118 Elliot

06/23/2026

Our puppet building workshops with Urield Najare, Bread & Puppet, alum, kicked off on Saturday to great fun and a half-finished Statue of Liberty and will continue on July 3 Galley walk with a kids workshop from 2-4 pm and everyone 5-7.

05/21/2026

04/27/2026

We are thrilled to host writer/historian Jill Lepore and renowned poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi reading from her new book The New Economy for a free public reading on Saturday May 5 at 7pm. Doors open 6:45. Donations, including non-perishable food items, will benefit Foodworks. We'll offer some lines from Gabrielle's remarkable poems in the days ahead:
A good thing to remember is that life
is an equal amount of doughnut shops
and roadkill every day.
(from 'Karma Affirmation Cistern Don’t Be Afraid Keep Going Toward the Horror 'by Gabrielle Calvocoressi)

Join us at 118 Elliot at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 2nd to celebrate Gabrielle Calvocoressi’s poetry collection, The New Economy, alongside Jill Lepore, with opening poet Michael J Carter. The heart of The New Economy is the wish to meet new neighbors, to open portals of compassion and kindness and r...