READINGPOETRY AND PINTSTuesday, June 10th | 6:30pm at Oldspeak: 3640 W Chinden Blvd in Garden City 21+ Donate to attend Special Event: Poetry and Pints Surel's Place is partnering with The Lit Room and gaining special access to Oldspeak on Tuesday, June 10th at 6:30pm for a private poetry reading from our next artist-in-residence Ivy Raff. […]
In this full-day generative writing workshop, Artist-in-Residence Ivy Raff guides participants to learn or hone the Zen approach to writing as instructed by Natalie Goldberg. With the primary objective of clearing mental clutter and writing from “the bottom of the mind,” students will first learn the simple and effective concepts of Zen writing practice. We intersperse guided […]
The central focus of Ivy Raff's residency at Surel's Place has been revisions to her third poetry collection. The titular poem and others meditate on the slower, more internal movements - like the small water that drips on a boulder for centuries before cracking it - that define our evolving relationship to family and community, […]
SUMMER FUNDRAISING EVENTSUREL’S PLACE GARDEN PARTY FEATURING ANDREW NEMRSaturday, June 28th 6:00pm$145 | Dinner + Wine + Show8:00pm$45 | Show at Surel’s Place: 212 E. 33rd Street in Garden City Surel’s Place is honored to host Artist-in-Residence Alumnus ANDREW NEMR (2015) accompanied by local musician Justin Nielsen for an early summer evening performance in the back garden of Surel’s Place. Join […]
$35 | General Registration$25 | Surel’s Place Monthly Sustaining Members (Access with Passcode) Register Experiencing writer's block? Feeling like you are in a rut? Don't know what to work on next? The issue may not be a lack of material- it could be your process. This workshop will create a space for you to consider […]
CONCERTDEATH'S MOTIFThursday, July 31st Musician and composer Siobhan Cassidy Robinson has been writing music during this residency that goes beyond the concert stage. She is conceiving a stage production set in the heart of mid-1900s New York, during the golden age of Broadway, where director Theodore "Teddy" Blackwood is preparing for his most ambitious play […]
Garden City’s Surel L. Mitchell Live-Work-Create District is bustling with artists, artisans, and creative, artisanal businesses. Come to our neighborhood on the river as much as you can, but especially during our First Friday Art & Studio Stroll. You’ll find many locations open during the event, including artist studios, restaurants, and businesses featuring art events. […]
SUREL’S PLACE PRESENTS: REEB WILLMS & CALEB KLAUDER Saturday, August 2ndDoors 7:00pm | Show 8:00pm The melody of a song can come back to us over and over throughout our lives, but a Surel’s Place resident coming back to our community is not as common. Surel’s Place is pleased to present Alumna Artist-in-Residence Reeb Willms […]
WORKSHOPFELTING TECHNIQUESSaturday, August 23rd | 1:00pm - 4:00pm Open to ages 16 & up - beginners to advanced. $45 | General Admission$35 | Surel's Place Sustaining Member Admission (register with Special Passcode)Partial scholarships are available by request to info@surelsplace.org. This workshop with Artist-in-Residence Alieh Rezaei explores the ancient art of felting, with a focus on […]
EXHIBITION & ARTIST TALKThe OmniGripperFriday, August 29th | 7:00pm - 8:30pm Alieh Rezaei has created four fiber-based panels depicting the emergence of bodies and organs from the chest of a mountain. These works are inspired by four monumental tombs carved high into a cliff face in her native Iran. Her research centers on Naqsh-e Rostam, […]
Come meet Maja and see some of her work on display during Happy Hour at Oldspeak! She will also have some zines available. Maja Milkowska-Shibata (Illinois) was born and raised in Poland. She is a public health professional and medical interpreter by training, using writing and art to share stories and perspectives. Over the past […]
WORKSHOP Drawing from Experience: An Introduction to Graphic Medicine and Creating Autobiographical Comics $45 | General Admission$35 | Surel’s Place Sustaining Member Admission (register with Special Passcode)Partial scholarships are available by request to info@surelsplace.org. In this workshop with Maja Milkowska-Shibata, we will explore the advantages of comics as a medium, highlighting their various applications, such as simplifying complex […]
