Events
Creative Bond: A Sweetychat Service Round 2
Creative Bond presents another Sweetychat Service led by Matthew J. Donovan. Enjoy an evening of sweet and tender readings in that quiet, candlelit kind of way that feels rare and needed lately. Come hang. Snacks & drinks are provided but and welcome to bring yours to share.
Creative Bond: Redacted: An Erasure Poetry Workshop
Creative Bond presents, REDACTED: an erasure poetry workshop with Naomi Brenman. Erasure poetry is a form of found poetry. We will read and discuss a couple examples, then take pre-existing texts and blackout all the words except those in the new poem. It’s a kind of backwards process that invites looseness and mistakes! This workshop is for those with or without poetry experience, though a desire to experiment boldly and read some poetry is expected. Snacks provided! Bring a text to redact.
Creative Bond: Mending Circle
Calling all knitters, crochet-ers, menders, craftspeople, or just folks who want to learn to mend, darn, and repair! Mother Larisa Shaterian, supported by the Creative Bond, leads a twice-monthly Monday evening mending circle at St. Lydia’s.
Creative Bond: Grief After a Significant Loss
led by the Mere Mortals Club: Here to Honor & Life and Soul.
Creative Bond: Reclaiming Freedom Within
A spiritual abolition workshop led by Vie Darling.
Creative Bond: Jeff Hiller Talk & Book Signing
As a progressive, queer-affirming church, St. Lydia’s is delighted to host Jeff Hiller (“Somebody Somewhere”), an artist with a nuanced outlook on faith and community. On Sept 17th, St. Lydia’s Creative Bond program spotlights Jeff to discuss his new book — “Actress of a Certain Age,” available for purchase at the event — with Brooklyn Rail journalist Billy McEntee before signing copies for guests. To join this free evening of conversation (and bubbles!) RSVP by emailing creativebond@stlydias.org!
Dinner Church
All Saints Day is centered on the remembrance of loved ones who have died, especially in the past year.
Share stories, share the meal, work together.
Creative Bond: Mending Circle
Calling all knitters, crochet-ers, menders, craftspeople, or just folks who want to learn to mend, darn, and repair! Mother Larisa Shaterian, supported by the Creative Bond, will be leading a twice-monthly Monday evening mending circle at St. Lydia’s.
Backyard Bash: Summer Fundraiser!
This fundraiser will feature so much summertime goodness: food, drinks, music, art, and more.
Creative Bond: Work in Progress
Calling all creatives: bring your WIPs, your projects, drafts, and dreams! Starting this 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝟯𝗽𝗺 Creative Bond will be hosting twice-monthly (ish) Sunday afternoons at St. Lydia’s, a casual time to make progress on your art (whatever medium!) in the company of other creatives. And as always, snacks are provided.
Creative Bond: Mending Circle
Calling all knitters, crochet-ers, menders, craftspeople, or just folks who want to learn to mend, darn, and repair! Mother Larisa Shaterian, supported by the Creative Bond, will be leading a twice-monthly Monday evening mending circle at St. Lydia’s.
Creative Bond: Show & Tell
You’re invited! ✨ Join us for a Show & Tell at St. Lydia’s in Brooklyn on Sunday, July 13 at 2pm 💫
Bring a recent work—whether it’s a painting, drawing, sculpture, or anything else you’ve been creating—to share with the group.
Connect with fellow creatives and enjoy snacks + refreshments in great company. 🍓🫶
📍 St. Lydia’s, 304 Bond St, Brooklyn
🗓️ Sunday, July 13 | 2pm-4pm
This gathering is part of Visionary Art Collective’s ongoing mission to build real, in-person connection among artists. Come as you are, bring what you’re working on, and let’s spend the afternoon together.
Creative Bond: I Just Love Falafel
Creative Bond presents “I Just Love Falafel” Thursday July 10 at 7 pm. A part of the “I Just Love” series, created by @deendeen87 a social impact creative, facilitator, and experience designer who believes in play, food, and storytelling as powerful tools for healing and belonging. “I Just Love Falafel” will transform 304 Bond St. into a Palestinian kitchen, inviting participants to remember, reclaim, and reconnect, transforming cooking into a sacred communal ritual that centers joy, flavor, and the sacredness of gathering. With one shared frying station, we’ll take turns making falafel together while opening conversations about family, tradition, and the small things that bring us back to ourselves. It’s messy, heartwarming, fragrant, and full of soul. Come hungry. Come curious. Come ready to share a story or two!
Creative Bond: Charcuterie Party
On Wednesday, July 9 at 7:30 PM, Creative Bond invites you to Charcuterie Party with @laurencohenstudio! Lauren began sculpting anthropomorphized food as a way to cope with the loneliness of the pandemic. Real and ceramic cheese provided🧀 Bring a beverage to share, and join us for an evening of charcuterie and community!
Creative Bond: Work in Progress
Calling all creatives: bring your WIPs, your projects, drafts, and dreams! Starting this 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝟯𝗽𝗺 Creative Bond will be hosting twice-monthly (ish) Sunday afternoons at St. Lydia’s, a casual time to make progress on your art (whatever medium!) in the company of other creatives. And as always, snacks are provided.
Creative Bond: Mending Circle
Calling all knitters, crochet-ers, menders, craftspeople, or just folks who want to learn to mend, darn, and repair! Mother Larisa Shaterian, supported by the Creative Bond, will be leading a twice-monthly Sunday afternoon mending circle at St. Lydia’s.
Creative Bond: The Curated Table
Creative Bond, in partnership with Victoria J. Fry (founder and director of Visionary Art Collective and Warnes Contemporary) warmly invites you to The Curated Table, a special gathering for artists and leading art world professionals, hosted at St. Lydia’s storefront on Monday June 9.
The Curated Table is an intimate evening designed to foster connection, creativity, and conversation among artists, curators, writers, and art world leaders. This will be a meaningful evening of thoughtful exchange and shared nourishment. Dinner will be served both indoors and outside on the patio. In keeping with St. Lydia’s ethos of shared responsibility and communal care, guests are kindly invited to participate in light cleanup following the meal.
Please RSVP (to creativebond@stlydias.org) as soon as possible, and let us know of any dietary restrictions so we can accommodate everyone comfortably. You are very welcome here!
Going In: Touching the Divine Within
Don't miss this very special offering from the Creative Bond on June 8 at 1:30 PM for an afternoon of expression including yoga, meditation, and painting. Aptly, this session is timed to coincide with the holy day of Pentecost, a festival honoring the movement of the holy spirit in the early church.
First, Gabrielle Casper will guide participants through an hour of gentle yoga asanas and deep meditation. Then, Paget Walker will lead a painting session to help tap into the deep springs of creative intuition. Prepare to be surprised by the creative force that may emerge!
RSVPs are encouraged via DM or email creativebond@stlydias.org.
Waffle Church
Sticky faith for friends and families! In June, we celebrate PRIDE and the beginning of the Pentecost season!
Creative Bond: Mending Circle
Calling all knitters, crochet-ers, menders, craftspeople, or just folks who want to learn to mend, darn, and repair! Mother Larisa Shaterian, supported by the Creative Bond, will be leading a twice-monthly Sunday afternoon mending circle at St. Lydia’s.