Surviving Grief During the Holidays
Saturday, November 18, 2023, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Registration required – REGISTER HERE
Gary Sturgis is a Grief Specialist and the author of SURVIVING – Finding Your Way from Grief to Healing.
The holiday season isn’t always as merry as we want it to be and it’s normal to feel apprehensive about it. You’re not alone in feeling that way. Holidays can be a very difficult time for you if you’ve experienced the death of a loved one. Your memories serve as constant reminders of your loss. Watching others celebrate can be painful and overwhelming.
Join Grief Specialist and Author Gary Sturgis for this special event on Surviving Grief – During the Holidays.
The first step in coping with grief at the holidays is to acknowledge that the holiday season is difficult. In this presentation, Gary will offer compassionate and practical tips on how to navigate your way through the maze of grief during the holiday season.
The first step in coping with grief at the holidays is to acknowledge that the holiday season is
difficult. In this presentation, I’ll offer compassionate and practical tips on how to navigate your
way through the maze of grief during the holiday season.
Oil Painting Workshop with a Twist for the Beginner to the Intermediate…(Adults)
Reawaken Your Creative Soul and Learn to Paint
Tuesdays 9:00 am -12:00 pm (6-week session)
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 – Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Instructor: Laura Tryon Jennings, CAGs
Registration: REGISTER HERE (Limited spots!)
Fee: $198 (plus $28 supply fee paid to Laura if needed or desired).
In case class needs to be canceled, class will be made up on Tuesday, January 2, 9:00-12:00
Tap into an extraordinary resource: the vibrant, vital force of your own creative character in a nurturing, encouraging, and safe environment and discover your distinctive path to oil painting. You only need bring the willingness to give up any attachment to feeling you have no talent or creativity. The focus of this workshop is to enjoy the creative experience and self-nurturing qualities oil painting can provide to your soul. It offers a unique blend of learning the basics of oil painting materials, foundations of color theory, color mixing, composition and working with the flow of the creative process to awaken creative spirit, remember playfulness, and open a fuller expression of authentic self by nurturing your essence. Artist Jennings approaches teaching each student individually, so they can paint freely, at their own level, and paint a subject (landscape, still life, portrait, abstract, interior, etc. from life and/or from a photograph) befitting their skills and needs. The workshop can be used as a vehicle for expression, playing with paint, learning the techniques of oil painting, and/or to have instructional oil painting, which means you truly can be a beginner, intermediate, or simply get a feel for oil painting. All supplies will be provided or bring your own supplies if you prefer.
For students who have absolutely no background in painting and desire instructional painting, I sometimes recommend one or two private classes with me before jumping into a six-week session. If this isn’t feasible, I ask for patience, particularly on the first day, and encourage you to contact me with your email and phone # so I can connect with you at least one week before class. (LTryonJennings@gmail.com, 781-837-7982 landline)
All supplies will be provided or bring your own supplies if you prefer. There is a 12-student maximum.
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. For more information contact Hope Floats at 781-585-4221.
Make-up classes will be scheduled by the instructor only in the event they are cancelled due to weather or if the instructor cancels. No refunds, credits, or pro-rates except for COVID-19 related events. (Given only if the event is cancelled or at the discretion of the Hope Floats Director) ….and the Art Complex Museum in Duxbury and Hope Floats in Kingston have kindly agreed one make-up class per session can be made up at the other venue. This gives you five days to choose from to make up a class if you need to make-up a day. (No make-up on the first day of a new session) At least twenty-four hours’ notice is required to make up a class.
In case of inclement weather there will be a make-up class scheduled after the last class of each session.
This is a closed support group for group facilitators at Hope Floats.
This group will take place in the Wellness Barn at Hope Floats
Pregnancy Loss: Bereavement Support Group for Parents
This group is open to any parent experiencing the loss of a child at any stage of pregnancy. This is a peer-led support group. Peer facilitators are parents who have experienced the loss of a child and are trained by Hope Floats as volunteer peer facilitators.
Thursdays (6 Week Group), 8:00 – 9:00 PM (Zoom): 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, break for Thanksgiving, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14
Registration is required. Contact Abby Hennigan 781-585-4221 ext. 4.
This group meeting is canceled due to Halloween.
November Family Night:
Thursday, November 9, 2023
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Registration required – REGISTER HERE
Join us at Hope Floats for family night for children and families grieving the death of a loved one. Children and their families are invited to work together on a family art project. For this Family Night, we will be offering activities focused on gratitude and creating a “gratitude pumpkin” that everyone can take home and write on daily things that spark joy and gratitude!
Please register all family members that plan on attending so we have an accurate number for pizza. We need a minimum of 3 families, or 6 people registered to hold this event. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you!