Workshops & Events

Grandparent/Senior Caretaker Community Nights

Wednesday, 6/3, 7/1, and 8/5
5:00-7:00 p.m

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Fee: FREE

June 3: Grief Education for grandparents or seniors raising/highly involved with grieving kin.
July 1: Resource Night with local agencies and vendors to provide community resources for childcare, housing, food, insurance questions, etc.
August 5: Self-Care and Support Group that will cover grief, healing, and self-care tools.

Please join us at Hope Floats for our 3-part educational and support series for grandparents and seniors raising a child(ren). Whether it is due to death, estrangement, substance use, or another loss, this series will help you identify and cope with the grief and complexities involved in intergenerational families.

All too often today, grandparents and seniors find themselves unexpectedly raising children. Sometimes this occurs because of the death of a parent, addiction or mental health challenges, abandonment, imprisonment, or estrangement. Whatever the circumstance, stepping back into a parenting role is a significant commitment for individuals who believed their day-to-day parenting years were behind them.

The world children are growing up in today is also very different from the one grandparents and seniors experienced while raising their own families. Technology, social media, and online communication have introduced new challenges, language, and behaviors. There are also often financial concerns, insurance questions, legal complications, and emotional stressors to navigate.

There is a profound sense of grief that can accompany these experiences. Grief is the body’s response to loss, and the losses experienced within intergenerational and kinship families can be significant and complex.

This free series is made possible through the generosity of Beth Israel Lahey Hospital/BID Plymouth’s Community-Based Health Initiative Grant. Registration is required. For more information/questions, please email info@hopefloatswellness.org or call 781-585-4221

How Can I Help: Becoming a Compassionate Grief Companion

Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
5:30-7:00 p.m

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Fee: FREE

Join us at Hope Floats for family night, a night for children and families who are grieving. Children and their families are invited to enjoy a pizza dinner and work together on a family art project. Pre-registration is required! Please register all children and adults who plan on attending. Space is limited and registration is on a first come, first served basis. We must have a minimum of 3 families registered in order to hold this event. Please contact Heather with any questions or for additional information at 781-585-4221 ext. 112.

A Gathering for Those Living with Loss with Gary Sturgis

Saturday, June 6, 2026
1:30-3:00 p.m

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Fee: $25

This isn’t a workshop or a structured support group.
Instead, this gathering offers a quiet, welcoming space for those who are living with loss to come
together, without expectation, pressure, or agenda.
Grief doesn’t follow a timeline, and there’s no “right way” to move through it. For many, what’s needed most isn’t instruction, but simply a place to be, to sit among others who understand, in whatever way feels right that day.
During this time together, Gary will gently host the space, offering light guidance if needed. There may be moments of conversation, reflection, or simply quiet presence. Attendees are welcome to share, to listen, or to remain silent. There will also be space for those who wish to ask questions or share concerns about their own grief journey, in a supportive and understanding setting.
All are welcome, wherever they are in their grief. This is an in-person gathering, created to offer a sense of connection, understanding, and a moment of not feeling so alone.

July Family Night

Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
5:30-7:00 p.m

REGISTER HERE
Fee: FREE

Join us at Hope Floats for family night, a night for children and families who are grieving. Children and their families are invited to enjoy a pizza dinner and work together on a family art project. Pre-registration is required! Please register all children and adults who plan on attending. Space is limited and registration is on a first come, first served basis. We must have a minimum of 3 families registered in order to hold this event. Please contact Heather with any questions or for additional information at 781-585-4221 ext. 112.

June 2026 Book Club:

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Saturday, June 27, 2026 (11am-1pm)
Hosted by Heather Gray

Registration is required; Free Event! REGISTER HERE

Join us to discuss Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.

Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.

For any questions or concerns, please contact Heather Gray at heather2@hopefloatswellness.com
Hope Floats Healing & Wellness Center

Oil Painting Workshop with a Twist for the Beginner to the Intermediate…(Adults)
Reawaken Your Creative Soul and Learn to Paint

Tuesdays 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (6-week session)
Starts: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Ends: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
No class May 19 or June 16

 

Instructor:  Laura Tryon Jennings, CAGs
Registration is required
Fee: $225 (plus $30 supply fee if needed or desired).

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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 for $30 or bring your own supplies if you prefer.

For students who have absolutely no background in painting and desire instructional painting, one or two private classes with Laura may be recommended before jumping into a six-week session. If this isn’t feasible, Laura asks for patience, particularly on the first day, and encourages you to contact her with your email and phone number so she can connect with you at least one week before class: LTryonJennings@gmail.com, 781-837-7982.

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. 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 24 hour 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.