I am making my way back to you and wanna share with you what’s up next at yes please.
on thursday, february 12th yes please turns 4 years old, if that means something to you, excites you please keep reading to see what I have planned for us on that day.
my family will welcome a new life, a new new baby in the coming weeks so I won’t begin regular hours until february 28th.
our new schedule will begin on saturday february 28th and the rhythm for the following months will be as follows:
9a - 2p on the second and fourth saturday and sunday of each month. this new schedule will support me with deepening my relationship with the moon, allow me to be available to support my cousin and new new baby, to be available for my three children, and to hopefully take on paid work to support my work at yes please. I will continue to host special events, provide the space on a more limited basis for non-yes please/community offerings/ private reservations and I will do so in a way the reflects my actual capacity, not beyond it.
ok! so here we go!
Feb 1 | 1p - 3p
“Black Women Writers at Work”: The Salon: the work of Alexis De Veaux with emerald faith and me
“Black Women Writers at Work”: The Salon: the work of Toni Cade Bambara with Zoe Bambara and me
RSVP will be provided on Feb 1
Feb 12 | 4p - 8p
at yes please day | year 4
throughout the four hours
seed starting, seed sharing: a promise to the future
opportunity to start in season seeds to grow at yes please or to take home, learn more about the yes please x cordillera apothecary seed library, our seed saving practice and to exchange seeds with one another. Seeds and soil provided, limited containers please bring your own if you can.
herbal first aid & community care station
assemble your own herbal blends for teas, tinctures. written guidance provided, bring your own containers if you can.
a resource compiled by herbalist, street medics, herbal first aid specialists and educators
what you want, need, desire, yearn for that you don’t have the courage to ask for
Anonymous or not, your choice but please leave evidence of your truth at yes please.
koselig (koosh-lee) 4p - 6p
Koselig is a Norwegian term for cozy, a deep, warm sense of contentment, comfort, and togetherness that I learned about while visiting a pottery studio in Fayetteville. I’ll turn off the lights and light candles, brew some coffee and tea, make waffles and be present for rambling conversation about whatever comes to our minds.
library as evidence 6p - 7p
I will share books from her personal library and invite you to show and tell your own. we’ll talk about book collections as an integral component of our personal archive; as evidence of our curiosities, values, and inner world. our library as a means to follow the literary lineages that connect us to our past, present and future sense of belonging.
please bring 1 - 3 foundational text(s)
a foundational text: a book that challenged and changed me for the better.
a book that contained the language I needed to explain my experience
a book that affirmed me
a book that if you read closely you’ll find an aspect of who I am or wish to be
Tarot Circle
Tarot Circle hosted by Jessica Dore saved my life Fall 2018. Never held a deck? Yes you should come. Professional tarot reader? Yes you too. Let’s learn from one another. I have decks to share with you and books for bibliomancy (ask a question, allow the book to open to where it may, and find your answer)
no sign up, show up
we gon wear our masks
I’mma have few snacks and you can bring some too to share
