The Dining Room will be closed on Saturday, 11.22 for a private event. We will be serving a limited menu in The Bar, Solarium and Fireside Lounge until 8pm.

The Lodge will be closed Saturday, 10.25 for a private event.

The Lodge will be closed Saturday, 11.1 for a private event.

Tuesday, 10.21, at 6:30pm
The Bar + Lounge

Join us at the Lodge for Trivia Night. Bring your team, grab bites and drinks at The Bar, and compete for prizes! 

Tuesday, 11.4, at 6:30pm
The Bar + Lounge

Join us at the Lodge for Trivia Night. Bring your team, grab bites and drinks at The Bar, and compete for prizes! 

Tuesday, 12.2, at 6:30pm
The Bar + Lounge

Join us at the Lodge for Trivia Night. Bring your team, grab bites and drinks at The Bar, and compete for prizes! 

Tuesday, 12.16, at 6:30pm
The Bar + Lounge

Join us at the Lodge for Trivia Night. Bring your team, grab bites and drinks at The Bar, and compete for prizes! 

Saturday, 11.8 from 12:30pm - 2:30pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Join the Kids Club at the Lodge throughout the year for a series of kid-friendly seasonal events! Get crafty with your little ones as we make a patriotic poppy art project and more!  All ages are welcome.

Friday, 11.28 from 12:30pm - 2:30pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Join the Kids Club at the Lodge throughout the year for a series of kid-friendly seasonal events! Get crafty with your little ones as we make leaf suncatchers and more!  All ages are welcome.

Saturday, 12.6 from 12:30pm - 2:30pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Join the Kids Club at the Lodge throughout the year for a series of kid-friendly seasonal events! Get crafty with your little ones as we make ornaments, hanukkah placements, and more!  All ages are welcome.

Saturday, 12.20 from 12:30pm - 2:30pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Join the Kids Club at the Lodge throughout the year for a series of kid-friendly seasonal events! Come meet Santa Claus, make orange and clove pomanders, and more!  Free to the public; all supplies are provided. All ages are welcome.

Thursday, 10.23, from 6pm-9pm

Sit back and relax with some light jazz and entertainment.. The Bar will be open for wine, beer, cocktails and light bites. Dinner reservations required for The Dining Room. 

Thursday, 11.06, from 6pm-9pm

Sit back and relax with some light jazz and entertainment.. The Bar will be open for wine, beer, cocktails and light bites. Dinner reservations required for The Dining Room. 

Thursday, 12.11, from 6pm-9pm

Sit back and relax with some light jazz and entertainment.. The Bar will be open for wine, beer, cocktails and light bites. Dinner reservations required for The Dining Room. 

Sunday 10.26 from 4pm - 5pm
The Meadow Room

Wind down with an hour of yoga led by local instructors. Free to the public. Please bring your own mat and other props.

Please plan to arrive 10 mins early. Space is limited.

Sunday 11.02 from 4pm - 5pm
The Meadow Room

Wind down with an hour of yoga led by local instructors. Free to the public. Please bring your own mat and other props.

Please plan to arrive 10 mins early. Space is limited.

Saturday 10.18 from 9am - 10am
The Meadow Room

Wake up with an hour of yoga led by local instructors. Free to the public. Please bring your own mat and other props.

Please plan to arrive 10 mins early. Space is limited.

Saturday 11.08 from 9am - 10am
The Meadow Room

Wake up with an hour of yoga led by local instructors. Free to the public. Please bring your own mat and other props.

Please plan to arrive 10 mins early. Space is limited.

Saturday 11.22 from 9am - 10am
The Meadow Room

Wake up with an hour of yoga led by local instructors. Free to the public. Please bring your own mat and other props.

Please plan to arrive 10 mins early. Space is limited.

Saturday 11.29 from 9am - 10am
The Meadow Room

Wake up with an hour of yoga led by local instructors. Free to the public. Please bring your own mat and other props.

Please plan to arrive 10 mins early. Space is limited.

Saturday, 11.08, from 3pm-5pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Join us for Write Now!, a new writing group led by local writing coach Mark Sanford Gross. 

Write Now! is an in-the-moment program for all folks who want to explore free writing, story-telling, and curiosity about what happens when you get a notebook, pen, and a nudge. Share the beauty of 'the spoken word' with others in this enthusiastic community-building event through writing in a non-judgemental and trusting atmosphere. Bring friends and family.

Mark Sanford Gross has been building community through writing for the past few years along our coast.  He is the Creator and Co-Host of the local radio station's weekly program KGUA-Writers. He hosts writing workshops for local schools, recovery programs at Mendonoma Health Alliance, and local pop-up destinations.

Saturday, 12.13, from 3pm-5pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Join us for Write Now!, a new writing group led by local writing coach Mark Sanford Gross. 

Write Now! is an in-the-moment program for all folks who want to explore free writing, story-telling, and curiosity about what happens when you get a notebook, pen, and a nudge. Share the beauty of 'the spoken word' with others in this enthusiastic community-building event through writing in a non-judgemental and trusting atmosphere. Bring friends and family.

Mark Sanford Gross has been building community through writing for the past few years along our coast.  He is the Creator and Co-Host of the local radio station's weekly program KGUA-Writers. He hosts writing workshops for local schools, recovery programs at Mendonoma Health Alliance, and local pop-up destinations.

Friday, 11.28, from 12pm-4pm

Celebrate Black Friday by shopping locally by the sea. Discover unique holiday gifts like handcrafted ceramics, jewelry, candles, and more from North Coast artisans at our Maker’s Market. Stay for a bite, sip something warm, and enjoy live music on the porch as you shop.

Saturday, 12.20, from 12pm-4pm

Join us this holiday season for a festive shopping experience filled with local charm. Grab a warm drink from The Café and enjoy live music and unique gifts crafted by North Coast artisans. From aromatic candles to artisanal ceramics, find one-of-a-kind treasures that celebrate the spirit of local craftsmanship. Make your holiday shopping joyful!

Saturday 12.06 from 9am - 10am
The Meadow Room

Wake up with an hour of yoga led by local instructors. Free to the public. Please bring your own mat and other props.

Please plan to arrive 10 mins early. Space is limited.

Saturday 12.13 from 9am - 10am
The Meadow Room

Wake up with an hour of yoga led by local instructors. Free to the public. Please bring your own mat and other props.

Please plan to arrive 10 mins early. Space is limited.

Saturday 12.20 from 9am - 10am
The Meadow Room

Wake up with an hour of yoga led by local instructors. Free to the public. Please bring your own mat and other props.

Please plan to arrive 10 mins early. Space is limited.

Saturday 12.27 from 9am - 10am
The Meadow Room

Wake up with an hour of yoga led by local instructors. Free to the public. Please bring your own mat and other props.

Please plan to arrive 10 mins early. Space is limited.

Saturday 10.25, from 2pm-4pm
The Sea Ranch Farm

Join us for a tour of The Sea Ranch Lodge Farm, which lies on a sunny western slope just 2 minutes south of the Lodge. The Farm features restoratively raised beef cattle and free-range chickens for fresh eggs. It also has a variety of fruits and vegetables that we harvest weekly for the menus at the Lodge! Children accompanied by an adult are welcome! Due to safety considerations, dogs are not permitted.

$20 per adult, $10 per child.

Saturday 10.18, from 2pm - 4pm
The Farm

Traverse century-old logging roads through lush riparian zones, open rangelands with coastal views, and serene silvopasture. The 1.5-mile trail includes a 400-foot elevation gain — and a scenic descent back down.

Bring sturdy shoes and water for this rewarding trek through The Sea Ranch’s diverse landscapes! Note: Steep sections may be challenging for those with mobility issues. Due to safety considerations, dogs are not permitted.

*Max 25 guests, ages 7+

Saturday, 11.08 at 2pm
The Sea Ranch Farm

Taste your way through the Sea Ranch Farm’s vegetable garden! Experience the difference between chicories and lettuces, cherry tomatoes and slicers, ground cherries and pineapple tomatillos, sugar snap peas and shoots, and whatever else happens to be ready this month. Participants get to take home a box of vegetables and fruits they pick themselves.

$40 per person.

Saturday 11.15, from 2pm - 4pm
The Farm

Traverse century-old logging roads through lush riparian zones, open rangelands with coastal views, and serene silvopasture. The 1.5-mile trail includes a 400-foot elevation gain — and a scenic descent back down.

Bring sturdy shoes and water for this rewarding trek through The Sea Ranch’s diverse landscapes! Note: Steep sections may be challenging for those with mobility issues. Due to safety considerations, dogs are not permitted.

*Max 25 guests, ages 7+

Saturday 11.22, from 2pm-4pm
The Sea Ranch Farm

Join us for a tour of The Sea Ranch Lodge Farm, which lies on a sunny western slope just 2 minutes south of the Lodge. The Farm features restoratively raised beef cattle and free-range chickens for fresh eggs. It also has a variety of fruits and vegetables that we harvest weekly for the menus at the Lodge! Children accompanied by an adult are welcome! Due to safety considerations, dogs are not permitted.

$20 per adult, $10 per child.

Saturday 12.13, from 2pm - 4pm
The Farm

Traverse century-old logging roads through lush riparian zones, open rangelands with coastal views, and serene silvopasture. The 1.5-mile trail includes a 400-foot elevation gain — and a scenic descent back down.

Bring sturdy shoes and water for this rewarding trek through The Sea Ranch’s diverse landscapes! Note: Steep sections may be challenging for those with mobility issues. Due to safety considerations, dogs are not permitted.

*Max 25 guests, ages 7+

Wednesday, 12.03 at 6pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

We are excited to celebrate the holidays with this special Holiday Locals night, combining November & December! Come early to join us at 5:30 for a holiday toast and tree lighting.

$65/person and $25/child 12 and under, plus tax and 20% gratuity. Price does not include alcoholic beverages.

Exhibition: 09.12 through 10.31
Reception: Friday, 09.12 from 4pm-6pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

S M A L L is Marie’s second solo exhibition at the Lodge and includes loose intimate paintings and drawings, celebrating innocuous moments, unassuming places, whispered omens and  encounters, as well as the incidental joy of creativity in unsettled times. 

Van Elder was born in Brussels, Belgium. After graduating from UCL Belgium she moved to California  where she received her MFA in Painting from the California College of the Arts, San Francisco in 2003. Van Elder's work has been exhibited in California, New York, and Brussels. She was an affiliate resident at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito (where she was a Tournesol Award finalist in 2007) , and her paintings have been featured in New American Paintings. She currently lives between Northern California and Brussels.

Saturday, 11.29 from 10:30am - 12:30pm
The Redwood Room

Join us for a cozy, hands-on workshop where you will explore the art of hand stitching by creating two charming forest dwellers, a whimsical mushroom and a wise little owl, perfect for your holiday celebrations. Learn essential sewing stitches, discover tips for sourcing upcycled fabrics, and leave with two unique, hand-crafted ornaments to treasure or gift.

$65 per person. Kids ages 10 and up are welcome (maximum of 4).

About The Instructor: Karin Kamb is part EMT, part event producer, and a full-time textile alchemist. One season she might be racing Code 3 in an ambulance, the next she is stitching wool in a sunlit village or unearthing forgotten treasures in a thrift store. A self-described “Jane of many trades,” Karin produces events, helps save lives, and dreams of traveling the world one handmade stitch at a time.

She is a truffle pig at heart, rooting through estate sales, factory discard bins, and flea markets in search of the cast-off and overlooked, because that is where she finds her magic. She turns trash into textiles and scraps into soul, a true Capricorn goat with a sewing bag and a soft spot for the abandoned.

With a Master’s in Cultural Anthropology and a focus on folk art and textiles, Karin spent six years running the Folk Arts Program at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Sewing is her sanctuary, the way she heals, meditates, and reconnects. Travel brings her most alive, giving her the freedom to slip into her alter ego, Annie Finn, and follow curiosity and creative sparks without worrying about outcomes. She lives for those spontaneous, serendipitous artist dates that remind her creativity thrives on novelty, not pressure. If you see someone joyfully digging through a pile of fabric scraps like they just struck gold, it is probably Karin.

Saturday, 11.22 from 10:30am-1:30pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Create a spectrum of delicious colors from everyday foods. Artist Margaret Seelie will show you how to extract color from avocados and onion skins and then modify the dye to create new colors. You'll dye two linen napkins and a tea towel. No experience necessary; we love beginners!

$110 per person.

Saturday, 12.06 from 3pm - 4pm
The Lounge

Enjoy a curated flight of wines with Wine Director, Chloe Tula. In this guided and educational experience, improve your palate and learn about style characteristics of wines from all around the world.

$50 per person. Ages 21 and up only.

Saturday, 11.29 from 12:30pm - 2:30pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Join the Kids Club at the Lodge throughout the year for a series of kid-friendly seasonal events! Get crafty with your little ones as we make snowflake ornaments, polaroid picture frames, and more! All ages are welcome.

Sunday, 11.30 from 4pm-5:15pm
The Meadow Room

Join us for an immersive sound healing experience guided by Deborah Johnsen, longtime yoga teacher, sound healer, and wellness guide for The Sea Ranch community. Since 2000, Deborah has led yoga classes and explored many paths of wellness. She weaves together yogic wisdom, meditation, and the vibrations of crystal and Tibetan bowls to create a restorative journey for body, mind, and spirit.

Through the soothing resonance of these sacred instruments, you will be invited into a state of deep relaxation, balance, and renewal. Each session is more than a personal practice. It is an opportunity to rest, receive, and connect more deeply with yourself and the community around you.

This event is complimentary. Registration required.
Please plan to arrive at 3:45.

Thursday, 11.27 from 2pm - 8pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Come celebrate Thanksgiving dinner at The Sea Ranch Lodge! Enjoy a festive prix fixe menu for the whole family. 

Reservations Required. $105/person and $45/children ages 12 and under, plus tax and gratuity. Children’s menu includes one entree and dessert.

Saturday, 12.24 from 4pm - 9pm
The Dining Room

Come enjoy a festive Christmas Eve meal at The Sea Ranch Lodge! Featuring a celebratory prix-fixe menu for the whole family.

Reservations required. $145 per person and $45 per child ages 12 and under, plus tax and gratuity. Children’s menu includes one entree and dessert.

Wednesday, 12.31 from 5pm - 9:45pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Ring in 2025 at The Lodge! Join us in The Dining Room for a prix-fixe dinner menu.

Reservations required. $145 per person and $45 per child ages 12 and under, plus tax and gratuity. Children’s menu includes one entree and dessert.

Wednesday, 12.31 from 8:30pm - 12:30am

Say farewell to 2025 at our fourth annual New Year’s Eve party! Sip champagne & dance the night away. Enjoy special New Year’s Eve souvenirs and live entertainment.

Thursday 01.01 at 12pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Kick off 2026 with oysters and a little “hair of the dog” at The Sea Ranch Lodge! The Bar opens at 12pm.

Monday, 10.13 at 3pm
The Meadow Room

Join us for a lively talk with Stanford Professor Emerita Janice Ross, a dance historian, as she explores the hidden history of one of the most famous early Sea Ranch homes, the former vacation property of Anna and Lawrence Halprin. Drawing from her newest book on this legendary American art couple, and decades of interviews and research, Ross takes us inside the house that, together with its predecessor, the Halprin home in Kentfield, changed the course of contemporary dance and urban design. Sharing film clips and rare photographs from the legendary 1960s summer workshops the Halprins co-taught at Sea Ranch. Ross explores the surprising role ordinary objects in the Halprin homes and gardens played in shaping them as path-breaking artists.

This talk will be followed with a Q&A and book signing with the author.

Janice Ross is Professor Emerita, Theatre and Performance Studies Dept. Stanford University. She is the author of five books including Anna Halprin: Experience as Dance, (UC  Press, 2007) the definitive biography of Anna Halprin. Her most recent book on the Halprins, The Choreography of Environments: How the Anna and Lawrence Halprin Home Transformed Contemporary Dance and Urban Design was published earlier this year by Oxford University Press. Her recent academic articles have dealt with topics as diverse as performance as training for citizenship among incarcerated immigrants and ballet by Jewish Orthodox women Her awards include Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellowships; Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship, Italy; NYU Center for Ballet and the Arts Fellowship and the Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching at Stanford.

Sunday, 12.21 at 4pm
The Fireside Lounge

Join us for a festive holiday set from CoastSing, led by renowned Bay Area musician Sue Bohlin. For the past 9 years, Sue has guided the coast’s community choir, bringing a wealth of experience as a conductor, pianist, and composer whose music has been performed worldwide. Together, they’ll share the joy of the season through song.

Thursday, 11.20, from 6pm-9pm

Sit back and relax with some light jazz and entertainment.. The Bar will be open for wine, beer, cocktails and light bites. Dinner reservations required for The Dining Room. 

Saturday, 12.13 from 10:30am-1:30pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Learn how to make one-of-a-kind gift wrap for your loved ones this holiday season. You’ll learn how to indigo-dye six cotton squares and a variety of techniques for wrapping your gifts in fabric instead of paper.

Reduce your impact on the environment this holiday season by wrapping your gifts in reusable fabric instead of plastic-finished paper. In this workshop, you’ll indigo dye squares of fabric and learn Japanese gift wrapping techniques. You’ll create beautiful designs using the ancient Japanese fabric binding techniques with artist Margaret Seelie. No experience necessary; we love beginners!

$98 per person. $113 per person with wine add-on.

Wednesday, 10.15 from 4pm-6pm
The Fireside Lounge

Sip award-winning spirits from Griffo Distillery while Sea Rancher Richard Harris spins vinyl. Founded in 2013 in Sonoma County, Griffo has built a reputation for “scientifically crafted” small-batch spirits that balance artistry with precision. Each bottle, whether their flagship Scott Street Gin, Stout Barreled Bourbon Whiskey, smooth Vodka, or Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur made with Equator Coffees, reflects their passion for locally sourced ingredients and flavor pushed to its fullest expression.

This event is complimentary. Ages 21 and up only.

Saturday, 11.15, at 6pm
The Dining Room

The Sea Ranch Lodge presents a dinner with Decanter Magazine: Closing the Gap to Burgundy: America's great Pinot Noirs and Chardonnay

Join Decanter's North American Editor and Sonoma Correspondent, along with their six selected winemakers, as we taste the best Burgundian wines made here in America, between the Sonoma Coast and the Willamette Valley of Oregon. 

The evening will spotlight Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from six incredible West Sonoma Coast and Oregon producers, paired with a menu crafted to complement each wine. Joining us from Oregon are Shane Moore of Gran Moraine, Alban Debeaulieu of Abbott Claim, and Evan Martin of Martin Woods. From the Sonoma Coast, we’ll welcome Ross Cobb, Catherine Kistler of Occidental, and Joe Ryan of Ernest Vineyards.  

It promises to be an intimate evening of great wines, thoughtful pairings, and good company with legendary winemakers by the sea. 

$250 per person + tax and gratuity.

Wednesday, 10.29, from 4pm-6pm
The Fireside Lounge

Join us for a special evening as our Wine Director, Chloe Tula, shares her hand-picked favorites from The Lodge’s wine collection. Enjoy curated pours paired with vinyl records spinning to set the mood for a relaxed night of music and discovery.

This event is complimentary. Ages 21 and up only.

Saturday, 12.13, from 5pm-7pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Join us at The Sea Ranch Lodge for the second annual Public Reading by Write Now! writers, featuring original stories created during our monthly sessions. Celebrate creativity, community, and the joy of storytelling at this free event—everyone is welcome! A special toast to the writers will kick off the event.

Please join and support.  Bring your friends, family, and neighbors.

If you want to participate as a reader, contact [email protected]

We can’t wait to see you on 12.13 at The Sea Ranch Lodge as we celebrate creativity, community, and the joy of writing—all inspired by the beautiful setting of the Sea Ranch Lodge!

Join us at The Sea Ranch Lodge for an unforgettable experience. Tap into new levels of joy as you open your heart and tune into your senses during an ancestral Cacao Ceremony led by Charlotte Keane and Heart Opening yoga session led by Shoshana Hebshi.

The ceremonial cacao drink will be prepared and consumed in the ritual shared by Charlotte’s ancestors. As a plant medicine, cacao itself calls us to share her loving energy with others. Paired with drums, rattles, and movement you will be able to tap into new levels of joy and exhilaration. Priestess Charlotte brings ritual and ceremonial customs from her family in Mexico, Central and South America. She is a healer, shaman, curandera, and ordained priestess in the Order of the Magdalene. Shoshana is the founder and owner of Revolution Yoga in Santa Rosa. She has been practicing yoga for more than 20 years, and as an instructor aims to nurture the same spirit of joy, connection and calmness that was lit for her by her teachers.

$45 per person

Exhibition: 11.29 through 01.04.25
Reception: Saturday, 11.29 from 4pm-6pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Serendipity and the story behind these images.

Many photographs are carefully planned, and sometimes orchestrated events. The photographer sets out in a particular month and time of day with just the right equipment, models may be used, and some even “pre-visualize” the image and print. But I am finding that many of my best photographs are not made with this approach; instead, serendipity plays an outsized role.

Serendipity is different from just being lucky, for one must be prepared to capitalize on opportunities that arise unexpectedly. I have come to think of it as something that can be cultivated, a skill that can be refined. 

Perhaps that is what Louis Pasteur meant when he said “Luck favors the prepared mind” as did Gary Player, the golfer who quipped “The more I practice, the luckier I get”. 

In these photographs, I describe how something wonderful happened unexpectedly, and because I was open to it and prepared, I was able to make the photograph. I hope you too will set goals; but in your creative and even work life, be open to what is offered, and prepared to act when you recognize the gift. 

About the artist: Arun is interested in making minimalist quiet compositions influenced by the principles of Asian landscape painting, and in making unique and expressive prints, especially on Japanese handmade washi. You can learn more and see Arun's work at ArunPatelStudio.com. 

Exhibition: 11.02 through 11.23
Reception: Thursday, 11.02 4pm-6pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Maynard has been drawing, painting, and creating since childhood, encouraged by his family to look, learn, create, and share. His sharing has spanned teaching, product development, and retail environments, including galleries and design shops. After working with architects in the 1960s, he opened a handmade toy shop in Santa Monica and later held Director roles in product development at Creative Playthings and Forms&Surfaces.

In 1972, Maynard met his wife Lu at Design Research, and together they founded several design companies, including Placemakers, Placewares, and LyndonDesign, as well as the LyndonDesign Gallery at The Sea Ranch. After closing the gallery in 2024, they moved to Healdsburg and continue their design work through their LyndonDesign studio.

For this special exhibit, Maynard has focused on painting square formats since March 2025, inspired by his ‘Looking Boxes’ and Bruno Munari’s book Discovery of the Square. The works include 8”x8” and 12”x12” pieces on deckle-edged Indian rag paper and birch panels, using acrylics, watercolors, and colored pencils, under the series title ‘Within A Square.

A small square book, designed by Hall Kelley—titled ‘Within A Square’ is also available in limited quantities here at the Lodge or at  [email protected]

Saturday, 12.06 from 12pm—4pm
The Sea Ranch Lodge

Discover the first-ever Book-It! Book Faire, bringing together Artist-Made Books, Local Authors, and Independent Publishers for a one-of-a-kind literary marketplace. Browse unique titles, enjoy readings, and find the perfect holiday gifts while connecting with a vibrant creative community by the coast.

Saturday, 12.27 from 4pm-5:15pm
The Meadow Room

Join us for an immersive sound healing experience guided by Deborah Johnsen, longtime yoga teacher, sound healer, and wellness guide for The Sea Ranch community. Since 2000, Deborah has led yoga classes and explored many paths of wellness. She weaves together yogic wisdom, meditation, and the vibrations of crystal and Tibetan bowls to create a restorative journey for body, mind, and spirit.

Through the soothing resonance of these sacred instruments, you will be invited into a state of deep relaxation, balance, and renewal. Each session is more than a personal practice. It is an opportunity to rest, receive, and connect more deeply with yourself and the community around you.

This event is complimentary. Registration required.
Please plan to arrive at 3:45.

Every Tuesday from 4pm-6pm

Bring your needlework and come together for a relaxing time visiting whilst knitting, crocheting, or hand-stitching by the fire. This free-form event is meant to gather our community around a shared interest in textile arts.