Hoping to reconnect with creativity and community in 2019? Starting on Thursday, January 10 from 6:00-8:00 pm, the arts-based non-profit Miranda’s Hearth will be hosting weekly creative community nights at Waring Downtown, 286 Cabot Street, Beverly. This regular gathering will offer a creative community space for people of all backgrounds, professional artists and otherwise, to… Continue Reading
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Meet our first official staff member!
Meet our first full-time, paid, staff member! Look familiar? Hearth Founder Miranda Aisling has been volunteering her time for five and a half years. We estimate that she’s spent over 5,000 hours building this community from the ground up. Thanks to our successful fundraising and programming this year, in 2019 we’ll be able to offer… Continue Reading
The Story of Now
Five years ago, at a party following the completion of my masters degree, I sat down next to the most interesting man in the room. He was older than most of my classmates, invited by family member of a graduate, and sat smiling in the corner watching the festivities. What drew my eye was his… Continue Reading
Tiny Houser Highlight: Miranda Aisling
Every Friday, learn about one of our speakers or exhibitors at the 4th Annual BIG MAssachusetts Tiny House Festival! Subscribe to our email list or RSVP on Facebook to get each new update. Buy your tickets in advance to save $5! Miranda Aisling (ash-lean)’s mission is to reconnect art to daily life, a purpose you can… Continue Reading
Tiny Houser Highlight: Ethan Waldman
Every Friday, learn about one of our speakers at the 4th Annual BIG MAssachusetts Tiny House Festival! Subscribe to our email list or RSVP on Facebook to get each new update. Buy your tickets in advance to save $5! Ethan Waldman is a tiny house author, speaker, and teacher. He built his own tiny house on… Continue Reading
Thread Ensemble featured at IGNITE!
RACHEL PANITCH & ANDRIA NICODEMOU THREAD ENSEMBLE Speaker at IGNITE: A conference for creative community builders on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Lesley University Hall in Porter Square! Thread Ensemble surprises and delights listeners by involving them directly in the creative process. Through its annual series of varied interactive events, Thread Ensemble adapts to each… Continue Reading
Matt McArthur from The Record Co. featured at IGNITE
MATT MCARTHUR FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE RECORD CO. Speaker at IGNITE: A conference for creative community builders on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Lesley University Hall in Porter Square! Matt McArthur is a piano player and songwriter turned arts administrator. He moved to Boston from Tucson, AZ in 2007 to study music technology… Continue Reading
33 Degree Yoga featured at IGNITE!
33 DEGREE YOGA MIKE MASSEY & BORN BI-KIM Speaker at IGNITE: A conference for creative community builders on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Lesley University Hall in Porter Square! Mike Massey is the stone that the builder refused. Growing up in Roxbury, Massachusetts, as a multi-racial individual, Mike was forced to overcome his fair share… Continue Reading
Betty Francisco from Latina Circle featured at IGNITE!
BETTY FRANCISCO Speaker at IGNITE: A conference for creative community builders on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Lesley University Hall in Porter Square! Betty Francisco is a passionate health and wellness professional and the Founder of FitNation LLC, a boutique consulting practice specializing in youth fitness and lifestyle programs. Betty has over 16 years of… Continue Reading
Sara Stackhouse from Boston Conservatory featured at IGNITE!
SARA STACKHOUSE Speaker at IGNITE: A conference for creative community builders on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Lesley University Hall in Porter Square. Sara Stackhouse is the Chair of Theater at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Before this, she served as executive producer of Actors’ Shakespeare Project for 11 years, producing 48 productions, overseeing school and… Continue Reading