A Creative Sunday Afternoon at Gold Palm in Uptown Oakland (third Sundays!)
Schedule
Sun, 20 Apr, 2025 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 15 Jun, 2025 at 05:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Gold Palm | Oakland, CA

About this Event
Join us on the thirds Sundays this Spring (April 20, May 18, June 15) for an afternoon of creativity whether you have a creative project/practice in the works and simply want a change of scenery, are craving meeting new creative people, or want to use the time to get inspired - all in a bright, beautiful space.
What to expect:
3:00-3:10: Please arrive on time!
3:10-3:30pm: Brief facilitated introductions to help you make connections.
~3:30-5:00pm: Self-guided time to choose to:
- Focus on your own creative projects
- Engage in creativity boosting prompts and exercises
- Share your work/ideas/questions with others
- Meet with current or potential future collaborators
- Brainstorm, draw, read, daydream
- Enjoy local teas and snacks
- Whatever else inspires you
~5:00pm: Closing thoughts and optional shares
5:00-5:30pm: Happy Hour for more mingling and connection or keep working!
What to bring:
- Charged devices (plugs are limited)
- Hotspot if wifi is needed
- Notebook and writing utensil
- Headphones (if your project has sound or you prefer your own music)
- Books, magazines or other creative things to read/share
What NOT to bring:
- Creative projects that are super messy (paints, charcoal, etc)
- Noisy creative projects that cannot be contained with headphones
What I'm providing:
- Butcher paper, markers, and colored pencils for doodling, drawing and brainstorming
- Prompts to get your creative juices flowing
- A typewriter for embracing all the typos
- Inspiring books on creativity
- A dreamy, instrumental focus playlist
- Local teas and light snacks
Cost:
- Suggested donation is $10-$40. If that causes a financial strain, please email me for a limited number of free spots: [email protected]
- Cost includes local teas, light bites and water
- Cash bar
Getting there:
- Gold Palm is located at 1900 Telegraph Ave which is two blocks from 19th Street BART and generally easy street parking on Sundays.
Note on Gold Palm food & beverage service:
- Gold Palm is CLOSED to the public during this private event which is awesome for us, and also means no menu orders.
Where is it happening?
Gold Palm, 1900 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 55.20
