Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle

Gathering Light In Our Times
2024-12-29 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual Program using Zoom
EHST will join the American Ethical Union (AEU) program today at 11:00 am EST. You may see more about this program here. Note that registration is required. Use this link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkf-2vqzgjGdIEmPWGty7Khr_QFgiUBWq7#/registration

https://aeu.org/2024/11/december-29-aeu-all-societies-platform-gathering-light-in-our-times/

A Discussion of Atheism and Ethical Culture
2025-01-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
According to a Pew Research Center report from 2024, roughly 28% of Americans are religiously unaffiliated, classified as “nones”. Of these, 83% profess to be agnostic or vaguely uncertain about religion, with the remainder being atheists who claim god or gods do not exist. If, however, atheism is defined more broadly as an absence of theistic belief, most “nones” may be considered to be atheists. In general many accuse atheists of being nihilists or lacking a foundation for moral and ethical standards. However, it may be argued that because atheism does not adhere to the dictates of a predefined moral code, it supports the development and evolution of an ethical culture based on critical thinking about human interactions and social justice. Fred Breidt will lead a group discussion of what atheism is and how atheism and religion can influence Ethical Culture values.

This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

The Tipping Point I Got Wrong
2025-01-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Program using Zoom
We will watch a brief TED Talk by Malcolm Gladwell, “The Tipping Point I Got Wrong” and follow it up discussion based on some of the points brought up in the talk. Because a central theme to this talk is the danger inherent to and unconstitutionality of stop and frisk, we expect a lively dialogue! Gladwell wrote a book, published in 2000 titled “The Tipping Point“. He has now published a book (2024) titled “Revenge of the Tipping Point”.
This program will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this virtual meeting. If you would like to be a participant in the meeting, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

Annual Business Meeting
2025-01-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
All members and friends are strongly encouraged to attend our annual business meeting. This is an important opportunity to discuss priorities for EHST in the coming year. The 2025 budget will be presented, with time for Q&A and potential modifications, before a vote on accepting the budget. We also will be electing Board trustees and officers.

This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

Embracing AI in the 4th Industrial Revolution
2025-01-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
This talk explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) as the driving force behind the 4th Industrial Revolution. It delves into how AI is reshaping industries, from automation and predictive analytics to personalized experiences and sustainable practices. The presentation will highlight the opportunities AI creates for innovation, economic growth, and societal advancement, while also addressing the challenges of ethical AI development, workforce transitions, and equitable access to technology. Attendees will leave with insights into how to navigate and thrive in an AI-powered future.
Todd Bishop has spent 36 years as an IT professional, from programming to senior technical lead, with the last 15 years at GlaxoSmithKline. He has an undergraduate degree from Duke University, a masters of education from UNC, and an MBA from Duke. Although he has never worked in artificial intelligence specifically, as an IT professional he understands computer systems and how AI is evolving, and is excited about the changes that are taking place.
This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Race
2025-02-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Program using Zoom
EHST member Solomon Gibson III will entertain your most sensitive and/or casual queries in exploring the experiences of being Black in America; as well as share general insights and observations on racial hierarchy, survival culture, American history and some of its direct connection to the current state of the country. Bring your most penetrating questions, knowing that no sincere interest in learning will offend. Mr. Gibson is an actor in local dinner theater productions, an advocate for women’s rights to medical care including abortions, and also happens to be African American. He has spoken many times to EHST; he is a member, and is on our board of directors.
This program will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this virtual meeting. If you would like to be a participant in the meeting, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

How Music Moves Us
2025-02-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
EHST member Jay Niver will share the backstory behind one of the most powerful and controversial songs in US history, “Strange Fruit.” It became Billie Holiday’s signature song and sold more records than any she recorded, but few know that it originated as a protest poem written by a New York City English teacher.
Jay will also discuss another haunting, troubling, and sometimes-banned composition, “Gloomy Sunday” – also known as “the Hungarian suicide song.”
It all relates to the power of music as a universal language (and some of us might share our “favorite” tune and why it’s personally meaningful).
This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

Meaningful Personal Musical Moments
2025-03-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
In follow-up to Jay Niver’s powerful presentation on the song “Strange Fruit,” we will have a special program highlighting meaningful songs or musical experiences of our members and friends. Jay will host this, in which members will come to the meeting and share the impact of music that has had personal significance for them, followed by playing the piece. A smart phone is one suggestion for the song sharing, as it can be held up to the microphone and will be heard by the live audience as well as the Zoom audience. Please join us for this musical introspective!
This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

How the Elite rigged Society (and why it’s falling apart)
2025-03-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Program using Zoom
David Brooks, a prominent conservative writer (and former Republican), spoke at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conference about how the “elite” rigged society and why things are now falling apart. Join us as we view the short talk on Youtube (about 15 minutes) and discuss the key points and our reactions.

This program will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this virtual meeting. If you would like to be a participant in the meeting, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

Call to Action: Amplifying the Voice of Ethical Culture in Our Community
2025-03-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Now more than ever, nurturing an ethical culture demands ethical action. It is time to make our voices heard and to back our words with action! Sunday’s program, which will be led by EHST President Fred Breidt, will seek to discover the best ways to focus our efforts to maximize our impact on the community. Your input and ideas are needed for this discussion!
This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

Ending Extreme Poverty - One Idea
2025-03-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
We will first listen to a Ted Talk by Rory Stewart titled “To End Extreme Poverty Give Cash Not Advice.” Stewart is a former UK Member of Parliament and presents an “evidence based” idea that seems just too obvious, or is it? We will then discuss his talk. Does such fit in with the current “smaller government” paradigm advocated by President Trump as well as traditional conservative politicians?
This meeting will not be available via Zoom. Many of our members are participating in the local Chapel Hill/Carrboro CROP Walk to raise money to fight world hunger so we won’t have the staffing needed to present via Zoom. But please watch the Ted Talk.

The Brick Wall Brain: Why Facts (Usually) Don’t Change Minds
2025-03-30 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual Program using Zoom
Our national organization, the American Ethical Union, will present a program at 11 a.m. Eastern featuring Seth Andrews. He will share his thoughts on why facts don’t normally change minds. Seth Andrews is a former evangelical and Christian broadcaster who now hosts The Thinking Atheist one of the most popular podcasts and online atheist communities in the world. The Thinking Atheist is not a person. It is an icon encouraging all to reject faith and pursue reason and evidence. Joseph Farkas, Ethical Culture Leader-in-Training, will moderate the platform, which will be followed by a breakout session for Zoom participants.
There is no cost to attend, but all participants must register using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VtpB3QYnRBqk8xbP9XhfTA#/registration.
EHST will not meet today due to this program. Our next meeting will be April 6.

Protesting: A Time-Honored Tradition
2025-04-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
EHST member Maura Breidt will give a short talk about protesting, including its history, some of its impact, and how it has evolved over time, especially in recent years with the advent of social media. There will be ample time for discussion, both to learn about what demonstrations or protests EHST members have attended in the past, and their viewpoints on both the drivers and the efficacy of this type of social action.
This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

The Brick Wall Brain: Why Aren't Facts Changing Minds
2025-04-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Program using Zoom
We will play segments of a video featuring Seth Andrews on why facts don’t seem to change minds. This confounds those committed to reason and facts. Seth Andrews is a broadcaster, storyteller, author, activist, and public speaker best known as host of the popular website, podcast, and online community, The Thinking Atheist. Afterwards we will discuss his talk, and takeaways from it.

This program will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this virtual meeting. If you would like to be a participant in the meeting, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

Celebration of Earth Day 2025
2025-04-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
We will have a brief introduction of Earth Day and its 55-year history, followed by discussion.
Some possible discussion points:
1) What are your environmentally-friendly practices?
2) What would you suggest to others?
3) What are your views on positive success, especially considering the depredations the current administration has made on federal programs?
Please bring to the meeting any other discussion points you would like to consider and talk over.
This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

The Strengths and Weaknesses and Future of the NC Corrections System
2025-04-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Bianca Harris, Program Director of the Criminal Justice Program at Meredith College, will speak about the strengths and weaknesses of the N.C. Department of Corrections as well as its possible future. Ms. Harris has extensive experience in the field of criminal justice management, having served as warden of North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women before moving into the position of district manager of the Division of Alcohol and Chemical Dependency unit of the state Department of Public Safety.
This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

No EHST Meeting - Mothers Day
2025-05-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Program using Zoom
EHST will not meet today, neither virtually nor in person. We hope everyone has a pleasant Mothers Day, and we wish all Mothers regardless of age the best of life! Thanks for all you do and have done!

Caring for the Formerly Incarcerated: New York to North Carolina
2025-05-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Program using Zoom
Carol Van Deusen became involved with the formerly incarcerated in 2016 after retirement. She needed something else to do and New York City has a wonderful program called NYCares that offers opportunities to volunteer for various social service programs on a daily basis without feeling committed. She tried many different volunteer opportunities but found her calling helping people newly freed from prison to reenter society. The New York Society for Ethical Culture sponsored and provided office space for the Social Justice Network (SJN), dedicated to reentry. Carol and Dick now serve on the SJN board.
This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

Ethical Action: Rise Against Hunger - May 2025
2025-05-25 14:00 - 16:00
For the third time, EHST is leading a coalition of secular groups in the Triangle to partner with Rise Against Hunger in their mission to end global hunger. On May 25th these secular organizations will make donations and provide volunteers to prepare over 7000 meals!
In 2024, Rise Against Hunger served nearly 54.3 million meals across 41 countries. This year, we’re joining the effort again by packaging nutritious, dehydrated meals that are shipped directly to communities in need. If you haven’t done this before, you’re in for a fun time! Volunteers work in an upbeat assembly-line environment, with energetic music and gongs sounding off for milestone moments.
“Rise Against Hunger works in countries worldwide to fight hunger, targeting communities facing high rates of food insecurity… We partner with local leaders to implement sustainable agriculture and income-generating projects that support long-term solutions to food security and empower communities to become self-reliant and thrive.”
— Learn more about Rise Against Hunger
Our event will be at Rise’s Raleigh warehouse in place of our usual Sunday meeting at 2pm. The warehouse address is 3200 Wellington Ct #112 · Raleigh, NC. We need EHSTers to participate as we are the sponsor organization! But if you can’t participate, please consider donating to sponsor others. Sign up to volunteer or make a donation here.
Participating groups include:
Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle (EHST)
Triangle Freethought Society (TFS)
Sunday Assembly Chapel Hill (SA)
Secular Women of the Triangle

Poetry Sunday: A Celebration of Our Humanity Through the Arts
2025-06-01 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
We are hosting a poetry reading with several poets, ranging from absolute amateur to published authors. Please join us in supporting the arts!
Morrow Dowdle (they/them) is the author of the chapbook Hardly (Bottlecap Press, 2024) and has work forthcoming from New York Quarterly, RATTLE, ONE ART, and Southeast Review. They have been nominated for the Pushcart and Best of the Net, and were a finalist for the 2024 Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Prize. They work as a creative consultant for NC Public Art and run a performance series which features BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ voices. An MFA candidate at Pacific University, they live in Durham, North Carolina.

Hugh Giblin is a sometimes poet, sometimes activist, and sometimes supporter of the Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle. He is also a master of the brief bio form.

Eric R. Pedersen is a retired English professor who is a published poet and author of a textbook, Challenging Composition. Pedersen taught creative writing at Butler County Community College (PA) for thirty years and advised the BC3 Writers’ Club and FACETS, the College’s award-winning arts and literary magazine. He is the author of Voyages, a book of poetry that was compiled and published during COVID in 2021. A member of the Thoreau Society and Hemingway Society, he is an avid canoeist, fisherman, hiker and traveler. Pedersen lives on a lake near Hillsborough, NC and is a proud and dedicated father and grandfather.

Jeff (Blue) Marvin grew up moving every four to six years as the quintessential preacher’s kid. Blue’s father was also a poet but their styles differed so much his father once asked him, “I wonder what a psychiatrist would say about your poems?” Blue started writing poetry as a grade schooler but it became a compulsion in college, studying under his mentor Peter Meinke at Eckerd College. Peter’s influence is easily seen by the vivid imagery and the truthful diction of Blue’s poems. The subjects of many of Blue’s poems are society, nature, relationships and the arts. All of which usually have a hint of humor. Blue’s poetry has been published in the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, The Tethered Muse, and the Dreaming Tree.

This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

Discussion Sunday
2025-06-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Program using Zoom
This Sunday we will be having a roundtable discussion, focusing on current events and the ethics involved. There will be discussion points to get things started; however, your own topics are welcome, and of course everyone’s perspectives and opinions are vital to a good discussion. Come ready to rumble (in a good way)!
This program will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this virtual meeting. If you would like to be a participant in the meeting, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

Climate Challenges in North Carolina and Success Stories
2025-06-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Lisa Sorg, N.C. Reporter for Inside Climate News, will talk about climate challenges here in North Carolina. She will also tell us about successful citizen mobilization regarding some of these challenges. A journalist for 30 years, Sorg covers energy, climate environment and agriculture, as well as the social justice impacts of pollution and corporate malfeasance. In 2022, she received the Stokes Award from the National Press Foundation for her two-part story about the environmental damage from a former missile plant on a Black and Latinx neighborhood in Burlington.
This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

Could The War in Vietnam Have Turned Out Differently?
2025-06-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Jim Buie will present us with an exploration of how the war in Vietnam may have turned out differently. He writes on Substack (Slender Threads), and this presentation is based on his post back in May. Here’s an excerpt from that post:
“The most convincing and disturbing thesis was by historian Max Boot’s “The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam (2017). It profiled the CIA operative who was so successful in thwarting a leftist revolt in the Philippines and who was an early architect of Vietnam policy. Landsdale was a constructive, benign adviser to South Vietnamese President Diem, Boot contends. But he was shifted to the Cuban crisis in 1956, and then returned to Vietnam after that fiasco — takeover by the communist revolutionary Fidel Castro — to salvage Vietnam.
“If the US had followed Lansdale’s early Vietnam strategy, Vietnam’s course might have been different, Boot wrote. Without Lansdale’s influence, Diem became paranoid and reactionary, and set his country to become, within a decade, “a failing state kept alive only with heavy infusions of American blood.”
This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

Arguably Better: Video and Discussion
2025-07-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Program using Zoom
Today’s meeting will start with the first two (short) videos from Professor Sherman J. Clark, the Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, in his “Arguably Better” series. Here is the write-up that describes this series:
In this six-part series, Professor Sherman Clark talks about efficacy, empathy, and ethics in argumentation. Why do arguments so often fail to persuade? How can we learn to argue more effectively? What responsibilities ought to accompany efforts at persuasion? And how might learning to argue better help us learn how to live better lives—both as individuals and as a community?

We will follow these videos (25 minutes total) with discussion regarding arguing, discussion, and how to reach greater understanding with people whose world views are very different from our own. One point of view suggests that this isn’t possible. Please think about your own life and experiences, and come prepared to discuss!

Conversations, Conflicts, Discussions, and Arguments
2025-07-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
In today’s world, with extreme polarization as well as wild conspiracy theories, it is often difficult to have civil discussions with people on the other side of the divide. Maura Breidt will give a short presentation on techniques to overcome differences in conversations (and when to walk away). This will be followed by (hopefully) vigorous conversation on this subject!

This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

No Meeting Today
2025-07-27 14:00 - 16:00
EHST is not meeting today. Our meeting will resume on August 2nd.

AEU Assembly Wrap-Up and EHST in the Future
2025-08-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Jan Broughton and Maura Breidt recently attended the 110th Assembly of the AEU, hosted by the Philadelphia Ethical Society. They will report back on their experiences. Following this brief account, our president, Fred Breidt, who attended virtually, will add his take-aways.
Additionally, Fred will give a synopsis of current EHST board initiatives and would like to know what members and friends want from our society. What questions might you have about EHST’s current framework? What direction would you like our society to take in the future?
Join us and please bring your questions and comments!
This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

Arguably Better: Video and Discussion, Continuation of a Series
2025-08-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Program using Zoom
In July, we featured the first two videos in a series of videos called “Arguably Better,” created by Professor Sherman J. Clark, the Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law at the University of Michigan.
This Sunday, we will be featuring the third video in this series, entitled “Arguably Better: Empathy and Thriving.” In this short (under 20 minutes) video, Professor Clark asks that we “empathetically engage with your opponent (or friend or uncle), even when they may not do the same. Why do it then? Because it’s worth it.”
We will follow the video with a discussion dissecting Professor Clark’s suggestions, and consider whether or how much we agree with him. Please consider your own lives and experiences, and come ready for a lively discussion!!
This program will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this virtual meeting. If you would like to be a participant in the meeting, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

Is this it? Entering the “Economic Idiocracy”
2025-08-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
John Delafield, founder and former CEO of Renewable Energy Services, will talk about renewable energy in three parts:
1) Where do we find ourselves?
2) Why are we here?
3) What are we up against? and why it matters.
He will illustrate these points by referencing the Solar Energy industry.
Renewable Energy Services (RES) has been delivering clean power solutions to U.S. communities since 2013. Based in Durham, RES has completed dozens of solar-based installations in North and South Carolina as well as Virginia. Many more are being planned. And the projects will not only help reduce carbon emissions. They will provide jobs. John is passionate about the impact of solar energy on the economy because he has the facts. Currently, the U.S. has about 45,000 people working in the coal industry, but six times that many are employed with solar energy. Sticking with fossil fuels rather than solar – a move being championed by the Trump administration – is a losing proposition in John’s opinion. A graduate of UNC, John has spent years working with community leaders to bring renewable energy solutions and jobs to our towns.
This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.

The Importance of Art in Our Lives
2025-08-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
We are featuring four strong artistic women, all of whom are members of EHST:

Melody (Mel) Machen will be displaying and discussing examples of a few of her watercolor paintings, which range from still life through scenes all over Europe and on to quiet nature scenes.
Steevie Jane Parks shows us a different view of the world in her abstract paintings, conveying emotion and symbolism through her use of color.
Gretchen Niver is a glass artist, working both in stained glass and in fused glass, methods that she will elaborate on for us.
Jane Kaman is a long-time quilter who now possesses the quilter’s Holy Grail: a longarm quilting machine. In addition to examples of her beautiful work, Jane will be focussing on quilting as an art, showing us some examples of fresh new quilting from some of her colleagues.

Please come support our artists this Sunday. It will be a fantastic program!!
This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place. We will also Zoom the program. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.
