Introduction On October 31st, All Hallows’ Eve, 65 women gathered at The Boathouse Studios for the very first Gathering Table , an evening of delicious food, story and song that brought women of different generations together to share and listen. I wanted to create a space that felt intimate and hopeful, a time for us to get together, share food and stories, laugh, connect across ages and experiences. In a world that feels fractured, this felt like a mini act of repair, a sma

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