A place to gather, explore, and make something meaningful.
Welcome to The Starling and Violet, a community hub featuring workshops, poetry readings, and live music. Pull up a chair and bring your curiosity. This is a space for learning together and giving new ideas room to grow.
Writer’s Coffee Klatch
Coming this autumn · An AWA-style writing workshop on Zoom
Bring your words, your curiosity, and a cup of something warm. Writer’s Coffee Klatch makes its home at The Starling and Violet.
Suggested contribution: $15
Community contribution: $5
If a contribution isn’t possible for you right now, we’d still love to have you. Every gathering includes at least one Neighbor Seat—if it’s yours this week, welcome.
If you’d like to provide a Neighbor Seat for someone else, thank you for helping set another place at the table.
Dates and registration details will be announced here. Subscribe to The Lemonade Stand for workshop announcements and neighborhood news.
An invitation for writers · September 25–27, 2026
The Pen as Possibility: From Inspiration to Impact
Bring your curiosity and your words. Amherst Writers & Artists’ annual online retreat welcomes writers and workshop leaders for a weekend of writing, learning, and creative company. KimberlyMae Stewart will be attending and volunteering, and warmly invites you to join her.
Featured guest Lisa Cooper Ellison offers the keynote The Nervous System Is the First Reader and a masterclass on building a nervous-system-aware writing practice. The keynote and masterclass can also be booked individually.
Explore the schedule and register with Amherst Writers & Artists →
Gather with us in the meantime
Our free See Ya Saturday gathering offers a quiet hour for your writing, knitting, drawing, or whatever you’re working on, with creative company and good coffee.
Behind the last shelf, a starling is waiting.
Follow the starling.
Explore See Ya Saturday · Read the stories · Return to Urban Lemonade
