Host a Program for Your Community
Customized keynotes, concerts, workshops and walks to increase
belonging and well-being through the power of place and story.
Bring a meaningful,
place-centered experience to your community or organization
Erica partners with learning centers, cultural organizations, nonprofits, parks, retreat centers, and community groups to provide programs rooted in sense of place, creativity and belonging.
Program ideas include curated concerts, hands-on story workshops, and customized sense of place walks and saunters. For all ages and levels of experience.
Foster Connections
In an era when meaningful connections seem fleeting and harder to come by, experiences that inspire a collective sense of belonging are more important than ever.
These programs inspire communities to reconnect with who they are, where they are, and with one another, in ways that have a lasting impact that is deeply needed in the world today.
More than just a cultural event, these are a great fit for community-building, and initiatives focused on:
✓Increasing engagement and belonging
✓ Youth leadership and identity development
✓ Cultural preservation and stewardship
✓ Educator renewal and place-based learning
✓ Well-being, reflection, and intergenerational connection
Reach out if you want to collaborate and create a program that aligns with your mission, audience, and context.
What happens when you host a program?
Hosting one of these curated, place-centered experiences inspires people to:
✓Discover personal and shared stories of place
✓Build connection and belonging across differences
✓Slow down and reconnect with what matters
✓Strengthen care, stewardship, and civic imagination
Whether the goal is community engagement, education, creative renewal, or simple shared enjoyment, the heart of the work remains the same: cultivating connection through place and story.
“We invited Erica out for a week to help celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Big Sur Land Trust with a variety of events. Her positive impact reverberated throughout our community and continues to this day. Erica’s ability to connect people and place beautifully aligned with our mission to strengthen communities and inspire stewardship.”
— Bill Leahy, Executive Director, Big Sur Land Trust, CA
1. Inspirational Workshops
Creative, welcoming experiences using writing, storytelling, and guided reflection to help people reconnect with themselves, their communities, and a sense of place.
Workshops focus on our inner connections to our outer world.
Often hosted by learning centers, libraries, community organizations, wellness programs, and retreat spaces.
Sample offerings:
Touchstone Story Workshop
Guided writing and reflection to uncover personal stories rooted in place and meaning.Vision Board in a Box™
A creative, reflective process for well-being, to clarify values and envision what’s ready to emerge next.
2. Sense of Place Performances
Concerts and keynote-style events weaving story, song, and conversation
These performances are warm, engaging, and thoughtfully curated to create a sense of ease, connection, and shared belonging.
Ideal for community gatherings, celebrations, and public programs, performances invite people to listen, reflect, and experience something together.
Suitable for concert settings to campfires.
Sense of Place Concerts — a curated journey of original songs, stories, and conversation.
3. Sense of Place Saunters
Site-specific programs that invite people to engage more deeply with the landscapes and places they inhabit through presence, reflection, and story.
Sense of Place Walks & Saunters
Reflective experiences that invite participants to engage deeply with local landscapes.
Often hosted by parks, land trusts, historic sites, and community organizations.
Community Keynote Concert
Colrain Historical Society, Colrain, MA
Partnerships & Collaborations
These programs have been offered in through public events and in partnership with parks, conservation organizations and other community programs, including cultural institutions, youth leadership programs, and educational organizations across the country.
Previous Partners Include:
Smithsonian Affiliate Programs – Place-based storytelling workshops and keynotes
National Endowment for the Arts Grant- Community workshops, concerts, and participatory showcase events
National Park Service Sites – Community engagement and sense of place programs.
Regional Land Trusts – Events celebrating stewardship and place connection
Learning and Retreat Centers– Writing and creativity workshops and concerts.
Let’s Talk
If you’re interested in hosting a program, the next step is a simple conversation.
