SIREN Talks and Events
Creativity as Conduit: Our Year of Programming, January 2021 - December 2021
January – Getting Quiet and Getting the Best Creative Downloads in Work and Life. Topics: Quiet walks, quiet meditations, and journaling. Reinette Fournier, Wednesday, 1/13 at 6:00pm.
January - SIREN Board Meeting, 1/26 6pm (Zoom).
February – Everyone is Fried! Realigning Priorities, Redefining Importance. Gail Alofsin, Tuesday, 2/9 at 6:oopm
March – SIREN Happiness Hour / Walk and Talk. Colt State Park, Bristol. 3/2, 10am.
March - SIREN Member Meeting, 3/30, 6:30pm.
April – Non-profit leaders and their passionate supporters: Getting creative about fundraising and operations, round-table. Kathleen Burke and Nicole Lewis, Tuesday, April 13, 6:00pm.
May – Book club, Time & Date TBD.
June - Creative Writing as Conduit: The Poetry of Halima Ibrahim. June 8, 6:00pm.
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July – SIREN Happiness Hour / Walk and Talk, Beavertail State Park, Jamestown, Date/Time TBD.
August -- Seasons of our Work – Claire Steggall-Murphy to lead a discussion on getting creative with your degrees, career, and how they can best serve you. August 24, 6:00pm.
September – Therapeutic Doodling / Mark making / collage by intuition. Alayne White, September 14, 2020, 6pm
October - SIREN Happiness Hour / Walk and Talk. Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown, 10/13, 10am.
November – Annual Fundraiser and SIREN programming kickoff for 2022, Date/Time TBD.
December – Holiday Gathering Date, 12/7, 6pm.
Talk/Event Details
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Included in a SIREN membership are 3 talks per year. Members may purchase additional talk/event tickets as desired. To purchase a Membership please visit our Store.
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Please sign up for Talks/Events via the Eventbrite links listed under Talk/Event descriptions (forthcoming).
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Currently, most talks/Events are virtual. Zoom links will be provided for those who sign up via eventbrite.
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In-person talks/events can fill up quickly so please register via eventbite early.
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Active SIREN Members may bring a friend to all SIREN Walk and Talks/Happiness Hours.
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SIREN Member Meetings are for SIREN Members only.
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Non-SIREN members may purchase purchase individual tickets through our Talks/Events talks. Ticket prices typically range from $15-$20/talk or event.
If you or your business would like to sponsor a SIREN Talk/Event please email us!
Past Events
SIREN Pitch Night
Social Enterprise Accelerator Graduation
Free for all! Please sign up.
June 11, 2020 6-7pm
SIREN Community Happiness Hour
Free for all!
*SIREN Member have in-person option
June 12, 2020 at 6:30pm
934 East Main Road, Portsmouth
Inspiring Woman Adventurers
May 12, 2020 at 6:30pm
Sarah Atkins and Bari Freeman
Virtual Event
Happiness Hour-UNTAMED Book Chat!
May 1, 2020 at 5:30pm
Virtual Event
Carrying the Load: Gender Equity and the COVID Response
April 21, 2020 at 6:30pm
Kelly Nevins
Virtual Event
Plant City: Sustainable Businesses and How They Flourish
April 14, 2020 at 6pm
Kim Anderson
334 S Water St, Providence
SIREN Curious? Learn about our Co-Op
March 30, 2020 at 11am
Virtual Event
The Stories of Women of Color Part II – Listening and Being an Ally
March 24, 2020 at 5:30pm
121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
Lead From Your Center with Elisabeth Swain
March 10, 2020 at 6pm
Elisabeth Swain
121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
SIREN’s Coffee Talk!
January 30, 2020 at 10am
Jennifer Gee
575 E. Main Road (Rt. 138) Middletown
Strong Women: Stories of Women of Color
January 21, 2020 at 5:30pm
Xoli Burrell
121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
Woman’s Best Friend: How Pets Support, Heal, and Transform Us
January 8, 2020 at 6pm
Kim Cipolla
Tenth Gate Center for Yoga and Meditation
Relationship-Based Networking: A Happy Accident
December 3, 2019 at 5:30pm
Social Enterprise Greenhouse and SIREN Women’s Cooperative
513 Broadway, Newport
Pop-Up Coworking in Portsmouth
October 22, 2019 at 9am
250 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
Pop-Up Coworking in Portsmouth
October 8, 2019 at 9am
250 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
SIREN Open House
October 1, 2019 at 4pm
121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
Building the Village
October 1, 5:30 pm
Melissa Richter Bowley
121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
Member Meeting
October 15, 5-6 pm
121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
KMA Organizing Workshop
October 15, 6-7 pm
121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
Katy Annulli
Sprout Co-Working Meet-up
November 5, 5:30-6:30 pm
489 Main St, Warren
An Honest Look at Life in Caring for Terminally Ill Parents
November 12, 5:30-6:30 pm
Jennifer Shepherd
121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
Happy Holidays Meet-Up
December 11, 6:00-8:00 pm
*Location TBD
Member Meeting
January 7, 10-11 am
121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
The Immigrant Experience in Work and Life for Local Women
January 21, 5:30-6:30 pm
121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
Career Transitions and Narratives of Personal Change
May 7, 10am
Kristin MacMannis and Kathryn Ouellette (SIREN co-founder),
934 East Main Rd., Portsmouth
*Member Meeting to follow at 11 am
Viewing/Discussion of Brene Brown’s A Call to Courage
May 14, 6-7:15 pm
Led by Jeannette Bessinger (SIREN member).
934 East Main Rd., Portsmouth
Member Meeting
June 4, 10 am
121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
Supporting Your Birth Story and Positive Birth Outcomes
June 18, 5:30-7 pm
by the Newport Hospital Birthing Center Nurses
121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
Tackling Small Business Marketing and Social Media
June 25, 5:30-6:30 pm
Tuni Shartner and Suzanne McDonald (SIREN Member)
Innovate Newport
513 Broadway, Newport
Authentic Self-Expression and Positive Body Image in Social Media
July 16, 5:30-6:30 pm
Kimberly Fuller 121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
*Member meeting to follow at 6:30 pm
Words, Women, and the Water: Inspiring Recipes and Stories from the Ocean State Book Launch
Blithewold Mansion, 101 Ferry Road, Bristol RI
$15 members, $20 non-members
Dynamic Women Duos in the Workplace
July 23, 5:30-6:30 pm
Dina Karousos & Nicole Lucenti, Judy Hall & Jennifer Williams
121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
Emptying the Nest and What’s Next?
August 6, 10-11 am
Linda Finn, 121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
*Member Meeting to follow at 11 am
E. Francis Paper Site Visit: Starting a Start Up
August 20, 10-11:30 am
Q&A with the Founders and their start-up experience
114 West Main Road, Middletown
Summer Deck Social (Members only)
August 23, 6-8 pm
*Location TBA
Women's Wellness after 30
September 3, 5:30-6:30 pm
Jeannette Bessinger
121 Linden Lane, Portsmouth
*Member meetings to follow at 6:30pm
Women, Words, and the Water Book Club
In collaboration with The Newport Society Club
September 10, 6-8:00 pm
The Blithewold Mansion, Carriage House
101 Ferry Road, Bristol
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