Far from new but now supported with medical evidence, narrative medicine storytelling practice quiets anxiety, resolves trauma, reduces inflammation, builds self-acceptance, and supports and psycho-social health. The best part is that it happens naturally when we tell our stories because we literally flood ourselves with love in the process. Storyteller, poet, healer, mystic, and narrative medicine practitioner, Dr. Laura Hope-Gill MFA, director of Narrative Medicine at Lenoir-Rhyne University, has followed the emergence of this new field for the past fifteen years while continuing her research and practice of Creativity. Join her on Sunday afternoons at 4 pm for a story and an opportunity to experience the array of approaches with health and wellness benefits, as well as creative inspiration and friendship that come with telling and writing your stories in a criticism-free space. Visit www.laurahopegill.com for more information on the research that is restoring stories to their rightful place of wonder and well-being in our lives and world.

Every Sunday

$8 Build-your-own Margarita (from the tap) Bar. Get a $15 Margherita Pizza with the purchase of Two BYO Margs

Far from new but now supported with medical evidence, narrative medicine storytelling practice quiets anxiety, resolves trauma, reduces inflammation, builds self-acceptance, and supports and psycho-social health. The best part is that it happens naturally when we tell our stories because we literally flood ourselves with love in the process. Storyteller, poet, healer, mystic, and narrative medicine practitioner, Dr. Laura Hope-Gill MFA, director of Narrative Medicine at Lenoir-Rhyne University, has followed the emergence of this new field for the past fifteen years while continuing her research and practice of Creativity. Join her on Sunday afternoons at 4 pm for a story and an opportunity to experience the array of approaches with health and wellness benefits, as well as creative inspiration and friendship that come with telling and writing your stories in a criticism-free space. Visit www.laurahopegill.com for more information on the research that is restoring stories to their rightful place of wonder and well-being in our lives and world.

FREE + OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

May 21 : Jay Hill

“Take a Stand by Sitting Down”

"Somehow, we've accepted that half the population can stand over a shared toilet, make a mess, and leave it for someone else to clean up—often the other half—but sitting down is the choice we ridicule. Jay Hill takes this absurdity and follows it through the unwritten rules, invisible labor and quiet assumptions we've never bothered to question." Jay is a software engineering leader interested in how people and systems shape one another.

One last chapter before summer

We're closing out our monthly Reading Party series with something extra special... Reading Picnic!

Bring a book & blanket, and we'll take care of the drinks and mini charcuterie. Join us May 18, 6–9 PM at Peri Social House

May 14 : Ashley Berger

Dinner Parties Don’t Change the World

Dinner parties can change the world; and in an age of scrolling, shouting, and disconnection, that might be the most radical idea of all. In this TEDx talk, Ashley Berger explores how simple acts of hospitality—like inviting someone over for dinner—can foster real human connection, reduce loneliness, and create meaningful community. By shifting away from perfection, performance, and comparison, she shows how gathering around the table becomes an act of courage, presence, and hope. This talk is a powerful reminder that we don’t need more noise—we need more tables, more invitations, and more moments of genuine connection.

May 7 : DAVID LAMOTTE

“Why Heroes Don’t Change the World”

Heroism is overrated. It is always movements that lead to large-scale change, though our dominant cultural narrative of change focuses on individuals. It is not naive to think you can change the world, it is naive to think you could be in the world and not change it, but that change happens in community.

David LaMotte is a songwriter, speaker and author. He has performed over 3500 concerts and released thirteen full-length CDs of primarily original music, as well as four books, touring in all of the fifty states and on five of the seven continents over his 35-year career.

Mother’s Day DIY Event - Bead & Charm Bar at Peri!

Make a gift FOR your mother or WITH your mother, but all are welcome!

Join us for a Kentucky Derby Party May 2 from 4 - 8 PM
Final race at 6:57 PM

Live music with Eric Barnes
Free snow cones for kids
“Big Hat” contest - winner announced at 6 PM
Mint Julep special

Try the Derby's newest cocktail: Paddock Poloma

Special guest Sunny Babe Art hosting a bead and charm bar from 4 -6 PM

You don't want to miss this!