The Church in Sag Harbor presents its annual Creativity Conference on Saturday, April 11, from 9:30 AM to 6 PM. Now in its fifth year, this full-day celebration of bold thinking in the arts and sciences brings together visionaries who are truly celebrated in their fields, whose work has shaped conversations and expanded the boundaries of creativity.
Curated by April Gornik, this conference offers a rare opportunity to learn from and engage with remarkable thinkers and makers in a single day.
Speakers include author and Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, SUNY Stony Brook, Paul Bingham, speaking on “Uniquely Human Creativity is an Evolved Property We Now Understand;” award-winning lifestyle expert and advice columnist, author of “How to Be,” former editor-in-chief at Ebony magazine, and recipient of the Women of Excellence Award, Harriette Cole, speaking on “Making Confidence Your Superpower;” two-time National Magazine award-winning Esquire writer and journalist, Tom Junod, speaking on “The Secrets of Creativity: Secrets; Historian, Psychiatrist;” best-selling author, and director of the DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell, George Makari, speaking on “Imagining Strangers: Xenophobia, Then and Now;” 30+ year math education veteran and math student teacher supervisor at Columbia University, Susan Rubin, speaking on “Bringing Creativity into the Math Classroom;” and multi-award-winning poet, Princeton University Professor Emerita, and author of “Record Palace, Assorted Poems, and Meme,” Susan Wheeler, speaking on “Noodling and Ambition.”
This full day of curiosity and intrigue will begin with a light breakfast featuring bagels, coffee, and juice. Individual presentations will begin after breakfast. Each speaker will offer insight and perspective, ignite inspiration, and spark creativity.
The day will conclude with a reception on the studio level, giving the audience an opportunity to speak with the lecturers and each other, reflecting on the ideas shared and insights gained. Books will be available for purchase and for the authors to sign.
Tickets include breakfast and a post-program reception. Register here.