Lissy and Lauren are setting out to expand their in-home studio, The Lighthouse TM, into a larger community space with a focus on connection, justice, and renewal. With their combined 14+ years of event hosting, education, and community building they hope to foster even more low cost, community focused offerings.
Finding a space has been hard and this may seem like short notice but the right opportunity has suddenly presented itself. A building which offers us the opportunity to continue hosting free and low cost space for community members and organizations. We also aim to create a 3rd space for our neighbors and fellow city folk who should have safe places to gather and support one another, with regular open hours.
This building offers space for us to create so many things.
Educational events
Local markets
Regular co-working
Community closet
Shows/productions
Community dinners
Gallery space
Harm reduction resource offerings
Health and fitness events
Office space
And so much more!
We plan on putting our offer in tomorrow and have a chunk of our own funds set aside to get us started but we will need a small push to help us reach our startup goals.
If we can't make this building a possibility we have a second option in mind. This is the one we want to bring to yinz with open arms and a rainbow welcome mat.
All donators will be welcomed to a free sneak peak open house no matter how big or small the donation. We will reveal a hand painted commemorative thank you banner with all our contributors names.
More to come and thank you so much for believing in us!
Co-organizers3
Melissa Pinolini
Organizer
Pittsburgh, PA
Crafty Queers
Co-organizer
Lauren Hoffman
Co-organizer