FRESH BLENDS: Paired Lectures on Independent Topics

 Two Wildly Different Topics Lead to Surprising Connections

Presented by Art & Anthropology Press and Newburgh Creates

Fresh Blends 2025 No.1 | June 6, 2025 

Presenters: Sarah Beckham Hooff "The Business Behind Buildings" & Paul Harden "So You Wanna Make Games"

Our first mashup of the minds kicked off during First Friday at Newburgh Creates with real estate investor, Sarah Beckham Hooff & game designer, Paul Harden. If you missed this first one, check out our next two scheduled for July 11th & August 1st! 

Every Fresh Blends event unfolds in three acts. The first two acts in June included Sarah and Paul's lectures. The third act, an audience Q&A, tied the two topics together through discussions about A.I., investors, design thinking and gamification. 

We had a blast, thank you to Sarah, Paul and all of our participants. 

Illustration by Radrox

SAVE THE DATE: Fresh Blends 2025 No.2 

Date + Time: Friday, July 11, 2025 @ 8:30 PM

Location: Newburgh Creates, 10 Carpenter Ave, Newburgh, NY 12550

Our Speakers:

• Matthew Mercier – “So You Think You Know Poe?”
  A gothic, literary dive into the lesser-known stories of Edgar Allan Poe, featuring tales from a former caretaker of Poe Cottage.
  
  
• Damien Hughes – “Rewilding Urban Space”
  A look at how cities can become wild again—restoring biodiversity and health through urban nature.

Presented by: Art & Anthropology Press and Newburgh Creates

THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSOR

Newburgh Brewing Company | Craft brewery located in the City of Newburgh 

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