Pastries and Poetry

AfA hosted our first Zoom event, Pastries and Poetry, and it was so much fun, we’re doing it again!

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Laura and Chef Brian holding up their blueberry triflesOn September 22nd, Art from Ashes hosted our first-ever Zoom event, Pastries and Poetry, live from the kitchen of FNG on West 32nd Avenue in Denver.

After seeing them in action, we wouldn’t be surprised if Brian and Laura get recruited to host their own show! While delicious smells wafted from everyone’s ovens, we were proud to showcase the creative genius of several of our youth poets, and guest poet Kylee Wellons. Most of the poems shared by our youth were written in AfA Phoenix Rising workshops in just three minutes – amazing!

It was so popular, we’ve planned a SECOND event on Nov 10th with Chef Brian featuring PECAN PIE!!! Whoo-hoo! Just in time for Thanksgiving. This is a Zoom event, so stay tuned for the invitation via email, here on our website, and on social media.

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Pastries and Poetry

With all that extra time at home, perhaps you’ve binge watched several seasons of The Great British Baking Show and are ready to try your hand at making a trifle that would earn you a Hollywood Handshake. We’ve got the perfect event, just for you (complete with youth poetry performances, too)!

Mark your calendars! Tuesday, September 22nd at 5 pm, Art from Ashes is hosting Pastries and Poetry, a delicious virtual event that you DO NOT want to miss!

Learn to bake a delicious dessert with Brian Smith, Pastry Chef for the TAG Restaurant Group, from the comfort of your own kitchen. While your creations are baking away, our youth will bless your lil’ chef ears with poetry and spoken word PLUS you’ll even get to hear from several local guest poets!

Plus PLUS you’ll be supporting our mission to empower struggling youth with creative expression all in one fun, sugar-filled evening!

What a Tuesday!

Donations start at only $35 (we’ll even provide ingredients for just a little more) —hurry and get ’em because they’re selling like HOT CAKES! ha.

Click here link to purchase your tickets ASAP!

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