The Fifth Annual CREATIVITY CONFERENCE: A full-day program of lectures and exchanging ideas with six creative thinkers

The Fifth Annual CREATIVITY CONFERENCE: A full-day program of lectures and exchanging ideas with six creative thinkers

$ 95-115
Sat, Apr 11, 2026 • 9:30 AM—6:00 PM

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Tickets Non-Members: $115* Members: $95 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: Use Promo Code CC2026 to unlock $90 Tickets - offer valid 3/5 - 3/31 TICKET INCLUDES: Complimentary Breakfast, ALL 6 talks, book signing, and wine & cheese closing reception with the speakers FULL DAY TICKETS ONLY, Re-entry Permitted NO Tickets will be sold for individual talks or partial parts of the day *Special pricing is available for first responders, active military, veterans, and those with special needs. For more information, please email info@thechurchsagharbor.org Buy Tickets Our much-loved and highly anticipated annual Creativity Conference returns! 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 expand the boundaries of creativity. Curated by April Gornik, this conference once again offers a rare opportunity to intimately learn and engage with remarkable thinkers and makers in one mind-expanding day! Join us for an unforgettable gathering of insight, inspiration, and creative exploration - don’t miss the chance to experience these extraordinary voices up close. Our distinguished speakers are: PAUL BINGHAM – Author & Emeritus, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, SUNY Stony Brook Speaking On: Uniquely Human Creativity is an Evolved Property We Now Understand HARRIETTE COLE – 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 Speaking On: Making Confidence Your Superpower TOM JUNOD – Two-time National Magazine award-winning Esquire writer and journalist Speaking On: The Secrets of Creativity: Secrets GEORGE MAKARI– Historian, Pyschiatrist, Best Selling Author, and Director of the DeWitt Wallce Institute of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Speaking On:Imagining Strangers: Xenophobia, Then and Now SUSAN RUBIN –  30+ Year Math Education Veteran and Math Student Teacher Supervisor at Columbia University Speaking On: Bringing Creativity into the Math Classroom SUSAN WHEELER –  Multi-Award-Winning Poet, Princeton University Professor Emerita, and author of Record Palace, Assorted Poems, and Meme 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 our 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 to be signed by the authors. Tickets include breakfast and post-program reception. There will be a lunch break; however, no lunch will be provided. Attendees are welcome to come to as many talks as their schedu...

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