Grand Rapids Launch/Release/Play Gathering for "The Zone of Authenticity: Authentic Connection Cards"
Sat, Jan 31
|Fountain Street Church
Open-house style. Come say hello, play solo or together, and purchase a deck in-person, if you'd like!
Time & Location
Jan 31, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
Guests
About the event
We want to celebrate co-creation, collaboration, and connection with you!
Originally part of the award-winning interactive installation The Zone of Authenticity (ArtPrize 2023), by Whitney Dawn Pyles, this deck has been reimagined and expanded in collaboration with published poet and artist Camille Newsom. The Zone of Authenticity: Authentic Connection Cards exist to meet an increasingly essential need for honest, empathetic, human connection. Each card offers a core question, a “go deeper” prompt, and a nourishing affirmation across five unique categories. The cards support individuals, partners, families, groups, and teams in creating space to play, imagine, and soften – loosening the grip of shame and perfectionism, inviting vulnerability, and helping us uncover small, steadying truths that allow us to bloom… together.
Buying a deck is not requried for attendance but decks will be available! You're also welcome to pre-order and pickup at this event.