Events are free and held on the third Friday of each month except December. In-person events are located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 700 Callahan Drive in Bremerton. Sign-in begins at 6:00, with introductions at 6:30. Zoom link now has its own page on our website with multiple options for signing in.

March 20, 2026 – Zelda Foxall returns to Enl!ghten in honor of Women’s History Month. Zelda performs in-character vignettes of historically significant African American Women and co-founded the performing arts company, “Cause It’s Art.” This month she will be portraying the Sculptor, Augusta Savage. Ms. Savage was one of the foremost female African American sculptors of her generation.  She is best known for her small portrait sculptures of key civil rights figures.  But her portrait bust of a young black youth (Gamin) helped earn her a commission for her most famous work “The Harp” for the 1939 New York World’s Fair.  She was most influential during the Harlem Renaissance and was well known in Harlem as a sculptor, art teacher, and community art program director. Through Zelda, Ms. Savage will step forward to tell her own story of how she overcame the tremendous odds to climb to the top of her field.

This event is in-person only but will be recorded.

April 17, 2026 – Felicks Banel: All Over the Map: Stories Behind the Names of Washington Places and Things. How did your town get its name? What about your neighborhood school? Or that locally made candy bar? In this talk, get the big picture of how names were given to geographic places in Washington, as well as to iconic local brands, and how those names can reflect deeper, and sometimes challenging, meanings. Explore how names often evolve to better connect us to place and to our neighbors. Felicks is host and resident historian for KIRO news radio and is an Emmy winning TV writer and producer.

May 15, 2026 – Kate Buckingham, Heart of Glass: Art and Innovation at 2100 Degrees. The Pacific Northwest has become a global hub for glass art. Learn how centuries-old Italian traditions landed here, fueling a community of collaboration, creativity, and innovation. This talk blends history and science with stunning examples of glass art, revealing an art form that is still evolving today. Whether you’re an art lover, history buff, or an inquisitive mind, get ready to experience creativity at 2100 degrees Fahrenheit.

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June 19, 2026 – Stephanie Mikulasek, USAID: The Third D of Foreign Policy; Who We Are, What We Do, How We Move Forward. Stephanie Mikulasek is Managing Director and Founder of the ServantEDGE, a company that designs and facilitates game-changing international immersion experiences, executive coaching, and experiential leadership development.  Drawing from decades of global leadership, academic scholarship, and immersive transformation work, Stephanie blends wisdom, wit, and depth to inspire leaders and teams to challenge the illusion of certainty, disrupt ineffective patterns, invite radical belonging, and rediscover what matters most.