Community Supper

The festival opens with a gathering: a free, family-style, long-table supper co-hosted by artist Yanira Castro, with creative contributions by partners and artists from across Troy, NY and the Capital Region, including food grounded in Indonesian ancestral traditions by Chef Ria Ibrahim, healing beverages from YesFolk Tonics, and creative offerings by Jude Abu Zaineh and Taína Asili. Sharing food, stories of where it comes from, and rich conversations across the table about what it means to gather here and now—these are all rituals of care and nourishment that shape this meal.