Luminous Circle Founder Offerings 2026

photograph by: Abelardo Morell

Founder Patron Benefits

Thank you for your patronage. Luminous Circle Founders (individual and dual) may attend:

• Two Patron Salons

• Two Patron Experiences

• One Patron Dinner (One is included in patronage, additional are self-pay.)

Advance registration is appreciated

2026 Luminous Circle Founder Offerings

Thank you for joining our Luminous Circle!  

Here are some of the things you have access to as part of your patronage:

Patron Salons

SAVE THE DATES

Saturday, March 21 Inaugural Patron Reception

Designing the Invisible at Studio Echelman. Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman, Remembering the Future MIT Museum catalog, Catalyst Conversations bookmark

Saturday, November 14 Celebrate Humans

Patron and Community Salon Soiree - Winter Celebration Details TBA

Patron Experiences

SELECT TWO

Sunday, April 12 – 4:00 PM

Immersive Experience with Historic Scientific Instruments: hands-on exploration with science historian and curator Dr. Emma Broder at the Harvard Collection of Historic Scientific Instruments REGISTER

Summer Reading Circle

Attention is Discovery: The Life and Legacy of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt by artist, researcher, author Anna Von Mertens Book Discussion and Dinner Salon with the Artist/Author REGISTER

  • Tuesday, June 30th Welcome Zoom with the author

  • Sunday September 27th, 5:45 PM in Boston Special Dinner Salon with the Author & Friends

  • Fall TBA - Zoom Book Discussion

Sunday, October 25 - 2:00 PM

A Taste of Koji: Fermentation as Flavor and Social Practice with chef and food anthropologist Yoko Bryden, Founder of Hungry Ninja Catering.

In this immersive Catalyst Conversations gathering, we explore koji, a living fermentation culture central to Japanese cuisine, as both a culinary practice and a lens for thinking about transformation, interdependence, and care.

Sunday August 30 - POSTPONED

Fashionably Sustainable: An Afternoon at Rough Point in Newport, RI REGISTER

  • Boston ←→ Newport, RI Charter Party Bus Transportation is available. Purchase Add-On when registering.

  • Rough Point House and exhibition tour

  • Atelier visit with innovative sustainable fashion designer Jill Palese.

  • Catalyst Conversations with materials scientists Lina Gonzales, PhD, Founder & CEO, SpadXTech and Gangadhar Jogikalmath, PhD, Co-Founder & CTO, Return to Vendor (RTV)

  • Ticket includes a post-program reception with wine and light dinner served.

Patron Dinner Offerings

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Tuesday, February 10 (PAST)

Founders Dinner (complimentary) preceding the public program: Inside the Sensorium at the deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park with speakers Christina Agapakis, Jerry Chen, Skooby Laposky, and Meg Younger

Wednesday, April 8 (PAST)

Founders Dinner with the Speakers following the public program: Transcendence & Entanglement with speakers Alan Lightman, Maria Molteni, and Russell Powell. REGISTER

Tuesday, May 12 (PAST)

Founders Dinner with Speakers following the public program: Seeking Beauty: Finding Truth with speakers Shelley Reed and Frank Wilczek

Sunday, September 27th

Author Dinner Salon with Anna von Mertens to discuss Attention is Discovery and celebrate our inaugural reading circle REGISTER

Tuesday, November 10

Founders Dinner with the speakers following the public program: Home and Habitat with Shellburne Thurber and poet

Saturday, March 21 Inaugural Patron Reception

Designing the Invisible at Studio Echelman. Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman, Remembering the Future MIT Museum catalog, Catalyst Conversations bookmark

Saturday, November 14 Celebrate Humans

Patron and Community Salon Soiree - Winter Celebration Details TBA