09/02/2026
🍂 A Little NYESPACE Update
We have a few more events coming up this fall, and then NYESPACE will be taking a little break.
When I started NYESPACE, I really just wanted to create the kind of place I wished existed here- a space where people could learn something new, make things, use tools they might not otherwise have access to, meet people, and feel like they belonged. I believed then (and still believe now) that living in a rural community shouldn't mean having fewer opportunities to create, learn, connect, or try something just because it sounds fun.
Over the years, this little space has become so much more than I initially imagined. We've done art, technology, gardening, sewing, Cricut, 3D printing, community projects, dementia programming, kids' activities, workshops, open labs, and plenty of experiments that made me think, “Well, let's see if anybody shows up.” 😂
But my life also looks different now than it did when I started NYESPACE.
My capacity has changed, some of our funding and programming opportunities have changed, and I've realized that I need to give myself permission to stop constantly asking “What can we do next?” long enough to ask “What actually makes sense next?”
So, after our remaining fall events, NYESPACE will be taking a programming hiatus through the end of the year.
We still have some fun left before then:
✨ How to Garden in Pahrump: Fall Edition- Saturday, September 12th, from 10:30 to 12:30 pm
✨ Makers Meet: Beading - Saturday, September 19th from 11:00 to 2:00 pm
✨ Saturday, October 3rd from 9:00 to 3:00 pm, Crafts in Cars Craft Show
✨ Saturday, October 24th from 12:00 to 4:00 pm, Haunted Terrarium Halloween Event
& last but not least, our
🎲 Fall Bunco Bash (our annual fundraiser!) –Saturday, November 14th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
Then I'm going to give the space (and myself) a little breathing room.
In January, I'll sit down and take an honest look at what the next chapter of NYESPACE should be. Maybe that means bringing back some of the things people have loved. Maybe it means fewer, more intentional programs. Maybe it means finding other people who want to help carry pieces of it. And maybe it looks completely different than it has before. I don't know yet, and I'm trying to be okay with not knowing.
If NYESPACE has meant something to you, this is actually a really good time to tell me.
Tell me what you've loved. Tell me what you wish we'd offered. Tell me what you'd actually show up for again. Come to one of our remaining events. Share them with someone who might enjoy them. And if you've ever thought, “I'd love to teach something/help with this/be more involved,” I'd genuinely love to hear that too.
One thing I've learned from running a volunteer community space is that what people say they want and what they actually have the time and interest to participate in aren't always the same thing- and that's okay. But that information matters when deciding what is sustainable.
This isn't a closure announcement. It's just a pause.
I love what we've built here. I'm proud of the weird, creative little community that has existed in Room 20, and I'm incredibly grateful to everyone who has donated supplies, taught something, volunteered, attended an event, brought their kids, made a mess, cleaned up a mess, or simply told somebody else that NYESPACE exists.
For now, come hang out with us this fall. Then we'll take a little rest and see what 2027 wants to be. ❤️
