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Refuge Event Space is an intimate event space for community, connection, and celebration.

01/10/2025

What an honor to host the release of ’s book - Unbreakable Us last night. Joelle is an artist and relationship coach and her book is a roadmap to unbreakable love. I love that the book has actionable exercises to help you process and integrate the information, much like Joelle’s work in person.

Joelle is one of the many local movers and shakers that regularly rent Refuge for their workshops and offerings. Give her a follow and considering signing up for her 6 week Unbreakable Us online workshop starting in November.

Bonus plug! Joelle has been working with the one and only to help produce her events - I highly recommend hiring Julie to help bring your vision to life. Julie is an artist, curator, and event producer.

29/09/2025

Savoring the lushness of September in our enchanting courtyard while everything is still full of life. What a gift this month has been!

27/09/2025

Sharing some of the rich history of our building - just a snippet of relics of businesses that were here before us. I’ve done a deep dive on A. K. Torossian’s because Albert is the owner that commissioned the decorative facade of our building and I wanted to know all about it before restored it.

My next research project is a deeper dive into the David L. Silberg Memorial Chapel - the area’s first Jewish memorial chapel that occupied our building in the mid-1940’s before moving to Albany. As far as I can tell they were here for about 5 years. David and his wife Rose held space for people to grieve and celebrate their loved ones in our space.

25/09/2025

Pleasure Playground is Refuge Chatelaine .rainstrom’s signature program that brings together a group of people that are interested in exploring the mysteries of pleasure through Ta***ic arts, Somatics, & storytelling over the course of 3 monthly gatherings.

Dates
October 12
November 9
December 14

All gatherings are held at Refuge in downtown Troy, NY

18/09/2025

Join us for another clothing swap at Refuge in October!

Details for the swap as follows:Come with a bag of clothes (2 bag maximum) and expect to go home with some fabulous new things. You do not need to bring items to participate in the swap.

Clothing, outerwear, accessories, shoes, purses, scarves, etc. are all welcome.

***Please do not bring anything that is worn, torn, stained or needs some TLC

Unclaimed items will be donated.

13/09/2025

Savoring all of the lush green plants and roses blooms in this sweet September. One of the many things I love about our courtyard is that it’s warmer inside the brick walls that enclose it extending summer a little longer.

08/09/2025

It’s been a season of baby showers this summer! So many cute themes - A Very Berry Baby, The Cherry on Top, Boho Baby, Royal Baby. I love to see it all. One of my favorites was the bouquet bar at the boho baby shower, it was such a nice touch. I absolutely LOVED the fruit themes of Very Berry and Cherry, they were so cute!!!

Themed parties are so fun to put together and they are also a lot of work. Most women that rent my space are well-versed in party planning and production (anecdotally 90% of people that rent my space identity as a woman). But for the ones that aren’t as well versed or need some help with the ex*****on - I offer services to support them execute their vision flawlessly. I have over 30 years of experience with event planning and I LOVE the ex*****on part - pulling all of the pieces together to create the event of your dreams.

All of the details about my rental packages and services are on my website. Link in bio.

03/09/2025

I love a themed birthday party - especially one that goes all in on the theme. This “Death to my 30s” themed party had the most immaculate hand crafted decorations. Nicole spent months planning and making these decorations herself.

I love that our space inspires these kinds of events - imagination brought to life. What a stunning party this was. I hope your 30s died a wickedly gruesome death Nicole ☠️

19/08/2025

You’re Invited to a Community Potluck!

Join us for a free community potluck on Tuesday, September 23rd from 6–8pm. Bring a dish to share (if you can) and come enjoy good food, good company, and celebrate the harvest season. Everyone’s welcome—friends, neighbors, and families!

Please RSVP so we know how many seats to set. We can’t wait to see you there!

Link in bio to our event calendar so you can RSVP.

06/08/2025

August events at Refuge
☀️8/6 - Let Yazan Rest - Fundraiser for Palestinian Poet with .made
☀️8/7 - The Reset: Full Moon Workshop & Sound Bath 🧘🏽‍♀️🌕with Desiree from
☀️8/8 - 🌈⛓️ A Big Gay Kinky Market 🪢🌈 with
☀️8/14 - Candle Making Workshop with
☀️8/25-8/29 - Creative Expression for Kids with .rainstrom

**ra **radance

31/07/2025

Confessions of an entrepreneur: part 1
Happy Thursday y’all. I’ve been sitting on the idea of writing this series for awhile and today feels like as good a day as any. Today’s confessional is a story of where desire meets determination.

Today is the last day of my 31 days of desire challenge that I’ve been running with a group of about 30 women. It’s been a really sweet experience of dreaming big and taking up space. Being brave enough to ask for what we want and bold enough to go after it.

This July has also been one of the toughest months in my business. I had 3 event cancellations this month. I think I had a total of 1 in all of last year, maybe 2. Even 1 cancellation can be the difference between paying my bills, or not. Sales are down and costs are up, it goes without saying that now is the time to show extra support to your favorite local businesses if you can. We need your support.

Lucky for me, I am smart, I am determined, and I am resourceful. So I spent some time meditating on what I desire to come into Refuge this Fall. What kinds of parties and events would delight me to host. I came up with a list and then I sent out a bunch of emails to movers and shakers in my community. I doubled down on my outreach. I pulled on my network of people. I asked for help.

And you know what? My community showed up for me. I got a lot of yes’s. I’m working through the details for future contracts. It’s not a windfall (yet) but I’ve managed to scrape enough together to pay my mortgage for August, so that’s something.

I share this vulnerable post because it occurred to me this morning as I prepare for our final call in the 31 days of desire challenge how powerful it is to know what you want and ask for it. You’d be surprised and delighted to see how the universe (and your community) shows up for you.

xo,
Tara

30/07/2025

We hosted our first community potluck yesterday. It was such a sweet multigenerational gathering. Delicious food & great conversations. I loved creating the table scape for this event.

Should we host another one?

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Opening Hours

Monday	09:00 - 22:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 22:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 22:00
Thursday	09:00 - 22:00
Friday	09:00 - 22:00
Saturday	09:00 - 22:00
Sunday	09:00 - 22:00

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http://www.refugetroy.com/

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