Join us for a half-day arts expo featuring kidpreneurs showcasing and selling their products/services at vendor tables. Local artists & performers will provide activities & performances for children, which include:
- Hands on arts and crafts related stations
- Interactive music and dance performances and classes
- Raffles to local venues, barbershops, and Shubert Theatre
- Kidpreneurs - register here to vend during the expo. Tables provides.
- Lunch and refreshments served
Guest speaker, Surrenity is an artist and businesswoman based in New Haven, CT. She has been called to be an artist change agent/entrepreneur in the music industry, within the church, and in academia.
Surrenity's contributions to the music industry are multifaceted. She is a performing artist, music creator, and producer. As a music business professional, she dons various hats, serving as a music consultant, contractor, and talent/tour manager for both A-list and emerging artists. She is also a founding member of I Am Beyond, a creative agency and production company that brings creative thoughts to life. Her versatility extends beyond the music industry, as she collaborates with friends and notable figures on various projects in TV, Film, and Theatre.
Surrenity has worked with renowned artists, including Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, Ariana Grande, and Bruce Springsteen. She sings in weekly church worship services and hosts bible studies locally, virtually, and while on tour. She also participates in mission and charity work to support those in need and to bring hope.
Surrenity has worked as an educator in high schools, colleges, and prisons. She has also been a teaching assistant at York Correctional Institution, the only women's prison in CT. Before the pandemic, she attended inner-city schools to inspire students and encourage them not to limit their dreams. She has also lectured about performance and business at institutions such as New York University and her Alma mater, Berklee College of Music.
Surrenity received her Bachelor of Arts in Music Business and Songwriting from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, and acquired various certifications in entrepreneurial business. She serves in health and wellness as a self-care practitioner and certified doula. She enjoys life with Psalm, her three-year-old daughter, when not performing or writing
