09/03/2026
What happens when creativity becomes part of recovery?
Our next Sober Salon hosts, John Dillon and Vivian Nesbitt, know quite a bit about both.
For more than two decades, John and Vivian have made music, told stories and explored the creative process as the creators and hosts of the nationally syndicated public radio program Art of the Song.
For John, that creative life is also deeply connected to recovery. In long-term recovery himself, he brings music and collaborative songwriting into treatment and recovery centers throughout the Northeast, helping people find words, and sometimes songs, for experiences that aren't always easy to say out loud.
Alongside him is Vivian, an actor, writer, producer and storyteller who has spent her career helping stories come to life. Vivian was also the first Director of the Caffe Lena School of Music. Together, they understand how powerful it can be when someone is given a safe place to express themselves and feels that others are truly listening.
That's exactly what Sober Salon is about.
Bring a song. A poem. A painting. Something you knitted. A story. A comedy routine.
Whatever you've created and feel ready to share.
And you don't have to perform to belong in the room.
Come listen. Come encourage someone who's getting up on that stage. Come meet people. Come be part of a creative community where alcohol and drugs aren't part of the equation.
Sober Salon is specifically for people in recovery, and admission is FREE.
Thursday September 17th
Doors open at 6:30 PM.
Come as you are. We'll be glad to see you.
