Your participation is your choice.
Speak, write, listen, or remain silent. Sharing a story is never the price of being here. Ask before offering a hug or other touch.
A free community gathering for adults
A place to remember.A way to be together.
For the people, places, and parts of life we miss.
Join us. Bring a friend.
Explore the project beyond one eveningNext Grief Nights gathering
2026
Hot Yoga Syracuse
101 1st StreetLiverpool, New York
Free · Adults 18+ · No RSVP needed
Upstairs studio. No wheelchair access.
Use the 1st Street entrance. Limited to 30 people at a time.
Drop in anytime from 6–8 p.m.
Come on your own or with a friend.
Remembrance, connection, and a way back
More than one evening.
Grief Nights is growing into a connected community practice. Join at any point and take part in the ways that suit you. Some parts are still being built; their status is shown below.
Grief Night
A gathering for remembrance.
October 9 · 6–8 p.m.Community Grief Table
Company around a shared table.
Saturday tables in planningMemorial Archive
Memories offered with permission.
In developmentCommunity Witnesses
People who return and welcome others.
Expressions of interest welcomeReturn
An invitation to come back.
At your own pace
Connection between gatherings
Community Grief Tables
A welcoming table for adults in Syracuse: ordinary conversation, remembrance if you want it, and company over food. Come on your own or bring a friend. You don’t have to talk about grief to have a place at the table.
We’re developing Saturday tables with free participation and no required purchase. A free meal will be offered only when food support is confirmed for that table.
The plan: Friday remembrance, Saturday lunch.
We’re working toward a Friday Grief Night followed by a Saturday Community Grief Table. You’ll be welcome at either or both—even if you miss Friday. A regular weekly schedule has not been established.
Next lunch: date, time and venue to be confirmed.
Check here for confirmed lunch details before making plans.
Contact Devin: devinmykel@gmail.com
You are welcome here
There is room for
what you carry.
The death of someone you love. A relationship that ended. A home, a part of your life, or a future you imagined.
Whatever brings you here, you don’t have to explain it. Grief Nights is a place to remember and be in the company of others.
You can come quietly. You can come as you are.
At a Grief Nights gathering
Together, at your own pace.
Seven invitations guide the evening and the connection beyond it. Take them at your own pace, skip any activity, or simply sit with others. You can pause or leave whenever you need to.
01ARRIVE
Take a breath.
Come in, find a seat, and settle at your own pace. You can arrive anytime during the gathering.
02NAME
Make room for a memory.
Say a name, write a few words, or remember privately. You choose what you share.
03EXPRESS
Let it take a form.
Write, make something, speak, or sit in silence. There is no required way to express what you carry.
04WITNESS
Be alongside others.
Listen with care. Let another person’s words stand without comparison, advice, or an attempt to fix their grief.
05TRANSITION
Leave in your own way.
Pause, breathe, and choose what you want to carry into the rest of your evening. You do not have to let go of who or what you love.
06RECONNECT
Find ordinary company.
Stay for a conversation if you wish, invite a friend, or explore a future Community Grief Table. Connection can continue beyond the gathering.
07RETURN
There can be a next time.
Check for the next confirmed gathering. Come back when you want to, without needing to show progress or explain where you have been.
In development · always optional
Memorial Archive
“I want the world to remember…”
We’re developing a place for memories people choose to share: a name, a few words, or a piece of art. You can also keep your remembrance entirely private.
No archive entries are published here yet. Any future public entry will need your explicit permission for the final words and how you are identified, including the choice to be anonymous. Attending a gathering never gives permission to publish your story.
Please share only words you have permission to use, and leave out private details about other living people. You can ask Devin about changing or removing a contribution.
Ask about contributing or privacyA place to begin.
You can write a private draft here. Copy it for yourself, or choose to email it to Devin for a conversation about the archive.
A volunteer role in development
Community Witnesses
Someone who returns can become a familiar face for someone arriving alone. We’re inviting people interested in welcoming others, listening without trying to fix grief, and helping the gatherings and tables feel dependable.
Explore becoming a Community WitnessListening with clear boundaries.
- Ask before sitting close, offering touch, or starting a personal conversation.
- Let people pass, stay quiet, change activities, or leave.
- Respect privacy. Never record or retell someone’s story without permission.
- Offer ordinary human company. This role does not provide counseling or crisis care.
Expressing interest starts a conversation. Responsibilities, preparation, availability, and a point of contact need to be agreed before anyone takes on a role.
A few shared agreements
You don’t have to
find the right words.
There is no right way to grieve here. We make room for each other without comparison, advice, or pressure.
Your privacy matters.
No photography, video, or audio recording during the gathering. Respect the stories others choose to share.
People of any faith or none are welcome.
This is a secular community gathering for adults 18 and older. It is not therapy, a religious service, or crisis care.
Why Grief Nights exists
Grief is part of life.
It deserves a place in it.
Grief Nights makes room for loss to be acknowledged together. Community Grief Tables bring that connection into everyday life. The Memorial Archive and Community Witness roles are being developed to help memories be carried with permission and people find familiar company. Our longer-term aim is a dependable community home for remembrance, creativity, and belonging.
An open invitation
You can come back.
You don’t have to finish grieving, have something new to say, or explain an absence. Return to a gathering or table when you want company. Confirmed dates and locations will be posted here.
See the next gatheringRequest future gathering updates
Opens an email to Devin. You choose whether to send it.
Questions, updates & helping hands
A gathering built
by people, together.
Grief Nights was founded by Devin Mykel DiSerio in Syracuse. The gatherings, Community Grief Tables, developing Memorial Archive, and Community Witness roles belong to the same effort: making room for loss, connection, and everyday belonging.
You can share the invitation, offer music or participatory art, help with welcome and setup, host a table, contribute food or delivery, or help shape the archive. Get in touch to agree on a specific way to help.
Email Devindevinmykel@gmail.com
No RSVP is needed for the October 9 gathering.