The Breaking Bread Village is excited to hit the road once again with our LIVE SHOW EXPERIENCE TOUR! Over the course of six impactful shows, we’ll travel across the Great Lakes Bay Region, diving into powerful conversations on topics like vaccinations, navigating cultural differences, life after sports, prison reform, children’s advocacy, and more!

At the heart of our work is a deep commitment to the humanities—fostering understanding, compassion, and dialogue that strengthens communities and amplifies voices. For the past

three years, we’ve followed a recipe for success:

✅ Creating safe spaces for open and honest conversations

✅ Honoring diverse perspectives

✅ Staying true to our core values

That same foundation will guide us on this tour as we connect with even more people, bridging gaps between ideas and experiences.

We’re making six stops around the region - save the dates:

• March 25, 2025 - What About the Children? at Venue 63 in Midland
• April 29, 2025 - Homelessness & Government Aid at Delta College Planetarium in Bay City
• May 20, 2025 - Life After Sports at the Castle Museum in Saginaw
• August 26, 2025 - Vaccinations at Davenport University in Midland
• September - Freedom of Expression Mystery Stop! Can you guess where we'll be?
• October 28, 2025 - Prison Reform at Pere Marquette Depot in Bay City

Get your passport stamped at 4, 5, or 6 of the Live Shows for a chance to win an exciting prize! 

So mark your calendars, spread the word, and get ready to be part of something powerful.

Join us for evenings of thought-provoking dialogue, engaging stories, and deep connection with others who share a passion for open, honest conversations.

Let’s break bread, spark meaningful connections, and create lasting impact—together. 

The journey continues! 🍞🎤

Are there conversations that need to happen in your community, but you’re unsure where to start? That’s where we come in! The Breaking Bread Village specializes in facilitating open, honest, and impactful discussions on the topics that matter most. 

We gather a panel of seven people, including facilitator Erin Patrice, from your community or surrounding areas to bring differing voices and perspectives to the table.

We share food from local vendors and start a conversation on a topic important to your business, organization, or community.

At the heart of our work is a deep commitment to the humanities—fostering understanding, compassion, and dialogue that strengthens communities and amplifies voices. For the past

three years, we’ve followed a recipe for success:

✅ Creating safe spaces for open and honest conversations

✅ Honoring diverse perspectives

✅ Staying true to our core values

That same foundation guides us as we bring the conversation to you, connecting with even more people, and bridging gaps between ideas and experiences.

We take on the heavy lifting of planning, organizing, and guiding these necessary conversations so you don't have to. You know your community best, so we collaborate to make this the best possible experience. 

• We select the topic that speaks to your community needs.
• We gather a panel of guests that have differing perspectives on the topic.
• We create a safe and engaging space for open and honest dialog.
• We collaborate with your local small businesses and food vendors
• We create and share promotional materials for your event.
• We handle registration, set up, clean up, and everything between.

We service the community - we can discuss and facilitate any topic. 

Some examples from past shows:

• Societal Expectations
• Bias & Judgment
• Empathy & Tolerance
• Honesty & Transparency
• Morality, Ideology, & Religion
• The Greater Good the Big Picture
• Body Positivity
• Toxic Masculinity
• Artistry & Freedom of Expression
• Identity & Who We Are
• Journeying Through Grief
• Cancel Culture
• Prison Reform
• Life After Sports
• Vaccinations
• Child Advocacy
• Homelessness & Government Aid

You notice polarization, kind communication, and mental wellbeing is lacking in your business, organization, or community and you know a conversation needs to happen, but you don't know where to start.

We have a community-driven, data-supported proven recipe to help improve communication, reduce polarization, and bridge differences.

Together we can create connection and growth through empathetic listening and loving conversation.

We are community. WE ARE. The WHO WE ARE conversations was a 5-show series in partnership with The Breaking Bread Village and the Midland community at the Grace A Dow Library from 2024-2025. 

This series allowed us to explore identity and the common ways we navigate life as humans.

• We are Aware - body positivity & toxic masculinity
• We are Impassioned - artistry
• We are Searching - for who we are & answers
• We are Journeying - grief
• We are Human - cancel culture

Each show included a panel and a live audience. We provide food from local businesses and food vendors and a place at the table to have a conversation.

Communities were asking for visible projects and programs that provide safe spaces to share ideas, thoughts, and perspectives. They wanted spaces where all people could gain an understanding of others and connect differences in an amicable way. 

We listened and formed this series to collectively build, share, and connect with each other. we want to hear from the community, and that includes YOU because WE ARE in this together. 

If you want to see change and build connectivity in your villages and communities, you need to first- have a seat at the table and have a conversation.  

The Breaking Bread Village had these shows build on each other with the purpose and goal of having the panelists & audience members learn & grow -together- throughout the series. 

The hope is that once you came to the first show, you'll want to come to the others because learning is an ever-evolving process and growth takes time and dedication.

The goal is not to have every participant leave agreeing with each other- on every point- but rather that we all leave learning from each other. 

We committed to creating an opportunity to leave changed and see growth within yourself. You were offered the chance to grow your emotional intelligence and understand intellectual humility. You had the opportunity to build your community and expand your village after the Who We Are live show experience! 

We are committed to providing the space, resources, viewpoints, and energy to collectively grow our community. we commit to valuing, hearing, respecting, welcoming, and celebrating differences. 

The includingYOU conversations were a 6-show series of the Breaking Bread Village & partnership with the Midland Area Cultural Awareness Coalition. Each series was completed in Midland and Bay City in Michigan from 2024-2025. We discussed a range of topics that relate to how we include or exclude others. 

• Societal Expectations 
• Bias & Judgment 
• Empathy & Tolerance
• Honesty & Transparency
• Morality, Ideology, & Religion  
• The Greater Good - The Big Picture

Each show included a panel and a live audience. We provide food from local businesses and food vendors and a place at the table to have a conversation.

Communities were asking for visible projects and programs that provide safe spaces to share ideas, thoughts, and perspectives. They wanted spaces where all people could gain an understanding of others and connect differences in an amicable way. 

We listened and formed this year-long series to collectively build, share, and connect with each other.  We wanted to hear from the community and that includes YOU. 

If you want to see change and build connectivity in your villages and communities you need to first- have a seat at the table- and have a conversation.  

The Breaking Bread Village had these shows build on each other with the purpose and goal of having the panelists & audience members learn & grow -together- throughout the series. 

The hope is that once you came to the first show you'll want to come to the others because learning is an ever-evolving process and growth takes time and dedication. 

The goal is not to have every participant leave agreeing with each other- on every point- but rather that we all leave learning from each other.

Regardless of series, our mission remains the same. 

We create brave spaces for people to share and listen to each other's perspectives in an organic and non-judgemental manner, engage and serve the community through education, service, construct intentional-diverse spaces, and connect the community through shared conversation and exposure to differing views.  

Creating spaces, connections, and communities - one conversation at a time.