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Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Office Closure
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor and remember Dr. King and his vision for racial and economic justice. We hope you will take some time to sit with his words, learn about his life, and reflect on how you can continue his vision and legacy for a better world. In observance of the holiday, The Puffin Foundation and Puffin Cultural Forum will be closed today, Monday, 1/19. Our offices will reopen tomorrow, on Tuesday, 1/20.

Puffin Holiday Hours – December 2025
Happy Holidays from the Puffin Foundation and the Puffin Cultural Forum! Our offices will be closed for the holidays starting at 1:00PM on Wednesday, 12/24. The Forum’s first event back will be our January all-genre Open Stage on Sunday, 1/4, hosted by Teaneck Poet Laureate Scott Pleasants! The rest of our offices will reopen the next day, on Monday, 1/5. We hope you have a restful holiday with family and friends, and a happy and healthy new year. In the meantime, we encourage you to check out our upcoming programming for 2026. Stay warm, and see you in 2026! Sincerely,Puffin Staff

Puffin Holiday Hours – November 2025
Dear Friends: The Puffin Foundation, Puffin Cultural Forum, and Puffin Brooklyn will be closed from 1:00 PM on Wednesday 11/26 through Sunday 11/30. We hope that you will have a restorative holiday weekend and that those who are gathering with family, friends, and community will make memories to cherish. We acknowledge that for many Americans, Thanksgiving is the National Day of Mourning, a time to remember and recognize the genocide and land theft that Indigenous Americans have experienced, and continue to experience, as a result of settler colonialism. It is followed on 11/28 by National Native American Heritage Day, which you can learn about here. The Puffin Cultural Forum will reopen in December, with lots of exciting events planned! Take […]
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