Major Life Events in our Community

 

Sauce making requires hands, interaction, and ingredients. Together, all of these things become become a group event and a lot of sauce.

It is impossible to have Tomato Fest without our community. We are here to celebrate everyone.

Here are some notable events since the last Tomato Fest

Baby Leif has arrived!

Celeste and Dash welcomed little baby Leif Sangiorgio Lunde on December 22nd of Last year. He will be 8.5 months old during tomato fest. We are so happy about our little guy, who is just the sweetest new friend we have made.

Dash focuses on music, Life is a Strange Loop, with VPC Ensemble

Dash runs a free jazz psychedelic ensemble group, VPC Ensemble, and created the album Life is a Strange Loop in response to the birth of his child. The album has been recognized through multiple features, including placement on Music for Plants on Spotify. Listen to the album and reflect on the patterns and permutations of life.

Baby Gabby has arrived!

Rich and Jessica welcomed a beautiful, perfect baby girl in January 2026. We are so excited to have baby Gabby be part of our extended family! <3

A change to teaching and practice

After TT offer at RIT, Celeste has focused on retaining her relationship with the university while working out of NYC. She will be launching her practice soon and focusing on moving the past few years of research into scholarship, including two books that are set to publish in the next few months!

Celeste pays off her student loans!

After years of payment, Covid pauses to interest, and support from friends and family, Celeste has paid off her student loans!

A big year of movies, shows, and conferences

It was another big year of shows and conferences. Little baby Leif was on stage with Celeste and Dash at just 3 months old for their panel on FFVII, and also attended Serious Play with them. John had multiple movies in film festivals across the US and was in a Nike commercial for the world cup.

  • Allison and Rich celebrate 1 year of Brooklyn Love studio!

  • Celeste and Dash are together 15 years!

  • Erin passes her licensing exam!