Come draw a book with Ben!

Ben Berry will be in residence weekends during July; he’s sharing the space with Meg Winnecour, who will be hosting open studios Mondays-Fridays for the month. You can learn more about Meg’s events here.

Ben’s next book will be an open collaboration with the people of Asheville where he currently lives and works.  It will be called: “I Am Not Myself, Without Everything Else.” A children’s book, each page will be full of illustrations of the beautiful Subjects of the Universe, created by the people of Asheville.

Ben will be in residence at Residency 821 weekends in July and invites all to come in and contribute a drawing to be included in the book. Ben plans to publish through Amazon and will be distributing them to the local elementary schools in the coming year.

June 26st, Wednesday, 7:30pm we’ll gather again for a community reading where we might share this poetry from Friday, and this reading centered on water will happen inside an immersive digital art experience projected during the reading. We’ll have community poets Lockie Hunter and Jeff Davis, Hosts of Asheville’s WordPlay, other Asheville poets*, and artist guests Keagan Wheat and Aliah Lavonne Tigh.

Join us at Lamplight AVL’s Residency at 821 on 4/26 and 4/27 for two performances with Wind Cults and guests. Brett Naucke, Adam Lion, and Thom Nguyen will perform both evenings from 7-9pm. On Friday, 4/26, they will be joined by Zach Cooper, with an opening set by Corey Parlamento. On Saturday 4/27, they will be joined by Landon George, with an opening set by Astoria. Don’t miss these spectacular sets!

These artists are brought to you by our first ever guest curator, Brett Naucke. Brett is a composer and photographer who has deep ties to the experimental art world and a long history of gathering communities together through the music and arts events. We are grateful and honored to be the beneficiaries of his insight, skill, and expertise.

Image credit Jesse Mead. @BlackRivrComics

TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT Join us at the residency as Candlewood Collective presents DOLORES, a one-act drama about two sisters drawn together by domestic violence. Sandra and Dolores push and pull against one another as they seek to connect with each other and protect themselves.

March 28 – April 7. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm. Sundays at 4pm.

Tickets are $15.

To request tickets, email candlewoodcollective@gmail.com with your name, the performance you wish to see (schedule below), and the number of tickets requested.

This unique production has double cast both roles; cast members will trade off throughout the run, resulting in FOUR DISTINCT ACTING PAIRS. Tickets are for specific nights of the production; audience members wishing to see the play in a new cast configurations should purchase tickets for each evening they wish to attend. See below for scheduled performances.

*Audience members please note: this play includes references to domestic violence and offensive language. The producers have decided to include the language in its original form because it is true to the timeframe and to the characters, and it represents an important phase in the arcs of both characters.

CAST AND CREW:

Director: Lucia Gray

Producers: Candlewood Collective

Stage Manager: Madelyn Anderson

Cast – Sandra y: Lauren Davis and A.K. Benninghofen

Cast – Dolores: Kim Mako and Emily Tynan McDaniel

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

SOLD OUT Thursday March 28 at 7…A.K. Benninghofen and Emily Tynan McDaniel

SOLD OUT Friday March 29 at 7pm………Lauren Davis and Kim Mako

SOLD OUT Saturday March 30 at 7pm…….A.K. Benninghofen and Kim Mako

SOLD OUT Sunday March 31 at 4pm………..Lauren Davis and Emily Tynan McDaniel

SOLD OUT Monday April 1 at 7 pm………Lauren Davis and Emily Tynan McDaniel

SOLD OUT Wednesday April 3 at 7pm……….A.K. Benninghofen and Kim Mako

SOLD OUT Thursday April 4 at 7pm………Lauren Davis and Kim Mako

SOLD OUT Friday April 5 at 7pm…..A.K. Benninghofen and Emily Tynan McDaniel

SOLD OUT Saturday April 6 at 7pm………Lauren Davis and Emily Tynan McDaniel

SOLD OUT Sunday April 7 at 4pm…………A.K. Benninghofen and Kim Mako

Join us at 7pm on Saturday, February 3, as Alex McWalters gives a public reading/performance at The Residency at 821.

It has long been a goal of his to host a hybrid artistic event which showcases his work as both a writer and musician. This may include other members of River Whyless, as well as other local musicians, in a musical accompaniment to a literary reading. Given that much of his work is about music, and about his experiences as a musician, and that the work itself strives toward lyricism and musicality, he envisions a reading that features a live soundtrack, followed by a full musical performance. Among other things, he sees it as a way to bring together into one space his associations with both the musical and literary communities of Asheville.