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.

Join us on Saturday, January 13th, as Sarah Louise hosts an intimate group singing event that invites in herbal allies to sing with us through a tea party. Doors open at 3:30, and the event begins at 4:00 (at which point the doors will be closed to the public). The event is expected to conclude by 7pm.

After sipping your tea, sit back for a brief sound bath and guided visualization that will prepare us to make sounds for connecting with each other and the Earth. Whether it is laughter, tears, wild sound-making or beautiful harmony singing, all expression is possible in this caring space and no musical experience is necessary. The Earth delights in all of our expression! Suggested donation of $5-$50.

Listen in! Click HERE to listen to the full show on the archives from December 16, or scroll down to “Playlists” for a scrollable version of the show!

Swannatopia, our current artists in residence, have partnered with 103.3 Asheville fm this month! Bill and Jess from 103.3 captured live audio from their Opening Extravaganza and paired it with a call-in hotline called Time is Fake. It aired on December 16 on Bill’s Show, By All Means Necessary. The show features audio from the full Swannatopia show, including Pheribee’s live-scored Cakewalk, MAD’s live-scored Puppet Show, Hotline 123, Leeann Pepper’s sound bath, and tracks from the recent release from the New Psychoactives!

Join us on Saturday, December 2, from 6-9 pm, as current artist in residence Coco Villa shares their work in a performance video installation!

To make it even sweeter, there will also freshly spun cotton Candy available by Abbie! @auwbe

Choreomania is a video performance installation. It is a compilation of movement studies candidly documented between 2019 and 2023. This footage follows Coco Villa’s daily solitary movement practice with intermissions of Villa dancing with friends, collaborators, and behind the scenes of projects, performances, and rehearsals.