Fall Workshop Prelude
A weekend sampler of mini workshops that previews upcoming seasonal classes, with chances to meet instructors and try different formats. Creative networking vibes with an RSVP sign-up system included with registration.
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Monthly evening salon digs into creativity roadblocks through guided discussion and prompts, with a chance to share works in progress. September’s “Feeding the Muse” session blends narrative arts, peer feedback, and creative momentum in an intimate parlor setting.
Monthly evening salon digs into creativity roadblocks through guided discussion and prompts, with a chance to share works in progress. September’s “Feeding the Muse” session blends narrative arts, peer feedback, and creative momentum in an intimate parlor setting.
Monthly evening salon digs into creativity roadblocks through guided discussion and prompts, with a chance to share works in progress. September’s “Feeding the Muse” session blends narrative arts, peer feedback, and creative momentum in an intimate parlor setting.
Imaginative creative-writing session built around playful prompts and page-turning story ideas in a supportive group setting. Expect quick writes, sharing (optional), and craft tips to spark new scenes, characters, and drafts.
Imaginative creative-writing session built around playful prompts and page-turning story ideas in a supportive group setting. Expect quick writes, sharing (optional), and craft tips to spark new scenes, characters, and drafts.
Imaginative creative-writing session built around playful prompts and page-turning story ideas in a supportive group setting. Expect quick writes, sharing (optional), and craft tips to spark new scenes, characters, and drafts.
Hands-on poetry writing practice in a calm, intimate studio setting, mixing prompts, gentle critique, and craft discussion. A weekly creative circle geared toward building voice, revision skills, and supportive community.
Hands-on poetry writing practice in a calm, intimate studio setting, mixing prompts, gentle critique, and craft discussion. A weekly creative circle geared toward building voice, revision skills, and supportive community.
Hands-on poetry writing practice in a calm, intimate studio setting, mixing prompts, gentle critique, and craft discussion. A weekly creative circle geared toward building voice, revision skills, and supportive community.
Hands-on writing prompts blend Enneagram personality insights with reflective exercises to unlock voice, patterns, and motivation. Expect a supportive lab-style space for creative alchemy, journaling, and sharing discoveries.
Hands-on writing prompts blend Enneagram personality insights with reflective exercises to unlock voice, patterns, and motivation. Expect a supportive lab-style space for creative alchemy, journaling, and sharing discoveries.
Hands-on writing prompts blend Enneagram personality insights with reflective exercises to unlock voice, patterns, and motivation. Expect a supportive lab-style space for creative alchemy, journaling, and sharing discoveries.
Craft-focused mini conference centered on memoir and creative nonfiction, with practical instruction and peer feedback on voice, structure, and revision. Expect a supportive writers room atmosphere built for connection, critique, and skill-building.
Craft-focused mini conference centered on memoir and creative nonfiction, with practical instruction and peer feedback on voice, structure, and revision. Expect a supportive writers room atmosphere built for connection, critique, and skill-building.
Craft-focused mini conference centered on memoir and creative nonfiction, with practical instruction and peer feedback on voice, structure, and revision. Expect a supportive writers room atmosphere built for connection, critique, and skill-building.
Hands-on studio workshop focused on self portraiture as visual storytelling, guiding participants through concept development and image-making techniques. Expect creative prompts and supportive critique geared toward building expressive, narrative-driven portraits.
Hands-on studio workshop focused on self portraiture as visual storytelling, guiding participants through concept development and image-making techniques. Expect creative prompts and supportive critique geared toward building expressive, narrative-driven portraits.
Hands-on studio workshop focused on self portraiture as visual storytelling, guiding participants through concept development and image-making techniques. Expect creative prompts and supportive critique geared toward building expressive, narrative-driven portraits.
Weekly Friday-night sets land in an intimate listening room where local musicians play full-length performances across singer-songwriter, folk, indie, jazz, bluegrass, and experimental sounds. Ideal for attentive, low-key nightlife vibes.
Weekly Friday-night sets land in an intimate listening room where local musicians play full-length performances across singer-songwriter, folk, indie, jazz, bluegrass, and experimental sounds. Ideal for attentive, low-key nightlife vibes.
Weekly Friday-night sets land in an intimate listening room where local musicians play full-length performances across singer-songwriter, folk, indie, jazz, bluegrass, and experimental sounds. Ideal for attentive, low-key nightlife vibes.
Mindfulness exercises blend with hands-on creative exploration in a supportive group setting. Expect reflective prompts, shared discussion, and community connection centered on presence, imagination, and emotional expression.
Mindfulness exercises blend with hands-on creative exploration in a supportive group setting. Expect reflective prompts, shared discussion, and community connection centered on presence, imagination, and emotional expression.
Mindfulness exercises blend with hands-on creative exploration in a supportive group setting. Expect reflective prompts, shared discussion, and community connection centered on presence, imagination, and emotional expression.
A three-day creative retreat blending mindful attunement, reflective self inquiry, and embodied practices to deepen emotional awareness and presence. Expect facilitated exercises, gentle group processing, and quiet integration time in a studio environment.
A three-day creative retreat blending mindful attunement, reflective self inquiry, and embodied practices to deepen emotional awareness and presence. Expect facilitated exercises, gentle group processing, and quiet integration time in a studio environment.
A three-day creative retreat blending mindful attunement, reflective self inquiry, and embodied practices to deepen emotional awareness and presence. Expect facilitated exercises, gentle group processing, and quiet integration time in a studio environment.
A four-week creative practice series centered on staying grounded and human amid modern stress. Expect reflective prompts, gentle experiential exercises, and supportive group discussion in an intimate studio environment.
A four-week creative practice series centered on staying grounded and human amid modern stress. Expect reflective prompts, gentle experiential exercises, and supportive group discussion in an intimate studio environment.
A four-week creative practice series centered on staying grounded and human amid modern stress. Expect reflective prompts, gentle experiential exercises, and supportive group discussion in an intimate studio environment.
Hands-on collage session centered on autumn palettes, layering cut paper, textures, and found ephemera into finished compositions. Expect guided technique demos, creative prompts, and time to build a personal piece in a studio setting.
Hands-on collage session centered on autumn palettes, layering cut paper, textures, and found ephemera into finished compositions. Expect guided technique demos, creative prompts, and time to build a personal piece in a studio setting.
Hands-on collage session centered on autumn palettes, layering cut paper, textures, and found ephemera into finished compositions. Expect guided technique demos, creative prompts, and time to build a personal piece in a studio setting.
Friday-night sets in an intimate listening room as Elizabeth and Her Band plays a full show within a weekly summer series. Expect a locally rooted mix that can drift from singer songwriter folk into jazz, bluegrass, indie, and experimental sounds.
Friday-night sets in an intimate listening room as Elizabeth and Her Band plays a full show within a weekly summer series. Expect a locally rooted mix that can drift from singer songwriter folk into jazz, bluegrass, indie, and experimental sounds.
Friday-night sets in an intimate listening room as Elizabeth and Her Band plays a full show within a weekly summer series. Expect a locally rooted mix that can drift from singer songwriter folk into jazz, bluegrass, indie, and experimental sounds.
A craft-focused session on narrative storytelling that breaks down the Hero’s Journey framework into practical steps for plotting, character arcs, and scene momentum. Ideal for fiction writers seeking clearer story structure and revision strategies.
A craft-focused session on narrative storytelling that breaks down the Hero’s Journey framework into practical steps for plotting, character arcs, and scene momentum. Ideal for fiction writers seeking clearer story structure and revision strategies.
A craft-focused session on narrative storytelling that breaks down the Hero’s Journey framework into practical steps for plotting, character arcs, and scene momentum. Ideal for fiction writers seeking clearer story structure and revision strategies.
Personal-journey storytelling from Sara Wilcox, Nancy Reeder, Donna Catton-Johnson, and Cindy Berryman-Fink in an intimate parlor setting. A reflective, women-centered evening built around lived experience, resilience, and community connection.
Personal-journey storytelling from Sara Wilcox, Nancy Reeder, Donna Catton-Johnson, and Cindy Berryman-Fink in an intimate parlor setting. A reflective, women-centered evening built around lived experience, resilience, and community connection.
Personal-journey storytelling from Sara Wilcox, Nancy Reeder, Donna Catton-Johnson, and Cindy Berryman-Fink in an intimate parlor setting. A reflective, women-centered evening built around lived experience, resilience, and community connection.
Full-length sets in an intimate listening room as part of a weekly Friday night summer series. Expect a local performance from Adrianne Blanks with genre-spanning sounds from folk and indie to jazz, bluegrass, and experimental.
Full-length sets in an intimate listening room as part of a weekly Friday night summer series. Expect a local performance from Adrianne Blanks with genre-spanning sounds from folk and indie to jazz, bluegrass, and experimental.
Full-length sets in an intimate listening room as part of a weekly Friday night summer series. Expect a local performance from Adrianne Blanks with genre-spanning sounds from folk and indie to jazz, bluegrass, and experimental.
Personal-journey storytelling in the Story Parlor Signature Series, curated by Chuck Fink, moves from laughter to grief with true-to-life tales and human-spirit reflections. Expect an intimate, late-night listening-room vibe and shared emotional release.
Personal-journey storytelling in the Story Parlor Signature Series, curated by Chuck Fink, moves from laughter to grief with true-to-life tales and human-spirit reflections. Expect an intimate, late-night listening-room vibe and shared emotional release.
Personal-journey storytelling in the Story Parlor Signature Series, curated by Chuck Fink, moves from laughter to grief with true-to-life tales and human-spirit reflections. Expect an intimate, late-night listening-room vibe and shared emotional release.
Hands-on memoir writing session built around personal storytelling, memory prompts, and craft techniques for shaping lived experience into scenes and narrative arcs. Supportive, community-focused workshop in an intimate listening-room setting.
Hands-on memoir writing session built around personal storytelling, memory prompts, and craft techniques for shaping lived experience into scenes and narrative arcs. Supportive, community-focused workshop in an intimate listening-room setting.
Hands-on memoir writing session built around personal storytelling, memory prompts, and craft techniques for shaping lived experience into scenes and narrative arcs. Supportive, community-focused workshop in an intimate listening-room setting.
Roundtable style conversation connecting conscious entrepreneurs and small business owners around life affirming business practices, mutual support, and practical ideas. Expect peer learning, relationship building, and values led strategy in an intimate setting.
Roundtable style conversation connecting conscious entrepreneurs and small business owners around life affirming business practices, mutual support, and practical ideas. Expect peer learning, relationship building, and values led strategy in an intimate setting.
Roundtable style conversation connecting conscious entrepreneurs and small business owners around life affirming business practices, mutual support, and practical ideas. Expect peer learning, relationship building, and values led strategy in an intimate setting.
Five minute original sets span storytelling, poetry, comedy, music, literature, and dance in an all arts variety open mic. Drop in to perform or listen and cheer on Asheville’s local creatives in a supportive community room.
Five minute original sets span storytelling, poetry, comedy, music, literature, and dance in an all arts variety open mic. Drop in to perform or listen and cheer on Asheville’s local creatives in a supportive community room.
Five minute original sets span storytelling, poetry, comedy, music, literature, and dance in an all arts variety open mic. Drop in to perform or listen and cheer on Asheville’s local creatives in a supportive community room.
Hands-on cold wax painting session focused on composition—building layers, texture, and mark-making while refining focal points and value structure. Expect guided demos plus open work time in a small studio setting.
Hands-on cold wax painting session focused on composition—building layers, texture, and mark-making while refining focal points and value structure. Expect guided demos plus open work time in a small studio setting.
Hands-on cold wax painting session focused on composition—building layers, texture, and mark-making while refining focal points and value structure. Expect guided demos plus open work time in a small studio setting.