Because of you, we enter the new year with hope! Together, we are building health and connection as we foster cultural and biological diversity!
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I’d like to gift you with my favorite picture of Jay and Carisma from 2025, prepping mushroom logs while pretending to be gnomes.
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New Hire! Spread the word!
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We are expanding our team and hiring a part-time Operations Manager to handle administrative systems and support program logistics. This work can be managed by a combination of virtual and on-site time. The benefits package includes paid time off. Please help us find excellent candidates!
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Thank you for supporting our mission!
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Thanks to all the generous donors who gave during this fundraising season! We are ready to strengthen operations and expand our reach because of you!
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You can still sign up for $25 a month and receive tickets to “The Music that Reconnects” concert series and a 20% discount on salsa and drumming classes.
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The Music That Reconnects
Concert Series
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with support from the North Carolina Arts Council
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We are delighted to present Warren Cooper and give North Carolinians the chance to experience his exquisite voice and stunning arrangements of familiar spirituals. His message will uplift, and his voice will melt away all that we don’t need to carry as it centers us in Love. Get your tickets today!
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The Power to the People Band is a 7-piece band, configured for this special evening, to honor the songs of defiance and hope found in the lineages of African Spirituals and movement songs from labor rights and civil rights to the peace movement. Get your tickets today!
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We are thrilled to host these prolific, widely praised pioneers of the Celtic Rock genre. Seven Nations has invented its own sound, recorded 17 albums, and attracted a prodigious national and international following. Get your tickets today!
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Start the year with restorative practices!
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with Emily Perkins
January 7th: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Revelation Breathwork is an active style of breathing that gets you out of the mind and into the body, helping to release stored energy and emotion. This practice is lovingly guided and open to all participants. SIGN UP HERE
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The next monthly Breathwork practice with Emily will occur on February 4th. Reserve your spot in advance!
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This remarkable Contact Improvisation practice will have live accompaniment from Chinobay, with an optional pre-Underscore class by yours truly. The Underscore invites us to stay awake to the endless possibilities of connection, our own agency, and the gift of presence. SIGN UP HERE
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Regular classes are back!
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with Magi King on Mondays
5:30 pm – 6:45 pm
We are delighted to host this weekly class with a beloved local teacher. Relieve stress while building strength and mobility. You are welcome to drop in anytime. Bring a yoga mat if you have one, or we can provide. Learn more here
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with Charlie O’Connor
Tuesdays, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Have fun while learning the fundamentals of Salsa! Learn specific steps and patterns that will help you feel more confident on the dance floor for the monthly salsa socials at Tryon. SIGN UP HERE
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with Jay Beck on Thursdays
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm (starts Jan 8th)
Have fun while learning the history, technique, and tradition of West African Drumming—no previous experience required. Pay a reduced rate by purchasing a class card. SIGN UP HERE
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Support us by hosting your 2026 event here!
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You can support Dreaming Stone’s mission by having your event on our campus. We offer a limited number of weekends to aligned groups who want space to gather & retreat.
Enjoy our 1,500 sq ft round event space, spacious kitchen, living quarters, and stunning library. We have 5 to 10 beds available, and beautiful land and abundant utilities support campers. Host your next memorable and meaningful event at Dreaming Stone!
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Forward this newsletter along to someone who might feel resonance with our work.
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Be in touch about becoming a volunteer.
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Follow and share our activities through social media!
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I am excited about the year ahead! We will be doing two camps again (dates coming soon), repeating our concert series in the winter, repeating our Contact Improvisation retreats, and our artist residency program. AND, I will be introducing some ambitious new programs meant to strengthen our ecological offerings.
This time of year is full of strategic planning. I relish conversations with our many partners, discussing needs, capacities, and desired impact as we build programs together that serve our community. While we may have unique missions, we share a vision for a healthy and secure future FOR ALL! Oh, the healing and peace we might experience if such a vision were more widely shared!
2026 is already feeling eerily like George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984”, where Big Brother (the ruling party) controls the masses with doublethink: “War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength”. But we know that the most profound truths are refreshingly simple and point to our interconnectedness rather than divide us.
Stay vigilant! Create Beauty! Remember what you value most!
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Blessings on Your New Year!
Tevyn East
Executive Director
Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center
dreamingstone.org
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