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Dreaming Stone’s winter wonderland before the ice melted and the road was plowed.
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Our driveway is plowed, and we are confident that we can safely move forward with these programs!
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The Music That Reconnects
Concert Series
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Effervescent and memorable musical experiences
with support from the North Carolina Arts Council
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This is sure to feed your spirit! Warren’s message will uplift, and his voice will melt away all that we don’t need to carry as it centers us in Love. We need to know that you’re coming, so please get your tickets today!
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The Power to the People Band is coming together for this special evening, to honor the songs of defiance and hope found in movement songs from labor rights and civil rights to the peace movement. We expect this to sell out, so 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,
date changed to Feb 18th
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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This remarkable Contact Improvisation practice will have live musical 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 Jay Beck on Thursdays
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm (starts Jan 8th)
Starting Jan 29th – learn the technique and tradition of West African Drumming—no previous experience required. Bring a drum, or use one of ours. Pay a reduced rate by purchasing a class card. SIGN UP HERE
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with Magi King on Mondays
5:30 pm – 6:45 pm
Join this invigorating 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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Thanks to our Community of Support!
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Because of you, we enter the new year with hope! Learn about our wins in our 2025 Annual Report!
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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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Program Forecasts for 2026!
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Save the Date! We are offering two weeks of our Arts, Ecology and Circus camp (weeks of June 22nd and July 20th), and registration will go live in mid February. Also, we will repeat our concert series, increase our Contact Improvisation retreats, and continue reaching local students with our cross cultural artist residency program.
New in 2026 – we will be offering a multi-generational Watershed Event this summer, for those working toward cultural transformation. And, should the winds favor us, we will launch our first Garden Education program this fall!
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Photo by Tim Nafziger
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Blessings to my Beloveds in Minneapolis!
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My life has been deeply impacted and blessed by folks from the Twin Cities! I am honored to know and to have learned from many faith leaders, artists, activists, culture keepers, community organizers, peaceniks, poets, indigenous elders, theology nerds, servant leaders and sacred sites in that region. In fact, many Minnesotans are faithful supporters of Dreaming Stone, and I suspect most will be too busy to read this newsletter, because they are busy showing up where they are needed!
Once again, your faithfulness is the witness that shakes us awake!
It is not surprising, though profoundly humbling to see fifty thousand Minnesotans peacefully demonstrating against ICE’s brutality in -20 F, and to see a hundred faith leaders arrested in prayerful disobedience.
These times will be remembered, as will the faithfulness of the Minnesotans. Around future bonfires, we will tell the tales of how we endured and overcame the division, repression, and arrogant violence with brave love and creative resistance. We will say the names of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and the many others who stand up to protect the “least of these”. May your deaths land in our hearts and inspire us to act!
May the strategies that serve our collective wellbeing spawn and multiply until we are all perpetually discerning – What is the next step I can take in service to beloved community and this beautiful earth?
Be brave, dear friends. Build each other up. Keep trusting in Love.
Enduringly,
Tevyn East
Pronouns: She/Her (what’s this?)
Executive Director
Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center
dreamingstone.org
@dreaming.stone.aec
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