Cultural Events

Feb 28th – Jay Beck and the Power to the People Band

This show is sold out! If you want to be on the waitlist, please contact Tevyn at dreamingstonenc@gmail.com, and we can inform you if space opens up. The Power to the People Band is a 7-piece band, configured for this special evening, to honor the age-old and enduring songs of defiance and hope found in the lineages of African Spirituals […]

28 Feb

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

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Underscore with Chinobay – February 21st

A delicious treat for the Contact Improvisation Community! The Underscore was described, graphically represented, and taught by Nancy Stark Smith, a co-creator and long-time Contact Improvisation teacher, who sought something beyond the “jam” that caters to individual experience, and found that collective awareness yields shimmering “states of grace”. The Underscore is a structure for group improvisation that includes CI and […]

21 Feb

All Day

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Émigré – December 13th

Join this special holiday show featuring Celtic folk songs, tunes & ballads alongside a Christmas-themed selection from Appalachia to Scotland. Émigré performs a variety of music tracing the diaspora of the Irish and Scots across the ocean to North America. Their repertoire includes ballads and fiddle tunes from Great Britain and Ireland, as well as songs from the French-speaking regions […]

13 Dec

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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The Joy of Salsa! Fall ’25

This class covers the fundamentals of Salsa and gets you moving with your partner with a deeper understanding of each other, yourselves, and the dance! Come explore the dynamics of push and pull that emerge from the playful dialogue between leading and following. Learn to generate presence and clarity of movement while discovering the freedom of relinquishing to the rhythm […]

18 Nov

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Ritual of Remembrance – Nov 1st

We gather, create beauty, and honor those we have lost. Community Potluck at 5 pm Ritual starts at 6 pm Followed by Storytelling into the Night This events marks a tridium of holy days includes Halloween (All Hallows Eve), All Souls Day, and All Saints Day, and marks the time of year when the veil is thin and we remember […]

01 Nov

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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October 4th Concert with Chinobay

We are tremendously excited to be kicking off our fall concert series with the brilliant Chinobay as our first performance! Hailing from the rich musical traditions of Uganda, Chinobay is a musician, cultural ambassador, educator, and a beacon of harmony who has embarked on a journey that has taken him across the globe, spreading the vibrant rhythms and melodies of […]

04 Oct

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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Arts, Ecology & Circus Camp (in July)

Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center is repeating its much-beloved day camp for youth, ages 8 to 14! Educational and recreational programming will run from Monday through Friday, July 21st – 25th. Then, family and friends are invited to a performance event and community dinner on Saturday evening, July 26th, to experience what the kids learned during the week.   […]

21 - 26 Jul

9:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Arts, Ecology & Circus Camp (in June)

Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center is repeating its much-beloved day camp for youth, ages 8 to 14! Educational and recreational programming will run from Monday through Friday, July 21st – 25th. Then, family and friends are invited to a performance event and community dinner on Saturday evening, July 26th, to experience what the kids learned during the week.   […]

23 - 28 Jun

9:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Rutherford County Mural Mentorship Program

Rutherford County youth and young adults have the incredible opportunity to join and be mentored through a collaborative public art project that uplifts the history and future of our local food system. The Mural Mentorship Program (MMP) participants will help paint a large mural in downtown Rutherfordton to be installed and dedicated this summer. We will organize three mentee cohorts, […]

09 - 29 Jun

Rutherfordton Club House

241 Club House Dr, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

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Arts, Ecology & Circus Camp 2024

Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center is repeating its much beloved day camp for youth, ages 8 to 14! Educational and recreational programming will run from Monday through Friday, then family and friends are invited to a performance event and community dinner on Saturday evening to experience what the kids learned during the week. Instructional programs run from 9 to […]

22 - 26 Jul

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Collective Effervescence: Contact Improv Retreat

This event is full! Please reach out to dreamingstonenc@gmail.com if you want to be added to to the waitlist. Also, You may sign up for notices for future events within the footer of this page.  Gather for the first Contact Improvisation Retreat at Dreaming Stone’s new dance space and retreat center in the foothills of western NC with special teaching artist, […]

22 - 24 Sep

6:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Kalimba Workshop with Dance of Hope

Food, Art and Brew presents this free workshop by Dance of Hope!   Connect with friends from Uganda and learn how to play the Kalimba. Learn this traditional East African instrument, often referred to as the thumb piano, and experience the lulling soundscapes of  these melodic handmade instruments. Kalimbas will be provided. No experience needed. Register in advance at this […]

09 Sep

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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