Educational

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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West African Drumming

Enter into the exciting polyrhythmic music of West Africa. Participants will learn the history, technique and tradition of West African percussion instruments such as the djembe, sangban, kenkeni, dununba and shekere. No previous experience needed. Repeat visits are encouraged to learn all the parts of a traditional West African rhythm. Instruments provided for up to 10 participants. Or, you can […]

21 Nov

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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West African Drumming

Enter into the exciting polyrhythmic music of West Africa. Participants will learn the history, technique and tradition of West African percussion instruments such as the djembe, sangban, kenkeni, dununba and shekere. No previous experience needed. Repeat visits are encouraged to learn all the parts of a traditional West African rhythm. Instruments provided for up to 10 participants. Or, you can […]

16 Nov

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Co-Creating Ecological Art

Join us for an afternoon of Co-Creating Ecological Art As we do some digging, designing, and garden planting, to build healthy bodies and thriving ecosystems. We will demonstrate permaculture gardening practices, sharing the following skills: Building Living Soils  |  Double Digging and Amending Garden Beds  |  No Till and Hugelkultur Methods  |  Bio-Intensive Approaches  |  Companion Planting and Cover Cropping After developing skills, we will co-create ecological […]

03 Jun

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Dance of Hope Residency

We are honored to host Dance of Hope, during their US Tour. Under the mentorship of our friend, Chinobay, they have become Africa’s leading youth-based arts education program. They are joyous performers and thoughtful cultural ambassadors –  embodying the ways that art and culture can support healthy lives and healthy communities. We are sending them into the schools, into after-school programs, […]

01 - 07 May

8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Local Schools, Grahamtown Center, Downtown FAB event, Dreaming Stone Campus

Rutherfordton, NC

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Building Racial Equity in Land, Food, and Health Systems

This training is led by Community Food Strategies and is geared toward community leaders, educators, and folks working in the food system. We will look at how racial inequity is perpetuated by institutional and structural systems and is normalized to the extent of being nearly invisible. Simultaneously, our country’s agricultural system has an unacknowledged debt to Black, Indigneous and people […]

11 Feb

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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West African Drumming

Enter into the intense and exciting polyrhythmic music of West Africa. Participants will learn the history, technique and tradition of West African percussion instruments such as the djembe, sangban, kenkeni, dununba and shekere. No previous experience needed. Repeat visits are encouraged to learn all the parts of a traditional West African rhythm. Instruments provided for up to 10 participants. Or, […]

12 Jan - 25 May

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Collective Power and the Spirit of Regeneration: WNC Mutual Aid Roadshow – Dec. 4

An empowering day for group learning, skilling up, bartering, seed sharing, tree planting and storytelling! Learn about plant propagation and mutual aid economies. Hear stories of land practices that build healthy communities. Space is limited! You must register in advance ____________ Co-presented by Cooperate WNC, Silver Run Forest Farm, and Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center Schedule for the Day […]

04 Dec

12:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Dreaming Stone

Dreaming Stone

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