May your awareness of our activities
bring comfort, joy, and fuel for the journey!
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We have so much rad programming to announce!
Together we inhabit this time with a resolve to build community, cooperative culture, and defiant joy!
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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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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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The weather required us to reschedule our January concert, so you can still catch this special event that will feed your spirit! Warren’s message will uplift, and his voice will melt away all that we don’t need to carry, centering us in Love. Get your tickets today!
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Art, Ecology, and Circus Camp!!
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In partnership with Rutherford Outdoor Coalition,
we are presenting two separate weeks of this program
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We are repeating our much-beloved day camp for youth, ages 8 to 14! Camp activities run Mon – Fri, 9 to 2 pm, with optional afternoon activities till 5 pm. Then, family and friends are invited to a performance event and community dinner on Saturday evening. Get your tickets today!
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Contact Improvisation Events
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Join this open-level retreat weekend, co-taught by Emily Liptow and Michele Torino Hower. Together, we will practice rooting into ground and our own centers to cultivate the capacity to emerge, fly, expand, and connect with others. Learn more and register here!
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Take a four-day immersive dive into the fundamental skills, concepts, and techniques of Contact Improvisation practice. Taught by Toni Craige and Tevyn East, you may deepen and resource an existing practice, or enter as a beginner and develop a foundation for a lifetime of play. Learn more and register!
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Join a monthly or weekly practices!
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with Emily Perkins on April 15th
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
This Revelation Breathwork practice is an active style of breathing that takes you out of the mind and into the body, enabling cathartic release and often leading to profound peace and physical ease. This practice is open to all participants. Learn more and 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 Jay Beck
Thursdays, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Find the pleasure of polyrhythms and the cultural power of call and response. Learn the technique and tradition of West African Drumming. No previous experience required. Bring a drum, or use one of ours. SIGN UP 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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We need your help in the garden. Your support will feed future program participants and help us direct garden surplus to food-insecure households. We have a range of tasks for different physical abilities or technical skills. Let us know if you can come!
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Join this Celtic holiday and honor the folk traditions that connect us to the land. You can expect to learn some history and songs, participate in a planting ritual, and/or the Maypole ceremony. Hang out into the night with a potluck and stories around a bonfire. Learn more and register!
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We are once again seeking a resident work-trade landmate to live here through the growing season. This person could join at any time after April 1st and remain through the end of August. We would need 16 hours of project-based labor (mostly garden work) per week in exchange for use of a fully furnished private dwelling (the dome), use of the Mothership, access to the land, access to garden produce, and communal activities with the community living on site. This place can get busy, so they need to like people and be able to adapt to various levels of activity. Learn more at this link and reach out with any questions.
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Thanks to our Community of Support!
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We couldn’t accomplish all this without you! 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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Photo by Tim Nafziger
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Keep re-membering and reconnecting!
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We have more programs to announce later this spring. It is a privilege to engage in this work, and we so appreciate your company!
Be gentle with yourself and each other.
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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