Waking Up Mama - Spring Equinox

CELEBRATION OF THE VERNAL EQUINOX
Saturday, March 19, 2011

7:00pm to 9:00pm

Waking up Mama - celebration of the Vernal Equinox (Public Ritual)

Family-friendly pubic ritual to celebrate the vernal equinox.

Location: Parish Hall of All Soul's Episcopal Church, Asheville, NC

This family-friendly and light-hearted spring welcoming ritual is open to the respectful public. A love offering will be accepted for Temple outreach projects and Mother Grove continues to gather non-perishable food items for the Mother's Cornucopia food pantry.


For more information, contact the Temple at info@mothergroveavl.org or

828-230-5069 | Link

If you are looking for a unique place to worship, visit this website for more information on their Sunday gatherings.

Asheville Full Moon Gatherings

Sept. 4-7, 2009
Location: Kuykendall Falls, Brevard, NC
Theme: Pisces Moon-Exstasis

The theme for this gathering is Exstasis - A transference of consciousness from the physical plane to another inner and superior plane, accompanied by awareness and memory of the experience.

Please bring artwork, costumes, and food to share at the Saturday and Sunday lunchtime potlucks. As this is a gathering we also ask you to help with any labors of love needed during the weekend.

This is a leave no trace event. Pack it it and pack it out. There is no trash and recycling removal except YOU.

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World Bridge IV: Veils will be lifted, worlds be bridged.
7-9 August 2009 presented by Those People Productions


Join us once again for a ritual of deep, dark, twisted, mind expanding, trance dancing. It's another year of amazing tribal/neuro trance under the stars at Deerfields Retreat, NC,US.

Prepare… this one is going to be a psychedelic journey of massive proportions! Come dance with us in the mountains!

Bring your art, vibe, rituals, & moves, and meet us on the floor for trancendental communication through sound and movement.

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The Mantra Of Bliss

Mantra of Bliss with Goa Gil and Ariane
Friday May 15th - Sunday May 17th, 2009
Deerfields, Asheville, NC

Welcome Goa Gil back to the southeastern US to the annual Mantra of Bliss.

Join us in a regional gathering of the tribes as we celebrate Goa Gil's sonic transmission of cutting-edge psychedelic trance across the amazing Deerfields, a 940-acre family-owned retreat of unspoiled wilderness full of lush green valleys, apple orchards, and freshwater ponds for swimming after a long hot dance!

Bring your art, vibe, rituals, dancing shoes, and meet us on the floor for transcendental communication through sound and movement.


Beneath the skies we will dance by ritual fire in the sacred Appalachian Mountains.

Gathering of the Peacemakers

Life-changing Vacations in Beautiful Mountain Retreat Settings!
Reservations needed as space is limited!

The goal of our retreats is to prepare ourselves mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually for the coming decades of change so that we might share this peace with others.

Days of Conscious Instruction
Solar, wind, wilderness & earth skills, organic gardening, perma-culture, affordable & green shelters, building your own house, healing arts & holistic health, yoga, intentional communities, handling your money wisely, voluntary simplicity, creating & sustaining loving unions, finding your mission in life, staying awake in a sleeping world, creating visionary events & work, drumming circles, Hopi & Mayan prophecies, forgiveness & condolence ceremonies, & more! We also host a Native American “Elder-in-Residence” at each Gathering.

Nights of Celebration & Conscious Music
As the sun sets, we celebrate together. First, we gather around the fire circle where, via storytelling and video footage, we travel together through our books where you meet the Native America, Mayan and Rastafarian Elders and hear their messages of unconditional love for all. Our evening parties follow with performances by conscious recording artists including, Laura Reed & Deep Pocket, Roots Nation, Chalwa, Robanic, Tim Robinson, Songs of Solomon, Julian Abey, Black Rebels & more. Afterwards, there are drumming circles and our One Love Coffee Shop stays open late.


The Roskind family has organized and hosted 80+ free One Love Events at schools, prisons, Native American reservations and public venues in Jamaica and the U.S. All gatherings feature Jamaican and American conscious recording artists and carry the same core message: we are here to learn and teach love. They have also produced an award-winning PBS series and have authored 7Bob books that carry a message of unconditional love - One Love

Check out THEIR website - www.rastaheart.com

The gathering is just what Jah ordered

The Gathering of the Peacemakers

Features days of conscious instruction on topics including solar, wind, wilderness skills, organic gardening, wind, affordable & green shelters, handling your money wisely, creating & sustaining loving unions, finding your mission in life, staying awake in a sleeping world & more!

April 9, 2009 - April 13, 2009

Black Mountain, NC

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T'Ai Chi in Asheville

Is anyone around western North Carolina interested in T'Ai Chi? I'm told that groups are sprouting up all over the place and here are the ones that I'm aware of.



* Tai Chi - Saturday, January 3, 2009. 3-4:30 PM. Firestorm Cafe & Books, 48 Commerce St. 255-8115

* South Asheville T'Ai Chi

* T'Ai Chi Ch'uan of Asheville

* The Harvest House on Kennilworth Road is starting classes soon. Contact Lee at harvesth@ashevillenc.govor 828-350-2051.

* At Total Tai Chi, Paul Gallagher is taking on a very limited number of personal students-apprentices. If you are profoundly interested in learning the Taiji health arts, and Life Strategy, call 828/628-1629.

* ChiRunning combines modern physics with the ancient wisdom of T’ai Chi to create a running form that is easily learned and makes running more effortless and enjoyable.

Jerry Cain (828) 456-5164 - Asheville, NC
Harry Johnston (828) 298-6221- Asheville, NC
Matt Kabat (828) 778-7467 - Asheville, NC
Brent Neely (828) 253-2207 - Neely School of T'ai Chi - Asheville, NC
Cathy Easterbrook (828) 698-8290 - Therapeutic Touch - Asheville, NC
Martha Sachs (828) 891-4542 - Asheville, NC
Tao Mountain Sanctuary (828) 668-1198 - NC

Related:
DIRECTORIES

* Besides Tai Chi the Asheville Calendar lists a veritable cosmic buffet of groups and gatherings. There's an Eckhart Tolle group, a Sufi Healing Circle, the SECRET philosophy, and much more.

* Body Mind Spirit - Conscious Living in and around Asheville, NC.

Celestial Reverence

A Sagittarius Full Moon Gathering
Monday 6/16 through Wednesday 6/18

Each full moon we gather from dusk until dawn to celebrate the cyclical, cosmic interplay of life through music, dancing and ritual under open sky.

Our purpose is to experience joy, to heal ourselves through movement and to embody the truth of each moment through sound. Every gathering is an opportunity for us to practice living and breathing at a higher vibration, to acknowledge our unity of spirit and to ground this collective experience through our bodies and into our daily lives.

We invite you to co-create this experience with us. We share a cultural identity that is rooted in a global, social phenomena beyond specific musical genres or religious associations. As we continue to grow, we will communicate and collaborate with our larger community around the world, celebrating our differences as well as our unified purpose to heal and to manifest The Vibe.

from: Asheville Full Moon Gatherings

Ethermusic Festival

Weekend Theremin Festival!

The world's finest Theremin Players are gathering in Asheville to teach and showcase the music of the World's Oldest Electronic Musical Instrument (AND the only musical instrument you play without touching!) - the Theremin. Moog Music will again sponsor this International Theremin Festival – EtherMusic Festival 2008 - a celebration of the Theremin. This event will feature workshops and concerts and much, much more - all sponsored by internationally renowned Moog Music of Asheville, N.C.

Tickets at The Orange Peel website.

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Mantra of Bliss with Goa Gil and Arianne

It's getting to be that time of year when festivals are in their final planning stages. Lots of these Asheville area festivals are held at Deerfield's. Below is one that must not be missed from Those People Productions:



We welcome Goa Gil back to the southeastern United States. Join us in a regional gathering of the tribes as we celebrate Goa Gil's sonic transmission of cutting-edge psychedelic trance integrating in a galactic wonderworld near you! The space is once again the amazing Deerfields, with its lush green valleys and orchards to camp in and fresh water ponds for swimming after a long hot dance!

Goa Gil & Arianne (The Nommos, Avatar Records)

Friday May 16- Sunday the 18, 2008
All ages (under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)

Gate opens at 4pm, Friday, May 17, 2008

Drum Circle Friday Night !

NO RE-ENTRY - Bring everything you will need for survival
Primitive campsites are available in designated areas
No renegade sound systems
Carpool and leave no trace
Absolutely no dogs allowed
Buses and Rv's welcomed and offered discounts for more than 5 passengers (please email in advance).Pre-registered tickets $45.00 US until May 10th

$50.00 US at The Gate

Deco by Pyite and The Community
Sound by DS Audio
Flyer Design by ..iikah..
Visuals by Psyonic
More info and directions at:

www.goagil.com Goa Gil is one of the founders of the goa trance and psytrance movement in electronic dance music.

www.deerfields.com Deerfields is located 20 minutes south of Asheville, North Carolina in the Mills River Community (directions). The private retreat is a 940-acre family-owned tract of unspoiled wilderness offering camping, swimming, and hiking. Cascading through the Queens Creek Mountains of the Appalachia, the land is surrounded by ponds, apple orchards, and rhododendrons.

Atmospheric: A Virgo Full Moon Gathering

Date & Time: 2008-02-20 8:00 PM
Location: Ghosttown Studios
Asheville Full Moon Gathering & Evoke Community present:

Atmospheric: A Virgo Full Moon Gathering

About Virgo: The mutable sign of Virgo is practical and adaptable. It typifies service to others in some way. It denotes keen analytical and critical faculties with great attention to detail.

Our themed sounds will be in an atmospheric, ambient, chill-out state of mind.
Costume and alter decoration are welcomed from all.
Josh Spice will be displaying art.

Ananda will be leading a Kundalini yoga class from 8pm-9pm. Bring your own mat.

DJ sets with:

Gilbot (AFM)
jOshU (AFM, Pimpin' Asheville)
Olof (Speaks in Tongues, AFM)
Medisin (T.O.U.C.H. Samadhi, AFM)

Also, as a community we encourage all participants to bring their cultural gifts. If you are interested in presenting visual art, performance art, or ritual, please do so. If you would like to present a larger installation, please contact a member of the community to see about creating space or defining time to share with us all. Our gatherings are created by all in attendance, the talents and arts they bring, and wonderful people who donate their time and energy toward coming together every month!

This full moon will be held at Ghosttown Studios
120 Alexander Pl.
Swanannoa, NC
28778

From Asheville:
I-40 East
Exit 59
Left onto Patton Cove Rd.
Right at the light
2nd Right, Park St
2nd Left, Alexander Pl.
Park in the church parking lot.

Each full moon we gather from dusk until dawn to celebrate the cyclical, cosmic interplay of life through music, dancing and ritual under open sky . Our purpose is to experience joy, to heal ourselves through movement and to embody the truth of each moment through sound. Every gathering is an opportunity for us to practice living and breathing at a higher vibration, to acknowledge our unity of spirit and to ground this collective experience through our bodies and into our daily lives. We invite you to co-create this experience with us.

We share a cultural identity that is rooted in a global, social phenomena beyond specific musical genres or religious associations. As we continue to grow, we will communicate and collaborate with our larger community around the world, celebrating our differences as well as our unified purpose to heal and to manifest The Vibe.

$10 per person goes toward water, fruit, tea, decoration, tp, warm weather campground rental, indoor space rental, equipment costs, generator/gas, and all the factors that allow us to create, share, and sustain the Asheville Full Moon gatherings in their ever evolving community.

Solstice Celebrations

Friday

* Winter Solstice celebration, 4-5:30 p.m., The Botanical Gardens, 151 W. T. Weaver Boulevard, Asheville. Song and dance, spoken word, a science lesson and shared silence. Rain or shine. Donations encouraged. Presented by Earth Celebrations, an unaffiliated group of artists, gardeners, and others who co-create public gatherings of participatory song and dance, spoken word, science lessons, and shared silence. We co-create in order to deepen our vision and remember our responsibility on Earth and our place in the cosmos. For more information, call 254-0943, e-mail mms@mhc.edu, or contact Cathy Holt, (828) 216-8708.

* Comes The Sun: The Midwinter Rite, 7 p.m. Mystic Journeys’ Sacred Space, 333 Merrimon Ave., Asheville. A love offering will be collected for the use of the space, and CERES is collecting canned foods for MANNA. For more information, call 230.5069.

Saturday

* Winter Solstice celebration, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Swannanoa Valley, Montreat Road, Black Mountain. “Roots Down Deep: Coping with the Long Nights and Longing for Light,” led by H. Byron Ballard. For more information, call 669-8050.

Local Drum Circles

Feeling that primal urge? I have a special place in my heart for Drum Circles. It's not just the sensual, tribal rhythms that calm your soul. It's the whole spirit of good hearts surrounding the event. When my daughter was 15, some sweet soul at the local drum circle in Pritchard Park in Asheville, NC, gave her his beautiful drum. First he let her play it and when she was through, guru drummer dude bends over with his hands cupped prayer-like and said to her, "My child, you can have it. (a $200 drum) It's yours." Pritchard Park drumming is a little tourist-y, but what the hell? It radiates such a positive vibe so I can't complain one bit.

I've listed some area Asheville drumming events here for you.

* Tribal Beats - Drum Dance Gatherers - Asheville, FRIDAYS from 8-11pm at Pritchard Park, weather permitting. Free and open to all. Come play with us! Info: Larry at 828-670-7287 or Rita at 828-259-9121 or drumdance@att.net

* WildBodema - Women's drumming troupe in Asheville NC called Wild Bodema. We are a beginners semi-professional women's drumming troupe. We meet Thursdays in East Asheville. email Drumming at WildBodema.com for further info. A Troupe is different from a circle in that we learn specific rhythms and all play together (with some different parts). All drums and playing levels welcome including Djun-djun, etc. You can see them in action HERE.

* Drumming, Dancing & Toning Gathering - Asheville African Drumming Lessons:, and drum circle Mondays, 7:15-8pm – Movement and Learning Center upstairs at the French Broad Food Co-Op. Free with any co-op receipt, otherwise $2 per class. Afterwards, stay and join the drum circle from 8-10:30pm. Info: Larry, 828-670-7287, or info: fbfc.com/

* Folk School Drum Circle I get conflicting dates on this event so I'll list both of them:
-- is now held on the last Thursday of the month at 7p. It only runs from the last Thursday in April with the last circle for the year held on Halloween night. Info 828-835-4704 or email at kim@kimscreationsonline.com. John C. Campbell Folk School's Open House. Starts at 7PM, goes till... Open to all. Usually extra drums and other noise makers are available, 1 Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902. We will now be gathering year round. Check for locations and times.
--Folk School Drum Circle meets the last Tuesday every month at the John C. Campbell Folk School Open House. Starts at 7p, goes till... and is open to all. Usually extra drums and other noise makers are available, sometimes drums for sale. Just ask. 1 Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902. Call Kim at 828-835-3506 email: smokeinthemountainspottery@yahoo.com for info and directions.

* Skinny Beats Drum Shop - located at 4 Eagle St, Downtown Asheville, The number is 828-768-2826, website is skinnybeatsdrums.com. Beginner hand drum classes twice a week and have drum circles periodically.

Drum Circle List - Find more events near you.

Asheville

Asheville Food Not Bombs

Can You Volunteer Your Time?

Asheville Food Not Bombs is putting out a call for some help the next four Saturdays. They do such an outstanding job of feeding anyone who wants it at Pritchard Park with donated food from the (always happy to help) French Broad Food Co-op and bread from the City Bakery.

from the email:

This project was restarted by a group of primarily Warren Wilson College students but has since expanded to include a variety of cookers, servers, cleaners...

Overall, Food Not Bombs in Asheville has become a multi-generational, family-oriented, activist gathering of sorts where people from many different socio-economic backgrounds blend with others who they might not interact with on a day-to-day basis.

We especially need people to do the pick-up, cooking, serving, and cleaning for the following days:

-June 23rd
-June 30th
-July 7th
-July 14th

I am trying to put together a rough outline of folks who can commit to a task before I head out so that this project does not fall down while some of us are gone. If you are interested in helping out, please contact me at 303-929-9713 or jamim@riseup.net and I will give you more
information!
The Warrior Princess, Hattie

CICADA FESTIVAL
May 25-28, 2007
Deerfields
Asheville, NC

OUR MISSION
There exists an interconnectivity in todays world which is unprecidented. We belive that Now is the time to embrace such ideals as: Clarity, Balance, Acceptance, and unfettered interchange of thought. Come join us in celebrating life.

PERFORMERS
MOONTRIBE, Los Angeles - moontribe.org
ORACLE GATHERINGS, Seattle - oraclegatherings.com
EVOKE COMMUNITY, Asheville - evokecommunity.com
TOUCH SAMADHI, Asheville - touchsamadhi.com
DANIEL PINCHBECK, Author - breakingopenthehead.com

...and much, much more

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Bobo Gallery Events

Date & Time: 2007-04-27 10:00 PM
Location: Bobo Gallery

Wack Radio!!! Rev returns to Bobo Gallery for another downtown get-down night of:
dub, soul, downtempo, experimental, deep, tech, and house, house, HOUSE!

Also, every Friday at 6:30 pm at Bobo Gallery:
Asheville Green Drinks is part of the self-organizing global grass roots movement to connect communities with environmental ideas, media and action will be hosted every Friday at 6:30 pm at Bobo Gallery on 22 N Lexington Ave in Asheville, North Carolina. Select organic wines and beers will be available at special prices from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm ~ Sponsored by Seven-Star, Inc., and TopFloor Studio .

Upcoming Events:
Full Moon Gathering: May 1st-3rd www.ashevillefullmoon.com
Cicada Music Festival: May 25th-28th www.cicadafestival.com
Transformus: July 20th-22nd www.transformus.com

Solstice @ Botanical Gardens

WINTER SOLSTICE On Thursday, December 21 from 3:30 to 5 PM, all are invited to a celebration of the Winter Solstice. The event will be held at The Botanical Gardens at Asheville in Sunshine Meadow and will feature participatory music and dance, poetry, prayers and shared silence. Festive seasonal costumes, drums and rattles are encouraged! Also, wear warm clothing.

Music and dance and hot drinks at 3:30 PM Ritual begins at 4 PM. Ritual ends at 5 PM on this shortest day of the year The event is produced by Earth Celebrations, which for 2 years has been independently holding public gatherings at BGA on the Equinoxes and Solstices.

The intent of these seasonal celebrations is to inform our knowledge of who we are, where we are and what is our part in the great web of life. These are co-created events that charge no fees and occur "rain or shine." Donations are received on behalf of the Botanical Gardens at Asheville.

For Earth Celebrations contact: Cathy Holt, 252-3054; Mary Stair 254-0943. No RSVP necessary _

Anti-SOA Circus Troupe

from my inbox:

Subject: SUPPORT CALL for Upcoming Anti-SOA Circus Troupe at UNCA, Nov 12

A GOOD EVENING TO ONE AND ALL!
In behalf of the Traveling Bonfires and UNCA's Students for a Democratic Society, I'd like to invite you to a very significant and urgent show on NOVEMBER 12, SUNDAY, 7pm at UNCA's Alumni Hall. The show is called "WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS" by a touring group called CARDBOARD CHAOS (Uncle Sam's Little Global Circus). This is the Asheville leg of an annual East Coast tour to help shut down the US Army School of the Americas. It features a provocative mix of circus stunts, puppetry, political satire and original music. The show is FREE; donations collected at the show go to Cardboard Chaos' tour
fund.

Meantime, The Bonfires also requests any form of help or donation--little cash or spare change, extra accommodation to our visitors etc--to help us make this event a fulfilling, enjoyable and relevant community effort. You can either email me back or call Marta Osborne at 505 0476 for more info.

In case you want to see us, we will be at Pritchard Park this Saturday, OCT 28, from 4pm to 10pm--for The Bonfires' annual Halloween family dance-concert/gathering, "BONFIRES FOR VAMPIRES: Bonfires for Peace at Pritchard Park, Year 3." Touch Samadhi's family of DJs will be spinning records, and we will be giving out free gifts and goodies to kids. GRACIAS!

--Pasckie Pascua

I AM Gathering

Asheville has always been an artist's haven. In fact there's an important art school nearby called Penland School for the Arts. This weekend The First I AM Gathering & Art-Luck was held, featuring Glossolalia's CD Release Party. I AM (stands for Intuitive Arts Multimedia) is an online gallery and artist’s community committed to a vision of the healing and awakening of human consciousness through art. We aim to help artists in a variety of mediums to realize their full creative potential by providing promotional tools, networking, e-commerce, and other technical assistance as well as by facilitating collaboration with fellow artists.

Center of Unlimited Possibilities

The goal of C.U.P. is to enable members to achieve their highest potential on all levels of being; the physical, mental, intuitive, and spiritual. It is in this attainment that one secures the deepest and most all-embracing sense of peace and harmony with self and all of creation. We believe that at the highest level of human potential, miracles become ordinary. The center is a place of inspiration and support of evolutionary achievements. An empowered space where new boundries, paradigms, and beliefs are created. The time for a major shift has arrived and all are invited to participate.

Today C.U.P. is in the early stages of creation. We have found a central Asheville location for preliminary core member meetings to prepare for a Grand Opening in the Spring of 2006. These meetings will be every other Wednesday from 6:30-9pm starting February and onward. This is the time to get involved and assist in creating the most inspirational gathering center ever. All input will be welcome. Every Wednesday's meeting will also have an "all you can eat" vegetarian dinner.

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