A WHOLE LIFE IN TWELVE MOVIES
Porch co-founder Gareth Higgins’ new book with Kathleen Norris, A Whole Life in Twelve Movies will be published in October 2024.
If you’re near Los Angeles or Austin, join Kathleen & Gareth for in-person launch events at the end of September and early October - details below.
If you can’t make the LA or Austin events (and even if you can) you’re warmly invited to join the launch community and receive a digital copy more than a month in advance, and also participate in a zoom call with Kathleen and Gareth before the book is published. We’d love to have you with us - click here to complete a short form to learn more and join the team. Word of mouth plays a huge role in getting a book to its ideal audience - and we’d be so grateful for your help.
Los Angeles & Austin launch events
Sunday September 29th, 3-5pm: First Congregational Church of Los Angeles - advance registration required. Click here to register.
Monday September 30th, 7pm: Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena - click here for details.
Tuesday October 1st, 7pm: St Mark’s Episcopal Church, Austin (TX) - advance registration required. Click here to register.
The Porch often hosts Porch Storytelling & Music events in our home base of Asheville, NC. Five storytellers, one musician playing three songs, and one community experience. Everyone’s welcome and admission is free. Our next Porch Storytelling event is on New Year’s Eve, and we’ll be announcing more details soon.
Our annual Porch Gathering mini-festival takes place near Asheville. We’re planning a weekend of transformative storytelling through nusic, movies, conversation and community. The next Porch Gathering takes place from March 13th-15th, 2025. Details are at www.theporchgathering.com, and registration is open now.
If you want to be regularly informed of Asheville-area Porch events, click here for a short form to sign up for notifications.
STORYTELLING, COMMUNITY, FESTIVALS
The Porch often hosts Porch Storytelling & Music events in our home base of Asheville, NC. Five storytellers, one musician playing three songs, and one community experience. Everyone’s welcome and admission is free. Our next Porch Storytelling event is on New Year’s Eve, and we’ll be announcing more details soon.
Our annual Porch Gathering mini-festival takes place near Asheville. We’re planning a weekend of transformative storytelling through nusic, movies, conversation and community. The next Porch Gathering takes place from March 13th-15th, 2025. Details are at www.theporchgathering.com, and registration is open now.
RETREATS
Retreats - opportunities to decompress & renew, to connect with self and/or others, to be supported in healing and discerning next steps. We offer retreats of between two days to a week or longer. Click here for more information on weekend retreats and other events, and here for information on our longer retreats in Ireland, in which we take a deep dive into learning about peacemaking on the inside and out.