The Porch Gathering, our annual mini-festival of transformative storytelling, creativity and the common good takes place in the Spring. The most recent Porch Gathering happened in March 2025; and we’ll announce dates for the 2026 edition soon.
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Upcoming events in Asheville and County Down
Black Mountain, NC - Friday 16th May: John Francis O’Mara
We’re delighted to support this concert with our brilliant friend John Francis O’Mara - an Americana musician with heart and guts, and full of Celtic spirit. If you’re in or near Western North Carolina, we’d love to see you there.
It’s at the wonderful White Horse Black Mountain, at 7:30pm - and like everything the White Horse has hosted since Hurricane Helene, the ticket price is pay-what-you-can.
Kilkeel & Cultra, Northern Ireland, June 20th-27th: Ireland Retreat
Ireland Retreat co-hosted by Gareth Higgins and Brian Ammons, with special guests Over the Rhine (Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler)
There are still a few spaces left on this retreat with our dear friends Linford & Karin, whose work as Over the Rhine is beloved as an exquisite imagining of who, where, and why we are. Details at www.irelandretreats.com.
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. We’ll announce our next Porch Storytelling event 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 most recent Porch Gathering took place in March 2025; the next one will be announced soon. Details are at www.theporchgathering.com.
Our Retreats provide 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.