There is a moment, in the deepest part of winter, when you notice the light has begun to return.
Not dramatically. Not all at once.
Just a little more of it each evening, held a few minutes longer.
A hope you stopped tending, and can feel stirring again.
A dream you kept safe underground all winter, waiting for the right moment to rise.
A quiet, stubborn belief that things can be better than they are.
Imbolc, the ancient festival of the returning light, marks the first stirring of spring beneath frozen ground. Long associated with Brigid, goddess of the hearth flame, it is not a celebration of what has bloomed, but of what is about to.
Because hope is not naive. Hope is a practice. A flame we choose to tend, especially on the long nights.
This gathering is an invitation to pause at that threshold and ask:
What do I want my life to look like in the light?
What kind of future do we want to help build, together?
This evening, we are doing things a little differently.
Rather than gathering around a single table, the night will unfold as a strolling dinner: small plates, flowing wine, and unhurried conversation moving gently through the space. Room to breathe. Room to imagine. Room to create.
Because at the heart of this night is something we have never offered before.
Artist Miranda Wildman will lead every guest through the creation of her very own Kindling token, a deeply personal, handmade keepsake that holds the hope she is ready to tend and the future she wants to help bring into being. Each piece entirely unique. Each one made by her own hands, in community, guided every step of the way. All materials included.
A simple shared ritual at the heart of the evening honors the flame. We gather not to perform optimism or manufacture certainty, but to hold space for one another. To say: what has survived the dark deserves to be tended. And: what is trying to begin deserves to be welcomed.
Your evening includes:
A strolling candlelit dinner
Curated wine pairings
Guided facilitation through themes of hope, vision & what comes next
A shared ritual of the flame, for our own futures and the one we share
Art facilitation by Miranda Wildman
All materials for your personal Kindling token
Investment: $135 per person
Date: 23 January 2027 at 7pm
Location: The Art House Venue, East Flat Rock, NC
This is not a heavy evening.
It is a hopeful one.
Come as you are.
Leave a little lighter.
And take the light home with you.
Please note: We can accommodate certain dietary restrictions but not all. If you have an allergy or concern, please contact us before booking.
All sales are final. If you find you cannot attend, your ticket may be rolled to a future event or exchanged for store credit.
There is a moment, after the long carrying, when you finally set something down.
Not with drama. Not with ceremony.
But with the quiet, certain knowledge that it is time.
A grief you have held longer than it asked.
A version of yourself that once fit perfectly and no longer does.
A story about who you are that was never really yours to begin with.
Memento Mori - remember that you must die - not as a warning.
As an invitation.
Because to remember that things end is to remember that things also begin.
This gathering honors both kinds of loss.
The ones we carry for those who are no longer with us. And the ones we carry within ourselves - the outdated beliefs, the borrowed identities, the versions of who we were that have completed their time and are ready, gently, to be released.
This evening, we are doing things a little differently.
Rather than gathering around a single table, the night will unfold as a strolling dinner - small plates, flowing wine, and unhurried conversation moving gently through the space. Room to breathe. Room to tend. Room to create.
Because at the heart of this night is something we have never offered before.
Artist Miranda Wildman will lead every guest through the creation of her very own Memento Mori token - a deeply personal, handmade keepsake that honors both the loved ones she carries and the version of herself she is ready to release. Each piece entirely unique. Each one made by her own hands, in community, guided every step of the way. All materials included.
A simple shared ritual at the heart of the evening honors what has completed its time. We gather not to perform sadness or manufacture healing - but to witness one another. To say: what you have carried deserves to be honored. And what is trying to emerge deserves to be welcomed.
Your evening includes:
A strolling candlelit dinner
Curated wine pairings
Guided facilitation through themes of remembrance, release & renewal
A shared ritual honoring what has completed its season
Art facilitation by Miranda Wildman
All materials for your personal Memento Mori token
Investment: $135 per person
Date: 30 October 2026 at 7pm
Location: The Art House Venue, East Flat Fock, NC
This is not a heavy evening.
It is a beautiful one.
Come as you are.
Leave a little lighter.
And take something beautiful home with you.
Please note: We can accommodate certain dietary restrictions but not all. If you have an allergy or concern, please contact us before booking.
All sales are final. If you find you cannot attend, your ticket may be rolled to a future event or exchanged for store credit.
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