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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Friday December 12th, 7-9pm - Marion, NC
Gareth Higgins in conversation about A Whole Life in Twelve Movies - details here.
Monday January 12th, 2026, 6:30pm - Montreat, NC
Gareth Higgins in a conversation about Thresholds - details here.
March 25th-26th, 2026 - Ann Arbor, MI
Reframing Your Leadership Stories and Beliefs - with Gareth Higgins and Ari Weinzweig - details here.
Summer 2026 - Kilkeel & Cultra, Northern Ireland: Ireland Retreats
Ireland Retreats co-hosted by Gareth Higgins and Brian Ammons, with special guests David James Duncan, Diana Butler Bass, and Báyò Akomolafe
An exquisite imagining of who, where, and why we are. Details at www.irelandretreats.com.
The Porch often hosts Porch Storytelling & Music events in 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 2026 Porch Gathering takes place April 17th-19th, 2026. 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.