Upcoming Events

🌟 Songwriter Serenade: An Unforgettable Night of Music! 🎶

Join us for an intimate evening of storytelling and soul-stirring melodies as three incredible songwriters take the stage in a one-of-a-kind venue at FireLoch!

🎤 Featuring:

🎶 Leah and Kyle Samson – Husband and wife duo with modern covers and original songs!

🎶 Andre Pettipas – Always walking a thin line between a showboat and a shipwreck!

🎶 Eddie Cummings– Blending a style of country and rock, Cummings’ sound has something for everyone.

📍 Where: FireLoch Gathering Place: 1442 Hwy 7 North Lochaber NS – 15 minutes outside Antigonish

📅 When: March 22 7-9pm

🎟️ Limited Seating – 35 attendees – RSVP Now!

BONUS – this is a sober show and we will be featuring fancy mocktails brought to you by Chef Audrey Duggan and Tidal Salt!!

Don’t miss this chance to experience raw, authentic music in an unforgettable setting. Tag a friend and let’s make it a night to remember! #SongwriterSerenade #LiveMusicMagic #UnpluggedSessions

Book tickets here!

*Public Event – Hosted by Angel Julian*

Join us for a transformative two-day experience where we explore The Art of Hosting facilitation techniques to create gatherings that cultivate deep connection, bridge divides, and strengthen community. In a world that often feels disconnected, the way we come together matters. Whether you’re a community leader, facilitator, organizer, or simply someone who wants to host more intentional gatherings, this workshop will equip you with practical tools to:

✨ Design gatherings that foster trust and engagement

🤝 Facilitate conversations that build understanding across differences

🌍 Strengthen communities through meaningful participation

Led by experienced practitioners in The Art of Hosting, this event will be an immersive, participatory journey where we learn together by doing. Expect a blend of storytelling, dialogue, and real-time application that will shift the way you think about hosting and gathering. We will spend time in immersive exploration of Circle Practice, The Art of Powerful Questions, Proaction Café, Inclusive space design, Collective decision making.

📅 April 4th 10am-6pm, April 5th 9-3pm

⏳ Two days of interactive learning, meaningful dialogue, and hands-on practice

Space is limited to 20 participants, true cost of this training is $925+tx and we will be offering a sliding scale to create accessibility. Tickets will come available with more information on Feb 17th.

A note about accommodations: a block of rooms has been reserved at the MicroTel Inn and Suites for a discounted rate. These rooms will be available to book until March 15th and after that rooms will be on an as-available basis. Spring camping is always available for free brave souls at FireLoch too 😉

We look forward to gathering with you

– Jason Doiron, Julia Feltham, Jennifer DeCoste

Make Your Move Antigonish in partnership with The Arts House Antigonish and FireLoch welcome you to our family friendly “Stone Soup” Event!

Have you ever heard the classic folk tale ‘Stone Soup’? As the story goes, a hungry traveler arrives in a village where people are hesitant to share their food because of scarcity. The traveller cleverly convinces them to contribute ingredients to a pot of delicious soup, starting with just a stone and water, which leads to a communal meal where everyone shares what little they have and reminds us the value of cooperation and sharing.

We will put our own spin on this classic, starting with a delicious base of soup created by the team at FreshFood Matters. Attendees are welcome to bring something to add – a carrot, a potato, maybe bread or rolls for the tables or a sweet treat to share? While the team from FreshFood Matters stirs the pot we will all go for a walk in the beautiful forest at FireLoch to MAKE OUR MOVE, then come back to share a meal. Excitingly, artists from the Arts House will be donating beautiful handmade pottery bowls – enter your name in the draw and you can eat your soup from one of these beautiful creations and take it home with you too!

Cash donations will be accepted during this event, with all profits going to the Coalition to End Poverty (coordinators of the Antigonish Community Fridge and the Community Soup events at the Antigonish Farmers Market)

When taking a free ticket please take one ticket for every person attending including children.

Transportation will be available with thanks to the Antigonish Community Transit, leaving from the Library at 10:30am. Share a ride and reduce your carbon footprint!

*Public Event – Hosted by Angel Julian*

Join us in the beautiful and inspiring Enso dome at FireLoch for a magical Spring evening.

Jenece offers music medicine sound journeys that combine deep respect and knowledge of the craft of instruments and music, a healer’s intuition, and skillful improvisation.

Jenece Gerber is a musician, composer, music healer, Registered Acupuncturist, Reiki master, Vocal Yoga teacher, and scholar. From a deep relationship with sound, music, and healing she creates profoundly transformative events with all acoustic instruments such as gongs, singing bowls, chimes, wooden instruments, harp, and the original instrument of healing: the human voice.

Every Music Medicine Gong Journey is uniquely responsive to the needs of the participants in the session.

PLEASE ARRIVE 10 – 15 MINUTES EARLY TO SET UP YOUR SPOT AND SETTLE IN

LATE ARRIVALS may not be admitted, as this is disruptive to other participants’ journeys.

SECURE YOUR TICKETS in ADVANCE. Online ticket sales end at 3pm on the day of the event. Any remaining tickets MAY be available for purchase at the door, for $35 CASH ONLY.

WHAT TO BRING:

1) please leave your street shoes just inside the door! Bring warm socks or slippers for inside the dome.

2) Although the dome is heated, THE FLOOR OF THE DOME CAN BE A BIT CHILLY AND HARD — please bring anything you need to be comfortable lying down or sitting on the floor for about an hour (e.g. yoga mat, blanket, small pillow, eye pillow, etc.) — there are also chairs if you prefer to sit

3) consider bringing your water bottle or a travel mug with a warm beverage.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Generally people experience the fullest sensory immersion in the music if they lie on the floor, sensing all the vibrations throughout the body. While the gong journeys are designed to be an immersive experience that support the parasympathetic nervous system, the effect can sometimes be over-stimulating. You are always encouraged to do whatever you need to be comfortable – there are some chairs available if you would like to sit rather than lie down, and you can choose to be closer or further away from the instruments. Out of consideration for other participants, we ask that you refrain from talking or unnecessarily moving around in the space. After a short introduction and welcome, the gong bath meditation will begin. The instruments will gently encourage a deep state of relaxation, introspection, and expansion of consciousness. The music will continue for 50-60 minutes. After all the instruments remain silent, we suggest you then start stretching slowly before rising and starting to engage with others in the group.

TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/music-medicine-gong-journey-tickets-1274418372659?aff=oddtdtcreator

For more about Jenece, please visit: www.jenece.com

More questions? Please email: jenece.rac@gmail.com