Tales To Live By

06/12/2025

06/12/2025

What beauty we made together at the final Living Room!

On Thursday 22 gorgeous souls gathered to celebrate 3 years of Living Rooms in Plymouth and mark the end (and new beginning?) of this heartwarming project.

The Living Room is about what we can co-create when we come together as creative, tender, joyful humans. These gatherings are as old as time, but the pace of modern life and technology get in the way of this fundamental connection.

We are grateful for the many people who have made these evenings so special by offering their songs, poems, stories, music and creativity of all kinds.

You are amazing!

10/11/2025

Roll up roll up!
Just a few weeks until we gather for a cosy winter Living Room session. Led by Inez, Kerry, and Lies. We will be sharing stories, songs, poems and whatever else YOU want to offer! We’ll also have some art making around the themes of wintering, endings and new beginnings 🌀 as our time holding these events comes to a close - but two awesome humans will be taking over from next year! 🎉
Tickets via our bio
By donation or free - healthy warm vegan meal included! 🍴

26/10/2025

👋🏼 Hello! We’re Kerry (left) and Inez (right) - two of the faces behind 💫
We’ve been co-facilitating the Living Room sessions together for almost 2 years - with Inez leading them even longer as the founder of the project.

✨ On Thursday 4th December, we’ll be hosting our final Living Room session in Plymouth - the last one with the two of us holding it together.
🌱 It’s time for a rebirth of the project, as we pass the reins to two wonderful, community-focused folks who will continue the journey here in Plymouth.

💕 For one last time, we’d love to see you for a night of fun, creativity, sharing, food, and open hearts.

We’ll be joined again by the wonderful artist Lies () and the radiant Allan () to help make the evening truly creative and joyful.

🥣 Hosted by the gorgeous .cafe.plymouth, who’ll be serving hot vegan soup and sourdough bread - YUM!

🎟️ Reserve your ticket (food included) - whether you’d like to make a donation or join us for free.
Let’s give this chapter one beautiful final send-off ☺️🙏🏼

✨ Link to tickets in our bio — ✨

09/10/2025

Join us on Thursday 4th December at Almanac Cafe, Plymouth - with delicious vegan dinner provided!

We have come to the end of an amazing few years of running these events, where we’ve met all you wonderful people and had such memorable experiences together.

Whilst we are sad that funding for this has run out, we are also excited and hopeful for what the next chapter might be. Perhaps you will be a part of making that happen!?

We’re delighted that this Living Room will be happening at a beautiful, light, comfortable new venue - .cafe.plymouth - for a final send off!
It feels right to be somewhere extra special for this.

The Almanac will be providing us with a seasonal vegan soup and sourdough bread (included in your ticket). After we’ve eaten, we will go into art-making, sharing our creativity through songs, poems, stories, music, dance... and finally, harvesting ideas for what could be next and what we would all like to see happening in our communities.

Book your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-living-rooms-final-session-thurs-4th-december-tickets-1788170428889?aff=oddtdtcreator

Suggested donation between £5-10 but if you can't afford that right now - this one's on us!

01/07/2025

This Friday 4 July at the Barbican in Plymouth. Don't miss it!

"In my longing for belonging I sense more than the story of my own life - my ancestors are here, and they sat in the theatre with me tonight. They felt heard and seen and healed with me as you allowed us to inhabit the space of your story so generously and courageously - thank you."

“This is the best show I have seen in a very long time—honest, funny, truthful, inviting, entertaining, and full of the greatest warmth of all: stories of our mothers, grandmothers, and freedom. Inez is an incredible storyteller who has crafted a unique offering, allowing us in the audience to feel an opening to our own roots and a way to walk that path with calm, profound, and joyful presence.”
Paloma Suarez – Artist/Facilitator

“One part memoir, one part family history, another to address an overlooked aspect of the Surinamese slave trade, Inez’ show weaves a beautifully conceived tapestry of autobiography and folklore. As a performer, she creates intimacy and trust, and is unflinching in her honesty. The best storytellers know great stories take risks. Inez is one of them.”
Jon Lavieri, Rhode Island Poet/Teacher

Colonial history has wiped many stories off the map. In this one woman show Inez Aponte follows a fragile thread back in time to meet the mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers that carried her family to safety and freedom. Mixing...

10/04/2025

✨ Exciting news 🗞️ We are experimenting with a new form of living room sessions!
📵 Firstly we are going to be a *phone-free space* as most of us really need more time away from screens.
✍🏼 Secondly, we will be focusing much more on creative expression within the sessions - allowing space for you as participants to drop into your own creativity and create something there and then!
🛋️ You can also come and hang out and observe or bring something to read or craft alongside us.
🎫 You can reserve your space via the link on our profile.
🎈 After 18 amazingly successful and nourishing living room sessions, we are excited to try something new!
See you there!
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17/03/2025

Join us this Thursday from 6:45pm for a 7pm start!
Exploring ~balance~ as we approach Spring Equinox on Friday. Where the days and nights are equal length, a balance between light and dark, between North and South Pole 🌍 🌞 🌙
Book your spot via the link on our profile
Bring your voice, instruments, ideas… everyone welcome!
The TLB team (Kerry, Inez and artist )

16/03/2025

This coming Thursday, we will gather at our next Living Room session, close to the Spring Equinox.
This is a time when the length of day and night are more equal ~ a time of balance between light and dark...

What comes to mind when you think of balance?
Do you feel like you're getting enough balance in your life right now?
What could help you feel more of it?

We will explore this theme through dialogue as well as creative art-making.
We really encourage you to bring forward your offerings too - even if it's short, or unpracticed!
Your voice, instruments, and ideas are all needed to make it a great evening.

Come and join us for a cosy evening: Book your place here -

Cozy community gatherings where all are welcome! We share stories, art making, poetry and whatever else takes your fancy.

12/03/2025

Hiya👋
Are you joining us next Thursday to celebrate Spring Equinox? 🌱
Link to book below⬇️

06/03/2025

🌼Spring Equinox is here in two weeks🌼
Let's gather and celebrate, create, and connect.
Join us for our 18th Living Room session!

Thursday 20th March from 6:45PM at Leadworks, Plymouth.

Reserve your places here:

Cozy community gatherings where all are welcome! We share stories, art making, poetry and whatever else takes your fancy.

16/12/2024

🎄This Thursday 19th Dec! Come and join us round the hearth for our final community event of the year, as we share mince pies and stories and songs … about solstice, Christmas, and the returning of the light! Arrival from 6:45 to start at 7pm, at
Reserve your free spot at the link on our page! 🎟️
Artwork by Willow Arlenea