Center for Connection + Collaboration

05/29/2026

SAVE THE DATE for tACoS 2026
the ASHEVILLE CESSPOOL of SYNTHS
SUNDAY JULY 5th
2pm - 9pm
INFO + RSVP:
https://www.ccc-avl.org/event-details/tacos-2026-the-asheville-cesspool-of-synths

05/14/2026

RSVP at this link for Nathan Hanson - jazz saxophonist from Minneapolis.
June 15 at the CCC

Solo - plus collaborations with local community artists.

05/13/2026

It's had a bit of a hiatus, but now we're bringing it back...
The $1 Fundraiser and Mail Art Exhibition!

Our annual call for Mail Art culminates in a virtual exhibition, posted on CCC platforms!

🎨 Art will be anything you can fit into an envelope! We’ve received found objects, paintings, drawings, collages, poems, and much more!
🎨 The submission donation is $1 but we will gratefully accept as much as you are willing to donate.
🎨 It's also not required to send art if you don't want to! It's okay to send just a donation - plus maybe a note to say hi :)

05/12/2026

ASHEVILLE FOLKS - SAVE THE DATE

Ad Libitum series presents NATHAN HANSON
Jazz Saxophonist from Minneapolis

Monday June 15th
7pm-9.30pm
(reception 7pm - music begins at 7.30pm)

The Center for Connection + Collaboration
65 Coleman Ave - AVL - NC 28801

Ad Libtum series
Suggested Donation $5 - $15 (NOTAFLOF)

Featuring Nathan Hanson - Jazz Saxophonist from Minneapolis
Solo - plus collaboration with local guitarist Blake Hornsby
Other community artists TBA

RSVP:
https://www.ccc-avl.org/event-details/ad-libitum-series-nathan-hanson-jazz-saxophonist-from-minneapolis

Saxophonist and composer Nathan Hanson makes music that invites listeners to stand outside themselves and the flow of time. His improvisations are “lithe and soaring, engaging in judicious honk 'n' splatter” (New York City Jazz Record).

With grants from New Music America and the Minnesota State Arts Board Hanson has launched solo projects that explore how space interacts with sound. Whether it’s a cathedral, a tree farm, or a sculpture garden, Hanson investigates how to channel the sound of each performance space. The energy of the audience circulates with the music, silence and breath. The effect leads listeners to become more present to the unfolding of each moment.

Nathan Hanson:
https://nathanhanson.com/

Blake Hornsby:
https://blakehornsby.bandcamp.com/

CCC-AVL.ORG

04/12/2026

CLAIRE’S BIRTHDAY BASH!!! - with ZabElka B**g and AVL All Stars

Come help me celebrate my birthday!

TUESDAY APRIL 21st
7-10pm
Claire’s Garage at the CCC

WHAT’S HAPPENING?

Musical guests ZabElka B**g
featuring Mia Zabelka - violinist from Austria
with Elka B**g - Walter Wright and Al Margolis - sonic deviants from the multiverse

plus an assortment of Asheville area All Stars:
Emily Hay
Richard Brewster
Mark Hosler
Liz Lang
Elisa Faires
JoLeigh Bowden
Lee Kirby

possibly others (TBA)

and me … CillaVee

performing in random groupings of improvised collaborations including music, movement, projections and other artistic happenings

WHERE IS IT?

The Center for Connection + Collaboration (Claire’s Garage)AVL NC
RSVP for location
https://www.ccc-avl.org/event-details/claires-birthday-bash-with-zabelka-bong

WHAT TO BRING?

BYOB - and small snax

DONATIONS - not necessary but much appreciated
Suggested contribution $5-$15
$ Cash
Cheque - to Claire Elizabeth Barratt / memo CCC
Venmo - -AVL
https://www.ccc-avl.org/donate

DETAILS and RSVP

https://www.ccc-avl.org/event-details/claires-birthday-bash-with-zabelka-bong

04/12/2026

APRIL 21st

Come celebrate Claire’s birthday! This is a stop on a South East regional tour for “Zabelka B**g” with CillaVee.

03/28/2026

A few pix from our Asheville Fringe Festival 'Open Mic Coffee Morning' at the CCC - plus interactive sewing project with xocean - last Saturday.
Photos by Forest W.

03/17/2026

The CCC is looking forward to hosting Asheville Fringe Festival “Open Mic Coffee Morning”! 🤪
This Saturday … details in the link …

Featuring an interactive sewing installation by xocean alexandre: a paint-by-numbers meets sewn tapestry meets community collaboration! Join us to add your touch to a collaborative sewn tapestry of the Blue Ridge Mountains! No sewing experience needed! This is an opportunity to play, meet folks, and...

03/08/2026

Asheville NC on Saturday March 21st 11am-1pm
COME JOIN US at the CCC as we host the AVL Fringe Arts Festival 'Open Mic Coffee Morning'
RSVP for details and location:
https://www.ccc-avl.org/event-details/asheville-fringe-arts-festival-open-mic-coffee-morning

03/08/2026

Asheville NC on Saturday March 21st 11am-1pm
COME JOIN US at the CCC as we host the AVL Fringe Arts Festival 'Open Mic Coffee Morning'

The CCC puts on the coffee pot and opens its Garage doors wide to welcome all Fringey folks to Fringe Open Mic Coffee Hour!