(by Levon who is listening to silence) Here at the No Room for Hipsters headquarters in our very own Mason Jar, Ashley and I are deep in the financial records and trying to make some sense out of what has happened. Multiple states, several addresses, nine accounts at five banks, earned income in other countries, [...] Continue Reading »
a qualified joint venture
1reason for hope and curiosity
2[ from a. addair who is listening to Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama (There Will Be a Light) ] A few months ago I heard about a man (Slobodchikoff) who was trying to understand what prairie dogs are talking about as they chirp to one another from their burrow holes. The study [...] Continue Reading »
an invitation: circle modern dance presents “authentensity”
0The Mason Jar will host Circle Modern Dance Co. this Saturday at 7pm. The program is “Authentensity,” directed by Nate Barrett and featuring nine dancers from the company with musician Christina Horn from Hudson K. The night will be modeled after a salon style gathering and will have several performances interspersed with gathering, discussion, [...] Continue Reading »
offering for all souls 3.27.11
2[ from a. addair who is listening to Joan Osborne (Relish) ] It has been two years since I last stood here. The time between then and now has been largely about relaxing into the provision that is already provided. The opportunity to make these paintings has been no exception. With this work, I am [...] Continue Reading »
the story you get and the story you have
6(by Levon who is still listening to Tyler James, “It took the fire”) With renewed vigor I’ve come home to Knoxville determined to do something. I still don’t have the what exactly, but I’ve got the where. Kentucky and Virginia are forever our family homes, but this is the place that we’ve come, left, returned [...] Continue Reading »
going into today
4(by Levon who is listening to Tyler James, “It took the fire”) My heart is full. From the bitterest loss to the strongest bond of togetherness, my heart is just full, and of what I don’t know. We miss someone and there is a void. For moments, the same longing can make a houseful [...] Continue Reading »
“Still Smiling,” remembering Dana Lynae Powell Ford
5“We was running roads together before we could drive” -Gwen “She was really good at flat footing or any kind of dancing” -Caleb “”All us girls wanted to be like her” -Leslie “We was as close as sisters” -Shonna “Mom would take Glen’s hippie van around town with her hair up in a baseball [...] Continue Reading »
mason jar shines
0(by Levon who is listening to The Black Lillies “100 Miles of Wreckage”) Tyler James will be at the Mason Jar tomorrow, 8 pm. The show will be a must see. Tyler is a writer’s writer of a songsmith, a multi instrumentalist, and a road warrior. We’re excited he’s stopping by Knoxville to do a [...] Continue Reading »
passing down and looping back
0“Passing down and looping back” is about family lineage. “People are interconnected, by genes and traits, and we form holes with our individual parts.. that process is interesting because we are often made in one place and given context in another.” We went to a baby shower last weekend and you know [...] Continue Reading »
recognizing power in our (sometimes small) voices
3[ from a. addair who is listening to Ryan Adams (Love is Hell) ] I’ve recently read that “democracy is not merely a set system of government, something done to us or for us”, rather, ”it is the way we interact and experience democratic principles” (Frances Moore Lappe). I agree and am encouraged to write a letter. I’m [...] Continue Reading »