CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Fire We Share
CALL FOR ARTISTS: EVA invites visual artists, sculptors, photographers, and mixed-media creators to submit work for The Fire We Share, a juried exhibition exploring art as resistance and love as power. We seek work that embodies the struggle for freedom, unity, and human dignity — pieces that illuminate the unbreakable connection between creative expression, the struggle against tyranny, and the manifestation of collective liberation. Submit your entries by July 1st. Click VIEW EVENT for details.
On the Other Side of the Magic City
Pablo Guarise and Guillaume Maupin, writers and directors of The Magic City According to Sun Ra, return to the US from France with an exhibition of photos from the film. Come out and meet Pablo and Guillaume and hear a performance of selections Sun Ra music.
POETRY, the Healer in Hard Times: A Reading and Conversation across the Generations
Featuring Poet Laureates—Jacqueline Trimble, Ashley Jones , and Salaam Green
This event is made possible in part by the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the Magic City Poetry Festival.
Fearlessly Outspoken: Poetry for Healing in Hard Times
RISE Fearlessly Outspoken Opening Event: The Poetry Revival: Dedicated to Community Orators
Open mic with Kevin Tarver as emcee
This is a Village Voices RISE project made possible in part by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
Fearlessly Outspoken Closing Event
This is a Village Voices RISE project made possible in part by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
Opening Reception: The Fire We Share Juried Art Exhibition
This exhibition explores the nature of freedom and the right to live and create without fear. EVA will showcase paintings, photographs, sculptures, and more that confront oppression with courage and support resilience through love.
Poetry Night: The Fire We Share
Poets take on the Fire We Share exhibition’s theme: Work that embodies the struggle for freedom, unity, and human dignity — pieces that illuminate the unbreakable connection between creative expression, the struggle against tyranny, and the manifestation of collective liberation.
Old Time Music
Join us for a night of roots music featuring two extraordinary acts. Dirk and Amelia Powell bring the deep musical traditions of Louisiana and Appalachia to life with harmonies and soulful originals, while Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms deliver rich country duets and dance-ready tunes. Together, they create an evening of heartfelt songs, master musicianship, and the kind of joy that only music can spark. Suggested $20 donation.
The Lovist Movement: A Reading and Workshop with Cathy Howard
In The Lovist Handbook, minister and spiritual teacher Cathy Haven Howard offers a fresh vision for our time: becoming a Lovist—someone who consciously chooses love as a way of being. With warmth, wisdom, and practical guidance, she shows how love is more than a feeling. It is a living power that can heal, transform, and empower us in every part of life.
Drawing from her years of ministry, her own personal journey, and the inspired messages she received in meditation, the author weaves together spiritual wisdom, personal stories, and simple daily practices that invite you to live love from the inside out.
Noise Night with Brady Sharp and the EVAngelion Sound Lab
Noise Night featuring Brady Sharp and The EVAngelion Sound Lab
Noise Night
Featuring diy loops, ambient, and psychedelic music. Bayou Princess from Athens, GA, Tengen, Andrew T Beaumont
Sound Lab Workshops with LaDonna Smith
Join LaDonna Smith in EVA’s Sound Lab. You’ll learn about and experience playing sculptural instruments created by artist Jean Jacques Gaudel. Workshops are every Saturday, 2-4PM, throughout February.
This is a Village Voices RISE project made possible in part by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
Village Voices RISE Art Exhibition
Curated by LaDonna Smith, the exhibition features sculptural musical instruments and oil paintings by French-born artist Jean-Jacques Gaudel, photo-collage works by Janice Hathaway, and paintings by Kyle Eyre Clyd—alongside works by East Village Arts resident artists LaDonna Smith, Craig Legg, and Barry Marks and Daryl Cox.
This is a Village Voices RISE project made possible in part by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.