The Hawk & Hawthorne

05/24/2026

blessing the new Sacred Ember stage 🔥

Forecast’s clearing, the sun is breaking through and the Sacred Ember blazes to life tonight with & 🌿

05/22/2026

We opened our wedding season last weekend with another gorgeous and well-held celebration of love. Congratulations Rachelle & Giancarlo!

It was great to have our friend and favorite tea personality in his element holding down the VITea lounge. He poured, entertained & delighted people till the wee hours!

05/21/2026

✨ Local Artist Spotlight: I,Star ✨

You may recognize these beautiful smiling faces from the farmers market, sharing -- delicious, pure medicine for the mind, body and soul.

But did you know they’re also fiercely talented family of musicians, poets and carriers of some truly heartfelt artistry?

Truth-i Manifest and Aradhana Silvermoon are dear friends and deeply woven threads in the Asheville ecosystem. We love having them out on the land, love supporting their work and soaking in the love they emanate and musical medicine they bring wherever they go.

I,Star carries a soulful weaving of conscious hip-hop and folk-inspired song -- music rooted in connection, awakening and the kind of messages that feel equally at home on a stage or gathered around a fire.

Come join us around the flames this weekend and join us in song 🔥✨

https://youtu.be/6pDNlfZiChA?si=P4c7tKqUvkcyXkXl

Chances R Good, Zondo, I,Star & Fireside Cypher w/ Zen Tempest

Stream and download our new album at IStarVision.com and stay tuned to our channel for lots more content we're dropping soon!CYCLESFrom inhale to exhaleSunri...

05/20/2026

✨ Artist Spotlight: Zondo Zondo ✨

Some artists perform songs, some feel like they carry entire stories.

Born in Liberia and shaped by years of civil war, Zondo found refuge in music and emerged with something deeply beautiful -- a soulful weaving of traditional Liberian roots rhythms, folk and songs born from resilience. His work is rooted in healing, unity and the spirit of *Ubuntu*:

*"I am because we are."*

We’ve loved getting to know Zondo's work over the years and are so excited to connect with him on the land this weekend. There is a gentleness and depth to his presence that is deeply felt.

Listen to this video, to his story, and you can really feel why.

Come gather around the flames with us this weekend for our first Sacred Ember Stage gathering. We have a feeling this one is going to be sweet and special 🔥✨

https://youtu.be/YcnRAvVPzzk?si=5CEzd8M0d8HuaFQ0

Chances R Good, Zondo, I,Star & Fireside Cypher w/ Zen Tempest

On June 10th, 2023, Zondo opened for Ayla Nereo at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, IL, USA.This song speaks to a prophecy that Lakota chief Crazy Horse divinated in...

05/18/2026

🔥This Sunday, May 24th 🌌

We’re welcoming back some of our favorite local legends to the land...

Chances R Good, Zondo, I,Star & Fireside Cypher w/ Zen Tempest

Chances R Good
with I,Star + Zondo
featuring Zen Tempest & Numinous the Bard

What we love most about Chances is his lyricism, poetry, artistry and deep felt connected to his inner truth. He's become a dearly admired friend -- someone doing genuinely good work in the world through music, presence and prayerful artistry.

His freestyles don't feel written so much as received -- soulful, playful transmissions arriving in real time. The kind of performance that can leave a room laughing one moment and unexpectedly cracking open the next.

At times it feels like witnessing a modern-day Shakespeare with a beat machine and a spiral notebook scribbled spells spilling out in rhythm and rhyme, overflowing from a heart ringing out with poetry and prayer. Uplifting and undeniably groovy 🎶

And he won't be arriving alone.

Zondo brings a beautiful weaving of Liberian roots rhythms, folk soul and songs born from resilience -- music created to heal, unite and remind us that I am because we are.

I,Star carries a soulful weaving of conscious hip-hop and folk-inspired song -- music rooted in connection and awakening that feels destined to spill naturally from performance into campfire communion.

And as the evening unfolds, Zen Tempest and Numinous the Bard will help open the circle into a community cypher where voices, instruments and spontaneous magic begin to take over.

🔥 Introducing: The Sacred Ember Stage

Some gatherings are built for hundreds.
Others are meant for intimate circles beneath the stars -- gathered on blankets in flickering firelight and summer fireflies.

Over the last few months, our newly expanded quartz terraces have quietly transformed the heart of our fire circle into a natural amphitheater. A place designed for evenings that feel less like attending a concert and more like gathering around an ancient hearth.

This Sunday we light the first fire 🔥

These smaller evenings often become our favorite kinds of gatherings.

Less separation between artist and audience, More moments where strangers become family around the fire.

05/18/2026

🔥This Sunday, May 24th 🌌

We’re welcoming back some of our favorite local legends to the land...

Chances R Good, Zondo, I,Star & Fireside Cypher w/ Zen Tempest

https://www.viewcy.com/event/chances_r_good_zondo

Chances R Good
with I,Star + Zondo
featuring Zen Tempest & Numinous the Bard

What we love most about Chances is his lyricism, poetry, artistry and deep felt connected to his inner truth. He's become a dearly admired friend -- someone doing genuinely good work in the world through music, presence and prayerful artistry.

His freestyles don't feel written so much as received -- soulful, playful transmissions arriving in real time. The kind of performance that can leave a room laughing one moment and unexpectedly cracking open the next.

At times it feels like witnessing a modern-day Shakespeare with a beat machine and a spiral notebook scribbled spells spilling out in rhythm and rhyme, overflowing from a heart ringing out with poetry and prayer. Uplifting and undeniably groovy 🎶

And he won't be arriving alone.

Zondo brings a beautiful weaving of Liberian roots rhythms, folk soul and songs born from resilience -- music created to heal, unite and remind us that I am because we are.

I,Star carries a soulful weaving of conscious hip-hop and folk-inspired song -- music rooted in connection and awakening that feels destined to spill naturally from performance into campfire communion.

And as the evening unfolds, Zen Tempest and Numinous the Bard will help open the circle into a community cypher where voices, instruments and spontaneous magic begin to take over.

🔥 Introducing: The Sacred Ember Stage

Some gatherings are built for hundreds.
Others are meant for intimate circles beneath the stars -- gathered on blankets in flickering firelight and summer fireflies.

Over the last few months, our newly expanded quartz terraces have quietly transformed the heart of our fire circle into a natural amphitheater. A place designed for evenings that feel less like attending a concert and more like gathering around an ancient hearth.

This Sunday we light the first fire 🔥

These smaller evenings often become our favorite kinds of gatherings.

Less separation between artist and audience, More moments where strangers become family around the fire.

05/14/2026

Curious what gatherings at the Hawk and Hawthorne are like?

Here is a glimpse of the world we’ve been dreaming into being ✨

For one long, beautiful weekend the land came alive with music, movement, ceremony, campsites spring blossoms, feet on the earth, shared meals, laughter and music echoing through the valley.

People danced barefoot on Ritual Hill.
Mose and HAABITAT played sets to help us move our bodies, move energy, and joyously drift into the new season.
Children ran through the fields at golden hour.
Songs and ciphers drifted through the trees long after the stage went quiet.
Lanterns flickered.
Tents glowed softly beneath the forest edge.
And all around us was that rare feeling we keep searching for in this modern world — genuine belonging.

This film is a small window into the spirit of what we’re cultivating here:
a living sanctuary for beauty, connection, celebration and reverence for the living earth.
Music and movement as medicine, the balm that unites us all.

Deep gratitude to every artist, builder, volunteer, vendor, musician, fire tender, dreamer and traveler who helped weave the magic together.

See if you can spot yourself in the video.
Tag the friends you danced with.
Send it to someone you want beside the fire next time.

Full Beltaine film now live on YouTube:

Watch the full Film: https://youtu.be/haAsDyFwvfY?si=PSqZes7YKiajvfKH

We can’t wait to welcome you back to the valley again soon. 🌿🔥🌕

05/10/2026

🌸 Beautiful Outdoor Mother’s Day Plans Await! 🌸

Come on over to the Hawk and Hawthorne for brunch, a beautiful acoustic show, picnic games, garden time - a whole lot of wholesome fun with the family and chosen family 🥰

Music by Samara Jade and Wild Roots, and a fun by Mica Sun! 🌞

A mothers day blessing by our lovin Hawk Mama Suzanne Blake!

Chef Chris is cookin up an absolutely delicious brunch! Think Oaxacan flavors and Sourdough Masa Pancakes 🥞🤤🌸

We are so excited for this heartfelt community event ✨

Looking forward to seeing and celebrating you all soon 🌞♥️

The Hawk and Hawthorne Family ✨🌸♥️

If you need any economic support, please reach out and we’re happy to help!

https://www.viewcy.com/event/mothers_day_matinee?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRleARtZUJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafvFqkhVaTT-2r9dKxSzGCErn1VcBJy7sQv0-8l4EULDmsF3eAgGwxGHvNVmA_aem_QWBzAl3wsgfXrCK7eVZYEg

🌸 **Mother’s Day in the Mountains** 🌸 As spring blossoms toward summer, we take a moment to honor the life-giving force at the center of it all -- our m...

11/21/2025

Grateful for this beautiful little green earth continuing to grow, even though we're headed into winter 🙏🌎🌱❄️

10/19/2025

Peak fall portals of Love 💜

We are truly honored to host such beautiful weddings & curate sacred containers to celebrate love, family, & devotion.