UPDATE 3/11/25:

Only a few events left in the current space!

Be sure to JOIN THE EMAIL LIST to be included in communications as we go underground. This will be the best and most direct way to stay in the loop about secret shows and events.

UPDATE 3/11/25:

Hello, everyone!

I just counted, and the Corduroy pop-up lounge experiment has hosted 40 events so far… holy cow! It’s been a wild and cozy ride.

Sad to see the lounge pop down? This just in…

Corduroy will soon undergo a metamorphosis!

At the end of March, we’ll move out of the Asheville Guitar Pedals location (we luv u, AGP), but instead of going away, we’re merely going into speakeasy mode.

We’ll continue the Monday Mindfulness Exercise & Creative Check-in, and we’ll keep doing evening events (but eve events will happen on a more occasional basis). The Corduroy experience lives on… but will take place in secret (cozy, central) locations! So be sure to stay on the email list for developments and info.

This new M.O. will give me more time to pursue my other projects, while continuing to develop this dream of a vibrant, curious community that has already grown around the lounge over the course of the winter. Thanks for riding with me thru another (hopefully compelling) twist in the Corduroy tale (or, ahem..“wale”).

Meanwhile…

There are 10 dreamy events to go at our beautiful location inside Asheville Guitar Pedals. Tomorrow (Thurs), my band, Pink Mercury, will do something it’s never done before: improvise to Academy-Award-Winning film The Red Balloon. On the 20th, Talented healers Allie and Madelyn will lead an amazing 2-part Lounge Yoga and Sound Bath Extravaganza. Our last live music salon (3/22) will be an adventurous Ambient Experimental Music Night. Accomplished thinkers Gordon and Laura will help us blow our own creative minds with their special exercise, Magnum Opus, on the 25th. Plus, Wednesday night Script Reading will continue until the end of the month, and Creative Check-in/Mindfulness will be rolling right thru all the changes.

I look forward to seeing you in the remaining March days for these wonderful events, or if for no other reason than to come take a photo inside this pretty space… and I can’t wait to see you in a secret space in April and beyond, when Corduroy goes speakeasy.

See you soon!

Love,

Steph

UPDATE 2/28/25:

Dear Friends,

The Corduroy pop-up experience thus far has been fulfilling, fun, enlightening! The space has become more beautiful with every new person who brings in their idiosyncratic, shoes-off, curious energy.

Crazy as it sounds, in a way, given this liveliness, Corduroy was designed as an experiment, and the question of when to “pop back down” is always in the air, given my full-time voice acting job and shows. As spring peeks into our city, with its promise and potential and increased activity, it feels like it’s time. I’ll be pivoting to other creative projects, while keeping the pilot light on for Corduroy to light up and thrive once again, in the same or a different location, when the time again feels right.

So don’t snooze… you have until the end of March, 2025, to lounge with us, creative check-in with us, script-read with us, and play with us, and we have some of the most creative stuff yet in the works or already on the calendar! Hope to see you. Stay tuned… events are being added all the time.

Love!

Stephanie

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In an uncertain world, Corduroy is building a community for the curious.

As far as I can tell, we don’t ultimately know why we’re on the planet or what we’re meant to do. But we have undeniable universal needs for connection, growth, aesthetic appreciation, laughter.

Many of us are finding it increasingly difficult to meet these needs, as technology and culture tempt us away from true, present engagement with ourselves and others.

So I named the place “Corduroy”, to evoke a friendly textural feeling I remember from being a young kid…when I asked questions unselfconsciously, knew I could do anything, and didn’t have a cell phone.

Corduroy is a cozy space with couches and floor pillows. We hold a weekly creative check-in, intimate music performances, salon-type discussions, album-listening sessions, and interactive games for grownups.

We’re open for events only. We currently sell tea (with or without honey and oat milk) and bubbly water, and there’s usually some fruit on the table (we’re looking for a yummy local snack partner - know of anyone I should check out?). We operate on a Sliding Scale basis (you’ll usually have 3 prices to choose from).

In addition to our own happenings, we’re open to pitches!

Check out our calendar of morning and evening events, and see address below (we’re in Google Maps).

Join our email list or follow us on Instagram for info and upcoming events.

See you soon!