Calendar
Links to gatherings we are hosting — especially once there is a space — and a place to keep previous events in view.
Open Call
Open now · deadline forthcoming · Online open call
Poetry anthology submissions. $25 includes publication consideration and one U.S. contributor copy.
Program
Ongoing · Seattle, expanding
Free instruments for anyone under 18 who wants to make music.
Book Launch
Saturday, September 12, 2026 · 7pm · Vermillion · Capitol Hill, Seattle
Sophy Mousa reads from The Secret World. Books on the table after; wine in plastic cups; the usual beautiful mess.
Friday, October 2, 2026 · 8pm · AHV house · Interbay, Seattle
A listening-adjacent launch for Tympanum. Short reading, long conversation, copies to take home.
Ecstatic Dance
Sunday, September 20, 2026 · 4–6pm · Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle
Shoes off. No talking on the floor. AHVO’s Ecstatic Dance Suite No. 1, played all the way through, then a little further.
Friday, November 6, 2026 · 8pm · Georgetown warehouse · Seattle
A later, louder ecstatic dance — low lights, wooden floor, the suite plus a second hour of records from the house.
Release
Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 9pm · The Royal Room · Columbia City, Seattle
White Boys play the Double EP front to back, then whatever the night still wants.
Listening
Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 7:30pm · AHV listening room · Seattle
Seated listening for The Sound Of Music. Phones down. One record, the dark, and whoever fits.
Session
First Mondays · beginning November 2026 · 7pm · AHV house · Seattle
Open charts from the Astral Harmony Vision Real Book. Bring an instrument. Sit in or listen.
Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 8pm · Highway 99 · Seattle
Northwest country, slightly mythic. A release night for the King County record — dancing encouraged, hats optional.
Reading
Date forthcoming · winter 2026 · Open Books · Seattle
Contributors from Anthology 1 read. The open call stays open until it doesn’t.
Sunday, April 6, 2026 · Golden Gardens field house · Seattle
The first AHV ecstatic dance of the year — morning light, salt air, Suite No. 1 in an early mix.
Friday, March 14, 2026 · Sunset Tavern · Ballard, Seattle
Genesis played loud. The parking lot took a while to empty.
Salon
Thursday, May 8, 2026 · AHV house · Seattle
An early salon for Sophy Mousa’s book — twenty people, one lamp, the manuscript almost finished.