Celebrate the Autumnal Equinox at the Garden during an evening of soothing music, celestial demonstrations, and as always—seasonal letter-writing.

Prabir Mehta will play a guitar based exploration of various ancient Indian raags. A collection of songs curated for a yoga and meditation practices. Prabir reaches deep into his family roots and offers a new approach to these sacred, treasured aspects of life on the subcontinent of India. Offering some sounds that lead the ear to calm.

Naoco Wowsugi is an interdisciplinary, community-engaged artist. Wowsugi’s extensive fieldwork includes community gong baths that activate the gong as an instrument for deep, broad, and collective listening experiences, often offered on a moon-cycle basis. 

Maya Glicksman draws from her background in earth science and personal connections with land to imagine an environmentally just and resilient future. Her work explores intersections of food, community wellness, and climate resilience in Washington DC. Sound and fermentation are core components of her experimental practice.

We may play gongs as a duo or trio with another collaborator, known collectively as "Grrrls Gong Wild" ;))

hosted by Maya, Naoco, and Prabir