The Dreaming Room: Soundscapes for Deep Rest

Join ARTS at King Street Station for The Dreaming Room: Soundscapes for Deep Rest, a concert series hosted by Stephanie Ann Ball, with special guest harpist Mona Terry.

Theme of the Month: Reflecting on gratitude for the harvest season, and what we may need to feel connected and supported going into the colder, darker months that lie ahead.

This community-rooted concert series is designed to support nervous system recovery, emotional release, and collective connections through sound meditation, music, and storytelling. Created to support better sleep quality, the space will be curated to help you rest and relax amid the busy week, so you can feel rejuvenated as you return to the people and projects that need the best of you, with your creative spark brightly lit. Join us for the penultimate concert of the year.

We’ll provide yoga mats, blankets, and bolsters on a first-come, first-served basis for those who wish to enjoy the evening lying down. Feel free to bring your own, and whatever you may need to feel relaxed and comfortable. There will be chairs and stools for guests who prefer to sit upright, and a sensory-friendly zone for those with auditory sensitivities.

The program is divided into two sections. First, your hosts will present a beautifully curated selection of bedtime-style stories and introspective melodies designed for the inner child in all of us. Second, you’ll be guided into a sound meditation led by Stephanie Ann Ball featuring crystal sound bowls and vocal toning. You are free to lie back and relax, sleep if it calls to you, or explore your creative inspiration in a journal. There is no right way to participate.

We Still Dream a Future is a series of free public art activations, installations, exhibitions, performances, and learning experiences designed to help us dream, learn, and grow, taking place throughout the Downtown core.

6 PM Doors open for you to settle in 6:30 PM Music starts 7:30 PM Program closes

SERIES SCHEDULE (3rd Thursdays):

• October 15 — gratitude + reflection
• December 17 — celebration + releasing Registration is recommended but not required, walk-ups are welcome!

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Gallery hours are Wed. - Sat. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; First Thursdays 11 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Artist bios: Stephanie Ann Ball: https://stephanieannball.com/ is a healing artist and sound meditation facilitator. Her work sits at the intersection of therapeutic sound, science, and well-being. Using sound meditation, energy work, and subconscious reprogramming techniques, Stephanie helps individuals and teams regulate the nervous system, release stress, and access states of calm, clarity, and flow. The best part? It all starts with something easy and fun—listening to music.

Harpist, pianist, composer, and educator Mona Terry draws on the restorative power of music to support healing and personal transformation. As a therapeutic musician, private instructor, and performing artist, she provides music for public presentations, worship, prayer, and meditation services, as well as guided demonstrations of the healing qualities of vibrational sound. Mona’s ongoing projects and artistic endeavors reflect her mission to inspire others to listen more deeply and express themselves through intuition, imagination, and fearless creativity. Grounded in the teachings and cherished relationships of Dr. Maya Angelou, Clark Terry, and Dr. Maxine Mimms, she supports individuals navigating critical life transitions. After moving to Seattle in 2017, Mona expanded her work as a composer and arranger with String Song Music, Resonance: The Pacifica Harp Duo, and the Eastside Harp Ensemble, while continuing to publish in The International Folk Harp Journal. In partnership with the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute and Parents for Student Success, she served for seven years as artistic director of “Let the Strings Speak,” a community initiative offering programs and children’s workshops on the creative arts of the African diaspora through collaborations with Black string Musicians. Through performance, education, therapeutic music, and artistic collaborations, Mona warmly welcomes audiences and individuals to experience the reflective, connective, and transformative power intended from her harp music. Her original music and arrangements can be heard on two self-produced recordings featuring harp, mixed instrumentation, and voice: “A Path Seeking Harmony” and “Peace, Joy & Wonder…Christmas.”