A special invitation
A Gathering of Cacao, Reiki, Sound, Remembrance & Gratitude
A special collaboration featuring Kara Markovich, Lindsey Pompileo + Monica Reyna
Thursday, November 12, 6-8:00p
The Listening Room
Intimate Acoustic Concerts at The Origami House
Capacity under 50 • Floor seating & cushions • Bring your own blanket, cushion, or low chair
At The Origami House, music becomes more than entertainment—it becomes an experience.
The Listening Room was created for artists and audiences who crave something quieter, closer, and more meaningful than a traditional concert setting.
Here, musicians play unplugged or softly amplified, offering acoustic, heart-forward performances that invite you to truly listen. The space itself—once a house of worship—holds sound in a way that feels warm, resonant, and deeply personal.
These concerts are intentionally small, allowing guests to settle into a living-room atmosphere where the boundary between performer and listener dissolves. Each event feels like being welcomed into someone’s home: conversational, intimate, and spacious enough for the music to breathe.
Whether it’s a singer-songwriter sharing stories behind the songs, a classical guitarist offering a candlelit set, or a duo exploring acoustic harmonies, The Listening Room cultivates an environment where presence matters as much as performance.
A place to gather.
A place to listen fully.
A place where music—quiet, honest, and beautifully human—can unfold.
Upcoming
Seeking Peace
Saturday, November 21
Performance @ 6:00
On November 21, we welcome you to The Origami House to experience Seeking Peace, a unique performance-ritual that brings together solo violin, poetry, and immersive visual art in an exploration of the many dimensions of peace.
Moving beyond the traditional concert experience, Seeking Peace creates space for something more intimate, participatory, and deeply human. Through the interplay of sound, story, and imagery, the performance invites us to consider what peace means to each of us, where we find it, and what it asks of us. This is an experience to feel as much as to witness, leaving room for reflection, emotion, and the unexpected connections that can emerge when we gather together.
At The Origami House, we are drawn to experiences that invite us to listen differently, encounter new perspectives, and discover what becomes possible when music brings us into closer relationship with ourselves and one another. Seeking Peace offers just such an invitation.
About the Performance
An artist statement by Negar Dena Afazel
“I shape my music through the stories that must be told. For me, music is the essential element that elevates storytelling into what I define as a ‘performance-ritual’: a multidisciplinaryexperience intentionally designed to dissolve the boundary between performer and participant.
Inspired by silenced voices and authentic, untamed themes, I weave sound and narrative togetheruntil the music becomes the expression and the audience becomes the feeling. One is notmeaningful without the other. I believe music possesses a singular power to comfort, connect,and catalyze change; it creates a restorative space where we can celebrate our shared humanityand reclaim our collective resilience.
Seeking Peace is a performance-ritual that explores the multifaceted nature of peace through interwoven layers of solo violin music, poetry, and immersive visual art. Far from a passive concert experience, this is a live performance that invites an active psychological and emotional dialogue. It is an invitation for you to sit with the concept of peace—to embrace it, to be uncomfortable with it, to cry, to remember, and to reflect.
This musical journey is driven entirely by all-female composers, culminating in the world premieres of two original pieces by Jane Kozhevnikova and Sarah Rimkus.”
An Invitation to Artists
We built The Listening Room with a dream:
that it would become a place musicians talk about—a hidden gem whispered from one artist to another…
a room they long to play.
If you’re an artist who loves intimate settings, attentive audiences, and the kind of acoustic clarity that’s hard to find, we welcome you here.
The Listening Room offers:
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A warm, sacred-feeling space designed for true listening
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Audiences who show up to connect, not to talk over your music
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A room that holds sound with natural resonance
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Fewer than 50 guests—close enough to feel, spacious enough to breathe
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A chance to share stories, inspirations, and raw, honest moments between songs
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An environment where your artistry is honored
Artists often tell us this is a space where they can exhale—play the songs that matter most, explore new ideas, or return to the heart of why they make music in the first place.
If that calls to you, we would be honored to host you.
Consider this your invitation to become part of something small, sacred, and unforgettable.