SWALLOW x Murmurs

During the month of November, the front room at Murmurs will be completely transformed in SWALLOW, a queer concept club for Los Angeles that transitions from night to day. Designed by and with the community, the architecture of SWALLOW mimics the contraction and expansion of the human body. Passage through the entrance brings you into a warm, hollow space where there is freedom for intimacy and exploration.
Check out out the daytime program below. For booking and reservations email clubswallow.la@gmail.com or DM @swallow_nightclub

11/12: Tarot Card Readings by Marty Windahl | 1 - 4 PM
Marty Windahl (MW) is a spiritual consultant, intuitive, writer and artist. “Marty manages to look at the cards and bring beautiful, guiding language to the trickiest or most stuck feeling questions.” 20 minute sessions @ $40 each

11/13: Sound Bath | 5 PMSound therapy is a blend of instruments tuned to the body to enhance deep relaxation. With surround sounds of nature to have you breathe into tranquility and peacefully go into a dream state. Join your host Guru Seante for a relaxing experience. 1 hour session
Free and open to the public

11/15: Nails by Sojin | 1 - 5 PMSojin Oh (@sojinails) is a polymathic nail artist who translates organic phenomena, from natural wonders of the sea to the gastronomic, into sublime creations with consideration and a sense of humor.

Gel Mani: $60-$80 sliding scale
Extensions: $75-$95 sliding scale. Space limited to 3 appointments.

11/15: Sparkly 22’s Miracle Zone (Kundalini) | 6 PMSparkly 22’s Miracle Zone is a workshop that combines the practice of Kundalini Yoga, ritual, gesture and voice for the purpose of empowering the phy sical body with magic of the higher worlds. Together we create a zone to receive miracles. In this workshop we will practice basic Kundalini exercises, an advanced kriya for creative manifestation, followed by a participatory ritual involving Sparkly 22’s ceramic instruments. Come prepared to co-create with the universe in the Miracle Zone.

Dress code: Yoga Wear (whites encouraged), and head scarf encouragedDuration: 1.5 hours Free and open to the public

11/16: Jaye Fishel Bodywork | 11 AM - 5 PM
Jaye will be offering one hour Craniosacral therapy session, a light touch energetic modality great for resetting the nervous system and overall wellness.

1 hour sessions @ $50 each

11/16: SWALLOW Bar Night | 8 PM - late with DJ Bimbofriend

11/19: Facials by Andrea Ámez | 12 - 5 PM
Andrea Ámez is not just an esthetician, she is a healer with hands of gold. Trained at the Aveda Institute Los Angeles, Andrea combines both a scientific and holistic approach in her treatments and firmly believes that with the power of intention we can become our best selves both internally and externally. She will be offering 30 minute facial healing sessions with acupressure massage and lymphatic drainage release with TCM Gua Sha techniques. Treatments will focus on lifting and draining excess water and toxins post Halloween. COME N GET GLOWED UP.

30 minute sessions @ $35 each

11/20: Astrology Readings by Ilana Kozlov | 10 AM - 4 PMlana Kozlov is a non-binary astrologer, clairvoyant and writer based in Los Angeles. Their work with natal charts is positioned as something that investigates our collective ability to transcend centeredness, so as to be in fellowship with one another, and achieve a more open communion with the planets. In a natal reading, a client can expect to glean clarity about their history, and hopefully find reconcile for things past and present.

Ilana explores your natal chart in 30 minute sessions. $30-$60 sliding scale

11/21: Laney Paradise Herbalism Workshop | 11 AM - 12 PM
Laney Paradise is an herbalist and Biodiversity Agent. She / they recently moved from Portland, OR to Los Angeles to aid in reforestation and increase plant biodiversity. This workshop is curated to be accessible to anyone with trained or narrative plant knowledge. We will explore native medicinal plants that grow in Los Angeles, their healing properties and methods of preparations. There are medicinal plants growing on every corner and alleyway & they are available to ally with you towards reciprocal healing and abundance. Come with your curiosity & ready to play with some plant friends!

FREE (donations welcome $1-10 sliding scale)

11/23: SWALLOW Closing Party | 10 PM - late

Emotional Hardcore — A Dinner by Albert Samreth
Saturday, October 12th | 5-9PM

Emotional Hardcore, presented by Albert Samreth at Murmurs is a four-course dinner of Khmer-Californian food served in the Murmurs garden alongside a video portrait series Samreth has been working on when visiting home. The portraits focus on non-native plants found around Southern California including decorative plants used for landscaping, commuter plants that proliferate with the Santa Ana Winds, and the diverse, hidden home gardens of immigrants around Southern California.

The title is derived from the name of a genre of music popular amongst a subculture of SoCal teens in the first decade of the millenium who drew upon tenderness, rage, and androgyny to express their angst about growing up in mild, wet winters and hot dry summers filled with strip malls, wildfires, suburban sprawl, and a loose sense of history. Emotional Hardcore’s food, video, and programming channel the surprising, violent, and funny ways development affects culture and ecologies.

Live music by Shiva Linga and a DJ set by Muñeka accompany dinner.

SET MENU | $20
Lemongrass and tamarind clear soup
Kreung crab stir fry with Kampot peppercorn and verduras
Rice with fermented fruits
Coconut dessert
To drink: Limonada de Kaffir, Tamarindo-Mezcal cocktail | $8, Cambodian iced coffee | $4, Physic Wine | $8

Fundraiser for Emily Barker
Sunday, October 6th | 5-8PM

Murmurs will be hosting a benefit art auction & live concert to support LA-based artist & disability activist Emily Barker.

Emily struggles with chronic illnesses stemming from a compromised immune system, CRPS, and paraplegia. Emily needs help with the funds required to cover her medical expenses, transportation, and equipment. The fundraiser at Murmurs includes live music by Girlpool, Emma James, and Maggie5, astrology readings by Ilana Koslov, & an art auction with donated work by 30+ artists.

‘Steps to Nasal Normalization’ —
A Performative Lecture by Mandy Harris Williams
Thursday, October 3rd | 7:30PM

‘Steps to Nasal Normalization’ — a perfromative lecture by Mandy Harris Williams is an exploration of the pervasive featurism that plagues modern (and historical) society. Williams is a conceptual artist, theorist and educator. Her work seeks to get everyone the love that they deserve. Color Values is series of public health pamphlets developed in collaboration with Third Magazine. A discussion, #brownupyourdrink cocktail hour, and the debut of the latest Color Values pamphlet will follow. A suggested donation of $5-$15 is kindly appreciated but not required.

SWALLOW at Murmurs November 2nd - December 7th, 2019 | Opening Party 11/2 10PM-late + Weekly Events TBA
SWALLOW is an unbuilt queer club. Murmurs will be the home for the spatial concepts of the club in November 2019. SWALLOW intends to equip LA with a reliable & accessible center for creativity & nightlife...

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