Sufra Time · Season One
Spend an evening with food, live music, storytelling, and incense in the air as we travel one of the ancient world’s great trade routes across Arabia.
Friday, September 4
6:00–8:30 PM · Mocha Box · Asheville
Travel the Incense Road with us and see what connections you make along the way.
Over dinner, music, and storytelling, we’ll explore the ancient trade route that carried frankincense across Arabia and the stories, people, and traditions that traveled with it.
The experience
Explore the story
Frankincense began in southern Arabia, but it didn’t stay there.
For centuries, caravans carried the resin across the desert toward markets thousands of miles away, passing through trading cities and kingdoms along the way.
By the time it reached the ancient world’s great cities, this small piece of tree resin had become one of its most prized goods.
But the Incense Road carried more than incense.
People traveled it too, bringing stories, ideas, traditions, and pieces of home with them.
Travel the road with us and see what connections you make along the way.
Interactive
Two thousand years ago, frankincense was one of the ancient world’s most valuable goods.
Who do you think was most likely to burn it every day?
Frankincense traveled great distances before reaching Rome, where it became associated with wealth, ceremony, and status.
Expect more interactive moments as the story unfolds throughout the evening.
The details
Dinner, your choice of beverage, live music, storytelling, and the Sufra Time experience are included.
Your Season One stamp
The Sufra Time passport is an optional add-on, $6.00 plus tax at checkout. Bring it and collect your stamp for The Incense Road.
The evening
Join us for an evening of food, music, storytelling, and Yemeni hospitality.
