“Dahlonega’s premier listening room for music, comedy, and spoken word;
where the hustle slows and the rhythm is heard.”
the social house :
Meet your study group, schedule your client meeting or special event; Canopy + the Roots is a lounge for livin’ alive with floor to ceiling plants, a coffee bar serving locally-roasted fresh-ground java and pastries, and a glass yoga studio offering daily classes, series’, and workshops/trainings. Save money with our memberships and receive bottomless coffee, merch, ticket discounts, and more.
the listening room:
We believe in the celebration of diversity and the thriving arts community here in the “peach state”. Offering open-mic for poetry/spoken word, stand-up comedy, all-genre music concerts, comedy class series’, gallery art shows, and film screenings, we aim to serve both customer and performer with integrity and creative, southern hospitality. We hope each guest feels the heart behind the uncommon ambiance, offering, and experience here at Canopy + the Roots, Dahlonega.
It takes a village…
…to raise a dream. Meet some of the faces that make Canopy + the Roots come alive:
Hollie Lytle
Founder & CEO
SIX years ago, this concept was but a dream. In a series of divine appointments, this vision has been given breath and life. We hope the experience at Canopy + the Roots is one of peace, inspiration, growth, and fellowship. Hollie has been photographing weddings and commercial/editorial work for almost twenty years. With a passion for the arts and a background in public education, she brings compassion and a desire to serve. Also a 200 hr Registered Yoga Teacher, Hollie teaches yoga in the Canopy studio and believes in the mind, body, spirit practice and benefits of yoga. She grew up with yoga as a household word, her father practicing yoga in his twenties and thirties. Her personal practice began as a therapeutic “prescription” from a surgeon for scoliosis and thus began her passion for the connection between yoga and all-body wellness.
Follow Hollie on Instagram @bohohollie or see her professional work at www.lytlefoto.com
Akeeme Martin
Manager and Sound
Three years ago, Akeeme attended Roots Fest and from that, developed a collaboration between his own professional endeavors and Canopy + the Roots.
Akeeme has been in music and education for more than fifteen years. With a degree from UGA that focuses on mental health, he brings empathy with enthusiasm while co-managing shows and inventory, staff needs and cafe ideas to band correspondence and event production at CNPY.
Follow Akeeme on Instagram @oe85ent
Franchesca Spittler
Manager and Fitness Instr.
Franchesca comes to CNPY from the non-profit world as a task master, a leader and fitness instructor.
Franchesca has a passion for wellness and teaches every Tuesday evening a stretch and movement class in the studio.
Bringing sunshine and positivity as well as a green thumb, she is co-managing private events, overseeing staff needs, cafe ideas and garden growing.
the C+R social house and events team:
Interested in becoming part of our village?
Come into the store to apply in person or email us at events@canopyandtheroots.com .