LEAF Community Arts is thrilled to announce its dynamic lineup of performing artists for the Spring 2017 LEAF Festival, taking place Thursday, May 11th to Sunday, May 14th, 2017 near Asheville at the majestic Lake Eden in Black Mountain, NC.
We invite one and all to experience 'Ignite & Inspire', featuring NEA grant-funded "Legends of Africa" artists representing 13 countries from the Mother Continent: Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Malawi, Tanzania, Mali, Ivory Coast, and Mauritania. Tickets are available at www.theLEAF.org/tickets. Children 10 years and under are FREE.
"Music and art have the power to enliven the mind, awaken the heart, and inspire the soul. At a time where so many feel disconnected and divided, the 44th LEAF Festival declares itself Sanctuary - creating a welcoming space for all walks of life and all ways of perceiving our diverse world. This spring, prepare for an experience that will ignite your imagination and inspire your spirit to take hold of your creative dreams and allow them to soar. Each artist featured over the weekend have been carefully selected for not only being masters of their craft, but for standing firm as way-makers of powerful messages of hope, freedom, and inspiration." ~ Ehren Cruz, LEAF Performing Arts Director
To view profiles of the performing artists, click here. To learn more about the Kids Villages and other family friendly activities, click here. Want to engage with LEAF's year-round work in cultural arts education and get exclusive access to purchasing Weekend PLUS tickets? Become a member. 
Have you been to a LEAF Festival yet? The best way to GET LEAF is to CATCH a LEAF! Through a collaborative effort with Macaroni Kid, organizers of LEAF Festival are offering a chance to win tickets to the 44th LEAF Festival, taking place May 11-14, 2017. Two prize packages are available:
- LEAF Festival Family Weekend Package – Includes admission for 2 Adults + 2 Youth (under 10 years FREE) Friday through Sunday, with the option to camp. WINNER: Eric Michael
- LEAF Festival Family Sunday Package – Includes admission for 2 Adults + 2 Youth (under 10 years FREE) for Sunday ONLY. WINNER: Cassie Nantz.
To enter: Click HERE to complete the entry form! Earn bonus entries for commenting below and sharing/liking/commenting on posts about this giveaway on our Facebook page, but remember, you must complete the entry form for your bonuses to be awarded. Contest ended Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 11:59pm.
Contest Rules:
One entry per email address; email address provided must be a subscriber to our wonderful newsletter to be entered to win, otherwise it will be added. Duplicate entries via the entry form will be deleted. Bonus entries will be awarded for commenting/liking/sharing the giveaway post on Facebook and for every new subscriber you refer; sharing posts about this giveaway on Facebook will help you earn the referral bonus. Winners will be chosen randomly from all eligible entries/bonus entries by random.org by March 24th, 2017 and will be notified by email to the address provided on the form or via phone. Winners will be announced on Facebook and/or on our website; by entering contest, entrants give permission to have their name used in such announcements. Winners will have 24hrs to claim their prize; failure to respond within the 24hr timeframe may result in another winner being chosen. Odds of winning depend on total number of entries. No purchase necessary; you must be 18 or older and a Macaroni Kid Hickory/Western Piedmont newsletter subscriber to enter. Click HERE for complete sweepstakes rules.
