LEAF Global Arts Festival WAS CANCELED OF HURRICANE HELENE
LEAF GLOBAL ARTS FESTIVAL WAS CANCELED OF HURRICANE HELENE
We’re absolutely heartbroken to no longer be performing at LEAF Global Arts Festival this fall. This event, the biggest fundraiser for this small nonprofit and originally slated to take place October 17-20, was canceled in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The destruction severely devastated the Western North Carolina region, including the LEAF Festival’s home in beautiful Swannanoa / Black Mountain.
We wish LEAF and WNC a safe and expedient recovery, and we look forward to being part of the Festival in 2025. In the meantime, here’s what YOU can do to help:
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DONATE to the LEAF Global Arts Artist Relief Fund to directly support WNC-based musicians and teaching artists. All donations to the Artist Relief Fund are matched by the Dan Lucas Foundation, which is leading the way to support local WNC & LEAF Artists. DONATE HERE!
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JOIN us from ANYWHERE in the world in the inaugural World Drum Day, 12pm EST on October 19 to 12pm EST on October 20. World Drum Day is 24 hours straight of drumming around the world in a celebration of unity and awareness of natural disasters in WNC and abroad. Learn more and see participating countries HERE!
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GIVE to other WNC Organizations and Relief Efforts doing the work on the ground to rebuild and revive this beautiful region. A beginner list can be found on the LEAF Global Arts homepage HERE.”
LEAF Global Arts & DRUMSTRONG announces the Virtual World Drum Day launch, set for Saturday, October 19, 2024. This initiative invites people around the globe to join in 24 hours of collective drumming to celebrate unity and support for disaster relief in Western N.C.The concept for World Drum Day is simple: Everyone is welcome, and anyone can participate by drumming for any amount of time wherever you are— even just a few minutes — between noon on Saturday, October 19 and noon on Sunday, October 20. Drummers worldwide are invited to join in by sharing 1-3 minute videos of themselves drumming on social media, using the tag #worlddrumday OR post directly to the World Drum Day Facebook event page. Also, a drum can be anything. Djembe, table, steel pan, drum kit, bucket, even hands and feet: whatever you have that makes a beat!
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