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Oct 03 - 04 2020
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ReImagine 2020

LEAF Global Arts and the YMI Cultural Center Come Together for a new collaboration and community event!

The YMI Cultural Center and LEAF Global Arts are pleased to announce a new form of community event, REIMAGINE 2020. In a new partnership for both the agencies, the event will take place virtually and small scale in-person format on October 3-4, 2020 as a replacement for marquee summer events, LEAF Downtown, and Goombay. All in-person events will follow CDC, North Carolina, and Buncombe County guidelines and have been approved by the City of Asheville. REIMAGINE welcomes the Asheville community to come together digitally and at a social-distance to experience entertainment, discussion, culture, and discover community resources. Throughout their storied histories, both LEAF Global Arts and the YMI Cultural Center have hosted global talents and transformative experiences that bring diversity, artistic excellence, and culture to the Asheville community. The two organizations remain committed to creating pathways to equity, elevating underrepresented voices, and celebrating cultural art.

As the local community and the world advocate for sustainable equity, the presence and necessity of art is undeniable. Both LEAF and the YMI aim to be conduits for change, inspiration, and cultural preservation. “REIMAGINE” is not only a chance for the community to see the vibrancy of The Block it is also a fundraising effort to sustain both organizations as the pandemic continues to create fiscal challenges. Both organizations use events to create revenue streams that fund community outreach and have experienced a financial loss because of the current restrictions. REIMAGINE 2020 aims to bring much-needed attention and funds to The Block in an effort to sustain all of the business of the area and to promote the communities of color that exist there.

What to Expect at “REIMAGINE 2020”

  • ​​Music – LIVE performances at YMI and LEAF Global Arts // Digital Performances with a special Nina Simone Tribute and a focus on our local artists.
  • History of Black Asheville Storytelling
  • Conversation – interviews, panel discussions, and keynote speakers
  • Candle Light Vigil – in memory of those we lost in 2020
  • Comedy – Laugh out loud with local and regional comics
  • Family-Friendly Entertainment
  • MagiLantern Parade with Street Creature Puppet Collective
  • Community Resources

Renew your spirits! Pathways to explore healing arts, shop with local artists, and delicious food from your favorite restaurants.

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AN URGENT LETTER FROM THE LEAF BOARD:

For nearly 30 years, LEAF Global Arts has connected people through the power of art, music, and culture. Every shared moment has been made possible because of you – our community.

The LEAF Festival is critical to funding LEAF’s larger work: providing global cultural arts programming for thousands of local youth and preserving cultures and traditions around the world.

This year, we are facing a financial crossroads: between the loss of last fall’s Festival, losing a majority of our arts education funding in 2025, and not fully recovering from COVID, the future is bleak. The upcoming LEAF Festival could be our last if we don’t come together to sustain the heart of LEAF’s mission – but we have seen what this community can do when united for a cause greater than itself.

To open the Festival experience to as many people as possible, and to rally the full spirit of LEAF, we are offering a limited number of LEAF LOVE Tickets at a significant discount.

These special tickets, offered at 30% off (our highest discount, even more so than our Early Bird pricing) are our way of ensuring everyone has a place in this story. Full-priced tickets also remain available for those with the means to give a little more to help support LEAF’s vital work.

Your presence, your voice, and your support matter more than ever right now. Join us in making this LEAF Festival one that the world will never forget and ensuring the music continues for generations to come. 

Mayani is a Maasai boy from longido Arusha. He went to boarding school at 6 years old and lost his Maasai language and tradition. Since joining the LEAF program, he has learned to sing Maasai songs, practiced the ‘jump’ tradition and wear Maasai shukas (traditional clothing). Mayani is extremely happy and is currently teaching other youth the culture.

 

 

 

 

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