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Celebrating 25 years! Connecting Cultures & Creating Community Through World Music & Arts

"In this 25th year, may LEAF come around into a new cycle of life celebration! We need LEAF to help us remember our love and connection to each other, ourselves and the world and to celebrate that in an all inclusive somewhat revolutionary way!"

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LEAF Celebrates 25 Years & Invites Asheville to Explore the World at New Global Arts Center

What began as an immersive biannual festival experience has since evolved into a full-spectrum global arts non-profit organization providing cultural arts education to over 12,000 youth each year in WNC while supporting the preservation of timeless traditions in 10 countries worldwide…

December 20, 2019 – LEAF Global Arts Announcement Release
July 18, 2019 – 49th LEAF Festival Lineup Release
May 31, 2019 – 5th Annual LEAF Downtown Lineup Release

February 7, 2019 – 48th LEAF Festival Lineup Release Spring 2019

November 2, 2018 – LEAF Community Arts Awarded $705,000 Grant for New Global Arts Center
October 23, 2018 – 47th LEAF Festival Experiences Damaging High Winds
July 17, 2018 – 47th LEAF Festival Lineup Release
May 30, 2018 – 4th LEAF Downtown AVL Lineup Release
March 7, 2018 – National Distinction by Kennedy Center Awarded to LEAF Schools & Streets and Buncombe County Schools Partnership!
February 15, 2018 – LEAF Community Arts to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

February 8, 2018 – 46th LEAF Festival Lineup Press Release

July 6, 2017 – 45th LEAF Festival Lineup Press Release
June 8, 2017 – 3rd Annual LEAF Downtown Lineup Press Release
February 20, 2017 – 4th Annual LEAF Arts & Parks Camp!
February 9th, 2017 – 44th LEAF Festival Official Lineup Press Release
January 31, 2017 – Transforming Education Through Hip-Hop Culture

January 19, 2017 – Spring ’17 LEAF Theme Announcement!

2020 Newsletter Archives

August 09, 2020 – Because of YOU, LEAF Will Persevere
August 09, 2020 – Because of YOU, LEAF Will Persevere
July 23, 2020 – In a World of Uncertainty, Community is Essential
July 19, 2020 – In the Midst of a Changing World, There is Light
July 16, 2020 – Why Culture?
July 09, 2020 – Being a Resource is Not a Title, It’s an Approach to Life
July 06, 2020 – As LEAF Re-Opens, We Aim to Meet the Moment
June 28, 2020 – Growth is Change. Change is Good.
June 21, 2020 – Life is Worth Celebrating, And We Should
June 18, 2020 – Global Connections
June 14, 2020 – As The World Changes, Art Can Heal
June 07, 2020 – At This Time, The World is Changing
May 24, 2020 – LEAF Love & Gratitude for Logging On to V-LEAF!
May 10, 2020 – LEAF Festival Goes Virtual This Week May 15-17!
May 03, 2020 – Actionable Steps Make for a Brighter Tomorrow
April 27, 2020 – Voices From Around the World
April 19, 2020 – Act Local. Think Global. Stay Connected.
April 12, 2020 – Be Healthy. Be Inspired. Be Kind.
April 05, 2020 – 3 Ways to Stay Globally Connected and Inspired
March 29, 2020 – Connect with LEAF, Connect to the World
March 26, 2020 – Ease Your Isolation with LEAF International

In the News

February 20, 2020 – LEAF Downtown Festival, Asheville
February 17, 2020 – New LEAF Global Arts Center set to open on The Block
February 12, 2020 – LEAF Global Arts center opens on The Block
February 02, 2020 – LEAF Global Arts Center Opens February 14
January 18, 2020 – LEAF Community Arts marks Milestone with New Home, New Name
2019-20 Grassroots Arts Program grantees announced – November 1, 2019
LEAF Festival Again Brings Amazing Music & Activities to Black Mountain NC – October 13, 2019
La Santa Cecilia brings Mexican sounds to fall LEAF – October 8, 2019
Fall LEAF Festival lineup announced, with Angelique Kidjo, The Wood Brothers and more – July 19, 2019
Arrested Development headlines LEAF Downtown AVL – July 24, 2019
Asheville Arts Leaders Unify For Greater Awareness And Funding – MAY 21, 2019
Spring LEAF FESTIVAL is in Full Swing in Black Mountain, NC – MAY 10, 2019
Annual Bounce into Spring Festival ready with fun for the entire family – March 14th 2019
Spring 2019 LEAF Festival line up announced – February 8th 2019

LEAF Festival Announces 2019 Lineup: Shovels & Rope, Trevor Hall, India.Arie, More – February 8th, 2019

Content

Conscious Party: Hurricane Relief – November 5, 2017
The Broadcast has its most ‘intense’ gig of year at LEAF, teaches youth – October 26, 2017
Dance offerings at LEAF Festival and beyond – October 12, 2017
Journey Through Latin America : Fundraiser For The Future – October 11, 2017
LEAF Art Dash, Twilight, Hot August Night 5Ks get hearts pumping – August 3, 2017
LEAF Downtown announces lineup for Pack Square Park – June 15, 2017
LEAF seeking money for downtown arts center; other TDA grant requests – June 8, 2017
How go-go, the music of the nation’s capital, is trying to go mainstream – June 5, 2017
Rocky Dawuni outreach with LEAF Community Arts Festival – June 1, 2017
LEAF Festival brings music and culture to Black Mountain – May 6, 2017
Why Everyone Should Be Listening to Balkan Beat Box – November 1, 2016
Q+A with Arouna Diarra & The AZA Band – October 28, 2016
Q+A with Third World – October 27, 2016
In Photos: Fall LEAF 2016 – October 25, 2016
Adventure: Asheville – October 24, 2016
Vaud & the Villians – a 19-Piece Time-Traveling Band – October 24, 2016
LEAF Downtown enters its second year – July 27, 2016
LEAF Downtown Treats Include Funky War, Cosmic Papadosio – July 27, 2016
Live for Live Music – July 7, 2016
Grateful Web Feature – July 7, 2016
Get Funky: War to Play Summer LEAF (Downtown) – June 7, 2016
Jon Stickley Trio seizes Music Video Asheville honors, captivates LEAF – May 18, 2016
Band Takes Stand For LGBTQ Rights By Performing In Drag In North Carolina – May 16, 2016
Spherical Shot of Juan de Marcos & the Afro-Cuban All-Stars – May 15, 2016
LEAF Festival feature on Ashvegas.com – May 12, 2016
Festival Bring Big Economic Punch – May 9, 2016
Música de la pasión caliente! – May 4, 2016
Above & Beyond: Celebration of Champions Honors Volunteers – April 18, 2016
Sarah Jarosz Plots Extensive 2016 Tour – April 5, 2016

LEAF Festival Announces Cuban Theme for Spring – January 19, 2016

41st LEAF Festival – October 23, 2015
An Interview with LEAF Performer Marcel Anton – October 20, 2015
Golden Autumn Days: LEAF Recap, Part 2 – October 19, 2015
Golden Autumn Days: LEAF Recap, Part 1 – October 18, 2015
6 Questions with LEAF Performers Sol Driven Train – October 12, 2015
8 Questions with LEAF Performers The Revivalists – October 9, 2015
5 Questions with LEAF Performer Jeff Thompson – October 8, 2015
LaMotte and Guatemalan Children to Perform – October 3, 2015
Aaron Neville, Pres Hall… – September 23, 2015
Aaron Neville, Preservation Hall & Dumpstaphunk Headline 41st LEAF Festival! – September 23, 2015
Asheville Downtown turns over a new LEAF, putting Bele Chere to rest once and for all – August 3, 2015
Jennifer Pickering & Community – August 31, 2015
LEAF Downtown reports 12,000-person crowd – August 3, 2015
LEAF Downtown – August 2, 2015
Your Guide to Asheville’s new festival LEAF Downtown – July 29, 2015
Branching Out: LEAF Downtown AVL festival – July 28, 2015
LEAF Downtown Asheville is Aug. 1-2 Free Festival – July 28, 2015
Inaugural LEAF Art Dash Asheville 5k this Saturday – July 27, 2015
The changing landscape of Asheville’s free music festivals – July 24, 2015
My Journey to LEAF Festival – June 1, 2015
New Summer Music Fest to Fill Some of Bele Chere’s Void – April 17, 2015

LEAF announces free event in Pack Square Park, Aug. 1 and 2 – April 16, 2015

LEAF: Bringing the Funk Back to the Mountains – June 16, 2014
Live Review: LEAF, Black Mountain, N.C. – May 11, 2014
Shows I’ll Never Forget: Bootsy Collins – May 10, 2014
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"LEAF has been a force for positive change and education within the community, that boosted growth through cross-cultural awareness. I believe that music has been the single most catalyst for tolerance and curiosity within my life, personally! LEAF is a great platform for that kind of growth."
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"The music, the love, the culture. LEAF is the whole package."
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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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