{"id":27258,"date":"2019-05-04T17:53:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T21:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=27258"},"modified":"2019-05-04T17:53:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T21:53:46","slug":"leaf-festival-2019-breaking-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/webexclusive\/leaf-festival-2019-breaking-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"LEAF Festival 2019: Breaking Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27260\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-Spring-LEAF-Festival.png\" alt=\"LEAF Festival 2019: Breaking Ground\" width=\"900\" height=\"1542\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 48<sup>th<\/sup> LEAF Festival will take place Friday, May 10, with an opening ceremony at 4 p.m., and continue through Sunday, May 12, at Lake Eden in Black Mountain. The theme of this year\u2019s celebration of culture, arts and creativity will be <em>Breaking Ground<\/em>. The stellar lineup of musicians includes India.Arie, Trevor Hall, and Shovels &amp; Rope.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the 48th LEAF Festival, we\u2019ve scoured the globe to select artists who are architects of positive change, using the strength and resilience of their creative expression to uplift our communities,\u201d says Ehren Cruz, artistic director. This ongoing mission of bringing people together for the past 24 years has garnered a reputation for the LEAF festival as one of the most recognized events in Western North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>The LEAF Festival prides itself on being interactive. \u201cWatching performing artists that lead Visiting Teaching Artist Residencies with local schools perform onstage and seeing the children shine and glow during these performances is magical,\u201d says Marsha Almodovar, community events coordinator and teaching artist. \u201cThere is nothing like it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With such an inclusive event and welcoming staff, it is no wonder almost half a million people have attended since the inception of the event in 1995. \u201cI am so looking forward to reconnecting with LEAFers from across the planet and discovering many amazing musicians I haven\u2019t seen,\u201d says Jennifer Pickering, executive director and founder of the festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBring your hopes, your dreams, your families and an open heart for a world culture celebration you will never forget,\u201d Cruz says.<\/p>\n<p>LEAF Downtown will be held August 2\u20133, and this year\u2019s fall festival happens October 17\u201320. 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