"ROCK 'N' ROOTS BALL" GET YOUR COSTUMES OUT!
Who will you become? Rumors that Jerry Garcia, Dolly Parton, George Clinton, Charro, Cyndi Lauper will be in costume! LEAF in Schools & Streets (LSS) welcomes THE PERSUASIONS-this group with only original and founding members has been performing together for over 40 years and has been named the "kings of acapella". Also featuring THE TREASURY (formerly "Yesterday's Tomorrow") singing your Beatles favorites! Prepare to be inspired by the LSS Youth Performers showcasing talent with their artist mentors including RIGHTFUL INTENTIONS, IMHOTEP & REID CENTER KIDS & others! Mention the LEAF in Schools & Streets Rock 'N' Roots Ball at The Costume Shoppe and receive a 10% discount!
WHAT: Dress up as your favorite performing legend and party like a rock star! Prizes for Best Rock star Costume, Most Authentic Costume, and Most Creative Costume!
WHEN: Wednesday, August 22nd 2007 6:30-10:30pm
WHERE: The Orange Peel Social Aid & Pleasure Club
FUNDRAISER TICKET: $40 adult ticket ($5 for kids under 16) Call LEAF 828/68-MUSIC Or Orange Peel Adult ticket includes 2 drink tickets (until 8pm), hors d'oeuvres; Rock Star Moves dance lessons, entertainment, silent auction, raffle and door prizes! 100% of All Proceeds go to LEAF In Schools & Streets Empowering our Community Youth Through Music & Arts Mentoring, Residencies & Cultural Enrichment.
RAFFLE AND ART AUCTION SPECTACULAR!
LEAF is known for its wowie-zowie artwork come see what artists have generously donated for the Rock 'N' Roots Ball. Artists include: Jen Swearington, Skip Rohde, Lael Alon, Maria Andrade Troya, Josh Copus, Meagan Chaney, Marston Blow, Maggie Black, Jae Peterson, Jennifer Pickering, & Nancy King...and more to come!
LEAF IN SCHOOLS & STREETS SUCCESSES
~LSS is proud to be the recent recipient of a $20,750 grant from the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina for extending arts mentoring into three housing communities in the area in partnership with Children First's Project MARCH Homework Club.
~Over 7,127 youth have experienced the LSS program, 1,141 of the LSS youth have risen to be LEAF performers since 2004-we need YOUR support to continue connecting youths through theatre, dance, poetry, visual arts, culinary arts, quilting, puppetry, drumming, singing and storytelling in our community. Find out more...
ANNOUNCING OCTOBER LEAF LINEUP
Doc Watson and Richard Watson - Appearing with David Holt as Hills of Home, Les Nubians, Michael Franti solo, *Jabali African Acrobats of Kenya, Bio Ritmo, Henry Butler, John Doyle & Liz Carroll, Mizero Childrens Troupe of Rwanda w/ Jean Paul Samputu, Oliver Rajamani, The Wilders, Fishbone, Tony Trischka's Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular, Wild Asparagus, Kiyoshi Nagata, Hassan Hakmoun of Morocco, Mac Arnold & Plate Full O'Blues, Pine Leaf Boys, John Boutte, Kat Williams, Menage, Zulu Connection, Boulder Acoustic Society, Spiritual Rez, Darrell Rose, Allen Roda, Ancestral Rhythms Kuumba, Beth Molaro, Dancing Bears, David LaMotte, Eliza Lynn, Elizabeth "Eboo" Sauls, ElizabethAnn Wyndelts, Gordy Hinners, Rebecca Keeter & Family, Hillcrest Marching Band, Imhotep, James Nave', Jarrett Leone- Didjeridoo, Rosalee Washington-The Tambourine Lady...complete list on the ~NEW~ LEAF website!
*The Jabali African Acrobats of Kenya performance is funded in part by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the North Carolina Arts Council. |
