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Bigger, boundless & better! More fun, giggles and good times for our families of LEAF:
rockin' down at "ROOTS Family STAGE" • laughing at "WILDWOODS STAGE" • playing at the "LEAF Pile"
shopping or showcasing talents at "Sprouts Corner - Kids Market". WOOOOO HOOOOO, it's gonna be cool. LEAFlet Kids Village Director! ~ Denisa The Roots Family Stage schedule - FALL 2010 Friday – October 15th 5 – Mr. Richard & the Pound Hounds! - Hip Kids Music 6:30 – Strings Attached Marionettes – w/ Madison J. Cripps 8 – Secret B Sides - Hip Hop Soul 9:30 – Unifire – Fire Arts Theatre! Saturday, October 16th 10 – LEAF in Schools & Streets TBA 11:00 – “Puppeteers Showcase” w/ Red Herring Puppets, No Strings Attached – Madison J. Cripps, Hobey Ford & more... 12:30 – Joe Craven- Freestyle folk & world music 2 – Mr. Richard & the Pound Hounds - Music for Hip Kids! 3:30 – Dendê & Hãhãhães- Brazilian Beats LSS 4:30 - PARADE 5:30 - Forty Fingers & a Missing Tooth w/ Sophie the Wonder Dog - Juggling & More! 7:00 – Ratboy Jr. – Kindie Rock 8:30 – Spiritual Rez - Afro-beat Reggae Sunday, October 17th 10 – Forty Fingers & a Missing Tooth w/ Sophie the Wonder Dog- Juggling & More! 11:30 – LEAF in Schools & Streets TBA 1:15– Ratboy Jr. – Kindie Rock 3:00 – Bonga Vodou Drums of Haiti The Wildwoods - Where you get to learn & explore really cool stuff! Friday, October 15th 4 – Steeldrum & Jumbie Jam Workshop w/Tracy Thorton! 5 – Unicycle Workshop by WNC Mountain Unicycling! 7:30 – Hoop Dance Workshop w/ Asheville Hoops Troupe! Saturday, October 16th 10:30 – Shadow Puppet Making Workshop w/ Hobey Ford! 12 - Unicycle Workshop by WNC Mountain Unicycling! 1:30 –Acro – Entertainment - balance, juggling & acrobatics! 3 – Boomwhacker Music Workshop for kids w/ Larry McDowell! 4:30 - Youth Poetry Open Mic & Youth Poetry Slam - ages 11-16 - LSS! 6:30 –Stilts Workshop! 8- Hoop Dance Workshop w/ Asheville Hoops Troupe! Sunday, October 17th 10:30 –Kids Clowning Workshop w/ Acro – Entertainment! 12 – TBA 1:30 - Strings Attached Marionettes – w/ Madison J. Cripps! Other fun LEAFlet Kids Village Events.... • MEET & GREET w/ Bonga Vodou Drums from Haiti –at World Wide Kids Tent • Blue Fairy & the Prince of Pipes! • David Sharpe w/ Mortal Beasts & Dieties • Mark DeVerges - Balloon Twister - performs in the universal language of LAUGHTER! 
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LEAFlet kids Village OCTOBER 2010 Schedule... We've now got ROOM to BLOOM!!!
Kids & Families
"In a metamorphosis worthy of Kafka himself, the last Lake Eden Arts Festival turned my kids’ oft-tossed toddler tantrums into tempers of sweet tranquility"
- parent quote from Mountain Express
LEAF is a family scene and a blast for kids of all ages! Create memories in a perfect setting as you engage in a multitude of activities. Just a few of the things to keep everyone happy: swimming, the zipline, climbing wall, tennis, hiking, exploring the woods & streams, dancing, music, storytelling, puppet shows, poetry slams, kayaking, canoeing, face painting, yoga, arts & crafts, yummy food, the LEAF parade, fire shows and just hanging out together. It doesn't get any better than this!
"LEAF is the perfect opportunity to send the whole family to camp… For three days, mom, dad and kids have the unique opportunity to be in a setting that is designed for children and families to have a safe, fun, and life expanding experience."
- Rapid River
"I am 13 years old and have been coming to LEAF for 4 years. I fell in love
with it the first time I came. I know so many people there, now, and it is a
special time for me to visit with friends. I have been inspired many times at
LEAF and every time I go, it becomes more magical. Thank you for such a wonderful
place!"
-from the LEAF forum
"My experience at spring LEAF was very positive, healing and rejuvenating...I'd heard for many years about LEAF and finally made it. LEAF provided the most well rounded variety of arts and was the most family friendly of all festivals that I attended.”
- Berkeley
Kids Handcraft Market
Sprouts Corner! - Kids Market, Kids Salon, Kids Talent
Located at the LEAFlet Kids Village (for kids 14 and under).
Hours: Friday 4-8 • Saturday 10-6 • Sunday 10-4
Kids Market - Amazing and original kid made art. The best place to shop at LEAF! Kids sell your wares at this busy market.
Kids Salon - A space for kids to bring their special skills & services, like fortune telling or manicures!
A few guidelines for the Kids Market & Salon
* All items at Kids Market must be handmade & sold by you for $8.00 or less - (no candy, food, store bought items or marshmallow guns)Kids Talent Stage - A stage at Sprouts Corner to showcase your skills as you play an instrument, sing or dance. Kids bring your fiddles, your horns, your tap shoes and your voice!! You may “busk” or collect tips on this stage!
* Kids sign up at the LEAFlet Kids Village during selling times and pay a $4.00 daily fee for a space. This fee is a donation to LEAF in Schools & Streets and Kids Village!
* Kid sellers may share a space, but not a fee.
* No “items” may be sold at the Kids Salon space, only services may be provided.
Kids Village
We take the words "Family Friendly Festival" seriously. Enjoy our usual assortment of activities along with a ton of NEW fun:
* Roots Family Stage – our new larger stage with MUSIC for kids of all ages, dancers, acrobats, drummers, puppet shows, circus skills, fire acts, & more!AFTER DARK – Look for Chuck’s Magic Marble Light Table in Kids Village! & Bedtime Stories
* Wildwoods Stage – our smaller, more intimate stage with storytellers, magicians, jugglers, sing-a-longs, youth poetry slam, and lots & lots of workshops for kids!
* Craft Tent where kids are welcome to come and create one of a kind arts & crafts! We also have a collaborative group art area.
* Costume Tent with a multitude of crazy and wacky costumes to try on....don't forget to bring the camera to this tent.
* Face Painting Tent with wonderfully talented painters always on hand.
* Hair Artist Tent – come and get your hair braided, beaded or wrapped.
* LEAF Instrument Petting Zoo - See, touch, hear & play instruments. Strum a dulcimer, bang a djembe, play a fiddle, toot a trumpet or shake a shakeree!
* Sprouts Corner - Kids Market, Kids Salon & Kids Talent Stage with original handmade kid art, kids providing services and kids performing.
* LEAF Pile – Games Area – with balls, frisbees, parachute play, hula-hooping, bubble blowing, shaving cream fun and so much more. The Dunking Booth will be nearby!
* World Wide Kids – We will showcase a different country each LEAF, which will coincide with a featured LEAF performer from that country.
* Creature Feature – It’s all about the animals! Each LEAF, a non-profit group benefiting creatures both great and small, will run this booth.
* MaMa Baby Tent – Nurse your baby, change a diaper, read a story to your little one or just rock in a chair and relax in this quiet tent just for mamas and babies.
* Balloon Twisters, Stilt-Walkers and Belly-Dancers are just a few of the roaming entertainers you can find.
* The LEAF Parade – a magical and visual Saturday tradition. Join us and help hold HUGE parade puppets, wear goofy costumes and help us “make some noise!!”
As the sun sets over LEAF, the vaudeville-style storytelling of Sarah Eshan creates a magical setting in front of the fireplace inside Thunderbird Lodge. Her stories, characters, and songs help audiences span the globe and connect them to ancestral and cultural roots with laughter and the occasional lesson for life.
Elfhaven Childcare
Elfhaven Childcare in Arrowhead Lodge is a sweet creative play space for kids and little ones. Kate Hyde & her crew, who have been involved with festival childcare for quite awhile, create a magical kids world with arts, crafts, games, puppets, books and blocks. Truly a very special festive child care. Kids come have fun and parents go play!
Friday 7pm-1am • Saturday 12pm-2am • Sunday 12am-4pm in Arrowhead Family Lodge.Sign up at Arrowhead Lodge. $5 per hour- a great deal. Sibling discounts. Sign up early for limited spaces.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER LEAFlet kids Village?
If you are interested in being a LEAFlet Kids Village sponsor, performer, entertainer, face painter, hair artist, balloon twister, stilt-walker, showcased animal non-profit, country presenter, etc. please contact
Denisa Rullmoss - LEAFlet kids Village Director
denisa@theleaf.org
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“This is one of the nicest things I do for myself and my son. I hope he
grows old remembering childhood at LEAF.”
~ Andrew C.
"So many great organizations have made donations of $ or fun supplies to make the LEAFlet kids Village come to life. THANK YOU!"
Foam & Fabric Sherwin - Williams