LEAF Global Arts Festival 2023

LEAF Festival is a spirited celebration our local and global community. Stages are more elaborate with headline performers and global artists. This is the fun filled weekend with activities bursting at the seams that our community has come to know and love.

Schedule Of Events:

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Eden Hall

Opening Ceremony Danza Azteca Chichimeca

6-7pm: Sacred Rhythm,Dance & Ritual

Edwin & Monika Guerra

7:30-9pm: Salsa Social & Class

Supaman

9:30-11pm: Supaman Of Apsaalooke Nation Fancy Dancer & Innovative Hip Hop Artist

Theme:

This year is a powerful & beautiful journey of Legends of The Americas honoring First Nations, Indigenous & Latin X diversity, cultural landscape, & music that is the core of the Americas. Meet Grandmother Spider (GS) by Cherokee Artist Wahnetah Toinetta. GS is the sacred bringer of stars & light into the universe. GS weaves a cosmic web of wonder & enchantment. Join us in celebrating this season of change, & let's pay homage to the beautiful traditions & profound stories that continue to shape our human experience with "Legends of The Americas".

Friday, October 20, 2023

Eden Field Main Stage

4:45-5:15pm: John John Grant Of The Cherokee Nation
"Legends Of The Americas" Land Blessing

5:30-6:30pm: Secret Agency W/Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Family Friendly Hip Hop

7:15-8:15pm: Jordan Scheffer
World Fusion W/West African Influences

8:45-9:45pm: Martha Redbone
Native Roots, Mighty Soul Choctaw/Eastern Cherokee

10:15pm: Danza Azteca Chichimeca
Ceremony Opening

10:30pm -11:45pm: Son Rompe Pera
All-Star Cumbia-Punk Of Streets Of Mexico City Outrageously Wow!

Mike Compton Dance Hall

5:30-8:30pm: Dam Beavers
Contra All-Stars Keep The Dance Floor Hot! Caller: River Abel

9:15pm-11pm: Genticorum
Raging Contra W/ French Canadian Supergroup Caller: Will Mentor

11:30pm-1:30am: Screaming Js
The Maestros Of Boogie Oogie Dance Party !

Eden Hall

5-6pm: Leaf International Costa Rica Of Cabecar,
Ngabe-Bugle 1st Nations Culture Keepers

6-6:30pm: 1st Time Leafer Circle & Meet New Friends

6:30-7:45pm: Mama & The Ruckus
Stellar Soul & Blues W/ Melissa Mckinney

8:15-9:30pm: Supaman Of Apsaalooke Nation Fancy Dancer & Hip Hop

10-11:30pm: Funkin' Around W/ Garfield Nola Funk

U-Leaf Stage

4:30-5:30pm: Street Creature Puppet Collective
Lantern Workshop

6:30-7:30pm: Hoop Dancing +1 W/ Angela Gladue
All Levels, All Ages

8-9pm: Breakdancing W/ Hip Hop Legend Honey Rockwell
All Levels, All Ages

9:15pm: Street Creature Puppet Collective & Unifire Parade

Tavern Lounging Barn

5:30-6:30pm: Jimmie Griffith
2023 Leaf Newsong
Singer-Songwriter
Competition Winner

7-8pm: Khaled Project
Music From Algeria & North Africa
Ethno Alum

8:30-10pm: Toybox Theater Puppetry Slam
Adult 18+ Puppetry Spectacular

Out And About

Boats & Sups: Fri 1-5pm
Zipline: Fri 1-3pm
Forging For Peace+Rawtools
10-4
Easel Rider 4-7pm
Earthshine Nature Programs

Lakeside Playfield

10:30am: Lesson W/ Disc Golf Design Group
11:30am-1pm: Ring Of Fire Putting W/ Disc Golf Design Group
1pm: Youth Soccer Game
2pm: Ultimate Frisbee
3pm: Perpetual Tag
2pm: Pickleball At Courts W/ Dave N. He Has Rackets.
4:30pm: Family Trail Hike W/ Bruce & Gracelyn Meet At Boathouse
5-6pm: 12-Step Meeting At Quiet House By Dance Hall
6pm-12am: Elfhaven Childcare
9pm: Shalullaby League Lullabies At Buckeye Lodge Lightheart Mtn Drum Circle
Under 18 Must Be W/ Parent

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Eden Field Main Stage

10:30-11:45am: Leaf Schools & Streets Showcase I
Adama, Masankho, Mckinney, Angela Gladue, Melissa & Star Teaching Artists

12-1pm: Leaf International Costa Rica
Cabecar & Ngabe-Bugle Culture Keepers Present Marimbas To Strings

1:30-2:30pm: Supaman Of Apsaalooke Nation Fancy Dancer & Hip Hop

3:15-4:15pm: Chinobay Of Uganda
An Indelible Leaf Fav! Visionary African Music

4:45-6pm: "Street Dance" Show
A Guided Tour Of Last 100 Years Of Urban Dance W/ Openers Fuego Avl
Carolina Diva Diamondz & Rockwell Dance Academy

6:45-8pm: Son Rompe Pera
Mind Blowing Cumbia -Punk Of Mexico City

8:45-9:45pm: Rahzel
Grammy-Winning Original Member Of The Roots & Beatboxer Extraordinaire

10:30pm-12am: Halluci Nation Edm Allstars, Formerly A Tribe Called Red, Blends Hip Hop, Reggae, Moombahton & Dubstep
W/ Angela Miracle Gladue & 1st Nations Dancers

Mike Compton Dance Hall

9:30-10:30am: Yoga+Downtempo Beats
W/ Luna Ray & Dj Haviken Hayes

11am-12pm: Around The World Of Dance
Indian, Bellydancing, Latin & 1st Nations Dancing

Leaf Schools & Streets Showcase Ii

12:30-1:30pm: Chiny Of Costa Rica, Supaman, Tahu Of Doa, Agent 23 Skidoo, & More Visiting Artists!

2-3 Pm: Blue Ridge Pride Drag Queens
Fab All-Ages Show W/ Q&A

3:30-4:30pm: Ed Howe & Will Mentor
High Energy Square For Beginners

5-7:30pm: Dam Beavers
All-Stars Return To Ignite The Dancefloor Caller: River Abel

Special Mike Compton Leaf Love Moment

8:30-10:45pm: Genticorum
French Canadian Masters Callers: Will Mentor

11:30pm-1:30am: Donna The Buffalo Zydeco, Folk & Reggae Great Dance Party

Eden Hall

8-9:30am: Ahvid Harris
Piano & Breakfast

10-11am: Heena Patel
Dances Of India

11:30am-12:30pm: Angela Miracle Gladue Of Frog Lake First Nation & 1st Nations Dancers Journey Through Dance

1-2pm: Rahzel
Beatbox Workshop W/ Legendary Beatboxer Celebrate Hip Hop's 50th!

2:45-4pm: Fancy & The Gentlemen
Swing & Boogie Dance!

4:45-5:45pm: Hawk & The Poet
Music & Culture Of Taos Pueblo 1st Nation

6:30-7:30pm: Martha Redbone
Award Winning Soul Black, Choctaw & Eastern Cherokee

8-11:15pm: Southern Fried Poetry Slam
51st Slam Hosted By James Navé W/ Special Guest Juanisidro Concha Of Taos Pueblo 1st Nation

U-Leaf

10-11am: Clowning 101 W/ Randall Of Mountain Circus Arts

11:30am-12:30pm: Juggling 101 W/ Randall Of Mountain Circus Arts

1-2pm: Hip Hop Dancing W/ The Rockwell Dance Academy Kids

2:30-3:30pm: Latin Dancing Monika Guerra
All Levels, All Ages

4-5pm: Indian Dancing Heena Patel
All Levels, All Ages

5:30-6:30pm: Juggling 102 W/ Randall Of Mountain Circus Arts

Tavern Lounging Barn

10:30-11:30am: Carol Rifkin & John Mitchell
Old Time Workshop

12:15-1:15pm: Ash Devine
Ukulele Workshop Bring Your Own Or Borrow One Of Ours!

2-3pm: Kevin Spears Innovative Kalimba Master

3:30-4:40pm: 1st Time Leafer Circle & Meet New Friends
Adama Dembele & Friends West African, Ivory Coast Drumming & Rhythms

5:15-6:15pm: Ash Devine Trio
Stellar Folk Ensemble

7-8pm: Mckinney
Amazing Bassist/Vocalist & Her Band

8:45-10pm: Masankho Banda & Friends
Malawi Rhythms & Movement

10:45pm-1am: Golden Dance Party W/ Haviken Hayes
A Tribute To Funk

Out And About

9am Family Trail Run/Hike W/ Bruce & Gracelyn Meet At Boathouse

Sup Yoga:10am Swim: Sat 12-3
Boats & Sups: Sat 11a-4p
Zipline Sat 12-4p
Climbing Wall: Sat 1-3

Easel Rider Mobile Art Lab Earthshine Nature Programs

Pickleball At Courts 10am W/ Dave N. He Has Rackets

Elfhaven Childcare 12pm-1am
Shalullaby League
Bedtime Songs 9pm

Under The Ship:
Forging For Peace+ Rawtools
Demos 10-4
Firefly Valley Pottery & Crafts
Workshop 10-1pm
Silent Auction!

Lakeside Playfield:
Sprouts Artists Market 10-4
10:30am: Disc Golf Lesson W/ Disc Golf Design Group
11:30am- 1pm: Ring Of Fire Putting W/ Disc Golf Design Group
1pm: Community Soccer Game
2pm: Ultimate Frisbee
4pm: Ultimate Football
All Levels All Ages

3-5pm: Decorate Your Luminary At Boathouse

Leaf Schools & Street Artists
Happy Hour 5pm

5-6pm: 12-Step Meeting At Quiet House By Dance Hall

Street Creature Puppet Collective Parade 2:30 Starts At Eden Hall Porch

7:30pm: Luminary Ceremony
In Honor Of Patrick, Logan & Loved Ones We Miss

8:30pm: Latinx Mixer W/ Marsha Barn Vip Lower Area

8-9pm: Unifire Theater Spectacular Fire Show By Lake

Lightheart Mtn Drum Circle
Under 18 Must Be W/ Parent

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Eden Field Main Stage

9:30am-10:30am: Danza Azteca Chichimeca
Good Sunday Morning Dance & Drum Blessing

11am-12pm: Genticorum
French-Canadian- Celtic World Music Masters

12:30pm-1:30pm: Leaf International Costa Rica
Cabecar & Ngabe-Bugle Culture Keepers W/ Leaf Schools & Streets

1:45pm: Green Grass Cloggers Opening

2-3pm: Donna The Buffalo
The Herd! Zydeco, Folk & Reggae Dance Party

3:30-5pm: Dan Tyminski Band
14x Grammy Winner & 4x Bluegrass Best Male Vocalist

5-5:30pm: Gratitude Ceremony Leaf Int'l Costa Rica, Cherokee, Aztec, Angela Gladue's Ensemble & More

Mike Compton Dance Hall

9-10am: Morning Waltz W/ George Paul Of Playing W/ Fire

10:30-11:30am: Legendary
Green Grass Cloggers Danceshop & Demo

12-2pm: Dam Beavers
Contra All-Stars Return For Sunday Dance Caller: Will Mentor

2:45-5pm: Contraforce
Local Legends End The Contra Dancing Off Right Caller: River Abel

Eden Hall

8-9am: Ahvid Harris
Piano W/ Breakfast

9-9:30am: 1st Time Leafer Circle & Meet New Friends

9:30-10:30am: Kevin Spears
Kalimba Master

11-12pm: Masankho Banda Of Malawi
Malawi Legends Teaches His Cultural Dances

12:30-1:30pm: Carol Rifkin Old Time Music Featured In Musicians Hall Of Fame

2-3pm: Family Global Drum W/ Giving Tree
Claxton 5th Grade
Adama Dembele, Masankho Banda Parade Finale

3:30-5pm: Salsa & Latinx Dance Social W/ Monika Guerra & Haviken Hayes

U-Leaf

10-11am: Clowning 102 W/ Randall Of Mountain Circus Arts

11:30am-12:30pm: Danza Azteca Chichimeca Aztec Dance Class

1-1:30pm: #1wnc Avl Sun Soo Martial Arts Traditional Taekwondo

2-3:30pm: Circus Spectacular W/ Mountain Circus Arts
All Students Are Invited For The Grand Finale

Tavern Lounging Barn

9-10am: Luna Ray
Start The Day With Family Kirtan

10:30-11:30am: Dal'suhu "Star" Not Afraid Of Hopi Nation
Songs & Chants Ethno

12-1:30pm: Melissa Mckinney & Leaf Youth Talent Showcase
Community Leader And Her Students Shine With Love, Talent & Hope For The Future.

2-3pm: Toybox Theatre
Finale' Puppet Show By Keith Shubert Is For Kids!

3:30-5pm: Natadas
Dance-Medicine!

Out And About

Sup Yoga: Sun 10am
Boats/Sups: 11am-4pm
Zipline: Sun 12-2pm
Beach Play: Sun 12-3 Pm

Pickleball At Courts 10am W/ Dave N. He Has Rackets

Easel Rider Mobile Art Lab
Earthshine Nature Programs

Elvis Sighting Alert- Roger The Roaming Elvis Impersonator

Elfhaven Childcare 12-4pm At Buckeye Lodge

Lakeside Playfield:
Sprouts Kids Artists Market
10:30-3
10:30am: Lesson W/ Disc
Golf Design Group
11:30am-1pm: Ring Of Fire
Putting Disc Golf Design Group
1pm: Ultimate Family Dodgeball

Under The Ship:
Forging For
Peace+Rawtools Demos
10-4
11am-2pm: Firefly Valley Pottery & Crafts Workshop
2pm: Silent Auction Treasures Final Bids

12-Step Meeting 1-2pm At Quiet House By Dance Hall

Date: October 19-22, 2023

Location: Lake Eden Arts Festival, 377 Lake Eden Rd, Black Mountain, NC 28711

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