05/10/2018 to 05/13/2018
This spring’s rendition of this biannual festival is dedicated to trailblazers: those who courageously set out on paths never before traveled. “Each artist selected has taken up the torch of this great call,” shares Ehren Cruz, LEAF’s performing arts director. Some of the slated musical pioneers include Ani DiFranco, Rising Appalachia, Snarky Puppy, and the list of visionaries goes on. Funds raised go to LEAF Community Arts, which seeks to make more movers and shakers via arts education in WNC and around the globe. » Lake Eden, 377 Lake Eden Rd.; Thursday-Sunday, times vary; $108-$220 weekend pass, $46-$67 day pass, free children 10 & under; (828) 686- 8742; www.theleaf.org