Goombay! Festival

Get ready for Goombay! 2012

Staff Reports

August 24-26

YMI Cultural Center and Powerhaus Productions are extremely proud to announce Goombay! 2012, presenting historical plays and productions, spiritual choirs, and traditional dance, from Afrobeat to Calypso, Reggae, Jazz, Soul and Funk. It’s Goombay!

2012 will surely be the place to celebrate African American heritage at its finest, past, present, and future. The Festival will take place on The Block at the junction of historic Eagle and Market Streets.

Goombay! is a traditional celebration of the rich African and Caribbean culture that is infused throughout the nation. Every year, the streets of downtown Asheville rumble with the beat of West African drums, ring with the harmonic horn lines of funk, groove with the rhythmic sounds of reggae and the melodic voices of soul. Art, music, performance, and cuisine, four great forms of self-expression, come together at Goombay!, the place where culture and community unite.

We have big plans for this year including adding a new stage and a Friday night block party with headlining acts at The Orange Peel and Diana Wortham Theatre.

Are you a crafter or food vendor? We want you to participate in our festival! 10 x 10 booth spaces are available.

• Food and Art Vendors, $400

• Food vendors must provide their own Certificate of Liabilty Insurance

• Non-Profits, $200

• Electricity, $50 per outlet

• Beverage Sale Fee, $250

Participate

Download vendor and health permit applications at www.GoombayAVL.com. Payment must be received by July 15, 2012. Please send fees to Goombay c/o Powerhaus Productions, PO Box 1808, Asheville, 28802. We accept money orders or cashier’s checks; online payment coming soon. No personal checks will be accepted. Fees increase after July 15.

Goombay needs your help! Sign up to be a volunteer today at www.GoombayAVL.com. Check The Urban News for more Goombay updates.