The Media Arts Project (MAP) and the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC) invite you to an evening of art, performance, music & dinner on Saturday, March 20th in the original dining hall of the former Black Mountain College, now Camp Rockmont. The evening includes a cocktail social at 6pm, a seated dinner at 7pm, and additional performances beginning at 8:30pm.
The remarkable creative community that existed at BMC from 1933 to 1957 inspires this unique fundraising event. Members of the MAP and the greater arts community are lining up to participate, with over 30 artists so far including:
• New media work from Scott Furr, Mark Koven, Megan McKissack, Gene Felice, Mark Hanf, Marnie Muller, Lorraine Walsh, Lei Han & Wray Bowling
• Dancers Julie Becton Gillum, Sara Baird & Cilla Vee Life Arts
• Sculpture and ceramics from Sean Pace aka “Jinx” & Mellissa Terrezza
• Performance artists Poetix Vanguard, Eve Warnock & Tina Matthews, Elisa Faires
• Puppeteer Madison J. Cripps
• Sound installation and performance by Wayne Kirby, Greg Olson, Chandra Shukla, Dave Hamilton, Kima Moore, Salvatore D’Angio, Ross Gentry & Chris Ballard
• Guest chef Mark Rosenstein, representing the culinary arts
In partnership with the MAP, this BMCM +AC event pays tribute to Black Mountain College by bringing its dynamic energy into the present day.
{Re}HAPPENING: a feast for the senses launches a new event series that will draw from the wide range of artistic talents that make WNC an extraordinary community. At the March 20 event, the evening will consist of two halves. The first half begins at with the cocktail social, leading into a seated “family style” dinner served at 7 p.m. Various forms of art and performance will take place throughout the cocktail hour and dinner. The second half begins at 9 p.m. and includes beer, wine & non-alcoholic drinks, light appetizers and an extended evening of art, performance & dancing. Tickets for the entire evening including dinner are $40 ($35 for BMCM+AC and MAP members). For the second half (art, drinks & snacks) only, the ticket price is $15 ($10 for members). The LaZoom Bus will be running a shuttle service throughout the evening from downtown Asheville to the BMC campus and back.
Sponsors for the event include Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian, Pisgah Brewing, Filo Bakery, Divine Wine, Chai Pani, French Broad Chocolates, Ultimate Ice Cream Co., Early Girl Eatery, Short Street Cakes, Nona Mia, Izzy’s Coffee and Mountain Valley Spring Water.
Contact us or stop by for more info or to purchase tickets for the event:
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
56 Broadway, Asheville
828-350-8484
[email protected]
