Connect Beyond Festival

Connect Beyond Festival returns to downtown Asheville, N.C. on June 7-9, 2024 for a weekend of performances, panels, film screenings and workshops exploring how the intersection of music, art, film and storytelling can inspire positive change. This year’s festival, dubbed by Ashvegas as “Asheville’s version of SXSW,” is themed around Connection To Deepen Resilience and Keep Moving Forward. We are also partnering with Slay The Mic Media to co-curate programs centered around youth empowerment.

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• Friday at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts – Opening Event – FREE
• Saturday at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium – Main Festival 10am-10pm Downtown – TICKETED
• Sunday TBA Soon – Closing Event – FREE

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FRIDAY NIGHT OPENING EVENT
“STEP” FILM SCREENING & Q+A PASS | FREE – Must Register For Event

• Film Screening Pass Include: Entry to Friday’s film screening with cast & crew Q+A afterward
• Location – Wortham Center

SATURDAY MAIN FESTIVAL
1-DAY PASS | $50

Saturday Passes Include: Entry to the full day of programming, see schedule for details. Come and go as you please! Festival takes place at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, with breaks for lunch and dinner.

• Location – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

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More than just an event, Connect Beyond Festival is a movement to develop a network of people inspired by creative mediums and united in the pursuit of equality and social justice. Our goal is to inspire a sense of community and personal engagement.

FEATURED EVENTS

• We Are Guardians – award-winning documentary film screening with cast & crew Q+A to follow
• Rebalanced: Solutions Journalism For Tumultuous Times – Fireside chat featuring Rebecca Worby (Reasons to Be Cheerful, founded by David Byrne), Julia Hotz (Author & Journalist), Ezekiel Walker (award-winning Author & Editor) and special guest TBA, with Q+A and Julia Hotz book signing to follow
• Step – Sundance award-winning documentary followed with cast & crew Q+A to follow
• Music + Words: an evening musical performance with critically acclaimed artist and musician Lonnie Holley

FEATURED PANELISTS & PERFORMERS

• Lonnie Holley, Julia Hotz, Paula Dofat, Ezekiel Walker, and many more!
• 2024 Participating Lineup

PARTICIPATING ASHEVILLE, NC LOCATIONS

• Wortham Center (Friday)
• Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (Saturday)
• TBA (Sunday)

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