Jason Sandford reports in the Asheville Citizen-Times:
Ideas, and the people putting them into action, took center stage at Diana Wortham Theatre on Sunday during an afternoon filled with powerful musical performances, moving life stories and sharp technological displays.
About 500 people gathered for TEDx Asheville, a locally organized version of the well-known annual West Coast conference known for spotlighting “ideas worth spreading.” The conference acrononym stands for technology, entertainment and design, but the event encompassed broader themes and aimed to move its audience to chase and fulfill their own dreams.
From the heart-tugging story of Park Ridge Heath nurse Joyce Roush who, in 1999, became the first woman in the U.S. to donate an organ to a complete stranger, to a rousing hip-hop dance performance by a local youth group, the show’s theme rang through — find your inspiration and make the world a better place. ...Read the full article
Ideas, and the people putting them into action, took center stage at Diana Wortham Theatre on Sunday during an afternoon filled with powerful musical performances, moving life stories and sharp technological displays.
About 500 people gathered for TEDx Asheville, a locally organized version of the well-known annual West Coast conference known for spotlighting “ideas worth spreading.” The conference acrononym stands for technology, entertainment and design, but the event encompassed broader themes and aimed to move its audience to chase and fulfill their own dreams.
From the heart-tugging story of Park Ridge Heath nurse Joyce Roush who, in 1999, became the first woman in the U.S. to donate an organ to a complete stranger, to a rousing hip-hop dance performance by a local youth group, the show’s theme rang through — find your inspiration and make the world a better place. ...Read the full article
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