Poet and storyteller Laura Hope-Gill teams up with cellist Nan Kemberling for an evening of spoken word and cello on Saturday, March 28. The event is held at and benefits aSHEville Museum.
Press release from event planners:
Benefit for aSHEville Museum
Join us for A Spoken Word and Cello Performance with Laura Hope-Gill and Nan Kemberling accompanied by a silent auction on Saturday, March 28 at aSHEville Museum 35 Wall Street in downtown Asheville. The evening will begin at 6:45 with social time, light refreshments and auction viewing and bidding. Performances will follow at 7:30 p.m.
Laura Hope-Gill directs the Thomas Wolfe Center for Narrative at Lenoire-Rhyne Center for Graduate Studies. Since 2008, she has directed the multi-cultural poetry and storytelling Wordfest. Additionally, she is the poet laureate of the Blue Ridge Parkway and is a North Carolina Arts Fellow. Laura Hope-Gill will present stories of her world-travels and also that of her grandmother who was interned by the Japanese during World War ll.
Nan Kemberling seeks to remove the barriers between herself as a performer and her audience. She holds a graduate degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and is the principal cellist with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra, the Savannah Philharmonic and the Columbus Symphony. Nan has appeared with such popular artists as Johnny Mathis, Sarah McLachlan, Bobby McFerrin, Gloria Estefan, and with Josh Groban on the Oprah Winfrey Show. She has performed abroad extensively and is a member of Celli, Atlanta’s eclectic cello quartet.
Laura and Nan will perform together and solo. There will be a silent auction with many original creations by local women artists as well as gift certificates from area businesses. Light refreshments will be provided.
Support the museum by coming out for an evening of poetry and music with these two exceptionally talented artists.
aSHEville Museum has a mission “to contribute to the creation of a more just and equitable world by sharing engaging stories, facts, narratives, and visual imagery of the richly varied achievements and experiences of women and girls throughout the world,” and currently houses 9 exhibits for viewing in its 3000 square foot gallery. Founder Heidi Swann says, “We are looking forward to celebrating women and creating community with an evening of heart warming poetry and music in support of the museum.” Co-founder Gems Ouziad adds “It is our hope that the sharing of these experiences through our museum and its outreach efforts will spread greater understanding and awareness across genders, cultures, races and classes within our culture and worldwide.”
Tickets may be purchased at the museum website, by phone or at the door.
Cost: General Admission – $18; Museum Members – $15
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