The organizers of this year’s inaugural Connect: Beyond The Page shared highlights from the festival in a gallery of images. The conference and festival, which took place in Asheville from Friday, April 20, to Sunday, April 22, delved into social justice issues through the lenses of music, storytelling and film. Read more about the event here and here.
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- “Weed The People’ producer Ricki Lake and filmmaker Abby Epstein speak at The Orange Peel after a film screening. Also pictured: Zak Kilberg of Social Construct Films
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- Books written by some of the presenters as well as some additional curated titles
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- Composers Reinhold Heil, Ethan Gold and Ben Lovett lead a panel discussion on crafting a powerful story through musical compositions
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- Director Joyce Ferder Rankin presents her film “Degrees to Extinction” at the Asheville Community Theatre
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- Fireside chat with NPR Music host Bob Boilen and pop duo Sylvan Esso
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- Josh Blake, LYRIC, Maya Lilly and Johnny Irion gathering around for a song at the concert of Songs inspired by social justice
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- LYRIC performs Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” at the concert of Songs Inspired by Social Justice
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- Mardi Gras Indians, Big Chief Juan Pardo and Ike Kinchen bring New Orleans heritage to the Central United Methodist Church
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- Pop duo Sylvan Esso in performance.
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- Ready, Set, Action!: Panel featuring, from left, Abby Ebstein and Ricki Lake (of “Weed The People”), activist Eva Maria Lewis, Connect: Beyond The Page founder Jessica Tomasin, Nicole a’Beckett of SameSide and DeWayne Barton of HoodHuggers International.
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