Kinobe and Jaja headline Global and Rural Health MusicFest Fundraiser, Aug. 29

Musicians Kinobe (from Uganda) and JaJa (from Congo) will headline this year’s MusicFest Fundraiser for Global and Rural Health event, which raises funds for MAHEC. The Saturday, Aug. 29 fundraiser’s lineup also includes Zansa, Kari Sickenberger and Vince Jr. Band.

Press release from event organizers:

MusicFest Fundraiser for Global and Rural Health
Saturday, August 29th
At the Gilmer’s

Featuring:
Kinobe and JaJa
Zansa
Kari Sickenberger
Vince Jr. Band
and local musicians

Proceeds Benefit:
Shoulder to Shoulder
MAHEC Global and Rural Health

Join us for food, beer, silent auction, wine tasting, hay rides, camping, and more!

Info and tickets at:
www.MusicFest2015.eventbrite.com

Schedule of Events

2:00 PM — Yard Opens – Set up your tent!
Bouncy house, hay rides, trampoline, and yard games!
Silent Auction opens
Wine Tasting – New wine each hour by Josh Spurling of Table Wine
Food for purchase from The Gypsy Queen and El Torito available
Beer served by Twin Leaf Brewery and New Belgium

3:00PM — Local Artist Jam: Zansa, Kari Sickenberger, and Vince Jr. Band

6:00PM — Brief Slide Show and Introduction to: Shoulder to Shoulder and MAHEC’s Rural and Global Health work
7:00PM — Kinobe and JaJa

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Alli Marshall has lived in Asheville for more than 20 years and loves live music, visual art, fiction and friendly dogs. She is the winner of the 2016 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize and the author of the novel "How to Talk to Rockstars," published by Logosophia Books. Follow me @alli_marshall

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