LEAF Community Arts

Occurring twice a year since 1995, the festival includes international and local music, handcrafts, dancing, cuisine, children's activities, outdoor adventures, drum circles, a zipline, and canoeing.

The home of LEAF, Lake Eden Events & Camp Rockmont for Boys, was the site of the historic Black Mountain College (BMC).

Many of the century's most celebrated artists and thinkers attended the college as teachers or students: Albert Einstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Anni Albers, Merce Cunningham, Rothko and Buckminster Fuller (who designed the first geodesic dome there).

Prior to Grove, The Lake Eden Inn and Resort offered a getaway for people seeking its healing waters and rejuvenating air.

The experience provides opportunities for youth to perform alongside resident artists on a national stage, with family members in the audience.