11:00 – 11:30 The Goldstein Family Band (Main stage)
11:35 – 11:45 Elihu Siegman Project, Acoustical Guitar & Vocals (Front stage)
11:50 – 12:00 Up Close & Personal: Meet David Ben-Gurion (Hank Goldbaum; Front stage)
12:00 – 1:00 Camp Ruach Fun Run (Weaver Park) Sponsored by the Jewish Community Center
12:05 – 12:30 The Goldstein Family Band (Main stage)
12:35 – 12:45 Israeli Folk Dancing (Main stage) led by Josefa Briant: “Nigun Atik” and “Od Lo Ahavti Day”
12:50 – 1:00 Asheville Hoops Troupe (Main stage)
1:00 – 1:10 OPENING CEREMONY (Front stage)
- Remarks by Rabbi Cabelli and Esther Manheimer
- Flag Procession, “Hatikvah” led by CBI children
1:10 Children’s Religious School Performances (Front stage)
- Congregation Beth Israel: “Eretz Ysrael Sheli”
- Shir HaTephila: “One Day,” “You Turn My Mourning into Dancing,” “Yihyu l’ratzon”
- Chabad: “Haleva”
1:35 – 1:45 Up Close and Personal: Meet Golda Meir (RoseLynn Katz; Front stage)
1:45 – 1:55 Up Close and Personal: Meet Itzak Rabin (Alan Silverman; Front stage)
2:00 – 2:15 Wacky Magic Show with Mr. Twister – Asheville (Front stage)
2:15 – 2:30 The Goldstein Family Band (Main stage)
2:30 – 2:40 Asheville Hoops Troupe (Front stage)
2:45 – 3:00 Seth Kellam & Penny White, Acoustic Guitar & Vocals (Front stage)
3:15 – 3:30 Balagan – Acoustic Guitar (Bob Deutsch & Perry Dror; Front stage)
Bring a blanket and stay all day!
And while we’re at it, let’s thank the amazing volunteers who have spent months assembling this festival. You know who you are, and you are appreciated.