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REVISED PROGRAM THE ART OF MASS GATHERINGS AT LEAF FESTIVAL

Doors open �at 10:00 AM	Doors open for check-in, coffee, and breakfast snacks�Eden Hall and Eden Hall Patio on the LEAF Festival grounds
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Eden Hall	Welcome!�Introductory remarks and wayfinding information Matthew Kowal, Founder of Majestic Collaborations Catherine Swain, Director of Marketing for the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources �Overview of the Art of Mass Gatherings and the four pillars of resilient gatherings: SAFETY • ACCESSIBILITY • SUSTAINABILITY • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM Eden Hall	Four Pillars, Four Corners Networking Using the room as our sandbox, we’ll get to know each other’s roses & thorns related to the four pillars of the Art of Mass Gatherings.
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM Moving from Eden Hall to Film Hut	Facilitated festival site features overview As we move to our next location, we’ll look at and learn from the infrastructure of LEAF Festival: water filtration, first aid, waste management, mobility accommodations, and more. Facilitated by festival staff and the Majestic Collaborations team, and featuring Susan Beyer, proprietor of Dancin’ Dave’s Festival Camping, on camping as a practice for resilience
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Film Hut	Overdose prevention & response training Overdose prevention and awareness training, including how and when to administer CPR and naloxone, in partnership with the Ben Meyer Recovery Foundation. Led by Chris van Brenk, paramedic and EMT instructor.
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM	Lunch�Pick up at Eden Hall / Walk over at 1:15
1:15 PM - 2:25 PM�	Four Pillars Rotating Learning Stations In small groups we’ll rotate through three learning stations (everyone will experience them all): Power to the People, Crucial Conversation Before Code Yellow, and Narcan Scenarios. See details & group assignments on reverse side.

Welcome to the Art of Mass Gatherings! This experiential learning event uses festivals as classrooms to activate an arts-focused approach to community resilience and emergency preparedness. View session resources & speaker details at bit.ly/resilienceNC (QR code at left).

@majesticcollab #aomg #creativeresilience #ArtsWorkersUnite

CONTACT (703) 881-1304‬ (Steph)

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Continued from front � Start walking by 1:30pm	Power to the People: We’ll learn to work with power safely and sustainability by touring the three-phase power & solar system in use at LEAF Festival. Led by Mack Coyle, Founder and CEO of Coyle Solar, and Will Heegaard, Operations Director of the Footprint Project Crucial Conversations Before Code Yellow: Weather planning, and real & perceived safety for diverse audiences. Featuring event producers Sean O’Connell, VP of AEG Presents and founder of Music Allies, and Micah Pulleyn of Catalyst Collaborations, in conversation with Jon Fillman, community events manager for the City of Asheville Narcan Scenarios: Practice what you learned at this morning’s Overdose Prevention & Response training through interactive exercises

�2:15 - 2:35PM	Narcan Scenarios Tent outside Barn
2:40- 3:00PM	Before Code Yellow Weather Alert Flag

3:30 PM�Barn Second Floor	Regroup at the second floor of the Barn for a coffee & snack break! Followed by brief remarks from Jennifer Pickering, Executive Director of LEAF Festival
3:40 PM - �4:25 PM (or ending sooner) Barn Second Floor	Centering on Disability A conversation at the intersections of accessibility, art and mass gatherings. Jessica Wallach, Director of Connectivity for Open Circle Theatre and Accessibility Coordinator for the Art of Mass Gatherings Priya Ray, founder of DIYabled Art and Disability: A mini sound workshop exploring music and sound from the perspective of a performer who is blind. Led by musician Jordan Scheffer.
4:25 PM - �4:50 PM Barn Second Floor	Reflections on curating experience and community from Jasmine Beard, Chief Strategy Consultant of AJOY Consulting and Co-Organizer of TED X Greensboro Arts & Cultural Resilience Asset Mapping Participate in an asset mapping process through the lenses of mass gathering resilience! We’ll also introduce our overall approach to asset mapping so you can evaluate when and where this participatory process may be a useful tool in your own work. Facilitated by Jenny Filipetti of Majestic Collaborations.
Until 5 PM�Barn Second Floor	Wrap–up and group selfie. Enjoy the last few hours of LEAF Festival! The last shuttle back to �parking at Owen Pool departs at 7 PM. Thank you for a rewarding day �together!

	ORANGE	PURPLE	BLUE
1:15 - 1:35 PM	Power to the People By Mainstage	Title TBD Weather Alert Flag	Narcan Scenarios Tent outside Barn
1:40 - 2:00 PM	Narcan Scenarios	Power to the People	Title TBD
2:05 - 2:25 PM	Title TBD	Narcan Scenarios	Power to the People

bit.ly/resilienceNC

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PROGRAM THE ART OF MASS GATHERINGS AT LEAF FESTIVAL

Doors open �at 10:00 AM	Doors open for check-in, coffee, and breakfast snacks�Eden Hall and Eden Hall Patio on the LEAF Festival grounds
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Eden Hall	Welcome!�Introductory remarks and wayfinding information Matthew Kowal, Founder of Majestic Collaborations Catherine Swain, Director of Marketing for the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources �Overview of the Art of Mass Gatherings and the four pillars of resilient gatherings: SAFETY • ACCESSIBILITY • SUSTAINABILITY • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM Eden Hall	Four Pillars, Four Corners Networking Using the room as our sandbox, we’ll get to know each other’s roses & thorns related to the four pillars of the Art of Mass Gatherings.
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM Moving from Eden Hall to Film Hut	Facilitated festival site features overview As we move to our next location, we’ll look at and learn from the infrastructure of LEAF Festival: water filtration, first aid, waste management, mobility accommodations, and more. Facilitated by festival staff and the Majestic Collaborations team, and featuring Susan Beyer, proprietor of Dancin’ Dave’s Festival Camping, on camping as a practice for resilience
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Film Hut	Overdose prevention & response training Overdose prevention and awareness training, including how and when to administer CPR and naloxone, in partnership with the Ben Meyer Recovery Foundation. Led by Chris van Brenk, paramedic and EMT instructor.
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM	Lunch�Pick up at Eden Hall
1:15 PM - 2:25 PM�	Four Pillars Rotating Learning Stations In small groups we’ll rotate through three learning stations (everyone will experience them all): Power to the People, Crucial Conversation Before Code Yellow, and Narcan Scenarios. See details & group assignments on reverse side.