This Labor Day weekend, the YMI will host its 40th annual Goombay Festival, a celebration of Pan African heritage in western North Carolina.
While the festival is broadly an opportunity for our community to come together and enjoy music, food, and art, we’ll also be hosting an intimate event on Friday, September 3 from 6-9pm to celebrate 40 years of Goombay and formally launch our capital campaign.
Held in the Ray Auditorium, Friday night will be a time for us to come together while toasting the past, present, and future of the YMI.
The funds raised will go towards elevating the reach and abilities of the organization, benefiting three specific areas of need: building preservation, program capacity, and sustainability.
We hope you will join us for A Night on The Block and celebrate the next chapter of the YMI!