RiverLink is proud to host "Julian Price: Envisioning
Community. Investing in People," a film directed by Erin Derham featuring
music by The Asheville Symphony Sessions on Friday, Sept. 16, at 4:30 p.m. The
event takes place at the RiverLink office at 170 Lyman Street in the River Arts
District, with parking available at 12Bones (map), and features a Q&A session afterward. Proceeds
from ticket sales will benefit RiverLink. Space is limited so reserve tickets by clicking here.
Using his family wealth, tenacity, wit, and incorrigible charm,
philanthropist Julian Price inspired policymakers and entrepreneurs to do the
impossible - transform a vacant, deserted downtown Asheville into a livable,
vibrant center of commerce and culture. Price passed away in 2001, but his
leadership and work impacts Asheville today. Driven by the beauty of its
landscape and the potential in its vacant Art Deco architecture, Price searched
Asheville for the brave, hardworking dreamers, and provided them with a
miracle: capital for expansion in exchange for improving downtown with their
presence. From the time he arrived in 1990 until his death in 2001, Price
invested or gave away some $15 million on a mission to bring downtown Asheville
back to life.
Says former RiverLink Executive Director Karen Cragnolin,
"Most people think Julian invested only in the downtown, but he also
recognized the potential of the French Broad and provided financing for
RiverLink to buy the Warehouse Studios when no bank in town would give us a
loan. All we had was a down payment from the Janirve Foundation and a dream for
the future."
According to Edwin Arnaudin of the Asheville Citizen-Times, "'Julian
Price' is a must-see for anyone who loves living in or visiting Asheville and
solidifies Derham's status as an elite filmmaker."
The film is paired with music from the Asheville Symphony
Sessions, a collaboration between local bands spanning all genres and the
Asheville Symphony Orchestra. Bands include Steep Canyon Rangers, Lizz Wright,
Rising Appalachia, Lovett, Doc Aquatic, and Matt Tonwsend. The music, arranged
by Grammy winning composers, is the perfect partner to Julian's story of collaboration
and intention.
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