Spazz Fest V | Eastern NC Now

News Release:

    GREENVILLE, NC     Spazz Fest V continues the tradition of a multi-day and multi-venue festival dedicated to celebrating the live music and creative arts community, and Greenville's established and growing music and art scene. This year the four-day event will be Thursday, March 20th through Saturday, March 22nd.

    Spazz Fest evolved from a now-closed art gallery called The Spazzatorium, and in previous years was held in the abandoned tobacco warehouses of Greenville's industrial district and attracts hundreds of artists, musicians, writers, and attendees from around North Carolina and beyond.

    Now in its fifth year, Spazz Fest is collaborating with Uptown Greenville, the City of Greenville's uptown economic and cultural development leader, to provide new festival additions showcasing Greenville and Eastern North Carolina's entrepreneurial spirit. With a backdrop of live music and art from local and nationally known musicians and artists, entrepreneurs and eager start-ups will engage and share their knowledge, passion, and ideas about business, IT, and the arts. New festival additions include:

Cheers and Beers 'Trep Event, March 20th, 5pm  -  8pm at Peasants Pub with Guest Speakers:

Jesse Palmer, Lunasee
Gabe Dough, Shure Foods
Vivian Howard, Chef and the Farmer

SpazzFest Demo Day, March 21 from 5pm  -  8pm at Peasant's Pub

Pitch your business idea for a cash prize
Register at: http://demoday.eaudit.com/

Hack-a-Thon, March 22, 10am  -  10pm, eAudit

Develop a mobile app with some of the area's best coders!
Register at: http://hackathon.eaudit.com
    This unique blend of culture and community, along with economic ideas and innovation is sure to lead to increased entrepreneurship activity and endless possibilities for Greenville.

    Golden Tickets to Spazz Fest V are available for purchase at www.spazz-fest.com, as well as The Tipsy Teapot and East Coast Music and Video in Greenville. For $40 these tickets include: entrance to all shows every day/night of Spazz Fest, admittance to the Opening Day Barbeque, access to VIP after-party perks, free Sunday morning Endurance Brunch at The Tipsy Teapot, and a free limited edition promotional print Spazz Fest V poster.

    Spazz Fest operates as a not-for-profit festival directly benefits the performing artists, with additional proceeds being donated to independently owned small businesses and local organizations in Eastern North Carolina. 2014 sponsors include: Uptown Greenville, The City of Greenville Office of Economic Development, The Pitt County Development Commission, East Carolina University, The Kenan-Flager Institute and Mixer Magazine.

    Please see the attached page for the entire Spazz Fest V schedule.

    For more information, please visit: www.spazz-fest.com.


    For more information about Uptown Greenville, go to www.uptowngreenville.com or call Director Bianca Shoneman at (252) 561-8400. Contact Carl Rees, Economic Development Manager with the City of Greenville at crees@greenvillenc.gov or (252) 329-4510 or Kelsey Anderson - (828)329-5309, Kelsey@uptowngreenville.com