Blue Ridge Furfare
| Blue Ridge Furfare | |
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| Location | Asheville, North Carolina
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| Status | ongoing |
| First iteration | March 12-15, 2020 |
| Resources | Photos, videos, reports: Blue Ridge Furfare resources |
Blue Ridge Furfare (BRFF) is a furry convention in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Its mascots are a grey squirrel named Aster[1], and a Virginia opossum named Petal[2].
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Organization[edit]
Blue Ridge Furfare is operated by Western North Carolina Furry Events (1809560),[3] a North Carolina Limited Liability Company formed 2/22/2019.[4]
Board of Directors[edit]
Staff[edit]
- Flash - convention chair
- Snapai - Director of Experience
- Maxx Cat/RandomxBlackxCat - Director of Business
- Riley Best - Head of Registration
- Hope Meinhardt - Charity Liaison
2020[edit]
Blue Ridge Furfare 2020 "Prom Weekend" took place March 12-15 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Biltmore Village, Asheville, NC,[5] with artist OrlandoFox[6] as guest of honor. There were 639 attendees, with 198 fursuiters. BRFF is likely the last major furry convention to take place in-person before the COVID-19 pandemic caused mass cancellations or postponements of other furry events in 2020.
2021[edit]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BRFF 2021 was an online convention held March 12-14, 2021 on Livestream, Discord, and VRChat. The theme was "80's Retro Revive." Programming included pre-recorded and live panels, meetups, concerts, an online Dealer's Den, and virtual dance competition.[7]
2022[edit]
BRFF 2022 was themed "The Great Outdoors."[8][9] It was held March 11-13, 2022 at Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts Asheville[8] There were 883 attendees, 270+ fursuiters, and $4,610 raised for the charity Asheville Cat Weirdos.[10] Guest of Honor Remy Wolf drew the official BRFF 2022 shirt [11] and official BRFF 2022 poster.[12]
2023[edit]
On August 22, 2022, BRFF announced it did not have a suitable venue in Asheville for the con and 2023's event would once again be virtual.[13] The fourth iteration is scheduled for March 17-19, 2023, and the theme will be "Mainfurrame Meltdown."
References[edit]
- ↑ "We just had to show off some wonderful fan art we received of our mascot, Aster, from @CroweVic!" - Blue Ridge Furfare, Twitter (April 29, 2019)
- ↑ "And now, our possum mascot Petal needs a prom date!" - Blue Ridge Furfare, Twitter (August 25, 2019)
- ↑ Blue Ridge Furfare 2020: "Prom Weekend" - Eventbrite. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Business Registration search - North Carolina Secretary of State. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ↑ Hotel - Blue Ridge Furfare. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ↑ [1] Blue Ridge Furfare, Twitter (December 30, 2019)
- ↑ BRFF Twitter, posted March 13, 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 BRFF 2022: A Staff photographers’ perspective – The Fruity Press posted at thefruitypress.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ↑ We love our staff and volunteers! April 5, 2022 quote tweet posted by @CarolinaFurfare, of tweet by @RazzRaccoon "BRFF 2022: A Staff photographers’ perspective..." posted Apr 5, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ↑ BRFF Twitter, posted March 13, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ↑ Here's the official con shirt that I designed for @CarolinaFurfare! tweet by @Remy__Wolf, posted March 21, 2022 (and retweeted by @CarolinaFurfare). Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ↑ Here's the poster I created for @CarolinaFurfare, ft Remy and two Fursona-Level attendees :) ... tweet by @Remy__Wolf, posted March 22, 2022 (and retweeted by @CarolinaFurfare). Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ↑ BRFF Twitter, posted August 22, 2022.
External links[edit]
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- Blue Ridge Furfare on Fur Affinity
- Blue Ridge Furfare (CarolinaFurfare) on Twitter
- Blue Ridge Furfare group on Facebook
- Blue Ridge Furfare on Instagram
- Attendance numbers for 2020 on twitter