Futbol fans unite (yeah, that’s soccer for us yanks)! The World Cup kicks off on June 12th and the Lexington Avenue Brewery will be showing the first USA game (vs England) on a big projector screen in their main room. In keeping with the event’s location in South Africa, halftime and postgame entertainment will be provided by the Asheville Manding, a West African rythm group. BUT WAIT, that’s not all. Stick around afterwards for the REAL party. At 9pm the real show starts with Josh Blake’s Jukebox and Afromotive in the back room.
It’s time to get excited for the worlds biggest sporting event! Come and celebrate the kickoff of the World Cup at the LAB in Asheville on Saturday, June 12th. There is a full day and night planned with Funk and World Beats and Soccer!
The folks at the Lexington Avenue Brewery are showing the first USA game (USA Vs. England) on a projector screen in their main room for the soccer community and fans in Asheville! Kick off is at 2:30pm. This year, The World Cup is being held in South Africa. Get into the spirit with halftime and post game entertainment in by the Asheville Manding. Asheville Manding is Ryan Reardon and Adama Dembele from Afromotive along with Tasana Camara, who is a singer/kora player/balafon player from Guinea. The band is named after the Manding people of West Africa, one of the largest ethnicities and the “keepers of the flame” if you will, of traditional West African music.
The daytime event is a “suggested donation” benefit for former ABASA president and player Jack Brown and his family. Jack recently was admitted to the hospital with flu-like symptoms and ended up having a serious infection. It turned out that he had to battle a life threatening infection which resulted in the loss of his right leg. We are calling out to all soccer fans to come enjoy this game with a great crowd and atmosphere, and to donate what you can to Jack and his family as they begin to tackle a mountain of medical bills. Members of the soccer league will be taking donations at the door. There will also be a raffle following the game with some pretty sweet prizes.
The late-night dance party features music by Afromotive and Josh Blake JukeBox in the back room at the LAB. The doors open at 9pm with JBJB starting around 9:30pm. Afromotive headlines and the music will go til 2am. The cost for the show is $5.
