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Click Through for a Good Cause

Published in Asheville Live on June 28, 2010
Gulf Oil Spill Orange Beach Alabama
Image by lumis via Flickr

The Gulf Coast is on everybody’s mind these days, what with the oil spill still spreading. Asheville’s tourism partners want to help out in this time of need, and so they have pledged a dime for every visit to AshevilleTourismCares.com between now and July 2. It only takes a second to click through and every visit helps. From PR Newswire:

The Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau is reaching out to the Gulf Coast in an effort to provide some support in the wake of the Gulf oil spill.A recent Washington Post article noted how challenging fundraising has been in the wake of the Gulf oil spill. According to the article, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported that $4 million has been raised so far to assist with efforts in the Gulf compared to more than $6 billion that went to the region in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

As a strong outdoor and conservation-minded community, Asheville’s tourism community is deeply concerned about fellow tourism destinations along the Gulf Coast. Many of the partners here have direct relationships with fellow tourism destinations in the Gulf region and want to help.

How Can You Help?

Thanks to the generosity of private tourism partners, every visit to AshevilleTourismCares.com will earn a pledge of 10 cents per visit

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World Cup Kickoff Party

Published in Asheville Events on May 27, 2010

Soccer benefit LAB JUne 2010Futbol 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.

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"3 B's For Boobs" Benefit Concert and BBQ Festival

Published in Asheville Events on May 26, 2010

Beauty Through Cancer Hosts the Asheville Affiliates "3 B's For Boobs"If there’s one thing I can get behind, it’s beer. Also, bands. BBQ as well. OK that’s 3 things. I’m also in favor of healthy boobs, so that’s 4… 4 things I can get behind. So it looks like my dreams have come true as Beauty Through Cancer is hosting the Asheville Affiliates’ “3 B’s For Boobs”, the 3 B’s being beer (mmmm, beer…), bands and BBQ.

This is a great chance to attend an event that features 3 of my favorite things, all to benefit my 4th favorite thing. The show is tomorrow, May 27th at the Highland Brewery at 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite H from 6:30pm – 9:30pm.

“3 B’s For Boobs”. Beauty Through Cancer Hosts the Asheville Affiliates for the 1st Annual
Beer, Bands and BBQ Festival, 2010!
This is a benefit Concert and BBQ Festival…visit www.beautythroughcancer.org to learn more about the organization….

Live Music from Underhill Rose, The Honeycutters and The Trainwreks!!!
Guest Artists Dave Desmelik, Robert Greer of Town Mountain
and Graham Sharpe of Steep Canyon Rangers joining in!

Proceeds from this event benefit Beauty Through Cancer programs, such as support groups, free wigs, education programs and areola pigmentation (restorative medical tattooing) for breast reconstruction patients.
There is an amazing video showing the work of this organization’s founder at
http://www.vimeo.com/11288210

This is our inaugural event…….
What a great way to kick off Memorial day weekend than great music, great BBQ from Luells’s BBQ, Okie Dokie Smokehouse, Crooked Condiments, Chef In Motion, Ultimate Ice Cream and Beverages from Green Sage, Turning Leaf Wine and Catawba Valley Brewing Co, and of course Highland Brewing Company Beer.!!!!!

Join Josh Michael from Star 104.3 (Clearchannel) with a live remote during the festivities! Josh is our MC for the night and Star 104.3 will make it a fun and exciting event…..

We will also be serving wine, and non alcoholic beverages.

Raffles, and silent auction items….including, Hot Air Balloon Rides, White Water Rafting, Zip Line Tours, Restaurant Gift Certificates and more….

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Tickets are available at Beauty Through Cancer and Highland Brewing Co.

Please call 828-252-8558 for more information or to purchase tickets over the phone.
This event Will Most Likely sell out so do not count on tickets at the door!!!
Tickets should be purchased in advance but will also be available at the door if we do not sell out…..

Advance tickets are $25 or $30 at the door. Buy tickets at http://www.showclix.com/event/9113/ or http://www.beautythroughcancer.org/ThreeBsForBoobs.html

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Craggie Brewing Wraps Up Tent Drive

Published in Asheville Events on April 2, 2010

Cover Haiti Tent and Tarp DriveThe Cover Haiti drive to collect new or used tents and tarps for Haitians who no longer have a roof over their heads ran throughout the month of March, ending March 31st. If you didn’t get in on the donation action, though, never fear because Craggie Brewing is having one last blowout drive today. Bring in a used or new tent or tarp to Craggie today and do your part to help those in need.

About today’s Craggie Brewing drive:

The Cover Haiti tent/tarp drive ends March 31st, BUT you

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The Freedom Ball

Published in Asheville Events on March 31, 2010

Tomorrow, April 1, the Grey Eagle will be hosting the annual Freedom Ball. The event is from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM and costs $12. The ball is put on every year to benefit Glen Edward Chapman, who was exonerated and released from Death Row 2 years ago.

Glen Edward Chapman was sentenced to death for two 1992 murders, but he walked out of prison on April 2, 2008, a free man after Catawba County authorities dropped all charges against him. Chapman was convicted in 1994 of the murders of Betty Jean Ramseur and Tenene Yvette Conley in Hickory. A judge granted him a new trial in late 2007 after learning that detectives in the case had withheld and covered up evidence that pointed to Chapman’s innocence and that one investigator had perjured himself at Chapman

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Field Day of Awesomeness!!!

Published in Asheville Events on March 16, 2010
Fort Awesome, Harvard Yard
Image by drgandy via Flickr

Think you and 3 of your friends have what it takes to be Awesome? Get ready to take it up a notch! The Asheville City Schools Foundation will be hosting a “Field Day of Awesomeness!” on Sunday, April 18 at the Asheville High School Field. Proceeds benefit Asheville City Schools Foundation and Manna Food Bank.

Get ready for the Field Day of Awesomeness!

The equation:
10 twisted field day events + you + 3 of your friends = AWESOME!

Join Asheville City Schools Foundation and Richard Handy (Asheville Idiotarod) on Sunday, April 18th for a hysterical competition that will challenge and thrill you.

Wear your most awesome team theme costumes, practice your Moon Walk and prepare to get excited!

Find out more at www.acsf.org/fieldday.html and register to participate.

You bring the noise. We

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