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Work begins on downtown Asheville AC Hotel

Published in Asheville History, Asheville Live, Asheville Local News, Events, Travel on December 12, 2014

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Work starts on downtown Asheville AC Hotel; 132-room hotel will be a Marriott property.

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Dave Matthews Band Tickets: SuperbTicketsOnline.com Announces Tickets On Sale Friday March 22

Published in Events, North Carolina News on March 28, 2013

 


(March 21, 2013)

Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) March 21, 2013

The band has toured every summer for the last 20 years, only taking one summer off during 2011. Fans have come to expect the annual summer concerts, and they will not be disappointed this year when the entertainers take to the road yet again. Each concert contains improvisational renditions of the band's music with special effects such as lighting and video. SuperbTicketsOnline.com will feature a varied selection of tickets in the online inventory when seats go on sale on March 22.

The upcoming road trip will take the rock group to more than 30 destinations, among them being Quincy, Washington; New Orleans, Louisiana; Austin, Texas; Saratoga Springs, New York; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Mansfield, Massachusetts; Noblesville, Indiana; Camden, New Jersey; Elkhorn, Wisconsin; Hershey, Pennsylvania; West Palm Beach, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; Commerce City, Colorado; and Stateline, Nevada. On May 28, the band will also travel to the Canadian city of Toronto for a performance at Molson Amphitheatre.

Fans are

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Blowing Rock’s downtown among ‘Great…

Published in Events, North Carolina News on March 28, 2013

Each year, tens of thousands of tourists visit Blowing Rock. And whether they are here for the horse show, to drive along the Parkway, or take a hike in the woods, they all seem to spend some time downtown on Main Street.

This unique aspect of the village was honored last week when Blowing Rock’s Main Street was named one of five “Great Main Streets” of North Carolina by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association.

The award was part of this year’s Great Places in North Carolina Awards.

“This is the second year that we have celebrated great places throughout the state with these awards,” said Kate Pearce, co-chairwoman of the Great Places Initiative.

“It’s modeled after the American Planning Association’s national program. This year we added a “Great Neighborhoods for Kids” award and we will probably add another new award next year. It’s a way of celebrating great places in the state and exposing the role of city planning, whether it be an organic process or professional planning,” she said.

In recognizing Blowing Rock’s Main Street, the judges said, “Main Street is the hearty of

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April’s big events

Published in Asheville Events, Events, North Carolina News on March 28, 2013

As April is the Smithsonian Institution’s Jazz Appreciation Month, we’ve noted several opportunities to get your musical mojo working. But sports enthusiasts can get a workout, too, with fun runs in Minnesota, marathons in London and Vienna and a bike tour of New Zealand.

Through June 9: “Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe,” Princeton, N.J.; 609-258-3788; artmuseum.princeton.edu. Portraits of mysterious travelers, 1480-1610, at Princeton University Art Museum.

April 3-Oct. 27: Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario; 800-511-SHAW; shawfest.com. Stage-stoppers, from Shaw’s “Major Barbara” to Stoppard’s “Arcadia.”

April 5-13: Cully Jazz Festival, Cully, Switzerland; 212-757-5944; cullyjazz.ch. Myriad themes, including “Viva Cuba,” “Turkish Vibes” and “Women in Jazz.”

April 11: Opening of Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen; 212-885-9700; visitcopenhagen.com/see-and-do/tivoli-gardens/382. The sky’s the limit with new rides at “world’s second-oldest amusement park.”

April 12-13: Pear Blossom Festival and Pear a Fare, Medford, Ore.; 541-840-7327; pearblossomparade.org; pear-a-fare.com. Two celebrations pair up at Oregon food and wine fest.

April 14: Vienna Marathon, 212-575-7723; http://www.vienna-marathon.com. 30th annual long-distance runners’ waltz.

April 17-21: Seabreeze Jazz Festival, Panama City Beach, Fla.; 800-595-4849; seabreezejazzfestival.com. Average White Band and Tower of Power anchor a fleet of performers at Pier Park.

April 17-May 5: Silver Dollar City World-Fest, Branson, Mo.; 800-475-9370; silverdollarcity.com. International

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