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Music Festivals in Asheville, NC

Music Festivals in Asheville, NC

With its combination of traditional music and mountain beauty, Asheville’s music scene is a vital piece of the city’s culture. Along with the many annual music festivals held here throughout the year, there are also music events that are held regurlarly during the summer months.    Shindig On The Green is held each Saturday night throughout the summer at [...]

Asheville New Year's Eve Events | Citizen-Times

Image via Wikipedia Asheville New Year’s Eve parties TONY KISS • TKISS@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM • PUBLISHED DECEMBER 31, 2010 12:15 AM Millions stay home to watch “Dick Clark‘s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” and this year, the veteran TV personality will feature a mash-up of New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys, plus Ke$sha, Taio Cruz, Jennifer Hudson, Willow Smith, [...]

Asheville Events | Oktoberfest | October 9th, 2010

Beer lovers rejoice! The Asheville Downtown Association announced the schedule and line up for the second annual Oktoberfest celebration, set for October 9 on Wall Street in the heart of downtown Asheville. The festival will feature brews by….To read the full original article, click here.

July 4th | Events | Asheville

Happy 4th of July!! INGLES FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION The City of Asheville invites you downtown for the Ingles 4th of July Celebration. An event for the whole family, the festivities start at 1 p.m. at Pack  Square and along College Street in downtown Asheville. The Sons of the American Revolution will offer a patriotic [...]

WNC Arts | Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival | June – July 2010

The Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival is in its 32nd year, and this year’s musicians are not to be missed.  Pianist Inessa Zaertsky, who has been with the festival for more than a decade, will be playing again this year, along with  Tracy Rowell on contrabass, general director Paul Nitsch doing two performances on piano, new bassoonist [...]