Events

It’s been nearly a year since the big laboratory spill at the E. W. Grove Microbrewery and Experimental Virus Lab. And we know how that turned out: A strange virus slowly wound its way through our little mountain city turning regular people into bloodthirsty zombies.

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A new Asheville espresso cart is hosting their Grand Opening Sunday September 27th alongside likeminded Café Racers, to raise money for prostate cancer.

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Lex 18 is producing two shows on September 15, 2015 at 5:45 and 8:15 PM featuring an immersive dining experience of Havana's soulful music and food.   The timeless and fresh sounds of the Buena Vista Social Club's album performed by Patrick Lopez and his talented group of musicians include conga, saxophone, piano, trumpet and the sexy vocals of Whitney Moore will make for a romantic and sexy Havana Night.

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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk brings the community together to shed light on suicide awareness and prevention. The third annual event will be held on Sunday, October 25th, 2015 at Carrier Park off of Amboy Road in Asheville, North Carolina.

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HempX to Kick Off with A Taste of Hemp Chef and Co-Owner Jason Sellers of Plant Restaurant to Headline Event 

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On Friday, September 19^th, nationally-acclaimed stand-up comedian Julie Scoggins is booked to perform at 8:00pm in downtown Asheville at The Millroom.

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The Asheville Wine & Food Festival's final phase of their culinary and mixology competitions, The Grand Tasting, will take place this Saturday night at the Civic Center. You may remember my coverage of earlier phases of the competition, AMUSE and ESSENCE, during which one chef and one mixologist were selected by attendees to move on to the next phase. In the Grand Tasting, the final winners will be selected.

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105.9 the Mountain is getting even bigger on the pig with the 3^rd Annual BaconFest Asheville on Saturday, August 29^th from 1-4pm at the Highland Brewing Company Outdoor Meadow. This year’s event is sure to excite the taste buds of bacon, beer and BBQ aficionados alike with even more bacon-inspired cuisine.

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At the 1^st Annual LEAF Downtown this past weekend, over 15,000 people gathered in Pack Square Park to celebrate communities, creativity, diversity, and families – a grand finale to two weeks of programming around Asheville focused on supporting arts education.  LEAF Downtown included a Funky Cocktail Crawl, which launched on July 17^th; Bootsy Funk Dynasty Day, held at New Mountain AVL on July 31^st; the LEAF Art Dash 5K, which looped through downtown Asheville on August 1^st; the unveiling of the Unfolding LEAF stage (U-LEAF) on August 1^st; and the weekend long event on August 1^st and 2^nd.  In addition to high public attendance, the event hosted 75+ VIPs, approximately 100 volunteers, 100+ staff and 500+ individual youth and adult artists performed on the Downtown Stage, Café’ Stage, Community Arts/U-LEAF stage and/or the three Busker Bazaars.

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Winter is coming, Asheville. In October, the first ever Strength Summit will make its debut in Asheville and the creators of the summit are kicking things off in style. What exactly is Strength Summit? This strongman summit offers you the opportunity to work out and train with three celebrity coaches over the course of two days. Learn technique during a private workout, and gain valuable knowledge at the hands on workshop and seminar. Learn how to lift heavy objects without breaking your back - or in this case, your bank as well. 

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