The event, Rooftop for Relief was held from 5:30 to 10 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 11 at the rooftop restaurant, with free admission for the public. The fundraiser saw $2 from every pizza sold and $5 from two signature cocktails featuring Cultivated Cocktails spirits donated to BeLoved, as well as 100% of the proceeds from a raffle.
For the last three seasons, Austin Maynor, a lifelong Oz enthusiast, has performed as a Winkie Guard and the Munchkin Mayor for the Autumn at Oz festival in Beech Mountain. Read his Letter to the Editor about why the cancellation of this year’s season at The Land of Oz is a great loss for Western North Carolina.
Read our 828reviewsNOW take on “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell. Spoiler: the title is misleading in nearly every way.
Blue Dragons, an Asheville Americana and blues band, will perform two benefit sets at the Grey Eagle next weekend, the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, in support of a Helene recovery album.
Writers and readers alike are invited to the Punch Bucket Literary Festival, a weekend celebration that will bring writers, poets and essayists from all over the country to share their work with a series of panels and workshops.
This weekend, the Southern Highland Craft Guild will hold their annual Heritage Weekend at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Expect to hear bluegrass music, see live craft demonstrations and play with Gee Haw Whimmy Diddles at the free event.
Looking for things to do this weekend in Asheville? We’ve got you covered. This weekend in Western North Carolina, enjoy festivals of all sorts, including writing, food and Southern Appalachian crafts, as well as a few other fun, funky activities.
The Uplifting Deals Bake Sale and Donation Drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27, at Uplifting Wholesale Warehouse, 128 Bingham Road. Live music and hot food will be available from noon to 4 p.m., while the bake sale and donation collection will be ongoing for the duration of the event.
Shrektoberfest, an annual “Shrek”-themed Oktoberfest celebration, returns this weekend to downtown brewery DSSOLVR.
After nearly a year, Zillicoah reopens with classic beers, new collaborations and a food truck serving soulful Filipino barbecue