Archive for July, 2012
Shindig on the Green in downtown Asheville
July 23rd, 2012 by Asheville BBA
This summer is still simmering and the Asheville Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers are always recommending Shindig on the Green! In 1967: Shindig on the Green was founded by Jackie and Earl Ward, Bob Lindsay, and Jerry Israel with the help of other Folk Heritage Committee members, as a place for musicians to gather and play on summer Saturday nights in downtown Ashevilles City County Plaza. This is the 46th year of Shindig on the Green and its third at Pack Square Park.
August 11th will be the next Shindig!
Don’t forget Asheville’s hottest summer festival, Bele Chere is this weekend. It’s the largest free music and arts street festival in the southeast. Bele Chere means ‘beautiful living’, and the streets of downtown Asheville will certainly be alive day and night. July 27, 28 and 29 with a great lineup of bands, a variety of excellent food and drink from local eateries along with traditional festival street fare, streets full of entertainers, beautiful art and craft booths and merchandise from downtown businesses. Schedules,maps, transportation and parking recommendations will all be available at your home away from home.
Visit Asheville for Folkmoot USA–The International Festival of N.C.
July 17th, 2012 by Asheville BBA
Folkmoot USA is almost here!
Ready to enjoy amazing international performances just a short distance from Asheville? Asheville Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers have the details ready to help you prepare for the enlivening Folkmoot Festival as it celebrates 29 Years: July 18 – 29, 2012
The two week event is a celebration of the world’s cultural heritage through folk music and dance. It’s held each summer not far from Asheville, NC. Countries invited to performing in the 2012 Festival are: New Zealand, France, Serbia, Belgium, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Indonesia, Peru and Hawaii, USA .
For more information, call 828-452-2997 or email info@folkmoot.com.
Bele Chere – Asheville’s Biggest Summer Festival
July 9th, 2012 by Asheville BBA
This summer is simmering, and the cooler elevations of the Blue Ridge Mountains beckon you. Asheville Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers are eager to direct you to a pleasant float down a cool, clear mountain river by tube or canoe, or to a whitewater rafting trip for those who like splashier adventures. There’s also numerous mountain biking and hiking trips in the shade and lovely drives on the Blue Ridge Parkway to enjoy a picnic, the view, and a cooler breeze.
If you enjoy the heat, don’t forget Asheville’s hottest summer festival, Bele Chere. It’s the largest free music and arts street festival in the southeast. Bele Chere means ‘beautiful living’, and the streets of downtown Asheville will certainly be alive day and night July 27, 28 and 29 with a great lineup of bands, a variety of excellent food and drink from local eateries along with traditional festival street fare, streets full of entertainers, beautiful art and craft booths and merchandise from downtown businesses. Schedules,maps, transportation and parking recommendations will all be available at your home away from home.
Rejuvenate after the heat and festival crowds at your Asheville Bed and Breakfast, where your innkeeper can help you plan a hike to a refreshing waterfall or a visit to one of Asheville’s nationally recognized microbreweries to wrap up your stay with us.
Learn more about Bele Chere: www.belecherefestival.com
Southern Highland Guild Craft Fair coming to the Asheville Civic Center
July 2nd, 2012 by Asheville BBA
Southern Highland Craft Fair July 9th-12th
It’s summertime in the mountains of Asheville NC, and that means rejoicing in all the outdoor activities our beautiful region offers to a visitor. Whether it be music and the arts, festivals, shopping, dining and farm tours, floating down rivers, or hiking in the cooler elevations to enjoy a view of the Blue Ridge, your Asheville Bed and Breakfast innkeeper will have expert recommendations to suit your taste and a restorative place to return at the end of your day’s adventures.
The air-conditioned indoors still has much to offer, especially when it comes to the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands. The Asheville Civic Center will host over 200 highly accomplished craftspeople July 19-22. They will be selling their distinctive items, and there will be featured demonstrations. It’s a perfect opportunity to shop for an exquisite locally made treasure or gift to take home from your visit with us. The guild also operates the Folk Art Center along the Blue Ridge Parkway, so if you’re not here the weekend of the festival, your innkeeper will gladly direct you to their beautiful gallery and shop, or one of the many other shopping opportunities in Asheville.
www.southernhighlandguild.org
(click festival page for detailed link)
