Grove Park Inn hosts 25th Annual Comedy Classic this Weekend

March 8-9   25th Annual Comedy Classic Weekend at the Grove Park Inn  Join the Grove Park Inn for two days and nights full of laughter as we celebrate our 25th Annual Comedy Classic Weekend! Friday's show showcases Cy Amundson, Al Jackson, Julie Scoggins, David Crowe and Tom Cotter while Saturday's headliner will be comedianne Caroline Rhea.

Check Grove Park Inn availability and current rates HERE

WNC Chef's Challenge for 3/5/13

March 5   WNC Chef's Challenge: Dough - Chef Brian Ross versus Harrah's Cherokee Resort - Chef Michael Marshall. Dining participants will enjoy six plated culinary creations (three from each team) that incorporate a special ingredient and will score each dish.

The diners' votes are then tallied along with those from a panel of judges and the weekly winners will continue to participate in the competition. Reservations for the WNC Chefs Challenge are $49 per individual, and can be purchased online at http://wncchefschallenge.eventbrite.com. Sales tax, and gratuity ($67.97 total) are included in ticket purchase. Held at the Chestnut Restaurant in downtown Asheville NC.

For the March 5th Challenge participants will also have a chance to win tickets for this weekend's Southern Conference Basketball Tournament.

2013 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament this weekend in Asheville

March 8 - 11  The 2013 Southern Conference Tournament  will be held in Asheville NC. The popular event will include venues at the downtown Civic Center (Cellular Center) as well as the UNC-Asheville arena for both men's and women's competitions. Asheville's restaurants and shops will be offering extended hours and specials for the thousands of visiting basketball fans. 

Follow the SoCon updates on Twitter HERE

RiverLink Kicks Off Warehouse Studios Revitalization Fundraiser with Kickstarter

RiverLink is in the process of giving the Warehouse Studios a facelift. Part of this project includes a mural painted by a local artist. This is being done for free. To bring the building back to its full glory, we also need new handrails for the Warehouse Studios (both into our offices and for the handicap access for the artist studios on the second floor).

These handrails will be a collaboration between a local Asheville artist and RiverLink as well as the Biltmore Iron & Metal Company who will be donating the metal.

RiverLink is starting a new KickStarter initiative to fund the project. The project is called artistic hands and the goal is raise $4000 by April 30, 2013.

Kickstarter is based on all-or-nothing funding. Starting March 1, people will be able to sign on and pledge money to help with the Artistic Hands projects. We have set a goal, and if for some reason that goal is not reached, RiverLink will not get any of the money pledged.

RiverLink is very excited about this project, and committed to ensuring artists of the River Arts District are able to make a living from their trade. The money raised in this project will make sure RiverLink is able to pay the artist who will create the handrails and help bring the building, and the River Arts District, back to life. 

Riverlink,  located in Asheville's River Arts District,  is a regional organization spearheading the economic and environmental revitalization of the French Broad River watershed as a destination where everyone can work, live and play .

CLICK HERE for more information about the Artist Hands project.

Leahy Performs at Asheville's DIana Wortham Theatre

March 5 - 6, 8 PM at Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 S Pack Square in Asheville NC: Leahy performs.  This dynamic group is a powerhouse of fiery fiddling, blazing stepdancing and Cape Breton musical brilliance.  When a blockbuster show plays an intimate venue, everyone is joyfully on the front row. Lucky first-time patrons and rapt returning fans can count on the eight brothers and sisters of Leahy for a volcanic explosion of talent and energy in a night of pure, captivating entertainment.