Smart Bets: Year of the Wood Snake

Posted on by Kay West
Oscar Wong celebrates Lunar New Year 2024. Photo courtesy Highland Brewing Co.

Celebrate the Lunar New Year and the end of Dry January on Saturday, Feb. 1, at Highland Brewing Co.’s annual event honoring brewery founder Oscar Wong’s Chinese-American family heritage. To commemorate 2025, the Year of the Wood Snake, Highland has teamed up with Seattle-based, Asian-owned Lucky Envelope Brewing to create an exclusive honey amber lager, which will be available at the event. Lunar New Year-themed cocktails will also be featured. Starting at 11 a.m., Master BBQ, Rice Wagon and Blue Cardinal mobile eateries will be on-site selling food, and from noon-3 p.m., DJ Kipper will spin K-pop hits. Dragon Dancers, a dance group from Dragon Phoenix martial arts studio in Woodfin, will dazzle with colorful costumes and vibrant choreography from 1-3 p.m., and the Flashback Band takes the stage 6-9 p.m. Activities to keep kids busy and entertained include balloon snakes, Chinese lantern decorating, a chopstick challenge, face painting and free snow cones 1-2 p.m. avl.mx/ege

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About Kay West
Kay West began her writing career in NYC, then was a freelance journalist in Nashville for more than 30 years, including contributing writer for the Nashville Scene, Nashville correspondent for People magazine, author of five books and mother of two happily launched grown-up kids. In 2019 she moved to Asheville and continued writing (minus Red Carpet coverage) with a focus on food, farming and hospitality. She is a die-hard NY Yankees fan.
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