Multiple artists are performing at Sounds for Recovery, a benefit event for Buncombe County’s Veterans Treatment Court, Sobriety Court and Adult Drug Treatment Court. The gathering takes place at First Presbyterian Church on Thursday, Sept. 1.
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Smart bets: Poetry Cabaret IV
Poetry-themed drinks and live music continue after the untamed variety show, which runs Sunday-Monday, Aug. 28-29.
Smart bets: Jam in the Trees
Willie Watson and Tellico start the inaugural event inside Pisgah’s taproom on Friday, Aug. 26, before the remaining roots acts unfold inside and out, all day on Saturday, Aug. 27.
Smart bets: Brie Capone
Capone’s EP release show is at Isis Restaurant and Music Hall’s upstairs lounge on Friday, Aug. 26.
Conscious party: Sundays Live@Aloft series promotes rooftop giving
Aloft Asheville Downtown’s open air benefit concert series continues on Sunday, Aug., 28, when Juan Benavides Group performs in support of Friends of Connect Buncombe.
Smart bets: Teatro del Gusto
The Orange Peel hosts the variety show on Thursday, Aug. 25.
Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfunding initiatives
Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features two book projects: a heavy-hitting war novel and a lighthearted series called Funterventions.
Smart bets: Hot Summer Nights
The party is at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall on Saturday, Aug. 20.
Smart bets: River Valley Blues Festival
Salvage Station hosts the riverside shindig, which features six local music acts, on Saturday, Aug. 20.
Smart bets: Erica Russo
The Mothlight hosts the release party for Erica Russo’s new album Honey on Saturday, Aug. 20.
Smart bets: Packway Handle Band
Packway Handle Band performs songs from their recent album, a collaboration with Jim White, at The Grey Eagle on Saturday, Aug. 20.
Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfunding initiatives
Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features an art print project plus a local nonprofit’s efforts to raise awareness of the Alexander Technique to combat Parkinson’s disease.
Conscious party: Slide the Fletch, take two
A multitude of outdoor water games, including a 20-foot tall slide, plus live music and food make the second Slide the Fletch fundraiser appropriate for adventurers and spectators alike. Hall Fletcher Elementary hosts the benefit event on Saturday, Aug. 20.
Smart bets: Adam O’Fallon Price
Price’s free reading takes place at Malaprop’s Bookstore and Café on Tuesday, Aug. 16.
Smart bets: Sourwood Festival
The Sourwood Idol competition starts the weekend event on Friday, Aug. 12, and the festival continues on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13 and 14.
Smart bets: Elizabeth Cook
Derek Hoke opens for the seasoned performer at the Altamont Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 13.
Smart bets: Anything That Floats Parade and RiverFest
Participants in RiverLink’s Anything That Floats Parade put in at Hominy Creek Park on Saturday, Aug. 13, at 11 a.m., and the nonprofit’s larger RiverFest event lasts from 1-7 p.m., at the RiverLink Sculpture and Performance Plaza.
Conscious party: The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design celebrates 20 years
The Center of Craft, Creativity & Design’s upcoming fundraiser offers four floors of art, live music, food and drinks, and other entertainment on Thursday, Aug. 11.
Smart bets: Deona Fish and Celia Barbieri
Both artists’ work will be featured in Woolworth Walk’s FW Front Gallery throughout the month of August, and their opening reception takes place Friday, Aug. 5.
Smart bets: Ellie Ali
American Folk Art presents Ali’s retrospective exhibit from Aug., 4-24, with an opening reception on Friday, Aug. 5.
Smart bets: How I Became a Pirate
Performances of the musical are at Magnetic 375 on Friday-Sunday, Aug. 5-7, and Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 11-14, at various times.