From a Jackson County press release:
Joe Lasher Jr.’s Sylva concert to benefit Manna FoodBank partner agencies
This spring, Ingles Markets is sponsoring an eight-stop concert tour for the Joe Lasher Jr. Band that will include Sylva’s Bridge Park Pavilion at 6 p.m. on May 9, presented by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce.
Born and bred in the Western North Carolina mountains, 18-year-old Southern country rock singer/songwriter Joe Lasher Jr. is quickly gaining the attention of music lovers across the Southeast. Although he’s young in age, his voice and musicianship are that of a seasoned veteran. Music industry professionals have called Joe “one to watch” and, with his band, “a force to be reckoned with.”
The “Down Home Tour” is visiting towns across Western North Carolina. Tickets for each concert are $7 at the gate or five non-perishable canned food items. All proceeds will benefit local MANNA FoodBank partner agencies. Sylva’s concert will benefit the Community Table.
The money and food raised at each venue will remain in the county where the performance takes place. The radio station 99.9 KISS Country will also be involved with the tour and its promotion.
“I was born and raised here,” Lasher says, “and being able to use what gifts I have to be able to help others is really a blessing to me. And I’m thrilled to be able to work with an amazing corporate partner like Ingles to try and make a difference.”
For more information, call the chamber at 828-586-2155 or visit www.mountainlovers.com or contact Amy Grimes, Director of The Community Table at 828.586.6782 or e-mail her at ctofjackson@gmail.com. Tickets may be purchased at the chamber for $7, or exchanged for five canned food items.
For other tour dates and locations visit www.ingles-markets.com or www.JoeLasherJr.com.
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