The heat is on at Bele Chere 2010. Umbrellas and big hats abound — here’s a sampling of those glimpsed by the MXNews team.
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Bele Chere festival style
Photo by Halima Flynt
Happening now: banjo/uke
The Sugarfoot Serenaders play awesome banjo-ukulele outside the Mountain Xpress offices at 5 p.m. Saturday. Photo by Michael Muller
Overheard at Bele Chere
We asked our readers to share some of the things they’ve overheard others saying as they wonder the streets. In this post, we’ve aggregated some of the more funny and quirky comments that were overheard and then reported to us via Twitter. They show that some of the most entertaining moments at Bele Chere are coming at unexpected times.
Backstage with Southern Culture on the Skids at Bele Chere
We recruited our friend Ami Worthen from local band Mad Tea Party to take us backstage before last night’s Southern Culture on the Skids show at Bele Chere. In this interview, drummer Dave Hartman shares stories from the road and gives us the scoop on the southern-fried rock band’s new album. Video by Jake Frankel
Streetstyle at the Mad Tea Party show at Bele Chere festival
The Gays make a stand at Bele Chere
In response to an endless barrage of hellfire and brimstone on the second day of Bele Chere, Asheville residents Jeremy Carter and Hillary Frye (dressed as Batgirl, ‘natch) hoist a big gay rainbow flag in front of the Vance Monument on Pack Square. Photo by Michael Muller
More photos from the Bele Chere 5K race
This year’s race had a lower turnout and a much hotter temperature, resulting in slower finishing times. But spirits were high and runners showed plenty of heart on the grueling course.
Southern Culture on the Skids show at Bele Chere
Bele Chere 5k
Over 1,300 people participated in this morning’s annual Bele Chere 5k. Unfortunately, not everyone was shirtless. Slideshow after the jump! Photos by Michael Muller
Bele Chere – Friday
Bele Chere festivities in the heart of Asheville on Friday, June 23. Check out a photo gallery from day one! Photos by Halima Flynt.
Bele Chere Busk Break: Blind Boy Chocolate and the Milk Sheiks
With their high-voltage style, musical saw and general whimsy, novelty jazz band Blind Boy Chocolate and the Milk Sheiks may be one of the most easily recognized bands in Asheville’s street music scene. Here, the group perform their version of the Mississippi Mud Steppers’ tune “Jackson Stomp.”
Reluctant Ultimate Air Dog
Even the best performers and athletes can get a little performance anxiety. That’s as true for people as it is for Bele Chere favorites the Ultimate Air Dogs, as this video proves.
The Speedbumps play Bele Chere
The Kent, Ohio-based indie-rockers started their westward tour off with a Friday set at the Battery Park stage.
Bele Chere day one
Photos from of Bele Chere festival in downtown Asheville on Friday afternoon, July 23.
Photo by Jonathan Welch
Err dogs
The air dogs take flight (if only in their dreams).
Photo by Jonathan Welch
Bele Chere festival style
Some Asheville Streetstyle booth faves at Bele Chere
There’s more to Bele Chere than bratwurst, bands and beer. There’s shopping!
Tweet for beer (at Bele Chere)
Xpress is inviting Tweeters, photographers and videographers to join us in telling the tales of this year’s Bele Chere festival. Do so, and we’ll buy you a beer on Sunday.
Bele Chere Thursday night setup
Photos of the setting up of Bele Chere festival in downtown Asheville on Thursday night, July 22.
Photo by Jonathan Welch
Bele Chere beginnings
On Thursday, July 22, Bele Chere started with the golf-cart brigades — skads of volunteers and city staffer on foot, buzzing around in carts, setting up street barriers, unloading garbage and recycling barrels, walking around with clipboards and cell phones… By midday on Friday, the streets, the booths, the vendors, the police, the bands, the stages will all be ready for the flood of Bele Chere visitors.
photos by Margaret Williams