Rising costs have brought an already wrought situation to the brink, but Asheville-area artists continue to make it work.
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Rising costs have brought an already wrought situation to the brink, but Asheville-area artists continue to make it work.
Buffalo Nickel expects a run on mint juleps at its second Derby Party; Post 70 hosts its own Derby Day Cookout; Luella’s Bar-B-Que opens a second location in South Asheville; and Velvet & Lace hosts its last dark and witchy cocktail party.