Last Night Asheville

Celebrate 2012 in Asheville

Celebrate New Years Eve 2012 In Asheville, NC ~ Where else could you expect this much fun on the last night of the year? From a funk jam to a furball, Asheville NC is the best place to countdown 2012!  

* Masquerade Furball – Party in style for homeless pets ~ benefit for Brother Wolf Animal Rescue. Tickets include heavy appetizers, drinks, music, local entertainment, door prizes & a large silent auction. Dress is cocktail attire for ladies, suit and tie for gentleman. Bring your own stylish mask or one will be provided. $40 per person, $75 per couple. (10 minute walk) 

* Pack’s Tavern New Years Countdown: Full buffet, 3 floors, 2 DJ’s, Champagne toast, toppers & more. Buffet & Countdown ticket $35, Countdown ticket only $10) 

* New Years Eve Party at the Market Place Restaurant – a special menu featured and a DJ for cocktails & dancing until the countdown.

* Tressa's Annual New Year's Eve Bash! - Free buffet, champagne toast at midnight and music by the Charles Walker band. The music is a mix of funk, R&B and spontaneity - Asheville's favorite New Years Eve tradition.  (7 minute walk) 

* Old Farmer's Ball New Year's Eve Contra Dance – at Warren Wilson College, dance to live music by Perpetual e-Motion. (20 minute drive) 

* Toubab Krewe - The Orange Peel, Stop by Craggie Brewing Company to enjoy their namesake Towbab Brewe before you head over to the jam at 10PM. (12 minute walk)

* New Year's Eve With Acoustic Syndicate - Playing at the Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall is Acoustic Syndicate, rock/folk/bluegrass 9PM. (5 minute drive)

* Asheville Tantra School presents an open mic cabaret and burlesque partay. Light aphrodisiac drinks and snacks (intoxicant free). $10 at the door. 8p (10 minute drive)

* New Years Eve Masquerade at Metropolis: epic dj line up, aerial acrobatics, hoola hoop, belly dance performance & more. $15 in advance, $25 at the door. 9pm (5 minute walk)

* Funk / Jam party into the  New Year with Yo Mamma’s Big Fat Booty Band & SCI FI at the Asheville Music Hall. $10 in advance, $15 at the door. 9pm (6 minute walk)

* Masquerade jazz party at MoDaddy’s featuring One Leg Up & Vertigo Jazz Project. Photo booth, balloon drop & champagne toast at midnight. Have a jazzy New Years Eve! $15 at the door (10 minute walk)

* Enjoy a gypsy-punk New Years with Serious B. at the Emerald Lounge. A local Asheville band with serious soul for your New Years Eve celebration. $12 at the door. 

*** Indulge in style at the One Fifty One Boutique Bar & Bistro: The delightful sounds of Juan Benevidos flamenco guitar trio and a delectable made-from-scratch celebratory dinner with an elegant champagne toast at midnight. ***

Happy New Year from the entire staff at the Hotel Indigo - Asheville Downtown. Be safe, party hard. We will see  you in 2012!

Guests thrilled with experience at Hotel Indigo - Asheville Downtown

We recently received this letter from a recent guest, explaining how pleased they were with their stay at the Hotel Indigo - Asheville Downtown:

Sir/Ladies:

My wife and I recently stayed at the Hotel Indigo in Downtown Asheville over the Thanksgiving holiday.  We have stayed in your hotel previously, mainly because of the location and the fact that you allow us to bring our dog, Derby, with us.  While we have certainly enjoyed our previous stays, we were thoroughly impressed by the level of service and attitude of each and every employee that we dealt with on this visit.  Our dog, Derby, is getting older and requires several medications on a daily, or in some cases twice daily, basis.  Whether we were asking for some turkey or cheese to give her her pills, or asking if we could store some of her medication which needed to be refrigerated in your refrigerator, we were always answered with a smile and a willingness to help in any way possible.  Instead of making my wife and I feel like we were being difficult or demanding, we were made to feel comfortable and at ease.

As far as we are concerned, there are now no other hotels in Asheville.  We will look forward to staying at the Indigo whenever we go home for a visit.

I am slightly embarrassed that I did not think to write down anyone's name over the three days that we were there, but from the front desk to the bistro employees (during both the day and night shifts) to the housekeeping staff, we were blown away by the level of service that we received.  You should be extremely proud of your people.

Sincerely,

Howard & Lisa 

Festive Fall Weekend in Asheville! Sept 23-25

Festive Festivals: 

French Broad Fall Fest in Hot Springs, NC - Celebrate craft beer & music with: the Lee Boys, Yarn, Blind Boy Chocolate & the Milk Sheiks, Eyes of Elders, Woody Wood, Josh Philips Folk Festival, Sons of Ralph... Indulge in beverages from: Sweet Water, Star Hill, Highland, French Broad, Natty Greene's, Shock Top, Abita, Asheville Brewing & a selection of wines from 5 Walnut Wine Bar

Shamboozle at Pisgah Brewing Company: Jam out to a range of tunes from Celtic to reggae to bluegrass with Gaelic Storm, The Movement, Big Daddy Bluegrass Band, Scott Munns and more. 

Flock to the Rock at Chimney Rock: workshops and seminars available for avid bird watchers along with informational & fun children's activities just as the annual hawk migration will bring hundreds of hawks flying over Chimney Rock Park

Pisgah Craft Fair - 3rd year in a row for over 70 regional craftsmen to meet up in the glory of the Blue Ridge Parkway rocking away to Bluegrass music & demonstrations of glass blowing

Heritage Crafts Day at NC Arboreteum: celebrate the traditions of Southern Appalachia with demonstrations from juried crafts vendors, plant sales & live music

Burton Street Fair and Farmers Jubilee-  roam off the beaten path to celebrate the harvest, enjoy fresh produce, grab interesting mountain crafts, and relish fun for the whole family!

Greek Fest – a quick stroll from the Hotel Indigo, you can dive into Greek culture with food, music, and art!

NOC Appreciation Festival – enjoy Appalachian storytelling, live music, paddling school surf school, and BMX & Kayaking freestyle stunt shows. (about a 50 minute drive)

Slip into Performance Art:

Pete 'n' Keely at The Altamont Theatre 

"a musical comedy on the rocks!"

Hedwig & the Angry Inch at NC Stage Company

Guys and Dolls at the Asheville Community Theater

	Friday	Saturday
Craggie Brewing Company 197 Hilliard Ave (828) 254-0360	Andy Herod (indie pop)	6pm: Skunk Ruckus “hillbilly stomp” 8pm: Baby Rattlesnakes (soul, old-time)
French Broad Chocolate Lounge 10 South Lexington Avenue (828) 252-4181	High Gravity Jazz	Lauren LaPointe (indie, folk, blues)
*  Grey Eagle 185 Clingman Avenue (828) 232-5800	Secret Chiefs 3 w/ Fat 32	“A Night of Southern Soul” w/ Underhill Rose & The Shane Pruitt Band
Emerald Lounge 112 North Lexington Avenue (828) 232-4372	Equinox Dancehall Sessions feat: Disc-Oh! And Sound Pimp	Suenalo (latin funk) w/ Granpappy & friends
*  Highland Brewery 12 Old Charlotte Highway # H Asheville, NC 28803-9419 (828) 299-3370	Leigh Glass Band (rock, American, bules)	The Shazam (rock, jam
Jack of the Wood 95 Patton Avenue (828) 252-5445	Delta Moon (“mountain blues”)	Twilite Broadcasters (old time)
Lexington Avenue Brewery 39 North Lexington Avenue (828) 252-0212	DJ Chalice & DJ Tablesaw on the back stage	The Messengers (funk, jazz, rock) w/ Former Champions back stage
MoDaddy’s Bar 77 Biltmore Avenue (828) 258-1550	Lazybirds (blues, country, jazz)	Freekbot (funk, electronic)
Olive or Twist 81 Broadway St. (828) 254-0555	Motown, Live jazz & rock (8pm)	The 42nd Street Jazz Band (8pm)
One Stop Deli & Bar 55 College Street	Pierce Edens (Americana, country, folk) w/ guest	Sci Fi w/ CinderCat
Orange Peel 101 Biltmore Avenue (828) 225-5851	Dancing on the Dark Side (multimedia performance of Pink Floyd music)
Pack’s Tavern 20 South Spruce Street (828) 225-6944	Woody Wood Duo (soul, blues, jam)	DJ Moto (dance, pop)
*  Pisgah Brewing Company 150 Eastside Drive Black Mountain, NC 28711 (828) 669-0190	Ralph Roddenbery (folk, rock)	Shamboozle Fest (3pm) (bluegrass, reggae, Celtic & more)

Shimmy down, Asheville (Sept 12-17 Suggestions)

Monday Eve ~ 

* enjoy Asheville's best bluegrass jam at the Bywater

* feel some soul with a vocal jazz session at Tressa's

* get down with a lively contra dance at the Grey Eagle

* Get you taste on at Sante with their 10 wines for $10 Flight Special!

Tuesday Eve ~

* Cornbin & Bones jazz, swing music at 5 Walnut Wine Bar

* Get to tappin your feet with the Bill Monroe 100th birthday tribute feat: Sons of Ralph, Buncombe Turnpike & more

* Los Lonely Boys @ the Orange Peel

Winesday Wednesday Eve ~

1/2 bottles at the French Broad Chocolate Lounge 

1/2 off glasses at the Market Place Restaurant

Wine Tasting at the Wine Studio of Asheville

Wine Tasting at the Heavenly Spirits Wine Bar

* Joseph Arthur at the Grey Eagle

* Freepeoples Frequency at the One stop Bar & Grill

Thursday Eve ~ 

Alien Music Club jazz jam at Barley's Taproom

* Opening reception for Paint & Chocolate featuring Genie Maples and French Broad Chocolate Lounge

* Sip Vino + Fine Art in Action with James Daniel @ Vino Vino

* Girls Gone Wino - at Sante wine bar - Ice Cream & Wine - oh my!

* Girls w/ Nobunny & Papa @  Orange Peel

* Little Whyless w/ Holy Ghost Tent Revival & Little Tybee @ the Grey Eagle

* Dyrty Byrds w/ Josh Stack @ the One Stop Bar & Grill

Friday Night ~ 

* Alarm Clock Conspiracy @ Craggie Brewery - try their newest concoctions: Cherry Belafonte and Yo La Mango!

* Velvet Truckstop w/ Captain Midnight band @ Emerald Lounge

* Black Moth Super Rainbow w/ The Marshmellow Ghosts @ the Grey Eagle

Woody Pines @ Highland Brewing Co

 * Caspa w/ Selector Cleofus @ Orange Peel

* Analog Moon w/ Josh Roberts & the Hinges @ One Stop

Your Weekend: Dazed in the Daylight:
* Art in Autumn in Weaverville, NC

* BREWGRASS! @ Martin Luther King Jr Park (Saturday)

* Family Fun @ Sandburg Farm (Saturday)

* 6th Annual Southeastern Tribes Cultural Arts Celebration! 

* 31st Annual Heritage Weekend @ Folk Art Center 

* Dirty Dancing Festival @ Lake Lure

Saturday Eve ~ 

* Fist Fam w/ The Ville Boyz, Foul Mouth Jerk, TOPR & Adam Strange & more... @ Orange Peel

* The Asheville Shakesperience w/ Montford Park Players 

* Asheville Symphony Opening Night: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

* GC Myers opening reception @ Haen Gallery

--- Ongoing:

Pete 'n' Keely @ The Altamont (Tues - Saturday)

NC State Fair

Dreamland Motel at Bebe Theatre (Thurs - Sat)

Hedwig & the Angry Inch at NC Stage Co

Hickory Nut Gap Farm Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze

Random Concierge Suggestions this week:
 Take a food tour - Asheville Food Tour gives a delicious tour every day either downtown or Biltmore Village. Eating Asheville is a blast on Friday or Saturday
 Zoom around on the LAZOOM Tour - quirky fun, totally Asheville!
 Hike the Devil's Courthouse - what an under-appreciated view! It's barely a stroll to avid hikers, but the view is absolutely spectacular - take a picnic & a book & relax on a sunny afternoon!
 GO WHITEWATER RAFTING - USA Raft still does whitewater trips on the French Broad & its beautiful... watch the leaves change from the water, feel the peace of seclusion that comes with rafting in September. 
 Look Up, Asheville - take the Asheville's Architectural tour & learn about the historic masterpieces that decorate our city's skyline!