Sports, Comedy, Music & Fine Dining all for Asheville this weekend.
March 11th, 2010 Pomodoros invites you to join Jennifer Sage of Rodney Strong Vineyards at our South Asheville location as she presents their world class wines that capture the essence of Sonoma County. We will be featuring Rodney Strong’s finest wines artfully paired with a five-course dinner created by our chefs.
March 12th, 2010 John Boy and Billy are back as the hosts of our 22nd Annual Comedy Classic Weekend! This weekend for comedy lovers gets better every year! Comedian Sinbad headlines this year’s laugh-out-loud weekend. Grove Park
March 12th, 2010 Béla Fleck is often considered the premier banjo player in the world. A New York City native, he picked up the banjo at age 15 after being awed by the bluegrass music of Flatt & Scruggs. While still in high school he began experimenting with playing bebop jazz on his banjo, mentored by fellow banjo renegade Tony Trischka. In 1980, he released his first solo album, Crossing the Tracks, with material that ranged from straight ahead bluegrass to Chick Corea’s “Spain.” In 1982, Fleck joined the progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, making a name for himself on countless solo and ensemble projects ever since as a virtuoso instrumentalist. In 1989 he formed the genre-busting Flecktones, with members equally talented and adventurous as himself. Throw Down Your Heart, the third volume in Béla’s renowned Tales From the Acoustic Planet series, is his most ambitious project to date. In on-location collaborations with musicians from Uganda, Tanzania, Senegal, Mali, South Africa and Madagascar, Béla Fleck explores the African origins of the banjo, the prototype of which was brought to American shores by African slaves. Throw Down Your Heart is a companion to the award-winning film of the same name, which Béla and director Sascha Paladino are currently premiering at festivals nationwide. Transcending barriers of language and culture, Fleck finds common ground with musicians ranging from local villagers to international superstars such as the Malian diva Oumou Sangare to create some of the most meaningful music of his career. Orange Peel
March 13th, 2010 Come watch Asheville’s all-female roller derby team, The Blue Ridge Rollergirls in their fourth season Home Opener! Doors open at 6 PM and the bout begins at 7 PM as they take on the Rollergirls of Central Kentucky. Unifire performs at half-time and a portion of the night’s proceeds will be donated to the Buncombe County Rescue Squad.
March 14th, 2010 The Original Harlem Globetrotters are playing at the Asheville Civic Center on Sunday, March 14 at 3pm as part of their 2010 World Tour.
