Bele Chere

Source: www.citizen-times.com --- 35 days ago
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Source: www.topix.com --- 36 days ago
Rachael Sage & the Sequins: Noon-1:15 p.m., Battery Park Stage. A bundle of talent who performed with the New York City ballet as a child, East Village singer Rachel Sage has been writing music since she could ... ...

Source: www.a-year-in-asheville.com --- 32 days ago
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Source: blueridgedreams.typepad.com --- 35 days ago
Bele Chere is Asheville, North Carolina's own great big street festival. It takes over downtown for three days the last weekend in July. It's arts and crafts, music, commercial interests (of course), food, street performers, and all that jazz. It's been going on now for thirty years and has many supporters and many detractors. I grew up in Asheville and I was ten years old when the first Bele Chere was held. My Dad was managing editor at the Asheville Citizen-Times , back when the Citizen and the Times were different editions (morning and evening) of the same newspaper. Along with a group of other employees' kids, I was recruited to sell newspapers on the street at that inaugural festival. It was less than half the size it is now, but was simply magical to me then. I carried a canvas bag full of newspapers all around, but sold only a few and those to people who asked me for them, because I was so interested in looking at everything around me. Since that day I've been to quite a few Bele Chere events. I've seen it grow large and larger still, go from mostly local artists/craftspeople and local bands to artists and bands from all over the southeast and even bigger name entertainers (this year they had Travis Tritt). I've gone from that girl selling newspapers to a teenager hanging with my friends, to a young adult partying into the night, to a mama introducing the festival to my kids. And you know, I still love it. Can't help it. Despite ...

Source: gosoutheast.about.com --- 66 days ago
Attracting an estimated 375,000 attendees, the annual Bele Chere festival held in Asheville, North Carolina is the largest free street festival in the Southeast. Bele Chere, derived from an ancient... ...

Source: www.nowpublic.com --- 40 days ago
The 30th annual Bele Chere festival opened Friday with a multi-layered entertainment punch and ended with a mellow reggae groove at historic Memorial Stadium athletic park. Along the way, there read more ...

Source: www.wspa.com --- 43 days ago
There are many places to park for the 30th Bele Chere Festival in Asheville, North Carolina. ...

Source: www.citizen-times.com --- 42 days ago
This week's music podcast heads to Bele Chere as Jaime McKee and Tony Kiss talk about their favorites to check out this weekend. For more on the local music scene, visit take5online.com/music. ...

Source: www.citizen-times.com --- 42 days ago
Check out Edwin McCain at Bele Chere, as he promotes his latest record, "Nobody's Fault But Mine." For more on the local music scene, visit take5online.com/music and for more on Bele Chere, visit www.citizen-times.com/belechere. ...

Source: www.citizen-times.com --- 42 days ago
The headlining shows for Bele Chere are moving to Memorial Stadium, which will host the reggae groove of Third World and The Wailers Friday night and the country sounds of Steve Azar and Travis Tritt Saturday night. ...

Source: www.blueridgenow.com --- 43 days ago
People enjoy the 30th Bele Chere Festival. ...

Source: www.ncnn.com --- 42 days ago
(ASHEVILLE) --- Every July the City of Asheville shuts down its downtown streets for a weekend of music, food, arts, crafts and fun. This year festival organizers expect around 300-thousand people to experience in the Bele Chere festival. Bele Chere is the southeast's largest *free* street festival. ...

Source: www.wspa.com --- 43 days ago
Bele Chere is doing its part to cut down on waste during the festival.  ...

Source: www.foxcarolina.com --- 43 days ago
One of the largest street festivals in the south is promising a good time for all who attend. ...

Source: www.citizen-times.com --- 42 days ago
Beer has long been a part of Asheville's Bele Chere festival. And as usual, there are plenty of taps serving ice-cold Budweiser and other Anheuser-Busch products. ...

Source: citizen-times.com --- 41 days ago
ASHEVILLE -- Members of the N.C. ...