Shindig News

ASHEVILLE It is summer in Asheville and time for the ring of the banjo and roar of taps to drift across the city on Saturday nights.

Strumming an acoustic guitar on a blanket among thousands of others at Martin Luther King Jr.

Announcement : Shindig on the Green On The 4th of July BMNN wrote: on Jul. 04, 2009: This year the first Shindig on the Green falls on the 4th of July, so the treasured tradition will be included as part of the City of Asheville's Ingles 4th of July Celebration at Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Ouachita Council on Aging is hosting its first Shindig featuring the crowd-pleasing Easy Eddie and the Partyrockers at a barn dance from 7 p.m. to midnight July 25.

Time to break out the sparklers, veggie dogs and sousaphones: July 4 has come around again.

Here are some of the spots to celebrate Independence Day and see the fireworks around the mountains.

At the annual Shindig on the Green - now in its 43rd year - "change" is a bad word.

Shindig on the Green, which showcases the region's rich heritage of folk musicians and dancers, starts its 43rd annual season at Martin Luther King Jr.

If you're heading to the mountains for the Fourth, you can capture a bit of Appalachian tradition at Asheville's Shindig on the Green.

A COMMUNITY arts centre which many groups feared would close after funding cuts will now stay open.

More than a year after an accident left improv comedian Mark Orvik with a nasty infection that has yet to fully heal , he and Section 8 are celebrating their 10th anniversary of "fast-paced, in your face, rock 'n' roll comedy" with shows at Ozona Grill and Bar .

Come rain or shine, oreganisers have got it all covered with the New Shindig Big top at Mabe Showground on May 24 and 25.

It's been 82 years since Bascom Lamar Lunsford brought the music, dance and lore of the hills surrounding Asheville to the city dwellers at the still-running annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival.

Walker Arts Center at Asheville School will hold "A Celebration of Mountain Traditions": an evening of fun and fund raising for our beloved mountain tradition Shindig on the Green.

The annual dinner, dance and auction to raise money for the Boys & Girls Club of Zionsville raised more than $40,000 Saturday to support programs for the community's children.

Seems like just yesterday we dusted off an old home video camera and spontaneously shot the first episode in Doctor Tiki's apartment...er Tiki Bar.

Visiting town behind the new album Trippin' with the Howlies , Atlanta band the Howlies resembled The Who on Beat Club , Ready Steady Go , or Shindig! as the guitarists assembled around drummer/vocalist Aaron ...

The Boys & Girls Club of Zionsville looks like a giant indoor playground, but it's also a place where kids are encouraged to learn, be leaders and become responsible members of the community.

"Radio Free Charleston's" 61st episode is online at media.cnpapers.com/rfc061 featuring the triumphant return of musical acts who got their start in the Charleston area, moved away, then came back for return ...

Sure, we've mentioned Shindig 69 once before , but we think a party honoring the go-go-inspired sexiness of the '60s is worth mentioning again.