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Friday, January 11, 2008

Asheville Marti Gras Parade

Asheville is having its second annual Mardi Gras parade Tuesday, February 5th. The pre-party will be at Joli Rouge; sure to be filled with crazy consumes followed by dancing in Pritchard Park with live music.

The after-party is at the Grey Eagle where the Firecracker Jazz Band will play.

This is the first year the Marti Gras parade will have a permit from the City of Asheville to hold the festival in the streets of downtown.

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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Two New Clubs Add to West Asheville Night Life

Local Asheville pubs

Two new clubs aim to make their mark in Historic West Asheville. The already-open Tolliver's Crossing, an Irish pub, and The Rocket Club are both directly on Haywood Rd., and will offer locals new venues to have a drink and some food aside from the already-established Westville Pub.

The Rocket Club

A new music venue and welcome addition to Asheville's nightlife, The Rocket Club, will open this Friday in West Asheville at 401 Haywood Rd. The establishment is to have a full bar and 12 beers on tap, with an additional 50 or so brands of beer to be available in bottles.

Their first concert will happen on January 19th and 20th, 2008 when the Rocket Club is to be one of the venues for POP Asheville Music Festival. Parking is available on the street, so those of you in West Asheville might want to ride a bike or walk.

Tolliver's Crossing

A new Irish Pub has opened in West Asheville. Some of the pub's draft selections are Guinness, Beamish and Murphy's stouts, Fuller's London Pride ale, as well American favorites; including some beers from Rogue Brewery in Oregon and Asheville's own Highland Brewery. The pub is dim and comfortable, with paintings of the Dublin and Belfast skylines.

An Irishman himself, owner Chuck Brown has sold beer for five years at Skyland Distributing. The slick bar stretches down one side of Tolliver's Crossing, with a wooden tap right in the middle.

Their food includes bangers and mash, Irish stew, shepherd's pie, and Sunday roasts.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Can George Lift UNCA over the Tarheels?

UNCA Bulldogs

Leading the nation in blocked shots per game, The University of North Carolina Asheville's (11-3) 7 feet, 7 inch center Kenny George impressed UNC Chapel Hill's Tar Heels (15-0) in their first match-up. On Wednesday, January 7th, 2008, UNC Asheville fans are hoping he can do it again. The giant center so far averages 12.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.4 blocks per game for the current 2007-2008 season. The Bulldogs are 9-and-1 when George scores more than 10 points.

UNC Asheville has won five of its last six games, to bring its record to 11-3 -- making them the leader of the Big South conference. UNCA just won a 61-58 away game over SEC team South Carolina Gamecocks, so expect the Bulldogs to come into the stadium with more than a little confidence in their game.

Meanwhile, the Tar Heels are undefeated, vanquishing most opponents with runaway scoring. Though this has been the case, the team did need some overtime to squeak by the Clemson Tigers last Sunday, winning by only 2 points.

The game starts at 7pm in Chapel Hill, and can be viewed locally in Asheville on ESPN-U (DIRECTV channel 609, Charter channel 322) and at Wild Wing Café.

Final outcome (updated January 10th, 2008)

UNC Asheville was within three points of UNC with 8 minutes before intermission, but couldn't pull it out last night at the Smith Center, losing to an undefeated UNC Tarheels 93-81.

The folks at ESPN will probably be discussing Tyler Hansbrough's dunk over Kenny George, but they won't be talking about how the Bulldogs were able to hang with the Tar Heels through out the game. Also keep in mind that Hansbrough is a candidate for National Player of the Year.

Bryan Smithson led UNCA in scoring with 25 points. Center Kenny George finished with 11 rebounds, four blocked balls and 14 points. Senior guard, K.J. Garland, added 16 points and six assists while Vincent James had 11 points.

UNCA's next game is in Asheville vs. Liberty University, at 4:30pm on January 12th, 2008.

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