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46th Season of
SHINDIG on the GREEN
Saturdays... Along About Sundown
(7-10pm)
Roger McGuire Green at Pack Square Park
in downtown Asheville
By
city ordinance, dogs, alcohol, and smoking are all prohibited in
Pack Square Park.
FREE.
Bring your
instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets and join us
for good times at the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage. In 2012
Shindig on the Green, which features a stage show and informal jam
sessions around the park, continues at its original location --
formerly known as City County Plaza, now transformed into the new
Pack Square Park. Locals and visitors alike come together downtown
“along about sundown,” or at 7:00pm for those who wear a watch,
until 10:00p.m. Concessions are available. Come experience the
beautiful music and dance traditions of Southern Appalachia on a
summer evening in the mountains.
Since 1967, this mountain tradition features an always-enjoyable
variety of performances by:
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Long-standing house band The Stoney Creek Boys
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Bluegrass and Old-Time String Bands
- Big
Circle Mountain Dancers
- Clog
Dancers
- Smooth
Dancers
- Ballad
Singers
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Storytellers
Shindig on the
Green was voted “#1 Local Outdoor Concert” three years in a row --
2006, 2007, and 2008 -- by readers of Asheville’s independent weekly
newspaper Mountain Xpress in its annual “Best of WNC” edition.
Click
here to read what other people think about this event
The Folk Heritage Committee produces Shindig on the Green and its
sister event, the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, to support the
preservation and continuation of the traditional music, dance and
storytelling heritage of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Between
3,000 and 5,000 people attend Shindig on the Green evenings for free
throughout the summer. In addition to throngs of locals, visitors
routinely travel from out of state, across the country, and even
around the world to make their way to downtown Asheville for Shindig
on the Green.
Shindig on the Green occurs thanks to the talent and generosity of
its volunteer musicians and dancers who span several generations
much to the delight of those in attendance. From young children
perfecting their square dance steps to great-grandmothers singing
ballads passed down through the years, the region’s wealth of
traditional talent takes center stage. Since the outdoor event’s
inception in 1967, hundreds of thousands of individuals from across
the region and throughout the world have shared and enjoyed the rich
traditional music and dance heritage of the Southern Appalachian
Mountains in this outdoor setting.
Raffle:
The much sought after annual raffle items
for the 2012 Shindig season are a locally handmade guitar by
luthier Caleb Smith, and a locally hand-made vibrant quilt.
Eats and
Treats: Concessions
are provided by Okie Dokies Smokehouse and The Hop Ice Cream
Cafe. Vendors - No other vendors are being accepted for the
2012 season.
Parking:
Parking
is available in marked and metered spaces throughout downtown
Asheville (free after 6pm) and the city’s municipal decks
(evening rates vary). Very convenient to Shindig, Buncombe County's
Charlotte Street Parking Deck is directly across College Street from
Pack Square Park and the Buncombe County Courthouse -- $1.00 per
hour. Parking for buses is available at the Asheville Public Works
Building parking lot at 161 S. Charlotte Street. This lot is vacant
on Saturday nights. It is recommended that passengers unload at Pack
Square Park before the bus is parked in the lot.
Summer Schedule: Shindig on the
Green takes a break from its regular Saturday schedule just twice
during July and August: once on July 28th to make way for
the city’s Bele Chere festival and again on August 4th
when the musicians and dancers head to Shindig’s sister event, the
Mountain Dance and Folk Festival. The 85th Annual
Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, a ticketed event at Diana Wortham
Theatre at Pack Place, takes place nightly Thursday through
Saturday, August 2 - 4. Tickets are available from the Pack
Place Box Office at 828-257-4530
or click the ticket to buy on-line.
The Folk Heritage Committee produces Shindig on the Green 2012 and
the 85th annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival with
support from the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, City of
Asheville Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Arts Department, and
Buncombe County, and by several corporate and media sponsors as well
as many individuals. The Folk Heritage Info Line is: 828-258-6101
x345.
Click here
if you are interested in
performing
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