Shindig on the Green BBQ & Bluegrass Fundraiser Concert
574 Haywood Rd
Asheville, NC 28806
USA
One of the area’s most beloved and authentic cultural traditions, Shindig on the Green, presents the “BBQ & Bluegrass” annual fundraising concert, an evening of traditional bluegrass.
The Folk Heritage Committee’s annual fundraiser features Roger Howell & Friends, The Midnight Plowboys and Rhiannon & the Relics.
The fundraising concert is a key element in securing necessary funding for the free and beloved Shindig on the Green summer Saturday evenings in Asheville.
Almost 40,000 people attend Shindig on the Green for free throughout the summer. While the crowds of locals and visitors at Shindig have grown over the years for the free evenings, so have the costs. The all-volunteer, nonprofit Folk Heritage Committee must raise funds to cover the sharply rising costs at Shindig on the Green for goods and services such as sound equipment and technicians, publicity, event fees and merchandise. The April concert has a $6000 monetary goal, with all of those funds needed to help cover the “free” Shindig’s very real operating costs, which average several thousand dollars per evening.
The Folk Heritage Committee produces Shindig on the Green and the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in order to support the preservation and continuation of the traditional music, dance and storytelling heritage of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Shindig takes place in the heart of downtown Asheville at Pack Square Park’s Roger McGuire Green, on the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage. Dedicated to the celebration and preservation of the region’s rich cultural heritage, Shindig on the Green’s 50th summer season in 2016 is scheduled for July 2, 9, 16, 23, August 13, 20, and 27; and September 3rd.
Tickets: $20 per person. (Includes dinner from @Okie Dokies Smokehouse) (Vegetarian Choices Available)
To reserve tickets, e-mail info@folkheritage.org or call the Folk Heritage Info Line and leave a message: 828-258-6101 x345.
Anyone who cannot attend and wants to make a tax-deductible contribution can mail a check payable to the Folk Heritage Committee to PO Box 1010, Asheville, NC 28802.