The Southern
Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships return to Asheville for
its fourth-straight year, with several special events surrounding the 2015
festivities.
Highlighting the
extracurricular events is SoCon Overtime, a showcase of local Asheville
restaurants and breweries at the Grove Arcade on Friday evening from 6 – 9 pm,
back after a successful debut in 2014. The event is free to the public
and SoCon fans, and attendees can purchase tokens to sample the food and beverage
offerings. Musical groups The Stoney Creek Boys, Haywood Gap, Carol
Rifkin and Friends, Midnight Plowboys, Peg Twisters, The Buckner Family and
Crooked Pine will serve as entertainment for the evening. SoCon Overtime
is sponsored by the Folk Heritage Committee.
The Downtown
Dribble returns on Saturday, with approximately 500 kids dribbling through the
streets of Asheville. Each kid will receive a free ticket to the first
men’s game on Saturday at the US Cellular Center. Prior to the Downtown Dribble,
the annual Buncombe County ARC 5K will take place.
New to the
Championships this year are Theme Days, with each day of the tournament taking
on a different focus area. Details of each day are below:
Opening Day,
Thursday, March 5
Join us for opening
day of the 2015 SoCon Basketball Championships at Kimmel Arena and enjoy
special opening day ticket prices. In partnership with Eblen Charities and
Hoops Against Hunger, join the fight against childhood hunger by bringing a
non-perishable, easy to prepare food item to donate to Hoops Against Hunger.
Learn more about this program at www.hoopsagainsthunger.net.
Education Day and
Educator Appreciation Night – Friday, March 6
FREE field trip
admission for nearly 3,000 local elementary school students for the 11am game.
Education Day is an Asheville SoCon tradition and fan favorite, as it provides
a great opportunity to expose the young people in our community to student
athletes and high energy collegiate championship play. Local private schools,
homeschooling groups and area educators will receive special pricing incentives
to attend the afternoon and evening games.
Heroes Day –
Saturday, March 7
Special ticket
prices are available to first responders, military staff and veterans. In
partnership with local fire and law enforcement departments, the concourse will
feature a community safety fair. Emergency personnel from several departments
will be on hand with Identa-kid kits, McGruff the Crime Dog, Sparky the Fire
Dog, information on smoke detectors and family emergency action plans and more.
The day will also feature the US Air Force Color Guard and a performance or two
by the Asheville Fire Fighter Pipe & Drum band.
Family Day –
Sunday, March 8
Special family-pack
pricing incentives on tickets and food. Special pricing and activities for
local youth sports teams. In partnership with the YMCA, Y staff will offer fun
fitness focused activities and games on the concourse throughout the day.
Pack the House –
Monday, March 9
Special
"locals only" pricing. Food and beverage specials. A pre-game
concert, and a little bit of Asheville on the concourse will make this
championship game the place to be on Monday night. Help “pack the house” for
the nationally televised Monday night men’s championship game on ESPN2.
For more
information about each event, the tournament or ticket sales, please visit
SoConTravel.com.
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