RiverLink's RiverMusic kicks off
its fifth big year on May 6, 2016, with a night of world/funk/soul featuring
Les Amis, Major and the Monbacks, and The Greyhounds taking the Prestige Subaru
Stage. The event will take place at the RiverLink Sculpture and Performance
Plaza, located at 144 Riverside Drive in the River Arts District (map).
RiverMusic gates will open at 5 p.m. and the good times roll until 10, with all
events sponsored by Prestige Subaru, The Chaddick Foundation, AC Hotel
Asheville Downtown, and Allegra Marketing Print Mail.
Says former Washington Post music
writer Joe Sasfy, "The May 6 RiverMusic offers three bands whose groove-
heavy sounds range from the Afro-Caribbean world music of Asheville's Les Amis
to the smoky soul, funk and blues of our headliner, Austin's highly regarded
Greyhounds. In between, Major and the Monbacks will kick up their retro,
driving, rocking soul."
The May 6 event offers beer from
Oskar Blues and New Belgium, and something new this year - cider from Urban
Orchard. Foodtrucks Chef Daddy, Out of the Blue, El Kim Chi, Appalachian Smoke
and Melt Your Heart will be on hand, as will ice cream from The Hop. There is
free parking on both sides of the concert site, and free admission, too. Every
night features the sun setting over the beautiful French Broad River.
The Prestige Subaru Stage for all
of these events will be powered by Sundance Solar again. There will be a Grey
Line trolley making a circuitous route between the concert venue and the
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce (map).
Attendees can also paddle up to the river access RiverLink has installed, and
there are bike racks available onsite.
Dogs (except service dogs), outside
food and beverages are not allowed.
RiverLink's RiverMusic and
RiverFest, featuring the Anything that Floats Parade, are a six-part series of
free concerts over the next six months. RiverLink is celebrating 30 years as an
environmental nonprofit working to revitalize the French Broad River and her
watershed as a place for everyone to live, learn, work and play.
Volunteers are vital for making these
events happen. Interested parties can sign up at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4caea82ba1f49-may62016 or
email dave@riverlink.org or 828-252-8474, ext. 11.
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