Asheville's Chocolate Fetish offers Special Mother's Day Chocolates

The Chocolate Fetish, 36 Haywood Street in Asheville NC, is once again offering a variety of special delights in celebration of Mother's Day. The popular and highly rated chocolatier has created a number of special collections which will be sure to bring a smile to Mom's face.

Spring Classics Collection

Limited Edition Mother's Day Sea Salt Caramel Assortment

 

Mother's Day Decorated Heart Flutes

 

 

Get a complete list, prices or order online Here

Every year the local weekly paper, The Mountain Xpress, hosts a Best of Western North Carolina Contest for local businesses. For 12 years in a row The Chocolate Fetish has been voted Best Chocolate in Western North Carolina. You can help them win for a 13th year by casting your vote.

Click on the link below to vote for The Chocolate Fetish as your favorite Chocolate and your favorite Gift Shop in Asheville. (Eats: Chocolate, Shopping: Gift Shop) The  ballot is a little long, so be prepared to spend a few minutes. Keep in mind while you are completing the ballot you only need to fill in 25 categories and if you're not familiar with Asheville businesses just fill in The Chocolate Fetish 25 different times and the ballot will be counted. Voting is available until May 21.  VOTE HERE

Brevard Music Center Summer Festival Tickets Now on Sale

May 1, Brevard NC: The Brevard Music Center (BMC)  Box Office opened at 10 AM with single tickets for the Brevard Music Center's 2014 Summer Festival available for purchase. The 2014 season includes orchestra, chamber, and opera favorites, the new BMC Presents series, and the Brevard Music Center debut of Itzhak Perlman.

Don't miss out if performances sell out - get tickets for your favorites in advance. Purchase tickets online at brevardmusic.org, or call the box office at (828) 862-2105.

Special Concerts:

Opening Night: An Evening with Itzhak Perlman

June 21, 6 PM - The Center is thrilled to open the 2014 festival with a special performance by one of the world's most acclaimed violinists - Itzhak Perlman! A Kennedy Center Honoree and multiple Grammy winner, Perlman's 50-year career has included performances with the world's top orchestras, television and film appearances, and concerts for heads of state including Queen Elizabeth II and President Obama. Perlman will join BMC Artistic Director Keith Lockhart and the Brevard Music Center Orchestra for an evening of his best-loved works from film and television. The program also includes a performance of Enescu's Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 and Tchaikovsky's beautiful suite from Romeo and Juliet. 

Garrick Ohlsson plays Brahms
Keith Lockhart leads the Brevard Music Center Orchestra in a performance of two timeless works. The concert opens with Beethoven's beloved "Pastoral" Symphony. After intermission the BMCO will be joined by internationally-renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson for a performance of Brahms's demanding second piano concerto.

Season Finale:  Pictures at an Exhibition
The 2014 season closes with sensational pianist Conrad Tao joining JoAnn Falletta and the Brevard Music Center Orchestra to perform Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2. Tao returns to the Music Center after his highly-praised performance on our 2013 Opening Night concert. After intermission, Falletta will lead the BMCO in a performance of Mussorgsky's ever-popular orchestral suite Pictures at an Exhibition.

The 2014 summer festival includes over 80 performances. A complete listing is available on the Center's website.

Mountain Spirits: Home Brew Night at Hops and Vines

May 1, 2014 at Hops and Vines, 797 Haywood Rd, Ste 100 in Asheville NC: Home Brew Night tonight and every FIRST Thursday of the month. Homebrewers bring a few bottles of your brew to share with others.  Brewers please label your bottles with your name and style of beer. This event has proven to be one the best and most popular tastings at Hops & Vines.  FREE and open to the public.

May 2 is Draft Beer Night at Hops & Vines. Come out this Friday from, 5-7 PM for $2 Pints. There will be  three tasty brews for you to choose from, all for only $2 a pint. Come kick back and enjoy one on the back deck or at the tasting bar. Cheers!

Mountain Spirits: Beer Tasting Tonight at Brusin' Ales

May 1, 2014 at Brusin' Ales, 66 Broadway Street in downtown Asheville NC: Rogue Ales.  Enjoy a free flight of Rogue at the Tasting Bar from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. 

Integrity Ale (25th Anniversary): "Born in a basement in Ashland, Oregon, Integrity Ale is Rogue's original Golden Ale from 1988. Now John Maier brews it with ingredients from Rogue Farms in Independence and Tygh Valley, and the serigraphed silver bottle is dedicated to 25 years."

7 Hop IPA: "This is John Maier's secret recipe that blends all seven hops grown in the hopyard of Rogue Farms. It is a true taste of the terroir of the Wigrich Appellation, the oldest hops growing region in Oregon."

Hazelnut Brown Nectar: "Dark brown in color with a hazelnut aroma, a rich nutty flavor and a smooth malty finish. Hazelnut Brown Nectar Ale is a blend of Great Western 2-row Pale, Munich, Hugh Baird Brown, Crystal 80 and Crystal 135, Carastan, and Beeston Pale Chocolate malts; hazelnut extract; Perle and Saaz hops."

XS Imperial Stout: "Deserving the title "Emperor of Ales" (unlike the bourgeois "King of Beers"), Imperial is the strongest and fullest of all stouts. Imperials originally were brewed with large quantities of hops and a high alcohol content to withstand long, unrefrigerated journeys. Rogue Imperial Stout, considered the high end of stouts, is made of 2-row Great Western Harrington & Klages, Hugh Baird XLT-80, Black, Munich and Chocolate Malts; Willamette, Cascade and Chinook hops; rolled oats; and two secret ingredients."

Get a link for other Asheville Breweries, Pubs and Wine shops HERE.