The Asheville Downtown Association has announced the lineup for the 27th season of Downtown After 5, presented by Prestige Subaru.
Taking place the third Friday of the month from May through September from 5-9pm on North Lexington Avenue, Downtown After 5 is always free and open to the public.
May 15:
CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band(cjchenierandtheredhotlouisian
Bayou Diesel (reverbnation.com/
June 19:
Corey Harris (corey-harris.com)
Zansa (zansamusic.com)
July 17:
Asheville All Stars (iamavl.com)
Future All Stars-Asheville Music School (ashevillemusicschool.com)
August 21:
Tony Furtado Band (tonyfurtado.com)
Brushfire Stankgrass (stankgrass.com)
September 19:
The Suffers (thesuffers.com)
Each year, the Asheville Downtown Association chooses five nonprofits to sell wristbands at each Downtown After 5. The nonprofit receives $2000. 2015 nonprofits are Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, Blue Ridge Pride, Homeward Bound and Mountain BizWorks.
Downtown After 5 is sponsored by: Prestige Subaru, Budweiser of Asheville, Sierra Nevada, Pisgah Brewing, Highland Brewing Company, 97.7 The Brew, 98.1 The River, 880 The Revolution, 105.9 The Mountain, Star 104.3, Asheville Scene, The Laurel of Asheville, WNCW, Go Mini’s, Asheville Regional Airport, Renaissance Asheville Hotel, Sound Mind Creative, The Orange Peel, The Southern, Strada Italiano, Asheville Color & Imaging, WLOS, Able Rent-a-John and Catawba Brewing.