Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Pink is the word; Fiesta Latina and Blue Ridge Pride on Saturday; Tom Wolfe’s birthday and more

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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Some of what’s going around:

-Pink is the word: Friday is The Beauty Ball, a fund-raising event to raise money for the fight against breast cancer. It will kick off a month of breast cancer awareness events.

-Fiesta Latina is Saturday: And the special host this year is Cachita. 

–Blue Ridge Pride is Saturday: A ton of great music, food and fellowship. Have a gay old time.

-Off the beaten path: Check out Asheville’s best back rooms.

-Give me a holler: The Smoky Mountain Holler Cooperative is the new name of the old Asheville Currency Project. Here’s an update. 

-Asheville’s author: Oct. 3 is Thomas Wolfe’s birthday. 

-Boo!: The Carolina Asheville theater is offering a free showing of a great horror flick, Let the Right One In. Twilight fans can suck it. This Swedish thriller is the bomb.