LGBTQ Kev Qhia Ncig Tebchaws: Asheville

2024 Tus sau: Cyrus Reynolds | [email protected]. Kawg hloov kho: 2024-02-08 02:24

Qee tus xav txog Asheville, North Carolina lub Portland, Oregon ntawm Sab Qab Teb Sab Hnub Tuaj, ua tsaug rau nws qhov chaw toj roob hauv pes, lub tswv yim muaj npe nrov, kev ua yeeb yam nplua nuj, LGBTQ-tus phooj ywg, thiab tattooed hipsters ntawm txhua tus poj niam los txiv neej. Tau kawg, lwm tus yuav sib cav tias Portland yog Asheville ntawm Pacific Northwest txij li lawv tau khav theeb heev ntawm lawv lub tsev thiab txhua yam nws muaj.

Founded hauv lig 1700s thiab officially hu ua Asheville nyob rau hauv 1792, lub nroog tam sim ntawd ua pov thawj ib tug hlau nplaum rau cov kws ua yeeb yam, kws sau ntawv, thiab kws sau paj lug - ntau tshaj li ob peb ntawm lawv queer. Thaum lub sijhawm nws luv luv tseem muaj keeb kwm yav dhau los los ntawm 1933 txog 1956, thaj tsam qhov kev vam meej ntawm Black Mountain College, kawm ntawm 1972 phau ntawv los ntawm gay historian / tus sau Martin Duberman, ua pov thawj ib qho chaw tsim khoom rau qee qhov ntawm xyoo pua 20th feem ntau trailblazing creatives. Cov tub ntxhais kawm thiab cov kws qhia ntawv / cov kws qhia ntawv suav nrog "Ib tag hmo Cowboy" tus sau James Leo Herlihy, tus thawj coj Arthur Penn, tus kws qhia seev cev Merce Cunningham, John Cage, thiab txawm Albert Einstein. Nyob rau xyoo 1880, tus neeg nplua nuj sau thiab tus neeg pab nyiaj txiag George W. Vanderbilt II tau tsim lub Biltmore, ib lub tsev 8,000-acre uas tseem yog ib qho ntawm Asheville lub npe nrov tshaj plaws yuav tsum mus xyuas.

Hnub no, Asheville pom qhov tseem muaj kev vam meej ntawm cov neeg ua yeeb yam hauv zos thiab cov neeg ua yeeb yam-ntau tus nrogstudios hauv River Arts District-thaum LGBTQ+ cov tib neeg tau koom ua ke zoo ntawm cov pejxeem. Qhov tseeb, lub chaw ua haujlwm tourism, Tshawb Fawb Asheville, sau tseg tias tsis muaj "gayborhood" per se ntawm nws lub vev xaib LGBTQ + nplooj ntawv. Txawm li cas los xij, nws tsim nyog sau cia tias West Asheville tau dhau los ua neeg xav paub ntau ntxiv thiab qhov chaw kub ntxhov rau cov lag luam tshiab thiab cov khoom noj khoom haus, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog raws Haywood Road-nws RuPaul thiab Dolly Parton mural yog qhov chaw selfie zoo heev!

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Tau txais cov ntsiab lus tseeb ntawm Asheville los ntawm ib pab pawg lossis ncig xyuas ntiag tug nrog cov poj niam nyiam poj niam Asheville Rooftop Bar Tours. Smitten los ntawm Asheville qhov kev pom zoo kawg thiab ntau qhov chaw zoo nkauj ntawm lub ru tsev F&B qhov chaw, yav dhau los tus neeg ua haujlwm xa ntawv Kaye Bentley tau tsim lub tuam txhab hauv 2018. Nws cov ntaub ntawv nplua nuj tours coj cov neeg taug kev mus rau kev xaiv ntawm peb qhov chaw, nrog rau cov qauv cocktail (lossis mocktail) ntawm txhua tus thiab chauffeured van thauj nruab nrab ntawm lawv. Nco ntsoov thov dej qab zib crafted nrog cov ntsuj plig hauv zos.

Lwm tus neeg nyiam poj niam ua lag luam (tsim los ntawm Chicago ex-pats Jillian Kelly thiab Kim Allen), Asheville Bee Charmer yog qhov yuav tsum tau rau nws xaiv cov khoom hauv zos (xws li Appalachian Mountain sourwood) thiab cov zib ntab thoob ntiaj teb, uas tuaj yeem coj mus kuaj. ntawm nws lub npe nrov zib ntab bar. Honey-centric cov khoom tu lub cev thiab cov khoom muag kuj muaj rau kev yuav khoom. Tam sim no muaj ob qhov chaw: ntawm Battery Park Ave thiab Broadway.

Nyob rau xyoo 2019, Asheville Art Tsev khaws puav pheej nthuav tawm $ 24 lab nthuav dav thiab kho dua tshiab uas suav nrog lub iav zoo nkauj pem hauv ntejnrog nws 1920s Italian palazzo landmark lub tsev (yav tas los lub tsev mus rau lub tsev qiv ntawv pob). Kuj tseem rov qhib dua xyoo 2019 tom qab kev kho dua tshiab, Lub Chaw Pabcuam rau Cov Khoom Siv Ua Haujlwm tsis muaj txiaj ntsig yog qhov chaw ua yeeb yam, studio / chaw cob qhia, thiab chaw tsim khoom. Kev nkag mus rau qhov kev nthuav qhia yog pub dawb, thaum muaj hnub dhau mus rau qhov chaw ua haujlwm.

Ua koob tsheej nco txog nws 40 xyoo nyob rau hauv 2022, LGBTQ-tus tswv Malaprop's Bookstore tau txais txiaj ntsig rau nws qhov kev xaiv zoo kawg nkaus, thiab tuav tus neeg uas yog tus qhua sau, zoo li NC haiv neeg David Sedaris.

Nyob qhov twg

Ua kev zoo siab rau nws lub 8th hnub tseem ceeb hauv xyoo 2021, ob-theem tseem tsis tau muaj kev sib raug zoo Sovereign Remedies muab kev sib npaug ntawm cov khoom xyaw hauv lub caij nyoog-centric hauv nws cov zaub mov muaj tswv yim ntawm cov khoom siv tes ua cocktails thiab ultra-modern cuisine. Sim snag rau pem teb sab sauv ib leeg ob-tus neeg lub rooj uas overlooks lub bar. Qhib tus tswv tsev gay Charlie Hodge kuj tseem nyob tom qab ob lub tsev LGBTQ-tus phooj ywg zoo: Asheville Beauty Academy, uas cuam tshuam rau Hnub Sunday Drag Brunch, thiab lwm qhov chaw ua yeeb yam, Lub Getaway River Bar. Tsis ntev los no, Hodge tau coj nws cov khawv koob kov, kev kho, thiab saj rau charcuterie rau Bodega ntawm Broadway, uas nqa cov khoom siv hauv zos, khoom siv, thiab mus noj.

Tom qab muaj kev sib tw ua tus kws ua zaub mov noj ntawm Asian fusion lub tsev noj mov Gan Shan West, trans-masculine txheeb xyuas Silver Cousler txiav txim siab qhib lawv tus kheej qhov chaw, Neng Jr's, ntawm buzzing Haywood Road hauv West Asheville (ib daim strip percolating nrog foodie chaw). Teem kom qhib xyoo 2022, Asheville thawj lub tsev noj mov Filipinx -Cousler niam yog Filipino, hailing los ntawm Manila, thiab leej txiv yog ib haiv neeg North Carolinian, thiab lawv tau ntsib nyob rau hauv Tokyo thaum yav tas los ua ib tug US Marine - yuav muab ib tug twist ntawm classics xws li sinigang, Shanghai lumpia, pancit, thiab Adobo BBQ nqaij qaib.

Ntawm qhov nrawm nrawm, ntau qhov chaw Dawb Duck Taco, tacos tau txais qhov zoo nkauj, feem ntau saucy fusion reinvention los ntawm iterations xws li banh mi tofu, lamb gyro, Bangkok cws, thiab crispy qaib BLT.

Nyob rau lub caij ntuj sov 2021 tau pom qhov qhib ntawm Asheville thawj lub tsev noj mov, S&W Market. Ua lub tsev keeb kwm xyoo 1929 Art Deco hauv plawv nroog tsim los ntawm tus kws kes duab vajtse Douglas Ellington, S&W cov neeg muag khoom suav nrog Buxton Chicken Palace, flavour innovators Hop Ice Cream, thiab, ntawm theem mezzanine, Highland Brewing taproom.

Ntau lub khw hauv zos kuj ua zaub mov noj, thiab nws zoo heev. Dhau li ntawm Wicked Weed Brewing Pub thiab tus muam qaub npias tshwj xeeb Wicked Weed Funkatorium, Burial Beer Co. (uas muaj cov viv ncaus hauv Raleigh thiab Charlotte) nta cov zaub mov qab heev nrog rau tom, barbecue, burgers, sammies, thiab vegan/vegetarian xaiv.

Cia peb tsis txhob hnov qab noj tshais: Hla lub overrated, tourismy Biscuit taub hau thiab nws cov kab ntev ntev. Hloov chaw, beeline rau Txhua Hnub Darling, uas muaj cov kas fes zoo heev nrog nws cov ntawv qhia zaub mov ntawm brekkie staples, brunch-y zaub xam lav, tais, thiab phaj los ntawm 7 teev sawv ntxov txog 9 teev tsaus ntuj. txhua hnub.

LGBTQ Bars thiab Clubs

Thaum Smokey's Tavern xaus nws txoj haujlwm 60 xyoo hauv 2015, 55-xyoo-laus O. Henry tau dhau los ua Asheville tus gay laus tshaj plawsbar-qhov tseeb, tuav, yog tias koj suav nrog nws qhov chaw txuas thib ob, qhov chaw ua yeeb yam muaj npe hu ua "The Underground." Ib lub tsev nyob hauv pob zeb thiab ntoo nrog ntau qhov rooj sab hauv thiab lub rooj pas dej ua ke, koj tuaj yeem koom nrog karaoke hmo rau hnub Wednesdays thiab rub cov yeeb yam uas muaj cov txuj ci hauv zos rau hnub so. Lub caij no, Lub Tsev Kawm Ntawv Qib Siab tau tuav thawj hnub Friday ua yeeb yam hu ua "Tag Nrho Kub Dance Koj Lub Tuam Txhab Tawm," nrog rau lwm yam kev seev cev hmo ntuj thiab kev lom zem.

Me ntsis tshiab ntawm qhov thaiv, peb-pem teb Scandals qhib rau xyoo 1982 thiab nyob hauv YMCA qub. Nws yog ib feem ntawm Grove House Entertainment Complex, uas suav nrog ob qhov chaw ntxiv-Club Eleven On Grove thiab Boiler Room Asheville-txhua tus nrog lawv tus kheej vibes thiab seev cev pem teb. Drag qhia tau hais tias muaj lub tsev pov tseg ntawm poj huab tais thiab vaj ntxwv zoo li Viktor Grimm tshwm sim txhua lub asthiv, thaum tuaj xyuas cov qhua zoo li DJs thiab cov tub mus-mus revue Studs of Steel sau cov xwm txheej calendar.

Lub nroog South Slope buzzy yog lub tsev rau ntau tus Asheville cov khoom siv dej haus, los ntawm npias mus rau cider mus rau dab. Wicked Weed Brewing Pub thiab nws tus viv ncaus qaub npias-centric kwv tij, Wicked Weed Funkatorium, yog LGBTQ tus phooj ywg, thaum lub gay-muaj winery Marked Tree Vineyard nyob rau hauv Flat Rock, NC (kwv yees li 35 feeb sab nraum Asheville) tau qhib lub South Slope tasting chav hauv 2021.

Thaum ib lub caij tsheb kauj vab dubbed Old Shakey's, tam sim no gay-muaj Getaway River Bar nthuav tawm txhua hli "Sissy Sunday" rub tawm rau hnub Sunday thib ob, muaj cov txuj ci hauv zos xws li Dixxie Normus Evans, Nova Jyna, thiab ntshai heev / goth poj huab taisKashmir Kohl. Dubbed "tag nrho-inclusive" (lossis sib xyaw, yog tias koj xav tau) bar, South Slope lub dav ntug dej hiav txwv Ave. Bar kuj muaj cov yeeb yaj kiab rub, qee zaum nrog lwm txoj kev khoov (sim kom ntes poj huab tais bearded thiab cov neeg ua haujlwm hauv zej zog Natasha Noir Hmo ntuj hauv kev nqis tes ua). Ntxiv rau, lawv muaj karaoke hnub Sunday, seev cev tog, thiab freeroll Skee-ball rau hnub Wednesdays.

Meanwhile, ib tug tshiab queer-inclusive lesbian bar, Ruby Red Avl, yog nyob rau hauv cov hauj lwm thiab tam sim no pop-up tog ntawm ntau qhov chaw. Tshawb xyuas lawv Facebook rau cov xwm txheej yav tom ntej.

Nco ntsoov tias North Carolina txoj cai lij choj xav kom cov tswv cuab rau gay bars uas tsis ua zaub mov, tab sis cov no tuaj yeem yooj yim yuav ntawm qhov chaw rau $ 5 (txawm hais tias muaj kev ua txhaum cai, nws tsawg kawg tso cai rau cov neeg ua haujlwm tsis kam nkag mus rau homophobes, kub messes, thiab pom tseeb phem txiv apples).

nyob qhov twg

Lub siab 128-chav Kimpton Hotel Arras tsis yog tsuas yog ib feem ntawm LGBTQ-tus phooj ywg zoo tshaj plaws, tab sis nws khav theeb ib qho ntawm qhov txaus ntshai tshaj plaws, buzzy qhov chaw. Nws yog smack dab hauv plawv nroog ntawm Pob Square, nyob hauv lub pob zeb pom kev zoo nkauj thiab hlau, Art Deco-tinged qub BB&T Bank lub tsev. Zoo li feem ntau, yog tias tsis yog txhua lub tsev so Asheville, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog cov tsiaj hauv tsev (lawv tso cai rau dev, miv, hamsters, noog, thiab txawm tias cov tsiaj reptiles raws li lawv lub vev xaib!), nrog rau cov tsiaj zoo nkauj los ntawm Patton Avenue Pet Company. Lub caij no, hauv tsev F&B muab khoom plig suav nrog Mediterranean-influenced ua liaj ua teb-rau- rooj Bargello tsev noj mov thiab District 42 cocktail lounge thiab sab nraum zoov patio.

278-chav Renaissance Asheville,Ib yam li ntawd, boasts qee lub roob thiab lub nroog views, lub pas dej da dej, thiab lub koob npe nrov gay-phooj ywg. Yav tas los Hyatt Place Asheville, DoubleTree los ntawm Hilton Asheville Hauv Nroog tau nthuav tawm thaum lub caij ntuj sov 2021 thiab nyob hauv ib qho chaw ntsiag to me ntsis tawm hauv plawv nroog: Nug rau ib chav tsev kaum nrog cov kev pom hauv nroog, thiab tau kawg qhov dawb, freshly ci chocolate chip ncuav qab zib. Yog tias npaj yuav tawm mus rau gay bar O. Henry's, cov cuab yeej no yooj yim tsuas yog ob peb blocks, thiab tus nqi taw tes qis dua hauv plawv nroog cov tsev so rau khau raj. Ditto rau 115-chav nyob sib ze, Hotel Indigo.

Ntxhais ntawm B&Bs yuav pom lub pov haum tseeb hauv gay-muaj 1889 White Gate Inn & Cottage. Innkeepers Ralph Coffey thiab Frank Salvo funneled lawv cov kev mob siab rau thiab kev txawj ntse rau kev ua vaj, tsim, thiab kos duab rau hauv 11-chav tsev, cov vaj tse zoo nkauj heev. Rau kev kho mob romantic, book qhov sib cais ib-chav pw, chav ua noj-nruab nrab qhua tsev nrog ib tug ob-tus neeg jacuzzi thiab private porch.

Hla hauv Biltmore Village, nyob ib puag ncig ntawm Biltmore Estate, 197-chav Doubletree los ntawm Hilton Hotel Asheville Biltmore tau ua tus tswv tsev rau lub nroog thawj tus poj niam txiv neej ua tshoob expo hauv 2016. Rau qhov tiag tiag immersion (thiab muaj peev xwm splurge) muaj ntau yam khoom ntawm Biltmore Estate nws tus kheej, suav nrog tsev so, tsev so khoom kim heev, thiab tsev loj.

LGBTQ Txheej xwm thiab Festivals

Asheville lub xyoo Blue Ridge Pride Festival, tau pib xyoo 2009, tshwm sim thaum lub caij nplooj zeeg. Cov ntsiab lus tseem ceeb suav nrog kev kos duab thiab kev ua koob tsheej ntawm Pob Square Park, kev tshuaj ntsuam yeeb yaj kiab, kev sib tw, thiabprocession hla txoj kev. Nrog qee qhov New Orleans ex-pats hauv kev sib xyaw, kuj tseem muaj qhov zoo nkauj, glittery, thiab cov hlaws-filled Asheville Mardi Gras parade thiab ua kev zoo siab rau Fat Tuesday txhua txhua xyoo, ntxiv rau qee qhov xwm txheej cuam tshuam rau lub xyoo xws li Lub Ib Hlis Kaum Ob Hmo Hmo Dance Party. Ua kom lub qhov muag tsis pom kev los ntawm lub zos "Boulet Brothers 'Dragula" tus neeg sib tw Priscilla Chambers!

Rau lwm yam LGBTQ + mus-rau thiab tam sim no hauv zos intel, tshawb xyuas cov xov xwm hauv zos thiab xwm txheej lub vev xaib Ashvegas thiab Tshawb Asheville cov xwm txheej nplooj ntawv.