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Tony Kiss Weekend Update: 7/31 - 8/2

Tony Kiss
Asheville Citizen-Times

The 43rd annual Biltmore Village Art and Crafts Fairtakes place through Sunday August 2nd.  The creative work of 114 artists from 17 states will be on display on the grounds of the historic All Souls Cathedral in Biltmore Village.LEAF Downtown takes place Saturday and Sunday (August 1-2). The festival  gets underway with a 5K run starting at the Vance Monument in the heart of downtown Asheville at 9 am August 1 and the music to follow is top notch. LEAF Downtown is free!  The Breakfast Club relives 80's rock n roll at the Orange Peel August 1st and looking ahead, the88th Mountain Dance and Folk Festivalbegins Thursday August 6th at Diana Wortham Theater in downtown Asheville.  There's also plenty of  live theater and a couple of interesting movies on the big screen.  Tony takes a look at some of what's happening across Western North Carolina.