Local Happenings: Bluegrass concert and high school basketball touraments

THIS WEEK

Friday Night Bluegrass features multiple bands

ASHEBORO — Usually the City of Asheboro’s monthly Friday Night Bluegrass series at Sunset Theatre featured a specific band. But this month, multiple acts will be on stage. The annual holiday concert returns on Friday, Dec. 19, beginning at 7 p.m. Several bands will take turns playing favorite holiday songs. Admission is $10.

UPCOMING

Local basketball tourneys set for the holidays

ASHEBORO — A high school basketball tournament for boys and girls and a jayvee tournament also for boys and girls are on the horizon.

The jayvee tournament — the Bank OZK JV Classic, now in its 26th year — begins first, with games scheduled for Friday, Dec. 26, Saturday, Dec. 27, and Monday, Dec. 29. Games are played over three days at the Asheboro-Randolph YMCA and the Southwestern Randolph High School gym.

Games are scheduled throughout the day, with action running from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are Adults, $18 for a 3-day pass or $7 daily; Students, $15 for a three-day pass or $6 daily.

The high school tournament — the 2025 SportsTone.Net Christmas Invitational — is Saturday, Dec. 27, and Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 29 and 30. All games are played at Asheboro High School.

All three days are also chock full of play, with eight games a day, girls teams playing at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. and boys games starting at 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Participating teams are Asheboro, SW Randolph, Randleman, Trinity, Wheatmore, Chatham Charter, Jordan-Matthews and Eastern Guilford.

Four Saints hosts ‘early bird’ New Year’s Eve party

ASHEBORO — Lots of people have their own New Year’s Eve plans, but in case you don’t (or even if you do), Four Saints Brewing Co. and The Pharmacy are hosting a bash that lets you both have your cake and eat it, too.

The Early Bird New Year’s Eve party begins at 4 p.m. and promises to have you home by 9:30 p.m. It’s free, and there’s even sparkling grape juice for the teetotalers.

A Mexi-Cali food truck will serve food from 4 to 8 p.m., then a countdown begins at 8, for which complimentary champagne (and sparkling grape juice) will be available. A singalong of “Aud Lang Syne” follows, and the party ends at 9, giving attendees time to return home for their own celebrations.