A march, five shows, and rally weekend

Tonight at 5:30pm, a Voterfest march leaves the Watauga County parking deck, 140 N Water St, and walks about half a mile to the Administration Building, 814 W King St, an early voting site. A pay-your-own social at La Monarca Bar & Grill follows, 7:30 to 8:30pm. Early voting is open at every Watauga site, 8am to 7:30pm. Every site and its hours.

Tonight

7pm Moontype & Audrey Steiner at Huzzah Books, Chicago on tour, $5.
7pm Burnin Reef, Norad, Alla Prima, Saturdaze and Admiral at Betsy's Barn in Todd, $10, camping $10.
8pm The Wallabies at Shred Boone.
9pm Austin Royale, Colo, Asleepbeneaththesoil and Syndicate99 at Lily's Snack Bar, $7 advance, $10 day of.
9:30pm C. Shreve the Professor, DJ Jet and Beekeepers at Boone Saloon, $5, 21+.

Weekend

Saturday is a rally day. In Jefferson, a No Kings: Vote Early rally runs 10am to noon. In Boone, No Kings: Vote Early runs 4–6pm at the Ag Center, then a Honk N Wave on King Street from 6 to 6:45pm. Neither is a polling place. Watauga's early voting sites are closed Saturday and Sunday, and open again Monday. Ashe's site is open Saturday, 8am to 3pm.

Worth knowing

Boone Town Council holds a special meeting Monday, Oct. 19, at 5pm at the town-owned lot at 155 WYN Way. The town is asking to rezone the 1.597-acre site from R1A to conditional district R1 for a town facility, and neighbors and other attendees can give feedback and raise concerns.

Council has also canceled its regular Nov. 11 and Nov. 25 meetings for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. A special meeting on Wed, Nov. 18, at 9am at 1500 Blowing Rock Rd takes up the business from both.

Boone's Burnett Sisters Band says its album Easy Come, Easy Go is on the Recording Academy's consideration ballot for Best Bluegrass Album. A spot on the ballot is not a nomination. Hear it on On Rotation, and watch their listing on the bands page for local shows.