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We’ve been debating what to do with the city-owned property in front of the Basilica [of St. Lawrence] since 2004. Most residents are clear that we want it to be cooling, a refreshing green space. We have plenty of buildings going up, and each one will generate more heat and will increase traffic. More people, more congestion, higher rents and a less desirable city is the result. Saving out that small space for trees and shrubs is a tiny repayment for the hundreds of trees we have lost to development in the past few years. I have a door hanger from Brian Haynes saying that he is in favor of green space in front of the basilica, and he has my vote. I note that Council member Marc Hunt is opposed to green space there, favoring selling the property for development. Where do the rest of the candidates stand? This is not the only issue in the election, but it is an indicator of whether candidates will be responsive to residents or to the developers. — Kathleen Lyons Asheville

Twenty years ago, I met Julie Mayfield outside a room filled with sworn enemies ready for a fight. Environmentalists and landowners had long been at odds over how Georgia’s Cumberland Island should be managed. Somehow, Julie had brought them all together. Everyone was itching for a showdown. Instead, Julie invited them to sit together and talk. It was a long shot. But it worked. They set aside their hostilities and forged an agreement — thanks to Julie’s skillful leadership and mediation. Julie has always been a fierce and fearless champion of the environment, social justice and public health. But she has also been an equally skilled mediator who can bring people together and find common ground. As executive director of the region’s largest environmental nonprofit, Julie is already a proven leader and voice for our mountains. For the past decade, she has spearheaded efforts to make Asheville a healthier, more vibrant and more just and sustainable community for everyone.

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GMOs need long-term studies for safety’s sake I am writing to counter the view that genetically modified organisms are safe. Safety has to be proven with longterm studies. GMOs have not been around long enough to evaluate the long-term effects on humans. That is why GMOs are mostly considered unsafe in Europe because the Treaty on European Union (1993) made precaution a guiding principle of EU environmental policy, and additionally, there is overwhelming public support for the labeling of foods which have been genetically modified. Here in the United States, the opposite is true. GMOs are assumed safe because short-term studies support that assumption. Our legal system says products have to be proven unsafe before they are pulled off the market. DDT is a good example of the danger of short-term studies. Mainstream science considered DDT to be safe until it was proven to be unsafe. Liberal-minded people are actually conservative when it comes to food safety. We say that long-term

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studies of GMOs need to be done before they can be considered safe. Assuming that GMOs are safe is an experiment with the American people’s long-term health. GMO plants are not “substantially equivalent” to the non-GMO plants. That is why GMOs are considered intellectual property, whereas natural plants are not. Arguing that the anti-GMO movement is funded by the billion-dollar natural-foods industry is bogus simply because it is also true that the proGMO movement is heavily funded by the conventional food industry. Raising fear about the cost of labeling causing chaos, the conventional food industry is using the same “fearmongering” strategy that the organic food industry is accused of. I am a plain, independent citizen who is only concerned about the safety of my long-term health as it relates to GMOs. We need longterm studies for GMOs because of the intrinsic limitations of scientific knowledge before we unleash them on people and the environment. — Rebecca Casey Swannanoa

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FaTaL FaLLOUT: Despite being clean for years, Black Mountain resident Danny Dragonetti — a promising culinary arts student — relapsed and died last year of a heroin overdose at age 26. Officials report that heroin use is increasing as prescription opiates become more difficult to obtain. In Buncombe County, data show sharp increases in emergency department visits for heroin overdoses and heroin-related visits from 2013 to 2015, according to NC DETECT, a state surveillance system that monitors emergency department visits. Xpress projected the 2015 figures based on data from January through Aug. 19, 2015.

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Black Mountain home, he once again injected heroin into his veins. The culinary arts student, known for his fun-loving, generous and kind nature, died of an overdose at age 26, yet another victim of what health officials say is a burgeoning epidemic.

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“He died instantly,” says his father, dean dragonetti. “We’re not sure what happened, but our best guess is he relapsed to deal with anxiety. He was supposed to join a co-worker that afternoon. He didn’t show up, and the co-worker went to check on him and found him dead in his room.”

anna huneycutt used needles to inject prescription opiates, says her mother, julie huneycutt. The 20-yearold Henderson County woman died of an overdose in 2010. “She was definitely a needle addict,” she says. “She was shooting up the pills. It’s the same thing as heroin basically.

Because we’re tightening up on prescribing policies, that’s raised the price of these pills significantly, and heroin is just a much cheaper alternative. “It’s been devastating. To me it’s just unbelievable. It’s like we can’t stem this tide.” national trends hit home The two are among the many thousands in the U.S. to succumb to the lure of heroin, a problem that law enforcement and public health officials say is on the rise — ironically, due to efforts to reduce prescription opiate abuse. Heroin-involved overdose deaths across the country nearly doubled between 2011 and 2013, when more than 8,200 Americans lost their lives to the drug, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (also known as the CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration. “Heroin use is increasing at an alarming rate in many parts of society, driven by both the prescription opioid epidemic and cheaper, more available heroin,” says CDC Director tom frieden. “To reverse this trend we need an all-ofsociety response.” According to the report, more than a half-million people used heroin in 2013, up nearly 150 percent since 2007. Heroin use remained highest among poor young men in urban areas, but the increases were spread across all demographic groups, including women and people with higher incomes — groups associated with the rise in prescription painkiller use over the past decade. The effects have been felt locally, as visits to hospital emergency departments in Buncombe County for heroin overdoses increased dramatically over the past 18 months, according to data from the N.C. Disease Event Tracking

and Epidemiologic Collection Tool, a state surveillance system that monitors emergency department visits. There were no such visits in 2010, four in 2011, two in 2012, three in 2013, 19 in 2014 and 16 this year as of Aug. 19. “Heroin is highly addictive, and there is always the risk of a fatal overdose,” says Dr. jennifer mullendore, medical director at the Buncombe County Department of Health and Human Services. “The impacts of heroin use are widespread and not only include poor health outcomes. Heroin use takes a toll on those around the user and the community as a whole.” Chronic users can develop serious health conditions such as heart and heart valve infections, abscesses and kidney or liver disease, Mullendore says. Heroin also may contain toxic contaminants or additives, and babies exposed to it in the womb can be born premature and underweight.

We need to do everything possible that we can to combat this through treatment, the judicial system and education.” According to Riddle, the heroin epidemic doesn’t appear to be concentrated in any particular areas of the city or socioeconomic spheres — echoing the CDC’s national findings. “It’s very widespread,” he says. “There’s actually no particular one social group or status. We’re seeing

heroin use in teenagers and we’re seeing heroin use in older adults.” Asheville Police Department drug investigators have made arresting heroin distributors their top priority, Riddle says. “We’ve made some of these known heroin dealers as our targets and we’re working those cases as we can,” he says. “Over the past couple of months it’s become our main thrust.”

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law enforcement taKing notice Asheville is also seeing an upsurge in heroin use and overdoses, says Sgt. steve riddle, supervisor of the the city police department’s Drug Suppression Unit. The department began tracking overdoses March 29, 2014, as they became strikingly more prevalent. Through July of this year, officers responded to 25 overdoses, although the city’s tally doesn’t distinguish what type of drugs caused them. “We’ve definitely seen an increase” in heroin use, Riddle says. “This is a serious problem. This drug is killing our kids.

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Like others, Riddle attributes the rise in heroin use to the increasing difficulty in obtaining such prescription opiate drugs as oxycodone. He says hospitals have largely stopped dispensing the painkillers during emergency room visits, and a new monitoring program allows pharmacies to limit prescriptions. “So, one person can’t go to a pharmacy, get a bunch of oxycodone and then go to another pharmacy and get it like they were able to do in the past,” Riddle says. “Because of those restrictions, the pills are getting harder to get. We see that because the street prices for the pills are going up as well.” Heroin has become cheaper than prescription painkillers and easier to obtain, he says. “The addict is now going to the heroin,” he says. “It’s kind of a void that’s been filled.” The CDC study backs up his observations, saying that people who are addicted to prescription opiates are 40 times more likely to use heroin. “We are priming people to addiction to heroin with overuse of prescription opiates,” Frieden says. “More people are primed for heroin addiction because they are addicted to prescription opiates, which are, after all, essentially the same chemical with the same impact on the brain.” Riddle says he’s been working with the Partnership for Substance Free Youth of Buncombe County on prevention efforts and has talked to civic groups and other organizations about the problem. He’s not alone in

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reaching out to others. As Xpress reported in June, numerous private and public entities in the area have been working to meet the increase in usage by seeking out new treatment methods for overdoses and addiction. “The scary thing for me is, what used to be a taboo for us when I was growing up, was sticking a needle in your arm,” he says. “No one would think of something like that. And to a lot of youth that’s no longer a taboo. It’s nothing to stick a needle in your arm, and I’m like, ‘This is crazy’.” victims’ families trying to save others In the wake of her daughter’s death, Huneycutt helped found Hope Rx of Henderson County, a group dedicated to fighting prescription drug abuse. Its member organizations include hospitals, law enforcement, faith groups and others in the community. It’s disheartening that making prescription painkillers harder to get has resulted in more heroin addiction, she says. “You do what you can,” she says. “You know that by eliminating one problem it can create another, so you just have to find ways to address it across the board. And we know that one of our biggest problems is the way that we treat addiction, that we’re very lacking in treatment, that we’re very punitive to people who do abuse drugs. We need to be working toward helping people find coping skills instead of treating them like criminals and incarcerating them and not getting the treatment they need.” Danny Dragonetti’s father, who is studying to become a substance abuse counselor, says his son was a quiet and sensi-

tive child who was musically inclined. He was enrolled in the culinary arts program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College when he died. “He had the capacity to be silly and fun-loving, very creative,” he says. “He was a very gifted chef and he was a gifted singer-songwriter. If you were in need, he’d give you his last dollar.” But around age 14, Danny started using drugs. Over the years, he was arrested three times on drugrelated charges. “I think it started with pot and alcohol,” the senior Dragonetti says. “Like any other addict, his disease progressed. Somehow somebody introduced him to opiates, and he battled opiates probably six years. As with many other addicts, he had to experience the pain and loss and isolation of the disease. We were ecstatic when about four years ago he came to us and said, ‘I’m really ready to do something with my life, and I need to get help with my disease.’ ” Danny’s father said his son spent a year in a residential substance abuse treatment program and stayed sober about three years. He shocked to learn that his son had relapsed and died of an overdose. “We had seen him 48 hours prior to his death,” he says. “My wife and I had lunch with him, and he looked great and sounded good. He was taking a full load of classes at A-B Tech and he was working part time and he was in recovery.” X

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In the 1990s, amid stints in prison, a murder charge and assorted other legal woes, the rapper snoop dogg rocketed to stardom via albums like Doggy Style and Tha Doggfather (both released on Death Row Records). Today, three inmates at Craggy Correctional Center on Riverside Drive — Sherman, Crumpet and Louise — are similarly waiting to gain their release. But how did these dogs wind up behind bars to begin with? The three canines have been at Craggy since early August through a program called A New Leash on Life, and they may be sprung sometime next month. In the meantime, they’re working with carefully selected adult male inmates, who use positive reinforcement and repetition to teach obedience, house training and socialization. The program is in place in about 15 minimum-security facilities across North Carolina; Craggy, though, is one of the first medium-security prisons in the state to pair inmates with dogs whose owners have abandoned, abused or even injured them. Crumpet was emaciated when she first landed at Animal Haven of Asheville, the nonprofit that funds and facilitates the local program. Each participating prison partners with a local sponsor, a volunteer animal trainer and merchants or civic groups that can provide needed supplies and services. Co-founder trina hudson says she hopes New Leash will help the 9-yearold English bulldog and her two canine companions find permanent homes. “Crumpet has been bred to death,” inmate chris tarantino explains. When she arrived at Craggy, “She was in really bad shape,” having been “part of a puppy mill. There’s no telling how many times she gave birth; her teeth were even smashed out by the breeder for mating purposes. You would think a dog abused so badly wouldn’t want to be around people, but when she walks through the prison yard, she wants affection from everybody she sees.” Tarantino and five other Craggy inmates are enrolled in an apprenticeship program leading to certification as a veterinary assistant. Participants in the statewide program must complete 4,000 hours of on-the-job training plus 288 hours of related instruction provided either through the local community college or a volunteer animal trainer.

But there’s far more at stake than just vocational training, notes shawn burleson, who manages the Craggy program. Besides enabling inmates to give back to the community by helping these animals find permanent homes, “They are good for each other,” she says. “It heals the dogs and it heals them.” productive partnership richard elingburg, Craggy’s assistant superintendent of programs, loves dogs. And about three years ago, having seen the results the program had produced at the Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women (where Animal Haven had been working for a number of years), he reached out to Hudson. After a series of interviews with Hudson, Animal Haven co-founder barbara bellows and prison officials, A New Leash on Life was launched at Craggy. To date, 32 dogs have completed the local program, and all have been adopted. A kennel in the prison yard can house up to three dogs, and a shed contains food, flea and tick medication, training equipment and a long row of educational books, all provided via donations from the community to either the nonprofit or the Craggy Community Resource Council. In addition to its involvement with New Leash, Animal Haven also offers “protection and refuge for homeless and abused animals,” including farm animals, according to its website. But the East Asheville facility’s capacity is limited, and partnering with the Buncombe County shelter enables the nonprofit to save more dogs. In the meantime, notes Elingburg, New Leash also “reduces tension with the inmates: It’s hard to be tense when you have a goofy dog looking up at you. And I hate to see the dogs go. When they get adopted and we’re waiting on new ones, the inmates are constantly asking us when we’ll get more dogs.” Tarantino agrees. “It’s kind of like being at home for a second,” the inmate explains. “When you pet the dog, it lowers your blood pressure, and it also raises the mood of the whole group.”

SEaRcHing foR a HomE: Louise, a 7-year-old poodle terrier mix, was abandoned by her first owners. She landed at Craggy after her next owners encountered medical issues and could no longer handle the responsibilities of pet ownership. Photo by Sarah Adeline Harnden road to recovery Crumpet, Sherman and Louise met at the Buncombe County Animal Shelter. The facility aims to save as many of its charges as possible, but due to insufficient resources, some wind up on the canine equivalent of death row, awaiting euthanasia. Hudson brought these three dogs to Animal Haven for continued medical treatment and then placed them at Craggy. Before landing at the shelter, Crumpet had been abused and Sherman was a stray. Louise, meanwhile, had endured a series of misfortunes beginning with abandonment. She finally found a home with an older couple, but health problems rendered them unable to continue caring for the dog, and they took her to the shelter. Louise’s owners, notes Hudson, had legitimate reasons for giving up their dog, but some pet owners opt to hand off their animals just because they’re moving, experiencing financial stress or having trouble with training. “We’re a disposable culture,” she laments. For the animals, however, “Love is the main thing they need,” says inmate Kenneth hardy, adding, “You’d be surprised how emotional dogs are.” In 1981, Sister pauline quinn, a Dominican nun, founded a

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SYmBiotic RELationSHiP: Eight-year-old Sherman, a Boston terrier mix, takes a break with trainers, from left, Eric Valdez, Anthony Johnson and Kenneth Hardy at Craggy Correctional Center. Photo by Sarah Adeline Harnden

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before coming to Craggy, their personality and even when they were adopted.” Asheville resident debbie sprouse has taken not one but two Craggy graduates into her home. ingrid hansen, a friend who serves on the Craggy Community Resource Council, told Sprouse about Cooper, a French bulldog/ terrier mix who’d become a staff and inmate favorite despite the horrible shape he was in when he arrived. “I went out there to meet Cooper and his two trainers,” remembers Sprouse, “and I was just blown away by how much love and care they had for this animal. I thought, I’m not here to see if Cooper is a good fit for me — I’m here because these guys want to see if I am good enough for Cooper.” After the dog’s graduation from the program, the inmates handed him over to Sprouse along with a journal that chronicled his arrival at the prison, how long he stayed, details of his training and, on the final page, this message: “Cooper is loved by so many of us here.

We are so happy that he has a good home, and I just want you to know you are getting a great dog, and we hope you take care of our little buddy.” “I just burst into tears,” Sprouse recalls, adding, “I don’t know how to convey to people the feeling that I had when this prisoner is holding this dog and he’s saying to me, ‘He doesn’t like to get his feet wet sometimes; he doesn’t like to go out when it’s cold. Sometimes he gets little spots on his tummy.’” I mean, it was just the most compassionate thing to witness. This program has done so much for these prisoners: Not only are they saving the lives of these animals, who were probably going to have a hard time getting adopted, but these prisoners’ lives are changed for the better.” Sprouse even takes Cooper back to Craggy to visit with the staff and inmates — and one of those visits led to another adoption. “Cooper’s trainer said, ‘We have this great dog named Fizgig. He is this crazy, goofy dog, and we’re afraid that he won’t get adopted. We think he would

get along really well with laid-back Cooper, so if you’re thinking about getting another dog…’ Well, that’s all he had to say,” Sprouse says. The New Leash program, notes inmate buddy mcKay, “takes two things that are oftentimes severely broken: people and dogs that have ultimately lost their way, or been discarded, or rejected for whatever reason. Putting them together creates a perfect situation by embarking on an eight- to 12-week journey of responsibility, structure and selfpurpose. The end result, or silver lining, of this journey is a healing and a second chance for us and the dogs. Perhaps the real question is: Who saved who?” Animal Haven of Asheville (2991635; animalhavenofasheville.com) is at 65 Lower Grassy Branch Road in East Asheville. To support the local New Leash program, send a check — payable to Animal Haven of Asheville and earmarked for the prison program — to P.O. Box 9697, Asheville NC 28815. X

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maStERWoRkS foR a cauSE: One hundred percent of the proceeds from this two-piano concert go to support Ladies Night Out, a Mission Foundation community program that provides mammograms and health screenings to women in need. Pianists John Cobb and Christopher Tavernier present excerpts of Franz Liszt’s operatic works for piano. Photo of John Cobb, Christopher Tavernier, Darcel Grimes and Keith Freeburg by Matthew Hanna (p. 16) • TH (9/10), 7-9pm - Workshop

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A-B teCh sMALL Business CenteR 398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc Registration required. Free unless otherwise noted. • WE (9/2), 10am - “Public Contracting for Craft Businesses,” seminar. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler • SA (9/5), 9am - “SCORE: Simple Steps to Determine Your Level of Readiness,” business seminar. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler • TU (9/8), 10am - “Starting a Better Business,” seminar. Held at RiverLink, 170 Lyman St. • TU (9/8), 10am - “SBA: Programs and Services for Your Small Business,” seminar. Held at A-B Tech Madison Site, 4646 US 25-70, Marshall • WE (9/9), 3pm - “An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Bridging

the Digital Divide,” seminar. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler • TH (9/10), 2pm - “Department of Revenue: Business Essentials,” seminar. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler

CLAsses, MeetinGs & events ABOut the tRAnsCendentAL MeditAtiOn teChnique: fRee intROduCtORy LeCtuRe (pd.) The most effortless meditation technique is also the most effective. Learn how TM is different from other practices (including common “mantra” methods). An evidencebased technique for going beyond the active mind to access deep inner reserves of energy, creativity and bliss — dissolving stress, awakening your highest self. The only meditation recommended for hypertension by the American Heart Association. NIH-sponsored research shows decreased anxiety, improved brain functioning, heightened well-being. Reduces insomnia, ADHD, PTSD. Personalized training, certified instructors, free follow-up classes. Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm, Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut. 828-254-4350 or TM.org or MeditationAsheville.org fRenCh COnveRsAtiOn CLAss (pd.) Study French language, culture and wine with Asheville French School and Metro Wines! 8 weeks, Thursdays Sept. 17-Nov 5. Level I: 4:-5:15 & Level II: 5:30-6:45. $225. Ashevillefrenchschool.com LindA PAnnuLLO MOsAiCs And WORkshOPs (pd.) • The Big Concrete Leaf workshop with Linda Pannullo, Sunday, September 20. • Create a Pebble Mosaic Mandala with Deb Aldo, September 26-27. • Mosaic Mirror Class for Beginners with Linda Pannullo, October 10-11. • Layered Glass Mosaic workshop with Yulia Hanansen, November 7-8. Information/Registration: Call (828) 337-6749 or http://www. lindapannullomosaics.com/ ORGAniC GROWeRs sChOOL’s 2nd AnnuAL hARvest COnfeRenCe (pd.) SA 9/12 at AB Tech Asheville. 25+ classes on fall & winter growing, preservation, fermentation, homesteading & self reliance. $50. Organicgrowersschool.org AsheviLLe WOMen in BLACk main.nc.us/wib • 1st FRIDAYS, 5pm - Monthly peace vigil. Free. Held at the Vance Monument in Pack Square.

BuiLdinG BRidGes buildingbridges-ashevillenc.org • THURSDAYS (9/10) through (11/5), 7-9pm - Seminar series on the dynamics of racism. Registration required. $35. Held at A-B Tech, 340 Victoria Road Just PeACe fOR isRAeL/ PALestine mepeacewnc.com • WE (9/9), 9:30am - General meeting. Free. Held at Black Mountain Presbyterian, 117 Montreat Road, Black Mountain LAuReL ChAPteR Of the eMBROideReRs’ GuiLd Of AMeRiCA 686-8298, egacarolinas.org • TH (9/3), 9:30am - Swedish stitches. Free. Held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe OntRACk WnC 50 S. French Broad Ave., 255-5166, ontrackwnc.org Registration required. Free unless otherwise noted. • THURSDAYS (9/3) through (10/1), 5:30-7pm - “Money Buddies,” money management workshop series for women. Free. • WE (9/9), noon-1:30pm “Understanding Credit. Get It. Keep It. Improve It.” Free. • TH (9/10), noon - “How to Buy a Car,” class. Free. PuBLiC events At unCA unca.edu • TH (9/3), 11:50am-1pm - “Starting the Conversation,” discussion series about race. Free. Held in Karpen Hall. RiveRLink 170 Lyman St., 252-8474 ext.11 • FR (9/4), 3pm - Fall Salon Series: Discussion about local events that use beer to support non-profits with Special Agent Stacy Cox. Registration required. Free. tARheeL PieCeMAkeRs quiLt CLuB tarheelpiecemakers.wordpress.com • WE (9/9), 10am-noon - Monthly meeting with topic on precuts. Free to attend. Held at Balfour United Methodist Church, 2567 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville

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WnC GReen BuiLdinG COunCiL 254-1995, wncgbc.org • TH (9/10), 5:30-8pm - Annual directory release and networking event with music by Asheville Newgrass. $5. Held at Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Highway WnC sieRRA CLuB 251-8289, wenoca.org • WE (9/2), 7pm - “French Broad River Odyssey,” presentation. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place

instructional, free-form dances within community. $7-$15. Held at Asheville Ballet Studio, 4 Weaverville Road, Woodfin • SUNDAYS, 9am & 11am- Noninstructional, free-form dance within community. $7-$15. Held at Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway LAnd Of sky squARes 989-5554, landofskysquares.info • TU (9/8), 7-8:30pm - New student square dances and instruction. $5. Held at Senior Opportunity Center, 36 Grove St.

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from Dykeman’s The French Broad and discussion, “Who Killed the French Broad,” led by Karen Cragnolin, executive director of RiverLink. Free. Held at Thomas Wolfe Memorial, 52 N. Market St.

nORth CAROLinA APPLe festivAL 697-4557, ncapplefestival.org • FR (9/4) through MO (9/7) Annual celebration of the apple industry with street fair, arts & crafts, entertainment, parade and more. Contact for full schedule. Free to attend. Held in Downtown Hendersonville

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CAntOn LABOR dAy festivAL cantonlaborday.com • SA (9/5) through MO (9/7) Annual festival includes parade, music, dancing, kids area, crafts and vendors. See website for full schedule. Free. Held in downtown Canton

hendeRsOnviLLe sisteR Cities hendersonvillesistercities.org • TU (9/8) and TU (9/15), 6:30pm - “Evening of Italian-themed Wines and Foods,” tasting event. Registration required. $30. Held at Sage Gourmet Wine Shop, 416 N. Main St., Hendersonville LivinG WeB fARMs 891-4497, livingwebfarms.org Hendersonville Community Co-op • TH (9/3), 12:30pm - Fall vegetable recipe roulette workshop. $10. Held at 715 S. Grove St., Hendersonville

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Held at WNC Nature Center, 75 Gashes Creek Road • TU (9/8), 10:30am - “Toddler Demolition Day,” storytime and play. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler sPeLLBOund ChiLdRen’s BOOkshOP 50 N. Merrimon Ave., 708-7570, spellboundchildrensbookshop. com • SATURDAYS, 11am - Storytime for ages 3-7. Free to attend.

OutdOORs BLue RidGe PARkWAy hikes 298-5330, nps.gov • FR (9/4), 10am - Moderate 2-mile ranger led hike to Little Bald Mountain. Free. Meets at MP 408.5

Book BY Book: David Baldacci, author of 30 best-selling novels and counting, will speak at the Literacy Council of Buncombe County’s eighth annual Authors for Literacy fundraising event three days after officially releasing his latest book The Keeper. Photo by Alexander James

Author David Baldacci speaks at dinner and auction to bolster local literacy what: Eighth annual Authors for Literacy dinner and auction where: Renaissance Asheville Hotel when: Friday, Sept. 11, 6-9 p.m. why: “Authors for Literacy is our single largest fundraising event, but it also raises awareness about an issue that is often hidden from the public eye,” says Literacy Council of Buncombe County development director luann arena. “Most people do not realize that 10 percent of Buncombe County residents have below basic literacy skills.” This year’s fundraising dinner — prepared by executive chef michael marshall of the Renaissance Hotel with pours from Biltmore Wines — will enable the Literacy Council to secure volunteer tutors for some 350 locals lacking reading, writing and language skills. Local businesses like Posana, Table, Rhubarb, Red Stag Grill, Asheville Yoga Center and the Asheville Symphony plus artists Michael Kane and Jonas Gerard have all donated items to the event’s silent auction,

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which includes a live portion and a shot at a beach resort vacation. The biggest attraction for many, though, will be a keynote speech by best-selling author david baldacci, who has worked extensively to address the interconnected issues of illiteracy, poverty and hunger on a national scale. He’ll be signing copies of his justreleased book The Keeper as well. “We are thrilled to have an author of David Baldacci’s caliber and popularity,” Arena says. “He will help to bring awareness to a national issue and its local impact. Literacy is a tool that can help people rise out of poverty and get better-paying jobs to support their families. Literacy allows parents to read to their children. A lack of basic literacy skills affects not only the struggling reader, but everyone in the Buncombe County community regardless of age, race, gender or background.” Tickets are $75 per person and can be purchased at litcouncil.com/authors2015. htm or by calling 254-3442. A mail-in registration form (to be submitted with check payment) is also available through the event website. X

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BLue RidGe PARkWAy RAnGeR PROGRAMs 295-3782, ggapio@gmail.com Free unless otherwise noted. • SA (9/5), 7pm - “Stream Gems,” presentation about mountain streams and trout. Held at Linville Falls Campground Amphitheater, MP 316 • SA (9/5), 7pm - “Coyotes in our Midst,” presentation about coyotes. Held at Crabtree Falls Campground Amphitheater, MP 340

PuBLiC LeCtuRes PuBLiC LeCtuRes At Asu appstate.edu Free unless otherwise noted. • WE (9/9), 7pm - “The Seen & the Unseen,” lecture by artist Annie Waldrop. Held in the Turchin Center Lecture Hall PuBLiC LeCtuRes At unCA unca.edu Free unless otherwise noted. • TH (9/3), 4:30pm - STEM Lecture: “New Developments in Health and Wellness.” Held in the Reuter Center • FR (9/4), 11am Humanities Lecture: “Postcolonialism.” Held in the Humanities Lecture Hall • FR (9/4), 11am - Humanities Lecture: “Industrialization, Capitalism, and Alienation.” Held in Lipinsky Auditorium PuBLiC LeCtuRes At WCu wcu.edu Free unless otherwise noted. • WE (9/2), 6pm - “Federal Indian Health Policy and the Eastern Band of Cherokee

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sPiRituALity AsheviLLe insiGht MeditAtiOn (pd.) Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation. Learn how to get a Mindfulness Meditation practice started. 1st & 3rd Mondays. 7pm – 8:30. Asheville Insight Meditation, 29 Ravenscroft Dr, Suite 200, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com AstRO-COunseLinG (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229. AWAkeninG WisdOM (pd.) For optimal psycho-spiritual health. Guidance and training in Zen influenced meditation, mindfulness, and teachings in a completely contemporary context. Unlocking the secret of non-duality consciousness for a more authentic, wise, compassionate and sane life. Individual, group and telephone sessions available with consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Very affordable. For info contact healing@billwalz.com, (828) 2583241. Visit www.billwalz.com CRystAL visiOns BOOks And event CenteR (pd.) New and Used Metaphysical Books • Music • Crystals • Jewelry • Gifts. Event Space, Labyrinth and Garden. 828-687-1193. For events, Intuitive Readers and Vibrational Healing providers: www.crystalvisionsbooks. com LOOkinG fOR Genuine sPiRituAL GuidAnCe And heLP? (pd.) We are in a beautiful area about 10 minutes from downtown Asheville, very close to Warren Wilson College. www. truththomas.org 828-299-4359 OPen heARt MeditAtiOn (pd.) Experience and deepen the spiritual connection to your heart, the beauty and deep peace of the Divine within you. Increase your natural joy and gratitude while releasing negative emotions. Love Offering 7-8pm Tuesdays, 5 Covington St. 296-0017 heartsanctuary.org

WORSHIP SERVICE • AWAken tO the ReALity Of the LAnGuAGe Of sOuL (pd.) “Truth, goodness, love, and beauty are commonly regarded as poetic ideas, but they are, in essence, spiritual facts. These are the ideas which one should include in his speech and thoughts. They are the language of Soul and must bring about an awakening of that pervading, persuasive urge in man to realize himself in his totality, as a being essentially spiritual and eternal. Truth as given by the ECK is neither esoteric, strange, nor fanciful. It is at once sublime, universal, and profoundly practical.” Experience stories from the heart, creative arts and more, followed by fellowship and a pot-luck lunch. (Donations accepted). • Sunday, September 6, 2015, 11am-12 noon, Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Rd. (lower level), Asheville NC 28806, 828-254-6775. www.eckankar-nc.org AsheviLLe CenteR fOR tRAnsCendentAL MeditAtiOn 165 E. Chestnut, 254-4350, meditationasheville.org • THURSDAYS, 6:30pm - “An Introduction to the Transcendental Meditation Technique.” Free. BetteR LivinG CenteR 606-6834 • THURSDAYS through (9/24), 6:30pm - Creationist health seminar. Free. Held at Leicester Community Center, 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester GRACe LutheRAn ChuRCh 1245 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville, 693-4890, gracelutherannc.com • WEDNESDAYS (9/9) through (10/14), 9:30am - Women’s Book Study: All the Places to Go by John Ortberg. Registration required. $9. the WAy Of LOve COMMunity GROuP thepowerofpassionatepresence. com • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Modern mind meditation class. Free. Held at Angle Cottage, 50 Woodlawn Ave. tiBetAn Buddhist PRACtiCe GROuP 512-289-248 • MONDAYS through FRIDAYS, noon - Lunchtime meditation practice. Free. Held at KTC Asheville, 2 Wall St. Suite 112

sPOken & WRitten WORd BLue RidGe BOOks 152 S. Main St., Waynesville • SA (9/5), 3pm - J.T. Ringo presents his book Investment in Murder. Free. BunCOMBe COunty PuBLiC LiBRARies buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library Free unless otherwise noted. • WE (9/2), 3pm - Afternoon Book Club: Discussion of Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville • THURSDAYS (9/3) through (9/17), 3:30pm “Learn to Download Digital Books, Audio Books and Magazines from the Library,” workshop. Different devices are covered each session. Contact for guidelines. Held at Pack Memorial Library - Lord Auditorium, 67 Haywood St. • TH (9/3), 6:30pm - Book Club: Discussion of The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road • FR (9/4), 3:30pm - Young Novel Readers Club: Discussion of Wonder by RJ Palacio. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville • SA (9/5), 10am-3pm - Book sale to benefit Friends of the Weaverville Library. Free to attend. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville • Tu (9/8), 6pm - “Tall Tales & Half Truths,” storytelling with Charlie St. Clair. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. • TU (9/8), 1pm - Book Club: Discussion of Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. Held at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester • TH (9/10), 1pm - Afternoon Book Club: Contact for discussion topic. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview • TH (9/10), 6pm - Book Club: Discussion of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa

• WE (9/2), 11am - Volunteer information session for various volunteer roles within the Asheville City School System. hAnds On AsheviLLe-BunCOMBe 2-1-1, handsonasheville.org Registration required. • SA (9/05), 10am-1pm - Volunteers needed to assist with packing and pricing merchandise. Held at Ten Thousand Villages, 10 College St. • MO (9/7), 6pm - Volunteers needed to bake cookies for hospice patients and families. Held at John Keever Solace Center, 21 Belvedere Road For more volunteering opportunities, visit mountainx.com/volunteering

MALAPROP’s BOOkstORe And CAfe 55 Haywood St., 254-6734, malaprops.com Free unless otherwise noted. • WE (9/2), 5pm - Messages to the Heart Salon: Discussion of art and passages from Elise & Phil Okrend’s Messages to the Heart. • TH (9/3), 7pm - Laura Lengnick discusses her book Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate. • FR (9/4), 7pm - Adam Johnson discusses his book The Orphan Master’s Son. • SA (9/5), 7pm - David Madden discusses his book The Tangled Web of the Civil War and Reconstruction: Readings and Writings from a Novelist’s Perspective. • SU (9/6), 3pm - Poetrio: Poetry readings by Mary Kratt, Dawn Coppock, and Richard Krawiec. • TU (9/8), 7pm - Ron Rash discusses his novel Above the Waterfall. • WE (9/9), 7pm - Power of Myth Salon: Discussion of Joseph Campbell’s The Power of Myth. • TH (9/10), 7pm - Rita Zoey presents her memoir Let the Tornado Come.

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NeWS OF The Weird by Chuck Shepherd lead story — barnyard theater British director Missouri Williams brought an adaptation of Shakespeare's "King Lear" to the London Courtyard art facility in August for a one-week run, centered on a human actor struggling to stage the play using only sheep. The pivotal character, Lear's daughter Cordelia, famously withholds flattering Lear (thus forgoing inheriting the kingdom), and her silence forever tortures Lear — and of course silence is something sheep pull off well. Actor Alasdair Saksena admitted there is an "element of unpredictability with the sheep," but lauded their punctuality, calmness and lack of fee demands. Williams promised another Courtyard run for "King Lear With Sheep" in the fall. suspicions confirmed The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia, has an award-winning "telework" program allowing patent examiners flexible schedules, leading half of the 8,300 to work at home full-time — despite a 2014 Washington Post report on employees gaming the system. In August, the agency's inspector general exposed several of the most ridiculous cases of slacking off, including one examiner who was paid for at least 18 weeks' work last year that he did not perform and that his manager did not notice. (The examiner, who had been issued nine poor-performance warnings since 2012 and who had flaunted his carefree "workday" to co-workers for years, abruptly resigned two hours before a meeting on the charge and thus left with a "clean" personnel record.) Wrote the Post, "It's a startling example of a culture that's maddening." bright ideas Only China and Iran execute more prisoners, but Saudi Arabia also has a soft side — for jihadists. Saudis who defy a ban on leaving the country to fight (usually against the common enemy, Syria's Bashar al-Assad) are, if they return, imprisoned at a maximum-security facility in Riyadh, but with liberal short "vacations" at "Family House," hotel-quality quarters with good food, playgrounds for children and other privileges (monitored

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miRacLE BaBY: Dr. Paul Furigay, of Mission Health’s Pediatric Palliative Care team, holds Bella Grace Yarrington, a baby with Edward’s syndrome. Unlike palliative care for adults, which focuses on end-of-life care, “pediatric palliative care tries to address a child’s experience with the health care system...whether it’s going to be for months or years into young adulthood,” says Furigay. Photo courtesy of Mission Hospital

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When brett and rhonda yarrington learned that the baby she was carrying had trisomy 18, a chromosomal abnormality, they weren’t given much hope. The condition causes birth defects that often lead to death in the womb or shortly after birth. “Typically in the general medical world, they’ll call that diagnosis ‘incompatible with life,’” the father says. “Depending on who you talk to, it can be very much a doom-andgloom scenario: You shouldn’t expect to carry this baby full term, and if you’re lucky enough to carry this baby full term, you’re only going to have a very short period of time with this baby.” But bella grace yarrington was born on Feb. 20 and, following two major surgeries, is at home in Waynesville with her family. brett yarrington credits Dr. paul furigay and the rest of Mission Hospital’s Pediatric Palliative Care team with providing invaluable advice and support that helped the couple through the arduous process. “When we met with Paul, we formed a very close connection with him that continues to this day,” he says. “He offered us a lot of insight. He gave us hope. I think we had a misconception about palliative care that this meant hospice; this meant terminal illness.” Furigay, says Yarrington, “let us know that we’re on Bella Grace’s schedule, and [he and his team] were there to support us with whatever type of comfort measures or even drastic measures to ensure our time with her was quality time.” Furigay, a Mission Children’s Hospital physician who is certified in palliative care, says the roots of the specialty have been around a long time. “Going back to the 15th century, ‘palliate’ in Latin means ‘cloak,’ to sort of protect in a way,” he says. “And I like to use that as an image for trying to protect these kids and families from any unnecessary pain or harm that might come to them throughout their experience.

“In Greek and Roman times, there was a recognition that people couldn’t cure everything, and that people suffered, and that a lot of attention to the alleviation of pain and suffering was just as important as trying to cure things. That’s been going on for a long time, but it’s usually been done as sort of a comprehensive service provided by the main doctor or the main medical team.” Training in palliative care focuses on pain relief and management of symptoms, he explains. The underlying goal is to enhance quality of care for those facing chronic illness or a lethal diagnosis, Furigay says. “It’s addressing the medical needs of the family but also their larger psychosocial, spiritual and existential needs as well,” he says. Furigay says palliative care complements other therapies. Yarrington, who works as an IT consultant for an Asheville company, says that at about 20 weeks into his wife’s pregnancy with their fourth child, an ultrasound revealed a problem. She was referred for further testing, and amniocentesis led to the diagnosis of trisomy 18, commonly called Edward’s syndrome. Caused by an error in cell division, trisomy 18 results in extra chromosomes in the developing baby and disrupts the normal pattern of development in significant, often lifethreatening ways, even before birth. In the United States, a trisomy 18 error occurs in approximately one out of every 2,500 pregnancies and one in 6,000 live births. Termination of the pregnancy wasn’t an option, says Yarrington. “My wife and I are very strong practicing Catholics, and we are very much pro-life,” he says. “We firmly believe that a conceived child is a human being and should be treated with dignity and respect.” The couple learned more about the malady through the Trisomy 18 Foundation, he says. “The scenario wasn’t as doom and gloom as the information that we were given by the specialists,” Yarrington says. “There are some success stories out there that are somewhat rare, but

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W ELLnESS c aLEndaR these babies can live to be in their 20s and 30s and beyond.” Furigay was with the couple in the delivery room when Bella Grace was born at full term. “Dr. Furigay called me over to the side in that room and said, ‘Get your hands on this baby. This is a miracle,’” Yarrington says. The doctor “was a very calming presence in helping us through that and throughout the hours afterward.” A week after Bella Grace’s birth, she had surgery to connect her esophagus to her stomach. Yarrington said he learned that some health systems won’t perform that procedure. “A lot of [them] view trisomy 18 babies as a lost cause,” he says. “They don’t want to put time and resources into a baby who might otherwise just not make it. What the group at Mission did is they looked beyond her syndrome, her diagnosis, and they treated her as a patient, as a human. And the surgery was successful.” Before going home, Bella Grace spent a month in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and had more surgery to correct a heart defect. Through it all, the Pediatric Palliative Care team was there for the family, says Yarrington. “They were our most trusted advocates and our most trusted advisers in everything,” he says. “I don’t know if I even have the words to describe what [Furigay] means to our family.” The care team was “at our beck and call whenever we needed them,” says Yarrington. Palliative care has “that association with dying or with end of life,” says Furigay. “Unlike palliative care in the adult world, where it’s reserved for end of life or transition to hospice-type scenarios, pediatric palliative care tries to address a child’s experience with the health care system throughout [his or her life], whether it’s going to be for months or years or into young adulthood.” A child with cancer, for example, “might have a great prognosis three or four years down the line. But for those [first] three or four years, that child is going to be in and out of the hospital, being subjected to incredible amounts of what might otherwise be uncomfortable, painful, certainly dehumanizing experiences.” Yarrington says he realizes his daughter’s future is very uncertain. Trisomy 18 patients often succumb to heart failure or respiratory ailments like pneumonia. “Our daughter’s heart is repaired. She’s gaining weight and doing well,” he says. “But with this diagnosis, every day is a gift; every hour is a gift. One of the things Paul told us is we need to enjoy every moment that we have with her. Because much like with anybody’s life, there’s no telling how long you’re going to have with somebody.” X 24

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Under skies heavy with dark clouds, a group of gardeners is putting the finishing touches on a new garden at Ira B. Jones Elementary in North Asheville. School gardens have been a growing trend in the city, but this one is different — despite being lush and green, just a few hours ago this spot was a soggy, muddy mess. Now the space is home to a verdant mosaic — a moss garden masterpiece. Children’s sleds and tarps sit around the garden, still covered with tiny scraps of the moss and dirt they carried to the school. But as one volunteer prepares to wipe a few stray pieces away, a voice calls out in lilting Southern drawl, “Don’t throw that out! This is valuable stuff to me!” The woman on the other end of that command is annie martin — or Mossin’ Annie — Western North Carolina native, educator, landscape designer and farmer. Martin is leading this team of Jones alumni who spent their Thursday afternoon constructing the school’s new garden, and despite being small of frame and short of height, she is something of a champion — of mosses. Through her Brevard-based landscape business and “mossery,” Mountain Moss, Martin has designed hundreds of gardens and installations, including a green roof at the N.C. Arboretum, a learning garden at the Highland Botanical Station and a 2,500-squarefoot moss landscape in Georgia. She’s been featured in Modern Farmer and The New York Times, and her book, The Magical World of Moss Gardening, is being published by Timber Press and released this month. But Martin’s true passion is “mossin’,” or collecting Bryophytes (mosses) from places where they would otherwise be destroyed. “I’m such a scavenger now,” she says. “I see a roofer coming, I chase after him and say, ‘Let me get that moss first!’ The other day, I rescued some moss that I spotted while stopped at a traffic light.” It’s not uncommon to find Martin pulling a ladder from the back of her pickup to climb a neighbor’s roof or see her crouched in the grocery store parking lot, scooping up moss from a crack in the pavement. She also works with property owners to remove the plants from mountainside forests slated for development. “I was born here, so I have watched economic development happen my whole life,” Martin says. “Well, I can’t stop progress. But I can get out there in front of the bulldozer and get that moss.” Once rescued, Martin adds the mosses to the tapestry she nurtures in Brevard. At her mossery, nestled in the shade of tall conifers, she encourages visitors to remove their shoes and walk barefoot over squishy “moss mats,” long rows of plastic sheeting covered in bryophytes. “You can pick just roll these up, take them to the site and roll them back out like a carpet,” Martin explains. “It’s instant, and it’s beautiful.” Moss installation is pretty simple as long as you’ve got “the right spot and the right moss,” she asserts. In selecting your moss, you have to consider your sun exposure and your water drainage — and with over 440 different mosses native to North Carolina alone,

it can be a challenge to pick the right one. But once you’ve matched your spot with your moss, all you have to do is put it down, water it and walk on it, she says. While you may think moss requires a boggy, shady location, Martin insists there’s a moss for almost any spot — from a sunny roof in Tuscon to a blustery hillside in Antarctica. “They eat the dust in the air and they drink water from the moisture in humidity,” Martin says. “They can withstand rain and snow. They don’t even mind getting hailed on. They provide year-round green. When the hostas are completely dissolved and wilted away, when the grass is looking crummy because it’s stressed in the summer or dormant in the winter, the mosses are still this intense green. They provide a special kind of magic.” Moss gardening can also be an eco-friendly alternative to traditional lawns. They make a welcoming home for roly polies, spiders and salamanders, Martin says, and yet “bothersome bugs don’t bother the mosses,” meaning you can lay off the pesticides as well as the herbicides and fertilizers. While you do need to water your moss — sometimes several times a day — the water usage for a moss lawn is still significantly lower than what the alternatives call for. “It doesn’t add up to anywhere near the water needed for a tree or other plants we typically use in a landscape,” Martin says. “And a moss lawn uses 1/10,000 of the water a grass lawn does.” And while a moss garden can provide year-round green, it can offer a few other surprises too. “Some bryophytes will naturally turn a golden color during certain times of the year,” Martin explains. “It

doesn’t mean they’re sick; it’s just a reaction to the sun, usually in the early spring when the sun becomes intense but shade from the trees hasn’t filled in yet. “The good thing is that it gives this brilliant complement to the verdant greens they usually are,” she continues. “We think of them as always being green, but mosses have different stages. Bryophytes can be crimson, amber or copper, and those golden tones, once the shade comes back, will turn back to green in no time.” But aside from her work as a landscaper and moss savior, Martin says her other great love is teaching. “I want to see moss gardens everywhere,” she exclaims — and the best way to do that is by spreading knowledge. In addition to spending the last two years writing her book, she’s also designing a supplemental curriculum for third-graders at Jones, and possibly other Asheville city schools, that will “emphasizes the antiquity and significance of bryophytes.” After all, she says, “They were around 50 million years before any of the other plants that the kids are taught about ever came into being. “We’re going to have some typical types of activities you would expect for children to have — like vocabulary words, which will be sporophyte, lycophytes and gametophyte,” she adds with a laugh. “We won’t shy away from the use of scientific terms.” Martin will hold her book release party, MOSS-apalooza, at her mossery in Brevard on Saturday, Sept. 5. For more information visit mountainmoss.com. X

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toward the goal of eradicating hunger in Western North Carolina. Orange may not be everyone’s new black, but hundreds of local organizations are hoping the color will serve as a call to action this month for alleviating food insecurity in Western North Carolina. Designated national Hunger Action Month eight years ago by domestic hunger-relief organization Feeding

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America, September will see the initiative’s official color of orange highlighted in Asheville on T-shirts as well as on smartphone screens via social media campaigns. The ultimate goal is to raise awareness about hunger issues in the community and spotlight ways everyone can be a part of ending the pervasive problem. On the surface, the idea of establishing food security for all seems

like an impossibly lofty ambition. With more than 15 percent of the population of WNC identified as food-insecure by the 2014 Map the Meal Gap study (and that number steadily climbing), eradicating hunger seems to be a goal as worthy yet elusive as achieving world peace. But to Feeding America, its local partner MANNA FoodBank and MANNA’s extensive network of partner agencies, creating communities where everyone has enough nutritious food is no pipe dream. Hunger Action Month efforts hold special significance this year at the national level. When Congress returns to session early this month, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry will meet to consider a package of legislation reauthorizing child nutrition programs. And locally, MANNA, which serves a 16-county area via 248 individual food pantries and distribution programs, sees September 2015 as a milestone in its work toward eradicating food insecurity in WNC. strategic enhancements MANNA, which has partnered with Feeding America since 1993, begins major changes to its facilities this month that will have a dramatic impact on its ability to get nutritious fresh and frozen food — much of which may otherwise end up in the

landfill — into the hands of people who desperately need it. According to MANNA’s executive director, cindy threlkeld, the organization has now raised $2.6 million of the $3 million goal of its Space to Erase Hunger capital campaign, launched in early 2014. The purpose of the campaign is to fund extensive renovations and upgrades at MANNA’s two buildings on Swannanoa River Road, including a build-out in one of the warehouses that will result in a 400 percent expansion of freezer space and a 171 percent increase in cooler space — effectively an entire warehouse dedicated to fresh and frozen foods. The idea behind Space to Erase Hunger originated about three years ago. “The first canary in the mine shaft was realizing our freezer and cooler space was just way too small,” says Threlkeld. “We started having to turn away donations of great food simply because we didn’t have the space to keep it cold — truckloads of yogurt, truckloads of frozen chickens, I mean, really the kind of food we want to be bringing in the door.” Part of MANNA’s recently adopted five-year strategic plan calls for an increased focus on providing more nutrient-dense fresh produce, dairy products and meats, in addition to canned goods and other shelf-stable products. Currently, a little less than a quarter of the food MANNA distributes to the community is fresh produce, but the aim is to bring that number to more than a third. Around the same time the issue of cold-storage space arose, Threlkeld continues, MANNA began to see that its warehouses weren’t organized efficiently. The two buildings were purchased at different times, and neither one was originally set up to serve as a food bank. One of the buildings, for instance, didn’t have loading docks on one side. “So if you wanted to move product back and forth, which we have to do all the time, we had to put it on a truck, take it out on Swannanoa River Road and bring it around to the other side — even just for small amounts of food — because there wasn’t even a way for us to get a forklift in the building,” says Threlkeld. Pro bono logistical evaluations and consultations supplied by experts from Wal-Mart, Ingles and the Beacon Group helped MANNA get a grasp on what needed to happen. Phase 1 of the project, which was executed in late 2014, added the needed truck docks, moved the main warehouse area

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coLd StoRagE: MANNA FoodBank’s executive director, Cindy Threlkeld, is pictured in MANNA’s current cooler space. Work begins on a new cold-storage area this month, which will increase refrigerator capacity by 171 percent and freezer capacity by 400 percent. Photo courtesy of MANNA and enlarged the facility’s volunteer space and meeting rooms. Phase 2 kicks off this month. In addition to adding 2,500 square feet of freezer space and 11,000 square feet of refrigerator space, safety and efficiency should be dramatically improved. MANNA is moving the entrance for visitors and volunteers to one side of the building so trucks and representatives from partner agencies can enter safely on the opposite side. (In the current setup, large box trucks come and go in the same space where clients, staff and visitors park and enter the offices.) Phase 2 also calls for shifting the organization’s current single floor of office space into two stories of rooms efficiently stacked into one corner of the main building. This upgrade will allow for the creation of a larger produce floor for sorting huge donations of vegetables and fruit from such stores as Ingles and Wal-Mart, as well as from area farmers and gardeners. It will also provide for a clean volunteer room for repackaging bulk grains, pastas, crackers and dried fruit into individual and family-sized bags for distribution. But the reorganization will also send MANNA office staff packing — and they are headed downtown. After learning of MANNA’s need for office space, the McKibben Hotel

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Group, one of the companies involved in the BB&T redevelopment project, donated temporary use of the first floor of the building for that purpose. MANNA staff will operate from this central new location from October through March of next year, when the renovations at Swannanoa River Road are slated to be complete. Some large-scale Tetris-playing will be involved in making it all work, with volunteer and storage areas needing to be shuffled to different parts of the building. But one would be mistaken to think that all this moving around will disrupt MANNA’s daily operating procedures. “So, the logistics are crazy,” says Threlkeld. “But we’re not going to miss a single day of operations. We are going to keep going at full speed the whole time. “We’re trying to inconvenience the least number of people but, yes, it’s going to be pretty chaotic for four or five months,” she says. the bigger picture But will improved efficiency and more cold-storage space at MANNA

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f ood be a boon to its widely scattered partner agencies, many of which are tiny, all-volunteer operations? MANNA’s chief operating officer, jill hanson, says yes. “Our agencies are looking forward to the expanded capacity,” she says. “We did some surveys about it, and even a survey by Feeding America indicated that people want more healthy items in their diets. We’re making a shift to provide healthier options for our agencies, and this will definitely help us do that.” amy grimes sims, executive director of the Community Table, a MANNA partner in Dillsboro, agrees. “We are greatly anticipating the capacity-boosting happening at MANNA as we continue to see new clients each week in both our food pantry and soup kitchen programs,” says Sims. “Between both our programs, literally over 1,000 pounds of food goes out our doors each day, and we can do more if we have it to give. The Community Table has seven refrigerators and 11 freezers that we would love to see stay full, and we have a great need for meats, produce, dairy and frozen and refrigerated items. Basically, our greatest need is for healthy foods, which are always more expensive.” Another beneficiary will be Bounty & Soul, a volunteer-run, health- and wellness-focused agency in Black Mountain that recently launched a mobile program delivering free, fresh produce and presenting cooking demonstrations in outlying communities. “We get quite a bit of our produce from MANNA on a weekly basis,” says executive director ali casparian. “We typically pick up and distribute over 3,000 pounds of produce when available every week. As their largest agency focused on healthy food and fresh produce, their expansion is critical to our growth as well.” Casparian adds that, although Bounty & Soul does source from local farmers and community gardens during the growing season, its programs also rely heavily on MANNA, especially during the winter months. “We hope to see an improvement in the selection, variety and volume as a result of their changes. They are great partners.” Additional meats, dairy products and fresh fruits and vegetables will also come in handy for renae brame, executive director of the Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry in Black Mountain. Currently, she has to go out and buy these items for her organization’s food pantry when none are available from MANNA.

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tHE WHoLE PictuRE: Ali Casparian, director of Bounty & Soul, says her organization approaches hunger holistically by educating and empowering people through workshops on health, gardening and nutrition. Photo courtesy of Bounty & Soul That requires funds that could be used for other purposes at the ministry, which also helps clients with household goods, clothing and emergency financial needs. SVCM has the space to store fresh and frozen foods, says Brame, and she welcomes whatever MANNA can offer them. “Anything we can provide to our clients is certainly a help,” she says. “We try to encourage [clients] to eat fresh food, and we love to have it on hand. Whatever we get, we give away.” erasing hunger During Hunger Action Month, MANNA seeks to draw more attention to its efforts and will ask the community to help it meet the fundraising goal of its capital campaign — an endeavor that may see a substantial lift thanks to a recent $125,000 matching donation from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. MANNA will host a full calendar of events this month, including a visit from Leanne Brown, author of Good and Cheap: Eating Well on $4 a Day (see interview with Brown in this issue), the 14th annual Empty Bowls event and a wrapup party at Highland Brewing Co. In addition, MANNA is launching a

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campaign inviting local people to wear orange and share drawings, photos of spoons (the symbol of Hunger Action Month) and selfies on social media with messages of support for Hunger Action Month. While some partner agencies throughout the 16-county area are too small and stretched too thin to host individual events, many do have special plans. The Community Table will partner with Andy Shaw Ford and Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort to present its biggest fundraiser to date — Drive Hunger Away, a barbecue event featuring lunch and dinner along with free test drives of new cars. Meanwhile, Casparian says Bounty & Soul has a lineup of events planned, including screenings of the documentary film A Place at the Table, cooking demonstrations at Peace Day Asheville, a used book drive and an internal Let’s Bag Hunger initiative that will provide recyclable orange shopping bags to new clients and volunteers. (See sidebar for details about Hunger Action Month events.) collective impact But Threlkeld and Casparian both acknowledge that it’s going to take a lot more to actually eradicate food

insecurity than just handing out free food and hosting movie screenings. “We look at hunger as all-encompassing; it’s something that can be addressed in different ways,” says Casparian, who offers regular classes on nutrition and gardening through Bounty & Soul. “Certainly, giving out food is important, but we’re looking at a more sustainable model, teaching people and empowering people to make better choices and get control of their health. … We look at that and try to address all of that in our program.” MANNA also aims for a holistic model by helping clients navigate the process of signing up for SNAP benefits (the U.S. government’s food stamps program) and connecting them to other agencies that can address problems not related to food. This idea of forming partnerships with different organizations to meet clients’ needs is known in the spheres of social services and philanthropy as “collective impact.” “So many people are faced with these impossible decisions: Do I pay the electric bill, or do I buy food? There’s a whole continuum of what it’s going to take to end hunger, and our vision is to have a hunger-free Western North Carolina, and that’s a pretty bold statement,” says Threlkeld. “We’re not going to end hunger by just continuing to move food in and out [of our warehouses]. … We really need to be looking at how we can pull together with other organizations in our community that are also working with people who are struggling to make ends meet, who have to make those trade-off decisions.” The strategic goals of MANNA’s new five-year plan, Threlkeld explains, call for collaboration to meet the urgent needs of marginalized citizens so they can feel confident moving forward to build selfsufficient and successful lives. “We are working together with other organizations like Pisgah Legal and Homeward Bound and On Track; we’re coming around the table together to look at how we can help people put together a whole package that’s going to help them take that next step to stabilize their family,” she says. “Then we’re going to end hunger in Western North Carolina.” X

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hunger AcTiOn mOnTh eVenTs hunger action day — thursday, sept. 3 • Wear orange in support of Hunger Action Month’s goal of raising awareness about hunger issues or join MANNA FoodBank’s orange-spoon social media challenge. Details: Click on “Hunger Action Month 2015” at mannafoodbank.org. book signings and cooking demos with leanne brown, author of Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4 a Day — friday, sept. 4: • 2-4 p.m., Pisgah View Apartments, 1 Granada St. • 6:30-8 p.m., City Lights Bookstore, 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva manna foodbank’s 14th annual empty bowls events — monday, sept. 14: • Lunch — 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Doubletree by Hilton, 115 Hendersonville Road; • Dinner — 5:30-7:30 p.m., Hilton Asheville in Biltmore Park, 43 Town Square Blvd. For either event, adult tickets are $35, kids ages 8-15 are $10, kids age 7 and younger are free. Adult tickets include a bowl of your choice made by local artisans. Details and tickets: Click on “Hunger Action Month 2015” at mannafoodbank.org.

efit Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry and Bouty & Soul. A coffee bar will be available during shopping hours. Donations of used books for the sale are needed and can be dropped off at the church. To have books picked up, call the church at 669-2754. Details: stjameswnc.org screening and roundtable discussion of A Place at the Table — sunday, sept. 27 • Time to be announced, White Horse Black Mountain, 105-C Montreat Road, Black Mountain. Bounty & Soul, the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden and Gardens That Give will present this documentary about hunger in the United States. Details: bountyandsoul.org drive away hunger — wednesday, sept. 30 • 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Andy Shaw Ford, 1231 E. Main St., Sylva — Fundraiser for the Community Table. Test-drive new Fords. Free doughnuts and coffee 9-11 a.m. Barbecue lunch or dinner 11 a.m.5 p.m., minimum $7 donation per plate. For large carryout orders, call the Community Table at 5866782 by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29. Details: ctofjackson@gmail.com or communitytable.org

poverty simulation — tuesday, sept. 15 • Sessions 4-6 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.; free dinner 6-7 p.m., Franklin United Methodist Church, Memorial Hall, 66 Harrison Ave., Franklin — MANNA FoodBank and Macon County CareNet will lead a guided, interactive event to expose participants to the challenges facing low-income and food-insecure families in WNC. RSVP required by Thursday, Sept. 10. Details and tickets: Contact Jennifer Trippe at jtrippe@mannafoodbank.org or 226-0096

hunger action month wrap party — wednesday, sept. 30 • 4-8 p.m., Highland Brewing Co., 12 Old Charlotte Highway — Family- and dog-friendly party to observe the end of Hunger Action Month and the completion of the Space to Erase Hunger capital campaign. For every beer sold, Highland will donate $1 to MANNA. Also, throughout the month, all donations gathered after Highland’s free brewery tours will be donated to MANNA. Details: Click “What’s up?” at highlandbrewing.com.

used book sale — thursdaysunday, sept. 24-27 • Noon-6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 24; noon-7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26; noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, all at St. James Episcopal Church, 424 W. State St., Black Mountain — A portion of proceeds will ben-

For details on these and other events going on in WNC during Hunger Action Month or to get involved by donating or volunteering, click on “Hunger Action Month 2015” at mannafoodbank.org or contact MANNA’s individual partner agencies directly at mannafoodbank.org/ where-to-find-help/food-finder/.X

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the problem of food insecurity while learning about the U.S. government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which only provides about $4 per day for food for its recipients. Inspired, she set out to see how well one could eat on such a tight budget. The resulting book, which she describes as more of a “strategy guide” than a cookbook, offers a colorful yet approachable selection of recipes that can be made on a $4-per-day budget and encourages the use of readily available, nutritious, seasonal foods. The book also aims to empower and educate readers with tips on stocking a pantry,

shopping on a budget, using up leftovers and more. After the free, downloadable PDF of Brown’s graduate project went viral online, she launched a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign that allowed her to fund a 40,000copy print run of the current edition through Workman Publishing. For every copy of the book that is sold, the publishers donate a copy to someone in need. Brown will help kick off Hunger Action Month in Western North Carolina with book signings and food demonstrations on Friday, Sept. 4, from the YMCA Mobile Kitchen at Pisgah View Apartments in Asheville and City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. Xpress recently spoke with her to discuss her book and what she’s learned about eating well on very little money. Here are excerpts from that conversation: Mountain Xpress: can you talk about how your project began? leanne brown: I started working on it in earnest in April 2013. I ended up doing a bunch of volunteer work for a program of Share Our Strength called Cooking Matters, in particular doing grocery store tours where, basically, I would go to Bushwick, Brooklyn, everyday and hang out at the WIC center [WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children] there and try to convince families to come on a grocery store tour with me. I basically would go to the store hoping to learn about some challenges facing these families — what is hard about eating well on a budget and things like that — and I learned so much from doing these tours. And what would really break the ice is when we started to talk about foods people like and what they like to make with them. People would always get the most excited about that; like, people would say like, ‘Oh, eggplant — what can I make with that?’ … It was meant to be sort of a nutrition workshop, but I always found people were much more receptive to celebrating the

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good foods that you can make and talking about ways to save money on the foods that you want to get. being from canada, was this your first experience with wic and food stamps? Yes, it was. I mean, in Canada we are so steeped in American culture, and yet we are completely different. There is no WIC program and no SNAP program in Canada, and so [it was interesting] studying these sorts of programs intensely alongside other issues; they are a huge part of what makes the food system what it is in the United States. I think that actually my interest in SNAP and WIC and all of that comes, to some extent, from just being Canadian. I think that when you grow up with it, it seems more normal, whereas I was a bit more questioning of it and a bit more curious about it because it was new to me. Canada is a very, very big country but we’re not very populated. Right now there are between 46 and 47 million people who are living on SNAP, and there are only 35 million people in all of Canada. It’s really amazing to me how many people are living here on such a small amount of money. where did you get the ideas for the recipes in the book? are these all things you make for yourself at home? Oh, yes, of course! Everything in there I made and photographed in my little apartment over that year or so, and then I continued to add recipes. And this was my thought: Let’s try to make things that people may not have thought about making and share things that everyone should know how to do. And I tried to express that you can always make them your own in slightly different ways. it seems that throughout the book, in addition to encouraging readers to work with ingredients that are readily available and cheap, you also urge them to be resourceful and flexible and use whatever they already have on hand. Yeah, I think you have to be. Cooking is a necessity, but I wanted to flip things over so necessity can become a fun, creative endeavor. So much of thinking you’re a bad cook ... is fear. People are intimidated by cooking. … But basic cooking, like getting food you will really like onto your table, is something we’re all totally capable of, and we don’t have to be intimidated. You don’t have to have the perfect meal, you just have to have some food that you’re going to like. And nine times out of 10, if

you use basic ingredients that are whole and prepared simply, you’re actually going to be blown away by how good it is. Basic whole foods taste great on their own. I mean, just add enough salt, and you’re good. as a student, you were very interested in food systems and policies. what do you think people can do within their communities to create environmentally sustainable food systems? I think it really does go beyond individual choices. I think individual choices make us feel good, and they do matter, and they are great experience for moving forward, but I think that people need to get organized collectively and ask the government for things and vote. Systemic change is the only thing that is going to make big, lasting differences. Things like the cuts that are proposed to the SNAP program — I think over the coming years that’s only going to continue. We have to really get together and say, ‘These things matter to us. This is an investment in human beings.’ … At the basic level it’s going to look like growing local food movements, supporting our farmers and trying to create as many avenues as possible for them to sell their wonderful food to as diverse an audience as possible, and just making sure that everyone is at the table — inviting people who are different from you to talk, to try to have as diverse a coalition as possible. That way we can move forward with changes that will be good for everyone, or at least palatable for everyone. X

More info Leanne Brown will help kick off Hunger Action Month with Asheville-area appearances on Friday, Sept. 4, as follows: • 2-4 p.m. at Pisgah View Apartments, 1 Granada St. Brown will arrive on the YMCA Mobile Kitchen to sign books and do cooking demonstrations. • 6:30-8 p.m. at City Lights Bookstore, 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva. Brown will sign books, present cooking demonstrations and be available for a question-and-answer session.

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cooking foR a cauSE: Rhubarb’s chef John Fleer, left, is one of the many chefs participating in this year’s Feasting for FEAST event. The fundraiser doubles as a mini food festival. Photo by Jessica Merchant From kindergarten through eighth grade, FEAST participants learn about the sources and preparation of local produce and how to incorporate these Fresh, Easy, Affordable, Sustainable, Tasty items into their daily lives. Students walk away from the program with “extensive knowledge of locally grown produce, a fully developed garden and kitchen skill set and weekly

exposure to fresh produce through the time their taste buds are developing,” according to FEAST co-founder and Executive Director Kate justen. In the past three years, FEAST has hired five educators and a program coordinator and expanded its enrollment from 250 grade school pupils per year to about 1,500. To continue this growth, Justen’s team will hold its fifth annual Feasting for FEAST event,

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which serves as a culinary taste-off in addition to being a fundraiser. “Each year, the event takes on its own personality,” Justen says, noting that the mini-festival is always casual, fun and offers plenty of time to chat with participating restaurateurs. This year, attendees can sample veggieladen bites from All Souls Pizza, Blue Dream Curry, Chai Pani, Cucina 24, French Broad Chocolate Lounge, Gan Shan Station, King Daddy’s Chicken and Waffle, Laughing Seed Café, Renaissance Asheville Hotel, Rhubarb, Roots hummus, Mother Earth Produce, Sunny Point Café, West End Bakery, Westville Pub, Whole Foods Market and Greenlife Grocery with drinks from Biltmore Winery, Oyster House Brewing Co., Riverbend Malt House and Green Sage Café. James Beard Award finalist chef Katie button will also prepare a few healthy dishes for the event on behalf of her restaurants Curate and Nightbell. “There’s a disconnect between food that kids get in the grocery store — like mini-carrots — and real food: carrots with dirt on them that are fresh and delicious,” Button says. “I believe if kids learn to plant, grow and cook food, they get more excited and adventurous to eat it.” “During the night, kids will show and tell what they learned at FEAST classes, and there will also be a door prize, raffle and silent auction,” Justen adds. “It’s a great way to try out a lot of our top chefs in one place while supporting a good cause.” Feasting for FEAST is at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin St., on Thursday, Sept. 10, 6-9 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advanced and $40 on the day of the event, and further information are available at feastasheville.com. cider crafting worKshop and tasting Juice, yeast and patience are nearly all you need to make outstanding cider at home, according to Hops & Vines’ manager and self-described cider geek rob wise, who notes an abundance of apples available from Haywood County and neighboring farms. His forthcoming class will cover the basic process of home-making hard cider, “from varietal selection, yeast selection, adjunct usage, to fermentation techniques from start to finish,” he says, adding that he’ll touch on alternative fruit-based or adjunct fermentables. “Plus, I plan to open some classic ciders from both the Old World and new.”

Rob Wise’s free cider workshop and tasting is at Hops & Vines, 797 Haywood Road, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 6-7 p.m. Visit hopsandvines. net/cider-crafting-workshop/ for more information. thirsty fest All year long, Thirsty Monk employees squirrel away the best and rarest kegs in anticipation of the bar’s weeklong Thirsty Fest, according to pub Vice President chall gray. This year’s selection of “the scarce, the unique, the exceptional and the downright unusual” includes specialty finds like Bell’s Brewery’s Hopsolution, Founders Brewing Co.’s Kentucky Breakfast Stout, Bomb! from Prairie Artisan Ales, Sierra Nevada’s barrel-aged Bigfoot Ale, Delirium Tremens’ 25th anniversary Argentum, Grand Teton Brewing Co.’s Grand Sour Saison, Sweetwater Brewing Co.’s The Pit & The Pendulum and Het Anker’s Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor, among others. Thirtsy Fest is at the Thirsty Monk and Top of the Monk, 92 Patton Ave., during the bars’ opening hours from Monday, Sept. 7, until Monday, Sept. 13. Visit monkpub.com/events for more information. farmhouse dinner collaboration “Fermentation. Preservation. Maturation.” That’s the theme of an elaborate, one-off dinner Wicked Weed co-owner walt dickinson and Table chef jacob sessoms are teaming up to create. The six-course experience includes dishes like hopand hay-smoked scallop with whole muscadine grape skins, milk bread, toasted hay butter, herb blossom and grape flesh relish; whole cherry-aged duck with butter and sugar roasted sunchokes, sea urchin and burnt sugar-beer caramel; and a host of other ingredients you won’t find on many menus in town — charred dandelion dust, anyone? Dishes will be paired with Dickerson’s barreled farmhouse sour beers, some of which will be available only at this event. The farmhouse dinner is at Table, 48 College St., on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person before tax and gratuity, and only 40 seats are available. Email info@ tableasheville.com for more information or to reserve a seat. X

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BY EdWin aRnaudin edwinarnaudin@gmail.com Pop quiz: There’s no such thing as a free ______. A) lunch B) puppy C) downtown street festival. Organizers of the Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival would be quick to answer “C,” a notion that’s been clear from the festival’s inception but became all too real in the wake of the 2012 celebration. In order to showcase the distinctive qualities of Asheville through interactive events, quality food, family activities, local hand-crafted art, performance and music year after year, LAAFF relies almost wholly on revenue from sponsorship, vendor fees and sales from beer. The beer is purchased from local breweries and sold on-site to raise funds for LAAFF and Arts 2 People, the nonprofit organization that puts on the annual festival, which returns for its 13th edition Sunday, Sept. 6.

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money talKs “Sponsorship is the only realm where revenue can be expected to significantly increase,” says aaron johnstone, president and treasurer of Arts 2 People. The nonprofit also sponsors Aurora Studio and Gallery, which provides art classes for people who have struggled with addiction or mental illness, and awards mini-grants to local artists and organizations seeking creative ways to strengthen the community. “We are

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very grateful to all our sponsors, big and small, who help support our mission of promoting our local creative culture,” says Johnstone. “However, it is a challenge — both in the amount of time required and the potential burden on our local smallbusiness owners — to generate that sponsorship revenue.” The only year that LAAFF was unable to raise enough money to cover costs was 2012. That year, the city of Asheville required the festival to expand its footprint due to concerns about overcrowding Lexington Avenue. The added expense was somewhat offset by additional vendors’ fees, but Johnstone says many vendors were disappointed in the lack of crowds on the added area of Rankin Avenue. That same year was also the first in which participating bands were paid, a decision that fulfilled a longtime goal for the organizers. A ticketed, preevent pub crawl — intended to generate the revenue to cover the 60-plus groups that played over the weekend — failed to raise even a quarter of the total amount needed. Additionally, beer sales did not meet previous years’ levels and, due to unforeseen circumstances, several thousand dollars were spent on power generators. Happily, the narrative takes an upbeat turn for this year’s event. This year’s LAAFF “will find itself pollinating the urban landscape of Lexington Avenue ... with new partnerships and a vision toward a more community-minded festival,” reports a press release. A partnership with French Broad Food Co-op gives LAAFF food vendors the option of purchasing products at wholesale prices. The co-op is also is co-producing a weeklong series of workshops leading up to the festival. Among the topics to be discussed are sustainability, creativity and education about insects (e.g., composting and bee care) to fit this year’s Urban Pollination theme. Also new in 2015 is a medieval castle that will host a foam swordplay competition, an interactive instrument station and giveaways from first-time sponsor Moog Music and a food lounge, sponsored by Valet Gourmet, where patrons may sit and enjoy a snack or meal.

lows and highs There was a time when the festival’s future looked grim. Due to loss of several key members of the LAAFF team and the budget deficit, the efforts to produce LAAFF in 2013 were deemed too risky. The time off, however, proved beneficial as it allowed organizers a chance to regroup and develop the LAAFF Manifesto, which, in the words of LAAFF communications director johanna hagarty, “guides the event toward being a participatory, innovative, art-focused street festival that strengthens our local community.” The hiatus also brought forth a great show of encouragement from Lexington Avenue merchants who missed the festival and were instrumental in its return. “Due to that tremendous support and an influx of new energy and team members, including very successful management of the beer sales and fantastic sponsorship coordination, 2014 was a great success, which allowed us to pay off remaining debt,” Johnstone says. He notes the exception of past pay owed to “some very important staff,” which he hopes LAAFF can one day honor. But while there is a lot of volunteer effort, and many services are donated, a number of costs remain to successfully bring the festival back for 2015. Permits, barricades and road closure signage must be acquired, as well as electrical equipment, tents, tables, chairs, stages, sound systems, PortaJohns, trash/recycling/compost cleanup and disposal, insurance, advertising, banners and posters. On top of that, the city requires the hiring of

medical personnel and police, joining the workforce of subcontractors who handle electrical installation, setup, barricade security, music production and booking, volunteer coordination, artist hospitality and the aforementioned compensation of bands, performers and interactive artists. “Many festivals and events deal with these same elements,” Johnstone says. “But the size and scale of LAAFF, while being free and open to the public and located on city streets, presents unique challenges.” Among these specialized hurdles is the coordination of over 60 art vendors, 15-20 food vendors and more than 30 performing acts, plus setting up all the interactive and kids events in city streets and parking lots with limited access by vehicle. To ensure that the festival will be welcomed back the following year, all of that must be done while respecting the needs of brickand-mortar merchants on the street and meeting city safety requirements (e.g., fire lanes, electrical cord protection, tent layout and tie-down specs). Furthermore, there’s the five-hour setup and equally long breakdown of the mandatory road closure signs and barricades, which makes for 20-plus-hour days for many of LAAFF’s core staff. Such a commitment is worthwhile for people like Hagarty, who has worked with LAAFF in small capacities since she moved to Asheville in 2008 and has consistently found what she calls “the creative uniqueness” of the event to be one of the most special things about the city. “I even remember calling my mom after helping with the first one,” she says.“[I felt] so invigorated that I was a part of this town that supports education and sustainability in such a fun way.” X

LuckY 13: As LAAFF enters its 13th iteration, festival planners refocus on community-mindedness and a program aimed at “pollinating the urban landscape of Lexington Avenue.” Xpress file photo

laaff Music lineup electric stage • Sankofa Electrofolk (worldfolk), noon-12:45 p.m. • Raising Caine (Americanan/ country), 1:05-1:50 p.m. • Satta Roots (reggae), 2:10-2:55 p.m. • The If You Wannas (minimalist pop), 3:15-4 p.m. • Doc Aquatic (indie-rock), 4:205:05 p.m.

• East Coast Dirt (rock), 6-6:45 p.m. • The Hermit Kings (indie-rock), 7:05-7:50 p.m. • Sirius.B (absurdist folk-rock), 8:15-9 p.m. walnut stage • The Moon and You (folk), 12:30-1:15 p.m. • Plankeye Peggy (pirate-rock), 1:35-2:20 p.m. • Camp David (indie-folk), 2:40-3:25 p.m.

• Kill the Clique (melodic rock), 3:45-4:30 p.m. • Alpha Lee (hip-hop), 4:50-5:35 p.m. • The Red Coats Are Coming (rock), 5:55-6:40 p.m. • Debrissa and the Bear King (trip-hop), 7-7:45 p.m. • Nest Egg (psych-rock), 8:15-8:45 p.m.

south lexington stage • Hot Point Trio (Gypsy-jazz), 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. • The Roaring Lions (nontraditional jazz), 1-2:30 p.m. • Lenny Pettinelli and Michael John Marx (swing jazz), 3-4:30 p.m. • Ray Biscoglia Trio (1930s-’50s jazz), 5-6:30 p.m. • Mick Glasgow and the House Hoppers (New Orleans jazz), 7-8:30 p.m.

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by Alli Marshall

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Vantage point Ron Rash’s new novel offers poetry, optimism

HERE’S HoPing: “Almost everybody in the book is a decent human being doing the best they can,” says Ron Rash of his new novel, Above the Waterfall, his most optimistic book to date. Interestingly, despite more than a dozen drafts to fine-tune the language, Rash says he never rereads his own novels after publication. Photo by Ulf Andersen

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This sentence appears in the preface to Above the Waterfall, the newest novel by ron rash: “I watch last light lift off level land.” It’s just one of thousands of slight, deftly crafted lines. But there, before the story even begins, Rash slows the pace and announces himself — not just as a craftsman of rich, dark Southern fiction but also as a poet. He’ll present the novel at Malaprop’s Tuesday, Sept. 8. Less than a year ago, Rash mentioned the novel to Xpress while he was finalizing a late draft. “I like to do a lot of edits,” he says. “On this one, I did about 18. It needed it.” In fact, the local author reveals, for a long time the manuscript wasn’t working. What turned it around was emphasizing the language of Becky,

a park ranger who harbors both personal tragedy and a deep connection to nature. Becky’s insights come in crisp, minimal phrases as well as in poems and sketches. “I guess what I’m proudest of in the book is her voice,” says Rash. “That attempt to create a voice that is poetic, but also a voice that sees things on a level that most people normally can’t.” Becky is friends (and tentatively more) with Les, the local sheriff on the verge of retirement. If the two seem oddly matched, they share a symmetry in their brevity. Both mistrust words, which they believe harmed someone close to them. Both are deeply troubled, though good at heart. Their strong loyalties and unique perceptions land them on opposite sides of a conflict when

property is trespassed upon and a trout stream is poisoned. Still, Rash calls it his most optimistic book to date. “That’s not raising bar too high,” he jokes. “But hope and goodness win out for once. I’m not flinching from reality, certainly, but almost everybody in the book is a decent human being doing the best they can.” Fans of Rash’s work will recall the steely anti-heroine of Serena; the haunted, feuding families of The World Made Straight; and the many storylines of Nothing Gold Can Stay, in which the characters experience generations of gorgeous mountain landscapes side by side with harrowing violence. Above the Waterfall contains less bloodshed, but Becky is tormented by news reports of school shootings, and Les is routinely called to arrest methamphetamine abusers. While Rash says this will probably be the last time he writes about meth, “in nonfiction it’s underreported.” The author doesn’t want to sensationalize the drug problem that plagues the Western North Carolina mountains, so “each time I’ve written about it, my emphasis has been on the children and parents, the people around [the drug users],” he says. His attention is on the universality of loss and suffering. Rash does have new work in process — he writes at least six days per week, even while teaching at Western Carolina University, where he is the John Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Studies — but he’s most excited about publishing giant HarperCollins putting out a book of his collected poetry next April. Rash has released a number of poetry collections through small presses, but he suspects most readers of his fiction don’t realize he’s also a poet. Then again, the author’s career has been a slow burn. He was in his 40s by the time he was published beyond literary magazines. His first book was the short-story collection, The Night The New Jesus Fell to Earth. “I really believe it’s the best thing that could have happened to me ... because I was able to concentrate solely on the writing,” says Rash. “There were no distractions because no one was interested. I just went slowly and surely about my craft.” He adds, “What interest in my craft has come has been very slowly building. Someone recently said, ‘You’ve really broken through.’ I said, ‘It only took 17 books.’ I’m not an overnight sensation.” In his 20s, Rash asked

himself if he’d rather live his life wondering if he could have committed to writing or risk spending years honing his art form only to learn he didn’t have the talent. His choice is apparent. Above the Waterfall, with its quiet intensity and natural beauty juxtaposed against human ugliness, is the work of a writer who’s found his way with words. “The work itself is what matters. That’s where the focus needs to be, not on self-promotion,” Rash says, a sentiment he likely shares with his students. “You hope — and I do believe this — that if the work is good enough, eventually somebody will notice.” X

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by Kyle Petersen

kylepetersen@outlook.com

Steep Canyon Rangers celebrate new record and 10th anniversary of Mountain Song Festival

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8pm Showtime Hits include

“Bandy the Rodeo Clown”, “Till I’m Too Young to Die Old” “Just Good Ol’ Boys” “Hank Willians, You Wrote My Life”

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nEW VantagE PointS: “The record is kind of [our] chance to mess around,” says Steep Canyon Rangers banjo player Graham Sharp (second from right) of new album, Radio. The band brought in Jerry Douglas as producer because “he’s at the top of the world in bluegrass, but he also has a lot of experience outside the world of bluegrass.” Photo by Sandlin Gaither

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As the Brevard-based Americana outfit Steep Canyon Rangers prepare for the release of their ninth solo record, Radio — the follow up to 2013’s Grammy Award-winning Nobody Knows You — they’re also are set to celebrate an important milestone for both the band and their community. The 10th anniversary of Mountain Song Festival, an event started by the Steeps, takes place at Brevard Music Center on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 11 to 13. [sidelight id=“2856”] “It really ties us back to into the community,” banjo player and singer graham sharp says. “We travel so much that we can often feel a little disconnected from home, and this really brings us back in.” As the Brevard-based Americana outfit Steep Canyon Rangers prepare for the release of their ninth solo record, Radio — the follow up to 2013’s Grammy Award-winning Nobody Knows You — they’re also set to celebrate an important

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milestone for both the band and their community. The 10th anniversary of the Mountain Song Festival, an event started by the Steeps, takes place at the Brevard Music Center Friday, Sept. 11 to Sunday, Sept. 13. “It really ties us back to into the community,” banjo player and singer graham sharp says. “We travel so much that we can often feel a little disconnected from home, and this really brings us back in.” The festival began a decade ago when the group’s guitar player and lead vocalist, woody platt, was prodded by his mom, Cindy Platt — an “awesome, community-minded woman,” according to Sharp. She was on the board of the Boys & Girls Club at the time, and the organization was short on funds, so Platt and john felty, his former bandmate in Jupiter Coyote, co-founded the festival to raise money for them. The Steep Canyon Rangers (including bassist charles r. humphrey iii, nicky sanders on fiddle, mike guggino on mandolin and vocals and michael

ashworth on box kit and vocals) signed on as perpetual hosts for the annual event. Although not quite the household names that they are today, the group’s reputation was already sterling in the bluegrass world. The Steeps were able to secure Doc Watson for the first year and book the 1,800 permanent-seat Brevard Music Center (with plenty of lawn seating as well), which comes with the elegant backdrop of the Pisgah National Forest. In 10 years’ time, the festival has stretched from one to three days and raised a half-million dollars for the Boys & Girls Club, as well as becoming a signature event for the band and a mark of its continued rise in the music world. “It’s always been reflective of our position in the music scene,” Sharp says. “It’s a decent amount of bluegrass, but it also branches out a bit. We try to balance between people we know the audience will love, like

Ricky Skaggs and the Del McCoury Band, and also have the audience trust us a bit to bring in new stuff — like this year, we’re going to have The Milk Carton Kids.” The festival also features some of the region’s top roots talent, like Town Mountain and singer-songwriter Shannon Whitworth. Most importantly, the Steep Canyon Rangers will play each of the three nights, and Sharp promises a surprise guest will be coming in for the weekend. Tenth anniversary aside, celebration seems in order, given the band’s fortunes. Collaborations with comedian and actor Steve Martin, a fierce banjo player, have given the group an increased national profile. So has the band’s hard-touring ways and powerful, consummate live shows. For Radio, the Steeps enlisted the help of Dobro legend jerry douglas to produce, a move Sharp calls “obvious, [because] Jerry’s the dude, a bluegrass hero, not just for the Dobro but in a lot of ways.” He continues, “What attracted us to him is that he’s at the top of the world in bluegrass, but he also has a lot of experience outside the world of bluegrass. We felt like he was going

to be the perfect fit for the record. And I think he was.” The resulting album reaffirms the band’s assured instrumental chops and comfort with subtly adapting traditional instrumentation (banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, bass and box kit) to songs grounded in, but not limited by, bluegrass and honky-tonk archetypes. While the Steep Canyon Rangers’ sound never strays too far from their signature approach, it’s easy to note the bursts of distortion that mark the beginning of “Blow Me Away” or the rocklike bridge on the title track as moments where the band feels far from tied to tradition. Those songs are sure to get some play at the Mountain Song Festival, but the weekend is really about the relationship of the Steep Canyon Rangers and the Western North Carolina music scene. “[They have], without a doubt, forged their own niche within Americana and the bluegrass scene as well,” Felty says of the musicians. “Not only have they helped put Western North Carolina back on the map, but have helped make it an epicenter. In my opinion, they have aided bluegrass music to be accepted and appreciated by a more mainstream audience with all their achievements.” X

M o u n ta i n s o n G festiVal schedule The Mountain Song Festival takes place Sept. 11-13, at the Brevard Music Center’s Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium. Gates open at 4 p.m. on Friday and at noon on Saturday and Sunday. mountainsongfestival.com. Tickets are $46 auditorium/$35 lawn on Friday and Sunday ($51/$40 at the gate); $54 auditorium (available at Gravy only)/$43 lawn on Saturday; and $130 for a three-day auditorium pass (available at Gravy only). Purchase tickets online at avl.mx/1gr, by phone at 800-514-3849 and at Gravy, 17 W. Main St., Brevard (phone: 862-4900). friday, sept. 11 • Steep Canyon Rangers, 5:30-6:30 p.m. • Shannon Whitworth and Barrett Smith, 7-8 p.m. • The Del McCoury Band, 8:30-10 p.m. saturday, sept. 12 • Town Mountain, 2-3 p.m. • Sarah Siskind, 3:30-4:30 p.m. • Larry Keel Experience, 5-6 p.m. • The Milk Carton Kids, 6:30-7:45 p.m. • Steep Canyon Rangers, 8:15-9:45 p.m. sunday, sept. 13 • Red Wine, 1:30-2:30 p.m. • Steep Canyon Rangers with special guests, 3-4 p.m. • Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, 4:30-6 p.m.

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by Bill Kopp

bill@musoscribe.com

‘don’t expect One direction. expect no direction.’ Dublin-based power-pop act Pugwash finally makes its Southeast debut

duBLin’S PugWaSH plays The Altamont Theatre Friday, Sept. 4. Bandleader Thomas Walsh says to expect “morbid obesity, alopecia, leathery skin, weird-colored faces, lots of hair in the wrong places, accents [you] can’t understand and ... good music.” Photo by Joseph H. Adam Pugwash hasn’t become a household word in the United States, but it’s not for lack of effort. With winning melodies, sharp hooks and winsome lyrics, the Dublin-based group is a critic’s darling. The band makes its Southeastern U.S. debut at The Altamont Theatre Friday, Sept. 4. No fewer than three separate record labels have compiled the best tracks from the Pugwash catalog (now six albums). The second of those, Giddy, was championed by XTC’s Andy Partridge and released on his own Ape House label. But until the 2015 release of the compilation A Rose in a Garden of Weeds (Omnivore Recordings), none of Pugwash’s music had gotten a proper release in the U.S. The favorable reception to that disc has led to Pugwash’s newest set, Play This

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Intimately (As If Among Friends), set for release on the day of the band’s Asheville show. “This album was made for America,” says thomas walsh, Pugwash’s lead singer, guitarist and songwriter. “We always make records first and foremost for ourselves, but the excitement of this whole project was that we’re actually going to America [to] tour it and meet our American fans.” The prospect of an American release provided additional motivation for the band. “When you’re sitting in a studio in London in winter, and it’s very cold and snowy and icy outside, you can say to yourself, ‘We’ll be in Arizona or someplace soon, playing a gig!’” Walsh ruminates on the music business. “Sometimes it doesn’t give you a lot back monetarily, and, of course, we’re fighting against all this modern-

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day technology that’s making music become cheap and/or free. So it’s great to still be able to fulfill dreams,” he says. When asked how the music on Play This Intimately differs from the group’s previous material, Walsh breaks into a parody of a hyped-up commercial musician: “It’s the best stuff ever! Hello, Seattle!” After the laughter subsides, he gives a more serious answer. “The latest stuff is always your favorite,” he says. “I’m always just happy to have written a song, full stop. All I can gauge is that my quality control has been on the ball.” He notes that the songs on the new disc have gotten praise from Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra) and Ray Davies (The Kinks), both of whom (plus Partridge) guest on Play This Intimately. “Things like that inspire you beyond belief,” Walsh says.

Walsh is ELO Fan No. 1, so getting that group’s leader to appear on his album was a dream come true, even if Lynne’s contribution is a (largely unintelligible) shout midway through “Kicking and Screaming,” the album’s lead track. “When I was in Jeff’s studio in March — I had popped over for a cuppa tea — I brought over tapes of some early mixes,” Walsh says. “At the last minute, I asked him, ‘Would you be into doing something on the record?’ I said it because ... well, we’re Irish, so we’re pretty forward.” Lynne happily agreed in principle, but scheduling never quite worked out. In the end, Lynne sent over a brief recording of himself shouting a variation on his spoken (yelled) piece from the outro of The Move’s original 1971 version of “Do Ya.” In this case, he says, “Look out baby, there’s a pug a-comin’!” Pugwash’s melodic power-pop makes it to the U.S. largely on the strength of self-booking; though the Omnivore label helps as it’s able, the band has no tour manager as such. The band is running on a very tight budget, even relying on its opening acts to share equipment. (Note: This writer performs in The Glampas who recently regrouped just to open the Altamont show.) “We’d never get to America if we had to bring our own gear,” Walsh says. That chance-taking attitude is emblematic of the band’s collective personality. “We hate set lists,” Walsh says. “And we only rehearse for a laugh, because we enjoy it.” So what should those purchasing a ticket to The Altamont show expect? Walsh deadpans. “Morbid obesity, alopecia, leathery skin, weird-colored faces, lots of hair in the wrong places, accents they can’t understand, and ... good music. Don’t expect One Direction; expect no direction.” He adds, “Hopefully, every time we count in a song and play it, it’s gonna change your life.” X

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Christopher Paul Stelling New York-based singer-songwriter Christopher Paul Stelling has been having a pretty great year. His new album, Labor Against Waste, was released to much acclaim. He played an NPR “Tiny Desk Concert” and (almost as awesome) made his network TV debut. And then he went and topped it all by proposing to his longtime girlfriend at the end of his set at the Newport Folk Festival. And even if you think folky singer-songwriters aren’t your thing, Stelling is not only a great finger-style guitar picker and foot stomper, his songs are thoughtful, passionate and solid. Plus, before all of this success, he lived for a time in Asheville — which makes his Thursday, Sept. 3, show at The Mothlight a homecoming as much as a tour stop. Hannah Kaminer opens. 9 p.m. $8. themothlight.com. Photo by Jenn Sweeney

Hot Summer Nights What do you get when you cross traditional mountain music with scantily clad women? The Hot Summer Nights event, which brings bluegrass and showgirls to the same stage for what’s “destined to become a Southern classic,” according to organizer and sensual dance heroine Lady Christine. Performances include a spirited set by The Big Deal Band; showgirl acts by Les Femmes Mystique and Les Filles Charme; a medley by The Soul Train ladies; dance performances in go-go, jazzy Bhangra and hip-hop styles; a solo act by Lady Christine; impassioned singing by Alice n’ Wonderlust; summer mixes by DJ Bobbito Valentino; “and other fun surprises throughout the evening.” What once was an annual event is back by popular demand — this time at White Horse Black Mountain on Thursday, Sept. 3, from 8-11 p.m. $15/$18. whitehorseblackmountain.com. Photo by Tempus Fugit Design

Kathleen Lewis Scraps from interior design projects and recycled fabrics that many would discard are given a new purpose by local fiber artist Kathleen Lewis. Sewing, hand-dyeing, melting, painting, rusting, printing and otherwise manipulating a variety of textures, she spawns decorative, whimsical creatures — including her sturdily crafted throw pillows that double as owls — and highly functional accessories like reversible hats, handbags and long-lasting articles of clothing. A selection of work from the artist’s Kenilworthbased company, Kathleen Lewis Designs, will be displayed in Woolworth Walk’s front gallery for September, with a free meet-andgreet reception planned for Friday, Sept. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. Visitors can also enter to win a raffle prize at the exhibit. woolworthwalk.com. Photo courtesy of the artist

Dangermuffin plus Weather and Waves Isis Restaurant & Music Hall may burst at the seams from the sheer magnitude of earthy live music it’s hosting Thursday, Sept. 3. Asheville-based West African roots band Les Amis (featuring members of Toubab Krewe and Zansa) play an acoustic show in the upstairs seated lounge at 7 p.m. ($7) before soothing rockers Dangermuffin and Weather and Waves (Perpetual Groove frontman Brock Butler’s Americana side project) take over the main hall downstairs at 8:30 p.m. ($10/$12). After acoustic and electric sets, the two roots-inspired groups plan to treat the audience to a sonic nightcap — a collaborative jam — on the house. Meanwhile, local jazz musicians Micah Thomas and Mike Holstein will serenade passers-by from the venue’s covered patio (free). For more information on the separately ticketed events, visit isisasheville.com. Photo of Dangermuffin courtesy of the band

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by Abigail Griffin

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ashevilletheatre.org • FR (9/4) and SA (9/5), 7:30pm - LYLAS all-female sketch comedy troupe presents LYLAS: We’re Funny. Period. $20.

MusiC 5PM • FREE • RIVERMUSIC • FRIDAY sePteMBeR 11 (pd.) RiverLink’s RiverMusic series continues at the RiverLink Sculpture and Performance Plaza in the River Arts District. • September 11 features three outstanding female artists: Headliner Nora Jane Struthers and her band, the Party Line. Opening the concert, Megan Jean and the KFB (exotic avant-folk-punk duo) and Sweet Leda, a rockin’ soul band.www. riverlink.org AfRiCAn dRuM LessOns At skinny BeAts dRuM shOP (pd.) Sundays 2pm, Wednesdays 6pm. Billy Zanski teaches a fun approach to connecting with your inner rhythm. No experience necessary. Drums provided. $12/class. (828) 768-2826. www.skinnybeatsdrums.com AsheviLLe AReA PiAnO fORuM 669-3878, ashevillepiano.org, edorlora@ gmail.com • FR (9/4), 9:30am - From Perusal to Performance: Helpful hints and practical guidelines for the learning process, presentation by Ruby Morgan. Free. Held at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St.

funnY LadiES: Asheville Community Theatre has partnered with Asheville’s all-female sketch comedy troupe, LYLAS, to present their 10th Anniversary Show, LYLAS: We’re Funny. Period. For the past 10 years LYLAS has worked as a collaboration among a rotating comedic cast of women, and this show will feature many of its founding members and regular contributors. Tickets to the shows are $20, and performances are Friday, Sept. 4, and Saturday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m. Photo of LYLAS members Betsy Puckett, Hollis McKeown, and Tina Ford-Cox by Studio Misha (p. 46) ARt

GROveWOOd GALLeRy 111 Grovewood Road, 253-7651, grovewood.com • SA (9/5), 11am-4pm - Self-guided tours of artist studios at historic Grovewood Grounds. Free to attend.

tRAnsyLvAniA heRitAGe MuseuM 189 W Main St., Brevard, 884-2347, transylvaniaheritage.org • SA (9/5), 10am-3pm - “Founders Day Fair,”

featuring music, dance, crafts, food vendors, and

kids activities. “Founding Fathers Guided Walking Tour” at 10:30am and 1:30pm for $10.

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AuditiOns & CALL tO ARtists AsheviLLe COMMunity ChiLdRen’s ChORus 513-200-9447, https://www.facebook.com/ pages/Asheville-Community-ChildrensChorus/485447988153181, andrewhiler76@gmail.com • Through SA (9/5) - Open call auditions for children ages 9-14. Contact for guidelines. Free to attend. Held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 Church St. BLACk MOuntAin CenteR fOR the ARts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • TU (9/8) and SA (9/12), 10am - Auditions for Bell Book and Candle, comedy. Contact for guidelines and appointment. Free.

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CALdWeLL ARts COunCiL 601 College Ave SW, Lenoir, 754-2486 • Through WE (9/30) - Sculptor applications accepted for City of Lenoir outdoor sculpture gallery. Contact for guidelines. Free. histORiC BiLtMORe viLLAGe 398-6062 ext. 1220, historicbiltmorevillage.com • Through TU (9/15) - Submissions will be accepted for cover art for the Biltmore COMedy Village brochure. Contact for guidelines. Free.

MusiC At unCA 251-6432, unca.edu • WEDNESDAYS (9/2) through (9/9), 7pm Blue Ridge Orchestra open rehearsal. Free. Held in the Reuter Center • FR (9/4), 3pm - “Opera Talks” guided by industry professionals. Free. Held in the Reuter Center • TH (9/10), 7pm - Alsarah and the Nubatones, East African retro pop. $20. Held in Lipinsky Auditorium shindiG On the GReen 258-6101 x345, folkheritage.org • SATURDAYS until (9/5), 7pm - Traditional old-time music and dance. Free. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St. sOnG O’sky ChORus • TU (9/8), 6:45pm - Open house rehearsal and meet and greet. Free. Held at Reed Memorial Baptist Church, 756 Fairview Road st. MAtthiAs ChuRCh 1 Dundee St., 285-0033, stmatthiasepiscopal.com • SU (9/6), 3pm - Biltmore Brass Quintet presents works by Gabrielli, Scheidt, theAteR Mozart, Bach and Peter Warlock. Free to attend.

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35BeLOW 35 E. Walnut St., 254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (9/4) until

(9/20) - The Actor’s Center of Asheville presents Art. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2:30pm. $15. diffeRent stROkes PeRfORMinG ARts COLLeCtive 275-2093, differentstrokespac.org • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS (9/3) until (9/19) - The Shape of Things. Alternating casts for the early and late shows. Thu. - Sat.: 7:30pm. Fri. & Sat.: 10:30pm. $18/$30 both shows. Held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. fLAt ROCk PLAyhOuse dOWntOWn 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville, 6930731, flatrockplayhouse.org • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (9/6) - Crimes of the Heart. Wed. - Sat.: 8pm. Thur., Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. $15-$40. hendeRsOnviLLe LittLe theAtRe 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville, 692-1082, hendersonvillelittletheater.org • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS until (9/5) - The Crucible. Thu. - Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $20/$15 students/$10 children. nORth CAROLinA stAGe COMPAny 15 Stage Lane, 239-0263 • FRIDAY through SUNDAY (9/4) until (9/6) - “Impossibilities Magic Show,” magical comedian Chris Collins and mentalist Erik Dobell. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $22/$18 advance. the MAGnetiC theAtRe 375 Depot St., 279-4155 • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (9/12), 7:30pm - The Jacob Higginbotham Show, one-man lyricdrama. $21/$18 advance.

g a L L E RY diR Ec t oRY ARt At Asu 262-3017, tcva.org • FR (9/4) through SA (12/19) - Photography by Endia Beal, multimedia art by Kirsten Stolle, and mixed media paintings by Ruth Ava Lyons. Artists’ reception: Nov. 6, 6-10pm. Held in the Turchin Center. ARt At unCA art.unca.edu • Through TH (9/17) - Unfathomable, silverpoint and mixed media by Carol Prusa. Held in S. Tucker Cooke Gallery. • Through SA (9/5) - Topophilia, prints by Tatiana Potts. Held in Owen Hall. ARt At WARRen WiLsOn COLLeGe warren-wilson.edu Exhibits are held in Elizabeth Holden Art Gallery, unless otherwise stated. • MO (9/7) through SA (9/19) - Warren Wilson College art faculty exhibition. Artists’ Reception: Sept. 10, 5:30-7pm.

AsheviLLe AReA ARts COunCiL 1 Page Ave., 258-0710, ashevillearts.com • Through SA (9/5) - Contemporary Muralism in Context: Street Art, Public Art, and Graffiti. • Through (9/19) - Adieu original paintings on wood by Heather Shirin. AsheviLLe ARt MuseuM 2 N. Pack Square, 253-3227, ashevilleart.org • Through SU (1/24) - Cubism and Other-isms, the work of William Wegman. AsheviLLe GALLeRy Of ARt 16 College St., 251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art.com • Through WE (9/30) - Renewal: Meditations on Nature, watercolor and ink paintings by Sandra Brugh Moore. Opening reception: Sept. 4, 5-8pm. AsheviLLe LOft 52 Broadway St., 782-8833, theashevilleloft.com • Through MO (9/7) - To The Harbormaster, paintings by Amanda Seckington. BLACk MOuntAin CenteR fOR the ARts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • TH (9/10) through FR (10/9) - What’s the Buzz About Bees? Bee related art by more than 25 artists. Opening reception: Sept. 10, 6-8pm. BLACk MOuntAin COLLeGe MuseuM & ARts CenteR 56 Broadway, 350-8484, blackmountaincollege.org • FR (9/4) through TH (12/31) - Convergence/ Divergence: Exploring Black Mountain College + Chicago’s New Bauhaus/Institute of Design, exhibition. Opening reception: Sept. 4, 5:30-8pm. BuRnsviLLe tRAC GALLeRy 102 W. Main St., Burnsville, 682-7215, toeriverarts.org/facilities/burnsville-gallery • Through SA (9/26) - Local authors’ books are showcased. Free to attend.

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Odyssey COOPeRAtive ARt GALLeRy 238 Clingman Ave., 285-9700, facebook.com/odysseycoopgallery • Through WE (9/30) - Ceramic art of Barbara Quartrone and Dyann Myers. sPRuCe Pine tRAC GALLeRy 269 Oak Ave., Spruce Pine, 765-0520, toeriverarts.org/facilities/spruce-pine-gallery • Through SA (9/19) - Wax, featuring work of nine artists who include wax in their creative process. sWAnnAnOA vALLey fine ARts LeAGue svfalarts.org • Through TU (9/8) - Annual member’s juried art exhibition. Held at Red House Studios and Gallery, 310 W. State St., Black Mountain the fRenCh BROAd ARtists saharfakhoury@yahoo.com • Through WE (9/30) - Autumn plein air landscape paintings group show. Held at Riverview Station, 191 Lyman St. tRyOn fine ARts CenteR 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 859-8322, tryonarts.org • Through SA (10/10) - Historic furniture and wood carvings from the Tryon Toy Makers. zAPOW! 21 Battery Park Suite 101, 575-2024, zapow.net • Through SU (10/11), Heroes and Villains!, a member artist group show. Contact the galleries for admission hours and fees.

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CLUbLaNd White hORse BLACk MOuntAin Kat Epple and Nathan Dyke (new age, world, electronic), 7:30pm

WednesdAy, sePteMBeR 2 185 kinG stReet Movie night, 8pm

WiLd WinG CAfe sOuth Skinny Wednesdays w/ J Luke, 7pm

5 WALnut Wine BAR Wine tasting w/ Redleg Husky (Americana, folk), 5pm Juan Benavides Trio (flamenco), 8pm

thuRsdAy, sePteMBeR 3 185 kinG stReet KT Vandyke (folk), 8pm

ALtAMOnt theAtRe Harmonia presents “Breakfast Boogie”, 7am

5 WALnut Wine BAR Pleasure Chest (blues, rock ’n’ roll, soul), 8pm

AsheviLLe MusiC hALL First Thursdays w/ Phuncle Sam (Grateful Dead covers), 10pm Ben’s tune-uP Asheville Country Music Review w/ Town Mountain, The Honeycutters & John Stickley Trio, 5pm

AsheviLLe MusiC hALL Creatures of the Night pre-party w/ Thriftworks & Kaminanda, Sixis, Levitation Jones & more (electronic), 9pm

BLACk MOuntAin ALe hOuse Play to win game night, 7:30pm

BARLey’s tAPROOM AMC Jazz Jam, 9pm

BOGARt’s RestAuRAnt & tAveRn Eddie Rose & Highway Forty (bluegrass), 6:30pm

BLACk MOuntAin ALe hOuse Bluegrass jam w/ The Big Deal Band, 8pm

diRty sOuth LOunGe Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm

CLuB eLeven On GROve Swing lessons & dance w/ Swing Asheville, 6:30pm Tango lessons & practilonga w/ Tango Gypsies, 7pm

dOuBLe CROWn Classic Country w/ DJs Greg Cartwright, David Gay, Brody Hunt, 10pm fOGGy MOuntAin BReWPuB Ashley Heath (singer-songwriter), 9pm funkAtORiuM John Hartford Jam (folk, bluegrass), 6:30pm GOOd stuff Karaoke!, 7pm GRind CAfe Trivia night, 7pm

CReekside tAPhOuse Station Underground (reggae), 8pm

bLUeS-hOP: Philadelphia’s G. Love & Special Sauce pour out “soul drenched tracks [of] blues infused hip-hop, which people have been trying to label for years,” reads the group’s Facebook bio. “The best advice - dont try to tame it or claim it; it’s simply their sonic trademark, instantly recognizable and addictively delicious.” G. Love & Special Sauce will be performing at the Orange Peel on Friday, Sept. 4, at 8:30 p.m., following a set by Chris Kasper.

hiGhLAnd BReWinG COMPAny Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul), 5:30pm JACk Of the WOOd PuB Old-time session, 5pm LAzy diAMOnd Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10pm LeX 18 Patrick Lopez Experience (modern, Latin jazz), 7pm

LOBsteR tRAP Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet), 6:30pm

sCuLLy’s Sons of Ralph (bluegrass), 6pm

MOuntAin MOJO COffeehOuse Open mic, 6:30pm

sLy GROG LOunGe Word Night (trivia-ish), 8pm Cards Against Humanity Game Night, 10pm

nAtive kitChen & sOCiAL PuB Ryan O’Keefe, 6:30pm nOBLe kAvA Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert, 9pm O.henRy’s/the undeRGROund “Take the Cake” Karaoke, 10pm OdditORiuM Fashion Bath (rock), 9pm

To qualify for a free listing, a venue must be predominately dedicated to the performing arts. Bookstores and cafés with regular open mics and musical events are also allowed / To limit confusion, events must be submitted by the venue owner or a representative of that venue / Events must be submitted in written form by e-mail (clubland@mountainx.com), fax, snail mail or hand-delivered to the Clubland Editor Hayley Benton at 2 Wall St., Room 209, Asheville, NC 28801. Events submitted to other staff members are not assured of inclusion in Clubland / Clubs must hold at least TWO events per week to qualify for listing space. Any venue that is inactive in Clubland for one month will be removed / The Clubland Editor reserves the right to edit or exclude events or venues / Deadline is by noon on Monday for that Wednesday’s publication. this is a firm deadline.

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Off the WAGOn Piano show, 9pm OLive OR tWist Intermediate swing dance lessons w/ Bobby Wood, 7pm Beginning swing dance lesson w/ Bobby Wood, 7:30pm 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock), 8pm One stOP deLi & BAR The Paper Crowns w/ Damn Tall Buildings & The Resonant Rogues (Americana, folk), 10pm One WORLd BReWinG Billy Litz (multi-instrumental singer-songwriter), 8pm PisGAh BReWinG COMPAny Dennis Berndt (reggae, roots, folk), 6pm POuR tAPROOM Karaoke, 8pm ReJAvAnAtiOn CAfe Open mic night, 6pm ROOM iX Fuego: Latin night, 9pm

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sOL BAR neW MOuntAin World Wednesdays, 8pm tALLGARy’s At fOuR COLLeGe Open mic & jam, 7pm the JOint neXt dOOR Bluegrass jam, 8pm the MOthLiGht The New Schematics w/ Dirty Soul Revival & Andrew Thelston (rock ’n’ roll, indie), 9:30pm the PhOeniX Jazz night, 8pm the sOCiAL Marc Keller, 6pm Karaoke, 9:30pm the sOutheRn Disclaimer Comedy open mic, 9pm tiGeR MOuntAin Flux (’80s & ’90s dance party), 10pm tiMO’s hOuse Spectrum AVL w/ rotating DJs, 9pm tOWn PuMP Open mic w/ Parker Brooks, 9pm tRAiLheAd RestAuRAnt And BAR Acoustic jam w/ Kevin Scanlon (bluegrass, old-time, folk), 6pm tRessA’s dOWntOWn JAzz And BLues Blues & soul jam w/ Al Coffee & Da Grind, 8:30pm

dOuBLe CROWn 33 and 1/3 Thursdays w/ DJs Devyn & Oakley, 10pm eLAine’s dueLinG PiAnO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9pm fOGGy MOuntAin BReWPuB Simon George & friends (funk, jazz), 10pm fRenCh BROAd BReWeRy Chris Jamison (singer-songwriter), 6pm GRey eAGLe MusiC hALL & tAveRn Southern Culture on the Skids w/ The Krektones (surf rock, rock ’n’ roll, garage), 9pm isis RestAuRAnt And MusiC hALL Waist Management (modern jazz), 6pm Les Amis (West African roots), 7pm Dangermuffin & Weather and Waves w/ Brock Butler (roots rock, acoustic, jam), 8:30pm JACk Of the WOOd PuB Bluegrass jam, 7pm LeX 18 Ray Biscoglia Duo (piano, bass jazz), 7pm Michael Andersen (eloquent honkytonk piano), 10pm LOBsteR tRAP Hank Bones (“The man of 1,000 songs”), 6:30pm MARket PLACe Ben Hovey (dub jazz, beats), 7pm O.henRy’s/the undeRGROund Game Night w/ Xandrea Foxx, 9pm Drag Show, 12:30am OdditORiuM Cryptic Hymn, Tyranny Enthroned & Gnarl Scar (metal), 9pm Off the WAGOn Dueling pianos, 9pm OLive OR tWist Dance lesson w/ Ian & Karen, 8pm DJ (oldies, Latin, line dance), 8:30pm

One stOP deLi & BAR Phish ’n’ Chips (Phish covers), 6pm

PuRPLe OniOn CAfe Laura Blackley Band (country, folk, soul), 7pm

sOutheRn APPALAChiAn BReWeRy Nitrograss (bluegrass), 7pm

One WORLd BReWinG Sarah Tucker (singer-songwriter), 8pm

ROOM iX Throwback Thursdays (all vinyl set), 9pm

sPRinG CReek tAveRn Open Mic, 6pm

ORAnGe PeeL The Wailers (reggae), 9pm

sCAndALs niGhtCLuB DJ dance party & drag show, 10pm

tALLGARy’s At fOuR COLLeGe Gentle Jones Band (classic rock mix), 7pm

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the sOCiAL Jordan Okrend (pop, rock, soul), 6pm

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sOL BAR neW MOuntAin Songwriter Thursdays w/ Caine McDonald, 8pm

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PisGAh BReWinG COMPAny The Screaming J’s (boogie-woogie, swing), 8pm

the MOthLiGht Christopher Paul Stelling w/ Hannah Kaminer (singer-songwriter, folk), 9:30pm

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sLy GROG LOunGe Open mic (musicians, poets, comedians & more welcome), 8pm

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the sOutheRn Throwdown Thursday w/ Jim Raves & Nex Millen (DJ, dance party), 10pm

iROn hORse stAtiOn The Wilhelm Brothers (folk rock w/ cello), 7pm

tiMO’s hOuse Dance Party w/ DJ Franco Nino, 10pm

isis RestAuRAnt And MusiC hALL Friday three for all w/ A Social Function, Feel More East & Magenta Sunshine (classic rock, reggae, folk), 9pm

tOWn PuMP Brooks Dixon (singer-songwriter), 9pm tRAiLheAd RestAuRAnt And BAR Cajun & western swing jam w/ Steve Burnside, 7pm

13 TV’S, Football, Burgers, Pizza, an d Beer!

tRessA’s dOWntOWn JAzz And BLues The Westsound Revue (Motown, soul), 9pm tWisted LAuReL Karaoke, 8pm

THU. 9/3 Steven Poteat

White hORse BLACk MOuntAin Les Femmes Mystique (showgirl, dance), 7:30pm

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FRI. 9/4

WiLd WinG CAfe Throwin’ Down Thursday w/ DJ Ramin, 5pm

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WiLd WinG CAfe sOuth Scott Raines (singer-songwriter), 6pm Live DJ, 9pm

(pop, dance hits)

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WXyz LOunGe At ALOft hOteL Pam Jones (jazz, R&B), 7:30pm

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fRidAy, sePteMBeR 4 185 kinG stReet Noche Latina, 8pm 5 WALnut Wine BAR 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock ’n’ roll), 9pm

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ALtAMOnt theAtRe Pugwash w/ The Glampas (pop, psychedelic, alt-rock), 8pm

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Fri • September 4

Allen Thompson Band 7:00-9:00

Sat • September 5

Wee Bit Louder Fest featuring Delta Moon, Franklin’s Kite, and Andrew Scotchie & The River Rats 6:00-10:00

Sun • September 6 Dennis “Chalwa” Berndt Roots Reggae Trio 1:00-4:00

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Ben’s tune-uP Woody Wood (acoustic, folk, rock), 5pm BLue MOuntAin PizzA & BReW PuB Acoustic Swing, 7pm BOiLeR ROOM Rebirth 22 w/ DJ Luis Armando, J-Hecht & Arora (EDM), 10pm ByWAteR Taylor Martin’s Engine B-Day Party Show w/ Billy Cardine & Jay Sanders (acoustic syndicate), 8pm CLAssiC WineseLLeR Blue Ribbon Healers (old-time, jazz, gypsy), 7pm CORk & keG The Gypsy Swingers (up-tempo jazz), 8:30pm dOuBLe CROWn DJ Greg Cartwright (garage & soul obscurities), 10pm

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BACk yARd BAR Karaoke w/ Get Vocal Entertainment, 8pm

(NO COVER!! ROWDY COUNTRY HONKY TONK BLUEGRASS LABOR DAY BLOW OUT DANCE PARTY) 9 p.m. Free (Donations Encouraged)

SATURDAY Parker & Smith (old-fashioned blues), 2-4pm SUNDAY Celtic Irish session 3-9pm MONDAY Quizzo! 7:30-9pm • WEDNESDAY Old-Time 5pm SINGER SONGWRITERS 1st & 3rd Tuesdays THURSDAY Scottie Parker (old-fashioned blues) 2-4pm, Bluegrass Jam 7pm FRIDAY The Low Counts (blues) w/ Todd Cecil & Back South A Dirty Dance Party

AthenA’s CLuB Dave Blair (folk, funk, acoustic), 7pm

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GRey eAGLe MusiC hALL & tAveRn Luke Combs (country, acoustic, singersongwriter), 9pm hiGhLAnd BReWinG COMPAny Allen Thompson Band (folk, rock, Americana), 7pm

JACk Of the WOOd PuB Resonant Rogues (rag-time, Gypsy jazz, Balkan blues), 9pm JeRusALeM GARden Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7pm LAzy diAMOnd Sonic Satan Stew w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10pm LeX 18 Michael Andersen (eloquent honky-tonk piano), 4pm Michael John Jazz (classic jazz), 6:30pm Kid Dutch Duo (vintage jazz, blues), 10pm LOBsteR tRAP Hot Point Trio (gypsy jazz), 6:30pm MARket PLACe The Sean Mason Trio (groove, jazz, funk), 7pm nAtive kitChen & sOCiAL PuB Broken Rabbit (old-time trio), 7:30pm neW MOuntAin theAteR/ AMPhitheAteR Juan Holladay w/ Big Dave and Ryan Barber, The Blue Dragons, Fritz Beer and the Crooked Beat & Fifty Year Flood (R&B, soul, hip-hop), 8pm O.henRy’s/the undeRGROund Drag Show, 12:30am OdditORiuM fLAshBAnG, deAth tRiP, POMPOs & snACk ChAMPiOn (Punk-ROCk), 9PM Off the WAGOn Dueling pianos, 9pm One stOP deLi & BAR Free Dead Fridays w/ members of Phuncle Sam (jam), 5pm Smooth Dialects (soul, funk), 10pm One WORLd BReWinG Bull Moose Party (bluegrass, old-time), 10pm ORAnGe PeeL G. Love & Special Sauce w/ Chris Kasper (alt-hip hop, blues, rock), 8:30pm PACk squARe PARk 2015 Clips beer & film tour, 7pm PACk’s tAveRn DJ Ocelate (dance hits, pop), 9pm RiveRWAtCh BAR & GRiLL Sound Extreme Karaoke w/ DJ Hurricane, 7pm ROOt BAR nO. 1 Vinyl Sunday (rock), 9pm sCAndALs niGhtCLuB Zumba in Da Club (superhero-themed), 7pm DJ dance party & drag show, 10pm sCuLLy’s DJ, 10pm sOutheRn APPALAChiAn BReWeRy Calvin Get Down (funk, soul, groove), 7pm tALLGARy’s At fOuR COLLeGe Fine Line (classic rock), 9:30pm the AdMiRAL Hip Hop dance party w/ DJ Warf, 11pm the MOthLiGht Black Tusk w/ Lazer/Wulf (sludge metal, stoner rock, punk), 9:30pm

the sOCiAL Steve Moseley (acoustic), 6pm Get Vocal Karaoke, 9:30pm the vALLey MusiC & COOkhOuse Albi & The Lifters, 5pm tiGeR MOuntAin Dark dance rituals w/ DJ Cliffypoo, 10pm tRAiLheAd RestAuRAnt And BAR Kevin Lorenz (blues, jazz, improv), 6:30pm tWisted LAuReL Live DJ, 11pm White hORse BLACk MOuntAin Salsa Shark (salsa, jazz), 9pm WiLd WinG CAfe sOuth A Social Function (acoustic), 9:30pm WXyz LOunGe At ALOft hOteL Ben Hovey (jazztronica), 8pm zAMBRA Zambra Jazz Trio, 8pm

sAtuRdAy, sePteMBeR 5 185 kinG stReet DJ Dogg Dance Party, 8pm 5 WALnut Wine BAR Andrew Fletcher (stride piano), 6pm David Earl & The Plowshares (rock ’n’ roll), 9pm ALtAMOnt theAtRe A tribute to Jimmie Rodgers & Lefty Frizzell (country), 8pm

hiGhLAnd BReWinG COMPAny Wee Bit Louder Fest w/ Andrew Scotchie & the River Rats, Franklin’s Kite & Delta Moon (rock, soul, blues), 6pm

LAzy diAMOnd Unknown Pleasures w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 10pm LeX 18 Aaron Price (jazz), 4pm HotPoint Trio (gypsy swing), 6:30pm Michael Andersen (eloquent honky-tonk piano), 10pm LOBsteR tRAP Sean Mason Trio (jazz), 6:30pm MARket PLACe DJs (funk, R&B), 7pm MOJO kitChen & LOunGe Dine ’n’ Disco (funk, soul, hip-hop), 5:30pm neW MOuntAin theAteR/ AMPhitheAteR Roosevelt Collier w/ Todd Stoops, The Heavy Pets & Shane Pruitt (blues, funk, gospel), 7pm O.henRy’s/the undeRGROund Kiss The Ring (drag competition), 10pm OdditORiuM Hip-hop/electronic benefit for Linwood Crump Rec Center, 6pm Off the WAGOn Dueling pianos, 9pm

AthenA’s CLuB Dave Blair (folk, funk, acoustic), 7pm

One stOP deLi & BAR The Underhill Family Orchestra w/ Stevie Lee Combs (Americana, rock), 10pm

BOiLeR ROOM Domination (kink-friendly event), 9pm ByWAteR The Whappers (rock ’n’ roll), 8pm CLAssiC WineseLLeR Joe Cruz (Beatles, Elton John), 7pm CORk & keG Café Sho (Cajun), 8:30pm dOuBLe CROWn Rock ’n’ Soul w/ DJs Lil Lorruh or Rebecca & Dave, 10pm duGOut Michelle Leigh (country, Southern rock), 9pm eLAine’s dueLinG PiAnO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9pm fOGGy MOuntAin BReWPuB Plankeye Peggy (experimental, rock), 10pm fRenCh BROAd BReWeRy The Strangled Darlings (Americana, folk), 6pm GOOd stuff Johnny & Don Humphries (singersongwriter, bluegrass, rock), 8pm GRey eAGLe MusiC hALL & tAveRn The Burrito Brothers (country rock), 8pm

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OLive OR tWist 42nd Street Band (big band jazz), 8pm Dance party (hip-hop, rap), 11pm

BLACk MOuntAin ALe hOuse Jason Moore & Trust Trio (funk, jazz), 9pm

Tues-Sun

JACk Of the WOOd PuB Pierce Edens & The Dirty Work (rockin’ muddy roots), 9pm

AsheviLLe MusiC hALL “Lose Yourself to Dance” w/ Marley Carroll (dance), 10pm

Ben’s tune-uP Gypsy Guitars, 2pm

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9/13 sun sheer mag w/ basement benders, patois counselors

sOveReiGn ReMedies Stevie Lee Combs (acoustic), 8pm

the MOthLiGht A Live Soundtrack to Jodorowsky’s El Topo, 9:30pm

the OMni GROve PARk inn Bob Zullo (pop, rock, blues), 7pm

WiLd WinG CAfe sOuth DJ Sergio, 6pm

the sOCiAL Get Vocal Karaoke, 9:30pm

WXyz LOunGe At ALOft hOteL Omnitet (funk, jam, soul), 8pm

the sOutheRn Yacht Rock Brunch w/ DJ Kipper, 12pm

zAMBRA Zambra Jazz Trio, 8pm

tiMO’s hOuse Asheville Drum ’n’ Bass Collective, 10pm

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WedGe BReWinG CO. Vollie McKenzie & Hank Bones (acoustic jazzswing), 6pm WiCked Weed Mrs. Dubfire (reggae), 3pm WiLd WinG CAfe Bluegrass Afternoons, 3pm WiLd WinG CAfe sOuth Party On The Patio w/ Crocs Duo, 5pm

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LOBsteR tRAP Hot Club of Asheville (swing, bluegrass), 6:30pm OdditORiuM Brief Awakening, Erica Russo & The Good Sports (indie), 9pm Off the WAGOn Piano show, 9pm OLive OR tWist DJ (oldies rock, swing), 8pm One stOP deLi & BAR Bluegrass brunch w/ Woody Wood, 11am Reggae Sundays, 7pm POuR tAPROOM Open mic, 8pm RiveRWAtCh BAR & GRiLL Riyen Roots & Kenny Dore (blues), 1pm sCAndALs niGhtCLuB DJ dance party & drag show, 10pm sOCiAL LOunGe & tAPAs In the Biz Networking Night w/ Patrick Lopez (acoustic, piano, pop, open to everyone), 8pm

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the OMni GROve PARk inn Lou Mowad (classical guitar), 10am Bob Zullo (pop, rock, blues), 7pm

isis RestAuRAnt And MusiC hALL Sunday Classical Brunch, 11am Sunday jazz showcase, 6pm

sOCiAL LOunGe & tAPAs In the Biz Networking Night w/ Patrick Lopez (acoustic, piano, pop, open to everyone), 8pm

WiLd WinG CAfe Karaoke, 8pm

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dOuBLe CROWn Punk ’n’ roll w/ DJs Dave & Rebecca, 10pm GOOd stuff Open mic w/ Laura Thurston, 7pm GRey eAGLe MusiC hALL & tAveRn Contra dance (lessons, 7:30pm), 8pm JACk Of the WOOd PuB Quizzo, 7pm Nathan Kalish & The Lastcallers (honky-tonk), 9pm LAzy diAMOnd Heavy Night w/ DJ Butch, 10pm LeXinGtOn Ave BReWeRy (LAB) Kipper’s “Totally Rad” Trivia night, 8pm LOBsteR tRAP Dave Desmelik (singer-songwriter), 6:30pm O.henRy’s/the undeRGROund Geeks Who Drink trivia, 7pm OLive OR tWist 2 Breeze Band (Motown), 6pm One WORLd BReWinG Beats & Brews w/ DJ Whistleblower, 8pm OskAR BLues BReWeRy Mountain Music Mondays (open jam), 6pm

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tiGeR MOuntAin Flux (’80s & ’90s dance party), 10pm

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5 WALnut Wine BAR Wine tasting w/ Ryan Oslance Duo (jazz), 5pm Juan Benavides Trio (flamenco), 8pm

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Lola Kirke and Greta Gerwig in Noah Baumbach’s delightful and surprisingly deep comedy Mistress America – one of the year’s best, and possibly Baumbach’s best ever.

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diREctoR: Noah Baumbach PLaYERS: Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Heather Lind, Michael Chernus, Matthew Shear, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Cindy Cheung, Dean Wareham comEdY Rated R tHE StoRY: An awkward college freshman meets her impending 30-year-old step-sister, and nothing will ever be the same. tHE LoWdoWn: Fast, funny, appealing, perfectly judged — a

comedy and more — this may be Noah Baumbach’s best film and it puts him in the running for having two of 2015’s best films. Co-writer star Greta Gerwig and Lola Kirke are a dream pairing. A must-see. Back when Greta Gerwig was doing publicity for Frances Ha (2013), she dropped a couple of very vague hints to me about what she and Noah Baumbach were writing for their next collaboration. The most telling remark was that the next film would be nothing like Frances Ha — and Ms. Gerwig did not lie. Mistress

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America — though evidencing the same sensibility and a Hot Chocolate song on the soundtrack — isn’t like Frances Ha. It is, however, just as wonderful — maybe even better. It is also probably more accessible to a broader audience, since Mistress America not only boasts something of the feel and speed of a classic screwball comedy, it’s also the most classically formal of Baumbach’s films. There’s a hint of Woody Allen to it — and something of Whit Stillman (the trip to Greenwich, Connecticut, bears a striking similarity to the trip to Long Island in Stillman’s 1990 debut film, Metropolitan). None of this is to say that Mistress America is derivative. Everything has the distinctive tone of both Baumbach and co-writer star Gerwig. Its formalism is strictly technical. And its screwball-comedy sensibility hides depths of sadness and insecurities. Oh, it’s funny. It is almost certainly Baumbach’s funniest film — and it’s in the running for 2015’s funniest, too — but it’s more than that. Gerwig plays Brooke, a 30-year-old New Yorker and would-be entrepreneur — assuming she can ever settle on a single scheme and get the financing. She’s the logical descendant of a 1930s Carole Lombard character, but in strictly modern terms. She suffers — or maybe enjoys — a similar fuzzy-minded naïveté, but differs in other regards. We meet her through Tracy (Lola Kirke), an awkward 18-year-old college girl with literary ambitions, whose mother (Kathryn Erbe) is set to marry Brooke’s father. In a funk over feeling out of place at college and having been rejected by the school’s prestigious (and snobbish) literary society, Tracy is prompted to take her mother’s advice to call Brooke. This somewhat tenuous status of future-step-sister is good enough for Brooke, who seems to be perfectly happy to have a new audience. Tracy, for her part, is not only fascinated by the more worldly Brooke, but recognizes that her new friend and soon-to-be quasirelative is terrific material for a story. This all comes to a head when Brooke’s screwy plan for a combination hair salon, art gallery, restaurant and a gathering place for other hip and creative people (like herself, of course) comes crashing down when Brooke’s never-seen boy-

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friend/backer pulls out. Since this leaves Brooke deeply in debt, she and Tracy hatch a plan to get the money from Brooke’s rich ex-boyfriend Dylan (Michael Chernus) and her former best friend Mamie-Claire (Heather Lind). The question of how to get from New York to Greenwich is settled by enlisting Tracy’s only college friend — and near-miss boyfriend — Tony (Michael Shear) to drive them, though this means Tony’s insanely possessive girlfriend (Jasmine Cephas Jones) will have to tag along (and in a state of almost terrifying sullenness). This sets the stage for the film’s most concentrated comic set-piece with Brooke and her entourage and Mamie-Claire and Dylan — along with a pregnant book-club member (Cindy Cheung) waiting for her husband to pick her up, and an unfriendly neighbor (Dean Wareham) — engaging in rapid-fire dialogue and recriminations, and the revelation that Tracy has written a story about Brooke. It’s very funny and played like perfect farce, but it stings at the same time — and marks the shift toward the film’s more serious final stretch. Don’t misunderstand. The film never becomes depressing, and this is by no means the usual “penultimate reel of gloom,” but it does take a necessary turn that provides the story with a perfect ending. Mistress America clocks in at a breathless 84 minutes and it wastes none of them, which is in itself a delight in a time when all too many movies drag on for more than two hours to no good point. It is a marvel of a little movie, one of the best I’ve seen this year, and it is without a doubt the best thing you will see in theaters this week — and probably for the next few weeks. Rated R for language including some sexual references. Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas and Fine Arts Theatre. reviewed by Ken Hanke khanke@ mountainx.com

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tHE StoRY: Documentary about three men climbing Meru Peak in the Himalayas. tHE LoWdoWn: Good looking, sometimes incredibly tense mountain climbing documentary with effective use of biographical material. I believe there must be a genetic predisposition toward finding mountain climbing fascinating. I lack that predisposition. The argument that people climb them because the mountains are there perplexes me. I have no problem with them being there — and me looking up at them. To paraphrase W.C. Fields, “Mountains are like elephants to me — I like to look at ’em, but I wouldn’t want to climb one.” Well, I did climb one once, but it wasn’t called a mountain, it was called a crag — Walla Crag, in the English Lake District, to be exact — and it didn’t require ropes (outcroppings of heather sufficed) and tents, nor frostbite, nor trenchfoot. It took a few hours and it suited me fine — for life. Bear this in mind in my assessment of the mountain-climbing documentary Meru. Meru is a well-made film of its kind. Apart from a dose of Documentary 101 musical score and the overuse of fastmotion time-lapse shots in the film’s earlier scenes, I find no fault with the movie. It looks terrific most of the time, and I don’t suppose the occasional use of CGI to goose the imagery is out-ofbounds. The film details the efforts of three climbers — Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, Renan Ozturk — to scale Meru Peak, which is not the highest mountain, but, according to the film, is one of the most difficult to climb, owing to its final 1,500 feet of smooth, vertical granite, requiring spikes to be driven into unstable rock. It’s one of those undertakings that requires grim determination, special skills, nerves of steel — and (when looked at from the outside) possibly a streak of insanity. Hanging in a suspended tent for four days during a snowstorm is simply not most people’s idea of a good time. Since the climbs themselves — there are two actually — only provide so much screen time (even in an 87-minute film), a great deal of the movie involves biographical details on the three climbers. This helps make the men more human, of course, but its greater power comes from the shrewd way in which information is doled out over the course of the proceedings for dramatic impact. Of course, some of it takes place between the first and second attempts at scaling the peak, so

HHHHH = max rating to a degree the placement is natural. The problem with all of this is that it’s not as exciting as the climbing, even when it features bits of other mountaineering episodes. It is, however, interesting. The bigger problem lies in the fact that the final climb — despite its undeniable drama — almost feels rushed to the point of anti-climax. It’s understandable. After all, we’ve been through the earlier part of the climb already. To depict it a second time would feel redundant. But it does make the film unevenly paced. My own problem — aside from the endless and very prominent North Face product-placement — lies in the fact that from my utterly layman perspective, no matter how thrilling or grand the individual moments may be, the bulk of them could be from any number of other such movies I’ve seen. Those who are more conversant with the topic are apt to feel differently. In fact, I suspect, they will find the film excellent, while I only find it good. Rated R for language. Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas. reviewed by Ken Hanke khanke@ mountainx.com

No Escape HS

diREctoR: John Erick Dowdle (As Above, So Below) PLaYERS: Owen Wilson, Lake Bell, Pierce Brosnan, Sterling Jerins, Claire Geare, Sahajak Boonthanakit action Rated R tHE StoRY: A family of guileless Americans find themselves in the midst of a bloody revolution in an unidentified Asian country. tHE LoWdoWn: Yes, it’s appallingly xenophobic and casually racist, but this action picture is so dumb that it clearly has no agenda. A miscast Owen Wilson and Lake Bell run around looking menaced, while an outrageous Pierce Brosnan offers some respite, but not enough. I suppose I should be incensed over the rampant xenophobia and racism evidenced in No Escape. There’s

certainly no shortage of it — I’ve seen Fu Manchu movies that weren’t this high on the “yellow peril” scale. Apart from a character known as Kenny Rogers (Sahajak Boonthatakit), I have no idea why any of the film’s Asian characters have names. Just billing them as “Scary Asian,” “Disposable Asian,” “Harmless Service Employee Asian” and, yes, “Inscrutable Asian,” and numbering them would do as well, since names are never actually used in the movie. However, the movie is just so damned dumb that it’s hard to take seriously enough to get worked up over. No Escape is from director co-writer John Erick Dowdle and his brother (and writing partner) Drew Dowdle, whose last movie was 2014’s entrance-to-hell horror stinker As Above, So Below. This one should have been called As Before, So It Goes. They’ve switched genres and gotten a better cast, but the only improvement of note is that this one is funnier — not, alas, on purpose. Some viewers may remember Mr. Wilson’s last “dramatic” action movie performance in Behind Enemy Lines from 14 years ago. There is a very good reason why 14 years passed before he attempted another one — it is not something he’s very good at. His screen persona and deadpan dialogue delivery are at odds with them. Here, the Dowdle Brothers have at least managed to afford him a slightly more Wilsonian character — sort of. Wilson plays a clueless boob with a slightly less clueless wife (Lake Bell) and a couple of too-youngto-have-a-clue daughters (Sterling Jerins, Claire Geare). Since his own business in Texas has gone bust, he has uprooted himself and his family to work for some big corporation (about which he apparently knows nothing) at their operations in Carefully-Never-Named-Country in Asia (about which he also knows nothing). As luck, the needs of the script and the chicanery of the people he works for (along with US and UK governmental jiggery-pokery) would have it, a bloody revolution breaks out not long after his arrival. The idea that Wilson is out of his depth works. What follows is...well, something else again. It’s not that this is inherently bad material — though it can hardly be called good. It’s that it has an inherent limitation, because all it allows for is a repetitive structure consisting of run, hide, fight back, run some more and on and on. The concept works for a while, but

by the 30-minute mark, suspense gives way to tedium, especially since there’s very little doubt that this nice American family will escape in every reel. I suppose it works longer if you’re satisfied with endless scenes of carnage, cruelty and arterial spray. There’s no logic to any of it. At first, the film establishes that these blood-thirsty revolutionaries are especially interested in killing Americans in general, and Owen Wilson in particular (maybe they sat through Drillbit Taylor), but this doesn’t seem to matter much. The film is mostly just happy to shoot, stab, bludgeon, hack and flay anyone who wanders into the frame of its shaky-cam action scenes. The only bright spot in this — apart from introducing the idea of tossing small-to-medium-sized children from rooftop to rooftop (the barroom “game” of dwarf-tossing better watch over its shoulder for this variant) — is Pierce Brosnan as an over-the-top seasoned veteran of Carefully-Never-Named-Country. He offers his help to the clueless Americans early on, enlivening the proceedings no end. Is he not what he seems? Is he really more than this overly-friendly, alcoholsoaked, libidinous expat? You can guess the answer, I’m sure, but who really cares? The film is just more interesting when he’s around. Unfortunately, he disappears for a long stretch, leaving us to mark time until his return. At least when he does return — unintentionally funny as it is — he proves to have been worth the wait. And he provides the film’s best scene. (OK, so it doesn’t take much to attain that accolade.) Otherwise, No Escape is just another failed August mediocrity — destined to come and go and be consigned to the heap of forgotten movies in short order. Rated R for strong violence including a sexual assault, and for language. Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, UA Beaucatcher. reviewed by Ken Hanke khanke@ mountainx.com

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Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine HHHH

diREctoR: Alex Gibney PLaYERS: Steve Jobs (archive footage), Michael S. Malone, Chrisann Brennan, Regis McKenna, Michael Moritz, Sherry Turkle, Bob Belleville, Daniel Kottke, Joe Nocera, Jon Rubinstein documEntaRY Rated R tHE StoRY: Documentary on the life and works of Steve Jobs. tHE LoWdoWn: While Alex Gibney’s film is far too long and sheds very little new light on Jobs’ failings as a human being, the questions it raises about his cult status and the way he helped change the world make it worthwhile.

A Walk in the Woods The cast is intriguing — Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Mary Steenburge, Nick Offerman — but the early word on this is mixed and generally tepid. Considering it was directed by Ken Kwapis — who gave us such things as License to Wed, He’s Just Not That Into You and, yes, Dunston Checks In — that may not be too surprising. The verbose studio handout tells us, “In this new comedy adventure, celebrated travel writer, Bill Bryson (Academy Award winner Robert Redford), instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife (Academy Award winner Emma Thompson), and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail — 2,200 miles of America’s most unspoiled, spectacular and rugged countryside, from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, once he agrees to being accompanied by the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek — his long lost and former friend Katz (Academy Award nominee Nick Nolte), a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer who, after a lifetime of relying on his charm and wits to keep one step ahead of the law — sees the trip as a way to sneak out of paying some debts and sneak into one last adventure before its too late.” (R)

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If you are a member of the Steve Jobs fan club, you can probably bump this review up a half-star — or down one, if you can’t stand criticism of the film’s subject. (This is no Valentine.) Alex Gibney’s Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine is fine — assuming you either know very little about Jobs, or find him endlessly fascinating and dote on everything Apple. If not, you’re in for an unconscionable 128 minutes — far too long for almost any documentary — that tells you that Jobs was a brilliant self-promoter and entrepreneur and a pretty lousy human being. These are things I knew, perhaps in less detail, 128 minutes earlier — so, for me, there was a central lack of revelation going on here. However, what the film lacks in revelations, it almost makes up for in ruminations. Where Gibney’s film works best lies in its consideration of the effect of Jobs on our collective conscious. In fact, he opens his movie questioning the amazing — even bizarre — public displays of grief over Steve Jobs’ death, treating his passing as if

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Meru See review in “Cranky Hanke”

Mistress America See review in “Cranky Hanke”

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine See review in “Cranky Hanke”

The Transporter Refueled “Refueled” in this case means, “It doesn’t have Jason Statham it it.” Instead we have Ed Skrein. The trailer looks cheesy and just dreadful. Early reviews are nonexistent. The blurb says, “Frank Martin (played by newcomer Ed Skrein), a former special-ops mercenary, is now living a less perilous life — or so he thinks — transporting classified packages for questionable people. When Frank’s father (Ray Stevenson) pays him a visit in the south of France, their father-son bonding weekend takes a turn for the worse when Frank is engaged by a cunning femmefatale, Anna (Loan Chabanol), and her three seductive sidekicks to orchestrate the bank heist of the century.” As you can see, it’s hardly new material. (PG-13)

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HaPPiER tRaiLS: Staff Sgt. Aaron Heliker walks with Fred the horse in a still from the documentary short film, Riding My Way Back. Photo by Purposeful Productions • The Appalachian Trail Conservancy and Carolina Mountain Club will host a special screening of the new film, A Walk in the Woods, at the Carolina Cinemas Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m. Based on the book by bill bryson, the film follows Bryson (robert redford) and his friend Stephen Katz (nick nolte) in their ambitious pursuit to hike the Appalachian Trail. Along the way, the pair encounter treacherous pieces of the trail, chatty thru-hikers and hungry bears. There will be a 15-minute introduction before the film, and a postcredits discussion will address preparations for increased use of the trail that the movie may generate. The film will be released nationwide Sept. 2, and is rated R for language and some sexual references. Tickets are $7 and must be purchased in advance by calling 357-4847. carolinacinemas.com • the carolina mountains literary festival will present the first public showing of First in Forestry: Carl Schenck and the Biltmore Forest School Thursday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Burnsville Town Center. Produced by Asheville’s bonesteel films for Durham’s Forest History Society, this one-hour documentary film explores the contributions of Schenck, a German-born forester and founder of the United States’ first forestry school. Under the authorization of George Vanderbilt’s Biltmore Estate, Schenck oversaw the nation’s first scientifically managed forest, land that became part of the Pisgah

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National Forest, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2016. First in Forestry combines historical re-enactments, archival footage and photos and interviews with scholars, foresters and conservationists. The screening is free and open to the public, and includes a discussion led by james lewis, editor of Forest History Today. cmlitfest.org • The Free Rein Center hosts a screening of the documentary short Riding My Way Back. The event takes place Monday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. in the brevard first baptist church fellowship hall, on 94 S. Gaston St. Directed by robin fryday and peter rosenbaum, the 26-minute film tells the story of staff sgt. aaron heliker, who, in 2010, returned from multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. While he was on 42 medications, feeling desperate, isolated and suicidal, Heliker was introduced to a horse named Fred. Through that relationship, Heliker began the difficult process of reconnecting with the outside world and healing the unseen wounds of war that nearly destroyed him. Following the film, a panel of local therapeutic riding experts and participants from Free Rein will lead a brief discussion about therapeutic riding. Refreshments will be served. The suggested donation is $10 for adults /$5 for students. freereincenter.com Send your local film news to ae@ mountainx.comX

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he was the most iconic of rock stars (or maybe Princess Di). Setting aside the (seemingly growing) human need to make one’s self important by latching onto any event and claiming a place in it, Gibney looks at the peculiar cultfollowing enjoyed by Jobs — a cult that elevates the man who sold stylish (and pricey) computers and cell phones to the world. Sure, these products were part of a vision that was made possible by Jobs’ brilliance at marketing, but it’s not like Jobs invented or made these items himself. The closest comparison in terms of taking credit for the work of others is probably Thomas Edison. Or maybe Walt Disney. But they tended to present themselves in the role of the kindly uncle. Not so Jobs. Jobs wanted to be the hippest and coolest guy around — a rebel, an underdog and maybe even a bit of an outlaw. (Jobs and his friend — and Apple co-founder — started out with Wozniak’s creation of a device that tricked the phone company into allowing its user to make free long-distance call. This was “sticking it to the man,” and who doesn’t love the idea of sticking it to the phone company?) It was the genius of Jobs’ knack for self-promotion (and self-mythologizing) that he made himself into an iconic figure by association — equating Apple (and himself) with figures like John Lennon and Albert Einstein (among others) by using their images in advertising. The idea was clear. Here was a guy as smart as Einstein and as cool and creative as Lennon — a genius among geniuses. This, of course, isn’t all. Jobs took the idea of computers from being frightening (they’ll take our jobs) and incomprehensible, and turned them into something (seemingly) non-threatening and easy to use. He may have been a glory hog and he may have failed utterly as a human being — things the film clearly presents — but he did change the world. The question of whether or not this was a good thing still plagues us, and the film notes this, too. Does the easy connectivity of computers and cell phones really bring people together? Or does it allow the illusion of human connection without actually having to deal with other people? While everyone has an opinion on this, no one has an actual answer and Gibney doesn’t pretend to know either. (He has an obvious skepticism.) That this question is unanswerable doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be asked. It is this and the depiction of Jobs’ selfmade myth that makes The Man in the Machine far more compelling than any of its not very revelatory revelations that the man was — to put it mildly

— deeply flawed. Rated R for s ome language. Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas. reviewed by Ken Hanke khanke@ mountainx.com

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diREctoR: Alex Kendrick PLaYERS: Priscilla C. Shirer, T.C. Stallings, Karen Abercrombie, Beth Moore, Michael Jr. mELodRama Rated PG tHE StoRY: With the help of a new friend, a woman attempts to save her marriage through the power of prayer. tHE LoWdoWn: A treacly, unrealistic and mawkish Christian melodrama. Just as soon as I’d forgotten about the Kendrick Brothers, they resurrect themselves with War Room. If you’re unfamiliar with them and their special, unneeded spot nestled inside the history of cinema, the Kendricks are the po-faced purveyors of such sentimental, preachy nonsense as Fireproof (2008) and Facing the Giants (2006), a couple of amateurish forays into the world of Christian cinematic propaganda. But they do make a lot of money (at least compared to what they spend) by literally preaching to the converted. Their films are nothing more than mawkish sermonizing, the kind of thing that works only on those who’ve bought in, who — conveniently enough — are the only ones paying the admission to see these things. Their latest concoction, War Room, is much the same. If anything, it’s somehow an even more dull and inert cinematic object, one that’s short in the bargain-basement action of fire-fighting and football like the Kendrick Brothers’ other films. War Room is a domestic melodrama about the failing marriage of real estate agent Elizabeth (Priscilla T. Shirer) and her husband Tony (T.C. Stallings), a pharmaceutical rep. With their marriage slipping away and with Tony on the verge of adultery, Elizabeth meets Miss Clara

(TV actress Karen Abercrombie in a bad wig), who teaches her the power of prayer. Specifically, the power of praying in one’s closet, something Miss Clara tags the titular “war room.” Yes, a movie about turning your closet into a prayer room isn’t exactly the height of drama. (And it smacks a bit of Carrie.) The Kendricks try to pad this out with a helping of marital discourse (Tony wants to sleep around and has a pill addiction) and a whole lot of cheeseball comedy, mostly revolving around Elizabeth’s foot odor and bad breath. Like this woman isn’t going through enough? But don’t worry, the marriage part, at least, can be wholly fixed through the power of prayer, though God leaves her out to sea as far as the halitosis goes. In between all this is a lot — and I mean a lot — of sermonizing. Coming in at a solid two hours, this is, after all, War Room’s main concern, to preach the good word. The problem, of course, is that this isn’t palatable to anyone other than the film’s core audience. And that group is always going to buy tickets, which means the Kendricks can skimp in a lot of areas. The film looks professional enough, but the performances are awkward and so much of the plot feels like padding. War Room’s amateurish because it can be. That it’s also dreadfully dull and completely flaccid filmmaking is just a bonus. Rated PG for thematic elements throughout. Playing at Carmike 10, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande. reviewed by Justin Souther jsouther@mountainx.com

We Are Your Friends

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diREctoR: Max Joseph PLaYERS: Zac Efron, Wes Bentley, Emily Ratajkowski, Jonny Weston, Shiloh Fernandez

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drama Rated R The Story: A young, hungry-for-fame DJ becomes entangled with an established musician — and his girlfriend. The Lowdown: A generally watchable, sometimes adventurous coming-of-age tale that can’t quite rise above mediocrity. For better or for worse, director Max Joseph and company have decided to make the definitive movie about the EDM (aka electronic dance music) scene and all its drugs, parties and festivals. But here’s one of those instances where the people most likely to see it are the ones most likely to notice the ways in which We Are Your Friends plays fast and loose with how that whole music scene works. This is inevitable whenever Hollywood gets their hands on a subculture. Hell, I still remember my dad educating me on the ways the inherently ludicrous Days of Thunder (1990) was ludicrous in regards to NASCAR. The same can certainly be said with We Are Your Friends, but this criticism assumes any movie gets things “right.” So drifting away from the semantics of EDM, what’s left is an occasionally enjoyable, sometimes adept little movie that can’t quite tie everything together. There are enough missteps that the parts Joseph nails (at least when he’s not awash in cliches) remain solitary moments and hardly sufficient to pull the film away from its own mediocrity. The film is basically about the desire to create, and not just create, but to reach greatness — and We Are Your Friends certainly doesn’t stray from the tropes laid down by a century’s worth of cinema about such yearnings. Zac Efron plays Cole, a 23-year-old who lives in his best friend’s (Jonny Weston, Project Almanac) pool house, and — along with his buddies — dreams of escaping the San Fernando Valley and making it to Hollywood, with the bulk of their free time spent partying. Cole’s ticket out is his music. He spends Thursdays DJing in the side room at a nightclub. It’s here that Cole meets James (Wes Bentley), a famous DJ who’s now past his prime and interested in little more than collecting a paycheck. The two strike up a mentor-mentee relationship, with James finding talent in Cole, while Cole also soon finds a friend in James’ much younger girlfriend, Sophie (Emily Ratajkowski). Most of We Are Your Friends focuses on these interpersonal relationships, ones that soon become complicated by Sophie and Cole’s attraction to each other. But beyond that, it’s a film about the desire to create and the search to create something meaningful, even if it’s in the midst of lots of partying and pill-popping. It’s in these moments that Joseph reaches some sense of universality. It’s slight, but there’s a touch of humanity here and there that shows a filmmaker with an attention to detail (Cole entranced by Sophie messing around with the zipper on her jacket is one of these moments). There are even moments of filmmaking with an honest creativity and energy behind them (like one colorful scene where Cole accidentally takes PCP, of all things). But there just aren’t enough of these — especially when faced with a climax that verges on cornball — to truly pull the film up. There’s too “much been there, done that,” too many unlikable characters and not enough cinematic verve. What’s left are some worthy moments, but little else. Rated R for language throughout, drug use, sexual content and some nudity. Playing at Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, UA Beaucatcher. reviewed by Justin Souther jsouther@mountainx.com

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Burning Series: Songcatcher. Free. Held at Hendersonville Public Library, 301 N Washington St, Hendersonville Mechanical eye microcinema mechanicaleyecinema.org • MO (9/7), 8pm - Cotton Road, documentary. Clothing swap at 7pm. $5. Held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. WNC Film Society wncfilmsociety.com • TU (9/8), 7pm - Film Screening and discussion of Dough. Pastry sampling following the film. $12/$10 advance. Held at Grace Center, 495 Cardinal Road, Mills River

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Bliss HHHHH

Director: Ray Lawrence Players: Barry Otto, Lynette Curran, Helen Jones, Gia Carides, Jeff Truman, Tim Robertson FANTASY COMEDY DRAMA Rated NR Back in 1985, Ray Lawrence’s Bliss was the art house sensation. It had created quite a stir at Cannes — as much for the fact that about 400 viewers walked out of the movie in disgust (mostly at the same moment: the film’s notorious “sardine scene”) as from the accolades it drew. No Australian film had ever had that kind of impact. There’d simply never been anything quite like it. When Bliss was later shown on Australian TV, the network was inundated with outraged phone calls, including one irate viewer who classically referred to it as “that disgusting, filthy, depraved film you showed the other night,” and then asked, “when are you showing it again?” It’s that kind of movie — a love it or hate it affair that can also be a love it and hate it affair. Viciously funny, scathing in its satire and damning in its inescapable truths, it’s an often difficult film to watch, but more, it’s an impossible film to judge until you’ve seen the whole movie. What starts out as fantasticated and very quirky satire will become unsettling and then starkly horrific to a point that is almost unbearable in its bleakness. And then something amazing happens in the film’s last 15 to 20 minutes — revealing what was always there from the beginning — and Bliss turns around on itself, offering one of the most tender and moving climaxes I’ve ever seen. Bliss in fact becomes bliss. The Asheville Film Society will screen Bliss Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 8 p.m. in Theater Six at The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

Going in Style HHHS

Director: Martin Brest Players: George Burns, Art Carney, Lee Strasberg, Charles Hallahan COMEDYDRAMA Rated PG Martin Brest’s Going in Style (1979) is one of those inoffensive, but not particularly distinguished, little movies that come and go without leaving much of a mark. It’s very much a product of its time in that it was clearly spawned by George Burns’ renaissance after The Sunshine Boys (1975) and Oh, God! (1977). It’s also a surprisingly serious affair that was marketed strictly as a comedy about three old men — Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg — planning a bank heist to battle the boredom of old age. A remake by Zach Braff with Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin is slated to come out in May of next year. The Hendersonville Film Society will show Going in Style Sunday, Sept. 6, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

Inferno HHHH

Director: Dario Argento (Suspiria) Players: Leigh McCloskey, Irene Miracle, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi, Sacha Pitoëff, Alida Valli HORROR Rated R Inferno has beautiful production design and is an almost endless stream of striking images. But because it’s a Dario Argento picture, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. How much of its look is due to Argento and how much is due to an uncredited Mario Bava is hard to tell — and depends almost entirely on whether or not you’re talking to a Bava apologist. The content, on the other hand, feels like the real McArgento. Not that Bava was ever the master of dramatic structure, but Argento seems to just plain not give a damn whether or not a movie is even coherent — and Inferno is the last word in incoherent. Oh, yeah, it’s part of his trilogy about three apartment buildings — one in Rome, one in Freiburg, Germany (already dealt with in Suspiria), and one in New York — which house three evil “mothers.” This film concerns the New York branch of the unholy firm, which is home to Mother Tenebrarum (Veronica Lazar), who seems determined to kill off the inhabitants of the building — and a neighbor or two — in various gory ways. And it’s all set to a wigged-out and pretty creepy (sometimes silly) Keith Emerson musical score. For bloody, stylish mayhem, it’s pretty darn good. Otherwise, “Forget it, Jake, it’s Argento Town.” The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Inferno Thursday, Sept. 3 at 8 p.m. in Theater Six at The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

The Son’s Room HHHS

Director: Nanni Moretti Players: Nanni Moretti, Laura Morante, Jasmine Trinca, Giuseppe Sanfelice DRAMA Rated R There’s nothing really wrong with writer/director/star Nanni Moretti’s The Son’s Room (2002), but neither is there anything all that special about it. It’s a small, well-intentioned study of a family coping with — and not coping with — the drowning death of the son. I enjoyed it well enough while it was onscreen. I even admired Moretti’s use of alternative “what if” scenarios. And I certainly found its depiction of a family affected by grief far more believable and effective than the strident dish-breaking, breast-beating of the similarly-themed In the Bedroom, which came out about the same time. In fact, the two films make an interesting study in contrasts. (They’re also a lesson in the transitory nature of even an art-film cause celebre. When’s the last time you heard anyone talking about either one? Even in art cinema, the Next Big Thing is only big for a while) Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present The Son’s Room Friday, Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St., River Arts District (upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com

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EMPLOYMENT General COMMUNITY CARETAKER POSITION AVAILABLE Location: Marion, North Carolina Compensation: Base Salary Benefits: Onsite Housing, Utilities, Office Space, All Terrain Vehicle and Boat Slip provided. Position Description: Black Forest is a community on Lake James with 52 homesites on a 600 acre wooded peninsula near Marion, NC. The development of the individual land parcels has been guided by topography and is inspired by water frontage, lake and mountain views. To compliment this outstanding real estate product, the community wishes to provide a full time community Caretaker to serve the surveillance, social, and maintenance needs of the property owners. This Caretaker will be charged with several ongoing tasks but will also need to create their own place in the fabric of the Black Forest Community. The ideal candidate will manage themselves with the highest level of professionalism and will interact regularly with construction, landscaping and other service contractors. Oversite of this position will be provided by the Property Owner Association Manager. For more information on job description, major accountabilities, minimum qualifications and desired qualifications please inquire to

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Skilled labor/ TradeS JOBSITE SUPERVISOR AND FINISH CARPENTERS WANTED Growing, local high-end trim subcontractor is seeking a Jobsite Supervisor and skilled carpenters. Supervisor must be able to produce and oversee top quality workmanship while interfacing effectively with general contractors, subs and office personnel. Must be respectful and maintain neat and professional appearance on jobsites. Carpenters must produce highest quality stain grade trim carpentry, i.e. hardwood paneling and coffered ceilings, etc. Smoke-free workplace. Background checks. Please, serious and qualified applicants only for long term positions. info@squarepeginc. net to apply. PACKAGING DEPARTMENT We are looking for a hard-working, energetic, dependable person for a part-time position with the packaging department. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, work on your feet all day. Hours will normally be between 2-7pm, 4-5 days a week. Background check required. Pay will be determined based on applicant’s experience level. No phone calls please. Email resume to finance@anniesbread.com

BOOKKEEPER-HR/OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED Job responsibilities: (1) maintain and reconcile financial and accounting records, (2) process payroll, (3) file taxes, (4) manage personnel records and benefits programs, (5) maintain advertising-sales records, accounts, invoicing & collections, and (6) provide front office support. Qualified applicants must have an associate’s degree or higher in HR and/or accounting (or demonstrate equivalent business experience) and at least two years’ successful experience in an office environment in the relevant fields. Must be mature, with extremely high ethics and good judgment, and able to communicate effectively with employees, supervisors, clients and the public. Must be computer-savvy, Macintosh preferred. Knowledge of MYOB accounting application and Excel are plusses. We are a small, community-minded, media outlet. If you want a meaningful job with a company that serves the community in a calm and respectful environment, send your resume and cover letter outlining your experience, your goals, and why you think you would fit in with Xpress. Please respond by email to xpressjob@ mountainx.com COMMUNICATIONS & INVOICING AT PRODUCE COMPANY Locally-owned produce company hiring full-time position at invoicing desk. Must be flexible, efficient, and effective in the fast-paced environment we call "the Hot Seat." Every Saturday required. 828-255-7630 info@mountainfoodproducts. com MEMBERSHIP AND OFFICE MANAGER The Asheville Downtown Association is hiring a fulltime membership and office manager. View job description: www.ashevilledowntown.org/ membership-and-office-manager. To apply, submit letter of interest and resume by Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 5pm.

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reSTauranT/Food 4X'S BEST OF WNC 2015 WINNER Mad Batter Food & Film located in beautiful downtown Sylva is hiring line cooks, servers & food truck operators. Call or come by between 2-4pm 617 W. Main Street 586.3555 madbatterfoodandfilm.com DISHWASHER/UTILITY POSITION Smoky Park Supper Club is now hiring for Dishwasher/Kitchen Utility help. AM & PM shifts available. Opportunity for training and advancement. Please apply in person M-F 10a-5p. 318 Riverside Drive

driverS/ delivery ANNIE’S BAKERY • ROUTE DRIVER We are looking for an experienced route driver for a Full-time position. 5 days/week including Saturday, approximately 40 hours, compensation commensurate with experience. Applicant should have experience with box-trucks and customer relations. Background check required. • No phone calls. Email resume to finance@ anniesbread.com

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AVAILABLE POSITIONS • MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Jackson County Psychiatric Nurse - Assertive Community Treatment Team – (ACTT) Seeking a psychiatric nurse with 2 years of psychiatric nursing experience to join our Jackson County Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. Come experience the satisfaction of providing recovery-oriented services within the context of a strong wraparound model. If you are not familiar with ACTT, this position will provide you with an

opportunity to experience a service that really works! Clinician Assertive Community Treatment Team – (ACTT) Seeking an energetic and passionate individual to join the Assertive Community Treatment Team in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. Come experience the satisfaction of providing recovery-oriented services within the context of a strong team wraparound model. If you are not familiar with ACTT, this position will provide you with an opportunity to experience an enhanced service that really works! Must have a Master’s degree and be licensed/license-eligible. Clinician – Offender Services Meridian is seeking a therapist to be a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team, providing assessment, individual and group therapy services to sex offenders and their non-offending partners within a structured Sexual Abuse Intervention Program (SAIP) and to domestic violence abusers and their families within a structured Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP). Prior clinical experience working with sexual offenders and an understanding of the dynamics of sexual deviance strongly preferred as well as familiarity with relevant research literature, clinical assessments, procedures and methods, particularly those designed for sexual offenders. Demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to establish rapport and maintain objectivity with a criminal or forensic population is a necessity. Masters Degree in a human services field and licensure as a Professional Counselor or Clinical Social Worker or Psychological Associate is required. At least one year of supervised clinical experience is required, preferably in a community mental health center setting. Services provided in Haywood, Jackson, and Cherokee County. Haywood County Clinician, Team Leader Assertive Community Treatment Team – (ACTT). We are seeking a passionate, values-driven and dynamic professional to oversee our Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT). ACTT is an evidence-based, multi-disciplinary, community-based service which supports individuals with severe psychiatric disorders in remaining in the community and experiencing mental health recovery. We have a deep commitment to our ACTT services because, over the years, we have seen that is a service that truly makes a difference in the lives of the people that struggle the most with mental health challenges. Our ACTT staff have been known to describe the work as the “hardest job that you will ever love”. Come be part of our rural team and experience it for yourself! Master’s Degree in Human Services Required, One Year Experience with Adults with Mental Health, Substance Abuse or Development Disability Required. Macon County Clinician - Recovery Education Center (REC) Seeking passionate,

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values-driven and dynamic professional to join our Macon County Recovery Education Center. This program reflects a unique design which integrates educational, clinical and peer support components in a center-based milieu. To be considered, an applicant should be familiar with the recovery paradigm of mental health and substance abuse services. A Master’s degree and license eligibility are also required. Transylvania County Clinicians & Team Leader – Child and Family Services Seeking licensed/associate licensed therapist for an exciting opportunity to serve youth and their families through individual and group therapy, working primarily out of the local schools. Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Graduate of an accredited Certified Medical Assistant program and CMA certification with AAMA or AMT required. Two years of related experience preferred, preferably in an outpatient medical office setting. Agency-Wide: Employment Support Professional (ESP) Macon The ESP functions as part of a team that implements employment services based on the SE-IPS model. The team’s goal is to support individuals who have had challenges with obtaining and/or maintaining employment in the past and to obtain and maintain competitive employment moving forward. The ESP is responsible for engaging clients and establishing trusting, collaborative relationships that result in the creation of completion of individualized employment goals. The ESP will support the client through the whole employment process and provide a variety of services at each state to support the individual in achieving their employment goals. Peer Support Specialist Peers Assisting in Community Engagement (PACE) 2 Full-Time Positions: Being a Peer Support Specialist provides an opportunity for individuals to transform their own personal lived experience with mental health and/or addiction challenges into a tool for inspiring hope for recovery in others. Applicants must demonstrate maturity in their own recovery process, have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and have moderate computer skills. Clinician – Peers Assisting in Community Engagement (PACE). Clinician will be providing ongoing therapy with individuals and clinical support to the peer support team. The position will involve travel and communitybased work in multiple counties. A Master’s degree and license eligibility are required. PACE provides structured and scheduled activities for adults age 18 and older with a diagnosis of Mental Health and Substance Use disorders. • For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www.meridianbhs.org

BEHAVIORAL TECHNICIANS SOUGHT HomeCare Management Corporation is recruiting paraprofessional Behavioral Technicians in the Asheville and Hendersonville areas to provide support and life skill building to individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Requires a H.S. Diploma or GED; prior experience in a human services field is preferred. Excellent training and supervision provided. CHILD/ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN HAYWOOD AND JACKSON COUNTIES Positions available in Haywood & Jackson Counties. Licensed/provisional therapists to provide Outpatient, Day Treatment or Intensive Inhome services to children/adolescents with mental health diagnoses. Therapists must have current NC therapist license. Also looking for QP/Qualified professionals to provide Intensive In-home or Day Treatment services. QP's must have Bachelor's degree and 2-4 years of experience post-degree with this population (experience required depends on type of degree). Apply by submitting resume to telliot@jcpsmail.org CHILD/ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH POSITIONS IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY Jackson County Psychological Services (in partnership with Meridian Behavioral Health) Is expanding schoolbased mental health services to Transylvania County Schools. We are currently recruiting for immediate therapist positions to work with elementary, middle and high school age students struggling with functional mental health issues in the Transylvania County Schools. We are also recruiting a therapist and a QP for an Intensive In-Home team that will begin on January 1, 2016. This is a great opportunity for gaining clinical experience, supervision, training and helping to bring responsive, high-quality mental health services to the schools of Transylvania County. Interested candidates please submit a resume and cover letter to telliot@jcpsmail.org HELPMATE SEEKS OPERATIONS MANAGER Helpmate, Inc., a domestic violence agency in Asheville, NC, seeks Operations Manager to provide followup contact to domestic violence survivors, coordinate development and maintenance of data tracking systems, oversee facility maintenance, and support daily operations. This is a FT, nonexempt position . Strong communication, organizational, and time management skills are required. The qualified candidate will have a BA or BS in human services or administrative field and 2 years’ experience in domestic violence or a commensurate combination of work and experience. Diverse candidates encouraged to apply. Fluency in Spanish, Russian, Moldovan or Ukrainian will be incentivized. Email resume and cover

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freewill astroloGy arieS (march 21-april 19): "Excess is the common substitute for energy," said poet Marianne Moore. That's a problem you should watch out for in the coming weeks. According to my astrological projections, you're a bit less lively and dynamic than usual. And you may be tempted to compensate by engaging in extreme behavior or resorting to a contrived show of force. Please don't! A better strategy would be to recharge your power. Lay low and take extra good care of yourself. Get high-quality food, sleep, entertainment, art, love, and relaxation. TaUrUS (april 20-may 20): For a pregnant woman, the fetus often begins to move for the first time during the fifth month of gestation. The sensation may resemble popcorn popping or a butterfly fluttering. It's small but dramatic: the distinct evidence that a live creature is growing inside her. Even if you are not literally expecting a baby, and even if you are male, I suspect you will soon feel the metaphorical equivalent of a fetus's first kicks. You're not ready to give birth yet, of course, but you are well on your way to generating a new creation. GemiNi (may 21-June 20): "Since U Been Gone" is a pop song recorded by vocalist Kelly Clarkson. She won a Grammy for it, and made a lot of money from its sales. But two other singers turned down the chance to make it their own before Clarkson got her shot. The people who wrote the tune offered it first to Pink and then to Hillary Duff, but neither accepted. Don't be like those two singers, Gemini. Be like Clarkson. Recognize opportunities when they are presented to you, even if they are in disguise or partially cloaked. CaNCer (June 21-July 22): "Going with the flow" sounds easy and relaxing, but here's another side of the truth: Sometimes it can kick your ass. The rippling current you're floating on may swell up into a boisterous wave. The surge of the stream might get so hard and fast that your ride becomes more spirited than you anticipated. And yet I still think that going with the flow is your best strategy in the coming weeks. It will eventually deliver you to where you need to go, even if there are bouncy surprises along the way. LeO (July 23-aug. 22): "Money doesn't make you happy," said movie star and ex-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. "I now have $50 million, but I was just as happy when I had $48 million." Despite his avowal, I'm guessing that extra money would indeed make you at least somewhat happier. And the good news is that the coming months will be prime time for you to boost your economic fortunes. Your ability to attract good financial luck will be greater than usual, and it will zoom even higher if you focus on getting better educated and organized about how to bring more wealth your way. VirGO (aug. 23-Sept. 22): "I stand up next to a mountain, and I chop it down with the edge of my hand." So sang Jimi Hendrix in his raucous psychedelic tune "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)." We could view his statement as an example of delusional grandiosity, and dismiss it as meaningless. Or we could say it's a funny and brash boast that Hendrix made as he imagined himself to be a mythic hero capable of unlikely feats. For the purposes of this horoscope, let's go with the latter interpretation. I encourage you to dream up a slew of extravagant brags about the outlandish magic powers you have at your disposal. I bet it will rouse hidden reserves of energy that will enhance your more practical powers. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It's the phase of your cycle when you have maximum power to transform yourself. If you work hard to rectify and purify your inner life, you will be able to generate a transcendent release. Moreover, you may tap into previously dormant or inaccessible aspects of your soul's code. Here are some tips on how to fully activate this magic. 1. Without any ambivalence, banish ghosts that are more trouble than they

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are worth. 2. Identify the one bad habit you most want to dissolve, and replace it with a good habit. 3. Forgive everyone, including yourself. 4. Play a joke on your fear. 5. Discard or give away material objects that no longer have any meaning or use. SCOrPiO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I hope you're not getting bored with all of the good news I have been delivering in recent weeks. I'm sorry if I sound like I'm sugarcoating or whitewashing, but I swear I'm simply reporting the truth about the cosmic omens. Your karma is extra sweet these days. You do have a few obstacles, but they are weaker than usual. So I'm afraid you will have to tolerate my rosy prophecies for a while longer. Stop reading now if you can't bear to receive a few more buoyant beams. This is your last warning! Your web of allies is getting more resilient and interesting. You're expressing just the right mix of wise selfishness and enlightened helpfulness. As your influence increases, you are becoming even more responsible about wielding it. SaGiTTariUS (Nov. 22-dec. 21): When 16th-century Spanish invaders arrived in the land of the Mayans, they found a civilization that was in many ways highly advanced. The native people had a superior medical system and calendar. They built impressive cities with sophisticated architecture and paved roads. They were prolific artists, and had a profound understanding of mathematics and astronomy. And yet they did not make or use wheeled vehicles, which had been common in much of the rest of the world for over 2,000 years. I see a certain similarity between this odd disjunction and your life. Although you're mostly competent and authoritative, you are neglecting to employ a certain resource that would enhance your competence and authority even further. Fix this oversight! CaPriCOrN (dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you have ever fantasized about taking a pilgrimage to a wild frontier or sacred sanctuary or your ancestral homeland, the next ten months will be an excellent time to do it. And the best time to plan such an adventure will be the coming two weeks. Keep the following questions in mind as you brainstorm. 1. What are your life's greatest mysteries, and what sort of journey might bring an awakening that clarifies them? 2. Where could you go in order to clarify the curious yearnings that you have never fully understood? 3. What power spot on planet Earth might activate the changes you most want to make in your life? aQUariUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When he died at the age of 77 in 1905, Aquarian author Jules Verne had published 54 books. You've probably heard of his science fiction novels *Journey to the Center of the Earth* and *Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.* He was a major influence on numerous writers, including Jean-Paul Sartre, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Arthur Rimbaud. But one of his manuscripts never made it into book form. When he finished it in 1863, his publisher refused to publish it, so Verne stashed it in a safe. It remained there until his great-grandson discovered it in 1989. Five years later, Verne's "lost novel," *Paris in the Twentieth Century,* went on sale for the first time. I suspect that in the coming months, you may have a comparable experience, Aquarius. An old dream that was lost or never fulfilled may be available for recovery and resuscitation. PiSCeS (Feb. 19-march 20): "I enjoy using the comedy technique of self-deprecation," says stand-up comic Arnold Brown, "but I'm not very good at it." Your task in the coming weeks, Pisces, is to undermine your own skills at self-deprecation. You may think they are too strong and entrenched to undo and unlearn, but I don't -- especially now, when the cosmic forces are conspiring to prove to you how beautiful you are. Cooperate with those cosmic forces! Exploit the advantages they are providing. Inundate yourself with approval, praise, and naked flattery.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY The following is a list of unclaimed and confiscated property at the Asheville Police Department: electronic equipment; cameras; clothing; lawn and garden equipment; personal items; tools; weapons (including firearms); jewelry; automotive items; building supplies; bikes and other miscellaneous items. Anyone with a legitimate claim or interest in this property has 30 days from the date of this publication to make a claim. Unclaimed items will be disposed of according to statutory law. Items will be auctioned on www. propertyroom.com. For further information, or to file a claim, contact the Asheville Police Department Property and Evidence Section, 828-232-4576. NOTICE OF DISPOSITION The following is a list of unclaimed and confiscated property at the Asheville Police Department tagged for disposition: audio and video equipment; cameras; clothing; lawn and garden equipment; personal items; tools; weapons (including firearms); jewelry; automotive items; building supplies; bikes and other miscellaneous. Items will be disposed of 30 days from date of this posting. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEXINGTON DOCKET NO.: 2015-DR32-1843 NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS TO THE DEFENDANT: “JOHN DOE,” BIRTH FATHER YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN THE FOLLOWING NOTICE: 1. That an adoption proceeding was filed in the Family Court of Lexington County on July 22, 2015, and in this Complaint you are alleged to be the father of a Caucasian/South American Indian male child born in Asheville, North Carolina, on July 8, 2015. 2. That the Plaintiffs in the above captioned Notice are not named for the purpose of confidentiality; however, the Court knows the true identity of the Plaintiffs and in responding to this notice, you are required to use the caption and the number 2015-DR-32-1843. 3. That if Notice to Contest, Intervene or otherwise Respond is filed by you with the Court within thirty (30) days of the receipt of this Notice of Adoption Proceedings, you will be given an opportunity to appear and be heard on the merits of the adoption. To file notice to Contest, Intervene or otherwise Respond in this action, you must notify the above named Court at Lexington County Courthouse, Clerk of Court at 139 East Main Street, Lexington, South Carolina 29072, in writing of your intention to Contest, Intervene or otherwise Respond. The above named Court must be informed of your current address and any changes of your address during the adoption proceedings. 4. That your failure to respond within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Notice of Adoption Proceedings constitutes your consent to the adoption and forfeiture of all of your rights and obligations to the above identified child. It is further alleged that your consent to this adoption is not required under S.C. Code Ann. Section 63-9-310 and that your parental rights should be terminated pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 63-7-2570 (7). This notice is given pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 63-9-730 (E). Raymond W.

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