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I’m glad you published the ... op-ed piece by Milton Ready [“Take Heed, Asheville: The Dangers of Unwanted Change,” Sept. 13, Xpress]. Why? Not because I agree with it — I don’t — but because it has further enlightened me about something I have long surmised: that all of the misplaced anger we’re seeing in college-aged “kids” and millennials (especially over the election of President Trump) was taught to them by highly biased professors like Mr. Ready. How does a college student have a chance at understanding issues from a neutral standpoint — much less learning history — when they’re being inculcated by teachers like Ready, who espouse “radicalism” and despise America’s founders, among others. He doesn’t even try to disguise his contempt for white people (and he’s one, which makes his entire diatribe one based on self-hatred) and doesn’t hesitate to label people “misogynists” and “racists” if they don’t cow to the politically correct views he espouses. It’s because of teachers like Ready that there is so much anger and violence today, including that against statues and monuments to some great Americans who they have put in a proverbial box as “racist” when there’s so much more to them and what they did for our country. Another article in this same edition of your paper — about Pack Square and George Pack’s friendship with Zebulon Vance [“A Mystery In-deed: Who Owns

Pack Square”] — is a perfect example of this: People and relationships are complicated, and it’s never fair to judge them based on only one aspect of their life, completely out of context with the rest of their being, not to mention the time during which they lived. If George Pack, a staunch abolitionist, was good friends with Vance, who current so-called progressives have labeled a “racist,” that tells you a lot. This is why the entire movement to erase parts of our history and remove monuments and statues is misguided. I don’t have to take a survey to know that no one wants their entire life to be boiled down to one belief or action over a lifetime. We all want to be seen as a whole person, with good and bad aspects to our personalities since — let’s face it — none of us is perfect. On a personal note, I grew up in the ’60s and rebelled against the norms of the times. How? By studying very hard in school. By making it into, and graduating from, law school. By making a career for myself when most young women were getting married and having babies. By forgoing motherhood, much to my family’s chagrin and the oft-expressed disapproval of others. By doing that, I made myself financially independent. That’s what feminism is about. Having opportunities and working hard to use them to achieve your goals. What it’s not about: calling people names like “misogynist.” “racist” or “deplorable.” Respectfully submitted, — Aimee Fried Waynesville

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Vassallo will focus on smart growth, affordable housing Adrian Vassallo, candidate for City Council, may not be a household name to you, but those of us who know him and have seen his dedication to making Asheville a better place every day know how hard he has worked behind the scenes to better our wonderful city’s future. In the past 12 years, he has served on the Asheville Downtown Association, as both president and treasurer, has been a strong voice for the Downtown Commission and a solid volunteer for local nonprofits and held various leadership positions for LEAF. His professional experience with the accounting firm of Dixon Hughes Goodman provides him the background to move Asheville forward in a fiscally responsible manner. His campaign platform, Back to Basics, will focus on smart growth and building practices, plus increased housing that will be both affordable and accessible to sustain our rapidly growing populace. He knows that we need timely improvements in both our decaying infrastructure and troubling transportation issues and will put all these challenges to his constituents when elected to the City Council. I’m proud to be a friend of Adrian Vassallo and applaud all that he has done for our beautiful city and know this man will become a strong voice for all of us while serving as a member of the Asheville City Council. If you believe in Adrian and a better Asheville, then make your voice heard by casting your ballot during early voting beginning on Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Board of Elections office. Please share with all your friends who want accountable leadership for Asheville. Thanks. — Harry Brown Asheville

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I am writing in support of Vijay Kapoor for Asheville City Council. Vijay grew up in Asheville, playing YMCA soccer on weekends, sampling ice cream at the Biltmore Dairy Bar and exploring the woods off Hendersonville Road with his younger brother. He recalls that Asheville had a “mystical feel,” which he greatly missed when his father was transferred to another city. After earning a dual degree in economics and public policy studies from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Vijay worked in both the public and private sectors, specializing in governmental and public-sector workforce issues. He also volunteered to provide legal support to people

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whose homes were in danger of foreclosure. But Vijay couldn’t forget the things that made Asheville special — the taste of the water, the sense of being part of a community and the opportunities for creative economic development. Having brought his family back home, Vijay now runs a company that provides economic and financial analysis services to cities across the country. He helps financially challenged cities find ways of turning things around, and he has successfully mediated three nationally recognized comprehensive agreements among taxpayers, cities and public safety employees to shore up underfunded pension plans. Vijay is running for City Council to ensure that Asheville neighborhoods have a greater voice in the preplanning of land development and redevelopment, transportation and roadway improvements, and other projects affecting our natural environment, property values and quality of life. Thanks to his efforts, the city now requires developers to notify and meet with residents as a condition for certain projects to proceed. If elected to the City Council, Vijay will be a strong advocate for “responsible development” that allows projects to move forward only if they have effectively addressed traffic and infrastructure concerns. — Martha McKinney Asheville Editor’s note: McKinney reports that she is volunteering with Kapoor’s campaign.

Williams: passionate to create positive social change As a longtime environmental and social justice activist, it is my honor to endorse Dee Williams for Asheville City Council. Dee is a lifelong resident of the city of Asheville, has owned and successfully operated multiple businesses as an AfricanAmerican woman, has a background as a LEED-certified contractor and overall is a person deeply passionate about creating positive social change. It’s for these issues that I’m proud to announce my support for Dee and ask you to consider doing the same as well. — Timothy S. Sadler Asheville

Grateful for Bothwell’s integrity, vision and leadership Uncompromising in the right places and spaces, Councilman Cecil Bothwell digs in deeply to honor his personal integrity in the interest of our community. As always, Cecil

continues to fight consistently and powerfully to protect the very soul of our fair city against outside interests. Cecil’s steadfast work and vision for the transformation of the former “Pit of Despair” into a wholly democratic, community-friendly green space may seem at a glance to be a nice, even a quaint idea. But in reality, fighting for and protecting St. Lawrence Green as a vision of a living vibrant park for our community is much more than a quaint idea. The fight for the St. Lawrence Green green space is a flashpoint. It represents a moment when we as citizens can choose a City Council that seeks to protect and encourage the values of inclusion, diversity, beauty and community — in stark contrast to the greed-driven forces that cater to those who visit but are not invested in the soul of our city. History teaches us that few politicians are willing to stand up for what they believe in when the dominant forces of capitalism are at play. Cecil is willing to wage this fight, for the benefit of all who live near, garden, participate in events at or pause to catch one’s breath in a green community space — a space which is vital to the well-being of a walkable, livable city. Supporting Cecil and other candidates who will ensure the space becomes a park represents votes for the soul of our collective community. We are voting for Cecil and two other candidates who will honor community over special interests on Oct 10 and on Nov. 7. — Ellie Richard and Elaine Lite Asheville

How to talk about climate change Have you ever wondered what it would take to convince someone about the reality of climate change, or at least the possibility of a warming planet? It’s the type of topic that these days tends to yield more talkingpast-each-other type conversations than real dialogue about climate and what is important to our families and communities. On Sept. 30, the Citizens’ Climate Lobby and the UNCA Student Environmental Center are hosting a workshop titled Constructive Communication & Engagement on Climate Change. It will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the UNCA Brown Hall, Room 218. The workshop will feature an orientation to and practice of communication strategies that are effective for engaging in real dialogue, in addition to several presentations provided by speakers who come from an array of backgrounds and political perspectives. I hope you will join us in an effort to broaden the audience for effective communication on climate advocacy. — Dale Stratford Asheville

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Mayoral candidates offer spectrum of opinions at forum a reduction in bail for crimes of poverty,” he said. “Race characterizes a large number of social justice and poverty issues that the city needs to deal with, and we need to take that seriously.” HOW THE MAYOR CAN SAVE THE PLANET

RUNNING FOR MAYOR: From left, Asheville mayoral candidates Martin Ramsey, incumbent Mayor Esther Manheimer and Jonathan Wainscott take part in a forum at UNC Asheville on Sept. 18. Photo by Carolyn Morrisroe

BY CAROLYN MORRISROE cmorrisroe@mountainx.com The next mayor of the city of Asheville will be served a boiling stew of hot issues and will have to find a palatable way to nourish all its residents. That challenge steamed up at a candidate forum hosted by the Student Government Association and the Political Science Club at UNC Asheville on Sept. 18. Incumbent and attorney Esther Manheimer, activist and waiter Martin Ramsey, and carpenter and artist Jonathan Wainscott spoke their minds on race, sustainability and affordability. A fourth candidate, Jonathan Austin Glover, will appear on the ballot but has withdrawn his candidacy. The Oct. 10 primary will whittle the three remaining candidates to two who will go before voters in the Nov. 7 general election. A LEGACY OF RACISM UNCA Student Body President Tim Hussey asked the candidates how they would work to improve race relations in Asheville and what should happen to the Vance Monument amid a backdrop of escalating racial tensions nationwide. Wainscott said he believes all three monuments in downtown that have ties to the Confederacy should be

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removed. “I think these monuments went up to send a message and I think they should be taken down to send a message,” he said. At the same time, Wainscott doesn’t believe the city should spend money on removing them. He thinks a more pressing concern is an achievement gap between white and minority students in city schools. “I think that’s a very alarming paradox for a town that used to be so thoroughly liberal and progressive,” he said. “Other historically racist school districts in North Carolina are doing better than we are in that capacity.” Manheimer said she feels very strongly that Confederate monuments need to be removed nationwide. “I see them as a result of institutional racism and a reminder of a time that we should not honor in our public places today,” she said. Yet Manheimer believes Confederate names on statues and schools are merely emblematic of a more pernicious entwining of race and poverty. “When we talk about issues at the city, I really don’t care what we’re talking about, we are really talking about race. And that is true in so many Southern cities,” she said. “If we’re talking about transportation, if we’re talking about housing, if we’re even talking about zoning, if we’re talking about education — we are really talking about race and poverty in

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Asheville, because race and poverty are so aligned in our city.” She said the city has already taken steps to find solutions to these problems, such as the formation of a Human Relations Commission and the creation of an equity and inclusion manager staff position. Ramsey pointed out that a 2015 North Carolina law prohibits removal of monuments by municipalities but said he would love to see a community demonstration take down the Vance Monument and challenge the state to do anything about it, without the city even having to get involved. But he also highlighted larger issues of race in the community, such as a disparity in the number of traffic stops between whites and minorities. “I think there are major challenges surrounding policing in terms of the number of stops that black and brown people can expect above and beyond what white people deal with on a daily basis,” he said. “That sort of perpetual attention from the police and incarceral state has resulted in a prison population that is highly unequal in terms of racial makeup across the country and is the biggest prison population in the history of mankind.” Ramsey acknowledged that cities are limited in what they can do in addressing the racial makeup of incarcerated residents. “However, one thing that I think we should be advocating for is for

The moderator posed a question to the candidates on the premise that some residents of Asheville who want to engage in environmental sustainability are not physically able to do so. “How can the mayor be a leader in making environmental sustainability accessible to everyone?” Hussey asked. The question elicited a verdant garden of responses in many shades of green. Ramsey said from his perspective as a socialist, it’s clear that our culture of consumption and throwaway goods is unsustainable. He posited that as cities along the nation’s coastlines become inundated with water from extreme weather events, they will see disinvestment in their real estate. “Millions and millions and millions of dollars in real estate along the North Carolina coast and Southern coast generally are going to be devalued, and we are going to see a lot of movement to interior cities,” he said. That climate-driven migration will be felt in places like Asheville, Ramsey said. “So the idea that we’re going to remain a small, quaint city — ‘keep Asheville quaint’— is divorced from reality, and I think we need collective solutions surrounding health care and transportation, not individual, consumer-based solutions,” he said. “Caring for and remediating the natural environment is a task that is going to fall to my generation and my children, and there is one of two options, and that is destruction or revitalization through cooperative action.” Manheimer said the city has implemented programs to lessen its environmental impacts, such as changing streetlights to LEDs, decreasing waste through a “big blue” recycling bins program, reducing the city’s carbon footprint and creating an Energy Innovation Task Force. “We now are trying to look at better ways to help engage citizens in participating in sustainability,” she said. “We realize that this is a community that prioritizes environmental issues above most other things.” Manheimer hopes to win re-election so she can continue to fight on a state

level against what she called “incredible erosion of environmental regulations that cities are allowed to impose locally.” “That’s everything from, can you clearcut a lot? Can you take down all the trees? Can you put up billboards all over a city?” she said. “The legislature is systematically attacking us and taking away cities’ ability to control those kinds of things, and that’s a big deal.” On the flip side, Wainscott said the money the city saved on programs such as more energy-efficient lightbulbs pales in comparison to its budget overruns on projects such as improvements to the River Arts District. “I think that we have been incredibly greenwashed in this town,” he said. Wainscott said the city is borrowing money for infrastructure projects that are not environmentally friendly. “These sort of feel-good programs that we put out there in efforts to look like we’re going to save the planet from Asheville is just there to make you feel happy that something in that sort of recycling, eco world is happening, but it really isn’t happening in a practical sense, so I think we need to pay more attention to how our money is being spent to that end.” HIGH HOUSING COSTS, LOW WAGES As Asheville undergoes growing pains, city leaders must figure out how to balance the benefits of a burgeoning tourism scene with the needs of the workers who fuel that economy. “How do you see the city reconciling the booming growth of low-wage industries such as hotels and restaurants with the explosive growth of cost of living?” Hussey asked. Manheimer said her family moved here in 1988 when the town was affordable and also largely boarded up, so the evolution of the city has been a mixed blessing. She laid out steps the city has undertaken to remedy the problem, such as paying all city employees a living wage. “The thinking around that is that’s important to do for our employees, but it also creates some pressure, in this environment where we have the lowest unemployment rate in the state, on other employers to try to raise wages,” she said. Asheville is not alone in experiencing a scarcity of affordable housing along with an explosion of short-term rental housing, Manheimer said, and the city has banned whole-house short-term rentals in residential districts. “About half our city rents, so that’s a big deal in Asheville,” she said. She added that the city is also looking at leveraging its own property for affordable housing development and expanding transit and potentially making it fare-free.

Ramsey agreed that Asheville possesses many qualities that make it desirable, which attracts more people and creates a strain on housing. He said there’s not one perfect solution at the city level, but he supports a rental crisis fund as one way to help those struggling to keep a roof over their heads. “I think we can help folks who are in danger of losing their housing right away instead of, when they make complaints about these things, being like, ‘Well, we have some affordable housing coming online in four years in this development and it’s going to be $900 a month, if you can last that long,’” he said. “That’s an insufficient answer for a lot of people.” Low wages can exacerbate the problem, and Ramsey believes that bringing in workplace organizing could help. “That’s what we’re missing here. Other cities have tourism-based economies and don’t have the affordability issues that we have, and the difference is an organized working class,” he said. Wainscott gave a brief economics lesson to explain the situation in which Asheville finds itself. “Affordability has to do with price. Price is dictated by supply and demand. We have a limited amount of space in Asheville — it’s defined by a finite boundary. We are filling in every last scrap of it. That makes the remaining scraps more valuable, and that’s not going to stop until there’s just nowhere else to put anything,” he said. “I think before that happens, it’s going to be a very undesirable place to be, and that comes to, you know, killing the goose that laid the golden egg here in Asheville.” While acknowledging that state law dictates hotel occupancy tax, Wainscott advocated for getting rid of it. “Consumers willingly pay it thinking it goes to a tax that benefits the greater good when it’s really going to the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority to staff 24 people whose job it is to place ads in Martha Stewart magazine and get us write-ups in Southern Living magazine to get people to come to the RAD. ... It’s crazy,” he said. He suggested the city put money into the fundamental aspects that make a town wonderful, like a great public school system, to attract people who want to put a business here, rather than chasing after industries to bring jobs. “Nothing that is happening in this town is making any sense to me, and that is why I am running for mayor,” Wainscott said. For coverage of the Asheville City Council candidates’ comments at the UNCA event, see “Race, housing take center stage in Council candidate forum” at avl.mx/44u. X

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When the air turns cool and the leaves turn gold, cyclists turn to Western North Carolina to experience the changing scenery from two wheels. Autumn group rides in the region feature options for all experience levels and highlight the gorgeous landscape while raising money for nonprofits. Local cyclist Travis Collins says there’s much to love about cycling in the North Carolina mountains. “What I like most is the scenery, for sure. We have unbelievable cycling in our part of the world,” he says. “Our roads are in pretty good shape, and within a short drive you can be by yourself in the saddle.” The fall season of long road rides kicked off with the Tour d’Apple in Hendersonville on Labor Day. “I love the fellowship part of a group ride,” says organizer Barry Macdonald. This year, nearly 400 cyclists tackled climbs and cruised down country roads in the Tour d’Apple’s four distances: 100 miles, 100 kilometers, 45 miles and 25 miles. The annual event, held during the North Carolina Apple Festival, benefits the charitable projects of the Hendersonville Four Seasons Rotary Club. Cyclists can choose from a cornucopia of tours around the region this season, including the following events ripe for the picking.

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Advanced cyclists looking for a day of climbing can take on 2,200 feet or 4,440 feet of elevation gain with 50-kilometer and 100-kilometer options at the Tour de Pumpkin in Rutherfordton on Saturday, Oct. 7. With few cars along the route, participants look forward to an unhindered backroads ride with dramatic views to distract from the uphill burn. Riders can check in between 8 and 9:15 a.m. at the corner of Main and Fifth streets in Rutherfordton. This year, all proceeds will go toward Rutherford Housing Partnership & Trail Development, which funds urgent repairs at homes of low-income, elderly and disabled county residents. Registration and more information can be found at avl.mx/43x. WHITE SQUIRREL CYCLING CLASSIC For the chance to roll through relatively flat valley courses, riders can kit up for the fourth annual White Squirrel Cycling Classic on Saturday, Oct. 14. The ride begins and ends at the Tasty Weasel tap-

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The day before the event, cyclists can pick up new duds at a warehouse sale and get their grub on with a celebrity chef dinner. After cruising in from the rides, participants can celebrate at a free family festival or a $50 after-party with gourmet hors d’oeuvres, handcrafted cocktails, sangria and craft beer. A portion of the proceeds goes to Meals on Wheels of Greenville; since 2012, the event has raised $130,000 for the program. All the necessary details, along with videos and tickets, can be found at avl.mx/43u.

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Many mountain cyclists find it’s worth the quick trip down to Greenville, S.C., for the Gran Fondo Hincapie, which offers the widest variety of rides: the Gran, 80 miles with 8,100 feet of climbing; the Medio, 50 miles with 4,156 feet of climbing; and the Piccolo, 15 miles with 663 feet of climbing. This year’s event rolls out on Saturday, Oct. 21 and features live tracking, video screens and full support. The rides will be chip-timed with additional timed climbs, but the event is open to all fitness levels. Riders get a rare opportunity to spin alongside pro cyclists like George Hincapie and Taylor Phinney, fresh off his appearance in the Tour de France this summer. Organizers are also enticing riders by announcing that actor Patrick Dempsey will be riding in this year’s Gran Fondo.

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For cyclists interested in a shorter ride with more shenanigans, Asheville on Bikes and New Belgium Brewing have you covered. On Saturday, Oct. 28, the annual Pumpkin Pedaller will cavort around a 12-mile route in downtown Asheville starting at 3 p.m. The ride usually draws hundreds of riders in all manner of costumes to celebrate Halloween along the city’s streets and greenways. The ride is family-friendly and free, finishing up at the brewery for post-race festivities. More details can be found at avl.mx/44t

The Bookwalter Binge Gran Fondo starts at Pisgah Brewing in Black Mountain on Saturday, Oct. 28, and traverses mountain courses in three distances: 83 miles, 62 miles or 29 miles. The ride bills itself as relaxed but also features racing on timed segments of challenging climbs. A bonus of the Black Mountain tour is the opportunity to ride with pro cyclists such as Brent and Jamie Bookwalter as they finish their seasons and stretch their legs in WNC. This year’s gran fondo benefits Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. For more information, see avl.mx/43v. X

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This fall, cyclists of all levels can enjoy the scenery while taking part in long group rides through the mountains. Tour de Leaves: Tryon, Oct. 1 avl.mx/43y Tour de Pumpkin: Rutherfordton, Oct. 7 avl.mx/43x White Squirrel Cycling Classic: Brevard, Oct. 14 avl.mx/43w Gran Fondo Hincapie: Greenville, S.C., Oct. 21 avl.mx/43u Bookwalter Binge Gran Fondo: Black Mountain, Oct. 28 avl.mx/43v

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County opioid emergency cases rise 173%, likely to go up The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners put Big Pharma on notice with a unified front during its meeting Sept. 19. New statistics from the N.C. Division of Public Health show that at the end of August, Buncombe County had 230 opioid-related emergency department visits. Last year, through the same time, the county had 84 such incidents, according to the data. That represents a 173 percent increase. Last month, statistics from county Emergency Medical Service stated there have been about 520 responses related to overdoses and poisonings through the first half of the year. By comparison, Buncombe EMS responded to about 700 last year and just over 500 in 2015. In response to those numbers, Buncombe County will explore litigation against painkiller manufacturers. “This is a very grave issue facing our community right now,” said Commission Chair Brownie

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Newman. “We are trying to understand what positive difference we can make at a local level. It’s beyond the scope of one organization or government, but we want to do what we can.” County Social Services Director Tammy Shook addressed commissioners about the effect opioids are having on her department. “Seventy percent of kids going into foster care do so because one or both parents have substance abuse problems, and 46 percent of those children are under the age of 6. It’s tearing the fabric of our family and communities apart,” she said. “We don’t have the resources to take care of them.” Shook noted that the county has partnerships with local organizations like the Mountain Area Health Education Center and Western Carolina Rescue Mission to help mitigate the overflow of infants and mothers needing addiction treatment. “I fully support holding those [drug companies] accountable for this, and they should share in a societal role to address it,” she told commissioners. “We are determined to join with federal and state agencies and encourage their efforts in this type of lawsuit. We are determined it will not be the only step we take,” said Commissioner Joe Belcher. “This will not be the last time we talk about this. Unfortunately, next time we talk about this, some folks will have lost their lives. So we will be determined.” Commissioner Al Whitesides noted the potential litigation was a way to “attack” the problem. “When you look at these major drug companies that made billions over last 25 to 30 years, it’s only fair we ask them to come back and help us pay the bill for people we need to treat now.”

OPIOID DIAGNOSIS ED VISITS BY MONTH: BUNCOMBE COUNTY, 2017 YTD

OVER THE TOP: Trips to the emergency department in Buncombe County were 173 percent higher through August of this year compared with last year, according to data from the N.C. Division of Public Health. At the end of August, Buncombe County had 230 opioid-related emergency department visits. Last year, through the same time, the county had 84 such incidents, according to the data. Months shaded in blue are above average year to date. Graphic courtesy of N.C. Division of Public Health “The one thing that really disturbs me is when someone thinks about the [lawsuit] cost over saving a life,” added Commissioner Robert Pressley. “Anybody that thinks about cost over what lives we can save here, I really feel sorry for them.” Commissioner Mike Fryar noted that sheriff ’s deputies and firefighters now carry Narcan, an opioid overdose reversal medicine. “This

[opioid overuse] is the worst thing going. It’s killing people every day. … It’s time for us to step up, put it out to these law firms and see who steps forward to help Buncombe County.” “The step we are taking tonight is not to file a lawsuit … but we will take next steps to consider how to pursue that,” added Newman. Commissioners unanimously approved the resolution. — Dan Hesse X

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NEWS BRIEFS by Max Hunt | mhunt@mountainx.com NC STAGE CELEBRATES THOMAS WOLFE’S BIRTHDAY WITH READING

MONTFORD CELEBRATES HISTORICAL BUS SHELTER PANELS

The North Carolina Stage Company will stage a reading of the two-act play Thomas Wolfe: Home Again on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 2 and 3, in honor of the late author and Asheville native’s birthday. The reading begins at 7:30 p.m. both evenings at 15 Stage Lane in Asheville. The events are free. Thomas Wolfe: Home Again, written by William Gregg and Perry Deane Young, explores the details of Wolfe’s upbringing and life, shedding light on the important episodes and people who shaped the author’s life and work. More info: wolfememorial.com

Members of the Montford community will celebrate the completion of a project to install historical panels at a Montford bus shelter on Tuesday, Oct. 3, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Members of the research and design team for the panels will be on hand to help dedicate the panels, located on the corner of Montford Avenue and Cullowhee Street. The ceremony is open to the public. Parking is available at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 227 Cumberland Ave.

BUNCOMBE COMMISSIONERS MEET OCT. 3 The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 5 p.m. in Commission Chambers, 200 College St. in downtown Asheville. The meeting is open to the public. A meeting agenda will be released Wednesday, Sept. 27, on the county’s website. More info: avl. mx/3ws CITY COUNCIL MEETS OCT. 3 Asheville City Council will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 3, beginning at 5 p.m. in Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall. The meeting is open to the public. More info: avl.mx/3xb

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS HOSTS MAYORAL FORUM The League of Women Voters of Asheville -Buncombe County will hold a forum for Asheville mayoral candidates Wednesday, Oct. 4, 6-7 p.m., at the South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road. Early voting began Sept. 21 in the primary for Asheville City Council and mayor. More information on voter registration and early voting can be found at avl. mx/44w. ALTAMONT THEATRE TO CLOSE AT YEAR’S END On Sept. 21, Asheville’s Altamont Theatre announced it will close at the end of 2017. The venue’s space at 18 Church Street will be converted into short term rental condominiums. Altamont management’s claims that the building was being

“bullodozed” have been refuted by the property owners, who noted that they’ve operated short term rentals in the upper portions of the building for years. The winner of multiple awards for its historic and environmentally conscious building design, Altamont is a five-time winner of the “Best Listening Room” award in Xpress’ Best of WNC contest. More info: avl.mx/44y and avl.mx/458 ASHEVILLE DESIGN CENTER MERGES WITH MOUNTAINTRUE Local design firm Asheville Design Center will merge with environmental nonprofit MountainTrue, effective Oct. 1. ADC will retain its name but will operate as a program under MountainTrue. The two organizations have closely collaborated since 2009 on a number of local projects, including work on Blue Ridge Blueprints and in the Burton Street community. ADC members and supporters will celebrate the merger at MountainTrue’s upcoming annual gathering at New Belgium Brewing on Wednesday, Oct 25. Contributing ADC members will receive a complimentary one-year membership to MountainTrue. More info: mountaintrue.org X

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IN LIVING COLOR: On June 9, 1886, The Asheville Citizen reported on a brochure of the Battery Park Hotel. The newspaper wrote that the pamphlet showed â&#x20AC;&#x153;a lithographic picture in color of the hotel, a picturesque â&#x20AC;Ś rambling Queen Anne structure, with tower and gable and balcony and lattice window and portico and all the elements of the quaint antique mingled with the practical modern.â&#x20AC;? Photo courtesy of North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville On July 12, 1886, the original Battery Park Hotel opened in downtown Asheville. Owned by Col. Franklin Coxe, the rambling property stretched 475 feet in length and occupied 25 acres atop a hill that once stood 125 feet above the downtown square. The hotel was sold to E.W. Grove in 1920. By 1923, the building was razed and the hill demolished by steam shovels. Grove used the removedÂ earth to fill in the nearby gullies, creating Coxe Avenue. A year later, Grove opened the second Battery Park Hotel, which exists today as the Battery Park Senior Apartments, located at 1 Battle Square. According toÂ Lou Harshawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2007 bookÂ Asheville Mountain Majesty, the seventh floor of the present-day building would have been the height of the original hilltop. In Nan Chaseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2007 book, Asheville: A History, the local writer notes the modern amenities that Coxeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original hotel offered. Chase writes that the property was equipped with â&#x20AC;&#x153;bathrooms with hot and cold running water, electric light bulbs, steam radiators, a fireplace for every room, ballrooms and dining rooms, a bowling alley, billiard rooms (even one for members of the fair sex to enjoy on their own), and an unusual hydraulic ele-

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vator that used a column of water to raise and lower the passenger compartment.â&#x20AC;? Anticipation for Coxeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Battery Park lodging was evident in early newspaper reports. On June 9, 1886,Â The Asheville CitizenÂ previewed the soon-to-open hotel, courtesy ofÂ a â&#x20AC;&#x153;descriptive pamphletâ&#x20AC;? itÂ had received. According to the paper, the brochure showed â&#x20AC;&#x153;a lithographic picture in color of the hotel, a picturesque â&#x20AC;Ś rambling Queen Anne structure, with tower and gable and balcony and lattice window and portico and all the elements of the quaint antique mingled with the practical modern.â&#x20AC;? The hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popularity was immediate. Three weeks after its opening, The Courier-Journal, a newspaper based out of Louisville, Ky., published a correspondence from the hotel. The writer, identified only as P.B.S., was among the Battery Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first guests. His missive,Â published on Aug. 4, 1886, notedÂ the â&#x20AC;&#x153;admirableâ&#x20AC;? location of the new hotel: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is pitched on the highest hill in the town, from which you can see all that is beautiful and grand on every side.â&#x20AC;? Later on, P.B.S. paid compliment to its owner, writing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Col. Frank Cox[e] has plenty of money, fine judgment and strong nerve, and in erecting this splendid hotel on this elevated spot is the

bold leader in this and a score of such enterprises in this vast health resort.â&#x20AC;? A few weeks later, on Aug. 19, 1886, The Asheville Citizen featured a similar piece, composed by another early guest, former Philadelphia MayorÂ Daniel M. Fox. According to the paper, the article was originally publishedÂ in the Philadelphia Times. In theÂ piece, FoxÂ wrote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Asheville is in the heart of the Black Mountains of Western North Carolina and until within a very few years past, was comparatively unknown, owing to lack of railroad connections [the first train arrived to Asheville in 1880], but energy, enterprise and local pride have opened it to the country. Now it promises to be one of the most prominent resorts of the South. The Western North Carolina Railroad has executed through these mountains difficult and elaborate problems of engineering skill. The climbing of the ascents from Old Fort to Swannanoa tunnel is accomplished by the most startling features of tunnel, trestle and grade, the last varying from 60 to 115 feet per mile amid a region not so wild and rugged as the Catskills or the White Mountains, but serene, restful and beautiful, clothed with verdure so prolific that flowers and vegetation grow to the top of every peak. â&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this delightful and progressive little town, located upon a lovely plateau between the Blue Ridge and the Alleghenies, is old Battery Porter, so named during the war from earthworks erected by the Confederates. Here in the midst of an enclosure made by the fortifications is located the Battery Park Hotel, built by Colonel Frank Coxe, of Philadelphia, a kinsman of Senator Eckley B. Coxe and vice president of the Western North Carolina Railroad. For miles in every direction from Mount Mitchell to Caesarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head the hotel commands charming and impressive views. It is impossible to convey to you the impression produced by the play of the clouds on the splendid range of peaks in view of us. The house opened on the 12th of last month and has been filled ever since. Lured by the delightful surroundings and the ozone and health-giving properties of this atmosphere a tide of Northern people has set in which gives promise of continuing through the fall and winter seasons. They find not a hospital, but a sanitarium in the best sense of the term, where they are able to enjoy the beauties of the country with all the relish of vigorous health. But is it cool? ask my friends. The temperature throughout this summer has ranged from 65 degrees to 77 degrees, with one day in which the thermometer touched 81 degrees. What do you think of that, and in North Carolina?â&#x20AC;? X

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• SA (9/30) through TU (10/31) Proceeds from this annual corn maze event with activities for kids and hay rides benefit Eliada. See website for full schedule and prices: EliadaCornMaze.com. Held at Eliada, 2 Compton Drive

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GROCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 954 Tunnel Road, 828-298-6195, groceumc.org • SU (10/1) through TU (10/31) - Proceeds from this pumpkin patch pumpkin sale benefit Groce United Methodist Church outreach. Prices vary.

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ANIMALS ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY 828-761-2001, ashevillehumane.org • SA (9/30), 10am-2pm - Low cost rabies clinic for dogs and cats. $15 and up. Held at Leicester Community Center, 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester

BENEFITS ASHEVILLE AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY 828-251-5702, ashevillehabitat.org, emellert@ashevillehabitat.org • TH (9/28), 4-10pm - Proceeds from the third annual Van Life Rally featuring over 100 adve nture vehicles on display and live music by Pleasure Chest and DJ Marley Carroll benefit Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity. Free to attend. Held at Wedge Foundation, 5 Foundy St. ASHEVILLE BARNAROO ashevillebarnaroo.com

• FR (9/29) through SU (10/1) - Proceeds from this 3-day live Americana, folk and rock festival benefit Asheville Music School. See the website for full schedule and details. $20-$100. Held at Franny’s Farm, 38 Came Sharp Road, Leicester ASHEVILLE ON BIKES ashevilleonbikes.com • SA (9/30), 8pm - Proceeds from David Francisco benefit concert and movie about his accident, paralyzation and comeback benefit David Francisco’s ongoing rehab expenses. $10. Held at Wedge Foundation, 5 Foundy St. BLUE RIDGE PRIDE 828-338-8277, blueridgepride.org • TH (9/28), 5pm - Proceeds from the ninth Annual Miss Blue Ridge Pride Pageant with cocktail party benefit Blue Ridge Pride. Tickets: MissBlueRidgePride.com. $10-$15/$8-$12 advance. Held at Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway DOGWOOD ALLIANCE 828-251-2525, dogwoodalliance.org

WIG OUT: Put a wig on and come dance the night away at the LaZoom Room’s Wig Out costumed dance night in support of the local South Atlantic Planned Parenthood chapter. DJ Point 5 will be playing hot jams all evening, and there are prizes for the attendee with the best wig. There is a suggested donation of $5 to benefit Planned Parenthood. For more information, visit bit.ly/2xFnxyO. (p. 17) • SU (10/1) - Proceeds from the “Woods and Wilds: Storytelling and Music Festival,” with storytellers, live music and family friendly activi-

ties benefit the Dogwood Alliance. $10. Held at Salvage Station, 468 Riverside Drive,

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HENDERSON COUNTY FOSTER PARENT ASSOCIATION hendersoncountync.org. • Through MO (9/25) - Open registration for “Golfing for Kids” tournament that takes place Saturday, Sept. 30 at noon. Proceeds from the golf tournament benefit the Henderson County Foster Parent Association. Registration required. $75 includes lunch, cart and golf. Held at Cumming’s Cove Golf & Country Club, 20 Cummings Cove Parkway, Hendersonville HOMEGROWN BABIES 201 Charlotte St. • SA (9/30), 4-8pm - Proceeds from this sweet potato cooking contest and tasting event benefit Sistas Caring 4 Sistas. $10 entry/ tasting fee. LAKE LOGAN EPISCOPAL CENTER 25 Wormy Chestnut Lane, Canton, 828-646-0095

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TUNES FOR HEROES: Saluda’s Aaron Burdett is one of five musical acts playing the inaugural GoodyAcre Farm Music Festival on Sept. 30 in Waynesville. The daylong event doubles as a benefit for Haywood County fire departments. Photo courtesy of Burdett WHAT: A music festival to benefit Haywood County fire departments WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 30, noon-9 p.m. WHERE: GoodyAcre Farm, Reed Cove Road, Waynesville WHY: Imagine selling nearly everything you own to start a new life in the Smoky Mountains, only to have those dreams nearly go up in literal smoke. That’s the predicament that faced Nicole and Joe Yerry upon moving from Raleigh to a farm on the Waynesville/Canton border last November, when a substantial fire crept within 1,000 feet of their property. Fortunately, members of multiple Haywood County fire departments were quickly on the scene but had difficulty getting to the flames. Granted access to set up camp on the farm, they preserved the Yerrys’ plans for a Montessori/Waldorf school, animal rescue sanctuary, animal therapy services and concerts on the grounds of GoodyAcre Farm. “It was amazing to see them all work together,” says Joe Yerry. Grateful for the crews’ efforts, he and Nicole have organized the inaugural GoodyAcre Farm Music Festival for Saturday, Sept. 30 as a benefit for their brave neighbors. 16

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A professional musician for most of his life and a respected talent broker for clubs in Raleigh during his Triangle years, Joe has put together other small festivals and arranged a mix of two acoustic performers (Aaron Burdett; Chip Robinson) and three full bands (Matthew Ryan & the Northern Wires; 6 String Drag; Scoundrel’s Lounge) for the day. There will also be food trucks, vendors as well as bouncy houses for children. The goal is to raise $10,000 for the firefighters, and the Yerrys plan to turn the festival into an annual event with a new beneficiary each year. “My hope is for the next one to benefit the fight against the opioid epidemic in this area,” Joe Yerry says. The GoodyAcre Farm Music Festival takes place from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, at GoodyAcre Farm in Waynesville. $15 general admission includes round-trip shuttle service from Canton Town Hall, provided by Leap Frog Tours. Children ages 2 and under get in free. Advance tickets available online and at BearWaters Brewing Co. and the day of the event at the shuttle site. www.goodyacrefarm.com X

• SU (10/1), 5pm - Proceeds from “Oktoberfest” event with a fivecourse German dinner, beer, live music and games benefit the Lake Logan Episcopal Center. Registration: lakelogan.org. $50/$40 children. LAZOOM ROOM 76 Biltmore Ave., 828-785-4238, lazoomtours.com • FR (9/29), 8pm - Proceeds from “Wig Out AVL!” wig costume party and dance night with DJ Five Point benefit the local South Atlantic Planned Parenthood chapter. $5. MAGGIE B’S WINE AND SPECIALTY STORE 10 C South Main St., Weaverville, 828-645-1111 • FR (9/29), 6-9pm - Proceeds from sales at this chili cook-off benefit flood victims from the hurricanes. To enter the chili cook off call: 828645-1111. Free to attend. OM SANCTUARY 87 Richmond Hill Drive, 828-2527313 • SA (9/30), 7-11pm - Proceeds from the “Dreamers’ Ball” masquerade fundraiser with live music by Kat Williams, keynote speech by Ozioma Egwuonwu and fire performances benefit OM Sanctuary. $55-$125. ROCK FOR RESCUES ashevillehumane.org • SU (10/1), 1pm - Proceeds from this live music fundraiser featuring Poet Radio, Fashion Bath, Ashley Heath, Brief Awakening and comedian Andrew Cummins benefit the Asheville Humane Society. $10. Held at Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern, 185 Clingman Ave. ST. GERARD HOUSE BENEFIT stgerardhouse.org/ • TH (9/28), 6:30-8:30pm - Proceeds from “Sounds of Hope,” concert featuring harpist and composer William Jackson benefit the St. Gerard House. $20/$40 VIP. Held at Bo Thomas Auditorium, Blue Ridge Community College, Hendersonville WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S tinyurl.com/zmfy7qq • SA (9/30), 10am - Donations at this two-mile fundraising walk benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Registration at 8:30am. Ceremony at 9:45am. Free to attend. Held at Jackson Park, 801 Glover St., Hendersonville WEST ASHEVILLE TAILGATE MARKET 541-609-8596, westashevilletailgatemarket.com • TU (10/3), 5-8pm - Proceeds from this pig pickin’ dinner with chef Evan Timmons benefit the West Asheville Tailgate market. $15. Held at Grace Baptist Church, 718 Haywood Road YOUTH OUTRIGHT 866-881-3721, youthoutright.org • TH (9/28), 7pm - Proceeds from “Young Voices Vaudeville” event featuring multiple area performers, food and drink, a silent auction and photography benefit Youth OutRight. $20. Held at Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Highway

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A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler, 828398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc • SA (9/30), 9am-noon - “Using Performance Indicators to Drive Business Strategy,” seminar. Registration required. Free. • WE (9/27), 6-9pm - “SCORE: Basic Internet Marketing,” seminar. Registration required. Free. • WE (10/4), 6-9pm - “SCORE: Social Media for Business,” seminar. Registration required. Free. • TH (10/5), 6-8pm - “Small Business Bookkeeping,” seminar. Registration required. Free.

MORE THAN MINDFULNESS CONFERENCE: EDUCATION AS A SACRED ART (PD.) Educational conference at Rainbow Community School, October 6 and 7. Explore ways to integrate to mindfulness, holistic curriculum and heart centered educational practices into your classroom, organization and home. Register today at www. rainbowcommunityschool.org or call coordinator West Willmore at (931) 808-3722.

BLUE RIDGE HOLISTIC NURSES 828-989-4981, brholisticnurse@gmail.com • SA (9/30), 10am-noon - General meeting. Retired, active and student nurses welcome. Free to attend. Held at EarthFare - Westgate, 66 Westgate Parkway CALDWELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE & TECHNICAL INSTITUTE 828-726-2202 • TH (10/5), 7-9pm - “The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People,” workshop by Gary Chapman and Paul White. Registration: caldwellchambernc. com/. $25. Held at J.E. Broyhill Civic Center, 1913 Hickory Blvd SE., Lenior FLETCHER AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION jim@extraordinarycopywriter.com • 4th THURSDAYS, 11:30-noon - General meeting. Free. Held at YMCA Mission Pardee Health Campus, 2775 Hendersonville Rd, Arden WESTERN WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER 828-633-5065, x101, carolinasmallbusiness.org • WE (9/27), 11am-1pm - “Market Analysis, Competition, pricing, target market,” workshop. Registration: jhanks@carolinasmallbusiness.org or 828-633-5065. Free/ Bring your own lunch. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler

CLASSES, MEETINGS & EVENTS EMPYREAN ARTS CLASSES (PD.) BEGINNING POLE weekly on Tuesdays 5:15pm, Wednesdays 5:30pm, and Thursdays 11:00am. POLE SPINS & COMBOS weekly on Sundays 5:45pm. INTERMEDIATE POLE weekly on Mondays 3:45pm and Wednesdays 6:45pm. FLEXIBILITYCONTORTION weekly on Tuesdays 8:00pm, Thursdays 1:00pm, and Saturdays 2:30pm. BREAK DANCE weekly on Fridays 6:00pm. FLOOR THEORY weekly on Wednesdays 8:00pm. For details & sign up go to empyreanarts.org or call/text us at 828.782.3321. GMOS • HOW SAFE ARE THEY? (PD.) Public Talk on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) by Steven Druker, international speaker and author of Altered Genes, Twisted Truth. • Thursday, October 5, 7pm, Kenilworth Presbyterian Church, 123

ASHEVILLE ASPERGER’S ADULTS AND TEENS UNITED meetup.com/ aspergersadultsunited/, wncaspergersunited@gmail.com • Last SATURDAYS, 1-4pm Spectrum-wide bowling social. $3 per game. Held at Sky Lanes, 1477 Patton Ave. ASHEVILLE ROTARY CLUB rotaryasheville.org • THURSDAYS, noon-1:30pm General meeting. Free. Held at Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. ASHEVILLE SUBMARINE VETERANS ussashevillebase.com, ecipox@charter.net • 1st TUESDAYS, 6-7pm - Social meeting for U.S. Navy submarine veterans. Free to attend. Held at Ryan’s Steakhouse, 1000 Brevard Road BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU 112 Executive Park • SA (9/30), 9am-noon - Paper shredding event. Free. FIRESTORM CAFE AND BOOKS 610 Haywood Road, 828-255-8115 • WEDENESDAYS until (10/4) & (10/18) until (10/25), 7-9pm “After Capitalism, What’s Next?” A Progressive Utilization Theory discussion series to explore the theory and practice of PROUT. Free to attend. GLENVILLE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 828-743-1658, historicalsocietyglenvillearea@yahoo. com • TH (9/28), 6pm - Annual fall meeting with a focus on the history of Glenville communities and neighborhoods. Free. Held at Glenville Community Center, 355 Frank Allen Rd, Cashiers HAYWOOD STREET CONGREGATION 297 Haywood St., 828-246-4250 • 1st & 3rd THURSDAYS, 10amnoon - Workshop to teach how to make sleeping mats for the homeless out of plastic shopping bags. Information: 828-707-7203 or cappyt@att.net. Free. LAUREL CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD OF AMERICA 828-686-8298, egacarolinas.org • TH (10/5), 10am - General meeting and “Cardinal Puff,” technique program. $3. Held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe LEICESTER COMMUNITY CENTER 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, 828-774-3000, facebook. com/Leicester.Community.Center • SA (9/30), 8am-4pm - Proceeds from this concealed carry gun class

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benefit the Leicester Community Center. $80. PEOPLES PARK ASHEVILLE facebook.com/peoplesparkAVL/ • TUESDAYS, 9am - “Keep Asheville in Stitches,” gathering of people who crochet, cross-stitch, knit and otherwise puncture the status quo. Free. Held at 68 Haywood St. PISGAH LEGAL ANNUAL POVERTY FORUM pisgahlegal.org • TH (9/28), 7pm - Proceeds from this reception and keynote speech “Evicted: Housing Crisis in WNC,” by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Matthew Desmond, benefit Pisgah Legal Services. Cocktail reception at 5:30pm. Keynote presentation at 7pm. $15 forum/$50 reception & forum. Held at UNC Asheville Sherrill Center, 227 Campus Drive SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE showingupforracialjustice.org • WE (9/27), 6-9pm - Monthly accountability thru action meeting with potluck, introductory information and presentation by Nicole Townsend of Southerners on New Ground (SONG) to share about the Bail Out project. Free to attend. Held at Habitat Tavern & Commons, 174 Broadway St. • TUESDAYS, 10am-noon - Educating and organizing white people for racial justice. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Cafe and Books, 610 Haywood Road ST. EUGENE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 72 Culver St., 828-254-5193 • TH (10/5), 7-8:30pm - “What You Need to Know About Human Trafficking,” presentation. Free. VETERANS FOR PEACE 828-490-1872, VFP099.org • TUESDAYS, 5pm - Weekly peace vigil. Free. Held at Vance Monument, 1 Pack Square

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DANCE EXPERIENCE ECSTATIC DANCE! (PD.) Dance waves hosted by Asheville Movement Collective. Fun and personal/community transformation. • Fridays, 7pm, Terpsicorps Studios, 1501 Patton Avenue. • Sundays, 8:30am and 10:30am, JCC, 236 Charlotte Street. Sliding scale fee. Information: ashevillemovementcollective.org POLE FITNESS AND DANCE CLASSES AT DANCECLUB ASHEVILLE (PD.) Pole Dance, Burlesque, Jazz/Funk, Flashmobs! Drop in for a class or sign up for a series:• Monday: 5:15Adv. Beg. Spin Pole, 6:30-Sexy Chair Series, 6:30-Stretchy Flexy, 7:30-Adv. Beg. Pole• Tuesday: 12PM-Pole $10, 5:30-Pole, 6:30-Jazz/Funk Series, 7:30-Pole• Wednesday: 5:30-Pole, 6:30-Pole Tricks, 7:30-Pole• Thursday: 5:30-Jazz/Funk Series, 6:30-Exotic Poleography, 7:30-Beg. Spin Pole• Friday: 11-Open Pole, 12-Floor Play• Saturday: 1:30-Intro/Beg. Pole $15Visit the website to learn more: DanceclubAsheville.com 828-2758628 - Right down the street from UNCA - 9 Old Burnsville Hill Rd., #3 STUDIO ZAHIYA, DOWNTOWN DANCE CLASSES (PD.) Monday 12pm Barre Wkt 4pm 5pm Bellydance Drills 6pm Hip Hop Wkt 6pm Bellydance Special Topics 7pm Contemporary 8pm Sa ssy Jazz Series • Tuesday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 12pm Sculpt-Beats Wkt 4pm Kids Creative Movement 5pm Modern Movement 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm Bellydance 2 8pm Advanced Bellydance • Wednesday 5pm Hip Hop Wkt 6pm Bhangra Series 7pm Bollywood 8pm Ballet Series • Thursday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 4pm Kids Hip Hop 5pm Teens Hip Hop 6pm Bellydance Drills 7pm Vixen 8pm West Coast Swing Series • Friday 9am Hip Hop Wkt Saturday 9:30am Hip Hop Wkt 10:45 Buti Yoga Wkt • $14 for 60 minute classes, Wkt $8. 90 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue.

www.studiozahiya.com :: 828.242.7595 SWING DANCE WITH SPARROW AND HER WINGMEN (PD.) At Hickory Nut Gap Farm, Friday, September 29th from 6pm-9pm. Wear your dancing shoes! $6. • Kids under 5 free. Dinner and drinks available. www.hickorynutgapfarm.com THIS SATURDAY • COUNTRY DANCE SOCIAL (PD.) September 30, 7-10:30pm, Fairview Community Center, 1357 Highway 74A, Fairview, NC. Inclusive - No partner necessary. • 1-hour Two-step lesson from 7-8pm. • Open dancing 8-10:30pm. • Dance to Two-Step, Waltz, East Coast Swing, Cha-cha, West Coast Swing, Triple-two and Nightclub. • Dance $10/Lesson $5/ Dance and Lesson package: $15. Contact Richard for information: 828333-0715. naturalrichard@mac.com. Preregister at: www.DanceForLife. net PUBLIC EVENTS AT UNCA unca.edu • WE (9/27), 7pm - “Rhythms of Love: Dancing for Krishna,” performance by dancer and choreographer Malini Srinivasan. $5-$15. Held at Lipinsky Auditorium at UNC Asheville, 300 Library Lane

FOOD & BEER DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE Biltmore Ave/College St., 828-2519973 • TU (10/3), 5-7:30pm - Proceeds from the ‘International Moveable Feast,” downtown culinary tour benefit Ten Thousand Villages. $45. FOLKMOOT FRIENDSHIP CENTER 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville, 828452-2997 • FR (9/29), 6-8pm - Scottish Friendship Dinner with a presentation on the history of Scottish immigration into Appalachia and children’s activities. Registration required. $10-15.

KENILWORTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 123 Kenilworth Road, 828-252-8872, kenilworthpresbyterianchurch.org • TH (10/5), 7-9pm - Author of Altered Genes, Twisted Truth, Steven Druker discusses GMOs and the role of the FDA. Free. LIVING WEB FARMS 828-891-4497, livingwebfarms.org • TH (10/5), 6-7:30pm “Fermentation Show & Tell,” event to share fermentation projects and stories. All skill levels welcome. $10. Held at French Broad Food Co-op, 90 Biltmore Ave.

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NATURE FESTIVAL 828-232-6967, bywaterbar.com/ • SA (9/30), 3-7pm - Family-friendly event with kid’s scavenger hunts, live wildlife, tours, craft booths, outdoor yoga and speakers. Sponsored by Land & Lore Ecotours. Free to attend. Held at ByWater, 796 Riverside Drive OLD TIMEY FALL FESTIVAL oldtimeyfallfestival.com • SA (9/30), 10am-4pm - Outdoor, family-friendly, festival with antique car and tractor parade, music and dance, vendors and artisans, and children’s games and adult competitions. Free. Held at Town Square, Town Square, Burnsville

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ART ON THE ISLAND FESTIVAL 828-649-1301, madisoncountyarts.com • SA (9/30), 10am-5pm - Outdoor art and craft festival with live music and food vendors. Free to attend. Held at Blannahassett Island, 115 Blannahasset Island, Marshall AZALEA MOUNTAIN SCHOOL 27 Balm Grove Ave., 828-575-2557, azaleamountain.org • SA (9/30), 11am-2pm - Michaelmas, family friendly festival with cider press, jump rope making, corn husk doll making, and cider, soup and bread for sale. Free to attend. CAROLINA JUBILEE thecarolinajubilee.org • FR (9/29) & SA (9/30) - Proceeds from this live music and local food festival benefit Carolina Farm Trust. $35-$55. Held at VanHoy Farms, 742 Jericho Road, Harmony MOUNTAIN HERITAGE DAY mountainheritageday.com • SA (9/30), 10am-5pm - Mountain fair with art and craft vendors, live music and dance and a focus on Cherokee culture. Free to attend. Held at the WCU Intramural Field

CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • TU (10/3), 5pm - Asheville City Council public hearing. Free. Held at Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 5pm - CitizensPolice Advisory Committee meeting. Free. Meets in the 1st Floor Conference Room. Held at Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte St. HENDERSON COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS lwvhcnc.org • TH (9/28), 4-5:30pm - General meeting with presentation about the voting process by Beverly Cunningham, director for the Henderson County Board of Elections. Free. Held at Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce, 204 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville INDIVISIBLE COMMON GROUNDWNC Indivisible-sylva.com • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-8pm -General meeting. Free. Held at St. David’s Episcopal Church, 286 Forest Hills Road, Sylva LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS 828-258-8223, abc.nc.lwvnet.org

• Through TU (10/3) - Open registration for “We the People” six-week constitution study taking place Tuesdays, (10/3) through (11/14), 7-8:30pm. Registration required: We.people.us@gmail.com. Free. Held at YWCA of Asheville, 185 S French Broad Ave. • TH (10/5), 7pm - “Asheville Opioid Addiction in Buncombe County from the Medical, Law Enforcement and Social Services Point of View,” with speakers Sheriff Van Duncan, nurse practitioner Carriedelle Fusco, and Tammy Shook, Director of Buncombe County Division of Social work. Registration required: ruthodonnell6@gmail.com. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. MOUNTAINTRUE 828-258-8737, mountaintrue.org • WE (9/27), 7pm - Utilities Commission hearing regarding Duke Energy’s plan to raise electric bills to pay to clean up coal ash. Free. Held at Buncombe County Courthouse, 60 Court Plaza PROGRESSIVE WOMEN OF HENDERSONVILLE pwhendo.org • FRIDAYS, 4-7pm - Postcard writing to government representatives. Postcards, stamps, addresses, pens and tips are provided. Free to attend. Held at Sanctuary Brewing Company, 147 1st Ave., Hendersonville

KIDS ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 35 E. Walnut St., 828-254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • SA (9/30), 10am - Bright Star Touring Theatre presents, Chicken Little: The Sky is Falling! $7. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/ depts/library • WE (9/27), 4pm - “Fact or Fiction,” wildlife true or false game for ages

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5-11. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • TH (9/28), 4pm - “After School Board Games,” event for ages 7 and up. Free. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa • MONDAYS, 10:30am - “Mother Goose Time,” storytime for 4-18 month olds. Free. Held at Skyland/ South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • MONDAYS, 10:30am - Spanish story time for children of all ages. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • WE (10/4), 4-5pm - “Art After School,” art program for kids in grades K thru 5. Free. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 828-6871218, library.hendersoncountync.org • WEDNESDAYS, 10:30am - Family story time. Free. HANDS ON! A CHILDREN’S GALLERY 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 828697-8333 • WE (9/27), 11am-noon - “Nature Nuts,” family-friendly nature walk on the Oklawaha Greenway. Free. Held at Berkeley Park, 69 Balfour Road, Hendersonville • TH (9/28), 11am-noon - “Blue Ridge Humane Day,” animal visitation and special activities. Admission fees apply. • Through FR (9/29), 10am-4pm “Alphabet-mania,” alphabet related activities for all ages. Admission fees apply. • TU (10/3), 11am - “Mad Scientists Lab: Erupting Brews,” activities for ages 3 and up. Admission fees apply. • TU (10/3) through FR (10/6), 10am4pm - “Pumpkin Math!” Math activities for ages 3 and up. Admission fees apply. • TU (10/3) & TH (10/5), 2-5pm “Makerspace,” activities to design and build toys out of unique objects. Admission fees apply. • WE (10/4), 11am-noon - “Nature Nuts,” family-friendly nature walk on the Oklawaha Greenway. Free. Held at Berkeley Park, 69 Balfour Road, Hendersonville • WE (10/4), 4-5pm - “Mad Scientists on Wheels,” activities for kids. Registration required: 828-890-1850. Free. Held at Mills River Library, 124 Town Center Drive, Suite 1, Mills River HENDERSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 301 N Washington St., Hendersonville, 828-697-4725 • WE (9/27), 4-5pm - “Mad Scientists on Wheels,” science activities for kids. Registration required: 828-6974725. Free.

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LAKE JAMES STATE PARK 6883 N.C. Highway 126 Nebo, 828584-7728 • WE (9/27), 8am - Take a Child Outdoors Week, ranger guided birdwatching Hike. Free. • WE (9/27), 2pm - Take a Child Outdoors Week, ranger guided creek exploration. Free. MALAPROP’S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com • WEDNESDAYS, 10am - Miss Malaprop’s Story Time for ages 3-9. Free to attend. SPELLBOUND CHILDREN’S BOOKSHOP 640 Merrimon Ave., #204, 828-708-7570, spellboundchildrensbookshop.com • TU (9/28), 6-7pm - Kerri Maniscalco and Sarah Lemon present their books Hunting Prince Dracula and Done Dirt Cheap. For ages 14 and over. Free to attend. WHOLE FOODS MARKET 4 S. Tunnel Road • MONDAYS, 9-10am - “Playdates,” family fun activities. Free to attend.

OUTDOORS CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK (PD.) Enjoy breathtaking views of Lake Lure, trails for all levels of hikers, an Animal Discovery Den and 404-foot waterfall. Plan your adventure at chimneyrockpark.com BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY HIKES 828-298-5330, nps.gov • FR (9/29), 10am - Blue Ridge Parkway Hike of the Week: “A History of Asheville,” ranger-led, two-mile, moderate hike with views of Asheville. Meet at MP 381.5 BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY RANGER PROGRAMS 828-295-3782, ggapio@gmail.com • SA (9/30), 7pm - Outdoor Appalachian storytelling with storyteller Elizabeth Baird Hardy. Free. Held at Linville Falls Campground Amphitheater, MP 316 ELISHA MITCHELL AUDUBON SOCIETY emasnc.org • TH (9/28), 6:45pm - “Swift Night Out,” chimney swift viewing event. Free. Meet on the fifth floor of the US Cellular Center Parking Deck, 87 Haywood St.

Send your event listings to calendar@mountainx.com GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN 2050 Blowing Rock Highway Linville, 828-733-4337, grandfather.com • SA (9/30), 6-9:30pm - Creatures of the Night & Bonfire Delight, program of campfire stories and after-dark park tours. Registration required. $20. PUBLIC LECTURES AT WCU bardoartscenter.wcu.edu • TH (9/28), 4:30pm - “The Legacy of a Mountain Man: True Adventures in the Smokies,” presentation by outdoors writer and enthusiast Jim Casada about mountaineer Sam Hunnicutt, a Swain County resident known for his wilderness prowess. Free. Held at Western Carolina University Hunter Library, 176 Central Drive, Cullowhee

PARENTING CAROLINA DAY SCHOOL 1345 Hendersonville Road, 828-2740757, alawing@carolinaday.org • TH (10/5), 7-8:30pm - “Parenting with Identity in Mind,” presentation by nationally known professional diversity trainer and speaker Rosetta Lee regarding instilling positive selfidentity in our children and coaching them to be positive influences on others’ identities. Registration required: carolinaday.org. Free. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 6th Ave W, Hendersonville, 828693-4890, gracelutherannc.com • WEDNESDAYS through (11/15), 5:30-7:15pm - When is the Right time for “The talk,” series for parents of children ages 9-12. $25 donation to Children and Family Resource Center to cover cost of materials. Registration required.

• TH (9/28), 6-8:30pm - “Gold Forum,” presentation and discussion about the history of gold in McDowell and Rutherford Counties. Free. Held at McDowell County Senior Center, 100 Spaulding Rd, Marion OLLI AT UNCA 828-251-6140, olliasheville.com • TU (10/3), 7:30pm - World Affairs Council: “Crisis in Venezuela,” public lecture by Maria Moreno. $10. Held at UNC-Asheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road • TH (10/5), 4:30-6pm “Astronomy,” lecture by professor Britt Lundgren. Free. Held at UNCAsheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road

SENIORS ASHEVILLE NEW FRIENDS (PD.) Offers active senior residents opportunities to make new friends and explore new interests. Activities include hiking, golf, book clubs, dining-out, special events, and more. Visit www.ashevillenewfriends.org SENIOR OPPORTUNITY CENTER 36 Grove St. • THURSDAYS, 1-2pm Contemporary line dancing class. Join anytime. $5 per class. • WEDNESDAYS, 1:30-4pm - “Bid Whist,” card players club. Free.

SPIRITUALITY

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY LIBRARY 828-884-3151, library.transylvaniacounty.org, lisa.sheffield@transylvaniacounty.org • TH (9/28), 6:30 p.m. - Lecture by author Jon Meacham. $10. Held in the Porter Center., Brevard College, 1 Brevard College Drive Brevard

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. FAMILY MEDITATION (PD.)

PEOPLES PARK ASHEVILLE facebook.com/peoplesparkAVL/ • MONDAYS, 6pm - “Asheville Past in the Park,” lectures and discussions regarding local history. Free. Held at 68 Haywood St. • WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - “Science in the Park” lectures and discussions regarding popular science, environmental and natural phenomena.. Free. Held at 68 Haywood St.

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, 175 Weaverville Road, Suite H, ASHEVILLE, NC, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com.

ABOUT THE TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION® TECHNIQUE • FREE INTRODUCTORY TALK (PD.) The authentic TM® technique, rooted in the ancient yoga tradition—for settling mind and body and accessing hidden inner reserves of energy, peace and happiness. Learn how TM® is different from mindfulness, watching your breath, common mantra meditation and everything else. Evidence-based: The only meditation technique recommended for heart health by the American Heart Association. NIH-sponsored research shows deep revitalizing rest, reduced stress and anxiety, improved brain functioning and heightened well-being. Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm, Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut. 828-254-4350. TM. org or MeditationAsheville.org

Children and adult(s) practice mindfulness meditation, discuss principles, and engage in fun games. The 3rd Saturday monthly. 10:30am – 11:30. Asheville Insight Meditation, 175 Weaverville Road, Asheville, 828-808-4444, ashevillemeditation.com. FULL MOON TRANSMISSION MEDITATION WORKSHOP (PD.) Want to help the world, but don’t know where to start? World service group meditation that ‘steps down’ energies from the Masters of Wisdom for use by people working for a better world. Non-sectarian. No fees. Free. Wednesday, October 4, 7pm. Crystal Visions, 5426 Asheville Hwy. Information: 828398-0609.

HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2443 Spartanburg Highway, East Flat Rock • Through WE (9/27) - Open registration for a foster parent training class with the Henderson County Department of Social Services. Training begins on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 6-9pm. Registration: 828-694-6252 or families4kids@hendersoncountydss.org.

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SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER (PD.) Wednesdays, 10pm-midnight • Thursdays, 7-8:30pm and Sundays, 10-noon • Meditation and community. By donation. 60 N. Merrimon Ave., #113, (828) 200-5120. asheville.shambhala.org CENTER FOR ART & SPIRIT AT ST. GEORGE 1 School Road, 828-258-0211 • 1st & 3rd THURSDAYS, 2pm Intentional meditation. Admission by donation. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 6th Ave W, Hendersonville, 828-693-4890, gracelutherannc.com • SA (9/30), 9am-noon - “Grace 101,” class about Lutherans and Grace Lutherna Church. Registration: bit.ly/grace101 or 828693-4890. Free. KENILWORTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 123 Kenilworth Road, 828-252-8872, kenilworthpresbyterianchurch.org • SU (10/1), 11am-noon - “World Communion Sunday,” church service with a live band and the music of U2. Free.

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD 35BELOW 35 E. Walnut St., 828-254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • TH (9/28), 7:30pm - “Listen to This” storytelling series hosted by Tom Chalmers and featuring stories and original songs from locals. $15. ASHEVILLE WRITERS’ SOCIAL allimarshall@bellsouth.net • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - N.C. Writer’s Network group meeting and networking. Free to attend. Held at Battery Park Book Exchange, 1 Page Ave., #101 FIRESTORM CAFE AND BOOKS 610 Haywood Road, 828-255-8115 • SA (9/30), 2-5pm - Jazz poetry performance by Catherine “Jazz Cat” Lee. Followed by open mic for writers from 3-5pm. Free to attend. • First THURSDAYS, 6pm - Political prisoners letter writing. Free to attend. LITERARY EVENTS AT UNCA unca.edu • TU (10/3), 7pm - Wiley Cash presents his new novel, The Last Ballad, in conversation with Charles Frazier. Music by Shannon Whitworth. Free. Held at Lipinsky Auditorium at UNC Asheville, 300 Library Lane MALAPROP’S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com • WE (9/27), 6pm - Celeste Ng presents her book, Little Fires Everywhere, in conversation with Tommy Hays. Free to attend. • FR (9/29), 6pm - Jen Sincero presents her book, You Are a Badass at Making Money. $30, includes a copy of the book. • SU (10/1), 3pm - Poetrio, event featuring poetry read-

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ings by three poets, including Andrea Jurjevic. Free to attend. • MO (10/2), 6pm - Jillian Weise presents her book, The Amputee’s Guide to Sex, with special guest Patricia Lockwood. Free to attend. • WE (10/4), 6pm - Emily Nunn presents her book, The Comfort Food Diaries: My Quest for the Perfect Food to Mend a Broken Heart. Free to attend. • TH (10/5), 6pm - “Three Women Memoirists Share Their Stories,” with authors Kimberly Childs, Pauline Kaldas and Sharon Harrigan. Free to attend.

• TH (9/28), noon - “100 Mentors in 100 Days,” recruitment drive information session for those interested in volunteering to share their interests twice a month with a young person from a single-parent home or to mentor one-hour a week in elementary schools and after-school sites.

SPELLBOUND CHILDREN’S BOOKSHOP 640 Merrimon Ave., #204, 828-708-7570, spellboundchildrensbookshop.com • SU (10/1), 4-5pm - ROYAL Book Club: Jane, Unlimited, by Kristin Cashore. Discussion group for adult readers of young adult literature. Free to attend.

828-254-5356, eliada.org, smcdonald@eliada.org • SA (9/30) through TU (10/31) Volunteers, 18 and older, needed for the corn maze. Volunteers receive two free tickets to the corn maze. Registration: 828-254-5356, x320 or jkallas@eliada.org. Held at Eliada, 2 Compton Drive

THE MOTHLIGHT 701 Haywood Road • SU (10/1), 4-6pm - Queer Girls Literary Reading featuring readings by Lucy Corin, Meta Commerse, Lori Horvitz, Elizabeth Meade, Melissa Sibley, Lockie Hunter and Heather Wren Williams. $3. ZAPPERS PIZZERIA 90 S. Tunnel Road, 828-298-5855, zapperspizza.com • TU (10/3), 8pm - Open mic for poets, storytellers, writers, performers and spoken word artists. Free to attend.

SPORTS SOCCER REFEREE TRAINING (PD.) Referees needed throughout Western NC. Minimum age 14. More information: Ed Guzowski at guzowski@charter.net • Register here, complete the online training: Go to website: http://ussfnc.arbitersports.com/front/102762/Site ASHEVILLE WOMEN’S RUGBY ashevillewomensrugby@gmail.com • Through SA (9/30) - Open registration for rugby club. No experience necessary.

VOLUNTEERING 12 BASKETS CAFE 610 Haywood Road, 828-231-4169, ashevillepovertyinitiative.org • TU (10/3), 10:30am - Volunteer orientation. Enter below Firestorm Cafe. ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION 828-251-9973, ashevilledowntown.org • Through SA (10/7) - Open registration to volunteer with Asheville Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 7, 1-6pm. Registration: tinyurl.com/ y8b5xsxr or volunteer@ashevilledowntown.org. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WNC 50 S. French Broad Ave. Ste. #213., 828-253-1470, bbbswnc.org

EAST COAST MIGRANT HEAD START 2 Sugarhill Drive, Hendersonville • TUESDAYS through (10/3), 5-7:30pm - Volunteers needed to assist with watching children while Latino parents learn English. Registration: leah.charbonneau@ dpi.nc.gov. ELIADA

FOOTHILLS FOLK ART FESTIVAL facebook.com/ FoothillsFolkArtFestival • Through SA (10/7) - Register to volunteer for the Foothills Folk Art Festival, held in downtown Newton on Saturday, Oct. 7. Registration: foothillsfolkartfestival.com. HANDS ON ASHEVILLEBUNCOMBE 211, handsonasheville.org • TH (9/28), 11am-12:30pm Volunteer to cook and serve a homemade lunch to the men staying at the ABCCM Veteran’s Restoration Quarters. Registration required. • TH (9/28), 4-6pm - Volunteer to assist with unpacking and pricing in a nonprofit, fair-trade retail store. Registration required. HOMEWARD BOUND OF WNC 218 Patton Ave., 828-258-1695, homewardboundwnc.org • THURSDAYS, 11am - “Welcome Home Tour,” tours to find out how Homeward Bound is working to end homelessness and how the public can help. Registration required: tours@homewardboundwnc.org. Free. LITERACY COUNCIL OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY 31 College Pl., Suite B-221 • WE (9/27), 5:30pm & TH (9/28) 9am - Information session for those interested in volunteering two hours per week with adults who want to improve reading, writing, spelling and English language skills. TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAM OF WNC 828-513-0498, tipofwnc.org • Through TH (9/28) - Open registration for a 10-day training academy for those interested in volunteering as part of a team of volunteers who provide immediate emotional and practical support to survivors of traumatic events. Academy takes place Thursday, Sept. 28 through Saturday, Oct. 7. For information or registration: 828-513-0498. For more volunteering opportunities visit mountainx.com/volunteering

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BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE BY DAVID FLOYD floydd@etsu.edu Mission Health President and CEO Ron Paulus has touted one of the system’s current construction projects, the Mission Hospital for Advanced Medicine, as the single biggest investment in the history of Western North Carolina. Mission is spending $400 million to build the new hospital. The project is part of a larger initiative planned by the health care system — Mission Future Ready, a plan that, according to the Mission Future Ready website, will help ensure the system will be prepared to meet the health care needs of the future. An estimated 2,300 new jobs will be created at the height of construction, and $160 million will be pumped into the Buncombe County economy by the end of the project, according to an independent economic analysis by Asheville-based Syneva Economics, according to a press release last week from the Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County. Mission is also in the middle of renovations at several of its other facilities, including a 6,800-squarefoot replacement of the emergency department at Highland-Cashiers Hospital, a new $45 million facility at the McDowell Hospital campus and an expansion of the emergency department at Transylvania Regional Hospital, according to the Mission Future Ready website. “These investments in Western North Carolina are absolutely neces-

GOING UP: The Mission Hospital for Advanced Medicine, a $400 million project, is taking shape along Hospital Drive in Asheville. Mission Health’s president and CEO, Ron Paulus, describes it as the single biggest investment in the history of Western North Carolina. Photo by Cindy Kunst sary to ensure that the families we serve have access to the best-quality care, close to home, for decades to come,” says Rowena Buffett Timms, senior vice president of community and government relations at Mission Health. PLOWING AHEAD WITH CONSTRUCTION The centerpiece of this initiative, the Mission Hospital for Advanced Medicine, will replace the facility on

the St. Joseph campus, which Timms says is deteriorating and would be costly to renovate. “That facility, parts of which were constructed in the 1950s, will soon be unable to provide safe care for patients,” she says. Mission Health has not decided how it will use the St. Joseph campus following the completion of the facility. Officials are also working to ensure the new facility will be able to accommodate more advanced equipment.

Mission Health undertakes massive construction projects “Today’s health care technology has vastly different structural requirements than were in place when these existing facilities were constructed,” Timms says. For example, Timms notes the new operating room equipment, which the current facility would have difficulty accommodating, typically requires more ceiling room than older pieces of equipment. Once complete, the new facility will reach 12 stories tall and cover 600,000 square feet of space, according to the Mission Future Ready website. It will also link the St. Joseph and Mission campuses and will include 220 beds. “It is simply a bed-for-bed replacement of the St. Joseph’s campus,” Timms says. Timms says one of the reasons the system decided to keep the total tally of beds the same is that inpatient admissions have been decreasing nationwide for years. Timms says this trend has also been happening statewide as well as in Western North Carolina and can be attributed to a change in how Medicare defines who is an inpatient as well as changes in technology. “As these advancements continue, even more care will be delivered in the outpatient setting, and we will see an ongoing decline in admissions and the total number of inpatient beds,” she says. Inpatient admissions decreased 4.6 percent between 2008 and 2016 in Western North Carolina counties and decreased 1.3 percent in the remainder of the state over the same time period.

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W ELL NESS The numbers for inpatient admissions at Mission Health, however, have increased over the same time period by 10.2 percent, a trend Timms attributes to more hospitals joining the Mission Health system and “consumers’ increasing preference for Mission Health hospitals.” At the same time, that local trend is also balanced by “an ongoing reduction in length of stay that creates ‘more capacity’ in the same number of beds,” Timms says. Though Mission is not adding inpatient beds, “We are changing the types of beds (ICU and step-down) so that we are prepared for higher acuity/ intensive care patients,” Timms says. “The most significant ‘shortage’ that we experience is for high-intensity beds — intensive care unit beds and step-down beds (serving patients who don’t require an ICU bed, but who are too ill for a standard hospital room),” Timms explains. “We have significantly increased the number of ICU beds, and every single other room in the new tower will have the capacity to serve step-down patients.” The new facility will include 97 beds in an expanded emergency department, up from the current 58 emergency department beds. Officials expect the new Mission Hospital for Advanced Medicine will be complete in 2019. REGIONAL UPGRADES Crews are also building a new facility at the McDowell Hospital campus in Marion that, once complete, will feature expanded emergency room services, more inpatient rooms and updated equipment, according to information available on the project website. Crews broke ground at the facility on Oct. 27, 2015, and officials expect construction will last through

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December. The new 69,703-square-foot hospital will replace the existing facility, which will be demolished once construction is complete. The new hospital will boast 25 inpatient rooms and obstetric facilities, including five delivery rooms and a cesarean section suite. A new, 38,615-square-foot medical office building is also being constructed in connection with the project. As of August, crews were working on glass fittings in the nursing viewing stations and interior storefronts, according to the project website. Crews have also been finishing work on air ducts, installing electrical wiring and placing sprinkler heads in the ceiling. McDowell Hospital will hold a grand opening for the new facility in February. Meanwhile, Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard is undergoing changes to its emergency department, with 10,700 square feet of new construction and 1,555 square feet of renovations. The $7.8 million project will result in, among other things, 12 larger exam rooms, which will ensure enough space is available for equipment and caregivers. Crews had finished tiling in bathrooms and showers and were nearly complete with doors and hardware installations, as well as wall protections, according to an update on the project website. The project will have its grand opening in October. Highlands-Cashiers Hospital had a ribbon-cutting and grand opening for renovations to its emergency department in May. Crews replaced the hospital’s ED with a 6,800-square-foot addition to the current building, according to information on the project website. The emergency department includes several new patient spaces, such as a triage room, three exam rooms, an exam room set aside for behavioral health patients, an isolation/sexual assault exam room and a trauma room. Workers also made aesthetic changes to the facility’s main entrance that incorporate a mountain theme into the design. Mission Health raised $5.6 million from 56 donors to help cover the costs of the $6.7 million construction project at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. TRAFFIC CONCERNS Construction projects typically mean delays for motorists, but Mission Health and the city of Asheville have made an effort to ensure construction will be as nonobstructive as possible. A new traffic signal was installed at the intersection of Livingston Street and Victoria Road on Jan. 1. The light will be updated with metal poles and mast arms as construction continues.

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The entryway for the campus will now be at the Livingston Street and Victoria Road intersection. The old entrance, which used to be up the road at the intersection between Victoria Road and Lily Carmichael Drive, will now be a separate entrance for the expanded emergency department. Because Asheville’s Complete Streets initiative requires bike paths to be on the road in both directions, there isn’t enough space at the intersection for a turn lane, according to the Mission Future Ready website. This prevents cars traveling south from using a turn lane to access the Mission Hospital campus. To alleviate this problem, traffic heading north on Victoria Road will be stopped at the red light longer, giving traffic traveling south more time to make a left turn onto the campus. Jeff Moore, a traffic engineer with the city of Asheville, anticipates construction on the Mission Hospital for Advanced Medicine will cause very little disruption to traffic flow. He adds that engineering conducted in conjunction with the construction project will ensure traffic will be improved along the roadway once the building is complete. LINGERING QUESTIONS Mission Health’s initiative is moving forward at an embattled time for the health system. At press time, Mission is embroiled in a dispute over contract terms with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. The health system has also received blowback from community members for its decision to discontinue labor and delivery services at Angel Medical Center in Franklin and Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine. “I have never been more disappointed in a corporation as I have Mission Health,” says Franklin Mayor Bob Scott. Angel Medical Center officially stopped labor and delivery services on July 14, and Scott said the fallout has caused a great deal of concern among his constituents. He believes the impact of this decision could have far-reaching consequences. “It’s more than just a service,” Scott says. “There’s also an economic factor to this whole thing, because we want to keep our young couples here, and the lifeblood of a town are the young people coming along. If you don’t keep the young people, you’re eventually going to age everybody out.” Members of the Angel Medical Center board of directors say they decided to discontinue the service out of a concern about finances.

“We were faced with a choice of making sure that the hospital can break even now and in the future so that we know there will be a hospital in Franklin,” the board said in a statement about the cuts released on May 8. According to the statement, labor and delivery services lose the hospital more than $1 million every year, a figure the board says would have continued to climb. The statement says Mission has invested $11 million in Angel Medical Center over the past five years to keep the hospital solvent. “Without the affiliation, [Angel Medical Center] likely would have closed our doors four years ago,” the statement says. Timms also defends the decision: “Women living in communities across the region, including those living in areas where labor and delivery services are not available locally, continue to have access to deliver at Mission Hospital in Asheville or McDowell Hospital in Marion.” Timms points specifically to the neonatal intensive care unit at Mission Hospital, which she says has staff available at all hours to handle emergencies. The unit is also highly mobile and capable of traveling to distant locations by helicopter, she notes. Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine will move labor and delivery services to McDowell Hospital on Sept. 30. In a statement released on April 28, the Angel Medical Center board of directors said a significant number of children in Macon County are already born at either Mission Hospital or Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. Mission Hospital is about an hour and 15 minute drive from Franklin, and Harris Regional Hospital is about 30 minutes from Franklin. Between Oct. 1, 2015, and Sept. 30, 2016, 253 women from Macon County delivered babies at Angel Medical Center and 43 women from Macon County delivered at Mission Hospital. In fiscal year 2016, Angel Medical Center had 374 total deliveries, and Mission Hospital had 4,040 deliveries. As for the dispute with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Timms says the decision to make its infrastructure investment came well before Mission’s issues with the insurance company [see “War of Words: Mission Health and BCBSNC Continue to Battle Over Contract,” Sept. 6, Xpress]. “Our facilities will serve Western North Carolina residents for many decades,” she says. “It would be completely inappropriate to ignore the realities of our current facility needs due to a temporary — even if painful — dispute with Blue Cross.” X

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WELLNESS GMOS • HOW SAFE ARE THEY? (PD.) Public Talk on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) by Steven Druker, international speaker and author of Altered Genes, Twisted Truth. • Thursday, October 5, 7pm, Kenilworth Presbyterian Church, 123 Kenilworth, Asheville. Facebook: bit.ly/ GMOEVENT. QIGONG/NEI GUNG CLASSES (PD.) Saturdays, 11am-12pm, Weaverville, NC. Foundational mind/body practices for creating whole health, online and in group classes. Instructor Frank Iborra has over 47 years experience in the internal and Taoist movement arts. 954-721-7252. www.whitecranehealingarts.com SOUND BATH (PD.) Every Saturday, 11am and Sunday, 12 noon. Billy Zanski uses crystal bowls, gongs, didgeridoo, harp, and other peaceful instruments to create a landscape of deep relaxation. • Donation suggested. Sessions last 40 minutes. At Skinny Beats Sound Shop, 4 Eagle Street. www.skinnybeatsdrums.com BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library • WE (9/27), 6pm - “Cancer, Diabetes, and Heart Disease,” presentation on disease prevention. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. FIRESTORM CAFE AND BOOKS 610 Haywood Road, 828-255-8115

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 6th Ave W, Hendersonville, 828-693-4890, gracelutherannc.com • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 9am - Walking exercise class. Free. HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 262 Leroy George Drive Clyde, 828-456-7311 • TH (9/28), 5-6pm - Tired leg and varicose vein educational program. Registration required: 828-452-8346. Free. LAND OF SKY REGIONAL COUNCIL 828-251-6622, landofsky.org • Through TH (9/28) - Open registration for “Living Healthy with Chronic Pain” six-week series focused on managing pain, getting restful sleep, reducing stress, managing medications, combat fatigue and depression and eating to decrease inflammation. Takes place MONDAYS (10/2) through (11/6), 1pm. Registration: stephanie@landofsky.org or 828251-7438. Free. Held at Woodfin YMCA, 40 North Merrimon Ave., Suite 101 or at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville, 2021 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville

OUR VOICE 35 Woodfin St., 828-252-0562, ourvoicenc.org • FR (9/29), 12:30-2:30pm - “Soul Collage,” therapeutic collage workshop for survivors of sexual violence and the loved ones of survivors. Registration required: 828252-0562 ext. 110 or rebeccaw@ourvoicenc.org. Free. PARDEE CANCER CENTER 805 6th Ave. West, Hendersonville • FR (9/29), noon-1pm - UNC Cancer Network Lunch and Learn: “Managing Financial Toxicity When Facing Cancer.” Registration required: 828-696-1341 or carol. brown@unchealth.unc.edu. Free. PEOPLES PARK ASHEVILLE facebook.com/peoplesparkAVL/ • MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 9am - Outdoor yoga class. Admission by donation. Held at 68 Haywood St. TAOIST TAI CHI SOCIETY taoist.org/usa/locations/asheville • WE (10/4), 9:30-11am - Beginner Tai Chi class and information session for the series. Free. Held at Ox Creek Community Center, 346 Ox Creek Road, Weaverville or at Asheville Training Center 261 Asheland Ave., (Town & Mountain Realty Building) THE BLOOD CONNECTION BLOOD DRIVES 800-392-6551, thebloodconnection.org • SA (9/30), 10am-3pm - Appointments & info.: 828774-3000. Held at Leicester Community Center, 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester

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TO THE RESCUE: The willingness of Army pilots to make dangerous maneuvers in heavily forested mountain terrain ultimately rescued more than 100 people in the aftermath of the March 1993 blizzard. Photo courtesy of Great Smoky Mountains Association

BY LIZ CAREY lizcarey@charter.net When you think about the Great Smoky Mountains, you might conjure grand vistas, verdant forests or majestic elk. Your thoughts might not immediately jump to death and destruction. But that is exactly what adventure travel writer David Brill of Morgan County, Tenn., dives into with his new book, Into the Mist: Tales of Death and Disaster, Mishaps and Misdeeds, Misfortune and Mayhem in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The book, published by the Great Smoky Mountains Association, explores all the fatalities that have occurred in the 83-year history of the park. Far from being simply a morbid litany, however, the book also magnifies the bravery and heroism of park rangers and visitors in times of stress and trauma. Great Smoky Mountains is the most popular national park in the United States, attracting more than 11 million visitors to its more than 800 square miles

each year. Since its establishment on June 15, 1934, the park has become a vacation destination for Americans and tourists from across the globe. The park gets its name from the mists and fogs that shroud the mountains. Those fogs, while beautiful, are among the inherent dangers that can turn the park from a peaceful recreation area to a potentially lifethreatening environment. DANGERS ABOUND Into the Mist looks at factors that can turn the land from relaxing to relentless — factors such as trees falling, horses bucking and lightning striking. “The last thing I wanted to do is make people fear this amazing natural resource, but I do want them to respect what can happen in the park if you’re not prepared or don’t take it seriously,” Brill says. “People are so afraid of bears and snakes in the park, but the real danger is auto accidents.”

who got in his way. And it recounts a suicide pact gone wrong. Brill says it took him two years to research and write the book, starting first with GSMNP ranger incident reports about the 468 deaths that occurred in the park between 1931 and 2013. “Before I started picking and choosing what to write about, I wanted to get an overview of everything,” he says. “I was able to get information from the National Archives, from park headquarters. … It was a long process, but once I had read all of the incidents, I was able to file requests for specific incident reports.” PREPARE FOR THE GREAT OUTDOORS

RESPECT THE PARK: Author David Brill penned a new book that examines all the fatalities that have occurred in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photo courtesy of Great Smoky Mountains Association

Death and disaster in person WHAT Author David Brill will appear at book readings and signing events for Into the Mist: Tales of Death and Disaster, Mishaps and Misdeeds, Misfortune and Mayhem in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. WHEN/WHERE: Oct. 13 at Sugarlands Visitor Center near Gatlinburg, Tenn., and Oct. 14 at Oconaluftee Visitor Center near Cherokee

In fact, Brill says the top two causes of death in the park are automobile accidents and airplane crashes. Other top causes include heart attacks, falls, drowning, lightning strikes, hypothermia and suicide. There has only been one fatal bear attack in the park’s history and no recordings of fatal snakebites, but there have been 14 reported murders. Chapters look at the varied causes of death in the park by focusing on specific stories that illuminate the dangers of different elements of the park — whether created by nature or by man. For instance, the book details an epic snowstorm in March 1993 that left rangers struggling to rescue some 150 people, including 80 prep school students and faculty. It tells of a suspected murderer ready to kill any park rangers

The idea for the book came from Steve Kemp, head of publications with the Great Smoky Mountains Association. “People who grow up without much experience in the out-of-doors sometimes have unusual ideas about good ways to recreate in the Smokies. Like the people you see on the snow-covered Appalachian Trail in flip-flops or those dragging their oversized coolers into a backcountry campsite,” Kemp states in a release. “This book offers folks a dramatic preview of some of the adversity they may experience in the mountains if they fail to plan and prepare.” Reading through the reports, Brill says, he immediately saw that many stories were compelling and told of more than just death and destruction; they told of immense bravery, hard-wired courage and the human struggle to survive. Brill says the stories also illuminate the inherent dangers of wild, open spaces. One tale tells of John Mink, a 25-yearold graduate student from Indiana, whose three-day, two-night, 12-mile hike in 1984 ended up being the last excursion of his young life when he was surprised by an unexpected snowstorm. Mink made many right choices, but the few mistakes he did make would ultimately contribute to his death.

Park rangers were able to piece together Mink’s final hours using clues the young man inadvertently left behind as he struggled to overcome the mounting snow before succumbing to hypothermia. “What I think comes through is that these rangers are so much more than park guides,” Brill says. “They are resource managers, protecting the visitors from themselves and sometimes from the park. These are people who are there to protect the park, but who also have tremendous bravery and compassion while they are rescuing people from dangerous situations or pulling bodies out of the park.” Brill says the book is just the beginning of what may be multiple volumes

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Top 10 causes of death in Great Smoky Mountains National Park 1931-2013 Auto: 132 Plane crash: 73 Drowning: 60 Heart attack: 39 Suicide: 37 Natural causes: 30 Motorcycle/moped: 21 Fall: 18 Exposure/hypothermia: 14 Murder: 14 Source: Into the Mist: Tales of Death and Disaster, Mishaps and Misdeeds, Misfortune and Mayhem in Great Smoky Mountains National Park by David Brill

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G RE EN SC E N E on the park and its relationship with death and destruction. Volume two, he says, would most definitely look into the 2016 Gatlinburg wildfire that took 14 lives and destroyed homes of those working to protect the park and its visitors from danger.

“I think it could easily go to five volumes,” Kemp states. “There are almost unlimited stories of dramatic encounters between people and nature.” Currently, Into the Mist is available on the GSMA’s website, avl.mx/445, and on Amazon. X

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Be safe when traveling Into the Mist Visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park can take steps to avoid becoming another story of death and disaster by following these tips from the National Park Service. • Plan to have sufficient food, water, rest, gear and protection from the elements. Always make sure that someone not traveling with you knows your planned travel route and schedule. • Pack carefully and thoughtfully. Always carry a pack with warm outerwear, high-calorie food, water, maps, a cellphone, a first-aid kit, fire starters and other emergency supplies. • Wear appropriate footwear. Most accidents in the Smokies come from slips and falls on wet rocks, wet logs and loose stones. • Respect bears. Give bears their space and never feed them. If a bear looks like it will attack, be intimidating by yelling, throwing rocks and sticks and waving your hands. Do not turn and run away, as that may provoke a bear into giving chase. • Watch the weather. Weather conditions can change quickly in the mountains. Snow can fall into May, and rain can occur daily throughout much of the year. Make sure to monitor the forecast and keep an eye out for changing conditions.˜X

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with author Katharine Wilkinson. Free. Held at Lenoir Rhyne University, 36 Montford Ave. NC ARBORETUM 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, ncarboretum.org • Through SU (10/1) - A Year in the Life of a Mountain Bog, exhibition. Admission fees apply PUBLIC LECTURES AT WCU bardoartscenter.edu • WE (9/27), 4-5:30pm WCU’s Global Spotlight Series: Panel discussion with professors focused on water scarcity. Free. Held at A.K. Hinds University Center, Memorial Drive, Cullowhee WNC SIERRA CLUB 828-251-8289, wenoca.org • WE (10/4), 7-9pm “Fossil Fuel Divestment and Responsible Investing,” lecture by Peter Krull, CEO and Director of Investments at Earth Equity

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FARM & GARDEN FOREST FARMING: A TWO DAY INTENSIVE (PD.) SAT 9/30-SUN 10/1. For farmers and forest landowners to develop new income streams and promote forest health and diversity. For novices and experienced forest farmers alike! Choose from 17 classes & field demos over the course of the weekend. Warren Wilson College, 701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa, NC 28778. $100 per person, includes lunch and dinner on Saturday, and lunch on Sunday. Registration required: organicgrowersschool. org CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE cityofhendersonville.org • THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS &

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PLANNING AHEAD: To reap spring and summer harvests of garlic, shallots and other alliums, September through October is the ideal time to get bulbs in the ground for building root systems through the winter. In addition to food tastings and vendors, Sow True Seed’s upcoming WNC Garlic Fest will feature free workshops on growing, cooking and preserving garlic. Photo courtesy of Sow True Seed

BY GINA SMITH gsmith@mountainx.com Fall isn’t just a season of harvest. For many Western North Carolina gardeners, planting garlic and shallots is as much an autumn ritual as gathering pumpkins or picking apples — and one that carries the promise of pungent spring and summer crops. In WNC, September through October is the ideal time to get members of the allium family — which includes garlic, chives, bunching onions and shallots — into their soil beds to root down for the winter. These plants, explains Sow True Seed staff member and WNC Garlic Fest organizer Chris Smith, “are fall-planted bulbs that will overwinter then grow and bulb up fully in the spring.” While it may be tempting to plant garlic and shallots sourced from the produce aisle of a local supermarket, starting with good-quality seed bulbs is imperative, says Smith, to avoid “introducing nasty, soil-borne diseases into your garden.” Purchasing certified seed

stock is one route, but Smith also endorses the option of buying from a local farmers market. “Have a conversation with the farmer and say, ‘Is your soil healthy? Have you had any problems with any garlic diseases?’” he says. “Make sure you’re buying something that’s good quality.” Garlic growers also have to decide between planting hardneck and soft-neck varieties. One major difference is that hard-neck garlic is the only type that produces spring scapes, edible flower stalks that are coveted by chefs and home cooks for a fresh, garlicky tang that shines in everything from pesto to hummus. Other considerations are that hard-necks tend to be more coldhardy and have a more intense flavor, but soft-necks, which are the type sold in supermarkets, generally store for longer. “In Western North Carolina, we’re in this real lucky spot where, in our experience, both types grow pretty much

equally well,” says Smith, who recommends planting some of each. “That’s a good way to go because you can find out what works for you, your palate and your garden.” He adds that alliums like their beds to be in full sun. And tucking

the individual seed garlic cloves and whole seed shallots into highquality, well-composted soil will benefit them as they spend the winter quietly building their root systems, resulting in larger bulbs at summer harvest. X

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VAMPIRES BEWARE: From the expected to the exotic, a wide range of garlic varieties and delicacies will be celebrated at the festival. Photo courtesy of Sow True Seed To learn more about growing and cooking with garlic, stop by the fourth annual WNC Garlic Fest on Saturday, Oct. 7. This one-stop free garlic learning and tasting opportunity will take place in and around Sow True Seed’s brand-new downtown facility on Haywood Street. For the WNC Garlic Trail component of the event, Sow True Seed has tapped a host of local food and drink businesses to create specialty garlic dishes to share with visitors. This is a chance to experience unusual garlic concoctions, including everything from teas made by

Asheville Tea Co. to Slow Food Asheville’s black garlic, which has been slow-roasted at 130 degrees Fahrenheit for 21 days. The event will also feature local growers selling fresh garlic, including the popular 12-variety egg carton sampler pack from Root Bottom Farm, and Sow True Seed will have its shop fully stocked and open to the public. And throughout the day, free, drop-in workshops on garlic cultivation, cooking and preservation will take place. “Originally, when we first started the festival four years ago, it was about trying to teach people to take a part in their own food systems,” says organizer Chris Smith. “So that’s kind of important to us; it fits in with our company’s mission that we’re providing free education for growing your own food.” WHAT WNC Garlic Fest WHEN Noon-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 WHERE Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St. There is ample parking in lots around the festival area. Admission is free. Visit wncgarlicfest.com for information on vendors, the WNC Garlic Trail and workshop schedules.

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switched gears and pursued work in the cider industry because he felt that there was far more to cider than what was currently being offered in America. A position at Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider in Portland, Ore., soon led to a promotion as lead cidermaker in a nearly ideal setting. “The Pacific Northwest has a great cider community, and I was very lucky to be part of that scene in its early days,” Heagney says. “I learned so much at Reverend Nat’s about not only the technical processes of cidermaking but also the creative process of writing recipes and blending flavors.” Attracted to the industry’s great potential for creativity and growth, and feeling he had ideas worth realizing when it came to ciders, Heagney decided to go out on his own largely for the creative freedom to produce those beverages. “There is still so much that has not been studied or experimented with. Many people try to box it into a ‘wine’ or ‘beer’ category, which, while

sometimes appropriate, is limiting. Cider has its very own culture and science, one that is fascinating and relatively unexplored,” he says. “I am constantly seeking new approaches to cidermaking and pulling influence from different cultures and industries.” After moving to Asheville in early 2016, Heagney got to work forming Daidala Ciders. In the tradition of gypsy breweries like Mikkeller that have produced top-notch beers all over the globe and had a large impact on the brewing community, he’s opted to make small batches at other cideries around North Carolina as a “nomadic” cidermaker, a term he feels is a better fit for the cider world than “gypsy.” As far as Heagney knows, there are no other cidermakers who follow that model, a fact that surprises him. Daidala’s initial batches have come out of Red Clay Ciderworks in Charlotte and run between 50 and 250 gallons. Using other facilities’ equipment and space allows Heagney to keep the batch sizes small and reduces his overhead

so that he can experiment with flavors and ingredients that some cidermakers might avoid because of expense or other factors. Beyond the generosity of brick-andmortar establishments in this regard, Heagney says he’s had strongly welcoming experiences with the industry peers he’s met thus far. Most cidermakers have been open about their methods and apple sources, and he’s spoken with a few cider producers about working together to acquire certain varieties of apples. He’s experienced a similar warmth among business owners, with whom he regularly has substantial conversations about how each cider is made and what goes into them. He says he’s felt nothing but support from Asheville partners, from Bruisin’ Ales and Tasty Beverage Co., which were some of the first to put Daidala bottles on their shelves, to Sovereign Remedies, one of the first restaurants to carry his product. He’s hoping for similar positive interactions at his first CiderFest. “Right now, we are really focused on getting our name and brand out there in front of consumers, which means connecting with the cocktail bars, restaurants and bottle shops that serve to those consumers,” Heagney says. “I think we have a worthy product that people will enjoy immensely, but they have to know it’s available.” THE CIDER BAR Cider’s popularity has reached the point that opening a bar in WNC that primarily serves the drink constitutes a smart business idea. TreeRock Social is slated to open in late fall at 760 Biltmore Ave. across the street from Appalachian Vintner. The former Mr. K’s convenience store has undergone significant renovations, including a new roof, and will have room for 80 people. Majority owner Kristy Stinnett says the bar will have 22 taps, two of which will be dedicated to wine. (Bottles of wine will also be available.) Of the remaining 20 taps, 60 percent will be occupied by ciders, the majority of which will be from local businesses. “I’m seeing the growth of [cider’s popularity] throughout the country. Chicago — it’s taken off there. It’s taken off in California. And I just know so many people that are really starting to like getting exposed to cider right now,” Stinnett says. “There’s so many breweries here, which is great, but I’ve heard this from a lot of people: ‘I’m just tired of beer right now. I just want something different.’” A longtime beer drinker, Stinnett quickly became a fan of the dry, traditional ciders made by Asheville-area

producers. They will be represented at TreeRock, along with national and international ciders, namely those from France and Spain, which she says will be available in bottles at the very least. Though Stinnett doesn’t have a gluten intolerance, many of her friends do, which she says further drives her niche selections. The creative curation also extends to TreeRock’s beer portfolio, which will focus on the region’s smaller breweries — including Olde Hickory Brewery, Sylva’s Innovation Brewing and Waynesville’s Boojum Brewing Co. — that she says aren’t widely available in local bars. In addition, a pair of taps are reserved for the low-alcohol ginger beers from Asheville’s Ginger’s Revenge, and TreeRock will serve Zebulon Artisan Ales creations on tap as well as one very special product from the Weaverville brewery. “When [co-owner] Gabe [Pickard] found out we’re six women who own the business, she got all excited,” Stinnett says. “She makes a low-sugar soda, so she’s going to make one that’s exclusively for us.” True to its name, the decor of TreeRock will have earthy tones — a lot of reds and grays, plus a tigerwood bar top and sage-green walls to encourage a relaxing vibe. The outside area will have a patio area on one side and a grassy area on the other, with plans to eventually add a small stage in the corner for acoustic music shows. Stinnett also plans to have food trucks on-site, including a brunch truck on Sundays to take advantage of the new state law allowing businesses to serve alcohol as early as 10 a.m. TAPROOM ENLIGHTENMENT Apple season means business as usual for Black Mountain Ciderworks + Meadery. Launched in summer 2013 by Jess Puzzo Bowman and David Bowman, the cidery stays active this time of year pressing early fall apple varieties like McIntosh, Rome and Cortland until the supplies run out. But while area peers focus on wholesale growth and getting their product beyond the local market, the Bowmans take the opposite approach and make the pub atmosphere of their tasting room their priority. “We work really hard to extract all the juice ourselves that we use, so it’s a little more difficult for us to want to part with what we make at wholesale prices versus what we can get here in the tasting room,” Puzzo Bowman says. “We really cultivate the right mental environment for cider because a lot of people don’t

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FOOD think they like cider because all they’ve had is really bad examples of cider. Out in the world, when you send your products out without a lot of information to go along with it, people can misunderstand what you’re trying to do, but in our own tasting room we make sure that’s not the case.” Education often stems from customers stating that they avoid ciders because they’re too sweet. Though new patrons typically walk in thinking they want a dry cider, Puzzo Bowman says they frequently end up favoring something sweeter than anticipated, made with the non-overpowering sugars of honey, and leave with growlers of their favorites from the day. In between, the staff walks them through how the cider was made, including the incorporation of apples from the plentiful local orchards and the consequences of using nearby materials. “Something we’re really concerned with is making sure people understand that the terroir of North Carolina cider is going to be different than Washington state or from the west country of England or from Normandy,” Bowman says. “Beer essentially tastes the same in California as it does in Michigan as it does in North Carolina. It’s all

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ON THE ROAD: Daidala Ciders owner Chris Heagney, right, pictured with partner Emma Castleberry, fashioned his nomadic cider business in the tradition of gypsy beer breweries. He partners with other cidermakers, using their facilities and equipment to reduce overhead. Daidala will present its ciders at the 2017 CiderFest. Photo by Devan McVay Canadian or European barley and Washington or Oregon hops. So, the Southern apples that we have here will really come through, and it’s going to be a fundamentally different experience than a cider from some other part of the country or the world.” The Bowmans feel that being in a beer market encourages a greater willingness among customers to take chances on unfamiliar drinks and that it benefits Black Mountain Ciderworks to sell its products more like beer than wine, even if that approach breaks with industry tradition. Also like their brewery neighbors, the Bowmans constantly strive to improve their craft, specifically through autodidacticism and experimentation. Many new products have started out as small test batches that, if successful, have inspired larger batches. Time management has also improved. “We’ve become a lot more efficient than we were when we started out,” Bowman says. “It’s just a practice thing: making mistakes the first time — or maybe even a second or third — and learning where energy was wasted and where it was well-spent.” The Bowmans will probably bring a mead (honey wine) to CiderFest along with ciders that are unlikely to be found at other booths. Instead of the popular chai or peach cider, there’s a good chance they’ll pour a scrumpy — a rustic, country-style cider popularized in the west country of England that’s likewise found favor in the U.S. Bowman notes that despite the bounty of ripe local apples in early fall, CiderFest’s

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timing can be a bit awkward for cidermakers. “It’s a curious thing being in October. It’s right in the middle of our production, and the ciders are actually going to be barely done at this point, but it’s kind of a break for us to go and share it with people that might not have had it before,” he says. A PIECE OF THE NATIONAL PUZZLE Like the Bowmans, Noble Cider coowner Trevor Baker prioritizes customer education in his taproom but finds reinforcement of that mission through his involvement with the U.S. Association of Cider Makers. Closing in on his third year of being on the organization’s board of directors, he serves as its vice president and chair of the marketing committee and helps with other committees as well. Though a fledgling association, USACM’s rapid growth recently necessitated the nationwide search for a full-time executive director. Michelle McGrath was chosen to take on that role and runs the home office out of Portland, Ore., which — echoing Heagney’s sentiments — Baker calls “arguably the best place to be located for apples.” USACM’s main focus is its annual CiderCon, which will be held Jan. 31-Feb. 2 in Baltimore. Previously held primarily in the more centrally located Chicago, the 2018 conference aims to attract more East Coast industry members with a special interest in working with distributors. The well-rounded conference also includes classes on

yeast, the fundamentals of fermentation, orchards and other businessrelated matters, and has attracted well over 1,000 attendees each of the past two years who embrace being in a big tent association. “There’s sort of this obvious divide in the beer world between big domestic and craft, and what does all that mean and how do you determine all that. With our association, we’re not large enough to have a schism in the industry, so we kind of all get together. We’ve got Angry Orchard [Hard Cider] and Woodchuck [Cider] and Bold Rock [Hard Cider] — sort of the big players in the market, nationally — mixed in with people that have 5 acres of apples and sell everything out of their barn,” Baker says. “We struggle to meet everyone’s needs because that’s a pretty diverse range of needs there, but it’s a good challenge. It’s what needs to happen, making sure everyone’s voice is heard.” In addition to working on legislative issues, collecting data and doing marketing, USACM just launched its Certified Cider Professional program. Similar to the beer industry’s cicerone certification, though currently not nearly as in-depth, the level-one certification is primarily intended to educate anyone serving or selling cider on proper vocabulary and how to better inform consumers about the product. However, cider enthusiasts may also use its study materials and take the test. Back on the local level, Baker has also been pivotal in launching the N.C. Cider Association, which recently passed its bylaws. And in conjunction with Nov. 18’s Txotxfest — named in honor of the barrel used to make Spanish cider, a specialty of Durham host Black Twig Cider House — a statewide Cider Week is also a strong possibility. For now, Baker says to “stay tuned for more info” as North Carolina cidermakers continue to gel as an organized group. X

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Since 1992, Ten Thousand Villages in Asheville has worked to alleviate poverty through fair trade. The nonprofit’s downtown retail store features products from more than 130 artisan groups in 38 countries. Buying fair trade, says store manager Sara Martin, “furthers empowerment in developing countries. ... It creates a lot of transparency between the business, the artisan and the customer, as well.” On Tuesday, Oct. 3, the nonprofit will celebrate 25 years in Western North Carolina with the International Moveable Feast. The event, which a press release describes as “a shining example of that global-to-local support,” gives ticket holders an international food tour of downtown Asheville with a series of small-plate courses at restaurants that have business practices and values similar with those of Ten Thousand Villages. The gathering kicks off with tea and wine at the nonprofit’s retail shop on College Street. Level Ground Trading, a direct trade company, will supply the tea leaves sourced from small farms in India (wine options were not available at the time of publication). Next, attendees will make their way to Kathmandu Café for Indian and Nepalese appetizers followed by a stroll over to Addissae for an Ethiopian vegetarian course. The event’s main dish will be served at Blue Dream Curry, with the evening wrapping up back at Ten Thousand Villages with fair trade chocolate and coffee. Martin notes that the organization works with developing countries in Central and South America, Southeast Asia and Africa, and that she hopes the International Moveable Feast will represent “a cuisine from each of those continents — to really travel through the world of our artisans through this meal.” She also sees the evening celebration as a chance to open people’s minds to the importance of fair trade and the impact it has on local, national and international communities. “Anytime we can encourage customers to want to know more about where

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FAIR TRADE: “Our mission is poverty alleviation through fair trading relationships,” says Sara Martin, store manager of Ten Thousand Villages in Asheville. “We’re really committed to having direct relationships with the makers in developing countries that we work with.” Photo by Thomas Calder the product they’re purchasing comes from — whether that’s from a local artist in the River Arts District or a woman in rural Bangladesh who makes baskets — I think that benefits everyone because it fosters this desire to know more and to understand that connection a little bit better,” she says. “It’s not just about purchasing the product, it’s about purchasing the story, or at least supporting the story that’s behind it.” The International Moveable Feast begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Ten Thousand Villages, 10 College St. Tickets are $45 and are available at avl.mx/44b. ACORNUCOPIA PROJECT TASTING PARTY Villagers will partner with the Nutty Buddy Collective on

Friday, Sept. 29, to help launch the Acornucopia Project with a tasting party. According to the event’s Facebook page, the gathering is part of a series of parties celebrating the kickoff of the project, which includes “a decentralized network of nut trees, foragers and foodies harvesting the neglected abundance of [the region’s] native trees.” Participants can sample a variety of foraged nuts and learn best practices for gathering these natural goods. Market values and uses will also be discussed and harvesting tools will be for sale. Acornucopia Tasting Party with the Nutty Buddy Collective runs 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at Villagers, 278 Haywood Road. Admission is free, but RSVPs are required. Donations will be accepted at the event. To RSVP, visit avl.mx/44c.

HOMEGROWN BABIES SWEET POTATO COOKING CONTEST The eighth annual Homegrown Babies Sweet Potato Cooking Contest will be held Saturday, Sept. 30, to benefit Sistas Caring 4 Sistas — Doulas for Social Justice, a program that trains and mentors African American women to become birth doulas. The collaborative effort between Homegrown Babies Asheville Childbirth Education and Doula Services and the Buncombe Upstream Community Centered Health Home has worked with women leaders in the Pisgah View and Hillcrest public housing communities to lower the mortality rate for black infants in Buncombe County. The fundraising event will also feature live music, kids’ activities, food and prizes. The event runs 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Homegrown Babies: Asheville Childbirth Education & Doula Services, 201 Charlotte St. There is no fee to enter a dish, but there is a $10 per person fee for judging/voting. For contest details, visit avl.mx/452. U.S. CELLULAR CENTER OFFERS NEW MENU One of Asheville’s largest event venues, U.S. Cellular Center, recently announced it will no longer serve prewrapped items on its menu. Instead, all food options will be “served straight from the grill

or roller-grill,” according to a press release from the venue. New menu items include the Hickory Nut Gap local dog, marinated portobello sandwich, smokehouse burger, garlic fries, beer cheese for pretzels, churros, North Carolina pulled pork barbecue and an upgraded chip and candy selection. The new beverage menu features expanded wine and liquor options, a 24-ounce draft beer and local cider. Additionally, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium will begin a composting program this fall. Specific bins will be marked for compostable items. Visit USCellularCenterAsheville. com. for details. UNCA GAINS GREEN RESTAURANT, FAIR TRADE STATUS UNC Asheville’s Brown Dining Hall has achieved 3 Star Certified Green Restaurant status with the Green Restaurant Association. This designation places the dining hall in the same company as Cúrate, French Broad Chocolates, Green Sage Café and Corner Kitchen. Along with the new certification, the university has also become the first higher-education facility in the state to be designated as a Fair Trade University by Fair Trade Campaigns. X

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BY ALLI MARSHALL amarshall@mountainx.com Despite a relatively short history (1933-57) and being shuttered more than twice as long as it was open, Black Mountain College is hardly relegated to the history books. The liberal arts institution, with its campus at Lake Eden, boasted an impressive roster of faculty and alumni. And, as the annual ReVIEWING Black Mountain College conference attests, ideas and influences continue to ripple from the legendary school. Now in its ninth iteration, the conference will be held from Friday, Sept. 29, to Sunday, Oct. 1, at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center with the theme “Process + Performance.” SING ABOUT IT A glance at the conference’s participant bios and abstracts reveals Black Mountain College’s reach. Conceptual artist and keynote speaker Mel Chin is known for “inserting art into unlikely places, including destroyed homes, toxic landfills and even popular television, investigating how art can provoke greater social awareness and responsibility,” according to program notes. Ann Dunn, artistic and executive director of the Asheville Ballet, offers the presentation Choreographic Process and Product Through Three Lenses: Balanchine, Cunningham, Dunn. And the Brooklyn Youth Chorus will perform Black Mountain Songs on Friday and Saturday nights at the Diana Wortham Theatre. The choral group, made up of junior and senior high students from New York City, is excited to bring its program back to the place that inspired it, says founder and artistic director Dianne Berkun Menaker. “To visit some of the buildings where the artwork was created [and] to stand on the lawn where Buckminster Fuller and the students laid out the strips to create the geodesic dome [will] give a whole other perspective,” she explains. “For me, it’s a perfect coming home and a final interpretation of what this piece is about.” Black Mountain Songs was commissioned by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus and created by Bryce Dessner of The National. It was Dessner — who had previously collaborated with the cho-

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NEXT GENERATION: Student vocalists in the Brooklyn Youth Chorus will perform Black Mountain Songs. The commissioned work of choral pieces, composed by eight musicians, was inspired by letters and poetry from Black Mountain College alumni. The Asheville concerts are part of a new Performance Initiative by Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and UNC Asheville. Photo by by Julieta Cervantes rus — who introduced the idea of a series of songs crafted around the writings of Black Mountain College figures. “We were able to capture the poetry, which became one of the main entry points,” says Menaker. Dessner and co-curator Richard Reed Parry, of Arcade Fire, brought in other composers (for a total of eight contributors) who penned the poignant song cycle. Nico Muhly’s lithe “Fielding Dawson in Franz Kline’s Studio” drew inspiration from Dawson’s writings about being a student of Kline. “He looked at prose that wasn’t actually written as poetry, and that became the text for Nico’s piece,” says Menaker. “People like Caroline [Shaw] took fragments of ideas about artists and their ideology about teaching and learning … and created text from that.” DIG DEEP As Black Mountain Songs illustrates, there are many inroads to appreciating and creating around the essence of Black Mountain College. For Julie J. Thomson, a writer, art historian and documentarian, the introduction to the

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school came by way of the late collagist and correspondence artist Ray Johnson. Thomson started writing about Johnson, who was a student at the college from 1945 to ’48. “I heard about the conference, and it seemed like the ideal opportunity to present about him,” she says. She’s attended most of the ReVIEWING events, taking each year’s topic as inspiration for a presentation. This year, Johnson will join the panel discussion “Landscapes of Black Mountain College” and present her project, Mountains Ho!, in which she used archival materials to examine the role the natural surroundings played in the lives of those who dwelled at the Lake Eden campus. “I’m thinking about [Black Mountain College] as a place and how this place was special to people and was a part of the component, too,” Thomson says. “We always look at the people, and of course they’re tremendous … but the place and all of these dynamics work together in important ways, too.” Thomson has developed relationships with other researchers and archivists, such as those at the Western Regional

Archives — the State Archives of North Carolina’s Asheville-based collections and reference services. “Heather South and David Silver pointed me toward this tremendous collection of letters written by a student from the late ’30s,” says Thomson. Mountains Ho! takes its title from writings by Phyllis Josephs Thomas. “They’re letters to her mother … description of hikes they went on, but also observations of hikes,” she says. And, in an archived interview with avant-garde filmmaker and teacher Stan Vanderbeek, “He talked about sitting on that side of the mountain. That thinking time and processing time to figure out who he was and who he wanted to be as a person and as an artist,” says Thomson. Photos from the archives — some famous and some lesser-known — were included in Begin to See: The Photographers of Black Mountain College, an exhibition she mounted at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center earlier this year. “As more people’s archives enter different collections, there’s always new material,” Thomson says.

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BUCK THE SYSTEM: Inventor and visionary R. Buckminster Fuller “did not limit himself to one field but worked as a ’comprehensive anticipatory design scientist’ to solve global problems surrounding housing, shelter, transportation, education, energy, ecological destruction and poverty,” according to the Buckminster Fuller Institute. He’s pictured here, in his Black Mountain College classroom, in 1948. Photo by Hazel Larsen Archer, courtesy of the estate of Hazel Larsen Archer KEEP LEARNING As time passes, there continue to be more artists inspired by the work that started at Black Mountain College, well beyond the boundaries of that institution. Multimedia composer Carmelo Pampillonio will present his paper Black Mountain College’s Relative Domain of Freedom: Performativity and the Improvisative via Judith Butler, based on the ideas of a philosopher and gender theorist who never attended the college. Performativity theory is concerned with how identities are constructed and acted out, particularly in how we respond to social norms, Pampillonio explains. “In my paper, I’ll discuss the fact that it was the failure of educational and artistic institutions that led to the formation of Black Mountain College. At the heart, [the college] was an ethical project.” Despite the fact that Butler wasn’t directly connected to the school, Pampillonio saw her theories as an interesting window through which to reframe it. “In my paper, I’m not painting Black Mountain College to be a utopia, but rather a response to the social climate of its time,” he says. The ReVIEWING conference’s packed, three-day schedule introduces many more out-of-the-box ideas,

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all using the college as a jumping-off point. Topics range from poetry and creative literacy to transcendentalism and modernism. The latter is found in interdisciplinary artist Martha McDonald’s presentation, Channeling Xanti Schawinsky, during the conference, and her Active Archive exhibition at BMCM+AC through the end of the year. Because, when talking about Black Mountain College, its ideas and influences can hardly be expected to fit into a single venue, or a single conference, or a single weekend. X

WHAT ReVIEWING Black Mountain College WHERE Reuter Center at UNC Asheville blackmountaincollege.org/reviewing WHEN Friday, Sept. 29, through Sunday, Oct. 1. See website for schedule. Full conference $40 BMCM+AC or OLLI members/$75 nonmembers, daily pass $20/$50, keynote $10/$20, Black Mountain Songs concert $10 for conference attendees, tour of Black Mountain College campus $10

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‘BE YOURSELF TO FREE YOURSELF’ Miss Blue Ridge Pride pageant challenges gender norms Tennessee-raised drag queen Eureka O’Hara (aka David Huggard) isn’t interested in people pleasing. “I talk too much and too loud. Some love me, others throw out hate,” she admits. “But you’ve got to be yourself to free yourself.” Many know the plus-size entertainer from her debut in season 9 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” when her big-boned body positivity earned her the title of “Elephant Queen.” But locals might also recognize Eureka as the two-time winner of the Miss Blue Ridge Pride Pageant, having earned the crown in 2011 and 2014. “Eureka is an entertainer of massive talent and the only queen in our history to take the crown twice,” says pageant director Michael-David Carpenter. On Thursday, Sept. 28, a dozen queens will vie for the title (and a $13,225 prize package) in this year’s Miss Blue Ridge Pride Pageant — part of Asheville’s annual Pride Week. Guests can expect plenty of hairspray and sass as contestants field interview questions, model evening gowns and perform their signature routines. Any drag, transgender and female impersonators 18 and older within 200 miles of ZIP code 28801 are eligible to compete. Onstage, judges scout for talent and personality. Carpenter mentions one of the most memorable performances from Miss Blue Ridge Pride 2015, by Ida Carolina. With same-sex marriage inciting controversy on Capitol Hill and beyond, Ida did a theatrical impersonation of Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk

who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples. But judges are also looking for professionalism since the reigning queen serves as ambassador to the Blue Ridge Pride Center for a year. That role entails showing up for the Asheville community in a number of ways, such as attending at least three Blue Ridge Pride events, rocking the Asheville Mardi Gras Parade and completing an additional 10 hours of community service. In that respect, the pageant is about more than looking good and performing well.

“It’s a platform that can be used to vocalize LGBTQ+ issues that our community is currently facing,” says Ginger Von Snap, Miss Blue Ridge Pride 2016. Since taking the title, Ginger (aka Kaleb Sisco) has used her position to raise awareness of underrepresented subdivisions on the LGBTQ+ spectrum, like transgender youth and those who are gender-fluid. She has also worked to dispel misconceptions about drag culture. “People see us as freaks or as a commodity,” she explains. “I want them to know that we’re not just nighttime performers.”

With that in mind, Carpenter is moving this year’s pageant from Scandals Nightclub to the Asheville Masonic Temple. The pageant’s start time also shifted, from 9 to 7 p.m., with a cocktail party at 6 p.m. Carpenter says the change is part of a larger movement to make drag more mainstream. “In the 1960s and 1970s, it was thought to be more of an underground thing,” he explains. “It was taboo,” adds Eureka. “Often associated with drinking, drugs and sex, people saw it as a joke or something of malice.”

Pride Week events Pride Week 2017 culminates with the Blue Ridge Pride Festival in Pack Square Park on Saturday, Sept. 30. But on the way to that daylong marathon of outdoor fun, live music and performances, there are plenty of other opportunities to celebrate the local LGBTQ community. • Wednesday, Sept. 27, 7:30-10:30 p.m. — Comedy night with Jason Scholder, Jeff Messer and others at The Magnetic Theatre, 375 Depot St. $12 advance/$15 at the door. themagnetictheatre.org • Thursday, Sept. 28, 7-9 p.m. — YO Vaudeville 2017

is Youth OutRight’s fall fundraiser featuring Forty Fingers and a Missing Tooth, The Build, Beer City Sisters, Brian Claflin, Juan Holladay and YO youths with emcee Barbie Angell. Highland Brewing Co., 12 Old Charlotte Highway. $20. youthoutright.org • Thursday, Sept. 28, 7-10 p.m. — Blue Ridge Pride beer release party at Bhramari Brewing, 101 S. Lexington Ave. This event is also a fundraiser for the Aura Home for Women Veterans. bhramaribrewhouse.com • Friday, Sept. 29, 6-10:30 p.m. — Screening of The

Birdcage starring Robin Williams. Bring a chair or blanket. Pack Square Park, 80 Court Plaza. Free. • Friday, Sept. 29, 8-10 p.m. — Spoken word and music. Sign up at the event to perform. The Block Off Biltmore, 39 S. Market St. Free. theblockoffbiltmore.com • Saturday, Sept. 30, 11 a.m.7 p.m. — Blue Ridge Pride Festival with performances by DJ RexxStep, Wild Bodema, Paper Crowns, Jane Kramer Band, Beer City Sisters, Miss Blue Ridge Pride Drag Show, Calavera, Jeff Thompson Trio, Brie Capone Band,

Matt Ryans, Ashley Heath, Jordan Okrend and Cantaria: Asheville Gay Men’s Chorus. There will also be food vendors and a children’s area. Held at Pack Square Park. Free. • Afterparties take place, following the close of the festival, at O. Henry’s, 237 Haywood St.; Scandals Nightclub, 11 Grove St.; and The Odditorium, 1045 Haywood Rd. • Sunday, Oct. 1, 5-10 p.m. — Bring a covered dish to the potluck and afterparty at O. Henry’s. ohenrysofasheville.com Info at blueridgepride.org/ pride-week-2017

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THE ELEPHANT QUEEN: Eureka O’Hara, Miss Blue Ridge Pride 2011 and 2014, is the only two-time winner of the local pageant. Known for her unyielding body positivity, Eureka appeared on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Photo by Miss Blue Ridge Pride official photographer, Roxy Taylor Photography First aired in 2011, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” humanized the art form by bringing queens (at least virtually) to living rooms across America. In doing so, the Emmy-winning series presented drag for what it truly is: the art of gender expression. “Femininity is so much a part of a gay man’s identity, yet we’re told that guys shouldn’t act like that,” says Eureka. She has been asked to return to season 10 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” — she injured herself during a cheerleading routine in season nine. “Drag is a way of finally celebrating our feminine sides.” But for Ginger, who is organizing the opening performance for September’s pageant, the art goes beyond masculinity versus femininity. She thinks drag should challenge gender expectations, not enforce them. “Many times, the drag community is guilty of submitting to society’s norms,”

says Ginger, mentioning that bearded queens, for instance, are severely underrepresented. “People think that the female illusion is the only way.” She continues, “But drag isn’t just that. It’s never been just that.” X

WHAT Miss Blue Ridge Pride Pageant missblueridgepride.com WHERE Asheville Masonic Temple 80 Broadway WHEN Thursday, Sept. 28, 6-10 p.m. A meet-and-greet will be held at 5:30 p.m. $12-$18

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STRIKING A CHORD

Wiley Cash’s latest novel reimagines the 1929 Loray Mill strike

In 2003 — long before he became an award-winning author with books that made The New York Times best-seller list — Wiley Cash was earning his Ph.D. in American literature at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Early on in his studies, Cash brought up his childhood home in Gastonia. Much to his surprise, Cash’s professor knew of the area. “He said, ‘Oh that’s the site of the Loray Mill strike,’” the writer remembers. “I had no idea what he was talking about.” Since that time, Cash has familiarized himself with the events that transpired in his hometown, as well as the aftermath and its impact on the community. His third novel, The Last Ballad, reimagines these happenings, which left two dead. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, the writer will celebrate the book’s official release with a reading and signing session at UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Hall. Cash, who completed his undergraduate degree at UNCA and is currently on

COLLEGE-LEVEL ART COURSES FOR THE COMMUNITY HOMETOWN HERO: In his latest novel, The Last Ballad, Wiley Cash tells the story of Ella May Wiggins, the real-life American Mill No. 2 worker, single mother, singer, striker and casualty of the 1929 Loray Mill strike. Photo courtesy of UNC Asheville

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faculty as its writer-in-residence, says Asheville remains a significant place for him, both personally and professionally. “It’s where I made the conscious decision to not talk about being a writer, but ... to be a writer,” he says. Following the reading, fellow awardwinning author Charles Frazier will join Cash onstage to discuss the new work. Musician Shannon Whitworth will also participate in the event, performing ballads written by Ella May Wiggins — the real-life American Mill No. 2 worker, single mother, singer, striker, causality and central character of The Last Ballad. In life and in fiction, Wiggins joined the National Textile Workers Union. The organization’s demands included a 40-hour workweek, equal pay for men and women, and a minimum weekly wage of $20. While Wiggins’ story functions as the book’s nucleus, the novel is told from a number of perspectives — from strike organizers to the police chief, and from mill owners to reformed sinners. “I wanted to present things fairly and accurately,” says Cash. “I didn’t

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want to write a hierography of Ella May Wiggins, where she was this woman who had never done anything wrong; a woman who was always upstanding and moral and didn’t curse and didn’t drink and didn’t spit and didn’t dance.” Part of what drove Cash to write this story, he says, was his own dismay in having grown up in Gastonia without ever reading about or hearing of the deadly strike. Both his parents, he adds, were raised in mill villages — his mother in Gaston County, his father in Cleveland County. Yet they, too, “never heard of this story of the Loray strike.” At the same time, Cash notes, he wasn’t looking to write a history book. Early on in the writing process, he gave himself permission “to stretch the bounds of what a novel could do and say.” For example, many characters in The Last Ballad are named after actual community members involved in the 1929 strike. But outside of Wiggins, all other characters’ backgrounds and personalities are figments of Cash’s imagination. “I used my powers of fiction, more so than my

skill as a researcher, in creating and writing about people,” he says. Nevertheless, Cash did research American labor history. The writer also immersed himself in mill culture through popular music from that period. Throughout the writing process, Cash says, he noticed parallels between his emerging novel and present-day events. But in 2012, when he first began work on the project, Cash says, “I never could have imagined the country veering into the chaos of white supremacy, and people marching in Charlottesville with torches, and Nazis saluting in the street. I never could have imagined that a young woman would be murdered by a white supremacist for standing up for equality. That’s what happened to Ella May in 1929. It’s 2017. That’s not supposed to happen anymore.” The story of Wiggins, says Cash, is a timeless tale of human struggle. It is also a reminder of the holes in our history: That certain storylines can and often do get left out of the country’s collective memory. “History is not a fixed thing because we choose what we tell about it. And we choose what we put in and we choose what we leave out,” he says. “The people who are on the losing end of these labor struggles or battles for racial or gender equality often don’t have their stories told.” Remembering the forgotten is among the many goals of The Last Ballad. The writer also wants to challenge his readers’ assumptions, as well as their comfort levels. At the same time, Cash says he hopes readers feel a sense of pride in the struggle that people have gone through “to take part in the American dream that so many of us take for granted.” X

WHAT Wiley Cash in conversation with Charles Frazier with music by Shannon Whitworth WHERE Lipinsky Hall at UNC Asheville 1 University Heights avl.mx/440 WHEN Tuesday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m. Free

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TALES OF THE WOOD “Storytelling is one of the easiest ways to tap into folks’ relationship with nature,” says Kimala Luna, Dogwood Alliance’s marketing coordinator. “Oftentimes, until people hear somebody else expressing that, it doesn’t necessarily occur to them,” she says, “because nature is something that we inherently take for granted.” She suggests that storytelling is an effective way to bring a community together. “And that’s the ultimate goal,” says Luna. For the second year, the Southern forest protection nonprofit is highlighting the synergy of spokenword art forms — adding in plenty of music and other activities as well — at The Woods & Wilds Storytelling and Music Festival. The event takes place Sunday, Oct. 1, at Salvage Station. “When I’m telling a story, I am open to you,” explains Thomas RaShad Easley, a forester, pastor, civil rights advocate, professor at North Carolina State University and — as RaShad Eas — a hip-hop recording artist. “If you’re listening to me and you’re taking it in, that also means you’re open to me,” he says. “And if I say something a certain way, it could shift your attitude.” Noting that the process works in both directions when it’s part of a dialogue, Easley calls storytelling the “ultimate therapy. But it’s also the ultimate connector” between people, he says. “‘The environment’ means so many things to different people,” Easley says. “But we’re not going to get more water or more land. So we can tell stories about how to preserve and conserve our resources, and explain that it’s really about our humanity, not just about something monetary.” With regard to storytelling as an art, Easley says that while the specific details of a story might change over the course of multiple tellings, the core ideas remain. His performance at Woods & Wilds will focus, in part, on his personal odyssey of becoming a forester, a path that wasn’t originally part of his life plan. “Lately, I refer to myself as a hip-hop forester,” he says with a good-natured chuckle. “What I want to do is tell a story about how both of these fields have something in common: They’re both misunderstood.” While on the surface, hip-hop might seem to be mostly about rapping, there’s a lot more to the art and culture. Easley says a similar mindset often applies to forestry. “People think, ‘All they do is cut down trees.’”

Woods & Wilds Storytelling and Music Festival encourages conservation includes Asheville artists Sherri Lynn & Mountain Friends (Americana/bluegrass), Dub Kartel (reggae) and Lyric (pop/rock/soul/funk). Atlanta-based banjo duo Threadbare Skivvies is also on the bill. The festival will feature yoga, kids crafts and other events. Emcees for Woods & Wilds are Ali McGhee from Asheville Grit and activist Desiree Adaway. Recent high-profile disasters like hurricanes Harvey and Irma have put a strain on charitable giving, but Luna notes that “both were big wakeup calls” relating to the challenges of climate change. She sees Dogwood Alliance’s forest protection efforts as a key part of continuing the fight against the climate crisis. Luna says that the proceeds from admission to the festival will go toward Dogwood Alliance’s efforts in protecting Southern forests. She notes that, in the 21 years since the nonprofit began its work, the Dogwood Alliance has increased protection of some 90 million acres of forest. “Hopefully, the proceeds will go toward protecting 90 million more,” she says. X

WORDS AND MUSIC: The second annual Woods & Wilds Festival supports the work of Dogwood Alliance, a forest protection nonprofit organization. The storytelling lineup is topped by “hip-hop forester” Thomas RaShad Easley, pictured; the music bill features headliners The Get Right Band and others. Photo courtesy of Easley He believes that perspective ignores the focus on sustainability, a central tenet of responsible forestry. Easley also likens hip-hop’s use of sampling and repurposing of existing musical elements to forestry’s focus on renewable resources. Moreover, he believes that combining hip-hop (“the product of black and brown people,” he says) with forestry (“our understanding of which came from our white brothers and sisters”) is a useful step on the path toward greater community and mutual understanding. Several of the storytellers appearing at this year’s Woods & Wilds have had a long relationship with the Dogwood Alliance. Cole Rasenberger is only 16 years old, but he was at the forefront of a 2009 initiative to convince KFC to switch to recyclable paper products in its fast-food packaging. He’s remained active with Dogwood Alliance as a “forest defender” ever since. Other storytellers featured at this year’s event include Danna Smith, founder of Dogwood Alliance; Cary Rogers, who promotes peace and health; activist and YMI board member Roy Harris; and

Lianna Costantino. Chair for the Center for Native Health, Costantino is a tribal member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and worked as a paramedic at last year’s Standing Rock occupation in North Dakota. There’s plenty of music on the program, as well. In addition to headliners The Get Right Band (rock/reggae), the varied list of acts on the schedule

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WHAT Woods & Wilds Storytelling and Music Festival avl.mx/44a WHERE Salvage Station 466 Riverside Drive WHEN Saturday, Oct. 1, 1-10 p.m. $10 suggested donation

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Bascom Lamar Lunsford Festival

Mountain Heritage Day

One weekend isn’t sufficient for celebrating the golden anniversary of the Bascom Lamar Lunsford “Minstrel of Appalachia” Festival. Named in honor of the man responsible for documenting Appalachian music and starting the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, free events on and around the campus of Mars Hill University the week of Monday, Oct. 2, include a lecture by David Whisnant on Lunsford’s life and times, dances by the Bailey Mountain Cloggers and a listening party of vinyl from the Southern Appalachian Archives. The cornerstone evening concert has moved up from its traditional Saturday slot to Friday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. in Moore Auditorium. Expect performances by the area’s best ballad singers, dancers and string bands, plus the annual Ballad Swap and more the following day. Tickets for the Oct. 6 concert are $10 in advance/$12 day of show/$5 for children 12 and younger. mhu.edu. Photo by Mike Thornhill/Mars Hill University

Freshly named one of the top 20 festivals in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society, Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Day returns for its 43rd year. Aiming for the vibe of a large family reunion, the event features three stages of traditional old-time, gospel and bluegrass music and dance, plus craft workshops and shape-note singing. And to build on its annual inclusion of culture from the region’s native people — including the popular stickball game — a number of Cherokeerelated events get spotlight attention. Among them are a performance by renowned storyteller Lloyd Arneach, songs by the New Kituwah Academy Traditional Singers and stone-carving demonstrations. The 2017 festival is dedicated to Steve Sutton, a WCU alumnus and longtime festival performer and supporter who passed away unexpectedly in May. Mountain Heritage Day takes place Saturday, Sept. 30, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and is free to attend. wcu.edu. Photo courtesy of WCU

Reigning Sound

Mdou Moctar

When he’s not spinning off-the-beaten-path tracks early Friday afternoons on his Asheville FM radio show “Deep Cuts,” Greg Cartwright stays busy building his legacy as one of rock music’s most respected live performers. Much like his solitary sessions in the West Asheville booth, the founder of Memphis garage-rock icons The Oblivians has lately been focusing on solo gigs, including one on the same Orange Peel bill as fellow Asheville resident Angel Olsen early this year. When it comes to full band projects, it’s Reigning Sound’s layered pop instrumentation that provides a fitting vessel for Cartwright’s witty lyricism. The latest iteration of the group plays The Grey Eagle on Sunday, Oct. 1, at 9 p.m. — one of only two dates the band has planned for the fall. $12 advance/$15 day of show. thegreyeagle.com. Photo by Kyle Dean Reinford

Mdou Moctar knows what it’s like to play Prince — and not just a cover of “When Doves Cry.” In 2015, the guitarist from the Saharan nation of Niger starred in a Tuareg language remake of Purple Rain, taking on the lead role of The Kid and riding his own purple motorbike to performances while struggling to become a famous musician. (Since there’s no Tuareg word for purple, the best title possible was Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai, or Rain the Color of Blue With a Little Red in It.) Showcasing the psychedelic instrumental skills that got him the part, the self-taught Moctar and his band are in the midst of a North American tour and stop for a free show at The Mothlight on Monday, Oct. 2, at 9 p.m. themothlight. com. Photo by Markus Milcke

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ART COLLEGE LEVEL COMMUNITY ART COURSES IN ASHEVILLE START OCTOBER 4 (PD.) • Image and Text: 10-week class at Rainbow Community School. • Intermediate-Advanced Painting: 8-week class at Jewish Community Center. Fees: $200-$250. Contact Glenn Hirsch 415.987.1226. glennhirsch@earthlink. net • www.glennhirsch.com

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS ART ON MAIN acofhc.org/art-on-main.html • SA (9/30) & SU (10/1), 10am-5pm - Art and craft festival with demonstrations. Free to attend Held at Historic Downtown Hendersonville, 145 5th Ave E, Hendersonville

APPALACHIAN ART FARM 22 Morris St., Sylva, appalchianartfarm.org • SA (9/30), 1-4pm - “Felt Appliqué,” workshop. $25/$20 members.

ART TREK upstairsartspace.org • SA (9/30), 10am-5pm & SU (10/1), noon5pm - Self-guided studio tour of artist studios in the foothills. Visit website for map of locations: upstairsartspace.org. Free to attend.

ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 828-258-0710, ashevillearts.com • FRIDAYS through (12/15), 1-4pm - “Pottery for Veterans,” class for veterans living in Buncombe County. Registration required: ashevillearts.com. Free. Held at Odyssey Clayworks, 236 Clingman Ave. CRUCIBLE GLASSWORKS 60 Clarks Chapel Road, Weaverville, 828-6455660, crucibleglassworks.com • SA (9/30), 10am-5pm - “Fall Fire Up,” metal casting and glass blowing demonstrations. Free to attend. GIVENS ESTATE, ASBURY COMMONS 100 Wesley Drive • SU (10/1), 2-4pm - Givens Estate resident art show featuring paintings, jewelry, stained

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‘CARRY ON’: In 2007, playwright and stage performer Murphy Funkhouser Capps packed a Subaru with 500 pounds of baggage and hit the road with her one-woman show, Crazy Bag, an autobiographical one-act play about her journey as a minister’s daughter and single mother. After racking up accolades from coast to coast, Capps has expanded the story into Carry On, a 90-minute play in three acts that premieres at Asheville Community Theatre from Friday through Sunday, Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, at 7:30 each night. The $20 ticket benefits the Asheville Community Theatre Tanglewood Youth Theatre program. For more information or tickets, visit ashevilletheatre.org. Photo of Capps courtesy of Asheville Community Theatre (p. 43)

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GRACE CENTER 495 Cardinal Road, Mills River • Through WE (10/18) - Submissions accepted for the Grace Center 15th Annual Juried Art Exhibition. Information: youjudgeit.org/ gracejuriedshow. $10 per work sample. HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 86 N Main St., Waynesville, 828-452-0593, haywoodarts.org/

• Through (10/6) - Applications accepted for Regional Artists Project Grants for artists in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson and Macon counties. Information: haywoodarts.org.

the Fall Craft Fair to be held Saturday, Oct. 14, 9am-3pm. Registration: 828-648-6538 or pwooten6538@charter.net. $50.

HOT WORKS FINE ART SHOW ASHEVILLE 941-755-3088, patty@hotworks.org • Through WE (2/7) Submissions accepted for the Hot Works’ Asheville Fine Art Show, exhibition of nationally juried art works. See website for full details: bit.ly/2x3AZeX.

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. Drop-ins welcome. Drums provided. $15/ class. (828) 768-2826. www.skinnybeatsdrums.com

OWEN MIDDLE HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR owenmiddlecraftfair.weebly.com • Through WE (10/18) Applications accepted for arts and crafts vendors for this holiday craft fair taking place Saturday, Dec. 9. Registration online. Held at Owen Middle School, 730 Old US Highway 70, Swannanoa

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ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 337 Charlotte St., 828-254-5836, stmarysasheville.org • Through FR (9/29) - Vendor submissions accepted for

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BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER 828-350-8484, blackmountaincollege.org • FR (9/29) & SA (9/30), 8pm “Black Mountain Songs,” choral and visual work performed by

the Brooklyn Youth Chorus and curated by Bryce Dessner (The National) and Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire). $20/$12 children. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave. CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • FRIDAYS, 6-10pm - Asheville outdoor drum circle. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE 18 Biltmore Ave., 828-257-4530, dwtheatre.com • TU (10/3), 8pm- Pablo Sáinz Villegas, concert. $35/$30 student/$20 children. FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE DOWNTOWN 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville, 828-693-0731, flatrockplayhouse. org • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS (9/28) until (10/8) “The Music of Lionel Richie & Diana Ross.” Thurs.: 7:30pm. Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. Sat. & Sun.: 2pm $15-$30. HENDERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 905 S. Greenville Highway, Hendersonville, 828-692-6424, myhcdp.com

• 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - “Strings and Things,” folk pop music jam. Free. PAN HARMONIA 828-254-7123, panharmonia.org • TH (10/5), 6pm - “On This Harvest Moon,” flute, bassoon and guitar concert featuring the music of J.S. Bach, Frederik Holm and Ernesto Nazareth. Free. Held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 Church St. TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 828859-8322, tryonarts.org • TH (9/28), 7pm - Dean Trakas, concert. Admission by donation. • TH (10/5), 7pm - Ana Carolina, blues/jazz/50s pop concert. Admission by donation.

THEATER ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 35 E. Walnut St., 828-254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • FR (9/29) through SU (10/1), 7:30pm - Proceeds from this one-woman production of Carry On: A Theatrical Journey by Murphy Funkhouser Capps benefit the Tanglewood Youth Theatre program. $20. FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE 2661 Highway 225, Flat Rock, 828-693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (9/30) Amadeus. Wed. & Thurs.: 7:30pm. Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. Wed.,

Thurs., Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. $15 and up. HENDERSONVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville, 828-692-1082, hendersonvillelittletheater.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS through (10/1) - W;t. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $22/$18 students/$15 youth. J.E. BROYHILL CIVIC CENTER 1913 Hickory Blvd SE. Lenior, broyhillcenter.com • THURSDAY through SATURDAY (9/28) until (9/30) - Foothills Performing Arts presents The Complete History of America (Abridged). Thurs.Sat.: 7pm. Sat.: 2pm. $14/$12 students/$7.50 for children under 13. MAGNETIC 375 375 Depot St., themagnetictheatre.org • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (10/7) - Better Strangers, drama. 7:30pm. $10-16. NC STAGE COMPANY 15 Stage Lane, 828-239-0263 • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (10/8) - King Mackerel and the Blues Are Running, tall tales and songs. Wed.-Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $16-$34.

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GALLERY DIRECTORY 22 LONDON 22 London Road • Through SA (10/14) - !VIVA!, exhibition of contemporary Latin American art. 310 ART 191 Lyman St., #310, 828-776-2716, 310art.com • SU (10/1) through SU (12/31) Storytelling: Thought to Image, group exhibition. Reception: Saturday, Oct. 7, 3-6pm. AMERICAN FOLK ART AND FRAMING 64 Biltmore Ave., 828-281-2134, amerifolk.com • TH (10/5) through TU (10/24) - Wood, exhibition of wood works of 11 artists. Reception: Friday, Oct. 6, 5-8pm. ART AT MARS HILL UNIVERSITY mhu.edu • WE (9/27) through FR (10/27) - Exhibition of works by Kehren Barbour and Leslie Rowland. Reception: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 6-8pm. Held at Mars Hill University, Weizenblatt Gallery, 79 Cascade St., Mars Hill ART AT UNCA art.unca.edu • Through SU (10/1) Obscura, multimedia installation by Peter Kusek. Held at UNC Asheville - Ramsey Library, 1 University Heights • TH (10/5) through TH (11/30) Illustrated Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, exhibition. Reception: Thursday, Oct. 5, 7pm. Held at UNC Asheville - Ramsey Library, 1 University Heights ASHEVILLE BOOKWORKS 428 1/2 Haywood Road, 828-255-8444, ashevillebookworks. com • Through WE (11/1) - Grain, works in print by mem-

bers of Asheville Printmakers. ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART 82 Patton Ave., 828251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art.com • Through SA (9/30) - Radiant Fall, paintings of Judy Rentner. BLACKBIRD FRAME & ART 365 Merrimon Ave., 828-225-3117 • Through TU (10/31) - Staff and alumni art exhibition featuring 11 artists. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES WESTERN OFFICE 176 Riceville Road, 828-296-7230 • Through SA (9/30) - Photos by Brenda Scott of scenes from the Vance Birthplace. Part of the UNC Asheville Zebulon B. Vance Reconsidered Symposium. GALLERY 1 604 W. Main St., Sylva • Through SA (9/30) - The Art of James Smythe, exhibition. GRAND BOHEMIAN GALLERY 11 Boston Way, 877274-1242, bohemianhotelasheville.com/ • FR (9/29) through SU (10/15) Determined by the Seasons, new works by Mitch Kolbe. Reception: Friday, Sept. 29, 5:30–8pm. HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 86 N Main St., Waynesville, 828-4520593, haywoodarts. org/ • Through SA (9/30) - 40 Years at HCAC, exhibition of works by Haywood Community College Professional Crafts Program alumni. IZZY’S COFFEE DEN 976 Haywood Road • Through TU (10/31) - Vibrant Trees, exhibition of mixed-media work with gemstones by Heather Taylor.

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JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 310 Keener St., Sylva, 828-586-2016, fontanalib.org/sylva/ • Through SA (9/30) - Exhibition of works by Jan Boyer. JUBILEE! COMMUNITY CHURCH 46 Wall St. • SU (10/1) through TU (10/31) Remembering Heart and Earth, exhibition of the art of Deb Criss. MAHEC 121 Hendersonville Road, 828-257-4400 • SU (10/1) through TU (10/31) Resiliance, city wide art-exhibition in conjunction with the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Southeastern Summit. See website for locations: sys.mahec.net/ ce/aces2017.aspx. MORA CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY 9 Walnut St., 828575-2294, moracollection.com • Through SA (9/30) Exhibition of jewelry by Erica Stankwytch Bailey. ODYSSEY COOPERATIVE ART GALLERY 238 Clingman Ave., 828-285-9700, facebook.com/ odysseycoopgallery • Through SA (9/30) - Exhibition featuring the ceramic art of MaryJane Findley and Dot Burnworth. • SU (10/1) through TU (10/31) Exhibition featuring the the ceramic art of Reiko Miyagi, Tara Underwood, and Kate Gardner and other gallery members. REVOLVE 122 Riverside Drive • Through SA (9/30) - Portrait, new paintings by Mark Ouellette. SWANNANOA VALLEY FINE ARTS LEAGUE 828-669-0351, svfalarts.org • Through TU (11/7) - Images and Words,

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group exhibition. Held at Red House Studios and Gallery, 310 W. State St., Black Mountain THE ASHEVILLE SCHOOL 360 Asheville School Road, 828-254-6345, ashevilleschool.org • Through TU (10/31) - Parallel Play, exhibition of the work of Julie Armbruster. THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY AND DESIGN 67 Broadway, 828785-1357, craftcreativitydesign. org/ • Through (1/6)Crafted Strangers, group exhibition. TRACKSIDE STUDIOS 375 Depot St., 828545-6235 • Su (10/1) through TU (10/31) - Moody Skies, exhibition of paintings by Virginia Pendergrass. Reception: Sunday, Oct. 8, 4:30-6:30pm. TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, 828-8842787, tcarts.org • Through FR (10/20) - As the Crow Flies, invitational art exhibition featuring works by Christine Kosiba and friends. TRYON ARTS AND CRAFTS SCHOOL 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, 828-8598323 • Through TU (10/31) - Black & White Show, group exhibition. WOOLWORTH WALK 25 Haywood St., 828254-9234 • Through FR (9/29) Exhibition of paintings by Karen Keil Brown. ZAPOW! 150 Coxe Ave., Suite 101, 828-575-2024, zapow.net • Through SA (9/30) - Tentacles & Intoxication, group exhibition. Contact the galleries for admission hours and fees

DJ FOR A DAY: Durham-based indie electropoppers Sylvan Esso have catapulted to international fame since releasing their debut album in 2014. Mixing liquid beats with sinuous vocals into a symphonic tidal wave, the duo has rocked stages from Lollapalooza to Austin City Limits. Sylvan Esso treks over to Asheville’s Harvest Records on Friday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. to spin used records ahead of its 8 p.m. show at the U.S. Cellular Center. Photo courtesy of event promoters WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

BARLEY’S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Dr. Brown’s Team Trivia, 8:30PM

CORK & KEG

185 KING STREET Vinyl Night, 7:00PM

BEN’S TUNE-UP Jeff Thompson Trio (rock ‘n’ roll), 7:00PM

CREPE BOURREE

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis (African folk), 8:00PM 550 TAVERN & GRILLE Karaoke, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Brad Hodge & Friends, 7:30PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open mic w/ Billy Owens, 7:00PM BURGER BAR Double Trouble Karaoke w/ Dee and Quinn, All day

3 Cool Cats (vintage rock ‘n’ roll, dance), 7:30PM

Gypsy Duets, 7:00PM CROW & QUILL Solo Swing Mandolin w/ Cynthia McDermott, 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Classic Country Vinyl w/ DJ David Wayne Gay, 10:00PM

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CLU B LA N D GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Paul Edelman [CANCELLED], 5:00PM Craig Brown Band w/ Greg Cartwright (alternative, indie), 8:00PM

Where The Blue Ridge Mountains Meet the Celtic Isles

HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS Asheville SURJ Accountability thru Action Meeting, 6:00PM

MONDAYS Quizzo – Brainy Trivia • 7:30pm Open Mic Night • 9pm

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 The Nouveaux Honkies, 7:00PM

WEDNESDAYS Asheville’s Original Old Time Mountain Music Jam • 5pm THURSDAYS The Clydes • 7pm Bluegrass Jam • 9:30pm Bourbon Specials

BAKER FRI DALLAS LOW COUNTRY ROOTS GRASS 9/29 9PM / $5

TAVERN Downtown on the Park Eclectic Menu • Over 30 Taps • Patio 15 TV’s • Sports Room • 110” Projector Event Space • Shuffleboard Open 7 Days 11am - Late Night

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FIRECRACKER SAT JAZZ BAND 9/30 NEW ORLEANS STYLE DIXIELAND JAZZ 9 PM / $10

TUE CHILL TONES THAT AFRO GUY 10/3 W/ 7 PM / NO COVER

THU. 9/28 Jeff Anders & Justin Burrell (acoustic rock)

FRI. 9/29 DJ Mini MoTo ( dance hits, pop)

SAT. 9/30 Grand Theft Audio (classic rock)

SAT SHIMMY & THE BURNS 10/7 9PM / $5 IRISH SUNDAYS Irish Food and Drink Specials Traditional Irish Music Session • 3-9pm

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul, funk), 5:30PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old-time session, 5:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM MG ROAD Salsa Night w/ DJ Mexicano Isaac, 7:00PM ODDITORIUM Carpal Tullar w/ The Egg Eaters & Aquamule (rock), 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY’S Sexy Tunes w/ DJs Zeus & Franco, 10:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Brown Bag Songwriting Competition, 5:30PM Evil Note Lab, 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING Alex Bradshaw (singer-songwriter), 9:00PM PETE’S PIES Redleg Husky, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Heather Gillis Band, 6:00PM POST 25 Albi & The Lifters (American swing, French chanson), 7:00PM POUR TAPROOM Music Bingo, 7:00PM SALVAGE STATION R&B Wednesday Jam Night w/ Ryan RnB Barber & Friends, 8:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Music Bingo, 6:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Indivisible Asheville, 5:30PM Wednesday Hemp & Hops Day, 6:00PM

CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Reggae Thursdays w/ Station Underground (reggae, rock, jam), 8:00PM CROW & QUILL Carolina Catskins (ragtime, jazz), 9:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT The Obsessed w/ Uktena (metal), 9:30PM

DOUBLE CROWN Gospel Night w/ The Brooklyn Allstars, 10:00PM

TIMO’S HOUSE Island Reggae w/ DJ Roy, 8:00PM

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Purple (jazz, funk), 9:00PM

TRESSA’S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES JJ Kitchen All Star Jam (blues, soul), 9:00PM

FRENCH BROAD BREWERY West King String Band (bluegrass), 6:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Mike Holstein & Jason Moore (jazz), 7:30PM

GOOD STUFF Jim Hampton & friends perform “Eclectic Country” (jam), 7:00PM

WILD WING CAFE Paint Nite, 7:00PM

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN An evening w/ Scythian (world music, roots), 8:00PM

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH J Luke (acoustic), 6:30PM

HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS Improv Jam, 7:30PM

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM ALTAMONT THEATRE An evening w/ The Secret Sisters (country, roots, rock), 7:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray & The Space Cooties, 7:30PM BARLEY’S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Alien Music Club (live jazz), 9:00PM BEN’S TUNE-UP Unihorn w/ members of Empire Strikes Brass, 7:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Patrick Fitzsimons, 7:00PM BURGER BAR Burger Bar Boogaloo!, All day TRIVIA! w/ Ol’Gilly, 7:00PM BYWATER Well Lit Strangers, 6:00PM CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Capellas on 9 w/ Jordan Okrend, 8:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY East Side Social Ride, 6:00PM Roots & friends open jam (blues, rock, roots), 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 An evening w/ Robinson & Rohe and The Searra Jade Trio, 7:00PM Laid Back Thursday w/ Ram Mandelkorn Trio, 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB The Clydes pre-jam, 7:00PM Bluegrass Open Jam Session, 9:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Heavy Night w/ DJ Butch, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM MAD CO BREW HOUSE Trivia Night w/ Jim Thorsen, 7:00PM NATIVE KITCHEN & SOCIAL PUB Ashley Heath, 7:00PM ODDITORIUM Zelosis w/ Swamprot (metal), 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY’S Karaoke, 9:00PM

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OPEN MIC + CHRISTY SNOW & FRIENDS! Friday • 9/29 • 10pm 39 S. Market St. • theblockoffbiltmore.com

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550 TAVERN & GRILLE Fine Line, 9:00PM

PACK’S TAVERN Jeff Anders & Justin Burrell (acoustic rock), 8:00PM

ALTAMONT THEATRE Grateful Dead vs. Pink Floyd, 8:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY The Mammoths, 8:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Funky Friday Jam, 7:30PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Dallas Baker (roots, bluegrass), 9:00PM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Jahman Brahman, 9:00PM

LAZOOM ROOM Wig Out AVL!, 8:00PM

BEN’S TUNE-UP Vinyl Night w/ DJ Kilby, 10:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Rotating rpm rock ‘n’ soul DJ, 10:00PM

POUR TAPROOM Tunes at the Taps, 7:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Carmody & Carver, 7:30PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Ryan Hutchens, 7:00PM SWEETEN CREEK BREWING Vinyl Night, 6:30PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Cocktails & Creations w/ Kitty Savage, 7:00PM Altruist Relief w/ I, Star & Ton of Hay (Hurricane Harvey benefit), 8:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Acoustic Swing, 7:00PM

MAD CO BREW HOUSE Back South, 6:00PM

BURGER BAR Burger Bar Bike Night, All day CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Capellas on 9 w/ DJ Pahntom Pantone, 9:00PM CLASSIC WINESELLER Solo Swing Mandolin w/ Cynthia McDermott, 7:30PM

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10/1 REIGNING SOUND GABRELS 10/4 &REEVES HIS IMAGINARY FRIENDS

8:00pm

10/5:

Tony Lucca + Derik Hultquist

10/6:

Seratones

10/7:

Funny Business Presents: Comedian Emo Philips (Two Shows) 7pm & 9:30pm

10/11: Josiah Johnson (Of The Head And The Heart) + Planes On Paper w/ The Sea The Sea

WED

NATIVE KITCHEN & SOCIAL PUB Live at Native: Cary Fridley & Dave Perkins, 7:30PM

TIMO’S HOUSE Flo Mocean SoundFoundation, 8:00PM

CROW & QUILL House Hoppers (swing jazz), 9:00PM

TOWN PUMP Linda Mitchell, 9:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN Rock & Soul Obscurities w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 10:00PM

TRESSA’S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Jesse Barry & The Jam (blues, dance), 9:00PM

FLOOD GALLERY Classic World Cinema, 8:00PM

NOBLE KAVA Noble Pursuits: Original Music Series w/ Jason Moore, 9:00PM

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Simon George and Friends (jazz, funk), 10:00PM

ODDITORIUM Beasts of the Southeast Vol. 3 (metal), 9:00PM

FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Brother Oliver (folk rock), 6:00PM FUNKATORIUM Supatight, 8:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Friday w/ members of Phuncle Sam, 5:30PM N. W. Izzard (blues, rock), 10:00PM

GOOD STUFF Cat & Crow (singer-songwriter), 8:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING Ben Saylor & Friends (bluegrass), 9:00PM

WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL WXYZ unplugged w/ Russ Wilson, 8:00PM

w/ Greg Cartwright

MOE’S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Ty Nemecek, 6:30PM

THE FAIRVIEW TAVERN Live Band Karaoke & Open Jam w/ Old School, 9:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Mike Gaffney, 7:30PM

9/27 CRAIG BROWN BAND TAQUERIA 9/28 SCYTHIAN OPEN AT 11AM DAILY RECORDS + 9/29 JUKEBOX THE GHOST HARVEST THEGREYEAGLE.COM 9/30 THE QUEERS + THE ATARIS COMING SOON ROCK FOR RESCUES: 10/1 BENEFITING AVL HUMANE SOCIETY

MAGGIE B’S WINE AND SPECIALTY STORE Benefit Chili Cook Off for Flood Victims, 6:00PM

CORK & KEG One Leg Up (gypsy jazz, latin, swing), 8:30PM

WEDGE FOUNDATION Asheville Van Life Rally, 4:00PM

THU

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 CaroMia & friends, 6:30PM An evening w/ Beth Snapp, 7:00PM Ana Popovic, 9:00PM

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Skunk Ruckus (rock), 6:00PM

FRI

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Purple (funk, jazz), 9:00PM

SAT

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Laurel Lee & The Escapees (alternative), 7:00PM

185 KING STREET Dangerous Gentlemen, 8:00PM

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SUN

ORANGE PEEL Eagles of Death Metal (rock), 9:00PM

HARVEST RECORDS Sylvan Esso DJ set, 2:00PM

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

NIGHT EVERY MONDAY 7PM

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Jukebox The Ghost w/ Secret Weapons & Angel Snow, 8:00PM

SUN

ONE WORLD BREWING Hoot & Holler (Americana), 9:00PM

ZAMBRA Cynthia McDermott & Steve Karla, 8:00PM

WED

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch’s Totally Rad Trivia Night, 7:00PM The Ellameno Beat (reggae), 10:00PM

NEW BELGIUM BREWERY Brick & Mortar w/ Yoke Lore & Overcoats, 7:00PM NEW MOUNTAIN THEATER/ AMPHITHEATER Blockhead w/ BomBassic & Koresma (hip hop), 9:00PM

THIS WEEK AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL

THIS WEEK AT THE ONE STOP:

THU Delta Nove w/ Evil Note Lab (residency) SAT The Ellameno Beat SUN N.W. Izzard UPCOMING SHOWS - ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL:

JAHMAN BRAHMAN FRI 9/29 - 9 pm -

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1ST ANNUAL ASHEVILLE VINYL FETISH RECORD CONVENTION

SAT 9/30 – 11am -6 pm (11am - noon $5 early bird noon -6 pm

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10/7 10/13 10/14 10/21-22

The Native Howl The Nth Power w/ Maradeen Kyle Hollingsworth w/ Broccoli Samurai Two Nights of Spafford

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CLU B LA N D ORANGE PEEL The Lone Bellow w/ Mt. Joy, 9:00PM

THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Phantom Pantone, 10:00PM

WILD WING CAFE Trippin Hardie (acoustic), 9:00PM

BURGER BAR AshevilleFM DJ Night, All day

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Hoot & Holler (Americana), 6:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Zola Jesus w/ John Wiese (electropop, experimental), 9:30PM

WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL WXYZ electric w/ DJ Zues, 8:00PM

BYWATER 1st Annual Nature Festival in Asheville, 3:00PM

PACK’S TAVERN DJ Mini Moto (dance hits, pop), 9:30PM

THE SUMMIT AT NEW MOUNTAIN AVL SOL Vibes, 9:00PM

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR 3 Cool Cats, 7:00PM

THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Sylvan Esso w/ Helado Negro, 8:00PM

CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Capellas on 9 w/ Peggy Ratusz, 9:00PM

185 KING STREET Michael Reno Harrell, 8:00PM

CORK & KEG Zydeco Ya Ya (two-step, waltz), 8:30PM

TIMO’S HOUSE Fri Night Dance Party w/ DJ Audio, 8:00PM

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Juan Benavides Trio (flamenco), 9:00PM

TOWN PUMP Sezessionville, 9:00PM

550 TAVERN & GRILLE Flashback Sally, 9:00PM

CROW & QUILL Drayton & The Dreamboats (vintage pop), 9:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Fletcher’s Grove, 8:00PM SALVAGE STATION OK Computer 20th Anniversary w/ Jeff Thompson Band (Radiohead tribute), 8:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Open Mic for the Environment, 5:00PM King Possum, 8:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Grand Opening Weekend, 7:30PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Blue Ridge Pride w/ open mic (spoken word & music), 8:00PM Christy Snow & friends, 10:00PM

9/27 wed the obsessed w/ uktena

9/29 fri zola jesus w/ john wiese

9/30 sat russian circles w/ yautja

10/1

sun

toyboy theatre

w/ tinderbox circus sideshow

10/2 mon mdou moctar

(tuareg music from niger!)

free!

10/3 tue ballister

(rempis/nilssen-love/ lonberg-holm)

Yoga at the Mothlight

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TRESSA’S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Nancy Simmons, 7:00PM Ruby Mayfield & Lenny Pettinelli (live music), 7:00PM Westsound (soul, motown), 10:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Talk About Funny w/ Jason Scholder (comedy), 8:30PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Robin Bullock & Sue Richards, 8:00PM

ALTAMONT THEATRE An Evening w/ PW Gopal, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL 1st Annual Asheville Vinyl Fetish Record Convention, 11:00AM BEN’S TUNE-UP Gypsy Jazz Trio, 3:00PM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Aaron Woody Wood (Americana), 7:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Gene Holdway, 7:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN Soul Motion Dance Party w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 10:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Naked Scholar (jazz, soul), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Dave Desmelik (Americana), 6:00PM FROG LEVEL BREWERY Bend & Brew, 11:00AM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN The Queers w/ The Ataris & The Indoor Kids, 9:00PM

HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS Dance Party Saturdays, 10:00PM

SIERRA NEVADA BREWING CO. Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest, 5:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Marcel Anton (jazz fusion), 7:00PM

STONE ROAD RESTAURANT & BAR Ryan Perry Band, 8:30PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Richie & Rosie, 7:00PM An evening w/ Eric Andersen, 8:30PM

SWEETEN CREEK BREWING Micah the Barstool Sailor, 6:30PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Firecracker Jazz Band, 9:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Paint Fumes & The No Ways (rock ‘n’ roll), 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM MG ROAD Late Night Dance Parties w/ DJ Lil Meow Meow, 10:00PM NOBLE KAVA Shane Parish Solo & Josh Sinton Trio, 9:00PM ODDITORIUM HOT VIBES Series 4: Dancehall vs. Hip Hop, 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY’S Saturday Night Fever, 10:00PM OLIVE OR TWIST 42nd Street Band (jazz), 7:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Gang Of Thieves (funk, rock), 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING Berlyn Trio (funk), 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Yacht Rock Revue, 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Alarm Clock Conspiracy (indie rock), 6:00PM PACK’S TAVERN Grand Theft Audio (classic rock), 9:30PM PETE’S PIES Armadilla, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Yoga & Beer, 4:00PM Folk Soul Revival, 8:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Gigi Dover & Big Love, 8:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Yoga w/ Sanctuary Rescue Home, 10:00AM Paula Hanke & The Perfect Mix, 8:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE 2umbao Salsa Lesson, 9:30PM Latin Rhythms & Saturday Salsa Dance w/ DJ Malinalli (Mexico earthquake benefit), 10:30PM THE MOTHLIGHT Russian Circles w/ Yautja (post-metal, rock), 9:30PM THE SUMMIT AT NEW MOUNTAIN AVL 30 & Up Night w/ DJ Twan, 10:00PM THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM The Head & The Heart w/ The Shelters, 8:00PM TIMO’S HOUSE Vinyl Revisions w/ Alusia & Oneric, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Dallas Baker & Friends, 9:00PM TOWN SQUARE Old Timey Fall Festival 2017, All day TRESSA’S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES The King Zeros (delta blues), 7:30PM JJ’s Kitchen All Star Jam featuring Mark Shane (blues, soul), 10:00PM WEDGE FOUNDATION David Francisco Benefit Concert & Movie, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Big Wide Grin, 8:00PM WICKED WEED Oktoberfest, All day WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL WXYZ live w/ Siamese Jazz Club, 8:00PM

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The Paper Crowns (alt folk), 7:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Post-Brunch Blues w/ Patrick Dodd, Ashley Heath & Joshua Singleton, 3:00PM

Featuring COMING SOON wed 9/27

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7:00PM–the nouveaux honkies thu 9/28 7-9PM–laid back thursday:

Largest Selection of Craft Beer on Tap • 8 Wines Music Bingo

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Tunes at the Taps:

Live Music Every Thursday!

raM Mandelkorn trio

9/28: Billy Litz 7-9pm

fri 9/29 6:30-9PM–isis lawn series:

10/5: Photet 7-9pm (jazz)

7:00PM–robinson & rohe

caroMia & friends

7:00PM–beth snaPP 9:00PM–ana PoPovic sat 9/30

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tue 10/3 7:30PM–tuesday bluegrass sessions wed 10/4

WED - 9/27 • 7:30PM MUSICIAL BINGO

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SONGWRITER SERIES WITH DAVE DESMELIK

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cyndi lou and the want to thu 10/5

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7PM- the Press gang in concert 8:30PM–true glen:

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MON - 10/2 • 6:30PM

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TUE - 10/3 • 6:30PM

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CLU B LA N D ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Musicians Jam & Pot Luck, 3:30PM

BURGER BAR Push Presents: Skate Cinema, All day

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Siamese Jazz Club (R&B, soul, jazz), 8:00PM

Old time-y night, 6:30PM

DOUBLE CROWN Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Classical Guitar Mondays, 7:00PM

Pints & Professors, 7:00PM

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Rock For Rescues w/ Ashley Heath, Fashion Bath, Poet Radio, Brief Awakening & Andrew Cummings (benefit for Asheville Humane), 1:00PM Reigning Sound, 9:00PM

BURGER BAR Booze Bap, All day DOUBLE CROWN Country Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM

GOOD STUFF HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Dr. Brown’s Team Trivia, 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743

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BURGER BAR Tonkin’ Tuesdays, All day CORK & KEG Old Time Moderate Jam, 5:00PM DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE Pablo Sáinz Villegas, 8:00PM

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have been had the last Presidential election ended differently. What Faris and Dayton, along with screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) are getting at is only thinly veiled — the audience doesn’t need to read too deeply between the lines to recognize Battle’s commentary on contemporary society. Although the film is setup to dramatize the famous 1973 exhibition match between women’s tennis champ Billie Jean King and former-champ-turnedhustler Bobby Riggs, that’s only part of the story — it’s really all about the context. King was struggling to gain the respect and remuneration she rightly deserved in a male-dominated field, even as she grappled with her sexual orientation in an era when being outed as a lesbian could have ended her career. Riggs, on the other hand, was a has-been with a gambling problem and a wealthy wife to

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MAY IT LAST: A PORTRAIT OF THE AVETT BROTHERS HHHS BATTLE OF THE SEXES (PICK OF THE WEEK) HHHS

Emma Stone and Steve Carell serve up a scathing subtextual statement slamming societal sexism in Battle of the Sexes.

Battle of the Sexes HHHS DIRECTOR: Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton PLAYERS: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Natalie Morales, Jessica McNamee, Fred Armisen SPORTS DRAMEDY RATED PG-13 THE STORY: Female tennis champ Billie Jean King’s uphill fight for gender equality leads to a climactic showdown in the form of a highlypublicized spectacle when she goes up against self-proclaimed “male chauvinist pig” Bobby Riggs in a televised exhibition match. THE LOWDOWN: A comedy about a serious subject that proves heavyhearted but never heavy-handed.

How sad is it that a film about a tennis match engineered as a spectacle to emphasize sexism and gender inequality almost fifty years ago is so painfully relevant in 2017? With Battle of the Sexes, co-directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton (Little Miss Sunshine) have delivered a period piece that might as well be taking place today, juxtaposing the titular event’s ludicrous premise with the very serious lack of progress that’s been made in the intervening decades. While it’s ostensibly a comedy, the subjects tackled in Battle are unfortunately no laughing matter. Though it’s not an overtly political movie, it’s almost impossible to distance Battle of the Sexes from its sociological subtext. The wage gap that drove Bille Jean King to found the Women’s Tennis Association in the ‘70s still persists, and it’s not hard to imagine how different my reading of this film would

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foot the bill. The two couldn’t have been on more uneven footing, making their inevitable showdown a perfect metaphor for the imbalanced treatment of gender in American culture. Emma Stone plays King as an admirably multifaceted character, and the dimensionality of her portrayal allows for the appropriate pathos to be conveyed without being heavy handed. Somewhat more surprisingly, Steve Carell imparts unexpected nuance to Riggs as a flawed, but not inherently loathsome, opportunist whose selfaggrandizement and chauvinism may be less sincere than he lets on. Both are exceptional performances, and Stone’s in particular is likely to generate some buzz come awards season. Because of the exposition-heavy narrative, Faris and Dayton occasionally struggle to maintain focus as Beaufoy’s script jumps through some particularly challenging structural hoops. The pacing is distinctly off at times, and tonal inconsistencies abound — but once the story reaches its third act, the audience should be firmly on board. A stacked cast boasts standout performances from Bill Pullman and Sarah Silverman, but the ensemble’s impressive depth leaves strong players such as Alan Cumming,

Elizabeth Shue, Tom Kenny and Fred Armisen underutilized to varying degrees. Fun but never frivolous, Battle of the Sexes is a film defined by its function rather than its form. As entertainment it may be uneven in its execution, but as a social statement it’s a work of remarkable vitality. Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and partial nudity. Opens Friday at Fine Arts Theatre. REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers HHHS DIRECTOR: Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio

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PLAYERS: Scott Avett, Seth Avett, Bob Crawford, Paul DeFiglia, Tania Elizabeth, Joe Kwon, Mike Marsh, Rick Rubin, Jennifer Carpenter MUSIC DOCUMENTARY RATED NR THE STORY: Massively successful popfolk act The Avett Brothers discuss their background while recording their latest hit album. THE LOWDOWN: An endearing glimpse behind the scenes of a band rooted in its frontmen’s almost implausibly close brotherly bond. Historically, there’s a pretty strong track record when it comes to directors primarily known for narrative filmmaking giving music documentaries a shot — Scorsese’s The Last Waltz and Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense both remain among the most compelling concert films ever made. So it’s not overly surprising that Judd Apatow and co-director Michael Bonfiglio have delivered a solid entry in the field with May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers, an affectionate portrayal of a band at the height of its ascendancy to superstardom. I’ve never been a fan of the Avetts’ particular brand of quasi-folk Americana, but after watching May It Last I’m definitely a fan of Scott and

Seth Avett themselves. It’s difficult not to come away from this film liking the Concord, N.C.-raised brothers given their penchant for sincerity and awshucks humility. To the brothers’ credit, these qualities never seem to be contrived affectations, even if I harbor a sneaking suspicion that there’s a darker complexity underlying their filial bond that the film seems reluctant to probe. Still, it’s an endearing portrait of brotherhood that seems honest, if somewhat superficial. The film follows the duo as they record the 2016 album “True Sadness,” which was rehearsed in Asheville before being recorded by producer Rick Rubin in Malibu, Calif. May It Last finds more focus in the moments of personal examination than performance, drawing most of its resonance from details like the band’s longtime bass player’s young daughter struggling with disability following a brain tumor or Seth Avett’s difficult divorce and burgeoning new relationship with actress Jennifer Carpenter. But the music is prominent as well, and fans will find the film’s insights into the brothers’ songwriting process as fascinating as their live act. May It Last certainly doesn’t reinvent the wheel when it comes to the rockumentary subgenre, but it doesn’t really need to — its subjects are likable enough to sustain the picture without any revelatory stylistic or formal flourishes. The film can seem workmanlike at times, probably a result of Bonfiglio’s background in TV documentaries, and it takes an inordinately long time for the band outside of Seth and Scott to be introduced. But it’s effective in humanizing the Avetts and depicting something genuinely rare — a successful pop music act that seems to be composed of decent human beings. The title’s use of the term “portrait” is apt, as May It Last can occasionally feel like a biopic as much as a music doc. What sets the film apart from others of its ilk is the emphasis it places on family, both biological and adoptive, a concept that seems to drive much of what the Avetts are exploring in their music. If both the message and the music prove a bit too saccharine for my tastes, I can’t deny that this doc left me significantly more inclined to appreciate The Avett Brothers. Fervent fans will undoubtedly be pleased. Not Rated. Now Playing at Fine Arts Theatre. REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

SCREEN SCENE by Edwin Arnaudin | edwinarnaudin@gmail.com who found purpose through filmmaking and poetry. The film will be followed by a panel of autistic and neurodivergent creative writers — including UNCA students and Jade McWilliams, an autistic community member — who will discuss their own creative processes, the way their neurodivergence may (or may not) play a part in their writing and share their responses to the documentary. Free. unca.edu

THE MESSENGERS: This still from the film Deej features autistic nonspeaking artist/advocate DJ Savarese, right, and Jen Brooks. UNC Asheville screens the documentary on Sept. 28. Photo courtesy of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting • Nothing Sacred: The Cinema of William Wellman, by Asheville film historian Frank Thompson and John Andrew Gallagher, is available for preorder. Nearly four decades in the making, the full-color, coffee-table book is illustrated with hundreds of images, many never before published, and covers in exhaustive detail every movie Wellman (Wings; The Public Enemy; A Star is Born) worked on over his 50-plus-year career. The presale will last until Dec. 5, after which no more copies will be sold or printed. The book costs $150 and may be ordered online. menwithwingspress.com • On Thursday, Sept. 28, from 4 to 6 p.m., UNC Asheville hosts a screening of Deej in Karpen Hall. Robert Rooy’s 2017 documentary chronicles the life of David James “DJ” Saverese, a nonspeaking autistic young man

FILM BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/ depts/library • TH (9/28), 5:30pm & SA (9/30), 2pm - Manhattan Short Film Festival. Tickets required. Free.

• Pack Memorial Library is the exclusive Asheville host for the 19th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival. On Thursday, Sept. 28, at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m., viewers will get to see a program of 10 short films and vote for their favorite selection. The overall winner from the tally of votes from over 250 cities across six continents will be named on Monday, Oct. 9. The event is free, but tickets are required and may be picked up at Pack Library’s front desk. avl.mx/250 • The Carolina Cinemark and Regal Biltmore Grande Stadium 15 will both show Steve McQueen: American Icon on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. The documentary explores the movie star’s little-known faith journey. The film is narrated by Gary Sinise, hosted by popular pastor Greg Laurie and features interviews with McQueen’s widow Barbara Minty McQueen, Mel Gibson, stuntman Stan Barrett, McQueen biographer Marshall Terrill and actors Barbara Leigh and Mel Novak. It also includes a performance by MercyMe. Tickets are $12.50 and available online and at each theater’s box office. stevemcqueenmovie.com X

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American Made

Tom Cruise teams with Director Doug Liman for this thriller based on true events, costarring Domhnall Gleeson and Sarah Wright. According to the studio: “An international escapade based on the outrageous (and real) exploits of a hustler and pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. history.” Early reviews are positive.(R)

Battle of the Sexes See Scott Douglas’ review

Flatliners

Remake of the 1990 thriller of the same name, directed by Niels Arden Oplev and starring Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, Kiersey Clemons, James Norton and Kiefer Sutherland. According to the studio: “Five medical students, obsessed by the mystery of what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring and dangerous experiment: by stopping their hearts for short periods of time, each triggers a near-death experience – giving them a firsthand account of the afterlife. But as their experiments become increasingly dangerous, they are each haunted by the sins of their pasts, brought on by the paranormal consequences of trespassing to the other side.” No early reviews.(R)

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DIRECTOR: Jean-Luc Godard PLAYERS: Anna Karina, Laszlo Szabo, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Marianne Faithfull, Yves Afonso, Ernest Menzer NOIR DETECTIVE HOMAGE Rated NR While it sits chronologically amid the most notable period of French New Wave auteur Jean-Luc Godard’s oeuvre, Made in USA (1966) isn’t often mentioned alongside films like Breathless or Weekend — and that omission is not without due cause. But it is one of Godard’s most overlooked and underrated works, and if it doesn’t rank amongst his bestknown movies it’s only because he put out so many masterpieces while Made is simply very, very good. Dedicated to Nick Ray and Sam Fuller, Made is simultaneously a send-up and deconstruction of the American cinema’s hard-boiled detective, and those with an affinity for such films will find plenty of in-jokes and references to warrant a watch. Shot simultaneously with Two or Three Things I Know About Her, I’ve always wondered if Made might not have proven a little more coherent had Godard taken the time to focus on it exclusively. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Made in USA on Friday, Sept. 29, at 8 p.m. at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 2160 U.S. 70, Swannannoa.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes HHHHS

DIRECTOR: Alfred L. Weker PLAYERS: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, George Zucco, Ida Lupino MYSTERY Rated NR Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce’s second pairing as Holmes and Watson, and arguably their best, Alfred L. Werker’s 1939 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a damned near unimpeachable mystery film. Though the plot is taken from William Gillette’s play rather than any of the Arthur Conan Doyle source material, and Bruce’s Watson is definitely far removed from the character in the original stories, Rathbone and Bruce are still who I picture when I think of Holmes and Watson — and this may be their definitive depiction of the duo. Add George Zucco’s impeccable Moriarty and Ida Lupino — one of my all-time celebrity crushes — as the romantic lead, and you have a fantastic ninety minutes at the movies. The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes on Sunday, Oct. 1, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

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DIRECTOR: Tod Browning PLAYERS: Lon Chaney, Victor McLaglen, Harry Earles; Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford, Norman Kerry HORROR Rated NR The Asheville Film Society will kick off its month-long October celebration of horror with a double feature from one of the unrivaled greats of the early horror cinema, the legendary Tod Browning. While many are well acquainted with Browning’s better known films such as 1932’s Freaks or 1931’s Bela Lugosi Dracula, few are as familiar with his early work with Lon Chaney — which is unfortunate, because they’re some of the creepiest things ever committed to celluloid. We’ll be starting out with The Unholy Three (1925), followed by The Unknonwn (1927) — both of which star Chaney and touch on Browning’s perennial trope of disturbing circus performers. Further plot synopsis would be superfluous, but trust me when I say that both of these films are absolutely terrifying. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to be scared senseless by one of the great masters of the genre with a double bill that screams to be seen on the big screen. The Asheville Film Society will screen The Unholy Three and The Unknown on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. at The Grail Moviehouse, hosted by Xpress movie critic Scott Douglas. MOUNTAINX.COM

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Conceptual artist Jonathon Keats likes to play along with the music of nature. On one occasion he collaborated with Mandeville Creek in Montana. He listened and studied the melodies that emanated from its flowing current. Then he moved around some of the underwater rocks, subtly changing the creek’s song. Your assignment, Aries, is to experiment with equally imaginative and exotic collaborations. The coming weeks will be a time when you can make beautiful music together with anyone or anything that tickles your imagination. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Some newspapers publish regular rectifications of the mistakes they’ve made in past editions. For example, the editors of the UK publication The Guardian once apologized to readers for a mistaken statement about Richard Wagner. They said that when the 19th-century German composer had trysts with his chambermaid, he did not in fact ask her to wear purple underpants, as previously reported. They were pink underpants. I tell you this, Taurus, as encouragement to engage in corrective meditations yourself. Before bedtime on the next ten nights, scan the day’s events and identify any actions you might have done differently — perhaps with more integrity or focus or creativity. This will have a deeply tonic effect. You are in a phase of your astrological cycle when you’ll flourish as you make amendments and revisions. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’s high time to allow your yearnings to overflow . . . to surrender to the vitalizing pleasures of nonrational joy . . . to grant love the permission to bless you and confound you with its unruly truths. For inspiration, read this excerpt of a poem by Caitlyn Siehl. “My love is honey tongue. Thirsty love. My love is peach juice dripping down the neck. Too much sugar love. Sticky sweet, sticky sweat love. My love can’t ride a bike. My love walks everywhere. Wanders through the river. Feeds the fish, skips the stones. Barefoot love. My love stretches itself out on the grass, kisses a nectarine. My love is never waiting. My love is a traveler.” CANCER (June 21-July 22): One of the oldest houses in Northern Europe is called the Knap of Howar. Built out of stone around 3,600 B.C., it faces the wild sea on Papa Westray, an island off the northern coast of Scotland. Although no one has lived there for 5,000 years, some of its stone furniture remains intact. Places like this will have a symbolic power for you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. They’ll tease your imagination and provoke worthwhile fantasies. Why? Because the past will be calling to you more than usual. The old days and old ways will have secrets to reveal and stories to teach. Listen with alert discernment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be realistic, Libra: Demand the impossible; expect inspiration; visualize yourself being able to express yourself more completely and vividly than you ever have before. Believe me when I tell you that you now have extra power to develop your sleeping potentials, and are capable of accomplishing feats that might seem like miracles. You are braver than you know, as sexy as you need to be, and wiser than you were two months ago. I am not exaggerating, nor am I flattering you. It’s time for you to start making your move to the next level. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In accordance with the astrological omens, I invite you to take extra good care of yourself during the next three weeks. Do whatever it takes to feel safe and protected and resilient. Ask for the support you need, and if the people whose help you solicit can’t or won’t give it to you, seek elsewhere. Provide your body with more than the usual amount of healthy food, deep sleep, tender touch and enlivening movement. Go see a psychotherapist or counselor or good listener every single day if you want. And don’t you dare apologize or feel guilty for being such a connoisseur of self-respect and self-healing. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A queen bee may keep mating until she gathers 70 million sperm from many different drones. When composing my horoscopes, I aim to cultivate a metaphorically comparable receptivity. Long ago I realized that all of creation is speaking to me all the time; I recognized that everyone I encounter is potentially a muse or teacher. If I hope to rustle up the oracles that are precisely suitable for your needs, I have to be alert to the possibility that they may arrive from unexpected directions and surprising sources. Can you handle being that open to influence, Sagittarius? Now is a favorable time to expand your capacity to be fertilized. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re approaching a rendezvous with prime time. Any minute now you could receive an invitation to live up to your hype or fulfill your promises to yourself — or both. This test is likely to involve an edgy challenge that is both fun and daunting, both liberating and exacting. It will have the potential to either steal a bit of your soul or else heal an ache in your soul. To ensure the healing occurs rather than the stealing, do your best to understand why the difficulty and the pleasure are both essential.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The United States has a bizarre system for electing its president. There’s nothing like it in any other democratic nation on earth. Every four years, the winning candidate needs only to win the electoral college, not the popular vote. So theoretically, it’s possible to garner just 23 percent of all votes actually cast, and yet still ascend to the most powerful political position in the world. For example, in two of the last five elections, the new chief of state has received significantly fewer votes than his main competitor. I suspect that you may soon benefit from a comparable anomaly, Leo. You’ll be able to claim victory on a technicality. Your effort may be “ugly,” yet good enough to succeed.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1901, physician Duncan MacDougall carried out experiments that led him to conclude that the average human soul weighs 21 grams. Does his claim have any merit? That question is beyond my level of expertise. But if he was right, then I’m pretty sure your soul has bulked up to at least 42 grams in the past few weeks. The work you’ve been doing to refine and cultivate your inner state has been heroic. It’s like you’ve been ingesting a healthy version of soul-building steroids. Congrats!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I found this advertisement for a workshop: “You will learn to do the INCREDIBLE! Smash bricks with your bare hands! Walk on fiery coals unscathed! Leap safely off a roof! No broken bones! No cuts! No pain! Accomplish the impossible first! Then everything else will be a breeze!” I bring this to your attention, Virgo, not because I think you should sign up for this class or anything like it. I hope you don’t. In fact, a very different approach is preferable for you: I recommend that you start with safe, manageable tasks. Master the simple details and practical actions. Work on achieving easy, low-risk victories. In this way, you’ll prepare yourself for more epic efforts in the future.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): There are enough authorities, experts and know-it-alls out there trying to tell you what to think and do. In accordance with current astrological factors, I urge you to utterly ignore them during the next two weeks. And do it gleefully, not angrily. Exult in the power that this declaration of independence gives you to trust your own assessments and heed your own intuitions. Furthermore, regard your rebellion as good practice for dealing with the little voices in your head that speak for those authorities, experts and know-it-alls. Rise up and reject their shaming and criticism, too. Shield yourself from their fearful fantasies.

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