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Allowing thoughtful political discourse I just finished with Max Hunt’s Nov. 8 article [“Everyday People: Local Activists Strive for Social Change,” Xpress]. I would not be surprised if this article generates some vituperative attitudes and words from various sides of the political spectrum. Why? Because of this: The article humanizes and subjectifies each movement’s spokesperson — nonetheless, in a political and discursive milieu that is often hellbent on objectifying and oversimplifying people, what they stand for and the movements they represent. Kudos for reaching out and giving these folks a chance to speak on what they are about and why. Such efforts are quite rare in today’s media culture, which seems much more interested in fueling hysteria and xenophobia than in real dialogue, and in drawing hard lines through political issues than in explaining nuanced political positions that break preconceived boxes (e.g., gun-toting leftists or Confederate battle flag-lovers reaching out to BLM and LGBTQ folks). This is not only informative, but by making such nuanced positions and groups more public, it gives citizens permission to embrace and express nuanced and thoughtful political positions rather than always choosing

one of only two mostly illusory and contrived sides. I would venture to guess that there are members of each of the movements cited who are more myopic and intransigent than this article seeks to expose or explore, but I think we can already gather that from the existing mainstream discourse. In my daughter’s elementary school, they constantly coach the kids to “seek first to understand, then to be understood.” Along with a handful of other mantras, I see it written on takehome handouts, her folder, posters in the hallways. I must admit that as much this phrase has been ingrained into my memory, and how often I even remind my daughter of it — I think I fail pretty miserably at it most of the time. Thanks for the reminder. — Jordan Foltz Asheville

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Recently, Mountain Xpress has started a new method of entering its prize giveaways. This is called protected giveaways. In the past, all the fantastic prizes that Mountain Xpress and various generous area businesses offered were open to entering the contest online by commenting on the specific prize. Now, a majority of the prizes require that the contestant obtain a hard copy of Mountain Xpress and then use a code found in the paper to enter the contest. I wish Mountain Xpress had not changed its contest policy because I believe it discriminates against disabled readers,

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elderly readers and those without personal transportation. I have won Mountain Xpress contests twice now before the new entry method took effect, and I entered once while out of town but was going to be back to enjoy the prize. I can’t do that anymore. Also, now I have to walk about 1 mile round trip to pick up a hard copy, which I will not do because I always read your paper online, and while I love your contests, walking a mile at 65 just to enter a contest is something I won’t do, and I am sure other older people won’t either. Please drop the protected entry method and go back to the old one. I would also add that not having protected giveaways promotes the donor’s event or prize to many more people, since now I do not even pay attention to your giveaways because most are protected, and I think I may not be alone in this. — John Penley Asheville Editor’s response: Mountain Xpress strives to keep this newspaper free and accessible for all with convenient distribution points in Asheville and Western North

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Correction The Nov. 15 story “Word-of-mouth” incorrectly stated the sponsor of David Joe Miller’s WORD events at Pack Memorial Library. Those storytelling shows are sponsored by The Friends of the Buncombe County Library as well as Miller and his wife.

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Undergrads, inmates come together in classroom

BY MAX HUNT mhunt@mountainx.com The scene resembles any college classroom: Students trickle in and find a seat as the professor prepares for today’s discussion. Some students shrug off their sweaters and quietly flip through their notebooks; others chat about coursework, evening plans or the chilly temperatures outside. At first glance, this could be any creative writing class at any university in America. But look again and a peculiarity comes into focus: Half the students wear identical sea-green cotton shirts and jeans issued by the N.C. Department of Corrections. Those in green uniforms are inmates at the Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women, but for the next hour and a half, they’re also Warren Wilson College students. In class, they learn alongside undergraduate classmates from outside the fences. The unusual tableau was orchestrated by the innovative Inside-Out program between Warren Wilson College and the NCDOC, the first of its kind in the state. Using a structure based on the Philadelphia-based Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, the college is offering accredited classes to WWC undergrads and incarcerated women at the prison for the first time in North Carolina. While the program is still in its fledgling stages, students, faculty and administrators say the classes have already had a major impact. For some, they offer an outlet for personal healing; for others, it’s a path to a career after release. For inmate and undergrad alike, Inside-Out provides the

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PARTNERS IN EDUCATION: Warren Wilson College has teamed up with the Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women to bring WWC undergrads and incarcerated students together under the innovative Inside-Out program model. Photo by Cindy Kunst chance to gain self-knowledge, grapple with the systemic issues of the penal system and learn from one another. BREAKING IN While this fall’s semester marks the first time Warren Wilson has offered classes at SCCW for credit, the roots of the program go back several years, according to one of the program’s founders, WWC professor Rima Vesely-Flad.

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“I’ve always wanted to provide educational access to people who lack it in direct ways,” says Vesely-Flad, who based her doctoral studies on her work with inmates at New York’s Sing Sing prison. “I always thought I would go back and teach in the prison.” Vesely-Flad teamed up with faculty member Julie Wilson and Brooke Millsaps, the school’s associate dean for community engagement, to pitch a joint program to prison administra-

tors in 2015. “[Rima] asked for colleagues to explore starting a program here,” says Wilson, the director of the college’s Writing Center, which offers academic support for students in the program. “The three of us began meeting with staff at the SCCW, who were very welcoming to us and interested in partnering to offer college classes at the prison.” Warren Wilson’s proposal was modeled after the national Inside-Out program

developed by instructor Lori Pompa at Philadelphia’s Temple University in 1997. “In 1995, at a prison about 3 hours outside Philadelphia, [students and I] met with a group of guys and had this amazing conversation,” Pompa recalls. “As we were leaving the room, one of the men incarcerated there asked if we’d ever thought about doing this over a whole semester. I promised him I would think about it, and think about it I did.” Since then, Inside-Out has held 51 training sessions on how to implement the program for more than 800 people throughout the world. “This thing has just taken off,” Pompa says. “It’s expanding all over the place, and I love that schools are building programs themselves and getting more than just one instructor there.” The Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women already offers a host of educational and vocational opportunities for inmates, says Rob Phillips, who supervises the facility’s programs. Partnerships with A-B Tech and correspondence courses through UNC Chapel Hill offer chances to earn college credit, but the Inside-Out program is the first initiative that allows incarcerated students to participate in classes with those on the outside.

“In working with traditional students in the facility setting, the offender participants can begin to feel more at ease with the idea of returning to college as ‘regular’ students, thus alleviating some of the stigma and apprehension associated with incarceration,” says Phillips. Administrators with both institutions spent the better part of the past two years sorting out the nuts and bolts of the program, including questions of class size, who could enroll, whether male-identified students from WWC would be allowed to participate, and how to pay for it all, says Vesely-Flad. “This was not an overnight process,” agrees Phillips. “[It took] several years to realize, and has required the cooperation and support of the Laughing Gull Foundation, Warren Wilson staff and the N.C. Department of Public Safety.” LIMITED OPPORTUNITY College education programs in penitentiaries aren’t a new concept. At the beginning of the 1990s, about 350 programs offered in-prison college curricula across the country, according to a Sept. 8, 2016, report by American Public

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N EWS Media. In 2013, a Rand Corp. report noted that recidivism rates for former inmates who had access to education while incarcerated dropped 13-16 percent compared to those who didn’t participate in educational programs. “It is a proven fact that our biggest hedge to offender recidivism is education and that the educational programs that we offer our population may well act as that springboard toward a better life and positive re-entry,” says Phillips. “It is far less expensive to educate a person and have them become a positive member of society than it is to keep them incarcerated.” In that sense, the Inside-Out model offers several advantages, says Pompa. “It is dialogue focused,” she notes. “When you have to grapple with something in a group, and you’re talking about it, and really wrestling with ideas, its so much different than watching somebody put up a power point and talk their way through it.” With few financial resources available behind bars, many prisoners relied on federal Pell Grants and other subsidies to afford classes and materials. But the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act rescinded access to Pell Grants for incarcerated

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SCHOOLHOUSE MEETS JAILHOUSE: Several years in the making, the partnership between Warren Wilson and SCCW is the first Inside-Out program within a North Carolina prison. Classes were chosen based on student recommendations, and consist of eight students from Warren Wilson and eight students from inside the correctional center. Photo by Cindy Kunst. people, leading many programs to close. “There was active lobbying, especially on the part of correctional officer unions, who said, ‘We can’t afford to send our kids to school, why are prisoners get-

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ting a free education?’” says Vesely-Flad. “A lot of the prison guards don’t have college degrees, or even college classes. There are some power dynamics they were fighting against.”

According to AMP’s September 2016 report, by 2005, just 12 college prison programs remained in the United States. “It had a tremendous effect,” Vesely-Flad says of the decision to cut funding. “The only [programs] that continued to be available were privately funded, foundation-funded or donor-funded.” While the Obama administration reinstituted a pilot Pell Grant program for prisoners in 2016, the funds are not available to any offender with drugrelated charges on their record, which excludes a huge number of inmates who would otherwise qualify. Warren Wilson’s Inside-Out program relies primarily on financial support from the Laughing Gull Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports progressive initiatives across the South. “They have a women-in-prison and higher-education track and they have an LGBTQ track,” Vesely-Flad says. “They gave us a three-year grant, and that’s how we’re able to afford the classes because there are substantial costs involved.” THE RIGHT STUFF This semester, Warren Wilson offered three accredited courses: introduction to creative writing and two term-length social work classes. Wilson says the courses were chosen based on student and faculty recommendations and what administrators thought fit the program’s goals. “We held a focus group at the prison early on to ask the women what they wanted to study,” she says. “We also try to think practically about courses that women can apply toward earning degrees, either at Warren Wilson or at another two- or four-year institution where they transfer in the future.” Sixteen students make up each class, with eight Warren Wilson undergrads traveling to SCCW each week to join their colleagues in the prison. Unlike the standard model advocated by the Inside-Out program, which calls for larger classes of up to 30 students, Vesely-Flad says Warren Wilson’s program intentionally chose smaller classes to facilitate a closer relationship between faculty and students. “When I taught at Sing Sing, I had classes of 12, and one class of 20,” says Vesely-Flad. “The class of 12 was much easier, in terms of really getting to know them. Sixteen seems perfect.” Before being admitted into the program, however, Warren Wilson students must go through a rigorous application process, which also includes an overview of prison protocol.

people in prison, the images in my head will be the people I’ve gotten to know in my classes, which definitely humanizes incarcerated people a lot.” Sandra Etters, who has taken several college courses through various programs within the North Carolina prison system since being incarcerated 16 years ago, says that WWC’s Inside-Out program is the first time she’s felt she was treated like a student first, instead of just a prisoner, and held to the same academic standards as outside students.

“This gives me an opportunity to know what to expect in college classes,” says Etters, who plans to attend Warren Wilson to complete a degree in social work after her release. “Prison has given me a wide education into people’s needs and struggles, and social work is something I can do with my life to help others.” Beyond the academic benefits afforded through Inside-Out, Etters says the

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MORE WAYS THAN ONE: “This is one of the best classes I’ve ever taught,” says WWC professor Catina Bacote, left, who teaches this semester’s Inside-Out creative writing class. “They’re not only learning how to write creatively; they’re learning skills for discussion and thinking, which are cross-disciplinary.” Photo by Cindy Kunst “We have to talk to them around what they can’t bring in, language, dress code,” Vesely-Flad notes. “First names only; no personal information exchanged. Personal items can’t be exchanged, pens can’t be exchanged. We have to be really clear about boundaries.” These policies, developed through Inside-Out’s national model, help to assuage safety concerns common at many prisons, adds Pompa. “When we lay out our policies, I have seen correctional people kind of exhale. Basically, they see that we’ve got it. It’s all about understanding the context.” Students must also be prepared for the rigors of the classroom, adds Wilson, and be a good fit with the program’s overall vision. “Both inside and outside students have to have completed high school or its equivalent, and to be in good standing at their institution,” she says. “We look for students who are genuinely interested in the course topics and who have a maturity about the classroom makeup, who can see that both inside and outside students have strengths to bring and ways to learn from one another.” This intentional approach has paid off, says professor Catina Bacote, who teaches this semester’s creative writing class. “This is one of the best classes I’ve ever taught,” Bacote says. “It’s helped me to re-engage with the material I’m using to teach. I think this is a great opportunity for everyone.”

By taking the class out of a traditional university setting, she adds, students from both sides of the bars are given the chance to redefine how they think and communicate with each other. “It creates an equity in learning,” she notes. “They’re not only learning how to write creatively; they’re learning skills for discussion and thinking, which are cross-disciplinary.” TWO SIDES OF THE COIN Many students in the program echo Bacote’s sentiment. Anna Keeva, a senior majoring in sociology and anthropology at Warren Wilson, says she’s decided to base her thesis on women’s issues, especially motherhood, in prison. “I was definitely nervous about it [at first], because it was going to be a totally different environment than I was used to,” Keeva says. “People both semesters have been so open to conversation, so welcoming and excited to get to know the Wilson students. It’s been so easy to build a really good sort of family feeling in the classroom.” Keeva says getting to know classmates from SCCW has made her more conscious of issues within the penal system and influenced how she views her own life. “It’s really cool getting perspectives and ideas about things that are so different from anyone else that I talk to, or the way I understand the world,” she says. “From now on, whenever I think about

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N EWS chance to interact with students and professors from the outside is invaluable to her as a long-term inmate. “I’ve missed a lot of what’s happened in the outside world since being incarcerated,” she says. “These classes help us adjust socially and become more confident in our abilities. It’s an opportunity to see how education and the world work now, have real conversations and commingle with people in a way I haven’t had in years.” Inmate Khrista Smith says the creative writing course has given her a “platform to heal.” “I’m a singer-songwriter on the outside, and this helps to get it all out and speak about things important to me,” Smith explains. Being in a classroom setting also helps transport her away from the reality of prison life, where she’s lived for the past four years. “I’m not in here when I’m in class,” says Smith, who is scheduled to be released in December. “Prison should be about reformation, and this allows us to do that.” WORK WITH WHAT YOU GOT While the potential to transform lives through the program is real for students on both sides of the bars, it’s not all easy sledding, especially for incarcerated students who lack access to resources most traditional students take for granted. “Incarcerated students have an added set of challenges,” Wilson acknowledges. “They have access to the faculty member for three hours a week during class time, but if they have questions outside of class, they can’t drop by their office or send an email.”

HELPING THE CAGED BIRD SING: “[T]his helps to get it all out and speak about things important to me,” says student Khrista Smith, above, of her participation in the InsideOut program. “Prison should be about reformation, and this allows us to do that.” Photo by Cindy Kunst Another issue, says SCCW’s Phillips, is the lack of computer access for online research. “It is not available to offenders as it would be to traditional students, which tends to put them at a disadvantage, with the internet being such an important part of modern education practice.”

LIFE LESSONS: Participating in the Inside-Out program offers lessons beyond the classroom, says WWC undergrad Anna Keeva, left. “From now on, whenever I think about people in prison, the images in my head will be the people I’ve gotten to know in my classes, which definitely humanizes incarcerated people a lot.” Photo by Cindy Kunst 12

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The N.C. Department of Safety is currently discussing ways to balance security concerns with allowing limited access to electronic resources through restricted servers, which SCCW has done at times in the past, says Phillips. “Those of us here at SCCW make every effort to accommodate education programs by providing effective solutions to problems endemic to incarceration while balancing the need for public security.” For the time being, professors must plan their curriculum accordingly, notes Bacote. “We work with Mr. Phillips around accessing materials,” she says, which includes providing USB flash drives to students for storing their work. In addition, Wilson, Vesely-Flad and student volunteers spend several hours a week at the prison tutoring those who need extra help or attention. Aside from the academic demands, getting used to the social dynamics of a classroom setting presents its own challenges, notes Etters. “Groups can be hard for me,” she says. “The classes have helped me adjust socially and become more confident in my abilities.” SHINE A LIGHT Warren Wilson is currently accepting applications for next semester’s

Inside-Out courses, which include an introductory religions class and an education class focused on children’s literacy. While faculty and administrators hope to expand the program in the future, the focus currently is on building a strong foundation for growth, says Wilson. “This is our first of a number of semesters offering credit-bearing courses, and we need to do it well,” she says. Long-term, she would like to explore ways to support incarcerated students once they leave the correctional center. “We don’t have the capacity to support people after prison; however, we can be intentional now in supporting students to link their coursework to future study and jobs, and in developing strategies to deal with setbacks and challenges.” Etters says she plans to take both spring semester courses and will continue to work with younger inmates to encourage them to take advantage of the program. “There are some very smart people in prison,” she says, “but no one’s told them they can do it. This program, the professors and fellow students give them a leg up when it comes to being released.” In the meantime, one way community members can assist in the program’s success is by providing financial support, school supplies or by lending their time as a tutor, says Vesely-Flad. Currently, the program is looking for a donation of 16 dictionaries and 16 thesauruses for students on the inside. Warren Wilson donors can earmark contributions specifically for Inside-Out. Supporting this initiative not only benefits inmates and students, says Phillips, but has positive effects on the community. “The majority of our offender population will return to our communities, and in offering them opportunities to re-enter society in a positive way, this will benefit the very communities they return to,” he notes. “These kinds of programs provide a winning formula, and as someone who has seen actual lives changed by them, it is easy to put in the effort to support them.” The experiences afforded by InsideOut also shed light on the systemic issues that face Americans, free or imprisoned, and helps the next generation of leaders understand the complex nature of the society we live in and how to change it, says Vesely-Flad. “Prisons are hidden places — it’s hard to get into them; you have to have a reason,” she says. “I think it’s important that we find our way in, that we really take charge of that process, and not let barbed wire continue to separate us.” X

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INVISIBLE WOMEN

Buncombe County’s forgotten female veterans

Schlesinger retired in 1993, and these days she volunteers with the local chaper of the American Red Cross, serving as a disaster action team leader and teaching CPR classes. She recently played a vital role in helping the more than two dozen Aston Park Tower residents who were displaced by an Oct. 17 fire, says Jerri Jameson, the nonprofit’s regional communications officer. “She was there at the apartment fire itself,” Jameson explains. “She was dealing with a very vulnerable population, some that needed some medical assurance, if nothing else.” After that, continues Jameson, Schlesinger helped set up emergency shelter at the Stephens-Lee Recreation Center, working through the night without sleep. The fire, says Jameson, “hit the community hard, even our Red Cross community. It was local. Then to see people like Fran jump into action like that, it was amazing.”

For her part, Schlesinger says only, “I had a good team!” TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS Schlesinger says her transition to civilian life was fairly smooth. She was a full-time mom with her family in Vermont, a place she describes as very welcoming to veterans. But her husband, who’d also served in the military, had a hard time finding employment due to his specialized skill set — a not uncommon problem, says Schlesinger. And for Alyce Knaflich, the struggle wasn’t so much finding work as it was holding onto the jobs she found. After more than 19 years in the Army and Army Reserve, Knaflich left the military with an honorable discharge and received a lump-sum separation benefit. She earned a bachelor’s degree from

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HELP IS OUT THERE: “Don’t be afraid to reach out. Don’t be afraid to seek out what resources your community has,” Army nurse veteran and Red Cross volunteer Fran Schlesinger encourages other women veterans. She urges fellow vets to research a range of opportunities after serving in the military. Photo by Kari Barrows When Fran Schlesinger’s scholarship money ran out, she turned to the Army’s student nurse program to complete her education — but she didn’t tell her fellow students about it. “It was at the time of Kent State and the Vietnam War, so you didn’t publicize you were going into the military,” she explains. “There were three of us in our class that joined the Army, and we didn’t let people know, just because of all the demonstrations.” Schlesinger, the oldest of 11 siblings, says her father was adamant about her getting a college education, but she needed financial help. And though the Army program was available, there was another complication. “At that time, it was inter-

esting; women had to be 21 without parental consent, and men were 18,” she recalls. “My father said, ‘I will not sign for you if you volunteer for Vietnam.’ We had just had our neighbor killed in Vietnam, so I had to promise him that I would not volunteer.” If she were stationed there after she graduated, he told her, he’d be OK with it. That didn’t happen, however. By that time, says Schlesinger, they were sending only experienced intensive care unit and emergency room nurses to the war zone. But when Schlesinger realized she had a knack for the fast-paced work environment, the two years of service she owed the Army in exchange for the financial support turned into 22.

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N EWS Virginia Tech and moved to Iowa but soon found herself dealing with previously untreated posttraumatic stress disorder. “I finally couldn’t take it no more, had a breakdown and went to the VA Hospital,” she explains. Despite her diagnosis, says Knaflich, she didn’t receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs; under federal law, the department must withhold any further payments until the separation benefit has been repaid. As a result, Knaflich wound up being homeless for many years, traveling around as she tried to find employment and housing. AMVETS finally helped Knaflich get back on her feet, and by 2009 she was ready to start helping other women veterans. That included cooking meals at the Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry’s Steadfast House, a shelter for homeless women and their children. But Knaflich says women weren’t being given the same job training opportunities as men, citing a sex-discrimination complaint filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center in 2012 that was settled in October 2016. ABCCM agreed to revise its programs and policies to ensure equal access and to provide staff with anti-discrimination training. In 2014, Knaflich founded the Aura Home for Women Veterans. The nonprofit has an office in the United Way Building in downtown Asheville and is currently taking donations to help renovate a property the organization owns in Hendersonville. Besides providing long-term, supportive housing for homeless female veterans, Aura aims to raise awareness about the difficulties these veterans often face, including limited job training opportunities, PTSD and military sexual trauma. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about 1 in 5 women screened by the Veterans Health Administration say they’ve experienced some form of MST. But Knaflich, an MST survivor herself, believes the real number is much higher. “The sad thing about it is that women are so fearful about reporting it,” she says. “It’s usually their supervisor, someone in their command, and they know it’s not going to go anywhere so they keep their mouths shut just to survive.” Knaflich hopes to combat this by shining a spotlight on the problem, and although Aura just celebrated

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programs falls far below even that modest number. Stephanie Franklin, director of transition and parent programs at UNC Asheville, serves as the adviser for the University Veterans Alliance, a student group. Since its inception in 2012, she says, very few female veterans have been involved with the group; there are currently two active female members and four males. “Previously, I’ve always had maybe just one female and then the rest were all males,” she explains. “So it’s been great to have more of a presence.” Overall participation fluctuates, and because the group is somewhat smaller at the moment, “Having two females come in has really amplified the difference.” FINDING YOUR TRIBE

BRINGING ATTENTION: Cindi Basenspiler considers her 12 years in the military a time of growth and opportunity. Photo courtesy of Basenspiler its third birthday, “The work’s not done yet,” she remarks. “Even today, with the VA Hospital and these bunch of service organizations, women veterans are not welcome. That’s why, when you go to meetings, you may see one or two. Buncombe County has over 2,000 women veterans. Where are they?”

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FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS Women account for about 11 percent of Buncombe County’s more than 18,000 veterans, according to population data from the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics. But their participation in local veterans

The problem isn’t limited to students. “I think when women come out of the military, it’s difficult to develop what we call a tribe: a book club or a group of women that they can confide in, because they’re very different in their backgrounds than most women,” notes Charlotte-based leadership coach Cindi Basenspiler. The author of the recently published Opportunity Cost: Owning Your Choices, Basenspiler served three years in the Alabama National Guard as an enlisted soldier and 8 1/2 years as an activeduty Army officer. She now offers transition coaching and organizes workshops, such as the Nov. 14 “Women who Serve(d)” event in Charlotte. Sponsored by the Asheville-Mountain Area chapter of the Red Cross, it featured women service members and veterans speaking about their experiences in and out of the military and what steps they’ve taken to achieve workplace success. “When we first got out of the military, it seemed like the choices were either go to college or get a job,” Basenspiler explains. The workshop was designed to help participants realize that there are other career possibilities. One of the presenters, she says, is an artist, and several own their own businesses. Basenspiler believes focus and hard work are the keys to success. But while she’s proud of her accomplishments and feels she was mostly respected during her military service, Basenspiler says there were times when someone

MOVING ON: From military service to leadership coach, Cindi Basenspiler accounts her success to focus and hard work. Photo courtesy of Basenspiler didn’t take her seriously because she was a woman in a leadership position. Those challenges, however, didn’t outweigh the positive experiences she had. “Very quickly I rose into leadership ranks, so I possibly didn’t have as many issues as some others.” Too often, she maintains, the media perpetuate the idea that all women service members have negative experiences. “This is why I think women don’t own the fact that they’re veterans, because people conjure up, ‘Oh, bad things happened to you in the military,’ and that’s unfortunate.”

Schlesinger agrees. And speaking up, she says, can make all the difference. Her own advice for those transitioning into civilian life is to actively explore the many existing programs and facilities. “Don’t be afraid to reach out; don’t be afraid to seek out what resources your community has,” she counsels. “If you don’t know where to start, start with the VA: Give them a call, tell them you’re a new veteran or you’re new to the area or you’re just a veteran having problems. They want to reach as many veterans as they can, but they can’t if they don’t know you’re there.” X

Resources for women veterans Buncombe County Veterans Services 828-250-5726 www.buncombecounty.org/Governing/ Depts/Veterans/Default.aspx

Center for Women Veterans www.va.gov/womenvet

Charles George VA Medical Center 828-298-7911 www.asheville.va.gov

Women Veterans Call Center 855-VA-WOMEN www.womenshealth.va.gov/ programoverview/wvcc.asp

Veterans Crisis Line 800-273-8255, press 1 www.veteranscrisisline.net

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How should Asheville balance the need for affordable housing with the desire to provide housing in general to fuel revitalization of the River Arts District? That question came to the forefront last week as City Council approved a large apartment complex with no affordable units while restricting shortterm rentals in the neighborhood. A new zoning code for the River Arts District that has been two years in the making won approval from the Asheville City Council on Nov. 14, with the stipulation that lodging of 20 rooms or fewer will not be allowed as a use by right in mixed-use districts. A motion to approve the RAD formbased code with restrictions on wholehouse and whole-unit short-term rentals passed 5-2, with Council members Cecil Bothwell and Keith Young opposed. Bothwell had put forth a motion to allow STRs in the new code, but that motion failed to get a second. COMPETING VISIONS FOR RAD The River Arts District form-based code creates seven new zoning districts specific to the RAD that are designed to foster a mix of development. Its stated intent is to preserve the “industrial and creative arts feel” of the neighborhood, support artist studios and adaptive reuse of buildings, and ensure that future development reflects the community’s vision. For Council, the key issue in adopting the code was whether property owners can rent entire units for fewer than 30 days, most commonly offered on sites such as Airbnb and VRBO. Such rentals are currently banned as a use by right in all residential districts of the city, and the city is gathering information on how many of them exist in commercial and mixed-use districts. Council member Gordon Smith pointed out that RAD is not being singled out for a crackdown on short-term rentals. “What’s been moving here on Council is a more broad examination across all the commercial districts, with the RAD going first, and that’s because we’re at this place with the zoning,” he said. Smith’s comments were met with laughter by some in the City Hall chamber, and he defended the desire to scrutinize short-term rentals in the RAD. “The fact that City Council is saying, ‘Hey, we want to make sure that we aren’t going to squeeze out locals to make room for tourists in one of

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WHAT’S OLD IS NEW: The developer of the 133-unit Stoneyard Apartments complex in the River Arts District intends to incorporate the Carolina Coal and Ice building, which dates to 1912, into the project. Photo by Carolyn Morrisroe Asheville’s most popular, attractive, wonderful, places full of so many folks’ is a credible, reasonable perspective, held by thousands and thousands and thousands of people, so dismissing it doesn’t make sense,” he said. A form-based code places emphasis on defining a building’s form and its relationship to its surroundings, as opposed to conventional zoning, where the focus is on controlling the uses that are allowed within the buildings. That distinction is why Bothwell said he was going to vote against removing lodging of 20 rooms or fewer as a permitted use — because the new code specifically is designed to be based on form, not use. Several members of the public, including Dee Wiliams and Delores Venable, highlighted an area on Ralph Street and expressed worries that its designation in form-based zoning would cause gentrification and decrease affordability, especially for marginalized communities, and would preclude it from being included in a community land trust at a future date. Mayor Esther Manheimer and other Council members repeatedly assured

the crowd that the code would have no effect on the parcel’s ability to become part of a community land trust. Council member Julie Mayfield responded to concerns that the form-based code could spur gentrification in the RAD. “Asheville is gentrifying because we are super popular. People like to come here and people like to move here, and that’s making it less affordable for a lot of people,” she said. “What a form-based code does is it takes a place that somebody has decided is a special place … and it says we’re going to make a decision about what this looks like as it develops — we the community are going to make that decision.” RAD resident Rachel Larsen stated her position clearly: “I beg of you, please, just pass the form-based code already so we can get on with making the improvements and adjustments as they need to be made over time.” She pointed out that people who live and work in the RAD have been working with the city and consultants for two years, through several drafts and many meetings, and she’s a bit disappointed about people bringing up lastminute changes.

Hedy Fischer, who owns property on Depot Street, agreed that the process should have been respected. “We spent over two years in meetings with staff to address issues in River Arts District. We came up with what we thought was a good plan,” she said. “Bit by bit it’s being changed without our input.” Kim Roney asked City Council to consider existing communities that need affordable housing in the area. “The River Arts District formbased code looks like what I hear in the community, the new redlining, the new gentrification. You have to acknowledge why it looks like that,” she said. “Because I know you’ve had a long process of two years going to this, but our city that a lot of us love so much has decades of systems of oppression and systems that are broken by design.” COUNCIL OKS 133-APARTMENT PROJECT Despite the objections of affordable-housing advocates, Council gave the go-ahead to the Stoneyard Apartments complex, approving conditional zoning of the property located at 175 Lyman St. in the River Arts District. The project will bring 133 apartments, commercial space, a restaurant and a parking structure in five buildings with parking on the ground level due to its location in a floodplain. The 2.88-acre property has served as the site of J.R. Stone Sales and features the Carolina Ice and Coal Building, which dates to

1912 and will be rehabilitated as part of the project. The applicant asked the city to allow 46 units per acre instead of the 35 permitted in that district. The developer could have been allowed a density of 70 units per acre if it committed 20 percent of the units to be affordable housing, but the developer cited the high costs of building in a floodplain as a prohibiting factor in doing so. Smith asked developer David LaFave what the monthly rents would be, and LaFave said they are not yet set in stone, but the range would likely be: studio apartments, $750-$800; one-bedrooms, $1,100plus; two-bedrooms, $1,300-$1,400; and artist studios, $300-$400. One condition of the rezoning is that the developer give $50,000 to the city’s Housing Trust Fund, which assists in the development of affordable housing. Wisler and Smith told LaFave they would vote for the project if he would up that to $175,000, since he was opting not to include the 20 percent affordable housing element. Smith pointed out that “fewer than half of Asheville residents would be able to afford to live there” and that approving the project would go against Council’s commitment to affordable housing in the city. “I wonder where we’re going with all of this. And I wonder if there’s going to be room for everyone in Asheville or if there’s only going to be room for those folks who can afford that market rate and those hotel rooms,” he said.

Casey Campfield suggested that Council should ensure the project provide affordable rental rates. “Asheville is experiencing a housing crisis. Low- and middle-income renters are being forced to leave the city in large numbers,” he said. “So it’s surprising and a little disappointing to see a proposal for a mixed-use development for 133 residential units in which exactly zero of the units are designated for affordable housing.” Some residents of the RAD expressed their support for the Stoneyard Apartments project, saying it would bring vitality to the area. Helaine Greene, an owner of the Riverview Station artist studios, said she was excited at the idea of more people living in the district. “I feel it would just be a real benefit to the community,” she said. Pattiy Torno, owner of Curve Studios, said she welcomed its addition of 10 artist studios that she sees as affordable. Roney followed up by commenting that although she was thankful for the addition of artist space, she did not see the studios as being within the range of affordability for most artists. Council approved the Stoneyard Apartments project in a 5-2 vote, with Haynes, Manheimer, Bothwell, Mayfield and Young in favor, and Smith and Wisler against.

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County files lawsuit against opioid industry A lawsuit on behalf of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners against manufacturers and distributors of opioids was officially filed in federal court on Nov. 14. The move comes just less than a month after commissioners unanimously approved pursuing litigation. “Today, Buncombe County has filed a federal lawsuit against the drug manufacturers and wholesale distributors that are responsible for fueling the opioid epidemic in our country and our county,” stated commission Chair Brownie Newman. “They have pushed highly addictive, dangerous opioids while falsely representing to doctors that patients only rarely succumb to drug addiction.” From January through August of this year, the county had 230 opioid-related emergency department visits, compared

to 84 such incidents during the same period last year, according to the N.C. Division of Public Health. That represents a 173 percent increase. “I believe, along with the county, it’s time to step up and hold the industry accountable for what it’s done, for the devastation the county sees on a daily and monthly basis,” announced Mike Fuller with the McHugh Fuller Law Group, which is partnering with a collective of law firms representing the county. Blake Fagan, a physician with the Mountain Area Health Education Center, noted that there’s merit to the lawsuit, as the medical community was previously assured opioids would be a safe form of pain management. “We were told less than 1 percent of [opioid recipients] would become addicted

and we should use them for chronic, noncancer pain. That’s absolutely not true,” he said. Fagan added that data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states an adult who has never been exposed to an opioid-based pill has a 35 percent chance of using opioids for an entire year if given a legitimate 30-day prescription. Meantime, commissioners weighed in on how opioids have affected the community at large and also relayed stories of personal loss. Commissioner Joe Belcher recounted how his church congregation recently held a funeral for a young woman who lost her battle with opioids. “It’s time we knock down walls between government, business, church and community and realize this is affect-

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N EWS ing everybody. It’s affected my family, my church … it’s not acceptable,” he said solemnly. Commissioner Al Whitesides recalled being at a public meeting and seeing a couple clearly shouldering a burden. “When I went to speak with them, she shared they had just lost their daughter a few days before to opioids. All I could do was hug her,” he said. “This is what we’re going through in Buncombe County. I have family and friends

who have gone through a lot with this. We can’t afford to just stand back and let this happen. We’ve got to speak up.” Newman told Xpress there are no expectations on the timeline for the lawsuit to be resolved or the dollar amount it might potentially bring in, but he did say the money would be prioritized for treatment and law enforcement efforts.

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by Max Hunt | mhunt@mountainx.com ASHEVILLE, BUNCOMBE LIST THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY CLOSURES Several public offices, agencies and amenities overseen by the city of Asheville and Buncombe County will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24. Closures include city and county offices, public school systems, parks and recreation centers, and library locations. In addition, garbage and recycling collection scheduled for Nov. 23 will be pushed back to Nov. 24. The WNC Nature Center, Aston Park Tennis Center and Asheville Municipal Golf Course will be closed Nov. 23 and reopen Nov. 24. ART bus service will also be suspended Nov. 23. More info: avl.mx/4c7 and avl.mx/4c8 ASHEVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS NOV. 28 Asheville’s City Council will hold its next formal meeting Tuesday, Nov. 28, in Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 70 Court Plaza, beginning at 5 p.m. Due to the city’s holiday schedule, an agenda for the meeting will be posted online Tuesday, Nov. 28, at avl.mx/3xb. More info: avl.mx/3xb ASHEVILLE BUSINESSES PARTNER ON SHOP FOR EQUALITY DAY Twenty-six businesses around the Asheville area are teaming up to support LGBTQ rights by participating in Shop for Equality Day on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Participating businesses will donate 5 percent of the day’s sales to the nonprofit Campaign for Southern Equality. Participating businesses include The

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BLOCK Off Biltmore and the Crow & Quill, which have both agreed to donate 10 percent of sales to the cause, and Mayfel’s, which will feature its benefit drive on Monday, Nov. 27. Numerous other local restaurants, salons, galleries and retail stores around the city will also take part in the benefit drive. A complete list of participating businesses can be found at avl.mx/4c9. The event is part of the national #GivingTuesday initiative, which encourages consumers to volunteer and donate to various causes during the holiday season. The BLOCK Off Biltmore will host a free after-party Nov. 28, 5-7 p.m. More info: avl.mx/4c9 HARRIS REGIONAL, SWAIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PLAN JOB FAIR Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital will host a job fair Thursday, Nov. 30, 4-7 p.m., in the lobby of the Harris emergency department. Clinical and nonclinical positions at both hospitals and regional physician affiliates are open, including jobs in patient registration, nursing and certified nursing assistants, housekeeping, food and nutrition, and security. Department leaders will conduct on-the-spot interviews during the event. A complete list of job openings can be found at avl.mx/4cc. More info: avl.mx/4cd or 828-586-7408 ASHEVILLE SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON GREENWAY FUNDING The city of Asheville is seeking community feedback on which shovelready greenway project

residents would like to see funded first. Four greenway projects are ready to begin construction, but funding limitations mean the city must prioritize which ones to begin work on first. Shovel-ready greenways include the Bacoate Branch Greenway, Beaucatcher Greenway, French Broad River West Bank corridor and the Town Branch Greenway. City staff has launched an online survey through Open City Hall Asheville (avl.mx/4ac). The survey consists of a short introductory video explaining the projects and three questions. Feedback gathered from the survey will be presented to City Council as it determines the fiscal budget for 2018-19. The deadline to take the survey is 11 p.m. Sunday, Nov 26. More info: avl.mx/4cb ASHEVILLE LISTS COMMITTEE VACANCIES The city of Asheville is seeking applicants for several vacant city committee positions. Vacancies include seats on the Board of Adjustment, Downtown Commission, Metropolitan Sewerage District Board, Sustainability Advisory Committee on Energy and The Environment, and Tree Commission. A description of each committee’s function and duties can be found at avl. mx/4ca. Applications are due by Wednesday, Jan. 3, at 5 p.m. More info and application form: avl. mx/3wv, 828-259-5839 or email sterwilliger @ashevillenc.gov X

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‘The boys want candy’ Thanksgiving and the Great War, 1917

AND THE BAND PLAYED ON: World War I troops marched north on Main Street, present-day Broadway, circa 1917. Photo courtesy of North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville In late November 1917, Asheville, along with the rest of the country, was preparing for its first Thanksgiving since entering the Great War. Food, coal and gas were in short supply because of wartime efforts. Self-sacrifice was considered a patriotic duty; consumerism was promoted along the same lines. On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 29, 1917, Anthony Bros, a clothing store on Patton Avenue, announced in The Asheville Citizen that it would be closed for the holiday. Praise for the country accompanied the store’s announcement. Anthony Bros declared that the U.S. “never had more to be thankful for,” highlighting the work of both the Red Cross and the armed services. Along with its praise, Anthony Bros took it upon itself to speak on the community’s behalf, stating: “Those who bought Liberty Bonds are thankful that the opportunity has been given them to serve.” Meanwhile, men who were not in uniform could still fulfill their patriotic duty “by selling good, dependable merchandise and by giving good values; that’s what we are doing.” Not everyone was as enthusiastic as Anthony Bros. In the same issue of The Asheville Citizen, one article bemoaned the consequences of the war on daily life: “Those who partake of turkey today will be thankful for one more chance before

Mr. Hoover [then head of the Food Administration] reproves them again. Those who didn’t can congratulate themselves on their patriotism and save the money for another Liberty bond. Those

STARS AND STRIPES: According to the N.C. Room, the image is of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Roebling standing before the flag at the corner of Haywood and Walnut streets, circa 1917-1918. Photo courtesy of North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville

having a winter’s supply of coal in the upper shelf of the refrigerator can offer thanks, and those who haven’t can go to the municipal wood yard and be thankful that wood isn’t sold by the pound — yet.” In some cases, stores used the scarcity of goods as a marketing tool. On Wednesday, Nov. 28, 1917, Goode’s Drug Store Inc. advertised “Special Thanksgiving Candy.” The advertisement read: “We were fortunate in using a little foresight and buying plenty of delicious Whitman’s Candies for Thanksgiving and the holidays. The sugar shortage is serious and we advise ‘lovers of sweets’ to buy Whitman’s packages now.” The day after Thanksgiving, The Asheville Citizen underscored the necessity and importance of wartime efforts. In the article, “FOOD SITUATION IS MORE SERIOUS THAN CONSIDERED,” the paper reported, “[t]he greatest danger that threatens the allied cause and human liberty is that there may be a collapse in France or England or Italy as a result of food shortage.” The same article went on to note: “Every man, woman, or child in America who saves the smallest quantity of beef or pork or mutton or sugar or fats can have the satisfaction of knowing that he is not only helping to save our friends and allies but that he is helping to save the innocent people of neutral Europe from actual starvation and death.” In that same day’s paper, The Asheville Citizen ran the headline: “ASHEVILLE GIRLS EATING LESS CANDY.” The article reported an increase in candy sales, while noting local candy dealers believed these purchases were being sent overseas. This was important, the report continued, because “[n]ext to tobacco, the boys in the trenches crave candy, and plenty of it.” The article went on to assert: “[T]he boys want candy, for nearly all men have a sweet tooth … a relic from their childhood days. The definition of the word candy is to make pleasant or agreeable, and this is known to married men, as a rule. For a box of candy is often used to make the sea of matrimony more smooth and the surroundings more pleasant and agreeable, and the same rule applies to the boys in the trenches and the camps. “So, if the girls of Asheville are eating less candy than before the war, it is simply because they have accepted still another opportunity for service and selfsacrifice, and are denying themselves sweets that the lives of their soldiers may be sweetened.” Editor’s note: Peculiarities of spelling and punctuation are preserved from the original documents. X

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BENEFITS BOOKS FOR GOOD 50 Heritage Park Drive, Fletcher, 828-989-4655, booksforgoodinc.com • FR (11/24) & SA (11/25), 10am-5pm Proceeds from sales at this Thanksgiving book sale benefit local charities. Free to attend. FRANKLIN SCHOOL OF INNOVATION BENEFIT CONCERT franklinschoolofinnovation.org • TH (11/30), 7pm - Proceeds from singer-songwriter Cary Cooper's CD release concert featuring songwriting students and the Franklin School of Innovation High School Chorus benefit the Franklin School of Innovation. $15/$10 advance/$25 VIP. Held at Altamont Theatre, 18 Church St. TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES 10 College St., 828-2548374, tenthousandvillages.com • MO (11/27) through FR (12/8) - Proceeds from sales benefit Ten Thousand Villages and local nonprofit organizations. Free to attend.

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE 39 South Market St., 828-254-9277, theblockoffbiltmore.com • SU (10/26), 3-5pm - Proceeds from the WNC Solidarity Concert Series with live music by the Ruth Cooney Quintet and the Alina Quu and Friends benefit Quutopia. $10.

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler, 828-398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc • WE (11/29), 6-9pm - "Successful Sales on Amazon," seminar. Registration required. Free. ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION 828-251-9973, ashevilledowntown.org • TH (11/30), 5:30pm - "Building Our City," presentation by Tony Garcia of Street Plans Collaborative. Sponsored by Urban3, Asheville on Bikes and the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club. Registration required. Free. Held at The Collider, 1 Haywood St., Suite 401 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 • 4th TUESDAYS, 11:30am-1pm Educational monthly meeting to bring local business leaders to present and discuss topics relevant and helpful to businesses today. Free. Held at

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CLASSES, MEETINGS & EVENTS ASHEVILLE SALT CAVE'S HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE (PD.) Join us for an evening of fun, merriment, and self care. Free mini salt cave sessions, chair massage, and snacks! Discounted holiday shopping and winners drawn hourly. Stop by between 4-8pm on Wednesday December 13th! No reservations necessary. CLASS AT VILLAGERS • WOODEN SPOON CARVING (PD.) A Two Day Workshop: • Sunday, December 3, from 5:30pm-9pm and • Wednesday, December 6, from 6:30pm-9pm. $75 per person; fee includes carving blanks. Registration/information: www.forvillagers.com EMPYREAN ARTS POLE CLASSES (PD.) Pole Spins & Combos on Sundays 5:45pm. Beginning Pole on Tuesdays5:15pm and Wednesdays-5:30pm. Pole Dance on Mondays-7:45pm. For more information go to Empyreanarts.org or call/text us at 828.782.3321.

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FIGHTING HUNGER: To help fight hunger for the holidays, Asheville Yoga Center is collecting donations of nonperishable food items, along with cash donations, for MANNA FoodBank. In addition to the donations from the community, the yoga center is donating $250 along with 10 percent of proceeds from all classes on Thursday, Nov. 30. “We are inspired by the volume of food, counseling and awareness MANNA provides to our community and the greater Western North Carolina area and we are thrilled to support MANNA’s efforts through our Charity of the Month program, says Melissa Prescott, general manager of Asheville Yoga Center. For more information,visit youryoga. com or mannafoodbank.org. Photo courtesy of MANNA Food Bank HOLISTIC FINANCIAL PLANNING (PD.) January 8-9, 2018, 9:00am5:00pm Burnsville Town Center, 6 South Main Street, Burnsville, NC 28714. Learn how to make financial decisions that support farm & family values and build profit on your farm. PURPLE CRAYON COMMUNITY ART STUDIO (PD.) Studio and classroom rentals. Open House: 2nd Saturday of Month, 2-4pm. Upcoming workshops: • Mini-Gourd Ornament Painting, December 2; • Let’s Make a T-Shirt Quilt!, January 6. www.purplecrayonavl.com 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 COLLABORATIVE OF THE LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE livingbuildingasheville@ gmail.com • TU (11/28), 5:30-7:30pm - General meeting. Free to attend. Held at The BLOCK off biltmore, 39 South Market St. BIG IVY COMMUNITY CENTER 540 Dillingham Road, Barnardsville, 828-626-3438 • 4th MONDAYS, 7pm Community center board meeting. Free. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • 4th TUESDAYS, 6-8pm "Sit-n-Stitch," informal, selfguided gathering for knitters and crocheters. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave.

CREST CENTER 22 Celebration Place • WE (11/29), 5:30pm "The Essentials of HOAs and Condos: What You Need to Know as a Board Member or Manager," workshop sponsored by The Community Associations Institute. $40/$30 members. FAIRVIEW LIBRARY 1 Taylor Road, Fairview, 828-250-6484 • TH (11/30), 6-8pm - Town hall on the topic of opioids. Free. LENOIR RHYNE CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDIES 36 Montford Ave., 828778-1874 • WE (11/29), 5:30-7:30pm Open house for prospective graduate students. Free to attend. MARINE CORPS LEAGUE ASHEVILLE 828-273-4948, mcl.asheville@gmail.com • Last TUESDAYS - For veterans of the Marines,

50 S. French Broad Ave., 828-255-5166, ontrackwnc.org • MO (11/27), 5:30-7pm - "Budgeting and Debt Class." Registration required. Free. • WE (11/29), noon-1:30pm "Understanding Credit. Get it. Keep it. Improve it." Registration required. Free. • WE (11/29), 5:307:30pm - "Home Energy Efficiency," class. Registration required. Free. • TH (11/30), noon1:30pm - "Preventing Identity Theft," class. Registration required. Free. 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 Outdoor Space, 68 Haywood St. TRANZMISSION PRISON PROJECT tranzmission.org/ prison-project.html • Fourth THURSDAYS, 6-9pm - Monthly meeting to prepare packages of books and zines for mailing to prisons across the U.S. Free to attend.. Held at Firestorm Cafe and Books, 610 Haywood Road WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AIDS PROJECT 828-252-7489, wncap.org • Through SA (11/25) - The NAMES Project and the AIDS Memorial Quilt, exhibition commemorating those who have died from AIDS. Free to attend. Held at Asheville Renaissance Hotel, 31 Woodfin Ave.

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 STUDIO ZAHIYA, DOWNTOWN DANCE CLASSES (PD.) Monday 12pm Barre Wkt 5pm Bellydance Drills 6pm Hip Hop Wkt 6pm Bellydance Special Topics 7pm Tribal Fusion Bellydance 8pm Lyrical • Tuesday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 4pm Kids Creative Movement 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm Bellydance 2 8pm Advanced Bellydance • Wednesday 5pm Hip Hop Wkt 6pm Bhangra Series 7pm Ballet Series • Thursday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 4pm Kids Hip Hop 5pm Teens Hip Hop 6pm Bellydance Drills 7pm Stiletto Sculpt Dance • 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 WE TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO DANCE (PD.) Ballroom, Swing, Latin and Country Two-Step. Workshops, classes and Dance Events in Asheville. Certified instructor. Contact Richard for information: 828-333-0715, naturalrichard@mac.com • www.DanceForLife. net

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S Lexington Ave., Asheville, NC Farm Dreams a great entrylevel workshop to attend if you are in the exploratory stages of starting a farm and seeking practical information on sustainable farming. MANAGING FARM LABOR: HOW TO STRUCTURE LABOR ON THE SMALL FARM (PD.) December 4th, 2017 4:00-8:40 pm, 180 Mag Sluder, Alexander, NC. This 4-hour workshop is a great to attend if you have been farming and are looking to take your farm to the next level by bringing on additional labor support. GIVENS ESTATE, ASBURY COMMONS 100 Wesley Drive • TU (11/28), 1-3pm "Storm Drain Stenciling," workday to help prevent illegal dumping and water pollution. Free.

FARM & GARDEN HAIKU BAMBOO NURSERY/FARM 20 Tuttle Road, Hendersonville • 2nd & 4th SUNDAYS, 1:30-3pm - "Bamboo Walking Tours," through bamboo forest to learn about bamboo plants. Registration: 685-3053.

$25/$23 seniors/$15 ages 13-18/Free under 13. HAYWOOD COUNTY EXTENSION CENTER 589 Raccoon Road, Suite 118, Waynesville, 828456-3575, haywood.ces.ncsu.edu • Through FR (12/1) Applications accepted for 2018 master gardener teacher training. Training sessions held Tuesday mornings from (1/9) through (4/24). Information: 828-4563575 or sarah_scott@ ncsu.edu.

FOOD & BEER BUNCOMBE FRUIT & NUT CLUB 614-315-0173, fruitandnutclub.com • TH (11/30), 6-9pm - "The Gift of Nuts," presentation co-sponsored by Transition Asheville and Slow Food Asheville. Free. Held at First Congregational UCC of Asheville, 20 Oak St. FOOD NOT BOMBS HENDERSONVILLE foodnotbombshendersonville@gmail.com • SUNDAYS, 4pm Community meal. Free. Held at Black Bear Coffee Co., Rosdon Mall, 318 N Main St., #5, Hendersonville

FESTIVALS CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE cityofhendersonville.org • TH (11/23), 8:30am - 5K Turkey Trot, run/walk event open to all ages & fitness levels. $11. Held at Historic Downtown Hendersonville, 145 5th Ave E, Hendersonville HISTORIC DOWNTOWN HENDERSONVILLE 145 5th Ave E, Hendersonville, 828-6939708, historichendersonville. org. • FR (11/24), 5:30-9pm - Holiday street lighting with Santa Claus and live music. Free to attend.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • TU (11/28), 5pm Asheville City Council public hearing. Free. Held at Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza INDIVISIBLE ASHEVILLE indivisibleavl.org • WE (11/29), 5:30-7pm - "Beer and Politics: The Trump Tax Scam," event to write letters and postcards to members of

congress. Free to attend. Held at The BLOCK off biltmore, 39 South Market St. 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 Some events from this section may be found in the Give!Local calendar on p. 24 ASHEVILLE ULTIMATE CLUB ashevilleultimate.org, ashevilleultimateclub@ gmail.com • THURSDAYS through (12/14), 4-6pm - High School ultimate frisbee, open practices. Free. Held at Martin Luther King Jr Park, 50 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • MONDAYS, 10:30am - "Mother Goose Time," storytime for 4-18 month olds. Free. Held at Skyland/South

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SWANNANOA VALLEY MUSEUM 223 W State St., Black Mountain, 828-669-9566, history.swannanoavalleymuseum.org • 2nd & 4th SATURDAYS, 2-4pm - Historically oriented crafts and activities for children. 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 404foot waterfall. Plan your adventure at chimneyrockpark.com LAKE JAMES STATE PARK 6883 N.C. Highway 126 Nebo, 828-584-7728 • TU (11/28), 1pm Ranger-led, four mile, moderate hike around the Mill’s Creek Trail and return on the Paddy’s Creek Trail. Free.

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

SENIORS ASHEVILLE NEW FRIENDS ashevillenewfriends.org • TU (11/28), 9:30am Carpool for seniors to do a 3-mile hike on the Mountains to Sea Trail. Free. Held at Asheville Outlets, 800 Brevard Road JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF WNC, INC. 2 Doctors Park, Suite E • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 11am-2pm

STORY SLAM CHAMPIONS: David Joe Miller’s “WORD!” spoken-word event, on Thursday Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. at Pack Memorial Library’s Lord Auditorium features the newly crowned champions of the National Story Slam. Vara Cooper, producer of Asheville’s Synergy Story Slam, won first place, and Tony Marr, a former pastor and a member of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild, took third place. Both Cooper and Marr will be featured at the free show. For more information, visit storytellingcalendar.org. Photo of Vara Cooper courtesy of David Joe Miller (p. 23) - The Asheville Elder Club Group Respite program for individuals with memory challenges and people of all faiths. Registration required: 828-2532900. $30. SENIOR OPPORTUNITY CENTER 36 Grove St. • TUESDAYS, 2-3pm - "Senior Beat," drumming, dance fitness class. For standing or seated participants. $3. WNC BAPTIST RETIREMENT HOME 213 Richmond Hill Drive • TU (11/28), 2-2:45pm - Yoga for seniors class with Ellen Morrisey. Registration required: sdavis@brh.org. Free.

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started. 1st & 3rd Mondays. 7pm – 8:30. Asheville Insight Meditation, 175 Weaverville Road, Suite H, ASHEVILLE, NC, (828) 808-4444, ashevillemeditation. com. ASTRO-COUNSELING (PD.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 2583229. FAMILY MEDITATION (PD.) 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-

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• Fourth TUESDAYS, 10am - Volunteer to knit or crochet prayer shawls for community members in need. Free. • WEDNESDAYS (11/8), (11/15) & (11/29), 5:457pm - Three-week DVD discussion-based adult class titled “Faithful: Christmas through the Eyes of Joseph.” Optional dinner at 4:30pm for $5. Free.

SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER (PD.) Thursdays, 7-8:30pm and Sundays, 10-noon • Meditation and community. By donation. 60 N. Merrimon Ave., #113, (828) 200-5120. asheville.shambhala.org

ST. JOHN IN THE WILDERNESS 1905 Greenville Highway. Flat Rock, 828-693-9783 • SU (11/26), 4pm "Feast of Christ the King," concert featuring music for organ, brass, timpani, and choir. Free.

CENTER FOR ART & SPIRIT AT ST. GEORGE 1 School Road, 828-2580211 • 4th FRIDAYS, 10amnoon - Contemplative Companions, meditation. Free. • Last Tuesdays, 7-9pm - Aramaic, Hebrew and Egyptian vocal toning, breath work and meditation. Admission by donation. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 6th Ave W, Hendersonville, 828-6934890, gracelutherannc.com

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD 35BELOW 35 E. Walnut St., 828254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • TH (11/30), 7:30pm - "Listen to This" storytelling series hosted by Tom Chalmers and featuring stories and original songs from locals. $15. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library

• TH (11/30), 7pm WORD! spoken word series featuring Vara Cooper and Tony Marr. Hosted by David Joe Miller. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library - Lord Auditorium, 67 Haywood St. HILTON GARDEN INN ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN 309 College St., 1828255-0001, goo.gl/ SSJsbz • FR (11/24), 7pm Barbara B. Duncan presents her book, Who's Got Your Back? Free to attend. NEW DIMENSIONS TOASTMASTERS 828-329-4190 • THURSDAYS, noon1pm - General meeting. Information: 828-3294190. Free to attend. Held at Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, 33 Meadow Road WRITER IN YOU 828-776-8248 • Last MONDAYS, 10am-2pm - Writing group. Bring writing to work on, reading that inspires and lunch. Free. Held at First Presbyterian Church of Asheville, 40 Church St.

VOLUNTEERING Some events from this section may be found in the Give!Local calendar on p. 24 TUTOR ADULTS IN NEED WITH THE LITERACY COUNCIL (PD.) Spend two hours a week helping an immigrant who wants to learn English or a native English-speaking adult who wants to learn to read. Visit our website or call us to sign up for volunteer orientation. 828-254-3442 volunteers@litcouncil. com. www.litcouncil.com

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Donations reach $30,000 as the pace of giving picks up Give!Local donations spiked in the past week as the season of giving entered high gear — with campaign donations surpassing $24,000 and matching donations adding $5,950 more. More than 160 people have donated to area nonprofits through the program to date, with individual donations ranging from $5 to over $3,000. The median donation so far is $27 — reflecting Give!Local’s grassroots orientation, which offers rewards to donors who don’t typically get a tax break for their giving come April 15.

The pace of donations quickened this past week as Give!Local nonprofits competed for prizes. At the end of the 60-day giving period, five nonprofits (one from each of five categories) with the most unique donors will win $1,000 worth of Mountain Xpress advertising. The Collider is currently in the lead, both for the number of unique donors (37) as well as for total dollars brought in ($4,071). Leading the way in each section by number of individual donors are:

• The Collider, 37 (Environment) • Children First, 36 (Youth) • Asheville Poverty Initiative, 19 (Social Justice/ Arts) • Our Voice, 10 (Community) • Asheville Humane Society, 9 (Animals) Other prizes nonprofits are competing for include $1,000 worth of T-shirt printing from Recover Brand (for the most successful Give!Local event) and $1,000 of computer support from One Click Fix (for the most donors in any seven-day window).

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Give!Local nonprofit events Nov. 22-30 This week the Community Calendar highlights events sponsored by nonprofits that are participating in the Give!Local campaign. The campaign is raising money for 30 worthy local nonprofits that make a big difference where we live. These events are wonderful examples of some of the great work nonprofits do in our communities! OUR VOICE 35 Woodfin St., 828-252-0562, ourvoicenc.org • Ongoing drop-in group for female identified survivors of sexual violence.

SUPPORT GROUPS MEMORY LOSS CAREGIVERS network@memorycare.org • 4th TUESDAYS, 1-3pm – Held at Woodfin YMCA, 40 North Merrimon Ave., Suite 101 MY DADDY TAUGHT ME THAT mydaddytaughtmethat.org • MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 6-8pm - Men’s discussion group. Free. Held at My Daddy Taught Me That Meeting Place, 16-A Pisgah View Apartments

ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS OUR VOICE HEART WORKS SURVIVORS ART SHOW 828-252-0562, ourvoicenc.org • Through (11/30) - 16th Annual Heart Works, Survivors’ Arts Show, exhibition of art works created by survivors of sexual assault. Held at Blue Spiral 1, 38 Biltmore Ave.

KIDS ASHEVILLE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE 43 Patton Ave., 828-254-7162, colburnmuseum.org • 2nd & 4th FRIDAYS, 9-9:45am “Little Explorers Club,” guided activities and free play for preschoolers. $3.50 per child/Free for caregivers.

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tory condition, the world is not going to be a prettier place for you. What if something happens and you have an asthma attack? Are you prepared for that?” Fox and other participants in the forum used a combination of storytelling and data interpretation to foster climate resilience. The Collider, a nonprofit climate solution center in Asheville, invited entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers to join forces and share their research and successes. Kathi Petersen, director of communications at The Collider, notes that Asheville is the epicenter of the world’s largest repository of weather and climate data. “The Collider is a convener and a collaborator. Government, nonprofits, academia and business can ’collide’ here to develop world-class climate solutions. Our professional and organizational membership collabo-

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caused damage in the billions in the U.S., inflicting severe economic consequences on the areas affected. Fox recalls the fire that took out Gatlinburg, Tenn., on Nov. 28, 2016, in which 14 people died. “People in Gatlinburg only had one way in and out, and that was cut off by fire,” Fox says. “Most of those people’s homes were not fire-safe. They tried to stay, their homes caught fire, and they died in their homes.” After that happened, Fox says 250 people showed up at The Collider, asking if that could happen in Asheville. “Yes, it could happen here,” he told them. Eric Klos, CEO of HEALTHeWeather who worked in health information technology for 25 years, says he conceived the idea of his climate startup from his sis-

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— 27-year-old, young professional woman has an asthma attack and dies. That got me very much engaged on a personal level.” At his sister’s suggestion, Klos set about designing an app, with Climate Arts and Science Expertise Consultants International working alongside him at The Collider. CASE provided Klos with evidencebased data about asthma exacerbation, which he used to create his Daily Breath risk index. Each day, the Daily Breath delivers an individual risk index to its users. “As we develop more flare-up information from the patients themselves, it can ultimately be refined,” Klos says. It will tell users what will cause problems that day and advise them to have their inhaler, or even a breathing mask, at the ready, he explains. The app also has a map reflecting the information the user has entered, such as where in the community and what time of day the flare-up occurred. “We’re going to start crowdsourcing flare-ups in a community. You’ll be able to look at those maps within a 10-mile radius over the last four hours, and you’ll be able to see where other people are experiencing flare-ups,” Klos explains. Calvin Cupini, Clean Air Carolina’s citizen science program manager, says he believes that the future is directly tied to people outside his organization who assist in the collection of data. He likens the process to the Audubon Bird Society’s Christmas bird count. “There’s no way that the Audubon Society would be able to keep track of as many bird species and their migration patterns, changes in populations and their spatial variance without people writing them a letter every Christmas to let them know what birds they saw and how many of them they saw,” Cupini says. “It crowdsources some of the data, but it also gets the people directly connected to what is being studied. And that is citizen science.” Clean Air Carolina uses stationary monitors to collect data, but it also equips students with GPS-enabled mobile monitors to check changing air quality in a variety of locations. “We have students that take them where the buses are lined up outside of schools, and we’ve run them through hospital campuses near the helipad. You can take a snapshot of air quality across certain space, which is a more hands-on approach,” Cupini says. StatWeather, an award-winning weather and climate modeling and

predicting company, focuses its work on resilience. Ria Persad, CEO of StatWeather, says she wants people to use her company to discover what’s coming and plan ahead. “It’s not at all the kind of methodology that you’ll get through government models, where they’re measuring the current conditions of the atmosphere in order to propagate forward,” Persad says. “We’re looking at long patterns of history. It’s a machineranked system, so it’s learning more recent climate change, applying that and predicting the likelihood of other patterns to evolve.” Persad’s asthma cost her a normal childhood. “On a scale from zero to 10, my suffering was a 10. Numerous hospitalizations. I stopped breathing in the middle of the night, and my mother had to stay up to make sure I didn’t die,” she recalls. At the time Persad lived in the San Bernardino Valley near Los Angeles, and she says the smog added to her problems. But moving to Boston, where the cold weather weakened her immune system and caused her to be constantly sick, wasn’t a better solution. It took until adulthood, when her immune system became stronger and she made dietary and exercise improvements, that her asthma symptoms ceased. Persad’s company has created a tool for people to plan for severe weather. “We’re going to tell you not just a forecast — we’re going out longer,” she says. “We’re also going to show you a statistic on how accurate that forecast is. You can also use this forecast a couple of months out to see if there’s trending for a cold snap or a big heat wave.” Cupini discusses the many ways climate work can help people and localities become climate-resilient. “If we accept that there is a certain amount of carbon in the atmosphere, what can we do about it?” he asks. “Everything from hydrological engineering in Venice to keep the city from sinking, along with monitoring networks like mine for tracking pollen, which increases as climate change continues. We will need ways of tracking and identifying the effects of wildfires due to increased droughts,” he points out. “There will be a thousand different ways that all of these are impacted by the change of climate, which means there will need to be a thousand different solutions. And that’s where people should feel some confidence and find that spirit to get involved.” X

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BY DAVID FLOYD davidfloydjournalist@gmail.com On hot days, when the air is heavy and stagnant, nitrogen oxide molecules released from cars and industrial sources react with volatile organic compounds to produce ozone. In large quantities, the chemical reaction can have dire consequences. Ozone causes muscles in the airways to constrict, trapping air in small sacks in the lungs called alveoli. That constriction can lead to shortness of breath or wheezing and can be particularly dangerous to small children, the elderly or people who already have respiratory problems. But ozone has become less and less of a problem in North Carolina over the past several years, and recent numbers indicate the state has recently reached an important milestone: the fewest ozone days in a single season since the state began monitoring for the gas in the 1970s. LOOKING UP North Carolina experienced four unhealthy ozone days during the 2017 ozone season, which lasted this year from March through the end of October. Ozone days occur when the concentration of ozone in the atmosphere is higher than the 70 partsper-billion standard set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a standard that was changed from 75 ppb to 70 ppb in 2015. “It shows really great collaboration with citizens who are trying

THE AIR UP THERE: Air quality has improved in Western North Carolina and across the state since 2000, and the number of days ozone levels reached a potentially dangerous threshold in 2017 was the fewest on record. Photo of Cold Mountain by Travis Bordley courtesy of Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy to be mindful of how they drive, with companies that are being very careful about their air emissions — the pollutants that they’re letting out,” said Jill Lucas, the public information officer with the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s air quality division. “It’s really good news for North Carolina because we used to have a lot more high ozone days, unhealthy ozone days, and now they’re pretty uncommon.” The unhealthy days occurred May 16 in Mecklenburg and Guilford counties, July 20-21 in Mecklenburg County and Sept. 28 in Union County. The state has also been officially designated as in “attainment” by the EPA, which means the federal government has verified that the state is in compliance with the 2015 ozone standards.

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The rating represents an improvement over where the state was in the early 2000s. Back then, about one-third of North Carolina counties were considered “nonattainment” for ozone, and the state used to see orange alerts or worse for upward of 100 days out of the year. Since 2000, the number of days per year at or above a code orange and red designation have steadily decreased. The EPA measures air quality using an index from 0 to 500, with certain ranges corresponding to particular colors. For example, an air quality index between 0 and 50 is green and means air quality is considered satisfactory. Maroon is on the far end of the spectrum, representing an AQI between 301 and 500; in that range, the entire population is likely to be negatively impacted by the air quality. Kevin Lance, the field services program manager for the Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency, says the last time Buncombe County had orange days was in 2012. In that year, the county had two. Ozone levels have been at code green or code yellow ever since. CONTROLLING OZONE Bill Eaker, senior environmental planner for the Land of Sky Regional Council, can say confidently that air quality in North Carolina has improved significantly over the last 15 years.

“And in the Asheville area,” he says, “we’ve gone from teetering on violating the federal ozone standard, becoming a nonattainment area … to where we are today where air quality has improved — both ozone and particulate matter.” The Land of Sky Regional Council is a support agency that offers assistance to local governments on a diverse slate of issues. Air quality is one of them. Eaker says a number of factors have contributed to the decrease in the ozone over the years. “Probably the most significant factor has been the switch from coal to natural gas at a number of coalfired power plants,” he says. “Not only in North Carolina but in the Southeast.” In North Carolina, Eaker says this change came about thanks in part to a piece of state legislation called the Clean Smokestacks Act, which forced the state’s 14 coal-fired power plant sites to significantly reduce their emissions. The state’s Division of Air Quality and three local programs — including the WNC Regional Air Quality Agency — regulate industrial air pollution. “We have approximately 70 facilities that are required to have air permits,” says Ashley Featherstone, permitting program manager for the WNC Regional Air Quality Agency. “Permits are written to include all applicable regulations. We go out and inspect the facilities to determine compliance.” If a facility is not following pollution regulations, Featherstone says the agency works to bring them into compliance.

CLEARING THE AIR: The number of unhealthy ozone days across the state has drastically decreased since the early 2000s. Graph prepared by Mike Abraczinskas “Generally, that would include issuing a notice of violation and in some cases, a civil penalty or fine is required to be paid,” Featherstone explains. “The facility would need to pay the fine and show us what they intended to do to come back into compliance.” The transition to low-emission, fuelefficient vehicles, a switch that has been driven in part by federal fuel efficiency standards, has also had a major impact on ozone levels across the nation. “Especially at the heavy-duty sector,” Eaker says. “Diesel engines have gotten much cleaner than they were 15, 20 years ago.” At a more grassroots level, Lance says ordinary people can do small things to help control the amount of ozone they release into the atmosphere, particularly during the heat of the summer. This can include limiting car travel, keeping the thermostat set a little bit higher and waiting until after the peak heat of the day to mow the lawn. MONITORING PARTICULATES The indicators for ozone might be improving, but clean air activists

are pushing to bring attention to other air quality concerns. There are 34 ozone monitors operated across North Carolina. The WNC Regional Air Quality Agency operates one ozone monitor at Bent Creek as well as three PM2.5 monitors in Buncombe County. PM2.5 refers to the cocktail of infinitesimally small particles in the air, both solid and liquid, that have a diameter of less than 2.5 microns, which is about thirty times thinner than a human hair. Like ozone, PM2.5 molecules pose a serious health risk. “It’s small enough that it makes it through a lot of your defense systems for things that you breathe in,” said Calvin Cupini, program manager of citizen science for Clean Air Carolina. “It’ll make it past the mucus membranes. It’ll get into the lungs, and it’s actually small enough to exist in those little gas exchange chambers called the alveoli.” Cupini says PM2.5 is most commonly associated with heart attacks and strokes, but it’s also linked with asthma and can be detrimental to lung function.

North Carolina has monitors in locations across the state that track PM2.5, but Cupini says there aren’t many and the total number has actually been decreasing, hovering now at around 23. “We have some fiscal conservatives that find a way to justify taking them down,” Cupini said. “They are expensive, they are pretty maintenance-heavy, but we just don’t feel like that’s the right practice.” That’s where the AirKeepers Citizen Science Program comes in. The initiative, launched by Clean Air Carolina in Charlotte in 2016, encourages students, teachers and members of the general public to become involved in monitoring local levels of PM2.5 using small, portable sensors. Cupini relayed this information during a presentation at the Collider in downtown Asheville on Nov. 8. Clean Air Carolina hopes to put several of these small monitors in various locations around Asheville. “Twenty-three monitors just doesn’t cover the heterogeneity of the entire state,” he said. X

Get involved T0 sign up to monitor particle pollution, visit Clean Air Carolina’s website (avl.mx/4c0). North Carolina residents can sponsor or host a monitor. Sponsors choose a location and make a donation to help cover the cost, while hosts provide a safe location as well as reliable power and consistent wireless internet service. Those interested in hosting who can’t cover the $450 cost of the monitor may be matched with a sponsor. Individuals can also sign up to volunteer at monitoring events, attend educational outreach sessions and help with the upkeep of monitors. Call 704-307-9528 or visit the Clean Air Carolina website (cleanaircarolina.org) for more details. X

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Thanksgiving is about a lot of things besides gratitude: family, friends, colossal amounts of carb-loaded comfort food — and for some, football and a turkey coma. But at its heart, Thanksgiving is really an immigrant story: the tale of some English folks who brought their families to an unfamiliar land in search of a better life. Nearly 400 years later, immigration is a hot-button issue, yet as of 2015, the foreign-born population in the U.S. topped 43 million. And bringing it closer to home, 2016 numbers show immigrants accounting for well over 7 percent of Asheville’s residents. So how do today’s immigrants feel about this uniquely American holiday?

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more. I like that,” says Victor Garcia, who came to the U.S. from Mexico 17 years ago. His wife, Ina Sanzana, agrees. “It kind of changes the attitude, and that’s good,” she says. “People stop and say, ‘Hi, how are you doing? How’s your health?’ Because sometimes in America, people are so busy they don’t want to take time to spend with others.” Sanzana, who is originally from Chile, met her husband when they were both new arrivals to the U.S. taking English language classes at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. They later continued studying English at the Literacy Council of Buncombe County and today work together for the same cleaning service in Asheville. The couple embrace Thanksgiving in a familiar way — with lots of food. They sometimes gather at a friend’s home in Black Mountain for a potluck mish-mash of American and Latino dishes. Sanzana likes to make Chilean recipes such as empanadas and pastel de choclo (spiced beef casserole with cornbread crust). Garcia likes to cook as well, and for last year’s celebration he made the turkey.

They also have adopted the tradition of asking each guest to name a thing they are thankful for. “I like that part, because it’s kind of the purpose,” says Sanzana. “We have many blessings. The least we can do is think of one and say it.” One thing she and Garcia are thankful for, she adds, is being in America. TURKEY TALK Katie Forester, who moved to the U.S. from Thailand 18 years ago, can’t usually celebrate Thanksgiving at home because one of her two jobs requires her to work on the holiday. But her employer, an Asheville retirement community, does host a party that day with plenty of food, and she says she likes the cranberries. But the turkey? Not so much. “It’s too dry,” she says. Flor Flores agrees. “The turkey is so dry, and it takes so many hours to cook,” she says. “For me, I like the sweet potatoes, green beans — but the turkey and the stuffing? No.” Unlike Forester, Flores, who immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico 21 years

LESS STRESS: “I see a lot of people running around like chickens because it’s Thanksgiving,” says Calypso owner and St. Lucia native Esther Joseph. “And that takes away from the feeling that it’s supposed to be a holiday of good times, of being with family and friends. If it’s obligations and expectations, I try to avoid it — that’s how I live my life.” Photo by Thomas Calder ago, is able to take time off from her house-cleaning job for Thanksgiving — an opportunity she gladly accepts. She spends the day with her husband, children and extended family, cooking, playing soccer at the park, eating and going to church. They also drink ponche. This warm Mexican drink, made with fresh fruit, sugar and cinnamon, is a highlight for Flores. “Sometimes people put in alcohol, tequila, but not me,” she says. “And oh, it’s so good! I can drink five cups of it and not eat, just drink ponche.” Last year was the first Thanksgiving in the U.S. for French chef Eva AndresHsu — she’s only lived here with her American wife for about a year and a half. And from a food standpoint at least, that gathering with friends in Atlanta was memorable. “I thought this [turkey] would be the driest thing ever — it was huge!” recalls Andres-Hsu, an Asheville personal chef and private culinary instructor. “I thought that [my host] would put it in the oven, but when he opened the deepfryer, I thought he was messing with me. I was like, ‘Come on, don’t be stupid!’” But the turkey surprised her. “We brined it, and it was delicious,” she says. “We don’t really deep-fry things in France. It was a whole new world for me.”

This year, Andres-Hsu plans to make a French beef stew from her grandmother’s recipe and a dessert made with puff pastry and almond ganache. She says she likes that America has a holiday specifically focused on taking time to cook and sharing food with loved ones. “That is very much like my culture, so it’s heartwarming for me to have this time,” she says. Five years after immigrating to the U.S. from Ukraine, Natasha Berehova, a stay-at-home mom, enjoys celebrating Thanksgiving every year with her young daughter and other family members. She makes some Ukrainian foods, including breads and sauces, but she also prepares typical American fare such as mashed potatoes, turkey and salad. But how did she learn how to make traditional Thanksgiving dishes? “The internet, of course,” she says. “YouTube helped me.” Marlene Levy was working at a hotel in her home country of Guatemala when she was swept off her feet by an American tourist. Now, having married her suitor and moved to Hendersonville with him four years ago, her eyes dance with excitement when she talks about the upcoming holiday. “I love Thanksgiving — my motherin-law is a good cook,” she says with a

little translation help from her Literacy Council tutor, Dolph Hoehling. Levy’s husband’s family hosts a huge feast each year, a party she very much looks forward to. Although she loves the American food, she always contributes a big pan of chicken or pork tamales and a traditional Guatemalan turkey soup. The tamales go over particularly well. “They will eat two or three plates each until it’s all gone,” she says. Levy left her own family behind in Guatemala, so she expresses deep gratitude for her husband and the close relationship she has with her in-laws. “Thanksgiving traditions here are very important to me; spending Thanksgiving at my mother-in-law’s is very important to me,” she says. Irina Khasanova, office manager and English for Speakers of Other Languages specialist at the Literary Council, thinks family is key. After moving to the U.S. from Russia 22 years ago with her husband and two young sons, they celebrated Thanksgiving because the children learned about it in school. Now that her sons are grown, it’s not a priority. “When it’s just the two of us for Thanksgiving, we do not prepare a big meal,” she says. Instead, they cook some foods they enjoy, go hiking and maybe watch a movie. “So we see it as a small vacation.”

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GOING DEEPER Calypso restaurant owner Esther Joseph is a native of the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Thanksgiving is not a part of the culture she grew up with, so she doesn’t make a point to celebrate it. But in the years she lived in New York City before she moved to Asheville six years ago, she observed during holidays with friends that Thanksgiving can cause a great deal of stress. “It seems like something that most people do because it’s an expectation,” she says. “I see a lot of people running around like chickens because it’s Thanksgiving. And that takes away from the feeling that it’s supposed to be a holiday of good times, of being with family and friends.” She also thinks that in addition to being grateful, there’s something else worth considering as we dig into our Thanksgiving feast. “I’ve always thought about how the reasons we do these things are being forgotten,” she says. “Maybe if we took the time to think about where it all began and where we are today as a nation, how attitudes toward immigration have changed. … For me, that would be great — to go deeper, to try to see what’s going on.” X

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by Dana Schlanger

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NATIVE THANKSGIVING The story of the first Thanksgiving is etched into the United States’ national mythology. It goes something like this: In 1621, English colonists at Plymouth, Mass., were hungry and desperate. Sensing that the colonists were unacquainted with the nuances of a new environment, Wampanoag Indians generously offered provisions to the weary settlers. There was a great feast, and gratitude abounded. But the whole story may not be quite as uplifting. While it may be true that the Wampanoag shared food with the colonists, it often goes unmentioned that American Indians endured a wrathful plague during this period, which colonists had unknowingly brought over from Europe. As sociologist and historian James Loewen explains in his 1995 book, Lies My Teacher Told Me, “The plague helped cause the legendary warm reception Plymouth enjoyed in its first formative years from the Wampanoags. Massasoit needed to ally with the

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History and distance from culture influence Cherokee foodways

BOUNTY OF THE FOREST: Gilliam Jackson grew up in a family of 11 children on the Qualla Boundary in the 1950s. He recalls that his family was very poor, but the food they ate was nutritious. In addition to the fresh game his father hunted, “we gathered food from the woods — berries, greens — as well as farming. And that was what we ate,” he says. Photo by Cindy Kunst Pilgrims because the plague had so weakened his villages that he feared the Narragansetts to the west.” So how do American Indians celebrate a holiday that was founded on the beginning of centuries of oppression and the attempted erasure of their culture? Cara Forbes, an English major at UNC Asheville and the Heritage Month programming supervisor with the university’s Multicultural Affairs office, enrolled at age 17 as a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, having direct lineage from her maternal family. Before that, she was raised mainly in a predominantly white culture and was taught the classic Thanksgiving storyline. Her public school experience with the holiday, she says, involved “being in a classroom where children were dressing up as Pilgrims and Indians with the little feathers.” WHAT’S ON THE TABLE? Indeed, for many Cherokee families, Thanksgiving looks a lot like the holiday as typically practiced by nonnative folks. This includes a meal with common staples like turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans and the like. Gilliam Jackson, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee who grew up in Cherokee during the 1950s, credits the adoption of these traditions largely to

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assimilation. “I mean we’ve been on the East Coast — we got assimilated real early. We also got taught, at least in the community that I grew up with, about Columbus; we got taught about the Pilgrims. You know, we just had a feast, and it was a brotherhood and all that kind of stuff. So for the longest time, that was my perception of what Thanksgiving was.” But Cherokee Thanksgiving meals also vary richly in form, and can include traditional Cherokee foods. Brantly Junaluska, who grew up on the Qualla Boundary, recalls dishes his grandmother would make in her home. “I know it’s not really a politically correct term, but in Cherokee they use the term ‘Indian,’ and they refer to each other as the Cherokee Indians, and so, they’re called ‘Indian dinners,’ and it would be bean bread and greens and different things,” she says. Because these meals required so much preparation, Indian dinners were usually reserved for special occasions like Thanksgiving and birthdays. “We didn’t necessarily celebrate Thanksgiving every year,” she says. “I mean, we did get together and eat on the holiday, but it wasn’t about celebrating the holiday, you know; it was more just about getting together with family and eating.” In the Cherokee culture, she says, there is a “closeness you get when you eat together.”

Junaluska, who is also a UNC Asheville student and president of the university’s Native American Student Association, adds that she realizes there may be presumptions about how Native Americans regard Thanksgiving. “I feel like they expect us to have some sort of perspective, or they expect us to say certain things that [are] totally different than what we actually do,” she says. “I mean, we eat turkey and ham. We eat basically what everyone else does, and I think that’s due to the fact that the Cherokee people have been colonized for a long time. We do a lot of things pretty similarly to everyone else.” Forbes, who identifies as an Urban Indian, says that for her family, Thanksgiving meals have had diverse manifestations throughout the years. “Normally, if I eat with my father-in-law on Thanksgiving, we’ll have deer meat — lots of deer meat,” she says. But last Thanksgiving, she adds, she and her husband ended up eating reheated Chinese takeout food. “So, I mean, Thanksgiving is whatever we want it to be.” BEYOND THE THANKSGIVING KITCHEN Despite the self-defining nature of Thanksgiving for Forbes, Jackson and Junaluska, each circles back to the loss of Cherokee culture and traditions resulting from assimilation — and the importance of sanctifying and preserving Cherokee foodways — that goes beyond the Thanksgiving holiday. Junaluska recalls that when she was growing up, her dad loved to cook. “Maybe at least once a week we would have a big meal with several different things like bean bread and chestnut bread,” she says. “And, I know ramps are kind of a Southern thing in general, but that’s a big thing in Cherokee as well. And he would make bear meat, deer meat, when it was in season, of course — hunting season.” Junaluska has pungent memories of the ramps in particular, which her father fried with eggs. “I know you can do other things with them, but I don’t like them personally — I can’t stand the smell,” she laughs. “You could tell: When we went to school, it was that time of year, you could smell it on people. And people would talk about it.”

(It’s true: ramps are infamously stinky. The wild green has even garnered its very own documentary, The King of Stink, and makes literary appearances, too, as in Virginia poet Jeff Mann’s “Ramps.”) CHANGES ON THE BOUNDARY

WHAT’S FOR DINNER: For Cara Forbes, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Thanksgiving dinner can be anything from venison with her in-laws to leftovers at home with her husband. “Thanksgiving is whatever we want it to be,” she says. Photo by Cindy Kunst

The preparation and consumption of wild edibles like ramps, along with foods prepared with fresh ingredients, stands in contrast to abundant fast food and loss of heritage. But how much of the Cherokees’ knowledge of the region’s wild foods is being preserved? Much of this knowledge, explains Jackson, lies within his and older generations — and it’s not being passed on. “It has really changed now,” Jackson says. “You know, we have McDonald’s, we have Burger King — we have crap. And it’s so unhealthy.” According to Public Health & Human Services for the Cherokee Communities in Western North Carolina, the prevalence rate of Type 2 diabetes among Cherokee men and women combined is 23.8 percent, which is more than three times the combined rate for men and women from all other racial and ethnic groups in the state.

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FOOD This statistic includes Forbes’ own grandmother and Junaluska’s father. “And so, I don’t know if you can call it an epidemic,” says Forbes, “But it’s pretty concerning.” Not only are fast-food establishments rampant on the Qualla Boundary, but there is little access to fresh, nutritious food. A Food Lion is the only grocery store in town, which makes it immensely challenging for residents to follow a healthy diet, let alone maintain traditional Cherokee meals and foodways. With the contemporary state of Cherokee in mind, Jackson’s childhood seems like an anachronism: Raised as one of 11 children on the Qualla Boundary, Jackson recalls that growing up, his family was very poor, but their food was nutritious. “Most of the time we spent playing in the woods, because we didn’t have nothing. We had one light bulb in the living room and one bedroom for all of us — that included mom and dad,” he recalls. “And so we gathered food from the woods — berries, greens — as well as farming. And that was what we ate.” Jackson’s father also hunted animals whenever he could. “Dad never hunted bear, but he would hunt deer and hogs, squirrel, rabbits, you know, just the common animals that are in the woods,” he explains. “It’s very healthy. There are no preservatives, no hormones and none of that GMO crap that we have to endure nowadays.” He says he was taught that “food is a blessing that we were given from our creator and that we should never abuse it. And we only took what we could eat. And it was very sacred that you did not

waste food. I mean you couldn’t with 11 of us, and Dad was the only provider. So we just had to subsist on a daily basis, and the next day start over and make sure that there was something.” Jackson says that this is how it was for many Cherokee people growing up in the region during this time. He and his siblings are vibrantly healthy today, and he attributes this to their upbringing. Impressively, at 63 years old, Jackson hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2014, all the way from Georgia’s turpentine woods to bone-chilling Maine. “I know that I have to give credit to what I eat, because I’m fairly healthy — I’m very healthy,” he says. “I don’t have diabetes, I don’t have high blood pressure.” THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW “So much is lost now,” remarks Jackson. “The people who know cannot get in the woods. They’re too old, too fat, too unhealthy, too weak. They can’t climb mountains. And so they’re sitting at home, unable to pass that information on because a lot of times you have to show people: This is it, you know — this is wisi. A lot of kids don’t know what it looks like. They say, ‘Well what does it look like?’” Wisi, pronounced “wishee,” is the Cherokee word for the wild edible mushroom chicken of the wood. “It’s an odd thing,” notes Junaluska. Jackson’s generation, including her own grandparents, were knowledgeable about and keen on maintaining the culture and botanical wisdom of the Cherokee, but that practice seems to have skipped a gen-

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eration. “I know far more than my dad or my aunts and my uncles about the culture and the things that go on,” she says. “And I think that’s strange.” Junaluska largely blames this phenomenon on the boarding schools established by white missionaries for native children in the early 20th century. According to NPR’s Charla Bear, “Students at federal boarding schools were forbidden to express their culture — everything from wearing long hair to speaking even a single Indian word.” Indeed, these schools operated under the infamous motto coined by Lt. Richard Henry Pratt to “kill the Indian in him, and save the man.” Pratt was the founder of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, which opened in 1879 and operated as a foundational model for Indian boarding schools for decades to come. “I think the one in Cherokee closed in the ’40s, maybe the ’50s,” Junaluska says. “My great-grandmother was fluent in Cherokee, but she refused to teach her children — my grandmother — because of the difficulties it caused her. They were punished and beaten and different things for speaking it, because, you know, they [missionaries] wanted to assimilate them [Cherokee] so they could be Americanized, civilized, whatever.” Jackson sees the effects of assimilation and the boarding school philosophies in today’s Cherokee youths. “I took some kids from [UNCA], they were Native students, and they’d never eaten ramps,” Jackson says. “I take them to sacred spots, but on the way, I’ll teach them, ‘Here, this is a green, this is edible. This mushroom is edible. This has a tuber; you can eat the tuber.’ It was amazing — they didn’t know how to recognize ramps.” BY THE MOON Jackson views his generation’s relationship to food as a Catch-22. “They

eat bad, they feel bad, and it’s just a cycle. And I think, for the most part, the ones who know are just not going to be able to pass it on. I’ve been really working hard to learn about the sacred sites, learn about the plants, the edibles, the mushrooms, the greens, the tubers, the berries — the moon,” he says, pointing up at the rising waxing moon, shining newly in the darkness of an oncoming sunset. “Some of the older folks used to plant exclusively by the moon, and it has a lot of influence. There’s probably no scientific proof about when you plant, when you sow; but the old people know,” he says, noting traditional knowledge about planting potatoes, carrots and other underground crops. “It’s time to plant anything that goes underneath the ground when it’s waning,” he explains. When the moon is waxing, Jackson adds, it’s best to sow above ground crops like beans, corn and squash. Jackson says that as far as Thanksgiving, people are missing the point. “I think a lot of people will verbalize, ‘Yeah, I’m thankful for my mom, I’m thankful I have a job, and I’m thankful for this,’ but, yeah, how about yesterday? How about tomorrow? How about next month? Are you going to be thankful?” he says. “And I don’t know if that’s what America is anymore. Like, are you thankful that we have clean water? Are you thankful that we have water that’s not fracked? I don’t think they are. I don’t think our people are. Our values are lost; we’re assimilated. We’re in the fast lane, for the most part, and it’s very sad.” But he reflects that as he gets older, Thanksgiving is every day for him. “If I wake up in the morning, I’m thankful. I’m thankful that I’m alive today, and I’ll be thankful in the morning that I’ve had another day,” he says. ”I think that for the Cherokee community, Thanksgiving is a day of thanksgiving, when it should be a day of thanksgiving every single day." X

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While many celebrate Thanksgiving at home, others prefer to take the day off from cooking. Many Asheville restaurants and bars will be open during the holiday to accommodate those who would rather avoid the kitchen. Here is a sampling of the possibilities, with options ranging from gourmet buffets to bring-what-youcan potlucks featuring both traditional and nontraditional fare.

OMNI GROVE PARK INN Several choices are available at the Omni Grove Park Inn: The Grand Ballroom Buffet will be held 11 a.m.-6:45 p.m. inside the inn’s grand ballroom. The Blue Ridge Buffet runs noon-8 p.m., and a three-course meal will be available 1-9:30 p.m. at Vue 1913. At Edison Craft Ales + Kitchen, a plated Thanksgiving lunch or dinner will be available 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Reservations are required for all venues. 290 Macon Ave. avl.mx/4be

THE BLACKBIRD A three-course dinner with glutenfree and vegetarian options will be available at The Blackbird 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Highlights include sweet potato bisque; sage-brined, smoked heritage turkey; and a mini-pie flight with apple, pumpkin and pecan pies. Cost: $65 per person, $15 for children 12 and younger. Call 828254-2502 for reservations. 47 Biltmore Ave. avl.mx/4bc THE BURGER BAR The Burger Bar will host a Thanksgiving potluck 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring a dish to share. Special holiday cocktails will be available. 1 Craven St. avl.mx/4bj CARMEL’S KITCHEN & BAR A Thanksgiving Day menu will be available noon-8 p.m. at Carmel’s Kitchen & Bar featuring items such as tomato goat cheese bisque, slow-roasted turkey breast with sage gravy, jumbo lump crab cakes and chocolate pecan pie. Cost: Main entrées are $19-$30. 1 Page Ave. avl.mx/4bf CORNERSTONE Cornerstone will be open 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. with breakfast served 7:30-11 a.m. Thanksgiving specials include roast turkey and dressing, honey-baked ham with pineapple sauce, a 9-ounce filet mignon and a 16-ounce black Angus ribeye steak. All Thanksgiving specials are served with free dessert — choices include pumpkin pie, apple pie and homemade peach cobbler. Cost: Main courses are $15.99-$23.99. 102 Tunnel Road. avl.mx/4ba

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TURKEY TIME: Many local eateries will be open for Thanksgiving and dishing up both traditional and nontraditional holiday fare. DOUBLETREE A Thanksgiving buffet will be available 1:30-6 p.m. at DoubleTree. Dish highlights include roast turkey, braised beef brisket, orange and clove sugar-glazed ham and pumpkin pie. Cost: $42 per person; $16 for children 12 and younger. Call 828-274-1800 for reservations. 115 Hendersonville Road. avl.mx/4bh ISA’S FRENCH BISTRO A three-course meal and wine pairing option will be available noon-8 p.m. at Isa’s French Bistro. Highlights from the menu include goat cheese and onion tart, roasted autumn squash bisque, herb-brined Koch’s Family Farm turkey breast, wild boar gnocchi and Hendersonville apple tarte Tatin. Cost: Dinner is $59 per person, wine pairings are $25 per person. 1 Battery Park Ave. isasbistro.com MOOSE CAFE A Thanksgiving Day menu at Moose Cafe will be available 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Look for the all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving special featuring roasted turkey and Virginia baked ham with sides or the plated Thanksgiving

Pack’s Tavern will offer a Thanksgiving buffet 11 a.m.-8 p.m. with highlights including an herb-roasted turkey, cornbread dressing with turkey gravy, maple-glazed yams with candied pecans and pumpkin pie. Cost: $34.99 for adults, $17.99 for children 12 and younger. 20 S. Spruce St. avl.mx/4bd

baked ham with maple bourbon glaze, sweet potato casserole and pumpkin pie. Cost: $38 per person, $17 for children 12 and younger. Call 828-209-2700 for reservations. 1 Town Square Blvd. #330. avl.mx/4bg RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE A three-course meal is available 2-9 p.m. featuring seafood gumbo, ovenroasted turkey breast with sausage and herb stuffing, homemade gravy and cranberry sauce, pumpkin cheesecake and vanilla ice cream. Cost: $39.95 per person, $12.95 for children. 26 All Souls Crescent. avl.mx/4bi STRADA Strada will feature Thanksgiving specials as well as its regular menu (excluding its sautée and grill option). Specials will include baked brie en croute, pumpkin bisque with Devonshire cream, traditional turkey, apple-stuffed pork loin and pumpkin mousse pie. Cost: Main dishes run $19$24. Call 828-348-8448 for reservations. 27 Broadway. stradaasheville.com X

PRINCESS ANNE HOTEL A three-course meal will be offered 5-8:15 p.m. at the Princess Anne Hotel. Menu highlights include butternut squash soup, sirloin kabob, holiday ham, Asheville beer-basted turkey and Princess Anne apple cobbler. Cost: Dinner is $50 per person, $25 for wine pairing; $20 for children 12 and younger. Call 828-2580986 for reservations. 301 E. Chestnut St. princessannehotel.com RED STAG GRILL A four-course Thanksgiving menu will be available 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. at Red Stag Grill. Dishes will include heirloom squash bisque, roasted pear and kale salad, roast heritage turkey and chocolate bourbon pecan pie. Cost: $75 per person, $25 for children 6-12, free for children five and younger. 11 Boston Way. avl.mx/4b8 ROUX Roux will host a Thanksgiving buffet 1-7 p.m. Featured items will include Not Your Mama’s green bean casserole, roasted North Carolina TangleWood Farm turkey,

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BEER SCOUT

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Beer? Here? Many customers who walk through the doors of Fifth Season Gardening Co. think store manager Kristin Weeks is joking when she offers to pour them a beer. In a city where one can sip a pint while getting a haircut (The Local Barber & Tap) and until recently could to do the same while browsing cycling gear (Beer City Bicycles) or waiting for a load of laundry to finish (Bar of Soap), they assume she’s poking fun at the ubiquity of beer in Asheville. But once they see the bar and its eight taps in the middle of the store surrounded by plants and tools, they realize she’s serious, and many take her up on the offer. “In a time when you’re up against places like Amazon, you really need to create an experience, and what better way to do that than a bar in Beer City?” Weeks says. “But we sell homebrew supplies. We want to educate people and we thought this bar space would be a great environment to do that.” The double-takes when visitors stroll past the tents and camping gear at Black Dome Mountain Sports and are greeted by its bar is one of manager Kurt Shoemaker’s favorite parts of working at the store. Already a gathering spot after a day of biking, backpacking or climbing where adventurers would bring their own six-packs, the Tunnel Road outfitters validated the idea and upgraded to six taps. Now a place where regulars share GoPro videos from their latest outdoor jaunt on the television, the bar was built with wood sourced from the barn on the Georgia family farm of owners Debbie and Trent Thomas, which

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A look at taprooms in unexpected places around Asheville

TENTS AND TAPS: Black Dome Mountain Sports manager Kurt Shoemaker, right, converses with patrons at the gear store’s bar. Shoemaker says the double-takes when visitors stroll past the shop’s camping supplies and see him pouring a beer are a highlight of his day. Photo by Edwin Arnaudin was damaged when a tree fell on it. Other recycled materials include metal on the front of the bar that was once the barn’s roof and a cash drawer that came from Black Dome’s original Biltmore Village location. “When I was in high school, my dream was to have a gear shop with a bar in it,” Shoemaker says. “I had a lot of other ideas, too. I wanted a snowboard shop attached to it and a coffee shop — everything I liked all together in one building seemed like a good idea.” Offering a comprehensive, familyfriendly experience also appeals to Heather Hopey, a mother of four and store manager at Hopey & Co.’s South French Broad Avenue location, which opened its taproom in early October. “Anything with four kids is planned well in advance. So when I go to the grocery store, I know what I need — I get in, I get out,” Hopey says. “Sitting in a taproom a little while with four kids in tow isn’t exactly ideal, but if you know that that’s what’s there, you can plan around it.” Soon to be accompanied by a kitchen with a wood-fired pizza oven and a flat-

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top grill, as well as a walnut bar top, the 20 taps (15 of which pour beers from local breweries) are part of the grocery store’s overall mission to serve its up-and-coming neighborhood — and Hopey says residents already appreciate the convenience. Grail Moviehouse patrons regularly stop by for a beer before seeing a film, and it’s also where diners wait out the occasional long lines at Little Bee Thai. A few blocks toward downtown, located two buildings up from Bhramari Brewing Co. and behind Wicked Weed Brewing, Lexington Glassworks is right in the thick of the South Slope brewing district. Marketing director Ashleigh Hardes says the inspiration for its four-tap bar — whose cross sections are repurposed car lifts from the building’s days as Brown’s Automotive — came from a desire to do more events and use its big open space for more than a gallery and working glassblowing studio. “Our mission is to allow people to come sit, watch the artist work [and] really develop a relationship with the artist. You’re so close to them — you can talk to them while they’re working. You

don’t get that in many other situations,” Hardes says. “I think the bar really gives people an extra something that makes them stay a little bit longer and dive a little deeper into who we are and what we do.” Hardes notes that being surrounded by fragile, handmade glass art makes studio visitors more mindful of the space, and her unusual taproom colleagues report a similar respect for their outside-the-box spots. Limited operating hours and the absence of liquor help maintain an atypical bar atmosphere and handling the occasional accident falls in line with the businesses’ regular maintenance. Weeks and her co-workers are used to spilling dirt and water and can easily run a hose on the floor, and Hopey compares cleaning up a fallen beer to doing the same with a toppled container of ketchup. As for Black Dome, Shoemaker says that while its carpet has “taken a toll,” a certain quality shared by most of the store’s wares keeps him from worrying about beer mishaps: “Most of our merchandise is waterproof anyway.” X

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PRESENT COMPANY BY HAYLEY BENTON hayleyebenton@gmail.com During the holidays, “everybody has so many lists and so many items on their lists,” says local jewelry designer Amber Hatchett. “We want to make it as easy as possible, with a nice flow, so if someone comes in looking for a vintage item or looking for gifts for women or for the perfect card, they’ll be able to pick it up.” A Boho Christmas — a 10-day popup shop put on by Vintage Hendo and Engaged Asheville Wedding Studio at the latter’s 41 N. Merrimon Ave. location — is here to make unique holiday shopping easy. The festive collaboration begins on Black Friday, Nov. 24, and runs through Sunday, Dec. 3. The 1,500-square-foot space will transform into a one-stop shop for holiday gifts — featuring unique and locally crafted pieces that gift-givers won’t find in big-box businesses. Local goods? Check. One-of-a-kind pieces of

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functional art? Check. Vintage items and handmade gifts? Check and check. For starters, Hatchett’s own wearable pieces will be on show — exhibited on displays made by her artist mother, Darlene Hatchett — such as bold-and-gold statement pieces or subtle-but-stylish bejeweled pops of color. Among the 75 or so vendors (Vintage Hendo is still adding artists to its list) is Fox & Fir Design, with T-shirts and stickers inspired by nature. Sales of the items benefit different eco-focused nonprofits. And Fox & Fir won’t be the only company with fabric on display: The Pop Up Crafter will be bringing textiles to the mix as well, with hand-woven wall hangings, colorful embroidery and hand-carved clay art. Know someone in need of a new satchel, bag or coin purse? The husbandand-wife duo behind Rachel Elise will have goods on-site, ready to be wrapped. Each of the company’s waxed canvasand-leather bags is designed, printed and stitched in Western North Carolina. Looking for a big present for the home? Sunnyside Trading Co.’s River Arts District-made, one-of-a-kind furniture will keep you cozy by the fireplace for the chilly winter months ahead. Rather than inviting each individual artist to set up a tent of his or her own at the event — in the style of the Vintage Hendo or Big Crafty markets — A Boho Christmas has planned an all-new setup. “Our show is separated off into sections as if you walked into a boutique: home decor, women’s, men’s, stationery,” Hatchett says. “Having sections for different purposes all grouped together makes it a little easier for our shoppers. Holidays are stressful already, so we want to make it as easy as possible for everyone ... for vendors and shoppers alike.” Hatchett explains that A Boho Christmas began as a way to use the Engaged Asheville space for a broader purpose, and Vintage Hendo, which puts on multiple outdoor pop-up markets per year, was looking to open up something indoors for the holidays. Engaged Asheville, a 1-year-old collaborative studio with more than 30 members, uses its North Asheville locale for all sorts of wedding events and bridal showcases. The well-lit space is white-walled with concrete floors and high ceilings — and easily transforms into an inviting holiday boutique. “I recently became a member of the Engaged Asheville space,” Hatchett explains. “So when Cathy

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A Boho Christmas pop-up aims to simplify holiday shopping

FINDERS, KEEPERS: “Our show is separated off into sections as if you walked into a boutique: home decor, women’s, men’s, stationery,” Amber Hatchett says of A Boho Christmas, a 10-day pop-up. Vidalia Vogue Jewelry, pictured, will be among the offerings. Photo by Victoria Grace Photography [Lombardo] from Vintage Hendo approached me about a pop-up market, we decided to try it out” in the Merrimon Avenue location. The group even plans to host an unconventional Santa Claus, straight from Bohemia, Saturday, Dec. 2, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. “Parents can bring their kids in to meet this boho-style Santa,” who will be perched “in a big, wicker fan-style chair, surrounded by greenery,” Hatchett explains. “And he definitely won’t be in his regular red-and-white pantsuit.”

Other special events, held throughout the pop-up, include a Nov. 24, 5-9 p.m., grand opening celebration, with treats from Dogwood Bakery Design, refreshments and surprise holiday grandeur. Then, wake up with the market’s Obsessive Chocolate Decadence party on Saturday, Nov. 25, 10 a.m.-noon, with bites from Baked Pie Co., and chocolate, hot coffee and live music from Carver & Carmody. Why host a pop-up rather than a regular shop? One reason is the

season, Hatchett says. People are more interested in finding unique gifts toward the tail end of the year. The other reason, she continues, is that “when it’s a temporary thing, it’s ... easier to fit into your schedule. I do have aspirations of one day owning my own shop, and this lets me do it on a trial basis while also getting to work with and be inspired by all these other talented people in my community.” X

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DECK THE HALLS: Wooden carved and painted ornaments by Southern Highland Craft Guild member Valerie Berlage. Photo courtesy of the Southern Highland Craft Guild Here’s a pop-up with a twist: “For anyone unable to make it to Asheville for the big event, a five-day online shop will follow,” says a press release for a craft sale held IRL at the Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, 67 Broadway, Thursday, Nov. 30-Sunday, Dec. 3. The Holiday Pop-Up is a collaboration between Asheville-based design firm SHELTER and The Center for Craft, a local nonprofit organization. Artists represented in the sale include area creatives such as Bella & Oliver Soap, Chomp Textiles, East Fork Pottery, Echoview Fiber Mill, Rite of Passage Clothing, Opal and Wonder, and many others. But there are also national makers featured, such as decorative arts company All Roads from Joshua Tree, Calif.; and Baltimore-based Lovelier Seas, which fashions “a small collection of handmade (and occasionally vintage) lovelies for you and the wee wood elves in your life,” according to its Etsy page. And, rounding out the offerings, the market includes items from the Center for Craft’s Wingate Fellowship recipients. Look for glass lamps, handwoven scarves, home goods, ceramics and jewelry. The Holiday Pop-Up kicks off Thursday, 6-10 p.m., with a reception. It will be open Friday-Sunday,

10 a.m.-6 p.m. The virtual shop follows Wednesday, Dec. 6-Sunday, Dec. 10, at cccdnow.org/holidayshop And the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s annual Guild Holiday Makers Sale returns to the Folk Art Center, Milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, on Saturdays, Dec. 2 and 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. “Each year, creatives of the [craft guild] liquidate overstocks and annual inventory,” says a press release. “Members will be on hand in the center’s auditorium selling select work 10-50 percent off retail, with a separate group exhibiting each weekend.” Shop for ceramic tableware, jewelry, hand-woven and dyed apparel, bound journals, etched cards, turned wooden bowls and blown-glass vases and ornaments, among other offerings. “Buying from artisans supports the local economy and promotes the Guild’s mission to cultivate the crafts and makers of the Southern Highlands for the purpose of shared resources, education, marketing, and conservation,” explains the press release. Find more holiday pop-ups and craft markets in Calendar and at mountainx. com. — Alli Marshall X

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SECOND ACT When the band began touring in 2005, Asheville-formed collective Toubab Krewe quickly established itself as a formidable hybrid of African and Western musical traditions. High demand and seemingly boundless energy kept Toubab Krewe on tour almost nonstop for nearly a decade. But something had to give, and the group went on indefinite hiatus in 2014. After an extended break, Toubab Krewe has returned to touring, and a new album is being readied for release. The band plays Salvage Station on Saturday, Nov. 25. The five-piece group formed officially after several of its musicians had played together for some time. Guitarist Drew Heller says that he and Justin Perkins, who plays the kora (a 21-string, harplike instrument from West Africa) grew up in the same neighborhood in Asheville.. “In our elementary school days, we’d skateboard to each other’s houses and jam in the basement,” he recalls. They met percussionist Luke Quaranta while studying at Warren Wilson College. “We also met lots of fellow musicians and dancers who were interested in getting together and playing West African drumming and melodic music,” Heller says. It was during that time that Heller, Perkins, Quaranta and some other friends first started traveling to West Africa to further their musical knowledge. The sounds they made bridged African styles with rock ’n’ roll, but Heller says that the two forms aren’t as different as some might think. “Some of the heaviest rock ’n’ roll I’ve ever heard in my life was in clubs in Bamako, Mali,” he says. And Toubab Krewe, “felt like a seamless continuation of the path we’d been on since we were little.”

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BREAK’S OVER, BACK TO WORK: After a self-imposed three-year break from touring, world music/rock hybrid group Toubab Krewe (from left, Justin Kimmel, Terrence Houston, Luke Quaranta, Drew Heller and Justin Perkins) returns to the concert stage, with a new album on the way. Photo by Justin Kimmel In October 2004, Heller and Perkins had just returned from a four-month excursion to Mali. “Luke picked us up from JFK International Airport,” Heller says. “We were fired up and just ready to keep playing music; we started touring almost immediately after that.”

Those early jaunts were exciting, successful and shambolic. “We had no idea what we were doing,” says Heller with a laugh. “We were all piled into our original bassist’s Silverado, just zigzagging around the Northeast. But it was really euphoric to continue traveling and play-

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life on the road. “The only thing you’re doing, most of the time, is driving or waiting in line in the airport,” he says. “Not that it’s terrible or anything, but you’re spending your time just getting through the travel day.” And that life wasn’t conducive to putting down roots. “Being on tour for too many years in a row, it started feeling like our roots were sparking and catching on fire as they dragged down the highway behind us,” Heller says. The members of Toubab Krewe wanted to be playing and writing new music, but they decided collectively to, as Heller says, “take a moment to get centered.” Bassist Justin Kimmel headed home to Brooklyn; Quaranta and drummer Terrence Houston returned to New Orleans, while Perkins and Heller came back to Asheville. Heller says he cherished his three years off the road and back in Asheville. But, like his bandmates — because Toubab Krewe never broke up, so to speak — he’s remained busy, musically, here at home. “I like to play at 5 Walnut every Wednesday night,” Heller says, and he’s involved in Black Mountainbased Floating Action as well as the Stephanie Morgan Band. Heller says he’s also been immersed “in a full range of projects” with his father, composerproducer Steven Heller. But, after time spent at home starting a family, Heller began to miss the road. His bandmates felt the same. So, this year, Toubab Krewe eased itself back into action, first with some theme music for NPR’s weekly broadcast, “Milk Street Radio,” a 15-date fall tour, and a new album

due out in 2018. The band’s approach to touring has changed from the old days, however. “Being away from touring has helped give us some good perspective,” Heller says. “We’re definitely planning on touring countrywide — and then worldwide — but not necessarily for six or eight weeks at a time.” He readily admits that the band received advice years ago to tour in moderation. “But you can’t really hear that kind of advice when you’re younger,” he says. Heller says that fans of Toubab Krewe’s previous releases are in for some surprises with the new (and, as yet, untitled) album. He notes that the lead single, “That Damn Squash,” doesn’t sound like the rest of the album. “We’re definitely not picking up where we left off,” he says. “The band has continually changed throughout our history. But the approach [on the new album] is the same in that we try to keep ourselves open for change — both in the moment and in longer-form change that occurs gradually.” X

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by Victor Palomino

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GRATITUDE IN MOTION When the drum sounds and the conch shells make the call to the four directions, Danza Azteca Chichimeca opens a ceremony dedicated to gratitude for the Earth and harmony with the universe. These indigenous ancestral rituals of Central America have been carried out since before the conquest of the American continent. “Everything that is, the visible and the invisible, is represented in the dance,” says Cristóbal Velazco, a member of the Hendersonville-based troupe. “It is to thank what life gives us. What Mother Earth offers us.” Velazco, who is from Mexico City, has lived in North Carolina for 17 years. He’s been part of Chichimeca for nearly a decade. Initially, Velazco viewed dance as a way to remain close to his roots. After a while, the influence of the dance and its teachings took prominence in his daily life, creating more awareness about his actions and the world around him. “The dance has given me a change of life,” he says. “It helps me personally, socially, with my family and with [my] whole existence.” A traditional dance troupe, Chichimeca adheres to vientos — ceremonies that take place roughly every three months and honor the ancestors. La palabra — the name — of such a group is not official until it is approved by the jefes, or elders, who maintain the traditions, says Velazco. Once validated (a process that can take years), the moniker is kept forever and can be passed down from generation to generation. “The traditional group needs to have the foundations and the correct forms

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MOVEMENT AND MEANING: Danza Azteca Chichimeca practices and performs traditional Aztec dances, unchanged from ancestral times. It not only connects its participants to their roots but also sends a message to Latino immigrants that their identity can remain strong in their adoptive home. Photo by Marisol Jacinto as they have been inherited by the jefes,” says Velazco. The dance has a philosophical, astronomical and mathematical significance relating to the Earth and the entire universe. Participants of the dance form a circle representing the solar system. The dancers are the planets, in harmony with each other. “Everything we do is in relation to [our] existence and the Earth,” said Velazco. At the beginning of the dance, the group goes to the cardinal points to obtain permission and to offer the dance to the Earth and the supreme being. The steps all have a specific meaning and connect humans with nature, Velazco explains. The main drum that marks the different rhythms is called huelt huetl, which means elder, and represents the heartbeat and the wisdom of the ancestors. Traditional collectives such as Danza Azteca Chichimeca dance during specific times of the year, following

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the cycle of agriculture and giving thanks to the land. In addition to the ritual dances, the group also performs at public events. Chichimeca’s artists recently appeared at the Dia de los Muertos celebration held at Salvage Station in Asheville. The dancers have also taken part in Hola Carolina Magazine-sponsored events such as Hola Asheville and Fiesta Hendersonville. “For us, [it’s important] to [share] those forms so that [indiginous people] know that we continue to exist [and] show our resistance,” Velazco says. “That we continue in these lands, with our customs and traditions.” The group, formed in Hendersonville, is open to everyone who wants to participate. Members learn the meanings of the steps and the importance of every moment of the ceremony. “Dance teaches us the way of life, to be in harmony with everything and with oneself,” said Velazco.

Each member of the dance creates his performance attire in a personal way, following the Aztec calendar. “One is guided by a certain animal, orientation, time,” says Velazco. “According to [that] they make their costume.” The Chichimeca group seeks to conquer hearts in each presentation and bring the Aztec identity to different places. At the end of each event, group members talk with the audience — especially Latino immigrants — who want to know more about the meaning of the dance. “Despite being in a country with many influences, many people, when they see the dance, [they] feel connected,” says Velazco. “It’s our identity. The group is like a family that is growing.” Danza Azteca Chichimeca can be seen practicing at Fletcher Park on weekdays and at Carrier Park on Sundays. X

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by Thomas Calder

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ASHEVILLE ART TALK Collagist Terry Taylor plays with words and images For the past 40 years, Candlerbased artist Terry Taylor has been collecting archaic photographs and postcards, as well as encyclopedias and dictionaries that date to the 1780s. In some instances, Taylor uses the images and illustrations to create collages. Other times, he generates three-dimensional pieces via embroidery. Pairings are also part of his repertoire; Taylor will slice photographs in half and stitch them together with separate images, creating a strange but recognizable reinterpretation. Beginning Friday, Dec. 1, the artist’s latest series, Re:Views, will be on display at 305 Hillside St. The threeday exhibit will feature Taylor’s creative endeavors of the last seven years. Often, Taylor says, he spends evenings flipping through old dictionaries in search of both familiar and unfamiliar words. These discoveries, he continues, help generate new ideas. He calls it wordplay. These are not simply puns. In some instances, Taylor is literally creating new definitions of words that he then interprets through his art. One example, “axe’ci den’tal,” features two men staring at the camera before a stack of chopped wood. Meanwhile, in the background, Taylor has added an illustration of a person swinging an ax in the direction of the photographic subjects. Within the collection, Taylor also explores and plays with the concepts of gender and sexuality. Blackand-white photographs of grave men with pensive eyes are reimagined with pairs of high heels. Other times, skirts replace the bottom half of male subjects. Inside his home studio, boxes are filled with clippings and postcards. Part of the joy, Taylor says, is the act of discovery. It can, at times, take months of searching — in antique shops, used book stores and online — before he locates an image that complements, complicates or defamiliarizes an existing photograph. But once the crucial piece is identified, Taylor says, “Boom! I’m gone.” Scissors, X-Acto knives, glue, sewing needles, thread and a rather large magnifying glass are among the

MIXING IT UP: Terry Taylor shares one of his latest collages, which will be featured in his upcoming show, Re:Views. Photo of Taylor, right, by Thomas Calder artist’s tools. This is another component of the work that speaks to him. Taylor likes handling the materials just as much as the creative process. “I know I could do this on Photoshop,” he says, “but that doesn’t appeal to me. … I like [cutting and gluing the illustrations] onto these anonymous photographs.

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“It’s just what I do,” he continues, looking over pieces from his latest collection. “It keeps my mind going. It keeps me reading the dictionary, looking for weird words.” X

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Drawing inspiration from the progressive rock of The Mars Volta and Minus The Bear, Asheville-based quintet Galena puts a creative spin on those layered sounds with the rich vocals of Melissa Pasciolla. The sonic synthesis elevates the band’s debut EP, Tropic of Prancer, and a return to Colossal Studios is planned before the end of the year. “Expect the next record to be a slight departure from the first,” the band says in a joint statement. “It will still have that triumphant Galena feel but will definitely be even higher on the prog scales.” Galena opens for Ahoskie-based hard rockers Gravitation at The Grey Eagle on Sunday, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m. Local indie-rock band Shadow Show and Charlotte-based alternative rockers Falling Through April are also on the bill. $10 advance/$12 day of show. thegreyeagle.com. Photo by Laura Sparks

In a season when stories of Indians and Pilgrims paint a skewed version of the country’s past, the North Asheville Library’s Indigenous American History documentary series seeks to present a more honest perspective. The third film in the five-part program, Chip Richie’s 2008 feature Our Spirits Don’t Speak English explores the history of the Indian Boarding Schools. The institutions took Native American children from their families and forcibly re-educated them in the ways of Western society. The film will be screened Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 6 p.m. Tea will be provided, and a discussion session will take place after the film. Free. avl.mx/251. Pictured, students at Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Pennsylvania, circa 1900. Photographer unknown, image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Ragbag Productions Primed to jolt the citizenry awake from its Thanksgiving food comas, Ragbag Productions brings its turnof-the-century-themed variety shows to The Crow & Quill. In line with the bar’s regular programming of jazz, swing and cabaret, the night of throwback entertainment highlights the talents of three Southeastern women. Charlotte-based Bette Machete hosts the event and adds her own versions of burlesque and sideshow. Fellow Queen City performer Secoria DeKitten — whose Facebook profile touts “exploring the oddities and limits of the human body” and features photos of knives dangling from wires hooked into her lower eyelids — promises sword swallowing and stunts, while Atlanta’s Mary Strawberry satisfies the evening’s striptease quota. The show takes place Saturday, Nov. 25, at 10 p.m. $5. thecrowandquill.com. Photo courtesy of Bette Machete

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It’s A Wonderful Life For many people, watching Frank Capra’s film It’s a Wonderful Life is a holiday tradition. Over nearly the past decade, taking in a performance of It’s A Wonderful Life: Live From WVL Radio has become a cherished annual experience as well. Written by Asheville actor Willie Repoley, the 1945-set story concerns four employees of the titular fictional studio who step in for a cast of 30 professional voice actors unable to travel through a snowstorm. Manipulating their vocals and using household objects for foley, the quartet does its best to deliver the goods for listeners. The traveling show stops in Milwaukee and small towns in such states as Indiana, West Virginia, Oklahoma and New Jersey, but the lone local performance is at Isis Music Hall on Sunday, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m. $15 advance/$20 day of show. isisasheville.com. Photo courtesy of Immediate Theatre Project

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ART ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 828-258-0710, ashevillearts.com • FRIDAYS (9/22) 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.

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS BECCA IRVIN POTTERY 1792 Pisgah Highway, Candler • FR (11/24) through SU (11/26), 11am-6pm - Open house. Free to attend. HENDERSON COUNTY CURB MARKET 221 N. Church St., Hendersonville, 828-

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MUSIC 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. skinnybeatsdrums.com

LEXINGTON GLASSWORKS 81 South Lexington Ave., 828-348-8427 • SA (11/25), noon-5pm - Family friendly holiday ornament release party with glassblowing demonstrations, refreshments and live DJ music. Free to attend. THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY AND DESIGN 67 Broadway, 828-7851357, craftcreativitydesign. org/ • TH (11/30) through SU (12/3) - Holiday pop-up shop featuring over 30 local and national designers and makers selling art, jewelry, home goods and holiday items. Thurs.:

BERNSTEIN FAMILY CHRISTMAS: Seeing what new sketches the Bernstein Family Christmas Spectacular writing team comes up with has become a tradition for many Ashevilleans. The annual comedic holiday theater show for adults, now in its eighth year, is written from scratch each year by the Magnetic 375 team of Lucia Del Vecchio, Jim Julien, Peter Lundblad and Genevieve Packer. The popular Christmas production returns Thursday, Nov. 30, through Friday, Dec. 22, at Magnetic 375. As with past years, all shows are expected to sell out in advance. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit magnetictheatre.org. Photo of Tracey Johnston-Crum courtesy of Magnetic 375 (p. 50)

6-10pm. Fri.-Sun.: 10am6pm. Free to attend. TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, 828-884-2787, tcarts.org • FRIDAYS, 5-8pm Brevard 4th Friday gallery walk with open galleries, art stores, restaurants, live music and refreshments. Free to attend. Held in Downtown Brevard

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION 828-350-6135, Julia.Shuster@asheville. k12.nc.us • Through (12/4) Applications accepted for Asheville area artists interested in teaching in an arts-integration program. Information: acsf.org/tapascall-to-artists. CALDWELL ARTS COUNCIL 601 College Ave SW, Lenoir, 828-754-2486 • Through WE (1/31) Portfolios accepted for

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2019 exhibition opportunities. Information: caldwellarts.com/ 157-guidelines/. DOWNTOWN SYLVA ASSOCIATION 828-586-1577, info@downtownsylva.org • Through FR (12/15) Submissions accepted for Town of Sylva public mural project. See website for guidelines. LITERARY EVENTS AT UNCA unca.edu • Through FR (12/1) Applications accepted for UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library Community Author Award for a poet, playwright or graphic novelist in Western North Carolina. Information: library.unca. edu/RLCAA. WOMANSONG OF ASHEVILLE womansong.org • Through MO (12/11) - Womansong rehearsals open to prospective members. Contact for schedule. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place

HENDERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 905 S. Greenville Highway, Hendersonville, 828692-6424, myhcdp.com • 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - "Strings and Things," folk pop music jam. Free. MUSIC AT UNCA 828-251-6432, unca.edu • TU (11/28), 7pm "Sound Sculpture," lecture by Wayne Kirby regarding the 1970s New York City art scene. Free. Held at Lipinsky Auditorium, 300 Library Lane • TH (11/30), 7pm Music department students perform solo, small ensemble and electronic works. Free. Held at Lipinsky Hall, 018, 300 Library Lane SLY GROG LOUNGE 271 Haywood St, 828-552-3155, slygrog. wordpress.com/ • SUNDAYS, 7pm - Open-mic for storytellers, poets, musicians and all kinds of performance artists. Sign ups at 6:30pm. Free to attend.

THEATER FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE 2661 Highway 225, Flat Rock, 828-693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (12/22) - Christmas Spectacular, original musical. Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. Wed. & Thurs.: 7:30pm. Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. $15-$50. • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (11/25) until (12/22) - A Flat Rock Playhouse

Christmas. Wed. & Thurs.: 7:30pm. Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. Wed., Thurs., Sat., & Sun.: 2pm. FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE DOWNTOWN 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville, 828693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS (11/30) through (12/17) - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, comedy. Thurs. & Fri.: 7pm. Sat.: 1pm & 5pm. Sun.: 2pm. $12.50-$25. IMMEDIATE THEATRE PROJECT 828239-026-3140, new.immediatetheatre. org • SU (11/26), 7:30pm - It’s a Wonderful Life: Live From WVL Radio, presented in collaboration with the North Carolina Stage Company. $20/$15 advance. Held at Isis Music Hall & Kitchen 743, 743 Haywood Road J.E. BROYHILL CIVIC CENTER 1913 Hickory Blvd SE. Lenior, broyhillcenter.com • TH (11/30) through SU (12/3) - Miracle on 34th Street, presented by FPA. Thurs.-Sat.: 7pm. Sun.: 2pm. $14/$12 students/$7.50 children under 13. NC STAGE COMPANY 15 Stage Lane, 828239-0263 • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (11/29) until (12/23) The Twelve Dates of Christmas, comedy. Wed.-Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $16-$34. THE MAGNETIC THEATRE 375 Depot St., 828-2794155 • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS (11/30) until (12/22), 7:30pm - Bernstein Family Christmas Spectacular, comedy. 10pm late shows on SA (12/9) & SA (12/16). $25.

GALLERY DIRECTORY Some events from this section may be found in the Give!Local calendar on p. 24 310 ART 191 Lyman St., #310, 828-776-2716, 310art.com • Through SU (12/31) - Storytelling: Thought to Image, group exhibition. ART AT MARS HILL UNIVERSITY mhu.edu • Through FR (12/15) - Living Section Retrospective of My Fertility, exhibition of work by Martha Skinner. Held at Weizenblatt Art Gallery at MHU, 79 Cascade St, Mars Hill ART AT UNCA art.unca.edu • Through TH (11/30) - Illustrated Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, exhibition. Held at Ramsey Library, 1 University Heights ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 828-258-0710, ashevillearts.com • Through WE (11/22) - Latitude & Longitude : 35*35’15.1” N – 82*33’16.6” W, exhibition curated by Victor Palomino. Held at The Refinery, 207 Coxe Ave. ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM 175 Biltmore Ave., 828-253-3227 • Through SU (1/21) - Unwrapped: Gifts from the Peter Norton Family Christmas Project, exhibition. ASHEVILLE CERAMICS GALLERY 109 Roberts St. • Through TH (11/30) - Exhibition of ceramics by Martha Grover. ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART 82 Patton Ave., 828-251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art.com • Through TH (11/30) - Small Works, exhibition of the work of 22 member artists. BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 828669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • Through WE (11/22) - Social Studies: Drawn to Life, drawings by Alex Alford. CHIEF JOYCE DUGAN CULTURAL ARTS CENTER 86 Elk Crossing Lane, Cherokee • Through TH (11/30) - Native Pop, contemporary Native American art exhibition. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES WESTERN OFFICE 176 Riceville Road, 828-296-7230 • Through SA (1/6) - Treasures from Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge, exhibition of artifacts from the wrecked pirate ship. GALLERY 1 604 W. Main St., Sylva • Through TH (11/30) - Exhibition of small works by gallery members. GROVEWOOD GALLERY 111 Grovewood Road, 828-253-7651, grovewood.com

‘CONVERSIONS’: Artist Mary Ruth Webb’s new show, Conversions, marks the end of the year at the Toe River Arts Burnsville gallery. The final 2017 exhibition, featuring handmade books, clay sculptures and two-dimensional works, begins Saturday, Nov. 25, and culminates Saturday, Dec. 30. “My work is evolutionary,” says Webb. “It represents my personal transition to freedom from the stifling existence of the female role in my family of origin.” The show opens with a free reception Friday, Dec. 15, 5-7 p.m. For more information,visit toeriverarts.org. Painting by Webb courtesy of the Toe River Arts Council • Through SU (12/31) - Craft in Toyland, group exhibition of handcrafted toys and games. JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 310 Keener St., Sylva, 828-5862016, fontanalib.org/sylva/ • Through SU (12/31) Exhibition of photography by James Geary. MADISON COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 90 S. Main St., Marshall, 828649-1301, madisoncountyarts.com • Through TH (11/30) - Ragtime Willy Pottery, exhibition of functional works by Andy Gordon. MORA CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY 9 Walnut St., 828-575-2294, moracollection.com • Through TH (11/30) - Stay Gold, exhibition of gold jewelry curated by Liz Kantner. ODYSSEY COOPERATIVE ART GALLERY 238 Clingman Ave., 828-2859700, facebook.com/ odysseycoopgallery • Through TH (11/30) Exhibition of ceramic art by Cat

Jarosz, Jenny Mastin and Vivian Saich. • Through TU (11/31) Exhibition of ceramic art by Elaine Lacy, Cat Jarosz and Vivian Saich. PINK DOG CREATIVE 348 Depot St., pinkdog-creative.com • Through SU (12/17) Furtherance, exhibition of paintings by Ralston Fox Smith. POSANA CAFE 1 Biltmore Ave., 828-505-3969 • Through TH (11/30) - WINGS, group art show. SPRUCE PINE TRAC GALLERY 269 Oak Ave., Spruce Pine, 828-765-0520, toeriverarts.org/ facilities/spruce-pine-gallery/ • SA (11/25) through SA (11/30) - Conversions, exhibition of art work by Mary Ruth Webb. Reception: Friday, Dec. 15, 5-7pm. THE ASHEVILLE SCHOOL 360 Asheville School Road, 828254-6345, ashevilleschool.org • Through TH (12/14) Confluence: Abstraction & Landscape Coming Together,

exhibition of artwork by Cindy Walton. THE GALLERY AT FLAT ROCK 702-A Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, 828-698-7000, galleryflatrock.com/ • Through SU (11/26) - Ancestors and Other Strangers, exhibiton of the artwork of Bobbie Polizzi & Christopher Charles Curtis. THE HAEN GALLERY 52 Biltmore Ave., 828-254-8577, thehaengallery.com • Through TH (11/30) - Lynn Boggess: An American Master, painting exhibition. THE RED HOUSE GALLERY 310 West State St., Black Mountain, 828-669-0351, svfalarts.org • Through SA (12/30) - The Power of Line, Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League group exhibition. TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, 828-884-2787, tcarts.org • FR (11/24) through FR (12/15) - Exhibition of art works by

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members of the Connestee Art League. Reception: Friday, Nov. 24, 5-8pm. TRANSYLVANIA HERITAGE MUSEUM 189 W Main St., Brevard, 828884-2347, transylvaniaheritage.org • Through SA (12/23) Aluminum Christmas Tree Museum, exhibition of vintage trees and ornaments. Free to attend. TRYON ARTS AND CRAFTS SCHOOL 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, 828-859-8323 • Through SA (12/23) - The Holiday Gift Show, group exhibition.

Wed., Dec. 13th 4 - 8pm

FREE mini salt cave sessions, chair massage & snacks! Discounted holiday shopping & winners drawn hourly. No reservations necessary

TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 828859-8322, tryonarts.org • Through SA (11/25) - Biennial Sculpture Exhibit, group exhibition. UPSTAIRS ARTSPACE 49 S. Trade St., Tryon, 828-8592828, upstairsartspace.org • Through FR (12/1) - Feast Your Eyes, group art exhibition.

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CELTIC MEETS COUNTRY: Charleston, SC’s Don Merckle describes his musical proclivities as having “one foot in foot-stompin’ Celtic punk…and another firmly planted in the alt-country tradition.” Together with his band The Blacksmiths, the veteran songwriter continues to meld the chaotic energy of Pogues-inspired punk with introspective rock ’n’ roll ramblings reminiscent of the Drive-By Truckers to create something completely his own. Merckle and The Blacksmiths stop by Asheville’s Jack of The Wood on Friday, Nov. 24 for a 9 p.m. gig. Photo courtesy of the band WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 185 KING STREET Vinyl Night, 6:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis (African folk), 8:00PM

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NOV. 22 - 28, 2017

550 TAVERN & GRILLE Karaoke, 8:00PM ALTAMONT THEATRE Cliff Cash w/ Drew Harrison (comedy), 8:30PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open mic w/ Billy Owens, 7:00PM CROW & QUILL Sparrow & Her Wingmen (swing jazz), 9:00PM

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DOUBLE CROWN Classic Country Vinyl w/ DJ David Wayne Gay, 10:00PM FUNKATORIUM John Hartford Jam w/ Saylor Bros (bluegrass), 6:30PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul, funk), 5:30PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 An evening w/ Cullen Wade & the Waters, 7:00PM 80s Dance Party (Africa Healing Exchange benefit), 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Open Jam 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 NOBLE KAVA Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert (7:30 p.m. sign up), 8:00PM ODDITORIUM Doomsday Betty & The Apocalypse (mandolin Goth, punk), 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Sexy Tunes w/ DJs Zeus & Franco, 10:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Evil Note Lab, 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING "Friendsgiving" Songwriter Night, 7:00PM PULP Twist of Fate w/ The Aisles of Jane Doe, Billingsley & Electric Karma, 9:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Frank Lee & Allie Burbrink, 6:00PM

POLANCO RESTAURANT 3 Cool Cats (dance lessons @ 7:30 p.m.), 8:00PM

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

POST 25 Albi & The Lifters (American swing, French chanson), 7:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Pre-Thanksgiving w/ Cat & Crow, 6:00PM

POUR TAPROOM Music Bingo!, 7:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Jazz night w/ Maddy Winer & friends, 7:30PM

SLY GROG LOUNGE Get Weird Wednesdays, 8:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Zati Dance Party, 10:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Rotating jazz bands, 9:00PM THE PHOENIX & THE FOX Jazz Night w/ Jason DeCristofaro, 7:00PM THE SOUTHERN Disclaimer Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE Flow Jam w/ 12 Olympians, 8:00PM

WILD WING CAFE Jordan Okrend (acoustic), 7:00PM

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23 ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Closed for Thanksgiving, 7:30PM BYWATER Well Lit Strangers, 6:00PM CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Capellas on 9 w/ Lincoln McDonald, 8:00PM

CROW & QUILL Orphans' Thanksgiving (potluck), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Sonic Satan Stew w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10:00PM GOOD STUFF Jim Hampton & friends perform "Eclectic Country" (jam), 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Heavy Night w/ DJ Butch, 10:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Karaoke, 9:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Pack's Thanksgiving Buffet, 11:00AM POUR TAPROOM Tunes at the Taps, 7:00PM SWEETEN CREEK BREWING Vinyl Night, 6:30PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE ThanksGivingBack Vegan Potluck w/ Poorboy Krill (benefit for Animal Haven), 5:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Burger Kings, 9:00PM

WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL WXYZ unplugged w/ Christina Chandler, 8:00PM

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24 185 KING STREET Nikki Talley Family Band, 8:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Lyric (acoustic soul), 9:00PM 550 TAVERN & GRILLE Fine Line (classic rock), 9:00PM ALTAMONT THEATRE Elizabeth Cook w/ Darrin Bradbury, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR AGB Band Funky Friday, 7:30PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Hometown Throw Down w/ The Philo Band, Unihorn & DJ Destro, 10:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Acoustic Swing, 7:00PM CAPELLA ON 9@ THE AC HOTEL Capellas on 9 w/ DJ Malinalli, 9:00PM CORK & KEG One Leg Up (Gypsy jazz, Latin, swing), 8:30PM CROW & QUILL Asheville Hot Jazz Collective, 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Rock & Soul Obscurities w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 10:00PM

GINGER'S REVENGE Mike Blair, 7:30PM GOOD STUFF 5j Barrow, 8:30PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN David Wilcox & friends, 8:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Allen Thompson Band (folk, rock, Americana), 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 An evening w/ Dave Curley & Andrew Finn Magill, 7:00PM An evening w/ The Kruger Brothers, 8:30PM

ELLINGTON UNDERGROUND Ardalan & In Plain Sight, 10:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER Classic World Cinema, 8:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Don Merckle & The Blacksmiths (Celtic rock), 9:00PM

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB The Snozzberries (funk, jam), 9:00PM

JARGON The Asheville Art Trio (jazz), 10:30PM

FUNKATORIUM E'lon JD Project, 8:00PM

LAZOOM BUS TOURS Marcel Anton, 5:30PM

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UPCOMING SHOWS - ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL: 12/2 Big Mean Sound Machine 12/4 INSTRUMENTHEAD: Photo Exhibit, Book Signing and INSTRUMENTHEAD All-Stars show 12/7 Asheville Music Hall Festive-ALL w/ Brie Capone Band, Third Nature & Siamese Sound Club 12/8 Enter the Earth’s 16th Annual Xmas Party w/ Roosevelt Collier, Soule Monde (Ray Paczkowski & Russ Lawton from Trey Anastasio Band) and Josh Phillips Big Band

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MONDAYS Quizzo – Brainy Trivia • 7:30pm Open Mic Night • 9pm WEDNESDAYS Asheville’s Original Old Time Mountain Music Jam • 5pm THURSDAYS The Clydes • 7pm Bluegrass Jam • 9pm Bourbon Specials

DON MERCKLE & FRI THE BLACKSMITHS

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WOBBLERS SAT THE NEW ORLEANS BOOGIE WOOGIE 11/25 9PM / $5 WESTERN SWING TUE WITH TEXAS T & 11/28 THE TUMBLEWEEDS 7 PM / NO COVER

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IRISH SUNDAYS Irish Food and Drink Specials Traditional Irish Music Session • 3-9pm

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

WILD WING CAFE Andalyn (rock, country, blues), 9:30PM

LOBSTER TRAP Rob Parks & friends, 6:30PM

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

MAD CO BREW HOUSE Cynthia McDermott & Phil Alley, 6:00PM MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Bald Mountain Boys, 5:30PM NOBLE KAVA Noble Pursuits w/ Jason Moore, 9:00PM ODDITORIUM Party Foul (drag show), 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Acoustic Tunes by the River, 4:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Friday w/ members of Phuncle Sam, 5:30PM Dirty Dead (Grateful Dead/JGB tribute), 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING The Maggie Valley Band (folk, Americana), 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Shotgun Gypsies (Americana), 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN DJ Moto (dance, pop), 9:30PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Phuncle Sam, 9:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Thanksgiving Jam w/ DJ Jam & His Jamming Machine, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ sets, 9:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE Rude Operator w/ ADBC & Foundation. DnB, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP The Jangling Sparrows, 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Green Egg & Jam (live music), 7:00PM Jim Arrendell & The Cheap Suits (soul, dance, funk), 10:00PM VIRGOLA Adi The Monk (jazz, blues), 6:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN The Asheville Jazz Orchestra, 8:00PM

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 185 KING STREET Clint Roberts (album release), 8:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Aaron Woody Wood (rock, Americana), 9:00PM ALTAMONT THEATRE An Evening w/ The Lost Chord, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Jody Carroll (roots, blues), 7:30PM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Jane Kramer (Appalachian folk), 7:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Larry Dolamore, 7:00PM CAPELLA ON 9@ THE AC HOTEL Capellas on 9 w/ Jesse Barry, 9:00PM CHESTNUT Jazz Brunch, 11:00AM CORK & KEG Zydeco Ya Ya (twosteps, waltzes), 8:30PM DOUBLE CROWN Pitter Platter, 50s/60s R&B + RnR w/ DJ Big Smidge, 10:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Station Underground (reggae), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Laura Blackley & The Songwriter Showcase, 6:00PM GOOD STUFF Jordan Kirk, 8:30PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN An evening w/ Acoustic Syndicate (Thanksgiving homecoming), 9:00PM HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS Yoga for Working Bodies, 12:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY The Krektones (surf rock), 7:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 An evening w/ The Kruger Brothers, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB The Wobblers (roots, blues, country), 9:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Yoga with Cats with Blue Ridge Humane Society, 10:00AM

JARGON The Rick Simerly Trio (jazz), 10:30PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE 2umbao Salsa Lesson, 9:30PM Latin Rhythms & Saturday Salsa Dance w/ DJ Malinalli, 10:30PM

LAZOOM BUS TOURS Empire Strikes Brass, 1:30PM

THE GREENHOUSE MOTO CAFE 28 Pages (rock), 7:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Sonic Satan Stew w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10:00PM

TIMO'S HOUSE Trap House w/ DJ Drew, 8:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM MG ROAD Late Night Dance Parties w/ DJ Lil Meow Meow, 10:00PM NOBLE KAVA Snozzberries (psychedelic funk), 9:00PM ODDITORIUM Supervillain w/ Strange Avenues & Shadow Show (rock), 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Saturday Night Fever, 10:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Randomanimals (neo soul, funk), 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING Michael Jackson vs. Prince (dance party), 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Kid Hop Hooray! (indoor kids' dance party), 10:00AM Elements of Hip Hop w/ FTO-JBOT, Ill Tac, Sk, the Novelist vs. Jewce, Ashevillist & Vinyl Time Travelers, 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Berlyn Trio (jazz), 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN The Groove Shakers (rock n' roll, bluegrass), 9:30PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Yellow Feather (album release), 8:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE The Secret Band, 8:00PM

TOWN PUMP Loose Leaves, 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Lenny Pettinelli (live music), 7:30PM Free Flow (funk, soul), 10:00PM VIRGOLA Jason Hazinski (jazz, blues), 6:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Malcolm Holcombe w/ Teso McDonald, 8:00PM

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pam Jones Trio (jazz), 7:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Post-Brunch Blues w/ Patrick Dodd, Ashley Heath & Joshua Singleton, 3:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Musicians Jam & Pot Luck, 3:30PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA JJ Hips & the Hideaway, 7:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Andy Farrell, 7:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER True Home Open Mic Night (music, poetry, comedy), 5:00PM FUNKATORIUM Gypsy Jazz Sunday Brunch, 11:00AM

GOOD STUFF Open Mic w/ Fox Black & friends, 6:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Gravitation w/ Falling Through April, Galena & Shadow Show, 7:30PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Reggae Sunday w/ Chalwa, 1:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Tall Tales, 5:30PM It's a Wonderful Life live from WVL Radio, 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Celtic Jam Session, 3:00PM JARGON Sunday Blunch w/ Albi Podrizki (American swing), 11:00AM LAZY DIAMOND Pabst Sabbath w/ DJ Chubberbird, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM LUELLA'S BAR-BQUE BILTMORE PARK Gypsy Jazz Brunch w/ Leo Johnson, 1:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE WNC Solidarity Concert Series w/ Jason DeCristofaro, Ruth Clooney Quintet and Alina Quu & friends (Soul & Soil Project benefit), 3:00PM Milonga Asheville w/ Blue Spiral Tango (Argentine tango dance), 8:00PM THE FAIRVIEW TAVERN Hallelujah Hilliary's Comedy Revival, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ sets, 9:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE Bring Your Own Vinyl w/ DJ ShyGuy, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Jordan Kirk, 9:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Big Dawg Slingshot, 7:30PM

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27 185 KING STREET Open mic night, 8:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Siamese Jazz Club (R&B, soul, jazz), 8:00PM

NATIVE KITCHEN & SOCIAL PUB Momma Molasses, 12:00PM

ARCHETYPE BREWING Old Time Jam, 6:00PM

ODDITORIUM 80s/90s Dance Party, 9:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Classical Guitar Mondays, 7:30PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Bluegrass Brunch, 10:30AM ORANGE PEEL Scarface w/ Gorgeous George The Pimp God, 9:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Unplugged Sunday Afternoon Tunes w/ A Social Function, 4:30PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Sunday Travers Jam, 6:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Sly Grog Open Mic, 7:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN Country Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM GOOD STUFF Bingo Wingo Thingo, 6:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Open mic night, 7:00PM HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS Common Table, 6:30PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Game Night, 4:00PM Hip Hop at Highland (dance workout), 6:00PM

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7PM–DAVE CURLEY & ANDREW FINN MAGILL 8:30PM- THE KRUGER BROTHERS sat 11/25

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JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo Trivia Night, 7:00PM Open mic, 9:30PM LOBSTER TRAP Bobby Miller & friends, 6:30PM MG ROAD The Living Room, 8:30PM ODDITORIUM Risque Monday w/ Deb Au Nare (burlesque), 9:00PM

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SAT. 11/25 The Groove Shakers ( rock ’n roll, bluegrass)

SUN. 11/26 A Social Function - Unplugged (Sunday Afternoon Tunes)

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OLE SHAKEY'S Live Band Honky Tonk Karaoke, 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING Back to the 90's Costume Party & Open Mic Night, 7:30PM ORANGE PEEL Kiss Country's 10th Annual Guitar Jam [SOLD OUT], 7:30PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Mountain Music Mondays (open jam), 6:00PM POUR TAPROOM Lowlight Monday Nights, 7:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Asheville NC #TransConTour w/ Liss Victory & Krish Mohan, 8:00PM

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THE IMPERIAL LIFE Ghost Pipe Trio, 9:00PM

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THE MOTHLIGHT Black Box Theory w/ DigitalAnalogNoise & Andy Loebs, 9:00PM

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FRIDAY 24 NOV:

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UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Old Time Music Open Jam, 6:30PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Babette’s Feast (movie), 7:30PM

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The John Henrys (hot jazz), 8:00PM 550 TAVERN & GRILLE Shag night, 6:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Gypsy Jazz Jam Tuesdays, 7:30PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday night funk jam, 11:00PM BEN'S TUNE UP Ben's Live Hip Hop Cypher, 9:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Mark Bumgarner, 7:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Country Western & Cajun Rarities w/ DJ Brody Hunt, 10:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND "Paddy-oke" Karaoke w/ KJ Paddy, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Jay Brown, 6:30PM MG ROAD Keep It Classic Tuesdays w/ Sam Thompson, 5:00PM ODDITORIUM Open mic comedy night w/ Tom Peters, 9:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Irish jam & open mic, 6:30PM

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29

OLE SHAKEY'S Booty Tuesday, 10:00PM

185 KING STREET Vinyl Night, 6:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Turntable Tuesday, 10:00PM

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis (African folk), 8:00PM

ORANGE PEEL daedelus w/ Free The Robots & Mono/ Poly, 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Taco and Trivia Tuesday, 6:00PM

HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS Asheville Beer & Hymns, 6:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Swing Asheville & Jazz-n-Justice Tuesday w/ The House Hoppers (dance lessons @ 7 & 8 p.m.), 9:00PM Swing Asheville's late-night vintage blues dance, 11:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 6:00PM

THE MARKET PLACE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Bob Zullo, 6:30PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Tuesday bluegrass sessions w/ Mason Via & friends, 7:30PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Indoor Holiday Market, 2:30PM Many A Ship w/ Pleasure Chest Duo, 8:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Western Swing w/ Texas T & The Tumbleweeds, 7:00PM

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Early Tuesday Jazz & Funk Jam (jazz, funk), 9:00PM

GOOD STUFF Old time-y night, 6:30PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Old Time Music Open Jam, 6:30PM

550 TAVERN & GRILLE Karaoke, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Brad Hodge & friends, 7:30PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open mic w/ Mark Bumgarner, 7:00PM BYWATER Savannah Smith & Southern Soul, 7:00PM CROW & QUILL Ragbag Productions (burlesque, sideshow), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Classic Country Vinyl w/ DJ David Wayne Gay, 10:00PM FUNKATORIUM John Hartford Jam w/ Saylor Bros (bluegrass), 6:30PM

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GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Asheville Songwriters in the Round w/ Laura Blackley, Joshua Singleton, Leigh Glass & Patrick Dodd, 8:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul, funk), 5:30PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Noah Proudfoot & the Botanicals, 6:00PM POLANCO RESTAURANT 3 Cool Cats (dance lessons @ 7:30 p.m.), 8:00PM POST 25 Albi & The Lifters (American swing, French chanson), 7:00PM POUR TAPROOM

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Music Bingo!, 7:00PM

An evening w/ Katie Pruitt, 7:00PM

SLY GROG LOUNGE

Duncan Wickel, 7:00PM

Get Weird Wednesdays, 8:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE

Old Time Open Jam Session, 5:00PM

Beer and Politics: The Trump Tax Scam, 5:30PM

LAZY DIAMOND

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Lady Bird HHHHS DIRECTOR: Greta Gerwig PLAYERS: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges,Timothee Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Lois Smith, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Odeya Rush, Jordan Rodrigues COMEDIC DRAMA RATED R THE STORY: A teen struggles to define her identity as she navigates the social pressures of late adolescence. THE LOWDOWN: An utterly beguiling portrait of early adulthood that avoids the saccharine navel-gazing so typical of the coming-of-age genre while simultaneously establishing writer/director Greta Gerwig as a cinematic force to be reckoned with.

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It’s exceedingly rare that blatant heartstring-tugging garners anything beyond my most vehement derision, but I’ll be damned if Greta Gerwig hasn’t managed to pull one over on me. The

writer/director of Lady Bird has crafted such a moving and heartfelt film that even I am not immune to its charms, something I did not go into the theater expecting. But I couldn’t help but love this understated little coming-of-age story in spite of myself, and I can’t imagine that I’m alone in that regard. What makes the film so exceptionally effective is its emotional honesty — along with a stellar performance from Saoirse Ronan — and the sincerity of its sentiment is sufficient to seduce even the most cynically minded. The heart and soul of the film is its eponymous protagonist, Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Ronan), a true star turn that grants Ronan a remarkable spectrum of emotional nuance to play. As we watch Lady Bird stumble through her senior year at a Catholic private school in Sacramento and into her first year of college, her character is rendered as frustratingly relatable and would justifiably top lists one of the

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HHHHH = most accurate portrayals of adolescent femininity ever to grace the screen. Similarly stellar are Laurie Metcalf and Tracy Letts as Lady Bird’s long-suffering parents, heart-wrenching roles that both actors play to the hilt. Gerwig’s background as one of indie cinema’s on-screen darlings has undoubtedly paid dividends here, as even in her feature directing debut, she has established herself to be unequivocally capable of eliciting top-notch performances from her cast. A key plot point in the film revolves around expressing a deep affinity for Dave Matthews’ objectively terrible “Crash Into Me” while other characters acknowledge its inherent awfulness — and therein lies the key to Lady Bird’s surreptitious charms. Gerwig is well-aware that her story could easily degenerate into the same sort of saccharine tripe that defines Matthews’ song, but she sidesteps this potential pitfall by crafting fully realized multidimensional characters and placing them in conflicts of a decidedly human scale. The result is a drama that avoids the cliches that seem to define its genre — if John Hughes is the progenitor of the modern coming-of-age film, Gerwig is the iconoclastic successor who throws out his rulebook in favor of something truer and less romanticized. Gerwig’s writing and direction ooze an effortless, unaffected appeal that mark her as an emerging behind-thecamera talent to watch. At its core, Lady Bird is a film about the personas we adopt in the course of discovering our true selves, and with this picture, Gerwig has made a bold assertion of her own artistic identity. It’s not important why Christine chooses her self-applied sobriquet, it’s just important that she does — and the fact that Gerwig is able to convey this nuanced truth without any heavy-handed sermonizing is a major accomplishment. If you can make it to the end of Lady Bird without getting at least a little mistyeyed, you’re made of sterner stuff than I. Rated R for language, sexual content, brief graphic nudity and teen partying. Now Playing at Carolina Cinemark, Fine Arts Theatre. REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

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The Square HHHH DIRECTOR: Ruben Östlund PLAYERS: Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary, Linda Anborg, Christopher Laesso, Annica Liljeblad, Emelie Beckius, Jan Lindwall SATIRE RATED R THE STORY: A wealthy museum curator sets off a chain of minor disasters when he tries to recover his stolen cellphone and wallet. THE LOWDOWN: An existential cringe comedy that skewers the modern art world while expressing a deeper disdain for the posturing of those who populate it — a black comedy with a social conscience.

timely and prescient reality check that more than earned its Palme d’Or win at Cannes earlier this year. The titular “Square” is an art installation at an uberchic Scandinavian museum, the premise of which is literally a large square on the ground delineating a space in which fundamental human rights are to be observed by all. If the underlying pretension of that notion isn’t obvious enough, it becomes painfully so as the world Östlund unfolds is revealed to be one in which its upper-crust denizens prove routinely oblivious to the plight of those around them. Immaculately dressed museum curator Christian (Claes Bang) vacillates between indifference and passive-aggression when confronted with hordes of beggars and vagrants on the streets of Stockholm, and the one time he goes out of his way to help

To call Ruben Östlund’s latest film a satirical take on the pretensions of the modern art world would be accurate, but also profoundly reductive. The Square not only lampoons the self-important pomposity of allegedly enlightened intelligentsia, it offers scathing commentary on the human condition itself while leaving no sacred calf safe from the slaughter. As a comedy, it’s pitch black in its sensibilities, and as a social statement, it’s unremittingly brutal and mercilessly accurate. Östlund has produced a film that is both incisive and hilarious while delivering a

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a stranger, he finds that it was all part of an elaborate scheme to pick his pocket. This event instigates a comedy of errors that sees Christian’s callous disregard for the well-being of others escalate concurrently with his own need for help from those around him, the comedic propulsion stemming from his perplexed reaction when those needs are either ignored or met ineptly. Oblivious narcissism masked by a phony sense of social justice is the lifeblood of The Square, a film that plays a bit like Jean Renoir’s La Règle du Jeu had it been a

Marx Brothers vehicle — the farcical elements are readily apparent even as the subtext becomes increasingly serious. An ill-advised tryst between Bang’s Christian and an American reporter played with exquisite comedic timing by Elizabeth Moss begins with her livein chimp painting in the background without the slightest hint of an explanation and ends with a ridiculous tug of war over a used condom that hints at something menacing and animalistic just beneath the film’s surface. This aspect of the absurd reaches its zenith in what is arguably the film’s definitive sequence, in which the museum’s wealthy benefactors participate in an avant-garde performance piece featuring an actor portraying a “wild animal” that terrorizes the guests — until their mob mentality overcomes their faux gentility and true violence ensues. In a film full of challenging ideas, perhaps the most transgressive moments of The Square occur on the margins — it’s not the surrealism of its broader comedic scenes that carries the heft of its message, but the stubborn refusal of self-awareness that persists in their wake. Östlund’s masterstroke is his ability to create characters who expose their inhumanity to the audience without ever recognizing it themselves. Yes, the world of fine art is a worthy target for ridicule, but it’s the hypocrisy of pseudo-humanists that constitute the real butt of the joke. Rated R for language, some strong sexual content, and brief violence. Opens Wednesday, Nov.22 at Grail Moviehouse. REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

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The new animated feature from Pixar. According to the studio: “Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector (voice of Gael García Bernal), and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.” Early reviews are positive.(PG)

Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri

Dark comedy/drama shot in and around Asheville, from director Martin McDonagh (In Bruges). According to the studio: “After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) makes a bold move, commissioning three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby (Woody Harrelson), the town’s revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell), an immature mother’s boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing’s law enforcement is only exacerbated.” Early reviews are resoundingly positive. (R)

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BEFORE THE BEAR: In this still from Before the Flood, Leonardo DiCaprio visits Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem. The film, which follows the actor/activist in his two years as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, screens at The Collider on Nov. 28. Photo courtesy of National Geographic Documentary Films • Fake Emma, created by Kira Bursky, from Asheville, and Taylors, S.C.-based Robert Gowan, was awarded Best Scripted Film at Charlotte’s 100 Words Film Festival on Nov. 4. The short film follows a young artist as she mentally prepares for her gallery opening while dealing with her personified depression, which takes the form of a warped, controlling version of herself. The film competed against 16 other shorts and is viewable on All Around Artsy’s YouTube channel. avl.mx/4bn • On Wednesday, Nov. 22, at 7:15 p.m., Grail Moviehouse, 45 S. French Broad Ave., teams with Asheville Art Museum for a screening of The Square. Lola Clairmont, curatorial assistant at the museum, will introduce the film, which is set in a contemporary art museum, and lead a post-screening Q&A. Tickets are $7 for students and senior citizens and $9 for adults. They are available online and at the Grail box office. grailmoviehouse.com • Catawba Brewing Co., 32 Banks Ave., presents a double dose of Griswold family adventures on Tuesday, Nov. 28. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation screens at 6 p.m., followed by National Lampoon’s European Vacation at 8 p.m. Free. catawbabrewing.com

• The next selection in the monthly climate and environmental film series hosted by The Collider, 1 Haywood St., Suite 401, is Before The Flood on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. The documentary follows actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio on a journey as a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Traveling to five continents and the Arctic to witness climate change firsthand, he goes on expeditions with scientists and meets with political leaders fighting against inaction. Beer from series cosponsor Oskar Blues Brewery and popcorn will be provided. Suggested donation is $10 per person or $20 per family. thecollider.org • On Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m., Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, 56 Broadway, hosts a screening of Bauhaus: The Face of the Twentieth Century. The 1994 documentary traces the story of the titular German art school from its founding in 1919 to its closing in 1933. It includes interviews with founder Walter Gropius as well as archival footage and insightful commentary. The Bauhaus was one of the primary influences on Black Mountain College. Free for BMCM+AC members and students with ID. $5 for nonmembers. Pre-register online. bauhausfilm.bpt.me X

Roman J. Israel, Esq

Legal thriller from director Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler). According to the studio: “Denzel Washington stars as a driven, idealistic defense attorney whose life is upended when his mentor, a civil rights icon, dies. When he is recruited to join a firm led by one of the legendary man’s former students – the ambitious lawyer George Pierce (Colin Farrell) – and begins a friendship with a young champion of equal rights (Carmen Ejogo), a turbulent series of events ensue that will put the activism that has defined Roman’s career to the test.” Early reviews are mixed.(PG-13)

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb HHHHH

DIRECTOR: Stanley Kubrick PLAYERS: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens SATIRE Rated NR As someone who grew under the shadow of Cold War brinksmanship, I was really hoping that the concerns raised in Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) could be relegated to the trash heap of cultural artifacts alongside bellbottoms and disco. Sadly, this was not to be. So things being what they are, I thought it might be a good time to revisit Kubrick’s hilarious take on the very serious novel “Red Alert,” a story so absurdly horrifying that Kubrick felt it could only be adequately portrayed as a comedy. With a script from Terry Southern and multiple career defining roles for Peter Sellers, it’s easily the best film about the end of the world ever made. ’Nuff said! The Asheville Film Society is showing Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at The Grail Moviehouse as part of the Budget Big Screen series. Admission is $6 for AFS members and $8 for the general public. Xpress movie critic Scott Douglas will introduce the film.

The Blood of a Poet (Le Sange d’un Poete) HHHH

DIRECTOR: Jean Cocteau PLAYERS: Enrique Rivero, Pauline Carton, Feral Benga, Jean Desbordes, Lee Miller FANTASY Rated NR The first of French Avant-garde director Jean Cocteau’s films, Le Sange d’un Poete (1932) may not carry the same level of esteem as his later works such as La Belle et la Bête (1946), but it’s a fascinating artifact nonetheless. Yes, it may be a little rough around the edges, but Cocteau’s literary sensibilities and Surrealist tendencies are already fully formed. More visual poetry than narrative cinema, the “story” is not so much the point as the emotions it evokes. A poignant meditation on the artistic temperament and creative pursuits that was clearly influenced by his father’s suicide, with this film Cocteau created something profoundly personal that points the way to the cinematic legacy he would go on to craft. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present The Blood of a Poet on Friday, Nov. 24, at 8 p.m. at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 2160 U.S. 70, Swannanoa.

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DIRECTOR: Ingmar Bergman PLAYERS: Josef Köstlinger, Irma Urrila, Håkan Hagegård, Elisabeth Erikson COMEDY FANTASY OPERA Rated G You can probably bump Ingmar Bergman’s 1975 film up a half star if you happen to like the opera by Mozart. I have to admit that I’m not fond of it, and that prevents me from fully enjoying this unquestionably brilliant version of the work. It does not prevent me from admiring Bergman’s handling of the material, or marveling at the cinematic playfulness on display. Bergman’s decision to present the opera as if it were indeed taking place onstage — and a period stage at that — is fascinating, especially because he only adheres to the concept as long as it suits his purpose. The opera never opens up in the sense that it leaves the confines of its theater, but the size and shape of the theater itself is hardly constrained to the cramped stage on which it’s supposedly being performed. (It would have to be a remarkably labyrinthian stage to look anything like the production Bergman gives us.) This excerpt was taken from a review by Ken Hanke published on May 20, 2009. The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Magic Flute on Sunday, Nov. 26, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): We all need teachers. We all need guides and instructors and sources of inspiration from the day we’re born until the day we die. In a perfect world, each of us would always have a personal mentor who’d help us fill the gaps in our learning and keep us focused on the potentials that are crying out to be nurtured in us. But since most of us don’t have that personal mentor, we have to fend for ourselves. We’ve got to be proactive as we push on to the next educational frontier. The next four weeks will be an excellent time for you to do just that, Libra. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This is your last warning! If you don’t stop fending off the happiness and freedom that are trying to worm their way into your life, I’m going to lose my cool. Damn it! Why can’t you just accept good luck and sweet strokes of fate at face value?! Why do you have to be so suspicious and mistrustful?! Listen to me: The abundance that’s lurking in your vicinity is not the set-up for a cruel cosmic joke. It’s not some wicked game designed to raise your expectations and then dash them to pieces. Please, Scorpio, give in and let the good times wash over you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Journalist James A. Fussell defined “thrashing” as “the act of tapping helter-skelter over a computer keyboard in an attempt to find ’hidden’ keys that trigger previously undiscovered actions in a computer program.” I suggest we use this as a metaphor for your life in the next two weeks. Without becoming rude or irresponsible, thrash around to see what interesting surprises you can drum up. Play with various possibilities in a lighthearted effort to stimulate options you have not been able to discover through logic and reason. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Let’s observe a moment of silence for the illusion that is in the process of disintegrating. It has been a pretty illusion, hasn’t it? Filled with hope and gusto, it has fueled you with motivation. But then again — on second thought — its prettiness was more the result of clever packaging than inner beauty. The hope was somewhat misleading, the gusto contained more than a little bluster, and the fuel was an inefficient source of motivation. Still, let’s observe a moment of silence anyway. Even dysfunctional mirages deserve to be mourned. Besides, its demise will fertilize a truer and healthier and prettier dream that will contain a far smaller portion of illusion. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Judging from the astrological omens, I conclude that the upcoming weeks will be a favorable time for you to engage in experiments befitting a mad scientist. You can achieve interesting results as you commune with powerful forces that are usually beyond your ability to command. You could have fun and maybe also attract good luck as you dream and scheme to override the rules. What pleasures have you considered to be beyond your capacity to enjoy? It wouldn’t be crazy for you to flirt with them. You have license to be saucy, sassy and extra sly. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A snail can slowly crawl over the edge of a razor blade without hurting itself. A few highly trained experts, specialists in the art of mind over matter, are able to walk barefoot over beds of hot coals without getting burned. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Pisces, you now have the metaphorical equivalent of powers like these. To ensure they’ll operate at peak efficiency, you must believe in yourself more than you ever have before. Luckily, life is now conspiring to help you do just that.

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