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What the Professionals Drink for the Holidays A look at the very best out of 5,000 wines.

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To pull this off, I have a large lunch, pound down glasses of water before tastings and after each wine, and then pause for two hours between each round.

Thirty bottles a day is my limit, no exceptions.

You’ve got to draw the line somewhere. Once I pass that point, my taste buds give up. But that’s okay, since the rest of my day is pretty shot anyway.

But from this ordeal comes a broad knowledge of the new vintage in the wine regions around the world. I’ll know how my favorite winemakers fared this year. And I’ll discover who is skilled or lucky enough to have produced a solid wine despite adverse conditions. These gems among the rubble tend to be the ones I most admire but are often difficult to promote. People who focus only on the vintage miss these beauties. But those willing to listen often get a bargain.

From these tastings emerge the wines we offer each year. But within this culled list there are always a few wines that are extraordinary. The ones that truly stand out. These are the exceptional wines

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that cause you to stop, sit up in your chair, and make you glad that you’re alive.

This month, I’m presenting some of the wines that did this for me in 2017. Everybody’s palate is different, but I think you’ll probably agree on many of these. As it turns out, I’m not the only one who chose these wines. You’ll find several of them on wine lists around town.

So, if you’re wondering what people in the profession are drinking through the holidays—this, at least, is my list.

Domaine Renardat Fache Cerdon Cremant My first choice is a sparkling French wine from a region no one’s heard of and made in a style most people shun from grapes no one knows. And yet this wine sells out every year in New York City and other areas where this wine is recognized. The good news for us in Western North Carolina is that, because

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Bugey is one of the tiniest and most obscure wine areas in France. The vineyards are little patches tucked into the steep slopes of the Swiss Alps.

The sparkling rosé is a blend of Gamay and Poulsard. (Both grapes are cousins of Pinot Noir, giving you the delicate elegance that comes from this family of wines.) It has the sweetness level of demi-sec or mildly sweet. The slight sweetness means it is low in alcohol.

That allows you to pour a little bit more to celebrate the moment and still be able to enjoy a glass of another wine with your meal. The rosé is fruitier than

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We’ll pour this wine as an aperitif to begin our holiday celebration. And you can also serve it with dessert along with your favorite cherry pie.

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each year. But it is their little-known Oregon wines that truly shine.

My favorite Chardonnay nearly every year is their Oregon Chardonnay, named Arthur after one of the family’s sons.

Arthur lives in the world between California and French Chardonnay with fresh, ripe fruit, but the texture and acidity found in the best white Burgundies. Expect candied lemon peel, white flowers, and a touch of honey and vanilla wrapped in a remarkable balance of texture, weight, and acidity. Enjoy now, or buy a few bottles to enjoy over the next five years.

It’s now part of our traditional offerings on our Thanksgiving table. Make sure to give it about 45 minutes of air to ensure you enjoy the full experience. We serve it with our first course of salad or soup.

Guiseppe Quintarelli Valpolicella and red blends I mention this wine with some trepidation because it is often hard to get, and I don’t want to frustrate those of you who want to track down a bottle. But Quintarelli wines are too

exceptional not to mention. People from all walks of life have told me that a Quintarelli wine was the best bottle they ever had. One of our staff saved a bottle for years to share with his future bride the night of his wedding proposal.

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anywhere. The intense, complex flavors are complemented by a pleasant bitterness in the finish. Quintarelli is considered by many as the best of the best, and its cult following is the reason it can be hard to find.

We’ll serve this wine with the heartiest fare of the season.

Consider mushroom risotto or a traditional preparation of lamb, boar, or roast beef.

Klein Constantia Vin de Constance Now it’s time for dessert. My last selection has a glorious history in the wine world, but still is little-known to the public.

Dating back to 1685, it regularly pops up in wine lore. Most notably, it was Jane Austen’s favorite wine, and Napoleon drank a bottle each day while in exile.

Constance is a dessert wine produced from Muscat de Frontignan grapes that are harvested late, after they have shriveled on the vine. This process concentrates the sugar.

The wine is rich and unctuous, but with enough acid to balance it out. You’ll taste an abundance of apricot, mango, and quince, with a hint of ginger, blood orange, and green

tea. All this is nestled into a beautiful, viscous texture, along with a terse astringency.

We’ll serve this slightly chilled and sip it slowly as our only dessert. You can also serve it as an accompaniment to desserts such as crème brûlée, or to rich cheeses such as Roquefort and Stilton.

*** Hopefully, this wine lineup will add to the upcoming season’s celebration and make your holiday feast even more memorable.

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WE PROFILE THOSE WHO TAKE THE RISK, those who share that risk, and those who support them, inspiring others to do likewise, while giving back economically and socially to the communities that support us. This is at the heart of what we do every month. In light of that mantra, and displayed throughout this edition in elegant black and white images, you will find Western North Carolina’s Faces of Enterprise. These are folks like you. People who live here, raise families here, and ultimately make our communities stronger, better, and more vibrant places to live. If you are a champion of “local” shopping, or if you want to see your dollar go farther in the community—possibly even come back to you through another local transaction—these are the people and businesses you’ll want to patronize. p. 17 - 23, 64 - 70

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Mark Ray is moving Dad’s Collectibles from Main Street in Hendersonville to the Historic Train Depot in Saluda. Dad’s specializes in railroad, aviation, and automobile models and memorabilia, so his idea was easy to sell. He is also a regional history buff, having been instrumental in restoring the old Coca-Cola mural ads and the McClintock clock on Main Street.

He’s a member of the Hendersonville Historic Preservation Commission and an inaugural member of the Saluda Historic Depot board. He is also familiar with members of the North Carolina Transportation Museum, with whom he hopes to forge partnerships. Ray liked the idea of moving into the depot because he believes businesses need a special angle to justify the expense of retaining

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bricks-and-mortar customer interfaces in the internet age. It will also reduce overhead for the one-man operation, which will benefit from volunteer help on weekends. Ray decided to relocate the week after the Apple Festival and hosted a moving sale to help squeeze his inventory into the smaller premises. He says he is not a traitor, as one city councilor alleged, but instead is expanding his outreach for local history tourism. He is also notes that half of his customers already come from South Carolina.

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Marco’s Pizzeria is a fourth-generation family tradition. It began when Great Uncle Patsy added New York-style pizza to the ice cream parlor menu in 1933.

The business moved to Asheville in 1994, and has since continued to serve authentic Italian recipes. With locations on Merrimon Avenue and Hendersonville Road in Asheville, it has been voted “Best of WNC” nine years. Now, another Marco’s is coming to town. Headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Marco’s Pizza has 800 stores in thirty-four states and continues to offer franchise opportunities. One new store will open in Asheville, another in Hendersonville, and more area locations are to be announced. Whereas Marco’s Pizzeria offers a casual, authentic dining experience, Marco’s Pizza is more of a popular delivery service. A few months ago, Marco’s Pizzeria received a ceaseand-desist letter stating “Marco’s Pizza” was a registered trademark, and Marco’s Pizzeria had to change its name before Marco’s Pizza started selling in the market. After conferring with a trademark attorney, management at Marco’s Pizzeria decided to rename their stores 828 Family Pizzeria. The change was described as necessary for honoring the trademark and minimizing confusion.

Management assured the change will not affect any of the restaurant’s recipes or other elements of the dining experience.

It is, however, requiring a new logo.

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Brenda Lyerly, mayor of Banner Elk, thought it would be a good idea to put an art gallery in the Old Historic Banner Elk School. She envisioned creating a community center, since the building already housed the Book Exchange and Ensemble Theatre. She floated the idea past LouAnn Morehouse, who contacted her friend, oil painter Jessie Schmitt, and together they researched artist co-ops.

With help from Hands Gallery in Boone, the two modeled a new co-op after the same fashion. They put out calls for founding members and heard back from eight. The Banner Elk Artists Gallery is now a place where members produce and present content. The founding artists are woodworkers Paul Andrews and Dick Larson, photographers Skip Sickler and Todd Bush (Bush is a contributor to Capital at Play), graphic artist Tamara Seymour, and Schmitt. To liven the place up, the members jury collections so artists who cannot commit to the work requirements of the co-op may still have space to display their pieces.

Current consignment artists craft in metal, paint, photography, jewelry, and pottery. Members view the gallery as a place for socializing, appreciating

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beautiful creations, and taking subconscious note of works that would make a nice gift when the occasion arises. It opened with what Morehouse hoped would be the first of many receptions.

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SMS Integration, formerly Smoky Mountain Systems, began in Franklin in 1982 as a telephone company that soon entered the security market. It has since grown to handle audio-visual setups and home automation. SMS’ security products include video surveillance, live monitoring, alarms, personal medical alert devices, and controlled access. In 2015 the company expanded to add a branch in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Now, the company has announced the acquisition of Lint Security of Gainesville, Georgia. Both companies’ founders, security veterans Dom D’Ascoli and James Lint, served over twenty years together as members of the Georgia Electronic Life Safety & Systems Association, and they stayed in touch. After Lint retired, his son approached D’Ascoli with a request to

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sell. The businesses are similar, with Lint designing, installing, and servicing security systems, fire alarms, home theater systems, business phones, and computer networks. D’Ascoli said it was easy to reach an agreement. While terms of the deal have not been released, SMS will acquire 1,000 accounts, those accounts, and the 500-600 SMS already had in Northern Georgia, will be serviced by the Lint brand. D’Ascoli is interested in acquiring additional businesses and expanding into Florida in the near future.

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The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a R ailroads & Reg iona l E conomic Development Con ference, cosponsored by the Western North Carolina Rail Committee, Incorporated, and the Rail Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The conclusion was that, despite decades-long lobbying for passenger rail, nothing was going to happen soon. Ray Rapp, a former state representative who chairs the WNC Rail Committee, said it remains more

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practical for travelers who prefer to ride trains to connect to Greenville, South Carolina, and take a bus to Asheville.

More pragmatic would be expanding freight service, and Rapp’s committee is currently in negotiations with the Norfolk Southern Railway and Blue Ridge Southern Railroad. State Senator Jim Davis, who chairs several transportation committees, added passenger rail in the western part of the state was a very low priority. It would have to be funded from the private sector, and current demand is insufficient to sustain it without subsidy. Freight rail service, in general, declined with the exodus of manufacturing in the nation. CSX’s Director of Industrial Development Jim Van Derzee estimated only one in ten economic development projects would use rail. The only Asheville-area business using the north-south Norfolk Southern line is Silver-Line Plastics.

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After eight decades, family-owned Spinning Wheel Rugs/Mountain Rug Mills has closed. (The company was profiled in the January 2013 issue of Capital at Play.) The business occupied three red-brick buildings on North King Street in Hendersonville and handled all phases of hooking or weaving custom wool rugs. In the two months after its final shipment, the company offered inventory at deep discounts while shipping equipment to other textile mills still operating. All former employees, many of whom spent their entire working career with the company, were invited to visit one last time. Spinning Wheel Rugs/MSM had been one of the last custom, handmade wool rug manufacturers remaining in the country. The company’s final order was for the White House. It included two rugs for the Grand Staircase and a long, red one with leaf-and-star trim for Cross Hall. “Virtually every room on the main floor of the White House has 26

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been made here – and made new several times,” explained Jason Sumner, grandson of founder Frank Michaelian. Other customers included commercial airlines, owners of private jets, and furnishers of areas with unusual specifications, like winding staircases with unconventional landings. Rugs were seamless and custom-dyed. Experienced weavers were described as being able to draw with the needle. Gill Morgan, who co-owned the company with his wife, Judy, since 1994, said he was grateful to be able to say the company completed and delivered every single order it ever accepted.

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Duke Energy announced plans to install two utility-grade lithium-ion batteries in Western North Carolina.

One, with a power rating of 9 megawatts, will be located at Duke’s substation off Sweeten Creek Road and serve the Rock Hill neighborhood in Asheville.

The other, rated at 4 megawatts, will serve Hot Springs in Madison County.

Both projects will help ensure consistent service in the face of rising demand, and both should be completed sometime in 2019. Duke is also considering integrating the Hot Springs battery installation with a solar system.

The $30 million investment is the latest announcement from the Western Carolinas Modernization Plan, which actually only commits to providing 5 megawattsof battery storage for the region. One of the plan’s first proposals, to transmit power generated in South Carolina to the Asheville area, was shot down over public protest. Duke has since agreed to replace the coal-powered generator at its Lake Julian plant with two gas-fired units, and it is working with community activists to eliminate the need for a third, peakpower generator. Currently, the only utility-grade battery installation in the region is in Haywood County, and it works with a solar system to power a

communications tower. More projects will be announced early next year as Duke files proposals with the North Carolina Utilities Commission.

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Estate Liquidation Consultants (ELC) has opened an auction house in Brevard.

Cindy MacGregor and Sherwin Shook had been in the business of hosting estate sales and flea markets, and this seemed to be a logical next-step.

MacGregor and Shook try to relieve added stress from of dealing with the death of a loved-one, liquidating a business, or downsizing for any other reason. They are attentive to detail, and work with clients on a case-bycase basis. Working as sellers’ agents, they first meet with the seller and help identify the best means of moving property along: through an online, on-site, or auction-house auction; an on-site or auction-house estate sale; a set-price sale; or a donation. Leavethe-headache-to-us services include cleaning, packing and unpacking, shipping to relatives, and advertising. If a home is up for sale, ELC can clean it, stage it, and work with an agent to list it or auction it. MacGregor and Shook can also help identify and preserve personal family items, like documents. They will categorize, organize, and photograph all items going up for auction, and will provide the seller with an itemized receipt within seven days of sale. ELC is a member of the Brevard/Transylvania County Chamber of Commerce and accredited by the Better Business Bureau.

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Western North Carolina: - A Report -

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“If business is the backbone of a community, nonprofits are the heart.”

f you stop a person on the street and ask them what their favorite nonprofit is, chances are they will have a quick answer of a local organization they support financially or with volunteer time. In Western North Carolina, there are a multitude of nonprofits that focus on everything from assisting the homeless to supporting the arts/crafts community to preserving the environment.

Traditionally, we think of a nonprofit as a group working together to bring about change and make a positive impact in a community. Associates at Johnson Price Sprinkle PA (JPS) explain that the nonprofit sector is a strong economic driver in Western North Carolina, covering a broad spectrum of public needs including education, healthcare, social services, environmental issues, the arts, and economic development. While it is easy to create a nonprofit organization as a legal entity, the legal formation is not the end of the process. Unless exempted under IRS rules (churches and governmental units, for instance), an entity is not exempt from income tax until specifically recognized as such by the IRS. The public is most familiar with the term “501(c) (3)” in reference to nonprofit organizations. This designation carries the benefit of being able to

receive contributions that are tax deductible to the donor. Other organizations (social welfare clubs, for example) may operate with an exempt purpose, and be exempt from income tax, but cannot receive tax deductible contributions.

In the 18-county market of Western North Carolina, there are well over 4,500 nonprofit organizations, with 12% classified as churches, according to the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File Extract.

(See link at end of this report.) Buncombe County is home to 1,737 nonprofits, followed by Henderson County with 480, Rutherford County with 295, Watauga County with 289, Haywood County with 268, and Macon County with 241.

The nonprofit sector pays more than $15 billion in wages to North Carolinians according to the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits. This economic impact has nearly doubled in a decade. In Buncombe County, for example, nonprofits employ 16,196 individuals, or 13.83% of total employment. Average annual wages for these nonprofit employees is $35,274. (See link at end for the complete List of Nonprofits by Economic Development Region and County.)

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our community,” says Ben Hamrick, JPS chief executive officer. “We’re very pleased and excited to work with a number of them over the years in different capacities.”

‘Embracing Uncertainty’

Nonprofits play an important role in the community—enriching the lives of both those served by, and those serving for, the organization.

The North Carolina Center for Nonprofits notes that nonprofits are important for the state’s quality of life and for attracting businesses and keeping them here. The Center lists these characteristics

giving in significant ways. Nonprofits will be more challenged to do so much more for so many with so much less.”

The Center’s weekly policy update follows the following key issues: the threat of the repeal or weakening of the Johnson Amendment, which could harm the public’s trust in nonprofits and divert financial resources away from charitable nonprofits to help politicians; implications of tax reform on charitable giving; threats to nonprofit tax exemption (primarily at the state and local level); and cuts in government spending (at all levels) on public services, which effectively offloads government programs onto charitable nonprofits.

“Nonprofits elevate social causes that make a difference in the lives of people, the state of environment, and the future of our world.” of nonprofits: deliver needed services; educate the public on vital issues; find solutions; nurture our culture; engage people in the community; provide a voice for the voiceless; improve government policies; and provide faith-based activities.

“Embracing Uncertainty” was the theme for the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits’ 2017 Conference for North Carolina's Nonprofit Sector,

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held September 13-15 in Concord, based on the challenges that the nonprofit sector faces.

“From the mountains to the coast, nonprofits will face an uncertain future as they feel the impact of proposed federal program cuts compounded by emerging proposed tax cuts,” says Jeanne Canina Tedrow, president and CEO of the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits. “These, taken together, have the potential to adversely impact charitable

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“Balancing resources is a skill that all nonprofit directors need to build, especially given the challenge of making ends meet to achieve our mission,” says Tedrow. “To strengthen our reach, we are being called increasingly to collaborate for greater impact. With philanthropic dollars increasingly focused on outcome measures, the sector will need to leverage resources to build its capacity with technology and shared back office support. So, fundraising for our causes will require new thinking about ways to connect with our supporters, our philanthropic community, and our private sector generally.”

What’s an MBA got to do with it?

As a nod to the significance of nonprofits, Lenoir-Rhyne University launched this fall an MBA in Social Entrepreneurship program, as well as an MBA in Non-Profit Management program.

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), there are more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations registered in the United States. Lenoir-Rhyne recognizes that this sector is attractive to students who identify with nonprofit societal missions.

According to Dr. Lisa Fournier, assistant professor, business and entrepreneurship, coordinator, BSBA, at the university’s Asheville

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The following are organizations qualifying as public charities if the IRS structure and operational guidelines are met:

Churches

Organizations organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety

Private schools (public schools are governmental units) Hospitals

Supporting organizations, organized and operated exclusively to support another public charity, further distinguished by qualifying as one of the following types: TYPE I The supporting organization is operated and controlled by the organization it supports.

Organizations conducting active medical research in conjunction with hospitals Organizations receiving and managing property for, and expending funds to benefit, a public (not private) colleges or universities

TYPE II Â The supporting organization is supervised or controlled in connection with the supported organization through common governance.

Governmental units

TYPE III, FUNCTIONALLY INTEGRATED A supporting organization that is operated in connection with and functionally integrated with its supporting organization.

Organizations that are publicly supported by: Proving that a substantial part of its contribution revenue comes from a governmental unit or the general public.

Operating as a community trust Proving that no more than 1/3 of its support comes from investment income and unrelated business income, while more than 1/3 comes from contributions and program service revenue from exempt function activities.

TYPE IV, NOT FUNCTIONALLY INTEGRATED A supporting organization that is operated in connection with its supported organization, but not functionally integrated, so generally must satisfy a distribution requirement and other structural requirements. Â

THE PRIVATE FOUNDATION ARENA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SUB-CATEGORIES: The most typical private foundation structure is a non-operating private foundation. This entity generally holds assets for the purpose of generating investment income and is subject to a 2% excise tax on net investment income.

These organizations promote a variety of exempt purposes by making grants to other organizations, whether funded

by a local philanthropist or the rich and famous. Each year, the organization is required to calculate a minimum distribution amount that must be granted in the following year. A generous granting policy can effectively reduce the excise tax rate to 1%.

A private operating foundation is an organization that carries on its own program as opposed to giving funds to others. The program must serve an exempt purpose, but is not required to be funded with public funds. An operating foundation may qualify as exempt from the excise tax on net investment income if certain criteria are met.

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38% Organization which receives

a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public. 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

24% All organizations except 501(c)(3)

2017 TOTAL NONPROFITS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA - ALL CATAGORIES -

Avery - 75

NONPROFITS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CATAGORIES Source: the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File Extract

Buncombe - 1,735 Cherokee - 146 Clay - 57 Graham - 78 Haywood - 268 Henderson - 480 Jackson - 203 Macon - 241 Madison - 102

18% Organization that normally receives

no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes. 509(a)(2) general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

12% Church 170(b)(1)(A)(i) 8% Other including: Private non-operating foundation (3%), School 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) (2%) & Hospital or medical research organization 170(b)(1)(A)(iii)

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directly into North Carolina’s economy each year.

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Mitchell - 62 Polk - 155 Rutherford - 295

NONPROFITS PUT

Source: NC Center for Nonprofits

McDowell - 168

$15 Billion in wages to North Carolinians.

Swain - 79 Transylvania - 195 Watauga - 289 Yancey - 91 Source: the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File Extract

campus, there are similar programs offered at other universities and some have an MBA associated with them while others do not.

However, schools which offer an MBA are larger, such as Harvard, University of CaliforniaBerkeley, and Duke.

“Considering the program is brand new, we are very excited to have 10 outstanding students in the program,” says Fournier.

Lenoir-R hyne conducted research with dozens of community leaders, as well as nonprofit executive directors and people in the industry, to determine there was a need in the region. Round-table focus groups showed that issues central to nonprofit management and operations included: new revenue streams; accounting and finance; work life balance and sustainability in the profession; managing human resources; and how to better position for needed resources such as donors or volunteers.

(See the November 2016 issue of Capital at Play for our report of the different types of revenue streams that nonprofits in Western North Carolina utilize.)

Resilient to Changes

The Collider, a nonprofit located in Asheville, is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy innovation center focused on catalyzing solutions for the problems of climate change. It offers cowork, business, and event space in addition to providing memberships, education, internships, sponsorships, and public opportunities to “collide.” It produces and hosts professional and public events on climate science and solutions, and is working to grow the climate solutions industry.

In addition to professional workshops and events, The Collider offers public opportunities to engage in climate, science and environmental education, and discussion. Among those are films, science lectures, and a new science book club. In March 2018 The Collider will be spearheading a new conference on the business of climate, ClimateCon, aiming to address the opportunities for innovative solutions for climate change.

In her role as executive director of The Collider, Megan Robinson notes that nonprofits will continue to be fundamental to our communities, but need to be resilient to changes in funding streams and political direction and need to be adaptive to the needs of their constituents.

She believes we will see an increase in nonprofits that incorporate social enterprise models into their funding models. Social enterprises are nonprofits that operate businesses to expand their revenue streams.

“If business is the backbone of a community, nonprofits are the heart,” says Robinson.

“Nonprofits elevate social causes that make a difference in the lives of people, the state of environment, and the future of our world.

Nonprofits help connect, nurture, and propel forward initiatives and programs that are often underfunded, but tremendously valued.

“A quote by Jane Goodall sums it up the best: ‘We have the choice to use the gift of life to make the world a better place – or not bother.’

I choose to do this through working in the nonprofit sector.”

NUMBER OF NUMBER OF 501(C)(3) NONPROFITS IN NORTH CAROLINA BY REGION

PIEDMONT TRIAD AREA 1,791

TRIANGLE AREA 2,794

NORTHEASTERN NC 421

WESTERN NC 1,634*

CHARLOTTE AREA 2,247

*This study includes 5 more counties as WNC than Capital at Play's 18.

SOUTHEASTERN NC 864

EASTERN NC 882

Source: NC Center for Nonprofits

USEFUL LINKS North Carolina Center for Nonprofits: ncnonprofits.org IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File Extract: irs.gov/charities-non-profits/ exempt-organizations-business-master-file-extract-eo-bmf

North Carolina Center for Nonprofits List of Nonprofits by Economic Development Region and County: ncnonprofits.org/ sites/default/files/public_resources/ NCNonprofitRegionalData.pdf National Center for Charitable Statistics: nccs.urban.org November 2017 | capitalatplay.com

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Nonprofit MINI PROFILES Ten leaders of some of the area’s top nonprofits sat down with Capital at Play to discuss how their work is real business. written by jennifer fitzger ald

Three years ago, Capital at Play published an article in the November 2015 issue titled “Nonprofit North Carolina: Metrics and Accountability in Philanthropy.” The following November we published a follow-up, “Nonprofits & Revenue Streams,” and in each instance the response was hugely encouraging. It told us that, despite our magazine’s explicit mandate to cover the private business sector, our readership still has an interest (vested or otherwise) in learning more about the activities of nonprofits here in Western North Carolina.

And with November being Nonprofit Awareness Month (go to the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits website, NCNonprofits.org/npaware, for details), we want to remain proactive on the topic, if only for one month per year. As these annual reports—including our latest one, which appears on page 29—have clearly demonstrated, the nonprofit sector is a major economic driver for the region, and there’s no reason to think that trend is going to slow in the future.

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This year, we have even decided to expand our nonprofit coverage beyond a lone report or summary.

In the pages that follow, you’ll read mini-profiles of ten area nonprofit heads in which they discuss their backgrounds and upbringings, what drew them to the nonprofit sector in the first place, as well as to their nonprofits’ core missions, their greatest challenges and, greatest rewards, and of course, the core activities their nonprofits are engaged in. Our hope is that, by putting a human face upon some of the organizations that work to make this a better region for all of us, you will be inspired to support them and others like them in some meaningful way. This could be financially (many nonprofits that depend heavily on government funding as a key revenue stream are experiencing severe shortfalls due to government cutbacks), or through volunteerism, or simply by helping to spread the word to your friends and neighbors about nonprofits and what they do. —The Editors

Thank You to the nonprofits for working with us on these profiles

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Master's Degree from the University of Illinois at Springfield in human development counseling. He has been in human services for 43 years—the last 36 with ABCCM—having worked with Goodwill Industries and Lutheran Family Services before coming to Asheville. He and his wife were also house parents for a juvenile girl’s home.

The most influential person in his life is, according to Rogers, “Jesus the Christ. There is nothing about His life, His words and works that are not worthy of trying to emulate. My father told me shortly after taking this job that he was worried about me. When

“Always find people smarter than you and surround yourself with them.”

Reverend Scott Rogers Executive Director, Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry

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EVEREND SCOTT ROGERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM), says there are enough heartwarming stories about ABCCM and the impact the organization has on individuals to fill a whole series of books like Chicken Soup for the Soul.

“ABCCM saves lives, and hearing from a homeless person, or a frail elderly person that was freezing, or a clinic patient, ‘You saved my life!’ is very powerful and meaningful,” says Rogers.

“ABCCM transforms lives, and seeing persons get a second chance, reach their dream job or dream home, or have a year or two of sobriety and restored families is priceless. Creating opportunities for the hundreds of volunteers and their churches to become involved in a life of service that saves and transforms lives is the greatest honor and joy of my life.”

Rogers is an ordained minister in the Christian church, having served in the pulpit for six years. He is a licensed marital and family therapist in North Carolina and a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. He has a B.A. in church growth and world missions from Lincoln Christian University, Lincoln, Illinois; and a 36

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I asked ‘Why’, he said, ‘Boy, you aren’t that smart!’ ‘What should I do?’ I asked. He gave me the best advice of my career: ‘Always find people smarter than you and surround yourself with them.’ Jesus has shaped me and blessed me through hundreds of brilliant, dedicated, passionate people who are church leaders, business leaders, community leaders, staff, salt of the earth volunteers, and neighbors who have surrounded my life.”

ABCCM is church-owned and operated, so funding is primarily from 281 congregations of all denominations and faith groups. The organization has more than 6,000 trained volunteers. Over the last five years the organization averaged serving around 48,000 unique men, women, and children’s lives, or about 16,000 households each year. Areas of service include: the Crisis Ministry, which has four locations around the county providing emergency assistance to individuals and families; Homeless Services, which is made up of two transitional housing facilities (the Veterans Restoration Quarters for men and the Steadfast House for women and children); Veterans Services of the Carolinas; the Medical Ministry, which is a partnership between Mission Hospital and ABCCM where they care for the uninsured in Buncombe County; and the Jail Ministry, which provides inmates with new meaning and direction.

On a personal level, Rogers spends time in prayer, reflection, and reading. The core of his family’s memory-making involves being on the water—fishing, skiing, swimming, and boating. “‘Commit your life to the Lord and He will direct your path,’ is what my Mom wrote in my high school year book,” says Rogers. “Set reasonable goals and follow through; evaluate your progress regularly, and be flexible enough to change direction if needed and strong enough to stay the course until each goal is attained—then set new goals.”

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ABCCM’s mission is based on the Scripture in Matthew 25 when believers are confronted with questions about how their life was spent: When did you feed the hungry, visit those in prison, care for the sick, or take in the stranger – then hearing that when and if they did these things, they were doing them to The Lord. (Full mission statement at ABCCM website.)

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Y E A R N O N PRO F I T WA S F O U N D E D? 1978 (next year will be 40)

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grandparents, and other fans. Annually, just over 5,000 children play in the ABYSA. Rottjakob says the most heart-warming stories come from adults reflecting on how much the ABYSA program meant to them as children.

“One that particularly sticks out was a very kind note that accompanied a modest donation to our financial aid program

Michael Rottjakob

Executive Director, Asheville Buncombe Youth Soccer Association

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HEN ASKED WHY HE CHOOSES TO WORK FOR a nonprofit, Michael Rottjakob, executive director of Asheville Buncombe Youth Soccer Association (ABYSA) and its competitive division, the Highland Football Club, points out that he chooses to work for a soccer club— which is a little different than choosing the nonprofit sector.

“I do that because I believe sport, and soccer specifically, is a remarkable vehicle for empowering children and teaching important life lessons,” he says.

Rottjakob has been involved with the organization for 26 years, first as a part-time coach and director of coaching; then 16 years ago he became ABYSA’s second full-time employee as executive director. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, raised in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Western North Carolina in 1983.

He received a B.A. in psychology from Warren Wilson College and worked 10 years on the children’s unit of Appalachian Hall, a psychiatric hospital that was in Asheville.

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“It is challenging to keep our eye on the ball with all the distractions that come with managing the resources it takes to serve so many families.” from a former player living out of state. He spoke of how grateful he was for the financial aid his family received that allowed him to participate, and the ‘protective’ impact that his coaches and team had on his development as a young man.”

ABYSA prides themselves in providing age-appropriate programming in a healthy child-focused environment. The most challenging part of Rottjakob’s job is keeping priorities straight.

“Many youth sports environments are everything but healthy and kid-friendly, and it is challenging to keep our eye on the ball with all the distractions that come with managing the resources it takes to serve so many families. Making sure we try to always do ‘the right thing’ means we keep the experience our players have on the soccer field as the first priority.”

If you find yourself at the soccer field for an ABYSA game, you may not see Rottjakob, but rest assured that he and his staff are close by.

“The most rewarding part of my job is simply watching all of our players having fun and competing on Saturdays at the John B. Lewis Soccer Complex and Buncombe County Sports Park,” he says, referring to the sports facilities located in East Asheville and West Asheville, respectively. “Game days are the culmination of the efforts of 15 full-time employees, over 40 parttime coaches, and 44,000 annual volunteer service hours—and just watching all the activity and fun is extremely gratifying.”

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A N N UA L B U D G E T $2.3 million

N U M B E R S E RV E D A N N UA L LY Just over 5,000 children

H OW D O YO U G E T F U N D I N G ?

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staff—everyone is passionate about the importance of allowing community members to participate in the arts. ACT has played that role for 71 years, and a strong focus of this current team is to secure ACT for the future.”

Harper’s father has had an enormous influence on her and her siblings. “We were lucky to be raised by one of the ‘Greatest Generation’—a group that asked not what could be done for them but what they could do for others,” she says. “My father taught us values and attitudes that have held us in good stead. I have

“I choose to work for a nonprofit because I love the fact that it is our job to make our community a better place—and the work is fun.”

Susan Harper

Executive Director, Asheville Community Theatre

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F YOU HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A production at Asheville Community Theatre (ACT), then you have more than likely seen Susan Harper. Perhaps when she is in the lobby during intermission mingling with guests, or when she takes the stage to welcome those in attendance.

Harper grew up in the Midwest and has an undergraduate degree in art education and a graduate degree in supervision and administration. She has been with ACT for 12 years and previously taught visual art (K-12) for many years, additionally working for a multi-discipline arts center and at the South Carolina Arts Commission.

“I choose to work for a nonprofit because I love the fact that it is our job to make our community a better place—and the work is fun,” she says Harper. “We get to tell stories for a living.

Sometimes that is just fun. Other times, our work helps make meaning of the world we live in—and we think that is important work. We foster creativity and bring artists of various disciplines together to collaborate in the telling of a story.

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great admiration for the life he lived and the choices he made.”

Keeping it “all in balance” is important to her. She enjoys spending time with her husband, friends, and family, and reading on her screened porch with her dogs by her side.

Meanwhile, at ACT she is balancing the varied needs of the organization and their many stakeholder groups.

“Our stakeholders are varied—from a troupe of about 100 seniors (The Autumn Players) to the families of the children who participate in our programming,” says Harper. “We have the Mainstage audience members, who love our big musicals and classic dramas, and the audience members, who attend the edgier work in 35below (our current black box). Another group of stakeholders are the actors and actresses, who produce the work we're known for. Another group are the artists we hire to lead the artistic process for our plays and musicals. Staff and board members are certainly stakeholders.

“We serve all ages—children through seniors—and our robust programming creates some serious scheduling challenges,” she says. “We’re in a capital campaign to raise funds to expand our programming space. At this point, our programs are limited by our facilities.”

The first phase of the capital campaign was a major renovation of current space, completed on time and on budget this past summer. Fundraising is in progress for the second phase of the campaign, which is a new construction of about 10,000 square feet of programming space. It will include education space for classes and rehearsals and a new black box theatre.

Groundbreaking is planned for the fall of 2018.

Harper is moved by how seriously children and teens in ACT programs take their roles. She shares a story of an opening night for a teen production where the music, which was on

computer, stopped. That didn’t throw the teens at all: They finished the show a capella.

“It is most rewarding to see how members of a cast and crew bond over the experience of being in a play. Over a period of eight to ten weeks, strong friendships are forged and the shared experience provides for lifelong friendships.”

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nonprofits could work to empower private entrepreneurs, and in turn impact a lot of people in a positive manner, got me hooked on this line of work.”

The mission of Blue Ridge Food Ventures is to provide technical assistance and training for limited resource individuals engaged in value-added food and agricultural manufacturing. About 50 small businesses use their services every year, including Buchi Kombucha, Imladris Farm Jams and Jellies, Lusty Monk Mustard, No Evil Foods, Roots Hummus, Smiling Hara Tempeh, and Smokin’ J’s Fiery Foods.

“My main interest in nonprofits has been their capacity to execute social entrepreneurship programs.”

Smithson Mills

Executive Director & Board Chair, Blue Ridge Food Ventures

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IFE AND WORK JUST LED SMITHSON MILLS IN the direction of nonprofits. The executive director of Blue Ridge Food Ventures (BRFV) has worked on a contract basis for many nonprofits over the years. “My main interest in nonprofits has been their capacity to execute social entrepreneurship programs,” he says. “Specifically, I am focused on nonprofits that provide services and infrastructure to small-scale businesses, like business incubators, shared-use food processing facilities, and farm-based shared production and processing infrastructure.”

He was born and raised in Wadesboro, North Carolina, and graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1989, then spent three years living in Taiwan and studying Chinese.

“My first experience in this (nonprofit) arena was helping to establish a pasteurizer loan program for goat cheese producers.

This was a program where small goat dairies could borrow a pasteurizer for a year in order to meet regulatory requirements to sell cheese legally. At the end of the year, the dairies were able to buy their own pasteurizers. The loaned pasteurizer would then be made available for another dairy. The idea that 42

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“Helping small food businesses succeed and grow is very rewarding,” says Mills. “I am a big fan of small-scale capitalism.

Businesses using our services generate at least $3.5 million in annual revenues from products they make in the facility, and that translates into jobs and wealth creation at the local level. It is also very rewarding to see this program continue to succeed in its mission after more than 12 years of operations.”

He notes that managing the expectations and needs of many small businesses that rely on Blue Ridge Food Ventures to manufacture their products is often challenging.

“We often have three or more businesses in the facility at the same time, and we try to meet each one’s needs for specific equipment and space so they can run their businesses successfully,” says Mills. “The second most challenging issue is managing the program so that it is as close to 100% self-sufficient as possible. We constantly have to make tough decisions on how to spend revenues so that the program is fulfilling its mission without operating in the red.”

Mills enjoys the company of his family and friends. “Enjoying all the things that our area has to offer, from incredible natural beauty to music and art to good food and beer, all add up to make a very decent quality of life,” he says. “When I have the time, I really enjoy traveling.”

He credits his dad, a former farmer and retired Superior Court judge, for teaching him the value of hard work and the importance of treating people with respect: “Not to care too much about what other people think as long as I feel I am doing the right thing.”

Mills advises not to worry about things too much. “Just focus on the tasks at hand, do them as well as you can, and the future will take care of itself.”

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MISSION

To provide technical assistance and training for limited resource individuals engaged in value-added food and agricultural manufacturing.

A N N UA L B U D G E T $350,000 (approx.)

N U M B E R S E RV E D A N N UA L LY

We have about 50 small businesses using our services every year.

H OW D O YO U G E T FUNDING?

Most funding comes from use fees paid by our clients. Last year we were 100% self-sufficient from earned revenues.

At the same time, we wouldn’t be here today without generous support from the Community Foundation of WNC, the NC Tobacco Trust Fund, Appalachian Regional Commission, and NC Golden LEAF.

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BRFV opened as a program of AdvantageWest in 2005. In July of 2017 it became a standalone nonprofit.

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BRFV is an 11,500-sq.- ft. facility located at the Enka Campus of A-B Tech. The facility consists of four production rooms, dry and cold storage, and offices. We own about a million dollars’ worth of food processing equipment if purchased new.

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The Brevard Music Center is a summer institute and festival, teaching gifted young musicians from the ages of 14 through post-college to prepare and perform great musical works at a high artistic level. Each summer, almost half of the Center’s concerts are free and open to the public. And with some 40,000

“Perhaps the most difficult [part] is trying to envision what the Brevard Music Center should look like 25 years from now.”

Mark Weinstein President & CEO, Brevard Music Center

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HIRTY YEARS AGO MARK WEINSTEIN CONCLUDED that he was not driven by money, but by mission. “That sounds odd coming from a Harvard Business School graduate, but you have to know yourself,” he says. “It’s paid off.”

Weinstein is in his fourth year as president and CEO of Brevard Music Center. His past work experience includes president and CEO at the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts; executive director at the Washington National Opera; general director at the Pittsburgh Opera; and executive director at the New York City Opera.

Born in the Bronx, New York, and working in some of the largest cities in the country, one wonders why he made the transition from a large city to the Center’s 180-acre campus in Transylvania County.

In high school he “got hooked on the glee club. Ever since, music has been a big part of my life. For twenty-eight years, I ran musical organizations that dealt mostly with professionals— many at the highest level. Now I work on behalf of talented musical students who will become the professionals of the future; it is more rewarding than anything I’ve ever done in the past.”

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summer music festival attendees each year—not to mention 500 students and scores of faculty, staffers, and interns—the annual outreach of the Center is nothing if not impressive.

Weinstein shares a story from two summers ago of a Brevard Music Center student, who was an excellent percussionist but shy and introverted. Weinstein bonded with the student and saw a transformation in him throughout the summer.

“I saw him blossom in his relationships with his peers, in his confidence as a musician, and in our friendship. It was a life-changing experience for him. That is the transformative power of a summer at Brevard Music Center.”

Weinstein doesn’t view any part of his job as challenging—he says even the tough parts are enjoyable. “Perhaps the most difficult [part] is trying to envision what the Brevard Music Center should look like 25 years from now.” Founded in 1936, the over 80-year legacy of the Center is important to preserve for future generations.

In his spare time, Weinstein enjoys listening to opera, playing golf, and learning to fly fish. The most influential person in his life is his father: “He showed me that a soft man can be a strong man.”

The most rewarding part of his job is witnessing the growth of students as they pass through the Center each summer.

“The satisfaction in seeing our students exceed their own expectations—in their musicianship and performance—is most rewarding,” he says.

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The Brevard Music Center, a summer institute and festival, teaches gifted young musicians to prepare and perform great musical works at a high artistic level.

A N N UA L B U D G E T $6 million

N U M B E R S E RV E D A N N UA L LY

40,000 summer music festival attendees, 500 students, 80 faculty, 15 full-time staff; with hundreds of seasonal staff and interns each summer.

H OW D O YO U G E T F U N D I N G ?

Three core buckets: fundraising, box office, and tuition (but we also award $1.3 million in student scholarships each year).

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“When I was working out West, each family I worked with either had its own foundation or was working with their local community foundation. I became familiar with both models and focused my job search accordingly and geographically (either North Carolina or Virginia). The stars aligned for me, given the timing of my search, the Great Recession, and the narrowness of what I truly wanted.

“My role at CFWNC draws on my professional experience and has given me an opportunity to learn and grow. We work with incredibly generous individuals who care deeply about

“Being in wealth management for my entire career, I kept finding myself drawn to the philanthropic part of that work.”

Elizabeth Brazas

President , The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina

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LIZABETH BR AZAS CREDITS HER MOTHER AS being the most influential person in her life. “Mom is a feminist,” says Brazas. “She is an intellect and unbelievably well-read. When all four of her kids were in school, she went back to school and then back to work. She played bridge and tennis and was committed to her book club (and still is). She does the NYT crossword puzzle in ink. She remains active in politics at all levels. She understood when I quit the Brownies and joined Indian Guides.”

Brazas’ path to her position of president of the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC) includes practicing law for four years and working in the financial services sector. Born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, she is in her eighth year with CFWNC. “After being in wealth management for my entire career, I kept finding myself drawn to the philanthropic part of that work,” she remembers. “I reached out to a mentor who was working at the Pew Charitable trust as I considered this transition. She was the one that connected me to the recruiter that specialized in nonprofit positions and was doing the Community Foundation search.

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this region. We’re funded differently because we don’t really do direct fundraising. Our work is based on relationships—both with our fundholders and the nonprofits we support.

“I enjoy the relationships that are the cornerstone of our philanthropic advisory services. We manage more than 1,000 funds, and some of those fundholders work closely with us as advisors. Because we sit at the crossroads of regional needs and resources, at times we can match a project with a funder or help a fundholder identify a project or organization that meets their philanthropic goals.

“It’s the unique role that community foundations play in the regions they serve that I find rewarding because, to me, these trusted relationships hold the most long-term promise for meeting local needs. And, the people choosing to work with us in this way are always passionate, caring, and working to make a difference.”

What are the most challenging parts of her job? She notes that Western North Carolina, like much of the country, faces many challenges.

“We do not have enough funds to meet our regional needs.

So, we have to prioritize. Secondly, in this line of work, we often develop close relationships with people that we end up losing. It’s an honor to carry on the charitable legacies of these fundholders, but, of course, it hurts to lose someone with whom you’ve worked closely.”

Brazas enjoys traveling, reading, eating, gardening, and sitting on her porch—especially when it is cool enough for a fire.

When asked what advice she would give to a younger version of herself, she replied, “Care less about what people think. Eat dessert first.”

L E A R N M O R E AT: C F W N C .O R G

MISSION

The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina inspires philanthropy and mobilizes resources to enrich lives and communities in Western North Carolina.

A N N UA L B U D G E T $2.7 million

N U M B E R S E RV E D A N N UA L LY

CFWNC manages more than 1,000 charitable funds, and that includes individual donors, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations that have funds with us. CFWNC facilitates more than $18 million in grants and scholarships annually. We are the largest source of philanthropic resources for Western North Carolina.

H OW D O YO U G E T F U N D I N G ?

We focus on endowment, although not all of our $284 million in assets is endowed. Our assets grow as generous donors place funds here to support specific causes or to help CFWNC respond to unanticipated needs in the future.

Y E A R N O N PRO F I T WA S F O U N D E D? 1978

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We cover the 18 counties of WNC. Asheville is our only office, but we have nine affiliate funds, and with those funds we have local volunteer advisory boards, who help us raise money and make grants in those geographic areas. Those affiliates: Black Mountain-Swannanoa Valley Endowment Fund, Cashiers Community Fund, The Fund for Haywood County, Highlands Community Fund, The McDowell Endowment, The Fund for Mitchell County, Rutherford County Endowment, Transylvania Endowment, The Yancey Fund.

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and did postgraduate work at Western Carolina University.

She subsequently worked at Foothills Humane Society for 10 years as rescue coordinator, foster coordinator, and director of the Po’Kitties TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) program, which she co-founded in 2007.

“All of the money goes directly into supporting our work.

That is very satisfying, even if a bit personally limiting.”

Dana Mayer

Managing Director & Co-founder, Paws, Prayers, and Promises

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ANA MAYER BELIEVES IN FOLLOWING YOUR passion and loving what you do—which she does every day as the managing director and co-founder of Polk County’s Paws, Prayers, and Promises.

The foster-based organization, founded in 2015, “believes in building bridges for pets and their people in our community through humane education, assistance with special cases, adoptions, community awareness, and fostering of animals for people facing the ends of their lives until forever homes can be found. We have no facility, no cages, no kennels, no chains. We do have folks who generously volunteer their ​time, homes, ​and hearts in order to help.”

In 2016 alone, 550 animals received assistance from Paws, Prayers, and Promises, not including those they assisted with food. The organization is 100 percent staffed by volunteers.

This includes Mayer, who takes no salary.

“All of the money goes directly into supporting our work,” says Mayer. “That is very satisfying, even if a bit personally limiting.”

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“Over the years, we saw a lot of animals falling through the cracks—one shelter or one rescue cannot do it all,” she says.

“We try to do what others in the community cannot or will not do.”

The most challenging part of her job is educating people. “We try to make it easy for folks to spay/neuter and care properly for their pets, and some days it is like smacking one’s head against the proverbial wall.”

Mayer laughs when asked what she enjoys doing in her spare time. “What spare time?” she asks. “I field calls, texts, and emails seven days a week. Animals in trouble have no concept of ‘business hours,’ so spare time is definitely at a minimum.

I enjoy walking the dogs, and we have two therapy dogs who visit various places—schools, nursing homes, Special Olympics, etc. While that probably counts as ‘work,’ it never feels like it.”

Mayer names her mother as her key life influence. “There have been many influential people in my life, but I think the most influential was my Mom. She encouraged me to rescue, to save, and to love and respect animals and the natural world.

She was a true inspiration, and I miss her every day.”

For Mayer, it’s all about the animals—her inspiration and reward for the work that she does. “I love to see an animal who was homeless, injured, and terrified transformed into a dearly beloved family member. I love to release a feral cat, newly spayed/neutered and now with a rabies vaccine, back into its home territory, knowing it will be fed and cared for.

There really is no greater feeling.”

L E A R N M O R E AT: PAWS P R AY E R S A N D P ROM IS E S .O R G

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Helping the animals and their people, in our community.

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N U M B E R S E RV E D A N N UA L LY

2016 was our first full year and we were able to help about 550 animals, not including all the animals and owners that we help with food.

H OW D O YO U G E T FUNDING?

Our funding comes from grants and from the incredibly generous people in our community. We are also supported in a multitude of ways by our partner, P3 Consignments, which is an upscale consignment shop in downtown Landrum, South Carolina.

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the kind that requires action to help neighbors in need,” he says. “They probably have done much more volunteer work in their lives [than] I have done in my legal aid career for which I have been paid.”

Due to state budget cuts, Pisgah Legal Services suddenly lost funding in June totaling $635,000, or 12 percent of their budget. Obtaining funding to maintain a staff that is stable and building the experience needed to help clients is the most challenging part of Barrett’s job.

“Unstable funding makes it more difficult for me to add my experience to the advocacy efforts because I spend so much time raising money.

Jim Barrett

Executive Director, Pisgah Legal Services

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IM BARRETT BELIEVES THAT ALL PEOPLE SHOULD have access to the legal assistance that is necessary to function in society. He received his law degree from UNCChapel Hill in 1983 and has served at Pisgah Legal Services for 34 years. The organization provides free legal help in a total of 17 Western North Carolina counties to those who live in poverty. They assist over 15,000 individuals annually.

“We extend our poverty law expertise and what we have learned about the needs of our clients as far as our limited resources permit,” Barrett says. “It is important and rewarding to solve difficult problems for our neighbors who have the same problems as we all have, but they lack the financial resources to resolve some of those problems.” He adds that, despite the rewarding nature of Pisgah Legal’s work, the sheer numbers involved can seem daunting. “There are more than 100,000 people at any moment in our service area whose incomes are so low that they qualify for our free legal services.”

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“The people that we serve really are our neighbors in WNC. And we never know when we will need such assistance from our neighbors.”

“Working to address the causes of poverty is a rewarding occupation. Having the ability to do that as an attorney is a great thing because attorneys are trained to make laws work for clients and society. There is no substitute for working on the front lines to learn what works and doesn’t work—to build one’s expertise and credibility.”

Barrett enjoys gardening, walking, and following current events in his spare time. One of the more gratifying aspects of his position at Pisgah Legal derives from alleviating the suffering caused by poverty by helping vulnerable people stop domestic abuse, secure stable housing, obtain health care, and increase their incomes so that they can rise out of poverty.

He shares a story he says he will never forget that demonstrates the mission of his organization. “My daughter came home from middle school to report that her friend sitting next to her in class had benefited from Pisgah Legal Services. Her mom had been a victim of extreme physical abuse. The child’s dad had even killed their dog. Pisgah Legal helped the mom separate from her abusive husband and obtain custody. Later, the mom died suddenly in her sleep. My daughter’s friend’s big sister, who was just over 18, needed to adopt her younger siblings and raise them. We were able to help with the adoption.

“The people that we serve really are our neighbors in WNC. And we never know when we will need such assistance from our neighbors.”

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MISSION

Pisgah Legal Services pursues justice to improve lives for low-income people in Western North Carolina through legal assistance and advocacy. Vision Statement—Pisgah Legal Services envisions a community where all people have access to civil legal assistance when they need it to protect their basic rights and secure essentials, such as housing, health care, income, and safety from abuse. We envision a community with policies and services in place that reduce poverty and ease the burdens of poverty on our neighbors.

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of facilities and funding makes us draw on our creativity and requires an expanded skillset from everyone who works here.

My position, for example, includes not only hiring, evaluation, curriculum leadership, and student discipline, it also requires me to play a major role as finance officer, intermittent building and grounds work, technology maintenance, webmaster, etc.

“Such is life at a small charter school!”

Rizor grew up in the mountains of Colorado on a cattle ranch.

His education includes a B.S. in education, an MA in curriculum and instruction, an MS in educational leadership, and a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Wyoming.

“Like most people who work for nonprofits, I am a bit of an idealist.”

David Rizor

Director, Two Rivers Community School

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ISITING W ITH STUDENTS IN THE YOU NGER grades at Two Rivers Community School in Boone always makes David Rizor smile. It’s certainly one of the most rewarding aspects of his job, along with observing his students graduate each year.

“As I watch students that we have seen grow up move on to high school, knowing that they are prepared both academically and emotionally to take on the rigors of high school, as we ‘let them go,’ is very rewarding,” says Rizor.

The public charter school in Boone has 180 students. As a public charter school, the school’s funding is determined differently that regular public schools.

“Since we are able—and required—to open admission to all students in the state of North Carolina, we serve students from five counties, each paying a different per-pupil supplement,” says Rizor. “Without facilities funding or school buildings provided, we receive about 72% of the funding other public schools receive.

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At one point in his career, he was the leader of an environmentally based charter school located on Kilauea Volcano, adjacent to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, and he also opened a new charter school on the Big Island.

“After two years of getting that school started I decided it was time to be closer to family—both of my daughters are living in the Southeast—and I was lucky enough to be offered the position at Two Rivers Community School in Boone.”

Rizor acknowledges that education is a unique profession because some of the most significant results manifest themselves many years down the road.

“One of my most heart-warming stories happened about eight years after the student graduated from my school (eighth grade).

I went to visit a new area annexed to a national park. At the entrance, in ranger uniforms, were two of my former students: a brother and sister. The brother lit up immediately when he saw me and we visited for a few minutes. He was about to graduate from college and he told me that he wanted to take this chance opportunity to apologize to me.

“You see, he made a bad choice in school and I suspended him for a few days when he was in eighth grade. He had been thinking about it for eight years and thought enough of my guidance through the incident that he wanted to apologize all those years later. Then he went on to ask if I would listen to a song he wrote for me. When he attended my school, he started learning to play the ukulele and carried it everywhere. I let him keep it with him in school, and he often practiced at lunchtime. He remembered that, and having become quite proficient over the years, wrote a song that he wanted to play for me, right there, outdoors, on the side of a volcano, in a brand new portion of a national park.

“Like most people who work for nonprofits, I am a bit of an idealist. I am a strong supporter of public schools, and

working for a charter school gives me an opportunity to help create education that matches my philosophy of social justice, environmental sustainability, and an enriched teaching environment that goes beyond learning math and reading.”

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A tuition-free, public charter school serving the High Country.

A N N UA L B U D G E T $1.7 million

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As a public school, our funding comes from the state of North Carolina and from the counties that we serve.

However, as a public charter school, our funding is determined differently than regular public schools. The state uses a formula that averages school expenses across the state, and then reduces that amount based on the county we live in, subtracts any funding for facilities, and then pays “per-pupil” according to the number of students we have enrolled each year. County funding is the same as what the other public schools receive [in their respective counties].

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“We’ve grown the highest quality produce we can grow and we don’t care about veterans’ socio-economic status,” says Mahshie. “We give it to them and say this has nothing to do with whether you are in need or not. It has everything to do with the fact that you served our country and we haven’t forgotten you and we love you. And we want to make sure that message is very clear so that individuals receiving the produce feel a sense of dignity instead of a sense of shame.”

“The idea of delegating responsibility is challenging when you are solely reliant on volunteers.”

John Mahshie

Co-Founder & Executive Director, Veterans Healing Farm

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N LATE SUMMER OF 2001, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE veteran John Mahshie had just returned from his first duty station. He was 3,000 miles from his family and friends and felt as if he had no community. Soon after, the tragic events of September 11 occurred. Mahshie had just turned 19. Then, on September 30, his father died in a motorcycle accident in Western North Carolina on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

“A lot of what I do with the Veterans Healing Farms are activities that have been therapeutic for me dealing with that loss,” says Mahshie. “It comes out of dealing with these personal issues.”

His vision for the Veterans Healing Farm was so strong that he shared it with his future wife, Nicole, on their first date. Located in Hendersonville on land that is part of his mother’s farm, the nonprofit serves veterans by growing and then donating, at the Charles George VA Hospital, high-quality fruits, vegetables, and cut flower bouquets to veterans and their caregivers free of charge. In the last year, over 8,500 pounds of produce were given away at the VA Hospital.

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Mahshie and his wife work hard to balance the demands of the Farm with their growing family. Being a good husband and father are a priority for him and he enjoys every moment he spends with his family. The most challenging part of his job are the number of hats that he is required to wear.

“People tell me I should delegate more and I love the idea of delegation—it’s just that this is my baby, and I’m not going to leave my baby with somebody who is not qualified to take care of it,” he says. “The idea of delegating responsibility is challenging when you are solely reliant on volunteers.

“There’s a little part of me that is outside the box that likes to stay up late—be creative—creative energy—and then I have the executive director side—having my act together and also needing to be the mechanic and construction worker—all these various kinds of Renaissance man and also be available for my kids and be a good husband. I think the idea of balancing all the responsibilities can be overwhelming. I refuse to be a mediocre parent.”

The most influential person in Mahshie’s life is Jesus Christ.

He also notes the influence of Buckminster Fuller, who taught at Black Mountain College in the summers of 1948 and 1949 and re-invented the geodesic dome. Mahshie even has a bunny named “Bucky” in honor of Fuller.

“When I first read a little bit of Fuller’s work, I saw someone crazier than me,” says Mahshie. “We are on the same page.”

Mahshie speaks of the difficult transition that many veterans experience coming from their years of service where they were part of something that was bigger than themselves.

“Then they come into a society in which they get a job and they start making money, but it doesn’t seem if there is anything bigger than that—I go to work, I buy stuff. And that’s the end of it.”

At Veterans Healing Farm, Mahshie offers veterans an opportunity to be a part of something that is helping other veterans while providing them with a sense of mission. Veterans can attend workshops on innovative gardening techniques, and

with the addition of a 2,100 square foot community center, veterans from all around the country will be able to attend workshops for short periods of time. Workshops will also be live-streamed over the web so that any veteran with internet access will be able to participate. Mahshie believes that to succeed in life, one must have perseverance and hold on during a storm.

“Giving up is the easy option,” he says. “Continue to hope and have faith and to walk and encourage in the midst of pain and suffering. All of the good things in life are rooted in love and all the bad things in life are rooted in fear. In the midst of pain and suffering, continue to hope and to walk courageously in that hope.”

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Rody Hawkins, president and CEO of Improved Nature, said the company’s mission sounds futuristic, like a joke about a beauty contestant answer; but they really do want world peace, and they are going about it by fighting hunger.

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plant, offered samples of its meat substitute at its grand opening September 14. In over 300 forms, from nuggets to fish, the product can be breaded, fried, frozen, and thawed. No binders like gum or starch are used. The product is GMO-, gluten-, fat- and cholesterol-free; and low calorie, low fat, and low sodium. Like other meat substitutes, it looks and tastes like meat, but Improved Nature’s texture has been criticized by vegetarians as being too much like meat. While all the company’s principals are omnivores, they realize meat is not an option in famished, war-torn, or disaster-ridden parts of the world. The partners are currently in discussions with five billion-dollar companies over marketing and branding.

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Four other states were in the bidding, but Wisconsin won with an offer five times higher than North Carolina’s. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the 23-page letter listing Foxconn’s requests for public subsidy, but described it as “almost entirely redacted.” One request, however, was that all state and local taxes be offset. Local tax breaks, tax-funded site preparation, and incentives from the state’s settlement with tobacco companies would have been paid in addition to the $570 million offer. Foxconn had even lobbied the state to lift caps on economic development incentives.

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Foxconn representatives visited the state twice to scout out prospects for the plant, which, slated to open in 2020, would produce displays like large flat-screen

Purillume demonstrated its Orchid light-emitting diode table lamp at this year’s Council for Entrepreneurial Development Tech Venture Conference.

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With self-funding and money raised from friends and family, the lamp is now ready for production. The Orchid offers a touchscreen with sliders that allow the user to dim the lamp anywhere between the brightness of a nightlight and the output of four 60-watt bulbs, while consuming less power than a 40-watt incandescent.

Another slider lets the user decide how “warm” or “bright white” he or she wants his light. Wake, sleep, and travel settings can be set. Satellite lamps can be controlled through a master lamp, and an app is in the development stages. Bulbs have a design life of 50,000 hours.

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Late this summer, tobacco farmers in Wilson County were scurrying to harvest cutters, the second stage of the crop. Every year is different. This season started with a lot of rain, followed by a dry spell. By mid-August, according to Norman Harrell, director of Wilson County’s office of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, the crop was

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Lowe’s Companies has released two apps that use Apple’s ARKit augmented reality tool. The one dubbed “Measured” empowers 6S or newer versions of the iPhone, in camera view, to accurately find the length of anything, and then save and share the data. “Envisioned” works with The Mine, a retailer of luxury furnishings. It allows a user to shop The Mine’s catalog, select an item, and view a high-fidelity, 3D, to-scale, rotatable image superimposed on camera view. Images can be saved and shared, and items purchased. The app is built on LIL 3D, Lowe’s Innovation Labs’ proprietary technology for 3D imaging.

Lowe’s is a pioneer in the development of augmented reality applications for retail. Products of its digital development division include Holoroom, Lowe’s Vision, and In-Store Navigation. The first two technologies allow 3D visualization of Lowe’s products in a virtual room, and the third leads customers to the selected products. ARKit helps

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NanoCor Therapeutics, Incorporated released the results of a study indicating the company’s lead product, Carfostin, may improve cardiovascular health.

The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, showed a single dose correlated with up to a 25% improvement in heart function in swine. Carfostin is a gene therapy that delivers a calcium-regulating protein to damaged heart cells. If it is approved, it would be the first gene therapy used to treat late-stage congestive heart failure.

Congestive heart failure affects approximately five million Americans, and it is one of the major causes of hospitalization for persons 65 and older. It is the final stage for many heart conditions, and it is typically diagnosed with a life expectancy of five years. Carfostin will next be tested on human subjects suffering advanced chronic heart failure.

In the study, which will begin next year, patients will receive a single shot of one of four trial doses.

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30th anniversary of the first nationally publicized incident of workplace violence, the shootings in a post office in Edmonton, Oklahoma. Following the Edmonton incident, the phrase “going postal” became a pejorative moniker for workplace violence.

T he O c c u p a t io n a l H e a lt h a nd S a fe t y Administration (OSHA) defines workplace violence broadly as “any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening or disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site… rang[ing] from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and even homicide.”

In 2015 the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that out of 4,836 fatal workplace injuries in the United States, only 417 were caused by homicide.

Although workplace violence incidents that result in death remain relatively rare, nearly two million Americans report being victims of workplace violence each year.

Workplace violence is not limited to businesses that are frequent robbery targets (e.g., convenience stores). While external acts by a criminal or terrorist are certainly a type of workplace violence, healthcare providers and other businesses and nonprofits providing social assistance are often targets of violence by disgruntled patients and clients. Additionally, all workplaces are susceptible to violent acts committed by employees and former

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employees, as well as individuals who may be physically abusive to an employee.

For businesses and nonprofits, workplace violence can result in not only the loss of valued colleagues, but also economic losses due to damaged employee morale, decreased productivity, and potential office closures. Clients often ask what additional exposure they might have following an incident of workplace violence, and unfortunately, legal expenses can be significant. For example, businesses and nonprofits may incur expenses in dealing with workers’ compensation claims for both physical injuries and post-traumatic stress and may have to pay regulatory penalties to OSHA. Additionally, employers can be held liable for the actions of third parties on a premises liability theory of negligence, and for the conduct of employees on the basis of negligent hiring, retention, supervision, entrustment, and/or training.

Understanding risk factors for your business or nonprofit, recognizing warning signs in individuals who might perpetrate workplace violence, taking steps to develop policies and procedures, including

E an incident response plan, and utilizing law enforcement and our court system can help to mitigate many of these risks.

Understanding Risk Factors When considering risk factors, it is often helpful to think about the types of workplace violence. Taxi cab drivers and small retail and dining establishments that are open late at night tend to be at a greater risk of violence committed as part of a robbery or other criminal act. Companies that sell or deal in high value assets (e.g., art galleries, jewelry stores, and banks) may also be at a slightly greater risk for this type of violence.

ANY COMPANY CAN BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO VIOLENCE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS HAD AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY.

Businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations that serve the public (e.g., schools, healthcare and social service providers, courts, correctional i n st it ut ion s , c u st omer s er v ic e contractors, unemployment offices, homeless shelters, and law enforcement agencies) are often at risk for violence from customers, clients, and service recipients. Additionally, businesses that serve alcohol are often at risk for this type of violence.

Unfortunately, any company can be susceptible to violence from an individual who has had an employment relationship with the company or from an individual who has been domestically abusive to an employee of the company.

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Recognizing Warning Signs Crimes committed by third parties can often be difficult to predict, but companies can potentially recognize warning signs in patients, customers, clients, employees, former employees, and employees who are domestic violence victims.

For employees and customers, warning signs include: difficulty managing anger, dehumanizing others, inflexibility, collecting injustices, making statements that approve of violence to solve problems, and an exaggerated sense of entitlement. Other than visible bruises or injuries that appear to have come from choking, punching, or sprained wrists, an employee may be in an abusive relationship if you observe that he or she has little money available, cannot access a car, has to seek permission to attend work events, has low self-esteem, appears sad or hopeless, loses interest in work activities, refers to a partner’s temper but does not disclose the extent of the partners’ anger, or shows warning signs of suicide.

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violence as part of your employee handbook or a separate employee policy. Additionally, having thorough evacuation and incident response plans (IRPs) that are specific to situational dangers and training employees and key personnel on your IRPs is crucial. For example, your evacuation plan for a fire

HAVING QUICK ACCESS TO KEY CONTACT INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES TO ANSWER EMPLOYEE QUESTIONS WILL HELP YOU IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS. might differ from your response to a shooting. While it is a good idea to have employees gather at a centralized location in the event of a fire to determine who is missing and advise arriving firefighters of this fact, instructing your employees to gather across the street during a shooting would potentially make

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them vulnerable to a gunman. Nonetheless, you will want to be able to figure out how to account for everyone who exits and be able to advise police on who might still be in the building.

Your incident response plan also should have guidelines for what to do after an incident of workplace violence. You will need to be able to quickly contact key personnel and third party contractors (e.g., your insurance broker, PR firm, attorney, etc.) and be prepared to answer employee questions (e.g., “May I re-enter the building to grab my purse?” "Do I come to work tomorrow?" "Will I get paid for tomorrow?" etc.). Having quick access to key contact information and guidelines to answer employee questions will help you in the midst of chaos.

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off-duty officer. Finally, if an employee is a victim of domestic violence, stalking, threats, or harassment from any individual, you may want to seek a civil no-contact order pursuant to the North Carolina Workplace Violence Prevention Act. To obtain this order, you must have input from the employee about whether he or she has any safety-related concerns about participating in the process. Through a no-contact order, a court can order a person who is threatening your employee not to visit, assault, molest, or otherwise interfere with your company’s premises or operations and to cease stalking, harassing, or contacting your employee. A no-contact order is valid for one year and can be renewed annually.

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Law enforcement agencies have created invaluable resources that are of great assistance in creating evacuation and incident response plans. Law enforcement may also be willing to help companies identify security hazards and mitigate risks to help reduce criminal activity. Additionally, if you have reason to anticipate that a person who might threaten violence may come to your company, you may want to request assistance from an

Ultimately, no one can predict with 100 percent accuracy that a crisis will occur, but even the best company can have an employee whose relationship with an abusive partner spills into the workplace. Taking steps to prevent and plan for workplace violence incidents will help fulfill your ethical and legal obligations to your workforce and will ultimately protect your company should the unthinkable happen.

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Laura founded Webb Investment Services, Inc., 22 years ago, but Laura has served in this industry for over 36 years. She has built a team of licensed professionals, a CPA along with a Registered Paraplanner and Client Relationship Manager.

A colleague in Laura’s national network, Susan Bradley, CFP®, CeFT®, stated, “When life changes, money changes; and when money changes, life changes™.” Frequently, those changes are related to some type of significant transition— retirement, sale of a business, inheritance, death, or divorce. People can be blindsided by such a life event and may have a hard time making decisions. Judgment can be compromised, and this is where the personal side of money can prevent clear, healthy decision making. Laura and her team can assist in making the journey less arduous, helping clients feel more confident about their financial futures.

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When Andy Marthaler was 16, he was hired to clean the glass and run errands for the local jeweler in his small hometown of Detroit Lakes. Since then, jewelry is all he’s ever known. From that humble perspective, Andy says that a service-driven approach has informed his working perspective. “At one time I thought I might pursue law enforcement, but when God kept opening the doors for me to be in the jewelry industry, I paid attention and kept pursuing ways to grow in the industry.

“I feel that it’s my job to inform the customer, whether they shop with Marthaler Jewelers or they shop elsewhere, about what determines value in a stone or jewelry. By running our business with integrity and transparency, I hope that I am encouraging people to respect what brick-and-mortar stores like ours can provide over buying from an unknown online store that doesn’t care about building relationships or providing lifetime service.”

He and his wife, Tonya, love knowing that they are a part of someone’s story.

“Personal stories are what define us and what make each relationship unique,” he says. “We will never take for granted the chance to be part of this.”

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Unlike McKinney Agency, most of those internet-based services contribute little or nothing to our local economy. In the words of the Agency’s founder and owner Doug McKinney, “The greatest satisfaction our job brings is presenting payments to our clients for claims to help them get back to the standard of living they were accustomed to before the event. Our highly trained staff does its very best to help our customers to attain and maintain the coverages they should have for maximum protection affordable.”

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Elliott and I are so honored to be a part of that.

Not only that but we get to work with incredible gemstones, too. We get to take nature’s artwork and turn it into something wearable. The custom design process is something we both enjoy, too. When someone brings us a family heirloom to repurpose or perhaps has a creative idea, we both find it so rewarding to make their dreams come true. It’s very meaningful when we get to create a mounting, using

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For 37 years, Dr. William L. Chambers has been a leader of Pediatric Dentistry in Western North Carolina.

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Two great North Carolina banks are coming together, and we couldn’t be more excited!

Although you won’t see the signs change just yet, Asheville Savings Bank is now First Bank, an independent community bank headquartered right here in North Carolina.

What can you expect from your new community bank: friendly and familiar faces; a deep dedication to the success of local organizations, families, and businesses; and the same serious commitment to helping you pursue your dreams. You’ll also have access to sophisticated financial products personalized to your individual needs, great rates, and exceptional service—every time, for everyone.

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LexisNexis announced the second cohort of participants in its Silicon Valley Legal Tech Accelerator program. Selected from numerous applicants for their interesting and innovative applications of technology, participants will send up to three employees to the Silicon Valley for hands-on mentoring with access to stateof-the-art tools, technology, and data.

The successful candidates were: Contract Wrangler, harnessing machine learning technology to scour data for hidden insights before agreements are signed; dealWIP, offering cloud-based workflow integration for all participants in complex legal matters; Lawcountability, providing an online platform for professional networking and business development; Medilenz, furnishing a secure, web-based

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FJ Capital Management published a whitepaper, “Booming M&A Cycle Creates Investment Opportunity.” It projected banking consolidation would continue in the United States, where there are 6,000 banks, more than in any developed nation. The authors expect that number to halve in the next 10-15 years, for a number of reasons. Following the 2008 financial crisis, regulators have

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required banks to be more strongly capitalized, while they must also invest more in compliance and technology.

Small banks have been able to run at a profit with solid commercial real estate loans, but regulations are now designed to prefer diversified portfolios. In this climate aging chief executive officers and board chairs are more inclined to sell their banks than confront the challenges of constantly upping their regulatory and cyber-security learning curves. FJ Capital is an advisory firm specializing in investment in banks with market capitalization between $300 million and $10 billion.

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Trendy home furnishings retailer Ikea announced its acquisition of TaskRabbit.

TaskRabbit is a sharing-economy business that allows people to be hired on-demand for jobs like assembling furniture, cleaning, or even standing in line. Details of the deal were not released, but TaskRabbit had raised approximately $50 million in venture capital over a decade. Ikea already has a partnership with TaskRabbit in the United Kingdom,

where it offers fixed pricing; and in New York City, “Ikea Assembly” is on TaskRabbit’s list of service options. Like many retailers, Ikea is trying to stay relevant as Amazon assumes a greater share of their market, it now offering gig-economy delivery and installation.

Ikea began as a do-it-yourself brand, moved away from that mooring with YouTube instruction videos, and continues the trend with delivery and assembly options that, prior to the merger, have proven expensive.

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Professional marketing videos will be created for the winners, and crowdsourcing campaigns will launch in the season finale. Make48 is underwritten by Stanley Black & Decker and distributed to over 200 stations by American Public Television, Boston. CEO Tom Gray says his program is “like swimming with a pod of dolphins rather than being thrown into a tank of sharks.”

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Make 48, a “reality program that works,” is airing its debut season, producing its second, and seeking applications for a third. The series, in eight episodes thus far, gives seventeen teams forty-eight hours to bring a new consumer product from concept to prototype. Participants receive mentoring from technicians and inventors, and they’re given access to everything from hand tools to 3D printing.

Three winners will be selected by a panel of judges representing QVC, Indiegogo, Pivot International, and Handy Camel.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded 13 two-year grants, totaling $30 million, for research with tissue chips. Tissue chips are integrated circuits, one to two inches long, that support living human tissue and model the function of organs, such as kidneys or lungs. The research awards are part of the Tissue Chip for Disease Modeling and Efficacy Testing program, which is designed to reduce the time invested in getting treatments approved for clinical trials and, further, to detect toxicities that otherwise would not be discovered until tested in humans. The awards represent the first phase of a program that will fund $75 million in projects over five years. For now, researchers are

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After a 50-year run, Monarch Airlines went out of business, with 300,000 bookings being cancelled, and 110,000 would-be passengers left stranded abroad. Executives attributed the United Kingdom’s largest airline failure to three causes: threats of terrorism frightening flyers, particularly impacting service to Egypt and Turkey; a weak pound increasing fuel costs as families were losing discretionary income; and Brexit dampening consumer confidence. These factors impacted all airlines, but only Monarch, the UK’s fifth largest, folded.

Analysts note Monarch had been struggling for years, trying to emulate other low-cost carriers in a market already dominated by Ryanair and easyJet. Monarch failed despite multiple multimillion-dollar infusions from private investor Greybull Capital combined with cost-cutting strategies. Last fiscal year,

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General Motors Company’s Executive Vice President of Global Product Development Mark Reuss announced the organization’s intentions to build more battery-powered and fuel-cell electric automobiles. Having released the Chevrolet Bolt EV in 2016, the company expects to manufacture two new all-electric vehicles in 2018 and at least 20 more by 2023. Reuss stood in front of several covered clay models, but unveiled only three. “General Motors believes the future is all electric,” he said, presaging anticipated bans on internal combustion engines by China and European nations. Since GM builds everything from small to heavy-duty vehicles, Reuss said the transition would not be straightforward; for example, military and rescue vehicles would be powered by a fuel cell and dual electric motors. The press conference was light on detail and came quickly, right before a scheduled press conference from Ford Motor Company, in which that company was expected to release details about electric and autonomous vehicles in its business plan.

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The Recording Industry Association of America’s midyear report, releasing year-over-year numbers, showed the streaming business continues to grow, with retail revenues for streaming up 17%, to $4 billion, and wholesale transactions up 14.6%, to $2.7 billion. Paid subscriptions for services like Spotify and Apple Music increased 61%, with 30.4 million users spending $1.7 billion.

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Record labels continue to complain about YouTube, which pays them $1 for 58 hours of viewing. YouTube maintains its attitude that labels are welcome to pull content from the platform as they please, but the video/audio behemoth continues to be a magnet for users’ unauthorized uploading of content.

Meanwhile, artists are increasingly complaining about the royalty structures that streaming platforms implement, citing their receiving royalty checks of just a few dollars for many thousands of spins. While generally recovering, industry sales continue to fall short of 1990s levels, attained before Napster popularized online music sharing.

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A partnership between Airbnb and WeWork was leaked before terms of agreement were finalized. Valued at $31 billion, Airbnb is the world’s largest room rental company in the shared economy; and at $20 billion, WeWork is the same for workspaces. One of the shortcomings of Airbnb has been its inability to offer conference rooms, computers, printers, and other office amenities large hotels can provide. WeWork is a series of glass office buildings, serving primarily as business incubators. They offer users 24-hour access to desk space, WiFi and ethernet, business-class printers, shipping and mailing, and even a break room. The collaboration will give parties booking with Airbnb the option of also reserving a workspace at a nearby WeWork property. It will be piloted in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, DC, London, and Sydney.

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Fresh bread sales have been described as chronically flat. For the fiscal year ended July 9, sales were down 0.1% to $8.934 billion, and unit sales were down 0.7% to 3.775 billion. The two largest baking companies in the United States, Bimbo Bakeries USA and Flowers Foods, with combined retail sales of $4.248 million, accounted for 61% of branded bread sales in the country. Both are executing restructuring plans, investing in modernization of production, whether through upgrades or investment in new facilities, and selling off properties acquired through acquisitions. Bimbo purchased Sara Lee Corporation in 2011, and Flowers acquired twenty plants when it bought Wonder Bread from Hostess Brands in 2013. Marketing strategies that are working include selling half loaves, merchandising with more successful products like meat and produce, and branding items as free from certain ingredients.

Last month VidAngel filed for relief under Chapter 11. VidAngel’s software allows users to filter objectionable content such as language, nudity, and violence from movies and TV shows on HBO, Amazon Prime, and Netflix.

However, seven Hollywood Studios (Disney, 20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros, New Line Cinema, Marvel, and Turner Entertainment) oppose VidAngel and maintain that the 2005 Family Movie Act, which allows home filtering, is antiquated and should not apply in the streaming era. VidAngel’s Chapter 11 filing is, in the company’s words, “an important step to protect our company—as well as its creditors, investors, and customers—from the plaintiffs’ efforts to deny families their legal right to watch filtered content on modern devices. It also gives us breathing room to reorganize our business around the new streaming platform.”

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ox hunting is about a chase, an afternoon with mother nature, on your horse, following excited, barking hounds across various terrain.

All ages and dispositions seem to enjoy the sport once they experience it. And even if you don’t ride, it is a treat to participate in the activity. Observers can watch the hounds, the horses, and the riders galloping across the hillside or over a bridge, perhaps jumping a log or fence.

It is quite a colorful, action-laced spectacle to see. To some, chasing a fox across a field, over a stream, and into the woods on their horse behind a pack of hounds with a group of friends, is incredibly exciting, challenging, and fun. They must always stay alert, as abruptly they might have to stop—the hounds have lost the scent of the fox, the coyote, or even perhaps a bobcat has suddenly changed directions. (Yes, despite the sport’s name, all these animals can be chased on a fox hunt, but not deer.) And it enjoys enduring popularity in the Western North Carolina region.

Fox hunting has a long, colorful history, going back to medieval times. Here in the United States it has existed since Colonial day; throughout his lifetime George Washington enjoyed fox hunting at Mount Vernon, as did Thomas Jefferson at Monticello. It was even popular here in Western North Carolina—Rob Neufeld, columnist and author of Visiting Our Past, mentioned it in the Asheville Citizen-Times as recently as this past July, writing, “When the Swannanoa Country Club 78

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hosted a fancy ball in Coxe’s hotel (The Battery Park) in 1890, members recalled how the Club had, in years past, run fox hunts on the hill until barbed wire prevented their roaming.”

Of course, horses were a much bigger part of everyone’s lives at the turn of the century. Cars were just coming into existence; the phone was only beginning to be used; it was a different world then with horses at the center of day-to-day transportation—certainly not as today. Over the centuries, with urban growth and population soaring, the available land to hunt diminished considerably. Thus, hunting needed to change.

It became more of a sport than a practical part of farming existence and keeping livestock alive. Along the way, as with most sports, it also spawned a unique terminology (see the Glossary sidebar, page 85, for an extensive list of terms and descriptions), a range of formalized behavior, and men’s and women’s attire specific to the sport.

Early on, the fox was widely regarded as vermin, and the hunt was done as a means of pest control to protect the animals, the chicken, goats, and sheep; farmers needed to hunt foxes to prevent them from killing their livestock. Today, fox hunting is a widely enjoyed sport with a rich tradition, enjoyed by all ages both male and female. The Masters of Foxhounds Association lists approximately 151 foxhound packs in the United States and Canada, the most plentiful state for hunts being Virginia, with over 20 hunts. Here in North Carolina, there are six hunts, while Maryland has nine, and somewhat surprisingly, there are also a few in Texas, Oklahoma, Montana, and Colorado.

However, it is important to note that pursuing quarry for the purpose of killing is strictly forbidden by the Masters of

Foxhounds Association. According to article two of the organization's code: "The sport of fox hunting as it is practiced in North America places emphasis on the chase and not the kill.”

Fox Hunting in Polk County Fox hunting in Polk County is a sport enjoyed by many, both riders and onlookers.

There are two major hunts in the Tryon area: Tryon Hounds and Green Creek Hounds.

Tryon Hounds is one of the oldest and most prestigious hunts in the Southeast. The late Carter Brown established it in 1926 when he came to this area; it was recognized by the Masters of Foxhounds Association in 1935.

When the hunt season begins in late summer, due to the heat, fox hunts in Polk County start early in the morning, 7AM or 7:30AM. Later in the season, as the weather gets colder, the start time is later in the morning. Both clubs hunt twice a week, but on different days, with Tryon Hounds hunting on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and Green Creek Hounds on Thursdays and Sundays. Both have clubhouses, an active social and riding membership, and a full-time Huntsman to look after the pack of well-trained, responsive hounds. Generally speaking, Tryon Hounds is considered the more traditional club, holding fast to the fox hunting traditions and formal attire; whereas Green Creek Hounds is considered more relaxed and modern in approach.

Members of both hunts actively participate in all aspects of the sport, devoting a great deal of time to keeping the hunts operating smoothly.

Tryon Hounds is a corporation with a Board of Directors, and to quote Becky Barnes, president of the Board of Directors and a Field Master, “It is a well-oiled machine with strict attention to the business side of hunting.” There are three Masters of Foxhounds at Tryon Hounds: Mrs. George Hughtston Jr., Mrs. Charles C. Lingerfelt III, and Dr. Dean McKinney. They work together on an almost daily basis, and combined, they have over 75 years of experience as Masters with Tryon Hounds—quite an accomplishment to have that level of experience and devotion to a hunt, not just in Western North Carolina, but anywhere in America. Their territory consists of rolling green hills, open fields, and hardwood forests in Polk County, as well as in Spartanburg, Greenville, and Union Counties in South Carolina. They also

A Fall Day Fox Hunting with the Green Creek Hounds Written by Deborah K. Bundy, MFH Mist curls around the distant hills like a white gentle stream and teases us with the promise of winter as we gather at Green River Farm for the first cast. Tot Goodwin, the professional Huntsman for Green Creek Hounds, prepares to loose the pack in the near thicket where they will search for game. Hound noses lift on the wind scenting the air. Horses dance lightly on their feet, eager in the brisk autumn air.

I came to the area seventeen years ago, drawn by the beauty of the mountains, the small towns, and the wonderful riding community.

A Whipper-In helps the huntsman keep an eye on the hounds. He orders a wayward young hound back to the pack. The long lanky first year entry looks at the mounted rider, sees no avenue of escape, and rejoins the milling hounds clustered around the Huntsman. Christi Fowler, MFH, welcomes everyone. It is time to hunt.

We leave the fixture through a generous landowner’s property and hunt along the river. The land holds the colors of autumn, shades of crimson and gold scattered like jewels amidst the pines. Glittering thickets make bright accents on the scenery. For a short while, as the hounds search in the thickets, I take in the view, and then a motorist stops and tells of a red fox viewed crossing the road. Since I am a Whipper-In, I alert the Huntsman and Tot gathers the hounds, recasts.

A hound opens. His voice is beautiful and his mates join in. In perfect harmony, and moving like Formula 44 racers, the hounds roar off on the scent of the fox. Even the young entry, a hound’s first season of hunting, runs like a seasoned pro.

We fly across fields and through the woods. The fox cuts to the west and then heads north with the hounds hot on his heels. He weaves back and forth, uses all his tricks to evade the huntsman and his hounds. After a twenty minute run the fox leaves our territory and the Huntsman and Whipper-Ins gather the hounds.

I look around, a little anxious, for the young hounds. There they come, tongues lolling out, happy hound grins on their faces. Horses jog in place as riders queue up behind the Field Masters. First Flight, those who love to go fast, are led by MFH, Kem Ketcham; Second Flight, those a bit more cautious, follow Field Master Anna Dalton; Third Flight, led by either Field Master Janet Cummings or Erin O’Dwyer, go at a sedate pace, taking short cuts to catch up. Riders are hot, horses are tired, but our Huntsman is still feeling good.

We move the pack across the road and into the woods. The day has warmed and the scenting turns poor. We ride awhile longer, and then the Huntsman calls the hounds in, and bids the fox a fond farewell.

As I looked around I see a smile plastered on every face. I give the pups a silent congratulations. They hunted like grown-ups and it dawns on me they are no longer little puppies. They are hunting hounds, born and bred to do this job. Fall hunting, or Cubbing as it is called, because of the young hounds out, is a time of change, a time of letting go. It is also a time to be thankful for the seasons that have passed and the seasons to come.

The Huntsman blows his horn. We join together, Green Creek Hounds members, guests and our four-legged friends, and move off as one toward home.

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have permission to hunt on a 15,000-acre plantation in the low country of Ridgeland, South Carolina.

On the other hand, the Green Creek Hounds, which was founded in 1988, sees itself operating as a hospitable, private organization that is run by a Master of the Hunt. Deborah Bundy, the Master of Foxhounds for Green Creek Hounds, explains, “There are four masters, including myself, Kem Ketcham, Christi Fowler, and Tot Goodwin. Between us we keep our hunt running smoothly. We also have an Events Committee.

They come up with our many social activities and make those happen.” Through the generosity of Jennifer and Roger Smith, partners with the new Tryon International Equestrian Center, the Green Creek Hounds is now able to hunt over a large swath of contiguous territory. The Smiths had visited the region and found Tryon to be the perfect fit for their personal and business needs—near enough to airports and a comfortable climate—so they purchased property and moved here in 2003. Roger has been an avid fox hunter and was once a Master of the Hounds.

He thoroughly enjoys the friendships made through the sport and “the fun and the challenge of the chase,” and adds that his wife, Jennifer, also enjoys fox hunting occasionally. “It has been such a pleasure to be able to experience this type of life, with friends and family. [My dream] is to offer this type of experience to others in the area for years to come.”

Bundy notes, “We have hunt ‘fixtures.’ These are the sites where we gather to hunt. These are different places around our territory where there is enough parking for trailers. We don't usually start from a member's home, except at Opening Hunt.

We (the Green Creek Hounds) hunt through a large territory covered by our charter, which is approved by MFHA (Masters of FoxHounds Association) and covers half of Polk County, most of Rutherford County, and Cleveland County. It also covers much of Greenville County in South Carolina. We can hunt in any of these counties with permission of the landowners. We are always looking for new locations to hunt from, though we love our local territory here in Polk County.”

As each hunt club has a specific territory and land on which to ride, many members hunt with both. At various times of the year, the hunt clubs will issue invitations to other hunt clubs to come join for a weekend of hunting and parties. They also are invited to hunt with others farther away and usually try to arrange a trip south in the colder months.

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Hunting Attire During the early season, called Cubbing season, fox hunting attire is less formal, perhaps a polo shirt, tan breeches, or tweed jackets and tie. Casual dress is called “ratcatcher” attire. However, with Opening Hunt, the riders must wear their formal attire, which is steeped in tradition and rigidly conventional. The coat, the breeches, the boots, the shirt, the hat, the gloves, all need to be “proper” and in correct colors. A hard hat must always be worn. As for someone’s hair, it must be done up tight and inconspicuously, perhaps

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with a net. It should never be loose and flying. According to William Wadsworth, MFH, in his pamphlet Riding to Hounds in America, “You could play the World Series with both teams in slacks and polo shirts, but neither the teams nor the spectators would enjoy it as much.”

Women usually wear a black jacket and black boots, with a stock tie and pin. The right to wear a scarlet coat by a gentleman is earned by his accomplishments and volunteering, as is the right to wear the hunt button and “colors.” Many hunts now allow women to wear scarlet. It is reserved for women designated as Hunt Masters, Field Masters, and Whippers-In. A distinctive color on the collar of a scarlet coat distinguishes the uniform of one hunt from another. For Tryon Hounds members, the color is a sage green. Green Creek Hounds colors are emerald green with blue trim, but only for staff. Others have black or dark melton on their collar. (Needless to say, gentlemen and ladies who have earned their colors are quite proud to wear them.)

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The Fox Hunt Itself Riders all mention that they enjoy the “chase,” the interesting friendships they make, and the social activities surrounding the sport. Of course, you need to have access to, or own, a well-trained hunting dog in order to bring the hound to the various “meets.” The riders on these hunts choose to put themselves into various “flights.” According to Tryon Hounds’ Barnes, “Most hunts have three flights. First flight follows the Huntsman and takes all jumps. This is the fastest flight. Second flight is not as fast, and jumping is optional. The third flight, also known as Hill Toppers, move at a slower pace and do not jump. All flights have a Field Master. The hounds, too, have what is called a ‘Whipper-In,’ to control them, making sure they don’t stray, get lost, or get into trouble.”

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little rocky. It takes a careful, agile horse and a good rider to hunt it well and safely. In the area one sees two-to-three-foot brown wooden fences called “coops,” for jumping in and out of pastures or onto a dirt road. This allows the horse and rider to go from one area to another, without slowing down and stopping to open a gate when the chase is on. From time to time it is necessary to cross a stream or river, but generally the horse has been taught to gallop through them and not to jump over other them.

It should also be remembered that there is a certain danger with any equestrian sport. The safety to the rider and the horse is a paramount issue and always on the Huntsmen’s minds. “We have spent many hours prior to the hunt, filling holes, building bridges over creeks, removing dead trees, making the sport safe and our hunt country safe as possible,” says Barnes. “The hounds, too, must be kept safe: Every hound has a GPS collar.”

(No fox hunting enthusiast wants his or her hounds to get lost.)

In addition, permission must be granted by the landowners for a hunt to cross their land. Every consideration must be given to the owner of the land, and his wishes respected.

It is easy to become passionate about fox hunting. It should be mentioned that very seldom do the hounds actually catch a fox. Foxes are known for being cunning (perhaps by taking a sudden right turn, or by running on a surface they know will not hold a scent, such as a paved road). A red fox he 82

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can quickly tuck itself into an underground hole of some sort, or while a gray fox might simply climb a tree. William Wadsworth observes, “I am convinced that the fox also is a sportsman and has a sense of humor, as I can see no other reason for a fox to stay above ground and permit himself to be hunted in a country so full of holes as my own.” And there are also “drag” hunts, artificially laid trails where a fox scent is dragged across the land for the hounds to follow, with no physical fox involved at all.

That is currently the way hunting is done in England and Wales, after Parliament made it illegal in 2005 to hunt with hounds in the traditional manner, as “anti’s” (mostly urban dwellers) had picketed and called fox hunting a blood sport.

Since the ban, hunts have followed artificially laid scented trails. According to the Wikipedia entry for fox hunting, the sport gradually became controversial, with proponents viewing it “an important part of rural culture, and useful for reasons of conservation and pest control,” and opponents arguing that is was “cruel and unnecessary… The controversy around hunting led to the passing of the Hunting Act 2004 in November of that year, after a free vote in the House of Commons, which made ‘hunting wild mammals with a pack of dogs (3 or more)’ (in the traditional style) unlawful in England and Wales from February 18, 2005… Scotland, which has its own Parliament,

restricted fox hunting in 2002, [and] traditional fox hunting remains lawful in Northern Ireland.”

Early Hunting with the Hounds The hunting season begins in the fall. The new hounds must be taught and shown what is expected of them and their training begins then. The young pups must be carefully trained to stick with the pack and not “roam” or go off on their own or chase chickens. New pups are walked on foot as early as April; sometimes they are tethered on the collar to an older, wiser hound to stay with the pack as they learn the ropes. A lot of time and attention goes into training them properly.

In 2016 Beth Blackwell was hired to be in hunt service for the Tryon Hounds as their Huntsman— the first female Huntsman in the history of Tryon Hounds. A Huntsman is the person paid to care and train the hunt’s beloved hounds, and to have a woman as Huntsman is something of a rarity in the fox hunting world, as the vast majority of Huntsmen in North America are men. Before coming to Tryon, Blackwell inherited the Cedar Way Bassets from Herb Schneider of Alabama. “I have hunted hounds as either a visitor or resident in 11 states and served as both honorary and professional Whipper-In for five packs, and hunted

foxhounds professionally at Tennessee Valley and De La Brooke Foxhounds as the Huntsman,” says Blackwell.

Walking out to the Tryon Hounds kennel, with much barking and carrying on as she approaches, Blackwell recognizes each hound by the sound of its voice. She is obviously sensitive to each one and calls out their names (such as Craisin, Pacolet, and Warrior), eliciting an instant reaction. The Tryon Hounds pack consists of American Foxhounds, including the PennMarydel Foxhounds, and some French Bassets. The American Foxhound has excellent scenting ability on good or bad hunting days and will pursue its quarry with speed and ability. The short-legged bassets are known as PBGV’s (Petite Basset Griffon Vendeen), which were bred to flush and track hares in the Vendé district of France. Some retirees from the pack are even up for adoption. (To find out more go to Tryonhounds.com or to the Cedar Way Bassets’ Facebook page.)

Beginning the Season A myriad of social activities can be related to fox hunting, among them the elegant Hunt Balls, the festive fall Opening Hunt in traditional formal attire, the delicious Hunt Breakfasts after a hunt, and, at Green Creek Hounds, many less formal gatherings on off days, such as a cruise on Lake Lure or a Pig November 2017 | capitalatplay.com 83

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GLOSSARY OF FOX HUNTING TERMS BLANK: To draw blank is to fail to find a fox.

BUTTON: To receive, or be awarded, the button is to be given the right to wear the hunt buttons and colors.

CHECK: 1. (n) An interruption of the run caused by hounds losing the line. 2. (v) Hounds check when they lose the line temporarily.

COLORS: 1. The distinctive colors that distinguish the uniform of one hunt from another. Usually a distinctive color of collar on a scarlet coat. (Some hunts have coats other than scarlet.) 2. To be awarded or given the colors is to be given the right to wear them and the hunt button.

COVERT: (Pronounced “cover”) A patch of woods or brush where a fox might be found.

CRY: (n) The sound given by hounds when hunting, e.g., “The pack, in full cry.”

CUB: A young fox.

DRAW: 1. (v) To search for a fox in a certain area, e.g. “To draw a covert.” 2. (n) The act of drawing, e.g., “Thorny Woods is a difficult draw.” 3. (v) To select or separate a hound or a group of hounds in kennels for a particular purpose.

EARTH: Any place where a fox goes to ground for protection, but usually a place where foxes live regularly—a fox den.

ENTER: A fox is entered when he is first regularly used for hunting. This year’s “entry” are the hounds entered or to be entered this season.

FIELD: The group of people riding to hounds, excluding the MFH and staff.

FIELD MASTER: The person designated by the MFH to control the field.

FIXTURE: The time and place of the meet or assembly of the hunt. A fixture card is a card sent out to list the fixtures for a given period.

GROUND: “To go to ground.” To take shelter (usually underground), e.g., “The fox went to ground in the main earth east of the swamp.”

HUNTSMAN: The man who controls hounds in the field.

LINE: The trail of the fox.

MARK: (to ground). A hound “marks” when he indicates that a fox has gone to ground. He stops at the earth, tries to dig his way in, and gives tongue in a way quite different from his hunting voice. Some hounds are better at marking than others.

MASTER: The MFH. The person in command of the hunt in field and kennels.

MEET: The assembling of the hunt for a day’s sport, e.g., “The meet tomorrow is at…” or, “Hounds meet tomorrow at…”

NOSE: The ability of a hound to detect and interpret the scent.

RATCATCHER: Informal hunting attire. Correct for cubbing.

RIOT: Anything that hounds might hunt that they shouldn’t.

RUN: (n) A period during which hounds are actually hunting on the line with a fox. (Usually implies a gallop for the field, as opposed to a “hunt in a covert after a twisting fox.”)

SPEAK: To give tongue. Usually of a single hound, e.g., “I heard old Homer open, and he spoke for some time before the others got to him.”

STAFF: The huntsmen and whippers-in.

TONGUE: 1. (n) Cry. A hound “gives tongue” when he proclaims with his voice that he is on a line. 2. (v) To give tongue.

WARE: A caution 1. To riders, e.g., “Ware wire.”

2. To hounds, e.g., “Ware riot.” Usually pronounced “war.” An abbreviation of beware.

WHIPPER-IN: A staff member who assists the huntsman in the control of hounds.

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Pickin’ Porch Party at a member’s home. The formal hunt season begins with The Opening Hunt and the Blessing of the Hounds.

Green Creek Hounds start the formal hunting season the earliest, with this year’s Opening Hunt set for November 11 (the Tally Ho Wagon reservations for spectators wanting to follow the riders went on sale on September 14 and sold out almost immediately).

The Tryon Hounds Opening Hunt has a long-standing tradition that has it each year on Thanksgiving morning at Thanksgiving Hill. The Hunt traditionally begins and ends the hunt season at the Iron Bridge that spans across the Pacolet River in Caroland Farms. This is a big community event and local tradition for which the public is invited to attend. (It is free and starts at 10AM. If someone is interested in participating, they should check out the Tryon Hounds website for more information and get the latest updates.)

The Social Side of Fox Hunting According to Green Creek Hounds’ Bundy, “Green Creek Hounds does have a clubhouse, though we will be getting a new one—with a new fully equipped kennel—in a year or so.

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Much like many other sports and games, the camaraderie enjoyed with the sport plays a big part in the excitement and fun. “We have many members, some riders, some strictly social,” continues Bundy. “Usually, on a weekend hunt we have about 30 to 40 riders out. At Opening Hunt, we may have as many as 75 or 80 on horseback and another 150 observers on Tally Ho wagons alone. We do allow guests from other hunts, by invitation. They and any other observers need to contact a Master of Green Creek Hunt for permission. Contact information is on our website. It is considered correct to wait for an invitation to hunt, but these days, most hunts, including ours, encourage a person who wants to try fox hunting to contact us. Once a year, we issue invitations to join as a member, so that a person can ride whenever she/he is able to make a hunt.”

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or were members of a Pony Club. Others, who grew up in an urban environment, may not be as aware of the sport—the fun and excitement around it. The young and the old all participate in the sport. Becky Barnes, from Tryon Hounds, notes, “We have a strong partnership with the River Valley Pony Club. The Pony Clubbers are the future of fox hunting, and we are fortunate to have them participate in our hunts, hound walking, and in many of the club's activities. These talented riders' age ranges from eight years to 21. All Pony Clubbers and Junior riders hunt free of charge with the Tryon Hounds. As for the older generation? “Two years ago, in honor of Louise Hughtston’s 40th year as a Master of the Tryon Hounds, the Tryon Hounds Board voted to name her a Master of a Lifetime. She is in her Eighties and does not ride anymore. But she is a Road Whip for the hunt and is still active in all aspects of the hunt.”

A Challenging Sport As noted above, there is a common fox hunting vocabulary to learn (if you don’t, you may not know what is going on at all) along with fox hunting-specific routines and attire. One major factor which differentiates each hunt, however, is the lay of the land. Hunting out West with the often dry, arid conditions there

is quite different from fox hunting on the East Coast. Hunting in Ireland or England, with the notoriously difficult terrain (such as deep ditches to cross and wide brush fences), is quite different from hunting across the challenging hilly, wooded, and slightly rocky land of Polk County.

David Abel Smith, who hunts in England with his daughter Eliza in the North Cotswolds at the Heythrop Hunt in Gloucestershire, said in an email, “The best country in England is dairy grassland with hedges without wire; all too little of that these days and grass being replaced by wheat, etc., and less maintenance of fences.” He even mentions that there are “lots of lady Masters and even ‘Huntsmen,’ and sometimes more women on a hunt than men.” Smith’s description of hunting at the Heythrop, which starts later in the day, sounds quite intense as they have a designated place where “you can change onto another horse in the afternoon.”

Regardless the setting, those who participate in fox hunting enjoy the wildlife, the trees, and the feel of the wind on their faces. They get to hear the various sounds of the horn directing the hunt, the “tally ho,” and the “cry” of the excited hounds as they follow a scent. And the camaraderie and shared excitement, regardless of whether you’re a participant or a spectator, is vivid indeed.

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Quantifying the Arts

Asheville organizations partner to launch an ambitious multi-year study of the arts sector and its importance to the local economy.

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most desirable art destinations in the country and when cities have a strong arts presence, people want to live, work, and visit there. What began as informal inquiries into Asheville’s growing reputation as a vibrant art community, has blossomed into an unprecedented partnership between six organizations.

Wendy Whitson, artist, River Arts District Association (R ADA) board member and past president, was interested in the changes taking place in the art community and asked along with others, “What has catapulted Asheville to this level of recognition, and what do we know about the value of our artists’ contributions to the local economy?”

The quest for answers goes back quite a while.

Whitson, a long-time arts advocate, knew there was no quick answer to how and why the city’s reputation for art had grown so rapidly. It was also known that it had been at least ten years since any kind of comparative analysis had been done on the creative sector in Asheville.

Readily admitting that painting, not numbers, is her passion, Whitson followed up with Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Director of Research, Heidi Reiber, to talk about sources of data for the arts. Coincidentally, the creators of a software program called Creative Vitality Suite (CV Suite)

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reached out to Reiber as well. The calls were timely and prompted many collaborative conversations among organizations who share goals of supporting arts in Asheville.

Soon, Stefanie Gerber Darr, executive director of the Asheville Area Arts Council (AAAC), Brenda Mills, economic development specialist with the City of Asheville, and Mike Marcus, assistant director of The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD), with support from UNC-Asheville, joined the discussion to consider the possibility of working together to better inform art sector advocates and other members of the creative economy.

Projects like this take time. Often there were many more questions than answers, but all were determined to keep the project moving forward.

After considering possibilities, resources, and priorities, the team joined forces to purchase the consolidated software system. By uniting around their ideas, means, and enthusiasm, CV Suite was

M jointly acquired by the six organizations in late August.

In doing so, Asheville is joining cities such as Austin and Minneapolis in using a reliable data tool to quantify creative vitality and its importance to the local economy. Over the next three years, key indicators of the creative sector will become available.

Included in the data are the number of jobs in creative industries and occupations, as well as estimates on earnings and cultural nonprofit revenues. The partners will be able to see what aspects of the sector are growing or contracting, and compare or benchmark these with select regions.

For example, in 2015, using a populationbased calculation, the data showed that Asheville had 44 percent more creative

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The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, which shares the goal of demonstrating how integral arts and culture are to the fabric of this community, expressed strong support for obtaining data that could help create a comprehensive strategy for arts and culture over the long term, as well as increase overall investment in the city’s creative sector.

Marcus, Assistant Director at CCCD, noted, “While the intrinsic value of the arts remains paramount, the creative sector needs to also be able to demonstrate the quantifiable impact of the arts in order to successfully attract resources in a resource strained environment.”

Brenda Mills, with the City of Asheville, also recognizes the value of using a tool which will demonstrate

EACH RESIDENT ARTIST SPENDS A LARGE PORTION OF THEIR INCOME IN ASHEVILLE, LEADING TO ADDITIONAL JOBS AT TRIBUTABLE TO THE CREATIVE SECTOR.

activity per capita than the rest of North Carolina. This valuable information provides a great starting point for further investigation and may help explain Asheville’s prominence nationally.

These new tools not only advance the ability to quantify the economic activity of arts, but can help inform strategic planning and galvanize support, further understanding about arts in the region, and open doors to opportunities such as available grants.

It is worth emphasizing that each resident artist spends a large portion of their income in Asheville, leading to additional jobs attributable to the creative sector. Arts also provide a higher quality of life to our community, which helps businesses attract and keep skilled workers. Additionally, creative sector jobs are less likely to be outsourced.

economic growth in the creative sector over a longer period. We’ll be able to call attention to significant changes in our creative economy and provide information from a broad arts coalition to policymakers and stakeholders. We need to know as much as we can about public participation in the arts or public demand for arts experiences and events because that ultimately drives budgets and organizational funding levels.”

AAAC’s Gerber Darr expressed the deeper benefits of understanding the role the arts play in Asheville. “Through this partnership we hope to strengthen our understanding and exploration of community values, to foster greater stakeholder involvement, and to do everything we can to make sure Asheville remains a nationally known city of art.”

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The Log & Timber Home Show

1-7PM (Fri), 10AM-6PM (Sat), 11AM-4PM (Sun) WNC Ag Center, Davis Event Center 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher, NC Representatives of companies involved in various phases of log and timber homebuilding will share the latest. Designers and architects can help with plans, and free workshops will be held throughout the day. For a premium, one may also attend the University Course held in conjunction on Friday and Saturday.

>Tickets: Door $20, Advance $15, Child (0-18) FREE > 828-687-1414 > thelogandtimbershow.com

Stage Kiss

7:30PM (Fri, Sat), 2PM (Sun) Hendersonville Community Theater 229 South Washington St, Hendersonville, NC Playwright Sarah Ruhl explores the line between acting and real-life in a tale about He and She. The old flames are cast together for this play within a play.

Ruhr has been called “brilliantly silly.”

>Tickets: Adult $22, Student $18, Youth (0-17) $12

> 828-692-1082 > hendersonvilletheatre.org november 4

“Fall” in Love: The Perfect Season 7:30PM Asheville Masonic Temple 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC The season opens with a musical presentation, and, continuing with the autumnal puns, the Asheville Lyric Opera (ALO) is keeping mum about the details. Regardless, the ALO has been gifting Asheville with mighty productions since 1999. It now

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>Tickets: $30-$35 > 828-236-0670 > ashevillelyric.org november 4

Hendersonville Swing Band Concert 3PM

Trinity Presbyterian Church 900 Blythe St, Hendersonville, NC The annual concert raises funds for Civitan to pass on to help local children with special needs. Local legend Jerry Zink’s group of Big Band musicians have been playing since 1996, raising funds for local causes.

> Donation: $10 > 828-693-0090 > civitanhendersonvillenc.com november 4

Festival of Artistry Feat. of Montreal

12-6PM

South Slope Coxe Ave, Downtown Asheville, NC This free inaugural event celebrates “the contribution of artists to the culture of Asheville” and there will be artists selling their work, food trucks, beer, and live music from national act of Montreal, plus locals Marley Carroll, RBTS WIN, and The Goodies. Beer sales will benefit Open Hearts Art Center, and artist application fees will go to the AAAC 2018 Art Builds Community Grant.

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14th Annual Taste of Compassion

>Tickets: Regular $75, VIP $125 > 828-761-2001 > ashevillehumane.org november 5

Max Weinberg’s Jukebox

8PM Diane Wortham Theatre 18 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC

Mighty Max still drums with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, and in between this year’s 89 concerts (often 4 hours long) in 15 countries, he tours with a four-piece band that lets members of the audience choose the night’s setlist from a list of over 200 songs from the glory days of rock ‘n’ roll.

>Tickets: $45 and up > 828-257-4530 > dwtheatre.com

6-9PM Morris Hellenic Cultural Center 227 Cumberland Ave, Asheville, NC

You will be transported back to the Roaring ’20s, to a barkeasy, with dancing, vegetarian food, and an open bar stocked with prohibited beverages. Raffles and other fundraisers will be held throughout the night to support the Asheville Humane Society. Presented by the Animal Hospital of North Asheville; VIP reception from 5-6PM.

Celebrate 20 years of protecting one of the nation’s most visited parks with an anniversary reception plus dinner and and awards ceremony. There will also be brief performance by National Heritage Award recipient and luthier Wayne C. Henderson and Helen White, founder of the Junior Appalachian Musician program.

november 9

Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation 20th Anniversary 6PM Lioncrest at Biltmore Estate 63 Deer Park Rd., Asheville, NC

>Tickets: $100 > 866-308-2773 x245 > brpfoundation.org/20yearsstrong november 9 -12 Highlands Food & Wine

Various Venues Downtown Highlands This outdoor celebration of supreme cheffery, libations, and song will take place, rain or shine. The Highlands Area Chamber of Commerce has been working long and hard to make sure this blowout is big. Some events have already sold out.

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Asheville Community Theatre 35 East Walnut St, Asheville, NC Four Seasons Compassion for Life will screen the documentary based on the best-selling book by Atul Gawande. It’s an uncomfortable subject, difficult to grasp until things start breaking down, but it helps to plan ahead for healthcare.

FREE, reservations are requested.

> 828-254-1320 > fourseasonscfl.org november 10

GO, Girl!

7:30PM St. James Episcopal Church 424 West State St, Black Mountain, NC Three contemporar y composers — Jennifer Higdon, Belinda Reynolds, and Valerie Coleman—will be showcased in a program entitled Americana.

>Tickets: Door $25, Advance $20, Military $5 > 828-254-7123 > panharmonia.org

november 11

Historic Cotton Mill Studios Reopening Party

5PM Historic Cotton Mill Studios (HCMS) 122 Riverside Dr, Asheville, NC

The River Arts District Fall Studio Stroll this year will be joined by a vintage circus-themed reopening party for the HCMS, featuring a silent auction plus “freaky sideshow” from DJ Dr. Filth, Pleasure Chest, Eric Congdon, and Trillium Dance Co. dancers. Foodtrucks and beer will be available, with proceeds from the $1 wristbands benefiting Asheville Greenworks.

> cottonmillasheville.com > 305-968-1300

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Existing While Black Spoken Word

7:30PM The Mothlight 701 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC Part 2 in this series is subtitled “The Road to Liberation” and features mentor/activist/host Sheneika Smith, queer poet and community activist Nicole Townsend, and singer-songwriter/music teacher LYRIC. They will “unapologetically dig deep into the realities of navigating through a white supremacist society while existing in a black body.”

> themothlight.com > 828-252-5433 november 14 -26

“Ancestors & Other Strangers”

The Gallery at Flat Rock 2702A Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock, NC Recently profiled in our October issue, The Gallery at Flat Rock’s latest exhibit will feature the immensely popular artists Christopher Curtis and Bobbie Polizzi.

Opening reception 5-7PM on Nov. 14.

> galleryflatrock.com > 828-698-2702

november 17-19 ’Tis the Season Holiday Fair 10AM-6PM (Fri and Sat), 11-5PM (Sun) WNC Ag Center, Davis Event Center 1301 Fanning Bridge Rd, Fletcher, NC

Artisans, crafters, vintners, and chefs will offer unique gift ideas for sale. This show is brought to you by the same two moms who created Wee Trade and have kept it growing since 2002.

> Admission: Adult $4, Child (0-11) FREE

> 828-606-7097 > wncholidayfair.net november 17-22 Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas Spectacular!

Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage 2661 Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock, NC This is an original review of random Christmas favorites performed, song and dance, by the adorable stars of the playhouse. Variety is the name of the game.

>Tickets: $15-$50 > 828-693-0731 > flatrockplayhouse.org november 18

Red White & Bluegrass Jam

Asheville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks 3: Versus

If you have an instrument, you can join the house band; if you don’t, you can sit or dance in the sidelines and clap. Doors open at 6PM.

The program will be conducted by Darko Butorac and feature Lisa Smirnova on piano. Selections will include works by Theofanidis, Prokofiev, and Mozart.

november 14 & 21

7PM The Harvest House 247 Boone Heights Dr, Boone, NC

> Admission: $5 > 828-963-3546 > facebook.com/rwbj.boone.nc

8PM US Cellular Center 87 Haywood St, Asheville, NC

>Tickets: $24-$69 > 828-254-7046 > ashevillesymphony.org

november 18

Fall Ridge Hike

9AM-2PM Chimney Rock State Park 431 Main St, Chimney Rock, NC The naturalist-led hike goes off the beaten path, giving participants an opportunity to learn about the area’s rocks, plants, and animals, past and present. Advance registration required.

>Tickets: Adult $22, Youth (5-15) $12 > 800-277-9611 > chimneyrockpark.com november 19

Sing for JOY!

3-5PM First United Methodist Church 204 6th Ave West, Hendersonville, NC The Hendersonville Chorale will sing a mix of tunes, sacred and secular, and follow somewhat of a Christmas theme.

And who can’t use a little JOY! Right?

This is one of the two annual concerts thoughtfully assembled by the 70-90 auditioned singers.

>Tickets: $22 > 828-693-4275 > hendersonvillechorale.com november 20

Puddles Pity Party

8PM Diana Wortham Theatre 18 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC Imagine, if you will, a 7-ft. sad clown who croons spot-on versions of mainstream pop anthems (such as Lorde’s “Royals,” which Puddles turned into viral YouTube gold), but also radiates endearing awkwardness and Kaufmanesque absurdity amid the melancholy. You have entered—The Puddles Zone.

>Tickets: $37-$51

> dwtheatre.com > 828-257-4530 november 23

Thanksgiving Day Buffet 11AM-8PM Timberlake’s Restaurant at Chetola Resort 185 Chetola Lake Dr, Blowing Rock, NC

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All traditional Thanksgiving items will be served with an artisan bent, along with crab, salmon, shrimp, tuna, prime rib, chicken, pork tenderloin, and ham.

Parties will be seated at 11AM, 1:30PM, 4PM, and 6:30PM. Reservations are required.

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november 25

Acoustic Syndicate

9PM The Grey Eagle 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC

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It ’s a We st er n Nor t h C a rol i na Thanksgiving tradition for these local Americana kings, whose blend of rock and bluegrass is utterly emblematic of the mountain region. Not a single turkey in their setlists, either. All ages show.

>Tickets: $15 adv., $18 door > thegreyeagle.com > 828-232-5800 november 25

Toubab Krewe

9PM Salvage Station 468 Riverside Dr, Asheville, NC

Arguably Asheville’s greatest band of the past decade, the Krewe went on

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hiatus in 2015, but this year reunited for a handful of festivals, leading to a full-blown reunion from the Afro-beat wizards that includes an extensive Fall tour. Consider this a rare sighting you shouldn’t miss.

>Tickets: $10 > salvagestation.com > 828-407-0521 november 25

A Celtic Christmas

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St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 170 Council St, Boone, NC Finn Magill is an accomplished fiddler.

David Curley is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and dancer from Ireland. Mark Weems and Julee Glaub are the Little Windows, specializing in Celtic harmonies.

>Tickets: Door $20, Advance $18, Student $5 > 828-264-8943 > mountainhomemusic.com

– january 4 25th Annual Gingerbread House Competition november 26

Omni Grove Park Inn 290 Macon Ave, Asheville, NC

Homemakers go intemperately enthusiastic making masterpieces for this highly-competitive international tradition.

The judging will take place November 20, and the winning chalets, chateaus, citadels, and not-so houses will be up for viewing.

To respect guests of the hotel, non-guests are only invited to wander the display MonThurs and after 3PM on Sunday, parking permitting. Half of parking fees collected will go to community charities.

> Parking: $20 > 800-413-5778 > omnihotels.com

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Risqué Monday Burlesque

8:30PM – 10:30PM The Odditorium 1045 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC

The Burlesque Academy of Ashevillehosted show is each Monday, but this one will spotlight the latest graduates of its Burlesque 101 course, plus instructors/ choreographers.

>Tickets: $10 (ages 21+) $12 (ages 18-20) > 828-575-9299 > burlesqueacademyavl.com/events

november 30

Craig Campbell

8-11PM Salvage Station 466 Riverside Dr, Asheville, NC Campbell left a career as a maximum-security prison guard to pursue old-style country music in Nashville, and just as he was screaming up the charts, his label folded. Campbell managed to stay on the airwaves by doing his own independent promotions – a totally Herculean feat – until he was re-signed by Red Bow.

>Tickets: Door $15, Advance $10 > 828-407-0521 > salvagestation.com

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Bach and Holiday Pops

7:30PM (Fri) and 3PM (Sat) Blue Ridge Community College, Bo Thomas Auditorium 180 West Campus Dr, Flat Rock, NC The Carolina Concert Choir (CCC) will perform Bach’s Magnificat with an orchestra, seasonal carols, Christmas on Broadway, and Hanukkah Fantasy.

The CCC, which began as a tiny madrigal group in 1979, now consists of a host of varied and talented voices from throughout WNC and Upstate SC.

>Tickets: Adult $22, Student $5 > 828-393-5737 > carolinaconcertchoir.org december 1-2

Fly Fishing Expo

12-7PM (Fri) and 9AM-4PM (Sat) WNC Ag Center 1301 Fanning Bridge Rd, Fletcher, NC Over 70 booths have been rented to local fly fishing shops, fishing organizations, artists, and even large companies like Simms and Orvis. Guest speakers will make presentations throughout the day, a great way to stay current with the latest in fly fishing developments.

>Tickets: Adult $15, Youth (0-16) FREE > 828-712-7774 > wncflyfishingexpo.com

Chetola Resort at Blowing Rock 185 Chetola Lake Dr, Blowing Rock, NC The third annual is a fundraiser for the Western Youth Network. Over 75 trees and wreaths, fully decorated by sponsors, will be on display. Visitors may place bids on items, and winners are to return Sunday to pick them up.

> Admission: Donation > 800-243-8652 > westernyouthnetwork.org | November 2017

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