OUR 21ST YEAR OF WEEKLY INDEPENDENT NEWS, ARTS & EVENTS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA VOL. 21 NO. 24 JANUARY 7 - 13, 2015
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Small town, big screen When producer and director David Burris optioned Ron Rash’s novel, The World Made Straight, for film rights, he was determined to make it a North Carolina production. Filmed in WNC with local crew and regional music, the motion picture — out this week — lives up to that promise. coVeR design Lori Deaton photogRaph Courtesy of Millennium Entertainment
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8 giVing back in the new YeaR — Volunteering opportunities for 2015
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22 gemstones and tea A pairing for the new year
24 modeRn mead Is the honey wine of the ancient Egyptians and Vikings making a comeback in Asheville?
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ABC’s “Good Morning America” show ushered in the new year with a Jan. 1 segment touting Asheville as the No. 1 destination in the country to visit in 2015 — so named by the popular Frommer travel guide. But in the broadcast interview, pauline frommer called the riverside area (aka the River Arts District) “sketchy” and said it had been “totally redone thanks to New Belgium Brewery, which has poured millions of dollars into this area, making new parks, artists, collectives, farmers markets, bike paths.” Of course, the riverfront revival has been underway for years, long before New Belgium started building its new facility in West Asheville. The brewery is scheduled to open later this year, and while street and other improvements continue to take place, Xpress readers took issue with Frommer’s statement. Here are a few of the dozens of comments made at mountainx.com: “RiverLink and the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay have brought millions and millions to the rebirth of this precious natural resource and helped make
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the river a VERB. We are not just a mountain city — now we are also a river city. The challenge now is to not get lost in the hype, ... stay authentic, figure out the rules and keep our soul intact. The river is our melting pot our multimodal mixed use, mixed-income opportunity to do it right.” — karen cragnolin, director, Riverlink “Tell me that Frommers sent out real journalists to find the real Asheville and they came up with New Belgium as the main attraction. It’s not even built!!! There is no greenway for a journalist to take a photo of.” — Jonathan wainscott “I live in the neighborhood next to where they are building the New Belgium Brewery. Thanks for calling my home “sketchy.” I liked Asheville better before it started becoming commercialized and homogenized in the past few years. As for bike paths, I used to regularly bike down Waynesville Road and then turn on to Craven Street to get to my job downtown, but construction for the brewery has blocked my normal path for the past few months.” — get out!
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“I’m putting my faith and our future in the likes of Bee City USA.” — Jillian wolf
Responses to ‘is asheVille no longeR a ‘weiRdo’ citY?’
@Radartists: @NewBelgium_AVL Would be cool if you could point out to @Frommers reporter that you came here because of us :-)
A recent online post by Grist social editor and Western North Carolina native katie herzog (originally written for KFAE, the NPR affiliate in Charlotte) summed up the writer’s feelings about Asheville in it’s title, “How a weirdo city became just like everywhere else.” Readers at mountainx. com responded to Herzog’s lament.
@newbelgium_aVl: @Frommers The @radartists have a great point. They were here before us and have done more to make the RAD an amazing place to work and live.
“Keep Asheville weird. It makes for a diversified urban environment for everyone to socialize, exchange ideas, have a great time and enjoy life.” — edison carter
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coRRections: Ujamaa is the correct spelling of the farm-to-fender mobile produce market featured in the Dec. 31 article “Hidden in Plain Sight: Food Deserts in Foodtopia.”
“If Asheville isn’t what you remembered, or if there’s a particular weird you’re missing, unleash it with love into the community — there’s room for all with kind loving hearts everywhere.” — argus
To clarify what was reported in the Dec. 31 article, “First Comes Awareness: Mission Health Takes Aim at Bias and Disparity in Health Care,” Mission’s Diversity Committee initiated a cultural competency training program. It is an awareness-based training, not a test-based assessment. Also, Mission Health partners with MAHEC, WCMS and ABIPA in the Minority Medical Mentorship Program to expose minority students to health care fields.
“Luxury hotels, real estate grifting and eateries selling $30 pork chops and $20 martinis isn’t weird, it’s sick. Our once beautiful and unique town is now a playground for rich yuppie out-of-town scum. [The] only things that can save Asheville now are a major real estate crash or a crime wave.” — scotty_mack
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It’s a new year and for many of us that means renewed calls for self-improvement. And while resolutions like laying off the ice cream and spending more time on the treadmill are worthy goals, for many in Western North Carolina, the new year is also a time for focusing on others. Several area organizations are seeking new volunteers for 2015 to foster goals as wide-ranging as promoting marriage equality to increasing independence in people with disabilities. It’s a chance to use skills from data entry to makeup design, because whatever your interests, talents or passion, there’s likely a nonprofit or community group that could use your help. To get you started, Xpress has rounded up a sampling of area organizations seeking volunteers for 2015. So whether you’re a farmer, a carpenter, a lawyer, a face painter or just a good neighbor, there’s a way for you to check off the resolution of becoming a volunteer. asheVille communitY theatRe the mission: As the oldest continuously operating theater in Asheville and one of the oldest community theaters in the nation, ACT works to provide entertainment, enrichment and education while making theater an integral part of the community. how to help: Volunteers have essential backstage duties, including painting sets, stitching costumes and working on production crews. But they are also used in the front of the house to usher, work in the box office and help with special events. And for those interested in performing, onstage roles are also available.
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how to sign up: Volunteer orientation sessions are held once a month on Mondays from 6:30-7:30 p.m., with the next session occurring on Jan. 12. For more information, contact chanda calentine at 2541320, ext. 27.
tRY something new: FEAST, an extension of Slow Foods Asheville, invites students and volunteer teachers to discover new ways to enjoy healthy foods. The program is looking for assistance in its in-school food and nutrition programs. Photo courtesy of FEAST
bountY & soul the mission: Provides access to local, fresh produce, healthy food, nutrition education and health and wellness counseling for underserved households in WNC. how to help: Volunteers are needed to help with the organization’s produce markets, including unloading trucks, setup and cleanup and interacting with clients. Other needs include social media management, administrative support, fundraising assistance and videography and video editing. how to sign up: Contact ali casparian at 419-0533 or visit bountyandsoul.org.
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how to sign up: Contact Disability Partners at 298-1977. feast asheVille the mission: Promotes healthy eating choices by making nutritious foods accessible to people of all income levels through hands-on cooking classes for adults and students in local schools.
disabilitY paRtneRs the mission: Provides a variety of independent living services with the goal of increasing independence and improving quality of life for individuals with disabilities. how to help: The organization offers unique volunteering opportunities for folks with disabilities, including the option to own a refurbished computer in exchange for 10 hours of clerical and office assistance. There is also a specific need for volunteers with computer skills to refurbish the computers used in the Cyber Pal program.
how to help: While the organization needs volunteers for its special events (including the Farm to Table 5K in June and the Feasting for FEAST annual gala in September), there is also a need for teachers. Volunteer teachers assist students and professional teachers with cooking projects or chores in school gardens. There is a specific need for volunteers at Vance Elementary’s garden-toclassroom program this spring. how to sign up: Contact nan kramer at volunteer@feastasheville.com.
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homewaRd bound the mission: Works to end homelessness in WNC by providing stable housing and ongoing support. how to help: In addition to clerical support, volunteers may help clients as they move into their new homes by picking up furniture donations, purchasing personal belongings or home items or sponsoring a move-in through financial or emotional support. There is also a special need for faith communities to provide shelter for up to 12 women by opening up facilities as a warm, safe place to sleep. how to sign up: Contact ashley campbell at 777-1886 or volunteer@homewardboundwnc.org. gReen oppoRtunities the mission: Helps youths and adults living in poverty to obtain jobs that support their families and improve community and environmental health.
how to help: Most functions are performed by interns, but volunteers may commit to an “as needed” pool, which performs various tasks for the program. Potential interns may apply for administrative, marketing and development, training and placement or social enterprise work. how to sign up: Contact Jasmine middleton at 398-4158 or volunteer@greenopportunities.org. nuestRo centRo the mission: The organization serves the Latino community by connecting community members with local resources, providing education through computer classes and English as a second language courses and organizing cultural and political events.
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how to help: General needs include staffing information tables at community events, assisting with child care and setup and cleanup for fundraisers. Specific needs include volunteers with computer skills and bilingual writing ability (English and Spanish). how to sign up: Contact mirian porras at nuestrocentro.info@ gmail.com or call 273-6823. pisgah legal seRVices the mission: Provides free legal advice, pro bono lawyers and community legal services for underserved populations in WNC. how to help: General needs include clerical work, fundraising research and data entry, event coordination and interviewing potential clients to determine eligibility for free legal services. Specific needs include attorneys willing to volunteer in the Mountain Area Volunteer
get go-ing: Green Opportunities uses volunteers and interns to fulfilll its mission to improve community and environmental health. Spring interns will begin work at the end of January, and applications are currently being accepted for the summer intern cycle. Photo courtesy of Green Opportunities
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the mission: Works to preserve and promote the unique historic resources of the region and sustain the heritage and sense of place of Asheville and Buncombe County.
the campaign foR southeRn equalitY the mission: Works to assert the full humanity and equality of LGBT people living in the South.
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how to help: Activities include clerical work such as sending out invitations and newsletters, fundraising work, including set-up and clean-up, and staffed support for information tables, actions and pride events in Asheville and other regional areas. Interested volunteers will be added to a pool and notified when the need for volunteers arises.
Volunteer needs: Opportunities include guiding historic property tours, marketing, Wordpress website management, photography and videography, historic neighborhood outreach, architectural surveys, research and archives management and preservation easements monitoring. There is a specific need for a volunteer coordinator, who would work the executive director to organize volunteer activities.
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Calendar Deadlines In order to qualify for a fRee listing, an event must benefit or be sponsored by a nonprofit or noncommercial community group. In the spirit of Xpress’ commitment to support the work of grassroots community organizations, we will also list events our staff consider to be of value or interest to the public, including local theater performances and art exhibits even if hosted by a for-profit group or business. All events must cost no more than $40 to attend in order to qualify for free listings, with the one exception of events that benefit nonprofits. Commercial endeavors and promotional events do not qualify for free listings. fRee listings will be edited by Xpress staff to conform to our style guidelines and length. Free listings appear in the publication covering the date range in which the event occurs. Events may be submitted via email to calendar@mountainx.com or through our online submission form at mountainx. com/calendar. The deadline for free listings is the Wednesday one week prior to publication at 5 p.m. For a full list of community calendar guidelines, please visit mountainx.com/ calendar. For questions about free listings, call 251-1333, ext. 110. For questions about paid calendar listings, please call 251-1333, ext. 320.
Benefits Pretty faces film Premiere 263-4856, shejumps.com • TH (1/8), 6-9pm - Tickets to this screening of Pretty Faces, a documentary about female skiers, benefit sheJumps and Girls on the run Wnc. $15/$12 advance. Held at Millroom, 66 Ashland Ave.
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american Business Women’s association abwaskyhy.com, abwaskyhychapter@gmail.com • TH (1/8), 5:30-7:30pm - “Women and Wealth,” monthly dinner meeting. $25. Held at Crowne Plaza Resort, 1 Resort Drive
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on a Roll: The Buncombe County Schools bookmobile program, Rolling for Reading, started its winter route on Monday, Jan. 5, and continues four days a week until mid-March. The early literacy program invites children ages 3-5 and their families to participate in free story time, music, crafts and other educational activities. Photo courtesy of Buncombe County Schools (p.14)
Venture asheVille ventureasheville.com, 258-6137 • WEDNESDAYS, 9am - One Million Cups of Coffee: weekly entrepreneurs startup presentations. Held at RISC Networks, 81 Broadway Suite C
classes, meetinGs & eVents aBraham/hicKs: laW of attraction meetinG (pd.) Live with joy! Uplifting, positive group! Understand vibration, and how to manifest in your life. Every Wednesday, 7pm, Free! (828) 274-5444. Basic meDiation sKills traininG (pd.) At The Mediation Center. An interactive, handson training ideal for anyone looking to improve their conflict resolution skills. For more info and to register: (828) 2516089. www.mediatewnc.org
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home-GroWn reVolution: (pd.) How Re-Imagining your Home & Yard can Transform the World with Peter Bane, author of The Permaculture Handbook. Sunday, February 8, 10-5. $65 by 1/9 $70. Organicgrowersschool.org. 828.772.5846. orGanic GroWer’s school’s 22nD annual sPrinG conference (pd.) March 7-8, at UNCA, offers practical, regionallyappropriate workshops on organic growing, permaculture, homesteading, farming, plus exhibitors, seed-xchange, kid’s program. $40/45 until 1/30. Organicgrowersschool.org. sPrinG semester 2015: free Dramatic arts WorKshoPs (pd.) NYS3 Studio offers a week of free workshops in acting, youth acting, improv, film, writing, & more. All
experience levels. Explore our studio space and meet our award-winning faculty. January 25-January 30th Classes each day 5pm-10pm. For complete schedule and to register: 828-276-1212 or info@nys3.com, http:// nys3.com asheVille art museum 2 N. Pack Square, 253-3227, ashevilleart.org • SA (1/10), 3-6pm “McDowell County STEAM Expo,” hands-on day of science, technology, engineering, art and math. Admission fees apply. asheVille oBJectiVists ashevilleobjectivists.wordpress.com • TU (1/13), 6pm - Reading of Ayn Rand’s The Night of January 16th. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave.
asheVille toastmasters cluB 914-424-7347, ashevilletoastmasters.com • THURSDAYS, 6:15pm Weekly meetings for sharpening public speaking skills. Free. Held at YMI Cultural Center, 39 South Market St. colleGe founDation of north carolina 866-866-2362, cfnc.org • TH (1/8), 6pm - Financial aid workshop for Transylvania County students. Held in Porter Center. Free. Held at Brevard College, 1 Brevard College Drive, Brevard D&D aDVenturers leaGue revtobiaz@gmail.com • WEDNESDAYS, 5:30pm Ongoing fantasy roleplaying campaign for both new and veteran players. Free. Held at The Wyvern’s Tale, 347 Merrimon Ave. • SATURDAYS, 12-4pm & 5-9pm - Episodic fantasy
roleplaying adventures with persistent characters. Meets every other week. Free. Held at The Wyvern’s Tale, 347 Merrimon Ave. mountain PeGGers • MONDAYS, 6-8pm - Noncompetitive cribbage group for all levels and ages. Free. Held at Atlanta Bread Company, 633 Merrimon Ave. ontracK Wnc 50 S. French Broad Ave., 255-5166, ontrackwnc.org Registration required. • THURSDAYS (1/15) through (1/29), 5:30 - “Manage Your Money” seminar series. Free. sPrinG semester 2015: free Dramatic arts WorKshoPs NYS3 Studio offers a week of free workshops in acting, youth acting, improv, film, writing, & more. All experience levels. Explore our studio space and meet our award-winning faculty. January
25-January 30th Classes each day 5pm-10pm. For complete schedule and to register: 828-276-1212 or info@nys3. com, http://nys3.com tarheel PiecemaKers Quilt cluB tarheelpiecemakers. wordpress.com • WE (1/14), 10am-noon - Monthly meeting. Free to attend. Held at Balfour United Methodist Church, 2567 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville toastmasters 978-697-2783 • TUESDAYS, 7-8am - Works on developing public speaking and leadership skills. Free. Held at Reuter YMCA, 3 Town Center Blvd. the ultimate antiinflammatory Detox (pd.) Want a hormonebalancing, brain fog-clearing, tummy-soothing detox with a side effect of weight loss? Join The 21 Day Essential Cleanse starting Jan 12th or Jan 26th. (828) 620-1188, whitewillowwellness.com Veterans for Peace 582-5180, vfpchapter099wnc.blogspot.com • TUESDAYS, 4:30pm Weekly vigil. Held at the Vance Monument in Pack Square. Free.
Western carolinians for Peace anD Justice in the miDDle east mepeacewnc.com • WE (1/14), 9:30am General meeting. Free. Held at Black Mountain Presbyterian, 117 Montreat Road, Black Mountain Wnc orchiD society wncos.org • SU (1/11), 2pm - Monthly meeting with guest speaker Steve Arthur. Free. Held at Asheville Eye Associates, 8 Medical Park Drive
Dance stuDio zahiya, DoWntoWn Dance classes (pd.) Monday 6pm Hip Hop Wkt • Tuesday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm Bellydance 2 8pm West African • Wednesday 6pm Bellydance 3 • Thursday 9am Hip Hop Wrkt 4pm Kid’s Dance 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm West African • Saturday 9am Hip Hop Wrkt 10:30am Bellydance • Sunday 10am Intro to West African • $13 for 60 minute classes, Hip Hop Wkrt $5. 90 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue. www.studiozahiya.com :: 828.242.7595
eco asheVille Green DrinKs ashevillegreendrinks.com • WE (1/7), 7pm - Brent Martin discusses the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Free. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place riVerlinK 252-8474, riverlink.org • TH (1/15), 11:45am - Bus tour of the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay and the River Arts District. Registration required. Free. Meets at Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, 36 Montford Ave. Wnc Green BuilDinG council 254-1995, wncgbc.org • SU (1/11), 1-4pm - Monthly green building tour. Free.
fooD & Beer asheVille VeGan society meetup.com/The-AshevilleVegan-Society • 3rd THURSDAYS, 6:30pm Meet-up to share a meal and discuss vegan issues. Free to attend. Held at Whole Foods Market, 4 S. Tunnel Road
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henDerson county Democratic Party 692-6424, myhcdp.com • SA (1/10), 9-11:30am Monthly hot breakfast buffet meeting. $8/free for first-timers. Held at 905 S. Greenville Highway, Hendersonville • TU (1/13), 5:30-7pm Women Democrats monthly meeting. Held at Three Chopt Sandwich Shoppe, 103 3rd Ave E, Hendersonville • WE (1/14), 9am - Discussion group meeting. Free. Held at Mike’s on Main, 303 N. Main St., Hendersonville lanD of sKy reGional council 251-6622, landofsky.org • TH (1/15), 10am - Rural Planning Organization Technical Coordinating Committee meeting. Held at Fletcher Town Hall, 300 Old Cane Creek Road, Fletcher
KiDs KiDs’ actiVities at the liBraries buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library Free unless otherwise noted. • WE (1/7), 3:30pm - Lego club for ages 5-12. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • WEDNESDAYS, 11am - “Bounce ’n Books,” movement-based family story time. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview • FR (1/9), 4-5pm - Lego club for ages 6-12. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain • MO (1/12), 4-5pm - Lego club for ages 5-12 Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville rollinG for reaDinG 776-0361, bookmobile@ bcsemail.org A mobile early literacy program from Buncombe County Public Schools for children ages 3-5 and their
parents. Free. • MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS: •10-10:45am - Held at Haw Creek Elementary, 21 Trinity Chapel Road •11:15am-noon - Held at W.D. Williams Elementary, 161 Bee Tree Road, Swannanoa •1:45-2:30pm - Held at Shiloh Community Center, 121 Shiloh Road •1:45-2:30pm - Held at Shiloh Community Center, 121 Shiloh Road WEDNESDAYS: •12:45-1:30pm - Held at Fairview Elementary, 1355 Charlotte Highway, Fairview TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS: •9-9:45am - Held at Leicester Elementary, 31 Gilbert Road, Leicester •10:30-11:15am - Held at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester •noon-12:45pm - Held at Johnston Elementary, 230 Johnston Blvd. •1:15-2pm - Held at Emma Elementary, 37 Brickyard Road
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sPellBounD chilDren’s BooKshoP 50 N. Merrimon Ave., 7087570, spellboundchildrensbookshop.com • SATURDAYS, 11-11:30am Story Time for ages 3-7. Free.
outDoors riVerlinK 252-8474, riverlink.org • SU (1/11), 8:45am - Hike With Dave: 4-mile hike in Shining Rock Wilderness. Registration required. Free. Meets at 170 Lyman St. Wnc sierra cluB 713-4994, wenoca.org • SA (1/10) - Hike along Warren Wilson College Trail. Contact for time and meeting info. ymca of Wnc 210-2265, ymcawnc.org • SA (1/10), 8:45am - Easy 3-mile hike on Bear Wallow Mountain. Registration required. Free/$5 carpool. Meets at YMCA - Woodfin, 30 Woodfin St.
sPirituality aBout the transcenDental meDitation techniQue: free introDuctory lecture (pd.) Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation. Learn about the authentic TM technique. It’s not concentrating, trying to be mindful, or common mantra practice. It’s an effortless, non-religious, evidencebased technique for heightened well-being and a spiritually fulfilled life. The only meditation recommended by the American Heart Association. • Topics: How the major forms of meditation differ—in practice and results; What science says about TM, stress, anxiety and depression; Meditation and brain research; What is Enlightenment? • Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm, asheville tm center, 165 E. Chestnut. 828-254-4350 or meditationasheville.org
asheVille comPassionate communication center (pd.) Free practice group. Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication (nonviolent communication). 252-0538 or www.ashevilleccc. com • 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 5:00-6:00pm. asheVille insiGht meDitation (pd.) Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation. Learn how to get a Mindfulness Meditation practice started. 1st & 3rd Mondays. 7pm – 8:30. Asheville Insight Meditation, 29 Ravenscroft Dr, Suite 200, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com astro-counselinG (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.
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aWaKeninG DeePest nature meDitation class (pd.) Consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Healing into life through deepened stillness, presence & wisdom. Meditation, lessons & dialogue in Zen inspired unorthodox enlightenment. Mondays, 6:30-7:30pm - Asheville Friends Meeting House at 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon). Donation. (828) 258-3241, healing@billwalz. com, www.billwalz.com community hu sonG (pd.) In our fast-paced world, are you looking to find more inner peace? Singing HU can lift you into a higher state of consciousness, so that you can discover, in your own way, who you are and why you’re here. • Date: Sunday, January 11, 2015, 11am11:30am, fellowship follows. Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Rd. (lower level), Asheville NC 28806, 828-254-6775. (free event). www.eckankar-nc.org
looKinG for Genuine sPiritual GuiDance anD helP? (pd.) We are in a beautiful area about 10 minutes from downtown Asheville, very close to Warren Wilson College. www.truththomas. org 828-299-4359 oPen heart meDitation (pd.) Experience and deepen the spiritual connection to your heart, the beauty and deep peace of the Divine within you. Increase your natural joy and gratitude while releasing negative emotions. Love Offering 7-8pm Tuesdays, 5 Covington St. 296-0017 heartsanctuary.org the Blue manDala (pd.) Jan 10th- Manifesting Your Intentions Using Sacred Path Vision Boards, 1-4PM payment & pre-registration by Jan 3rd $25; Jan 22ndEnergy Healing, Chakras & The Archangels $12 if preregisted or $15 at the door; Ongoing Events: Tues- Sat. by appointment Intuitive Readings & Holistic Healing. The Blue Mandala 1359 Cane Creek Road Fletcher,
NC 28732 828-275-2755 www.thebluemandala.com aDult forum at fcc 692-8630, fcchendersonville.org • SU (1/11), 9:15am - “35 Years of Mission and Leprosy Work,” lecture by FCC memeber Rev. John R. Sams. Free. Held at First Congregational UCC of Hendersonville, 1735 5th Ave. W., Hendersonville Grace lutheran church 1245 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville, 693-4890, gracelutherannc.com • FR (1/9), 1pm - Nondenominational monthly healing prayer time. Free. • TUESDAYS (1/13) until (3/3), 6pm - Discipline Bible Study series: “Invitation to Romans.” $13. PuB theoloGy at the oPen taBle meetup.com/opentable • MONDAYS, 6pm - Open discussion of progressive theological issues related to biblical and other spiritual texts. Free to attend. Held at Scully’s, 13 W Walnut St.
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buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library Free unless otherwise noted. • TH (1/8), 6:30pm - Book club: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road • TH (1/8), 1pm - Book club: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview • FR (1/9), 10am-noon How to download e-books seminar for Apple devices. Registration required. Held at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road • FR (1/9), 2-4pm - How to download e-books seminar. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • FR (1/9), 7pm - Mystery book club: Terra Cotta Dog by Andrea Camilleri. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain • SA (1/10), 10am- Book club: Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick. Held at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road • TU (1/13), 1pm - Book club: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion. Held at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester • TH (1/15), 7pm - How to download e-books seminar. Held at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester • TH (1/15), 2:30pm - Book club: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road
fletcher liBrary 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 687-1218, library.hendersoncountync.org Free unless otherwise noted. • 2nd THURSDAYS, 10:30am - Fletcher book club. • 2nd THURSDAYS, 1:30pm - Writers Guild of WNC meeting. • TH (1/8), 1:30pm - Writers Guild meeting. • MO (1/12), 4:30pm - Read To Virgil the Therapy Dog. Registration required. • WEDNESDAYS (1/14) through (1/28), 3:30pm - Read to Springer the Therapy Dog. Registration required. malaProP’s BooKstore anD cafe 55 Haywood St., 254-6734, malaprops.com Free unless otherwise noted. • WE (1/7), 1pm - Autism book club: Autism and the Myth of the Person Alone by Douglas Biklen. • WE (1/7), 7pm Malaprop’s book club: The Bartender’s Tale by Ivan Doig. • SA (1/10), 7pm - Andrew Lawler discusses his book Why Did the Chicken Cross the World: The Epic Saga of the Bird that Powers Civilization. • SU (1/11), 3pm - Ted Alexander discusses his novel The Fall of Summer. • MO (1/12), 7pm - Mystery book club: Ordinary Grace by William Krueger. • TU (1/13), 7pm Booklaunch for This Shattered World by Meagan Spooner and Amie Kaufman. • 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS - Salon series: Meeting the Shadow: The Hidden Power of the Dark Side of Human Nature. • TH (1/15), 7pm - Megan Mayhew Bergman discusses her short story collection Almost Famous Women. metro Wines 169 Charlotte St., 5759525, facebook.com/ MetroWinesAsheville • 2nd SATURDAYS, 3-5pm - Open mic night for poets and writers. Free. thomas Wolfe short story BooK cluB 253-8304, wolfememorial.com • TH (1/8), 5:30-7pm -“Dark in the Forest, Strange as
Time.” Discussion led by David Madden. Free. Held at Thomas Wolfe Memorial, 52 N. Market St
sPorts amateur Pool leaGue (pd.) Beginners welcome & wanted! Choose Asheville, Arden, Hendersonville or Black Mountain. HAVE FUN. MEET PEOPLE. PLAY POOL. 828-329-8197 www.BlueRidgeAPA.com ONGOING – weekly league play
VolunteerinG Volunteer With the literacy council (pd.) Volunteers are needed to tutor adults in reading, writing, math and English as a Second Language. Tutors receive training and support from certified professionals. Learn more by emailing us (volunteers@litcouncil.com). aarP taxaiDe founDation 505-4373, ijhewitt@aol.com • Through (2/28) Volunteers needed for preparation of free tax returns at various Buncombe County Libraries. Contact for details. asheVille community theatre 35 E. Walnut St., 254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • MO (1/12), 6:30pm Information session for perspective volunteers. BiG Brothers BiG sisters of Wnc 253-1470, bbbswnc.org • TH (1/15), noon Perspective volunteer information session. Held at United Way of Asheville & Buncombe, 50 S. French Broad Ave. riVerlinK 252-8474, riverlink.org • WE (1/14), 10am & 5pm Information session for perspective volunteers. Held at 170 Lyman St. For more volunteering opportunities, visit mountainx.com/volunteering
Big Ideas shine a light into the new year The new year always seems to offer a promise of a fresh start, with a new way of looking at the world and a chance to do things differently. In this special advertising section, area organizations and businesses offer up their “Big Ideas” for 2015 in the realms of art, business, education, the environment and personal growth. There’s free business assistance through Asheville SCORE, the Asheville Area Arts Council and Buncombe Cultural Alliance’s work on an inventory of the arts in Buncombe County, a push through NC Green Schools to integrate solar education into local classrooms—and more. So as you consider your own path into the new year, check out the following pages for some inspiration that can help you light the way forward.
Check out Asheville’s newest big idea:
Join us for Franklin Founder’s Day
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE THEY WILL CREATE!
(It’s Ben Franklin’s 308th birthday!)
The Franklin School of Innovation
See how students are developing the skills for success they will need in college and beyond: leadership, persistence, empathy, collaboration, inquiry and action. Meet teachers, see student work, listen to music, find out about expeditionary learning and have fun!
A CELEBRATION OF LEARNING.
Saturday, Jan. 24, noon to 4 p.m. 21 Innovation Drive, Asheville NC (GPS address: 265 Sardis Road, next to Frank’s Roman Pizza)
FIND OUT ABOUT ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2015–16 SCHOOL YEAR!
WWW.FRANKLINSCHOOLOFINNOVATION.ORG • (828) 237-4860 • INFO@THEFSI.US
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Western North Carolina Green Building Council A Non-Profit Resource for Building, Buying, or Renovating
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Asheville
“To lead and support the transformation toward communities that are socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative.” That is the idea of the Living Building Challenge, and the WNC Green Building Council is hosting the Asheville Collaborative organization to do just that.
Since my teens, I’ve had a passion for martial arts. Training in the art of seven star praying mantis with Sifu Henry Chung for over 10 years in Midland, Mich., has provided me with a strong foundation in kung fu and chi gung. Prior to training with Sifu Chung, I lived and trained in karate and sword at the Shim Gum Do Buddhist temple. Over the years, I have found it beneficial to combine Western cardio and weightlifting into my training regimen.
Our big idea is to advocate for codes and inspire designs to construct buildings that are affordable to operate and truly sustainable. And when we say truly sustainable,“imagine a building designed and constructed as elegantly and efficiently as a flower.”
My formal education includes a Bachelor of Science in health fitness and rehabilitation with a minor in nutrition from Central Michigan University. Previous students have included both adolescents and adults, some with physical and mental disabilities. All willing students are welcome.
We know it is possible to build homes and buildings that produce more energy than they use, buildings that can capture all of their water on their rooftops and treat it before it leaves the site. Buildings where all of the materials are sourced locally and none of them are toxic. Our big idea is to show Western North Carolina that it is possible.Through education, advocacy and a design competition, we will develop the local expertise and inspiration to truly transform how we live and connect to our environment. P.O. Box 17026 | Asheville, NC 28816 (828) 254-1995 | info@wncgbc.org | www.wncgbc.org
There are massive changes rippling through every aspect of the healthcare system. As many folks lose their dental insurance or have their benefits reduced, they’re forced to make increasingly tough decisions about their care! We’ve been practicing dentistry here at Timothy E. Gillespie, DMD in Asheville for 22 years. Providing excellent customer service has always been at the heart of what we do. And judging from the wealth of personal referrals, online reviews and
In today’s world, peace, tranquility, energy and focus can be hard to achieve. Martial arts training develops control, discipline, self-confidence and one’s inner spirit. Optimization of these skills translates into an increase in one’s overall well-being.
Through Iron Lotus, I offer individual and group personal training for all ages in martial arts, strength and cardio training. Located in Asheville.
Colin Cipriano • Iron Lotus Asheville (828) 280-9348 • colincip77@gmail.com
other feedback we receive, we seem to be succeeding. We work hard everyday to improve lives and earn the trust of our patient family! Amid all of the changes, the kind of personal attention we specialize in is more important than ever. So our Big Idea for the new year is actually one that we’ve been putting into practice for decades. We want to make sure you get the outstanding customer service, clinical excellence, concern and care you deserve. It’s an idea that we’re confident will stand any test of time!
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THE CULTURAL RESOURCES ASSET INVENTORY PROJECT
ASHEVILLE AREA
ARTS COUNCIL What makes a community as vibrant, intriguing and creative as ours? Economic factors change, and when a community is on the verge of changes as we are — even good ones — it is good business to look at protecting assets for the future. The fact is, we really don’t know the full depth of why we are so incredibly unique. How many art-
ists are there in Buncombe County? What are they making? Where are they selling it and how? What do they need from local government, the Chamber and the Arts Council so that they can grow? We revel in our arts and culture, as do our guests, but until we wrap our heads around who and what is driving the cultural strength of the community, we can’t take strategic steps to
protect and support what makes us who we are. The Asheville Area Arts Council and Buncombe Cultural Alliance are working to begin an inventory of the arts in Buncombe County. Understanding the scope and ecology of how the arts function is the first step toward true cultural planning. A cultural plan looks at what we have
to work with, where the gaps are and what can be done by policy makers, investors, decision-makers and the arts community. By working together, we can ensure a vibrant future that supports arts education, new creativeindustry jobs, art in neighborhoods and schools, great public spaces, affordable studio space, access to grants, public art projects and more.
Grove Arcade | 1 Page Ave., Suite 143-A | Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 258-0710 | info@ashevillearts.com | ashevillearts.com/asset-inventory
Google, Facebook, Twitter, PitchEngine, AdWords, oh my! Internet marketing has many elements, which can make it a daunting topic to tackle on your own. Yet, being found on the web is increasingly important for businesses and nonprofits alike to be visible and viable. Finding a reliable resource for up-to-date information and strategies on what’s happening in Internet marketing is a real challenge for organizations and entrepreneurs. JB Media wants to be that resource for Asheville and beyond. In mid-2015, we will take our successful six-week, in-person JB Media Institute training program online — allowing entrepreneurs, marketing professionals and communications staff to gain knowledge and skills on their schedule with instruction and support from Internet marketing professionals. The online JB Media Institute will offer the same core content as our in-person program with expanded instructional materials and ongoing industry updates for our members in a collaborative, easy-to-use online platform. Future in-person classes will have access to the online materials as well.
As a thank you to Asheville for all the support we’ve received, area students will receive a discount for the online program in 2015. Our local in-person program will continue with sessions starting in late January, early June and mid-September. To register for our in-person class or preregister for the online JB Media Institute, visit jbmediainstitute.com.
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My big idea is for The Cultivation Center (TCC) to become a place of fun, healing, support and connection for women and men in 2015! TCC represents the coming together of my (Phil Ramsey’s) professional careers as a therapist and acupuncturist with my practices of qi gong and aikido. Several classes are offered each week in qi gong and aikido. Qi gong is similar to tai chi, combining gentle movement, breathing and awareness. Qi gong will give you energy, flexibility and stress reduction. It is well-suited for younger adults and seniors as well. Aikido is a more movement-oriented, softer-style martial art. Aikido teaches self-defense in a fun, energizing and stress-reducing way. I opened TCC last year. My project for 2015 is to get the word out so we can all thrive together and feel better in my new space. With your participation and telling others, my vision for a healing space where people connect will fully come to fruition.
o-founders Madison J. Cripps and Vida Serrano brought their vision of fine art education to life in 2013. Spectrum School of Fine Art is an educational program dedicated to the practice and understanding of critical thinking in relation to personal expression through the creative process. The program’s central focus is to combine skill building and imagination. It provides enriching exposure to the challenges and potential of the arts. Furthermore, we encourage students to explore and develop their unique abilities through the utilization of various skill sets offered by our programs. Based in the River Arts District, Spectrum embraces its community. Our ongoing after-school program currently serves the Asheville City Schools district. Daytime workshops, weekend workshops,
and Mommy and Me classes are offered on a rotating monthly schedule. Spectrum’s student art was also featured in The Hop Ice Cream Cafe’s gallery this past November and December.
TCC offers something for just about everyone, with two kinds of exercise classes, acupuncture, individual and relationship therapy, and a support group. Something at TCC may be just what you are looking for. Check me out at cultivationcenterasheville.com!
96 Central Ave. • Asheville, NC 28801 • (828) 242-8537 philramsey@att.net • www.cultivationcenterasheville.com
109 Roberts St. Asheville, NC 28801 • (828) 774-9510 SpectrumSFA@gmail.com • www.SpectrumSFA.com
NC Green Schools Let’s power every classroom across the country with clean, renewable solar energy. Let’s rethink, reinvent, recreate and renew our infrastructure to support, protect and sustain the next generation and their BIG dreams! Let’s take control of our energy future and clean up our air. Let’s make our schools sustainable, healthy places to learn and to work. Let’s reduce schools’ utility bills and put more money to work where it belongs — educating students. Let’s use solar to teach STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) with a purpose: exposure, experience, education, employment and entrepreneurship. NC Green Schools proudly recognizes the 18 Asheville and Buncombe schools that participated in the inaugural Solar Schools Challenge —integrating solar education into their classrooms and lives — and set an example for schools across the country to follow. (Visit ncsolarschools.org to find out which four schools won a demonstration-scale solar system.) Let’s help every school in every county and in every state across this great nation go solar! What’s your dream?
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Asheville Frin ge Arts Fest ival The Asheville Fringe Arts Festival, started by Susan and Giles Collard of the Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre, is really part of a worldwide movement. The first Fringe Festival began in 1947 in Edinburgh, Scotland, when a group of artists were excluded from an international performing arts festival, but wanted to have place to show their new work. The Collards recognized the value of the Fringe concept and the unmet artistic need in Asheville: to provide artists with opportunities to explore the edges of their work, collaborate across genres and bring innovative performances to culturally adventurous audiences. In 2015, the 13th year of Asheville’s Fringe, artists from the U.K. and across the country will add to the local artists’ offerings. Audiences can catch the Fringe excitement by attending multiple performances over four days this January 22–25. Tickets and info at www.ashevillefringe.org.
Did you know that only 61% of 2 year olds in Buncombe County are fully immunized? This puts our county at risk for a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak. We have already seen this with a large pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak that started around Thanksgiving in our community. This was a scary reminder that these diseases are here and just waiting for the opportunity to spread in un-immunized communities, putting everyone in harm’s way.Whooping cough is especially dangerous for babies who are too young for immunizations and count on the rest of us to get immunized. Surround them with a shield of protection: Get Immunized. Don’t let these diseases get through the cracks. Become a part of the shield. An immunized community is a SAFER community. Get the facts: Ask a medical professional or Buncombe County immunization nurse if you have questions about what immunizations you need.
20 Commerce St. Asheville, NC 28801 828-254-2621 info@ashevillefringe.org ashevil lefringe.org
Simply Put: Immunizations Work! Buncombe County Health and Human Services 40 Coxe Avenue, Asheville NC 28801 www.buncombecounty.org/immunize
Health Care Café with Four Seasons’ CEO Chris Comeaux Ensures Community Voices Inform Change If you could sit down for a cup of coffee with today’s decision-makers in health care, what would you tell them? Thanks to Chris Comeaux, the chief executive officer of Four Seasons Compassion for Life, Western North Carolinians now have the opportunity to be heard. Through his weekly live WTZQ radio broadcast and online Health Care Café, Comeaux brings together the best and brightest in health care with a community of local listeners invited to sit down with a cup of coffee, hear real-life questions and get solid answers. “Multiple viewpoints help us understand health care and change it,” he says. Health Care Café marks change as it occurs. By providing direct access to the professionals actively creating change, Comeaux hopes to ensure that this community has a real voice in future of health care. “Over 20 percent of the budget in the United States is going toward health care,” he says. “If something takes up 20 percent of your budget at home, wouldn’t you want to have some input in that?” Since 1979, Four Seasons has prioritized and modeled access to quality, affordable end-oflife care. “Health care, our community and quality end-of-life care are my passions. Health Care Café is where all three of those meet.” Join Chris Comeaux, CEO of Four Seasons Compassion for Life, for WTZQ’s Health Care Café, Mondays at 5 p.m., or listen to show replays at www.healthcarecafe.org. Four Seasons Compassion for Life 571 South Allen Road • Flat Rock, NC 28731 •(828) 692-6178 www.fourseasonscfl.org/healthcarecafe/ special adVeRtoRial section
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Gemstones and tea: A pairing for the new year bY nicki glasseR
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Gemstones and tea might seem an unlikely combination, but to local jewelry designer Jen aly, they make perfect sense together. “They are two of my favorite things,” she says. Aly decided to combine them for her workshop Gemstones and Tea: Set Your Intentions for 2015, which will be held at Dobra Tea on Sunday, Jan. 18. Aly, who is also a life coach, says that setting intentions is a positive way to start the new year. “It helps people to look forward with possibility and to feel more in control of their lives. It is a powerful tool, and setting intention in a group can be even more empowering,” she says. Furthermore, setting intentions helps people to identify what’s important to them, which can reduce stress, Aly adds. During the workshop, Aly will guide each participant through the intentionsetting process. After participants clarify their intentions for the year, Aly will help them choose a gemstone necklace and tea aligned with it. “Depending on what part of your life you want to heal or support, you can choose a tea and gemstone to support that,” explains Aly. There will be seven themes to
what Tea and Gemstone Workshop, $30 wheRe Dobra Tea 78 N. Lexington Ave. when 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 18 whY Receive a sterling silver necklace with pendant of your choice (up to $30 value); set your intention for 2015 in a supportive environment; learn about gemstones, chakras and do some journaling; experience a tea that supports your intention (cost not included). moRe info jenalydesigns.com, 808-333-7144
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intentional: Jen Aly will host a Sunday, Jan. 18, gem-and-tea pairing event at Dobra Tea, aimed at helping participants set their intentions for the new year. Photo by Nicki Glasser
choose from, each aligned with one of the seven chakras. For example, the gemstone prehnite is pale green in color and associated with the heart chakra, Aly points out. “It’s a heart-healing stone, and it’s about unconditional love. People are drawn to this one like crazy,” she says. Participants may choose this stone if they want to heal their hearts, focus on forgiveness of self or others, or attract unconditional love, she explains. Aly is also known for her delicate and unique lightweight jewelry designs. She’ll make each participant’s chosen gemstone into a pendant by wrapping it with argentium silver, which doesn’t tarnish. A sterling silver chain will come with it. Dobra Teahouse is an event collaborator as well as host. The tea menu for the event was developed by sage sansone, Dobra’s event planner and resident tarot card reader, with oversight by owner and tea expert andrew snavely. “I chose herbs and blends that
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fit well” with Aly’s themes, says Sansone. “We used teas on our menu and then decided which teas would be good for each chakra.” Sansone says there will be 14 teas to choose from; for each chakra or theme, there will a caffeinated and noncaffeinated tea option. “I took a very physical approach,” Sansone says about selecting the teas. For example, for the solar plexus chakra, which is associated with the stomach and digestion, she chose Pu-er tea. “This is fermented and aged tea. It is known to help with digestion because the fermentation has the qualities of good bacteria, kind of like a yogurt does,” says Sansone. “Special for this event, we will feature the ginger Pu-er because ginger also helps with digestion,” she says. And for the throat chakra, Sansone picked yerba mate for the caffeinated tea. “Yerba mate is traditionally experienced in a group of people, passed around in a group. It is a communal tea, so we figured it would be a good tea for the throat chakra, which is governed by communication,” says Sansone. A yerba mate drinker might choose the gemstone blue chalcedony for the necklace, Aly notes. “Blue chalcedony can be about empowering you to voice your truth,” says Aly. It also helps connect with creativity and expression as an intention for the year, she explains. Blue chalcedony “is also a harmonious stone, about peacefulness. It is a great balancing stone,” Aly adds. Her goal for the event is that “when people leave, they feel uplifted and supported going into the new year by their clear intention. And they will have their gemstone necklace to wear throughout the year to remind [them] of their intention,” says Aly. X
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tai chi for health (pd.) 12 week series. Evidence-based classes endorsed by The Arthritis Foundation and The Center for Disease Control beginning January 14, 2015. Call (828) 253-8649 or register online: www.wnctaichiarthritis.com asheVille art museum 2 N. Pack Square, 253-3227, ashevilleart.org • TH (1/15), 10am - Yoga in the Galleries. $12/$8 members. asheVille community yoGa center 8 Brookdale Road, ashevillecommunityyoga.com • SUNDAYS through (1/25), 5:30-7pm Introduction to Yoga series. $40. healinG from cancer naturally facebook.com/healingcancernaturally • 2nd FRIDAYS, 2-4pm - Information on diet and lifestyle changes for cancer patients. Free. Held at OM Sanctuary, 87 Richmond Hill Drive JuBilee community church 46 Wall St., 252-5335, jubileecommunity.org • TU (1/13), 7-9pm - Zumba fitness party to benefit Jubilee. Admission by donation. reD cross BlooD DriVes redcrosswnc.org Appointment and ID required. • WE (1/7), 11:30am-4pm - Appointments & info: 259-6908 ext. 146. Held at Black Mountain Neuro Medical Treatment Center, 932 Old U.S. Highway 70, Black Mountain • SU (1/11), noon-4:30pm - Appointments & info: 656-2161. Held at Weaverville United Methodist Church, 85 N. Main St., Weaverville • TU (1/13), 2-6pm - Appointments & info: 1-800-RED-CROSS. Held at Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, 36 Montford Ave. • TU (1/13), 2:30-7:30pm - Appointments & info: 684-7283. Held at Skyland United Methodist Church, 1984 Hendersonville Road taoist tai chi society taoist.org/usa/locations/asheville • WEDNESDAYS, 5:30-7pm - Beginners Tai Chi class. Free. Held at Center for Spiritual Living Asheville, 2 Science Mind Way suPPort GrouPs aDult chilDren of alcoholics & Dysfunctional families For people who grew up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional home. Info: adultchildren.org. Visit mountainx.com/support for full listings. al-anon/ alateen family GrouP A support group for the family and friends of alcoholics. Info: wnc-alanon.org or 800-286-1326. Visit mountainx.com/support for full listings. alcoholics anonymous For a full list of meetings in WNC, call 254-8539 or aancmco.org. asheVille Women for soBriety 215-536-8026, www.womenforsobriety.org • THURSDAYS, 6:30-8pm – YWCA of Asheville, 185 S. French Broad Ave. asPerGer’s aDults uniteD meetup.com/aspergersadultsunited • 2nd & 4th SATURDAYS, 2-4pm - Held at
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s-anon family GrouPs For those affected by another’s sexaholism. Four confidential meetings are available weekly in WNC. For dates, times and locations contact wncsanon@ gmail.com or 258-5117. smart recoVery Helps individuals gain independence from all types of addictive behavior. Visit mountainx.com/support for full listings. strenGth in surViVorshiP For cancer survivors. Strengthinsurvivorship@ yahoo.com or 808-7673 • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 11am-noon – Mills River Library, 124 Town Drive, Mills River sunrise Peer suPPort Volunteer serVices facebook.com/Sunriseinasheville • TUESDAYS through THURSDAYS, 1-3pm - Dropin center offering peer support services for mental health and substance use issues and wellness. Held at Kairos West Community Center, 742 Haywood Road sylVa Grief suPPort Hosted by Four Seasons Compassion for Life. melee@fourseasonscfl.org • TUESDAYS, 10:30am - Jackson County Department on Aging, 100 Country Services Park, Sylva unDerearners anonymous underearnersanonymous.org • TUESDAYS, 6pm – First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St., Room 102 To add information about your support group, call 251-1333, ext. 114. Support groups must be free of charge to be listed.
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Modern mead Is the honey wine of the Vikings making a comeback in Asheville?
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The mention of mead is likely to bring to mind Vikings and Renaissance fairs rather than sophisticated sipping and food pairings. But times and tastes are changing, and some locals have their sights set on modernizing perceptions and knocking the dust off the ancient drink’s faded appeal. One of these mead mavens is Fairview resident ivar schloz. A former metallurgical engineer and longtime beer-brewing hobbyist, Schloz is the owner and head mazer (mead maker) at Bee & Bramble, an artisan meadery that began marketing its products locally in midNovember. Contrary to the commonly held notion of honey wine as an overly sweet drink, Schloz’s meads are dry, crisp and laced with floral notes — similar in taste and appearance to a nice white wine. And his goal, he says, is to change the way people view mead. “My mission, I guess, if you could say there’s a mission, is to dispel the notion that this is a specialty beverage,” says Schloz. “This is a daily drinker. This is something you can pair with foods and that you can drink on a daily basis. I guess I’m testament to that: I love beer, I love wine, but honestly, I’d rather drink my own stuff.” Schloz was first inspired to try making mead in 2010 after he tried some made by a friend during an annual gathering of his college buddies. It was a Viking-themed party, of course. “It was sweet and wasn’t like what I would want to make,” he recalls, “but it was good … and I thought, ‘You know, I’ve got all this brewing experience, some distilling experience, very little winemaking experience, but it’s something that would fit very well with me.’”
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Schloz engaged his engineer’s brain and began experimenting with mead recipes, the most basic of which call for only honey, yeast and water. Using 1-gallon containers of Haw Creek Honey and various commercial wine, ale and mead yeasts, he started tinkering with the concept in search of his specific vision of perfection. “Being a [process engineer], I’m always intrigued by making anything I make the best that it can be ... no matter what it is — Thai food,
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the bee’s knees: Fairview mead maker Ivar Schloz is bottling five types of mead, including a cyser made with apple cider plus floral, berry and spiced varieties. Photos by Cindy Kunst
hot chocolate, espresso drinks, whatever. At that point, I never considered it a business. I was just concerned with making the best mead I could make.” Eventually,
Schloz settled on using just two or three varieties of wine yeasts with French origins and honed his process until he “wound up with something vastly better than anything [he’d] had before.” At that point, Schloz, an oldtime musician, began bartering and sharing his products with friends at local festivals and music gatherings. A constant stream of praise encouraged him to take his hobby to the next level. By that time he had lost his salaried job in the economic downturn and was working as an international aluminum manufacturing consultant, so he used his downtime between gigs and a couple of big paychecks to gradually launch himself into the mead business. He now gets his honey, all sourced within the Appalachian mountains, in 50-gallon drums, and buys adjunct ingredients — such as blackberries, blueberries and elderberries — from neighboring farmers in Fairview (including walter and wendy harrill of Imladris Farm) and other area growers. The water he uses is double-filtered from a well on his Fairview property. With a painstakingly researched process, carefully selected equipment and a working playbook of recipes, Bee & Bramble is now cranking out five varieties of mead, bottling it (in bottles adorned with labels designed by local artist keith phillips) and bringing it to the people, all from an outbuilding behind Schloz’s home. But what about that perception thing? On a national level, mead may be casting off its too-sweet stereotype and is actually on the verge of becoming a trend. A Dec. 14 story on National Public Radio quotes American Mead Makers Association President Chris Weber, saying that the number of commercial mead makers nationwide has increased from about 25 in the year 2000 to nearly 250 today. The story notes that the most significant growth has occurred within the last five years with almost 40 new meaderies coming online in 2014.
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But how do those numbers translate locally? “Mead is still kind of on the fringes for people looking for libation,” says geoff alexander, co-owner of Appalachian Vintner on Biltmore Avenue. Alexander, who says his shop carries the largest selection of mead in the city, including Bee & Bramble, echoes Schloz in his belief that many people don’t consider mead as a drink option because they are afraid it will be cloying. “I think it’s a little intimidating for people because they have preconceived notions of what honey wine is — they think it’s just sweet. But there are so many different styles now that are coming around.” Although Appalachian Vintner carries numerous meads from all over the U.S., he says the only other Western North Carolina mazer he knows of besides Schloz is Jason Russ of Fox Hill Meadery in Marshall. But he thinks the potential is there for others to enter the market. “Mead is absolutely becoming more popular,” he says. “The craft beverage market — whether it’s sodas or ciders or meads — everything is increasing. I think people are finding that there’s a lot of variety out there and a lot of quality out there.” Winemaker chuck blethen, co-founder of the French Broad
Vignerons and owner of Jewel of the Blue Ridge Vineyard in Marshall, makes mead from time to time, as does his son, brian blethen. (Brian’s metheglin — or spiced mead — is “second to none,” says his father.) Although Chuck also knows of only the aforementioned two commercial meaderies in the immediate Asheville area, he says more than a dozen members of his organization enjoy creating meads on a non-commercial level and are “definitely meadery-owner wannabes.” Additionally, Chuck says that over the past few years, members of the Vignerons’ wine judging program — judges of the competitions at the Asheville Wine & Food Festival and N.C. CiderFest — have noticed numerous submissions of meads to various contests. “Because mead is a honey wine, we have judged them. That’s something that we’ve started doing as an organization,” he says. Bee & Bramble meads are available for $14 to $17 a bottle at Katuah Market, Weinhaus, Divine Wine and Beer, Ben’s Penny Mart, Vaso de Vino and Appalachian Vintner in Asheville; Artisan Gourmet in Black Mountain; and Maggie B’s in Weaverville. They are also available by the glass at 5 Walnut Wine Bar and Ben’s Tune Up. For details, go to beeandbramble.com. For more information about French Broad Vignerons, visit frenchbroadvignerons.org. X
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The other church supper
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The 100-year-old building that stands at the corner of Montford and Chestnut avenues has long been a staple of the neighborhood, a gathering place for those who live nearby. Formerly a Piggly Wiggly grocery store, then a church, the property reopened in November as a vibrant Italian restaurant owned by Robert and melissa willingham, career restauranteurs from Baltimore who moved to Asheville nearly four years ago. The couple’s goal with Chiesa, which translates to church in Italian, is to provide an inviting social atmosphere for the community with easygoing staff, flavorful home-cooked food and a friendly ambiance. On Jan. 13, the restaurant will begin offering Tuesday-night family-style church suppers, something Robert says was a priority even before finding the restaurant’s location in Montford. “We want to be a real neighborhood restaurant: We’ve got the location for it, we really want the neighbors to come, and that’s why we’re hosting these community suppers,” he says. “There’s a thousand people who live in this neighborhood but they don’t necessarily know each other. When you sit down to dinner and break bread together, it gives you a much greater sense of community, and hopefully you get to know your neighbors a little better.” The family-style suppers will feature a prix fixe menu with vegetarian or non-vegetarian choices, with the long tables at Chiesa pushed together to encourage people to get to know each other. The Willinghams say that Asheville’s friendly nature fits perfectly with this social style of dining, where neighbors can interact over a bottle of good wine and some homemade lasagna or stuffed pasta shells. The concept is a natural evolution for Melissa’s family recipes, which have connected people in a family setting for generations, she says. And the restaurant’s open floor plan is well-suited to the task.
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communitY table: Chiesa owners Melissa and Robert Willingham will begin offering weekly, family-style suppers on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Photos by Pat Barcas
“It took us a long time to find this space — we looked at everything,” she says. “Community was really important to us.” At Chiesa, diners won’t find checkered red-and-white tablecloths or chianti bottles with candles stuffed in them. It has a clean décor, with original hardwood floors and church pews, tall ceilings, a copper-topped bar and photographs of Italian scenes decorating the walls. A custommade stained-glass sign hangs above the warm entrance of the 40-seat restaurant. “This building, being in an old church, by its very nature has a warm community feel,” Robert notes. “We’re putting everything we can into it to get more of that. We really want to be here for the Montford folks and for the greater Asheville community.” Melissa’s great-grandparents immigrated to the United States from Sicily and ran a produce business in Baltimore. They brought their recipes with them, and now those traditional dish-
es provide the backbone of the fare offered at Chiesa. Entrées on the ever-changing, small menu include homemade meat sauce with Hickory Nut Gap Farm beef or sweet Italian sausage, natural chicken with saffron, green olives and mint, veal stew and vegetarian and vegan options. Soft-shell crabs will be offered when they’re in season this summer. Melissa says the family recipes have transferred perfectly to the restaurant setting. “We do everything in really small batches,” she says. “I don’t make 50 of anything, I make 20 of something. We’re keeping the preparations small and intimate, and the menu small and intimate, changing it frequently to keep it fresh.” The idea for a social supper came from the Willinghams’ travels to Italy, where the practice is much more common than it is in America. “They have a strong sense of community in Italy and they do want to sit together, whereas Americans typically want to sit alone with their own party; it is really an Italian-type
thing,” Robert says. “We’ve already gotten a big positive response about this in Asheville, so I think this is great for this place.” Chiesa plans to open an additional 24 seats on a side patio in the spring, along with lunch service. “We’ve gotten a great response from the neighborhood so far,” Robert says, “and we’re really excited for the future and what it will bring.” X
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Open for dinner 7 days a week 5:30pm - until Bar opens at 5:00pm Now serving Saturday and Sunday Brunch 10:30am - 2:30pm
wheRe 152 Montford Ave. when 5-10 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday (Kitchen closes at 9 p.m.) Family-style suppers on Tuesdays Closed Monday
LIVE MUSIC Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
how much Entrées cost $10-$15 contact 552-3110 or chiesaavl.com
can i get an amen: Chiesa retains the original hardwood floors and pews from the building’s previous incarnation as a church.
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Going primal RUSSIAN BLACK RYE
A hearty loaf, rich with molasses, vinegar, chocolate, espresso, and a bite of fennel. Available on Thursdays!
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Growing numbers of Asheville residents are going caveman. Proponents say the paleo diet (mostly meat and veggies plus a moderate amount of fruit and nuts) greatly improves their overall health. And for those living with health challenges, healing through diet can provide a welcome sense of control and empowerment. Paleo, though, is not to be taken lightly: It’s a very restrictive regime, and it might not be right for people happy with their current health and energy levels. But for those with chronic fatigue or who otherwise feel they’re struggling with less-thanstellar health, a paleo diet might be something to try. Reported benefits include weight loss, increased energy, improved gut health, resistence to autoimmune disease, enhanced mental clarity and reduced risk of degenerative disease. Massage therapist mo goldstein, who founded the Paleo Asheville Facebook page, says he first heard about the diet from a client. “I get exposed to a lot of ideas that way, and usually, if somebody is passionate about something, I look into it,” he explains. “Quite often, the more I look into it, the more quirky and ridiculous it seems, but in this case the more I looked into it, the more it made sense.” So Goldstein decided to give it a try “for a month, just to see what would happen, and in my own case it was amazing. I had been running for a year and half and hadn’t lost a single pound, and within one month of eating paleo, I had lost 15 without trying. My chronic congestion that I’d had for 20 years went away. My minor digestive issues went away within a week,” he reports, adding, “Every person I know who’s done this has had these remarkable transformations.” Inspired, Goldstein launched the Paleo Asheville page, so those embarking on a similar journey could learn from and support one another. The page has over 400 “likes,” and members meet monthly at Synchronicity Wellness to enjoy a potluck chock-full of homemade paleo dishes. These gatherings, according to Synchronicity Wellness owner mickra hamilton, offer a valuable opportunity for paleo cooks to add to their creative arsenals (participants bring recipes along with each dish)
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Sinking your teeth into the paleo diet in Asheville
caVeman cuisine: Shanna Duvall, co-owner of CrossFit Asheville, says the vegetable scramble at King Daddy’s Chicken & Waffles is one of many good local options for restaurant diners on a paleo diet. Photo by John Coutlakis
and socialize with others following the same lifestyle path. The potlucks, which Hamilton says draw 25-45 people each month, are also a great place for the paleo-curious to check out what the diet has to offer. “We talk a lot about eating strategies and the different variations of the diet,” says Hamilton, adding that those who have been eating paleo for a while find their systems become sensitive to nonpaleo foods, so “it’s a safe place [for them] to eat. It’s been really beautiful.” Hamilton also brings in a different health expert for each potluck to discuss topics related to the diet, including recent presentations on acupuncture and immune support. If you aren’t up for cooking at home, and it’s not a potluck night, where is someone on a paleo diet to eat? Is it possible to find paleofriendly fare at local restaurants? “It’s not that hard, depending on how sensitive you are to gluten or contaminants in your food,” says Goldstein. “I usually ask if they have a gluten-free menu, and if they don’t, then I just wing it.” He recommends bread-free options, such as a lettuce wrap. Farm Burger, Seven
Sows, Chestnut and the Farm to Fender food truck, says Goldstein, are particularly ready and willing to accommodate a paleo diet. shanna duvall, co-owner of CrossFit Asheville, conferred with some of the coaches at her facility, and to Goldstein’s list they add King Daddy’s Chicken and Waffles, Early Girl Eatery, The Barleycorn, Sunny Point Café, Posana Café and Standard Pizza to the list, along with Doc Chey’s Noodle House, whose managers Duvall says have consulted with her on ways to make their menu more paleo-friendly. Duvall also offers a few tips. “You can make a lot of simple changes,” she says. “Anywhere that serves burgers or sandwiches, you can just eat the burger without the bun: They’ll put it on a bed of leaves. People are very willing to work with you; I think it’s a matter of the consumer not being hesitant to ask the waiter what is and isn’t in the dish.” For details on upcoming potlucks at Synchronicity Wellness, visit Facebook.com/SynchWellness or Facebook.com/PaleoAsheville. X
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The beer scene in ’15 A look ahead to the year in beer for the Asheville area Will Cigar City be Asheville’s newest brewery? Will New Belgium be open for tours by the end of the year? What brewery has a surprising expansion up its sleeve? While the answers to some of the biggest beery questions for Asheville are elusive this early in 2015, one thing’s for certain: We have another big year on tap. Let’s start with the big unknowns. Ever since Cigar City’s owner, Joey Redner, came up to Asheville and Greenville with a serious scouting team in October, it’s been a legitimate possibility bubbling under the surface. Rumors have gone around that Black Mountain is a finalist for a second Cigar City brewery, if not a sure thing. Redner even hinted at Black Mountain in particular when he talked to Xpress, saying, “It’s a relaxed small town that puts my mind at ease.” The other rumor to track in the new year also started in October when a short entry was posted on ProBrewer.com saying that “an Asheville brewpub” was for sale for $3 million. Those most interested in the rumor latched onto the word “brewpub” and focused on the few true brewpubs in Asheville proper (meaning breweries that also have their own restaurant). Yet those true brewpubs — Asheville Brewing, LAB and Oysterhouse — were all soon struck from the list. Will we see a brewpub or brewery change hands in 2015? (Or if a sale doesn’t come through, will we see our first brewery closing since Craggie?) confiRmed openings and expansions Moving beyond speculation, there’s plenty of concrete action in 2015. First, let’s backtrack and start at the end of 2014. Thirsty Monk’s new venture in Gerber Village,
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new YeaR, new beeR: Green Man Brewing Co. is already at work on building a new facility on the South Slope, which the company hopes will be open by this summer. Photo by Thom O’Hearn
Open Brewing, opened on Dec. 3. Since then, it has released only one beer, but many more will be hitting the taps in the coming weeks. If you haven’t heard of Open yet, this is the premise: Thirsty Monk brewmaster norm penn is working with talented area homebrewers to scale their recipes up and brew them in the Thirsty Monk brewhouse. So once they’re off and running, you’ll be able to stop in and sample a variety of taps from a variety of local brewers. To the west, Boojum Brewing in Waynesville will likely be the first new brewery officially opening in Western North Carolina this year. They haven’t yet set an open-
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ing date, but co-owners ben and kelsie baker are already brewing their first batches. When it opens, Boojum will join Bearwaters, Frog Level and Tipping Point to become the fourth brewery in Waynesville. Unlike its competition, Boojum will start off with two locations: a production brewery outside town and a pub at 50 N. Main St. Next up are two local breweries opening satellites in town. Catawba just sent out an update and released plans for its new satellite brewery and tasting room on Banks Avenue on the South Slope. Co-owner billy pyatt says the brewery plans to complete the bulk of the work by March. Hi-Wire won’t be far behind
with its second Asheville location. It aims to have a production facility, along with its own taproom and tours, operational by mid-2015, according to co-owner adam charnack. While not a brewery, Tasty Beverage Co. will expand Asheville’s beer scene in a different way. The store will have more than 1,200 beers available in bottles (so it’s a serious bottle shop), but it will also have draft beer available — and eventually it may have a small selection of charcuterie and cheeses as well. Owner Johnny belflower says the construction is slightly behind schedule, but it’s likely opening in spring 2015. Keep your eyes open for some large expansions at two longtime breweries as well. Green Man will add to the South Slope bustle with a $4 million project, already underway on the corner of Buxton Avenue. By summer, it expects to have a new 18,000-square-foot packaging hall complete with a new retail space and an outdoor beer garden. Over at Highland, communications manager drew stevenson says changes will be on full display by summer as well, thanks to a combination loan and Tourism Development Authority grant. “By summer we will have doubled our production space, built a new cooler three times the size of our current cooler, opened entertainment areas on three levels (ground floor, mezzanine and rooftop bar) and we will be powering all production with the sun,” says Stevenson. Of course, the last opening of the year will be the biggest yet for Asheville proper. New Belgium, which provided a comprehensive update to Xpress last week, will definitely be brewing beer in Asheville this year. The only question now is whether it will be open to the public as well in 2015. X
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“When I write, I don’t think, ‘This could be a good plot for a movie,’” says Western North Carolina-based writer Ron Rash. “I was very surprised when one person thought, ‘I’d like to try to make this into a movie,’ much less two.” But that’s exactly what happened: two of Rash’s novels, Serena and The World Made Straight, were optioned for motion pictures. Both are set in WNC. And despite very different crews, budgets and schedules, the two films are set for U.S. releases within six weeks of each other. Serena, which stars Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, was filmed in the Czech Republic. (Similarly, Civil War drama Cold Mountain, from the book by local author charles frazier, was filmed mostly in Romania.) The World Made Straight, however, was a North Carolina production through and through, down to — and because of — its directors. natiVe gRound “That was the grand plan,” says david burris. He and producing partner michael wren attended high school together in Raleigh. Both went into film and TV careers. They met in New Zealand when Burris was on the way back to the U.S. following a “Survivor” shoot in the South Pacific — he worked as a producer on that reality series for 18 seasons — and discussed doing a project together. “We said, ‘let’s resolve to make a film set in North Carolina, about North Carolina, using as many North Carolina people as we can,’” says Burris. And, despite his frustration about the current lack of tax incentives in
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this state (“This is the time that the money, the productions and the creativity are getting spread around and flowing out of California,” Burris says. “There’s no reason why North Carolina shouldn’t be able to grab a piece of that pie.”), that’s exactly what he and Wren made happen. The World Made Straight screens at the AMC Carolina Pavilion 22 in Charlotte, beginning Friday, Jan. 9 and at the North Carolina Muesum of History in Raleigh, on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m., with local dates to be announced. It weaves a ’70s-era storyline with scenes from a Civil War massacre that took place at Shelton Laurel in Madison County. High school dropout Travis is taken in by former teacher-turned-drug
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shoot and scoRe: David Burris, front, makes his directorial debut with The World Made Straight. The North Carolina native says he was determined to shoot in WNC. “The type of atmosphere it creates for the actors and crew ... to know you’re performing on the actual ground where the story took place — that’s immeasurable,” he says. Photo by Missy McLamb
dealer Leonard, who hopes to help Travis escape both the family that keeps him down and a local farmer/drug dealer who’s out to get the teen. But a shared history dating back to the massacre sets Travis and Leonard at odds. It’s a dark story, though Rash says, “I’m not a cynical writer. I put my characters in tough situations, but very often they’re admirable and they do the best they can.”
He adds, “I went to the gravesite, and I went to the massacre site, and they really do feel like haunted places. I realize I’m bringing something to it, but there’s an intense feeling there.” In making the big-screen version of Rash’s story, Burris also sought out those eerie settings. During the filming, he says, the cast had multiple semisupernatural encounters. At Shelton Laurel with Jeremy
haRd luck stoRY: Burris talks to Minka Kelly, who plays drug-addicted Dena. “I’m not a cynical writer,” says Ron Rash of the book’s dark scenes. “I put my characters in tough situations, but very often they’re admirable and they do the best they can.” Photo by Missy McLamb
Irvine (who plays Travis) and Noah Wyle (Leonard), they came across an old barn. In it, “There was a truck bed cover, and the brand was Leonard,” Burris remembers. “When we shot in downtown Marshall, it was a nasty, creepy day. Everyone was having weird feelings already. Then we turned around and we were right in front of Lawrence Allen’s house.” The Confederate colonel’s residence was looted in the events leading up to the Shelton Laurel massacre. Burris stands behind the personal sense of romanticism that drove him, Wren and fellow lead producer todd labarowski — another North Carolinian — to film around Buncombe, Madison and Henderson counties. “The type of atmosphere it creates for the actors and the crew, psychologically, creatively and emotionally, to know you’re performing on the actual ground where the story took place and where the events that inspired the story took place — that’s immeasurable,” he says. They could have kept the project in-state but worked closer to inter-
national airports, making it easier to bring in personnel, but “we were bound and determined to keep working at the budget and keep working at our schedule to make sure we could do it,” says Burris. “We were all obnoxious about making sure it worked out that way.” He adds, “It all really boils down to that patch of earth.” sounds familiaR As much as the inspiration for The World Made Straight came from Madison County (and Serena from the land around Waynesville), Rash says that the source of his craft remains a mystery. “I don’t know where the stories come from. Obviously, sometimes I’ve done research in a particular area, or I’m interested in something,” he says. “But ultimately the characters and the voices — I don’t know how it happens, I’m just glad when it does.” Still, those voices come complete with accents, and the one from WNC is distinct from other Southern drawls. “He really did a good job with the accents,”
the author says of Burris. “The Appalachian accent — people so rarely get it right.” The director points out that Irvine — from Cambridge, England — is “actually very English” but “has an unbelievable talent for accents. He’s like a 24-year-old Meryl Streep.” That, and “the area was a crossroads for trade routes, so it’s a bit of a mishmash” as far as linguistic influences, Burris says. That mashup of cadences and inflections makes the speaking style harder to get exactly right but also allowed the actors some leeway. Rash, who hadn’t seen either film at press time (“I stay away from it because, in part, it’s their vision now”), noted that Burris had paid attention to a number of small details such as the use of WNC-accurate Plott hounds. And there’s more than an artistic respect between author and filmmaker: “Our families have known each other,” Rash says. “It’s a nice thing to reconnect later in life — that’s something that makes this special.” But accents alone don’t complete the soundscape. Burris reached out to Durham-based psych-folk band Megafaun for the score. “When we were starting to do the screenplay, somebody sent me their record, Gather, Form & Fly,” he says. “There were three or four songs on that record that were indelibly burned on my brain as being the right soundtrack for this film.” The producer, a musician himself (he plays bass in The Veldt), keeps up with the North Carolina music scene by attending Hopscotch Music Festival each year. He tapped other friends to add tracks to the film: Darren Jessee (of Ben Folds Five) contributed a song with his band, Hotel Lights. The Holland Brothers (of Jennyanykind) and The Connells are also on the soundtrack. stoRYtime There’s another important musical connection, though this one is not about WNC. Sharing space on the cast list, along with Minka Kelly and Haley Joel Osment, is alt-country artist Steve Earle. The singer-songwriter plays Carlton, a scoundrel, and was chosen both for his ability as a vocalist (the character not only farms marijuana but, as local mystery writer Vicki lane puts it, “sings gospel with an angel’s voice”) and his acting style. “I was watching ‘The Wire’ and ‘Treme,’ as we were getting the script together,” says Burris. In both shows, Earle played a teacher-type character. “There was a warmth and a kind-
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ness he was able to get across on screen very easily,” says Burris. “I thought that warm, mentoring aspect of his character, inhabiting a villain whose deeds and actions were so sociopathic, would make the character creepier than going for an arch bad guy.” Plus Earle, who grew up in Virginia and spent a large part of his career in Texas, relates to the South. But Burris — along with Wren and Labarowski — really homed in on the area surrounding Asheville. “The movie would not have been nearly so good if we hadn’t had so many local crew,” the director says. “They knew the area, and we were able to use them as resources for authenticity of wardrobe and what kind of cars these characters would have been driving.” He adds, “I wanted people to be as emotionally connected to it as possible.” That goes for viewers as well, because as much as the film is about Rash’s story, it’s also about the region. “The light and the natural diffusion up in that part of the state is gorgeous for film,” says Burris. One director of photography told him, “Ron [Rash] writes with light. Ron writes in a very cinematic way. He almost gives you cues for how you’re going to set up a scene, in regard to cinematography.” Rash, however, has no intention of breaking into Hollywood. “It will always be about sitting down and trying to get the next sentence right,” he says. “That doesn’t change. I’ve spent so many years trying to learn how to write stories and novels. That’s what I do best, and that’s what I’ll continue to do.” The author has a new novel in the works. It’s contemporary and set in WNC and, he says, “In some ways I feel like this is my most optimistic book.” Meanwhile, Burris is purchasing his parents’ house in Raleigh as a part-time residence for himself, and he’s optioned the novel Doubles by North Carolina native Nic Brown. “There’s something special about the South in general and North Carolina specifically — our knack for storytelling and our love of storytelling,” he says. Film “brings the literary, the visual and the musical all together. It seems like the ultimate form for being able to tell a story.” X
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In late May, Asheville indie rockers The Hermit Kings had a blast opening for a reunited Gran Torino at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall. A week later, they returned to the West Asheville venue for the All Go West music festival and had another positive experience. “The sound was great, the lights are great, the room was great. It felt really good,” says lead guitarist and vocalist Zaq suarez. “And so I started kind of turning the wheels on, ‘I want to work with these guys. What can we do beyond just putting on a show?’”
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He called up Isis talent buyer and co-owner Josephine woody. His pitch? Free For All Fridays, a string of no-cover nights in the typically slow touring month of January. Each Friday a different local band opens the evening with a 35-minute set, followed by 40 minutes from a regional indie group with The Hermit Kings closing things out. Woody’s response? A wholehearted yes. “We do a lot of Americana and bluegrass, which I love, but we’ve kind of nailed that,” Woody says. “I’ve always had a whole lot of interest in indie music and had a desire to have more of that presence at Isis, so this will be a good way to kind of get that ball rolling.”
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Suarez got to work setting the schedule and recruited some of The Hermit Kings’ closest musical friends. Starting the series with a folk-rock focus on Jan. 9 is Asheville trio Minorcan and Johnson City, Tenn., six-piece This Mountain. Jan. 16 features the post-rock of Camp David and local rock mainstays Doc Aquatic, while Jan. 23 brings Suarez’s acoustic solo project Tiny Things and Athens, Ga., psych rockers T. Hardy Morris & the Hardknocks. The residency ends on Jan. 30 with the return of Doc Aquatic, whose set will give way to Athens’ krautrock quintet Roadkill Ghost Choir. Featured throughout the month on the Isis walls will be the hand-drawn creations of local artist and Hermit Kings poster designer matt micale. Each show also offers two beers for sale from sponsoring Asheville breweries. Hi-Wire Brewing is handling the first and last Fridays while Burial Beer Co. — in its first taste of distribution outside of festivals and beer dinners — covers the middle two. As a means of compensation for the local bands, the breweries will help foot the bill for high-quality videographers to film a song by the opening act and a Hermit Kings song, plus pay to have the video edited and posted online the following Tuesday. On top of supporting bands they love and introducing regional acts to their own fans, Free For All Fridays provides a platform for The Hermit Kings’ newest incarnation of Suarez, Zach dier (bass), Zack hayes (drums) and simon george (piano). Though the group typically limits its Asheville performances to every two months, in that span they write an average of six new songs. Onstage, the band members struggle to showcase how they’ve grown. “I know people want to hear songs that we wrote three years ago, but I want to show them both,” Suarez says. “Every two months we’re so different. I feel like it’s really helpful [to share the new material], but it’s kind of hard
call back: To kick off a big year, local indie rockers The Hermit Kings host Free For All Fridays at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall. The shows, which include other local and regional acts, will give the band a chance to show its growth onstage. Photo courtesy of the musicians
to keep people singing along when they don’t know the words.” The Isis residency should help with new song familiarity and kick off what looks to be a big year for The Hermit Kings. After playing over 60 shows in 2013, the band scaled back to just over 20 in 2014 to focus on getting to the next level. Through new manager and Gran Torino guitarist Johnny Mann, The Hermit Kings met Durham-based producer John Plymale (Superchunk, Dex Romweber Duo), and under his guidance spent what Suarez calls “a lot of money” to record three songs exactly the way the band wanted. The relationship has proved so fruitful that the week before Free For All Fridays begins, Plymale will pitch the band to his longtime friend Mac McCaughan at Merge
Records. Promising as that news is, Mann and the band’s Los Angeles-based music attorney think they could get signed by an even bigger label. “I don’t want to jinx anything, but it all feels really good,” Suarez says. The Hermit Kings’ goal for February is to be in contact with those record labels, then it’s back to the studio, where they’ll grow the three aforementioned songs into a full-length album. Also on the agenda is getting some licensing work done, but most importantly, “We want to be on the road,” Suarez says. “We want to do 150-200 days on the road. I want to go to Japan, goddamn it, and I want to go with my band because I love those dudes.” X
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Catching up with the Steep Canyon Rangers The band plays two Orange Peel dates and teams up with Oskar Blues Brewery The Steep Canyon Rangers must never sleep because, in addition to touring extensively and making albums with famous friends (their most recent is 2014’s Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell LIVE; the track “Pretty Little One” from that album is Grammy-nominated), they also make time to do good deeds. And drink tasty beer. But mostly the good deeds. The band just announced a partnership with Oskar Blues Brewery and Dale’s Pale Ale for 2015. Since Oskar Blues now has
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Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Jerry Douglas WHERE The Orange Peel, theorangepeel.net WHEN Friday, Jan. 9, 9 p.m. $22 advance/$25 day of show (The band’s Saturday, Jan. 10, seated show was sold out at press time)
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a brewery in Brevard — hometown of some of the Rangers — it’s a logical pairing. “We plan to use our music and touring to help raise money and awareness for their CAN’d Aid foundation and to help introduce their brand to our fans along the way,” said Woody Platt
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in a press release. A meet-and-greet event held at Pulp, in advance of the band’s sold-out Saturday, Jan. 10, Orange Peel performance, will showcase Oskar Blues’ newest beer release, Pinner Throwback IPA. The Rangers are currently at work on their next album that, like
past projects, is being recorded at Echo Mountain Studios. The band tapped Dobro legend Jerry Douglas to helm the record (“@JerryDouglas is producing our new CD but insists on an extra fee before he starts following @SteepCanyon on Twitter,” they joked via social media in November); Douglas has also signed on as a special guest for the group’s Friday, Jan. 9, show at The Orange Peel. In fact, the two-night stand — which is becoming about as much of a tradition as picking up Grammys — promises to be a teaser of the Steep Canyon Rangers’ next album. That’s a look ahead, but the past year is worth remembering, too, if the Rangers’ Twitter feed is anything to go by: “Just enough time to hit the slopes before we hit the stage in Aspen; stay tuned for interview live from ski gondola!” (Feb. 26); “Rangers psyched to feature special guest Jeff Sipe (@SipeDrums) tonight in OH & tomorrow night in Hopkinsville, KY!” (June 12); “Paul Simon sat in with Steve Martin, Edie Brickell and the @SteepCanyon Rangers in Texas” (July 31); “Sam [Bush] will be sittin’ in with @steepcanyon this Saturday night at their Mountain Song Festival in Brevard” (Sept. 8); “Nicky sitting in with widespread panic!” (Oct. 28) and “Tune in now: Garrison Keillor discussed fly-fishing w/ Woody Platt just moments ago [on A Prairie Home Companion]” (Nov. 15). X
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It’s all relative John & Jen offers musical theater from a different perspective
If you start thinking about musical theater, images of chorus lines, detailed dance numbers or elaborate Broadway sets probably come to mind. But then there are musicals like John & Jen, a two-person show projected against the backdrop of heavy topics like abuse and the Vietnam War that demand a gentle touch. “You think about big musicals, and things are always constantly moving and I have to remind myself, this show is not about that — it’s more about realism,” says mark Jones. He’s
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co-producing, co-directing and co-starring in John & Jen with actress kelli mullinix and piano player John crawley. The show runs Friday, Jan. 9, to Sunday, Jan. 25 at Asheville Community Theatre’s black box stage, 35below. Adds Jones, “Even the original director tells you in the [musical’s book], ‘It’s a play about a sister and a brother. It’s about Jen’s journey. ... In telling the story, simple is better.’” This minimalist approach (the set consists of little more than a few boxes full of props and costume changes often take place within the action of the performance) lends itself to the cozy
sing about it: “You think about big musicals and things are always constantly moving and I have to remind myself, this show is not about that — it’s more about realism,” says mark Jones of two-person production John & Jen. Photo courtesy of ACT
confines of 35below. It’s a small performance space (40-odd seats) that creeps right up to the front row. “I’d love to have this big, elaborate set, but in a space like this, I have to remind myself, this is an intimate show, this is just two people the whole time,” Jones says. “If we did it on the main stage, upstairs [at the ACT] I think it would get lost. [The audience is] forced to connect to it when they’re this close. It’s like they’re eavesdropping.” Much of this is due to the personal and emotional aspects of John & Jen. Originally performed off-Broadway beginning in 1995 — with music by Andrew Lippa and lyrics by Tom Greenwald — it centers on John (Jones) and his older sister Jen (Mullinix). The
two grow up in the ’50s and ’60s as tightknit siblings, but their relationship is strained by a difficult home life and gradual political schisms between the two. Without giving too much away, things come to a head at the end of the first act, before changing directions in the second. It makes for a somber, emotional show, even with the singing, as the bulk of the plot is exposited through music. This is, in particular, a meaningful show for Jones. “When I heard the cast recording in the early ’90s, I remember, I put it on in the car,” he says. “I didn’t know anything about it, I was just listening to the music. And when I got to the end of Act 1 I was in tears. There was no reason to read the synopsis because I knew
what was going on. And the music was just so powerful.” He went on to perform the first act of the musical at one of the theater festivals at the 2007 Southeastern Theatre Conference. Jones won the competition. Now, years later, he sees John & Jen as a bit of a passion project. “I love the show so much that I wanted to do it again before I was too old to do it,” Jones says. He immediately went after Mullinix, who’s directed in the past and who’s worked with him as musical director in a few previous productions. They describe each other as best friends. “Mark and I are so close, similar to a sibling relationship, so I can put myself in that place with him,” says Mullinix. “I was flattered that Mark asked me to do this show with him. It’s a different kind of role for me — a more serious and dramatic character than I have ever played before. I felt that if he thought I could do it, then I would go for it.” As Jones describes it, the molding of the finished product will be an organic and cooperative effort involving him, Mullinix and Crawley. It’s one where the interpersonal nature of it all leads to something intrinsically special. “I give her freedom, and she gives me freedom. We work together. There will be no one listed as ‘director,’ it’s just going to be ‘produced, directed and starring,’” says Jones. “I told Kelli, we get to a moment, let’s just see what happens. Sing and let’s just see what happens.” X
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AL Coffee & Da Grind Asheville’s AL Coffee & Da Grind, a self-described high-energy, up-tempo blues quartet, will travel to Memphis, Tenn., in late January, joining more than 200 musical groups in competition at the International Blues Challenge. The soul- and dance-inspired band has scheduled a series of hometown fundraising gigs to cover the musicians’ trip to this “blues heaven” event. “Hopefully we can increase awareness of the blues music scene in the Asheville area,” says AL Coffee, “and win this competition for North Carolina.” AL Coffee plays Isis Restaurant and Music Hall on Thursdays, Jan. 8 and 15, at 9 p.m. for $8/$10, isisasheville.com, and Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues on Sunday, Jan. 11, at 5:30 p.m. for a $15 donation that includes light refreshments, tressas.com. Photo courtesy of the band
“The one word Natalie Mering uses to describe her music is ‘American,’ because for her, it can encompass everything and nothing all at once — it gets at the heart of what it means to try to do something truly muscular and unique.” This is according to Vogue, when the magazine debuted “Some Winters.” That track is from The Innocents — the sophomore album by Mering’s project, Weyes Blood. The performance name references a novel by Flannery O’Connor, and it’s likely that the Southern Gothic author would have approved of Mering’s lush, sweeping and haunting piano pop-noir. The album, Mering told Vogue, is about “having a really rough winter.” Tough topic, beautiful music. Weyes Blood makes a stop at Tiger Mountain on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 9 p.m. Mendocino also performs. avl. mx/0lt. Photo by Shawn Brackbill
Taylor Martin “There are gonna be a lot of smiles onstage and for good reason,” says Asheville guitarist Taylor Martin of his upcoming show at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall. Local music luminaries Lyndsay Pruitt (fiddle), Drew Matulich (mandolin) and Rick Cooper (upright bass) comprise Martin’s band, and drummer Josh Mulligan will also join the musical combo onstage. “Not only are these guys and gal absolutely phenomenal musicians, but they are some of my best friends on Earth,” says Martin. The evening’s performance celebrates the recent release of Martin’s sophomore album, Heartache or Bust, which he calls a fresh and more mature followup to his 2009 debut, Engine. Martin’s favorite songwriter, Amanda Anne Platt of the Honeycutters, opens the show at Isis on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 8:30 p.m. $8/$10. isisasheville.com. Photo of Martin by Scott Woody
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Magnetic Theatre’s Food and How to Eat It! The makers of Sex and How to Have It will add one more chapter to their how-to sketch comedy series before transplanting The Magnetic Theatre to its new River Arts District home in early 2015. Food and How to Eat It!, produced and directed by Steven Samuels, stars Magnetic veterans Katie Langwell, Valerie Meiss, Glenn Reed and the theater’s “latest loon,” Scott Fisher. Written by one of the Bernstein Family Christmas Spectacular creators, Lisa Yoffee, this all-original theatrical escapade spoofs everything “from farmers’ markets to the trendiest restaurants, from your kitchen to test kitchens, from spaghetti and meatballs to tuna cones, and from pie-eating contests to monster food truck rallies.” Catch one of six wacky performances at the BeBe Theatre on Thursdays-Saturdays, Jan. 8-10 and 15-17, at 7:30 p.m. $18/$21. magnetictheatre. org. Photo courtesy of Magnetic Theatre
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West African rhythms. Free. Held at Carver Community Center, 101 Carver Ave., Black Mountain city liGhts BooKstore 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva, 586-9499, citylightsnc.com • SA (1/10), 7pm - Andy Sneed, singersongwriter. Free to attend. mountain sPirit coffeehouse 1 Edwin Place, uuasheville.org • SU (1/11), 7pm - Bill Staines, folk. $15/$10 students. music at unca 251-6432, unca.edu • WE (1/14), 7pm - Blue Ridge Orchestra open rehearsal. Free. In the Reuter Center.
theater a fResh peRspectiVe: Nature photographer Sharon Mammoser will display her exhibit, Seeing with New Eyes, at the N.C. Arboretum beginning Wednesday, Jan. 14 and running through mid-April. In her artist’s statement, Mammoser writes that she uses lines, color, pattern, light and what she calls the “the kaleidoscope effect” to present “the natural world with New Eyes.” (p.39)
art Visual artist aVailaBle (pd.) experienced art instruction: Drawing / Mark-making / Watercolor Painting; Private, groups, homeschool, all ages. ArchiScapes: Architectural Portraits, make Excellent Gift Certificates. For more information visit www. mcchesneyart.com. aPPalachian Pastel society appalachianpastelsociety.org • SA (1/10), 10am-noon - Art and supplies swap sale. Free to attend. Held at Grace Community Church, 495 Cardinal Road, Mills River reD house stuDios anD Gallery 310 W. State St., Black Mountain, 699-0351, svfalarts.org • 2nd SATURDAYS - Open studio show and artists reception. Sponsored by the Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League. Free to attend.
auDitions & call to artists ATTENTION ARTISTS • CRAFTERS (pd.) Space available (2,000 sqft) in downtown Waynesville, that would provide a place to work and sell. Heat, parking. 30 minutes from Asheville. • Individual booths. • Could be co-op. I will develop the space to a plan, if there is interest. (828) 216-6066. calDWell arts council 601 College Ave SW, Lenoir, 754-2486 • Through FR (1/30) - Portfolios accepted from local and regional artists for 2016 exhibitions. Contact for guidelines.
carolina concert choir 607-351-2585, carolinaconcertchoir.org • Through (1/31) - Open auditions for the 2014 season. Contact to schedule appointment. full circle arts 42-B Third St. NW, Hickory, 322-7545, fullcirclearts.org • TH (1/8) through SA (1/10) - Open submissions of 2D and 3D visual works accepted for Animal Crackers animal-themed exhibit. Contact for guidelines. Great smoKies WritinG ProGram 250-2353, agc.unca.edu/gswp • Through FR (1/30) - Submissions accepted for the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize. Contact for guidelines. $25/$15 NC Writer’s Network members. transylVania community arts council 884-2787, tcarts.org • ONGOING - Visual artists may enter their artwork in two open exhibits in 2015: Wood, Wind & Water (deadline Feb. 3) and Of the Earth: An Organic Exhibition (deadline March 3). Contact for guidelines. Free. Wnc orchiD society wncos.org • Through SA (1/31) - Submissions of artwork incorporating orchids accepted for 2015 WNCOS Annual Orchid Show. Contact for guidelines. Free to submit.
music BlacK mountain community Drum circle 545-0389 • SATURDAYS, 4-6pm - Covers traditional
asheVille community theatre 35 E. Walnut St., 254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (1/25) - John & Jen, musical. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 2:30pm. $20. the maGnetic theatre themagnetictheatre.org • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS (1/8) through (1/17), 7:30pm - Food and How To Eat It. $21/ $18 advance. Held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St.
n.c. arBoretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, 665-2492, ncarboretum.org • WE (1/14) through SU (4/19) - Seeing with New Eyes, photography by Sharon Mammoser. transylVania community arts council 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, 884-2787, tcarts.org • WE (1/7) through FR (1/16) - Works by Transylvania Vocational Services clients • WE (1/17) through MO (2/2) - Faces of Freedom, multiple artists’ work on theme of “freedom.” West asheVille liBrary 942 Haywood Road • MO (1/12) through SA (1/31)- I Owe a Debt to the Library (Amongst Other Things), mixed media by Ana Baranda. Artist’s reception: Jan. 17, 4-6pm. West enD BaKery 757 Haywood Road, 252-9378, westendbakery.com • Through SU (1/11) - Barns and Birds, paintings by Cecil Bothwell. Free to attend. Contact the galleries for hours and admission fees.
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art at mars hill mhu.edu • MO (1/12) through TH (2/26) - Works by alumna Biljana Kroll. In the Weizenblatt Gallery. Artist’s reception: Jan. 13, 6-8pm. asheVille Gallery of art 16 College St., 251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art.com • Through SA (1/31) - New Kids on the Block, works by new gallery members. Blue sPiral 1 38 Biltmore Ave., 251-0202, bluespiral1.com • Through FR (2/20) - New Artists, New Works, New Year, debut works by six artists. Opening reception: Jan 8., 5-8pm. • Through FR (2/20) - Paintings by Marcus Michels. Opening reception: Jan. 8, 5-8pm. • Through FR (2/20) - Ceramics by Michael Poness and paintings by Scott Upton. Opening reception: Jan. 8, 5-8pm. oDyssey cooPeratiVe art Gallery 238 Clingman Ave, 285-9700, facebook.com/odysseycoopgallery • ONGOING - Ceramics by Kate Gardner and Denise Baker.
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C L U B L A N D JacK of the WooD PuB Bluegrass jam, 7pm
WeDnesDay, January 7
lazy DiamonD The Replacement Party w/ Dr. Filth, 10pm
5 Walnut Wine Bar Honeyboy & Boots (blues, folk, alt-country), 5pm
lex 18 Bob Strain (jazz ballads), 7pm
altamont BreWinG comPany Living Dog (folk), 6:30pm
loBster traP Hank Bones (“The man of 1,000 songs”), 7pm
Ben’s tune-uP Live band karaoke w/ The Diagnostics, 9pm
marKet Place Ben Hovey (dub jazz, beats), 7pm
Blue KuDzu saKe comPany Bill Gerhardt’s Trio South (jazz), 6pm
neW mountain Jonathan Byrd (singer-songwriter), 7:15pm Onowa, Hello Hugo & Sinookas (experimental, rock, psychedelic), 10pm
ByWater Soul night w/ DJ Whitney, 8:30pm DouBle croWn Classic Country w/ DJs Greg Cartwright, David Gay, Brody Hunt, 10pm
off the WaGon Dueling pianos, 9pm oliVe or tWist West Coast swing lesson w/ Ian & Karen, 7:30pm Pop the Clutch (beach, jazz, swing), 8:30pm
DuGout Karaoke, 9pm foGGy mountain BreWPuB Trivia, 8pm
one stoP Deli & Bar Phish ’n’ Chips (Phish covers), 6pm Skymatic w/ Floating Thought & Live Animals (electronic), 10pm
Grey eaGle music hall & taVern Fred Eaglesmith (rock ’n’ roll), 8pm GrinD cafe Trivia night, 7pm
one WorlD BreWinG Sarah Tucker (singer-songwriter), 8pm
iron horse station Kevin Reese (Americana), 6pm isis restaurant anD music hall Resonant Rogues (Balkan, gypsy, old-time), 7pm JacK of the WooD PuB Old-time session, 5pm lazy DiamonD Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10pm lex 18 Patrick Lopez (Latin, jazz piano), 7pm loBster traP Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet), 7pm moJo Kitchen & lounGe DJ Molly Parti “Get Over the Hump-day” dance party (funk, soul, hip-hop), 5:30pm mountain moJo coffeehouse Open mic, 6:30pm neW mountain Oso Rey: Bridge Over Asheville (soulgrass), 7pm noBle KaVa Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert, 9pm
genuine mountain music: Hopping the border from Tennessee, The Glade City Rounders is a string band performing old-timey jug-blues tunes. The sound is genuine, the banjoist’s name is Squirrel — and the show is high-energy. The Glade City Rounders will perform with Misty Mountain String-Band at Jack of the Wood on Friday, Jan. 9, at 9 p.m.
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PulP Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic, 9pm PurPle onion cafe Calvin Edwards Trio, 7pm renaissance asheVille hotel Chris Smith (acoustic, Americana), 6:30pm
oDDitorium Bear, Film in Color & Morbids (metal), 9pm
Vincenzo’s Bistro Lenny Petenelli (high-energy piano), 7pm
off the WaGon Piano show, 9pm
WilD WinG cafe south Karaoke, 6pm
oliVe or tWist Swing dance lessons w/ Bobby Wood, 7:30pm 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock), 8pm
thursDay, January 8
room ix College night w/ DJ MoTo, 9pm scanDals niGhtcluB DJ dance party & drag show, 10pm scully’s “Geeks Who Drink” Trivia, 7pm southern aPPalachian BreWery Big Block Dodge (jazz, groove), 7pm
one stoP Deli & Bar Cardinal Sons w/ Press (indie-rock), 10pm
185 KinG street Brooks Dixon (singer-songwriter), 8pm
Pour taProom Karaoke, 8pm
tallGary’s at four colleGe Iggy Radio, 7pm
altamont BreWinG comPany Honeyboy & Boots w/ Redleg Husky (blues, folk, alt-country), 9pm
the mothliGht The Munsens, MRSA, Squidlord & Gnarl Scar (metal), 9pm
BlacK mountain ale house Bread & Butter Band (bluegrass), 8pm
the Phoenix Bradford Carson Duo (modern mountain music), 8pm
room ix Latin night w/ DJ Carlos Carmona, 9pm tallGary’s at four colleGe Open mic & jam, 7pm
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PisGah BreWinG comPany The Big F’n Deal Band (bluegrass), 6pm
the Joint next Door Bluegrass jam, 8pm the Phoenix Jazz night, 8pm the social Ashli Rose (singer-songwriter), 6:30pm Karaoke, 10pm
Blue KuDzu saKe comPany Trivia night, 8pm croW & Quill Art show: Hannah Weaver (ethereal, surrealism), 9pm DouBle croWn 33 and 1/3 Thursdays w/ DJs Devyn & Oakley, 10pm
the southern Throwdown Thursday w/ Jim Raves & Nex Millen (DJ, dance party), 10pm timo’s house ’90s Nite w/ Franco Nino (’90s dance, hiphop, pop), 10pm toWn PumP Jefferson Grizzard (acoustic folk), 9pm
the southern Disclaimer Comedy open mic, 9pm
DuGout Laura Thurston (Americana, folk, singer-songwriter), 9pm
tiGer mountain Sean Dail (classic punk, power-pop, rock), 10pm
elaine’s DuelinG Piano Bar Dueling Pianos, 9pm
timo’s house Spectrum AVL w/ Dam Good (dance party), 9pm
foGGy mountain BreWPuB Riyen Roots (blues), 9pm
urBan orcharD Stevie Lee Combs (acoustic, Americana), 6:30pm
toWn PumP Open mic w/ Aaron, 9pm
french BroaD BreWery Stephan Evans (singer-songwriter), 6pm
Vincenzo’s Bistro Ginny McAfee (guitar, vocals), 7pm
tressa’s DoWntoWn Jazz anD Blues Blues & soul jam w/ Al Coffee & Da Grind, 8:30pm
isis restaurant anD music hall Donna Hughes (country), 7pm Al Coffee & Da Grind (blues, soul), 9pm
Wxyz lounGe at aloft hotel Ron Moore (singer-songwriter, covers), 7:30pm
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friDay, January 9 185 KinG street Big Daddy Love (Americana, bluegrass), 8pm asheVille music hall Young Buck w/ Po’ Folk, Doug Dew, Rose Royce, Rique & Justin Marlow (hip-hop), 10pm
GooD stuff Joe Cat, 8pm
off the WaGon Dueling pianos, 9pm
hiGhlanD BreWinG comPany Franklin’s Kite (multi-genre), 6:30pm
oliVe or tWist WestSound (Motown), 8pm Latin, 11pm
iron horse station Barb Turner (R&B), 7pm isis restaurant anD music hall The Cheeksters (pop, rock), 7pm Minorcan, This Mountain, Hermit Kings (indie rock), 7pm
athena’s cluB Dave Blair (folk, funk, acoustic), 7pm BlacK mountain ale house Ginny McAfee (country, folk), 8pm
JacK of the WooD PuB Glade City Rounders w/ Misty Mountain String Band (bluegrass, old-time), 9pm
BurGer Bar Old-fashioned juke joint blues, 8pm
Jerusalem GarDen Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7pm lazy DiamonD Sonic Satan Stew w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10pm
classic Wineseller Dan Shearin (singer-songwriter), 7pm croW & Quill Hot Point Trio (hot jazz, old-time), 9pm DouBle croWn DJ Greg Cartwright (garage & soul obscurities), 10pm DuGout Unit 50 (classic rock), 9pm
lex 18 Michael Jefry Stevens Duo (jazz improv), 7:30pm DJ Cosmo Q (electro-fusion swing, dance party), 11pm marKet Place The Sean Mason Trio (groove, jazz, funk), 7pm
foGGy mountain BreWPuB Mac & Juice Quartet (rock), 10pm
neW mountain Arielle Vakni, Julia Maree & Georgia English (folk, indie, electronic), 7pm Glen Phillips (of Toad the Wet Sprocket), 8pm Kaminanda, Antandra & Sacral Crown (bass, trip-hop, world), 10pm
french BroaD BreWery Honeyboy & Boots (blues, folk, alt-country), 6pm
oDDitorium Onj, Press & A Moment Electric (metal, ambient), 9pm
elaine’s DuelinG Piano Bar Dueling Pianos, 9pm
one stoP Deli & Bar Free Dead Fridays w/ members of Phuncle Sam (jam), 5pm Miss Massive Snowflake w/ Polly Panic & The Wilhelm Brothers (rock), 10pm oranGe Peel Steep Canyon Rangers w/ Jerry Douglas (bluegrass), 9pm osKar Blues BreWery Redleg Husky (Americana, folk), 6pm PacK’s taVern DJ MoTo (pop, dance, hits), 9pm scanDals niGhtcluB DJ dance party & drag show, 10pm scully’s DJ, 10pm southern aPPalachian BreWery The Howie Johnson Trio (rock, Americana), 8pm sPrinG creeK taVern Jangling Sparrows (Americana, rock), 8pm tallGary’s at four colleGe Irsuh (DJ dance party), 9:30pm the aDmiral Hip Hop dance party w/ DJ Warf, 11pm the mothliGht 2-Step dance class, 8:30pm Hearts Gone South, The French Broad Playboys (country), 9:30pm the Phoenix Natty Boh (Americana), 9pm
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the social Get Vocal Karaoke, 9:30pm tiGer mountain Soul dance party w/ Cliff, 10pm timo’s house DJs, 10pm toWn PumP Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra (blues), 9pm Vincenzo’s Bistro Steve Whiddon (classic piano), 5:30pm White horse BlacK mountain Pierce Pettis, 8pm WilD WinG cafe south A Social Function (acoustic), 9:30pm Wxyz lounGe at aloft hotel Jamar Woods (soul, funk, keyboard), 8:30pm
saturDay, January 10 185 KinG street The Frankness (country, roots-rock), 8pm
SAT • JAN 10 THE GRAVELYS 6:30 – 8:30
asheVille music hall New Earth MUSiQ grand opening party w/ Ben Lovett’s “Time Machine” (one decade per hour starting with 1960s), 9pm athena’s cluB Dave Blair (folk, funk, acoustic), 7pm BlacK mountain ale house The Mug (blues, rock), 9pm ByWater Crying Wolf (Americana, bluegrass), 8pm
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classic Wineseller Joe Cruz (Beatles, Elton John, James Taylor covers), 7pm
185 KING STREET 877-1850 5 WALNUT WINE BAR 253-2593 ADAM DALTON DISTILLERY 367-6401 ALTAMONT BREWING COMPANY 575-2400 THE ALTAMONT THEATRE 348-5327 ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL 255-7777 ATHENA’S CLUB 252-2456 BARLEY’S TAP ROOM 255-0504 BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE 669-9090 BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA 658-8777 BOILER ROOM 505-1612 BROADWAY’S 285-0400 THE BYWATER 232-6967 CORK AND KEG 254-6453 CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE 575-2880 DIANA WORTHAM THEATER 257-4530 DIRTY SOUTH LOUNGE 251-1777 DOUBLE CROWN 575-9060 DUGOUT 692-9262 ELEVEN ON GROVE 505-1612 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB 254-3008 FRENCH BROAD BREWERY TASTING ROOM 277-0222 GOOD STUFF 649-9711 GREEN ROOM CAFE 692-6335 GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN 232-5800 THE GROVE PARK INN (ELAINE’S PIANO BAR/ GREAT HALL) 252-2711 HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY 299-3370 ISIS MUSIC HALL 575-2737 JACK OF THE WOOD 252-5445 LEX 18 582-0293 THE LOBSTER TRAP 350-0505 METROSHERE 258-2027 MILLROOM 555-1212 MONTE VISTA HOTEL 669-8870 MOONLIGHT MILE 335-9316 NATIVE KITCHEN & SOCIAL PUB 581-0480 NIGHTBELL 575-0375 NOBLE KAVA BAR 505-8118 ODDITORIUM 575-9299 OLIVE OR TWIST 254-0555 ONEFIFTYONE 239-0239 ONE STOP BAR DELI & BAR 255-7777 O.HENRY’S/TUG 254-1891 THE ORANGE PEEL 225-5851 OSKAR BLUES BREWERY 883-2337 PACK’S TAVERN 225-6944 THE PHOENIX 877-3232 PISGAH BREWING CO. 669-0190 PULP 225-5851 PURPLE ONION CAFE 749-1179 RED STAG GRILL AT THE GRAND BOHEMIAN HOTEL 505-2949 ROOT BAR NO.1 299-7597 SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB 252-2838 SCULLY’S 251-8880 SLY GROG LOUNGE 255-8858 SMOKEY’S AFTER DARK 253-2155 THE SOCIAL 298-8780 SOUTHERN APPALACIAN BREWERY 684-1235 STATIC AGE RECORDS 254-3232 STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE 669-8856 TALLGARY’S CANTINA 232-0809 TIGER MOUNTAIN 407-0666 TIMO’S HOUSE 575-2886 TOWN PUMP 357-5075 TOY BOAT 505-8659 TREASURE CLUB 298-1400 TRESSA’S DOWNTOWN JAZZ & BLUES 254-7072 U.S. CELLULAR CENTER & THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM 259-5544 VINCENZO’S 254-4698 WESTVILLE PUB 225-9782 WHITE HORSE 669-0816 WILD WING CAFE 253-3066 WXYZ 232-2838
corK & KeG The Gypsy Swingers (Latin, jazz, ’30s pop), 8:30pm
sPrinG creeK taVern Fritz Beer & The Crooked Beat (Americana, rock), 8pm
croW & Quill Andrea Lee & Voodoo Wedding w/ Steven Smith (indie, rock, lounge), 9pm
tallGary’s at four colleGe Picasso Facelift (Americana, blues, classic rock), 9:30pm
DouBle croWn Rock ’n’ Soul w/ DJs Lil Lorruh or Rebecca & Dave, 10pm
the aDmiral Soul night w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 11pm
DuGout FlashBack Sally (classic rock), 9pm elaine’s DuelinG Piano Bar Dueling Pianos, 9pm
the social Get Vocal Karaoke, 9:30pm timo’s house The Red Cup Banger w/ Lezlie Snipez, Ruger P & Nex Millen, 8pm
french BroaD BreWery The Low Counts (Americana, blues, rock), 6pm
toWn PumP Bullfeather (gypsy bluegrass), 9pm
Grey eaGle music hall & taVern Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues (blues), 7pm hiGhlanD BreWinG comPany The Gravelys (Americana, rock, roots), 6:30pm iron horse station Dave Desmelik (singer-songwriter), 7pm isis restaurant anD music hall Richard Shulman (jazz piano), 7pm Taylor Martin CD Release, 8:30pm JacK of the WooD PuB Cincinatti Folksinger & His Uptown Band w/ Bread & Butter Band, 9pm Jerusalem GarDen Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7pm lazy DiamonD Unknown Pleasures w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 10pm
toy Boat community art sPace Anam Cara Tales ’n’ Ales (storytelling), 8pm Vincenzo’s Bistro Steve Whiddon (classic piano), 5:30pm
sunDay, January 11 BlacK mountain ale house Sunday Funday NFL Ticket, 1pm Blue KuDzu saKe comPany Karaoke & brunch, 2pm BurGer Bar Trivia, 7pm croW & Quill Fashmob: photographer/model meetup, 6pm
marKet Place DJs (funk, R&B), 7pm
iron horse station Kevin Reese (Americana), 6pm
neW mountain East Coast Dirt (rock), 10pm
isis restaurant anD music hall Jazz showcase, 6pm
oDDitorium Van benefit for Priya w/ KLS, Mondays, Bullnettle & more, 9pm
JacK of the WooD PuB Irish session, 5pm
PurPle onion cafe Scoot Pittman, 8pm scanDals niGhtcluB DJ dance party & drag show, 10pm scully’s DJ, 10pm southern aPPalachian BreWery Blue Note vinyl night w/ Robin Tolleson (jazz), 8pm
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Grey eaGle music hall & taVern Cajun dancing, 6pm
PacK’s taVern A Social Function (rock ’n’ roll, classic hits), 9pm
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marco’s Pizzeria Sharon LaMotte Band (jazz), 6pm
one stoP Deli & Bar Noah Larssen w/ Andrew Scotchie & Eliza Hill (of the River Rats) (singer-songwriter, rock), 5:30pm Imperial Blend (jam, electro-rock), 10pm
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Wxyz lounGe at aloft hotel DJ Malinalli (salsa), 8:30pm
DouBle croWn Karaoke w/ Tim O, 9pm
oliVe or tWist Michael Filippone Jazz Trio w/ Bill Gerhardt & Justin Watt (blues, swing), 8pm Dance party (’80s to present), 11pm
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White horse BlacK mountain Puppetry: Stories of Wisdom, 2pm Puppetry slam, 8pm
lex 18 HotPoint Trio (gypsy jazz), 8:30pm
off the WaGon Dueling pianos, 9pm
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the Phoenix Get Right Band (rock, funk, reggae), 9pm
foGGy mountain BreWPuB Fireside Collective (bluegrass), 10pm
GooD stuff Mande Foly (West African music), 8pm
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lazy DiamonD Honky Tonk Night w/ DJs, 10pm moJo Kitchen & lounGe Sunday night swing, 5pm oDDitorium Ancient Whales & Sister Helen (rock, punk), 9pm off the WaGon Piano show, 9pm oliVe or tWist DJ (oldies rock, swing), 8pm
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the social Kevin Scanlon (folk, old-time), 6pm timo’s house Movie night, 7pm toWn PumP Genna & Jessie (acoustic soul), 9pm
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the social Karaoke, 9:30pm
BurGer Bar Honky-tonk ladies night, 4pm Daydream Creatures (honky-tonk), 9pm
tiGer mountain Seismic Sunday w/ Matthew Schrader (doom, sludge, drone, psych-metal), 10pm
ByWater Open mic w/ Taylor Martin, 9pm
isis restaurant anD music hall Bluegrass sessions, 7:30pm laurey’s caterinG anD Gourmet to Go Ukulele jam, 5:30pm lazy DiamonD Punk ’n’ Roll w/ DJ Leo Delightful, 10pm lex 18 Andrew J. Fletcher (stride piano), 7pm loBster traP Jay Brown (acoustic-folk, singer-songwriter), 7pm
timo’s house Asheville Drum ’n’ Bass Collective, 10pm
courtyarD Gallery Open mic (music, poetry, comedy, etc.), 8pm
toWn PumP Sunday Jam w/ Dan, 4pm
DouBle croWn Punk ’n’ roll w/ DJs Dave & Rebecca, 10pm
tressa’s DoWntoWn Jazz anD Blues Al Coffee & Da Grind (blues) fundraiser for band trip to International Blues Challenge, 5pm
Grey eaGle music hall & taVern Contra dance, 7pm JacK of the WooD PuB Quizzo, 7pm
millroom Wild Child w/ James Tillman and Pearl (indie), 9pm
Vincenzo’s Bistro Steve Whiddon (classic piano), 5:30pm
lazy DiamonD Heavy Night w/ DJ Butch, 10pm
neW mountain Mike Rhodes Fellowship, 8pm
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marco’s Pizzeria Sharon LaMotte Band (jazz), 6:30pm marKet Place The Rat Alley Cats (jazz, Latin, swing), 7pm
oDDitorium Odd comedy night, 9pm She’s A Keeper, Snack Champions (rock), 10:30pm off the WaGon Rock ’n’ roll bingo, 8pm one stoP Deli & Bar Turntablism Tuesdays (DJs & vinyl), 10pm Pour taProom Frank Zappa night, 8pm
lex 18 Patrick Lopez (Latin, jazz, piano), 7pm loBster traP Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet), 7pm moJo Kitchen & lounGe DJ Molly Parti “Get Over the Hump-day” dance party (funk, soul, hip-hop), 5:30pm mountain moJo coffeehouse Open mic, 6:30pm
scully’s Open mic w/ Jeff Anders, 9pm
neW mountain Bridge Over Asheville w/ songwriters, musicians, DJs, dancers, spoken word & more, 7pm
tallGary’s at four colleGe Jam night, 9pm
noBle KaVa Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert, 9pm
the Joint next Door Open mic, 7pm
oDDitorium Winter Whimsy Circus Tour (variety), 9pm
the mothliGht Singing sessions (singing The Cure, Morrissey), 5:30pm
off the WaGon Piano show, 9pm
the social Jason Whittaker (acoustic-rock), 6:30pm
oliVe or tWist Swing dance lessons w/ Bobby Wood, 7:30pm 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock), 8pm
tiGer mountain Tuesday Tests w/ Chris Ballard (techno, house, experimental, downtempo), 10pm tressa’s DoWntoWn Jazz anD Blues Funk & jazz jam w/ Pauly Juhl, 8:30pm urBan orcharD CaroMia (Americana, soul, blues), 7pm Vincenzo’s Bistro Steve Whiddon (classic piano), 5:30pm WestVille PuB Blues jam, 10pm White horse BlacK mountain Irish sessions & open mic, 6:30pm
WeDnesDay, January 14 185 KinG street Henry Doss & Scott Pipe, 8pm Ben’s tune-uP Live band karaoke w/ The Diagnostics, 9pm Blue KuDzu saKe comPany Bill Gerhardt’s Trio South (jazz), 6pm ByWater Soul night w/ DJ Whitney, 8:30pm DouBle croWn Classic Country w/ DJs Greg Cartwright, David Gay, Brody Hunt, 10pm DuGout Karaoke, 9pm Grey eaGle music hall & taVern Melissa Ferrick (singer-songwriter), 8pm GrinD cafe Trivia night, 7pm hiGhlanD BreWinG comPany Woody Wood Wednesdays (acoustic rock), 5:30pm
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the southern Disclaimer Comedy open mic, 9pm tiGer mountain Sean Dail (classic punk, power-pop, rock), 10pm timo’s house Spectrum AVL w/ Dam Good (dance party), 9pm toWn PumP Open mic w/ Aaron, 9pm tressa’s DoWntoWn Jazz anD Blues Blues & soul jam w/ Al Coffee & Da Grind, 8:30pm Vincenzo’s Bistro Lenny Petenelli (high-energy piano), 7pm WilD WinG cafe south Karaoke, 6pm
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iron horse station Kevin Reese (Americana), 6pm
185 KinG street Ray Cashman (American roots), 8pm
isis restaurant anD music hall Resonant Rogues (Balkan, gypsy, oldtime), 7pm
altamont BreWinG comPany The French Broad Playboys (swing, funk), 9pm
JacK of the WooD PuB Old-time session, 5pm
BlacK mountain ale house Bread & Butter Band (bluegrass), 8pm
lazy DiamonD Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10pm
Blue KuDzu saKe comPany Trivia night, 8pm
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the social Ashli Rose (singer-songwriter), 6:30pm Karaoke, 10pm
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the Phoenix Ellen Trnka (singer-songwriter), 8pm
lex 18 Michael Jefry Stevens (jazz improv), 7:30pm DJ Cosmo Q (electro-fusion, swing), 11pm
french BroaD BreWery Up Jumped Three (jazz), 6pm
the southern Throwdown Thursday w/ Jim Raves & Nex Millen (DJ, dance party), 10pm
marKet Place The Sean Mason Trio (groove, jazz, funk), 7pm
timo’s house ’90s Nite w/ Franco Nino (’90s dance, hiphop, pop), 10pm
millroom Shane Mauss (stand-up comedy), 7pm
Grey eaGle music hall & taVern Locust Honey (bluegrass, old-time), 8pm hiGhlanD BreWinG comPany Hank Patterson’s Reel Montana Adventure (movie night), 7pm
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tressa’s DoWntoWn Jazz anD Blues The Westsound Revue (Motown, soul), 9pm
oDDitorium Ferguson Protest Show w/ Los Ninos Molestos, Short Leash & Uninhabitable (punk), 9pm
urBan orcharD Stevie Lee Combs (acoustic, Americana), 6:30pm
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Vincenzo’s Bistro Ginny McAfee (guitar, vocals), 7pm Wxyz lounGe at aloft hotel Lyric (funk, soul), 7:30pm
friDay, January 16 185 KinG street The Sammy Show, 8pm altamont BreWinG comPany Porch 40 (funk, jam, rock), 9:30pm athena’s cluB Dave Blair (folk, funk, acoustic), 7pm BlacK mountain ale house Ginny McAfee (country, folk), 8pm BurGer Bar Old-fashioned juke joint blues, 8pm
oliVe or tWist West Coast swing lesson w/ Ian & Karen, 7:30pm Pop the Clutch (beach, jazz, swing), 8:30pm
classic Wineseller Jay Brown (Americana, roots), 7pm
one stoP Deli & Bar Phish ’n’ Chips (Phish covers), 6pm Royal Skyyy (hip-hop), 10:30pm oranGe Peel Cherub w/ Mystery Skulls & ForteBowie (electro-pop), 9pm
croW & Quill Mergoats Unite: Capricorn Party, 10pm DouBle croWn DJ Greg Cartwright (garage & soul obscurities), 10pm DuGout Fineline (rock), 9pm
PisGah BreWinG comPany The Big Deal Band (bluegrass), 6pm
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PurPle onion cafe Fayssoux McLean & Brandon Turner, 7pm
french BroaD BreWery Tyler Nail Trio, 6pm
renaissance asheVille hotel Carver & Carmody (Americana, country), 6:30pm
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room ix College night w/ DJ MoTo, 9pm
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oliVe or tWist WestSound (blues, Motown), 8pm Latin, 11pm one stoP Deli & Bar Free Dead Fridays w/ members of Phuncle Sam (jam), 5pm Psylo Joe w/ Dr. Bacon (psychedelic funk-abilly), 10pm oranGe Peel Drive-By Truckers w/ Fly Golden Eagle (altcountry, roots), 9pm PacK’s taVern DJ MoTo (pop, dance, hits), 9pm scanDals niGhtcluB DJ dance party & drag show, 10pm scully’s DJ, 10pm southern aPPalachian BreWery The Pea Pickin’ Hearts (Americana, rockabilly), 8pm sPrinG creeK taVern Shane’s Gang, 8pm tallGary’s at four colleGe Irsuh (DJ dance party), 9:30pm the aDmiral Hip Hop dance party w/ DJ Warf, 11pm the Phoenix Picasso Facelift (classic rock, blues), 9pm the social Get Vocal Karaoke, 9:30pm tiGer mountain Soul dance party w/ Cliff, 10pm timo’s house DJs, 10pm toWn PumP Bill West (singer-songwriter), 9pm Vincenzo’s Bistro Steve Whiddon (classic piano), 5:30pm WilD WinG cafe south A Social Function (acoustic), 9:30pm Wxyz lounGe at aloft hotel Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet), 8:30pm
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FRidaY, JanuaRY 9 thuRsdaY, JanuaRY 15 Due to possible scheduling changes, moviegoers may want to confirm showtimes with theaters.
diREctoR: Paul Thomas Anderson PLaYERs: Joaquin Phoenix, John Brolin, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon, Katherine Waterston, Benicio Del Toro, Joanna Newsom
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nEo noiR cRimE comEdY dRama RatEd R thE stoRY: A stoner private eye in 1970 L.A. becomes embroiled in a twisty and dangerous mystery. thE LoWdoWn: A determinedly complex and intentionally messy work that’s rich in strange characters, offbeat comedy and a deeply human element underlying it all. It won’t be to everyone’s liking, but this is a great film.
I suspect there are people who can resist a movie with lines like, “He forced my little girl to listen to original Broadway cast albums while he had his way with her,” but I am not one of those people. That is just one of the many nuggets of such bizarre dialogue to be found and savored in Paul Thomas Anderson’s willfully messy, deliberately convoluted film version of Thomas Pynchon’s novel Inherent Vice. It marks a distinct departure from the filmmaker’s last film, The Master (2012), a fact that troubles more than a few reviewers, but which delights me, because I didn’t care much for The Master. This is freer, looser — and as far as I’m concerned, ultimately deeper than the ponderous profundity of The Master. It’s also just a whole lot more fun. The film, which takes place in 1970, follows stoner, sandalclad private detective Larry
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Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice — a truly great film that some will not care for.
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“Doc” Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) as he becomes further and further enmeshed in a mystery that makes Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep — or Howard Hawks’ even more impenetrable 1946 film of that novel — look positively straightforward. It all starts when Doc’s ex-girlfriend, Shasta Fay Hepworth (Katherine Waterston), shows up at his beach house looking for help and spouting a weird story about the real estate mogul she took up with who seems to have gone missing. Just what she wants him to do — other than help her — is vague, but it’s quickly obvious that this blonde, tanned hippie chick is Doc’s ideal — the one who got away and whom he’s still hung-up on, even though she’s become everything she said she never would. In a sense, Shasta is the device that drives the film’s increasingly convoluted plot. But in a broader sense, her sellout hippie is symbolic of the idea that the idealism of the ’60s counterculture — to which Doc clings — is starting to slip away. For him to not pursue her mystery — especially when she, too, disappears — would be to let go of that ideal.
The case takes Doc into an even stranger world than the one he inhabits — a world he views through a haze of marijuana smoke (and just about any drug he runs into) but with a wary canniness. But who wouldn’t be wary in a world involving a Jewish real estate mogul (Eric Roberts) who wants to be a Nazi, a burnout rock saxophone player (Owen Wilson) who lets the world believe he’s dead, a mysterious, dangerous organization called the Golden Fang, Martin Short as a sex-crazed dentist in a purple suit and patently corrupt FBI agents who try to recruit Doc as an informer (offering to throw in a free Book of Mormon)? It takes place in a post-Manson world of paranoia where the cops see cults everywhere (in fact, any time more than three people are together). If that’s not enough, there’s the ex-heroin addict wife (Jena Malone) of the sax player, who’s turned drug counselor — which in the world of Inherent Vice means her goal is to “try to talk kids into sensible drug use.” We also have Doc’s longtime (apparently since high school) nemesis Lt. Det.
Birdman or (The Unexpected virtue of ignorance) (r) 12:10, 6:05 The gambler (r) 10:10 The hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2D (Pg-13) 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 9:20 The hunger games: mockingjay -- Part 1 (Pg-13) 1:35, 6:50 The imitation game (Pg-13) 11:00, 1:30, 4:05, 6:35, 9:15 inherent vice (r) 11:30, 2:40, 6:10, 9:20 into the woods (Pg) 11:00, 1:45, 4:25, 7:05, 9:50 night at the museum: secret of the Tomb (Pg) 11:15, 1:30, 3:45, 6:00, 8:15, 10:30 selma (Pg-13) 11:10, 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Taken 3 (Pg-13) 11:05, 12:00, 2:30, 3:30, 4:25, 5:05, 7:30, 8:40, 9:30, 10:25 Unbroken (Pg-13) 10:45, 12:15, 3:20, 6:45, 9:40
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Inherent Vice See review in “Cranky Hanke.”
Selma By all rights, this highly-praised — nothing but positive reviews (78 of them) on Rotten Tomatoes — and increasingly controversial film about Martin Luther King ought to have been reviewed, but the folks at Paramount dropped the ball. Even so, this has all the earmarks of being an essential. Word is that David Oyelowo all but disappears into the role of King. (pg-13)
Taken 3 The inevitable has happened. Improbable action star Liam Neeson and improbably-named director Olivier Megaton are back with the third — and supposedly final — Taken movie. According to the studio: “Liam Neeson returns as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose reconciliation with his exwife is tragically cut short when she is brutally murdered. Consumed with rage, and framed for the crime, he goes on the run to evade the relentless pursuit of the CIA, FBI and the police. For one last time, Mills must use his ‘particular set of skills,’ to track down the real killers, exact his unique brand of justice, and protect the only thing that matters to him now - his daughter.” Yes, well ... (pg-13)
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Christian F. “Bigfoot” Bjornsen (Josh Brolin), a henpecked, repressed homosexual who gets his kicks beating up Doc — when he’s not using him for his own ends — and sucking on chocolate-covered frozen bananas. And there’s Doc’s lawyer (a specialist in Marine law) Sauncho Smilax, Esq. (Benicio Del Toro) — and Doc’s quasi-friend Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball (Reese Witherspoon), who sometimes provides him with information and even spends the evening with him (with the proviso that he wash his feet). This barely scratches the surface of Inherent Vice’s cornucopia of curiosities. And, like a real Raymond Chandler tale, the film has a narrator, Doc’s friend Sortilége (Joanna Newsome), to observe and keep track of things, but the trick is — based on the evidence of the film — she probably doesn’t exist outside of Doc’s mind. After all, we’re dealing with a hero who follows shooting someone by asking, “Did I hit you?” So really, all bets are off. Because of the setting and stonedout nature of Doc, the character has been likened by many to the Dude in the Coen’s The Big Lebowski (1998), but this is singularly off base. Doc has actual motivations that go way beyond being recompensed for a rug and a serious side — one that is true to a set of core beliefs in redemption and a sense of empathy (even for Bigfoot). Anderson — with help from his set designers — does a great job of creating an authentic atmosphere of the era without recourse to the more obvious choices, especially where the soundtrack picks are concerned. Stylistically, Inherent Vice is surprisingly — and effectively — straightforward. It’s interesting to see people comment that the film is composed mostly of long static shots. Truth is those shots are rarely static. Anderson’s camera is almost imperceptibly creeping in — drawing the viewer in — on the characters. It’s an amazing — and unusual — feat to employ moving camera that goes unnoticed. But this is an amazing and unusual movie — one that will delight some, puzzle others (you really have to pay attention) and even anger some. I think that’s a good thing. Maybe a great one. Rated R for drug use throughout, sexual content, graphic nudity, language and some violence. Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas and possibly other area theaters. reviewed by Ken Hanke
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The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death HH
diRectoR: Tom Harper plaYeRs: Phoebe Fox, Jeremy Irvine, Helen McCrory, Oaklee Pendergast, Adrian Rawlins, Leanne Best tepid spook show Rated pg-13 the stoRY: More supernatural shenanigans from the resident specter of Eel Marsh House. the lowdown: Good looking, but uninvolving, unscary and wholly undistinguished.
There’s no denying that Tom Harper’s The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death is a good looking, decently made ghost story. What I also can’t deny is that it mostly just doesn’t work, isn’t scary and drags. Even peppered with shock effects — only one of which really works — it’s pretty tepid stuff. I’m not even sure why this is — despite a surfeit of (admittedly stuffed) simian value, which did please me. I think it’s because the story isn’t all that compelling, and the whole thing feels like it’s just marking time. It also feels strangely distanced by being overproduced. Early on there’s a scene at a period railway station filled with all manner of CGIenhanced details. It looked nice, but it felt totally superfluous, and it took me right out of the movie’s story. The film also has the downside of being hard to even follow — as concerns the story’s mythology and the modus operandi of the house’s resident specter — for anyone who hasn’t seen the original. I had to explain it to several people. The film is definitely not a stand-alone work. The basic premise is sound enough — evacuating children from London during the Blitz. That they have the tough luck of being taken to ultra-creepy Eel Marsh House (an event that the children take strangely in stride) is also not unreasonable, though one wonders how the village seems to have largely forgot-
ten the events of 40 years ago. The ghostly doings and the rash of children committing suicide for no apparent reason are not things the locals would seem likely to forget. At the same time — apart from the doctor who brings them to the house and one anti-social hermit — there don’t seem to be any locals, which raises another set of questions the film doesn’t address. The idea that the resident ghost tends to prey on those with psychological problems is interesting, if not exactly original. The problem with it is that while the old gal might spend an inordinate amount of time giving the psychologicallyimpaired characters the heebiejeebies, her first two victims are more randomly chosen. If the film means to convey that she’s carrying out the desires of the child (Oaklee Pendergast) she’s after, it doesn’t convey that effectively — though I could see that reason being used to defend it. What we mostly have here is just a series of creepy scenes — some of which make sense, some of which are pretty muddled — in an old dark house or on the almost perpetually foggy island. The trouble is that’s about all the movie has to offer. The performances are fine — though not outstanding — and, as I noted, the film looks good, but neither are enough to make this worth your while. The best I can say is it’s inoffensive. That’s perhaps not the best claim for a horror picture. Rated PG-13 for some disturbing and frightening images and for thematic elements. Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, UA Beaucatcher. reviewed by Ken Hanke
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by Ken Hanke & Justin Souther
2014 at the Movies — the Best and the Worst ken hanke’s picks: There is a sense that 2014 wasn’t a very good year for movies. It’s an idea that I just plain don’t get. I think it was a splendid year for movies — so much so that I find myself unable to be content with a Top 10 list and have instead gone with a Top 20 — though to see the second half of that list, you’ll have to go online. This was a year in which we got films from both Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson (we won’t mention that other Anderson’s — Paul W.S. — effort), Tim Burton, Michel Gondry, Jim Jarmusch, Roman Polanski, Woody Allen (of course), Alejandro González Iñárritu, Bong Joon-ho, David Fincher, Mike Leigh, John Michael McDonagh and even the arch madman of the movies, Alejandro Jodorowsky. How something worthwhile couldn’t emerge out of this is hard to imagine. And this isn’t even factoring in newcomers and people who just aren’t on my radar. To me, 2014 was a terrific year. Even filmmakers I don’t normally care for — like Fincher and Iñárritu — made films I liked. I have little cause for complaint with 2014 overall, though, as always, the rubbish is inevitably with us. the best 1 the grand budapest hotel. The first person who calls Wes Anderson “twee” can go sit in the corner. While, no, I do not think it’s Anderson’s best film, I think it may be his most perfectly crafted one. (Obviously, it has been his most popular one.) That it stars Ralph Fiennes in an amazing performance doesn’t hurt. 2 birdman or (the unexpected Virtue of ignorance). Breathtaking filmmaking from Alejandro González Iñárritu — a nonstop surprise on so many levels. The fact that Iñárritu — whose specialty has been peddling humorless, depressing movies about unlikable people — had such a movie in him is amazing. It has its dark side, but it’s also witty, playful and entertaining.
Ralph fiennes and tony Revolori starred in Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel — one of the top films of 2014.
3 snowpiercer. Bong Joon-ho’s first English-language film was a triumph of art over Weinsteinism. When Bong refused to let ol’ Harvey W. cut his film for U.S. release, the retaliation was to hand it over to the TWC-Radius side of the Weinstein empire. (It still managed a total worldwide gross of nearly $100 million. (This was the biggest SEFCA surprise, coming in at number seven.) It’s intelligent science fiction — with a core allegory about our own class system — told with breathless style and often violent action. 4 only lovers left alive. It is purely coincidental (I think) that three of my top four films feature Tilda Swinton, but they do. Even so, Jim Jarmusch’s stunning vampire love story, Only Lovers Left Alive, is the one that truly showcases her. Is it a horror picture? Well, yes, it has real honest-to-Stoker blooddrinking vampires — none of your Twilight rubbish here. But it’s much more than that. It’s a stylish, often very funny, ultimately romantic and rather somber story that creates something of its own mythology.
5 mood indigo. High on the list of underseen movies is Michel Gondry’s Mood Indigo. It’s based on Boris Vian’s novel L’Écume des jours or literally: The Foam of the Days. While the film mostly follows the story, the results are pure Gondry — wildly inventive, stylishly fantastic, very playful, finally sad and not to everyone’s taste. 6 Venus in fur. Roman Polanski’s two-person film version of David Ives’ play is one of the director’s most fascinating works. Emmanuelle Seigner (Mrs. Polanski for the last 25 years) and Mathieu Amalric (who looks alarmingly like Polanski from about 30 years ago) are the whole show — along with the script and Polanski’s direction. A penetrating — and very funny — examination of life and art and gender roles. 7 inherent Vice. After finding The Master a crashing disappointment, I approached this latest Paul Thomas Anderson film with some degree of caution. But this marijuana-hazed neo-noir vision of Southern California in 1970 — a loopy detective story like a druggy take on The Big Sleep — is nothing like
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The Master. It’s a deliberately messy, endlessly convoluted sort of mystery with Joaquin Phoenix as a stoned Sam Spade-like gumshoe in sandals. A lot of people will absolutely hate this movie. You may be one of them.
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8 mr. turner. Mike Leigh’s biographical film on the English painter J.M.W. Turner is so far removed from most biographical films that the generally dismissive term “biopic” doesn’t suit it at all. Timothy Spall plays — I should say “inhabits” — Turner and conveys most of his thoughts in grunts, growls and assorted noises of disapproval. He is man of few words, little patience and no social graces. I found this film on him mesmerizing from start to finish. 9 dom hemingway. Richard Shepard’s Dom Hemingway played here but was — and remains — underseen. It was under-promoted, but it was never going to be a big hit. This underworld comedy was just too violent, too dark, too loud, too hyper-stylized, too strange — really just too everything. 10 pride. A lot of people got to see this, and a lot of people loved it. When it snagged a Golden Globe Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) nomination, everyone was surprised — probably including the people who made it. Its director, Matthew Warchus, is a virtual unknown, and writer Stephen Beresford was a first-timer. Though it technically stars Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West and Paddy Considine, Pride is purely an ensemble film. the woRst 1 force majeure. Force Majeure — or as I think of it, Forced Manure — is the sort of thing that probably belongs on a list of overrated movies. It certainly is that. That people enthuse over its profound look at marriage and its brilliant comedy (I never saw any comedy worthy of the name) completely baffles me.
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2 obvious child. Another overrated one. This abortion rom-com starring someone named Jenny Slate (who I’d never seen before and hope to never see again) and written and directed by Gillian Robespierre (a first-time offender) is hands-down the most obnoxious, unfunny, tedious film I saw all year. 3 god’s not dead. The review for this low-rent “persecuted Christian”
drama turned out to be the mostviewed movie item of the year on the Xpress website, which is a singularly depressing thing. It is also probably the most-commented-on review of the year, which is less surprising. Such an awful lot of fuss over a lousy movie. 4 devil’s due. Here I can go with my proposed original review — “Trust me, folks, this thing sucks a moose.” 5 dumb & dumberer to. The mere fact that there was a sequel to Dumb & Dumber pretty much says it all. 6 a million ways to die in the west. Even people who find Seth MacFarlane funny and/or appealing didn’t seem to much like this witless Western spoof. Blazing Saddles it ain’t. 7 night moves. It’s a dull thriller made for a buck and a quarter that doesn’t even show the eco-terrorist act of blowing up a dam, which is the point of the terrorism. This exercise in art house glumness wastes the talents of stars Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard. 8 into the storm. This is basically Twister (1996) with a whole lot of cartoonish CGI and an even dopier plot and a bunch of actors you never heard of. 9 if i stay. Gooey teen romance with Chloë Grace Moretz at her Corey Haim Mouth Breather School of Acting worst as a budding cellist hovering between life and death following a car crash that killed the rest of her family. 10 last weekend. I still do not believe that this is an intentional outburst of overprivelged entitlement, but this dithering, clueless, tone-deaf mess is pure “Rich Folks’ Problems” hooey.
Justin southeR’s picks: the best 1 inherent Vice. Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice is a movie that — at first — I wasn’t exactly sure I liked. But it’s stuck with me and grown on me since. A stylish, strange, quirky mix of hippie noir and the kind of heartfelt search for human connection that’s been a staple of Anderson’s work. 2 birdman. It’s hard for me not to give Alejandro González Iñáritu’s Birdman the top slot, honestly, which is certainly
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gorgeously constructed and wonderfully elegant story about love and immortality.
3 Snowpiercer. This film was my top movie for most of the year, and I still have reservations about not putting it up there. Bong Joon-ho’s nasty dystopian sci-fi adventure was the most enjoyable time I had in the movies all year, partly because there’s something wholly idiosyncratic and almost iconic about its imagery, concept and construction.
1 Under the Skin. I have friends who love this movie. Fine. It’s a basic human right to like whatever dull, pretentious garbage appeals to us on a personal level.
4 The Homesman. A strange revisionist Western about — basically — the general misery of most human existence — shouldn’t be this enjoyable. Infinitely sad, occasionally beautiful and perfectly cast — something I never thought I’d say about a movie starring Hilary Swank. 5 Top Five. I’ve long been a fan of Chris Rock and long known he had at least one really good movie in him — he’s just too smart not to. Top Five is it, the kind of funny, astute, raunchy and even romantic movie he was supposed to be making all along. 6 Noah. Darren Aronofsky’s Noah is pure ambition — overly ambitious, imaginative and not quite like anything else to play multiplexes this year. It’s a raging spectacle in an age that looks down on that sort of thing. 7 Mood Indigo. Michel Gondry’s filmography is filled with over-the-top, stylish movies. Mood Indigo is his most aspiring movie yet, packed with both whimsy and sadness, a wholly singular work from perhaps our most imaginative filmmaker. 8 A Walk Among Tombstones. I’m not sure there’s much originality in Scott Frank’s A Walk Among Tombstones, but as a hard-boiled detective story, it’s hard to beat. A welcomely stylish, intelligent and thankfully self-aware movie that also manages to be simply entertaining. 9 We Are the Best! I’m not sure I’d call it a great movie, but this tale of three Swedish teenage girls starting a punk bad is so simple, sweet and — above all — charming that it’s basically perfect inside of what it wants to accomplish. It feels authentic and uncomplicated and intimately human — and that’s more than enough. 10 Only Lovers Left Alive. Innately beautiful and internally sad, Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive is a
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2 Sabotage. It was 2014 and this kind of macho, sweaty, dunderheaded action picture’s still getting made. Arnold Schwarzenegger was famous a quarter decade ago. Put him on an ice floe and let’s get a move on. 3 The Fault in Our Stars. I’d probably ignore this schmaltzy teen romance if people would stop trying to convince me that Shailene Woodley is a star, and if there wasn’t a scene where these teens are encouraged to make out in the Anne Frank attic. 4 Tammy. I don’t really know what to write about Tammy, mostly because that includes having to think about it again. Those couple years where people thought Melissa McCarthy was funny were pretty weird. 5 3 Days to Kill. Kevin Costner rides around France on a bicycle wearing a wispy scarf and trying to kill people. It sucks. 6 Draft Day. The studio sent out promo packages for the film that included a towel, T-shirt and coffee mug. I took the mug to work as a joke and promptly lost it; my wife wears the shirt to bed sometimes. Millions of dollars spent and there’s Draft Day’s legacy. 7 The Other Woman. I keep a running list of all the good and bad movies I watch to make compiling this list a little easier at the end of the year. I got to The Other Woman and thought, “What the hell is this? Did I watch that?” 8 Transformers: Age of Extinction. I try to include movies that are more annoying than simply bad on this list. It’s too easy. So is, to an extent, another Transformers movie, but it’s here as a tribute to all those bad movies that are just bad and nothing more. 9 Left Behind. Again, another by-default pick. Nic Cage in a low-budget fundamentalist propaganda piece? Destiny. 10 Wish I Was Here. It’s OK to let it go sometimes, Zach Braff. For all our sakes. — Ken Hanke and Justin Souther
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Annals of injustice
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Richard Rosario is in year 18 of a 25-to-life sentence for murder, even though 13 alibi witnesses have tried to tell authorities that he was with them — 1,000 miles away — at the time of the crime. (Among the 13 are a sheriff’s deputy, a pastor and a federal corrections officer.) The “evidence” against him: Two “eyewitnesses” in New York City had picked him out of a mugshot book. Rosario had given police names, addresses and phone numbers of the 13 people in Florida, but so far, everyone (except NBC’s “Dateline”) has ignored the list, including Rosario’s court-appointed lawyers. As is often the case, appeals court judges (state and federal) have trusted the eyewitnesses and the “process.” (In November, “Dateline” located nine of the 13, who are still positive Rosario was in Deltona, Fla., on the day of the murder.)
• Cornelius Jefferson, 33, was arrested for assaulting a woman in Laurel County, Ky., in October after he had moved there from Georgia to be with her following an online relationship. Jefferson explained that he was frustrated that the woman was not “like she was on the Internet.” • In November, an unnamed groom in Medina, Saudi Arabia, leaped to his feet at the close of the wedding, shocked at his first glimpse of his new bride with her veil pulled back. Said he (according to the daily Okaz), “You are not the girl I had imagined. I am sorry, but I divorce you.” • The recovery rate is about 70 percent for the 1,200 injured birds brought for treatment each year to the Brinzal owl-rescue park near Madrid, Spain — with acupuncture as the center’s specialty treatment. Brinzal provides “physical and psychological rehabilitation” so that eagle owls, tawny owls and the rest can return to the wild, avoiding predators by being taught, through recordings of various wild screeches, which animals are enemies. However, the signature therapy remains the 10 weekly pressure-point sessions of acupuncture.
Questionable judgments • Pastor Walter Houston of the Fourth Missionary Church in Houston repeatedly refused in November to conduct a funeral for longtime member Olivia Blair, who died recently at age 93 — because she had come upon hard times in the last 10 years and had not paid her tithe. Ms. Blair’s family had supported the church for 50 years, but Pastor Houston was defiant, explaining, “Membership has its privileges.” (The family finally found another church for the funeral.) • A U.S. Appeals Court once again in September instructed government agencies that it is unconstitutional to make routine businessinspection raids without a judicial warrant. “We hope that the third time will be the charm,” wrote Judge Robin Rosenbaum. In the present case, the court denounced the full-dress SWAT raid in 2010 of the Strictly Skillz barbershop in Orange County, Fla., for “barbering” without a license. (All certificates were found to be up-to-date, and in fact, the raiding agency had verified the licenses in a walkthrough two days before.)
Suspicions confirmed • Even though one state requires 400 hours’ training just to become a professional manicurist, for instance, most states do not demand nearly such effort to become armed security guards, according to a CNN/Center for Investigative Reporting analysis released in December. Fifteen states require no firearms training at all; 46 ignore mental health status; nine do not check the FBI’s criminal background database; and 27 states fail to ascertain whether an applicant is banned by federal law from even carrying a gun. (After an ugly incident in Arizona in which a juvenile gun offender was hired as a guard, the state added a box on its form for applicants to “self-report” the federal ban — but still refuses to use the FBI database.)
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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY
by Rob Brezny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In his novel Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut describes a character, Ned Lingamon, who “had a penis eight hundred miles long and two hundred and ten miles in diameter, but practically all of it was in the fourth dimension.” If there is any part of you that metaphorically resembles Lingamon, Aries, the coming months will be a favorable time to fix the problem. You finally have sufficient power and wisdom and feistiness to start expressing your latent capacities in practical ways ... to manifest your hidden beauty in a tangible form ... to bring your purely fourth-dimensional aspects all the way into the third dimension. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Novelist E. L. Doctorow says that the art of writing “is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” This realistic yet hopeful assessment is true of many challenges, not just writing. The big picture of what you’re trying to accomplish is often obscure. You wish you had the comfort of knowing exactly what you’re doing every step of the way, but it seems that all you’re allowed to know is the next step. Every now and then, however, you are blessed with an exception to the rule. Suddenly you get a glimpse of the whole story you’re embedded in. It’s like you’re standing on a mountaintop drinking in the vast view of what lies behind you and before you. I suspect that this is one of those times for you, Taurus. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Most people have numerous items in their closet that they never wear. Is that true for you? Why? Do you think you will eventually come to like them again, even though you don’t now? Are you hoping that by keeping them around you can avoid feeling remorse about having wasted money? Do you fantasize that the uncool stuff will come back into fashion? In accordance with the astrological omens, Gemini, I invite you to stage an all-out purge. Admit the truth to yourself about what clothes no longer work for you and get rid of them. While you’re at it, why not carry out a similar cleanup in other areas of your life? CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Nothing was ever created by two men,” wrote John Steinbeck in his novel East of Eden. “There are no good collaborations, whether in music, in art, in poetry, in mathematics, in philosophy. Once the miracle of creation has taken place, the group can build and extend it, but the group never invents anything. The preciousness lies in the lonely mind of a man.” In my view, this statement is delusional nonsense. And it’s especially inapt for you in the coming weeks. In fact, the only success that will have any lasting impact will be the kind that you instigate in tandem with an ally or allies you respect. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I live in Northern California, where an extended drought led to water-rationing for much of 2014. But in December, a series of downpours arrived to replenish the parched landscape. Now bursts of white wildflowers have erupted along my favorite hiking trails. They’re called shepherd’s purse. Herbalists say this useful weed can be made into an ointment that eases pain and heals wounds. I’d like to give you a metaphorical version of this good stuff. You could use some support in alleviating the psychic aches and pangs you’re feeling. Any ideas about how to get it? Brainstorm. Ask questions. Seek help. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Actress Uzo Aduba’s formal first name is Uzoamaka. She tells the story about how she wanted to change it when she was a kid. One day she came home and said, “Mommy, can you call me Zoe?” Her mother asked her why, and she said, “Because no one can say Uzoamaka.” Mom was quick to respond: “If they can learn to say Tchaikovsky, Dostoevsky and Michelangelo, they can learn to say Uzoamaka.” The moral of the story, as far as you’re concerned: This is no time to suppress your quirks and idiosyncrasies. That’s rarely a good idea, but especially now. Say NO to making yourself more generic.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Songwriter RB Morris wrote a fanciful poem in which he imagines a smart mockingbird hearing rock ’n’ roll music for the first time. “When Mockingbird first heard rock / He cocked his head and crapped / What in the hell is that? / It sounded like a train wreck / Someone was screaming / Someone’s banging on garbage cans.” Despite his initial alienation, Mockingbird couldn’t drag himself away. He stayed to listen. Soon he was spellbound. “His blood pounded and rolled.” Next thing you know, Mockingbird and his friends are making raucous music themselves — “all for the love of that joyful noise.” I foresee a comparable progression for you in the coming weeks, Capricorn. What initially disturbs you may ultimately excite you — maybe even fulfill you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Doug Von Koss leads groups of people in sing-alongs. You don’t have to be an accomplished vocalist to be part of his events, nor is it crucial that you know the lyrics and melodies to a large repertoire of songs. He strives to foster a “perfection-free zone.” I encourage you to dwell in the midst of your own personal perfection-free zone everywhere you go this week, Libra. You need a break from the pressure to be smooth, sleek and savvy. You have a poetic license to be innocent, loose and a bit messy. At least temporarily, allow yourself the deep pleasure of ignoring everyone’s expectations and demands. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I dream of lost / vocabularies that might express some of what / we no longer can,” wrote Jack Gilbert in his poem “The Forgotten Dialects of the Heart.” Judging from the current astrological omens, I’d say that you are close to accessing some of those lost vocabularies. You’re more eloquent than usual. You have an enhanced power to find the right words to describe mysterious feelings and subtle thoughts. As a result of your expanded facility with language, you may be able to grasp truths that have been out of reach before now. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “If you have built castles in the air,” said philosopher Henry David Thoreau, “your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” That may seem like a backward way to approach the building process: erecting the top of the structure first and later the bottom. But I think this approach is more likely to work for you than it is for any other sign of the zodiac. And now is an excellent time to attend to such a task. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do you recall the opening scene of Lewis Carroll’s story Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? Alice is sitting outside on a hot day, feeling bored, when a White Rabbit scurries by. He’s wearing a coat and consulting a watch as he talks to himself. She follows him, even when he jumps into a hole in the ground. Her descent takes a long time. On the way down, she passes cupboards and bookshelves and other odd sights. Not once does she feel fear. Instead, she makes careful observations and thinks reasonably about her unexpected trip. Finally she lands safely. As you do your personal equivalent of falling down the rabbit hole, Aquarius, be as poised and calm as Alice. Think of it as an adventure, not a crisis, and an adventure it will be. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You are positively oceanic these days. You are vast and deep, restless and boundless, unruly and unstoppable. As much as it’s possible for a human being to be, you are ageless and fantastical. I wouldn’t be surprised if you could communicate telepathically and remember your past lives and observe the invisible world in great detail. I’m tempted to think of you as omnidirectional and omniscient, as well as polyrhythmic and polymorphously perverse. Dream big, you crazy wise dreamer.
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STILL SHOWING
by Ken Hanke & Justin Souther
The Gambler HHHHS Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson, Jessica Lange, John Goodman, Michael Kenneth Williams Drama An English professor with a horrific gambling problem finds himself owing a lot of money to a lot of dangerous people. While watching a man self-destruct for 100 minutes might not sound like the most fun time one could have at the movies, a smart script and game cast make it worthwhile. Rated R
Annie HHHS Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Cameron Diaz, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Musical Film version of the Broadway show. By no means the disaster some have claimed, this new take on Annie is often clever and stylish and unfailingly good humored, but it’s also uneven and a bit shy of greatness. Rated PG
Big Eyes HHHHS Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Krysten Ritter, Danny Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Jon Polito, Terence Stamp Fact-Based Comedy Drama The story of Margaret Keane, the painter of all those big-eyed children in the 1960s. A rewarding, funny, moving, even slightly frightening look into the world of art and artists from Tim Burton that benefits from the talents of Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz. Rated PG-13
Into the Woods HHHH Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, James Corden, Lilla Crawford, Johnny Depp Musical Musical revisionist take on classic fairy tales. It ought to be more of an event than it is, but this film version of the Stephen Sondheim show is good and ought to please the fans. Rated PG
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb H Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Rami Malek Family Adventure With the magical tablet that allows museum exhibits to come to life slowly corroding and failing, the museum night watchman who oversees it heads to London to find out the tablet’s secrets. More of the same from this drab little franchise, a mish-mash of generally unfunny comedy and flat adventure. Rated PG
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies HHS Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ian McKellan, Aidan Turner, Evangeline Lilly Fantasy Adventure A wee hobbit and a handful of dwarves must defend a mountain stronghold full of treasure from a number of enemies. A mostly dull, repetitive, surprisingly humorless end to the stretched-thin trilogy. Rated PG-13
The Imitation Game HHHHS Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Mark Strong, Charles Dance Biographical Drama The story of Alan Turing, the math genius who headed up breaking the secret of the German Enigma machine. Sure, it’s Oscar-bait, but if only all Oscar-bait was this finely crafted and intelligent, awards season would be a much more pleasant experience. Terrific direction, writing and performances carry the day. Rated PG-13
Unbroken HHH Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Finn Wittrock, Garrett Hedlund, Miyavi Fact-Based Drama The fact-based story of Louis Zamperini. Safe, competent, well made, well acted, but far less involving than it ought to be given the story and subject. Rated PG-13
Exodus: Gods and Kings H Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley, John Turturro, Sigourney Weaver, Aaron Paul Biblical Hokum The story of Moses with CGI. Theologically dubious, dramatically inert and just plain boring even with all its state-of-the-art effects. And it goes on for two-and-a-half very long hours. Rated PG-13
Top Five HHHHH Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, J.B. Smoove, Gabrielle Union, Romany Malco Comedy A comedian and actor — who’s trying his best to be taken as a serious artist — spends the day with a New York Times reporter on the weekend of his wedding to a reality star and the opening of his new, big film. While it takes its time to get its footing and has the occasional misstep, the parts that work soar, making for an intelligent, raunchy, adult and genuinely funny film. Rated R
Penguins of Madagascar HHHS (Voices) Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, John Malkovich, Benedict Cumberbatch, Werner Herzog Animated Comedy The Madagascar penguins get a movie of their own in which they match wits with a villainous octopus. Breakneck paced, filled with rapid-fire gags and wordplay that are impossible to keep up with and blessed with a pleasing lunacy, Penguins of Madagascar mostly works but goes on a little too long. Rated PG
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Creature with the Atom Brain HHH diRectoR: Edward L. Cahn (Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake) plaYeRs: Richard Denning, Angela Stevens, Michael Granger, Gregory Gaye sci-fi hoRRoR Rated NR Pure cheese sci-fi horror from good ol’ Sam Katzman. In fact, it may be the lowest budget of all his 1950s thrillers, but Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) is so very 1950s — right down Richard Denning as the pipe-smoking egghead scientist who puts together the solution — that it’s a delight. Possibly, its delights are all for the wrong reasons, but they’re there all the same. It’s all about some deported gangster who has teamed up with a German scientist and snuck back into the States so he can use his scientist pal’s radioactively-powered, walking dead men to get his revenge on the folks who sent him to prison. That there must have been an easier, more effective and less attention-getting approach seems to occur to no one, but then there’d also be no movie. The film barges ahead with all the assurance of being the product of people without even the slightest notion of radioactivity or radiation poisoning. There’s some talk early on of how the radiation from these creatures’ blood could be lethal if you were exposed to it too long — yet they keep right on handling it. The creatures (the title ought to be plural) lurch around like super strong zombies but with telltale scars (obviously painted on) where their heads have been popped open to zombify them. It all baffles science. The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Creature with the Atom Brain Thursday, Jan. 8, at 8 p.m. in Theater Six at The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.
Playtime HHHH diRectoR: Jacques Tati plaYeRs: Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Yves Barsacq, André Fouché, Georges Montant comedY Rated NR Jacques Tati is not only an acquired taste, but you have to be in the right mood for his films — and I perhaps wasn’t when I saw Playtime (1967). While I admired what he was doing with this disastrously ambitious production, I enjoyed it far less than his other films — even the often maligned Traffic (1971). Playtime is more interesting as a film than as a comedy. Though Tati appears in his M. Hulot character, the film is definitely not a M. Hulot movie. In fact, Hulot is sidelined for long stretches of the film, though a parade of people who resemble him are often the source of confusion for other characters. The film is a very strange beast — a large-scale, expensive work (it ruined Tati financially) shot on 70mm where nothing is in close-shot and gags play out all over the frame without much in the way of plot or structure. It’s one set piece after another, all of which comment on the sterililty of modern life and the encroaching Americanization of French life — in an affable way. The final set piece — a sequence in a barely finished, badly designed and built posh restaurant — is the most concentrated segment, but it often feels more like Blake Edwards than Tati. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Playtime Friday, Jan. 9, at 8 p.m. at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St., River Arts District (upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com
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diRectoR: Leos Carax (The Lovers on the Bridge) plaYeRs: Michel Piccoli, Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Hans Meyer, Julie Delpy thRilleR Romance Rated NR When the Asheville Film Society ran Leos Carax’s third film, The Lovers on the Bridge (1991), one viewer called it the worst movie he’d ever seen. I feel certain there was a bit of hyperbole there, especially since no one else in a fairly packed house complained, but Carax is definitely not for everyone. His second film, Mauvais Sang (Bad Blood), is no less distinctive, but it is considerably more accessible. It stars Juliette Binoche (Carax’s girlfriend at the time) and Denis Lavant, and it exists in a Paris of Carax’s imagination. (Elements of the film verge on allegorical science fiction.) But because it’s built into what is, at bottom, a heist film (with the heist itself being something of a Maguffin), it’s more user-friendly — or as user-friendly as Carax gets. The story concerns an aging gangster, Marc (Michel Piccoli), who is in debt to a strange, dangerous woman known as The American Woman (Carroll Brooks). To get out of this hole, he brings in Alex (Lavant), the very odd son of his dead safecracker compatriot, who is said to be as nimble at opening a safe as his father. No sooner does he bring Alex into his world than the young man falls in love with Marc’s young girlfriend, Anna (Binoche). Most of the film concerns the never-quite-affair of the young people, but that barely scratches the surface of the complexity and tragic beauty of the overall film. The Asheville Film Society will screen Mauvais Sang (Bad Blood) Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 8 p.m. in Theater Six at The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.
diRectoR: Joe May (The Invisible Man Returns) plaYeRs: Vincent Price, Margaret Lindsay, George Sanders, Dick Foran, Nan Grey, Cecil Kellaway gothic dRama Rated NR Despite tacking on a backstory, Universal Pictures’ 1940 stab at Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables clocks in at a tidy 90 minutes. (I have often wished all of Hawthorne’s books had a similar economy.) It’s also a reasonable approximation of the story, handled with a fair amount of style by refugee German director Joe May — fresh from making The Invisible Man Returns, which also starred Vincent Price. Though Price wouldn’t be typecast as a horror star until 1953, the very fact that it’s from Universal tends to make one expect a horror movie, which it really isn’t. (Musical cues by Frank Skinner common to the studio’s horror output only reinforce a certain vibe.) While the backstory probably helps make the story clearer, it’s the least successful part of the movie. That has more to do with the fact that the leads — Price and Margaret Lindsay — are both terribly broad here (Lindsay grins like a simpleton), than the actual film, so it’s a surprise that as their characters age and are embittered by life, they become excellent and even quite touching. The results are a good, if far from great, little film. The Hendersonville Film Society will show The House of the Seven Gables Sunday, Jan. 11, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.
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teachinG/ eDucation suBstitute teachinG Professionals Verner Center for Early Learning currently seeks full-time, temporary, and substitute teaching professionals who are nurturing, skilled in supporting the development of very young children, and can be assets to our model, progressive program. • Qualified candidates are preferred to have a minimum of an Associate's degree in Early Childhood Education, a CDA, or an Infant/ Toddler Certificate, in addition to current SIDS certification and experience working with children ages 0-5. Verner is an EEOE. Apply at www.vernerearlylearning.org/jobs yWca afterschool counselor Part-time. School Age is seeking after school counselors Monday through Friday. Must be able to work 1:30-6:00pm during regular school hours and full days on Teacher Workdays, Snow Days, and Holidays. Candidates must have knowledge of working in a school age setting, Child Care Credentials and/ or School Age Credentials a plus. Education background is desirable with a focus on STEAM programming. Background checks meeting the NC Division of Childcare Requirements is required. Valid Driver's license highly recommended, CDL's with P endorsement a plus. Must have a positive attitude and flexibility in working with children ages 5 -12. • Must be able to physically keep up with children during outside and recreational activities. • Must be able to commit to an entire school year. Fluency in Spanish is desired. • Qualified candidates who are fluent in Spanish and English are strongly encouraged to apply. High School diploma or equivalent required. Please apply for this position only after reading the complete job description at www.ywcaofasheville.org under the heading ‘Who We Are.’ Contact information is provided there. Please do not call the YWCA to discuss this position. Application deadline is February 6, 2015. • Send resumes and cover letters to humanresources@ ywcaofasheville.org
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