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Edwards has experience, commitment to education Teachers and parents like me are excited to have the chance to vote for Amanda Edwards to county [Board of Commissioners] for District 2.

Amanda has abundant experience and professional experience advocating for education. Amanda will be an informed leader in education who will direct the commission to offer meaningful support to our schools.

Amanda is the daughter of a kindergarten teacher and the niece of many aunts who were schoolteachers. But Amanda wasn’t just born into a family of teachers. She chose to marry a math teacher, Derek Edwards, who is now an elementary school principal.

They are raising a son who is in middle school. All this means that Amanda sees our public schools from several perspectives and can relate to many points of view.

Education is also key to Amanda’s community service. Amanda is a longtime advocate for high-quality early childhood education, especially through her service on the Child Welfare League board. And Amanda has dedicated much of her career to education for children and adults in Buncombe County.

Amanda expanded literacy, basic skills and ESOL programs at the

Literacy Council as its executive director. She connected with the community to create needed programs for at-risk youths and immigrants.

Amanda knows how to provide good, needed services on a tight budget, and she is accountable.

Amanda is now the executive director of the A-B Tech Foundation.

Her job is to build relationships, competently manage a budget and staff, and deliver scholarships. Those scholarships go to people seeking better jobs through college degrees and specialized training.

Amanda Edwards is hands-down the candidate with the greatest depth of experience and commitment to education. Please vote for Amanda for District 2 in the May 8 Democratic primary.

— Dietra Garden

Weaverville

Scales puts forth truly progressive agenda On May 8, voters will take to the polls and cast their ballots for the next district attorney of Buncombe County.

This is a critically important election, and if Asheville is going to emerge as the truly progressive city that we like to think we are, we need to elect Ben Scales for DA. Ben Scales is following in the footsteps of trailblazing Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner by putting forth a truly progressive agenda. He is promising to end mass incarceration in

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Buncombe County by ending cash bail and ceasing to prosecute nonviolent drug offences.

The policies that led to mass incarceration have had disastrous effects on communities of color in Asheville, and we need a DA willing to reverse the decades of overcriminalization of black and Hispanic people that has led to increased poverty, homelessness and disenfranchisement.

Instead of punishing drug offenders, Scales is campaigning on the promise to divert these individuals to treatment programs that will address the root cause of the so-called crime.

He also plans to review and possibly overturn existing marijuana convictions, potentially returning home many men and women who should have never been incarcerated in the first place.

End mass incarceration. Elect Ben Scales.

— Luke Fernbach Asheville

Fisher’s response earns support for candidate Over the past two years, my heart and mind have returned to Aug. 19, 2015, many times. On that day, a friend completed officer-involved suicide in front of a small church in Western North Carolina. Knowing a great deal more about the circumstances that preceded this tragic event, I have considered what might have changed the outcome.

I know about the valuable care extended to Wade [Baker of Clyde] through the Asheville VA, the care extended by his family and the care extended through community-based nonprofits. If I could alter just one thing, it would be the availability of a community gun safe, a place where friends or family members could store guns until circumstances had calmed.

If, on that single day in August 2015, Wade had no firearm, additional time to drive more resources to Wade may have been possible.

Until today, I watched silently as so many in our country voiced their position on firearms. [Recently], my attention was drawn to sheriffcandidate Daryl Fisher, whose comments at a recent campaign event in Asheville were highlighted in national media. What impressed me was the professional manner in which Mr. Fisher conducted himself, both publicly and privately, subsequent to the wide circulation of that video.

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True leadership is visible only when a leader faces challenges. Mr. Fisher has not only secured my vote in support of his campaign for office, his actions have inspired me to be more forward in expressing my own positions on gun control.

— Nicole Shumate

Black Mountain

Edwards listens and leads Democratic county [Board of Commissioners] candidate Amanda Edwards is a person you can talk to and know that you are being heard. This ability to listen and lead are why Amanda was successful in leading the Red Cross, the Literacy Council and now the foundation that gives scholarships to A-B Tech Community College students.

Amanda’s knack to listen and understand what is needed before quickly and effectively solving issues is what will make Amanda an excellent county commissioner.

Moreover, Amanda works with people, not “for” or “on behalf of” people. Amanda does not assume she knows what you want or need: She asks you.

At A-B Tech, Amanda listens to students to learn what kind of careers they want. She listens to instructors to learn what resources they need. She listens to employers to learn what their companies and employees need. She listens to donors to learn what positive changes they want to achieve using their donations to benefit individuals and our community.

I have been an instructor at A-B Tech for over 20 years, and Amanda listens to me. She asked why I teach and what I hope to accomplish as a teacher. She asked me for my insights on supporting and helping students succeed. Amanda has followed through for me, and I see that she follows through for the students and donors. Amanda has delivered a well-managed, thoughtful, effective scholarship program that has served more students than ever before.

I ask you to vote for Amanda in the May 8 Democratic primary. Our community deserves leaders, needs leaders, and needs a true leader like Amanda Edwards. She offers our best choice for the next county commissioner for District 2.

— Kenet Adamson

Asheville

C A RT O O N B Y B R E NT B R O W N

Hearing loss meetings offer more than info ... I usually write about hearing loss, but this story has nothing to do with hearing loss — or does it? In the Mountains segment of the Asheville Citizen Times of April 7, Katherine Scott Crawford wrote about “taking time to flock with birds of a feather”: ...

“When we’re open, often the best advice comes from the folks doing what we’re doing. Usually, it’s not even advice: It’s conversation — conversation alive with subtle possibility.”

At our Hearing Loss Association Asheville chapter meetings, attendance varies hugely. Sometimes the topic attracts a lot of people, sometimes few. But the latter times leave me wondering at the opportunity missed by so many. Not just the opportunity to learn from the speaker or the panel, though our offerings have mostly been excellent and beneficial to those there.

But I mean the opportunity to linger for a few minutes with other attendees wrestling with the same issues we have, to share, to learn, to teach. This is valuable well beyond the particular topic, beyond what the title shown in the flyer can convey. ...

In May in Asheville, we’ll have a speaker who may be able to open the door for such sharing for many of us if the opportunity is seized.

Not only will there be the usual brief period before and after the session to mingle, converse and share, which is always there at every meeting, but this time our speaker will be someone who does not have hearing loss but has found her way to membership of HLAA and considers her time with us extremely beneficial.

Let me invite everyone who can to come and listen to her, as I did in Brevard. She is an excellent speaker, but also she has something to say to all which can be of immense value to us in bridging the fully hearing world with the partial- or absent-hearing one, in enabling mutual understanding. Give yourself a gift and attend our meeting on May 2 at 10:15 a.m. at CarePartners.

On June 13 ... at 6.30 p.m., we can hear from an audiologist who specializes in helping people with hearing loss for whom music is important. Too many lose their connection with music, first through hearing loss itself and then, because our helpful devices (hearing aids and cochlear implants) are geared toward enabling us to hear speech, they often are obstacles to enjoying

music. What can we do about this?

Come and listen, ask questions and share your own experience for the benefit of others.

The calendars in our local papers — Asheville Citizen Times, Mountain Xpress, The Urban News — carry details about our meetings, which usually, but not always, happen at the 10:15 a.m. time at CarePartners the first Wednesday of the month.

It’s worthwhile to learn when they appear and check those calendars.

You can also contact me at 665-8699 or akarson57@gmail.com.

— Ann Karson

Chairperson Asheville Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America Candler Editor’s note: A longer version of this letter will appear at mountainx.com.

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Go fossil-free

BY CATHY HOLT Did you know that the cost of electricity from solar photovoltaics has dropped 73 percent since 2010, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency? Fossil-fueled electricity averages about 5 cents per kilowatthour; power from utility-scale solar photovoltaics is now selling for as low as 3 cents per kilowatt-hour and dropping, according to the EnergySage online solar marketplace. Solar PV-generated electricity is currently half the cost of coal, even without figuring in subsidies or the externalized costs of pollution and global warming. As electric bills continue to rise — the latest rate hike for Duke Energy Progress customers is 6.2 percent, going up to 7.3 percent in four years — solar prices continue dropping dramatically. What are we waiting for?

On Sunday, May 6, the public is invited to join 350.org’s Go Fossil Free! event, a free forum on renewable energy, 3-5:30 p.m.

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“With the recent resolution for 100 percent renewables passed by the county commissioners, people are wondering how they can be a part of this exciting momentum,” says Ann Kiefert, a spokesperson for 350 Asheville. “We organized this forum to meet that need and to give people several ways to get involved —

Learn how to switch to solar and renewable energy from installing rooftop solar to learning whether your bank or investment company is using your money to pay for fossil fuel infrastructure.”

Kim Porter of the nonprofit NC WARN will give the big picture for North Carolina’s transition to clean energy, as outlined in North Carolina Clean Path 2025. She notes, “We have the technology now to achieve 100 percent renewables in our state — we just need the political will and investments that will pay back in many benefits. This approach is cleaner, more reliable and much less costly than the $40 billion expansion of fracked gas, pipelines and nuclear power planned by Duke Energy, and it creates thousands more jobs.”

Are you interested in getting solar photovoltaics installed on your own roof? The price has never been lower, and the need has never been greater! Panelists from three WNC solar businesses — Sundance Power Systems, Sugar Hollow Solar and SolFarm Solar Co. — will answer your questions, from siting to financing and rebates. Do you want to stop wasting energy by tightening up your home?

Energy Savers Network will describe its weatherization services, which are free to low-income residents.

Local activist Cathy Scott will report on the struggle against the fracked-gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which threatens low-income communities of color in Eastern North Carolina and threatens

us all with runaway climate change.

Carolyn Anderson of Indivisible Asheville/WNC and the WNC Renewables Coalition will give the latest update on the campaign to move the city of Asheville’s money out of fossil fuels.

Solar and weatherization companies, as well as several nonprofits, will offer more information, literature and action opportunities at their tables.

The group 350 Asheville is a chapter of 350.org, an international organization co-founded by climate activist Bill McKibben to raise awareness and stop climate catastrophe by keeping fossil fuels in the ground. The number 350 refers to the safe level of parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere; we are now above 400 and climbing. The goals of the Go Fossil Free campaign are a fast and just transition to 100 percent renewable energy for all, no new fossil fuel projects anywhere and not a penny more for dirty energy (see www.350.org for more info).

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I believe that if everyone does what they can to move toward clean energy and presses their elected officials to do the same, we can reach our goals and stop the cataclysmic disasters of climate change. The poor and marginalized of the world are hurt first and worst by such disasters. And let’s remember that things like carpooling, hanging laundry

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LAYING DOWN THE LAW

Five Democrats vie to advance to general election for Buncombe sheriff

BY ABLE ALLEN aallen@mountainx.com Buncombe County Democrats are picking their choice for a new sheriff in the primary election on May 8. The five Democratic candidates have differing takes on how to shape the next iteration of the office. And though they find common ground on topics from drugs to community engagement, competition is N EWS fierce as they vie AN A LYSI S for support.

According to popular, thriceelected Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan, the best act to follow his tenure is one that promises to look a lot like his own.

Of Capt. Randy Smart, Duncan wrote in his retirement announcement, “I believe the best hope for

GUNNING FOR THE BADGE: Five experienced law enforcement officers (some retired) are battling for position to step into Sheriff Van Duncan’s shoes. The candidates are, from left, Randy Smart, Quentin Miller, R. Daryl Fisher, Chris Winslow and Rondell Lance.

Early voting is underway for the primary, to be held May 8. Photos courtesy of the candidates keeping consistent, high-quality service is having leadership that understands the culture of this agency and its guiding principles. It is for this rea-

son that I am announcing my intention to support our current Executive Lieutenant, Randy Smart, to be your next sheriff.”

Smart and his team, Duncan says, understand “some of the things that are unique to a sheriff’s office: the jail, civil process, maintaining security in the courts — those things that fall directly to the sheriff, that if you haven’t worked in a sheriff’s office … it’d be a huge learning curve.”

Having spent his entire 25-year career in the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department, Smart says the continuity he represents is in the community’s best interests. Explaining his decision to run, Smart says, “We wanted to continue forward with what we’ve accomplished, and I’m part of that.”

Drug-related crime represents the biggest challenge to progress the sheriff’s office has made in reducing crime rates, Smart says.

He plans to continue working with other agencies to serve those struggling with addiction.

A seamless leadership transition, Smart asserts, will save time and money while providing the community with uninterrupted service.

READY FOR A CHANGE? Other challengers say they represent an opportunity to build on Duncan’s work while introducing new ideas and energy.

The campaign of retired Asheville Police Department executive R. Daryl Fisher certainly has energy — not all

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of it in Fisher’s favor. In an offhand remark at an event convened by Moms Demand Gun Action for Gun Sense in America, Fisher deadpanned his response to gun rights boosters’ claim that those hoping to implement tighter restrictions on firearms will have to pry the weapons “from their cold dead hands”: “OK,” Fisher said.

Video of the quip made the rounds on right-wing websites and prompted some to imply that Fisher advocates killing gun owners in order to take their weapons. Fisher says he meant nothing of the sort. The speech may have helped gain support from the left, which could be key in the primary but could also cost him support in the fall.

For his part, Fisher says, “Gun enthusiasts oftentimes will use that statement and they will oftentimes try to use what I call scare tactics in order to talk someone out of proposing gun legislation.”

Fisher says he worked his way up the ranks of the APD. He supervised detectives taking on major cases in the investigative and drug suppression units, commanded SWAT and, as a captain, oversaw support and patrol divisions. He also pursued additional education, earning advanced degrees he says would make him, if elected, “the most educated and highest-trained sheriff in the history of Buncombe County.”

PLAYING POLITICS Rondell Lance is another retired APD veteran seeking the Buncombe

County leadership position. Lance worked vice and undercover drug operations, was a sergeant in the downtown unit and commanded the crisis negotiation unit. He is in his 20th year as president of the local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police.

Lance faults Duncan’s decision to support Smart from the beginning of the race. “A lot of people feel like the sheriff should step out of the way and let the community decide,” he says. Politics don’t belong in the sheriff’s office and politics have been involved in promotion decisions there, Lance says.

But the outspoken advocate of those in blue has made some political calculations of his own in deciding to run as a Democrat. According to Board of Elections data, the unaffiliated Lance has most frequently voted in Republican primaries in the past.

While he toyed with the idea of running as an independent, Lance says, he wasn’t sure he’d succeed in collecting the 8,000 signatures required to get on the ballot. Having voted for candidates from both parties himself, he believes most county voters are primarily focused on picking the right person for the job. “That’s why you have more independent voters in Buncombe County than you do Republican voters, because people are tired of it,” he says.

COP ON THE BEAT APD Sgt. Quentin Miller is still on the job with the city, having filled a variety of roles, including school resource officer and community resource officer over his 24-year career. The Asheville native — who served in the armed forces for 11 years before signing up for local police duty — says he wants to see Buncombe County served by law enforcement that’s inclusive and beneficial to all.

Miller says he’s running to promote unity between the community and the sheriff’s office. He wants to change the mindset of deputies “from that of warriors to that of guardians; from that of being intimidators to that of being protectors.”

One way to do that, Miller says, is to move away from an “us versus them” mentality to create a “community of we.”

In terms of policy, that means implementing modern policing techniques based on methodology found in President Barack Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.

IT’S PERSONAL Retired law enforcement officer Chris Winslow brings nearly 30 years of experience — most of it in Rutherford County — to his candidacy for sheriff. He has also spent 27 years as a volunteer firefighter with the Reems Creek Fire Department.

He says he’s running to bring change to the sheriff’s office and how it works with the community.

Winslow points out his personal connection to the opioid epidemic.

“My wife and I chose not to have kids in life, but we wound up raising two teenage boys,” he says, “because of their father getting addicted to pain pills through a doctor.”

Opioid addiction and abuse, along with the many legal, criminal and health implications of the opioid crisis facing the county and the nation, is the most pressing issue facing local law enforcement today, the candidates agree.

Beyond continuing to bring as many resources and ideas to bear on that problem as possible, the prospective sheriffs note a variety of issues they would address in the position.

Winslow highlights domestic violence survivors as a group whose interests could be better served.

“Currently our sheriff’s office will go to a call, and they will tell the victim of domestic violence to go get a warrant.

And what happens is the person that’s assaulted that individual will go to the magistrate’s office [first] and become the victim.”

Thus, victims of violence can end up being arrested for assaults they didn’t commit. To address the problem, patrol officers should facilitate arrest warrants, he says.

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COMMUNITY MATTERS Winslow, Lance and Fisher all call for better coordination of services that help crime victims navigate the justice system.

Fisher also would like to build on the success of the Community Oriented Policing teams Duncan established. To increase the ability of the department’s specialist teams to address problems in different county neighborhoods, he would implement an ACE, or Alliance for Community Engagement, and assign a deputy to each community to monitor problems identified by the COPs teams.

Miller agrees that officers need to be more integrated into the communities they serve. “We have to figure out ways to get the deputy out of

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NEWS the car and into the neighborhood,” he says. “This is about relationshipbuilding for me.” And building closer relationships between the Sheriff’s Department and the APD, he adds, will allow the two agencies to operate more collaboratively on problems that affect everyone.

JAILHOUSE ROCK Miller wants to take programs to support those being held in county correctional facilities to the next level by offering a job-training program to inmates.

Lance also has thoughts on the jail: “It’s been in turmoil for the last year and a half. You’ve had two deaths inside the detention facility. One of the deaths was investigated by the sheriff’s office. I think anytime that there’s an in-custody death, the SBI should be asked to come in and investigate it.”

According to Lance, four captains have been assigned to lead the facility in the last two years; one of those was terminated following a State Bureau of Investigation inquiry, he says.

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Lance criticizes the sheriff’s office for not having a full-time forensic specialist. “I’ve talked to several people that’s had break-ins. I said, ‘Did they do prints?’ — ‘Well no, nobody came out [to] do prints,’” he explains. One of the changes he says he will implement is to ensure that every home break-in is checked for clues by forensic specialists. Often, he says, that type of crime can be connected by such evidence to other crime scenes.

A MATTER OF TRUST Trust in local law enforcement has been one of the hottest topics in Asheville and Buncombe County government and community discussions in recent weeks. After leaked video showed a white former Asheville police officer beating a black city resident, politicians and officials have jockeyed to present their solutions for rebuilding trust between residents and law enforcement.

After three of four Democratic county commissioners issued a statement calling for additional oversight, Duncan made haste to push back against the proposals, saying, “It

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usurps the authority of existing boards and elected officials to do the jobs that their citizens elected them to do.” At the same time, he also left room to support some of the proposals.

All the candidates express general agreement with Duncan’s stance.

Speaking of the commissioners’ statement, Winslow says, “I think they just blindsided him.” At the same time, the candidates acknowledge the necessity for police agencies to cultivate and maintain the public’s trust.

Smart thinks communication is the key. “Because we know we work really hard in the sheriff’s office and our culture as to our contact with folks in the community is that we have positive contact as much as possible,” he says. Although department employees strive to be perfect, Smart continues, they must also own any mistakes they make and address any problems immediately and openly, since trust and support in the community are vital to law enforcement.

Reading the commissioner’s proposals felt a little shocking, Smart says. He regrets that the commissioners’ statement may have given the impression that there was reason to be concerned about inequitable policing by the Sheriff’s Department. “And we try very hard every day to not have that type of culture here within your sheriff’s office,” he says.

Having municipal officials dictate how law enforcement operates, says Lance, is a “dangerous thing.” And he sees it as unnecessary. “There’s not a group that’s more scrutinized than law enforcement,” he maintains. He says that attorneys, judges, state and federal bureaus of investigation, the media and even the U.S. Department of Justice already look at, evaluate and influence officer performance.

Some of the actions commissioners suggested would be difficult or impossible under existing law, Fisher says, but it’s still possible to rebuild trust.

“One way that I think we can do that,” he says, “is we can implement diversity and inclusion among the command staff and the leadership of the sheriff’s office. People who live in the community really want to see people who look like them in a leadership role.” Folks from the LGBTQ, African-American and Hispanic communities should be made leaders, he says, noting “I think that will also help us when it comes to recruiting future deputies.”

Consistent with his priorities of collaboration and inclusion, Miller says he would have liked to see the commissioners and sheriff get together for a joint statement. More oversight should be on the table, he says, and he’d like to know what that would

look like. Moving forward, he says he would like to train consistently and constantly on de-escalation and improve community engagement. “I would like to see what we do spread throughout other parts of the state,” he says.

Winslow also highlights the importance of ongoing training to combat bias and emphasize de-escalation.

Lance advocates tactical communication training. The most important part of de-escalation, he says, is de-escalating oneself. That’s where he believes the lack of judgment displayed by former Asheville Officer Chris Hickman in the leaked video began. “When you step out of that car, you leave your feelings in the car, you leave your biases in the car and you step out and do the job as a professional law enforcement officer,” Lance says.

MORE AHEAD Only one of the Democratic candidates will survive the primary and win the right to face off against Republican Shad Higgins and Libertarian Tracey “Phoenix” Debruhl. In countywide races, Democrats have the advantage with 63 percent more registered voters than Republicans. No non-Democrat has mustered more than 45 percent of the vote in a Buncombe-wide election since 2010. But Debruhl and Higgins both say they are taking on the challenge seriously.

Higgins owns an automotive shop in Weaverville and has completed some law enforcement coursework.

The job of sheriff, he says, is mostly about managing a budget and people, which his experience as a small-business owner has given him. The sheriff’s office, he says, is “overspending and our budget is crazy.”

Debruhl, meanwhile, is running as an advocate for extreme change. He claims wrongdoing on behalf of the sheriff’s office, from a beating he says he received at the hands of deputies to alleged evidence tampering.

Debruhl shares his take on how the race is shaping up: “You’ve got five cops on the Democratic side that have been involved in corruption. You have one guy with no training and experience and you’ve got one U.S. Marine who’s been doing the job for them.”

For more information on this race, see each Democratic candidate’s responses to Xpress’ questionnaire on page 16. X

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REMATCH Williams and Scales replay fight for Buncombe DA title

DEJA VU: Ben Scales, left, is running against Todd Williams again for the position as the county’s chief prosecutor. This time, Williams is the incumbent, and Scales is running as a Democrat. Photos courtesy of the candidates If this year’s primary race for Buncombe County district attorney seems a bit familiar, that could be because it’s happened before.

After then-defense attorney Todd Williams upset six-term officeholder Ron Moore in the 2014 Democratic primary (with no Republicans or Libertarians competing), Ben Scales collected nearly 8,000 signatures to get on the general election balNEWS lot as an unaffiliANA LYSI S ated candidate.

In the end, Williams claimed 62 percent of the vote while Scales managed 38 percent.

When Williams decided to take on Moore, Scales told Xpress he had been interested in doing the same but was pressured not to run in the primary to give Williams a better shot at their shared goal of unseating Moore (see “Signature Events: Scales, Knight Mount Petition Drives in DA Race,” June 4, 2014).

He also said he felt law enforcement should be nonpartisan and that he

didn’t “agree enough with either of the major two political parties to affiliate with them.”

Despite what he may have thought four years ago, Scales decided to run as a Democrat in 2018, saying, “I didn’t have a party backing me, and my opponent did. This time I’ve got a much better team and I’m running in the primary. Neither of us have anything beside our names on the ballot.”

TACKING LEFT This time around, Scales is running even more explicitly from the left. Buncombe County, he says, deserves a progressive DA who is willing to “take on the tough issues, to take on corporate defendants, to focus on crimes that matter the most and to develop and rebuild relationships in the courthouse and between law enforcement that have been broken over the past 3 1/2 years.”

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N EWS In addition to the priorities Scales lists in his candidate questionnaire, he also aims to increase personnel diversity in the DA’s office and go after environmental crime. He says he wants to improve plea deals to make them hard to turn down, thereby reducing the number of cases going to trial, and he’d like to set up more resources for victims of crimes and witnesses navigating the legal system.

He outlines a plan to install an online portal to help people follow cases to completion. “I think that we need to have more transparency in that office,” he says.

While pursuing those objectives, Scales says he will push aside “insignificant crimes.” He doesn’t plan to change his stance on marijuana. “I won’t prosecute adult possession of marijuana for personal use at all,” he says. “The district attorney has full authority to prosecute cases according to the … priorities of the office. And it’s not going to be a priority in my office to prosecute those cases.”

CONSTRAINTS OF THE OFFICE As the incumbent, Williams is running from a different position than last election, and that’s a double-edged sword. For instance, Scales has criticized Williams’ handling of the ex-Asheville Police Officer Chris Hickman case, in which Williams announced felony assault charges against Hickman on March 8. Since Williams saw enough in police body camera footage from Aug. 25 to immediately dismiss charges against Johnnie Rush (the Asheville resident who was beaten by Hickman), Williams should have immediately initiated a criminal investigation, Scales says.

Meanwhile, Scales concedes that Williams has limited ability to respond to concerns about the case: “He can’t say anything that might taint the jury pool, and I’m not similarly constrained.”

To hear Scales tell it, Williams has failed to deliver on many of his 2014 campaign promises. For instance, Scales says, “I was with a bunch of my African-American friends today … and they were very disappointed in Mr. Williams. And if four years from now people feel like I’ve lied or was not genuine in what I promised today, then I would expect that they would vote me out of office as well.”

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time in office. Just as importantly, he says, he knows how to do the job.

CIVIC DUTY “Going into it, I understood that it was a public, elected position. But in terms of the duty to communicate effectively with the public about issues that are both emotional and nuanced where there are ethical obligations to preserve due process and have procedural competence in individual cases, that I have to say is probably the chief lesson of being the DA of the last three years,” Williams reflects.

He says he learned how to manage a sizable staff and keep morale up in a contentious and difficult law enforcement position, as well as successfully trying major cases such as first-degree murder. He’s had to flip his learning as a defense attorney to the other side of the courtroom but says, “That is where I feel probably the most natural in this position is in the courtroom.”

One thing that surprised Williams about the job was what he calls the “workaday” aspect of it. “There is a real ‘put your shoulder to the grindstone’ component, to manage both the staff and the caseload and then be sure that all the wheels are turning in sync so that we’re pushing cases through, we’re staying in proper contact with victims, that the DAs are producing at a proper clip,” he says.

In his last campaign, Williams promised he would lessen the backlog of cases that can pile up by clearing more cases than come in and reducing the total caseload year to year. Last year, he says, his office saw 3,749 felonies filed and disposed of 3,824. Progress toward clearing a backlog of misdemeanors was more dramatic, he says, with 11,603 filed and 13,208 disposed.

Those actions reduced the local jail population, with 7.6 percent fewer people in the jail than last year on average. The jail population is down 9 percent for male prisoners and up 2 percent for females, an increase Williams attributes directly to the opioid crisis.

ON TREND Things have changed in the four years Williams has held office. Last time around, mention of opioids was rare; now both candidates are highlighting the crisis as a major issue. Williams says he has worked

in partnership with other agencies and organizations to create two new programs to deal with the fallout from the crisis. In addition to an existing drug treatment court, the county now convenes a veterans’ treatment court and offers an opioid diversion program, which provides first-time offenders rehabilitation as opposed to punishment.

Williams says veterans are particularly at risk for drug abuse because they may use drugs to manage physical pain, while also dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder or depression.

On the diversion front, Williams says his office, in conjunction with police, is now able to offer precharge diversion for young drug offenders, a power stemming from prosecutorial discretion. “I’m very proud of what we’ve done creatively to think outside of the box,” he says, “to create these diversion programs to offer new forms of recovery and opportunity for offenders and move cases in a more efficient and just way.”

In addition to the opioid epidemic, Williams says he is monitoring another disturbing trend, although the data don’t yet confirm it. “We

have seen a tick up in violent crime in public housing in Asheville, and you know, that is a very worrisome concern that the impact of violent crime is falling disproportionately on public housing and poor communities in Asheville.” To adequately address problems there, he says law enforcement needs trust and support to prosecute those accused of wrongdoing. Thus, Williams says, recent challenges to public trust and the credibility of law enforcement mean turning that around “is going to take a lot of transparency and diligence.”

While it’s not unheard of for DA and sheriff candidates to endorse one another, in this case, both Williams and Scales are staying out of traffic on the sheriff side of things. Both say they hope the best man wins, reserving judgement until after the primary, but both also expect that the winner of the Democratic primary will be the next sheriff.

For more information on this race, see each candidate’s responses to Xpress' questionnaire on page 18. X

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BUNCOMBE COUNTY SHERIFF CANDIDATES

RONDELL LANCE

R. DARYL FISHER Experience: Former captain in Asheville Police Department; former chair criminal justice department at AB Tech

Experience: Former sergeant in Asheville Police Department; president of Fraternal Order of Police

Website: www.rdarylfisher4sheriff.com

Website: www.lanceforsheriff.com

Endorsements: Black Mountain Alderman Jeremie Konegni; Vice President Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods Alan Escovitz, Ph.D.; Equal Rights Amendment advocate Ellen Perry; and Nicole Shumate from Paws for Veterans

Endorsements: “I have had the opportunity to meet many people in our county that support me. They are not big-name politicians or famous people but everyday hardworking families.”

What qualities should a good sheriff have? And how do you demonstrate them?

A good sheriff should display character and integrity. To demonstrate these requires truthfulness and open communication. A good sheriff must model the way by appropriate conduct and desired work ethic.

A good sheriff must have the knowledge, training and education to develop 21st-century policies and procedures. I have a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in public affairs. I have developed policies. A good sheriff has to possess executivelevel experience to make difficult personnel decisions. I have been second in command at the second-largest law enforcement agency in WNC. I have made those decisions.

A good sheriff should have the courage to hold himself and his deputies accountable for their actions and uphold the Constitution and community and agency he serves. The sheriff should also never betray the badge, his integrity or charter and never betray the public trust. A sheriff should not micromanage the employees but try to control the environment around the employees so they can flourish as professional law enforcement/peace officers. We have to work and make an exhaustive and consistent effort to keep the job from overwhelming deputies. We also must work with communities to make a difference together.

How would you rate the relationships between the Sheriff’s Department and the Latino, African-American and other minority communities it serves? How would you foster those relationships?

We can always improve and need to include our LGBTQ community, too. To foster better relationships, I want to increase the diversity and inclusion of the command staff and the leadership of the sheriff’s office. This will show the communities that our leadership mirrors the makeup of our communities. They will see people who look like them. In turn, this mirroring should also aid us in the recruitment of diverse candidates. I have been recruiting and have commitments to change the face of the sheriff’s office. We have to meet our minority communities where they live to foster better relationships.

As in any relationship, there must be continued interaction and dialogue to assure understanding and expectations. The diverse community in Buncombe County offers a great opportunity to learn how to work together to achieve safe and effective communities. There must be continued meetings with diverse communities and the sheriff’s office but also an effort to bring diverse families together with other diverse families. Respect for each other must be the foundation to which we can dwell together in harmony. My involvement in youth programs over 20 years has provided the opportunity to see diverse people come to together for the common good.

How can the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department responsibly address the opioid epidemic?

I recommend a three-prong process. Prevention: Utilize families, public schools and community resources to educate youths on the dangers of drug use. Includes the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program. (Info @ http://www.addictionpolicy.org/ single-post/2017/02/07/LEAD). Treatment: Partner with treatment facilities, counselors, recovery groups and support groups to assist those suffering from addiction to get the help they need. We will involve our Detention Center detainees as well. Includes Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) program (Info @ http://paariusa.org/). Enforcement: Investigation of those profiting from the sale of controlled substances. Includes the N.C. Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act.

The opioid problem in Buncombe County has a twofold objective. The addiction and addict must be addressed mainly by lawmakers and doctors and addiction specialists. When addicts are incarcerated, we should use that as an opportunity to provide information and services that can help begin recovery. We must be vigilant in our efforts to work with social networks that deal with such help. Along with the addiction come drug houses that sell narcotics as well as crimes associated with addiction. We must assure our communities are safe and that drug houses and sells are interrupted.

Local law enforcement agencies can enter into 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. These agreements allow local law enforcement to partner with ICE on enforcing immigration law.

Would you approve of such an agreement? Why or why not?

As sheriff, I will ensure the people of Buncombe County know that being undocumented is NOT a crime in North Carolina. The sheriff’s office will not seek to know the immigration status of anyone we encounter. It is not a federal requirement that sheriff’s offices enter into a 287(g) agreement with ICE, so I as sheriff will not seek such a partnership. Any undocumented immigrant who comes into the Detention Center from any agency will be processed as any detainee would. What this means is that anyone entering our Detention Center will be treated equally, fairly and with due process.

I would not enter into the 287(g) agreement. The current condition in our community does not support any need for local law enforcement to take on the role as immigration enforcement officers. The current law and policies of the Buncombe County sheriff’s office are sufficient in providing the safety and security of our county. All persons encountered by my sheriff’s deputies will be treated the same with investigative and professional standards expected by our citizens. Unbiased enforcement and treatment of our community are essential to provide a productive community.

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QUENTIN MILLER Experience: Sergeant in Asheville Police Department Website: www.quentinforbuncombe.com Endorsements: Former state representative, county commissioner Patsy Keever; former county commissioner Carol Peterson; former Asheville mayor Leni Sitnick; Asheville City Council member Keith Young; Buncombe County Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger

RANDY SMART

CHRIS WINSLOW

Experience: Captain in Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office

Experience: Former narcotics detective with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office

Website: www.smartforsheriff.com

Website: www.winslowforsheriff.com

Endorsements: Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan; Clerk of Superior Court Steven Cogburn

Endorsements: “I have not sought out or asked for public endorsements. … Voters should base their decision on a candidate’s platform, character, integrity, professionalism and community service.”

I’m proud of my work in the community and I see and encounter many friends and familiar faces while wearing the uniform. If an officer cannot say, “Hey, how are you doing today?” without invoking distrust or a fear response from a community member, then we have failed the community. Just as society urges its citizens to respect law enforcement, law enforcement must respect all of its citizens. We must move from the mindset of a warrior to the mindset of a guardian, from intimidator to protector, from us versus them to a community of WE!

A sheriff must have the training, knowledge and experience to lead the men and women at the sheriff’s office. I have proven my leadership abilities as a member of Sheriff Duncan’s command staff and in my 25 years of service at our sheriff’s office. I am the only candidate that has spent his entire career at our sheriff’s office. Your sheriff must have intimate knowledge of the operation of the Detention Center, court security, civil process service and enforcement duties. I will ensure a seamless transition of leadership to maintain stability of the services the citizens have come to expect from their sheriff’s office.

A sheriff should be professional, honest, a leader, team player, partnering with multiple agencies to benefit the department and the community. I have worked cases with federal, state and local agencies. I have been the agent in charge supervising different people from various agencies. When testifying in court, I have shown the ability to be honest even when it resulted in the loss of the case. As a fireman, I have been the incident commander on many large fires and have worked on the lowest level to help while still commanding them.

Fostering relationships in the community is vital. During my 24 years at the APD, I initiating a street ministry and midnight basketball program for at-risk youths. I also led a job training program for unemployed community members and ran a summer camp for atrisk youths for nearly a decade. I’m proud of the awards I have received for this work. Solving the school-to-prison pipeline won’t happen overnight, and I can’t do it alone. But I will work every day across Buncombe County to help out our youths who are in need.

Over the past 12 years, our sheriff’s office has worked very hard to build a strong relationship with all facets of our community and hold ourselves accountable to those we serve. One of our sheriff’s office’s core principles is accountability and must always be a priority. Our sheriff is elected by the citizens of this county and must be held accountable by them. Accountability and transparency are paramount to the citizens we serve at our sheriff’s office.

Our sheriff’s office has built strong relationships with the diverse communities that make up Buncombe County, and I look forward to continuing to maintain and strengthen those relationships.

The sheriff’s office does a good job with their relationship with the different minority communities in the county. That does not mean there is no room for improvement. I plan to have people from the community ride along with officers to see what an officer goes through on shift, giving them the opportunity for conversations about what it’s like to be in their place when they encounter an officer or are followed by one. This allows for friendly dialogue, helping gain the mutual respect that both sides deserve. Only by having open and truthful conversations can change come about.

As sheriff, I will convene a series of community forums across Buncombe County to discuss how we can work to mitigate this public health crisis. Law enforcement can’t solve this problem alone, and I think it’s important to frame the opioid epidemic as a public health crisis. First and foremost, we have to end the stigma surrounding people in treatment and recovery. Our Drug Treatment Court is a part of the solution. Thank you to our Buncombe County commissioners for suing the drug manufacturers who are dumping pills in our communities, which is helping to fuel this epidemic.

Our sheriff’s office has been working with community partners on the opioid epidemic. We have assembled specialized investigators to identify and target drug traffickers that are responsible for bringing these deadly drugs into our community. The office is committed to saving lives and helping get addicts into a recovery program.

All deputies have been trained to administer Narcan to prevent overdose deaths. We must continue to collaborate with health care professionals to discuss what is working and what actions are needed. Openly discussing this crisis and removing the stigma that addicts feel about seeking assistance is paramount. Prevention and public education on possible alternatives to opioids must take place.

The sheriff’s office needs to be more aggressive against drug dealers. I would have PAARI (Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative) set up the program for free in Buncombe County, where a law enforcement agency partners with drug addicts who request help, all the while treating them as a human being (with no judgment or bias), the same way we would want ourselves to be treated. We need to help the family members who are watching their loved ones go through their addiction and sometimes watching them overdose. Offer an information brochure on help for the family.

Let me be absolutely clear on this – I will not sign a 287(g) agreement with ICE. If folks are picked up in Buncombe or Henderson County

by ICE, they are sent to Fort Stewart in rural south Georgia. That’s a long way from here and makes it difficult for family members to see their loved ones and offer support during detention. The fact that they can be detained without counsel or held indefinitely, I strongly disagree with. Let me also say I support the DREAMers. We’re better off because we have these brave young folks contributing to our nation.

Our sheriff’s office has never entered into such an agreement and would not under my tenure as your sheriff. Immigration enforcement falls strictly under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and not our sheriff’s office. The safety and wellbeing of all of the people living in Buncombe County have been and will continue to be my primary concern. Our sheriff’s office has built a strong relationship and values that relationship with our Latino community. Our sheriff’s office has no interest in participating the disruption and separation of families here in Buncombe County.

I would not approve of a 287(g) agreement. The sheriff’s N0. 1 job is to serve and protect everyone that lives in the county, no matter who they are or where they are from. Much of the immigrant population in the county has a great distrust of law enforcement, and it’s a big hurdle to overcome. There needs to be an outreach to our immigrants. Deputies need to show them that we are here to help and not pass judgment, harass, or give them tickets. Law enforcement must be accessible when called upon and to protect them when needed.

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BEN SCALES

TODD WILLIAMS

Experience: Defense attorney

Experience: Defense attorney, one-term incumbent

Website: www.scalesforda.com

Website: www.toddwilliamsforda.com

Endorsements: Asheville City Council member Brian Haynes, Asheville City Council member Sheneika Smith, local activist Nicole Townsend, local attorney Victoria Jayne, local activist Dewana Little, community leader DeWayne Barton, 103.3 FM founding member Kim Roney

Endorsements: State Sen. Terry Van Duyn, Sheriff Van Duncan, Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger, Dr. Olson Huff, Clerk of Court Steven Cogburn, WNC Central Labor Council

Name three actions taken by the District Attorney’s Office in the last four years that have had a direct impact (either good or bad) on citizens in Buncombe County.

Why are these actions significant?

1. Williams attempted to privatize the pretrial diversion program for low level offenses - another example of the “guilty-untilproven-wealthy” mindset that permeates Williams’ office.

2. Williams’ office lied about consulting with officers in case with career criminal Ronald Patton, offering plea deal for time served.

Patton had been arrested after using officer’s taser. Rather than prosecuting Patton as habitual offender, the DA’s office mishandled the case, ruptured trust with police, and lied to the Court.

3. Williams opposed releasing other officers’ body cam videos in the Johnnie Rush case in court filings and arguments, further covering up misdeeds of Officer Hickman and other officers that night.

1. Initiated court diversion programs to offer restorative justice and rehabilitation. Diversion services are free of charge and designed to place offenders on a path to recovery without the stigma of criminal conviction.

2. Ordered investigations of Wanda Greene and police. Government must be held accountable for violations of the law to maintain public trust.

3. Initiated new programs for victims. The Family Justice Center offers a safe place where victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse receive wraparound services. The Mountain Child Advocacy Center uses a multidisciplinary strategy to protect children and reduce trauma.

What qualities should a good district attorney have? And how do you demonstrate them?

A good DA heals and empowers community, focusing on serious crime and ending mass incarceration. This is achieved by ending cash bail for nonviolent crimes and the “guilty until proven wealthy” mindset, cracking down on police and prosecutorial corruption, and restoring trust throughout the courts, law enforcement and the community. This role can protect our land and people, like prosecuting those who profit from opioid addiction and holding corporate polluters accountable by prosecuting environmental cases in the state court system. Nationwide, progressive DAs are making rapid change through this county-level position that closely affects our daily lives.

Let’s bring it home.

I offer depth of experience and vision as your district attorney.

I represented defendants at every level in court for 15 years as a public defender and capital defender. I am a board-certified specialist in criminal law. As DA, I have checked the abuse of power and prosecuted heinous crimes. I created new programs so that the courthouse offers not only punishment but recovery and opportunity through court diversion. We created wraparound services for vulnerable victims of violent crime through the Child Advocacy and Family Justice Centers. We have restored integrity and true justice to the DA’s office.

Citizens in Buncombe County have cast widespread criticism on local government institutions in the wake of the revelation that an Asheville Police Department officer beat an African-American Asheville resident in August 2017. A great deal of this criticism has to do with the response taken by officials after the incident. Do you think the District Attorney’s Office did enough to ensure the incident entered the judicial process within a reasonable timeframe?

No, the incident wouldn’t have entered the judicial process whatsoever if Hickman’s video hadn’t been leaked. After being called out for his inaction by citizens speaking at the March CPAC meeting and my statements to press, Williams was publicly forced to prosecute Hickman. He had the same information in August as in March when charges were finally made — without excuse for delay. His inaction brought undue media attention to the case, making it difficult to try Hickman in Buncombe County. The flames of passion and outrage have now further damaged the already tenuous relationship between APD and Asheville’s communities of color.

A DA must guarantee procedural justice in all cases. Charging decisions must be informed by facts presented in a criminal investigation. APD’s failure to immediately disclose the need for criminal investigation of its officer delayed justice. Within two days following receipt of the investigatory file and after due consideration of facts and law, I made a charging decision. I further proposed a policy that all police 1) immediately report suspicion of criminal activity by officers to the DA’s Office and 2) immediately join the DA’s Office in requesting SBI investigation. No more “self-investigation.” My office vigorously prosecutes criminal charges.* *Williams requested that Xpress include the following statement with his answer, which Williams said the N.C. Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers requires prosecutors to make when discussing a criminal charge in the media: “A charge is merely an allegation and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty to the standard of beyond a reasonable doubt.”

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Construction on the estimated $600 million to $800 million project is expected to begin in 2021.

Representatives of NCDOT will meet with community members on Monday, April 30, 6-8 p.m. at the Burton Street Community Center, 134 Burton St., Asheville, to present a mitigation plan being developed by the agency.

The formal presentation will begin at 6:15 p.m. Community members will be invited to review and comment on the draft plan, and an NCDOT notice says those comments will be considered as the plan is completed.

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Early voting for the May 8 primary in Buncombe County began April 19 and will extend through Saturday, May 5.

Through Friday, April 27, Buncombe County voters can cast their ballots at: • Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center, 285 Livingston St., Asheville.

Starting Saturday, April 28, seven additional sites open for early voting: • Asheville Mall, 3 S. Tunnel Road, Asheville.

• Black Mountain Branch Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain.

• Enka/Candler Branch Library, 1404 Sand Hill Road, Candler.

• North Asheville Branch Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave., Asheville.

• South Buncombe Branch Library, 260 Overlook Road, Asheville.

• Weaverville Town Hall, 30 S. Main St., Weaverville.

• West Asheville Branch Library, 942 Haywood Ave., Asheville.

People who want to use same-day registration must complete

a voter registration application and bring an official proof-ofaddress for Buncombe County to one of the eight sites. Eligible documents include a North Carolina drivers license or other government-issued photo ID. A copy of a current utility bill, a bank statement, paycheck or government check are also eligible forms of ID. See our voter guide for the sheriff and district attorney races in this issue; our guide for primary races for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners and the U.S. House of Representatives will appear in our Wednesday, May 2, issue. All voter guides will be available online beginning April 25.

For a map of early voting sites and their hours of operation, visit the N.C. Board of Elections portal at avl.mx/32i.

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Several congratulatory ads were placed in that day’s paper, welcoming the establishment’s new location.

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GLASS BRICKS: When the new Asheville Citizen-Times Co. building opened in 1939, the newspaper reported that more than 20,000 glass bricks went into the structure’s design. The bricks were made by the Owens-Illinois Glass Co., at an estimated cost of 50 cents per brick.

Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville On Nov. 13, 1937, The Asheville Citizen reported on a pair of construction projects set to take place over the following two years. The F.W. Woolworth Co. had plans to leave 38-40 Patton Avenue (present-day Asheville Savings parking lot) for Haywood Street, where the store would erect a new building. Meanwhile, The Asheville Citizen-Times Co. announced its own intentions of relocating to O. Henry Avenue; at the time it occupied the site where the future Woolworth’s would be built.

That day’s paper featured remarks from its president, Charles A. Webb, who declared that his organization “had long since outgrown its present quarters. A better designed and more commodious building is necessary.”

Construction on the newspaper’s new home began the following year. On May 3, 1938, The Asheville Citizen recapped the previous day’s “simple and dignified ground-breaking ceremony.” With a silvered shovel in hand, Webb dug out the site’s first mound of dirt. The paper estimated over 300 people attended the Monday morning event. This included past and present employees, as well as prominent community members, including the city’s mayor, Robert W. Wells.

At the ceremony, Webb called the new location “the realization of an ambition I have carried in my heart for the past 20 years.” The company’s president then went on to state: “With this spade, I rededicate the Citizen-Times company to the upbuilding of North Carolina and particularly our Western North Carolina and Asheville — to that which means the development of the religious, the industrial, the business and agricultural life of our immediate communities.”

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Anticipation over the new site stirred.

On Dec. 25, 1938, the Asheville CitizenTimes called the building’s imminent completion one of the “[o]utstanding events of 1939.” The paper also stated that the facility would be “one of the best equipped plants of its kind in the entire South.”

Meanwhile, the razing of the newspapers’ former location began in the early days of the new year. On Jan. 3, 1939, The Asheville Citizen noted the start of demolition. By then, windows had already been removed and the roof torn off. All signs of its former days were gone, outside of an old press.

In the same article, the site’s history was chronicled. Completed in 1902, the building originally served as the location for the YMCA. The Citizen took over in 1921. The Times joined in 1930, as part of the merger between the two papers. The article continued:

“We Dismantled The Old Citizen & Times Building For This Magnificent Store That Now Stands Congratulations F.W. Woolworth Co.” Woolworth’s would close its downtown location in 1993. The Family Dollar operated out of the location for several years, before Woolworth Walk opened in 2002.

Earlier this month, the Citizen Times reported that David and Nathan Brown of O. Henry Investments LLC and Leverette Investments had purchased the newspaper building on O. Henry Avenue.

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“Before the universal use of radio in the home, baseball fans gathered on Haywood street to watch the World series on the ‘play-o-graphs,’ and great throngs would congregate on election night to get the latest returns as they were chalked up on a blackboard or flashed on a huge screen by a projection machine.”

Thousands gathered to tour the news organization’s new facility on Jan. 28, 1939. In the following day’s paper, the Asheville Citizen-Times estimated 3,000 total visitors. Additional tours were scheduled for the following day.

According to the article, the building’s size, “ultra-modern” design and “intricate equipment” left many guests in awe. One woman, the paper observed, “became so interested in watching one of the teletypes write out world news at the

NOW AND THEN: The Asheville Citizen-Times Co.’s former building once stood where Woolworth Walk stands today. The structure, built in 1902, was razed in 1939. Top photo courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville; bottom photo by Thomas Calder

COMMUNITY CALENDAR APRIL 25 - MAY 3, 2018

LAUREL CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD OF AMERICA 828-686-8298, egacarolinas.org • TH (5/3), 10am - General meeting and program to begin a cross stitch tape measure cover. Registration: 828693-4499. $8 for materials. Held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe

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M ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY 14 Forever Friend Lane, 828-7612001, ashevillehumane.org • SA (4/28), 1:30-3pm - Behind-thescenes tour of the Buncombe County Animal Shelter. Free.

M ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY 828761-200-1315, ashevillehumane.org • SA (4/28), 11am-2pm - Low-cost vaccine and microchip clinic. Visit website for a list of services and prices. Held at Emma Elementary, 37 Brickyard Road

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RESCUE 828-664-9818, fullmoonfarm.org • WE (4/25), 3-6pm - "Howl In," event featuring a tour of wolfdog sanctuary and a potluck. Bring a side dish to share and raw or hard-boiled egg donation for the wolfdogs. Register for location. $5.

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M 5POINT FILM FESTIVAL 5pointfilm.org, info@5pointfilm.org • SA (4/28), 5-8:30pm - Proceeds from this family-friendly adventure-film festival benefit the National Trails System. $15. Held at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 100 Sierra Nevada Way, Mills River ARE YOU SMARTER THAN AN ELEMENTARY STUDENT? childrenfirstcisbc.org • TH (5/3), 6:30-9pm - Proceeds from this trivia contest benefit Children First/Communities In Schools. $300$420 per team of 4-6/$30 cheerleader ticket. Held at New Belgium Brewery, 21 Craven St. BURNSVILLE METRIC bit.ly/2qDi2ML • SA (4/28), 9am - Proceeds from the Burnsville Metric, 60.7 mile bike ride, benefit local nonprofit organizations.

Registration required. $55. Held at Burnsville Town Center, 6 Main St., Burnsville CELEBRATION SINGERS OF ASHEVILLE 828-230-5778, singasheville.org • SU (4/29), 9am - Proceeds from the Sing for Celebration 5K race and fun run benefit the Celebration Singers of Asheville Community Youth Chorus. Registration and packet pickup begins at 7:30am. Registration: bit. ly/2IGJ8tx. $30. Held at Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Road

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FASHION SHOW goodwillnwnc.org • FR (4/27), 7pm - Proceeds from this fashion show featuring upcycled cloth-

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MADISON COUNTY CAREER CENTER 4646 US Hwy 25/70 Marshall, 828782-2632 • FR (4/27), 9am-noon - Career fair.

Information: 828-782-2632. Free.

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M N.C. ARBORETUM 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, 828665-2492, ncarboretum.org • Through SU (5/6) - Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge, Shared Wisdom, exhibition showcasing the relationship between indigenous peoples and cutting-edge science.

Admission fees apply.

ing benefit Goodwill. $15. Held at Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave. EMMA ELEMENTARY YARD SALE 37 Brickyard Road • SA (4/28), 7am-noon - Proceeds from vendor reservations at this community yard sale benefit Emma Elementary kindergarten playground. Reservations: 828-232-4272.

Free to attend/$10 to sell.

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828 693-9783 • SU (4/29), 5-7pm - Proceeds from this “Empty Bowls Event,” featuring a meal in a handmade pottery bowl to take home, benefit the Flat Rock Backpack program. Call for tickets. $25. Held at St. John in the Wilderness, 1905 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN BRANCH LIBRARY rutherfordcountylibrary.org • TH (5/3), 11am - Proceeds from the "Literary Luncheon" event featuring lunch and presentation by author Michele Moore, benefit the Mountain Branch Library. Registration required: 828-287-6392. $25. Held at Lake Lure Inn and Spa, 2771 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure

GNAR ADVENTURE RACE bit.ly/2qLCv1f • SU (4/29) - Proceeds from this kids team adventure race featuring mountain biking, running, a low ropes course, problem solving and a climbing wall benefit the Mountain Community School. Register online. $70 per team w/bike/$60 per team non-competitive. Held at Camp Ton-A-Wandah, 300 W. Ton-AWondah Road, Hendersonville JERRY’S BADDLE jerrysbaddle.org • Through TH (4/26) - Proceeds from this kayaking, bicycling and climbing race and festival with live music, food and beer benefit the North Carolina ALS Chapter. Race takes place Saturday, April 28, at noon. $55/$20 food, beer and music only. Held at Wilderness Cove Campground, 3772 Green River Cove Road, Saluda MOUNTAIN CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER mtncac.org • FR (4/27), 7am - Proceeds from the Compassion for Children Breakfast, with presentations regarding progress being made in Buncombe County regarding child abuse issues, benefit the Mountain Child Advocacy Center. Registration: advocacy@mtncac.org. $25. Held at Hilton Asheville Biltmore Park, 43 Town Square Blvd.

OUR VOICE 828-252-0562, ourvoicenc.org/ trauma-education-series • MO (4/30), 5:45pm - Proceeds from this trauma-sensitive restorative yoga workshop for all levels benefit Our

WE ARE THE WORLD: Hendersonville celebrates children’s personalities and happiness on Sunday, April 29, noon-6 p.m. at Jackson Park with the 20th annual Ingles International Children’s Day Festival. Families may enjoy live entertainment, inflatables, kids raffles, cultural dance demonstrations and food from around the globe. Back this year are Ultimate Air Dogs, high-flying canines who test their skills above a 90-foot pool. New for 2018, children and adults may enjoy Dr. Bronner’s All-One Magic Foam Experience, an ecological foam “shower” that promises to leave participants “feeling refreshed and tingly-clean.”

Free to attend. For more information, visit holacommunityarts.org. Photo courtesy of Hola Community Arts (p. 23) Voice. $20. Held at Asheville Yoga Center, 211 S Liberty St. SONG O' SKY CHORUS songosky.org • FR (4/27), 7pm - Proceeds from this fundraising concert featuring Song O' Sky Chorus "River Cruise to the Land of Jazz" benefit North Buncombe Music Scholarship. Admission by donation. Held at First Baptist Church of Weaverville, 63 N. Main St., Weaverville TEMPLE BETH HATEPHILA 43 North Liberty St. • Through MO (4/30) - Open registration for the Mahj Mania, mah jong tournament taking place Sunday, May 6. Proceeds benefit Temple Beth HaTephila. Registration: carol@gillen. com. $36.

WOODFIN ELEMENTARY 181 Elk Mountain Road, Woodfin, 828-232-4287 • SA (4/28), 9am - Proceeds from the Woodfin Read, Write and Run 5K benefit Woodfin Elementary School.

Registration: woodfin5k.com. $30.

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER 828-398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc • WE (4/25), 11:30am-1pm - "Choice of Business Entity," seminar.

Registration required: goo.gl/dFbXmy. Free. Held at Lenoir Rhyne Center for Graduate Studies, 36 Montford Ave. • WE (4/25), 1-4pm - "Effective Fund Development Strategies," seminar.

Registration required. Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler • SA (4/28), 9am-noon - "All You Need to Know about Website Development," seminar. Registration

required. Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler BLUE RIDGE CONFERENCE HALL 49 East Campus Drive, Flat Rock • MO (4/30), 12:30-6pm - Made in Henderson County Advanced Manufacturing Job Fair, event featuring over 30 manufacturing companies.

Job seeking attendees should bring resumes. Free.

FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain, 828-357-9009, floodgallery.org • THURSDAYS, 11am-5pm - "Jelly at the Flood," co-working event to meet up with like-minded people to exchange help, ideas and advice. Free to attend.

PUBLIC LECTURES AT UNCA unca.edu • TH (5/3), 7pm - 34th annual Economic Crystal Ball Seminar featuring presentations by economists David W. Berson and James F. Smith.

Free. Reception at 6:15pm. Held at Lipinsky Auditorium at UNC Asheville, 300 Library Lane

CLASSES, MEETINGS & EVENTS CLASSES AT VILLAGERS (PD.) • Living A Zero Waste Life.

Sunday, April 29. 5:30-7pm. $1020. • Understand Plants Without Knowing Their Name. Wednesday, May 2. 6:30-9:30pm. $20-40.

Registration/Information: www.forvillagers.com EMPYREAN ARTS CLASSES (PD.) Sultry Pole on Sundays 6:15pm and Tuesdays 5:30pm. Beginning

Pole on Sundays 3:30pm, Mondays 6:00pm, Tuesdays 7:00pm, and Saturdays 11:30am. Beginning Aerial Arts on Sundays 2:15pm, Tuesdays 1:00pm, Wednesdays 7:30pm, and Thursdays 5:15pm.

Restorative Stretch on Wednesdays 7:30pm. EMPYREANARTS.ORG * 828.782.3321 ASHEVILLE ROTARY CLUB rotaryasheville.org • THURSDAYS, noon-1:30pm General meeting. Free. Held at Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. ASHEVILLE SUBMARINE VETERANS ussashevillebase.com, ecipox@charter.net • 1st TUESDAYS, 6-7pm - Social meeting for U.S. Navy submarine veterans. Free to attend. Held at Ryan's Steakhouse, 1000 Brevard Road BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU 112 Executive Park • SA (4/28), 10am-noon - Personal document shredding event. Free.

facebook.com/NewAsheville/ • TH (4/26), 8-10pm - “Who’s Who & Who’s New: Black Asheville,” event celebrating black addition to the Asheville community structure.

Tickets: bit.ly/2HfjRpp. $10. Held at LaZoom Room, 76 Biltmore Ave.

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REACH OF HAYWOOD COUNTY 828-456-7898 • WE (4/25), 5:30pm - #MeToo rally against domestic violence and sexual assault with speakers and music. Sponsored by the Haywood County Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Task Force. Free. Held at the Waynesville Historic Courthouse, Main Street, Waynesville

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JUSTICE showingupforracialjustice.org • TUESDAYS, 10am-noon - Educating and organizing white people for racial justice. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road TRANZMISSION PRISON PROJECT tranzmissionprisonproject.yolasite. com • Fourth THURSDAYS, 6-9pm - Monthly meeting to prepare packages of books and zines for mailing to prisons across the U.S. Free to attend.

Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road VETERANS FOR PEACE 828-490-1872, VFP099.org • TUESDAYS, 5pm - Weekly peace vigil. Free. Held at the Vance Monument in Pack Square. Held at Vance Monument, 1 Pack Square

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BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/ depts/library • MO (4/30), 10am-noon - Itch to Stitch, casual knitting and needlework group for all skill levels. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St.

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ONTRACK WNC 50 S. French Broad Ave., 828-2555166, ontrackwnc.org • TH (4/26), 5:30-7pm & MO (4/30), noon-1:30pm - "Understanding Credit. Get it. Keep it. Improve it."

Registration required. Free.

• FR (4/27), noon-1:30pm "Budgeting and Debt," class.

Registration required. Free.

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FOOD & BEER CAROLINA MOUNTAIN CHEESE FEST 828-484-1586, mountaincheesefest.com • SU (4/29), noon-5pm - Proceeds from this fourth annual cheese festival with tastings, presentations, and hands-on activities benefit the WNC Cheese Trail. $20/$14 advance. Held at Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Highway

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CLAY OUTSIDE: Local potters Sandra Poces and David Voorhees create clay vessels for the Empty Bowls supper on April 29 at Flat Rock’s St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church. The event benefits the Flat Rock Backpack Program. Photo courtesy of Henderson County Empty Bowls WHAT: A meal to benefit the Flat Rock Backpack Program WHEN: Sunday, April 29, 5-7 p.m.

WHERE: St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church, Flat Rock WHY: For a number of years, Zirconiabased potter David Voorhees helped organize MANNA FoodBank’s Empty Bowls. At the events, community members come together for a meal and take home handmade bowls from local potters while raising funds to help end hunger in Western North Carolina.

Seeing the need for a similar event in Henderson County, Voorhees approached the Flat Rock Backpack Program, for whom he’d provided fundraising help for a few years through the Open Studio Tour of Henderson County.

“The Backpack Program serves recognized children in need in many Henderson County schools, helping with weekend food needs for 150-180 students,” he says. “They operate on a very limited budget, so I knew that this could help significantly.”

The partnership was forged, and the inaugural event in 2017 exceeded Voorhees’ and his three fellow organizers’ expectations, doubling their projections and raising over $7,000, roughly one-third of the Backpack Program’s yearly budget.

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most of the potters in Henderson County as well as some from other areas, including Upstate South Carolina.

“Potters are so great to work with — an email or two and the word spreads quickly,” Voorhees says. “We have a number of schools helping with bowls as well: Blue Ridge Community College and several public schools through their art programs.”

Alykat Deli, Hubba Hubba Smokehouse, Kenmure Country Club, Episcopal Church Women and other local restaurants, bakers and groups are donating soup, breads and desserts for the family-style meal. The bowls, however, will not be used as serving vessels during the event.

“They come in covered with studio dust and get handled many times,” Voorhees says. “Instead of running them all through a dishwasher, we use paper products.”

Voorhees’ creations for the event include functional stoneware bowls, many with carved or stamped decorations. He’ll also have a couple of larger serving bowls in the Collectors Gallery section, featuring donated items — mostly art — offered at market prices. All funds go to the Backpack Program’s food purchases, and the goal for the 2018 event is $10,000.

Henderson County Empty Bowls takes place Sunday, April 29, 5-7 p.m. at St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church in Flat Rock. $25 per person or $50 for families. stjohnflatrock.org X

C OMMU N IT Y CA L EN D AR FIRESTORM BOOKS & COFFEE 610 Haywood Road, 828-255-8115, firestorm.coop • 4th SATURDAYS, 5:30-6:30pm - Asheville Vegan Runners, open group meeting. Free to attend.

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COMMUNITY CENTER 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, 828-774-3000, facebook.com/Leicester.

Community.Center • FR (4/27), 5-7:30pm Community roast beef supper. $8/Kids under 5 eat free.

FESTIVALS FERN LEAF CHARTER SCHOOL 58 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher, 828-684-3645, fernleafccs.org/ • SA (4/28), 3-7pm Spring Frond Festival, event featuring live music by the Bald Mountain Boys, field games, fire pit, and activities for children and adults. Free to attend/$1 for some activities.

GREENING UP THE MOUNTAINS 828-226-8652, greeningupthemountains.com • SA (4/28), 10am-4pm - Festival with over 200 arts and crafts vendors.

Free to attend. Held in Downtown Sylva HISTORIC JOHNSON FARM 3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville, 828891-6585, historicjohnsonfarm.org • SA (4/28), 10am4pm - Johnson Farm Festival, event featuring live music, art and craft demonstrations, wagonrides and children's activities. $5/$3 childen/ Free under age 5.

INGLES INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S DAY FESTIVAL bit.ly/2vvQYUv • SU (4/29), noon-6pm - Ingles International Children's Day Festival, event with live entertainment, inflatables, kids raffles, cultural dance demonstrations, food trucks and children's activities. Free to attend. Held at Jackson Park, 801 Glover St., Hendersonville MOUNTAIN GATEWAY MUSEUM AND HERITAGE CENTER 102 Water St., Old Fort, mountaingatewaymuseum.org/ • SA (4/28), 10am4pm - Pioneer Day Festival with traditional Appalachian crafts, food, music, games, demonstrations and storytelling by Wayne Erbsen. Free.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 5pm - Citizens-Police Advisory Committee meeting. Free. Meets in the 1st floor conference room at the Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte St. HENDERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 828-692-6424, myhcdp.com/ • WE (5/2), 5:30-7pm - Long John Mountain and Pisgah View Democratic precincts meeting with some local candidates and pizza, salad, and drinks. Free. Held at Rugby Middle School, 3345 Haywood Road, Hendersonville

by Abigail Griffin CAMP CEDAR CLIFF 5 Porters Cove Road • Through SU (7/29) - Open registration for Camp Cedar Cliff "Week of Joy," July 30-Aug. 3, for children who have been touched by cancer. Sponsored by Mission Hospital. Registration: 929450-3331. Free.

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STATE PARK 431 Main St., Chimney Rock, 828-625-9611, chimneyrockpark.com • Through (4/28) - Open registration for the spring Boy Scout activity day

and campout taking place on Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6. Registration: 828-625-9611. $12 per adult/$15 per scout.

• SA (5/19) & SU (5/20) - “Girl Scout Day and Campout,” event with programs and adventurous activities for Girl Scout troops. Registration required by Saturday, May 12: 828-624-9611. $12 adult/$15 per scout/$5.50 youth/$8 per camper.

HANDS ON! A CHILDREN'S GALLERY 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 828-6978333, handsonwnc,org, learningisfun@handsonwnc. org • TH (4/26), 10:30-11am "Healthy Kids Club: Sugar, Salt, and Fat," activities for ages three and up.

Admission fees apply.

• TU (5/1), 11am - "Mad Science Lab: Engineer with the 3 Little Pigs," activities for ages three and up.

Registration required.

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• WE (5/2), 4-5pm "Science on Wheels," activities for children. Registration required:828-890-1850.

Free. Held at Mills River Library, 124 Town Center Drive Suite 1, Mills River MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-2546734, malaprops.com • WE (4/25), 6pm Constance Lombardo presents their book, Mr. Puffball: Escape from Castaway Island. Free to attend.

• TH (4/26), 6pm - Charles Waters presents his book, Can I Touch Your Hair?

Poems of Race, Mistakes and Friendship. Free to attend.

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WILDLIFE EDUCATION 1401 Fish Hatchery Road, Pisgah Forest, 828-8774423 • TH (4/26), 9-11am "Nature Nuts: Turtles," class for ages four to seven. Free.

• TH (4/26), 1-3pm - "Eco Explorers: Birdwatching," class for ages 8-13. Free.

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OUTDOORS CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK (PD.) Enjoy breathtaking views of Lake Lure, trails for all levels of hikers, an Animal

INDIVISIBLE COMMON GROUNDWNC Indivisible-sylva.com • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-8pm -General meeting. Free. Held at St. David's Episcopal Church, 286 Forest Hills Road, Sylva

KIDS APPLE VALLEY MODEL RAILROAD & MUSEUM 650 Maple St, Hendersonville, AVMRC.com • WEDNESDAYS, 1-3pm & SATURDAYS, 10am-2pm - Open house featuring operating model trains and historic memorabilia.

Free.

BARNES AND NOBLE BOOKSELLERS ASHEVILLE MALL 3 S. Tunnel Road, 828296-7335 • SA (4/28), 11am Storytime for children featuring the book, Scientists, Scientists Who Do You See? Free to attend.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • Through MO (4/30) Story Book Characters on Parade, exhibition of handmade dolls inspired by children's book characters. Free.

Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • LAST WEDNESDAYS, 4-6pm - Teen Dungeons and Dragons for ages 12 and up. Registration required: 828-250-4720.

Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • MO (4/27), 4-5:30pm - Lego club for ages 5 and up. Free. Held at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester

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OPPORTUNITIES 828-398-4158, greenopportunities.org • FR (4/27), 1pm - Ribbon cutting and celebration of a recently constructed temporary trail on the future Town Branch Greenway. Free. Meet at Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center, 285 Livingston St.

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HENDERSONVILLE cityofhendersonville.org • SA (4/28), 10am-noon - Guided spring wildflower hike. Registration required: 828-692-0100 or holmesesf.ncfs@ncagr. gov. Free.

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EDUCATIONAL STATE FOREST 1299 Crab Creek Road, Hendersonville, 828-6920100 • SA (4/28), 10am-noon - Guided wildflower hike.

Registration required: 828692-0100. Free.

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828-252-8474, riverlink.org • SA (4/28), 9:30am-2pm - "Plants of the French Broad River," 9-mile canoe trip guided by Dr. David Clarke. Register online. $25.

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APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY 828-253-0095, appalachian.org • SA (5/3) & SU (5/4) "Leave No Trace Trainer," backpacking course.

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FORESTRY 11250 Pisgah Highway, Pisgah Forest, 828-8773130 • SA (4/28), 10:30am & 2pm - "Bogs, Bugs and Beavers," presentation and 2-mile guided walk with naturalists. Admission fees apply.

PUBLIC LECTURES OLLI AT UNCA 828-251-6140, olliasheville.com • TU (5/1), 7:30pm - "The Challenges of Long-Term Humanitarianism: Lessons from the Palestinian Experience," lecture by Professor Ilana Feldman sponsored by the World Affairs Council. $10/Free for members or students.

Held at UNC-Asheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road • WE (5/2), 11:30am1:30pm - "Housing and Race in Asheville," presentation by Andy Barnett, executive director, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity. Free. Held

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at UNC-Asheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road PUBLIC EVENTS AT WCU 828-227-7397, wcu.edu • TH (5/3), 7:30-9pm Astronomy for Everyone: "A Hot Topic - The Sun," presentation and discussion. $15/$12 advance.

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SPIRITUALITY ABOUT THE TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION TECHNIQUE • FREE INTRODUCTORY TALK (PD.) Meditation is fully effective when it allows you to transcend—to effortlessly settle inward, beyond the busy or agitated mind, to the deepest, most blissful and expanded state of awareness. TM is a tool for personal healing and social transformation that anyone can use to access that field of unbounded creativity, intelligence, and wellbeing that resides within everyone. NIH research shows deep revitalizing rest, reduced stress and anxiety, improved brain functioning and heightened mental performance.

Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm, Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut. 828-2544350. TM.org ASHEVILLE INSIGHT MEDITATION (PD.) Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation.

Learn how to get a Mindfulness Meditation practice started.

1st & 3rd Mondays.

7pm – 8:30. Asheville Insight Meditation, 175 Weaverville Road, Suite H, ASHEVILLE, NC, (828) 808-4444, ashevillemeditation.com.

Mindfulness meditation instruction and Buddhist teachings at Asheville Insight. Thursday evenings at 7pm and Sunday mornings at 10am. ashevillemeditation.com.

INTUITIVE READINGS (PD.) Listen to your Spirits messages for you. For your reading, or for more information, call 4pm-7pm, 828 551-1825.

SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER (PD.) Thursdays, 7-8:30pm and Sundays, 10-noon • Meditation and community. By donation. 60 N. Merrimon Ave., #113, (828) 200-5120. asheville. shambhala.org AVALON GROVE 828-645-2674, avalongrove.org, avalongrove@gmail.com • SU (4/29), 3-4pm - CelticChristian service honoring Beltane and May Day. Register for location. Held at a private home. Free.

BLUE RIDGE BAHA'IS wncbahai.org • SA (4/28), 2:30pm - "Life of the Spirit,” conversation training. Register for location: 828-771-6414 or ashlsasec@gmail.com. Held in a private home. Free.

• SA (4/28), 6:30-8:30pm "Prayer Share," devotional meeting. Registration: 828-335-2660. Held in a private home. Free.

• SU (4/29), 5:30-7:30pm - What can we learn about God from Nature?"

Interfaith discussion and devotional. Register for location: 252-364-3582 or pnei7808@gmail.com.

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BLUE RIDGE SPIRIT CUUPS 978-500-2639 • SU (4/29), 5pm - Beltane celebration and Maypole dance for all ages and genders, held outdoors weather permitting. Free/ Bring a potluck dish to share and optional food donation. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place BREVARD WESLEYAN CHURCH 583 N. Broad St., Brevard • TH (5/3), noon - National Day of Prayer, groupprayer event. Free.

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.

CENTER FOR ART & SPIRIT AT ST. GEORGE 1 School Road, 828-2580211 • 4th FRIDAYS, 10amnoon - Contemplative Companions, meditation.

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4890, gracelutherannc. com • WEDNESDAYS until (5/9), 5:30-7:30pm - "A Clash of Kingdoms," fiveweek adult class. Dinner and childcare available.

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• SA (4/28), 9am-noon "Grace 101," class about Lutheranism. Registration required. Free.

GRATEFUL STEPS 30 Ben Lippen School Road, Suite 107, 828-2770998, gratefulsteps.org • TH (4/26), 5:30-7pm Interfaith discussion with Ron Eddings, Grateful Steps author and coauthor of the screenplay, From My Eyes: The Ron Eddings Story. Free to attend.

RENAISSANCE ASHEVILLE HOTEL 31 Woodfin St., 828-2528211, renaissanceasheville. com • TH (5/3), 6:30pm Asheville National Day of Prayer gathering, group prayer event.

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BY LESLIE BOYD leslie.boyd@gmail.com Cindy Honeycutt says she hasn’t experienced sexual harassment at the gym, but she believes that’s because she works out in a women-only room at Gold’s Gym. “I know I’m just going to go in, work out and go home,” says Honeycutt, a freelance writer living in Asheville.

“I don’t like to think I’m working out under prying eyes, and I feel safer with just women.”

For some women, a gym seems like a good place to meet new friends or even start a new romance, but most women just want to work out and get fit, says Lucy Thrasher, owner of LT’s Primal Fitness, a coed gym in Asheville.

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WOMEN’S SPACE: The weight room has traditionally been the realm of men, but woman-owned LT’s Primal Fitness in Asheville encourages women to lift weights. Photo by Leslie Boyd & Sportsclub Association, the United States had some 36,540 facilities as of April 2016, with 57.3 million members — nearly 20 percent of the U.S. population older than 6. But parts of many gyms have maintained a maledominated aura, and Thrasher says some women tell her they experience a definite lack of respect at coed gyms.

body work, but in a space that was created for women.”

These gender norms can to lead to behaviors that shame or exploit women, says local gym owner Kim Hreha, whose Ladies Workout Asheville is for women only.

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In January, as reported by WLOS and the Asheville Citizen Times, the owner of Blue Ridge CrossFit took photos of women’s backsides as they were working out and posted them with suggestive comments to the gym’s Instagram account. Reaction was swift and negative as women schooled him on the impropriety of his posts, which were subsequently taken down.

Amanda Turlington, a member of the gym for more than a year who was serving as membership manager when the posts went up, quit when she saw them. She says she was pictured in the posts without her knowledge and never received an apology from the owner.

“It didn’t sour me on coed gyms,” she says. “I’m still a member of a coed gym, and I enjoy work-

In her doctoral dissertation in 2013 at the University of Iowa, Kristine E. Newhall studied gender in gyms — from the male-dominated weight room to the woman-dominated aerobics classes. “(A) woman who lifts weights in a weight room is viewed differently than a woman who lifts weights during the course of an aerobics class,” Newhall writes.“The former is more likely to be seen as transgressing gender norms because she is using a space that has historically been marked as masculine and could be building large, unfeminine muscles in the process.

The woman who strength trains in the aerobics room may be doing similar

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ing out alongside men, as long as they’re respectful.”

Turlington said other CrossFit gyms in Asheville got together and raised money for Our VOICE a local rape crisis center, after the incident.

But, Turlington says, she understands why some women want to work out without men in the room.

“I don’t want to be open to that,” Honeycutt says. “I just want to work out where there’s fewer prying eyes.”

Thrasher says most women she talks to feel the same way: Their main reason for being at the gym is to increase health and fitness. It’s not enough to be thin, she continues, as people are looking to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, increase muscle mass, and improve heart health and mental acuity.

Honeycutt has mild cerebral palsy, and although it isn’t noticeable to others, she says she’s more limber and comfortable when fit and doesn’t want to be judged as weak or sexy — or anything else — while working out.

SETTING THE TONE Although LT’s Primal Fitness does have some men as members, says Thrasher, most are women. Jolene Puffer, a yoga trainer at the center, says she has a number of men in her classes and some couples who come to do yoga together.

“I think it’s all in the tone you set,” Puffer says. “There’s a level of respect here from the top down.”

The YWCA of Asheville also has both men and women as members — 65 percent women and 35 percent men, according to Jan Calder, director of health and wellness. But the mission of the YWCA, emblazoned on the wall of the fitness center and sprinkled on its T-shirts and coffee mugs, is “empowering women and eliminating racism.”

“I think our mission helps us attract a certain type of member,” says Calder.

“I think a lot of men prefer to work out with less of a macho atmosphere.”

The YW has child care and programs to empower young women, such as MotherLove, which helps young mothers finish their education, learn parenting skills and avoid subsequent unplanned pregnancies. All of this helps foster an

attitude of respect among members, Calder says.

“Respect is interwoven throughout everything we do, which is a lot more than fitness,” Calder says. “We say, ‘We’re not new to this, we’re true to this.’”

MATTER OF COMFORT Hreha says she tends to feel less comfortable at a coed gym, especially in the weight room.

When she visits coed gyms, she notes, she often sees people who appear to be there to “meet up” — women wearing makeup and fashionable workout clothes and men checking them out.

“I’m just more comfortable working out with just women,” she says. “I have women coming in all the time who are just tired of working out with men. …

We want women to feel strong and beautiful, not like objects.”

“When I travel, I will go into coed facilities, and I get stared at when I reach for the 25-pound weights, as though I shouldn’t be using them,” she says.

Newhall’s study said women typically eschew the weight room in favor

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of aerobics or other classes, but Hreha says women at her gym are just as likely to visit the weight room.

“That’s because a woman reaching for the 25-pound weights here gets encouraged, not stared at,” she says.

WORKOUT GAP In her 2013 master’s thesis at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, Mary James R. Fisher wrote that as a personal trainer, she noticed women often came to the gym to lose weight or increase fitness levels, but they only used circuit machines and cardio equipment. They were informed of aerobics classes but received no training in the weight room, she says, and those who couldn’t afford a personal trainer often never entered the weight room, perpetuating the myth that women don’t lift weights.

Using unstructured interviews, Fisher studied women’s ideas about fitness and how to better integrate women and men in gyms. She noted that schools usually separate boys and girls for physical fitness, so they often don’t come together until they’re adults, which may account for some of the stresses of working out together.

Contrary to Fisher’s findings, Thrasher says women are as eager to lift weights as men at her gym.

Newhall’s study notes that weight rooms tend to be the realm of men, but today’s CrossFit training uses weights in addition to core training, or strengthening the body’s core.

Thrasher is CrossFit-certified, and her classes follow CrossFit methods, but she discourages competition among participants. “We all do the same thing, but we each do it to our own level,” she says.

Hreha says women shouldn’t feel as though they’re competing with men in fitness rooms, since women’s bodies and physical abilities are different.

“You’ll see women trying to keep up with men to be competitive,” she says.

“In a woman-only gym, each person trains to her own level.”

Thrasher maintains that gyms can be places where people respect each other only when disrespect is never tolerated.

“We’re not here to tell you how you should look or how much you need to be able to lift,” she says. “We just want you to be comfortable in your own skin.” X

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by Friends of the East Asheville Library. Free. held at Beverly Hills Baptist Church, 777 Tunnel Road BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • MO (4/30), 6pm Guided meditation with Asheville Insight Meditation. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. DEMENTIA EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM bit.ly/2JziuU9 • WE (4/25), 8am3:15pm - Dementia Education Symposium, event featuring a continental breakfast, time to visit with sponsors, general session, three breakout sessions and lunch.

Registration required. $20/$40 for professionals seeking CEUs. Held at Doubletree by Hilton, 115 Hendersonville Road GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 6th Ave W, Hendersonville, 828-6934890, gracelutherannc. com • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 9am Walking exercise class.

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HEARTWOOD REFUGE AND RETREAT CENTER 159 Osceola Road, Hendersonville • SA (4/28), 9am-4pm "Being At Peace In The Midst Of It All," mindfulness workshop. Bring a potluck lunch item to share. $10.

LAND OF SKY REGIONAL COUNCIL 828-251-6622, landofsky.org • MONDAYS until (5/21), 1-3:30pm - "Living Healthy with Chronic Pain" six-week series focused on managing pain, getting restful sleep, reducing stress, managing medications, combat fatigue and depression and eating to decrease inflammation. Registration required: stephanie@ landofsky.org or 828251-7438. Free. Held at Blue Ridge Community Health Services, 2579 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville NORTH ASHEVILLE RECREATION CENTER 37 E. Larchmont Road • TUESDAYS until (5/15), 7-8pm - Peace Education Program, ten-week course of self-discovery based on work by Prem Rawat. Free.

PARDEE HOSPITAL 800 N Justice St, Hendersonville • FR (4/27), noon1pm - Lunch and Learn Series: "Palliative Care Opportunities," lecture.

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SENIOR OPPORTUNITY CENTER 36 Grove St. • THURSDAYS, 2:303:30pm - "Slow Flow Yoga," yoga class adapted for all ages and abilities. Free.

TAOIST TAI CHI SOCIETY taoist.org/usa/locations/ asheville • TUESDAYS, 9:30-11am - Beginner tai chi class and information session for the class series.

Free. Held at Asheville Training Center, 261 Asheland Ave., (Town & Mountain Realty Building) TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY LIBRARY 212 S. Gaston St., Brevard, 828-884-3151 • SA (4/28), 1-3pm- Fix It: Healthcare at the Tipping Point, film screening and discussion with Marsha Fretwell, retired geriatric physician and activist with Healthcare For All Western NC. Refreshments provided.

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CRADLE TO GRAVE Mother Earth News Fair offers something for every stage of life

MEETING OF THE MINDS: Cyndi Ball, left, founder and president of the National Ladies Homestead Gathering, will present two workshops at this year’s fair in Asheville. The two sessions — Women Who Homestead: The Need for Community and Simplify Your Homestead Plan — require separate registration and an additional ticket purchase. Photo courtesy of Mother Earth News

BY LIZ CAREY lizcarey@charter.net The Mother Earth News Fair will offer sustainability-focused advice and products that cover life’s full expanse, from accessories for baby hair to eco-friendly coffins, when it returns to the Asheville area the last weekend in April.

On Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29, the fair will bring exhibitors, vendors and presenters to the area to help attendees live simpler, more meaningful lives through what the company bills as “your passport to money-saving hacks, health-boosting remedies and environmental strategies from leading experts and entrepreneurs around the country.”

Vendors will offer sustainability and homesteading products and advice that cover you from birth to death.

For instance, Lilla Rose Stylists sells accessories for all types of hair, ranging from fine baby hair up to long thick follicles, and Honey Sweetie Acres will have all sorts of goat milk products along with baby goats for people to pet.

On the other end of the spectrum, Coffin Club USA, a new vendor, aims to help people with funeral and burial options.

“Coffin Club USA is just part of my organization,” said exhibitor Jay Requarth with FuneralInsider.com.

“FuneralInsider.com helps people find affordable after-death care for themselves or their family. We have free price comparison lists for funeral homes and crematories. We also offer a free ebook that helps people understand the process — an educated consumer will save money and get the funeral they want.

Green burials are one option that people can have, but they have to be educated enough to ask for the option.” His company offers a $300 pack-flat, greencertified casket in a simple style similar to the inmate-built box used by recently deceased preacher Billy Graham, Requarth says.

Started in New Zealand, the Coffin Club allows people to come together and decorate their own caskets.

Requarth said he will be showing his company’s pack-flat casket, as well as how to assemble it. Company representatives will also be painting one or two to show off the ability to personalize the casket for its future owner.

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Other presentations will cover a wide range of diverse topics, including “Find Dining – Wild Food for Free” with Alan Muskat, “The Practicality and Legality of Craft Distilling” with Victoria Redhed Miller, “Planning Your First Homestead” with Kimberlee Bastien and “The Homesteader’s Guide to Renewable Energy” with Dan Chiras, just to name a few.

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cultivating oyster mushrooms and mastering spice blends for sausages and dry rubs.

Due to the popularity of the workshops, the fair now also offers breakout workshops for an even closer look at a variety of subjects.

“These breakout sessions let you go even deeper into doing what you’re interested in,” says Alec Weaver, associate producer for national events

• WE (4/25), 7-10pm - “Local Responses to Global Climate Change,” event featuring local artists, environmental groups, presentations, speeches by students, teachers and local officials and food trucks.

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HOUSE IN ORDER: Arjuna da Silva used natural materials and building techniques to build her one-of-a-kind home, called Leela, in Black Mountain. Photo courtesy of da Silva When Arjuna da Silva, who, along with a handful of others, started Earthaven, an ecovillage located outside Asheville, 25 years ago, “the vision was to care for the land, care for the people and to make sure that everyone gets a fair share,” she says.

So when it came time for da Silva to build a house, she took that first tenet to heart. Da Silva lives off the grid in a 900-square-foot house built primarily out of wood, clay and straw. The house follows passive solar design, which means that the building faces south to absorb the heat of the sun. “That starts to inform you that on the south side of the building you want materials like brick or stone that absorb heat,” explains de Silva. In the course of a day, da Silva says, her 2-foot-thick clay walls will radiate heat into the home’s

interior. “On a cold sunny day, I don’t have to build fires,” explains da Silva.

“The sun does all the work.”

On the north side of the building, which faces away from the sun, da Silva used straw bales to construct her home.

“Each piece of straw has air in it,” explains da Silva, “and air is the great insulator. If you stack the straw bales like bricks, you have a wall that wind can’t get through.”

But while da Silva’s home is certainly beautiful, da Silva is clear that natural building isn’t for everyone.

“It takes time and patience and some expertise,” she says. “Most people who want to build a house want to get it done. My house was an art project.”

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FA R M & GA R DEN for Ogden Publications Inc., the publisher of Mother Earth News. “They are full-day, intensive sessions where instead of an hour amongst a crowd, you’ll have more time in a much more intimate setting.”

Space in the breakouts is strictly limited so that the sessions can be interactive, Weaver says, and reservations plus an extra ticket purchase are required.

Topics to be covered include aquaponics, homestead planning, poultry breeding and tips for those interested in starting their own hemp business.

Weaver says the culture of the Asheville area and the fact that Mother Earth News started in nearby Hendersonville are part of the reason the fair — one of six across the country that the magazine will host this year — is held here.

“This is one of our largest events,” Weaver says. “Over a weekend, we’ve seen as many as 15,000 to 20,000 people.”

“I think everyone comes for their own reasons,” he says. “Everybody’s looking for their own piece of the sustainability puzzle, but you don’t have to go completely off-grid to find it. You can just dip your toes into it by growing your own mush-

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rooms. The fair is just a very communal experience with a wealth of information.” X

WHAT Mother Earth News Fair WHERE Western North Carolina Agricultural Center 1301 Fanning Bridge Road Fletcher WHEN Saturday, April 28 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, April 29, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tickets range in price from $20-$75, free for those younger than 17. Each hands-on workshop and breakout workshop has an additional charge, and space for breakout workshops is limited, so reservations are required. Information at motherearthnewsfair.com or 800-234-3368.

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GENERATIONS OF FLAVOR Rhubarb spreads its roots from past to present

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him often as we use the tart-flavored stalks to make strawberry rhubarb scones or rhubarb ginger mostarda.

Apparently, I am not the only one who possesses rhubarb passed down through generations. Since the plants come back year after year, many folks have rhubarb history to share.

Chris Inman, general manager for Sunburst Trout Farm, grows rhubarb on family land that he describes as a hobby farm in the Lake Logan area.

He and his brother keep a garden with about 38 plants, some of which were originally grown by his great-greatgrandfather. “Some of the roots are over 100 years old,” says Inman. “My great-grandfather got them from his father’s farm and brought them here.”

Familial knowledge and insight often get passed down the lines along with rhubarb roots. Inman says this year will likely yield a prolific harvest.

“We had a deeper freeze this winter, and the roots need to go into deep freeze to regenerate,” he explains. “I haven’t researched that; it’s just what my grandfather told me.”

Inman begins to harvest in late April and weekly sends 30-40 pounds of rhubarb stalks to the namesake Asheville restaurant, Rhubarb, until October.

“They get everything we grow,” he says. It makes sense that a restaurant with the same name uses copious amounts of the perennial plant.

I could not resist reaching out to John Fleer, chef and owner of restaurant Rhubarb and bakery The Rhu, to ask what motivated him to name his establishments after this vegetable.

“It’s a metaphor,” Fleer explains. “It has a long-lasting root system and produces in cycles yearly. Rhubarb was historically used as a tonic to make health-promoting concoctions, and it has some ambiguity — parts of it are edible and parts are poisonous. It’s a little edgy.” Fleer makes the connection, saying, “These are all things that are indicative of our approach to food.”

Fleer and pastry chef at The Rhu, Kaley Laird, use the edible stalks and not the toxic leaves of the rhubarb plant to make their delicious concoctions. Pastries, sauces, fillings, pickles and preserves are on their menus many months of the year.

PLEASING PERENNIAL: Kaley Laird, left, pastry chef at The Rhu, and chef John Fleer, right, owner of The Rhu and Rhubarb restaurant, use the eponymous plant’s tangy stalks to make pastries, sauces, fillings, pickles and preserves for the two downtown eateries. Rhubarb should be available at local tailgate markets in the coming weeks. Photo by Cindy Kunst Other local chefs, who do not have sources quite as prolific as Inman’s farm, must be satisfied with a shorter season of rhubarb availability. Graham House, executive chef at Sovereign Remedies, gets his rhubarb from farmers at area tailgate markets throughout the spring and early summer.

House likes the tart flavor of rhubarb and highlights it in his dishes.

“A lot of people are off-put by its tart flavor and like to add a lot of sugar to balance it. I look at a vegetable as its

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On the other end of the spectrum, Megan Brown and Chris Allen, owners of Waynesville Soda Jerks, make the most of a traditional combination to produce their sweet-tart Strawberry Rhubarb Soda. They grind and coldpress rhubarb stalks, and combine the resulting juice with strawberry syrup before adding carbonation to make one of their most popular flavors.

Sourcing rhubarb from Stoney Hollow Farm and Ten Acre Garden, Brown explains, “All of our flavors, including Strawberry Rhubarb, start with the local farmers.” Brown sees rhubarb not just in past generations but in those of the future. “Our primary mission is to highlight and strengthen the local agricultural economy as the backbone it has historically been and will ideally be for future generations.”

It’s comforting to know old rhubarb roots of past generations continue to proliferate on today’s farms.

Consuming locally sourced rhubarb in the form of soda, salsa or straw-

berry rhubarb bread provides a delicious way to strengthen the local

Toasted rye strawberry-rhubarb bread From Kaley Laird • 3 tablespoons dark browned butter • ½ cup packed brown sugar • 3 tablespoons sorghum syrup • One egg • 1 cup sour cream • ¼ cup strawberries, diced • ½ cup roasted rhubarb, diced • 3 ounces toasted rye flour • 4 ounces all-purpose flour • 1 teaspoon baking powder • 1 teaspoon baking soda • ½ teaspoon salt

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By John Fleer, adapted from a recipe by Sheri Castle • 2 cups (8 ounces) finely diced fresh rhubarb • ½ cup finely diced red onion • Finely grated zest of one lime • Juice of two limes (about ¼ cup) • One jalapeño, very finely chopped (remove the seeds for less heat)

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SMALL BITES

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Collaboration is key at the third annual Asheville Cocktail Week, says organizer Kris Kraft. The weeklong gathering brings together local, national and international talents from the distillery and mixology industries. Along with workshops and seminars, the festival will also feature plenty of dinner pairings and bar takeovers.

“We are collaborating with chefs. We are collaborating with bartenders. We are collaborating with a wide variety of venues,” says Kraft. “It’s a celebration of collaboration.”

The festivities launch Sunday, April 29, with a tiki-themed dinner at Cucina 24 sponsored by Cruzan Rum. That same evening, Jake Skinner of Greensboro restaurant and cocktail lounge 1618 Downtown will host the festival’s first bar takeover at MG Road, sponsored by Beam Suntory.

Throughout the week, additional free and ticketed events will take place throughout Asheville, including Second in Command at Vivian in the River Arts District. The Monday, April 30, dinner will showcase the talents of sous chefs Michael Hartlove of Table, Nick Hane of Cucina 24 and Vivian’s own Pepijn van der Geld. The event, notes Kraft, aims to spotlight less recognized names within the local culinary scene.

Other Asheville Cocktail Week highlights include a Makers Mark Maturation class hosted by Jane Bowie, a comparative cognac class and food pairing led by Courvoisier national brand ambassador Zahra Bates, the Elixir Craft Cocktail Competition at the Grove Arcade and a Kentucky Derby party sponsored by Beam Suntory at Post 70 Indulgence Bar. Along with emphasizing the industry’s synergistic nature, Kraft hopes this year’s gathering will raise greater awareness about Asheville’s local chapter of the U.S. Bartenders’ Guild, a national organization that seeks to empower bartenders through education, service projects and competitions. A meeting will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, April 30, at AC Hotel’s Capella on 9. Members, as well as those interested in membership, are encouraged to attend.

“This chapter really wants to put the message out there that we are career

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MIXED COMPANY: Bar professionals from around the country will convene in Western North Carolina during Asheville Cocktail Week. Photo courtesy of Asheville Cocktail Week people,” Kraft says. “We have chosen this as a serious career, and we want to be taken seriously.”

As an entity, Kraft adds, “We can pull permits for ourselves so that we can throw charity fundraisers and develop funds that can take care of our bar community.”

Above all, Kraft sees Asheville Cocktail Week as a chance for individuals within the industry to come together. “We never actually get to be on the same side of the bar with one another,” she says. “This gives us an opportunity ... to talk about what is working for us, trends we’re seeing and things we can do to better with what’s going on in our world.”

Asheville Cocktail Week runs SundaySunday, April 29-May 6. For a complete list of events, visit carolinacocktailweek. com. For details on joining the local chapter of the U.S. Bartenders’ Guild, contact Kris Kraft at usbgasheville@gmail.com.

and Down-Home Recipes, features family recipes along with dishes inspired by her own background in nutrition and sociology, and some plates developed in collaboration with her husband, Glenn. “It’s exciting to see this finished project that is so deeply representative of who I am as a cook at this point in my life,” she says. On Sunday, April 29, Rhubarb will host a special-edition Sunday Supper to celebrate the book’s April 24 release. The menu was not available at press time, but English notes that chef John Fleer will use Southern from Scratch recipes “as a springboard of inspiration.”

The Southern from Scratch cookbook release dinner runs 6-9 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at Rhubarb, 7 S.W. Pack Square.

Tickets are $40. For more information, visit avl.mx/4v5.

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The series continues the following week, Friday, May 4, with a wood-fired Southern Appalachian menu from chef Mark Rosenstein, former owner of The Market Place, and chef Ricardo Fernandez of Waynesville will focus on the cuisine of his native Argentina for a Saturday, June 16, event. A portion of the May 4 gathering will benefit The Roots Foundation, which helps create edible landscapes and garden-based education for schools. The series will continue through the summer. No reservations are required.

The AUX (On Fire) Guest Chef Series kickoff with David Santos runs 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at AUX Bar & Kitchen, 68 N. Lexington Ave. For the full menu and further details about this and future events, visit auxbar.com.

CAPELLA ON 9 ADDS SUNDAY BRUNCH Capella on 9, the rooftop bar and restaurant at the downtown AC Hotel Asheville, recently began serving Sunday brunch. Broken egg salad, Lusty Monk mustard deviled eggs, avocado toast, Capella brunch burger and breakfast poutine are a few menu highlights.

The cocktail menu includes a Southern spritzer, spiked Arnold Palmer and Peppar bloody mary. Prices are in the $8-$15 range.

Sunday brunch runs 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Capella on 9 in the AC Hotel Asheville at 10 Broadway. For more information, visit avl.mx/4v7.

CONGREGATIONS HOST BAKER/ AUTHOR STANLEY GINSBURG Congregation Beth Israel and Congregation Beth Ha Tephila will co-host a Thursday, May 3, speaking event with Stanley Ginsburg, author of The Rye Baker and coauthor of Inside the Jewish Bakery: Recipes and Memories from the Golden Age of Jewish Baking. The discussion has been organized as a pre-festival event leading up to the 14th annual Asheville Bread Festival, Friday-Saturday, May 4-5.

Ginsburg’s books will be for sale at the event.

The gathering begins at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 3, at Congregation Beth Ha Tephila, 43 N. Liberty St. For more information, visit bethhatephila.org.

PETE’S PIES CLOSES Pete’s Pies announced its closing in mid-April. Owner Pete Waissen opened the restaurant on Dec. 6, 2016. The pub offered local and British brews, along with traditional British cuisine. On its Facebook page, the restaurant posted: “We are sorry to announce that Pete’s Pies has closed its doors. Pete would like to thank you all for your friendship and support while we were open.” Waissen was unavailable for comment. X

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Fonta Flora’s farmhouse expansion to open in June After more than two years of planning and development, Fonta Flora Brewery’s Whippoorwill Farm expansion facility is nearly complete.

Located on a historic dairy farm within Lake James State Park, the operation — which features a 15-barrel brewhouse feeding four 30-barrel fermenters and two 30-barrel brite tanks — is already turning out beer that has been packaged and distributed throughout the region. A tasting room with a spacious outdoor patio overlooking Linville Gorge is slated to welcome guests with a soft opening in June.

The process of growing from the brewery’s 3.5-barrel brewhouse and taproom in downtown Morganton has been lengthy but rewarding, says Fonta Flora brewmaster and co-founder Todd Boera, whose education in sustainable agriculture at Warren Wilson College informed the brewery’s unique expansion plans. “It feels like returning home, in a way,” he says.

He acknowledges that the project is a bit unusual in the brewing world. “It may look unnatural to some people, putting a brewery in a barn in the middle of nowhere,” he explains. “But to us, it seems like this is what was meant to happen, this is where we’re supposed to be. I think this is going to be a true beer destination in the Southeast.”

A newly constructed barn shelters the brewhouse and 16-tap tasting room. Additionally, renovation is underway on the property’s historic stacked-

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BUYING THE FARM: Fonta Flora brewmaster and co-founder Todd Boera’s background in sustainable agriculture informed the brewery’s recent expansion to a historic farm in the Lake James area. “It feels like returning home, in a way,” he says. Photo by Scott Douglas stone farm buildings, which will contain specialized equipment for the production of mixed-culture beers.

The farm’s former milking parlor will be lined with foeders and divided by a narrow table where guests can drink — although construction on the feeder room will not be complete until 2019. Two 40-barrel foeders will arrive in May from Foeder Crafters of America, and plans to install a 60-barrel single-walled wine tank for blending and bottling are also in place.

An ancillary stone building will shelter a 40-barrel cool ship for the production of wild-fermented ales inoculated with native airborne yeast and bacteria.

And a third stone structure will be used for bottle-conditioning but will likely be repurposed in the future.

A farmable plot on the property, which has already been tilled, will first be planted with heirloom melons for

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use in saisons and mixed-culture beers.

Along with the melon seeds, obtained from Sow True Seed of Asheville, Boera also secured Bloody Butcher corn to be planted in the future as space permits.

Fruiting trees such as persimmons and pawpaws have been planted as well, with the goal being to grow as many of the brewery’s specialty ingredients as possible on the farm site.

The leap from a 4.5-barrel brew kettle at Fonta Flora’s Morganton location to an oversized 15-barrel kettle boiling roughly 19.5 barrels of wort has been significant, but Boera insists that quadrupling Fonta Flora’s boil capacity will not lead to any change in the brewery’s commitment to using locally sourced ingredients. The first four cans of Fonta Flora beer have featured malts from Asheville’s Riverbend Malt House and Epiphany Craft Malt of Durham exclusively, as

will the next two canned beers — a traditionally lagered maibock brewed with Riverbend Southern Select and Munich malts and a pale ale brewed with lemongrass from Warren Wilson’s garden to commemorate the installation of the college’s eighth president.

This dramatic expansion has led to other changes in the brewery’s business model, including the introduction of cans, plans for international distribution and another taproom scheduled for a late 2018 opening in Charlotte. Distribution of Fonta Flora’s packaged beers within North Carolina will continue to increase under the direction of new account manager and distribution strategist Walker Campbell, resulting in more packaged product hitting Asheville shelves in the coming months.

While the Whippoorwill facility will host festivals on its expansive outdoor lawn with scenic views of nearby Shortoff Mountain on the horizon, the brewery’s long-running State of Origin festival will not be one of them. Now in its fifth year, the 2018 State of Origin will be held 5-9 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the Courthouse Square in downtown Morganton. It will remain there in subsequent years, according to Boera, who emphasizes the indefatigable support the town has shown to Fonta Flora and the brewery’s desire to showcase Morganton in return.

Though the venue remains unchanged, this year’s festival will feature an increased proportion of out-of-state breweries, while retaining the premise of featuring only beers brewed with ingredients local to their source. Notable national scale breweries joining this year’s lineup alongside returning favorites, such as Jester King and Scratch, include Black Project Spontaneous and Wild Ales from Denver, Plan Bee Farm Brewery of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Casey Brewing and Blending of Glenwood Springs, Colo.

Fonta Flora’s rapid rise to prominence in the American and international beer scenes has done little to distract the brewery from its local roots, and for Boera, that’s always been the point. “We’ve managed to, in less than five years, realize our dream,” he says.

“I came into brewing through agriculture, and so in five short years to be able to take it back to the land the way that we are is pretty massive for us and for what we do. It’s going to be an amazing experience for people to come here and see this land and look at the gardens and look at the gorge. I can’t think of a better place to come and drink a beer.” X

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LOVE CONNECTION

Andrew Finn Magill celebrates Brazilian music with two Asheville shows

BY BILL KOPP bill@musoscribe.com Acclaimed fiddler Andrew Finn Magill grew up deeply immersed in Appalachian folk music traditions; his parents were and remain key figures in the annual Swannanoa Gathering held at Warren Wilson College. Over the course of his own career, the award-winning musician has explored Celtic and African musical styles as well; his latest project is a modern take on the traditions of Brazilian music. Magill celebrates the release of the album Canta, Violino! with two unique performances at Isis Music Hall on Friday and Saturday, April 27 and 28.

The innately curious Magill, who grew up in the Asheville area, was already familiar with Brazilian musical styles — bossa nova, choro, forró, MPB (Música popular brasileira) and samba — long before his first visit to that country. “But I wasn’t that inter-

FROM BRAZIL WITH MAGILL: The latest stop on Andrew Finn Magill’s lifelong musical journey is the music of Brazil. Celebrating the release of his album Canta, Violino! The fiddler presents two evenings of music — one traditional, the other more modern — at Isis Music Hall. Photo by Anna Colliton

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ested in it,” he admits. “I guess I was busy with all the other genres that I put myself into.” Then, after meeting and falling in love with a Brazilian woman, Magill relocated to the Southern hemisphere in 2014.

“It was a last-minute decision,” he acknowledges. “I just decided I was going to move to Brazil, leave my day job in New York City and just try living in Brazil and try a new relationship.

And then since I was here, I figured, ‘Well, I’m a musician. So I might as well learn some Brazilian music.’”

Magill took a class in choro, an upbeat popular folk music that originated in the 19th century. “After that first lesson, I was completely mesmerized,” he says. “I just had to keep learning it. And then I just kept falling farther and deeper down the rabbit hole of Brazilian music.”

Building on a foundation of choro, Magill kept exploring the music of Brazil. When he learned about forró — a dance music from the country’s north-

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eastern region — he sensed a familiar quality. “The music actually reminds me a little bit of Appalachian music in its use of open tuning,” he says.

“And it has a very strong, shuffle kind of rhythm.” He points out that other Brazilian musical traditions (samba and choro) are more polyrhythmic.

Magill found that after he started “living, eating and breathing” Brazilian music, it all began to make more sense to him. Meanwhile, he got married. “I always joke that if I had met a Russian woman, we’d be having this conversation about Russian music right now,” he says.

While never abandoning his Appalachian and Celtic musical roots, Magill pursued his new interest by forming the band O Finno. After many live performances in Brazil, he decided to display the fruits of his exploration on an album. Working with four Brazilian musicians (plus American mandolin virtuoso Mike Marshall

on one track) he recorded Canta, Violino!, officially released April 6 on Ropeadope Records.

In March, Magill assembled the Brazilian musicians for a premiere in Rio de Janeiro. Staged at the city’s culturally important Casa do Choro, the performance was “a celebration of the project and of the people who have been a part of my story in Brazil, both musical and otherwise,” he says.

The concert felt like a homecoming and a reunion.

Casa Do Choro also sponsors a music camp that Magill attended shortly after moving to Brazil.

“It’s not so different than the Swannanoa Gathering, which my dad runs,” he says.

But the Brazil performance was merely the first of three concerts observing Magill’s newfound musical love. The other two take place much closer to where he began his career.

The April 27 show will be an intimate guitar and violin set in Isis’ upstairs lounge. Because he had already arranged for New York-based Brazilian guitarist Cesar Garabini to join him for the Saturday show, Magill decided to do something different with him one night earlier.

“We’re going to play a set of entirely Brazilian choros, sambas and bossa novas,” he says. “We’re going to share this music with the United States.”

The Saturday show will be more upbeat, featuring a full band. “It’s going to be much more of a party atmosphere,” Magill says. The concert will focus on material from the new Canta, Violino! “What motivates me most is other musicians,” Magill says. “Watching and listening to their creativity has really inspired me to be more ambitious in my own compositions.” X

WHO Andrew Finn Magill WHERE Isis Music Hall 743 Haywood Road isisasheville.com WHEN Friday, April 27, at 7 p.m. $12 advance/$15 day of show, and Saturday, April 28, at 9 p.m. $15 advance/$18 day of show

by Edwin Arnaudin

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SUSTAINING THE BIG-SCREEN EXPERIENCE Despite plentiful home viewing options, locals still flock to movie theaters

INDIE REFRESHMENT: Fine Arts Theatre staff members Leah Chang, left, and Melissa Laporte work the venue’s concession counter. In its 22 years, reps for the historic cinema say it has cultivated a loyal customer base by screening the best available art and independent films and providing exceptional customer service at affordable prices. Photo by Neal Reed The abundance of streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Video and iTunes means cinephiles don’t have to leave the comforts of their living rooms to watch a movie. Despite this convenience, Asheville-area residents venture out to local independent theaters on a daily basis and continue a long-standing communal tradition.

“The experience is what sets us apart. Older generations of people grew up going to movies and know the shared experience of seeing films with other people, of hearing laughter or applause and crying,” says Neal Reed, manager and programmer of the Fine Arts Theatre. “Sharing

the experience with others is something that younger generations don’t appreciate as much and aren’t used to because they have home theaters that are big.”

The Fine Arts depends on repeat local customers who’ve become loyal to the old, downtown theater with a deco feel, a working curtain and masking that moves and allows the film to be projected as its creators intended. Also key is Reed’s commitment to screening the best first-run art and independent films possible in a clean, friendly environment with affordable ticket prices and concessions — including beer

and wine, available since the twoscreen theater opened in 1996. Over that time, he compares the Fine Arts’ role in cultivating Asheville’s moviegoing tastes with Highland Brewing Co. teaching the city’s beer drinkers to value and understand quality beverages.

“We showed films exclusively for 20 years that no one else would play, and we developed an audience and really showed them what good film was.

Just as Asheville got used to drinking good beer and appreciated it, we expanded the moviegoing public’s taste for film,” Reed says.

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A &E “You can travel to any city within a two-hour radius and you will see that Asheville has about a 500 percent more attendance per capita than all these other cities, including Knoxville, Johnson City and Greenville, S.C. In a huge geographic area and into Virginia, there’s just nothing that compares with Asheville’s movie consumption, and we think we’ve played a big part in developing that.”

Fellow local independent theaters, including Grail Moviehouse, have tapped into that sector of the population. Co-owners Steve White and Davida Horwitz modeled their threescreen cinema after several other small independent theaters across the country, each of which substituted creativity for capital to bring a distinct moviegoing experience to their communities.

“At a multiplex, the trend is luxury amenities, assigned seats and more elaborate menus,” White says. “As mainstream audiences grow to expect more of this, there is a subset who long for a movie house with a soul, run by movie lovers and not beholden to stockholders.”

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ered the transition from celluloid to digital projection, which Reed says killed about 35 percent of independent theaters and was an intentional move to drive out competition for corporations. Though the pricey new equipment put the Flat Rock in debt, co-owner Howard Molton says that, in hindsight, switching to digital was the best thing his theater has done in that it allowed quicker access to more films and less competition with multiplexes.

All three theaters have fortified their patron base by hosting fundraisers and giving back to the communities that support them. The Fine Arts and the Flat Rock also offer discounted tickets on Tuesdays, and boosting attendance at each establishment is the subscription service MoviePass. Subscribers pay a monthly fee of $10 or less — offers have varied since the company lowered its price from $30 per month last August — and may see one 2-D movie per day. Customers pay for the movie with a debit card provided by MoviePass, and for now, the entirety of the ticket sale goes to the theater. Reed says that the company is losing millions of dollars to build its model and anticipates that once MoviePass collects customer statistics, it will approach theaters with the data of increased business and threaten to refuse MoviePass access unless the theaters pay them a percentage of their income.

Another potential challenge is the possibility of an Alamo Drafthouse by the Asheville Mall. Reed says the theater chain’s stance of playing “any movie, any time, anywhere with anyone in any market” could wipe out the geographic exclusivity zones that currently prevent two theaters within a certain radius from showing the same films, thereby cutting into business for every theater in town. As such, he’s open to tweaking certain details at the Fine Arts but will uphold the theater’s core values.

“We’re always looking at what we can do. We want to be forwardthinking and always value what customers want. Right now, our customer base really appreciates the fact that we’re not what some theaters are becoming,” Reed says.

“I’ve heard over the years, more times than I can count, people tell me that one of the reasons they moved to Asheville was the Fine Arts Theatre. And I still hear it almost on a daily basis. It makes you feel good to be able to provide those services that people enjoy.” X

by Bill Kopp

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MAPQUEST

Amandla’s ‘Laughing Hearts’ draws from a range of influences and experience kind of document of where Coleman is emotionally.

Amandla’s 2001 debut has an informal, spontaneous character, one that’s a product of the way in which it was made. “It was recorded to tape,” Coleman says. “It’s as organic as it could have been.” He says that he spent very little time “nitpicking, tweaking, editing and so forth.” A busy schedule kept Coleman from working on a follow-up for some time.

And when he did get to sessions for the second Amandla album, outside circumstances intruded. “I had a near-fatal car accident in the middle of making that record,” Coleman says. “I was hospitalized about 40 days and in rehab about a year. I had to reacquire all of the technical abilities and skills I needed to play music again.” He says that the long, drawn-out process of recuperating and completing The Full Catastrophe took “the better [part] of 3 1/2 years.”

More than a decade passed before Coleman returned with a third Amandla

album. The intervening years were filled with Ween touring and recording, but that accounts for only part of the long span between Amandla releases.

“A lot of things happened in my life,” Coleman says. “There were a lot of breakdowns for me; I picked up and left New Jersey — the place where I was born, and my community, and my network — and tried to find and make a life somewhere else.” He describes the making of Laughing Hearts as “an epic adventure in its own right.”

Coleman says that Laughing Hearts is a breakup record, created in the wake of his 14-year marriage ending.

“Everything had kind of fallen through the floor,” he says, “and I had no tether to where I was.”

He says he found himself with no reason to stay in New Jersey: “When things like that happen, it’s sort of a life-or-death situation, and that’s kind of how it was for me. So, I had to pack

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FOLLOW YOUR HEART: Ween drummer Claude Coleman Jr. makes his own music under the moniker Amandla. The varied yet highly accessible songs on Laughing Hearts reflect the life experiences that eventually led Coleman to settle in Asheville. Photo by Edwin Lora Laughing Hearts is the third album from Amandla, the project of Ashevillebased musician Claude Coleman Jr. Though the album was quietly issued in digital form a year ago, Coleman is now overseeing a vinyl launch of Laughing Hearts and scheduling select live dates to celebrate that release. As part of a fundraiser for the SoundSpace initiative (a nonprofit started by Coleman and Brett Spivey, designed to help provide low-cost rehearsal space for local musicians), Amandla plays at Isis Music Hall on Friday, April 27.

Even though he’s best-known as the longtime drummer for eclectic rock

band Ween — he’s been with the band since 1994 — Coleman is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who plays all of the instruments on his albums.

For Amandla’s live gigs, he sings and plays guitar. His onstage band includes Ram Mandelkorn on rhythm guitar, keyboardist Simon Thomas George and drummer Jaze Uries (all from The Digs, a local outfit with which Coleman also performs as an alternate drummer).

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A &E it all up, sell everything I had and try to make a life anew.”

Coleman landed briefly in Texas, and while there, he recorded Laughing Hearts. “Then I came back eastward, stayed in Asheville for a few days and decided to settle here,” he says. “That was the greatest life decision I’ve ever made for myself. I think this area draws people who are trying to renew, heal or restart.”

Looking at the three Amandla albums, Coleman characterizes them as “representative of different places and times in my life. Because of the circumstances surrounding those records, each one has an individualism.” Laughing Hearts’ defining musical quality is that it’s all over the map, style-wise.

“That’s purely by happenstance,” Coleman says. “And that’s one of its strengths.” He notes that, in modern society, there’s less narrow interest in particular genres.

“No one is really a metal head, or a goth head, or a hip-hop head,” he says.

“Everyone is really kind of across the board, with a lot of different styles, cultures and genres.”

While Coleman grew up on a steady diet of KISS and Santana, he was also immersed in the music of Ohio Players

and Kool & the Gang. “And I was into a lot of country and folk, too. This stuff just sort of naturally comes out into writing,” he says. “There’s no plan about it.”

There is, however, a plan as far as future releases are concerned.

Coleman has no intention of letting another decade pass before the next Amandla album. “I want to do an Amandla record at least once a year,” he says. “I’m a DIY artist, but I’m putting together a team so that I’ll be able to focus more on the art.” X

WHO Amandla with the Paper Crowns, Brett’s Milk, Zin Vetro, the Dirty Badgers and the Styrofoam Turtles WHERE Isis Music Hall 743 Haywood Road isisasheville.com WHEN Friday, April 27, at 8 p.m. $20 (proceeds go toward funding SoundSpace)

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by Alli Marshall

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FORCE OF NATURE

Sustainability-themed poetry contest winner announced AT THE CORNER OF ELKMONT AND ELK MOUNTAIN ROAD

by Holly Amann

grovel along the ripped anatomy that seeps and erodes

a raccoon has made its grave along the broad yawn of grass:

in a diurnal swelter. one road clings to the edge

eyes closed, ears pressed back in a splurge of terror

of undeveloped suburb, shrivels and then bloats

fumbled along at the eleventh hour between a time today

into four lanes of unified grey. the other road

and a time tomorrow. black insects gush from the fray,

cradles a curve of hillside like delicate fruit. X

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THE GOOD WORD: Asheville-based writer Holly Amann is the winner of Xpress’ poetry contest. Her poem “at the corner of Elkmont and Elk Mountain Road” examines the demise of an unfortunate raccoon. Photo by Thomas Calder Asheville-based writer Holly Amann has been named the winner of this year’s Xpress Poetry Contest.

Writers were invited to submit work around the themes of sustainability, environmental awareness and/or reverence for nature. Poems were set in or in some way referenced Western North Carolina’s environs.

Caleb Beissert, the final judge for the contest, which received more than 60 entries, says, “‘at the corner of Elkmont and Elk Mountain Road’ gifts the reader an unexpected arrival of beauty and perspective, elevating the little catastrophe of the raccoon and its misfortune to a place of care and attention that the reader may see what seems ordinary in a different light.” He continues, “The poet stands still in a present moment with a sense of urgency and grace toward this volatile intersection of humanity and nature, death and beauty. The poem is a welcome departure from the idealized and overly sentimental imagery and language typical of many poems that

seek to capture the true elegance of our natural world.”

Beissert is a poet, translator, musician, freelance writer and a member of the experimental performance troupe Poetry Cabaret. He co-hosts and co-produces the Asheville Poetry Series. His book, Beautiful: Translations from the Spanish, adaptations of the poetry of Pablo Neruda and Federico García Lorca, was published by New Native Press in 2013.

Runners-up in the contest are “Under the Morning Star” by Asheville-based poet, author, artist and playwright David Brendan Hopes; and “Erasure, The Black Mountain,” by Black Mountainbased poet Jacob Kramer. (Find those poems at mountainx.com.)

Hopes’ most recent poetry collection is Penial; Kramer’s debut collection, co-authored with Jordan DeJonge, is Unseasonable Light.

Amann’s winning poem follows.

Capitalization and formatting choices are the poet’s.

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Color Me Goodwill Fashion Show Budget-conscious shoppers frequently turn to Goodwill Industries for clothing deals. For the annual Color Me Goodwill Fashion Show competition, six local designers follow that example and turn their items into runway-ready garments. In the latest iteration, Jennifer Hock (pink), Leanna Echeverri (blue), Tami Lu Barry (purple), Charles Josef (black), Caleb Owolabi (orange) and Jon Pierce (red) have selected a color scheme for their collections. Each designer will dress six models, five of whom they recruited. The sixth models have been chosen by Goodwill and will represent the retail stores. The first-place winner will receive $500, and second place goes home with $200.

Their creations will walk The Orange Peel stage on Friday, April 27, at 7 p.m. $15. colormegoodwill.org. Photo courtesy of Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina

Naima Coster Fresh off the December publication of her debut novel, Halsey Street, acclaimed author Naima Coster heads to Asheville for a pair of readings. On Saturday, April 28, 6-7 p.m., the visiting assistant professor of writing at Wake Forest University shares her essay from This Is the Place: Women Writing About Home at the Flatiron Writers Room. She’ll be joined by two fellow anthology contributors and creative writing professors: Catina Bacote (Warren Wilson College) and Lina Maria Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas (Virginia Commonwealth University). The following day at 1 p.m., the attention shifts to Halsey Street, which received a starred review from Kirkus. Coster will read from and discuss it at Firestorm Books & Coffee. Both events are free to attend. flatironwritersroom.com; firestorm.coop. Author photo courtesy of Coster

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Weaverville Art Safari While the sudden onset of spring may have many local lawns resembling a jungle, no machetes or mosquito netting are required to partake in the seasonal Weaverville Art Safari. One of the original studio tours in the Asheville area, the weekendlong event provides peeks into artists’ work environments, spotlighting such specialties as handmade pottery, glass, furniture, painting and fiber art. The safari begins Friday, April 27, with a 6-8 p.m. preview party spread over three downtown galleries: Artisans on Main, Mangum Pottery and Miya Gallery. The $10 ticket includes early viewing of the art, a silent auction, raffle/door prizes, plus beer, wine and snacks. The 10 a.m.-5 p.m. self-guided tours the following two days are free. weavervilleartsafari.com. Painting by Debbra Dosca, image courtesy of the artist

The Perceptionists The pair of lyricists who compose the Boston-based hip-hop group The Perceptionists truly are just happy to be here. In the years since their last album, 2005’s Black Dialogue, Mr. Lif (Jeffrey Haynes) survived his tour bus falling over a cliff and bursting into flames, while Akrobatik (Jared Bridgeman) outlasted a sudden aortic rupture and emergency open-heart surgery. Back together after pursuing individual musical projects, the duo released Resolution last summer. The 11-track collection finds the old friends trading conscious rhymes over sophisticated beats, including “Hose Down,” which samples news reports from the Birmingham, Ala., protests of 1963 to draw parallels to modern day law enforcement woes. The Perceptionists stop by The Grey Eagle on Tuesday, May 1, at 9 p.m. DJ Paten Locke and rapper Ben Shorr open. $15. thegreyeagle.com. Photo by Dom Savin

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ART ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 828-258-0710, ashevillearts.com • MONDAYS through (4/30), 10am-1pm "Explorative Fibers," fiber workshop for veterans. Registration required: 828-2580710. Free. Held at Local Cloth, 207 Coxe Ave. BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 828-669-0930, blackmountainarts. org • SU (4/29), 1-4pm - "Pinhole Photography Day," drop-in event with pinhole photography activities. Free.

LEICESTER COMMUNITY CENTER 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, 828-774-3000, facebook.com/ Leicester.

Community.Center • TU (5/1), 6:30pm - Community art night for adults and children. Free.

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS ART MOB 124 Fourth Ave., E. Hendersonville, 828693-4545, artmobstudios.com • SA (4/28), noon3pm - "Sipp’N Saturdays," demonstrations by artist Elizabeth McAfee.

Free to attend.

WEAVERVILLE ART SAFARI weavervilleartsafari. com, info@weavervilleartsafari.com • FR (4/27), 6-8pm - Preview party for the Art Safari with a reception, silent auction and raffle/ door prizes of artists work as well as beer, wine and snacks. $10.

Held three galleries: Artisans on Main, Mangum Pottery, and Miya Gallery, Main St., Weaverville • SA (4/28) & SU (4/29), 10am-5pm - Self-guided tour of Weaverville artist studios featuring pottery, glass, photography, sculpture, painting, jewelry, furniture, drawing, fiber and wood sculpture. See website for map and details. Free to attend.

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Broyhill Chapel, 338 Cascade St, Mars Hill • SU (4/29), 4pm Mars Hill University Gospel Choir concert. Free. Held at Broyhill Chapel, 338 Cascade St, Mars Hill

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS ART ON MAIN acofhc.org/ art-on-main.html • Through TU (5/1) - Artist applications accepted for the juried Art on Main Fine Art show.

Registration: acofhc@bellsouth.net or 828-693-8504. Held at Arts Council of Henderson County, 401 N. Main St., Hendersonville

OM SANCTUARY 87 Richmond Hill Drive, omsanctuary.org • FR (4/27), 7pm - Dr. Krishna Kant Shukla, devotional Indian music concert. $20.

CALDWELL ARTS COUNCIL 601 College Ave SW, Lenoir, 828-7542486 • Through FR (6/15) - Submissions accepted for the 42nd annual Caldwell Visual Artists Competition.

See website for details: caldwellarts. com.

TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, 828-8842787, tcarts.org • Through TU (5/15) - Photograph submissions accepted for the annual White Squirrel Photo Contest. Contact for full guidelines.

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY DAY: Black Mountain Center for the Arts pays homage to Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day on Sunday, April 29, 1-4 p.m. with an event led by photographer Lynette Miller. Visitors may spend as little as 15 minutes to the full three hours choosing from a wide variety of pinhole cameras and receiving guidance to create a photograph and see the developed results. Images will then be downloaded to the Worldwide Pinhole Photography website to join images from around the globe. No experience is necessary. Materials will be provided, but Miller welcomes light-tight boxes or tins to make into cameras. Free. For more information, visit pinholeday.org or blackmountainarts.org. Photo courtesy of Lynette Miller (p. 50)

DANCE 2-HOUR DANCE WORKSHOP: LEARN TO LEAD! (PD.) Saturday, April 28, 1-3pm, Asheville Ballroom. Created for ANYONE who wants to be able to lead dances effectively. Be independent and bold. With Richard and Sue, $20/person, $15 Early Registration

by April 21.

828-333-0715. naturalrichard@ mac.com • www.

DanceForLife.net EXPERIENCE ECSTATIC DANCE! (PD.) Dance waves hosted by Asheville Movement Collective. Fun and personal/community transformation. • Fridays, 7pm, Terpsicorps Studios, 1501 Patton Avenue. • Sundays, 8:30am and 10:30am, JCC, 236 Charlotte Street. Sliding scale fee. Information: ashevillemovementcollective.org ASHEVILLE BUTOH COLLECTIVE ashevillebutoh.com • MONDAYS, 6:308:30pm - "Aspects

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of Butoh," butoh dance practice. $15-$20. Held at 7 Chicken Alley COMMUNITY APPALACHIAN RIVER DANCE card.org • TU (5/1), 7-10pm Community dance with live music by Jake and Sarah Owen. Events include contra, circles, squares and waltz dancing. $5. Held at Marshall High Studios, 115 Blanahassett Island, Marshall PUBLIC EVENTS AT MARS HILL UNIVERSITY mhu.edu • SA (4/28), 8am-6pm Clogging championship competition featuring all clogging categories and open dance categories for individuals and groups. Free to attend.

Held at Mars Hill University, 265 Cascade St., Mars Hill THEATER AT UNCA 828-251-6610, drama.unca.edu • TH (4/26) & FR (4/27), 7pm - Spring Dance Sharing, student dance performances. Free.

Held at Belk Theatre, UNC Asheville Campus, One University Heights

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MUSIC AFRICAN DRUM LESSONS AT SKINNY BEATS DRUM SHOP (PD.) Saturdays 5pm, Wednesdays 6pm. Billy Zanski teaches a fun approach to connecting with your inner rhythm.

Drop-ins welcome. • Drums provided. $15/ class. (828) 768-2826. skinnybeatsdrums.com A CAPPELLA ALIVE facebook.com/ acappellaalive, wbellnc@yahoo.com • THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - Womens choral group practice. Free. Held at Givens Gerber Park, 40 Gerber Road ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY CHORUS ashevillesymphonychorus.com • SA (4/28), 7:30pm - Bach's Mass in B Minor presented by the Asheville Symphony Chorus with AFTA's High School Chorale of the Asheville Youth Choirs. $25/$15 youth. Held at Arden Presbyterian Church, 2215 Hendersonville Road, Arden

BLUE RIDGE SYMPHONIC BRASS facebook.com/BlueRidge-Symphonic-Brass472866629591180/ • TH (4/26), 7:30pm Brass concert with Dr. Eric Peterson and the Brevard College Wind Ensemble. Free. Held in the Porter Center at Brevard College, 1 Brevard College Drive Brevard BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • FR (4/27), 7pm - Jazz hour featuring Michael Jefry Stevens, Roberta Baum, Rick Dilling, Zack Page and Michael Jefry Stevens. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE DOWNTOWN 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville, 828693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS until (4/29) - "The Music of Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson," featuring Ben Hope. Thurs.: 7:30pm.

Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. $35.

HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 828-452-0593, haywoodarts.org

• SA (4/28), 6:30pm - Big band concert featuring the Tuscola High School band and the Blue Ridge Big Band.

Free. Held at Tuscola High School, 564 Tuscola School Road, Waynesville HENDERSONVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 828-697-5884, hendersonvillesymphony.org • SA (4/28), 7:30pm Concert featuring guest soloists Grant Knox and Anneka Zuehlke-King and works by Britten, Beethoven and Strauss. $40/$20 for adults under 40/$10 students.

Held at Blue Ridge Community College, 180 W Campus Drive, Flat Rock MUSIC AT MARS HILL mhu.edu • WE (4/25), 7:30pm Big band jazz concert.

Free. Held in Moore Auditorium at Mars Hill University, 265 Cascade St., Mars Hill • TH (4/26), 7:30pm - Student euphonium recital featuring Andrew Ennis. Free. Held in Moore Auditorium at Mars Hill University, 265 Cascade St., Mars Hill • SA (4/28), 3pm Student trombone recital featuring Carlos Cruz. Free. Held at

PAN HARMONIA 828-254-7123, panharmonia.org • SU (4/29), 3pm - "Chiaroscuro," Asheville Baroque concert featuring works

by Johannes Schenck, Johan Gottlieb Graun and Christoph Schaffrath. $5-$25.

Held at Oakley United Methodist Church, 607 Fairview Road • MO (4/30), 7:15pm - "Pink Moon in the Sky," concert with harpist Jacquelyn Bartlett and flutist Kate Steinbeck featuring music by GF Handel, Osvaldo LaCerda, Henk Badings, Dana Wilson and Witold Lutoslawski. $5-$25.

Held at The Haen Gallery, 52 Biltmore Ave. SMOKY MOUNTAIN BRASS BAND smbrass.com • SU (4/29), 3pm - Brass band concert. Free. Held at Weaverville United Methodist Church, 85 N. Main St., Weaverville

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD 35BELOW 35 E. Walnut St., 828-254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • TH (4/26), 7:30pm - "Listen to This" storytelling series hosted by Tom Chalmers and featuring stories and original songs from locals. $15.

ASHEVILLE TOASTMASTERS CLUB 914-424-7347, ashevilletoastmasters. com • THURSDAYS, 6:157:45pm - General meeting to develop leadership, communication and speaking skills within community. Free.

Held at YMI Cultural

Center, 39 South Market St. ASHEVILLE WRITERS' SOCIAL allimarshall@ bellsouth.net • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6-7:30pm N.C. Writer's Network group meeting and networking. Free to attend. Held at Battery Park Book Exchange, 1 Page Ave., #101 BLUE RIDGE BOOKS 428 Hazelwood Ave., Waynesville • SA (4/28), 3pm Jennifer McGaha presents her book, Flat Broke with Two Goats: A Memoir.

Free to attend.

• TU (5/1), 4pm - Elaine Neil Orr presents her book, Swimming Between Worlds. Free to attend.

BLUE RIDGE TOASTMASTERS CLUB blueridgetoastmasters. com/membersarea, fearless@ blueridgetoastmasters. org • MONDAYS, 12:151:30pm - Learn-bydoing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a supportive atmosphere. Free.

Held at Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, 36 Montford Ave. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • TU (5/1), 7pm - Evening Book Discussion: The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood.

Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville • WE (5/2), 3pm - Afternoon Book Discussion: Hero of the Empire, by Candice Millard.

Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville FIRESTORM BOOKS & COFFEE 610 Haywood Road, 828-255-8115, firestorm.coop • SU (4/29), 1pm - Naima Coster presents her book, Halsey Street. Free to attend.

FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain, 828-357-9009, floodgallery.org • SUNDAYS, 2-5pm - Halcyone Literary

Magazine meeting for those interested in helping with the formation of the magazine. Free.

MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828254-6734, malaprops.com • TH (4/26), 7pm Works in Translation Book Club: Omon Ra by Victor Pelevin, translated by Andrew Bromfield. Free to attend • SU (4/29), 3pm Catherine Reid presents her book, The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables: The Enchanting Island that Inspired L. M. Montgomery. Free to attend.

• MO (4/30), 6pm - Elaine Neil Orr presents her book, Swimming Between Worlds. Free to attend.

• TU (5/1), 6pm Denise Kiernan presents her book, The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home. Free to attend.

• TU (5/1), 7pm Current Events Book Club: Collusion: Secret Meetings, Dirty Money, and How Russia Helped Donald Trump Win, by Luke Harding. Free to attend.

• TU (5/1), 7pm Women in Lively Discussion Book Club (Wild): Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. Free to attend.

• WE (5/2), 6pm - Tom Perrotta presents his

book, Mrs. Fletcher.

Free to attend.

• WE (5/2), 7pm Malaprop's Book Club: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Free to attend.

LAND OF SKY TOASTMASTERS 828-691-2417, landofskytoastmasters.org • TUESDAYS, 7-8am - Group meeting to improve speaking skills and grow in leadership. Held at the Reuter YMCA, 3 Town Square Blvd.

NEW DIMENSIONS TOASTMASTERS 828-329-4190 • THURSDAYS, noon-1pm - General meeting. Information: 828-329-4190. Free to attend. Held at Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, 33 Meadow Road

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THEATER ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 35 E. Walnut St., 828254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (4/29) - The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Adam Cohen. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2:30pm. $26/$12 students.

HENDERSONVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville, 828692-1082, hendersonvillelittletheater.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (4/27) until (5/6) - The Gin Game, “tragi-comedy.” Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $16.

828-686-1380, www,ashevilletheatre. org, caroldec25@ gmail.com • FR (4/27) & SA (4/28), 2:30pm Broken Glass, readers theatre presentation. $7. Held at UNCAsheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road THE MAGNETIC THEATRE 375 Depot St., 828279-4155 • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (5/5), 7:30pm - Doll, play by local playwright Brenda Lunsford Lilly. $16.

SLY GROG LOUNGE 271 Haywood St, Asheville, 828-5523155, slygrog.wordpress. com/ • SUNDAYS, 7pm - Open-mic for storytellers, poets, musicians and all kinds of performance artists.

Sign ups at 6:30pm.

Free to attend.

J.E. BROYHILL CIVIC CENTER 1913 Hickory Blvd SE. Lenior, broyhillcenter.com • TH (5/3) through SA (5/4) - The Odd Couple, comedy.

Thurs.-Sat.: 7pm. Sat.: 2pm. $14/$12 students.

THEATER AT MARS HILL mhu.edu • THURSDAY through SUNDAY (4/26) until (4/29) - Proof, student production.

Thurs.-Sat.: 7:30pm.

Sun.: 2:30pm. $10/$8 seniors. Held at Owens Theatre, 44 College St., Mars Hill

WRITER IN YOU 828-776-8248 • MO (4/30) 10am2pm - Writers group.

Participants bring something they are reading, six copies of something they are writing and a lunch.

Free. Held at First Presbyterian Church, 40 Church St.

NC STAGE COMPANY 15 Stage Lane, 828239-0263 • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (4/25) until (5/20) - Burden, by Ron Bashford and Willie Repoley. Wed.-Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $16-$34.

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ATMOSPHERE AND ACTION: Upstairs Artspace in Tryon debuts the shows Looking Away: Arden Cone and Glen Miller and Repressed Beauty: Recent Work by Patti Brady on Saturday, May 5, with a Walk & Talk by the artists at 5 p.m., and a reception with music and refreshments, 6-7:30 p.m. The exhibit runs through June 15. Image of The Reader by Glen Miller courtesy of Upstairs Artspace 310 ART 191 Lyman St., #310, 828776-2716, 310art.com • Through TH (5/31) ARTfoli: Emergence, group exhibition.

ART AT MARS HILL UNIVERSITY mhu.edu • Through TU (7/31) The War From Above: William Barnhill and Aerial Photography of World War I, exhibition. Held at The Ramsey Center in Renfro Library, 100 Athletic St,, Mars Hill • FR (4/27) until SA (5/12) - Senior art student exhibition. Reception: Friday, April 27, 6-8pm. Held at Mars Hill University, Weizenblatt Gallery, 79 Cascade St., Mars Hill ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 828-258-0710, ashevillearts. com • Through FR (5/4) - 51st Annual UNC Asheville Juried Student Exhibition.

Held at The Refinery, 207 Coxe Ave. • Through SA (5/26) - I Am Are U?, Exhibition of paintings, sketches and prints by Zander Stefani. Held at The Refinery, 207 Coxe Ave.

featuring the landscapes and still lifes of Johnnie Stanfield.

BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 828-669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • Through FR (5/18) Woodworks, exhibition of works by Dirck Cruser and John Casey.

BLUE SPIRAL 1 38 Biltmore Ave., 828-2510202, bluespiral1.com • Through FR (4/27) - Still Life, group exhibition featuring works in glass, sculpture and paint.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • Through WE (5/9) Evergreen Community Charter School spring art exhibition. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain, 828357-9009, floodgallery.org • Through SU (6/3) - The Art of Phil Kurz, exhibition.

ASHEVILLE BOOKWORKS 428 1/2 Haywood Road, 828-255-8444, ashevillebookworks.com • Through TU (5/29) - Third Fridays: A Decade of Communion and Critique, group exhibition featuring artist books by Lisa Blackburn, Clara Boza, Margaret Couch Cogswell, Laurie Corral, Gwen Diehn, Michelle Francis, Heather Allen Hietala and Laura Ladendorf.

GRAND BOHEMIAN GALLERY 11 Boston Way, 877-2741242, bohemianhotelasheville. com/ • Through SU (5/20) CONTEXTure, exhibition of paintings by Stefan Horik.

ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART 82 Patton Ave., 828-2515796, ashevillegallery-ofart.com • Through MO (4/30) Memory Makers, exhibition

MORA CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY 9 Walnut St., 828-575-2294, moracollection.com • Through MO (4/30) Little Wonders, exhibition

GALLERY 1 604 W. Main St., Sylva • Through MO (4/30) Exhibition of the photography of Terry Barnes.

of stud earrings by 25 jewelers.

PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS 67 Doras Trail, Bakersville, 828-765-2359, penland.org • Through SU (5/13) - I Dwell in Possibility, group show featuring 15 artists working in ceramics, glass, metal, painting, photography, printmaking, wood and mixed media.

PINK DOG CREATIVE 348 Depot St., pinkdog-creative.com • Through SU (5/6) - I am My Own Muse, exhibition of mixed media acrylics by Jenny Pickens.

STAND GALLERY 109 Roberts St. • Through TH (5/10) Exhibition of works by Molly Sawyer.

SWANNANOA VALLEY MUSEUM 223 W State St., Black Mountain, 828-669-9566, history.swannanoavalleymuseum.org • Through SA (6/23) - Step Back in Time: A Walking Tour of Black Mountain, exhibition of watercolor paintings by Jerald Pope.

SWANNANOA VALLEY MUSEUM 828-669-9566, swannanoavalleymuseum.org • Through MO (12/31) Black Mountain College and Black Mountain: Where 'Town' Meets 'Gown', exhibition focusing on interactions between Black Mountain College and the surrounding community.

Held at Swannanoa Valley Museum, 223 W State St., Black Mountain THE WEDGE AT FOUNDATION 5 Foundy St., 828-5052792, wedgebrewing.com/ location-wedge-foundation/

• Through MO (4/30) Natural Elements, group exhibition featuring the paintings of Elise Okrend, Tessa Lang and Jen Gordon.

TOE RIVER ARTS COUNCIL 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, 828-682-7215, toeriverarts. org • Through SA (4/28) Annual Blacksmith Exhibit, group metal work exhibition. Reception: Friday, April 27, 5-7pm.

TRACEY MORGAN GALLERY 188 Coxe Ave., TraceyMorganGallery.com • Through SA (5/26) - Four French Photographers, exhibition of works

by Edouard Boubat, Robert Doisneau, Bernard Plossu and Phillipe Salaün.

TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, 828-884-2787, tcarts.org • Through FR (5/4) Exhibition of the work of students from Transylvania County Public Schools.

TRYON ARTS AND CRAFTS SCHOOL 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, 828-859-8323 • Through TH (4/26) Twisted Sisters: A Journey in Fiber Arts, exhibition.

WOOLWORTH WALK 25 Haywood St., 828-2549234 • Through SU (4/29) Figures, Feathers and Form, exhibition of the glass art and paintings of Kyle Keeler and Laurie Yeates Adams.

• TU (5/1) through TH (5/31) - Exhibition of the works of Cathy Nichols and Sylvia McCollum.

Contact the galleries for admission hours and fees

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Free Screening of

“The Last Pig”

Sponsored by VegFund & Asheville Vegan Outreach Thursday, 4/26 • 8pm

39 S. Market St. • theblockoffbiltmore.com

Featuring Largest Selection of Craft Beer on Tap 8 Wines

TUE: Free Pool and Bar Games WED: Music Bingo FRI & SAT 5 -9pm: Handmade Pizzas from Punk Rock Pies 2 Hendersonville Road P o u r Ta p R o o m . c o m Tue - Thu 4pm-10pm • Fri & Sat 2pm-11pm

UNCHAIN MY HEART: Local country act Hearts Gone South will celebrate the release of its latest album, “Little Things,” with a show at the Gray Eagle on Wednesday, May 2 at 8 p.m.

The ensemble dwells in classic country sorrow, with relatable complications such as crossing state lines for an admirer or running into your past at a favorite bar. Lead singer Tricia Tripp croons truthful, often tearful words over upbeat rhythms that (almost) make you forget about the heartache. Drayton Aldridge & the All-Nighters lead off the party with Western swing tunes that promise to encourage boot-wearing honky tonkers to take a twirl around the dance floor.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 185 KING STREET Vinyl Night, 6:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis (African folk), 8:00PM AMBROSE WEST Carly Taich Band w/Jack Victor Band, 8:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Billy Owens, 7:00PM BYWATER Can of Jam 7:00PM CARMEL'S KITCHEN AND BAR Adi the Monk (jazz), 5:30PM CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats (50s & 60s rock n' roll), 7:30PM CROW & QUILL Sparrow & Her Wingmen (swing jazz), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesdays w/ Bryan Marshall & His Payday Knights (classic country covers), 9:00PM FUNKATORIUM John Hartford Jam w/ Saylor Bros (bluegrass), 6:30PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul, funk), 5:30PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Susie Burke & David Surette, 7:00PM

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JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Open Jam Session, 5:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM NOBLE KAVA Open Mic w/ Caleb Beissert (sign up 7:30 PM), 8:00PM ODDITORIUM The Half That Matters & Aquamule (Rock), 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Evil Note Lab,(Ableton push jam) 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING West King String Band (bluegrass, folk, country), 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL What So Not w/ Michael Christmas & James Earl, 9:00PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Hope Griffin, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Moon Fish 2 (rock, blues), 6:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY French Broad Mountain Valley Acoustic Jam, 6:30PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Weird Wednesday Jam, 8:00PM

THE GREY EAGLE Animal Years (pop, rock, Americana), 8:00PM Animal Years w/ FWUIT, 8:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Latin Night w/ Liley Arauz, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Berlyn Jazz Trio , 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO w/ Yoo Doo Right & Clang Quartet, 9:30PM THE SOUTHERN Disclaimer Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES JJ Kitchen All Star Jam (blues, soul), 9:00PM TWIN LEAF BREWERY Open Mic Night , 8:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Music Bingo , 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Jazz Night: Asheville Piano Summit, 7:30PM

THURSDAY, APRIL 26 185 KING STREET Brevard Travel Band Fundraiser, 7:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM AMBROSE WEST Amanda Anne Platt, 8:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray & The Space Cooties, 7:30PM BANKS AVE Bass Jumpin w/ DJ Audio, 9:00PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Alien Music Club (live jazz), 9:00PM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Bluegrass Jam w/ The Big Deal Band, 8:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Chris Jamison, 7:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Eric Congdon, 6:30PM CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Ben Phan, 8:00PM CASCADE LOUNGE Thursday Night Mashups w/ DJ Oso Rey, 9:30PM CROW & QUILL Carolina Catskins (ragtime jazz), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Gospel Night w/ Provision, 10:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER Open Mic (sign up 6PM), 6:30PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Paper Crowns (folk, jam), 9:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Matt A. Foster (banjo blues), 6:00PM

WED

25 GIVENS GERBER PARK (COMMUNITY ROOM) A Cappella Alive!, 7:00PM GOOD STUFF Jim Hampton & friends perform "Eclectic Country" (jam), 7:30PM HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS AIC Improv Jam, 7:30PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Roots & friends rauzopen jam (blues, rock, roots), 6:30PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Frank Lee & Allie Burbrink (old time), 7:00PM Mike Guggino & Barrett Smith (Italian, World), 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Heavy Night w/ DJ Bootch, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM

MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Ben Melton, 6:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING The Live Wires (jazz, swing duo), 9:00PM

ODDITORIUM Shuttering, Subutech, Ghost Machine (math rock) , 9:00PM

ORANGE PEEL Twiddle w/ Midnight North, 9:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM See Water w/ Swim In The Wild, 10:00PM

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Michael Martin (country, Americana), 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Hope Griffin Duo (acoustic rock, folk), 8:00PM

THU

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27 SAT

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30

W/ FWUIT!

STEVE MOAKLER’S BORN READY TOUR:

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POWERED BY MACK TRUCKS W/ COREY KENT WHITE

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SURFER BLOOD

WED

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W/ WINTER

SUPERCHUNK W/ THE ROCK*A*TEENS

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(FEAT. MR. LIF + AKROBATIK) W/ BEN SHORR, PROFIT LEVI

HEARTS GONE SOUTH

W/ DRAYTON ALDRIDGE & THE ALL NIGHTERS

CARBON LEAF

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CHARLIE TRAVELER PRESENTS

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W/ LISTENER, HOTEL BOOKS, SIENNA SKIES, HEAVY THINGS

THE PERCEPTIONISTS

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HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS

OPEN MIC NIGHT

W/ SCOTT MULVAHILL

AN EVENING WITH SIERRA HULL & HER BAND

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TAVERN Downtown on the Park Eclectic Menu • Over 30 Taps • Patio 14 TV’s • Sports Room • 110” Projector Event Space • Shuffleboard Open 7 Days 11am - Late Night THE SUNDAY SOCIAL LUB C IC ON THE P MUS ATIO @ 4:30PM

THU. 4/26 Hope Griffin Duo (acoustic rock, folk)

FRI. 4/27 DJ MoTo

( dance hits, pop)

SAT. 4/28 Grand Theft Audio (classic rock ‘n roll)

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THIS WEEK AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL

MARK FARINA w/ DJ Citron & Captain E Z

WEEKLY EVENTS

SAT 4/28 - SHOW/DOORS: 9 p m a dv . $15 - d o s . $20 TUESDAY:

Turntable Tuesday - 10pm

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THURSDAY:

FRIDAY:

Evil Note Lab

Mitch’s Totally Rad Trivia 6:30pm

F ree Dead F riday

9:30pm

5pm

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ft. Bald Mountain Boys + Aaron “Woody” Wood and Friends - 10:30am-3pm

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UPCOMING SHOWS - ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL:

5/3 5/4 5/5 5/18 5/19

Boulevards - [Funk] Phutureprimative - [Electronica] Natural Born Leaders EP Release - [Soul/Rock] James Brown Dance Party w/ DJ Williams’ Shots Fired - [Funk] Asheville Vinyl Fetish Record Convention

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CLU B LA N D PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Kind Clean Gentleman, 7:00PM

BEN'S TUNE UP Vinyl Dance Party w/ DJ Kilby, 10:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Rumpke Mountain Boys, 8:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Gene Holdway, 7:00PM

PURPLE ONION CAFE Susie Burke & David Surette, 7:30PM

COMING SOON WED 4/25

7PM–SUSIE BURKE & DAVID SURETTE THU 4/26

7PM–FRANK LEE & ALLIE BURBRINK 8:30PM–ITALIAN NIGHT WITH MIKE GUGGINO AND BARRETT SMITH FRI 4/27

6:45PM–CONCERT ON THE LAWN (FREE)

7PM–BRAZILIAN CLASSICS 8:30PM–SOUNDSPACE BENEFIT SAT 4/28

7PM– AMICIMUSIC

“FOUR-HAND FESTIVAL”

9PM–ANDREW FINN MAGILL CD RELEASE: “CANTA, VIOLINO!” SUN 4/29

5:30PM–VOICES ON THE VERGE

7:30PM–RUSS WILSON SWINGTETTE

WEDNESDAY 25 APR:

8:30PM–HE-BIRD, SHE-BIRD W/ GREG CORNELL & THE CORNELL BROTHERS THU 5/3

7PM–REBECCA FOLSOM FRI 5/4

KIND CLEAN GENTLEMAN

7PM–CICADA RHYTHM 9PM–MOUNTAIN HEART

7:00PM – 10:00PM

SAT 5/5

HOT POINT TRIO 7:00PM – 10:00PM

SATURDAY 28 APR:

KING GARBAGE 7:00PM – 10:00PM

MONDAY 30 APR:

DANIEL SHEARIN

7PM–GINA SICILIA

9PM–BRIE CAPONE EP RELEASE WITH GUEST PINK MERCURY SUN 5/6

SUMMIT COFFEE ASHEVILLE Open Mic w/ Dylan Moses, 6:00PM

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

THE BARRELHOUSE Trivia, 7:00PM

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Purple (jazz, funk), 10:00PM

THE GREY EAGLE Steve Moakler w/ Corey Kent White, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Burger Kings, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Cheap Studs (short film premiere & showcase), 8:30PM THE WINE & OYSTER Ashli Rose, 6:00PM

TWIN LEAF BREWERY Craft Karaoke 9:30PM US CELLULAR CENTER Modest Mouse, 8:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Upcountry Pint Night w/ Dave Desmelik, 7:00PM

FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Buncombe Turnpike Trio (bluegrass), 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Finn Magill (World, jazz, acoustic), 7:00PM SoundSpace Fundraiser, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Tellico (bluegrass), 9:00PM JARGON The Jorge Garcia Trio (jazz), 10:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Hot n' Nasty w/ DJ Jasper & DJ Chrissy (rock 'n' soul vinyl), 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Pick and Roll (Americana, singer-songwriter), 6:30PM MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Dave Desmelik, 6:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Matt Venuti, 7:30PM

NOBLE KAVA Jason Moore: Noble Pursuits, 9:00PM

WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL Eleanor Underhill & Friends (Americana soul), 4:30PM

OM SANCTUARY Dr. Krishna Kant Shukla (Indian spiritual music), 7:00PM

FRIDAY, APRIL 27

ODDITORIUM Asheville After Dark Presents: Perversions (kink), 9:00PM

SALVAGE STATION Todd Snider w/ Rory Carrol, 6:00PM JGBCB, 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Bean Tree Remedy, 8:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE DopeNights w/ Scott Damage, Gas Up DJ & Burlesque Birthday Bash, 9:00PM THE BARRELHOUSE Stevie Lee Combs (singersongwriter), 9:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE 3 degrees of Dead w/ Ton of Hay, 9:30PM THE GREY EAGLE Surfer Blood w/ Winter, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ sets, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Loma w/ Jess Williamson, 9:30PM THE WINE & OYSTER Adi the Monk, 6:00PM TOWN PUMP The Wintervals, 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Lenny Pettinelli , 7:30PM Peggy Ratusz & Daddy Longlegs (blues,soul, dance), 10:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Richie and Rosie, 8:00PM WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL DJ Abu Disarray, 8:00PM

SATURDAY, APRIL 28 185 KING STREET Michael Reno Harrell, 8:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Peggy Ratusz (Motown, vintage blues), 9:00PM

BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Eleanor Underhill (Americana, soul), 7:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Larry Dolamore, 7:00PM BYWATER Here Today Gone Tomorrow 8:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Jam with the Fam, 12:00PM CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL The Anne Coombs Trio, 9:00PM CHESTNUT Jazz Brunch, 11:00AM CORK & KEG Zydeco Ya Ya, 8:30PM CROW & QUILL Firecracker Jazz Band (New Orleans style jazz), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Soul Motion Dance Party w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Pderrigerreo, Landon George & The Mouth Breathers, 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Scoundrels Lounge (rock, jam), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Stephan Evans & The True Grits (indie), 6:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Bonnie Blue, 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Four Hand Festival(classical), 7:00PM Andrew Finn Magill CD Release Party, 9:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Resonant Rogues, 9:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Model Zero & Drag Sounds (rock n roll) , 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM

ORANGE PEEL 4th Annual Color Me Goodwill, 7:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Appalachian Renegades, 8:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING Searra Jade Trio (Folk), 9:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Vince Junior Band (Blues), 7:30PM

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PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Trio, 8:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING The Berlyn Trio (Funk), 9:00PM

AMBROSE WEST Reasonably Priced Babies (comedy), 8:00PM

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PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR HotPoint Trio, 7:00PM

NOBLE KAVA Shane Parish, 9:00PM

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Chris Jamison’s Ghost (Americana), 9:00PM

TUES-SUN 5PM-until 743 HAYWOOD RD 828-575-2737

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mark Farina w DJ Citron & Captain EZ, 10:00PM

ARDEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Bach's Mass in B Minor: Kyrie & Gloria presented by the Asheville Symphony Chorus, 7:30PM

SONGS TO HONOR ALL MOTHERS ISISASHEVILLE.COM DINNER MENU TIL 9:30PM LATE NIGHT MENU TIL 12AM

PACK'S TAVERN DJ MoTo (dance hits, pop), 9:30PM

MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Bald Mountain Boys, 6:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Friday featuring members of Phuncle Sam, 5:00PM Shwizz, 10:00PM

7:30PM–AN EARLY MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATION

ASHEVILLE MASONIC TEMPLE Upland Drive w/ The Moon & You, 7:30PM

AMBROSE WEST Lydia Loveless w/ David Earl & The Plowshares, 8:00PM

185 KING STREET The Plate Scrapers, 8:00PM

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5:30PM–ROY BOOK BINDER

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CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Molly Party, 9:00PM

STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Open Mic, 7:00PM

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

7PM–THE MALLETT BROTHERS BAND

BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER The Super 60s, 7:00PM

CROW & QUILL Black Sea Beat Society (Balkan dance music), 9:00PM

7:30PM–TUESDAY BLUEGRASS SESSIONS

7:00PM – 10:00PM

FRIDAY 27 APR:

SLY GROG LOUNGE DJ Chilligan, 8:00PM

TOWN PUMP Stephen Simmons (singer, songwriter), 9:00PM

HOPE GRIFFIN

THURSDAY 26 APR:

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Dan Staton, 7:00PM

CD RELEASE SHOW TUE 5/1 WED 5/2

Open daily from 4p – 12a

SALVAGE STATION Jordan Okrend Experience w/ Katie Richter, Lilly-Anne Merat & Maddie Shuler, 9:00PM

BYWATER Gary Macfiddle Trio 8:00PM

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY The Clydes (Americana, bluegrass), 6:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Purple, 10:00PM

ORANGE PEEL Corey Smith w/ The Wilson Brothers Band, 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY The Remarks (indie dream rock), 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Grand Theft Audio (classic rock n' roll), 9:30PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR King Garbage 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY 828 Rockfest, 1:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Tellico, 8:00PM SALVAGE STATION Asheville Earth Celebration: Keller Williams' Grateful Grass, Toubab Krewe, The Freeway Revival & Big Blue 2:00PM TurnUp Truk, 10:00PM

SUNDAY, APRIL 29 5 WALNUT WINE BAR One Leg Up (gypsy jazz), 7:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Post-Brunch Blues w/ Patrick Dodd, Ashley Heath & Joshua Singleton, 3:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Classical Guitar Society Player's Circle, 1:30PM Musicians Jam & PotLuck, 3:30PM BEN'S TUNE UP Good Vibe Sundays, 5:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Ben Phan, 7:00PM BYWATER Bluegrass Jam 4:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Derek McCoy Trio, 8:00PM

BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Geoff Happel, 2:00PM

SLY GROG LOUNGE Egg Eaters, Brothrs, Mercury Arcs, Jimmy McGuirl (punk, blues), 9:00PM

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

THE BARRELHOUSE Kelly White, 9:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE El Barrio: Salsa & Latin dance party (8:30 lesson), 9:30PM

FRENCH BROAD OUTFITTERS HOMINY CREEK Coy Wolf (Americana, bluegrass), 4:00PM

GOOD STUFF Open Mic w/ Fox Black & friends, 6:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT The Soft Moon w/ Boy Harsher & VIA, 9:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Reggae Sunday w/ Chalwa, 1:00PM Aaron Austin Band 7:00PM

TOWN PUMP Gary Lazer Eyes (beach rock), 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Ryan R&B Barber (R&B, soul), 10:00PM TWIN LEAF BREWERY Ncline Adventures Launch Party, 1:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Dirty Dead (Grateful Dead tribute act), 9:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN The Asheville Rock Academy, 3:00PM Benefit for Britten Strong Family, 7:00PM WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL Circus Mutt (folk, jam), 8:00PM ZAMBRA Miss Cindy Trio, 8:00PM

& the melting paraiso ufo w/ yoo too right, clang quartet

4/26 thu the premiere of cheap studs!

4/27 fri loma

w/ jess williamson

4/28 sat the soft moon w/ boy harsher, via

4/29 sun broncho w/ ishi

4/30 mon imarhan

(sadam from tinariwen) w/ life like water

Yoga at the Mothlight

Tuesdays and Thursdays- 11:30am Details for all shows can be found at

themothlight.com

FUNKATORIUM Gypsy Jazz Sunday Brunch, 11:00AM Emily Musolino 8:30PM

THE GREY EAGLE Superchunk w/ The Rock*A*Teens, 9:00PM

THE WINE & OYSTER Jesse Barry w/ Kelly Jones, 6:00PM

4/25 wed acid mothers temple

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Music Hall & Peggy Ratusz present Voices on the Verge, 5:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Traditional Irish/Celtic Jam, 3:00PM JARGON Sunday Blunch w/ Mark Guest and Mary Pearson (jazz), 11:00AM LAZY DIAMOND Punk Night w/ DJ Chubberbird & Frens (killer punk vinyl), 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Drew Matulich & Friends (swing, bluegrass), 6:30PM NOBLE KAVA Reggae Sundays, 2:00PM ODDITORIUM Doll Baby, Opin, MJ Lenderman, Sleepy Poetry (rock), 9:00PM

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C L UB L AND ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Bluegrass Brunch - Every Sunday, 10:30AM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Milango w/ De la Noche (tango & dance) 8:00PM

ORANGE PEEL Built To Spill & The Afghan Whigs , 8:00PM

THE GREY EAGLE Hawthorne Heights w/ Listener, Hotel Books, Sienna Skies & Heavy Things, 6:30PM

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Trivia Night, 5:00PM PACK'S TAVERN The Sunday Social Club, 4:30PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY 828 Rockfest, 1:00PM SALVAGE STATION The California Honeydrops w/ Charlie Hunter (R&B, soul) 8:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY The Carburetors Fundraiser for Scott Donaldson, 2:00PM Jordan Renzi, 6:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Sly Grog Open Mic, 7:00PM STATIC AGE RECORDS Two Inch Astronaut, Morbids, 9:00PM SUMMIT COFFEE ASHEVILLE Sunday Brunch w/ Noah Proudfoot & Jordan Okrend, 11:00AM THE BARRELHOUSE Billy Liz, 6:00PM

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THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ Sets, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT BRONCHO w/ Ishi, 9:30PM THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN Bob Zullo (pop, rock, jazz, blues), 7:00PM TOWN PUMP West King String Band, 9:00PM WHISTLE HOP BREWING CO. Chicken Coop Willaye, 4:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN AmiciMusic: Four-Hand Piano, 2:00PM Maestro Indrajit Banejee (sitar), 7:30PM

MONDAY, APRIL 30 185 KING STREET Open Mic hosted by Christ Whitmire, 6:00PM

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

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Mountain Music Mondays, 6:00PM

ARCHETYPE BREWING Old Time Jam, 6:00PM

PULP Bad Mouth Molly w/ Andrew Thelston & Poet Radio, 8:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Classical Guitar Mondays, 7:30PM DOUBLE CROWN Country Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM GOOD STUFF Bingo Wingo Thingo, 6:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Game Night, 4:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo Trivia Night, 7:00PM Open mic, 9:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Bobby Miller & friends, 6:30PM NOBLE KAVA Ladies Night Showcase, 7:00PM

PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Daniel Shearin, 7:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Murder Ballad Monday, 8:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Open Mic Night, 6:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Ghost Pipe Trio (jazz), 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Imarhan (Sadam from Tinariwen) w/ Life Like Water (indie, alternative), 9:00PM THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN Bob Zullo (pop, rock, jazz, blues), 7:00PM

ODDITORIUM Risque Monday Burlesque w/ Deb Au Nare, 9:00PM

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Ryan Barber's R&B Jam Night, 9:00PM

OLE SHAKEY'S Karaoke From Muskogee w/ Jonathan Ammons & Take The Wheel (live band karaoke), 9:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Monday Bluegrass Jam hosted by Sam Wharton , 7:00PM

TUESDAY, MAY 1 ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Brad Hodge & Friends, 7:30PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday night funk jam, 11:00PM CORK & KEG Old Time Moderate Jam, 5:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Groovy Tuesdays (boogie without borders) w/ DJs Chrissy & Arieh, 10:00PM GOOD STUFF Old Time-y Jam, 6:30PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions, 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Service Industry Karaoke Night 8:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Rock & Metal Karaoke w/ DJ Paddy, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Jay Brown, 6:30PM ODDITORIUM Open Mic Comedy w/Tom Peters, 9:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Turntable Tuesday, 10:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Taco and Trivia Tuesday, 6:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Lines In The Sky w/ Galena, Tomato Calculator, These Are The Angles, 8:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Swing Asheville & Jazz-nJustice Tuesday w/ The Community Swing Jam, (intermediate lesson at 7:00PM, beginners lesson at 8:00PM, swing jam at 9:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Juan Holladay (of The Secret B Sides), 6:00PM The Perceptionists (Mr. Lif & Acrobatik) w/ Ben Shorr, Profit Levi (hip-hop), 9:00PM THE MARKET PLACE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Rat Alley Cats, 7:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Iron Reagan w/ NeverFall & Covenator, 9:30PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Irish jam & open mic, 6:30PM

MOVIES

REVIEWS & LISTINGS

BY SCOTT DOUGLAS, FRANCIS X. FRIEL & JUSTIN SOUTHER

HHHHH = H PICK OF THE WEEK H

Writer/director Lynne Ramsay challenges genre conventions in You Were Never Really Here, with a masterfully menacing turn from star Joaquin Phoenix.

You Were Never Really Here HHHH DIRECTOR: Lynne Ramsay PLAYERS: Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alessandro Nivola, Alex Manette, John Doman, Judith Roberts THRILLER RATED R THE STORY: An unhinged veteran working as a hitman must rescue the young daughter of a politician from a ring of upper-crust sex traffickers.

THE LOWDOWN: Writer/director Lynne Ramsay transcends the pulp predictability of her source material by eschewing gratuitous gore in favor of character development and emotional nuance.

Sometimes all it takes to make a movie something special is a woman’s touch —

even when that movie is about a hammerwielding killer-for-hire. It’s not so much a question of gender as one of subtlety, and with You Were Never Really Here, Scottish writer/director Lynne Ramsay has proved that she can do more with a few silent frames than many filmmakers can with a bloody and protracted fight sequence.

There’s no shortage of ultraviolent movies about hitmen and psychopaths lumbering onto cinema screens these days. What is in short supply are thoughtful movies that go deeper than gore-spattered torture porn to uncover an emotional core at the root of all the murder — and that’s what makes You Were Never Really Here such a welcome surprise.

The narrative plays out a bit like Taxi Driver meets Leon: The Professional with a dash of Nicolas Winding Refn thrown in

for good measure. Joaquin Phoenix is our Bickle-by-proxy, a suicidal veteran with a pill problem and PTSD who moonlights as a hitman specializing in recovering victims of sex trafficking. Known only as “Joe,” he viciously dispatches his victims with a ball-peen hammer and uses the money he earns to take care of his aging mother, who suffers from some form of dementia. We only get to know Joe through flashbacks, usually turning up as he hovers at the edge of death while asphyxiating himself with a dry-cleaning bag. It’s not exactly a feel-good story, I guess is what I’m saying.

Phoenix is riveting as Joe, a tightly wound bundle of pain waiting to explode at the slightest provocation. And those provocations aren’t particularly slight, as his latest job — retrieving the underage daughter of a New York senator from an upscale brothel that panders to pedophiles — leads him into some murky conspiratorial waters. When the girl’s father tells Joe, “I want you to hurt them,” Phoenix conveys more menace with a dismissive glance than a two-page Tarantino monologue could ever get across.

But as good as Phoenix is here, the lion’s share of the credit must go to Ramsay — adapting her screenplay from a novella by Jonathan Ames — for knowing how to manage her salacious material in a way that elevates it beyond its pulpy genre trappings. Ramsay withholds when other writers or directors would divulge too much, carefully pacing out expository details and keeping Joe’s violent rampages just off the margins of the screen.

The hammer might suggest Refn’s Drive or Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy, but in Ramsay’s hands, it becomes an altogether different sort of weapon. Rather than reveling in the bloodshed, she stages Joe’s most brutal sequence through silent security camera footage, forgoing gore in favor of mounting tension. It’s a masterstroke that perfectly encapsulates what distinguishes Ramsay’s work in comparison to other films of this ilk, and it hits home harder than the bloodiest hammer blow.

In playing her cards close to the vest, Ramsay has created something truly unique and given Phoenix his best role in years. You Were Never Really Here is a film that defies expectations just as confidently as it denies catharsis, an exercise in waiting and wanting that grabs the audience by the throat and never relents.

The film follows up a breathtaking anti-

M A X R AT I N G Xpress reviews virtually all upcoming movies, with two or three of the most noteworthy appearing in print.

You can find our online reviews at mountainx.com/movies/reviews. This week, they include:

HHHS I FEEL PRETTY HH LOVE AFTER LOVE HHS SUPER TROOPERS 2 HHH FINAL PORTRAIT

YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE (PICK OF THE WEEK) HHHH

climax with a genuinely remarkable final scene that will leave jaws on the floor, and while it stubbornly refuses to take predictable turns into the standard revengethriller mold, the payoff is all the more gratifying for Ramsay’s restraint. If you’re not there for You Were Never Really Here, you’ll have missed out on one of the most thought-provoking and unsettling films to hit screens this year. R for strong violence, disturbing and grisly images, language, and brief nudity.

Opens Friday at Grail Moviehouse.

REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

Final Portrait HHHS DIRECTOR: Stanley Tucci PLAYERS: Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer, Tony Shalhoub, James Faulkner, Clemence Poesy DRAMA RATED R THE STORY: A writer sits down to have his portrait painted, with promises that it will only take a few hours quickly broken.

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THE LOWDOWN: A pleasant, small film that focuses on the creative process, but with little dramatic thrust to make it anything special.

Stanley Tucci’s Final Portrait is a small, quiet movie. It stands out, in its own way, in that it does nothing to stand out. There’s not much in the way of plot, or action, of course, hearkening back to its own title as a cinematic portrait of two men. In this era of big budgets, a film like Final Portrait is sometimes needed and always, I think, commendable. This does not, unfortunately, make Tucci’s film a must-see, since the aspects of its nature that make it stick out also hamstring the movie, making for a picture that doesn’t really go anywhere or do much.

The concept is simple. Armie Hammer plays writer James Lord, who befriended Alberto Giacometti (Geoffrey Rush) late in the artist’s life.

At Giacometti’s behest, James comes to his studio to sit for a portrait with the promise that it will only take a few hours. Instead, James ends up tied up

FILM 5POINT FILM FESTIVAL 5pointfilm.org, info@5pointfilm.org • SA (4/28), 5-8:30pm Proceeds from this familyfriendly adventure-film festival benefit the National Trails System. $15. Held at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 100 Sierra Nevada Way, Mills River ASHEVILLE FRIENDS MEETINGHOUSE 227 Edgewood Road, ashevillefriends.org/ • SU (4/29), noon-1:30pm Hebron, documentary film screening with discussion by the filmmaker. Free.

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in Giacometti’s whimsies as a complex artist, having to postpone his trip home since Giacometti keeps restarting the painting or getting distracted with other pursuits.

There’s an amount of absurdity to the whole ordeal, but it never really builds up to anything. Final Portrait is more a film to be admired and casually enjoyed. That admiration stems from Tucci’s attempts at examining the creative process, especially in someone who could be considered both exceptional and an eccentric.

It’s not always something that’s portrayed in more whimsical terms, but in Tucci’s case, he’s done just that, a challenge since Giacometti is a particularly idiosyncratic and not always enjoyable man. Much of the film’s thesis revolves around the question of whether or not this man’s difficult nature is really worth the trouble without ever really answering the question fully.

The problem, however, is that the film doesn’t have much else to examine. It’s mostly a two-man show between Rush and Hammer, who are both fine and have an amount of camaraderie. But the based-on-realevents aspect of Final Portrait keeps the whole thing boxed in a bit. The film unspools for 90 minutes and then, almost conveniently, ends. There’s nothing really satisfying about the ending, nothing especially profound and nothing especially enlightening.

But as a whole, the movie feels unsatisfying. Not to say it’s not watchable and occasionally enjoyable, it’s just a small, forgettable treat that you have to be in the mood for and little more. Rated R for language, some sexual references and nudity. Now playing at Grail Moviehouse.

REVIEWED BY JUSTIN SOUTHER JSOUTHER@MOUNTAINX.COM

DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE

HENDERSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

18 Biltmore Ave., 828-2574530, dwtheatre.com • WE (4/25), 7:30pm Music Video Asheville, local music video screening and awards event. $20/$40 VIP.

301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville, 828-6974725 • WE (5/2), 2pm Midweek matinee movie featuring a film based on the novel, Crooked House, by Agatha Christie. Free.

FILM AT MARS HILL mhu.edu • WE (4/25), 7pm Reel Appalachia: First Language, The Race to Save Cherokee, film screening and discussion.

Free. Held at The Ramsey Center in Renfro Library, 100 Athletic St,, Mars Hill

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SPIRITEX 14 Haywood St. • WE (4/25), 6pm - The True Cost of Screening, film screening and panel discussion in honor of Fashion Revolution Week.

Reception at 5pm. Free to attend.

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TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY LIBRARY 212 S. Gaston St., Brevard, 828-884-3151 • SA (4/28), 1-3pm- Fix It: Healthcare at the Tipping Point, film screening and discussion with Marsha Fretwell, retired geriatric physician and activist with Healthcare For All Western NC. Refreshments provided.

Free.

TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 828-859-8322, tryonarts. org • TU (5/1), 5:30pm - Film series costumed annual gala featuring a film screening of Roman Holiday and a reception. $25.

by Edwin Arnaudin | edwinarnaudin@gmail.com

TWIN PURSUITS: Through the magic of Lacy Kemp’s filmmaking, mountain biker and artist Micayla Gatto rides through her own painted landscapes in Intersection. The short film plays at the 2018 5Point Adventure Film Festival in Carbondale, Colo., and is a contender for the festival’s Asheville edition. Photo courtesy of Juicy Studios/Red Bull • On Wednesday, April 25, at 7 p.m., Mars Hill University hosts a screening of First Language: The Race to Save Cherokee in its Ramsey Center for Regional Studies in Renfro Library, 147 Bailey St., Mars Hill. The documentary about the Eastern Band of Cherokee’s steps to revitalize the Cherokee language will be followed by a discussion with Sara Snyder, director of the Cherokee language program at Western Carolina University. The event is part of the Ramsey Center’s Reel Appalachia series. Free. mhu.edu • The Asheville Jewish Film Festival continues at the Fine Arts Theatre, 36 Biltmore Ave., with a new feature each Thursday night and an encore screening the following afternoon. The fourth and final selection is Itzhak, a 2017 documentary about violinist Itzhak Perlman. Screenings take place April 26, at 7 p.m., and April 27, at 1 p.m. All tickets for the April 26 showing, which includes a 6 p.m. reception next door at Blue Spiral 1, catered by Gypsy Queen Cuisine, are $25. Tickets for April 27 are $10. Both options are available online and at the Fine Arts box office. ajff.fineartstheatre.com • Montreat College, 310 Gaither Circle, Montreat, hosts the fifth annual Montreat College Film Festival on

Friday, April 27, at 7 p.m. in Graham Chapel. The theme for the 2018 edition is “Fresh,” which was chosen for its broad potential interpretations.

A panel of judges will select first-, second- and third-place winners, with a cash prize of $100 going to the top film. Free. montreat.edu • On Saturday, April 28, 6-8:30 p.m., Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.,100 Sierra Nevada Way, Mills River, hosts the 5Point Film Festival in its upstairs High Gravity taproom. The selection of outdoor adventure films convey the Carbondale, Colo.-based festival’s five guiding principles: respect, commitment, humility, purpose and balance.

Tickets are $15 and available online.

One hundred percent of ticket sales will be donated to Sierra Nevada’s Pale Ale for Trails campaign, which supports the National Trails System. sierranevada.com/5pointnc • Asheville Friends Meeting, 227 Edgewood Road, hosts a screening of Hebron on Sunday, April 29, at 1:30 p.m. The 40-minute documentary is

by Palestinian filmmaker and current Asheville resident Yousef Natsha, who began filming the struggles and resistance of his community at age 19.

Free. ashevillefriends.org X

STA RTI NG F RI DAY

Avengers: Infinity War

Part one of the climactic two-part culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 10-year plan, directed by the Russo brothers and starring a cavalcade of MCU notables. According to the studio: “As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment — the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.” No early reviews. (PG-13)

Last week to vote!

Love After Love

See Scott Douglas’ review

You Were Never Really Here See Scott Douglas’ review

Gemini

Crime thriller from writer/director Aaron Katz, starring Lola Kirke, Zoë Kravitz and John Cho. According to the studio: “A heinous crime tests the complex relationship between a tenacious personal assistant and her Hollywood starlet boss. As the assistant travels across Los Angeles to unravel the mystery, she must stay one step ahead of a determined policeman and confront her own understanding of friendship, truth and celebrity.” Early reviews mixed. (R)

SP E CI AL SCREENI NGS

Dodes’ka-den HHS

DIRECTOR: Akira Kurosawa PLAYERS: Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura, Shinsuke Minami, Yûko Kusunoki DRAMA Rated NR Let’s get this out of the way: I love Akira Kurosawa unequivocally. Having said that, I should point out that late-period Kurosawa is distinctly inferior — at least, in many instances — to his earlier masterpieces. A perfect case in point is Dodes’ka-den (1970), Kurosawa’s first color film and one of the few times the director would delve into a contemporaneous setting. I’ve never bought into the likely apocryphal tale that the critical derision heaped upon Dodes’ka-den led directly to Kurosawa’s 1971 suicide attempt, but it’s easy to see why people might jump to that conclusion. This shapeless collection of shanty-town vignettes following unlikable losers careening between tragedy and escapist fantasy is clearly the result of a depressed mind and not the cause of one — but regardless of its role in the great auteur’s psychological turmoil, it’s just not one of his better pictures. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Dodes’ka-den on Friday, April 27, at the new Flood Gallery location in Black Mountain, 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain.

Mountain Xpress

La Strada HHHHS

DIRECTOR: Federico Fellini PLAYERS: Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart DRAMA Rated NR Fellini was the first filmmaker to truly spark my interest in the cinema as an art form, and La Strada (1954) is the first film to truly codify his auteurial voice, the most “Felliniesque” of the director’s early work. Is this story of an abused waif (Giulietta Masina, Fellini’s wife) turning from her brutish circus strongman husband (a young Anthony Quinn) in favor of a sardonic clown (Richard Basehart) as accomplished or remarkable as the director’s later, more surreal masterworks like 8 1/2 or Amarcord? Of course not. But it does mark his transition from neorealism into more personal and expressionistic films, as well as the beginning of his lengthy collaboration with composer Nino Rota, and stands on its own merits in comparison to the best films of any filmmaker other than Fellini himself. Besides, when you’re talking about the great films of a true master, trying to evaluate them alongside each other borders on solipsism. The Hendersonville Film Society will show La Strada on Sunday, April 29, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

Pandora’s Box HHHHH

DIRECTOR: G.W. Pabst PLAYERS: Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Franz Lederer, Carl Goetz, Alice Roberts, Kraft Raschig DRAMA Rated NR G.W. Pabst may not be particularly well-known outside of film nerd circles, but there’s no doubt that nearly every filmmaker of any significance that followed in his wake either consciously or unconsciously bears the indelible mark of his influence. And of all Pabst’s films, Pandora’s Box (1929) may well be the most notable. Both timely and timeless, this lurid tale of sex and death may well be the definitive melodrama of the late silent era, and despite Pabst’s adroit direction, is only redeemed from the campiness of its salacious plot by the utterly guileless performance of Louise Brooks. At turns sentimental and nihilistic but constantly sizzling with erotic energy, Pandora’s Box is the perfect vehicle for Brooks’ overt sexuality, and Pabst captured every nuanced gesture, every flutter of an eyelid, with the meticulous obsession of a man transfixed by fleeting beauty the likes of which he knew he would never see again. It’s not only a must-see for anyone interested in film history, but it’s also one of the sexiest movies ever made. The Asheville Film Society will screen Pandora’s Box on Tuesday, May 1, at 7 p.m. at The Grail Moviehouse, hosted by Xpress movie critic Scott Douglas.

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Imagine you’re one of four porcupines caught in frigid weather. To keep warm, you all have the urge to huddle together and pool your body heat. But whenever you try to get close, you prick each other with your quills. The only solution to that problem is to move away from each other, even though it means you can’t quell your chill as well. This scenario was used by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud as a parable for the human dilemma. We want to be intimate with each other, Freud said, but we hurt each other when we try. The oft-chosen solution is to be partially intimate: not as close as we would like to be, but only as much as we can bear. Now everything I just said, Aries, is a preface for better news: In the coming weeks, neither your own quills nor those of the people you care about will be as sharp or as long as usual.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The Simpsons is the longest-running American TV sitcom and animated series. But it had a rough start. In the fall of 1989, when producers staged a private pre-release screening of the first episode, they realized the animation was mediocre.

They worked hard to redo it, replacing 70 percent of the original content. After that slow start, the process got easier and the results got better. When the program completes its 30th season in 2019, it will have aired 669 episodes. I don’t know if your own burgeoning project will ultimately have as enduring a presence, Taurus, but I’m pretty sure that, like The Simpsons, it will eventually become better than it is in the early going. Stick with it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The coming weeks might be an interesting time to resurrect a frustrated dream you abandoned in a wasteland; or rescue and restore a moldering treasure you stopped taking care of a while back; or revive a faltering commitment you’ve been ignoring for reasons that aren’t very high-minded.

Is there a secret joy you’ve been denying yourself without good cause? Renew your relationship with it.

Is there a rough prize you received before you were ready to make smart use of it? Maybe you’re finally ready. Are you brave enough to dismantle a bad habit that hampers your self-mastery? I suspect you are.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The Hollywood film industry relies heavily on recycled ideas. In 2014, for example, only one of the 10 top-grossing movies — Interstellar — was not a sequel, remake, reboot or episode in a franchise. In the coming weeks and months, Cancerian, you’ll generate maximum health and wisdom for yourself by being more like Interstellar than like The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Transformers: Age of Extinction, X-Men: Days of Future Past and the six other top-ten rehashes of 2014. Be original!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Long ago, in the land we now call Italy, humans regarded Mars as the divine protector of fields. He was the fertility god who ripened the food crops. Farmers said prayers to him before planting seeds, asking for his blessings. But as the Roman Empire arose, and warriors began to outnumber farmers, the deity who once served as a kind benefactor evolved into a militant champion, even a fierce and belligerent conqueror.

In accordance with current astrological omens, Leo, I encourage you to evolve in the opposite direction.

Now is an excellent time to transmute aggressiveness and combativeness into fecundity and tenderness.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You sometimes get superstitious when life is going well. You worry about growing overconfident. You’re afraid that if you enjoy yourself too much, you will anger the gods and jinx your good fortune. Is any of that noise clouding your mood these days? I hope not; it shouldn’t be. The truth, as I see it, is that your intuition is extra-strong and your decision-making is especially adroit. More luck than usual is flowing in your vicinity, and you have an enhanced knack for capitalizing on it. In my estimation, therefore, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to build up your hunger for vivid adventures and bring your fantasies at least one step closer to becoming concrete realities. Whisper the following to yourself as you drop off to sleep each night: “I will allow myself to think bigger and bolder than usual.”

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The bad news is that 60 percent of Nevada’s Lake Mead has dried up. The good news — at least for historians, tourists and hikers — is that the Old West town of St. Thomas has re-emerged. It had sunk beneath the water in 1936, when the government built the dam that created the lake. But as the lake has shrunk in recent years, old buildings and roads have reappeared.

I foresee a comparable resurfacing in your life, Libra: the return of a lost resource or vanished possibility or departed influence.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I hope the next seven weeks will be a time of renaissance for your most engaging alliances. The astrological omens suggest it can be. Would you like to take advantage of this cosmic invitation? If so, try the following strategies. 1. Arrange for you and each of your close companions to relive the time when you first met. Recall and revitalize the dispensation that originally brought you together. 2. Talk about the influences you’ve had on each other and the ways your relationship has evolved. 3. Fantasize about the inspirations and help you’d like to offer each other in the future. 4. Brainstorm about the benefits your connection has provided and will provide for the rest of the world.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Now is one of the rare times when you should be alert for the potential downsides of blessings that usually sustain you. Even the best things in life could require adjustments. Even your most enlightened attitudes and mature beliefs may have pockets of ignorance. So don’t be a prisoner of your own success or a slave of good habits. Your ability to adjust and make corrections will be key to the most interesting kind of progress you can achieve in the coming weeks.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn author Simone de Beauvoir was a French feminist and activist. In her book A Transatlantic Love Affair, she made a surprising confession: Thanks to the assistance of a new lover, Nelson Algren, she finally had her first orgasm at age 39. Better late than never, right? I suspect that you, too, are currently a good candidate to be transported to a higher octave of pleasure. Even if you’re an old pro at sexual climax, there may be a new level of bliss awaiting you in some other way. Ask for it! Seek it out! Solicit it!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Can you afford to hire someone to do your busy work for a while?

If so, do it. If not, see if you can avoid the busy work for a while. In my astrological opinion, you need to deepen and refine your skills at lounging around and doing nothing. The cosmic omens strongly and loudly and energetically suggest that you should be soft and quiet and placid. It’s time for you to recharge your psychospiritual batteries as you dream up new approaches to making love, making money and making sweet nonsense. Please say a demure “no, thanks” to the strident demands of the status quo, my dear. Trust the stars in your own eyes.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I believe it’s a favorable time for you to add a new mentor to your entourage. If you don’t have a mentor, go exploring until you find one. In the next five weeks, you might even consider mustering a host of fresh teachers, guides, trainers, coaches and initiators. My reading of the astrological omens suggests that you’re primed to learn twice as much and twice as fast about every subject that will be important for you during the next two years. Your future educational needs require your full attention.

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