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Years ago, Asheville rejected big compensation deals, but ideas resurface
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letters Charter sChools are too valuable to dismiss It is frustrating that we continue to hear some education officials and “experts” naming charter schools among the “threats” to public education [“Back To School,” May 1 Xpress]. This attitude, asserted by people who influence public understanding, is territorial, unfounded and has gone on for too many years now. Lumping charter schools into a category that includes evils such as teacher cuts, program reductions and deregulation of class size misses the point that these schools are not outside invaders; they are a part of the public education system. When public school advocates, officials and the media perpetuate the idea that charter schools undermine “the public system,” they miss opportunities to create public opinion and policies that can build upon the best of each model. They overlook the chance to combine the viable components of the “public” (i.e., state-directed) schools with the viable components found among the individualized, charterdirected schools. Their attitudes reveal their failure to adjust to contemporary, science-based research that has clearly demonstrated the successes of many charter schools in meeting the educational needs of today’s students. By providing the community with alternatives to the one-size-fits-most approach that characterizes the public-school model, charter schools fill the gaps that the larger system is unable to address — much like “holistic” healthcare does for “conventional” medicine. The alternatives
CorreCtioN The lead photo to the May 1 Calendar, related to an event at the Folk Art Center, incorrectly identified the artist; the chair pictured is the work of Brandon Skupski (etsy. com/people/FeralOak). The Western Carolina Medical Society funding request to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners was for $450,000. In our May 8 Nonprofit Spotlight featuring the WCMS, we misprinted the amount. The film review referenced in Michael Ivey’s May 8 letter, “Heere’s Hanke” was written by Justin Souther. The letter now appears online as “Heere’s ... Justin” (avl.mx/t8). they offer help families make the best possible choices for their children. For teachers whose unique expertise and abilities are not utilized in the typical school setting, charter schools can provide a setting that utilizes their gifts. And for the public, these schools offer flexible settings for developing variety and effectiveness in American educational models. They also support the democratic ideal of representation and choice within a coordinated system. Letters contInue
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Charter schools are not going to disappear just because there are officials and “experts” bad-mouthing them like school-yard bullies — they are too valuable to us on a grassroots level. Rather than allowing public forums to continue to perpetuate narrow-minded and dismissive beliefs, it is time that we citizens insist that those in the field of public-funded education take an inclusive and cooperative approach that invites all educational contributors to bring their best to the table … and to the classroom. — Grace E. Wormwood Asheville
CirCle the WagoNs I understand that nostalgia is popular, but I have to ask, at what cost? A horse sharing the pavement with motor vehicles has never been a good mix, and the new business of offering carriage rides in downtown Asheville seems quite problematic. Besides questioning the humaneness of forcing a single horse to pull a heavy carriage and six people up one of our steep streets while breathing in toxic exhaust fumes, it is clearly a public-safety issue. Do police cars, fire trucks and ambulances really need to be worrying about maneuvering around a carriage and horse [while] racing to an emergency? More than 20 years ago, the Asheville City Council thoroughly studied the issue of allowing horse-drawn carriage downtown. Because of the extra danger associated with crowded streets, [Council] wisely passed an ordinance prohibiting carriages from operating in the central business district during the hours of 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and 4:45-5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Those of us who lived here in the early 1990s know just how sleepy things were downtown back then. I’m sure that evening weekend congestion today, especially during tourist season, greatly exceeds the daytime traffic of two decades ago. If the increased automobile, bicycle and foot activity is not enough to cause an accident, add to the mix some of the noises that might spook a horse — sirens of emergency responders, drum circles, tour buses and trolleys with megaphones, the general unruliness of the downtown scene, etc. Numerous injuries and fatalities of humans and horses in other cities are well documented, and a horse pulling a carriage in traffic is an accident waiting to happen. I encourage our current Council to follow the logic of their predecessors and recognize that carriage horses and traffic don’t mix. Let’s ban them before someone gets hurt or killed. — Stewart David Asheville
Play oN! I just wanted to let the Montford Park Players know that they do a great job doing Shakespeare in the Park at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheater. I enjoy every play that they do. I have been in two plays with the Players, and loved it. They are a great group of people and joy to act with. I urge the people in the Asheville area to come see the Montford Park Players' summer series. — Chris Oaks Swannanoa
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Not fit for this NatioN My name is Tyshaun Johnson. [I am] a junior at Asheville High School, a youth leader with Asheville’s Real Food Active Living team and, most importantly, a citizen of the great republic we all know as the United States of America. Now, I know you all must be wondering what I could possibly have to say — [what] to tell you, at my age, that will add any enrichment to your life, but I would ask you to set aside your preconceived notions for youth for the duration of this letter. The cause for this letter to the people of Asheville is an outrage known as House Bill 683, also known as the “Anti-Bloomberg Bill,” which would “restrict local governments from limiting the size of sodas above a particular size.” In addition limiting size, this bill would also take away the right of the people to sue industries for weight gain, obesity or any health conditions associated with obesity. This bill is a rushed work in reaction to the scare Mayor Bloomberg gave the nation in New York City, and is not fit to be passed in this nation. While I do acknowledge that it is absurd for a person to blame and sue one company for them being obese or overweight, since it is most likely the result of many variables, such as lifestyle and dietary habits and not simply one product, this one potential positive part of this bill doesn’t in anyway make up for the fact that [it] would take away the rights of local governments to make what may become necessary changes to their policy. If this bill were to pass, it would undermine the liberties this republic has worked so hard to establish. This brings me back to the reason for writing: I am asking you, the people of Asheville, for support, or to be more specific, I am asking you to not support this bill that would undermine the rights and power of local government. — Tyshaun Johnson Asheville
ag-gag laWs aNd freedom of the Press “Despicable, unconstitutional, ridiculous, immature, idiotic and mendacious.” And that’s just how Tennessee newspapers characterized the state’s “ag-gag” bill now awaiting [the] governor’s signature. "Ag-gag" bills criminalize whistle-blowing that exposes animal abuses, unsafe working conditions and environmental problems on factory farms. Instead of encouraging whistleblowing and preventing these violations, ag-gag laws ensure that consumers and regulatory authorities are kept in the dark. Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota and Utah have enacted ag-gag laws, but such bills were defeated in eight other states, thanks to a strong outcry from the public and newspaper editors. In 2013, new ag-gag bills were introduced in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont and Wyoming. The language has been invariably drafted by the infamous anti-consumer American Legislative Exchange Council. Thirty newspapers and 60 national animalprotection, workers' rights, civil-liberties, public-health, food-safety and environmental-conservation organizations have recently gone on record as strongly opposing ag-gag bills. Each of us who feels that our government must never restrict our right and obligation to know where our food comes from should urge our state legislators and governor to oppose the ag-gag bill. — Andy McCoogan Asheville
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Back tO the Future BY Jake Frankel As Asheville geared up to file a lawsuit against state legislation that transfers the city's water system to the Metropolitan Sewage District, Buncombe County officials released documents showing a series of offers made to the city years ago. The rejected proposals offered to compensate the city in various ways for transferring the system to a new independent authority — and now some of those discarded ideas have resurfaced. On May 7, Gov. Pat McCrory opted to let House Bill 488 become law without his signature. The legislation mandates a transfer of the city's water system to MSD, effective May 15, and provides no remuneration at all. According to a summary released to Xpress, from July 2004 through Aug. 2006, Buncombe officials made 11 specific proposals during negotiations to avert the demise of the Regional Water Authority of Asheville, Buncombe and Henderson. Some would've resulted in MSD taking control of the water system, and one proposal offered the city roughly $135 million over the course of 30 years. Several offers gave city representatives the majority of seats on a new, independent board that would oversee the water system. Most of the proposals involved the county taking over funding and management of city recreation facilities, such as the Asheville Civic Center, WNC Nature Center and Memorial Stadium; the change could possibly have saved the city millions of dollars a year. Chairman david Gantt, the only current county commissioner who served on the board at the time, acted as negotiator during the talks. He recalls that the county even offered to build a brand new civic center for Asheville. "And the city said, 'No, I wouldn't take a billion dollars for our water,'" Gantt says. During the years the proposals were on the table, Rep. Nathan Ramsey served as chair of the board; he also participated in the talks, according to Gantt. Now serving his freshman term in the Statehouse, Ramsey joined with Republican colleague Rep. Tim Moffitt this year in sponsoring the bill to transfer control of the water system against the city's will.
Years agO, asheville reJected Big cOmpensatiOn deals But ideas resurFace
J u lY 2 0 0 4 written OFFer #1 Regional Water System and Recreation Authority: Transfer assets and water employees to MSD and form a regional water/sewer authority. Create a Recreation Authority (with taxing power); and combine City and County recreation facilities, festival activities and the Civic Center to form the Recreation Authority. Transfer all related assets to the Authority and remove reversion clauses from the deeds. The current revenues received by the city will be provided to offset losses in the citys general fund. These include the value of the 5% contribution from the Water Authority ($1,100,000); and patrol and investigation payments (est. $1,800,000). We assume the indirect costs paid by the Water Authority are based on costs that can be avoided if services are not provided. This can be offset by transferring $800,000 of subsidy for the civic center and the City General Fund subsidy for recreation to the to the Recreation Authority.
m aY 2 0 0 5 written OFFer #6 In this consolidation, the Commissioners include provisions to: Pay Asheville for the water assets Adopt differential tap fees to pay for Asheville to expand water and sewer lines for annexation Avoid millions of dollars of costs that should be paid by the Department of Transportation. Even though the customers and developers have already paid for existing infrastructure, we support the water and sewer authority purchasing the water assets from Asheville over several years for an annual payment of $2.5 million or some other negotiated amount. The water and sewer authority would then assume full responsibility for $350 million repair and replacement of the water system.
august 6, 2006 written OFFer #11 Option #A- Transfer all depreciable water assets to MSD and lease the water related land to them for an annual payment of $4.5 million for the next 30 years OR Option #B- In exchange for a municipal system that has title and responsibility for all water facilities, there will be no differential rates or diversion of funds nor will water be used as a tool to force annexation. The County will have both title and responsibility for McCormick Field, Nature Center, Golf Course, Recreation Park, and the Civic Center. The County will complete the much needed and long-deferred improvement of Civic Center. With an expected renovation of cost of $50 million, this offer provides an annual benefit of $5.6 million to the City of Asheville.
Old ideas made new Under Ramsey's guidance in the Statehouse, some of those old ideas have come back to life. In Raleigh, the Buncombe legislator introduced HB 418, which would allow the county and its six municipalities to volun-
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tarily form a joint culture-and-recreation authority. Approved by the House May 6, and likely to pass the Senate, the law would give the county the authority to levy a separate property tax (up to 7 cents per $100 valuation) and issue bonds for capital improvements. Gantt reports that the county is already preparing to take advantage of the legislation. If the city opts in, he argues, the financial benefits might alleviate the costs of losing the water system — much in the same way the original county proposals intended. "We're going to encourage them, because this is a chance for the whole county to help with municipal projects," Gantt says. "And it's a way for them to get help with their budget pressures." Eventually, Gantt says, the creation of a new parks authority could lead to a new civic center, greenways and completion of the Asheville Art Museum's $24 million facility upgrade. "We can have a coordinated big-picture plan for some things, and probably move further than any individual political unit could on its own. So I think it's a win-win. It's huge," Gantt maintains. "It could save the city up to $8 million [per year]. We're not talking chump change. We're talking big money here." He also adds that the parks bill helps address one of the longstanding challenges facing Asheville officials: the fact that city residents have, historically, had to fund infrastructure heavily used by people who live outside the city limits and don't pay for it. With a new parks authority, "people outside the city pay the county tax, and it goes towards city things too," Gantt explains. "So it's the first time the city's kind of gotten what they asked for, which is, the region pays for some city stuff. And their budget goes down. … So it's a great thing all around." However, unlike the water directive, joining the authority would be optional. And Gantt acknowledges that challenges to consolidation are likely to arise — much as they did during those contentious water negotiations years ago. "The issue's going to be, can all the members agree on how to proceed," he predicts. "That will be tough." Go to avl.mx/ta to download a copy of the documents and see all the details of the previous compensation deals Buncombe County offered to the city of Asheville. X Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 115, or jfrankel@mountainx.com.
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HB 488 “doesn't just affect Asheville," state Rep. susan Fisher said at a joint May 10 press conference with city officials. "All we've seen, over and over again, is [legislators] taking away city's power." Earlier in the week, Bellamy said, “I don’t believe we should have to sue the state over this, because we’ve been improving our system. … Since I’ve been mayor, what have we done wrong with the system?” She also told reporters, “There is no way we can transfer an almost $1 billion asset by May 15 to a new authority. Who’s the director? Whom do we sign it over to?” Bellamy said she’s convinced that other municipalities will file suit against HB 488. “We will not be standing alone.” “This course of action is the only rational response to an irresponsible effort,” Council member Gordon smith told Xpress. “Just the debt and bond issues will take months and months to sort out, not to mention that the authority that we’re supposed to give the water system to doesn’t exist yet. They’ve crafted a bill that’s impossible to execute.” He added his thoughts on why legislators filed the bill, which was sponsored by Reps. Tim Moffitt, Nathan Ramsey and Chuck McGrady: “It’s just a case of vendetta politics.” At the joint press conference, Sen. Martin Nesbitt said, “We must fight. We must win.” David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 137, or dforbes@mountainx.com.
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BY caitlin BYrd After millions of gallons of raw sewage spilled into the French Broad River last week, RiverLink, a nonprofit supporting the river’s economic and environmental revitalization, saw an educational opportunity. “If people are going to be concerned with how wastewater is managed, then it would be helpful to understand the process that actually goes along with it,” says RiverLink Education Coordinator Nikki Bauman. To facilitate a deeper community understanding of the urban water cycle and related processes, the nonprofit will host a tour of Asheville's wastewater treatment plant with the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County. The tour, scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, at 10 a.m., is open to the public and children ages 11 and older. The approximately 1.5-hour tour is limited to 20 people. The urban water cycle, Bauman explains, is a three-step process: water from the drinking water reservoir is treated, then filtered, purified and distributed throughout the community before being piped through a sewer to the MSD plant, where it’s treated again and released into the river. "Very few people understand the very natural process that treatment is all about after they flush,” Peter Weed, director of MSD's wastewater treatment plant, said. “At MSD, we have a unique treatment, and it's the largest of its kind in the world.” For example, MSD uses microorganisms and bacteria to filter wastewater. “It's a very natural process.” A virtual tour is available at msdbc.org. To schedule educational group tours of MSD, call Dennis Lance at 225-8266. To schedule a tour of the wastewater treatment plant, contact Peter Weed at peterw@msdbc.org.
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RiverLink also has an interactive model of the urban water cycle in its office at 170 Lyman St., open to the public daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. To RSVP for the June 4 tour, contact RiverLink at 252-8474. X Caitlin Byrd can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 140, or cbyrd@mountainx.com.
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F u l l c Y c l e : French Broad River Academy students visit the RiverLink office to learn about the urban water cycle — the focus of the upcoming tour. Photo courtesy of RiverLink
aFter spill, msd investigating cOntractOr BY david FOrBes On April 30, a malfunctioning pump spewed millions of gallons of raw sewage into the French Broad River. While the problem was repaired the same day, Metropolitan Sewerage District General Manager Tom Hartye tells Xpress it never should have happened in the first place. The contractor, Statesville-based Gilbert Engineering & Construction, failed to follow a contingency plan, he says. “There was a fail-safe plan discussed at the pre-construction conference with the contractor. He did not follow it. We're investigating why,” Hartye says. The spill “wouldn't have happened if he'd followed the plan.” He says that MSD crews went around to areas affected by the spill, removed contaminated soil, added lime and covered it with
straw and mulch. “Since the spill, we did a battery of tests along the river,” Hartye says. “The river got back to normal somewhere between Wednesday afternoon [May 1] and Thursday morning [May 2].” Test results released by MSD showed the fecal coliform count at 6,700 parts per 100 milliliters while the spill was passing by, but down to normal ranges soon afterward (320 the following day and 87 by the next day). The spill “was very unfortunate, because we've spent a lot of money rehabbing our system,” says Hartye, noting significant declines in fecal matter in the water since 2005. “That's what we've been all about, and it's unfortunate this mishap set us back a bit.” X David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 137, or dforbes@mountainx.com.
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While setting up the new gardening initiative, Charlotte Got Crops, (see “Gardening in Unison”), Julian dominic and his fellow growers realized they were missing something. Tools. “You start this garden, and you have all these grand ideas, but what you really need are tools to get the job done,” he says. Dominic moved here from Philadelphia, where he relied on a tool library — an equipment collection shared by a community or neighborhood. His idea was simple: “Why don’t we start a resource where not only us but other community projects, or other people, can access tools?” Dominic adds, “There are so many damn people in this city doing so many cool projects, but they’re all using their own tools.” Often, these weekend builders or neighborhood farmers must buy equipment they will only need a handful of times, such as a tiller, chainsaw or trusty axe. A tool library allows members check out otherwise unaffordable equipment for a limited time.
“Why doN’t We start a resourCe Where Not oNly us but other CommuNity ProjeCts, or other PeoPle, CaN aCCess tools?” — asheville resideNt aNd tool librariaN juliaN domiNiC
The project is still in the planning stages, Dominic notes, but perspective members will be able to make a contribution — money, volunteer hours, tools — and borrow the gear from a common space or storage shed that will be open at various times during the week and on the weekend. “There are almost 50 tool libraries around the country now,” says project collaborator Tom llewellyn. Some are even run by city libraries in the area, he explains. Llewellyn and Dominic hope to find a suitable space near downtown, and might branch out into holding classes on how to use the tools for everything from creating a local farming project to building an addition. Llewellyn says the tool library might even extend to such items as a community set of dishes. “We don’t often think of those as tools, but people occasionally need more than what they have on hand,” he says. “We want to think about what people commonly need and bring in those things that many of us use, so they don’t go out and get a bunch of Styrofoam.” For more information, visit the group’s Facebook page or email ashevilletoollibrary@gmail.com. X David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 137, or dforbes@mountainx.com.
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make or break: Asheville Tool Library co-founders Tom Llewelyn (left) and Julian Dominic hope to create a space where time- and cash-strapped Ashevilleans can get what they need for special projects. Photo by Max Cooper
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exPaNds loCal agriCulture by david forbes On Crescent Street, just off of Charlotte Street, some local residents are reviving a form of agriculture, and trying to put food on the plate in the process. The Charlotte Got Crops community garden focuses on the Native American practice of “the three sisters,” growing squash, corn and beans together. Julian dominic, an area resident, helped organize the group last September, partly as a project for his permaculture apprenticeship. “It's a place where we can all experiment, but also a place where people can get together, network and learn these practices,” he says. “In the fall, when everything needs to be processed, everyone gets together, telling stories, working with their hands, making corn meal, cooking tortillas. There's a bigger picture to it; it's not just an annual kale crop that you take home.” “It's maintaining a tradition,” participant Tom llewellyn adds. An A-B Tech class also
built and contributed a shed to the project, he mentions. Now the participants are working on sourcing different types of corn, expanding to fruit and nut trees, and hoping that they can take their knowledge and teach it to others around the community. So far, seven of the nine Got Crops members are mothers. One of them, Robin early, just moved to Asheville, and says, “I don't have my own space yet to do gardening, so I'm really excited about getting together with other people.” She mentions, “I'm from Alaska, so I don't know how to grow things outside of the Artic. I enjoy learning about the soil and the different type of crops here.” “I think if we're all enthusiastic, it will have a positive outcome,” Early says. For more information, go to charlottecrops.tumblr. com. X David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 137 or dforbes@mountainx.com.
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oN seCoNd thought... CommissioNers tWeak NoNProfit fuNdiNg PoliCy by jake fraNkel In recent weeks, the Buncombe County commissioners had debated stringent standards that would have limited nonprofits’ ability to request county funding for years to come. In the end, however, the board merely fine-tuned the existing policy. At their May 7 meeting, the commissioners unanimously approved adding language requiring nonprofits that receive county funding to submit audited financial statements and Internal Revenue Service Form 990 to the county’s finance department annually. “In general, administrative costs of 12 percent will be used as a guideline; however, each application will be considered based on program need and community impact,” the policy now states. During the board’s April 13 budget retreat, Commissioner Joe Belcher had proposed making the 12 percent limit on administrative costs a prerequisite for county funding. He also sought to bar nonprofits’ annual funding requests from exceeding the inflation rate, as determined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index, and to cap county funding at 25 percent of an organization’s operating budget. But all those ideas were subsequently dropped during behind-the-scenes negotiations, as Belcher got a better sense of what his colleagues were willing to support. The new guidelines mostly reiterate the policy approved in 2008, which requires nonprofits to open their books and agree to performance standards that must be met for the contract to be renewed. County contributions to capital projects are capped at $500,000 per year. Still, Belcher said he was happy with the revised version, asserting that it will help clarify the policy. He also stressed that he’s not “against nonprofits,” adding, “We use nonprofits to do some good work for the county.” Meanwhile, board Chair david Gantt noted that the measure won’t prevent a group from making its case for county funding. And in recent weeks, many have: The next fiscal year begins July 1, and 31 of the county’s more than 1,600 nonprofits are collectively asking for about $8.64 million, dwarfing the roughly $1.26 million awarded last year. The commissioners made no decisions on those requests and didn’t discuss them during the May 7 meeting. In the public-comment period, however, Candler resident Jerry Rice urged the board to stop funding all 31 nonprofits, holding up a list of them as he proclaimed, “The big red X on there means get rid of it: Don’t even consider it.” The commissioners have until June 30 to approve a balanced budget.
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just say no: Candler resident Jerry Rice held up a list of nonprofits requesting money from the county with a big red “X,” urging commissioners to reject funding them. Photo by Max Cooper
from the streets to the skies In other business, the commissioners heard updates on: • The North Carolina Department of Transportation's Secondary Roads program. The DOT plans to spend $1.37 million on a long list of relatively minor road improvements in Buncombe County this year. Among the biggest local projects are widening 3.62 miles of Old N.C. 20 in Leicester (projected cost: $489,000) and 2 miles of Dogwood Road in Candler ($360,000). • The state of the Asheville Regional Airport. The facility hopes to secure $64 million in federal and state funding for an extensive reconstruction of its airfield, Executive Director lew Bleiweis reported. Last year, he said, the facility contributed $474 million to the local economy and helped support 1,700 jobs. But with passenger volume expected to rise by only 1.67 percent over the next two decades, the Airport Authority is considering other ways to generate revenue, such as siting hotels on the property. A gas station, noted Bleiweis, is already being built on airport land. • Developments in the River Arts District. Pattiy Torno, chair of the Asheville Area Riverfront
Redevelopment Commission, said the city is drafting a development plan for 10 acres it owns along Riverside Drive between Craven and Lyman streets. As part of that process, planners will hold five public input sessions in the coming months; the first one will be Friday, May 31, at Jean Webb Park from 5 to 8 p.m. Uses being considered, noted Torno, include a greenway, a park and retail space. X Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 115, or at jfrankel@mountainx.com.
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As far as fresh produce is concerned, Cera McGuinn and Mallory McCoy want to see more people living hand to mouth — putting the seed in the ground and nurturing it until the last bite has been taken. The pair are co-owners of Ramble and Root, a consulting and installation service for do-it-yourself, organic vegetable landscaping. The duo recently wrote, illustrated and published a book, Reviving Homegrown, as a beginner’s guide to organic vegetable gardening (complete with an optional gardening kit). “In our grandparents’ generation everyone had a garden — that’s how you sustained yourself,” says McGuinn. “Why not do that now to provide for you and your family?” “Our grandparents and great-grandparents — that’s not that many generations ago,” McCoy interjects. “For [home gardening] to be be lost in a 60-year span is outrageous.” As part of the growing urban homesteading movement, McGuinn and McCoy understand that the business of empowering people to grow their own vegetables usually doesn’t yield repeat customers. And they’re all right with that. After all, that’s not the point.
Mountain Xpress: Why is Ramble and Root so heavily focused on the dIY aspect of gardening? Business-wise, that’s not a common approach. McGuinn: I like that it helps people become more self-sustaining, whether it’s helping them out building stuff or teaching them how to. Any way we can encourage them being more self sustaining is amazing. I feel that most of the people we’ve met with are just so intimidated. … They want to garden, but they think there’s no way they can make it grow.
garden helpers: Via their new business venture, Ramble and Root, Cera McGuinn and Mallory McCoy can help locals put the seed in the ground and nurture it until the last bite has been taken. Photo by Max Cooper to the person who wants a vegetable garden but doesn’t want to do all the manual labor.
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speaking of manual labor, what made you two want to start farming? McGuinn: I think mine started when I was doing landscaping at Warren Wilson [College] with Tom Lamurglia, and he What do you two do to help them get over just fostered that whole love of plants and seethat intimidation? McCoy: It really depends ing his excitement. on what the person wants to do. We want to be able to help [everyone] along the process, from McCoy: I started doing it in Philadelphia, where the beginner who wants to do it all themselves I did urban gardens, then went to the John C.
Why is the urban homesteading movement important, and where does Ramble and Root fit in? McCoy: I think it crosses a lot of political lines. I feel like everyone regardless of their ideologies — Democrats, Republicans, Anarchists, Libertarians or however someone may identify — all feel the need to be sustainable. Maybe it’s because they distrust the government or dislike how society is being run. Whatever the reason, being able to encourage people to not only worry about those issues but work on those issues in their own families is one of the reasons we’re doing this.
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PlaNNed PareNthood of asheville aNNouNCes aCquisitioN of PermaNeNt mediCal home by CaitliN byrd After renting a Biltmore Avenue building for about 15 years, Planned Parenthood’s Asheville Health Center will begin providing sexual and reproductive health services in a permanent setting by the end of the year. Speaking to the nearly 100 people who paid $135 to attend the nonprofit’s May 9 fundraising event in downtown Asheville, Planned Parenthood’s interim CEO Bonnie smith said, “After 35 years in Asheville, we have leased and we have rented, and we have moved from one facility to the other. Now, we will have the permanence and stability that comes from owning a health center.” After cheers and applause from the audience, she continued, “It will enable us to meet the challenges of health care reform and, most importantly, it will ensure that we will continue the Planned Parenthood promise for generations to come.” Though the exact location of the future health center has not yet been disclosed, Nina Rajagopalan, development resource associate for Planned Parenthood, said securing the building has been part of a long-term vision for the local affiliate. “We see such a need in this community, not just in Asheville, but in areas surrounding Asheville. From teens to women in their teens, 30s and 40s, people rely on these services; and family planning is a crucial part of comprehensive health care,” she explained. Last year, the Asheville health center treated 3,058 patients. The top three reasons for visits were birth control (64 percent of visits); annual
exams and STD screenings (32 percent); and abortion referral (4 percent). Medical director of Planned Parenthood Health Services Dr. donna Burkett shared that expanding into a new facility will not only provide more space for patients, but will potentially result in expansion and diversification of services. However, the evening event did not focus solely on the announcement about the nonprofit’s transition from renting space to owning a building. The fundraiser, billed as a celebration of the nonprofit’s 35 years in Asheville, included a keynote address from actress and advocate Kathleen Turner. Before starring in movies like “Romancing the Stone” (1984), “Body Heat” (1981) and “The War of the Roses” (1989), the now 59-yearold actress had another passion: advocating for women’s health. After going to Planned Parenthood for contraception and information when she was attending college in Missouri, she shared, “I decided right then and there, frankly, that I would give back.” So she began volunteering for Planned Parenthood. When she transferred to study at the University of Maryland, she continued to volunteer. However, Turner said she worries that the same spirit may be missing in the younger generation at a time when the fight for women’s reproductive rights isn’t over. “To me, now, this issue is greater even than pro-choice because now it is pro-health.” X Caitlin Byrd can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 140, or at cbyrd@mountainx.com.
riverliNk aNNouNCes 200-uNit, mixed-use develoPmeNt for old dave steel site iN the rad The River Arts District continues to grow: Local nonprofit RiverLink announced May 10 that a residential-retail complex will be built on the vacant Dave Steel Company site at Clingman Avenue and Roberts Street. Delphi Development of Asheville is under contract to purchase and develop the project, known as The RAD Lofts. The mixed-use development will consist of about 200 apartments, an internal parking garage, retail, restaurants and live-work units. The RAD Lofts conforms to the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan, as well as the city’s stated strategic goal to encourage more high density development within the city limits, according to RiverLink’s press release. Delphi Development has completed several Asheville projects, including the Sawyer Motor Building Condominiums on Coxe Avenue and Eastwood Village in Reynolds. The company will utilize local artists for exteriors and com-
mon area finishes of the building and has hired Jeff dalton and Robin Raines of Rowhouse Architects of Asheville to lead the design team. Spake Real Estate of Asheville is conducting presale/prelease efforts for the retail and live/ work spaces. The projected timeline is that construction will begin in the spring of 2014 and be completed by summer of 2015. Dave Steel Company and the Dave family continues to operate its steel fabrication plant near the Swannanoa River on Meadow Road, as well as a new plant located in Chesnee, S.C., and an engineering office in Cincinnati, Ohio. According to President and CEO Jeff dave, “The RAD Lofts is the next logical development for our original factory site. The river and riverfront have changed greatly since I was a child, and this new vision will take us to the next level in making Asheville and the Asheville riverfront a destination for everyone to live, work and play.” — from RiverLink
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aNimals a parrot's point of view • SA (5/18), 10am - "Parrots are unique and intelligent and
require a special kind of care. Taking time to understand life from their point of view can improve our relationship and prevent problems." Held at 434 Cedar Hill Road, Alexander. Free. Info: phoenixlanding.org. aniMal haven of asheville anniversary party • SU (5/19), 1-5pm - Animal Haven of Asheville will celebrate its 13th anniversary with food, music, beverages, tours and a silent auction. Held at 65 Lower Grassy Branch Road. $15. Info: 299-1635. blUebird workshop • SU (5/19), 3pm - Joe Sanders will present a program on attracting bluebirds, breeding biology and more. Held at Wild Birds Unlimited, 1997 Hendersonville Road. Free. Info and registration: asheville. wbu.
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saluda celebrates crafts: The Saluda Arts Festival will feature more than 90 artists and craftspeople, as well as music, demonstrations, an art tent for kids and local food on Saturday, May 18. (pg. 21) brother wolf aniMal resCUe A no-kill organization. Info: bwar. org or 505-3440. • WEDNESDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 10am-1pm - Outward Hounds invites the public to take adoptable dogs on local hikes. Meets at BWAR, 31 Glendale Ave. Free. CoMMUnity partnership for pets • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, noon3pm - Community Partnership for Pets will sell low-cost spay/ neuter vouchers the Blue Ridge Mall, 4 Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Info: 693-5172 or cpforpetsinc@aol.com. elisha MitChell aUdUbon soCiety • TU (5/21), 7pm - Charlotte Goedsche will present her 15 years of research on the rare Cerulean Warbler during this meeting of the Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society at UNCA's Reuter Center, Room
102. $5 donation benefits the Warblers winter habitat in South American. Info: jwr828@yahoo. com or emasnc.org. free spay voUChers • The Humane Alliance offers free spay services for female felines. Pick up a Dudley Fund voucher at Humane Alliance, Pet Harmony, BWAR, Friends 2 Ferals or Asheville Humane Society. Info and appointment: humanealliance.org or 252-2079. fUrever friends • SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 10am-5pm - Furever Friends Animal Rescue Network and Sanctuary will host feline adoptions at Petco, 825 Brevard Road. Info: 398-4943. sMall terrain 278 Haywood Road. Info: smallterrain.com or 216-8102. • WE (5/22), 6-8pm - An introduction to bird language will focus on interpreting songs, calls
and behaviors. $10-$20. vaCCination CliniC • SA (5/18), 2:30-5:30pm Hall Fletcher Elementary, 60 Ridgelawn Road, will host a dog and cat vaccination clinic to benefit the school's library. Dogs must be on leash and cats must be in carriers. $10 rabies/$15 other vaccines. Info: 350-6400.
art JG photo Gallery (pd.) Inside Chocolate Gems 25 Broadway (Next to Strada) Open every day. Info: (828) 302-1988 or john@jgphoto.com www. jgphoto.com Opening reception Saturday May 18th, 6:30 - 8 PM. Meet photographer John Gellman. Asheville favorite Big Nasty Jazz Band will perform. Have a glass of wine and try some chocolate or cheese. John lives at the crossroads of eclectic
documentary and fine art photography with a dash of rock ‘n roll (Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, George Harrison) thrown in. aMeriCan folk art and fraMinG Oui-Oui Gallery is located at 64 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am6pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: amerifolk.com or 281-2134. • Through WE (5/22) Expedition, works by self-taught Southern artists. art at asU Exhibits take place at Appalachian State University's Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, unless otherwise noted. Tues.-Thurs. & Sat., 10am-6pm; Fri., noon-8pm. Donations accepted. Info: tcva.org or 2627338. • Through SA (8/3) - Victor Ekpuk: Drawing Memories will be on display in Gallery B and Mayer Gallery's West Wing. • Through SA (6/1) - A group
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exhibition of Polish artists will be on display in the Main Gallery, East Wing. • Through SA (8/3) - Negotiation of the Secret Society Cloth: An Exploration of Ukara will be on display in Gallery A and Mayer Gallery's West Wing. • Through SA (8/3) - The BFA senior studio exhibition will be on display in the Community Gallery's East Wing.
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asheville area arts CoUnCil Gallery 346 Depot St. Tues.-Sat., 11am4pm. Info: ashevillearts.com or 258-0710. • Through SA (5/25) - A-B Tech juried student art show. • FRIDAYS, 9-11am - Artist business brainstorming sessions will feature one-on-one opportunities for artist entrepreneurs. Free or by donation. Call to confirm dates.
blaCkbird fraMe & art 365 Merrimon Ave. Mon.-Fri., 10am-6pm; Sat., 10am-3pm. Info: 225-3117. • Through FR (5/31) - Works by members of the Appalachian Pastel Society.
asheville art MUseUM Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Programs are free with admission unless otherwise noted. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: ashevilleart.org or 253-3227. • Through SU (6/9) The Philadelphia Story: Contemporary Figurative Work Drawn from the Academy will be on display in the North Wing. • Through SU (6/23) - Aaron Siskind: Abstract Expressionist Photographer will be on display in the North Wing. • Through SU (9/1) - A Sense of Balance: The Sculpture of Stoney Lamar. • FR (5/17) through SU (9/29) PLAY, works from the permanent collection, will be on display in the East Wing. • FR (5/17), 5-7pm - Opening reception for PLAY. • MO (5/20), 10-11am - The Asheville Art Museum will offer "laughter yoga" alongside it's Play exhibit. $8/$5 members. Registration requested. asheville bookworks 428 1/2 Haywood Road. Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 1-5pm; Sat., 1-4pm. Info: ashevillebookworks. com or 255-8444. • Through SA (6/29) Homegrown Alphabets, a juried letterpress exhibit. blaCk MoUntain Center for the arts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm. Info: BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930. • Through WE (6/12) - The Art in Bloom exhibit will precede the Art in Bloom event, scheduled for June 13-15. blaCk MoUntain ColleGe
sevensistersgallery.com or 6695107. • FR (5/17) through SU (8/11) - Ceramics and paintings by Denise Riddle.
The center is located at 56 Broadway and preserves the legacy of the Black Mountain College. Tues. & Wed., noon4pm; Thurs.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Info: blackmountaincollege.org or 350-8484. • Through SA (6/1) - No Ideas but in Things, works by Black Mountain College alumnus John Urbain.
blUe spiral 1 38 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm, and Sun., noon5pm. Info: bluespiral1.com or 251-0202. • Through SA (5/25) - Works by Mitchell Lonas, Olena Nebuchadnezzar and Ward H. Nichols. • Through SA (5/25) - New works by Peter Alberice (painting), Charles W. Goolsby (painting), Bryant Holsenbeck (mixed media), Jan Lee (ceramics), Michael Poness (ceramics) and David Sengel (wood). Castell photoGraphy 2C Wilson Alley. Wed.-Fri., noon-6pm; Sat., noon-7pm, or by appointment. Info: castellphotography.com or 255-1188. • Through FR (5/31) Photography by Gerald Slota. Center for Craft, Creativity and desiGn Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road in Hendersonville. Mon.Fri., noon-5pm. Info: craftscreativitydesign.org or 890-2050. • Through FR (5/31) - Spoon/ Fed, art inspired by "the archetype of the spoon." desert Moon desiGns stUdios and Gallery • Through (5/31) - Desert Moon Designs Studios and Gallery, 372 Deport St., will display wearable art including jewelry, clothing and accessories. Info: desertmoondesigns-studios.com. dr. sketChy's • TH (5/23), 7-10pm - Dr. Sketchy's will offer "scandalous life drawing" with Miss Rachel Riot at Eleven on Grove, 11 Grove St. $10/$7 students. Bring art supplies. Info: facebook.com/ DrSketchysAsheville. dUsty roads • Through WE (7/31) - Dusty Roads, photographs of classic and junkyard vehicles, wildlife and scanography by Barbara Sammons, will be on display at the Canton Public Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave. Info: barbarasammons.com or 648-2924.
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swannanoa valley fine arts leaGUe Red House Studios and Gallery, 310 West State St., Black Mountain. Thurs.-Sat., 11am3pm. Info: svfal.info@gmail.com or svfal.org. • Through MO (5/27) - New Beginnings, works on the "essence of spring." the bender Gallery 12 S. Lexington Ave. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10:30am-5pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: thebendergallery.com or 505-8341. • Through FR (5/31) - Narratives, glass art by Lesley C. S. Nolan, Mathieu Grodet and Anna Boothe. transylvania CoMMUnity arts CoUnCil Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-4:30pm. Info: artsofbrevard.org or 884-2787. • Through MO (6/10) - Number 7 Fine Arts and Crafts Cooperative exhibit.
vaudeville in full swing: Asheville Vaudeville will bring juggling, puppets, burlesque, music and more to Toy Boat Community Arts Space on Saturday, May 18. Photo courtesy of Backspace Photography. (pg. 24)
flood Gallery The Phil Mechanic Building, 109 Roberts St. Tues.-Sat., 10am4pm. Info: floodgallery.org or 254-2166. • Through SA (5/25) - End of Empire, works by Margaret Curtis. flow Gallery 14 South Main St., Marshall. Wed.-Sat., 10am-4pm. Info: avl. mx/aw. • Through SA (6/15) - Animal Gods, works by Becca Floyd (clay). folk art Center MP 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Open daily from 9am6pm. Info: craftguild.org or 298-7928. • Through SU (6/30) - Works by Norma Bradley (fiber) and Rebecca Kempson (mixed media). • Through SU (6/23) - Works by graduates of Haywood Community College’s professional crafts department. folk art GaMe boards • Through SU (6/30) - An exhibit of hand-painted folk art game boards (checkers and tic-tactoe) by Francine Menor will be on display at the West Asheville Library, 924 Haywood Road. Info: 250-4750.
Grand boheMian Gallery Located at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village, 11 Boston Way. Mon.-Thur., 10am7pm; Fri.-Sat., 10am-8pm; Sun., 10am-5pm. Info: bohemianhotelasheville.com or 505-2949. • Through FR (5/31) - Before Night, works by Stefan Horik. haen Gallery 52 Biltmore Ave. Mon., Wed., Thurs. & Fri., 10am-6pm; Tues. & Sat., 11am-6pm; Sun., noon5pm. Info: thehaengallery.com or 254-8577. • Through SA (5/25) - Dual Nature, works by Stephen Pentak and Kathryn Kolb. handMade in aMeriCa Located at 125 S. Lexington Ave. Info: handmadeinamerica.org or 252-0121. • Through SU (6/30) - Breaking Ground: Innovative Craft. • Through WE (7/10) - Works by Akira Satake will be on display at Beverly-Hanks, 1 Town Square Blvd, Suite 140. haywood CoUnty arts CoUnCil Unless otherwise noted, showings take place at HCAC's Gallery 86, 86 N. Main St., Waynesville. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: haywoodarts. org or 452-0593. • Through MO (5/27) - Under the Sea, works by Dr. John
Highsmith. • SA (5/18), 2-4pm - A family craft workshop will be held in conjunction with the exhibit. pastel exhibition • SA (5/18) through SU (8/18) The North Carolina Statewide Pastel Exhibition, On Common Ground: Pastel Paintings From the Mountains to the Sea, will be on display at the Hickory Museum of Art, 243 Third Ave. N.E., Hickory. Info: appalachianpastelsociety.org. • SA (5/18), 6-8pm - Opening reception. pottery CliniCs • SATURDAYS through (5/25), 1pm - Odyssey Clayworks, 236 Clingman Ave., hosts weekly clinics on topics like slip decoration, loading a kiln, mixing glaze and more. Free. See website for weekly topic. Info: odysseyceramicarts.com or 285-0210. pUsh skate shop & Gallery Located at 25 Patton Ave. Mon.Thurs., 11am-6pm; Fri. & Sat., 11am-7pm; Sun., noon-6pm. Info: pushtoyproject.com or 225-5509. • Through TU (6/18) - The Art and Time Squanderings of Richard Kirby. seven sisters Gallery 117 Cherry St., Black Mountain. Summer hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am6pm and Sun., noon-5pm. Info:
tryon fine arts Center Located at 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am-4pm; Sat., 10am-1pm. Info: tryonarts.org or 859-8322. • Through TH (5/30) - Sculpture exhibit and sale.
art/Craft fairs indoor flea Market • 3rd SATURDAYS, 7am-2pm - The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will host an indoor flea market at the Old Armory Recreation Center, 44 Boundary St., Waynesville. Free to attend. Info: 456-9207. paris of the soUth flea Market • SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 8am-3pm - The Paris of the South Flea Market will feature a "gypsy-style" market including handmade clothes, jewelry, art, food trucks and live music. Held at U.S. 70 at Lytle Cove Road. Free to attend. Info: avl.mx/s5. the little flea • SATURDAYS, 3-7pm - The Little Flea will feature produce and "hand-selected fare and wares" behind Grace Baptist Church, 718 Haywood Road. Free to attend. Info: littleflea.org.
auditioNs & Call to artists 48 hoUr filM proJeCt • Through TU (6/11) - The 48 Hour Film Project invites filmmakers of all levels to make a
movie in 48 hours on June 21. Registration is open through June 11. Info: 48hourfilm.com/ asheville. art on Main • Through SA (6/1) - Art on Main will accept applications from artists through June 1. Info: acofhc. org. artfUl bra ChallenGe • Through SA (6/30) - The Artful Bra Challenge will accept submissions of decorated bras, to benefit Ladies Night Out cancer screenings, through June 30. Info: ashevilleartfulbra.com or 505-8280. asheville art in the park • Through SA (6/1) - Regional artists are invited to apply for Asheville Art in the Park through June 1. Held Saturdays in June and October in Pack Square Park. Info: AshevilleArtinthePark. com. friends of the river awards • Through SA (6/15) - The Land-of-Sky Regional Council will accept nominations for the Friends of the River award through June 15. Info: annie@ landofsky.org. JaCk of hearts • ONGOING - Jack of Hearts Pub and Restaurant seeks works by local artists. Info: marketing@ laughingseed.com or (510) 8568587. lake eden arts festival • Through SA (6/15) - LEAF will accept applications from handcraft artists for its fall festival through June 15. Info: theleaf. com. MoUntain heritaGe award • Through MO (6/24) - WCU will accept nominations for the Mountain Heritage Award through June 24. Info: philyaw@ wcu.edu. saM’s sMoke off bbQ festival • Through FR (5/24), The Sam’s Smoke Off BBQ Festival will accept applications from artists, food, commercial and nonprofit vendors through May 24. Info: samssmokeoff@gmail.com or 221-8686. the biG Crafty • Through SA (5/18) - The Big Crafty will accept applications from independent crafters through May 18. Info: thebigcrafty.com.
beNefits benefit ConCert for the Children of syria (pd.) Join Richard Shulman, Aurora Fox and other Asheville musicians and inspirational speakers for an uplifting concert to benefit the children of Syria
May 17, 7:30 PM. Proceeds will go to the Save the Children organization to assist refugee Syrian children with food and shelter requirements. • Center for Spiritual Living, 2 Science of Mind Way, Asheville. Admission: door $10.00. Further information, contact Aurora: aquarianenergetics@hotmail.com all soUls CoUnselinG Center • TH (5/16) - Happy Hill Restaurant, 1400 Patton Ave., and The Hop, 640 Merrimon Ave. / 721 Haywood Road, will donate a portion of proceeds to all souls Counseling Center. Restaurant prices apply. Info: allsoulscounseling.com. aUtisM speaks • Through SU (6/2) - An exhibit of photography by Jeffrey DeCristofaro will be on display at The Hop, 640 Merrimon Ave. Half of all proceeds benefit regional nonprofit autism speaks. Info: avl.mx/sq. beatleMania • WE (5/15), 7:30pm - A Beatlemania tribute concert, featuring The Return, will benefit brevard philharmonic's Music in the schools program. Held in Brevard College's Porter Center. $25/$20 in advance. Info: brevardphilharmonic.org or 884-4221. biltMore/kiwanis 15k and 5k • SU (5/19), 7:15am - The Biltmore/Kiwanis 15k and 5k, to benefit kiwanis Children's Charities, will depart from the Biltmore Estate, 1 Lodge St. No race day registration. $55 15k/$45 5k/$20 spectators. biltmorekiwanisclassicrace.com. CliMate aCtion now • TH (5/16), 7pm - Jubilee, 46 Wall St., will host a fundraiser for the 2013 walk for our Grandchildren, which will travel from N.C. to Washington, D.C., in an effort to stop the Keystone XL Pipeline. Fundraiser includes a film screening, musical performances, refreshments and more. Info: 2013walkforourgrandchilfren.org. CoMMUnity Crawfish boil • SA (5/19), 11:30am-3:30pm A community crawfish boil, to benefit appalachian sustainable agriculture project, will be held at The Junction, 348 Depot St. $20 plus beverages, tax and gratuity. Info and reservations: thejunctionasheville.com or 2253497. dine oUt for hopes • TH (5/23) - Rise 'n Shine Cafe, 640 Merrimon Ave., will donate 20 percent of proceeds to nik and sarah hope "to financially help them through a time of grief and healing." Info: risenshinecafe.com.
doGs and sUds • TH (5/16), 6-9pm - Dogs and Suds, to benefit sarge’s animal rescue foundation, will feature music by the Celtic Knot Band, hot dogs, beer and root beer. Held at Frog Level Brewing Company, 56 Commerce St., Waynesville. $25/$20 in advance. Info: sargeandfriends.org or froglevelbrewing.com.
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leaf sChools and streets • WEDNESDAYS, 5-7pm - Wine tasting and jazz music, to benefit leaf schools and streets, will be held at 5 Walnut Wine Bar, 5 Walnut St. $5 suggested donation. Info: theleaf.org or Jocelyn@theLEAF.org. nina's niGht of deliGht • FR (5/17), 6pm - Nina's Night of Delight, to benefit the medical needs of nina lantis, will feature an Armenian dinner and music by BJ Leiderman, Daniel Barber, Paula Hanke and others. Held at Jubilee!, 46 Wall St. $20 dinner/$10 concert only. Info and tickets: malaprops.com or 254-6734. sprinG toUr of hoMes • SA (5/18), 9:30am-5pm - The Spring Tour of Homes, to benefit tC arts Council’s youth programs, will feature "beautiful homes throughout the county." $30. Info: artsofbrevard.org or 884-2787. • FR (5/17), 5-7pm - A kick-off party will be held at a private home. $50. Info and tickets: 8842787.
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the Cantina GivebaCk • Through SU (6/30) - The Cantina Fresh Mex and Tequila Bar, 10 Biltmore Plaza, will donate a portion of proceeds to Children first/Cis. Restaurant prices vary. Info: childrenfirstbc. org or biltmorevillage.com/ cantina. the Joy ride • SU (5/19), 1pm - The Joy Ride, to benefit livestronG and the yMCa, will feature 25 and 50-mile bicycle rides and a ride for kids. Departs from Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Road. Music, food and family fun will follow. $51.50/$5.15 kids. Info: letjoyride.org. the vanishinG wheelChair • 3rd SATURDAYS, 7pm - “Magic, Mirth and Meaning,” to benefit the vanishing wheelchair, will feature the talents of Vanishing Wheelchair members at Toy Boat Community Art Space, 101 Fairview Road. $10/$5 children. Info: VanishingWheelchair.org. walk to end lUpUs now • SA (5/18), 5pm - The local Walk to End Lupus Now, part of a national fundraising event, will be held in Pack Square Park. Proceeds benefit lupus research. Info and registration: avl.mx/sw.
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Zip, climb and swing for autism What: Zipping for Autism, to benefit the Autism Society of North Carolina. Where: Asheville Zipline Canopy Adventures, 1 Resort Drive, Asheville. When: Sunday, June 2. Registration required by Wednesday, May 22. $790 fundraising minimum for team of 10. Info, registration and time: zippingforautism.com. Why: When the sun is at your back and the world is at your feet, you can accomplish almost anything. Even ambitious goals are possible when you leave your fear of heights at home — like providing services to the one in 70 North Carolina children born with autism spectrum disorder. To raise funds for the Autism Society of North Carolina, teams of 10 will skim the horizon during the event. Asheville Zipline Canopy Adventures once again invites the community to fly through the air to provide respite, advocacy and services to families living with autism. The organization reports raising $31,000 for the Autism Society at last year's event. The registration deadline for this year's fundraiser is drawing near, so now is the time to team up with co-workers, friends, family and neighbors. Commit to supporting local children on the autism spectrum by zipping through the trees with the most adventurous people you know. Photo courtesy of Asheville Zipline Canopy Adventures
woUnded warrior aMpUtee softball • FR (5/17), 7pm - The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team will compete at McCormack Field, 30 Buchanan Place, to benefit honorair. $10. Info: wwastwnc.com. • SA (5/18), 2pm - An additional game will be held at West Henderson High School, 3600 Haywood Road, Hendersonville. $10. Info: wwastwnc.com.
Classes, meetiNgs & eveNts free MaC basiCs Classes at Charlotte street CoMpUters (pd.) Mac Basics Classes are now FREE at Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte Street, 9:30 - 10:30am weekdays. Mondays - Mac OS X Basics Level 1, Wednesdays - iPad Basics Level 1, Thursdays - Mac OS X Level 2, Fridays - iPad Basics Level 2, first Tuesday of each month - iPhoto, second Tuesday each month - Safari, third Tuesday each month iCloud, fourth Tuesday each month - iMovie. Register at www.charlottestreetcomputers. com/classes. life, transforMed: a poetry workshop (pd.) Unlock Creativity and Let Go of Pain Through the Writing Process. 6 Weeks. Wednesdays, June 12-July 24, 6-9 p.m. $225.
transformationalpoetryworshops. wordpress.com or 954-789-1105 to register. five happy thinGs • WE (5/15), 6pm - Transition Hendersonville will present "Five Happy Things," with Todd and Meg Hoke, at Black Bear Cafe, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Free. Info: transitionhendersonville@gmail.com. GM alUMni ClUb • TH (5/16), 11:30am - The WNC GM Alumni Club's luncheon meeting will feature Commander Robert Aldinger. Held at the Hendersonville Country Club, 1860 Hebron Road. $16 for buffet lunch. Info: wncgmalumni. com or 890-5811. henderson CoUnty heritaGe MUseUM Located in the Historic Courthouse on Main St., Hendersonville. Wed.-Sat., 10am-5pm; Sun., 1-5pm. Free unless otherwise noted. Info: hendersoncountymuseum.org or 694-1619. • SA (5/18), 10am-5pm - “The Golden Age of Henderson County: 1879-1929” will celebrate the museum's new exhibits with informative talks, horse and carriage and trolley rides. reMeMber newtown • WE (5/15), 4:30-5:30pm - A "Remember Newtown" demonstration will be held at the intersection of Greenville and Spartanburg Highways. Bring
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posters and wear green or black to commemorate Sandy Hook shooting victims. Info: 693-9804. • WE (5/22), 4:30-5:30pm - An additional demonstration will be held at Seventh and King Streets. trianGle park MUral Celebration • SA (5/18), 1-9pm - The Triangle Park Mural Celebration will honor Asheville's diversity and commemorate the city's AfricanAmerican business district with a block party, gospel music, entertainment and a dance party. Held at Triangle Park, S. Market Street. Free. Info: http://avl. mx/te. welCoMinG oUr neiGhbors • SA (5/18), 10am-2pm "Welcoming Our Neighbors," an immigration-focused, faith-centered event, will feature music, scripture, food and activities for kids. Held at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, 100 Brian Berg Drive, Brevard. Free. Info: sacredheartcatholicchurchbrevardnc.org or 883-9572. wnC physiCians for soCial responsibility • FR (5/17), 12:30-2pm WNC Physicians for Social Responsibility will meet at a private home. Info and directions: wncpsr.org.
Comedy CoMedy open MiC • FRIDAYS, 8pm - Hosted by Bar of Soap, 333 Merrimon Ave. Info: 255-7710 or facebook.com/comedybarofsoap. disClaiMer CoMedy • FRIDAYS, 8-9:30pm Disclaimer Comedy presents weekly stand-up at Elaine's Piano Bar in the Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave. Free. Info: disclaimercomedy.com. disClaiMer stand-Up open MiC • WEDNESDAYS, 9pm Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge open mic is held at the Dirty South Lounge, 41 N. Lexington Ave. Free. Info: DisclaimerComedy.com. Upstart stand-Up • 3rd MONDAYS, 8pm - Jack of Hearts, 10 S. Main St., Weaverville, presents a monthly competitive stand-up comedy event. Eight comics compete for cash prizes. Free. Info: jackofheartspub.com.
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on Grove, downtown Asheville. Details: www.swingasheville. com bUrlesQUe and fUnk/Jazz danCe Classes! (pd.) 8 Week Burlesque Chair dance to Nina Simone's "Feeling Good" begins May 27, 7:30 PM • 8 Week Sexy Floor Dance Burlesque series to Barry White begins May 29, 7:30 PM • 8 Week "Dance Undercover" learn a Bob Fosse jazz dance, begins May 27, 6 PM, $64 for each series. Sign up at idodances. com, idodances@gmail.com, 828275-8628 an appalaChian roManCe • FR (5/17) & SA (5/18), 7:30pm - Pan Harmonia and the Asheville Ballet will present An Appalachian Romance, a collaborative ballet interpretation of Romeo and Juliet set in WNC. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 S. Pack Square. $15-$50. Info: 257-4530. asheville ballrooM danCe Asheville Event Centre, 991 Sweeten Creek Road. Info: ashevilleballroom.net or 274-8320, unless otherwise noted. • WEDNESDAYS, 7:30-10:30pm "Mostly Swing Dance Party" with DJ Phil Noland and Sonny Coren. $5. Info: 777-7445. • THURSDAYS, 8-8:50pm Bachata lesson. $10. • SA (5/18), 8-11pm - Saturday evening ballroom dance. Lesson from 7-7:50pm. $10 dance/$5 lesson.
bavarian folk danCe lessons • TUESDAYS, 7pm - "Learn the polka, landler, shottisch, waltz, schuhplattler, la russe and more." Held at the Edelweiss Events Space, 697-D Haywood Road. Free. Info: ashevillemusicandart.com/edelweiss or avl. mx/t9. in his steps danCe Ministry • SA (5/18), 7pm - In His Steps Dance Ministry will present A Time to Dance at T.C. Roberson High School, 250 Overlook Road. $7/$5 in advance. Info: 285-0360. soUthern liGhts sdC Held at the Whitmire Activity Building, 301 Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville. Info and cost: 693-3825. • SA (5/18), 7pm - Southern Lights Square and Round Dance Club will host an anniversary dance. Advanced dance at 6pm. swan lake with a splash • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (5/26) - Swan Lake with a Splash, a modern ballet based on the classic tale, will be performed by the Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre and New Studio of Dance at Be Be Theatre, 20 Commerce St. Fri. & Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 3pm. $17/$15 in advance. Info: acdt. org or 254-2621.
eCo introdUCtion to natUral bUildinG (pd.) May 31- June 4 at Earthaven Ecovillage, with Mollie Curry & Steve Kemble, $445 includes camping/meals. Extreme green to hybrids, discover beauty and performance of natural buildings. Hands-on experience with cob, block, strawbale, plasters. Fri-Sun option. Call 828 669-1965 or register online at www.culturesedge.net. air QUality disCUssion • TH (5/16), 6:30pm - Medical Advocates for Healthy Air and WNCA will host a dinner and discussion about N.C. air quality. Info, registration and location: rebecca@cleanaircarolina.org. Clean enerGy oUtinG • TH (5/23), 11am-4pm - The WNC Alliance will visit EnergyXchange, 66 EnergyXchange Drive, Burnsville, for a guided tour focusing on sources of alternative renewable energy like solar photovoltaic systems, wood waste and more. Potluck and picnic will follow. $5. Info: energyxchange.org. Clean streaMs day • SA (5/18), 10am-2pm Asheville Greenworks and RiverLink seek volunteers to help clean streams and roads near the French Broad River. A social gathering will follow at RiverLink Performance and Sculpture Plaza. Boats, canoes and kayaks are also needed. Info, location and registration: volunteer@ ashevillegreenworks.org or riverlink.org. sinG for the CliMate • 3rd SATURDAYS, 5pm Asheville's Green Grannies invites the public to "Sing for the Climate" at Vance Monument downtown. Info and song: avl. mx/prph.
festivals downtown after five • 3rd FRIDAYS, 5pm - Downtown After Five will feature a "Moonlight over Downtown" New Orleans theme with music by Big Sam's Funky Nation and Empire Strikes Brass. A moonlight bike ride will follow. Held on N. Lexington Ave. Free. Info: ashevilledowntown.org. Montford MUsiC and arts festival • SA (5/18), 10am-7pm - The Montford Music and Arts Festival will feature 100 art, craft and food vendors and two entertainment stages. Held at 233 Montford Ave. Rain or shine. Free. Info: montfordfestival.org. salUda arts festival • SA (5/18), 10am-4pm - The Saluda Arts Festival will celebrate the city's heritage and arts culture on Historic Main Street with a variety of art, media, live music, artist demonstrations, a children's art tent and more. Free. Info: saluda.com. sprinG Go fest • SA (5/18), 7:30am-4pm - Spring Go Fest will feature a pancake breakfast, activities for kids, music, dance, crafts and cow pie bingo. Held throughout Chimney Rock Village, Highway 64/74A. Free to attend/$25 for bingo. Info: rutherfordevents.com. sprinG hoedown • SA (5/18), 6-9pm - A spring hoedown will feature Ugly Pig BBQ, music by Point of View and door prizes at 1837 Clear Creek Road, Hendersonville. $15/$12 in advance/$6 children 12 and under. Info and registration: 698-6866. twin rivers Media festival • FR (5/17) through SU (5/19) The Twin Rivers Media Festival will feature animation, feature and narrative films, documentaries, short dramas and experimental films. Held in the Courtyard Gallery, located on the top floor of the Phil
Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St. See website for schedule: twinriversmediafestival.com.
film Cary Grant in the afternoon filM series • TUESDAYS through (5/28), 3pm - "Cary Grant in the Afternoon" film series will feature movies with Cary Grant, including Bringing up Baby, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, To Catch a Thief and Walk Don’t Run. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. Free. Info and schedule: 250-4700. ClassiC world CineMa foreiGn filM series • FR (5/17), 8pm - La Jetée by Chris Marker. Presented by Courtyard Gallery, 109 Roberts St. Top floor, Phil Mechanic Studios. Free. Info: ashevillecourtyard.com or 273-3332. loCal filMMakers MeetinG • WE (5/15), 6pm - Cinema in Asheville invites local filmmakers to make new connections, discuss current projects and help one another during a meeting at 524B Hendersonville Road. Free. Info: 575-2170 or cinemainasheville.com.
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1 Battle Square, Asheville, Program includes honoring Jim Cavener and state representative Susan Fisher on panel discussing civil liberties impact of Republicans taking over state government. Free and all are welcome. bUnCoMbe Green party MeetinG • 1st MONDAYS, 6pm Meetings held in The Fortune Building, 727 Haywood Road. Free. Info: buncombegreens.org.
kids CaMp MUddy sneakers • (pd.) ONGOING: Camp Muddy Sneakers will run eight week sessions June 3-Aug. 2. Campers explore ecosystems in WNC through hands-on, experiential activities. The camp is for rising 4-7th grade students. Info: campmuddysneakers.org. hands on! This children's museum is located at 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Programs require $5 admission fee/free for members, unless otherwise noted. Info: handsonwnc.org or 697-8333. • Through SA (5/18) Children are invited to draw and paint flowers throughout the day. • TU (5/21), 10:30am & 2:30pm
- Teachable Twos-day invites children ages 2-5 to explore educational boxes from the Children and Family Resource Center. • WE (5/22), 11am - Book n’ Craft: What I Like About Me by Allia Zobel-Nolan. JUnior roller derby • WEDNESDAYS, 4:45pm - Mad Divas Junior Roller Derby, for girls 12-17, holds open registration throughout the year and meets weekly for practice at Tarwheels Skateway, 2134 Highway 70, Swannanoa. No skating experience necessary. $37 per month. Info: maddivas. com. pisGah astronoMiCal researCh institUte Located at 1 PARI Drive, Rosman. Info: 862-5554 or pari. edu. • TU (5/21), 6-8pm - Girls ages 9-14 are invited to participate in the "Passion for Pixels" SciGirls program. $10. pop warner football and Cheer reGistration • ONGOING - Registration for the 2013 Pop Warner football and cheer season will be open online through June. Scholarships available to those in need. Games held Saturdays. Info and registration: popwarnerymca.org.
tryon little theater Performances are held at the Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Info: 8592466, tryonlittletheater@gmail. com or tltinfo.org. • FR (5/17), 5-8pm & SA (5/18), 10am-1pm - Auditions for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory will be held at 516 Trade St., Tryon. Children should bring 16 bars of sheet music to sing; accompaniment provided. No a cappella. yoGa Girls • SATURDAYS, 11am-noon "Yoga Girls," for young women ages 10-16, will be offered at The Forum at Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 S. Pack Square. $30 for six-week series/$7 per class. Info and registration: rae@ dwtheatre.com or 210-9837.
musiC sonG o' sky show ChorUs (pd.) TUESDAYS, 6:45pm - Rehearsal at Covenant Community UMC 11 Rocket Dr. Asheville, NC 28803. Guests welcome. Contact: www.songosky. org Toll Free # 1-866-824-9547. alliJah Motika • TH (5/16), 7pm - Allijah Motika (folk, acoustic rock) will perform at Edna's of Asheville, 870 Merrimon Ave. Free. Info:
oskar blUes brewery trolley • SATURDAYS, 5pm & SUNDAYS, 3pm - Oskar Blues Brewery will offer a free trolley to and from Brevard for brewery tours. Departs from Aloft Hotel, 51 Biltmore Ave. Free. Info: oskarblues.com.
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friends of the sMokies hike • TU (5/21) - An easy-tomoderate 10-mile hike along Big Creek, hosted by Friends of the Smokies, will depart from Asheville at 8:30am and Waynesville at 9am. $35/$10 members. Info and departure locations: friendsofthesmokies. org or 452-0702.
ednasofasheville.com or reverbnation.com/allijahmotika. aMiCiMUsiC • SA (5/18), noon - "The French Connection," with Tim Schwarz (violin) and Dan Weiser (piano), will feature works by Cesar Franck, Maurice Ravel and George Gershwin. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. Free. --- 7:30pm - An additional performance will be held at White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road. $15/$5 students. Info: whitehorseblackmountain.com. • SU (5/19), 3pm - A final concert will be held at Temple Beth HaTephila, 43 N. Liberty St. $20/$15 congregation members/$5 students. Info: amicimusic.org or 505-2903.
soUthern appalaChian hiGhlands ConservanCy SAHC offers free or low cost hikes in the WNC area. Info, registration and directions: rich@ appalachian.org or 253-0095, ext. 205. • SA (5/18), 10am-3pm - A difficult hike to Little Hump Mountain will be sponsored by SAHC, Highland Brewing Company and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Departs from Minnesota, N.C. Bring a lunch, water, rain gear, hiking shoes and sunscreen. Well-behaved dogs allowed. Free. Call for directions.
asheville eleCtro-MUsiC festival • FR (5/17) & SA (5/18) - The Asheville Electro-Music Festival will feature electronic and experimental music, workshops, demonstrations and collaborations. Held at The Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St. $20 per day. Info and schedule: emavl.com. blaCk MoUntain drUM CirCle • SATURDAYS, 4pm - Steven Townsend hosts a traditional West African drumming workshop, followed by an open drum circle, at the Carver Community Center, 101 Carver Ave., Black Mountain. All skill levels welcome. Free. Info: 669-2052. blUe ridGe rinGers • SA (5/18), 4pm - The Blue Ridge Ringers will perform at North Toxaway Baptist Church, 1372 Blue Ridge Road, Lake Toxaway. $6 includes hot dog supper. Info: 692-4910. Cantaria Gay Men's ChorUs • TH (5/23), 7:30pm - Cantaria, the gay men's chorus of Asheville, will perform works by Stephen Schwartz and Ola Gjeilo at the Cathedral of All Souls, 9 Swan St. $15. Info: cantariaasheville.org. CoMposition: MUsiC of GeorGe and ira Gershwin • SA (5/18), 6:30pm "Composition: Music of George and Ira Gershwin" will be performed at the studios of Marshal Hammel, 1901 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville. $20 includes food and drink. Info: terryneal. com. daniel oUellette and the shobiJin • TH (5/23), 8pm - Daniel Ouellette and the Shobijin (electronic) will perform at Courtyard Gallery, 109 Roberts St., as part of "The Enchantment: Shaving the Moustache Tour 2013." Donations accepted. Info: info@ danielouellette.net.
murals unveiled: Honor Asheville’s historic African-American business district, The Block, at the Triangle Park Mural Celebration. The unveiling will include a block party, stories, gospel music, food and a dance party at Triangle Park on S. Market Street on Saturday, May 18. (pg. 20)
wilderness stewardship traininG • MO (5/20) through FR (5/31) The Wilderness Skills Institute, presented by The Appalachian Trail Conservancy, will focus on wilderness stewardship training. Open to volunteers and nonprofit staff. Held at the Cradle of Forestry, Route 276, Pisgah National Forest. Free. Info and schedule: trailcrews.org/wilderness-skills-institute.
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dave bUrns Jazz trio • SA (5/18), 7pm - Dave Burns Jazz Trio will perform at the Classic Wineseller, 20 Church St., Waynesville. $35 includes fourcourse dinner. Info and reservations: info@classicwineseller.com. haywood CoMMUnity band • SU (5/19), 6:30pm - The Haywood Community Band will perform "memorable music from the past" in the Maggie Valley pavilion, adjacent to Maggie Valley Town Hall, 3987 Soco Road. Free. Info: haywoodcommunityband.org. old fines Creek danCe and MUsiC • SATURDAYS, 7-10pm - "Old Fines Creek Dance and Music" will feature music, dance, cake walks and door prizes. Held at The Old Fines Creek School, 192 Fines Creek Road, Clyde. $7/ children 12 and under free. Info: visitncsmokies.com or 736-8925. pan harMonia Info: pan-harmonia.org. • TH (5/16), 8pm - Pan Harmonia will present an open rehearsal in UNCA's Reuter Center. Free.
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Info: olliasheville.com or 2516140. • SU (5/19), 5pm - Pan Harmonia will perform Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Samuel Barber's Adagio for String Quartet and two East Coast premieres at the Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St. $15/$12 in advance/$5 students. $2 discount with a canned good for MANNA FoodBank. • TH (5/23), 7:30pm - An additional concert will be held at White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road. reUter Center sinGers • FR (5/17), 3pm - The Reuter Center Singers will perform music of the 1950s in UNCA's Reuter Center. Free. Info: olliasheville.com or 251-6140. tGif ConCert series • FR (5/17), 6-10:30pm - Atlantic Groove (dance, funk, rock) will perform at Morganton's TGIF concert series. 102 E. Union St. Free. Info: downtownmorganton. com.
todd and MeG hoke • WE (5/15), 6pm - Todd and Meg Hoke (singer-songwriters) will perform at Black Bear Cafe, 318 Main St., Hendersonville. Free. Info: transitionhendersonville.com.
outdoors beaUtifUl lake JaMes Marina • Boat SlipS available (pd.) Beat the Summer rush and reserve a covered, uncovered or houseboat slip. Great location at Canal Bridge. Security, gas sales, marine store and customer lounge. Call (828) 584-0666. www.mountainharbourmarina. com Carolina MoUntain land ConservanCy MeetinG • SU (5/19), 2pm - Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy will hold its annual meeting at Camp Tekoa, 211 Thomas Road, Hendersonville. Featured speaker: Timothy Spira, author of Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and
Piedmont. Free. Info: carolinamountain.org or 697-5777. events at rei Located at 31 Schenck Parkway. Info: rei.com/asheville or 6870918. • TH (5/16), 6-8pm - A class on bike maintenance will focus on how to fine tune a derailleur. Please do not bring bikes. $40/$20 members. Registration required. • SA (5/18), 10:30am-noon - A presentation on festival camping basics will focus on gear, equipment and packing. Free. Registration required. • TH (5/23), 6:30-8pm - A "cross training for outdoor fitness" presentation will feature demonstrations of exercises to improve climbing, hiking, biking and paddling. Free. Registration required. fly fishinG 101 • SATURDAYS, 8am & SUNDAYS, 10am - Orvis Asheville, 28 Schenck Parkway, hosts Fly Fishing 101 for beginners, featuring instruction on casting and outfit rigging. Free. Info: 6870301 or avl.mx/s2.
(pd.) Simple, practical strategies to help your child/teen manage anxiety and stress, stay calm and poised, and increase attention. Age-appropriate Family Workshops (Ages 3-18) 25+ years experience. 828-225-3786 www.formfitnessfunction/familyworkshops
PubliC leCtures asheville friends of astroloGy • MO (5/20), 7pm - Astrologer Eric Meyers will present "Approaching Transits and Progressions" in the community room of EarthFare Westgate. Love offering. Info: ashevillefriendsofastrology.org. williaM holland thoMas • SA (5/15), 2pm - "William Holland Thomas' Inner Civil War," with Gordon McKinney, will be presented by the WNC Historical Association at A-B Tech's Simpson Lecture Hall. $5 donation. Info and registration: smh@wnchistory.org or 2539231.
tion, the path of the heart. It is a tradition and spiritual practice which brings us to a deep place of tranquility through chanting the divine names." Hosted by Nourish and Flourish, 347 Depot St. $10-$15 suggested donation. Info: toriabfree@gmail.com or nourishflourishnow.com.
annual dues. Info: 696-1968.
SeniorS CarePartners Making ChoiCes • MO (5/20), 5:30-6:30pm CarePartners Making Choices will offer end-of-life care planning at CarePartners Solace Center, 21 Belvedere Road. Free. Info and registration: 274-9567, ext. 8379. Covered dish LunCheon • TH (5/16), noon-1pm - A covered dish luncheon for seniors will be held at Waynesville Recreation Center, 550 Vance St. $5/free for members. Info: recprogramspecialist@townofwaynesville.org or 456-2030. gentLe Yoga for everY BodY • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 9am - A slow and gentle style of yoga, particularly well-suited for all fitness levels, will be hosted at Lakeview Senior Center, 401 Laurel Circle Drive, Black Mountain. $8 suggested donation. Info: kirklandyoga@charter. net. MediCare ChoiCes Made easY • TU (5/21), 5:30-7:30pm "Medicare Choices Made Easy" will be offered by the Council on Aging and the N.C. Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program at Weaverville Library, 41 N. Main St. Free. Info: coabc. org or 277-8288. rsvP voLunteer Center • MO (5/20), 9:30-11am - RSVP Volunteer Center for the Second Half of Life will host an information session for seniors interested in eco-related volunteer opportunities at UNCA's Reuter Center. Info and registration: rsvp@landofsky.org. senior friendshiPs of henderson CountY • TH (5/16), 7pm - Senior Friendships of Henderson County will host a performance by YouTheatre Rising Stars at First Congregational Church, Fifth Avenue and White Pine Street, Hendersonville. $15
Work-it CirCuit • WEDNESDAYS, 4-5pm CarePartners will offer "WorkIt Circuit" fitness classes for seniors at CarePartners East Clinic, 2358 U.S. Highway 70, Swannanoa. $7/free for wellness members. Info and registration: 686-3529.
Light Center 2196 N.C. Highway 9 S., Black Mountain. Info: urlight.org or 669-6845. • WEDNESDAYS, 2:30-3:30pm Prayer and meditation for United States and world conditions. Free. • ONGOING, 10am-5pm - Open meditation to music with energy balancing lights. Center features 160-acres of meditation hiking trails. By donation. • SUNDAYS, 3-4pm - Prayer/ meditation for world peace. Free.
Spirituality sYsteMiC faMiLY ConsteLLations and integration WorkshoP (pd.) May 25th, 9:30 - 3 pm at Town and Mountain Training Center, 261 Asheland Ave. Give back the burdens you are carrying for your ancestors and meet the part of yourself that most needs to integrate for you to be whole and powerful and full of self-love! Call Tara at (843) 2984148 to make a reservation or email: taralisbah@gmail.com for more information. asheviLLe insight Meditation (pd.) Free introduction to Insight or Mindfulness meditation. 2nd and 4th Thursday. 7pm. Asheville Insight Meditation, Suite 200, 29 Ravenscroft Dr, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com oPen heart Meditation (pd.) Experience easy, wonderful practices that opens your life to the beauty within and connects you to your heart. • Free 7pm, Tuesdays, 5 Covington St. 2960017 or 367-6954 http://www. heartsanctuary.org 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. asheviLLe CoMPassionate CoMMuniCation Center (pd.) Free practice group. Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships,
the allure of the bluebird: Learn how to bring bluebirds closer to home at Wild Birds Unlimited’s workshop on Sunday, May 19. Photo by Simon Thompson. (pg. 16)
work, and community by practicing compassionate communication (nonviolent communication). 252-0538 or www.ashevilleccc. com. • 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 5:00-6:15 MindfuLness Meditation CLass (pd.) Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Info: 258-3241. www. billwalz.com. Mondays, 7-8pm – Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contemporary Zen living. At the Asheville Friends Meeting House at 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon). Donation. tiBetan throat singing heaLing WorkshoP &
ConCert (pd.) SA (5/18) Visionary musician Matthew Kocel will lead a workshop in breath empowerment and abdominal energy activation, followed by a concert offering transformative healing through the sound of the human voice. For more information contact Liz Velazquez: (828) 4982999, www.TheHeartCenter9. com 35 goLden keYs to Who You are • SU (5/19), 11am-noon - “35 Golden Keys to Who You Are and Why You’re Here. We ask ourselves these questions all the time. The answers determine our purpose in life, often our survival.” Held at Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Road,
lower level. By donation. Info: eckankar-nc.org or 254-6775. ChaBad house Jewish Asheville and WNC Chabad Lubavitch Center for Jewish Life, located at 660 Merrimon Ave. Info: 505-0746 or chabadasheville.org. • WE (5/15), 5-7pm - The Chabad House will host a Community Shavuot Celebration with homemade cheese blintzes and traditional cheesecakes for all ages. "Hear the Ten Commandments and gain a deeper insight into the festival of Shavuot." Free. RSVP appreciated; walk-ins welcome. kirtan With sangita devi • TUESDAYS, 7:30pm - "Kirtan is bhakti yoga, the path of devo-
Meditation PrograM • SUNDAYS, 5pm - Sri Sri Sri Shivabalayogi Meditation Center near Fairview offers instruction through one-hour silent meditation, followed by singing bhajans and distribution of blessed fruit. Free. Info and location: 2993246 or shivabalamahayogi.com. Mountain Zen PraCtiCe Center • TUESDAYS, 7pm - "Finding compassion for yourself and others through the practice of Conscious Compassionate Awareness," meditation and group discussion guided by the teachings of Cheri Huber. Orientation for newcomers on the first Tuesday of the month. Donations appreciated. Info: mountainzen.org. thursdaY nite in CLass • THURSDAYS, 6pm - This circle of spiritual friends gathers weekly for meditation, drumming, sweat lodge, vision quest and a celebration of creation. Free. Info and location: stevenmitch@ charter.net. urBan dharMa 29 Page Ave. See website for temple and gallery hours. Weekly programs are free with
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inthespirit mars hill College honors a.C. and susie honeycutt with the 2013 baptist heritage award What: The North Carolina Baptist Heritage Award is given by the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and the N.C. Baptist Foundation on behalf of 12 organizations througout the state, of which Mars Hill College is one. When: On April 23 in Greensboro, N.C., the Honeycutts were two of 17 people honored at the annual Baptist Heritage Award ceremony. Why: In 2006, the Honeycutts helped start Fields of Hope, a gardening and farming project focused on fighting hunger throughout Western North Carolina. Through mobilizing volunteers — including service projects with students of Mars Hill College — the initiative has distributed 325,000 pounds of vegetables to 12 local food banks. It has also led efforts within Mars Hill Baptist Church to build homes and distribute food and clothing in Honduras. (Pictured: A.C. Honeycutt leads volunteers in prayer before they get to work.) The Honeycutts’ “faith is both real and contagious, and informs their commitment to assist humanity with the necessities of life,” says Bud Christman, VP of advancement at Mars Hill College. “A number of years ago we realized how fully blessed we were,” says A.C. Honeycutt, “and that people are blessed so they can be a blessing to others. ... Where much is given much is expected ... and thus our extensive work in the Fields of Hope and Honduras.”
$5-$10 suggested donation. Info: udharmanc.com or 225-6422. • THURSDAYS, 7:30-8:30pm "Cultivating Abundance" will focus on the liturgy of Jambhala. • SATURDAYS, 3-4:30pm Weekly services will alternate between "Call of Compassion” and “Boundless Protection." • TUESDAYS, 7:30-8:30pm - An introduction to meditation will feature two sessions of 20 minute meditation and a walking session.
sPokeN & WritteN Word blUe ridGe books Located at 152 S. Main St., Waynesville. All programs free, unless otherwise noted. Info: brbooks-news.com or 456-6000. • SU (5/19), 2pm - Blue Ridge Books will host a free tea tasting. bUnCoMbe CoUnty pUbliC libraries library abbreviations - All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: ■ bM = Black Mountain Library (105 N. Dougherty St., 250-4756) ■ fv = Fairview Library (1 Taylor Road, 250-6484) ■ na = North Asheville Library
(1030 Merrimon Avenue, 2504752) ■ pM = Pack Memorial Library (67 Haywood Street, 250-4700) ■ ss = Skyland/South Buncombe Library (260 Overlook Road, 250-6488) ■ sw = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 2506486) ■ wv = Weaverville Library (41 N. Main Street, 250-6482) ■ Library storyline: 250-KIDS. • WE (5/15), 5pm - Swannanoa Library Knitters. sw • Through FR (5/17) Dollywood's Penguin Players will perform 20-minute theater productions for children at various libraries. Free. Info and schedule: 250-4720. • TH (5/16), 2:30pm - Book club: Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks. ss --- 6pm - Book club: Mutant Message from Down Under by Marlo Morgan. sw --- 7pm Book club: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker. fv • FR (5/17), 4-5:30pm - Ages 12-18 are invited to participate in the Teen Awesome Group's "Who’s Line Is It, Anyway? A Teen Comedy and Improv Night," featuring comedy games and snacks. wv • SA (5/18), 2pm - "Family History and New Technology," with genealogist Sasha Mitchell. pM • SU (5/19), 2pm - Becky Stone will present African-American
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stories and songs. fv • TU (5/21), 7pm - Taylor Kirkland, creator of the Radical Roots Project, will present his interviews with Appalachian residents working towards creative change. bM • TU (5/21), 2pm - Book club: The Light Between the Oceans by ML Steadman. na Children’s aUthor fair • TU (5/21), 5:30pm - Meet local authors/illustrators Anna Browning, Josh Crawford, Haley Wolfe and Dawn Cusick during a Children’s Author Fair at Canton Branch Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave., featuring refreshments and prizes. Free. Info: 648-2924. City liGhts bookstore Located at 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva. Events are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: citylightsnc.com or 586-9499. • FR (5/17), 7pm - Dershie McDevitt will present her mystery novel Just Holler Bloody Murder. • SA (5/18), 3pm - Ann Melton will present her book I Will Lift up My Eyes. disCUssion boUnd book ClUb • TU (5/21), 3pm - "Discussion Bound" book club: Photocopies by John Berger. Hosted by the Asheville Art Museum, 2 S. Pack Square. Programs are free with admission: $8/$7 students and
seniors/Free for kids under 4. Info: ashevilleart.org or 2533227. Malaprop's bookstore and Cafe 55 Haywood St. Info: malaprops. com or 254-6734. Events are free, unless otherwise noted. • WE (5/15), 7pm - Stuart Horwitz, author of Blueprint Your Bestseller, will discuss writing and revision. • TH (5/16), 7pm - Jeff Chu will present his book Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America. • FR (5/17), 7pm - Jon Buchan will present his book Code of the Forest. • SA (5/18), 3pm - A Children's Book Week celebration will feature author Audrey Penn and illustrator Sherry Neidigh. --5pm - J.E. Thompson will present his children's book The Girl from Felony Bay. • SU (5/19), 7pm - Gail Godwin will present her book Flora. • MO (5/20), 7pm - Edmund White will present his novel Jack Holmes and His Friend. • TU (5/21), 7pm - Jonathan Evison will present his novel The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving. --- 7pm Comix Club: Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo and Me by Ellen Forney. • WE (5/22), 7pm - Emma
Brockes will present her book She Left Me the Gun: My Mother's Life Before Me. • TH (5/23), 7pm - Daniel Wallace will present his book The Kings and Queens of Roam. the altaMont Located at 18 Church St. Info: myaltamont.com or 274-8070. • MO (5/20), 7:30pm - Poetry at the Altamont will feature Luke Hankins, followed by an open mic. $5.
sPorts blUe ridGe apa (pd.) Beginners Wanted! Stay cool this summer Play pool in the league APA amateur pool starts in June. 828-329-8197 www. BlueRidgeAPA.com disC Golf lessons • ONGOING - Waynesville Recreation Center, 550 Vance St., will offer individual and group disc golf lessons. $5/free for members. Info and schedule: recspecialolympics@townofwaynesville.org or 456-2030. Girls on the rUn 5k • SA (5/18), 9:30am - The Girls on the Run 5K will include a dance party, prizes, a family tent and more. Held at Fletcher Community Park, 85 Howard Gap Road. $20/$15 in advance.
Info: gotrwnc.org. teaM river rUnner • ONGOING - Local nonprofit Team River Runner seeks veterans of all ages interested in learning to kayak for health and healing. Info: trr.asheville@gmail. com.
theater asheville vaUdeville • SA (5/18), 7:30 & 10pm Asheville Vaudeville will present circus art, juggling, music, storytelling, puppets and more at Toy Boat Community Arts Space, 101 Fairview Road. $15 early show/$12 late. Info: facebook. com/AshevilleVaudeville. flat roCk playhoUse Mainstage: Highway 225, Flat Rock. Downtown location: 125 South Main St., Hendersonville. Info: flatrockplayhouse.org or 693-0731. • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (5/26) - Souvenir, the story of a "tone deaf socialite who is completely convinced she can sing." Performed on the Mainstage. Wed.-Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 2pm. $35/$33 seniors/$25 students. • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (5/19) - Cotton Patch Gospel, "a modern retell-
ing of the Gospel" set in rural Georgia. Performed at the downtown location. Wed.-Sat., 8pm; Thurs., Sat., Sun., 2pm. $35. Montford park players Unless otherwise noted, performances are free and take place outdoors Fri.-Sun. at 7:30pm at Hazel Robinson Amphitheater in Montford. Bring folding chair and umbrella in case of rain. Info: 254-5146 or montfordparkplayers.org. • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS until (5/26) - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. "Can three guys really cover 37 Shakespeare works in less than two hours? This fast-firing comedy parodies all of the Shakespeare plays (plus the sonnets) with only three performers in two acts." $15. nC staGe CoMpany 15 Stage Lane. Info and tickets: 239-0263 or ncstage.org. • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (6/9) - This, "a wonderfully-rich and poignant play about old friends and the pitfalls of looming middle age." Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $16-$28. parkway playhoUse 202 Green Mountain Drive, Burnsville. Info: parkwayplayhouse.com or 682-4285. • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (5/18) Spirited Recollections: A Personal History of Burnsville, "part odd-couple comedy and part ghost story" about the Parkway Playhouse's resident ghost. 7:30pm. $20/$18 seniors, military and students/$12 members/$10 children 5-17.
thriviNg ChildreN The Success Equation, under the umbrella of Children First/ Communities In Schools, unites the community to reduce the root causes of child poverty. These calendar listings feature community events and volunteer opportunities to help children thrive in Buncombe County. aUGUstine proJeCt • The Literacy Council of Buncombe County's Augustine Project seeks volunteer tutors to improve the academic achievement of low-income students, grades 1-12, in reading, writing or spelling. Tutoring is held 2-3 times a week and training, materials and ongoing support are provided. Orientation for the two-week training course will be held May 20, 9-10:30am, at 31 College Place. Info and registration: literacytutors@litcouncil. com or 254-3442. biG brothers biG sisters of wnC Located at 50 S. French Broad Ave., Room 213, in the United
Way building. The organization matches children from single-parent homes with adult mentors. Info: bbbswnc.org or 253-1470. • Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks volunteers to mentor 1 hr/week in schools and after-school programs. Volunteers 18 and older are also needed to share outings in the community twice a month with youth from single-parent homes. Activities are free or lowcost. Information sessions will be held May 15 and 28 at noon. Children first/Cis • Children First/CIS seeks volunteers for its learning centers and after school program for elementary school children living in public and low-income housing. Mon.-Thurs., 2:30-5:30pm. Volunteer for one hour a week and change the life of a local child. Info: childrenfirstbc.org or 768-2072. Children first/Cis Mind the Gap toUr • TH (5/23), 3:30pm - The Children First/CIS Mind the Gap Tour will call attention to issues that hinder the success of children and families in poverty. Donations not requested. Info and registration: AdrienneA@ Childrenfirstbc.org or 259-9717. literaCy CoUnCil of bUnCoMbe CoUnty Located at 31 College Place, Building B, Suite 221. Info: 2543442, ext. 204. • Volunteers are needed to tutor adults in basic literacy skills including reading, writing, math and English as a second language. No prior tutoring experience required. Tutors will receive 15 hours of training as well as ongoing support from certified professionals. Info: literacytutors@litcouncil.com. Motherlove Mentor • The YWCA MotherLove program seeks volunteers to provide support and encouragement to teen mothers. A commitment of eight hours per month required. Info: 254-7206. partners UnliMited • Partners Unlimited, a program for at-risk youth ages 10-18, seeks volunteer tutors and website assistance. Info: partnersunlimited@juno.com or 281-2800.
voluNteeriNg ayUsa host faMilies • ONGOING - Ayusa seeks families interested in hosting exchange students ages 15-18. Families must pass a background check, provide room and board and a safe, supportive environment. Info: ayusa.org or 2988873. hands on asheville-
bUnCoMbe Registration required. Youth are welcome on many projects with adult supervision. Info: handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the website to sign up for a project. • SA (5/18), 10am-noon OnTrack: Copy and collate packets for distribution to individuals and families that benefit from OnTrack's various financial assistance programs. • SU (5/19), 1-2pm - Knit-nGive encourages knitters of all skill levels to make hats for the WNCCHS Pediatric Program and Homeward Bound of Asheville. • TH (5/23), 11am-12:30pm Shake and Bake: Cook and serve a homemade lunch to the men staying at the ABCCM Veterans Restoration Quarters and Inn. Both men and women are encouraged to participate. in real life after sChool proGraMs • MONDAYS through FRIDAYS, 3-5pm - The IRL After School Program seeks volunteers to build relationships with middle schoolers while participating in diverse programming like hiking, financial literacy, art, sports and more. Info: acsf.org, irlacsf@ gmail.com or 350-6270. pan harMonia • Pan Harmonia seeks volunteers to assist with chamber music concerts. Volunteers receive two tickets to the concert. Info: office@pan-harmonia.org. proJeCt linUs • Project Linus, a volunteer group that provides handmade blankets to children in crisis, seeks new members. Info: 6458800. road to reCovery • The American Cancer Society seeks volunteers to drive cancer patients to treatments as part of the Road to Recovery program. Info: 254-6931. the rathbUn Center • The Rathbun Center, a nonprofit corporation that provides free lodging for patients and their caregivers staying in Asheville for medical treatment, seeks volunteers to support and register guests. Weekend shifts: noon-3pm, 3-6pm & 6-9pm. Info: rathbuncenter.org or 251-0595. Calendar deadline The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m. wednesday, one week prior to publication. Questions? Call (828)251-1333, ext. 365
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Discoveries & Advancements 1220: Robert Grosseteste began developing and introducing to the scientific world the rudimentals of what became known as the scientific method, the rudimentals of which most modern grade schoolers sort of grasp for a portion of a semester. 1967: On this day, American biologist Hermann Joseph Muller died. Muller was an American biologist who was awarded the 1946 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work research on mutations and genetic effects of X-ray radiation. He showed how X-rays would break chromosomes and change individual genes. Every woman he slept with, including his wife during his 45-year childless marriage, demanded he use protection during intercourse, especially around his personal X-ray machine which he kept next to his bed. 1991: Hannes Alfvénbdied was a Swedish physicist who was awarded half the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of magnetohydrodynamics of plasma. After a few drinks, on this day in history he was reportedly unable to relay that piece of information without outside verbal assistance. Asheville Disclaimer is parody/satire Contact: tomscheve@gmail.com
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• Don’t travel back in time and make better life decisions that would, cumulatively, result in present-day car ownership. • If it helps you remember, refer to it as its original name, Super Inconvenient Sweaty Shirt Half-week. • If you have already driven on Monday or Tuesday, stay home the rest of the week to balance it out. Keep the kids home from school. • Meals on Wheels volunteers can skip this week and deliver two meals per person next week. • Elected officials should continue traveling very short distances by car unless the media is present, in which case they should do a very short walk-andtalk until the coast is clear. • Expect delays if using the Z-240 crosstown commuter zipline. • Strive to make sure everyone knows you’re striving not to drive, but don’t forget to then actually strive not to drive. • If you must drive, continue striving until you are able to not drive. • Strive-drive at an effort-efficient speed of 80 m.p.h. • Go somewhere pedestrian-friendly for Strive Not to Drive week, like Europe or a tiny island with ferry access.
• Ride the bus with the confidence of someone who is doing so out of smugness, not necessity. • On Tuesday, three City Council members will race each other by bike, bus, and car from UNCA to City Hall. Marc Hunt will bike, Gordon Smith will ride the bus and Jan Davis will drive. If Council member Jan Davis loses, he has made a gentleman’s agreement to permanently close Jan Davis Tire Store and leave town by foot. Also, the 8:30 a.m. race will start around 8:50 or so when the bus shows up, probably. • Recruit colleagues to nod in agreement about carpooling with you immediately before they each pretend to check a pants pocket for something they forgot
and leave the area before anyone gets down to carpool specifics. • Intend to pledge to endeavor to aspire to take the Strive Not to Drive pledge online. You will then be assigned a “mystery shopper” who will spot-check your efforts. You may wish to secure legal representation before making contractual obligations online with Strive Not to Drive. • If traveling near a body of water, try walking on the sand until your footprints disappear. First you’ll see a second pair of footprints next to you belonging to what seems to be an invisible man. Don’t lose your cool. It’s just The Lord. Talk about how bad your day has been, really make it a gripe-fest full of self-pity. In a moment The Lord’s footprints will turn away (don’t get upset); this is The Lord hunching down a little. You will hear a sound like the bleating of a lamb at thunder-volume; this is The Lord slapping The Lord’s upper right thigh where The Lord wants you to place your foot. Put your left hand in the space where you think The Lord’s left shoulder is. Now get up there. The Lord does piggy-back only (no fireman-carry, so don’t ask). Don’t support yourself by strangling The Lord; nobody giving a piggy-back ride likes that.
Buncombe County Commissioners tight-lipped about ‘Project X’ that may/may not be a large or small company moving to the area sometime
Asheville, MondAy — Local reactions have been mixed since the announcement that Buncombe County is using tax dollars to lure an otherwise unnamed “Project X” to the county. While some are optimistically anxious for any new jobs they won’t be qualified to get, others seek to gain more information first about the Project X’s project manager: Doctor X. The company — which will receive from
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Buncombe County $15.7 million worth of land and buildings, and $2.7 million in incentives — may be a manufacturing plant and distribution hub for Dr. X-brand fiscalincentive mind-control rays. When contacted, a public-relations liaison that is working with both the county and Dr. X released the following statement: “The Notorious AAAAH! I mean benevolent Doctor X has a plan for all of
you. Yes, each of you will feel the agony AAAAH! I mean mild discomfort YEEEOWCH! make that overwhelming joy of total annihilation OHMYGOD THAT HURTS! planetary enslavement I GET IT ALREADY WITH THE MIND-CONTROL RAY, DUDE! prospect of employment with our fine company, Project X, jobs, tax base, local jobs and so on and so forth.”
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a three-month sentence in Auckland in April for watching pornographic cartoon videos featuring elves and pixies. Acknowledging that no child was harmed in the creation of the Japanese anime artwork, a child-protection activist insisted that it was still injurious because "It's all part of that spectrum." Clark wondered if he might also be convicted for viewing sexual stick-figure drawings.
CaN't Possibly be true PersPeCtive • Washington, D.C.'s WRC-TV reported in March that a woman from the Maryland suburbs had been ticketed for driving in the left lane on Interstate 95 in Laurel while going only 63 mph (the posted “maximum” speed is 65). The citation read, "Failure of driver ... to keep right." Winds that day were gusting to 40 mph, the station's meteorologist noted, and the woman might simply have been trying to control her car. • In March, employees at Unsted Park School in Godalming, England, reported the principal and head teacher for allowing a student with self-harm issues to cut herself. Unstead enrolls kids ages 7 to 19 with high-functioning autism; teachers were to hand the girl a sterilized blade, wait outside a bathroom while she acted out, checking on her every two minutes, and then dress her wounds. The school reportedly abandoned the policy after six days. • Last year, according to Chicago's WBBM-TV, Palmen Motors in Kenosha, Wis., sold a brandnew GMC Terrain SUV to an elderly couple. The husband was legally blind, in hospice care and on morphine; the wife had dementia and could barely walk. According to their daughter, her brother, David McMurray, wanted the SUV but couldn’t qualify financially. An attorney for the dealership said the company regretted its role and would buy back the vehicle.
In recent years, animal-rights activists have covertly made videos revealing animal abuse on farms and in slaughterhouses in ways unlikely to be caught by government inspectors. However, legislators in Iowa, Utah, Missouri and almost a dozen other states have proposed criminalizing the activists' conduct, apparently believing that "defaming" the operators of those facilities is a bigger problem. The activists, for example, might be "trespassing" when they pretend to apply for a job, The New York Times reported in April. These laws also typically require that such videos be immediately turned over to the operator, supposedly so the abuse can be stopped, but coincidentally denying the activists their most effective tool.
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At a Jan. 8 public meeting, Cooper City, Fla., Commissioner Lisa Mallozzi, annoyed with local activist (and former commissioner) Gladys Wilson, told her “Blow me,” according to video of the meeting. Wilson, 81, later said she didn’t understand the phrase; Mallozzi said she’d meant only that she needed to blow her nose.
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Preparing the way: Paul Fugelsang, a private psychotherapist in Asheville, recently launched a national nonprofit called Open Path Psychotherapy Collective. The mission of the group is to provide quality, affordable therapy to middle-class clients while rewarding therapists who can offer their services at a reduced rate. Photo by Max Cooper
by CaitliN byrd As a private psychotherapist, Paul Fugelsang understands the struggle between saying “yes” to middle-class clients who can't afford his services and “no” to people in need. “Once you have your minimum amount that you can afford to see financially, you have to start turning people away,” the Asheville-based therapist shares. “It's heartbreaking, because these are people who have taken the time to pick up the phone and ask for help.” To meet both of these challenges, Fugelsang recently launched a national nonprofit, the Open Path Psychotherapy Collective. Its mission is to make it easier for people to find the counseling they need at a price they can afford, and to reward and encourage counselors to say “yes” to a group Fugelsang says is “falling through the cracks.” “The whole idea of this program is to reach people who are typically middle-class individuals — people who are making too much money to qualify for city or county services, but … who
aren't making enough money [to] pay $100 per week for psychotherapy. It's really out of reach for so many,” he says. According to results from a telephone survey conducted last year by the regional collaborative WNC Healthy Impact, cost or lack of health insurance proved to be the No. 1 deterrent preventing people from seeking mental health care when needed. To bridge this gap, Fugelsang issues a challenge to therapists who join Open Path: Take on one client who can receive in-office care at the reduced cost of $30 to $50 per session. At press time, Fugelsang reports, 160 therapists nationwide have applied.
startiNg loCal, thiNkiNg NatioNal Fugelsang’s eighth-floor office in the Flat Iron building overlooks downtown Asheville, but the mountains can still be seen in the distance. Though he's only been practicing privately in Asheville for a year, he explains that his vision
a virtual reCePtioN One of the first steps to improving access to mental health providers for the middle class, Fugelsang suggests, starts with a click. With the growth, popularity and omnipresence of the Internet, he explains, “We can create a place where the website is the reception room” that welcomes people and directs them to a clinician. Before filling out an application and paying a one-time $100 fee, participants can search the website for Open Path providers in their area. Profiles indicate therapists’ area of expertise, how long they’ve been in practice, where their office is and, most importantly, whether they are currently accepting Open Path clients. This information, Fugelsang explains, is crucial. “What happens for many clients is they need to call around, and ask therapists if they can see them for a certain fee. As you might imagine, it's a very vulnerable thing to have to do,” he says. Open Path “eliminates that problem for people because the rate is more or less established and they know that the therapist will work within that rate. It takes away the tricky financial part,” he says. As for the $100 fee, Fugelsang reports some push-back. He emphasizes that it supports both the nonprofit itself and clients who cannot afford the upfront cost. “Every single penny we get donated to us goes toward that $100 fee because it's important for us to make our services as available as possible.” And Fugelsang wanted to create a network that would give consumers a user-friendly website for finding professional therapists, he
explains. For example, each Open Path therapist must answer four questions and have proof of both a clinician's license and liability insurance. In addition to helping clients find a therapist to fit their needs, this network was created to reward providers who offer their services at a reduced rate, Fugelsang says. “One thing we wanted to do with this was to not only help people who can't afford quality therapy, but we also wanted to assist private-practice therapists in their businesses,” he explains. “We wanted to give these clinicians a sense of community in doing this work, and two, to reward them for their benevolence.”
a NetWork of altruism However, Fugelsang says the true reward comes from the relationships built between client and counselor. As Doubraski notes, the reason she joined the collective was because of her desire to help others. “When people do this work with passion and aren't just going through the motions, the idea of people falling through the cracks is really tough to swallow when you also have clients that come in and have the ability to come as often as they need to and you see real, long-lasting change. To think of people wanting that change and not being able to do that to improve their lives is frustrating and heartbreaking.” A price tag that dissuades people from getting help, Fugelsang says, remains the biggest challenge. However, he hopes that Open Path will create an avenue to well-being that may not have been available otherwise. The results, he shares, can be life-changing. “In therapy, people get the opportunity to get to know their own minds. They don't have to be in crisis to be in therapy. [It’s] for people who are in a survival place in life, but it's also for people who are in a growth phase of life,” he says.
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fletCher valley Market • TH (5/16), 5:30pm - Fletcher Valley Market, 1151 Naples Road, Hendersonville, will present information on the health effects of MSG. Free. Info: fletchervalley.com or 209-6920.
MaxiMizinG soCial seCUrity (pd.) May 16th 5:30 - 6:30pm. UNCA's Sherrill Center Room 402. Insights on getting the most from your benefits. Learn when to begin receiving payments, and how factors such as retirement income needs, additional sources of income, marital status and estate planning objectives can impact your decision. 250-3512 to RSVP.
intro to enerGy MediCine • TH (5/16), 10am-noon - An introduction to energy medicine will focus on energy fields and their relationship to physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being. Held at Mission Hospital’s Integrative Healthcare Wellness Resource Center, 50 Doctor’s Drive, 120 W. Annex. $10/free for Mission employees. Info and registration: 213-8250.
peer sUpport speCialist traininG (pd.) Help others in their mental health and substance use recovery. Forty-hour NC accredited certificate course for those with lived experience with mental illness/addictive disorders interested in helping others achieve their goals through recovery and wellness. Applicants shall be self-defined as in recovery from mental health issues or addictive disorders, which may include demonstration to self-report and references maintaining their readiness to proceed with work/training while maintaining personal wellness. It is preferred that individuals possess personal insight, be familiar with maintenance and wellness plans, and be prepared to focus on work-related tasks. This training is delivered in a highly interactive and engaging manner. Dates: June 10 – 14, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm, Asheville For more information and to register, visit our website at www.amorrisconsulting. com or email to andreamorris@amorrisconsulting. com. 828-551-4540 Emails preferred.
livinG healthy with a ChroniC Condition • WEDNESDAYS through (6/12), 5pm - "Sick and tired of being sick and tired? Take charge of your health with this six-week workshop for people with chronic health conditions and their caregivers." Held at Lakeview Senior Center, 1 Rhododendron Road, Black Mountain. $30 suggested donation. Info and registration: 251-7438.
heal froM eMotional woUnds (pd.) Develop a relationship with yourself that is nurturing, accepting and protective. Channel your instincts to work in your favor. FREE orientation. Call (828) 367-8895 to register. asheville Center for transCendental Meditation ("tM") (pd.) Free Introductory Talk: Thursdays. 6:30pm, Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut. (828) 2544350. www.Meditationasheville.org CoMMUnity Meditation with Maeve • TH (5/16), 6pm - The Asheville Yoga Center, 211 S. Liberty St., will host a non-sectarian guided exploration of Vipassana meditation. All levels. Free. Info: youryoga.com. dyinG to look Good • TU (5/21), 7-9pm - "Dying to Look Good" will focus on personal care products. Held at Jubilee!, 46 Wall St. $10 donation. Info: jubileecommunity.org or 337-6114. fairview ChiropraCtiC Center 2 Fairview Hills Drive, Fairview. Free; registration required. Info: 628-7800. • TH (5/23), 5:15-6pm - A presentation on alternatives to hip and knee replacement will focus on deep tissue laser therapy. fearless feMale ClUb self defense • TH (5/16), 6:15-7:15pm - Fearless Female Club's self defense seminar will be held at 9 Round, 1987 Hendersonville Road. Free. Info and registration: 684-6390. first ConGreGational ChUrCh in hendersonville Fifth Avenue West at White Pine Street, Hendersonville. Info: 692-8630 or fcchendersonville. org. • SU (5/19), 9:15am - Adult forum: “Effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.”
ManaGe everyday stresses • TU (5/21), 1-3pm - A class on managing stress will focus on head, neck and leg massage. Held at Mission Hospital’s Integrative Healthcare Wellness Resource Center, 50 Doctor’s Drive, 120 W. Annex. $10/free for Mission employees. Info and registration: 213-8250. neiGhborhood y at woodfin CoMMUnity day • SA (5/18), 8am-6pm - Neighborhood Y at Woodfin's Community Day will feature a belly dance performance at noon and a personal training demo at 2pm. Held at 40 North Merrimon Ave. Free. Info: ymcawnc.org/centers/woodfin or 505-3990. red Cross blood drives 100 Edgewood Road. Info: redcrosswnc.org or 258-3888. Appointment and ID required for blood drives. • WE (5/15), 7:30am-3:30pm - Blood drive: Charles George V.A. Medical Center, 1100 Tunnel Road. Info: redcrossblood.org. --- 9:30am-2pm - Blood drive: Mountain Credit Union, 1453 Sand Hill Road, Candler. Info: 667-7245. • SA (5/18), 10am-2:30pm - Blood drive: Myers Motorcycles, 1125 Sweeten Creek Road. Info: 2744271. • SU (5/19), 10:30am-3pm - Blood drive: Weaverville United Methodist Church, 85 N. Main St., Weaverville. Info: 656-2161. • MO (5/20), 9am-1pm - Blood drive: YMCA, 30 Woodfin St. Info: 210-9622. • TH (5/23), 11am-3:30pm - Blood drive: Black Mountain Fire Department, 106 Montreat Road. Info: 1-800-REDCROSS. restore yoUr Core • TH (5/16), 5:15-5:45pm - Fairview Chiropractic, 2 Fairview Hills Drive, will host a presentation on core strengthening exercises. Free; registration required. Info: 628-7800. stressproof yoUr brain • TUESDAYS through (5/21), 5:30-7pm - "Stressproof Your Brain," with Rick Hanson, Ph.D. Geared toward ages 50 and up. Held at the YMCA, 30 Woodfin St. Free. Info and registration: 712-5788. wellness events with dr. Cory noll Info and registration: 254-3838. • WE (5/15), 6pm - "Are You Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired?" will focus on gaining energy, reducing pain and improving digestion. Held at 68 Grove St., Conference Room C5. Free.
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• TU (5/21), 6pm - "Natural Relief from Pain, Fibromyalgia and Arthritis." Held at 68 Grove St., Conference Room C5. Free. yoGa for veterans • TUESDAYS, 4:30pm - A beginner class for veterans, appropriate for most fitness levels, is held weekly in the Charles George VA Medical Center cafeteria, 1100 Tunnel Road. Bring mat if possible. Free. Info: kirklandyoga@charter.net. ywCa ClUb w open hoUse • MO (5/20) - YWCA Club W Fitness Center will host an open house featuring free classes and waived enrollment fees for new members. Held at 185 S. French Broad Ave. Info: ywcaofavl.org or 254-7206, ext. 213. zUMba • SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Toy Boat Community Arts Space, 101 Fairview Road, hosts weekly Zumba classes combining "Latin rhythms with fun to create a workout that feels more like a party." $6. Info: kathy.bonyun@gmail.com or toyboatcommunityartspace.com.
suPPort grouPs adUlt Children of alCoholiCs & dysfUnCtional faMilies ACOA is an anonymous 12-step, "Twelve Tradition" program for women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. Info: adultchildren.org. • SUNDAYS, 3pm - "Living in the Solution," The Servanthood House, 156 E. Chestnut St. Open big book study. Info: 989-8075. • FRIDAYS, 7pm - "Inner Child" study group. Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. Info: 9898075. • SUNDAYS, 2pm - "Inner Child" study group, Canton Branch Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave., Canton. Info: 648-2924. • SUNDAYS, 3pm - A confidential study group based on the twelve steps of ACOA. Everyone welcome; no age or gender restrictions. Meets at the Clyde Town Hall, 8437 Carolina Blvd. Info: babeo2351@ yahoo.com. • MONDAYS, 7pm - "Generations," First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: 474-5120. al anon MeetinG • FRIDAYS, 8pm - The Lambda (LGBT) group of Al-Anon, a gay-friendly support group for families and friends of alcoholics, holds weekly candlelight meetings at All Souls Cathedral, 9 Swan St. Info: trackerm1001@yahoo.com. al-anon Al-Anon is a support group for the family and friends of alcoholics. More than 33 groups are available in the WNC area. Info: wnc-alanon.org or 800286-1326. • WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am - "Daytime Serenity," Pardee Education Center at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd. --- 7pm - Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. --- 5:45pm - Al-Anon meeting for women, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. • SATURDAYS, 10am - "One Day at a Time," First Baptist Church, Buncombe and 5th Avenues, Hendersonville. --- 10am - "Grace Fireside," Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. --- 10am "Saturday Serenity," St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 337 Charlotte St. --- noon - "Courage to Change," Bess Sprinkle Memorial Library, Weaverville. • MONDAYS, noon - "Keeping the Focus," First
Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Entrance near Charlotte Street. --- 6pm - "Attitude of Gratitude," Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. --- 7pm First Christian Church, 201 Blue Ridge Road, Black Mountain. --- 7:30pm - First United Methodist Church, Jackson and Church Streets, Sylva. --- 8pm - "Al-Anon Spoken Here," Ledger Baptist Church, U.S. 226 near Bakersville. --- 8pm - Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, 1790 Greenville Highway at North Highland Lake Road. CareGiver sUpport GroUp • 3rd MONDAYS, 5-6:30pm - Caring for Aging Parents Education and Support (CAPES) meets monthly at Mission Hospital’s Loretta Hall, Conference Room 6, located behind the St. Joseph Hospital Building. CAPES serves anyone caring for or concerned about an aging parent or adult. Free. Info: 277-8288 or 213-4542. ChroniC pain sUpport GroUp • SUNDAYS, 12:30-1:30pm - Open to those with chronic pain, friends and family. Held at Unity Church of Asheville, 130 Shelburne Road. Donations accepted. Info: 989-1555. Co-dependents anonyMoUs A fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm & SATURDAYS, 11am First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. (use back entrance). Info: 424-6594 or 398-8937. debtors anonyMoUs • MONDAYS, 7pm - Debtors Anonymous meets at First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St., Room 101. Info: debtorsanonymous.org. depression and bipolar sUpport allianCe: MaGnetiC Minds • WEDNESDAYS, 7-9 pm - Magnetic Minds offers self-help through weekly, peer-facilitated support meetings offering acceptance, info and techniques to manage challenges. Meets at 1316-C Parkwood Road, across from the West Asheville BB&T. Free. Info: MagneticMinds.weebly.com or 367-7660. eatinG disorders adUlt sUpport GroUp • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - THE Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St., provides free weekly support groups for adults recovering from an eating disorder. Facilitated by licensed professionals. Drop-ins welcome; no registration required. Info: thecenternc. org or 337-4685. eatinG disorders: faMily and friends sUpport • 3rd SATURDAYS, 10-11:30am - A support group for family members, caregivers and friends of individuals struggling with eating disorders is held at T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St. Led by licensed professionals. Free. Info: thecenternc.org or 337-4685. MeMory Cafe • 1st MONDAYS, 1-3pm; 1st WEDNESDAYS, 2-4pm; 3rd SATURDAYS, 1-3pm; 3rd THURSDAYS, 2-4pm Memory Cafe is an opportunity for those living with the challenges of dementia to gather and socialize. Free. Info and locations: shendrix@mountainprojects.org, Asstminister@uuasheville.org, LBrown@ FBCA.net or bettyrobbins@morrisbb.net. MeMoryCareGivers network: new hope • 3rd TUESDAYS, 1pm - MemoryCaregivers Network support groups are free and open to anyone caring for a person with memory loss. Held in New Hope Presbyterian Church's lower level conference room, 3070 Sweeten Creek Road. Info: 230-4143.
wellnesscontinued naMi sUpport GroUps The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers three types of groups to support people living with mental health issues and their families, friends and loved ones. Free. Info: namiwnc.org or 505-7353. • 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 6 pm - Dual Diagnosis Support Group. For individuals with MH/SA diagnoses. 3 Thurland Ave., off Biltmore Ave. • 1st SATURDAYS, 10am; 2nd & 4th MONDAYS, 11am; 3rd TUESDAYS, 6pm - Connection group for people with a mental health issue. 356 Biltmore Ave. Ste. 207. • 1st SATURDAYS, 10am; 3rd TUESDAYS, 6pm - Family/Caregiver group for people supporting someone experience a mental health issue. 356 Biltmore Ave., Ste. 31. nar-anon • Nar-Anon provides support to relatives and friends concerned about the addiction or drug problem of a loved one. "We share experience, strength and hope." • TUESDAYS, 7pm - West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road; enter through back door. Info: robinplemmons@gmail.com. • WEDNESDAYS, 12:30pm - First United Methodist Chuch, 204 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Enter through side parking lot. Info: 891-8050. overCoMers reCovery sUpport GroUp • MONDAYS, 6pm - A Christian-based 12-step recovery program that provides a spiritual plan of recovery for people struggling with life-controlling problems. Meets at 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Suite C-1. All are welcome. Info: rchovey@sos-mission. org. overeaters anonyMoUs A fellowship of individuals who are recovering from compulsive overeating. A 12-step program. • THURSDAYS, noon - Asheville: Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road. Info: 277-1975. • SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Black Mountain: 424 W. State St. Open relapse and recovery meeting. Info: 686-8131.
• MONDAYS, 6:30pm - Hendersonville: Balfour United Methodist Church, 2567 Asheville Highway. Info: 697-5437. • MONDAYS, 6pm - Asheville: First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: 252-4828. • TUESDAYS, 10:30am-noon - Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. at Ottari. Info: 626-2572. poliCe brUtality sUrvivors' GroUp • THURSDAYS, 11am - This group meets weekly at Firestorm Cafe, 48 Commerce St., offering community and support to survivors of police brutality. Open to all. Free. Info: 274-4576. sMart reCovery • THURSDAYS, 6pm - This peer support group is dedicated to helping individuals gain independence from all types of addictive behavior (drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, etc.). Meets at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. Info: smartrecoveryavl@gmail.com or 407-0460. st. Gerard hoUse faMily GroUp niGht • 3rd MONDAYS, 5:30-7:30pm - St. Gerard House, 620 Oakland St., Hendersonville, hosts a group night for families facing special needs in Henderson and surrounding counties. Info and registration: kate.glance@msj.org or 213-9787. wnC brain tUMor sUpport • 3rd THURSDAYS, 6:30-8pm - WNC Brain Tumor Support meets at MAHEC, 121 Hendersonville Road. May speaker: Dr. Michael D. Chan, radiation oncologist from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Info: wncbraintumor.org or 691-2559. More wellness events online Check out the Wellness Calendar online at mountainx.com/events for info on events happening after May 23. Calendar deadline The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m. wednesday, one week prior to publication. Questions? Call (828)251-1333, ext. 365
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As gardeners till the soil, work in compost and dream of cultivating the perfect tomato, it’s important to remember that edibles are growing right below our feet. Simple dandelions and prized mushrooms are gaining strength between the cracks in the sidewalk and on tree stumps in abandoned parking lots. If you’re new to foraging or your favorite places are picked over, adding wild foods to your diet is as easy as stopping by the Asheville City Market on S. Charlotte Street. Each Saturday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m., the Asheville Wild Foods Market’s table overflows with more than 40 foraged edibles, 30 wild medicines and expert advice from forager Alan Muskat. He spends his days scouring unmowed, unsprayed yards and waste lots, looking for wild mustard flowers, morels, ramps, bamboo shoots, onion grass, stinging nettles and any other wild, edible plants he can find. “The more we ‘eat here now,’ exploring, savoring and celebrating this time and place, the more we rediscover Eden, finding greater comfort with the land, our food and each other,” says Muskat. Foraging for food is at the center of his philosophy and is the driving force behind The Afikomen Project, a program that combats food insecurity by training children to forage safely. The goal is to reduce poverty by harnessing the region’s rich temperate ecosystem. Muskat plans to expand the program nationally, with the ambitious goal of teaching every
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edible park • MONDAYS, 5-7pm - The community is invited to help grow and maintain vegetables at the George Washington Carver Edible Park, next to the Stephens Lee Recreation Center parking lot, 30 G.W. Carver Ave. Info: majerla@hotmail.com. hiCkory nUt Gap farM • SA (5/18), 10am-5pm - The Hickory Nut Gap Farm Spring Open House will feature meat sampling, opportunities to meet the farmers, baby animals and more. Full farm tour begins at 1 pm. 57 Sugar Hollow Road, Fairview. Free. Info: hickorynutgapfarm.com. MiCroloans for sMall farMs • ONGOING - The USDA Farm Service Agency offers microloans for small farms to purchase livestock, feed, equipment and farm-related debt refinancing. Info: avl.mx/ sx. n.C. arboretUM Located at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way. 9am-5pm daily. Info: ncarboretum.org or 665-2492. • SA (5/18) & SU (5/19) - An Ikebana exhibit will feature Japanese flower designs, presented by the local chapter of Ikebana International. Free with $8 parking fee. • SATURDAYS, 1pm - Interpretive guides will lead small groups through woodland trails and a variety of forest types. Topics include wildflowers, plant identification, natural history and land use. Free with $8 parking fee; donations encouraged. • TU (5/21), 10:30am-noon - "Creating a Garden Full of Life" will focus on using native plants to attract birds, butterflies and other wildlife. $23/$16 members. painters GreenhoUse 734 Roy Moore Road, Old Fort. Info: paintersgreenhouse.com or 668-7225. • SA (5/18), 10am - Alison Arnold will lead a seminar on creating environmentally-friendly landscapes with with native plants. perMaCUltUre potlUCk • 3rd TUESDAYS, 5:30pm - Transition Asheville hosts permaculture potlucks focused on "redesigning our lives, homes and communities to create a more resilient and sustainable human culture." Held at Community Action Opportunities, 25 Gaston St. Bring a dish to share. Info: transitionasheville.org. plants and pints Garden sale • SU (5/19), 2-5pm - The Asheville E-Z Gardeners will present a "plants and pints" garden sale, featuring rose geraniums, hostas, cacti, herbs and vegetable starts at Wedge Brewing Company, 125B Roberts St. Prices vary. Info: deneice.guest@gmail.com or 253-1661. sMall terrain 278 Haywood Road. Info: smallterrain.com or 216-8102. • WE (5/15), 6-8pm - A class on using plants for natural dyes will focus on ethical harvesting, growing and mordanting. $20. • TH (5/16), 6-8pm - A class on growing tomatoes will focus on starting seeds, transplanting starts, varieties suited to the region and pests. Free. • SU (5/19), 6-8pm - "Wise Womb: Fertility
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WEST ASHEvillE UrBAN PlANT WAlk • SA (5/18), 10:30am-noon - The West Asheville Urban Plant Walk will focus on edible and medicinal plants that can be found in formal gardens, abandoned lots and cracks in the sidewalk. Departs from the Center for Holistic Medicine, 779 Haywood Road. $5/ kids free. Info: centerholistic.com or 505-3174.
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• 2:30-6:30pm - Weaverville Tailgate Market, 60 Lakeshore Drive. • 8am-2pm - Henderson County Curb Market, 221 N. Church St., Hendersonville. • 3-6pm - Flat rock Tailgate Market, 2720 Greenville Highway. • 3:30-6:30pm - oakley Farmers Market, 607 Fairview Road. • 4-6:30pm - Tryon Tailgate Market, McCowan St. • 4-6pm - Blowing rock Farmers Market, 132 Park Ave.
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• 6am-noon - Caldwell County Farmers Market, 120 Hospital Ave., N.E., Lenoir.
• 3-6pm - East Asheville Tailgate Market, 945 Tunnel Road. SATUrDAYS
• 8am-noon - North Asheville Tailgate Market, UNCA commuter lot C. • 8am-noon - Haywood Historic Farmers Market, 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville.
Regional Tailgate Markets
• 8am-noon - Mills river Farmers Market, 5046 Boylston Highway. • 8am-noon - Waynesville Tailgate Market, 171 Legion Drive. • 8am-1pm - Asheville City Market, 161 South Charlotte St.
For more information, including the exact start and end dates of markets, contact the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project. Info: buyappalachian.org or 236-1282. WEDNESDAYS
• 8am-2pm - Henderson County Curb Market, 221 N. Church St., Hendersonville. • 8am-12:30pm - Transylvania Tailgate Market, 190 E. Main St., Brevard.
• 8am-noon - Haywood Historic Farmers Market, 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville.
• 8:30am-12:30pm - Yancey County Farmers Market, U.S. 19 East at S. Main Street, Burnsville.
• 8am-noon - Waynesville Tailgate Market, 171 Legion Drive.
• 9am-noon - Black Mountain Tailgate Market , 130 Montreat Road.
• 1-5pm - Asheville City Market South, Biltmore Park Town Square, Town Square Blvd.
• 9am-noon - Jackson County Farmers Market, 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva.
• 2-5pm - Spruce Pine Farmers Market, 297 Oak Ave.
• 9am-noon - Historic Marion Tailgate Market, West Henderson and Logan Streets.
• 2-6pm - French Broad Food Co-op, 90 Biltmore Ave.
• 9am-1pm - Madison County Farmers and Artisans Market, Mars Hill College, Highway 213 and Part Street. • 9am-2pm - leicester Farmers Market, 338 Leicester Highway.
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Cooperatives and community investment Commentary by Thomas Beckett In the 1920s, Western North Carolina was a hotbed of agricultural cooperatives. For farmers here, the Great Depression began well ahead of the stock market crash. Overproduction, monopoly control of commodity markets and Prohibition dramatically cut farm income across the country. In answer, the Farmers Federation began organizing growers to combine their market power, build warehouses and dairies, and improve the quality of their products through cooperative enterprises. Led locally by James G.K. McClure, the patriarch of Hickory Nut Gap Farm in Fairview, the Farmers Federation helped mountain families maintain income and preserve their holdings through the hardest years of the Depression and World War II. Recent years of economic turmoil and hardship have brought a resurgence of interest in cooperative enterprises across the nation and in WNC. Many advocates for restructuring the national economy to a more human scale — thinkers such as Gar Alperovitz, Marjorie Kelly and Michael Shuman — point to the cooperative form as a key element in that movement. As Kelly writes in Owning Our Future: The Emerging Ownership Revolution, “The cooperative form is most highly developed in remaining focused on serving the common good.” Cooperative enterprise comprises an international movement, benefitting billions of people on six continents and trading in trillions of dollars of goods and services. Yet cooperatives are the most local of businesses, creating value and growing wealth that remains rooted in their communities. In the context of community investing, however, cooperatives present a quandary. The cooperative model is a way of doing busi-
ness that optimizes the benefits for the people who participate in the enterprise rather than returning profits to investors. A cooperative is owned by, serves the needs of, and is democratically managed by its members. For example, the French Broad Food Co-op is a grocery store on Biltmore Avenue in downtown Asheville. It is owned entirely by individuals and families in this community. It exists for the use of its owners — for the purpose of selling healthful, organic food and other products. Each member family has a single share of ownership and one vote in the governance of the business. Like any other capitalist venture, it must maintain positive cash flow, but because FBFC’s purpose is to sell good food to its owners, its goal is to provide the best value, and not to earn a profit from each transaction. Any net operating margin represents an overpayment by its owners for their purchases, not a profit, and is returned to them in proportion to their spending. The Co-op’s very existence and the quality it provides to its members is their return on investment. There are many other cooperatives at work in WNC, although many do not have the word “cooperative” in their name. The Haywood and French Broad Electric Membership corporations provide their residential and business owners with electric power. Financial institutions such as Telco Community Credit Union, United Services Credit Union, Carolina Mountain Credit Union, State Employees and other local credit unions are entirely owned and governed by their respective depositors. WNC has child-care cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives — even artisan-owned cooperative galleries. A number of worker-
owned cooperatives — such as Home Cleaning Professionals in Asheville, Green Muse in Hendersonville and Opportunity Threads in Morganton — provide gainful and meaningful employment to folks in economically marginalized communities. As to those worker-owned businesses: Yes, they are managed by the employees themselves. Many successful cooperatives started small and grew into large enterprises just through the financial contributions and work of their owners. But to start or expand a modern cooperative business, the hard fact is that projects need more capital than members can provide on their own. Even when credit unions and community financial development institutions are willing to lend, the lender generally wants cooperatives to share in the risk through equity investment. A typical entrepreneur can obtain equity investment from outsiders in exchange for a share of the profits and a share of control of the enterprise. But cooperatives are constrained by the principles of member ownership, benefit and control. Conventional businesses are controlled in proportion to the dollar value of each owner’s investment: Money votes. Cooperatives are controlled democratically: People vote. This is the investment quandary: How can I invest in a cooperative if I am not a member? And how can cooperatives seek investment from outsiders? Cooperatives are keeping pace and are developing creative and people-focused methods to meet modern financial demands. For example, many cooperatives borrowed a tool from Wall Street to build equity investment — using preferred shares. This is a special type of stock that provides no vote, and therefore does not offend democratic control principals. To make up for the lack of vote, preferred shares typically offer a fixed annual return or dividend, closely resembling interest payment on a loan. This is how the Hendersonville Community Co-op is raising capital to build a new and larger store. The new structure will have twice the floor space, double the product offerings and more employees.
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Disclosure: I am an owner and member of the board of directors of the Co-op. Our preferred shares are only available to Hendersonville Co-op owners who are residents of North Carolina. Our capital campaign is close to meeting the goal of $800,000 in preferred-share investment, which is a significant chunk of the total cost of the project. The rest of the financing comes from local lenders, such as Self Help Credit Union. If you live near Hendersonville and want to buy healthy, organic food, joining our Co-op is a simple community investment you can make. Becoming a member-owner is the best way to support the cooperative economy. But if you’re already a member of the Hendersonville Community Co-op, or the French Broad Food Co-op, and want to invest even more in cooperatives, there are some options.
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The cooperative model is a way of doing business that optimizes benefit for the people who participate in the enterprise rather than returning profits to investors.
You can invest locally but indirectly. Cooperative financial institutions — such as the Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund — exist to provide capital to cooperatives, including the Hendersonville Co-op. In turn, these instititutions seek individual investments to support their loan portfolios. You can similarly invest in Self Help’s Go Local CD to support its loans to cooperative (and conventional) business in WNC. You can invest directly but (for the time being) not locally. Equal Exchange Cooperative is a workerowned importer and distributor of Fair Trade coffee, chocolate and other food products. Equal Exchange pioneered the use of non-member preferred shares and now finances a significant portion of its capital needs that way. “Social investors” can support cooperative enterprise and Fair Trade by adding Equal Exchange to their portfolios. And you can buy Equal Exchange products at the
French Broad Food Co-op and the Hendersonville Community Co-op, or drink its coffee at Firestorm Café & Bookshop, a worker-owned cooperative in Asheville. As the cooperative economy grows, we can look forward to more opportunities to invest in our communities by joining co-ops and occasionally investing in coops in which we don’t participate directly. This democratic form of capitalism builds lasting wealth where we live and work. Thomas Beckett is an attorney focusing on the needs of startup and growing enterprises. He is the cofounder of Carolina Common Enterprise, North Carolina's new cooperative development center.
A cooperative future by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt Earlier this spring, a new local group started meeting, discussing and thinking about ways to apply “new economy” concepts and approaches in the Asheville area. On May 8, Co-Creating the New Economy group held its third in a series of monthly meetings, each held at EarthFare’s Westgate location. This month, the featured speaker was Thomas Beckett, founder of Ownership Appalachia and Co-Executive Director of Carolina Common Enterprise. He launched a discussion on “Democratizing the Economy through Cooperatives” (see his commentary, “Cooperatives and Community investment” on p. 35). More than 30 people gathered to learn about community cooperatives and the principles that drive them. Xpress asked participants to share their thoughts, concerns and reflections on cooperatives in shaping a new economic future. “I certainly hadn’t thought about trying to promote the formation of coops as sort of a counter to corporations to help grow and sustain the local economy, and I think the idea has a lot of merit and promise to it,” said Kath Barlett, Asheville resident and traditional Chinese
acupuncturist and herbalist. “But, I think there is a big elephant in the room that needs to be addressed with coops, and that if you allow everybody to join, you have a group of people with different values and agendas and motivations [who] may not be in harmony with one another.” “Coops hold a lot of promise for helping communities keep wealth local and for putting the power of self-determination back in workers’ hands,” said Julie schneyer of Firestorm Cafe and Books. “I was very inspired to think that behavioral health consumers actually can own their businesses and empower themselves, as opposed to feeling wounded, or that they can’t participate in society,” said Brett sculthorp, who works in the behavioral health industry. “When [Firestorm] launched in 2008, it felt like we were really doing something new,” said Libertie Valance, one of the original founders of the worker-owned café. “We found out later that we weren’t and that there was actually a long history of people doing socially conscious cooperative projects in Asheville including Stone Soup and Blue Moon Bakery but there wasn’t a lot of awareness. ... What’s shifted is the level of awareness, and it’s really heartening to see so many events on the calendar for our local community like this one, that provide an opportunity for people to come together and talk about alternatives to the dominate economy and capitalism.” “This is extremely needed in the Asheville Area, and … Asheville is such a wonderful, open place, ripe for this kind of innovation,” said local writer and community activist Gaya erlandson. “I really believe in community. We need to get to know our neighbors and collaborate at every level— from childcare to energy. So I think consumers coops, housing coops, and business coops are going to be much more common, and I hope it happens sooner rather than later.” Beckett’s “presentation was great, coming from the Hendersonville Co-op, because I think [it] is doing quite a job financing their new project on their own,” says local resident richard Warren. “They’re not waiting for a bank, or somebody else to help them with it, they’re just out there doing, trying to build a new facility.” Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 101, or at asezakblatt@mountainx.com.
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a new tax Code for a new Generation • WE (5/15), 1pm - The local chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals will present “A New Tax Code for a New Generation” at WCU Biltmore Park, 28 Schenck Parkway, Suite 300. Free. Info: financialpro.org. a-b teCh Job fair • TH (5/16), 2-6pm - A-B Tech will host a job fair and alumni reception in the college's Coman Gym, Asheville campus. Free. Info and registration: abtech.edu/jobfair. aafa lUnCheon • MO (5/20), 11:30am-1pm - The American Advertising Federation will host a luncheon featuring Tim Cox, director of creative strategy for Publix Super Markets. Held at Doubletree Biltmore, 115 Hendersonville Road. $30/$15 members. Info: adfedasheville.org. asheville bUsiness ConneCtions • 2nd TUESDAYS & 4th THURSDAYS, 11:15am Asheville Business Connections will host a lunch meeting on "power marketing" at Yao Buffet Sushi Grill, 153 Smokey Park Highway, Suite 120. Restaurant prices apply. Info: meetup.com/ashevillebusinessconnections. Goodwill Career Classes • ONGOING - Goodwill offers entry-level computer classes. Free. Info and schedule: 298-9023. • ONGOING - Goodwill offers classes for those interested in hospitality careers in the food and hotel industries. Hands-on training includes American Hotel and Lodging Association certification. $25. Info and schedule: 298-9023. leadership asheville • Through FR (5/17) - Leadership Asheville will accept applications for the LA 32 Program through May 17. Info: leadershipasheville.org. leadership asheville learninG lab • FR (5/17), 7:30am - Leadership Asheville will present a learning lab featuring "strategies for motivating and developing employees" and "practical tips to increase leadership influence." Held at the Renaissance Asheville, 31 Woodfin St. $20. Info and registration: leadershipasheville.org. MoUntain bizworks workshops 153 S. Lexington Ave. Info: 253-2834 or mountainbizworks.org. • MONDAYS, noon & WEDNESDAYS, 4:30pm - An informational meeting about Mountain BizWorks' programs will help businesses make the first step toward accessing the organization's services. Free. Info and registration: victor@mountainbizworks.org or 253-2834. MoUntain hoUsinG opportUnities self help proGraM • ONGOING - Families are invited to build their own homes through the Mountain Housing Opportunities Self Help Program. No construction experience or down payment required. Affordable financing through the USDA available. Info: 254-4030, ext. 122. sMall talks bUs toUr • MO (5/20), 1:30-5:30pm - The Small Talk Bus Tour will feature expert advice for small business-
Openings Biketags (message plates for bicycles), mybiketag.com. 398-4636. Bobo Pho 22 N. Lexington Ave. 575-9494. Café azalea (open under new ownership), 1011 Tunnel Road Suite 100. cafeazaleaasheville.com. 299-3753.
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wCU Mba info session • FR (5/17), noon-1pm - WCU will host an information session about its MBA program at 28 Schenck Parkway. Free. Info: 654-6533. More bUsiness events online Check out the Business Calendar online at mountainx.com/events for info on events happening after May 23. Calendar deadline The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m. wednesday, one week prior to publication. Questions? Call (828)251-1333, ext. 365
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Why ashEvillE tourists Eat WhErE thEy do
by Emily Patrick “Steak pizza,” reads the sign outside of Carmel's. “Tourist food,” I think: approachable, nearly absurd and totally decadent. Heck, who wouldn't want a steak pizza? But I have a different meal in mind. I want to understand the tourist appetite, and what better classroom than a food tour? A jaunt around town with eight visitors, a small cross section of the 3 million tourists who visit Asheville every year, according to the Convention and Visitor's Bureau. While they're in town, they drop big money: collectively, about $2 billion. Considering that the average visitor spends 2.8 days in town, out-of-towners are eating tens of millions of meals here every year. I want to find out who they are and what they eat when they come here. I feel nervous as I approach the food tours group. The anxiety that I won't discover anything to write about is always with me, and it's strong here. You see, the average tourist isn't exactly a classical muse. The CVB profiles its “typical visitor” as a solidly upper middle class, over-50, empty-nester traveling with a spouse or partner. Is the typical visitor a pedestrian obstacle, a blur of khaki with an exceptional interest in antique furnishings and locally made tchotchkes? At the Grove Arcade, where Chris Ortwein, owner and leader of Asheville Food Tours, meets his guests, I find that both these profiles were accurate, at least at first glance. The group consists almost exclusively of retirees: four ladies from Wisconsin (who had just eaten lunch at Carmel’s, incidentally) in
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at blackbird, WE Eat hEirloom grits and boilEd shrimP. thE blackbErry cocktails makE EvEryonE morE talkativE.
town to see the Biltmore House, and two couples from the Northeast, who often travel together. As we amble down to the first stop, Mela Indian Restaurant, the Northeasterners tell me about their trip. Stuart towers above us, while his friend, Phil, chats through a thick Massachusetts accent. “I've known Stuart 35 years, almost as long as I've known my wife,” Phil says, and gives his friend a whack on the back. The couples have always traveled together, he explains. Some friends of theirs who retired to Asheville helped them plan their visit. At the restaurant, the smell of korma and curry hangs in the air like a baited line. But the women from Wisconsin dab at their plates timidly. They don't like spicy food, they explain. In fact, none of the visitors seem to know what to make of Indian food. Most of them have never eaten it before. I clear my plate and we head toward Pack Square. The sun has started to come out, and we stop to take off our jackets. If we hadn't, we might not have noticed one of the women from Wisconsin struggling up the incline. “Knee replacement,” the straggler explains, noticeably flustered. The tourists joke with one another about the perils of artificial joints as we arrive at the next stop, Blackbird. “Shouldn't have gotten the econo-knee,” chides one with a laugh. Blackbird serves New Southern cuisine, our guide says. Stuart's wife is eager to explain what that means. They have a timeshare in Charleston, and she's big into New Southern. She likes McCrady's, Magnolia's and the biscuits at Poogan's Porch (all New Southern stalwarts in that town). She's not a foodie, she says, she just likes to eat out.
“Old South,” as she calls it, is chitlins and fried foods. “New Southern” is farm-to-table and heirloom ingredients. It's a working definition. We eat graceful dollops of heirloom grits topped with boiled shrimp, tails aloft, and drink deeply hued blackberry cocktails. The drink makes everyone more talkative, and when we depart, the woman with the bad knee tells me about her morning in the River Arts District. She was not impressed. “A lot of it is warehouses and classes,” she said. “Not a lot to see.” We head back up the hill to Vincenzo's, and I trail behind Phil and Stuart. Phil is flushed, maybe from the cocktail, and talking enthusiastically. He wraps Stuart in a bear hug. “I wish I'd done this 30 years ago!” he exclaims, grinning widely. “What were you doing 30 years ago?” I ask. At first, he looks like he can't recall. “I was having kids,” he says. He looks troubled for a moment. I revert to polite remarks. “Well, I'm sure you wouldn't give that up,” I say, and he agrees. As we eat our way through Vincenzo's, Strada, The Social and Farm Burger, I wonder about why people travel. If it's difficult for the woman with the knee replacement, why does she do it? Do people like Phil, who start traveling later in life, wish they could change their situation? And if you don't care about food, what's the appeal of a food tour? After all, it's essentially a $50 lunch. Lucky for me, there's another food tour in town, Eating Asheville. The concept is similar: It's a five-course walking tour with stops for historical interludes along the way. The tour group meets at the Battery Park Book Exchange. This assembly looks much like the last one. Most of the visitors are retired. This time, they come from Florida, Ohio and New York City. Most of them mention owning second homes or multiple properties. “Anything that's fish, tell Ron it's steak,” says one of the women. Her name is Susie, I find out later. She and her husband Ron are visiting their friends, Susan and Tom who live in Asheville. “Susie and Ron and Susan and Tom,” someone says, laughing at the rhyme. Just as Susie says, Ron doesn't care much for fish, pork, mushrooms or shellfish. But Ron must feel adventurous on this day, because he reaches for one of the Book Exchange's hors d'oeuvres, which is topped with Sunburst Trout. “I have friends who have tried to get me to try that repeatedly — I wouldn't go near it,” he says. But on the tour, “It seemed like the right thing to do.” At Cucina 24, Ron samples a West Coast oyster dressed with meloncucumber mignonette, and says it tastes simply like cucumber.
cucina 24 offErs WEst coast oystErs drEssEd With mElon-cucumbEr mignonEttE. ron doEsn’t carE much for shEllfish, but hE triEs it anyWay.
Next, we hit The Imperial Life for a fried green tomato, and then make for Zambra. I walk with Patty and David, who drove down from Ohio for a couple of days to see the Smokies, where they both spent time as kids. Patty explains that they aren't actually interested in food; they eat for their marriage. “People our age, what do you do?” she says. “Go out to a dinner, maybe a movie. But as far as dating activities, it's really
dinner. If you stick to steak, a baked potato and a salad, I think that's rather boring. In a lot of ways, if you stay in that area of food, your relationship is kind of boring.” She says all this quickly, without stopping to think. “At this point in our lives, we've done everything we've had to do,” she says. “We're kind of looking for more adventure.” They considered zip-lining, she adds, but she has a bad shoulder.
I want to ask Patty more — what does she mean by doing what they had to do? — but the food comes, corned beef with house-made sauerkraut and confit potatoes. It's a step up from a steak and a baked potato, for sure, and I leave Patty and David to their task. Next, we visit Strada, where the stuffed figs taste like dessert, as one of the tourist remarks, and then move on to the French Broad Chocolate Lounge for the official dessert, raspberry truffles. I decide to catch up with Ron and Susie. They haven't encountered any more shellfish, they are happy to report. “We enjoy what we like, but I don't eat a lot of different things,” Ron says. Still, it interests him to encounter dishes he wouldn't normally seek out. The whole point of travel is to do things you don't expect to do, he adds. “We make a lot of U-turns,” he explains. “We've found a lot of things that we never would have found if we didn't make U-turns.” Like Phil and his wife, Ron and Susie have done much of their traveling as empty-nesters. They take trips with their hosts, Tom and Susan, a couple of times a year. I tell them about Phil, and the moment in which he wished he had traveled 30 years ago. “I don't think we can go back and say, 'I wish I had,'” Ron says. “I think if we'd done some of the things we've done in the last 10 years [back then], we wouldn't have appreciated it. “It's just a different life,” Susie adds. “I'm glad for the progression of things.” Not everyone realizes the freedom of getting older and retiring, Susie says. “People who don't travel do not understand why we like to travel,” she says. “We have neighbors who are like, 'Don't you like your house? Don't you like your friends here? Why are you always leaving?'” So I ask Susie: What does it really mean to be a tourist? The people who come to Asheville each year (who can be easy to mock or huff at when they block the sidewalk), what are they doing? Susie says that I'm asking the wrong question. Travel isn't about doing something — it's about doing, plain and simple. “We have some very dear friends at home, but we can't travel with them,” she says. “They're too set in their ways.” In this light, the tourists don't seem so indulgent. Instead of languishing at home, they're engaging. While CVB statistics and two afternoons of observation could only tell me so much, here's what I found about these tourists: They're here, they are exploring, they are not sitting at home. “So what you're doing is brave?” I ask. Susie nods. And I get it: They're here and they’re going for it, even if they won't try the shellfish.
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reMarKaBLe uPDates: Chef Duane Fernandes, along with Isabella Fraga and her husband, Tony Fraga, are embarking on a new venture in Isa’s Bistro, cornerstone of the Haywood Park Hotel.
as well as Thomas Keller’s Per Se in New York City. A word of advice from the chef: Save room for dessert. “We’re not going to think of desserts as sort of an after thought,” he says. “We’re really going to push desserts.” Look for miniature cakes and pies, petit fours, house-made truffles and more. If you visit Isa’s, be sure to check out the cellar. The event space below Restaurant Solace had a reputation for feeling musty and stuffy. But the new design plays to the strengths of the windowless space. It’s been trans-
formed into a wine-centric event hall with accommodations for wedding receptions, large parties, dancing, lounging and overflow seating. Wine barrels, recessed lighting and a brick fireplace (still in the works) make for an intimate, romantic atmosphere. Isa’s Bistro, 1 Battery Park Ave., opens Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. for lunch and dinner and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. for brunch and dinner. Extended bar hours could be in the works. Lunch ranges in price from $7 to $16, and dinner runs $7 to $28. For more information, visit isasbistro.com.
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John Fleer opens a new restaurant on Pack Square John Fleer would rather cook than talk. A couple of days after signing the lease on the former Bistro 1896 space on Pack Square, the chef says his new restaurant will need to be experienced to be understood. “I have a real sense of the type of food and seeing it on a plate,” he says. “But part of it is: You find yourself in a place, and you express the place.” The restaurant, which remains unnamed, will be somewhere between industrial and rustic, with food that focuses on the ingredients. The offerings will draw from New Southern and contemporary American cuisine, but they won’t conform to either mode of cooking. “I distinctly do not want to be precious,” he says. “It’s an evolution toward something more simple and elemental.” He doesn’t yet have a name for his concept, but that’s not to say he doesn’t know what he’s doing. Fleer brings decades of experience in Appalachian cuisine and several James Beard Award nominations to Asheville. Food writers know him; chefs respect him. He’s not a household name, but he’s getting there. Still, Fleer doesn’t focus much on his resume. He’s quiet about his accomplishments at The Barn at Blackberry Farm, an exclusive resort in Walland, Tenn. (Joseph Lenn, the current chef at The Barn, won the James Beard Award for the best chef in the Southeast last week.) Even if Fleer won’t admit to it, he’s the one who brought Appalachian
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the father of foothILLs CuIsINe: Chef John Fleer has an impressive career behind him, but his adventures as a restaurant owner are just beginning.
cuisine to the national fore. His style of cooking at Blackberry Farm, “Foothills Cuisine,” is now widely emulated and appreciated (and trademarked by the inn). “I can’t acknowledge that I helped move [Southern cuisine] along,” he says. “I can acknowledge that people inspired me to do something that at the time was perceived as different, but just felt like the right thing to do at the time. It wasn’t at all about being edgy.” But Foothills Cuisine and the James Beard nominations — those were years ago. Fleer left Blackberry Farm in 2007 to spend more time with his family. Since then, he’s been the chef at Canyon Kitchen, which opens seasonally in Cashiers.
He’s worked quietly there, tucked away in a tiny valley. Sally Eason of Sunburst Trout Farms owns the property, a planned community called Lonesome Valley. It’s not exclusive like Blackberry Farm, where the tasting menu begins at $125, but it is remote. Fleer’s kitchen in Pack Square will be perhaps the hottest piece of real estate he’s worked in. “It’s great to be right here in the center of the hubbub,” he says. “It was clear that this was a fantastic space and represented everything that I love about Asheville and this community.” He plans to overhaul the interior. He’ll take out some of the walls, build a new bar and generally update the space. He’ll paint over the cherubs and cows that adorn the walls and ceiling, although he’s a little sad to see them go, he says. That sensibility speaks about Fleer. Over the years, he’s remained effortlessly on point, setting standards for the industry. But at the same time, he appreciates the silliness of something like a cherub mural. He brings that attitude to food, too. “That’s always been an important part for me, of cooking, whether it’s a sense of humor or a little bit of irony,” he says. “You’re both paying homage to and highlighting, and at the same time, you’re amending it or twisting it to make it something fun.” There’s something very Southern about the meeting point between reverence and ridicule, Fleer explains. “That’s what the Drive By Truckers call ‘the duality of the Southern thing,’” he says. “That rings so true to me. We still walk it, in food and in our daily lives. It’s that line between pride and provincialism.” In that meeting point, Fleer finds inspiration. So while he can’t really describe what the restaurant will become — you’ll just have to eat there — he can promise to approach the regional ingredients and the Southern history that drive him with both play and praise.
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Chad Zacharchuck started out with a motorcycle and wound up with a mobile waffle cookery. He didn’t mean to get into waffles — he was thinking about starting a hot dog cart. But one day, watching TV, he got an idea. “There’s a show called Parks and Recreation,” he says. “There’s been a couple of episodes that I noticed where they would celebrate something that would happen on the show and be in the office eating these waffles in these little to-go containers.” He started thinking about how to bring those moments of miniature celebration to Asheville. He sold his motorcycle and used the money to buy a hot dog cart. He attached a couple of waffle irons and a stand for the finished cakes, and he was ready to hit the streets. Zacharchuck launched Waffville last week. He makes the batter from scratch using his own recipe and prepares the waffles to-order. Customers can add an assortment of dried fruits
and nuts to the batter, and top the finished product with syrup, maple syrup, whipped cream, a drizzle of peanut butter or powdered sugar. Waffles are something of a novelty, Zacharchuck explains, and he thinks they will prove popular with pedestrians. “Waffles are unique,” he says. “You can’t really go many places and get a good waffle.” Zacharchuck sets up his cart on Pack Square outside of the BB&T building. He serves the six-inch waffles in to-go containers with a fork and knife, so patrons can eat them on one of the nearby benches or take them back to the office. His specialty is the pineappleupside-down-cake waffle, which comes stuffed with dried pineapple and cherries and topped with whipped cream and cherry syrup. At $6, it’s the Cadillac of waffles. The other varieties cost $4 or $5. He also serves iced tea and lemonade. Look for Waffville food cart at 1 W. Pack Square for breakfast and lunch. The cart accepts cash and credit. Waffles are Zacharchuck’s second job, so his schedule will vary. Check waffville.com or search for Waffville on Facebook for more details.
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by Thom O’Hearn
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Looking ahead to Beer Week Last week CNN named Asheville one of the eight “Best Beer Towns.” It wasn’t for our beer history (which scored just 5 out of 10). Turns out, it was largely because of our events, which scored a 9 out of 10 — the highest of any city. So even though this is only the second annual Asheville Beer Week, don’t expect the schedule to show any signs. From the starting festival to the ending festival (yes, you can go to two beer festivals in eight days), it’s action packed. The ABW website is already live and loaded (ashevillebeerweek.com/), and Xpress will have a handy, pocket-sized guide in next week’s paper. But why wait until then to get started? Here are a few highlights between May 25 and June 1, only one of which is already sold out: On May 25, the lot at Wedge will be taped off and filled with 50 homebrewers serving more than 100 beers for Just Brew It. Past years’ standouts have included everything from super fresh Pale Ale to Chocolate Coconut Coffee Stout. Oh and the whole thing is put on by Just Economics, Asheville’s Living Wage Advocacy organization. That means when you pay to attend, you’re joining an organization that makes sure people are paid fairly. Get tickets at justeconomicswnc. org or call 828-505-7466. Thirsty Thursdays may be the original beer event at McCormick Field, but when’s the last time they had pomme frites and beer from The Bruery and Ommegang?
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Belgian Beer and Baseball, hosted by Bruisin’ Ales on May 28, will have notable breweries pouring three Belgian-style beers per inning (yes, that’s 27 beers total). Tickets are not yet on sale, but will be soon. Call Bruisin’ Ales at 828-252-8999.
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May 28 will be a day of tough decisions. In addition to the aforementioned night at the ball field, there will be a half dozen beer dinners from which to choose. No matter where you go, make sure to stop at Thirsty Monk for a nightcap. New Belgium and allagash will take over the taps on the downstairs bar with all sorts of rarities, including everything from Paardebloem and 2012 La Folie to Odyssey, Curieux and more. There is no entry fee, just pay per pint. Not long ago, it could be a struggle to find a Saison on tap anywhere in Asheville. Not anymore. For the truly Saison obsessed, Wicked Weed is doing a saison tap takeover on May 30. That’s right, you’ll be able to sample nearly every Saison they have made since opening day. There is no entry fee, just pay per pint.
If you want the most exclusive beer all in one place, consider the first ever rare and Wild Beer tasting, put on by All About Beer Magazine and The Thirsty Monk on May 31. The price is not cheap ($75), but the profits go to Pints for Prostates and the organizers promise the lineup will be worth it. And you could say they know a thing or two about beer. Find tickets at: etix.com/ticket/online/venueSearch.jsp?venue_id=9521 Keep your eyes open for a couple new Asheville breweries joining the scene. Burial Beer’s Tim Gormley and Doug Reiser have already been brewing solid pilot batches, as evidenced by the overwhelmingly positive response at The Best Firkin Beer Festival. Folks loved their Saison, Munich Dunkel, and style mash-ups like an old-school Helles spiked with tropical Moteuka hops. While the tap room may or may not be opening its doors for ABW, they will have beer at altamont’s trail Mix event on May 25 and they’ll be pouring at the Beer City festival as well. Hi-Wire Brewing won’t be open (in the former Craggie space) until June, but thirsty Monk is hosting their premier on May 31. If you miss that, the Hi-Wire guys will also be pouring at the Beer City Festival. Catawba Valley co-owner Billy Pyatt said there are still a few small details to finalize (you know, like signing a lease), but he and his brother Scott are very much hoping to share their plans for the Asheville satellite brewery — including the exact location — during ABW. If you want to be among the first in the know, snag tickets to their beer dinner at fig on May 26. You can also catch up with them at Barley’s for a tap takeover on May 29. End the week where all this madness began with the Beer City festival on June 1. While we didn’t win first place in the “Beer City” poll this year, you can be sure we’re going to have a big party anyway. Beer City is a state of mind, right? Tickets are sold out, but that lastminute Craigslist scramble is part every great festival.
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i once attended an engagement with a dance floor. i was dancing in a way i never had before. i was dancing in a way, some might say, no one has danced before.
at a certain point, the sound of the dance floor became more provocative, and naturally, the engagement’s response to that sound became more provocative.
this decided one of the party’s eldest with discomfort. to her, the sound was a new, foreign experience. it was disorienting to her sensual security. it encouraged her daughter to shut it down.
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the sounds the elder heard were beats with lyrics. returns, rhythms and rap. hip hop folk music. american art form.
the responses she found affecting were those of joy and unidentifiable community. she might have judged its dignity. its confidence might have frightened her.
this weekend, ghostface killah is coming to town in support of twelve reasons to die with composer/producer adrian younge’s venice dawn. this is particularly interesting because ghostface killah is the wu tang clan’s most competent detailist. his vision is most articulated. his music was a part of adrian younge’s youth, whose inspiration has now informed a form of its own, a collaboration of influences ranging from dark ‘60s s oul to ‘70s film score to the progressive manipulations of ‘90s hip-hop. the effect is both dramatic and candidly organic. they visit us in cosmic return, as if time were only a measure.
i am excited with the opportunity to communicate with the progression of form in this way, and to address the dichotomy of our tradition to generation.
This year's EATS & DRINKS guide is on the stands now! with form, i find something from nothing. i find compassion from deceit and diction from anger. we are all here together now, it says. i attribute it to the continuation of tolerance, and to the exploration of human spirit. it inspires me to write and to think positive. it tells me to just do it, to antagonize those with the power and accomplice to simply shut down what they might not understand.
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by alli marshall There are many inspirational forces at work behind The Asheville Ballet's production of An Appalachian Romance. The music of late composer Aaron Copland, a connection with local chamber music ensemble Pan Harmonia and the story of Romeo and Juliet are among those influences. But it was Ann Dunn's move to Asheville in 1980 that set this particular dream in motion. “It seemed like a natural to me,” she says. Dunn is the artistic director of the Asheville Ballet (she's also a writer and teaches courses in Renaissance literature). Copland's ballet and orchestral suite, Appalachian Spring, featured a minimalist set designed by sculptor Isamu Noguchi. “The whole ballet looked, to me, like the prairie,” says Dunn, who wanted to recast it in actual Appalachia. So, An Appalachian Romance takes place between two feuding mountain families. “Like the Hatfields and the McCoys, but serious,” says Dunn. The two lovers in the story (think: Shakespeare's star-crossed couple, danced by Lyle Laney and Alyssa Belcher) bring the warring clans together.
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duets and duels: Lyle Laney and Alyssa Belcher dance the principal roles in a ballet that draws inspiration from Romeo and Juliet, the music of Aaron Copland and the surrounding mountains. Photo by Duncan Barnes
“I immediately thought of Copland when I thought of Romeo and Juliet,” says Dunn. For her, cues in the music recalled the saga of the Capulets and Montagues. Dunn has produced that story a number of times in ballet form over the years. The original Appalachian Spring was nothing like that story, and its principal performer was none other than the late modern dancer and choreographer Martha Graham, with whom Dunn studied for two years in New York. (Dunn also trained under Black Mountain College teacher-in-residence Merce Cunningham.) It was Graham who commissioned the
Copland work, which premiered in 1944. “Her Appalachian Spring was the iconic one,” says Dunn. “But I didn't want to do a modern dance version, I wanted to do a classical ballet, and I wanted to set it in the mountains of our region here.” Dancers will wear pointe shoes, paired with Appalachian garb in corduroy and calico. And the choreography includes a pig roast. As Dunn and Laney (who was named associate artistic director of the ballet company last fall) began choreographing their production, Pan Harmonia founder Kate Steinbeck got in touch to let Dunn know that her group would be performing the Copland piece as part of its May programming. It “captures the essence of an ideal America, one of open fields and endless possibilities,” says press for those upcoming concerts. Of that synchronicity, Dunn says, “It's just one of those wonderful random Asheville things.” She hired Pam Harmonia to perform; Steinbeck and violinist Jamie Laval have curated a group of musicians. Caleb Young (an assistant conductor for the Indiana University Philharmonic, who has roots in Hendersonville) will conduct. But An Appalachian Romance is really just one part of the program. The concert, says Laney, “spans the gamut of a good 130 years.” He'll stage a unique take on Swan Lake that, he explains, took elements of the White Swan Pas de Deux and the Black Swan Pas de Deux, and created a black-and-white pas de deux. “I think we're being fair to Tchaikovsky,” says Laney. “Choreographers can choose to make a change, but they better have a good reason.” Dunn adds that dance is like an oral art form, with choreography handed down over years and even centuries. There's a vocabulary — movements and gestures — that conveys a story and emotion to the audience. But as much as the traditions have been preserved, change is also inherent in dance. “Ballet has changed so much in the last century. It was [New York City Ballet co-founder George] Balanchine who took off all the tutus,” says Dunn. “The influence of modern dance on ballet has been huge.”
What
Asheville Ballet performs An Appalachian Romance
Where Diana Wortham Theatre
WheN Friday and Saturday, May 17 & 18 (7:30 p.m., $25/$35/$50 for adults and $15 students and children. dwtheatre.com)
also Pan Harmonia performs Appalachian Spring Sunday, May 19, 5 p.m. Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St. and Thursday, May 23, 7:30 p.m., White Horse Black Mountain. PanHarmonia.org.
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Which is why the third part of the evening is the modern, danced-in-bare-feet Lauda Jerusalem, set to the music of Vivaldi. “This is not 'Four Seasons,'” Dunn says of that Baroque composer's popular set of violin concertos. “It's nine minutes of non-stop, exciting, rip-roaring dancing. It requires a lot of stamina.” But Dunn's dancers are up to the challenge, and that's just one more reason why after more than 30 years of envisioning, this production is about to be a reality. The Asheville Ballet has trained dancers that have gone on to professional companies, and many work overseas. Some current students are getting ready to head off to their next adventures; others are mature performers in the 20-40 age range. “This is the year, because there are so many great dancers,” says Dunn. X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com.
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gail godWiN’s NeW Novel, flora is a story of Childhood aNd other bombs by alli marshall “It has the feel of a town where you can write something,” author Gail Godwin says of Asheville. It’s the town where she grew up, and it often appears in her writing (she calls it Mountain City in fiction). And while it’s not named as such, there are hints of Asheville in Godwin’s new novel, Flora. “If I have to go back to the first seed of this story, it was the memory of a house that my mother and her new husband and I lived in during the summer of 1948,” says Godwin. They rented a floor of 1000 Sunset Drive, a place that has since been torn down. But she never got over that house, Godwin says. During that summer, there was a polio epidemic in Asheville, so Godwin, then 11, was not allowed to leave the mountain. She spent her time with two young boys who lived in the same dilapidated three-story house — for entertainment, they would phone the Grove Pharmacy and order a supply of candy and comic books, which would be delivered by a man on a motorbike. Flora (Godwin’s 14th novel) is set, similarly, at “Old One Thousand,” a gracefully crumbling residence that once housed recovering tubercular and mental patients of means. In 1945, it’s inhabited only by 10-year-old Helen and her father, who is absent either due to work or drink. Helen lost her mother when she was 3, and her grandmother and mentor Nonie just passed away. So, Helen’s father invites Flora, the naive younger cousin of Helen’s late mother, to take care of Helen while he’s gone to his summer job at Oak Ridge, Tenn. Oak Ridge (part of the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb) has been the subject of other authors with local ties: The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan, and Sawdust and Incense by Gale D. Webbe. Webbe was the Parish priest at St. Mary’s in Asheville and spent two summers working at the Tennessee facility; his memoir was published by Godwin’s imprint. Adding to the drama of Flora, when two children in town contract polio, Helen’s father (Like Godwin’s family) sequesters her and her caretaker in Old One Thousand. Their only visitors are the housekeeper, the preacher and a delivery driver called Finn. Godwin says that she set her book in 1945 rather than 1948, “so I could bring in other bombs beside childhood bombs.” The bombs she means are the ones that the Oak Ridge workers were helping unknowingly build, the ones dropped on Japan. That event highlights a chain of unfortunate occurrences in Flora, but the lives of the novel’s characters
homeward bound: Set mainly in one house, Flora is haunted by ghosts and family secrets.
Who
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also
Local Matters book club meets on Monday, June 3, at Malaprop’s, to discuss Flora. are already underscored by a creeping dark. Helen is called, at one point, “a haunted child” — haunted not just by the deaths she’s experienced but by the stories of “the recoverers” who once inhabited Old One Thousand (rooms in the house are still named for the infirm), and for the voice of her upright but snobbish grandmother, which guides her. Helen’s voice — animated and snarkily humorous — is more prematurely-adult than spooky. She tells her tale from the point of view of an almost-11-year-old, but Godwin makes smart use of postdiction and multi-faceted perspectives. “That developed as I wrote it,” says the author. “I had given myself the option of presenting the scenes through the child’s eyes, through her adult eyes and also how her grandmother would have seen it, which is a skewed vision.” Adult Helen, we learn, becomes a writer, and as such, reframes certain events, perhaps to tie up loose ends. Mostly, in the moment of that long and difficult summer, Helen regales the reader with her acerbic observances. “His feet in his civilian shoes were small and dainty, like a dancing master’s,” Helen notes when Finn comes to dinner. “How sad that all of us had gone to so much trouble and none of us looked as good as we usually did.” Compelled by strong characters, social and familial tumult and innocence catapulting to its brutal demise, Flora fascinates right up to its taut conclusion. Godwin will read from the novel this week at Malaprop’s, a homecoming that seems especially sweet. “I love Malaprop’s,” she says. “I left Asheville after college and lived abroad, but my mother was there. She would alert me to these new developments in the area. I remember when she said, ‘These two young women have come and they’ve opened a bookstore. I think that’s so plucky of them.’” Godwin’s mother was a reporter for the Asheville Citizen-Times during World War II and took Godwin, as a child, to buy her first set of colored pencils at the stationery store once housed in the original Malaprop’s location. Flora is also the selection for Xpress’ Local Matters Book Club, which will meet to discuss the novel on Monday, June 3. X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com.
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by alli marshall Asheville native Elliot Heller (aka DJ Equal) is based in New York City but returns to WNC on Friday, May 24 for a show at Club Tetrus. RBTS WIN also perform a DJ set as Brutal Wizards. Mountain Xpress: Tell us about your show at Club Tetrus. Heller: It's a dance party, it's a DJ show. When I first moved to New York, I would come home a few times a year and I'd play a gig, whether it was supporting Toubab Krewe at The Orange Peel or doing my own thing at a smaller venue around town. It's been a long time since I've got to see a bunch of friends and just show where I'm at as a DJ. I'm so stoked to have RBTS WIN on the bill. They're a great example of an artist whose music I try to slip in a set when it's appropriate. I've had people come up and say, "What's this?" I'm like, "That's my home town! That's what that is!" You moved to New York in 2004. What drew you to that city? I moved to New York to further my DJ career. I had a nice thing going in Asheville. I was heavily involved in the hip-hop scene ... But there was only so much you could do at that time, in Asheville, as a hip-hop DJ. I moved and it was exactly what I was looking for: being a tiny fish in an ocean of DJs. It forced me to adapt. I realized you can't really make a living as just a hip-hop and R&B and reggae DJ. I learned to play rock and funk and soul. In the past five years I've really dived into electronic music and learned the history, learned what's popular now in the commercial and indie. Tell us a little bit about the venues you play. For years I threw my own parties. I had a business partner and we threw parties with different themes every week. Not much of a door policy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; anyone could come. My favorite party that we ever threw was for a music publicist who represented the GZA and the RZA from Wu-Tang Clan. What ended up happening was Raekwon came [too] and they did an hour and a half of every Wu-Tang classic, taking turns doing missing member's verses. That's just one example of the interesting, random things that can happen downtown on any given night in New York.
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taking a spin: DJ Equal first tried out the turntables at Hip Replacements on Lexington Avenue. He now lives in New York and travels frequently. I love doing both [art events and highend clubs]. I love playing for big commercial rooms. My only concern with any gig is playing exactly what will get the biggest reaction from a room. When there's an opportunity to expose a crowd to new music that I'm feeling, and I know it's a safe environment to do so, that's great, and I love that as well.
It sounds like you get to travel a lot. Since last August, I've been doing a lot of traveling. I really only work in New York two weekends a month, if that. I love to travel. It's one of the top perks of the job, for sure. I don't mind the long flights and the schlepping and the waiting for the promoter in some random country. It's all interesting.
How do you discover new music? It's definitely the part of the job that takes the most amount of time. It's my responsibility to do my own research, which can be from browsing blogs, looking at charts, looking overseas and seeing what's trending or what's popular. But I'd say the best way that I have is taking what I find and sharing it with my tight-knit group of DJ peers, and they do the same. I get some of my best stuff and most-played stuff from friends.
Where have you discovered a cool music scene, or what's been a favorite trip? There's been so many. I think Berlin has impressed me the most as far as the local nightlife scene. I've been to very different types of events and clubs, and generally, everyone is just there to dance. X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com.
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by stePh guiNaN Printing on clay is not a new process. However, this technique’s recent spike in popularity could lead one to that conclusion. And printing on clay is popular for good reason. By combining these two fields, artists are pushing boundaries to create work that is innovative, engaging, and eye-catching Released in 2013 by Asheville’s own Lark Books, 500 Prints on Clay is a survey of this burgeoning field. The pieces included in the book explore the range of possibilities when combining clay and printmaking. There are artists who use screen-printing, image transfer, decals, monoprinting and more. There is work that is functional, decorative and sculptural. Some of the work uses printmaking to create a textural surface design, and some to develop imagery to communicate a concept. Western North Carolina is well-represented within these pages. Here is a closer look at some featured local artists: For Jason Bige Burnett, “Images and printmaking seem to come first.” Featured in the book with a piece entitled “Carnival Wall Tiles,” Burnett says, “In my work I'm constantly trying alternative surface treatments that complement the screen-printed surface decorations but also something that can be graphic and independent without printed surfaces.” The featured piece is colorful and vivid with images of ferris wheels and carnival scenes. “I'm fond of the challenge that clay brings into the print processes,” said Burnett. Rutherfordton artist Nancy Kubale offers a figurative piece entitled “Wing.” The clay sculpture uses printmaking on the figure, similar to the way tattoos add imagery to the human skin. As she strives to combine form, surface, and intention, Kubale says, “I have mostly used [printmaking] as added information to indicate the concept of the work, serving as a ‘window.’” Kubale uses the printed
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black twig Pickers NPR listed Black Twig Pickers’ Rough Carpenters as one of its most-anticipated releases for 2013, which is a pretty good way to start a year. But the Appalachian old-time band, whose members come from Virginia and West Virginia, has also been keeping busy touring in and out of the U.S., as well as playing and calling dances, together and as solo artists. The Black Twig Pickers play a free show at Jack of the Wood on Tuesday, May 21. 9 p.m. jackofthewood.com. Photo by Random Found Objects Photography
blue ridge bookfest WNC-raised author Wiley Cash is the honoree at this year’s Blue Ridge Bookfest. His 2012 novel, A Land More Kind Than Home, was mentioned in O Magazine‘s “10 titles to pick up.” Other authors appearing at the festival for readers and writers are 2013 Chautauqua Prize finalist John Wood, Greenville pastor Matt Matthews and award-winning shortstory writer L.C. Fiore. The event includes workshops, panels and a graphic novel team contest. The festival is held at The Blue Ridge Community College Campus’ Blue Ridge Conference Hall. Workshops and Honoree’s Address on Friday, May 17, starting at 1:30 p.m. $25. Author presentations and exhibitions on Saturday, May 18, starting at 8 a.m. Free. blueridgebookfest.org. Photo by Kevin Millard
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The first time that Kelsey Kopecky and Gabe Simon played together, they were barely more than strangers and yet, “it felt like we’d known each other forever,” says the Kopecky Family Band’s website. And while the familial relations are spiritual rather than biological, the Nashville-based sextet claims strong ties to one another, along with a tight sound that recalls Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, June and Johnny Cash and others. After three EPs, they’ve just released their debut LP, Kids Raising Kids. The Kopecky Family Band performs at Isis on Monday, May 20. Matrimony also performs. 9 p.m., $8/$12. isisasheville.com. Photo by Will Morgan Holland
asheville electromusic festival Electronic and experimental musicians from around the world — and right here at home — as well as two days-worth of workshops, demonstrations and collaborations all take place under one roof this weekend. Nope, it’s not Mountain Oasis or Moogfest, it’s the Asheville electro-music festival. Artists include Machine Eat Man (Egyptronica), Kevin Kissinger (theremin) and Shueh-Li Ong (synth pop), among many others. The festival will be at the Masonic Temple (80 Broadway St.) Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18. $20 per day/$10 afternoon/$10 evening. Find the schedule at emavl.com. Photo of musician Klimchak by Bill DeLoach
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Montford Music & Arts Festival The Montford Music & Arts Festival has been doing what many of our much-loved local fests end up doing: growing bigger than its neighborhood. While all of its acts (and this year, there are more than a dozen) have ties to the historic locale, its lineup draws in folks from far beyond the Montford area. With two stages of music, a huge variety of artists of all ilks and food from some favorite local vendors, the free fun is Saturday, May 18 at 10 a.m. through 7 p.m. Details and schedule at montfordfestival.org. Pictured above, Westsound.
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more than meets the eye: Titus Andronicus is often billed as punk rock, but the New Jersey quintet’s anthemic, no-holds-barred take on in-your-face rock ‘n’ roll is far more nuanced than its favored genre would suggest. The band visits Asheville for a show at Emerald Lounge on Thursday, May 16. DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am tressa's downtown Jazz and blUes Bill Bare Piano Trio (jazz), 8:30pm vanUatU kava bar Open mic, 8:30pm
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elaine's dUelinG piano bar Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am eMerald loUnGe Titus Andronicus (indie, punk) w/ The So So Glos & Junior Astronomers, 9pm frenCh broad brewery tastinG rooM Lance Whalen (blues, folk), 6pm
185 kinG street John Trufant & friends, 8pm
Grey eaGle MUsiC hall & tavern Sven Hoodson benefit feat: David Earl, Erika Jane & more, 7pm
5 walnUt wine bar The Big Nasty (gypsy jazz), 8-10pm
harrah's Cherokee Live band karaoke, 8pm-midnight
altaMont brewinG CoMpany Shake It Like a Caveman (one-man band, blues, rock), 9pm
isis restaUrant and MUsiC hall Erin Thomas (singer-songwriter), 7:30pm
barley's taprooM Alien Music Club (jazz jam), 9pm
JaCk of hearts pUb Old-time jam, 7pm
blaCk MoUntain ale hoUse The Get Right Duo (acoustic, rock, funk), 9pm
JaCk of the wood pUb No Strings Attached (bluegrass), 7-9pm Bluegrass jam, 9pm
blUe MoUntain pizza Cafe Paul Cataldo (Americana), 7pm
lobster trap Hank Bones ("man of 1,000 songs"), 7-9pm
bywater Game night, 8pm
Market plaCe Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, beats), 6-9pm
ClUb hairspray Karaoke & dance party, 10pm
odditoriUM Bobby Stevens, Andy Cook & J.J. Ball (acoustic), 9pm
ClUb reMix Asheville Rootz Collective (roots, reggae, dancehall), 9pm doUble Crown International cuts w/ DJ Flypaper, 9pm
olive or twist Heather Masterton Jazz Quartet, 8-11pm one stop deli & bar Phish 'n' Chips (Phish covers), 6pm
Vitek (electro-pop) w/ Pawtooth & Mystery Cult, 9pm oranGe peel Lamb of God (metal) w/ Decapitated & Terror, 7:45pm phoenix loUnGe Bradford Carson (rock, jam, blues), 8pm pisGah brewinG CoMpany Nikki Hill (R&B), 9pm pUrple onion Cafe Chuck Johnson (Americana, singer-songwriter), 7:30pm tallGary's Cantina Asheville music showcase, 8pm the soCial Salsa dancing, 9pm tiMo's hoUse Asheville Drum 'n' Bass Collective, 10pm-2am town pUMp Stephen Sebastian Band (Americana, rock), 9pm trailhead restaUrant and bar Zydeco jam w/ Steve Burnside, 7pm treasUre ClUb DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am tressa's downtown Jazz and blUes WestSound Review (R&B, soul, dance), 8:30pm westville pUb Live music, 9:30pm white horse
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Asheville FM hosts dozens of weekly shows that run the gamut of musical styles and tastes (you name it, they’ve got it). But don’t take our word for it: take theirs. Xpress brings you this weekly feature — direct from the DJs — highlighting a few of the station’s stellar offerings. ashevillefm.org. Join Jaybird for uncorrected Personality traits — freeform radio that may or may not be the result of damaged personalities. Jaybird brings you the latest psychedelically-inclined releases, along with a mix of nuggets, scary bits, out of context dialogue and, of course, the occasional train wreck. Monday nights from 6-8 p.m Photo by Max Cooper
Rorey Carroll (singer-songwriter), 7:30pm
Grown Folk Friday (old-school hip-hop, R&B, funk), 10pm
wxyz loUnGe Jonathan Santos & Juan Holladay (soul), 7-10pm
ClUb hairspray Dance party, 8pm Drag show, 12:15am
yaCht ClUb Kamakazi karaoke (no control over song choice), 9pm
ClUb Metropolis Glow foam party, 10pm
friday, may 17 185 kinG street Charles Walker Band (R&B, soul), 8pm 5 walnUt wine bar Blue Ribbon Healers (folk, jazz, swing), 10pm altaMont brewinG CoMpany Mountain Feist (bluegrass), 9pm asheville MUsiC hall Ghostface Killa (hip-hop) & Venice Dawn w/ Campaign, 10pm
doUble Crown Friday night hootenanny w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 9pm eMerald loUnGe Common Foundation (ska, reggae) w/ Alanna Royale, 9pm Green rooM Cafe Jeff Michels (Americana), 6:30pm Grey eaGle MUsiC hall & tavern Sanctum Sully (bluegrass) w/ Love Canon, 9pm
athena's ClUb Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am
Grove park inn Great hall Donna Germano (hammered dulcimer), 2-4pm Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 6-9pm
bier Garden DJ Don Magic, 9pm-1am
harrah's Cherokee Crocodile Smile (rock) w/ DJ Moto, 8pm
blaCk MoUntain ale hoUse Peggy Ratusz & Aaron Price, 9pm
hiGhland brewinG CoMpany Lyric (soul, funk, pop), 6pm
blUe MoUntain pizza Cafe Acoustic Swing, 7pm
hotel indiGo Juan Buenavitas & friends (Spanish/flamenco guitar), 7-10pm
boiler rooM Dead Oaks (metal) w/ Blood Junkie, Terrigan Mist & We Kill Kids, 9pm bywater Shake It Like a Caveman (one-man band, blues, rock), 9pm ClUb eleven on Grove
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ClUb tetrUs Tropical Bass (DJs Malinalli & Tropix), 10pm-2am
isis restaUrant and MUsiC hall The Honeycutters (Americana, folk) w/ Rory Carroll, 9pm
If Birds Could Fly, 5pm Two Man Bill (folk rock), 6:30pm Johnson's Crossroad (bluegrass) w/ Wild Rumpus, 9pm Market plaCe Patrick Fitzsimons (blues, world, jazz), 7-10pm Monte vista hotel Laurie Fisher (country, swing), 6pm native kitChen & soCial pUb Fedora Brothers, 7:30pm odditoriUM Old Soul w/ Shadow of the Destroyer, No Comply & Future West (rock, metal), 9pm one stop deli & bar Free Dead Fridays feat: members of Phuncle Sam, 5-8pm oranGe peel Paul Thorn Band (singer-songwriter) w/ Scott Miller, 8pm paCk's tavern Micah Hanks Duo (newgrass, rock), 9pm phoenix loUnGe Alex Krug Trio (rock, folk), 9pm pisGah brewinG CoMpany ReggaeInfinity (roots, reggae), 8pm red staG Grill Chris Rhodes (guitar, vocals), 8-11pm root bar no. 1 Roots Awaiting Growth (country, rock), 9pm sCandals niGhtClUb Zumba, 7pm Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am
JaCk of hearts pUb If Birds Could Fly (folk, Americana), 9pm
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adam dalton distillery 367-6401 desoto lounge 986-4828 diana Wortham theater 257-4530 dirty south lounge 251-1777 double Crown 575-9060 dobra tea room 575-2424 eleven on grove 505-1612 emerald lounge 232- 4372 firestorm Cafe 255-8115 french broad brewery tasting room 277-0222 french broad Chocolate lounge 252-4181 good stuff 649-9711 green room Cafe 692-6335 grey eagle music hall & tavern 232-5800 grove house eleven on grove 505-1612 the grove Park inn (elaine’s Piano bar/ great hall) 252-2711 the handlebar (864) 233-6173 hangar lounge 684-1213 harrah’s Cherokee 497-7777
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bywater Zansa (Afro-pop), 9pm
white horse Shueh-li Ong (vocals, theramin, keys), 8pm
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JaCk of hearts pUb Hot Point Trio (gypsy jazz), 7pm native kitChen & soCial pUb Appalachian night, 7pm o.henry's/tUG Karaoke, 10pm odditoriUM Dead Light Pulse (metal) w/ Skinn Jakkett, Skylight Heights & Amnesis, 9pm olive or twist Cadillac Rex (oldies, swing, rock), 8-11pm
red staG Grill Chris Rhodes (guitar, vocals), 7-10pm
trailhead restaUrant and bar Zydeco jam w/ Steve Burnside, 7pm
tallGary's Cantina Open mic/jam, 7pm
treasUre ClUb DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am
the soCial Karaoke, 9:30pm
tressa's downtown Jazz and blUes WestSound Review (R&B, soul, dance), 8:30pm
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white horse Mike Gaffney & Dan Lewis (Americana), 7:30pm
tressa's downtown Jazz and blUes El Duende (Latin jazz), 9pm westville pUb Blues jam, 10pm white horse Irish sessions, 6:30pm Open mic, 8:45pm
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the soCial Salsa dancing, 9pm
town pUMp Aaron Baugher (folk, blues), 9pm
phoenix loUnGe Rocky Lindsley (rock), 8pm
treasUre ClUb DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am
tallGary's Cantina Asheville music showcase, 8pm
pisGah brewinG CoMpany The Everydays (Americana), 6pm
vanUatU kava bar Open mic, 8:30pm
tolliver's CrossinG irish pUb Trivia, 8:30pm
straiGhtaway Cafe Darlyne Cain (jazz), 7:30pm
thursday, may 23 185 kinG street Paul Edelman w/ Letters to Abigail (Americana, country), 8pm 5 walnUt wine bar The Big Nasty (gypsy jazz), 8-10pm altaMont brewinG CoMpany The Bus Driver Tour (singer-songwriters), 9pm barley's taprooM Alien Music Club (jazz jam), 9pm blaCk MoUntain ale hoUse The Get Right Duo (acoustic, rock, funk), 9pm bywater Game night, 8pm ClUb eleven on Grove Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School (live drawing), 6:30pm ClUb hairspray Karaoke & dance party, 10pm ClUb reMix Asheville Rootz Collective (roots, reggae, dancehall), 9pm doUble Crown International cuts w/ DJ Flypaper, 9pm elaine's dUelinG piano bar Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am eMerald loUnGe Passafire (reggae) w/ Marrietta's Palm, 9pm harrah's Cherokee Live band karaoke, 8pm-midnight JaCk of hearts pUb Old-time jam, 7pm JaCk of the wood pUb No Strings Attached (bluegrass), 7-9pm Bluegrass jam, 9pm lobster trap Hank Bones ("man of 1,000 songs"), 7-9pm Market plaCe Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, beats), 6-9pm odditoriUM Rigel the Clown, 9pm olive or twist Heather Masterton Jazz Quartet, 8-11pm one stop deli & bar
white horse "Appalachian Spring" (classical), 7:30pm wxyz loUnGe The Cheeksters (Brit pop), 7-10pm yaCht ClUb Kamakazi karaoke (no control over song choice), 9pm
friday, may 24 185 kinG street Blue Rags (blues, ragtime, rock), 8pm 5 walnUt wine bar Firecracker Jazz Band (hot jazz), 10pm altaMont theater Hayseed Dixie ("rockgrass"), 8pm asheville MUsiC hall Notixx w/ DJ Position, DJ Splice & DJ Sliver (dubstep), 10pm
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tallGary's Cantina Techno dance party, 9:30pm
phoenix loUnGe Bradford Carson (rock, jam, blues), 8pm
one stop deli & bar Wave Lynx (hip-hop) w/ Ho-Tron Beatz, 9pm
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Juan Buenavitas & friends (Spanish/flamenco guitar), 7-10pm
wall street Coffee hoUse Open mic, 9pm
JaCk of hearts pUb Pawtooth (alt-rock), 9pm
white horse Russ Wilson & His Band (cabaret jazz), 8pm
JaCk of the wood pUb City Hotel (bluegrass, rock), 5pm Woody Wood & the End (blues, rock), 9pm
wxyz loUnGe Allijah Motika & Silas Boyle Duo (singersongwriter), 9pm-midnight
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Monte vista hotel Jeff Thompson (singer-songwriter), 6pm odditoriUM Lifecurse (metal) w/ Abandon Latham, Divulgence & Disguised as Giants, 9pm
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olive or twist 42nd Street Jazz Band, 8-11pm
altaMont theater Chatham County Line (bluegrass, folk, country), 8pm
one stop deli & bar The Buddhist Prodigies (Phish tribute), 10pm
athena's ClUb Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am
oranGe peel Americana Burlesque & Sideshow Festival, 8pm
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OK, here’s the thing: If you’re looking for a proper, respectful, stiff-backed novels-forilliterate approach, just save yourself getting worked up and don’t go see this. It’s that simple. If you’re expecting and wanting Moulin Gatsby!, get to a theater with all possible haste. Now, I don’t really give a damn about Fitzgerald’s book. I’m not even all that wild about it, and I’m really too old to care about the all the sputtering and stuttering of the “B…b..b..but it’s a literary m..m..masterp… piece” brigade. And yet, I think Luhrmann’s film captures the essence of the book in ways no other version has while giving us Luhrmann’s brilliant imagining of what it must have been like and how he sees and responds to the story. Unlike every other extant version of the film (the original 1926 one is lost, but the existing trailer looks extremely proper and dull), Luhrmann’s film captures an authentic sense of the desperation that lies beneath the book and the entire Jazz Age. By the way, I did not use the bogus title Moulin Gatsby! lightly. Having just seen Moulin Rouge!, it’s very fresh in my mind and Gatsby really does follow that template — right down to the way it opens and closes — both physically and dramatically. In giving the film a structure that presents Nick Carraway (here
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silver linings Playbook (r) 7:00
Peeples (PG-13) 11:30, 4:35, 9:30
The big wedding (r) 1:05, 3:25, 5:45, 8:05, 10:25
The Lowdown: A big, daring, audacious interpretation of the novel that brings it to life in ways you probably never dreamed possible. It’s every inch a Baz Luhrmann film, so that will probably tell you a lot. You may not like it, but I’m calling it a must-see. Truly visionary filmmaking is so rare.
The Company you keep (r) 7:20, 10:15 The Croods 2D (PG) 12:05, 2:30, 4:55
Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Joel Edgerton star in Baz Luhrmann's sensually ravishing version of The Great Gatsby. he’s essentially Fitzgerald) as an alcoholic going through a stint in a sanitarium, who is encouraged to write the story as therapy, it adopts very much the same overall structure as Moulin Rouge! with Christian telling the story of the dead Satine. Here it simply becomes Nick (Tobey Maguire) telling the story of Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio). That, of course, makes Nick’s relationship with Gatsby a kind of romance in itself — and there’s little doubt that Luhrmann has taken Nick’s idolizing Gatsby to, at the very least, the level of a man-crush. You can take that further if you wish but, by the end, the only person we’re sure ever actually loved Gatsby in any sense is Nick. As a result, you can look at the whole thing as the love story of the two men (read that as going into the frighten-the-horses territory if you like) — regardless of the fact that it’s clearly not consummated. After all, the unconsummated loves are often the hardest to get past, which would explain why Nick is so haunted by Gatsby. I suspect that further viewings of the film will reveal that the structures of the two movies have even more similarity — starting with the first party here being the equivalent of the first trip to the Moulin Rouge. That first party may, in fact, outdo Moulin Rouge! in sheer spectacle while still using that spectacle as an event leading to our first look at a character who has been built up for some time. I didn’t time it — I was too immersed in the film for that — but I wouldn’t be surprised if 20 minutes of the film had passed before we ever see Gatsby, who finally arrives in a shower of fireworks and Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” If ever the previous film versions gave us such
an overwhelming figure of sophistication, selfassurance and romance as this Gatsby, I can’t conjure it to mind. But this is only one projection of Gatsby — a character who is many things throughout the course of the film. Being that this is a Baz Luhrmann film, it is, of course, heavily about its style. But like Luhrmann’s most obvious predecessor, Ken Russell (Luhrmann seems to have taken on Russell’s ability to polarize audiences and critics, too), the style is part of the vision — part of the way in which the filmmaker is expressing his own take on and reaction to the material. In this case, what we’re getting is Luhrmann’s fever dream of the 1920s in his own terms — and those terms include the surprisingly effective and not really obtrusive use of music that’s not of the period. (If you’re in the avant-garde — like Derek Jarman’s 1979 film of The Tempest with Elisabeth Welch popping up to sing “Stormy Weather” — this sort of thing is praised as brilliant, but that doesn’t seem to work in the mainstream.) The characters are defined by their settings and by the fluidity of Luhrmann’s vision, evoking the grandeur that threatens to swallow them at every turn (especially in the effective use of 3-D). Everything is just a little too much, a little too big and a little too overwhelming — just like the emotions that drive the characters. And, unlike the 1974 film adaption of the story, the characters in this film do not exist in a weird vacuum. This Gatsby is — as he would have to have been — fodder for the media. The amazing thing, though, is that within this fever-dream fantasia, Luhrmann has found the humanity of his characters in ways no previous film version of the book has done — no matter what illusion of literary fealty they generated (actually, only the 1974 film
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really tried). His Gatsby — like his film — is alive. He dreams. He feels. He’s an incredible mixture of bravado, bullshit, idealism, childlike naïveté — and in some instances, childish petulance. Fortunately, in DiCaprio he has an actor capable of conveying that range. For that matter, the depths of Nick Carraway are surprising here. Even more surprising to me is that this is carried off by Toby Maguire, an actor I don’t usually care for. Here, he seems just right — and inexpressibly sad. All in all, Luhrmann’s film does right by the book. Yes, I know there are all sorts of claims of how it “ruins” the book — which is ridiculous anyway, since the book is still there — but I’m not buying that point of view. I think this is simply brilliant filmmaking that takes its place on something like even footing with the story. The story is largely all there — only enhanced by the immediacy of Luhrmann’s filmmaking. In the end, Luhrmann’s film has done something I didn’t think possible: It’s made me actually like the book a lot more. Rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande
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Director: ADAm Leon PLAyers: tAshiAnA WAshington, ty hickson, meeko, Zoë LescAZe DRAMA
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The Story: Two small-time graffiti artists concoct a plan to tag the large, mechanized apple at the Mets’ Citi Field, but must scrounge up $500 to make it happen. The Lowdown: A small, natural-feeling indie flick with a ton of heart. Director Adam Leon’s debut feature Gimme the Loot is what I so often want small, low budget indie films to be — and they so rarely are. He fills his movie with a genuine, gentle humanity and not an ounce of pretension. This is a very small film in every respect, from its reported $65,000 budget to its sparse and almost naturalistic cinematic style. Even its plotting fits inside this mold since things happen, but not within any traditional three-act sense. There’s no real climax, and Leon is completely focused on his characters — mainly our two leads, Sofia (Tashiana Washington) and Malcolm (Ty Washington), two young graffiti artists living in New York who are struggling to gain respect from rival taggers in other neighborhoods. To win their battle, they come up with a plan to tag the large metal apple that rises out of centerfield at Citi Field everytime the Mets hit a homerun. It’s a big, flashy plan with one huge hitch: the duo needs $500 in order to bribe a Citi Field worker to get into the stadium, a nigh impossible task for two broke kids. Most of the film follows Malcolm and Sofia as they try to hustle cash from any possible situation or illegal (though mostly harmless) means. In the process of running around New York, they interact with several realistically
startingfriday GIMME THE LOOT See Justin Souther's review in "Cranky Hanke"
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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS One of the best — or at least most enjoyable — of the rash of film reboots was J.J. Abrams' Star Trek in 2009. Now comes the inevitable sequel that wisely retains most of the same folks on both sides of the camera — while adding Benedict Cumberbatch and Peter Weller to the mix. Early reviews — mostly from overseas — have been very strong and, really, it's the only big release of the week. (PG-13)
festival TwIN RIvERS MEDIA FESTIvAL OpENS MAy 17 The Twin Rivers Media Festival opens Friday, May 17. Marking the 20th annual event, this year the festival will run Friday, May 17 through Sunday, May 19, with a few extras. On Thursday, May 23, the festival continues with a multimedia performance by Daniel Ouellette & The Shobijinand. The annual festival ends with the feature film winner at the Pil Mechanics Building at 109 Roberts St. at the Courtyard Gallery and Flood Fine Arts Center. The event will feature more than 50 selections ranging from feature films to shorts. A schedule of festival events will be found in the full online edition.
quirky characters. Leon is paying tribute not only to New York City, but to those filmmakers before him whose movies have so famously inhabited and represented the city, echoing the works of Woody Allen and — to a less incendiary degree — Spike Lee. To paraphrase Allen in the opening of Manhattan (1979), Leon’s romanticized New York is "all out of proportion." However, Leon has also approached Gimme the Loot from the hopeful perspective that this is his characters’ town and it always will be. The film is wholly New York to the point that the city is almost a living, breathing character itself. None of this is at the service of some grand climax, as it becomes pretty apparent that the film isn’t headed for a standard wrap-up. For some people, this approach will be frustrating, but Leon is more concerned with getting to know his characters. Sophia and Malcolm start off with simple personalities — she being gruff and often verbally aggressive, and he being fast-talking and a bit of a loud-mouth screwup. But as the film unwinds, their vulnerabilities and humanity are slowly revealed through their friendship. This is a gradual progression, though some setups are more important than others, like Malcolm’s complicated interactions with rich Wasp Ginnie (Zoe Lescaze). She buys weed from Malcolm, but interacts with him completely differently in private and public situations — something obviously a bit heartbreaking to Malcolm (plus, there’s an element of class conflict in this and in Malcolm’s half-baked plan to steal jewelry from Ginnie, which give the film extra of depth).
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The romantic interest between Sofia and Malcolm is obvious to everyone but the twosome, and while this never really comes to fruition, it’s handled genuinely and sweetly. This conveys a low-key sweetness, with nothing mawkish or corny about it. It’s handled realistically, but nevertheless inches its way through the entirety of the film, making Gimme the Loot little more than a film about good-hearted people. This is nothing groundbreaking or mind-blowing, but in a world where so much art is bogged down in heavy emotions, nastiness and bad medicine, Leon’s film is a relief. Unfortunately, this is exactly the kind of film that’s almost guaranteed to get steamrolled by the summer’s bigger, flashier productions. This is a pity. Rarely do we get films that are this satisfyingly sweet, yet so astonishingly simple. Not Rated. reviewed by Justin Souther Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas
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Director: PAbLo LArrAín (Post MorteM) PLAyers: gAeL gArcíA bernAL, ALfreDo cAstro, Luis gnecco, néstor cAntiLLAnA, AntoniA Zegers HISTORIcAL DRAMA
RATED R
The Story: Fact-based drama about the campaign to overthrow Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet at the ballot box — and the marketing campaign that made it happen. The Lowdown: Funny, suspenseful, compelling entertainment that may only tell part of its historical story, but does so brilliantly.
Pablo Larrain’s Oscar-nominated No is pretty high on the list of films you should see — but which many of you will avoid simply because it has subtitles. A few more of you may drop out when you learn that the movie was shot on Betacam (the prevalent TV news format of the film’s time period, 1988) and is hard-matted into the pillar-boxed format to retain its TV shape on the big screen. Actually, that choice was brilliant in that it allows the film to both capture the look of the era and to seamlessly cut back and forth between new footage and period news footage — giving the movie a sense of urgency. The surprise in all this is that the story was sufficiently compelling and entertaining after the first 20 minutes to make me completely forget both the quality of the image and that I was reading subtitles. I was absorbed in the drama to a degree that I neither cared nor noticed — and this was true through two viewings of the picture. The second did serve to give me a chance to relish the amusing ironies inherent in the story — and how a movie about the voter overthrow of General Pinochet in Chile in 1988 relates to our own political process. It turns out that this is the third film that Larrain has made about the Pinochet era — and presumably it’s the final one. The other two — Tony Manero (2008) and Post Mortem (2008) — had pretty limited releases and never penetrated our local theaters. From what I can tell, No is also the most optimistic and lightest of the three — probably because it ends with Pinochet’s fall from power. It then has the freedom to be a little more playful in the way it handles the story. It’s not without its share of pointed commentary, but the tone is largely cheerful — and it should be noted that the good guys (the anti-Pinochet contingent) often come in for a bit of satire themselves. The film stars Gael Garcia Bernal (without whom I doubt it would work) as a director of TV commercials named René Saavedra — who is the son of a wealthy leftist and who was sent into exile. Recently returned to Chile, René has established himself with an advertising agency and made a name for himself when he’s approached to head up the "No" campaign — a straight yes or no referendum whether or not Pinochet (forced into this by international pressure) should remain president. René doesn’t really want to be involved — having little in the way of political interest — but he finds himself drawn into it, which puts him not only at odds with the Pinochet regime, but with his own employer, Lucho Guzmán (Alfredo Castro). In fact, though he and Guzmán remain business colleagues, they each end up working for the respective campaigns. It makes for terrific drama — and drama is what it is, because René Saavedra is a character invented (rather differently) by Antonio Skarmeta in The Plebiscite, the play on which the film is loosely based. Larrain has used the character to establish a larger point — and to make the material tractable. (An earlier, less reductive cut apparently ran four-and-a-half hours.) When all is said and done, the film is about the power of packaging and advertising to carry an election. Rene’s idea is that the "No" campaign can be sold like any other product — as long as it’s "in the social context"
(his preamble to every presentation for any product). He packages hope and happiness while the "Yes" campaign tries to work on selling fear — and the idea that the Pinochet regime offers "a system in which anyone can be rich. Careful — not everyone. Anyone. You can’t lose when everyone is betting on being that anyone." (It’s kind of Randian.) When that doesn’t work so well, Guzmán tries to counter with campaigns co-opting René’s techniques, which partly fails because all the artists — except those at the bottom of the barrel — are with the leftist "No" campaign. It all works. It works as satire (of just about everyone it touches). It works as drama. And strangely, considering we know the outcome, it generates considerable suspense. Really, you should catch this one. Rated R for language. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas
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Director: tina GorDon chism Players: craiG robinson, Kerry WashinGton, DaviD alan Grier, s. ePatha merKerson, tyler James Williams Comedy
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The Story: A working-class guy meets his girlfriend’s upper-class family. Predicability ensues. The Lowdown: An energetic cast can do little to elevate this by-the-numbers, flat comedy that plays like a sitcom. I suppose that I could say that Peeples is harmless — well, apart from a peculiarly adolescent view of lesbians — but I’m not sure I personally feel that charitable toward it. It did pretty much shoot the first half of my Saturday. It was a pretty tedious experience. And — I admit this is unfair to Peeples — I couldn’t keep from realizing that I could nip across the hall and make better use of my time watching The Great Gatsby again. But then again, let’s be honest — harmless it may be, but bad it most certainly is. It looks and plays like a sitcom — no matter how energetic the cast is in attempting to sell it — and it feels like it exists only as Lionsgate’s concession to keep producer Tyler Perry happy. Think of it as the single film (so far) equivalent of those Rob Schneider movies that Columbia used to let Adam Sandler bring out and you’ll get the idea. Its floperoo openingweekend box office supports this comparison.
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Much as it seemed in premise and trailers, this is basically an all-black (well, nearly) rehash of Meet the Parents — and every bit as superfluous as that sounds. Craig Robinson stars as Wade Walker (a role Ice Cube might have played 10 years ago), a wannabe child psychologist who makes a living as an unlicensed counselor (spelled kounselor to make it clear — or klear — that he’s not licensed). His specialty seems to be performing a bouncy song encouraging children not to pee on things to express disapproval (is this really a major problem?). Wade is in a relationship with Grace Peeples (Kerry Washington), daughter of a very upscale family Wade calls "the chocolate Kennedys." On the very weekend that Wade planned on proposing, Grace is off to see her family in the Hamptons for "Moby Dick Day." (Cue the junior high school dick jokes!) Fired up by his brother, Chris (Malcolm Barrett, Larry Crowne), Wade heads off to the Hamptons to pop the question — only to discover that Grace hasn’t even mentioned his existence. Naturally, dad — Judge Virgil Peeples (David Alan Grier) — takes an immediate dislike to him, while mom (S. Epatha Merkerson), a recovering (sort of) alcoholic and former disco star , is more ambivalent. And just as naturally, everything Wade does is wrong and everything he learns is unsettling. Secrets are revealed and Melvin Van Peebles and Diahann Carroll — somewhat pointlessly — show up to play Grace’s grandparents. I don’t object to any of this on principle. I object to it because it’s all so flat and the cast’s undeniable energy seems more and more like desperation as the film drags on. The jokes are not merely transparent, they’re painfully set up and nearly every misunderstanding is of the kind that real people could sort out with a single sentence (here, of course, they’re all sitcom boobs). On the plus side, there’s one sequence where Robinson plays the guitar and Merkerson sings and the film really springs to life — for maybe a minute and a half. I’ll also dole out some credit to the simple — and blessed — fact that it manages to reduce the requisite romcom penultimate gloomy reel to about a five minute blip. But all in all, I can’t recommend meeting these Peeples. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, drug material and language. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher
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ChadwiCk Boseman, harrison Ford, niCole Beharie, Christopher meloni Sports Biopic The tale of Jackie Robinson and the hardships he faced breaking baseball’s color barrier. A basic biopic that’s too straightforward and heavy-handed, but perfectly solid if you’re looking for nothing more than an uplifting sports-crowd-pleaser. Rated PG-13
saskia rosendahl, kai-peter malina, nele treBs, andre Frid, mika seidel Drama At the end of World War II, the children of a Nazi officer must make their way, by themselves, across occupied Germany. An occasionally ugly, emotionally detached film that scores points for its complexity and ability to never cop out. Rated NR
The Big Wedding J roBert de niro, diane keaton, katherine heigl, topher graCe, susan sarandon, amanda seyFried Attempted Farce Comedy with a Side Order of Heart-String Tugging A long-divorced couple pretend to be married in order not to upset their adopted son’s conservative birth mother at his wedding. An absolutely painfully awful waste of a good cast, 89 minutes of your life and however much you pay to see it. Rated R
The Company you Keep JJJJJ roBert redFord, shia laBeouF, Julie Christie, susan sarandon, niCk nolte, Chris Cooper, terrenCe howard, stanley tuCCi Political Suspense Drama An aging member of a radical group finds his life turned upside down when his true identity comes to light. Robert Redford directed and stars in this complex political suspense drama that boasts a smart script and something approaching a dream cast. Rated R
The Croods JJJJJ (VoiCes) niColas Cage, emma stone, Catherine keener, ryan reynolds, Cloris leaChman, Clark duke Animated Adventure A Stone Age family must learn how to adapt to a drastically changing world that threatens to become — literally — a thing of the past. Spectacular-looking, exciting and (I dare say) even moving animated film with extremely good voice casting. It’s nothing at all like the film the trailer suggests and even though it’s not Chris Sanders’ earlier Lilo & Stitch or How to Train Your Dragon, it’s still very good indeed. Rated PG
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Jason Bateman, hope daVis, paula patton, alexander skarsgård, andrea riseBorough, max thieriot, Jonah BoBo Drama Three interconnected and intercut stories about the perils of our modern Internet and cellphone-addicted world. No topic may be more timely than the dehumanizing effects of our supposedly connected society, but making it into drama is a risky proposition — one that this effective film largely overcomes through strong characters and performances that always ring true. Rated R
gimme The LooT JJJJ tashiana washington, ty hiCkson, meeko, Zoë lesCaZe Drama Two small-time graffiti artists concoct a plan to tag the large, mechanized apple at the Mets’ Citi Field, but must scrounge up $500 to make it happen. A small, natural-feeling indie flick with a ton of heart. Rated NR
The greaT gaTsBy JJJJJ leonardo diCaprio, Carey mulligan, toBey maguire, Joel edgerton, eliZaBeth deBiCki, islas Fisher Drama Film version of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. A big, daring, audacious interpretation of the novel that brings it to life in ways you probably never dreamed possible. It’s every inch a Baz Luhrmann film, so that will probably tell you a lot. You may not like it, but I’m calling it a must-see. Truly visionary filmmaking is so rare. Rated PG-13
iron man 3 JJJ roBert downey Jr., gwyneth paltrow, don Cheadle, guy pearCe, reBeCCa hall, Ben kingsley Sci-Fi Comic Book Action Tony Stark (Iron Man) does battle with a terrorist super criminal—sort of. It’s big. It’s noisy. And it’s mostly a dull mess that’s marginally saved by its star. Very marginally. Rated PG-13
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mud JJJJJ matthew mCConaughey, tye sheridan, JaCoB loFland, reese witherspoon, sarah paulson, ray mCkinnon, sam shepard Drama Two boys in a small Southern river town help a fugitive fix up a boat for his getaway with the woman he came back for. An altogether exceptional film about Southern life as seen through the eyes of two boys on what seems to them a romantic adventure. Highly recommended. Rated PG-13
no JJJJJ gael garCía Bernal, alFredo Castro, luis gneCCo, néstor Cantillana, antonia Zegers Historical Drama Fact-based drama about the campaign to overthrow Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet at the ballot box — and the marketing campaign that made it happen. Funny, suspenseful, compelling entertainment that may only tell part of its historical story, but does so brilliantly. Rated R
oBLivion JJJ tom Cruise, morgan Freeman, olga kurylenko, andrea riseBorough, nikolaJ Coster-waldau Science Fiction A caretaker on the remnants of a post-apocalyptic Earth learns things may not be as he’s been told. Solidly-produced, incredibly derivative sci-fi that gets by on competence, but not much more. Rated PG-13
oLympus has FaLLen J gerard Butler, aaron eCkhart, morgan Freeman, dylan mCdermott, angela Bassett, melissa leo Jingoistic Revenge Action Renegade North Korean terrorists take over the White House and one Secret Service agent must save the president — and possibly the United States itself. Preposterous, yet utterly predictable, nasty little jingoistic thriller with bad special effects. Loud, meanspirited, fairly appalling Die Hard rip-off that will probably make a fortune. Rated R
pain & gain JJJJ mark wahlBerg, dwayne Johnson, anthony maCkie, tony shalhouB, ed harris Black Comedy The real-life tale of three dim-witted, steroid-riddled bodybuilders’ kidnapping and extortion scheme that eventually goes awry. While occasionally falling prey to director Michael Bay’s worst habits, the finished product is incredibly entertaining, wonderfully absurd and boasts a superb cast — assuming you can handle Bay’s overbearing directorial style. Rated R
peepLes J Craig roBinson, kerry washington, daVid alan grier, s. epatha merkerson, tyler James williams Comedy A working-class guy meets his girlfriend’s upper-class family. Predicability ensues. An energetic cast can do little to elevate this by-thenumbers, flat comedy that plays like a sitcom. Rated PG-13
The pLaCe Beyond The pines JJJJJ ryan gosling, Bradley Cooper, eVa mendes, dane dehaan, emory Cohen, Ben mendelsohn Drama Three stories — involving a dirt-bike-riding bank robber, a smalltown cop and their respective sons — intersect. An often flawed, overlong drama that remains worthy of attention because of its humanely drawn characters and sheer ambition. Rated R
renoir JJJJJ miChel Bouquet, Christa theret, VinCent rottiers, thomas doret Biographical Drama Biographical drama about the aged painter, his future filmmaker son and the young woman who inspired them both during the summer of 1915. An almost impossibly beautiful-looking film — one so visually arresting that it more than makes up for the leisurely nature of its approach. Actually, the story itself is much deeper and revelatory than may be suggested at first glance. Rated R
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In Brief: Since the closing film of the Asheville Film Festival was not available for review, these comments are merely drawn from the film’s press notes: “Defiant Requiem tells the little-known story of the Nazi concentration camp, Terezin. Led by imprisoned conductor Rafael Schächter, the inmates of Terezin fought back…with art and music. Through hunger, disease and slave labor, the Jewish inmates of Terezin hold on to their humanity by staging plays, composing opera and using paper and ink to record the horrors around them. This creative rebellion reaches its peak when Schächter teaches a choir of 150 inmates one of the world’s most difficult and powerful choral works, Verdi’s ‘Requiem,’ re-imagined as a condemnation of the Nazis. The choir would ultimately confront the Nazis face to face.” The Fine Arts Theatre's Asheville Jewish Film Festival concludes with Defiant Requiem Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. with an encore show Friday, May 17 at 1 p.m. For more info go to: www. ashevillejewishfilmfestival.com
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In Brief: It’s finally the makeup showing of the canceled The Frozen Ghost (1945) starring Lon Chaney, Jr. in one of his better Inner Sanctum mysteries. This time it’s paired with the full-tilt nonsense of the delightfully silly Mysterious Mr. Wong starring Bela Lugosi in the title role, Mr. Wong — a criminal mastermind matching wits against wisecracking reporter Wallace Ford (professional wisecracking reporter portrayer). It rarely makes good sense and even feels like a serial stuffed into a 60-minute movie, but it provides no end of bizarre entertainment with the most anticlimactic ending ever. The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen The Frozen Ghost and Mysterious Mr. Wong Thursday, May 16 at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.
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In Brief: Playwright and sometimes filmmaker Herb Gardner brings his play I’m Not Rappaport to the screen with Walter Matthau and Ossie Davis in the leads. The first hour of its rather too expansive running time is very good indeed, if not especially great filmmaking. Matthau and Davis make an appealing pair of old men — not exactly friends, but who else is around? — whiling away their time in Central Park, each with his own problems. The dialogue — while sounding like dialogue — is good and penetrating. Then we get to what amounts to the second act and the film’s desire to evolve into a more elaborate drama bogs things down pretty fast. It remains easily watchable, but it turns into less by trying to be more. The Hendersonville Film Society will show I'm Not Rappaport Sunday, May 10 at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.
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In Brief: The second ActionFest monthly screening is the same setup as last time with all proceeds going to Homeward Bound of Asheville, and the $10 admission includes free Ninja Porter (from Asheville Pizza) and soft drinks and popcorn from Carolina Cinemas. This time, viewers get the chance to see the film Java Heat starring Kellan Lutz (the Twilight films) and Mickey Rourke before its official opening. The film is a wild yarn — that doesn’t always make sense — offering more style (the director obviously has seen a lot of Brian DePalma movies) than you probably expect, and a lot of often very explosive action that you probably do expect. Lutz makes a stolid, enigmatic hero and villains don’t come any more perverse than Mickey Rourke. ActionFest presents Java Heat at Carolina Cinemas Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m.
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In Brief: Chris Marker’s La Jetée (1962) has been shown by World Cinema before, so the real story here is the screening of this year’s winner for Best Short Film at Twin Rivers Media Festival, John Hellberg’s Mousse. This is a charming and quirky, fairly long (40 minutes) short that details a robbery gone wrong in ways that can scarcely be
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imagined. It’s all about what happens when a Frenchman named Mousse holds up a Swedish betting parlor on the biggest racing day of the year. He also happens upon the most conspicuously odd hostages he could hope for, an incredibly geriatric police force and a compatriot so drunk that he might be dead. Clever, amusing, well-made and more than a little surprising. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present La Jetée and Mousse Friday, May 10 at 8 p.m. at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St., River Arts District, upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 2733332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com
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Pack Memorial Library will screen To Catch a Thief Tuesday, May 21 at 3 p.m.
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The Asheville Film Society will screen Whoopee! Tuesday, May 21 at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.
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In Brief: Like a wonderful time capsule, Whoopee! offers us a glimpse into a world that hasn’t existed for a very long time: the 1920s Broadway theater. Almost no one who was a part of that world is still with us, and even those who might have seen such a show are seriously diminished in number. Yet at the flick of a switch, Whoopee! — starring the legendary Eddie Cantor and the should-be-legendary Ethel Shutta — has the power to take us back to that world in all its antique charm. Whatever it lacks in cinematic style, it more than makes up for in its energetic, appealing cast, bright tunes and sheer good-natured nonsense.
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In Brief: Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief (1955) stars Cary Grant and Grace Kelly (yes, this is where the famous fireworks kissing scene comes from) in one of the master’s lighter and most pleasant 1950s films. The film is nothing more than a romantic suspenser soufflé of the kind that Hitchcock was rightly famous for. OK, despite some location work, the film does suffer from some of the most obvious rear screen and process work of Hitch’s career, but with Cary Grant as a retired jewel thief trying to prove he really is retired to the police — with time out for romancing Grace Kelly, it doesn’t matter much.
This project receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Dept of Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts
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ADMINISTrATIvE/ OFFICE MEMBErSHIP AND vOLUNTEEr PrOGrAM ASSIStant The Friends of the WNC Nature Center seek a full-time, temporary membership and volunteer program assistant. Position requires mastery of MS Word and Excel, and excellent customer service. Experience with donor perfect and volgistics a plus. Please e-mail your resume to friends@wildwnc. org. www.wildwnc.org. SALES ADMINISTrATIvE ASSISTANT Dynamic and growing Natural Foods Manufacturer and Distributor is seeking a sales administrative assistant whose primary responsibility will be to create and maintain reports and presentations using excel with data from Quick Books. Knowledge of Power Point a must and skill set should also include knowledge of advancing company profile via social media. Additional duties will involve arranging national demos, administrative tasks, and establishing new wholesale accounts. The position requires attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to multi-task. The company environment promotes creativity and encourages new ideas for the advancement of the foods we manufacture and import. Please email resume and references to accounting@ great-eastern-sun.com
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MOUNTAIN XPrESS is looking for an energetic, multitalented person to fill a full-time position in our marketing department. • Job responsibilities include selling print and web advertising to Asheville's diverse business community, counseling clients about marketing plans, helping with ad designs and writing promotional materials. 8 Applicant must be comfortable collaborating with department teammates on projects, cold calling and working under pressure. • Excellent computer, communication and diplomatic skills are necessary. • Must possess knowledge of Asheville, have enthusiasm for the region’s diverse culture, a desire for public service and a strong work ethic. We offer a dynamic and fun office environment, salary plus benefits, and flex time. No experience necessary; we will train. If you are a team player and want to be part of a locally focused, socially engaged media outlet,
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HOTEL/HOSPITALITy IMMEDIATE OPENINGS ASHEvILLE, NC Full Time Opportunities. • Housekeepers with experience $8.40+/hr • Houseman $8.40 +/hr, Must have reliable transportation. Must be able to work in the U.S. Must be reliable and committed to work. Must be able to work weekends and holidays. Must pass criminal background and drug screen. Please send your resume to lcastaneda@hssstaffing.com Call for appointment at 828-274-4622 Applications at 1104 Hendersonville Rd. Asheville NC, 28803. Office hours from 9:00am-3:00pm.
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THE ASHEvILLE OFFICE OF FAMILy PrESErvATION SErvICES • The Asheville office of Family Preservation Services' Center for Recovery, Education, and Wellness is seeking the following: RN to work with adults on our Assertive Community Treatment Team; LCSW to provide outpatient therapy to adults. Please send resumes to csimpson@ fpscorp.com
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Marketing Department Mountain Xpress is looking for an energetic, multitalented person to fill a full-time position in our marketing department. Job responsibilities include selling print and web advertising to Asheville’s diverse business community, counseling clients about marketing plans, helping with ad designs and writing promotional materials. Applicant must be comfortable collaborating with department teammates on projects, cold calling and working under pressure. Excellent computer, communication and diplomatic skills are necessary. Must possess knowledge of Asheville, have enthusiasm for the region’s diverse culture, a desire for public service and a strong work ethic. We offer a dynamic and fun office environment, salary plus benefits, and flex time. No experience necessary; we will train. If you are a team player and want to be part of a locally focused, socially engaged media outlet, send your cover letter and resume to: advertise@mountainx.com No phone calls please.
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freewillastrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)
In the alternate universe created by Marvel comic books, there is a mutant superhero called Squirrel Girl. She has the magic power to summon hordes of cute, furry squirrels. Under her guidance, they swarm all over the bad guy she's battling and disable him with their thousands of tiny chomps and thrashing tails. She and her rodent allies have defeated such arch-villains as Dr. Doom, Deadpool, Baron Mordo and Ego the Living Planet. Let's make her your role model for the coming weeks, Aries. The cumulative force of many small things will be the key to your victories. As in Squirrel Girl's case, your adversaries' overconfidence may also be a factor.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) A character in Neil Gaiman's graphic novel A Game of You delivers this speech: "Everybody has a secret world inside of them . . . No matter how dull and boring they are on the outside, inside them they've all got unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid worlds. Not just one world. Hundreds of them." As a Gemini, you are not, of course, dull and boring on the outside. That may have something to do with why your secret inner worlds are often even frothier and sparklier than most people's. But lately, I'm afraid, some of those secret inner worlds of yours have gotten a bit shabby and dank. It's time for a deep cleansing. To be thorough, don't just wash your own brain. Wash your wild heart and funky soul, too.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) "You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time," said writer Charles Bukowski. "All else is grandiose romanticism or politics." I invite you to make that thought one of your guiding principles in the coming week, Cancerian. Translate your high ideals into actions that make a practical impact on particular human beings and animals. Instead of merely talking about what good things you want to do, actually do them. As much as possible, be sure that every detail of your daily life reflects your vision of ultimate truth and beauty.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) If you were a fledgling savior, now would be a propitious moment to begin your messianic mission. If you were a musician hoping to leap to the next level of career success, this would be prime time to plan an extensive tour. If you were the inventor of the Next Big Thing, I'd suggest that you get your marketing campaign in gear. And if none of those descriptions fits your personal situation, regard them as apt metaphors for your use. How can you spread the word about what's most important to you?
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You have arrived at the edge of reality. Or rather, to be precise, you have arrived at the edge of what you think of as reality. Here’s where things could get very interesting. Just on the other side of that edge you’re brushing up against, there is much, much more reality — a vast territory you have barely imagined, let alone believed in or explored. Are you feeling brave? If you’re willing to find out about stuff you didn’t even realize you would love to experience, I suggest you slip across the border and wander around on the other side.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) As frontman of the band Queen, Virgo singer Freddie Mercury made use of his four-octave range with flamboyant showmanship and breathtaking technique. Many critics regard him as one of the greatest vocalists in the history of pop music. Freddie joked that he was perfect except for one glaring flaw: his overbite. Because he had four extra teeth in his upper mouth, his top jaw protruded. But he chose not to alter his appearance with surgery because he suspected it might change his singing voice in unpredictable ways. Is there a comparable situation in your own life, Virgo? A so-called imperfection that seems to be entwined with a beautiful asset? I urge you to be like Freddie. Accept the paradox — embrace it and celebrate it — and move on.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) The 14th-century poet Dante was a major influence on 20th-century novelist James Joyce. "I love Dante," wrote the author of the epic novel Ulysses. "He is my spiritual food." And yet Joyce felt he had to absorb Dante in small doses. "Dante tires one quickly," he said. "It is as if one were to look at the sun." Is there any influence like that in your own life, Libra? Judging from the astrological omens, I'm guessing it's a fine time for you to get as much sustained exposure to that glorious source as you can bear.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Greek poet Sappho was renowned in antiquity. The nine books she wrote were so esteemed that the historian Strabo wrote, "In this whole span of recorded time we know of no woman to challenge her as a poet even in the slightest degree." And yet little of Sappho's work survives. As of 2004 there were just 264 fragments and three complete poems. But then a fourth complete poem emerged. Its text was written on papyrus that had been wrapped in the casing of an Egyptian mummy. The mummy had been stored for years in a backroom at Cologne University in Germany before someone discovered its hidden treasure. Your assignment,
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Scorpio, is to seek an equivalent recovery. Search for a part of the past that's still beautiful and useful, even if that quest leads you to unlikely and obscure places.
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WOULD yOU LIkE TO MAkE A DIFFErENCE? Positions available working with I/DD adults; homes in Hendersonville and Brevard. Must have HS Diploma/GED and positive attitude! (828) 698-0623
ECO ArTS An online ecology themed arts competition could use some enthusiastic assistance with the following: writing press releases, online marketing research, graphics, finding songwriting jurors. The founder is willing to negotiate a partnership to the right person for either sweat equity and/or financial investment. 828-575-3979.
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(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) When I turn my psychic attention in your direction, I smell smoldering smoke. Here's how I interpret that: Your internal fire is burning with less than maximum efficiency. Do you agree, Sagittarius? If so, do you know why that might be? Did you not provide enough kindling? Is the wood too green? Is the ground wet? I urge you to find out what the problem is. You can't afford to have sputtering flames and sooty light and spotty warmth. You need a steady blaze that radiates brilliant light and strong heat.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Very few of us are completely uninhibited about expressing who we really are. Most everyone is shy about revealing at least one facet of his or her identity. Why? Maybe because we're afraid that people will judge us harshly for being different from what they think we should be. Or maybe our secret side is at odds with our self-image, and we hesitate to acknowledge it even to ourselves. What is this part of you, Capricorn? In what sense are you still in the closet about a truth or quality or event that's central to your character? I urge you to have a conversation with yourself about it. You aren't necessarily ready to tell the whole world about it, but now might be the right time to start considering the possibility that you can give it more room to play.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) I absolutely forbid you to be a slave of happiness, a victim of pleasure, or a prisoner of love. Wait. Sorry. I take that back. What gives me the right to forbid you from doing anything? It's your life. You're the boss. So let me reframe my previous advice. Dear Aquarius, I beg you not to be a slave of happiness, a victim of pleasure, or a prisoner of love. None of the good things in life will give you what you need if you make yourself crazy or sick while pursuing them. That's the cautionary news. The encouraging news is that in the next five weeks, I think you will have a knack for cultivating a graceful relationship with happiness, pleasure and love.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Don't be like the ducks that are floating on Phoenix Lake a short distance from where I'm sitting. They're feeding entirely on the surface, happy to skim a few insects from the top of the placid waters they're drifting on. No, Pisces, be more like the frogs that are diving to probe for morsels down below. This is a phase of your astrological cycle when the quest for more variety can deepen your perspective and provide better nourishment.
FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF WNC • is experiencing significant growth and is in need of fully licensed and provisionally staff for the Asheville, Hendersonville, Polk and Rutherford offices. For the Asheville office, please send resumes to csimpson@fpscorp.com. For the Hendersonville office, please send resumes to dreynolds@ fpscorp.com. For the Rutherford and Polk offices, please send resumes to mtambini@fpscorp. com.
PrOFESSIONAL/ MANAGEMENT BUSINESS MANAGEr FOr INTEGrATIvE MEDICINE CLINIC • Bachelors or advanced degree, min 3 yrs in health care and management, familiar with holistic medicine. Email cover letter/resume. lisal@ main.nc.us
TEACHING/ EDUCATION EXCEPTIONAL CHILDrEN'S TEACHEr • Part time: 20 hours/ week; no benefits. • Start date: August 12, 2013 • Reports to: Director of Exceptional Children • Salary: Based on NC Teacher Salary Scale Minimum • Qualifications: Current NC teaching license in Exceptional Children K-8. • Preferred Qualifications: At least 3 years of experience teaching elementary age students with special needs; trained in Orton-Gillingmam; familiarity with Expeditionary Learning and/or experiential education; experience with pull out and inclusion services. Evergreen recognizes the social and educational value of a diverse leadership, staff, and student community. To that end, we actively seek and encourage employee applications from qualified individuals representing diverse social, ethnic, and racial groups. • Application Process: Send letter of interest, resume, list of three professional references and application to Kathy Norris atkathy.norris@evergreenccs. org. Applications can be downloaded from www.evergreenccs. org HIGH QUALITy EArLy CArE AND EDUCATION SUBSTItutes• Are you a teacher of young children who strives for excellence? Do you want to work in a program where NAEYC standards are important, family engagement is valued, the nutrition program is a national model, and teachers are supported in their professional development? We are looking for part time substitutes for both of our centers as well as a full-time substitute to aid in classroom transitions and assist with daily Substitute scheduling.
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COMPUTEr/ TECHNICAL WEBSITE DEvELOPMENT INTErN PT web site development. May turn into Paid. State: Experience, Web Development Skills. Send your reply to: goodjobsyes@gmail.com
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Announcements LEGAL NOTICES ESTATE OF rAyMOND L. CrUIT, Jr. DOB: 10/13/1939. To all creditors: The decedent, Raymond L. Cruit, Jr. who lived at 3921 E. Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 28805, died on June 15, 2012. Creditors of the deceased are hereby notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Stephen J. Downs, III, named Collector of the Estate, at 220 Churchill Downs, Cape Charles, VA 23310 within 90 days after the date of the publication of this notice.
STATE OF SOUTH CArOLINA IN THE FAMILy COUrT OF THE THIrTEENTH JUDICIAL CIrCUIT COUNTy OF GrEENvILLE DOCKET NO.: 2013-DR-23-1703 • NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS TO THE DEFENDANT: “JOHN DOE,” BIRTH FATHER YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN THE FOLLOWING NOTICE 1. That an adoption proceeding was filed in the Family Court of Greenville County on April 19, 2013, and in this Complaint you are alleged to be the father of a Caucasian female child born in Asheville, North Carolina, on April 16, 2013. 2. That the Plaintiffs in the above captioned Notice are not named for the purpose of confidentiality; however, the Court knows the true identity of the Plaintiffs and in responding to this notice, you are required to use the caption and the number 2013-DR-23-1703. 3. That if Notice to Contest, Intervene or otherwise Respond is filed by you with the Court within thirty (30) days of the receipt of this Notice of Adoption Proceedings, you will be given an opportunity to appear and be heard on the merits of the adoption. To file notice to Contest, Intervene or otherwise Respond in this action, you must notify the above named Court at Clerk of Court at 301 University Ridge, Greenville, South Carolina, 29601, in writing of your intention to Contest, Intervene or otherwise Respond. The above named Court must be informed of your current address and any changes of your address during the adoption proceedings. 4. That your failure to respond within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Notice of Adoption Proceedings constitutes your consent to the adoption and forfeiture of all of your rights and obligations to the above identified child. It is further alleged that your consent to this adoption is not required under S.C. Code Ann. Section 63-9-310 and that your parental rights should be terminated pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 63-7-2570 (7). This notice is given pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 63-9-730 (E). Raymond W. Godwin, Esq. (SC Bar #2162) Julie M. Rau (SC Bar #69650) 1527 Wade Hampton Blvd. Greenville, SC 29609 PH (864) 2412883 FAX: (864) 255-4342 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS Date: April 25, 2013 PUBLIC NOTICE INQUIry AS TO PErSONAL WHErEABOUTS OF GrAHAM ELLIOT JACkSON To Whom It May Concern: An action has been filed by William Thompson to adopt Elizabeth Rosemary Jackson, whose date of birth is the 28th day of June, 2008. William Thompson is attempting to locate Graham Elliot Jackson, the biological father of said child. One of the purposes of this action is to terminate Mr. Jackson’s rights, if any, as a parent of the child to be adopted. On Friday, the 28th day of June, 2013, a hearing will be held at 8:45am, at the Hunterdon County Court House, 65 Park Ave, Flemington, New Jersey, before the judge as may be assigned. Mr. Jackson has the right to object to the adoption and termination of his parental rights. If you have any information regarding the current whereabouts of this individual, please forward this information to William Thompson by either emailing willthompson@email. com or calling (828) 333-1053.
Or you may contact Deputy Surrogate James Oberst via mail/ fax/phone/email, listed below. The docket number for this case is FA-HNT-0024-13. Thank you for your help in this matter. Objections shall be filed with the Hunterdon County Surrogate’s Court: HUNTERDON COUNTY SURROGATE’S COURT HUNTERDON COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER 65 PARK AVENUE, P.O. Box 2900 FLEMINGTON, NEW JERSEY 08822-2900 Telephone: (908) 788-1156 Fax: (908) 788-1586 E-mail: surrogate@ co.hunterdon.nj.us SUSAN J. HOFFMAN, Surrogate JAMES C. OBERST, Deputy Surrogate
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