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Urge change in airport parking choices Like others, I have been deeply offended by the heavy-handed manner in which our airport authority has coerced more people to park in the new parking deck: by closing off 300 spaces in the long-term surface lot. The remaining long-term surface spaces are often filled to capacity, and we are forced to park in the deck at a substantially higher daily rate.

Though rarely available, the 700 longterm surface spaces are priced at $9 per day; the 1,100 garage spaces are $13 per day. In comparison, both of the two major airports closest to Asheville offer more lower-cost, long-term parking choices.The Greenville-Spartanburg airport charges $1 more per day to park in its garages, but it also has nearly 1,500 economy spaces at $5 per day.

At Charlotte Douglas, the 5,700 garage spaces cost $10 per day, and about 10,600 surface space are also available at $7 per day.

The Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority should correct this affront in one of two common-sense ways: either 1. reduce the daily rate in the deck to make it a more appealing option; or 2. restore the 300 surface spaces to long-term use so we at least have a choice in where to park.

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any addiction, those afflicted will commonly do whatever it takes to maintain that addiction, whether it is stealing from one’s family, lying to friends and family, or practicing whatever deception is necessary to feed the addiction.

Further, I will argue that these behaviors which exemplify an addiction can be applied today to the actions of the GOP-dominated N.C. General Assembly — that they are stealing from state taxpayers, deceiving the voters and, in my opinion, breaking the law in order to maintain their power.

How many times since the GOP gained power in 2010 elections have I and many others said, “Well, with this action, be it denying Medicaid expansion, denying ACA funds, denying women’s rights, denying public education funds, denying General Assembly debate on the budget bill, denying voters’ rights, suppressing voters, stripping Gov. Cooper of the usual gubernatorial rights/authority, trying to stack the Boards of Elections, denying cities rights to govern themselves, spending state tax dollars to fund private, sometimes church-affiliated

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schools, trying to draw judicial districts where they are not needed, continuing their fight to maintain their egregiously gerrymandered districts, taxing the less well-off to benefit the corporations and rich — oh, my, there’s more, we all know that — surely things in North Carolina can’t get any worse, we can’t go back any further.”

Then, I’ll be damned, it gets worse. The most recent ploy to feed their addiction to power is that of spending state tax dollars to fund so-called pregnancy crisis centers that are in fact run by anti-choice groups that likely have church or religious affiliations, centers that do not offer family planning services, that do not offer other women’s health services. They are there only to convince women that abortion is not a good option.

Obviously, the GOP, to feed its addiction to power, is courting the anti-choice voters by ignoring the law regarding separation of church and state, thereby stealing the tax dollars of those of us who believe our dollars should go to legitimate family planning centers, that is, those centers that offer the full pan-

C A RT O O N B Y B R E NT B R O W N oply of options to pregnant women as well as those who choose to not become pregnant, and those men and women who seek other health services such as cancer screening.

The legitimate centers do not have to offer abortion services; they simply act responsibly by advising women that it is an option. They, the GOP, are deceiving those voters they are courting and, worst of all, they are stealing services from those in need; they are acting unconstitutionally by no longer maintaining separation between the church and state.

They will stoop as low as possible to feed their addictions.

I would be in favor of the state funding, using my tax dollars, a Politicians Anonymous, if there were actually politicians who would admit they have hit bottom and need help to rehabilitate to moral, ethical, compassionate human beings and patriotic Americans who believe in and support democracy. It might be hard initially to find sponsors, but probably AA and NA could help out until there are sufficient recovering politicians to help their own kind.

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Exploring Buncombe County’s $459 million debt

BY DAVID FLOYD dfloyd@mountainx.com With leaking roofs and crumbling window frames in urgent need of repair, the $25 million project to update Asheville High School’s iconic 1928 Douglas Ellington building and other campus structures couldn’t wait any longer. Approved by the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners in October 2016, the ongoing project is just one of a number of high-dollar construction initiatives at local public schools.

“Anything that was detrimental to the building, that was beginning to really show wear and tear on it, all of those have been touched through this project,” says Don Simms, the director of maintenance and properties with Asheville City Schools, of the work at Asheville High.

In the future, the school system hopes to find money to replace interior finishes and install new, more efficient plumbing fixtures. “There’s still a lot of things on the interior of the building that would really need to be touched up,” Simms notes. Much of the building’s plumbing hasn’t been updated since the school was constructed in 1928.

According to the N.C. Association of County Commissioners, state law assigns responsibility for building and renovating schools to county governments, a charge that by its nature produces big bills and big amounts of debt.

At nearly half a billion dollars — $458.5 million as of June 11 — the county’s debt is no small figure.

Spending on schools makes up over half of that balance, with $270 million borrowed to pay for facilities for A-B Tech and the county’s two public school systems, the Asheville City and Buncombe County schools.

As Buncombe County struggles to regain the community’s trust following allegations of fraud against former County Manager Wanda Greene, members of the county’s staff have provided additional information about county finances, including its debt, in recent months. Xpress takes a look at the county’s outstanding balances to see how they stack up against other North Carolina counties and what they can tell us about local priorities in recent years.

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MAKING THE GRADE: Deferred maintenance at Asheville High School gave way in the 2017-18 school year to a massive $25 million campus renovation project. Scaffolding still surrounds the turret that caps the 1928 Douglas Ellington main building. Photo by Virginia Daffron ON THE DASHBOARD Wanda Greene and her son Michael Greene, who also worked for the county, were indicted on fraud charges related to improper use of county credit cards on April 13, and federal prosecutors announced new charges alleging that Wanda Greene misappropriated $2.3 million in county funds to pay for life insurance policies for herself and several other county employees on June 5 (see “Greene insurance scheme latest shoe to drop in fraud scandal,” page 14).

Less than two weeks after Greene’s July 1, 2017, retirement, new County Manager Mandy Stone, who the county has announced will retire on July 1, 2018, presented suggestions to the Board of Commissioners to make the county’s financial information more accessible to the public.

Stone proposed a set of “dashboards” to be posted on the Buncombe County website. Increasingly used by businesses and government, data dashboards visually track and display important data points to share information and help monitor the financial health of an organization or project. The city of Asheville,

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for example, has created interactive online dashboards to provide budget and cost information for its capital improvement projects, including spending authorized by the city’s 2016 $74 million bond referendum.

The new online tools were part of a push by Stone toward increased transparency and accountability, says Buncombe County spokesperson Kassi Day. “However, the investigation into Wanda Greene accelerated our efforts.”

Both Stone and county Chief Financial Officer Tim Flora, whose June 15 resignation was announced on May 30, were among the senior staff members for whom Wanda Greene purchased whole-life insurance policies beginning in 2016. According to a statement issued by the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on June 5, however, no county employee other than Wanda Greene received personal financial benefit from the policies.

IN YOUR DEBT One of the county’s new dashboards provides an itemized breakdown of Buncombe County’s debt, which has

been issued to pay for a wide variety of capital projects, ranging from a new animal shelter to recreational facilities to a 16-tower public radio system for the county’s first responders.

The overall size of Buncombe’s debt, says Flora, is consistent with other North Carolina counties.

The N.C. Department of State Treasurer oversees county debt through the Local Government Commission, an arm of the office that was created in the 1930s, when scores of counties and cities across the state defaulted on loans in the wake of the stock market crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression.

In fiscal year 2017, which is the most recent year for which the department has data available, Buncombe County’s total tax-supported, long-term debt was about $395 million. That amount represents almost 1.3 percent of the county’s total appraised property value, which in FY 2017 was more than $30 billion.

That ratio was the second-smallest among the seven counties in North Carolina with a population greater than 250,000. The highest ratio was held by Forsyth County, which encompasses Winston-Salem, at 2.68 percent; eastern

North Carolina’s Cumberland County, whose county seat is Fayetteville, boasted the lowest ratio, at 0.43 percent.

The Department of State Treasurer uses several benchmarks to measure the financial health of counties. A county’s “financial obligation,” for example, measures the proportion of its overall spending a county dedicates to paying off debt in a given year compared to its total expenditures.

In FY 2017, 7 percent of Buncombe County’s expenditures went to pay off debt. According to the Department of State Treasurer, counties tend to be in trouble when they reach 15 to 20 percent.

By the end of the 2018 fiscal year, Buncombe County will have made $48.5 million in debt service payments, with $29.3 million of that money paying down the county’s principal debt balance.

Buncombe County policy requires county government to pay off 55 percent of its debt within 10 years.

According to a third-quarter financial report delivered to commissioners during a meeting on May 1, the county is poised to pay off 63 percent of this allotment within that time frame.

IT TAKES A COUNTY Almost 60 percent of Buncombe County’s debt is wrapped up in education.

Kevin Leonard, the executive director of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners, notes that Buncombe County’s percentage split between education debt and remaining expenditures is fairly typical for counties in North Carolina.

“Counties are significantly different from cities in that our budgets are really focused on education and health and human services,” he says, “and so a lot of the funding for counties, the majority of their budgets are really made up by those two components.”

Human services makes up another significant piece of Buncombe County’s debt — almost $56 million. The money the county borrowed to expand its Health and Human Services building at 40 Coxe Ave. makes up the majority of this sum, with a $45 million balance yet to be paid off.

Greg Allison, a professor at the UNC School of Government, says education spending tends to be the most sig-

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SOCIAL STRUCTURE: Buncombe County has about $45 million still remaining on the debt it issued to construct a new building and parking garage at the Buncombe County Health and Human Services Department facility on Coxe Avenue in downtown Asheville. Photo by Virginia Daffron nificant portion of the debt for large, growing counties in North Carolina, with that money spent primarily on construction and renovation of school facilities to keep up with the influx of students. For example, Wake County, which encompasses Raleigh, issued a nearly $1 billion bond several years ago for school projects.

“There’s an inordinate amount of pressures on a county to take care of all of the infrastructure that they need,” Leonard says. Buncombe County issues long-term debt to purchase or construct capital improvements or equipment and has a policy against issuing long-term debt for operational expenses.

DOLING IT OUT Every dollar spent on school construction by Buncombe County goes in front of a five-member body called the School Capital Fund Commission.

The commission oversees a pot of money fed by sales tax revenue identified in article 39 of the state tax code. For every dollar spent at retail in Buncombe County, 1 cent passes to county government as article 39 revenue. Half of that cent goes to the School Capital Fund Commission to pay for school projects.

The county also receives a combined 1 ¼ cent of every dollar spent on local retail taxes through articles 40, 42 and 46 of the state tax code. Part of that money funds school capital expenses and debt

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service payments. A quarter-cent is set aside for capital projects and operating needs at A-B Tech.

Board of Commissioners Chair Brownie Newman serves on the School Capital Fund Commission. He estimates that a majority of the projects funded by the body are supported by the issuance of debt. Newman says the county doesn’t have enough cash on hand in the School Capital Fund to pay outright for all of the projects the commission decides to support.

“Just like most people who aren’t millionaires, you don’t just buy a house with $300,000 in cash,” he said. “You’d get a home loan and you’d buy your house and pay for it over time.”

SCHOOL NEEDS Counties in North Carolina will face a combined $8.1 billion in school capital spending needs between 2015 and 2020, according to a 2015 report completed by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.

The report predicted that the greatest need would come from Wake, Guildford, Mecklenburg, Forsyth and Union counties, which would have to absorb a combined total of $2.56 billion in school capital projects.

In contrast, Buncombe County makes up a small fraction of the total; the report predicted that the county would require only about $64 million

split between Buncombe County and Asheville City schools.

Every county has an issue with building schools, says Leonard, “whether it is keeping up with capacity or whether it is renovating what they’ve got or consolidating because they’ve lost population.”

Leonard says he believes a part of the solution to this problem is a statewide $1.9 billion — “with a b” — bond referendum that has received backing from multiple education advocacy groups.

Supporters hope to get the bond on the ballot in November.

A website set up by bond supporters argues that because counties are spending more on school operational costs — salaries, employee benefits and supplies — they have less available funding for school construction.

According to the N.C. Association of County Commissioners, the state provides money for operational expenses to school systems, but counties have the leeway to supplement this with additional funding.

During a budget work session on May 8, Buncombe County Schools Superintendent Tony Baldwin told commissioners that while the largest percentage of the system’s funding comes from the state, a growing portion is coming from Buncombe County.

An increasing reliance on local funding is a trend that appears to extend to school systems across North Carolina.

Between 2007 and 2017, the total amount of money that counties have spent on school operating expenses has increased from $2.6 billion to $3.1 billion.

“The per-pupil spending is increasing … and it’s because counties are committed to good schools,” Leonard said.

“Every county wants to do the best they can for their kids.”

NAVIGATING PITFALLS Leonard says Buncombe County is probably positioned better than many counties in the state because of growing sales tax revenue in Asheville. “You all have just been growing like gangbusters,” he says. But that doesn’t make Buncombe County immune from future budget crunches.

With state legislators pushing for reduced classroom sizes for elementary school students, Leonard believes school systems across the state could be required to construct additions to make up for a lack of space. There’s also the question of school safety, an issue that has reached a national fever pitch following recent mass school shootings in Florida and Texas.

“People think about school safety and they think about [school resource officers],” Leonard said. “I automatically

think … about doors and fencing and electronic locking systems for schools and shatterproof glass, etc.” That’s all a capital expense, which would fall on counties to fund, he explains.

Rep. Brian Turner, whose district spreads across the western portion of Buncombe County, says a state bond could help Buncombe County as it addresses school security issues and construction pressure related to reduced classroom sizes.

Turner points to Candler Elementary School as an example of a local school that needs enhanced security measures.

“Candler Elementary is spread across three buildings and there is not any controlled access,” he says. “Essentially, kids go outside all the time to get from one class to the other.” Because Candler Elementary School is in the Buncombe County School system, the bill for any capital improvements to address security would likely fall to Buncombe County.

On the face of it, Turner says, reduced classroom sizes are a good thing.

“The smaller the classes, the more individualized attention the child’s going to get,” Turner says. “The problem is the General Assembly, [number] one, didn’t appropriate any money for additional teachers and, number two, when you start reducing class sizes, that means you’re going to have more classes, which means you need more classrooms.”

Turner says the General Assembly didn’t appropriate any money for additional classrooms. The legislature did pass a bill that offered school systems a one-year extension on fulfilling this mandate, “but we haven’t solved the overall problem,” Turner says.

Assistant Asheville City Schools Superintendent Terrence McAllister said the system made arrangements about a year and a half ago to ensure there would be enough room for students at each school.

“It’s going to depend on the influx of students we receive both in district and out of district to see whether in the future we’ll have to add additional classrooms or not,” he said, “but right now we have a good plan in place.”

With room to run in its indebtedness, Buncombe County appears to be in a position to take on more debt to cover future school building or other capital needs as they arise. Whether county residents trust elected officials and county staff to prudently manage and oversee that spending, however, depends in part on how far county transparency efforts like the new online dashboards can go in reassuring locals that the oversight failures of the Wanda Greene era won’t be repeated in the present. X

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Developing a website, social media campaign or brand identity often takes months, as periods of intense focus alternate with downtime while designers wait for feedback and direction.

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The very first such “make-athon” — the brainchild of Make a Mark founder and director Sarah Obenauer — took place in Roanoke, Va., in 2015. Since then, the idea has spread to seven other cities. And although work on the first

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MAKES WELL WITH OTHERS Eric Pieper’s busy creative brain will be one of those buzzing with ideas on June 23. The designer, who co-owns Homestead creative studio in West Asheville with his wife, Ellen Soderberg, says applying creativity to help companies and organizations do good in the world is a big part of what motivates his work.

“I’m not a big user of Facebook,” Pieper explains, but somehow the Make a Mark event crossed his news feed when event organizers were first putting out feelers here. Within seconds, continues Pieper, “I had my email open and I was typing a response.” He’s since become part of the core team that’s been reaching out to other creative professionals, vetting nonprofits and figuring out which specialists would be the best fit with the projects selected.

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and illustrators. The organizers had hoped to include videographers as well, but only two applied, and neither was available on June 23. Pieper hopes the success of Asheville’s inaugural event will encourage more creatives to get involved in the future.

And in the meantime, he says, seeing local groups’ passion for those they serve has helped him understand “how much work is going on in this city.” During the make-athon, Pieper will pitch in on a creative team charged with enhancing a fledgling online giving campaign for Arts For Life, a statewide nonprofit based in Asheville. Executive Director Rachel Zink says her organization brings art and music to children receiving treatment for life-threatening and chronic illnesses in settings such as Mission Children’s Hospital.

POWERED BY DESIGN Arts For Life launched its “Get Creative” campaign last year. The interactive fundraiser encourages participants to undertake a creative project of their own as a way to generate support for the nonprofit’s work.

“That could be painting or drawing or singing or cooking or gardening — however they flex their creative muscles,” Zink explains. The idea, she says, is “to share that on social media and then challenge their friends and family to make a donation to bring art lessons to young patients and their families.”

In its first year, the campaign raised $11,000 and engaged over 200 donors; this year, with new branding and ideas courtesy of the Make a Mark creative team, Zink hopes to bring in $25,000 from 300 donors. Over the course of a year, she reports, her organization reaches over 2,700 pediatric patients and their families in the Asheville area alone and more than 13,000 statewide.

“The idea is to work with the team to fine-tune the whole campaign, to make it something that can be fun and colorful and playful and inspire people to get involved,” continues Zink.

For his part, Pieper says he’s looking forward to working with a team of like-minded designers. He’s also excited about being able to influence the campaign’s overall strategy. With corporate clients, he explains, “More often than not you get the strategy from the company.”

This project, on the other hand, has “a broad goal, but it’s open-ended as to how we get there. It’s a different thinking cap to put on.”

WRITING A NEW CHAPTER Retired accountant Julie Obenauer is Sarah Obenauer’s mother-in-law.

Julie and her husband bought a condo in South Asheville a couple of years ago; they now split their time between Western North Carolina and New Jersey.

“We can’t make living here happen full time yet, but that is the goal,” she says.

So when Sarah asked Julie if she’d be willing to bring the Make a Mark concept to Asheville, the answer was a ringing “Absolutely.” And while she lacks a background in either the creative or the nonprofit sector, “I have experience pulling people together and getting people organized to work on a project,” notes Obenauer.

Those organizational skills came in handy when Make a Mark’s initial outreach to area nonprofits yielded 40 compelling proposals. “I thought it would break my heart not to take all of them,” Obenauer recalls. Roughly half the applicants were invited for

interviews. “Just to meet with so many people that are passionate about what they’re doing and working hard to solve problems for our community was really inspiring,” she says.

The selection committee based its decisions on a number of factors, including how well the organization’s goals fit with the make-athon format, the proposed projects’ potential impact, and the availability of creative professionals whose skills matched the project requirements. Tasks that couldn’t be accomplished within the highly compressed time period — such as those for which each of several aspects would need to be approved by the nonprofit’s board of directors — wouldn’t have worked.

In one-hour planning meetings in early June, each group met with its design team to go over project goals and get everyone on the same page.

This ensures that, on the day of the event, the creative teams will have all the background information they need to jump right into developing viable design solutions, Obenauer explains.

Midday, the creatives will check in with their client organizations to get feedback. After lunch, the professionals will put their noses to the grindstone

for another intensive session. The event will wrap up with a one-hour huddle in which the design teams share their solutions with the entire group.

Local restaurants and businesses, says Obenauer, have signed up to help fuel the creative process, with Celine and Co. providing breakfast, 12 Bones Smokehouse bringing lunch and Mellow Mushroom contributing dinner. Buchi Kombucha will hand out beverages, and two sponsors — Eurosport Asheville and the Magellan Strategy Group — have contributed cash. Hatch AVL is providing workspace in its facility at 45 S. French Broad Ave. Unlike an open-ended engagement that could take on a life of its own, the Make a Mark format lets designers leverage their skills to benefit community groups in a targeted way.

“This is an opportunity for people to say, ‘Here, I can make a difference in a specific project that I know we can do.’

At the end of the day, the nonprofit is going to have something that they can use, and the commitment is limited to that time frame,” Obenauer points out.

Pieper, meanwhile, hopes this first year will go “super well,” creating an initial success that Make a Mark Asheville can build on going forward. “Some of

the decisions about which nonprofits we could accept depended on the creatives who signed up,” he reveals. But once the design community sees what one day of intense creativity can accomplish, he believes, next year can be even bigger and better.

For more information, visit letsmakeamark.org. X

WINNING THE DESIGN LOTTERY Nine community groups will receive creative services through Make a Mark Asheville’s inaugural make-athon event. They are:

• Arts For Life • Babies Need Bottoms • Children’s Home Society of North Carolina • Bountiful Cities • Gentle Mothering • Helpmate • Loving Neighbors • SeekHealing • Veterans Healing Farm

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Shoes continue to drop in Wanda Greene fraud scandal An indictment returned June 5 brings new charges against former Buncombe County Manager Wanda Greene and alleges that she used $2.3 million of county money to purchase life insurance policies in her name as well as the names of her son Michael Greene, who worked for the county, and eight other county employees.

An annuity was purchased for an additional employee.

“None of these county employees had any knowledge or access to information that would have informed them that these policies were not approved nor of the actual cost involved,” the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners wrote in a statement released on the evening of June 5. “It is believed the Dr. Greene misled them as a vehicle for her own financial gain and that of her son.”

The board also announced that a civil lawsuit would be filed against Wanda Greene and Michael Greene in an effort to seek restitution for losses caused by their actions “as well as any other persons or entities that have participated in or profited from the unlawful actions of Wanda Greene and Michael Greene.”

The statement says Greene used an appropriation from an unrelated budget amendment, which slid through on the board’s consent agenda, to pay for the policies. The Board of Commissioners never approved the appropriation or purchase of the life insurance policies for certain employees, according to its statement.

All employees except Wanda and Michael Greene came forward and assigned the policies to Buncombe County after learning that Greene did not follow the legal requirements for issuing these benefits and that the board did not approve the purchase of these policies, the board said.

The county employees who were named the owners of life insurance policies were Staff Attorney Michael Frue, Chief Financial Officer Tim Flora, Budget Director Diane Price, County Manager Mandy Stone, Director of Permits and Inspections Matt Stone, former General Services Director Greg Isreal, retired Planning Director Jon Creighton and city and county Identification Director Pat Freeman; the county purchased an annuity for Emergency Services Director Jerry VeHaun. The county announced June

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The county says that aside from Wanda Greene and Michael Greene, no other county employee received any financial benefit from the policies purchased on their behalf.

The new indictment adds 12 new counts of wire fraud, eight counts of federal program fraud and three counts of money laundering to the tally of charges filed against Wanda Greene in the first indictment. The first indictment levied one count of conspiracy and 50 counts of wire fraud against Wanda Greene and Michael Greene as well as an additional five counts of program fraud against Wanda Greene.

The maximum penalties for the charges are: • Five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the conspiracy charge.

• 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count of wire fraud.

• 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count of program fraud.

• 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count of money laundering.

HOW THE SCHEME UNFOLDED

AND THERE’S MORE: A new indictment levies additional charges against former County Manager Wanda Greene, accusing her of misappropriating $2.3 million in county funds to set up life insurance policies in her name, her son’s name and the names of eight other county employees. Graphic by Scott Southwick 11 that Stone would retire from her position, which she has held since shortly after Greene's retirement last year; Flora announced on May 30 that he will resign on Friday, June 15.

The indictment says Wanda Greene cashed in two whole-life policies issued in her name shortly after she retired, obtaining about $396,000. According to the Board of Commissioners, two policies with a value of about $143,000 are still outstanding in Michael Greene’s name.

“If proven true, this will be another example of Wanda Greene misleading the Board of Commissioners, a number of current and former county employees and county taxpayers, with the goal to use public funds for personal benefit while involving other county employees in an attempt to hide her actions,” the board said in the statement.

News of the indictment broke during a regular meeting of the county Board of Commissioners on June 5, prompting the board to add the item to its agenda for a previously scheduled closed session.

Commission members returned to open session to issue the statement.

Before the new indictment was announced, the board wrote, federal

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investigators had asked Buncombe County to refrain from taking any action that would impede the investigation.

“From this investigation, it was determined that an unknown number of whole-life insurance policies were purchased for known and unknown current and former county employees,” the statement reads. “It has taken the last 10 months of external and internal investigation to uncover the details regarding what was purchased and the amount of public funds involved.”

In clarifications released June 6, the county said Wanda Greene instructed some employees not to tell other senior staff they were receiving this benefit.

When asked by state and federal investigators if they ever received a benefit from Greene they questioned, Frue and Stone noted the life insurance policies.

The county began a yearlong internal investigation in mid-July 2017 to trace the amount of money spent and the recipients of the policies. No master list contained all the names of the recipients. The county received assistance from outside legal counsel to help investigate and recoup funds it says had inappropriately been used to pay the premiums for the policies.

The June 5 indictment says Wanda Greene began communicating with a Charlotte insurance agent in April 2015 about obtaining life insurance policies for herself and other Buncombe County employees. The agent represented Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, which is based in New York.

In April and May of 2015, the indictment says, Greene began falsely telling the employees selected to receive the policies that she had been working with the Board of Commissioners on a new benefit program that would provide the policies at no expense to them.

The indictment says Greene took advantage of two federal civil rights lawsuits against the county that were in settlement negotiations to purchase the policies. She drafted a proposed budget amendment for the board to vote on during its Aug. 4, 2015, meeting that would authorize the transfer of $8.59 million from the county general fund to a fund set aside for “Claims/Benefit Pmts/Insurance & Bonds.”

The board went into closed session during that meeting to discuss the proposed settlement for the lawsuits.

Greene told commissioners that on the advice of county attorneys and insurance carriers, the county had agreed to settle for $7.14 million, which she said was included in the proposed budget amendment. The indictment says Greene did not tell commissioners about the existence of the life insurance program she was creating for herself and certain county employees.

The indictment says the budget amendment appropriated far more money than was necessary for the settlement payment, which totaled $8.2 million, including $1.06 million for the wrongfully convicted individuals’ attorney fees. The county had indemnity insurance with three carriers that paid $3.91 million for the settlements and attorney fees, leaving a net expense to the county of $4.3 million. From the surplus of $4.3 million in the fund, Greene used $2.3 million to purchase the life insurance policies, citing the budget amendment as her authority to do so, according to the indictment.

BACK AND FORTH The June 6 list of clarifications included the statement that an unidentified

county employee asked the “former Chair” about the life insurance policies and was told the board supported Greene’s actions. Former Board of Commissioners Chair David Gantt disputed that claim in a statement.

“I never advised a county employee that the board supported the county manager’s purchase of these life insurance policies,” Gantt wrote. “The board did not approve them and would not have done so. I knew nothing of the policies until their purchase was made public during the federal investigation.”

Gantt also expressed concern about the county issuing a statement on behalf of an anonymous employee. “I would ask that the employee making this claim make it publicly or that the county, before issuing any more press releases, identify its sources.”

He also said the employee’s claim contradicts the allegations contained in the federal indictment released on June 5. “If the anonymous employee feels that the bill of indictment is inaccurate, perhaps this employee should testify under oath before the federal grand jury as I did,” he wrote.

Current board Chair Brownie Newman told the Asheville Citizen Times on June 8 that the “anonymous employee” is Stone and that the board was not aware of the June 6 clarification statement released by county staff until after it was made public.

The county announced on June 11 that Stone will retire from her position as county manager effective Sunday, July 1.

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Ten things to know about the Asheville city budget Finishing up at 141 single-spaced pages, the city of Asheville’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018-19 isn’t exactly light reading. And it shouldn’t be — the document must account for $180,388,554 in spending, enough to fund the current work of over 1,200 employees and invest millions in the city’s future.

Both City Council and the public have had multiple chances to learn about and weigh in on the plan.

Beginning with a capital planning work session on Jan. 9 and wrapping up with a public hearing on May 22, the budget process has run parallel to ongoing debates on contentious topics such as downtown parking, policing reform and racial equity.

On Tuesday, June 19, Council will put the result of that process to the test as its members vote to adopt the proposed budget. In advance of that decision, Xpress has chosen 10 of the most critical takeaways from the spending plan.

1. The budget keeps growing.

Asheville’s proposed expenditures are the highest ever for the city.

Compared to last year’s original budget of $175,421,546, the new budget represents a 3.5 percent increase; compared to the budget for fiscal year 2015-16, it’s 21.8 percent greater. Nearly $11 million of that yearover-year change comes from higher operating costs, while just under $10 million is attributed to salaries and wages. Approximately $5.6 million of the spending increase is from benefits and $6 million from capital and debt expenditures.

2. Performance measures aren’t yet included.

Last year’s adopted budget contained quantifiable performance measures for each department’s desired outcomes.

However, those criteria are missing from the proposed 2018-19 budget. Chief Financial Officer Barbara Whitehorn

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N EWS explained to Xpress that city staff was reassessing the top-down process, led by the city manager’s office, through which the previous measures were determined. For the 2019-20 budget, she hopes to loop in both individual departments and the community to decide on more meaningful metrics.

Budget Manager Tony McDowell added that, after Council passes the current budget, staff will add efficiency and effectiveness targets based on the UNC School of Government’s North Carolina Benchmarking Project.

3. Salaries go up, but not enough for some.

The budget includes a 2.5 percent pay increase for all employees, reduced from the initial proposal of 3 percent as part of the city’s efforts to eliminate its budget gap. Scott Mullins, president of the Asheville Fire Fighters Association, expressed his frustration during the public hearing that this raise didn’t adequately reflect Asheville’s economic growth, adding that the city also hadn’t reached its previously stated goal for matching retirement fund contributions. In April, Council member Vijay Kapoor had floated the idea of a property tax increase to fund the full raise, but other members did not support that plan.

4. Downtown gets more police.

The budget contains a $2 million increase for the Asheville Police Department, including $466,000 for 15 new officers to staff the downtown district and $847,000 in overall compensation increases to discourage turnover.

While Council members Sheneika Smith, Keith Young and Brian Haynes have all expressed hesitation about this increase during the budget process, only Haynes has explicitly said he will not support the budget if the funding for additional officers remains.

5. Nearly $1 million comes from parking fee increases.

The Parking Services Fund sees an increase of roughly $960,000, thanks to changes passed by Council on May 15. With Haynes dissenting and Julie Mayfield absent, Council voted to eliminate the first hour of free parking at city garages for customers parking longer than an hour, as well as increase monthly parking rates by $10 and the daily maximum parking fee by $2. This money is allocated as a transfer to the Transit Fund, while other Parking Fund money will go toward meter upgrades and garage elevator modernization.

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Transit gears up for future changes.

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implementing recommendations in the Transit Master Plan and providing outreach and promotion support for service changes. Notably, estimated transit operating revenue — derived from bus fares — makes up only $720,000 of the $8.5 million fund.

Multiple community activists, including recent City Council candidate Kim Roney, have called for the system to move to a fare-free model.

7. Three new staffers support equity and inclusion.

Equity and Inclusion Manager Kimberlee Archie will gain three employees to manage by the end of the fiscal year, adding approximately $250,000 to her office’s budget. One employee will be specifically devoted to supporting the city’s new Human Relations Commission with administrative and research assistance, while another will focus on internal implementation of the Equity Action Plan.

The third will facilitate public outreach and engagement for traditionally underrepresented communities.

8.

Big capital spending projects continue.

A total of $36,616,616 will go to improvements in the city’s facilities and equipment. Highlights include over $11 million on water infrastructure, over $3.5 million to upgrade transit buses, over $3 million to replace other city vehicles and $1.25 million on improvements to Charlotte Street.

9. Information technology prepares for cyber threats.

Two new positions, at a total cost of $131,609, will work to defend Asheville’s cybersecurity as part of an overall effort toward modernization of its information technology. A back-end developer may also be hired pending available funding in January. The department lists enhancing security coordination and creating a security toolkit as goals to integrate security throughout the city’s work.

10. AMOS fails to secure outside agency funding.

Despite multiple appeals from its staff and board members at the May 22 public hearing on the proposed budget, the Asheville Museum of Science will receive no city funding in this budget cycle. The city’s total allocation to strategic partners is $351,400, which includes $40,000 for LEAF Community Arts, $7,500 for the Asheville Art Museum and $2,500 for the Asheville Area Arts Council.

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by News staff | news@mountainx.com NCDOT SEEKS INPUT ON POTENTIAL PROJECTS Which roads get built and which do not are among the public infrastructure projects with the most lasting impact on Western North Carolina. Division 13 of the N.C. Department of Transportation will host a meeting to solicit public input on which regional projects the agency should prioritize over the next 10 years.

Citizens from the Division 13 region — which encompasses Buncombe, Burke, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford and Yancey counties — are invited to weigh in 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, at Lake Tomahawk Park, Lakeview Clubhouse, 401 Laurel Circle Drive, Black Mountain.

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Those requiring special services should contact Lauren Putnam at 919707-6072 or by email at lnputnam1@ncdot.gov as soon as possible.

Residents can also provide input online at ncdot. gov/sti, where they can complete a short, interactive survey or send a message to their local division planning engineer.

Division 13 engineer Brendan Merithew can be reached at 828-251-6171, bwmerithew@ncdot.gov, or by mail at 55 Orange St., Asheville, N.C., 28801.

After the comment period ends on Monday, July 9, NCDOT will combine the data scores and local input to produce the total project scores.

A draft list of the topscoring regional projects is scheduled for release in August. A similar process for local input will take place in the fall for local projects.

Nancy J. Cable CABLE NAMED UNC ASHEVILLE CHANCELLOR Following her election by the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina System, Nancy J. Cable will take up her mantle as UNC Asheville’s new chancellor on Aug. 16.

Currently president of the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Cable has served as vice president at the University of Virginia and Davidson College.

Cable will become UNC Asheville’s eighth chancellor, succeeding the university’s seventh chancellor, Mary K. Grant, who departed UNC Asheville to serve as president of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston.

“UNC Asheville is a true gem of an academic liberal arts and sciences institution within an exceptional UNC system of campuses, and I am deeply grateful to the faculty, staff, students, alumni and trustees who served with such dedication throughout the search process,” Cable said in a statement.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GETS A BOOST As part of its push to improve outcomes

for kids by focusing on their first 2,000 days of life, Buncombe County will invest in two new early childhood education initiatives.

The county funding will allow the YWCA of Asheville to increase the number of children it serves through its early learning program from 80 to 122. The money will create a new infant classroom and two pre-K classrooms. High-need families will receive priority for the spaces.

Buncombe County also awarded $121,000 to Warren Wilson College to spearhead a collaborative effort to expand the number of students pursuing a career in early childhood education. Partners in the project include the Verner Center for Early Learning, A-B Tech, Buncombe County Schools and others.

According to a press release from Warren Wilson College, only 26 percent of Buncombe kids receive early childhood education because of a shortage of early childhood centers and educators in the county.

“The reality right now is that too many kids in Buncombe County are struggling,” Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara said at the Board of Commissioners’ meeting of June 5. “Onequarter of the kids in our community live in poverty, and others struggle due to factors like a lack of access to healthy food or a lack of stable housing.”

Beach-Ferrara said the board believes expanding access to early childhood education can help mitigate some of these problems.

“It works in the shortterm to help kids succeed in school and it sets in motion a lifetime of benefits from improved health to increased access to post-secondary education to increased earnings,” she said. X

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by Thomas Calder | tcalder@mountainx.com

Fake news

Asheville newspapers respond to a flood of allegations, 1916

HIGHER GROUND: In this 1916 image, residents cross the West Asheville Bridge. Below them, on the south side of the bank, debris from the flood gathers. Submerged buildings and railroad cars are also visible. Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville With the recent rains and flooding from Alberto, we’ve decided to look back on the Flood of 1916. According to the National Center for Environmental Information, more than 10 inches of rain fell over the upper portion of the French Broad River watershed on July 16, 1916. In Asheville, six people perished that day (with 80 overall deaths in the region). Along with lost lives, the city’s papers estimated property damage at $1 million to $3 million ($23.2 million to $69.6 million in today's dollar).

On July 17, 1916, powered by gasoline generators, The Asheville Citizen reported: “Last night Asheville was as a city of the dead. The floods from the heavens ceased to descend, but the city was a city of utter and complete darkness.

Here and there a candle or a kerosene lamp cast but feeble rays into complete darkness. The streets were almost deserted, and a sense of fear entered many a heart unaccustomed to new and strange conditions.”

Initial fears, however, subsided. The community would quickly unite in its efforts to help rebuild and find temporary housing for those who lost their homes. Yet amid this goodwill, a battle brewed between some residents and local news publications.

On July 18, two days after the deluge, The Asheville Citizen censured such criticism, stating: “While The Citizen is receiving much gratuitous advice, despite the adverse conditions under which it strives to give the community a newspaper during these days of disaster, it does not at all appreciate the intimation launched in various quarters to the effect that the newspapers of Asheville are exaggerating flood conditions and giving the outside world an erroneous impression

of the existing situation. Nothing could be farther from the truth.”

or injure by circulating reports detrimental to the city.”

In a continued effort to refute these claims, The Asheville Citizen solicited copies of newspapers from around the country. It reviewed 17 such publications in its July 22 edition, featuring papers from New York, Kentucky, Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas.

The Asheville Citizen noted: “The accounts of the flood in these papers are interesting more on account of their conservative tone than for any particular news feature.”

Of course, there were exceptions. The article reported that The Atlanta Georgian included “a somewhat garbled account … more concerned with mentioning Atlanta society people supposed to be here.”

Meanwhile, The Birmingham Ledger featured a headline that proclaimed, “7,000 were drowned in North Carolina flood.”

(The Asheville Citizen made it a point to note that the Alabama paper “did not get the story from Asheville.”) On the other side of the spectrum, The Galveston News “dismissed the flood at Asheville with a few lines.”

Near the end of the assessment, The Asheville Citizen proclaimed:

In the same day’s paper, The Asheville Citizen ran a statement from its competitor, Asheville Times. The Times emphasized its own conservative reporting, stating it had been “exceedingly careful in the estimates sent to the outer world through the medium of the Associated Press.”

At the end of its statement, the Asheville Times declared:

“Many other papers could be named, but enough has been shown to convince the average Ashevilleian that most of the alarmist talk was done on the streets of Asheville by individuals who had not had the opportunity to see any outside paper. This talk was indulged in before any mail trains had reached Asheville with papers from other points. Those responsible seemed to forget the fact that the Asheville newspapers had as much at stake as any, and more than the average individual in this city. They had business interests of their own to protect, and as well as their own original investments, which they could hardly wish to destroy

“A real newspaper man is imbued above all else with the importance of accuracy. For The Times and for our esteemed morning contemporary, The Citizen, we claim this attribute and appeal to our readers to stand with us always for the truth, nothing but the truth and as nearly the whole trust as human endeavor can gather it and well trained reporters and editors can spread it upon the pages of the daily papers.”

Editor’s note: Peculiarities of spelling and punctuation are preserved from the original documents. X

SUBMERGED: On July 16, 1916, more than 10 inches of rain fell over the upper portions of the French Broad River watershed. Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville

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ANIMALS DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE 18 Biltmore Ave., dwt.com • WE (6/13), 7pm "Amazing Acro Cats," troupe of real, performing rescued house cats. $22-$40.

FIRESTORM BOOKS & COFFEE 610 Haywood Road, 828-255-8115, firestorm.coop • 3rd FRIDAYS, 6-7:30pm - Animal Rights Reading Group.

Free to attend.

MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com • WE (6/13), 6pm - Kim Brophey presents their book, Meet Your Dog: The GameChanging Guide to Understanding Your Dog's Behavior. Free to attend.

BENEFITS ASHEVILLE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE 828-254-7162, colburnmuseum.org • TH (6/14), 6-9pm - Proceeds from the "Under the Stars" fundraiser, with food, drink, live music and silent auction, benefit the Asheville Museum of Science. $35/$30 members. Held at Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite 200 ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 828-254-7046, ashevillesymphony.org • TH (6/14) through SA (6/16), 9am-5pm - Proceeds from the Asheville Symphony Guild Estate Sale benefit Care Partners and the Asheville Symphony. Free to attend. Held at CarePartners Estate Sale Showroom, 75 Fairview Road

BREVARD MUSIC CENTER 828-862-2105, brevardmusic.org • SA (6/16) - Proceeds from the "Prelude Masquerade" with dinner, silent and live auctions and live music and dance benefit the Brevard Music Center. $150. Held at Brevard Music Center, 349 Andante Lane Brevard FOLKMOOT USA 828-452-2997, folkmootusa.org • TH (6/14), 7-8pm - Proceeds from "Folkmoot’s World of Fortune" trivia night benefit Folkmoot USA. $20 to play/ Free to attend. Held at Bearwaters Brewing Company, 130 Frazier St., #7 Waynesville

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER 828-398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc • WE (6/13), 6pm - "Small Business Bookkeeping," seminar. Registration required. Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler • TH (6/14), 3-6pm "An Entrepreneur's Guide to Bridging the Digital Divide," seminar. Registration required. Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler

WORKING LUNCH: The Collider’s Summer Lunch & Learn Series takes place each Tuesday and Thursday, noon-1 p.m., through the end of July. Every week, speakers share tools, mindsets and skills necessary to start and grow a business while imbuing attendees with a better understanding of how climate change impacts businesses and how climate data can help encourage success. The Thursday, June 14, session is led by Isaac Pino, partner and investment manager at Huckleberry Capital Management, who will offer a behind-the-scenes look at how to evaluate Arcimoto, an upstart electric vehicle maker. Admission to each workshop is free for Collider members, $10 for Friends of The Collider and $20 for nonmembers. For more information, visit thecollider.org. Photo courtesy of The Collider (p. 18) THE COLLIDER 1 Haywood St., Suite 401, 1828, thecollider.org/ • TU (6/14), 1pm - Lunch & Learn: "Evaluate a Startup: Sustainability Investment Series," presentation by Isaac Pino.

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• TU (6/19), 1pm - Lunch & Learn: "Pitching Investors," presentation by Porter Bayne, CEO of Antenna.

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• TU (6/21), 1pm - Lunch & Learn: "How Angel Investors Evaluate Deals," presentation by Josh Dorfman, CEO of The Collider. Registration required. $20.

WNC TECHATHON barbarad@landofsky.org • MO (6/18), 5:30-8pm WNC Techathon, job fair for tech employers and job seekers.

Free.Held at Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite 200

CLASSES, MEETINGS & EVENTS CLASSES AT VILLAGERS (PD.) • Fruit Trees for WNC. Sunday, June 17. 5:308pm. $15-30. • Summer Cordials, Syrups, and Elixirs. Sunday, July 15. 6-8:30pm. $25-50.

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UFOS AND THEIR SPIRITUAL MISSION (PD.) UFOs, Crop Circles. The emergence of Maitreya, The World Teacher.

Rising voice of the people calling for justice and freedom. The old order is dying. What is behind these extraordinary events? • Saturday, June 23, 1pm. Crystal Visions, 5426 Asheville Highway.

Free presentation.

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AMERICAN LEGION POST NC 77 216 4th Ave. W, Hendersonville • 2nd THURSDAYS, noon - Korean War Veterans Chapter 314, general meeting. Free.

ASHEVILLE CHESS CLUB 828-779-0319, vincentvanjoe@gmail. com • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - Sets provided.

All ages and skill levels welcome. Beginners lessons available. Free.

Held at North Asheville Recreation Center, 37 E. Larchmont Road ASHEVILLE FRIENDS OF ASTROLOGY ashevillefriendsofastrology. org, tfigura@verizon.net • FR (5/18), 7-9pm - "The 7 Rays and Astrology," presentation by Thia McGinnis. Free to attend.

Held at EarthFare Westgate, 66 Westgate Parkway

HOMINY VALLEY RECREATION PARK 25 Twin Lakes Drive, Candler, 828-242-8998, hvrpsports.com • 3rd THURSDAYS, 7pm - Hominy Valley board meeting. Free.

LAND-OF-SKY REGIONAL COUNCIL OFFICES 339 New Leicester Highway, Suite 140, 828-251-6622, landofsky.org • 3rd FRIDAYS, 9-10:30am - Community Advisory Committee for Adult Care Homes, meeting. Registration: julia@landofsky.org. Free.

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

Community.Center • 3rd THURSDAYS, 7pm - The Leicester History Gathering, general meeting. Free.

OLLI AT UNCA 828-251-6140, olliasheville.com • TH (6/21), 5:30-7:30pm - Advance care planning workshop. Assistance provided so attendees can leave with legally executed, notarized advance directive documents. Free. Held at UNC-Asheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road THE HISTORIC SALUDA COMMITTEE historicsaluda.org/

• FR (6/15), 7pm Community update and screening of the film, Saluda Summer. Free.

Held at Saluda Historic Depot, 32 W. Main St., Saluda

DANCE For dance related events see the dance section in the A&E calendar on p. 42

FOOD & BEER FAIRVIEW WELCOME TABLE fairviewwelcometable. com • THURSDAYS, 11:30am1pm - Community lunch. Admission by donation. Held at Fairview Christian Fellowship, 596 Old Us Highway 74, Fairview LEICESTER COMMUNITY CENTER 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, 828-774-3000, facebook.com/Leicester.

Community.Center • WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am-1pm - Welcome Table meal. Free.

FESTIVALS BETTER DADS FESTIVAL betterdadsfestival.com • SA (6/16), 1-9pm Outdoor festival celebrating healthy fatherhood with drum-

ming, storytelling, workshops, activities and live music by Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and Lyric. Free to attend.

Held at Pack Place, 2 S. Pack Square DOWNTOWN AFTER 5 ashevilledowntown.org/ downtownafter5 • FR (6/8), 5pm Outdoor festival featuring live music by Town Mountain. Event includes food and beer vendors. Free to attend.

NC RHODODENDRON FESTIVAL ncrhododendronfestival. org/ • FR (6/15) & SA (6/16) - Outdoor festival featuring the Rhododendron Festival Pageant, craft fair with food vendors, children's activities, live music throughout the day, classic car show, 10K run and two nights of street dancing. See website for full schedule.

Free to attend.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS BLUE RIDGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S CLUB facebook.com/BRRWC • 2nd THURSDAYS, 6pm - General meeting.

Free to attend. Held at Gondolier Restaurant, 1360 Tunnel Road.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY SENIOR DEMOCRATS 828-274-4482 • TH (6/14), 4:30pm - Potluck dinner and general meeting with Representative Ager, District 115. Free.

Held at Buncombe County Democratic Headquarters, 951 Old Fairview Road CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • TU (6/19), 5pm Asheville City Council public hearing. Free.

Held at Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza

KIDS BARNES AND NOBLE BOOKSELLERS ASHEVILLE MALL 3 S. Tunnel Road, 828-296-7335 • SA (6/16), 11-11:30am - Storytime for children featuring the book, With My Daddy: A Book Of Love & Family. Free to attend.

FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 828-687-1218, library. hendersoncountync.org • WEDNESDAYS, 10:30am - Family story time. Free.

HANDS ON! A CHILDREN'S GALLERY 828-697-8333, handsonwnc,org, learningisfun@ handsonwnc.org • TH (6/14), 11am-noon - "Blue Ridge Humane Day," activities with a special animal from the Blue Ridge Humane Society. Admission fees apply. Held at Hands On! A Children's Gallery, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville • TH (6/14), 5-6:15pm "Playologist Training," volunteer training for rising 6th graders and above. Volunteer applications available online. Free. Held at Hands On! A Children's Gallery, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville HISTORIC JOHNSON FARM 3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville, 828-891-6585, historicjohnsonfarm.org • WE (6/13), 10:30am Storytelling by Cherokee storyteller, Virginia Blackfeather. $10.

MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com • WEDNESDAYS, 10am - Miss Malaprop's Story Time for ages 3-9. Free to attend.

WNC HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION wnchistory.org • SA (6/16), 10:30am12:30pm - "Art that Pops," workshop for children seven and up to make optical illusion art. Registration required. Free. Held at Smith-McDowell House Museum, 283 Victoria Road

OUTDOORS CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK (PD.) Enjoy breathtaking views of Lake Lure, trails for all levels of hikers, an Animal Discovery Den and 404-foot waterfall.

Plan your adventure at chimneyrockpark.com BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY HIKES 828-298-5330, nps.gov • FR (6/15), 10am - Hike of the Week: "'Rustic' Summer Retreat," 2.2 mile guided hike at Buck Spring Gap. Free. Held at MP 407.7 CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • WEDNESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - LEAF Cultural Arts event featuring live performances, interactive workshops and the LEAF Easel Rider Mobile Art Lab.

Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. • Tuesdays through (8/7), 5:30-7:30pm "Asheville Hoop Jam," outdoor event hosted

by Asheville Hoops, featuring hula hooping and music. Bring your own hula or borrow a demo. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. PISGAH CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED pisgahchaptertu.org/ New-Meeting-information. html • 2nd THURSDAYS, 7pm - General meeting and presentations. Free to attend. Held at Ecusta Brewing, 49 Pisgah Highway, Suite 3, Pisgah Forest

PUBLIC LECTURES ASHEVILLE ROTARY CLUB rotaryasheville.org • TH (6/14), 5:30pm - Metro Talks: "Arts in Our Community," presentation by Stefanie Gerber Darr, executive director, Asheville Area Arts Council. Free.

Held at Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave. CONGREGATION BETH HA TEPHILA 43 N. Liberty St., 828-253-4911, bethhatephila.org • SU (6/17), 4pm - "A Century of Palestinian-Israeli Joint Nonviolence," presentation by Dr. Sheila Katz.

Free.

ETHICAL HUMANIST SOCIETY OF ASHEVILLE 828-687-7759, aeu.org • SU (6/17), 2-3:30pm - “Community Conversation on Policing: Mindset Challenges,” presentation by Quentin Miller.

Free. Held at Asheville Friends Meetinghouse, 227 Edgewood Road WNC HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION wnchistory.org • "Dr. Dennis Branch: An African American Physician in the Jim Crow South, 19141964," presentation by Jim Stokely and Marc McClure, PhD. $5. Held at UNC-Asheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road

SENIORS ASHEVILLE NEW FRIENDS (PD.) Offers active senior residents of the Asheville area opportunities to make new friends and to explore new interests through a program of varied social, cultural, and outdoor

activities. Visit www. ashevillenewfriends.org HISTORIC JOHNSON FARM 3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville, 828-891-6585, historicjohnsonfarm.org • WE (6/20), 10:30am "Grand and Me," event for grandparents to bring grandchildren to play games, have an old schoolhouse lesson, tour the farm house, and have a wagon ride and ice cream. $10 per family.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF WNC, INC. 2 Doctors Park, Suite E, 828-253-2900 • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 11am-2pm - The Asheville Elder Club Group Respite program for individuals with memory challenges and people of all faiths.

Registration required: 828-253-2900. $30.

• WEDNESDAYS, 11am-2pm - The Hendersonville Elder Club for individuals with memory challenges and people of all faiths. Registration required: 828-253-2900. $30. Held at Agudas Israel Congregation, 505 Glasgow Lane Hendersonville

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

SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER (PD.) Thursdays, 7-8:30pm and Sundays, 10-noon • Meditation and community. By donation. 60 N. Merrimon Ave., #113, (828) 200-5120. asheville.shambhala.org CREATION CARE ALLIANCE OF WNC creationcarealliance.org • TH (6/14), 6-7:30pm General meeting. Free.

Held at St. Eugene's Catholic Church, 72 Culver St. • TUESDAYS through (7/2), 6-7:15pm Summer book study for people of all spiritual backgrounds featuring the book, Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in Without Going Crazy by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnston.

Free. Held at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St.

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DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE 5 Ravenscroft Drive • 3rd SATURDAYS, 7:30-9:30pm - "Dances of Universal Peace," spiritual group dances that blend chanting, live music and movement. No experience necessary. Admission by donation.

• TU (6/19), 2pm Fireproof, youth theater performance. Free.

URBAN DHARMA 828-225-6422, udharmanc.com/ • THURSDAYS, 7:309pm - Open Sangha night. Free. Held at Urban Dharma, 77 Walnut St.

GREAT TREE ZEN TEMPLE 828-645-2085, greattreetemple.org/ events/writers-at-greattree-with-laura-hope-gill/, info@greattreetemple. org • SU (6/17), 10:30amnoon - Monthly meditation and lecture. Free.

Held at Great Tree Zen Temple, 679 Lower Flat Creek Alexander SOKA GAKKAI ASHEVILLE 828-253-4710 • 3rd SUNDAYS, 11am Introduction to Nichiren Buddhism meeting. Free.

Held at Kairos West Community Center, 610-002 Haywood Road ST. PAULS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 223 Hillside St., 828-252-6512, stpaulsumcasheville.org

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SPORTS ASHEVILLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION avltennis.com/ • Through SU (7/15) Open registration for Asheville Open Junior Tennis Championships played Friday, July 20 through Sunday, July 22 at Aston Park Tennis Center. Registration required: southern. usta.com, tournament ID 703940018. $33 singles/$13 doubles.

VOLUNTEERING TUTOR ADULTS IN NEED WITH THE LITERACY COUNCIL (PD.) Dedicate two hours a week to working with an immigrant who wants to learn English or with a

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native English-speaking adult who wants to learn to read. Sign up for volunteer orientation on 7/10 (5:30 pm), 7/12 (9:00 am), by emailing volunteers@ litcouncil.com. www.litcouncil.com TUTOR K-12 STUDENTS IN READING WITH THE AUGUSTINE PROJECT (PD.) Dedicate two hours a week to working with a low-income K-12 student who is reading, writing, and or spelling below grade level. Sign up for an interest meeting on 6/26 (4:00 pm), 7/10 (4:00 pm), by emailing niki@litcouncil.com. www.litcouncil.com ASHEVILLE PRISON BOOKS ashevilleprisonbooks@ gmail.com • 3rd SUNDAYS, 1-3pm - Volunteer to send books in response to inmate requests in North and South Carolina.

Information: avlcommunityaction.com or ashevilleprisonbooks@ gmail.com. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road

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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WNC 828-253-1470, bbbswnc.org • TH (6/14), noon Information session for those interested in volunteering to share their interests twice a month with a young person from a singleparent home or to mentor one-hour a week in elementary schools and after-school sites. Held at Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC, 50 S. French Broad Ave. Ste. #213.

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Under the Stars

HAYWOOD STREET CONGREGATION 297 Haywood St., 828-246-4250 • 1st & 3rd THURSDAYS, 10am-noon - Workshop to teach how to make sleeping mats for the homeless out of plastic shopping bags.

Information: 828-707-7203 or cappyt@att.net. Free.

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THE RIVER CHILD: By the end of summer, visitors to the Asheville Museum of Science will be able to enjoy an interactive river exhibit modeled after the French Broad River. Funds raised at AMOS’ Under the Stars event on June 14 at Highland Brewing Co. allow the museum to continue providing science, technology, engineering and math education throughout Western North Carolina. Concept art courtesy of Haizlip Studio WHAT: An evening of refreshments, activities and live music to benefit Asheville Museum of Science WHEN: Thursday, June 14, 6-9 p.m.

WHERE: Highland Brewing Co., 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite 200 WHY: Five years ago, Under the Stars began as an Asheville Affiliates fundraiser for the Colburn Earth Science Museum. As the museum has grown into a full science museum under the name Asheville Museum of Science, the event has likewise expanded and now moves from the Smoky Park Supper Club, its home for the past two years, to Highland Brewing Co.’s Event Center on Thursday, June 14.

“We are so grateful for this history and for the support Asheville Affiliates provides local nonprofits,” says Amanda Bryant, interim executive director of AMOS. “Each year, the fundraiser becomes more robust with added offerings and additional investments through our community supporters.”

The annual flagship fundraiser allows the museum to continue to provide high-quality, interactive science, technology, engineering and math education throughout Western North Carolina.

By the end of summer, these offerings will include an interactive river exhibit modeled after the French Broad River, allowing AMOS guests and students to learn how healthy land and living are connected to healthy water.

Admission to Under the Stars includes food catered by Ingles Markets and two drink tickets for Highland beer and Biltmore Wines. The bigger indoor space at Highland also allows AMOS to bring one of its portable planetariums.

“The planetarium is what is known as a classic ‘StarLab’ portable planetarium.

[It’s] one of three that the museum uses for in-museum and outreach astronomy programs for pre-K to eighth-graders,” Bryant says.

At Under the Stars, attendees will enter the planetarium for a 15-minute introduction to the night sky and constellations.

Time slots will be available 6-7:30 p.m.

AMOS educators and community partners are also bringing hands-on activities for all ages, including opportunities to see the museum’s 3D printers in action.

“AMOS uses our 3D printers for a wide range of activities, from making exhibits to training teachers on how to introduce technology to their classrooms to support STEM skills and 3D design,” Bryant says. “Some lucky attendees will even be able to make something themselves to bring home.”

Atmospheric music will be provided by Asheville band Betaplane, which describes its style as “post-rock, downtempo, instrumental drift.” Attire is come-as-you-are, encompassing casual to dressy.

Diamond Brand has donated a Liquid Logic Versa Board (a hybrid kayak and stand-up paddleboard) to be auctioned off. Also up for bidding are several weeklong vacation and weekend getaway packages, handmade pottery, handblown whiskey glasses, books, comic books, yoga classes, restaurant gift certificates and more.

Under the Stars takes place Thursday, June 14, 6-9 p.m. at Highland Brewing Co., 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite 200. $30 for AMOS members, $35 general admission. ashevillescience.org X

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Our VOICE holds Walk a Mile

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BREAK THE SILENCE, STOP THE VIOLENCE: Last year, marchers participated in the Walk a Mile event through the streets of Asheville as a symbolic gesture of responsibility and solidarity with those who have experienced sexual violence. Photo by Jeffrey Decristofaro Our VOICE will hold its ninth annual Walk a Mile event on Saturday, June 30, at 10 a.m. at Pack Square Park. This year’s walk — The People’s March to End Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence — traces a mile-long route through downtown Asheville to raise awareness of sexual violence.

In previous years, the walk issued a challenge to men to “walk the talk” about reducing sexual violence by donning women’s shoes.

As a lighthearted way of addressing this serious issue, men typically walked in high heels. This year’s walk is more inclusive, recognizing that sexual violence is not genderspecific. According to Our VOICE, one of every four women, one of every six men, and one of every two transgender people experience sexual violence in their lives. This year’s walk will focus not on the shoes worn but on solidarity with those who have broken the silence to stop the violence.

The march, which Xpress readers have voted as a top local fundraising event in the “Best of WNC” awards, is Our VOICE’s largest yearly fundraiser. While participants may walk

without officially registering for the event, registration is open to individuals and teams at ourvoicenc. org. The cost is $15 for students and $25 for adults.

The event will feature signmaking, an address by Executive Director Angelica Wind, a DJ and a kids art area. Local nonprofits hosting booths include Youth OutRight, Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC, the YWCA of Asheville, Pisgah Legal Services, Mountain Child Advocacy Center, Asheville Latin Americans Achieving Success, Helpmate and Western North Carolina AIDS Project.

Workshop to address end-of-life planning Thinking through end-of-life medical treatment decisions is an important process that’s much easier to put off than to tackle directly. A free workshop on Thursday, June 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on the UNC Asheville campus aims to help.

Attendees will receive information and assistance and can leave

with legally executed, notarized advance directive documents — the Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Will. Workshop participants can have their signed advance directive documents made available in Mission Health’s electronic medical records system, which is accessible to physicians and hospitals across North Carolina.

At the workshop, a panel of elder care professionals will answer questions about end-of-life issues, including ethical and legal matters, the uses of advance directives, and how to communicate treatment wishes to family and medical personnel.

For more information on the workshop, including suggestions for things to do in advance, visit avl. mx/4nu or call 828-251-6140.

CFWNC awards its largest-ever grant The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina announced a $450,000 Collaborative High Impact Grant to ensure the safety of women and children. The grant

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IT'S URGENT: A new membership program at Range Urgent Care offers frequent visitors another way to pay for certain health care services. Photo courtesy of Range Urgent Care goes to Buncombe Partners in Prevention, a collaborative effort of Helpmate, Mountain Child Advocacy Center, Our VOICE and Pisgah Legal Services. These organizations will work together to address sexual violence, domestic abuse and child mistreatment in the WNC community.

The featured speaker at CFWNC's 14th annual Power of the Purse luncheon in Asheville on May 22 was Maria Hinojosa, whose talk “My American Experience: Immigration, Disparity and Opportunity” told the story of her journey from Mexico City through Chicago and eventually to Barnard College in New York City. She became the first Latina correspondent for NPR, CNN and PBS. CFWNC communications director Lindsay Hearn says the grant is largest competitive grant ever made by the organization.

The CFWNC, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, helps donors and nonprofits make charitable contributions that improve communities through regional initiatives and partnerships. It serves 18 WNC

counties and grants more than $18 million annually.

Membership has its benefits Fed up with the high cost and hassle of a simple visit with a doctor? Range Urgent Care at 674 Merrimon Ave. in Asheville has announced a new membership program that allows patients to see a physician for $10 a visit.

Members pay $30 a month, gaining access to an unlimited number of $10 visits which include all inhouse services such as X-rays, procedures, lab work performed on site and over 20 common prescriptions.

Some reasons patients visit urgent care include flu treatment, lacerations, strep infections and broken bones. Range also offers virtual visits, rehydration via IV fluids and school and employment physicals.

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Instructor Frank Iborra, AP, Dipl. Ac (NCCAOM) 954-815-1235. www. whitecranehealingarts. com SHOJI SPA & LODGE • 7 DAYS A WEEK (PD.) Private Japanese-style outdoor hot tubs, cold plunge, sauna and lodging. 8 minutes from town. Bring a

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828-299-0999. www. shojiretreats.com SOUND HEALING • SATURDAY • SUNDAY (PD.) Every Saturday, 11am and Sundays, 12 noon. Experience deep relaxation with crystal bowls, gongs, didgeridoo and other peaceful instruments.

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At Skinny Beats Sound Shop, 4 Eagle Street. www.skinnybeatsdrums. com FIRESTORM CAFE AND BOOKS 610 Haywood Road • TH (6/14), 6:30-8pm -"Introduction to Radical Honesty," presentation. Admission by donation.

HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 262 Leroy George Drive, Clyde, myhaywoodregional. com/ • TH (6/21), 5-6pmTired leg and varicose vein educational program. Registration required: 828-4528346. Free.

HENDERSON COUNTY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER 805 6th Ave. West, Second Floor Room 2003 Hendersonville, 828-693-8019, pardeehospital.org/ • TU (6/19), 5:307pm - Varicose and spider veins seminar.

Registration required: pardeehospital.org/ classes-events. Free.

HENDERSON COUNTY LIBRARY 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville, 828-697-4725, henderson.lib.nc.us • TH (6/14), 2-3pm - "Hoarding," presentation by health care professionals from Vaya Health. Free.

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

Center • MONDAYS, 5:306:15pm - Gentle flow yoga for all levels. $5.

MONTFORD COMMUNITY CENTER 34 Pearson Drive.

• THURSDAYS (6/21) through (8/23), 6:307:30pm - "Peace Education Program," multimedia facilitated class series based on talks about personal peace by Prem Rawat. Free.

RICEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT 2251 Riceville Road • THURSDAYS, 6pm Community workout for all ages and fitness levels. Bring yoga mat and water. Free.

THE MEDITATION CENTER 894 E. Main St., Sylva, 828-356-1105, meditate-wnc.org • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 6-8pm - "Inner Guidance from an Open Heart," class with meditation and discussion. $10.

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YOGA IN THE PARK 828-254-0380, youryoga.com • SATURDAYS, 10-11:30am Proceeds from this outdoor yoga class benefit Homeward Bound and United Way. Admission by donation. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St.

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FLOWING RIGHT ALONG

Regional watersheds expected to recover after record rainfall

BY DANIEL WALTON

Each of the eight variables EQI measured, including pH, turbidity and lead concentration, largely returned to their baseline values after the floodwaters receded.

Although last month’s rains exceeded the total for the 2004 storms (12.96 inches), Traylor estimates that watersheds will respond in much the same way. “There’s a lot of sediment on the dry ground from where the floodwaters have receded, and I expect the next couple of big rains we get to flush that back into the streams and lakes,” she says. “But based on what we’ve seen in the past, I would say that water quality will be about back to normal within the coming year.”

EQI does not directly test for toxins, such as oils and heavy metals, which may wash into waterways from road runoff and flooding. However, the organization does sample populations of aquatic invertebrates in partnership with the Pigeon River Fund, which Traylor says provide a useful indicator of overall water quality. “Looking at the invertebrates can tell you if something is going on in the stream beyond just the nutrients and sediment that you’re able to look at directly,” she explains.

The post-hurricane study found some declines in these populations, but those changes mostly took place in areas with existing water quality problems. EQI thus attributed the decreases to habitat disruption directly associated with the flood, and subsequent monitoring shows that numbers have recovered as conditions return to normal. “We found that very high stream flows did not have a significant negative effect on the long-term health of aquatic organisms and that their health has been improving over the course of the study,” confirms UNCA professor of mathematics and study co-author Steve Patch.

dwalton@mountainx.com To the humans of Western North Carolina, flooding is a state of emergency. As the remnants of subtropical storm Alberto put the finishing touches on 14.68 inches of rain for the month of May in Asheville — an all-time high, besting the National Weather Service’s previous monthly record for the city of 13.75 inches in August 1940 — shopkeepers in Biltmore Village scrambled to sandbag their buildings.

Black Mountain residents dealt with busted water lines, while nearly 2,000 residents of McDowell County were ordered to evacuate over fears the Lake Tahoma dam could fail.

To the region itself, however, the recent rains are just another drop in the bucket. “The first thing to keep in mind is that floods occur naturally.

Our waterways have been in similar conditions for the last 15,000 years or so,” says David Gillette, associate professor of environmental studies at UNC Asheville. “It’s just like a forest fire: A flood seems catastrophic looking at it from our perspective, but it’s something that happens often enough that, to be able to survive, species have become adapted to it.”

While the flood’s immediate aftermath may negatively impact water quality and populations of aquatic life, research suggests that WNC’s watersheds readily recover from similar events over the long term. But Gillette and other area experts emphasize that humans do play a role in maintaining the resilience of the region’s streams, rivers and lakes as development continues along their banks.

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LOOKING UP: Environmental Quality Institute AmeriCorps member Preston Welker collects a water sample at South Turkey Creek in Buncombe County. Photo courtesy of EQI EBB AND FLOW Ann Marie Traylor, executive director of the Black Mountain-based nonprofit Environmental Quality Institute, draws her confidence in the region’s recovery from a study her organization conducted after Hurricanes Frances and Ivan hit WNC in September 2004.

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200 sites taken both before and after the hurricanes, EQI was able to analyze how water quality changed as a result of the storms.

For nearly all of the sampled locations, the answer was not much. “Generally in 2005, sites that had previously earned excellent water quality ratings still were excellent and sites that had earned poor ratings remained poor,” Traylor says.

LIFE AQUATIC Gillette, who was not involved in the EQI study, says those findings agree with ecology’s general understanding of waterways. “[Flooding] might decrease population size a bit, but most of the species that live in these rivers have the ability to repopulate pretty quickly,” he says. “Insects, which are a lot of the invertebrates, may only have life cycles on the order of one year; within a year, maybe two

at most, you’d expect things to be right back where they were.”

The biggest danger flooding poses to aquatic organisms, Gillette points out, is high erosion from watersheds that have been disturbed by human activity.

Forested areas can hold vast quantities of rainfall without washing away, but the looser soils of urban or agricultural landscapes are often carried off into nearby bodies of water.

That sediment increases the water’s turbidity, in some cases beyond the ability of resident species to tolerate.

Gillette says that freshwater mussels, already a threatened group of species, are especially at risk. “They rely on filtering particles out of water to get their food, so these high levels of particulate matter can literally clog up their siphons,” he explains.

Fish can also be threatened by large amounts of sediment. Gillette has seen many species that thrive in clean water, such as trout, die from clogged gills after soil washed into their streams.

Other species, such as minnows and darters, hunt by sight and can go hungry when turbid water prevents them from finding their prey.

These species have evolved to deal with occasional disruptions in water quality, but Gillette worries that human development could interact with floods to cause problems that exceed the animals’ ability to adapt. “We have a lot more erosion than we would have before these areas were built up,” he says. “That would be a disturbance that’s different from what would normally occur over evolutionary time.”

MOTHER NATURE’S HELPERS Even with current development, however, Gillette thinks WNC’s waterways will continue to bounce back from extreme weather events. “But they’ll be more resilient if we can practice a

couple of common-sense management practices,” he adds.

The most important of these practices, Gillette says, is for property managers to maintain undisturbed, vegetated buffer zones along the edges of waterways. Plants slow the movement of precipitation, hold soil together with their roots and take up nutrients that would otherwise wind up in the water.

He also recommends rainwater capture systems such as rain barrels and rain gardens.

Traylor agrees, mentioning EQI’s network of partners that work to prevent erosion along the region’s banks.

“They’re the ones with boots on the ground, actually putting in best management practices and trying to make events like this less catastrophic,” she says. “When there’s more of a riparian zone, there’s less ability for streams to be eroded when we get a lot of rainfall.”

Some area organizations are hoping that federal funds could provide help for flooding recovery and future mitigation efforts. Gary Higgins, director of the Buncombe County Soil and Water Conservation District, says his department is waiting to hear about monetary assistance for landowners, while Clint Calhoun, environmental management officer for the town of Lake Lure, says the state of emergency in Rutherford County declared by Gov. Roy Cooper may bring money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. For the moment, however, Calhoun and his crew are clearing flotsam from the lake and mapping sediment deposits to to quantify the scope of the problem.

“We’re taking it one day at a time; it’s really all we can do right now, given the staff that we have and the amount of debris that we’ve had put into the lake,” Calhoun says. “We’re just trying to do the best we can and prepare for the next one. There’ll be more!” X

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BY LIZ CAREY lizcarey@charter.net For Western North Carolina gardeners who follow a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle, GIY (grow-it-yourself) protein can present a satisfying challenge Some protein-producing plants, such as some legumes and grains, require much more space than a typical homeowner has. But others, like squash, peas and beans, are easy to grow and yield high amounts of protein, experts say.

Denise Barratt, a local dietitian and nutritionist at Vine Ripe Nutrition, says the best protein source that can be produced in a home garden is dried beans. In her garden, she just planted black beans, white lima beans, cow peas, fava beans and greasy beans, an Appalachian native pole bean that’s sonamed for its shiny appearance.

“When beans are dried for cooking, there is about 7 grams of protein per

From beans to squash, local experts talk about growing protein-rich foods in the home garden

half cup of beans. Most other vegetables have about 2 grams of protein,” says Barratt. “So, if you eat a cup of beans with a kale salad and a side of carrots, you’re looking at about 18 grams of protein.”

Barratt recommends that people eat 1 gram of protein per day for every kilogram they weigh. So, for a 165-pound man, that translates to roughly 75 kilograms, she says, which would mean eating about 75 grams of protein daily.

“Most of us get the majority of our protein from meat,” she says. “But you can get a lot of protein from dried beans, nuts and nut butters, as well as cheese and dairy. If you were to have beans with cornbread — which has 5 grams of protein — and some vegetables on the side, you’re at 23 grams, which is getting close to the 25 grams per meal that you need.”

Sunflowers are a protein option for WNC gardens that’s both beautiful and productive. Although Barratt says she has trouble cultivating them in her cur-

SEED PROJECTS: Sunflowers can be an excellent source of homegrown protein, yielding about 8 grams per 1/4 cup of seeds. Photo by Denise Barratt rent Asheville plot, she has raised them in the past, and they make for a great source of homegrown protein — about 8 grams of it per 1/4 cup. “They are also rich in polyunsaturated fats,” she adds.

Barratt notes that squash and pumpkins can provide a double benefit, since protein can be found in both the flesh and seeds. But for those who have small growing areas, those crops may not be the best solution, says Alan Israel,

nursery manager with Jesse Israel and Sons Garden Center in Asheville. The plants take up a lot of space for a relatively small yield.

“With squash, you’re going to pick them in their younger stages, and that’s before the plant and its seeds have time to mature,” he says. “Really mature summer squash, for instance, is not really palatable. And you’re not

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going to get that high of yield of seeds after all of that.”

However, ripe pumpkins do have matured seeds that are especially delicious roasted. “A lot of times, people will grow the competition pumpkins, if they’ve got the space for it,” he says.

“Those larger pumpkins have larger seeds, which have more meat to them, which means more protein.”

But probably the easiest protein home producers can grow are beans, says Israel. “You can devote a space to beans and grow them on poles or on trellises where they won’t take up much space,” he says. “But you can also find bush varieties that are more compact and don’t require staking them up.”

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Peas, he notes, are another good source and are simple to grow. “They’re fairly easy, but they’re going to be more for your colder months,” he says. “Right now you should be harvesting them, but you would be able to put in another crop in fall.”

Peas can be eaten fresh or dried and eaten as split peas. The dried versions have more protein, Barratt says.

Peanuts are another protein-rich crop that can be grown in WNC, but Israel says that, taking into account the cost of seed peanuts and all the materials needed for them to grow, it may make more sense to just buy them already roasted.

“As low as the price is on peanuts [at the store], it’s just not worth the cost and trouble,” he says. X

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BY ASHLEY ANNIN aannin91@gmail.com Every year, MANNA FoodBank hosts a feast to fight famine with its annual Blue Jean Ball. Since 1983, the nonprofit has worked to involve, educate and unite people in the work of ending hunger in Western North Carolina, and for nearly 20 years, this signature event has raised

money to support those efforts. This year’s 19th Blue Jean Ball on June 2 raised at least $144,000, which will provide over 500,000 meals to food-insecure WNC residents.

Incredibly, the gala, which brings some 1,000 guests together for a night of food, drinks, live music and dancing, takes place right at MANNA’s facility on Swannanoa River Road. Making this happen requires that over the course

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of just three days, the MANNA team has to transform the working food bank into a glamorous festival space — while simultaneously continuing to receive donations and deliver food to hundreds of recipients in its 16-county service area.

Exacerbating the challenge this year, the Swannanoa River, which lies directly behind MANNA’s offices and warehouses, overflowed its banks due to heavy rains just days before the event. The MANNA parking lot and Swannanoa River Road were flooded, and the food bank was forced to close on May 29, delaying event preparations and severely complicating regular operations.

“We’re kind of like the postal service: In the rain, the storm, the sleet, the snow — no matter what, we still have to get our food out,” says Alisa Hixson, MANNA's director of corporate engagement and signature events .

This year marks Hixson’s eighth Blue Jean Ball, and she says that normally the biggest challenge the event presents is working out logistics for conducting business as usual

despite the limited facility access when the tents and event supplies arrive.

“We distribute the equivalent of 39,500 meals each day; our 200-plus partners count on us. We can’t just close down to set this all up,” she says.

The soggy conditions for this year’s gala added unanticipated challenges, but the situation could have been worse.

“Amazingly, while we did get about 3 inches of water in our parking lot, it did not make it into any other areas of our facility,” says operations director Lisa D.

The

Reynolds. MANNA was able to reroute deliveries and reschedule on-site operations to get back on schedule by the Monday after the ball, largely thanks to thorough prep work that began months before the event.

“We look at what things are going to need to be accomplished and decide if we need to reroute our deliveries or if we can continue service,” says Reynolds.

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Bringing the Blue Jean Ball to life requires all hands on deck from the MANNA staff and event sponsors starting the Thursday before the gala.

For this year’s Hawaiian-themed ball, dubbed Aloha from the Swan Na Noa, more than 40 volunteers worked with staff throughout the week to coordinate setup. Staff members from the Biltmore Company, Mosaix Group Asheville and other sponsoring businesses helped erect tents, set up tables and decorate the entire outdoor space. MANNA’s interior warehouse was also decorated, and guests were able to walk through and view the facility’s massive corridors stocked with food.

“It’s amazing, really. I just am so impressed with what the [full-time staffers] do and still carry on with what they have to do on a daily basis,” says Joan Nelson, a four-year MANNA volunteer who donated her time as a greeter at the June 2 fundraiser.

Large tents were erected on and around the recently flooded parking lot, where chefs from 17 local restau-

rants and food businesses served custom-made delicacies that aligned with the event's Hawaiian theme. All culinary sponsors donated their food and service. On the beverage side, Empire Distributors was on hand with a portable draft-beer cart pouring local brews.

Local composer and music professor Jason DeCristofaro kept the atmosphere lively throughout the evening.

DeCristofaro, who is the musical director for all of MANNA’s events, not only performed but also assembled the eightpiece band and organized the rehearsals leading up to the ball. “It is my belief that food security is a basic human right, which is why I donate all my time to MANNA FoodBank,” he says. “I would love to see an end to food insecurity in Western North Carolina, and I believe MANNA has the ability to meet this goal with its dedicated staff and volunteers.”

Just as quickly as the venue was created, the space returned to its previous utilitarian state. Volunteers began breaking things down at 11 p.m.

Saturday and worked until nearly 2 a.m. before returning the following day. On Monday morning, MANNA FoodBank was back to business as usual, continuing the fight to end hunger in Western North Carolina. X

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Talking gin Because of the peculiar alcoholic beverage laws in North Carolina, drinks aficionados sometimes have a limited range of options when it comes to spirits. Outside the times when we might make a legally dubious errand run across state lines, for the most part, we make do with what is available.

A deeper dig reveals that choices do, in fact, abound, especially at some of Asheville’s select bars. Still, it’s difficult — not to mention often economically prohibitive — to sort out which brand of, for instance, gin will best suit one’s individual palate and why.

Happily, Asheville is home to a growing number of bartenders/mixologists whose livelihoods depend on being able to choose the right spirit for a given drink application, and — when called upon to do so — make the case for those selections.

One of the central goals of “Top-Shelf Views” is to connect spirits consumers with liquor specialists. In each column, we’ll reach out to Asheville bartenders

GIN AND TONIC Courtesy of Jackson Zoeller, The Bier Garden 1 ¼ ounces gin of choice Tonic water Sprig fresh rosemary Pack a highball glass full of ice.

Add the gin and top up the glass with tonic water. Add a sprig of rosemary for garnish. Repeat as necessary.

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Asheville bartenders discuss varieties of and uses for the essential summer spirit

SIMPLE SIPS: The Bier Garden bartender Jackson Zoeller, left, and Lexy Rae of MG Road both prefer gin mixed into uncomplicated classic cocktails. Rae favors it with lime in a gimlet, while Zoeller goes for gin and tonic garnished with rosemary. "I'm oldschool," says Zoeller. "You can open gin up with just a splash of water or soda water."

Photo by Cindy Kunst and other high-gravity experts, coaxing from them some practical wisdom. And we’ll generally focus on one spirit.

First up: gin. To the uninitiated, gin is sometimes thought of as little more than juniper-flavored vodka. And if a consumer reaches for the bottom shelf in the ABC store (home to those 1.75-liter plastic bottles and rock-bottom prices), that description isn’t too wide of the mark.

“That’s what you get with a lot of cheaper gins,” says Jackson Zoeller of the Bier Garden, Mountain Xpress’ Best of WNC bartender for 2017. Those brands, he says with a chuckle, often “taste like a Christmas tree.”

Traditionally, gin is a relatively inexpensive spirit, Zoeller says. But finer, more subtle choices are certainly available, and not at wallet-busting prices.

“The best gin we carry is Hendrick’s,” he says, referring to a brand distilled in Scotland. A 1-liter bottle of Hendrick’s retails locally for about $35. While gin is traditionally an English spirit (the most widespread variety is known as London Dry Gin), Hendrick’s is distilled with botanicals, expanding the flavor profile.

Lexy Rae, bartender at MG Road, agrees, adding that cucumber notes contribute to and soften Hendrick’s charac-

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ter. “And it works really well in a gimlet,” she says, referring to a simple yet classic cocktail dating back at least to the 1920s.

A gimlet is customarily gin and lime cordial, though some bartenders add citrus juices, simple syrup and even a splash of club soda; there are few hard-and-fast rules in the world of cocktails.

For our part, we appreciate the herbal notes of Bombay gin (the regular one, not the pricier Sapphire), and find Hendrick’s a bit on the subtle side, though exceedingly smooth. Happily, there are options for most every palate.

Rae says that MG Road offers more than a dozen different gins. “We have some really interesting ones,” she says, noting that the bar carries at least a few beyond the common London Dry variety. One is an Old Tom gin, a sweeter style that was extremely popular before Prohibition. Rae notes that the recipe for the popular Martinez cocktail originally called for Old Tom-style gin.

Rae is also a fan of Genever, considered by liquor historians as the precursor to modern-day gin. It’s the national drink of both Belgium and Holland (where it originated) and has a deeper, more “bready” taste. “Genever has a richer mouthfeel because it’s much maltier than

most gins,” Rae explains. “It was first made as a malt wine.” Bols is the most popular Genever brand, but Asheville ABC carries it only by special order; no other Genever brands are available at retail in the Asheville area.

More exotic choices exist, too. “At MG Road, we have a really amazing brand called Gunpowder Gin,” Rae says. “It’s Irish, and it’s made with Chinese gunpowder tea. It’s really interesting to drink by itself because it has such a complex flavor.” Among domestic gins — classified fittingly enough as American gin — Rae recommends a Wisconsin brand, Death’s Door.

“I’m old-school,” admits Zoeller. His choices lean away from the exotic flavors and toward the traditional yet flavorful brands that are well-known.

“You can open gin up with just a splash of water or soda water,” he says.

“The way I go is a classic gin and tonic, but I like to throw a sprig of fresh rosemary in it.

“Those higher-priced gins, you don’t want to go ruining them by throwing orange juice or something in them,” Zoeller says. And that wisdom holds true, whatever the spirit. Zoeller laughs when he recalls customers who “order the most expensive bourbon they can get, and then put Diet Coke in it. That’s what Jack Daniel’s is made for! And that’s what Beefeater gin is for: to put in tonic water.” X

GIMLET Courtesy of Lexy Rae, MG Road 2 ounces London dry gin (such as Beefeater)

¾ ounce lime cordial (see recipe below) ¾ ounce fresh lime juice ice Combine in a cocktail shaker, shake, double strain and serve “up” in a martini glass or coupe.

Garnish with a lime wheel.

DIY lime cordial: Combine 1½ cups of simple syrup with the grated zest of six limes. Steep for at least 30 minutes; strain.

Refrigerate leftovers.

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by Thomas Calder | tcalder@mountainx.com

Trout Lily Market & Deli expands with new owner Biltmore Coffee Roasters in South Asheville is expanding eastward to Fairview. On May 31, owner Laura Telford purchased Trout Lily Market & Deli from Susan Bost, who cofounded the business in 1998.

“We were kind of bursting at the seams at the current coffee shop,” Telford explains. She attributes this growth to the popularity of its bakery, which will relocate to Trout Lily. At its new Fairview location, the bakery will supply both Trout Lily and Biltmore Coffee Roasters with baked goods, while Trout Lily’s deli counter will supply Biltmore Coffee Roasters with an assortment of grab-and-go sandwiches and salads.

Along with relocating its bakery operations to Trout Lily, Telford will

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EASTWARD BOUND: On May 31, Biltmore Coffee Roasters owner Laura Telford purchased Trout Lily Market & Deli in Fairview. She plans to add a coffee bar and relocate her bakery operation to the market. Photo by Thomas Calder add a full coffee bar inside the new acquisition. “All our espresso and signature drinks will be available,” she says.

Smoothies and a cold-press juice bar are also in the works.

Trout Lily will still stock groceries, but there will be a greater focus on local products. The deli’s breakfast burritos and sandwich options will continue uninterrupted. Telford is also keeping on all staff, while bringing over two additional employees from the South Asheville store.

Meanwhile, expansion is underway at the coffeeshop’s original location, as well. Telford is in the process of converting a backyard shipping crate into a fully operational bar. Craft beers will be available on tap along with other beverages. “We’re going to have a signature line of coffee cocktails, too,” Telford says.

The updated outdoor space will also feature a pergola and fire pit as well as yard games and a dog-friendly fenced area. Telford anticipates the outdoor expansion to be up and running by mid-July.

In the meantime, she’s busy adjusting to her new surroundings in Fairview. “I’m excited to learn and make new friends in the community,” Telford says.

Trout Lily Market & Deli is at 1297 Charlotte Highway, Fairview. For store hours and menu, visit troutlilymarket. com. Biltmore Coffee Roasters is at 518 Hendersonville Road. For store hours and menu, visit biltmorecoffeeroasters.com.

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Great American Jerk Off Just in time for Father’s Day, Ole Shakey’s Getaway will host its third annual Great American Jerk Off. The competition is free to enter and is open to both professional and amateur jerkymaking enthusiasts. Competitors are required to bring 3 pounds of jerky (multiple flavors are permitted), cut into 150-200 small samples. Collin Lee, twotime Great American Jerk Off amateur champion, will compete again at this year’s event. As in previous years, the winner of the amateur league competition wins the right to sell his or her beef jerky at Shakey’s for a year. Guests who buy a $10 wristband can sample all entries and vote for their three favorites. The event will also feature live music and PBR beer specials.

The Great American Jerk Off runs 3-6 p.m. Sunday, June 17, at Ole Shakey’s Getaway, 790 Riverside Drive. For more information, visit oleshakeys.com.

Father’s Day cookout at Tod’s Tasties Tod’s Tasties will host its annual Father’s Day cookout on Sunday, June 17. The event will feature kid- and fathersize portions of steak and trout, along with a sausage platter and mixed grilled summer vegetables. Prices on the a la carte menu range from $15-$28. “Its our annual beginning of summer fun for the

Montford neighborhood,” says Tod’s Tasties owner Jacob Sessoms.

The Father’s Day cookout begins at 5 p.m. at Tod’s Tasties, 102 Montford Ave. For more information, visit avl.mx/50i.

Whole-hog butchery class Butchers PJ Jackson and Matt Helms of The Chop Shop Butchery will host a two-hour workshop at the store’s Charlotte Street location.

According to the event’s Facbeook page, the class will cover a variety of topics, including “boning out a leg, cutting the muscles along the seams, tying roasts, slicing the pork for steaks and how to use the trim to make sausage.” Along with firsthand experience, participants will also take home approximately 6 pounds of pork.

The class runs 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at The Chop Shop Butchery, 100 Charlotte St. Tickets are $100 per person. For more information, visit avl.mx/50j.

New executive chef and Griffin Award for Jargon Jargon recently announced Marcus Day as its new executive chef. Day was formerly chef de cuisine at Vue 1913 at The Omni Grove Park Inn. He is originally from Baton Rouge, La. In addition to having a new person running the kitchen, Jargon was recently recognized by The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County with a Griffin Award for the renovations it has done to its historic building. In a press release, The Preservation Society stated that prior to its remodeling, the building Jargon now occupies had been “neglected to the point of condemnation.”

Jargon is at 715 Haywood Road. For more, visit jargonrestaurant.com.

Other Griffin Award winners In addition to Jargon, The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County recognized two other local restaurants at its 39th annual Griffin Awards celebration.

Cúrate was awarded for adaptive reuse of a space following its March 2017 expansion. White Labs Asheville was also recognized for adaptive reuse of the building it occupies on Charlotte Street.

For a complete list of Griffin Award winners, visit avl.mx/50k. X

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BY BILL KOPP bill@musoscribe.com Asheville-based inventor Tony Rolando founded Make Noise in 2008 to develop and sell analog synthesizer modules. The company has thrived and grown and moved into development of complete modular systems. Make Noise is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a wide array of events, including panel discussions, dance parties, hands-on exhibits and a concert showcase at the Diana Wortham Theatre on Friday, June 15.

Rolando had worked at Moog Music Inc., but at the time, the market for modular synthesizers was still too small to be viable (pioneering Moog re-entered the modular field in 2014). So he started his own fledgling company in Marshall, first designing a single module called modDemod. A ring modulator, the modDemod processes electronic sounds by mixing and multiplying audio signals. “He made an extraordinarily small edition of those,” says Pete Speer, who handles media relations at Make Noise. “They all sold, and Tony thought, ‘OK, I’ll make some more because those people seemed to like them.’”

Make Noise grew from there. The first module was eventually put into regular production, and its success led the way toward development and marketing of other modules. Today, the company has about a dozen employees at its West Asheville facility, and the Make Noise product line features more than 20 modules and several synthesizers.

Innovative, groundbreaking experimental musical artists like Tyondai Braxton are among those deeply immersed in the world of modular synthesis; Braxton is one of the featured performers at Make Noise’s 10th-anniversary showcase concert. The co-founder of art-rock group Battles, Braxton’s compositions include HIVE1 from 2015, a work that premiered at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

Speer says that the celebration’s musically diverse lineup focuses on “artists who we’re excited about.

And the work to which we at Make Noise tend to be drawn is all over the map in terms of style; it’s more about intent.” Other performers at the

TRANSCENDING GENRE: Tyondai Braxton is one of five artists on the bill of Make Noise’s 10-Year Celebration concert showcase at the Diana Wortham Theatre on June 15. The weekend is packed with other related events; many are free. Photo courtesy of Motormouth Media Diana Wortham Theatre show include Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (known for his spontaneous arrangements of modular synthesis and voice); Los Angeles-based Bana Haffar, creator of shimmering analog compositions; Meg Mulhearn (an Asheville-based songwriter who also composes for film) and thump/techno innovator Moe Espinosa in his guise as Hypox1a.

The Make Noise celebration weekend extends well beyond that showcase. On Saturday, Ambrose West will host four panel discussions, all free and open to the public. Artists from the Friday concert will lead a discussion on performing and composing with modular synthesizers, and other panels will explore related topics, including building community through modular synthesis.

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center will host a sonic sculpture by Richard Devin; while at the Asheville Movement Center, an endless loop of films by Sean Patrick Curtis will be displayed. In conjunction with the All Go West Festival,

Make Noise is partnering to host a dance party and concerts at Black Cloud and The Mothlight. Make Noise’s anniversary celebration will conclude on Sunday with a series of modular synthesis performances, a free event billed as Modular on the Spot, and held at French Broad River Park.

“Part of what we do at Make Noise is based in the engineering of these things,” says Speer. “And part is based in the celebration of the art that these things help create.”

In fall 2012, Make Noise unveiled its first complete modular unit. Dubbed the Shared System, it features “the majority of what we had at the time in terms of oscillators, modulators and controllers,” Speer says.

The Shared System was unveiled in a unique manner: Initially, there was only one unit, and it was put to use by several artists in succession, “each of whom would compose on it,” Speer explains. “It was mailed from one artist to the next,” crisscrossing the country.

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A &E In 2012 and 2013, a series of 7-inch vinyl discs was released on Make Noise Records. Each showcased the results of one artist’s work with the new Shared System. To date, the label has released a handful of titles, all featuring artists who employ Make Noise modular gear. The latest releases are titles by two of the artists featured at the June 15 concert: Haffar and Hypox1a.

While Make Noise has its foundation in traditional analog synthesis, Speer says that the company “embrace[s] a lot of the digital possibilities” as well. Make Noise’s product offerings include several digital modules. Some of these, Speer says, make multiple digital techniques — additive synthesis, phase modulation and noise-based synthesis — available simultaneously. While that claim might not mean much to the casual observer, in the world of synthesis it’s something of a breakthrough.

Through close cooperation and interaction with artists, Make Noise has been able to remain responsive to the wants and needs of synthesists.

And Speer has a good handle on what lies behind the enduring appeal of modular synthesis, a concept that

was pioneered in the early 1960s by Don Buchla in Berkeley, Calif., and Robert A. Moog, then working in upstate New York.

“A lot of people are drawn to the customization,” Speer says. Users enjoy the freedom to effectively create the instrument as they see fit. “When you pull the cables out, [a modular synthesizer] doesn’t make a sound,” he points out, “so it appeals to people who like to have a certain amount of control and agency to experiment with new sounds.”

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LIFT EVERY VOICE: To commemorate two decades of music — and major shifts in attitudes toward the LGBTQ community — Cantaria is preparing an impressive program featuring some songs from its original lineup as well as a handful of originals. Among the latter is a new, two-part piece composed by David Troy Francis of Asheville, with lyrics by local poet Gavin Dillard. Photo courtesy of Cantaria On a recent Thursday night, Man Treble, an offshoot of Cantaria: Asheville Gay Men’s Chorus, had a quick rehearsal in the sanctuary at All Soul’s Cathedral in Biltmore Village. The group wended its way through a spirited version of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” that ended with a stunning, Broadway-style belted harmony. It’s one of a handful of selections (along with “I Will Survive”) that Man Treble will perform when Cantaria celebrates its 20th anniversary with a concert at the Diana Wortham Theatre on Saturday, June 16.

Asheville had a gay men’s chorus before Cantaria, though bass vocalist David Hopes notes, “They were just bad. They fell apart.” In the wake of that group’s dissolution, a number of men, including Jack Parsons, Will Jones and David Friddle, had a vision for a new chorus and began to gather members to get things going.

“It was a way to be representative,” Parsons explains. Asheville was a very different place in 1998: There was no Blue Ridge Pride and what LGBTQ community existed was not entirely out and loud, much less well-connected.

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Hopes remembers being approached by Parsons to audition for Cantaria. “They had plenty of tenors,” he says. “They needed basses.” But because Hopes had not been impressed with the previous gay men’s chorus, he had no interest in getting involved with a new iteration.

Then one night, Parsons invited him over for dinner and struck up a singalong. As Hopes joined in, he had no idea that another man at the gathering, Friddle, was to be the director of Cantaria. He had inadvertently walked into an audition. He finally relented and joined the chorus and has happily participated every year since. “I’ve only missed one concert,” he says, “because I was on sabbatical.”

In the 20 years since, Cantaria has grown from eight men to 20, has cycled through a handful of directors and is now led by Simone Bernhard — its first female director.

Bernhard says she was in a choir rehearsal at All Souls one day when she overheard a couple of people lamenting that Cantaria needed an interim director. A concert had been scheduled before previous director Steven Cooper had to leave due to family health issues. The group needed someone to come in, con-

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struct a program and begin rehearsals immediately. Bernhard leapt into the role, and the concert went down without a hitch.

“I hadn’t worked with a men’s choir before,” she says, explaining her background is in jazz, theater and opera, mostly with choruses that feature both male and female voices. “It’s fun. It’s not your regular classical choir or college choir.

It’s a very specific repertoire that a gay choir has. There’s a huge world of music and repertoire out there.

GALA has been going for [almost 40] years, so there’s a tradition here … but I hadn’t really dipped my toe into it at all because I’d never had the opportunity.”

GALA refers to the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses — a national outfit founded in San Francisco in 1982. Representatives from GALA will be on hand to help celebrate Cantaria’s 20th anniversary, and several former members of the chorus will join in for a song from the group’s first concert in ’98. Western Carolina University students will also share videos they’ve produced, depicting the story of the chorus, and Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer will deliver a proclamation.

As for the music, Cantaria is preparing an impressive program featuring some songs from its original lineup as well as a handful of originals. Among the latter is a new, twopart piece composed by David Troy Francis of Asheville, with lyrics by local poet Gavin Dillard. Bernhard is also looking forward to a piece titled “Dedication,” which composer Richard Burchard created to accompany Mark Twain’s “Goodnight Dear Heart.” It will begin with a poem written by Hopes to honor former members of Cantaria who have passed away.

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Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, its various parts tell a story about coming out, moving from self-hatred to liberation.

It ends with a section about camaraderie and living authentically. To contrast is “Color Out of Colorado,” a fun, funny empowerment anthem about how drab the U.S. would be without openly gay men. (“You can’t have New York City without Queens!”)

The latter is a particular favorite of Marc Eden, who has sung with the group for nine years and notes, with some sarcasm, “This is the straightest bunch of gay guys I’ve ever known.” Many gay men’s choruses, he explains, are known for their flamboyance, but Cantaria is full of very talented, serious singers. “They’re loosening up more now,” he adds, noting that “Color Out of Colorado” really brings out their character.

But the biggest thing that’s changed over time, says Hopes, is that “there used to be a fighting-forour-lives vibe,” which seems to have, thankfully, passed. He’s careful to add that transgender people are still facing a lot of danger and opposition, but he feels as though there is much to celebrate with the way the culture in the South, especially in Asheville, has moved in the past 20 years. And what better way to celebrate than with a night full of music? X

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ALL SOUNDS CONSIDERED “We are all immigrants” is how the members of Kansas City, Mo.based (by way of Panama and Mexico) rock band Making Movies sums up its political sentiment.

Singing in both English and Spanish over Afro-Latino rhythms, the group draws from personal experience to tell the tale of a family who has emigrated to the U.S. on the 2017 album I Am Another You. A portion of proceeds from that record benefited the National Immigration Law Center. Making Movies kicks off UNC Asheville’s Concerts on the Quad series — four free outdoor concerts, open to the broader community — on Monday, June 18.

Last year’s lineup brought in a greater number of Latino listeners, says Cori Anderson, assistant director of Cultural Events & Special Academic Programs at UNCA. That trend could continue, thanks to Making Movies.

“NPR listed their recent album as one of the best of the year, and I think we’re lucky to be catching them at a certain time,” Anderson says. “I try to look for bands that are really talented, and obviously it’s ideal to get them early on in their career.”

Beyond attracting the Latino community to the campus series, Anderson anticipates that student activists among the university’s enrollment will be drawn to Making Movies’ sociopolitical statement. “The band had visited the National Civil Rights Museum there the day before the Trump administration announced it was

UNCA’s Concerts on the Quad invites the community to the campus

EVERYONE’S INVITED: This year’s Concerts on the Quad series is bookended by Making Movies, pictured (a quartet that blends psychedelic and experimental rock with Latino styles and rhythms), and Southern soul artist Rissi Palmer. Picnics, blankets and lawn chairs are welcome at the free, family-friendly events. Photo courtesy of the band canceling the DACA program,” says a bio. “The musicians channeled their frustration and dismay into covers of Manu Chao’s ‘Clandestino’ and Los Tigres del Norte’s ‘De Paisano a Paisano’ (with David Hidalgo of Los Lobos on accordion and backing vocals)” as well as a version of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.”

At a time when local ICE raids are provoking strong reaction in

Asheville, the band’s message is a timely one.

Though current in its lineup, Concerts on the Quad dates back three decades. The summer series ran for 20 years before taking a fouryear hiatus. It relaunched in 2015 with two highly regarded local acts: self-described “absurdist gypsy folk funk punk” locals Sirius.B and popnoir collective stephaniesid. That

lineup also included Pura Fé, an a cappella group known for fusing First Nations music with elements of bluegrass, jazz, soul and folk.

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Then, on Monday, July 9, The Get Right band performs. Voted “Best Progressive Band” in Western North Carolina by Xpress readers, the trio (Silas Durocher, Jesse Gentry and JC Mears) play the kind of reggae-infused indie-rock that heightens moods and keeps the dance floor busy. The group recently announced that its upcoming show dates include opening slots for ’90s rockers Everclear and Angelo Moore of Fishbone.

Rissi Palmer, who will close out the series on July 16, represents a type of performer rarely seen: She was the first African-American woman to record a song that hit the country charts in 20 years when she debuted her single “Country Girl” in 2007. A little bit country, a little bit soul, the crooner’s voice bridges both genres beautifully on songs including “Sweet Sweet

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Lovin’” from her 2015 release, The Back Porch Sessions. Palmer has an album in the works for later this year.

The Concerts on the Quad series, which will take place on Monday evenings in June and July, is outside and free, Anderson says. Attendees are encouraged to get comfy on the quad — blankets, lawn chairs and picnicking are welcome. Vendors will be out as well with food and drink. Weather contingency plans will move the concert indoors, if necessary; see unca.edu/concerts for more details in the event of rain. X

WHAT Concerts on the Quad WHERE UNC Asheville One University Heights events.unca.edu WHEN Mondays, June 18 and 25, and July 9 and 16, 7 p.m., free

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Pisgah View Community Engagement Social LEAF Community Arts and the Asheville Housing Authority are the driving forces behind the 2018 Community Engagement Social series, to be held at different Asheville housing communities throughout the summer. The first gathering takes place Thursday, June 14, 4:30 -7:30 p.m., on Pisgah View Apartments’ basketball court. Offerings include free food, kids activities, arts and crafts, performances by LEAF Community Arts and DJ Sonya Fair, and a community talent show organized by local music promoter Duke Finley. Also part of the afternoon is a community resource fair, featuring representatives of over 30 community agencies, providing engagement opportunities for attendees that center on health, job training, financial planning, education, healthy food and more.

The next Community Engagement Social will be held at Deaverview Apartments on Thursday, June 28.

Free. theLEAF.org. Photo courtesy of LEAF Cultural Arts

Better Dads Festival In its second year of providing “opportunities for exploration, connection, healing and celebration around issues of masculinity and fatherhood,” the Better Dads Festival is set for Saturday, June 16 — one day before Father’s Day. Among the slate of activities, music, storytellers, speakers and panels is a performance by Grammy-winning hip-hop artist Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, who will be debuting his new album, Wake Up the Dream.

The quasi-concept album centers on the nature of dreaming as well as dreamlike songs.

Collaborators include such Asheville artists as Jamar Woods, Phill Bronson, Marley Carroll, Indigo De Souza, Matty Williams, the Cramer brothers, Jacob Rodriguez, Justin Ray and Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band. The festivities run 12:30-9:30 p.m. at Pack Square Park. Free to attend. betterdadsfestival.org. Photo courtesy of Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, center, with Ryan RnB Barber, left, and Debrissa McKinney

Being Her You’ve likely heard of Britney Spears, but what about Britney Beers? Leave it to Asheville dance troupe Liquid Sirens and fellow Christine Garvin Dance + Transform performers to tell the story of the young Buncombe County woman and her dreams of finding love and achieving fame. Using narration and movement, Being Her chronicles Ms. Beers’ ups and downs of becoming a woman as empowerment awaits on the other side of her struggles. Guiding her journey is a soundtrack of tunes by her slightly more recognizable counterpart, though the local Britney’s revelations about herself, how the world wants to perceive her and her path to self-improvement seek to transcend the pop music dressing. The shows take place Friday, June 15, and Saturday, June 16, at 7:30 p.m. at The Magnetic Theatre. $18. themagnetictheatre.org.

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All Go West Billed as West Asheville’s premier free music festival, All Go West spotlights a wealth of local talent across six stages, both inside and outdoors at Isis Music Hall, The Mothlight and The Brew Pump. The 2018 edition fills up the weekend of Saturday, June 16, and Sunday, June 17, with artists covering the fest’s trademark dizzying range of genres.

Among the seemingly endless choices, attendees may sample the steel pan fusion of the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, the hip-hop stylings of Natural Born Leaders, plus folk pop from Carly Taich and the psychedelic banjo of Tall Tall Trees. There will also be a songwriter stage and showcases by the likes of modular synthesizer manufacturer Make Noise and hip-hop/electronic collective Beat Life. allgowest.com. Photo of Tall Tall Trees, courtesy of Mike Savino

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ART ASHEVILLE SISTER CITIES 828-782-8025, ashevillesistercities.org, ashevillesistercities@ gmail.com • WE (6/20), 7-9pm - "World Wide Wednesdays," lecture about the public and private art of Vladikavkaz, Russia, given by Constance Richards, curator at the Grand Bohemian Gallery. Free to attend.

Held at The BLOCK off biltmore, 39 South Market St. HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 86 N Main St., Waynesville, 828-4520593, haywoodarts.org/ • TH (6/14), 10-11:30am - "Artist Coffee & Chat," social event for local artists.

Registration: 828-4520593. Free.

• TH (6/14), 5:307:30pm - "Paint and Wine," art class with Joan Doyle.

Registration required: 828-452-0593. Free.

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• WE (6/13), 9:30am "Plein Air Paint Out," plein air painting demonstration and instruction. Registration required. $20.

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TRYON ARTS AND CRAFTS SCHOOL 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon NC, 828-859-8323 • TH (6/14), noon Crafts and Conversation lunchtime Series: The Magic and History of Weaving Scottish Tartan Plaids,” presentation by Marjorie Warren. Free.

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS DOWNTOWN BLACK MOUNTAIN 125 Cherry St., Black Mountain, visitblackmountain.net • SA (6/16), 5-7pm Gallery stroll with wine in art galleries and specialty stores. Free to attend.

GROVEWOOD GALLERY 111 Grovewood Road, 828-253-7651, grovewood.com • SA (6/16), 11am-4pm - Open studio art tour at Grovewood Village.

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SETTING THE STAGE: With Tellico’s May 17 show postponed to Oct. 11 due to weather, downtown Hendersonville’s Rhythm & Brews concert series officially kicks off Thursday, June 21, at 5 p.m. Singer-songwriter Izzie Hughes starts the evening, followed by rock band Strange Avenues at 6 p.m. and Asheville-based soul rockers The Broadcast at 7 p.m. The stage is on Main Street between Allen and Caswell streets. Each concert features a children’s area with games and activities and a variety of food, beer, wine and cider available for purchase from local companies. The series continues on the third Thursday of each month. Free to attend. For more information, visit downtownhendersonville.org. Photo of The Broadcast courtesy of the band (p. 43) MOONLIT ART MARKET burialbeer.com • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 8-11pm - Art and craft fair.

Free to attend. Held at Burial Beer Co., 40 Collier Ave.

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 35 E. Walnut St., 828-2541320, ashevilletheatre.org • MO (6/18) & TU (6/19), 6:30-9:30pm - Open auditions for The Groundling.

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CALDWELL ARTS COUNCIL 828-754-2486, caldwellarts.com • Through SA (9/8) Submissions accepted for the Caldwell Arts Council Sculpture Celebration taking place on SA (9/8), 9am-4pm. See website for details.

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2-HOUR DANCE WORKSHOP • LEARN SALSA, SWING & CHACHA (PD.) Saturday, June 16th, 1-3pm. Cathedral of All Souls in Biltmore Village. $20/pp, • Early Bird $15/pp by June 9th.

828-333-0715. naturalrichard@mac.com • www.DanceForLife.net COUNTRY DANCE "BUCKLES BELTS AND BOOTS" (PD.) Friday, June 15th, 7-10:30pm, Asheville Event and Dance Center. • Twostep lesson 7-8pm. Dance/ Lesson $15, Dance $10.

828-333-0715, naturalrichard@mac.com • www.DanceForLife.net EXPERIENCE ECSTATIC DANCE! (PD.) Dance waves hosted

by Asheville Movement Collective. Fun and personal/community transformation. • Fridays, 7pm, Terpsicorps Studios, 1501 Patton Avenue. • Sundays, 8:30am and 10:30am, JCC, 236 Charlotte Street. Sliding scale fee.

Information: ashevillemovementcollective.org ASHEVILLE SISTER CITIES 828-782-8025, ashevillesistercities.org, ashevillesistercities@gmail. com • WE (6/13) - Clogging team needed for event to demonstrate local heritage to a delegation visiting

SOUTHERN LIGHTS SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE CLUB 828-697-7732, southernlights.org • SA (6/16), 6pm - "Fabulous 50's," themed dance.

Advanced dance at 6pm. Early rounds at 7pm. Plus squares and rounds at 7:30pm.

Free. Held at Whitmire Activity Center, 310 Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville TERPSICORPS THEATRE OF DANCE terpsicorps.org • TH (6/21), 7:30pm - “In Zelda’s Words," dance performance that also includes a restaging of “Second Line” and “Le Suil Go…” $40/$30 seniors/$20 students. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, North Carolina

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

Drop-ins welcome. • Drums provided. $15/ class. (828) 768-2826. www.skinnybeatsdrums. com A CAPPELLA ALIVE facebook.com/ acappellaalive, wbellnc@yahoo.com • TH (6/14), 7-9pm Open house for this women's a cappella group. Free. Held at Givens Gerber Park (Community Room), 40 Gerber Road ASheville BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER 56 Broadway, 828-350-8484, blackmountaincollege. org • SA (6/16), 11am-7pm - "Make Noise 10th Anniversary: Recursion Mechanism," art installation by Richard Devine in collaboration with visual artist Rachel Palmer. Free.

• TH (6/21), 7pm Asheville Sound Survey,

interactive project investigating the sounds in our community with composer and writer Alec Sturgis. $5/Free for members.

BREVARD MUSIC CENTER 828-862-2105, brevardmusic.org • TH (6/14), 7pm Faculty and student jazz concert. $25. Held at Porter Center at Brevard College, 1 Brevard College Drive Brevard • TH (6/21), 7:30pm Janiec Opera Company presents ensemble pieces from the beloved operas. $25.

Held at Porter Center at Brevard College, 1 Brevard College Drive Brevard BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • FR (6/15), 6pm - The Ridgetop Ramblers, country/Americana concert. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. CANTARIA: THE GAY MEN'S CHORUS OF ASHEVILLE 404-964-5420, cantariaasheville.org • SA (6/16), 7:30pm - 20th anniversary concert. $20-$45. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave. CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 27 Church St., 828-2533316, centralumc.org • SA (6/16), 7pm Proceeds from the "Sanctuary Sessions," Americana music concert featuring Maya de Vitry and Rose Cousins benefit Blue Ridge Public Radio. Tickets: theorangepeel.net. $15-$20.

CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • FRIDAYS, 6-9:50pm Asheville outdoor drum circle. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. • THURSDAYS 5-7pm - Pritchard Park singer/ songwriter series. Free.

Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. CONCERTS ON THE CREEK mountainlovers.com • FR (6/15), 7-9pm - Robertson Boys, bluegrass, outdoor concert.

Free. Held at Bridge Park, 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER 850 Blue Ridge Rd, Unit A-13 • Black Mountain, 828-357-9009, floodgallery.org

• MONDAYS, 6-7pm - Didjeridu lessons.

Admission by donation.

MUSIC AT UNCA 828-251-6432, unca.edu • MO (6/18), 7pm Outdoor concert featuring Making Movies, latin-rock fusion band. Free. Held on the UNC Asheville Quad Held at UNC-Asheville, 1 University Heights MUSIC ON MAIN 828-693-9708, historichendersonville.org

• FR (6/15), 7-9pm Outdoor live music event featuring Dashboard Blue. Free. Held at Hendersonville Visitor Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville REGISTER FOR LOCATION Asheville • TH (6/21) - "Make Music Day Asheville," free music related events across Asheville. See website for full schedule: makemusicday.org/ asheville.

RHYTHM & BREWS CONCERT SERIES 828-233-3216, facebook.com/ rhythmandbrewshendersonville • TH (6/21), 5-9pm - Outdoor live music concert featuring Izzie Hughes, Strange Avenues and The Broadcast.

Free to attend. Held at Historic Downtown Hendersonville, 145 5th Ave E, Hendersonville

SKYLAND FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 2115 Hendersonville Road, Arden • FR (6/15), 6:30-8:30pm - TNT Band, country/oldtime rock concert. Free.

SUMMER TRACKS CONCERT SERIES 828-290-4316, summertracks.com • FR (6/15), 7pm - Big Sound Harbor, outdoor concert. Free. Held at Rogers Park, 55 W. Howard St., Tryon

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TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY LIBRARY 212 S. Gaston St., Brevard NC, 828-884-3151 • FR (6/14), 7:30pm - Dori Freeman, outdoor traditional Appalachian music concert. Free.

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD ASHEVILLE LAND OF SKY TOASTMASTERS 828-274-1865 954-383-2111 • TUESDAYS, 7-8am Event to improve speaking skills and grow in leadership. Free. Held at Reuter YMCA, 3 Town Center Blvd.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • TH (6/21), 7pm Storytelling by David Joe Miller. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library Lord Auditorium, 67 Haywood St. FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 828-687-1218, library. hendersoncountync.org • 2nd THURSDAYS, 10:30am - Book Club.

Free.

• 2nd THURSDAYS, 1:30pm - Writers' Guild.

Free.

HENDERSON COUNTY LIBRARY 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville, 828-697-4725, henderson.lib.nc.us • TH (6/14), 5:30pm - Jennifer McGaha presents her book, Flat Broke with Two Goats.

Free.

LENOIR RHYNE CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDIES 36 Montford Ave., 828-778-1874 • TH (6/21), 5-7:30pm - "What’s Your Story?"

Storytelling series featuring a story by Karen Cowan, The Joseph Initiative’s Executive Director.

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by Abigail Griffin

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Registration required: josephcommunitycenter. org/storytelling. Free.

Thursday performances on June 14 & June 21, 7:30pm. $25-$30.

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MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com • TH (6/14), 6pm - Silas House presents their book, Southernmost.

Free to attend.

BUNCOMBE CHAUTAUQUA HISTORY ALIVE FESTIVAL greenvillechautauqua. org/June-Festival/ buncombechautauqua/ • MO (6/18), 7pm Buncombe Chautauqua History Alive Program: "Winston Churchill, British Bulldog," portrayed by Larry Bounds. $5. Held at AB Tech, Ferguson Auditorium, 340 Victoria Road • TU (6/19), 7pm Buncombe Chautauqua History Alive Program: "Harriet Tubman: General, Scout & Spy," portrayed by Becky Stone with music by The Magills. $5. Held at AB Tech, Ferguson Auditorium, 340 Victoria Road • WE (6/20), 7pm Buncombe Chautauqua History Alive Program: "Alice Paul: Iron-Jawed Angel," portrayed by Leslie Goddard with music by Don Pedi. $5. Held at AB Tech, Ferguson Auditorium, 340 Victoria Road • TH (6/21), 7pm Buncombe Chautauqua History Alive Program: "Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox," portrayed

by Ken Johnston with music by Zoe and Cloyd. $5. Held at AB Tech, Ferguson Auditorium, 340 Victoria Road

828-275-2093, differentstrokespac.org • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS (6/14) until (6/30), 7:30pm Eleemosynary. $21/$18 advance. Held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St.

SALUDA HISTORIC DEPOT 32 W. Main St., Saluda, facebook.com/ savesaludadepot/ • 3rd FRIDAYS, 7pm - Saluda Train Tales, storytelling to help educate the community of the importance of Saluda’s railroad history and the Saluda Grade. Free.

SYNERGY STORY SLAM avl.mx/0gd • WE (6/13), 7pm Storytelling open mic on theme "Long Day." Free to attend.

Held at Odditorium, 1045 Haywood Road THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN susangrable2@gmail. com • SA (6/16) through TH (6/21) - Proceeds from this book sale featuring over 30,000 books benefit AAUW scholarships for local young women. See website for full schedule: brevard-nc.aauw.net.

Free to attend. Held at Brevard College, 1 Brevard College Drive Brevard NC

THEATER ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 35 E. Walnut St., 828-254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (6/1) until (6/24) - The Full Monty, comedy. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2:30pm.

DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE 18 Biltmore Ave., 828-257-4530, dwtheatre.com • WE (6/13), 7pm "Amazing Acro Cats," troupe of real, performing rescued house cats. $22-$40.

• TH (6/14), 7pm Proceeds from Says You benefit Blue Ridge Public Radio. $32-$45.

• FR (6/15), 8:30pm Make Noise Records, showcase performance featuring Tyondai Braxton, Robert Aiki, Aubrey Lowe, Bana Haffar, Hypox1a, and Meg Mulhearn. $30.

FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE 2661 Highway 225, Flat Rock, 828-693-0731 • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (6/14) until (6/30) - The Love List, comedy. Wed. & Thurs.: 2pm & 7pm.

Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. $20 and up.

HENDERSONVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 828-275-2093, differentstrokespac.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (6/22) until (7/1) - Moonlight and Magnolias, comedy. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $16.

MONTFORD PARK PLAYERS 828-254-5146, montfordparkplayers.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (6/1) until (6/30), 7:30pm - A Midsummer Night's Dream. Free. Held at Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St. SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REPERTORY THEATRE 828-689-1239, sartplays.org • THURSDAY through SUNDAY (5/31) until (6/17) - Don't Dress for Dinner, comedy. Thurs.Sat.:7:30pm. Sat. & Sun.: 2:30pm. $30/$18 students. Held at Owens Theatre, 44 College St., Mars Hill

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HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 86 N Main St., Waynesville, 828-4520593, haywoodarts.org/ • Through SA (6/30) Freedom: An Artist’s Point of View, group exhibition in conjunction with REACH.

14 RIVERSIDE DRIVE ARTS & CULTURE CENTER 14 Riverside Drive • Through MO (10/8) North Carolina and the Studio Glass Movement, group exhibition.

AMERICAN FOLK ART AND FRAMING 64 Biltmore Ave., 828281-2134, amerifolk.com • Through TH (6/21) - Spring Reunion, exhibition of artworks

by Liz Sullivan & John "Cornbread" Anderson.

MORA CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY 9 Walnut St., 828-575-2294, moracollection.com • Through SA (6/30) Jewelry Edition Volume 4, group exhibition of fine jewelry.

ANANDA WEST 37 Paynes Way, Suite 5, 828-236-2444, anandahair.com • Through TU (7/31) - Exhibition of paintings by Zach Briggs.

Reception: Saturday, June 16, 7-10pm.

PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS 67 Doras Trail, Bakersville, 828-7652359, penland.org • Through SU (7/15) - Personal | Universal: Narrative Works in Craft, group exhibition featuring 11 artists.

ART AT THE AIRPORT 61 Terminal Drive, Fletcher • Through SU (8/12) Perspective, group exhibition featuring works by Julie Bagamary, Cynthia Decker, Derek DiLuzio, Ivana Larrosa, Hillary Frye, Mary McDermott, Robert LaBerge and Skip Rohde.

ART AT WCU 828-227-2787, bardoartscenter.wcu.edu • TH (6/14) through FR (12/7) - Glass Catalyst: Littleton’s Legacy in Contemporary Sculpture, exhibition of glass works by and inspired by Harvey Littleton. Reception: Thursday, June 14, 5-7pm. Held at The WCU Bardo Arts Center, 199 Centennial Drive ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM 175 Biltmore Ave, 828-253-3227 • Through SU (9/30) - Red Hot in the Blue Ridge, group glass art exhibition.

ASHEVILLE BOOKWORKS 428 1/2 Haywood Road, 828-255-8444, ashevillebookworks.com • Through SA (7/28) Secundo, exhibition of works by local artists working in book, print and mixed media.

ASHEVILLE CERAMICS GALLERY 109 Roberts St. • Through SA (6/30) Exhibition of ceramic art

by Frank Vickery.

ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART 82 Patton Ave., 828-251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art. com • Through SA (6/30) - Color Our World, exhibition of paintings by Reda Kay.

SATELLITE GALLERY 55 Broadway St., 828-305-2225, thesatellitegallery.com • Through SA (6/30) - Opening Eyes: New Asheville Painting, exhibition by the Asheville based Contemporary Artists Group..

INTERNAL ALCHEMY: Ashevillebased painter Zach Briggs’ new exhibit, AZOTH, is named for the essential element of change that runs through all living matter. “In this body of work, I am attempting to illuminate the tools and flights of consciousness I am employing in my own lifelong journey of personal transformation,” Briggs says.

An opening night reception takes place Saturday, June 16, 7-10 p.m. at Ananda West, and the exhibit runs through Tuesday, July 31. Photo of Secondsight courtesy of Briggs BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER 56 Broadway, 828-350-8484, blackmountaincollege.org • Through SA (8/4) - Shared History, exhibition highlighting the museum's partnerships, collaborations, programs, exhibitions, conferences and {Re}HAPPENINGs over the past 25 years.

DISTRICT WINE BAR 37 Paynes Way, Suite 9 • Through SA (6/30) - The Legend of Rosebud, exhibition of paintings by Joyce Thornburg and Ken Vallario.

GRAND BOHEMIAN GALLERY 11 Boston Way, 877-274-1242, bohemianhotelasheville. com/ • Through SA (6/30) Spring into Summer, exhibition of paintings by Karen Weihs and works by silversmith Alexandria Reznikoff.

GROVEWOOD GALLERY 111 Grovewood Road, 828-253-7651, grovewood.com • Through SA (6/30) - Falling, exhibition of contemporary paintings byMichael Francis Reagan.

THE REFINERY 207 Coxe Ave., ashevillearts.com • Through FR (6/15) - Interconnection, exhibition of visionary art curated by Ka Amorastreya.

• Through FR (7/27) - Process, exhibition of works by Erica Stankwytch Bailey, Asheville Makers, Bright Angle and Emily Rogstad.

TOE RIVER ARTS COUNCIL 828-765-0520, toeriverarts.org • Through SA (6/16) Glass on Fire, exhibit featuring glass work by eight glass artists from Yancey and Mitchell counties. Held at Burnsville TRAC Gallery, 102 W. Main St., Burnsville TRACEY MORGAN GALLERY 188 Coxe Ave., TraceyMorganGallery. com • Through SA (7/28) Lost Utopias, exhibition of photography by Jade Doskow.

YMI CULTURAL CENTER 39 South Market St., 828-252-4614, ymicc.org • FR (6/15) through FR (7/13) - Trigger Warning, 21-artist group exhibition on the issue of gun violence in the United States. Reception: Friday, June 15, 5-8pm.

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The two combine their their self-described orchestral-pop sound with a strong visual aesthetic, implementing themes of black and white in striking music videos. Onstage, they both contrast and complement each other, with the bones of their music — piano, minimalistic percussion and strings — blending with reflective lyrics. The Brooklyn-based pair first joined forces in Berkeley, Calif., where they attended high school with singer/rapper Kreayshawn and often cover her song “Gucci, Gucci” in homage. Gracie and Rachel’s Asheville stop is hosted by Revelry: Unique Downtown Events as part of a new series of concerts at the Asheville Masonic Temple. Local acts Tina & Her Pony and STACE open the Saturday, June 23, show at 7 p.m. Photo courtesy of Shervin Lainez WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 185 KING STREET Vinyl Night, 6:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis, (African folk music), 8:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open Mic hosted by Mark Bumgarner, 7:00PM CARMEL'S KITCHEN AND BAR Adi the Monk (jazz), 5:30PM CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats, 7:30PM DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesday w/ Blue Cactus & DJ David Wayne Gay, 9:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul, funk), 5:30PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series: West End Trio, 6:30PM Molly Stevens, 7:00PM Asheville Celebrates LGBTQ Pride: Tret Fure, Heather Mae & Crys Matthews, 8:30PM

ODDITORIUM Synergy Story Slam, 7:00PM Wham Bam Glitter Glam Show (burlesque), 10:00PM

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

OLE SHAKEY'S Sexy Tunes with DJ's Zeus & Franco, 10:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Music Bingo, 8:00PM

PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Dave Desmelik, 7:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY French Broad Mountain Valley Acoustic Jam, 6:30PM SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY Jazz Night hosted by Jason DeCristofaro, 7:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Jazz Night, 7:30PM

THURSDAY, JUNE 14 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM AMBROSE WEST Chalwa (reggae), 8:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE DJ Phantom Pantone, 8:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray & The Space Cooties, 7:30PM

THE IMPERIAL LIFE FWUIT, 9:00PM

ASHEVILLE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE 5th Annual 'Under The Stars' Fundraiser, 6:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Samara Jade Album Release Show w/ Sister Ivy, 9:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Open Jam Session, 5:00PM

THE SANCTUARY AT CUMC The Art Trap House Networking Party hosted by DJ phantom Pantone, 7:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM

TIMO'S HOUSE DJ Drew (hip-hop), 8:00PM

MG ROAD Salsa Night, 8:00PM

TOWN PUMP Open Jam w/ Billy Presnell, 9:00PM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL The Hip Abduction w/ Boulevards, 8:30PM BANKS AVE Bass Jumpin w/ DJ Audio, 9:00PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Alien Music Club (live jazz), 9:00PM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Bluegrass Jam w/ The Big Deal Band (bluegrass), 8:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Ionize, 7:00PM CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Lincoln McDonald, 8:00PM CROW & QUILL Carolina Catskins (gritty ragtime jazz), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Queer Country Show & Corn Dog Pop Up w Lo Wolf, Twin Star & Bless Your Heart (benefit for Tranzmission Prison Project), 8:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER Open Mic (6:00PM sign up), 6:30PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB White Coyote (bluegrass), 9:00PM GOOD STUFF Jim Hampton & friends perform "Eclectic Country" (jam), 7:30PM HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS AIC's The Workshop, 8:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Roots & friends open jam (blues, rock, roots), 6:30PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series: Queen Bee & The Honeylovers (swing), 6:30PM The Currys, 7:00PM The Wholigans (The Who covers), 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM

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C LUBLAND LAZY DIAMOND Konvoi, Telefones, DJs Salty Stax & Big Smidge (post punk), 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM OLE SHAKEY'S Karaoke w/ Franco, 10:00PM

COMING SOON WED 6/13

6:30PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: WEST END TRIO (FREE)

7PM–MOLLY STEVENS 8:30PM–ASHEVILLE CELEBRATES LGBTQ PRIDE: A CONCERT FT. TRET FURE, HEATHER MAE AND CRYS MATTHEWS

THU 6/14

6:30PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: THE HONEY LOVERS (FREE)

FRI 6/15

PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Russ Wilson, 7:00PM

6:30PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES:

CHRIS WILHELM & FRIENDS (FREE)

7PM–THE BEYOND THE LYRICS® TOUR:

AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH BECCA STEVENS FT. CECILY AND JADE COLLECTIVE

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TUE 6/19 7:30PM–TUESDAY BLUEGRASS SESSIONS

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PULP Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic w/ Cody Hughes & Ryan Cox, 9:00PM

8:30PM–THE WHOLIGANS:

THE WORLD’S ‘FIRST AND LONGEST’ RUNNING TRIBUTE TO THE WHO

WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE:

ONE WORLD BREWING Blue Cactus (Country, Americana), 9:00PM

PACK'S TAVERN Marc Keller (acoustic rock), 8:00PM

7PM–THE CURRYS

Open daily from 4p – 12a

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM Fletcher's Grove, 10:00PM

7:00PM– BELLA AND THE BAND

8:30PM–AVL PRODUCERS SUMMIT W/ EARTH CRY

SAT 6/23 7:00PM– JOSHUA DAVIS 8:30PM–MEMORYCARE BENEFIT CONCERT

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Liz Teague & Friends, 7:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Mark Stuart, 8:00PM SALVAGE STATION Little Bird, 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Redleg Husky, 7:00PM

FRIDAY, JUNE 15 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Lyric (soul, funk), 9:00PM AMBROSE WEST XpandFest After Party w/ Window Cat & David Earl Band, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR AGB Celebrity All Stars, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Supatight & Groove Fetish, 10:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Acoustic Swing, 7:00PM

CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL DJ Zues, 9:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Early Jazz Jam w/ Micah Thomas & Friends, 5:30PM Flint Blade & Space Koi (Reggae, psychedelia, dub), 7:30PM

CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Grass to Mouth, 7:00PM

THE GREY EAGLE All Them Blossoms, 6:00PM Too Many Zoos, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Burger Kings (classic rock n' roll), 9:00PM

THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Travis Tritt, 8:00PM

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

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN MidKnight Thunder, BENT, Frankenstein Avocado (rock n' roll), 7:30PM

THE FUNKATORIUM The Stardusters, 8:30PM

8:30PM–TRIBUTE TO THE BUDDY RICH BIG BAND WITH RICK DILLING AND TIME CHECK DINNER MENU TIL 9:30PM LATE NIGHT MENU TIL 12AM

W XYZ BAR AT ALOFT Jordan Okrend, 8:00PM

BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Blake Ellege & The Country Resonators (classic country, western), 6:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Jackson Harem w/ Dot.s & Half State, 9:30PM

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UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Blues & Brews w/ Reed Turchi, 7:00PM

SLY GROG LOUNGE Livingdog w/ Austin Feinstein, Augustus Carroll & Baby Bengal, 8:00PM

FEAT. SEVERAL DUDES, SKINNY LEGS AND ALL, AND MIA GREEN

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

TIMO'S HOUSE BRRRZDAYZ w/ Jj smash & Genetix, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Chicken Coop Willaye, 9:00PM

CORK & KEG Blue Ridge Broadcasters (old-time), 8:30PM CROW & QUILL Big Dawg Slingshots (western swing, hot jazz), 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Night Battles w/ Sang Sarah, Cadavernous & Ghost Machine, 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Paper Crowns (folk, Americana), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY King Willow (indie, poprock), 6:00PM FUNKATORIUM Metaphonia, 8:00PM GINGER'S REVENGE Robin Lewis, 8:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Andalyn, 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series: Chris Wilhelm & Friends (indie), 6:30PM An Acoustic Evening w/ Becca Stevens & Cecily, 7:00PM 6 String Drag, 9:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Fin Dog, 9:00PM JARGON The Michael Libramento Trio, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Calico Moon, 6:30PM MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Kevin Fuller, 7:00PM NOBLE KAVA Michael Jefry Stevens Trio, 9:00PM ODDITORIUM Broad River Nightmare, Thee Sidewalk Surfers, Deadwood (metal), 9:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Fridays w/ members of Phuncle Sam, 5:30PM Kaizen w/ Jeff Sipe, Mike Barnes & Mark McDaniel, 10:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Dj Hook's: Dear Goth (80's dance party benefiting Our Voice), 8:30PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN The Old Chevrolet Set w/ Vollie McKenzie, 8:00PM

THE FUNKATORIUM The Metaphonia, 8:30PM THE GREY EAGLE Jim Sharkey, 6:00PM Dirty Dead & Jarvis Jenkins Band, 9:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING Flint Blade & RossDaFareye (dub, rock, jazz, electronica), 8:00PM

THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ Sets, 9:00PM

ORANGE PEEL Greener Daze: Tribute to Green Day, 9:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT HEX (dance party benefit for Girls Rock!), 8:30PM

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

THE WINE & OYSTER Rebecca O' Quinn (classic Americana, honky tonk), 7:00PM

PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Rhoda Weaver & the Soul Mates, 7:00PM

TIMO'S HOUSE Fame Douglas, 8:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Max Gross Weight (rock, blues, jam), 8:00PM

TOWN PUMP The Build, 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES In Deep Duo feat. Linda Wolf, 7:30PM Strange Signals (modern funk & soul), 10:00PM

SALVAGE STATION Cash Unchained (Johnny Cash covers), 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Tessia, 4:30PM Scoundrel's Lounge, 8:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY The Berlyn Trio (jazz, funk, soul), 9:00PM

SLY GROG LOUNGE The Half That Matters w/ Shutterings & Poet Radio, 9:00PM

W XYZ BAR AT ALOFT Phantom Pantone, 8:00PM

185 KING STREET Blake Ellege performs Sun Studios: Live in Concert, 8:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Purple (funk, jazz, pop), 9:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Kon Tiki Hank Bones Ling Ling Laura Pendleton, 8:00PM

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FREE PATIO SHOW, 6-8PM

14 HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS Momma Molasses & Banjo Mitch (Appalachian), 9:00PM

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ALL THEM BLOSSOMS

15

JIM SHARKEY

19 J.C. TOKES

FRI

DIRTY DEAD + JARVIS JENKINS BAND

SAT

COMEDIAN

20

15

CHICKEN COOP WILLAYE

WED AMERICAN AQUARIUM: “THINGS CHANGE” TOUR

16 RON JEREMY

20

W/ TRAVIS MEADOWS

Asheville’s longest running live music venue • 185 Clingman Ave TICKETS AVAILABLE AT HARVEST RECORDS & THEGREYEAGLE.COM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Saturday Night Jive w/ DJ AVX, 10:00PM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Roots & Dore (blues, roots), 7:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Benjo Saylor, 7:00PM CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL The Jordan Okrend Trio, 9:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Byrdie & the Mutts, 7:00PM

Live! @ the Asheville Masonic Temple

Gracie and Rachel w/ Special Guests STACE & Tina and Her Pony

June 23rd

WEEKLY EVENTS

THIS WEEK AT AVL MUSIC HALL

80 Broadway St. Asheville, NC 28801 6:30pm Doors/7:00pm Show Adv: $18-$22 / DOS: $20-$25 www.gracieandrachel.eventbrite.com

THIS WEEK AT THE ONE STOP:

THU 6/14 FRI 6/15 SAT 6/16

Fletcher’s Grove - [Jam/Rock] Kaizen: ft. Jeff Sipe, Mike Barnes and Mark McDaniel - [Jam] Suga Grits - [Funk]

DO CA$

NA H TIO N$

UPCOMING SHOWS - ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL:

The Hip Abduction

SATURDAY NIGHT JIVE

w/ Boulevards

SUPATIGHT + GROOVE FETISH

THU 6/14 - S HOW : 8:30 pm (D OORS : 7:30 pm) - adv. $12

FRI 6/15 - S HOW : 10 pm (D OORS : 9 pm) - T ICKETS : $7.00

SAT 6/16 - S HOW/D OORS : 10 pm $5 S UGGESTED D ONATION

TUESDAY:

Turntable Tuesday - 10pm

w/ DJ AVX

WEDNESDAY:

THURSDAY:

FRIDAY:

Evil Note Lab

Mitch’s Totally Rad Trivia 6:30pm

F ree Dead F riday

9:30pm

5pm

SUNDAY: Bluegrass Brunch

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

6/21 6/22 6/23 6/29 6/30

Magic City Hippies - [Indie/Funk] Travers Brothership + Empire Horns wsg Dean Mitchell of MKB - [Soul/Funk/Rock/Jam] Saturday Night Jive w/ DJ Robbie Dude - [Dance] Asheville Modern Big Band - [Music Ensemble] Saturday Night Jive w/ Oso Rey - [Dance]

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THU. 6/14 Marc Keller (acoustic rock)

FRI. 6/15 DJ MoTo

(dance hits, pop)

SAT. 6/16 The Road Runnerz

(classic hits - all of your favorites!)

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sanctuary Sessions: Maya de Vitry & Rose Cousins (benefit for Blue Ridge Public Radio), 7:00PM CHESTNUT Jazz Brunch, 11:00AM CORK & KEG Zydeco Ya Ya, 8:30PM CROW & QUILL Mischief Managed (geeky burlesque), 9:00PM DISTRICT WINE BAR Saturday Night Rock Show, 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S The Holifields w/ Slugly & Crumbsnatchers, 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Rahm Squad (jam, funk), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Sinners & Saints, 6:00PM HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS AIC Saturday Improv w/.

You Me &Them, 9:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Gruda Tree, 7:00PM

20 S. Spruce St. • 225.6944 packStavern.com

HILLMAN BEER Fin Dog, 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 All Go West Fest 2018 (multi-stage festival), 12:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Abe Reid & The Spikedrivers, 9:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM MG ROAD Late Night Dance Party w/ DJ Lil Meow Meow, 10:00PM

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JARGON Sunday Blunch w/ Mark Guest & Mary Pearson (jazz), 11:00AM

SLY GROG LOUNGE Spearfinger, Widow Lake & Aisles of Jane Doe, 8:30PM

LOBSTER TRAP Phil Alley (jazz), 6:30PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Saturday Salsa & Latin Dance Party Night w/ DJ Edi Fuentes, 9:30PM THE GREY EAGLE Ron Jeremy, 9:00PM THE WINE & OYSTER Kylie B. & The Birds (jazz), 7:00PM Robert Thomas, 7:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE Underground Unheard Showcase, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Total Astronaut, 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Rebecca O'Quinn Trio (blues, country), 7:30PM Free Flow (funk, soul), 10:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Gold Rose (Americana), 9:00PM W XYZ BAR AT ALOFT Special Affair, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN The Asheville Jazz Orchestra, 8:00PM

SUNDAY, JUNE 17 185 KING STREET Sunday Sessions Open Electric Jam, 4:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR One Leg Up (gypsy jazz), 7:00PM

MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Dave Desmelik, 7:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Musicians Jam & Pot Luck, 3:30PM

NOBLE KAVA Chuck Lichtenberger, 9:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Redleg Husky, 7:00PM

ODDITORIUM The Dark Market (medieval), 9:00PM

BURIAL BEER CO. Burial's 5 Year Anniversary Party, 12:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Suga Grits (funk), 10:00PM

CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Kevin Fuller, 6:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING Coy Wolf (folk, blues, oldtime), 9:00PM

FUNKATORIUM Bluegrass Brunch w/ Gary Macfiddle, 11:00AM

ORANGE PEEL Abbey Road Live: Beatles Tribute, 4:00PM & 8:00PM

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

PACK'S TAVERN The Road Runnerz (classic hits), 9:30PM

210 Haywood Road, West Asheville, NC 28806

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Izzi Hughes Trio, 3:00PM King Possum, 8:00PM

PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR MPH, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Groove Fetish, 8:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Secret Band, 8:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Reggae Sunday w/ Chalwa, 1:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 All Go West 2018 (multistage festival), 12:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Traditional Irish/Celtic Jam, 3:00PM

NOBLE KAVA Reggae Sunday Brunch, 4:00PM ODDITORIUM Gaping Maw (freakshow, carnival), 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S The Third Annual Great American Jerk Off, 3:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Bluegrass Brunch, 10:30AM PACK'S TAVERN Sunday Social Club, 4:30PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Open Mic w/ Laura Blackley & Krista Shows, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Pisgah Sunday Jam, 6:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Sly Grog Open Mic, 7:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Carolina Bop Society hosted by Bill Heath (Be-bop, jazz), 3:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Colby Dietz Band w/ The Paper Crowns & Christy Lynn Band, 8:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo Trivia Night, 7:00PM Open mic, 9:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Bobby Miller & Friends (bluegrass), 6:30PM NOBLE KAVA Stage Fright Open Mic, 7:00PM ODDITORIUM Risque Monday Burlesque w/ Deb Au Nare, 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Live Band Honky Tonk Karaoke, 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Mountain Music Mondays, 6:00PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR David Earl, 7:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Takes All Kinds Open Mic Night, 7:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Andy McKee, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Ghost Pipe Trio (jazz), 9:00PM THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN Bob Zullo (pop, rock, jazz, blues), 7:00PM THE WINE & OYSTER Blue Monday: Jazz & Blues Open Mic hosted by Linda Mitchell, 6:30PM TIMO'S HOUSE Service industry night, 8:00PM

THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ Sets, 9:00PM

TOWN PUMP JC Tokes, 9:00PM

THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN Bob Zullo (pop, rock, jazz, blues), 7:00PM

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES R&B Jam with Ryan Barber (R&B, soul, funk), 9:00PM

TIMO'S HOUSE DOM & Roland: The Biltmore Connect, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP L.D., 9:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Monday Night Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Jay Brown, 7:00PM

MONDAY, JUNE 18 185 KING STREET Open Mic hosted by Christ Whitmire, 6:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Siamese Sound Club (R&B, soul, jazz), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Classical Guitar Mondays, 7:30PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Open Mic hosted by Jon Edwards, 6:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Gospel Night w/ New Creation, 10:00PM GOOD STUFF Bingo Wingo Thingo, 6:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Game Night, 4:00PM

TUESDAY, JUNE 19 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The John Henrys (hot jazz), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Brad Hodge & Friends, 7:30PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday night funk jam, 11:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Larry Dolamore, 7:00PM DOUBLE CROWN The Wild Mohicans (New Orleans Mardi Gras Native Americans), 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Rod Hamdallah, Hotel Ten Eyes & Drunken Prayer, 9:00PM

GOOD STUFF Old time-y night, 6:30PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Tuesday Bluegrass Session w/ Man About a Horse, 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Nikki Talley, 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Las Rosas, Drag Sounds, Champagne Superchillin (NY rock 'n' roll, French pop), 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Jay Brown, 6:30PM MAD CO BREW HOUSE NC Songsmiths, 6:00PM NOBLE KAVA Open Jam, 8:00PM ODDITORIUM Open Mic Comedy Hosted by Tom Peters, 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Booty Tuesday w/ DJ Meow Meow (rap, trap, hip-hop), 10:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Turntable Tuesday, 10:00PM ORANGE PEEL King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, 8:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Taco and Trivia Tuesday, 6:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Musa Shebat (Palestinian clarinet), 5:30PM Swing Asheville & Jazzn-Justice Tuesday w/ the Community Jazz Jam, 8:00PM THE GREY EAGLE J.C. Tokes, 5:00PM THE MARKET PLACE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Rat Alley Cats, 7:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE Height Keech, Goldzilla, VVitchboy, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Derek Curtis, 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Early Funk Jam hosted

by JP & Lenny (funk, jazz), 9:00PM

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH The Sons of Ralph (bluegrass), 6:30PM

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 185 KING STREET Vinyl Night, 6:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis (African folk), 8:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open Mic hosted by Billy Owens, 7:00PM CARMEL'S KITCHEN AND BAR Adi the Monk (jazz), 5:30PM CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats, 7:30PM CROW & QUILL Asheville Fringe Presents: Summer Fringe Fest Performance Art, 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesday w/ Rebecca & The Reckoning & DJ David Wayne Gay, 9:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul, funk), 5:30PM

THU 6/14

FRI

6/15

THU 6/21

Chalwa

[Funky Reggae Party]

FREE SHOW!

Xpandfest After-After Party: Window Cat + David Earl and the Plowshares

Grateful Asheville Music Experience: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead and Beyond FREE SHOW!

FRI

6/22

Reasonably Priced Babies [Improv Comedy]

Listening Room & Event Space @ Beacham’s Curve

828-332-3090 312 HAYWOOD RD, WEST ASHEVILLE

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series: The Moon & You (acoustic, folk, soul), 6:30PM Clarence Bucaro (rock), 7:00PM Elisabeth Beckwitt & The Sedonas, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Open Jam Session, 5:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM MG ROAD Salsa Night, 8:00PM NOBLE KAVA Poetry Open Mic w/ Caleb Beissert (7:30 sign-up), 8:00PM ODDITORIUM Lunas, Sorrytown, Kno (emo, rock), 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Sexy Tunes with DJ's Zeus and Franco, 10:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Evil Note Lab, 9:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Open Mic Night, 6:30PM

ONE WORLD BREWING Bean Tree Remedy (Americana, folk, soul, blues), 9:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Irish Jam, 6:30PM Open Mic, 8:30PM

ORANGE PEEL Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers [SOLD OUT], 8:00PM

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TRIGGER WARNING Art Exhibit Opening Reception Friday, June 15th • 5-8pm

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SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY Jazz Night hosted by Jason DeCristofaro, 7:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Emma Dilemma & Morgan Orion (electrified folk, cosmic folk), 8:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Chicken Coop Willeye, 5:00PM American Aquarium w/ Curtis McMurtry, Kenny George Band (rock, alt. country), 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Berlyn Jazz Trio, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Virginia & The Slims w/ The Northside Gentlemen, 8:00PM

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TIMO'S HOUSE R3Z0N8, Rob Breax, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Open Jam w/Billy Presnell, 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES JJ Kitchen All Star Jam (blues, soul), 9:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Music Bingo, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Jazz Night: The Bill Gerhardt Group, 7:30PM

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samara jade (album

release show!)

w/ sister ivy

6/14 thu

jackson harem w/ dot.s, half state

6/15

fri

hex: a dance party benefit for

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Yoga at the Mothlight

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THURSDAY, JUNE 21 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM AMBROSE WEST Grateful Asheville Music Experience (Grateful Dead tribute), 8:30PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray & The Space Cooties, 7:30PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Magic City Hippies, 8:00PM BANKS AVE Bass Jumpin w/ DJ Audio, 9:00PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Alien Music Club (jazz), 9:00PM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Bluegrass Jam w/ The Big Deal Band, 8:00PM

CROW & QUILL Carolina Catskins (gritty ragtime jazz), 9:00PM

PURPLE ONION CAFE Michael Reno Harrell, 8:00PM

DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance 15th Anniversary Season, 7:30PM

SALVAGE STATION Chain Station, 8:00PM

FLEETWOOD'S Animal Show w/ The Power & Bethlehem Steel, 9:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER Open Mic (6 PM sign up), 6:30PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Ashley Heath (Americana, folk), 9:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Matt A. Foster (banjo blues), 6:00PM GOOD STUFF Jim Hampton & friends perform "Eclectic Country" (jam), 7:30PM HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS Red Rover Thursdays: Heather Taylor w/ Sean Jerome & Alexa Rose, 7:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Roots & friends open jam (blues, rock, roots), 6:30PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series: Upland Drive , 6:30PM 8Scot Sax & Suzie Brown (blues, folk), 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Punk Jeopardy, 9:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM NOBLE KAVA Cuttlefish Collective: Beat Workshop & Show, 7:30PM ODDITORIUM Industry Night w/ Shellshock Goth, 9:00PM Party Foul Drag Circus, 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Karaoke With Franco, 10:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM West King String Band, 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING Brian Keith w/ Michael Frevert (singer, songwriter), 9:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Matt Sellars, 7:00PM

PULP Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic w/ Cody Hughes, 9:00PM

CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Jeff Thompson, 8:00PM

PACK'S TAVERN Hope Griffin Duo (acoustic rock, folk), 8:00PM

SOUTH MAIN STREET Rhythm & Brews Concert Series w/ The Broadcast, 5:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Early Jazz Jam w/ Micah Thomas & Friends, 5:30PM THE GREY EAGLE Cody Siniard, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Burger Kings (classic rock n' roll), 9:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series: Zoe & Cloyd, 6:30PM Belle and The Band, 7:00PM AVL Producers Summit w/ Earth Cry, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Modern Strangers, 9:00PM JARGON The Jacob Rodriguez Trio, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Rob Parks & Friends, 6:30PM

THE MOTHLIGHT The Moth: True Stories Told Live, 7:30PM

MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Nikki Talley, 7:00PM

TIMO'S HOUSE Gemini Party w/ JJ Smash & Genetix, 8:00PM

NOBLE KAVA Jason Moore Trio, 9:00PM

TOWN PUMP Caleb Martin, 9:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Fridays w/ members of Phuncle Sam, 5:30PM Matt Petty & The Whiskey Chasers, 10:00PM

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Jesse Barry & The Jam (blues, dance), 9:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Anya Hinkle, 7:00PM W XYZ BAR AT ALOFT Sarah Tucker, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Tracey Schmidt and Friends, 7:00PM

FRIDAY, JUNE 22

ONE WORLD BREWING Captain EZ - The Vibe Conductor, 9:00PM PACK'S TAVERN DJ MoTo (dance hits, pop), 9:30PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Trio, 8:00PM

185 KING STREET Sezessionville Road, 7:30PM

SLY GROG LOUNGE Shutterings w/ Mr. Mange, 9:00PM

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Space Mammals (funk, pop), 9:00PM

THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ Sets, 9:00PM

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

THE MOTHLIGHT TV Girl w/ Coma Cinema & Infinity Crush, 9:30PM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Travers Brothership w/ Empire horns & Dean Mitchell of MKB, 10:00PM

TIMO'S HOUSE Zabuls, Vietnam Jerry, 8:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Acoustic Swing, 7:00PM CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Molly Parti, 8:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Grass to Mouth, 7:00PM CROW & QUILL Chrysty Lynn Band (folk, Americana), 9:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Hearts Gone South, Jesse Daniel Band (honky-tonk), 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Chris Cooper Project (jazz, soul), 10:00PM GINGER'S REVENGE Record Prophets, 8:00PM

TOWN PUMP The Pearl Snap Project, 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Lenny Pettinelli (piano evergreens), 7:30PM Jordan Okrend (soul, r&B), 10:00PM US CELLULAR CENTER JJ Grey & Mofro (swamp rock, blues, soul), 6:30PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Gavin Conner & The Junk Drawer, 9:00PM W XYZ BAR AT ALOFT DJ Abu Disarray, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN The Riccardi Duo (musical satire), 8:00PM

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BY SCOTT DOUGLAS, FRANCIS X. FRIEL & JUSTIN SOUTHER

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Writer/director Paul Schrader creates a distinctly post-modern martyrdom with Ethan Hawke in First Reformed

First Reformed HHHHS DIRECTOR: Paul Schrader PLAYERS: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Philip Ettinger, Cedric the Entertainer, Michael Gaston, Victoria Hill DRAMA RATED R THE STORY: A reverend with a depressing back story and an even more depressing congregation contemplates extreme measures as his church, funded by a malignantly narcissistic oligarch, prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary.

THE LOWDOWN: A spiritual sequel to Taxi Driver that places the emphasis on the spiritual, as writer/director Paul Schrader returns to form.

As both a writer and director, Paul Schrader has long had one of the most distinctive voices in Hollywood.

While he may be best remembered as the scribe behind some of Martin Scorsese’s biggest movies, he’s also been behind the camera for many of his own scripts in the 40-plus years since his big break with Taxi Driver; and while his efforts have occasionally been uneven (looking at you, Cat People), it’s hard to argue that they’ve ever been anything less than interesting. His latest, First Reformed, is certain to be a polarizing case in point.

For fans of early Schrader, First Reformed constitutes a dramatic return to form for a writer who hasn’t penned anything in the last decade outside of an obscure Nicholas Cage vehicle and hasn’t written anything of note since the turn of the century. So it should come as a relief to those in Schrader’s corner that he’s revisiting the themes that made him bankable in the first place — religion

and spirituality, isolation and suicidal ideation — in what may amount to his most psychologically direct work to date. It’s not as visceral in its religiosity as The Last Temptation of Christ or as soul-crushingly intimate as Raging Bull, but the voice is still classic Schrader even if the maturity and candor have deepened with age.

In many ways, First Reformed is a spiritual sequel to Schrader’s Taxi Driver script, revisiting not only the paranoiac ostracization explored in its predecessor, but also mimicking some of that film’s stylistic cues. As the Rev. Ernst Toller, Ethan Hawke is allowed to dip into the same font of loneliness and despair that engulfed Robert DeNiro’s Travis Bickle, right down to the obsessive journaling, military background and furtive substance abuse. Rev. Toller also share’s Bickle’s inability to connect and the same drive to strive for something greater than himself — he’s a man of God who can no longer pray, a soldier who could no longer fight and a preacher whose flock has left him for the slick megachurch across the street.

So what can a burgeoning nihilist like Toller get behind? As it turns out, it doesn’t matter all that much.

Like most Schrader protagonists, he’s descended so far past the end of his rope that he’s beyond caring, even if he hasn’t quite reached those Nietzschean levels beyond good and evil. He’s stirred from his complacency by a pregnant parishioner whose husband has become morbidly fixated on climate change to such an extent that he would rather to abort their gestating child than bring it into a world that he feels certain is doomed. To say much more about the plot would be to do the film a disservice, but it should suffice to say that things get progressively crazier as Schrader reaches his third act.

And by crazy, I mean absolutely bonkers. One scene in particular veers into Kubrick by way of Ken Russell, and while Schrader lacks the visual acumen of either, he matches the audacity of both. What starts as a slow-burn psychological thriller descends into the depths of the human soul and comes up with more questions than answers, leav-

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ing the audience to either rail in frustration or applaud the unvarnished ballsiness of one of the American cinema’s unparalleled voices. Either response is appropriate. Rated R for some disturbing violent images.

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Hereditary HHHHS DIRECTOR: Ari Aster PLAYERS: Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, Milly Shapiro HORROR RATED R THE STORY: A family confronts a seemingly accidental tragedy, only to discover that its roots are buried in a far deeper occult history.

THE LOWDOWN: A staggeringly accomplished feature debut for writer/director Ari Aster that mixes metaphor with metaphysics to genuinely ghoulish ends.

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talent, and not without good reason, given its low financial bar to entry and perennial popularity. But sometimes a low-budget horror film comes along that is so good, so polished, that it can easily deceive the audience into thinking that it’s the work of a seasoned professional rather than a talented novice. That’s certainly the case with Hereditary, a tour de force debut for first-time feature writer/director Ari Aster. Not since Robert Eggers’ The Witch premiered in 2015 have I been so completely blown away by an indie horror debut, and much like that film, Hereditary is likely to be deeply divisive, even among diehard genre fans.

As was true of The Witch, Hereditary makes the most of its minuscule budget by keeping its supernatural elements primarily implied rather than overt until the final act, carefully avoiding the tired jump scares and gratuitous gore that characterize so much of what passes for horror these days. Metaphor-laden without being preachy, subtle without being obscure, Aster’s script is a psychological melodrama posing as an occult horror film, a subversive sheep in wolf ’s clothing.

The film’s themes of familial conflict and parental resentment are much more relatable than its tale of Satan worshiping housewives might suggest, but does that make them any less insidious?

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Aster’s story follows an uppermiddle-class family whose world is upended by an almost incomprehensible tragedy, an accident that will forever change the way in which parents Steve (Gabriel Byrne) and Annie (Toni Collette) relate to angsty teen son Peter (Alex Wolff). But by that point, the standard of weirdness has already been set almost implausibly high by newcomer Milly Shapiro, whose role as younger sister Charlie gives her one of the spookiest “creepy kid” turns on record. Still, it’s Collette who steals the show here, bouncing between befuddlement and bellicose bombast with a deftness that deserves every accolade out there. Is Hereditary about the lords of hell or about bipolar disorder? Colette’s masterful performance has its devil’s food cake and eats it too.

If there’s a good deal of ingenuity here, that’s not necessarily to say that Hereditary is a wholly original film. Aster borrows liberally from Roman Polanski, lifting thematic and visual elements from The Tenant and Rosemary’s Baby. There are also touches of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and Ingmar Bergman’s Hour of the Wolf, with just a dash of Kenji Mizoguchi’s Ugetsu tossed in for good measure. If Aster’s visual acumen doesn’t quite measure up to those lofty antecedents, it’s not for lack of trying.

And that’s really my sole gripe with Hereditary — Aster seems to be trying a bit too hard. He moves his camera unnecessarily, with nearconstant pans and tilts diminishing the impact of the shots that should count. Still, he shows enough restraint to forgo easy scares in favor of slow-burn tension and some truly disturbing tableaus. It’s not quite a perfect film, but it’s damned close — and far better than one might reasonably expect of a feature debut from a heretofore unknown director of shorts. It’s perhaps fitting that Aster is a graduate of the same AFI program that fostered the talents of David Lynch, because like Lynch, he’s found the devil in the details of middle-class American family life. Rated R for horror violence, disturbing images, language, drug use and brief graphic nudity.

Now Playing at AMC Classic River Hills 10, Carolina Cinemark, Grail Moviehouse, Regal Biltmore Grande, Epic of Hendersonville.

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TICK TOCK: A still from Hair Today Gone Tomorrow, which won Best Film in the 2015 Asheville 48 Hour Film Project. Area teams will compete in the 2018 edition June 1517. Photo courtesy of Asheville 48 Hour Film Project • The Asheville 48 Hour Film Project takes place Friday, June 15-Sunday, June 17. Filmmakers from across Western North Carolina will compete to see who can make the best short film in two days.

All completed works will be screened over the course of two programs on Tuesday, June 19, and Wednesday, June 20, at 7 and 10 each night at Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co., 675 Merrimon Ave. The winning short, chosen by a panel of Asheville-based film critics, will compete against city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2019 for a chance at the grand prize and an opportunity to screen at the Cannes Film Festival 2019 Short Film Corner. Teams may register through June 15 for $188.

48hourfilm.com/asheville • The Musical Matinees weekly summer film series continues at the Columbus Public Library, 1289 W. Mills St., Columbus, on Friday, June 15, at 1 p.m. with Chicago. Free. polklibrary.org • Marc McClure presents his documentary Dr. Dennis Branch: An African American Physician in the Jim Crow South, 1914-1964 on Saturday, June 16, 2-3:30 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road. Dr. Branch practiced medicine in Newport, Tenn., for 50 years, primarily serving white patients during a time when segregation laws forbade interracial intimacy.

FILM ASHEVILLE GREENWORKS 828-254-1776, ashevillegreenworks.org • WE (6/20), 7-9pm Proceeds from this documentary film screening of

The Guardians, benefit Bee City USA Asheville. $10. Held at Grail MovieHouse, 45 S. French Broad Ave. HENDERSON COUNTY LIBRARY 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville, 828-6974725, henderson.lib.nc.us

Dr. Branch came to national prominence when Wilma Dykeman and James Stokely included him in their 1957 book, Neither White Nor Black.

The 60-minute film includes interviews with Dr. Branch’s former patients, neighbors and graduates of the historically black Tanner School. The event begins with an introduction by Jim Stokely, son of Dykeman and Stokely, who grew up in Newport. Admission by $5 donation.

Free for members of the Western North Carolina Historical Association, which is sponsoring the program. wnchistory.org • The Burger Bar, 1 Craven St., kicks off its Sunday Night Slaughterhouse Sinema film series on June 17 at 8 p.m. with The Evil Dead (1981) and Re-Animator. The series continues each week through Oct. 22. Free for members. facebook.com/burgerbar.asheville • On Wednesday, June 20, 7-9 p.m., Grail Moviehouse, 45 S. French Broad Ave., and Asheville GreenWorks present a benefit screening of The Guardians to raise funds for Bee City USA Asheville.

The documentary explores how monarch butterflies and an indigenous Mexican community each depend on the same at-risk ancient forest for their survival. Tickets are $10 and available online and at the Grail box office. grailmoviehouse.com X

• WE (6/13), 2-4pm - Midweek Matinee: Wonder, film screening.

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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF ASHEVILLE 1 Edwin Place, 828-2546001, uuasheville.org

• FR (6/15), 7pm Environmental & Social Justice Film Series: The Bail Trap: American Ransom, film screening.

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Incredibles 2

Sequel to the popular 2004 Disney/Pixar computer-animated family film. According to the studio: “Known to the world as superheroes Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, Bob Parr and his wife, Helen, were among the world's greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs to live "normal" lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top-secret assignment.” No early reviews. (PG)

Superfly

Remake of the iconic 1972 Gordon Parks Jr.-directed Ron O’Neal vehicle, transposing the drug-slinging Youngblood Priest from Harlem to Atlanta as he tries to make one last big score before retiring, with hip-hop music video helmer Director X behind the camera.

No early reviews. (R)

Tag

Comedy based on a true story, directed by Jeff Tomsic and starring an ensemble cast, including Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Annabelle Wallis, Rashida Jones, Isla Fisher, Leslie Bibb, Hannibal Buress, with Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner. According to the studio: “For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade — risking their necks, their jobs and their relationships to take each other down with the battle cry: ‘You’re It!’ This year, the game coincides with the wedding of their only undefeated player, which should finally make him an easy target. But he knows they’re coming ... and he’s ready.” No early reviews. (R)

The Gospel According to Andre

Drew Pearce directed this crime thriller, set in a future Los Angeles beset by riots over water, a tough-as-nails nurse operates a boutique hospital for the city's most powerful criminals. As sleazily stylish as it is stupefyingly slipshod, this not-quite neo-noir is likely to engender little more than a resounding "So what?" Starring Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella, Jeff Goldblum, Jenny Slate, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Day, Dave Bautista.

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DIRECTOR: Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos PLAYERS: Jozef Kroner, Ida Kaminska, Hana Slivkova, Frantisek Zvarik, Helena Zvarikov DRAMA Rated NR What would happen if Ernst Lubitsch’s To Be or Not to Be had some unholy love child with Schindler’s List? I don’t know, and I don’t want to know — but it couldn’t possibly be more depressing than Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos’ 1965 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film, The Shop on Main Street (Obch o Na Korze). What seems poised as a particularly odd comedy of Holocaust manners becomes even more brutal and bleak than you could possibly expect as its final hour ensues, and the result is potentially the most poignant and emotionally conflicted film of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Exquisite performances from stars Josef Kroner and Ida Kaminska do justice to a script from Kadár and Ladislav Grosman, but that may be the only justice to be found in this story. If you saw last month’s Holocaust drama 1945 and said to yourself, “Yeah, but where are the lols?” then this may be the film for you — but if such an unlikely hypothetical person were to exist, then he surely deserves the unfathomable desolation of The Shop on Main Street. The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Shop on Main Street on Sunday, June 17, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): My Aries acquaintance Tatiana decided to eliminate sugar from her diet. She drew up a plan to avoid it completely for 30 days, hoping to permanently break its hold over her. I was surprised to learn that she began the project by making a Dessert Altar in her bedroom, where she placed a chocolate cake and five kinds of candy. She testified that it compelled her willpower to work even harder and become even stronger than if she had excluded all sweet treats from her sight. Do you think this strenuous trick might work for you as you battle your own personal equivalent of a sugar addiction? If not, devise an equally potent strategy.

You’re on the verge of forever escaping a temptation that’s no good for you. Or you’re close to vanquishing an influence that has undermined you. Or both.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You have caressed and finessed The Problem. You have tickled and teased and tinkered with it. Now I suggest you let it alone for a while. Give it breathing room. Allow it to evolve under the influence of the tweaks you have instigated.

Although you may need to return and do further work in a few weeks, my guess is that The Problem’s knots are now destined to metamorphose into seeds. The awkwardness you massaged with your love and care will eventually yield a useful magic.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Whether you love what you love or live in divided ceaseless revolt against it, what you love is your fate.” Gemini poet Frank Bidart wrote that in his poem “Guilty of Dust,” and now I offer it to you. Why? Because it’s an excellent time to be honest with yourself as you identify whom and what you love. It’s also a favorable phase to assess whether you are in any sense at odds with whom and what you love; and if you find you are, to figure out how to be in more harmonic alignment with whom and what you love. Finally, dear Gemini, now is a key moment to vividly register the fact that the story of your life in the coming years will pivot around your relationship with whom and what you love.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Congratulations on the work you’ve done to cleanse the psychic toxins from your soul, Cancerian. I love how brave you’ve been as you’ve jettisoned outworn shticks, inadequate theories and irrelevant worries. It makes my heart sing to have seen you summon the self-respect necessary to stick up for your dreams in the face of so many confusing signals. I do feel a tinge of sadness that your heroism hasn’t been better appreciated by those around you.

Is there anything you can do to compensate? Like maybe intensify the appreciation you give yourself?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I hope you’re reaching the final stages of your yearlong project to make yourself as solid and steady as possible. I trust you have been building a stable foundation that will serve you well for at least the next five years. I pray you have been creating a rich sense of community and establishing vital new traditions and surrounding yourself with environments that bring out the best in you. If there’s any more work to be done in these sacred tasks, intensify your efforts in the coming weeks. If you’re behind schedule, please make up for lost time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Necessity is the mother of invention,” says an old proverb. In other words, when your need for some correction or improvement becomes overwhelming, you may be driven to get creative. Engineer Allen Dale put a different spin on the issue. He said that “if necessity is the mother of invention, then laziness is the father.” Sci-fi writer Robert Heinlein agreed, asserting that “progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.” I’m not sure if necessity or laziness will be your motivation, Virgo, but I suspect that the coming weeks could be a golden age of invention for you. What practical innovations might you launch? What useful improvements can you finagle? (P.S. Philosopher Alfred North Whitehead attributed the primary drive for innovative ideas and gizmos to “pleasurable intellectual curiosity.”)

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Would you have turned out wiser and wealthier if you had dropped out of school in third grade? Would it have been better to apprentice yourself to a family of wolves or coyotes rather than trusting your educational fate to institutions whose job it was to acclimate you to society’s madness? I’m happy to let you know that you’re entering a phase when you’ll find it easier than usual to unlearn any old conditioning that might be suppressing your ability to fulfill your rich potentials. I urge you to seek out opportunities to unleash your skills and enhance your intelligence.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The temptation to overdramatize is strong. Going through with a splashy but messy conclusion may have a perverse appeal. But why not wrap things up with an elegant whisper instead of a garish bang? Rather than impressing everyone with how amazingly complicated your crazy life is, why not quietly lay the foundations for a low-key resolution that will set the stage for a productive sequel? Taking the latter route will be much easier on your karma, and in my opinion will make for just as interesting a story.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Each of us harbors rough, vulnerable, controversial or unhoned facets of our identity. And every one of us periodically reaches turning points when it becomes problematic to keep those qualities buried or immature. We need to make them more visible and develop their potential. I suspect you have arrived at such a turning point. So on behalf of the cosmos, I hereby invite you to enjoy a period of ripening and self-revelation.

And I do mean “enjoy.” Find a way to have fun.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): For the next two-plus weeks, an unusual rule will be in effect: The more you lose, the more you gain. That means you will have an aptitude for eliminating hassles, banishing stress and shedding defense mechanisms. You’ll be able to purge emotional congestion that has been preventing clarity. You’ll have good intuitions about how to separate yourself from influences that have made you weak or angry. I’m excited for you, Capricorn! A load of old, moldy karma could dissolve and disperse in what seems like a twinkling. If all goes well, you’ll be traveling much lighter by July 1.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I suggest you avoid starting a flirtatious correspondence with a convict who’ll be in jail for another 28 years. OK? And don’t snack on fugu, the Japanese delicacy that can poison you if the cook isn’t careful about preparing it. Please? And don’t participate in a séance where the medium summons the spirits of psychotic ancestors or diabolical celebrities with whom you imagine it might be interesting to converse. Got that? I understand you might be in the mood for high adventure and out-of-the-ordinary escapades. And that will be fine and healthy as long as you also exert a modicum of caution and discernment.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I suggest that you pat yourself on the back with both hands as you sing your own praises and admire your own willful beauty in three mirrors simultaneously. You have won stirring victories over not just your own personal version of the devil, but also over your own inertia and sadness. From what I can determine, you have corralled what remains of the forces of darkness into a comfy holding cell, sealing off those forces from your future. They won’t bother you for a very long time, maybe never again. Right now you would benefit from a sabbatical — a vacation from all this high-powered character-building. May I suggest you pay a restorative visit to the Land of Sweet Nonsense?

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24 Cut of beef in a Newport steak 26 Vatican V.I.P. 27 Famous feuder with Jay-Z 28 Chilled, when 59-Across?

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1 Cap on many a shampoo bottle 2 Member of the B-team 3 Slimming down 4 Part of L.G.B.T.Q. 5 Advocate for 6 Eastern priest 7 The whole shebang 8 Substitute for legal tender 9 Real standout 10 Insulting designation from a pirate 11 Mideast bigwig 12 Typical part of a book deal 13 Line holdup?

14 Nonconforming opinion 22 Diver’s need 23 College admissions fig.

25 Famed fountain name 29 Sacred creature in ancient Egypt 30 She threw the apple of discord, in Greek myth 35 Took a tumble, as the stock market 37 Big name in grills 39 High number?

40 “Just a number,” according to a common saying

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41 Superhero with super speed 42 Give some juice 43 Prime directive 46 Poet who read at President Clinton’s 1993 inauguration 47 Creative sort

48 Beginnings of some trips 49 Light sources in a light show 51 “Wow!,” in a text 52 Gold and silver 54 “The Gold-Bug” author

57 Playground call 60 One with millions of Instagram followers, say 61 ___ Major 62 Smithereens 66 Rock band’s need

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