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Water warriors Though the state has cut back on various environmental initiatives and funding, each summer, the Franklin-based Land Trust for the Little Tennessee conducts biological monitoring in some 30 waterways, from the headwaters in north Georgia to Fontana Reservoir in North Carolina. The work’s part of a network of organizations and volunteers — WNC’s water warriors.

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Letter references sad, offensive Internet meme In a July 16 letter [“New Mural at Orbit DVD is Offensive,” July 16, Xpress], David Lynch criticized public art at Orbit DVD by applying the discerning website knowyourmeme.com. Lynch referenced a sad and offensive Internet meme featuring a sloth (the same creature depicted in Orbit’s mural), and claimed this meme, which advocates violence toward women, is the lens through which we should view the mural.

Not everyone will like the Orbit mural. Art is subjective — a Rorschach test that reveals what’s in the beholder’s head more than the artist’s. It is your right to be offended

by Orbit’s mural, but not for Lynch’s reasoning. I am in no way defending the sloth meme or the actions it advocates. Lynch is likely an intelligent man, but he fights with an absurd argument.

To demonstrate, I thought I would take Lynch’s logic — find memes and apply them to Asheville — to show how unfortunate his reasoning is. Some memes I found say we should randomly beat hippies and feed homeless people to others who are homeless. I bet these people are glad not all of us think memes are for real.

I found one meme set in public fountains similar to our Splashville. It encouraged people to publicly urinate on others. Further memes dare us to do depraved acts to public monoliths like Vance Monument.

No! Don’t do any of this. Memes are for the Internet. They are not guideposts for informed and rational humans. Please question yourself if you ever want to apply an Internet meme’s content to the three-dimensional world.

If you dislike some art, including the mural at Orbit DVD, that’s fine.

But when we let our minds connect something to any random reference in the search for deeper meaning, we’re not thinking critically anymore.

And that’s the real shame in the criticisms of this public mural.

Jim MacKenzie Asheville

Diversity not meaningful in terms of Asheville’s racial integration It perplexed me to see diversity voted as the third-best reason to live in Asheville [“Best of WNC, Part One,” Aug. 6, Xpress].

This is not because I believe it is inaccurate nor that I lack an abid-

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ing love for the general weirdness of our city that the word was likely meant to encapsulate when voters selected it. It was troubling because, for whatever diversity exists here, we are sorely kidding ourselves by entertaining any belief that it is at all

CORRECTIONS Whitney Madden, owner of Source for Well-Being — Best Alternative Healing Center (Health/Wellness), Best Innovative Business and Best Business That Gives Back to the Community (Regional: Swannanoa/ Black Mountain) — reports that the business has moved to 226 Charlotte Highway and the new phone number is 778-4180.

Errant text at the end of an Aug. 6 printedition article [“Focus on Fracking: NC Officials Seek Public Comment on Draft Rules,” Aug. 6, Xpress] resulted from an error in the export of text files from our content-managment system; the remarks should have been attributed to Charles Holbrook.

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meaningful in terms of Asheville’s racial integration.

For instance, despite all the fanfare devoted to our fantastic local businesses, only 2 percent are owned by members of the black community, who make up over 13 percent of Asheville.

Unemployment rates for people of color here are approximately double that of white residents, and the reverse holds true for homeownership rates.

Similar trends are glaring in disparate educational outcomes for Asheville’s students of color, bearing in mind that numbers scarcely describe the social experience.

Embracing diversity is distinct from merely “having” it, and that cannot happen without acute

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attention to the barriers historically oppressed populations face in finding outlets for equal opportunity.

I raise this not to whine or to point fingers, but because I have some faith in Asheville’s potential to promote consciousness about these trappings of institutional segregation.

For white Ashevilleans, I encourage you to listen to nonwhite residents when they choose to speak about their experiences, whether they feel represented and included, and whether they are able to access

the same level of comfort you might feel living in our shared space.

Awareness and humility will not mend all the damage of racial inequality at large, but if you’re a fan of Asheville’s diversity and would like to see it empowered, learning about what that means for those of different backgrounds is an easy, microlevel step toward improving the city’s integrity.

Laura Eshelman Asheville Editor’s note: The Best of WNC thirdplace winner in the Reason to Live in Asheville category was “Diversity and eclectic people, culture.”

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BIODIVERSITY BAROMETER: The variety of fish in a river — including this molly crawl bottom (aka mottled scupin) — helps researchers evaluate water quality.

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tanding knee-deep in the Little Tennessee River, Haley Williams wears a broad smile as she and her classmates fill a bucket with temporarily stunned fish. “We’ve been waiting for this all year,” says Williams, sporting hip waders and a camouflage T-shirt. Amid the verdant north Georgia mountains, she and about two dozen other Franklin High School biology students are taking part in an annual field trip led by the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee.

Wielding portable generators, Bill McLarney and another land trust staffer repeatedly run a current through this shimmering stretch of water, giving students a window into the river’s biodiversity. Each summer, the Franklin, N.C.-based nonprofit conducts biological monitoring in some 30 waterways, from the headwaters in north Georgia to Fontana Reservoir in North Carolina, compiling an index of ecosystem health.

Western North Carolina has relatively healthy waterways, thanks in part to the region’s large amount of public land, says McLarney, the land trust’s senior scientist. But the data gleaned from stream monitoring help state and local governments shape land-use and development policies that can have a crucial impact on watershed health. Water quality advocates, meanwhile, use the information to bolster their push for environmentally friendly policies and to obtain grants for specific conservation and restoration projects. The data also help regulators identify pollution sources.

Healthy waterways, notes McLarney, are “fundamentally related to our own health,” whether they’re used for drinking water or recreation.

But elected officials charged with shaping environmental policy often lack the kind of technical background that could help them deconstruct these complex issues. And meanwhile, severe budget cuts are increasingly limiting state agencies’ ability to protect water quality.

Against that backdrop, the work of nonprofits like the land trust looms very large indeed, says David Gillette, assistant professor of environmental science at UNC Asheville. And as the state continues shrinking its environmental staff, he continues, water quality problems “are going to have to be solved by the grassroots.”

GRASSROOTS ACTION The most serious threats to the region’s rivers and streams are sedimentation and stormwater runoff.

Sedimentation, caused partly by erosion from farmland and construction sites, can smother oxygen-producing plants, increase water temperature and kill fish. Runoff may also contain fertilizers, pesticides, automotive chemicals and other pollutants.

Such contaminants have long affected Hendersonville’s Mud Creek. The state classifies parts of it as impaired, meaning they fail to meet state water quality standards. The creek, which drains nearly 115 acres, is a tributary of the French Broad River, parts of which are also listed as impaired.

“Until we can figure out a way to keep rainwater from washing off the streets ... we’re going to have a problem,” says Mary Jo Padgett, co-founder of the Hendersonville-based Environmental & Conservation Organization.

ECO was formed in the late 1980s, when Henderson County was seeing rapid population growth. The county commissioners were considering whether to build a new landfill or a solid waste incinerator, and meanwhile, a local business wanted to site an asphalt plant on wetlands, Padgett remembers.

Despite the complex environmental issues involved, however, “Nobody seemed to have much expertise.”

Since then, she says, the group has tackled topics ranging from land-use management to transportation planning to renewable energy. The nonprofit also monitors more than two dozen waterways in the region and organizes volunteer river cleanups, relying on “an army of volunteers,” notes Padgett.

Mills River residents Jim and Sharon Spicer, for example, have been working with ECO for a dozen years, coordinating samplings of nearly three dozen Henderson County waterways “every month — rain or shine, snow or ice,” he reports. But the state cutbacks, Spicer says, have made it “harder now to get things done,” because while volunteer groups can report violations, they lack the authority to enforce the law.

ECO and the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee are just two of many local groups monitoring the health of Western North Carolina’s rivers, streams and creeks — watersheds, she says, that are extraordinarily rich in biodiversity.

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF SLASHED Back in February, a massive spill dumped 39,000 tons of coal ash into the Dan River, north of Greensboro.

Nonetheless, the following month,

as the Clean Water Management Trust Fund, which, since its establishment in 1996, has distributed more than $200 million in grants to environmental groups in the mountain region. In Buncombe County alone, the fund has helped finance some 30 major projects, including stream restorations and land acquisitions by conservation groups.

Yet in the current two-year budget cycle, the General Assembly has allocated about $7 million annually for the fund — the smallest amount since it was established in the mid-1990s to protect watersheds in the wake of a huge fish kill in the Neuse River, in the eastern part of the state.

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ZAP AND SCOOP: For the May study, scientist Bill McLarney and Western Carolina University student Valery Francis used a device that stuns fish for capture and study.

the Department of Environment and Natural Resources cut 68 staff positions in the Division of Water Resources as part of a departmental reorganization mandated in 2011.

Besides classifying waterways, the Division of Water Resources tests dozens of them each month for things like pH level and bacteria, though the agency covers far fewer sites than the various nonprofit groups.

The award-winning Ecosystem Enhancement Program, hailed as a national model for dealing with stream and wetlands restoration, lost nearly one-third of its staff.

And last year, DENR returned nearly $600,000 in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grants awarded to the Program Development Unit, which was eliminated as part of the reorganization. According to a Sept.

13, 2013, editorial in The News &

Observer of Raleigh, more than onethird of the money would have paid for monitoring streams and wetlands in central North Carolina that could be affected by hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that may be done in the future; the remainder would have funded other work pertaining to surface water protection.

State lawmakers maintain that the reductions will increase governmental efficiency without jeopardizing environmental or public health. The editorial, however, said: “Eliminating the unit and rejecting the grants raises a question of whether DENR’s so-called efficiencies are simply a reduction in the quality and breadth of environmental regulation. So far, there’s $582,305 headed back to the EPA that says that’s just what it is.”

The General Assembly has also continued to cut funding for entities such

Environmental advocates also voice concern about the cutbacks’ potential economic impacts.

“The health of our economy depends on our environment,” says Karen Cragnolin, who’s served on the trust fund’s board since its inception. Adventure tourism, farm-totable restaurants and organic gardens, she points out, all require clean water. “Our whole image is based on this sustainability.”

That’s proved particularly true for Asheville, with numerous outfitters now running the French Broad and two major craft brewers, New Belgium and Sierra Nevada, building production facilities in the watershed. Both companies based their decisions, in part, on the area’s reputation for abundant water resources and outdoor recreation, says Cragnolin, who is executive director of the Asheville-based nonprofit RiverLink. Sierra Nevada is using two wells on its Mills River property for brewing, notes spokesperson Bill Manley.

But the river wasn’t always considered such an asset: In the 1950s and ’60s, industrial discharges were largely unregulated. “It was a disaster,” says Cragnolin.

Local author Wilma Dykeman’s 1955 book The French Broad spotlighted the river’s problems and potential, but even after the passage of the federal Clean Water Act in 1972, progress was slow.

Commercial rafting began on the river in the mid-’70s, and by the early ’80s, several companies had outposts on the French Broad. Biltmore Estate began offering float trips on its stretch of river in the mid-1990s, says spokesperson Kathleen Mosher.

Even so, the stigma lingered. Mention getting on the water, remembers French Broad Riverkeeper Hartwell Carson, who moved to the area about a decade ago, and “You got that look, like, ‘Why are you going there?’”

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These days, though, hundreds of people are said to float the river on a given weekend. And a recently developed, roughly 140-mile canoe trail with campsites along the banks has made it possible to plan more extended river journeys.

KEEPING TABS Although industrial discharges into the French Broad have decreased, the number of other dischargers has held steady or even increased, says Ed Williams, an environmental specialist with the Division of Water Resources.

The biggest, the Metropolitan Sewerage District, releases an average of 21 million gallons of treated effluent into the French Broad each day, state records show. The treatment plant’s permit allows it to dump up to 40 million gallons per day.

Nonetheless, Carson emphasizes, the river’s overall health has improved dramatically, and he aims to keep it that way.

As riverkeeper, he covers most of the French Broad’s watershed, including tributaries such as the Swannanoa, Nolichucky and Pigeon rivers. Besides weekly sampling for bacteria like E. coli (human and animal waste is the largest single source of pollution in the French Broad), Carson schedules river cleanups, monitors stormwater and wastewater discharges, and advocates for river-friendly local, state and federal policies.

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“Do you want to drink from a river that’s polluted?” he asks.

Asheville’s drinking water comes from three main sources: the North Fork and Bee Tree reservoirs, situated north and northwest of Black Mountain in Buncombe County, respectively, and an intake at the confluence of the French Broad and Mills rivers in Henderson County.

The position of French Broad riverkeeper was established at RiverLink in 2001 and later moved to the Western North Carolina Alliance, a grassroots activist group. The alliance, notes Carson, has also developed a mobile app and a website showing the water quality of local streams.

“People want to know about their backyard,” he says.

COAL ASH THREAT At the moment, the highest-profile threat to the French Broad’s water quality is Duke Energy’s Lake Julian power plant in Skyland, where Carson says he’s documented toxic heavy metals leaking into the river from its two unlined coal ash ponds. The older of the earthen dams containing the ponds was built in 1964, and a 2011 EPA report rated its structural condition as “poor.”

That dam is now inactive, but both it and the newer one (built in 1982) are rated “high hazard,” meaning a failure of either one would probably result in the loss of human life — due in part to their proximity to Interstate 26.

Environmentalists cite a 2008 spill at

a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant near Knoxville, which sent roughly 1 billion gallons of coal-ash slurry across hundreds of acres of land and waterways after a dam rupture there. To date, TVA has spent more than $1 billion cleaning up the area, and on Aug. 4, a federal judge in Nashville approved a settlement in which the utility will pay $27.8 million to more than 800 property owners.

If one of the Skyland dams collapsed, it would also have a “catastrophic impact” on the health of the river and its environs, says Carson, who conducts samplings in the vicinity. The plant’s wastewater discharge permit expired four years ago, and DENR hasn’t issued a new one, due to limited staffing and a backlog of permit applications, says Jeff Menzel, environmental specialist at the Division of Water Resources.

The Southern Environmental Law Center, a regional nonprofit, has been dueling with both Duke Energy and DENR for several years over pollution at the Skyland plant and elsewhere in the state. Several attempts to sue the utility under the Clean Water Act have been pre-empted when the state belatedly filed suits that limited the nonprofit’s ability to intervene. And despite tough talk by both Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders, the General Assembly failed to take action on coal ash ponds before going into recess earlier this month.

On Aug. 1, however, the governor (who worked for Duke for more than 20 years), issued an executive order instructing DENR to “continue to implement all regulations and laws” pertaining to coal combustion, “take appropriate action to halt any violations of the law where necessary” and “mandate remediation plans for all facilities where violations are found.”

In response, DENR has asked the utility to increase the frequency of dam inspections; expand its testing of groundwater and drinking water wells; and, by Nov. 15, submit plans for removing the ash from four plants, including Asheville’s.

MOVING TARGETS Passage of the Clean Water Act was spurred in part by public outcry after Ohio’s Cuyahoga River, thick with industrial waste, caught fire in 1969.

“We learn from our mistakes,” says UNCA’s Gillette about the sweeping improvements under the law, which regulates discharges into waterways.

But while the federal law addresses point-source pollution (the kind that’s linked to a particular factory, pipe or other discharge point), the

more elusive “nonpoint” sources pose the biggest threat to our waterways, he and others say. Stormwater runoff, for example, washes fertilizer and pesticides off farmland and lawns, oil and heavy metals off roads, and dirt from construction sites, depositing all these pollutants in streams.

Although federal and state regulations govern stormwater runoff and erosion, much local infrastructure was built before those rules were established, Carson explains. And given the state cutbacks, he worries that a significant uptick in construction could outpace law enforcement capability, particularly in rural areas that may not have their own regulatory staff.

Meanwhile, back on the Little Tennessee, the students are examining fish with names like molly crawl bottom and smoky day. To the untrained eye, this stretch of river, flowing through rural Rabun County in northeast Georgia, appears relatively healthy. And in fact, its condition has improved in the years since a local textile mill shut down. That factory, notes McLarney, was responsible for almost all the pointsource discharges in the watershed south of Fontana Reservoir.

This situation, though, is always subject to change.

The nearby town of Dillard, Ga., for example, has a temporary agreement with the local water authority to begin drawing drinking water from a reservoir about six miles away that’s also used by nearby Clayton, Ga. That town, however, is in the Savannah River watershed, and according to McLarney, the county commissioners have discussed sending Clayton’s wastewater to a sewage treatment plant in Dillard that discharges into the Little Tennessee.

Municipalities, he observes, are “all thirsty” and sometimes resort to drawing drinking water from outside their own watershed in what are known as interbasin transfers. But the amount of drinking water in each watershed is limited, he explains, meaning “water should be used, treated and returned to the system in the watersheds it’s in.”

Despite such challenges, however, McLarney says he’s optimistic about the future health of waterways here and elsewhere. “You may not give a damn about biodiversity,” he explains, “but you know at some level that some of the water has to be protected.”

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sitive to pollution.

As the region’s biggest river, the French Broad can “take some abuse,” notes Williams, the state environmental specialist. But smaller streams like West Asheville’s Hominy Creek are more vulnerable.

Still, Gracia O’Neill and Ann Marie Traylor hope to find a reasonable amount of biodiversity as they unfurl a net and wade into Hominy Creek.

Emptying the net over a makeshift table at the water’s edge, they spy critters like spiny crawlers and hellgrammites, some so small they’re barely even visible.

“It’s like sampling a human community,” says O’Neill, who coordinates the Stream Monitoring Information Exchange. In the spring and fall, the group’s volunteers sample streams across the region, collecting data on aquatic insects that’s used to assess habitat health.

The exchange, formed in 2002 to supplement the data gathered by the state, is now an arm of the Ashevillebased Environmental Quality Institute.

The institute, a nonprofit research lab, also helps run the Volunteer Water Information Network, launched in 1990 and now led by Traylor. The lab conducts chemical testing of samples collected by the two groups’ volunteers from streams and lakes in more than a dozen western counties. Together, VWIN and SMIE monitor some 150 streams across the region each month,

sharing data with other nonprofits and the state. They also schedule twiceyearly training sessions, drawing volunteers from across the region.

“If you don’t test, you don’t know,” says longtime SMIE volunteer Mark Ethridge, a retired Haywood County science teacher. Without Ethridge and the rest of SMIE’s roughly 50 active volunteers, says O’Neill, “We could never do this.”

The Hominy Creek sampling reveals a lower concentration of wildlife and less diversity than would be found in a stream farther away from the city, O’Neill and Traylor report. But that’s to be expected, particularly since they’re sampling downstream from where some 5,000 gallons of oil spilled into the creek from a storage tank in Candler in February. Such incidents, though rare, are reminders of the need for precautionary measures, these women maintain.

“Everybody needs to know that this is an important resource,” says Traylor.

That’s the same message McLarney has preached over the years. Preserving the region’s waterways and other natural resources, he says, shows a “simple respect for your surroundings.”

But there’s also the not-so-small matter of self-interest. “We are part of the ecosystem,” he declares. “If our environment is healthy, we stand a better chance of being healthy.”X

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A big difference begins with a small thing GreenWorks interns raise environmental awareness in public housing Sometimes the smallest thing can tell you a lot about the health of a community. That’s a message Asheville GreenWorks is hoping to spread to underserved Asheville communities — and they’re starting with something as small as a bug.

Through the organization’s Water Quality Internship Program, six interns are learning how to test water quality in local streams by counting macroinvertbrates — aquatic bugs that, upon close inspection, look like creatures from a sci-fi thriller. But that’s only the beginning, as the interns will also work as educators and advocates, raising awareness of environmental concerns in the public housing developments near the streams.

“The more education we can get to these communities that surround the streams, the better the outcome,” says Dewana Little, water quality and community engagement coordinator. “Anything that’s going on in these communities — litter on the ground, oil from the cars, overflowing trash bins — when it storms, it all flows directly to the water.”

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public housing. They are working with GreenWorks from April to November, testing four stream sites for chemical and biological indicators, including the macroinvertbrates.

Little says GreenWorks chose these four sites — located below the Pisgah View, Dearview, Hillcrest and Livingston and Erskine-Walton apartments — because they are particularly susceptible to pollution, in part because of a lack of recycling in some of the developments.

Though the city provides curbside recycling to single-family homes of up to four units, the program has not expanded to larger apartment complexes, including public housing developments. The Asheville Housing Authority and GreenWorks have partnered to provide recycling services through private companies at six of the nine Asheville public housing developments, though the service is not currently available at Pisgah View, Dearview or Klondyke, which account for 584 family units.

“When there’s no way to recycle, or when there isn’t education in the community about recycling, there’s no way to reduce the amount of trash going into the landfill bins,” Little says. “That leads to overflow, and the overflow is swept down to the streams.”

This is why the stream test is only the first phase of the internship program, Little says. The interns will be able to share their findings with friends and neighbors at community cookouts, sponsored by GreenWorks. They will also design activities to teach younger children about the importance of recycling and lead group trash pickups.

“We need people to start thinking twice when they throw something on the ground or when their trash is flowing over,” Little says. “We want to get them thinking, ‘I just cleaned that stream!’ People aren’t going to throw that trash down when they were just out there picking it up.”

The interns say the communities are responding to the initiative, especially younger kids.

In addition to the activities they designed for the Community Days, the interns have also led kids from

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GREENING UP THE STREAMS: Interns in the Asheville GreenWorks Water Quality Internship Program lead water quality testing and community activities to encourage environmental awareness in public housing developments. Photos courtesty of Asheville GreenWorks.

the Children First/CIS center in Deaverview on a macroinvertbrate collecting excursion.

“Being in the creeks, seeing if they are healthy — we are like real scientists,” says 19-year-old intern Tonnica Reid.

“And it’s a way for us to make our communities a better place to live,” adds intern Ebony Goodine, 13.

Little says she hopes the interns will be able to raise recycling awareness in the communities, and she adds that GreenWorks is working to find a way to expand recycling to all the developments. Samantha Bowers, project manager for the Asheville Housing Authority and chair of the board of directors for GreenWorks, adds that the nonprofit has submitted a proposal to the city to increase recycling efforts throughout public housing, which includes funding a resident-operated program. Little says that this would be the ideal approach, as it is also a way to bring jobs into the community.

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ronmental awareness in the communities is already increasing thanks to the interns’ efforts. “We believe this can really have a lasting effect,” she says. “The smallest things can make a great difference.”

GreenWorks’ community cookouts are open to the public and will be held at Pisgah View Apartments on Saturday, Aug. 30, and Deaverview Apartments on Saturday, Sept. 13.

The community event for Hillcrest and Klondyke apartments will be held at the Montford Center on Saturday, Sept. 27. The first community day, for the Southside housing developments, was held at the Grant Center on Aug. 18.

The other four interns in the Water Quality Internship Program are Katrina Greer, 13; Jesus Rubalcava, 13; Daniel Suber, 25; and Ayana White, 13. For more information on the program, visit ashevillegreenworks.org or call 254-1776. X

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BENEFITS BENEFIT AUCTION (pd.) August 30, 10am at New Life Community Church on 1417 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC 28804. Proceeds help Chris Spurrier get a van modified with computerized hand controls.

Items range from local fine art to new practical items. View auction items on Facebook: Chris Spurrier Van Fund / Auction.

BENEFIT CONCERT FOR LADIES NIGHT OUT tryonarts.org • SU (8/24), 3pm - Tickets to this World Masterwork Series concert, featuring classical piano performances, benefit this women's health program. $9.

Held at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon BOOKS FOR THE GOOD booksforgoodinc.com • SA (8/23), 9am-5pm & SU (8/24), 1-5pm - Proceeds

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QUEERER WORDS NEVER SPOKEN: The sixth annual Queer Girls Literary Reading Series will be held at The Mothlight on Sunday, Aug. 24. The event, sponsored by UNCA professor Lori Horvitz and the Juniper Bends collective (Dana Middleton, Lockie Hunter and Reid Drake, pictured), features original works by seven queer girl writers, including Horvitz and Hunter.

Admission is a donation to the writers. Image courtesy of Juniper Bends. (p.16)

from donated books, CD's and DVD's at this nonprofit sale will benefit a local charity of donor's choice. Free to attend.

Held at 50 Heritage Park Drive, Fletcher COUNCIL ON AGING 50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA coabc.org, 277-8288 • SA (8/23), 6:30pm-10pm Proceeds from this dinner and silent auction benefit seniors services at the Council on Aging of Buncombe County. $75. Held at DoubleTree by Hilton, 115 Hendersonville Road.

FRIENDS OF HOMINY CREEK GREENWAY fohcg.org, nancy@riverlink.org • SA (8/23), 11:30am-7pm Proceeds from beer sales and a raffle of items from local businesses benefit park improvements along the Hominy Creek Greenway. Held at Universal Joint, 784 Haywood Rd. TURCHIN CENTER GALA AND

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SILENT AUCTION 262-6084, tcva.org • TH (8/28), 6:30-9:30pm Tickets to this silent auction, featuring food and live music, benefit the center for visual arts at Appalachian State. $25. Reservations required.

Held at the Turchin center at Appalachian State.

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY ONTRACK WNC 50 S. French Broad Ave., 2555166, ontrackwnc.org • TUESDAYS (8/26) through (9/9), 5:30pm-8:00pm - "Manage Your Money," financial saving and management techniques.

Free. Registration required.

• TH (8/28), 5:30pm-7:00pm "Dreaming of Debt Free Living," financial and emotional impacts of debt. Free. Registration required.

CLASSES, MEETINGS & EVENTS A NEW ART SCHOOL IN ASHEVILLE! (pd.) Weekly classes at Astoria Art Center, East Asheville. $210 for 6 classes. Free supplies and all levels welcome. Thursdays 7-10 PM. 718956-8539 astoriaartcenter.com BACK TO SCHOOL BASH 253-0765 • SU (8/24), 11am-2:30pm Includes food and family activities.

Free. Held at Asbury Memorial UMC, 171 Beaverdam Road.

GOODWILL CAREER CLASSES 828-298-9023, ext. 1106 • TUESDAYS through THURSDAYS, 9am-noon - Adult basic education/ high school equivalency classes.

Registration required.

• MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 5:30-8:30pm - ESL classes.

Registration required.

• ONGOING - Classes for careers in the food and hotel industries.

Includes American Hotel and Lodging Association Certification.

Call for times. $25.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 12:30-3:30pm - Medical office support career classes. Registration required.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF WNC 2 Doctors Park Suite E 417 Biltmore Ave., 253-2900 • WE (8/20), 5:30pm-7pm - Panelled discussion on medical decisionmaking and medical ethics. Free.

Reservations required.

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CARVERS 665-8273 • SU (8/24), 1:30-4pm - Monthly meeting and basswood egg carving presentation. Free. Held at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Rd. YOUTH OUTRIGHT youthoutright.org • SUNDAYS, 4-6pm - Weekly meeting for LGBTQ youth and straight allies. Held at First Congregational UCC of Asheville, 20 Oak St.

DANCE STUDIO ZAHIYA, DOWNTOWN DANCE CLASSES (pd.) Monday 6pm Hip Hop Wkt • Tuesday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm Bellydance 2 8pm West African • Wednesday 6pm Bellydance 3 • Thursday 9am Hip Hop Wrkt 4pm Kid’s Dance 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm West African • Saturday 9am Hip Hop Wrkt 10:30am Bellydance • Sunday 10am Intro to West African • $13 for 60 minute classes, Hip Hop Wkrt $5. 90 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue. www.studiozahiya.com 828.242.7595 BAILEY MOUNTAIN CLOGGERS 689-1113, baileymountaincloggers.yolasite.com • FR (8/22), 6-9pm - 40th Anniversary Celebration Barn Dance. Free. Held at Mars Hill University, 100 Athletic St., Mars Hill

CIRCLE 8'S SQUARE DANCE CLUB circle8s.info, garwoods2@ yahoo.com • TUESDAYS, 7:30-9pm Weekly dance classes. $5. Held at Oakley United Methodist Church, 607 Fairview Road.

INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING connielwiley@gmail.com • MONDAYS, 2:15-4pm & TUESDAYS, 7:30-9:30pm- Free with donations. Held at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road.

ECO DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF JACKSON COUNTY jacksondems.com • TH (8/21), 6:30pm Presentation on fracking.

Free. Held at Jackson County Democratic Party Headquarters, 500 Mill St., Sylva ELISHA MITCHELL AUDUBON SOCIETY emasnc.org • SA (8/23), 9am-6pm & SU (8/24), noon-4pm - Sale of books on birds and natural history from the estate of Ludwig Kempe. Proceeds benefit the Audubon Society.

Held at Wild Birds Unlimited, 10 Crispin Court WNC GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL 254-1995, wncgbc.org • TH (8/21), 6pm - Green Built Applied: tour of nursery and discussion of native plants. $15.

Held at Carolina Native Nursery, 1126 Prices Creek Road, Burnsville

FESTIVALS PIGEON RIVER FEST

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS CITY OF ASHEVILLE ashevillenc.gov/Departments/ Transit.aspx • WE (8/20), 4-7pm - Public meeting on transit services. Meets on 4th floor. Held at Asheville Municipal Building, 100 Court Plaza

KIDS FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 6871218, library.hendersoncountync. org • SA (8/23), 10:30-11:30am -Mad Scientists on Wheels Workshops presented by Hands On. Free.

Reservations required.

SPELLBOUND CHILDREN'S BOOKSHOP 50 N. Merrimon Ave., 708-7570, spellboundchildrensbookshop. com • WE (8/27), 5pm - First in a Series book club: The Hostage Prince by Jane Yolen. For ages 7-12. Free.

THOMAS WOLFE MEMORIAL 253-8304, wolfememorial.com • Through FR (9/26) - Students in grades 4-12 may submit works of fiction to the Telling Our Tales writing competition. Must be inspired by The Sun and the Rain.

Contact for details.

OUTDOORS BLUE RIDGE BICYCLE CLUB blueridgebicycleclub.org • TH (8/21), 5:30pm - Group ride to Hendersonville Rhythm & Brews concert. Helmets mandatory. Free. Held at Little Laurel Green Park, 100 Wash Creek Drive, Hendersonville

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BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY HIKES 298-5330, nps.gov, gail_fox@nps. gov. Free.

• TH (8/21), 7pm - "You, Too, Can Be a Naturalist!" ranger-led short hike discussing plant identification. Meets at MP 384.

• FR (8/22), 10am - "On Top of the World," ranger-led strenuous hike discussing wilderness areas and their species. Meets at Black Balsam parking area near MP 420.

23 Heritage Drive, Building B, avlfoodswap.com • SU (8/24), 5:30-7pm - Swap of homemade and homegrown foods. Free.

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY RANGER PROGRAMS 295-3782, ggapio@gmail.com • SA (8/23), 3:30pm - "Our Forests Speak," ranger-guided

734-6978, focusofcanton.com • SA (8/23), 8am-10pm Includes craft and food vendors, kids’ activities and live music.

Free to attend. Held at Canton Recreational Park, Penland St., Canton

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tour on honing your senses in the forest. Meets at MP 296.

PUBLIC LECTURES COLBURN EARTH SCIENCE MUSEUM 2 South Pack Square, 254-7162, colburnmuseum.org • FR (8/22), 5:30pm - Science Pub: craft beer, snacks and discussion of the work of Don Johanson, who discovered the fossil “Lucy." Free.

PUBLIC LECTURES AT UNCA unca.edu Free unless otherwise noted.

• FR (8/22), 11:25am - "Colonialism and Enlightenment." Lipinsky Auditorium.

• FR (8/22), 11:25am - "State of the World." Humanities Lecture Hall.

• FR (8/22), 11:25am - "Toolbox for Humanities," faculty panel from UNCA humanities department. Humanities Lecture Hall.

• MO (8/25), 11:25am - "The Golden Age of Muslim Civilization." Humanities Lecture Hall.

SENIORS AARP SMART DRIVER CLASSES 253-4863, aarpdriversafety.org Driving refresher course for ages 50+. $20/$15 AARP members.

• FR (8/22), 10am-2:30pm Registration required: 299-0069.

Held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 Church St. • MO (8/25), 12:45-5pm Registration required: 692-4600.

Held at Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville • TH (8/28), 1:15-5:30pm Registration required: 669-8610.

Held at Lakeview Community Center, 401 Laurel Circle Drive, Black Mountain SENIOR CRIBBAGE MEETINGS 367-7794 • MONDAYS, 6pm - Instruction provided. Free to attend. Held at Atlanta Bread Company, 633 Merrimon Ave.

SPIRITUALITY

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A COURSE IN MIRACLES (pd.) A truly loving, open study group. Meets second and fourth Mondays. 6:30 p.m. in East Asheville. Grace United Methodist Church. For information, call Susan at 828-712-5472.

ABOUT THE TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION TECHNIQUE: FREE INTRODUCTORY TALK (pd.) Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut. 828254-4350 or MeditationAsheville. org AIM MEDITATION CLASSES (pd.) Ramp up your meditation practice with AIM’s Meditation’s Classes: Mindfulness 101- Basics of Mindfulness Meditation, Mindfulness 102 - More advanced, intermediate class. Class dates and times: www.ashevillemeditation. com/events, (828) 808-4444

Golden gala with the Council on Aging WHAT: Council on Aging of Buncombe County’s 50th anniversary gala WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 23, from 6:30 to 10 p.m.

WHERE: Doubletree Hotel, Biltmore Village, 115 Hendersonville Road, Asheville WHY: The Council on Aging of Buncombe County will celebrate its golden anniversary with a gala to raise funds and expand the council’s mission of linking senior adults and their families with information, opportunities and services that enhance their quality of life.

“This golden 50th anniversary is certainly worthy of a true celebration,” said development director Eric Mills in a release for the event.

Mills adds that as the country’s population continues to age, the council’s mission will grow increasingly relevant — giving the council the opportunity to “celebrate what we can do for the next 50 years.

“This gala is a bit like a standing ovation mixed with an encore presentation,” Mills adds.

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ASHEVILLE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION CENTER (pd.) Free practice group. Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication (nonviolent communication). 252-0538 or www.ashevilleccc.com • 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 5:00-6:00pm.

Executive Director Wendy Marsh also emphasized to Xpress the importance of making the council’s information and services available, especially since there are more people over age 60 in Buncombe County than there are 17 and younger.

“In 2002, we served 75 clients in our social work program; this year we have served about 2,000,” Marsh says. “Medicare counseling has increased from about 800 in 2010 to 2,000 per year.”

To spotlight the council’s mission, personal elder-care success stories will be presented throughout the evening at the gala. Asheville fourpiece band Citizen Mojo will perform a blend of classics, blues and rock, and a plated dinner with vegetarian and vegan options will be served. The event, which is co-sponsored by Parsec Financial Wealth Management, also features a silent auction with art and jewelry from local artists.

ASHEVILLE INSIGHT MEDITATION (pd.) Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation. Learn how to get a Mindfulness Meditation practice started. 1st & 3rd Mondays.

7pm – 8:30. Asheville Insight Meditation, 29 Ravenscroft Dr, Suite 200, (828) 808-4444, www. ashevillemeditation.com

Tickets to the “Celebrating 50 Years” gala are $75 per person. For reservations or sponsorship information, call 277-8288. — Michael McDonald

AWAKENING DEEPEST NATURE MEDITATION CLASS (pd.) Consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Healing into life through deepened stillness

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ASHEVILLE OPEN HEART MEDITATION (pd.) Experience effortless techniques that connect you to your heart and the Divine within you.

Your experience will deepen as you are gently guided in this complete practice. Love Offering 7-8pm Tuesdays, 5 Covington St. 296-0017 heartsanctuary.org.

ASTRO-COUNSELING (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.

and presence. Meditation and lessons in unorthodox enlightenment. Mondays, 6:30-7:30pm, Asheville Friends Meeting House at 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon). Donation. (828) 2583241, healing@billwalz.com www. billwalz.com CRYSTAL VISIONS • INTUITIVE ARTS FAIR (pd.) Saturday, August 30, 10am-4pm. • Psychic Readings • Mediumship • Tarot • Akashic Records • Energy Work • Chair Massage. Most sessions $25.

(Cash only). 5426 Asheville Hwy, 28791. (828) 687-1193. www.crystalvisionsbooks.com MINDFULNESS MEDITATION (pd.) ASHEVILLE INSIGHT MEDITATION Deepen your authentic presence, and cultivate a happier, more peaceful mind by practicing Insight (Vipassana) Meditation in a supportive community. Group Meditation.

Thursdays, 7pm-8:30pm. Sundays, 10am-11:30pm. 29 Ravenscroft Dr., Suite 200, Asheville, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com ASHEVILLE HARE KRISHNA 506-0996, gopalonetwo@yahoo. com • SUNDAYS, noon - Includes chanting, discussion and a vegetarian meal. Free. Held at Kuntao Arts, 211 Merrimon Ave. FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON 22 Woodfin St., 253-1851, fourpointsashevilledowntown.com • FR (8/22), 7pm-8:30pm - Kriya yoga presentation. Free to attend.

MOUNTAIN MINDFULNESS SANGHA mountainmindfulness.org • MONDAYS, 7-8:30pm & THURSDAYS, 8-8:40am - In the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. All levels. Free. Held at Urban Dharma, 29 Page Ave. SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER 19 Westwood Place, 490-4587, shambhalaashvl@gmail.com • SUNDAYS, 10-noon - Morning sitting meditation. Instruction provided. Free.

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD BLUE RIDGE BOOKS 152 S. Main St., Waynesville • SU (8/24), 3pm - Former NC Poet Laureate Fred Chappell reads from his work, Familiars: Poems. Free BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES LIBRARY ABBREVIATIONS - All programs are free unless other-

wise noted. Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: •SS = Skyland/South Buncombe Library (260 Overlook Road, 2506488) •SW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 250-6486) • WE (8/20), 6pm - Swannanoa Knitters. SW. • TH (8/21), 2:30pm - Book club: Benediction by Kent Haruf. SS. CATHEDRAL OF ALL SOULS 3 Angle St., 274-2681, allsoulscathedral.org • SU (8/24), 4pm - Wiley Cash discusses his works including A Land More Kind Than Home. Admission is a donation to the Literacy Council of Buncombe County.

CITY LIGHTS BOOKSTORE 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva, 586-9499, citylightsnc.com • SA (8/23), 6:30pm - Mark Powell discusses his novel The Sheltering.

COURTYARD GALLERY In the Phil Mechanic Building 109 Roberts St., 273-3332, ashevillecourtyard.com • MONDAYS, 8pm - True Home Open Mic. QUEER GIRLS LITERARY READING SERIES avl.mx/0eb, lhorvitz@unca.edu • SU (8/24), 6pm - Sixth annual event featuring original readings by queer writer girls. Co-sponsored

by Juniper Bends Reading Series. $3. Held at The Mothlight, 701 Haywood Road.

STORIES ON ASHEVILLE’S FRONT PORCH 251-9973, ashevilledowntown.org • TH (8/21), 7:15pm - Storytelling event featuring stories with a "twist of fate" theme. $10. Held at UNCA’s Reuter Center.

VOLUNTEERING CARL SANDBURG HOME 1928 Little River Road, Flat Rock, 693-4178, nps.gov/carl • Through (8/30) - Volunteers needed to monitor monarch butterflies to aid conservation efforts and knowledge.

LUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, NC CHAPTER 877-849-8271, lupusnc.org • Through (8/30) - The foundation seeks two volunteers to serve as group facilitators for a proposed local support group. Contact for details.

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Happy tails Charlie’s Angels is an animal shelter and adoption network based in Fletcher. Kimberly Smith, president of the organization, tells us more about the volunteering opportunities.

Mountain Xpress: Tell us about the history of Charlie’s Angels.

Smith: We began in Brevard in 2007 and moved into the Safe Haven Shelter in Fletcher in 2009. Our organization is made up of dedicated volunteers who donate their time, efforts, homes and transportation to save as many animals as possible from WNC shelters that practice euthanizing. Our mission is to save one animal at a time until we save them all.

What are some of the responsibilities of volunteers?

Volunteers walk and play with the dogs — or dog enrichment.

They also take animals to the vet for treatment and keep our shelter clean. Additionally, volunteers organize and man our public adoption events. We are partnered with four Northern rescue shelters to transport our animals to

Pennsylvania, Vermont, New York and Connecticut to find forever homes. We transport an average 20 animals a week and our volunteers sometimes drive different “legs” of these journeys. Some volunteers also serve as foster parents for animals.

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Are there restrictions to being a foster parent?

When we receive a foster application, our foster coordinator visits the home to make sure it is acceptable and that the landlord will allow a pet. We work with our fosters to determine the size of the dog and the time frame they are able to foster. If the foster cannot provide a permanent home, they may keep the animal on a weekly basis. If the foster has children, we match the family with a pet that would be familyfriendly. If the foster already has a pet, we can match him or her with an animal that likes other pets.

How many animals have found homes through Charlie’s Angels?

Since our inception we have saved over 2,000 animals, including the two pups in this picture who were only hours away from being put down at another shelter.

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Making health care history A Q&A with Dr. Robert Fields about the new Mission Health Partners network

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The way we experience health care is changing. And regardless of your politics, not many would argue that there is room for improvement.

Mission Health, in conjunction with MAHEC and independent physicians, is responding to those changes with a new, integrative model of care called Mission Health Partners. Xpress spoke with Dr. Robert Fields, quality director of Mission Medical Associates, to find out more about how Mission Health Partners will change patient care, payment structures and, ultimately, the way people experience health care.

Mountain Xpress: How is this integrated network model a response to the changing landscape of health care in this country? In what ways can we look to this new system of care as a model for the future?

Robert Fields: It is a direct response to two major trends: increasing health care costs and poor outcomes for the dollars spent. Traditional care is based on a structure where providers are reimbursed for a visit or a procedure but not for the other aspects of providing medical care for patients such as coordination of care and education.

Additionally, from a patient’s perspective, there was no clear way of assessing value in medicine. We believe that by working together we can provide more efficient and cost- effective care that demonstrates better outcomes.

By demonstrating that value to payers, we create a business model to support what has been missing from our delivery systems. This would include shared technology, shared data, care management, team-based care and

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COLLABORATION IS KEY: Dr. Robert Fields explains how Mission Health Partners offers a new model of health care based on a collaborative, patientcentered approach. Photo courtesy of Mission Health

all of those other aspects of managing populations that are difficult to implement now. This coordination takes time and money and is minimally incentivized now.

Additionally, traditional models focus almost exclusively on the patients in the office. We must work together to manage the health of our community and engaging the patients not in the office. We need to find ways of managing chronic conditions before those patients go to the hospital in a more complicated, emergent state.

It is well-known in the world of population health that the things that greatly determine a patient’s outcomes have less to do with science and medicine and more about mental health, socioeconomics and other social determinants of health. The unfortunate part is that our nation’s health system does little to support work in those areas. With this new model of care, if

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a particular intervention has been shown to improve outcomes and reduce hospitalizations, we are able to band together and implement the intervention even if it is not a medication, doctor visit or other currently reimbursed service. The outcome and efficiency alone is the payoff for the system.

What does the shift from provider-centric care to patient-centered care mean to you, and how does that shift actually come into play at Mission Health Partners?

Everything from how we order tests to how we schedule visits with a physician is largely based on a model of care that has not changed in almost a century. It is mostly based on a provider’s needs as well as current reimbursement models. There is a constant compromise between what

is most efficient or best for patients with the current business model of health care. We can’t escape it. All of our health care institutions have to support themselves to be sustainable, but if the system is financially supported, at least in part, by outcomes and value, then we can structure our models to fully support efficiency, patient engagement and better outcomes.

One concrete example is this: The normal way a patient interacts with a specialist is that a primary care physician sees a patient and determines he or she needs the advice or expertise of a specialist and refers the patient.

The patient can wait weeks or even months to see the specialist and then may wait weeks or months again to have a procedure or other necessary care. This is largely based on how we get reimbursed. In order for a specialist to get paid (and of course meet their own business demands of staff, space, etc.), they must receive the referral and see the patient in the office. What if we could get to the same outcome with a phone call between the primary care physician and the specialist? Or a video telehealth visit? The patient can get the same care in a more convenient and often faster environment, and the greater efficiency provides the business model for both providers to work together in this way.

The new models of care also depend on data and quality. It is often difficult for providers to know if they are truly providing quality care. Most providers feel that they are doing “the best they can” and often only receive ad hoc feedback from individual patients. In order to be successful in the new models of care, we must collect and share data regarding our outcomes to identify gaps to know where resources need to be distributed. The network holds high standards for its providers in order to get to the desired outcomes, and we can only measure this objectively with the use of data and shared technology.

Additionally, data sharing allows for greater efficiency by reducing repeat testing and more efficient office care — not having to dig for the information the provider needs.

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Why is it important for physicians to collaborate in this way? Can you give an example of how this collaboration works at Mission Health Partners?

Collaborating in this way is clearly the path for the best patient experience and the best outcomes.

Fragmented care is costly and is frustrating for both patients and providers. One way in which we can collaborate is with transitions of care. If the hospital identifies a patient at discharge who needs a primary care appointment, we will provide the infrastructure for effective communication and coordination between the hospital and the physician’s office so that the patient has that appointment when they need it and that the provider has all the lab work, tests and medication lists they need to manage the patient.

Additionally, if we identify barriers to care that normally would lead to a readmission — often financial barriers that lead to avoiding needed tests or medications — the hospital care

manager can work with the patient to overcome those and will coordinate with the outpatient care manager to follow up. This “warm handoff” from one element of the health system to another ensures that patients are not lost to follow-up and that their conditions do not spiral out of control.

Is there anything else you would like to add?

The fact that all of these physicians, independent and employed, have been able to form the network and begin to build this infrastructure in less than one year is a testament to the outstanding medical community we have in Western North Carolina.

Everyone inherently wants to do the right thing for patients, and so the pieces were able to fit rather quickly. I feel very lucky to be a part of this community, and WNC will be well- served by a locally formed network of local physicians, hospitals, nurses, pharmacists and others all working together to get the best outcomes no matter what the logo says outside of their door. It is a historic time for health care in WNC. X

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Greening tactics Different approaches turn abandoned lots into gardens

BY CARRIE EIDSON Send your garden news to ceidson@mountainx.com

Joseph Fioccola’s wife describes him as “a Santa Claus gardener,” and it’s not hard to see why. You can spot Fioccola and his bushy, white beard every Wednesday afternoon at a small garden filled with shrubs and blackeyed Susans at the intersection of Hilliard and Clingman avenues.

“When a space looks like it’s taken care of, people will respect it,” says Fioccola, who is a founding member of the West End/ Clingman Avenue Neighborhood advisory committee and the sole member of the WECAN Garden Club. In contrast, he points to an unmaintained hillside nearby where garbage and beer bottles are scattered on the ground.

WECAN’s spot, like many spaces in Asheville that now hold ornamental and edible gardens, is public property that was once overgrown and unused. Through the efforts of nonprofits, gardens club, business owners and individuals, these spaces are being transformed into gardens that beautify neighborhoods, increase safety or even combat food insecurity — though the

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GREENING UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Gardeners like Joe Fioccola are transforming unmaintained city spaces into public gardens. But navigating the bureaucracy of gardening in public spaces can be a hurdle. Photo by Carrie Eidson

methods that brought the transformation sometimes differ.

Many gardens that have been installed on lands that are owned by the city of Asheville, the Department of Transportation or even private citizens are there without the knowledge or consent of the property’s owner.

It’s a method called guerrilla gardening — essentially using land, public or private, without legal right to that use. It’s the gardening equivalent of being a squatter, but some say it’s preferable to jumping through the hoops of bureaucracy.

Fioccola says the WECAN garden on Clingman is technically a guerilla garden. The group took over the spot in the late ‘90s and Fioccola says he isn’t entirely sure if it’s city or state property — though he feels by this point the garden has a tacit agreement to continue. And while that approach is working in the case of this one garden, it isn’t something Fioccola would always advocate. For his other projects, particularly on land owned by the city, he has sought permission —

though he acknowledges the wait time between request and sanction can be substantial.

“It might not be easy, but it is legal,” Fioccola says. “When you work with the city, you’re creating a contract that protects them and protects you if something happens or someone is hurt.”

But self-described “girillia gardener” Lauri Newman says guerrilla gardening can be a way for neighborhoods to take ownership, particularly of public spaces that are already theirs.

“These spaces belong to everyone,” Newman says. “So if a small space can hold a tree or a bush that is able to provide food to someone, why wouldn’t you put one there?”

Newman, whose background is in biochemical pharmacology and landscape architecture, has installed flower gardens in the medians on Haywood Road and fruit trees in abandoned lots, all without the permission of the city. She advocates that guerrilla gardening is an

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empowering activity and hopes to see Asheville develop a network of edible gardens, sprouting up from as many unused public and private spaces as possible. In some ways she is comparable to a graffiti artist — she may shrug off the repercussions of illegally using property (“I really doubt anyone would arrest me for making something beautiful and helping to feed people”), but she does admit to one drawback.

“You really have to be able to practice letting go,” she says.

Newman says that when her work schedule demanded she take a break from maintaining her guerrilla spots, nearly all of her projects were cleared away by the city or other gardeners, an experience she describes as “heartbreaking.”

Eric Bradford, volunteer coordinator at Asheville GreenWorks, says the fluctuating ownership of guerrilla gardens can be a problem for both gardeners and the city.

“There are a lot of different groups that do [guerrilla gardening], but it’s kind of like leaving an orphan on someone’s doorstep,” Bradford says.

“If you plant a tree in a city park without the city’s knowledge, who is going to take care of that tree?

You may even have planted it in a spot where the city will be forced to remove it.”

Bradford says organizations like GreenWorks and Bountiful Cities are able to help gardeners work with the city and DOT to gain per-

mission, as well as figure out what kind of garden would be easiest to maintain in a space.

“It is a little bit difficult [to gain permission],” Bradford continues. “You have to vet yourself with [the city], let them know you’re carrying the amount of insurance that you need and that you have the right safety measures in place. It can’t just be me and a Weed Eater out there. Which is why it can be helpful to work with an organization that already knows the ropes.”

Bradford adds that DOT manages a large amount of properties and that maintaining all of them can be a challenge, which is where GreenWorks volunteers come in. Currently the volunteers maintain three areas of public land through funding directly provided by the businesses and individuals surrounding those properties. They are also able to help establish new projects when approached.

“We don’t drive around saying, ‘That spot would make a great garden,’” Bradford explains. “But when someone says to us, ‘This corner looks awful, and I have to look at it every day. Can I do something?,’ then we can help.”

Back in West End, Fioccola says WECAN hopes to take over two spots near the Asheville Transit System building. One is a mostly unused lot with a small playground where he hopes to install a community garden. The other is a large, overgrown DOT property filled with litter, broken glass and signs of occupation— a skateboard, a suitcase, numerous beer bottles and lighters — that he wants to see transformed into a usable space that neighbors feel safe walking by.

Fioccola says he has been speaking with both the city and DOT since early spring, but despite “encouraging words from the city,” both projects are still waiting on official sanction.

After taking some time to launch a business and mourn the loss of her guerrilla gardens, Newman says she’s ready to return to her passion once her work allows. She has already drawn up plans for a garden by the Welcome to West Asheville sign near the Clingman bridge and would love to see the project receive community support and involvement, though construction of the Haywood Road corridor may put that project on hold for some time.

“I just have this dream of seeing beautiful, edible gardens everywhere,” she says. “Even if there are challenges and even if I build something and it gets wiped out, I want to fight for that potential.” X

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Blood of the grape Asheville Wine & Food Festival spotlights local vintners

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Asheville may be Beer City, but that’s not the only libation local residents enjoy. Consider the continuing success of the Asheville Wine & Food Festival. Now in its sixth year, the annual celebration of the region’s winemakers, wine shop owners, chefs and restaurants is expanding its focus on local wines, adding a competition for commercial wineries to the usual competition for amateur winemakers.

“We just had such an outpouring of interest from the commercial wineries both in North Carolina and the surrounding states,” explains festival founder Bob Bowles. “We have over 60 entries from 15 commercial wineries.”

As in past years, a panel of judges from the French Broad Vignerons will evaluate the wines. Bowles, who’s been a member of the group since its inception, says, “It has really grown to not just encompass a lot of winemakers across the western part of the state but also helps to introduce wines that will grow and sustain themselves in the colder climates we have here.”

Founded by Chuck Blethen of Jewel of the Blue Ridge Vineyard — an educational Madison County winery that teaches potential vintners how to farm their own vines — the Vignerons have been around for more than four years now. “Along the way, we do a lot of teaching and sharing,” says group President Peter Fland. “We have classes on pruning; we have classes on how to blend wine; we’ve had groups learn how to graft grapes. We’re a social organization committed to fostering the growth of products from local vineyards and orchards.”

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wine competition for the festival.

“Many of the people who are competing at the amateur level have visions of moving into the commercial level,” Fland explains, “so by judging them this way, it gives them feedback and serves as a way of encouraging them and their growth.”

The judges, he says, use “the modified version of the judging cards from UC-Davis.” A matrix evaluates the wines’ appearance, aroma and bouquet, taste, finish and overall quality. “This yields a score, and then we have a matrix that determines whether the wine would be worthy of a gold, silver or bronze award.”

“We want people to understand what terroir is,” says Bowles, “and what the different characteristics of wines that are grown in certain areas will be. We’re not just growing merlot or cabernet here; we’re growing a lot of different unique and interesting grapes. Many were just used as blending grapes in the past, but now they’ve come into their own.” He cites Addison Farms Vineyard’s petit verdot and the tra-

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minette from Baker Buffalo Creek as great regional wines made from lesser-known varieties. “A lot of farmers have moved away from growing traditional grapes in order to find out what grows best in this soil. They’re doing a good job at not forcing a grape to grow but rather seeing what takes off in the area.”

Ironically, notes Bowles, they’re having to relearn how to do what the early settlers did so well. “This was one of the oldest areas for growing grapes in the country, and now it’s all new, thanks to Prohibition!” he jokes.

No less a luminary than Sir Walter Raleigh is said to have predicted that someday, North Carolina wines would be considered among the world’s best. We’re not there yet, but with the help of folks like the French Broad Vignerons and the Asheville Food & Wine Festival, we may be inching ever closer.

This year’s festival runs Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 21-23, in downtown Asheville. For more information, go to ashevillewineandfood. com.X

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mercial wineries and ribbon winners for noncommercial wineries for the 2014 Asheville Wine and Food Festival wine competitions. Commercial gold and silver medalists qualify for the French Broad Vignerons’ Best of the Appalachians designation. The results will be formally announced during the festival’s Grand Tasting on Saturday, Aug. 23, at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Asheville.

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A series of events are planned this fall at Asheville Music Hall that will highlight the innovative, Latininspired food stylings of awardwinning Mojo Kitchen & Lounge chef A.J. Gregson and the talents of local musicians. The series kicks off on Sunday, Aug. 24, featuring a four-course dinner with beer pairings from French Broad, Pisgah, Hi-Wire and Foothills breweries and music by Brown Bag Songwriting Competition winners Mother Explosive and the Alex Krug Combo.

The event will be held at Asheville Music Hall’s One Stop, in the same College Street building as Mojo Kitchen and Lounge.

The evening starts at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour followed by dinner and music 7-9:30 p.m.

Alex Krug, one of the event organizers, says she became a fan of Gregson’s food when he was an employee at the One Stop Deli and would make her special dishes when she was hosting the Brown Bag Songwriting Competition.

“I went to [last fall’s] Epic Tempeh Taco Challenge ... and his fried plantain-shelled tempeh taco stole my heart,” she says. “He told me he wanted to do dinner shows, and because I love the way his brain thinks about food and the One Stop’s intimate music setting and good sound system, we decided to do it.”

Gregson says courses will include a grilled endive salad with apples, watermelon, Camembert cheese and balsamic wildflower-honey dressing; crispy-skinned salmon with red lentils, ruby chard and curried citrus butter and grilled sirloin with fresh horseradish, a twice-

MOJO AND MUSIC: Chef A.J. Gregson of Mojo Kitchen & Lounge will craft a four-course feast with beer pairings to accompany a concert by Mother Explosive and the Alex Krug Combo at the One Stop on College Street. The event kicks off a planned series of dinner shows at the venue. Photo by Alicia Funderburk

baked Gouda baked potato and asparagus. The feast will conclude with a deep-fried, toasted-coconut s’more with berries and mint.

“We want to have a lot of fun, but we’re keeping it simple,” he says. Gregson adds that the event

will differ from many beer diners in that the beer pairings are being planned to complement the flavors of the foods, rather than contrast with them.

Tickets must be bought in advance and are $45 for just the dinner, $54 for dinner and halfpint beer pairings and $58 for dinner with full-pint beer pairings. A complimentary cocktail is included with all tickets.

Get tickets at brownpapertickets. com/event/827342. For details on upcoming events in the series, visit ashevillemusichall.com.

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Road in West Asheville. Proceeds from all beer sales that day will be donated to the cause, and items from neighborhood businesses, including Harvest Records, Second Gear and King Daddy’s Chicken and Waffles, will be raffled off. Members of RiverLink and the Friends of the Hominy Creek Greenway will be on hand to share news about the group’s upcoming projects, volunteer opportunities and future park fundraising goals.

11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at Universal Joint, 784 Haywood Road. For details about the Friends of the Hominy Creek Greenway, visit riverlink.org or call 252-8474.

ASHEVILLE FOOD SWAP The Asheville Food Swap, formerly the West Asheville Food Swap, will celebrate a new name and venue with a swap event on Sunday, Aug. 24. The recurring meet-up allows members of the community to share homemade or homegrown foods with each other through direct trade. Potentially swapable items include everything from homemade bread,

pickles and jams to fresh produce and eggs to home-cooked meals.

Participation is free.

The swapping happens 5:30-7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, on the patio behind Building B, 23 Heritage Drive.

Swappers should arrive several minutes early to set up. Details are available at avlfoodswap.com.

FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS After a successful inaugural event in July, Food Truck Fridays will continue monthly through October at Reynolds Village in North Asheville, with the next one happening on Friday, Aug. 22. The outdoor, festival-like events feature a variety of local mobile food vendors, live music, activities for kids and local artwork.

Many Reynolds Village shops stay open late for the occasion. Future Food Truck Fridays are scheduled for Sept. 26 and Oct. 24.

The next Food Truck Friday takes place 5-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at Reynolds Village, 41-61 N. Merrimon Ave. For details, look for “The Shops at Reynolds Village” on Facebook. X

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Carol Peppe Hewitt is a matchmaker of sorts. As cofounder of the North Carolina chapter of the international nonprofit organization Slow Money and author of Financing Our Foodshed: Growing Local Food With Slow Money, Hewitt’s goal is to help sustainability-minded food entrepreneurs and community members interested in supporting their work meet and — quite possibly — fall in love.

On Sunday, Aug. 24, Slow Money NC will partner with the crowdfunding platform Community Sourced Capital and the Ashevillebased business-building organization Accelerating Appalachia to host the Financing Our Foodshed Gathering at Rosetta’s Buchi Bar. According to Hewitt, the event will provide an opportunity for farmers, food entrepreneurs and members of the community to network and “learn about local financing and how we can use our resources to support local businesses we care about.”

Slow Money is an international movement that seeks to support farmers and local food businesses that promote healthy soil and sustainability. The organization sets up small events in local communities to provide farms and businesses a platform for discussing their goals. Interested community members who attend the events then have the opportunity to support their projects through direct, peer-to-peer loans that are worked out directly between the lender and the borrower.

“Slow Money doesn’t have any money,” says Hewitt, who is based in Pittsboro, N.C. “What we do have is generous people who want to support community farms and local food businesses. Our goal is to find ways to help these people meet each other and build relationships and get money moving.”

Since Hewitt started the North Carolina chapter of Slow Money four years ago, about 100 people

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FEEDING SUCCESS: Jack’s Nut Butters owner Jack Fischer will talk about his business and expansion goals at the Financing Our Food Shed Gathering on Sunday, Aug. 24. Photo by Alicia Funderburk

have invested in more than 58 sustainable farmers and local food entrepreneurs in the state and moved nearly $2 million in community financing. A few Asheville-area businesses that have benefitted include Carolina Ground Flour, Smiling Hara Tempeh, All Souls Pizza and Leading Green Distributing.

At Sunday’s meeting, local entrepreneurs Jessica Thistlegrove of Riddle Farm and Jack Fischer of Jack’s Nut Butters will talk about their enterprises and specific goals they are trying to achieve.

Thistlegrove is planning to add a bed-and-breakfast to her permaculture farm in Marshall. Fischer hopes to establish a reliable supply of biodynamic almonds for his sprouted almond-butter products, build a new website and do trademark research, among other plans. “[Jack’s Nut Butters] is a very mission-based business, which is why Slow Money really makes sense for me,” says Fischer. A beekeeper as well as a businessman, He strives to educate the public in a friendly way about good nutrition, soil health, biodynamic farm-

ing and gardening practices and the important link between the almond industry and the health of honeybee populations. (According to Fischer, the almond pollination in California is one of the largest industrial pollinations on the planet.)

Hewitt says she is passionate about offering those with financial assets a chance to contribute to the success of businesses like Fischer’s.

“So many of us are disillusioned with having our life savings in far away places supporting corporations that have no relevance to the wellbeing of our local communities,” she says. “In trying to find alternatives to that, I’m constantly seeking ways that we can use the power of our dollars to make our communities into places we want to live in.”

The Financing Our Foodshed Gathering will be held at 6 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 24, at Rosetta’s Buchi Bar, 116 N. Lexington Ave. Attendance is free. RSVP is required.

Rosetta’s Kitchen will provide free snacks, and there will be a cash bar.

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Hops to it Harvesting hops, Sister Bad Habit’s first beer and more

ness of the malts in this beer,” says Langheinrich. Look for the beer at both ABC locations soon and expect a larger rollout later in fall.

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Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries: everyone has their favorite U-pick treat. However, Van Burnette of the Hop’n Blueberry Farm wants folks in the Asheville area to remember there is another crop in season: hops. “Last year we had 6-1/2 feet of rain, it was a bad year for downy mildew, and we had root problems,” says Burnett. “But this year has been our best year yet. I’m up to about 1-1/4 pounds per bine, which is above average [around here].”

The farm, which has been growing hops varieties like Cascade and Chinook for eight years, will throw a hops harvest party to celebrate.

Burnett and the rest of the staff at the farm invites anyone interested to come out and mingle among the hops bines 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, for live music and special beers from Lookout and Hi-Wire — made with hops straight from the farm, of course.

Lookout’s owner and brewer, John Garcia, crafted a spin his house pale ale with the fresh hops — referred to in the industry as “wet hops” since they are not dried and processed like normal brewing hops. “I think wethopped beer is the best style of beer out there. It’s the freshest-possible beer you could get,” says Garcia.

“Normally you get hops the same year they were grown, but they could be up to a year old, and they’re processed [to stay fresh]. ... With fresh hops, generally, you’re getting hops fresh off the bine within 12 hours or less. It’s like the difference between banana chips and bananas. Banana chips aren’t bad, but you can’t beat a fresh banana,” says Garcia.

Hi-Wire head brewer Luke Holgate also thinks fresh-hops beers have unique properties, which is why he used 15 pounds of them in a big, aromatic double IPA. “While they are reminiscent of the typical varieties we use, wet hops also impart more

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GET FRESH: John Garcia of Lookout Brewing, left, and Van Burnette of the Hop’n Blueberry Farm celebrate the recent hops harvest. Photo by Thom O’Hearn

‘green’ flavors,” says Holgate. “Many of the more volatile hop oils that are lost to the kilning process in dried hops are still present and able to be extracted into the beer with wet hops. …. [It] puts a whole new twist on the flavor and aroma.”

If you can’t make the party, where samples of both beers will be available, both beers will also be released at the respective breweries.

Hi-Wire’s comes out on Wednesday, Aug. 20, and Lookout’s will debut on Saturday, Aug. 23. Both will be available only at the festival and the taprooms. The Hop’n Blueberry Farm will also be open for U-pick after 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, and all day Thursday, Aug. 21, and Friday, Aug. 22. The party on Aug. 23 is $12 in advance or $15 the day of the event. For details, call 664-1166 or visit hopnblueberryfarm.com.

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Bad Habit. She often boards the bus and yells at anyone drinking beer.

However, her hypocrisy is exposed when riders catch her later in the tour sitting outside at Thirsty Monk sipping a big pint of beer on the porch.

Well, one of Asheville’s most colorful characters finally has her own beer. Asheville Brewing Co. brewers Doug Riley and Pete Langheinrich teamed up with Thirsty Monk’s Norm Penn to brainstorm a recipe.

The goal, says Langheinrich, was a tough one. They want to eventually can the beer so it can be taken on the LaZoom tour. That means tourists who may or may not know anything about craft beer could be drinking Badhabit Brown as their first Asheville offering. A big bitter IPA was out of the question.

The team settled on a complex amber ale, hopped lightly with some tropical New Zealand hops like Galaxy. “These hops give fruit flavors and aromas of peach, passion fruit, mangoes and oranges that have melded really nicely with the sweet-

Another collaboration is headed our way this week as Highland’s 20 Beers for 20 Years series continues to roll. Beer No. 11’s release is a team effort with French Broad Brewery’s Andy Dahm. Dahm, who also owns and runs Asheville Brewer’s Supply, has a German heritage. His family emigrated from Kiel, Germany, in the 1700s and provided the inspiration for the collaboration. The beer itself, also named Kiel, is a German-style lager with German malt and hops.

According to Highland communications director Drew Stevenson, it’s a light-bodied and golden lager with a grassy, clean hops presence. The beer will be released on Friday, Aug. 22, at the brewery. Afterward, it will be available on draft at the brewery and through select accounts in WNC for a limited time.X

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THURSDAY ASHEVILLE BREWING: $3.50 pints at Merrimon location FRENCH BROAD: Live Music: Todd Hoke (folk, blues), 6-8pm

Mountain String Band w/ Jerry Douglass (bluegrass, jam), 7pm; Food Trucks: Appalachian Smoke, Root Down, DOGS SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN: Live Music: Serious Clark (indie, funk, rock), 8-10pm

GREEN MAN: Food Truck: Taste & See, 3pm

WEDGE: Food Truck: El Kimchi (Korean/ Mexican street food); Movie night: Fargo (unless it rains), 8:45pm

OSKAR BLUES: Live Music: Andrew Scotchie (singer-songwriter), 6pm

WICKED WEED: Bend & Brew Yoga ($15, includes beer tasting), 11am

OYSTER HOUSE: $4 well drinks PISGAH: Live Music: Royal Southern Brotherhood (blues, soul), 9pm; Food Truck: Farm to Fender WEDGE: Food Truck: Tin Can Pizzeria

FRIDAY CATAWBA: Live Music: Grits & Soul (Americana), 6-9pm GREEN MAN: Food Truck: Root Down (Cajun, comfort food), 3pm HIGHLAND: New Brew: 20 Beers for 20 Years series w/ Kiel Pilsner (German-style lager, collab w/ French Broad Brewing); Live Music: Alarm Clock Conspiracy (indie-rock), 6:30pm; Food Trucks: Cici’s Culinary Tour, Mama Dukes OSKAR BLUES: Live Music: Nomadic (jam), 6pm; Food Truck: Avery’s Hot Dogs, 5-8pm PISGAH: Movie Night: You pick!, 8pm; Food Truck: DOGS SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN: Live Music: Ellen Trnka, Howie Johnson & Craig Woody (blues, Americana, rock), 8-10pm

SUNDAY HI-WIRE: Bend & Brew Yoga ($15, includes beer tasting), 12:15pm LEXINGTON AVE (LAB): Live Music: Bluegrass brunch; $10 pitchers all day OYSTER HOUSE: $5 mimosas & bloody Marys SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN: Live Music: Chris Padgett (jazz), 5-7pm WEDGE: Food Truck: Cecilia’s Culinary Tour (crepes, tamales); Live Music: Vollie McKenzie & Hank Bones (acoustic jazz, swing), 6pm

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WEDGE: Food Truck: Cecilia’s Culinary Tour (crepes, tamales) TUESDAY SATURDAY OYSTER HOUSE: $5 mimosas & bloody Marys FRENCH BROAD: Live Music: Ten Cent Poetry (singer-songwriter), 6-8pm GREEN MAN: Food Truck: Melt Your Heart (gourmet grilled cheese), 3pm HI-WIRE: English Breakfasts & soccer games: Chelsea v. Leicester City, 10am; Everton v. Arsental, 12:30pm HIGHLAND: Open Hearts talent show & fundraiser w/ the Jam Boogie Band (funk, rock, jam), 5-9pm OSKAR BLUES: Live Music: Darby Wilcox & the Peep Show (singersongwriter), 6pm; Food Truck: Avery’s Hot Dogs PISGAH: Live Music: Yonder

ALTAMONT: Live Music: Open mic w/ Chris O’Neill, 8:30pm ASHEVILLE BREWING: $2 Tuesday: $2 two-topping pizza slices & house cans CATAWBA: $2 off growler fills GREEN MAN: Food Truck: Taste & See, 3pm HI-WIRE: $2.50 house pints HIGHLAND: Bend & Brew Yoga ($15, includes beer tasting), 5:30pm OSKAR BLUES: Food Truck: 3 Suns Bistro, 5-8pm; Tasty Tuesday: Brew School Pale Ale; Food Truck: 3 Suns Bistro, 5-8pm OYSTER HOUSE: Cask night WEDGE: Food Truck: Tin Can Pizzeria; Live Music: Blue Dragons (rock, blues), 7pm

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As Sunday, Aug. 24, approaches, don’t be alarmed if you see two people at Pack Square Park taking tape measures to sidewalks and other structures. It’s just Big Love Festival co-organizers Brandy Bourne and Justin Rabuck ensuring that their event is meeting safety and venue guidelines.

Now in its fourth year, Big Love evolved out of ever-increasing requests from non-art/craft independent organizations and businesses that hoped to be involved in The Big Crafty — Bourne and Rabuck’s biannual celebration of handmade commerce. Setting aside The Big Crafty’s coveted spots for artists and craftspeople, the organizers wanted to highlight and celebrate these additional local ventures in a similarly large setting.

“We had done this to some extent in the past through partnerships and cross-promotion, but we saw an opportunity for a big-tent event — a community-positive, family-friendly party that represents and affirms the independent, bootstrap ethic that is so much of what makes Asheville special,” says Bourne.

The 2014 Big Love features more than 150 independent businesses and community organizations, and as with The Big Crafty and The Big Day, the organizers’ springtime indie wedding and celebrations fair, strong interest has yielded a waiting list in case those selected don’t confirm in time or have a sudden change of plans. “We always have people writing to tell us that they are available even the morning of the event or the night before,

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IT TAKES TWO: Part Big Crafty-style art and craft show, part music festival, Big Love celebrates Asheville from all angles. Last year’s Garage 34 booth photographed by Brandy Bourne

and we make special note of those and often call those people to fill last-minute cancellations,” Bourne says.

The application for Big Love essentially offers interested parties the chance to present a portfolio of their work. The high number of jewelers and potters apply-

ing for spaces makes those categories particularly competitive, and in guiding their selections, Bourne and Rabuck look for a broad representation of types of businesses and services available in the Asheville area. “In general, we are looking for work that is abuzz with creative energy, work that is surprising and inspiring and done with a full heart — and that applies to artists and crafters as well as other entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations,” Bourne says.

She and Rabuck try to highlight different organizations, businesses and performers each year, in addition to taking on new partners — all of which Bourne says “adds richness

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This year, the social organization Date My City will have a large presence, promoting an inclusive, culturally diverse community, and the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy will also play a significant role. “They are at the root of what this community

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stands for,” Rabuck says. “The No. 1 love of Asheville is the surroundings that are largely kept intact and preserved by SAHC. They are the ones who literally considered local first.”

Community radio station AshevilleFM advises Rabuck and Bourne in the event’s music selection, and local citizens also offer suggestions. Floating Action (see Solo Searching, page 34), Joshua Carpenter and the Natural Causes, Drunken Prayer, Free Radio, Coconut Cake and Chikomo Marimba are among this year’s performers. “The music, food and beer are locally crafted products as well. We love the idea that the whole experience is the fruit of the labor of individuals here in the community,” Rabuck says.

Food offerings will include Gypsy Queen Cuisine, No Evil Foods, The Lowdown, El Kimchi, Melt Your Heart, The Hop, CocoBacon and MacDaddy’s Lemonade. Highland Brewing Co. created an official Big Love beer in 2013, and though the organizers say nothing of that scope is planned for this year, that doesn’t stop many of the food and craft vendors from taking inspiration from the event and having Big Lovethemed products to offer. “Those are usually a nice surprise to us,” Rabuck says. X

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Solo searching Floating Action returns with a hi(gher)-fi new album “Quiet bros stick together,” is how local singer-songwriter and producer Seth Kauffman sums up working with musician Ray LaMontagne. Kauffman played guitar on LaMontagne’s recent, Dan Auerbach-produced Supernova and says that LaMontagne asked him to work on his next album as well. In fact, Kauffman has been spending a lot of time working on other people’s projects. With Auerbach, of drumand-guitar duo The Black Keys, he also contributed to Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence, which he says “turned out great — a cool record” despite

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label drama. “Both the Ray and Lana albums were No. 1 on Billboard at one point — proud of that.”

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by Canadian folk artist Basia Bulat.

“He wants me to play bass on that,” says Kauffman. “You can’t say no to that guy.” James told Rolling Stone that Kauffman is “the most underrated person in music right now,” and he put out Floating Action’s 2012 Fake Blood on his boutique imprint, Removador Recordings and Solutions.

The takeaway here is less about star connections and more about Kauffman’s newest effort, Body Questions — released locally at two free shows: The Grey Eagle on Saturday, Aug. 23 and Big Love on Sunday, Aug. 24. “Forgive me if it’s taking me a little while,” he sings on the opening track — an apt sentiment since the album was recorded in late 2012. The delay in release had to do with finding a label; eventually Kauffman connected with New West Records.

While not exactly a departure from the previous three Floating Action albums, it’s the least Caribbean-inspired and most polished to date. “No Surprise There” is all coiled tension and shimmery percussion, “Hide Away Too Long” builds on garage-y thump and creep to open into a chorus embellished with breezy “Ooh-la-la” background vocals. The title track hints at Floating Action’s beloved island settings, with obscured lyrics and dis-

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“People are always like, ‘Floating Action is low-fi,’ so this one is specifically not lo-fi,” says Kauffman. “But it’s not really a crazy-clean album or anything. And I’m already thinking the next album is going to be way dirtier than anything yet.”

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thing I’ll hear in an oldie, in one little measure, where the drums did this one thing. You start with a concept, and then you do it, and it’s not like that at all. But once that happens, you know it’s totally fine.”

Kauffman’s recordings are planned less around a temperamental muse and more on what his busy schedule — including shows with his current band, which includes locals Josh Carpenter and Evan Martin, and Nick Jaeger of Chapel Hill’s Roman Candle — allows. But even when he’s not in the studio, he tracks musical fads around the world. “I hate it when stuff becomes too much of a trend and everybody latches onto it,” he says.

Despite being a soughtafter producer and contributor, Kauffman’s Floating Action projects are a solo affair. “When it’s just you, you enter this totally different zone. There’s some magic there,” he says. “And it’s about the music. People are always trying to write better songs — it’s this hunt that’s never going to end. There are no perfect songs, but people keep trying. That’s what inspired me to keep kicking it up a notch on all levels.”

Kauffman says that, these days, he’s already amassing concepts for the next album but he’s purposely not recording yet: “I’ve just been playing with weird Indian beats and trying to go somewhere else.” X

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by Dave Cantor

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From Bhutan to the Blue Ridge Tashi Dorji’s new album blends cultures and subcultures

Tashi Dorji talks a lot about community — in terms of both Asheville’s punk scene and his interest in radical politics. Nonetheless, he’s releasing an album’s worth of eccentric solo guitar music.

In 2000, Dorji, a native of Bhutan, received a scholarship to Warren Wilson College, where he studied philosophy and political science.

Forays into Asheville, though, exposed the guitarist to a wealth of unique and aggressive sounds, and eventually, the exposure to new political, social and musical worlds led him to ditch proper higher education and immerse himself in a newly discovered cadre of culture makers.

“The move to Asheville was generated by the DIY community and the punk community. It was so vibrant,” says Dorji. “There was this amazing community center and all these good shows happening. Punk kids were cool. I was like, ‘Whoa, this is another aspect of culture here that I’m attracted to.’”

For Dorji, who grew up in Thimphu (Bhutan’s capital), the United States was an abstract concept, shaded by images gleaned from films, magazines and the hair metal bands he admired in his childhood.

“Maybe I had some naïve ideas about the South,” he says. “I’d be able to see blues players just sitting on the porch or something.”

Since Dorji’s recordings mostly feature acoustic guitar, assuming a connection between his work and those bucolic pickers would be easy.

But it’s the unwieldy confluence of acoustic music, free improvisation, noise and punk ideology that prompted Ben Chasny of the guitarcentric musical project Six Organs of Admittance to make Dorji’s first LP the initial offering from Chasny’s Hermit Hut Records.

“I hear different things for sure, but he puts them together in such

an interesting way,” says Chasny, who also performed in Sub Pop Records’ heavy psych act Comets on Fire. “What interests me about it is … I don’t know where he’s gonna go in the song, which is kind of new for me. Generally, you can kind of feel where a song’s moving; a lot of times you can almost feel changes coming up.

But not with Tashi.”

The six extended instrumental tracks on Dorji’s self-titled album are drawn from tapes the guitarist produced for himself and friends.

Some of them wound up being posted online, where Chasny dis-

GLOBAL VILLAGE: “The move to Asheville was generated by the DIY community and the punk community,” says Bhutan-born guitarist Tashi Dorji, whose self-titled album comes out on Hermit Hut Records. “I was like, ‘Whoa, this is another aspect of culture here that I’m attracted to.’” Photo by Mike Belleme

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covered him. And though these works were culled from various periods dating back to 2009, a distinctive style emerges. Each track includes several disparate sections, sometimes soldered together by stubbornly difficult transitional passages. But it works.

“Still III” opens with a stumbling, syncopated stretch interspersed with pauses, to punctuate Dorji’s sparse plucking. The piece doesn’t seem to follow any sort of Western conception of melody or scale, and it briefly moves into a nimbly picked, faster bit before settling into an idiosyncratic rhythm. It’s almost otherworldly, and certainly distinct from anything the Blue Ridge Mountains have fostered in the past. “There are definitely references to [Bhutan], but nothing specific to anything where I come from,” says Dorji. “It’s hard to describe.

I play with intuition; it’s very spontaneous. So sometimes scales and notes might be reminiscent of my home.”

About halfway through “Still III,” Dorji mutes his guitar’s strings to approximate the percussive sounds he finds so soothing. In the context of acoustic guitar, that sort of manipulation could come off as dilettantism, but it isn’t. “A lot of my friends from the punk community haven’t heard my solo stuff,” Dorji says. “It’s weird, but music like [mine], nonidiomatic music, it’s just the nature of it.”

Asheville, he continues, has “a strong experimental scene, and I get to play shows with people I love.”

Although the new album is a solo affair, Dorji will perform with Shane Parish (formerly Perlowin) of Ahleuchatistas at the Aug. 24 record-release show at The Mothlight. “I think it’s a sort of exercise in techniques, patience and, most importantly, listening,” Dorji says about stepping outside the solo context.

But it’s precisely that sort of curious decision-making that keeps listeners from guessing what’s going to happen next in Dorji’s music or where the guitarist’s continued evolution might take him. X

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Balancing act One of the authors at that Malaprop’s event will be Raleigh-based novelist Kim Church, who started writing fiction a couple of decades ago, partly in response to the death of her father.

Church was in her 30s and a partner at a prestigious Raleigh law firm whose stock-in-trade was civil litigation. “I was working on a wrongful death case

Q&A with novelist and attorney Kim Church

This weekend Asheville hosts Booktopia, an author-reader retreat organized by Random House sales reps Ann Kingman and Michael Kindness. The event is an offshoot of their weekly audio podcast, Books on the Nightstand (not affiliated with the publishing company), which they describe as a “behind-the-scenes look at the world of books, bookstores and publishing.”

Like Booktopia events earlier this year in Colorado and Vermont, the local iteration — organized in partnership with Malaprop’s — is sold out except for a free and open-to-thepublic Saturday night gathering.

WHO Booktopia Celebration of Authors with Krista Bremer, Wiley Cash, Kim Church, Denise Keirnan, Ariel Lawhon, E. Lockhart and Anthony Marra Malaprop’s, malaprops.com WHEN Saturday, Aug. 23, at 6:30 p.m. Free

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STORYTIME: Kim Church, author of Byrd, joins other regional writers for a free, open-to-the-public event as part of the otherwise sold-out Booktopia.

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involving a woman my age who had left behind four children under the age of 7,” she says. “It was one of those moments that you think, ‘What am I not doing that I should be doing?’”

Long interested in writing, she returned to that. Byrd, Church’s first published novel, begins in the 1960s in the fictional Carswell, North Carolina, and tells the story of Addie Lockwood.

thing about Addie is, I don’t think it’s always clear to her how she’s making decisions. She’s a wishful thinker. I have described her as being as clear-eyed as she is romantic. And you can say that in reverse as well. There are some consequences to her decisions that she doesn’t appreciate when she makes them.

Mountain Xpress: Who is Addie?

I’m interested in some of the decisions you’ve made. You haven’t left the law entirely.

You’re doing a combination of the law and writing.

Kim Church: Addie is a woman who comes of age at a time when a lot of choices are available to a woman her age. The book is about how a woman in her circumstances would come to make decisions about issues like motherhood.

When did this character first come to you?

Many years ago, a friend told me that his girlfriend had become pregnant and had difficulty making decisions over what to do. This woman was in her 30s. She was independent and capable, so these were decisions she was making on her own. I tried to imagine how she went about making those decisions and how she would have lived with them afterwards.

How does Addie make decisions?

Addie is very intuitive, very sensitive. She’s also practical. But the

Yes, I try to balance my writing and law practice now and have done for some years. As I began to get more serious about my writing, I realized that it was going to take much more of a commitment than I could make with the schedule I had. ... I didn’t completely give up my day job. But I did arrange it so that I had more hours in the day for my writing.

And I’ve done that with varying levels of success in terms of managing my schedule over the years, but it has worked. I have a book. I’ve started another book.

I’ve published a bunch of stories.

I’ve also gotten to work on some really interesting cases. It’s been an interesting ride. X

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Digging deep DIG Festival showcases local and regional music

Downtown Independent Groove Festival (DIG to its friends) is making its third appearance on the Asheville music scene this weekend.

It boasts two days of performances, eight downtown music venues and more than 40 local and regional acts. Styles range from rock and soul to hip-hop and experimental, with some brave new collaborations for good measure. Pick your price-point: $10 for a single venue on a single night, $15 for a pass to hit all venues on a single night, $25 for an all-venue pass for both nights, or $40 for a VIP ticket that includes all venues on both nights as well as a skip-the-line laminate and VIP parties.

Four bands from DIG talk about their current projects and what it means to make music in Asheville.

ALARM CLOCK CONSPIRACY Melodic, warm and hard rocking from one turn to the next, the earcatching sounds of the Alarm Clock Conspiracy are a blend of indie-rock, power pop and alt-country. The band is composed of longtime friends Ian Reardon and Chris Carter on guitar and vocals, Wes Jameson on bass, James Hurlston on drums and John McKinney on keys. Alarm Clock Conspiracy is thrilled to be releasing its new album, Harlequin, at a Friday, Aug. 22, show at Highland Brewing Co. as well as at DIG. “We love the diversity of the music community around here,” says Reardon. “There are a lot of great bands playing many

WHAT DIG Fest, digfestivalasheville.com WHERE The Orange Peel, Wicked Weed, One Stop, Broadway’s, 5 Walnut, The Social, Tressa’s, Asheville Music Hall WHEN Friday and Saturday, Aug. 22 and 23, $10-$40. Complete schedule at the festival’s website

different styles of music. That’s what makes this place so special.

We support those bands, and we thank them for supporting us.

We all have a huge love for this music scene, and we enjoy seeing it grow more and more through the years.”

Alarm Clock Conspiracy plays Asheville Music Hall on Saturday at midnight.

DEBRISSA AND THE BEAR KING This dynamic trip-hop duo began as a studio project blending the beats of DJ Bear King (the alter-ego of Oso Rey) with the buttery vocals of Debrissa McKinney. They really found their sound as a band though, Rey says, when they added both of their voices to the mix along with big beats and deep bass.

You may know Rey from his group Soulgrass Rebellion, and McKinney is a vocalist and saxophonist who has performed with a variety of groups across the Southeast, including George Clinton and Karl Denson.

McKinney and Rey will be releasing their first two singles at the end of this month. “There are some serious music connoisseurs in this town, and great musicians,” says Rey. “If they support what you’re doing, then they really show it.

And that’s when you know you’re doing something right. We’re thankful for that.”

Debrissa and the Bear King play One Stop on Saturday at 9:45 p.m.

ALL TOGETHER NOW: From left, Philo Reitzel performs with Debrissa McKinney, Paul Juhl and members of Empire Strikes Brass, one of the local-centric Asheville collaborations on the DIG Festival lineup. Photo courtesy of James Mayfield and Jam Wizard

length LP. “It’s going to be a whole lot of fun playing with so many amazing bands,” says Reitzel. “We really think it’s great to have an Asheville festival that embraces the local talent; there is so much happening here right now. It feels great to play for your hometown, the people who have been behind you from the beginning.”

Philo plays One Stop on Friday at 12:15 a.m.

RED HONEY What do you get when you combine sultry vocals, “psychedelic-surfa-billy” grooves and cymbal whipping?

You get sassy rock ’n’ rollers Red Honey. The band evolved out of lead

singer Erika Jane Ferraby’s former project, Erika Jane and Remember the Bees. Red Honey’s debut, Red Honey and The Pleasure Chest, sold out of its first printing almost immediately, and the band is now gearing up to release a digital download. The group — Ferraby on guitar, whip and vocals; Jonathan Paul Hess on bass and backing vocals; Brad Pope on lead guitar; and Mike Grey on drums — is fresh off of a string of Charleston, S.C. shows. “DIG is all about the music community that is Asheville,” say Ferraby. “This year’s lineup is amazing and we are so proud to be a part of it.”

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PHILO Philo is a collaboration between rapper Philo Reitzel and musician Paul Juhl. The pair wanted to form a live hip-hop act, and they rounded it out with a full horn section. In addition to tight rhymes coming from Reitzel on vocals and the SP-404 sampler plus Juhl on the baritone sax, they brought in McKinney on backing vocals and tenor sax, Lenny Pettinelli on keys, Duane Simpson on electric guitar, Jesse Gentry on bass guitar, JP Furnas on trombone and Jean Claude Mears on the drums. The group is currently working on a full-

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Yonder Mountain String Band The Colorado-based jam-grass nomads in Yonder Mountain String Band log more than 100 live shows per year, so band members have to keep performances eclectic if only to preserve their own sanity. Along with rockinfused bluegrass, string-laden Hendrix covers are not off-limits. A recent press release claims that Yonder Mountain has “thoroughly revitalized and contemporized bluegrass and introduced it to many thousands of new fans.”

Adam Aijala (guitar), Dave Johnston (banjo) and Ben Kaufmann (bass) will be joined by guest musicians Jake Jolliff (mandolin), Allie Kral (fiddle) and Jerry Douglas (dobro) at Pisgah Brewery on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 7 p.m. $25/$30. pisgahbrewing.com. Photo by Jay Blakesberg

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“The Tall Pines are equal parts soul and twang, molasses and moonshine, sass and skill,” says NPR. Christmas Davis writes gritty swamp rock tunes, which his wife, vocalist Connie Lynn Petruk, keeps soulfully smooth around the edges. The duo’s country rock is extremely accessible — even for those wary of a little twang — but doesn’t seem ultracatchy until you’re humming “If the Devil Knows You by Name” hours after the first listen.

Co-headlining the Altamont Theatre show is Casey Driessen, a Grammy-nominated fiddler who spends as much time instructing at fiddle camps as he does performing.

Driessen has planned a stripped-down, acoustic set, which will afford listeners an intimate glimpse of his virtuosity. Friday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m. $10/$12. thealtamont.com.

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If cat art, cat videos or “What kind of a cat person are you” quizzes seem just a little bit hokey, what about feline-themed poetry? Former North Carolina Poet Laureate Fred Chappell has authored more than 30 books, including fiction and nonfiction.

But for his latest collection, he’s taken a page from T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats (which inspired the Broadway musical Cats). Familiars: Poems delves into the personalities of felines, as well as the whiskered friends of literary heroes.

Chappell reads and signs books at Malaprop’s on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. (the event is followed by a wine and cheese reception). malaprops.com. He’ll also be at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville on Sunday, Aug. 24, at 3 p.m. blueridgebooks.com.

Author photo by Chris English

Fans of Asheville quintet Town Mountain will be familiar with the concept of podorythmie — not because they are well-versed in French Canadian percussive techniques, but because it’s nearly impossible to listen to the band’s jaunty bluegrass without adding your own toe-tapping beat. The self-described “hard-drivin’ Carolina string band” is in the running for six International Bluegrass Music Association awards and has received praise from alternative sources as unlikely as Dale Earnhardt Jr. (via Twitter). The group has appropriately opted to hold the release party for its first official live album at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall, the venue that hosted the recording in March. Opening the evening is Taylor Martin’s Acoustic Band. Friday, Aug. 22, at 9 p.m. $12/$15. isisasheville.com. Photo by Jason Beverly

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FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE Highway 225, Flat Rock, 693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (8/24) - Miss Saigon. Wed.-Sat.: 8pm; Thu., Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. $40.

FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE DOWNTOWN 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville, 693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS until (9/14) - The Mystery of Irma Vep, Wed.-Sat.: 8pm; Thurs., Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. $40/$38 seniors/$25 students.

HENDERSONVILLE LITTLE THEATRE 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville, 692-1082, hendersonvillelittletheater.org • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS until (8/31) Little Shop of Horrors, Thurs.-Sat.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 2:30pm. $24/$18 ages 18-25/$12 students under 18.

ART ANYTHING FIBER SALE & SWAP 581-4664 • SA (8/23), 10am-3pm - Fabric and fiber works sale, includes information on area guilds and groups. Held at YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly, 84 Blue Ridge Assembly Road, Black Mountain BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM + ARTS CENTER 56 Broadway, 350-8484, blackmountaincollege.org • TH (8/21), 7:30pm - A review of audio, video and photography stills from the 2014 {RE}Happening.

Free.

PACK MEMORIAL LIBRARY 67 Haywood St., 250-4740 TH (8/28), 6pm - Panel discussion on the works of Anthony Lord with local artists. Free.

TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL 884-2787, tcarts.org • 4th FRIDAYS, 5-9pm - Fourth Friday Gallery Walk through businesses in downtown Brevard.

Free.

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS

THE CONSTANT WANDERER: “It’s about building a personal empire, a formidable fortress,” writes Amanda Seckington in her artist’s statement. “The empire is ruled by an Empress, the creator herself. She alone walks the walls and battlements, fires the cannons.” Seckington notes that recurrent elements in her work are “the warship (“the mental-self”), the women (“the physical self”) and their relationship to one another.”

See more of her work at Lexington Avenue Brewing in a show called Serendipitous Accretion, running through Sept. 9. Image courtesy of Amanda Seckington. (p.41)

Contact for details.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP EVENTS 254-8111, twwoa.org, prez@twwoa.org For beginning and experienced writers.

• Through SA (8/30) - Submissions will be accepted for the Literary Fiction Contest, stories of 5000 words or less. $25. Contact for guidelines.

COURTYARD GALLERY In the Phil Mechanic Building 109 Roberts St., 2733332, ashevillecourtyard.com • Through (8/28) - Submissions will be accepted for Anything Goes, Everything Shows, a multimedia mail-in art show. All submissions will be exhibited. Free.

READING ANIMALS avl.mx/0e9, simkha@riseup.net • Through TH (9/18) - Writers are asked to submit fiction, creative nonfiction or poetry on animals and animal rights for upcoming public reading.

Contact for guidelines.

THE HEART OF HORSE SENSE heartofhorsesense.org • Through (11/5) - Artists may donate works to be displayed and auctioned at Zuma Coffee in Marshall. Proceeds benefit this nonprofit animal therapy program for veterans and at-risk youth.

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MUSIC AMICIMUSIC 802-369-0856, amicimusic.org • FR (8/22), 7:30pm - "A Toast to the Steins." $20/ $15 church members. Held at Cathedral of All Souls, 3 Angle St. BLUE RIDGE ORCHESTRA blueridgeorchestra.org • WEDNESDAYS until (8/27), 7pm - Community orchestra open rehearsal. Free. Held at UNCA Reuter Center, 1 University Heights EBBS CHAPEL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 271 Laurel Valley Road, Mars Hill, 698-5833 • SU (8/24), 4pm - Joe Penland and Laura Boosinger, mountain roots. $20.

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OLLI AT UNCA 251-6140, olliasheville.com, olli@unca.edu • FR (8/22), 3pm - A discussion with Asheville Lyric Opera director Craig Starkey. Free. Held at UNCA’s Reuter Center.

RHYTHM & BREWS CONCERT SERIES 233-3216, facebook.com/ RhythmAndBrewsHendersonville • TH (8/21), 6-9pm - Sol Driven Train, roots rock. Free. Held in downtown Hendersonville.

THEATER ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 35 E. Walnut St., 254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • FR (8/22) & SA (8/23), 2:30pm - The Lion in Winter. $5. Held at 35below, underneath the main stage.

• SU (8/24), 2:30pm - The Lion in Winter. $5.

Held at UNCA’s Reuter Center.

• TH (8/28), 7:30pm - David v. Goliath: True Tales of Taking on City Hall from the Listen to this: Stories in Performance series. $10.

ASHEVILLE PLAYBACK THEATRE ashevilleplayback.org • SU (8/24), 10am - Improvised performance based-on personal stories from the audience. Free. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place.

BEBE THEATRE 20 Commerce St., 254-2621 • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (8/24) Sisters. Fri.&Sat.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 3pm. $15/$12 advance, students and seniors.

BUSINESS SINGS BROADWAY 254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org FR (8/22) & SA (8/23), 730pm - Tickets to this performance of Broadway classics by local businessmen benefits Asheville Community Theatre. $20. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 5 E. Walnut St. DRAMA AT BRCC facebook.com/BRCCDrama • TH (8/28) through MO (9/1), 7:30pm - A Carolina Story. $7/$5 students, faculty & staff. Held in Patton Auditorium on the

MONTFORD PARK PLAYERS 254-5146, montfordparkplayers.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (8/23), 7:30pm - The Taming of the Shrew. Free. Held at Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St.

GALLERY DIRECTORY

5 WALNUT WINE BAR 5 Walnut St., 253-2593 • Through SU (8/31) - Corollaries, paintings by Suzanne Saunders.

AMBROZIA BAR & BISTRO 120 Merrimon Ave., 350-3033, ambrozia-avl.com • ONGOING - Two Worlds, abstract watercolors

by Mick Donelan.

AMERICAN FOLK ART AND FRAMING 64 Biltmore Ave., 281-2134, amerifolk.com • Through TH (8/21) - Pattern, Texture, Emotion, quilts.

ART AT UNCA unca.edu • MO (8/25) through FR (9/19) - Exhibition of works by UNCA faculty. In the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery.

ARTETUDE GALLERY 89 Patton Ave., 252-1466, artetudegallery.com • Through SU (8/31) - Life in Motion, works by Alyson Markell and Kenn Kotara.

ARTS COUNCIL OF HENDERSON COUNTY 693-8504, acofhc.org • Through FR (8/29) - Bring Us Your Best XI, works by competition winners. Held at Blue Ridge Community College, 180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL GALLERY 1 Page Ave., 258-0710, ashevillearts.com • FR (8/22) through SA (9/20) - Camped Out on Greasy Grass: A Series of Portraits, works by artists from closed Lyman Avenue studios. Opening reception: Aug. 29, 6pm.

ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM 2 N. Pack Square, 253-3227, ashevilleart.org • ONGOING - Sol LeWitt: Creating Place, Wall Drawing #618, conceptual art.

ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART 16 College St., 251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art. com • Through SU (8/31) - Paintings by Joyce Schlapkohl.

BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • Through FR (9/12) - Carolina Through My Lens, photography by Joye Ardyn Durham.

BLUE SPIRAL 1 38 Biltmore Ave., 251-0202, bluespiral1.com • Through SA (9/27) - Works from artists Kenneth Baskin, John L. Cleaveland, Brad Sells, Lee Sipe and Mike Smith.

• Through SA (9/27) - Ahead of the Curve, contemporary works focusing on lines.

CASTELL PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY 2C Wilson Alley, 255-1188, castellphotographygallery.com • Through TU (9/30) - Merge, photography works from vintage collections of three collectors, alongside contemporary artists.

FOLK ART CENTER MP 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, 298-7928, craftguild.org • Through (10/28) - Into the Fire, glass, clay and metal works.

GRATEFUL STEPS 159 S Lexington Ave., 277-0998, gratefulsteps. org • Through SU (8/31) - Urban Photography From The Streets Of A Bohemian Mountain Town, street photography by Joe Longobardi.

HANDMADE IN AMERICA 125 S Lexington Ave #101, 252-0121, handmadeinamerica.org • Through TU (8/19) - Glass works by John Almaguer. Held at Beverly-Hanks Discovery Center, 1 Town Square Blvd.

paintings by Amanda Seckington METRO WINES 169 Charlotte St., 575-9525, facebook.com/ MetroWinesAsheville • Through (8/31) - Lost at Sea, works by Sandee Johnson.

PACK MEMORIAL LIBRARY 67 Haywood St. • Through SA (8/30) - Paintings, architectural drawings and iron work by Anthony Lord.

RAVEN & CRONE 555 Merrimon Ave. Suite 100, 424-7868 • Through SA (8/31) - Handmade traditional Javanese Batik.

RED HOUSE STUDIOS AND GALLERY 310 W. State St., Black Mountain, 699-0351, svfalarts.org • Through SU (8/31) - Swannanoa Fine Arts League members juried exhibit.

THE BENDER GALLERY 12 S. Lexington Ave., 505-8341, thebendergallery. com • Through TU (9/30) - Artifacts and Contraptions, glass and mixed media sculptures by artists Peter Wright and Audrey Wilson.

THE GRAND BOHEMIAN GALLERY 11 Boston Way, 877-274-1242, bohemianhotelasheville.com • Through SU (9/14) - Imagined Circus and Travelers, paintings by Diana LaRose-Weaver.

TOE RIVER ARTS COUNCIL 765-0520, toeriverarts.org • Through SA (9/20) - Works by Barbara Littledeer. Held at Burnsville TRAC Gallery, 102 W. Main St., Burnsville • Through SA (9/20) - Edwina Bringle Retrospective, weaving. Held at Spruce Pine TRAC Gallery, 269 Oak Ave., Spruce Pine

JOHNSON FARM 3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville, 8916585, historicjohnsonfarm.org • Through SU (8/31) - Photographs of the farm taken by local photographers

URBAN DHARMA 29 Page Ave., 225-6422, udharmanc.com • Through FR (10/31) - Drifting Toward the Names of Things, paper works by Brian T. Leahy.

LEXINGTON AVENUE BREWING 39 N. Lexington Ave., 252-0212, lexavebrew. com Through TU (9/9) - Serendipitous Accretion,

ZAPOW! 21 Battery Park Suite 101, 575-2024, zapow.net • Through FR (9/26) - British Invasion, works inspired by the British pop culture.

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C L U B L A N D ALTAMONT BREWING COMPANY Hot Damn, The Old Guard & The River Rats (rock), 8pm

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Wine tasting w/ The Hendo Hounddogs (blues, jazz), 5pm Juan Benavides Trio (Latin), 8pm

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Jahman Brahman w/ Groove Fetish (jam, rock), 10pm BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Karaoke, 9pm

BEN'S TUNE-UP Live band karaoke w/ The Diagnostics, 9pm

BLUE KUDZU SAKE COMPANY Trivia night, 8pm

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open mic w/ Billy Owens, 7pm

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Larry Dolamore, 7pm

BYWATER Soul night w/ DJ Whitney, 8:30pm

CORK & KEG Honey Swamp Stompers (country, blues, jazz), 8pm

CORK & KEG Irish jam w/ Beanie, Vincent & Jean, 7pm

DOUBLE CROWN 33 and 1/3 Thursdays w/ DJs Devyn & Oakley, 10pm

DOUBLE CROWN DJs Greg Cartwright & David Wayne Gay (country), 10pm

ELAINE'S DUELING PIANO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9pm

DUGOUT Karaoke, 9pm

FRENCH BROAD BREWERY TASTING ROOM Todd Hoke (folk, blues), 6pm

GRIND CAFE Trivia night, 7pm HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood (acoustic), 5:30pm

GOOD STUFF Ben Wilson (Americana), 6pm

IRON HORSE STATION Kevin Reese (Americana), 6pm

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Cabinet w/ Stephen Murray (folk, bluegrass), 8pm

ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Acoustic on the Patio w/ Taylor Martin & friends, 7pm In the Lounge: Hovey Kat (jazz, blues), 7pm

HAVANA RESTAURANT Open mic (instruments provided), 8pm ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Music of John Denver w/ Robin Bullock & Tom Donnelly, 8:15pm

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old-time session, 5pm LEX 18 The Roaring Lions (jazz), 7:30pm

TANGERINE, TANGERINE AT THE ORANGE: Let the Led out at the Orange Peel on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 9 p.m. for the “Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience,” a.k.a. legendary tribute band Zoso. Formed in 1995, Zoso’s mission is to provide the most accurate and captivating Zeppelin live show since the real thing. “It’s much more than just a tribute,” reads the band’s bio. “It’s about touching a golden era in music. Zoso’s live shows are not about simply playing the right notes. They are about aura and feeling, harkening back to the unique atmosphere Led Zeppelin created.”

LOBSTER TRAP Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, beats), 7pm MOUNTAIN MOJO COFFEEHOUSE Open mic, 6:30pm NEW MOUNTAIN Myq Kaplan w/ Zach Sherwin, Minori Hinds, Kelly Rowe & Tom Peters (comedy), 8pm

OLIVE OR TWIST Swing dance lessons w/ Roger Buckner, 7pm 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock), 8pm

NOBLE KAVA Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert, 9pm ODDITORIUM Doomster, Wyla, Hot Hands & Room Full of Strangers (punk, rock), 9pm

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TOWN PUMP Open mic w/ Aaron, 9pm

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass jam, 7pm LEX 18 Espresso! (Latin jazz), 7:30pm LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones ("The man of 1,000 songs"), 7pm MARKET PLACE Ben Hovey (dub jazz, beats), 7pm MILLROOM Matrimony (alternative, indie), 9pm ODDITORIUM Falls of Rauros w/ Shadow of the Destroyer & Everything Went Black (metal), 9pm

ONE STOP DELI & BAR The Mike Dillon Band (punk, jazz), 10pm

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Blues & soul jam w/ Al Coffee & Da Grind, 8:30pm

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Bradley Carter (bluegrass, old-time), 6pm

URBAN ORCHARD Poetry on Demand w/ Eddie Cabbage, 6:30pm

OLIVE OR TWIST Pop the Clutch (beach, jazz, swing), 7:30pm

SLY GROG LOUNGE Open mic, 7pm

VINCENZO'S BISTRO Lenny Petenelli (high-energy piano), 7pm

ONE STOP DELI & BAR Phish 'n' Chips (Phish covers), 6pm

WESTVILLE PUB Brewery Night w/ Green Man, 7pm

ORANGE PEEL ZOSO (Led Zeppelin experience), 9pm

WILD WING CAFE Karaoke, 9pm

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Andrew Scotchie (rock, singer-songwriter), 6pm

STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Get It Right Band (rock, funk, reggae), 6pm TALLGARY'S CANTINA Open mic & jam, 7pm THE PHOENIX Jazz night, 8pm THE SOCIAL Get Vocal Karaoke, 9:30pm

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Skinny Wednesday w/ J LUKE, 6pm

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21

PACK'S TAVERN Steve Mosley Duo (acoustic-rock), 9pm PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Royal Southern Brotherhood (rock, blues), 9pm

THE SOUTHERN Brad Earnhardt (classical guitar), 6:30pm

185 KING STREET Power blues jam w/ Riyen Roots, 8pm

POSH BAR Acoustic jam, 6pm

TIGER MOUNTAIN THIRST PARLOUR Sean & Will (classic punk, power pop, rock), 10pm

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Hank West & The Smokin' Hots (jazz exotica), 8pm

RENAISSANCE ASHEVILLE HOTEL Carver & Carmody (country, blues, rock), 6:30pm

TIMO'S HOUSE Release AVL w/ Dam Good (dance party), 9pm

ALLEY KATS TAVERN Open mic night, 7pm

ROOT BAR NO. 1 Linda Mitchell (jazz, blues), 9pm

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cabinet w/ stephen Murray (of holy ghost tent

revival) 9pm • $10/$12 an evening with: Michael

tracy: unplugged and live 8pm • $10/$12 floating action:

record release show 9pm • FREE

charlie traveler & the grey eagle Present:

sierra leone’s refugee allstars w/ Zansa 7pm • $15/$20

tacos & tunes tuesday on the Patio: Josh gibbs 6-8pm • FREE

thu 8/28

the saDies, sonny & the sunsets anD eDJ (transfigurations night 1) 8pm • $15/$18

fri 8/29

MuDhoney & axxa abraxas (transfigurations night 2) 8pm • $20/$25

sat 8/30

MalcolM holcoMbe: cD release show w/ Jared tyler 8pm • $12/$15

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SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & themed drag show (soul night), 10pm AVL college night (18-25), 10pm THE MOTHLIGHT Movie Night: Repo Man, 10pm THE PHOENIX Bradford Carson & Will Knight (mountain music), 8pm THE SOCIAL Open mic w/ Scooter Haywood, 8pm THE SOUTHERN DJ Leslie Snipes (dance), 10pm TIMO'S HOUSE Unity Thursdays w/ Asheville Drum 'n' Bass Collective, 9pm TOWN PUMP Straw Man (rock, fusion), 9pm TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES The Westsound Revue (Motown, blues), 9pm URBAN ORCHARD Stevie Lee Combs (acoustic, Americana), 6:30pm VINCENZO'S BISTRO Ginny McAfee (guitar, vocals), 7pm WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN AmiciMusic: Dan Weiser (classical piano), 7:30pm WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Crocodile Smile w/ DJ MoTo, 6pm WXYZ LOUNGE Shane Perlowin (jazz), 8pm

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 185 KING STREET Andy Ferrell & Oncoming Train, 8pm 5 WALNUT WINE BAR DIG Fest, 9pm ALLEY KATS TAVERN Amos & The Mixx Live, 9:30pm ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Zach Deputy w/ Megan Jean & The KFB (funk, soul), 10pm ATHENA'S CLUB Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7pm BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Bob Zullo, 7pm BOILER ROOM City B, J Fizzle, Yung Energy & Yung Mucc (hip-hop), 10:30pm CATAWBA BREWING CO. Grits & Soul (Americana), 6pm CLASSIC WINESELLER James Hammel (guitar), 7pm CLUB ELEVEN ON GROVE DJ Jam (old-school hip-hop, R&B, funk), 9pm Grown Folks Friday, 9pm CORK & KEG Buddy Davis & the Session Players (honkytonk, country), 8:30pm CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Riyen Roots & Kenny Dore (blues), 7pm DOUBLE CROWN DJ Greg Cartwright (garage & soul obscurities), 10pm DUGOUT Flashback Sally (classic rock), 9pm ELAINE'S DUELING PIANO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9pm

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185 KING STREET 877-1850 5 WALNUT WINE BAR 253-2593 ALTAMONT BREWING COMPANY 575-2400 THE ALTAMONT THEATRE 348-5327 ASHEVILLE CIVIC CENTER & THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM 259-5544 ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL 255-7777 ATHENA’S CLUB 252-2456 BARLEY’S TAP ROOM 255-0504 BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE 669-9090 BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA 658-8777 BOILER ROOM 505-1612 BROADWAY’S 285-0400 THE BYWATER 232-6967 CORK AND KEG 254-6453 CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE 575-2880 ADAM DALTON DISTILLERY 367-6401 DIANA WORTHAM THEATER 257-4530 DIRTY SOUTH LOUNGE 251-1777 DOUBLE CROWN 575-9060 DUGOUT 692-9262 ELEVEN ON GROVE 505-1612 FRENCH BROAD BREWERY TASTING ROOM 277-0222 GOOD STUFF 649-9711 GREEN ROOM CAFE 692-6335 GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN 232-5800 GROVE HOUSE THE GROVE PARK INN (ELAINE’S PIANO BAR/ GREAT HALL) 252-2711 HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY 299-3370 ISIS MUSIC HALL 575-2737 JACK OF THE WOOD 252-5445 LEX 18 582-0293 THE LOBSTER TRAP 350-0505 METROSHERE 258-2027 MILLROOM 555-1212 MONTE VISTA HOTEL 669-8870 MOONLIGHT MILE 335-9316 NATIVE KITCHEN & SOCIAL PUB 581-0480 NIGHTBELL 575-0375 NOBLE KAVA BAR 505-8118 ODDITORIUM 575-9299 ONEFIFTYONE 239-0239 ONE STOP BAR DELI & BAR 255-7777 O.HENRY’S/TUG 254-1891 THE ORANGE PEEL 225-5851 OSKAR BLUES BREWERY 883-2337 PACK’S TAVERN 225-6944 THE PHOENIX 877-3232 PISGAH BREWING CO. 669-0190 PULP 225-5851 PURPLE ONION CAFE 749-1179 RED STAG GRILL AT THE GRAND BOHEMIAN HOTEL 505-2949 ROOT BAR NO.1 299-7597 SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB 252-2838 SCULLY’S 251-8880 SLY GROG LOUNGE 255-8858 SMOKEY’S AFTER DARK 253-2155 THE SOCIAL 298-8780 SOUTHERN APPALACIAN BREWERY 684-1235 STATIC AGE RECORDS 254-3232 STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE 669-8856 TALLGARY’S CANTINA 232-0809 TIGER MOUNTAIN 407-0666 TIMO’S HOUSE 575-2886 TOWN PUMP 357-5075 TOY BOAT 505-8659 TREASURE CLUB 298-1400 TRESSA’S DOWNTOWN JAZZ & BLUES 254-7072

10PM $5 21+

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Michael Tracy: Unplugged (country, Americana), 8pm HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Alarm Clock Conspiracy CD release (indierock), 6:30pm ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Town Mountain w/ Taylor Martin's Acoustic Band (bluegrass), 9pm JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Soldiers Heart w/ Owners of the Sun & Kate and Corey (folk, bluegrass), 9pm JERUSALEM GARDEN Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7pm LEX 18 Michael Jefry Stevens & DeCristofaro (jazz), 7:30pm LOBSTER TRAP Buncombe County Boys (bluegrass), 7pm LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE Tina Collins (folk, bluegrass), 8pm MARKET PLACE The Sean Mason Trio (groove, jazz, funk), 7pm METRO WINES Stand up comedy w/ Disclaimer Comedy, 7pm NATIVE KITCHEN & SOCIAL PUB Stephanie Lambring & Hailey Whitters (Americana), 7:30pm NIGHTBELL RESTAURANT & LOUNGE Resident Dulítel DJ (indie-tronic), 11pm NOBLE KAVA Bansuri & Tabla duet (classical North Indian music), 8:30pm ODDITORIUM OurVoice Benefit w/ lots of bands, 9pm OLIVE OR TWIST WestSound (Motown), 8pm Late Night DJ (techno, disco), 11pm ONE STOP DELI & BAR Free Dead Fridays w/ members of Phuncle Sam (jam), 5pm DIG Festival (various artists), 9pm ORANGE PEEL DIG Festival (various artists), 8pm OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Nomadic (jam), 6pm

THE PHOENIX The Get Right Band (funk, rock, reggae), 9pm THE SOCIAL Get Vocal Karaoke, 9:30pm THE SOUTHERN Tyler Herring (world folk, blues), 7pm TIGER MOUNTAIN THIRST PARLOUR Dr. Filth (soul, psych, punk), 10pm TIMO'S HOUSE Inner Space Massive Seven (dance party), 10pm TOWN PUMP Polly O'Keary & The Rhythm Method (blues, funk, rock), 9pm TOY BOAT COMMUNITY ART SPACE 2-year anniversary party w/ dance off competition, 8pm TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Latin Soul w/ Liley Aruz, 7pm DIG Fest w/ Jeff Santiago, Bulgaria & E. Normous, 9pm VINCENZO'S BISTRO Steve Whiddon (classic piano), 5:30pm WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Rockell Scott (cabaret jazz), 8pm WILD WING CAFE Alec & Jaqui from Carolina Rex, 8pm WILD WING CAFE SOUTH A Social Function (acoustic), 9:30pm WXYZ LOUNGE DJ Harry Darnell (lounge), 9pm

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 5 WALNUT WINE BAR DIG Fest, 6pm

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Floating Action: Record Release (rock, world), 9pm HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Open Hearts talent show & fundraiser w/ the Jam Boogie Band (funk, rock, jam), 5pm IRON HORSE STATION Kevin Reese (Americana), 7pm ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Option 22 & Infinite Third (eclectic, Americana), 9pm JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Resonant Rogues (gypsy jazz), 9pm JERUSALEM GARDEN Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7pm LEX 18 Michael Jefry Stevens Trio (jazz), 7:30pm LOBSTER TRAP Crossroad String Band (high energy, folk, acoustic), 7pm MARKET PLACE DJs (funk, R&B), 7pm

10PM $7/$10 21+

AUG Jahman Brahman w/ Groove Fetish 21 THU 10PM FREE 21+ AUG DIG FESTIVAL at the One Stop 22 9PM $ Varied FRI

Charlie Traveler Presents: w/ Megan Jean & The KFB 10PM $10/$15 21+

AUG

22 Zach Deputy FRI

DIG FESTIVAL 9PM $TBA 23 SAT AUG

DIG FESTIVAL 9PM $TBA 23 SAT AUG

24 SUN

NEW MOUNTAIN In the Theatre: Eskmo w/ Robot Koch, Bombassic (electronic), 9pm Psychedelia w/ T.O.C.H. Samahdi (eclectic), 9pm

Dinner Show

w/ Alex Krug & The Mother Explosives 7PM $45 All Ages

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NIGHTBELL RESTAURANT & LOUNGE DJ Maxton (hip-hop), 11pm NOBLE KAVA Samuel Paradise & friends (live ambient electronica), 8:30pm ODDITORIUM Arbor w/ Black Metal Hunger (metal), 9pm OLIVE OR TWIST 42nd Street (jazz, swing), 7:30pm Late Night DJ (techno, disco), 11pm ONE STOP DELI & BAR Reggae Family Jam, 2pm DIG Festival (various artists), 8pm

ANDREWS BREWING CO. Wyatt Espalin & Trees Leaves (folk-rock), 6pm

ORANGE PEEL Rock Academy Benefit w/ Joe Lasher Jr. (southern rock) & Rock Academy Bands, 7pm

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL DIG Festival (various artists), 9pm

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Darby Wilcox & the Peep Show (singersongwriter), 6pm

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Mark Bumgarner, 7pm

Charlie Traveler Presents:

20 WED The Mike Dillon Band

AUG

ALLEY KATS TAVERN The Twisted Trail Band, 9:30pm

ATHENA'S CLUB Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7pm

AUG

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GREEN ROOM CAFE & COFFEEHOUSE Elise Pratt & Mike Holstein (jazz), 6:30pm

55 COLLEGE STREET-DOWNSTAIRS

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GREEN ROOM CAFE & COFFEEHOUSE Lake & Moore (folk, Americana), 6:30pm

THE MOTHLIGHT Cowboy Crisis w/ 100 Watt Horse, Wes Tirey (indie), 8:30pm

GOOD STUFF Fritz Beer & the Crooked Beat (Americana), 9pm

one stop

GOOD STUFF Polly O'Keary and the Rhythm Method (blues), 8pm

TALLGARY'S CANTINA Fine Line (classic rock), 9:30pm

AMH

STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Hobos & Lace (folk), 6pm

31 PATTON AVENUE-UPSTAIRS

FRENCH BROAD BREWERY TASTING ROOM Ten Cent Poetry (folk, singer-songwriter), 6pm

one stop

SPRING CREEK TAVERN Screamin' J's (ragtime, jazz), 9pm

ELAINE'S DUELING PIANO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9pm

AMH

SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY Ellen Trnka, Howie Johnson & Craig Woody (blues, Americana, rock), 8pm

one stop

VINCENZO’S 254-4698 WESTVILLE PUB 225-9782 WHITE HORSE 669-0816 WILD WING CAFE 253-3066 WXYZ 232-2838

PACK'S TAVERN WestSound (funk, soul, R&B), 9pm PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Yonder Mountain String Band (jam grass) w/ Jerry Douglas, 7pm

PACK'S TAVERN DJ MoTo (pop, dance, hits), 9pm

BYWATER The Malamondos w/ Van Calloway (rock, psycho-a-go-go), 9pm

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Movie Night: You Pick 'em!, 8pm

CLASSIC WINESELLER Joe Cruz (Beatles, Elton John covers), 7pm

ROOT BAR NO. 1 Wayne Graham (rock), 9pm

CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats (rock 'n' roll), 8:30pm

SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10pm

DOUBLE CROWN DJ Lil Lorruh (50s, 60s R&B, rock), 10pm

SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10pm Color Rave Glow Run black light after party, 10pm

SCULLY'S DJ, 10pm

DUGOUT Fine Line (classic rock), 9pm

SCULLY'S DJ, 10pm

PURPLE ONION CAFE Riyen Roots & Kenny Dore (blues), 8pm ROOT BAR NO. 1 Call the Next Witness (rock, folk), 9pm

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10/25 Sarah Guthrie 10/25 Sarah Lee LeeHEART Guthrie 8/22 SOLDIERS & Johnny Irion w/ OWNERS OF THE SON & Johnny Irion ALSO PERFORMING KATE & COREY w/ •• 9pm w/ Battlefield Battlefield 9pm $10 $10 9PM $7 10/26 Firecracker Jazz 10/26 Firecracker Jazz Band Band 8/23 RESONANT ROGUES & HALLOWEEN Costume & HALLOWEEN Costume w/&STEVEIE LEE COMBS Party Contest •• 9pm Party & Contest 9pm $8 $8 9PM $5 10/27 10/27 Vinegar Vinegar Creek Creek •• 9pm 9pm FREE FREE 8/24 THE HENRY MILLERS 10/28 Mustard Plug • 9pm $8 10/28FREE Mustard Plug • 9pm $8 (DONATIONS ENCOURAGED) w/ Crazy Tom Banana 7PM Tom Banana Pants w/ Crazy Pants 10/29 Singer Songwriters 10/29 Singer Songwriters 8/26 MATT TOWNSEND •• 7-9pm FREE in the Round 7-9pm FREE in the Round & THE WONDER WORLD w/ Tripi, Davis FREE (DONATIONS ENCOURAGED) w/ Anthony Anthony Tripi, Elise Elise Davis

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FRI• AUG 22 ALARM CLOCK CONSPIRACY DUO (6:30-8:30) SAT• AUG 23 JAM BOOGIE BAND IN THE MEADOW (6:30-8:30) (OPEN HEARTS TALENT SHOW IN THE TASTING ROOM $20)

SUN• AUG 24 OPEN FROM 1-6 WED • AUG 27 WOODY WOOD WEDNESDAYS IN THE MEADOW (5:30-7:30)

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SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY Serious Clark (funk, rock, jam), 8pm

WESTVILLE PUB Black Robin Hero (rock, Americana), 10pm

SPRING CREEK TAVERN Pierce Edens & The Dirty Work (roots-rock), 9pm

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN AmiciMusic: Toast to the Steins, 7:30pm

TALLGARY'S CANTINA Godot Figure (classic rock), 9:30pm THE ADMIRAL Soul night w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 11pm THE ART HOUSE GALLERY & STUDIO The Bluesy Duo (acoustic blues), 9pm THE PHOENIX Dave Desmelik (singer-songwriter), 1pm The Ram Mandelkorn Trio (soul, funk), 9pm

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WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Aaron LaFalce, 7pm WXYZ LOUNGE Selector Cleofus (EDM, lounge), 9pm

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24

THE SOCIAL Get Vocal Karaoke, 9:30pm

5 WALNUT WINE BAR The Resonate Rogues (balkan, swing, folk), 7pm

THE STRAND @ 38 MAIN Bigfoot Wars red carpet movie premiere & pre-party, 6pm

BARLEY'S TAPROOM Skylark (jazz), 7:30pm

TIGER MOUNTAIN THIRST PARLOUR DJ Devyl's Hands (psychedelic, indie, metal, rock), 10pm TIMO'S HOUSE McDubbin, Full Blast, d:raf & Musashi Xero (hip-hop), 10pm

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WILD WING CAFE Cody Siniard (country), 8pm

BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Jazz brunch w/ Mike Gray Trio, 11:30am BLUE KUDZU SAKE COMPANY Karaoke & brunch, 2pm BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Luke Wood (Americana), 7pm

TOWN PUMP Skymatic, 9pm

DOUBLE CROWN Karaoke w/ Tim O, 9pm

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Latin Soul w/ Liley Aruz, 7pm DIG Fest w/ Luxury Spirit, The Screaming J's & Raising Caine, 9pm

GOOD STUFF Roland J. Cole & The Loaders (country, honkytonk), 6pm

VINCENZO'S BISTRO Steve Whiddon (classic piano), 5:30pm

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Sierra Leone's Refugee Allstars w/ Zansa (reggae), 7pm

NEWEST VAPE SHOP IN EAST ASHEVILLE IRON HORSE STATION Mark Shane (R&B), 6pm

CROW & QUILL Stevie Lee Combs (old-time, folk, blues), 9pm

ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Jazz showcase, 6pm

DOUBLE CROWN Punk 'n' roll w/ DJ Leo Delightful, 10pm

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Irish session, 5pm The Henry Millers (experimental pop), 9pm

GOOD STUFF Trivia night, 7pm

LEX 18 Andrew J. Fletcher (barrelhouse piano), 12pm MichaelJohnJazz & friends (jazz), 7:30pm NEW MOUNTAIN The Larry Keel Experience w/ Bobby Miller & The Virginia Dare Devils, Tellico (acoustic/ roots), 4pm ODDITORIUM Spliff, Birth, Toke & Poverty Bomb (punk), 9pm OLIVE OR TWIST Shag & swing lesson w/ John Dietz, 7pm The Committee (swing, oldies, rock), 8pm ONE STOP DELI & BAR Bluegrass brunch w/ The Pond Brothers, 11am Dinner Show w/ Alex Krug & The Mother Explosives (dinner music), 7pm RIVERWATCH BAR & GRILL Hunnilicious (country, singer-songwriter), 1pm

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo, 7pm ODDITORIUM Vaporizer, MRSA & All Hell (metal), 9pm ORANGE PEEL Move Night: The Princess Bride, 8pm

THE PHOENIX Riyen Roots & Kenny Dore (blues), 9pm THE SOCIAL Hartford bluegrass jam w/ Ben Saylor, 8pm TIGER MOUNTAIN THIRST PARLOUR Honky-tonk (classic country & rockabilly) w/ DJ Lil Lorruh & David Wayne Gay, 10pm

VINCENZO'S BISTRO Steve Whiddon (classic piano), 5:30pm

STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Sherry Lynn Duet, 6pm

WESTVILLE PUB Trivia night, 8pm

THE MOTHLIGHT Tashi Dorji w/ Shane Parish, Frank Meadows, Roamer X, Ryan Oslance (solo experimental), 9pm

WILD WING CAFE Team trivia, 8:30pm

VINCENZO'S BISTRO Steve Whiddon (classic piano), 5:30pm WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Earth & Sky jazz, 7:30pm WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Crocs Duo, 5:30pm WXYZ LOUNGE Chris Padgett (jazz), 5pm YACHT CLUB Steely Dan Sunday, 5pm

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ALLEY KATS TAVERN Bluegrass Tuesday, 8pm ALTAMONT BREWING COMPANY Open mic w/ Chris O'Neill, 8pm ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday Night Funk Jam, 11pm BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Trivia, 7pm BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Mark Bumgarner (Americana), 7pm BUFFALO NICKEL Trivia night, 7pm

CLUB ELEVEN ON GROVE Swing lessons & dance w/ Swing Asheville & Resonant Rogues, 6:30pm Tango lessons & practilonga w/ Tango Gypsies, 7pm

COURTYARD GALLERY Open mic (music, poetry, comedy, etc.), 8pm

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ALLEY KATS TAVERN Open mic, 8pm

BYWATER Open mic w/ Taylor Martin, 9pm

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BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Bluegrass jam w/ Thicker Than Water, 7pm

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WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Sons of Ralph & Asheville Clogging Company (bluegrass), 6pm

5 WALNUT WINE BAR The Moon & You (Americana), 8pm

ALTAMONT BREWING COMPANY Old-time jam, 8pm

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THE MOTHLIGHT Future West, Multicult, Ellipser, Sur (noise rock/pop), 9pm

SPRING CREEK TAVERN Mark Bumgarner (Americana), 2pm

THE SOUTHERN Brunch w/ DJ Kipper (yacht rock), 1pm

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OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Mountain Music Mondays (open jam), 6pm

TIMO'S HOUSE Service Industry Night w/ Nex Millen (dance party), 9pm

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GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN On the Patio: Josh Gibbs, 6pm IRON HORSE STATION Kevin Reese (Americana), 6pm

Dinner Menu till 10pm Late Night Menu till

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Wed BEN HOVEY AND KAT WILLIAMS IN THE LOUNGE $10 • 7 PM 8/20 ORIGINAL ACOUSTIC MUSIC ON THE PATIO HOSTED BY TAYLOR MARTIN

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Thur THE MUSIC OF JOHN DENVER: 8/21 FEAT. ROBIN BULLOCK AND TOM DONNELLY $10/12 • 8:15 PM Fri 8/22 TOWN MOUNTAIN W/TAYLOR MARTIN’S ACOUSTIC BAND $12/$15 • 9PM sat 8/23 OPTION 22 AND INFINITE THIRD $8/10 • 9 PM Thur THE MOBROS & SAINT FRANCIS 8/28

$8/$10 • 9 PM

Fri THE SECRET B-SIDES ALBUM RELEASE PARTY FEAT. LAURA REED 8/29 AND SIDNEY BARNES W/ SLO_GOLD AND HOVEYKRAFT $8/$10 • 9pm Sat 8/30 WHETHERMAN ON THE PATIO FREE • 7 PM Every Sunday JAZZ SHOWCASE 6pm - 11pm Every Tuesday BLUEGRASS SESSIONS 7:30pm - midnite

ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Bluegrass session, 7:30pm JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Matt Townsend and the Wonder of the World (singer-songwriter), 9pm LEX 18 HotPoint Duo (gypsy swing), 7:30pm LOBSTER TRAP Jay Brown (Americana, folk), 7pm MARKET PLACE The Rat Alley Cats (jazz, Latin, swing), 7pm ODDITORIUM Comedy open mic w/ Tom Peters, 9pm ONE STOP DELI & BAR Tuesday night techno, 10pm SCULLY'S Open mic night w/ Jeff Anders, 9pm

MOUNTAIN MOJO COFFEEHOUSE Open mic, 6:30pm NEW MOUNTAIN Local Color taping w/ Lyric, The Paper Crowns (pop/rock), 7pm NOBLE KAVA Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert, 9pm ODDITORIUM Dowsing, MeteorEyes, Press & The Poles (rock), 9pm

ONE STOP DELI & BAR Mobile Deathcamp w/ Amnesis and We Kill Kids (metal/thrash), 10pm

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Early Tuesday w/ Pauly Juhl & Oso, 8:30pm

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Wine tasting w/ The Moodees (folk), 5pm Juan Benavides Trio (Latin), 8pm BEN'S TUNE-UP Live band karaoke w/ The Diagnostics, 9pm BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open mic with Mark Bumgarner, 7pm BYWATER Soul night w/ DJ Whitney, 8:30pm

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Calvary HHHHS

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DIRECTOR: John Michael McDonagh (The Guard) PLAYERS: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, M. Emmet Walsh, Domhnall Gleeson

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BLACK COMIC FAITH GUILT REDEMPTION DRAMA RATED R THE STORY: An Irish priest is informed (in the confessional) by a parishioner — a victim of sexual abuse by a long dead priest — that he intends to kill the priest to make a statement about the church.

THE LOWDOWN: Part mystery, part black comedy, part tragedy on the nature of faith and redemption, Calvary is a brilliant but deeply disturbing work that’s a must-see for those who are up to it.

I saw John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary at a press screening with five other critics. The responses ranged from “best film of the year” to “a waste of time.” That last was the sole voice of dissent, but was notable because of the palpable anger the film had generated — anger totally out of keeping with the critic in question. In fact, it was the sort of thing I usually expect from some of my more volatile readers. (You know — the ones who write letters.)

I could understand someone not liking the film. It is a difficult and disturbing film — one of the smartest films of the year, one of most bleakly humorous ones and one of the grimmest. And the line between the film’s very black comedy and its grimness is very thin indeed — so thin that you’re not sure whether you should laugh. The juxtaposition of dark humor, deep anguish and questions

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of faith, sacrifice and redemption is a tricky proposition — and one that will not work for some viewers. But it’s one of the finest truly faith-based films I’ve ever seen.

Viewers expecting a film like McDonagh’s directorial debut, The Guard (2011) — which also starred Brendan Gleeson — both will and won’t get what they expect here. The strain of humor in Calvary is similar — albeit a little more self aware — but that which was bittersweet in The Guard is darker, more serious — and the stakes are higher. The self-awareness of it all is apparent from the beginning when Father James (Gleeson) remarks that the film’s first words — about what age the man in the confessional was when he first tasted semen — are a “startling opening line.” Of course, it’s true, but it also creates a sense that the film knows it’s a film. (There are similar instances along the way, but we’ll get there later.)

As far as its startling nature, the line is really only an attention grabber for the true content of the “confession,” which you know if you’ve seen the trailer. The unseen man, after revealing that he was abused by a priest for years, explains that there’s no recourse for him because the priest in question is dead. Rather than payback or even simple revenge, the man wants

to make a kind of statement by killing a priest — not a bad priest (apparently those are too common), but a good priest. Father James, his victim of choice, is given one week to put his affairs in order.

In this regard Calvary is something of a mystery story. Yet it’s a mystery story where the potential victim knows full well who his intended murderer is. Despite the Jesuitical reasoning — that the seal of the confessional does not apply here, since the man neither sought nor received absolution — of his bishop (David McSavage), Father James refuses to name the man, preferring to deal with the situation in his own way. It is, however, never clear just how he’s handling it, since Father James seems to merely go about his daily routine, which, of course, gives us a good look at the possible suspects. And a singularly unlovely collection they are.

It’s not long before you wonder why the likable and essentially good Father James bothers about them, but perhaps that’s the point. At the same time, the arrival of his daughter (Kelly Reilly) — a child from a marriage prior to him joining the priesthood — who is trying to get herself together after a botched suicide attempt, might seem an added problem. But mightn’t it also provide a chance to put his affairs in order?

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In some ways, it feels like Calvary’s village is a satirical jab at the crafty and quirky provincials who populate so many Irish (or Scottish) movie comedies. These fit the concept — from the comical cuckold (Chris O’Dowd) to the crotchety old American writer (M. Emmet Walsh) — and they all play the roles they’ve been given. But there are disconcerting additions, including the local gay hustler (Owen Sharpe) who learned his trade (he says) from a bishop, services the local constable (Gary Lydon) and affects an accent that suggests he’s seen Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) about 50 times too many. We also have the local, coke-snorting slut (Orla O’Rourke), the wryly atheist, drug-abusing doctor (Aidan Gillen) and even an imprisoned serial killer (Domhnall Gleason).

Like the film’s self-aware quality, this might be artifice, but I think it goes deeper to suggest that we are all part of a scripted drama that may not be of our own making, and that it is how we choose to play the scenes we’re handed that matters.

Considering the film’s title, it’s pretty much a given how this is destined to play out. Some people will undoubtedly find it a depressing affair, but I didn’t. Shattering? Yes. But depressing, no. There are too many moments of grace and reflection for that. Rated R for sexual references, language, brief strong violence and some drug use.

Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas. reviewed by Ken Hanke

Let’s Be Cops S DIRECTOR: Luke Greenfield (The Girl Next Door) PLAYERS: Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans, Jr., Nina Dobrev, Rob Riggle, James D’Arcy COP BUDDY COMEDY RATED R THE STORY: Two bored pals take up pretending to be cops and become entangled in taking down a crew of mobsters.

THE LOWDOWN: Meandering, joyless tedium in the form of a buddy cop comedy.

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functory, forgettable and tedious kind. It’s just bad and doesn’t even have the temerity to be offensive — to be so terrible that it gives me something to truly complain about.

At least it might have the decency to give me a reason to get worked up and have things to actually write about. Instead, the movie just flops around, being meandering and unfunny and going on for far too long, doing nothing memorable to the point that not only should it not exist, it almost doesn’t to begin with.

This should come as no real shock, since the movie both stars Damon Wayans, Jr. (The Other Guys) — the latest in Earth’s greatest renewable resource, Wayanses — and is directed by Luke Greenfield. Greenfield’s made a Kate Hudson romcom (Something Borrowed (2011)), a Rob Schneider comedy (The Animal (2001)) and — now — a movie with a Wayans, which is ... well, depressing. There’s no joke here; I honestly feel bad for the guy at this point.

The film obviously wants to jump on the coattails of the recent spate of buddy cop comedies that have come out and been successful, like Edgar Wright’s Hot Fuzz (2007) and Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s 21 Jump Street (2012). But like any photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy, it’s a pallid imitation.

The idea here is that two buddies, one a failed actor (Jake Johnson, Safety Not Guaranteed), the other a struggling video game designer (Wayans), go to a costume party dressed as cops and quickly find the leeway and privileges abusing this sort of ill-gotten power gets them.

But after getting a bit too far into the pretending-to-be-a-cop thing, they soon find themselves trying to take down some mobsters. Hijinks are partaken of along the way, until any attempt at being funny finally peters out, and the movie just turns into a vaguely serious action movie.

Tucked in between is a whole mess of indifference, since Greenfield has no sense of pace, letting the movie sort of ooze out for 104 minutes, which — trust me — is way too long for this kind of comedy. Usually, this is the part where I’d describe the comedy, but it’s kind of this amorphous blob of theoretical jokes. There are a lot of wisecracks and some shouting with a little slapstick thrown in, but I’ll be damned if I remember any specifics.

The whole thing’s just a blur and one, I suspect, that’s better left that way. Rated R for language including sexual references, some graphic

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Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher. reviewed by Justin Souther

The Expendables 3 S DIRECTOR: Patrick Hughes PLAYERS: Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, Jason Statham, Harrison Ford, Wesley Snipes ACTION RATED PG-13 THE STORY: The Expendables go after one of their own, a nefarious villain long thought dead.

THE LOWDOWN: A superbly uneven and overtly uninteresting journey into machismo and stuff blowing up.

Sometimes, I feel guilty for having given a good — though not overly praising — review to Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa (2006), a flawed, yet interestingly introspective film that yanked Stallone’s career from the muck of straight-to-video releases.

In my own little way, I feel like I contributed to the raft of Stallone films that have come since — movies that are increasingly embarrassing for the aged Stallone and thoroughly awful for me to actually sit through. It’s a bit astonishing, too, since none of the things seem to make money beside the Expendables series, which are more of a sideshow of wrinkled, droopy old action stars than actual cinema.

The concept is fine, I guess — cart out a bunch of formerly famous action dudes, throw them in the middle of a bunch of explosions and let them punch things. Maybe have them spout off some one-liners for old-times’ sake.

That sort of thing. The problem is that the movies are totally built on nostalgia, not just for the audience, but for the actors, too. This leads to men far too old preening far too often. The idea of Stallone as the ultimate badass has long expired, yet here he is, still trying to pull off being the sullen hero who can beat up all of his problems.

There is a bit of reflection thrown in to add the veneer of intelligence by adding all new Expendables to the mix, a crew of 20-somethings who want to do more than just punch people and blow things up. But besides add-

ing Neil Young’s “Old Man” to the soundtrack, it all feels like windowdressing. And these new characters bring the added problem of a bunch of faceless, forgettable actors hogging up chunks of the movie. I’ve seen, for instance, Kellan Lutz in things before, but hell if I recognized him in this. The old guard at least have an amount of pop culture cache at their disposal that makes them recognizable. As much as seeing the mumblings of Harrison Ford has become perhaps my least favorite thing to do in a movie theater, I at least have a familiarity with him over random MMA fighters A and B. The movie’s action-movie-yearnings for days gone by makes these fogeys essential, and muddying the waters with a bunch of dull, uncharismatic unknowns drags the movie down.

This smorgasbord of actors does make for one point of interest, one that doesn’t make the movie any better since it inherently makes it uneven, but it is curious to see how all over the board these guys are as talents. You can see who built their careers on being charismatic and who just had big muscles. Antonio Banderas (especially when the film just lets him rip off Desperado (1995)) and Wesley Snipes actually seem to be having fun with this, and are welcome additions to such a macho picture. And while I’m happy to write Mel Gibson off as a crazy asshole and abhorrent human being, he does liven the film up as a scenerychewing villain. They almost make the movie fun, but the rest of the absurd 126-minute running time is filled with pointless explosions and manly grunting that’s impossible to overcome. Rated PG-13 for violence including intense sustained gun battles and fight scenes, and for language.

Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher. reviewed by Justin Souther

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CLASSIC WORLD CINEMA FOREIGN FILM SERIES 273-3332 • FR (8/22), 8pm-9:45pm - Bed and Board

by François Truffaut. Held at Courtyard Gallery, In the Phil Mechanic Building, 109 Roberts St. Free.

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• SA (8/23), 9-11pm - Disney's Planes. Free.

Held at Fletcher Community Park, 85 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher PACK LIBRARY SCREENINGS 67 Hawyood St., 250-4700. Free.

• WE (8/20), 3pm - Meet Me In St. Louis. • TH (8/21), 6-8pm - Film historian Chip Kaufmann hosts a screening of four short silent movie comedies.

• WE (8/27), 3pm - Gypsy.

The Giver HHHS DIRECTOR: Phillip Noyce (The Quiet American) PLAYERS: Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush DYSTOPIAN SCI-FI FANTASY RATED PG-13 THE STORY: A young man in a supposedly utopian society is chosen to receive the forbidden real history of the world.

THE LOWDOWN: Imperfect, but largely well-done and much more provocative — even disturbing — than the usual YA dysfunctional society sci-fi.

I’m a little perplexed by the critical trouncing Phillip Noyce’s The Giver is getting. Of course, I understand a lot of it is based on comparing the movie to the book (or books) — a concern I don’t have, since I haven’t read it (or them).

I’m not sure that should matter, since the movie ought to judged on its own merits.

(Yes, I know that won’t happen with any well-known, well-liked source material — whether it’s a book, a play or a comic book.) As far as the business of making the characters older than they were in the book, I’ll only point out that such a move didn’t hurt A Clockwork Orange (1971), and, in fact, made it more believable. Now, I’m not saying that The Giver is without its flaws — or even without its cheese. Some of the flood of images of horror that plague the film’s hero are clichéd and weak — something that can partly be blamed on the PG-13 rating. No excuses of any kind, however, occur to me for that long-haired grey wig perched on Meryl Streep’s head. It makes her look like an aged version of Anjelica Huston in The Addams Family (1991) with the addition of the bangs from one of those rubber shrunken heads found in novelty stores.

That’s just a plain bum move. There’s more, but overall I think The Giver is a

pretty good movie — certainly better than is being said.

I suspect that part of the problem here stems from The Giver just being one teen-angst-dystopian-society movie too many — coming on the heels of Divergent (2014), in the midst of the ongoing Hunger Games series and even the wreckage of the dismal Ender’s Game (2013). That’s too bad, because there’s a raw quality to the The Giver that gives it an urgency and a truly chilling quality that’s completely missing from its companions. There’s a frisson to several key moments here that — for me at least — are nowhere in evidence in the other films. (My next statement might be considered in the nature of a spoiler, so you may want to jump to the next paragraph if you want to see the film cold.) Even though we’ve all seen enough movies to have a strong suspicion what someone being “released to elsewhere” is a euphemism for, the depiction of it — thanks to the completely off-handed presentation of “releasing” an infant who doesn’t measure up — strikes me as more disturbing and powerful than anything I’ve seen in the more obvious Hunger Games manipulations.

The premise here is that the world has become an unfeeling group of communities built after some cataclysm of the past called “The Ruin” where everything is so cut-and-dried and sterile — partly through daily injections — that the world appears to have turned to black and white.

(I am amused that the original trailer never even hinted that parts of the film were not in color.) People live in sanitized “dwellings” (they slightly resemble those in François Truffaut’s 1966 Fahrenheit 451, a work with similar underpinnings), are assigned families and have their futures mapped out for them by “The Elders” deciding what they’re best suited for. The film’s main character, Jason (Brenton Thwaites, Oculus), has been chosen as “The Receiver,” who will receive the knowledge of “The Giver” (Jeff Bridges) — the history of humankind before this supposedly utopian society came into being. What he learns both thrills and horrifies him — and definitely changes him. In fact, he wants to tell others (which, of course, is forbidden) and ultimately to free this society from its black and white torpor.

No, it doesn’t all work. Some of it is a bit on the facile side, which may be a result of cramming too much into one film. The business with the sled (you’ll know it when you see it) is just this side of a Citizen Kane “Rosebud”

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If I Stay The trailer for this obvious teen weeper makes it look like If I Stay is not suitable for the glucose intolerant. It’s all about a young woman (Chloë Grace Moretz) who has an out-of-body experience after a car crash and has to decide whether to cling to life or move on to the next plateau. No reviews to speak of, a director whose feature work has all been documentaries and a less-than-box-office cast may tell the tale, but that doesn’t factor in fans of the source novel. (PG-13)

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For OK, the best mainstream bet of the week is easily Sin City: A Dame to Kill For — a sequel to 2005’s Sin City from the same directorial team, Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. It also manages to bring back — one way or another — most of the original cast (no Clive Owen, though), and it obviously duplicates the distinctive style of the first film. And like the violent and gory (toned down by the use of black-andwhite) original, likely destined to be a love it or hate it proposition. (R)

When the Game Stands Tall Fact-based, uplifting sports story starring Jim Caviezel as Coach Bob Ladouceur. Expect life-lessons, swooping crane shots, syrupy music, etc. From director Thomas Carter, whose last theatrical film was Coach Carter. (PG)

joke. While I mostly like the ending — and all the questions it leaves unanswered — it definitely moves the story from science fiction into the realm of mystical fantasy (or hooey, if you insist). The acting is generally solid, even if Bridges gives the only standout performance. No one, however, is bad. Thwaites is very good, while Katie Holmes and Alexander Skarsgård are disturbing in their rigid detachment from emotion. And Streep? She’s fine, but not given all that much to do.

Overall, I recommend The Giver, but it’s not an essential. Rated PG-13 for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence.

Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande. reviewed by Ken Hanke

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Bed & Board HHHH

Director: Roman Polanski Players: Nastassja Kinski, Leigh Lawson, Peter Firth, Rosemary Martin, Sylvia Coleridge DRAMA Rated PG Nominated for six Oscars (winning three), Roman Polanski’s Tess (1979) just might be the director’s best film — certainly, it’s his most beautiful and lyrical. Dedicated to his late wife, Sharon Tate, the film is also possibly his most deeply personal work. Adapted — pretty faithfully — from Thomas Hardy’s 1891 novel Tess of the d’Urbervilles, the film recounts the tragic life of Tess Durbeyfield (Nastassja Kinski), whose life is marked for all time when she is seduced (raped might be nearer the mark) by a wealthy man. It’s at once a strongly romantic work and one that is critical of the way women were treated at the time. An altogether compelling and deeply moving film — and quite possibly the most gorgeously photographed movie of all time.

The Asheville Film Society is showing Tess Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at The Carolina Asheville as part of the Budget Big Screen series. Admission is $6 for AFS members and $8 for the general public.

Director: François Truffaut Players: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Hiroko Berghauer, Barbara Laage COMEDY-DRAMA Rated PG The next-to-last film in François Truffaut’s Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) series is also probably the least successful of the lot. It is certainly the slightest and most prone to rambling.

The freshness of the “New Wave” was long gone by 1970 when Truffaut made Bed & Board, and the attempt to make this film emulate the off-the-cuff feel of the earlier films sometimes seems just plain unfocused. (Vignettes have been replaced by digressions that go nowhere.) But Bed & Board is not without its charms or its place in the series, even though our “hero” on occasion comes across as a self-absorbed jerk.

Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Bed & Board Friday, Aug. 22, at 8 p.m. at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St., River Arts District (upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com

The Hound of the Baskervilles HHHH Director: Terence Fisher Players: Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi, Francis de Wolff, Miles Malleson MYSTERY THRILLER Rated NR The most famous of all Sherlock Holmes stories gets the Hammer horror treatment — not inappropriate for a tale about a hound from hell — and the results are very good indeed. In fact, this 1959 film may well be the best version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. It is certainly the most unnerving version and one of the only films to present Holmes (Peter Cushing) as a twitchy, arrogant drug-addict. The well-known story lends itself nicely to the spooky treatment, it looks terrific and the performances could scarcely be bettered.

The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Hound of the Baskervilles Sunday, Aug. 24, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

The Phantom of the Opera HHHHS NASTASSJA KINSKI as the title character in Roman Polanski’s Oscar-winning Tess, one of the most visually beautiful films ever made. Tess plays for one show only on Wed., Aug. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at The Carolina.

Director: Rupert Julian Players: Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Gibson Gowland HORROR Rated NR Yes, it has its problems — an uninspired director, the look of a typically static Hollywood silent, a botched big scene, a bewildering array of different versions — but The Phantom of the Opera (1925) is still the first large-scale American horror film and retains the power to fascinate. Much of this is due to the makeup and performance of Lon Chaney as Erik, the Phantom of the Opera, but don’t sell short the sheer size of the production. For anything it doesn’t get quite right, it’s a film that understands spectacle. Plus, it retains the ability to be exciting — no small feat for a movie that’s nearly 90 years old.

The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen The Phantom of the Opera Thursday, Aug. 21, at 8 p.m. in Theater Six at The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

Trouble in Paradise HHHHH Director: Ernst Lubitsch Players: Miriam Hopkins, Herbert Marshall, Kay Francis, Edward Everett Horton, Charles Ruggles, C. Aubrey Smith SOPHISTICATED COMEDY Rated NR If you could uncork a magnum of Mumm Cordon Rouge champagne and turn it into a movie, what you’d get would be a lot like Ernst Lubitsch’s Trouble in Paradise (1932). It is the sparkling quintessence of sophisticated comedy and stylish filmmaking. It’s a cheekily and cheerfully amoral tale of archthief Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall) — “the man who walked into the bank of Monte Carlo and walked out with the bank of Monte Carlo” — and his equally larcenous girlfriend Lily (Miriam Hopkins), who find themselves in the position of possibly fleecing a glamorous rich widow (Kay Francis). Glossy, funny and as nearly perfect as a film can be.

The Asheville Film Society will screen Trouble in Paradise Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 8 p.m. in Theater Six at The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

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RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT 3BR NEAR JOHNSTON ELEMENTARY, ASHEVILLE 3BR, W. Asheville, off Patton, recently renovated.

Hardwood floors throughout. All appliances. Waster/ dryer, heat pump, central air, lawn care. No Pets, Smoking. $800/mo., $200 for utilities.

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BLACK MOUNTAIN 2BR, 1BA apt, $595/month with heat pump, central air, and washer/dryer connections.

Very nice! (no pets). Call to see unit: (828) 252-4334.

SECOND FLOOR APARTMENT LIVING In the newly renovated historic Mardis Building at 444 Haywood Road in West Asheville. One and two-bedroom apartments featuring hardwood floors, fully equipped kitchens with stainless steel, Energy Star appliances, hard surface quartz countertops in kitchen and bathroom, onsite laundry facility, high efficiency, self-contained heating and cooling units, controlled building access, free off-street parking. Smokefree and pet-free building.

Price range: $915 - $1,150.

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ONLY $119,000 COUNTRY LIVING CLOSE TO TOWN! Private 1+ acres, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, country kitchen, basement, metal roof, heat pump, deck, well--purchase additional adjoining 0.8 acre lot for $10,000--possible lease/purchase! Vickie Regala, Vista Real Estate, 828-423-1349 vickieregala@ ymail.com

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HOMES FOR RENT LOG CABIN • HOT SPRINGS/MARSHALL Great views, private mountain. Newer construction, 2BR/1BA, 2 acres. 2 covered porches. Wood: floors, walls and ceilings. Energy efficient.

WD. Fire pit. $750/month.

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COMMERCIAL/ BUSINESS RENTALS

HISTORIC BLEDSOE BUILDING! 7-UNIT MULTI-FAMILY West Asheville Landmark!

Historically updated 2nd story 1 and 2 bedroom apartments: skylights, hardwood floors, dual-pane windows, security entry, deck, parking, 100% occupancy, $624,000 Vickie Regala, Vista Real Estate 828-423-1349 vickieregala@ymail.com

CONDOS FOR SALE TIMESHARE FOR SALE Peppertree, Maggie Valley: January, Week One. All Maintenance fees up to date. $2000 or best offer. Contact Katherine Wassum 252-314-0374

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2,000 SQFT +/- WAYNESVILLE, NC • Ideal office/ warehouse/workspace downtown Waynesville. Decor would support craft-oriented use, distributor or low-traffic store. Negotiable. Call (828) 216-6066. goacherints34@ gmail.com

SHORT-TERM RENTALS 15 MINUTES TO ASHEVILLE Guest house, vacation/short term rental in beautiful country setting. • Complete with everything including cable and internet. • $150/day (2-day minimum), $650/week, $1500/month.

Weaverville area. • No pets please. (828) 658-9145. mhcinc58@yahoo. com

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description at landmarklearning.edu. Accepting applications until Aug 25, hire date Sep 30. Email resume and letter of intent to msp@landmarklearning.edu.

SEEKING QUALITY EMPLOYEES? "We advertised with Mountain Xpress looking for a Licensed Assistant for our company. Right away we received numerous responses, one of which we ended up hiring. So impressed with the quality of leads we received from Mountain Xpress compared to our other ad placed with another source. Great job as always!" Dawn, Candy Whitt & Associates. • You too, can experience quality applicants. Advertise in Mountain Xpress Classifieds.

GENERAL AFRICA • BRAZIL WORK/ STUDY! Change the lives of others while creating a sustainable future. 1, 6, 9, 18 month programs available.

Apply now! www.OneWorldCenter.org (269) 591-0518. info@OneWorldCenter.org (AAN CAN) CHIMNEY ROCK • Seasonal maintenance position open in the 6,000-acre state park. $7.73 per hour. Email chimney.rock@ncparks.gov or call 828-625-1823 for more information.

RETAIL SALES ASSISTANT Have a strong interest in music and electronics • Truly believe the customer always comes first • Know what it means to give outstanding customer service • Like to work in a cooperative team atmosphere • Want longevity in employment • Full and part-time • send resume to becky@musiciansworkshop. com

SKILLED LABOR/ TRADES COMPUTER TECHNICIAN (MAC) (ASHEVILLE) Seeking Apple Bench Tech for full-time employment. 1-year of bench tech experience is required, 3-years preferred.

Current ACMT certifications are also preferred but not required. Email Resume to: avlresumes@gmail.com

SALES/ MARKETING LEADERSHIP GIVING MANAGER United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County is looking for a highly motivated fundraising professional to join our organization as a Leadership Giving Manager.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the yearround management, strategic development and solicitation of individual donors focusing on gifts of $1K and above. In addition, the Leadership Giving manager oversees the Women’s Leadership Council (WLC) and the individual donor’s directmail process. • EOE • for a detailed job description and to apply visit: http://www. unitedwayabc.org/employment-opportunities

RESTAURANT/ FOOD HIGH ENERGY STAFF NEEDED FOR HIGH VOLUME CATERING COMPANY Wild Hare Catering needs Kitchen, Dining Room and Dishwashing staff. Must be willing to travel out of state and work long hours. Foodservice experience helpful.

References required. Call 828-275-4416

MEDICAL/ HEALTH CARE

HVAC SERVICE TECHNICIAN Mechanical Contractor seeks experienced Service Technician for the Asheville area. Great benefits. Please send resume to: 101 Third Street, Bristol, TN 37620

DIETARY AID NEEDED FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY Robin Parker, Dietary Manager 828-298-2214 x308 JoAnn Gibbs, Administrator 828-298-2214 x303, joann. gibbs@mfa.net www.ashevillehealthrehab.com

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HUMAN SERVICES

PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT LANDMARK LEARNING Excellent customer service required; managing equipment, clients, faculty. Full job

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY • FAMILY SERVICE ASSOCIATE To recruit and provide case management to families with pre-school aged children for a Head Start program. •

maintains the outreach and recruitment of children and families; • assists families to fully utilize available community resources; and • works in partnership with the parent towards short and long range family-identified goals to promote healthy, self-sufficient families. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related areas and at least two years of experience. Equivalent of education and experience is acceptable. • A valid N. C. Driver’s license. • Physical exam, TB test, criminal background check and drug screen • Fluency in English and Spanish preferred. Salary Range: $24,502.00 to 33,738.00, DOQ. Please send resume, cover letter and (3) professional work references with complete contact information along with DCDEE Qualifying Letter to: Admin@communityactionopportunities. org OR Human Resources Manager, 25 Gaston Street, Asheville, NC 28801 OR Fax: (828) 253-6319. Open until filled. EOE & DFWP. AVAILABLE POSITIONS • MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Staff Psychiatrist Meridian Behavioral Health Services is a nonprofit provider of community mental health services serving nine counties in Western North Carolina. We have an opening for a Psychiatrist providing outpatient care for adults. Our primary office locations are in Waynesville, Sylva, Franklin and Brevard.

We are seeking physicians who have interest and experience in community mental health care - treatment of persistent mental illness and addiction. Part of this time could involve providing treatment for opioid addiction in our clinic-based buprenorphine (Suboxone) program.

Minimal call responsibilities.

Our locations have qualified for education loan repayment programs. Send CV to: Matthew Holmes, MD e-mail: matt.holmes@meridianbhs. org or Joe Ferrara, CEO joe.ferrara@meridianbhs. org Transylvania, Haywood, Buncombe Counties Multiple positions open for Peer Support Specialists working within a number of recovery oriented programs within our agency. Being a Peer Support Specialist provides an opportunity for individuals to transform their own personal lived experience with mental health and/or addiction challenges into a tool for inspiring hope for recovery in others. Applicants must demonstrate maturity in their own recovery process, have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and have moderate computer skills. For further information, contact hr.department@meridianbhs. org. Mecklenburg County

Recovery Hub Director This position is ideally suited for an extroverted, enthusiastic, organized, multi-tasking, over-achieving, “people-person,” who approaches work with superior levels of commitment, integrity and customer service. Position will interact with staff, service recipients and stakeholders.

The eligible candidate must possess a Master’s degree and be licensed in the human services field. An ideal candidate will: Have excellent communication skills, strong organizational skills and attention to detail; Foster engagement, team building and community partnership; Possess strong problem solving skills; Have a flexible mindset and the ability to adapt quickly in a dynamic environment; Have ability to maintain a positive attitude in the midst of change and uncertainty; Create a work environment in which committed and passionate staff can thrive. For more information contact Julie Durham-Defee, julie.durhamdefee@meridianbhs.org Full Time Employment Support Professional Supported Employment Program Macon and Jackson Counties The Employment Support Professional will be will be assisting adults with mental health and/or substance use issues, for whom employment has not been achieved and/or has been interrupted or intermittent. The Supported Employment program is a person-centered, individualized, evidence-based service that provides assistance with choosing, acquiring, and maintaining competitive paid employment in the community. This role includes developing an employment plan, collaborating with outside behavioral health providers, families, natural supports, housing, and other community service providers, coordinating services and participating in the individual’s Person Centered Plan, and developing holistic and integrated interventions. To be considered for the position you must possess a HS/GED diploma, have reliable transportation with a valid driver’s license, moderate computer skills and an open-mind with a willingness to learn. For information about this position, please contact: reid. smithdeal@meridianbhs.org Two Part Time Employment Peer Mentors Supported Employment Program An Employment Peer Mentor is all of the following: 1. A current or former recipient of mental health or substance abuse services, 2. Is, or is qualified to be, a NC Certified Peer Support Specialist, 3. Has a minimum of HS/ GED (or equivalent certificate from the Occupational Course of Study), and 4. Has been employed in any capacity in the past One part-time Employment Peer Mentor (EPM) will be working in and

west of Jackson and Macon counties, the other part-time EPM will be working in and east of Haywood County.

As a EPM you will be assisting adults with mental health (MH) and/or substance use (SA) issues, for whom employment has not been achieved and/or has been interrupted or intermittent. The Supported Employment program is a person-centered, individualized, evidence-based service that provides assistance with choosing, acquiring, and maintaining competitive paid employment in the community. For more information contact Reid Smithdeal, reid.smithdeal@meridianbhs. org For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www. meridianbhs.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BILINGUAL CASE MANAGER Helpmate, a domestic violence agency in Asheville, seeks a Bilingual Intensive Case Manager. Primary responsibilities are to provide support, service coordination and advocacy for survivors of domestic violence.

Strong communication, organizational, and time management skills are required.

The qualified candidate will be fluent in Spanish, have a BA or BS in human services field and 2 years experience in domestic violence or a commensurate combination of work and experience.

This position is an exempt, salaried. Diverse candidates encouraged to apply. Email resume and cover letter by 3pm on August 21 to helpmateasheville@gmail.com.

No phone calls please. www. helpmateonline.org LOOKING FOR DIRECT CARE STAFF to provide services to persons(s) with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Several positions available. Training, supervision, and benefits available.

Evidence of high school graduation is required. Please apply online at www.turningpointservicesinc.com; specify Asheville as the location.

"We are an equal opportunity employer" RESIDENT TEACHERS • WNC GROUP HOMES WNC Group Homes provides residential services for people with Autism, Intellectual Disabilities. Currently recruiting for Full and Part-Time Resident Teachers to work in group homes. Qualified staff must have at least High School Diploma and a current Driver’s License. Full-time hours are for 2nd shift, part time hours are on weekends or early morning during the week. WNC Group Homes

provides competitive wages and paid training for all new staff. Look to our website at www.wncgrouphomes.org for job details and application.

Applications can be submitted to 28 Pisgah View Ave, Asheville, NC 28803.

PROFESSIONAL/ MANAGEMENT CO-TEACHER FOR A SMALL CLASSROOM OF 4-5 YEAR OLD STUDENTS. A unique pre-school has an opening for a pre-school teacher to co-teach with another skilled teacher in a classroom of 14 children ages 4-5 years. The facility has a Wildlife playground and a unique and low stress philosophy. BS degree desired but not necessary.

AAS degree acceptable. NC Early Childhood Credential or willingness to take the course on line from a Community College, paid for by the employer is required. Applicant should be ready to start work by Aug. 18th. Top pay for worthy applicant. If you are currently working in an overcrowded classroom, this job may be for you! Send resume to bellsschoolforpe@bellsouth.net COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) seeks to hire a full-time Communications Specialist. This individual will assist the Director of PR/ Communications in advancing the Foundation by enhancing the image and distinctive identity foremost through the media via verbal, written and electronic communications. Please review the full job description including qualifications and responsibilities at: http://www.acf.org/ Workforus.php • Apply with a cover letter, resume, and portfolio samples to ruth@acf. org or mail your materials to The American Chestnut Foundation, 50 North Merrimon Ave., Suite 115, Asheville, NC 28804.

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) seeks to hire a full-time Development Coordinator to support the Vice President/ Operations and the Development Director in various fundraising campaigns, board and administrative activities of the organization.

Please review the full job description including qualifications and responsibilities at: http://www.acf.org/ Workforus.php. Apply with resume and cover letter to: Laura Schnitzlein, Director of Development, 50 North Merrimon Ave., Suite 115, Asheville NC 28804 or email: lauras@acf.org

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ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) An American named Kevin Shelley accomplished a feat worthy of inclusion in Guinness World Records. While wearing a blue satin martial arts outfit, he smashed 46 wooden toilet seats over his head in just one minute. Some may be inclined to dismiss his efforts as frivolous and ridiculous, but I admire how he playfully mocked his own competitiveness while fully expressing it. He satirized his ego’s drive to be first and best even as he achieved that goal. I recommend that you try something similar.

You’re entering a phase when you’ll be wise to add a bit of humility to your bold self-presentation.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) You’re about to make the transition from plodding to skipping, from moping to exulting. No longer bogged down by cloudy doubt, you’ll be buoyed by giddy hope. To what do we owe this imminent turnaround in your fortunes?

One reason is that it’s Justifiable Narcissism Week — for Tauruses only. During this jubilee, the Free Will Astrology Council on Extreme Self-Esteem authorizes you to engage in unabashed self-worship — and to corral a host of others who want to join in celebrating, praising and helping you.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Eagles don’t catch flies. Lions won’t hunt for mice. A gourmet chef shuns recipes calling for canned soup and potato chips.

And I trust that you won’t indulge a hankering for non-nutritious sweets and treats that would spoil your appetite for more robust sustenance. You understand I’m not just talking about your literal eating habits, right? Interpret this oracle metaphorically, please.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) Now is an excellent time to phase out fantasies that bog you down or drag you backward. Are you up for that challenge?

Can you summon the courage to leave the mediocre past behind? If so, here are your assignments: Wean yourself of longings to reconstruct bygone pleasures.

Forget about trying to be like the person you used to be and to have the keys you used to have. Stop feeding the feelings that keep you affixed to obsolete goals. Break any taboo that makes you scared to change what needs to be changed.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) I’ve got three new vocabulary words for you. I need them to provide you with the proper oracle. First is the German term Schwellenangst. It refers to timidity or nervousness about crossing a threshold and heading into unknown territory. The second is a new English term, “strikhedonia.” It means the joy that rises up when you feel the courage to say “to hell with it.” The third word is from Portuguese: desenrascanço. It means the spontaneous improvisation of haphazard but ultimately effective plans. Now let’s put them all together: To conquer your Schwellenangst, you must summon a bolt of strikhedonia and have faith in your ability to carry out desenrascanço. (Thanks to otherwordly.tumblr.com for the new words.)

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) Desire can conquer fear.

Love trumps cowardice. The power that your tenderness affords you may not completely dissolve your doubt and worry, but it will quiet them down so much that they’ll lose their ability to paralyze you. These truths are always good to keep in mind, of course, but they’re especially useful to you right now. No obstacle will faze you, no shadow will intimidate you, as long as you feed your holy longing and unshakable compassion.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) On Aug. 2, 1830, Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, was king of France for 20 minutes. (It’s a long story.) I offer this to you as a cautionary tale. A few weeks from now, I don’t want to have to be comparing you to him.

If you hope to hold your new position or continue to wield your added clout for longer than just a

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LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) The artist Amedeo Modigliani lived in Paris from 1906 until his death in 1920. For most of that time, he was destitute.

Proprietors of local stores and restaurants sometimes accepted his artwork as payment in lieu of money. They didn’t necessarily appreciate it, though. One food seller used Modigliani’s drawings as wraps for the fried potatoes he sold. Another stashed the artist’s paintings in his cellar, where they turned into feasts for rodents.

Too bad for these short-sighted people and their heirs: Modigliani’s works eventually sold for millions of dollars. In the weeks ahead, Leo, don’t be like those food sellers. Know the value of what you have, even if it’s still latent.

little while, you should take all necessary steps. How? Nurture the web of support that will sustain you.

Don’t burn a single bridge. Cultivate real empathy, not just the showy kind. Avoid manipulative behavior, even if you think you can get away with it. Be a skillful gatherer of information.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) Golda Meir was prime minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974. Her admirers described her as the “strong-willed, straight-talking, grey-bunned grandmother of the Jewish people.” She had a good sense of humor, too. “Let me tell you the one thing I have against Moses,” she said. “He took us 40 years into the desert in order to bring us to the one place in the Middle East that has no oil.” I bring this up as a teaching story for you, Sagittarius. If you plan to make any big moves, transitions or journeys in the coming months, I suggest you choose destinations that will give you access to wealth-building resources.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) Do you know what phase of your cycle you’re in? Here are a few hints. It doesn’t come around often. It’s not characterized by predictable events or boring certainties. And it may allow or even encourage you to take a break from being your usual self. Give up? OK, I’ll tell you. You’ve entered the Nicholas Cage Phase of your cycle. Cage is a Capricorn but not a typical one. He’s eccentric, manic and certifiably batty. He refers to his acting technique as “Nouveau Shamanic,” he once lived in a fake castle, and he owns a Lamborghini that belonged to legendary tyrant the Shah of Iran. For our current purposes, he has also testified, “I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.”

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) Here’s one of my goals in life, Aquarius: to show you a type of astrology that does not infringe on your free will, but rather clarifies your options. In this horoscope, for instance, I will outline your alternatives so you’ll be fully informed as you determine which course of action is most closely aligned with your high ideals. Ponder the following question, and then briskly exert your freedom of choice: Would you prefer to have love make your head spin, knock you off your feet, tickle your X-factor, kick you gently but firmly in the ass, or all of the above?

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) “God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls and coal into diamonds by using time and pressure,” says pastor Rick Warren.

“He is working on you, too.” Let’s make that idea your meditation, Pisces. If the word “God” doesn’t suit you, substitute “life,” “nature” or “Wakan Tanka,” the Lakotan term for “The Great Mystery.” The essential point is that you are being worked on and shaped by forces beyond your conscious awareness. Some of them are vast and impersonal, like your culture, the media and the entertainment industry. Others are intimate and close at hand, like your genes, your childhood imprints and the characters you encounter daily. Now is an excellent time to contemplate all the influences that make you who you are.

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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE? Come join our team where you can have a positive, lasting impact on youth from across the country. Our programs are steadily growing and we continue to seek qualified applicants to join our programs. Experienced Spanish Teachers, teaching license required. Classroom, Special Education or therapeutic experience a strong plus, but not required. This position is an Hourly, Tutoring position. Our beautiful 24-acre campus provides a safe setting for our students to transform their lives. Asheville Academy for Girls is a residential treatment center for girls ages 10-14 and Solstice East is a residential treatment center for girls ages 14-18. Check out our websites for more information: http://www. ashevilleacademy.com and http://www.solsticeeast. com • Please send a resume and cover letter to the link above. Asheville Academy for Girls and Solstice East are both Equal Opportunity Employers. No phone calls or walk-ins please.

IT SYSTEMS ENGINEER / CONSULTANT We’re looking for an experienced (minimum 5 years in an outsourced IT environment) Systems Engineer who is passionate about technology to join our extraordinary service-oriented team.

Our Engineers get to know and work with their clients to understand their unique needs, determine effective approaches, and apply their skills to the most efficient & effective solutions for their clients. MCP required, MSCE / CCNA / CCNP strongly preferred.

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AVAILABLE POSITIONS • VERNER CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING Riceville Center Manager • Toddler Teacher • Preschool Teacher Assistant • Substitutes. Verner Center for Early Learning is now hiring! We are seeking professionals who are nurturing, skilled in supporting the development of very young children, and can be assets to our model, progressive program.

Part-time and full-time positions are available. See position details and apply at www.vernerearlylearning.org/jobs or stop in at 2586 Riceville Rd. Asheville, NC 28805 to complete an application.

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PART TIME SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER Part Time Special Education Teacher- For grades 6-12.

Licensed in NC in a core subject area Math, English, Science, or Social Studies.

Contact Noah Kalos, 828452-1300 and send resume to aspireapplicants@yahoo. com TUTOR/THERAPIST Individual training for ASD son employing specific academic, behavioral goals. 20+ hours over 3+ days weekly. Competitive pay. Flexible hours between 9-6 in east Asheville home. wjoa. baltz@earthlink.net

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES $1,000 WEEKLY!! MAILING BROCHURES From Home. Helping home workers since 2001. Genuine Opportunity. No Experience required. Start Immediately! www.mailingmembers.com (AAN CAN)

CAREER TRAINING AIRLINE CAREERS begin here – Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Housing and Job placement assistance.

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GUEST SERVICES MANAGER Experienced hospitality professional to facilitate superior guest experience at luxury vacation rental property. Full time, paid vacation, salary commensurate with experience. Email resume to stay@barkwells. com.

RETAIL SEASONAL RETAIL OR TICKET SALES ASSOCIATE Experience the great outdoors and enjoy fabulous views while working in an environment like no other. Do you have a sense of humor, like working with people and enjoy teamwork? Work a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays. Enjoy perks that include free admission to many area attractions. $9 per hour. darlab@chimneyrockpark.com chimneyrockpark.com

XCHANGE GENERAL MERCHANDISE KILL BED BUGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program/ Kit. (Harris Mattress Covers Add Extra Protection). Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com (AAN CAN)

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES COCA COLA SHELF UNIT 7 feet tall, 5 shelves, metal, great condition. Approximately 75 years old. $50.

Call 692-3024.

FRANCISCAN CHINA Total 20 pieces: 12 Dinner plates, dessert, vegetable plate and platter. No chips: excellent condition. Call for details: 692-3024.

FURNITURE A NEST OF TABLES Glass tops. Excellent condition.

Very nice. $85 for all three.

Call 692-3024.

JEWELRY 1950's JEWELRY Freshwater pearls • Broaches • Braclets and other pieces. Call for details: 692-3024.

FRESHWATER PEARL NECKLACE Bought in 1950, excellent, excellent condition. Never worn. Valued $150, asking $60. Call 6923024.

varying intensity and coincides with the change in electrical service provider?

• How have you solved this?

Please help me by responding to: B. King, PO Box 6003, Asheville, NC 28816 or bking612@gmail.com

PREGNANT? THINKING OF ADOPTION? Talk with caring agency specializing in matching Birthmothers with Families Nationwide. Living Expenses Paid. Call 24/7 Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions. 866-413-6293. Void in Illinois/New Mexico/Indiana (AAN CAN)

SPORTING GOODS TREADMILL Gold Gym trainer 410. 7 months old. $200. 505-8056.

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HOME A PERSONAL ASSISTANT (with a marketing, media, and small business background) can help your home or business run smoothly and free up your precious time. IdealAssistant1111@ gmail.com 828.595.6063.

TRANSPORTATION BEST MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES David’s Transportation Services for elderly and physically disabled, non emergency transportation anywhere in the USA. Certified Nursing Assistant and Spanish translator available. For more information please contact 828-215-0715 or 828-505-1394. www.Cesarfamilyservices.com

HOME IMPROVEMENT HANDY MAN HIRE A HUSBAND Handyman Services. 31 years professional business practices.

Trustworthy, quality results, reliability. $2 million liability insurance. References available. Free estimates.

Stephen Houpis, (828) 2802254.

HEATING & COOLING MAYBERRY HEATING AND COOLING Oil and Gas Furnaces • Heat Pumps and AC • • Radiant Floor Heating • • Solar Hot Water • Sales • Service • Installation. • Visa • MC • Discover. Call (828) 658-9145.

KRIYA YOGA WITH THE GREAT GRANDSON OF LAHIRI MAHASAYA As taught in the Lahiri dynastic (family) tradition: introductory talks in Asheville on Aug 13 and 22, with an initiation program over the weekend of Aug 23-24. Joe (206) 3999747 or www.kriyayogalahiri.com.

PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE FOR THE SOUTH: SEPTEMBER 13- 24 Learn to become an effective ecological designer in our culturally and ecologically rich bioregion. Integrate Permaculture into your life and landscape.

Earn your Permaculture Design Certificate. Meals and Camping included. 828*775-7052 info.wildabundance@gmail.com www. wildabundance.net SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL DRAWING AND PAINTING AtelierJD is a school for classical drawing and painting.

Here you get the foundational skills to gain artistic confidence.

828-335-2598 jwcd1@mac.com www.atelierjamesdaniel.com

ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS $50 WALMART GIFT CARD And 3 Free issues of your favorite magazines! Call 855757-3486. (AAN CAN) ATTENTION DUKE POWER CUSTOMERS Since January, have you experienced buzzing, ringing, clanging noise, painful head pressure, "jittery" feeling, diarrhea and weight loss, and insomnia, which seems to relate to a pulsar signal of

THE PAINTING EXPERIENCE Experience the power of process painting as described in the groundbreaking book Life, Paint & Passion: Reclaiming the Magic of Spontaneous Expression. August 22-24 at the Asheville Art Museum at Pack Place. www.processarts.com, (888) 639-8569.

our sauna; then get the massage of your life! 26 massage therapists. 299-0999. www. shojiretreats.com

FOR MUSICIANS TREES, PLANTS AND FUNGI OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS - 6 SATURDAY SERIES Join naturalist Luke Learningdeer Cannon to explore the unique and beautiful plants and fungi of our Southern Mountains.

Learn botanical identification, uses, harvesting ethics, and ecological connections.

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