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Merrimon angst runs deep

At their best, special interests raise our awareness and get things done.

Few, on the right or the left, are able to resist the next step in their natural evolution — transition to a selfish interest trumping the common interests. It thus remains that we will always need eyes, ears, hearts, minds and hands willing to search out deeper truths.

Historically, the Mountain Xpress has been one of the few media outlets in our community willing to take on the risks of investigative reporting. That priority seems to have faded of late, but your Aug. 7 food feature, “Ruffled Feathers,” helps reaffirm the contract.

Congratulations to Emily Patrick and any other staff members who may have contributed. Regardless of one’s enthusiasm for or against Chick-fil-A, this detailed effort to call out the players, politics and process in this specialinterest indulgence merits praise.

We need more of such in Asheville, not less. There is a darkness here that remains vulnerable to only one kind of light — the light of day provided by a print media outlet willing to dog the facts.

Thanks for this most recent foray in that direction.

— Carl Mumpower former City Council member Asheville

Thanks to Emily Patrick for her thorough review, covering recent development and ongoing controversy on Merrimon Avenue [“Ruffled Feathers,” Aug. 7 Xpress]. One clarification: The Merrimon Study Group was not part of the Five Points Neighborhood Group. It was a mix of businesspeople and other professionals with vested interest in Merrimon who were asked by the city to look at planning issues on Merrimon Avenue.

The Merrimon Avenue Business Group, headed by Chris Peterson, was not mentioned in the article, but this group was also active throughout the two-year Merrimon planning process. Peterson was also a regular attendee of the Study Group, bringing many of the business community’s concerns to our weekly meetings.

I was dismayed and puzzled to read that Holly Shriner, his business partner, claimed to not know about that process. This is not a criticism of Shriner. She is a conscientious member of the city Planning & Zoning Commission. I want to clarify that the planning process was as inclusive as we could make it at the time.

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owner of the property, to attend. We met with the Council of Independent Business Owners and held several tough meetings with Merrimon business owners to hash out our final compromises and recommendations to the city. Throughout the process I sent regular updates to Mayor Terry Bellamy and the city planning director outlining our progress. They never expressed any reservations to us about our process.

Several members of the study group had done this type of planning process before and were committed to making it accessible to anyone. Our “Guide for Merrimon Development” sailed through planning commission review with no protests, only praise from the commission for our hard work.

I spoke with a planning consultant afterward [who estimated] our study would have cost the city $40,000 to $50,000. If they’d hired an outside consultant, as they’re now doing for Haywood Road, it would have cost the city much more.

If a rug was ever “pulled out from under us,” as Holly mentioned, it was the final City Council meeting where business owners who’d never participated in the process showed up, and Mayor Bellamy fully supported them.

— Billie Harper Buie, former member Planning & Zoning Commission Asheville

It’s an upside-down world we live in Thank you, Mountain Xpress, for looking into how Tunnel Road-style development came to Five Points [“Ruffled Feathers,” Aug. 7]. The owners of the former Deal Buick site on Merrimon Avenue have taken every advantage of their low-brow, horribly inappropriate highwaybusiness zoning. Yet, the real story here is the city’s failure to serve the public interest.

Over the past year, the Harris Teeter construction site has unleashed massive amounts of runoff through Five Points into Reed Creek (vimeo.com/59199419). Yet, the city refuses to fine them to the fullest extent of the law. The developers have also failed to keep their no through-truck agreement.

Zoning is about keeping people from stomping each other’s property rights. In the wake of Staples and the Greenlife loading-dock debacle, the city-sanctioned Merrimon Study Group made recommendations that the last Council should have passed.

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The Merrimon Study did not collapse due to bickering as reported. It collapsed due to a lack of political will and bullying.

The last City Council didn’t have the integrity to stand up to the developers. But officials didn’t stop there — they added insult to injury by appointing Harris Teeter developer Holly Shriner to the planning board over an engineer and an urban planner. It’s an upside-down world we live in.

— Heather Rayburn, member Five Points Neighborhood Association Asheville

Down with the corporate homoprejudice ethos The Mountain Xpress published two recent articles concerning the Chick-fil-A fast-food drive-thru that will be part of the new Harris Teeter development on Merrimon Avenue [“Chick-fil-A Coming to Merrimon,” July 24, and “Ruffled Feathers,” Aug. 7]. The articles have discussed various issues such as traffic congestion, exhaust pollution, aesthetics, ownership and city government conflicts of interest.

A very critical issue and one not mentioned thus far is the homoprejudice culture of the corporation and bigoted positions taken — positions proudly proclaimed by the company and its highest ranking executives.

In 2010 alone, Chick-fil-A, through its charitable arm, donated $1.9 million to anti-gay causes.

Asheville presents itself as a progressive and LGBTQ-friendly city.

Recently the mayors of Boston and Chicago severely criticized Chickfil-A for its prejudices as Chickfil-A sought entry into those cities.

We hope that Asheville will join these mayors in speaking out. Let’s be committed to spreading the word about the corporate homoprejudice ethos.

Let’s hold the Asheville Chickfil-A management and investors accountable for the positions of oppression they embrace.

Let’s object to their presence on Merrimon because their homoprejudice position, which is incongruent with this city, will pollute our moral sensibilities as well as Chick-Fil-A’s presence will pollute our air.

— Curry First and Patricia Robertson Asheville

Stand with us for Femcare We represent the Open Umbrella Collective (openumbrellacollective. org), a group of pro-choice, full-spectrum doulas who provide non-medical emotional support before, after and during clinical abortions.

For three years we have volunteered in collaboration with Femcare, Western North Carolina’s only abortion clinic, and have witnessed firsthand the compassionate, quality care that the staff provides for all clients.

Femcare has been unfairly targeted due to recent legislation. These attacks on reproductive rights are preventing people in WNC and across the state from receiving safe access to these services. We declare our solidarity with Femcare and with people seeking safe abortions. We are dedicated to reopening Femcare and the reinstatement of its invaluable services as quickly as possible.

Please join us in fundraising for Femcare. As Danielle Dulken shared in her July 31 Opinion piece, abortion touches all corners of our community [“The Face of Abortion,” Xpress].

Whether you realize it or not, someone you know has had an abortion, or may need one in the future; that someone may be you. If that day comes, we hope that you may make that choice independently and that you experience a staff as caring, professional and invested in patient safety as Femcare.

— Anna Pfaff and Alyssa Kieffer Open Umbrella Collective Asheville

Redistricting reform is everyone’s concern I would like to thank the Mountain Xpress for covering the recent bipartisan redistricting reform rally in downtown Asheville [“Coming Together,” Aug. 7]. Though redistricting reform might not get as much media coverage as some of the more “hot button” issues, redistricting reform really is an issue that could bring us all together, regardless of party affiliation.

In today’s divisive political environment, it is refreshing to see legislators working together across the aisle to advocate for good government reforms, such as the creation of an independent, nonpartisan redistricting commission in the state of North Carolina.

The League of Women Voters applauds N.C. House Reps. Susan

cartoon by brent brown Fisher (Democrat, District 114), Nathan Ramsey (Republican, District 115), and Chuck McGrady (Republican, District 117) for their leadership on this important issue.

In 2011, a redistricting reform bill passed the N.C. House with overwhelming bipartisan support, but the bill ultimately died in the N.C. Senate Rules Committee.

As such, the League urges Buncombe County’s state Sens.

Tom Apodaca (Republican, District 48) and Martin Nesbitt (Democrat, District 49) to follow these state house representatives’ lead and work together to advocate for the passage of redistricting reform in the North Carolina Senate.

North Carolina’s current and longstanding redistricting process allows our legislators to handpick their voters and draw the lines of the very districts they represent. It’s time to take redistricting power away from politicians and give it to a nonpartisan, independent body that will draw lines based on strict criteria.

The League praises Reps. Fisher, Ramsey and McGrady for recognizing that voters should get to choose their elected officials, not the other way around!

— Karen Oelschlaeger League of Women Voters Asheville

What about loyalty?

I’m a student, I’m politically active, and I’m about as liberal as they come. (Full disclosure: I work with Asheville City Council member Cecil Bothwell.) I’ve also said a lot about Rep. Tim Moffitt over the last few months, none of it too flattering. I would absolutely forgive you for assuming that my words have been the biased products of a liberal mindset that can’t see past its own value system. That might be true, but this at least is indisputable: Moffitt cares more about his grudges and his party than he does about his district.

Three months ago, Reps. Nathan Ramsey and Moffitt co-sponsored a bill to create a joint city-county parks and recreation authority in Buncombe. This organization would save everyone money, and would streamline the government’s role in managing parks-and-rec resources.

There was very little objection to this idea, and it seemed to be one of the few bright spots in this Legislature’s treatment of Buncombe County.

That is, until recently.

Once it became clear that the city of Asheville was going to stand firm

and protect its water with a lawsuit, Moffitt and Ramsey decided to bar cities from participating in the new authority. Of course, they initially denied that the actions were linked, insisting that the water lawsuit and the parks and rec authority were separate issues.

On Aug. 5, Moffitt slipped.

In the course of an Asheville Realtors’luncheon attended by Moffitt, Council member Chris Pelly asked him directly if the new version of the bill would allow Asheville to participate. Moffitt said no, that “until the lawsuit is settled, we took the authority away from the city.”

Clearly, Tim Moffitt cares more about his personal vendetta against Asheville and his party’s project to undermine cities than he does about good law or good government.

— Nicholas Campbell Lucas Asheville

It’s the Republicans’ turn!

It is my understanding that the political party in power appoints their people to head boards, com-

missions, offices, etc. This is the first time in [many] years that the Republican Party has had this opportunity. This is an important obligation; but it appears some Republicans feel embarrassed by the need.

Trena Parker has been director of the Board of Elections for 20 years, and now the Democrats are desperate to keep her in that position [“Trena Parker Is a Respected, Effective Leader,” July 31 Xpress].

They’ve even recruited some Republicans to help them in their cause. One well-known Republican attorney and some Republican businessmen have taken it upon themselves to contact the state board of elections and asked them to keep her on as director.

Shame on these men. What are they thinking? Are they saying Parker will do a better job than a Republican? If she keeps this position, she will be under a lot of stress by feeling an obligation to the Republicans who made sure the job was hers. I know the Democrat Party would never do something as ridiculous as this for a Republican.

Robert Knapp has been accused of trying to punish Ms. Parker by removing her from the director position. Mr. Knapp should be praised, for he was only doing

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what the majority of Republicans wanted when they [picked] him for the election board. They do not want a Democrat as head of the Buncombe County Board of Elections.

I would also praise BOE member Jack Westall for resigning because he had issues with the assignment.

This appointment needs to be a Republican to the core who never hesitates over what he/she knows the majority of their party wants and expects.

Parker has done a good job and her party is proud of her. Now it is time to say goodbye and give a Republican the same opportunity she once had.

— Anna D. Cannon Montreat

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[Editor’s note: This letter is satire.] In a recent announcement by beleaguered Rep. Tim Moffitt, he introduced House Bill 666 to take ownership of the recently defunded Bele Chere street festival.

In the bill, the text of which was leaked to the press, the state would not pay the city of Asheville any compensation for the festival, which will be moved to Raleigh.

“I want to assure the citizens of Western North Carolina that this bill is in the best interests of the state. This bill will not only preserve the heritage of the 35-yearold festival, but will improve it.”

Mayor Terry Bellamy responded: “Normally, we’d fight for some compensation. After all, the city put many dollars and many years into building the brand of Bele Chere. But in this case, we may have to let it go. We have to pick our fights with the Legislature.”

When confronted by angry Asheville voters regarding the future of their festival, Moffitt said, “Everyone I’ve talked to said they don’t even attend the festival, so the city shouldn’t miss it.”

As of now, Moffitt claims there are no plans to sell the festival to private concerns. Moffitt is on the board of directors of ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, which seeks to privatize public resources.

In related news, LAAFF festival organizers are worried that a corporate takeover may be imminent. Director Arieh Samson said, “We will fight tooth and nail

to keep LAAFF in Asheville, even if we have to permanently cancel it.”

Unconfirmed reports have come to light that Rep. Moffitt has “a list” of other public resources he plans to take control of and move to Raleigh, including the HardLox Jewish Food & Heritage Festival, the Asheville Greek Festival and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

— Mark H. Bloom Asheville

Oblivious dog owners!

I recently went to the Sourwood Festival in Black Mountain. Between 1:30 to 5 p.m., temperatures reached the mid- to upper-80s with little cloud cover. It was a bit sultry. So why you would subject your dogs to hot asphalt in the heat of the day, I have no idea.

You could clearly see the pain and discomfort of these pooches while their owners were oblivious to their suffering. I challenge any of these mindless owners to take their shoes off and stand on the same black asphalt they were subjecting their canines. A dog’s paw pads are not immune to being burned.

If you love your dog, leave them at home or take serious precautions to protect them from the heat. A hot day, lots of fur, and a stroll on the top of a griddle is probably not their idea of a good time.

— Mollie Lytle Hendersonville

correctionS Photographer Frank Zipperer tied for third place for Best Photographer category. His website is fzippererphoto.com.

Micah Mackenzie, Best Photographer, can be reached at 275-2636. His website is micahmack.com.

Rainbow Community School, winner of multiple categories in the Kids section, is the new name of Rainbow Mountain Children’s School (rmcs.org/2013/07/27/ a-new-name-and-a-new-era).

Clasique Acupuncture & Pilates Studio is the correct spelling for the Lexington Avenue studio, which placed in several Best Of WNC categories.

The correct address for Best Of WNC winner ZaPow! is 21 Battery Park Ave., Suite 101, Asheville.

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COVER STORY Iraq War veteran Kevin Plemmons regularly visits the local VA for counseling. Like many veterans, it took him years to get help.

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“When the happy gods bring on the hard times, bear them he must, against his will, and steel his heart. Our lives, our mood and mind as we pass across the earth, turn as the days turn.”

— HOMER, THE ODYSSEY THE FRAMED PHOTOS stand at attention on a shelf in the living room. A drill sergeant in his broad-brimmed hat, and Marines and soldiers in their dress uniforms, stare straight ahead with fixed, unflinching gazes. Their eyes reveal no more about the unintended consequences of war and military life than what a collection of painted toy soldiers can teach a child about combat and casualties.

So when young Kevin Plemmons looked up at the gallery of his family's military men, all he saw were heroes in big hats.

Kevin’s Uncle Robert served in the Army for 20 years; cousins Craig and Chris proudly called themselves Marines. Two other cousins, Greg and Heath, enlisted in the Army.

To the young man growing up in Waynesville, N.C., these relatives represented an elite association of men who stood for valor, selfless service and an undying allegiance to God and country.

“I want to do that,” Plemmons remembers thinking. “They always talked about how good it was to serve.”

But they never mentioned things like night terrors or chronic pain. Guilt, depression, isolation and fear. And they absolutely never spoke about mental health.

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On the plane back to the States, Ron Lapointe took a few sips of the booze being passed from soldier to soldier. Some men sat quietly, declining to take a swig. Others guzzled gladly at the end of their stint in Vietnam.

Lapointe had landed in the country’s central highlands a little more than a year before. On the first day of his deployment in August 1967, the former UCLA international relations student found himself wrapped in a poncho, knee-deep in mud, awaiting orders.

“Do you need any 11 Charlies?” (military speak for an infantry mortarman, Lapointe's occupational specialty), one unknown man barked to another. “Do you need any 11 Charlies out there?” he repeated.

But at that moment, louder than even the yelling man and biting rain, Lapointe's intuition told him, “You're going to be OK.” Somehow, he remembers, he knew he would survive.

And now here he was, heading home.

David Paul O'Brien had famously burned his draft card on the steps of the South Boston Courthouse a year before

Lapointe landed in the Vietnamese jungle. But by the time Lapointe’s boots once again touched American soil two years later, the anti-war movement had grown. When he got off the plane, protesters were waving signs with the words “baby killer” smeared across them.

“In World War II, you got a parade and community support,” says Lapointe. “But for Vietnam vets, you got community rejection.”

His family, however, embraced him.

And after throwing himself into completing his undergraduate studies and attempting to return to his former life, Lapointe flew from Los Angeles to New York to visit his sister, who’d recently moved there.

As he ran through Times Square to catch the next train leaving Grand Central Station for Long Island, a bus backfired. Instinctively, Lapointe dropped, his knees hitting the pavement as his arms came up to cover his head.

“That's when I realized there were issues,” he says with a sigh.

Because on that plane ride back to America, he remembers, “The guys who had not been in combat were getting stupid drunk � drinking and hollering and having a good old time. The guys who had been in combat were very quiet.”

Forty-four years later, Lapointe would finally be ready to break his silence.

Despite having no military base nearby, nearly 20,000 veterans call Buncombe County home — giving it� the sixth-largest veteran population among the state’s 100 counties. In the five years that psychologist elizabeth huddleston has worked at Asheville's Charles George VA Medical Center, the number of local veterans accessing mental health services has continued to rise, and she doesn’t expect that to change any time soon.

She reads aloud from a document on her desk: “From Oct. 1, 2006, to Oct. 1, 2011, the number of veterans accessing mental health service at Charles George VA Medical Center increased by more than 50 percent.” During that same period, the total number of people receiving specialized mental health care from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs increased annually, from 927,052 to more than 1.3 million in the last fiscal year.

And for this year, she continues, the local office is “already on track to show an increase in veterans seen for mental health services.”

But another trend, notes Huddleston, also persists among the veteran population.

“Part of what we deal with everywhere is the stigma of mental health. But maybe, with this population, it's a little strongerinstilled: It's seen as a weakness,” she explains, noting that mental-health-related issues the local office frequently sees include post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, substance abuse, homelessness and unemployment.

Certain triggers can instantly make Plemmons find himself back in Iraq — or find parts of Iraq back in him.

He doesn't like to go to the mall. “No way.

Too many people.”

He always takes the seat closest to the wall. “If your back's against the wall, nobody can be behind you.”

And he always thinks up an escape plan.

“If something does happen, I'm going to go

out that window.”

During his year as a military police officer at Camp Bucca, once the largest detainment center in Iraq, Plemmons adapted to his new environment. Now, however, the 27-year-old says he's still in the process of adapting to post-Army life. “It's a culture shock when you get over there; then it's a culture shock when you come back.”

He continues, “I've been shot at. I've been attacked. I've lost a friend. I've been bombed. You lose all emotion over there � except for a couple that will save your life.”

An outgoing manner wouldn’t have helped Plemmons when a roadside bomb blew up the bus that he and more than 40 detainees were riding in as it pushed toward northern Iraq.

And by the time he returned home in the fall of 2005, Plemmons had become more distant, less talkative. Insomnia kept him awake nearly every night, and when it didn't, his dreams made him long for a pill that could shut them down the way you turn off a TV. Friends and family began to tell Plemmons he'd changed. But what hurt the most was when his best friend

“I’ve been shot at. I’ve been attacked. I’ve lost a friend. I’ve been bombed. You lose all emotion over there — except for a couple that will save your life.”

— iraQ War Veteran Kevin pleMMons

After returning home from Vietnam, Ron Lapointe begged his brother to send him his drum kit. Those drums, Lapointe says, “really saved my sanity.” mountainx.com

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said Plemmons was no longer the “smoker and joker” he used to know.

At that point, the young veteran began to understand how much he’d been weathered by war and morphed by mortar fire.

“There's not one person in this world that wants to believe that they've changed. No matter how severe something could be, you don't want to think of being the person who's changed, especially if it's in a bad way,” he maintains.

“I knew the dude was telling the truth. And then he kills himself before the VA ever gets all the paperwork together to process his claim.”

— Kevin Turner, BuncomBe county Veterans assistance office

No one believed the 25-year-old soldier when she said her staff sergeant had sexually harassed her. He denied it, and when other soldiers accused her of lying, she dropped the matter. So when four of her fellow soldiers raped her in the barracks, she said nothing.

“I felt like I couldn't go to anybody,” the veteran says now, speaking on condition of anonymity. “There shouldn't be, but there's a lot of shame.”

It would be more than 20 years before the Army veteran could begin to talk about what happened to her while serving as an administrative clerk at a base in Heidelberg, Germany, from 1980-83.

Being a victim of military sexual trauma, she says, “affects every relationship that you have.” It’s been 12 years since she was last romantically involved with anyone.

During the last fiscal year, she was one of the 884 victims of military sexual trauma treated at the Asheville VA hospital.

Shortly after Lapointe moved back to his family’s potato farm in Maine, his mother brought him what she thought was great news. “They're having a celebration for veterans,” she told him excitedly. “You should put on your uniform.”

Silence.

“Where's your uniform?”

“I can't tell you,” Lapointe answered.

She kept pushing him, and he kept lamenting, “I can't tell you.”

“I'll press it for you,” she offered.

An anguished Lapointe struggled to find a gentle way to tell his mother that she couldn't press a uniform he no longer had.

“Well, where is it?”

Sometime before, Lapointe had walked straight to the barn, taken off his uniform, and burned it in the iron barrel his father used to incinerate the trash.

“After the country's response and the effects of war,” he says, taking two deep breaths, “I felt ashamed.”

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Kevin Turner, director of Buncombe County’s veterans assistance office, says the complexity of the claims process can sometimes result in “unintended consequences.”

It took Plemmons three years to begin seeking help — and nearly two more before the Iraq War veteran actually got any. Still, he fared better than most local veterans who submit disability claims, particularly if they’re mental-health-related, says Kevin turner, who heads up Buncombe County’s Veterans Assistance Office.

The county agency helps local veterans connect with the proper services within the federal VA system. “The claims process itself is very complicated. They don't mean for it to be, but it is,” says Turner, a veteran who left active duty in August 2011.

Papers practically spill out of the thick, green folder Turner slaps on his desk. Wanting to really understand the

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timeline for the claims his office sends off to the VA for processing, Turner filed one himself, intentionally omitting information that might cause it to get special treatment (such as the fact that he's a general officer and head of an office that serves vets).

“We submitted my claim as if I was Joe Blow,” he explains, opening the folder.

“I submitted that in July of last year, and I have yet to be sent a request to have a physical.”

After the first 125 days (the federal agency's stated goal for processing claims), Turner's test case became part of the VA system's massive backlog. As of Aug. 3, nearly two-thirds of the claims in the system — 500,062 out of 780,026 — were backlogged, the Veterans Benefits Administration reports.

Turner, however, worries more about what he calls “the unintended consequences.”

When Turner asked a veteran with severe PTSD to describe the event that had so terrified him, the soldier struggled to articulate it. But Turner knew from the man’s records that the traumatic event was a prison break in Afghanistan, which Turner knew about from his own time on active duty.

“I knew the dude was telling the truth,” he says. “We were going to push this thing. And then the gentleman kills himself before the VA ever gets all the paperwork together to process his claim.”

Pulling out his BlackBerry, Turner reads part of the daily list of military suicides that commanding officers receive. “Death of a soldier in Texas.

Potential suicide; number 153 for the calendar year. On the same day, death of a soldier in Qatar. Asphyxiation,” he says, putting down his smartphone.

“That is the drumbeat that goes on,” he continues, pounding his fist on the table. “Not all of these people had PTSD. Some of them were dealing with depression; Some of them were dealing with just poor choices.

You can't put people in boxes, because there's not boxes to describe it. It's cross-symptomatic.”

Once her eyes adjusted to the light, none of the surroundings looked familiar. She wasn't in the room she’d been renting from friends — and why was she lying in a hospital bed?

For eight days, the 56-year-old had been in a coma, the nurse explained; two doctors called her survival “a miracle.” But that alcoholic blackout successfully annihilated the memory the Army veteran would need in order to connect all the pieces: To this day, she doesn't know how she tried to kill herself, or even why.

For her, it remains one of the lowest moments in a life she describes as “tragic, yet blessed.”

“I guess I just hit rock bottom,” she says.

Soon after her attempted suicide, the veteran enrolled in a substanceabuse program and mental health services in Salisbury, N.C., where there’s a VA facility. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder and PTSD (the latter stemming from her military sexual trauma in Germany). But when she returned to Asheville, she was homeless. Having nowhere else to go, she wound up at Steadfast House, Asheville Buncombe

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Community Christian Ministry's facility for homeless women, children and families. The roughly 33-bed shelter reserves 10 beds specifically for female veterans.

Sadly, this veteran's story of PTSD and military sexual trauma is not uncommon among the clients who seek shelter at Steadfast House, Director donna wilson reveals.

“A lot of times, women experience being raped or molested before they go into the military. Sometimes they go into the military to escape that and then, unfortunately, something happens in the military also,” she explains. “Our society is just now kind of accepting that that's happening, but our women still are very private and scared to talk about it.”

Talking about Vietnam, Lapointe maintains, isn’t going to help. “I don't want to sit in a room of vets, particularly combat vets, and share war stories,” he says. “Why relive something you don't want to relive?”

That makes sense to psychologist George Lindenfeld, a veteran himself. Rather than relying on strictly talk-based psychotherapy, Lindenfeld combines biofeedback

Veterans, he emphasizes, need more therapeutic options. Otherwise,“There are too many guys that just aren't going to get what they need.”

Weeks after returning from Iraq, Plemmons and about 80 other soldiers piled into a big classroom. Taking his seat in the back row alongside other guys his age, Plemmons watched an officer wheel a projector into the room.

“These are the things you need to look out for,” the officer told the group, as the warning signs for PTSD, traumatic brain injury and suicide flashed on the screen. But while other soldiers joked around in between the slides, Plemmons thought, “I feel like that.”

Following orders, Plemmons got in a line that led to a row of tables where psychologists were waiting, armed with stacks of pamphlets. But when he got toward the front of the line, he could hear what the men already seated at the tables were saying.

“They were all just telling the psychologists what they wanted to hear,” he recalls.

So he stuck to the script with the shortest run time: a repetition of noes.

At his 10-year high school reunion last

“A lot of times, women experience being raped or molested before they go into the military. Sometimes they go into the military to escape that and then, unfortunately, something happens in the military also.”

— Donna Wilson, steadfast House

principles with psychology to help local veterans with PTSD heal.

“Forget the symptoms. Imagine that a trauma resets a pathway in your brain,” says Lindenfeld, who assesses veterans’ disability ratings for a company that contracts with the VA. In other words, whenever something occurs that resembles the traumatic event, it will trigger an emotional reaction over which the person has no control.

“It's analogous to a light switch,” Lindenfeld explains.

Instead, he targets the uncomfortable memory in the client’s mind, using sound to disrupt that toxic response pattern. The beauty of the treatment, says Lindenfeld, is that it “allows you to focus internally. You don't talk to the therapist about what you're doing.”

month, however, the 27-year-old veteran learned that his best friend's brother had recently joined the Air Force and is currently deployed overseas.

And though Plemmons had no pamphlet, no panel of psychologists or PowerPoint presentation, suddenly, he opened up.

“When you start seeing him not wanting to talk to you, start getting aggravated over small things, start talking about things that you don't think would be right, you need to tell him to get help now,” Plemmons told his friend.

Stopping his story abruptly, Plemmons says: “These people aren't crazy. They're just unheard.”

Caitlin Byrd can be reached at cbyrd@mountainx.com or 251-1333, ext. 140.X

resources For local veTerans local

aBccM veTeran’s resToraTion QuarTers anD TransiTional Housing provides homeless veterans with a chance to get back on their feet.

Veterans have access to housing, meals, case management services, counseling, laundry facilities, a computer lab, gym, chapel and transportation to VA Medical Center appointments. cosT: Free conTacT: 299-8701, abccm.org/ ministries/veterans cHarles george va MeDical cenTer offers 14 different services to veterans, including extended care rehabilitation and spinal cord injury care. cosT: Services included with veteran benefits conTacT: 298-7911, asheville. va.gov/services/index.asp FirsT aT Blue riDge offers employment assistance and a 12-step plan. cosT: Call for more info conTacT: 669-0011, firstinc.org/ vetsfirst.html Happy BoDy offers free, beginner-level yoga classes for veterans, current service members and their families. Classes take place at Happy Body (1378 Hendersonville Road) Thursdays from 4-5 p.m. cosT: Free conTacT: 277-5741 ashevillehappybody.com/gives/ connected-warriors Helios Warriors is an Asheville-based volunteer program providing holistic therapy to veterans, including acupuncture and emotion-code therapy. They specialize in post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and military sexual trauma. cosT: Based on income, ranging from $10-$40 conTacT: 299-0776 helioswarriors.org

WesTern norTH carolina WoMen Warriors is an advocacy group composed of female veterans and local volunteers. Its focus is on helping female warriors who are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless. cosT: Free conTacT: wncwomenwarriors. wordpress.com

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ciTizen solDier supporT prograM works to strengthen community support and increase access to post-deployment services for those in rural areas. conTacT: 919-962-4157 citizensoldiersupport.org norTH carolina Focus provides screening, assessment and treatment for veterans and military families. They also have resources for helplines, health care, education and employment. conTacT: veteransfocus.org

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saFe Helpline is a Department of Defense program providing anonymous, worldwide support for victims of sexual assault. Currently, they have an online and phone helpline. cosT: Free conTacT: 877-995-5247 safehelpline.org veTerans crisis line offers confidential support services to vets and their families. Individuals can call, text or chat online. cosT: Free conTacT: 1-800-273-8255 (dial 1) or text 838255, veteranscrisisline.net MiliTary paTHWays offers free and anonymous mental health selfassessments. These assessments will screen for disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. The results act as an indicator — not a diagnosis — and will provide resources to seek assistance. cosT: Free conTacT: militarymentalhealth.org

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by Jake Frankel

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Election overseers A newly appointed Buncombe County Board of Elections held its first meeting Aug. 12 without discussing one member’s controversial push last month to fire Elections Director trena parker. john watson, a lawyer who lives in Black Mountain, was nominated to the board by the Buncombe County Republican Party and appointed Aug. 12 to serve as its chair. The party’s previous choice, jack westall, refused to serve on the board in protest of fellow GOP member robert Knapp’s effort to remove Parker from her job.

Last month, Knapp told the Asheville Citizen-Times that he blames Parker for Republican christina Kelley G. merrill’s 17-vote loss in the District 2 commissioner race, which gave Democrats a majority on the board of commissioners.

However, the bipartisan N.C. Board of Elections voted unanimously in December to dismiss Merrill’s charges that local officials violated any laws in counting the ballots of Warren Wilson College students, whose votes likely gave Democratic candidate ellen frost her slim margin of victory. Knapp, a semiretired CPA, ran for commissioner last year in District 3 but was defeated in the primary.

Immediately after the Aug. 12 meeting, Knapp told Xpress he would not comment on his previous effort to remove Parker or share updated thoughts on her job performance.

Watson also declined comment to Xpress, noting that there was “no discussion” of the issue during the meeting and “no pending action.”

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New Buncombe BOE retains Parker, approves early voting sites

aLL aboard: Black Mountain lawyer John Watson (center) joins fellow Republican Robert Knapp (left) to serve on the Buncombe County Board of Elections. Democrat Lucy Smith (right) remains on the board, with Watson as chair.

Photo by Max Cooper

Instead, the board voted unanimously to authorize five early voting locations for this fall’s municipal elections, which include Asheville, Black Mountain, Weaverville, Woodfin and Montreat. Early voting will be available in downtown Asheville at the Election Services Department, at various local libraries in Buncombe County and the Asheville Mall in East Asheville.

Board members also unanimously decided to take up the state BOE’s offer to use an experimental new ballot-printing system at those locations. Parker told the board that the devices will save the department time and money by allowing workers to print ballots on site as needed.

“It’s going to make the voting experience a lot better,” added Knapp, who was appointed to serve as the board’s secretary.

In addition, the board unanimously decided to change a handful of voting locations during the

Nov. 5 general election, directing Parker to make sure all affected voters are notified ahead of time by mail.

Rounding out the three-member board is incumbent Democrat Lucy Smith, who supported Parker last month when Knapp tried to oust her.

The partisan makeup of county boards of election are determined by the incumbent governor. Under former Democratic Gov. beverly perdue, the local board was made up of two Democrats and one Republican. Now, under newly elected Republican Gov. pat mccrory, two Republicans were authorized to serve by the state.

Despite the initial controversy, Smith said she hopes the new board members will work well together.

“On our previous board, we became friends, and I hope that will be the case with this board,” she noted. In his new position as chair, Watson said he hopes “to bring some reconciliation” to the board, adding, “I hope we can build some bridges.” X

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In the news SchooL buS aLert On Wednesday, Aug. 21, Asheville and Buncombe County schools will be back in session. And the Asheville Police Department is asking drivers to help keep local children safe as they return to school. “Please remember that traffic will be congested near city schools and plan your route accordingly,” reads an APD press release.

“Remember to look for kids at bus stops and be aware of when you need to stop for a school bus when it is loading or unloading passengers.” The APD produced a video urging caution and emphasized the following reminders about what to do when buses are loading or unloading: • Traffic in both directions must stop on two-lane roads, two-lane roads with a center turning lane and four-lane roads without a center turn lane or median divider (for example, Merrimon Avenue and Charlotte Street).

• On a four-lane road with a center divider or median separation of a center turn lane, only traffic following the school bus needs to stop.

• School zone speed limits will be enforced, and APD officers will be running radar. — by Jake Frankel

North Asheville, the area remains vulnerable to landslides. — J.F. apd openS poLicerecordS app Police to Citizen (P2C) — a new application on the Asheville Police Department’s webpage — allows direct public access to many police reports, such as specific incidents and crash reports. The app’s “another step forward in the easy flow of information between the police department and the public,” says APD Chief william anderson.

P2C is one of many tools available through the police department’s website (avl.mx/z1). Additional tools include Text-a-Tip, which allows crime tips to be submitted anonymously, and Crime Reports, which displays crime data geographically.

“This project with the police department is a great example of recognizing a community need and addressing it through open data,” says jonathan feldman, Asheville’s chief information officer. He notes that the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department also uses the app and that “our consolidated public-safety data partnership with Buncombe County continues to produce good results for citizens and staff alike.” — from the APD

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The intersection of Cherokee Road and Sunset Drive in Albemarle Park — one of Asheville’s oldest neighborhoods — is once again open to traffic. It was closed for six months while the city rebuilt a retaining wall that used stones from the original structure. The project also included utility relocations, storm-drainage improvements and repaving.

In 2009 and 2012, analyses of the old wall’s condition resulted in recommendations that it be replaced, according to city officials. The Historic Resources Commission as well as Asheville City Council approved the project in January. Located along the steep slopes of Town Mountain in

While it doesn’t look like it will be a banner year, due to the unusually rainy weather, wild blueberries are ready to be gobbled up at many popular sites along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

With Craggy Gardens closed to vehicles due to road problems north of town, the Graveyard Fields and the surrounding Black Balsam Knob and Shining Rock Wilderness areas offer some of the most easily accessible berries. To get to the Graveyard Fields overlook and parking area, head south on the parkway to mile 418.8. A few miles further, Black Balsam Road branches off to the right, offering a pair of parking areas, each with various trails available that lead to patches of berry thickets. — J.F. X

watch the road: Officials are urging drivers to use caution as school opens and busses hit the streets again. Photo by Jake Frankel

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the art of the pitcher: The Asheville Area Arts Council presents Pots that Pour, a showcase of 10 national clay artists, including works by Susan Filley (pictured). On display at the Asheville Area Arts Council Gallery through Saturday, Aug. 31. (pg. 17)

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Asheville humAne society • SA (8/24), 10am-2pm - The Asheville Humane Society will offer a low-cost rabies and vaccination clinic at Biltmore Square Mall, 800 Brevard Road, near the former Garfield's restaurant. Info: ashevillehumane.org.

Brother Wolf AnimAl rescue A no-kill organization. Info: bwar. org or 505-3440.

• WEDNESDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 10am-1pm - Outward Hounds invites the public to take adoptable dogs on local hikes.

Meets at BWAR, 31 Glendale Ave. Free. free spAy vouchers • The Humane Alliance offers free spay services for female felines.

Pick up a Dudley Fund voucher at

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Humane Alliance, Pet Harmony, BWAR, Friends 2 Ferals or Asheville Humane Society. Info and appointment: humanealliance.org or 2522079. spAy/neuter vouchers • SA (8/24), 10am-1pm - Free and low cost spay/neuter vouchers will be available to Henderson County residents at Tractor Supply Company, 115 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Info: cpforpetsinc@ aol.com.

Art Art Workshops At riverside studios (pd.) Saturday, September 28: Glass Mosaic with Nancy Rohan. • Saturday, October 26: Drawing the Face with Nancy Blum. Location: River Arts District, Asheville.

Information/registration: (828) 551-5045 or www.riversidestudios-

asheville.com AmericAn folk Art And frAming Oui-Oui Gallery is located at 64 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am6pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: amerifolk.com or 281-2134.

• Through TH (8/22) - Those of Humble Mind.

• Through MO (8/26) - Migration: Interpretations.

• Through WE (9/18) - Harbinger, works by self-taught Southern artists.

Anthm gAllery Located in the Monte Vista Hotel, 308 W. State St., Black Mountain.

Tues.-Sat., 5-9pm; Sun., 11am-9pm.

Info: anthmgallery.com.

• Through SU (9/1) - From Outsider In, works by self-taught artists.

Art At mArs hill college Weizenblatt Gallery: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Info: mhc.edu.

• Through TH (9/5) - Urban Imagery

and Personal Fantasy group photography show.

• TU (8/27), 4-5pm - Reception and discussion.

Art At uncA Art exhibits and events at the university are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: unca.edu.

• Through FR (9/27) - Urban Photography from the Streets of a Bohemian Mountain Town, works

by Joe Longobardi, will be on display in the Blowers Gallery.

• TU (8/27), 11am - Reception for Urban Photography .

• Through FR (9/13) - Under Construction: Society, Gender and Body, a participatory exhibition, will be on display in the Intercultural Gallery.

• WE (8/21), 5pm - Opening reception for Under Construction • Through TU (9/17) - The UNCA art faculty exhibition will be on display in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery.

• FR (8/23), 6-8pm - Opening

reception for faculty exhibition.

Artetude 89 Patton Ave. Sun., noon5; Mon.-Thurs., 10am-6pm; Fri. & Sat., 10am-7pm. Info: artetudegallery.com or 2521466.

• Through FR (9/13) - Fleur Mélange: A Collection of Contemporary Florals, by Karen Titus Smith.

• FR (8/23), 6-8pm Opening reception.

Arts council of henderson county • Through FR (8/30) - Bring Us Your Best will be on display in BRCC's TEDC building.

Asheville AreA Arts council gAllery 346 Depot St. Tues.-Sat., 11am-4pm. Info: ashevillearts.com or 258-0710.

• Through SA (8/31) - Pots that Pour, featuring ten national clay artists.

• FRIDAYS, 9-11am - Artist business brainstorming sessions will feature one-onone opportunities for artist entrepreneurs. Free or by donation. Call to confirm dates.

• SUNDAYS, 10am-1pm - Asheville Art Church, a "Sunday morning sanctuary for the creative spirit," invites the public to write, paint, draw and craft. $10$20 donation.

• WE (8/28), 5-6pm Regional Artist Project Grant information session.

Asheville Art museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville.

Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Programs are free with admission unless otherwise noted. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/ Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: ashevilleart.org or 253-3227.

• Through SU (9/29) - PLAY, works from the permanent collection, will be on display in the East Wing.

• Through SU (9/8) - Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection, a traveling exhibit from the Whitney Museum of American Art. • Through SU (9/1) - A Sense of Balance: The Sculpture of Stoney Lamar.

• ONGOING - Lasting Gifts, works by Black Mountain College teachers and students.

Asheville BookWorks 428 1/2 Haywood Road.

Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 1-5pm; Sat., 1-4pm. Info: ashevillebookworks.com or 255-8444.

• Through SA (8/31) - Works

by Impractical Labor in the Service of the Speculative Arts members.

• FR (8/30) through SA (11/30) - Printocracy will celebrate contemporary print culture.

• SA (8/31) - Opening weekend will include a steamroller demonstration throughout the day.

cAstell photogrAphy 2C Wilson Alley. Tues.-Sat., by appointment. Fri. & Sat., 11am-6pm. Info: castellphotography.com or 255-1188.

• Through SA (10/5) - This Side of the Blue, works by Timothy Pakron.

Asheville gAllery of Art 16 College St. Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm; Sun., 1-4pm.

Info: ashevillegallery-of-art. com or 251-5796.

• Through SA (8/31), Scene Around Asheville and WNC, watercolor and pastel paintings by Al Junek.

flood gAllery The Phil Mechanic Building, 109 Roberts St. Tues.-Sat., 10am-4pm. Info: floodgallery.org or 254-2166.

• Through FR (9/30) - Works

by Brazilian artist Cibelle Leonetti.

BellA vistA Art gAllery 14 Lodge St. Summer hours: Mon., Wed., & Thurs., 11am4pm; Fri. & Sat., 11am-5pm.

Info: bellavistaart.com or 768-0246.

• Through MO (9/30) Works by Nancy Varipapa, Shellie Lewis Dambax, Karen Jacobs and Jane Cartwright.

BlAck mountAin center for the Arts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Mon.Fri., 10am-5pm. Info: BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930.

• Through FR (9/13) - Works by five professional photographers from the Southern Appalachian Photographers Guild.

BlAck mountAin college museum + Arts center The center, which preserves the legacy of Black Mountain College, is located at 56 Broadway St., Asheville. Tues. & Wed., noon-4pm; Thurs.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Info: blackmountaincollege.org or 350-8484.

• Through WE (8/21) - Harry Seidler: Architecture, Art and Collaborative Design.

BrevArd fourth fridAy • 4th FRIDAYS, 5-9pm Brevard's Fourth Friday Gallery Walk will feature extended gallery and business hours throughout town. Info: artsofbrevard. org or 884-2787.

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courtyArd gAllery Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St. Info: ashevillecourtyard.com or 273-3332.

• Through TU (9/27) - The Anything Goes, Everything Shows mail art show will feature local and international artists.

fly over • Through SA (8/31) - Fly Over, a photography exhibition of World War II warbirds and crop dusters

by Candler resident Barbara Sammons, will be on display at the Asheville Regional Airport's art gallery. Info: barbarasammons.com. folk Art gAme BoArds • Through TH (10/10) - An exhibit of hand-painted folk art game boards (checkers FRUGAL - BLUE BROWN and tic-tac-toe)

by Francine BLUE:on PMSdisplay 543 MenorSPOT: will be at BROWN: PMS WARM GRAY 11 the Canton Public Library, CMYK: BLUE: C-39, M-8, Y-0, K-1 11 Pennsylvania Info: BROWN:Ave. C-23. M-32, Y-31, K-64 twigdiva.com orR-158, 633-0202.

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groveWood gAllery Located at 111 Grovewood Road. April-Dec. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm & Sun., 11am5pm. Info: grovewood.com or 253-7651.

• Through SU (9/22) Celebration of Color, group wood sculpture show. hAndmAde in AmericA Located at 125 S. Lexington Ave. Info: handmadeinamerica.org or 252-0121.

• Through FR (9/13) Needled: Contemporary Needle Craft. honour steWArt gAllery Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm and by appointment. Info: honourstewartgallery.com or 232-4260.

• Through SU (9/1) Incoherent Clarity, works by Anna Jensen and Honour Hiers Stewart.

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micA fine contemporAry crAft 37 N. Mitchell Ave., Bakersville. Mon. & Sat., 10am-5pm. Sun., noon-5pm.

Info: micagallerync.com or 688-6422.

• Through SU (9/15) Tradition Revisited, metal quilts by David Earl Tomlinson. mimi hArvey • Through SA (8/31) - A solo show of works by Mimi Harvey will be on display at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road. Info: childrens-art-prints.com or 250-4750. push skAte shop & gAllery Located at 25 Patton Ave. Mon.-Thurs., 11am-6pm; Fri. & Sat., 11am-7pm; Sun., noon-6pm. Info: pushtoyproject.com or 225-5509.

• Through TU (9/10) - I Smell a Rat, The Art of Scott Hilton.

Learning to shred what: Rock Academy benefit, to support Give to the Music. when: Saturday, Aug. 24, 7 p.m. where: The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave. $15; $5 children under 10. rockacademync.com or theorangepeel.net. why: Give a kid an electric guitar and she’ll rock until her room shakes. Pair her with a drummer and a bass player and the trio will take down the rafters. Through lessons and performances that go beyond high school orchestra, Rock Academy NC harnesses local kids’ passion for hard rock, punk, metal and more.

Students age 8-17 who attend Rock Academy NC learn how to improvise, captivate a crowd and experiment with sound. They also learn the essential skill of playing together. Musical risks are encouraged, along with trying new genres. “No song is sacred,” says the organization’s website.

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shred to his heart’s content — as long as his bandmates tap their own solos too.

The kids will take over The Orange Peel’s iconic stage on Saturday, Aug. 24, to benefit Give to the Music, which provides lessons and instruments to children who couldn’t otherwise afford to study music. The concert will feature Rock Academy bands, as well as Grammy awardwinner Roy “Futureman” Wooten of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.

The River Rats, winner of the most recent Battle of the Bands, will join surprise guests for an evening of rock, funk, soul and blues.

Raffle prizes will include a fully restored 1984 Tama Swingstar drum kit autographed by Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Bob Burns and Artimus Pyle. There’s also have a chance to win a pearl-white Ibanez Mikro bass guitar, autographed by virtuoso Victor Wooten. Start your own band or pass these treasures on to your kids (if you’re feeling generous). One night with Rock Academy students is proof that legends are made here in Asheville, one lick at a time.

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sWAnnAnoA vAlley fine Arts leAgue Red House Studios and Gallery, 310 West State St., Black Mountain. Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm; Sun., noon-4pm.

Info: svfal.org.

• Through MO (8/26) - Juried members exhibit. the Bender gAllery 12 S. Lexington Ave. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10:30am-5pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: thebendergallery.com or 5058341.

• Through SA (8/31) Meditations: What Lies Beneath the Surface. the dogWood gAllery Located at Artisan Catering and Deli, 1390 Sand Hill Road, Candler. Info: 6653800.

• Through MO (9/30) - Works

by Mary Catherine Cozens. toe river Arts council The TRAC Center Gallery: 269 Oak Ave., Spruce Pine.

Burnsville TRAC Gallery: 102 W. Main St. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10:30am-5pm. Spruce Pine info: 765-0520. Burnsville info: 682-7215. General info: toeriverarts.org.

• Through SA (9/28) - New Traditions: Contemporary Perspectives from a Traditional Landscape, works

by Potters of the Roan guild, will be on display in the Spruce Pine gallery. Info: pottersoftheroan.com. trAnsylvAniA community Arts

council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.Fri., 9:30am-4:30pm. Info: artsofbrevard.org or 8842787.

• Through FR (9/13) Connestee Art League exhibit.

• FR (8/23), 5-9pm - An opening reception will be held in conjunction with the Brevard Gallery Walk. true Blue Art supply 30 Haywood St. Mon.-Sat., 10am-7pm; Sun., noon-5pm.

Info: trueblueartsupply.com.

• Through FR (8/30) - Natural Wanderings, works by Cyndi Calhoun. upstAirs ArtspAce 49 S. Trade St., Tryon. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Info: upstairsartspace.org or 8592828.

• Through SA (8/31) - Seeing Is Believing and Crossing the Line.

Art/crAft fAirs Anything fiBer sAle • SA (8/24), 10am-3pm - The fifth annual Anything Fiber Sale will feature unused materials and tools from local fiber artists. Small fee for sellers. YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly, 84 Blue Ridge Circle, Black Mountain. Info: avl.mx/yk. pAris of the south fleA mArket • SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 8am-3pm - The Paris of the South Flea Market will feature a "gypsy-style" market including handmade clothes, jewelry, art, food trucks and live music. Held at U.S. 70 at Lytle Cove Road. Free to attend. Info: avl.mx/s5. the little fleA • SATURDAYS, 3-7pm - The Little Flea will feature produce and "hand-selected fare and wares" behind Grace Baptist Church, 718 Haywood Road. Free to attend. Info: littleflea.org. villAge squAre Art And crAft shoW • SA (8/24) & SU (8/25), 10am-5pm - The Village Square Art and Craft Show will feature regional artists, food, music and activities for kids. Held at 5th and Pine Streets, Highlands. Free.

Info: 787-2021.

Auditions & cAll to Artists Art on the islAnd • Through SU (9/1) - The Madison County Arts Council seeks vendors for its Art on the Island fall festival through sept. 1. Info: laura@ madisoncountyarts.com or 649-1301. tc Arts council Applications available at tcarts@comporium.net or 884-2787.

• Through WE (9/18) - TC Arts Council will accept submissions for its collaborative exhibit through sept. 18.

Works must be created by two or more artists.

Benefits Authors for literAcy • FR (8/23), 6-9:30pm Authors for Literacy, to benefit the literacy council of Buncombe county, will feature authors Charles Frazier and Brian Lee Knopp. Held at Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. $75 includes dinner. Info: litcouncil.com or 254-3442.

BAck-to-school supply drive • Through SA (8/31) - A back-to-school supply drive, to benefit children first/ communities in schools, will be hosted by the Arden, Bleachery, Skyland and Weaverville Walmarts.

Donation bins available during business hours. Info: childrenfirstbc.org. child AdvocAcy clAssic golf tournAment • TH (8/22), noon - The Child Advocacy Classic Golf Tournament, to benefit child Abuse prevention services, inc., will feature lunch and a shotgun start. Held at Etowah Valley Country Club, 470 Brickyard Road, Etowah. $150. Info: childabusepreventionservices.org. children first/cis • TH (8/22), 4-9pm - Zoe's Kitchen, 14 Swannanoa River Road, will donate a percentage of sales to children first/cis when customers mention the organization.

Restaurant prices apply. Info: zoeskitchen.com or childrenfirstbc.org. leAf schools And

streets • WEDNESDAYS, 5-7pm Wine tasting and jazz, to benefit leAf schools and streets, will be held at 5 Walnut Wine Bar, 5 Walnut St. $5 suggested donation. Info: theleaf.org or Jocelyn@theLEAF.org. sAve the french BroAd • TU (8/27), 9pm - Save the French Broad, to benefit Western north carolina Alliance, will feature music

by Steve Earle. Held at the Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave. Ages 18 and up. $26/$24 in advance. Info: wnca.org or theorangepeel. net. sisters-to-sisters • 4th THURSDAYS, 6:30pm - Sisters-to-Sisters, to benefit ABccm's steadfast house, will include a "home sales party" featuring handcrafted items, cosmetics and gifts. Held at Grateful Steps Foundation, 159 S. Lexington Ave. Prices vary.

Info: gratefulsteps.org or abccm.org. yogA in the pArk • SA (8/24), 10am - Yoga in the Park, to benefit homeward Bound, will be held at Pack Square Park's Reuter Terrace, downtown Asheville. $5-$15 donation.

Bring a mat. Info: youryoga. com or 254-0380.

clAsses, meetings & events

studio ZAhiyA (pd.) studio Zahiya, downtown dance classes Monday 7pm • Bellydance 1 Tuesday 9am Hip Hop Workout • 7pm West African Drumming • 8pm West African Dance • Wednesday 7:30 Bellydance 2 • Thursday 9am Bellydance Workout • 7pm Bollywood • 8pm Hip Hop • $13 for 60 minute classes. 90 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue. www.studiozahiya. com 828.242.7595 AnimAtion Workshop WednesdAys • WEDNESDAYS, 3-6pm - Animation Workshop Wednesdays invites the public to learn stop motion animation. Bring a digital camera, if possible, to the game room of Asheville Pizza and Brewing, 675 Merrimon Ave. Ages 10 and up. $10. Info: facebook. com/WorldPeasAnimations.

Apple vAlley model rAilroAd cluB Located at the Hendersonville Depot at the corner of 7th Avenue and Maple Street. Info: avmrc. com.

• ONGOING - Coming of the Railroad, a replica of the Saluda Mountain Grade.

Sat., 10am-2pm & Wed., 1-3pm.

Asheville Bridge room • SU (8/25), 1:30pm - The Asheville Bridge Room will host an introduction to duplicate bridge at River Ridge Mall, 800 Fairview Road. Free. Info: pkbeebe@ yahoo.com or 669-2819.

mAc BAsics clAsses At chArlotte street computers (pd.) Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte Street, 9:30 - 10:30am weekdays. Mondays Mac OS X Basics Level 1, Wednesdays - iPad Basics Level 1, Thursdays - iCloud, Fridays - iPad Basics Level 2, first Tuesday of each month - iPhoto, second Tuesday each month Safari, third Tuesday each month -Mac OS X Level 2, fourth Tuesday each month - iMovie. Registration is just $9.99 at www.charlottestreetcomputers.com/classes.

BAck-to-school BAsh • SU (8/25), 11am-2:30pm Asbury Memorial UMC will host a neighborhood backto-school bash featuring a hot dog picnic, bounce house, games and snow cones. Held at Beaverdam and Kimberly Roads. Free.

Info: asburymethodist.org or 253-0765.

music lessons With moses AtWood (pd.) Find your own musical style- All levels welcome. Songwriting.

Voice. Guitar. Piano. Dobro.

Music Theory. $30 an Hour. mosesatwood@gmail.com

fernihurst Afternoon teA • TU (8/27), 2pm - A Fernihurst Afternoon Tea will include a presentation on the architectural history of Asheville. Held in A-B

Asheville norml meeting • SA (8/24), 4:20pm - The Asheville chapter of NORML will meet at Club Remix, 38 N. French Broad Ave. Free to attend. Info: ncnorml.org.

Tech's Fernihurst House.

Free. Info: susanehaldane@ abtech.edu or 398-7567.

Joyful noise potluck • TU (8/27), 6-8pm - Joyful Noise arts center will host a potluck and registration night at First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville, 30 Alabama Ave. Free to attend. Info: joyfulnoisecenter.org. looking for mr. goodBAr meetup • SUNDAYS, 1pm - The "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" group, moderated by Patrick Ochsenreiter, meets weekly at Wall Street Coffee House, 62 Wall St., for "banter about what is happening in the world of gay men."

Info: pbochsenreiter@gmail. com or avl.mx/yc. mAggie vAlley criBBAge • TUESDAYS, 6:30pm Cribbage will be offered at Maggie Valley Inn, 70 Soco Road, Maggie Valley. Cards and boards available. All levels welcome. Free. Info: kei3ph@bellsouth.net or 926-3978.

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vegAn mAcroBiotic potluck • SU (8/25), 4-8pm - A vegan macrobiotic potluck and pool party will be held at River Knoll Community Pool, 103 Willow Lake Dive. $5/children under 14 free.

Info and registration: 2998657.

Western north cArolinA cArvers • SU (8/25), 1:30-4pm - The Western North Carolina Carvers will host a meeting at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road. Bring tools to carve Christmas ornaments. Free. Info: 6658273. ymi AnniversAry celeBrAtion • TH (8/22) through SU (8/25) - YMI Cultural Center will host an anniversary celebration, feature presentations, a block party, gala and more. Cost varies. Info and schedule: ymiculturalcenter.org.

comedy disclAimer comedy • FRIDAYS, 8-9:30pm Disclaimer Comedy presents weekly stand-up at Elaine's Piano Bar in the Grove Park

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voters kickoff • WE (8/28), 6:30pm - The Asheville-Buncombe League of Women Voters will hold its fall kickoff event, featuring the documentary Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines, in Carolina Cinemas' cinema lounge, 1640 Hendersonville Road. $5 suggested donation.

Info: ablwv.org. tAx restructuring presentAtion • SA (8/24), 2-4pm The Henderson County Libertarian Party will host a presentation on tax restructuring by tax expert Laura McCue. Held at the Henderson County Library auditorium, 301 N. Washington St. Free. Info: moodshelby@gmail.com or avl.mx/up.

hoLy SteamroLLer: Asheville BookWorks will present PrintOcracy, a juried print exhibition, featuring a giant steamroller printing event on Saturday, Aug. 31. (pg. 17)

Inn, 290 Macon Ave. Free.

Info: disclaimercomedy.com. disclAimer stAnd-up open mic • WEDNESDAYS, 9pm Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge open mic is held at the Dirty South Lounge, 41 N. Lexington Ave. Free. Info: www.DisclaimerComedy.com. slice of life comedy • TH (8/22) & TH (8/29), 8:30pm - Stand-up comedy and booked open mic includes snacks, drink specials and a raffle for charity.

Held at Pulp, below the Orange Peel, 103 Hilliard Ave. $5. Info and booking: sliceoflifecomedy@gmail. com.

dAnce Beginner sWing dAncing lessons (pd.) 4 week series starts first Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm. $12/week per person. • No partner necessary. Eleven on Grove, downtown Asheville. Details: www.swingAsheville.com BlAck mountAin center for the Arts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Info: BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930.

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Call for schedule. lAvA nights • FRIDAYS, 10:30pm-2:15am - Lava Nights will feature Latin dance with DJ Carlos Carmona. Held at Mela, 70 N. Lexington Ave. $5. Info: melaasheville.com. mountAin shAg cluB • TUESDAYS - The Mountain Shag Club meets weekly at The Hangar at the Clarion Inn, 550 Airport Road. Free lessons from 6:30-7pm. DJ from 7-10pm. $5. Info: mountainshagclub.com.

eco Beyond coAl: A rAlly for our future • SA (8/24), 2-4pm - A rally against coal and Duke Energy will be held at Pack Square, downtown Asheville.

Activities include music, programs for kids and speakers, including actor Ian Somerhalder. Hosted

by Sierra Club. Free. Info: sierraclub.org/coal/asheville. solAr 101 • TH (8/29), 6pm - Solarize Asheville will host an opportunity for homeowners to learn about solar power, financing options and one-

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time discounted price and streamlined processes at Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Edwin Place. Info: /avl. mx/yl.

WAter quAlity monitoring • WEDNESDAYS through (9/25), noon-3pm - WNCA invites volunteers to sample water in the French Broad River Basin. Meets at Westfeldt Park, 280 Old Fanning Bridge Road. Info: avl.mx/ue or 258-8737.

government & politics gloBAl mArch AgAinst chemtrAils And geoengineering • SU (8/25), 2pm - The Global March Against Chemtrails and GeoEngineering will be held at Pack Square, downtown Asheville. Free. Info: hubbcat23@yahoo.com. green drinks • WE (8/21), 6pm - Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council will present Green Drinks at Hickory Nut Gap Farm, 57 Sugar Hollow Road, Fairview. Bring a dish to share. Info and cost: abfoodpolicy.org or daynareggeropr@gmail.com. leAgue of Women

kids kids yogA At hAppy Body (pd.) Tuesdays, 3:15-4pm.

Fun games, music, and relaxation time to build strength, improve flexibility, and teach awareness.

Monthly 4 week series classes, $49. Registration required, 277-5741, www.

AshevillehappyBody.com BAck to school super kids heAlth BAsh • SA (8/24), 10am-2pm This kids and family health awareness event will include games, food, vendors and fun in the Westgate shopping center parking lot.

Superhero costumes encouraged. Free; donations benefit YWCA youth programs.

Info: wfcfrontdesk1@gmail. com. hAnds on!

This children's museum is located at 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Tues.Sat., 10am-5pm. Programs require $5 admission fee/ free for members, unless otherwise noted. Info: www. handsonwnc.org or 6978333.

• WE (8/21), 10:30am "Splash of Color," for ages 3-10, will explore the science of mixing colors. $6/$2 members.

• TH (8/22), 10:30-11:30am - Children are invited to make a kaleidoscope. $8/$3 members.

• FR (8/23), 10:30-11:30am - "The Science of Color"

will focus on stained glass and solar panel activities.

Free with admission. --- 4pm - "First 2000 Days of Life" will teach parents about the importance of early childhood development. Free with admission. Registration required.

• WE (8/28) through SU (9/1) - Children are invited to "pin the apple on the tree" in celebration of the Apple Festival. Free with admission. looking for neemoe • WEDNESDAYS through SATURDAYS until (9/2) - The public is invited to look for Neemoe at the Team ECCCO Aquarium, 511 N. Main St., Hendersonville, for a chance to win a free oneyear membership. Patrons eligible with $4 admission fee. Info: teamecco.org. oAkley fArmers mArket story time • THURSDAYS through (10/3), 4:30pm - The Oakley Farmers Market will present story time for children with hands-on crafts relating to food. See tailgate market listings for info. plAy And leArn for preschoolers And pArents • TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS through (8/27), 10 & 11am - An eight-week pre-literacy class for parents, caregivers and children ages 3-5 from Buncombe County will be held at Asheville City Schools Preschool, 441 Haywood Road. Free. Info: 350-2904.

music song o' sky chorus (pd.) tuesday 6:45-9:30 pm song o' sky chorus (Sweet Adelines International) Covenant Community Church, 11 Rocket Dr., 28803 Asheville's premier a capella barbershop-style chorus! We welcome all women who love to sing! www.songosky.org 1-866824-9547 Asheville BAroque trio • FR (8/23), 7pm - The Asheville Baroque Trio will perform in UNCA's Lipinsky Auditorium. Free. Info: 2516432.

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center for the Arts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Info: BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930.

• TH (8/22), 7:30pm - The Art of Jazz series will feature Michael Jefry Stevens (piano) and Zack Page (bass) performing original compositions and standards. $10 donation.

BlAck mountAin drum circle • SATURDAYS, 4pm - Steven Townsend hosts a traditional West African drumming workshop, followed by an open drum circle, at the Carver Community Center, 101 Carver Ave., Black Mountain. All skill levels welcome. Free. Info: 6692052. chuck Brodsky • FR (8/23), 7pm - Chuck Brodsky (singer-songwriter) will perform a free outdoor concert at the Transylvania County Library amphitheater. 212 S. Gaston St. Rain or shine. Info: chuckbrodsky. com. concerts on the creek • FR (8/23), 7:30-9:30pm - Concerts on the Creek will feature Porch 40 (rock, progressive, jazz) at Bridge Park, 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva. Free. Info: mountainlovers.com or (800) 9621911. flAt rock plAyhouse Mainstage: Highway 225, Flat Rock. Downtown location: 125 South Main St., Hendersonville. Info: flatrockplayhouse.org or 693-0731.

• Through SU (8/25), 8pm - Music on the Rock: A Tribute to the Music of The Eagles will be performed at the downtown location. $24. grind cAfe 136 West Union St., Morganton. Info: facebook. com/grindcafe or 430-4343.

• WE (8/28), 7:30pm - The Steel Wheels (mountain string band). $20. homegroWn in the pArk • THURSDAYS, 6:30-8:30pm - Homegrown in the Park will feature local singersongwriters performing in Pritchard Park. Free. Info: ashevilledowntown.org.

kArAoke At plAyers • WEDNESDAYS, 8pm; FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, 9pm - Players Cigar Bar, 170 Rosscraggon Road, hosts weekly karaoke. Info: 6760588.

series will feature The Honeycutters (Americana) in Rogers Park Amphitheater on W. Howard Street, Tryon.

Free; donations encouraged. Info: nc-mountains. org or (800) 440-7848.

mAdison county Arts council 90 S. Main St., Marshall.

Info: madisoncountyarts. com or 649-1301.

• SA (8/24), 8pm - Andy Buckner and Southern Soul Campaign (Southern rock). $10.

the mix • SA (8/24), 6pm - The Mix will perform at The Mountaineer Restaurant, 6490 Soco Road, Maggie Valley. Free. Info: firesidecottages.net or 926-1730.

music By the lAke • SU (8/25), 5-7pm - Music by the Lake will feature The Honeycutters (Americana) at Blue Ridge Community College. Held in Thomas Auditorium in case of rain.

Free. Info: 694-1743. pickin' in lAke lure • SATURDAYS through (8/31), 7pm - Pickin' in Lake Lure will feature performances by local bands followed by an open jam.

Held on the Lake Lure Smokehouse deck, 2795 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure. Free. Info: 674-0677. pickin’ in the pArk • FRIDAYS, 7-10:30pm - Pickin’ in the Park will feature bluegrass and old-time bands at Canton Recreational Park‚ 77 South Penland St. Free. Info: blueridgemusic.org. rivermusic • FR (8/23), 5pm - Town Mountain, The 23 String Band and CaroMia will perform at RiverLink Sculpture and Performance Plaza, 144 Riverside Drive. Free. Info: riverlink.org or 252-8474. shindig on the green • SATURDAYS until (8/31), 7pm - Shindig on the Green will feature traditional music, dance and storytelling at Pack Square Park, downtown Asheville. Bring a blanket. Free; food for sale.

Info: folkheritage.org. southern AppAlAchiAn repertory theAtre Performances are held at Mars Hill College's Owen Theatre. Info: sartplays.org or 689-1239.

• SA (8/24), 7:30pm & SU (8/25), 2:30pm - "Gershwin with a Twist." $25. summer trAcks in tryon • FR (8/23), 7pm - The Summer Tracks concert

WomAnsong unplugged And unhinged • SA (8/24), 7:30pm Womansong female community chorus will perform blues, jazz, contemporary pop and Broadway tunes at the Center for Spiritual Living, 2 Science of Mind Way. $12. Info and tickets: womansong.org.

outdoors BeAutiful lAke JAmes Marina • Boat SlipS AvAilABle (pd.) Reserve a covered, uncovered or houseboat slip. Great location at Canal Bridge. Security, gas sales, marine store and customer lounge. Call (828) 584-0666. www.mountainharbourmarina.com Blue ridge pArkWAy hike • TH (8/22), 7pm - A Blue Ridge Parkway Hike will focus on the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Visitor Center's LEED building. Departs from the BRP Visitor Center parking lot, MP 384. Free. Info: 298-5330. events At rei Located at 31 Schenck Parkway. Info: rei.com/asheville or 687-0918.

• TU (8/27), 7-8pm - A presentation on core strength for the outdoor athlete will focus on strengthening the core and preventing common injuries. Free. lAke JAmes stAte pArk 6883 N.C. Highway 126, Nebo. Programs are free unless otherwise noted.

Info: 584-7728.

• SU (8/25) & SA (8/31), 9am - A canoe ride through Lake James will depart from the Paddy’s Creek Area office.

Registration required.

pArenting Add, Adhd, dyslexiA, drug free therApy for leArning disABilities (pd.) Tuesday, August 27.

Free 45-minute talk about a method for alleviating symptoms of learning difficulties without drugs or supplements. Helping adults and children improve the ability to learn, remember, focus and make better decisions. 6:30pm at Earth Fare South, 1856 Hendersonville Road, Asheville. RSVP: 828216-4444 or Wes@learning improvementcenter.com Asheville community yogA center Located at 8 Brookdale Road. Info: ashevillecommunityyoga.com.

• FR (8/23), 2-4pm - A mom and baby core connection workshop for post-pregancy mothers and babies between 6 and 12 months old. $20.

Write On!

Is writing your passion—your dream—maybe even your profession? The Great Smokies Writing Program, UNC Asheville’s community writing program, is designed for you—offering workshops for the beginning writer, the aspiring writer, even the accomplished, published author.

These UNC Asheville workshops cover all aspects of prose and poetry and are presented in the evening, off campus, under the guidance of published, professional instructors.

Fall courses begin Sept. 16, register now:

unca.edu/gswp • 828.251.6099

fAmily protection Workshop • TU (8/27), 6-7pm - A family protection workshop will focus on keeping children safe from bullies, strangers and other dangers. Held at Fairview Community Center, 1357 Charlotte Highway.

Free. Info and registration: rsvp@familyprotection-nc. com or 785-3778.

puBlic lectures AlAskA's people And pleAsures • WE (8/28), 6-7:30pm Hendersonville Sister Cities will present “Northern Exposure: Alaska’s People and Pleasures” through photos and personal vignettes.

Held at Henderson County Public Library, 301 N. Washington St. Free. Info: hendersonvillesistercities. com. islAm lecture series • TH (8/22), 7pm - Dr. Samer Traboulsi, UNCA associate professor of history, will present two lectures on Islam as practiced historically and as practiced today at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3070 Sweeten Creek Road. Free. Info: office@newhopepcusa.org. puBlic lectures &

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directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.

Asheville compAssionAte communicAtion center (pd.) Free practice group.

Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication (nonviolent communication). 252-0538 or www. ashevilleccc.com. • 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 5:00-6:15 free medicAl intuitive (pd.) Ethical high frequency beneficial health information. Medical school graduate with alternative emphasis. Call 828 645-0235. open heArt Workshops (pd.) Level 1, August 24, Level 2, August 25, 9am5pm, 5 Covington St. These workshops are a beautiful way to connect with, feel and strengthen your spiritual heart, deepening your experience of living a heart-centered life. Register with Suzy, 367-6954, ohworkshopswnc@gmail. com, http:/wncheart.com/ open-heart-workshops

a miLL town and more: At the release of its new book Images of America: Swannanoa, see vintage photographs from the Swannanoa Valley Museum’s collection. A book signing will be held at the museum in Black Mountain on Saturday, Aug. 24. (pg. 23)

events At uncA Events are free unless otherwise noted.

• FR (8/23), 11:25am "The Scientific Revolution, Colonialism and the Enlightenment," with Sam Kaplan, professor of mathematics, and Tracey Rizzo, associate professor of history. Held in Lipinsky Auditorium. Info: humanities.unca.edu or 251-6808.

--- 11:25am - "State of the World," with Micheal Stratton, assistant professor of management and accountancy. Held in the Humanities Lecture Hall. Info: humanities.unca.edu or 251-6808.

• MO (8/26), 11:25am "Egypt," with Brian Hook, associate professor of classics. Held in the Humanities Lecture Hall. Info: humanities.unca.edu or 251-6808.

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seniors

fitness levels, will be hosted at Lakeview Senior Center, 401 Laurel Circle Drive, Black Mountain. $8 suggested donation. Info: kirklandyoga@charter.net.

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cAregiver Workshop • TH (8/29), 2-4:30pm - A caregiver workshop, with geropsychologist Paula Hartman-Stein, will focus on physical, emotional and spiritual coping strategies.

Presented by MemoryCare.

Held at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. Free; registration required. Info: 274-4801, ext. 2249. gentle yogA for every Body • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 9am - A slow and gentle style of yoga, suited for all

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open heArt meditAtion (pd.) Experience easy, wonderful practices that open your life to the beauty within and connects you to your heart. • Love offering. 7pm, Tuesdays, 5 Covington St. 296-0017 or 367-6954 http:// www.heartsanctuary.org Astro-counseling (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life

mindfulness meditAtion clAss (pd.) Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Info: 258-3241. www.billwalz.com. Mondays, 7-8pm – Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contemporary Zen living. At the Asheville Friends Meeting House at 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon). Donation. • No class - Labor Day, Class time shifts in September to 6:307:30pm. pineAl AWAreness proJect (pd.) Thursday, September 5, 7pm, 101 Patton Ave. A scientific inquiry into the pineal gland and creation of enhanced consciousness.

Latest research on origin of OBEs, NDEs and Lucid Dreams. Donation. www. pinealawarenessproject. org Asheville insight meditAtion • WEDNESDAYS, 7-8:30pm & SUNDAYS, 10-11:30am - Practice

Mindfulness Meditation (also called Vipassana or Insight Meditation) with a supportive group. Held at 29 Ravenscroft Drive, Suite 200. Free. Info: ashevillemeditation.com or 8084444. church of the gArden • SUNDAYS, 11am – The Church of the Garden is a spiritual community that draws meaning from ancient wisdom, new thought and the natural history of the Blue Ridge. Meets at OM Sanctuary, 87 Richmond Hill Drive. Donations appreciated. Info: ashevillechurchofthegarden.org. cloud cottAge 219 Old Toll Circle in Black Mountain. Info: cloudcottage.org or 669-6000.

• TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS, 7:30-8am Sitting meditation. eArth sABBAth celeBrAtion • MO (8/26), 7-8pm - An Earth Sabbath celebration will be held at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 337 Charlotte St. Free. Info: 683-5548. first congregAtionAl church in hendersonville Fifth Avenue West at White Pine Street, Hendersonville.

Info: 692-8630 or fcchendersonville.org.

• SU (8/25), 9am - Adult forum: "Mindfulness, Aging and the Brain.” grAce lutherAn church 1245 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Info: gracelutherannc.com or 693-4890.

• SA (8/24), 9am-noon "Grace 101" will present information on Lutherans and the Grace Lutheran Church. Childcare available.

Registration required.

• SU (8/25), 9:45 & 11:15am - A blessing of students and educators. Nursery care available. the lAW of consciousness • SU (8/25), 11am-12:30pm - A workshop on the law of consciousness will focus on love, abundance and freedom. Held at Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Road, lower level.

Free. Info: eckankar-nc. org or 254-6775. intenders group And

Artist syrkl • SU (8/25), 2-5pm - "A creative expressive arts group that uses various modalities of an intention setting and art process." Group members share, support and learn from fellow artists.

Free. Info and directions: ExpressiveArtsAlliance.org, oakes.khalsa@gmail.com or 777-1962. light center 2196 N.C. Highway 9 S., Black Mountain. Info: urlight.org or 669-6845.

• SU (8/25), 1-4pm - Open house. Free.

• TUESDAYS, 7:30pm - Self Energy Awareness Group. mountAin Zen prActice center • TUESDAYS, 7pm Conscious Compassionate Awareness meditation and group discussion guided by the teachings of Cheri Huber. First Tuesday orientation. Donations appreciated. Info: mountainzen.org. spirituAl enrichment circle • 4th SUNDAYS, 1-3pm The Opening Heart discussion group explores the ideas of new thought and science of mind. Meets at Rejavanation Cafe, 909 Smokey Park Highway.

Donations accepted. Info: 335-3540 or theopeningheart.sec@gmail.com. st. JAmes church tours • SATURDAYS through (9/7), 10am - St. James Church, 766 North Main St., Hendersonville, will offer guided tours in honor of its 150th anniversary. Info: stjamesepiscopal.com. st. JoAn of Arc cAtholic church • SU (8/24), 6:30pm- St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 768 Asbury Rd, Candler, will host an inquiry session for those curious about the Catholic church. Free. Info: maryannwharton@charter. net or 667-4227. trAnsmission meditAtion • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm & SUNDAYS, 9am - Group meditation provides a dynamic service to the world and spiritual development. 16 Sunview Circle, Arden. Free. Info: transmissionmeditation.org, shareInternational.org or (704) 467-7649.

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• SA (8/24), 11am-2pm - A women's circle and movie screening will be held as part of the Women's Spirituality Summer Series.

Programs are substance-free and for women only. Free.

Info and directions: lgarrettxx@gmail.com.

liBrAry ABBreviAtions - All programs are free unless otherwise noted.

Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n sW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 250-6486) n Library storyline: 250KIDS. • WE (8/21), 5pm Swannanoa knitters. sW • THURSDAYS until (8/29), 6:30pm - Learn how to quilt a bag. Beginner's knowledge and sewing machine required. $10. Info and registration: 250-6486. sW

releAse pArty for cAnton history Book • TU (8/27), 5:30pm Michael Beadle will present his new book of historical photographs of Canton.

Refreshments served. Held at Canton Branch Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave. Info: 648-2924.

spoken & Written Word AnAm cArA open mic • TH (8/22), 8pm - A poetry and songwriting open mic invites the public to share original works. The evening includes an erotic haiku contest and raffle. Held at Anam Cara, 203 Haywood Road. Must be 18 or older.

Free; cash bar. Info: anamcaratheatre.blogspot.com.

Asheville city poets • WEDNESDAYS, 9pm Asheville City Poets will present public readings at Vanuatu Kava Bar, 15 Eagle St., produced by Asheville poet Caleb Beissert.

All poets and musicians welcome. Free. Info and registration: meetup.com/ Asheville-City-Poets.

Asheville poets Jeff Davis and Caleb Beissert.

BAttery pArk Book exchAnge 1 Page Ave. Info: batteryparkbookexchange.com or 252-0020.

• TU (8/27), 7pm - Leslee N. Johnson will present her book Flight of the Mind.

BlAck mountAin center for the Arts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Info: BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930.

• FR (8/23), 12:30-3:30pm "Hitting the High Notes: A Poetry Workshop on Music" will be presented by Tina Barr. $35.

Blue ridge Books Located at 152 S. Main St., Waynesville. All programs free, unless otherwise noted. Info: blueridgebooksnc.com or 456-6000.

• SA (8/24), 3pm - Writers from Old Mountain Press Anthologies will present poetry and short prose.

• SU (8/25), 3pm - Phyllis Inman Barnett will present her book Love in the Time of War.

fountAinheAd Bookstore Located at 408 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: fountainheadbookstore.com or 697-1870.

• SA (8/24), 1-3pm - Bob Mustin will present his book Sam's Place. mAlAprop's Bookstore And cAfe 55 Haywood St. Info: malaprops.com or 254-6734.

Events are free, unless otherwise noted.

• TH (8/22), 7pm - Marisha Pessl will present her novel Night Film.

• SA (8/24), 2pm - Robert Morgan will present his novel The Road from Gap Creek. --- 7pm - Keith Flynn of the Asheville Poetry Review will present the 2013 William Matthews Prize winners.

• MO (8/26), 7pm - "The Politics of Food" book club: Catching Fire: How Cooking Made us Human by Richard Wrangham.

• WE (8/28), 7pm - Nathan Ballingrud will present his novel North American Lake Monsters: Stories. medeA BenJAmin • TH (8/29), 7pm - Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK: Women for Peace, will present her book Drone Warfare: Killing

by Remote Control at Malaprop's, 55 Haywood St. Info: codepinkalert.org.

• FR (8/30), 1-3pm - An additional presentation will be held at Firestorm Cafe and Books, 48 Commerce St. --- 7:30-9pm - A final presentation will be held at Common Light Meeting House, 137 Center Ave.,

roAd from gAp creek • FR (8/23), 7:30pm Robert Morgan will present his book Road from Gap Creek at the Historic Hendersonville Courthouse, Main Street. Free. Info: 6941619.

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sWAnnAnoA vAlley museum Located at 223 W. State St., Black Mountain. Info: swannanoavalleymuseum.org or 669-9566.

• SA (8/24), 10:30am - Anne Chesky Smith will present her book Images of America: Swannanoa.

sports Blue ridge rollergirls • SA (8/24), 3-10pm - The Blue Ridge Rollergirls will compete in a triple header at the WNC Agriculture Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher. Info and tickets: blueridgerollergirls.com. hoop JAm • TUESDAYS, 5:30-7:30pm Hoop Jam invites the public to hula hoop in Pritchard Park. Hoops available to borrow. Free. Info: ashevilledowntown.org. lAke lure olympiAd • SU (8/25) - The Lake Lure Olympiad's Race to the Rock will feature a 5k run or 25-mile bike ride. Held at Lake Lure. Info, cost and exact location: lakelureolympiad.com. mAggie vAlley moonlight rAce • SA (8/24), 8:30pm - The Maggie Valley Moonlight Race will be held at Maggie Valley Festival Grounds, 3374 Soco Road, Maggie Valley. $35/$30 in advance.

Info: maggievalleymoonlightrun.com.

Women's volleyBAll leAgue • TUESDAYS, 6-8:30pm - Waynesville Parks and Rec will host a women's

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volleyball league, open to ages 16 and older. Held at Waynesville Recreation Center, 550 Vance St. $4 per night/free for members. Info: recathletics@townofwaynesville.org or 456-2030.

theAter Asheville community theAtre Located at 35 E. Walnut St. Tickets and info: ashevilletheatre.org or 254-1320.

• TH (8/29), 7:30pm "Listen to This: Stories in Performance" will feature original stories and songs about "weird and peculiar work places." Hosted by Tom Chalmers. $10. flAt rock plAyhouse Mainstage: Highway 225, Flat Rock. Downtown location: 125 South Main St., Hendersonville. Info: flatrockplayhouse.org or 6930731.

• WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (8/22) through (9/15) - Deathtrap, the story of a "successful writer of Broadway thrillers who is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has left him with a string of failures and a shortage of funds."

Performed on the Mainstage.

Wed.-Sat., 8pm; Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun., 2pm. $35 with discounts for students, seniors and military.

Spiritual uplift for social change Attuned as a reiki master in 2000, healer and activist Nia Yaa founded the Ra Sekhi Arts Temple in 2007 and has been in Asheville since 2012. She believes that social justice and empowerment will occur through energetic healing at the individual level, and offers courses in Kemetic reiki, which is based on ancient Egyptian cosmology and healing techniques. Yaa spoke with Xpress about her work and beliefs. how did you conceive of the idea for ra Sekhi?

Ra Sekhi is the name that was given to me when my spirit guides directed me to start this practice.

They wanted me to teach reiki to people of African decent ... because as everyone else is now working with energy, and healing and chakras, black people were basically left in the dark.

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ma, and you can’t heal trauma with Ritalin and all of the pills they’re giving people for depression. We need energy work. I was told to take it out there and restore reiki to its original state — which can be seen in pictures on the walls of the pyramids. what are the temple’s goals?

Our main mission is to promote health and wellness in our community. We heal ourselves first, then we work with ... families, because when we have stronger families, it will automatically make communities stronger.

hendersonville little theAtre 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville. Info: 6921082 or hendersonvillelittletheater.org.

• THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS until (9/1) - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, a musical about "pretty girls" and "smalltown political maneuvering."

Thurs.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $24 with discounts for students.

I am blessed and honored to say that I have seen some beautiful changes in people who have come from really bad places; recognizing the god or goddess in themselves, and not just seeing it, but taking it and manifesting it. It’s moving people, and the light is getting brighter.

pArkWAy plAyhouse 202 Green Mountain Drive, Burnsville. Info: parkwayplayhouse.com or 682-4285.

• THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS (8/24) until (9/7) - A Few Good Men, a "taut courtroom thriller." Thurs.Sat., 7:30pm. 5pm Sun. Aug. 25. $12-$20 with discounts for students and seniors.

Contains adult language.

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WhAm BAm puppet slAm • FR (8/23) & SA (8/24) - A weekend of puppetry for all

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Held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. $18/$15 puppet slam; $10 Billy the Liar.

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motherlove mentor • The YWCA MotherLove program seeks volunteers to provide support and encouragement to teen mothers. A commitment of eight hours per month required. Info: 254-7206.

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pArtners unlimited • Partners Unlimited, a program for at-risk youth ages 10-18, seeks volunteer tutors and website assistance. Info: partnersunlimited@juno.com or 281-2800.

• TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SUNDAYS - Read to Succeed Reading Coaches work one-on-one with children from low-literacy homes in Asheville City Schools.

Four-week training is free to qualified, committed volunteers. Orientation on Aug. 24; training Aug. 27-Sept.

19. Info and registration: 251-4949.

plAy And leArn for preschoolers And pArents • MONDAYS through FRIDAYS until (10/31), 9am An eight-week series of preliteracy classes for parents, caregivers and children ages 3-5 from Buncombe County.

Free. Info, location and registration: 350-2904 or marna. holland@asheville.k12.nc.us.

children first/cis • Children First/CIS seeks volunteers for its learning centers and after school program for elementary school children living in public and low-income housing.

Mon.-Thurs., 2:30-5:30pm.

Volunteer for one hour a week and change the life of a local child. Info: childrenfirstbc.org, facebook. com/SuccessEquation or 768-2072.

reAd to succeed Asheville • SA (8/24) - A volunteer info session for Read to Succeed Asheville will focus on in-school literacy coaching for at-risk children in kindergarten through grade 3. Coaches work one-on-one with an Asheville elementary school student. Orientation meeting: Aug. 24. Free training: Aug. 27-sept. 21. Info: mjuliesherman@gmail.com or 251-4949.

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hAnds on AshevilleBuncomBe Registration required. Youth are welcome on many projects with adult supervision.

Info: handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the website to sign up for a project.

• MO (8/26), 5:30-7:30pm Help tidy and organize the play rooms of the family visitation center.

• WE (8/28), 9am-noon Help sort and pack food at MANNA FoodBank for agencies serving hungry people in 17 WNC counties. in reAl life After school progrAms • ONGOING, 3-6pm - The IRL After School Program seeks volunteers to build relationships with middle schoolers while participating in diverse programming like academics, sports and the arts. Volunteers with special skills/interests matched to appropriate programs. Info: acsf.org, irlacsf@gmail.com or 350-6270.

volunteering Asheville city schools foundAtion • ONGOING - The Asheville City Schools Foundation seeks volunteers to tutor/ mentor a student (K-12) in need of support. Volunteer opportunities available Mon.Fri., 8am-6pm. Info: jay@acsf. org 350-6135.

Big Brothers Big sisters of Wnc Located at 50 S. French Broad Ave., Room 213, in the United Way building.

The organization matches children from single-parent homes with adult mentors.

Info: bbbswnc.org or 2531470.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks persons to mentor one hour per week in schools and after-school sites. Volunteers age 18 and older are also needed to share outings in the community twice a month with youth from sin-

gle-parent homes. Activities are free or low-cost, such as sports, local attractions, etc. Info sessions: Aug. 22 at noon. hAnds on AshevilleBuncomBe Registration required. Youth are welcome on many projects with adult supervision.

Info: handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the website to sign up for a project.

• WE (8/21), 6-8:30pm Cookie night invites the public to make cookies for hospice patients at CarePartners' John Keever Solace Center.

• TH (8/22), 11am-12:30pm - Shake and Bake: Cook and serve a homemade lunch to the men staying at the ABCCM Veterans Restoration Quarters and Inn. Both men and women are encouraged to participate.

• MO (8/26) - 7-8:30pm Cookie Night: Help bake cookies for families staying at the Lewis Rathbun Center, which provides free lodging for out-of-town

families who have a loved one in an area hospital.

Supplies provided.

• TH (8/29), 4-6pm - FairTrade Stock-Up: Assist with unpacking and pricing merchandise for Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit, fairtrade retail store that sells handcrafted items made by artisans in more than 30 developing countries.

attend one orientation. the center for disordered eAting • ONGOING - THE Center seeks volunteers to help improve its library, promote upcoming events with social media and assist in planning the Asheville NEDA Walk on Nov. 2. Info: 337-4685 or thecenternc.org.

literAcy council of BuncomBe county Located at 31 College Place, Building B, Suite 221. Info: litcouncil.com, volunteers@ litcouncil.com or 254-3442.

• Volunteers are needed to tutor adults in basic literacy skills including reading, writing, math and English as a second language.

Tutors provide one-on-one or small group instruction in Buncombe County.

No prior tutoring experience or foreign language skills required. Tutors will receive 15 hours of training and ongoing support from certified professionals.

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Downtown Asheville to open South, East, North, West locations later this year Asheville, MondAy — Many credit the Keeping the momensuccess of downtown tum going on a successAsheville to the new ful decade in business, owners’ decisions to downtown Asheville build out Pack Square will soon open new loPark for additional cafe cations in South Asheseating and hire topville, followed by East less women to advertise Asheville, North Ashe- Scott and Deborah Simpson, downtown Asheville on owners of downtown ville and West Asheville, its sidewalks.

Asheville since 2008 according to its owners.

The uptick in busiScott and Deborah ness has given the Simpsons the confiSimpson, a married couple originally dence to open new downtown Ashevilles from Boston, never imagined downtown in other parts of Asheville.

Asheville would become so popular “We noticed South Asheville was lackwhen they first purchased it in 2008 from ing a downtown Asheville, so that was a retired doctor who wanted to focus on an easy decision,” said Scott. “Then we his mandolin lessons. looked at North, West and East Ashe“When we took over downtown Asheville and realized, ‘You know what, these ville, we had a small but loyal clientele,” said Deborah, who opens downtown places would like their own downtown Asheville every morning and still makes Ashevilles as well.’”

Many East Asheville residents are exthe coffee. “We always wanted to run a downtown but didn’t know what we cited about having their own downtown were getting into.”

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Kid Care with Arnold

Arnold Crapacan is a Korean War veteran and member of the Woodfin Lions Club.

Dear Arnold, How long does breast milk stay good if it’s not refrigerated? I sometimes leave it in the car for a few hours and was concerned.

— Betty Dear Betty, Who cares. Why people are so obsessed with drinking stuff that spews out a human nipple is beyond me. There’s lots of liquids humans make that we don’t drink. You want a healthy child?

Get him on an all-meat diet as soon as you can. When I was a baby, Grandma Ma would prechew my meat like a mama bird.

That’s all I needed to grow up to have good humour balance, solid bones and cranial measurements that my phrenologist says makes me a leader of men.

Let Them Eat Self-Sufficiency

At a recent town hall meeting, US Congressman Patrick McHenry explained that food stamp cuts won’t harm children, only adults who refuse to work.

Some of his tips on feeding the hungry children of layabout adults: • Manna from heaven or elsewhere.

• Collecting barber shop leavings.

• Chuck E. Cheese dine-and-dash.

• Congressman McHenry’s lawn is looking a little shaggy (hint, hint).

• Cannibalize adults who refuse to work.

• Door-to-door waifing.

• Little Debbie’s Marie Antoinette cakes.

• Public park pigeon grab.

• What Bear Grylls does, only more so.

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Because “mammals smell,” he said. can’t poSSibLy be true • footgasm: A 55-year-old woman in the Netherlands seemed to be experiencing orgasms emanating from her foot, she said, and Dr. Marcel Waldinger of Utrecht University (writing in the Journal of Sexual Medicine) produced a possible explanation. The applicable left foot nerve enters the spinal cord at about the same level as the vaginal nerve, Waldinger wrote, and the woman’s recent foot injury might have caused the nerves to cross. The woman reported “five or six” orgasms per day that felt exactly like “regular” orgasms and, she said, were making her feel terribly guilty and embarrassed. After treatment with a nerve anesthetic, she reported being orgasm-free (in the foot, at least) for eight months.

• An unnamed restaurateur from Nagoya, Japan, has filed a lawsuit against an affiliate of the country’s largest organized crime syndicate, Yamaguchi-gumi, demanding a refund of “protection” money she had been paying for more than 12 years (in total, the equivalent of about $170,000). The affiliate, Kodokai, burned down a bar in 2010, killing people, in a similar protection arrangement that went bad, and the plaintiff said she, too, was threatened with arson when she decided to stop paying. According

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to an expert on Japanese “yakuza,” a relative of one of the victims of the 2010 fire may also sue Kodo-kai. uncLear on the concept • At Atherstone, England’s, Twycross Zoo, a program is underway to try to teach quarter-ton giant tortoises to speed up. An extended outdoor pen had been built for Speedy, age 70, Tim, 40, and Shelly, 30, but that meant it took a longer time to round them up for bed at the end of the day. The Leicester Mercury reported in June that zoo officials were trying to use the lure of food to get the tortoises to significantly improve their way-under-1-mile-per-hour gait.

• ultimate ouch: The British sex toy manufacturer Ann Summers issued a recall in June of a certain model of its popular Ultimate O Vibrator because of a problem with the electrical charger. The company said it was being cautious but that the risk of danger is low.

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With open hearts Local nonprofit helps adults with disabilities shine

by caitLin byrd

cbyrd@mountainx.com 251-1333 ext. 140

When Scott arthur saw one of his paintings hanging on the wall at the Satellite Gallery this February, he immediately sat down beneath his work and did not budge.

As his peers wandered around the downtown art gallery, Arthur sat.

As his teachers commented about different works on display, Arthur sat. He did not move from the spot on the floor directly beneath his artistic creation — a painting of Michael Jackson.

The King of Pop has long reigned over Arthur’s creative work. For a while, the Arden artist even signed his pieces with the initials “MJ” in homage to the singer who regularly inspires him not only to paint, but to get up and dance (and moonwalk, of course).

But like most creative types, there’s something unique about Arthur that makes him stand out.

The experienced artist has received no classical training whatsoever.

What he knows, he learned from regularly attending Open Hearts Art Center, an adult day center in Malvern Hills that serves adults with developmental, mental, physical and emotional disabilities.

Arthur, who has Down syndrome, has been coming to the center since it opened in 2005.

“It gives them inspiration about what they could be doing, what’s available and shows them what’s possible,” says jessie francis, who co-founded the nonprofit with debbie harris and Sonia pitts.

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“mj” on tap: The King of Pop has long reigned over Scott Arthur’s creative work, whether he’s dancing or painting.

Photo courtesy of Sonia Pitts, co-founder at Open Hearts Art Center

tivals. And when a piece sells, says Pitts, the artist gets 50 percent of the money; the rest buys more art supplies for the nonprofit.

Now, the center’s co-founders say they want to add a new Boundless Art program, which will help create more opportunities for its students.

“It’s a way for us to take our artists that are here [at Open Hearts Art Center] and go out into the community where they can volunteer, where they can go to the galleries,” Harris explains. “It’s a way for them just to be immersed in our community and to learn from other people.”

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Earlier this year, for example, students witnessed a glass-blowing demonstration at the Asheville Glass Center in the River Arts District. However, as Francis notes, it’s not a lack of care that limits trips like these for the nonprofit. Instead, she points to a laundry-list of costs.

“Because of our population at Open Hearts, I think it’s around $1,000 a year for insurance to transport them. Then, it’s about $100 for each time we want to fill up the van to go somewhere.

We’ve got taxes and other expenses. Then we have those unforeseen

costs, like our tire’s broken on the van right now,” she says.

And transportation, Harris points out, can often be a huge barrier for adults with disabilities. She says that most of the students who attend programs at Open Hearts rely on parents, other caregivers or the county’s Mountain Mobility service to get to the center.

“We have a client right now, but he’s not coming because his mom didn’t have money for gas or he didn’t make the bus on time. He loves the program, but he just can’t get here,” she explains.

According to Pitts, being able to get students to the center can make all the difference in the quality of life that these adults have each day.

“Many of them have tumultuous lives outside of this very structured organization,” Pitts says. “And for a percentage of them, we are the family that they know. We are the safe place for them to be.”

These days, it’s rehearsal time for the annual Open Hearts student talent show/fundraiser. On Saturday, Aug. 24, these artists will share their work through both the visual and performing arts. The event will also feature food, a silent auction of student work and a raffle.

Like last year, the center hopes to raise $15,000 for its Boundless Art program. The money would fund monthly field trips to local galleries exhibiting students’ work and expand both community outreach and transportation for those who couldn’t otherwise get to the center.

According to bryan ottiviano, who works with students at Open Hearts, this is the center’s most special time of year.

“Everyone brings something different to the table. There are artists who really love to paint abstract paintings with colorful designs that express their emotions,” he shares. “The students who aren’t as much into the visual arts want to dance and sing to songs by Billy Ray Cyrus or Michael Jackson.

Some students who aren’t into the visual or performing arts come here and they’re just really caring and sweet and want to connect with everybody.”

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This chance to shine, Pitts explains, is at the heart of the center.

Thinking about the day when Scott Arthur first enrolled at Open Hearts and how he arrived at the moment when he sat in the gallery beneath his painting, Pitts shares, “When we first started working here, I remember what it was like when students had never held a paintbrush and they started learning to practice their techniques.

As we’ve evolved and the program has evolved, now the Boundless Art program has evolved. We’ve moved from them just holding their paintbrush to being exposed to supplies to, now, watching them see their artwork in a venue for the first time.”

She adds, “It kind of brings it full circle to me.”

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your dog is your Workout pArtner! (pd.) Thank Dog Bootcamp is an outdoor fitness program that combines dog training, weight training, and cardio training for dogs and their people. First class is FREE. MON, WED & THUR 6PM and TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 8AM @ Recreation Park (65 Gashes Creek Road). Info: info@thankdogavl.com or (828)4230156. restorAtive yogA At hAppy Body (pd.) Fridays, 8:30-9:30am. $12 or 10/$100. 1378 Hendersonville Rd. Call 277-5741. Registration suggested, details at www.AshevillehappyBody.com BAck on trAck: mAximiZing your time And effectiveness (pd.) CoachRudy will present an interactive and entertaining seminar September 5 from 6-9pm. Participants will learn practical strategies for successful time management and organizational management with ADHD. The workshop will address key ADHD challenges including: prioritizing, routine and structure and procrastination. • Seating limited, registration required.

For more information: www.Adhdasheville.com Asheville community yogA center Located at 8 Brookdale Road. Info: ashevillecommunityyoga.com.

• WEDNESDAYS through (8/28), 6-7:30pm - "1,000 Variations" will explore variations on familiar poses.

Basic yoga experience recommended. $40.

• THURSDAYS through (8/29), 6-7:30pm "Mindfulness Now" will include meditation, deep relaxation and mindful movement. $40.

AshtAngA yogA • TUESDAYS 5:30-7pm; FRIDAYS, noon-1:30pm; SUNDAYS 9-10:30am - Apothecary, 39 S. Market St., hosts Ashtanga yoga. Tuesdays: led primary series.

Fridays: led primary/intermediate series. Sundays: mysore practice. All levels welcome. $5-$15 sliding scale. Info: facebook.com/ashevilleapothecary. evidence-BAsed chiroprActic cAre • WE (8/28), 1:30-3:30pm - "Chiropractic EvidenceBased: Not an Oxymoron" will focus on best-practice scenarios for treating mechanical spine pain. Held at Mission Hospital’s Integrative Healthcare Wellness Resource Center, 50 Doctor’s Drive, 120 W. Annex. $10/free for Mission employees. Info and registration: mission-health.org/events or 213-8250. living heAlthy With A chronic condition • TUESDAYS, 1pm - "Sick and tired of being sick and tired? Take charge of your health with this six-week workshop for people with chronic health conditions and their caregivers." Held at Battery Park Apartments, 1 Battle Square. $30 suggested donation.

Info and registration: 251-7438.

• WEDNESDAYS, 4:30pm - An additional program will be held at Hillcrest Community Center, 22 Ravenscroft Drive. opportunity house Blood tests • WEDNESDAYS, 8:30-10am - Opportunity House will offer blood profile laboratory testing at 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville. $25. No appointment required. Info: opportunityhouse.org or 692-0575. red cross Blood drives 100 Edgewood Road. Info: redcrosswnc.org or 2583888. Appointment and ID required for blood drives.

• TH (8/22), 2-6:30pm - Blood drive: Francis Asbury United Methodist Church, 725 Asbury Road, Candler.

Info: 667-3950.

• SA (8/24), 8am-12:30pm - Blood drive: Broad River Fire and Rescue, 44 Broad River VFD Road, Black Mountain. Info: 669-0488.

• TH (8/29), 7am-6pm - Blood drive: Mission Hospital,

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Women’s empoWerment And self defense • THURSDAYS (8/29) through (10/3), 6:30pm - A sixweek women's empowerment and self defense class will be held in UNCA's Sherrill Center, Room 306. $10.

Info: recreation.unca.edu or 232-5650. yogA for every Body • MONDAYS & THURSDAYS, 6pm - Burton Street Community Center, 134 Burton St., hosts yoga with an emphasis on the connection between breath and bodies for back care, core strength and opening hips and chests. Free. Info: sialiablue@gmail.com. yogA for veterAns • MONDAYS, 7-8pm - A yoga class for veterans and their families will be offered at Asheville Yoga Donation Studio, 239 S. Liberty St. All levels. Free. Info: youryoga.com or 254-0380. yogA for veterAns • TUESDAYS, 4:30pm - A beginner class for veterans, appropriate for most fitness levels, is held weekly in the Charles George VA Medical Center cafeteria, 1100 Tunnel Road. Bring mat if possible. Free. Info: kirklandyoga@charter.net.

support groups Al Anon meeting (lAmBdA) • FRIDAYS, 8pm - The Lambda (LGBT) group of Al-Anon, a gay-friendly support group for families and friends of alcoholics, holds weekly candlelight meetings at All Souls Cathedral, 9 Swan St. Info: trackerm1001@yahoo.com.

Al-Anon Al-Anon is a support group for the family and friends of alcoholics. More than 33 groups are available in the WNC area. Info: wnc-alanon.org or 800-286-1326.

• WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am - "Daytime Serenity," Pardee Education Center at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd. --- 7pm - Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. --- 5:45pm - Al-Anon meeting for women, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. • THURSDAYS, 6pm - Al-Anon meeting for women, New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3020 Sweeten Creek Road.

• THURSDAYS, 7pm - "Parents of Children with Alcoholism," West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road. --- 7pm - Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, 1790 Greenville Highway at North Highland Lake Road, Flat Rock. --- 8pm - Fletcher United Methodist Church, 50 Library St., Fletcher.

• FRIDAYS, 12:30pm - "Keeping the Focus," First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Entrance near Charlotte Street. --- 5:30pm - "Family Matters," First United Church, 66 Harrison Ave., Franklin.

• SATURDAYS, 10am - "One Day at a Time," First Baptist Church, Buncombe and 5th Avenues, Hendersonville. --- 10am - "Grace Fireside," Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. --- 10am "Saturday Serenity," St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 337 Charlotte St. --- noon - "Courage to Change," Bess Sprinkle Memorial Library, Weaverville.

• SUNDAYS, 5pm - Al-Anon and Alateen, West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road.

• MONDAYS, noon - "Keeping the Focus," First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Entrance near Charlotte Street. --- 6pm - "Attitude of Gratitude," Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. --- 7pm First Christian Church, 201 Blue Ridge Road, Black Mountain. --- 7:30pm - First United Methodist Church, Jackson and Church Streets, Sylva. --- 8pm - "Al-Anon

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Spoken Here," Ledger Baptist Church, U.S. 226 near Bakersville. --- 8pm - Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, 1790 Greenville Highway at North Highland Lake Road.

• TUESDAYS, 4pm - Grace Church, 242 Highway 107 N., Cashiers. --- 5:30pm - "Steps to Recovery," Kenilworth Presbyterian Church, 123 Kenilworth Road.

--- 7pm - "One Day at a Time," First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. --- 8pm - Transylvania men's meeting, Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church, 249 E. Main St.

people with mental health issues. 356 Biltmore Ave., Suite 207.

• 1st SATURDAYS, 10am; 3rd TUESDAYS, 6pm Family/Caregiver group for people supporting someone experiencing a mental health issue. 356 Biltmore Ave., Suite 315.

• 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - Dual Diagnosis Support Group. For individuals with MH/SA diagnoses.

3 Thurland Ave., off Biltmore Avenue.

BrAin inJury support netWork • 4th TUESDAYS, 6pm - A group for brain injury survivors, their families, caregivers and friends. Bring a snack to share if you wish. Meets at Foster Church, 375 Hendersonville Road. Info: eengelsman@hindsfeetfarm.org.

• Nar-Anon provides support to relatives and friends concerned about the addiction or drug problem of a loved one.

• TUESDAYS, 7pm - West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road; enter through back door.

Info: robinplemmons@gmail.com.

• WEDNESDAYS, 12:30pm - First United Methodist Chuch, 204 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Enter through side parking lot. Info: 891-8050.

co-dependents Anonymous A fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7pm & SATURDAYS, 11am - First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. (use back entrance).

Info: 424-6594 or 398-8937. deBtors Anonymous • MONDAYS, 7pm - Debtors Anonymous meets at First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St., Room 101. Info: debtorsanonymous.org. depression And BipolAr support AlliAnce: mAgnetic minds • WEDNESDAYS, 7-9pm & SATURDAYS, 4-6pm Magnetic Minds provides self-help through weekly, peer-facilitated support meetings offering acceptance, info and techniques to manage challenges. Meets at 1316-C Parkwood Road, across from the West Asheville BB&T. Free. Info: MagneticMinds.weebly.com or 367-7660. eAting disorders support group • WEDNESDAYS, 7-8pm - Support group for adults at T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St. Led by licensed professionals. Free. Info: thecenternc. org or 337-4685. fAmily hope line • TUESDAYS, 2-5pm & THURSDAYS, 8-11pm "Compassionate listening, encouragement and help finding recovery resources for individuals and families experiencing mental health challenges and/or emotional distress." (855) 446-7348. Free. Info: motherbearcan.org.

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neW moms support group • THURSDAYS, 6pm - A group for new mothers (children through 5 years) who suffer from depression will focus on meeting parenting challenges while caring for self and offer solutions in a safe, healthy environment with professional support. Info and location: newmomsgroup@yahoo.com. overeAters Anonymous A fellowship of individuals who are recovering from compulsive overeating. A 12-step program.

• TUESDAYS, 10:30am-noon - Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. at Ottari. Info: (609) 731-0808. recovery from food Addiction • MONDAYS, noon & FRIDAYS, 7pm - A 10-step support group for those suffering from food addiction meets at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road, second floor. Info: scmunchkin59@yahoo.com. s-Anon • ONGOING - An anonymous 12-step program for those affected by another's sexual behavior. Four meetings available weekly in WNC. Days, times, locations and additional info: 258-5117. shAmBhAlA meditAtion center

fAmily mentAl heAlth support • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - Mother Bear Family Dens are free recovery education and support meetings open to individuals, families, friends and care providers working with mental health challenges. Held at All Souls Counseling, 35 Arlington St. Info: motherbearcan.org.

• TUESDAYS, 6-7pm - Heart of Recovery meetings integrate Buddhist meditation with 12-step recovery programs. New and experienced meditators welcome.

Meetings are anonymous. Held at 19 Westwood Place.

Info: asheville.shambhala.org.

memory cAfe • 1st MONDAYS, 1-3pm; 1st WEDNESDAYS, 2-4pm; 3rd SATURDAYS, 1-3pm; 3rd THURSDAYS, 2-4pm Memory Cafe is an opportunity for those living with the challenges of dementia to gather and socialize.

Free. Info and locations: shendrix@mountainprojects. org, Asstminister@uuasheville.org, LBrown@FBCA.net or bettyrobbins@morrisbb.net.

• 2nd & LAST THURSDAYS - TransHealth Coordinators offers peer support for transgender people with HIV at WNCAP, 554 Fairview Road. 2nd Thursday support group, 1pm; Last Thursday "Lunch and Learn," noon.

Info: transhealthcoordinators.org or wncap.org.

nAmi support groups The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers three types of groups to support people living with mental health issues and their families, friends and loved ones.

Free. Info: namiwnc.org or 505-7353.

• 1st SATURDAYS, 10am; 2nd & 4th MONDAYS, 11am; 3rd TUESDAYS, 6pm - Connection group for

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Why invest in local energy? That’s like asking why choose a local, organic apple over a Snickers bar. Sure, they’re both sweet and satisfying, but the candy, packed with additives and produced industrially by a large corporation, has long-term health consequences — few of them good.

Buying the locally grown apple, on the other hand, bears health benefits and supports our local economy. It also keeps our area more resilient in times of financial disruption.

The same goes for energy choices. Typically, when you flip a light switch, turn up the thermostat or fill your vehicle’s gas tank, you’re choosing energy sources that carry negative consequences for your health, finances and environment.

The fossil fuels that make up the majority of our energy in Western North Carolina are piped, trucked or freighted in from the states where they were mined, drilled, spilled, leaked and fracked.

Rather than sending armfuls of hard-earned money to large corporations that operate centralized coal and gas plants, why not keep that money circulating in the hometown economy by choosing local and renewable energy sources? You’d be helping local businesses and workers, and creating less waste in the process.

The least expensive and most accessible of the energy choices we can make lie in the area of efficiency — in other words, doing more with less. We can turn our thermostats down in the winter and up in the summer, walk and bike more, buy more energy-efficient cars and homes. And we can remodel existing structures with efficiency in mind.

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near Zero: Cady and Guyton Construction built this West Asheville near-net-zero home in 2013. It generates about enough renewable energy to power the entire structure.

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If you can afford the initial cost, producing your own energy from renewable sources such as solar, water and waste products is the way to go. Many people in WNC are fulfilling their energy needs and earning a financial payback by taking advantage of available tax credits and incentives to install rooftop, solar-photovoltaic panels. These installations produce electricity and heating; they’re the most common way to generate renewable energy in green homes.

According to Dave Hollister, president of Sundance Power Systems, “Over the last four years, we have seen a more than 50 percent reduction in the cost of solar-electric systems, while most of the incentives have stayed the same. This has created a profound economic driver for both residential and commercial customers to capitalize on the benefits of solar energy and do their part in creating a sustainable future.”

Micro-hydro and windmill systems also exist in WNC, and firewood and bioheat (made from used cooking oil) are popular energy sources as well. The ideal energy-investment “apple” is a combination of efficiency and energy production. Net-zero homes — those that generate all the renewable energy required to operate them — are great examples and are growing in numbers in our region. Ultimately, reducing the need for home electricity reduces both the homeowner’s costs and the drawbacks inherent in generating electricity with fossil fuels.

Joining a community solar project, in which groups of local people invest in renewable-energy production, is another approach expanding across the country. The advantages are lower upfront costs, better availability of optimal solar-access sites and affordable energy options for people who don’t own homes.

Here in Asheville, members of the First Congregational United Church of Christ pooled resources to install

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solar panels on their church. The investors in the LLC (First Church Solar) own the system and benefit from the tax credits, depreciation and revenue from selling the electricity. tranSportation Transportation energy is another area in which local sources help our economy; it also makes us more resilient during extreme weather events or disruptions to the centralized supply of liquid fuel. BlueRidge Biofuels, which produces bioheat, also makes a diesel-fuel alternative that’s sourced and produced here.

Then there’s one of the cleanest transportation options of all — the electric, solar-powered car. We’re lucky in WNC to have the Brightfield Initiative at work. As a result of this U.S. Department of Energy clean-energy effort, several solar-charging stations have been installed in Asheville, as well as in Charlotte and Raleigh.

Of course, the most easily accessible transportation energy is human power. Walking and riding bicycles are as clean and healthy as energy choices get. And if you’re not fit to hike or bike, the Asheville Bus system is another good way to travel in town.

We’re definitely at the beginning of transforming how we power our lives. Not all of us have the money or an appropriate location for a perfect renewable-energy system, of course, but no matter what your budget is, there’s a local-energy “apple” within your reach.

Why not set that Snickers down and grab it? X Boone Guyton is a partner in Cady and Guyton Construction, a HealthyBuilt Home builder. He is also a founder and current board member of the WNC Green Building Council.

Green Resources

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Business Calendar

A-B tech smAll Business center

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Unless otherwise noted, classes are free and held at 1465 Sand Hill Road, Suite 1060, Candler. Info: abtech.edu/sbc‎ or 398-7951.

• TH (8/22), 6-9pm - The small business center and FranNet will offer a seminar on the basics of franchise ownership, including financing options and building a business model.

• WE (8/28), 10:30-noon - An overview of programs and services offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration will focus on small business loans and federal contract work. Held at A-B Tech’s Madison location, 4646 US 25/70, Marshall. --- 3-6pm - “An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Bridging the Digital Divide” will focus on web-based resources to streamline operations.

153 S. Lexington Ave. Info: 253-2834 or mountainbizworks.org.

• TH (8/29), 9am-noon - FARE Foundations Business Planning Course for food, agriculture and rural enterprises. Learn the business-planning process while building business skills. Eight-week session meets Thursdays.

Sliding scale. Info and registration: ashley@ mountainbizworks.org or 253-2834.

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• ONGOING - Goodwill offers entry-level computer classes. Free. Info and schedule: 298-9023.

• ONGOING - Goodwill offers classes for those interested in careers in the food and hotel industries. Hands-on training includes American Hotel and Lodging Association certification. $25. Info and schedule: 2989023.

Check out the Business Calendar online at www.mountainx.com/events for info on events happening after August 29.

stAy sAfe online • TU (8/27), 9:40-11:40am - A “Stay Safe Online” class will focus on security, passwords and privacy. Held at Brevard College. $25. Info and registration: brevard.edu/ CreekSide or 884-8251.

cAlendAr deAdline The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m. WednesdAy, one week prior to publication.

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The bright hues and varied greenery of fresh flowers bring a special kind of joy — a chance to bring the outside in and celebrate nature’s palette. Picking up blooms at a florist or grocery store can be a beautiful experience, but thinking about the chemicals and preservatives that are required to keep those flowers fresh is enough to make a naturalist shudder.

So what’s an environmentalist to do when his or her wedding, party or home requires fresh flowers? Go pick some! There are several farms in our region that specialize in u-pick flowers, Community Supported Agriculture and blooms by the bucket.

FarmGirl offers a flower CSA, complete with delivery (farmgirlgardendesigns.com). Owner Lauri newman-waters brings a bucket of freshly picked flowers to subscribers’ homes every week. Deep orange sunflowers, pink and purple zinnias, and maroon dahlias are just a few of this summer’s offerings. The flowers are clean and often cut to the perfect length — no pruning sheers necessary. Just grab your favorite vase and pretend you’re a high-end florist putting the finishing touches on an arrangement.

Combine fresh flowers with produce through Flying Cloud Farm’s CSA (flyingcloudfarm.net). annie Louise and isaiah perkinson will nestle a bouquet next to summer squashes, potatoes, lettuce and other fresh picks for an extra fee. Prorated shares are available if you’re interested in adding some color to your home at this point in the season. U-pick is also available through last frost at the farm’s Fairview location.

If you’d rather get a little dirt under your fingernails, Lady Luck Flower Farm will let you pick out your favorite annuals fresh from the fields. Through mid-October, bring a bucket to Katie Grear and mike adams‘ farm, which is located in Big Sandy Mush (set up an appointment for the exact address; ladyluckflowerfarm.com).

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fLowerS from the Source: Pluck your wedding bouquet or get fresh blooms delivered to the home each week through one of WNC’s organic flower farms.

Photo by Aurelia D’Amore, courtesy of Lady Luck Flower Farm.

Brides, grooms and treasured friends are invited to pick out their own wedding flowers for a hands-on floral experience. Everything from traditional hydrangea to ornamental corn to cockscomb are available this time of year. There are a few spaces left this season.

Recent bride courtney Leigh described her wedding flower experience on Lady Luck Flower Farm’s website as “a moment of peace in an otherwise chaotic wedding weekend.”

In June, she visited the farm with two of her best friends for a morning of harvesting. The three friends enjoyed some bonding time while they selected flowers for the bridal bouquet and table arrangements.

Whether you’re picking out flowers for a special occasion or as a way to perk up your home, now is the time get lost in the fields at one of our region’s many flower farms. X

Regional Tailgate Markets

For more information, including the exact start and end dates of markets, contact the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project. Info: buyappalachian.org or 2361282.

WednesdAys • 8am-noon - haywood historic farmers market, 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville.

• 8am-noon - Waynesville tailgate market, 171 Legion Drive.

• 1-5pm - Asheville city market south, Biltmore Park Town Square, Town Square Blvd.

• 2-5pm - spruce pine farmers market, 297 Oak Ave. • 2-6pm - french Broad food co-op, 90 Biltmore Ave. • 2-6pm - montford farmers market, 36 Montford Ave. • 2:30-6:30pm - Weaverville tailgate market, 60 Lakeshore Drive.

• 3-6pm - opportunity house, 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville. thursdAys • 8am-2pm - henderson county curb market, 221 N. Church St., Hendersonville.

• 3-6pm - flat rock tailgate market, 2720 Greenville Highway.

• 3:30-6:30pm - oakley farmers market, 607 Fairview Road.

• 4-6:30pm - tryon tailgate market,

McCowan St. • 4-6pm - Blowing rock farmers market, 132 Park Ave. • 4-8pm - evening harvest farmers market, Hayesville town square.

AmericAn chestnut orchArd tours • WEDNESDAYS, 11am - Guided tours of an American chestnut orchard will be offered at Cataloochee Ranch, 119 Ranch Drive, Maggie Valley. $15 includes lunch. Registration requested: 926-1401.

montford fArmers mArket feAst • WE (8/21), 7pm - The Montford Farmers Market will host a summer market feast featuring chefs from Table and Cucina 24. Held at Tod’s Tasties, 102 Montford Ave. $40. Info: avl.mx/ym.

fridAys • 3-6pm - east Asheville tailgate market, 945 Tunnel Road.

• 3-6pm - opportunity house, 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville.

BAmBoo WAlking tour • 2nd & 4th SUNDAYS, 1:30-3pm - Haiku Bamboo Nursery and Farm, 468 Rhodes Mountain Road, Hendersonville, will host a bamboo walking tour featuring 23 species. $20. Info: oshimabambooschool.com or 685-3053.

n.c. ArBoretum Located at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way. 9am5pm daily. Info: ncarboretum.org or 665-2492.

• SATURDAYS, 1pm - Interpretive guides will lead small groups through woodland trails and a variety of forest types. Topics include wildflowers,

sAturdAys • 6am-noon - caldwell county farmers market, 120 Hospital Ave., N.E., Lenoir.

• 8am-noon - north Asheville tailgate market, UNCA commuter lot C. • 8am-noon - haywood historic farmers market, 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville.

• 8am-noon - mills river farmers market, 5046 Boylston Highway.

• 8am-noon - Waynesville tailgate market, 171 Legion Drive.

• 8am-1pm - Asheville city market, 161 South Charlotte St. • 8am-2pm - henderson county curb market, 221 N. Church St., Hendersonville.

• 8am-12:30pm - transylvania tailgate market, 190 E. Main St., Brevard.

• 8:30am-12:30pm - yancey county farmers market, U.S. 19 East at S. Main Street, Burnsville.

• 9am-noon - Black mountain tailgate market , 130 Montreat Road.

• 9am-noon - Jackson county farmers market, 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva.

• 9am-noon - historic marion tailgate market, West Henderson and Logan Streets.

• 9am-1pm - madison county farmers and Artisans market, Mars Hill College, Highway 213 and Park Street.

• 9am-2pm - leicester farmers market, 338 Leicester Highway. sundAys • noon-4pm - sundays on the island, Blanahasset Island, Marshall. tuesdAys • 8am-2pm - henderson county curb market, 221 N. Church St., Hendersonville.

• 3-6pm - historic marion tailgate market, West Henderson and Logan Streets.

• 3:30-6:30pm - West Asheville tailgate market, 718 Haywood Road. dAily • 8am-6pm - Wnc farmers market, 570 Brevard Road.

BotAnicAl gArdens At Asheville 151 W.T. Weaver Blvd. Registration required for most classes. Info: ashevillebotanicalgardens.org or 252-5190.

• SU (8/25), 9:30-11:30am - A botanical garden walk will feature discussions on honey locust thorns, club moss and oconee bells. $15/$10 members.

BuncomBe county extension mAster gArdeners Programs are held at 94 Coxe Ave. unless otherwise noted. Info: 255-5522.

• MONDAYS through THURSDAYS, 9:30am3:30pm; FRIDAYS, 9:30am-12:30pm - The Master Gardener Hotline will accept gardening questions via phone and in-person. Info: 255-5522 or buncombemastergardener.org.

• WE (8/21), 10-11am - A class on climbing roses, with Master Gardener Judy Deutsch, will focus on selection and management. Free; registration required.

• TH (8/22), 9am-3pm - A canning class will focus on putting up tomatoes in a water bath or pressure canner. Freezing and dehydration will also be discussed. $10.

• 2nd & 4th SATURDAYS, 11am-2pm - Compost demonstrations will focus on establishing compost piles and bins for home gardens. Held outside Jesse Israel Garden Center, 570 Brevard Road. A plant clinic is also available. Bring plant samples for evaluation. Free. cover crop innovAtions • SA (8/24), 4-8pm - A hands-on class and demonstration of cover crop innovations, with VA Tech professor emeritus Ron Morse, will focus on maximizing profitability with minimum till and biological synergy. Held at Mills River Educational Farm, 176 Kimzey Road, Mills River. $15 suggested donation.

Info: livingwebfarms.org or 505-1660. hAyWood county extension grAnts • Through TU (10/1) - The Haywood County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association will accept grant applications for gardening, horticulture and environmental programs in Haywood County. Beautification proposals will not be accepted. Applications available at 589 Raccoon Road, Suite 118, Waynesville. Info: 456-3575.

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highlAnds BiologicAl stAtion Botanical garden: 265 N. Sixth St., Highlands.

Nature center: 930 Horse Cove Road, Highlands.

Free. Info: highlandsbiological.org or 526-0188.

• MONDAYS through (8/26), 10:30am - Tours of the botanical garden will depart from the nature center amphitheater.

Addison fArms fridAy Wine tAstings (pd.) Visit us every Friday and Saturday, Noon5pm and Sundays, 1pm-5pm. You've got to try our 2 newest releases! 4005 New Leicester Hwy, Leicester NC. See more: addisonfarms. net

knoW your plAnts seminAr • 4th SATURDAYS, 11am - Earthaven Ecovillage will host a plant identification series with Robin Allison "focused on the four plant families that comprise more than 90 percent of the plants in our bioregion." Plant walks follow seminar. $40 per class or $120 for series. Info: earthaven.org.

plant identification, natural history and land use.

Free with $8 parking fee; donations encouraged. more gArdening events online Check out the Gardening Calendar online at www. mountainx.com/events for info on events happening after August 29. cAlendAr deAdline The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m.

WednesdAy, one week prior to publication.

Questions? Call (828)251-1333, ext. 365

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For love and ice cream The Hop celebrates its 35th birthday

by emiLy patricK

epatrick@mountainx.com 251-1333 ext. 107

Greg Garrison didn’t expect to be accosted in his ice cream shop. But in 2008, just a couple of months after he and his wife, Ashley Garrison, bought the business, that’s what happened.

The Hop Ice Cream Café is an unlikely setting for confrontation, bedecked with murals of dancing animals and strewn with toddler toys. Yet the customer was incensed. “[She] just walked in the place like, ‘I can’t believe this is The Hop,’” Greg recalls. “‘I can’t believe what The Hop has become.’”

The woman loosed some choice words, and then turned and left without trying the ice cream.

But Greg didn’t take the criticism to heart. The previous owners had just moved the decades-old business from an historic, art-deco building to a strip mall. Greg knew it would take time for his customers to adjust to the new setting and the new owners.

“People were really attached to the old Hop,” he says. “Most times when things change, people have a hard time dealing with it, especially people who have been coming to the same place since they were really little.”

Granted, Greg isn’t the sort to get discouraged. Most days, he’s working in the parlor area of The Hop with his infant son, Finn, in his lap.

He greets customers while he does paperwork. As he talks about the early days of his ice cream career, an employee drops an armful of metal bowls. Greg just laughs.

He and Ashley aren’t seasoned entrepreneurs — they bought The Hop shortly after they finished college at UNC Asheville.

The business was in bad shape, Greg confides. In fact, it “almost died,” Greg says. But they couldn’t ignore its potential. “We just saw the

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glimmer of what it could be,” Ashley says. “We were just so passionate about making it a certain way. We knew we would do whatever it took to make it successful.”

This month, the Garrisons celebrate five years at The Hop. In that time, it seems they’ve turned the business around. In 2010, they opened a second location in West Asheville (taking over the former Two Scoops location), expanded into wholesale and evolved into a community event space. They regularly host nonprofit benefits and sometimes hand out free ice cream to students at their alma mater.

Plus, they’ve successfully preserved the legacy of an Asheville icon: The Hop turns 35 this month.

In that time, the business has inspired its owners to take risks for the sweet life. For its customers, it’s paid witness to many a first date, birthday party and family gathering.

How will the Garrisons celebrate the big year? With more ice cream, of course. “As far as expansion, our wholesale has more than doubled in

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the hop in 1979, the year after it opened at 507 Merrimon Ave. (where YoLo is now located). The Hop moved up the street in 2008.

Photo courtesy State Historic Preservation Office, N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, photographer Mary Jo Brezny, 1979

the last year,” Ashley says. “We’re providing other ice cream shops with ice cream.” Look for The Hop brand around Asheville and in Knoxville and Johnson City.

ScoopinG Since ‘78 When The Hop opened in 1978, there weren’t many ice cream shops in Asheville. There wasn’t much of anything else, either.

“It was the first time I’d ever been to an ice cream place other than Lord’s Drug Store,” says Cyrus Glance, now 47, who was 12

years old when The Hop opened. “It was a little small shop, and I think it might have had a juke box in there and the black-and-white tile floors with the chrome tables and chairs.”

The original owners, Fred Chernomas and Steve Balicky, discovered Asheville by accident.

Chernomas was en route to visit his parents in Miami, but when he passed through town he “fell in love with the place,” according to a 1979 Citizen-Times article.

Chernomas sold his home in Long Island and left his teaching job at the State University of New York. He moved to Asheville with his wife and children and opened the shop in 1978 with ice cream from Biltmore Dairy.

The business was one of just a few of places in North Asheville that kids like Glance could visit on their own, Glance recalls. “My grandfather, when I painted his house one summer, would give me money and tell me to take my girl out for some ice cream,” he says. “So we’d go to the park — Weaver Park — and sit by the creek and eat our ice cream.”

Impossible Vacation and other confections

As the years passed, the business grew. The drive-thru — a converted service bay — became one of its hallmarks, along with its neon sign and art deco stylings.

A decade after it opened, The Hop was an essential part of growing up in North Asheville, Josh Pozner, 26, recalls. “In elementary school, it used to be something that my parents would take me to,” he says. “Then it developed into something my friends and I would walk to. …When I got my car, all my friends would go there, and I would drop by and take dates there.”

One of Pozner’s first jobs was at The Hop. He worked there when he was in high school under former owners Kelly and Rusty Bell (who, like the Garrisons, were newlyweds). fLavor of Love Today, Pozner, works as a raft guide, among other occupations, and he recommends the shop to visitors.

He’s something of an authority on The Hop’s flavors. He usually goes there about once a week. “I have people asking me all the time about what there is to eat in Asheville,” he says. “I think The Hop’s done a really good job of challenging what is ice cream.” Cranberry gorgonzola, spinach raspberry swirl, carrot kale and coconut crunch are some of his favorites.

The Garrisons brought flavor experimentation to the business.

Ashley started working there in 2003 while she was finishing a biology degree at UNC Asheville.

At the time, she hoped to become a veterinarian.

After she graduated, she worked two jobs: one at The Hop, the other at a veterinary clinic. The ice cream store won out.

“I loved it: It was fast-paced and working with the public,” Ashley says. “I started making ice cream pretty quick after I started working at the store, and I loved doing that. I’ve been making ice cream for almost 10 years now.”

When the Garrisons bought the business in 2008, Ashley didn’t waste any time trying new recipes. “From the day we took over the business, we started branching out on flavors,” she says. “Pretty much nothing is off limits.”

For the most part, the experimental flavors, such as Chinese five spice and Lusty Monk

The Hop’s owners, Greg and Ashley Garrison, with baby Finn. “The business is the best thing that ever happened to us — besides Finn, of course,” Greg says.

Photo by Max Cooper

Mustard, turn out pretty well, Ashley says, although there were a couple of awkward combinations early on.

“Elvis was probably my biggest flop: peanut butter, banana and bacon,” Ashley says. “I feel like I could do it now, and it would be awesome, but at the time when I first started experimenting, I had a lot to learn. … People were skeptical.”

Today, customers expect to raise their eyebrows — that’s part of the fun, Greg explains. “Now, people are skeptical, but they trust us,” he says.

Greg’s ice cream of choice is blueberry kale. Ashley prefers “Southern Comfort,” which features bourbon-

It’s been more than a decade since indie/punk trio Hope and Anchor (sarahbrown, Tasha Trasher and Todd Weakley) played Vincent’s Ear with Tracy + the Plastics. More than six years since their record, The Wait and Wonder, was put out by D.C.based hardcore label Exotic Fever Records. And more than four years since their final show at The Grey Eagle. That farewell doubled as a CD-release show. Lucky are the fans who picked up copies of the 14-track record as the Hope and Anchor website no longer exists.

But there’s good news here: sarahbrown and Weakley have teamed up with local drummer Lance Wille (Unholy Trio, Reigning Sound) to form Impossible Vacation. An early listen reveals laid-back beats, sweet harmonies, poignant nostalgia and sun-dappled melodies that rock and float in equal measures.

Keep in touch with the band virtually, here: avl.mx/yz. Or see them live: They’ll play a free show at The Hop’s Merrimon Avenue location on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

More Hop events: • Professor Whizz Pop magic show on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 6:30-7:30 p.m. is “a hilarious medley of comic mayhem.”

• A Gaggle of Giggles youth improv troupe performs on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

• On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Star Wars Night takes over The Hop, with volunteers in costumes. 5-8 p.m. 50 percent of proceeds from the event will go to charity.

Full schedule at thehopicecreamcafe.com. — Alli Marshall

braised peaches, for its backstory as much as its flavor.

“We were on vacation in San Francisco sitting in this tiny little restaurant in Little Italy,” Greg recalls. “We were talking about coming up with a new flavor that was peach-oriented because it was getting ready to be peach season. … It was the most romantic dinner we had while in San Francisco.

We had this intimate conversation about this new ice cream flavor we were going to make, which is probably indicative of how we feel about the business.” X

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One bite at a time Best Paella In Asheville Open 7 days for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Grove Arcade Suite 139 828-350-1332

both handS: At the Grand Tasting, festivalgoers sample food, wine, beer and spirits from WNC and beyond. Photo by Camilla Calnan Photography

The Asheville Wine and Food Festival is back for a fifth year (and looking forward to its sixth)

August 29 - Dinner In A Hurry August 30 - The Icing On The Cake August 31- Chocolate Desserts Sign up for cooking classes online at doughasheville.com

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Five years ago, Bob Bowles was searching desperately for parking in the River Arts District for 600 wine -festival attendees.

Today, Bowles, executive director of the Asheville Wine and Food Festival, has found a bigger venue — and the parking decks it entails.

The event now fills the U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville’s largest venue.

This year, about 4,000 people will experience Asheville’s gustatory offerings at the Grand Tasting, the festival’s largest event, the culmination of five days of cooking contests and sampling sessions.

“They really get a chance to see and taste and find what they like,” Bowles says “Then, after the festival, they get to spend the rest of the Saturday evening going to those places.”

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By the numbers, the festival is remarkable. The regional standouts for this sort of event are the Charleston Wine & Food Festival, which represents about 85 vendors at its tasting tents, and the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, which can accommodate about 140 vendors at a time.

The Asheville Wine & Food Festival showcases about 180 restaurants, producers, vineyards, distilleries and nonprofits during the Grand Tasting.

“Look at the population size of Asheville, and compare that to the population size of Atlanta, or even Charleston; it’s really amazing,” says chef Katie Button, who has represented her family’s restaurant, Cúrate, at all three festivals.

“Because we have such a strong community and such a strong food community, [we have] these things available in our small city that wouldn’t typically be available.”

How does an event of this magnitude come together? It’s not exactly easy.

The festival takes six to eight months to plan, says Kris Kraft, assistant director.

“I think this is a very large event for Asheville, especially for local Asheville,” she says. “Obviously, we get things like the SoCon [basketball tournament] and things like that, but those aren’t Asheville celebratory.”

The vendors are about 75 percent local, with a couple of national (and international) brands coming in to provide wine, beer, soda, cider and prepared goods.

“Our food providers, restaurants, anybody who’s local, uses local, supports local, we try to pull from those,” Kraft says. “It’s difficult to do that with wineries.”

Still, about half of the wineries come from Western North Carolina, such as Falderal Winery out of Hendersonville and Addison Farms Vineyard of Leicester.

By contrast 100 percent of the restaurants are local (assuming you count Farm Burger, which was founded in Atlanta).

The chefs bring one- or twobite samples for attendees to eat while balancing a plate in one hand and a wine glass in the other.

Cúrate (which recently won Best Charcuterie, among other honors, in Xpress’ Best of WNC poll) will serve hand-sliced jamón Ibérico de bellota, Spanish ham from blackfooted, acorn-fed pigs, one of the restaurant’s specialties.

But in a town of hundreds of restaurants, only 20 participate in the Grand Tasting. (Most of the food samples come from dry goods producers.)

The event can be challenging for small restaurants, Kraft acknowledges. “We invite quite a few more restaurants and wineries than we actually get,” she says. “We find that it is difficult for people to pull away from not only their existing restaurant, but it’s also difficult to take a festival of this size on.”

While there’s no application fee for restaurants (or wineries), they must provide samples for the 4,000 attendees, cover food costs and send staff to work the event — and keep the actual restaurant going at the same time.

Tanya Triber, who owns The Junction with her husband, Charles, says she appreciates the festival, but

Under the new ownership of doesn’t attend the Grand Tasting.

“As parents and also as owners of a young small business, it’s pretty hard to lift your head up sometimes,” she says. “It seems like it’s already in the works, and it’s [August] when I’m finding out that it’s even happening. It’s a little too late for us to make a decision.”

However, The Junction did go to the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival. That event, which has corporate sponsors, including Food & Wine magazine, covered The Junction’s travel costs and some of their food costs. Even with festival assistance, the restaurant had to close for a day so the chef could attend.

“We would definitely do the Atlanta one again,” Triber says.

“It’s a neat way for restaurant owners and chefs and other people in the industry to connect and form relationships, to get exposed to new and different things.”

Asheville’s festival has yet to become a networking event for chefs, although renowned Southern cookbook author and TV personality Nathalie Dupree will sign books.

An increased culinary draw could encourage more locals to get involved.

Button says chefs from around the region attend the events in Atlanta and Charleston.“It’s about meeting and networking with other chefs and restaurant professionals,” Button says. “That is the No. 1 reason and what I get the most out of it.”

Still, Button isn’t sure that approach is right for Asheville.

“If that’s what we want, it will come in time,” she says. “But for the moment, we’re still a city with a population of 80,000, and it’s impossible for us to really compare ourselves to those other, larger cities that have more resources.”

And by resources, she means money, she clarifies. Almost all of the sponsors of the Asheville event are local, including the Grove Park Inn and WNC Magazine.

Charleston’s festival, on the other hand, is funded by the national bank, BB&T. “We’ve stayed away from commercial sponsorship,” Bowles says. “The biggest challenge is how do we integrate all the wonderful things that are happening in Asheville as it grows and keep reflecting that character?” X

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craftS, uncorKed: The Wine Tunnel is hosting a rather unconventional sculpture contest on Friday, Aug. 30, from 6 to 9 p.m.

The Wine Tunnel hosts a cork sculpture contest Stop! Don’t throw away that cork.

It could win you $100 worth of wine.

The Wine Tunnel is hosting a cork sculpture contest (although screw caps and synthetic corks are also allowed). Enter your masterpiece at the shop at 148 Tunnel Road by 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, to win. The grand prize is a $100 gift certificate.

Entries are not limited to sculpture in the traditional sense. Cork crafts, such as bulletin boards are OK, too.

Manager Vivie Bernard says creativity is the goal. “It doesn’t have to be a specific type of sculpture,” she says. “We’re trying to keep it open.”

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In the past, she’s made planters and boats from corks, and she envisions all sorts of other creative uses.

“Once you start looking online, you go down the rabbit hole,” she says.

“You can make the cork into different mediums.”

Other materials are allowed, but visually, the finished piece should look like cork.

The judging takes place on Friday, Aug. 30, at the Wine Tunnel from 6 to 9 p.m. Live music, Santosha Chocolate (formerly Raw Shakti) samples and wine tastings are part of the event.

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Brewer’s Ed A-B Tech and Blue Ridge Community College receive approval for beer-based associate degree programs

You’ve probably heard someone joke that in college he majored in “partying.” Soon, you might have to take him seriously if he says he majored in “beer.”

Sierra Nevada, New Belgium and Oskar Blues aren’t just craft brewers — they are three craft brewers with major muscle that already employ hundreds of people. When they chose to build new facilities in or around Asheville — a town already well-known for its own breweries — they solidified Western North Carolina as an epicenter of craft brewing on the East Coast. Our area colleges have taken notice, and for more than a year they’ve worked to create a new associate degree program.

They recently received their approval to move forward. A-B Tech and Blue Ridge Community College will join Rockingham Community College as the first three schools in the state to offer an associate in applied science degree in brewing, distillation and fermentation.

A-B Tech and BRCC have decided to tailor their programs in a

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way that complements, rather than competes. Martha Ball, communications specialist at A-B Tech, put it this way: “Yes, there will be jobs for brewers, and all our programs will teach brewing. But the majority of jobs are [other roles] … so each school will have a specialty.

We’ll each take a different piece of the pie.”

In practice, that means A-B Tech will handle the distribution, marketing and sales sides of the business. There will be classes that focus on facilities management, running tasting rooms, marketing and more. “The reason for this focus is because we have instructors here who already do a great job with hospitality education,” says Ball. “For us, the degree will fall within hospitality management.”

If it sounds pretty broad, that’s because there are a lot of options for someone who chooses this career path, according to Ball.

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“Maybe you want to work at New Belgium now, but your ultimate goal is to open a microbrewery.

[With our program] you can do that,” she says.

Blue Ridge Community College will handle the engineering aspect, focusing on equipment, maintenance and other technical skills. According to Chris English, dean of applied technology at BRCC, “For us, the program is designed around mechatronics (electronics and mechanical engineering). You’ll learn how to brew beer and microbiology, but beyond that you’ll learn what happens as that product goes into the bottle or can. Our program gets the beer [brewed] and to the door.”

English added that with a mechatronic education, there are other options for employment outside the brewing industry. “It’s important that if you don’t get a job at Sierra Nevada or Oskar Blues, that you’re still employable. With mechatron-

ics, you will be employable at places like Continental, Borg Warner and other businesses using automation.”

It should come as no surprise, but so far the local industry has been very supportive, according to Ball and English.

“Highland, Asheville Brewing, French Broad and Wedge in particular have been amazing,” says Ball, adding that Sierra Nevada and New Belgium both had significant influence on launching the program. English also listed quite a few breweries, including Southern Appalachian in Hendersonville. However, for BRCC, the biggest partner so far is likely Oskar Blues.

Oskar Blues Brew School, a continuing-education program, has been held in partnership between BRCC and the brewery for months. However, English said that program will soon be rebranded as Blue Ridge Brew School, as the college will have its own facilities as well as the need to integrate the continuinged courses with the more comprehensive associate program.

“The goal is to make it so you’re not repeating information if you don’t need to. We want to make it so your credit from Brew School can turn into curriculum credit,” says English.

After the first session of Oskar Blues Brew School wrapped up, the brewery hired one of the students as an assistant brewer.

“We are thrilled to have found a brewer from the class,” says Noah Tuttle, head brewer at the Brevard brewery. “This goes to show how important education and hands-on training is for folks who want to pursue careers in this incredibly fastgrowing industry.”

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Happy birthday, YMI The local cultural center celebrates 120 years with a four-day extravaganza by aLLi marShaLL

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Construction of the YMI Cultural Center (then called the Young Men’s Institute) was completed in 1893. It was financed

by George Vanderbilt, but the idea for the building came not from the railroad and steamboat mogul, but from two of Asheville’s African-American community leaders: Isaac Dickson and George Henry Stephens.

Dickson, born in slavery, played an important role in creating Asheville’s public school system and was appointed to the town’s first school board. Stephens, who came from the West Indies, was the principal of Asheville’s first public school for black children.

Dickson and Stephens envisioned a place “for the black construction workers employed at the Biltmore Estate to improve the moral fiber of the black male through education focusing on social, cultural, business and religious life,” reports the YMI’s website.

Dr. Darin Waters recently spoke on UNC-TV program Black Issues Forum about the cultural center’s history. “It’s believed that the YMI is the oldest and the only freestanding institution of its kind in the country,” says YMI board chair Sharon West, who joined Waters on the television segment.

The Young Men’s Institute was designed by Richard Sharp Smith, the architect responsible for structures like the Masonic Temple and the Henderson County Courthouse, as well as large parts of the Montford community. Born in England, Smith relocated to the U.S. in 1882 and

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the younG men’S inStitute band specialized in classical and jazz. Dr. William J. Trent, seated on the front left, was on the first YMI board of directors and went on to become president of Livingstone College in Salisbury, N.C. Photo from the NC Collection, Pack Memorial Library, Asheville, N.C.

became the resident architect at Biltmore Estate in 1895. Taking cues from Biltmore Village (also his design), Smith fashioned the YMI in an English Tudor cottage style with pebble-dash walls and red brick trim.

The YMI’s location at the corner of South Market and Eagle streets was chosen for its proximity to the African-American business district in downtown Asheville. The building in and of itself was a business venture.

According to the National Register of Historic Places, Vanderbilt planned for profits from stores on the YMI’s first floor (such as the drug store that occupied the space now claimed by arts venue Apothecary) to eventually reimburse the construction costs.

“The Vanderbilt estate was paid $10,000 for the building in 1906,” says the National Park Service website.

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For more than a century, the multiuse facility has served as a community center while also housing (at different times) offices, a public library and the YMI Orchestra. (The orchestra was a 26-voice and 12-instrument ensemble directed by professor C.H. Baker in the late 1800s and early 1900s.)

According to the book, The Black Heritage of Western North Carolina,

by Lenwood G. Davis, the center offered space for physicians, dentists and attorneys, as well as meeting places for civic organizations, clubs, schools and churches. There was a realty company, a cabinet shop, a barber, a shoe shop and, because it was truly the heart of community life, even an undertaker. The auditorium, writes Davis, “allowed blacks to hold concerts, banquets and dances. Boxing and wrestling

were allowed in the basement.”

“It’s morphed over the years to be different things,” says West. Not least an institution of higher learning for the black community in the early 1900s, providing day and evening classes at a time when advanced educational opportunities were rare, if there were any, for Asheville’s African-Americans. “We want to get it back into the realm of [being] where people come to see a bit of history that took place. We’re proud of that,” says West. The current board is concerned with preservation and presentation of the building’s history.

As part of that, the cultural center will recognize the descendants of early YMI leaders Dickson, Dr. William J. Trent (who was an early organizer of the NAACP and went on the become president of Livingstone College) and The Rev. Charles Dusenbury (who established the Calvary Presbyterian Church in Asheville).

“It’s iconic. I’ve heard the black community say, ‘This is the only thing we have left that represents who we were as individuals as far as our own businesses,’” says West. “And the location of it on The Bblock, which used to be very lively. The YMI is the only semblance that remains. We’ve got to preserve it, we’ve got to protect it.”

Ownership changed hands a number of times over the years, but need for extensive repairs saw the YMI shuttered in 1977 — ironically the same year that it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. A coalition of nine African-American churches purchased the YMI in 1980, and renovations began the following year. These days, the center hosts events and exhibitions and is reknowned for its historical significance.

African and Caribbean cultural festival Goombay (which started as a one-time fundraiser for the YMI in 1982) usually takes place in the Eagle and Market Streets neighborhood known as The Block in August.

This year, however, in celebration of the center’s 120th anniversary, Goombay will be replaced (don’t worry, a cultural festival returns next year!) with a four-day birthday bash. Info at ymiculturalcenter.org.

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Pictured here in 1953, the Market Street Branch Library (called “the colored library” when it opened in 1927), was housed in the YMI building. It remained in operation until 1966, when the library system desegregated. Photo from the N.C. Collection, Pack Memorial Library, Asheville, N.C.

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• Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in the streets: Especially at the block party on Friday, Aug. 23. The celebration spills out onto Eagle and Market streets. DJs provide the soundtrack and food vendors offer tasty treats. 6:30-10 p.m. Free.

• The founders Gala is held in the Ray Auditorium on Saturday, Aug. 24. The dress code is semi-formal and the event includes music and hors d’oeuvres as well as a special presentation recognizing the descendants of founders of the YMI. 7-11 p.m., $35 • Much like Goombay wrapped up with spiritual music, make a joyful noise: celebration of Gospel choirs fills the Ray Auditorium on Sunday, Aug. 25. The event has its roots in YMI history: earlier in the 20th century, Gospel programs were a regular part of the center’s offerings.

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The return of N.C. rockers Superchunk Touring is like riding a bike, says Jim Wilbur, guitarist for Chapel Hill indie-rock outfit Superchunk. The group, formed in 1989 by by Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance, Chuck Garrison and Jack McCook, has plenty of experience (the bike kind, and the playing stages across the world kind). Wilbur replaced McCook after Superchunk’s debut record. (Jon Wurster replaced Garrison soon after; the band took its name from a misspelling of Garrison’s first name in the phone book.)

This year’s tour isn’t exactly a comeback. Although Superchunk has taken years off, especially in the early 2000s, they never broke up. And 2010’s well-received Majesty Shredding saw them not only travel but play the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival, curated

by Jeff Mangum. “That was really like breaking the seal on 10 years of not touring,” says Wilbur. “It’s actually a lot easier now, to tour, then it was in the ’90s when we did most of it. Technology, cell phones, social networking. It’s totally different.” He says that clubs are nicer and the band has discovered that its crowds are larger these days.

With the release of I Hate Music, Superchunk’s 10th studio album, they’re set to tour again (Ballance

will not be on this tour due to a hearing condition. She’ll be replaced by Jason Narducy.)

That string of dates that takes them from Asheville (Wilbur’s new home, as of this summer) to Australia. And while, on the one hand, Wilbur describes parts of tour as “kind of soul-crushing,” he’s also looking forward to hitting the road. “I know what to do when I’m out there,” he says.

In a way, I Hate Music showcases a band that knows what to do, on stage and in the studio. The songs, all written by McCaughan, plumb the relationship between the listener and the song, and how that changes over the years. Tracks range from the melodic and nostalgic “Low F” to the full-assault thrash of “Staying Home,” but each song nods to the ’90s-era college rock essence that defined Superchunk’s early years.

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“It’s our sound,” says Wilbur. “It’s our DNA, almost.”

In the ’90s, as Superchunk hit its stride, “We were so collaborative, it was like everything was a compromise,” says Wilbur.

They wrote songs and composed instrumental parts as a unit, and were happy with the result, but, “in retrospect, everything was so diffuse.” These days, McCaughan handles songwriting duties and the rest of the group decides whether or not to give them the Superchunk stamp, a process that Wilbur says leads to more cohesion.

Symbiotic reLationShip: Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance started Superchunk at the same time as they started Merge Records and, early on, the band supported the label. Of writing music, guitarist Jim Wilbur says, “We were so collaborative, it was like everything was a compromise.”

Photo by Jason Arthurs

I Hate Music’s first single is “Me & You & Jackie Mittoo.” Mittoo was a Jamaican keyboardist and founding member of The Skatalites who succumbed to cancer in 1990.

The song opens and closes with the thought, “I hate music, what is it worth? / Can’t bring anyone back to this earth.” But the sentiment extends beyond the loss of Mittoo.

“It’s fairly self-explanatory, at least to my generation,” says Wilbur. “The imagery of going to record stores and driving around listening to music with your friends, the way it gave meaning to your life. But as you grow older and people around you start dying, how is your love of music relevant to that?” Even with that heavy heart, the song itself is all grunge guitars and poppy hooks, its levity balanced with charged insouciance.

Superchunk, as a band, has been striving for that same balance throughout its tenure. They’re a notable part of the Triangle-area music scene that brought us Flat Duo Jets, Ben Folds Five, Squirrel Nut Zippers and Archers of Loaf. (In fact, the Archers’ members grew up in Asheville and bassist Matt Gentling toured with Superchunk for a time.)

Though Superchunk’s first two albums were released by Matador

Records, McCaughan and Ballance created indie label Merge as a way to put out their own band’s music.

That label has since gone on to sign artists like Arcade Fire, The Love Language, Conor Oberst, M. Ward and Spoon. “Superchunk and Merge were started together, but for years, the band was the primary thing,” says Wilbur. “We made the money, we kind of supported the label. Now the label is huge and the roles are reversed.”

It’s a nice trajectory, though, as Merge effectively emerged as a tastemaker, promoting many bands that were, no doubt, inspired both by Superchunk’s energy and longevity.

That longevity comes in part from Superchunk’s ability to evolve. Its members have side projects (and families and businesses).

They’ve learned to work on the band while keeping up with those adult responsibilities. Like heading into the studio two days at a time every two or three months: “At the end of a year, you have an album and you’re not burned out,” says Wilbur. “Everything we’ve done, we’ve always done because we felt that was what made the most sense, either from a practical standpoint or an emotional one.” X

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SpiraL three: The gallery has a lot going on this month, with new work from Tamie Beldue and Hoss Haley, and an event with artist Robert Johnson and author Thomas Rain Crowe. Images courtesy Blue Spiral 1

Drawing is often just a stage of the artistic process. But as a welldone end in and of itself, it often has arresting power. The dark, nearblack tones rendered by a heavy hand, balanced with delicate, feather-like highlights offer a simple purity. Asheville doesn’t get a lot of this.

Several drawings by Asheville artist Tamie Beldue dot the walls of an ethereal take on Blue Spiral 1’s Summer Salon exhibition. (The show, which also features Stoney Lamar, Charles Ladson, Hannah Skoonberg and Andrew Hayes, has a dreamlike essence conveyed through the artists’ purposefully ambiguous subjects and styles.)

Beldue’s realistic portraits are each sealed beneath encaustic.

While that extra layer protects the drawing, it also creates a delicate veil that brings her figures to life. Each seems to have a modern touch, often in the form

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of clothing patterns and furniture.

In “Study of a Feather,” it’s the model’s dreadlocks.

Beldue, who works from live models, focuses on capturing body language with visual ambiguity. If a model moves, even flinches, she seems to have captured it. Maybe it’s as a blur, or loosely rendered hand.

Despite the living quality of her works, one defies the technique.

“Portrait of a Rooster” has a female figure laid out on a floor. She’s motionless. Her legs are unseen, but the twist in her hips and fold in her palm-up left arm propose a problem.

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war suburbia that developed in Levittown, N.Y., descended south and spread west — each marked with a tombstone-like ranch house and two-car garage. Land artists like Robert Smithson and the late Walter De Maria took to developing, literally, tons of earth to make artwork, while others like Andy Goldsworthy cultivated what was left into serene constructions and calendar-worthy pictures.

But just when you think that artistic social commentary on land and resource abuse is on its way out, an artist will pop up with new, evocative work. In this case, it’s Asheville sculptor and painter Hoss Haley.

Two new works on view in Blue Spiral 1’s New Works Exhibition take a less-than-flattering snapshot of domestic life.

In “Subdivision,” he depicts a gridded sea of Monopoly-style cookie-cutter homes on a 4-foot-wide piece of painted steel. The identical, repetitious roof-topped rectangles extend into the horizon where they blur into a linear mass — seemingly without end.

The work resembles a mock-up or architectural drawing, one that suggests impending construction.

Above the flattened terrain is a rusted halo, though there’s nothing angelic about it. Rather, it’s ominous and slightly warped. It’s reminiscent of Malvina Reynolds’ 1962 hit “Little Boxes,” poisoned with a view of Don Delillo’s fictional, fear-mongering “Airborne Toxic Event” depicted in his novel, White Noise.

Another of Haley’s works sits on a small pedestal in front of the steely painting. “Red and White Wad” is from a larger series of sculptures developed over the last year. Each piece is a 2-foot-wide ball of metal, folded and crumpled to resemble balled up paper. Put another way, trash. Our trash. His initial works were made from the sides of washing machines. Now, he’s including pieces of metal paneling from cars.

It’s the final touch that adds a slight tongue-in-cheek humor to “Subdivision.” Cookie-cutter homes are no beacon for quality.

It’s that same poor quality that lends to the constant cycle of household replacements.

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The New Topographics photographers monumentalized the tens-of-thousands of acres of post-

On Aug. 24, Blue Spiral 1 will host a book launch and artist/author’s talk for area illustrator and painter

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Robert Johnson and poet Thomas Rain Crowe. The two will be debuting their new, collaborative book entitled Postcards From Peru. The event begins at 2 p.m. with talks by Johnson and Crowe. They’ll each speak about their work, artistic process, trips to Peru and the collaborative efforts that resulted in creating the book. A signing will follow the talks.

Postcards From Peru features a collection of Crowe’s letters, postcard excerpts and poems sent to friends and other artists while on a trip to Peru in 2007. Crowe’s literature is accompanied by sketches and drawings culled from a separate and equally as influential journey to Peru that Johnson took in 2011. The project received funding by the N.C. Arts Council, via a Regional Artist Project Grant awarded through the Haywood County Arts Council. The bilingual edition was published by Sol Negro Edicoes, a Brazilian-based publisher. Johnson and Crowe’s talks will be accompanied by an exhibition of Johnson’s works.

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On the road: Robert Morgan’s new novel WNC-born author Robert Morgan began his writing career as a poet. Which probably explains why his novels, even as they delve into the struggles of mountain life, balance elegant prose with stark realism and authentic dialect.

Among a number of short story and essay collections, non-fiction and novels, Morgan published Gap Creek in 2000. It went on to become a NY Times bestseller and an Oprah’s Book Club selection.

Mogan’s new novel, The Road from Gap Creek, revisits the Richards family from his earlier book. Available on Aug. 21, Road opens with a tragedy; fallout from WWII raging a continent away from the Appalachian farm where events unfold. In non-linear fashion, Annie Richards Powell narrates her own story and those of her siblings.

The Richards family, though of humble means, is a tight-knit group supporting each other through meager times (illness, the Great Depression) and good times. One of the book’s scene stealers is a German shepherd known as Old Pat who is a friend and confident to the Richards

children, but also a fierce protector of the family.

Morgan expertly weaves his narratives, setting readers firmly in the swimming holes, garden plots and dirt roads of rural WNC. And while that place and time may be long gone, in The Road from Gap Creek it comes to life on every page.

Robert Morgan reads and signs copies of his new book at Malaprop’s on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. malaprops.com. — Alli Marshall

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The glass and ceramic work created at the EnergyXchange is powered by decomposing trash — methane from a former landfill.

EnergyXchange joins Estatoe Regional Center The EnergyXchange in Burnsville is in the innovation business. Built on the site of a former landfill, the complex includes four greenhouses, three cold frames, a retail craft gallery, visitor center, clay studio and glass studio. And most of it’s fueled by decomposing trash. Methane, that is.

Glassblowing and ceramics studios are notorious for their high energy consumption. The high temperatures required to melt glass and fire kilns demand a strong power source. This makes them both perfectly suited to an alternative energy solution. But a question has been looming recently: When will the methane run out?

John Boyd, president of Mayland Community College,

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commented about the uncertainty of the methane supply. “You can ask 12 people and get 12 answers. Or I should say, you can ask 12 people and get 15 answers.” Although he reports that there are not yet any problems as a result of a dwindling methane supply, “It’s good business to think ahead.” Since this type of facility is experimental, there are few precedents.

Mayland Community College was one of the original partners that began brainstorming the facility in 1996, but about 15 months ago, a process began to absorb the organization as a subsidiary of the college.

“It appeared to be more financially feasible to keep EnergyXchange operating if we could move it underneath the college,” Boyd says. And so, the organization will cease to be a separate 501(c)(3). Its board has disbanded, and a new advisory committee was developed to direct the organization’s future.

According to Boyd, the first order of business for the EnergyXchange is to make it financially solvent. The

facility had been sourcing the majority of its revenue from grants and is supplemented through revenue from its horticultural program.

However, as with most nonprofit fundraising, it’s difficult to acquire grant funds for operating needs.

Even though the facility is now moving under the umbrella of the college, it will not be supported by state or county taxes and must be self-supporting. As a result, the horticulture program will continue its expansion so as to increase revenues. According to Boyd, “we believe that we’ll come out of this stronger financially, and we will come out as a destination point for people who want to come see it.”

A larger initiative is being underway at the EnergyXchange location. The Estatoe Regional Center for Science and Crafts is the new site name for the three organizations that will share the same locale: EnergyXchange, the Gardens of Mayland and the Blue Ridge Star Park and Observatory. To establish the new observatory, the Samuel L. Phillips Family Foundation made a $51,000 grant in 2012 to fund the purchase of a 34-inch telescope for the observatory which Boyd believes to be the largest public telescope in the state.

The EnergyXchange will continue to explore alternate energy sources to fuel its facilities. In 2009, a kiln was constructed on-site to burn discarded wooden pallets as fuel for ceramics firings. Boyd spoke of exploring firing kilns using discarded frying oil as well as relying more on solar energy for heating. Along with expanding the energy sources, Boyd is looking to expand its craft facilities to include blacksmithing and weaving.

Gina Phillips, president of the Phillips Family Foundation, applauds Boyd’s changes. “He undertook a joint effort among the arts community, the community at large and the college to encourage greater crossover and integration,” she says. As to the site expansion to include an observatory, Phillips says, “It was a perfect fit even though it did require a leap of faith that the idea would amass critical buy-in from the community.” She continues, “But a leap of faith was what enabled the EnergyXchange to exist in the first place. To build upon the lessons learned from the first effort and branch-off into a new direction seemed worth the risk.”

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Night moves Asheville-raised author Marisha Pessl publishes a darkly thrilling new novel

“In some ways I feel like I’m a translator, not a writer,” says Marisha Pessl. The Asheville-raised, New York-based author managed to “translate” two Moleskine notebooks full of thoughts, ideas and photos into the darkly suspenseful, wonderfully addictive new novel, Night Film.

Clocking in at just under 600 pages, the dreamy (sometimes nightmarish), thriller winds through netherworlds and various realities. It takes off at a brisk pace — with investiga-

what: Marisha Pessl reading and book signing where: Malaprop’s when: Thursday, Aug. 22 (7 p.m., free. malaprops.com)

tive journalist Scott McGrath on a drunken and ill-advised late-night jog around Central Park’s Reservoir — and accelerates from there.

But Scott, the middle-aged and slightly loser-y narrator of the story, is not the first character who came to Pessl. “I had started building the backstory of Cordova and this idea of a filmmaker who lives outside of society and creates an underground culture around him,” she says. Though reclusive film director Stanislas Cordova barely appears (and even then, is it really him?) in Night Film, his presence infiltrates every page of the novel, just as it did Pessl’s psyche. So much so that she actually quoted the fictitious Cordova in a 2009 Visiting Writers Series presentation at Lenoir-Rhyne University.

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“It made sense, because I’d gotten to know him, for me to introduce him in the lecture,” she says. “But I knew it was a little bit impish of me to do.”

Pessl is an author who really lives with her characters and with her research. Though she says that she didn’t know, at the outset, every single twist and turn of Night Film, that it wasn’t outlined as specifically as her heady, convoluted debut, Special Topics in Calamity Physics, she did go where her characters went. The story centers around Cordova’s troubled daughter, Ashley, whose death at the novel’s start drives Scott to solve the mystery. The journalist and his unlikely allies, Nora (who just landed in New York with an ancient parakeet and a wardrobe inherited from a senior citizen cross-dresser) and Hopper (a charming drug dealer) follow strange leads down proverbial rabbit holes. “I went to Chinatown late at night and was followed by an unmarked van,” says Pessl. “I left my desk so I could know what it felt like to be dislocated and to be in a place that was dark and foreign, and completely out of my element. I wanted to make that real to myself.”

The writing process itself was daunting, the author admits: “There were definitely times when I thought I had bitten off much more than I could chew.” The thing is, Night Film goes a lot further than into New York’s abandoned buildings and darkened alleys. It touches on cult of personality and the occult; on the power of fear and the slipperiness of perception. “When you finally returned to your real life after working with Cordova, it was as if all the colors had been turned up in your eyes,” a former actress tells Scott at one point. “I accessed the deepest, most tormented parts of myself, parts I was petrified of opening because because I doubted I’d ever get them closed again.”

To add to the mystery, as well as the off-kilter-ness that roils just below the novel’s surface, Pessl teamed up with London-based design firm Kennedy Monk to create collections of photos, newspaper clippings, magazine articles and web pages from a secret Cordova fan site.

“I was always thinking in terms of

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LetterS from home: Though N.C. only gets a brief mention in her new novel, Night Film, Marisha Pessl says she grew up in Asheville reading a lot of Southern writers. “It would be interesting to write a book set in the South,” she says. Maybe that’s a hint of what’s next.

Photo by David Schulze

this secret archive that the characters start assembling,” the author says. The very realistic and stylistically-spooky addenda appear at points throughout the book, offering a break from the text.

Pessl says she loves “tactile investigation” and wanted to include that element because “Cordova is a visual artist, as a filmmaker, so part of his appeal is visual. I wanted to give just a bit of life to that so it could take root in the reader’s imagination.”

But, even as those multimedia clues allow the reader to play along, tracking down the elusive Cordova and his doomed daughter, don’t be fooled. Every time the story seems to have reached a conclusion, another twist is revealed.

Here’s a real-life twist: In April, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Chernin Entertainment and Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) would adapt Night Film for the big screen. Night Film is steeped in motion picture lore (though Pessl points out, “It’s really a book about the stories we tell”).

Pessl, who studied film and theater in college, has written screen plays.

But when asked if she’d take on the role of screenwriter for Night Film the movie, she says no: “They can take my blueprints and do something entirely different.”

She adds, “I’m not precious about my work. Once I write a novel, creatively, I’m not interested any longer. I’d rather go on to my next story.” X

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La Reina “Multimedia” barely begins to describe the production La Reina which, according to a press release, “draws from 12 different texts which span nearly 4,000 years of theatrical tradition.” Beyond the script, the stage show also incorporates baroque costuming (by local fashion designer Alexis Gault), circus arts, puppetry, modern dance and a live electronic soundtrack composed by Black Mountain-based musician Julian Kornya.

Nine actors and four musicians together create “a world of characters in constant metamorphosis, transforming genders, species, and even mortality.”

Held at Diana Wortham Theatre on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23 and 24.

8 p.m. nightly. $18/$27. dwtheatre.com.

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The Luxury Spirit Local indie rockers The Luxury Spirit are set to release new album Forgotten Albatross. The first single, “Light,” crackles with electricity and layered guitars.

Drums snap and pulse below the melee, but the song, for all of its expansive inclination and amplitude, still maintains its taut structure. Singer Bob Burnette’s tenor glides through waves of reverb. The band holds an album release party at Emerald Lounge on Saturday, Aug. 24. Of Sea & Shore and The Beast of Riverdale also perform. 9 p.m., $5. emeraldlounge.com.

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SONGS OF WATER w/ Kinobe • 9pm • $12/$15 SAM LEWIS & SCOTT MCMAHAN 7:30pm • $8/$10

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Fri 9/6

JIM ARRENDELL & THE CHEAP SUITS

Sat 9/7 Fri 9/13

ZANSA CD RELEASE PARTY w/ Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba • $8/$10

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GEOFF ACHISON & THE SOULDIGGERS 9pm • $10/$14

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WednesdAy, August 21

phoenix lounge Bradford Carson (rock, jam, blues), 8:30pm

5 WAlnut Wine BAr Mimi Bell (folk), 5pm Juan Benevides Trio (flamenco, Latin), 8pm

pisgAh BreWing compAny Inner Visions (roots reggae), 9pm

AthenA's cluB Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm

pulp Slice of Life (comedy open mic), 9pm

BArley's tAproom Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30pm

purple onion cAfe Max Hightower & Austin Brashier (blues), 7:30pm

BlAck mountAin Ale house Bluegrass jam, 9pm

scAndAls nightcluB Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am

Blue mountAin piZZA & BreW puB Open mic, 7pm

sly grog lounge Open mic, 7pm

cluB hAirsprAy Requests w/ DJ Ace of Spade, 8pm

southern AppAlAchiAn BreWery Todd Hoke (folk, Americana, country), 6pm

cluB remix Variety show & open mic, 9pm

tAllgAry's cAntinA Asheville music showcase, 8pm

cork & keg Tom Leiner ("baby boomer flashbacks"), 7:30pm

the sociAl Salsa dancing, 9pm

dirty south lounge Disclaimer Standup Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm

timo's house Asheville Drum 'n' Bass Collective, 9pm

douBle croWn Country night w/ Dr. Filth, 9pm

toWn pump Sara Nelms (acoustic), 9pm

emerAld lounge Blues jam w/ Riyen Roots, 8pm

trAilheAd restAurAnt And BAr Zydeco jam w/ Steve Burnside, 7pm

green room cAfe Elise Pratt, Gary Moore & Mike Holstein (jazz), 6:30pm

tressA's doWntoWn JAZZ And Blues WestSound Review (R&B, soul, dance), 8:30pm

country moon: New Madrid’s Southern heritage is evident in its subtle alt-country foundation, but the Athens, Ga.-based four piece adds a hefty dose of pop-friendly indie rock sensibility with noodling guitars and soaring, reverb-drenched melodies. The band plays Broadway’s with Doc Aquatic and The Hermit Kings on Friday, Aug. 23.

grey eAgle music hAll & tAvern Melissa Ferrick (Americana, alt-country) w/ Kimon Kirk, 8pm hAngAr lounge Old-school DJ ('70s-'90s) & open mic, 8pm isis restAurAnt And music hAll Live music on the patio, 6pm Vinyl night, 9pm

lexington Ave BreWery (lAB) Reasonably Priced Babies (improv comedy), 8:30pm loBster trAp Tim Marsh (electric guitar), 7pm o.henry's/tug Karaoke, 10pm odditorium Tsuga w/ Anubis Rude & Human Energy Field (experimental), 9pm olive or tWist East Coast swing lessons, 7pm 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock, swing), 8pm one stop deli & BAr

Westville puB Whitney Moore & the People (funk, Latin, soul), 9:30pm

Saki Bomb (electronic, ambient, dub) w/ Tin Foil Hat & more, 10pm

ByWAter Game night, 8pm

yAcht cluB Kamakazi karaoke (no control over song choice), 9pm

phoenix lounge Jazz night, 8pm

cluB hAirsprAy Karaoke, 8pm

ZumA coffee Bluegrass jam w/ Bobby Hicks

pisgAh BreWing compAny Yankee Dixie (folk, Appalachian), 6pm

cluB remix Reggae dance night, 9pm

tAllgAry's cAntinA Open mic/jam, 7pm

cork & keg Vollie McKenzie (popular covers, jazz standards), 7:30pm

the sociAl Karaoke, 9:30pm

douBle croWn International cuts w/ DJ Flypaper, 9pm

timo's house Blues night, 9pm

french BroAd BreWery tAsting room Will Saylor (of Brushfire Stankgrass), 6pm

trAilheAd restAurAnt And BAr Kevin Scanlon's old-time jam, 6:30pm

grey eAgle music hAll & tAvern Lost Bayou Ramblers (Cajun, rock) w/ The French Broad Playboys, 9pm

tressA's doWntoWn JAZZ And Blues Micah Thomas, Daniel Lanucci & Bill Gerhardt (jazz), 9pm

To qualify for a free listing, a venue must be predominately dedicated to the performing arts. Bookstores and cafés with regular open mics and musical events are also allowed / To limit confusion, events must be submitted by the venue owner or a representative of that venue / Events must be submitted in written form by e-mail (clubland@mountainx.com), fax, snail mail or hand-delivered to the Clubland Editor Dane Smith at 2 Wall St., Room 209, Asheville, NC 28801. Events submitted to other staff members are not assured of inclusion in Clubland / Clubs must hold at least TWO events per week to qualify for listing space. Any venue that is inactive in Clubland for one month will be removed / The Clubland Editor reserves the right to edit or exclude events or venues / Deadline is by noon on Monday for that Wednesday’s publication. This is a firm deadline.

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WAter'n hole Karaoke, 10pm

Wild Wing cAfe DJ Moto, 8pm

JAck of the Wood puB Old-time jam, 5pm

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vincenZo's Bistro Aaron Luka (piano, vocals), 7pm WAter'n hole Comedy showcase, 10pm yAcht cluB Open jam w/ Justin Brophy of the Go Devils, 9pm ZumA coffee Open mic w/ Greg & Lucretia Speas

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AltAmont theAter David Wilcox (folk, singer-songwriter), 8pm Asheville music hAll Mobb Deep (hip-hop) w/ Crazyhorse & Colston, 10pm

hArrAh's cherokee Live band karaoke, 8pm-midnight JAck of heArts puB Old-time jam, 7pm

Blue mountAin piZZA & BreW puB Acoustic Swing, 7pm

JAck of the Wood puB Bluegrass jam, 7pm

BroAdWAy's New Madrid (alt-country, indie rock) w/ Doc Aquatic, The Hermit Kings & Fat Night, 10pm

loBster trAp Hank Bones ("man of 1,000 songs"), 7-9pm mArket plAce Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, beats), 7-10pm o.henry's/tug Open mic w/ Jill Siler, 8pm

5 WAlnut Wine BAr The Big Nasty (ragtime jazz), 8-10pm ApothecAry Jason Crumer w/ Gene Pick, Rush Hour 2 & Tanning Bed (noise), 8pm

olive or tWist Old-school swing lessons, 7pm Russ Wilson Swing Trio, 8pm

BArley's tAproom Alien Music Club (jazz jam), 9pm

one stop deli & BAr Phish 'n' Chips (Phish covers), 6pm Penny Heads Up (folk, rock) w/ Vagabond Philosophy, 10pm

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5 WAlnut Wine BAr What It Is (funk, rock), 10pm

AthenA's cluB Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

odditorium Butcher of Rostov w/ Exalted, Labyrinthe & Lifecurse (metal), 9pm

Blue mountAin piZZA & BreW puB Paul Cataldo (Americana), 7pm

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oskAr Blues BreWery Jason Lane (singer-songwriter), 6pm

ByWAter Cary Fridley & Down South (blues, country), 9pm clAssic Wineseller Chris Minick, Lee Kram & Greg Kidd (singer-songwriters), 7pm cluB eleven on grove Salsa night, 10pm cluB metropolis Fantuzzi (world beat) w/ Jonathan Santos & Seraphim Arkistra, 9pm cluB remix Howl at the Moon (boogie & blues showcase) feat.

Randy Hale & Ron Shimberg, 9pm douBle croWn Friday night hootenanny w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 9pm emerAld lounge

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LOST BAYOU RAMBLERS w/ The French Broad Playboys 9pm • $10

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Stereospread (electro-pop, dance) w/ Sonen & E8 electronique, 9pm french BroAd BreWery tAsting room The Barefoot Movement (bluegrass), 6pm green room cAfe Chris Smith (soul, folk, Americana), 6:30pm grey eAgle music hAll & tAvern Superchunk (indie rock) w/ The Parting Gifts, 9pm

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highlAnd BreWing compAny Dave Dribbon & the Stomping Rain (Americana, rock), 6pm JAck of heArts puB One Leg Up (jazz), 9pm JAck of the Wood puB Vollie McKenzie (old-time, honky-tonk), 5pm Rosie Flores (honky-tonk, rockabilly) & Carolina Still (country, bluegrass, blues), 9pm lexington Ave BreWery (lAB) Wham Bam Bowie Band (David Bowie tribute), 10pm

Wednesday Sunday 1/2 OFF Martinis 5.00 Mojitos & & Bottles of Wine Bloody Marys 2.00 Domestics Thursday 2.00 Pints Monday 26 on Tap to 10.00 YugoBurger Choose From with Craft Beer Friday Tuesday 3.25 Flights 5.00 Margaritas 3.00 Corona & Saturday 5.00 Jager Bombs Corona Light & Angry Balls

loBster trAp King Leo (jazz), 7pm monte vistA hotel Blue Moon (jazz, country, rock), 6pm nAtive kitchen & sociAl puB Ken Kiser Band (blues, rock), 7:30pm o.henry's/tug DJ Vein Brocade & DJ XO, 9pm odditorium Autolatry w/ Obsidian Tongue (metal), 9pm olive or tWist 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock, swing), 8:30pm onefiftyone Boutique BAr Riyen Roots (blues), 7pm orAnge peel The Breakfast Club ('80s tribute) w/ Heart Brigade, 9pm oskAr Blues BreWery Jason Daniello (singer-songwriter), 7pm pAck's tAvern DJ Moto (dance, hits), 9pm phoenix lounge Johnson's Crossroad (blues, rock), 9pm pisgAh BreWing compAny Blue Dragons (classic rock), 8pm scAndAls nightcluB Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am sly grog lounge Trivia night, 7pm

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wham Bam Bowie BaND BackStage 10:00PM • $15 fri. Aug 30

southern AppAlAchiAn BreWery Taylor Moore Band (blues, Americana, rock), 8pm strAightAWAy cAfe Southern Crescent, 6pm the sociAl Jump Yur Grin (rock, blues), 9:30pm toWn pump Mahkato (blues, rock), 9pm tressA's doWntoWn JAZZ And Blues Early spotlight feat. My Back Pocket, 7pm Lyric (soul, funk, pop), 10pm

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vAnuAtu kAvA BAr Mystic Lion (dub, reggae, roots), 8:30pm vincenZo's Bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm

w/ DJ Story: BackStage 9:30PM • $7

WAll street coffee house Open mic, 9pm White horse Steel Wheels w/ The Stray Birds (Americana, folk, country), 8pm

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Wild Wing cAfe A Social Function (classic rock, jam), 8pm

w/ mother expLoSiveS: BackStage 9:30PM • $5

WxyZ lounge Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, electronic), 10pm

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purple onion cAfe The Carpenter Ants (R&B, gospel, soul, country), 8pm

Boiler room Polly Panic, Downbreak, Twist of Fate & Culprit Strain (hard rock, experimental), 9pm ByWAter Live music, 9pm clAssic Wineseller Eve Haslam & Satin Steel Jazz, 7pm cluB hAirsprAy DJ Brian Sparxxx, 8pm cluB metropolis Latin American night, 10pm cluB remix Peace Jones (rock, jam) w/ Chesterface, 10pm cork & keg Old-time jam, 8pm douBle croWn Saturday shakedown w/ DJ Lil' Lorrah, 9pm emerAld lounge The Luxury Spirit (indie rock) album release party w/ Of Sea & Shore & The Beast of Riverdale, 9pm french BroAd BreWery tAsting room Alarm Clock Conspiracy (rock, pop), 6pm grey eAgle music hAll & tAvern Lazybirds (folk, blues, roots) w/ the Everydays, 9pm green room cAfe Marc Yaxley, Gary Lockaby & Jim Trapp (Brazilian jazz), 6:30pm highlAnd BreWing compAny Red Honey, (Southern rock, country blues), 6pm isis restAurAnt And music hAll Songs of Water (world, experimental), 9pm JAck of heArts puB The Archrivals (rock, jazz, fusion), 9pm JAck of the Wood puB Firecracker Jazz Band, 9pm loBster trAp Trevor Storia (jazz), 7pm millroom Kyle Biddy & Boy Beats World w/ Bossman, Psylo, Jer Bear & more (electro-bass), 9pm monte vistA hotel Blue Moon (jazz, country, rock), 6pm odditorium Pretty in Pink prom w/ DJ Abu Dissaray, 9pm olive or tWist

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strAightAWAy cAfe Hope Griffin (singer-songwriter, folk), 6pm

Blue mountAin piZZA & BreW puB Mark Bumgarner (Southern Americana), 7pm

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pisgAh BreWing compAny The Secret B-Sides (soul, funk, R&B) w/ BPL, 9pm

AltAmont theAter Chris Eldridge (of Punch Brothers) & Julian Lage, 8pm

BlAck mountAin Ale house Point & Shoot (soul, rock), 9pm

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phoenix lounge Mike Sweet (classic covers), 1pm Kelly McRae Duo (folk), 9pm

El Duende (Latin jazz), 10pm

AthenA's cluB Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

Howl at the Moon Boogie and Blues Show w/ special guests Randy Hale and Ron Shimberg, 9pm

orAnge peel Rock Academy showcase feat. Roy "Futureman" Wooten, 7pm

southern AppAlAchiAn BreWery Channing & Quinn (folk, pop), 8pm

Asheville music hAll Thriftworks (electronic) w/ Splynter & Hydrabadd, 10pm

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one stop deli & BAr Bluegrass brunch w/ Grits & Soul, 11am

the sociAl Karaoke, 9:30pm toWn pump Paul Edelman (Americana, folk), 9pm

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sundAy, August 25 5 WAlnut Wine BAr Lyric (funk, soul, pop), 7pm AltAmont theAter Chuck Brodsky (singer-songwriter, storytelling), 8pm

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pSychedeLic SouL: The Secret B-Sides released its third full length, Easy Magic, in April, a funky, groove-heavy soul record the band’s website aptly describes as “solid gold baby making music.” The quartet visits Pisgah Brewing Company on Saturday, Aug. 24.

Drag show, 12:30am southern AppAlAchiAn BreWery Karen Corn & Buzz Belihars (Americana), 5pm strAightAWAy cAfe Dan Seward (singer-songwriter, Americana), 6pm the sociAl '80s Vinyl Night, 8pm vincenZo's Bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm White horse Percussion recital w/ Jason DeCristofaro & more, 7:30pm

mondAy, August 26 5 WAlnut Wine BAr The Get Right Band (blues, funk), 7-9pm ByWAter Open mic w/ Taylor Martin, 9pm douBle croWn Shane Perlowin's Century Seconds (jazz, experimental), 7pm emerAld lounge Vinyl night w/ DJ Ra Mak, 9pm JAck of heArts puB Jeff Thompson & Steven Evans (singer-songwriter), 6:30pm JAck of the Wood puB This Way to the Egress (roots, gypsy punk, cabaret), 10pm

vincenZo's Bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm WAter'n hole Open mic, 9pm Westville puB Trivia night, 8pm ZumA coffee Blues & BBQ w/ Steve Davidowski & friends

tuesdAy, August 27 185 king street Christopher Bell (baroque folk, indie rock, pop), 7pm 5 WAlnut Wine BAr The John Henrys (gypsy jazz), 8pm AltAmont BreWing compAny Open mic, 8pm ApothecAry Sumsun w/ Emily Reo & Cuddle Formation (electro-pop), 8pm Asheville music hAll Funk jam, 11pm

odditorium Bingo night, 9pm

cluB eleven on grove Swing lessons, 6:30 & 7:30pm Tango lessons, 7pm Dance, 8:30pm

phoenix lounge Mother Explosives (acoustic, rock) & Utah Green (Americana), 8pm the sociAl Open mic w/ Ben Wilson, 8pm

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Blue mountAin piZZA & BreW puB Mark Bumgarner (Southern Americana), 7pm

oskAr Blues BreWery Old-time jam, 6-8pm

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timo's house Open jam, 9pm

loBster trAp Bobby Miller (bluegrass, Americana), 7pm

orAnge peel Movie night: “clockwork Orange,” 8pm

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tiger mountAin thirst pArlour Honky-tonk (classic country & rockabilly) w/ DJ Lorruh & Dave, 10pm

cluB hAirsprAy Trivia night, 8pm cluB remix Harper's Fellow w/ Empty Bottle String Band & Maggie & Her Mistakes (alt-country, folk), 7:30pm emerAld lounge Open mic w/ Andrew Usher, 8pm

isis restAurAnt And music hAll Bluegrass sessions, 9pm

odditorium All Hell (metal) w/ Ogre Throne, 9pm

JAck of the Wood puB Broke Down Hustlers (bluegrass, country), 5pm Bored Spies (indie rock) w/ Golden Gurls & Gavin Conner, 9pm

olive or tWist East Coast swing lessons, 7pm 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock, swing), 8pm

loBster trAp Jay Brown (Americana, folk), 7-9pm mArket plAce The Rat Alley Cats (jazz), 7-10pm o.henry's/tug Movie trivia, 10pm odditorium Comedy open mic w/ Tom Peters, 9pm one stop deli & BAr Two for Tuesday feat. Smooth Operationz & Fast Heart Mart, 8pm orAnge peel Steve Earle & the Dukes (singer-songwriter, country, Americana), 9pm

one stop deli & BAr AfroZep (Afrobeat/Zeppelin mashup), 10pm orAnge peel One More Time (Daft Punk tribute), 9pm

phoenix lounge Jazz night, 8pm pisgAh BreWing compAny Leon Russell (rock), 8pm

timo's house Blues night, 9pm

phoenix lounge Hunnilicious (folk), 8pm

vincenZo's Bistro Aaron Luka (piano, vocals), 7pm

the sociAl Enlightened Rogues (rock, blues), 7pm

yAcht cluB Open jam w/ Justin Brophy of the Go Devils, 9pm

timo's house Open mic variety show, 9pm

ZumA coffee Open mic w/ Greg & Lucretia Speas

Westville puB Blues jam, 10pm White horse Irish sessions, 6:30pm Open mic, 8:45pm Wild Wing cAfe The Moore Brothers (bluegrass), 6pm

WednesdAy, August 28 5 WAlnut Wine BAr Mimi Bell (folk), 5pm Juan Benevides Trio (flamenco, Latin), 8pm ApothecAry Jamaican Queens (pop, dance, hip-hop, electronic), 9pm AthenA's cluB Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm BArley's tAproom Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30pm BlAck mountAin Ale house Bluegrass jam, 9pm Blue mountAin piZZA & BreW puB Open mic, 7pm cluB hAirsprAy Requests w/ DJ Ace of Spade, 8pm cluB remix Variety show & open mic, 9pm cork & keg Tom Leiner ("baby boomer flashbacks"), 7:30pm douBle croWn Country night w/ Dr. Filth, 9pm emerAld lounge Blues jam w/ Riyen Roots, 8pm hAngAr lounge Old-school DJ ('70s-'90s) & open mic, 8pm isis restAurAnt And music hAll Live music on the patio, 6pm Vinyl night, 9pm JAck of the Wood puB Old-time jam, 5pm loBster trAp Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, electronics), 7pm o.henry's/tug Karaoke, 10pm

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BArley's tAproom Alien Music Club (jazz jam), 9pm

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Blue mountAin piZZA & BreW puB Locomotive Pie, 7pm

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douBle croWn International cuts w/ DJ Flypaper, 9pm

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reunited and it feeLS So Good: Mobb Deep’s sophomore album, The Infamous, is widely credited with reinvigorating East Coast hip-hop in the mid-’90s and establishing a dark new direction for hardcore rap. The duo split in 2012, after two decades of recording together, but reunited this spring for a 20th anniversary tour that visits Asheville Music Hall on Friday, Aug. 23.

phoenix lounge Bradford Carson (rock, jam, blues), 8:30pm

green room cAfe Garry Segal (Americana), 6:30pm

pisgAh BreWing compAny Chalwa (reggae), 8pm

highlAnd BreWing compAny Letters to Abigail CD release party (Americana, country), 6pm

pulp Slice of Life (comedy open mic), 9pm purple onion cAfe Mipso (folk, Americana), 7:30pm scAndAls nightcluB Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am sly grog lounge Open mic, 7pm tAllgAry's cAntinA Asheville music showcase, 8pm the sociAl Salsa dancing, 9pm timo's house Asheville Drum 'n' Bass Collective, 9pm tressA's doWntoWn JAZZ And Blues WestSound Review (R&B, soul, dance), 8:30pm vincenZo's Bistro Ginny McAfee (piano, vocals), 7pm WAter'n hole Karaoke, 10pm White horse Gigi Dover & the Big Love w/ Wrecking Ball (blues, Americana, rock), 7:30pm Wild Wing cAfe Luke Combs (acoustic), 8pm WxyZ lounge Caleb Johnson (singer-songwriter), 7pm yAcht cluB Kamakazi karaoke (no control over song choice), 9pm ZumA coffee Bluegrass jam w/ Bobby Hicks

fridAy, August 30 5 WAlnut Wine BAr The Lions Quartet (hot jazz), 10pm Asheville music hAll Machine Funk (Widespread Panic tribute), 10pm AthenA's cluB Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

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loBster trAp Mark Bumgarner (Southern Americana), 7pm millroom Chrissy Murderbot (electronic, dance), 10pm monte vistA hotel Linda Mitchell (jazz, blues), 6pm nAtive kitchen & sociAl puB Crossroads String Band (bluegrass), 7:30pm odditorium Ashrae Fox w/ The Judas Horse (experimental), 9pm olive or tWist 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock, swing), 8:30pm oskAr Blues BreWery Kyle Sorenson & Horse Ghost (Americana), 7pm pAck's tAvern DJ Aaron Michaels, 9pm phoenix lounge The Zealots (rockabilly, alternative), 9pm pisgAh BreWing compAny Phuncle Sam (classic rock, Dead covers), 8pm scAndAls nightcluB Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am sly grog lounge Trivia night, 7pm strAightAWAy cAfe Utah Greene (Americana), 6pm the sociAl Southbound Turnaround (honky-tonk), 9:30pm tressA's doWntoWn JAZZ And Blues Early spotlight feat. Section 8, 7pm Bayou Diesel (Cajun, zydeco), 10pm vAnuAtu kAvA BAr Space Medicine (electro-coustic, ambient, improv), 8:30pm vincenZo's Bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm WAter'n hole Sparkly Nipples (Southern rock), 10pm

clAssic Wineseller Sheila Gordon (piano, vocals), 7pm

White horse Cabaret/jazz series: Peggy Lee & Rosemary Clooney tribute, 8pm

french BroAd BreWery tAsting room Acoustic Circus, 6pm

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Blue mountAin piZZA & BreW puB Acoustic Swing, 7pm

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JAck of the Wood puB Traveling Broke & Out of Gas (Americana, bluegrass, reggae), 5pm Shane Pruitt Band (Southern rock, jam), 9pm

Wild Wing cAfe A Social Function (classic rock, jam), 8pm WxyZ lounge DJ Adam (lounge), 10pm

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DirEctor: Woody Allen PlayErS: Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Alec Baldwin, Peter Sarsgaard, Louis C.K.

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Drama / bittEr comEDy ratED PG-13 tHE Story: A woman whose husband left her widowed, with nothing but the wreckage of his illegal financial empire — and a lot of high-toned notions — finds her life spinning out of control. tHE loWDoWn: A rich, beautifully crafted and intricate film from Woody Allen that qualifies as essential viewing.

Woody Allen’s much-acclaimed new film, Blue Jasmine, deserves all its accolades. It’s certainly firstrate filmmaking and quite possibly the most intricately structured film Allen has ever made. (I think only 1981’s Stardust Memories gives it a run for its money in terms of structure.) Cate Blanchett’s performance as Jasmine is often breathtaking because of her uncanny ability to make an inherently — and increasingly — unlikable character strangely touching. The result is a film I like and admire, but don’t quite love — at least not yet. I may love it in time, because I like it a lot more today than I did yesterday when I saw it. It is quite possibly a movie that requires a little settling into and a second look.

That Blue Jasmine owes a debt to A Street Car Named Desire is undeniable. Not only did Cate Blanchett star in a highly regarded production of the play back in 2009 (a production Allen didn’t

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see), but the overall set-up of the film is similar. Its ruined titular heroine moves in with her working-class sister (Sally Hawkins) and essentially depends “on the kindness of strangers.” But don’t take the comparisons too far, because Blue Jasmine is its own beast, and Jasmine French (née Jeanette) is no Blanche DuBois.

Jasmine is a remnant of the financial crisis — an overprivileged woman whose investment broker husband, Hal (Alec Baldwin), got caught, went to prison and killed himself, leaving her adrift in a world she doesn’t understand and would prefer not to learn about. When she asks the cab driver who has brought her to her sister’s apartment in San Francisco, “Where am I exactly?” the question goes beyond geography.

Jasmine’s notions of pulling herself together are as touching in absurdity as they are appalling in arrogance. Her idea — which does not include getting a job — is that she’ll become an interior decorator, something she understands she can do online. But first, she has to take a class in how to use a computer.

This is clearly not the fast track to selfsufficiency. Her brief tenure as a receptionist is even more disastrous, and she

undermines, from the onset, a possible shot at reclaiming her old lifestyle.

But this is only part of Allen’s game with here. He effortlessly moves in between Jasmine’s old life and this one, tracing the route that led her to her current state and raising questions at every turn as to just how much an unwitting victim of her husband’s illegal activities she was, and just how culpable she might be in the ruination of others (including her sister). The depth of Allen’s probing is ultimately shocking.

Working in widescreen (for only the third time in his career), Allen crafts a superb looking movie that truly moves. This is, in fact, one of the filmmaker’s most beautiful and cinematic films — something enhanced by the structure of the piece. Unlike some of Allen’s more serious films, Blue Jasmine keeps a strong sense of humor — albeit bitter humor — and retains a typically Allenesque jazz soundtrack. (The latter works beautifully because Allen clearly understands the sense of desperation at the core of the music.)

As happens every time Allen makes a good movie, people have called this one “his best in years,” apparently

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oblivious to the fact that they said the same thing two years ago. I think it’s very good and very probably great, but I’m not getting on that particular bandwagon. Plus, I have some qualms about the extended subplot with Jasmine’s sister and another man (Louis C.K.), but all in all, this is must-see filmmaking from one of our best directors. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, language and sexual content. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas and Fine Arts Theatre

Jobs HH director: Joshua Michael Stern (Swing Vote) pLayerS: Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, Lukas Haas, Matthew Modine biopic rated pG-13 the Story: A biopic based on the life of Apple Computers cofounder Steve Jobs. the Lowdown: A hoary, generic biography that never picks a tone nor a purpose, with a corny star-turn from Ashton Kutcher.

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Jobs is a masterclass in everything wrong with the biopic and then some.

For a film whose sole purpose is to tell the story of Steve Jobs, I can’t say I’m more illuminated about the life of Jobs after watching it. And as someone who’s had two iPhones and an iPod break on me, Jobs doesn’t help me understand the Cult of Apple, either.

This is a movie that understands neither its subject nor its tone.

At times, Jobs feels like it’s inching toward being a scathing dismantling of a greedy, selfish sociopath who abuses every relationship he has to get what he wants. If that was the film’s intent, I’d at least have respect for taking such an unpopular look at one of the 21st century’s most revered entrepreneurs.

Unfortunately, this is not what the film wants to be, since it treats both Jobs and Apple’s achievements reverently. What’s left is a completely unrepentant, unlikable, unreformed character whose eventual perseverance is lauded. A lot of this blame should be placed in front of director Joshua Michael Stern (Swing Vote) for allowing such an uneven and askew approach, but don’t forget the obvious issue of casting Ashton Kutcher as Jobs in the first place. Kutcher’s only talent here is a vague resemblance to Jobs, and his attempts at being a Serious Actor — which consists mostly of outbursts of blubbering — are embarrassing.

Sometimes he gets Jobs’ awkward gait and mannerisms down, but I never felt like I was watching anyone other than Kutcher, whose performance boils down to fake glasses and some mock turtlenecks.

Aside from Kutcher, start running through the cast list — Dermot Mulroney, Matthew Modine — and you quickly realize this is little more than a glorified TV movie. It certainly looks and feels that way, doing little more than hitting the highlights of Jobs’ career. The film opens with a pretty anticlimactic debut of the iPod and quickly flashes back to his college years as a smelly hippy who — at least in the simplistic way the film tells it — drops acid and decides to change the world. He does this by manipulating friends, neglecting his child and becoming an unrepentant, megalomaniacal capitalist who wants little more than to take everyone’s money. Stern seems to think Jobs is in the grand tradition of Citizen Kane (1941), or — to a much, much lesser degree — David Fincher’s The Social Network (2010) as a film about a rise to power, wealth and fame and the toll that takes on a man.

But there’s nothing interesting, likable

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To pile on, Stern’s film devolves into cheesy in-jokes (Steve yells at Bill Gates on the phone!) and moments that tread dangerously close to those flashes of inspiration in 1940s composer biopics (Steve hates his Discman and throws it into the trash!). These are all big enough problems on their own, but add a lead better known for his Nikon Coolpix commercials and Punk’d, and the movie as a whole is pretty shoddy.

Instead of a film about a great man, Jobs is little more than the illustration of a very successful computer salesman. Rated PG-13 for some drug content and strong language. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande

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director: Jeff Wadlow (Never Back Down) pLayerS: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Morris Chestnut, Christopher Mintz-Plasse comic-booK action rated r the Story: More inexplicable fancy-dress vigilante doings. the Lowdown: Ugly, mean, unpleasant and tedious. There is nothing to recommend this.

I have almost certainly seen movies worse than Kick-Ass 2 this year, but I’m not sure I’ve seen one I so intensely disliked. No, I wasn’t offended by hearing teenagers (and faux teenagers) swear nonstop. That’s a complete nonissue for me — except that as much as I’m neither offended, nor shocked, I’m equally unamused by it.

For that matter, I’m not particularly offended by the movie’s violence. I am, however, troubled by the film’s base hypocrisy that its excesses are all OK because, it says, all this violence and killing is — you know — bad (all the while gearing up for more). I’m also more than a little wary of the movie’s overall mean tone. This is

really a nasty little movie. And, no, not in the over-the-top silly satirical manner of Machete (2010) or Hobo with a Shotgun (2011). This is simply a deeply unpleasant work — not to mention overlong, over-stuffed and underdeveloped. Worst of all, though, Kick-Ass 2 thinks it’s clever and subversive, when in fact it’s merely tedious and obnoxious — and possibly downright toxic.

I can’t compare it to Matthew Vaughn’s 2010 original because I never saw that. However, Vaughn’s other films — Layer Cake (2004), Stardust (2007), X-Men: First Class (2011) — suggest his film had to better than this ... thing from writer-director Jeff Wadlow, who has never made an even passable movie (a record unblemished by this). This entry appears to pick up where the last left off. Dave Lizewski (Aaron TaylorJohnson looking way too old for this) has given up his Kick-Ass persona. Mindy Macready (Chloe Grace Moretz) has also stopped being HitGirl, because her guardian, Detective Marcus Williams (Morris Chestnut) disapproves — he’s taken over her care after the death of her father (Nicolas Cage) in the first movie. A lot of the film’s story concerns the Dave and Mindy going on and off the idea of returning to crime fighting (they have all the timing of Rhett and Scarlett in this regard). Meanwhile, Chris D’Amico (Christopher MintzPlasse), has given up his status as Red Mist and restyled his character as a super villain calling himself “The Motherfucker” (no fooling), who is out to avenge his father’s death.

(Fatherhood is a dicey business in these pictures.)

Predictably, all this leads to a big showdown with Kick-Ass and HitGirl vs. “The Motherfucker” and his henchmen. To get there, though, we have to plow through what seems like hours of Mindy trying to be a regular girl — a doomed attempt that results in her attacking the school’s mean girls with a device that induces projectile vomiting and explosive diarrhea. (Yep, this is just as puerile and tasteless as it sounds.) There’s also a segment involving Kick-Ass getting involved with Colonel Stars and Stripes’ (Jim Carrey) vigilante “super-hero” organization — which at least ties in to the climax. But so what? It’s all incredibly predictable, flatly executed and no fun at all. Actually, if it weren’t for the film’s nasty tone, it would have no personality at all. Strictly for those who are into foul-mouthed teens, fans of pointless violence and admir-

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pLayerS: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard fact-baSed drama rated pG-13 the Story: Fact-based drama about the man who served as White House butler from Ike to Reagan. the Lowdown: Lee Daniels feels constrained with a PG-13 rating, but his film still resonates with honest emotion and solid filmmaking that manages to pack more than 80 years of story into two hours without feeling rushed.

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The World’s End Edgar Wright’s latest comedy starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost heads our way with glowing reviews that are ready-made for break-out quotes — “This is by light-years the most entertaining movie of the year.” (David Edelstein, New York Magazine). It also has the goodwill of two well-loved prior films from the trio. This, in fact, concludes what’s called their trilogy. The trailer shows five old friends (headed

by Pegg and Frost) on a nostalgic pub crawl when they unexpectedly find themselves having to save the world. My guess is there’s more to it than that. (r)

You’re Next Director Adam Wingard comes from the horror-movie festival circuit — much like Ti West (who appears in this film) — and here he gets his shot at a breakthrough with this home-invasion thriller that’s been picked up by Lionsgate. Early reviews are largely strong, but horror-movie reviews are unreliable. The trailer looks so-so, but the cat masks are pretty cool. (r)

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Lee Daniels’ The Butler — so named not to play to the director’s ego, but to settle a ridiculous title challenge from Warner Bros. — is a good, maybe very good, but not quite great film. Yes, it has the distinct odor of Oscar-Bait, but, as Roger Ebert once noted, that complaint is a little like damning a film for trying to be good. (It’s kind of funny that we await awards season anxiously and then complain about movies that try to win awards.) Its biggest flaw lies in its PG-13 rating and the constraints it places upon Lee Daniels, a director whose greatest strength is his ability to make overheated, trashy melodramas that have a surprisingly warm heart. There’s really nobody quite like him in film today, and while there’s a lot of Daniels on display in The Butler, there is an inescapable sense of restraint here. You can see it early on in the bloodless murder of the main character’s father. You can hear it in a raunchy joke where the punchline has been cleaned up by someone dropping a pan in postproduction. You can sense it around every corner, but the film — and Daniels — endure.

No one seems to know whether this thing is aimed at the Harry Potter or the Twilight crowd (the two aren’t exactly interchangeable), but it’s the latest dream of a new franchise. The blurb tells us: “Lily Collins stars as a young girl whose life is upended when she realizes that she’s part of a long line of demon-slayers in this Screen Gems adaptation of Cassandra Clare’s first book in her series of best-selling novels.” It also features Jamie Campbell Bower and Jemima West. And to prove that it’s special, it opens on Wednesday. (pG-13)

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As you probably know, the film recounts the fact-based but freely adapted history of a man who served as the White House butler from the Eisenhower years into the Reagan era, charting his life from his days as the son of a sharecropper in 1926 to the Obama presidency. That’s a span of time that requires considerable condensing — only a small amount of time can be given to any single episode and years have to be brushed by in a hurry. The surprise here is that neither Daniels’ direction nor Danny Strong’s screenplay feels rushed or shortchanged. I honestly think that this is one area where the “star-studded” stunt casting pays off, because the characters take on some of our notions of the performers and seem more dimensional than they are.

It’s still stunt casting, though.

Folks like Vanessa Redgrave (who really delivers) and Mariah Carrey are little more than fleeting appearances. Others aren’t much more seen. Some score (Alan Rickman’s Reagan). Some don’t (John Cusack’s Nixon). Nobody is actually embarrassing. But the film belongs mostly to Forest Whitaker — followed closely by Oprah Winfrey and David Oyelow. Whitaker impresses with ease, as does Oyelow (who was also in Daniels’ The Paperboy last year). That leaves us with Winfrey, and she’s fine. Still, her presence strikes me as more distracting than the entire roster of guest bits put together. Plus, the whole subplot about her quasi-affair with Terrence Howard’s character should have been cut. On the whole, though, I can’t fault her performance.

Sometimes Daniels’ film truly soars — as in the intercutting of a sit-in protest at a Woolworth lunch counter during an elaborate White House dinner scene. Most of the protest scenes carry the power of history but are elevated by the immediacy of the filmmaking, while the immediacy of the filmmaking is elevated by the honesty of the emotions. Daniels certainly flirts with greatness, and even if he doesn’t quite get there — except on occasion — he’s made a very worthy film. Rated PG-13 for some violence and disturbing images, language, sexual material, thematic elements and smoking. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Flat Rock Cinema, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher

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With a name like Paranoia, we obviously have a film attempting to emulate the thrillers of Hitchcock and Polanski. Unfortunately for the movie — and the paltry handful of people who paid to see it this weekend — the only time you’re going to hear director Robert Luketic’s name mentioned in

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the company of those filmmakers is in reference to how lousy he is in comparison. And if you need further proof — beyond Legally Blonde (2001) and the slew of garbage romcoms he’s made since — then take a gander at Paranoia, a half-baked, downright dull attempt at a corporate thriller.

Let’s start with the basic concept: Our hunky hero Adam (Liam Hemsworth) gets caught in a web of corporate intrigue and espionage in the exciting world of rival cell phone companies. As nefarious as our evil corporate magnates and bitter enemies may be — played by Gary Oldman and a Harrison Ford in dire need of more fiber-boosting leafy greens in his diet — they’re still hawking cell phones. The stakes just don’t feel that high, even as Adam gets blackmailed into a violent, deadly world of corporate espionage. This might conceivably be fine if Luketic had any idea how to make this conceit entertaining. With the same material, Polanski would’ve ratcheted up the atmosphere and dread; Brian De Palma would’ve made overheated trash. Luketic, on the other hand, directs everything here with a straight face and some bargain-basement attempts at stylization — with little understanding of how to take such flaccid material and pump it up a little.

The flick is pretty boneheaded from the top down, starting with the casting. Hemsworth is fine, though I have difficulty believing this poor man’s Channing Tatum is somehow a computer genius. This is second only to the idea that schlubby Richard Dreyfuss somehow spawned this giant mound of muscly beefcake.

Luketic isn’t much of a storyteller, so attempting a taut thriller probably isn’t the best move, as twists are thrown in despite not making much sense. Even the film’s titular paranoia is mostly shoehorned into the plot halfway, a device that serves no purpose besides padding the runtime. It certainly doesn’t up the suspense like it wants to. The film is a laundry list of floundering disappointments, though perhaps the biggest one is that, as a semi-eccentric billionaire, this would’ve been the perfect opportunity for Harrison Ford’s tiny little earring to make its film debut. But alas, no luck. Rated PG-13 for some sexuality, violence and language. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande

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Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me HHHH rocK documentary An extensive, deeply researched look at the career of the commercially ignored but critically acclaimed Memphis rock band Big Star. The film is an obvious work of fans and a must-see for those who already love the band.

But its subject matter, combined with some faulty storytelling, makes this doc a difficult sell for the uninitiated. The Fine Arts Theatre will screen Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me Thursday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m.

Crimes at the Dark House HHHH horror The great Tod Slaughter has a go at Wilkie Collins’ novel The Woman in White, which is transformed here into one of the British horror star’s typical blood-and-thunder “strong meat” melodramas. That means that no virgin is safe and no deed too dirty. Though Crimes at the Dark House (1940) is nothing new for Slaughter, and every expense has been spared, it remains one of his most outlandishly enjoyable films. How can you not love a villain who threatens to “feed your entrails to the pigs” should you double-cross him? The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Crimes at the Dark House Thursday, Aug. 22, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

Jewel Robbery HHHHH StyLiSh heiSt comedy Scintillating, sophisticated heist comedy that finds both its stars — William Powell and Kay Francis — and its director (the undervalued William Dieterle) at the height of their powers. Deliciously Pre-Code and every inch adult entertainment (in the best sense) about a slick jewel thief and the bored rich woman who encounters him during one of his jobs. Perhaps the closest Warner Bros. ever came to the kind of stylish film we usually associate with Paramount. The Asheville Film Society will screen Jewel Robbery Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

Revanche HHHH crime drama Despite Oscar-nominated crime drama — and character study — from Austria, Revanche (2008) is one of those films that never made it onto local screens. It’s the sort of compelling film that just isn’t an easy sell — a fairly grim examination of a botched bank robbery that was meant to provide a new start for a Russian prostitute and her boyfriend. It’s less the crime that’s under examination than the complex fallout it produces. Certainly worth a look, but on the grim side.

Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Revanche Friday, Aug. 23, 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

That’s Entertainment, Part II HHH compiLation Another two-hour commercial for MGM that continues the attempt to rewrite the history of movies as the history of MGM. The new footage

by Gene Kelly is appallingly cheesy, and the clips are a mixed bag (kind of the movie equivalent of B-sides) that seem to have been edited with a meat cleaver.

Strictly for star-gazers who are not terribly choosy. At least it’s not Part III. The Hendersonville Film Society will show That’s Entertainment, Part II Sunday, Aug. 25, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

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ARiES (march 21-April 19) An Indian student named Sankalp Sinha has invented the "Good Morning Sing N Shock." It's an alarm clock that plays you a song and gives you a small electrical jolt when you hit the snooze button. The voltage applied is far less intense than, say, a taser, and is designed to energize you rather than disable you. I encourage you to seek out wake-up calls like the kind this device administers, Aries: fairly gentle, yet sufficiently dramatic to get your attention.

The alternative would be to wait around for blind fate to provide the wake-up calls. They might be a bit more strenuous.

TAURUS (April 20-may 20) If you Google the statement "I can change overnight," most of the results that come up are negative, like "It's not something I can change overnight" or "I don't think I can change overnight." But there's one Google link to "I can change overnight."

It's a declaration made by Taurus painter Willem de Kooning. He was referring to how unattached he was to defining his work and how easy it was for him to mutate his artistic style. I wouldn't normally advise you Tauruses to use "I can change overnight" as your battle cry. But for the foreseeable future you do have the power to make some rather rapid and thorough transformations.

GEmini (may 21-June 20) "The artist is by necessity a collector," said graphic designer Paul Rand. "He accumulates things with the same ardor and curiosity with which a boy stuffs his pockets. He borrows from the sea and from the scrap heap; he takes snapshots, makes mental notes and records impressions on tablecloths and newspapers. He has a taste for children's wall scrawling as appreciative as that for prehistoric cave painting." Whether or not you're an artist, Gemini, this would be an excellent approach for you in the coming days. You're in a phase when you can thrive by being a gatherer of everything that attracts and fascinates you. You don't need to know yet why you're assembling all these clues. That will be revealed in good time.

cAncER (June 21-July 22) Can you remember the last time you bumped up against a limitation caused by your lack of knowledge? What did it feel like? I expect that sometime soon you will have that experience again. You may shiver with worry as you contemplate the potential consequences of your continued ignorance.

But you may also feel the thrill of hungry curiosity rising up in you. If all goes well, the fear and curiosity will motivate you to get further educated. You will set to work on a practical plan to make it happen.

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LEo (July 23-Aug. 22) “My story isn’t sweet and harmonious like invented stories,” wrote novelist Herman Hesse. “It tastes of folly and bewilderment, of madness and dream, like the life of all people who no longer want to lie to themselves.”

As interesting as Hesse’s declaration is, let’s not take it as gospel. Let’s instead envision the possibility that when people reduce the number of lies they tell themselves, their lives may become sweeter and more harmonious as a result. I propose that exact scenario for you right now, Leo. There might be a rough adjustment period as you cut back on your self-deceptions, but eventually your folly and bewilderment will diminish as the sweet harmony grows.

ably felt but never actually said. "The demand that I make of my reader," said Joyce, "is that he should devote his whole life to reading my works." Was he being mischievous? Maybe. But he never apologized or issued a retraction. Your assignment, Virgo, is to conjure up your own version of that wild desire: a clear statement of exactly what you really, really want in all of its extravagant glory. I think it'll be healthy for you to identify this pure and naked longing. (P.S. I'm not implying that you should immediately try to get it fulfilled, though. For now, the important thing is knowing what it is.)

LiBRA (Sept. 23-oct. 22) Now and then a British Libra named Lloyd Scott dresses up in funny costumes while competing in long-distance races. He does it to raise money for charity. In the 2011 London Marathon, he wore a 9-foot snail outfit for the duration of the course. It took him 27 days to finish. I suggest you draw inspiration from his heroic effort. From a cosmic perspective, it would make sense for you to take your time as you engage in amusing activities that benefit your fellow humans.

ScoRPio (oct. 23-nov. 21) What will you do now that you have acquired more clout and visibility? Will you mostly just pump up your self-love and bask in the increased attention?

There's nothing wrong with that, of course. But if those are the only ways you cash in on your added power, the power won't last. I suggest you take advantage of your enhanced influence by engaging in radical acts of magnanimity. Perform good deeds and spread big ideas. The more blessings you bestow on your fellow humans, the more enduring your new perks will be.

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SAGiTTARiUS (nov. 22-Dec. 21) You've been pretty wild and uncontained lately, and that's OK. I've loved seeing how much permission you've given yourself to ramble free, experiment with the improbable and risk being a fool. I suspect that history will judge a majority of your recent explorations as tonic. But now, Sagittarius, the tenor of the time is shifting. To continue being in alignment with your highest good, I believe you will have to rein in your wanderlust and start attending to the care and cultivation of your power spot. Can you find a way to enjoy taking on more responsibility?

cAPRicoRn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) "The person who can't visualize a horse galloping on a tomato is an idiot," said the founder of Surrealism, writer André Breton. I wouldn't go so far as to call such an imagination-deprived soul an "idiot," but I do agree with the gist of his declaration.

One of the essential facets of intelligence is the ability to conjure up vivid and creative images in one's mind. When daily life has grown a bit staid or stuck or overly serious, this skill becomes even more crucial. Now is one of those times for you, Capricorn. If you have any trouble visualizing a horse galloping on a tomato, take measures to boost the fertility of your imagination.

AQUARiUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) "I want to be with those who know the secret things, or else alone," wrote the eccentric, ecstatic poet Rainer Maria Rilke. That wouldn't be a good rule for you Aquarians to live by all the time. To thrive, you need a variety of cohorts and allies, including those who know and care little about secret things. But I suspect that for the next few weeks, an affinity for those who know secret things might suit you well. More than that, they may be exactly the accomplices who will help you attend to your number one assignment: exploratory holy work in the depths.

PiScES (Feb. 19-march 20) To launch your horoscope, I'll steal a line from a Thomas Pynchon novel: A rev-

elation trembles just beyond the threshold of your understanding. To continue your oracle, I'll borrow a message I heard in my dream last night: A breakthrough shivers just beyond the edge of your courage. Next, I'll use words I think I heard while eavesdropping on a conversation at Whole Foods:

If you want to cook up the ultimate love feast, you're still missing one ingredient.

And to finish this oracle, Pisces, I'll say that if you want to precipitate the trembling revelation, activate the shivering breakthrough and acquire the missing ingredient, imitate what I've done in creating this horoscope.

Assume the whole world is offering you useful clues, and listen closely.

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ACROSS 1 “S.N.L.” piece 5 Lost ___ (“Peter Pan” group) 9 Jam-pack 14 Yma Sumac’s homeland 15 “___ and away!”

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35 Part of a posy, maybe 36 K-5: Abbr.

38 Unfrizzed, say 41 Class ring datum 42 Make use of 44 “___ expert, but …”

46 Horse race rarity 47 Lament, part 3 51 Pilots’ announcements, in brief 52 Parisian possessive 53 Tassel spot 56 Lament, part 4 61 Flee via ladder, stereotypically 63 They’re sweeter than sweet potatoes 64 Dance at some weddings 65 Corporate shakeup, for short 66 Bird feeder fill 67 Mattress size 68 End of the lament

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The Regeneration Station

No. 0717

edited by Will Shortz

the new York timeS croSSword puzzle

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7 Traditional season for eggnog 8 Enemy of Athens in the Peloponnesian War 9 Got very close and comfy 10 Fraternity “P” 11 Anise-flavored liqueur 12 P. C. ___, “Beau Geste” novelist 13 Greenlander, by citizenship 21 Dover ___ 22 “Tin” body part 26 Site with a “Buy It Now” option 27 Car make whose name means “I roll” in Latin 28 Rating a 10, say 29 Weigh station visitors 30 Be dishonest with 31 Carrier name of 1979-97 32 Brontë heroine 33 Gather in 37 Number on a marathon marker

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45 Reminder that the laundry needs doing 48 Roll-call vote

53 Michael of “Juno” 59 Comical Idle 54 Baldwin of “30 Rock” 55 Bear who dreams 60 Made, as a putt of “hunny” 57 Sing the praises of

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