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Know your farmers I’m so grateful for your focus on healthful milk [”From Cow to Cup,” Sept. 18 Xpress]. Let me say at the outset that, as many conscientious people know, the best way to secure safe food is to know your farmers and their farms.

Some years ago, I attended a workshop in Durham led by Sally Fallon, president of the Weston A. Price Foundation. It was a long and detailed PowerPoint about the history of commercial milk. As with many political issues we’re familiar with, Fallon described how, at the beginning of the industrialized-food wave of the 1930s, U.S. corporations intent on developing pasteurization presented appalling details to the U.S. Congress about one large, poorly maintained dairy facility where the potential for bacterial infections from raw milk had become rampant.

This selected, purposeful misrepresentation of dairy farming and raw milk’s risks was not surprising to that Durham audience, though it nonetheless caused shock and outrage. But what’s new?

Perhaps what’s new is the work going on in more enlightened places on our borders, such as Canada, and in the states in this country where raw milk is sold and consumed daily without negative conse-

quence. To read some excerpts from the Weston Price website, visit avl. mx/015. (Please note italicized text, which are my highlights.)

I am one of many raw-milk aficionados. I know people who thought they were allergic to milk, but found that raw milk and raw-milk products give them no problem at all.

Cook (and kill) the essential enzymes in the milk by pasteurizing them and they can’t handle the results.

Corporations, not people, get to decide what we can legally possess.

For now.

Thanks again for your focus on this important topic.

— Arjuna da Silva Black Mountain

More about milk In order for a dairy cow to be profitable, it must give milk regularly [”From Cow to Cup,” Sept. 18 Xpress]. This is done by inseminating cows within weeks [after they give] birth, so that they are continuously producing milk. This cycle of constant impregnation and being milked daily by machines stresses the animal such that the average lifespan of a dairy cow is five years (versus about 20 if allowed to live free). The animals then collapse and are ground up.

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when every calf the cow gives birth to is taken from its mother immediately because the milk needs to be sold. Both the cow and her calf make a sound similar to a guttural scream when they are separated, never to see each other again. One can imagine what that sounds like.

If the cow is a female, it will grow up to suffer the same dismal, tortured existence as its mother. If it is male, it will likely be placed into a bin so small it can't turn around in and fed a purposely deficient diet that results in an anemic, malnourished, sick muscle mass. This is also called "premium veal.” They are the lucky ones, destined to live just a few short months of agonizing misery before joining our food chain.

The dairy company featured in [the] article may feed their cows grass, but is that enough to justify the necessary life of a dairy cow?

This information only begins to describe what animals raised for their products go through. There is a reason dairy and meat farms will arrest you if you are caught videotaping their operations.

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Fuller Moore's Sept. 11 letter, “Who's Playing God Here,” is a typical conservative male response to abortion. The sly reference to Gov. Pat McCrory “stepping on tender toes” and Fuller's old “skool” advice to “man up” is disgustingly disrespectful.

The implication that women are overly sensitive, uneducated and the weaker sex is embarrassing.

Why should I “man up” when it's a man who is regulating my body like it's a public institution?

It's obvious that someone without a uterus — who's never felt the life-altering moment of a pregnancy scare, and who's never actually left the early 20th-century mindset that women have no choice in what happens to their bodies

or their lives — would have such an opinion on abortion, and such a response to women.

I agree, in a different context, with Fuller's reference to our having lost our moral compass as a society. It is morally wrong to tell an individual what to do with her body. Instead of promoting the restriction of abortion, why not provide the proper birth control to those you are condemning?

Maybe it's appropriate to reevaluate who's lost their moral compass.

— Katlyn May Swannanoa

How dare you make light of obesity I sat down to my weekly bagel on a date with my husband. We only get one day every so often to spend together. Then I found the Brent Brown comic in the Sept. 18 Xpress.

I was shocked!

How dare you make light of obesity. Is this what the Mountain Xpress thinks of overweight people? Is this how you see larger people: Carnival snackers without the ability to control themselves?

We live in Asheville, the most diverse, accepting place in America — as long as you're not fat, though, huh? Nice.

I'll be sure to let everyone know.

— Dani Ruska Asheville

Manheimer is a leader we can rely on I support Esther Manheimer for mayor because she is the candidate who has the combination of commitment and experience that we need to lead our city.

My endorsement of Esther is based on many years of witnessing her contributions to the community before and since her election to Asheville City Council.

As a member of the Asheville City School Foundation board, I am especially appreciative of Esther’s deep understanding of the pressure that our teachers and children are facing due to statewide cuts in education.

Esther is the mother of three sons in Asheville City Schools. Her husband is a high school teacher and wrestling coach. Her mother is a retired librarian and her father a retired university professor.

Esther has been a diligent City Council member. She works with city staff to fully understand their research.

She rolls up her sleeves and looks into

coRREction In the Sept. 25 issue, we reported the wrong day (but the right date) for the Oakley Farmers Market’s Harvest Festival. The correct day is Thursday, Oct. 3.

the complexities of our laws to figure out how to best protect and promote our assets. Esther also understands team play and how to connect to leaders locally and in Raleigh.

Esther Manheimer is a leader we can rely on. Join me in voting for her in the Oct. 8 mayoral primary.

— Honor Moor Asheville

Vote for the multimodal candidates As we approach Asheville City Council elections and the mayoral race, it's good to see multimodal issues (e.g., bike, public transit, cycling) resonate with so many voters. A balanced transportation policy is key to our city's long-term sustainability.

When the recession hit, it would have been easy to gut public transit.

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for, and the City Council was able to implement, the Transit Master Plan.

While most candidates are supporters of transit issues, I'm strongly backing Esther Manheimer for mayor and Gordon Smith for City Council.

Manheimer has been an advocate for multimodal issues pushing for more frequent bus service and expanding sidewalks, bike lanes and greenways. Smith made expanding bus service on Sundays a key campaign platform.

I've been called a transit ninja. I ride the bus, and I am a past chair of the Asheville Transit Commission. I believe that an excellent city needs excellent transit service, and I trust Smith and Manheimer to lead us there.

— Paul Van Heden Asheville

Martin Ramsey for a better Asheville Dear millennials (and everyone else) of Asheville: I enthusiastically encourage you to vote for Martin Ramsey for mayor in the Oct. 8 primary.

You already know that as Asheville continues to grow, the cost of living

continues to rise, and yet wages remain the same. Most of us find ourselves with less and less to work with when it comes to affordable housing, food security, access to health care and other basic needs. Meanwhile, the city continues to bring us hotels and other out-of-state corporate enterprises that don’t support true, local, equitable growth.

Martin Ramsey is the only candidate proposing substantial possibilities for altering our current path through innovative approaches to community development at the ground level.

Rather than the same old closeddoor deals, his plan emphasizes the cooperative involvement of all Asheville residents in making the decisions that affect our future.

When growth is equitable, everyone wins: all of us — not just bankers, lawyers and business executives (though they still win, too). Equitable growth means people can afford to stay in their homes and buy groceries. People can live closer to their jobs, reducing carbon emissions and creating a greener Asheville. And more people can afford to buy local, fur-

ther supporting the many wonderful businesses that are often beyond the price range of so many of us who actually live and work here.

Martin Ramsey’s campaign offers the possibility of a new direction that benefits all of us. We need a better way forward, and we need it now.

You are inheriting the future of Asheville. What do you want it to look like? Learn more about Martin’s vision for our city at martinramseyformayor.org, and vote him for Mayor on Oct. 8.

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ing some chuckles from the audience. The local activist has raised concerns about the brewery the company is building in the River Arts District. “That’s not actually the case,” he continued.

But Wainscott did have some sharp words for the way the city manages its business, especially in the areas of transit and other infrastructure.

“My concerns for our community are deep, and I feel our future has more to do with the actual traffic that’s actually coming, rather than cars driving themselves home,” he said.

The city, asserted Wainscott, often neglects things like road maintenance and transit in favor of economic incentives for companies or projects like the Asheville Art Museum renovation. He advocated prioritizing basic services instead, expressing frustration at having to clear roads he felt the city should maintain: “I already pay taxes for that.”

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This year’s Asheville City Council races are off to a late start. With just five candidates competing for the three available seats, there was no primary for the first time in decades.

Meanwhile, there’s been no shortage of mayoral debates (see “Doubleheader” elsewhere in this issue); those candidates do face an Oct. 8 primary.

Roughly 50 people gathered at the River Arts District’s Odyssey Gallery for a Sept. 25 forum organized by local nonprofit Asheville on Bikes. They got to hear from four Council candidates who answered questions from a Jeopardy-style game grid that focused on multimodal transportation issues.

Humorous questions (how does one look sexy on a bike?) were thrown in with more serious queries concerning priorities, infrastructure, the environment and how city residents can safely get from place to place. (The fifth candidate, former Asheville police officer mike Lanning, did not attend.)

Here’s how the two newcomers and two incumbents presented themselves to their constituents for the first time in this election season.

COunCiL mEmBER CECiL BOThwELL Bothwell began by telling the audience that everything they know about transit is about to turn upside down, because “Driverless cars are going to change everything. ... It’s going to happen in the next 10 years.” He revisited that theme several times in his remarks, asserting that the coming shift was why he’d opposed building more downtown parking.

Bothwell also said the current city government has made some major strides on transit.

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ROund OnE: Asheville City Council candidates Jonathan Wainscott and Gwen Wisler joined incumbents Gordon Smith and Cecil Bothwell at the race’s first forum, on transit issues. Photo by Max Cooper

“We’re the most progressive Council I’ve seen in 25 years, first as a reporter, then as a member of City Council,” he declared.

“We’ve increased the frequency of the major routes in our bus system without raising costs to the city. We’ve increased the bike lanes: That’s huge. We’ve really improved mulitmodal transportation.”

Bothwell also said Ashevilleans should hold a referendum on raising more revenue to fund transit improvements. He also touted his own volunteer efforts clearing sidewalks to make them more accessible.

COunCiL mEmBER GORdOn smiTh Smith, meanwhile, touted his work supporting multimodal transit, saying it was a plank in his 2009 campaign platform, and “I feel like we’ve delivered.”

He cited the Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force, the city’s dedicated Transit Department, the overhaul of bus routes and other changes.

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Sunday service,” said Smith. “In addition, we need to maintain the rest of the funding, so we can create a working, comprehensive, interlinked, multimodal transportation network for all the people of Asheville.”

The incumbent linked transit policies to his broader campaign goals of affordable housing, access to healthier food, and better-paying jobs. He defended Council’s allocating revenue from the recent tax increase for projects such as the Eagle Market Place affordable housing development and the art museum, while reiterating that transit remains a high priority.

“That will fuel the private investment that will be the revenue of the future,” predicted Smith, adding, “We have to invest in the city.”

JOnaThan wainsCOTT “Many people here might know me as the guy who hates New Belgium,” said Wainscott, draw-

GwEn wisLER “You’re my peeps,” Wisler proclaimed as she introduced herself to the crowd. Talking to voters before the forum, she’d held her bike helmet in hand. “I was chairman of Strive Not to Drive, I’m a bicycle safety instructor, I’m on the Bike/ Ped Task Force, I’m interested in bicycle and pedestrian advocacy, I volunteer at bike corrals, I work with Asheville on Bikes.”

Now a consultant, Wisler is the former CEO of Coleman, which manufactures outdoor gear; she emphasized her experience rather than endorsing specific policy measures.

“In the spring, when all the fiscal conversations started coming up, I really felt like my business background would add to City Council,” she revealed.

Wisler also said she favors being guided by the city’s existing master plans in dealing with future opportunities and issues.

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The stages and supporters could not have been more different: A Sept. 25 power lunch at Magnolia’s Raw Bar & Grille, sponsored by the conservative Council of Independent Business Owners, and an evening forum at the Odyssey Gallery, hosted by the multimodal-minded group Asheville On Bikes. The latter event was also attended by City Council candidates (see “Getting Things Rolling” on p. 8).

Before the three mayoral candidates ― current Asheville Vice Mayor Esther manheimer, former city Risk Manager john miall and community activist martin Ramsey ― began talking transit at the River Arts District gallery, they sipped beers with voters outside the neighboring Clingman Café.

Earlier that day, both Manheimer and Miall had handed out buttons and stickers urging people to vote for them before getting down to business at Magnolias. Ramsey did not attend the CIBO event due to a scheduling conflict. A piece of paper with Ramsey’s name typed on it rested on an empty chair a few feet away from where Manheimer and Miall faced each other one-on-one for the first time in a public forum.

Both said that fiscal and financial stability would be top priorities if they were elected mayor, and both voiced support for the long-delayed Interstate 26 connector project, even if it means means making Interstate 240 eight lanes through West Asheville. Some

fRom thREE: Asheville mayoral candidates John Miall, Martin Ramsey and Esther Manheimer make their pitches before the Tuesday, Oct. 8 primary. Photos by Max Cooper

options for the multimillion-dollar undertaking include an eight-lane I-240 — a controversial issue since the project was first proposed many years ago.

Miall, a West Asheville native who still lives there, told the more than 50 CIBO attendees, “Eight or 800 [lanes], we need relief. It’s that simple.” He continued, “I don’t think it’s a question of how many lanes; I think it’s a question of how committed are we” to completing the project.

Manheimer, meanwhile, told the CIBO crowd that she will “of course” support the connector.

“I’m not sure if the recommendation is going to include six lanes or eight. … But whatever the recommendation is, I’m going to support it, because that’s what it’s going to take,” she assured them. “We need the I-26 project: That is not a question. We have been stymied in moving that forward.”

Asked whether they would consider a new study to assess the effectiveness of traffic-calming measures along Kimberly, Macon and Murdock avenues (specifically the bulb-outs and traffic islands), Manheimer said that, although there have been “some hiccups in people learning to drive around them and not over them, the community has absorbed them.”

Miall, however, took a more critical stance. “I’ll go you one better than that: I would advocate that we get as much of the concrete globs out of the streets as we possibly can,” he said. “The purpose of a paved road is to express traffic. Anything else we do to inhibit that creates a problem.”

At the Get There AVL forum that evening, which drew a comparable crowd, the moderator asked Miall to clarify his “eight or 800” statement, as well as his stance on traffic-calming measures, multimodal issues and complete streets (roads designed with walkers, cyclists, drivers and public transit users in mind).

“I don’t think there’s as much conflict as there probably appears on the surface,” responded Miall.

The transit forum featured an unusually playful, Jeopardy-style format rather than a straightforward moderated debate. There were also questions specifically tailored to each candidate, based on a questionnaire they’d been asked to complete beforehand. In addition, they could respond to their opponents’ comments via pantomimed hat-tipping (indicating support) or hand-waving (signaling an objection).

For Ramsey, the only one who hadn’t completed the questionnaire, that meant giving his stance on multimodal issues on the spot. The 31-year-old bicyclist said he was glad to hear consensus among the candidates on the need for multimodal transportation options in Asheville.

But he stressed that any decisions made should reflect “social equity.”

In other words, he wants to make sure that “non-elective bus riders’ voices are heard in this conversation: people who don’t just decide whether they ride a bike or take the bus when the weather is good.”

And Manheimer, citing New Belgium Brewing as an example, said that being a good businessperson doesn’t mean you can’t also be an advocate for multimodal transportation.

“When I spent time today at the CIBO forum answering questions,” said Manheimer, she realized “There’s a whole different population that still thinks differently about the concepts that this group is trying to further. We need to engage that community, have a dialogue, so we have a common understanding that we’re not trying to defeat each other’s purposes.” X

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In a short, two-hour Sept. 24 meeting, Asheville City Council members grappled with several major topics: urban agriculture: Council approved new rules allowing local agriculture throughout the city, while setting rules for storage and urban farming structures. The changes are the latest in a years-long push to allow more farming in Asheville. In 2009, Council relaxed rules on keeping some animals, like chickens and bees, within city limits. Last year, Council also voted to allow more tailgate markets in more locations.

City staff had originally proposed restricting produce stands to weekends, due to the city’s tradition of limiting commercial activity in residential areas. But a representative of the Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council asked city officials, during the meeting, to increase access to local food by removing that restriction. Most Council members agreed.

Council member gordon smith, a major proponent of urban agriculture who has worked with the Food Policy Council on the changes, said that the city’s issues with hunger and a lack of fresh food outweighed considerations about limiting commerce. Others on Council mentioned that, next year, a city review of the new rules should catch any problems caused by lifting the producestand restriction.

But Mayor terry Bellamy asserted that there hadn’t been enough deliberation about the change. Allowing produce stalls on weekdays was too drastic a change without more input

Asheville City Council votes on urban agriculture, festival ideas and more from neighborhoods, she said.

Council approved the overall changes unanimously. But on the produce-stand issue, Council voted 6-1 for approval; Bellamy opposed. downtown crime: At Council’s request, Asheville Police Department Chief william anderson discussed an increase in downtown crime, burglaries in some areas, and the department’s treatment of the homeless. Anderson highlighted the APD’s arrest earlier that day of suspects in a series of break-ins reported in Kenilworth and West Asheville. With significant vacancies in the department, Anderson said, the APD is using overtime to make sure there are sufficient patrols around town.

Bellamy mentioned recent, recurring reports of topless women in downtown Asheville. She said that she has heard from families who are “livid” about the incidents. Bellamy noted that on Oct. 21, city staff will meet with concerned downtown merchants about the topless women.

Also, the APD has shifted recently to making more arrests than citations downtown in response to a rise in downtown crime. The approach has been criticized by those who advo-

cate for the homeless, such as religious leaders who assert that it runs counter to the city’s generally more service-focused initiatives for helping the homeless and getting them into housing.

Council member cecil Bothwell claimed the change was driven by an increase in criminal behavior and a need to “maintain civility” rather than any shift on the APD’s part. The police must strike a challenging balance between “humanity and crime prevention,” said Bothwell.

But matt shepley, who runs a local nonprofit for veterans, said that he’s seen APD officers take a more zero-tolerance approach, such as applying “stop and frisk” methods on homeless people in Pritchard Park. And amy cantrell, who heads Beloved House, said 38 local faith leaders submitted a petition to Council expressing their concern.

Bele chere: City staff are seeking suggestions for a summer event that replaces the now-defunct Bele Chere. Their “request for information” aims to see how much interest there is out there, with the criteria left intentionally broad to allow some “new, exciting ideas” to come forward, said Vice Mayor Esther manheimer. Most Council members said they wanted an event very different from Bele Chere, which was ended this year due to concerns about budget and impact.

The information request passed 6-1. Bellamy opposed it, saying it wasn’t specific enough and hadn’t gone through the proper process. funding for the Block: Council unanimously passed a development agreement that sets aside $3.8 million for the Eagle Market Place project in The Block neighborhood in downtown Asheville.

Bellamy said the funding shows that “progress is slow, but it does happen.” The Block was a thriving, longtime African-American commercial and community hub that was devastated by urban renewal programs in the 1970s. X For more local government news, go to mountainx.com/government.

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NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING OCT. 8 IN LEICESTER FOR THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO NEW LEICESTER HIGHWAY (N.C. 63) FROM GILBERT ROAD TO NEWFOUND ROAD / DIX CREEK CHAPEL ROAD TIP Project No. U-3301

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Residents can register to vote during this period. For more info, visit buncombecounty.org/vote or call the Board of Elections at 250-4200. thE pRimaRy will be held Tuesday, Oct. 8, to reduce the number of mayoral candidates to two. thE gEnERal ElEction will be Tuesday, Nov. 5. X

monday, oct. 14 whEn/whERE: 5:30 p.m., Century Room, Pack’s Tavern, 20 S. Spruce St. what: The Asheville Downtown Association will host a forum for Asheville mayoral and City Council candidates. Candidates will be asked a series of questions regarding issues in downtown Asheville. The Asheville Downtown Association’s Issues Committee will formulate questions based on what stakeholders feel is important to downtown Asheville, as well as from answers to a two-question survey.

tuEsday, oct. 15 thuRsday, oct. 10 whEn/whERE: 6 p.m., UNCA Reuter Center, 1 University Heights what: The Asheville-Buncombe League of Women Voters will host an Asheville City Council candidates forum. Co-sponsored by Asheville Chamber of Commerce, Mountain Xpress, the Asheville FM News Hour, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).

whEn/whERE: 6 p.m., YWCA, 185 S. French Broad Ave. what: The Asheville Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will host its third annual forum for Asheville mayoral and City Council candidates. There will be a meetand-greet from 6 p.m. to 6:25 p.m., with the forum running from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. The format will be question-and-answer, with each candidate giving a short opening and closing statement.”

The N.C. Department of Transportation proposes to improve New Leicester Highway (N.C. 63) from near Gilbert Road (State Road 1615) to about 600 feet past the Newfound Road (S.R. 1004) / Dix Creek Chapel Road (S.R. 1375) intersection in Buncombe County.

A public meeting was held for this project in December 2012. At that time, a design was presented for a four-lane divided roadway with a 23-foot grass median, which transitioned to a three-lane undivided roadway with curb and gutter through the Leicester community. The proposed design included five roundabouts between Gilbert Road and Alexander Road.

Since the December 2012 meeting, the design has been modified based on input from the public. The current design includes traditional intersections with traffic signals instead of roundabouts. Another design concept was also considered, but has not been carried forward for detailed design because it does not meet the purpose and need of the project.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at the Leicester Elementary School located at 31 Gilbert Road in Leicester. It will begin with an open house from 4 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a formal presentation at 6 p.m., and ending with a question and answer session until 8 p.m. The opportunity to submit written comments and ask questions will be provided throughout the meeting. The presentation and comments received will be recorded and included in the alternative selection process.

NCDOT representatives will be available to answer questions and receive comments regarding the three proposed alternatives for the project during the open house portion of the meeting. Interested citizens may attend at any time during the open house hours.

The formal presentation will include an explanation of the design modifications, the required right of way and relocation requirements and procedures that will be part of the project.

Copies of the maps are also available on the project website at: www.ncdot.gov/projects/publicmeetings.

For additional information, contact Drew Joyner, NCDOT – Human Environment Section at 1598 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1598, by phone at (919) 7076077, or via email at PublicInvolvement2@ncdot.gov. Please submit comments by October 23, 2013.

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this workshop. Anyone requiring special services should contact Joyner as early as possible so that arrangements can be made. Persons who speak Spanish and do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494.

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looKing foR lincoln: UNC Asheville professor Christopher Oakley (pictured) and other scholars believe they have discovered a rare image of Abraham Lincoln just before he delivered the Gettysburg Address.

To view it, visit bit.ly/16xbUIp Photo courtesy of UNC Asheville.

unca pRofEssoR in national spotlight foR photogRaphic discoVERy The discovery of Abraham Lincoln in a rare photo at the scene of the Gettysburg Address has put local professor christopher oakley in the national spotlight as the 150th anniversary of the president’s famed oratory approaches.

Smithsonian magazine, USA TODAY and the New York Times all featured the UNC Asheville assistant professor of new media’s discovery in recent articles.

Smithsonian asserts that Oakley’s find “looks to be the most significant, if not the most provocative Lincoln photographic find of the last 60 years.”

There is some controversy, however. Six years ago, USA TODAY featured front-page claims that a different man in the same photo is Lincoln. Oakley, an animation professional and self-described Lincoln

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nut, used a combination of historical records, other photos and portraits, high-tech media tools and software, computer science and physics to convince many leading Civil War photography scholars that his man is Lincoln.

Oakley’s discovery grew out of the “Virtual Lincoln Project,” a multi-year effort he has led with UNCA new-media students to produce a lifelike 3-D re-creation of Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg address. Efforts to correctly portray every detail of the cemetery setting and crowd of dignitaries led to close examination of the rare 1863 photos. Only six taken at the cemetery that day are known to exist.

It was his intimacy with Lincoln’s facial features that led Oakley to spot his bearded profile — quite fuzzy even when magnified many times — in one of the photos of the scene taken from a distance by alexander gardner. “I was looking at Seward [Lincoln’s Secretary of State] in the picture and I was not looking for Lincoln at all,” says Oakley. “As an animator, I’m trained to look at and study movement. And in the first of Alexander Gardner’s photos, I could see Seward from the side and I knew who was around him. And in the second Gardner photo, someone new had entered.

My eye drifted to him, and it hit me. I jumped up saying ‘No way — it can’t be!’ I’ve been staring at Lincoln’s face for decades, and that night, he looked back.”

Oakley adds: “The next piece is to go back to the cemetery and go old school — to take everything we’ve learned with our new media technology, our science, and go test it with props and sets, the camera equipment of the time and see if we can recreate that moment and those photos,” he said. “That will tell us if we’re right or wrong.”

Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863. pRotEstERs accusE mchEnRy of flip-flopping on goVERnmEnt shutdown Rep. patrick mchenry’s vote to tie federal government opera-

tions to a bill that defunds the Affordable Care Act is catching heat from local activists.

About 35 supporters of the health care law, commonly known as “Obamacare,” rallied Sept.

26 at the Vance Monument in downtown Asheville. Brandishing flip-flops, organizers accused McHenry of “toeing the tea party line on Friday [Sept. 20], voting to put the country at risk in his appeasement to zealots obsessed with sabotaging the Affordable Care Act.” The 10th District McHenry represents includes most of Asheville, and at an Aug. 7 town hall meeting in Swannanoa, the Republican legislator told attendees that he didn’t think linking Obamacare to a government shutdown was “the best strategy.” He added: “I want to defund Obamacare, I want to repeal the policy and put in better health care policy.”

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by Protect Your Care, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the health care law, lambasts McHenry for “flip-flopping” on the issue. It shows a town-hall attendee asking him:

“Will you vote to shut down the government in order to defund the Affordable Care Act? Yes or No?” McHenry responds “No.” On Sept. 20, McHenry voted for a bill that will only fund government operations for the next fiscal year if all funding to implement Obamacare is eliminated. It passed the U.S. House that day by a 230-189 tally, mostly along party lines, with Republicans in support and Democrats opposed.

Republican Rep. mark meadows, who represents the 11th District, which includes parts of Buncombe County, also voted in support of the measure.

Asked by Xpress if he’d like to respond to the local protestors, McHenry emailed this statement: “In August I said I would not vote to shut down the federal government, and my vote Friday is consistent with that. A bipartisan majority in the House passed legislation to keep the federal government open. It is now the responsibility of the Senate to pass this bill to avert a government shutdown and ensure all federal agencies and services remain open for the American people.”X

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C A L E N D A R doWn on the fArm • SU (10/6) through TH (10/31) - Down on the Farm, photographs from an Appalachian farm, will be on display at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. A portion of sales benefits Appalachian Voices. Info: avl. mx/00y.

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Unless otherwise stated, events take place in Asheville, and phone numbers are in the 828 area code.

eVents At the turchin center Appalachian State University's Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is located at 423 West King St., Boone. Info: 262-3017 or tcva.org.

• ONGOING - Photographs by Hugh Morton: An Uncommon Retrospective will be on display in Galleries A and B. • SA (10/5), 2-4pm - Panel discussion, gallery tour and reception.

day-By-day calEndaR is onlinE Want to find out everything that’s happening today, tomorrow or any day of the week? Go to www.mountainx.com/events.

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folk Art gAme BoArds • Through TH (10/10) - An exhibit of handpainted folk art game boards (checkers and tic-tac-toe) by Francine Menor will be on display at the Canton Public Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave. Info: twigdiva.com or 6330202.

Blessing of the AnimAls • SU (10/6), 4pm - A Blessing of the Animals service will held by Central United Methodist Church at the Asheville Recreation Park, 67 Gashes Creek Road. Info: 253-3316.

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 Humane Alliance, Pet Harmony, BWAR, Friends 2 Ferals or Asheville Humane Society.

Info and appointment: humanealliance.org or 252-2079. grAce lutherAn church 1245 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Info: gracelutherannc.com or 693-4890.

• SU (10/6), 6pm - A Blessing of the Animals service will occur in front of Grace Lutheran Church.

All pets are welcome. Free.

Art THIS SATURDAY • FUNCTIONAL METAL ART sAle (pd.) October 5, 10am-3pm, 244 Short Coxe Avenue. Salvage metal jewelry, planters, vases, candle holders and more amazing pieces.

Original art at great prices! (828) 301-2243. www. skrapmonkey.com AmericAn folk Art And frAming Oui-Oui Gallery is located at 64 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: amerifolk.com or 281-2134.

• Through WE (10/23) - Wandering to the Verge, works by self-taught Southern artists.

• TH (10/3) through WE (10/23) - Works by Spencer Herr.

• FR (10/4), 5-8pm - Opening reception.

Art At Asu Exhibits take place at Appalachian State University's Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, unless otherwise noted. Tues.-Thurs. & Sat., 10am-6pm; Fri., noon-8pm. Donations accepted.

Info: tcva.org or 262-7338.

• ONGOING - Susan Webb Tregay: Contemporary Art for Adult Children will be on display in the Community Gallery.

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• ONGOING - Orna Bentor: Landscapes Within will be on display in the Mayer Gallery.

• ONGOING - Men Working: The Contemporary Collection of Allen Thomas, Jr. will be on display in the Main Gallery.

• Through SA (10/19) - Beyond the Image: The Paintings of Warren Dennis will be on display in the Mezzanine Gallery.

Art At BreVArd college Exhibits are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: brevard.edu/art or 884-8188.

• FR (10/4) through FR (11/1) - An alumni exhibition will be held in the Sims Art Center.

• FR (10/4), 5:30pm - Opening reception.

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

• Through FR (10/4) - The UNCA art faculty exhibition will be on display in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery.

Art At Wcu Exhibits on display in the Fine Art Museum, unless otherwise noted.

Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Thurs., 10am-7pm. Free; donations welcome. Info: fineartmuseum.wcu. edu or 227-3591.

• Through FR (11/22) Iron Maidens: Women of Contemporary Cast Iron.

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AsheVille Art museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Tues.-Sat., 10am5pm 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.

• ONGOING - Rebels with a Cause, a traveling exhibition of artwork from the Huntsville Museum of Art. • ONGOING - Lasting Gifts, works

by Black Mountain College teachers and students.

• ONGOING - Esteban Vicente: The Art of Interruption will feature works in painting, drawing and collage.

• FR (10/4), noon - Lunchtime Art Break: selections from the Permanent Collection, with curator Frank Thomson.

AsheVille BookWorks 428 1/2 Haywood Road. Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 1-5pm; Sat., 1-4pm. Info: ashevillebookworks. com or 255-8444.

• Through SA (11/30) - Printocracy will celebrate contemporary print culture.

AsheVille first fridAy Art WAlk • FIRST FRIDAYS, 5-8pm - The Downtown Asheville Art District will host a First Friday Art Walk throughout downtown. A free hopon, hop-off trolley tour is available.

Info: ashevilledowntowngalleries. org.

AsheVille gAllery of Art 16 College St. Mon.-Sat., 10am5:30pm; Sun., 1-4pm. Info: ashevillegallery-of-art.com or 251-5796.

• Through TH (10/31) - Visual Capture, figurative and abstract work by Hal Boyd.

• FR (10/4), 5:30-8pm - Opening reception.

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., noon4pm; Thurs.-Sat., 11am-5pm.

Info: blackmountaincollege.org or 350-8484.

• ONGOING - Shaping Craft and Design at Black Mountain College. cAstell photogrAphy 2-C Wilson Alley. Tues.-Sat., by appointment. Fri. & Sat., 11am6pm. Info: castellphotography.com or 255-1188.

• Through SA (10/5) - This Side of the Blue, works by Timothy Pakron. colorfest • SA (10/5), 10am-4pm - Catch the Spirit of Appalachia presents "ColorFest, Art and Taste of Appalachia," featuring a mural unveiling at 10am. Free. Info: spiritofappalachia.com or 293-2239.

hAndmAde in AmericA Located at 125 S. Lexington Ave. Info: handmadeinamerica.org or 252-0121.

• Through FR (10/25) - Works by Tadashi Torii will be on display at Beverly-Hanks, 1 Town Square Blvd., Suite 140.

• FR (10/4) through TH (10/31) - CSA Artists: Additional Works.

• FR (10/4), 6:30-8:30pm - Opening reception. hArVest records Located at 415-B Haywood Road, Asheville.

Info: 258-2999.

• FR (10/4) through WE (10/30) - Cyclus/ Ovum/ Corpus, a solo show by Mary Claire Becker. Info: maryclairebecker.com.

•FR (10/4), 6-8pm - Opening reception. hAyWood county Arts council Unless otherwise noted, showings take place at HCAC's Gallery 86, 86 N. Main St., Waynesville. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm.

Info: haywoodarts.org or 452-0593.

• Through SA (11/9) - The Master Artists group exhibit. hotel indigo 151 Haywood St. Info: boutiquehotel-asheville. com or 239-0239.

• Through TH (10/31) - Photography by Honour Hiers Stewart. mAttheW Zedler • Through TU (12/31) - Works by painter Matthew Zedler will be on display at Salon Blue Ridge, 518 S. Allen Road, Flat Rock. Info: matthewzedlerfineart.com.

• Additional works by Zedler will be on display at Hendersonville Sports Club, 88 Oak Creek Lane, Hendersonville. micA fine contemporAry crAft 37 N. Mitchell Ave., Bakersville. Mon. & Sat., 10am-5pm. Sun., noon-5pm. Info: micagallerync.com or 688-6422.

• Through SU (11/24) - Works by Margaret Couch Cogswell. monte VistA hotel's first fridAy • 1st FRIDAYS, 5:30-8:30pm - AnTHM Gallery's First Friday will feature photography

by Joye Ardyn Durham, live music and drink

specials. Held at the Monte Vista Hotel, 308 W. State St., Black Mountain. Free. Info: anthmgallery.com or 669-8870. not my grAndmother's Quilt • Through (10/27) - Not My Grandmother's Quilt textile art exhibit will be on display at West End Bakery, 757 Haywood Road. A portion of sales benefits Manna FoodBank. Info: artquiltsfrom2ndpaigestudio. blogspot.com. our Voice surViVor shoW • Through SU (10/13) - Heart Works, Our VOICE's annual art show, will feature works by sexual assault survivors. On display at N.C. Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane. Info: ourvoicenc. org. push skAte shop & gAllery Located at 25 Patton Ave. Mon.-Thurs., 11am-6pm; Fri. & Sat., 11am-7pm; Sun., noon6pm. Info: pushtoyproject.com or 225-5509.

• Through TU (10/22) - Paper, a group show curated by Gabriel Shaffer. rurAl life museum • ONGOING Interwoven: Coverlets, Ballads and America’s Discovery of Madison County Folklife will be on display at Mars Hill College's Montague Hall. sAtellite gAllery 55 Broadway St. Tues.-Sat., 11am-6pm; Sun., 11am-5pm.

Info: thesatellitegallery.com or 305-2225.

• Through MO (10/21) - Hoard Reflex, a solo show by Julie Armbruster. sWAnnAnoA VAlley fine Arts leAgue Red House Studios and Gallery, 310 West State St., Black Mountain. Mon.-Sat., 10am5pm; Sun., noon-4pm. Info: svfal.org.

• Through MO (10/28) - Still Life: In or Out of the Box. the Bender gAllery 12 S. Lexington Ave. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10:30am-5pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: thebendergallery.com or 505-8341.

• FR (10/4) through TU (12/31) - Through the Future, Brightly, works by Eunsuh Choi and Adam Waimon.

• FR (10/4), 5-8pm - Opening reception. the Junction 348 Depot St. Info: thejunctionasheville.com or 225-3497.

• Through SU (10/13) - Every Day a Little Death, works by Randy Siegel. the updrAft fine Art gAllery 84 Walnut St. Mon. & Thurs., 11am-7pm; Fri. & Sat., 11am9pm; Sun., 11am-7pm. Info: facebook.com/Updraft.Gallery.

• Through MO (10/7) - Nudes: A Sacred Arrangement of Grace and Form. the VillAge potters Located at 191 Lyman St., #180.

Hours: Mon.–Sat., 10am–6pm.

Info: thevillagepotters.com or 658-0770.

• MO (10/7) through FR (10/11), 10am-2pm - Village Potters will demonstrate wheel throwing, sculpture, hand building, and decoration. trAnsylVAniA community Arts council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-4:30pm. Info: artsofbrevard.org or 884-2787.

• Through FR (10/11) - A collaborative exhibit will feature works by two or more artists. true Blue Art supply 30 Haywood St. Mon.-Sat., 10am-7pm; Sun., noon-5pm.

Info: trueblueartsupply.com.

• FR (10/4) through TH (10/31) - Penguin Inventions, works by Jarrett Rutland.

• FR (10/4), 6-8pm - Opening reception. upstAirs ArtspAce 49 S. Trade St., Tryon. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Info: upstairsartspace.org or 8592828.

• FR (10/4) through (11/15) The Things We Know: Seven Conceptual Artists.

• SA (10/5), 5-8pm - Opening reception.

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• SA (10/5), 7-9pm - Opening reception for Dia de los Muertos group show, featuring free local beer, live music and more. All ages welcome.

Auditions & cAll to Artists ArtmArt • ONGOING - TC Arts Council seeks artists and crafters for its ArtMart in November. Info: tcarts@comporium.net. 884-

2787. holidAy hAndmAde hooplA • Through (10/8) - HUB-BUB will accept entries for its juried, regional independent craft fair, to be held Nov. 8 in Spartanburg, through tuesday, oct. 8. Info and applications: hub-bub.com/hoopla..

Writers' Workshop • Through WE (10/30) - The Writers' Workshop will accept short stories for its fiction contest through oct. 30. Info: twwoa.org or writersw@gmail. com.

• Through SA (11/30) - Memoirs of 5,000 words or less will be accepted through nov. 30.

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Benefits BoB silViA memoriAl golf tournAment • TH (10/3) Bob Silvia Memorial Golf Tournament, auction and dinner, to benefit the meditation center's youth programs, will be held at Connestee Falls Golf Club, 33 Connestee Trail, Brevard. $85/$20 for non-golfers. Info: valeriec@mediatewnc.org.

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Bring your oWn BrAin • SA (10/5), 7:15pm - Bring Your Own Brain trivia night will support Asheville humane society's foster program.

Held at Asheville Event Center, 221 Sweeten Creek Road.

Doors open at 6:30pm. $15.

Pre-register at ashevillehumane. org. clothing sWAp fundrAiser And hip-hop night • FR (10/4), 6pm - A women's clothing swap to benefit youth dance scholarships will feature a free hip-hop class demo with admission. Hosted by Studio Zahiya, 90 1/2 Lexington Ave. $5. Info: studiozahiya.com. comedy Benefit • TH (10/10), 9pm - A comedy benefit to support Xander kai Valentin's cancer treatments will feature headliner Mo Alexander. Held at Isis Restaurant and Music Hall, 743 Haywood Road. $15. Info: avl. mx/00t. crop hunger WAlk • SU (10/6) - The CROP Hunger Walk, sponsored by Church World, will begin and end at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. A pre-walk service, to benefit four local nonprofit organizations in

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their hunger fighting efforts, will begin at 1pm; walk begins at 2pm. Info and registraiton: avl. mx/00x. emerAld BAll And Art Auction • SA (10/5), 7pm - The Emerald Ball and Art Auction will support the Asheville Area Arts council.

Held at Pink Dog Creative Studio, 342 Depot St. $50-100.

VIP entry at 6pm. Info: ashevillearts.com. 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. music Among friends • TU (10/10), 7pm - Music Among Friends, to benefit feed the kids coalition, will feature refreshments and performances

by Datrian Johnson, John Powers, Ryan Perry and others.

Held at the Green Room, 536 N. Main St., Hendersonville. $30.

Info: 595-3827. pink in the pArk 5k • SA (10/5), 9am - "Pink in the Park" 5k will benefit ladies night out, which provides mammograms to low-income women. Held in Biltmore Park Town Square, Exit 37 off I-26. $30. Info and registration: pinkintheparkavl.com.

Paddle for progress what: Half-day whitewater rafting trip to support RiverLink. where: Section 9 of the French Broad River. when: Sunday, Oct. 6, 1:30 pm. $44 per person. Minimum age is 8 years old. Reservations required.

450-4663. why: The Blue Heron Whitewater Community Paddle Trip is an opportunity to help care for the French Broad River while making the most of one of the waterway’s many benefits: fun! The half-day rafting trip will cover Section 9 of the river in Madison County.

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vided. The trip begins at Blue Heron Whitewater in Marshall, and anyone over the age of 8 is welcome.

RiverLink advocates for the French Broad River as “a place to work, live and play.” The group has largely been known for its work on waterquality issues in the river basin and economic revitalization of Asheville’s River Art’s District. RiverLink’s new project, the French Broad Paddle Trail, connects 117 miles of North Carolina waters while providing maps and information about recreation, lodging and campsites along the waterway.

For more information, go to BlueHeronWhitewater.com or RiverLink.org.

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pumpkin pAtch 5k • SA (10/5), 9am-1pm - The Pumpkin Patch 5k will include a 1-mile fun run and carnival with more than 20 booths, along with food from Celebrity Hotdogs. Proceeds benefit West Buncombe elementary school.

175 Erwin Hills Road. $25. Info: avl.mx/00w. rAise A rAcQuet AgAinst BreAst cAncer • FR (10/4), 9:30am - Raise a Racquet Against Breast Cancer will support the susan B komen Breast cancer foundation with tennis activities. Held at the Hendersonville Sports Club, 88 Oak Creek Lane, Hendersonville. $35-60. Info: 693-0040 or hendersonvillesportsclub.com. thomAs Wolfe memoriAl Located at 52 N. Market St. Info: wolfememorial.com or 253-8304.

• TH (10/3), 6pm - "Wolfe’s Women: His Need to Connect with Women of Wisdom and Strength,” a fundraiser for the thomas Wolfe memorial, will feature a full course dinner and drama in the Renaissance Hotel’s ‘Writer’s Bistro.’ Open house at

the Old Kentucky Home to follow dinner. Call for reservations.

WAlk to cure diABetes • SU (10/6) - A 5k Walk to Cure Diabetes at UNCA will support the Jdrf greater Western carolinas chapter. Info: avl. mx/011 or hduffin@jdrf.org.

WhiteWAter rAfting • SA (10/6), 2pm - Blue Heron Whitewater, 35 Little Pine Road, Marshall, will offer a half-day whitewater trip to benefit riverlink. Ages 8 and up.

Registration required. $44. Info: blueheronwhitewater.com or 450-4663.

WomAnsong/homeWArd Bound Benefit concert • FR (10/4), 7:30pm - A concert of selections from the '60s and '70s will be held at Central United Methodist Church, 27 Church St., to benefit homeward Bound's next step fund for Women and Womansong's new start program. $18. Info and tickets: womansong.org. yogA in the pArk • SA (10/5), 10am - Yoga in the Park, to benefit homeward Bound, will be held in Pritchard Park. $5-$15 donation. Bring a mat. Info: youryoga.com or 254-0380.

clAsses, meetings & eVents 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. 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 studio ZAhiyA, doWntoWn dAnce clAsses (pd.) Monday 7pm Bellydance 1 • Tuesday 8:15am 30 Minute Workout, 9am Hip Hop Workout Dance • Wednesday 5pm

Beginner Bellydance, 7pm Bellydance, 7pm High Heels Hip Hop • Thursday 9am Bellydance Workout • 7pm Bollywood • 8pm Hip Hop • Sunday 3pm Yoga for Dancers$13 for 60 minute classes.• 90 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue. • www.studiozahiya. com 828.242.7595. especiAlly for Women neW to AsheVille (pd.) Join Asheville Newcomers to meet other women new to the area. Discover friendships, fun and fabulous finds. Get connected at ashevillenewcomersclub.com pottery And sculpture clAsses At odyssey clAyWorks stArting octoBer 21 (pd.) We offer wheel throwing and handbuilding classes and workshops for all levels. Located in River Arts District. Call (828) 285-0210 or please see our website for more information: odysseyceramicarts.com A-B tech smAll Business center Unless otherwise noted, classes are free and held at 1465 Sand Hill Road, Suite 1060, Candler.

Info: abtech.edu/sbc‎ or 3987950.

• SA (10/5), 9am-12pm "SCORE: Legal and Risk Management" will address the requirements to start and manage a new business venture.

Enka campus, SBC Room 2046.

Info: 398-7950 or ashevillescore. org.

• TU (10/8), 6-8pm – "Craft Lab Series: Turning Ideas into Actions" will walk through the lifecycle of an idea and create a personalized plan for capturing ideas and acting on them. Enka campus, SBC Room 2046. Info: 398-7950 or abtech.edu/SbcSeminars.

• WE (10/9), 6-9pm - "Building Your Business on eBay" will provide information on a continual retail presence for those who have experience selling on eBay. Asheville campus, Ferguson Building, Room 101.

Info: 398-7950 or abtech.edu/ Sbc-Seminars.

• TH (10/10), 6-8pm – "Getting Your Natural Products into Retail Stores" provides tools and knowledge to get your herbal, food, and functional food products into stores. Enka campus, SBC Room 2046. Info: 398-7950 or abtech.edu/Sbc-Seminars.

AsheVille urBAn lAndscApe proJect • TUESDAYS through (10/22), 9:30pm - The Western North Carolina Plein Air Painters will host a five-week series of pain-

touts beginning at The Basilica of St. Lawrence, 97 Haywood St. Bring paints and brushes.

Free. Info: wncpap.com.

Building Bridges of AsheVille • TUESDAYS, 7-9pm - Building Bridges of Asheville will feature speakers and films on topics relating to race relations. Held at First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. $30 with discounts for public school teachers. Info and registration: buildingbridgesashevillenc.org or 777-4585. chArter school informAtion meeting • TH (10/10), 7pm - Franklin School of Innovation, a new charter middle and high school, will have an information meeting at the West Asheville Public Library. Info: franklinschoolofinnovation.org. church yArd sAle • SA (10/5), 8am-1pm - First Christian Church, 470 Enka Lake Road, Candler, will host a yard sale to benefit the church.

Info: ashevillefcc.org. emBroiderers' guild of AmericA • TH (10/3), 9:30am-noon The monthly meeting of the Embroiderers' Guild of America will be held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe.

Info and cost: 696-3829. four seAsons

toAstmAsters • WEDNESDAYS, 8-9am - Four Seasons Toastmasters will meet at Lake Pointe Landing, 333 Thompson, Hendersonville.

Info: fourseasonstoastmasters. com. hAndmAde in AmericA crAft lABs Info and cost: avl.mx/00p.

• WE (10/2), 5:30-7:30pm "Wholesale Versus Retail" will be held at Energy Xchange, 66 Energy Xchange Drive, Burnsville.

• TH (10/10), 10am-noon "Sales Techniques for Artists" will be held at Spring Creek Community Center, 13075 N.C. Highway 209, Hot Springs. --1-3pm - "Pricing Guidelines for Artists" will be held at the same location. hendersonVille Wise Women's discussion group • WE (10/2), 1:30-3:30pm - The Hendersonville Wise Women's Discussion Group seeks 15 mature women to pursue intellectual stimulation, companionship and support. Topics may include grace, humor, guilt and joy. Held at a private home in Hendersonville. Info and directions: ravery09@gmail.com or 693-1523. internAtionAl fAll festiVAl • SA (10/6), 1-5pm International Fall Festival, hosted by Asheville Pisgah Christian School. 90 Academy Drive, Candler. Info: 667-3255

or ashevillepisgah.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. n.c. ArBoretum eVents The Arboretum hosts a variety of educational programs. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free. No parking fees on the first Tuesday of each month.

Info: 665-2492 or ncarboretum. org.

• SA (10/5), 9am-3pm - Forest Plan Revision meeting will identify the needed changes to the revised forest plan. Arboretum admission waived for participants. smith mcdoWell house history center Located on the A-B Tech campus, 283 Victoria Road. Info: wnchistory.org.

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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. line dAncing clAss • TUESDAYS, 6:30-8:45pm - A line dancing class will be held at Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. $40/$36 members. Info: opportunityhouse.org or 692-0575. nAi ni chen dAnce compAny • WE (10/2), 7:30pm - The Nai Ni Chen Dance Company will present Song of the Phoenix in WCU's Bardo Performing Arts Center. $10/$5 students. Info: ace.wcu. edu.

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aRt of jazz: Pianist and composer Michael Jefry Stevens and guitarist Mark Guest (pictured) perform at Black Mountain Center for the Arts on Friday at 7:30pm (pg. 21).

ing personal power through sexuality. Held at Va Va Vooom, 57 Broadway St. Free; donations accepted.

Info: vavavooom.com. youth outright • SU (10/6), 4-6pm - Youth OUTright will host Coming Out 101. Held at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Free. Info: youthoutright.org.

• TU (10/8), 5-7:30pm Youth OUTright will screen Suddenly Last Summer at First Congregational Church of Hendersonville, 1735 Fifth Ave., Hendersonville. Free.

Info: youthoutright.org.

comedy disclAimer comedy • FRIDAYS, 8-9:30pm Disclaimer Comedy presents weekly stand-up at Elaine's Piano Bar in the Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave. Free.

Info: disclaimercomedy.com. disclAimer stAnd-up open mic • WEDNESDAYS, 9pm Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge open mic is held at the

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Dirty South Lounge, 41 N. Lexington Ave. Free. Info: DisclaimerComedy.com. the metro shoW • FRIDAYS, 7-8pm Disclaimer Comedy and Metro Wines present a headlining comedian and featured wine at 169 Charlotte St. $10 includes ticket and a glass of wine.

Info: DisclaimerComedy.com or 273-5348.

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AsheVille green drinks • WEDNESDAYS - Socializing begins at 5:30pm, followed by a presentation on environmental issues at 6pm. Held at the Green Sage Cafe, 5 Broadway St. Free.

Info: ashevillegreendrinks.com. green edge At the Wedge • 2nd TUESDAYS, 5:30pm - The WNC Green Building Council invites the public to enjoy casual networking at Wedge Brewing Company, 125B Roberts St. Info: wncgbc.org.

festiVAls Autumn At oZ • SA (10/5) & SU (10/6), 9:30am4:30pm - Autumn at Oz will tour the old Land of Oz theme park and feature original theme park actors. Held on Beech Mountain. $20. Info: autumnatoz.com or 800-468-5506.

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

Blue ridge pride festiVAl • SA (10/5), 11am-7pm - Blue Ridge Pride will celebrate the local LGBTQ community with more than 100 vendors, an adult fun zone, Youth Pride area, entertainment and more. Held in Pack Square Park. Free. Info: blueridgepride.com.

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

• SATURDAYS - Ballet classes for children with Casey Littlejohn. $35 per month.

crAdle of forestry eVents Open daily, 9am-5pm. Route 276, Pisgah National Forest. Some programs require an additional fee. Info: cradleofforestry.org or 877-3130.

• SA (10/5), 9am-5pm - Forest Festival Day will feature crafters, exhibitors, forestry students,

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entertainers, blacksmiths and an intercollegiate lumberjack competition. $6/$3 for children 15 and under and pass holders/children under four free. fAll By the trAcks • SA (10/5) - Fall by the Tracks festival will feature arts and crafts, storytelling and craft demonstrations. Held by the Old Depot station, 207 Sutton Ave., Black Mountain. Festival free. 5k begins at 10am; $20. Info: olddepot.org. fArm city dAy • SA (10/5), 10am-4pm - Farm City Day will feature modern and antique farm equipment, old-timey demonstrations, entertainment, crafts and activities for kids. Held in Jackson Park, Hendersonville. Free. Info: 6974891. mAggie VAlley oktoBerfest • FR (10/4) & SA (10/5) - The Maggie Valley Oktoberfest will feature beer, food and music by the Caribbean Cowboys and German oompah bands. Held at Maggie Valley Fairgrounds, 3340 Soco Road. Free. Info and schedule: maggievalleyoktoberfest.com. minstrel of AppAlAchiA festiVAl • SA (10/5), 11am-10pm - "The second-oldest folk festival in the region, the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Festival showcases the rich music, dance and craft heritage of the community."

Held on the main quad of Mars Hill College. $10. Info: mhc.edu/ ramsey-center/lunsford-festival. true nAture country fAir • SA (10/5), 10am-6pm - A familyfriendly festival "celebrating a life lived in connection with the Earth." Featuring workshops, kids' classes, nature walks, farm animals, canoeing and more.

Held at Highland Lake Cove in Flat Rock. $10/$3 kids under 12.

Info: facebook.com/truenaturecountryfair.

goVernment & politics democrAtic Women of BuncomBe county gAlA BreAkfAst • SA (10/5), 8:30am - Roy Cooper, North Carolina attorney general, and Carol Teal, executive director of Lillian's List, will speak during this breakfast gala at the Renaissance Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. Kat Williams will also perform. $38 in advance. Info and tickets: dwbcbreakfast.eventbrite.com.

henderson county democrAtic discussion group • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 8am - The Henderson County Democratic Discussion Group will meet at Mike’s on Main, 303 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Info: info@ myhcdp.com or 692-6424. henderson county democrAtic pArty myhcdp.com or 692-6424.

• 1st SATURDAYS, 9am-noon - The Henderson County Democratic Party will host a breakfast at 905 Greenville Highway. $8. henderson county democrAtic pArty Women's cluB • 2nd TUESDAYS, 4:30pm - The Henderson County Democratic Party Women's Club will meet at Three Chopt Sandwich Shoppe, 103 3rd Ave. E., Hendersonville.

Restaurant prices apply. Info: info@myhcdp.com or 692-6424. liBertAriAn pArty of hAyWood • 2nd TUESDAYS, 7pm - A forum for liberty-minded individuals to discuss ideas and how to put them into action. Everyone welcome. Meetings held at Oakleaf Furniture, 130 Miller St., Waynesville. Info: windymckinney@yahoo.com.

kids 50% OFF • PARENT/CHILD CLASS • REGISTER NOW (pd.) For children ages 4-9 months, begins August 20. Call 667-9588 or check us out online: http://www.tlgashevillenc.com/ for details. the little gym.

Asheland Ave. Free. Info: facebook.com/ashevilleflyerforkids. home school progrAm • TU (10/8), 11am-12:30pm - The Asheville Art Museum, 2 N. Pack Square, will offer a program for home schooled students. $4.

Registration required: ashevilleart. org or 253-3227. kids And kAstles • SA (10/5) - A sand castle building event will be held during Farm City Day at Jackson Park, Hendersonville. Register at 6928386. Info: avl.mx/012. munchkin mArket • FR (10/4) through SU (10/6) Munchkin Market will feature fall and winter children's clothing, as well as furniture, strollers, bedding and home goods. Held at Biltmore Square Mall, 800 Brevard Road. Free to attend. Info and schedule: munchkinmarket.com. oAkley fArmers mArket storytime • THURSDAYS through (10/3), 4:30pm - The Oakley Farmers Market will present storytime for children with crafts relating to food. See tailgate market listings for info.

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

Asu turchin center Workshops Info and registration: tcva.org/ workshops.

• FRIDAYS, 3-4:30pm - Blazing Easels kids' workshop will be held in the Turchin Center. $20 per month.

42nd street JAZZ BAnd • SATURDAYS, 6-9pm - The 42nd Street Jazz Band will perform at Kelsey's Restaurant and Lounge, 840 Spartanburg Highway, Hendersonville. Free. Info: 6939393.

connect • Through MO (11/11) - St. Gerard House's 10-week Connect program invites elementary, middle and high school students to learn about how thoughts, actions and reactions affect social situations. Held at 620 Oakland St., Hendersonville. $18 per week.

Info and registration: jenniferlaite@yahoo.com or 693-4223.

AsheVille chAmBer music series Concerts are held at the Unitarian Universalist Church on the corner of Charlotte Street and Edwin Place, unless otherwise noted. $35. Info: 259-3626 or ashevillechambermusic.org.

• FR (10/4), 8pm - The Escher String Quartet and Jason Vieux will perform works by Verdi, Boccherini, Giuliani and Castelnuovo-Tedesco.

dAnce your diAper off • SU (10/6), 2-5pm - Asheville Flyer for Kids will celebrate one year of publishing with live music, DJs, dancing, face painting, balloon animals, games, food and more at The Millroom, 66

BAck Alley operA & dinner • TH (10/10), 6pm - Back Alley Opera and Dinner will feature arias, Broadway favorites and food by Saluda Grade Café. Held

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• FR (10/4), 7:30pm - Michael Jefry Stevens (piano) and Mark Guest (guitar) will perform jazz standards and original compositions. $10 donation.

Blue ridge orchestrA And reuter center singers • SA (10/5), 7:30pm - The Blue Ridge Orchestra will perform with the Reuter Center Singers and Kevin Ayesh at Blue Ridge Community College's Blue Ridge Conference Hall. Selections include Beethoven's "Choral Fantasy" and Rachmaninoff's "Piano Concerto No. 2". $15 adults/$5 students. Info: blueridgeorchestra.org.

• SA (10/6), 4pm - An additional performance will be held at UNCA's Lipinsky Auditorium.

Buick mAckAne BAnd • FR (10/4), 9pm - Buick MacKane Band (rock) will perform at Main Street Pub and Deli, 84 S. Main St., Marion.

Free. Info: buickmackane.com. hArp concert • SA (10/5), 8:15pm - A concert of Paraguayan, Scottish jazz fusion, pop and Celtic harp will be held at Seventh Day Adventist Church, 35 Airport Road, Arden. Sponsored by Southeastern Harp Weekend. $20. Info: southeasternharps. com. hArp eXhiBit • SA (10/5), 10:30am-6:30pm & SU (10/6), 10:30am-4pm Dozens of celtic harps, therapy harps, folk harps and music will be on display at Lutheridge Retreat Center, 2046 Upper Laurel Drive, Arden, as part of Southeastern Harp Weekend.

Free. Info: southeasternharps. com. kArAoke At plAyers • WEDNESDAYS, 8pm; FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, 9pm - Players Cigar Bar, 170 Rosscraggon Road, hosts weekly karaoke. Info: 676-0588. orchid ensemBle • TH (10/10), 7pm - "Orchid Ensemble uses music to innovate a cultural exchange between Western and Asian musicians with ancient instruments and traditional Chinese,

Jewish, Persian and Indian rhythms." The ensemble performs at UNCA's Lipinsky Auditorium. $20/$12 campus community/$7 area students/$5 UNCA students. Info: avl. mx/016. st. mAtthiAs musicAl performAnces Located at 1 Dundee St. (off South Charlotte). Info: 2850033.

• SU (10/6), 3pm - A chamber music concert will feature works by Dvorak, Arensky and Hummel. Donations accepted. the Art of JAZZ • TH (10/6), 4:30pm - The Art of Jazz series will feature Michael Jefry Stevens (piano), Mike Holstein (bass) and Sonny Thornton (drums) in Hendersonville. $35. Info: michaeljefrystevens.com or mjsjazz@mac.com.

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 cAmp cooking BAsics for the BAckpAck • WE (10/9), 6:30-8pm - REI will present Camp Cooking Basics for the Backpack. Registration required. avl.mx/014. hike to clAWhAmmer • SA (10/5), 9:30am Moderately-strenuous hike to Clawhammer Mountain. Wellbehaved dogs welcome. Free.

Info and location: anna@appalachian.org or 253-0095.

puBlic lectures frAnk WArren: postsecret • TU (10/8), 8pm - Frank Warren, author and creator of the PostSecret Project, will speak at ASU's Schaefer Center in Boone. $20/$10 students.

Info and tickets: pas.appstate. edu.

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GOD” (pd.) “Soul--the spiritual principle, the creative spark of God--cannot work if you panic; anxiety shuts down the creative centers. In ECK we try to calm down and go slower. Once we’ve figured out this secret, we can be patient. We can let the storms of life blow over us while we think of a way to find shelter.

Patience and composure allow the spiritual principle to begin working through you so that you can figure out the solution to the problem that is bothering you.” Experience stories from the heart, creative arts and more, followed by fellowship and a pot-luck lunch.

(Donations accepted). • Date: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 11am to 12noon, Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Road. (lower level), Asheville NC 28806, 828-2546775. www.eckankar-nc.org

aRT GRaduaTEs: Brevard College alumni are featured in a new exhibition on campus at the Spiers Gallery. The opening reception is Friday at 5:30pm (pg. 16).

GREEN MEDICINE LODGE (pd.) 6 PM THURSDAYSWorking with divination and purification rituals, we gather wisdom of the ancestors to be in right relations and advance the collective dream. (828)284-0975 or mayanrecordkeeper@live.com

INSIGHT OR MINDfULNESS MEDITATION (pd.) free introduction to Insight or Mindfulness meditation. 2nd and 4th Thursday. 7pm.

Asheville Insight Meditation, Suite 200, 29 Ravenscroft Dr, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com

LIGHT LANGUAGE CLASS LEVELS 1 AND 2 w/EARTH GREEN MEDICINE LODGE (pd.) NOV 9 & 10-Work with sacred geometric shapes and dimensional colors; learn writing grids for healing with Light Language—an effective transformational tool to share with clients, friends and family. Level 1: $65. Level 2: $275. (828)284-0974 or mayanrecordkeeper@live.com

ASHEVILLE INSIGHT MEDITATION (pd.) Practice Mindfulness Meditation (aka Vipassana or Insight Meditation) with a supportive group. Group sessions: Wednesdays, 7pm-8:30pm.

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CREATION DRUMS w/ EARTH GREEN MEDICINE LODGE (pd.) NOV 2, 10 AM-3 PM, Winston-Salem- When making drums in a traditional way, we bring sacred beings into physical form. Working with the drum we are able to reach the place before and beyond words; this place is oneness with Creator.

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CHURCH Of THE GARDEN • SUNDAYS, 10:45am – 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 Rainbow Community School, 574 Haywood Road. Donations appreciated.

Info: ashevillechurchofthegarden.org.

COMpASSIONATE fRIENDS • MO (10/7), 6:30pm Compassionate Friends will host a balloon release to assist families with the death of a child. Held at Grace Lutheran Church, 1245 6th Ave., Hendersonville. RSVP: 6934061or drake322@gmail.com. fALL MISSIONS fESTIVAL • SA (10/5), 2-5pm - Holler Ministries' Fall Missions Festival will feature language simulations, international food, demonstrations, kids' games, live animals and more. 455 Huntley Road, Fletcher. Info: hollerministries.com or 651-9827.

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Info: gracelutherannc.com or 693-4890.

• WEDNESDAYS, 4:45-5:30pm - OASIS will include choral and instrumental rehearsals, adult Bible study and youth activities, followed by a faith and fine arts event from 5:30-7:30pm.

• WEDNESDAYS through (10/23), 5:45-7pm - Adult Bible study.

GREAT TREE ZEN TEMpLE Daily, weekly and monthly retreats and zazen practice and study. Info: greattreetemple.org or 645-2085.

• TUESDAYS, 3:30pm Meditation, readings and discussion with Rev. Teijo Munnich.

679 Lower Flat Creek Road, Alexander.

LIGHT CENTER 2196 N.C. Highway 9 S., Black Mountain. Info: urlight.org or 669-6845.

• 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.

SENIORSALT IMpACT HyMN SING • MO (10/7), 9:30am SeniorSalt Impact Hymn Sing, with Ron Whittemore with David Gaines. Held at Held at The Cove at the Billy Graham Training Center, 1 Porter's Cove Road. $25. Info: thecove.org or 298-2092.

SpIRITUAL DEVELOpMENT 101 • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm Spiritual Development 101 will teach participants how to develop spiritual gifts. Held at the Dove's Nest. Free. Info and directions: 808-3879 or mountaintwin@yahoo.com.

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, share-International.org or (704) 467-7649.

URbAN DHARMA 29 Page Ave. See website for temple and gallery hours.

Weekly programs are free with $5-$10 suggested donation.

Info: udharmanc.com or 2256422.

• SUNDAYS through (10/6), 2-4pm - "Six Sessions on Nothing: Contemplating the Heart Sutra," a six-week program focused on The Heart Sutra, a central text to Mahayana Buddhism.

Presented by Dorlob Dr. Lye. wE CONNECT • SUNDAYS, 6:30pm - An open forum to discuss the meaning

of life, God, Jesus, faith, etc. All are welcome. Info and location: 575-3231.

SpOkEN & wRITTEN wORD bATTERy pARk wRITING GROUp (pd.) Mondays, 6:30pm, Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar. This group meets to write together and then share in a supportive atmosphere. • Free! Lisa at 6915472 or tokyotaos@live.com for more information. yOUR LIfE STORIES... (pd.) ...memoirs, biographies, histories deserve expert writing, editing, 1-1 guidance.

Former Loyola professor, daily news editor, internationally published freelancer newly in WNC. • Dr Dolly Berthelot, drdollyb@ gmail.com, (850) 375-4287. www.mineyourmemories.com ACCENT ON bOOkS 854 Merrimon Ave. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: accentonbooks.com or 252-6255.

• SA (10/6), 3pm - June Skinner Peacock will present her book Window in the Wall. bLUE RIDGE bOOkS Located at 152 S. Main St., Waynesville. All programs free, unless otherwise noted. Info: blueridgebooksnc.com or 4566000.

• SA (10/5), 3pm - Frances Dorward will present her book Uprooted.

• TU (10/8), 1pm - Nadia Dean will present her book A Demand of Blood. bUNCOMbE COUNTy pUbLIC LIbRARIES LIbRARy AbbREVIATIONS - All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n EA = East Asheville Library (902 Tunnel Road, 250-4738) n EC = Enka-Candler Library (1404 Sandhill Road, 250-4758) n fV = Fairview Library (1 Taylor Road, 250-6484) n LE = Leicester Library (1561 Alexander Road, 250-6480) n wV = Weaverville Library (41 N. Main Street, 250-6482)

n Library storyline: 250-KIDS. • WE (10/2), 3pm - Book Club: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. wV. • TH (10/3), 6:30pm - Book club: Fire in the Blood by Irene Nemirovsk. EA. • 1st FRIDAYS, 4-5pm - Lego

club for kids ages 5 to 12. EC. • TU (10/8), 1pm - Book Club: The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak. LE. • TU (10/8), 7pm - Nancy Lewis will discuss Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. wV • TH (10/10), 1pm - Book Club: Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson. fV. CITy LIGHTS bOOkSTORE Located at 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva. Events are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: citylightsnc.com or 586-9499.

• FR (10/4), 6:30pm - Danny Ellis will present his newly released memoir The Boy at the Gate.

• SA (10/5), 3pm - Bob Mustin will present his book of short stories Sam’s Place.

DISCUSSION bOUND bOOk CLUb • TU (10/8), 3pm - Discussion Bound book club: The Lost Classic by William March.

Hosted by the Asheville Art Museum, 2 S. Pack Square.

Free with admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/children under 4 free. Info: ashevilleart. org or 253-3227.

EVENTS AT THE TURCHIN CENTER Appalachian State University's Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is located at 423 West King St., Boone. Info: 262-3017 or tcva.org.

• WE (10/9), 6:30-8:00pm Noyes Capehart will present his book Devil’s Mark.

HAywOOD LIbRARy bOOk CLUb • TH (10/3), 4-6pm - Book club: Billy Budd by Herman Melville.

Haywood County Public Library, 678 S. Haywood St., Waynesville. Info: 456-4487.

MALApROp'S bOOkSTORE AND CAfE 55 Haywood St. Info: malaprops.com or 254-6734. Events are free, unless otherwise noted.

• WE (10/2), 7pm - Tyler Caps will present his book Cooking Comically.

• TH (10/3), 7pm - Rick McDaniel will present his book Asheville Food: A History of High Country Cuisine.

• FR (10/4), 7pm - Susan Gregg Gilmore will present her novel The Funeral Dress.

• SA (10/5), 3pm - Star Wars day. Costumes encouraged.

--- 7pm - Deni Bechard will present his book Empty Hands, Open Arms: The Race to Save Bonobos in the Congo and Make Conservation Go Viral.

• SU (10/6), 3pm - Poetrio will

feature Kelly Cherry, Susan O'Dell Underwood and Michael Beadle.

• TU (10/8), 7pm - Lee Smith will present her book Guests on Earth.

• TH (10/10), 7pm - Wenonah Hauter will present her book Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America. spellBound children's Bookshop 21 Battery Park Ave. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: spellboundchildrensbookshop. com or 232-2228.

• SU (10/6), 4pm - The Royal Book Club, open to adults 18 and older interested in young adult fiction, will discuss Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein. stAr WArs reAds dAy • SA (10/5), 1-4pm - Star Wars Reads Day will feature activities for all ages including a costume contest, steampunk jewelry, T-shirt stenciling, kids' games, Star Wars snacks, art and movie replica exhibits, prize drawings and special guests. Held at the Burke County Public Library, 204 S. King St., Morganton. Free.

Info: bcpls.org.

sports BuncomBe Adult dodgeBAll leAgue • Through TU (12/17) Registration for Buncombe County's adult dodgeball league will be open through dec. 17. $40 per player. Info: jay.nelson@buncombecounty. org or 250-4269. coed dodgeBAll leAgue • MONDAYS through (12/9), 7-9pm - Coed Dodgeball League for ages 16 and up.

Info: 669-2052 or collin.bugniazet@townofblackmountain. org. disk golf • TUESDAYS through (10/29), 4:30-6pm - Disk golf class for ages 8 to 17 will be held at Waynesville Disc Golf Course, Vance Street, Waynesville. $30 for five classes/ $24 members.

Info: 456-2030 or recprogramspecialist@townofwaynesville.org.

theAter AnAm cArA VAriety shoW • FR (10/11) & SA (10/12), 8pm - Anam Cara Theater

Company will host a sideshow-themed variety show at 203 Haywood Road, featuring a cash bar with beer from Hi-Wire Brewing. $10. Info: anamcaratheatre.com.

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

• FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (10/13) - Annie Get Your Gun, a musical about Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Fri. and Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $25/$22 seniors and students/$15 children.

• SA (10/5), 10am - Autumn Players bi-monthly meeting.

Free.

• MO (10/7), 6:30pm - Asheville Community Theatre will host a volunteer orientation session.

Free.

AsheVille lyric operA All performances take place at Diana Wortham Theater.

Tickets: ashevillelyric.org, 2574530 or 236-0670.

• FR (10/4) & SA (10/5), 8pm - I Paliacci, "the tragic story of a roaming band of performers" will begin an evening of one act operas, followed by Suor Angelica, "the story of a disgraced nun who finds salvation through unspeakable tragedy." $30 and up; student discounts available.

BreVArd college theAtre productions Held in the Porter Center for Performing Arts, unless otherwise noted. Info: brevard.edu.

• TH (10/3) through SU (10/6) Elephant's Graveyard, the story of a circus elephant that kills her keeper. Thurs.-Sat., 7pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $5. flAt rock plAyhouse Mainstage: Highway 225, Flat Rock. Downtown location: 125 South Main St., Hendersonville.

Info: flatrockplayhouse.org or 693-0731.

• WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (10/6) - Cats, the musical. Performed at the downtown location. Wed.-Sat., 8pm; Thurs., Sat., Sun., 2pm. $35 with discounts for seniors, students and military. mArs hill college eVents Info: mhc.edu.

• SA (10/5), 7:45pm - Alumni reading and singing of Rivals.

Free. Reservations recommended.

montford pArk plAyers Unless otherwise noted, performances are free and take place outdoors at Hazel Robinson Amphitheater in Montford.

Donations accepted. Info: montfordparkplayers.org or 254-5146.

• THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS (10/10) until (10/27) - Othello. Performed at the Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St. Thurs. - Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $15. Pay-what-you-wish Oct.10. pArkWAy plAyhouse 202 Green Mountain Drive, Burnsville. Info: parkwayplayhouse.com or 682-4285.

• THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (10/5) Sherlock Holmes Returns or the Case of the Bloody Heart, an original play by local playwright Jeff Douglas Messer. 7:30pm. $12-$20, with discounts for students, military and seniors. the rurAl AcAdmey theAter • FR (10/4), 7pm - The Rural Academy Theatre will perform "in horse-pulled wagons stocked with a bicycle-powered silent cinema," featuring live music and "their signature lowtech theater appliances," on the main quad of Mars Hill College.

Free. Info: ruralacademytheater. com. theAter At uncA Performances take place in Lipinsky Auditorium, unless otherwise noted.

• TH (10/10) through SU (10/13) - Sorting Trash, by Dan Gordon, "a smart comedy that follows the life of Emily Barcus, a 30-something woman trying to cope with the woes of her messed up family." Performed at UNCA's Carol Belk Theater.

Thurs.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $10/$8 faculty/$5 students.

Info: drama.unca.edu/theatreunca. tryon fine Arts center Located at 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Gallery hours: Tues.Fri., 10am-4pm; Sat., 10am1pm. Info: tryonarts.org or 859-8322.

• SA (10/5), 4pm - Improv workshop with troupe from Broadway’s Next Hit Musical; for actors High School age and older. Cost: $10.

• SA (10/5), 8pm - Broadway’s Next Hit Musical, an "improvised musical comedy." $28/$10 students.

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thriVing children The Success Equation, under the umbrella of Children First/ Communities In Schools, unites the community to reduce the root causes of child poverty.

These calendar listings feature community events and volunteer opportunities to help children thrive in Buncombe County. 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.

Info: childrenfirstbc.org, facebook.com/SuccessEquation or 768-2072. 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. 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.

Volunteering AmericAn cAncer society • WEEKDAYS, 9am-1pm - The American Cancer Society seeks volunteers to provide information

to cancer patients and their families. Orientation and screening required. Info: (800) 227-2345.

• The American Cancer Society seeks volunteers to drive cancer patients to treatments in Buncombe County. Must have valid driver's license, car and insurance. Info: (800) 227-2345.

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 253-1470.

• 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 singleparent homes. Activities are free or low-cost, such as sports, local attractions, etc. Info session: sept. 25, oct. 9 and oct. 23 at noon. interfAith AssistAnce ministry • Interfaith Assistance Ministry offers emergency assistance to Henderson County residents in financial crisis. Four-hour volunteer shifts available as well as substitute opportunities. Info: iamhendersoncounty.org or 697-7029. literAcy council of BuncomBe county Located at 31 College Place, Building B, Suite 221. Info:

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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. literAcy council of BuncomBe county needs tutors Be a literacy tutor: Help hardworking people keep their jobs or find better work by teaching someone to read and write. No tutoring experience necessary.

Training and materials provided.

Info: 254-3442 or literacytutors@ litcouncil.com.

• Through TH (10/3) Literacy Council of Buncombe County will be training new volunteers to tutor adults in basic literacy skills. Info: volunteers@litcouncil. com or 254-3442. opportunity house • Opportunity House seeks volunteers for its thrift shop and front desk. Info: 692-0575. the rAthBun center • The Rathbun Center, a nonprofit corporation that provides free lodging for patients and their caregivers staying in Asheville for medical treatment, seeks volunteers to support and register guests. Weekend shifts: noon-3pm, 3-6pm and 6-9pm.

Info: rathbuncenter.org or 2510595. cAlendAr deAdline The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m. WednesdAy, one week prior to publication.

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Inspiration, activation, celebration what: Three Days of Light (3DL) Gathering where: Hot Springs Campground, Hot Springs when: Friday, Oct. 11, through Sunday, Oct. 13 why: 3DL is a music-and-healingarts festival designed according to the “Four Pillars” of Detroit-based social enterprise Emergence Earth — sustainability; natural health and wellness; personal and spiritual development; community and culture.

Through more than 50 lectures and experiential workshops led by teachers from around the country, participants will explore these pil-

lars, including topics on sustainable living, activating personal effectiveness, sacred geometry, sound therapy, crystal healing, yoga and meditation.

“We hope by the time our guests depart ... they will feel a new sense of connection to one another and themselves [with] a clarified vision for the world and a renewed sense of purpose to bring this vision to reality. [On Sunday] we hope we will see [this] group of individuals ... as a unified movement, empowered with new tools to make this world a better place, a renewed passion to live the life of their dreams, and a dedication to inspire others to do the same,” says Holly Bullman, event organizer.

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asheville disclaimer Asheville’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission

Briefs UNCA prof discovers previously unknown selfie of Lincoln, in which Abe sensuously removes white glove with his teeth ‘Escape from the Taliban’ author executed by Taliban sympathizers while composing 2nd edition addendum: ‘Nyah nyah na nyah nyah’ Koch Brothers back ads featuring a creepy Uncle Sam violating patient’s orifices to dissuade electorate from singing ‘I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy’ during cavity examination Asheville Disclaimer is parody/satire Contact: tomscheve@gmail.com

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North Carolina bans relationships between men, sea RAleigh, MondAy — After hearing Looking Glass’ classic song, “Brandy,” North Carolina’s General Assembly acted quickly to outlaw “any Godless union between a man and a sea.”

Governor Pat McCrory is expected to sign the so-called “You Have To Marry Brandy” act into law in the next few hours.

In a prepared statement, N.C. Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger said, “It’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and Intercoastal Waterway.”

Asheville Citizen-Times City Marathon boosts local economy, reports last remaining AC-T staff member following latest round of layoffs Asheville, MondAy Chávez reports — A local marathon that serious runners hosted by the Asheville on average have a Citizen-Times will fuel household income of the local economy for more than $75,000, years to come, accordwhile less serious ing to a member of runners make far less the newspaper’s skelthan that and on aveton-crew staff who erage can’t get their wrote an article on the acts together. marathon’s economic “While the Citiimpact while running zen-Times Marathon on a treadmill that prowill feature particivides electricity to the pants who will spread editorial offices. money all over the “Former Citizencity during the race, Times staffers who participants in the now bus tables at Citizen-Times halfrestaurants along the marathon are undermarathon route can standably tight-fisted expect a larger tip-out Studies show the typical female with their money this weekend,” wrote runner is 39 years old, married, (you would be too if Karen Chávez in the college-educated, and makes you could only afford week leading up to the large purchases along race routes to run 13.1 miles) and is running away from self- and runners in the event. doubt and regret over life deciDespite Friday- sions that constantly nip at her Citizen-Times 5K are night street closures heels. The typical male runner is without exception for the Saturday- 44 years old, married, college-edu- impoverished slackmorning race, down- cated, and spends $100 on dinner ers,” wrote Chávez. town stores that sold during races and is a recovering As far as their running socks reported heroin addict who must outpace economic impact, a “small but noticeable his personal demons and log the Chávez reports runoccasional 90-mile ultra-run to uptick in business, “get off.” ners use GPS apps definitely.” on smartphones, and Mast General on buy running shoes Biltmore Avenue ofand Gatorade, so lofered a discount on cal GPS-app vendors Asheville- or Mast who dabble in GaGeneral-branded torade speculation items, so city planners are going to be big are adjusting longwinners when the term projections to acsmoke clears from count for increased tax the financial wildfire revenues generated that will rip through from sales of jellies, downtown with each sweet potato butter marathon event. and coffee mugs.

If the economy “This city will be takes another downback on its financial turn in years ahead, feet once we have daiCitizen-Times publy five-hour foot races lisher Dave Neill has downtown,” said Mayor Terry Bellamy, pledged to shed a few more newsroom who added that while she would “totally jobs and add a few more miles to the race embrace” running 26.2 miles, her pastor to get the city back on its feet. advised against it.

The Food Section presents a new regular column:

The Horrible Dinner Guest

This week: The Paleolithic Diet Have friends and loved ones stopped rolling their eyes at your dietary requests? Have restaurant employees stopped coming out of the kitchen to look you over after the server has relayed your substitutions? Has mention of your eating habits failed to bring a fun gathering to a sudden, joyless end? If so, you’re going to be interested in the Paleolithic diet!

Can you imagine the reaction of your father — who has finally become too progressive and open-minded to continue mocking your egg- and dairy- and glutenfree diet — when you tell him you only eat like a caveman now? How excited are you to glance at a meal your mother prepared after tirelessly learning how to cook lasagna using only algae and tell her you now prefer wild game meat? So excited!

Here are a few lines that come with the Paleolithic diet: • “I’ve gone paleo.” [Advanced version in case people adjust to this: “I’ve gone paley.”

• “That looks like something people ate a million years ago, gross. Do you have anything people ate 2.5 million years ago?”

• “Genetically, my body is the same as it was before the advent of agriculture; you can’t imagine how ashamed I am of my tiny forehead and upright posture.”

• “What is this, agrarian or something?

Do you serve any smoothies from the Pleistocene era?”

• “We’ve finally unlocked the secret to dying at the old age of 24.”

• “I scored these nuts from a harvester who doesn’t even speak a language.”

• “Break out the stoneware, girls! I’m having dinner with a hottie in my yoga class and he’s a total hunter-gatherer, if you know what I’m saying, dietarily speaking.”

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(Every) child’s play Rob dull, lead designer at Snow Creek Landscaping, has been donating his services to the school and the parent group. By next month, he expects to have preliminary drawings for the group.

The sloping space, notes Dull, creates opportunities for innovation.

“One of the things we’ve thrown around is an in-ground slide,” he reveals. “Why fight the natural landscape if we can make it work?”

The architect says he tries to complete one pro bono community project per year, and this playground was “a no-brainer.”

“More than anything, it’s about not having separation: having all kids play in the same area, regardless of needs,” he says. “We are graced in Asheville with a good sense of equality. I think to be able to carry that down from young adults to the children is important.”

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When cynthia palmeri takes her kids to the playground, it’s usually stop-and-go.

Her daughter, maya, runs: to the swing set, to the slide, to the monkey bars. jonah, on the other hand, hesitates. He has autism, a developmental disability that makes communicating abstract thoughts and forming relationships with his classmates at Fairview Elementary more challenging.

“He’ll look you and the environment up and down before he does anything,” Palmeri reveals. Still, she wants both her 10-year-olds to gain knowledge on the playground as well as in the classroom. “There’s a lot of aspects to play, but for children with autism and other disabilities, there’s a social aspect too,” she explains.

And when Palmeri took both her kids to an inclusive, accessible playground in South Carolina earlier this year, she witnessed something incredible. “He didn’t have that hesitation,” she recalls. “I tried to take video, but they were just going so fast. They were just running from equipment to equipment.”

That playground included features you won’t find at Fairview Elementary: accessible slides, ramps, wheelchair-friendly surfacing, and specially designed swings for children with disabilities.

“Children of different abilities stop before they enter the [Fairview] play space,” Palmeri explains. “But what if they didn’t have to? For that play to just continue, and for me, just watching the laughter continue all through that [South Carolina] play

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“There’s just the potential for so much beautiful learning and sharing and growing for kids at all ends of the spectrum. I think that’s about as good as it gets.” paREnt VoluntEER jill fRaynE

space was just awesome. That’s our goal here.” a sEnsE of Equality Since then, Palmeri has been part of a parent group that’s working to bring that vision to Fairview Elementary and the broader community.

Principal jennifer Reed estimates that special needs children account for more than 16 percent of the school’s 775 students, because they get bused there from all across the Reynolds School District.

“We have students here from Oakley, Haw Creek and Bell, as well as our own intensive intervention students from Fairview,” says Reed.

“Last year, we had six children in wheelchairs.”

But the school’s green, hilly playground doesn’t give those kids the same opportunity for play as

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their peers. “It’s very sloped, and wheelchairs probably can’t get farther than 15 feet into the space,” notes Reed, scanning the 3.5-acre play area.

“There’s just the potential for so much beautiful learning and sharing and growing for kids at all ends of the spectrum,” parent volunteer jill frayne chimes in. “If my child’s on a more fully functional end of the spectrum, to learn to interact with and help and play and just befriend other children, I think that’s about as good as it gets.”

But after completing a physical survey of the space and compiling an initial wish list for the site, Reed says the price tag was hefty. “We’ve been throwing out the number $150,000, and that’s just a guesstimate at this point, because we don’t have the entire plan,” she explains.

The idea for the playground grew out of a broader vision of inclusion and accessibility.

Earlier this summer, horticultural therapist april peterson began working with the school system to take its community garden to another level — literally.

In January, Peterson started taking physically disabled Fairview Elementary students into the onsite community garden to plant seeds, water flowers and yank weeds. The conditions, however, were far from ideal.

“Some of the kids in wheelchairs were really excited about being there, but it was just really challenging for them to get down to the ground,” Peterson explains. At Bullington Gardens in Hendersonville, however, she’d seen beds built high enough to accommodate wheelchair users; why couldn’t the same concept be applied here?

This summer, volunteering alongside more than 20 Warren Wilson College students, Peterson and members of Fairview Elementary’s Garden Committee built the Ability Garden in a day. judith naisang, one of the school’s five intensive-intervention teachers,

loves seeing what garden time can do for her students.

“They enjoy digging in the dirt, exploring, showering everybody (because they get to water the plants),” she says. “They really like the aspect of ‘The dirt’s here, and the shovel’s there, and here I can pull things up.’ It’s just a very positive experience.”

And with a series of fundraisers planned, Reed says she hopes to see those positive experiences extended to the playground within the next couple of years.

“We’re really trying to get this vision down on paper,” she says, adding that the group hopes a joint-use agreement will enable the community at large to take advantage of the new facility as well.

In the meantime, Palmeri is inspired by the memory of watching her own two children “enjoy the same space to socialize, to laugh together, to chase each other to a piece of equipment and climb together. They just did every single thing together on that playground.” X

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• WEDNESDAYS, 4:30pm - An additional program will be held at Hillcrest Community Center, 22 Ravenscroft Drive.

• WEDNESDAYS, 5:30pm - Additional workshops will be held in UNCA's Sherrill Center, Room 402, through Oct. 23. $30 suggested donation. 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.

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Info: 684-7221. --- 1:30-5:30pm - Black Mountain Presbyterian Church, 117 Montreat Road, Black Mountain. Info: 669-2725.

Adhd gloBAl AWAreness month • Through (10/31) - ADHD Center for Success will host a number of free and low-cost events in Asheville and Buncombe County in honor of ADHD Global Awareness Month. Info and schedule: adhdasheville.com.

WAlk With A doc • SA (10/5), 9-10:30am - The public is invited to take a group walk with a MAHEC doctor to discuss health topics and socialize. Departs from Karpen Soccer Field, 207 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville. Free. Info: 250-4269.

AsheVille community yogA center Located at 8 Brookdale Road. Info: ashevillecommunityyoga.com.

• WEDNESDAYS through (10/23), 6-7:30pm "The Power of Mantra" four-week series. $40.

• FRIDAYS through (10/25), 2-4pm - Happy Hips four-week series. $40.

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• TU (10/8), 7-9pm - Tim Tizzano presents Healthy Transitions to discuss setting health goals and creating steps to achieve them. $10 donation.

freedom from smoking • TUESDAYS through (10/22), 6:30pm - This seven-week smoking cessation clinic was developed by the American Lung Association. Participants form a personal plan for quitting tobacco, quit together and continue to support each other while learning relapse prevention. Sponsored by Mission Hospital. Free. Info and registration: 2135527 or avl.mx/yn.

Women's heAlth eXpo • TH (10/10), 4-7pm - A Women's Health Expo to benefit the American Cancer Society and breast cancer awareness will include free health screenings, exercise demos, a kids' fun zone, wine tasting and food at Ladies Workout Express. A walk-n-roll-a-thon and raffle will also be held to benefit the ACS. 802 Fairview Road.

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Women’s empoWerment And self defense • THURSDAYS through (10/3), 6:30pm - A six-week 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 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. Instructor: Ashley Poole. Free.

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When Joe Yonan, the food and travel editor of The Washington Post, tells you to eat your veggies, you better grab a fork. Author of Eat Your Vegetables, he’s a two-time James Beard Awardwinning writer. Yonan focuses on vegetarian cooking, but his writing is just as applicable to those with a few extra mouths to feed — and anyone with a passion for food and farming.

Yonan will present a book signing and cooking demo on farm-fresh food at Dough on Sunday, Oct. 6.

The event is a true collaboration between food lovers and agriculture enthusiasts. Scott Paquin of Firefly Farm will bring seasonal produce from his small-scale farm in Yancey County, where he and Elizabeth Gibbs grow vegetables, fruits and grass-fed beef. Brian Ross, chef and owner of Dough, will add his expertise too. Part of the proceeds will be donated to GO Kitchen Ready, a Green Opportunities program that provides food-service training program for lowincome individuals.

The event is part of a project called Farmer and Chef South, which encourages collaboration between growers and professional cooks. It is the brainchild of nationally published cookbook author Debby Maugans and Christine Sykes Lowe, the Asheville-based owner of T3 Creative Group. Their larger vision is to capture the excitement of the region’s local food economy.

“Christine and I are excited to bring Joe Yonan into Asheville to promote his new book. His philosophy of cooking and eating is like ours — that is, we eat by the rhythm of the farm.

We endeavor to support farms and the educational efforts that feed our communities and enable people to eat well,” says Maugans.

The pair are hard at work on a Farmer and Chef South cookbook and website (slated for 2014) that will spread the word about food events.

The website will also share seasonal recipes and help the public learn about local food and family farms. The plan

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BAsic mushroom cultiVAtion • 1st SUNDAYS, 4-6pm - A class on basic mushroom cultivation will focus on growing mushrooms, including agar work, making grain masters and bulk substrates. Held at Asheville Fungi, 16 Allen St. $20. Info: shroomcentral.com.

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

• SU (10/6), 2-3pm - The Forest Below the Trees, a presentation by Dr. Dave Ellum about local forest ecosystems. $10/$15 non-members.

Registeration required.

faRm-to-KitchEn: The Washington Post food writer Joe Yonan will join forces with Firefly Farm for a cooking demonstration and book signing at Dough on Merrimon Avenue.

is to bring Southern chefs and writers to Asheville on a regular basis and pair them up with Western North Carolina farmers for cooking demonstrations and other events.

Yonan’s book-signing and cooking demo will be held on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 5:30 p.m. at Dough (372 Merrimon Ave.).Tickets are $35 and available at doughasheville.com.

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Info: avl.mx/prpn or 713-2252. mAster gArdeners • TU (10/8) 2pm - Haywood County Extension will host information session for the upcoming Master Gardener class beginning on January 7. 589 Raccoon Road, Suite 118, Waynesville.

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WAmBoldtopiA sculpture gArdens • SA (10/5), 1-4pm - The Wamboldtopia Sculpture Garden will offer tours of its private gardens. Meet the artists and see work in progress. Located at 69 Wamboldt Ave. Carpooling encouraged. Free. Info: wamboldtopia.com.

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Established in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan, MED Week aims “to recognize the outstanding achievements of minority businesses and to honor those corporations and financial institutions that support minority business development.” MED Week of WNC launched in 1983; it’s coordinated by a volunteer board and mirrors similar programs around the country.

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tant because it provides support and recognition to minority business owners that may not otherwise be recognized for their success.”

The awards celebration capped a week of events that included free classes in Asheville and Cherokee, such as SBA Programs and Services for Your Small Business, Pricing and Budgeting, Starting a [Better] Business and How to Get Money to Expand Your Business. MED Week also offers a WNC-specific business resource guide which can be downloaded from their website, wncmedweek.org.

First came the Advocate Award, presented to Elder johnny hayes of the Empowerment Resource Center for his work with WRES 100.7 and the NAACP. Referring to Hayes’ dapper plaid suit, Lee quipped, “He’s so sharp he’ll cut me like a knife.” During his remarks Hayes described the challenges he had to overcome to launch the radio station, telling the crowd, “These beautiful mountains are a setting for opportunities.”

• Phyllis J. Sherrill Minority Entrepreneur of the Year, justina muniz, Soundview Family Care Homes. The Sherrill award is given to a business owner who “goes beyond what is expected, and gives back to the community,” said MED Week board member hope huskey.

Muniz’s business has more than a dozen locations — 10 in Flat Rock, two in Asheville and four in Black Mountain. Her familycare homes offer an alternative to assisted living facilities, providing comfort and community to people of all ages who cannot live on their own. Muniz currently employs 22 people and is an active member of the National Alliance for Mental Illness. For Muniz, “Every day is an opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life.”

Amy Jackson of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce presented Muniz with an extensive scholarship package from the Chamber, including a year membership and other perks such as a booth at the Chamber job fair and a designated mentor.

According to MED Week organizers, the MED Week awards are “the only [ones that] specifically recognize outstanding ethnic minorityowned businesses in Western North Carolina.” Board member Kimberly hunter says that MED Week is “a way to level the playing field” and that it helps to “create opportunities.” Hunter was an award winner in 2008.

“It changes your life if you’ve won this award,” she said. “This is a place where the overlooked get seen.” X Ami Worthen is an Asheville-based writer and musician.

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• WE (10/2), 6-9pm - A seminar on the basics of selling on eBay will be held on the Asheville campus, Ferguson Building, Room 101.

• TH (10/3), 6-9pm - “Alternative Investments for Small Business Owners” seminar will provide attendees with alternative investment ideas. Held on the Arden campus, Room 121.

ABWA meeting • SA (10/5), 9am-3:30pm - The American Business Women’s Association will host “Elegant Autumn Gold Evening, Membership Drive” with raffle, door prizes, and talk by Susan Reinhardt. Held at Crowne Plaza Resort, 1 Resort Drive. $25. Info and registration: abwaskyhy. com. goodWill cAreer clAsses Info and registration: 298-9023, ext.

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Registration required. ontrAck finAnciAl educAtion & counseling Unless otherwise noted, all classes are free and held at 50 S. French Broad Ave., Suite 222. Info: ontrackwnc.org or 255-5166.

• SA (10/5), 9am-3:30pm - OnTrack WNC’s Women’s Financial Empowerment Center will host a conference on Women and Money at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. $15. Info and registration: ontrackwnc.org/women.html or 255-5166. stArting A Better Business • TH (10/3), 10am-noon - “Starting a Better Business” will offer potential entrepreneurs an opportunity to learn the basics of starting a business in the French Borad River Watershed. Held at RiverLink’s Warehouse Studios, 170 Lyman St. Free; registration required: 251-6025 or avl.mx/007.

Wcu mBA info session • TH (10/3), 6pm & WE (10/9), noon - WCU will host information sessions on its MBA program. Free. Info and registration: kumcintyre@wcu.edu. more Business eVents online Check out the Business Calendar online at mountainx.com/events for info on events happening after October 10. cAlendAr deAdline The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m. WednesdAy, one week prior to publication.

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Gather ’round the Rhubarb Chef John Fleer’s Pack Square restaurant serves family meals and more

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The main reason to visit Rhubarb may not be the most obvious.

People will tell you about the James Beard Award-winning chef and owner, John Fleer. They’ll mention his background, which includes a 14-year stint as head chef at Blackberry Farm, an exclusive resort in east Tennessee where one night’s stay could easily cost four figures.

They might even paint him as a culinary rebel, eschewing the Southern tradition he supported for so long in favor of something a little more “naturalistic,” as he calls it.

All those credentials are noteworthy, and maybe they’re even interesting. But what’s special about Rhubarb isn’t especially unusual — most people have these in their own homes at one time or another.

Every weeknight, Rhubarb, following its projected Oct. 7 opening, will host what Fleer calls a family meal during the early hours of the evening. The three-course service is designed for families and socialites alike. The point, Fleer explains, is to make people uncomfortable — but in a good way.

“Discomfort’s not a very good marketing word,” Fleer says with a laugh. But then, he’s not the marketing sort. He’s palpably honest, bold but not showy, with a neighborly personality. He’s easier to imagine as a soccer coach than a chef, and in fact, he has coached soccer, a sport his three sons play.

Transportive, he decides, is a better term for the family meal.

It should feel like taking a trip without leaving town. “When you’re exposed to the other — what is off

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of your own island — I think your mind broadens,” he says. “It’s about realizing that sitting at the table is not just a function to take in calories but that it has an amazing socializing impact on everybody involved,” he says. “If you start with the children, then your impact is going to be greater.”

Here’s how the concept works in practice: Diners arrive early in the evening at about the same time.

They’re seated at three, eight-top tables, so two families of four might be grouped together, depending on attendance.

Food is served in three courses: snack, entree and dessert. (“I like the word snack — it will be on the regular menu as well,”Fleer says. “I love its informality.”)

The menus are announced in advance, so picky eaters won’t have to confront any surprises.

The fare will be vegetable-heavy,

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Family mEal: Chef John Fleer says of his new restaurant Rhubarb: “I think my target right now ... is trying to create a restaurant where no one feels like they’re excluded.” Photo by Max Cooper

although familiar proteins will also make appearance. Expect accessible flavors with a little something extra, a culinary twist here and there.

Fleer says the whole meal will cost $13 to $15 per person and take 45 minutes to an hour. “It won’t be a great investment of time,” he says. “I would be overcome with joy if two hours later, one of those tables was still sitting there.

Maybe not the businessman in me, but the idealist in me would be really happy that we might have inspired something.”

He imagines diners becoming fast friends. Then again, he anticipates some personality conflicts. Those difficulties are simply part of learning to live with others, he explains.

Of course, Rhubarb hosts more conventional dining as well. In the past, Fleer has been known for his Appalachian dishes, both at Blackberry Farm and Canyon Kitchen in Cashiers, where he’s been chef for the past several years.

Rhubarb, however, will depart somewhat from that tradition.

“I’ve got to be clear that that’s part of me,” Fleer says. “I do love collard greens, and I do love sorghum, and I do love all of these things that I’ve cooked with for a long time. But I don’t think it will feel prescribed Southern.”

“I think my target right now — I’m not sure the right way to express this — is trying to create a restaurant where no one feels like they’re

AUTUMN HARVEST BEER DINNER excluded,” he says. “That is not only an economic thing. It’s actually probably more of an age thing.

That’s really the deal with the family meal.”

The late-night crowd will find a gathering spot that, like the family meal, seeks to tailor the dining experience to the needs of a specific audience. “We’re going to have fun with desserts,” he says.

“We’re trying to take the same feel of the family meal and do something at night after regular service with some kind of a dessert gathering.”

Pastry chef Ashley Capps, formerly of MG Road and an instructor at A-B Tech, will help him in that quarter. He’s still working out the details of that plan, but he’s thinking about a beer-and-donut service, which he jokingly calls Dunkel Doughnuts.

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Like the fermented beverage it serves, Blue Kudzu Sake has developed over time.

The plan for the nation’s fourth independent sake brewery (as the owners slate it) began in 2011. Two years later, the sake finally is flowing in the River Arts District.

Blue Kudzu will begin as a bar and restaurant, and as the owners secure the necessary permits, they’ll begin brewing their own sake, a potent drink made from fermented rice, often called “rice wine,” although that term isn’t entirely accurate — the brewing process is more akin to brewing beer.

Not familiar with sake? That’s kind of Blue Kudzu’s raison d’être, explains Cat Ford-Coates, one of the business’ four co-owners. The bar features four sakes by the glass (also available as a flight) and 46 bottles, a cross-section of the many styles of sake.

“As far as the by-the-glass list goes, it’s trying to give you that initial ‘your first class’ without actually having to take a class,” Ford-Coates says. “There’s four different styles of sake, and they’re all very different.”

Co-owner Mitch Fortune says the sake offerings have been selected with accessibility in mind. “We want people to come in and explore, learn about sake, and once we’re brewing, we’ll kind of show them how it’s all done,” he says. “We tried to demystify everything by putting the translation name, so people, if they’re not comfortable with saying Kikusui Funaguchi Honjozo Nama Genshu, people can say, ‘I’d like to try the White Snow.’”

Since sake is made from rice, it can have an earthy flavor, Fortune explains. Alternatively, it can taste like vanilla and rum — the flavor profile depends on the rice that was used to produce the sake.

Sake rice gets milled before it’s processed. The amount of processing the grains undergo — how much of the rice’s hull is removed — significantly influences the flavor.

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thE gamut: Sake education is Blue Kudzu’s raison d’être. The owners, from left: Preston Coleman, Cat Ford-Coates, Mary Taylor and Mitch Fortune.

getting down to that starchy core, so you’re getting a cleaner product, if you will. When you go for the Honjozos, Tokobetsus and Junmais, they tend to be a lot more rice-forward,” Fortune says.

“They have a lot more ricey flavors to them. When you get into the Ginjos, you run the gamut from that rice-forward all the way up to hints of anise and mint and eucalyptus.”

For the highest grade of sake, seek out a Daigingo. “You get into a very clean alcohol,” Fortune says. “You get a lot more into the nuances of white chocolate and all these real subtle flavors that would normally be covered up by a more ricey, lower-quality sake.”

To truly grasp the differences between the sakes, try several.

Flights of sake, which include four small pours for about $14, have been designed with education in mind. “To run the gamut helps our guests to define their palates,” Ford-Coates says.

Blue Kudzu also seeks to redefine the way visitors think about sake and food. The drink can accompany far more than sushi, Fortune explains. “You can pair

it with almost anything,” he says.

“As far as the menu, we wanted to have some spicy stuff, some sweeter stuff, some lighter stuff. It’s kind of just our favorite things of panAsian cuisine.”

Small plates include house-made pork gyoza (dumplings), a trio of different varieties of kimchee and deviled tea eggs. The entree offerings are few but satisfying: beef pho from Pho Ya Belly food truck (where Fortune used to work) and a stack of sashimigrade tuna, avocado and mango.

At the moment, nothing on the menu costs more than $12. “We tried to keep the price point as far as food more reasonable because sake is expensive,” Fortune says.

Although, just how expensive depends on the variety. At Blue Kudzu, a glass of sake costs about $7, and bottles run $14 to $280 (for a limited-edition of Hideyoshi Flying Pegasus Koshu that Ford-Coates expects will be out of stock before this article prints).

Blue Kudzu Sake, 372 Depot St., opens Tuesday through Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from noon until 11 p.m. For more information, visit bluekudzusake.com. X

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The twist on top

Top of the Monk opens with classic and modern cocktails

high point: Top of the Monk will develop spirit-forward cocktails on the third floor of Thirsty Monk downtown.

In 1905, at a certain bar in Albuquerque, every drink was served with a fried oyster, according to Chall Gray’s research.

While Top of the Monk, the bar Gray helped open last week, won’t serve fried oysters, it will offer what Gray calls “companion bites,” snacks that accompany every drink by default. Think a prosciutto-wrapped, lemon-dill breadstick alongside a Seelbach (bourbon, Cointreau, bitters and sparkling wine).

“You’re not going to come up to the Top of the Monk for a meal, but you’ll have a little bite that comes with the drink,” Gray says.

This kind of coordinated pairing is more than a century old, he adds.

Top of the Monk is owned

by Barry Bialik, proprietor of the Thirsty Monk craft beer bar, which has three locations throughout Asheville (and a fourth in the works). The cocktail concept occupies the third floor of the Thirsty Monk’s downtown location and includes a deck with

mountain views. Gray says he can see as far as Candler on clear days.

Bialik announced his plans for a liquor bar more than a year ago.

Since then, the project’s focus has shifted from flights of liquor served neat to pre-Prohibition cocktails.

While many bars accentuate the mixers, Top of the Monk will develop spirit-forward cocktails. The opening menu features the Saratoga Cocktail: cognac, rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, Peychaud’s bitters and Angostura bitters.

Half of the menu is devoted to classic drinks selected from the bartenders’ research. “Manhattan, Old Fashioned, Corpse Reviver, those are some well-known examples, but there are hundreds and hundreds of classic drinks out there,” Gray says. “One of the things that has always been our focus at the Monk is educating the customers.”

The remaining portion of the menu will showcase the bartenders’ creativity. Modern concoctions include The Bustier — gin, Cocchi Americano, St. Germain and rhubarb bitters.

Try each drink while you can, Gray adds. The bar’s menu changes just like the tap lists at the Thirsty Monk. “There won’t be anything on the menu all the time,” he says. “At the Monk, we tapped almost 1,500 beers last year. We’re going to be changing our cocktail list every week.”

If Gray’s name sounds familiar, that’s because he’s also the producer for the Magnetic Theatre, which last winter closed its River Arts District location and its companion restaurant/bar, the Magnetic Field. (The theater company continues to perform at other venues.) Magnetic Field’s cocktails were recognized widely as some of the best in town.

But don’t expect the Magnetic Field’s drinks at Top of the Monk.

“There’s echoes here and there,” Gray says. “Top of the Monk is thoroughly a Thirsty Monk project.”

Top of the Monk, 92 Patton Ave. (on the third floor), opens Wednesday through Saturday at 4 p.m. Weekdays, it closes at midnight. On Friday and Saturday, it closes at 1 a.m. For more information, visit monkpub.com. X

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Viva Woodfin Neo Burrito adds a Woodfin location

Zak Yancey, owner of Neo Burrito, admits he’s interested in showing off — but in a good way.

He’s planning a new Neo Burrito at the Reynolds Village development in Woodfin, and it promises to be a little more exhibitionistic than his other two restaurants in West Asheville and Biltmore Park.

The Woodfin spot will feature a large, open kitchen where the staff will prep the ingredients for all four stores. (In May, Yancey announced plans for a location in the Whole Foods-anchored development coming to Tunnel Road in September 2014.) The open commissary should give diners a better idea of where their food comes from, Yancey hopes.

“We’re trying to take everything that we do in the restaurant and make it ourselves,” he says. “So if we sell a bottled water product, we say, ‘How can we do this better?’ and instead of selling plastic, maybe we’ll sell glass.”

Taking control of the restaurant’s supply chain means farming and gardening. Accordingly, the company has purchased a 31-acre farm in Jupiter. “This farm is going to be essentially catfish farm with a lot of chickens and hogs,” he says. “We’re not real experienced catfish farmers, but we weren’t any good at restaurants before we got into them.”

iT’s a wRap: The Woodfin spot will feature a large, open kitchen where the staff will prep the ingredients for all four Neo Burritos, says owner Zak Yancey, left (Shannon Livengood, right).

He also plans to manufacture catfish feed using scraps from the restaurants. “We’re going to try to take all of this food waste in refrigerated trucks, process it there, feed it to the animals,” he says. He’s also experimenting with food for cats, dogs and chickens.

Through the animal-feed program, Yancey will execute his “all taste, no waste” motto. He’s finding other ways to make efficient use of resources in the restaurant. At the Biltmore Park location, he’s installed solar panels and toilets that flush with rain water.

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reclaimed wood, recycled furnishings, solar panels, garden space and other environmentally friendly innovations.

“We’re going to use all the materials to make it as low-impact as possible,” he says. “As much as we can, we’re going to make it as efficient as possible.”

The new restaurant also will serve as a classroom. Yancey plans to host groups of school children for tours of the garden and catfishfeeding demonstrations.

For even more visibility, Neo Burrito will launch a fleet of food buses and burrito cars.

The converted school buses will operate like food trucks, preparing food to order. The cars will have a more limited presence, appearing at the times and places when burrito cravings are most likely to strike. So a Neo mobile might appear outside of a music venue with 100 pre-made burritos to sell to hungry concertgoers.

Watch for the Neo developments within a year, Yancey says. The Woodfin location should open by early May. The Tunnel Road store will launch on the same day as Whole Foods in early September. Watch for the burrito buses and cars around that same time.

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New directions Meet the new food coordinator

In the coming weeks, look for an evolution in our Food section, starting with its new coordinator, gina smith. She’s an Asheville-based freelance journalist who has contributed community and school news to The Charlotte Observer for many years and, more recently, to Verve magazine. Smith will help Xpress take the section in a new direction — one that includes more voices and serves as a forum for readers, activists, restaurateurs, chefs and community leaders to tell their food stories.

Smith honed her management skills during a five-year stint as full-time volunteer coordinator at Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley. And, as a founding member of the Oakley Farmers Market steering committee, she has also developed ties to local farmers and small-business people.

These skills are well suited to the Xpress mission of building community and promoting everyone to take an active role in making it better.

food and community: Xpress has named Gina Smith its new Food-section coordinator.

Meanwhile, Xpress Food Writer Emily Patrick is headed south; she has taken a position as an editor and reporter on the island of Nevis in the West Indies. X

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INGRAINED INSPIRATION: (left) Street scene around 5 Walnut Wine Bar by Brian Monteleone. Photo courtesy of the artist. (right) Woodworking class at Penland School of Crafts. Photo courtesy of Penland.

THE HANDMADE LIFE

Deep roots, many branches The family tree of wood craft in WNC

by alli marshall Traditional art forms, from music to pottery, have a tendency to evolve over the generations. That’s the nature of both humans and heritage work: As much as a technique is preserved, it’s also altered. Crafts are “either museum pieces or part of a living culture,” says woodworker and teacher Drew Langsner.

In some cases, tradition is strictly followed; in others, classic utilitarian pieces morph into to modern, conceptual expressions. And, often, craftsmanship and vision meet in Western North Carolina’s heritage disciplines. “I’ve never been interested in something that’s just art,” says Journel Thomas, a Waynesvillebased, self-taught woodturner. His salad bowls are elegant in their simplicity and embellished with his hand-carved designs. “I like it when the functional aspect is still important, but then I like to push it beyond that, so it’s not just a functional object but has some artistic emphasis to it,” he says.

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Thomas is not exactly from a lineage of woodturners, yet craft has long played an important role in his family. Thomas’ grandfather lived in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia and built the furnishings and implements that his household needed, such as “the kind of woven-bottom chairs that you saw in every mountain home. He made hundreds of them,” says Thomas. And craft provided a way to earn a living: “He blacksmithed, he made tools and tool handles for convict camps.

Anything to make a minimal amount of money.”

Thomas’ grandfather also fashioned hand-hewn dough bowls for his wife to use for kneading bread. That was decades ago, but when Thomas taught his own father, Alvin Thomas (now in his 80s), to turn wood, Alvin was drawn to the memory of those bowls. First he and Journel developed the technique for the traditional craft, then Alvin added his own flourishes.

Journel is married to woodworker Caryl Brt. “We live in a manner that’s 80 years ago,” he says, adding that many serious crafts people share that lifestyle. It’s about building or making what’s needed and “having an everyday connection to your life and the things that enable your life. Out of necessity, you develop a broad set of skills to navigate that.”

While Journel might have much in common with his grandfather, he also understands that both subsistence living, or homesteading, and the passing-down of traditions, are largely things of the past. “I don’t think you can have craft without people being exposed to it and educated in some way,” he says.

Brt, representing the female minority among woodworkers, studied both woodturning and furniture-making in the Professional Crafts program at Haywood Community College. Highly self-motivated, Brt, who grew up in Nebraska, says that from a young age, “Any interest I had, I’d get a job doing it for a couple of years.” She worked as a car mechanic and a railroad brakeman, among other trades. “I’ve always liked the rough-and-tumble stuff,” she says. “I’m not much of a homemaker.”

She does, however, make things for the home. “I started out just doing turning, and I made a good, steady living, but I got tired of doing bowls,” she says. Brt expanded her repertoire to include lamps, mirrors, curvy spatulas and a series of streamlined desk organizers. She also works in conceptual forms (such as her “Better Luck Next Time” voting machine, a response to the 2000 Florida election re-count) and sculptures involving seed pods and handmade paper.

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Another local learning center is Country Workshops, run by husband-and-wife team Drew and Louise Langsner. They had been living in San Francisco for more than a decade before taking a year to travel through rural Europe. That was in the early 1970s. Drew spent the last three months of that trip working as an apprentice to a cooper, or wooden-barrel maker, in the Swiss Alps. Back in the U.S., the Langsners decided to try the East Coast. “In 1974, we drove a 1952 Chevrolet truck with a little trailer to Madison County, up the exact driveway where we are today,” says Drew.

A few years later, the Langsners opened Country Workshops on their property. The school offers room and board and, currently, five-day class sessions for groups of four students. “We call what we’re doing traditional woodworking with hand tools, but actually we’re very contemporary,” says Drew. “We’re not at all isolationists.”

He points out that while craftspeople historically worked in relative solitude, “Nowadays, when you turn on your computer, you can see what spoon carvers in Wales are up to.” Since its inception, Country Workshops has embraced mountain traditions along with worldwide influence: A 1978 class featured both Shelton-Laurel log builder Peter Gott and Swedish bowl-carver Wille Sundqvist.

“In those early years, we were always learning from different neighbors,” says Drew. “Part of what made it really exciting was that the people around here were still basing their lives on skills of self-sufficiency.” He and Louise were also interested in that same lifestyle, from gardening and building a cabin, to making traditional chairs.

Drew says that they came to realize their older Madison County neighbors were “the last of a generation among whom it was common to do these kinds of crafts.” While Country Workshops does its part to pass along some of those ageold techniques (rustic Windsor settees and post-and-rung rocking chairs are class offerings), Drew shares his thoughts on contemporary woodworking through the school and his own work. “I’m hoping that people can make the connection of how we get to these new things and not lose the value,” he says. Integrity and longevity are important factors.

“If you go to the Folk Art Center, what you see there is high-quality work, but very little of it, anymore, is really traditional,” says Drew. “Much of the best of the work shows an understanding and an incorporation of the values and some of the insights of those old traditions, that can be carried on.”

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Resourcefulness is inherent to mountain culture and heritage craft, which both evolved out of necessity. “There are few handicrafts in the Southern Highlands in which wood does not play a very significant part.” Craft-revival champion Allan Eaton made this statement in his 1937 book, Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands. Because the hardwood forests of the Eastern U.S. once stretched from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean and from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia, it made sense that whatever needed to be made (a table, a loom), could be fashioned from easily sourced timber.

That’s the simplified version of how crafting began in WNC — not as a hobby or an artistic pursuit, but as the means to an end. Want a bowl? Carve one. Want to sit down? Build a chair.

“The mountain sitting chair is a classic,” says Jan Davidson, director of the John C. Campbell Folk School. “It’s mostly hand-carved on a shaving horse with a draw-knife.” The seats are woven using basketry techniques, another classic Appalachian craft: “Those traditional forms haven’t changed much because they’re so good.” (Case in point, Woody’s Chair Shop, in Spruce Pine, is a family business dating back seven generations and more than 200 years.)

But, while tried-and-true forms endure, the know-how to create them does not. Davidson says there’s speculation that the arrival of the railroad signaled the decline of handicraft skills. “We tend to think of it as necessary up to some date and after that it was art,” he says. “But it’s always been both.”

Today’s makers, Davidson says, are putting as much passion into their work as craftspeople did 100 years ago. And would-be crafters have sought out educational institutions for the better part of a century. The folk school, located in Brasstown, launched its programs in the 1920s; Penland School of Crafts, in Penland, was founded in 1929 and has offered woodworking since the 1960s; HCC has offered its Professional Crafts program for more than 30 years.

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HANDMADE iN WNC THE ART OF CRAFT: (left) “GuggenCache” desk organizer by Caryl Brt. (below) Carved salad bowl in cherry wood with a fern design by Journel Thomas. Photos courtesy of the artists

CARvING OUT A NICHE

While some craftspeople pursue a métier, others learn by doing. Ashevillebased woodcarver Brian Monteleone says that having no formal education might just be an advantage: “There are no rules or directions,” he explains. “There’s nothing I’m trying to reproduce.” His first gallery show was in spring 2013 at 5 Walnut. Among the work he’s made is a carving of that wine bar and art space.

“The pieces that I do are more business-oriented Asheville scenes,” says Monteleone. He’s also been working on a number of New York-based cityscapes, such as a panoramic view of Manhattan island, and neighborhood portraits including apartment buildings complete with antique water towers. He susses out the personality of the scene by interviewing locals and making sketches.

Then, Monteleone commits his vision to wood.

The carver got his start 20 years ago, while visiting his family’s hunting cabin in upstate New York. “While everyone was out hunting, I picked up a chainsaw and a log and spent the week making a life-size Indian,” he says in his bio. He was artistic through high school and college: “My whole life is wood. I do contracting and renovations,” he says. “I know that product.”

Still, the road to becoming a semi-full-time artist has been a long one. More than a decade ago, he took a year to pursue carving full time, but struggled with charging for his work. “The taste of money involved with art work was so disgusting, I put everything down for two years,” he says. (Brt, on the other hand, does not mind dealing with the financials of her occupation. Of HCC she says, “They actually created a new kind of system where you could walk out of there and work for yourself.”) This year, though still uncomfortable with the selling process, Monteleone has made a tentative peace with the business aspect of being an artist.

While he’s refused to make the requisite chainsaw bear, Monteleone has completed larger-than-life pieces including a baseball pitcher for a public art project, and a classic cigar store Indian for a private commission.

So, do Monteleone’s carved street scenes share a heritage with Journel’s salad bowls? That question is up for debate, but the desire to create — for art’s sake or for practicality — makes sense to Davidson. “Probably the reason people do this now, when it’s completely a choice, is because making things makes them feel good,” he says. “Some people do it with cooking, some people do it with fishing, some people do it making a wood carving. It’s where you create a special state that’s way beyond just the product.”

Davidson adds, “It’s time well-spent.” X

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The WesTern norTh Carolina CrafT indusTry

isn’t easy to quantify. But in 2008, several area organizations worked together to produce a report — The Economic Impact of the Craft Industry in Western North Carolina Researchers took a holistic view of the economics of the crafts industry, examining many sectors, collecting data and administering surveys. The report showed significant increases in almost every aspect of the industry since the last study in 1995. Below, we have selected key data that shows how the craft industry effects our region.

MIDDLE-AGED 57% make more than $75,000

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Craft is a loaded term, as far as the arts are concerned. It carries descriptive weight, yet deceptive weight that is allencompassing and still means so little.

And the term “craft” is frequently used to describe products and producers the same way that it describes art and artists.

“There’s a lot of reverence for the word ‘craft’ here in WNC,” says Andrew Glasgow, a program director for United States Artists, a national arts-support organization, and former executive director for the American Crafts Council. He attributes that respect to Western North Carolina’s deep arts and craft-arts heritage, a history driven in part by 19th century immigration patterns and George Vanderbilt’s penchant for handcrafted goods.

But according to Glasgow, no selfrespecting crafts artist would call themself a “crafter.”

Rather, such creators are artisans and makers, weavers and fiber artists, sculptors and potters and glass blowers.

Glasgow’s point is that “crafter,” as a term, is too diluted to serve them well.

“The word craft has been taken over by chefs and designers and car restorers,” he says. “And beer, of course.”

Nowadays, “craft” is effectively anything that a person takes time to do or create by hand. That may be a far better alternative to industrialized manufacturing, but the notion muddles the representation of a major artistic and economic force in WNC. “People tend to think that craft works are things that are crafty,” says Wendy Outland, founder of Who Knows Art, an Asheville-based arts-and businessdevelopment program. “But it’s really about quality of the work, not always about how useful it is.”

Yes, craft is often functional and includes works like chairs, quilts and pots.

But it can also be abstract, combining traditional means and methods with modernized, concept-driven artistry.

Craft is about the makers, their hands and their tools and materials, which were likely culled from the raw, earthen landscape. Though it exists alongside what we consider fine art — paintings, photographs, sculpture, etc. — it’s regularly thought of as separate due to its form and function.

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CRAFT UP CLOSE: Woodworker darrell Copeland shares his artistic and economic vision with art Connections Tours organizer Sherry Masters during a tour of his Weaverville studio. Photo by Tim robison

And while craft is handmade and characteristically in-and-of-this-earth — and of these mountains, for that matter — it also shares a core foundation with a separate, unambiguous ideology and structure. It’s a structure that Glasgow and Outland identify as absolutely necessary to success and artistic development: that of a business.

CRAFTSPERSON = bUSINESSPERSON

“Crafts people by definition, and artists by definition, are business people,” says Glasgow. “If they’re not, they should be.”

We usually call a person making a product and selling it a businessperson. But that connection often evades those involved in artistry.

Beneath the layers of ceramic glazes or wood varnishes, after all, is a raw product. Turning that material into a marketable work of art is one thing, but getting it in front of buyers and collectors is the more difficult part of the equation. “There’s a huge void with art schools pumping out artists with no way of knowing how to make a living,” Glasgow says.

Outland offers a potential solution to bridging that gap: 12 business-arts workshops designed to educate artists on how to operate themselves, their studios and their work with business sense.

“The classes hit on as many topics as possible, but so much of it is purely business-based,” Outland explains.

Classes begin with basic budgeting, retail and business practices and Gallery 101-style workshops. They expand to include pricing, portfolio building and legal issues that may arise when selling and contracting with galleries.

Similar arts-based business-education courses have become somewhat of a new focus for the growing number of Asheville’s crafts artists, arts educators and program directors.

Area colleges and crafts institutes, such as A-B Tech, Blue Ridge Community College and Penland School of Crafts, have business-management programs built into their art departments. Outland’s program often partners with organizations such as Handmade in America and the Asheville Area Arts Council to host her workshops, often for free or at reduced rates.

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FINDING AND DEvIATING FROM THE CENTER

One of Outland’s most popular workshops, Cultivating Collectors, focuses on the importance of finding one’s place in the local market and developing partnerships with collectors. Real financial gain is dependent on finding that target market and balancing relationships with galleries and collectors, she says.

That starts with figuring out where and to whom artists should be selling their work. And once they find these connections, they need to actively engage them.

When it comes to the galleries, the artist should be prepared to offer a constant flow of work. And regarding contacts with collectors, Outland says, “that means staying in touch with things like hand-written notes.”

“It may be old-fashioned and corny, but it shows appreciation,” she says.

As Asheville’s arts and crafts scenes continue to grow, there’s a greater demand for quality by the serious buyers and collectors. Artists must adapt, Outland says.

Sometimes, it boils down to just keeping regular, business-like studio hours.

“Artists should be held to that,” she says. Failing to do so inhibits in-studio opportunities to sell artwork and make lasting connections with potential collectors and gallerists. “Nothing turns off a buyer like having a closed sign in the window when they show up,” Outland notes.

Of course, many artists, whose studios rest far from downtown Asheville and the River Arts District, rarely see in-studio visitors, if ever. Downtown and RAD studio spaces offer greater visibility, but at a higher price.

While that makes it easy to find art and artists in Asheville, Sherry Masters aimed to create “a total arts experience.” She founded of Art Connections, a new Asheville-based studio tour that specializes in taking locals and visitors alike outside of the strollable downtown and RAD environments, and introducing them to fine art and crafts studios beyond the city limits.

The tours begin in October and will visit six-to-eight studios over a two-day period. Masters, a co-director with American Craft Week, a national campaign that will be celebrated Oct. 4-13, will survey some of WNC’s most notable craftsbased artists. She’s created a web the stretches from Stoney Lamar’s woodworking shop in Saluda and Michael Sherrill’s ceramics studio in Bat Cave to the Echo Mill fiber mill in Weaverville and on up to Barnardsville.

This total arts experience is “one that you can’t get in the gallery.” Masters says.

Many of the artists on the tour are represented in downtown galleries, but their presence stops there. “We want to help people who don’t know the world of craft and art to better understand it,” Masters says. “And to know that there’s more than just downtown Asheville.”

Downtown and the RAD may be the face of this WNC, crafts-based economic engine, but it’s hardly the sole generator, nor proprietor. Rather, it’s a combination of all the studios and crafts artists — both on the map and under the radar — and area crafts organizations. They educate and uphold generations of handmade ideology and tradition. Craft and crafts artists bolster growth in the arts and WNC at large. And, ultimately, they continue to help define our regional identity. X

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Craftspeople answer the question:

WhaT are you WorkinG on?

reBeCCa keMPSon Fairview craftguild.org/rebeccakempson I am currently working on changing the way I costume my figures by felting wool and dyeing it. This process is done using a mat of off-white prefelt that is felted, then dyed with subtle coloring. After the felted yardage is dyed, stamped cotton fabric enhanced with alcohol based dyes is appliqued to the surface of the garment and beading, plus hand stitching, add the final design work. I will be teaching a doll making class at John C. Campbell in May 2014.

GerTrude GrahaM SMiTh (aka Gay SMiTh) Bakersville gertrudegrahamsmith.com ray JoneS Asheville rayjoneswoodboxes.com I’m working on a box that was ordered last year at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. This is one of my favorite designs, which I call “Omega.” It stands about 18-inches tall and opens to 36-inches wide and has 12 removable trays inside. Like all of my boxes, it is made entirely of wood. My client has selected bamboo for the body, with Honduras rosewood burl hinges and pommele bosse trays.

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Lighting up, what we crave, what it’s about?

With this, my livelihood and passion for making pots converge blissfully. With the candelabra, metaphysically, references include fire and light, survival, transformation, transcendence. Who lit the first candle, an invention over 5,000 years old? Perhaps, there’s convergence of necessity, luxury, history, whimsy and a spin of the pottery wheel in the exploration of candelabra and work as a ceramic artist.

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leSley keeBle Asheville I am working on a series of Humpty Dumpty sculptures. I just finished my first interpretation of the famous egg, inspired

by Oscar Wilde. He sports a polka dot silk knicker suit, topstitched leather boots and gloves and a foppish wig from silk roving.

Sculpting a clay egg was not so easy! I swore I would never do it again, but my second Humpty is underway and wearing red leather, steel chains and studs!

ToM ShieldS Penland tomsheidsart.com I have recently been finishing up a commission for a client. He purchased four HeywoodWakefield mid-century modern tables for me, and I cut them up and built them into each other.

I usually work with found chairs, so this project has been a fun and challenging leap into new territory. I have maintained my same aesthetic, but enjoyed seeing how much the finished product changed due to the style and form of these midcentury modern pieces.

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ed ByerS and holden MCCurry Asheville byersmccurrystudio.com Gary raWlinS Asheville garyrawlinswoodworker.com For several months now, I’ve been working on a mahogany sideboard cabinet. It is a very challenging project, utilizing hand cut dovetails and wedged tenons for the case, and a pair of dovetailed drawers, with ebony fronts. Two ebony doors will fit beneath the drawers, and the case will be supported on an ebony stand.

Our newest ceramic work is developed through a collaborative process using hand-built earthenware forms combined with steel and wood. By stacking and balancing elements, we are able to express influences from nature and totemic forms.

Our finishes include uniquely developed terra sigillatas, slips and glazes.

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crafty happenings

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The Black mountain college museum + arts center’s keynote speaker Christopher Benfey seems to know something about everything artistic. He has written the book on Carolina pottery traditions, which have been a large part of his family history, in Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay: Reflections on Art, Family and Survival. He has been an art critic for Slate and has contributed to The New York Times Book Review, and is known as a scholar of Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe, among others. Benfey lends this breadth of knowledge to analyzing the history of Black Mountain College and its future in influencing trends in education and the modern art world. Benfey will present a keynote address as part of the ReVIEWING Black Mountain College 5: Shaping Craft + Design conference on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 5:30 p.m., with a reception to follow. avl.mx/zr

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As the weather cools down, there may be no better venue for enjoying local art than the outdoors. asheville art in the park will feature local art for sale in Pack Square Park on upcoming Saturdays. The event, which enters its fifth year, generates income for local artists, and 10 percent of sales go to local art nonprofits.

Take a stroll through the park to experience everything from glass and ceramics to wood and jewelry. Hendersonville’s art on main is a similar event that focuses on the city’s long-standing support of craftspeople. On Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5 and 6, local artists will proudly display their pieces along Main Street in Hendersonville, continuing a 54-year tradition of supporting the city’s creatively inclined. Judges roam the street as well, keeping an eye out for originality and professionalism in order to award ribbons for fine craft and fine art. Asheville Art in the Park takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, Oct. 5, 12 and 19. Visit avl.mx/00g for more information. Art on Main takes place from 10 a.m. -5 p.m. on Oct. 5 and 6. Find out more at avl.mx/00h.

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Modeled after agricultural programs where consumers invest in local farms by paying for produce in advance, handmade in america’s community supported art (csa) program gives art aficionados a chance to grow their very own creative scene. On Friday, Oct. 4, the organization’s downtown gallery will host an exhibition of various CSA artists, allowing visitors to enjoy a glass of wine and see a sampling of local art.

Among those featured are glass artist Ben Elliott, jewelry artist Suzanne Q. Evon, weavers Greg and Carla Filippelli, potter Sue Grier, book artist Mary Carol Koester and woodworker Christopher Perryman. It’s a diverse showcase of Asheville’s talented artists as well as a chance to highlight local art collectors’ support for the craft economy. The event takes place on Friday, Oct. 4, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. avl.mx/00j

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The craft fair of the southern highlands, an annual event that began in 1948, is a way for regional crafters throughout the mountains to sell their creations. The fair is run by the Southern Highland Craft Guild and features almost 200 artists who work with a variety of mediums. In addition to the art for sale, a handful of local artists will demonstrate their crafts live before fairgoers.

From potter Mike Lalone to screen-printer Betty Morrill, from yarn-spinner Dede Styles to basket-weaver George McCollum, a wide variety of skills will be on display.

The fair will also feature music from folk and bluegrass groups like Hot Duck Soup and the Moore Brothers Band, and don’t miss blacksmith Lenny Moore, who will set up his forge outside the U.S. Cellular Center to wow passersby with hammer in hand as he creates pieces of metal art. The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands runs Oct. 17-20 at the U.S. Cellular Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $8 and children under 12 get in free. For more information, visit southernhighlandguild.org.

A work of art, which celebrates a life, has the power to comfort and heal.

Each of our distinctive cremation urns and memorial objects is hand-crafted by an artisan to be as unique as the person you have known and loved.

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Play dough represents a sort of rite of passage for most kids. They mold it. They squash it. They hopefully don’t eat it. Now, ceramic artist Lisa Gluckin wants to help them take the next step. The “Playin’ With Clay ...

HOO-RAY!” class at the grovewood gallery is a chance for youngsters to celebrate Craft Week by learning the ins and outs of the diverse medium of clay. Kids can carve and sculpt clay into whatever shapes their overactive imaginations might present them, all under the guidance of a Greenwich House Pottery-trained instructor. Space is limited to eight, though, so don’t allow this opportunity to dry out and crumble like a neglected third-grade art project. The class is recommended for children ages 10-12.

“Playin’ With Clay ... HOO-RAY!” takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 and 13. $40 per child. avl.mx/00i X

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through the stuDios DOWNTOWN ASHEvILLE ART WALk

Stroll through dozens of galleries, studios and museums within a half-mile radius of downtown Asheville. Held on the first Friday of each month, April through Dec. ashevilledowntowngalleries.org RIvER ARTS DISTRICT 2ND SATURDAYS AND STUDIO STROLLS

Meander through Asheville's River Arts District for monthly art demonstrations, open studios and classes.

Held on the second Saturday of the month, May through Dec. The River Arts District Studio Stroll is held in June and November and features a full weekend of art and family fun in 19 historic buildings. riverartsdistrict. com/stroll2nd-saturday WEAvERvILLE ART SAFARI

Bring your pith helmet (or just your purse) to explore Weaverville's studios with a self-guided driving tour. Bring home a piece of original art, if something catches your eye. Held each April and November. weavervilleartsafari.com kENILWORTH ARTISTS OPEN STUDIO TOUR

Meet a wide range of jewelers, fabric artists, potters, woodworkers and many other craftspeople, all just five minutes from downtown Asheville. Held Memorial Day weekend. kenilworthartists.org bLUE TO bLACk ART WEEkEND

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of Black Mountain. This two-day event, held the first weekend of May and the third week of November, includes both a studio tour and an art stroll. bluetoblackartweekend.com bREvARD FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY WALk

Spend the evening wandering through Brevard's galleries, then take in live music and enjoy a glass of wine. Held on the fourth Friday of the month. artsofbrevard.org OPEN STUDIO TOUR OF HENDERSON COUNTY

More than 50 artists from Henderson county share sculpture, fiber arts, metalwork, and glass each September. openstudiotourhc.com COME TO LEICESTER STUDIO TOUR

This free, self-guided tour includes everything from prints to jewelry and brooms to fiber. Held each August. cometoleicester.com TOE RIvER STUDIO TOUR

See more than 100 artists and galleries in Mitchell and Yancey counties, along with special exhibits, events and a benefit art auction. Held in June and December. toeriverarts.org ART TREk TRYON

Tour artist studios in Polk County and upstate South Carolina for a chance to see the creative process at work. Held during the last week of April, with a gallery exhibit through late May. upstairsartspace.org X

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10am-5pm; SUNDAYS, 1-5pm - Lasting Gifts: Black Mountain College Collection will feature works by Karen Karnes, Ruth Asawa and others. $8/$7 students and seniors/children 5 and under free.

BellAgio Art to WeAr • FR (10/4), 11am-7pm; SA (10/5), 10am7pm; SU (10/6), 10am-5pm - Bellagio, 5 Biltmore Plaza, will host a “Sculpture Forms for Personal Adornment" trunk show, featuring jewelry by Terri Logan and textiles by Deborah Cross. Info: bellagioarttowear.com.

• FR (10/4), 5-7pm - Opening reception.

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.

• ONGOING - Shaping Craft and Design at Black Mountain College exhibit will feature ceramics, textiles, furniture and other art forms, created by BMC students and faculty between 1933-1957.

• FR (10/11) through SU (10/13) "ReVIEWING Black Mountain College 5: Shaping Craft and Design" conference will feature presentations on the legacy of BMC's educational model, architecture, graphic design and more. Held in UNCA's Reuter Center. $70/discounts for members.

• SA (10/12), 5:30-6:30pm - A keynote presentation with Christopher Benfey will be held in UNCA's Reuter Center. $25.

Blue spirAl 1 38 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm, and Sun., noon-5pm. Info: bluespiral1.com or 251-0202.

• TH (10/10) through SA (11/30) - Remains To Be Seen: An Out of the Box Look at Modern Cremation Containers will feature urns from Shine on Brightly.

• TH (10/10), 5-8pm - Opening reception.

• TH (10/10) through TU (12/31) - A group show will feature ceramics by Josh Copus and Marlene Jack, photography by John Dickson and paintings by Peggy N. Root.

• TH (10/10), 5-8pm - An opening reception will include small format works by Coralie Tweed, contemporary works by Rick Beck and Robert Dunning and a Piedmont Craftsmen invitational.

PitChers oN Parade: Ceramist karen newgard will be one of two guest artists at the Spruce Pine Potter’s Market (Saturday, Oct. 12 - Sunday, Oct. 13; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.) All photos and images courtesy of American Craft Week (pg. 51).

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AmericAn crAft Week kick off • FR (10/4), 6pm - The American Craft Week in WNC kick-off event will feature a presentation by Steve Morse, director of the hospitality and tourism program at the College of Business at WCU. Held at Southern Highland Craft Gallery, 26 Lodge St. Info: americancraftweek.com.

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Art on mAin • SA (10/5) & SA (10/6), 10am-5pm - Art on Main will feature demonstrations and fine arts and crafts throughout downtown Hendersonville. Free. Info: acofhc.org/

AsheVille Art museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Info: ashevilleart.org or 2533227.

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AsheVille Art in the pArk • SATURDAYS through (10/19), 10am6pm - Asheville Art in the Park will feature regional artists, local food and more. Held in Pack Square Park. Free.

Info: ashevilleartinthepark.com.

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center for crAft, creAtiVity And design Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road in Hendersonville.

Mon.-Fri., noon-5pm. Info: craftscreativitydesign.org or 890-2050.

• Through SU (10/20) - Works by Windgate Fellows, curated by Cindi Strauss from the MFA Houston. copper fish metAl Arts • SA (10/12), 10am-noon - Copper Fish Metal Arts, 191 Lyman St., Studio 236, will host a Craft Week talk, followed by a Q&A for three dimensional crafters. Topics include marketing, pricing and approaching galleries. Free; registration requested: 545-2432. crAft fAir of the southern

highlAnds • TH (10/17) through SA (10/19), 10am6pm; SU (10/20), 10am-5pm - The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands will feature clay, jewelry, fiber, wood, glass and more at the U.S. Cellular Center, 87 Haywood St. $8/free for children under 12. Info: craftguild.org or 298-7928. crimson lAurel gAllery 23 Crimson Laurel Way, Bakersville. AprilDec.: Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm; Sun. & Mon., noon-5pm. Info: 688-3599 or crimsonlaurelgallery.com.

• Through FR (10/25) - 99 Bottles, ceramic bottles by 33 nationally recognized artists. floW gAllery 14 South Main St., Marshall. Wed.-Sat., 10am-4pm. Info: avl.mx/aw.

• TH (10/10), 5-9pm - Reception for A Handmade Conversation: Recent Work by Flow Member Artists. grAce cAthey sculpture gArden And gAllery • FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS through (10/12) - The Grace Cathey Sculpture Garden and Gallery will feature garden sculpture displays and demonstrations. 136 Depot St., Waynesville. Free. Info: gracecathey.com. groVeWood gAllery Located at 111 Grovewood Road. AprilDec. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm & Sun., 11am5pm. Info: grovewood.com or 253-7651.

• SA (10/5) & FR (10/11), 11am-4pm Open studio days will give visitors an opportunity to interact with professional artists.

• SA (10/5) through TU (12/31) - Beauty From Wood: Natural and Paper Forms, bowls and vessels by Bill Luce and paper works by Leo Monahan.

• SA (10/5), 3-5pm - Opening reception.

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• SA (10/12) & SU (10/13), 2-4pm - "Playin’ with Clay … HOO-RAY!" invites children ages 10-12 to learn how to sculpt. $40 includes supplies. Registration required. hAndmAde in AmericA Located at 125 S. Lexington Ave. Info: handmadeinamerica.org or 252-0121.

• FR (10/4), 6:30-8:30pm - A pick-up party and exhibit will feature HandMade in America's craft CSA artists.

John c. cAmpBell folk school fAll festiVAl • SA (10/5) & SU (10/6), 10am-5pm - The Fall Festival at the John C. Campbell Folk School will feature crafts, music and dance at 1 Folk School Road, Brasstown. $5/$3 ages 12-17/children 12 and under free.

Info: folkschool.org. kiln opening festiVAl • SA (10/12), 10am-4pm - A kiln opening festival will be held at Little Mountain Pottery, 6372 Peniel Road, Tryon. Info: avl. mx/00s. mountAin mAde • ONGOING - Mountain Made, 1 Page Ave., Suite 123 in the Grove Arcade, will feature a monthlong celebration of craft with demonstrations by local artists. Free.

Info: mtnmade.com.

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. pArkWAy crAft center At moses cone mAnor • Through TH (10/31) - Woodworking, glass, fiber and jewelry demonstrations will be offered throughout the month of October at MP 294 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Blowing Rock. Info and schedule: avl.mx/00r. pisgAh high school crAft shoW • SA (10/5), 8am-5pm - Pisgah High School will host a craft show to raise funds for renovations at 1 Black Bear Drive, Canton. Free to attend. Info: phs.haywood.k12.nc.us or rlauziere@ haywood.k12.nc.us. riVerVieW stAtion celeBrAtion • FR (10/11), 11am-3pm - Riverview Station celebration, a collaboration between River Arts District artists, will be held at 191 Lyman St. Free. Info: riverviewartists.com. second sAturdAy in riVer Arts

district • SA (10/12), 10am-4pm - Second Saturday in the River Arts District will feature open studios and opportunities to speak with artists about the creative process.

Programs will focus on photography. Held throughout the River Arts District. Info and map: riverartsdistrict.com. southern highlAnd crAft guild • DAILY, 9am-6pm - The Southern Highland Craft Guild will present craft demonstrations in a wide range of mediums, held at the Folk Art Center, MP 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Free. Info: southernhighlandguild.org. spruce pine potters’ mArket • SA (10/12) & SU (10/13), 10am-5pm - The Spruce Pine Potters’ Market will feature 30 potters and clay artists. Held at 31 Cross St., Spruce Pine. Free. Info: sprucepinepottersmarket.com. the Bender gAllery 12 S. Lexington Ave. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10:30am-5pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: thebendergallery.com or 505-8341.

• ONGOING - Upwardly Mobile, works by Eunsuh Choi and Adam Waimon. the VillAge potters Located at 191 Lyman St., #180. Hours: Mon.–Sat., 10am–6pm. Info: thevillagepotters.com or 658-0770.

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Moog Music is known for its instruments. More specifically, analog synthesizers, the ones designed originally by Dr. Robert Moog and that carry his name. But even the best synthesizer is only as good as the musician playing it.

Composer Wendy Carlos is credited with introducing the Moog synthesizer to the general public by way of her 1968 record, SwitchedOn Bach. The list of well-known Moog players has since expanded to include the likes of The Beach Boys, The Beastie Boys, Daft Punk and a zillion others. Even rootsy Steve Earle uses Moog instruments. And the local instrument manufacturer has done a fine job documenting some contemporary touring artists rocking out on Moog equipment in the Moog SoundLab video series (check out unexpected acts like The Tallest Man on Earth).

But then they went one better in late 2011 with the AHA AVL concert series, featuring WNC-based groups performing for a live audience, in the Moog store on Moog equipment.

who: Total War whERE: Moog Music (160 Broadway St.) whEn: Wednesday, Oct. 9 (7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. and close at 6:45 p.m.

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The band can borrow any of the gear that Moog manufactures, beginning a month before the show, leading to some creative new renditions of songs. “There are no expectations on how they use it or if they use it,” says Alex Medley, Moog’s special events manager. “It is something that we can offer to give the artists an opportunity to think out of the box and experiment with new sounds.”

Jeremy Rose, the lead singer and guitarist for local band Total War, deadpans: “It’s an amazing opportunity for us, because the pedals are worth more than my whole rig.” Part of the challenge of working with the equipment, says Rose, is that Total War — who will kick off the new

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BRight idEas: Indie-rock trio Total War kicks off the new season of AHA AVL. As part of the free, invitation-only performance, the band gets to borrow equipment from Moog Music.

Photo by Carrie Eidson

AHA AVL season on Wednesday, Oct. 9 — is a three-piece (with bassist Ory Petty and drummer Adam Woleslagle). “If any one of the three of us gets too pedal-y at any moment, it’ll be a two-piece with weirdness.”

Anyone who’s seen a Total War

show knows about the vulnerable spin they put on indie-rock. Equal parts quirky sweetness and propulsive intensity, their songs are both personal and cinematic. The trio’s video for “All We Have Tonight” won best song and the audience choice award at this year’s Music Video Asheville. They already have ideas for AHA AVL and will also incorporate a keyboardist. Some Total War songs have implied keys parts and, says Rose, “We figured it’s a synthesizer factory, so we should use a synthesizer.”

Starting with the 2013/2014 season, Moog Music and Mountain Xpress are partnering to curate and present the lineup: Look for AHA AVL vid-

eos, previously released through Shuffle magazine’s website, to now be featured on mountainx.com.

Those videos are important to local bands, too. Moog’s videographers record multitrack audio throughout the entire set and choose the best track to cut together into a high-quality, liveperformance video that the artists can then use for promotion.

It’s perfect timing for Total War, who have been writing songs and hope to go into the studio later this month.

Rose says that the writing process “usually comes like molasses,” but that they hope to debut two new songs at AHA AVL. His band has been busy recently: opening for Moon Taxi, sharing a stage with locals Doc Aquatic and planning a Northeast tour. Going forward, “The Moog brand is nice to be associated with,” says Rose.

It’s nice for Moog Music to be connected to the local scene, too, and the whole AHA AVL series is locavore at heart: Bands can invite their friends to the no-cover shows where local beer and kombucha is served. “I’m really excited about it being free. And not in somebody’s living room,” says Rose.

Even though it is an invitationonly event, that list is not exclusive (space allowing). Sign up for an invitation by emailing aha.avl@ moogmusic.com.

“Asheville has such a diverse music scene, each act is different from the next,” says Medley. “We are looking forward to The Hermit Kings and Comet West.”

In November, local duo Albert Adams will release a new album as part of an AHA AVL show.

Beyond that, while Moog Music and Xpress can only speculate about what those bands, from alt-rockers to Southern-fried hiphop acts, will bring to the AHA AVL stage, past performances have been unexpected in the very best way.

In 2012, Ahleuchatistas’ blistering set was cut short when a speaker caught fire — that was memorable. And, on the other end of the spectrum, composer Danny Peck (aka dep) presented a quiet beauty, remixing songs by local artists Molly Kummerle, Stephanie Morgan and Ty Gilpin.

“Somni Suite used a polyphonic chain of six Slim Phatty analog synthesizers to make the ultimate 12-oscillator, six-filter super

synth,” Medley recalls. “Brushfire Stankgrass used Moogerfooger analog effect pedals to turn traditional bluegrass banjo into funky spaceship jams. Razor & Blade did live drum and bass with analog synths, which was different than the normal laptop scenario.”

Those are tough acts to follow, but the new season’s lineup looks up to the challenge. X

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Pride and no prejudice Blue Ridge Pride Festival celebrates LGBTQ community

Shawna Morey remembers attending the very first Blue Ridge Pride Festival back in 2009. Since then, she says, “It’s gotten huge.�

But the annual event is only one of the many ways Blue Ridge Pride, an Asheville-based nonprofit, works to promote local acceptance of the LGBTQ community. “We filed for power of attorney at Blue Ridge Pride,� says Jenna Metcalf, smiling as she looks at Morey, her partner of three years.

The group, she continues, “had lawyers and everything; it was really nice. We can’t get married, so it’s one of the few ways we can be legally recognized if anything were to happen.�

The couple who are new homeowners and parents to two pre-teen boys, say they’ve had very few negative experiences since moving to Asheville in 2010. “That’s one of the main reasons we decided to move here,� Metcalf reveals. It was a very different story in Madison County, where they previously lived. “You would’ve thought we were in a clown

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costume from some of the stares we got just walking into a restaurant,� she recalls. “We feel a lot more normal here,� adds Morey.

Ashley Arrington, Blue Ridge Pride’s community outreach coordinator, says she’s proud of what the organization has accomplished in just five years. She was having

drinks with friends one evening when the conversation turned to creating a community center that could help raise awareness and funds to support local LGBTQ groups. The first Blue Ridge Pride Festival was held in Martin Luther King Jr. Park. “It was cold and rainy, but about 2,000 people came out,� remembers Arrington. “That was a clear indicator that the community wanted more.�

This year’s festival, says Arrington, will be the biggest one yet. Besides the usual music, vendors and information booths, an Adult Fun Zone will feature a bounce house, silent disco dance party and other surprises. Another first is VIP packages: For $40, pass holders will get access to the Fun Zone, alcoholic beverages and locally catered food, plus free entry to parties at Scandals, Club Hairspray, O. Henry’s and The Underground.

A Youth Pride Zone will offer creative activities like poetry slams, a magic show and crafts.

The stage will feature such local acts as Cantaria, Porch 40, Common Foundation, The Get Right Band and a drag show, as well as numerous community members sharing their personal stories. “We really wanted to show the diversity of our community, and I think we’ve accomplished that, hitting a variety of races, gender, orientation, ethnicities, ages, etc. We’re excited to be honoring them and putting them in the spotlight,� says Arrington.

And while conceding that the annual event is hardly comparable to what you see in places like San Francisco or New York, she says the local feedback has been overwhelming. “A few years back we got a letter from an elderly man who came to a Pride Festival for the first time. He was moved to tears and admitted to openly weeping in the middle of the festival — a sentiment we shared reading his letter,�

Arrington recalls. She hopes the festival helps educate those who may be apprehensive about the LGBTQ community while providing a safe space for community members who may be living

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in the closet. “Are there fairy wings and leather and all that stuff? Of course. But what we do is so much more than that.”

Although the festival is the organization’s most recognized event, Blue Ridge Pride works yearround in support of its mission: “Advocate. Celebrate. Educate.”

Ten percent of festival profits go to a different LGBTQ organization each year; the group has also hosted conferences, legal advice forums, bullying panels, Amendment One forums, second parent adoption forums and numerous community outreach events. Another program, the Your Equality Speaks campaign, encourages businesses to support

the LGBTQ community. “We provide them with a decal for their place of business and a listing on our tourism map,” Arrington explains. “This year we expanded the program to include listings of LGBTQ-owned businesses, gender-neutral bathrooms and safe zones for LGBTQ folks to meet.

“I have to tell you, though, as much as we appreciate all the support from businesses, we know we wouldn’t be here without our community and our volunteers,” says Arrington.

This marks the third year that Morey and Metcalf will be attending the festival together, celebrating their relationship — and a community where they can feel accepted and safe. X

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Visiting houRs: Guests on Earth, the new novel by N.C. author Lee Smith, is the October selection for the Local Matters book club. The group will meet Monday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. at Malaprop’s to discuss Smith’s work.

Lee Smith writes about Zelda Fitzgerald in Asheville

Zelda died and 10 years since my son died,” she says. “For a long time, I couldn’t deal with the material, but I finally came to point where I wanted to write about it.”

It’s hard to talk about Guests (set in the ’30s and ’40s) and not talk about Zelda — her fictional The Fitzgeralds (F. Scott and persona, much like her real-life Zelda) have been in the collective character, has a way of stealing consciousness a lot lately. There was F theD scene. “She has continued to the Baz Luhrmann remake of The U O N spring; the May Great Gatsby this O be an iconic figure,” says Smith.

• F F “She embodied so much of the • A S of publication of both Z: A Novel H Zelda I O N American dream. She was beauFitzgerald and Call Me Zelda; and tiful, she was popular, she was recently NPR’s “Morning Edition” fortunate.” The author believes ran a story on the Fitzgerald’s “dark that Scott and Zelda were the first chapter in Asheville.” celebrity couple; the bright fastBut for North Carolina author ness of their lives played out in the Lee Smith’s new novel, Guests on society pages as well as in Scott’s Earth — in which both Zelda and fiction. But Zelda’s untimely end, Asheville feature heavily — the in a fire at Highland Hospital, was timing was much more personal. no turn of fortune.

Like Zelda, both Smith’s father It is, however, the moment and son were patients at Highland that Guests builds to. (No spoilHospital, a facility that treated meners here: The novel begins with tal illness, in the 1950s and late ’80s, a real newspaper clipping about respectively. “It’s been 65 years since

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the blaze that claimed the lives of a number of patients.) But the story, both leading up to and then following that tragedy, belongs to narrator Evalina Toussaint, an eager-to-please misfit. She’s born in New Orleans to an exotic dancer and, after the loss of her mother, winds up convalescing at Highland Hospital.

In some ways, Evalina must be drawn from Smith’s late son. Like him, she’s a talented pianist. Her interest in music eventually takes her around the world as an accompanist to a renowned singer. But Evalina’s escape from Highland Hospital is short-lived and details of her life outside the sanitarium are few. “She didn’t know for a long time who her father was. Her mother was lovely but so mysterious,” says Smith. When, in the story, Evalina learned the truth of her origin, “It sent her into a tailspin.”

For that reason, Evalina feels most at home with other hospital residents because, says Smith, “She thinks she’s a monster in the old sense of the world. Not a regular person.”

Zelda, too, is cast as her own sort of species. She’s represented, at turns, by Southern belles and salamanders. “She looks different all the time,” says Evalina at one point. “She’ll look different the next time you see her.” Zelda shape-shifts through illness and relative wellness, through anger and joy, and through her various artistic endeavors, from writing and painting to choreographing dance programs.

Smith points out that Highland Hospital was “amazing for its time because it was one of the first places in our country that had art and theatrical programs.”

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Smith utilized the medical library at Duke University (to whom Highland Hospital was entrusted from 1939 through the ’80s) for her research on those treatments, mapping out the novel in advance to make sure “it wasn’t more than I could tackle.” She says that it was

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But as much as iconic figures like Zelda and Highland Hospital (the Montford property is now home to Genova Diagnostics) figure into Smith’s work, the author says that as an advocate for those with mental ailments, “I really wanted to show that very real lives could be lived with these illnesses.”

Mission accomplished: Evalina and Zelda, talented and complex, bring Guests to life. Says the author: “There’s such a connection between art and creativity and madness.” X

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Review: Enthusiasm, ingenuity lift ACT season opener, Annie Get Your Gun

Big, brash Broadway-style musicals aren’t up everyone’s alley — when people gnash their teeth about musicals, they’re usually railing against gaudy showtunes. What’s interesting is that this kind of passionate, misinformed point-of-view often creates an equally fanatical set of theatergoers on the other end of the spectrum — the kind who adore big dance numbers, catchy songs and crowd-pleasing entertainment.

Because of the latter crowd of fervent musical-theater fans, it makes total sense that the Asheville Community Theatre chose to open their 2013-14 mainstage season with Annie Get Your Gun. The show is beloved, the songs are well-known and the one thing a musical like this needs — overwhelming enthusiasm — is something the ACT’s stable of actors has in abundance.

I had never seen Annie Get Your Gun, mostly because I fall into that category of people who usually shy away from musicals heavy on showtunes, but I quickly found out that I’m not wholly unfamiliar with the show.

Irving Berlin’s “There’s No Business Like Show Business” and “Anything You Can Do” have fully entrenched themselves into pop culture’s infrastructure, a testament both to Berlin and the popularity of the show.

Directed by longtime theater collaborator Jerry Crouch, the play is a fairly straightforward interpretation of the musical’s 1999 revival.

what: Annie Get Your Gun whERE: Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. whEn: Through Sunday, Oct. 13 (Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.

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no Biz liKE showBiz: Jacqueline Collison-Canney plays Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun. Asheville Community Theatre’s mainstage opener is showing through Sunday, Oct. 13. Photo by Tommy Propest

Community theater is always going to struggle with a lack of budget, but putting on a musical of this size with as little as possible — and with the help of a dedicated cast of volunteers — is perhaps what’s most interesting about this production.

Annie Get Your Gun uses the framing device of a play-within-a-play. It opens with Buffalo Bill (Richard Blue) introducing the characters and the story’s basic outline before the curtains open for “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” This is a pretty magnificent moment, with approximately 40 cast members on stage, and the musical’s Tommy Keeler (Alan Malpass) spinning from a rope that descends from the ceiling.

The only problem — if you can call it that — is that none of the subsequent numbers are quite as huge as the opener. This is a minor quibble (let me tell you how many horror movies have the same issue) and is probably a case of practicality, since so much here is dependent on ingenuity.

For those that don’t know, the plot is a simple love story between the

legendary Annie Oakley (Jacqueline Collison-Canney) and hotshot showman Frank Butler (Brandon Kersey).

My biggest issues with the musical aren’t with the production, but rather some of the content. The ‘99 revival cut out a couple of numbers which were deemed a bit insensitive, and vestiges of this mindset remain.

The idea, for instance, of a seemingly independent Annie who can’t function without a man comes across as antiquated. Of course, this is a 67-year-old musical, so its bound to come across a little dated. However, it never hurts to learn from and reflect on older works through the lens of their time. But really, most people are here for the music, and ACT has assembled a cast that is up to the task.

Collison-Canney — who plays Annie with the right amount sass — gets the chance to flex her singing range, while everyone’s comedic timing is spot on (especially Pat LaCorte as the wisecracking Charlie Davenport). The cast also gives the script room to breath.

As a whole, Crouch and his cast give exactly what you expect (and occasionally a little bit more) for Annie Get Your Gun, which, for such a beloved crowdpleaser, is more than enough. X

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Jimmy Landry’s 5th annual Big Birthday Bash at White Horse

The Emerald Ball No need to survive a tornado or follow a yellow-brick road or battle a wicked witch: The Emerald City is well within reach. Well, at least the Emerald Ball is. This year’s iteration of the Asheville Area Arts Council’s annual Color Ball fundraiser takes place in Pink Dog Creative (including the AAAC Gallery, Randy Shull’s studio and the affiliated spaces in the RAD). “Not only is emerald the Pantone color of the year, it is North Carolina’s [official] precious stone,” say organizers for the extravaganza. The evening includes a live and silent art auction, curated by nationally recognized artist Shull; entertainment, food and drink. Saturday, Oct. 5. VIP preparty, 6-7 p.m.; silent auction, 6-8:30 p.m.; live auction, 8:30 p.m.; Emerald Ball, 8:30 p.m.-midnight. $50/$100. ashevillearts.com. Photo from last year’s Tangerine Ball by Halima Flynt

In 2008, local singer-songwriter Jimmy Landry was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and given six months to live. That’s the bad news. The good news is that he’s beating the odds and commemorating each milestone — a tradition that began after that first frightening pronouncement. “When my birthday came along in October, I thought about what I might like to do to celebrate,” Landry recalls. “After all, it could be my last.

That year, I celebrated with friends (and medical support) by having an oyster roast.”

In ’09, he upped the ante, organizing a show with his musician friends. And now the birthday bash has become an annual staple.

Of his longevity, Landry writes, “I have no explanation other than good medicine, good medical care and the Grace of God.” This year, he’ll celebrate that good fortune with local multi-instrumentalist Chris Rosser and Chattanooga artist Jennifer Daniels at the White Horse on Friday, Oct. 4. 8 p.m., $12. whitehorseblackmountain.com.

Spencer Herr “Layers of acrylic, crudely scratched lines and deftly drawn/painted detail construct his figurative images,” says the bio of local artist Spencer Herr.

It’s a description that barely scratches the surface of the painter’s haunting work. Men and women, seemingly culled from long-forgotten nursery rhymes, emerge from dark canvases and swirls of thick paint. Vivid pinks and reds share space with dour pouts and the wide-set eyes of the childlike or the preternaturally surprised.

Herr’s work taps the world of the curiouser and curiouser. His solo exhibition, Underlying Currents, hangs at American Folk Art & Framing through Oct. 23. An opening reception takes place on Friday, Oct. 4, from 5-8 p.m. amerifolk.com. The reception is part of the First Friday Art Walk, held monthly, April through December. ashevilledowntowngalleries.org. Image: “Bloom”

by Spencer Herr

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Doc Aquatic at Emerald Lounge Local psychedelic/indie-rock trio Doc Aquatic is no stranger to recorded music: The group’s Bandcamp page boasts three EPs — Memories, Distance Means and, most recently, three-song offering Tombs. The band (brothers JC and Zack Hayes on guitar and drums respectively, and Charles Gately on bass and synthesizers) has expanded Tombs to nine tracks for its first full-length. An early listen shows a collective that’s matured into its sound. Doc Aquatic has always had a grip on controlled chaos — on Tombs, JC’s voice dips and soars, sometimes under layers of reverb, sometimes with minimal effects. Guitars range from shimmery to grungy, while drums are a riot of energy. Songs like “Sonic,” with its glimmery chord progressions and resonant production, diminish the distance between edgy experimentalism and alt-pop acumen.

Doc Aquatic holds an album release show at Emerald Lounge Friday, Oct. 4. Doors at 8:30 p.m. Shook Foil and Wyla also perform. $5. emeraldlounge.com.

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C L U bL A N D tAllgAry's cAntinA ThunderBeat Thursdays (DJ), 9pm

WednesdAy, oct. 2

the phoeniX Bradford Carson (jam, rock, blues), 8:30pm

5 WAlnut Wine BAr Patrick Fitzsimmons (jazz), 5pm Juan Benevides Trio (flamenco, Latin), 8pm

the sociAl Salsa dancing, 9pm

AsheVille music hAll Ott (electronic) w/ Aligning Minds & Paper Tiger, 10pm

timo's house Asheville Drum 'n' Bass Collective, 9pm

BArley's tAproom Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30pm

trAilheAd restAurAnt And BAr Zydeco jam w/ Steve Burnside, 7pm

BlAck mountAin Ale house Bluegrass jam, 9pm

tressA's doWntoWn JAZZ And Blues WestSound Review (R&B, soul, dance), 8:30pm

Blue mountAin piZZA & BreW puB Open mic, 7pm

VincenZo's Bistro Ginny McAfee (piano, vocals), 7pm

cluB hAirsprAy Requests w/ DJ Ace of Spade, 8pm

WAter'n hole Karaoke, 10pm

cork & keg Tom Leiner ("baby boomer flashbacks"), 7:30pm

White horse Crooked Pine w/ Hogtown Squealers (bluegrass, Appalachian), 7:30pm

emerAld lounge Blues jam w/ Riyen Roots, 8pm

WXyZ lounge Turkish Delight (gypsy jazz), 7pm

grey eAgle music hAll & tAVern Eilen Jewell (Americana, folk, blues, country) w/ Ernie Hendrickson, 8pm

yAcht cluB Kamakazi karaoke (no control over song choice), 9pm

isis restAurAnt And music hAll Live music on the patio, 6pm Cash'd Out (Johnny Cash tribute), 9pm

ZumA coffee Bluegrass jam w/ Bobby Hicks, 7pm

fridAy, oct. 4

JAck of the Wood puB Old-time jam, 5pm leXington AVe BreWery (lAB) Cacaw (avant-jazz, synth rock) w/ The Volt Per Octaves & Graph Rabbit, 8:30pm loBster trAp Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, electronics), 7pm metrosphere Open mic, 9pm odditorium Malcolm Tent w/ Blood Summer & Dharmamine (punk), 9pm

5 WAlnut Wine BAr Ryan Oslance Trio (jazz), 10pm

Rough aRound thE EdgEs: Skunk Ruckus has deep roots in traditional Appalachian music but embraces the gritty side of rock and roll for a sound the band describes as “hillbilly gutrock.” The local trio celebrates the release of its latest album, Raised on a Stick, at Altamont Brewing Company on Saturday, Oct. 5.

oliVe or tWist East Coast swing lessons, 7pm one stop deli & BAr Brown Bag Songwriting Competition, 6:30pm orAnge peel Three Days Grace (rock) w/ The Redcoats Are Coming, 9pm pisgAh BreWing compAny Everydays (Americana), 6pm sly grog lounge Open mic, 7pm tAllgAry's cAntinA Open mic, 8pm the phoeniX Jazz night, 8pm the sociAl

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AltAmont theAter Leon Redbone (jazz, blues), 8pm AsheVille music hAll Enter the Haggis (rock, folk), 10pm AthenA's cluB Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am BlAck mountAin Ale house Hank West & the Smokin' Hots (indie rock), 9pm

Karaoke, 9:30pm timo's house Blues night, 9pm trAilheAd restAurAnt And BAr Kevin Scanlon's old-time jam, 6:30pm tressA's doWntoWn JAZZ And Blues Wednesday night jazz w/ Micah Thomas, Chris Morgan & Daniel Iannucci, 8:30pm

french BroAd BreWery tAsting room One Leg Up (jazz), 6pm grey eAgle music hAll & tAVern Cody Chesnutt (singer-songwriter, soul) w/ Myron & E, 9pm isis restAurAnt And music hAll Grant Peeples (folk, roots), 8pm JAck of heArts puB Old-time jam, 7pm

VincenZo's Bistro Aaron Luka (piano, vocals), 7pm

JAck of the Wood puB Bluegrass jam, 7pm

White horse Dave Douglas Quintet (jazz), 7:30pm

loBster trAp Hank Bones ("man of 1,000 songs"), 7-9pm

yAcht cluB Open jam w/ Justin Brophy of the Go Devils, 9pm

metrosphere Turn up Thursdays (reggae, dancehall), 10pm

ZumA coffee Open mic w/ Greg & Lucretia Speas, 6pm

millroom Brother Wolf fundraiser, 6:30pm

thursdAy, oct. 3

odditorium FemCare benefit feat. Jen Duke & Kyle Campbell, Woody Wood, Third Nature & more, 9pm

Boiler room Mindshapefist high school reunion '93 (hard rock) w/ Unit 50, 9pm ByWAter Shake It Like a Caveman (garage, blues, rock), 9pm clAssic Wineseller Joe Cruz (Beatles & Elton John covers), 7pm cluB eleVen on groVe DJ Jam (old-school hip-hop, R&B, funk), 9pm cork & keg Big Nasty Jazz Band, 8:30pm douBle croWn Hootenanny w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 9pm emerAld lounge Doc Aquatic (indie rock) w/ Wyla & Shook Foil, 9pm french BroAd BreWery tAsting room Bob Burnette (indie, rock), 6pm green room cAfe Carrie Morrison & Steve Whiteside (Americana), 6:30pm

5 WAlnut Wine BAr The Big Nasty (ragtime jazz), 8-10pm

oliVe or tWist Old-school swing & salsa lessons, 7pm Mike Filippone Band (dance), 8pm

ByWAter Game night, 8pm

one stop deli & BAr Pigeons Playing Ping Pong (funk, rock, jam) w/ Makayan, 10pm

highlAnd BreWing compAny Sarah Tucker Band (folk, pop), 6pm

cluB eleVen on groVe Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School (live drawing), 6:30pm

orAnge peel Goblin (prog rock) w/ Secret Chiefs 3, 8pm

isis restAurAnt And music hAll The Stray Birds (Americana, folk), 9pm

cluB hAirsprAy Karaoke, 8pm

oskAr Blues BreWery Heather Luttrell (Americana), 6pm

JAck of heArts puB Get Right Band (funk, rock), 9pm

cluB remiX Reggae dance night, 9pm

pAck's tAVern Ashli Rose (indie, folk), 9pm

cork & keg Vollie McKenzie (popular covers, jazz standards), 5:30pm

pisgAh BreWing compAny Mountain Standard Time (newgrass), 9pm

JAck of the Wood puB Johnny Appleseed (country) w/ Locust Honey String Band, 9pm

creekside tAphouse Open mic, 8pm

purple onion cAfe Chris Padgett (of Stereofidelics), 7:30pm

douBle croWn Clear Plastic Masks (rock) & The Shine Brothers (pop), 9pm

scAndAls nightcluB Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am

emerAld lounge Dead Nite w/ Phuncle Sam, 9pm

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southern AppAlAchiAn BreWery CarolinaBound (Americana, folk, country), 7pm

grey eAgle music hAll & tAVern Unknown Hinson (psychobilly) w/ Justin Wells, 9pm

loBster trAp King Leo (jazz), 7pm metrosphere Peace Jones (rock, jam) w/ Cornbread, 10pm monte VistA hotel Blue Moon (jazz, country, rock), 6pm o.henry's/tug Total Gold w/ DJ Abu Disarray & DJ Champale, 9pm

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EILEN JEWELL w/ Ernie Hendrickson 8pm • $10/$12

THURSDAY 10/3

Cody ChesnuTT w/ Myron & E • 9pm • $15/$18

FRI UNKNOWN HINSON 10/4 w/ Justin Wells (of Fifth on the Floor) 9pm • $15/$18

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w/ Seven Handle Circus 9pm • $10/$12

HOLY GHOST TENT REVIVAL AND SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDS 9pm • $12/$15 JEN FOSTER, SUN 10/13 MICHELLE MALONE & PATRICE PIKE 8pm • $12/$15 FRI 10/11

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odditorium Al "Coffee" McDaniel w/ Nancy Simmons (blues, rock), 9pm oliVe or tWist 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock, swing), 8:30pm one stop deli & BAr Peripheral w/ 10th Letter, Deku, Samuel Paradise, Cosmoore & EmE (electronic), 10pm

Full Bar 27 Beers On Tap

onefiftyone BoutiQue BAr Jeff Santiago (acoustic rock), 7pm

American-Inspired Cuisine Pool | Shuffleboard | Foosball | 11’ Screen

pAck's tAVern DJ Moto (dance, pop, hits), 9pm

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pisgAh BreWing compAny The Archrivals (jazz, rock, fusion), 8pm

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scAndAls nightcluB Zumba, 7pm Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am

feat. Greenman Brewing

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southern AppAlAchiAn BreWery The Wilhelm Brothers (folk, roots), 8pm strAightAWAy cAfe Pilgrim (improv, jam), 6pm

LASAGNA NIGHT • $3.50 GIN & TONICS PILGRIM (electric improv americana)

FRI SAT

tAllgAry's cAntinA Sex Knuckle (rock), 9:30pm

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the phoeniX Grits & Soul (bluegrass), 9pm timo's house Noctuo w/ Mic Live & BIGhands (hip-hop), 9pm

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toy BoAt community Art spAce Friday Night Renegade Show (juggling festival), 11pm

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trAilheAd restAurAnt And BAr Noah Larssen (bluegrass), 5:30pm

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tressA's doWntoWn JAZZ And Blues Jim Arrendell & the Cheap Suits (dance), 10pm

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VincenZo's Bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm

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White horse Jimmy Landry, Chris Rosser & Jennifer Daniels (singersongwriters), 8pm

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WXyZ lounge Ms. Amandi (lounge), 10pm

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5 WAlnut Wine BAr Mande Foly (African rhythm, jazz), 7pm

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AltAmont BreWing compAny Skunk Ruckus ("hillbilly gutrock") CD release party w/ Pierce Edens & Tar & Rosin, 8pm

Tues. ocT 1 Disclaimer comeDy presents 9PM • $7 Wed. ocT 2

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cacaw,the volt per octaves & graph rabbit

Ashli Rose

(acoustic, indie, folk)

FRI. 10/4

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DJ Moto

(dance, pop hits)

SAT. 10/5

The Applebutter Express (uncut ukulele funk)

the american gonzos w/ the luxury spirit

AsheVille music hAll Scott H. Biram (rock) w/ Black Pistol Fire, 10pm AthenA's cluB Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am BlAck mountAin Ale house DJ night, 9pm Boiler room Shellshock (goth, industrial, EBM), 10pm ByWAter Lyric (funk, soul), 9pm clAssic Wineseller Mike Pilgrim, Drew Kirkpatrick & Don Mercz (swing, gypsy jazz), 7pm cluB eleVen on groVe Blue Ridge Pride dance party, 10pm

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cluB hAirsprAy DJ Brian Sparxxx, 8pm

improv sketch comeDy Backstage • 8:30PM • $7

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ApothecAry Kovacs & the Polar Bear (indie rock, folk) w/ Lonnie Walker, Lilac Shadows & Jonah Parzen Johansen, 8:30pm

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AltAmont theAter Bruce Molsky (old-time), 8pm

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cork & keg Honey Holler Band, 7pm Old-time jam, 8pm douBle croWn Saturday shakedown, 9pm emerAld lounge Kings of Prussia (metal, psychedelic) w/ Joe Stump & A Course of Action, 9pm french BroAd BreWery tAsting room

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thiRst paRlouR 407-0666 timo’s housE 575-2886 town pump 357-5075 toy Boat 505-8659 tREasuRE cluB 298-1400 tREssa’s downtown jazz & BluEs 254-7072 Vanuatu KaVa BaR 505-8118 VincEnzo’s 254-4698 wall stREEt coffEE housE 252-2535 wEstVillE puB 225-9782 whitE hoRsE 669-0816 wild wing cafE 253-3066 wxyz 232-2838

odditorium Downbreak w/ Spill the Blood, One Final Hope & Renowed Eternity, 9pm one stop deli & BAr Bluegrass brunch w/ Grits & Soul, 11am onefiftyone BoutiQue BAr Chelsea Lynn LaBate & Ten Cent Orchestra (baroque folk, pop, chamber), 7pm orAnge peel Secret Agent 23 Skidoo (kid-hop) w/ Hobey Ford & the Vance Chorus (puppets), 11am Grace Potter & the Nocturnals (rock), 9pm pAck's tAVern The Applebutter Express (ukulele funk), 9pm pisgAh BreWing compAny Bobby Miller & the Virginia Daredevils (bluegrass, Americana), 8pm

DJ Malinalli (Latin), 10pm

Open mic, 2-6pm douBle croWn Soul gospel Sunday w/ DJ Sweet Daddy Swamee, 6pm Karaoke w/ KJ JD, 10pm

sundAy, oct. 6

emerAld lounge Rock Academy showcase w/ Joe Stump, 9pm

5 WAlnut Wine BAr The Get Right Band (blues, funk), 7pm AsheVille music hAll Space Capone (funk) w/ The Applebutter Express, 10pm BlAck mountAin Ale house Jazz brunch w/ Mike Gray Trio, 11:30am

groVe pArk inn greAt hAll Two Guitars (classical), 10am-noon isis restAurAnt And music hAll Upstairs: Dave Fox Trio (jazz), 6pm Main stage: Hard Bop Explosion (jazz), 8pm JAck of the Wood puB Irish session, 3pm

cluB hAirsprAy DJ Ra Mac, 8pm

loBster trAp Leo Johnson (hot club jazz), 7-9pm

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purple onion cAfe Lonesome Road Band (bluegrass, Southern rock), 8pm

Dave Desmelik (Americana), 6pm green room cAfe Sharon LaMotte & Matt Dingledine (jazz, blues), 6:30pm grey eAgle music hAll & tAVern Sean Hayes (folk, singer-songwriter) w/ The Blank Tapes, 8pm highlAnd BreWing compAny Deep Fried 5 (rock, funk), 6pm JAck of heArts puB Sweet Knievel (rock, jam), 9pm JAck of the Wood puB Dr. Dan & the Looters w/ The River Rats (jam, rock, blues), 9pm leXington AVe BreWery (lAB) The American Gonzos (rock, funk, alternative) w/ The Luxury Spirit & Hope Griffin Band, 9:30pm loBster trAp Sean Mason Jazz, 7pm metrosphere The Melting Pot fashion show (live music, art, clothing), 8pm millroom Third Eye Ball feat. Pericles, Medisin, DamGood, Betty Toker & more (psychedelic, electronic), 9pm monte VistA hotel Linda MItchell (jazz, blues), 6pm o.henry's/tug Dance party w/ DJ Vein Brocade & DJ XO, 9pm

scAndAls nightcluB Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am smokey's After dArk Karaoke, 10pm southern AppAlAchiAn BreWery Heidi Mayfield art opening, 8pm strAightAWAy cAfe Andy Buckner (country, Southern rock), 6pm tAllgAry's cAntinA Jarvis Jenkins Band (Southern rock), 9:30pm the phoeniX Jon Stickley Trio (bluegrass), 9pm the sociAl Karaoke, 9:30pm timo's house Official Pride afterparty (drag show & live music), 7pm toy BoAt community Art spAce Saturday Night Variety Extravaganza (juggling festival), 7:30pm tressA's doWntoWn JAZZ And Blues The Nightcrawlers (blues, soul), 10pm VincenZo's Bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm WestVille puB Pilgrim (improv, jam), 10pm

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Dance, 8:30pm

millroom Asheville Flyer for Kids anniversary party (live music, DJ, puppets), 2-5pm

cluB hAirsprAy Trivia night, 8pm

monte VistA hotel Daniel Keller (jazz guitar), 11am

cluB remiX DJ party w/ open requests, 9pm

odditorium Dressed for the Occasion w/ Zebulon Wright & The Petticoat Government (folk, rock), 9pm

creekside tAphouse Bluegrass jam, 7pm

oliVe or tWist Ruby Mayfield Band (rock, Motown), 8:30pm

isis restAurAnt And music hAll Bluegrass sessions, 9pm

one stop deli & BAr Bluegrass brunch w/ The Pond Brothers, 11am

JAck of the Wood puB The Shine Brothers (psychedelic, rock, pop), 10pm

scAndAls nightcluB Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am

loBster trAp Jay Brown (Americana, folk), 7-9pm mArket plAce The Rat Alley Cats (jazz), 7-10pm

southern AppAlAchiAn BreWery Dan Keller Trio (jazz), 5pm

odditorium Comedy open mic w/ Tom Peters, 9pm

strAightAWAy cAfe Gene Holdway (singer-songwriter), 6pm

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tAllgAry's cAntinA Sick Sound Sundays (DJ), 8pm

one stop deli & BAr Two for Tuesday feat: David Singleton & The Low Counts, 8pm

the sociAl '80s vinyl night, 8pm

orAnge peel Jimmy Eat World (rock, pop) w/ Matt Pond, 9pm

VincenZo's Bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm

the phoeniX Daniel Shearin (singer-songwriter, folk), 8pm

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5 WAlnut Wine BAr Hank West & the Smokin Hots (hot jazz), 8pm ByWAter Open mic w/ Taylor Martin, 9pm

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shinE on: According to the band’s bio, “The Shine Brothers achieve an alchemic balance of slanted sunshine pop song structures with howling devilish rhythms, crowned by dirty, weaving vocal harmonies.” Sounds good to us! Catch the rowdy, recent Asheville transplants (featuring members of The Black Angles) at The Double Crown on Thursday, Oct. 3 and Jack of the Wood on Tuesday, Oct. 8.

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FaCT-BasEd dRama RaTEd PG-13 ThE sTORy: Fact-based drama about the JFK assassination and its immediate aftermath.

ThE LOWdOWn: Visceral, fastpaced recreation of the events that took place over the course of Nov. 22-25, 1963. Parkland opts to plunge the viewer into the chaos and confusion of the tragic events, and the results are remarkable.

Journalist-turned-filmmaker Peter Landesman may bring nothing particularly new to the table as concerns the assassination of JFK with his first movie, Parkland, but the sheer sense of urgency, tragedy and confusion surrounding that world-changing assassination has never been so compellingly presented. Named for the hospital Kennedy (Brett Stimely in his fourth turn as JFK) and later Lee Harvey Oswald (Jeremy Strong) were taken to, Parkland is one of the leanest and most fast-paced films in recent memory. It’s also one of the few films I’ve seen use a TV news, hand-held approach that works (in part because it doesn’t feel artificially shaky). Here, it doesn’t feel like a gimmick, instead conveying the movie’s You-AreThere ethos.

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cisms that seems to completely miss the point of the film. The intent is clearly a visceral depiction of the events that took place over a fourday period in all its chaos, shock and heartbreak. It attempts to place you in that time — in that period before all this could be processed, and certainly before we started questioning what we were told. It gives us Nov. 22-25 as it was in 1963, not with 50 years of debate and theories and revelations factored in. Oliver Stone’s JFK (1991) it ain’t. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a movie quite like it. Attempts to pigeonhole it with Emilio Estevez’s underrated Bobby (2006) don’t really work.

Both are about the assassination of a Kennedy and both have big-name casts in small roles, but the films are not alike in pace, tone or message.

Although packed with famous names, there are no star parts in Parkland. We probably see more of Zac Efron as Jim Carrico, the ER doctor who happened to be on duty when both Kennedy and Oswald were brought in, than most people.

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and James Badge Dale as Robert Edward Lee Oswald. Most of the big and biggish names — Marcia Gay Harden, Mark Duplass, Billy Bob Thornton, Colin Hanks, Jacki Weaver — have fleeting moments of note, but are generally part of a larger tapestry. (Jacki Weaver has a couple of notable moments as the clearly insane Marguerite Oswald, who sees her son’s notoriety as a springboard to fame.) If there are an awful lot of names packed into this 90-minute movie, it may also be fairly said that there’s an equal amount of incident for them to enact.

What is surprising is that the film never feels rushed. In fact, it manages to slow down on occasion when it needs to — notably, the strangely moving burial of Lee Harvey Oswald.

I don’t know that I’m left with a sense that Peter Landesman is a filmmaker to watch. This feels like a very specific project to which he was uniquely suited. I think the movie’s newsreel style and its headlong pacing is probably limited, but I’d give him the benefit of the doubt on a second film.

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ness, but it’s the most purely exciting filmmaking I’ve seen in a while — and I very much recommend it. Rated PG-13 for bloody sequences of ER procedures, violent images, language and smoking throughout. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas

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You are unlikely to encounter a more unassuming little film than Destin Daniel Cretton’s Short Term 12 — nor a more surprisingly effective one. In all honesty, when I read the premise and the critical gush, I groaned at the prospect of sitting through this. And when I was assailed by a barrage of indiscriminately edited hand-held camera at the onset, my expectations went even lower. And then something unexpected happened as the film took hold: I found myself completely immersed in a story that could easily

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have been little more than an indie soap opera. The truth is, this tale of 20-something social workers and their charges at a foster care facility probably does qualify as indie soap on a basic level, but it feels remarkably honest for all that. There is no way I ought to have liked this movie — yet I kind of loved it.

Brie Larson (you know, the young lady I recently cited as having the best moment in Don Jon?) stars as Grace, a young woman who seems to be the glue that holds together the foster care facility — along with her boyfriend, Mason (TV and stage actor John Gallagher Jr.). A mixture of humor, care, dedication and identification seems to be what drives her and makes her so effective. (Wisely, the film never quite spells out the exact nature of her identification with the foster kids.) The film pretty much just drops us into this facility and expects us to fend for ourselves, which is also precisely the situation new employee, Nate (Rami Malek, The Master), finds himself facing. Nate gets off on the wrong foot by referring to the occupants as “underprivileged kids.” In many ways, Nate functions as our onscreen alter ego, discovering the workings of the place as we do.

While much of Short Term 12 is set up to offer a series of sliceof-life glimpses into the kids who occupy this world, the largest drama involves an attitude-riddled, affluent white kid, Jayden (TV actress Kaitlyn Dever). She is placed there as a favor to her father for reasons that are sufficiently murky, which draws Grace’s attention. (And it’s not like Grace doesn’t have enough on her mind, considering that she’s pregnant, changing the dynamic of her relationship with Mason.)

Slowly, Grace finds her way just far enough into Jayden’s personal world that she gets a pretty good clue as to what’s going on. But this is not the full story.

BRiE laRson and KEith stanfiEld in Destin Cretton’s incredibly entertaining and compelling Short Term 12.

HHHHH = max rating What makes the film work is that it all feels authentic (and it is based on Cretton’s own experiences as a social worker) and everything that happens and all the characters at least offer the illusion of reality. It is so good at this — in part because it never preaches — that you lose sight of the teen soaper it could so easily have slipped into. Though all the performances are spot on, Brie Larson’s Grace is clearly the standout. There isn’t even a hint of artifice about her performance — she truly seems to be this character. No, this is not, as some have enthused, the best film of the year, but it is a very good one — one that you will one day kick yourself over if you miss it. Rated R for language and brief sexuality. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Fine Arts Theatre

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Director David E. Talbert made a film called First Sunday in 2008.

Apparently I watched and reviewed this movie, but I’ll be damned if I can remember a single scene from it. If there’s any justice in this world, I’ll forget about Talbert’s latest offering even quicker. Judging from what I wrote about First Sunday, Talbert hasn’t exactly advanced as a filmmaker. At heart, Baggage Claim has a good message about one woman’s (Paula Patton) senseless urge to jump into marriage. Unfortunately, Talbert is still clueless on how to properly tell a story. If anything, he’s regressed as a director, since Baggage Claim has

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basic cable-level production values, and a camera that’s bolted to the floor. Add this to the film’s standard rom-com storyline, and you have a 95-minute cinematic lobotomy of mind-melting mediocrity.

The plot is dime-novel junk, with Patton playing Montana, a flight attendant who’s had difficulty finding Mr. Right. When her much younger sister (Lauren London) becomes engaged, Montana decides to find a man, by any means necessary, before her sister’s wedding date. So, with the help of her coworkers (Jill Scott and Adam Brody uncomfortably camping it up as the film’s gay accessory), she concocts a plan to ambush old boyfriends on their various flights, efficiently maximizing the film’s aptitude for plot contrivances. Even worse, it takes the movie about 20 minutes for the story to kick in, as we have to waste time detouring through Montana’s doomed relationship with her seemingly perfect man (Boris Kodjoe, Resident Evil: Retribution), culminating in the most awkward, unintentionally least sexy sex scene of the year. Of course, none of this matters, since it’s obvious that Montana’s going to end up with her old friend and all-around nice guy William (Derek Luke) from his first moment on screen.

Baggage Claim’s most depressing aspect is all the talent it wastes.

Patton, Luke, Scott and Djimon Hounsou have all done better work and deserve better movie roles in the future. It’s a shame they’re stuck with this kind of pap, and it’s a comment on the difficulty talented black actors have in getting quality roles.

Unfortunately, this doesn’t excuse the movie, just makes it more frustrating to watch. It’s a sad state when a film filled with truly talented, charming performers is this awful. Rated PG-13 for sexual content and some language. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 HHS diREctoR: Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn playERs: (Voices) Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Will Forte, Andy Samberg anitmatEd adVEntuRE RatEd pg thE stoRy: A goofball inventor must stop a nefarious genius from using his invention for evil purposes. thE lowdown: A dull sequel sucked dry of everything that made its predecessor interesting.

While I’m not going to call myself a fan of the original Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), it was at the very least curious.

Any movie that’s basically 90 minutes of phallic and sexual subtext directed at children isn’t without interest, even if it’s not very good. With the first film’s main creative team of Phil Lord and Chris Miller (21 Jump Street) having little involvement in this sequel, it’s no surprise that the strangeness has sloughed off. But that weirdness — as simple as it was — was pretty much the only thing that made Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs watchable.

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HHHHH = max rating uniqueness. There’s little to separate it from every other animated franchise swamping theaters.

No. 2 picks up where the first film ended, with the hometown of inventor Flint Lockwood (voiced by Bill Hader) covered in various food stuffs thanks to a malfunctioning machine he built. Chester V (Will Forte) — a successful entrepreneur and obvious Steve Jobs proxy — soon shows up to recruit Flint, though his motives are obvious and transparently nefarious. With Flint’s hometown abandoned, his machine begins to malfunction even more, creating a food-based ecosystem, complete with such moveable feasts as a “tacodile supreme.”

This is about where Meatballs 2 peaks creatively, running through a grocery list of goofy puns wrapped inside a mediocre adventure premise, as Flint and friends are manipulated by Chester to traverse these wild victuals and complete his evil plan. Besides the incidental, existential moral to it all (how do you eat sentient food even if it’s already made of food?), there’s nothing separating this film from, say, any Ice Age sequel. The only reason it exists is the cynical belief that you can get kids to watch any old garbage.

In this case, a $35 million opening weekend and a No. 1 spot at the box office means Meatballs 2 is a success according to its aims. That it lacks any sense of humor, imagination or whimsy means little when it comes to the bottom line, something that’s egregiously obvious in the finished product. Rated PG for mild, rude humor. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher

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Grace Unplugged This is some sort of faith-based thing made by and starring people you’ve never heard of. Generally speaking, the people who make these films don’t show them to critics — for a reason. The studio says: “A talented young singer and aspiring songwriter’s Christian faith and family ties are tested when she defies her pastor father and pursues pop-music stardom in Grace Unplugged, a moving and inspiring new film that explores the true meaning of success.” I’m betting her faith survives the test. (pg)

Parkland Populaire This is the other half of the Weinstein Francofest. This time I have heard of some of the actors — Romain Duris, Berenice Bejo, Miou Miou — but the director seems to be a newcomer. For this one, the Weinsteins say: “Spring, 1958: 21-year-old Rose Pamphyle lives with her grouchy widower father who runs the village store. Engaged to the son of the local mechanic, she seems destined for the quiet, drudgery-filled life of a housewife. But that’s not the life Rose longs for. When she travels to Lisieux in Normandy, where charismatic insurance agency boss Louis Echard is advertising for a secretary, the ensuing interview is a disaster. But Rose reveals a special gift - she can type at extraordinary speed.” There must be more to it, because the reviews are enthusiastic. I’m curious. (R)

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Haute Cuisine This is one-half of a pair of French comedies the Weinsteins are sending out this week. I’m not familiar with the director, but the studio tells us the following: “Hortense Laborie (Catherine Frot), a renowned chef from Perigord, is astonished when the President of the Republic (Jean d’Ormesson) appoints her his personal cook, responsible for creating all his meals at the Elysée Palace.

Despite jealous resentment from the other kitchen staff, Hortense quickly establishes herself, thanks to her indomitable spirit.

The authenticity of her cooking soon seduces the President, but the corridors of power are littered with traps...” Could go either way.

Early reviews are leaning positive, without anyone being exactly fired up. (pg-13)

Gravity Well, here it is — Alfonso Cuaron’s highly anticipated and highly praised Gravity. It already has 46 reviews, only two of which are negative (and one of those is from Slant Magazne ... ‘nuff said). The question remains as to how well a premise that comes down to “Sandra Bullock lost in space” can actually support a feature film. We are told it can — and that it will blow us away in 3-D. We shall see. (pg-13)

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Runner Runner Coming up with much less in the way of glowing early reviews is Brad Furman’s (The Lincoln Lawyer) new film Runner Runner, starring Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake and Gemma Arterton. Right now this gambling suspense-thriller has garnered 29 reviews, 22 of which are clearly not positive. (Note, however, that these are predominately U.K. reviews, which are often at odds with U.S. critics.) Make of that what you will. (R)

thE stoRy: A very wayward kind of romantic comedy about a guy who tries to change his ways, especially his proclivity for porn, for a woman he thinks is his dream girl. thE lowdown: Joseph GordonLevitt’s writing-directing debut is a remarkably assured affair that is also unusually blunt in terms of dealing with sex and porn, which will bother some people. It is a hard film to warm up to, but it’s worth the effort.

While my usual filmgoing trio — that’s Edwin Arnaudin, my wife and me — were waiting for Don

Jon to start, a group of women came in and sat in the row in front of us.

One of them turned and asked me, “Is this going to be any good?” Well, since I hadn’t seen it, I couldn’t say, but it turned out that they’d picked Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s writing and directing debut based on nothing but the names of its stars. They lasted about 15 minutes, though one came back and watched the rest of the film.

I really wasn’t that surprised, because Don Jon is a pretty hard R, especially in terms of language and subject matter. (This is, after all, a movie about a compulsive masturbator/Internet porn addict.) Is that what drove them from the theater? I don’t know, but it seems a good bet. This has the most explicit and frankly sexual dialogue I’ve encountered in a film since Barry Sandler’s screenplay for Ken Russell’s Crimes of Passion (1984). That’s worth considering if you’re weighing whether or not Don Jon belongs on your moviegoing list.

Myself, I find it a film that’s much easier to admire than actually like — and that has more to do with the overbearing Italian-American and New Jersey cliches than any discomfort with the film’s themes. In fact, thematically, the whole porn addiction business is more symptomatic of Jon’s (Gordon-Levitt) actual problems. Jon is a guy who — according to his own description — defines his life by his devotion to his friends, his family, his ladies, his church, his car, his apartment and his porn. By the end of the film, all of those things have undergone some kind of change.

It’s not that they’re all less than they seemed — though some definitely are — but that they are no longer quite what he thought they were. Jon has earned the “Don Jon” nickname because he always goes home with a hot new girl every weekend. But he’s also unfulfilled by this, finding that he actually enjoys his time watching and wanking to Internet porn more than these conquests.

This changes when he falls for Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson) — a gum-smacking, showy item who looks like a dream come true to Jon. In fact, he thinks she’s worth changing for — including monogamy and no porn. The question isn’t just whether he can be what she wants, but whether he really wants what she has to offer. He might take her home to meet the folks (parents Tony Danza and Glenne Headley and sister Brie Larson). He might stop the weekend bar cruisings. He might even go to night school to better himself, but the porn — and his sense of

self — that’s another matter. In fact, transferring his porn viewing to his phone is what initiates Jon’s “meet awkward” with older woman/fellow student Esther (Julianne Moore), who poses the sure-to-be-immortal question: “Are you watching people fucking on your phone?” She doesn’t disapprove exactly, but she has other ideas about porn.

What follows from this point will either make or break the film for you. (I kind of wish the ladies had stuck it out, because this might well have redeemed it for them.) I’m in the “make it” column, but all I’ll say about what follows this meeting is that it isn’t what you expect. There are elements of everything from Annie Hall (1977) to the aforementioned Crimes of Passion in what’s to come, and I’m not spoiling them. I will note that Brie Larson has perhaps the film’s most blissful moment. Beyond that, I’ll stay mum.

Ultimately, it becomes clear that Jon is neither this way nor that about porn. Porn is, in fact, something of a MacGuffin. It’s merely the least socially acceptable element in a life bogged down by largely meaningless routines. Gordon-Levitt’s direction leaves little question of this by repeating the same basic camera set-ups to depict these routines. Jon is always shown going to church the same way, he always enters the gym the same way, etc. (I suspect that a second look at the film would reveal a lot of patterns.) What the film becomes is the story of a guy who finally starts to examine why he’s doing what he does. It’s definitely an auspicious start for a first-time filmmaker. Rated R for nudity, language, drug use, and graphic sexual material and dialogue throughout. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher

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Rush HHS diREctoR: Ron Howard playERs: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancesco Favino fact-BasEd Racing dRama RatEd R thE stoRy: Fact-based drama about the 1970s rivalry between Formula One drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. thE lowdown: Very slick, nicelooking racing story with solid lead performances. Entertaining enough, but hardly a great movie.

Ron Howard’s latest blast of solidly middle-brow, largely faceless entertainment, Rush, has everything modern technology can offer — right up to and including what I can only call the piston-cam. Otherwise, apart from a little nudity and swearing, this isn’t all that much different than John Frankenheimer’s Grand Prix (1966) — except that Grand Prix was in Cinerama on its original engagements and was about 50 minutes longer. (In a measure of how things have changed, Grand Prix had to raise engine noises to mask the word “ass” in order to get an MPAA certificate in those pre-rating days.) I can’t say I expected much more. It may even be apt, since Howard’s work invariably resembles nothing so much as mainstream Hollywood of 50 years ago: wellcrafted, relatively impersonal, slightly corny, unlikely to frighten the horses.

It’s also why Howard remains a bankable director. (You may shake your head over those silly Dan Brown thrillers, but they make a lot of money.)

Rush is a fact-based story built around the mid-1970s rivalry of Formula One racing drivers James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth, Thor) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl, Inglourious Basterds).

Near as I can tell, Peter Morgan’s (Frost/ Nixon) screenplay hews pretty closely to the facts — allowing for the inser-

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tion of audience-pleasing outcroppings of corn. And the actors handle the demands of that screenplay pretty well, capturing both Hunt’s golden rock-star posturing and Lauda’s equally arrogant Teutonic professionalism. They also look the parts. Though prone to taking off Hemsworth’s clothes, Howard mostly avoids showing much of his very un1970s gym-rat torso. Unfortunately, his evocation of what the era sounded like is something that should have been entrusted to someone with a better record collection.

As the story of rival professionals, Rush works reasonably well in its Hollywoodized way. There’s no real attempt at any kind of depth here. As character development goes, it never gets much beyond the pair learning that neither is quite the “asshole” they thought. And blessedly, the film never pretends that it is in any way more than a slick entertainment — albeit one tarted up with an epilogue to lend some kind of historical weight to it all. Of course, it’s possible that the characters were really no deeper than the shorthand sketches the film opts for, including its conclusion that it took the two of them to goad each other to greatness.

In terms of a racing picture, it’s undeniably flashy and looks terrific.

The rapid cutting and the montagelike presentation undeniably convey a sense of excitement. But the more I think about it, the more I wonder if the film doesn’t rely too much on this and tote boards and announcers telling us what’s happening rather than coherently showing us. I’m not at all sure that Frankenheimer’s old nuts-and-bolts approach to racing scenes wasn’t actually a greater accomplishment when all is said and done. Grand Prix felt like an event, while Rush feels like a plain old movie. But as a plain old movie, it’s certainly entertaining enough.

Rated R for sexual content, nudity, language, some disturbing images and brief drug use. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande

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The Asheville Film Society will screen Dirty Pretty Things Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. in Theater Six at The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

Good Bye, Lenin! HHHH comEdy dRama Wolfgang Becker’s 2004 film remains a beguiling comedydrama about a young man (Daniel Brühl) charged with the seemingly impossible task of keeping his ailing mother from discovering that communism has fallen, and that East and West Germany have been reunified. He believes the discovery of this change will bring on a fatal heart attack. Both amusing and sad, it’s a movie that’s still worth a look.

Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Good Bye, Lenin! Friday, Oct. 4, 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

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by Rob Brezny

aRiES (march 21-april 19) Are you good at haggling? Do you maybe even enjoy the challenge of negotiating for a better price, of angling for a fairer deal?

The coming week will be a favorable time to make extensive use of this skill. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you will thrive on having friendly arguments with just about everyone, from your buddies to your significant other to your mommy to God Herself. Everywhere you go, I encourage you to engage in lively discussions as you hammer out compromises that will serve you well. Be cheerful and adaptable and forceful.

TauRuS (april 20-may 20) In David Markson's experimental novel Wittgenstein's Mistress, the protagonist fantasizes about the winter she lived at the Louvre Museum in Paris. She says that to keep warm, she made big fires and burned some of the museum's precious artifacts.

I'm hoping you won't do anything remotely resembling that mythic event in the coming week, Taurus. I understand that you may be going through a cold spell — a time when you're longing for more heat and light. But I beg you not to sacrifice enduring beauty in order to ameliorate your temporary discomfort. This, too, shall pass.

GEmini (may 21-June 20) "Don’t say you want love," writes San Francisco author Stephen Sparks. "Say you want the morning light through a paintflecked window; say you want a gust of wind scraping leaves along the pavement and hills rolling toward the sea; say you want to notice, in a tree you walk past every day, the ruins of a nest exposed as the leaves fall away; a slow afternoon of conversation in a shadowy bar; the smell of bread baking."

That's exactly the oracle I want to give you, Gemini. In my opinion, you can't afford to be generic or blank in your requests for love.

You must be highly specific. You've got to ask for the exact feelings and experiences that will boost the intensity of your lust for life. (Here's Sparks' Tumblr page: invisiblestories.tumblr.com.)

CanCER (June 21-July 22) "The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger in the broken places," wrote Cancerian writer Ernest Hemingway.

By my estimation, my fellow Crabs, we are now entering a phase of our astrological cycle when we can make dramatic progress in healing the broken places in ourselves.

But even better than that: As we deal dynamically with the touchy issues that caused our wounds, we will become stronger than we were before we got broken.

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LiBRa (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) I periodically hike alone into the serene hills north of San Francisco and perform a set of my songs for the birds, insects, squirrels and trees.

Recently I discovered that British comedian Milton Jones tried a similar experiment. He did his stand-up act for a herd of cows on a farm in Hertfordshire. I can’t speak for Jones’ motivations, but one of the reasons I do my nature shows is because they bring out my wild, innocent, generous spirit. Now is a good time for you to do something similar for yourself, Libra. What adventures can you undertake that will fully activate your wild, innocent, generous spirit?

developed a clear vision of the person you would like to become in, say, three years.

How do you feel about the gap between the current YOU and the future YOU? Does it oppress you? Does it motivate you? Maybe a little of both? I'll offer you the perspective of actress Tracee Ellis Ross. "I am learning every day," she told Uptown Magazine, "to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me."

ViRGO (aug. 23-Sept. 22) Do the words "purity" and "purify" have any useful purpose? Or have they been so twisted by religious fundamentalists and mocked by decadent cynics that they're mostly just farcical? I propose that you take them seriously in the coming week.

Give them your own spin. For instance, you could decide to purify yourself of petty attitudes and trivial desires that aren't in alignment with your highest values. You might purify yourself of selfdeceptions that have gotten you into trouble and purify yourself of resentments that have blocked your creative energy.

At the very least, Virgo, cleanse your body with extra-healthy food, good sleep, massage, exercise and sacred sex.

SCORPiO (Oct. 23-nov. 21) Are you anxious and agitated, afraid that you're careening out of control? Is there a flustered voice in your head moaning, "Stop the insanity!"? Well, relax, dear Scorpio. I promise you that you no longer have to worry about going cray-cray.

Why? Because you have already gone cray-cray, my friend. That is correct. You slipped over the threshold a few days ago and have been living in Bonkersville ever since. And since you are obviously still alive and functioning, I think it's obvious that the danger has passed. Here's the new truth: If you surrender to the uproar, if you let it teach you all it has to teach

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you, you will find a lively and intriguing kind of peace.

SaGiTTaRiuS (nov. 22-Dec. 21) To give you the oracle that best matches your current astrological omens, I've borrowed from "Sweetness," a poem by Stephen Dunn. I urge you to memorize it or write it on a piece of paper that you will carry around with you everywhere you go.

Say Dunn's words as if they were your own: "Often a sweetness comes / as if on loan, stays just long enough // to make sense of what it means to be alive, / then returns to its dark / source. As for me, I don’t care // where it’s been, or what bitter road / it’s traveled / to come so far, to taste so good."

CaPRiCORn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) In her book Teaching a Stone to Talk, Annie Dillard apologizes to God and Santa Claus and a nice but eccentric older woman named Miss White, whom she knew as a child. "I am sorry I ran from you," she writes to them. "I am still running from that knowledge, that eye, that love from which there is no refuge.

For you meant only love, and love, and I felt only fear, and pain." Judging from your current astrological omens, Capricorn, I'd say that now would be a good time for you to do something similar: Take an inventory of the beauty and love and power you have sought to escape and may still be trying to avoid. You're finally ready to stop running and embrace at least some of that good stuff.

aQuaRiuS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The Dragon Lives Again is a 1977 film that tells the story of martial arts legend Bruce Lee fighting bad guys in the underworld. Among the villains he defeats are Dracula, James Bond, the Godfather, Clint Eastwood and the Exorcist. I urge you to use this as inspiration, Aquarius. Create an imaginary movie in your mind's eye. You're the hero, of course. Give yourself a few superpowers, and assemble a cast of scoundrels from your past — anyone who has done you wrong. Then watch the epic tale unfold as you do with them what Bruce Lee did to Dracula and company. Yes, it's only pretend. But you may be surprised at how much this helps you put your past behind you. Think of it as a purgative meditation that will free you to move in the direction of the best possible future.

PiSCES (Feb. 19-march 20) After studying the myths and stories of many cultures throughout history, Joseph Campbell arrived at a few conclusions about the nature of the human quest. Here's one that's apropos for you right now: "The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." He came up with several variations on this idea, including this one: "The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for." I urge you to consider making this your operative hypothesis for the coming weeks, Pisces.

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