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OUR 28TH YEAR OF WEEKLY INDEPENDENT NEWS, ARTS & EVENTS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA VOL. 28 NO. 11 OCT 13-19, 2021

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NOT JUST FOR BOYS 6 CERTIFIABLE CHANGE Asheville works to partner with women- and minorityowned businesses

10 FACE TIME Some local schools reject COVID advice from health officials

Men may still dominate the brewing and distilling industries, but local women continue to make their mark. In this week’s issue, Xpress chats with several such entrepreneurs about their early struggles and subsequent successes.

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Women’s words of wisdom Over the last several weeks, we put a call out to local women in business asking that they share their professional words of wisdom.

Readers responded enthusiastically.

Throughout the issue, keep an eye out for individual insights, tips and stories from women in our local business community. X

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It’s time to fulfill sidewalks promise Asheville voters passed a bond referendum in November 2016 for funding of a sidewalk on New Haw Creek Road. It was to be completed within seven years or by November 2023. There has been zero evidence of any progress toward this referendum.

I have seen very dangerous situations on New Haw Creek Road of people walking between the guardrail and the road on a curve in the road.

It was very scary to see. The need is so apparent, critical for safe travel for both pedestrians and cyclists.

New Haw Creek Road is the primary artery in Haw Creek and presently has sidewalks on 10% of the roadway.

Old Haw Creek is the second-busiest road with only 1% on its length. I have seen residents jump into ditches to avoid vehicles. We can’t wait for someone to get hurt. We need our sidewalks now!

— Susan Michael Haw Creek Community Association Board Asheville

More tips on how to save birds I appreciated Jessica Wakeman’s story on the seriousness of bird strikes against windows and the solutions offered to reduce the carnage [“For the Birds: Avian Lovers Committed to Making Asheville Bird-friendly,” Oct. 6, Xpress].

There are a couple of other lowcost fixes that homeowners can do to prevent window bird strikes. Simply tacking a sheet of window screen on the outside of windows breaks up the reflection that birds see. Another fix is to hang strings vertically spaced 4 inches apart across the width of a window on the outside of windows. These are known as “bird savers” or “Zen curtains” and are easy to make from paracord and some fasteners to tack them up. Plans, how-to videos or pre-

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To live up to Asheville’s reputation, don’t close library What is new in my appeal to maintain the Oakley branch library is that closing it down would show the political leadership of Asheville to be less thoughtful and foresighted than the PR Asheville likes to tout about itself suggests.

To deny local citizens and their kids easy access to a walkable and attractively placed full-service library, featuring not only the convenience of an outdoor pavilion but a large playground — not to mention all the intellectual, literary, informational and community resources of a library in itself — is to undermine the values of genuine democracy. It is to tell persons they are not worthy of ready access to the wealth of knowledge and practical information, not to say art, humanities, scientific, religious and philosophical thinking, social and cultural study, etc., that only a ready-access public library can offer its citizens for making good decisions.

Denying citizens a local library would make Asheville seem yet more crass, mercenary and indifferent to the population, especially those not blessed with lots of free time, ready transportation, internet benefits and the like.

It becomes disheartening to live in a place advertised for its art and beauty and find that its leadership might effectively discourage the cultivation of personal and interpersonal resources of those and many other kinds among neighborhood citizens and their children. It does not go unnoticed that Asheville is willing to sell itself to the highest bidder.

— Guy Burneko Oakley

Think outside the box for Bent Creek property [Regarding “Mixed-use Development Could Come to Ferry Road,” Sept. 15, Xpress:] Obviously we’re growing!

Will Buncombe County not need this asset of land in the future? If we need property in the future, where will we buy and could we afford it?

What if we ever decide to build a multipurpose concert and/or sports arena (with parking) and take the load off downtown? We’re stuck with

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— Annelise Mundy Asheville

Still missing Darcel Grimes In May 2020, WLOS anchor Darcel Grimes retired after being on the air 39 years. We should be on the lookout anytime soon for someone with her talent and genius for the news in Western North Carolina. She truly set the bar and limit for broadcasting journalism in her time. She truly honed it in for greatness and excellence in journalism for four decades.

She started with WLOS in 1981 and truly has been a trailblazer in her own right. She has been in the Western North Carolina media for years, and she originally planned to return to Washington, D.C., but that didn’t happen. Miss Grimes started out as a reporter in Tupelo, Miss., before beginning her stellar career in Asheville news media.

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Miss Grimes was something else in the world of broadcasting journalism, and she has interviewed world leaders, presidents and notables who have traveled to Western North Carolina. Miss Grimes had a magic on the air, and we need to hold up one second that we see anyone like in her soon in Western North Carolina news.

Joe Fishleigh, general manager for WLOS, said about Miss Grimes, “I doubt we will see anyone like her again.” Miss Darcel Grimes will always be at the temple of Western North Carolina news excellence, and she is surely missed off the air.

— Steven Hawkins Greenville, S.C.

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BY CAYLA CLARK caylaclark73@gmail.com As the saying goes, “Behind every great man, there’s a great woman.”

In the context of women-owned businesses, a more appropriate — albeit less catchy — slogan might be, “Behind every great woman, there’s a man with a professional network, capital and the income/assets necessary to get an entrepreneurial idea off the ground.”

According to Rosanna Mulcahy, business inclusion manager with the city of Asheville’s Community and Economic Development Department, women sometimes have a difficult time starting small businesses without the help of their partners. “My husband’s house helped me collateralize the loan I needed to start my own business,” she explains. “Had it just been me, I wouldn’t have qualified for that loan because I didn’t have any assets at the time.”

The city’s Minority or Woman Business Enterprise Certification, a process that officially went into effect on Jan. 1, is designed to help overcome those limits. By establishing a database of firms owned by women or people of color, Mulcahy explains, Asheville can offer those entrepreneurs more opportunities for work with the city than they might otherwise receive. And once certified by the city, local businesses can go on to receive similar certification at the North Carolina level, thereby qualifying for state contracts.

Mulcahy says the city’s approach is meant to avoid paperwork that can burden small MWBEs and get them supported more quickly. “Rather than ask

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BUSINESS FOR KIDS: Megan Naylor, owner of Mountain Goatscapes in Barnardsville, says Asheville has supported her as a female entrepreneur through certification and educational resources. Photo courtesy of Naylor for credentials and taxes, we ask, ‘Do you need help with your finances?’” she says.

“We want to remove potential barriers.”

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The new efforts are in response to a study, conducted by the city in 2018, to identify disparities between the contract dollars Asheville spent with MWBEs and what it might have been expected to spend based on their availability for work.

The research found that white women received disproportionately fewer contracts for professional services; Mulcahy notes that disparities for women of color weren’t examined. “It’s important to

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differentiate that women of color have it harder than white women because they often don’t have access to additional resources like these connections, capital and their husband’s income,” she says.

Since the MWBE certification process was adopted at the start of the year, Mulcahy says, 83 applications have been received as of Sept. 29, 80 of which have been approved. Many of those firms are lifestyle businesses, she adds, for which city government has little demand. “We need more trade businesses to register, such as electricians, plumbers, general contractors, concrete and asphalt businesses and arborists,” she says.

Mulcahy says it’s hard to say whether certification is driving an uptick in the city’s usage of MWBE contractors; she notes that quotas are illegal and Asheville has “aspirational goals” for MWBE participation according to its Business Inclusion Policy. Because a disparity study is only conducted every five to seven years, more recent data is unavailable. And the city’s software systems, she adds, aren’t set up to identify spending on MWBE contracts.

“I have to personally sift through every single contract,” Mulcahy says.

“Sometimes there are 30,000 transac-

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Never give up

DAPHNE CAVE Owner, Kids Garden Asheville; Asheville Kids Garden Asheville is a women-owned and -operated business since Nov. 4, 2017. My husband and I moved to Asheville eight years ago to plant our roots as a family.

I was working as an ICU nurse at the time when a good friend asked me to paint a mural at her business, Kids Garden, located in Charleston, S.C. I immediately fell in love with the whole business model and concept. The quality of care and flexibility it offers families are unique among child care facilities.

After I had my first child, I knew it was time to take a leap. Kids Garden Asheville was the second franchise to open. It came with many challenges, such

as getting funding; roadblocks on location and buildouts; and being a new business owner in general.

I have had lots of experience with children and a background with art, so all that came naturally, but the business side was what I was eager and excited to jump into.

As a business owner, you are continuously learning and evolving. A big lesson I learned is that plans don’t always go as expected, and you must roll with it. It took me over a year and two failed attempts to get the funding I needed. It was easy to get discouraged at times.

The best advice I can give fellow women with the drive to start their own business is to never give up. It sometimes seems as if it will never come together, but you must keep moving forward. Support other local business to build connections within your community. When you meet someone who makes an impression on you, pay attention, listen, learn and grow.

Thank you for the love, Asheville, and thank you to all the families that share your amazing children with us. X

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tions in one year. I’d have to go through every single transaction, and if a business is not registered as an MWBE, we are not capturing that data. That’s why it’s impossible to say how many contracts are going to women.”

Buncombe County’s government doesn’t yet track whether its vendors and contractors are owned by women or people of color, says county spokesperson Kassi Day. She notes that the county’s Finance Department is implementing contract management software that will allow vendors to register themselves online as MWBEs by the end of June.

“Business ownership is a vital part of creating generational wealth,” Day says.

“In alignment with our Strategic and Racial Equity Action Plans, Buncombe County is committed to helping create and grow women- and minority-owned business enterprises.”

The county currently furthers that goal through its community partnerships, Day says. The Western Women’s Business Center, operated by the Carolina Small Business Development Fund, received a Strategic Partnership Grant this year for $29,500 to provide small-business training and technical assistance. And of 211 business loans and grants from the One Buncombe Fund pandemic relief pro-

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MICHELLE BALLARD Owner, Asheville Picnic Co.; Asheville It is an honor and privilege to be a female business owner among the many amazing businesses started right here in Western North Carolina.

I had the idea for Asheville Picnic Co. back in 2015 but let the seed grow for several years before launching the company in spring 2020.

If you have a great idea and entrepreneurial spirit, remember that you don’t have to know it all or do it alone.

There are so many fantastic resources available to those looking to start a businesses in Asheville, and many of them are free.

My first stop as I looked to start my business was the Small Business and Technology Development Center, where I had the guidance of two

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Also, work with our Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce has led to many new relationships, connections and opportunities for growing my business.

My advice to any woman looking to start an entrepreneurial journey is to take the time to explore all the resources we have in Asheville. We are blessed to live in a community that is built on small business, supports one another and loves to collaborate. Get involved with our local business community — it’s important to show support to other businesses, too! If you have a great business idea, don’t feel as if you have to know everything to start.

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when she first launched her business in 2013. “There was definitely a steeper curve when it came to being accepted into the world of agriculture,” she explains. “As a woman in a male-dominated field, I had to prove myself in order to be respected.

“I’ve seen a huge shift from when I first started; women are now celebrated in the realm of outdoor work,” she continues. “That’s partially because the city is dedicated to bringing women to the forefront. We used to have to blaze our own trails; now, the city is supporting women who have been underserved in business leadership. The certification process helps level the playing field, highlighting education, talent and ability rather than sex — which is what’s really important.”

Sala Menaya-Merritt, owner of fashion business It’s Amira M, says the city has directly supported her work by providing market opportunities. “The city and the Business Inclusion Office have graciously paid for spaces at various markets in order for me and other minority-owned businesses to be able to sell their work,” she explains. “Imagine the load that’s taken off a small business if they don’t have to worry about paying for the fees to have a booth at a local market. That is huge, especially for those who are just starting out.”

Menaya-Merrit adds that the resources the city provides during MWBE certification have been particularly helpful.

“I’ve worked directly with Rosanna, who has been very supportive. I applaud [the city] for the hard work they’re doing for small-business owners,” she says.

Naylor agrees. “The city isn’t just highlighting women in business, but actively helping them grow their businesses and providing them with educational resources,” she says. “Being certified as a woman-owned business has been a positive experience; it’s been a way to show how strong women in our community can be in regards to agriculture, business leadership and entrepreneurship.”

The willingness of Asheville to embrace and support small businesses makes the entrepreneurial experience all that much easier, according to Cynthia Penovi, who runs language services firm Argentum Translations, a minority- and women-owned family business, with her identical twin sister Paula Penovi.

“Local residents encourage and embrace the small-business community, which is an integral part of Asheville’s identity and economy,” she says. “When we moved here [from Buenos Aires, Argentina], we felt we were becoming part of a gender-conscious community that constantly challenges the barriers that support gender and minority inequality. Asheville’s go-local culture, love for entrepreneurship and social consciousness make it a favorable place for business inclusion.” X

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BY NIKO KYRIAKOU nkjournalist@gmail.com Among local public schools, there is widespread compliance with health officials’ advice on how to slow the spread of COVID-19 and get kids back in classrooms safely. But a number of private schools and home school cooperatives are taking approaches that diverge from those guidelines.

Xpress has identified at least seven local K-12 institutions that are not requiring all students to wear masks as recommended by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services StrongSchoolsNC toolkit and county public health leaders. Some have rejected other coronavirus control and prevention measures as well, including isolating individuals with COVID19 and recommending vaccinations.

Among WNC public school districts, only Yancey County Schools isn’t requiring masks. Both Buncombe County Schools and Asheville City Schools say they’ve enacted the toolkit’s precautions, including masking and rapid COVID-19 tests for students who may have been exposed to the virus.

Decisions to follow those recommendations, however, have in some cases come only after vociferous debate. After considerable public pressure in light of rising cases of the coronavirus’s delta variant among children, Henderson County Schools flipped its policy on Aug. 9 and began requiring masks. And on Aug. 13, the Buncombe County school board voted to make face coverings mandatory for all indoors regardless of vaccine status — a week after meeting attendees angry about the board’s decision to mandate masks at all claimed that

members’ authority was invalid and held a vote to elect a new board.

Similar battles are raging across North Carolina. At least six of the state’s 115 public school districts have not made masks mandatory, and on Sept. 30, Superior Court Judge James Morgan upheld their right to do so. Opinions vary on whether home schools and private schools have the same legal right to choose their own path with measures beyond masks.

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The majority of Buncombe County’s private schools are following the toolkit guidance, according to a September survey conducted by the county at the request of Commissioner Al Whitesides. Of 24 schools that responded to the poll, only four do not require universal mask-wearing for students and staff regardless of vaccination status. (An additional 11 private schools were contacted but did not reply to the survey, according to the county’s Health and Human Services Department.)

Masks are entirely optional at only one school that responded to the county poll, which did not identify itself. At Timbersong Academy in Weaverville, masks are optional for the vaccinated, while at Asheville Montessori School, masks are not required for children ages 3-4; the state toolkit recommends masks for everyone ages 2 and older.

Emmanuel Lutheran School in Asheville requires masks only when COVID-19 transmission rates are substantial or high, as defined by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Other rules can be found at private schools in other WNC counties. At Faith Covenant Christian Academy in

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CLOSE STUDY: Scenes like this classroom at Classical Scholars in Mills River, once common in pre-pandemic public schools, are now found primarily in private schools and home school cooperatives in Western North Carolina.

Photo courtesy of Classical Scholars Henderson County, the majority of students go to school unmasked, according to Principal Denise Walden. While she says the school has implemented many COVID-19 prevention measures, such as social distancing, deep cleaning and keeping the campus sealed from outsiders, its advisory council decided to make masks optional for students after reviewing the available science and medical knowledge.

Parents must sign a waiver for their children to opt out of masking. Faith Covenant also takes no position on parents vaccinating their children against the coronavirus, instead referring them to their family physician.

Kelli Herbert, head of Haywood Christian Academy in Waynesville, says that her school is also leaving the choice of whether to wear masks up to parents and students. “Our school data over the past year and half has shown a very minimal amount of COVID19 within our school family and no known community spread,” she wrote in an email to Xpress. “Parents should be informed of the data and then be allowed to make an informed decision.

If our school data shows an upward trend in cases within our school, we require masks during that heightened time.”

Stacie Saunders, Buncombe’s public health director, says schools are

“strongly recommended” to employ COVID-19 prevention measures including masking, social distancing and ventilation. However, the N.C. Division of Non-Public Education notes that masking and other pandemic-related recommendations at private or home schools are left to the discretion of school administrators.

Saunders says that COVID-19 symptoms are generally quite mild in children, and no pandemic-related deaths in Buncombe County have occurred in anyone under the age of 25. (Nationally, 499 children ages 17 and younger have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, according to the CDC, representing a survival rate of over 99.99%.) But because children are at increased risk from the delta variant and can spread it to others in the community, she continues, it’s important for schools to take preventive action.

Since Buncombe’s schools resumed in-person instruction, Saunders says, the county’s proportion of COVID-19 cases among children 17 and younger has roughly doubled. As of Oct. 5, that population made up 24.5% of new cases, up from 12%-14% earlier in the year.

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Many parents with the strongest objections to COVID-19 control and prevention measures have turned to home-schooling. Sara Burrows, a mother whose daughter attended Asheville Waldorf School last year, said in an email that she decided to home-school due to “dissatisfaction with the b.s. mandates turning our kids into zombies.”

“I put my kid in public school for three days and pulled her out after she came home crying for the last two because she couldn’t breathe, see or focus with a cloth over her face,” Burrows said. “Now I home-school along with four other families so our kids can continue to breathe oxygen and not be genetically engineered and injected with heavy metals.”

Out of a similar impulse, Jaydee Azavari and her husband founded The Appalachian Academy of Therapeutic Arts in East Asheville, which they describe as a transdominational membership-based homeschooling cooperative, after their children were forced to comply with pandemic measures to attend their previous school in Asheville.

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Azavari, the academy’s director, says that approach provides a safe and well-ventilated environment for students and staff without need for masks or social distancing. To date, she says, there have been no COVID-19 cases among students.

“Quarantines, shutting schools down, remote learning, health screening — that created an environment of stress for my children,” Azavari says. “One of my children in particular became depressed. One of them is now behind a grade level in reading.

There was, I would say, a lot of psychological disturbance in their ability to be children.”

Azavari argues that masks and many other recommendations in the state’s toolkit for schools cause more harm than good. She disputes the position, held by most local health officials and the CDC, that face coverings reduce COVID-19 transmission rates and says that masks can stymie children’s speech and emotional development.

Timothy Lingenheld, a writer and holistic health practitioner whose child is enrolled at the academy, says he would never send his child to a school that required masks.

“I think it’s unconscionable that we would put basically microplastic fabric dipped in ethylene oxide, one of the most carcinogenic substances on the planet, on their face,” he says in reference to surgical masks. “Or that we would have them put on cloth masks when we have numerous studies ... showing that there is an entire petri dish of microorganisms that thrive in that environment.”

“They are telling us there is a onesize-fits-all approach to health, and that’s 100% not true,” he adds.

Masks are also optional at Classical Scholars, a home-school collective in Mills River. Teachers and students who wear masks are in the minority, according to Director Eliza Hardin.

“We felt like parents of our students were capable of making a decision for their student that was in the best interest of everyone,” she says.

Classical Scholars students primarily study at home, and most only attend classes of 6-12 students one or two days per week. Hardin says the program thus doesn’t need to follow the state toolkit’s recommendations for traditional schools, adding that home-school parents take quarantine guidelines very seriously and Classical Scholars hasn’t had a significant number of COVID-19 cases.

While the program gives teachers the option to require their students to wear a mask, “none of them did it,”

Hardin says. Classical Scholars has also steered clear of the toolkit’s recommendation to encourage vaccination among students and their families.

NONCOMPLIANCE The state’s toolkit advises, “If a school does not require all individuals to wear a mask, they should ensure a layered mitigation strategy, including physical distancing, ventilation, hand hygiene, adequate access to diagnostic and screening testing and closely monitor for increases in COVID-19 cases.”

But the Appalachian Academy is rejecting many of those measures.

The academy’s enrollment documents state: “This organization will not participate in contact tracing, quarantine, injection/vaccine tracking or the promotion of masks and social distancing.

Please acknowledge that you accept and agree to these terms by checking the box below.”

“I’m waiting for any long-term safety data that would prove the safety recommendations and the toolkit support the health and well-being of children and are also not detrimental to the health and well-being of the children,” says Azavari. She believes the toolkit’s guidelines have hurt academic performance and contributed to record childhood suicide rates.

Test scores were down across North Carolina for all grade levels in the 2020-21 school year compared with 2018-19, as reported by EdNC. (Tests for the 2019-20 academic year were canceled due to the pandemic.) The state has not yet compiled suicide data for 2020 or 2021, but the most recently available information from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on emergency room visits due to self-inflicted injury show no substantial increase since the start of the pandemic.

According to Bailey Pennington, an NCDHHS spokesperson, approaches like those of the Appalachian Academy may be in violation of the law. While most of the toolkit measures are recommendations, contact tracing, quarantine, isolation and exclusion of students and staff with COVID-19 are considered “communicable disease control measures” by the state Commission for Public Health and are therefore legal mandates. But according to Azavari, the academy operates under the legal umbrella of an ecclesiastical trust, and it has the right to reject control measures under the religious freedom provisions of the First Amendment.

The Appalachian Academy has also taken a categorical stance against the toolkit’s suggestion to encourage

COVID-19 vaccines. Parents are asked to sign a waiver that states: “We kindly ask that anyone receiving the experimental Genetic Modification Injection associated with SARS-CoV-2 [the scientific name of the virus that causes COVID-19] to please choose another school or camp to attend that resonates with this choice, as we do not.”

“We don’t know if it’s safe,” Azavari says of the vaccines, citing high numbers of reports to the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Events Reaction System.

Through Oct. 1, VAERS had received over 778,000 reports of adverse events following about 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, including roughly 16,000 deaths and 75,000 hospitalizations; prior to the pandemic, the CDC averaged about 40,000 adverse event reports per year for roughly 317 million annual doses of all other vaccines.

“We don’t know if there is any aspect of risk associated with being around those who have been vaccinated,” she adds.

According to the CDC, VAERS includes all self-reported health issues patients, health practitioners and vaccine makers submit after vaccine administration and does not by itself indicate a causal link between vaccination and any given issue. Due to those reports, officials are investigating

several adverse events in association with the coronavirus vaccines, including allergic reactions, blood clots and heart inflammation. Additionally, the CDC notes that none of the COVID-19 vaccines being administered in the U.S. “release or discharge of any of the vaccine components in or outside of the body.”

As of press time, the federal Food and Drug Administration is deliberating whether to give emergency use authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5-12. Kids ages 12-15 can receive the Pfizer vaccine under an EUA. The vaccine is fully approved for those 16 and older under the brand name Comirnaty; Pfizer vaccine doses produced before the FDA’s full approval, which are made with the same ingredients and process as Comirnaty, are technically still authorized under an EUA. (The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are only authorized for emergency use in adults.)

Vaccination rates in schools are not formally tracked, but Saunders with Buncombe County says that 53% of the county’s 12 to 17-year-olds had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine as of Oct. 5 — a number she says is steadily increasing. X

• WOMEN IN BUSINESS •

Follow the path that interests you

STEPHANIE CHOW Owner, Pet Poo Skiddoo; Asheville I was actually a web designer prior to creating Pet Poo Skiddoo. I was in a great-paying career, but I honestly hated spending my days in a cubicle, staring into a computer screen. One day, I turned on my webcam to film myself while I worked — and I looked miserable! It was then I knew that I needed to quit and start something new. Of course, the issue was my only skills were in computers, and I wanted to get as far away from computers as I could.

So I started simple. I figured I loved being outside with nature and caring for animals, so why not create a dog-walking business that also offers pet sitting, and (for a

unique twist) poop scooping? Turns out, the yard scooping got so popular that I stopped pet sitting and dog walking altogether and just focused on that.

Only a few months into my new yard-scooping venture, I was bringing large amounts of dog waste to the landfill. As the business grew, hundreds of pounds per month turned into hundreds of pounds per week, all being dropped off at the dump.

I knew I had to do something, and I would spend the next two years developing a process that could actually compost all the pet waste in order to divert it from the landfill.

Fast-forward to now, and I have a 6-acre composting site, full-time employees, and am composting 4,000 pounds of both dog and cat waste per month.

My advice is to follow the path that interests you. You don’t need to have an end goal but pay close attention to the issues surrounding you. Is there something you can solve, make better? Who knew I’d go from scooping up some poop to running a business that is fighting to stop climate change? X

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GREEN ROUNDUP

Isaac Dickson solar system goes online Six years in the making, a 300-kilowatt-hour solar array at Asheville’s Isaac Dickson Elementary School was officially dedicated Sept. 24. The $428,000 project is expected to save the school over $1.3 million in utilities costs over its 30-year operational life span.

Over $300,000 toward the system was raised through Appalachian Offsets, an initiative of the nonprofit Green Built Alliance that allows local businesses and individuals to offset their carbon emissions, with the support of Sundance Power Systems. The remaining funds came from a Duke Energy solar rebate and Asheville City Schools.

The system will allow Isaac Dickson to fulfill its original design as a Net Zero Energy school. Teachers also plan to use the solar panels as educational tools in science and math classes.

Buncombe County appoints environmental subcommittee The first iteration of a new Buncombe County advisory group on the county’s response to climate change is now set. On Sept. 7, the county Board of Commissioners unanimously appointed Jamie Ager, Lena

Opportunities knock

FLIP THE SWITCH: Teachers and staff from Isaac Dickson Elementary School, along with community members and elected officials, celebrated the dedication of the school’s 300 kilowatt-hour solar array Sept. 24. Photo by Pat Barcas, courtesy of Green Built Alliance Hansen, Meg Jamison and Maggie Ullman to the Environmental and Energy Stewardship Subcommittee.

The four residents will join board Chair Brownie Newman, as well as Commissioners Parker Sloan and Terri Wells, in examining the county’s strategic priority of environmental stewardship. A June 15 resolution establishing the subcommittee listed potential areas of focus as including greenhouse gas emissions reductions, renewable energy development, solid

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access to economic opportunities that also support healthier lifestyles.”

An additional $750,000 in funding will come from regional partners such as Mountain BizWorks, the Outdoor Gear Builders of WNC, Western Carolina University and Appalachian State University. The project aims to create or retain 325 jobs over three years and catalyze over $18 million in new outdoor economy investments.

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waste management and green building, among other topics.

Buncombe has previously committed to power all governmental operations using renewable energy by 2030.

According to a Sept. 17 presentation to the subcommittee by county staff, roughly 6% of operations currently use renewables, with an additional 25% to be powered by a utility-scale solar project under construction on the site of an old landfill in Woodfin.

Growing Outdoors Partnership receives $3M boost An Asheville-based initiative to boost Western North Carolina’s outdoor economy has received extensive new support from both federal and local sources. The Growing Outdoors Partnership announced a $1.35 million Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission, as well as a $900,000 grant from the Dogwood Health Trust, in a Sept. 22 press release.

“Providing a matching grant to attract the ARC POWER funds to our region is a great example of how Dogwood and partners like Mountain BizWorks can work collaboratively to bring more resources into WNC,” said Dr. Susan Mims, Dogwood’s interim CEO. “We are proud to play a role in supporting rural and diverse-owned businesses — in multiple outdoor-focused industries — that will increase

• As winter approaches, low-income families in Buncombe County are eligible for free home weatherization and energy efficiency upgrades through the Asheville-based nonprofit Energy Savers Network.

The improvements are designed to reduce energy bills for renters and homeowners while also cutting the county’s carbon emissions. More information is available at avl.mx/aiz or by calling 828-585-4492.

• The N.C. Farm Bureau’s Hurricane Relief Fund is providing up to $500 in direct assistance to Buncombe County producers impacted by Tropical Storm Fred. Requests for aid must be submitted by Sunday, Oct. 31. More information is available at avl.mx/aj1, by email at Foundation@NCFB.org or by phone at 919-783-4319.

• The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is offering partial reimbursement for farmers who have certified or recertified as organic between October 2020 and September 2021. Up to $500 is available for certification in each of four categories: crops, livestock, wild crops and handler/processor.

Applications must be postmarked

by Friday, Nov. 19; more information is available at NCDAOrganic. org.

• Outdoor Gear Builders of WNC has launched a new job board for those seeking employment in the region’s outdoor industry. OGB members can post unlimited jobs for free, and the board is free for job seekers; other outdoors-focused industries can submit paid listings.

More information is available at OutdoorGearBuilders.com/Jobs.

• Buncombe County Solid Waste and the city of Asheville have opened two community drop-off centers for compostable materials. Residents can now bring food scraps, plant trimmings and compostable paper or plastic products to the Buncombe County Landfill Convenience Center and StephensLee Recreation Center for processing. More information is available at avl.mx/akn.

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• In response to ongoing high community transmission of COVID-19, the Outdoor Economy Conference has been postponed to MondayThursday, April 4-7. Organizers are now hosting an online workshop, Building Outdoor Communities, on the original conference dates of Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. 13-14.

More information and registration are available at OutdoorEconomy. org/BOC21.

• Barnardsville-based permaculture school Wild Abundance is launching a new online course on the design and construction of sustainable tiny homes. Topics include tool use, natural building techniques and energy system options. Registration is available through Thursday, Nov. 4, at avl.mx/alt.

• The Asheville chapter of the American Institute of Architects and CASE Consultants International host

the seventh Where Building Science Meets Climate Science conference at The Collider in downtown Asheville Thursday-Friday, Nov. 4-5. A free keynote address at 6 p.m. Nov. 4 by architects Joe Greco and Joshua Gassman discusses the Kendeda Building at Georgia Tech, a case study in Living Building Challenge certification. More information and registration is available at avl.mx/aj0.

• Local environmentalists from the Bountiful Cities Project, Lenoir Rhyne University, Soil Sanctuary and The Utopian Seed Project are organizing a celebration for World Soil Day on Sunday, Dec. 5. Events throughout the day will share the importance of soil biodiversity and management, while Lenoir Rhyne will host a potluck and documentary screening in the evening. More information is available at avl.mx/a8g or by emailing WSD.AVL1@gmail.com.

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• WOMEN IN BUSINESS •

Never apologize for who you are

CORAL DARBY Founder, Darby Communications; Asheville I’m typically one to shy away from the women-led designation because at the end of the day, we’re all people simply trying to carve our own path. I’m also uncomfortable with the moniker because after years of traveling to trade shows and hearing colleagues reference the Darby Communications team as the “Darby Girls,” I got fed up with it. The title simply felt demeaning, especially to a grown, middle-aged, successful woman. Eventually, we began to correct people by saying, “You mean the Darby Comm Team, yes, that’s us!”

This brings me to my first bit of advice for all the female business owners and entrepreneurs: Never apologize for who you are, what you believe in and what you set out to accomplish. Stand tall, be proud of the work you’re accomplishing and respectfully correct people when they make you feel uncomfortable.

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Titles aside, I admire and cherish my female colleagues. When push comes to shove, I’m proud to say that we are there for one another. At the beginning of the pandemic, I found myself incredibly stressed with all the variables March and April 2020 delivered.

With so many unknowns, I worried about making payroll and rent, and navigating grant and loan applications with the federal government. It was all so much to absorb.

Fortunately, I have a group of peers who believe in mutual support, and we leaned into one another during the early months of the pandemic. Even though our businesses are very different, we shared information on whom to contact, ways to populate forms, various deadlines and everything else that accompanied that challenging spring. There was no undercutting, no secrecy, just a genuine desire to help one another through a difficult time.

My takeaway from it all and final piece of advice: Invest time and energy in a network of like-minded business owners. By taking this approach, you’re able to develop a quasi-advisory board on your side, because at some point in business you will need them, and you’ll be very grateful for their insights — and their friendship! X

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BUNCOMBE BEAT

Commissioners condemn Edwards’ school board proposal Two themes define the proposals that state Sen. Chuck Edwards, a Republican who represents eastern Buncombe County, has made regarding local elections. They aim to divide elected bodies, such as Asheville City Council, into districts where each seat is elected by a separate pool of voters.

And they are stridently opposed by local leaders.

That pattern held true Oct. 5 as the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners voted 6-1 for a resolution opposing Edwards’ latest legislative move, an attempt to change elections for Buncombe’s Board of Education. All voters in the area served by Buncombe County Schools now vote for all seven school board members, six of whom must live in a specified district and one at-large representative who can live in any district. Edwards’ language would keep the at-large seat but limit voting for district representatives to residents of their respective districts.

Commissioner Robert Pressley, the board’s only Republican, was its only member to support the change. He argued that each school district has specific concerns and that their representatives would be best chosen by voters of that district.

“Reynolds is different from Enka; Enka and Erwin are different,” Pressley said. Under the existing system, he continued, “Another district can override who [voters of one district] really want there.”

But the board’s six Democrats, including Amanda Edwards, were united in their opposition. She noted that the Buncombe school board had not asked for any change; the language had originally been inserted into House Bill 400, a bill requested by Asheville City Council to create an elected Asheville City Board of Education that did not reference the county system. (On Oct. 6, the Buncombe provisions were removed from HB 400 and set into a separate bill as HB 118.)

Among Western North Carolina counties, Edwards added, only Madison County holds districted school board elections. “It really starts to lead us down a slippery slope of making our school board elections partisan,” she claimed. “When you look across the state at what has happened when school boards become partisan, it politicizes our children … which erodes the purpose of public education.”

Chuck Edwards’ proposal would maintain Buncombe’s school board elections as nonpartisan. However, a review of voting patterns conducted by former Asheville City Council candidate and political observer Rich Lee suggests that the shift would favor Republicans in at least two districts.

Per Lee’s analysis of N.C. State Board of Elections data, just over half of voters in both the Enka and North Buncombe school districts voted for Republican U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn in 2020, compared with 38% of Buncombe voters overall. (Amy Churchill, who represents the Roberson district in the county’s south, is currently the school board’s only registered Republican.)

And Commissioner Jasmine BeachFerrara suggested it was important for the board to send the senator a message regarding his legislative priorities. She noted that legislation to reform distribution of Buncombe’s occupancy tax, which enjoys broad community backing and Edwards’ public support, has failed to progress in the General Assembly.

“On the other hand, we see a bill that’s actually moving that seems to have no origins in local political support or community support,” Beach-Ferrara said about the school board proposal.

“It’s incumbent on us as the county commission ... to push for a responsiveness at the state level to things that will actually serve the interests of members of our community.”

Following the commissioners’ vote, the county Board of Education unanimously approved its own resolution supporting the current election system Oct. 7.

— Daniel Walton X

DIVIDING LINES: Under a proposal by state Sen. Chuck Edwards, residents of each Buncombe County school district could only vote for the Board of Education representative from their district and one at-large rep; those voters currently choose all seven board members. Graphic courtesy of Buncombe County

• WOMEN IN BUSINESS •

Know your ‘why,’ ‘what’ and ‘how’

LAURA WEBB Certified financial planner; Founder/ CEO of Webb Investment Services; Creator of Her Two Cents podcasts; Asheville I learned early in my career about the value of patience and persistence. But after a few years of serving in a firm run by mostly men, I grew tired of what I considered to be systemic gender wage inequality and being passed over for bonuses I earned and deserved.

I desired a more collaborative and inclusive culture focused on the value of women in business.

I decided to start my own firm and take sole control of my destiny. When I launched my practice, which focuses on women, I was unaware of the power of the resources and connections I had already cultivated. I had

a built-in posse of influencers, who had even more connections to people who could help me succeed.

I joined local women-focused professional organizations. I attended training programs and conferences. I got involved in my local Asheville community. I established a business presence in downtown Asheville. I made even more connections.

If I could pass along advice to other women sharing an elevator with me, it would be just a few sentences: • Know your “why,” “what” and “how.” I continually ask and answer these questions to affirm the reasons I’m in the business I am.

• Build a supportive network.

I made network building a priority in my career. Some of the most powerful relationships I developed came from unlikely places.

• Be true to yourself. I made the choice to serve my sisters because it is consistent with who I am and what I genuinely care about.

There’s a quote I read that goes, “There’s no elevator to the top, you must take the stairs.” X

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Q&A with Katherine de Vos Devine, a lawyer who ‘speaks artist’ Originally from North Carolina, Katherine de Vos Devine found herself uprooted at a young age when her father moved the family to New York City for a new job. In many ways, this transplant shaped Devine’s life. “I grew up in a diverse and bohemian apartment building, surrounded by actors, dancers, artists and elderly Ziegfeld girls!” She recalls. “Many of my schoolmates’ parents were artists, makers and performers. Thus, I always understood ‘working artist’ as a perfectly normal and financially supportive career.”

After earning a Ph.D. in art history from Duke University and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law, Devine moved to Asheville in 2015 to become the executive director of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Today, she works as a lawyer and self-proclaimed guide to artists, helping creative entrepreneurs shape their legacies. That is, when she isn’t building LEGO structures with her husband and daughter, or getting lost in forests around her home.

Xpress spoke with Devine about intellectual property, feelings and when artists need to hire a lawyer.

This interview has been condensed for length and edited for clarity.

What does it mean to be a lawyer who “speaks artist”?

Artists don’t write and speak like your average next-door neighbor, so I have found the way I describe concepts is more intelligible than their prior experiences with other lawyers. When I’m talking to a client about whether or not to register a trademark — let’s specifically say a wordmark — we talk about if it’s the most strategic choice for their brand or finances. But we also

ART SMART: Lawyer and art historian Katherine de Vos Devine is drawn to working with creatives. Photo by Nicole McConville talk about whether or not they want to curate the meaning of that word. We determine if the artist wants to participate in the way the word is understood by the general public. Because with a trademark, you have to assertively go out and police others who are attempting to use the word in a way that might cause confusion around your brand, goods or services. I help determine if that is a responsibility a client wants, which is a different way of approaching it. That tends to help the client make the decision more quickly and authentically than if I were to present the legal concepts in a traditional manner.

What kind of law services do artists need?

Every client service I provide grows from intellectual property, which includes contracts, business formations,

wills, trusts and estates, copyright and trademark. In the next year, we will start our ProBono Artist Legacy Clinic, which will help artists under a certain income threshold to get set up with ... a will, power of attorney and an advance directive. That will ensure they are minimally prepared should anything happen to them or their work.

What exactly is intellectual property?

Intellectual property is our social attempt to capture and define creatives’ efforts and remunerate them. My master’s degree is in the history of art markets and how intellectual property came to be and how it affects art. So when I got to law school, I was simply captivated with the history and definition of creative work as a form of property.

Artists are often not paid as well as investment bankers or venture capitalists. Part of that is because the idea of property is a social construct — which most of us are taught in kindergarten, such as you have to share. But if one child is sitting there drawing a house and another child copies them exactly, there are going to be big feelings that happen. So how do we, as adults, create some sort of framework that governs the use of someone else’s idea? I often joke that my work is all about faeries and feelings because ideas feel so personal and intrinsic to us.

This is our Women in Business issue, so I’d like to know what inspired you to go into business for yourself?

So many artists asked me for help, and I didn’t know to whom I could refer them. I didn’t know other lawyers who would communicate in a more casual and creative way that I find so important in my work.

What excites you about working with artists?

Perhaps it stems from the presence of feelings. Some entrepreneurs want to get the boxes checked fast and don’t necessarily want to understand the process. My clients are really interested in why the boxes exist and need to be checked off at all, and so my business has grown into a very holistic legal practice. Sure, I can go and bust out a bunch of copyright registrations, but I’d much rather host a clinic where I can educate clients on when to register a piece of work. I’d much rather them understand what the copyright office is and how to write a simple cease-and-desist when their work is being infringed.

When they feel empowered in that way, they take chances and their practices grow, because they know what they are doing and they have a sense of agency. When something happens and they do need my help, they can give me a call, and we can get it done really fast because they understand the whole framework they are working in.

When is the best time for an artist to start working with a lawyer?

Before they think it’s necessary, like when you want to feel really confident you didn’t miss anything for an upcoming project. Law is a puzzle, and lawyers have been trained as experts to think differently and, in some ways, catastrophize. I love using my anxiety as a way to soothe other people’s anxiety, because I’m a big believer in preventive medicine and action when it comes to business setup.

Who are some of your favorite local artists?

Oh my gosh, it’s like choosing a favorite child! The two artists currently hanging in my office are Alysia Fischer and Amy Putansu. I buy art that challenges me, lights up a part of my brain that doesn’t have language or causes me to have continuous or new insights.

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Kristie Spino, owner of Christie’s Lighting, was a registered nurse before her father drew her into the lighting business. “My father, Ron Pronyk, built the Airport Design Center and really wanted to add a lighting gallery,” Spino says. “He couldn’t get anyone to come in, so he asked me if I wanted to open a lighting gallery, and I said yes.”

When Christie’s opened in 2008, Spino and her husband, Robert, were the only employees. “I have taught myself lighting with the help of the American Lighting Association and my vendors,” Spino says. The store was named after Spino, but with altered spelling to remind customers of the famous auction house of the same name.

Christie’s Lighting now employs a team of 17, including several interior designers, and carries more than 100 brands of lighting, furniture and home décor at a variety of price points. “We have something for everyone,” Spino says.

With so much growth happening, Spino is also in the process of opening up a second location for Christie’s Lighting Gallery down in Greenville, SC.

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One of the local women entrepreneurs featured in this issue is Selina Delangre, owner and CEO of Selina Naturally, home of Celtic Sea Salt.

She is also the inspirational author of In Her Elements which just launched October 5th on amazon.com. The book offers human connection through stories of an entrepreneur, mother of three including a child with special needs, and the journey of blending these two worlds.

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by Thomas Calder | tcalder@mountainx.com

‘The dust of a busy office’ Throughout the early half of the 1910s, the local Asheville papers ran the syndicated series “Fashion Fads and Fancies,” which, as its name suggests, focused on the latest seasonal fashion trends. Several of the articles addressed women’s professional attire, offering today’s reader a glimpse into the style norms and expectations in the early days of the 20th century.

As many of the articles make clear, elaborate attire was never meant for the workplace. “There are scores of business women — so called — who set forth for their long day’s work decked out with an elegance which the society woman would consider impossible and absurd before the late afternoon calling and tea hour,” the series noted in the June 11, 1911, edition of The Sunday Citizen.

Such women, the paper continued, wear “satins, velvets, ostrich plumes [and] white kid gloves” that exceeded their earnings as “stenographer, bookkeeper or clerk.”

The same article stressed resourcefulness and thrift. “The business girl who is clever with a needle may make herself dainty blouses and even whole frocks for summer wear at her office, or may buy such blouses and frocks at the late-season sales, which are full of economic gleanings for those who visit the shopping field after the big harvest has been done.”

Comfort was also emphasized in the piece. “There is no reason why the business woman should not have the pleasure of wearing fresh, dainty, washable dresses in her office, provided their style is not too elaborate,” the column advised. “There

are checked and striped ginghams in neutral colorings or in the always desirable blue tones, which are to be made up in exceedingly pretty styles at very little prices.”

Along with dresses and frocks, the column tackled headier issues.

“The hat question is liable to be a vexing one to the girl who goes to business,” the June 11, 1911, article stated. “So many hats are worn out in turn by the daily trips, the changes in weather for which one is not always prepared, and the dust of a busy office which will sift into cloak rooms and wardrobes.”

Fortunately, “Fashion Fads and Fancies,” reported on a number of replacement options. “The business girl who is young enough should wear in summer one of the smart and becoming sailor hats in a shape that is at the moment fashionable. If a sailor does not become her, a flexible outing hat of panama will be the best choice, and this may be smartly trimmed with a scarf of pongee or Persian patterned silk, with perhaps a quill or two to lend dash.”

Meanwhile, the column continued, “The canny business woman chooses a hat small enough and flexible enough to permit of her leaning her head back comfortably in the car going home at night. When one is tired out, with perhaps the memory of a headache to add to one’s troubles, it is most trying to be obliged to sit bolt upright for half an hour in the car because one’s hat brim will not permit one to lean back.”

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

Women’s professional attire, 1911

BUSINESS GARB: In the 1910s, a syndicated fashion column kept local readers up to date on all the latest styles, including women’s professional attire. Screenshot from the June 11, 1911, edition of The Sunday Citizen

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Online Events = Shaded WELLNESS Yoga and the 12 Steps of Recovery (Y12SR) The Y12SR model addresses addiction as a physical, mental and spiritual disease.

WE (10/13, 20), 8:309:45am, Free, Asheville Yoga Center, 211 S Liberty St Yoga in the Park Outdoor yoga group meets every Saturday and Sunday.

SA (10/16), SU (10/17), 1:30pm, Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Rd Hip Hop Fitness Weekly lead-andfollow dance fitness class.

SU (10/17), 10am, Highland Brewing Co., 12 Old Charlotte Hwy

Ben's Friends A local meeting of the national support group for people in the hospitality industry struggling with addiction.

MO (10/18), 10am, Free, AB Tech Culinary Arts & Hospitality School, 30 Tech Dr Free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics FEMA's mobile vaccine center will administer up to 250 vaccines each day. First and second doses, as well as booster vaccines will be provided.

MO (10/18), TU (10/19), 7am-7pm, Asheville Outlets, 800 Brevard Rd Rise and Flow Outdoor Yoga Weekly.

TU (10/19), 9am, One World Brewing West, 520 Haywood Rd

Steady Collective Syringe Access Outreach Free naloxone, syringes and educational material on harm reduction.

TU (10/19), 2pm, Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Rd Bend and Brew Restorative Yoga An all-levels class, chair accessible. Pay what you can.

TU (10/19), 4pm, One World Brewing West, 520 Haywood Rd

Yoga Under the Full “Harvest” Moon Lightweight yoga mats will be provided.

Open to all levels of expertise.

WE (10/20), 7pm, $25-35, Chimney Rock State Park, Chimney Rock

ART

Susan McChesney Pressed Flower Art ORIGINALS PRINTS CARDS

A Dance of Images and Words: The Nancy Graves/Pedro Cuperman Tango Portfolio Exhibition presents Graves’s eight prints alongside the portfolio frontispiece and a page of Cuperman’s text to immerse visitors in the collaborative dance of the tango.

WE (10/13, 20) TH (10/14, 21), FR (10/15), SA (10/16), SU (1017), MO (10/18), Asheville Art Museum, 2 S. Pack Square

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WHODUNIT: Asheville Community Theatre will open its 76th season with the classic comedy Clue, Friday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. The show, which will run Friday and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. through Nov. 7, stars Adam Arthur as Col. Mustard and Travis Lowe as Wadsworth, the butler (pictured). Photo by Rodney Smith The Asheville Gallery of Art Presents, Zoe Schumaker and Sue Dolamore, October AOM: In Kinship with the Land Paintings that focus on the relationship between human kind and nature.

WE (10/13, 20) TH (10/14, 21), FR (10/15), SA (10/16), SU (1017), MO (10/18) TU (10/19), Asheville Gallery of Art, 82 Patton Ave Rural Avant-Garde: The Mountain Lake Experience This exhibition showcases a selection of collaborative creative works that emerged from nearly four decades of the Mountain Lake Workshop

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SA (10/16), 11am, YMI Cultural Center, 39 S Market St

Hybrid Event: Peter Zheutlin presents Spin Co-Sponsored by Asheville JCC The author discusses his book. In-person and online.

TH (10/14), 6pm, Registration required, Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St

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TH (10/14), 6pm, Lake Louise Community Center, Weaverville, Weaverville, NC

Jackson Arts Market Weekly event every Saturday through Dec. 18.

SA (10/16), 1pm, 533 W Main St, Sylva

Outdoor Dancing w/ Vivie Weekly event.

TU (10/19), 6pm, $12, Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Rd Quest4Life 5Rhythms Waves Class Weekly instructional classes based on Gabrielle Roth's work.

Masks are required.

No dance experience necessary.

TU (10/19), 7pm, $12- 22, Terpsicorps Academy, 1501 Patton Ave

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SA (10/16), 10am, Pritchard Park, 4 College St

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WE (10/13, 20) TH (10/14, 21), FR (10/15), SA (10/16), SU (1017), MO (10/18), Asheville Art Museum, 2 S. Pack Square Preservation Through Art: 3rd Collection Opening & Artist Q&A Featuring artwork depicting Mountain Island, the French Broad, Old Mill at Reems Creek, and Team on the French Broad. Proceeds from the art sales go toward the presevation of the river.

WE (10/13), 6pm, The Wedge at Foundation, 5 Foundy St Unearthing Our Forgotten Past Exhibit exploring the Spanish occupation of Fort San Juan and the native people who lived in the Joara area of WNC. Sponsored by the Western NC Historical Association.

TH (10/14, 21), FR (10/15), SA (10/16),

10:30am-4PM, Smith-McDowell House Museum, 283 Victoria Rd Opening Reception for Grounded Flow Exhibit featuring works by apprentices Caroline Woolard and Keira Peterson.

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ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS Midweek Market Weekly vintage arts and crafts market.

WE (10/13, 20), 4pm, Fleetwood’s, 496 Haywood Rd Asheville Art in the Park Market for professional artists featuring glass, ceramics, wood, jewelry and metal.

SA (10/16), 10am, Pack Square Park, 22 S Pack Sq Ooh La La Curiosity Market Showcasing the work of more than a dozen

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Autumn at the Opry Showcasing various musical styles, including bluegrass, honkytonk, tin pan alley, pop standards, blues, rock and more.

TH (10/14), 7:30pm, $35 - 60, Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Hwy 225, Flat Rock Annual Asheville Area Piano Forum Fall Benefit Concert Showcasing 16 of AAPF’s professional pianists plus guest performers, including a performance by the 7th grade advanced winner of last spring’s Asheville Piano Competition. Available on YouTube through October 31.

SU (10/17), 3pm, avl.mx/96j

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD Virtual Story Time with Maya Myers and Hyewon Yum, author and illustrator of Not Little The authors present their new children's book. Sponsored by Malaprop's.

WE (10/13), 10am, avl.mx/aj7 Discussion Bound Book Club Participants in monthly event will discuss Composition in Retrospect by John Cage.

WE (10/13), 12pm, Asheville Art Museum, 2 S Pack Square Hybrid Event: Jen Fawkes presents Tales the Devil Told Me, in conversation with Heather Newton The authors discuss Fawkes' new book.

In-person and online.

WE (10/13), 6pm, Registration required, Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St An Evening of Joy w/Weaverville Storytellers Oral storytelling featuring Chuck Fink, Catherine Yael Serota, Kathy Gordon and Jill Totman.

Edible Wild Plants of the Carolinas w/Lytton John Musselman and Peter W. Schafran Presented by UNC Press, NC Arboretum & Malaprop's.

FR (10/15), 6pm, Registration required, avl.mx/akr Writers at Home : Comfort & Topp-Grillot Scholarship Winners Reading series featuring work from UNCA’s Great Smokies Writing Program and The Great Smokies Review. Sponsored by Malaprop's.

SU (10/17), 3pm, Registration required, avl.mx/aks Walter Bennett presents The Last First Kiss in conversation w/Georgann Eubanks The authors discuss Eubanks' book. Sponsored by Malaprop's.

TU (10/19), 6pm, Registration required, avl.mx/akt Miss Malaprop's Storytime Recommended for ages 3-9.

WE (10/20), 10am, Registration required, avl.mx/7b9 A Single Rose: Muriel Barbery, Jesse Ball & Catherine Lacey in conversation The authors discuss Barbery's book. Sponsored by Malaprop's.

WE (10/20), 4pm, Registration required, avl.mx/aku A Harp in the Stars: An Anthology of Lyric Essays w/Randon Billings Noble, Eric Tran, Sayantani Dasgupta, Michael Dowdy Sponsored by Malaprop's.

WE (10/20), 6pm, Registration required, avl.mx/akv Hybrid Event: Denise Kiernan presents We Gather Together in conversation w/Bruce Steele The authors discuss Kieran's book. In-person and online.

TH (10/21), 6pm, Registration required, Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St

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COM M U N I TY CA LEN DA R Notorious HBC (Malaprop's History Book Club) Participants discuss Royal Witches by Gemma Hollman.

TH (10/21), 7pm, Registration required, avl.mx/9s9

THEATER Breach of Peace: Stories of the Freedom Riders Written and performed

by Mike Wiley, based on true accounts of surviving participants of the Freedom Rides and others.

WE (10/13, 20), TH (10/14) FR (10/15), SA (10/16), 7:30pm, SU (10/17), 2pm, $25, NC Stage Co., 15 Stage Ln Seeing Sound: A Musical Journey of Water and Light An original multimedia production that synthesizes live music across genres into colorful light.

TH (10/14), FR (10/15), 7:30pm, $5-20, WCU Bardo Arts Center, 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee Clue ACT's 76th season opening show, directed by Jeff Cantanese.

Based on the cult classic movie, and the board game. Limited seating.

FR (10/15), SA (10/16), 7:30pm, SU (10/17), 2:30pm, $15-26, Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St Living Dead in Denmark Presented by the Montford Park Players.

Outdoors.

FR (10/15), SA (10/16), SU (10/17) 7:30pm, Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St

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The Magnetic Theatre presents Bloodbath: Victoria's Secret Live performance of show written and directed by Jamieson Ridenhour.

TH (10/14, 21), FR (10/15), SA (10/16), 7:30pm, SU (10/17), 4pm, The Magnetic Theatre, 375 Depot St Magnetic in the (Smoky) Park A River Arts District collaboration. Every Tuesday, outdoors.

Bring your own chair.

TU (10/19), 7pm, $1520, Smoky Park Supper Club, 350 Riverside Dr Hunter's Full Moon Fundraiser Gala w/the Resonant Rogues To support Firefly’s workshops WE (10/20), 5pm, Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 100 Gay St Peppa Pigs' Adventure A 60-minute live musical experience.

WE (10/20), 6pm,

Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at Harrah's Cherokee Center-Asheville, 87 Haywood St

FILM Testify, Beyond Space Film screening and talk with director Marie Cochran.

TH (10/14), 7:30pm, Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center, 120 College St A Kaddish For Bernie Maddof A hybrid of musical memoir and narrative fantasy, the film tells the story of Madoff and the system that allowed him to function.

SA (10/16), 7pm, $10, Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center, 120 College St Tuesday Terror Movie Night A classic horror Halloween movie will be shown.

TU (10/19), 8pm, Alley Cat Social Club, 797 Haywood Rd

BENEFITS 44th Running of Thomas Wolfe 8K Helps to support the Thomas Wolfe Memorial and Read to Succeed.

SA (10/16), 9am, Thomas Wolfe Memorial, 52 N Market St 4th Annual Wicked Halloween 5K & Fun Run Costume contest.

100% proceeds benefit Asheville Humane Society.

SA (10/16), 10am, $25-35, Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Rd

CLASSES, MEETINGS & EVENTS Eco-Grief Circles Seven-week online session will explore grief and sorrow, anxiety and fear, guilt and shame, anger and despair. Sponsored by the Creation Care Alliance.

WE (10/13, 20), 12pm, avl.mx/aey Introduction to Medicare - Understanding the Puzzle Class explains how Medicare works, the enrollment process, how to avoid penalties, and ways to save money. To register, visit the Council on Aging of Buncombe County’s website or call the Council on Aging at 828-277-8288.

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The Marion Mill Massacre in Memory The Western Historical Association kicks off a month of programming centered on labor and mill history in WNC. TH (10/14), 6pm, avl.mx/am6 Fall Peaks Hiking Series This free hiking series will follow the peak fall colors through its different stages based on elevation.

Sponsored by Black Mountain Recreation and Parks. Call (828) 669-2052.

FR (10/15), Registration required, Brushy Mountain, Montreat Aurora Studio & Gallery's Fun on Friday Arts/fundraising activity for Asheville visitors. To register, text Lori Greenberg at 828-335-1038.

Suggested donation.

FR (10/15), 2:30pm, $20, The Refinery, 207 Coxe Ave American Red Cross Blood Drive Register at RedCrossBlood.org/give and enter the sponsor code AshevilleOutlets.

SA (10/16), 10:30am, Asheville Outlets, 800 Brevard Rd Jackson County NACCP meeting October membership meeting will focus on “How American Rescue Plan Act Funds can best help residents of WNC.” Email jcnaacp54ab@ gmail.com to receive instructions to join online.

SA (10/16), 10am Open Streets Oakley Neighbors stroll along the Swannanoa River while enjoying family-friendly games, meeting local businesses and organizations, from a car-free perspective.

SA (10/16), 12pm, Thompson St, Thompson St Breed Meetup: Poodles, Doodles and Oodles Weekly event. Free for humans, $10 for dog day pass. 21+.

SU (10/17), 10am, Wagbar, 320 Merrimon Ave, Weaverville Saluda Train Tales: Resurrecting Rail Services to WNC Ray Rapp, Co-Chair of the Western North Carolina Rail Committee, Inc., will share projects that (1) restore passenger rail service to Asheville (2) improve and expand freight rail service to the region, and (3) encourage tourist railroads such as the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad and train excursions to the mountains. Masks encouraged, space is

limited.

SU (10/17), 7pm, Free, Saluda Historic Depot, 32 W. Main St, Saluda Social Contract Bridge Group For more info, contact Stefano 727-481-8103.

MO (10/18), 12:30pm, free, Senior Opportunity Center, 36 Grove St Learn To Grow: Organic Gardening Class

By NC State Extension.

Topics to be include soil preparation, insect and disease control, encouraging beneficial insects and weed control.

TU (10/19), 10am, avl.mx/akk Money Visioning and Goal Setting Class focuses on creating realistic savings goals and planning the steps needed to reach them. Sponsored

by OnTrack WNC Financial Education &;Counseling.

TU (10/19), 12pm, Registration required, avl.mx/akl Bereavement Support Group This group is for those over 21 who have lost an adult loved one and want to be involved with others who have similar losses. The session is complimentary and peer-led by trained and certified facilitator, Will Weintraub. RSVP is required by calling Will at 412-913-0272.

TU (10/19), 6pm, Woodfin YMCA, 40 N. Merrimon Ave, Suite 101 Colombia: A Birder’s Dream w/Clifton Avery Blue Ridge Audubon-sponsored talk by Colombia aficionado who will highlight what makes Colombia special for bird watching and natural history.

Also online at the Blue Ridge Audubon Facebook page.

TU (10/19), 7pm, UNC Asheville Reuter Center, 1 University Heights The Venardos Circus A unique Broadway-style circus.

Guests will experience a centuries-old tradition, enjoying an assortment of aerialists, acrobats, juggling, balancing, comedy, daredevilry, magic, musical production and more. No animals will be used. Showtimes: Wednesday/Thursday/ Friday: 7 p.m.; Saturday: 1 p.m./4 p.m./7 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m./4 p.m.

WE (10/20) TH (10/21) $17-27, Asheville Outlets, 800 Brevard Rd Casting for Beginners Ages 12 and older. .

Call (828)877-4423.

WE (10/20), 9am, Registration required,

DuPont State Recreational Forest, Entrance: 1400 Staton Rd, Cedar Mountain What is Modern Money Theory?

A four-week course that will explore a new way of understanding how money actually works in the U.S. economy, led by Richard Genz. Register via email by October 20 to richardgenz@ protonmail.com.

Vaccination required.

TH (10/21), 10:30am, North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave 10 Flashes of Unconventional Practices for Highly Successful, Joyful, Ageless, Energetic People Presented by Pat Parker, who will use her coaching and writing skills to take the "bunk" out of stereotyping women and aging. Includes lunch.

TH (10/21), 12pm, $5, Focal Point Coworking, 125 South Lexington Ave Suite 101 WNCHA Lectures: Beacon Blanket Mill A presentation on the history of Swannanoa’s Beacon Blanket mill, once billed “the largest blanket manufacturer in the world,” from writer and director Rebecca Williams. .

TH (10/21), 6pm, avl.mx/ali

FOOD & BEER RAD Farmers Market Year-round, weekly market, featuring 30+ local farmers, makers, bakers, & craft artisans.

WE (10/13, 20), 3pm, Pleb Urban Winery, 289 Lyman St Flat Rock Farmers Market Weekly farmers market.

TH (10/14, 21), 3pm, Flat Rock Farmers Market, 1790 Greenville Hwy, Hendersonville Hendersonville Farmers Market Weekly farmers market.

SA (10/16), 8am, Historic Hendersonville Train Depot, 650 Maple St

FESTIVALS Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands Annual four-day fair featuring artisans with contemporary and traditional work in clay, wood, metal, glass, fiber, natural materials, paper, leather, mixed media and jewelry.

TH (10/14), FR (10/15), SA (10/16), SU (10/17), 10am, Harrah's Cherokee Center, 87 Haywood St

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Fall Festival Hosted in conjunction with the weekly Tailgate Market, this year's festival will be home to a pumpkin patch, bake sales and more.

FR (10/15), 3pm, Groce United Methodist Church, 954 Tunnel Rd

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Pumpkin Fest Family-friendly event with lighted carved pumpkin displays on a short walking trail, local musicians, food trucks, games, storytelling, face painting and more.

FR (10/15), SA (10/16), 6pm, Silvermont Park, East Main St, Brevard Burley Stick Farm Festival Family-friendly event with a pumpkin patch, hay rides, live music, and food including "burley burgers."

SA (10/16), 10am, Burley Stick Farm, 1452 Barnardville Hwy, Barnardsville Applachian Heritage Festival To celebrate and preserve rural Appalachian culture through the arts, agriculture, and outdoor education.

SA (10/16), 11am, Woodson Branch Nature School, 14555 US-25, Marshall Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands** The fair will feature contemporary and traditional artisans working in clay, wood, metal, glass, fiber, natural materials, paper, leather, mixed media and jewelry.

SU (10/17), Harrah's Cherokee Center, 87 Haywood St

SPIRITUALITY Online Baha’i Sunday Devotional Virtual gathering with readings, music, prayers, and conversation. All are welcome.

A Zoom link will be sent in advance to those who register.

SU (10/17), 10am, avl.mx/a4t 130 Year Anniversary Celebration Asheville's own character actor/professional storyteller Becky Stone portray Harriet Tubman. Donations appreciated.

SU (10/17), 7pm, Calvary Presbyterian Church, 44 Circle St Online Baha'i Third Wednesday Devotional Informal unstructured monthly gathering.

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In good hands

BY JESSICA WAKEMAN jwakeman@mountainx.com Most people take their nether regions for granted as long as everything is working OK. But when there is pain or leakage or (shudder) painful leakage, it’s time to find help. Enter: physical therapists who specialize in pelvic health.

Pelvic health is not as common a topic as other areas of the body.

It may be most associated with Kegel exercises, which are done to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles.

“Sometimes I get jokes in phone calls, like, ‘What am I going to do, come and do Kegels with you for an hour?” says Amanda Fugate, who started her company Pelvic Forward three years ago. However, she tells patients she works with them “pretty much from your shoulders to your knees.”

The pelvis extends from the top of the pelvic bones, which is attached to the base of the spine, down to the genitals. It includes the reproductive organs, bladder, intestines, uterus, rectum and prostate, and a group of muscles called the pelvic floor.

Therefore, pelvic health includes anything in that location: pregnancy, urinary and bowel issues.

Fugate and other physical therapists in Asheville are making it their life’s work to destigmatize this important part of the body — and they’re doing it by opening their own physical therapy practices to provide more specialized treatment for patients.

GO YOUR OWN WAY

The decision to go into private practice was “intimidating,” says Fugate. But the transition was eased

by Asheville’s resources for local entrepreneurs. Before branching out on her own, she took a Foundations Business Planning course at Mountain BizWorks to learn about marketing and the financial essentials of starting her own business.

Several physical therapists describe feeling less burned out working for themselves. Kerry Tobin of Kerry Tobin Physical Therapy recalls when she saw as many as 15-20 patients a day under the health insurance model.

And Fugate says she sometimes felt as though she was wasting time — her own and patients’ because health insurance plans would only cover a service that she considered best after a patient paid for multiple sessions of a different service.

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The physical therapists Xpress spoke with also point to the positive difference they’re making in patients’ lives. In private practice, Fugate is able to schedule a twohour initial evaluation with new patients, compared with a much briefer intake under the health care model. This allows her to get a more comprehensive view of someone’s health issues. And Tobin now sees four or five clients a day for 60- to 90 minutes each.

Physical therapist Tanya Tracy also finds her life’s passion outside a traditional physical therapy model.

She trained as a Pilates instructor and worked at a combination Pilates and physical therapy studio. She integrated Pilates into her physical therapy practice and has found it to be helpful to clients for incorporating posture and core strengthening.

“It allows me to [address] more than just one spot, so it works pretty well for more complex patients,” she says.

After taking time off to have children, Tracy opened Flow Physical Therapy and Pilates in Asheville in August. She treats women experiencing postpartum issues, like abdominal muscle weakness; she also realized that some mothers would want to do Pilates classes after birth and bring their children. “I realized I could put the babies in positions that would also be developmentally appropriate for them, like getting in tummy time,” she says. Having taught test-run postpartum Mommy & Me Pilates classes to her friends, she has now started the class at her studio. She also hopes to start a class for perinatal Pilates.

HOLDING IT

Fugate sees many clients experiencing urinary incontinence, or loss of bladder control, and finds urination to be a topic people generally know little about. A 2011 study in the Journal of Urology, which examined combined data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys in 2001 and 2008, found that the prevalence of urinary incontinence was 51.1% in women and 13.9% in men.

A 2021 study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, which examined data from 2005 and 2017 in the National Health

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Physical therapists branch out on their own for pelvic health

TO PEE OR NOT TO PEE: Pelvic physical therapist Amanda Fugate uses anatomical models to teach her patients about their bodies. Photo courtesy of Fugate

• WOMEN IN BUSINESS •

Stay the course of what you know is right for you

LYDIA KICKLITER Licensed clinical mental health counselor, Co-founder/therapist, Mending Roots Healing Center; Asheville My career found me. I am an introvert, an observer and a genuinely curious person. Since a very young age, I have been watching people and trying to figure them out. One of my nicknames in high school was “Freud,” as I was always trying to help my friends understand themselves and make changes.

After I graduated with my BA, I started working in Florida supporting survivors of domestic violence and ultimately to helping survivors of sexual assault and abuse heal from their trauma. I quickly figured out that I needed a clinical degree to be able

to provide the kind of help I realized these women needed to make lasting change.

After graduate school, I began my life’s work of helping survivors of trauma heal themselves. I have been doing this good work for 12 years now. I have recently opened a group therapy practice here in Asheville to be able to train other clinicians to do work like this and extend the healing out further in the community.

One of the biggest challenges I’ve faced along the way is people telling me I couldn’t do what I wanted to do. In graduate school, it was my dean telling me I couldn’t make a living at private practice.

Today, it is family members who simply don’t understand my continued desire to help.

What I would want to reach back and tell my young self and anyone else considering working for themselves is: “Haters gonna hate.” I don’t know why some people feel it is their mission in life to be a Debbie Downer, but what I want young women to know is that it is your job to follow your instinct and stay the course of what you know is right for you! You are the expert on your life! X

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• WOMEN IN BUSINESS •

Ask for help (and help others)

MARSHA RALLS Founder and CEO, The Phoenix Asheville; Asheville Prior to founding The Phoenix Wellness Retreat in Asheville, I served as a commissioner for the D.C. Commission for the Arts and Humanities in Washington, D.C., curated 4,000 works of art for Marriott Marquis Hotel, served as president of the D.C. chapter for Entrepreneurs’ Organization and founded EO’s Women of EO, a community that unifies thousands of women across the globe.

My parents taught me that I could achieve anything I dreamed, that everyone is equal, and that women are just as capable as men. With their lessons, I quickly asserted myself as a credible, respectable expert in a male-dominated industry. I had to constantly demonstrate my expertise and confidence. I was determined to ensure my gender did not hold me back.

I have overcome practically every barrier that so many other women have faced: sexism, sexual harassment, barriers to access to capital, underestimation and intimidation.

I felt a constant need to prove myself and to demonstrate that my projects were successful, not because of luck, but because of my own capability. I have no regrets about the obstacles I faced; they’ve made me into the person I am. I am proud to be a role model for other women coming behind me.

As an entrepreneur, I’ve learned many important lessons along the way: the necessity of having a mentor for accountability, creating a board of advisors and knowing your core values. Everyone needs support. Asking for help is the most important thing that any business owner can do to grow. In addition to asking for help, it’s equally important to help others.

I founded The Phoenix Asheville as a safe, diverse and inclusive space for personal inspiration, growth and transformation. I am continuing my dedication to the arts through an Artists in Residency program at the retreat center and engagement with the Asheville Art Museum. My door is always open to guests who would like to stop by to share their experiences at The Phoenix. X

and Nutrition Examination Survey, looked more closely at how urinary incontinence affects women. It found that stress urinary incontinence (coughing, sneezing, etc.) and urgency urinary incontinence (not being able to “hold it”) are most common, and all subtypes of urinary incontinence were higher among women who smoke, experience obesity or other comorbidities or use postmenopausal hormone therapy.

Fugate believes commercials for urinary incontinence protection products, like pads and panty liners, make leakage seem normal at all ages. But she’s adamant that it isn’t.

The only time that urinary leakage is normal is in the immediate postpartum period, she says.

Loss of bladder control is a top reason why older people move into eldercare facilities, Fugate continues. It’s problematic that society treats the issue as a foregone conclusion, because urinary leakage leads people to withdraw and restrict their activities.

“If you have something wrong with this part of the body, people stop doing things,” Fugate says. “They feel very alone.”

‘NEVER BE SUFFERING’

Tobin was drawn to working in pelvic health after experiencing painful sex during her 20s. Doctors advised her to drink a glass of wine or use more lubrication — neither of which addressed her issue. She was studying physical therapy at the time and learned that she could help heal her own pain with its techniques. She also appreciated how physical therapy focuses on movement and activity rather than prescribing medications.

Many of Tobin’s clients see her for pregnancy and postpartum issues, and worryingly, she sees a lot of pain. “You should never be suffering,” she says.

“There might be some uncomfortable things in pregnancy, but pain is not normal.” Referencing back pain, hip pain, pubic bone pain, vaginal pain, she says, “there’s a lot that we can do to help.”

Tobin hopes to help pregnant people identify pain early on that may cause difficulties in later trimesters or during labor.

In the bigger picture, Tobin wants to help patients live fuller lives by addressing issues that “are at the core of who we are as human beings. If you can’t pee or poop or have sex, it effects everything.” X

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Not just for boys Women hit their stride in Asheville’s brewing and distilling industries

BY KAY WEST kwest@mountainx.com When Debbie Word was taking the first steps to transform her stovetop moonshining hobby into a viable business making gin, she knew spirit distilling was a male-dominated field. But she was not expecting the resistance she encountered, much of which she attributes to her gender.

“I met with a couple of retired male business executives that work with an institution here that helps people start businesses,” she recalls. “I knew nothing about starting a business and thought it would be helpful to absorb information from people who had experience. I was blown away by their negativity. They basically told me it was a ridiculous idea and would never work.”

Surprised but undeterred, she sought loans from financial institutions only to encounter similar skepticism. Ultimately, Word self-funded her business.

“I can’t help but think if I had been a man, it would have been very different,” she says. “But it made me more determined than ever to make it work.”

Word established Chemist Spirits in 2015. Three years later, the distillery and tasting room opened on Coxe Avenue in the brewery-soaked South Slope neighborhood. Shortly thereafter, she launched Antidote Cocktail Lounge next door.

Even then, she encountered resistance.

“In the early days, we would invite our neighbors over to taste our product and talk about collaborations,” she recalls. “I vividly remember sitting in

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LEADING THE WAY: Local business owners, from left, Leah Wong Ashburn, Cristina Hall Ackley and Debbie Word discuss overcoming the challenges of working in the male-dominated brewing and distilling industries. Photo by Cindy Kunst our unfinished tasting room in a circle of five or six men, who would totally ignore me and go to my son-in-law James [Donaldson]. I couldn’t even get eye contact.”

Later, before a meeting with a big brewery and a dozen men, Donaldson, who created all the branding for the company and serves as marketing director, suggested a way to skirt the overt sexism. “Every time they asked him a question, he would defer to me and say, ‘Debbie would know better than me.’

It was the first time any of them paid attention to me. I am happy to say that I am very good friends with most of them

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now, but back then, they did not think I belonged in the room.”

BREAKING AND ENTERING

It’s not breaking news that women aspiring to be business owners face obstacles, barriers and challenges — including bias, stereotyping and harassment — pertinent to their gender.

Getting a female foothold in male-dominated industries like distilleries and breweries can make an already difficult path that much more challenging to navigate.

“Our industry is traditionally very white and very male,” says Cristina Hall Ackley, co-owner of Ginger’s Revenge on Riverside Drive. “More women have entered the industry in the past several years, and there are national organizations like Pink Boots Society that work to promote, educate and support women in the industry. But it remains very, very male.”

Support from a silent, female investor, notes Ackley, was crucial for Ginger’s Revenge’s initial launch. “She is an awesome businesswoman who saw our vision and had a lot of faith and trust in us,” she says. “Not only was she key to getting us started and making sure things happened, she is also a mentor and role model for me.”

Like Ackley, Leah Wong Ashburn also had a role model —

though hers was no farther away than the family dinner table. But the proximity to her father, Oscar Wong, founder of Highland Brewing Co., wasn’t exactly an E-ZPass on the turnpike to the executive office she now commands at the local brewery.

“He wouldn’t give me a job,” she recalls. “I was a couple years out of college and thought it would be great to sell Highland Beer, easy and fun, and my beer would be paid for. He told me I didn’t know anything, and he didn’t need me. He wanted me to find my own way.”

She did, working as an independent contractor in the education field in Charlotte for 13 years, doing so well that when her father did offer her a job, she initially turned him down. “That felt really good,” she admits with a laugh.

Eventually, she yearned for a new challenge and found it at Highland — not just on the business side, but in honoring the legacy of the family business and making sure it continued.

“Talking to other people in brewing, I learned that Highland is so much more than a brewery: It is a fixture in Asheville and really means something to the community,” she says. “I was inspired to keep that going and move it forward.”

Wong joined Highland in 2011, became president in 2015 and is now CEO. Her husband, Brock Ashburn, who was instrumental in encouraging her to join the family business, is vice president. Dad Oscar titles himself as the “schmoozing and cleanup guy.”

MAKER’S MARK

Starting a new business or taking the reins of an existing one is a first step; growing that business and making it one’s own is an uphill, arduous but ultimately rewarding climb, all three women attest.

Ashburn says when she assumed the role of president, her father encouraged her to make it her own, a concept that initially terrified her. “He is such a beloved figure, and Highland so iconic that I thought, ‘What if I make it different and people hate me for it?’”

Nonetheless, she forged ahead with a big change that was already underway — a major overhaul of the beer portfolio — and then taking control of the subsequent step. “We had updated our beer — keeping the classics and adding new fresh styles — but our brand still said Scottish. It was outdated and confusing.”

In 2018, she undertook a complete rebranding of the company, changing all the visuals to signal the pioneering spirit of Asheville’s first brewery. Additionally, she and her husband, a contractor and engineer, added a rooftop bar, packaging hall, barrel room and three volley-

ball courts. “The outdoors and fitness have always been part of the Highland brand,” she says. “But the brewery is now more of a reflection of Brock and me.”

Like Highland, Ginger’s Revenge has also evolved over its initial four years. Since starting with its original ginger beer and a handful of other flavors on tap, the brewery has made and kegged over 50 varieties, along with four flavors bottled for distribution.

When COVID temporarily shut down keg sales to bars and restaurants, the company made it through thanks to the healthy grocery store presence, as well as a loyal local customer base that kept the staff busy with curbside pickups and a grant from the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority.

“Every business anniversary, I feel proud of what we have accomplished,” Ackley says. “But the third-year mark felt like a huge milestone. When you start something from nothing, you set goals, but when it comes to fruition, it feels amazing.”

Meanwhile, Chemist Spirits now distills five types of gin, including the award-winning Barrel Rested Gin

and American Gin. The company has also branched out, collaborating with Biltmore Estate’s winery in 2020 to create the Conservatory Rose Gin. More recently, American Gin was chosen by Britain’s 100,000-member Craft Gin Club as the Gin of the Month for July and distributed to all members.

“It was quite an honor,” Word says.

And quite the clap back to those two male executives who said her concept would never work.

LEADING FORWARD

Women who have succeeded in the field in Asheville have played to their strengths, taken well-earned pride in their achievements and identified mentors, role models and inspiring women in and out of their chosen industry. In response, they are committed to doing the same for others.

In 2007, fresh out of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Ackley went to work for two successful, veteran women executives who had just started their own company. “I was 22 years old and got a crash course on women entrepreneurship,” she says. “I

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Learn the business side of being an artist

LORI THERIAULT Owner and studio potter, Crazy Green Studios; Asheville I am a potter, but I have also been a stage manager, office administrator, kitchen manager, mail room clerk, personal chef, talent agent, an ice cream truck driver and more. All of those experiences, the good and the bad, have certainly helped shape who I am now, and they all contribute to how I run my business.

One thing that has been a constant throughout all my job and career paths has been my vision to live a creative life. I was one who wandered but who was not lost, until the day I stepped into a pottery studio.

That was when I saw how my desired creative life had a future, and I began to do everything I could to move myself solely onto that path.

And while everyone’s path is their own, I do have four recommendations to those following the same or a similar path that reflect my own experiences over the years: • No. 1: Learn the business side of being an artist/entrepreneur. Do the homework, write the business plan, learn about taxes, licenses, your market, your customer, etc.

• No. 2: Build your pack/village/ family! Identify and connect yourself with mentors, collaborators and partners in crime — develop relationships that will stay with you throughout your journey and career.

• No. 3: Hire or barter your weaknesses! If you hate numbers/doing the books, hire a bookkeeper. If you hate social media, hire someone for marketing! Refer back to No. 1 to include it in your budget!

• No. 4: Don’t be afraid to say no. This one is harder for those starting out but try really hard to be unafraid of saying no to a job or commission if it does not serve your vision of your future. As one of my early TV mentors (Julia Child) said, “You must have the courage of your convictions!” X

think of them all the time, the lessons they taught me and the example they set. You absorb lessons you don’t even realize at the time. I learned that as a businesswoman, you are also setting examples for other women observing you, and there is a big responsibility and reward in that.”

Ashburn is proud that in a traditionally male-dominated field, Highland is an example of having an obvious presence of women, with over 40% of its staff and over 40% of its management team female. She says that aside from being “verbally patted on the head” and touched by someone in the wrong way, she has generally not met with harassment. But she recognizes that is not the case for everyone in the industry, and Highland has been proactive in addressing it, including anti-harassment training for all staff, joining the WeVow third-party reporting system and affirming repeatedly in company meetings the importance of speaking up about issues.

She cites women business leaders in Asheville such as Laura Webb of Webb Investments Services and Elizabeth

Brazas of the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina as inspiration. “They have been so welcoming to me,” she says. “It raises my awareness of how availability can be helpful to someone else, how approachability can totally open a door to someone.”

Word agrees on the importance of availability, pointing to Karen Hoskin, owner of Montanya Distillers in Crested Butte, Colo. “I sought her out there in 2015 when we were just thinking about Chemist. She met with me for over an hour, and I still have the notes I took sitting with her.”

Word is now doing the same for a woman in Brevard who wants to open a distillery, and she has shared some hard-earned advice. “Do your homework. If you come to the table — especially a table full of men in the business — sounding like you don’t know what you’re talking about, it will not be a pretty picture. You already have a bigger hill to climb than men to prove yourself. Be brave, be bold and don’t be intimidated, but don’t go into it unprepared. Before you leave that table, show them you’re ready.” X

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Build a support circle

BRANDY MILLS Co-owner of T.B.M. Smallcakes; Owner of B.L.G. Consulting; Founder of Woman Strong: A Movement; Asheville Wisdom — the ability to know what to do when. Running a business provides you with numerous opportunities to put how wise you are to the test. However, there are so many more opportunities when you become wise only after encountering situations where you realized you were not as knowledgeable or prepared as you could/ should have been. These are the moments that start to tug on those wrinkles of insecurity and self-diagnosed “imposter syndrome” that we tend to carry. It is in those times that we must have our resilience arsenal stored up.

You see, what I found when I became an “official” businesswoman was that there are skill

sets that one must already possess or immediately acquire that are not taught in a business class or program. Running a business demands that you have “life acumen.” I probably just made that phrase up, but I’m going to go with it, LOL. In business, as in life, you will stumble and sometimes fall. It takes a high level of tenacity to keep going.

Believing in your vision and standing by it take courage.

Be confident in knowing what you know and humble enough to seek out the knowledge that you lack.

I am convinced that there is something in my genetic makeup that has me constantly “doing the most.” I wish I would have known early on that I am the greatest asset in my business and that I needed to invest in taking care of self. I’ve since learned that I can be resourceful but not always the resource.

Repeat after me, “No matter how invested I am in the success of my business, I cannot do all the things that will make it successful on my own!” A wise woman in business will build a support circle with an arsenal of resources. X

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Transylvanian time warp Rocky Horror Music Show pays tribute to cult classic

BY EDWIN ARNAUDIN earnaudin@mountainx.com For his first major project since his beloved rock quartet Modern Strangers disbanded, Courtney Cahill has created a monster — literally and figuratively.

The Asheville-based drummer cooked up the idea for Rocky Horror Music Show the week before Halloween 2020. Bored and saddened by the pandemic, he sat on his couch and started streaming the 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The cult classic, with its combination of music, comedy and horror, quickly lifted his spirits.

“I thought to myself, ‘The pandemic’s probably going to be over next year, so I have a week and a year to figure out a whole big deal for next Halloween,’” he says.

A TOAST: The core cast of Rocky Horror Music Show offers up a straightforward, no-frills evening Friday, Oct. 22, at Asheville Music Hall. Photo by Heather Burditt As he continued watching the film, he remembers focusing less on the outlandish costumes and makeup, and more on Richard O’Brien’s instrumental compositions. “I think what people don’t realize is the music is actually amazing,” he says.

“I’d always been a casual fan,” Cahill continues of the film. “I’ve watched it several times, but I’m not a superfan.”

However, in focusing on the music and subsequently taking a deep dive into the film’s cast recording, he enjoyed the vocal performances a great deal more and came to revere the music as a work of genius.

DAMMIT JANET

Committed to putting on a tribute act of the show’s music and songs, Cahill texted then-bandmates Troy Crossley and Alex Deutsch, who immediately signed on. Together, the three friends began casting the rest of the production with fellow local musicians.

For castle handyman Riff Raff, Andrew Thelston fit the bill with his high-register vocals and lead guitar skills — as well as his long hair.

Meanwhile, Cahill describes violinist/ vocalist Kate Bryant, as “a squeakyclean female singer,” and therefore an ideal fit for protagonist Janet.

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“And I had already considered myself for [male protagonist] Brad,” Cahill says. “Barry Bostwick [who plays Brad in the 1975 film] is kind of a bad singer and kind of a wooden, vanilla dork. I’m like, ‘I could totally pull that off.’”

Meanwhile, Crossley, a former “theater kid” whose older siblings introduced him to the movie before he was old enough to make much sense of the material, plays the show’s signature role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

“I distinctly remember family road trips in which they would sing the songs and act out the parts in the car,” Crossley says. “I would have ‘Dammit Janet’ stuck in my head for days after.”

Eager to return to acting, which he hadn’t pursued since moving to Asheville in 2016, Crossley accepted Cahill’s offer without much hesitation. But shortly thereafter, he remembers having “a series of teeny panic attacks for several weeks.”

“To say Tim Curry’s performance is iconic is the understatement of the millennium,” Crossley says of the film actor who originally played Dr. Frank-N-Furter. “I didn’t think I was the one for the role, and I wasn’t sure I could handle the pressure. But as soon as we had our first rehearsal, any doubts I had went out the window. It’s impossible not to have a good time playing Frank-N-Furter.

He’s such an extravagant and entertaining character even in writing. It motivates me to go all-in.”

HALLOWEEN AND BEYOND

Rehearsals began in July, and that castwide camaraderie, which Cahill likens to the giddy enthusiasm of a high school musical, helped shape the look and flow of the show in true collaborative fashion. Though foremost a rock show — performed by an ensemble featuring Deutsch on bass and Cahill and Crossley switching off on drums when scenes require their full acting attention — the film’s famous lines of dialogue are delivered with theatrical aplomb.

Additionally, narration between songs by The Criminologist (played

by The Deathbots’ Karl Knierim) helps stitch the notoriously weird story together and makes it easier for newcomers to follow. Rounding out the endeavor on the technical side, local theater veteran Lauren Rivas is helping with costumes, and drag performer Persephone Pickle, partner of the show’s Rocky, Aaron Churchill, is providing makeup assistance.

All of the above and more will come together on Friday, Oct. 22, when Rocky Horror Music Show makes its local debut at Asheville Music Hall, complete with a post-show DJ’d dance party, where costumes are strongly encouraged. By then, the production will have had an Oct. 8 test run at Capone’s in Johnson City, Tenn., but Cahill is already looking toward the future and hopes to turn the show into a regular offering, ideally quarterly, and likely with different people involved.

“I was looking up when Tim Curry’s birthday was so we’d have a real reason to do it, and it’s [April 16], about halfway between Halloweens, which is perfect,” he says. “And we could definitely recast it many times over with people in the scene — and that’s actually probably the plan of what we’re going to do because it’s hard to get 12 people on the same page, schedulewise.” X

WHAT Rocky Horror Music Show WHERE Asheville Music Hall, 31 Patton Ave. avl.mx/ajf WHEN Friday, Oct. 22, at 10 p.m. $15 advance/$20 day of show; 21 and older

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Spirits in the material world Faith in Arts Institute explores religious thought in creative work

BY ALLI MARSHALL allimarshall@bellsouth.net The idea behind the Faith in Arts Institute has been years in the making.

Richard Chess, a professor emeritus of English at UNC Asheville, organized its precursor, the Faith in Literature Festival, at the university in 2016. At the time, Chess was also the director of the Center for Jewish Studies, which co-sponsored the event and held a Literary Sabbath during the gathering.

“I invited all the writers to pick something to read that spoke to what they feel when they think about a Sabbath,” Chess remembers. “We did that, and 60 people came to that on a Saturday morning.”

Expanding upon the 2016 event, the inaugural Faith in Arts Institute will include other artistic disciplines. The four-day intensive — to be held at UNCA’s Highsmith Student Union, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and online via Zoom — will take place Wednesday, Oct. 13-Saturday, Oct. 16.

IN THE BEGINNING

Originally scheduled for May 2020, then back-burnered due to COVID-19, much changed over the intervening year. The death of George Floyd, notes Chess, “led us to think about the necessity of making it a diverse project.”

As postponements continued, “We came up with the idea to do a conversation series,” Chess says. “We did it with six or seven artists and writers, [talking] to them about their work and what role, if any, their faith tradition or spiritual practice played in their art.” Those videos were posted on BMCM+AC’s website, a partner in the Faith in Arts Institute. BMCM+AC Executive Director Jeff Arnal planned the institute with Chess.

Now with the event’s dates set, Chess is thrilled to see some of the earlier virtual participants join for the in-person gathering. Among the group is artist Marie T. Cochran, who will screen her film Testify, Beyond Place at BMCM+AC on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. The film examines the removal of the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, along with 100 graves, to make room for the expansion of the Western Carolina University campus.

WHERE ART MEETS FAITH: The inaugural Faith in Arts Institute, a four-day gathering, explores how the religious beliefs of individual artists impact their creative process and the projects they pursue. Co-organizer Richard Chess, left, invited creatives working in various mediums, including, from left, Marie T. Cochran, Christopher-Rasheem McMillan and Curt Cloninger. Photos courtesy of the artists “I’m hoping that turning a light on religious or spiritual qualities of art will open the possibility that people will talk about things they don’t want to talk about,” Chess says.

ENCOUNTER THE LIVING GOD

Another realization that came to Chess during 2020 was that many working artists not only had Masters of Fine Arts degrees, but Masters of Divinity. “And they’re seriously thinking about [spirituality] and at the same time creating some edgy, creative, experimental art,” he says. “I thought, ‘That’s an interesting subset of people out there writing, dancing, painting and composing music.’”

One such artist is Curt Cloninger, associate professor of new media at UNCA. Cloninger will present the talk “Making Nothing Out of Something: Art as a Means of Clearing Ground” on Friday, Oct. 15, at 3:30 p.m. at UNCA’s Highsmith Student Union.

“I figured art might be good for just sort of wrecking people’s faith in the reductive, summative capacity of language,” he says with a laugh. “The goal of my art isn’t … to make someone a believer, but to put them in a place where they might more readily encounter whatever living god might be there or whatever scary demons might be there. Whatever’s really there.”

During his lecture, Cloninger will show examples of his work, which uses media to undermine and destabilize faith in language. “I know other people are coming at it from different angles, but that’s the only angle that made sense to me,” he says. “Not to be the Christian artist but almost to be the punk-rock artist who broke everything

you thought you knew so actually you’d encounter the living god.”

Another such artist is ChristopherRasheem McMillan, who will give the talk “You Can’t Tell It/ Like I Tell It: Danced Spirituals as Liturgy” on Saturday, Oct. 16, at Highsmith Student Union.

According to a description of the presentation, McMillan will look at several dances, including Helen Tamiris’ Negro Spirituals, Ted Shawn’s Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen and Ronald K. Brown’s Order My Steps “as case studies that speak to the public organization of a body in space as a liturgical and artistic act, grounding the choreography as a meaning-making in and through live religious experience.”

INTERESTING JUXTAPOSITIONS Julie Levin Caro, a professor of art history at Warren Wilson College, also has a unique take on faith in art: “Going to museums is my synagogue.

It’s a very grounding and meditative way to connect with artwork.” She continues, “A big part of my research has been looking at images of Black Christianity in African American art.

As a white Jewish woman, it’s been an interesting journey to [explore] Black experience through religion … and through artistic expression.”

At the institute, Caro will lead the workshop “Telling Interfaith Stories with Objects,” which she says will serve as an icebreaker and way for participants to introduce themselves. The event takes place Thursday, Oct. 14, at 9 a.m. at Highsmith Student Union.

“Objects are so important to spirituality and practice,” she notes. “I’m interested in the idea of how objects

can be evocative beyond their own visual and aesthetic value. The narratives we [attach] can make even a pencil really profound.” The other idea is to get participants thinking about how their stories go together in overlapping ideas and interesting juxtapositions that lead to contemplation of how faith practices may also intersect.

Chess hopes that an event such as Faith in Arts Institute will create an opportunity where those skeptical about spirituality will realize “it’s more complicated than you think, it’s not monolithic, it’s more nuanced, and it doesn’t necessarily limit one’s ability to think openly and creativity,” he says. For those who do have faith, Chess hopes the institute will inspire them to yearn for more types of art in their personal or communal religious practice.

And, ultimately, he says, “I hope some people will be blown away by some of the work.” X

WHAT Faith in Arts Institute, faithinarts.unca.edu WHERE UNC Asheville’s Highsmith Student Union; Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center; and online via Zoom WHEN Wednesday, Oct. 13Saturday, Oct. 16. $60 for all events.

Some events are free to the public, see website for details.

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What’s new in food Gallivant coffee shop opens in Woodfin

Jessamine Stone and Steven Grigsby know the importance of coffee — they met in 2009 working the night shift as EMTs in Columbia, S.C. Over the last 15 years, the couple have also worked on and off in the coffee industry.

With the Sept. 10 opening of their coffee shop Gallivant in Woodfin, the pair now have an official space to share their passion. “We’ve always wanted to have our own place,” says Stone. “Last year, when we saw this spot was available, we decided it was now or never.”

The couple’s now-or-never timeline began to feel like the latter after they signed the lease in November 2020 with the intent of opening in early 2021. But Stone says the delays gave them time to fine-tune their plans and source the sustainable materials that support one of the core tenets of Gallivant.

“We were hellbent on sustainability,” she says. “We did not want to bring anything in that could not be composted, so the delay gave us more time to source things truer to our plan.”

Along with sourcing reusable materials, the couple hand-roast all their beans in a custom-built structure on their homestead in Candler.

“We go beyond fair trade and direct trade to be sure we know the farmer and importer,” Stone explains. “We tend to buy more natural-processed and honey-processed coffee because it uses less water to process and gives farmers in remote places like Ethiopia a chance to participate.”

Natural processing, she adds, imparts unique and standout flavors to the beans.

One of Stone’s favorite menu items is The Forager. The beverage combines wild-foraged pine with crushed flowers, a hint of maple, two shots of Four & Twenty Blackbirds espresso roast with steamed oat milk, then topped with pine sugar and spice.

“It’s Asheville in a cup,” says Stone with a laugh. “It tastes like the mountains.”

Like its beverages, Gallivant’s in-house, made-from-scratch baked goods and granolas are plant-based, as well.

Between its flavors, business name and aesthetic, Gallivant’s owners hope to encourage people to explore the beauty of Western North Carolina and Asheville, Stone’s hometown.

Whimsical animal illustrations adorn the shop’s bags and boxes, as well as the ceramic, custom-made mugs by Salveterra Pottery in Weaverville.

“Steven and I wanted to capture images of the deer we love to watch from our backyard,” Stone says. “Then we added crows, and it has evolved into full-blown forest scenes.”

In addition to the coffeehouse, the couple have also leased the space that shares a wall with Gallivant and is currently building it out to be Prelude, a local provisions market they hope to open in late fall.

Gallivant is at 126 Elkwood Ave., Suite 102, Woodfin. To learn more, visit avl.mx/ajg.

Family tradition

In 1989, Federico Marquez opened El Chapala Mexican restaurant in Candler, still in operation on Smokey

ALL IN THE FAMILY: Gallivant owners, Jessamine Stone and Steven Grigsby, pose with their children in front of their recently opened coffee shop in Woodfin, just across the street from Asheville’s city limit. Also featured, starting left, Cardinal, Leyland and Birch Grigsby. Photo by Thomas Calder Park Highway. The acorns have not fallen far from the patriarchal tree — all five of his sons and one daughter are in the restaurant business, branching out with a trio of Ay Caramba restaurants. The first opened in East Ashville in 2011, the second in Leicester in 2014, and in early September, the third — but likely not the final — Ay Caramba opened on Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville.

“The Merrimon menu takes things from the other restaurants,” says Aaron Marquez, who is running it with brother Christian Marquez.

“Our specialty here is the birria tacos, which started in the Leicester store and has just skyrocketed. It’s basically pulled pork piled on a tortilla soaked in the broth from the spicy red chili sauce the meat is cooked in, so they’ve got a red tint. They’re served with a side of the same sauce to dip into. They’re our most popular dish.”

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Ay Caramba is at 853 Merrimon Ave. For more information, including store hours, visit avl.mx/prw9.

Growth spurt

With a third Early Girl Eatery set to open in Asheville later this year on Hendersonville Road and a fourth location planned for Charlotte in 2022, husband-and-wife owners, Jesson and Cristina Gil recently hired Hassan Aberchah as executive chef of all present and future locations.

“Chef Hassan was one of about 100 chefs who applied for the position, but one of only two as committed to farm-to-table as Cristina and I are,” says Jesson Gil. “Comfort food with a lot of fried items has worked for us, but we have tasked him with taking Early Girl in a fresher direction, with vibrant flavors.”

Along with Southern dishes, Aberchah will work in recipes from his native country Morocco, as well as French, Spanish and Italian cuisines. Currently, the chef is testing plates and cooking specials for the two existing Asheville stores, including a black lentil panzanella salad using biscuit croutons.

Early Girl South Asheville will be at 1378 Hendersonville Road. Learn more at avl.mx/ajh.

Roll tide

When Alabama buddies Ben Colvin and Jacob Baumann began making ginger beer years ago, their short-term goal was to make a mixer for the bourbon they enjoyed

that did not lean sweet. Once they turned the hobby into a business — Devil’s Foot Beverage Co. launched in Asheville in 2017 — a long-term dream was to roll their product to sweet home Alabama.

The mission was accomplished in September, when Devil’s Foot entered a partnership with AlaBev distributors that will see the 10 flavors now in their nonalcoholic repertoire available in bars, restaurants and markets throughout the entire state. “It’s always been a goal to have Devil’s Foot sold in Alabama,” Colvin says.

Though Asheville has rightly earned the tag of Beer City, the partners believed there was a niche for nonalcoholic craft beverages in a town devoted to craft beer. “We found we could complement the craft beer industry by being craft ourselves,” says Colvin. “People who are avoiding alcohol don’t want to be in a crowd enjoying craft beer, holding a water or ordering a Mountain Dew. They want something bubbly that feels celebratory, is healthy and tastes delicious, and we felt we could do that.”

Colvin says Devil’s Foot has grown every month since it launched and is currently pumping out 12,000 cans of product a week to 300-plus accounts through North and South Carolina.

“We brew out of Woodfin, where we have 3,000 square feet of storage and only about 1,500 for brewing, so we’re planning a big expansion the first quarter of 2022.”

For a menu of Devil’s Foot flavors and where they are available, visit avl.mx/ajm.

Dumpling riot

Chef J Chong has developed a devoted following for the packaged vegan and pork dumplings she makes and sells at area tailgate markets. Along with her products,

she sends buyers off with cooking directions, encouraging words and tips for serving.

On Tuesday, Oct. 19, Chong will be serving some of these items during her Cantonese Pop-Up dinner at Bottle Riot, 37 Paynes Way, in the River Arts District.

“It’s a small kitchen, so I have to be mindful of what I can do in there, but I will have spicy Szechuan noodles and a couple of other Cantonese specialties,” Chong says. “Depending on how it goes, I’d love to be there on a consistent basis.”

Cantonese Pop-Up by J Chong begins at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 19.

Learn more at avl.mx/ajo.

Food policy group meets

Founded in 2011, the Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council was formed to identify, propose and advocate for policies, financial appropriations and innovative solutions to improve and protect local food systems to advance economic development, social justice, environmental sustainability and community resilience. That’s a lot to digest, so on Tuesday, Oct. 19, the ABFPC invites community members to participate in the 2021 virtual meeting of the whole to learn more about current projects, ways to get involved and how to join or start ABFPC working groups.

“At the meeting of the whole, we look forward to sharing updates on these initiatives with partners and stakeholders as well as providing information about how to participate in the council’s activities,” says ABFPC coordinator Gina Smith.

The meeting will take place from 5:30-7 p.m. Register by Friday, Oct. 15, at avl.mx/ak0.

— Kay West X

• WOMEN IN BUSINESS •

It’s OK to say ‘no’

NEOMI NEGRON Owner of Buggy Pops gourmet ice pops;

Asheville

As a new business owner, I wish I would have known that it’s OK to say “no.”

Although I have faced a variety of challenges along the way, I have learned valuable lessons from every single one.

I hope that other women business owners exercise their voices in order to secure their place at the table. X

In May 2012, Swannanoa Valley natives and sisters, Gabriel Dash and Courtney King joined superpowers to open Hey Hey Cupcake!, in downtown Black Mountain. With four children each, they are some hard-working mothers. Courtney bakes 12+ cupcake flavors per day, and custom cakes to-order.

These sisters are serious about delicious home-made, beautiful cakes and sprinkle in fun that you can taste. In the new COVID era, they shifted to serve customers at the door, offer on-line ordering via ChowNow!, and shortened hours to Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Stop by and visit!

www.heyheycupcake.com 102 W State Street Black Mountain, NC 28711 Thurs 12-4 Fri & Sat 12-6

Insight Full: Group Speed Coaching Thursday, Nov. 4th at 5:30 pm Asheville Masonic Temple

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Lori Horvitz, left, started the Queer Girls Literary Reading series in 2009 “to bring together and celebrate our community of queer-identified women.” This year’s event will be held at Rabbit Rabbit. Photo courtesy of Horvitz The first Queer Girls Literary Reading was held in 2009 in the library of Phil Mechanic Studios. The weather was freezing, and organizers had to turn off a loud heater each time a reader came up onstage, remembers Lori Horvitz, the event’s originator.

On Sunday, Oct. 17, things should be just a bit different, as Horvitz prepares for the 12th annual gathering, taking place for the first time at Rabbit, Rabbit, 75 Coxe Ave. Beginning at 4:30 p.m., the series will feature three UNC Asheville students and five seasoned writers reading queer-themed material, including Polly Schattel, author of the 2020 novel The Occultists and Mandy Gardner, a Moth StorySLAMwinning storyteller.

“A literary reading gives our community and allies a chance to gather in one place and hear stories; stories are not only entertaining, but an essential part of being human,” Horvitz says.

“And for so long, many in the queer community felt and were treated —

and still are [treated] in some cases — as subhuman.”

The reading, adds Horvitz, seems particularly important given the recent cancellation of the Blue Ridge Pride festival. “Our community, I suspect, is antsy to get out and celebrate,” she says.

Suggested donation for the reading is $5-$10. After paying expenses, any profits will be divided among the readers.

For more information, visit avl.mx/ajs.

Sacrifices remembered The construction of the Western North Carolina Railroad in the 1870s led to Asheville’s dramatic growth, opening the area to industrial development and tourism. Because of this, the project’s leaders and advocates, including then-Gov. Zebulon Vance, have long been recognized by history.

The laborers who built the railroad, however, have not.

Until now.

The Railroad Incarcerated Labor Memorial plaque will be dedicated Sunday, Oct. 17, at 3:30 p.m. at Andrews Geyser in Old Fort. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to the outdoor event.

“The people who did the heavy and dangerous labor to build the railroad were almost all incarcerated African American men — most former slaves — who were sentenced to hard labor on mostly petty or trumped-up, charges,” says Dan Pierce, a history professor at UNC Asheville. “They labored under brutal conditions: illhoused, ill-clothed, ill-fed.”

At least 139 of the workers died of injury or disease and are buried alongside the tracks in unmarked graves, making the area “a mass graveyard,” Pierce says.

“The RAIL Memorial Project seeks to provide at least a modest memorial to their sacrifice,” he continues.

The effort originated with Pierce and Marion Mayor Steve Little, who helped organize a steering committee.

More than 50 individuals and groups have donated money, including the James G.K. McClure Educational and Development Fund, the town of Old Fort, the McDowell County Board of Commissioners and the St. James Episcopal Church in Black Mountain.

Andrews Geyser is at 2111 Mill Creek Road, Old Fort. To learn more, visit avl.mx/8a5.

Wiseman, special events coordinator for the Southern Highland Craft Guild.

“The connection between the maker and the buyer is an important one.

As one of the foundational events of downtown Asheville since the 1950s, we are excited to be back live.”

The fair will feature contemporary and traditional artisans working in clay, wood, metal, glass, fiber, natural materials, paper, leather, mixed media and jewelry. Members of the craft guild will fill the arena and concourse level of the downtown Asheville venue.

Participating artists underwent a two-step jury process as a part of the guild’s effort to uphold its established standards. The fair will also feature craft demonstrations with interactive activities for visitors, and mountain musicians performing live on the arena stage.

Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test is required for entry.

Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville is at 87 Haywood St. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit avl.mx/77o.

Picture show

The Black Mountain Center for the Arts will present The Return of the Red House Photographers in its upper gallery through Friday, Oct. 29.

All’s fair

MOVIE LISTINGS

After moving online last year due to COVID-19, the fall edition of the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands returns to Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 14-17, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (with an earlier end time of 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17).

“Having a virtual fair cannot compare to the experience of having our visitors meet and relate to the artist, craftsperson [or] maker that created the piece they purchase,” says Janet

Bruce Steele’s and Edwin Arnaudin’s latest critiques of new films available to view in local theaters and via popular streaming services include:

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NO TIME TO DIE: Daniel Craig’s 15-year, five-film tenure as James Bond receives a fitting send-off.

Thanks to compelling action sequences and witty dialogue, the near three-hour runtime flies by.

Grade: B-plus. Rated PG-13 LAMB: Icelandic writer/ director Valdimar Jóhannsson’s surprisingly straight telling of grieving parents raising a sheep/ human hybrid as their child results in more dark fantasy than horror. In turn, it’s an unexpectedly sweet meditation on family life and embracing “the other.” Grade: B-plus. Rated R

Find full reviews and local film info at ashevillemovies.com patreon.com/ashevillemovies

The free exhibit is open to the public Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

The 13 participating photographers are members of the 54-year old Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League, located in the Red House next to the Monte Vista Hotel in Black Mountain.

The photography exhibit is part of an annual collaboration between the nonprofit arts center and the arts league’s artist-run collective.

The show features more than 40 images with subject matters including landscapes, portraits, architecture, abstracts and nature.

The Black Mountain Center for the Arts is at 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. For more information about the exhibit, go to avl.mx/aju.

Unequal education UNC Chapel Hill is one of the most prestigious public universities in the country, but its history has been entwined with white supremacy and institutional racism, says author and civil rights attorney Geeta N. Kapur.

The North Carolina Poor People’s Campaign and the YMI Cultural Center will present a conversation with Kapur about her recent book, To Drink From the Well: The Struggle for Racial Equality at the Nation’s Oldest Public University, on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 11 a.m. at the YMI Cultural Center.

The book explores such topics as the use of slave labor in building the university, its exclusion of nonwhite students for more than 150 years and the recent controversy surrounding the Confederate monument known as Silent Sam. Kapur will be in conversation with UNC Asheville Professor Emeritus Dwight Mullen, who in 2006, launched The State of Black Asheville, a course that examined the role of race in local public policy.

The YMI Cultural Center is at 20-44 Eagle St. For more information or to register, visit avl.mx/ak3. The event also will be streamed live online at avl.mx/ak1.

— Justin McGuire X

• WOMEN IN BUSINESS •

Explore your ideas and see what’s possible

MICHELLE FITCHETT Owner, Sweet Blossom Gifts; Fairview Running a business that also empowers other women has always been my dream. Yet as a mom of four, I also wanted a career that could still give me the flexibility to be at home for my kids most of the time. With those priorities in mind, I was still able to turn my vision into a reality.

In 2012, I founded Sweet Blossom Gifts out of my Asheville home with the mission of helping hardworking women artists nationwide reach their goals. We serve as a virtual marketplace where customers can buy personalized jewelry, all handmade by women across the country.

To other women considering launching their own retail business, especially moms, I want to let them know that it is possible.

As demanding as running Sweet Blossom is, working fully online has allowed me to schedule my work around my kids’ schedules when necessary and generally be present for them. Everyone’s situation is different, and while this balancing act can be much easier said than done, I urge those of you considering running a retail business to seriously explore your ideas and see what’s possible. You may be pleasantly surprised.

I also encourage women to take advantage of the vast array of free and nearly free online tools available to small-business owners today. When launching Sweet Blossom, posting on Facebook was critical to getting my products in front of a large audience. In recent years, low-cost advertising on both Facebook and Instagram has helped Sweet Blossom continue to grow. Marketing your business doesn’t have to be overly time-consuming or expensive. A little bit of work on social media goes a long way.

I’m constantly inspired by my fellow women entrepreneurs. You help make Asheville all that it is, and I’m honored to be part of this community. X

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 12 BONES BREWERY Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 7pm 185 KING STREET Trivia Night, 7pm 305 LOUNGE & EATERY Mark Fisher (solo acoustic), 1pm ALLEY CAT SOCIAL CLUB Karaoke, 9pm ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY • Beauty Parlor Comedy w/Nathan Owensk 7pm • Aquanet: Goth Nightk 9pm ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Stand-Up Comedy Open Mic, 8pm BEN'S TUNE UP Big Blue (jam), 8pm BLACK MOUNTAIN BREWING Jay Brown (roots), 6pm BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Trivia Night, 6pm CASCADE LOUNGE Open Bluegrass Jam, 6pm CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE General Themed Trivia Night w/Bingeable, 7pm GREEN MAN BREWERY Trivia, 7pm HANDLEBAR & GRILL Ladies Night Karaoke, 7pm HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Songwriter Series w/Matt Smith, 6pm ICONIC KITCHEN & DRINKS Marc Keller (acoustic), 6pm ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Torres w/Sarah Jaffee (alt rock)k 8:30pm MYSTIC DOME STUDIO Open Jam in the Dome (open mic), 6:30pm OFF THE WAGON All Request Piano Show, 8pm OKLAWAHA BREWING CO. French Broad Valley Mountain Music Jam, 6pm ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Pink Floyd Wednesday w/ Free Anesthesia, 10pm ONE WORLD BREWING WEST Latin Night (dance), 6pm RENDEVOUS Albi (vintage jazz), 7pm

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SWEETEN CREEK BREWING The Scatterlings (acoustic, Americana), 6pm

SILVERADOS Open Mic Night, 7pm

THE BLACKBIRD RESTAURANT George Terry Trouble Project (Americana), 10pm

SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY Jazz Night w/Jason DeCristofaro, 5:30pm

THE FOUNDRY HOTEL Hot Club of Asheville (jazz), 8pm

SWEETEN CREEK BREWING Witty Wednesday Trivia, 6:30pm THE 2ND ACT Round Robin Open Mic w/ Letters to Abigail, 6pm THE DUGOUT Open Bluegrass Jam w/ The Well Drinkers, 8pm THE ODDITORIUM Desolation w/DJ Echo (industrial, dark wave), 9pm THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN The B's (jazz, standards), 7pm THE SOCIAL Karaoke w/DJ Lyric, 8pm

THE GREENHOUSE MOTO CAFE Sliding Rockers (classic rock, Americana), 7pm

THE BEST MEDICINE: Holly Lynnea will perform a stand-up show at Asheville Beauty Academy Saturday, Oct. 16, 7-9 p.m. The Kentucky-based comedian was a headliner at the 2019 Flyover Comedy Festival and the 2020 Cbus Comedy Festival and has performed at the Asheville Comedy Festival and Atlanta’s Red Clay Comedy Festival. Photo courtesy of Holly Lynnea ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 The Darren Nicholson Band (bluegrass), 7:30pm

TRISKELION BREWING CO. TriskaTrivia, 7pm

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass Jam w/Drew & the Boys, 7pm

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Irish Music Circle, 7pm

MILLS RIVER BREWING Funky Ass Trio Jam (funk), 6pm

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 131 MAIN Aaron LaFalce (soul, rock, pop), 6pm 185 KING STREET Barrett Davis Band (roots), 7pm 305 LOUNGE & EATERY Bob Sherill (singer-songwriter), 1pm ALLEY CAT SOCIAL CLUB Open Mic w/Lincoln, 8pm

OFF THE WAGON All Request Piano Show, 8pm OKLAWAHA BREWING CO. Josh Dunkin and Human Ladder (acoustic, rock), 7pm ONE WORLD BREWING WEST Time Sawyer (folk rock), 6pm

ASHEVILLE CLUB Mr Jimmy (blues), 5pm

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Spiro w/Michael Filippone & Paul Gladstone (Americana), 6:30pm

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Christine Havrilla and Gypsy Fuzz (roots, folk, rock), 7:30pm

RABBIT RABBIT Mt. Joy, Trampled By Turtles (indie rock), 6:30pm

BEN'S TUNE UP Offended! Open Mic (comedy), 9:30pm

RYE KNOT KITCHEN BREWERY DISTILLERY Chris Flanders (acoustic), 6pm

BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 7pm BURNTSHIRT VINYARDS CHIMNEY ROCK Ketch Secor and Molly Tuttle (acoustic, Americana), 7pm CASCADE LOUNGE Team Trivia, 7:30pm FLEETWOOD'S Terraoke (karaoke), 6pm GINGER'S REVENGE CRAFT BREWERY & TASTING ROOM Gluten-Free Comedy (open mic), 6pm

SALVAGE STATION Supatight w/King Garbage (funk, soul), 6pm SILVERADOS Jason Passmore (country rock), 7pm SLY GROG LOUNGE Azure Wolf w/ Rhinestone Pickup Truck (alt rock), 7pm SWEETEN CREEK BREWING Open Mic, 6pm THE FOUNDRY HOTEL The Foundry Collective (jazz, acoustic), 8pm

THE GREY EAGLE • The Scatterlings (Americana)k 5pm • We Banjo 3 (country) k 8pm THE JOINT NEXT DOOR Rod Sphere (rock), 5:30pm THE ODDITORIUM Monte Luna, Temptress, Rocky Mtn Roller, Night Beers (psychedelic, metal), 7pm TRISKELION BREWING CO. Open Mic Night, 7pm WHISTLE HOP BREWING CO. Jazz and Wine Night w/ Adi the Monk, 6pm

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 185 KING STREET Stops Out (rock), 8pm ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY Everybody Free Dance Partyk 10pm ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Mr Jimmy (blues), 7-9pm ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL YAS Queen: A Funk Filled Celebration of Lizzo, Aretha, Whitney & Beyonce, 10pm BEN'S TUNE UP DJ Kilby Spinning Vinyl (throwback dance party), 10pm BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Pickin’ on the Porch w/The Intentional String Band (folk), 5pm BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Acoustic Swing (acoustic duo), 7pm BURNTSHIRT VINEYARDS Hope Griffin (acoustic, folk), 3pm

BURNTSHIRT VINYARDS CHIMNEY ROCK Cat and Crow (acoustic), 5pm DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE The Weight Band (classic Americana), 8pm DRY FALLS BREWING CO. Fabulous Mojo Brothers Blues Band, 7pm GETAWAY RIVER BAR Getaway Comedy w/ Lindsay Glazer, 8pm GINGER'S REVENGE CRAFT BREWERY & TASTING ROOM Wild Roots Rising (classic folk), 7pm GUIDON BREWING Stephen Evans (acoustic), 7pm ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 • Chuck Brodsky (Americana), 7pm • Carsie Blanton (Americana)k 8:30pm JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Sons of Ralph (bluegrass), 7:30pm MAD CO. BREW HOUSE Burnt Reputation (acoustic rock), 6pm OKLAWAHA BREWING CO. Second Souls (blues, jam, rock), 8pm ONE WORLD BREWING WEST Jeff Sipe, Mike Barnes, Mark McDaniel (power trio), 6pm SAWYER SPRINGS VINEYARD Myron Hyman (classic rock, blues), 4pm SILVERADOS Riff Raff (hip hop), 7pm

THE GREY EAGLE Scott Miller w/Willi Carlisle (Americana, blues)k 8pm THE ODDITORIUM Bold Burlesque Presents: Horror!, 8pm WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Commodore Fox (rock, dance), 8:30pm

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 185 KING STREET Pink Beds (indie rock), 8pm ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY • Beauty Parlor Comedy w/Holly Lynneak 7pm • Sacrilege: Goth Party (dance party)k 10pm ASHEVILLE CLUB Kyle Corbett (acoustic), 6:30pm ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Robert Thomas Band (jazz fusion), 7:30pm ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute, 10pm BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE Dinah's Daydream (jazz), 5pm BURNTSHIRT VINYARDS CHIMNEY ROCK Ben Phantom (singer-songwriter), 2pm DRY FALLS BREWING CO. Billingsley (rock), 7pm GUIDON BREWING Finkelstein Three (bluegrass), 7pm HOME GROUND COFFEE BAR & DELI Bluegrass Brunch Shindig w/Supper Break, 11:30am ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 • Rod Picott (Americana), 7pm • Erick Baker (country, rock, blues), 8:30pm JACK OF THE WOOD PUB The Saturday Old-Time Jam (musical collaboration), 2pm JIMMY'S ON THE RIVER Lucky James (Americana), 7pm

MAD CO. BREW HOUSE 5th Anniversary Birthday Bash w/Sons of Ralph (bluegrass), 6pm

BLACK MOUNTAIN BREWING Dark City Kings (rock), 2pm

MILLS RIVER BREWING East Coast Dirt (jam, rock), 7pm

BURNTSHIRT VINEYARDS Shag and Swing Dance Party, 2pm

OKLAWAHA BREWING CO. Samsun (DJ, electronic), 8pm ONE WORLD BREWING WEST The Greenlanders (progressive bluegrass), 6pm SILVERADOS Lyric (soul), 9pm SLY GROG LOUNGE Dawn of Dismality, VoraFlux, TrancEnd (metal), 8pm SUNNY POINT CAFÉ Albi (vintage jazz), 6pm SWEETEN CREEK BREWING Western Carolina Writers (rotating musicians), 5pm THE BLACKBIRD RESTAURANT The Prestones (acoustic), 10pm THE BURGER BAR Karaoke, 9pm THE DUGOUT Marsha Morgan Band (rock), 8pm THE FOUNDRY HOTEL Jazz Soul Trio, 8pm THE GREENHOUSE MOTO CAFE Pyletribe, Marvin King Revue (Southern rock), 6pm THE GREY EAGLE Eilen Jewell (classic country, folk, blues)k 9pm THE ORANGE PEEL Hamilton Leithauser and Kevin Morbid (indie rock) k 9pm THE POE HOUSE Mr Jimmy (blues), 7pm TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER Darrell Scott (Americana), 7:30pm URBAN ORCHARD CIDER CO. SOUTH SLOPE Shake, Jiggle and Wobble w/Cousin TL (DJ, dance), 7pm WAGBAR Billy Litz (singer-songwriter), 5pm WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Imij of Soul (Jimi Hendrix tribute), 8pm

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 185 KING STREET Open Electric Jam w/ the King Street House Band ft.

Howie Johnson, 6:30pm ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY Life's a Drag Brunchk 11:30am

BURNTSHIRT VINYARDS CHIMNEY ROCK Rush Morgan (folk rock, Americana), 2pm FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF HENDERSONVILLE Geriatric Jukebox (classic rock, classic pop), 3pm FROG LEVEL BREWERY Gin Mill Pickers (folk, blues, Americana), 2pm GETAWAY RIVER BAR Sissy Sunday Drag Show, 9pm HIGHLAND BREWING CO. Hope Griffin Trio (acoustic, folk), 3pm ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Russ Wilson: The Uptown Hillbillies (country), 7:30pm NOBLE CIDER Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 6pm OFF THE WAGON All Request Piano Show, 8pm OKLAWAHA BREWING CO. Human Ladder Trio (musical collaboration), 4pm ONE WORLD BREWING WEST Sunday Jazz Brunch, 1pm Kid Billy (roots, vintage jazz), 5pm PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Sunday Jam w/Travers Bros & Friends (rock, blues), 6pm

TRISKELION BREWING CO. Johnnie Blackwell (acoustic), 3pm

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18 ASHEVILLE CLUB Freshen Up (comedy, open mic), 7pm HAYWOOD COUNTRY CLUB Open Mic Night, 7:15pm HIGHLAND DOWNTOWN TAPROOM Cheers to Chess!, 5pm LITTLE JUMBO Michael W. Davis (jazz) k 7pm OKLAWAHA BREWING CO. It Takes All Kinds Open Mic Night, 7pm ONE WORLD BREWING WEST Trivia Night, 6pm SILVERADOS Monday Bike Night w/ Contagious (rock), 6pm THE GOLDEN PINEAPPLE Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 8pm THE GREY EAGLE Roots and Dore (blues, Americana)k 5pm THE JOINT NEXT DOOR Mr Jimmy and Friends (blues), 7pm

SWEETEN CREEK BREWING East Coast Dirt (jam, rock), 4pm THE FOUNDRY HOTEL Daniel Shearin (acoustic), 6pm THE GREENHOUSE MOTO CAFE Chris Wayne (rockabilly, blues), 3pm THE GREY EAGLE The Felice Brothers (folk, rock, country)k 8pm THE MAGNETIC THEATRE Modelface Comedy w/ Ryan Singerk 7:30pm

ASHEVILLE CLUB Vaden Landers (country blues, honky tonk), 3pm

THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN Bruce Lang (guitar, vocals), 7pm

BEN'S TUNE UP Good Vibes Sunday (reggae), 6pm

THE ORANGE PEEL Stephen Lynch (folk, rock, Americana)k 7pm

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19

THE ORANGE PEEL Blue October (rock)k 8pm

185 KING STREET Tuesday Casual Collaborations Hosted By David Grier w/Travis Book (musical collaboration), 6pm

THE PAPER MILL LOUNGE Comedy Night w/Gregg McGaha, 7pm

305 LOUNGE & EATERY Bob Sherill (singer-songwriter), 1pm ANTIDOTE The Little Posey Trio (jazz, swing), 6pm ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY • Drag Bingok 8pm • Karaokek 9pm FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 7pm GETAWAY RIVER BAR Turntable Tuesday, 10pm GREEN MAN BREWERY Old Time Jam, 5pm HAYWOOD COUNTRY CLUB Grass at the Club (bluegrass), 8pm

ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY • Beauty Parlor Comedy w/Jason Hillmank 7pm • Aquanet: Goth Nightk 9pm ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Satsang (reggae, hip-hop, world), 8pm BEN'S TUNE UP Big Blue (jam), 8pm

WAGBAR Tuesday Night Trivia, 7pm

BLACK MOUNTAIN BREWING Jay Brown (roots), 6pm

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to my understanding of the upcoming weeks, life will present you with unusual opportunities. I suspect you will find it reasonable and righteous to shed, dismantle and rebel against the past. Redefining your history will be a fun and worthy project. Here are other related activities I recommend for you: 1. Forget and renounce a long-running fear that has never come true. 2. Throw away a reminder of an old experience that makes you feel bad.

3. Freshen your mood and attitude by moving around the furniture and decor in your home. 4.

Write a note of atonement to a person you hurt once upon a time. 5. Give yourself a new nickname that inspires you to emancipate yourself from a pattern or habit you want to leave behind.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus poet Donte Collins’ preferred pronouns are “they” and “them.”

They describe themself as Black, queer, and adopted. “A lover doesn’t discourage your growth,” they write. “A lover says, ’I see who you are today, and I cannot wait to see who you become tomorrow.’” I hope you have people like that in your life, Taurus — lovers, friends, allies, and relatives. If there is a scarcity of such beloved companions in your life, the next eight weeks will be an excellent time to round up new ones. And if you are connected with people who delight in your progress and evolution, deepen your connection with them.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini author Lisa Cron advises her fellow writers, “Avoid exclamation points! Really!! Because they’re distracting!! Almost as much as CAPITALIZING THINGS!!!” I’ll expand her counsel to apply not just to writers, but to all of you Geminis. In my astrological opinion, you’re likely to find success in the coming weeks if you’re understated, modest and un-melodramatic.

Make it your goal to create smooth, suave, savvy solutions. Be cagey and cool and crafty.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu told us that water is in one sense soft and passive, but is in another sense superb at eroding jams and obstacles that are hard and firm.

There’s a magic in the way its apparent weakness overcomes what seems strong and unassailable.

You are one of the zodiac’s top wielders of water’s superpower, Cancerian. And in the coming weeks, it will work for you with even more amazing grace than usual. Take full advantage of your sensitivity, your emotional intelligence and your empathy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Leo author James Baldwin told us, “You read something which you thought only happened to you, and you discover that it happened 100 years ago to [Russian novelist] Fyodor Dostoyevsky. This is a great liberation for the suffering, struggling person, who always thinks that he is alone.” In that spirit, Leo, and in accordance with astrological omens, I urge you to track down people who have had pivotal experiences similar to yours, either in the distant or recent past. These days, you need the consoling companionship they can provide. Their influence could be key to liberating you from at least some of your pain.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Poet Octavio Paz described two kinds of distraction. One is “the distraction of the person who is always outside himself, lost in the trivial, senseless, turmoil of everyday life.” The other is “the distraction of the person who withdraws from the world in order to shut himself up in the secret and ever-changing land of his fantasy.” In my astrological opinion, you Virgos should specialize in the latter during the coming weeks. It’s time to reinvigorate your relationship with your deep inner sources. Go in search of the reverent joy that comes from communing with your tantalizing mysteries.

Explore the riddles at the core of your destiny.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “We must never be afraid to go too far, for truth lies beyond,” declared novelist Marcel Proust. I wouldn’t normally offer that counsel to you Libras. One of your strengths is your skill at maintaining healthy boundaries. You know how to set dynamic limits that are just right: neither too extreme nor too timid. But according to my analysis of the astrological potentials, the coming weeks will be one of those rare times when you’ll be wise to consider an alternative approach: that the most vigorous truths and liveliest energies may lie beyond where you usually go.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Author William S. Burroughs claimed his greatest strength was a “capacity to confront myself no matter how unpleasant.” But he added a caveat to his brag: Although he recognized his mistakes, he rarely made any corrections. Yikes! Dear Scorpio, I invite you to do what Burroughs couldn’t. Question yourself about how you might have gone off course, but then actually make adjustments and atonements. As you do, keep in mind these principles: 1. An apparent mistake could lead you to a key insight or revelation. 2. An obstruction to the flow may prod you to open your mind and heart to a liberating possibility. 3. A snafu might motivate you to get back to where you belong. 4. A mess could show you something important you’ve been missing.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In her novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Sagittarian author Shirley Jackson wrote, “Today my winged horse is coming, and I am carrying you off to the moon, and on the moon we will eat rose petals.”

I wonder what you would do if you received a message like that — an invitation to wander out on fanciful or mysterious adventures. I hope you’d be receptive. I hope you wouldn’t say, “There are so such things as flying horses. It’s impossible to fly to the moon and eat rose petals.” Even if you don’t typically entertain such whimsical notions, the time is favorable to do so now. I bet you will be pleased with the unexpected grace they bring your way.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn author Susan Sontag wrote about people who weren’t receptive to her intensity and intelligence. She said she always had “a feeling of being ’too much’ for them — a creature from another planet — and I would try to scale myself down to size, so I could be apprehendable and lovable by them.” I understand the inclination to engage in such self-diminishment.

We all want to be appreciated and understood.

But I urge you to refrain from taming and toning yourself down too much in the coming weeks. Don’t do what Sontag did. In my astrological opinion, it’s time for you to be an extra vivid version of yourself.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I am diagnosed with not having enough insanely addictive drugs coursing through my body,” joked comedian Sarah Silverman. Judging from current cosmic rhythms, I’m inclined to draw a similar conclusion about you. It may be wise for you to dose yourself with intoxicants. JUST KIDDING! I lied. Here’s the truth: I would love for you to experience extra rapture, mystic illumination, transcendent sex, and yes, even intoxication in the coming weeks.

My analysis of the astrological omens suggests these delights are more likely and desirable than usual. However, the best way to arouse them is by communing with your favorite non-drug and non-alcohol inebriants. The benefits will last longer and incur no psychological cost.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “The truth is,” writes cartoonist Bill Watterson, “most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.”

I sense this will describe your life during the next six weeks. Your long, strange journey won’t come to an end, of course. But a key chapter in that long, strange journey will climax. You will be mostly finished with lessons you have been studying for many moons. The winding road you have been following will end up someplace in particular. And sometime soon, I suspect you’ll spy a foreshadowing flash of this denouement.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, HAYWOOD COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Kimberly J. Limon, dated August 21, 2018, recorded on August 21, 2018, in Book RB 957, Page 2119 of the Haywood County Public Registry (“Deed of Trust”), conveying certain real property in Haywood County to Phillip C. Price, Trustee, for the benefit of Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group LLC. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on October 28, 2021, at 1:00 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Haywood County, North Carolina, to wit: Beginning at a point in center of 30-foot right of way at the Northwest corner of the H&W Builders 0.500 acre lot (Deed Book 346, page 945, Haywood County Registry), and runs thence with line of that lot South 10 deg. 16'48” East 202.40 feet to an iron stake; thence South 79 deg. 43'12” West 113.94 feet to an iron; thence North 10 deg. 16'48” West 182.12 feet to a point in center of 30-foot right of way; thence with center of said right of way four calls as follows: North 81 deg. 17'47” East 21.47 feet, with an arc of a circle on a curve to the left (R = 80.84 feet) a distance of 51.53 feet, North 61 deg. 30'26” East 14.35 feet, and with an arc of a circle on a curve to the right and in an Easterly direction (R = 59.62 feet) a distance of 30.71 feet to the Beginning, and containing 0.500 acre and being an unnumbered lot as shown on survey and plat of James T. Herron, R.L.S.,

THE N EW Y OR K TI M ES C ROSSWORD P UZ Z LE recorded in Plat Cabinet “B”, Slot 293(I), Haywood County Registry. The above-described property is conveyed together with and subject to the joint use of a 30-foot road right of way running in a generally Southerly direction from US Highway 19 to the property hereinabove described as the same is now laid out and in use. And being all of that property described in deed recorded in Book 635, at Page 2150 of the Haywood County, NC Register's Office. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 38 Yarbrough Drive, Maggie Valley, NC 28751; A.P.N.: 7696-16-8244 A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, payable to Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, PLLC, will be required at the time of the sale.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.30, if the highest bidder at the sale, resale, or any upset bidder fails to comply with its bid upon the tender of a deed for the real property, or after a bona fide attempt to tender such a deed, the clerk of superior court may, upon motion, enter an order authorizing a resale of the real property.

The defaulting bidder at any sale or resale or any defaulting upset bidder is liable for the bid made, and in case a resale is had because of such default, shall remain liable to the extent that the final sale price is less than the bid plus all the costs

of any resale. Any deposit or compliance bond made by the defaulting bidder shall secure payment of the amount, if any, for which the defaulting bidder remains liable under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.30.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax and THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to any and all superior liens, including taxes and special assessments. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Kimberly J. Limon. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.29, in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides

the notice of termination.

The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination [N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.16(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Cape Fear Trustee Services, LLC, Substitute Trustee ___ _______________________ ________, Attorney Aaron Seagroves, NCSB No. 50979 5550 77 Center Drive, Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28217 PHONE: 980-201-3840 File No.: 21-47304 NOTICE TO CREDITORS: THE ESTATE OF DORETHA LEWIS KEELING Notice to creditors, having qualified as the Executor of the Estate of Doretha Lewis Keeling, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina. The undersigned does hereby

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27 Lobbed weapon 30 “Put your pencils down!”

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36 “Spamalot” writer Idle 37 What some ships and hearts do 40 Power source for the first Green Lantern

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