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Examine the candidates who want your vote I would like to thank you for your complete coverage of the candidates running for City Council. With so many candidates, it is important to know what [they] stand for so we, the electorate, will be able to make a good choice. I found the comparison page asking the candidates for a yes or no or unsure vote gave us a good idea where they stood [“City of Asheville Voter Guide 2015,” Sept. 30]. These were the 10 most asked questions about the future of Asheville ... You also covered the candidates with more information for those who wanted to look closer at the issues. We see our city growing almost out of control and changing ... to look and feel like many others. Most residents like the city the way it is and respect slow and thoughtful progress for the future, but lately, it feels like it is big money pulling the strings. If good-paying jobs came with it, maybe it would be easier to understand, but hotels bring mostly service jobs, which are among the lowest on the pay scale. Voters need to take a good look at the candidates who [want] your

votes. Are they the kind of people who will keep their promise to rule this city they way you would like it to? You have two that have spent most of their entire lives here and understand the people of this area. You have many that are more recent citizens and might think building a hotel on every corner in town is what we want. Well, it isn’t, so keep us informed, Mountain Xpress, as you have been. We hardly get a mention on the local TV and radio stations that it is voting day and the times the polls are open. When they say the number of people voting is down, maybe we all need to get out the word. The best way to do it is for local news programs, local talk shows and local newspapers to make more of an effort to emphasize the need to go to polls. — Pat Wille Asheville

Bothwell disappoints with Sierra Club criticism As a member of the Sierra Club’s executive committee, I am disappointed with recent public comments made by [City Council member] Cecil Bothwell.

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Relative to the “pit of despair” downtown park discussion, he said [that] because the Sierra Club’s endorsed candidates favor a public plaza/mixed-use project rather than a small park, the organization is “more attuned to bolstering the status quo than to environmental protection.” Really? Locally, we’ve led a successful, three-year-long battle and won the closure of the coal plant in your backyard, Cecil. Perhaps you weren’t paying attention. Cecil was also quoted as saying the Sierra Club-endorsed City Council candidates are “… not for the changes we need to make here and now to address global climate change and livability downtown.” Does he really think a grassy site of less than 1 acre is going to combat climate change? If you want to have a serious impact on that issue, Cecil, dream bigger. Think at the level of coal plant closures. Good people can disagree on the park versus mixed-use/public plaza discussion. But no one is saying “high-rise hotel,” even though Cecil keeps propping up that straw man. Perhaps part of the answer to Cecil’s comments rests with the person who is funding his PARC organization and the non-Sierra Club candidates. It’s someone who lives in a downtown building whose mountain view would be lost if a high-rise project was in fact put on the site. Whose interests is Cecil serving? One last note: Cecil sought and won the endorsement of the Sierra Club when he ran for [the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners] and City Council. We’ve supported him. He’s good on green issues. His illogical position on a park and criticism of the Sierra Club mystifies me. — Mark Threlkeld Executive committee member Western North Carolina Sierra Club Swannanoa

City-owned lot must become park My wife and I attended a gathering in the ballroom on the 13th floor

of the Battery Park Apartments across from the Grove Arcade. Both buildings, like many historic structures in Asheville, are stunning and attractive, enhancing an already spectacular skyline. We strolled outside to the rooftop gardens and saw the area below that was just demolished, where a park would fit in beautifully. This park will enhance life for both those who live here and for the tourists who provide work for so many of us. The space across from St. Lawrence cathedral and the civic center must be turned into a beautiful and welcoming park. It cannot become another hotel or high-rise. I watched PARC’s wonderful, twominute video of downtown demolition, which (spoiler alert!) reveals a view of the dome of St. Lawrence at the end. It is powerful enough to have prompted me to write this letter. Maybe it will prompt you to do the same. Maybe we local folk can win one. It seems that in City Council’s failed effort to sell to McKibbon Hotel Group some time ago, only [Mayor Terry] Bellamy and [Cecil] Bothwell voted with us. Thank goodness the sale fell through, and we now have an opportunity to preserve some open space in downtown. The three candidates for City Council who support that green space deserve our support — Brian Haynes, Keith Young and Rich Lee. Corporate interests have already grabbed our civic center. We don’t have to give them this open space as well. Let’s make a park that our greatgreat-grandchildren can stroll in with their grandchildren. — Stuart Zitin Asheville

Equality NC backs Hunt, Mayfield and Simerly Equality NC is proud to announce recommendations for 2015 municipal races. We evaluated candidates using multiple factors, including responses to an LGBT issue-based questionnaire, candidate interviews, public position statements and past voting records. For the City Council race in Asheville, we are endorsing Marc Hunt (at large), Julie Mayfield (at large) and Lindsey Simerly (at large). Marc Hunt currently serves on Asheville’s City Council and is based in Asheville. Hunt was elected to City Council in 2011 and was elected as vice mayor in 2013. Prior to his election to City Council, Marc cofounded Sunburst Adventures, and after

selling the company to Nantahala Outdoor Center, served as chief financial officer for that company. Hunt worked in community and economic development with SelfHelp Credit Union. Julie Mayfield lives in West Asheville. A graduate of Davidson College, Mayfield worked for Amnesty International USA, the Atlanta Community Food Bank and the Georgia Justice Project. In 2008, she became the executive director at Mountain True and has served in the following capacities: chaired the city’s Transit Commission (now Committee) and served on the city’s Multimodal Transportation Commission. Mayfield was appointed by Gov. Bev Perdue to the Mountain Resources Commission. She currently serves on the board of the WNC Chapter of the ACLU. Lindsey Simerly lives in Haw Creek in Asheville with her partner, Melissa, and daughter. Simerly previously served as the campaign coordinator for Brownie Newman for County Commission and as the campaign organizer for Dogwood Alliance, which works to save our Southern forests. Simerly served as campaign manager for the Campaign for Southern Equality, effectively working toward full equality for all LGBT people. Simerly currently serves as the chair of Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. Equality NC hopes that you will find this voter guide useful. — Guillermo Rodriguez Chair, Equality NC Asheville

Even the Sierra Club makes mistakes I’ve been a member of the Sierra Club since 1972, and until this year, have never questioned their endorsements of candidates in national, state and local elections. In fact, with regard to local elections in particular, I’ve essentially, and with gratitude, let them do my homework for me. Such is my respect for the values of this organization. However, this year, having become increasingly disappointed with the direction in which our city has been moving, particularly concerning the quality and scope of downtown development, I’ve been paying a good deal of attention to our upcoming City Council elections and have come to the surprising conclusion that the Sierra Club,

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this time, and no doubt despite the best of intensions, has endorsed the wrong candidates. As I see it, with regard to the usual environmental issues, clean air and water, the conservation of natural resources, and other matters having to do with the natural environment, the Sierra Club could easily have endorsed any, or better yet all, of the six finalists. However, with regard to our urban environment, the candidates are split into two very different groups — those seeking to continue on the path we’ve been on for the last four or more years, and those who see a need for a considerable change of direction — and [the Western North Carolina Sierra Club] is asking us to vote for more of the same. I believe that evidence supporting this statement can easily be found in a careful reading of the candidates’ own statements, as well as in the gravitational pull that our vice mayor, the only incumbent in the race, seems to have had on the other two members of his slate, and on the club as well (why is WENOCA paying for yard signs supporting only Mayfield, Hunt and Simerly, when for the primary election they endorsed Rich Lee as well?) At any rate, as strange as it feels to be opposing the Sierra Club, I

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c art o o n b Y b r e n t b r o Wn urge my fellow members, and, indeed, anyone who feels that this election is as much about protecting our urban as our natural environment, not to take the club’s endorsement with the sort of knee-jerk trust that I myself have exercised in the past. If you take the time to do a bit of election homework, you may find that even the Sierra Club can sometimes make mistakes. — John Morris Asheville

Lee offers voice of reason for City Council We need Rich Lee’s patient and humble voice of reason on City Council. We need his vision, financial expertise, political independence and his steady pragmatism. We need passion for smart planning and livability, for consistency and clarity in government, whether permitting new entrepreneurs or standards for big development. Asheville hovers on the brink of tremendous change. Our long-term resilience is at stake. As we prepare to weather storms in uncharted territory, we must continue to steer Asheville on a course of unique identity and fiscal strength.

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Lee is rooted first and foremost in Asheville. He knows process and policy, has served on committees and boards, led citizen groups, canvassed and volunteered. He shows up and advocates for all of us, wherever people’s lives are impacted. He’s there both when conversations begin and as they reach the highest levels. Moreover, he educates and galvanizes others to act, constructively and positively, in our struggling — too often divisive — civic arena. Fifteen years ago, Asheville had very few young families. How do we keep ones we have now invested in Asheville? How do we grow careers? Jobs that sustain a life, dignity and respect? Lee has earned the trust and admiration of an impressively broad cross section of residents, business owners, nonprofit leaders, activists and public servants. His lifelong commitment to service, evidenced by years with his wife in the Peace Corps, advocacy for seniors and the elderly, smart growth and neighborhoods, economic and environmental justice, responsible industry and greenways, all speak very clearly of a personal investment and perspective we need now more than ever. Bringing our seniors and young families together, rekindling a united

stake in Asheville’s future across generations — a future that learns from its past — is the task we face. Rich Lee’s election to Council is nothing short of essential to help chart that course. — Matt Christie Asheville editor’s note: Based on reader feedback, Xpress has begun asking letter writers whether they have a formal role in the campaigns they are writing about. Mr. Christie reports that he and his wife, Stephanie Hellert, are campaign volunteers for Lee and that Hellert also serves as Lee’s volunteer campaign manager.

Mayfield failed to fight for city water system As we fought the oncoming state seizure of Asheville’s water system, members of our group, SaveOurWaterWNC, met over a number of months with WNC Alliance Director Julie Mayfield and other environmental leaders to try to craft a unified response. We eventually quit working with Julie after it became clear to us that it was more important to her to protect her relationship with the “good” Republican on the

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environment, Rep. Chuck McGrady, than to fight really hard for the city of Asheville. This impression came from her attempts to get us to “work’” with Chuck to make the bill less bad, if it happened to pass. It came from Julie’s opposition to Gov. [Bev] Perdue vetoing the precursor Metropolitan Sewerage District bill, which we and a unanimous City Council were lobbying her to do. It came from her opposition to actions we proposed, like the Mountain Voices Alliance forum, which put Reps. McGrady and [Tim] Moffitt face-to-face with angry Asheville opponents to the seizure. Julie tried to get us to cancel it. And, it came out of the other environmental representatives dropping out of the fight, one stating explicitly that he “can’t afford to make McGrady mad.” This was a common refrain from Julie that we should avoid doing anything that would anger the Republicans, especially Chuck McGrady. And we found it significant that that year, she was the chair of the N.C. Conservation Network, the umbrella group for all the environmental groups in the state.

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There was much more, and all this was documented in emails to our working group. It’s well-known that McGrady (one of the sponsors of the seizure bill), currently holds the keys to moving any environmental legislation forward. This is Julie’s professional bread and butter — her access to Chuck McGrady. It’s also well-known that McGrady is going to be the chief enforcer of Raleigh’s will over the city for the foreseeable future. City Council will have tough decisions to make, over the water and many other issues, and confrontations with McGrady are all but assured. Do we want someone on City Council during this critical time that has such a serious conflict of interest? I want Julie to succeed in her environmental work — but Asheville residents shouldn’t have to wonder if she’s sacrificing one to succeed at the other. Read more at: SaveOurWaterWNC.com. — Barry Summers Founder, SaveOurWaterWNC Asheville

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editor’s note: City Council candidate Julie Mayfield responds to the points raised in Summers’ letter in her own letter to the editor, “Mayfield: Legislative Experience Makes Me More Effective,” below.

Mayfield: Legislative experience makes me more effective Barry Summers would have you believe that I was not sufficiently committed to fighting the legislative takeover of the Asheville water system, led by former Rep. Tim Moffitt and current Rep. Chuck McGrady. Here is just some of what the WNC Alliance and I did during that fight: • I testified in opposition to the bill at a legislative hearing. • We took out a full-page ad in Mountain Xpress calling on people to vote “No” on the 2012 referendum. • We hired phone bankers who called and asked thousands of Asheville residents to vote no. • I drafted a resolution that other

local governments adopted in opposition to the takeover. • I secured the help of two full-time environmental lobbyists in Raleigh. • We promoted the forum Barry references and we hosted an Asheville Green Drinks on the topic. • We worked closely with the city and its lobbyists, making sure our local grassroots strategy supported their efforts. We stood completely aligned with SaveOurWaterNC on the goal of protecting Asheville’s water system. We differed only on strategy and tactics and, therefore, sometimes did different things. Everyone else involved in the water fight knew where I stood, including Rep. McGrady, and I have disagreed with him on this publicly. I have also told him that, if elected, I will fight him on the issue again if need be. Asheville voters do not need to question my willingness or ability to fight for Asheville and its water system in Raleigh. Indeed, rather than creating a conflict of interest as suggested, my experience with the legislature and my relationships

with our entire WNC delegation only make me more effective. Julie Mayfield, Co-director at MountainTrue (formerly WNCA) Candidate for City Council Asheville editor’s note: This letter is in response to Barry Summers’ letter in this issue, “Mayfield Failed to Fight for City Water System.”

Sierra Club endorses three for City Council The Sierra Club has endorsed Julie Mayfield, Marc Hunt and Lindsey Simerly for Asheville City Council after reviewing the records, experience and positions of the candidates on a broad range of environmental issues rather than one single issue. All three of these candidates join the Sierra Club in supporting: • Closure of the Asheville coalfired electric plant and construction of a natural gas power plant only after maximizing the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency. • Full implementation of the city’s 80 percent carbon-reduction initiative. • More greenways, bike lanes, sidewalks and improved bus service to make our city more livable for all residents. • Supporting a significant public plaza or park, and opposing a hotel, across from the Basilica [of St. Lawrence]. Mayfield has spent most of her career working as an environmental attorney and for environmental organizations protecting the environment. Hunt spent much of his career working on land conservation and spent years as chair of the city’s greenways commission championing greenways and bike lanes. Simerly worked for an environmental organization battling fast-food chains to get them to use sustainable forest products in their paper products. — Ken Brame WNC Sierra Club Chair Leicester

Lindsey’s life in Asheville mirrors many people whose voices and experiences are not often represented in government and policymaking. These are working families trying to patch together minimum-wage jobs to afford exorbitant area rents. When they can’t afford to live downtown, they have to move miles away from their jobs and face transportation challenges. They want to be able to live on their wages without taking multiple jobs. They want safe, healthy places for their children to play and grow. They want a City Council that is responsive to their needs. Lindsey has the experience and passion to address these concerns and make Asheville better for working families. She has served as the chair of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee and has unparalleled knowledge of the city’s housing situation. She has worked with various nonprofit organizations and with several elected officials who have given her insights on leadership, policymaking and collaboration. As mother to an adorable 2-year-old, Lindsey understands how important recreational spaces are in all neighborhoods, regardless of income. And her work with the Campaign for Southern Equality has enhanced her skills to advocate on behalf of Asheville’s families. When I think of what makes Asheville great, I think of Lindsey, her experience, her community involvement and passion. Asheville needs Lindsey on City Council to make our future brighter. — Sarah Grace Zambon Fletcher

Young, Haynes and Lee are in tune with voters Keith Young, Brian Haynes and Rich Lee are active in the community and

can hear the voices of the voters who support St. Lawrence Green. These three candidates for City Council are in tune with Asheville residents who support green space in front of the Basilica [of St. Lawrence]. I have supported the Sierra Club for many years, but it was a major shock to see them endorse the candidates on the other side of that debate. We don’t need another building downtown — we need green space, and for Sierra Club to take the side of more development was disappointing. Their green sign, so similar to signs supporting Young, Haynes and Lee, is apparently meant to confuse voters. I’m not confused. I’m supporting Keith Young, Brian Haynes and Rich Lee. — Kathleen Lyons Asheville

Teachers shouldn’t be charity cases How sad it is that we are building housing projects for our teachers! The solution to abysmally low teacher pay in North Carolina is to build them pity apartments near their school instead of, oh I don’t know, increasing their salary! While I applaud Buncombe County Schools, Eblen Charities, and State Employees Credit Union for their efforts to make life a little easier for hardworking teachers, it is a shame that they had to make it happen in the first place. Our teachers should make enough money to afford a decent place to live on their own and shouldn’t be charity cases reliant upon nonprofits to make ends meet. This is also reflective of our regional issue of lack of affordable housing, but the bigger problem is the lack of prioritization our state gives to funding these essential, hardworking public

personnel at a humane and competitive level. “You can live in the projects!” is a poor incentive package. What a sorry state. — Kenny Armstrong Asheville

Helios Warriors offers holistic therapies to veterans I want to thank the Mountain Xpress for highlighting multiple resources in Asheville that are available to veterans on their healing journeys [“Coming Home: Local Veterans Find Healing in Surprising Places,” Oct. 7]. The traumas of military service often produce compounded challenges that can impact a veteran for the rest of their lives. We are fortunate to live in a community where there are such outstanding organizations that offer alternatives and complementary options to address veterans’ physical and psychological traumas. I was, however, disappointed to not see mention of Helios Warriors, a local nonprofit that offers holistic therapies to veterans impacted by military trauma. Helios Warriors has become a cornerstone in the veteran community, offering veterans over 13 types of holistic healing therapies (including reiki, craniosacral [therapy], massage and acupuncture). As a volunteer practitioner, I have seen firsthand the transformative results of working with veterans in a holistic manner in an environment that fosters community and a sense of safety and belonging. Along with the other organizations featured in your article, Helios Warriors helps ensure that the veterans of Asheville, Western

Simerly has experience to help working families I have known Lindsey Simerly for five years, and there are two things I know: 1. Lindsey loves Asheville, and 2. Lindsey is exactly what we need on City Council.

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North Carolina and beyond have another source of hope and light in their lives. We wanted you, and your readers, to be aware of this additional resource for veterans in our community. — Rachel Durchslag Asheville editor’s note: Thank you, Rachel, for pointing out the work of Helios Warriors. They, along with many other local nonprofits, work to improve the quality of life for the men and women who have served this country in the military. Both Helios Warriors and Heart of Horse Sense (a big part of the “Coming Home” article you referred to) are participating in Xpress’ new Give!Local effort. Give!Local will launch at 6 p.m. Nov. 1 at a free-for-everyone kickoff party at The Orange Peel. The effort runs through the end of the year. The goal is to make it easy, fun and rewarding to find and fund local nonprofits like Helios Warriors. We hope to see you and all your friends at the party, and we invite everyone to contribute through Give!Local to the amazing

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Eastern European article shows we are ’all one’ . I see this bumper sticker around Asheville a lot and always smile inside when I see it. Max Hunt’s article, “Hidden in Plain Sight: WNC’s Eastern European Subcultures,” [Oct. 14, Xpress] was a testament to this pan-spiritual philosophy. While collectively we may worship differently, have different looking spiritual paths or none at all, we are “all one” human family. I enjoyed reading the piece and learning about the Russian Orthodox / Eastern European community living locally. I have witnessed stories like the ones presented by Hunt in my own faith community as a Baha’i. Many Persian families and Baha’i immigrants from other cultures come here ([to] Western North Carolina and the USA) due to religious persecution. They are drawn,

much like the Eastern Europeans, to our soil so they can practice their faith freely and enjoy a better quality of life with their families. I am grateful to live in a community and a country that embraces diversity. I am always eager to learn about the journey of others and enjoyed Hunt’s article. More, please. — Becky Morgan Fletcher Simerly, Hunt and

Mayfield advocate for city residents As a progressive who’s worked hard to address the big issues facing Asheville, I’m supporting Lindsey Simerly, Marc Hunt and Julie Mayfield for Asheville City Council, and I hope you will, too. We need public servants who are ready to show up with solutions to our urgent problems. We need Council members who can think strategically about dealing with Raleigh Republicans, who know the ins-andouts of policy and process, and who have been showing up to fight these fights for years. We need big-picture thinkers who have heard the voices of the people crying out for more affordable housing, more affordable transportation options, a healthy environment and better-paying jobs. I have seen Lindsey, Marc and Julie tirelessly advocate for the people of Asheville with passion, grace and skill. Lindsey understands the complex world of affordable-housing policy and is at the cutting edge of policy solutions for our city’s working people. Marc understands the complex world of transportation policy and has been an invaluable ally to everyone wanting better transportation infrastructure. Julie understands the complex world of environmental policy and has been a champion for the people through her role fighting Duke Energy’s coalfired plant. All three of them have succeeded in winning big fights and in bringing people together to do so. — Gordon Smith City Council member Asheville

Haynes, Young and Lee have interests of citizens at heart Pay attention to this election, Asheville. I moved here from Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. I am a Habitat for

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Humanity homeowner. Were it not for Habitat, I could not survive here as a single parent. Asheville = shockingly low wages. I make only 50 cents more per hour than when my son was 4 years old. He will turn 21 next month. This City Council election is pivotal. There are three candidates who have the interests of citizens at heart and three that might not. Do research. Make informed decisions, based on the best interests of the working families in our community. Which candidate: • Accepted money from John McKibbon, leader of the hotel industry? [See]: https://www.buncombecounty.org/common/election/ CandidateReports/2015/Elect2015_ Mayfield_Pre-PrimaryReport.pdf • Aligned with Rep. Chuck McGrady, the Republican state legislator from Hendersonville who led the campaign that took over Asheville’s water supply? Why does the Asheville Strategic Plan not mention neighborhoods? Is this plan for residents? Or developers? Quoting Brian Haynes: “The big question is not how to become a destination city. The question is: How are we going to make the lives of residents better? Especially on affordability and income inequality.” I hope you vote for Brian Haynes, Keith Young and Rich Lee. — Elaine Sargent Asheville

Lee and Haynes have my vote Asheville is fortunate to have so many great candidates in this year’s City Council race for three open seats. I am backing Rich Lee and Brian Haynes because both will be loyal to the people of Asheville, with particular concern to affordability, the overmarketing of Asheville by the hotel industry and listening to what the people want. Neither of these candidates is funded by developers, attorneys for developers or real estate mongrels. They are funded by local folks who want real representation on Council. Please vote Nov. 3 as your vote does count! — Leslee Reiter Asheville

Lee supports governmental transparency I support Rich Lee for Asheville City Council because he supports a transparent government and datadriven decision making. To build an Asheville that works for everyone, we need community builders and forward-thinking individuals to develop 21st-century solutions to issues like jobs, affordable housing and tourism. I appreciate Rich Lee’s honesty and willingness to engage in constructive debate so often absent from political discussions. Tourism provides benefits and challenges to Asheville, yet we lack a strategy for sustainable growth. Rich supports directing tourismrelated taxes to local needs, rather than using these funds exclusively for marketing purposes. Rich also understands that an economic development strategy for Asheville must focus on the development of small businesses invested in our community, rather than handouts to a few large corporations. When I organized a community event on affordable housing, Rich showed up with positive ideas. Rich advocates for the increased availability of accessory dwelling units and homestays, while regulating short-term rentals with a commonsense approach that protects the fabric of our neighborhoods. On each issue, Rich has worked to bring the community together and discuss the facts, a refreshing break from the safe talking points we often hear from political campaigns. — Patrick Conant Asheville

Haynes is passionate about progressive principles Asheville is at a tipping point. Do we want to become Aspen of the East, a city whose main focus is to cater to the affluent, or are we more interested in preserving what put Asheville on the map to begin with? And what put Asheville on the map to begin with? I’d posit Asheville’s creative class and the natural environment have been the two main driving forces behind Asheville’s ascent. A creative

class made up of people like Brian Haynes, a candidate passionate about bringing progressive principles to City Council. Progressive principles that will preserve the natural environment. Additionally, working with Habitat for Humanity for the past decadeplus, Brian has directly contributed to bringing over 100 affordable housing opportunities to Asheville. Given that affordable housing and environmental protection are two of the greatest challenges our city faces, Brian is more than deserving of one of my three votes for City Council. I sincerely hope you will feel similarly. — Timothy Sadler Asheville editor’s note: Based on reader feedback, Xpress is asking letter writers whether they have formal roles in the campaigns they are writing about. Sadler reports that he is an advisor to Haynes’ campaign.

Mayfield didn’t represent in water system negotiations Many of us fought long and hard to keep Raleigh from taking Asheville’s water [system]. Julie Mayfield was there fighting with us. Or that’s what we thought. We learned that Julie had been meeting with one of the authors of the bill, Rep. Chuck McGrady (R-Henderson), in an effort to gain minor concessions on the bill in return for us softening our opposition. Mayfield was not authorized to represent our group, and it’s common knowledge that the water bill that was passed couldn’t be much worse. … Julie cannot be trusted to represent us on City Council. What devil would she secretly attempt to cut her next deal with? — Beth Jezek Asheville

CorreCtion The Oct. 21 Beer Scout story was incorrectly attributed. The article was actually written by Jesse Farthing.

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If you live in Asheville, you’ve probably seen the one I’m talking about. It bears a sunny image of the Basilica of St. Lawrence — but instead of a gravel lot in front, there’s a grassy expanse fringed by plants. It’s an imagined scene designed to promote the idea of a park on that site. Let’s set aside the question of how much of the publicly owned and church-owned land should become a park; I’m not here to take a stance on that. But I do have concerns about the sign itself that might be instructive as we approach an election. The image on the sign pleases the eye, and the photo manipulation is well-executed. But to me, the vision is unsettling, for a number of reasons: • it doesn’t look like a city. The image artfully makes this site, which is indisputably downtown, look like it’s set on a bucolic, suburban college campus. • where are the people? Perhaps the college is on a holiday break? Or there’s been an apocalypse? • have vehicles been prohibited? There’s no trace of cars or trucks, buses or bikes, scooters or strollers. • important context is missing. I reckon someone from out of town looking at this image would be surprised to learn that the church sits within a stone’s throw of two high-rises and an interstate highway.

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• the composition seems designed to downplay any buildings other than the basilica. It’s even hard to make out the building immediately to the left of the church. In short, it appears more likely that a deer would wander into this scene than a pubcycle. The visuals don’t match the vibrant, complex, richly textured, multicellular organism that is downtown Asheville. So when I encounter this sign, what I see is a carefully circumscribed viewpoint that’s oversimplified, dismissing context and the big picture. Can anyone guess where I’m going with this? With this image as a rallying emblem, some in the community have urged that a willingness to embrace the “St. Lawrence Green” concept should serve as a litmus test for City Council candidates. But making this a wedge issue coarsely divides the field into

blake eSSelSTYN two halves, doing a disservice to all those running for office. And the greatest disservice may be to those whose names often appear next to this image: Their identities are now associated with a symbol. As we’ve recently seen with the Confederate flag near South Carolina’s Capitol, and the rainbow flag on Asheville City Hall’s facade, symbols can represent vastly different things to different people. And when I see someone displaying a symbol, I confess I might — wrongly — ascribe an entire agenda to that person. A tangle of complex challenges awaits our region on the other side of this election. To address them, we can choose three souls from a multifaceted bunch of candidates with varied backgrounds, work experience and public views on a wide range of topics. Relying on the single-issue test is like looking at the panorama of the election through a drinking straw. But another much more appropriate tool is close at hand: the voter guide in this very publication. Readers, I urge you to take the time to study it, then use it to determine which candidates will be the most effective advocates for the causes (plural!) that you care about. Asheville resident Blake Esselstyn is the founder of the FrontWater consultancy.

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Small-scale democracy Small town elections offer intriguing possibilities, but few options

SMALL TOWN COMPETITION LEVELS AT LEAST TWICE AS MANY CANDIDATES AS SEATS Asheville Waynesville Forest City Canton

2.9%

29.4% 35.3%

Sylva Burnsville Tryon

88,003 pop. 9,819 pop. 7,427 pop. 4,218 pop.

2,674 pop. 1,717 pop. 1,691 pop.

Maggie Valley 1,252 pop. Marshall 886 pop. Hot Springs 567 pop.

MORE CANDIDATES THAN SEATS

32.4%

Hendersonville Black Mtn. Flat Rock Biltmore Forest

13,473 pop. 8,160 pop. 3,184 pop. 1,387 pop.

Rutherfordton Clyde Lake Lure Columbus

1,361 pop. 1,223 pop. 1,210 pop. 985 pop.

Ellenboro Saluda Montreat

879 pop. 718 pop. 704 pop.

SAME NUMBER OF CANDIDATES AS SEATS: UNCONTESTED Brevard Fletcher Mills River Woodfin

7,763 pop. 7,463 pop. 6,966 pop. 6,365 pop.

Spindale Weaverville Laurel Park Mars Hill

4,331 pop. 3,763 pop. 2,186 pop. 2,139 pop.

Rosman Ruth Bostic Chimney Rock

582 pop. 445 pop. 385 pop. 113 pop.

FEWER CANDIDATES THAN SEATS Forest Hills

* pop. = 2014 town population

365

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“The best cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy.” — Edward Abbey, A Voice Crying in the Wilderness The affluent little town of Chevy Chase, Maryland, population 2,918, was rocked earlier this year when a surprise write-in candidate garnered 168 votes to displace an

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unopposed incumbent. The town attorney and Ethics Commission were called in to consider the legitimacy of the cunning, eleventh-hour move. Townspeople were shocked, and one commission member went so far as to declare that Chevy Chase had suffered “a trauma.” In fact, however, it’s surprising that this perfectly legal strategy isn’t employed more often. Voter participation is typically hard to come by in municipal elections: Even in a medium-size city like Asheville, a handful of people can sway an important race. Meanwhile,

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a glance at Western North Carolina’s 2015 elections reveals a dearth of office-seekers. And when candidates can’t even be persuaded to run for office, how can the voters be expected to make choices? Of the 35 incorporated cities, towns and villages smaller than Asheville in the nine counties where Mountain Xpress is distributed, 33 have elections this fall — and most of the seats are uncontested. And even when there is a choice, there’s often only one more candidate than there are seats. Only 9 of those races — in Burnsville,

Canton, Forest City, Hot Springs, Maggie Valley, Marshall, Sylva, Tryon and Waynesville — actually have enough candidates that at least half the contenders will fall short. Even Hendersonville, with 13,473 people the biggest municipality considered here, has just three candidates (two of them incumbents) for its two available City Council seats. a loT of buNcombe In Buncombe County, there are nine races this year, in addition to

the much discussed, hotly contested Asheville City Council election: Biltmore Forest (mayor plus three Board of Commissioners seats), Black Mountain (three Board of Aldermen seats), Montreat (mayor plus two Board of Commissioners seats), Weaverville (three Town Council seats), Woodfin (mayor plus three Board of Aldermen seats) and Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer District trustee (three seats). Barring a write-in victory, however, six of those races were essentially decided when the filing period ended in June: For the 20 seats available in those towns, a mere 23 people have filed to run. In Black Mountain, there are three alderman positions up for election. In a stark contrast to the 2011 field of 11 candidates, there are four candidates this year. Incumbents maggie tuttle, larry harris and Vice Mayor don collins are all seeking re-election; rachel allen, the lone challenger, hopes to unseat the weakest among them. Both Tuttle and Collins collected over 12 percent of the vote in 2011 while Harris was appointed to replace michael sobol on the Board of Aldermen after losing to him in the 2013 mayoral race. Meanwhile, the little college town of Montreat, just north of Black Mountain, will elect at least one new commissioner this year. Challengers bill gilliland and Kitty fouche have teamed up, sharing both a campaign manager and a campaign committee address, in an attempt to claim the open seat and displace incumbent Commissioner martha campbell. After a single term as a commissioner, george goosmann was elected mayor of Biltmore Forest, without opposition, in 2003,

succeeding Mayor ramona rowe, who’d run unopposed in 1999 and 2001. Goosmann, who’s running against jim taylor, says the extent of his campaigning has been to “send a letter to the voting residents.” Taylor says he will do the same. In the 201314 fiscal year, Biltmore Forest, population 1,387, spent $3.8 million ($2,745 per capita) according to the state treasurer’s office. Asheville spent $1,698 per capita.

current office holders are doing a good job,” a recent editorial in The Transylvania Times titled “You File, You Win” pointed out that “with the General Assembly proposing and making some drastic changes regarding financing and regulations, local officials may well have to make some difficult decisions in the next four years. It would be beneficial if voters had at least one more [candidate] from which to choose in each race.”

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If practically every candidate wins, does the electorate also lose? With no opponents on the ballot, all of the Woodfin and Weaverville candidates will probably win. andrew nagle, who drew the fewest votes in the 2011 Weaverville Town Council race, will likely be sworn in as a council member Nov. 16, even if only he and his closest friends vote for him. Joining him will be newcomer patrick fitzsimmons, the executive director of Mountain BizWorks, and incumbent Vice Mayor john penley. Over in Woodfin, Mayor jerry vehaun, who’s running unchallenged, will continue to lead a Board of Aldermen that, in order to keep taxes low, spends so little on improvements and amenities that the Police Department accounts for 48 percent of the town’s budget. In Transylvania County, there’s at least some concern about the lack of competition for the available seats in the two towns that are holding elections this year. After acknowledging the many legitimate reasons not to run, including the large time commitment, “constituents [who] can be rude and abrasive” and the fact that “people may not feel compelled to run for office if they believe the

Western North Carolina has seen at least two write-in victories in recent years. In 2003, robin cape collected 414 write-in votes to secure a seat on the Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer District board of trustees, finishing third among five candidates. Two years later, she was elected to the Asheville City Council. Meanwhile, in the tiny Transylvania County town of Rosman, population 582, the stage was set for a typical small-town election in November 2013. Five candidates were vying for three Board of Aldermen seats when jared crowe swooped in with 69 write-in votes and grabbed the third seat on the board. Unlike the Chevy Chase coup, Crowe had missed the filing deadline but proceeded to run anyway. As the manager of the local IGA grocery store, Crowe simply remindedshoppers that he was running for alderman and that they could write in his name. Granted, the chances of another write-in winner so soon are slim in Buncombe County, but at least one WNC town will have a write-in winner this year. Forest Hills in Jackson County, population 365, has two seats on its Village Council up for grabs

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asheville city council General election Guide By Hayley Benton, Virginia Daffron & Max Hunt

Six candidates of the original 15 remain after the Oct. 6

The three seats up for grabs mark the end of Marc Hunt,

primary election: Brian Haynes, Marc Hunt, Rich Lee, Julie

Chris Pelly and Jan Davis’ four-year terms. Davis and Pelly

Mayfield, Lindsey Simerly and Keith Young.

have been on Council since 2003 and 2011, respectively, and only Vice Mayor Hunt is seeking re-election.

Of those six, only three will be elected to Asheville City

Check out our voter guide online at avl.mx/1xm for the

Council on Tuesday, Nov. 3 — and, based on the primary’s

questions in print and more — a one-stop-shop for all

close numbers, it’ll likely be a fight to the finish.

Asheville election coverage.

Notable endorsements: Brian Haynes: All Souls Pizza, The

Amp Shop, Appalachian Realty, Asheville Face Painting, Beauty Parade, Blue Dream Curry House, Bon Vivant, The Burger Bar, The Cork & Keg, The Double Crown, Echo Mountain Recording, Empire Tattoo, Flipside, The Grey Eagle, Guitar Trader, Harvest Records, Henco Reprographics, Hip Replacements, Homegrown restaurant, The Hookah Hook-up, Indo, Jack of the Wood, The Laughing Seed, The Lazy Diamond, Musician’s Workshop, Orbit DVD, Preferred Cuts Barber & Beauty, Public School, Rise ’N’ Shine Cafe, RSFrue Studios, Sherwood Music, Town and Mountain Realty, Thorton Realty,

Uptown A la Carte Hotdog Stand, West Village Deli & Market, Westville Pub, The Weinhaus and The Yacht Club

Keith Young: Council member Cecil Bothwell, Friends of St. Lawrence Green, People Advocating Real Change, AFL-CIO, president of local NAACP Carmen-Ramos Kennedy. Mark Hunt: Mayor Esther Manheimer, former Mayor Terry Bellamy, Council member Jan Davis, Council member Gwen Wisler, Council member Gordon Smith, Council member Chris Pelly, state Sen. Terry Van Duyn, Commissioner Brownie Newman, Commissioner Holly Jones, Asheville

Fire Fighters Association, Equality NC and Sierra Club.

Rich Lee: Business owners Franzi Charen, Jenna Yarosh, Cathy Cleary, Mike Moore, Rebecca Hecht, Rosetta Starshine, Natalie Pollard, Matt Christie, Casey McKissick, Vickie Santner, Ira Friedrichs, Cynthia Alleman, Lynn Foster, Jason Smith, Andrew Dahm, Jeff and Stephanie Barcelona, and Rebecca Hall. Julie Mayfield: Sierra Club, Equality

NC, state Sen. Terry Van Duyn, state Rep. Susan Fisher, state Rep. John Ager, Council member Chris Pelly, Council member Gordon Smith, Commissioner Brownie Newman, school board

INFRASTRUCTURE: You’re running for office in the midst of a growth spurt in Asheville. What infrastructure needs will you prioritize if elected? RENTALS: How do you think City Council should proceed in regard to shortterm rentals and homestays? INEQUALITY: What can and will you do to address inequality in Asheville? UNIQUE: What do you bring to City Council that other candidates can’t or don’t?

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member Cindy McMahon, Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger, Adam Charnack of Hi-Wire Brewing, Roger Derrough of Green Sage Café, Sara Day Evans of Prosperity Collective and Accelerating Appalachia, Mike Figura of Mosaic Realty, Jody Goukas of JAG and Associates Construction, Rosanne Kiely of West Village Market and Deli, Peter Krull of Krull & Company, Bill Medlin of Legacy Paddle Sports, Mike Miller of Town and Mountain Realty, Randy Talley of Green Sage Café, DeWayne Barton and Safi Mahaba, Robert Deutsch, Jennie Eblen, Frank Goldsmith, Lael Gray, Tyrone Greenlee, Je’Wana Grier-McEachin, the Rev. Robert Johnson and Julie Johnson, David King and Nancy Waldrop, Jane and David Whilden, and Al Whitesides.

Lindsey Simerly: Sierra Club, AFLCIO WNC Central Labor Council, N.C. Police Benevolent Association, Equality NC, Commissioner Brownie Newman, Commissioner Holly Jones, Commissioner Ellen Frost, Sheriff Van Duncan, District Attorney Todd Williams, Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger, Council member Chris Pelly, Council member Gordon Smith, former Mayor Terry Bellamy, child advocate Bill McGuire and equality advocate Carmen Ramos-Kennedy.

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ELECTION GUIDE campaign contributions: $26,481 campaign expenditures: $17,058

INFRASTRUCTURE:

The highest priority would be dealing with infrastructure needs that directly affect the safety of our citizens. We need to deal with the infrastructure needs of our neighborhoods that have been put off too long [and] prioritize these according to safety concerns, including, but not limited to, new sidewalks, sidewalk repair and street calming. This might appear to be an insurmountable problem, but it is a challenge we must address. Funding must be pursued in the usual ways of seeking state and federal transportation and community development grants at all opportunities. But projects must be in Asheville’s best interests and within our shared vision of neighborhood improvements and quality growth and development. Our recent spurt of development has contributed to more infrastructure problems. We should slow our development pace and take care of our existing infrastructure.

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Brian Haynes • Website: brianhaynesforavl.com • Employment: Showroom assistant manager at Habitat for Humanity • Party affiliation: Registered unaffiliated, votes in democratic primaries

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Keith Young

• Website: votekeith.com • Employment: Deputy clerk of Superior Court • Party affiliation: Democrat • Previous candidacy: Ran for Buncombe County Board of Commissioners in 2012, 2014

RENTALS: I believe that the city needs to bring all the stakeholders back to the table on this issue and seek common ground and a solution that can work for all. Consideration should be given to Asheville residents who own short-term rentals and who are committed to operating within the rules and regulations, to paying taxes and fees, and to ensuring that the rentals are not a problem to the neighborhood. We need to recognize that to many people, it may be the difference in being able to make ends meet. INEQUALITY: Inequality is as much the result of government policy as it is solved by government policy. Every effort must be made to elevate and include the voices of the disadvantaged. Caring for those disadvantaged, then,

campaign contributions: $4,531 campaign expenditures: $4,527

INFRASTRUCTURE: Having and maintaining a

well-prioritized assessment of our infrastructure needs provided by staff would be beneficial. However, best practices would prioritize critical infrastructure needs first, followed by urban infrastructure. Our main critical infrastructure need is making sure the city is taking every legal recourse to protect its water system. Other needs that come to mind that may fall into one of the aforementioned categories would include sidewalks, bike lanes, connected greenways, continued street and road maintenance projects, and anything involving water and sewer improvements, including stormwater runoff and repair or replacement of these systems.

RENTALS: This is a critical conversation that residents are having. I believe homeowners should be allowed to use their property as they wish. However, we cannot completely rule out the city’s ability to regulate these rentals in a way that will strive to keep the harmony of our neighborhoods intact and not obstruct or cause an encumbrance with the ability to make a profit. This conversation is not over and needs to continue until we have reached a solution that could benefit all parties in a positive and meaningful way. INEQUALITY: Opportunities are key. The more opportunities we can provide will help level the playing

must be more than just an idea: It must be the function of good government. Addressing food security, affordable housing, quality education, physical mobility, racism and jobs that pay a living wage or better are the known solutions to inequality. These issues must be the top priority of just government, not an afterthought. The neighborhoods that have traditionally supported Asheville’s black community need to be protected and maintained rather than encroached upon. Property taxes should be frozen on those homeowners who have lived in these neighborhoods for a generation or more. Blacks and other minorities must be included in all conversations and organizations that address black and minority issues. We must listen to them for ideas and solution.

UNIQUE: I want to bring change to the City Council. I believe that we need to consider the wishes and concerns of our citizens in Council’s decision-making process. I want to represent the people who, for the last several years, don’t seem to have had a voice in our city government and in this decision-making process. I will bring an open mind and a will to listen. Asheville’s citizens are educated, talented, creative problem solvers who should play a larger role in our decision-making. We should redirect our idea of what good growth is. We need to return to the organic, sustainable growth that turned us into the destination city that we are today. I believe in supporting local, independent business: Investing money into the local economy benefits everyone. Studies show that communities with predominantly local, independent businesses have both higher wages and less poverty. I think these viewpoints are underrepresented on Council, and I believe I could be a positive voice and advocate for our city’s future.

field. Also, calming gentrification in our communities and promoting economic development systems that lift up minority and low-income families. If we are addressing income inequality I believe the long-heralded solution has been promotion of educational advancement. Even then, we still have the remaining workforce left to provide other essentials that make our lives possible. Wage inequality and the wealth gap is what needs to be addressed . Rather than asking individuals to increase their value, we need to transform how we as a society value the work individuals do and raise wages. We need to push Raleigh for a better minimum wage.

UNIQUE: As a native of Asheville and a minority, I bring a missing perspective to council. I have a wide range of experience from teaching to the court system, small-business ownership to working in the hospitality industry. I have diverse perspectives for solving problems. As a teen I would get up at 5 a.m. to get to work at the Grove Park Inn by 8 a.m., because that is how long it takes our bus system to reliably get one across town. I know what it is like to spend four hours a day commuting on our bus system just to have a six-hour shift in the hospitality industry. Real-world experiences reinforce the importance of remaining grounded. I am now deputy clerk of court. These experiences have made me a better listener to others’ struggles and provides me with insight on representing voices that are not getting heard.

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campaign contributions: $29,781

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campaign expenditures: $16,943

INFRASTRUCTURE: I’ll keep pushing the pace of

repaving neighborhood streets where we had fallen behind, of replacing old and outdated waterlines, and of replacing aging emergency vehicles so they are 100 percent reliable for public safety. I’ll make sure we continue to add amenities for residents with new neighborhood sidewalks, traffic calming and with great parks, bikeways and greenways, especially in the River Arts District. Our community parks need attention, especially our swimming pools and our youth athletics fields. We must alleviate downtown congestion with an additional parking structure soon. And we must get around to the much-needed renovation of Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. I proudly led establishment of the planning framework that now helps City Council balance priorities like these effectively. I also am helping us achieve better external funding partnerships, as with federal and state transportation agencies, TDA, etc., so that our own taxpayer dollars go much further to get things done.

RENTALS: A home becoming a lodging facility creates

Mark Hunt

• Website: huntforcouncil.com • Employment:Retired from Open Space Institute • Party affiliation: Democrat • Previous candidacy: Council member since 2011, vice mayor since 2013

two serious problems: disruption of community life in neighborhoods and increased property values that exacerbate our housing affordability crisis. Let’s maintain the existing ban on short-term rentals and then carefully allow homestays so that our residents may better benefit from the tourism economy.

INEQUALITY: Our community owes all our citizens

opportunity and fairness. Through our partnering with Asheville City Schools, I will continue to work hard to improve public education. Quality education is critical to

campaign contributions: $17,064 campaign expenditures: $15,277

INFRASTRUCTURE: The sheer number of roads in the city controlled by the state DOT has prevented us from addressing some of the worst problems. We need to advocate better to the people in Raleigh and take more control of our own streets if we’re going to get long-standing problems on Merrimon, Tunnel, Patton, Leicester Highway, Interstate 240 and many others taken care of. Next, the city needs to tackle access to functional parks, walking places and transit as a matter of social justice. When someone can’t get to a grocery store without owning a car, can’t work second shift because the bus line doesn’t run late in his neighborhood or can’t play outdoors with his kids because of unsafe streets, that’s an economic burden adding to our existing affordability crisis, and part of the separation of the city into prospering and struggling people as well, with real racial and class implications. RENTALS: With cool-headed discussion. The prohibition isn’t working: There’s a real chance of a lawsuit making any regulation impossible. I personally think a conditional zoningtype process where a landlord answers for traffic and parking, the number of nearby rentals, affordability, etc., is the best chance of getting on top of this. INEQUALITY: 1. Shore up the rental market. Unlike other

candidates, I favor doing this by helping the small-time landlords, who make up almost half our available rental stock, to keep their rents low, and encouraging other homeowners to

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opportunity. I am committed to our well-planned affordable housing strategy, and that includes updating our land-use plan and zoning ordinance and fully funding our Affordable Housing Trust Fund. We must confront the problem of multigenerational, cyclical poverty in our public housing neighborhoods. Let’s seize the opportunity now to join the residents of Lee Walker Heights in transition to a mixedincome neighborhood while ensuring housing security for all who are there. Let’s follow that with a supportive, multidecade effort of transition for the other public housing communities. Other great cities in this country are showing us the way in this. We must continue to lead in defining a living wage as the community norm for Asheville.

UNIQUE: I simply ask voters to broadly consider my four years of accomplishment on Council: key leadership roles in quickly advancing multimodal transportation, in convening a working group to coordinate constructive community engagement in the Interstate 26 connector project, in permanent wilderness-level protection for our 18,000-acre watershed, and in the move toward updating our comprehensive land-use plan and our zoning ordinance. I’ve strongly supported our progressive approaches on affordable housing, creating better jobs, renewal in the River Arts District and partnering for better public education. Effectiveness on Council is about shaping policy early. My greatest contributions of all have been in redefining the way Council engages in financial and strategic planning, and in working collaboratively with city staff, with the broader community and with other levels of government. Polarization and conflict are the norm in politics today. Instead, I have continually stood for constructive communication, building trust and finding common ground to move forward together.

follow suit, with incentives and fee waivers. 2. Spread out jobs. As with rentals, I support using the city’s incentives and other tools to grow a diverse mix of jobs locally, rather than paying corporations to relocate here. 3. Make sure infrastructure is fair and increasing mobility. 4. Have a serious citywide conversation about social justice, especially racial equality. Asheville is a stratified, almost segregated city. We need to recognize we’re not providing jobs, homes or economic opportunity for any but a small number of white professionals. As a people, I feel we’re committed to diversity in principle. We know it makes healthier, more resilient communities. We need to keep that on our radar.

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UNIQUE: I’m a financial adviser who manages 250 local

families’ and businesses’ budgets and savings. Budgets like Asheville’s are huge and complicated, involving thousands of competing priorities but never enough money to pay for them. Few others have similar experience managing long-term finances on a large scale. But besides that, I’m also a parent with two kids in city schools. I’m a returned Peace Corps volunteer who spent years building community in the developing world. Before that I taught adult high school. I got involved in city policy years ago working on small-scale local issues — New Belgium’s trucks using my street, a very unsafe road in West Asheville — and after initial success advancing our needs through Asheville’s very particular bureaucracy, my scope of work has gotten progressively bigger. I’m on the Greenway Committee, where I oversee citywide capital projects. It’s grinding work that takes a specific set of skills.

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Rich Lee • Website: richleeforasheville.com • Employment:Financial adviser at Edward Jones • Party affiliation: Democrat

NCDOT TO HOLD A CORRIDOR PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPOSED INTERSTATE 26 (I-26) CONNECTOR PROJECT IN ASHEVILLE, BUNCOMBE COUNTY TIP Project No. I-2513 The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a corridor public hearing on Monday, November 16, beginning with an open house from 4 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a formal presentation at 7 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel Grand Ballroom, 31 Woodfin Street in Asheville. The I-26 Connector Project is approximately a 7-mile, interstate freeway project that is being proposed to connect I-26 in southwest Asheville to U.S. 19/23/70 in northwest Asheville. NCDOT proposes to upgrade and widen I-240 from I-40 to Patton Avenue, and then proceed northward from Patton Avenue on new location across the French Broad River and connect to U.S. 19/23/70 just south of Exit 25 (Riverside Drive – Broadway – UNC-Asheville). Upon completion, this project will be part of the I-26 interstate that extends from Charleston, South Carolina, to Kingsport, Tennessee. A Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed project was signed October 13, 2015. The proposed I-26 Connector in Asheville includes three sections: • Section C: Includes improvements to the I-26/I-240 interchange with I-40 and the Brevard Road (N.C. 191) and Smokey Park Highway interchanges. • Section A: Includes upgrading existing I-240 from the I-26/I-240 interchange with I-40 to the I-240 interchange with Patton Avenue, west of the French Broad River. This includes upgrades to the Brevard Road, Amboy Road (S.R. 3556), Haywood Road (S.R. 3548/U.S. 19/23 Business) and Patton Avenue (U.S. 19-23) interchanges. • Section B: Includes construction of the interstate on new location from the Patton Avenue interchange north across the French Broad River, tying into U.S. 19-23-70 south of Broadway (S.R. 1781). The formal presentation will include an explanation of the location and design of each proposed corridor alternative, the state-federal funding relationship, right of way and relocation requirements, and procedures that will be part of the project. Interested individuals may attend this hearing any time during the above hours. NCDOT representatives will display maps and be available to answer questions and receive comments. Written comments can be submitted at the meeting or later by December 16. The presentation and comments received will be recorded and included in the alternative selection process. Maps displaying the proposed corridors and a copy of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) are available for public review at the following locations: • City of Asheville Transportation, 70 Court Plaza—Mezzanine Level, Asheville, North Carolina, 28802 • NCDOT Division 13 Office, 55 Orange Street, Asheville. • The maps are also available online at http://www.ncdot.org/projects/I26Connector and http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/publicmeetings/ • Document (DEIS) only at: o State Library of North Carolina, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh. o Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood Street, Asheville. o West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road, Asheville. o Buncombe County Law Library, 60 Court Plaza, Asheville. The US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, also has the DEIS document available on their website which can be accessed at http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Wetlands/Notices/Current_notices.html. Contained within this website is a local public notice drafted by the Corps announcing the release of this document as well as the description of the ongoing process in choosing the LEDPA (Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative) for the subject project. For additional information, contact Drew Joyner at 1598 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, 27699-1598, by email at PublicInvolvement2@ncdot.gov, by phone at (919) 707-6077, or by fax at (919) 212-5785. NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this hearing. Anyone requiring special services should contact Joyner as early as possible so that arrangements can be made. Persons who speak Spanish and do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior to the hearing by calling 1-800-481-6494. Aquellas personas que hablan español y no hablan inglés, o tienen limitaciones para leer, hablar o entender inglés, podrían recibir servicios de interpretación si los solicitan antes de la reunión llamando al 1-800-481-6494 mountainx.com

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ELECTION GUIDE campaign contributions: $28,155 campaign expenditures: $22,359

INFRASTRUCTURE: My priorities for infrastruc-

ture improvement would be our transportation system: sidewalks, transit, greenways, bike lanes, traffic calming and repaving. These investments make our city more affordable, healthier and improve the quality of life for everyone. The city has limited options for raising new funds — property and sales taxes and fees — and we need to determine which of these makes the most sense and what level we are willing to tolerate to improve Asheville. Our growth alone will provide more tax revenue, but to address these long-term and long-standing needs, I believe we need a dedicated source of revenue that will allow the city to meet these needs predictably and methodically. It would be premature to state what the city should do. That decision should come only after an extended community conversation.

RENTALS: I support the continued ban on “whole

house” STRs in residential areas and the increased fine for violations. I also support loosening the rules for homestays to allow people who live here to generate income from their home but in a way that discourages predatory investors.

INEQUALITY: The answer to this question addresses several levels of this complex issue. Access to opportunity is fundamental to addressing this problem, so I would advocate for infrastructure improvements, such as expanding transit, building more sidewalks and rebuild-

ing our public housing developments, so that poor communities of color have quality places to live and an easier time getting around and accessing opportunity. I would also champion an effort to connect our economic development efforts with A-B Tech and our low-income communities to ensure those communities are being connected to new job and educational opportunities. And I would also seek to launch a reconciliation initiative that would acknowledge African-American history in Asheville, from pre-Civil War to urban renewal, and create permanent reminders (markers, monuments, photographs) of those events and sacrifices.

UNIQUE: I bring 25 years as a public-interest attorney and advocate, working both inside and outside of government, advocating on Asheville’s critical issues: land use, transportation and the environment. I understand how policymaking and government work; I bring experience working at the local, state and federal levels; and I have good relationships with virtually all of the WNC state and federal delegations. As a public-interest advocate, I also bring a unique understanding of the importance of inclusive decision-making, fairness and justice, and I know how to create decision-making processes to enable people to provide effective input. A hallmark of my work has been to build partnerships and coalitions — frequently with people across the aisle — to get things done. This is critically important given the diverse politics in the region and the state. I honestly believe my entire career has been preparing me for a leadership role in Asheville today.

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Julie Mayfield • Website: juliemayfieldforcouncil.org • Employment: Co-director of MountainTrue • Party affiliation: Democrat

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campaign contributions: $23,480 campaign expenditures: $19,205

INEQUALITY: I have worked the last five years to

INFRASTRUCTURE: My priority is protecting tackle one of the greatest inequality issues of our time — our neighborhoods from degradation and gentrification, improving them to be even better places to live and raise a family, and making them truly and permanently affordable. I will prioritize our least-served neighborhoods for sidewalks, greenways, bike paths and parks. The Walton Street pool is my top Parks & Rec priority. I will vote to implement inclusionary zoning — making all developers include truly affordable housing in new developments. These policies will increase safety, quality of life, connectivity and affordability while reducing transportation costs for the residents. Downtown is a neighborhood, and it also has unique infrastructure needs and stresses as a destination, especially around parking, cleaning and homelessness. I support: a review of the UDO’s parking requirements, cost-saving partnerships on new parking, and rededication to and retooling of our plan to end homelessness. Increasing truly affordable housing throughout the city will prevent struggling people from falling into homelessness.

the freedom to marry for gays and lesbians. We have won this issue, and thousands of people’s lives are better for it, and our country is more fair. I bring this experience to my community service. When we look at our priorities and our budget, we must use a lens of equity. We must prioritize spending to least-served neighbors. We must listen to all voices — not just those that are the loudest or have the most money to spend. Concrete tactics to address inequality are: implement inclusionary zoning, making all developers include truly affordable housing in new developments. Add routes and increase frequency for our transit system, so working people can have greater access to work, school, necessities and civic engagement. Fix the Walton Street pool. Support expanding pre-K and after-school programs to address the achievement gap.

UNIQUE: I am the only candidate who is an East

Asheville resident, a mom, an authority on affordable

RENTALS: To protect neighborhoods from degrada- housing, the chair of the Affordable Housing Advisory tion, gentrification and to make them truly and permanently affordable, I support the nearly 10-year-old ban on STRs. I will fight to keep neighborhoods for residents — not playgrounds for tourists. I support expanding homestays, which allow homeowners to share space with

Committee since its inception, and I would be the first openly LGBT person elected in Asheville. I have also dedicated my adult life to social and environmental justice — professionally and as as a volunteer, and am a trusted leader and collaborator.

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aNimalS See our special animal supplement for a comprehensive list of all animal-related events and benefits this week!

BeNefitS aaac aNNual color ball 258-0710, ashevillearts.com/ recurring-event/color-ball • SA (10/31), 6:30pm Proceeds from the Onyx Color Ball Masquerade with afro-pop music by Zansa, live auction, and performances benefit the Asheville Area Arts Council. $35/$100 VIP. Held at Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway folkmooT HalloweeN flING & coSTume ParTY 452-2997, folkmootusa.org • SA (10/31), 8-midnight Tickets to this Halloween party benefit Folkmoot. $50. Held at Folkmoot Friendship Center, 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville Grace luTHeraN cHurcH 1245 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville, 693-4890, gracelutherannc.com

THINGS THaT Go bumP IN THe NIGHT: Kids will have a chance to get into the nighttime Halloween spirit and learn about wild nocturnal animals at the Fletcher Library on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 3:30 p.m. The library is hosting park rangers from Chimney Rock State Park who will talk about the opossum, raccoon and bat, and read a fun story for kids. Photo courtesy of Thinkstock. (p. 29)

• SA (10/31), 7-11:30am - Proceeds from the fall preschool yard and bake sale benefit Grace Lutheran’s Preschool educational programs. Free to attend. PumPkIN PaTcH beNefIT 885-7286, facebook.com/pumpkinpatchrevenge • FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS through (10/31), 6:30-10pm - Tickets to this decorated “haunted pumpkin patch” trail with games and refreshments benefit Silvermont Park and The Children’s Center. $5. Held at Silvermont Park, East Main St., Brevard ToGeTHer for NePal: a coNcerT for GHYacHcHok connectionsclass.weebly.com/ nepal-project.html • FR (10/30), 6-8pm - Tickets to this live world music event, craft sale and silent auction benefit a Nepalese village that was devastated by the earthquake. $10. Held at Rainbow Community School, 574 Haywood Road wcu ZombIe ruN 5-k goo.gl/AEYX7s

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• SA (10/31), 4pm - Proceeds from this costumed 5K zombie run benefit WCU physical therapy services and research. Registrations begins at 2pm. $25/$20 advance. Meets near the softball stadium.

BuSiNeSS & techNoloGy a-b TecH Small buSINeSS ceNTer 398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc Registration required. Free unless otherwise noted. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler unless otherwise noted. • SA (10/31), 9am - “SCORE: Marketing Your Business,” seminar. • WE (11/4), 10am - “Public Contracting for Craft Businesses,” seminar. • WE (11/4), 5:30pm - “SCORE: Social Media for Business,” seminar. aSHevIlle buSINeSS for SucceSS meetup.com/Asheville-BusinessFor-Success

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• MO (11/2), 6pm Presentations by WLOS TV and 1800 Water Damage. Free to attend. Held at Earth Fare, 1856 Hendersonville Road

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Personalized training, certified instructors, free follow-up classes. Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm, Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut. 828-254-4350 or TM.org or MeditationAsheville. org CRIBBAGE • LEARN AND PlaY! (pd.) Do you enjoy playing cribbage or would like to learn? Join us Monday nights, 6pm, at Atlanta Bread Company, 633 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville. • All levels and ages welcome. We are a casual group and it’s free! Come give it a try. More information, call, Terry (828) 254-1018 or Don (404) 580-2941. Asheville Peggers Cribbage Group. feral fIre Drum cIrcle (pd.) First Saturday of Each Month, 6:00pm - 8:00pm. RSVP REQUIRED. $10 Contribution. Joyful noisemaking to empower you to connect to your own primal voice and wisdom. A night of inward journey and primal expression. At Tiggs Pond Retreat Center Zirconia, NC. Details at www.TinaFireWolf. com. Tina@TinaFireWolf.com.

828- 329-9589. PlaN Your NeXT HolIDaY ParTY aT HeaveN’S clouD eveNT ceNTer (pd.) Just miles from downtown Asheville, Heaven’s Cloud is a unique venue for your next event! Information/reservations: (828) 225-3993. www.heavenscloudeventcenter.com aSHevIlle DowNTowN aSSocIaTIoN 251-9973, ashevilledowntown. org • MO (11/2), 6-7:30pm - “E Cubed, An Evening of Entrepreneurship Entertainment,” presentations. Registration required. Free. Held at Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, 36 Montford Ave. aSHevIlle SubmarINe veTeraNS ussashevillebase.com, ecipox@ charter.net • 1st TUESDAYS, 6-7pm - Social meeting for U.S. Navy submarine veterans. Free to attend. Held at Ryan’s Steakhouse, 1000 Brevard Road

buIlDING brIDGeS buildingbridges-ashevillenc. org • THURSDAYS through (11/5), 7-9pm - Seminar series on the dynamics of racism. Registration required. $35. Held at A-B Tech, 340 Victoria Road

couples and individuals of all levels in Ballroom, Latin and Swing. Schedule a $25 sample lesson TODAY by calling 828.575.0905 or visiting www.rococoballroom.com

laurel cHaPTer of THe embroIDererS’ GuIlD of amerIca 686-8298, egacarolinas.org • TH (11/5), 10am - General meeting and presentation on finishing techniques for holiday ornaments. Free. Held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe

STuDIo ZaHIYa, DowNTowN DaNce claSSeS (pd.) Monday 5pm Ballet Wkt Hip Hop Wkt 7:30pm Bellydance 8pm Tap • Tuesday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 5:30pm Stretch Wkt 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm Bellydance 8pm Hip Hop Choreo 2 •Wednesday 5pm Bhangra Wkt 7:30pm Bellydance 8pm Contemporary • Thursday 9am Hip Hop Wrkt 4pm Kid’s Dance 5pm Teens Dance 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm West African 8pm West African 2 • Saturday 9:30am Hip Hop Wrkt 10:30am Bellydance • $13 for 60 minute classes, Wkt $5. 90 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue. www.studiozahiya.com :: 828.242.7595

oNTrack wNc 50 S. French Broad Ave., 2555166, ontrackwnc.org Registration required. • WE (10/28), 5:30pm “Understanding Credit. Get it. Keep it. Improve it.” Seminar. Free.

aSHevIlle aerIal arTS 301-5615, info@ashevilleaerialarts.com • TH (11/5) through SA (11/7), 7:30pm - City of Color, aerial arts performance. $10-$22. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St.

PublIc eveNTS aT wcu 227-7397, wcu.edu • SA (10/31), 8:15am-4pm - Open House with informational fair, tours, academic sessions and financial aid information. Free to attend. Meets at Ramsey Regional Activity Center.

bebe THeaTre 20 Commerce St., 254-2621 • FRIDAY through SUNDAY (10/30) until (11/1), Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre present Dias de los Muertos: Day of the Dead and Sugar Skulls, performances, alters, traditional food & drink, & costume contests. Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. Sun.: 6pm. $17/$12 advance.

coalITIoN of Immokalee workerS 239-313-1081, ciw-online.org, organize@allianceforfairfood. org • SU (11/1), 2pm - Publix Protest for Farmworker Justice. Free. Held outside of Publix, 1830 Hendersonville Rd.

PumPkIN caTaPulTS wITH caTamouNTS 452-2997, folkmootusa.org • SU (11/1), 1-4pm - Catapult your Halloween pumpkin. Sponsored by Folkmoot USA. $3 per pumpkin. Held on Main St., Waynesville

daNce BELLY DANCE • CLOGGING claSSeS (pd.) Now at Idea Factory Inc. Dance Studio, 3726 Sweeten Creek Road, in addition to our ongoing classes for ages 2 & up. Class schedule, registration/information: www.ideafactoryinc.org rococo ballroom (pd.) Offering social and competitive dance instruction to

JoYful NoISe 649-2828, joyfulnoisecenter. org Held at First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville, 30 Alabama Ave, Weaverville • MONDAYS, 6:45-7:30pm Beginner clogging class. Ages 7 through adult. $10. • MONDAYS, 7:30-8:15pm Intermediate/Advanced clogging class. Ages 7 through adult. $10.

eco aSHevIlle GreeN DrINkS ashevillegreendrinks.com Free to attend. • WE (10/28), 6pm -

“Legislative Wrap-Up,” presentation and discussion about this legislative session. Free to attend. Held at Twin Leaf Brewery, 144 Coxe Ave. creaTIoN care allIaNce of wNc creationcarealliance.org • TH (10/29), 5:30pm General meeting. Free. Held at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. mouNTaINTrue 611 N. Church St., Hendersonville, 258-8737, mountaintrue.org • TH (10/29), 6-8pm Presentation on the the current NC Legislative session. Registration required. Free. rIverlINk 170 Lyman St., 252-8474 ext.11 • FR (10/30), 3pm - Salon Series: Presentation about the Wilma Dykeman Riverway. Reservations required. Free. TrIck or “Tree”T wITH DoGwooD allIaNce 251-2525, dogwoodalliance. org • TH (10/29), 7-9pm - “Scare Away Forest Destruction,” volunteer night to send letters to policymakers. Free. Held at Dogwood Alliance, 129 Biltmore Ave. wNc SIerra club 251-8289, wenoca.org • WE (11/4), 7pm - “Climate Change on Food Production,” panel discussion with Dr. Laura Lengnick. Free to attend. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place

farm & GardeN meN’S GarDeN club of aSHevIlle 683-1673, mensgardenclubofasheville.org • TU (11/3), noon “Sustainable Horticulture at the Biltmore Estate,” luncheon and presentation. $11 for lunch. Held at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St.

feStivalS brevarD HalloweeNfeST halloweenfestnc.com • SA (10/31), 10am-3pm Festival with pie bake-off, vendors, pumpkin carving

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Give!local blasts off Free party at The Orange Peel kicks off Asheville’s first Give!Local campaign Arts For Life Asheville Design Center Asheville Humane Society Asheville Music School Sound Education Care Partners Foundation Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue Four Seasons Compassion for Life: Heart Songs Program Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Friends of the WNC Nature Center Heart of Horse Sense Helios Warriors, Inc. Helpmate, Inc. Homeward Bound of WNC Irene Wortham Center LEAF Community Arts Loving Food Resources Montford Park Players Mountain BizWorks MountainTrue Muddy Sneakers Organic Growers School Our VOICE Sleep Tight Kids, Inc. Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design The Lord’s Acre The Magnetic Theatre Inc. The North Carolina Arboretum Society The POP Project Wild South

THE MISSION: Raise funds and awareness for 30 worthy local nonprofits that make a big difference where we live. Make giving simple and fun, no matter how small or large the gift. THE METHOD:

Offer contributors hundreds of fun, valuable incentives that are provided by dozens of area businesses. Make giving easy — with a simple online shopping-cart system that allows gifts from $10 to $10,000, whether to just one or to many nonprofits.

THE PARTY: Come celebrate and get to know the folks behind the 30 participating Give!Local nonprofits — it’s their party! The party features prizes, theatrics, music, interactive activities for all ages. It’s free and open to all who are interested in this fabulous community. Have an awesome time! 28

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WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 1, from 6-10 p.m. WHERE: The Orange Peel.

Details: Admission is free. Kids and adults invited.

Festivities will include:

• The official launch of Give!Local and its website. • The presentation of the first-ever Give!Local Julian Award to a young professional doing outstanding work for a nonprofit. • Interactive activities for people of all ages presented by the 30 honored nonprofits. • Fabulous prizes! • Music by the students of Asheville Music School. can’t come? Your virtual participation is welcome and encouraged through the website! Visit givelocalguide.org. X

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contest and old time music showcase. Free to attend. Held in Downtown Brevard.

food & Beer lIvING web farmS 891-4497, livingwebfarms.org • TU (11/3), 6:30pm - “Meat Eating for the Future: The Honest Omnivore,” class covering animal welfare & ecological issues for meat eaters. $10. Held at French Broad Food Co-op, 90 Biltmore Ave.

GoverNmeNt & PoliticS elecTIoN DaY • TU (11/3) - Don’t Forget to Vote! Find your voting location here: vt.ncsbe.gov/ pollingplace_search/

kidS buNcombe couNTY PublIc lIbrarIeS buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library Free unless otherwise noted. • TH (10/29), 5pm - Teen Halloween party. Ages 11-18. Costumes welcome. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road • FR (10/30), 4pm - Teen Halloween party. 6th grade and up. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville fleTcHer lIbrarY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 687-1218, library.hendersoncountync.org • TH (10/29), 3:30pm “Things That Go Bump in the Night,” park rangers read stories about night animals. Free. folkmooT uSa 452-2997, folkmootusa.org • FR (10/30), 5:30-10:30pm “Spookmoot Kids Carnival.” $5 for kids & adults/2 and under free. Held at Folkmoot Friendship Center, 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville JoYful NoISe 649-2828, joyfulnoisecenter. org • MONDAYS, 6-7:30pm Capriccio String Orchestra for intermediate players. $10. Held at West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road • MONDAYS, 6:15-6:45pm

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- “Movement and Dance,” class for 5 and 6 year olds. $10. Held at First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville, 30 Alabama Ave, Weaverville

haley@appalachian.org. Free.

malaProP’S bookSTore aND cafe 55 Haywood St., 254-6734, malaprops.com Free unless otherwise noted. • WE (11/4), 11am - “Pout Pout Fish Party with Mr. Fish,” celebrating Deborah Diesen’s book The Not Very Merry Pout-Pout Fish.

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SPellbouND cHIlDreN’S bookSHoP 50 N. Merrimon Ave., 7087570, spellboundchildrensbookshop.com • SATURDAYS, 11am Storytime for ages 3-7. Free to attend. TrIck or TreaT STreeT 2015 DowntownHendersonville.org • SA (10/31), 5pm-7:30pm - Trick or treating with downtown merchants, costume contest and dance party. Costume contest registration at 4:30pm. Free to attend. Held on Main St. in Downtown Hendersonville.

outdoorS elIaDa Home 2 Compton Drive, 645-7190 • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (10/31) Eliada Home Corn Maze. See website for full schedule. Discounts for volunteers. $10/$8 seniors/$7 children age 4-11. lake JameS STaTe Park 6883 N.C. Highway 126, Nebo, 584-7728 Programs are free unless otherwise noted. • SA (10/31), 9:45am “Autumn Boat Tour,” ranger led boat tour. Registration required. THe SouTHerN aPPalacHIaN coNServaNcY ellie@rhubarbasheville.com • SU (11/1), 10:30am Moderate 3-mile hike on the Webb Family Conservation Easement in Jackson County. Registration required: haley@ appalachian.org. $10/Free for SAHC members. • TH (11/5), 10am - Moderate 3.5 mile hike and lunch along the Master Park Trail with Brother Wolf adoption center dogs. Registration required:

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1345 Hendersonville Road, 274-0757, alawing@carolinaday.org • TH (10/29), 8:30am - Inside the Classroom: Interested families can observe lower and middle school grades. Free to attend. • TH (11/5), 6:30pm - Upper school open house. Free to attend. • WE (10/28) & TH (10/29), 8-9:30am - Key Learning Center open house. Registration required: lpennington@carolinaday.org. Free to attend..

PuBlic lectureS PublIc lecTureS aT uNca unca.edu Free unless otherwise noted. • TU (11/3), 7:30pm - World Affairs Council: “IsraeliPalestinian Borders – Issues and Dilemmas,” $10/free WAC members and UNCA students. Held in the Reuter Center. • TH (11/5), noon - Panel Discussion: “Forced Sterilization on People with Disabilities and other Marginalized Identities.” Held in Zageir Hall, room 227. • TH (11/5), 7pm “Genealogy, Genetics and African-American History,” lecture by Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.. Held in Kimmel Arena. • TH (11/5), 11:30am-1pm “ISIS: Terror in the Name of Religion,” presentation. Held in Karen Hall, room 139. • TH (11/5), 11:50am Lunch and Learn: “Early Native American History in WNC,” presentation by Dr. Ellen Pearson. Held in the Intercultural Center.

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Doing Time Right In October, a Harvard University debate team (three-time recent champions of the American Parliamentary Debate Association) lost a match to a team of prisoners from the maximum-security Eastern New York Correctional Facility. Prison debaters "are held to the exact same standards" as college debate teams, according to the director of Bard College's Prison Initiative, which coaches the inmates. Prisoners took the "pro" side of public schools having the right to turn away students whose parents had entered the U.S. illegally (though team members personally disagreed). The Bard trainers pointed out that the inmates perfected their presentation despite (or perhaps because of) the prison prohibition on Internet access.

Compelling Explanations A black alleged gang member, Taurus Brown, 19, under arrest in Clearwater, Florida, in September for having a marijuana cigarette casually tucked behind his ear as he talked politely to a white police officer, tried to flee on foot but was quickly taken down. Asked why he ran, Brown replied (according to the police report): "I don't like white people touching me. White people do weird stuff."

Unclear on the Concept • The Merit Systems Protection Board is (wrote The Washington Post) "a personnel court of last resort" for federal employees unfairly punished by demotion or firing — which is just what employee Timothy Korb needed when his federal agency suspended him in 2013, allegedly for revealing at a staff meeting that the agency's actual case backlog was much worse than it was letting on. Korb's employer, ironically, is the Merit Systems Protection Board, and in September 2015, an administrative law judge upheld his claim of unfairness. • Philosophy professor Anna Stubblefield (Rutgers-Newark University) was convicted of aggravated sexual assault against a severely disabled man she was discovered having sex with on the floor in a locked

office, but at trial in September, she testified that the man had "consent(ed)" and that the two were "in love." The victim, 34, has cerebral palsy and other ailments, wears diapers, requires assistance for nearly all activities, is intellectually disabled, and does not speak, "except for making noises," according to a brother. Stubblefield had been working with him on the controversial practice of "facilitated communication," in which a facilitator reads a patient's mind via subtleties such as eye movement and articulates the words for him. However, a jury failed to appreciate that facilitated "consent" and quickly convicted her.

Shameless In rare bipartisan action, the U.S. Senate is preparing a bill to ban taxpayer funds for those military salutes at sporting events. Teams (the legislators believe) already benefit from the fanfriendly staging of heartwarming patriotic displays. (The Pentagon had paid $5.4 million just to the National Football League over the last four years.) An NFL spokesman, finally playing catchup, said in September, "(N)o one should be paid to honor our troops."

Legislators in Action • In a recent resolution, Blount County (Tennessee) Commissioner Karen Miller called for her fellow commissioners and state officials all the way up to the governor to prepare for "God's wrath" for recent national policies (same-sex marriage, etc.) she disagrees with. Though other states might be in for a smiting, Miller's resolution calls on God to spare Blount County (by the "safety of the Passover lamb"). In October, the commission tabled the resolution, 10-5, but she promised to reintroduce it. • By September, Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser were finally out of the Michigan Legislature — Gamrat by guard-escorted removal after her formal expulsion and Courser by pre-emptive resignation — following the pair's monthslong "secret" sexual affair and clumsy handling of its revelation. Courser's original defense strategy was to plant a bogus story of a gay-sex scandal, hoping to discredit as hysteria any news about his actual affair, but when that failed, he issued a 1,900-word plea, liberally quoting the Bible, acknowledging his hypocrisy and hoping for salvation from his colleagues (who failed to come through).

The Weirdo-American Community "Officially" declaring oneself not subject to the laws of any jurisdiction (i.e., a "sovereign") opens a wide range of career choices. The FBI and Las Vegas police say that in Rick Van Thiel's case, once his porn-industry career ended (because someone stole his video equipment), he "decided to go into the medical field," becoming "Dr. Rick" with expertise performing dozens of abortions, circumcisions and castrations (plus cancer treatments and root canals). Proudly avoiding actual licensing, Van Thiel promoted "alternative" remedies, with an office in a Nevada compound of trailers that one hesitant "patient" described as something out of a horror movie. Van Thiel, arrested in October, nonetheless staunchly defended his ability (acquired, he said, by watching YouTube medical videos). (Bonus entertainment: In court, he will be acting as his own lawyer.)

Perspective In June, Tennessee's much-publicized program to kick drug users off of welfare rolls (and only from welfare rolls, among all people receiving any type of state subsidy) wound up its first year cutting off fewer than 40 people out of 28,559 people on public assistance ("temporary assistance to needy families"). Nonetheless, the sponsoring legislators said they were pleased with the program and planned no changes. The state paid a contractor $11,000 to conduct 468 drug tests, but did not disclose staff costs of processing applications, deciding who to test and managing cases.

September with robbing the Savings Bank in Ashville, Ohio — with their apprehension made easier by Morgan's Facebook photos of himself riffling through (and with a mouthful of) his newly acquired stack of bills (a "McStack," he wrote) and describing his current elation: "I got six bands bra ... I'm doing rrree=aaaalll good." (Police were quick to find the Facebook page because Morgan was already on parole from a 2010 bank robbery.)

Armed & Clumsy (All-New!) More Men Who Accidentally Shot Themselves Recently: A 16-year-old boy, in the leg — for the second time in three months (same leg) (Tulsa, Oklahoma, September). A road-rager waving a gun at a motorist, jarring his trigger finger as he subsequently crashed (Estero, Florida, September). Christen Reece, 23, shot in the head demonstrating to friends the gun's "safety" (Navajo County, Arizona, September). A man celebrating his 21st (and, alas, final) birthday (Dallas, July). A 49-year-old man who failed the "removing the magazine does not clear the chamber" test (Mims, Florida, June). Martin Hoyer, 51, who failed the "waistband is not a holster" test (Wenatchee, Washington, September). Thomas Javier, 26, trying to hide his gun (after being caught urinating in the street) and fumbling it, accidentally shooting himself in the vicinity of the organ in question. (Brooklyn, New York, September). Donald Watson, 43, slipping a for-sale gun into his pocket and somehow firing on his penis (Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September).

Least Competent Criminals • Not Ready for Prime Time: It was at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 8 that, according to Dallas police, Kristopher Jones, 18, and a buddy decided it would be Joy's Donut shop they should rob. As they exited the store (one carrying the shop's cash register), a uniformed, off-duty officer (who apparently had pulled up to the store — for doughnuts) saw the whole thing and arrested Jones (though his partner was able to flee). • I'm Da Man! John Morgan, 28, and Ashley Duboe, 24, were charged in

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Halloween costumes aren’t just for people anymore! Increasingly, pet caretakers are dressing up their furry family members and taking them out on the town for this spooktacular holiday. Just in case you need some Halloween inspiration for your feline or Fido, we reached out to local animal shelters and business owners to showcase some creative Halloween pet costumes. Once your four-legged friends have their holiday disguise, don’t forget that you can support local animal shelters on Halloween by taking your pets out to benefit events like the HowlO-Ween Walkathon at Carrier Park or the Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade in Downtown Black Mountain (p. 36).

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for the dilettante, he emphasizes. “It’s like having a kid: Every single day, I’ve got to do something for the birds.” To persuade a falconer to sponsor the apprenticeship, beginners must display a real devotion to learning the trade. “If you’re not willing to come hunt every chance you get,” he notes, “you’re not up for the responsibility of keeping a bird of prey.” That includes knowing which birds can be trapped (federal regulations allow only juvenile birds to be taken into captivity) and an extensive period of developing trust with one’s bird. “In general, it takes 30-40 days to go from wild-trapped to free-flying a normal red-tailed hawk,” says Hausman. “It takes an extreme amount of patience, and every bird is different.” kNow Your raPTor

BirdS of a feather: Inspired by his fascination with raptors’ “intelligence and simplicity of life,” falconer Eric Hausman has devoted countless hours to training, rehabilitating and hunting with hawks and falcons around the mountains. Photo courtesy of Eric Hausman.

bY maX HuNT mhunt@mountainx.com eric hausman’s passion for raptors began on golf courses, where he worked for many years. “The only time I’d stop was for golfers to pass through, or to watch birds of prey,” the Weaverville r esident remembers. Now a certified falconer, Hausman helps the Carolina Raptor Center in Huntersville rehabilitate injured birds from time to time. “They call and ask me to train and access the bird and evaluate its condition,” he explains. “It’s another huge commitment, but it makes me feel good helping the wildlife and especially the bird-of-prey population. By the time I release a bird, I have no worries about its survival.”

One of the oldest known forms of hunting and sport, falconry remains shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding, often seen as an arcane and sometimes brutal practice. Inspired by his older brother’s interest in the sport, Hausman decided to pursue his dream of getting certified after moving to Western North Carolina. “This was the first place I’ve lived where I had the land and room to actually keep a bird,” he explains. Becoming a falconer is a long, complex process, guided by extensive state and federal regulations. “You have to do a two-year apprenticeship” with a certified falconer, says Hausman. “You’ve got to take a state exam in Raleigh, and you’ve got to have your facilities inspected by a Fish and Wildlife Service biologist.” Hausman gained certification eight years ago. Learning the intricacies of proper care and training of a raptor is not

Some birds are better suited to than others to WNC’s terrain. “For where I live, red-tailed hawks are the best bird.” Flying others, such as peregrine falcons, is “asking for trouble” he maintains, because these wide-ranging hunters may dart off over the next ridgeline in search of prey, leaving the falconer far behind, and blocking the electronic tracking devices falconers use to catch up with their birds. Prey ranges from rodents and small mammals to crows and even ducks, depending on the type of raptor. Combating public misconceptions is another major challenge. In the wild, about 80 percent of juvenile raptors die in their first year, says Hausman. Parasites, injuries and human-related hazards all pose significant risks. “My bird right now has no clue how to catch a squirrel; when I caught her, she was 41 ounces, which is less than a week from death,” he reveals. “The bird I trapped last year was injured from electrical shock; it took six months of rehabbing to heal her up.” Some falconers keep a bird for life, but Hausman says they gradually become more dependent on humans. He prefers to release them after a year or two, to ensure that they can successfully return to the wild.

hunting experiences you have with a wild animal is priceless.” Raptors’ “intelligence and simplicity of life,” he says, are amazing. And the unpredictability and adventure of hunting with the birds has taught him a lot about life’s sometimes harsh realities. “Anything can happen, and every day you come home with your bird is a good day,” he notes. “It’s a very eye-opening sport: It’s taught me a lot about life and death in the wild.” Hausman’s also happy to share what he loves with whoever is interested. “I highly recommend it to anyone that has the time and passion for birds,” he says. “If you have land for my birds to fly, I’d love to take you all out to enjoy the experience.” Donations and tips are accepted, but “Any gratuities benefit the Carolina Raptor Center.” More than anything, Hausman wants to expose others to the beauty and power of the creatures that continue to captivate him. “It’s changed my life for the better,” he says. “I always wanted a family and kids; this is the second-best thing.” X

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SA (10/31), 3pm - Proceeds from this annual pet costume contest and pet parade with pet photography benefit the Asheville Humane Society. Registration begins at 1pm. $5 registration fee for costume contest/ Parade is free. Held in Downtown Black Mountain.

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markbettisgallery.com WE (10/28), 5:30-8:30pm - A portion of proceeds from sales at this grand opening reception for artist Mark Bettis’ new painting series Spirit Animals will benefit the Asheville Humane Society (with a matching donation from the Aloft Downtown). Free to attend. Held at Mark Bettis Studio & Gallery, 123 Roberts St.

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yay or neiGh? bY vIrGINIa DaffroN vdaffron@mountainx.com It’s 5 o’clock on a Friday afternoon, and gypsy gold is heading to work. As the 17-year-old MorganBrabant draft horse clip-clops through the Five Points neighborhood, residents wave and call out greetings. Children stare. “Hi, Gypsy!” shouts a Checker Cab driver, slowly overtaking the carriage. After patiently waiting for the light at Five Points, Gypsy turns onto Broadway. A purple LaZoom bus passes; passengers echo the tour guide’s amplified “Hi, Gypsy!” As we pull up to the carriage stand alongside Pritchard Park, police officers, a park warden and emergency medical responders also greet Gypsy and owner/driver catherine hunter. After blocking the wheels and recording Gypsy’s temperature, Hunter, who owns Asheville Horse & Carriage Tours, takes up a position at the bay gelding’s head, turning her attention to the constant stream of admirers eager to pat and take selfies with Gypsy. As the horse offers his nose for kisses and his neck for stroking, Hunter chats with passers-by. “Some of the money we earn helps rescue abused horses,” she tells a couple visiting from St. Petersburg, Fla. Asheville natives bob and bobbie ray walk up to redeem a gift certificate their daughter gave them. Halfway through the ride, Bobbie says she’s seen art deco details she’d never noticed before and has taken note of Hunter’s restaurant recommendations. Returning to Pritchard Park, Hunter thanks the Rays and checks Gypsy over. Then she’s back at the horse’s head, greeting potential customers and welcoming curious children. Not everyone, however, is charmed by the sight of a horse and carriage in downtown Asheville: Some say they’re unhealthy, unsafe and exploitative. ProTeST PlaNNeD A planned protest against Hunter’s operation by Asheville

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Voice for Animals activists was rained out, but the group has twice screened Blinders, an anti-horse-carriage-industry film, and plans to hold a protest in November, notes campaign manager sarah windle. “Horses shouldn’t be walking on pavement; the excessive pounding is hard on their hooves and legs and leads to lameness. And they shouldn’t be forced to live nose-to-tailpipe, breathing noxious vehicle emissions,” says longtime local animal welfare crusader stewart david. “Forcing a horse to pull a carriage full of people uphill is cruel and doubly cruel in hot weather. While the ordinance restricts their use during periods of extreme heat and cold, enforcement of this and other regulations is, to the best of my knowledge, almost nonexistent.” But sue d. mcmullen, the city’s animal services supervisor, says that’s not true. Since Hunter received her carriage horse license in 2013, says McMullen, “Our department has received three complaints. We’ve investigated: They were all unfounded. People see it’s hot out, maybe the horse is foaming at the mouth a little bit,” she explains, but there have been no accidents or violations. Although the city approved carriage tours in 1993, Hunter and her business hold the only current licenses, says christina hallingse, Asheville Police Department’s public information officer. Both carriage and horse must be inspected annually. AVA co-organizer gregory prescott, however, believes Hunter’s clean record is beside the point. “Regardless of what conditions the horses are living in, or what kind of space she claims they may have or how well they’re taken care of when they’re not on the street,” he maintains, “That’s not the issue at all.” Home oN THe farm For Hunter, though, the care of her animals is very much the issue. “I’m not in the horse industry to get rich,” she deadpans, gesturing toward her two-room apartment upstairs in the barn on the 30-acre Weaverville farm she leases. “I drive a 16-year-old car; I buy my clothes at Goodwill. All the money from the carriage operation goes back into the horses. Proper

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workING ParTNerSHIP: Catherine Hunter offers Gypsy Gold a drink of water before his Friday night shift pulling a carriage in downtown Asheville. Photo by Virginia Daffron

care for one horse costs at least $200 to $300 per month. What do those people think will happen to these horses without a job?” Gypsy starts the day in the pasture he shares with about 10 other horses. Although there’s a large shelter in the pasture, the horses usually choose to stay in the open in all sorts of weather, says Hunter. Before calling them to the barn for breakfast, she fills each roomy stall’s feed bucket with locally grown whole oats. “We use a lot of rewards in our training,” Hunter explains, noting that a calm, happy horse cooperates willingly, eliminating the need for harsh tactics. After eating, Gypsy receives a thorough grooming. The gelding pulled carriages in St. Augustine, Fla., for 11 years before his owners decided to retire. “They didn’t

want to sell their horse to anyone but me,” recalls Hunter, who also bought two carriages from them. Gypsy works no more than eight hours a day, five days a week. He gets a 15-minute water and rest break every two hours. Regulations say he can’t work when the temperature is above 90 or below 25 degrees, and he gets two months off in winter. A horse, says Hunter, can pull up to six times its own weight. Gypsy tips the scales at 1,350 pounds, she points out, so his maximum load (six adult passengers in a 900-pound carriage) is about a quarter of what he could theoretically pull. “It’s about the same as a person pushing a shopping cart,” she says. Special shoes give him extra traction on pavement, and a skilled farrier sees him every four to six weeks.

“It’s not true that horses can’t tell you if they don’t want to work,” notes Hunter. “If he didn’t want to get in that trailer, there’s nothing I could do to force him.” As evidence, Hunter offers to demonstrate. The horse’s ears prick forward when he hears the truck’s diesel engine start; he walks to the door of the green two-horse rig on a loose lead rein. Hunter barely has a chance to praise him with a “Good

boy!” before Gypsy steps up into the trailer, his lead rope slack as Hunter waits by the door. Gypsy stands inside quietly; at the “Back up!” command, he steps out of the trailer as calmly as he went in. Hunter says she appreciates the protesters’ concern but wishes it were directed toward the thousands of horses genuinely in need of an advocate, noting, “I’d be the first person protesting if someone were mistreating a horse.” X

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SNack TIme: Olive the otter (pictured) and her companion Obi Wan are fed a diet of fish with occasional fish “Popsicles” (fish frozen into ice cubes) as a treat. Visitors to the WNC Nature Center can watch the otters being fed about 11:30 a.m. each day. Photo by Cindy Kunst To feed your household dog, cat — or pig, for that matter — takes nothing more than a trip to PetSmart. Meeting the dietary needs of wild animals, however, requires a little more effort than cracking open a can. At the WNC Nature Center, about 250 animals live on-site, representing 60 species. None of the residents can be released back into the wild, so the 42-acre property is their permanent home. As any team member will tell you, such a diverse population requires a well- and weirdly stocked kitchen. Nibbles the groundhog’s leafy foodstuffs, for instance, are a far cry from the carnivorous cougars’ morning eats. So what is on the menu for these diverse residents? And how does a group of humans make sure these wild critters are getting the nutrition they need? chris gentile, executive director of the Nature Center, says that the animals’ diets are among the most important aspects of operation, and his team is highly trained in food preparation, nutrition and procedure. “Preparing food is something that’s a learned trade. When we bring an animal care person in, they spend a lot of time watching and learning from

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people who really know,” he explains. Each animal is different, and each eats a diet specifically tailored to its needs. Take the otters, for example. Obi Wan and Olive are among the center’s most popular attractions. “When we get surveys and Trip Advisor comments, otters are always the most-mentioned animal,” says Gentile. As far as their daily menu goes, they eat fish — just as they would in the wild, he says. “The fish come from a local stock area,” he explains — the same type of farm that raises fish for restaurants. “We get a delivery a few times a year, freeze it, then take the fish out as we need it so it defrosts in the fridge. We cut it up into small bits — we don’t feed them whole fish or live fish.” Sometimes, the otters get fish Popsicles: giant ice cubes with fish bits frozen inside. As they melt, the otters get their snacks and a little bit of entertainment too. “It’s not like humans where they just cut off a filet,” explains Gentile. “They eat bones, eyes, the head — it gives them calcium and nutrients from other parts of the fish. The public always has a chance to watch the feeding ritual — the critters dine about 11:30 a.m. daily at Otter Falls, says Gentile. People are also curious about the diets of the Nature Center’s two cougars, Pisgah and Mitchell (named for two of Western North Carolina’s most famous peaks), says Gentile. As carnivores, their diet is all meat. “Most people don’t realize that carnivores in zoos — here, at the North Carolina Zoo or any other zoo people might have visited in the area — most of the time the carnivores are getting commercially prepared meat. We don’t feed them deer we find in the road,” explains Gentile. Their food is produced by a commercial meat manufacturer — much like dog food, only specially formulated to include all the nutrients the cougars need. The center orders from a company out of Nebraska, and they have a nutritionist on staff. “They provide it in what looks like a 5-pound log of sausage — a five-pound ration,” explains Gentile. “We get two or three deliveries a year, and as we go, we’ll pull out what we need, let it defrost and prepare it that way.” It’s crucial that the team knows exactly what’s in the food, says Gentile. “Say we don’t know that there’s a certain mineral in a meat, then an animal gets sick — our vet would have to uncover that stone. Knowing what goes into an animal’s diet is like preventative medicine,” he explains. While the commercially prepared recipe makes up the bulk of the cougars’ diets, occasionally they get a little something extra, says Gentile. “Local hunters may donate part of a deer, like a leg, and the cougars and other .carnivores will chew on that and get their calcium. It’s

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Feeding the animals of the WNC Nature Center

DISHING IT ouT: WNC Nature Center staff member Laura Pearson prepares a meal for one of the facility’s resident animals. Pearson is in charge of portioning food for all the Nature Center’s animals. Photo by Cindy Kunst not a common thing — we only do it when it’s available.” The snakes also have a unique dietary regime. “Rattlesnakes eat a whole rat or a whole mouse and digest it, just like they would if they caught a mouse or rat in the wild,” Gentile says. The center sources mice and rats from a company that produces feeder animals for different zoos. The sizes of the rodents depend on the sizes of the snakes. “A bigger snake will eat a larger rat, while a corn snake will eat a much smaller rat or a large mouse,” says Gentile. Like the other animals’ food, the mice and rats are frozen then defrosted for consumption. Clearly, one size does not fit all when it comes to the center’s hundreds of inhabitants and their daily diets. Hippocrates’ words about food being medicine apply to wild animals too. Hence the need for a wellstocked fridge. And freezer. “Think of all the things that need to be in our grocery store,” adds Gentile. “We have animals that eat hay, we have mealworms, crickets, not to mention dry food we feed the bears that comes in a dog food-type bag. We have a lot of different items in our grocery store — more than you’d ever find at Ingles.” X

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comING Home: For death doula Michelle Skeele, home births and home funerals mean “that we as families and individuals and communities take back our power to attend to our own — our birthing mothers, our dying family members.” Photo by Gry Karen Rick jennifer morgan, board member for the Funeral Consumers Alliance of WNC, says the organization receives many calls from people looking for information on how to have a different kind of funeral. “People may want something a little more simple, a little less expensive,” she says. “We’re very supportive of people doing it the way people want to, returning control of the process over to the families — a consumer empowerment basically.” One avenue for more control is a family-directed funeral. In a traditional American funeral, a guy comes in with a gurney, picks up your loved one and is gone, says Yongue. “Next time you see [your loved ones], they are embalmed. You can only see them at a certain time, and you have to control your emotions, because there’s a lot of people there,” she says.

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A family-directed funeral, on the other hand, is often held in the home. It “is a huge open-heart experience,” says Yongue. “Friends and family may bathe and dress the body, and the place where the body is kept is a sacred space. Family members can come in anytime, day or night, and the grief process transforms much more quickly,” she explains. Death care midwives and death doulas, such as Yongue and Skeele, are specially trained to help people navigate the practical details of death and dying. They can also suggest ways to honor the spiritual dimensions of the process and provide emotional support. To Skeele, who home-birthed her children, home funerals and home births are two sides of the same coin. “The idea, for me, about home births and home funerals is that we as

families and individuals and communities take back our power to attend to our own — our birthing mothers, our dying family members,” says Skeele. Interest in green burial is growing, say Yongue and Skeele. Green burials use biodegradable caskets or shrouds, do not embalm the deceased and offer a green or conservation burial ground. Bury Me Naturally is an Ashevillebased business selling biodegradable paperboard caskets and shrouds. Owner carol motely got into the death business after her grandmother died and her family could not find a simple pine casket “in the whole dang state.” Her grandmother “was very country; she went out in the woods all the time and had gardens,” says Motely. The funeral homes kept showing the family caskets with velvet

taped to it, but Motely kept thinking, “No, this is not what she was about.” Although most people assume they must hire a funeral home, the state does not mandate it. North Carolina state law allows families to act as their own funeral directors, does not require embalming and allows families to transport their deceased to the crematorium or burial site, Skeele outlines in materials supplied during her workshop, “Creative Death: End of Life Options.” To accommodate the growing interest in green burial, Yongue is in the process of buying land that will be the first conservation burial ground in North Carolina. This spring, she plans to open the 11-acre Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, which is 15 minutes outside Asheville in Mills River, as a multiuse conservation park funded by burial. A conservation burial ground “is basically a park,” says Yongue. “It looks like you’re at a park. There are trails and pathways that are not paved, and alongside [the trails], there will be somebody buried,” she says.

Skeele refers to the “deathing.” process. “You talk about birthing. I tell people the same thing happens. We’re just deathing instead of birthing,” she says. “It is part of the same circle of life. We birth, we die and we rebirth.” X

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bY JoSHua cole joshuacole34@gmail.com An upcoming conference gives Asheville a lead role in efforts to integrate the latest climate science into the hands-on practices of architects, builders and others. “Climate Resilient Design in the Southeast,” happening Friday, Nov. 6, at the U.S. Cellular Center, brings together an impressive array of

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acclaimed scientists and other professionals. They’ll discuss climate-resilient building methods in relation to extreme weather events and other aspects of climate change. Buildings last a long time, and things like increased rainfall, higher average temperatures and sea level rise can dramatically affect the conditions a given structure will have to deal with over time. “Really heavy precipitation events are increasing, and that means com-

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munities are going to have additional problems with stormwater drainage and things that architects, as they’re building, can take into consideration — different ways you can design an area that has more or less runoff,” says thomas peterson, a keynote speaker at the conference and a lead author of the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Underscoring the event’s timeliness is Executive Order 13693, titled “Planning

for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade.” Issued by President Barack Obama in March, it requires building projects involving federal approval or federal funds to factor climate science into their design, in both new construction and retrofitting old buildings. An architect designing a building in a flood plain, for example, will now have to consider not just where the flood plain is today but where it will be in the future, explains

marjorie mcguirk, an environmental consultant who spent 25 years at the Asheville-based National Climatic Data Center (now the National Centers for Environmental Information), an arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The conference is co-hosted by the local chapter of The American Institute of Architects and The Collider, an Asheville nonprofit that seeks to merge science and business to address environmental and climate challenges. “There’s really a whole lot of high-caliber climate scientists in this area,” notes james stafford, president of AIA Asheville. “We want to build the seminar into an annual event where people in the building, design and construction industries can come to Asheville each year and hear the latest news and best practices about design and building for climate consciousness.” a crITIcal maSS of eXPerTS The daylong seminar will offer six continuing education credits for architects, who must complete 12 credits annually in order to maintain their N.C. license. “We’re going to develop this type of programming and provide it to all types of business and industry professionals,” says marilyn mcdonald, executive director and chief operations officer of The Collider. “We really want to focus on issues dealing with the environment and the impact the climate has on it, especially in the areas of adaptation and resilience, because with climate change and extreme weather, that’s what we have to deal with now.” McDonald spent 14 years at A-B Tech, most recently as executive director of the Educational and Entrepreneurial Development Foundation. “Having an event such as this one here in Asheville allows you to leverage Asheville’s climate enterprise, which includes NOAA but also the expertise that The Collider is collecting,” says glenn Kerr, executive director of the American Association of State Climatologists. “You have a critical mass of subjectmatter experts that reside in this area and are co-located with the actual climate data and the people that build the products and services.” Kerr previously worked as a climatologist for both the Air Force and the Defense Department.

Other conference presenters include Kenneth Kunkel of the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites as well as eco-savvy architects like Stafford and nathan bryant of Samsel Architects. Former Asheville Planning Director scott shuford, who’s now Fayetteville’s director of development services, will provide a city planning perspective. And former Asheville City Council member robin cape, who helped found and develop The Collider, has considerable experience in reducing carbon emissions, building renovation and alternative energy. Peterson’s presentation will focus on the science of attributing extreme weather events to climate change, which he stresses must be understood in terms of probabilities. “Extreme cold events are decreasing, but only moderately, while extreme warm events are increasing dramatically,” he notes. “This asymmetry has implications for designing a building: how much insulation to put in and what kind of heating and cooling, to make sure you’re adapting not only to the climate you have now but the climate the building is going to be experiencing” later in its life span.

points out, more than two-thirds of NASA’s structures sit within a flood plain. “We had a very well-received program about a year ago that was for just the local section of the AIA. There are lots of conferences, but what we’re uniquely doing is infusing the climate science into their profession, enabling them to take on the mantle of climate practitioners.” Architects unfamiliar with environmental and climate-sensitive design methods, she adds, won’t be able to compete for grants and projects needing federal approval. Recognizing this, says McGuirk, “The leadership of AIA Asheville went to their national headquarters and said, ‘Can we use climate learning to meet our requirements for our architectural certificate?’ and they said, ‘Yes.’” For more information on the conference or to register, visit thecollider. org/climate-resilient-design. Tickets cost $195. Architects with questions may also contact AIA Asheville at info@aiaasheville.org. X

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WNC’s wild air potatoes satisfy appetites, feed imaginations in the direction of his friend clyde hollifield, whom he describes as a “folkloric character.” He says Hollifield has a story about the air potato being the potato of “the little people.” “The little people?” I ask. But Elliott says I should hear the story from Hollifield himself. THe lITTle PeoPle

freSH aIr: Author, herbalist and storyteller Doug Elliott, left, harvests air potatoes on his homestead in Rutherford County. Elliott prepares the vine-growing yams by boiling or frying them. The air-potato vine on the right was found growing in Asheville’s Kenilworth neighborhood. Photos by Carla Seidl

bY carla SeIDl carla.seidl@gmail.com On a recent tour with wild foods educator alan muskat, our group stumbles upon what looks like tiny potatoes growing on vines. “I call these fairy potatoes,” Muskat says, popping one of the marble-sized tubers into his mouth. “It’s a wild yam, technically. ... It’s commonly known as cinnamon vine. ... You can cook them like potatoes. If you have kids, you can make fairy french fries.” The next day, as I turn a corner in my neighborhood, I literally run into the same plant. I roast

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some of the tiny, vine-growing tubers in the oven with olive oil and salt, and they are delicious. An Internet search on cinnamon vine, however, clouds my enthusiasm. Descriptions of the air potato, as it’s more often known, include phrases like “invasive” and “possibly poisonous,” giving me pause about consuming my curious bounty. I write to Muskat for clarification. Dioscorea polystachya, he replies, is the local, edible variety — not to be confused with the D. bulbifera that plagues folks in Florida. Muskat points me in the direction of local herbalist and storyteller doug elliott, who writes in his book Wild Roots that the air potato was originally brought here as an

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ornamental plant from China and is also called Chinese yam. The name cinnamon vine comes from its small, white cinnamon-scented flowers that bloom in midsummer. At his homestead in Union Mills, Elliott tells me that cinnamon vine also has delicious tubers under the ground, but he and his wife mostly use the vine-growing air potatoes, either boiling them like regular potatoes or rolling them around in a hot, well-oiled frying pan. Elliott, author of such works as the children’s collection Crawdads, Doodlebugs & Creasy Greens, knows songs and stories about all kinds of plants, but none for the air potato — yet. Elliott does, however, point me

Hollifield lives some 18 winding miles southeast of Black Mountain and introduces himself as a local person who’s been “grandfathered in.” A former instrument builder, puppeteer, community college instructor and rehabilitator of birds of prey, Hollifield is full of neat tricks, like making a miniature rain jacket out of a poplar leaf and fitting a hand-carved miniature dulcimer magically into a bottle. “The little people’s potato,” he says of the air potato. He, too, has the aerial-tuber-dotted vine growing on his property some meters up from a replica of Stonehenge. “’Cause it’s so tiny, you know what I mean? But it’s so small that it would have to be the potato of the second little people down.” I tell Hollifield that I am unfamiliar with the idea of the little people. “Are they like fairies?” I ask. Not exactly, he says, explaining that the small figures from Cherokee lore were thought to be more like people. “They had the same lifestyle, but were mythological, I guess you’d say, or magical.” Hollifield points out that in European folklore, there’s a whole menagerie of mythological creatures, like trolls, goblins, elves and hobbits, who, like the Cherokee little people, are said to have lived underground, in rock piles or in other in-between places. This is no idle chatter. One of Hollifield’s stories appears in a book on Cherokee little people, and he himself has written and illustrated an impressively detailed fantasy manuscript called The Cedar Creek Fairies that draws from local ecology. The Cherokee name for air potatoes is nuni, says Hollifield.

He’s not sure how long the plant has been here, but he’s sure the Cherokee knew about them. “I probably made up the connection between the nuni and the little people,” admits Hollifield. Still, he explains, in Cherokee and many other native cultures, little things are more important than big things. Folk wisdom holds that the little medicine, the little root, for instance, is strongest. This general rule applies to many things — among them, certainly, the little people. “They were allies, in a different realm,” says Hollifield. “It wasn’t necessarily good to see them. It might be dangerous.” I think back to the tour with Muskat, where I first encountered the air potato. “Fairy potatoes,” he told us, with a half-smile. “A name I made up, but it’s a little bit dangerous, right?” As with picking wild food in general, my search for information on the air potato seems something of a shadowy treasure hunt. Each person I encounter along the way seems to shun the well-beaten path, purposefully veering outside the mainstream in order to access something richer.

spleen and help balance chi within the body. Since the root can grow to be up to 6 feet long, it is sometimes cultivated in a tube or pipe for easier harvesting. “If you cook the root,” says Han, “once you take the skin off, it’s very sticky, and slippery. The Chinese believe that anything like that is good for your health.” Han says the air potato is found all over China. He is not aware of any poisonous varieties. So perhaps, I think, the shadowy treasure hunt ends here. “What’s the name of the air potato in Chinese?” I ask. Shan yao, Han says, spelling it for me. Shan means mountain; yao means medicine. When I look that up on the Internet, I get another surprise. Due to its use as a tonic for both “congenital and acquired ailments,” several sources say, the Chinese apparently have another name for this superstar mountain yam: fairy food. And no, I’m not making this up. A version of this story was originally published on Carla Seidl’s blog, earthflavors.net. X

cHINeSe rooTS After visiting Elliott and Hollifield, I make an appointment to interview dongping han. A professor of Chinese history and political science at Warren Wilson College, Han is a man to whom the air potato is no mystery. He grew up with this plant in China and now grows it in his yard, boiling the air potatoes in season and eating them as a snack. “When I was growing up, this was one of one of most important plants my family grew,” Han says. In China, it’s renowned for its healing properties as well as for food. The tiny, vine-growing air potatoes are dipped in sugar, cooked and sold on a stick during New Year time, says Han. But it’s the underground tuber of the plant that’s prized among the Chinese as a foodstuff. Cooked with chicken, it is a favored dish for important guests. “If you read the Chinese medical book, it’s good for anything almost,” Han says about the yam. It has a sweet, neutral nature that is said to be beneficial for the kidney and the

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food for thouGht City Council candidates weigh in on local food policy

ImPorTaNT ISSueS: City Council candidates (pictured from left) Rich Lee, Julie Mayfield, Brian Haynes, Marc Hunt, Keith Young and Lindsey Simerly, shared their views and answered questions on local food issues at a recent forum hosted by the Asheville Buncome Food Policy Council. Photo by Cindy Kunst At an Oct. 12 forum hosted by the Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council, the six candidates vying for three City Council seats responded to four long-form questions they’d been given in advance (see box).

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The FPC, a volunteer organization, is charged with holding the city accountable to the commitments made in the Food Action Plan. Developed by the FBC and adopted by City Council in January 2013, the document commits Asheville to

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specific measures to relieve hunger, particularly in food-insecure areas. A 2013 report from the Food Research and Action Center, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, ranked the Asheville metro area ninth-worst in the nation for food

insecurity, with more than 1 in 5 residents lacking money for food within the past year. At the forum, all six candidates praised the work of the Food Policy Council and various local nonprofits. Both julie mayfield and Vice Mayor marc hunt, the lone incumbent in the race, stressed the need to work more closely with state and county government. Hunt also called for a 25- to 30-year commitment by the city to “reshape public housing,” citing the planned reconstruction of Lee Walker Heights as an example of progress. But Keith young, the only African-American in the race, scoffed at that idea. “We don’t really have any traditional African-American communities left, and the highest concentration of African-Americans living in the city, anecdotally, probably reside in public housing,” said Young, a native of Asheville’s once-vibrant East End neighborhood who’s now a deputy clerk of Buncombe County Superior Court. “So I am not for the gentrification through a 15- to 30-year plan to continue to move us out of this area.” The plan, he asserted, would also break up families and long-standing communities. Candidate rich lee said: “I think the city needs to help form co-ops in food deserts and make them work. Ingles is not going to move in there by themselves.” Projects like the Interstate 26 expansion, he continued, “show that the disparate racial impacts carried out through redlining are still happening today. ... One of the best things we can do is to help end the isolation of communities of color — not break them up but bring them back in.” Lee also stressed the connection between food insecurity and transportation issues. “It’s important to remember that inequality issues are transportation issues and food access issues. When we talk about affordability, I want people to remember that our ability to get around the town, and our isolation in food deserts, is a big part of that equation.” Mayfield also spoke about transportation, noting, “The city’s first obligation is to the comunities and the people who have to ride the bus. The city, by deciding the routes and the times that buses run, gets to decide who gets to work where and how late; who gets to go to school, who gets to get to child care.”

The Food Action Plan, said lindsey simerly, wasn’t designed to be a magic bullet but was the first initiative of its kind to address food insecurity, adding that it needs to be updated. “When you’re anti-density and anti-development within the city limits, you’re encouraging sprawl, which eats up farmland,” said Simerly. “The city can lead by example in supporting urban agriculture by having edible plants in with some of the rest of our landscaping.” Parks and Recreation Department staff, however, have said that edible landscaping is too expensive to maintain. brian haynes proposed partnering with churches to plant urban gardens, tipping his hat to groups such as Green Opportunities and Patchwork Urban Farms. “A bunch of what I’ve been doing tonight has really been just pointing out who I think is doing things right in the city,” he said. “Though I don’t have a lot of my own ideas on this subject, I consider myself a listener, and to me, the Food Policy Council knows more about this than anything I could throw out there.” Food Policy Council members, however, say the city needs to step up and commit more resources to addressing these issues. “We’d like to see our City Council take on the burden of supporting food policy, so our nonprofits don’t have to be as strapped for resources and time,” FPC coordinator mary ellen lough explains. Longtime FPC member nicole hinebaugh agrees. “Many of these organizations were named as being trusted, innovative and vital to the health and security of our city,” notes Hinebaugh, the program director for Asheville’s Bountiful Cities group. “Rather than asking these organizations to compete over [grant] dollars, why not cultivate new types of relationships with them, determine what kind of support they need to most effectively do their work, and then either provide or connect them with that support?” These groups obtain a significant portion of their support from federal community development block grants administered by the city, and since only 15 percent of the total amount the city receives can be used for these kinds of services, competition is fierce. Applicants typically get less than they ask for, and many requests aren’t funded at all.

“While words of support appear to be plentiful,” continues Hinebaugh, “it’s not fair or just to either nonprofits or the citizens of our city to offload responsibility for this work to organizations which are, in many cases, barely scraping by. ... Simply put, trusted and valued organizations and programs shouldn’t have to pursue the dollars and connections in order to do the essential work government is unable or unwilling to do.” A recording of the full forum is available at mountainx.com. X

foruM Questions Here are the questions posed to candidates for the forum, edited for length: • how do you plan to work with and support the work of the Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council as it seeks to implement our Food Action Plan? • what would you do to remove barriers and create landuse incentives to improve the quality of food and beverages sold in neighborhood food environments (healthy neighborhood markets, farmers markets, fullservice grocery stores, full-service restaurants, wellness centers, community gardens, etc.) in underserved communities? How do you plan to openly address the race and class issues which go unaddressed in our city but which create unequal opportunities for health and good food? • what steps do you propose to encourage and support residents growing their own food? How do you plan to work toward aligning Asheville’s policies and budget to match the values it embraces to support our farmers and preserve our agricultural land? • in the event of a major crisis or natural disaster, Asheville doesn’t have local food supplies sufficient for the recommended two weeks. How will you advocate and organize to ensure food security for our city in a time of crisis?

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Small BiteS by Kat McReynolds | kmcreynolds@mountainx.com program and event host Twin Leaf. Proceeds benefit local nonprofit organization Sleep Tight Kids — one of three organizations Frank has been working with over the past year. “Asheville is an incredible community, and Poppy has been received with open arms,” Frank says. “I have gained loyal customers and a gracious helping hand from fellow business owners who have been so open with advice and encouragement. I have an amazing staff — without them, I wouldn’t be here. I could really go on and on. I think I just kind of did.” Poppy’s first anniversary celebration is at Twin Leaf Brewery, 144 Coxe Ave., Sunday, Nov. 1, 1-4 p.m. For details, visit lovepoppyofasheville.com. STaNDarD PIZZa co.’S New locaTIoN

eaT Your arT ouT: After a year of growing her artisan popcorn business in Asheville, owner Ginger Frank is ready to party down. Her family-friendly anniversary event will include plenty of popcorn samples and live entertainment for all ages. Plus, supporters can visit Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn’s Merrimon Avenue shop leading up to the event for extra freebies. Photo by Cindy Kunst

Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn celebrates one year Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn is approaching its one-year mark, and to celebrate the occasion, owner ginger frank is planning a night of music, entertainment and giveaways for Sunday, Nov. 1, at Twin Leaf Brewery. “The year has been amazing,” Frank says. “People have been so supportive and encouraging, and I am forever grateful.” Frank’s appreciation will manifest in many forms, including free popcorn samples for party attendees. Also, in anticipation of the anniversary, she’s giving away free bags of her sweet and savory product line (on Wednesday, Oct. 28) and free youth trick-or-treat bags

(on Saturday, Oct. 31) to those who stop by her shop at 640 Merrimon Ave., Suite 201. Fans who make it to the party at Twin Leaf can enjoy the hosting brewery’s regular and fall beverage selection, including a pumpkin chocolatechip milk stout and Oktoberfest beer. Bluegrass quartet Buncombe Turnpike also plays a set, and Hazel Twenty mobile fashion boutique will roll in for the afternoon occasion. Frank’s raffle includes both items and gift cards from local establishments like Eagle Nest Outfitters, Urban Burrito, The Hop, Asheville Brewing Co., Crooked Condiments, Waynesville Soda Jerks (now available at Poppy with free samples at the anniversary party), UNC Asheville’s basketball

Standard Pizza Co., is taking over another slice of Asheville — this time on Biltmore Avenue. The casual eatery’s second location has the same menu as the company’s West Asheville flagship, but the new space is larger (seating about 150 people inside and on the patio) and comes with amenities like ping-pong and shuffleboard tables plus a cornhole setup. Owner jim coleman calls the storefront more modern, but with the same Standard vibe. The expansion adds yet another new food-and-drink dimension to the Biltmore Village area. Hi-Wire Brewing Co.’s new facility opened in late July next to the Standard Pizza location, and the Virginia-based chain Sugar Shack Donuts is due to open a store cross the street in 2016. Standard Pizza Co. is now open at 755 Biltmore Ave., 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon11 p.m. Sunday. Visit standardpizzacoasheville.com or call 412-3190 for more information. aSHevIlle GluTeN-free eDucaTIoNal eveNT aND veNDor SHowcaSe Ingles Markets’ corporate dietitian leah mcgrath has helped to organize gluten-free food expos for years, and she says the focus has previously been on introducing and sampling glutenfree foods. This year’s iteration, however, emphasizes the restrictive diet’s health implications. With new labeling guidelines set forth by the FDA, McGrath says: “We felt it was easier for the consumer to find gluten-free

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products, so we decided to switch focus and make it more about education.” Although it’s open to the general public, the day of speakers, panelists and gluten-free food exhibitors is especially geared toward dietitians, nutrition enthusiasts, members of the medical community, sufferers of celiac disease and those on a gluten-free diet. The Asheville and Hendersonville Gluten Intolerance Groups and Ingles Markets are sponsoring the gathering. Asheville Gluten-Free Educational Event and Vendor Showcase takes place 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Doubletree by Hilton Asheville Biltmore, 115 Hendersonville Road. Tickets are $10-$15 per person (children under 11 free) at avl.mx/1xf. HarveST aND HalloweeN ParTY aT black mouNTaIN cIDerworkS Black Mountain Ciderworks will celebrate the harvest and Halloween with a party featuring the release of its Croatan, a sweet-potato cider with cinnamon and honey. The festivities will include samples of ciderbased foods, nonalcoholic mulled cider, apples, gluhwein (mulled cider with spices), an evening fire pit with s’mores and an outdoor cider pressing demonstration. Admission is free. Children and pets are welcome, and costumes are encouraged. The party happens 2-8 p.m. Saturday Oct. 31, at Black Mountain Ciderworks, 104 Eastside Drive, Unit 307 (next to Pisgah Brewing Co.), Black Mountain. For details, visit blackmountainciderworks.com. BomBa’s new menu “To fill the need in the community for delicious and healthy fast food at a reasonable price,” Bomba is updating its offerings, according to operations manager Kindra phillips. “The menu will be a fusion of Peruvian, Greek and Latin cuisines,” she says. The café’s pollo a la brasa, for example, features organic, free-range, wood-fired chicken and sides for about $9. This dish and other creations (falafel sandwiches, arepas and more) by chef hector diaz will be available in-store or for takeout. The café’s coffee products remain unchanged. Bomba is at 1 Southwest Pack Square. Visit bombanc.com for more information. X

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Creep faCtor Where to haunt, howl, rock, roll, trick, treat and celebrate this Halloween

bY allI marSHall amarshall@mountainx.com Halloween only falls on a Saturday every six years (not seven, thanks to leap year), so that’s one more reason to go all out this time around. Here’s another: Thanks to the start of daylight saving time, there’s an extra hour in which to celebrate. NBC recently reported that the top adult costumes for 2015 include zombies, pirates, Batman and Star Wars characters and the always-terrifying political pundit. Steer clear of those themes and maybe avoid anything too heavy, tight or restrictive because the offerings in and around Western North Carolina promise plenty of dancing. There are also pumpkins to decorate, book launches to celebrate, costume contests and two pet-friendly promenades. All events are Saturday, Oct. 31, unless otherwise noted. For more Halloween happenings, check out Clubland, Community Calendar and mountainx.com. • Afro-soul rarely brings the doom, unless it’s played by Staten Island’s the budos band. Those musicians are no strangers to Asheville, having made the grey eagle a regular tour stop. But this year marks the first two-night-stand, with shows Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30 and 31, at 8 p.m. So why celebrate Halloween with The Budos Band? The group’s fourth album is called Burnt Offering, for starters. And, according to a press release, “While wizards use books of spells and alchemy to mix their masterful potions, the Budos employ heavy doses of continentspanning psychedelic rock to beckon the occult and conjure the supernatural.” $22 advance/$25 day of show/$40 both nights. thegreyeagle.com • Throughout October, the oakley library is accepting contributions to its storybook pumpkin patch. Choose a favorite storybook character and decorate your pumpkin accordingly with paint, markers, cloth, pipe cleaners, etc. (no carving, cutting or holes allowed). All participants will be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate from a local bookstore. Info at 250-4754 or oakley.library@buncombecounty.org • “You have been cordially invited to a traditional old-world open-casket wake,” begins the press release for lex 18’s immersive vaudevillian dinner theater. Billed as “1926 all hallow’s eve: a wake for living and dead,” the evening spins off the death of Asheville entrepreneur E.W. Grove. Unlike most memorial services, this one offers song, dance, comedy and a four-course dinner with drinks. Wednesday

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wIll Do TrIckS for TreaTS: This Halloween season promises plenty of events for party animals of both the two- and four-legged varieties. Photo by April Johnson, Asheville Pet Photography to Saturday, Oct. 28-31, at 6 and 8:30 p.m. $89 Wednesday and Thursday/$99 Friday and Saturday. The whispers in the night midnight seance late show, held Thursday to Saturday, Oct. 29-31, at 11:30 p.m. includes a cocktail reception and hourlong seance led by magician ariann black. $45 VIP seating/$23 voyeur seating. lex18avl.com

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• Although electronic outfit papadosio is known nationwide and tours constantly, the band calls Asheville home. And while the group’s latest album, Extras in a Movie, sees them packing in even more miles and stages, Papadosio decided to celebrate Halloween locally. Though the musicians are known more for wearing

• Dress your furry friends in their fiercest costumes and join in the black mountain howl-o-ween pet parade & costume contest. Registration at 1 p.m. at Town Square, parade at 3 p.m. followed by the contest. Info at 669-0706 and boneafidepetboutique@gmail.com • Brother Wolf Animal Rescue’s howl-o-ween walkathon, a 2-mile trek to benefit animals in need, takes place at carrier park at 1 p.m. Register as an individual or part of a group and then raise funds to help the cause and win prizes. bwar.org

at 5 and 8 p.m. “Take a six-person professional pit and 17 of Asheville’s top stage talents, and you’re guaranteed a rockin’ good time,” says a press release. lindsey Kelley dance performs pre-show at 7:10 p.m. $15 sightrestricted upper-level/$20 upper-level/$30 lower-level. rockyhorrorasheville.com • For a different kind of scary experience, the altamont theatre hosts a Halloween-themed edition of its monthly series, an evening of sexy storytelling.

• For all-day Halloween revelry, head to isis restaurant & music hall. The West Asheville venue hosts bloodkin & bloodies, a brunch-time pre-Widespread Panic party with (as the name suggests) Athens, Ga.-based Southern rockers Bloodkin, bloody marys, barbecue and a Pisgah tap takeover. Brunch is at 11 a.m., with the show at 3 p.m. and shuttles running to the Widespread Panic show at the U.S. Cellular Center. $10 advance. At 9 p.m., local indie-rockers the hermit Kings share the Isis stage with empire strikes brass. $7 advance/$10 day of show. isisasheville.com

leT’S Do THe TIme warP: From left, Luke Haynes, Taylor Aldrich, Bradshaw Call and Lyle Laney star in the local production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. • Although widespread panic is always a hot ticket Photo courtesy of the actors tie-dyes than costumes, they did recently film a music video for “Epiphany” with Muppetlike characters. the orange peel show starts at 9 p.m. $20 advance/$23 day of show. theorangepeel.com

when the long-playing rock band — formed in Athens, Ga. three decades ago — comes to Asheville, this set of shows is special. The group just released a new album, its 12th studio recording. According to a press release, Street Dogs “is the most fun the veteran sextet has had making an album, which is apparent upon first listen.”

• For high-impact dance parties on a low budget, look no further than mg road. The venue hosts disco of the dead with DJ Wade Runk Friday, Oct. 30, at 10 p.m. Dress all Saturday Night (Scarlet) Fever-esque. Cover is free. The monster makeout dance party part 2: the resurrection with DJ Hotline Bling starts Saturday, at 10 p.m. $3. mgroadlounge.com

emPIre STrIkeS braSS, photo courtesy of the band There will be “eight performers ranging in artistic and sexual diversity, including a polyamorous couple, a dominatrix [and] a lesbian erotic poet,” says a press release. The stories will be followed by a DJ dance party, burlesque performance and prizes for costumes. Thursday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. $8 advance/$12 day of show/$20 VIP. thealtamont.com • Asheville on Bikes rolls out its ninth annual pumpkin pedaller on Halloween. The 9-mile community ride (in costume) leaves from City Hall at 2:30 p.m., and culminates at new mountain for a party at 5:30 p.m. Local band speed square reunites for the free gathering. ashevilleonbikes.com

• “Costumes are not required ... just enthusiastically requested,” malaprop’s says of its Friday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m. author event with catherynne valente. The decopunk Halloween party celebrates Valente’s new novel, Radiance, “the tale of Severin Unck, a heroine from an alternate solar system who disappears after going to Venus to film a documentary about a vanished colony.” Drinks and food will be provided. Free. malapropos.com • The plan at buxton hall barbecue revolves around drinks (such as spooky punches and cocktail-filled euPHorIa, photo courtesy of the band pumpkins fixed with workable taps) and music (Reigning Sound frontman greg cartwright serves as DJ). 10 p.m. $3. buxtonhall.com The songs “have a swing and a swagger [and] Panic’s • For the Hendersonville-based rockers in euphoria, All rock and blues roots shine brightly.” The band perHallows Eve isn’t just a chance to amp up the onstage forms at the u.s. cellular center Friday and Saturday, antics, it’s the perfect date for a band reunion. Christian Oct. 30 and 31, at 8 p.m.. $42.50 plus fees. Limited tickets Justus, Kenny Stephenson and Gene Miller comprised remained at press time. ticketmaster.com the group from 1988-’99, performing regional venues with an arsenal of hit covers and original songs. While • Although cult horror-comedy the rocky Horror a reunion has been in the works for a while, founding picture show wasn’t originally intended for Halloween players and the band’s extended family are travel- viewing, its outrageous characters, over-the-top plot, ing from as far as Oregon to re-create the Euphoria inspired costumes and ghoulishly fabulous song-andat detours nightclub in Hendersonville, Friday and dance numbers make it season-appropriate. Local proSaturday, Oct. 30 and 31. awake the dream opens the ducers jacob walas and lyle laney bring the producFriday show at 9 p.m. Euphoria performs Saturday, 3-7 tion to the masonic temple stage for an eight-night run, p.m. $4 Friday/$2 Saturday. Reservations suggested. Thursday, Oct. 29, to Sunday, Nov. 8. Shows are at 7:30 nightly except Saturday, Oct. 31, when shows take place facebook.com/euphoriareunion

• new mountain also warms up the dance floor for ben lovett’s time machine dance party, where a new decade of music starts each hour, beginning with the ’60s at 9 p.m. “Monster Mash” anyone? $10. newmountainacvl.com • For more multiple-floor revelry, asheville music hall hosts our house presents: pitch black underground halloween dance party in both its upstairs, Patton Avenue venue, and downstairs at one stop. 10 p.m., $5. ashevillemusichall.com • Speaking of parties on multiple floors, the grove house bills its haunted house inferno as “the No. 1 dance party in WNC,” and the evidence is certainly compelling. Six DJs, four bars and three dance floors, including events in Scandals, The Boiler Room and Club Eleven are an exhaustive itinerary. Add an extra night to that mathematical equation — the celebration spans Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30 and 31, 9 p.m.-3 a.m. $20 Friday/$30 Saturday. thegrovehouse.com X

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Behind the camera with hoBey Ford ichabod premieres in Handmade Puppet Dreams festival

leGeND IN THe makING: “For live performers, there’s no longevity. When you disappear, your work can disappear as well,” Hobey Ford says. “Just like me wanting the puppets to last, I want to make films so that a piece of my work can go forward.” Still from Ichabod: Sketches from Sleepy Hollow, courtesy of Ford 56

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A self-professed aspiring filmmaker for 25 years, Asheville puppeteer hobey ford has suddenly seen a surge of cinematic work come his way in the past two years. His latest endeavor, Ichabod: Sketches from Sleepy Hollow, premieres locally Thursday, Oct. 29, at The Magnetic Theatre. The film will be shown nightly through Saturday, Oct. 31, as part of a Halloween-themed collection of films produced by heather henson’s Handmade Puppet Dreams. Ichabod isn’t the first instance of Ford adapting Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Working from a script by arnold wengrow, professor emeritus of drama at UNC Asheville, Ford debuted a 50-minute live stage production at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Halloween in 1998. In early 2013, Henson approached Ford about turning the performance into a seven-minute film as part of her Handmade Puppet Dreams project. Impressed by a selection of shorts that Henson curated for a National Puppet Festival screening in Philadelphia, Ford quickly accepted her offer. “What Heather is doing is remarkable,” Ford says. “When [her father] Jim Henson started out, he wanted to be a filmmaker and be on television. His early work is some really wild and crazy stuff, and she resonated with that part of his career. It’s quite different from the Muppets — it’s more nature-oriented, like a lot of my own work.” He adds, “It’s a gift she’s given to the puppet world and the film world, getting puppeteers from around the world and making it possible for them to produce these films.” Reducing the performance’s run-time to fit Henson’s request posed a challenge. Ford’s first thought was that he could bring it down to 20 minutes, but not seven. Henson promised that he’d thank her later for insisting on brevity. Ford says that advice soon proved prescient. Even with an emphasis on sketching storyboards so that every shot and angle could be worked out and no superfluous puppets, scenery and props would be built, the entire production took 14 months — less than 10 days of which were spent filming. Though Ford often uses foam and other modern materials, for this project he wanted to craft puppets in the style of 19th-century rod puppetry that would last for centuries without disintegrating. Faces were carved out of holly, and each visage took a week to complete. Further inspiration was drawn from the work of Arthur Rackham — Ford crafted protagonist Ichabod Crane’s hands in the style of one of the early 20th-century illustrator’s drawings — as well as staying true to Irving’s words, a route rarely taken in

what Handmade Puppet Dreams: Halloween Edition where The Magnetic Theatre themagnetictheatre.org when Thursday, Oct. 29 to Saturday, Oct. 31, at 8 p.m. $7 advance/$10 at the door

other Sleepy Hollow films. “They’ve always made it more scary than it was in the book and have tried to trump up the fear factor,” Ford says. “Reading the original story, it’s much more tongue-in-cheek and all [Ichabod’s] imagination.” Ford originally conceived Ichabod as a nonverbal film accompanied by a musical soundtrack, the entirety of which was improvised in one afternoon by river guerguerian (percussion), casey driessen (violin), eliot wadopian (double bass) and Kathryn potter (oboe). Ford says the dialogue-free approach “went a long way to helping the film be more visual and less wordy,” but once filming wrapped, he felt it didn’t work without narration. Incorporating pointers from his friend jeff ashton, Ford wrote a script and provided voice-over, seasoning the performance with a handful of playful alliterations. Longtime collaborator shane peters served as the film’s director of photography and editor. For elements that they couldn’t create in-camera, Ford turned to robert Klein for digital motion graphics work. Both Peters and Klein were also part of the film’s small team of puppeteers. During production, other projects arose that helped Ford hone his filmmaking skills, including two efforts with The Avett Brothers. He’d met the musicians through his daughter Sallie, whose music career they helped launch. In fall 2013, the Avetts asked Ford to build and perform five skeleton marionettes — one for each band member in an ode to The Grateful Dead’s “Touch of Grey” music video — for their song, “Another Is Waiting.” Scott Avett (who co-directed the video) then gave Ford the opportunity to choose any song from the album Magpie and the Dandelion and create a video on

his own terms. A year later, Ford’s shadow-puppet video for “Bring Your Love To Me” debuted before the band’s pair of Halloween weekend shows at the U.S. Cellular Center. Since completing Ichabod, Ford has begun adapting his great-grandmother’s journals into short films. Among the exploits documented in those pages are a meeting with Charles Darwin and friendships with Swedish soprano Christina Nilsson and Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. For these adventures and more, Ford calls her “kind of the Forrest Gump of the 19th century” and looks forward to preserving both her legacy and his own. “For live performers, there’s no longevity. When you disappear, your work can disappear as well,” Ford says. “Just like me wanting the puppets to last, I want to make films so that a piece of my work can go forward.” X

K i d - f r i e n d Ly PuPPets Yes, puppets and sets from Ichabod: Sketches from Sleepy Hollow will be on display at the Handmade Puppet Dreams film festival. And yes, Hobey Ford, Shane Peters and Robert Klein will participate in post-film Q&As. But the event does not include a live puppet show, nor are the selected films intended for children. Those interested in seeing Ford and his Golden Rod Puppets, however, need only wait a week to have that wish fulfilled. Ford will perform at Roberson High School’s Green Theatre Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. He’ll donate his performance fees and all proceeds to Buncombe County Schools’ Progressive Education Program, which serves special education students with severe and profound disabilities. Tickets are $10 adults/$5 students/free for preschoolers. — E.A.

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by Jonathan Rich

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back in black “There’s not going to be a moment that lacks for something weird and wonderful,” says Asheville Area Arts Council executive director Kitty love. While that sentiment could sum up many an Ashevillebased event, it’s exactly what revelers want to hear when making plans for either Halloween or the arts council’s annual Color Ball. Happily, both occur on Saturday, Oct. 31, with the ball held at the suitably atmospheric Masonic Temple. Think “three floors of wild entertainment [and] deliciousness for the palate and the eyes,” says Love. The fundraiser for the local arts council had become a tradition, with each year’s theme built around a particular color. Past balls have been decked out in Emerald City green, oceanic shades of turquoise, angelic white and regal purple. Since the chosen shade evokes not only a mood

Asheville Area Arts Council holds a Halloween-themed Color Ball

but plenty of cultural references, no two color balls are alike. This year’s hue, perfect for Halloween, is onyx. The color, says Love, “is evocative of the deep dark mystery within, which can come a bit more to the surface with the help of a secret identity.” She’ll be dressed as a silver spider and says those adorned in the dark shades will fit right in with the enigmatic adventures inspired by the Masonic Temple. “I love the dark, and the unique perspective creative people bring is enhanced when they have delved into dark places,” Love continues. “The ball has a history dating from the early 2000s and has always had a color theme, but we like to spin the color around a deeper thematic element as well these days. In this case, we chose the lusciousness of onyx and the mystery of the masquerade because everyone loves wearing black and trying on a persona other than their own. Especially on Halloween.”

wear aPPareNT: Guests at the 2015 AAAC Color Ball are encouraged to dress in the event’s thematic color — this time around it’s onyx. Revelers last year, pictured here, got into the spirit of the Gilded Ball. Local Afro-pop band Zansa will perform, and a live art auction is planned. The Color Ball also includes an installation by local artists, including works by Jonas Gerard, Hayden Wilson, Anna Jensen, Court McCracken, Anthony Pulitano, Colby Caldwell, Jessica White, John Dickson, Josh Copus, Justin Turcotte, Karen Brown, Margaret Cogswell, Molly Sawyer, Ralph Burns, Randy Shull and Ron Laboray.

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Love says these contributions, ranging from stark sculptures and fall-themed mixed media to vibrantly color-splashed oil paintings and black-and-white photography, all focus on the cycle of life and death. The event’s setting is a work of art itself. The Masonic Temple, aka Mount Hermon Lodge No. 118, was designed by Richard Sharp Smith (a Freemason himself, known for his work on the Biltmore Estate and numerous contributions to local architecture) and opened in 1915. Its membership makes up the oldest fraternal organization in Western North Carolina. The building’s theater houses 48 backdrops installed and hand-painted by Chicago artist Thomas Gibbs Moses. In 2010, under the direction of John R. Yarnall, the Asheville Masonic Temple opened to the public and local entertainers, a move that helps earn revenue toward renovations. “The night and the space are such a perfect match,” says Love. “The history and the specialness are an absolute gift to the event.” X

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Strange arrangements

Blind-date collaborations sparked Ben Lovett’s Lovers & Friends project

beTTer ToGeTHer: “I’ll always be this kind of collaborative artist,” says musician and producer Ben Lovett. Despite the awkward moments inherent in working with strangers, “there’s something more satisfying in the shared ownership of an idea.” Photo by Josh Rhinehart “I have a tendency to make things more complicated than they need to be,” says musician, composer, filmmaker and producer ben lovett. The Asheville-based artist is known for his labors of love — namely his nine-song Highway Collection, released in 2011, for which he’s been pairing each track with its own video. Watch the cinematic visualizations for “Heartattack,” “Eye of the Storm,” “Ghost of Old Highways,” “The Fear,” “All the Time” and “Black Curtain” online. Five years later, Lovett is still working to complete that project. But another idea recently captured his imagination. Through friends, he was introduced to 12 songwriters in Los Angeles, and during a series of blind-date-type meetups, composed songs with each of those strangers-turned-collaborators. “My experience in co-writing had mostly been as a producer, working with an artist who had songs that were mostly written,” he says. “Never sitting down from a blank canvas and starting from scratch. That was new, and I didn’t know if anything would come out of it, but that was exactly why I wanted to do it.”

The result is the four-EP series, Lovers & Friends, which launched in September. A new EP will be released each month through December (the final installment features alternate versions of four songs from the previous EPs), and a new episode documenting the making of each song comes out weekly. Follow the series at youtube. com/user/LoversLabel. “I did three all in one week, and three songs came out of that,” Lovett says. “But when you walk out of that experience, you have song that [only] exists on paper. There’s no real recording.” He realized there was the distinct possibility that the songs could spend their lives as demos, never reaching completion. “So I decided to adopt all of these songs.” Each track is unique, and there’s no common denominator other than the overarching concept. Some of the songwriting dates even proved fruitless. “They were cool people and we got along, but there was no real magic on that day,” Lovett says. “A little bit of natural chemistry has to exist, and you need some good luck. It has to be the right day, or it can’t be the wrong day.” Other songs, he says, came from collaborations with people whom he

didn’t necessarily hit it off with right away. “But when you go in with the intention to write something, you’re less critical of every little thing,” Lovett says. For the writing process, he and his collaborators went back to basics, eschewing studios full of gear for just two people, pen and paper, words and melody. Lovers & Friends, Season One launches with the energetic, retro-tinged, Lovett-sung “Just Ain’t Right,” penned with chris seefried (Fitz and the Tantrums, Lana Del Ray). Seefried had worked on a Joseph Arthur track that Lovett especially liked, so “I was optimistic going into that one,” he says of the songwriting session. (Other featured musicians also write for bands like Rogue Wave and Panic! at the Disco) “Came a Long Way,” featuring sydney wayser, was the project’s first song collaboration and crackles with poignancy even as the strings swoon. “Somewhere behind us is everything we know, everywhere we come from, but not where we must go,” she sings. Lovett says that he hopes to do similar collections with musicians based in Nashville and Asheville,

though the local project — due to his close ties with the music scene — “would be all people I do know but have never written with,” he says. And, “there’s always someone you don’t know, who’s doing great stuff. ... This seemed like such a wonderful experiment because there’s so much to learn as a songwriter.” Some of the most important lessons might have been those Lovett learned long ago, though, such as how to embrace the awkwardness of an unfamiliar situation in order to break through to greater discoveries. An early experience with scoring a film in college proved rewarding and set Lovett on his current path. “If you were to find a common thread [between all the things I’ve done] it’s that I charged into them without any idea what I was doing,” he says. “If you’re trapped in the fear of coming across as stupid or untalented, you’re not allowing access to all those other parts of you that you need to create art.” He adds, “You need to know that even your most embarrassing moments are not going to kill you.” They might not even be all that embarrassing, in retrospect. And, in the case of Lovers & Friends, a little risk can lead to some sublime moments. The second installment of the Lovers & Friends project was released Friday, Oct. 16. Lovers & Friends, Season Three comes out Friday, Nov. 13, and the final EP will be released Friday, Dec. 4. Download the albums at loversandfriendsmusic.com. X

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Here’s a piece of local history: Shawn Mullins, an important part of the ’90s-era Atlanta singer-songwriter scene, who went on to chart pop hits like “Lullaby” in ’98 and “Beautiful Wreck” in 2006, was a regular performer at The Grey Eagle in its original Black Mountain location. When the venue moved to Asheville in ’99, Mullins put on one of the first shows in the new location. And though his visits to Western North Carolina have been less frequent over the last decade or so, it’s fitting that his tour for his new album, My Stupid Heart — on which he deftly balances songs of suffering with upbeat notes of hope, according to a press release — brings him back, kind of full-circle, to The Grey Eagle. Chuck Cannon opens the seated show Thursday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. $15 advance/$18 day of show. thegreyeagle. com. Photo by David McClister

Fiddler and step dancer April Verch began her career wondering how seasoned players could get a crowd dancing, but now the focus is on her own feet. Verch credits former Ashevillean Casey Driessen, producer and engineer of April Verch Band’s 10th album, The Newpart, with the idea to write a song specifically for these two underpinnings of her career. He built and miked a wooden structure, which Verch stomped and tapped away on with metal, wood and leather shoes. “What works visually is completely different when it’s only audio,” she says, calling the process of writing her song “Gilchrist,” a fascinating experiment. “What I thought was a great move turned out to be way less effective when you couldn’t see the step. It forced me to think of my feet as purely an instrument.” Verch’s trio plays a roots set at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall Thursday, Oct. 29, at 8:30 p.m. $15/$18. isisasheville.com. Photo courtesy of the band

Jimmy Landry’s Birthday Bash Following a 2008 diagnosis of congestive heart failure, Western North Carolina musician Jimmy Landry was given six months to live. Seven years later, he counts every birthday as a blessing — and celebrates each by staging a performance with his musical colleagues. “This year I am going deep into the well of my history here in WNC,” he says, listing fellow singer-songwriters and guitarists Beth Wood and David LaMotte as his co-performers for the 2015 birthday bash. Landry has known both since the ’90s. “I am proud to call Beth and David friends and honored to be sharing the stage with them. This promises to be a spirited, soulfilled night of music and stories,” he says. For the first time, the event will also have a nonprofit beneficiary, with proceeds going to Black Mountain organization Bounty & Soul. White Horse Black Mountain hosts the seventh annual party Sunday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. $12/$15. whitehorseblackmountain. com. Photo courtesy of Landry 60

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Wah! “In today’s society, when stress is at an all-time high, music, breathing and sound can be potent tools for healing, relaxation and maintaining a better connection with our inner lives,” says author, yoga music maker and lecturer Wah!. The multitalented wellness specialist’s forthcoming performance draws upon her musical background — vocals and keyboards with plenty of gentle effects — plus intricate visuals like lasers and patterned projections for a guided experience she calls a healing concert. “We are at a pivotal point in history where humans and mother nature are out of balance,” she says. “How can we come back into balance with our world?” One potential first step is checking out Wah!’s production at Jubilee Community Church Sunday, Nov. 1, at 8 p.m. $20/$25. avl.mx/1tx. Photo by Robert Sturman

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Chris Jamison CorreCtion: Last week, Xpress wrote that Chris Jamison would perform on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Jamison will actually perform Wednesday, Oct. 28. “Juniper Blues,” a track from Lovecraft, the newest album by Chris Jamison, knocks the dust off its cowboy boots before two-stepping slowly around an empty room. It’s a standout song — as lush as it is soulful — on an impeccable collection. The good news is that Jamison (not to be confused with “The Voice” contestant of the same name) recently relocated from Austin, Texas, to Asheville. Jamison performs with Jackson Dulaney on lap steel at Pisgah Brewing Co. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. Free. pisgahbrewing.com. Photo by Carol Spagnuola

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Send your event listings to calendar@mountainx.com muSIc aT wcu 227-2479, wcu.edu • TH (10/29), 7:30pm - WCU School of Music presents the annual fall choral concert. Free. Held in the Coulter Building. • FR (10/30), 7:30pm - Asheville Lyric Opera performance of opera The Barber of Seville. $21/$7 student or child. Held in the Bardo Center. ollI aT uNca 251-6140, olliasheville.com • SU (11/1), 3pm - Sundays with BMC: Keith Robinson (cello) & Donna Lee (piano). Free. Held in the Reuter Center. ST. maTTHIaS cHurcH 1 Dundee St., 285-0033, stmatthiasepiscopal. com • SU (11/1), 3pm - Asheville Chamber Players’ perform Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G Major with Leonard Lopatin. Admission by donation. voIceS IN THe laurel voicesinthelaurel.org • FR (10/30), 7pm - “A Little Night Music,” string music and the debut of the a capella ensemble. $10/$6 child. Held at First Baptist Church of Waynesville, 100 S. Main St., theater Waynesville

‘feSTIval DIaS De loS muerToS’: Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre and White Dog Dance Project International are honoring Halloween, the Day of the Dead and All Souls’ Day with a performance ritual, altars, sugar skulls, flowers, traditional food and drinks and a costume contest. Enjoy performance art and choreography by Julie Becton Gillum, Nelson Reyes, Susan Collard, Sharon Cooper and other members of ACDT. Audience members are encouraged to bring a photo of a deceased loved one and to wear costumes. Photo courtesy of Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre (p. 27)

art SIP aND DooDle (pd.) “Everyone leaves with a Painting” Sip your favorite drink and have fun painting. Ask about Private Parties (Birthday, Anniversary, etc.) $25.00 with this AD. (828) 712-1288 arT aT uNca art.unca.edu • TU (11/3), noon - Looking at Appalachia, discussion of the exhibition and the history of photographing Appalachia. Free. Held in the Tucker Cooke Gallery. aSHevIlle area arTS couNcIl 1 Page Ave., 258-0710, ashevillearts.com • FR (10/30), 1-4pm - Spinning & weaving demo in conjunction with the Connections exhibition. Free to attend. • TU (11/3), 10am-noon - Artist Business Brainstorm: “Preparing Your creative Business Records for an Accountant or Tax Professional,” seminar with Skip Rohde. Free. mark beTTIS STuDIo & GallerY 123 Roberts St., 941-587-9502, markbettisart.com • WE (10/28), 5:30-8:30pm - Spirit Animals, exhibition opening. Free to attend. THe ceNTer for crafT, creaTIvITY & DeSIGN 67 Broadway, 785-1357, craftcreativitydesign.org

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• WE (11/4), 3-5pm - “WNC Arts Advocacy Roundtable and Reception.” Registration required. Free.

art/craft fairS SouTHeaSTerN aNImal fIber faIr 273-1193, saffsite.org, amwalter@mail.com • FR (10/30) through SU (10/31) - Workshops, demonstrations, live animals and vendors. $3. Held at WNC Agricultural Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Road

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November 7 aND 8 (pd.) Britain to Brazil; Britten, Villa-Lobos, RimskyKorsakov performed • Saturday, November 7, 7:30pm; • Sunday, November 8, 3pm, Rainbow Community School Auditorium, 58 State St., West Asheville. $15 General Admission; $10 Friends of the Blue Ridge Orchestra; $5 Students. • Tickets available online and (cash and checks only) at Soli Classica, 1550 Hendersonville Road, and Musician’s Workshop, 310 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville. • Season Passes also available. • Further information: blueridgeorchestra.org brevarD muSIc ceNTer 862-2105, brevardmusic.org • MO (11/2), 12:30pm - First Mondays: Keith Robinson (cello) & Donna Lee (piano). Free. Held in the Porter Center at Brevard College. calDwell commuNITY colleGe 2855 Hickory Blvd., Hudson, 726-2200, cccti.edu • WE (11/4), 1pm - Faculty Concert: Robert Steadman. Free. Held in the FPA Theatre.fIrST baPTIST cHurcH of aSHevIlle 5 Oak St., 252-4781, fbca.net • TU (11/3), 12:05pm - Bach’s Lunch: half hour organ recital. Free. fleTcHer lIbrarY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 687-1218, library.hendersoncountync.org • WE (10/28), 5:30pm - “Halloween Hootenanny,” 60’s sing-a-long music by Kindred Spirit. Free.

aNam cara THeaTre 545-3861, anamcaratheatre.com • TH (10/29) & FR (10/30), 8pm - Paradise Park Zoo. $18/$15 advance. Held at Toy Boat Community Art Space, 101 Fairview Road, Suite B aSHevIlle commuNITY THeaTre 35 E. Walnut St., 254-1320, ashevilletheatre. org • FRIDAY through SUNDAY (10/30) until (11/1) - Bye Bye Birdie, Jr, presented by the ACT youth production class. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2:30pm. $5. aSHevIlle maSoNIc TemPle 80 Broadway, 252-3924 • THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SUNDAY (10/29) through (11/1), 7:30pm & SATURDAY (11/31), 5pm & 8pm - Live theatrical performance of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Tickets: rockyhorrorasheville.com $15-$30. black mouNTaIN ceNTer for THe arTS 225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • TH (11/5) through SA (11/7), 7:30pm Front Porch Theatre presents Art. $15. blue rIDGe commuNITY colleGe 180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock, 694-1885 • WEDNESDAY through SUNDAY (10/28) until (11/1) - Night of the Living Dead, presented by the BRCC Drama Department. Wed.-Fri.: 7:30pm. Sat.: 9pm. Sun.: 2:30pm. $7/$5 students. DIaNa worTHam THeaTre 2 S. Pack Square, 257-4530, dwtheatre.com • WE (10/28) & TH (10/29), 9:30am & noon - Hamlet, presented by Warehouse Theatre. $8.50. flaT rock PlaYHouSe DowNTowN 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville, 693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (10/29)

until (11/15) - Catfish Moon. Wed. - Sat.: 8pm. Thur., Sat., & Sun.: 2pm. $15-$40. Hendersonville Little Theatre 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville, 692-1082, hendersonvillelittletheater.org • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS (10/30) until (11/15) - The 39 Steps. Thur. - Sat.: 8pm. Sun.: 2pm. $18/$15 ages 18-25/$10 under age 18.

Parkway Playhouse 682-4285, parkwayplayhouse.com • SA (10/31), 6:30pm - Murder at the Nu Wray Inn, dinner & interactive mystery theatre. $40. Held at Nu Wray Inn, 102 Town Square, Burnsville The Autumn Players 686-1380, www,ashevilletheatre.org, caroldec25@ gmail.com

• FR (10/30) & SA (10/31), 2:30pm - Readers Theatre Showcase Series: The Winslow Boy. $6. Held at 35below, 35 E. Walnut St. • SU (11/1), 2:30pm - Readers Theatre Showcase Series: The Winslow Boy. $6. Held at the UNCA Reuter Center. The Magnetic Theatre 375 Depot St., 279-4155

• TH (10/29) through SU (10/31), 8pm - Heather Henson’s Handmade Puppet Dreams: Halloween Edition, short films and Hobey Ford’s liveaction puppetry, Ichabod: Sketches from Sleepy Hollow. $10/$7 advance. • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS (11/5) until (11/22), 7:30pm - Washington Place. $23/$18 advance.

G a l l e r y DIRECTOR Y 310 ART

Art at Warren Wilson College

(11/30) - Small Works, exhibition of works

The Asheville School

with dimensions less than 12 by 12 inches.

360 Asheville School Road, 254-6345, ashe-

turing gallery members.

Exhibits are held in Elizabeth Holden Art

Bender Gallery

• Through Th (11/5) - Emergent Animals,

12 S. Lexington Ave., 505-8341, thebender-

paintings by Daniel McClendon.

474 Gallery Studio

Gallery, unless otherwise stated. • MO (11/2) through SA (12/12) - Quantum

gallery.com

191 Lyman St. #310, 776-2716, 310art.com • Through SU (12/15) - Openings, exhibit fea-

warren-wilson.edu

• Through MO (11/30) - Abstracted

villeschool.org

The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design

474 Haywood Road Suite 2, facebook.

Confusions, life-sized charcoal drawings by

com/474gallerystudio

Denise Stewart-Sanabria. Opening recep-

Movement, glass works by Karsten Oaks.

67 Broadway, 785-1357, craftcreativitydesign.

tion: Nov. 5, 5:30-7pm. Held in the Elizabeth

Black Mountain

Holden Gallery.

• TH (10/1) through TH (10/29) - Wood fired

Center for the Arts

ceramics installation by Daniel Johnston.

225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 669-0930,

Artist reception & talk: Oct. 1, 6pm.

• Through MO (11/30) - Fall group show, paintings.

org

Art at ASU

Art at WCU

262-3017, tcva.org

227-3591, fineartmuseum.wcu.edu

• Through SA (2/6) - At the Junction of

Held in the Bardo Fine Arts Center unless

Words & Pictures: The Tenth Anniversary of

otherwise noted.

The Center for Cartoon Studies, exhibit fea-

• Through FR (1/22) - Connections, exhibit

Courtyard Gallery

tures the artwork of CCS faculty, students,

featuring the work of Diane Fox & Beauvais

In the Phil Mechanic Building 109 Roberts

and alumni. Held in the Turchin Center

• FR (10/30) through WE (11/26) - Circus

Lyons. Artist reception: Nov. 19th, 5-7pm.

St., 273-3332, ashevillecourtyard.com

Art Exhibition, Costanza Knight paintings.

Gallery.

• WE (11/4) through TU (11/24) - It’s

• SA (10/31) through MO (11/30) 6-9pm -

Opening reception: Oct. 30, 5-7pm.

Teatime, interactive art exhibit by MFA can-

Anything Goes—Everything Shows, mail in

didate Leigh Ann Parrish. Public tea times:

art show. Opening reception: Oct. 31, 6-9pm.

Transylvania Community Arts Council

Art At Brevard College 884-8188, brevard.edu/art • Through FR (10/30) - Brevard College Alumni exhibit. Held in the Spiers Art Gallery. Art at UNCA art.unca.edu • Through TU (11/3) - “Art Front Exhibition,” work by UNCA students. • Through WE (11/11) - Simultaneity: Shared Spaces, student works from Virginia Commonwealth University. • Through FR (11/6) - From the Edge, collaborative exhibit of performance design pieces from UNCA Arts & Drama program, Bakhrushin Center State Theatre Museum, and Carnegie Mellon University.

Nov. 17, 18 & 19. Held in the Fine Arts

blackmountainarts.org • Through WE (11/25) - Appalachian Pastel Society Juried Show.

• TH (11/5) through SA (11/28) - Emblematic, embroidery installation by Nava Lubelski. The Tryon Depot Room 22 Depot St., Tryon, 859-7001, tryondepotroom.com

349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, 884-2787, Haen Gallery Asheville

tcarts.org

52 Biltmore Ave., 254-8577, thehaengallery.

• Through FR (11/13) - Connestee Art League

Asheville Area

com

exhibition.

Arts Council

• Through MO (11/30) - New Work 2015, oil

Tryon Fine Arts Center

1 Page Ave., 258-0710, ashevillearts.com

paintings by Lynn Boggess.

34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 859-8322, tryonarts.

Museum.

• Through SA (10/31) - Connections, textile exhibit and sale produced by Local Cloth Inc.

Odyssey Cooperative Art Gallery 238 Clingman Ave, 285-9700, facebook.com/

Asheville BookWorks

odysseycoopgallery

255-8444, ashevillebookworks.com

• Through SA (10/31) - Exhibit featuring

• Through SA (10/31) - Colossal Cuts:

ceramic art by Anna Koloseike and Christine

Steamroller Prints, exhibition of large prints

Sams.

made with steamrollers. Free. Held at Odd’s

• SU (11/1) through MO (11/30) - Exhibition

Cafe, 800 Haywood Road

featuring the ceramic art of Libba

Asheville Gallery of Art

Tracy and Reiko Miyagi.

org • Through SA (11/28) - Sculpture 2015, exhibit featuring local and southern artists. West End Bakery 757 Haywood Road, 252-9378, westendbakery.com • Through Su (11/8) - Chance, paintings by Rena Lindstrom. ZaPow! 21 Battery Park Suite 101, 575-2024, zapow.

16 College St., 251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-

Studios at Flat Rock

net

Appalachia, photography exhibition. Artist

art.com

2702A Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, 698-

talk: Nov. 6, 5pm in the Humanities Lecture

• Through SA (10/31) - Fall Light, exhibition

7000, studiosflatrock.com

the beer culture of Asheville.

Hall. Opening reception: Nov. 6, 6pm. Held

featuring the oil landscapes of Judy Rentner.

• Through WE (12/30) - Fall Salon Show,

Contact the galleries for admission hours

in the Cooke Gallery.

• SU (11/1) through MO

exhibition of regional artists’ work.

and fees

• TU (11/3) through TU (11/17) - Looking at

mountainx.com

• Through MO (11/30) - BEER! art inspired by

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THe NaTIoNal Live music (soul, funk, blues), 7pm

185 kING STreeT Movie night: Rocky Horror Picture Show, 8pm

THe PHoeNIX Jazz night, 8pm THe SouTHerN Disclaimer Comedy open mic, 9pm

5 walNuT wINe bar Wine tasting w/ James Scott (acoustic), 5pm Juan Benavides Trio (flamenco), 8pm

TIGer mouNTaIN Flux (’80s & ’90s dance party), 10pm

aSHevIlle muSIc Hall Brown Bag Songwriting Competition w/ Debrissa McKinney (all genres), 7:30pm

TImo’S HouSe “Spectrum AVL” w/ DamGood & rotating DJs, 9pm

baTTerY Park book eXcHaNGe Dramatic Readings w/ Randi Janelle (open mic), 6pm

TowN PumP Open mic w/ Billy Presnell, 9pm TraIlHeaD reSTauraNT aND bar Acoustic jam w/ Kevin Scanlon (bluegrass, old-time, folk), 6pm

black mouNTaIN ale HouSe Play to Win game night, 7:30pm blue mouNTaIN PIZZa & brew Pub Open mic, 7pm

TreSSa’S DowNTowN JaZZ aND blueS Blues & soul jam w/ Al Coffee & Da Grind, 8:30pm

buffalo NIckel Scary Stories w/ David Joe Miller, Debbie Gurriere, Kathy Gordon & Sherry Lovett (storytelling), 7pm

thurSday, octoBer 29

caTaloocHee raNcH The Gibson Brothers (bluegrass), 8pm

5 walNuT wINe bar Lyric (acoustic soul), 8pm

cowboYS louNGe Karaoke, 7pm creekSIDe TaPHouSe Honky Tonk in Haw Creek w/ the Asheville Country Music Revue (country, honkytonk), 8pm Double crowN Classic Country w/ DJs Greg Cartwright, David Gay, Brody Hunt, 10pm foGGY mouNTaIN brewPub Dead Horses (folk), 9pm fuNkaTorIum John Hartford Jam (folk, bluegrass), 6:30pm GooD STuff Karaoke!, 7pm GreY eaGle muSIc Hall & TaverN The Black Cadillacs & Future Thieves (country, pop, rock ’n’ roll), 9pm GrIND cafe Trivia night, 7pm HIGHlaND brewING comPaNY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul), 5:30pm

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lIGHT IN THe Dark: Americana songstress Lera Lynn’s haunting melodies captured the attention of critics and audiences after being featured in 2014’s season of True Detective. Rolling Stone magazine praises her “blast of fresh confidence and a mandate for darker soundscapes.” Lynn steps onto the stage at the Mothlight in Asheville on Wednesday, November 4 beginning at 9:30 p.m. Photo by Ixchel Lara ISIS reSTauraNT aND muSIc Hall An evening w/ Josh Harty (country, blues, folk), 7pm An evening w/ Alash (Tuvan throat singing), 8:30pm Jack of THe wooD Pub Old-time session, 5pm Honky-tonk dance party w/ Hearts Gone South, 9pm laZY DIamoND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10pm leX 18 Patrick Lopez Experience (Latin, modern jazz), 7pm 1926 All Hallow’s Eve: A Wake for Living and Dead (vaudevillian dinner theatre), 8:30pm Lenny Pettinelli (pop, jazz), 9pm Whispers in the Night Séance (ticketed event), 12am lobSTer TraP Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet), 6:30pm mouNTaIN moJo coffeeHouSe Open mic, 6:30pm New mouNTaIN THeaTer/amPHITHeaTer Ghoulish Graveyard Ball w/ Krewe De La Morte & Asheville Voodoo Krewe (fashion show), 7pm Noble kava Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert, 9pm o.HeNrY’S/THe uNDerGrouND “Take the Cake” Karaoke, 10pm oDDITorIum Empty Vessels, Dolores De Juevos & Horseflesh (metal, punk), 9pm off THe waGoN Piano show, 9pm

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olIve or TwIST Intermediate swing dance lessons w/ Bobby Wood, 7pm Beginning swing dance lesson w/ Bobby Wood, 7:30pm 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock), 8pm oNe SToP DelI & bar Lip sync karaoke, 10pm oraNGe Peel Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (rock, jam), 9pm PISGaH brewING comPaNY Chris Jamison (Americana, singer-songwriter), 6pm reJavaNaTIoN cafe Open mic night, 6pm room IX Fuego: Latin night, 9pm SaNcTuarY brewING comPaNY Tessia Doerfler (country), 7pm ScullY’S Sons of Ralph (bluegrass), 6pm SlY GroG louNGe Cards Against Humanity Game Night, 10pm Sol bar New mouNTaIN World Wednesdays, 8pm SouTHerN aPPalacHIaN brewerY Spin Sessions w/ DJ Robin Tolleson (funk, jazz, DJ), 6pm TallGarY’S aT four colleGe Open mic & jam, 7pm THe JoINT NeXT Door Bluegrass jam, 8pm THe moTHlIGHT Lady Lamb w/ Sara Rachele (indie, rock, folk),

aSHevIlle muSIc Hall Jazz Is Still Dead (Grateful Dead tribute), 10pm barleY’S TaProom AMC Jazz Jam, 9pm black mouNTaIN ale HouSe Bluegrass jam w/ The Big Deal Band, 8pm blue mouNTaIN PIZZa & brew Pub Bob Zullo (acoustic), 7pm claSSIc wINeSeller Mike Pilgrim & Don Mercz (gypsy jazz), 7pm club eleveN oN Grove Swing lessons & dance w/ The Gamblers, 7:30pm The Gamblers (Halloween party, swing), 7:30pm Double crowN 33 and 1/3 Thursdays w/ DJs Devyn & Oakley, 10pm elaINe’S DuelING PIaNo bar Dueling Pianos, 9pm foGGY mouNTaIN brewPub Gypsy Swingers (Gypsy jazz), 10pm freNcH broaD brewerY RedLeg Husky (Americana, folk), 6pm GreY eaGle muSIc Hall & TaverN Shawn Mullins w/ Chuck Cannon (alt-rock, country), 8pm HIGHlaND brewING comPaNY Pink Pint Night (breast cancer fundraiser), 4pm ISIS reSTauraNT aND muSIc Hall April Verch Band (roots, bluegrass, folk), 8:30pm Jack of THe wooD Pub Bluegrass jam, 7pm leX 18 1926 All Hallow’s Eve: A Wake for Living and Dead (vaudevillian dinner theatre), 8:30pm Whispers in the Night Séance (ticketed event), 12am

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THe PHoeNIX Dave Desmelik Duo (singersongwriter), 8pm

New mouNTaIN THeaTer/ amPHITHeaTer Suicide Girls: Blackheart Burlesque, 7pm

THe SouTHerN Throwdown Thursday w/ Jim Raves & Nex Millen (DJ, dance party), 10pm

(ASHEVILLE COUNTRY MUSIC REVUE FEATURING MEMBERS OF TOWN MOUNTAIN) PLUS COSTUME CONTEST & PRIZES FOR BEST COUNTRY ARTIST COSTUME)

o.HeNrY’S/THe uNDerGrouND Game Night, 9pm Drag Show, 12:30am

TImo’S HouSe Dance Party w/ DJ Franco Nino, 10pm

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olIve or TwIST Dance lesson w/ Ian & Karen, 8pm DJ (oldies, Latin, line dance), 8:30pm oNe SToP DelI & bar Phish ’n’ Chips (Phish covers), 6pm C2 & The Brothers Reed (rock, soul), 10pm oraNGe Peel Lil Dicky w/ Alex Wiley (hiphop, comedy), 9pm oSkar blueS brewerY This Frontier Needs Heroes (alt-folk), 6pm Pack’S TaverN Jason Whitaker (acoustic rock), 9pm PISGaH brewING comPaNY The Digs w/ Claude Coleman Jr. (jazz-fusion), 8pm reNaISSaNce aSHevIlle TLQ+2 (rock, blues), 6:30pm room IX Throwback Thursdays (all vinyl set), 9pm SaNcTuarY brewING comPaNY Eric Congdon, 7pm ScaNDalS NIGHTclub DJ dance party & drag show, 10pm SlY GroG louNGe Open mic (musicians, poets, comedians & more welcome), 8pm Sol bar New mouNTaIN Open mic night, 8pm SouTHerN aPPalacHIaN brewerY BlueThursday w/ Garry Segal & special guests (blues), 7pm SPrING creek TaverN Open Mic, 6pm TallGarY’S aT four colleGe Electric blues open mic w/ Gentle Jones, 7pm

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THe moTHlIGHT The Rempis Percussion Quartet (jazz, percussion), 9pm

TowN PumP Robert Swain (rock, blues), 9pm TraIlHeaD reSTauraNT aND bar Cajun & western swing jam w/ Steve Burnside, 7pm TreSSa’S DowNTowN JaZZ aND blueS The Westsound Revue (Motown, soul), 9pm TwISTeD laurel Karaoke, 8pm wHITe HorSe black mouNTaIN La Terza Classe (Italian bluegrass, country, Dixieland), 7:30pm wXYZ louNGe aT alofT HoTel Stevie Lee Combs (juke, ragtime, Americana), 7:30pm

cowboYS louNGe Karaoke, 7pm DeTourS NIGHTclub Euphoria w/ Awake in the Dream, 9pm Double crowN DJ Greg Cartwright (garage & soul obscurities), 10pm DuGouT Carolina Rex (heavy blues, rock), 9pm elaINe’S DuelING PIaNo bar Dueling Pianos, 9pm foGGY mouNTaIN brewPub Sol Rythms (Latin dance), 10pm freNcH broaD brewerY Ten Cent Poetry (acoustic, pop), 6pm GooD STuff Lucky James (blues, jazz, folk), 8pm GreY eaGle muSIc Hall & TaverN The Budos Band (Afrobeat, funk, soul), 9pm Grove HouSe eNTerTaINmeNT comPleX Haunted Grove House Inferno (dance party, $1,400 costume contest), 9pm

friday, octoBer 30

HIGHlaND brewING comPaNY Celtoberfest w/ The Screaming Orphans, Rathkeltair & Albannach (Celtic, rock, fusion), 6pm

185 kING STreeT Fish Sticks Halloween Party, 8pm

IroN HorSe STaTIoN Andy Ferrell (Americana, roots), 7pm

5 walNuT wINe bar Firecracker Jazz Band (hot jazz), 9pm

ISIS reSTauraNT aND muSIc Hall An evening w/ The Will Overman Band (folk-rock), 7pm Unspoken Tradition & Kathryn Brickley Band (bluegrass), 8:30pm

aSHevIlle muSIc Hall Col. Bruce Hampton & The Madrid Express (rock, blues), 11:30pm aTHeNa’S club Dave Blair (folk, funk, acoustic), 7pm back YarD bar Karaoke w/ Get Vocal Entertainment, 9pm beN’S TuNe-uP Woody Wood (acoustic, folk, rock), 5pm black mouNTaIN ale HouSe Fritz Beer & The Crooked Beat (Americana, rock), 7:30pm blue mouNTaIN PIZZa & brew Pub Acoustic Swing, 7pm boIler room Haunted Grove House Inferno 2015 (dance party), 9pm club eleveN oN Grove Haunted Grove House Inferno 2015 (DJ, dance), 9pm cork & keG One Leg Up (Gypsy jazz, Latin, swing), 8:30pm

Jack of THe wooD Pub Pierce Edens & The Dirty Work (alt-country, dirty roots), 9pm JeruSalem GarDeN Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7pm k louNGe DJ CVtheProducer (oldschool hip-hop), 10pm laZoom buS TourS Sirius B. (rock), 3pm laZY DIamoND Sonic Satan Stew w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10pm leX 18 1926 All Hallow’s Eve: A Wake for Living and Dead (vaudevillian dinner theatre), 8:30pm Whispers in the Night Séance (ticketed event), 12am lobSTer TraP Hot Point Trio (Gypsy-jazz), 6:30pm markeT Place The Sean Mason Trio (groove, jazz, funk), 7pm

moe’S orIGINal bbQ wooDfIN The Free Flow Funk Band, 6pm Noble kava Silver Screen Orchestra (instrumental ambient), 8:30pm o.HeNrY’S/THe uNDerGrouND Drag Show, 12:30am oDDITorIum The Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque Revue, 9pm off THe waGoN Dueling pianos, 9pm olIve or TwIST 42nd Street (jazz), 8pm oNe SToP DelI & bar Free Dead Fridays w/ members of Phuncle Sam (jam), 5pm oraNGe Peel Sam Holt Band (“county & east,” Americana, rock), 11pm oSkar blueS brewerY Chris Jamison (Americana), 6pm Pack’S TaverN DJ MoTo (dance hits, pop), 9pm PISGaH brewING comPaNY Citizen Mojo (blues, funk), 8pm rooT bar No. 1 Sissy Brown (rockabilly), 8pm SaNcTuarY brewING comPaNY Matt Bednarsky, 7pm ScaNDalS NIGHTclub Haunted Grove House Inferno 2015 (DJ, dance), 9pm ScullY’S DJ, 10pm SlY GroG louNGe Electric Halloween w/ Disco Goddess, Moving Temple & ONE1R1C (electronic, dance), 9pm Sol bar New mouNTaIN Vibe Street & Frameworks w/ Dreamers Delight (electronic, grass-hop, future-folk), 10pm SouTHerN aPPalacHIaN brewerY Halloween Eve show w/ Pleasure Chest (blues, R&B, soul), 8pm SPrING creek TaverN Fudd & Cuz, 8:30pm TallGarY’S aT four colleGe Fine Line (classic rock), 9:30pm

THe PHoeNIX Todd Cecil & Backsouth (cigar-box swamp-rock), 9pm THe SocIal Steve Moseley (acoustic), 6pm TIGer mouNTaIN Dark dance rituals w/ DJ Cliffypoo, 10pm TowN PumP Call the Next Witness (rock), 9pm TwISTeD laurel Live DJ, 11pm wHITe HorSe black mouNTaIN Evalina Everidge, Peggy Ratusz & Jesse Earl Junior (jazz, blues), 8pm wIlD wING cafe Steven Poteat (acoustic, jam, rock), 8pm wIlD wING cafe SouTH A Social Function (acoustic), 9:30pm wXYZ louNGe aT alofT HoTel Ben Hovey (souljazztronica), 8pm Zambra Zambra Jazz Trio, 8pm

Saturday, octoBer 31 185 kING STreeT Cody Siniard (singer-songwriter, country), 8pm 5 walNuT wINe bar Eleanor Underhill (Americana, soul), 6pm Halloween w/ The Get Right Band (funk, rock, reggae), 9pm alTamoNT THeaTre 5th annual Time Travelers’ Masquerade w/ Sirius B & Brief Awakening (Gypsy folk, punk, funk), 9pm aSHevIlle muSIc Hall Villains! Halloween w/ Marley Carroll, In Plain Sight, Jericho, Ramin Neshan, Chad Howell, Adam Bombthreats & Christopher Knowels (house, dance), 10pm aTHeNa’S club Dave Blair (folk, funk, acoustic), 7pm back YarD bar Halloween music smash & costume contest, 9pm beN’S TuNe-uP Gypsy Guitars, 2pm black mouNTaIN ale HouSe Hustle Souls (Americana), 9pm

9pm brevarD CANsylvania w/ Big Daddy Love, Low Cut Connie, Empire Strikes Brass, Ol’ Dirty Bathtub & Pretty Little Goat, 3:30pm claSSIc wINeSeller Joe Cruz (Beatles, Elton John, James Taylor covers), 7pm club eleveN oN Grove Haunted Grove House Inferno 2015 (DJ, dance), 9pm

Noble kava Rossdafareye (Appalachian space-funk, costume contest), 8:30pm

laZY DIamoND Unknown Pleasures w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 10pm leX 18 1926 All Hallow’s Eve: A Wake for Living and Dead (vaudevillian dinner theatre), 8:30pm lobSTer TraP Riyen Roots & Kenny Dore (blues), 6:30pm

oDDITorIum Halloween at The Odd w/ Electric Phantom, Mindshapefist & Headstone Hollow (party, metal), 9pm off THe waGoN Dueling pianos, 9pm

markeT Place DJs (funk, R&B), 7pm New mouNTaIN THeaTer/amPHITHeaTer Tim Machine Halloween dance party w/ Ben Lovett (dance, DJ), 9pm

olIve or TwIST 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock), 8pm Dance party (hip-hop, rap), 11pm

cork & keG Cafe Sho (Cajun, waltz), 8:30pm cowboYS louNGe 31st Halloween party w/ The Sharkadelics (rock, costume contest), 7pm creekSIDe TaPHouSe Halloween bash w/ Hat Man and the Last Stand (costume contest), 9pm DeTourS NIGHTclub Euphoria, 3pm Double crowN Rock ’n’ Soul w/ DJs Lil Lorruh or Rebecca & Dave, 10pm elaINe’S DuelING PIaNo bar Dueling Pianos, 9pm foGGY mouNTaIN brewPub Monster Mash Halloween party w/ Virginia & the Slims (blues, jazz, swing), 10pm freNcH broaD brewerY Leigh Glass & The Hazards (blues, rock), 6pm GooD STuff Shake It Like a Caveman (rock ’n’ roll), 10pm GreY eaGle muSIc Hall & TaverN Halloween w/ The Budos Band (Afrobeat, funk, soul), 9pm Grove HouSe eNTerTaINmeNT comPleX Haunted Grove House Inferno (dance party, $1,400 costume contest), 9pm HIGHlaND brewING comPaNY Celtoberfest w/ The Screaming Orphans, Rathkeltair & Albannach (Celtic, rock, fusion), 12pm

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ISIS reSTauraNT aND muSIc Hall Bloodkin & Bloodies (Southern rock, alternative), 3pm The Hermit Kings w/ Empire Strikes Brass (indie, rock), 9pm

THe aDmIral Hip Hop dance party w/ DJ Warf, 11pm

black mouNTaIN cIDerworkS Halloween Harvest party w/ Croatan release, 6pm

THe moTHlIGHT Mind Over Mirrors (experimental, electronic), 9:30pm

blue mouNTaIN PIZZa & brew Pub Luke Wood, 7pm

JeruSalem GarDeN Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7pm

THe NaTIoNal DJ Phantom Pantone (trap, Euro), 10pm

boIler room Haunted Grove House Inferno 2015 (dance party),

laZoom buS TourS Krekel & Whoa (rock ’n’ roll), 3pm

Jack of THe wooD Pub Honky-Tonk Halloween w/ Town Mountain, 9pm

Corn Hole League Every Wednesday

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Highland Brewery Bar Crawl with Costume Contest & Prizes!

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THU NOV 5TH

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GABF Tap Takeover

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SocIal louNGe & TaPaS Early 1900s Halloween party w/ DJ Lezley Snipes (dance, costume contest), 7pm SouTHerN aPPalacHIaN brewerY 5th Annual Halloween costume contest w/ The Stipe Brothers & Dan Ruiz (rock, pop), 8pm SPrING creek TaverN Halloween Party w/ DJ Action Capitol, 8:30pm TallGarY’S aT four colleGe Halloween Bash/Contest w/ A Social Function (rock, country), 9:30pm THe aDmIral Soul night w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 11pm THe moTHlIGHT Free Halloween party (cover bands), 8pm THe NaTIoNal DJ Jamaica Tuff (dance, hiphop), 10pm THe PHoeNIX American Gonzos Halloween Spectacular (rock, funk), 9pm TImo’S HouSe Dance Party w/ DJ Franco Nino (top 40), 10pm TowN PumP The Dirty Badgers w/ Company News (Halloween party), 9pm TraIlHeaD reSTauraNT aND bar Hot Point Trio (gypsy jazz, swing), 8pm TwISTeD laurel Halloween Banger Costume Party (DJ dance party), 9pm Live DJ, 11pm wHITe HorSe black mouNTaIN Halloween Jazz w/ The Asheville Jazz Orchestra, 8pm

cowboYS louNGe Sunday Funday w/ food, 3pm Double crowN Karaoke w/ Tim O, 9pm GooD STuff Sissy Brown (honky-tonk, outlaw country), 5:30pm GreY eaGle muSIc Hall & TaverN Bronze Radio Return w/ The Roosevelts (roots, indie, rock), 8pm HIGHlaND brewING comPaNY Celtoberfest w/ The Screaming Orphans, Rathkeltair & Albannach (Celtic, rock, fusion), 12pm ISIS reSTauraNT aND muSIc Hall Sunday Classical Brunch, 11am Sunday jazz showcase, 6pm Jack of THe wooD Pub Irish session, 5pm laZY DIamoND Tiki Night w/ DJ Lance (Hawaiian, surf, exotica), 10pm leX 18 Michael John Jazz (classic jazz), 7pm Lenny Pettinelli (pop, jazz), 9pm lobSTer TraP Hunnilicious (Americana, country, folk), 6:30pm New mouNTaIN THeaTer/ amPHITHeaTer Nano Stern (folk, experimental, world), 8pm oDDITorIum Foreign Tongues w/ Trespassers, Ivadell & Heavy Hearted (indie, punk), 9pm off THe waGoN Piano show, 9pm olIve or TwIST DJ (oldies rock, swing), 8pm oNe SToP DelI & bar Bluegrass brunch w/ Woody

8PM DOORS

SAT

7PM DOORS

8PM DOORS

WED

11/5

THe omNI Grove Park INN Lou Mowad (classical guitar), 10am Bob Zullo (pop, rock, blues), 7pm THe SocIal Get Vocal Karaoke, 9:30pm THe SouTHerN Yacht Rock Brunch w/ DJ Kipper, 12pm TImo’S HouSe Asheville Drum ’n’ Bass Collective, 10pm weDGe brewING co. Vollie McKenzie & Hank Bones (acoustic jazz-swing), 6pm wHITe HorSe black mouNTaIN Jimmy Landry w/ David LaMotte & Beth Wood (singer-songwriter, folk, Americana), 7:30pm wIckeD weeD Mrs. Dubfire (reggae), 3pm

moNday, NovemBer 2 185 kING STreeT Open mic night, 7pm 5 walNuT wINe bar Eleanor Underhill & Friends (Americana, soul), 8pm alTamoNT brewING comPaNY Old-time jam w/ Mitch McConnell, 6:30pm bYwaTer Open mic w/ Taylor Martin, 8pm courTYarD GallerY Open mic (music, poetry, comedy, etc.), 8pm creekSIDe TaPHouSe Trivia, 7pm Double crowN Country Karaoke, 10pm GooD STuff Open mic w/ Laura Thurston, 7pm GreY eaGle muSIc Hall & TaverN Contra dance (lessons, 7:30pm), 8pm

HALLOWEEN HARVEST PARTY Croatan Release Sweet Potato Cider w/ Honey October 31st

7PM DOORS

THe NaTIoNal A. Williams (alt-country), 7pm

7PM DOORS

TallGarY’S aT four colleGe Jason Brazzel (acoustic), 6pm

11/6 11/7

8PM DOORS

black mouNTaIN ale HouSe Sunday Jazz Brunch w/ James Hammel, 12pm

11/1

10/31

7PM DOORS

ScullY’S DJ, 10pm

alTamoNT THeaTre Brian Haynes “Get Out The Vote” Rock Show w/ Mike Rhodes Fellowship, Reggae Family Band & Marcel Anton Trio, 5pm

10/30 &

11/10

7PM DOORS

ScaNDalS NIGHTclub Haunted Grove House Inferno 2015 (DJ, dance), 9pm

5 walNuT wINe bar Maureen Menihan Trio (jazz), 6pm

FALL EVENTS & CIDER RELEASES

THU

SaNcTuarY brewING comPaNY Zombie Soul Party, 7pm

SuNday, NovemBer 1

SouTHerN aPPalacHIaN brewerY The Dan Keller Trio (jazz), 5pm

10/29

FRI

rooT bar No. 1 Cedric Burnside Project (blues), 8pm

Zambra Zambra Jazz Trio, 8pm

ScaNDalS NIGHTclub DJ dance party & drag show, 10pm

10/28

SUN

room IX Open dance night, 9pm

wXYZ louNGe aT alofT HoTel Juan Benavides Trio (flamenco, Latin), 8pm

oraNGe Peel Give Local kick-off party, 6pm

THU

PISGaH brewING comPaNY Phuncle Sam (Grateful Dead tribute), 9pm

wIlD wING cafe SouTH Costume contest ($1,000 in prizes), 8pm

Wood, 11am

FRI

Pack’S TaverN Halloween Costume Bash: The House Band in South Bar (classic covers) & DJ MoTo in Century Room (dance hits, pop), 9pm

wIlD wING cafe Karaoke, 8pm

SAT

oraNGe Peel Papadosio w/ Midnight Snack & Third Nature (jam, psychedelic, rock), 9pm

TUE

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Wed • October 28 Woody Wood @ 5:30pm

Thu • October 29 Pink Pint Night featuring CaroMia Collective @ 6:00

Fri • October 30 Celtober featuring Albannach, Rathkeltair, and Screaming Orphans @ 7:00 –

10/28 wed lady

lamb

w/ sara rachele

10/29 thu the

rempis percussion quartet

mind over mirrors

check website for tickets

10/30 fri

Sat • October 31

10/31 sat free halloween show!

Celtober featuring Albannach, Rathkeltair, & Screaming Orphans @ 1:00 – check website for tickets

Sun • November 1

cover bands all night!

11/2 mon �free monday!

chantrelles

w/triptych soul 11/4 wed lera

lynn ("true detective")

w/ dylan leblanc

Celtober featuring Albannach, Rathkeltair, & Screaming Orphans @ 1:00 –

11/6 fri asheville

check website for tickets

11/7 sat 3pm: a super special matinee show!

fall fund drive 2015! jeffrey lewis & los bolts

Tue • November 3 Team Trivia with Dr. Brown @ 6:00

w/ mother explosives

9:30pm: keep shelly in athens

w/ different sleep

11/8 sun �deb au nare presents…

Jack of THe wooD Pub Quizzo, 7pm

burlesque graduation

11/9

laZY DIamoND Heavy Night w/ DJ Butch, 10pm

mon

�free monday!

the volt per octaves w/ shop talk, blarg

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Tues-Sun

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leXINGToN ave brewerY (lab) Kipper’s “Totally Rad” Trivia night, 8pm

ISIS reSTauraNT aND muSIc Hall Tuesday bluegrass sessions, 7:30pm

Honky-tonk dance party w/ Hearts Gone South, 9pm

lobSTer TraP Dave Desmelik (Americana, folk, singer-songwriter), 6:30pm

laZY DIamoND Punk ’n’ Roll w/ DJ Leo Delightful, 10pm

laZY DIamoND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10pm

o.HeNrY’S/THe uNDerGrouND Geeks Who Drink trivia, 7pm oDDITorIum Reservoir w/ Muscle & Bone, Caskitt & The Shameful Nameless (emo, synth rock), 9pm

COMING SOON

WED 10/28 5-7:00 PM ALL YOU CAN EAT SNOW CRAB LEGS 7:00 PM – AN EVENING W/ JOSH HARTY 8:30 PM – AN EVENING W/ ALASH THU 10/29 8:30 PM – APRIL VERCH BAND FRI 10/30 7:00 PM – AN EVENING W/

THE WILL OVERMAN BAND 8:30 PM – UNSPOKEN TRADITION AND KATHRYN BRICKEY BAND SAT 10/31

BLOODKIN & BLOODLESS

11AM DOORS, BRUNCH, BLOODY BAR 3PM SHOWTIME 9:00 PM – THE HERMIT KINGS W/ EMPIRE STRIKES BRASS WED 11/4 7:00 PM – AN EVENING WITH

FLAGSHIP ROMANCE 9:00 PM – SLEEPWALKERS

THU 11/5 7:00 PM – ZOE & CLOYD – NATAIYA WEINSTEIN AND JOHN MILLER FRI 11/6 7:00 PM – AN EVENING W/ GRACE 9:00 PM – THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS

SAT 11/7 7:00 PM – CLASSICAL DINNER AND A CONCERT: AMICIMUSIC PRESENTS:“FOUR HAND FORAY”

9:00 PM – THE MARCUS KING BAND WED 11/11 7:00 PM – AN EVENING W/ HEY MONEA W/ BRAD RAY 7:00 PM – AN EVENING W/

THE WAY DOWN WANDERERS AND WISEWATER THU 11/12 7:00 PM – MILLIE PALMER

& THE DRAGONFLIES 8:30 PM – AN EVENING W/ MATUTO Every Tuesday

7:30pm–midnite

olIve or TwIST 2 Breeze Band (Motown), 6pm oNe worlD brewING Beats & Brews w/ DJ Whistleblower, 8pm oSkar blueS brewerY Mountain Music Mondays (open jam), 6pm SovereIGN remeDIeS Stevie Lee Combs (acoustic), 8pm THe moTHlIGHT Chanterelles w/ Triptych Soul (indie, jazz, soul), 9pm THe NaTIoNal Open mic w/ Shane Livingston, 7pm THe omNI Grove Park INN Bob Zullo (pop, rock, blues), 7pm THe SouTHerN Speakeasy Mondays w/ The Low-Down Sires & friends (hot jazz, swing), 9:30pm THe valleY muSIc & cookHouSe Monday Pickin’ Parlour (open jam, open mic), 8pm TIGer mouNTaIN Service industry night (rock ’n’ roll), 9pm TImo’S HouSe Movie night, 7pm urbaN orcHarD Old-time music, 7pm wHITe HorSe black mouNTaIN Take Two Jazz w/ Hong Walzer & Bill Bares, 7:30pm

tueSday, NovemBer 3 5 walNuT wINe bar The John Henrys (hot jazz), 8pm alTamoNT brewING comPaNY Open mic w/ Chris O’Neill, 8:30pm aSHevIlle muSIc Hall Brown Bag Songwriting Competition w/ Debrissa McKinney (all genres), 7:30pm Tuesday Night Funk Jam, 11pm back YarD bar Open mic & jam w/ Robert Swain, 8pm beN’S TuNe-uP Eleanor Underhill (acoustic), 5pm black mouNTaIN ale HouSe Trivia, 7pm

BLUEGRASS SESSIONS

buffalo NIckel Trivia, 7pm

JAZZ SHOWCASE

cork & keG Old-time jam, 5pm

Every Sunday

6pm–11pm

october 28 - november 3, 2015

oDDITorIum Odd comedy night, 9pm off THe waGoN Rock ’n’ roll bingo, 8pm oNe SToP DelI & bar Turntable Tuesdays (DJs & vinyl), 10pm oraNGe Peel Chris Robinson Brotherhood (blues, rock, psychedelic), 9pm TallGarY’S aT four colleGe Jam night, 9pm THe JoINT NeXT Door Open mic w/ Laura Thurston, 7pm THe mIllroom Matt Braunger (comedy), 8pm THe NaTIoNal Ben Colvin Trio (jazz, funk, soul), 7pm DJ Tony (future R&B), 10pm TreSSa’S DowNTowN JaZZ aND blueS Funk & jazz jam w/ Pauly Juhl, 8:30pm urbaN orcHarD Billy Litz (Americana, singer-songwriter), 7pm weSTvIlle Pub Blues jam, 10pm wHITe HorSe black mouNTaIN Irish sessions & open mic, 6:30pm wIlD wING cafe SouTH Tuesday bluegrass, 6pm Trivia w/ Kelilyn, 8:30pm

WedNeSday, NovemBer 4 5 walNuT wINe bar Wine Tasting w/ Sean Gaskell (world), 5pm Juan Benavides Trio (Flamenco), 8pm baTTerY Park book eXcHaNGe Dramatic Readings w/ Randi Janelle (open mic), 6pm black mouNTaIN ale HouSe Play to Win game night, 7:30pm

mouNTaIN moJo coffeeHouSe Open mic, 6:30pm Noble kava Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert, 9pm o.HeNrY’S/THe uNDerGrouND “Take the Cake” Karaoke, 10pm oDDITorIum The Murderburgers w/ City Mouse & The Dimarcos (punk), 9pm off THe waGoN Piano show, 9pm olIve or TwIST Intermediate swing dance lessons w/ Bobby Wood, 7pm Beginning swing dance lesson w/ Bobby Wood, 7:30pm 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock), 8pm oNe SToP DelI & bar Lip sync karaoke, 10pm PISGaH brewING comPaNY Tara Mills & Jimmy Stelling w/ Members of Hackensaw Boys (folk, Americana), 6pm reJavaNaTIoN cafe Open mic night, 6pm room IX Fuego: Latin night, 9pm ScullY’S Sons of Ralph (bluegrass), 6pm SlY GroG louNGe Cards Against Humanity Game Night, 10pm Sol bar New mouNTaIN World Wednesdays, 8pm TallGarY’S aT four colleGe Open mic & jam, 7pm THe JoINT NeXT Door Bluegrass jam, 8pm

blue mouNTaIN PIZZa & brew Pub Open mic, 7pm

THe moTHlIGHT Lera Lynn w/ Dylan LeBlanc (Americana, indie, Western), 9:30pm

creekSIDe TaPHouSe Honky Tonk in Haw Creek w/ the Asheville Country Music Revue (country, honky-tonk), 8pm

THe PHoeNIX Jazz night, 8pm

Double crowN Classic Country w/ DJs Greg Cartwright, David Gay, Brody Hunt, 10pm fuNkaTorIum John Hartford Jam (folk, bluegrass), 6:30pm

THe SouTHerN Disclaimer Comedy open mic, 9pm TIGer mouNTaIN Flux (’80s & ’90s dance party), 10pm TImo’S HouSe “Spectrum AVL” w/ DamGood & rotating DJs, 9pm

HIGHlaND brewING comPaNY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul), 5:30pm

TowN PumP Open mic w/ Billy Presnell, 9pm

GooD STuff Old time-y night, 6:30pm

ISIS reSTauraNT aND muSIc Hall An evening w/ Flagship Romance (folk, Americana), 7pm The Sleepwalkers (indie, rock, dirty pop), 9pm

TraIlHeaD reSTauraNT aND bar Acoustic jam w/ Kevin Scanlon (bluegrass, old-time, folk), 6pm

IroN HorSe STaTIoN Open mic, 6pm

Jack of THe wooD Pub Old-time session, 5pm

Double crowN DJ Brody Hunt (honky-tonk, Cajun, Western), 10pm

markeT Place The Rat Alley Cats (jazz, Latin, swing), 7pm

lobSTer TraP Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet), 6:30pm

GrIND cafe Trivia night, 7pm

creekSIDe TaPHouSe Old School Low Down Blues Tues. w/ Matt Walsh, 6pm

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lobSTer TraP Jay Brown (acoustic-folk, singer-songwriter), 6:30pm

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THE ATE R L ISTINGS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Due to possible scheduling changes, moviegoers may want to confirm showtimes with theaters. ASHEVILLE PIZZA & BREWING CO. (254-1281) MINIONS (PG) 1:00, 4:00 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -- ROGUE NATION (PG-13) 7:00, 10:00 (No 10 p.m. show Fri-Sat Oct 30-31) THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (R) 10:00 Fri-Sat Oct 30-31 only

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Elisabeth Moss, Cate Blanchett, Topher Grace and Dennis Quaid in James Vanderbilt’s compelling and thought-provoking factbased drama Truth.

Truth S DIRECTOR: James Vanderbilt PLAYERS: Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid, Elisabeth Moss, Bruce Greenwood, Stacy Keach FACT-BASED DRAMA Rated R THE STORY: Dramatic recreation of the events of the 2004 60 Minutes story that destroyed the careers of Dan Rather and Mary Mapes. THE LOWDOWN: Surprisingly

effective as drama and thoughtprovoking on every other level, Truth only stumbles owing to a tendency to preach, but not enough to sink the film. James Vanderbilt’s Truth is a factbased account of the story behind the fall of venerable CBS news anchor Dan Rather and 60 Minutes producer Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) over the report that George W. Bush used family influence to stay out of the Vietnam War by getting into an elite

unit of the National Guard. Notice the term “fact-based,” which is to say that the film is a dramatization, not a documentary (not that documentaries don’t fudge things to make their points). As such, how much you want to take it at face value is a personal call. CBS is so outraged over the film that they have refused to run ads for it. That’s not too surprising, since the film paints an unflattering picture of the company. The film has also set off a small frenzy among

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right-leaning bloggers and Internet commenters (and the inevitable outburst from the New York Post’s Kyle Smith, who calls it “wacko”), which is also not surprising. At the same time, this kind of outrage only serves to increase my natural (and admittedly left-leaning) tendency to side with the film — even while thinking both sides overstate the case of what might have happened had the piece not been discredited. Frankly, I was surprised by how much I liked the film. My interest level in the story was minimal, my faith in TV journalism shaky at best, and my desire to see the directorial debut of the guy whose career started with the screenplay for the execrable 2003 horror movie Darkness Falls nonexistent — especially at a 9 a.m. press screening on a Saturday morning. The fact that I have been less than overwhelmed by Robert Redford’s performances for some time didn’t help matters. So it was almost startling to see Redford create a wholly compelling character, especially out of a public figure like Dan Rather. The film’s screen time clearly favors topbilled Cate Blanchett (and she is typically excellent), but in a very real sense it’s Redford who holds the film in place — just by exerting a quiet authority and sense of innate decency. The problem with tackling a story like this isn’t that it’s still something of political hot potato — that may in fact be in its favor — but that its outcome is known from the beginning. We go in knowing that Rather’s and Mapes’ careers are going to be destroyed by this, and yet the film is presented so well that it’s easy to get sucked into the drama. It is also helpful that the film uses a framing story — Mapes telling her potential defense attorney (Andrew McFarlane) the bulk of the film’s events — making it clear what we’re getting is her version of what happened. (The film is, after all, based on her book Truth and Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power.) Keeping that in mind means that it is only natural that the story we get is going to lean in her favor. It’s surprising how well the film plays as drama, but that isn’t really the point. The drama is simply what makes Truth entertaining. The point isn’t even that although the memos that led to all this may not have been authentic

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(that has never been conclusively established) and Mapes and her coworkers may have been bamboozled by the source, Lt. Colonel Bill Burkett (Stacy Keach) — the gist of what was in those memos was supported by others. All that is interesting. So is the fine detail on the pressures of deadlines, and the need for product. But none of this is what the film is after. No, the film — sometimes too didactically — is ultimately about the erosion of journalistic integrity in an age where the news is at the mercy of a corporate mindset governed by profit. The irony here — assuming that Rather’s statement that 60 Minutes was the first news program in the history of TV news to make money is true — is that it’s a mindset created in part by the success of the very program that was taken down by it. While some of that may be viewed as opinion and while the film gets pretty obvious in its preaching, a look at TV news today only supports how far its journalistic worth has fallen. Rated R for language and a brief nude photo. Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas and Fine Arts Theatre. reviewed by Ken Hanke khanke@ mountainx.com

Jem and the Holograms HS DIRECTOR: John M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) PLAYERS: Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Aurora Perrineau, Hayley Kiyoko, Molly Ringwald TEEN DRAMA WITH SONGS RATED PG THE STORY: A teenage girl finds Internet stardom and heads off to Los Angeles to a music career with her three sisters. THE LOWDOWN: A tedious, innocuous and overlong adaptation of the ‘80s cartoon.

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HHHHH = max rating the depths of ‘80s and ‘90s pop-culture nostalgia for a hit — any hit — we come to Jem and the Holograms. There are certainly worse movies to come out of 2015 (believe me, there are so many), but few are as needless and unmemorable, and the dull thud it made at the box office is wellearned. The film is loosely based on the ‘80s cartoon of the same name — so loose that its mere existence seems to have upset some longtime fans (I found a YouTube video of two grown adults espousing the reasons they were “outraged” over the trailer, so I can only assume they speak for some people). I’ve never watched an episode of Jem so I can’t speak comparatively, though what I know of it — a mix of glam rock and cornball sci-fi — wouldn’t make the worst movie imaginable. What has happened is that anything that’s fun about the original Jem is pushed aside for some treatise on social media, oversharing and a bunch of other nonsense, which is, in the end, about mealy-mouthed junk, such as being yourself. So not only is Jem pretty unimaginative, it’s also incredibly cliched and inconsequential. Instead of the titular heroine going on adventures and leading a life of glamor, we have the tale of some down-on-their-luck teens becoming famous in the age of the Internet. Jerrica (TV actress Aubrey Peeples) is just your everyday teen with three eccentric sisters and a mother (Molly Ringwald) with a failing business who are about to lose their home. But just in time, some bland song Jerrica performs and puts on YouTube inexplicably goes viral and she and her sisters find themselves on the cusp of stardom. Taking on the alter ego of Jem (Jerrica in half-assed Aladdin Sane make-up), our protagonist must venture through the twists and turns of stardom. Interspersed in the proceedings, we have Jem and her buddies trying to find the pieces of a robot her late father left her. It works about as well as it sounds and does little beside push the running time to around two hours. The film might be watchable if the musical numbers were more than passable or if the songs were the tiniest bit memorable, but damned if I can remember a single note from any of it. If you’re going to base your movie on music, having, you know, good songs is a must. This means that the outcome of Jem is a movie too unmitigatingly bland to capture the imagination of any general moviegoer, while also alienating what fans

of the cartoon are out there. What remains is a film without a hook and without an audience. Rated PG for thematic material, including reckless behavior, brief suggestive content and some language. Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, UA Beaucatcher. reviewed by Justin Souther jsouther@mountainx.com

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DIRECTOR: Gregory Plotkin PLAYERS: Chris Murray, Brit Shaw, Ivy George, Dan Gill, Olivia Taylor Dudley HORROR FROM BENEATH THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL Rated R THE STORY: More paranormal tedium. THE LOWDOWN: A complete waste of 88 very long minutes of your life. What may be said in defense of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension — or as I like think of it Paranormal Stupidity: The Goat Dimension? Well, let’s see if such a defense can be attempted. Looked at on a relativity basis, its existence improves other movies in the same genre. For example, I caught the terminally dumb The Last Witch Hunter on Thursday night — and being terminally dumb is hardly the worst thing about it. However, after sitting through Ghost Dimension on Friday afternoon, Witch Hunter looks pretty darn good. In the same vein, these Paranormal Stupidity things every Halloween have long made me nostalgic for the days when we got a new Saw movie every year to mark the season. Far and away, the best thing about this latest is the — apparently serious — claim that this is the last of the Paranormal series. I can think of no better Halloween treat — assuming it’s true.

Now, I know this whole “foundfootage” concept has its defenders. To me, it’s simply a way for people with absolutely no discernible talent to make something called a movie. Knowledge of the most rudimentary aspects of filmmaking is not required — nor, it seems, is even the barest concept of story structure. To date, I lean toward the belief that the major cultural legacy of these movies is the invention of the snot-cam in The Blair Witch Project back in 1999. This latest Paranormal entry may, I suppose, one day be remembered for pioneering the 3D puke shot. As it stands, it strikes me as a cynical cash-grab of alarming proportions, though that’s always been the driving force behind these — movies made for approximately 65 cents that can’t keep from turning a profit. The big wrinkle this time — apart from the nausea-inducing combination of 3D and the shaky-cam — is something approximating onscreen demon action! (No invisible supernatural pool-cleaning here. See: Paranormal Activity 2 — or, wiser still, just take my word that this was one of the ghostly hijinks in that 2010 edition.) You see, the demons — or whatever the various blobs and gobs of ectoplasmic effluvia are — only appear visible when seen through the lens of a specially re-monkeyed camcorder. One might assume that this is a variant on the William Castle gimmick “Illusion-O” in 13 Ghosts (1960), where viewers had to put on their “ghost glasses” to see the enumerated denizens of the beyond. This, however, is miraculously both less fun and more expensive than “Illusion-O,” while managing to be just as lame. Overall, this is just more of the same. Nothing much happens for interminable lengths of time, followed by a very loud shock effect. People yell barely scripted (despite five credited writers) lines at each other a lot, too. Every so often, a title appears onscreen to tell us how many days have elapsed — and by day seven, I was certain I’d been watching the thing for at least that long. (In all fairness, I first checked the time on my phone at the 15-minute mark. This is possibly a record, I groaned.) Never have I been any happier to see a movie end when it finally permitted itself to do so. My initial knee-jerk response — that it was a rancid, festering pile of llama puke — still seems an adequate summation. Rated R for language and some horror violence. Playing at Carolina Cinemas. revIeweD bY keN HaNke kHaNke@ mouNTaINX.com

Steve Jobs HHHH director: Danny Boyle plaYers: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff

Daniels, Michael Stuhlbarg, Katherine Waterston, Perla Haney-Jardine biopic RATED R the storY: Biopic of Steve Jobs. the loWdoWn: Solidly made, largely entertaining, but hardly

the groundbreaking work it’s been touted as.

If you are seriously wanting a Danny Boyle film, Steve Jobs isn’t it. It is, I suppose, to Boyle’s filmography what Room Service (1938) is to the Marx Brothers — a film with them, but not a Marx Brothers movie. What we have here is Danny Boyle efficiently and slickly (and seemingly dispassionately) capturing an Aaron Sorkin screenplay with an endlessly moving camera — and an occasional “subliminal” cut — disguising the fact that it’s largely two hours of talk — mostly delivered at breakneck speed and often shouted. It doesn’t so much reinvent the biopic as it breaks it into a series of anticlimactic acts and talks it to death. It is Steve Jobs Sorkinized. Forty years ago, it might have been Chayefsky-ized. I’m not saying it’s bad, but your take on it will be more than slightly determined by how much you like Sorkin’s style of writing. And I am less worshipful of his bombastic verbal shenanigans than I’m supposed to be. As a result,

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s tart inG f ridaY Burnt At one point this was considered an art title and was considered a potential Oscar-contender. Then the early reviews started to roll in, and despite the high-profile cast — Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Uma Thurman, Emma Thompson, Alicia Vikander — and a prestigious writer — Steven Knight — it finds itself being dumped the week before Spectre opens. The Weinsteins tell us: “Chef Adam Jones (Cooper) had it all — and lost it. A two-star Michelin rockstar with the bad habits to match, the former enfant terrible of the Paris restaurant scene did everything different every time out, and only ever cared about the thrill of creating explosions of taste. To land his own kitchen and that third elusive Michelin star though, he’ll need the best of the best on his side, including the beautiful Helene (Miller).” (r)

Our Brand Is Crisis Faring little better in early reviews is this political comedy from David Gordon starring Sandra Bullock as a campaign manager squaring off against her arch-rival (Billy Bob Thornton) in an election in Bolivia. (r)

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse Lurching into theaters without benefit of reviews is horror comedy from Paranormal Activity writer Christopher Landon about three Boy Scouts battling zombies — call it a zom-com. The biggest name in the cast is Tye Sheridan. Truthfully, this is just a Halloween cash-grab that is fated to be a non-issue next week when James Bond arrives.(r)

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SIGHTS aND SouNDS: Asheville acoustic quartet Tellico is the subject of the third Southern Songs and Stories episode. Series directors Joe Kendrick and Tony Preston have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for production and editing. Photo by Jennifer Callahan

• The Center for Cultural Preservation presents the Culture Vulture Film Festival Friday, Oct. 30, at Blue Ridge Community College’s Thomas Auditorium in Flat Rock. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a live performance by local musician tom fisch and a barbecue supper, followed by three films at 7 p.m. Selections include Where Neon Goes to Die, which chronicles the story of Yiddish culture in the South; Golden Side of the Tracks, a documentary about the Overtown community in Miami (once considered the Harlem of the South); and the world premiere of The Land Continues to Speak to Us, which incorporates which the voices of mountain elders throughout Western North Carolina. Each film will be followed by a brief panel discussion with local experts and the film’s director. Advance tickets are $20 for adults/$15 for children. They can be purchased online or by calling 692-8062. Prices are $5 more at the door. Proceeds go toward the center’s ongoing oral history project that currently includes interviews with more than 50 mountain elders in 10 WNC counties avl.mx/1vx • The Leicester Public Library will host a double feature of silent movies Friday, Oct. 30, 6-8 p.m. The evening begins with the 1920 horror film Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (80 minutes) starring john barrymore, followed by stan laurel’s 1925 parody Dr. Pyckle & Mr. Pride (20 minutes), a film made prior to his teaming with oliver hardy. Local film historian

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chip Kaufmann will provide commentary. The event is free and open to the public. Complimentary popcorn will be served, and all ages are welcome. avl.mx/1c9 • The documentary Citizen Autistic will screen as part of UNC Asheville’s Disability Is Diversity Week in Highsmith Union Monday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. william davenport’s film examines people at the forefront of autism activism fighting for human rights and self-advocacy. Admission to the 58-minute film is free and popcorn and soda will be provided. avl. mx/1vy • Following successful documentaries on Aaron Burdett and The Honeycutters, joe Kendrick and tony preston turn their cameras on Asheville acoustic quartet Tellico for the third episode of Southern Songs and Stories. Production began the weekend of Oct. 16 as the filmmakers shadowed the band to two regional shows, chronicling its live performances, getting to know the individual musicians and uncovering key figures who influenced the group’s Appalachian roots sound. To help cover filming and editing costs, Kendrick and Preston have launched a Kickstarter campaign. Rewards for backers range from a message of thanks to front-row seating at a private screening of the episode with a performance from Tellico Sunday, Nov. 15. avl.mx/1vz Send your local film news to ae@ mountainx.com X

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I am not as keen on Steve Jobs as might be expected. It is, however, worth noting that I found the film almost compulsively watchable, even while not particularly persuasive. (It is almost certainly nothing I will feel the need to watch a second time. Citizen Jobs, this is not.) Sorkin’s big attempt at breaking away from the biopic form consists entirely of its three-act structure surrounding the launches of the Mac in 1984, the NeXT cube in 1988 and the iMac in 1998. Actually, it doesn’t depict the launches, but only the moments leading up to those launches, with the film skipping to the next launch before the presentations. If that seems like a whole lot of foreplay, without much in the way of consummation, that’s because it is. It’s a backstage show without a play. (This will not keep the film from delivering a standing ovation for Jobs at the end.) Sorkin’s realistically improbable, but dramatically viable, hook is to stage high-powered conflicts with the same collection of people in each instance — Steve Wozniak (Seth Rogen), Joanna Hoffman (Kate Winslet), John Sculley (Jeff Daniels), Andy Hertzfeld (Michael Stuhlbarg) — with ex-girlfriend Chrisann Brennan (Katherine Waterston) and daughter Lisa (played by Mackenzie Moss at five, Ripley Sobo at nine, Perla Haney-Jardine at 19) hovering around the edges. I give high marks to how effectively (if simplistically) Sorkin sketches them in, but they are inevitably fated to end up being steamrolled by the towering arrogance and narcissism of Jobs (Michael Fassbender) — much like their real-life counterparts. More troublesome — especially for a movie wants to reinvent the biopic — is that ultimately it’s reduced to a domestic drama about Jobs and his daughter. How much more oldfashioned can you get? Yes, the performances are all solid — even more than solid in many cases. Yes, Sorkin’s dialogue contains some well-placed zingers. Yes, Boyle keeps it all moving at a pace that sometimes keeps the talkiness manageable. But does it bring anything new to bear on the subject of Steve Jobs? On the contrary — it relies very much on what the viewer already knows. Unless you’ve seen Alex Gibney’s documentary, Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, released a month ago, or are otherwise well-versed in the Jobs legend — things that allow you to read between the lines — it offers

little other than the comfort of a narrative format. I went in knowing that Jobs was a pretty miserable human being who had the knack to envision technical innovations and the staff to make those ideas work. That’s about what I knew on the way out — except for the almost certainly fabricated reason behind the creation of the iPod. Rated R for language. Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, UA Beaucatcher. revIeweD bY keN HaNke kHaNke@ mouNTaINX.com

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director: Breck Eisner (The Crazies) plaYers: Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood, Michael Caine cGi Witch action RATED PG-13 the storY: An 800-year-old witch hunter squares off against an illtempered witch queen with rebirth on her mind. the loWdoWn: Not good enough to be good, and not quite bad enough to be fun, this is strictly for Vin Diesel diehards. It would be sufficiently embarrassing to end up playing the kind of role we’ve come to expect to star Nicolas Cage, but Vin Diesel has upped the ante with The Last Witch Hunter. This is not simply a case of accepting a Cage castoff (assuming such a thing exists). No. Mr. Diesel himself produced this movie, meaning he brought it on himself in the apparent belief that playing 800-year-old witch hunter — working for one of those super-top-secret branches of the Catholic Church — was a good idea. It wasn’t. For that matter, the ending suggests he had notions of spawning a series. This seems very unlikely.

Not only has Diesel plopped the mantle of Cage on his shoulders, he seems to have borrowed one of Cage’s justly celebrated hairpieces, since, in the period scenes, Diesel has some kind of deceased animal pelt affixed to his trademark bald dome. It gets better, though, because he also sports some kind of matted crepe hair beard that makes him look like a Ren-faire Viking. Perhaps, it would have been wiser to call it The Fast and the Furriest. Fortunately for all of us — and the sake of basic sanitation — the hirsute Diesel is dropped (apart from occasional flashbacks) once the film gets to modern times. The whole idea is that 800 years ago (give or take) Diesel — playing a character only known as Kaulder — killed off the Witch Queen (Julie Engelbrecht), who cursed him with eternal life. Well, it’s eternal life or the next best thing, since his longevity — rather like that of the bad guy in Captain Sindbad (1963) — depends on her heart being preserved in beating condition. So, up to our present time, the only thing standing between us and our destruction at the hands of witches is Vin Diesel. Sobering thoughts don’t get any more sobering. These days, Kaulder’s job is to put bad witches into “the witch prison” (no fooling, that’s what it’s called — and it takes most of the movie for anybody to question the wisdom of amassing all this powerful evil), since they’re no longer put to the stake. (One could make the case that this is some sneaky pro-capital punishment screed, but one would then have to accuse the movie of having two brain cells to rub together. The evidence is lacking.) In between such assignments, he seems to while away his spare time romancing hot airline stewardesses and tinkering with old watches. He’s picked up more than personal hygiene in eight centuries. As this part of the story commences, Kaulder’s church-familiar, the 36th Dolan (Michael Caine, who, I’m convinced, took the role since it’s mostly played lying down) is retiring and being replaced by the 37th one (Elijah Wood). However, next thing you know, Dolan 36 has died, Kaulder detects the aroma of witchly rodentia — and a dire plot to bring back the Witch Queen is uncovered. There is much consternation — along with convoluted plotting, assorted duplicities, romance, the revelation that Kaulder is the world’s biggest sucker, etc. It’s all sufficiently goofy that it ought to be entertaining,

at least in a wayward fashion. In fairness, some of it is, but not enough. For every nice touch of film noir parody, there are two or three instances of a mythology that never really defines itself. For every cool idea — like the potion-bar run by shape-shifting romantic interest Rose Leslie — there are at least a half-dozen instances of badly-crafted action scenes, bloated CGI effects, transparent plot twists and groan-inducing stabs at cleverness. The balance of the ledger here is, most assuredly, far into the red. It’s not the worst thing out there by any means, but, unless you’ve been thinking that what your life has been lacking is Vin Diesel festooned with fake hair and brandishing a flaming sword, I can imagine no possible reason to seek it out. Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images. Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, UA Beaucatcher. revIeweD bY keN HaNke kHaNke@ mouNTaINX.com

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La Strada HHHHS

Director: Federico Fellini Players: Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani, Marcella Rovere DRAMA Rated NR Though I’ll take The White Sheik (1952) for my dose of early Fellini any day of the week, I don’t deny the greatness of La Strada (1954) and I certainly understand its appeal on numerous levels. While The White Sheik looks forward to the more fantastic works of Fellini from the 1960s, La Strada is brimming with the basic iconography of the filmmaker — from Gelsomina’s (Giulietta Masina) cloak to the circus aspect of its story and beyond. It is also Fellini’s most Chaplinesque work, and not just because Gelsomina is herself Chaplinesque in appearance. On the one hand, La Strada might easily be viewed as the the dark counterpoint to Chaplin’s The Circus (1928) — and it is very dark indeed. But more, it has the feel of earlier Chaplin. There’s a sense of the film being built around a basic story, but made in such an off-the-cuff manner that it feels unscripted. It exists in that realm of poverty so endemic to Chaplin, especially early Chaplin. To wit, Gelsomina — who is at once Chaplin and a Chaplin heroine — comes in for bullying and punishment at the hands of brutish oaf Zampano, which would not be out of place in a 1916 Chaplin short. There’s a freshness here and an obvious and deep love for early cinema that is most appealing. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present La Strada Friday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St., River Arts District (upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com

One, Two, Three HHHHH

Director: Billy Wilder Players: James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Arlene Francis, Pamela Tiffin, Howard St. John, Hanns Lothar COMEDY Rated NR Taking a 1929 Ferenc Molnar play, retaining the basic plot and moving it to the Cold War era with Berlin divided by the Wall (or the incipient version of it), Billy Wilder crafted what may well be his funniest movie with One, Two, Three (1961). It’s certainly his fastest-paced film, and one built around the most manic performance James Cagney ever gave — and that’s saying something. The basic idea — the manager of the Berlin Coca-Cola bottling plant having to deal with a visit from the company president’s oversexed Southern Belle daughter — is a nice start. Having to break up her whirlwind marriage to a scruffy communist is better. Having to get the husband back (and make him presentable) when it turns out she’s pregnant is the stuff of great comedy, and that’s what this is. The Asheville Film Society will screen one, two, three Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. in Theater Six at The Carolina Asheville, hosted by Xpress movie critic Ken Hanke.

The Adventures of Robin Hood HHHHH

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Director: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley Players: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, Eugene Pallette, Alan Hale, Ian Hunter, Una O’Connor ADVENTURE Rated NR What is left to be said about The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)? It is — even if mostly by accident — one of the most perfectly cast movies ever made. Every player in it seems to have been born to play his or her role. The production values are top-notch. The score is exciting. The action is thrilling and coherent. And the Technicolor...well, I remember seeing it in college and hearing someone announce, “It’s like the color comes down from the screen and washes over you!” (Drugs may or may not have been involved in this assessment. It was, after all, at a college in 1973.) The movie is, in fact, quite perfect for its kind — and the fact that people still insist on making new versions is the textbook definition of a fool’s errand. The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Adventures of Robin Hood Sunday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

The Sentinel HHHHS

Director: Michael Winner Players: Chris Sarandon, Cristina Raines, Burgess Meredith, Eli Wallach, Christopher Walken, Ava Gardner HORROR Rated R I saw Michael Winner’s The Sentinel (1977) on its opening weekend as part of a daylong bout of movie-going. It was the first film of the day, and I was frankly appalled by it, but it remains the only movie I remember from that outing (apart from a midnight show of Ken Russell’s 1971 film, The Boy Friend). More, The Sentinel was a movie I couldn’t quite shake. A week later, I had bought the novel it was based on — and thought the film did the story better. It was slowly dawning on me that I had been less appalled than I had been disturbed by the film. Oh, the premise was nonsensical, but the sense of almost tangible evil that Winner generated seeped into your bones. I became a kind of secret Sentinel fan. (It’s always a bit tricky admitting you like Michael Winner in many circles.) By the time we started doing the Thursday Horror Picture Show, I decided we should try it on an audience. Amazingly, they loved it — which it to say they were creeped-the-hell-out by it. (One young lady was heard to mutter to her companion during a genuinely tense scene, “Oh, I don’t like this,” which means it was working on her.) Now, it’s time to try it on a new audience — and just in time for Halloween. The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen the sentinel Thursday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. in Theater Six at The Carolina Asheville, hosted by Xpress movie critic Ken Hanke.

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leGal NoTIceS STaTe of SouTH carolINa IN THe famIlY courT of THe THIrTeeNTH JuDIcIal cIrcuIT couNTY of GreeNvIlle DockeT No.: 2015-Dr-23-4024 Notice of Adoption Proceedings TO THE DEFENDANT: Carl Elmore Banks III, Birth Father and John Doe, Birth Father YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN THE FOLLOWING NOTICE: 1. That an adoption proceeding was filed in the Family Court of Greenville County on September 16, 2015, and in this Complaint you are alleged to be the father of a Caucasian female child born in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina on January 7, 2005. 2. That the Plaintiffs in the above captioned Notice are not named for the purpose of confidentiality; however, the Court knows the true identity of the Plaintiffs and in responding to this notice, you are required to use the caption and the number 2015-DR23-4024. 3. That if Notice to Contest, Intervene or otherwise Respond is filed by you with the Court within thirty (30) days of the receipt of this Notice of Adoption Proceedings, you will be given an opportunity to appear and be heard on the merits of the adoption. To file notice to Contest, Intervene or otherwise Respond in this action, you must notify the above named Court at Greenville County Courthouse, Clerk of Court at 301 University Ridge, Greenville, South Carolina, 29601, in writing of your intention to Contest, Intervene or otherwise Respond. The above named Court must be informed of your current address and any changes of your address during the adoption proceedings. 4. That your failure to respond within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Notice of Adoption Proceedings constitutes your consent to the adoption and forfeiture of all of your rights and obligations to the above identified child. It is further alleged that your consent to this adoption is not required under S.C. Code Ann. Section 63-9-310 and that your parental rights should be terminated pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 63-7-2570 (7). This notice is given pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 63-9-730 (E). Raymond W. Godwin, Esq. (SC Bar #2162) PO Box 354 Greenville, SC 29602 PH (864) 241-2883 FAX: (864) 255-4342 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS Date: October 12, 2015

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