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Voters in Asheville get to choose a mayor and fill three seats on City Council in the Nov. 7 general election. Xpress asked the candidates to share their views on five topics — including tourism, equity and improving the lives of people who live and work here. COVER ILLUSTRATION Randy Molton ART DIRECTION Virginia Daffron

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Raising minimum wage would help food insecurity Regarding the article “Rewriting Foodtopia: Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council Revisits the City’s Food Action Plan” in the Oct. 18 issue [Xpress]: The proposed solutions to the food insecurity epidemic in our area are all good ones. Making food more available where people live is certainly necessary. However, it seems to me that the main reason why people are food insecure is that they just do not have enough money, especially since food prices keep increasing. If the food is “available” and they can’t afford to buy it, it won’t help them. If the Asheville City Council really wants to correct the problem, raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour would be the most effective solution. It would also help the housing situation. — Susan A. Stone Black Mountain

We need Lee’s pragmatic, progressive policies My beautiful, eclectic, open-minded city of Asheville faces a vital choice on

Nov. 7. The three people we add to City Council will shape the future of a town that serves as a beacon for visitors but should above all be a nurturing home for all its residents. I urge my fellow citizens to vote for Rich Lee. His thorough research, compassionate listening ear and pragmatic yet progressive policies are exactly what we need. He understands that snappy slogans may grab our attention, but only deep understanding of the complex topics we face will lead to good outcomes. Rich’s steady temperament and eagerness to collaborate with other leaders of goodwill will serve him — and us — well on City Council. His soft-spoken demeanor goes hand in hand with a profound commitment to our community and a genuine zeal for honest, equitable and accountable government. Rich’s integrity and work ethic are evident both in how he earns his living (as a socially responsible financial adviser specializing in green investing) and in the exemplary way he has conducted himself during years of volunteer public service and in this campaign. I am proud to call him my friend and my candidate. — Nina Tovish Asheville Editor’s note: Tovish reports that she has served as a volunteer in Lee’s campaign.

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Wisler and Roney stay true to roots Gwen Wisler and Kim Roney both got their starts in grassroots activism. Both have stayed true to their roots. Gwen and Kim will both get my vote in the Asheville City Council election. Gwen has volunteered with groups advocating for better biking and walking infrastructure, better transit services and more equitable food policies to address hunger and food deserts. She is now vice mayor of Asheville and has voted to advance these core causes. And Gwen continues to volunteer in after-school programs at Asheville Middle School in the IRL (In Real Life) program. Kim may be best-known for cofounding a local, independent radio station and for her service on Asheville’s Multimodal Transportation Commission and Transit Committee. Kim does not own a car by choice and relies on the bus and her bicycle to get around. During her service on her committee, she introduced the idea for a fare-free bus system as a way to reduce the burden of transportation costs. I will be voting for Gwen and Kim so that we can put their experience, commitment and new ideas together on Asheville City Council. — Claire H. Shaw Asheville

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As a resident of Ora Street in the Southside neighborhood, I live in one of the most distressed census tracts in the entire city. Our section of town is considered a food desert with poor transportation connectivity. A large amount of our neighbors live completely economically segregated lives caught in a cycle of poverty and trapped in substandard public housing. The “State of Black Asheville” spells out these problems in raw data. The median income for black women in our community is a paltry $14,843 a year, while 61 percent of African-American single mothers live below the poverty line. However, it hasn’t always been this way. Southside used to be a bustling hub of economic opportunity at the center of an established black neighborhood district. But this was before institutionally racist practices like redlining and urban renewal tore the heart out of this community. I first met Sheneika Smith one afternoon when she was standing out in front of Green’s Mini-Mart. As a job training coach at Green Opportunities, she was

pounding the pavement out in the community recruiting disenfranchised individuals to take advantage of a chance to better their lives. I have seen her work through Date My City, the grassroots organization she founded to help bring African-Americans back into the mainstream of community and civic life. I have personally witnessed her tireless dedication to making Asheville a better place for everyone. I believe that Sheneika Smith will bring a commitment to equity as a member of Asheville City Council. I trust her to work collaboratively with the newly hired equity manager to help create solutions to the problems outlined above. I see in her a devotion to compassionate community leadership. Asheville touts itself as bastion of progressivism, but for that to be true, we need politics that match our people. That’s why I’m voting for Sheneika Smith for Asheville City Council. Sincerely, — Andrea Desky Asheville Editor’s note: Desky reports that she has produced pro-bono video for Smith’s campaign.

Williams, Smith and Roney understand value of Youth Transformed for Life While there are four women vying for seats on Asheville City Council, Gwen Wisler will not be getting my vote. I base this decision largely on Gwen’s lack of advocacy to fund for Youth Transformed for Life, Hillcrest’s summer youth enrichment program. As chair of the Finance Committee, this is an issue she owns. Dee Williams, Sheneika Smith and Kim Roney, on the other hand, will be getting my support. I believe Dee, Sheneika and Kim understand that sufficiently funding a program like YTL is the best investment our city can make. While Vijay Kapoor and Rich Lee may have a similar position as Dee, Sheneika, and Kim [regarding] sufficiently funding YTL, Vijay has never served on a board or commission with the city, something that I believe makes sense before making the leap to City Council. And while Rich has, I’ll be voting to make history by working to see Asheville City Council be made up of a record-setting five women. I hope you will join me in doing the same! Sincerely, — Timothy S. Sadler Asheville Editor’s note: Xpress contacted Wisler about the point raised about her in the above letter, and she provided

the following response: “As a member of the Housing and Community Development Committee, I consistently make investments in programs that serve children in public housing, and if it were up to me alone, we would fund them all. Of $158,400 in awards, $75,700 funded youth-centered programs that serve children in public housing, including My Daddy Taught Me That, One Youth at a Time, IRL and 10 more. We received competitive funding requests for triple the available funds. Full disclosure: I also volunteer with IRL, which is an Asheville Middle School after-school program.”

Roney impressed as thoughtful, intelligent Two friends and I went to a recent City Council candidate forum, looking for one or two candidates to vote for. Independently, we decided to support Kim Roney. Kim impressed us as a thoughtful, intelligent candidate who has already done lots of good work to make Asheville better. I was especially impressed with Kim’s excellent communication skills and calm demeanor. Please support Kim Roney for Asheville City Council. — Saul Chase Asheville

Supporting Williams’ bold economic vision My experience as a single-parent, lowwage health care worker and a grassroots community educator/organizer has called me to join the Dee Williams campaign for City Council. Dee, a native of Asheville and a small-business owner, has worked for issues of justice all her life as a black woman. Over these weeks and months of phone banking and going door-to-door with Dee, our group has developed a special trust for one another. We support Dee’s bold economic vision for a new day, a new way, which might help generations of families to remain together in Asheville — if they so choose. When talking to folks in their neighborhoods, we found that they were stressed over their economic realities (low wages, unaffordable rents, high property taxes). These are the main issues of Dee’s economic platform as articulated on her website www.dee4avl.com, including her basic ideas for a different economic model, which is being implemented in various ... U.S. communities. Her platform is not pie-in-the-sky, but it does require a forward, transformative shift in our values and planning for life in

C A RT O O N B Y B R E NT B R O W N Asheville, focused first on the welfare and needs of our residents. Dee’s platform calls for a vital and strategic change from an unsustainable, unlivable tourist economy (for and by developers, imposing another intensified round of white gentrification) — to a local, green, affordable community-based model of development of diversified small businesses and cooperatives with livable wages. Dee’s platform is a matter of survival for our black and Latinx communities as well as an increasing number of poor and working class white communities. We know that we are faced with complex and critical issues. We hope Asheville residents and city decision-makers will join together in substantive conversations. And we need Dee’s deep and wide knowledge and experience. So vote for Dee on Nov. 7. — Jeanine Maland Asheville Editor’s note: Maland reports that she is helping with Williams’ campaign.

Roney offers leadership for change Asheville is changing rapidly, and we need leadership that can roll with it. We

need leadership who is smart and flexible, who holds fast to the values of equity and affordability but is willing to listen and learn along the way. Kim Roney is that kind of leader. The complexities of the issues facing us as the second-fastest gentrifying city in the country require both deep study and creative problem-solving. Kim does her homework, as was evidenced in the Young Democrats candidate forum [Oct. 23]. Her answers to questions about issues faced by service workers in our tourist-based economy were articulate, innovative and heartfelt. She herself works in the service industry as a bartender and also has more than a decade of tireless volunteer community organizing experience. Her years on the Multimodal Transportation Commission and Transit Committee, as well as reporting local news for Asheville FM, have given her a practical understanding of how to get things done in local government. She is a great listener, committed to bringing all voices to the table. She is young, energetic and a beacon of hope sorely needed. Please join me in voting for Kim Roney for City Council. — Jennifer Murphy Asheville Editor’s note: Murphy reports that she is volunteering in Roney’s campaign.

Caregivers are unsung heroes I was happy to see the advertisement for Caregiver Celebration events in the Oct. 11 issue of Mountain Xpress. Caregivers are the unsung heroes in health and community service systems. As one of the program coordinators, it our pleasure to create opportunities for caregivers to connect, revitalize and be informed about community resources. Important note for any readers interested in attending the Hendersonville event on Tuesday, Nov. 7, from 2 to 5 p.m.: The location has changed. This event will no longer be held at the Mud Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville and has been moved to the Henderson County Athletics & Activity Center at 708 S. Grove St. in Hendersonville. — Rebecca Chaplin Associate State Director of Community Outreach & Advocacy AARP North Carolina, Mountain Region Barnardsville

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Home, sweet home BY DANNY BERNSTEIN

Was she serious? I know several friends way past 50 who live here and love it. I’ve been to restaurants and even a couple of music venues in West Asheville, but what’s it like to live here? The neighborhood gets its share of out-of-town visitors, but I’m a resident

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now. I’m not going to go back to North Asheville for routine purchases. FIRST, COFFEE At Firestorm Books & Coffee, the atmosphere and ethos reminds me of the early 1970s, though they probably wouldn’t be happy to hear this. On its website, Firestorm calls itself a “collectively owned radical bookstore, vegan coffee shop and community event space.” Natasha, the barista, is behind the counter, and I introduce myself. I was never able to get to know my neighborhood coffee shop in North Asheville, mostly because the employees keep changing. But at Firestorm, some are owners. You need to work here for six to nine months to be considered as a potential co-owner. Coffee is only a dollar, but more expensive if you take it out. This makes sense since, in the store, the coffee is served in reusable mugs. All prices include service, which means no tipping. Two groups of visitors are eating breakfast this morning. How did they pick this coffee shop with so many choices on Haywood Road? Mara Kent from Connecticut and her friend Emily from Raleigh are staying at an Airbnb up the road. “This was the closest place,” Mara says. Greg Orr and Martine Jackson from Richmond, Va., found Firestorm on a vegan food website. “This place got good reviews,” Jackson says. The bookstore offers serious mainstream books such as White Trash, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and the latest fiction from Ron Rash. But it’s books like In Search of the Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie Idea by Danny Goldberg that you won’t see anyplace else. Or Eating Fire: My Life as a Lesbian Avenger by Kelly Cogswell, about the culture wars. And of course, the classic Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire, first published in 1968. Such a hippie-dippy place — I love it. REALITY SETS IN Enough nostalgia. I need food, gas and lodging, as the highways signs used to say. And a mailbox. Lodging is taken care of since I’ve moved into an apartment. I thought I noticed mailboxes by the American Legion post, but they’re using decommissioned blue boxes as a place to dispose of American flags. I find a functioning one in front of B&B Pharmacy

DANNY BERNSTEIN and go into the store. Since so many businesses here tout that they’re local, I want to meet the owners. Larry Brookshire, the owner and a second-generation pharmacist, is behind the prescription counter. “My dad started the pharmacy in 1953 with a partner. And we’re still here,” Brookshire says. The store has the usual greeting cards, cosmetics and candy that all chain pharmacies have. But there’s paraphernalia in B&B Pharmacy that I haven’t seen in years, like Handi Wipes reusable cloths. It also has that rare commodity on Haywood Road —parking. A little farther down the road, I go into Whist, a neighborhood card and gift store owned by Nora Yockey and Damon Gallagher. Whist has been here for four years. How do these places stay in business? I wonder. “Well,” Nora says, “We get a lot of support from the community and tourists.” It’s a quick place to get cards and emergency gifts. Again, there’s stuff I’ve not seen in other stores, such as a Doctor Who Coloring Book. You can’t park in front of most stores on Haywood Road, but that’s true of downtown as well. Still, there’s plenty of parking along this busy street, if you’re willing to walk a few blocks. Back up the road, I need to assess the Ingles supermarket. I walk around

and find everything I’ll need, just fewer choices. The store passes my Wasa crackers test since it has five types of the brand. It’s a good store. George Stone, the manager, the only one wearing a white shirt and tie, is sticking labels on packages of sliced bread. I asked him about the size of the store. “We have 32,000 square feet,” he says. “We’re the smallest store in the Asheville area.” This store doesn’t use a lot of space for magazines and nonfood items such as serving dishes and toiletries, but it seems to have all the staples I may need. “There’s no way to expand this store, except to go up,” Stone says. “But people love it here because it’s small. Older people don’t want to walk around in a bigger store.” Stone must know what he’s talking about; he’s been with Ingles for 45 years, 21 in this store. He walks around, talking to his staff and checking out the coffee area — not a Starbucks, but with all the coffee shops on the street, I’m not going to miss that. Now for gas. The Exxon station on Patton Avenue looks modern and convenient. It offers full service, something I haven’t seen since I left New Jersey,

the last state that still outlaws selfservice stations. Here, full-service gas is 50 cents higher than self-service. To my amazement, while pumping my own gas, I watch as two 20-something men in a huge van pull up and wait until the station attendant pump their gas. I go into the store to find out what full service means. “Yes,” Scotty Rice says. “We check your oil and clean your front and rear windshield.” Passing Dutch Girl Coin Laundry, I realize that I no longer have a washer and dryer. The laundry looks clean and well-organized with friendly attendants. Can I live without a washer and dryer at home? I’d be able to use the laundry space in the apartment for storing hiking gear instead of putting it in my clothes closet — the time versus space dilemma. Am I taking this downsizing thing too far? Can I simplify this much? I’ll see. Next time: Goodbye, Beaver Lake. I need to create a 4-mile walk in my new neighborhood. Danny Bernstein is a hiker, hike leader and outdoor writer. X

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Tell us about your day Mountain Xpress would like to hear from a wide variety of people in the community — including all ages, ethnicities, genders and backgrounds, plus longtime residents and newcomers alike — about their experiences of what it’s really like to live here in Asheville and/or Western North Carolina. So, please, pick a day and tell us about it: what you did and what happened along the way — as well as any reflections you might have about what that one day says about your life and our community. Aim for 300-600 words and send it to letters@mountainx.com with “My day” in the subject line, for possible publication in Xpress. Please include a phone number where we can reach you. Questions? Email Tracy Rose at trose@mountainx.com. We can’t wait to hear what you’ve got to say! X

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VOTER GUIDE GENERAL ELECTION NOV. 7 BY CAROLYN MORRISROE cmorrisroe@mountainx.com

Q&A with candidates for Asheville mayor and City Council As Asheville enjoys the benefits of a bustling economy, it also confronts challenges that come with growth, including concerns over housing, tourism, budgeting and certain segments of the city getting left behind. Xpress asked all eight candidates for mayor and City Council to share their thoughts on these topics and more prior to the Nov. 7 general election. Voters in Asheville get to select from six candidates to fill three seats for City Council: Vijay Kapoor, Sheneika Smith, Gwen Wisler, Dee Williams, Rich Lee and Kim Roney.

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Six other candidates for Council did not make it through the Oct. 10 primary, including incumbent Cecil Bothwell. Vice Mayor Wisler hopes to hold onto her seat, while current Council member Gordon Smith chose not to run for another term. Residents also have the chance to consider if they want to re-elect Esther Manheimer as mayor or get behind challenger Martin Ramsey, the two highest vote-getters in the primary. Find out more about voter registration and where to vote on the Buncombe County Elections Services website: avl.mx/44w.

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envision the city promoting tourism differently?

QUALITY OF LIFE What are the three most important things Council can do to improve the lives of those who live and work in Asheville?

BUDGET What steps should the city take to decrease current spending and increase revenue to fund new initiatives and projects?

TOURISM Is the city’s current approach to tourism sustainable? Why or why not, and how do you

STRs Should the city take a harder line on whole-house and whole-unit short-term

rentals? Why or why not? What do you think the city should do to balance property owners’ rights, tenants’ rights and the need for affordable housing? EQUITY What do you see as the most critically underserved populations in Asheville and what do you plan to do to bring more city attention and resources to them?

MAYORAL CANDIDATES ESTHER MANHEIMER manheimerformayor.com Occupation: Mayor, lawyer Previous candidacy: Asheville mayor, 2013; Asheville City Council, 2009 Endorsements: AFL-CIO; Sierra Club; Equality NC; Buncombe County Commissioner Al Whitesides; state Sen. Terry Van Duyn

QUALITY OF LIFE: I have worked to ensure Asheville is an open and inclusive city where people from all walks of life are included and safe. It’s critical to maintain our identity, increase equity and preserve Asheville’s unique character and quality of life. Council must enhance the affordable housing program (leveraging $25 million bond funds), manage growth and economic development to increase livability in keeping with our community’s vision for quality jobs, quality education, safe neighborhoods and a vibrant downtown. TOURISM: The growing number of tourists visiting Asheville, while supporting businesses, jobs and a vibrant downtown, creates a strain on city infrastructure and impacts Ashevilleans’ way of life. The city is not in the tourism promotion business —that’s the TDA [Tourism Development Authority]. The TDA collects the room tax, $17 million a year. By state law, a quarter of the funds are available for city/county/ nonprofit capital projects. The room tax must fund infrastructure improvements, and the TDA must approach tourism sustainably. BUDGET: Since my time on Council, the city has emerged from a recession and has dramatically grown its capital investment program, dedicating a revenue stream to transportation, sidewalk, pedestrian safety and other infrastructure improvements. Last year, the voters agreed to grow that investment by overwhelmingly approving the affordable housing, transportation, and parks and recreation bonds. I understand that these investments must be coupled with economic efficiencies and taxes that don’t overburden our residents. STRs: The city has more STRs than Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and Wilmington combined; therefore I support regulating the STR market to maintain the integrity of our neighborhoods and promote affordable housing. Asheville values community, and the growth of STRs affects our quality of life. I support the compromise Council struck banning whole-house STRs in neighborhoods while allowing folks to rent a room in their home. I support expansion of the STR ban in the River Arts District. EQUITY: The city must strive for greater equity, whether in transit, parks and recreation, pedestrian safety, affordable housing, or police and fire services. That is why the Council’s Vision 2036 goals include using a racial equity lens to review and achieve the city’s strategic goals. As a bold step in the right direction, the city hired an equity manager, an internal auditor focused on delivering and measuring equity in service delivery, contracting, employment and capital investment.

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MAYORAL CANDIDATES CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES CITY COUNCIL

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VIJAYMANHEIMER KAPOOR ESTHER

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www.kapoorforcouncil.org sheneikaforasheville.co www.kapoorforcouncil.org manheimerformayor.com Occupation: Municipal budget consultant (small-business owner) Occupation: Program i Occupation: Municipal budget consultant (small-business owner) Occupation: Mayor, lawyer coordinator (Green Opp Previous candidacy: None Previous candidacy: None Previous candidacy: Asheville mayor, 2013; Asheville PreviousCity candidacy: N Endorsements: Endorsements: Sierra Club, Equality NC, former Council Council, 2009 Sierra Club, Equality NC, former Council Chrisformer Pelly, neighborhood advocate Valerie Hoh, formerSierra Endorsements: member Chris Pelly, neighborhood advocatemember Valerie Hoh, Endorsements: AFL-CIO; Sierra Club; Equality NC; Buncombe state Rep. Patsy Keever state Rep. Patsy Keever County Commissioner Al Whitesides; state Sen. Terry Van Duyn

OF LIFE: Weresidents need Asheville whereOF all of our residents QUALITY OF LIFE: We need Asheville to beQUALITY a place where all of our go to to be a place QUALITY LIFE: Ashevillegoistoan each feeling safe, fed, healthy and valued. Toatdo the three most imporequity thethat, center of economic developm sleep each night feeling safe, fed, healthy andsleep valued. Tonight do OF that, the three most impor-to QUALITY LIFE: I have worked ensure Asheville is an open and inclusive realize their wealth potential and support tant things that I think that Council can do are: 1) to focus on the needs of Asheville’s tant things that I think that Council can do are: 1) to focus on the needs of Asheville’s city where people from all walks of life are included and safe. It’s critical to maintain supply and encourage startups residents and neighborhoods, because many of them arechain struggling and we’re doingand residents and neighborhoods, because many of them are struggling we’re notpreserve doing our identity, increaseand equity and Asheville’s unique character andnot quality local, entrepreneurial aofgood job as of aenhance city of engaging educating them or(leveraging of ecosystem. listening$25 to their a good enough job as a city of engaging them, educating them or listening theirthem, housing life. enough Council must thetoaffordable program mil- tax I would also like to responsible look into property needs; 2) have development policies that provide for rational and develneeds; 2) to have development policies that provide fortorational and responsible devellion bond funds), manage growth and economic development to increase livability in ly, minority homeowners, disabled veteran including pedestrian, bike and road infrastructure; 3)education, to work tosafe make sure opment, including pedestrian, bike and roadopment, infrastructure; 3) community’s to work to make sure keeping with our vision for quality jobs, neighaim is toquality retain homeowners in gentrifying that ourraise local economy diversified so an that we can raiseidentity wages in and an gr that our local economy is diversified so that we can wages and is better weather borhoods and a vibrant downtown. cultural thebetter midstweather of booming economic recession. economic recession. Asheville is home to six food deserts. Low TOURISM: The growing number of touristsofvisiting Asheville, while supporting opportunities play a factor TOURISM: Asheville (and region) needs to economic make sure it has all a diversified TOURISM: Asheville (and the region) needs to make jobs sure thataitvibrant has athe diversified businesses, and downtown, creates a strain on that city and table. I support the infrastructure creation of worker-own economy so that we can raise wages and better weather an economic recession. If local economy so that we can raise wages andlocal better weather an economic recession. If impacts Ashevilleans’ way of life. The city is not in theand tourism promotion business hunger community-based economic de tourism tobe completely Asheville’s economy would be incollects seriousthe trouble. tourism were to completely stop, Asheville’s economy would in seriousstop, trouble. That Authority]. —that’swere the TDA [Tourism Development The TDA room That tax, TOURISM: The that govern tourism’s cyclical isto ofdo concern me here in Asheville —metrics it tends to do badlyour said, tourism’s cyclical nature is of concern to said, me in Asheville —nature itstate tends badly toof $17here million a year. By law, a quarter the funds are available for city/county/ a more democratized economy that hono during recessionary periods, and we’ve had seven years of economic growth. There also during recessionary periods, and we’ve had seven years of economic growth. alsomust fund infrastructure improvements, and nonprofit capital projects. The There room tax likely remain an important part oftoour eco seem to be concerns in Asheville that we’re losing our unique character. I’d like see seem to be concerns in Asheville that we’re losing our unique character. I’d like to see the TDA must approach tourism sustainably. works for everyone. I will push to genera the city and the Tourism Development Authority (which is the entity that really controls the city and the Tourism Development Authority (which is the entity that really controls enterprise development and highlighting th BUDGET: Since my on Council, has emerged from recession and tourism promotion) work together to see wecity can convince some of athese tourists to tourism promotion) work together to see if we can convince some of time these tourists to ifthe our city. has dramatically capital program, dedicating a revenue stream relocate their start their own ornext set up branch offices for their relocate their businesses, start their own businesses or setbusinesses, up grown branchits offices forinvestment their businesses The step is how we market Ashevill to transportation, sidewalk, pedestrian safetyisand other infrastructure current employers here in Asheville. current employers here in Asheville. the beginning of rebuilding improvean economy ments. Last year, the voters agreed to grow tions that that investment bymany overwhelmingly reflect the shadesoperaof our c BUDGET: budget plays such an important in the city’s BUDGET: Because the budget plays suchapproving an important role inthe the city’s operatheBecause affordable housing, transportation, and parks role and bonds. demographic, and recreation that attracts and Ibene I have called ainvestments five-year operating projection. I advise local County governtions, I have called for a five-year operatingtions, budget projection. Ifor advise local governunderstand that these must be budget coupled with economic efficiencies and TD appointments to the Buncombe nationally on their finances, and it’s a bestand practice for cities to publish five-year ments nationally on their finances, and it’s a ments best practice for cities to publish taxes that don’t overburden our five-year residents. Chamber of Commerce, Council can ste projections of operating revenues and expenditures. These projections important projections of operating revenues and expenditures. These projections are important business goal-setting and are strategy building city has moredoesn’t STRs than Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and Wilmington a The one-year budget the full impact of funding decisions — it only because a one-year budget doesn’t show the because fullSTRs: impact of funding decisions — show it only BUDGET: decreasethe current spendi combined; therefore I Because support regulating the STR market period. toTo maintain shows theperiod. city expects to happen during that specific Because integrity most city shows what the city expects to happen during that what specific most city expand the shared costs around infrastruct of ourthose neighborhoods and promote affordable housing. Asheville values each community, expenses arecosts employee-related, because we expect those costs totohappen year (or expenses are employee-related, because we expect to happen each year (or prises expected attract overnight visito and the growth of STRs affects our quality of life. I support the compromise Council and because those we costs tend grow faster tax revenues, needreduction to look an recur), and because those costs tend to grow recur), faster than tax revenues, need to to look Thethan city should focus onwe waste struck whole-house STRs inwe neighborhoods while allowing folks tothat, rentwe acons out overbanning a couple ofhealth. years to truly understand Asheville’s fiscal health. Given out over a couple of years to truly understand Asheville’s fiscal Given that, closely at the price tag for out-of-town room opportunities in home. expansion the STR ban River Arts District. should betheir looking across city operations toof identify opportunities to partner with The city in canthe increase revenue byother raising t should be looking across city operations to identify toI support partner with other to comprehensively makewhether ends meet. A rising tide facing would governments (such as the county) and nonprofits to tackle issues governments (such as the county) and nonprofits to comprehensively tackle issues facing EQUITY: The city must strive for greater equity, in transit, parks and lift Therefore, minority-owned Asheville. Asheville. recreation, pedestrian safety, affordable housing, or policesupporting and fire services. That is a workforce development initiatives and a fa why theICouncil’s Vision goals include using a racial equity lens review and STRs: support short-term only as homestays — meaning that to the host needs STRs: I support short-term rentals only as homestays — meaning that2036 therentals host needs These projects will help us increase finan achieve the city’s strategic goals. As a bold step in direction, thepeople city hired be on the premises of the rentals. Having onthe theright premises will significantly cutis a services. Poverty hurts our and to be on the premises of the rentals. Having ato host will significantly cut a host ana equity manager, an internal focused on delivering measuring equity are paid living wages and have down on any noise issues and willauditor alsoany provide aresidents direct point of and contact to address any th down on any noise issues and will also provide direct point of contact to address in serviceFurthermore, delivery,rentals contracting, employment and capital investment. overall. problem. with to whole-home/apartment rentals I’m concerned problem. Furthermore, with regard to whole-home/apartment I’mregard concerned about the short-term hollowing out of communities. By permitting short-term asmidst homestays, about the hollowing out of communities. By permitting rentals as homestays, STRs: Ashevillerentals is in the of a twin A ffordable Monthly Tuitions we allow people a limited to use their property theresidents tourist economy. we allow people a limited way to use their property to participate in the way tourist economy. ity.toIparticipate sympathizein with witnessing I would like to seeto enhanced enforcement the current reducetaxes the a they of struggle to pay rules risingto property of further the current rules reduce the A ge-appropriate Music and CostumesI would further like to see enhanced enforcement by. Also, only around 20 percent of Afric number of STRsa operating illegally. I am willing get to consider a pilot program for accesnumber of STRs operating illegally. I am willing to consider pilot program for accesA ccepting of ALL this conversation excludes soryin dwelling (again, asnumber homestays) in timeand (18 months) and number (125)the sory dwelling units (again, as homestays) limited time (18units months) and (125)limited homes, of rentersposition who have finding a pla to gather data and evaluate their impact. For my in-depth on difficulty STRs, please go to A cademically Centered to gather data and evaluate their impact. For my in-depth position on STRs, please go to STRs, and advocates who fear out-of-town the “Issues” sectionmartinformayor.nationbuilder.com on my website: www.kapoorforcouncil.org. the “Issues” section on my website: www.kapoorforcouncil.org. A ffirmative Environment To alleviate the affordable housing probl Occupation: Waiter ourfor service industry was workforce. That is the reasons that I decided toforrun City Council my experiEQUITY: One of the reasons that I decided EQUITY: to run for One City of Council was my experiHousing Trust2013 Fund. I believe a middl ence helping residents of a mobile home community in South Asheville whoseinmobile Previous candidacy: Mayoral candidate, ence helping residents of a mobile home community in South Asheville whose mobile through conditional permitting to of comb Register for classes today at our studio location, 3726 Creek Rd.build Classes home park had been sold to buildIndependent, a newofapartment complex. These use residents, many home parkSweeten had been sold to a new apartment complex. These residents, many Affiliations: Socialist hadinadequate small children, were left with little time and inadequate to move. I a available for ages 2 and up. Visit www.ideafactoryinc.org for more information. whom had small children, were left with littlewhom time and resources to move. I EQUITY: Again,resources Asheville has become offeredwho my were help to parishioners from a and local church who helping who the residents, and it is far were too apparent thrives and who offered my help to parishioners from a local church helping the residents, around the the world but fallsfor hardest behind the scenes to successfully more funds from developer the o we worked the scenes to successfully we get worked more funds from the developer for the get vasive Take the time to join the dancebehind today. boxed of wealth-building opportunities residents help the them relocate. That droveout home the point for me that we residents to help them relocate. That experience drovetohome point for me thatexperience we Registrations CLOSE on November 11,families 2017and forindividuals this season. and discrimination codifiedto bythe federa and individuals in thistocity struggling and are vulnerable have in this city whohave are families struggling and are vulnerable thewho aretactics inrepeated the sameinvitations manner, through policy improv Martin Ramsey did not respond to to change happening around them. As a city, we need to recognize that and listen to these change happening around them. As a city, we need to recognize that and listen to these I haveGuide. spent the last few years of my life participate in theneed Xpress Voter communities about what believe they to ensure they have the same opportuniInformation/Registration: communities about what they believe they need to ensure they have thethey same opportuninomic justice issues. I will be working along ties as everyone else. ties as everyone else. 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sheneikaforasheville.com sheneikaforasheville.com g manheimerformayor.com Occupation: Program instructor/community engagement Occupation: Program instructor/community engagement budget consultant (small-business owner) Occupation: Mayor,Opportunities) lawyer coordinator (Green coordinator (Green Opportunities) one Previous mayor, 2013; Asheville Previous candidacy: candidacy: Asheville None PreviousCity candidacy: None Club, Equality NC, former Council Council, 2009 Endorsements: Sierra Club, AFL-CIO, Equality NC, Ignite NC Sierra Club, AFL-CIO, Equality NC, Ignite NC Endorsements: ghborhood advocate Valerie Hoh, former Endorsements: AFL-CIO; Sierra Club; Equality NC; Buncombe County Commissioner Al Whitesides; state Sen. Terry Van Duyn

OFallLIFE: segregated community. Putting to be aQUALITY place where of our Asheville residents is goan to economically QUALITY OF LIFE: Asheville is an economically segregated community. Putting equity at the center of three economic development will allow segments of Asheville to equity atlarger the is center of economic development will allow larger segments of Asheville to nd valued. To do OF that, the most impor-to ensure QUALITY LIFE: I have worked Asheville an open and inclusive realize their wealth potential and support familyrealize sustainability. I planpotential to look at thesupport local family sustainability. I plan to look at the local their wealth and o are: 1) to focus on the needs of Asheville’s city where people from all walks of life are included and safe. It’s critical to maintain supply chain and encourage startups and business expansion to create a more robust, supply chain and encourage startups and business expansion to create a more robust, y ofour them are struggling we’re notpreserve doing identity, increaseand equity and Asheville’s unique character and quality local, entrepreneurial ecosystem. local, entrepreneurial ecosystem. hem, them or of listening to their of educating life. Council must enhance the affordable housing program (leveraging $25 milI would also like to look into property tax relief programs protect the elder-tax relief programs that will help protect the elderI wouldthat also will likehelp to look into property t provide for rational and responsible devellion bond funds), manage growth and economic development to increase livability in ly, minority homeowners, disabled veterans and other longtime residents. This program’s ly, minority homeowners, disabled veterans and other longtime residents. This program’s oad keeping infrastructure; 3) to work toinmake sure our community’s vision for quality jobs, education, neighaim is towith retain homeowners gentrifying neighborhoods and preserve oursafe historic and neighborhoods and preserve our historic and aim is toquality retain homeowners in gentrifying at we can raise wages better angrowth. cultural identity in the midst of booming growth. cultural identity inand the midst ofweather booming borhoods and a vibrant downtown. Asheville is home to six food deserts. Low wages, insufficient options and the lack Asheville istransit home to six food deserts. Low wages, insufficient transit options and the lack The growing of tourists visiting Asheville, while all supporting ofTOURISM: economic opportunities allnumber play a factor in theofinability to place a healthy meal the in the inability to place a healthy meal on the economic opportunities playon a factor needs to make surethe that has of a diversified businesses, jobs and aitvibrant downtown, creates a strain on infrastructure and table. I support creation worker-owned grocery stores — city athe solution thatofaddresses table. I support creation worker-owned grocery stores — a solution that addresses and impacts better an economic Ifdevelopment. Ashevilleans’ way ofrecession. life. The city is not in theand tourism promotion business hungerweather and community-based economic hunger community-based economic development. s economy be in serious Development trouble. That Authority]. The TDA collects the room tax, —that’s would the TDA [Tourism TOURISM: The metrics thattogovern our success should be widened to takethat intogovern account TOURISM: The metrics our success should be widened to take into account to me here in Asheville — itstate tends do badly $17 million a year. By law,that a quarter theshared funds cultural are available for city/county/ a more democratized economy honorsofour heritage. Tourism will a more democratized economy that honors our shared cultural heritage. Tourism will d seven years of economic growth. also nonprofit capital The room tax must fund infrastructure improvements, and likely remain an projects. important partThere of our economic strategy, so I an envision an Asheville thateconomic strategy, so I envision an Asheville that likely remain important part of our e losing our unique character. I’d like to see the TDAformust approach tourism works everyone. I will push tosustainably. generate “cultural by focusing on minority works tourism” for everyone. I will push to generate “cultural tourism” by focusing on minority hority (which isdevelopment the entity that controlsthe richenterprise enterprise andreally highlighting artistic expression of subcultures within development and highlighting BUDGET: Since my time on Council, the city has emerged from a recession and the rich artistic expression of subcultures within f weour cancity. convince some of these tourists to our city. hasThe dramatically grown its capital investment program,An dedicating acollective revenuenarrative stream next how we market Asheville inclusive businesses or setstep up is branch offices for their to outsiders. The next step is how we market Asheville to outsiders. An inclusive collective narrative tois the transportation, sidewalk, an pedestrian safety other infrastructure improvebeginning of rebuilding economy that contains ideas, people, talents and isand the beginning of rebuilding an innovaeconomy that contains ideas, people, talents and innovaments. Last year,the the voters agreed tocity. grow that that investment overwhelmingly tions that reflect many shades of our Currently, we tend the toby promote to a certain tions reflect many shades of our city. Currently, we tend to promote to a certain uchapproving an important rolethat in the city’sand operathe affordable housing, transportation, and parks and bonds. Ibenefits a certain demographic. Through future demographic, and attracts benefits ademographic, certain demographic. future and recreation that Through attracts and ng budget projection. I Buncombe advise local governappointments to the County TDA, equitywith planning withBuncombe the TDA members understand that these investments must be and coupled economic efficiencies and TDA, and equity planning with the TDA members appointments to the County a best forofcities to publish andpractice Chamber Commerce, Council can steer Asheville toward of inclusive market research, taxes that don’t overburden our five-year residents. and Chamber Commerce, Council can steer Asheville toward inclusive market research, business goal-setting and strategy building. penditures. These projections are important business goal-setting and strategy building. The city has decisions more STRs Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and Wilmington he fullSTRs: impact of funding — than itspending, only BUDGET: To decrease current shouldtoTo collaborate with TDAspending, to BUDGET: decreasethe current Council should collaborate with TDA to therefore I Because support regulating the Council STR market maintain integrity ringcombined; that specific period. most city expand the shared costs around infrastructure, public works and other city-owned enterexpand the shared costs around infrastructure, public works and other city-owned enterof our neighborhoods and promote affordable housing. Asheville values community, e expect those costs to happen each yearvisitors (or prises expected attract overnight andprises generate tourism-related tax revenue. expected to attract overnight visitors and generate tourism-related tax revenue. and the growth of STRs affects our quality of life. I support the compromise Council The city should focus on waste reduction to curb spending; I would look and finding ways to curb spending; I would look ow faster than tax revenues, we need to lookand finding The ways city should focus on waste reduction banning whole-house STRs inconsultants. neighborhoods while allowing folks to rent aconsultants. closely at thefiscal price tag for out-of-town andstruck Asheville’s health. Given that, we closely at the price tag for out-of-town room incity their expansion of the STR in Rivercitizens Arts District. The canhome. increase revenuewith by raising standard of living among struggling Theban city canthe increase revenue by raising the standard of living among citizens struggling identify opportunities toI support partner other the to make ends meet. A rising tide would lift tax revenue and increase disposable to make ends meet. A rising tideincome. would rofits EQUITY: to comprehensively issues for facing The city tackle must strive greater equity, whether in transit, parks and lift tax revenue and increase disposable income. Therefore, supporting minority-owned and community-based business development, and community-based business development, Therefore, minority-owned recreation, pedestrian safety, affordable housing, or policesupporting and fire services. That is workforce development initiatives and a family sustainability model will initiatives reap dividends. workforce development and a family sustainability model will reap dividends. why theprojects Council’s 2036 goals include a racial equity lens to review and These willVision help increase financialusing independence and decrease on as homestays — meaning thatus the host needs These projects will help usspending increase financial independence and decrease spending on achieve the city’s strategic goals. As a bold step in the right direction, the city hired services. Poverty hurts our people andcut is a drainservices. on our city. Whenhurts we make sure all ouris a drain on our city. When we make sure all our Poverty our people and g a host on the premises will significantly an manager, an internal auditor on delivering and measuring equity residents are paid living wages and have the supports theyare need, our city will beand stronger residents paid living wages have the supports they need, our city will be stronger vide a equity direct point of contact to address anyfocused inoverall. service delivery,rentals contracting, employment and capital investment. overall. hole-home/apartment I’m concerned y permitting homestays, STRs:short-term Asheville isrentals in the as midst of a twin crisis of STRs: housing supply and affordabilAsheville is inoverall the midst of a twin crisis of housing supply and overall affordability. Itosympathize residents making profits while the hotel industry making record profits while roperty participatewith in the tourist witnessing economy. the hotel ity. industry I sympathize withrecord residents witnessing they struggle to pay rising taxes turned to the sharing economy just to and have turned to the sharing economy just to they struggle to pay rising property taxes orcement of the current rulesproperty to reduce theand have gettoby. Also, only around 20 percent of African-Americans inside city limits20 own their own get by. Also, only around percent of African-Americans inside city limits own their own willing consider a pilot program for acceshomes, and conversation excludes their hopes and dreams. also hear theexcludes concernstheir hopes and dreams. I also hear the concerns homes, and thisIconversation mited in time (18this months) and number (125) of renters who have difficulty finding a place to live because of homes being turned of renters who have difficulty findinginto a place to live because of homes being turned into or mySTRs, in-depth position on STRs, please go to and advocates who fear out-of-town corporations hollowing out who neighborhoods. STRs, and advocates fear out-of-town corporations hollowing out neighborhoods. martinformayor.nationbuilder.com apoorforcouncil.org. To alleviate the affordable housing problem, we must build units in the missing middle To alleviate the affordable housing problem, we must build units in the missing middle Occupation: workforce. That is why Ifor support more money forworkforce. the Affordable our service industry That is why I support more money for the Affordable ided for to our run service for Cityindustry Council was myWaiter experiHousing I believe in mobile a middle path,Housing utilizing a citywide scheme Trust Fund. regulation I believe in a middle path, utilizing a citywide regulation scheme Previous candidacy: Mayoral candidate, 2013 ommunity inTrust SouthFund. Asheville whose through conditional use permitting to combat thethrough excessesconditional of the STRs. use permitting to combat the excesses of the STRs. partment complex. These residents,Independent, many of Affiliations: Socialist Again, Asheville has segregated community, where an economically segregated community, where tle timeEQUITY: and inadequate resources to become move. I an economically EQUITY: Again, Asheville has become it is who far too apparent who andand who struggles Wealth inequality is perit is to farsurvive. too apparent who thrives and who struggles to survive. Wealth inequality is perl church were helping thethrives residents, vasive the world but falls hardest of color were vasive around the that world but deliberately falls hardest on communities of color that were deliberately ly get morearound funds from the developer for the on communities boxed outhome of wealth-building a long history of violence, intimidation boxed out of wealth-building opportunities due to a long history of violence, intimidation rience drove the point for opportunities me that we due to tactics and discrimination codified by federal law.tactics Therefore, inequity has to codified be overturned and discrimination by federal law. Therefore, inequity has to be overturned who are struggling and are vulnerable to the in the same manner, through policy improvements on state and local levels. inrepeated thefederal, sameinvitations manner, through policy improvements on federal, state and local levels. Martin Ramsey did not respond to to we need to recognize listen to my these I have spent thethat last and few years of life Xpress fightingVoter advocating social eco-life fighting and advocating racial, social and ecoIand have spent the racial, last few yearsand of my participate in the Guide. need nomic to ensure they have Ithe opportunijustice issues. willsame be working alongside the equity and issues. inclusion manager and the nomic justice I will be working alongside the equity and inclusion manager and the Blue Ribbon Committee of the Human RelationsBlue Commission in advancing racial equityRelations Commission in advancing racial equity Ribbon Committee of the Human reviews in order to achieve our city’s strategic goals in in health, andstrategic goals in health, education, housing and reviews ordereducation, to achievehousing our city’s economic mobility. Other tangible actions are mentioned my previous responses. economicinmobility. Other tangible actions are mentioned in my previous responses.

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SHENEIK

gwenwisler.com gwenwisler.com sheneikaforasheville.co www.kapoorforcouncil.org manheimerformayor.com Occupation: Occupation: Owner, Owner, Asheville Asheville Profits Profits LLC LLC Occupation: Program i Occupation: Municipal budget consultant (small-business owner) Occupation: Mayor, lawyer coordinator Previous Previouscandidacy: candidacy:Elected ElectedtotoCity CityCouncil Council2013, 2013, elected elected(Green vice vice Opp Previous candidacy: None Previous candidacy: Asheville mayor, 2013; Asheville City mayor mayor by byother other members members ofofCouncil Council inin2015 2015 Previous candidacy: N Endorsements: Sierra Club, Equality NC, former Council Council, 2009 Endorsements: Equality EqualityNC, NC,Sierra SierraClub, Club,Buncombe Buncombe County County Sierra Endorsements: member Chris Pelly, neighborhood advocateEndorsements: Valerie Hoh, former Endorsements: AFL-CIO; Sierra Club; Equality NC; Buncombe Commissioner Commissioner Al AlWhitesides Whitesides state Rep. Patsy Keever County Commissioner Al Whitesides; state Sen. Terry Van Duyn

QUALITY QUALITY OF OFLIFE: LIFE: 1)1)Protect Protect and and enhance enhance the theexperience experienceof ofliving living ininand andvisiting visiting QUALITY OF LIFE: We need Asheville to be a place where all of our residents go to QUALITY OF LIFE: Asheville is an neighborhoods (parks and and plazas, plazas, street street trees, trees, place-sensitive zoning and and parking parking manageequity at zoning the center of economic developm sleep each night feeling safe, fed, healthy andneighborhoods valued. To do(parks that,LIFE: the three most imporQUALITY OF I have worked toplace-sensitive ensure Asheville is an open andmanageinclusive realize wealth potential support ment). 2) 2)Use Usepeople funding funding from from the the recent bond referendum referendum tototheir model model mobility mobility options options (walk(walktant things that I think that Council can do ment). are: to focus on the needs ofrecent Asheville’s city1)where from all walks of bond life are included and safe. It’s critical to and maintain supply chainconnectivity and encourage startups ing, bicycling, bicycling, transit) transit) totoincrease increase neighborhood-to-neighborhood neighborhood-to-neighborhood connectivity and to toquality lower lower and residents and neighborhoods, because many ing, of them are struggling and we’re notpreserve doing Asheville’s our identity, increase equity and unique characterand and local, entrepreneurial ecosystem. family family transportation transportation costs. costs. 3)3)Make Make Asheville Asheville role model model for forequity equity and and inclusion. inclusion. I’m a good enough job as a city of engaging them, them or of listening their aarole of educating life. Council must enhance theto affordable housing program $25 I’m milI would also like(leveraging to current look intoways property tax championing championing the the creation creation of of a a Human Human Relations Relations Commission Commission to to review review current ways we we needs; 2) to have development policies that provide for rational and responsible devellion bond funds), manage growth and economicly, development to increase livability in minority homeowners, disabled veteran do do business business and andour toto provide guidance guidance for for future future programs programs and andprojects projectsthat thatassure assure equity equity opment, including pedestrian, bike and road infrastructure; 3)provide to work to make sure keeping with community’s vision for quality jobs, safe neighaim is toquality retain education, homeowners in gentrifying and inclusion inclusion principles principles are embedded embedded ininpolicy. policy. cultural identity in the midst of booming gr that our local economy is diversified so that and we can raise wages andare better weather an borhoods and a vibrant downtown. economic recession. Asheville is home to six food deserts. TOURISM: TOURISM: Everyone Everyone understands understands Asheville’s Asheville’s historic historic appeal appeal and andcurrent current status status as asaaLow TOURISM: The growing number of tourists Asheville, while all supporting ofvisiting economic opportunities play a factor top top destination destination for for tourists. tourists. What What threatens threatens its its sustainability sustainability is is its its rapid rapid growth growth beyond beyond TOURISM: Asheville (and the region) needs to make jobs sure and thataitvibrant has a diversified businesses, downtown, creates a strain on city infrastructure and table. I support theimportant creation ofrevenue worker-own the the capacities capacities of of basic basic city city infrastructure infrastructure and and services. services. Protecting Protecting that that important revenue local economy so that we can raise wages and better weather an economic recession. If impacts Ashevilleans’ way of life. The city is not in theand tourism promotion business hunger community-based economic de stream and and the the quality quality ofoflife lifeDevelopment Asheville Asheville residents residents have haveaThe aright right totoexpect expectwill will require aa tourism were to completely stop, Asheville’s stream economy would be in serious trouble. That —that’s the TDA [Tourism Authority]. TDA collects therequire room tax, TOURISM: The metrics that govern our closer and and more more innovative innovative alliance alliance between between city city leaders, leaders, tourist-serving tourist-serving businesses, businesses, the the said, tourism’s cyclical nature is of concern tocloser me here in Asheville — it tends to do badly $17 million a year. By state law, a quarter of the funds are available for city/county/ a more democratized economy that hono Chamber Chamber of of Commerce Commerce and and the the Tourism Tourism Development Development Authority. Authority. It’s It’s a a problem problem most most cities cities during recessionary periods, and we’ve had seven years of economic growth. alsomust fund infrastructure improvements, and nonprofit capital projects. The There room tax likely remain an important part of our eco would love loveto tohave; have; yet yetititwill will take take visionary leadership totopull pulltogether together (and (andhold hold together) together) seem to be concerns in Asheville that we’re would losing our unique character. I’d visionary like to seeleadership the TDA must approach tourism sustainably. works for everyone. I will push to genera a a private-public private-public partnership partnership that that can can share share the the costs, costs, leverage leverage the the opportunities opportunities and and mitimitithe city and the Tourism Development Authority (which is the entity that really controls enterprise development and highlighting th BUDGET: Since my time on Council, the city has emerged from a recession and gate the theconvince negative negativeimpacts. impacts. Ibelieve believe the thewill will there among among the theleaders, leaders,and andIIbelieve, believe,as as tourism promotion) work together to see if gate we can some of Ithese tourists toisisthere our city. dramatically grown its capital program, dedicating a revenue stream aahas former former corporate corporate CEOand and the thecurrent current vice vicemayor mayor of ofAsheville, Asheville, IIunderstand what’s what’s atat relocate their businesses, start their own businesses or set up CEO branch offices forinvestment their The next step isunderstand how we market Ashevill to transportation, sidewalk, pedestrian safetyisand other infrastructure improvestake stake for foreveryone everyoneand and can canhelp helpfacilitate facilitateaadiscussion discussion that that leads leadsinin positive positive directions. directions. current employers here in Asheville. the beginning of rebuilding an economy ments. Last year, the voters agreed to grow tions that that investment bymany overwhelmingly reflect the shades of our c BUDGET: BUDGET: Every Every organization organization strives strives totofind findways ways totokeep keep costs costs from fromoverrunning overrunning BUDGET: Because the budget plays suchapproving an important role in the city’s operathe affordable housing, transportation, and parks and bonds. demographic, and recreation that attracts and Ibene revenues. For Formost mostthese government government entities, entities, rising rising demand for for services services isisoutpacing outpacing available available tions, I have called for a five-year operatingrevenues. budget projection. I advise local governunderstand that investments must bedemand coupled with economic efficiencies and TD appointments to the Buncombe County revenues. The The most most obvious obvious solutions solutions — —raising raisingtaxes taxes or orChamber cutting cuttingprograms programs — —aren’t aren’t popupopuments nationally on their finances, and it’s arevenues. best practice for cities to publish taxes that don’t overburden our five-year residents. and of Commerce, Council can ste lar. lar.There’s There’s aapowerful powerful incentive incentive innovate, innovate,particularly particularly when when ititcomes comesto topublic-private public-private projections of operating revenues and expenditures. These projections aretoto important business goal-setting and strategy building city has decisions more STRs than Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and Wilmington partnerships. Fortunately, Fortunately, the themost most promising promising ones onesare are those thosethat that demonstrate demonstrate success successatat because a one-year budget doesn’t show thepartnerships. fullSTRs: impactThe of funding — it only BUDGET: decrease current spendi combined; therefore I Because support regulating the STR market toTo maintain the integrity the the local localspecific level, level, where where the the impacts impactsof of modest modest investments and andwell-run well-run programs programs produce produce shows what the city expects to happen during that period. most cityinvestments expand the shared values costs around infrastruct of our neighborhoods and promote affordable housing. Asheville community, results results everyone everyone can can see see in in the the short short term. term. expenses are employee-related, because we expect those costs to happen each year (or prises expected to attract overnight visito and growth of STRs affects our life. I support thehousing compromise Council I’ve I’vethe covered covered an an opportunity opportunity question question No. No.2.of 2.Another Another addresses addresses housing affordability. affordability. recur), and because those costs tend to grow faster than tax revenues, weinin need toquality look The city should focus on waste reduction an struck whole-house STRs inwe neighborhoods while allowing folks to rent acons The The city citybanning ofofAsheville, Asheville, nonprofits nonprofits specializing specializing ininaffordable affordable housing housing and andfor some some regional regional out over a couple of years to truly understand Asheville’s fiscal health. Given that, closely at the price tag out-of-town roomare in home.combinations I support expansion of theincentive STR in River Arts District. banks banks aretheir exploring exploring combinations ofofother developer developer incentive programs, community community land land Theban cityprograms, canthe increase revenue by raising t should be looking across city operations to identify opportunities to partner with to make meet. A rising tide would banks, banks, low-interest low-interest loanprograms programs and and other other innovations innovations to toends build build housing housing units units totoserve serve governments (such as the county) and nonprofits to comprehensively tackle issues facing EQUITY: The loan city must strive for greater equity, whether in transit, parks and lift supporting minority-owned families families and andsingles singles earning earning varying varying percentages percentages ofofTherefore, the the area median median income. We Wehope hope Asheville. recreation, pedestrian safety, affordable housing, orarea police and income. fire services. Thattoto is a workforcepots development initiatives and a fa establish establish an an innovative innovative model model combining combining those thosepublic-private public-private pots ofofmoney. money. why the Council’s Vision 2036 goals include using a racial equity lens to review and STRs: I support short-term rentals only as homestays — meaning that the host needs These projects will help us increase finan achieve city’s strategic goals. As acut bold stepservices. in the right direction, thepressures. city hired STRs: STRs: Ithe realize realize this this isiswill aavexing vexing challenge challenge ininmany many areas areas experiencing experiencing growth growth pressures. Poverty hurts our people and is a to be on the premises of the rentals. Having a host on Ithe premises significantly an equity manager, an internal auditor focused on delivering and measuring equity That’s That’s especially especially true ininclose-in close-in neighborhoods neighborhoods with access accesstotoare transit transit or with withwages easy easywalking walking residents paidor living and have th down on any noise issues and will also provide a direct pointtrue of contact to address any with in service delivery, contracting, employment and capital investment. overall. and and bicycling bicycling connections connections totoI’m jobs jobsconcerned and and totomost mostdaily daily needs. needs. Seattle, Seattle, Portland, Portland,Vancouver, Vancouver, problem. Furthermore, with regard to whole-home/apartment rentals Los LosAngeles, Angeles, San SanFrancisco, Francisco, Washington, D.C., D.C.,and andother other high-appeal high-appeal are are all about the hollowing out of communities. By permitting short-term rentalsWashington, as homestays, STRs: Asheville destinations isdestinations in the midst ofall a twin struggling struggling totofind findsolutions. solutions. While Whileeconomy. there’s there’sconflicting conflicting evidence about about the theresidents potential potentialwitnessing longlongwe allow people a limited way to use their property to participate in the tourist ity.evidence I sympathize with term termimpacts impacts ofofcurrent STRs STRson onrules the thepool pool ofoflong-term long-term rentals, there’s there’s little little doubt there’s there’s aapowerpowerthey struggle todoubt pay rising property taxes a I would further like to see enhanced enforcement of the to reduce the rentals, getthat by. only around 20 percent of Afric ful fulperception perception ofofnegative impacts impactsand andacceseven evenless lessdoubt doubt thatAlso, the theperception perception drives drives pressure pressure number of STRs operating illegally. I am willing to consider anegative pilot program for homes, and this conversation excludes the for forregulation. regulation. sory dwelling units (again, as homestays) limited in time (18 months) and number (125) of renters who havelimiting difficulty finding We’ve We’ve imposed imposed aasevere severe $500-a-night $500-a-night fine fine forviolations violations ofofour our rules rules limiting the the neighneigh-a pla to gather data and evaluate their impact. For my in-depth position on STRs, please go tofor STRs, and advocates who fear out-of-town borhoods borhoodswhere wherewhole-unit whole-unit STRs STRsare areallowed. allowed.And And I’m I’magainst against allowing allowing expansions expansions ofof martinformayor.nationbuilder.com the “Issues” section on my website: www.kapoorforcouncil.org. To alleviate the affordable housing probl areas areaswhere wherethey theyare areOccupation: permitted. permitted. Waiter for our service industry workforce. That is EQUITY: One of the reasons that I decided to run for City Council was my experiHousing Fund. I believe a middl EQUITY: EQUITY: As Asisisthe the case casewith with most mostcommunities communities across across the theTrust country, country, Asheville Asheville has hasin class, class, Previous candidacy: Mayoral candidate, 2013 ence helping residents of a mobile home community in South Asheville whose mobile through conditional use to comb race, race,ethnicity ethnicity and andThese other other divides. divides.We We are arelosing losing diversity because because ofofthe thehigh highpermitting cost costofofliving living home park had been sold to build a new apartment complex. residents, many of diversity Affiliations: Independent, Socialist and lower-wage lower-wage jobs. jobs.IIbelieve believethe the city government government has has totobe beaaAgain, role rolemodel model ininpromoting promoting whom had small children, were left with littleand time and inadequate resources tocity move. I EQUITY: Asheville has become a equity equityand andinclusion. inclusion. We Wepay pay living livingwage wage totoall allemployees, employees, andapparent we’ve we’vehired hired an an equity equityand andwho it is far and too who thrives offered my help to parishioners from a local church who were helping theaaresidents, and inclusion manager. vasive around the world but falls hardest o we worked behind the scenes to successfullyinclusion get moremanager. funds from the developer for the boxed out ofthe wealth-building As Asdrove discussed discussed ininthe the thepoint first firstquestion question above, above, I’madvocating advocating for for thecreation creationofofaaopportunities Human Human residents to help them relocate. That experience home for me that weI’m by federa Relations Relations Commission Commission totoguide guide our ourcommitment commitment tototactics equity equityand and anddiscrimination inclusion. inclusion.I’ve I’vecodified helped helpedcrecrehave families and individuals in this city who are struggling and are vulnerable to the in the same manner, through policy improv Martin Ramsey did not respond to repeated invitations to ate ate incentive incentive programs programs for for developers developers who who want want to to work work with with us us in in providing providing affordable affordable change happening around them. As a city, we need to recognize that and listen to these I have spent the last few yearsofof ofthe my life in the Xpressthe Voter Guide. housing housing units, units, and andhave I’m I’mlooking looking forward forward totoleveraging leveraging the affordable affordable housing housing portion portion the communities about what they believe they need to ensure they theparticipate same opportuninomic justice issues. I will be working along bond bond monies monies to to create create more more options options for for those those of of our our neighbors neighbors who who are are priced priced out out of of most most ties as everyone else. Blue Ribbon Committee of the Human Re housing housingopportunities. opportunities. reviews in order to achieve our city’s stra economic mobility. Other tangible actions a

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dee4avl.com sheneikaforasheville.com g manheimerformayor.com Occupation: President, Dee Williams and Co. Inc. Occupation: Program instructor/community engagement budget consultant (small-business owner) Occupation: Mayor, lawyer coordinator (Green Opportunities) Previous candidacy: Several unsuccessful bids for City Council, one Previousincandidacy: Asheville mayor, 2013; Asheville including 2015, and one for Buncombe County BoardCity of Previous candidacy: None Club, Equality NC, former Council Council, 2009 Commissioners Endorsements: Sierra Club, AFL-CIO, Equality NC, Ignite NC ghborhood advocate Valerie Hoh, former Endorsements: AFL-CIO; Sierra Club; Equality NC; Buncombe WNC Green Party, AFL-CIO, Teamsters, County Commissioner AlAmerica Whitesides; state Sen. Terry Van Duyn Democratic Socialists of

OF all LIFE: 1) residents Use practices, procedures create living-wage to be QUALITY a place where of our go to policies and QUALITY OF to LIFE: Asheville is an economically segregated community. Putting jobs by To investing/recruiting/procuring/contracting with based equity atlocally the is center of small economic development will allow larger segments of Asheville to nd valued. do OF that,LIFE: the three most impor-to ensure QUALITY I have worked Asheville an open and businesses inclusive that pay a living and that diverse from tourism-oriented, low-wage service econ- family sustainability. I plan to look at the local realize their wealth potential support o are: to focus onwage the needs of are Asheville’s city1)where people from all walks of life are included and safe. It’s critical to and maintain omy jobs. 2) Increase affordable housing stock for people from a broad range of incomes supply chain and encourage startups y ofour them are struggling we’re notpreserve doing Asheville’s unique character and qualityand business expansion to create a more robust, identity, increaseand equity and entrepreneurialdevelopment, ecosystem. with and create permanently affordable housing thatlocal, is transit-oriented hem, educating them or of listening toaffordable their of life. Council must enhance the housing program (leveraging $25 I would also to look intowill property mixed use, so that good living-wage jobs can be created and morelike local people bemilabletax relief programs that will help protect the eldert provide for rational and responsible devellion bond funds), manage growth and economic development to increase livability in ly, minority homeowners, veterans and other longtime residents. This program’s to support the local economy. 3) Reduce automobile traffic and congestion disabled by instituting oad keeping infrastructure; 3) community’s to work to make sure with our vision foraquality jobs, education, safe neighaim is toquality retain homeowners inofgentrifying neighborhoods and preserve our historic and county/regional land-use planning, so that well-connected multimodal system transit, at we can raise wages and better weather an borhoods a vibrant downtown. midst of booming greenways,and bike lanes and trails can be used to cultural connectidentity people in tothe jobs, education and growth. Asheville is home to six food deserts. Low wages, insufficient transit options and the lack health care. This system will also reduce carbon emissions. TOURISM: The growing number of touristsofvisiting Asheville, while all supporting economic opportunities play a factor in the inability to place a healthy meal on the needs to make jobs sure that has a diversified businesses, and aitvibrant downtown, creates a strain on city TOURISM: The city’s approach is not sustainable, since most of infrastructure the benefits areand not table. I support the creation of worker-owned grocery stores — a solution that addresses and impacts better weather an economic recession. If Ashevilleans’ way of life. The city is taxpayers not in theand tourism promotion business accessible to the city and its residents; yet, city bear the brunt of the infrastruchunger community-based economic development. s economy would be in serioussafety trouble. —that’s theimpacts, TDA [Tourism Development The TDAincollects the room ture/traffic public andThat otherAuthority]. costs via increases ad valorem taxestax, and TOURISM: The metrics that govern our success should be widened to take into account to me here in Asheville —toitstate tends tothe do badly of $17 million a year. By law, a quarter oftourism the funds aretoavailable for city/county/ fees. These increases support growth need be supported by negotiata more democratized economy that honors our shared cultural heritage. Tourism will d seven of economic alsomust ing ayears set percentage ofgrowth. the The TDAThere ($2 million a year) tax be allocated to an infrastructure nonprofit capital projects. room tax fund infrastructure improvements, and economic strategy, so I envision an Asheville that likely remain an important part of our e losing our unique character. I’d like to see fund for repairs, and/or to maintain other city-owned assets, which can be designated as the TDA must approach tourism sustainably. works for everyone. I will push to generate “cultural tourism” by focusing on minority hority (which is the entity thatpromotes really controls used by tourists. The TDA tourism. enterprise development and highlighting the rich artistic expression of subcultures within BUDGET: Since my time on Council, the city has emerged from a recession and f we can convince some of these tourists to our in city. BUDGET: Current spending needs to decrease management and other has dramatically its capital investment program, dedicating asalaries revenue stream businesses or sethave up grown branch offices for their in the The next step is how we market Asheville to outsiders. An inclusive collective narrative costs, which increased 30 percent last other three years, without increases in to transportation, sidewalk,over pedestrian safetyisand infrastructure improvethein beginning of rebuilding an economy that contains ideas, people, talents and innovarevenues. Debt has been used to finance the increases the budget. Car registration fees ments. Last year, the voters agreed to grow tions that that investment bymany overwhelmingly reflect the of our city. Currently, we tend to promote to a certain need be reduced byin $10the per vehicle. Property taxesand andparks local user fees like shades water/sewer uchapproving an to important role city’s operathe affordable housing, transportation, and recreation bonds. Ibenefits a certain demographic. Through future demographic, and that attracts and need to projection. be frozen. The city needs to must createbea coupled half-centwith increase in sales taxes to create ng budget I advise local governunderstand that these investments economic efficiencies and TDA, and equity planning with the TDA members appointments to the Buncombe County a dedicated revenue stream for multimodal transportation system. Our procurement/ a best practice for cities to publish taxes that don’t overburden ourafive-year residents. and Chamber of Commerce, Council can steer Asheville toward inclusive market research, contracting practices need to beimportant audited for cost savings. penditures. These projections are business goal-setting and strategy building. The city has decisions more STRs Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and Wilmington he fullSTRs: impactThose of funding — than it need only STRs: occupied by owners to be allowed, only. Those owned by out-ofBUDGET: decrease current spending, Council should collaborate with TDA to therefore I support regulating STR market toTo maintain the integrity ringcombined; thatinvestors specific period. mostbecause city the town need toBecause be banned they hollowthe neighborhoods out. Vigorous expand shared costs around infrastructure, public works and other city-owned enterof our neighborhoods and promote affordable housing. Asheville values community, enforcement is needed to guard those that are not owner-occupied. Home hosts e expect those costs to happen eachagainst year (or prises expected to attract overnight visitors and generate tourism-related tax revenue. and the growth of to STRs our of of life. I support thein compromise Council use STRs astax a way copeaffects with escalating owning house Asheville. Those that and finding ways to curb spending; I would look ow faster than revenues, we need toquality lookcosts The city ashould focus on waste reduction banning whole-house STRs inhousing neighborhoods while allowing folks to rent aconsultants. are whole-house reduce theGiven affordable stock forat long-term renters. andstruck Asheville’s fiscal health. that, we closely the price tag for out-of-town room opportunities in their home.toI support expansion of the STR ban in the River revenue Arts District. The city can increase by raising the standard of living among citizens struggling identify partner with other EQUITY: The biggest problem until now has been electing black Council members to makewhether ends meet. Aare rising tide would rofits to comprehensively tackle issues for facing EQUITY: The citydevelopment/business must strive greater equity, in transit, parks who have economic development skills that proven. Iand am lift tax revenue and increase disposable income. Therefore, supporting minority-owned and community-based business development, recreation, pedestrian safety, affordable housing, or police and fire services. That regarded as the top minority economic development professional in the region, based is on workforce development initiatives and a family sustainability model will reap dividends. why the Council’s Vision 2036 goals include using a racial equity lens to review and a record of unparalleled achievements. African-Americans are the poorest, most disinas homestays — meaning that the host needs These projects will help us increase financial independence and decrease spending on achieve thepremises city’s strategic goals. Astoacut bold economic stepservices. in the right direction, thepeople citythe hired vested in Asheville, according local demographics. use datais a drain on our city. When we make sure all our Poverty hurtsI will our and g a host ongroup the will significantly that has been collected in the last year by the local coalition of black economic professionan equity manager, an internal auditor focused on delivering and measuring equity residents are paid living wages and have the supports they need, our city will be stronger vide a direct point of contact to address any als,service severaldelivery, diverse community groups, relevantand academicians and Code for Asheville to in contracting, employment capital investment. overall. hole-home/apartment rentals I’m concerned disseminate the data, then use it to evaluate existing city programs that have not worked y permitting short-term rentals as homestays, STRs: Asheville is in the midst of a twin crisis of housing supply and overall affordabiland use the existing funding for best practices that do work. roperty to participate in the tourist economy. ity. I sympathize with residents witnessing the hotel industry making record profits while they struggle to pay rising property taxes and have turned to the sharing economy just to orcement of the current rules to reduce the get by. Also, only around 20 percent of African-Americans inside city limits own their own willing to consider a pilot program for acceshomes, andChange this conversation Nurture Brilliance. Broaden The excludes World.their hopes and dreams. I also hear the concerns mited in time (18 months) and number (125) Horizons. of renters who have difficulty finding a place to live because of homes being turned into or my in-depth position on STRs, please go to STRs, and advocates who fear out-of-town corporations hollowing out neighborhoods. apoorforcouncil.org. martinformayor.nationbuilder.com To alleviate the affordable housing problem, we must build units in the missing middle Occupation: for our service industry workforce. That is why I support more money for the Affordable ided to run for City Council was myWaiter experiHousing Trust2013 Fund. I believe in a middle path, utilizing a citywide regulation scheme Previouswhose candidacy: Mayoral candidate, ommunity inUNC South Asheville Asheville hasmobile a teacher licensure program for to combat the excesses of the STRs. through conditional use permitting partment complex. These residents,Independent, many of Affiliations: Socialist professionals who already haveEQUITY: a bachelor’s degree.has become an economically segregated community, where tle time and inadequate resources to move. I Again, Asheville it is far too apparent who thrives and who struggles to survive. Wealth inequality is perl church who Accepting were helping the residents, and applications through November 1, 2017 vasive around the world but falls hardest on communities of color that were deliberately ly get more funds from the developer for the boxed out of wealth-building opportunities due to a long history of violence, intimidation rience drove home the point for mefor thatSpring we 2018. tactics and discrimination codified by federal law. Therefore, inequity has to be overturned who are struggling and are vulnerable to the the sameinvitations manner, through policy improvements on federal, state and local levels. Martin didtonot respond toinrepeated to we need to recognize that Ramsey and listen these I haveGuide. spent the last few years of my life fighting and advocating racial, social and ecoparticipate in the Xpress Voter need to ensure they have the same opportuninomic justice issues. I will be working alongside the equity and inclusion manager and the Blue Ribbon Committee of the Human Relations Commission in advancing racial equity reviews in order to achieve our city’s strategic goals in health, education, housing and economic mobility. Other tangible actions are mentioned in my previous responses. teach@unca.edu 828-251-6304

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richworksfor.me richworksfor.me sheneikaforasheville.co www.kapoorforcouncil.org manheimerformayor.com Occupation: Occupation: Financial Financial adviser adviser Occupation: Program i Occupation: Municipal budget consultant (small-business owner) Occupation: Mayor, lawyer coordinator (Green Opp Previous Previouscandidacy: candidacy:2015 2015City CityCouncil Council(first (firstrunner-up) runner-up) Previous candidacy: None Previous candidacy: Asheville mayor, 2013; Asheville City Previous candidacy: N Endorsements: Endorsements: AFL-CIO,state stateRep. Rep.John JohnAger, Ager, state stateRep. Rep. Endorsements: Sierra Club, Equality NC, former Council Council, 2009 AFL-CIO, Susan Susan Fisher Fisher Endorsements: Sierra member Chris Pelly, neighborhood advocate Valerie Hoh, former Endorsements: AFL-CIO; Sierra Club; Equality NC; Buncombe state Rep. Patsy Keever County Commissioner Al Whitesides; state Sen. Terry Van Duyn

QUALITY QUALITY OF OFLIFE: LIFE: First, First, I Ibelieve believe trafficcongestion congestion and andOF safety safety are aresome someofofthe the QUALITY OF LIFE: We need Asheville to be a place where all of our residents go traffic to QUALITY LIFE: Asheville is an equity at Part the center of developm biggest ways ways Asheville Asheville has changed since sinceto I’ve I’ve lived lived here. here. Part ofof this this isiseconomic due due poorly poorly sleep each night feeling safe, fed, healthy andbiggest valued. To do that,LIFE: thehas three most imporQUALITY OF I changed have worked ensure Asheville is an open andtoto inclusive realize their wealth potential and support planned development, especially especially in inSouth South Asheville. But But part part stems stems from from the the trend trend tant things that I think that Council can do planned are: todevelopment, focus on the needs of Asheville’s city1)where people from all walks of life areAsheville. included and safe. It’s critical to maintain supply chain and encourage and of commuters commuters — —40,000 40,000 aaday, day,and atat last last count countAsheville’s ——living livinginin the theoutskirts outskirts ofofthe thestartups county county residents and neighborhoods, because many of of them are struggling and we’re not doing our identity, increase equity preserve unique character and quality local, entrepreneurial ecosystem. and and driving driving toto work work on city city streets. streets. We Wecan canrelieve relieve pressure pressure on onroads roads with withhousing housing a good enough job as a city of engaging them, them oron of listening their of educating life. Council must enhance thetoaffordable housing program (leveraging $25 milI would also like to look into property tax options options and and transit transitmanage for forpeople people who whowant want totolive liveand and work workhere. here. But But many manyof of the theroads roads needs; 2) to have development policies that provide for rational and responsible devellion bond funds), growth and economic development to increase livability in ly, minority homeowners, disabled veteran themselves themselves are areour aa3)mess, mess, too, too,to thanks thanks to tofor delayed delayed city city maintenance and andour our slow-toslow-toopment, including pedestrian, bike and road infrastructure; to work make sure keeping with community’s vision quality jobs, safe neighaim ismaintenance toquality retain education, homeowners in gentrifying respond state state DOT. DOT. Lastly, Lastly, the the city cityneeds needs create “neighborhood “neighborhood nodes” nodes” through through that our local economy is diversified so that respond we can raise wages and better weather an totocreate borhoods and a vibrant downtown. cultural identity in the midst of booming gr aacombination combinationofofcorridor corridorplanning planningand andincentives. incentives. Downtown Downtown isisgreat. great. I Iwork work and andLow economic recession. Asheville is home to six food deserts. TOURISM: number of tourists Asheville, supporting shop shop there. there.But ButThe let’s let’sgrowing look lookatatmaking makingPatton, Patton, Tunnel, Tunnel, Charlotte Charlotte and andwhile other other corridors corridors ofvisiting economic opportunities all play a factor TOURISM: Asheville (and the region) needs to make jobs sure and thataitvibrant has a diversified businesses, downtown, creates a locals, strain on city infrastructure and table. I support the creation of worker-own into into walkable walkableworking, working, living livingand and shopping shoppingareas areas for for locals, asaswell. well. local economy so that we can raise wages and impacts better weather an economic If is not Ashevilleans’ way ofrecession. life. The city in theand tourism promotion business hunger community-based economic de TOURISM: TOURISM: No, No, this this cycle cycleDevelopment ofofbuilding building hotels and andadvertising advertising totoincrease increase demand demand tourism were to completely stop, Asheville’s economy would be in serious trouble. Thathotels —that’s the TDA [Tourism Authority]. The TDA collects the room tax, TOURISM: Theto metrics that govern doesn’t seem seem sustainable ininthe the long run. run.Exact Exact impacts impacts arehard hard tocalculate, calculate, but butififour said, tourism’s cyclical nature is of concern todoesn’t me in Asheville — itstate tends tolong do badly $17here million asustainable year. By law, a quarter of the funds are available for city/county/ a more democratized economy that hono you you add add tourists’ tourists’ wear wear on onroads roads and andinfrastructure, infrastructure, traffic, traffic, landfill landfillwaste, waste, extra extrapolice police during recessionary periods, and we’ve had seven years of economic growth. alsomust fund nonprofit capital projects. The There room tax infrastructure improvements, and eco likely remain an important part of our and EMS EMS calls, calls, low low wages wages and and distorted distorted property property values, values, you you could could say say (as (as one one expert expert seem to be concerns in Asheville that we’re and losing our unique character. I’d like to see the TDA must approach tourism sustainably. works for everyone. I will push to genera presenting presenting Council did) did) that the the costs costsofoftourism tourism locally locallyare aresomewhat somewhat higher higher than than th the city and the Tourism Development Authority (which to istoCouncil the entity thatthat really controls enterprise development highlighting BUDGET: Since my time on Council, the city has emerged a and recession and thecan benefits. benefits. What What can can we do dodifferently? differently? First, put put some some ofofthe thefrom $17 $17million-$19 million-$19 milmiltourism promotion) work together to see if the we convince some ofwe these tourists to First, our city. has dramatically grown its capital investment program, dedicating a revenue stream lion lionaayear year inhotel hotel room roomtaxes taxes totofor work work on onlocal localneeds needs likesidewalks sidewalks and affordable affordable relocate their businesses, start their own businesses or in set up branch offices their The like next step is howand we market Ashevill to transportation, sidewalk, pedestrian safety and other infrastructure improveartist artist spaces. spaces.Second, Second, get getreal realcommitments commitments from from hotels on onliving living wages,transit transit supsupcurrent employers here in Asheville. ishotels the beginning ofwages, rebuilding an economy ments. Last year, the voters agreed to grow Third, that investment bymany overwhelmingly tions that reflect the shades of our c port port and andhousing housing initiatives initiatives for forservice serviceworkers. workers. Third, begin begin totopromote promote Asheville Asheville asas BUDGET: Because the budget plays suchapproving an important role in the city’s operatheshare affordable housing, transportation, and and bonds. and recreation thattoto attracts and Ibene aatown townvisitors visitors share some someresponsibility responsibility for, for,not notdemographic, just just an anparks entertainment entertainment be beenjoyed enjoyed tions, I have called for a five-year operating budget projection. I advise local governunderstand that these investments must be coupled with economic efficiencies and TD appointments to the Buncombe County and and discarded discarded ——something something like likethe theecotourism ecotourism you yousee see ininother other hot hot locales. locales. ments nationally on their finances, and it’s a best practice for cities to publish taxes that don’t overburden our five-year residents. and Chamber of Commerce, Council can ste BUDGET: BUDGET: The The municipal municipal bonds bonds approved approvedby by voters votersare areaagreat greatstart. start. Our Ourlabor labor projections of operating revenues and expenditures. These projections are important business goal-setting and strategy building STRs: The cityfactors has decisions more STRs Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and Wilmington market and and other factors are aredriving driving 10percent percentannual annual price price inflation inflation on on infrastrucinfrastrucbecause a one-year budget doesn’t show themarket full impact ofother funding — than it 10 only BUDGET: To decreasethe current spendi combined; therefore support regulating the STR market toto maintain integrity ture ture work. work. By By comparison, comparison, the the2.5 2.5 percent percent interest we’re we’re likely likely to owe owe on onthe thebonds bonds asas shows what the city expects to happen during that specific period.I Because most cityinterest expand the shared costs around infrastruct of our neighborhoods and promote affordable housing. Asheville values community, aaAAA-rated AAA-rated municipality municipality isisgoing goingyear totosave save usmoney money ininexpected the thelong longhaul. haul. My Mypriority priorityon on expenses are employee-related, because we expect those costs to happen each (or us prises attract overnight visito and the growth of STRs our quality of life. I support theto compromise Council Council isis tototax get getrevenues, the the bond bondaffects projects projects done done quickly, quickly, with with transparency transparency and accountabilaccountabilrecur), and because those costs tend to growCouncil faster than we need to look The city should focusand on waste reduction an struck banning whole-house STRs indollars neighborhoods while allowing folks to we’re rent ity ity totothe the taxpayer, taxpayer, and andstretch stretch those those dollars asasfar far asasthey’ll they’ll go. In Inother other areas, areas, we’reacons out over a couple of years to truly understand Asheville’s fiscal health. Given that, we closely at thego. price tag for out-of-town roomtoto inbenefit their home. Ifilling support expansion ofand the STR the Riveron Arts District. Theban city can increase revenue by raising t going going benefit from fromto filling out outour ourcity city staff staff andbeing being less lessin dependent dependent onhighly highly paid paid should be looking across city operations to identify opportunities partner with other toless make ends meet. A spending rising tidethan would interim interim positions positions andoutside outside consultants. consultants. It’s It’sequity, less about about reducing reducing spending than governments (such as the county) and nonprofits to comprehensively tackle issues facing EQUITY: Theand city must strive for greater whether in transit, parks and lift Therefore, supporting minority-owned about about getting getting ahead aheadofofrising risingcosts, costs, and andthat’s that’s going going totake take city cityfire government government being being Asheville. recreation, pedestrian safety, affordable housing, or to police and services. That is a workforce development initiatives and lighter lighter on onCouncil’s its itsfeet feetthan than we’re we’re accustomed accustomed totoseeing, seeing, one one that’s that’s forthcoming forthcoming with withthe the a fa why the Vision 2036 goals include using a racial equity lens to review and STRs: I support short-term rentals only as homestays — meaning that the host needs These projects will help us increase finan people people ofofAsheville Asheville about aboutwhat what we’re we’re against. against. achieve the city’s strategic goals. Asup aup bold stepservices. in the right direction, thepeople city hired Poverty hurts our and is a to be on the premises of the rentals. Having a host on the premises will significantly cut an equity manager, an internal auditor focused on delivering and measuring equity residents are paid living wages and have STRs: Yes Yes and and no. In Inareas areas like likedowntown downtown and andthe theRiver River Arts Arts District District where where aa th down on any noise issues and will also provideSTRs: a direct point ofno. contact to address any in service delivery, contracting, employment and capital investment. overall. complete complete lack lack ofofregulation regulation isisleading leading totoplanned planned “STR “STR condos” condos” (entire (entirehigh-rises high-risesofof problem. Furthermore, with regard to whole-home/apartment rentals I’m concerned vacation vacationrental rental flats), flats),rentals I Ithink think we we need needtotocap capand andcontrol control thegrowth growth ofofthe STRs. STRs. At Atof the the about the hollowing out of communities. By permitting short-term as homestays, STRs: the Asheville is in midst a twin other otherend, end, I Ifeel feelthe the city city could be be more moreflexible flexiblewhen when ititcomes comestotowith individual individual property property we allow people a limited way to use their property to participate in thecould tourist economy. ity. I sympathize residents witnessing they struggle pay rising property taxes a owners ownerstrying trying torent renttheir their basement basement apartment, apartment, teachers teachers who whoto list list their their homes homes during during I would further like to see enhanced enforcement of thetocurrent rules to reduce the getneighborhoods by. Also, only around 20 percent of Afric the thesummer, summer, and and thelike. like. I Ishare share worries thathot hot neighborhoods risk riskbeing being turned turned number of STRs operating illegally. I am willing to consider a the pilot program forworries acces- that homes, and this conversation excludes over, over, tenants tenants evicted evicted and and swaths swaths ofoftown town hollowed hollowed out outby by absentee absentee serial serialinvestors investors toto the sory dwelling units (again, as homestays) limited in time (18 months) and number (125) of renters who support have difficulty finding a pla make vacation vacation communities communities with with no nogo real real residents. I Icouldn’t couldn’t support any anyproposal proposal to gather data and evaluate their impact. For make my in-depth position on STRs, please toresidents. STRs, and advocates who fear out-of-town martinformayor.nationbuilder.com that thatopened openedthe thedoor door totothat. that.Does Doesthat thatmean meanI’m I’mTo closed closed to to tweaking tweaking the the rules rules and and the “Issues” section on my website: www.kapoorforcouncil.org. alleviate the affordable housing probl striking strikingaabetter betterbalance? balance? No. No.I Ithink think reasonable reasonablepeople people on onboth bothindustry sides sidesofofthe theissue issuecan, can, Occupation: Waiter for our service workforce. That is EQUITY: One of the reasons that I decided to run for City Council was my experiand andwill, will,prevail. prevail. Housing Trust2013 Fund. I believe in a middl Previouswhose candidacy: candidate, ence helping residents of a mobile home community in South Asheville mobile Mayoral through conditional use permitting to comb EQUITY: EQUITY: There’s There’s no noresidents, group groupininIndependent, town townmore morethreatened threatened thanour ourblack black community, community, home park had been sold to build a new apartment complex. These many of Affiliations: Socialist than which isisdwindling dwindling ininboth bothreal realnumbers numbers share ofofthe theAgain, city. city.After After that, that,we weneed need a whom had small children, were left with littlewhich time and inadequate resources to move.and Iandasasaashare EQUITY: Asheville has become it artists, isartists, far too apparent who thrives and who totobe beaware aware that thathelping our ourLatino/a Latino/a neighbors, neighbors, working service service workers workers and andfixedfixedoffered my help to parishioners from a local church who were the residents, andworking vasive around the world but we falls hardest income retirees retirees are aresqueezed squeezed by byrising rising costs costsand and stagnant stagnant wages. wages. To Tohelp, help, weneed need o we worked behind the scenes to successfullyincome get more funds from the developer for the boxed out ofyes, wealth-building totooffer offer housing housing options atatthe thelower lower end end theprice pricerange, range, yes,but butwe wealso alsoopportunities need needtoto residents to help them relocate. That experience drove homeoptions the point for me that weofofthe tactics and discrimination codified by federa increase increase incomes, incomes, and and that that means meansdiversifying diversifying the the economy, economy, insisting insistingatatevery every turn turn on on have families and individuals in this city who are struggling and are vulnerable to the in the same manner, through policy improv Martin Ramsey did not respond to repeated invitations to living living wages and andaacareer career track track from from graduation graduationtotoretirement. retirement.Lastly, Lastly,ififwe’re we’retruly truly change happening around them. As a city, we needwages to recognize that and listen to these I haveGuide. spent the last few years of my life participate inresilient the Xpress Voter committed committed being being aadiverse, diverse, eclectic, resilient small small town, town, we we all allneed need toto commit commit toto communities about what they believe they need to ensuretoto they have the sameeclectic, opportuninomic justice issues. I will be working along end endracial racialdisparity disparityininpolicing, policing,totomake makethis thisaahospitable, hospitable, welcoming welcoming community community for for Re ties as everyone else. Blue Ribbon Committee of the Human black blackfamilies, families,professionals professionalsand andentrepreneurs, entrepreneurs,and andaasafe safe havenfor immigrants immigrants and and stra reviews inhaven order toforachieve our city’s other otherhistorical historicaltargets targetsofofpersecution. persecution. economic mobility. Other tangible actions a

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KIMMANHEIMER RONEY ESTHER

SHENEIKA SMITH

kimroneyforasheville.com sheneikaforasheville.com g manheimerformayor.com Occupation: Piano teacher, bartender at The Mothlight Occupation: Program instructor/community engagement budget consultant (small-business owner) Occupation: Mayor, lawyer coordinator (Green Opportunities) Previous candidacy: None one Previous candidacy: Asheville mayor, 2013; Asheville PreviousCity candidacy: None Endorsements: Club, Equality NC, former Council Council, 2009 Equality NC; Council member Brian Haynes; member Keith Young; and locally owned, independent Sierra Club, AFL-CIO, Equality NC, Ignite NC Endorsements: ghborhood advocate Council Valerie Hoh, former Endorsements: AFL-CIO; Sierra Orbit Club;DVD Equality businesses like Harvest Records, and NC; The Buncombe Mothlight. County Commissioner Al Whitesides; state Sen. Terry Van Duyn

QUALITY OF LIFE: Addressing while incentivizing wages, especialto be a place where all of1)our residentsaffordability go to QUALITY OF living LIFE: Asheville is an economically segregated community. Putting equity at the efficient center ofbus economic development will allow larger segments of Asheville to ly QUALITY among owned, independent businesses. 2) Fare-free, transit, which nd valued. Tolocally do OF that, the three most imporLIFE: I have worked to ensure Asheville is an open and inclusive realize their wealth potential support family sustainability. I plan to look at the local is an issue at the affordability, access, equity and environmental concerns. o are: 1)where to focus on intersection the needs ofofAsheville’s city people from all walks of life are included and safe. It’s critical to and maintain supply chain and encourage startups and business expansion to create a more robust, Transit provides access towe’re housing, jobs, child care, education groceries. y ofour them are struggling and notpreserve doing identity, increase equity and Asheville’s uniqueand character andFare-free quality local, entrepreneurial is educating not doable, it’s being realized in other cities across the state(leveraging andecosystem. will have a huge hem, them or of listening their of life.only Council must enhance thetoaffordable housing program $25 mil- tax relief programs that will help protect the elderI would also like to look into property impact werational will be incredibly proud of. We are beginning the process of an updated transit t provide for and responsible devellion bond funds), manage growth and economic development to increase livability in ly, minority homeowners, disabled veterans and other longtime residents. This program’s master plan, City Council has shown strong support foreducation, system improvements. oad keeping infrastructure; 3)our to work to make sure withplus our community’s vision for quality jobs, safe neighaim is toquality retain homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods and preserve our historic and We need additional system improvements, addressing our Center, and I growth. at we can raise wages and better weather anespecially borhoods and a vibrant downtown. cultural identity in Transit the midst of booming will work to build private-public partnerships to realize these needs. aboutLow wages, insufficient transit options and the lack Asheville is home3)toGetting six foodreal deserts. TOURISM: The growing number ofprioritizing touristsofvisiting Asheville, whileefforts supporting racial equity in meaningful ways, such as grassroots, community economic opportunities all playinaour factor in the inability to place a healthy meal on the needs to make jobs sure and thataitvibrant has a diversified businesses, creates a reduce strain on city infrastructure and table. I support thebias creation of worker-owned grocery stores — a solution that addresses budget process and adopting thedowntown, suggested reforms to racial in traffic stops. and impacts better weather an economic recession. If Ashevilleans’ way of life. The city is not in theand tourism promotion business hunger community-based economic development. TOURISM: No, it is neither reliablyThat maintainable norThe responsibly defendable. Asheville s economy would be in serious trouble. —that’s the TDA [Tourism Development Authority]. TDA collects the room tax, TOURISM: The that govern hashere a long history tourism-based economy, butfunds I agree mymetrics neighbors that it’sour success should be widened to take into account to me in Asheville —aitstate tends to do badly $17 million a year.ofBy law, a quarter of the arewith available for city/county/ a more economy that honors our shared cultural heritage. Tourism will getting outof ofeconomic control. There areThere exceptions, butfund from my democratized experienceimprovements, working in the hosd seven years growth. alsomust nonprofit capital projects. The room tax infrastructure and likely remain an important part of our economic strategy, so I envision an Asheville that pitality industry in Asheville, the industry relies on low-wage labor. Regarding the hotel e losing our unique character. I’d like to see the TDA must approach tourism sustainably. works for everyone. I will push to generate “cultural tourism” by focusing on minority tax(which rate, which setthat by really the city, what the cityenterprise can do isdevelopment work diligently tohighlighting apply for the rich artistic expression of subcultures within hority is theisn’t entity controls BUDGET: Since my time Council, the city and has bicycle emerged from a and recession grant funding for sidewalk, transit, greenway infrastructure, whichand will f weTDA can convince some of theseon tourists to our city. has dramatically its capital program, dedicatingcitywide a revenue stream support our stated goals and shared values. is good for businesses or set up grown branch offices forinvestment their Improved Theinfrastructure next step is how we market Asheville to outsiders. An inclusive collective narrative to transportation, sidewalk, safetyisand other infrastructure businesses and attracts tourists,pedestrian but it’s a necessary action to heal the divide andimproveto benefit the beginning of rebuilding an economy that contains ideas, people, talents and innovaments. Last year, the voters agreed to grow tions that that investment bymany overwhelmingly reflect the shades of our city. Currently, we tend to promote to a certain the people of Asheville. uchapproving an important role in the city’s operathe affordable housing, transportation, and parks and bonds. demographic, and recreation that attracts and Ibenefits a certain demographic. Through future BUDGET: I’mthese concerned aboutgovernthe amount we’re spending fees andTDA, and equity planning with the TDA members ng budget projection. I advise local understand that investments must be coupled with economic efficiencies and appointments toon theconsultant Buncombe County planning that lackour measurables, would lead toofsuccess. We also needcan to steer Asheville toward inclusive market research, a best practice for cities to publish five-year taxes thatdocuments don’t overburden residents.whichand Chamber Commerce, Council address retention of our lower-level city employeesbusiness throughgoal-setting wages, sinceand turnover leads to penditures. These projections are important strategy building. STRs: city has more STRs Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and Wilmington overtime and hiring costs. Our society greatly subsidizes vehicular traffic, but funding for he full impactThe of funding decisions — than it only BUDGET: decreasethe current spending, Council should collaborate with TDA to therefore I Because support the STR market toTo maintain fare-free transit has a higher rate regulating of return, having ashared positive impact onintegrity parking, ringcombined; that specific period. most city especially expand the costs around infrastructure, public works and other city-owned enterof our neighborhoods and promote affordable housing. Asheville values community, trafficthose and the environment. Additionally, apartments downtown working e expect costs to happen each year (or we need prises expected attract that overnight visitors and generate tourism-related tax revenue. and the of STRs our quality of life. I support theto compromise Council people ofgrowth Asheville living affects within the AMI [area median can afford, and finding ways to curb spending; I would look ow faster than tax revenues, we need to30-40 lookpercent The city should focusincome] on waste reduction banning whole-house STRs inwe neighborhoods while allowing folks to rentfor aconsultants. promoting active transportation and quality of lifeclosely for people who livetag here. Incentives andstruck Asheville’s fiscal health. Given that, at the price for out-of-town room inowned their home. expansion of the STR the River Arts District. The city in can increase revenue bygrow raising the standard of living among citizens struggling locallyopportunities businesses, especially for those paying a ban living wage, are one way to identify toI support partner with other toofmake ends meet. Aand rising tide would and the originality Asheville. Decades policies, redlining gentrification rofits to maintain comprehensively issues facing EQUITY: The city tackle must of strive for greater equity, whether in transit, parks and lift tax revenue and increase disposable income. Therefore, supporting minority-owned have shuttered thriving businesses among communities of color, andfire thatservices. needs toThat be conrecreation, pedestrian safety, affordable housing, or police and is and community-based business development, workforce development and a family sustainability model will reap dividends. sidered when addressing the economic health and sustainability of our city.initiatives why the Council’s Vision 2036 goals include using a racial equity lens to review and as homestays — meaning that the host needs These projects will help us increase financial independence and decrease spending on achieve the city’s strategic goals. acut bold stepnecessary in the right direction, the city hired services. Poverty hurts our and is a drain on our city. When we make sure all our STRs: Homestays are to stayAsand provide income to many ofpeople the people g a host on the premises willhere significantly an equity manager, an internal auditor focused on delivering and measuring equity residentsdwelling are paid living and have the supports they need, our city will be stronger the point current process.toWe need to units wages (mother-in-law videusing a direct of contact address anybring accessory in service delivery, contracting, employment and capital overall. suites, detached basement apartments) into compliance soinvestment. we can implement enforcehole-home/apartment rentals I’m concerned ment, which isn’t happening If I am elected, STRs: I will work to maintain decision y permitting short-term rentals asnow. homestays, Asheville is in the the midst of a twin crisis of housing supply and overall affordabilnot to whole-home rentalseconomy. or use-by-right, 20-room micro-hotels to developwitnessing in our roperty toallow participate in the tourist ity. I sympathize with residents the hotel industry making record profits while struggle to pay rising taxes and have turned to the sharing economy just to neighborhoods. More than the city the is renters,they impacted by the high cost property of living and orcement of the current ruleshalf to reduce get by. Also, only around 20 percent of African-Americans inside city limits own their own rising rents. The loopholes within homestay permitting process, combined with lack willing to consider a pilot program forthe acceshomes, andfor this conversation excludes of enforcement, are being taken advantage rates renters can’t affordtheir hopes and dreams. I also hear the concerns mited in time (18 months) and number (125) of. Competition renters parking who have difficulty finding a place to live because of homes being turned into means workers are pushed outplease of thego city, increases and traffic problems. or my in-depth position on STRs, to which of STRs, and advocates who fear out-of-town corporations hollowing out neighborhoods. martinformayor.nationbuilder.com I will work diligently to develop a one-per-person/address permitting solution that prioriapoorforcouncil.org. To alleviate the affordable housing problem, we must build units in the missing middle tizes people living inOccupation: Asheville. Consequential extremes onservice both sides of a complete ban or is why I support more money for the Affordable Waiter for our industry workforce. That ided to run for City Council was my experifull deregulation are untenable. Housing Trust2013 Fund. I believe in a middle path, utilizing a citywide regulation scheme Previouswhose candidacy: candidate, ommunity in South Asheville mobile Mayoral through use permitting to combat the excesses of the STRs. EQUITY: I realize there are many ways wantsconditional to be a progressive, welcoming partment complex. These residents, many ofAsheville Affiliations: Independent, Socialist city. However, there are still so to many ways AshevilleAgain, is notAsheville as progressive and an economically segregated community, where tle time and inadequate resources move. I in which EQUITY: has become it is far too apparent who thrives and who struggles to survive. Wealth inequality is perinclusive it could be, the especially in regard around racial equity. Recognizing l church whoas were helping residents, and to issues the world but falls hardest mymore privilege asfrom a white partfor of the my role asvasive an allyaround is to work with communities of on communities of color that were deliberately ly get funds theperson, developer boxed to outguide of wealth-building opportunities due to a long history of violence, intimidation color, allowing our work in dismantling rience drove hometheir the perspectives point for meand thatlived we experiences tactics and discrimination codified by federal law. Therefore, inequity has to be overturned racismand and are systems of oppression. have infrastructure barriers that make who systemic are struggling vulnerable to the We also inrepeated the sameinvitations manner, through policy improvements on federal, state and local levels. Martin Ramsey did not respond to to transportation difficult or prohibitive for our disabled and aging population. Building we need to recognize that and listen to these I haveGuide. spent the last few years of my life fighting and advocating racial, social and ecoin the Voter willopportuniamplify theXpress worknomic we need to issues. do around and needprivate-public to ensure theypartnerships have theparticipate same justice I willsidewalks be working alongside the equity and inclusion manager and the transit. That’s part of my campaign for City Council, forRibbon us to “Be ’Bout it Being Blue Committee of theBetter!” Human Relations Commission in advancing racial equity reviews in order to achieve our city’s strategic goals in health, education, housing and economic mobility. Other tangible actions are mentioned in my previous responses.

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BIG IDEAS FOR SMALL TOWNS Black Mountain and Weaverville candidates debate visions for future Small-town elections are no small potatoes. The outcomes can drive the political reality in new directions and make or break towns’ abilities to respond to the many pressures they face. Several smaller municipalities in Buncombe County will hold elections on Nov. 7 along with the city of Asheville. As citizens in these small towns decide how to balance quality of life with the cost of that quality, passionate community leaders hope to be a part of achieving that balance. The candidates in the municipal elections in Black Mountain and Weaverville are all evaluating what they believe voters want and what they personally believe will be the best course for their towns. Xpress contacted the candidates for those races and attended League of Women Voters candidate forums in both towns to find out what’s on candidates’ minds as the election draws near and how they plan to serve their constituents. BLACK MOUNTAIN MAYOR

QUAINT AND QUIET: A crowning achievement for the current town government, the new town square has created a beloved backdrop for the small-town character of Black Mountain. Photo by Max Hunt

Michael Sobol, the mayor of Black Mountain, grows a cover crop of greens in the winter between corn crops on about a half-acre on Blue Ridge Road. He says he puts a sign up next to the field announcing “free greens” and claims that “literally hundreds of people” take him up on the offer. That’s just one of the ways he says he’s served his community; he’s also been president of the town’s Chamber of Commerce, raised money for the Owen High School band and football programs, and promoted the greenway system and local community garden. Sobol’s heavy involvement as a public servant, however, has not translated into universal popularity. Sobol faces challengers this year from both the right and the left in the nonpartisan contest. Don Collins, an alderman in his second term, is unaffiliated, but has a history of collaborating with moderates. He reports his work with Ellen Frost and other Buncombe County commissioners to secure funding for town projects, especially the new town square, as a success. Collins says his top priorities center on guiding the growth of the town and paying attention to finances.

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“I will strive to continue to keep our town sound,” Collins says. “We have cut in half our debt, $2.7 million, [and] increased the general fund by 27 percent, $1.2 million, while [I’ve been] serving on the board.” Meanwhile, mayoral candidate Weston Hall is a registered Democrat, like Sobol, but brings his concerns from a more liberal position. Hall is a firefighter with the Asheville Fire Department, a veteran and a reverend who has pastored churches and worked with populations in need. Hall says he doesn’t feel he has a voice and he was inspired to demand more from his town government by what he sees as the strength of his state representation in Sen. Terry Van Duyn and Rep. John Ager. He is seeking to be the officeholder he wishes to see in the world. “My wife and I tried to get others to run for public office,” he explains. “But mostly people felt the current regime was too ingrained to budge and to do so was tackling the impossible. My bid for office is to break the current regime and give birth to a new voice and one of freedom.” Hall says he has seen the board fail to stand up for residents when developers’

needs are in the balance and he wants to avoid that tendency. He says he’s running on promoting alternative transportation, increasing affordable housing and preventing sprawling growth. The last time Collins and Sobol appeared on the same ballot, in 2011, Collins was the top vote-getter, receiving almost twice as many votes as Sobol. Sobol won his mayorship in 2013 in a tight contest with Alderman Larry B. Harris, who is supporting Collins this time around. All three mayoral candidates list overdevelopment among the most pressing issues confronting Black Mountain. At the same time, all would like to see more affordable housing. Collins and Sobol want developers to reserve a portion of their units for lower-income residents, while Hall emphasizes working with nonprofits to plan affordable housing and neighborhoods. One source of contention seems to be that Sobol wants to keep more of the town’s debt on the books, which he says is zero percent interest, so that more money can be put into finishing the greenway and improving infrastructure. “We need to be spending some money

to address the issues that we’ve got,” he told attendees of a League of Women Voters forum on Oct. 18. Meanwhile, Collins and most of the board want to keep paying it down. At the forum, Vice Mayor Ryan Stone, a candidate for alderman, disputed that the loans they were trying to clear from the books had zero interest. BLACK MOUNTAIN BOARD OF ALDERMEN Five names appear on the ballot for the Black Mountain Board of Aldermen, and voters are asked to choose up to two. One candidate, Jonathan Braden, dropped out of the race almost as soon as he had filed, explaining to the Black Mountain News that he had reconsidered his time constraints and felt he would not be able to campaign. Xpress also reached out to Braden but received no response. His name remains on the ballot because of registration deadlines. The other four are actively pursuing the two seats. Stone, a registered Democrat, is seeking a second term and is the only incumbent. “Four years ago when I was elected to the Board of

Aldermen,” he recalls, “I said that I wanted to serve because I was compelled by a statement from my grandfather that ‘We have an obligation to leave things better than we found them.’” He thinks he is on track to fulfill that promise but acknowledges there is still work to do. The other seat is open, as Carlos Showers decided not to run again after serving two terms. The top issue Stone sees is dealing with the growth that his native Black Mountain is experiencing and the related problems with congestion, parking and housing. “The only way we can address these issues is through an open and transparent process that listens to citizens, business owners, developers and visitors, and uses their input as a guide for how we grow in the future,” he says. He also wants to increase the resources to the town’s Planning Department, which he says is undersized and overworked. Stone seems to be on board with Collins’ approach to fiscal responsibility and highlights the progress the town has made in reducing debt and increasing the town’s general fund balance. “These policies will provide future boards with greater discretion to pursue projects and be prepared for unexpected expenses,” he says. “In addition, I would like to make the budget process more inclusionary, including looking into more of a participatory process with citizens to help prioritize long- and short-term goals.” Candidate Jeremie Konegni, also a registered Democrat, wants to improve infrastructure to ensure that the town can handle coming growth, but he also wants to look at zoning and regulation options to keep the charm of the town. “What I feel are the most pressing issues for Black Mountain are somewhat simple and connected to a much larger picture,” he says. “Those issues are infrastructure, affordable housing and keeping the beauty of our natural landscape intact.” Konegni also says that as a retail worker with a small child, he is particularly interested in “the quality of life for new, young families that work paycheck to paycheck, sometimes multiple jobs just to make ends meet.” He laments that many homes are being swallowed up for short-term rentals like Airbnbs, which he says adds stress to an already-tight market. “We need to think about families and not profits in this regard,” he says. Konegni acknowledges that he is inexperienced in government but says he’s learning and is committed to contributing to the betterment of Black Mountain. He says he is running because of the controversial Trestle

building project, which Sobol and Stone also mentioned unfavorably. “I heard a lot of people ... huffing and puffing, but nobody really came up with a real solution. And I felt it was a good time for me to step up and try to at least throw my hat in the ring and give my own opinions and see if I can’t help find that solution to problems that face the town,” he says. Matt Robinson seems to be running a sort of absentee campaign; he did not respond to questions from Xpress and was a no-show for the League of Women Voters forum. He is a registered Republican who, according to state records, has never voted in a Black Mountain municipal election before. He does have yard signs out in Black Mountain, but campaign positions and other information about the candidate could be difficult for voters to find. The other registered Republican in the race, Bob Pauly also did not make it to the forum, but sent a surrogate to read a letter for him, in which he wrote about his interests and experience, from keeping bees to mission trip work to volunteering with local students. “I am a listener and a doer,” he wrote. “I stick with a task until it’s done.” Pauly is retired from the food service industry and says the most pressing

issues for the town include “managing growth and maintaining the charm of Black Mountain.” He underlines the basic services (housing, water, public safety and recreation) as being the most important. He also hopes to work on traffic problems and pursue a more walkable community. WEAVERVILLE TOWN COUNCIL Of the four names on the Weaverville Town Council ballot, voters will be asked to vote for up to two. Squaring off in Weaverville are a set of candidates the likes of which the town has often seen. Weaverville native Dottie Sherrill, a registered Democrat, currently serves as mayor, having been on Town Council since 1989. This year, she chose not to run for mayor again, instead ceding the position to former Mayor Al Root, the self-described “bad penny that keeps turning up,” who is running unopposed. At the League of Women Voters forum for Weaverville candidates on Oct. 17, Sherrill said she had to weigh the responsibility of returning even to Council with the personal strains she feels in becoming a caretaker for her husband. Sherrill thinks Council is a better fit for her now

than the mayor position, and she’s not ready to give up local office altogether. “It’s written all over me that I love Weaverville, and I always have,” she said. Sherrill maintains that she has a great rapport with staff and has much to contribute to what she calls the “feel-good things” that give Weaverville its character — separate from simply being in the orbit of Asheville — such as parades and festivals. She says she brings the “woman’s touch” to civic festivities planning. Beyond that, she says her top goals if she were elected would be to keep taxes at a minimum, ensure appropriate employee compensation and represent all communities within the town “by studying and listening to the choices of our citizens.” Also standing for re-election is Doug Jackson, unaffiliated, a retired market research consultant for the textile industry. Jackson says in his two nonconsecutive terms, he guided Weaverville through the Great Recession through strong involvement and hard work while maintaining a healthy financial condition and quality of services. He also highlights his work to qualify Weaverville to become the second certified wildlife habitat town in North Carolina.

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N EWS Among other accomplishments from his time on Council, Jackson lists initiating an action plan for a new community center and placing the Eller Cove watershed in land conservation, with a benefit of over $500,000 to the town. “I believe I have the experience,” he says. “I have the time and the dedication. And I love this town. … I’m very dedicated to the work and think I can make a good impact.” Retired New Orleans fire chief Earl Valois, a recently registered (in Buncombe County) Democrat, hopes to contribute his experience to Town Council. As a newcomer to Weaverville, he didn’t offer many specific solutions to current town issues at the Oct. 17 forum. He agreed with other candidates on traffic concerns, and he was unaware of the Buncombe County salary scandal involving former County Manager Wanda Greene. But he says he has always been very civically engaged and wants to take on a leadership role in his new town. Valois says his first priority in office would be planning. Working through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, he says, showed him the negative impact of poor planning and decision-mak-

Municipal races in Buncombe County General election, Nov. 7 BLACK MOUNTAIN MAYOR • Don Collins • Weston Hall • Michael Sobol* BLACK MOUNTAIN ALDERMAN (2 SEATS) • Jonathan Braden • Jeremie Konegni • Bob Pauly • Matt Robinson • Ryan Stone*

WEAVERVILLE TOWN COUNCIL (2 SEATS) • Doug Jackson* • Dottie Sherrill • Earl Valois • Thomas P. Veasey II MONTREAT COMMISSIONER (3 SEATS) • Alice Boggs Lentz • Kent Otto* • Tim Widmer • Grace Nichols

ing. As a person with experience in management in the public sector and as an outsider, Valois explains, he can add value to the town. “Because of my exposure to … multiple and diverse groups, I am not aligned with the ‘groupthink’ phenomenon.

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I am not an obstructionist,” he says. “However, if matters need to be verbalized, I will speak up. I am vested in Weaverville and will actively work with everyone to address and resolve issues that can drive positive influence.” Running against the local status quo in Weaverville is Thomas Veasey, a longtime resident and registered Republican. His background includes time in the U.S. Coast Guard and in sales. He touts being part of the group that organized the successful opposition to what he calls a development “fiasco” that had been planned near his

home around Lake Louise and led to “improvements to Weaverville’s residential zoning code.” He wishes to control growth at a nice pace, he says, so as to keep it from interfering with the community’s lifestyle. He wants to put more focus on parks and recreation efforts to establish multifunctional sports fields. He’s currently involved with completing the expansion of the community center at Lake Louise. At the candidate forum, Veasey attacked the current Council members for not planning quickly enough to expand water treatment capacity. He claims that as soon as the current round of developments is completed, the town’s treatment facility on the Ivy River will be running at maximum capacity, and that puts the town “behind the curve” for satisfying water needs and being able to serve coming development. Sherrill, Jackson and Valois all said that while it is time to look at how best to expand the facility, they have to follow regulations and proceed carefully. The three candidates agreed that it is wasteful to overbuild too early and that while the water situation does need attention, it is not as critical as Veasey makes it out to be. Jackson, in particular, cautions the people of Weaverville against misinformation about the water system. For more information on Buncombe County elections, including how, where and when to vote, see avl.mx/44w X

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City pushes back against short-term rental wave Asheville City Council recently dived deeper into the short-term rental abyss and waded into the murky waters of how best to support artists and residents in the River Arts District. SHORT-TERM RENTAL BONANZA On Oct. 24, City Council members expressed dismay about the vast numbers of short-term rentals popping up all over the city, both illegal and legal but under the radar. Council upped its quest to crack down on whole-house and wholeunit short-term rentals, asking staff to collect more data on all such rentals in the city, even in commercial areas where they are allowed. Mayor Esther Manheimer pointed out that Asheville is not alone in grappling with the issue of a rise in short-term rentals that some worry takes housing stock away from long-term residents. She mentioned Portland, Ore., San Francisco, Boulder, Colo., and Austin, Texas, as places that might serve as models for how to proceed. “There are definitely vacationfocused communities like coastal communities where this is the way it’s done, and that’s how people finance their vacation rentals,” she said, “I think we’re having this community discussion right now about our future and whether that’s the way we want to go or do we want to continue to be a community that serves long-term residents.” The request came as Council got an update on enforcement of its ban on whole-house rentals for fewer than 30 days, such as offered through Airbnb and VRBO, in all residential districts and some commercial districts. Council requested the report at its Oct. 3 meeting, sensing that many homeowners rent their properties in violation of the ordinance. “There’s folks who are going to great lengths to maintain their illegal whole-house shortterm rentals,” said Council member Gordon Smith. Last November, the city contracted Host Compliance to help identify violations of the STR ban. Zoning Administrator Shannon Tuch said the overall number of identified STR listings in Asheville consistently hovers between 900 and 1,000.

REUSE IN THE RAD: Asheville City Council approved a hotel and retail project for this historic building at 95 Roberts St., but not without raising concerns about living wages and chain retail. Photo by Carolyn Morrisroe This year, the city has issued an average of 42 violation notices per month, which the report states is down from a past average of 72. Staff chalks that decrease up to “a normalization of activity after a period of heavy enforcement.” Staff expects the number of violations to go down as more property owners employ means to avoid detection. Smith said Council needs to move beyond the report’s findings to explore actions to remedy the problem of illegal whole-house STRs. “I think one of the questions here that isn’t answered in the report is whether what we’re doing now gets us where we’re going or whether there needs to be more done,” he said. Council seemed surprised to hear that staff is concerned about STRs proliferating in commercial districts. The report mentions an increase in the number of residential dwelling unit conversions to short-term lodging in commercial zones of the city, and a significant increase in the number of new residential projects being constructed for the purpose of providing lodging. Tuch said staff is seeing developers of apartment and condo projects asking to switch at least some of the units to short-term rentals. “What’s kind of a new trend that we hadn’t seen before a few months ago are the number of

what would be residential properties now seeking to come in and amend their applications to be lodging projects,” she said. Council asked staff to look into how many requests to change from residential to lodging the city has received, and how many units citywide exist as legal short-term rentals. “We just don’t have a feel for how big this is right now in Asheville,” Manheimer said. Vice Mayor Gwen Wisler agreed with gathering more data but said Council needs to take action to head off the swelling numbers of STRs. “It has become a bit of a panic. I mean, I’m not panicked, but this isn’t good,” she said. “Citizens certainly sense that what you’re saying is happening and it’s happening rapidly, so I don’t think that Council can take a pass because we don’t have all the data in place. I would suggest that we move forward and we start studying this yesterday.”

than national chains, in the retail portion of the project. Charlotte-based White Point Partners brought a plan to renovate a 1920s-era, 61,000-squarefoot building at 95 Roberts St. into lodging with 70 guest rooms, 4,600 square feet of retail and a 60-seat restaurant. Parking would be provided off-site in the railroad right of way through a long-term lease with Norfolk Southern. Jay Levell, a partner with White Point, said the group has partnered with a boutique hotel company out of the Northeast to operate the lodging but wouldn’t disclose which one. He said the firm is excited to work on renovating a historic building for modern reuse. “It’s a great building, great bones, love the character, that’s what we want to preserve, and that’s what we try and do with these old buildings,” he said. “You can’t make ‘em like they did, and you can’t re-create it, so it’s really neat.” Anna Toth, an artist and business owner in the River Arts District, said during public comment that she’s concerned about develop-

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ment in the neighborhood and she highlighted the economic contribution from artists. “As we diminish the integrity of that community and the availability of space to artists, then we will also diminish the revenues generated by that source,” she said. Other business owners spoke in favor of the renovation of 95 Roberts St. into a hotel. Pattiy Torno, owner of Curve Studios, said the River Arts District Business Association hopes the project will draw people back to the RAD from downtown. “I think that it is really important for Asheville’s long-term health that we have some alternatives to downtown in terms of different experiences that you are able to get when you come to Asheville,” she said. Haynes expressed some reservations. “I would still like to hear some sort of commitment from the developers regarding wages and providing space for local businesses in retail. Everything else about this I like, but I’m hesitant to just take it on someone’s word,” he said. “I really cannot make that commitment,” Levell said. Smith laid out the concerns more frankly. “What happens if this turns into another minimum-wage, Anthropologieladen stain?” he asked. “We don’t have any guarantee against that.” Smith also said a previous plan to use the building on Roberts Street for housing fizzled out. “I think there might be more money in tourists than there are in locals,” he said. He cited a report showing that in 2016, Buncombe County attracted 10.9 million visitors and suggested that Council should work to create a tourism plan. “We had almost 11 million tourists visit a town of 90,000 last year. It’s hard to wrap your head around,” Smith said. “It’s a question: Who are we going to be as a city?” Council member Keith Young said he shared Haynes’ and Smith’s concerns about low wages being paid to employees in the building and chain retail coming to the space, but that overall the project would be a boon to the RAD. “We are supporting the artists that in the area. That’s an area that we have their economic interests at heart,” he said. “In this specific instance, the biggest winners of this the situation are the artists and business owners in the River Arts District.” Conditional zoning for the 95 Roberts St. lodging, retail and restaurant project passed 5-2, with Haynes, Manheimer, Young, Cecil Bothwell and Julie Mayfield in favor, and Smith and Wisler against.

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by Max Hunt | mhunt@mountainx.com NAACP, CIBO HOST CANDIDATE FORUMS The Asheville Buncombe County NAACP will host a nonpartisan city of Asheville municipal candidates forum on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 5:30-7:45 p.m. at the Stephens Lee Recreation Center, 30 George Washington Carver Ave. More info: avl.mx/49i The Council of Independent Business Owners will hold a candidate forum along with its meeting on Friday, Nov. 3, at 7 a.m. at UNC Asheville. More info: cibonc.com ’STAND’ PERFORMANCES TO BENEFIT HOMEWARD BOUND Nashville playwright and advocate for the homeless Jim Reyland’s awardwinning play STAND comes to Asheville for a two-day run at First Presbyterian Church on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 3, at 10 a.m. Proceeds from the Nov. 2 and 3 performances will go toward Homeward Bound’s Room in the Inn program, which provides emergency housing for women as they await permanent housing. Tickets are $10 per person; local high schools are invited to bring students to the Friday performance for free. Tickets are available online at homewardboundwnc.org and at the door. More info: email sharon@ homewardboundwnc.org BUNCOMBE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TAKE PLACE NOV. 7 The general election for Buncombe County municipal races will take place Tuesday, Nov. 7. This year’s election slate includes the Asheville mayoral race, three Asheville City Council seats, and contested races in Black Mountain,

Weaverville and Montreat. Early voting is available to residents through Saturday, Nov. 4, at select locations. Election Day voting runs from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Nov. 7. Mountain Xpress’ Asheville elections voter guide can be found at avl. mx/49j. Information on other municipal elections is included in this issue of Xpress (page 18). Polling places, early voting schedule and more info: avl.mx/44w ADVANCED SUPERABRASIVES EXPANDS MARS HILL FACILITY Manufacturing firm Advanced Superabrasives Inc. has announced an expansion at the company’s Mars Hill facility in Madison County. The expansion will bring 47 new full-time jobs to the region over the next four years. The company is investing $26 million into the expansion project, in addition to a $100,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. Advanced Superabrasives produces industrial grinding wheels and equipment for use by the automotive industry, aerospace outfits and other manufacturers. All products are produced at and distributed worldwide from the Mars Hill facility. Average salaries for the new jobs are projected at over $33,000 annually. More info: avl.mx/49e BUNCOMBE TDA PLEDGES $4.6M TOWARD RADTIP The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority announced Oct. 25 that it will chip in an additional $4.6 million toward the completion of the southern section of the River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project. The

additional funding will help to address a shortfall in available financial resources for the project. The $4.6 million grant comes on top of $3.5 million the TDA had already pledged toward RADTIP and related greenway projects in the city. The funds will support the development and construction of multimodal amenities throughout the RAD and downtown. In addition, the TDA announced it had awarded Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center a $200,000 grant to help with its move to a new location at Pack Square, as well as providing a $72,500 grant to the Haywood Street Congregation for the creation of a fresco. A grant application from LEAF Community Arts for the creation of a Cultural Arts Center was deferred until more information can be provided. More info: avl.mx/49f ART TO EXPAND BUS SERVICE IN 2018 The city of Asheville has announced the expansion of Asheville Redefines Transit bus service on eight routes, beginning Jan. 1. Bus service hours will also be extended on Sunday and during holidays on all 18 ART routes. Starting Jan. 1, Sunday and holiday service will be provided on all routes from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. In addition, Route 170 will offer an extra daily trip, beginning at 11 a.m. The N route, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, W2 and W5 routes will also extend last departure hours in 2018. The expansion comes as a result of additional funding from the city and public input from residents. New departure hours & more info: avl.mx/49g or avl.mx/49h X

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‘The possibilities of the aeroplane’ Henry Westall takes flight over Asheville, 1919

STARTED AT THE BOTTOM: Henry Westall sits in the cockpit at Baird’s Bottom, the site of present-day Beaver Lake. Photo courtesy of North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville On June 15, 1919, The Sunday Citizen featured a drawing of an airplane, high above the clouds. Below the image, the advertisement announced: FLYING EXHIBITION ASHEVILLE’S OWN AEROPLANE HENRY WESTALL, Pilot (Former Flying Instructor U.S. Army) WEATHER PERMITTING The announcement went on to note that the event would begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at Baird’s Bottom (a field that would later disappear, when in 1923, the area was reconstructed into Beaver Lake). Tickets were $1 and available “at all drug and cigar stores.” An article featured in the same day’s paper offered additional details about the upcoming flight: “Mr. Westall states that he will give the people who attend the exhibition flight Thursday, their full money’s worth, for he purposes to do the tail spin, believed to be most dangerous of all the stunts the flyers do, loops, Immelmann turn, barrel roll, falling lead and side slips. These in addition to the straight flying will be the thrills he will give.” According to the article, the machine was a former Canadian training plane, used during the Great War. Westall had purchased it in Toronto in May of 1919 for $3,000 on behalf of the Asheville Aerial Corp. On June 20, The Asheville Citizen offered highlights of the exhibition. The paper reported that an estimated 15,000 people watched, “including those who crowded the tops of store and office buildings in the center of the city and houses in the residential sections.” Westall, the paper continued, delivered on his promises, leaving “thousands of people on the ground looking on

in amazement, as they saw an airplane for the first time and actually realized that the flyers would do all the things they claimed.” Throughout the year, Westall continued to make headlines for his stunts, as well as his quest to find a location for a municipal landing field. On Aug. 27, 1919, The Asheville Citizen reported: “Asheville is to be subjected to an air raid late Thursday afternoon. Warnings have been issued that the homes and business districts of Asheville are to be pelleted with — not bombs, but bulletins. “Henry Westall will be the attacking party in his recently decorated plane, which will be seen in flight for the first time since the brilliant colors were placed upon the body with ‘Asheville’ in gigantic letters that can be read for a great distance. “But Westall is not entirely to blame for the attack, for the hustling proprietor of Cadison’s store on Biltmore avenue is the instigator of the raid. As it is planned the start will be made from the hangar on Baird’s bottom at 6 o’clock and coursing its way over the city the plane will pass over Cadison’s store at a moderately low altitude, when an exhibition will begin. “This step, modernely progressive is to let the folks know about Asheville and Cadison’s store where a hustling and growing business is under the direction of a progressive proprietor, who has planned the air raid for Thursday.” Two days later, The Asheville Citizen followed up on the actual event. The article, titled “CITY BOMBARDED WITH BOMBS FROM THE SKY” stated: “With thousands of people crowding Pack square, Biltmore avenue and Broadway, to say nothing of residential streets and other business streets of the city, Henry Westall yesterday did stunts over the city in ‘The Asheville’ the airplane of the

Asheville Aerial corporation. During this time he dropped from the sky for the first time over Asheville thousands of handbills, on which Cadison’s the well known Biltmore avenue store, sent a greeting to the thousands of people and urged that Asheville have an airplane station. “At 3,000 feet above the city Mr. Westall did a tail spin to 2,000 feet, which was witnessed with thrills by the thousands who saw it. He did steep banks and spirals galore and many other stunts. The exhibition was one of the best Mr. Westall has yet conducted in Asheville and it was a great treat to thousands of people, hundreds of whom had never seen an airplane before.” The article went on to share the bulletin written by Leo M. Cadison. According to the paper, the handbill read: “This flight again proves the possibilities of the aeroplane. Asheville should have an aeroplane station. Mail is being delivered regularly from city to city in parts of the east by aeroplanes. Some day the same method will be employed here. How soon depends upon the enthusiasm you display. “Let Asheville progress. Always alert to boost Asheville, Cadison’s 14 Biltmore avenue, arranged with Henry Westall to make this flight for the entertainment of its thousands of visitors, as well as our own homefolks. Hope you have enjoyed the spin as much as Henry Westall and Cadison’s have in planning this exhibition.” Editor’s note: Peculiarities of spelling and punctuation are preserved from the original documents. X

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TAKE A STAND: Jim Reyland, Nashville playwright and advocate for the homeless, brings his play STAND to Asheville’s First Presbyterian Church as a benefit for Room in the Inn, a program of Homeward Bound of WNC. Reyland says that STAND serves as a punch to the heart, a call to action and the beginning of a difficult conversation about the realities of addiction and life on the streets. Performances take place Thursday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. and one for students Friday, Nov. 3, at 10 a.m. Area schools are invited to bring high school students to the Friday performance for free. Tickets are $10 and are available at homewardboundwnc.org and at the door. For more information or to bring students, email sharon@homewardboundwnc.org. Photo of STAND actors by The Nashville Scene courtesy of Jim Reyland

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JUSTICE INITIATIVES justiceinitiatives.org • SA (11/4), 6-11am Proceeds from tickets to this private clothing sale benefit Justice Initiatives. $5. Held at Belk, Asheville mall, 5 S. Tunnel Road PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTHEAST plannedparenthood.org/ planned-parenthoodsoutheast • TU (11/7), 7:15pm Proceeds from “Standing Strong,” lecture-style program with reproductive justice advocate and author of Life’s Work: A Moral Argument for Choice, Dr. Willie Parker, benefit Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. $25. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave. RIVER ARTS DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET radfarmersmarket.wix.com/ rad-farmers-market

• TH (11/2), 6pm - Proceeds from the RAD Farmer’s Bounty Dinner featuring four courses and wine benefit the River Art’s District Farmer’s Market. $70. Held at Yesterday Spaces, 305 Sluder Branch Road, Leicester TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 828859-8322, tryonarts.org • SU (11/5), 6pm - Proceeds from this reception and film screening of Loving Vincent benefit the Tryon Fine Arts Center. $40. ZAMANI REFUGE goo.gl/ZGj7sW • TH (11/9), 7pm - Proceeds from the Concert for Racial Harmony 100 Musician Improvisational Music Night with live music by Natural Born Leaders, Mystic Ferrymen, Sherri Lynn & The Mountain Friends Band, The James Berlyn Quartet, Cosmic Intuition, Umoja Percussion Ensemble and more benefit Zamani Refuge. $10/$7 with a drum. Held at Salvage Station, 468 Riverside Dr. ZERO CANCER zeroprostatecancerrun.org/ asheville • SA (11/4), 10am - Proceeds from the 2017 ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk with 5K and 1-mile event and kid’s dash benefit ZERO Cancer. Admission by dona-

tion. Held at Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Road

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler, 828-398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc • WE (11/1), noon-2pm - “Livestream: Reach Customers this Holiday Season,” seminar. Registration required. Free. Held in the Ferguson Center for Allied Health, Room 437 Held at AB Tech, 340 Victoria Road• SA (11/4), 9am-noon - "SCORE: Basics of Bookkeeping," seminar. Registration required. Free. • MO (11/6) & WE (11/8), 3-6pm - "Rocket Business Plan," two-day workshop. Registration required. Free. • WE (11/8), 6-8pm - "Using WordPress to Build a Website for your Business," seminar. Registration required. Free. DEFCON 828 GROUP meetup.com/DEFCON-828/ • 1st SATURDAYS, 2pm General meeting for information security professionals, students and enthusiasts. Free to attend. Held at Earth Fare South, 1856 Hendersonville Road

FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER 2160 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, 828-273-3332, floodgallery.org/ • THURSDAYS, 11am-5pm - "Jelly at the Flood," coworking event to meet up with like-minded people to exchange help, ideas and advice. Free to attend. HAYWOOD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE 1620 Brown Ave, Waynesville • FR (11/3), 9:30-11:45am - Domestic violence and sexual assault prevention training for V/SA training for nonprofits, businesses and faith-based organizations. Registration: 828-456-7898. Sponsored by REACH of Haywood County. Free. NONPROFIT PATHWAYS nonprofitpathways.org • WE (11/1), 2-6pm "Nonprofit Leadership Forum," event focused on equitable and inclusive leadership with keynote speaker Denise W. Barreto. Sponsored by WNC Nonprofit Pathways. $25. Held at the Doubletree Hotel, 115 Hendersonville Road WNC LINUX USER GROUP wnclug.blogspot.com, wnclug@main.nc.us • 1st SATURDAYS, noon Users of all experience levels discuss Linux systems. Free to attend. Held at Earth Fare South, 1856 Hendersonville Road

EMPYREAN ARTS POLE CLASSES (PD.) Pole Spins & Combos on Sundays 5:45pm. Intro to Pole Dance 4 Week Series starts November 5th-7:00pm, $50. Beginning Pole on Tuesdays-5:15pm and Wednesdays-5:30pm. For more information go to Empyreanarts.org or call/ text us at 828.782.3321. HOLISTIC FINANCIAL PLANNING (PD.) January 8-9, 2018, 9:00am-5:00pm Burnsville Town Center, 6 South Main Street Burnsville, NC 28714Learn how to make financial decisions that support farm & family values and build profit on your farm. SHUTTERBUGS NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP (PD.) Join Hendersonville Photographer Chuck Hill for a Nature Photography Workshop at Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park on Sunday, November 5 from 8:30am-4pm. For info, visit chimneyrockpark.com UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT PURPLE CRAYON (PD.) • Introduction to Painting in Pastel: 11/10, 6:308:30pm, and 11/11-12, 9:00am-1:00pm. • Mini-Gourd Ornament Painting: 12/2, 10:00am12:00pm. • Let’s Make a T-Shirt Quilt!: 1/6, 10:00am-3:00pm. More info: purplecrayonavl. com/workshops ASHEVILLE CHESS CLUB 828-779-0319, vincentvanjoe@gmail.com • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - Sets provided. All ages and skill levels welcome. Beginners lessons avail-

able. Free. Held at North Asheville Recreation Center, 37 E. Larchmont Road ASHEVILLE ROTARY CLUB rotaryasheville.org • THURSDAYS, noon1:30pm - General meeting. Free. Held at Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. 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 ASHEVILLE TIMEBANK 828-348-0674, ashevilletimebank.org • SA (11/4), 12:30-2pm - Potluck lunch and general meeting to learn about an online system for exchanging services without cash. Free/Bring a dish to share. Held at Kairos West Community Center, 604 Haywood Road ASHEVILLE WOMEN IN BLACK main.nc.us/wib • 1st FRIDAYS, 5pm - Monthly peace vigil. Free. Held at Vance Monument, 1 Pack Square BLACK MOUNTAIN COUNSELING CENTER 201 N. Ridgeway Ave., Black Mountain • WE (11/1) & (11/8), 5:307pm - Workshop regarding finding meaningful employment led by Tom Oxenreider, career coach. For all ages and stages of life. Registration required: blackmountaincounseling. org/sign-up. Free. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • MO (11/6), 10am - "Itch to Stitch," knitting and needlework group for all skill levels. Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville HAYWOOD STREET CONGREGATION 297 Haywood St., 828246-4250 • 1st & 3rd THURSDAYS, 10am-noon - Workshop

to teach how to make sleeping mats for the homeless out of plastic shopping bags. Information: 828-707-7203 or cappyt@att.net. Free. LAUREL CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD OF AMERICA 828-686-8298, egacarolinas.org • TH (11/2), 9:30am - "Northern Lights," general meeting and needlework project. $3 project kit fee. Held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe ONTRACK WNC 50 S. French Broad Ave., 828-255-5166, ontrackwnc.org • WE (11/1), noon1:30pm - "Introduction to Homebuying," class. Registration required. Free. • TH (11/2), noon-1:30pm - "Understanding Credit. Get it. Keep it. Improve it." Registration required. Free. • TH (11/2), 5:30-7pm - "Budgeting and Debt Class." Registration required. Free. • TU (11/7), noon-1:30pm - "Budgeting and Debt Class." Registration required. Free. • TU (11/7), 5:30-7pm "Preventing Identity Theft," class. Registration required. Free. • TH (11/9), 5:30-7pm "Understanding Credit. Get it. Keep it. Improve it." Registration required. Free. PEOPLES PARK ASHEVILLE facebook.com/ peoplesparkAVL/ • TUESDAYS, 9am - "Keep Asheville in Stitches," gathering of people who crochet, cross-stitch, knit and otherwise puncture the status quo. Free. Held at 68 Haywood Outdoor Space, 68 Haywood St. PUBLIC EVENTS AT WCU 828-227-7397, bardoartscenter.edu • SA (11/4), 8:15am - Open house for prospective students with information fair, tours, presentations, lunch and information sessions. Registration: openhouse. wcu.edu. Free. SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE showingupforracialjustice. org • TUESDAYS, 10am-noon Educating and organizing

white people for racial justice. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Cafe and Books, 610 Haywood Road

classes, Wkt $8. 90 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue. www.studiozahiya. com :: 828.242.7595

TARHEEL PIECEMAKERS QUILT CLUB tarheelpiecemakers. wordpress.com/ • WE (11/8), 9:30am General meeting and instructional session with Bonnie Hartel, Jo Gilman, Robby Clabaugh and Judy Morin. Free. Held at Balfour United Methodist Church, 2567 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville

THURSDAY COUNTRY DANCE HENDERSONVILLE (PD.) Thursdays 6:30-7:30. Dance lesson, Dancing till 9:30pm, VFW Dance Hall with Richard and Sue Cicchetti. Professional DJ. Contact: 828-333-0715, naturalrichard@mac.com • Dance/ Lesson package $10. • Information: www.DanceForLife.net

VETERANS FOR PEACE 828-490-1872, VFP099.org • TUESDAYS, 5pm - Weekly peace vigil. Free. Held at the Vance Monument in Pack Square. Held at Vance Monument, 1 Pack Square

DANCE EXPERIENCE ECSTATIC DANCE! (PD.) Dance waves hosted by Asheville Movement Collective. Fun and personal/community transformation. • Fridays, 7pm, Terpsicorps Studios, 1501 Patton Avenue. • Sundays, 8:30am and 10:30am, JCC, 236 Charlotte Street. Sliding scale fee. Information: ashevillemovementcollective.org STUDIO ZAHIYA, DOWNTOWN DANCE CLASSES (PD.) Monday 12pm Barre Wkt 5pm Bellydance Drills 6pm Hip Hop Wkt 6pm Bellydance Special Topics 7pm Tribal Fusion Bellydan ce 7pm Contempora ry 8pm Irish Series • Tuesday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 4pm Kids Creative Movement 5pm Modern Movement 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm Bellydance 2 8pm Advanced Bellydance • Wednesday 5pm Hip Hop Wkt 6pm Bhangra Series 7pm Tap 1 Series 8pm Tap 2 Series • Thursday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 10:15am KinderGroove 4pm Kids Hip Hop 5pm Teens Hip Hop 6pm Bellydance Drills 7pm Hip Hop Choreo • Friday 9am Hip Hop Wkt Saturday 9:30am Hip Hop Wkt 10:45 Buti Yoga Wkt • $14 for 60 minute

COMMUNITY APPALACHIAN RIVER DANCE card.org • TU (11/7), 7pm -An evening of traditional dance, circle dance, square dance and contra with live music. Sponsored by Community Appalachian River Dance: card.org. $5. Held at Marshall High Studios, 115 Blanahassett Island, Marshall HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS 174 Broadway, habitatbrewing.com • FR (11/3), 8-10:30pm First Friday square dance. For all ages and skill levels. Free to attend. SOUTHERN LIGHTS SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE CLUB 828-697-7732, southernlights.org • SA (11/4), 6pm "Veteran's Day Tribute" themed dance. Advance dance at 6pm. Early rounds at 7pm. Squares and rounds at 7:30pm. Grand March at 7:15pm. Free. Held at Whitmire Activity Center, 310 Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville

ECO Some events from this section may be found in the Give!Local calendar on p. 27 FARM DREAMS (PD.) November 11, 2017, 10:00am - 4:00pm Watauga Ag Conference CenterFarm Dreams a great entry-level workshop to attend if you are in the exploratory stages of starting a farm and seeking practical information on sustainable farming.

FARM DREAMS (PD.) December 2, 2017, 10:00am - 4:00pm Mountain Bizworks 153 S Lexington Ave., Asheville, NC Farm Dreams a great entry-level workshop to attend if you are in the exploratory stages of starting a farm and seeking practical information on sustainable farming. MANAGING FARM LABOR: HOW TO STRUCTURE LABOR ON THE SMALL FARM (PD.) December 4th, 2017 4:008:40 pm, 180 Mag Sluder, Alexander, NCThis 4-hour workshop is a great to attend if you have been farming and are looking to take your farm to the next level by bringing on additional labor support.

evergreens, bird habitats, garden art, hardscapes, plants with winter interest and more," general meeting and presentation by Matt Turner from Reems Creek Garden Center. Free. Held at Asheville Botanical Gardens, 151 W.T. Weaver Blvd. BUNCOMBE COUNTY BEEKEEPERS wncbees.org

• SA (11/4), 9am-1pm - "So you wanna be a Beekeeper" introductory beekeeping presentation. Registration: wncbees. org. Free.

at the old Waste Water Treatment Plant, 80 Balfour Road, Hendersonville

CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE cityofhendersonville.org • THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS until (11/4) - Seasonal mulch giveaway. Thurs. & Fri.: 3:30-7pm. Sat.: 8am-noon. Free. Held

BARNES AND NOBLE BOOKSELLERS ASHEVILLE MALL 3 S. Tunnel Road, 828-2967335 • SA (11/4), 2-4pm - WNC Cookbook and Food Writing Festival, with

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author book signings by Kyle James, Katie Button, Barbara Swell, Elizabeth Sims and Ashley English. Free to attend. FERMENT FEST facebook.com/ events/1490355267717760 • SU (11/5), 2-6pm “Ferment Fest: Culturing Community,” family-friendly fermentation and preservation festival with vendors, presentations, live music

ASHEVILLE GREEN DRINKS ashevillegreendrinks.com • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Eco-presentations, discussions and community connection. Free. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place ASHEVILLE GREENWORKS 828-254-1776, ashevillegreenworks.org • SA (11/4), 10am-5pm “Tire Amnesty Day” tire collection. Held at the Sears Asheville Mall Parking Lot, 1 South Tunnel Road TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY LIBRARY 212 S. Gaston St., Brevard, 828-884-3151 • TH (11/2), 6:30pm - “The State of the French Broad River Watershed,” presentation by French Broad Riverkeeper, Hartwell Carson. Free.

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WNC SIERRA CLUB 828-251-8289, wenoca.org • WE (11/1), 7-9pm "Methane, Pipelines and Climate Change," presentation by Kelly Martin, Director of Sierra Club's national Beyond Dirty Fuels program. Free. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place

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and children’s activities. Donations benefit Beacon of Hope. Free to attend. Held at Madison County Cooperative Extension Office, 258 Carolina Lane, Marshall ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 290 Old Haw Creek Road • SA (11/4), 9-10:30am Community breakfast and neighborhood meet-up. Free. THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY AND DESIGN 67 Broadway, 828-7851357, craftcreativitydesign.org/ • TH (11/2), 6:30pm Recipe exchange and mini short-film festival. Prepare a family recipe and bring the detailed recipe instructions to share. Dinner followed by five short films about food and identity and a Q&A session with one of the film's directors. Registration required. Free.

COLOR & MOVEMENT: Julie Becton Gillum, pictured, Jenni Cockrell and Constance Humphries comprise the Asheville Butoh Collective. The dance group will hold a fundraiser for its 2018 season on Nov. 3 at Revolve at RAMP Studios South. Photo by Sandee Johnson WHAT: An evening of sushi, sake and live performance to benefit the Asheville Butoh Collective’s 2018 season WHEN: Friday, Nov. 3, 6-8 p.m. WHERE: Revolve at RAMP Studios South, 821 Riverside Drive, No. 179 WHY: Asheville Butoh Collective’s 2018 season is all mapped out with a trio of events exploring the post-World War II Japanese dance form. Among them is the 12th Asheville Butoh Festival, which is being moved from its traditional April dates to October to accommodate the schedules of special guest dancers Seisaku and Yuri Nagaoko, who are flying in from Tokyo. “That’s the longest-running Butoh festival anywhere in the U.S. and probably anywhere in the world,” says Julie Becton Gillum, founder and director of the of festival. Also part of the season are two late April performances of Dirt, Dreams and Death, an evening of solo works by Gillum, Jenni Cockrell and Constance Humphries at Revolve at RAMP Studios South. And in March, dancer Mari Osanai will lead a 26

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workshop on movement modality related to Butoh, which Gillum notes is more focused on general wellness and is particularly helpful for older dancers. To fund these endeavors, the collective will host an event at Revolve on Friday, Nov. 3. Attendees are invited to snack on sushi and sake and take in performances by ABC members Gillum, Cockrell and Humphries. “It will be an improvisation, loosely based on the concept [of the Dirt, Dreams and Death show] because the pieces aren’t finished yet,” Gillum says. All contributions go toward the collective’s $3,000 full-season goal, which supports such production costs as music commissions, set design fees, construction materials, lighting, seat rental, costumes, props and administration and publicity costs. The Asheville Butoh Collective fundraiser takes place from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, at Revolve at RAMP Studios South. Admission by donation. www.revolveavl.org X

TRYON BEER FEST tryonbeerfest.com • SA (11/4), noon-6pm Tryon Beer Festival with local and regional craft beer tasting, food, and live music. $40. Held at Tryon Depot Plaza, Depot St., Tryon

FESTIVALS ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 828-258-0710, ashevillearts.com • SA (11/4), noon-3pm - "Come Out and Play," event celebrating newly painted park benches from Aurora Studio & Gallery and featuring the children's band, Dolphin Bum Bum. Event includes mural painting and refreshments. Free. Held at West Asheville Community Center, 970 Haywood Road GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 6th Ave W, Hendersonville, 828-6934890, gracelutherannc.com • WE (11/1), 5:45pm - Day of the Dead cultural celebration with face painting, traditional foods, flower offering, lit candles, prayers, scripture readings and writing/calling the names of deceased loved ones. Free.

TRYON PAINTERS & SCULPTORS 78 North Trade St., Tryon, 828-859-0141, tryonpaintersandsculptors. com • SA (11/4) - "National Yard Sale Day," event featuring yard sales on Highway 176 and Downtown Tryon. Free to attend.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS BLUE RIDGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S CLUB facebook.com/BRRWC • 2nd THURSDAYS, 6pm - General meeting. Free to attend. Held at Gondolier Restaurant, 1360 Tunnel Road BUNCOMBE COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB 828-243-6590 • TH (11/9), 11:30am “President Trump and Tax Reform," presentation and general meeting. Free to attend. Held at Olive Garden, 121 Tunnel Road CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 5pm - Citizens-Police Advisory Committee meeting. Free. Meets in the 1st Floor Conference Room. Held at Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte St. COMMUNITY ROOTS cmroots.com, CommunityRoots501c3@ gmail.com • WE (11/8), 6-8pm "Community Bill of Rights," event with a presentation, break-out groups and time to share. Free. Held at Arthur R. Edington Education and Career Center, 133 Livingston St. FAIRVIEW TOWN HALL MEETING • TH (11/9), 6-7:30pm - Fairview town hall meeting on heroin and the opium epidemic with Chris Winslow, former Buncombe County Sheriff Narcotics Detective. Free. Held at the Fairview Fire Department, 1586 Charlotte Highway, Fairview HENDERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 905 S. Greenville Highway, Hendersonville, 828-6926424, myhcdp.com

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• 1st SATURDAYS, 9-11am - Monthly breakfast buffet with guest speaker, Director of Development Laresa Griffin. $9/$4.50 for children under 10. INDIVISIBLE COMMON GROUND-WNC Indivisible-sylva.com • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6:308pm -General meeting. Free. Held at St. David's Episcopal Church, 286 Forest Hills Road, Sylva PROGRESSIVE WOMEN OF HENDERSONVILLE pwhendo.org • FRIDAYS, 4-7pm Postcard writing to government representatives. Postcards, stamps, addresses, pens and tips are provided. Free to attend. Held at Sanctuary Brewing Company, 147 1st Ave., Hendersonville

KIDS APPALACHIAN ART FARM 22 Morris St., Sylva, appalchianartfarm.org • SATURDAYS, 10:30-noon - Youth art class. $10. APPLE VALLEY MODEL RAILROAD & MUSEUM 650 Maple St, Hendersonville, AVMRC.com • WEDNESDAYS, 1-3pm & SATURDAYS, 10am-2pm - Open house featuring operating model trains and historic memorabilia. Free. BARNES AND NOBLE BOOKSELLERS ASHEVILLE MALL 3 S. Tunnel Road, 828-2967335 • SA (11/4), 11am - Bruce's Big Move, story time with crafts and activities. Free to attend. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • WE (11/1), 4-5pm - "After School Art Adventures," guided art making for school age children with the Asheville Art Museum. Free. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road • WE (11/1), 4pm - After School Book Club: Moo by Sharon Creech. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • MONDAYS, 10:30am - "Mother Goose Time," storytime for 4-18 month

olds. Free. Held at Skyland/ South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • MONDAYS, 10:30am - Spanish story time for children of all ages. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • TU (11/7), 4pm - "Animals After Dark," presented by the WNC Nature Center. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 4-5pm - "After School Art Adventures," guided art making for school age children with the Asheville Art Museum. Free. Held at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester • TH (11/9), 4-5pm "Backyard Birds," citizen scientist presentation with the NC Arboretum. Free. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 828-687-1218, library.hendersoncountync.org • WEDNESDAYS, 10:30am - Family story time. Free. HANDS ON! A CHILDREN'S GALLERY 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 828-6978333 • TU (11/7), 11am - Mad Scientists Lab: "Oatmeal Play Clay," activities for ages 3 and up. Registration required. Admission fees apply. • TU (11/7) through FR (11/10), 10am-4pm "Celebrate Veteran’s Day," crafts for children. Admission fees apply. • TH (11/9), 11am-noon "Blue Ridge Humane Day," activities and visit from a special animal. Admission fees apply. MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-2546734, malaprops.com • WEDNESDAYS, 10am Miss Malaprop's Story Time for ages 3-9. Free to attend. PUBLIC EVENTS AT WCU 828-227-7397, bardoartscenter.edu • FR (11/3), 11am - The Warriors of AniKituwha, program of Cherokee dance, history and culture for grades pre-K through 5. Registration required. $3. Held at The WCU Bardo Arts Center, 199 Centennial Drive

Campaign kicks off Blustery snow showers didn’t stop the festivities Sunday, Oct. 29, at the Orange Peel, at Give!Local’s kick-off party, with more than 30 nonprofit groups on hand. Donations exceeded $3,600 by the end of the night — two days before the 61-day campaign begins on Nov. 1. Children First/Communities in Schools won a 100-person ice cream party from The Hop for raising the most money at the end of the evening ($830). Muddy Sneakers and Mountain BizWorks each won $50 gift certificates from Zappers Pizza as the (totally random) winners of Give!Local’s first (and maybe annual) Fun and Fabulous Nonprofit Fashion Show.

Give!Local is a two-month, end-ofyear donation drive for local nonprofit organizations. The project allows donors to learn about this year’s 37 Give!Local nonprofits by visiting a single site (at givelocalguide.org), selecting what amounts they want to give to which nonprofits and then checking out with one credit card payment. The minimum donation is $10 (or $5 if you’re a kid). Donations of $20 or more qualify for rewards that include coupons and goodies from local vendors. One hundred percent of donations go to the nonprofits, with all credit card fees being covered by Give!Local advertisers and Mountain Xpress, thanks to Give!Local’s “Every penny counts” program.

Events Calendar Give!Local nonprofit events Nov. 1-9 BY ABIGAIL GRIFFIN | agriffin@mountainx.com This week’s Community Calendar highlights events sponsored by Give!Local nonprofits. The campaign is raising money for the 37 worthy local groups that are making a big difference where we live. These events are examples of some of the great work that these nonprofits do within our communities! ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS OUR VOICE HEART WORKS SURVIVORS ART SHOW 828-252-0562, ourvoicenc.org • TH (11/9) through (11/30) - 16th Annual Heart Works, Survivors’ Arts Show, exhibition of art works created by survivors of sexual assault. Reception: Thursday, Nov. 9, 5-9pm. Held at Blue Spiral 1, 38 Biltmore Ave.

BENEFITS HOMEWARD BOUND OF WNC homewardbound.wnc.org • TH (11/2), 7:30pm & FR (11/3), 10am - Proceeds from STAND, play by Nashville playwright and

homeless advocate Jim Reyland, benefit Room in the Inn, a program of Homeward Bound of WNC. $10. Held at First Presbyterian Church of Asheville, 40 Church St. OUR VOICE HEART WORKS SURVIVORS ART SHOW 828-252-0562, ourvoicenc.org • TH (11/9), 5-9pm Proceeds from donations at this exhibition of art works and performances created by survivors of sexual assault benefit Our Voice. Free to attend. Held at Blue Spiral 1, 38 Biltmore Ave. TASTE OF COMPASSION ashevillehumane.org/ events • SA (11/4), 6-9pm Proceeds from this 1920s themed fundraising event

with a cash bar, live music, live auction and silent auction benefit the Asheville Humane Society. $75/$125 VIP tickets. Held at Morris Hellenic Cultural Center, 227 Cumberland Ave. VERNER EARLY LEARNING CENTER BENEFIT vernerearlylearning.org • TH (11/9), 5-9:30pm - Proceeds from the “Superheroes Scavenger Hunt” in Downtown Asheville and afterparty benefit the Verner Center for Early Learning. $25/$100 team. Held at The Collider, 1 Haywood St., Suite 401

ECO MOUNTAINTRUE 828-258-8737, mountaintrue.org

• 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - Environmental issues and actions meeting. Free. Held at Wedge Foundation, 5 Foundy St. THE COLLIDER 1 Haywood St., Suite 401, thecollider.org/ • TH (11/2), 5-7:30pm “Design With Climate: A Personal History,” Climate Adaptive Design Symposium reception and lecture with keynote speaker Victor Olgyay. Free.

SUPPORT GROUPS HIV/AIDS SUPPORT GROUP 828-252-7489 • 1st & 3rd TUESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - Sponsored by WNCAP. Held at All Souls

Hi-jinks and hi-fashion tangled at Give!Local’s first Fun and Fabulous Nonprofit Fashion Show. Among the parade of pageantry and put-ons was The Collider’s “face of fall in a changing climate.” Photo by Jeff Fobes Counseling Center, 35 Arlington St.

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MEMORY LOSS CAREGIVERS network@memorycare. org • 1st TUESDAYS, 1-3pm – Support group for caregivers. Held at Fletcher Seventh Day Adventist Church, Howard Gap Road and Naples Road, Fletcher • 2nd THURSDAYS, 1-3pm – Support group for caregivers. Held at Pisgah Valley Retirement Community, 95 Holcombe Cove Road, Candler

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Kairos West Community Center, 610 Haywood Road • TU (11/7) 10:30 am - Volunteer orientation for community food program. Free.

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Pisgah View Apartments OUR VOICE 35 Woodfin St., 828-2520562, ourvoicenc.org • FR (11/3), 12:30-2:30pm - “Soul Collage,” therapeutic collage workshop for survivors of sexual violence and the loved ones of survivors. Registration required: 828-252-0562 ext. 110 or rebeccaw@ • Ongoing drop-in group for female identified survivors of sexual violence. Call for more information.

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HOMEWARD BOUND OF WNC 218 Patton Ave., 828258-1695, homewardboundwnc.org • THURSDAYS, 11am - “Welcome Home Tour,” tours to find out how Homeward Bound is working to end homelessness and how the public can help. Registration required: tours@homewardboundwnc.org. Free.

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PARENTING BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS buncombeschools.org • TU (11/7), 4-6pm - "Countdown to Kindergarten," event that showcases programs available for Buncombe County Schools kindergarteners. Free to attend. Held at Asheville Outlets, 800 Brevard Road GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 6th Ave W, Hendersonville, 828-6934890, gracelutherannc.com • WEDNESDAYS through (11/15), 5:30-7:15pm - When is the Right time for "The talk," series for parents of children ages 9-12. $25 donation to Children and Family Resource Center to cover cost of materials. Registration required.

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PUBLIC LECTURES ASHEVILLE MASONIC TEMPLE 80 Broadway, 828-252-3924 • MO (11/6), 6-9pm - "DIE WISE in a death phobic culture," presentation by author Stephen Jenkinson. $30/$22.50 students & seniors. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • TH (11/9), 5:30pm "Female Authors Writing America between the World Wars," lecture by Brent Kinser abou the life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Free. Held at West Asheville Public Library, 942 Haywood Road OLLI AT UNCA 828-251-6140, olliasheville.com • WE (11/1), 4:30-6pm - "Medicine," lecture by professors Laura Jones and Amanda Rollins Maxwell. Free. Held at UNC-Asheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road • TU (11/7), 7:30pm - World Affairs Council: "Germany, Europe, and the Future of Transatlantic Relations," public lecture by Helga Welsh. $10. Held at UNCAsheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road PEOPLES PARK ASHEVILLE facebook.com/ peoplesparkAVL/ • WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - "Science in the Park" lectures and discussions regarding popular science, environmental and natural phenomena.. Free. Held at 68 Haywood Outdoor Space, 68 Haywood St. • MONDAYS, noon "Asheville Past in the Park,"

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SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD ASHEVILLE WRITERS' SOCIAL allimarshall@bellsouth.net • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - N.C. Writer's Network group meeting and networking. Free to attend. Held at Battery Park Book Exchange, 1 Page Ave., #101 BLUE RIDGE BOOKS 152 S. Main St., Waynesville • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 10am - Banned Book Club. Free to attend. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • WE (11/1), 3pm - The poetry of Billy Collins. Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville • MO (11/6), 7pm - Let's Talk About it Book Club: Burn Marks by Sara Paretsky. Free. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain • TU (11/7), 6pm - Jennifer McGah presents her memoir, Flat Broke with Two Goats. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave.

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SPELLBOUND CHILDREN'S BOOKSHOP 640 Merrimon Ave., #204, 828-708-7570, spellboundchildrensbookshop.com • SU (11/5), 4-5pm - ROYAL Book Club for readers of young adult literature: Blight by Alexandra Duncan. Free to attend.

VOLUNTEERING Some events from this section may be found in the Give!Local calendar on p. 27 TUTOR ADULTS IN NEED WITH THE LITERACY COUNCIL (PD.) Spend two hours a week helping an immigrant who wants to learn English or a native English-speaking adult who wants to learn to read. Sign up for volunteer orientation on 11/14 (5:30 pm) or 11/16 (9:00 am) by emailing volunteers@litcouncil.com. www.litcouncil.com ASHEVILLE PRISON BOOKS ashevilleprisonbooks@ gmail.com • SATURDAYS, 2-4pm Volunteer to send books in response to inmate requests. Information: avlcommunityaction.com or ashevilleprisonbooks@gmail. com. Held at Downtown Books & News, 67 N. Lexington Ave. JOURNEYMEN ASHEVILLE 828-230-7353, JourneymenAsheville.org, JourneymenAsheville@ gmail.com • FR (11/3), 3 PM - Volunteer enrollment and information session for male mentors ages 25-45 for weekly mentoring opportunities to model authenticity, accountability and foster emotional intelligence and leadership for adolescent boys. Registration required. Free. N.C. ARBORETUM WINTER LIGHTS 828-665-2492, ncwinterlights.com • Through (12/31) Volunteers needed to help with ticketing, wayfinding, crafts, model train, fire pits and more. Complete three shifts and receive two free tickets to the light festival. Registration: ncarboretum. org/volunteer. Held at NC Arboretum, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way For more volunteering opportunities visit mountainx.com/ volunteering

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“So, I had an interest in this,” he says, though it wasn’t developed fully into a practice. At UNCA, Goldman was impressed to experience the undercurrent of mindfulness that ran through the university’s curriculum, including a faculty-sponsored mindfulness group of which he became a part. “When I came out to UNCA [for] my required freshman seminar class,” Goldman says, “I got really lucky and I had Rick Chess for a professor, who’s a literature professor and also the director of the Center [for] Jewish Studies and spearheaded the mindfulness group on the faculty side.”

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Focus, notice, return. These three principles guide Goldman’s personal mindfulness practice and inspired his work on the line. Traditionally, he says, the practice of mindfulness meditation entails three successive steps. One: Choose an object of focus (typically one’s breath). Two: Notice when you become distracted. Three: Return to the breath. By integrating an age-old meditation practice with the physical movement slacklining demands, Goldman guides youths in a mindfulness practice that engages all the senses. In Slack-Librium’s teaching, he says, the object of focus is somatic: one’s posture. Then, “[begin] noticing what distracts you,” he says, “whether that’s how you’re trying to look down or moving into a posture that’s not balanced.” And when you fall? Goldman says this is simply one more opportunity for awareness. “Every time you fall is an opportunity to learn. You might recognize that you were look-

ing down; you might recognize that both your arms were to one side. That process of recognizing, keeping that physical posture, noticing when you leave it and returning is forming those neural connections the same way that the mental mindfulness practice does — but it’s also forming physical muscle memory. So slacklining is really a physical and a bodily mindfulness practice. To slackline requires focus in the present moment. If you stop paying attention, you are going to fall.” It is this precise intersection of mindfulness practice and physical activity that Slack-Librium’s young participants say they find so compelling. “My parents meditate, but I never really got into staying very still,” says 12-year-old Ruby Leggat, a seventhgrader at Asheville Middle School. In contrast, Leggat says SlackLibrium offered her the opportunity to develop a mindfulness practice that embraced her natural inclination to move. “It definitely helped me,” she says, “because you’re actually moving while you try to focus on something.” Leggat, who now has a slackline of her own at home, says of the effects of the practice: “If I’m hiking, [I’ll] be able to notice more small stuff, feel the wind, or focus on what’s around [me] while still focusing on hiking.” Brian Randall, co-director of Asheville City Schools’ after-school programming, In Real Life, endorses Slack-Librium fully. IRL seeks to create after-school programming for middle-schoolers that promotes the organization’s core values: “fun, love, safety, growth and collaboration.” Randall affirms the challenge in cultivating self-awareness in today’s youths. “It’s hard for students to become self-aware. We know from a biological standpoint that that part of their brain isn’t fully developed yet,”

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BY DANIEL WALTON danielwwalton@live.com When Ginny Lentz first moved to Asheville in 1990, she thought she’d found the perfect property to kick-start her new career as a real estate agent: a funky riverside retreat she called Tom Sawyer’s Hideaway. But when she showcased the listing for her boss, he warned her that the house carried unacceptable risk. “You’re going to have to unlist it — it’s too close to the river!” Lentz recalls. Her boss held firm, despite Lentz’s protests that the current owners were aware of the water and kept up with maintenance for flood prevention. She reluctantly removed the property from her portfolio; it proved to be the best move she could have made. “Not a year later, we had a big flood in Asheville when it rained for days, and that entire house washed down the river,” Lentz says. “Everything went over a dam, got broken up and went into the French Broad.” Since that early brush with disaster, Lentz has made it a priority to protect her clients from the danger posed by severe weather — danger, she says, that only continues to increase due to global climate change. Data from the Asheville office of the National Centers for Environmental Information show that extremes in precipitation have become more common across the Southeast since 1990, when Lentz first listed Tom Sawyer’s Hideaway. And drought conditions in recent years have highlighted the problems a sustained lack of rain can bring. In association with those extremes, the area is becoming more exposed to events such as flash floods, landslides and wildfires. Professionals on two sides of the Asheville-area real estate market — the agents who deal in properties and the architects who design them — are working to understand the impacts of climate change on their livelihoods. They say that the challenges of awareness, building safety and market pressures can be met by new opportunities for education, resilience and climateadaptive design.

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Ecological Services and Markets, is that real estate agents with a solid grasp of climate issues are rare among his colleagues. “The practice of real estate hasn’t incorporated it,” he says. “Real estate agents can’t be expected to be experts on climate change, but they can highlight public data sources about climate change threats for their clients.” Bruggeman sees his profession’s role as the first line of defense for consumers against risks to their most important investments. Just as agents point out the proximity of hazardous waste sites or airplane flyover routes to prospective buyers, he says, they should help clients understand how extreme weather might undermine their safety and property values. “For example, FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] floodplain maps, which determine where you can build and if you need flood insurance, don’t incorporate climate change impacts,” Bruggeman says. “That’s a huge threat to the consumer that’s just being ignored.” To help his fellow Realtors address climate risks, Bruggeman has developed a continuing education course titled “Climate Change and Real Estate Investing,” which he offered for the first time in September to members of the Land of the Sky Association of Realtors

at The Collider in downtown Asheville. One of the key points made during the class, he says, is that real estate agents can be more proactive in starting conversations about climate change. “I asked them to what extent they talked to their clients about things like wildfires, and the majority of participants said almost never — people don’t want to ask,” says Bruggeman. “I think the demand for climate resilience is out there, but consumers don’t know how to articulate it.” Lentz, who took Bruggeman’s course in September, suggests that controversies over government response to climate change also contribute to how the practice of real estate has dealt with the issue. “I know that a lot of conversations around climate change have not happened because of belief systems. People don’t want to go political with their buyers or sellers,” she says. However, Lentz continues, real estate’s commitment to consumer protection should fly above the political thicket. “I feel that to back off from potential issues for fear of offending someone’s belief systems is wrong,” she says. “They need to understand that every place on this planet is being affected by change, so they really need to do their due diligence.”

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE When Lentz sits down to discuss climate issues with clients, she often boils her concerns down to one word: water. “When you get right down to it, it’s either too little water or too much water,” she says. A shortage of the precious liquid dries out the landscape, increasing the likelihood of wildfires — and ridgetops and mountainsides with the scenic vistas that draw many new residents to the Asheville area are particularly vulnerable to damage when fires are raging. “Almost all of my clients are looking for some kind of view, the higher the better, and the data say those homesites may be more susceptible to wildfire,” Lentz says. Greg Smith, district forester for the N.C. Forest Service in Asheville, agrees that topographic features can have a significant influence on fire behavior in our area. While most of this region’s wildfires are caused by human actions rather than lightning, once a fire gets going, it can move up to three times faster up a slope than across flat land, Smith says. Altitude isn’t the only factor to consider in a homesite’s wildfire risk. Southfacing slopes, which have traditionally been favored for their greater sun exposure, are also dryer and hotter than other mountainsides. Those conditions both

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CHANGE AGENT: Ginny Lentz is a real estate agent with Beverly-Hanks & Associates in Asheville. Photo courtesy of Lentz attract fires and cause upslope drafts that can make blazes more difficult to fight. The topography of ridgeline saddles or dramatic stream-carved ravines can also funnel air into fires and fuel their spread. An excess of water can lead to landslides and flooding, as Lentz experienced early in her career. But, as Bruggeman emphasizes, the danger to life and limb from these events is accompanied by significant financial risk. “Natural disasters have become a major source of mortgage default,” he says. In cases where a home is destroyed or sustains substantial damage as a result of an uninsured hazard, he says, “People are left with a mortgage but no equity.” He encourages clients to get professional opinions about flood possibilities as they consider properties in proximity to bodies of water. Ironically, the disasters caused by excessive water seen elsewhere in the country, particularly hurricanes that threaten the coastlines of the Southeast, could create scarcity problems in Western North Carolina. Bruggeman reports picking up multiple new clients from Florida in recent months after the damage caused by Hurricane Irma. “People are going to be migrating, and I believe Asheville will become a spot for climate refugees — I think it already has,” he says. That influx of population could put stress on the area’s water supply. “We’re going to be under even more pressure with the movement of people here for safety, with serious concerns about enough groundwater getting to the aquifers,” says Lentz. Both increased demand from additional water customers and reduced water infiltration due to new develop-

Climate change will influence where people buy real estate in the Asheville area, but it will also impact what they do with those properties. The Asheville Section of The American Institute of Architects falls on the supply side of that equation, and over the past few years, its members have explored climate adaptive design in a series of annual conferences. The latest edition of that conference, titled “Where Building Science Meets Climate Science,” takes place at The Collider on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 2-3. Keynote speaker Victor Olgyay, principal architect at Rocky Mountain Institute — a clean energy think tank headquartered in Colorado — emphasizes that some of the biggest potential gains in climate resilience can be made by retrofitting existing structures, with no need for new construction. For example, he says, “If you insulate your building so well that it’s not dependent on a furnace, then it’s OK if the electricity goes out, because it can continue to survive.” Olgyay refers to the potential for a building to carry on despite outside disaster as “islandability.” Solar panels for power generation, well-designed windows for lighting from the sun and proper ventilation for cooling can all keep occupants comfortable in the midst of a dangerous scenario. While these design choices are most important for critical structures such as hospitals and data centers, similar changes can help regular homeowners be more prepared for extreme events. In addition to protecting building users during times of crisis, climate adaptive design often makes sense from a day-today financial perspective. “Even if you’re holding a building for just three to five years, you can lower your operating costs and make it more valuable when you go to sell or lease,” Olgyay says. “These are all no-regrets moves.” BUILDING SOLUTIONS The broader goal of Olgyay and other architects is not just to prepare for the worst-case scenario, but also to design in ways that help slow or even reverse the effects of climate change. “If you start to think about a building as a participant in the environment with a metabolism of its own, then you can design it provide ecosystem services such as generating energy or cleaning water,” says Olgyay. Emily Coleman-Wolf, AIA member and project architect at Novus Architects, explores these possibili-

CHANGING TIMES: Real estate agent Doug Bruggeman is working to educate other professionals in his field on how to help clients make smart decisions in the face of climate change. Photo courtesy of Bruggeman ties as a facilitator for the Asheville Collaborative of the Living Building Challenge. She explains that the LBC, a project of the International Living Future Institute, imagines the role of a building in the environment like that of a flower.

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BY GINA SMITH gsmith@mountainx.com That bundle of lettuce from the tailgate market was bright green and tempting when you lovingly transferred it from the canvas shopping bag to the refrigerator crisper drawer a few days ago. But now, forgotten and squashed unceremoniously into a corner beneath a hefty cabbage, it’s not looking quite so fetching. In Asheville, many folks might feed these limp greens to their backyard chickens or deposit them in their compost bin. Others might dump the once nutritious produce directly into the garbage where it would ultimately languish in the local landfill, transforming into methane. Either way, that food isn’t being eaten, and in North Carolina, where more than 16 percent of residents are food-insecure, recovery or reuse of potentially wasted edibles is a pressing concern. The issue grabbed the national spotlight in 2015 when the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a goal to reduce food loss and waste in the U.S. by 50 percent by the year 2030. And on Oct. 20, Western North Carolina made official inroads toward addressing the problem when the Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council collaborated with the city of Asheville’s Office of Sustainability and other local organizations and business-

es to host the inaugural Regional Food Waste Summit at Warren Wilson College. Inspired by a similar event held in Wake County in February, organizers hoped the summit would inspire crosssector conversations about decreasing food waste in WNC. “The city has been investigating composting and has partnered with the county on a feasibility study, a number of nonprofits are engaged in various places along the food waste stream doing incredible work on the grassroots level, and small businesses exist and continue to emerge,” says event organizer and ABFPC coordinator Kiera Bulan. “As people across many sectors continue to be creative in addressing these issues, it’s critical to bring thoughtful collaboration to the forefront,” she continues. “Collaborative planning allows us all to broaden the scope of impact and to tackle the big picture of food waste reduction and reuse.” WASTING AWAY So what is the big picture? To give participants an idea, Matt James of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality and Chris Hunt, senior adviser for the data-driven, solutionfocused ReFED Rethinking Food Waste initiative, who joined via satellite from California, presented statistics and discussed efforts related to food waste at the state and national

levels, respectively. Panel discussions with Amy Meier and Bobbie Phillips of MANNA FoodBank, Jan Foster of Waste Reduction Partners, Flori Pate of Food Connection, Dawn Chavez of Asheville GreenWorks, Kristy Smith of the Buncombe County Landfill, Danny Keaton of Danny’s Dumpsters and Amber Weaver of the city’s Office of Sustainability provided an overview of what’s happening locally. What emerged was a picture of a problem that’s broad, difficult to tackle and very expensive. Up to 40 percent of the United States’ food supply goes to the landfill, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, resulting in a loss of $161 billion worth of product in 2010. This translates to about $1,500 per year worth of groceries that the average U.S. family simply throws away, not to mention what gets trashed on farms, at supermarkets and in other areas. James shared data from the 2012 N.C. Food Waste Generation Study showing that Buncombe County alone generates 27,809 tons of food waste per year — or about 4-5 pounds of food per week for each county resident. Of the 63 million tons of food that were thrown away in the U.S. in 2015, 2 percent was at the manufacturing level, 16 percent was on farms, almost 40 percent came from consumer-facing businesses (grocery stores, restaurants, etc.), and about 43 percent was squandered by individuals. “The average family wastes 25 percent of the food they buy every year,”

Kelly Schwartz of Food Connection says the steering committee’s goal was to draw about 75 attendees. In the end, nearly 120 people registered for the event, and more than 90 showed up, including representatives from 15 local nonprofits, four colleges and universities, restaurants, grocers, breweries, government entities, businesses and interested citizens from Buncombe and several surrounding counties. “I was pleased with the variety of attendants and the simple act of taking the time to think about our own roles in the food waste stream, and meeting other folks involved in similar or complementary work was a great way to kick off this relationship and collaboration-building,” says

ON BOARD: Posted at the entrance to the main conference room for the Regional Food Waste Summit was the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Food Recovery Hierarchy. Attendees were asked to note with colored stickers the levels of the hierarchy where their organizations are involved. Photo by Kelly Schwartz said Hunt. “It’s just like going to the grocery store and buying four bags of groceries and just dropping one of them in the parking lot and driving away.” Some of this waste is due to overshopping and spoilage of items that aren’t immediately consumed. But Hunt pointed out that about 20 percent of consumer food waste results from a misunderstanding of “best by” and “sell by” dates on packaging, which are actually somewhat arbitrary. “They’re not safety labels; these are just the manufacturer’s best guess about quality,” he explained. CASH IN THE TRASH One point that Hunt drilled home is that wasting food is not just, well, wasteful — it’s also costly. But finding solutions to the problem can present lucrative business opportunities in the areas of prevention, recovery and recycling. “The food-waste innovators sector is growing quickly,” he said. “If we reduce food waste by 20 percent in 10 years, we can generate $100 billion in economic value with an investment of just $18 billion.” During the panel discussions, organizations and businesses that are working in the trenches with food waste — both literally and figuratively — in WNC talked about their efforts and the challenges they face. Weaver spoke of Asheville’s goal to reduce waste by 50 percent by 2035, includ-

ing current discussions about initiatives like curbside compost pickup and vermicomposting. Smith mentioned Buncombe County’s ongoing efforts to produce energy from the methane gas produced by the 1 million pounds of garbage it receives daily. Other entities noted hurdles, including public perception about recovered food and composting and finding funding to support growth. A lack of knowledge among caterers and restaurant owners about national and state policies that protect businesses that donate recovered food is a point that was lamented by food-reclamation nonprofit Food Connection. But a need for education and a general lack of awareness was a common thread. “The biggest struggle in the industry is to just get the word out, make sure it’s accurate and get the questions answered,” said Smith. Later, a tour of Warren Wilson’s composting facilities and breakout sessions that focused on Enterprise and Economic Development, Edible Food Waste Recovery and Food Waste and Recovery Policy, explored local efforts more deeply. The day wrapped up with an interactive discussion and ideasharing session. SPARKING DISCUSSION There appears to already be a significant interest in WNC in confronting the food waste dilemma. Organizer

Bulan. “I know I met several people I would not have otherwise met and heard sparks of creative ideas flying across discussion tables.” A follow-up meeting is planned for Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Hopey & Co.’s downtown store. In the meantime, Bulan says those who are interested in learning more about food waste and local foodsecurity issues can join the ABFPC’s meeting of the whole on Tuesday, Nov. 14 (see sidebar for details). To learn more about food waste in the United States and the growth of innovative food-waste prevention, recovery and recycling efforts, visit refed.com. For more about the Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council, visit abfoodpolicycouncil.org. X

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In October, Button found herself in Washington, D.C., at the invitation of “Top Chef” host Tom Colicchio, whose Plate of the Union initiative invites chefs to “work with the lobbying group Food Policy Action to push for some clear objectives, like growing more organic, investing in clean water and healthy animals, fighting hunger and food insecurity, revitalizing land and reducing food waste,” she explains. Twenty celebrated chefs went to Congress to speak with representatives and senators. Button was partnered with Steve McCue of San Antonio’s Cured and “Top Chef” competitor Joy Crump of Fredericksburg, Va.’s Foode, to meet with 11 elected officials or their staff, including U.S. Reps. Alma Adams and David Price of North Carolina, to talk about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

SNAP, Button notes, is covered by the Farm Bill, a bipartisan piece of legislation dating to 1933 that was a direct response to the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, and weaves together farm subsidies and food stamps into a fused partnership. That bill is up for renegotiation in 2018, and one proposal would cut SNAP funding by $193 million. “There were rumors going around Capitol Hill about SNAP benefits getting cut or block-granted to states, putting the cost burden on states rather than being a federally funded program,” she says. Chefs have a unique perspective on the Farm Bill, as their work is affected by almost every aspect of the legislation. “Our businesses are usually in urban areas, so we work a lot with people who are trying to find jobs in a city,” Button points out. “But we also work with farmers and the farm community, so we hear their concerns and problems and what is affecting their livelihood, and are sensitive to that as well.” According to the Center on Budget Policy and Priorities, there are 1,470,862 SNAP recipients in North Carolina, two-thirds of whom are children. That number also includes over 61,000 veterans and 151,000 seniors. Button pays her staff a living wage, so presumably most of them do not require assistance, but she has still seen the positive effects of food stamps in her own kitchen.

CAPITOL IDEA: During her recent lobbying trip to the U.S. Capitol, Asheville chef Katie Button, center, was paired with fellow chefs Joy Crump, right, and Steve McCue, left, for meetings with elected officials. Photo courtesy of Katie Button “I have employees that were on SNAP, and they needed that program in order to find a job,” she says. “The jobs that a lot of these people are looking for are entry-level jobs — dishwashers, prep cooks — those are good jobs and a good way to start working your way up, but they take a lot of energy.” Cúrate does a four-hour working interview to see if potential employees can keep up with the pace of the restaurant. “I can’t imagine doing that if I didn’t have access to food. How am I going to work on my feet all day starving? That just makes it harder for you to get the job even when you are perfectly capable of doing the job.” Button says that as a business owner, she understands how to balance a budget, but cuts shouldn’t be made to areas that are necessities. “Food should not be on the table for that conversation,” she says. “A basic need of everyone like food should continue to be a fully funded federal program.”

GLOBAL TIES Meanwhile, just up the road at The Market Place, Dissen took a break this fall from opening two new restaurants — Haymaker in Charlotte and Billy Dee’s Fried Chicken at the North Carolina Zoo — to represent the United States at a United Nations gathering. Based on his three years of experience with the American Chefs Corps, a partnership between the James Beard Foundation and the U.S. State Department that enlists American chefs to travel as culinary diplomats, the JBF tapped Dissen to represent the U.S. at the U.N. for negotiation of the Sustainable Development Goal 2’s Chef ’s Manifesto. The SDG2 manifesto is a set of objectives intended to guide the culinary and hospitality sectors in achieving the lofty goal of eliminating hunger and developing globally sustainable agriculture by 2030. “If the U.N. is working to update their global food policy, what better than to have chefs act as advocates because we work with the whole

food system, the entire supply chain, on a daily basis,” says Dissen, who has advocated nationally on issues ranging from sustainable seafood to GMO labeling. About 30 chefs from around the globe initially met in New York City to begin developing ideas, followed by a second session in early October in London, where they cooked, ate and discussed how to take the manifesto to the next level. “We were there to focus on these elements and say, as chefs, we stand for ingredients grown with respect for the Earth and its oceans, protection of biodiversity and improved animal welfare, investment in sustainable agriculture and farmer livelihoods, no food loss or waste, the celebration of local seasonal food, a focus on plant-based ingredients — eating more vegetables — education on food safety, diverse diets and nutritious cooking, and ensuring that high-quality food is accessible and affordable for all,” Dissen says. Although there was a focus on driving the local food movement, more pressing matters came to the forefront. “You have a chef from Brazil saying, ‘Yes, that is important, but people are dying because they can’t eat,’” Dissen recounts. “Poverty and access to food is our number one goal. That’s something we all already understand, but when you talk to somebody who is at the root source of it, it’s really eye-opening.” Nearly 100 top chefs from around the world have added their signatures to the manifesto, which seeks to find common commitments for both developed nations and developing countries. “It was great to go be a part of that conversation in London because we do live in a bit of a bubble here in Asheville,” Dissen notes. “We argue about who has the better CSA box here, but you go to another city and they’re like, ‘A CS-what?’ But in London, there were chefs from Brazil and South Africa and other places that have a different perspective of where their food comes from. Right here around Asheville, you have one of the largest food deserts in the Southeast, but we still have access as a country to food that other places don’t.” But for these chefs, the concerns don’t stop within their communities, because outside their food sheds are more hungry mouths to feed and solutions that may not actually be that far out of reach. “The ultimate goal is to say that we want them to take our voice and ideas and apply it to U.N. regulation that people will use to craft food policy across the world,” Dissen says. X

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WNC COOKBOOK & FOOD WRITING FESTIVAL On Saturday, Nov. 4, Barnes & Noble at the Asheville Mall brings back the WNC Cookbook & Food Writing Festival for its second year. The free event features book signings and food samples with local restaurateurs and food writers Kyle James of Bun Intended, Katie Button of Cúrate and Nightbell and authors Ashley English, Barbara Swell and Elizabeth Sims. The WNC Cookbook & Food Writing Festival begins at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Barnes & Noble Asheville Mall, 3 S. Tunnel Road. For more information, visit avl.mx/48t. ASHEVILLE B&B ASSOCIATION RELEASES COOKBOOK Fourteen local inns contributed recipes for the new cookbook Morning in the Mountains. On Wednesday, Nov. 8, Williams-Sonoma at Historic Biltmore Village will host a book signing to celebrate its release, with copies available for purchase. The event will also feature a cooking demonstration and tasting samples from 1889 WhiteGate Inn & Cottage

On Wednesday, Nov. 8, Homeward Bound, a nonprofit that aims to end homelessness in Buncombe and Henderson counties, will team with Nightbell and Cúrate for Look Homeward, a benefit dinner. “This is our third year hosting a fundraiser for Homeward Bound, as we feel their mission is incredibly vital to Western North Carolina,” says Katie Button, Nightbell and Cúrate owner and executive chef. The evening begins at Nightbell for drinks and small plates and concludes inside Cúrate’s private dining room with Spanish tapas and dessert. The dinner will also feature a welcome cocktail and wines provided by Freedom Beverage and Mutual Distributing Co. Look Homeward: A Benefit Dinner for Homeward Bound runs 5-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8. The evening begins at Nightbell, 32 S. Lexington Ave. Tickets are $125 per person. All proceeds will benefit Homeward Bound. For tickets and details, visit avl.mx/48n. FAREWELL TO THE JUNCTION On Oct. 22, after six-and-a-half years in business, The Junction in the River Arts District closed for good. Owners Charles and Tanya Triber have sold the business to Shannon and Josiah McGaughey of Salt & Smoke. In a farewell letter to patrons, the Tribers wrote that they have “outgrown the lifestyle that the restaurant industry demands” and want to spend more time with their daughters. The McGaugheys announced on social media on Oct. 26 that they plan to open a dinner restaurant in the space this winter called Vivian. “Salt & Smoke will stay open and keep pumping out the tasty food you love, while Josiah will continue to explore a similar yet elevated style of cuisine at Vivian,” says the announcement. X

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BY KAT MCREYNOLDS kat.mcreynolds@gmail.com Musicians Tina Collins and Quetzal Jordan of Tina & Her Pony had multiple meanings in mind when they chose the title for their new album, Champion, which will be released at The Mothlight on Friday, Nov. 3. “In the most basic way, it was about the chariot card from the Rider-Waite tarot deck,” Jordan says, explaining her idea to create, over time, an album for each card in the deck. Beyond that, she continues, the term relates to the couple’s recent marriage, the passing of Collins’ father, Brad (to whom the work is dedicated), and the post-presidential election vulnerability of LGBTQ people, racial minorities “and the other others,” as Jordan puts it. “There were lots of really big life changes happening, but there was still that theme happening over and over again of being able to be someone’s protector and cheerleader,” Jordan says. “I wanted to bring all of our experiences … into a single word, which I thought was ‘champion.’” Just as that interpretation presents life’s challenges in an optimistic light, Tina & Her Pony’s new songs soften dark and abstract subject matter with a wholesome aesthetic that shifts from dreamy to haunting, restorative to playful. The duo’s slow-burning take on the Appalachian sound — with Collins on tenor ukelele, guitar and vocals, and Jordan on cello, guitar and vocals — is particularly pronounced on “Good Man,”

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a personalized take on the murder ballad format. “It was a joke at first. I wrote it to relieve myself of family tensions,” Jordan says of the lyrics, which imagine the demise of each of her immediate family members, starting with her father — the only one who is actually deceased. “He was a salty, amazing, muscular man with a giant beard and lots of tattoos,” she says admiringly of the former commercial fisherman. “He was a really cool guy, but not a really good

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dad. I’m glad that he wasn’t around, honestly, but if I could rewrite the way that he died, it would be in the ocean.” Jordan penned his verse before moving on to each additional family member, none of whom is very close to her, she says. “[It felt] good to let them go in a certain way or to write their passing in the way that they would want to go,” she says. “It’s a strange honoring, actually. It felt really beautiful at the time. It’s like: ‘I see you, I get you, here’s this song.’” Collins, too, processes her own father’s death in “Bat,” a song based on her poignant dream in the weeks before his passing. “I was flying down this dirt road. … I looked down, and my shadow was a bat instead of human,” she says. “There was more to the dream, but that was the really crystallized part of it. … Something about that dream told me that he was going to die, and somehow I reached a new level of acceptance through it. That song is definitely different. It sticks out.” “Bat” gets its ominous mood in part from guest players Hank Widmer (clarinet) and Ross Montsinger (drums) of Holy Ghost

Tent Revival. And it’s not the only track that borrows local talent. Also appearing on Champion are Leah Song and Chloe Smith (vocals) of Rising Appalachia, Andrea Demarcus (bass) of Cicada Rhythm, Matt Smith (pedal steel) of The Honeycutters, Jackson Dulaney (dobro and lap steel), Kevin Williams (piano) of Holy Ghost Tent Revival and Ryan Furstenberg (guitar) of The Moon & You. All of the contributors will help re-create the album in its entirety at the release show. That same night, artist Jacqueline Maloney will open a related, monthlong exhibit at The Mothlight. “We gave her our early, rough mixes, and she made the art while she was listening to the album,” Jordan says. “They’re line drawings of either a plant or animal associated with [each] song.” Additional credit is due to the 256 financial backers who collectively pledged $15,973 on Kickstarter in support of Champion. With those funds, Collins and Jordan were able to book time at Echo Mountain Recording, where they say they created their most “legit” work to date. There,

Jordan was also able to exercise her production skills, from helping to mic acoustic instruments to voicing her vision for each song’s nuances during the mixing process. She also created a prestudio map of every instrument, transition and feeling that would eventually constitute the album. Her only major oversight was being in Mexico when it came time to record the guest parts. Still, she was lucky enough to get internet service on the top of a pyramid and Skyped in to see Collins and the collaborators pulling off the plan. “I have really critical standards, [so] it’s very, very nice to be able to

sit down and not wince too much,” she says, with a laugh, of the final product. “No, I’m really happy with it.” X

WHO Tina & Her Pony with guest artists WHERE The Mothlight 701 Haywood Road themothlight.com WHEN Friday, Nov. 3, 9 p.m., $10/$12

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Carly Taich releases ‘Reverie’

BY ALLI MARSHALL amarshall@mountainx.com Local indie-folk singer-songwriter Carly Taich is also preparing to launch an album at The Mothlight this week. Reverie (available online Friday, Oct. 27), with its proclivity for tasteful rock beats anchoring a wilderness of melody and texture, is a challenge to nail down stylistically, but it’s right at home in this era of strange weather patterns, social division, hearts laid bare and creative pursuits lit like bonfires against the autumnal dark. Reverie draws from the magic of the natural world (as in the thrumming intensity of “Roaming Stars,” in which Taich sings, “I stayed up all night to watch the sunrise, and it dawned on me…”) taut musicianship (the orchestral rocker “WISE,” with Alex Travers on violin) and any number of existential forces (the affirming “Give Me a Likeness,” on which Taich sings, as if conjuring a spell, “Out with the tragic, in with the magic”). There are hints of Tori Amos and, more contemporarily, Florence and the Machine. Taich knows how to build songs that serve as backdrops for her formidable voice, but she’s also a fanciful and thoughtful writer, delving into complex imagery and social commentary without ever losing touch with pop sensibility. That balance of artistic integrity and accessibility is not easy to master, but Reverie remains lithe and open.

BIG MAGIC: Singer-songwriter Carly Taich entered an acoustic version of her song “Give Me a Likeness” in the 2016 Tiny Desk Contest. It was a hooky tune then, but the full-band version on her new album, Reverie, was worth the wait. Album photo by Nathan Rivers Chesky The musician describes her sound as “whimsical, fervent and, at times, spooky” — another reason it’s perfect for Halloween week. The album’s velvety darkness sparkles. The impulse to dance is hard to quell. Reverie inspires revelry. For her album release show, Taich will be joined by her band — Travers and members of Midnight Snack, who also played on the recording, for a night. Clint Roberts from Nashville will open the show on Thursday, Nov. 2, 9 p.m. $8 advance/$10 day of show. X

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THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER: Though many scholars view Othello as Shakespeare’s play about racism, gender issues also underscore the script. “Had Othello been willing to treat Desdemona as an equal … he would have known what Iago was up to,” says Steph Hickling Beckman, fourth from right, who takes on the title role. Photo by Sean David Robinson

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As written, the entire collected works of William Shakespeare offer exactly three roles for actors of color. There’s the villainous Aaron from Titus Andronicus, the unnamed Prince of Morocco from The Merchant of Venice and Othello, the tragic hero from the play of the same name. For women of color, that total drops to zero — unless you’re willing to see things a bit differently. That’s the attitude Steph Hickling Beckman is taking toward Shakespeare’s so-called Moor of Venice. The female artistic director of Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective plays the male title role in an upcoming production of Othello, which debuts in partnership with the Montford Park Players at the BeBe Theatre on Friday, Nov. 3. “Othello is the only [Shakespearean character] I could possibly relate to, in any way. He’s

representative as a person of color who has gained prominence,” says Hickling Beckman. “Regardless of the success he has achieved, there’s an Iago standing behind him, waiting to bring him down a few pegs because of the color of his skin and ill-conceived notions of inferiority and supremacy.” The plot of the work has led many scholars to view Othello as Shakespeare’s play about racism. As the curtain rises, Othello, a black Moorish general in the army of Venice, has married Desdemona, the white daughter of a Venetian senator. One of Othello’s soldiers, Iago, is angry that the general passed him over for a military promotion and so uses the tensions of that mixed-race marriage to sow distrust among Othello’s circle. After Iago’s careful scheming, Othello becomes wrongly convinced that Desdemona

has committed adultery, strangles her in their bed and kills himself on realizing the truth. But Hickling Beckman emphasizes that gender biases also play a major role in driving the story. “All of the women in Othello are subservient in one way or another — they’re silenced, brushed off or redirected whenever they venture into their men’s affairs,” she says. “Had Othello been willing to treat Desdemona as an equal and actually had a two-way conversation about the things Iago had told him, he would have known what Iago was up to.” The female-female pairing that results from casting a woman as Othello gives viewers a new starting point to explore these biases in the play. Scott Keel, artistic director of the Montford Park Players and director of the production, explains

that he wanted to provide audiences with a choice in how they see the gender of the title role. “Steph’s not going to be in a beard or taped down in any way to hide the fact that she’s a woman, but I also didn’t adjust the pronouns in the text at all,” says Keel. “That lens can exist for the people who want to see it.” Hickling Beckman hopes that the gender ambiguity sparks a deeper conversation about the work. “Iago’s jealousy of Othello certainly takes on new layers when Othello is perceived as female,” she says. “We also strongly suspect that how the audience sees the couple, as straight or gay, will dictate their reaction to Othello’s violence against Desdemona.” This intersectionality of racial and homosexual prejudice places Shakespeare’s 400-year-old play in the context of contemporary social justice. Othello is the first collaboration between Different Strokes! and the Montford Park Players, although Hickling Beckman and Keel have long been friends. The pairing offers greater exposure for both theater companies, particularly as MPP seeks to expand its offerings beyond the traditional and attract more local patrons. As with the theater’s recent production of Peter Pan, Othello aims to reach people who may not have otherwise come to see a classical Shakespeare performance. Keel says that the process of joining companies for the play has gone very smoothly from an artistic standpoint; the biggest challenge has been determining what group handles which technical aspects of the production. Different Strokes! plotted many of the stage design choices, while one of MPP’s largest contributions was scenic painting. “Our set is essentially a painted map on the floor,” says Keel. “It’s

not a map of Italy; it’s completely original, which helps to establish to people that this isn’t Venice as we know it.” The result is a spartan stage, lacking furniture for its characters to hide behind. “Everything in the play happens very publicly, even though there are so many secrets and conversations that you’d think should be private,” Keel says. Iago’s duplicity and prejudice are on display for all to see, but still lead to Othello’s demise. Hickling Beckman adds that this openness speaks volumes to how racism and sexism operate in the world beyond the stage. “The behavior is much less apparent, generally less understood and unfortunately less acknowledged by those it does not directly affect,” she says. “The fact that Iago’s microaggressions are never challenged by any other character demonstrates how [biases] bleed into everyday interactions, especially when unchecked.” X

WHAT William Shakespeare’s Othello by Different Strokes! and Montford Park Players WHERE BeBe Theatre 20 Commerce St. WHEN Friday, Nov. 3, through Saturday, Nov. 18, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Free with reservations at montfordparkplayers.org

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COORDINATED EFFORT Has a friendly neighborhood artist asked to borrow your sextant or GPS receiver in the past few weeks? If so, odds are good the request was for the Latitude & Longitude exhibition, which runs through Wednesday, Nov. 22, at the Asheville Area Arts Council. Victor Palomino, curator of the exhibit and a participating artist, says the idea for the show was sparked by a desire to spotlight some of the diversity of the Asheville area and how artists with different points of view of the same geography see their shared region. Representing an array of skin colors, ages, genders and backgrounds, each of the 13 artists was asked to select two pieces completed in the past year and add the geographical coordinates of the place where the art was created. “The idea of geography and our relation to the place we live is significant in this time when divisions are all around us,” Palomino says. “I want the viewers to remember that we are all in the same place, we share the same geography and together, little by little, we shape the culture of it.” Among those formative forces is Ariana Dixon, whose coordinates are those of the house she lived in when she first moved from Florida to Asheville. “This was before I had a studio in the Phil Mechanic building,” she says. “I created [the works] in my room just because I didn’t know anybody in town and I lived on the top of a hill and I felt really introverted, so that’s where I just started pumping them out.” Dixon’s mother was born and raised in Mexico City, while her father is from a diverse European background, including German, Irish, Polish and

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A DIFFERENT DRUMMER: Ariana Dixon’s “The Effective Song” is one of 26 works that will be on display through Nov. 22 as part of the Asheville Area Arts Council’s Latitude & Longitude exhibit. Image by Dixon

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Norwegian ancestry. (“You can call me a mutt, which I’m so proud of,” she says.) Dixon has visited Mexico regularly since she was a child and developed close ties with her family there. The investment in her heritage translates to her art through her search for magazines and informational books she finds around town, specifically images of ancient Aztec jewelry, scenery and pyramids. The clippings frequently teaches her facts she didn’t know about Aztec culture. With them, she creates art dedicated to her family history. “I never want to forget where my roots are,” Dixon says. “A lot of my art represents the emotions I’m processing in the moment. It feels really good and grounding to be able to represent my culture in my art alongside my emotions because I feel like that definitely is a huge representation of who I’m growing

to be — but to understand that the roots [are] the ground and foundation from where I’m growing.” The coordinates added by Chris Corral align with that of his studio. “I’ve been all these places and I’m inspired by so, so much,” Corral says. “But the more I read into [the show’s intention], the more I realized it wasn’t about where you’ve been, per se, but where you’ve come to.” Corral’s journey has involved a curiosity-filled exploration of his heritage and a gradual understanding of his scattered family history. A native of West Texas, his maternal grandfather was Yaqui Indian and, for the past several years until his passing a few months ago, was teaching Corral about that branch of his genealogy. Corral’s father’s side is considered mestizo, a term that means “mixed” — reflecting Spanish attempts to assimilate

the native people of Mexico — and one about which Corral has mixed feelings. “I have to question that: What does that mean? So, ultimately, I just take what I know, which is what’s in front of my face,” he says. “The main thing is, living in the United States, I can live in the moment. I can choose to be angry or hold grudges about all the negative things that have happened to the indigenous and people of color. ... Or I can just focus on what I have going on right now.” Among those positives are his family and work as the arts coordinator and Spanish teacher at Francine Delany New School for Children, which provides many opportunities to share his culture with students. The same openness is seen in his paintings, which makes frequent use of Day of the Dead skeletons, reflecting a celebration of life that connects the past, present and future. Tying these artists’ work together is Palomino’s concept of using “the universal language of art as a way to create a safe space for questions and dialogue.” “I love that,” Dixon says. “Art provokes and art evokes, and maybe it evokes something good or it evokes something bad, but whatever that even means, it evokes something and it’s something that I think is worth talking about.” Corral concurs: “The whole point of a gallery is to share your visual works of art — and art in and of itself is a language. It’s ... going to transcend actual verbal communication in the sense that it’s going to get a reaction.” He continues, “You hope that ... two people, who would seemingly never hang out, are going to come together and see a piece and find a connection.” X

WHAT Latitude & Longitude WHERE Asheville Area Arts Council 207 Coxe Ave. ashevillearts.com WHEN Opening reception Friday, Nov. 3, 5-8 p.m. On view through Wednesday, Nov. 22

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VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS Deven Balsam knows that The Nutcracker seems old-fashioned. And yet the local DJ thinks Asheville creatives can still cull inspiration from the two-act Russian ballet. Winter Court II, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4, at New Mountain, reinterprets the yuletide narrative with a live fashion show set to edgy electronic tracks. It’s dark, playful and less “vanilla” than the original production, says Balsam. But it doesn’t stray far from E.T.A. Hoffmann’s 1816 story, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” and the many iterations that have since followed. “It’s the night before Christmas in a beautiful house filled with beautiful people,” Balsam says, paraphrasing. During the show, emcee/narrator A.J. Palmateer will provide backstory — the tale of Maria, the young heroine, who is given a nutcracker by her godfather. Later that evening, when the clock strikes midnight, pure madness and magic ensue. The nutcracker transforms into a dashing prince, Maria staves off savage gingerbread men, and candies dance around in the Land of Sweets. It’s a lighthearted and well-known tale, which is why Balsam selected it for the night’s theme. “It’s getting darker and colder outside, and it’s hard to feel good about things,” he explains. “I want the audience to feel the holiday joy, if only for a night.” Apparel by fashion designer CocoNuco will be worn by models representing the flowers that waltz in Act 2. “Each garment is a whimsical composition of a dreamy character in the process of blooming,” says Nuco. “I use natural fibers, hand-dyed with locally grown pigments or salvaged plant matter, to create pieces ranging from wearable art to more functional garments.” Claire Dima will be showcasing looks inspired by the sweets: a collection of delectable goodies (such as tea, coffee, chocolate, marzipan and ginger) that also join in during the final waltz. “The attire for tea is steampunky. It involves lots of stripes, a Victorian-inspired vest and a silly little hat,” says Dima.

Winter Court II fashion show reimagines ‘The Nutcracker’ music, for instance, Balsam is appealing to modern sensibilities by adjusting the tempo or adding a house mix on top of a Tchaikovsky composition. In that way, the music is reflective of the show overall: unapologetically nontraditional. “It’s out there,” says Balsam. “But I love taking iconic pieces and reimagining them.” X

WHAT Winter Court II WHERE New Mountain Asheville 38 N. French Broad Ave. newmountainavl.com WHEN Saturday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. $20 general admission/$10 with the donation of a new, unwrapped toy to benefit Toys for Tots

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PROJECT RUNWAY: Winter Court II, a fashion show inspired by The Nutcracker, turns the holiday classic on its head with outfits ranging from Gothic to Victorian. Pictured, from left, are Erica Calvert, Tyler Biggs, Ivy Hawkins, Morgen Joplin, Erin Nicholson, Jack Balsam and Jerem Leeman. Photo by Myriah Wood of MCW Photography “Whereas ginger is bright, with lots of warm yellows.” A hobbyist designer, Balsam’s looks are a bit darker. His heroic mice sport a palette of blacks and grays accented with bold, edgy makeup. They are led by the Rat King played by Jerem Leeman. Guests can also expect to see designs from C. Anne King, Amanda Rose, Susan Sertain and more. Balsam met many of the artists while planning the inaugural Winter Court a year ago, and a Midsummer Night’s Runway before that. Both shows were inspired by local artist Duncan Chaboudy’s FASHMOB, a rotating event that brought together models, designers and photographers for a night of fashion. “Duncan created a safe space for people of all backgrounds to experiment,” says Balsam. So, when Chaboudy took a temporary break from FASHMOB, Balsam decided to step in and host a similar show: “I

thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be fun to do an event like this myself?’” With unseasonably high temperatures, A Midsummer Night’s Runway proved to be a grand (and hot) undertaking. But thanks to encouragement from community members, chiefly veteran Bob Nagan (who will be modeling as Uncle Drosselmeyer at New Mountain), Balsam went on to host the first Winter Court. “There was so much serendipity,” he says. “I told the designers to explore any fantasy theme they wanted, and it turned out really cohesive.” He is hoping for a similar turnout at Winter Court II, though interpreting The Nutcracker has its own challenges. “When I think of fashion runway shows, I think of the coolest of the cool looking fierce as hell,” says Balsam. “But The Nutcracker can be really uncool.” Transforming the fable has required extra creativity. When it comes to

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‘RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN’ AT N.C. STAGE North Carolina Stage Company has a knack for finding plays that take on timely and complex issues. The current production, Rapture, Blister, Burn — onstage through Sunday, Nov. 19 — is a compelling look at the many facets of feminism and the ripples the movement creates through our society. Charlie Flynn-McIver successfully treads far out onto the thin ice of this topic as a male director of Gina Gionfriddo’s Pulitzer Prizenominated play. The show and subject certainly inspire serious debate and deep discussion, yet the play is presented in an unassuming, sliceof-life manner that causes audience members to drop their preconceived notions along with their guard as they are drawn into the lives of these fascinating characters, who are all too real. Rebecca Morris’ Catherine is an accomplished academic who chased her dreams but gave up the man and potential family. Now in her 40s, she second-guesses that choice. Simultaneously, after writing two books on the subject of feminism, Catherine finds herself pigeonholed as smart and sexy. It’s a bruising irony that she is publicly judged first by her attractiveness. Don is the man who was left behind by Catherine’s ambition and feels as though he lived in the long-cast shadow of Catherine’s striving. Don’s ego could not handle the fact that Catherine was the smarter and more accomplished of the two of them. He married Catherine’s roommate, Gwen. Twenty years and two children later, he and Gwen are now also questioning their choices. As Don, Chris Allison gives a vulnerable performance nuanced with sadness and sincerity. Kristin Reitter’s Gwen starts as a desperate housewife caricature defending her life as a strong feminist choice, yet begins to question it aloud for the first time. Both women find themselves wondering if the emptiness in their lives could be filled with what the other has.

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FEEL THE BURN: From left, Chloe Babbes, Rebecca Morris, Kristin Reitter and Kay Galvin debate feminism across generations in Rapture, Blister, Burn at N.C. Stage. Photo by Nina Swann The conundrum of midlife crisis is bookended by two strong women from the generation before and after the central triangle. Kay Galvin gives a sly wit to Alice, Catherine’s mother. Her recent heart attack has drawn her daughter back home. Alice actually needs no caretaking but seems to understand Catherine’s growing struggle of confidence. Meanwhile, as young college student/baby sitter/aspiring online reality star Avery, Chloe Babbes gives the millennial perspective, which is one of less baggage and attachment, and therefore fewer consequences of actions. Babbes is wonderful as the sassy young woman who finds all the consternation confusing. To Avery’s mind, they are all taking it far too seriously.

Theater shines best when it reflects the true lives and struggles of the audience members in a way that moves them and makes them think. N.C. Stage delivers just such an experience in this play. X

WHAT Rapture, Blister, Burn WHERE N.C. Stage 15 Stage Lane ncstage.org WHEN Through Sunday, Nov. 19 Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m. $16-34

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King Garbage Building on a dozen years of musical collaboration from their days in New York City, Black Mountain-based Zach Cooper and Vic Dimotsis of Asheville cook up eclectic soul as King Garbage. On the duo’s debut album Make It Sweat, Dimotsis’ silky vocals and steady drum kit rhythms combine with Cooper’s dexterous guitar to form a sonic blueprint that seems a good deal more complex than the number of instruments present. When they’re not playing intimate venues around the area, the two have been known to team with local rapper Mike L!ve as a trio (under the name L!ve Garbage) and back L!ve’s group, Free the Optimus, to open for Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. King Garbage plays Pisgah Brewing Co. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m. Free. pisgahbrewing.com. Photo courtesy of the artists

Fierce Fest AVL Touted as an “inclusive festival for feminists who play hard,” the inaugural Fierce Fest AVL takes root over the course of two nights at The Odditorium. Friday, Nov. 3, features comedy by Hilliary Beckner, Dana Williams, TT Smith and Liz Brooks, and music from Sweet Sound of Chaos, Gently With a Chainsaw, Indighost and Cloudgayzer at 8 p.m. Then, Party Foul Drag leads the way Saturday, Nov. 4, along with sets from Hospital Call, Brynn Estelle, Secret Bleeders, Mega X and GOWN at 7 p.m. Fierce Fest’s primary goal is to further the creative and social contributions of local boundary-pushing artists by paying each of the festival’s performers. After that monetary goal is met, 90 percent of proceeds will benefit such area activist nonprofits as Girls Rock Asheville, Our VOICE, Tranzmission and Firestorm Cafe. $10 suggested donation per night. ashevilleodditorium.com. Photo of Jenna Duval of Mega X by Rachel Lynn Craig

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Oteil Burbridge & Friends Sure, Oteil Burbridge has shared stages with Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Levon Helm and Taj Mahal, but before he was a two-time Grammy-winning bassist, he shared screen time with Peter Sellers. That’s Burbridge in Being There as one of the tough, Washington, D.C., youths whom Sellers’ character approaches on the sidewalk, inquiring where he might find a garden in which to work. After moving from acting to playing in the Aquarium Rescue Unit, Allman Brothers Band and Tedeschi Trucks Band, Burbridge’s well-connected ways have now led to the Oteil and Friends tour, which loops in the talents of Eric Krasno, John Kadlecik, Jay Lane, Melvin Seals, Weedie Braimah and Alfreda Gerald. The star-studded event stops at Salvage Station on Friday, Nov. 3, at 9 p.m. $25 advance/$33 day of show. salvagestation.com. Photo of Burbridge courtesy of the artist

Miss Gay Latina Asheville Part of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Miss Gay Latina Asheville pageant began in 2008 in a West Asheville church. Showcasing creative costumes and an inclusive atmosphere for participants and audience members alike, the drag event grew in popularity and, after its second year, moved to the more spacious Diana Wortham Theatre, where it’s occurred ever since. This year’s contestants from across the U.S. have been given the opportunity to represent the country of their choice — not just Latin nations — as they compete in interview, national costume, talent and evening gown segments. Additional acts include professional dancers from Miami, local and regional performers. Special guests include renowned entertainer Elishaly D’Witches and dancer Rolly Villaverde. The 10th annual pageant takes place Saturday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. $25. dwtheatre.com. Photo of Victoria Grantty, Miss Gay Latina Asheville 2012, by Roxy Taylor

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GULLAH IN THE FOOTHILLS: Gullah music is coming to the Tryon Fine Arts Center Main Stage Series with the Charleston, S.C., quintet Ranky Tanky, on Friday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. Ranky Tanky brings Gullah music and traditions of the Georgia and Carolina islands updated with gospel vocals, jazz trumpet solos and an R&B rhythm section. “We come from a place that has a lot to offer and to share with the world,” says Clay Ross, the driving force behind Ranky Tanky. “And that’s what we’re ultimately doing. We’re honoring this place that we love and the history and legacy of the music that’s from here.” Tickets are $35-$40. For more information or tickets, visit tryonarts.org or call 828-859-8322. Photo of Ranky Tanky courtesy of Tryon Fine Arts Center. (p. 50) ART ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 828-258-0710, ashevillearts.com • FRIDAYS through (12/15), 1-4pm "Pottery for Veterans," class for veterans living in Buncombe County. Registration required: ashevillearts. com. Free. Held at Odyssey Clayworks, 236 Clingman Ave. THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY AND DESIGN 67 Broadway, 828-7851357, craftcreativitydesign.org/ • TH (11/9), 6:30pm - "More than Just a Trend: Rethinking the 'Native' in Fashion," presentation by Dr. Jessica R. Metcalfe of Beyond Buckskin. Registration required. Free.

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS DAY OF THE DEAD SHOW & TELL POP UP SHOP (PD.) 10/26-11/5, 8am-7pm. Free! @TRADE & LORE COFFEE Local/indie

craft, design, food, and vintage. CELEBRATION, 11/01, 6-9pm-face painting, fairy hair, tarot readings, wine specials. showandtellpopupshop. com • 37 Wall St. 28801. DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE FIRST FRIDAY ART WALKS downtownashevilleartdistrict.org. • 1st FRIDAYS, 5-8pm - Downtown Asheville First Friday Art Walks with more than 25 galleries within a half mile radius of historic downtown Asheville. Free to attend. Held at Downtown Asheville, Biltmore Ave/College St. ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH 766 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 828693-9351 • SA (11/4), 10am-4pm & SU (11/5), 10am-3pm - Proceeds from the Ten Thousand Villages Gifts of Hope Holiday Fair with fair trade gifts from around the world, homemade soups and baked goods benefit the St. James Outreach Commission. Free to attend.

TC ROBERSON HIGH SCHOOL 250 Overlook Road • SA (11/4), 9am-3pm - Proceeds from this annual holiday market with over 90 vendors of unique gifts and handmade crafts benefit the TC Roberson Parent Teacher Association. Free to attend. THE BOAT HOUSE AT SMOKY PARK SUPPER CLUB 350 Riverside Drive • SA (11/4), 11am6pm - "Claxton Crafty," second annual craft and gift fair with local vendors benefiting Claxton Elementary. Free to attend. TRADE & LORE COFFEE HOUSE 37 Wall St., 828-4247291, tradeandlore.com/ • Through SU (11/5), 8am-7pm - Day of the Dead Pop Up Shop. Featuring over 40 art and craft vendors. Free to attend. WEAVERVILLE ART SAFARI weavervilleartsafari.com, info@ weavervilleartsafari.com • FR (11/3), 6-8pm Preview party for the

Fall Art Safari with a reception, silent auction and raffle/door prizes of artists work as well as beer, wine and snacks. $10. Held three galleries: Artisans on Main, Mangum Pottery, and Miya Gallery, Main St., Weaverville • SA (11/4) & SU (11/5), 10am-5pm - Self-guided tour of Weaverville artist studios featuring 41 artists. See website for map and details. Free to attend.

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER 2160 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, 828-2733332, floodgallery.org/ • Through SA (11/4) Art donations accepted for an online art auction and benefit concert event to take place on Saturday, Nov. 18 to benefit The Hispanic Federation's Unidos Fund. Information: 828707-1859. TRIBE DANCE & POLE 457 N Louisiana Ave., 828-774-5573, tribedanceandpole.com

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AFRICAN DRUM LESSONS AT SKINNY BEATS DRUM SHOP (PD.) Sundays 2pm, Wednesdays 6pm. Billy Zanski teaches a fun approach to connecting with your inner rhythm. Drop-ins welcome. Drums provided. $15/ class. (828) 768-2826. www.skinnybeatsdrums. com ASHEVILLE AREA PIANO FORUM 828-669-3878, ashevillepiano.org, president@ ashevillepiano.org • FR (11/3), 10:30am - "Beethovan's Piano: A Historic Overview,” presentation by Tom Case. Free. Held at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3070 Sweeten Creek Road ASHEVILLE LYRIC OPERA • SA (11/4), 7:30pm - "'Fall' in Love: The Perfect Season," concert. $30-$35. Held at Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 828-254-7046, ashevillesymphony.org • WE (11/1), 7pm Asheville Symphony Youth Orchestra concert. $10. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave. BREVARD MUSIC CENTER 828-862-2105, brevardmusic.org • 1st MONDAYS, 12:30pm - Community concert series. Free. Held in the Porter Center. Held at Brevard College, 1 Brevard College Drive Brevard FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE DOWNTOWN 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville, 828-6930731, flatrockplayhouse.org

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• THURSDAY through SATURDAY until SA (11/4) - August 1969: The Women of Woodstock. Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. Thurs.: 7:30pm. Sat.: 2pm. $15-$30. J.E. BROYHILL CIVIC CENTER 1913 Hickory Blvd SE. Lenior, broyhillcenter.com • SA (11/4), 7:30pm - “Hot Jazz Lenoir” concert by Todd Wright’s ASU Jazz Big Band with The Silvio Martinat Swing Band. $11/$5.50 students. MUSIC AT WCU 828-227-2479, bardoartscenter.wcu.edu • TH (11/2), 7pm - OldTime and Bluegrass Series: Buncombe Turnpike concert. Open jam session at 8pm. Free. Held at H.F. Robinson Administration Building, Hf Robinson Administration Building, Cullowhee TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 828-859-8322, tryonarts.org • FR (11/3), 8pm - Main Stage Series: Ranky Tanky, jazz/R&B/Gullah concert. $35-$40. UNITY OF THE BLUE RIDGE 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River, 828-891-8700 • SA (11/4), 7pm - Kelley Hunt concert, roots/ blues/Americana singer songwriter. $20/$15 advance.

THEATER ART OF STORYTELLING WITH ERIC J. WOLF (PD.) November 4 and 5 at Earthaven Ecovillage. Saturday: 9am-Noon. • Finding Your Voice. • Making A Story From Scratch, 1:30pm4:30pm. Each $30. Sunday, 9am-5pm: Master Class, $75-150. 828 669-1965. www. culturesedge.net/theart-of-storytelling 35BELOW 35 E. Walnut St., 828254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org

• FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (11/3) until (11/19) - Red. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2:30pm. $15. ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 35 E. Walnut St., 828254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • FR (11/3), 7:30pm & SA (11/4) & SU (11/5), 2:3pm - Dinosaurs Before Dark, performances for children based on the book series, Magic Tree House. $7. BREVARD LITTLE THEATRE 55 E. Jordan St., Brevard, 828-884-2587, TheBrevardLittleTheatre. org • SA (11/4), 7:30pm & SU (11/5), 3pm - Curtain Call Series: "Old Time Radio Show” performance of radio show scenes. $5. DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE 18 Biltmore Ave., 828257-4530, dwtheatre.com • FR (11/3), 8pm - The Next Generation Leahy, step-dancing and music concert. $35/$30 student/$20 children. • SA (11/4), 7:30pm - Miss Gay Latina Asheville pageant. $25. DIFFERENT STROKES PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTIVE 828-275-2093, differentstrokespac.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (11/3) until (11/19) - Othello, presented in collaboration with the Montford Park Players. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2:30pm. Reservations required. Free to attend. Held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE 2661 Highway 225, Flat Rock, 828-693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (11/11) - Dial M for Murder. Wed. & Thurs.: 7:30pm. Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. $15 and up.

HENDERSONVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville, 828-6921082, hendersonvillelittletheater.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (11/3) through (11/19) - Stage Kiss, comedy. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $22/$18 students/$12 children. NC STAGE COMPANY 15 Stage Lane, 828-2390263 • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (11/19) - Rapture, Blister, Burn, comedy. Wed.Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $16-$34. THE MAGNETIC THEATRE 375 Depot St., 828-2794155 • THURSDAY through SATURDAY (11/2) until (11/18), 7:30pm Uranium 235, play by David Brendan Hope. $16/$12 previews. • 1st FRIDAYS, 10:30pm - SuperHappy Productions present "The SuperHappy Radio Hour." $8. THEATER AT UNCA 828-251-6610, drama. unca.edu • THURSDAY through SATURDAY (11/2) through (11/4) & (11/16) through (11/18) & SU (11/19) - Into the Woods, student production. Thurs.-Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $15/$12 seniors/$8 students. Held at Belk Theatre, One University Heights • TH (11/9) through SA (11/11), 7:30pm & SU (11/12), 2pm TheatreUNCA presents The Sunset Limited. $12. Held at Belk Theatre, UNC Asheville Campus, One University Heights TRYON LITTLE THEATER 516 S. Trade St., Tryon, 828-859-2466, tltinfo.org • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS (11/9) until (11/19) - Outside Mullingar. Thurs.-Sat.: 8pm Sun.: 3pm. $16/$11 students.

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‘ANCESTORS AND OTHER STRANGERS’: The Gallery at Flat Rock and Canvas ArtSpace present Ancestors and Other Strangers, a two-person exhibition featuring the works of Hendersonville artists Bobbie Polizzi and Christopher Charles Curtis. The show, which runs from Thursday, Nov. 9, through Sunday, Nov. 26, at The Gallery at Flat Rock, refers to Polizzi’s and Curtis’ shared interest in old, found photographs and the mystery of the unknown sitters who inhabit them. The public is invited to meet the artists at the opening reception on Nov. 9 from 5-7 p.m. For more information, visit galleryflatrock.com 310 ART 191 Lyman St., #310, 828-7762716, 310art.com • Through SU (12/31) Storytelling: Thought to Image, group exhibition. ART AT MARS HILL UNIVERSITY mhu.edu • Through FR (12/15) - Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford, exhibition. Held at the Ramsey Center for Regional Studies ART AT UNCA art.unca.edu • Through TH (11/30) - Illustrated Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, exhibition. Held at UNC Asheville - Ramsey Library, 1 University Heights ART AT WCU 828-227-2787, bardoartscenter.wcu.edu • Through FR (1/26) - WCU Collects: Recent Acquisitions, exhibition. Held at The WCU Bardo Arts Center, 199 Centennial Drive ASHEVILLE CERAMICS GALLERY 109 Roberts St. • WE (11/1) through TH (11/30) Exhibition of ceramics by Martha

Grover. Reception: Friday, Nov. 3, 6-9pm. ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART 82 Patton Ave., 828-251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art.com • WE (11/1) through TH (11/30) - Small Works, exhibition of the work of 22 member artists. Reception: Friday, Nov. 3, 5-8pm. BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 828-669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • Through WE (11/22) - Social Studies: Drawn to Life, drawings by Alex Alford. CAROLINA MOUNTAIN SALES 10 Brook St., Suite #235, Asheville • Through TH (11/30) - Exhibition of art by Andreina Bates. CHIEF JOYCE DUGAN CULTURAL ARTS CENTER 86 Elk Crossing Lane, Cherokee • Through TH (11/30) - Native Pop, contemporary Native American art exhibition. LONDON DISTRICT STUDIOS 8 London Road • Through SA (11/4) - Believe Me, installation by local artist Kenn Kotara.

MORA CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY 9 Walnut St., 828-575-2294, moracollection.com • WE (11/1) through TH (11/30) - Stay Gold, exhibition of gold jewelry curated by Liz Kantner. Reception: Friday, Nov. 3, 5-8pm. ODYSSEY COOPERATIVE ART GALLERY 238 Clingman Ave., 828-2859700, facebook.com/ odysseycoopgallery • WE (11/1) through TU (11/31) - Exhibition of ceramic art by Elaine Lacy, Cat Jarosz and Vivian Saich. PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS 67 Doras Trail, Bakersville, 828765-2359, penland.org • Through SU (11/19) Conversation | What Remains, exhibition of textile and painting artworks by Rachel Meginnes. PINK DOG CREATIVE 348 Depot St., pinkdog-creative.com • Through SU (11/5) - The Heart of Everything That is: Homage to the Water Protectors at Standing Rock, exhibtion of works by Connie Bostic. POSANA CAFE 1 Biltmore Ave., 828-505-3969

• Through TH (11/30) - WINGS, group art show. Reception: Thursday, Nov. 9, 6-8pm. PUSH SKATE SHOP & GALLERY 25 Patton Ave., 828-225-5509, pushtoyproject.com • Through SU (12/3) - Refocused: Recycled Skateboards Reimagined, new works by Chad Cardoza and Toybox Monster. SOUTHERN HIGHLAND CRAFT GUILD southernhighlandguild.org • Through SU (1/14) - Legacy Endures, exhibition featuring new members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Held at Folk Art Center, MP 382, Blue Ridge Parkway THE ASHEVILLE SCHOOL 360 Asheville School Road, 828254-6345, ashevilleschool.org • TH (11/9) through TH (12/14) - Confluence: Abstraction & Landscape Coming Together, exhibition of artwork by Cindy Walton. Reception: Friday, Nov. 9, 5:30-7pm. THE GALLERY AT FLAT ROCK 702-A Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, 828-698-7000, galleryflatrock.com/ • TH (11/9) through SU (11/26) - Ancestors and Other Strangers, exhibiton of the

artwork of Bobbie Polizzi & Christopher Charles Curtis. Reception: Thursday, Nov. 9, 5-7pm.

Open daily from 4p – 12a

THE HAEN GALLERY 52 Biltmore Ave., 828-254-8577, thehaengallery.com • Through TH (11/30) - Lynn Boggess: An American Master, painting exhibition. TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, 828884-2787, tcarts.org • Through FR (11/17) - Exhibition of deep space photographs from Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute.

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TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 828-8598322, tryonarts.org • Through SA (11/25) - Regional sculpture exhibit and sale. UPSTAIRS ARTSPACE 49 S. Trade St., Tryon, 828-8592828, upstairsartspace.org • Through FR (12/1) - Feast Your Eyes, group art exhibition. Contact the galleries for admission hours and fees

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FAMILIAR FACES: After touring the country in 2016, former Asheville resident and Xpress staffer turned folk songwriter Jaye Bartell came back to his old haunts to record his latest album, In a Time of Trouble. Enlisting the talents of Angel Olsen, Shane Parish, J Seger and other Asheville stalwarts, Bartell channels the brooding intonations of Leonard Cohen and Lou Reed amid an experimental poetry of sound. Come check out Jaye Bartellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest musical foray into life and love when he stops by the Mothlight on Saturday, Nov. 4 for a 9:30 p.m. show. Photo by Erin Kennedy WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 185 KING STREET Vinyl Night, 6:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis (African folk), 8:00PM 550 TAVERN & GRILLE Karaoke, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Brad Hodge & Friends, 7:30PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA AND BREWING Open mic w/ Mark Bumgarner, 7:00PM BURGER BAR Double Trouble Karaoke w/ Dee and Quinn, All day CORK & KEG Old Time Moderate Jam, 5:00PM DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE Asheville Symphony Youth Orchestra Fall Concert, 7:00PM

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DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesday w/ Jessie and The Jinx, 10:00PM

NOBLE KAVA Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert (7:30 p.m. sign up), 8:00PM

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Noah Proudfoot & The Botanicals w/ Searra Jade, 8:00PM

ODDITORIUM Health & Beauty w/ Famous Laughs & Ahleuchatistas (experimental), 9:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul, funk), 5:30PM

OLE SHAKEY'S Sexy Tunes w/ DJs Zeus & Franco, 10:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Maddy Wyatt, 7:00PM An evening w/ Nathan Angelo, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Open Jam Session, 5:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM MG ROAD Salsa Night w/ DJ Mexicano Isaac, 7:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Brown Bag Songwriting Competition, 5:30PM Evil Note Lab, 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING Jason Hazinski (multiintrumentalist), 9:00PM

POST 25 Albi & The Lifters (American swing, French chanson), 7:00PM POUR TAPROOM Music Bingo!, 7:00PM SALVAGE STATION Dia de los Muertos, 5:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Get Weird Wednesdays, 8:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Asheville Plant-based Face-off Award Ceremony & celebration, 6:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Rotating jazz bands, 9:00PM

ORANGE PEEL Living Colour w/ Derek Day, 8:00PM

THE SOUTHERN Disclaimer Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Wild Adriatic (early show), 6:00PM

TRADE & LORE COFFEE HOUSE Day Of The Dead Celebration, 6:00PM

POLANCO RESTAURANT 3 Cool Cats (dance lessons @ 7:30 p.m.), 8:00PM

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES JJ Kitchen All Star Jam (blues, soul), 9:00PM

OPEN MIC

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN JD McPherson w/ Nicole Atkins, 9:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray & The Space Cooties, 7:30PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Roots & friends open jam (blues, rock, roots), 6:30PM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Aqueous (rock, groove), 9:00PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Alien Music Club (weekly jazz series), 9:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Richard Smith w/ Kevin Neidig, 7:30PM The Ghost of Paul Revere w/ Smooth Hound Smith, 9:00PM

BURGER BAR Burger Bar Boogaloo!, All day TRIVIA! w/ Ol'Gilly, 7:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass Open Jam Session, 7:00PM The Clydes pre-jam, 7:00PM

BYWATER Well Lit Strangers, 6:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Heavy Night w/ DJ Butch, 10:00PM

CAPELLA ON 9@ THE AC HOTEL Capellas on 9 w/ Lincoln McDonald, 8:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM

CORK & KEG Moonshine Rhythm Club (swing, jazz), 7:30PM CROW & QUILL Carolina Catskins (gritty ragtime jazz), 9:00PM DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE REEL ROCK 12, 7:00PM

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ALTAMONT THEATRE Grateful Asheville Music Experience, 8:00PM

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5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM

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ODDITORIUM Walter Etc w/ Dollar Signs, MJ Lenderman & Anthony Lapalomento (rock), 9:00PM

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OLE SHAKEY'S Karaoke, 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM Free Mason & The Snozz (funk), 10:00PM

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ONE WORLD BREWING Lo Wolf (folk, country, rock), 6:00PM Sarah Tucker (singersongwriter), 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Jen Kirkman w/ Minori Hinds (comedy), 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Steel String Regulators (country blues), 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Jeff Anders & Justin Burrell (acoustic rock), 8:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY The Plate Scrapers, 8:00PM POUR TAPROOM Tunes at the Taps, 7:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Lazybirds, 7:30PM SALVAGE STATION The Black Lillies, 9:00PM

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SWEETEN CREEK BREWING Vinyl Night, 6:30PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Kick Off for The Winter Clothing Drive w/ Ron Clearfield & The Serendipity Trio, 6:00PM THE FAIRVIEW TAVERN Live Band Karaoke & Open Jam w/ Old School, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Burger Kings, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Carly Taich w/ Clint Roberts (album release show), 9:00PM THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Garrison Keillor, 7:30PM TOWN PUMP Doug Gibson, 9:00PM TRADE & LORE COFFEE HOUSE Day Of The Dead Mini-Pop, 6:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Jesse Barry & The Jam (blues, dance), 9:00PM

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 185 KING STREET Verlon Thompson, 8:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Chuck Lichtenberger Collective (jazz, funk, rock), 9:00PM 550 TAVERN & GRILLE Flashback (70s, 80s, 90s & now), 9:00PM ALTAMONT THEATRE An evening w/ Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore (American roots), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Vince Junior Band, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Renewal w/ Numatik, Pathwey & more (benefit for Harmonia), 8:00PM BARTACO BILTMORE DJ Phantom Pantone, 5:30PM BURGER BAR Burger Bar Bike Night, All day CAPELLA ON 9@ THE AC HOTEL Capellas on 9 w/ DJ Phantom Pantone, 9:00PM CORK & KEG The Gypsy Swingers (jazz, bossa nova, Latin), 8:30PM CROW & QUILL Vendetta Creme (silly, sultry cabaret), 9:00PM DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE The Next Generation Leahy, 8:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Rock & Soul Obscurities w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 10:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Calvin Get Down (funk), 10:00PM FUNKATORIUM Metaphonia, 8:00PM GINGER'S REVENGE Appalachian Renegades, 7:00PM GOOD STUFF Stevie Lee Combs, 8:30PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN The Black Feathers, 7:30PM

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Dead 27s & Patrick Sweany, 9:00PM

WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL WXYZ unplugged w/ Ryan Cox, 8:00PM

HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS First Friday Square Dance, 8:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY The Fumblebuckers (bluegrass), 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Mike Younger (poetry, singer-songwriter), 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Misty Mountain String Band, 9:00PM JARGON Live jazz, 10:30PM LAZY DIAMOND Rotating rpm rock 'n' soul DJ, 10:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Tina & Her Pony (album release show), 8:00PM THE SUMMIT AT NEW MOUNTAIN AVL SOL Vibes, 9:00PM TOWN PUMP Corey Hunt, 9:00PM TRADE & LORE COFFEE HOUSE Day Of The Dead Mini-Pop, 6:00PM VIRGOLA Adi The Monk (jazz, blues), 6:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Calico Moon, 6:30PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Chuck Brodsky, 8:30PM

MAD CO BREW HOUSE Hope Griffin (folk, Americana), 6:00PM

WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL WXYZ electric w/ DJ Zeus, 8:00PM

MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN The Stray Mutt, 6:30PM NOBLE KAVA Ajna Light, 12:00PM ODDITORIUM Fierce Fest (night one), 8:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Acoustic Tunes by the River, 4:00PM

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 185 KING STREET Rick Rushing & The Blue Strangers, 8:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Djoukil (french gypsy jazz), 9:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Friday w/ members of Phuncle Sam, 5:30PM The Plate Scrapers, 10:00PM

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ONE WORLD BREWING The Passionistas (Latin), 9:00PM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Backup Planet (experimental, funk rock), 9:00PM

ORANGE PEEL COIN w/ joan, 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Josh Carter (bluegrass), 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN DJ Ocelate (dance hits, pop), 9:30PM SALVAGE STATION Oteil & friends, 7:00PM Pigeons Playing Ping Pong w/ Famingosis, 11:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Raviner w/ For The Fire, Tides, Poet Radio, Mr. Mange and Bri & The Astrotones, 8:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Unite! Open Mic Night, 7:00PM AFROBEATS (reggae, dancehall), 10:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ sets, 9:00PM

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FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Free Mason & The Madmen (funk, jazz), 10:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Yoga w/ Cats with Blue Ridge Humane Society, 10:00AM

FUNKATORIUM Wicked Weed Festival of Artistry, 12:00PM Festival of Artistry afterparty w/ Dr. Bacon, 6:00PM

SLY GROG LOUNGE Mindshapefist, 9:00PM

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Pierce Edens & The High Divers, 8:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Billingsly (rock), 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 An evening w/ Benyaro (album release), 7:00PM An evening w/ Bumper Jacksons, 9:00PM JARGON Live jazz, 10:30PM LAZY DIAMOND Sonic Satan Stew w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM MG ROAD Late Night Dance Parties w/ DJ Lil Meow Meow, 10:00PM NOBLE KAVA Kavalactones, 9:00PM ODDITORIUM Fierce Fest (night two), 7:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Saturday Night Fever, 10:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Surprise! (blues, jam), 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING The Fumblebuckers (newgrass), 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Danielle Nicole w/ North Mississippi All Stars (blues, funk), 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Quickchestser Trio (indie), 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Asheville Sister Cities Global Glitz, 7:00PM Flashback (classic rock), 9:30PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Gruda Tree, 8:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Citizen Mojo, 8:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE 2umbao Salsa Lesson, 9:30PM Latin Rhythms & Saturday Salsa Dance w/ DJ Malinalli (Puerto Rico benefit), 10:30PM THE MOTHLIGHT Jaye Bartell w/ special guests, 9:30PM THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Bon Iver w/ Aero Flynn, 7:00PM alt-J, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Hard Rocket, 9:00PM TRADE & LORE COFFEE HOUSE Day Of The Dead MiniPop, 6:00PM TRYON DEPOT PLAZA Tryon Beer Fest, 12:00PM UNITY OF THE BLUE RIDGE An evening w/ Kelley Hunt (singer-songwriter), 7:00PM VIRGOLA Jason Hazinski (jazz, blues), 6:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN White Horse Ninth Anniversary Concert, 8:00PM WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL WXYZ live w/ Circus Mutt, 8:00PM

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The Moon & You (cello, folk, soul), 7:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Post-Brunch Blues w/ Patrick Dodd, Ashley Heath & Joshua Singleton, 3:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Musicians Jam & Pot Luck, 3:30PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA One Leg Up (Gypsy jazz), 7:30PM BLACK BEAR COFFEE CO. Kate Grom (Americana), 3:30PM

BURGER BAR Push Presents: Skate Cinema, All day DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE Max Weinberg’s Jukebox Tour, 8:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER True Home Open Mic Night (music, poetry, comedy), 5:00PM FUNKATORIUM Gypsy Jazz Sunday Brunch, 11:00AM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Jesse Royal, 8:00PM HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS Soulfood Brunch & Panther's Game, 12:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Reggae Sunday w/ Chalwa, 1:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Carrie Morrison (CD release), 5:30PM An evening w/ Brenda Nicole Moorer, 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Celtic Jam Session, 3:00PM JARGON Sunday Blunch w/ live jazz, 10:00AM LAZY DIAMOND Pabst Sabbath w/ DJ Chubberbird, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Phil Alley, 6:30PM LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE BILTMORE PARK Gypsy Jazz Brunch w/ Leo Johnson, 1:00PM ODDITORIUM Eyelet, 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Bluegrass Brunch, 10:30AM ORANGE PEEL Iration w/ Fortunate Youth & Through The Roots, 8:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Madeline Dierauf (bluegrass), 2:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Unplugged Sunday Afternoon Tunes: A Social Function, 4:30PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Asheville Flea for Y'all, 8:00AM Sunday Travers Jam, 6:00PM

SLY GROG LOUNGE Sly Grog Open Mic (sign up at 6:30 p.m.), 7:00PM THE FAIRVIEW TAVERN Hallelujah Hilliary's Comedy Revival, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ sets, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Buzzov*en w/ Earthride, Delicious & All Hell, 9:00PM THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Bon Iver w/ Aero Flynn, 7:00PM TOWN PUMP Vaden Landers, 9:00PM TRADE & LORE COFFEE HOUSE Day Of The Dead MiniPop, 6:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Rupert Wates, 7:30PM

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 185 KING STREET Open mic night, 8:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Siamese Jazz Club (R&B, soul, jazz), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Classical Guitar Mondays, 7:00PM BURGER BAR Booze Bap, All day DOUBLE CROWN Country Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM GOOD STUFF Bingo Wingo Thingo, 6:00PM HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS Bailamos! (free salsa dancing), 7:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Game Night, 4:00PM Hip Hop at Highland (dance workout), 6:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo Trivia Night, 7:00PM Open mic, 9:30PM LOBSTER TRAP Dave Desmelik, 6:30PM MG ROAD The Living Room (live music), 8:30PM ODDITORIUM Risque Monday w/ Deb Au Nare (burlesque), 9:00PM

LIVE MUSIC FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHT NO COVER CHARGE! OLE SHAKEY'S Live Band Honky Tonk Karaoke, 9:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND "Paddy-oke" Karaoke w/ KJ Paddy, 10:00PM

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The John Henrys (hot jazz), 8:00PM 550 TAVERN & GRILLE Shag night, 6:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Gypsy Jazz Jam Tuesdays, 7:30PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday night funk jam, 11:00PM BURGER BAR Tonkin' Tuesdays, All day DOUBLE CROWN Country Western & Cajun Rarities w/ DJ Brody Hunt, 10:00PM GOOD STUFF Old time-y night, 6:30PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN The Deslondes w/ Twain, 8:00PM

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DOCUMENTARY RATED PG THE STORY: Octogenarian auteur Agnes Varda joins up-and-coming street artist JR on a road trip photographing distinctive faces throughout the French countryside. THE LOWDOWN: A surprisingly moving and enjoyable documentary that only confirms my suspicion

the Agnes Varda may be the most charming person on the planet. I’m a relatively cynical guy, but even I couldn’t avoid cracking a smile — often— while watching Agnes Varda’s latest film, Faces Places. Sixty years into an illustrious career, the French New Wave icon shows no signs of slowing down, and even in her late 80s, Varda’s capacity for inventiveness and creativity remains undiminished.

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HHHHH = Faces Places takes a deceptively simple art project and spins it into a sort of post-Nouvelle Vague documentary, something that defies genre classification by virtue of its capacity to encompass a multitude of formal conventions while becoming an utterly unique artifact in and of itself. If the setup is somewhat straightforward, the execution is anything but. Varda teams up with co-director JR, a young French photographer and street artist known for his building-spanning paste-ups, and the duo traverse the French countryside documenting the stories and faces of interesting people they meet along the way. In the hands of a master like Varda, what could have been a cloyingly sentimental prospect becomes a profound meditation on mortality, the transience of life and the purpose of art. And because it’s Varda, none of it comes across as being nearly as serious or self-important as that description could imply. Traveling in a van painted to look like a camera that hides a photo booth and a giant printer, Varda and JR capture candid portraiture of the rural masses — along with their histories and, more importantly, their emotional context. And this is where Faces becomes more than the sum of its parts because it takes that content and weaves it into a complex narrative with the directors themselves at its core. Yes, the film is about the coal miners and waitresses and dock workers, about their reactions to having their likenesses emblazoned on buildings 50 feet high — but it’s also about the way Varda and JR relate to each other and to their subjects. It plays a bit like the cinema verite of Orson Welles’ F for Fake colliding with the anarchic deconstructionism of the New Wave applied to a road trip with a favorite grandparent. That’s my long-winded way of saying it’s great. In some senses, Varda has always been better suited to documentary work than any of her New Wave contemporaries ever could have been.

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The level of emotional awareness she brings to her docs rivals that found in her own narrative character studies like Cleo from 5 to 7, and she lacks the cynicism toward all things noncinematic that characterized the later works of former collaborator Jean-Luc Godard, whose impact on Faces is overt. But this film is more than simply a collection of charming anecdotes and stylistic shoutouts — it’s a very personal film that reveals a great deal about its author from between the lines. Faces is a definite must-see for anyone who appreciates the New Wave, but its value goes much deeper than that. Call it a documentary with a narrative, or a fictive feature based in reality, but however you define it, Faces Places is humanist art at its most emotionally poignant. Rated PG for brief nude images and thematic elements. Now Playing at Grail Moviehouse. REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

Dina HHHS DIRECTOR: Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles PLAYERS: Dina Buno, Scott Levin, Rita Fox DOCUMENTARY RATED NR THE STORY: A documentary about two people with Asperger’s syndrome and how this affects their romantic relationship. THE LOWDOWN: While a bit slow and meandering at times, the film has enough moments of true emotional weight to be a fascinating watch. Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles’ Dina is a movie I only watched a few hours before sitting down to write this. It’s also a movie

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that deserves more than a few hours to decide how one feels about it. My first instinct is that it’s an interesting film, with more interest in the way it’s constructed and the things it touches on than its actual quality. But that’s changed since I left the movie, and I have a sneaking suspicion it will change after I’ve finished writing this review. I’m not sure my initial reaction is quite fair since I spent a chunk of the film wondering what the point of Dina is exactly. It’s a cinema verite look at the engagement period and eventual marriage of Dina and Scott, two people living with Asperger’s syndrome, and the film gets a very intimate access to their relationship. Obviously, by the title, the film mostly focuses on Dina. She has been married before (Scott seems to never have had a romantic relationship, let alone a sexual one) to a man who died of cancer; she doesn’t work due to disability and has a history with a violent ex-partner who nearly stabbed her to death. Needless to say, she’s been through a lot in life (more than most people, I’d say), and it’s Dina’s wherewithal that makes the film engaging, especially since it starts off a bit too whimsical and quirky. I had a creeping sense early on in the film, judging by the trailer, that Dina might verge into the uncomfortably

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without being out-and-out depressing and grim. Dina’s frustration with Scott’s reluctance and fear of intimacy, and Scott’s inability to know how to discuss his fears and concerns with her, is heartbreaking. And then there’s the way the film presents the facts of Dina’s stabbing, something that’s only referred to in passing. The incident is brought into the film in such a stark, surprising manner (one that is almost — but not quite — tawdry) that I’d venture that it’s possible to not be affected by it. These moments are what saves the film from its more basic nature, one that wants to meander a bit too much. And there are chunks of the movie that feel like filler and don’t really add much. It’s unfortunate that Dina has so many of these moments because the times the movie does manage to be affecting, it’s superb and not quite like anything I’ve seen in a long time. Not Rated. Now playing at Grail Moviehouse.

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exploitative, and it gets close to that unfortunate outcome a few times. Thankfully, there’s a welcome sense of respect throughout the film that keeps Dina from falling into this trap. This isn’t to say that the goofy tone of the film’s opening credits montage didn’t reinforce my worst fears, but the movie did slowly verge away from this into something much heavier and dramatic,

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Kinnan Rawlings. Free. Held at West Asheville Public Library, 942 Haywood Road DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE 18 Biltmore Ave., 828-257-4530, dwtheatre.com • TH (11/2), 7pm - REEL ROCK 12, short climbing film festival. $20. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ASHEVILLE 40 Church St., 828-253-1431, fpcasheville.org • TH (11/9), 7-9pm BeneaththeVeneer: Growing Up Black In Asheville, documentary

trailer viewing and panel discussion. Free. THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY AND DESIGN 67 Broadway, 828-785-1357, craftcreativitydesign.org/ • TH (11/2), 6:30pm - Recipe exchange and mini short-film festival. Prepare a family recipe and bring the detailed recipe instructions to share. Dinner followed by five short films about food and identity and a Q&A session with one of the film's directors. Registration required. Free.

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FILMS FOR FOODIES: Tolo Martinez of Cliff’s Meat Market in Carrboro is shown in this still from Un Buen Carnicero. The documentary is one of five short films exploring food and identity that will be screened at The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design. Photo courtesy of Vittles Films • The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, 67 Broadway, hosts a potluck supper and selection of short films about food and identity on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 6:30 p.m. The screenings are part of the four-month Crafted Strangers exhibit, curated by Cass Gardiner and Quizayra Gonzalez. Participants are asked to prepare a family recipe and bring the detailed preparation instructions to share. The featured films are Un Buen Carnicero, about Carrboro-based Cliff’s Meat Market and its response to a growing Spanish customer base; All Fried: Carolina Fish Camps, which explores the relationship between Charlotte’s textile mill communities and Carolina fish camps; Ira Wallace: A Seed With A Story, a profile of the eponymous seed saver and educator; Little Kurdistan, about a thriving community of Kurdish immigrants on the southern outskirts of Nashville; and The Edible Indian, directed by Gardiner, which offers a short glimpse into the long history of food and its role within indigenous identity. Free, but register online to let the organizers know what you are bringing to the potluck. avl.mx/48y • The Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, continues its monthly film series celebrating the leading ladies of cinema with a screening of As Good As It Gets on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. $6. tryonarts.org/film-series • The next event in Female Authors Writing America Between the World Wars, a lecture and film series at the West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood

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Road, is a screening of the documentary Creative Fire: The Life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 5:30 p.m. Refreshments provided. Free. avl.mx/37m • Loving Vincent, the first fully oilpainted feature film, will be screened as part of a fundraiser for Tryon’s Upstairs Artspace, 49 S. Trade St., on Sunday, Nov. 5. The evening begins with drinks and hors d’oeuvres at the gallery at 6 p.m., then moves next door to the Tryon Theatre for the screening. Tickets are $40 and available online, at the gallery or by calling 828-859-2828. avl.mx/48w • Film historian Chip Kaufmann hosts a screening of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons at the Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. Free. avl.mx/48x • Upwardly Mobile, the trailer for the work-in-progress Beneath the Veneer: Growing Up Black in Asheville, will be shown on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church, 40 Church St. Currently in production, the documentary explores how the Asheville community is “in the process of healing from the physical, mental and emotional impact of multigenerational systemic inequity, as seen through the eyes and experiences of six young black men.” Director Diane Tower-Jones, producer Sekou Coleman and community leader Keynon Lake will participate in a post-screening panel discussion. Free. fpcasheville.org X

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A Bad Moms Christmas

Sequel to last year’s surprise raunch-com hit from co-writer/directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Susan Sarrandon, Cheryl Hines and Christine Baranski. According to the studio: “A Bad Moms Christmas follows our three under-appreciated and over-burdened women as they rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms: Christmas. And if creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn’t hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own mothers. By the end of the journey, our moms will redefine how to make the holidays special for all and discover a closer relationship with their mothers.” No early reviews.(R)

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The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Thriller from writer/director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster), starring Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman. According to the studio: “Dr. Steven Murphy (Farrell) is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon presiding over a spotless household with his ophthalmologist wife Anna (Kidman) and their two exemplary children, 12-year-old Bob (Sunny Suljic) and 14-year-old Kim (Raffey Cassidy). Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin (Barry Keoghan), a fatherless teen who Steven has covertly taken under his wing. As Martin begins insinuating himself into the family’s life in ever-more unsettling displays, the full scope of his intent becomes menacingly clear when he confronts Steven with a long-forgotten transgression that will shatter the Murphy family’s domestic bliss.” Early reviews are positive.(R)

Thor: Ragnarok

The latest Marvel Studios superhero sequel, directed by Taika Waititi (Hunt for the Wilderpeople), starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Kate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston, Tessa Thompson, Idris Elba and more. According to the studio: “Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok—the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization—at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger—the Incredible Hulk!” Early reviews are positive.(PG-13)

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Alphaville HHHH

DIRECTOR: Jean-Luc Godard PLAYERS: Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff, Howard Vernon SCI-FI DRAMA Rated NR Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville (1965) is simply one of the damndest things you’re ever likely to see. Godard took a popular noir-ish, pulp fiction detective, Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine), and plopped him into a nightmarish sci-fi movie that seems to be part serious, part satire — or possibly one huge practical joke. Is Godard serious or not? Good luck reaching a conclusion on that, but it’s kind of fun to try. And that may well be the point. This excerpt was taken from a review by Ken Hanke published on Dec. 8, 2015. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Alphaville on Friday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 2160 U.S. 70, Swannanoa.

Beat the Devil HHHHS

DIRECTOR: John Huston PLAYERS: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Edward Underdown, Ivor Barnard, Marco Tulli ADVENTURE COMEDY Rated NR As far a cinematic oddities go, John Huston’s Beat the Devil (1953) ranks among the strangest. Huston and star Humphrey Bogart were both apparently sick enough of the reputations they built on films like The Maltese Falcon and Treasure of the Sierra Madre that they chose to parody those films with this one, made up as they went along (with the help of screenwriter Truman Capote). So we have Bogart alongside Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lorre and Jennifer Jones in an ostensible comedy lampooning some of the greatest genre pictures ever made, and yet the resultant film has been decidedly divisive. What could’ve gone wrong? I’ll let you be the judge of that. The Asheville Film Society will screen Beat the Devil on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at The Grail Moviehouse, hosted by Xpress movie critic Scott Douglas.

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): America’s Civil War ended in 1865. A veteran from that conflict later produced a daughter, Irene Triplett, who is still alive today and collecting his pension. In the coming months, I foresee you being able to take advantage of a comparable phenomenon, although it may be more metaphorical. Blessings from bygone times, perhaps even from the distant past, will be available to you. But you’ll have to be alert and know where to look. So now might be a good time to learn more about your ancestors, ruminate exuberantly about your own history, study the lives of your dead heroes and maybe even tune in to your previous incarnations.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I used to scoff at people who play the lottery. The chance of winning big is almost nil. Why not invest one’s hopes in more pragmatic schemes to generate money? But my opinion softened a bit when the planet Jupiter made a lucky transit to an aspect in my personal horoscope. It really did seem like my chances of winning the lottery were unusually high. I started dreaming about the educational amusements I’d pursue if I got a huge influx of cash. I opened my mind to expansive future possibilities that I had previously been closed to. So even though I didn’t actually get a windfall during this favorable financial phase, I was glad I’d entertained the fantasy. In alignment with current astrological omens, Libra, here’s the moral of the story for you: Meditate on what educational amusements you’d seek if you had more money.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “I wasn’t in the market to buy a Day-Glo plastic fish from a street vendor,” testified a witty guy named Jef on Facebook, “but that’s exactly what I did. The seller said he found it in someone’s trash. He wanted fifty cents for it, but I talked him up to a dollar. The best part is the expression on the fish’s face. It’s from Edvard Munch’s The Scream.” I bring this testimony to your attention, Taurus, because I feel it’s good role-modeling for you. In the coming days, I bet you won’t know exactly what you’re looking for until you find it. This prize may not be highly valued by anyone else but you. And it will amuse you and be of use to you in just the right ways.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the early stages of Johnny Cash’s development as a musician, his mother hired a coach to give him singing lessons. But after a few meetings, the teacher counseled him to quit. Johnny’s style was so unique, the seasoned pro thought it better not to tamper with his natural sound. I hesitate to offer you comparable advice, Scorpio. I’m a big believer in the value of enhancing one’s innate talents with training and education. On the other hand, my assessment of your destiny between now and October 2018 impels me to offer a suggestion: It may be useful for you to give some credence to the perspective of Johnny Cash’s voice coach. Make sure you guard and revere your distinctiveness.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Where are Chinese gooseberries grown? In New Zealand. What is a camel’s hair brush made of? Squirrel fur. When England and France waged their Hundred Years’ War, how long did it last? 116 years. When do Russians celebrate their October Revolution? In November. Trick answers like these are likely to be a recurring theme for you in the coming weeks, Gemini. That’s why I advise you to NOT be a Master of the Obvious. CANCER (June 21-July 22): In accordance with the astrological omens, I recommend you indulge in any or all of the following exercises. 1. Dedicate an entire day to performing acts of love. 2. Buy yourself flowers, sing yourself a song, and tell yourself a story about why you’re so beautiful. 3. Explain your deeply-felt opinion with so much passion and logic that you change the mind of a person who had previously disagreed with you. 4. Make a pilgrimage to a sacred spot you want to be influenced by. 5. Buy a drink for everyone in a bar or cafe. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Dear Rob: I saw a photo of you recently, and I realized that you have a scar on your face. I hope you don’t mind me telling you it resembles an ancient Mayan hieroglyph that means ’Builder of Bridges for Those Who Are Seeking Home.’ Did you know this? If so, do you think it’s an accurate title for what you do? - Renegade Leo Scholar.” Dear Scholar: Thanks for your observation. I don’t know if I fully deserve the title “Builder of Bridges for Those Who Are Seeking Home,” but it does describe the role I’m hoping to play for Leos. The coming weeks will be an excellent time for your tribe to clarify and cultivate your notion of home. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Author Clarissa Pinkola Estés encourages us to purge any tendencies we might have to think of ourselves as hounded animals, angry, wounded victims, leaky vessels aching to be filled or broken creatures yearning for rescue. It so happens that now is a perfect time for you to perform this purgation. You have maximum power to revise your self-image so that it resounds with more poise, self-sufficiency and sovereignty.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I used to nurture a grudge against Tony Pastorini. He was the high school math teacher who kicked me out of the extracurricular Calculus Club because my proofs were too “intuitive and unorthodox.” The shock of his rejection drove me away from a subject I had been passionate about. Eventually, though, I came to realize what a good deed he had done. It would have been a mistake for me to keep specializing in math — I was destined to study literature and psychology and mythology — but it took Pastorini to correct my course. Now, Sagittarius, I invite you to make a similar shift of attitude. What debt of gratitude do you owe a person you have thought of as a source of frustration or obstruction? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the lore of ancient Greek mythology, the god Prometheus stole fire from his fellow deities and sneakily gave it to us humans. Before our patron provided us with this natural treasure, we poor creatures had no access to it. As I gaze out at your possibilities in the coming months, Capricorn, I foresee you having Promethean inclinations. Your ability to bestow blessings and spread benevolence and do good deeds will be at a peak. Unlike Prometheus, however, I don’t expect you’ll get into trouble for your generosity. Just the opposite! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Here’s a parable you may find useful. An armchair explorer is unexpectedly given a chance to embark on an adventure she has only read and dreamed about. But she hesitates on the brink of seizing her opportunity. She asks herself, “Do I really want to risk having ragged reality corrupt the beautiful fantasy I’ve built up in my mind’s eye?” In the end she takes the gamble. She embarks on the adventure. And ragged reality does in fact partially corrupt her beautiful fantasy. But it also brings her unexpected lessons that partially enhance the beautiful fantasy. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “A game of chess is usually a fairy tale of 1001 blunders,” said chess grandmaster Savielly Tartakower, a Pisces. “It is a struggle against one’s own errors,” he added. “The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.” I think this is excellent counsel during the current phase of your astrological cycle, Pisces. It’s time to risk bold moves, because even if they’re partly or wholly mistaken, they will ultimately put you in a good position to succeed in the long run. Here’s a further point for your consideration. Remember the philosopher Rene Descartes’ famous dictum, “Cogito ergo sum”? It’s Latin for “I think, therefore I am.” Tartakower countered this with, “Erro ergo sum,” which is “I err, therefore I am.”

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