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Dog park backlash in north Asheville What’s going on in my neighborhood? Over the past year, the idea of a dog park in the north Asheville community has been openly and publicly discussed at meetings held at the North Asheville Animal Hospital. Every time these meetings were scheduled, a very large sign was posted outside the animal hospital announcing the date, time and subject matter for the meetings. All were invited. The idea took off with support from north Ashevillians, and sites were being considered for the proposed dog park. Suddenly, a group of people started claiming they knew nothing about the proposal and that it was some kind of clandestine effort led by a few people, without input or support from the community at large.

Where were these people when the meetings were being held? And what are they doing now, other than disseminating untruthful, uninformed and outright hateful objections to the proposal? Remember, this is just a proposal, which is open to input from all members of the community and will address all concerns the opponents claim to have. These people refuse to even acknowledge that, as the idea has progressed, the proposal has grown to include not

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They also refuse to acknowledge that the very issues they claim to raise (environmental concerns, the future of the Killian House, ingress and egress to the proposed area, etc.) are on the table and being discussed.

Now we have hate signs appearing on Beaverdam Road. I would remind these folks that this is my neighborhood too, even as I worry about whether cross burnings on the lawns of those who support the proposal are what we should expect next.

Ignorance and hatred are not virtues.

— Patricia Wald Asheville

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issues surrounding organically raised food. His letter has prompted me to respond to another “Eating Right for Good Health” ad, in which Ms. [Leah] McGrath extolled the benefits of drinking milk. I think some disclosure is in order: Ingles owns and operates Milkco, a large milk-processing and packaging plant. While the [claim] that dairy products are good for you is prevalent in our society, and has been highly promoted by merchants and multimillion dollar advertising campaigns, it is simply not true.

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to Prevent Bone Loss and Reverse Osteoporosis, co-authored by UNC Asheville Professor Dr. Amy Lanou. Her book, which cites over 1,200 scientific studies, tells us that people living in countries that consume the most milk, dairy foods and calcium supplements suffer the most fractures.

Dairy products also contribute to cancer risk, obesity, heart disease, acne and arthritis pain.

Former director of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Frank A. Oski, summed it up when he said, “There’s no reason to drink cow’s milk at any time in your life. It was designed for calves, not humans, and we should all stop drinking it today.”

If you want to be healthy, stop listening to those who have a product to sell and start paying attention to science. To learn more, visit strongbones.org.

— Terri David Asheville Editor’s note: Readers with concerns regarding Ingles’ advertisements are welcome to contact Leah McGrath directly via the Ingles website at ingles-markets.com. For more on this topic, see the Sept. 18 Xpress story, “From Cow to Cup” at avl. mx.02z.

Adopt a turkey this Thanksgiving Nearly 50 million turkeys will die this Thanksgiving season, and almost all will be raised on factory farms under abominable conditions. Intensive confinement will drive these gentle birds to fight with one another, just as you or I would do if we were crammed together for our entire lives. So that they don’t severely harm one another, which would cut into profits, the tips of their beaks and toes are cut off. The mutilations are done without anesthesia — as that might cost a penny a bird — and businesses don’t spend money when they don’t have to. At about four months of age, the turkeys are sent to a mega-slaughterhouse, where many will be boiled alive. This is the result of fastmoving line speeds that prevent workers from being able to slit the turkeys’ throats before they are dropped into scalding water.

This is perfectly legal, since poultry is exempt from the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act.

A few birds are marketed as “humanely raised,” as we see from advertisements in the Mountain Xpress and other places. There is no legal definition of this term, and conditions vary. Some are raised and slaughtered in situations that mirror the descriptions above. Others live on smaller farms and are killed in smaller batches. The degree of suffering may vary, but they all clearly suffer. Webster’s New World Dictionary defines humane as “having what are considered the best qualities of human beings: kind, tender, merciful, sympathetic, etc.” Call me crazy, but I’d like to think that enslaving and slaughtering animals isn’t the best of what our species has to offer.

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— Stewart David Asheville

Elections have consequences Elections are over, and we have a new mayor and City Council. So what’s on the horizon, and where do we go from here?

Well, based on recent history, we can definitely look forward to increased traffic, population growth, limited parking and an overcrowded downtown — also known as “smart growth” to our local politicians.

Since the economy has stabilized, the developers have returned with a vengeance, marking out their territory. Airport Road has already become a strip mall, and Sierra Nevada is building a Disney World-type brewery nearby.

And if the idea of Trader Joe’s, Harris Teeter and Greenlife all bunched together makes you warm and fuzzy, then you will love the McGibbon Group (that wants to add two more hotels) and Mr. Tony Fraga (who wants his “legacy” to be a 14-story edifice across the street from the Grove Arcade). Boy, do they have a downtown for you. And our local politicians — who have yet to see a developer or development that didn’t make them swoon — have basically given the city over to these interests.

Asheville Redux. I keep waiting for Asheville to elect officials who “get it,” who come with a new paradigm and who understand you can’t

develop your way to sustainability. I keep waiting for officials who understand that if you come to Asheville to build or develop, you need to come with a living-wage model. You know, stuff like that.

So far, with rare exception, all I’ve seen are acquiescent politicians who can’t see beyond the next election ...

“Makes me wanna holla throw up both my hands.”

God I used to love this city ...

— Jesse Junior Arden

We need to value our teachers My name is Chloe. I am in 7th grade and attend Asheville Middle School like 700-800 other students.

In my class, there has been a very sad event. My language arts and social studies teacher is resigning from his post. He has a wife and three small children to support, and the pay he has been making, even with two jobs, does not cover his needs. He has been stretched financially for some time now, and finally, could not hold on any longer. He truly loves his job and the students he teaches, and we feel the same way. But because of the little pay teachers are given nowadays, he will be moving to Ohio in search

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of a better-paying job. He told us this the day after Halloween, and it shook me and my classmates up quite a bit. Some of us were crying before we left school.

It makes me very angry that most of the politicians in North Carolina have such little respect for the teachers who guide the future generation.

I fear that if people do not do something about the teachers’ situation, my fellow students and I may lose more great teachers. I am writing this letter to open the eyes of people to the financial crisis that teachers are facing. My classmates and I wish this tragedy had not taken place, but it shows me what people are facing in everyday life now.

Many of my family members are or were educators, and I worry that the ones in the field now may soon face the same situation as my teacher. I do not want this to happen to other teachers either.

Someday soon, the state will wake up and realize that what is happening to our teachers is flat-out wrong, as some people already are.

I sincerely hope that I can be a part of a movement that should take place in North Carolina to value our teachers. I write this letter in hopes that I may persuade people

with more power than I, to help make this change.

— Chloe Singleton Asheville

Thank you for an act of kindness I experienced the joys of getting home from a trip to WalMart today, only to realize I had dropped my wallet. Not a good feeling. I immediately got back in my car and returned to Wal-Mart.

Once there, I asked about the wallet at customer service ... nothing.

I retraced my steps, but found nothing. I searched the parking lot, checking the whole area I had parked in. Nothing. Because I was unable to speak at the time due to medical issues, I had to contact my parents to help me call my credit card companies and banks about my lost cards. Not exactly easy to do through someone else.

I had completely given up on finding it, and chalked it up to another bad event in my week.

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He wanted to make sure I got it back. I was absolutely shocked. I was blown away. I thought for sure it was gone, and this gentleman went out of his way to not only pick it up, but to deliver it to me. I cannot thank him enough for his kindness and for taking the time to go above and beyond. The people of Asheville truly are unique and do more than their share to help each other out.

I would like to thank this gentleman and let him know how much I appreciate him for doing this for me. Hopefully this short note will get published, by some chance he will see it, and it will put a smile on his face, just as he did for me. Thank you, sir, for your kindness.

— Jeremy Huttunen Asheville

cORREctiON In last week’s issue, a story in the Food section, “Readers’ Food Stories,” had an incorrect byline.

The author of the piece, which first ran online, was Jen Nathan Orris.

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From coal to clean energy We’ve Moved!

By aNNa jaNE jOyNER

On Oct. 22, Asheville City Council unanimously passed a clean energy resolution that affirms our mountain city’s commitment to reduce our carbon emissions, transition away from coal and move towards clean-energy solutions.

I received this great news while attending a “Coal to Clean Energy” conference in Chicago, Ill., where more than 300 top lawyers, organizers and communication specialists from across the country — and the world — gathered to strategize on how to continue to move beyond coal. A triumphant cheer went up when Mary Anne Hitt, national director of the Beyond Coal campaign, announced that Asheville voted to join the ranks of Chicago, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, as pioneering cities that have chosen to move beyond coal and take steps forward to address the climate crisis.

Chicago is a great success story in this fight. Just three years ago, two nasty coal-fired power plants were still spewing toxic pollution into Chicago’s air. It seriously affected the health of citizens throughout the city, but as is too often the case, the pollution especially impacted citizens living in the low-income neighborhoods, where the coal plants were located. People were getting sick — so they organized.

Chicago residents, led by strong community groups in those neighborhoods, realized city leaders could play a key role in helping to phase out the coal plants — and to make sure local residents and workers benefitted from the transition. Community members worked with the City Council and Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel to pass the Chicago Clean Power Ordinance, a plan to phase out the coal plants, and ensure community leadership in determining next steps. Chicago is now on track to become the first coal-free city in the Midwest by the end of 2014. The city’s leadership was a critical component in the success of the campaign, and all of Chicago can breathe easier because of it.

If we want to continue on this path toward sustainability, we have to be willing to fight for it.

That’s just one example of many. Since 2002, the Beyond Coal campaign and its partners across the country have stopped 179 proposed coal plants from moving forward, preventing new carbon pollution and creating a larger market for clean energy. What’s more, 150 coal-fired power plants have set a path to retirement. Coal-fired power is now at its lowest level in more than a generation. Even billionaire Warren Buffet says coal will never make a comeback. King Coal has been dethroned.

Now our very own Asheville has joined this forward-thinking cadre of communities. And why not? Duke Energy’s Asheville coal plant is the largest single source of climate-disrupting pollution in Western North Carolina — and a major source of toxic water pollution. We buy local; we frequent the local farmer’s market; we drink organic local beer. We love our mountains and rivers and fight hard to protect them.

But right now, when we turn on our lights, we’re polluting our precious river and harming our planet’s very ability to support life. We are even contributing to the destruction of equally beautiful and biodiverse mountains in Eastern Kentucky, via mountaintop-removal coal mining. That’s a very significant hurdle standing in the way of becoming a true beacon of sustainability. Burning coal is an ancient, dirty technology that needs to go. Otherwise, we can’t honestly call ourselves an eco-conscious community.

The city resolution is a great step, but it’s just the first step. If we want to continue on this path toward sustainability, we have to be willing to fight for it. It means holding our elected officials

accountable in making sure this new partnership with Duke Energy is vibrant and productive. It means calling on Duke Energy to invest heavily in energy efficiency, including supporting local initiatives for weatherization. It means that Duke Energy needs to develop a transition plan that moves away from coal, and invests in utility-scale solar projects.

We believe that they can do it, and that they can join us in realizing our vision for a clean energy future in Western North Carolina.

Let’s move beyond coal, Asheville!

It won’t be easy and it won’t happen overnight. But let’s work together to build a truly sustainable future for our region.

For more information, and to find out how you can get involved, please visit ashevillebeyondcoal.org, Asheville Beyond Coal on Facebook, and @avlbeyondcoal on Twitter. X Anna Jane Joyner is the campaign coordinator for the Western North Carolina Alliance, which is a founding member of the Asheville Beyond Coal coalition.

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In the new book Small Stories, Big Changes, more than a dozen authors share their stories and experiences in working toward sustainability in their communities. On Nov. 11, six of them took part in a panel discussion that felt a bit like watching family members argue on a sitcom.

The authors’ mix of political beliefs and backgrounds set the stage. Lyle Estill, a biofuels innovator, edited Small Stories. He has written many books on local, small-scale change with big results. anne tazewell is a program coordinator for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities program. “I never thought I would be working for the government,” she said. gary phillips is an activist, poet and pastor. Eric henry manufactures local clothes, advocating a dirtto-shirt process in which consumers are more connected to the fiber that makes up their garments. Megan toben is an environmental educator, and her husband, tim toben, is a green-building developer.

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LEt’s taLk: Lyle Estill, the editor of Small Stories, Big Changes, asked these and other writers to share their experiences working toward sustainability in their communities, the panelists all held some obviously divergent opinions.

Held at Warren Wilson College, the discussion garnered a small yet diverse crowd of students, teachers and Asheville-area community members. At the outset, Estill prompted Tim Toben to recount his story. Tim had made millions in the corporate world before deciding to use his earnings to invest in a 10-story green condominium building in Chapel Hill. He recalled that in the midst of the recession, “I went from having $14 million and a beautiful castle on a hill to zero dollars.”

Well, not quite, his wife quietly reminded him. He still had his family, his wife and kids, and at least some money, which the Tobens used to buy and settle onto a nearly 40-acre farm, Megan noted.

Even so, said Tim, “I learned that financial wealth isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.”

When the building was being built, neighborhood concerns and attacks from what Toben called “anarchist groups” helped delay the project, and Tim was not sure why the opposition was so strong. Green building was the new big thing. He was helping the community and the environment, and those people should support him and his building, he thought.

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green building and the green economy is a distraction. (The project was subsequently bought and completed by another company.)

“It’s a false promise for wealthy, liberal white people,” he said. “It’s so that they think good things are happening when they really aren’t.

The 5 percent of people who are building green buildings, driving Priuses and buying things from Whole Foods [Markets] because they think that it is going to save the planet, it’s a total joke.”

But other panelists stepped in to commend the green movement, professing optimism and noting the progress and gains made over the years. “Things used to be fringe, like organic food,” said Tazewell.

“Because there’s been a growing awareness about health, organic food has become more mainstream.

That gives me a lot of hope.”

For Estill, many changes, both cultural and legal, indicate progress and an upward trend for the planet. The use of coal as a power source “is dropping,” he said. “We are capable of change.

This book is about changing stories to change the culture, and the culture is changing.”

Tim nonetheless warned the group, “Let’s not be so quick to pat ourselves on the back.” With the

social, economic and environmental degradation the world is experiencing, he argued, humans are on a negative slide. Mentioning that, in the last few years, the only time that the carbon emissions of the United States were on the decline was in 2009, he declared, “What we need is another recession.”

A man in the audience was not so convinced. “Hey man, you’ve got your 32-acre farm. You’re set,” he remarked.

“Who in this room believes that this state is going to enforce a carbon tax, or is going to equalize pay across all sectors?” Tim asked, after noting that he shares his land. “The people in this room have to make that stuff happen. Corporations and the government aren’t going to make it happen.”

Estill pointed out that a few states, as well as some provinces in Canada, have already passed carbon taxes.

“We are the government,” Tazewell said, calling for people to take charge of the issues. “We are the people. We can’t afford to have the whole system go down.”

Whatever the most feasible route for change, Phillips was quick to point out the one thing that must be first addressed, both institutionally and socially: “The systems of oppression, that has to change in order for anything to change,” he said. “Our government is so far behind the people that it is almost always at odds with the people.”

After an hour of discussion — and after several disagreements between audience members and panelists — Megan Toben expressed some discontent about how the conversation had gone. She asked the audience to stand while Phillips concluded the event by singing a song, and invited the audience to participate, attempting to end this hour-long series of quarreling on a happy note.

While they were not able to agree on much, perhaps they would be able to agree with Megan’s assessment that change has to be comprehensive.

“You can’t just fix one piece of the system, she said” X Micah Wilkins is the editor-in-chief of The Warren Wilson Echo.

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ski sEasON gEts aN EaRLy staRt A burst of cold weather allowed some of Western North Carolina’s ski areas to open early this year.

Sugar Mountain Resort in Banner Elk was the first in the region to offer skiing and snowboarding this year, with the lifts starting to operate Nov. 13. Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley, just a 45-minute drive from Asheville, opened the next day. At this writing, Appalachian Ski Mountain in Blowing Rock and Beech Mountain Resort in Beech Mountain were hoping to open soon.

Snow sports are a big business in WNC. According to the latest figures available from the North Carolina Ski Areas Association, the industry contributed $146 million to the regional economy during the 2009-10 season.— Jake Frankel thE city cOuNciL REpORt At the Nov. 12 Asheville City Council meeting — the last meeting held before a new member (and a new mayor) are sworn in — current Mayor terry Bellamy addressed the filled Council Chambers.

“Being mayor of this city has been a blessing. It hasn’t been easy — no,” Bellamy said, dragging out the word “no” with a smile. “But I am extremely grateful to have had this honor to be here. … Tonight I have a heart filled with gratitude. I am so grateful to have been mayor of this wonderful city.”

Following her speech, the room stood and applauded Bellamy’s words.

In other developments at the meeting: • Assistant City Attorney jannice ashley addressed the Council, focusing on a state law that went into effect Oct. 1. It omits playgrounds and athletic fields (while not currently in use) from the official definition of “recreational facilities,” therefore not protecting these areas from laws prohibiting concealed handguns. The city ordinance was changed to bring Asheville in line with state law.

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lines have provoked unnecessary concern among citizens of Asheville. “It’s disturbing to me that this morning’s headline in the Asheville Citizen-Times may look as though the Council was enabling the carrying of handguns in recreational areas,” Davis said. “We’re doing the best job we can to protect our children and our citizens who use recreational areas.”

Councilman cecil Bothwell added, “It’s a shame that it’s been presented as if we’ve somehow been loosening the rules. What we’re doing is trying to preserve as much control as we can preserve under the idiotic laws passed by our state legislature.”

The motion to revise the definition of recreational facilities to include both playgrounds and not-in-use athletic fields carried unanimously. However the Council approved a resolution of opposition to the General Assembly, which declares Asheville’s “outrage and condemnation” for the change in the law.

• A public hearing for an amendment to the construction plan for A-B Tech’s new health and workforce development facility passed unanimously, after Assistant County Manager jon creighton weighed in on the issue.

“We basically went through a redesign process, and I personally think we came up with a better building — one

that doesn’t impact the surrounding community like it did.”

He also noted what he believed to be “the most important part” of the redesign — the new plan’s proximity to Victoria Road, rather than having the building sit farther back on the campus. “You actually know you’re on campus now,” he said. “I think now there’s a sense of ‘OK — I’ve arrived.’” — Hayley Benton iN Liquidity cRisis, MOuNtaiN BizwORks diREctOR REsigNs Amid funding challenges, Mountain BizWorks CEO Shaw Canale has stepped down from her post, a job she’s had since 2009.

“Put simply, we’re in a liquidity crunch,” says Eileen McMinn, board chair of the local nonprofit. “We’re looking for a structural solution rather than a temporary solution.”

Mountain Bizworks has served as a valuable local resource since it opened in 1989, helping small businesses start, grow and create jobs through loans, classes and coaching opportunities. The current crisis is, in part, the result of the organization’s failure to obtain a federal Community Development Financial Institutions Fund grant it was expecting to to get.

“Not getting this recent grant has sort of enlightened us to the need to do a little bit of soul searching, so to speak, into our financial operations,” says McMinn. “That may involve some decision making in terms of how we go forward with a sustainable model and continue to promote our mission, which we all continue to believe very strongly in.”

McMinn notes that the organization’s board is still “in the process” of determining if any other personnel or service changes need to be made. In the meantime, for those currently enrolled in classes or other programs, “We’re conducting business as usual,” she says. “There are no commitments that we currently have that will not be fulfilled.”

McMinn also emphasizes that, in one form or another, the organization will carry on.

“I have every confidence that the board and staff — with a lot of hard work and a few difficult decisions — will turn this situation around and continue Mountain BizWorks’ legacy,” she says. — Jake Frankel fiRE sEts LiNViLLE gORgE aBLazE Firefighters have been battling a major blaze in Linville Gorge Wilderness Area in Pisgah National Forest. By Nov. 16, a small fire that had possibly started in the Table Rock Picnic area had spread across 2,700 acres, blanketing a popular site for hiking, climbing and camping.

Structures in an Outward Bound camp were threatened by the fire, but no homes were at risk. Federal firefighters from four states joined forces in North Carolina to suppress the flames, with more than 100 personnel working the fire.

At press time, there were no injuries, although officials warned that smoke drifting to nearby neighborhoods could potentially cause respiratory problems.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. A reward may be offered for substantial information regarding the investigation, and officials urge anyone with information to contact Law Enforcement Officer

jason crisp at (828) 442-2470 or the Grandfather Ranger District at (828) 652-2144. — Jake Frankel gROuNdBREakiNg: gE aViatiON cOMEs tO ashEViLLE State, local and company officials met Nov. 14 to break ground on GE Aviation’s new 170,000-squarefoot Asheville facility, which is being built next to the company’s current machining plant in South Asheville.

It will be the first in the world to mass-produce engine components made of advanced ceramic matrix composite materials.

GE will begin hiring at the new plant in 2014 and expects to employ 340 people at full capacity. The company currently employs 290 local workers.

Gov. pat Mccrory drove in from Raleigh for the groundbreaking ceremony. “The aviation sector is an important industry for our state, and GE continues to put North Carolina on a national and international stage with its investment,” he told attendees. “We’re proud that these advanced engine components will be manufactured right here in Asheville.”

In the complex deal to lure the company to expand local operations, Buncombe County agreed to spend $15.7 million on land acquisition and facility construction, and give the company an additional $2.68 million in cash grants. The city of Asheville approved giving the GE Aviation $1.5 million in tax breaks.

GE Aviation, a division of General Electric Company, is the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial and military jet engines and components as well as integrated digital, electric power and mechanical systems for aircraft. — Jake Frankel X

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shOp LOcaL, shOp uNiquE: As part of Brevard’s “Fourth Friday,” restaurants, galleries and stores will stay open late Nov. 29 for an evening stroll in downtown with art, music and wine. Shoppers can purchase one-of-a-kind gifts and get started on holiday shopping. (p.17)

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Art AbstrAct PAstels • TH (11/21) through TH (12/19) Abstract Pastels, a compilation of abstract pastel paintings by Bridget Risdon Hepler, will be on display at The Junction, 348 Depot St. #190. Info: thejunctionasheville.com or 225-3497.

AmericAn Folk Art And FrAming Oui-Oui Gallery is located at 64 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm; Sun., noon5pm. Info: amerifolk.com or 281-2134.

• Through WE (11/20) - Hide and Seek.

Art At AsU Exhibits take place at Appalachian State University's Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, unless otherwise noted. Tues.Thurs. & Sat., 10am-6pm; Fri., noon8pm. Donations accepted. Info: tcva.org or 262-7338.

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

• ONGOING - Orna Bentor: Landscapes

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

Art At brevArd college Exhibits are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: brevard.edu/art or 8848188.

• Through FR (12/6) - Photography by senior art major Mary Kathryn Webb will be on display at the Spiers Gallery.

Art At mArs Hill University Weizenblatt Gallery: Mon.-Fri., 9am5pm. Info: mhc.edu.

• Through WE (11/20) - An exhibition of photographs by Mars Hill alumna Sarah Wilson.

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

• FR (11/22) through SU (12/15) Rewind and Press Play, a sculptural installation by Sally Garner on display in the Highsmith Union • FR (11/22),

6-8pm - Opening reception.

Art At WcU Exhibits on display in the Fine Art Museum, unless otherwise noted. Mon.Fri., 10am-4pm & Thurs., 10am-7pm.

Free; donations welcome. Info: fineartmuseum.wcu.edu or 227-3591.

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

Art in tHe AirPort gAllery Located on the pre-security side of the Asheville Regional Airport terminal.

Open to the public during the airport’s hours of operation. Info: art@flyavl.com or flyavl.com.

• Through FR (1/3) - The gallery's 19th exhibition will feature works from six local artists.

AsHeville AreA Arts coUncil gAllery 346 Depot St. Tues.-Sat., 11am-4pm.

Info: ashevillearts.com or 258-0710.

• Through SA (11/30) - Way of Nature / Way of Grace AsHeville Art mUseUm Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and

Sun., 1-5pm. Programs are free with admission unless otherwise noted.

Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/ Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: ashevilleart.org or 253-3227.

• ONGOING - Rebels With a Cause, a traveling exhibition of artwork from the Huntsville Museum of Art. • ONGOING - Esteban Vicente: The Art of Interruption will feature paintings, drawings and collages.

• Through SU (3/9) - Cityscapes, works

by Ben Aronson.

• SU (11/24), 1-2pm - Scholar and author Eva Diaz will discuss works featured in the Black Mountain College exhibit.

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

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

AsHeville gAllery oF Art 16 College St. Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm; Sun., 1-4pm. Info: ashevillegallery-of-art. com or 251-5796.

• Through SA (11/30) - A Brush with

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• Through SA (11/30) - Works

by Doug Waterfield and Nicora Gangi.

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

• ONGOING - Photographs by Hugh Morton: An Uncommon Retrospective will be on display in Galleries A and B.

binAry existence At silversPAce • Through SA (12/14) - Binary Existence, mixed media photographs by J.R. Berry, will be on display at Silverspace, the photo gallery of The Asheville Darkroom, 109 Roberts St. Info: theashevilledarkroom.com.

every cHild is A Work oF Art • SA (11/23), 5:30-7:30pm - An exhibit of work by young artists from the Boys and Girls Club of Henderson County will be on display at Southern Appalachian Brewery, 822 Locust St., Suite 100, Hendersonville. Free. Info: avl.mx/02w.

blAck moUntAin center For tHe Arts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm.

Info: BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930.

• Through MO (11/25) Appalachian Pastel Society juried show.

FoUndry 92 Charlotte St. Hours: Mon.Sat., 10am-6pm. Info: digfoundry.com.

• Through TU (12/31) - Talula Love Bottoms: Echoes Collection, inspired assemblages by Maryanne Pappano.

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

• ONGOING - Shaping Craft and Design. blUe sPirAl 1 38 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm, and Sun., noon5pm. Info: bluespiral1.com or 251-0202.

• Through SA (11/30) - Remains to be Seen: An Out of the Box Look at Modern Cremation Containers will feature urns from Shine on Brightly.

• Through TU (12/31) - A group show will feature ceramics by Josh Copus and Marlene Jack, photography by John Dickson and paintings by Peggy N. Root. brevArd FoUrtH FridAy • 4th FRIDAYS, 5-9pm Brevard's Fourth Friday Gallery Walk will feature extended gallery and business hours throughout town. Free to attend. Info: artsofbrevard.org or 884-2787. cAstell PHotogrAPHy 2-C Wilson Alley. Tues.-Sat., by appointment. Fri. & Sat., 11am6pm. Info: castellphotography. com or 255-1188.

• Through SA (1/11) - NEXT: New Photographic Visions.

gAllery 86 86 N. Main St., Waynesville.

Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: haywoodarts.org.

• Through SA (12/28) - It’s a Small, Small Work featuring Matthew Zedler and others.

• SU (11/24), 12-4pm Reception. girl scoUt Art sHoW • Through TU (12/31) - A Girl Scout art show will be on display at the RE/MAX Results office, 34 Orange St. Info: gstroop026.webs.com. groveWood gAllery Located at 111 Grovewood Road. Mon.- Fri. 10 am-6pm; Sun. 11am-5pm. Info: grovewood.com or 253-7651.

• Through TU (12/31) - Beauty from Wood: Natural and Paper Forms, bowls and vessels by Bill Luce and paper works by Leo Monahan.

• MO (11/25), 11am-2pm Meet the artist-blacksmiths of Anvil Works of Hedgesville, WV. Free.

HAen gAllery 52 Biltmore Ave. Mon., Tues. & Sat., 11am-6pm; Wed.-Fri., 10am-6pm & Sun., noon-5pm.

Info: thehaengallery.com or 254-8577.

• Through SA (11/30) - Lynn Boggess: New Work 2013. irAniAn Poster Art exHibition • Through FR (11/29) Selections from In Search of Lost Causes, an exhibition of

Iranian poster art, will be on display in the River Arts District's Flood and Courtyard galleries. micA Fine contemPorAry crAFt 37 N. Mitchell Ave., Bakersville.

Mon. & Sat., 10am-5pm. Sun., noon-5pm. Info: micagallerync. com or 688-6422.

• Through SU (11/24) - Works

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Pink dog creAtive A multi-use arts space located at 342 Depot St. Info: pinkdogcreative.com.

• Through SA (11/30) - Eli Corbin: People, a collection of impressions and ideas in collage, mixed-media and acrylic, will be on display in the Sam Reynolds Gallery of Pink Dog Creative. Info: 243-0200 or eli@ elicorbinart.com.

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PUsH skAte sHoP & gAllery Located at 25 Patton Ave. Mon.-Thurs., 11am-6pm; Fri. & Sat., 11am-7pm; Sun., noon6pm. Info: pushtoyproject.com or 225-5509.

• Through MO (12/2) - The Arts of Darkness III, a Halloween group show. rUrAl liFe mUseUm • ONGOING Interwoven: Coverlets, Ballads and America’s Discovery of Madison County Folklife will be on display at Mars Hill College's Montague Hall. Info: mhc.edu. seven sisters gAllery 117 Cherry St., Black Mountain.

Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm and Sun., noon-5pm. Info: sevensistersgallery.com or 669-5107.

• Through SU (3/16) - Acrylics and oils by Bridgette MartinPyles. tHe bender gAllery 12 S. Lexington Ave. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10:30am-5pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: thebendergallery.com or 505-8341.

• Through TU (12/31) - Through the Future, Brightly, works

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Art/crAFt FAirs HAndmAde HolidAy sAle • TH (11/21), 2-7pm - Hosted by the WCU Fine Art Museum in Cullowhee. Wine and appetizers served. Free to attend. Info: wcu. edu or dmbehling@gmail.com.

HolidAy WreAtH sAle • Through FR (11/22) - The Asheville Garden Club is offering locally crafted frasier fir wreaths in three sizes. $10-16. Pick up Nov. 30. Info: 253-4490 or 6701417. sAntA's PAlette HolidAy sHoW • FR (11/22) through FR (12/20), 9:30am-4:30pm - Transylvania Community Arts Council, 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, will hold "Santa's Palette Holiday Show and Sale." Free to attend. Info: artsofbrevard.org or 884-2787.

Eat a meal, give a meal what: Free, donation-based Thanksgiving meal to benefit Homeward Bound’s Room in the Inn program whERE: Fig Bistro, 18 Brook St. whEN: Thursday, Nov. 28, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Donations encouraged.

Reservations required; call 277-0889.

Info: figbistro.com or hbofa.org. why: For those looking to eat turkey with a purpose, Fig Bistro will offer a free Thanksgiving meal, open to all Ashevilleans looking to give back to their communities. Donations collected throughout the day will benefit Homeward Bound’s Room in the Inn program, which — with the help of more than 40 local faith congregations — provides shelter, beds and meals for up to 12 women per night, all year long.

“This is our first time experimenting with the ‘invite-the-public, see-what-they’ll-give’ model,” says Neeley Dawson, who helped coordinate the dinner for Fig Bistro.

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benefit — just opening the doors of Fig for veterans. This year we wanted to try something new, inviting the entire Asheville community.”

Homeward Bound, which has moved more than 736 homeless individuals into permanent housing since 2006, began managing Asheville’s Room in the Inn program in 2010.

Through Homeward Bound headquarters, the program assists women who are willing to abide by its rules (no drinking, smoking in the building, weapons, drugs, fighting or foul language) and transports them to a local congregation, where a hot meal and warm bed await them. In the morning, the host congregation provides breakfast and a bag lunch for participants and takes them back to Homeward Bound, where they can use the nonprofit’s resources to improve their situations.

“We were really just inspired by what’s being done at Homeward Bound and Room at the Inn,” Dawson continues. “We wanted to invite the community and raise some funds, but we don’t want people to feel like they have to donate, even though that would be ideal. I have no sense at all of how much we’ll raise, but we have room for around 300 people to come throughout the day.”

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sPirit, Form And FUnction oFFerings • SU (11/24), 11am-5pm - An arts and crafts fair with locally made craft products. Admission: one can of food for Mother Grove Goddess Temple Food Bank.

Held at 39 Wendover Road. Info: patriciaspangler47@gmail.com. tryon HolidAy giFt sHoW • FR (11/22) - TU (12/24), 9am4pm - Tryon Arts and Crafts, 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, will hold its Holiday Gift Show.

Info: tryonartsandcrafts.org or 859-8323.

UncA HolidAy cerAmics sAle • FR (11/22) & SA (11/23),10am2pm - UNCA Department of Art will hold its annual Holiday Ceramic and Art Sale in the Tucker Cooke Gallery, on the ground floor of Owen Hall.

Free to attend. Fri. 4-7pm; Sat. 10am-2pm. Info: art.unca.edu or 251-6559.

voorHees FAmily Art sHoW • SA (11/23), 10am-5pm - The Voorhees Family Art Show and Sale will feature art by six Voorhees family members along with guest artists. Held at 89 Woodward Ave. Free to attend.

Info: voorheesfamilyart.com.

AUditions & cAll to Artists Arts & commUnity grAnt • Through (12/17) - The Asheville Area Arts Council is accepting applications for the Asheville Art in the Park Arts and Community

grant, offered to qualifying committed artists to enhance public spaces and increase awareness of local artists. Info: ashevillearts. com or 258-0710.

AsHeville commUnity tHeAtre • SU (11/24) & MO (11/25) Auditions for Cabaret will be held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. Info and appointment: ashevilletheatre.org or 254-1320.

Fiddler on tHe rooF AUditions • SA (11/23), 10am - The Tryon Little Theatre will host auditions for Fiddler on the Roof at 334 Trade St., Tryon. Roles for 17-20 women (ages 10 and up) and 20-23 men (ages 14 and up).

One accomplished violinist also sought. Auditions consist of a one minute solo from any musical. Bring sheet music. Info: 8948722 or 817-3843. tc Arts coUncil’s HolidAy sHoW • WE (11/20) - Artwork will be accepted for TC Arts Council’s Holiday Show and Sale at the Transylvania Community Arts Council, 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Info: tcarts@comporium.net or 884-2787.

beneFits AFricAn HeAling excHAnge beneFit • TH (11/21), 6:30pm- White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road, Black Mountain, presents three African-inspired musical performances, Senegalese food and a silent auction to benefit Africa Healing exchange. $25/ $20 advance/ $8 children. Info: whitehorseblackmountain.com AnimAl HAven beneFit • WE (11/27), 5-9pm - Plant, 165 Merrimon Ave., will host a dinner fundraiser for Animal Haven sanctuary featuring a three-course vegan meal. $35.

Info: plantisfood.com or animalhaven.org. bill's creek tUrkey sUPPer • SA (11/23), 4pm - The Bill's Creek Community Center, 198 Club House Road, Lake Lure, will host a turkey supper with a raffle to benefit bill's creek volunteer Fire department. $10/ $5 children. Info: 625-5517. blAnket drive For cHristiAn sHelters • TH (11/21), 7am-noon Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry will accept

blankets for donation to steadfast House and crisis ministry's veteran restoration Quarters. Held in the parking lot across from the First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. book giving tree • Through TU (12/10) - Oakley Library, 749 Fairview Road, will accept new books or monetary donations valued at $10 or more for its Book Giving Tree program. Books will be distributed to local children in need. Info: 250-4754 or oakley.library@buncombecounty.org. deck tHe HAlls, soUtHern style • SU (11/24), 5pm - Haywood Street Congregation, 297 Haywood St., will host a Christmas play to benefit Haywood street respite, a program that provides a home-like environment where the homeless can recover after hospitalization. Donations encouraged.

HolidAy giving • Through MO (11/25) "Operation Christmas Child" collects empty shoeboxes with toys, school supplies and hygiene items for impoverished children. Drop off locations and info: samaritanspurse.org.

• SA (11/23), 10am-3pm - The Henderson County Toy Run, to benefit abused and neglected children, will accept donations of a new toy valued at $10 or more or a cash equivalent until 1pm at Fletcher Community Park, 85 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher.

Motorcycle parade on Main Street at 2pm. Info: 606-2989.

• TH (11/28), 11am-5pm - Fig Bistro, 18 Brook St., will host a Thanksgiving meal to benefit Homeward bound's room in the inn program. Donations encouraged. Info: figbistro.com or hbofa.org/programs/roomin-the-inn. leAF scHools And streets • WEDNESDAYS, 5-7pm - Wine tasting and jazz, to benefit leAF schools and streets, will be held at 5 Walnut Wine Bar, 5 Walnut St. $5. Info: theleaf.org or Jocelyn@theLEAF.org. love For logAn • SA (11/23), 5pm - First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1735 5th Ave W., Hendersonville, will host a reception and concert to raise funds for medical bills for a child with nephrotic syndrome. $25. Info: fcchendersonville.org or 828692-8630. reynolds sHoe drive • Through SA (11/30) - Reynolds Shoe Drive will donate shoes

to the survivors of the Haiti earthquake. Drop-off location: Carolina Mountain Sales, 1550 Hendersonville Road. Info: giveshoes.org or 277-5551. socks For seniors • ONGOING - Opportunity House will accept socks for local seniors at 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville. Info: opportunityhouse.org or 6920575.

bUsiness & tecHnology A-b tecH smAll bUsiness center Unless otherwise noted, classes are free and held at 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler. Info: abtech. edu/sbc or 398-7950.

• WE (11/20), 6-9pm - "SCORE: Basic Internet Marketing."

AsHeville mAkersPAce tecH tUesdAy • TUESDAYS, 6pm - Asheville Makers, "a group for people who make stuff," meets weekly to discuss projects and welcome new volunteers. Held at Top Floor Studio Coworking, 9 Walnut St. Info: ashevillemakerspace.org. goodWill cAreer clAsses Info and registration: 298-9023, ext. 1106.

• ONGOING - Classes for those interested in careers in the food and hotel industries. Hands-on training includes American Hotel and Lodging Association certification. $25.

• MONDAYS through THURSDAYS, 9am-noon General Education Diploma classes. Intake process required.

• MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 5:30-8:30pm - English as a second language class.

• ONGOING - Entry-level computer classes.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 1:30-4pm - Classes for those interested in medical office support careers. Fee waived for job seekers.

clAsses, meetings, events & lectUres mUsic lessons WitH moses AtWood (pd.) Find your own musical style-- All levels welcome.

Songwriting. Voice. Guitar.

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

esPeciAlly For Women neW to AsHeville (pd.) Join Asheville Newcomers to meet other women new to the area. Discover friendships, fun and fabulous finds. Get connected at ashevillenewcomersclub.com Aids memoriAl QUilt • MO (11/25) through MO (12/2) - The Western North Carolina AIDS Project will display the AIDS Memorial Quilt at Asheville Renaissance Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. Open Mon.-Sat., 10am-7pm; closed Thanksgiving Day. Free. Info: wncap.org/wad or 252-7489. cribbAge gAtHering • MONDAYS, 6pm - A weekly cribbage game will meet at Atlanta Bread Company, 633 Merrimon Ave. All levels welcome. Training available. Free.

Info: peter.ely@gmail.com.

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

Info: fourseasonstoastmasters. com. grind cAFe triviA • WE (11/20), 7pm - Trivia competition.

Historic Home toUr • TU (11/26), 4:30-6:30pm Members of the community are invited to tour the Historic Stradley Home, 105 Rice Branch Road, Canton. Free.

Registration required. Info: kkorp@attglobal.net or 2524075.

Homo For tHe HolidAys TU (11/26), 6:30-8pm- The Jewish Community Center’s GLOW will host “Homo for the Holidays,” a speeddating style event. Potluck included. Free. Info: 2530701 or jcc-asheville.org. looking For mr. goodbAr meetUP • SUNDAYS, 1pm - The "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" group, moderated by Patrick Ochsenreiter, meets weekly at Wall Street Coffee House, 62 Wall St., for "banter about what is happening in the world of gay men." Info: pbochsenreiter@ gmail.com or avl.mx/yc. moUntAin HoUsing oPPortUnities • Through (12/31) - The Mountain Housing Opportunities seeks low-tomoderate income families for its Self Help Home Ownership

Program, "an alternative path to affordable homeownership."

No construction experience or down payment required. Info: mtnhousing.org or 254-4030, ext. 122. mUsic lessons At AsHeville mUsic scHool • TUESDAYS, 5pm - Asheville Music School, a nonprofit community music school, offers private lessons and group instruction for all instruments, voices and styles. 126 College St. Info: 252-6244.

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smitH mcdoWell HoUse History center Located on the A-B Tech campus, 283 Victoria Road. Info: wnchistory.org.

• ONGOING - Douglas Ellington: Asheville's Boomtown Architect exhibit. tHe Wnc HistoricAl AssociAtion (WncHA) Operates out of the SmithMcDowell House Museum. Info: 253-9231.

• SU (11/24), 3pm - Reception to honor poet and novelist Fred Davis Chappell at the Blue Ridge Room of the Community Center, 1517 Hendersonville Road. $20. Info: smh@wnchistory.org or 253-9231.

WoodcArving meeting • SU (11/24), 1:30-4pm - The Western North Carolina Carvers will hold their monthly meeting at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road. Open to non-members with a presentation on beginner carving. Info: 665-8273.

comedy disclAimer comedy • FRIDAYS, 8-9:30pm Disclaimer Comedy presents weekly stand-up at Elaine's Piano Bar in the Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave. Free. Info: disclaimercomedy.com. disclAimer stAnd-UP oPen mic • WEDNESDAYS, 9pm Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge open mic is held at the Dirty South Lounge, 41 N. Lexington Ave. Free. Info: DisclaimerComedy.com.

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Send your event listings to calendar@mountainx.com. mArkets • WE (11/20) through WE (12/18), 2-6pm - Weaverville Tailgate/ Holiday Market will be held outside the Weaverville Community Center, 60 Lakeshore Dr., Weaverville.

Includes food vendors, artisans, and craft vendors. Free to attend. Info: weavervilletailgate. org.

• Through SA (12/21), 10am2pm - Madison County Farmers and Artisans Holiday Market will be held in the lower level of Fiddlestix, 37 Library St. Mars Hill. Includes food and craft vendors. Free to attend. Info: info@ marshillmarket.org.

aN EVENiNg Of afRicaN fOOd aNd cuLtuRE: White Horse Black Mountain will host a benefit for Africa Healing Exchange, an Asheville based nonprofit that helps Rwandans to address the effects of generational trauma and substance abuse. The event, held Thursday, Nov. 21, will feature African-inspired musical performances, traditional Senegalese food and a silent auction. (p.18)

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Details: www.swingAsheville. com stUdio ZAHiyA (pd.) studio Zahiya, downtown dance classes Monday 7pm Bellydance 1 • Tuesday 8:15am 30 Minute Workout, 9am Hip Hop Workout Dance • Wednesday 5pm Beginner Bellydance, 7pm Bellydance, 7pm High Heels Hip Hop • Thursday 9am Bellydance Workout • 7pm Bollywood • 8pm Hip Hop • Sunday 3pm Yoga for Dancers$13 for 60 minute classes.• 90 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue. • www.studiozahiya. com 828.242.7595. line dAnce clAsses • TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 9-10:30am - Henderson County Department of Parks and Recreation will host both improver classes on Tuesdays and beginner classes on Wednesdays in line dancing. Held at the Athletics and Activity Center, 708 South Grove St., Hendersonville.

Registration required. $5 per class. Info: linedanceclass.com or 890-5777. moUntAin sHAg clUb • TUESDAYS - The Mountain Shag Club meets weekly at Fred's Speakeasy, 2310 Hendersonville Road, Arden.

Free lessons from 6:30-7pm.

Shag DJ from 7-10pm. $5. Info: mountainshagclub.com. old FArmer's bAll

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contrA dAnce Held at Warren Wilson College, 701 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa, in Bryson Gym. Beginner's lesson at 7:30pm. $6/$5 OFB members/$1 Warren Wilson students. Info: oldfarmersball.com.

• TH (11/21), 8pm - Sassafras Stomp will perform.

• Th (11/28), 8pm- Laura Lengnick and Art Shuster will perform.

WAynesville contrA dAnce • SU (11/24), 2-4:30pm - The Gateway Club, 37 Church St., Waynesville, will host a contra dance with music by Out of the Woodwork. $5.

eco do tHe mAtH • TH (11/21), 7pm - First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St., will host a screening of Do the Math, a documentary which follows Bill McKibben tour to bring awareness to the realities of climate change. Free. Info: math.350.org. lAnd oF sky cleAn veHicles coAlition Coalition goals and actions involve a variety of local alternative fuel/ clean vehicle projects.

Info: 251-6622 or bill@landofsky. org.

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2nd Annual Propane AutoGas Roadshow with presentations and exhibits discussing fuel costs, reducing GHG emissions and supporting domestic fuel.

Held at 170 Sweeten Creek Road. Registration required. riverlink events Info: riverlink.org or 252-8474.

• TH (11/21), 11:45am-2pm - A RiverLink bus tour of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers will meet at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, 36 Montford Ave. $20/free for members. Registration required.

mArion cHristmAs PArAde • SU (11/24), 3pm - Marion's Christmas Parade, themed "Blessing of Service," be held on Main Street. The deadline to register for inclusion in the parade is noon on thur., nov.

21. Free to register/ attend.

Info and guidelines: 652-2215.

Food & beer tAste oF AsHeville • WE (11/20), 7-9pm - Taste of Asheville, sponsored

by Asheville Independent Restaurants, will feature selections from 40 area restaurants.

Held at The Venue, 21 N. Market St. Tickets and info: airasheville.org

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FestivAls AsHeville HolidAy PArAde • SA (11/23), 11am - The Asheville Holiday Parade and JingleFest, starting on Biltmore Avenue and ending on Charlotte Street, will follow a route downtown through Patton and French Broad Avenues. Free. Info: ashevilleparade.org. cHAbAd HoUse Jewish Asheville and WNC Chabad Lubavitch Center for Jewish Life, located at 660 Merrimon Ave. Info: chabadasheville.org or 505-0746.

• TU (11/24), 4-7pm - Asheville's largest Chanukah celebration, Chanukah Live 2013, will be held at the Renaissance Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. Free to attend.

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• WE (11/20), 12pm- The Henderson County Senior Democrats will meet at the HCDP Headquarters, 905 Greenville Highway, Hendersonville. Social at 11:30 a.m. Guest speaker Woody Eaton of Blue Ridge Biofuels.

Henderson coUnty senior democrAts • 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am - The Henderson County Senior Democrats will meet at HCDP Headquarters, 905 Greenville Highway, Hendersonville. Bring a bagged lunch. Info: info@ myhcdp.com or 692-6424.

kids The LiTTLe Gym • Now enrolling! (pd.) Ages 4 months-12 years in gymnastics, dance, karate and parent/child classes.

Call 667-9588 or online www. tlgashevillenc.com for details HAnds on!

This children's museum is located at 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Programs require $5 admission fee/free for members, unless otherwise noted. Info: handsonwnc.org or 697-8333.

• THURSDAYS through (11/21), 4-4:30pm - "Shake, Rattle and Rhythm."

PlAnetAriUm toUr For HomescHoolers • FR (11/22), 9:30am-2pm Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, 1 Pari Drive, Rosman, will host a tour of its planetarium with learning modules for homeschooled students. $20. Registration required. Info: pari.edu/programs/students/ Homeschool sPellboUnd cHildren's booksHoP 50 N. Merrimon Ave. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: spellboundchildrensbookshop. com or 232-2228.

• SA (11/23), 2-4pm - A cupcake decorating workshop for ages 7-12. Reservations required. $5. yoUtH cHess • SATURDAYS, 11am - Chess Ninjas youth chess club meets at Mellow Mushroom, 50 Broadway Ave., for all levels to learn from a skilled instructor.

Ages 7-15. $5 per session. Info: mommyshape@gmail.com.

mUsic song o' sky cHorUs (pd.) tuesday 6:45-9:30 Pm song o' sky chorus (Sweet Adelines International) Covenant Community Church, 11 Rocket Dr., 28803 Asheville's premier a capella barbershopstyle chorus! We welcome all women who love to sing! www. songosky.org 1-866-824-9547 42nd street JAZZ bAnd • SATURDAYS, 6-9pm - The 42nd Street Jazz Band will perform at Kelsey's Restaurant and Lounge, 840 Spartanburg Highway, Hendersonville. Free.

Info: 693-9393.

An evening oF JAZZ • TH (11/21), 6pm - Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St., will host jazz vocalist Jesse Earl Junior and pianist Michael Jefry Stevens. Free. Info: 2504717 or library@buncombecounty.org. blAck moUntAin center For tHe Arts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm.

Info: BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930.

• SA (11/23), 7:30pm - The Acoustic Corner instructors’ concert will feature performances by the music store's teachers. $15. gAlAxy oF stArs series • SU (11/24), 5pm - WCU Galaxy of Stars Series will present "Ring of Fire - The Music of Johnny Cash" in the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. $20/$15 WCU faculty and staff/$5 students and children.

Info: bardoartscenter.wcu.edu or 227-2479. kArAoke At PlAyers • WEDNESDAYS, 8pm; FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, 9pm - Players Cigar Bar, 170 Rosscraggon Road, hosts weekly karaoke. Info: 676-0588. mUsic At brevArd college Events take place in the Porter Center for the Performing Arts, unless otherwise noted.

Info: theportercenter.org or 884-8211.

• FR (11/22), 7:30pm - Gala of vocal chamber music, featuring D'Anna Fortunato, mezzosoprano; Peter Bloom on flute; and Mary Jane Rupert on piano and harp. Free. mUsic At UncA Concerts are held in Lipinsky Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. Tickets and info: 2325000.

• WE (11/20), 7pm - Nigerien guitarist and singer-songwriter Bombino. $20/$12 campus community/$7 area students/$5 UNCA students.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Blue Ridge Orchestra will hold an open rehearsal in UNCA’s Reuter Center.

• TH (11/21), 7:30pm - UNCA's jazz and contemporary music ensembles. $5 / students free.

• FR (11/22), 7pm - An a cappella concert featuring The Fortissimamas and Undertones will be held in the Humanities Lecture Hall. Free. mUsic At WcU Unless otherwise noted, performances are held at the Fine

and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University. Tickets and info: bardoartscenter.wcu.edu or 227-2479.

• WE (11/20), 7:30pm - Low Tech Ensemble will perform Indonesian gamelan music in the Coulter Building. After the show, audience members will be invited onstage for a closer look at the instruments. Free.

• TH (11/21), 7:30pm - The WCU Jazz Ensemble will perform with guest vocalist Rockell Scott in the recital hall of WCU's Coulter Building. Free.

• MO (11/25), 7:30pm - The Western Carolina Civic Orchestra will perform its fall concert, an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt," in the recital hall of the Coulter Building. Free. oPen mic At tHe coUrtyArd gAllery • MONDAYS, 8:30-10:30pm Open mic with Ash Devine at the Courtyard Gallery in the Phil Mechanic Building, 109 Roberts St. Musicians, storytellers, poets, filmmakers and other artists welcome. Free. Info: carlos@ashevillecourtyard.com.

PAn HArmoniA Info: pan-harmonia.org.

• FR (11/22), 7:30pm - "A French Feast for Winds" held at White Horse Black Mountain, 105 Montreat Rd. Black Mountain. $20/$15 advance/$5 students.

PerFormAnces At diAnA WortHAm tHeAtre Located at 2 South Pack Square. Info: dwtheatre.com or 257-4530.

• WE (11/20), 8pm Intersections will present Jim Malcolm, Scottish folk. $20/$18 students /$12 children.

• TH (11/21), 8pm - Singersongwriter Susan Werner. $30/$25 students/$15 children 12 and under.

• SU (11/24), 7pm - Land of the Sky Symphonic Band will perform its annual fall concert. $12/$10 students. seAson For HArmony • SA (11/23), 3pm - The Song O' Sky Chorus and Land of the Sky Chorus will perform with Speed of Sound quartet at Covenant Community Church, 11 Rocket Drive. $15/students free. Info: songosky.org or ashevillebarbershop.com. tryon Fine Arts center Located at 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am-4pm; Sat., 10am-1pm.

Info: tryonarts.org or 859-8322.

• TH (11/21), 8pm - George Li,

18-year-old pianist, will perform at the Veh Stage, Tryon Fine Arts Center. $35.

oUtdoors lAke JAmes stAte PArk 6883 N.C. Highway 126, Nebo.

Programs are free unless otherwise noted. Info: 584-7728.

• SA (11/23), 10am - Park Ranger Jamie Cameron will guide a tour with an emphasis on taking photos along Paddy's Creek Trail.

• SU (11/24), 2pm - Park Ranger Jamie Cameron will lead an expedition to take stock of the health of Paddy's Creek. sWAnnAnoA creek And tUnnel Hike • SA (11/23), 9:30am - A 4-mile history-inspired hike commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War through Swannanoa Creek and tunnel will take place at Swannanoa Valley Museum, 223 W. State St., Black Mountain. Free.

Registration required. Info: info@swannanoavalleymuseum. org or 669-9566.

PUblic lectUres AsHeville Art mUseUm Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm.

Programs are free with admission unless otherwise noted.

Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/Free for kids under 4.

Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: ashevilleart.org or 253-3227.

• FR (11/22), 5:30pm "Rediscovering Lincoln," a discussion of Civil War photography and new media with Christopher Oakley. Registration required. Free for members.

PUblic lectUres & events At UncA Events are free unless otherwise noted. Info: unca.edu.

• TH (11/21), 12:30pm - Panel discussion on copyright and digital media. Ramsey Library, Whitman Room.

• FR (11/22), 11:25am "Reflections." Humanities Lecture Hall.

• FR (11/22), 11:25am - "1948."

Lipinsky Auditorium.

• MO (11/25), 11:25am - "Silk Road." Humanities Lecture Hall.

• MO (11/25), 11:25am- "Where Have we Been? Where are we?

Where are we Going? The Ebb and Flow of Empires." Lipinsky Auditorium.

PUblic lectUres At WcU Lectures, readings and events at Western Carolina University are free unless otherwise noted.

Info: wcu.edu.

• TH (11/21), 4:30-6pm Ibrahim Abdul-Matin will discuss Islam and environmental policy as part of the college's International Education Week.

Held in the theater of A.K. Hinds University Center. toe river Arts coUncil The TRAC Center Gallery: 269 Oak Ave., Spruce Pine.

Burnsville TRAC Gallery: 102 W. Main St. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10:30am-5pm. Spruce Pine info: 765-0520. Burnsville info: 6827215. General info: toeriverarts. org.

• TH (11/21), 7pm - Elliot Engel will lecture on "The Slippery Mother Tongue - a Light History of English" at the Arts Resource Center. $10/$8 in advance.

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seniors oPPortUnity HoUse events Located at 1411 Asheville Highway in Hendersonville. Info: 698-5517 or 692-0575.

• TH (11/21), 11am-noon - A presentation on hearing loss, "Hearing Loss Myths & Communication Techniques."

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• 1:30-4pm - Free hearing screenings will be available for people 55 and over.

Registration required: 692-0575. senior triP to Pigeon Forge • TH (11/21), 9am-7pm The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will offer a shopping day trip for seniors to Pigeon Forge, departing from the Waynesville Recreation Center, 550 Vance St., Waynesville. $9/$7 members. Lunch not included in price. Info: recprogramspecialist@townofwaynesville.org or 456-2030.

Wnc AlliAnce For retired AmericAns • 3rd TUESDAYS, 10am - The WNC Alliance for Retired Americans meets at Kenilworth Presbyterian Fellowship Hall, 123 Kenilworth Road. Free. Info: dick@dickandnorma.com.

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“The Law of Grace." Free. greAt tree Zen temPle Daily, weekly and monthly retreats and zazen practice and study. Info: greattreetemple.org or 645-2085.

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

679 Lower Flat Creek Road, Alexander.

jiNgLE BELL ROck: Asheville’s 67th annual Holiday Parade, the largest parade yet with 101 entries, will take place on Saturday, Nov. 23. The parade begins on Biltmore Avenue near S. Charlotte St., makes a left on Patton Avenue and ends on French Broad Avenue. (p. 20). Photo by Max Cooper

counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.

AsHeville comPAssionAte commUnicAtion center (pd.) Free practice group. Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication (nonviolent communication).

252-0538 or www.ashevilleccc. com. • 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 5:00-6:15.

Free medicAl intUitive (pd.) Ethical high frequency beneficial health information.

Medical school graduate with alternative emphasis. Call (828) 645-0235. mindFUlness meditAtion clAss (pd.) Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence.

With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Mondays, 6:30-7:30pm: Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contemporary Zen living.

Asheville Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon). Donation. Info: 2583241. www.billwalz.com Weekly circle W/ eArtH green medicine lodge (pd.) 6 PM THURSDAYSWorking with divination and purification rituals, we gather wisdom of the ancestors to be in right relations and advance the

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Asheville Insight Meditation, Suite 200, 29 Ravenscroft Dr, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com mindFUlness meditAtion (pd.) "AsHeville insigHt meditAtion Practice Mindfulness Meditation (aka Vipassana or Insight Meditation) with a supportive group.

Group sessions: Wednesdays, 7pm-8:30pm. Sundays, 10am11:30pm. 29 Ravenscroft Dr., Suite 200, Asheville. (828) 8084444,www.ashevillemeditation. com" Aim meditAtion clAsses (pd.) "ramp up your meditation practice with AIM’s Meditation’s Classes: mindfulness 101 - Basics of Mindfulness Meditation, mindfulness 102 - More advanced, intermediate class.

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Class dates and times: www. ashevillemeditation.com/events, (828) 808-4444" 4Th wAy • NoVemBeR 24 (pd.) In search of the miraculous? What are the possibilities of inner evolution? Free, open, experiential meeting exploring G.I. Gurdjieff's Work • the 4th Way. Sunday, November 24, 3-4:30pm, Asheville Movement Center, 4 Richmond Ave, West Asheville, 828.230.2220. www.gurdjieff-foundationwnc.org dAncing WitH tHe divine (pd.) Learn to transform persistent problems into Life-Serving lessons through movement with Doug Blessington. Doug was initiated as a Sangoma (Traditional Healer) in Southern Africa.

• Saturday, November 23, 10am-4pm. Barnardsville, NC. Limited space. Register: dougblessington@gmail.com coFFee And cHrist • 1st & 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Coffee and Christ, a casual conversation about Christian cosmology, meets at Edna's of Asheville, 870 Merrimon Ave. Free. Info: MT1128@live.com. eckAnkAr center oF AsHeville Located at 797 Haywood Road, W. Asheville. Info: 254-6775 or eckankar-nc.org.

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• DAILY, 10am-4:30pm - Chakra balancing light sessions.

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• DAILY - Seven Circuit Classical Labyrinth. Daylight hours.

• TUESDAYS, 7:30pm - Self Energy Awareness Group. sisters on tHe JoUrney • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-8:30pm Sisters on the Journey women's circle will focus on living genuine, wholehearted and empowered lives. Meets biweekly. $10 donation. Info and location: 13moons.info or 13moons@ gmail.com. sPiritUAl develoPment 101 • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm Spiritual Development 101 will teach participants how to develop spiritual gifts. Held at the Dove's Nest. Free. Info and directions: 808-3879 or mountaintwin@yahoo.com. sPiritUAl enricHment circle • 4th SUNDAYS, 1-3pm The Opening Heart discussion group explores the ideas of new thought and science of mind. Meets at Rejavanation Cafe, 909 Smokey Park Highway.

Donations accepted. Info: theopeningheart.sec@gmail. com or 335-3540.

sPoken & Written Word Accent on books 854 Merrimon Ave. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: accentonbooks.com or 252-6255.

• WE (11/20), 3pm - Billy Wayson will discuss and sign copies of his new biography Martha Jefferson Randolph: Republican Daughter and Plantation Mistress.

• SA (11/23), 11am - Nancy Sales Cash will read from her new mystery, Murdering Oscar Wilde.

• SU (11/24), 3pm - Robert Jones will read from his memoir

I Like It Here!: Adventures in the Wild and Wonderful World of Theatre. bAttery PArk book excHAnge 1 Page Ave. Info: batteryparkbookexchange.com or 252-0020.

• WE (11/20), 7-9pm: Book signing with local author Jeff Minick. bUncombe coUnty PUblic librAries librAry AbbreviAtions - All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n bm = Black Mountain Library (105 N. Dougherty St., 2504756) n eA = East Asheville Library (902 Tunnel Road, 250-4738) n ec = Enka-Candler Library (1404 Sandhill Road, 250-4758) n Fv = Fairview Library (1 Taylor Road, 250-6484) n le = Leicester Library (1561 Alexander Road, 250-6480) n ll = Law Library (Buncombe County Courthouse, 10th Floor, 250-4734) n nA = North Asheville Library (1030 Merrimon Avenue, 2504752) n Pm = Pack Memorial Library (67 Haywood Street, 250-4700) n sA = South Asheville/Oakley Library (749 Fairview Road, 250-4754) n ss = Skyland/South Buncombe Library (260 Overlook Road, 250-6488) n sW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 250-6486) n Wv = Weaverville Library (41 N. Main Street, 250-6482) n WA = West Asheville Library (942 Haywood Road, 250-4750).

n Library storyline: 250-KIDS. • WE (11/20), 5pm - Swannanoa Knitters. ss • Through (12/17) - Book loans for "Imagining the Future: Scientific Revelations in Fiction," a science fiction book discussion series, will be available.

Discussions begin Oct. 22 at 6pm and continue every other Tuesday. Pm • Through SA (11/30), 9am-5pm - Juvenile and young adult book sale. Free to attend.sA • TH (11/21), 2:30pm - Book Club: The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin.ss.

• TH (11/21), 7pm - Book Club: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain.

Fv. • FR (11/22), 4-5:30pm Crafting gathering for tweens and teens. Wv • WE (11/13) & WE (11/27), 10am - Beginner's sewing class.

Info: 250-6486. sW city ligHts bookstore Located at 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva. Events are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: citylightsnc.com or 586-9499.

• TH (11/21), 10:30am - Coffee with the Poet: Workshop with Kathryn Byer.

• SA (11/23), 3pm- Asheville author Tommy Hays will present his latest book What I Came to Tell You. gAry HAWkins And ben yAnes • TH (11/21), 5:30pm - Poets Gary Hawkins and Ben Yanes will share their works during authors night at Monte Vista Hotel, 308 W. State St., Black Mountain. Free. Info: avl. mx/02n.

History oF moonsHining in tHe moUntAins • TH (11/21), 5:30pm - UNCA professor Daniel S. Pierce, author of Corn From a Jar, will discuss the history of moonshining in the mountains at the Canton Branch Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave. Books available for purchase; refreshments served. Free. Info: 648-2924.

HoWArd Zinn reAd-in • WE (11/20), 6pm - The International Socialist Organization will host a readin of A Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. Free.

Info: Asheville-socialism@ googlegroups.com. nAnoWrimo: Write in • MO (11/25), 5:30pm - The Transylvania County Library will provide writers with a quiet space to work on their novels for NaNoWriMo. Free; registration required: susan.debruin@ transylvaniacounty.org.

sPorts AsHeville broWns bAckers • ONGOING - Asheville Browns Backers, a nonprofit organization, invites Cleveland Browns fans to view games at Beef 'O Brady's, 2625 Hendersonville Road. Free. Info: Ashevillebbw@ gmail.com. coed dodgebAll leAgUe • MONDAYS through (12/9), 7-9pm - A league for ages 16 and up. Info: collin.bugniazet@ townofblackmountain.org or 669-2052.

tUrkey trot 5k • TH (11/28), 8:30am - The City of Hendersonville Wellness Committee hosts a Turkey Trot 5k, a run/walk event open to all ages and all fitness levels. Meets in front of City Hall. $10. Registration required. Info: cityofhendersonville.org

tHeAter AlAddin Jr. • TH (11/21) & FR (11/22), 6:30pm - Aladdin Jr., a one-act version of Disney’s popular film Aladdin will be performed at Ira B. Jones Elementary, 544 Kimberly Ave. $5/$3 children. Info: johnwcoggin@gmail.com or 350-6700.

AsHeville commUnity tHeAtre Located at 35 E. Walnut St. Tickets and info: ashevilletheatre.org or 254-1320.

• TH (11/21), 7:30pm - Listen to This: Stories in Performance. $10.

• FR (11/22) through SU (12/8) - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Fri. & Sat. - 7:30 p.m.; Sun. - 2:30 p.m. $22/$19 seniors and students/$12 children. brevArd college tHeAtre ProdUctions Held in the Porter Center for Performing Arts, unless otherwise noted. Info: brevard.edu.

• TH (11/21) through SU (11/24)

- Brevard College will present Proof by David Auburn at the Morrison Playhouse in the Porter Center for Performing Arts. Thurs.-Sat., 7 p.m.; Sun., 2:30 p.m.

FlAt rock PlAyHoUse Mainstage: Highway 225, Flat Rock. Downtown location: 125 South Main St., Hendersonville.

Info: flatrockplayhouse.org or 693-0731.

• WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (11/24) - The Three Musketeers will be performed on the Mainstage.

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

• Through SU (11/24) - Flat Rock Playhouse's YouTheatre students will present Disney's Mulan Jr. at the downtown stage. $18/$10 students. Fri., 7 p.m.; Sat. 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. n.c. stAge comPAny 15 Stage Lane. Info: ncstage. org or 239-0263.

• WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (11/24) - The Book Club Play, a comedy about a book club that becomes the focus of a documentary film. Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $16/$28.

PerFormAnces At diAnA WortHAm tHeAtre Located at 2 South Pack Square. Info: www.dwtheatre. com or 257-4530.

• SA (11/23), 8pm -

Shakespeare on Trial, a comedy in which the writer encounters four of his own most famous characters. $30/ $25 student/ $12 child • 7pm - Preperformance discussion in The Forum. Free.

PerFormAnces At tHe bebe tHeAtre Located at 20 Commerce St. • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (11/23) - Dog Sees God, a play with the adult Peanuts kids dealing with adult issues. $18/$15 in advance. Info and tickets: differentstrokesavl. com. tHeAter At UncA Performances take place in Lipinsky Auditorium, unless otherwise noted.

• TH (11/21) through SU (11/24) - Columbinus, a performance on what happened at Columbine High School. Discussion follows each performance. Appropriate for ages 14 and up. Thurs.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $10/$8 seniors/$5 students. Info: 2516610 or avl.mx/02m.

tHriving cHildren cHildren First/cis • ONGOING - Children First/ CIS seeks volunteers for its learning centers and after school program for elementary school children living in public and low-income housing. Mon.Thurs., 2:30-5:30pm. Info: childrenfirstbc.org, facebook.com/

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Info and registration: AdrienneA@childrenfirstbc.org or 259-9717.

HAnds on AsHevillebUncombe Registration required. Youth are welcome on many projects with adult supervision. Info: handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1.

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• MO (11/25), 5:30-7:30pm Help tidy and organize the play rooms of the family visitation center.

Chanukah live! what: A fun pre-celebration of the Jewish high-holiday featuring a performance by Billy Jonas, wine bar for grown-ups, children and toddler play areas and inflatables, grand menorah-lighting ceremony, traditional foods and much more. whERE: The Renaissance Hotel, downtown Asheville. whEN: Sunday, Nov. 24, 4-7 p.m. why: Rabbi Susskind of Asheville Chabad House spoke with Xpress: what experience do you hope visitors will have at chanukah Live?

I hope that all visitors … will experience a fun, meaningful, warm and welcoming celebration. The theme of Chanukah Live is: “Create Light.” Our goal for the evening is that participants go home inspired to create more light in their own homes and surroundings, by taking on additional acts of kindness and good deeds within their families and communities all year. what esoteric truths does chanukah represent that you would like to communicate to those who are unfamiliar with the holiday?

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over many and the eternal victory of light over darkness.

Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, recalls the victory — more than 2,100 years ago — of a militarily weak but spiritually strong Jewish people over the mighty forces of an enemy that had overrun the Holy Land and threatened to engulf the land, and its people, in darkness.

The miraculous victory — culminating with the dedication of the sanctuary in Jerusalem and the rekindling of the menorah — has been celebrated annually ever since, during the eight days of Chanukah, especially by lighting the Chanukah menorah.

The menorah serves as a timely and reassuring message, for the forces of darkness are ever-present.

Moreover, the danger does not come exclusively from outside. It is often close to home, in the form of the dismissal of time-honored values and principles — the foundation of a decent human society.

The Chanukah lights remind us in a most obvious way that illumination begins at home, within oneself and one’s family. [But] the Chanukah lights illuminate the “outside” as well, symbolically alluding to the duty of each individual to bring light to those who, for one reason or another, still walk in darkness.

For more information, call 505-0746, or visit chabadasheville.org.

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PlAy And leArn For inFAnts And toddlers • TUESDAYS, 10:30am & THURSDAYS, 10 & 11am - An 8-week series of pre-literacy classes for parents and children from Buncombe County.

Tuesdays, ages 3-12 months; Thursdays, ages 13-35 months.

Free. Info, location and registration: 350-2932 or grace. ragaller@asheville.k12.nc.us.

volUnteering AmericAn cAncer society • WEEKDAYS, 9am-1pm - The American Cancer Society seeks volunteers to provide information to cancer patients and their families. Orientation and screening required. Info: (800) 227-2345.

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

AsHeville AreA HAbitAt For HUmAnity • ONGOING - AAHH, a nonprofit whose goal is to provide safe and decent housing to Buncombe County residents, seeks ReStore volunteers.

Opportunities include working with the deconstruction program and assisting with neighborhood pickups and deliveries. Info: ashevillehabitat.org.

AsHeville city scHools FoUndAtion • ONGOING - The Asheville City Schools Foundation seeks volunteers to tutor/mentor a student (K-12) in need of support.

Volunteer opportunities available

Mon.-Fri., 8am-6pm. Info: jay@ acsf.org or 350-6135. big brotHers big sisters oF Wnc Located at 50 S. French Broad Ave., Room 213, in the United Way building. The organization matches children from single-parent homes with adult mentors.

Info: bbbswnc.org or 253-1470.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks volunteers age 18 and older to share outings in the community twice a month with youth from single-parent homes. Activities are free or low-cost, such as sports, local attractions, etc.

Volunteers age 16 and older are needed to mentor one hour per week in schools and after-school sites. Info session: nov. 12 at noon. girls on tHe rUn Girls on the Run is a nonprofit dedicated to educating and preparing girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living.

Info: www.gotrwnc.org or girlsontherunwnc@gmail.com.

• ONGOING - Girls on the Run of WNC seeks volunteers to plan and assist with the GOTR 5K, scheduled for dec. 7 in Fletcher.

HAnds on AsHevillebUncombe Registration required. Youth are welcome on many projects with adult supervision. Info: handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1.

Visit the website to sign up for a project.

• WE (11/20), 6-8:30pm Volunteers needed to make cookies for hospice patients at CarePartners' John Keever Solace Center.

• TU (11/19) & TH (11/21), 4-6pm - Fair-Trade Stock-Up: Assist with unpacking and pricing merchandise for Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit, fair-trade retail store.

• MO (11/25) - 7-8:30pm Volunteers needed to bake cookies for families staying at the Lewis Rathbun Center, which provides free lodging for out-oftown families who have a loved one in an area hospital. Supplies provided. interFAitH AssistAnce ministry • ONGOING - Interfaith Assistance Ministry offers emergency assistance to Henderson County residents in financial crisis. Four-hour volunteer shifts available as well as substitute opportunities. Info: iamhendersoncounty.org or 697-7029. literAcy coUncil oF bUncombe coUnty Located at 31 College Place, Building B, Suite 221. Info:

litcouncil.com, volunteers@ litcouncil.com or 254-3442.

• Volunteers are needed to tutor adults in basic literacy skills including reading, writing, math and English as a second language. Tutors provide one on one or small group instruction in Buncombe County. No prior tutoring experience or foreign language skills required. Tutors will receive 15 hours of training and ongoing support from certified professionals. Orientation: Jan. 8 or 9. mAnnA FoodbAnk • ONGOING - MANNA FoodBank seeks volunteers to work in its warehouse. Mon.-Sat. daytime and Thurs. evening shifts available. Info: mannafoodbank.org, mgruber@mannafoodbank.org or 299-3663, ext. 245. memorycAre AdminstrAtive sUPPort volUnteer • ONGOING - MemoryCare, a nonprofit dedicated to providing assessment, treatment and support for memory-impaired individuals and their families, seeks a volunteer administrative assistant 2-3 hours a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays for general office duties. Info: alexander@memorycare.org. tHe rAtHbUn center • ONGOING - The Rathbun Center, a nonprofit corporation that provides free lodging for patients and their caregivers staying in Asheville for medical treatment, seeks volunteers to support and register guests.

Weekend shifts: noon-3pm, 3-6pm and 6-9pm. Info: rathbuncenter.org or 251-0595.

Western nortH cArolinA AlliAnce • WEDNESDAYS, noon-3pm - The WNC Alliance seeks volunteers to sample water in the French Broad watershed for bacterial pollution. Meets at Westfeldt Park, Highway 280 and Old Fanning Bridge Road near the Asheville regional airport. Bring water, snacks and old shoes. Info: wnca.org or cynthia@wnca.org. cAlendAr deAdline The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m. WednesdAy, one week prior to publication.

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(Sixteen commuter days over four weeks a month would run, in pounddollar equivalents: $2,420 for a West Hampstead rental, $121 council tax, and $188 transit travel card, totaling $2,730. Barcelona, in euro-dollar equivalents: $938 for a three-bedroom flat with three balconies near transit, no tax, $47 daily round-trip on Ryanair, $32 a day in airport transportation, totaling $2,202 — a savings of $528 a month.) Luckily, Cookney can work on the plane: Each flight takes two hours.

• In September, San Diego Superior Court Judge Patricia Cookson agreed to perform the wedding ceremony, in her courtroom, of Mr. Danne Desbrow and his fiancee, Destiny, and even to serve them homemade cake afterward. This was immediately after sentencing Desbrow to a 53-year-tolife term for first-degree murder and threatening a witness.

• The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is delaying a decision on whether to punish the Apache ASL Trails housing complex in Tempe, Ariz., for renting 85 percent of its units to the hearing-impaired, for whom the facility was designed. HUD has threatened to withhold federal funding, saying Apache discriminates against the non-hearing-impaired (who, under agency guidelines, should occupy three-fourths of Apache’s units), according to a September Arizona Republic report.

caN’t pOssiBLy BE tRuE • Lawyers for Radu Dogaru, on trial in Romania for stealing masterpieces last year from the Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands, blamed the museum for having such unimaginably lax security, threatening to sue if the museum didn’t admit that. Museum officials said they’d tracked some of the works to Dogaru’s mother, who’s claiming ignorance, and the son’s lawyers hope to discount any insurance-company judgments against her by spreading the blame.

• update: Perhaps thousands of Baghdad residents have been killed by bomb couriers who passed through supposedly secure checkpoints “equipped” with useless ADE651 bomb “detectors.” In April, the British scam artist who made $75 million selling them was convicted of fraud (American officials had warned Iraqis for years that the ADE-651 was basically a novelty golf-ball finder). Nonetheless, Iraqi police continue to use them, according to an October dispatch in London’s The Independent, with the September death toll at nearly 1,000. Prime Minister al-Maliki says the ADE works “up to 60 percent” of the time.

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Even in a nature-rich area, residents can lose touch with the environment. “I’ve been fretting over the disconnection between people and nature for most of my adult life,” says chuck Marsh, co-founder and co-designer of Earthaven Ecovillage in Black Mountain. This disconnect has a name — naturedeficit disorder — and Marsh and other local educators and activists are trying to find ways to address and prevent it.

“No doubt, people have lost touch with nature in the Asheville area,” says Marsh. “People went into the box — the hermetically sealed containers of house, office and car — and never came out. You can move from one to the other without any connection to nature.”

Nature-deficit disorder is caused by lack of contact with the outdoors. Those suffering from it have developed depression, anxiety, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and other health problems.

But with awareness starting to spread, Asheville is ahead of the curve in developing initiatives that counteract it, with entrepreneurs like Marsh, programs like those at Evergreen Community Charter School and other schools, as well as the Outdoor Leadership initiative at Warren Wilson College.

Marsh works to deepen our connection with the natural world through projects at Earthaven and with Living Systems Design, a permaculture consulting-and-design business that offers an ecological approach to creating regenerative human habitats. He also operates Useful Plants Nursery, which produces edible plants. “Gardening helps people interact with natural cycles and slow down,” says Marsh.

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Out Of thE BOx: Chuck Marsh, co-founder and co-designer of Earthaven Ecovillage in Black Mountain, urges his students to “get out of the box” and reconnect with nature. Photo by Nick King

“When I teach workshops, I tell students to slow down and stop talking.”

A lack of connection to nature is, he continues, a failure of intergenerational transfer. Marsh posits that the World War II generation had a history of having to provide for itself, but somehow, the transfer of knowledge and skills to the younger generation got lost.

So educating today’s children about the environment and helping them engage with nature thus becomes key to correcting the problem. At Evergreen Community Charter School in Asheville, environmental literacy is a top priority, and nature

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“Connection to nature is important for every stage of development,” says Marin Leroy, Evergreen’s director of environmental education. “It can help children realize their full potential.”

The school boasts an outdoor classroom with a garden and a sustainably built garden hut with a living roof. From kindergarten to eighth grade, students participate in a garden-education program that teaches them about sustainable agriculture. This includes practices such as composting, mulching, cover-cropping

and companion planting. Some of the food produced by the garden is donated to feed children who do not have enough to eat.

Even the school’s buildings and campus are designed to create connection with nature, Marin explains. Each classroom opens to the outside as well as the inside.

Physical education takes place on a trail in the woods, where students walk and run. There are also “sits spots” on the trail for solitary reflection or writing.

Leroy attributes much of the school’s success to its expeditionary learning model of project-based, interdisciplinary programs. For the third year in a row, Evergreen was designated as an Honor School of Excellence, the highest award given by the state, and students had the highest proficiency levels in reading and math of all Asheville City and Buncombe County elementary and middle schools, she reports.

“The kids participate in full cycles of nature, which creates an experiential kind of knowledge,” says Leroy.

“They aren’t just told about things.

They learn to transfer knowledge into action and to think critically to solve problems.”

One of the contributing factors to nature-deficit disorder in children is that they do not have as much free time in nature as children of previous generations. Marsh attributes this to the fact that parents might be afraid to let their kids go outside unattended because of “stranger danger.” “Parents are terrorized by the media into thinking it’s unsafe out there,” says Marsh. “But actually, violent crime against young people has gone down. Parents want to protect their kids, but they’re actually harming them.”

Marsh contends that this fear is likely driven by corporations who want there to be a higher demand for electronic toys and gadgets that children use indoors. “Fear sells,” he says.

Earthaven was founded “for the children, so they could have free time outside,” Marsh continues. He also helps get children into the outdoors in his School of Integrated Living program, which teaches

nature-based skill sets that kids often don’t get from their parents or culture.

When asked what advice Marsh would give to people, he quickly replied, “Walk out the door!

We live in a place where you can live eight months of the year outdoors. We need to focus on outdoor living and build smaller houses with more outdoor spaces.

We don’t need bigger houses. We need more outdoor rooms such as patios, decks, outdoor kitchens and screen rooms, all of which are cheaper to build anyway. My advice is to get out of the box.”

Science appears to echo Marsh’s advice. jill Overholt, professor of outdoor leadership at Warren Wilson, co-authored the forthcoming book, Natural Environments and Human Health, which compiles research on the positive effects of contact with nature. “We are part of the natural world but we’ve disconnected ourselves,” says Overholt.

“Reconnecting has health benefits.”

She mentions some of the studies highlighted in the book, such

as one showing that patients recovered faster from gallbladder surgery when their hospital rooms included a scene or view of nature. “Just viewing nature can help us heal,” Overholt explains. Another study found that planting trees in the inner city decreased violence and led to a greater sense of community. Contact with nature can have a positive impact on learning too — one study reported that simply having plants in the classroom helped students learn better.

Improvements in learning and health occur, Overholt notes, because “we’re calmer and more focused when we’re around nature.”

“The takeaway message,” Overholt says, “is that time spent in or near nature is so important, and we don’t even have to spend that long. People think they need to do something big like a camping trip, but just a 10 to 20 minute walk can make a significant difference in our well-being.” X Susan Foster is a retired psychologist and Asheville resident.

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All Levels. Instructor: Nathan Oxenfeld. $12. integraleyesight.com UnderstAnding tHe AFFordAble cAre Act (AcA) (pd.) Platinum Exchange is offering Free 30 minute public presentations on Understanding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at the Asheville Chamber, 3rd floor. Mondays at 12:15pm, 1:15pm and 2pm and Wednesdays at 12:15pm. More info: platinumexchange.com treAting AdHd WitHoUt medicAtion (pd.) "The Science and Research behind Neurofeedback" by Phil Ellis, Ph.D. • Tuesday, December 3 and Tuesday, January 7 from 6pm7:30pm. The DoubleTree by Hilton, Biltmore Village, 115 Hendersonville Road, Asheville.

Registration/Information: 828-281-2299 x 1. www.

FocuscentersofAsheville.com AFFordAble cAre Act inFo sessions • Through TH (11/21) - Various Buncombe County libraries will host info sessions about the Affordable Care Act. Presented by The Council on Aging of Buncombe County. Info and schedule: 277-8288.

AsHeville commUnity yogA center Located at 8 Brookdale Road. Info: ashevillecommunityyoga.com.

• SA (11/23), 10:30am-12:30pm - Learning about and using flower essences to facilitate your yoga. $20.

• MONDAYS through (11/25), 1-2:30pm - Four-week Yoga Nidra series. $40. gmo PresentAtion • TU (11/23), 9:30am-12:30pm - "GMO’s In Our Food: Digesting the Facts, One Bite At A Time."

Held at Mission Hospital’s Integrative Healthcare Wellness Resource Center, 50 Doctor’s Drive, 120 W. Annex. $10/free for Mission employees. Info: missionhealth.org/events or 213-8250. nArrAtive medicine Film And WorksHoP • FR (11/22), 7pm - Lenoir-Rhyne University Center for Graduate Studies will screen Philadelphia to discuss narrative medicine• SA (11/23), 10am-4pm Workshop follows screening. oPPortUnity HoUse blood tests • WEDNESDAYS, 8:30-10am - Opportunity House will offer blood profile laboratory testing at 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville. $25. No appointment required. Info: opportunityhouse.org or 6920575. red cross blood drives 100 Edgewood Road. Info: redcrosswnc.org or 2583888. Appointment and ID required for blood drives.

• WE (11/20), 11am-4:30pm - UNCA, 1 University Heights. Info and exact location: 1-800-RED CROSS. • TH (11/21), 2:30-6:30pm - Lutheran Church of the Nativity, 2425 Hendersonville Road, Arden. Info: 684-0352.

• MO (11/25), 1-5:30pm - Chili's Grill and Bar, 253 Tunnel Road. Info: 252-4999. side by side singers • FRIDAYS through (11/22), 1-3pm - The Side by Side Singers will use music to enhance connections between individuals diagnosed with dementia and their loved ones. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place. Free. Info: 641-4680.

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stress resilience trAining • MO (11/25), 5-7pm - A program on stress resilience training will be held at Mission Hospital’s Integrative Healthcare Wellness Resource Center, 50 Doctor’s Drive, 120 W. Annex. $10/$5 Mission employees.

Info and registration: mission-health.org/events or 213-8250. vision boArding For Wellness • FR (11/22), 1-5pm - "Vision Boarding: Envision the Person You Want to Be." Held in Mission Hospital’s Integrative Healthcare Wellness Resource Center, 50 Doctor’s Drive, 120 W. Annex. $10/free for Mission employees. Info and registration: mission-health.org/ events or 213-8250. yogA For veterAns • MONDAYS, 7-8pm - A yoga class for veterans and their families will be offered at Asheville Yoga Donation Studio, 239 S. Liberty St. All levels.

Instructor: Ashley Poole. Free. Info: youryoga.com or 254-0380.

• TUESDAYS, 4:30pm - A beginner class for veterans is held weekly in the Charles George VA Medical Center cafeteria, 1100 Tunnel Road. Bring mat if possible. Free. Info: kirklandyoga@charter.net.

sUPPort groUPs AdUlt cHildren oF AlcoHolics & dysFUnctionAl FAmilies ACOA is an anonymous 12-step, "Twelve Tradition" program for women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. Info: adultchildren.org.

• FRIDAYS, 7pm - "Inner Child" study group. Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. Info: 989-8075.

• SUNDAYS, 3pm - "Living in the Solution," The Servanthood House, 156 E. Chestnut St. Open big book study. Info: 989-8075.

• MONDAYS, 7pm - "Generations," First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: 474-5120.

• TUESDAYS, 7pm - Meets at First Congregational Church, 20 Oak St. Info: 273-1280.

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

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

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

• FRIDAYS, 1pm - "Keeping the Focus," First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Entrance near Charlotte Street. --5:30pm - "Family Matters," First United Church, 66 Harrison Ave., Franklin.

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

• SUNDAYS, 5pm - Al-Anon and Alateen, West

Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road.

• MONDAYS, noon - "Keeping the Focus," First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Entrance near Charlotte street. --- 6pm - "Attitude of Gratitude," Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. --- 7pm First Christian Church, 201 Blue Ridge Road, Black Mountain. --- 7:30pm - First United Methodist Church, Jackson and Church Streets, Sylva. --- 8pm "Al-Anon Spoken Here," Ledger Baptist Church, U.S. 226 near Bakersville. --- 8pm - Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, 1790 Greenville Highway at North Highland Lake Road.

• TUESDAYS, 4pm - Grace Church, 242 Highway 107 N., Cashiers. --- 5:30pm - "Steps to Recovery," Kenilworth Presbyterian Church, 123 Kenilworth Road. --- 7pm - "One Day at a Time," First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. --- 8pm Transylvania men's meeting, Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church, 249 E. Main St. bAlAnce Point collAborAtive Located at 263 Haywood St. unless otherwise noted.

Info: balancepointnc.com or 348-6922.

• TUESDAYS, 5:30-6:30pm - New Voice, a support group for eating disorder recovery. Free. debtors AnonymoUs 12-step recovery on issues of underearning, debt and learning to live one's vision in life. Info: 779-0077.

• MONDAYS, 7pm - Debtors Anonymous meets at First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St., Room 101.

Info: debtorsanonymous.org. dePression And biPolAr sUPPort AlliAnce: mAgnetic minds • WEDNESDAYS, 7-9pm & SATURDAYS, 4-6pm Magnetic Minds provides self-help through weekly, peer-facilitated support meetings. Meets at 1316-C Parkwood Road, across from the West Asheville BB&T. Free. Info: MagneticMinds.weebly.com or 367-7660. nAmi sUPPort groUPs The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers three types of groups to support people living with mental health issues and their families, friends and loved ones. Free. Info: namiwnc.org or 505-7353.

• WEDNESDAYS, 2pm - Dual Diagnosis Support Group. For individuals with MH/SA diagnoses. 3 Thurland Ave., off Biltmore Avenue.

• 1st SATURDAYS, 10am; 3rd TUESDAYS, 6pm Family/Caregiver group for people supporting someone experiencing a mental health issue. 356 Biltmore Ave., Suite 315. nAr-Anon • Nar-Anon provides support to relatives and friends concerned about the addiction or drug problem of a loved one.

• TUESDAYS, 7pm - West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road; enter through back door. Info: robinplemmons@gmail.com.

• WEDNESDAYS, 12:30pm - First United Methodist Chuch, 204 6th Ave. W., Hendersonville. Enter through side parking lot. Info: 891-8050. overeAters AnonymoUs A fellowship of individuals who are recovering from compulsive overeating. A 12-step program.

• THURSDAYS, 6:30pm - Step Study group at the Cox House, 723 N. Grove St., Hendersonville. Info: 329-1637.

• THURSDAYS, noon - Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road. Info: 674-2417.

• SATURDAYS, 9:30am - 424 W. State St., Black Mountain. Open relapse and recovery meeting. Info: 669-0986.

• MONDAYS, 6pm - First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: (516) 650-5626.

• MONDAYS, 6:30pm - Balfour United Methodist Church, 2567 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville.

Info: 800-580-4761.

• TUESDAYS, 10:30am-noon - Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. at Ottari. Info: 609731-0808.

or 407-0460.

recovering coUPles AnonymoUs • MONDAYS, 6:30pm & SATURDAYS, 10am Recovering Couples Anonymous, for couples with at least one member in a 12-step program.

Held every other Monday at Foster Seventh Day Adventist Church, 375 Hendersonville Road, and every other Saturday at The Unity Church Center, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River. Info and schedule: recovering-couples.org.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7-8pm - Support group for

recovery From Food Addiction • MONDAYS, noon & FRIDAYS, 7pm - A 10-step support group for those suffering from food addiction meets at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road, second floor.

Info: scmunchkin59@yahoo.com.

lies seeking education and support for eating

s-Anon • ONGOING - An anonymous 12-step program for those affected by another's sexual behavior.

Four meetings available weekly in WNC. Days, times, locations and additional info: 258-5117. smArt recovery • THURSDAYS, 6pm - A peer support group to help individuals gain independence from all types of addictive behavior (drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, etc.). Meets at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. Info: smartrecoveryavl@gmail.com

• MONDAYS, 6:30pm - An additional group will meet at St. Andrew Celtic Church, 850 Blue Ridge Road, Black Mountain. t.H.e. center For disordered eAting adults at T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating, 297

Eating Right for Good Health presented by

Haywood St. Led by licensed professionals. Free.

Info: thecenternc.org or 337-4685.

• 1st & 3rd MONDAYS, 5:30-6:30pm - Teen eating disorder support group for ages 15-17.

Taste of Local

• 1st & 3rd MONDAYS, 5:30-6:30pm - A free support group for loved ones, parents and famidisorders.

Wnc brAin tUmor sUPPort • 3rd THURSDAYS, 6:30-8pm - WNC Brain Tumor Support meets at MAHEC, 121 Hendersonville Road. Info: wncbraintumor.org or 691-2559. more Wellness events online Check out the Wellness Calendar online at www. mountainx.com/events for info on events happen-

Taste of Local Ingles in CANTON, NC November 22 • 3:30-6pm Meet local farmers and vendors that supply Ingles Markets, and sample their products:

ing after November 28. cAlendAr deAdline The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m.

WednesdAy, one week prior to publication.

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

Annie’s Breads (Asheville) Biltmore Estate (Asheville) Carolina PIg Polish (Whittier)

Narrative Medicine: Honoring The Stories of Illness Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Screening and Narrative Training Observing the 20th Anniversary of the Film and Building the Narrative Medicine Practice in WNC In Collaboration with the Columbia University Program in Narrative Medicine Lenoir-Rhyne University Asheville Campus 36 Montford Avenue, Asheville • Screening of Philadelphia: Friday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m. 2nd Floor Conference Room

• Narrative Training Workshop: Saturday, Nov. 23, 10a.m. - 4 p.m. Room 315, 3rd Floor Discussion and Narrative Engagement follow the screening, allowing space for reflection. On Saturday, participate in a one-day Narrative Training workshop for physicians, academics, nurses, social workers, and all those interested in the intersection of narrative and medicine.

Empire Distributors (Asheville) Hickory Nut Gap Meats (Fairview) MILKCO (West Asheville) Roots Hummus (Asheville) Sunburst Trout (Canton) Sunny Creek Sprouts (Tryon)

Get information from ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project).

Leah McGrath, RD, LDN Corporate Dietitian, Ingles Markets Follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InglesDietitian Work Phone: 800-334-4936

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giving back

WNC’s nonprofits build a stronger community

Western North Carolina is home to a wide range of nonprofit organizations, each seeking to improve residents’ lives in a particular way. The services they offer are as diverse as the needs they’re attempting to address: Whether they’re fighting environmental threats, combating unemployment through workforce development, or enriching the area’s cultural life, nonprofits are a driving force in our region, helping the community adapt to changing times.

To highlight those endeavors, Mountain Xpress asked a random sample of area nonprofits to share their newest initiative, why they’ve chosen to undertake it, and how it will positively impact WNC. You’ll find their answers in the following section. And while their responses are as varied as their respective missions, there are some common threads: 1) Nonprofits are taking the lead in responding to developments in both public policy and technology. For example, the Council on Aging and Pisgah Legal Services have recently launched programs to help people sort out their options under the Affordable Care Act. Our VOICE, the Asheville City Schools Foundation and Arts For Life have created programming specifically related to technology, including digital and social media.

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2) Empowerment drives nonprofit programming.

Among the respondents, the Women’s Wellbeing and Development Foundation, the Asheville Jewish Community Center and the Open Hearts Art Center give participants tools to actualize their personal power. The Eagle Market Streets Development Corp. and the SelfHelp Credit Union provide training and small-business loans, respectively. The Mountain Area Child and Family Center is empowering families through its Family Store.

The YMI Cultural Center, the oldest of all the nonprofits that responded, helps low-income individuals prepare their tax returns.

3) Finally, the arts and the environment — two key areas driving our region’s economy — are also focal points for local nonprofits. The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center is a leader in striving to preserve the region’s cultural legacy, while the Western North Carolina Alliance works to protect our natural legacy.

And though the organizations featured here are only a small fraction of the many valuable nonprofits serving WNC, they nonetheless reflect the dynamic nature of a sector that exists to create positive change. X

Positive imPacts WNC nonprofits aim to make a difference compiled by Ami Worthen

We Asked lOCAl NONPrOfits tHese questiONs: 1. What is the mission of your organization?

2. What is your organization’s newest initiative?

3. Why did you choose to take on this initiative?

4. How will it positively impact Western North Carolina?

Arts fOr life aflnc.org Mission: Supporting children and families facing serious illnesses and disabilities. By providing educational art programs, we enrich patients’ lives, nurture their minds and spirits and encourage positive health care experiences for children and their families.

In addition to the successful visual-arts, music and creative-writing lessons we provide to patients and families at Mission Children’s Hospital, we’re launching a digital arts initiative next year with a focus on storytelling.

In a world where kids fluently speak the language of YouTube, iPads and Facebook, introducing technology and digital media into our arts programs will allow us to meet kids and families where they are and help them learn more about what they’re interested in.

Arts For Life’s programs decrease patient stress and anxiety, keep kids active and engaged in life and help families cope with the realities of illness. For children and families battling cancer and other serious illnesses and disabilities in WNC, support from the community makes a world of difference.

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You are are warmly invited to this You

Special Service of Gratitude

IVIN G G S K N T HA

dings, thanks-giving a e r l a r u t , scrip by congregation music

Thanksgiving Day morning Nov 28, 2013 10:30-11:30 AM at the First Church of Christ, Scientist 64 N. French Broad Ave. Asheville, NC www.christianscienceasheville.com

A Deeply Appreciated Thank You! To Donors, Ingles, EarthFare, Harris Teeter, French Broad Co-op and All of Our Customers, Volunteers and Social Service Partners On behalf of the 38 trainees and 8 graduates we’ve had since starting the My GlutenFree Bread workforce program in March 2012, we would like to thank all of you for making this social venture possible. With your help, we raised the money to buy equipment, housed 9 trainees who were homeless, provided GED assistance, paid wages and helped 16 youth obtain jobs. In January 2014 we have the opportunity to offer our products in 50 additional local markets. But, we need more production equipment and a delivery truck. We’ve raised $22,000 of the $50,000 we need.Your year-end taxdeductible donation to My Place, Inc. can make this possible. We especially acknowledge the assistance of NC Rural, Land-of-Sky Regional Council, WIA, the Community Foundation of Henderson Country, Embracing Simplicity Hermitage, and First Congregational for their unwavering support. Together, we are making a difference! In only 1 ½ years, we stand poised to be the first local, grass-roots non-profit serving the homeless to become totally self-sustaining. We can achieve this by the end of 2014, with one final push!

Please send your tax-deductible gift, payable to My Place, Inc. PO Box 1838 Hendersonville NC 28793 or at MyPlaceWNC.org

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Sunday Worship // 1:30 PM Dinner/Clothes Closet Trinity Episcopal UndercroftDedicated to serving the homeless, the vulnerable, the hopeless, and the Mondays // 9:30 AM forgotten of Asheville // Recognizing Bible Study & Breakfast the ‘power’ of the weak and their in-

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Dedicated to serving the homeless, ing peace in broken communities // the vulnerable, the hopeless, and the Becoming one body through our Lord Jesus Christ forgotten of Asheville // Recognizing the ‘power’ of the weak and their inability to transform others // Speaking peace in broken communities // Becoming one body through our Lord Jesus Christ

AsHeville JeWisH COmmuNity CeNter jcc-asheville.org

$2 Million Dollars WOMEN for WOMEN And Going Strong A Giving Circle

Since January 2006, Women For Women has given more than $2 million in high-impact grants Making smart, substantial grants totaling more than millionof to women nonprofitsand girls in to improve$1.75 the lives in Western North Carolina since 2006 Carolina.

Learn about andWestern announcingNorth more than $250,000 in grants at the ® 2013 Power of the Purse event on May 23

Women For Women and our grants, advocacy and membership at www.cfwnc.org/WomenforWomen.

Because the need Women for Women has neverIndeed. been greater.

Women for Women always welcomes new members.

Join and experience the power of collective giving.

Information at www.cfwnc.org

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Mission: To strengthen Jewish identity, celebrate Jewish culture and build community.

We actually have two exciting new initiatives. In our JCC Kids After School program, we recently launched Growing Minds, which encourages children to identify their unique interest areas and supports them in more fully exploring those topics. We also recently received a grant from the BJH Foundation to develop a JCC Mitzvah Corps. This program will channel the energy, talent and commitment of Jewish adults ages 50 and older into addressing issues and needs in our community through volunteerism.

We like to think of our JCC Kids program as each child’s “Jewish home away from home,” and we are always seeking ways to express and teach universal values through a Jewish focus. Growing Minds encourages children to think for themselves and learn through asking, while empowering them to reach out into the world as respected participants. Our JCC Mitzvah Corps was born out of the recognition that so many talented and highly skilled people are retiring in our community.

The Asheville JCC seeks to positively impact WNC through all of our community-building, service and educational programs. We welcome all to participate in learning, celebrating and forming greater understanding.

COuNCil ON AgiNg Of BuNCOmBe COuNty coabc.org

Mission: Promoting independence, dignity and wellness for older adults through education, innovative programs and coordination of resources.

COA is one of six members of a consortium providing trained navigators, community outreach and educational efforts to help people sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The program is funded through a federal grant under Community Care of North Carolina.

Our education/outreach and counseling assistance for Medicare brings us into contact with many people in their 50s and up to Medicare enrollment age (65) who have lost insurance or who did not qualify due to pre-existing conditions, as well as many who have insufficient or no health insurance to help cover costs.

Studies show that people without health insurance generally have poorer health, as they are unable to access medical care. Helping people enroll in health insurance enables them to improve their health as they gain access to medical treatments, preventive care and medications not previously available.

OPeN HeArts Art CeNter openheartsartcenter.org

Mission: Serving individuals with a variety of challenges including, but not limited to, developmental, mental, physical and emotional disabilities through a variety of creative techniques.

The Boundless Art Program aims to connect our very special artists with the local arts community of Asheville, and to make sure that the resources and opportunities available to them are as boundless as those any other budding artist can access.

Although there was great stuff going on in our day program — great classes being taught, great work being produced, great relationships forming — it was all happening in isolation. We decided that the Asheville arts scene needs to know what’s going on in our building, and to meet the 40-plus artists who are doing incredibly bold work.

The Boundless Art Program seeks to level the playing field for our artists, giving them the exact same opportunities that anyone in this city has to make a living through their artworks, talents and skills. We are teaching them to endorse, advocate and market themselves. Contributing valuable products and services to our community, society and families is part of what makes a person well, soundminded and whole. We believe this is everyone’s right.

ymi CulturAl CeNter ymiculturalcenter.org

Mission: In celebration of and with respect for people of all ethnicities, the YMI Cultural Center promotes interculturalism and the preservation of cultural identity. “We celebrate culture.”

Our newest initiative is helping low-income individuals as an IRS-approved Volunteer Income Tax Assistance location. We are expanding the service in 2014 to include asset management.

There is a need to accommodate folks who are not accessing this service for various reasons. These individuals may need assistance in navigating the language they encounter on the forms. We help them have a successful experience while offering a convenient location and hours of operation.

This service will impact WNC by providing an additional resource to those in need of such assistance.

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There are 56 new VW owners & more women in WNC will receive the medical care they need and deserve

BOOKENDS USED BOOKSTORE Inside Pack Memorial Library 67 Haywood St. Asheville, NC.

Hours (same as library) M-Th. 10am - 8pm Fri. 10am - 6pm Sat. 10am - 5pm

Large Selection - Fiction, Non Fiction, CDs, DVDs. LPs, Children and Young Adult books Sponsored by Friends of Pack Library

Scott Wilkerson - Owner of Harmony Motors Ingrid Hansen - Mission Foundation Healthcare, Inc.

Photo: Max Cooper

On November 4, 2013, Volkswagen of Asheville

For more information on BC library locations, special sales and programs visit www.buncombecounty.org then click on Asheville-Buncombe Library Be sure to sign up for the library e-newsletter!

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donated $5,600 to Ladies Night Out. $100 for every new Volkswagen sold at Volkswagen of Asheville during Pink October.

Ladies Night Out is a joint program of Mission Hospital and Buncombe County Health & Human Services designed to ensure that every woman has access to a mammogram.

Ladies Night Out is the first Thursday night of each month.

Call for your appointment - 828-250-6006 Join hundreds of women in Buncombe County who have already been screened.

Volkswagen of Asheville 621 Brevard Rd, Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 232-4000 • www.ashevillevw.com

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The Western North Carolina AIDS Project serves 18 counties in Western North Carolina. In the past year, we have admitted more than 136 new clients living with HIV/AIDS to our case management program. We are proud to serve our community through HIV/AIDS related education and prevention programs.

Constantly evolving, along with the epidemic, we tailor prevention programs to reach those most vulnerable to HIV and STDs with a special emphasis on youth.

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Stronger Community = greater immunity

eAgle mArket streets develOPmeNt COrP. eaglemarketsts.net

HIV affects everyone.

Visit WNCAP.org to find out what you can do.

Mission: To develop people, property and businesses, and to envision social justice and growth for all.

We strive to develop a cooperative and collaborative environment that fosters local, regional and global healthy, sustainable communities.

One of our newest initiatives is a workforce development program, Block-by-Block Industries, which seeks to train and develop individuals in the skill/trade of commercial sewing. Block-by-Block has been in operation since 2012, with a focus on sewing “heavy needle” (i.e., totes, bags, leather and fiber products).

EMSDC took on this initiative as a sustainability measure. Like many other nonprofits, we have been acutely aware of the need to diversify our funding streams and had been searching for ways to do this since 2004. In late 2011, an EMSDC business-development participant brought forward the concept of starting a commercial sewing center. We reached out to an old partner, KemperStrategy Inc., who introduced us to MARC, and a wonderful public/private collaborative ensued. To date, this initiative has been an integral function of EMSDC’s operating and program budget.

The most significant impact of Block-by-Block Industries on WNC is job creation. Additionally, it furthers our mission of building healthy, sustainable communities where individuals are empowered to be economic contributors.

AsHeville City sCHOOls fOuNdAtiON acsf.org

Mission: To promote the success of all students in the Asheville City Schools by mobilizing the community to support teachers, students and their families.

Our newest initiative is engaging the community in creating exciting and relevant uses of technology in our schools at all grade levels. On Jan. 24, we invite the community to tour our schools and dialogue with school leaders on how we can apply cutting-edge applications of technology in the classroom.

Asheville has a wealth of folks working with advanced and creative applications of technology. We want to tap into this expertise and provide opportunities for children and teachers to learn from the community about innovations and careers using technology. Through this community partnership, the ACSF will support all kinds of creative learning opportunities with technology for students K-12, and professional learning for teachers.

These projects will enhance innovation and technology access in our classrooms and can be replicated in schools throughout WNC.

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PisgAH legAl serviCes pisgahlegal.org

Mission: To pursue justice by providing legal assistance and advocacy to help low-income people in Western North Carolina meet their basic needs and improve their lives.

Pisgah Legal Services’ newest initiative is its Health Insurance Navigator Project. Trained and certified staff and volunteer navigators help people in six WNC counties evaluate their options for health insurance and cost-reducing resources, and enroll in a plan through the new health insurance marketplace.

Pisgah Legal Services works to address the root causes of poverty with our clients, many of whom have become or remain poor due to health problems and the lack of insurance. Adequate health care and health insurance are essential to tackling broader issues of poverty.

By helping Western North Carolinians navigate the new health insurance resources available through the Affordable Care Act, we hope that thousands of individuals will gain both better health and improved financial stability. If more WNC residents have health care, especially preventive and primary care, it will positively impact our region’s health care providers. With better health care options in our region, local governments, nonprofits and taxpayers will also benefit, as the need for other costly services will be reduced.

tHe mOuNtAiN AreA CHild ANd fAmily CeNter macfc.org

Mission: To provide an early learning program of distinction in which young children thrive, families flourish and early childhood professionals excel. We accomplish this mission through high-quality education services, comprehensive family support, health and nutrition services and teacher education.

This year, parents in our home-based program are earning “MACFC money” by participating in weekly home visits with their child’s teacher and attending Play & Learn events. In December, we will host a Family Store, where they can use the money they’ve earned to purchase clothes, books and other necessities for their children and themselves.

Over 70 percent of the children we serve come from low-income families. In addition, research shows that children are most successful in school when their families are engaged and active participants in their education. The Family Store addresses both of these factors by rewarding parents for their participation while providing them with needed items and supplies.

We serve almost 200 children and their families in Buncombe County each year.

Through this initiative and all of our work, we are creating a culture where early childhood education is valued, where opportunities are offered to all children regardless of their economic situation, and where families are fully engaged in helping their children succeed.

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Mission: Empower women and children to achieve personal growth and comprehensive development of their communities.

WWD-F supports local and international women-run projects and creates model programs in the areas of education, health and economic development.

The Healthy Living Program is our newest initiative. The Healthy Living Program is empowerment-based community organizing within Asheville’s public-housing neighborhoods, working with residents of public housing to organize free ongoing classes, hiking series, workshops, events, a Community Resource Center, leadership development, advocacy and participation in a variety of citywide initiatives affecting the quality of life in public housing.

WWD-F sees that people living with poverty in our city experience isolation and a general disparity in access to opportunities, compared with their wealthier counterparts. We are working to bring social justice and real, positive change at a local level, so that communities experiencing a concentration of poverty are empowered to lead the lives and build the communities in which they would like to live.

As more communities and individuals who have been experiencing marginalization step into their power, and more of the general populace works together to ensure that every human being in our community has equal rights and access to opportunities, our region becomes stronger and more cooperative — a place in which we truly take care of each other, ensuring that no one is left behind and that everyone thrives.

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Mission: To preserve and continue the unique legacy of educational and artistic innovation of Black Mountain College for public study and enjoyment. We achieve our mission through collection, conservation and educational activities, including exhibitions, publications and public programs.

The newest initiative is a publication, The Anthology of Black Mountain College Poetry.

There are many overlooked poets who emerged from Black Mountain College.

Our goal is to recognize them, acknowledge their work and reinforce their association with the college.

We believe this publication will be a new and valuable contribution to the rich history of Black Mountain College and its place in literary history. We think it will be useful to students, scholars, writers of all kinds and lovers of poetry in WNC and worldwide.

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Our newest initiative is the Teen Tech Safety Program, which aims to address the problem of teen sexting and posting sexually suggestive photos on social media sites.

The project will educate teens about the short- and long-term consequences of those practices through presentations at middle and high schools. A separate component is geared toward educating parents on current technology and how to speak with their children regarding sexting/posting sexually explicit photos on social media sites.

The Teen Safety project will help local teens use their cell phones and social media accounts more wisely and responsibly. We want to educate teens on how these risky behaviors can impact almost every aspect of their lives, including economic stability and upward mobility. In addition, we want to open up dialogue between parents and teens around the unintended consequences of sexting/posting sexually explicit photos.

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Mission: To empower citizens to be advocates for livable communities and the natural environment of Western North Carolina.

WNCA is a proud founding member of the Asheville Beyond Coal coalition, a group of organizations/individuals working to build a clean energy future for WNC, transition Asheville off our reliance on power from the Asheville coal-fired power plant, and eliminate coal pollution from our air and water.

The Asheville coal-fired power plant is the largest single source of CO2 pollution in WNC. Coal burning is responsible for nearly one-third of U.S. carbon emissions — the air pollution that is the main contributor to climate disruption.

Here in WNC, we’re at risk of losing precious ecosystems and suffering from increasingly strong storms and public health risks due to smog pollution, which triggers asthma attacks and other respiratory illnesses.

Through our work with Asheville Beyond Coal, WNCA seeks to: • Lead a transition from the use of fossil fuel energy to a reliance on clean, safe and renewable energy sources.

• Make energy conservation and efficiency a priority in reducing energy demand in WNC. • Replace jobs dependent on fossil fuels with jobs centered on conservation, efficiency and renewable energy technologies.

• Secure retirement of the Asheville coal-fired power plant and the cleanup of any legacy pollution, including the coal ash lagoons.

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A healthy and resilient local economy is an important part of economic development.

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“For every dollar spent on the virtual, another dollar must be spent on the real.”— RICHARD LOUV veterANs HelPiNg veterANs vhvwnc.org

Mission: helping veterans successfully reintegrate into society as productive members of their community. We work within the community to aid veterans who may be homeless, jobless or suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, and we provide food and financial aid to veterans’ families. In partnership with the U.S. Veterans Administration, we assist homeless veterans in securing permanent housing and provide them with a stable, safe living situation. We will continue our efforts to ensure that no veteran is left behind.

Our latest initiative is developing a sustainable community on three acres in West Asheville for local veterans. It’s a sustainable community because we generate our own power through solar, our own food through aquaponics and our own health care via holistic healing. We’re fundraising for the project this holiday season, with a kiosk at the Asheville Mall.

Through the process of transitioning back into civilian life, Matthew shepley, a U.S. Marine and our executive director, realized how much more support — outside of the VA system — is needed for returning vets. In Asheville alone, we have between 200 and 300 men and women who have served, whose living situation is day to day. Our community model is a comprehensive approach to meeting these needs, [which will have a positive impact] by expanding housing and job training options for for returning vets. X

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Collectively, nonprofit organizations in Buncombe County spent $1.6 billion during fiscal year 2011 and employed 14,586 people (not counting religious organizations), according to the N.C. Center for Nonprofits.

The Johns Hopkins Economic Data Project, which tracks employment and other changes in nonprofits, found that the sector grew during the recession — a time when many other industries were shrinking.

Between 2007 and 2009, for-profit employment showed an average annual decline of 3.7 percent nationwide, yet the nonprofit sector grew by 1.9 percent.

North Carolina had an even wider split: For-profit employment decreased by 4.4 percent, while the nonprofit workforce increased by 3.9 percent.

Nationwide, 57 percent of all nonprofit jobs are in health care, and hospitals are the leading employer, the study reports.

As for local philanthropy, says Comfort, “All areas of giving seem to mirror national trends. Children, education and health care are strong, but we appreciate the arts as well. Nationally, of course, arts funding has taken a hit in the midst of the recession and recovering economy.” X

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For vegans, vegetarians and those who are gluten-free, Thanksgiving meals can be somewhat challenging. The national holiday comes with clear cultural expectations about food and what should be placed on the table — a big, golden bird; buttery mashed potatoes; bread-based stuffing and wobbly cranberry jelly.

For many individuals, however — for health, environmental or ethical reasons — these societal norms are just not working. From there, questions emerge: Does one have to follow tradition to create a true Thanksgiving meal? And if the meal is not centered around a bird, then what is it really about? How can we keep up with the spirit of the day, minus the meat, butter and bread?

Thankfully, in Asheville, local chefs are dedicated to providing traditional, yet unique methods to empower all palates. Are you vegan, vegetarian or gluten-free? Not a problem. Three local chefs are here to help. Peter Pollay of Posana Cafe, Jason Sellers of Plant and Rose Hardesty of Laughing Seed Cafe each submitted two recipes from their personal collection, and it looks like sweet potatoes are at the top of the menu! pEtER pOLLay Of pOsaNa cafE Pollay offers gluten-free solutions that will dazzle any Thanksgiving table. His restaurant is acclaimed for providing 100 percent glutenfree dishes while focusing on locally sourced ingredients.

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hOLiday pickLEs: Plant chef and co-owner Jason Sellers suggests pickling the vegetables that are traditionally served roasted at Thanksgiving to add a refreshing accent to the meal. Photo by Nichole Civiello.

pelled to be creative, Pollay answers without hesitation: “I think it’s a lot of fun to use tradition as the basis to work off of, and then I put my own twist on it.”

He pauses for a moment, and then offers this: “We always go to my inlaws house for Thanksgiving, and they have a small vegetable garden on their property. One year, my wife’s nephew was in charge of the Brussels sprouts. [We went out to the garden and saw] the great leaves that come off the stock of the Brussels sprouts, so I took the leaves. [They have] a kind of cabbagy taste, but with the hardiness of collar greens. We just made up a dish of sauteed Brussels sprout leaves, and it turned out great. So, that’s a different twist to a traditional menu, but not too far-fetched.”

Certainly, food is a large component of the holiday, but it’s not

everything. Whatever you decide to serve, “Thanksgiving is really about getting together and having another great meal with family and friends,” says Pollay. “Of course, we cook on and off all day ... but it’s all about finding time for family that you don’t see everyday.” jasON sELLERs Of pLaNt For Sellers, the chef and co-owner of Plant, a restaurant dedicated to the art of vegan cuisine, the main challenge at Thanksgiving is not forfeiting meat but balancing time in the kitchen and time with family. “The only challenge I face during Thanksgiving mealplanning is the same one that we all face: how to keep things simple enough to execute well, while also entertaining,” he says.

His advice? “Plan well, put a lot of thought into everything you

want to serve, and let the food and gathering stand as signifiers of the tradition.

“Speaking of traditions without what [animal-rights advocate] Carol Adams would call ‘valued proteins,’ or animal products — one of the first-ever recorded recipes was for a loaf of bread. So the ethics involved with eating plant-based foods can actually be honored during celebratory times like this, because a good home cook can show off his or her skills for the whole family.”

For the past seven years, Sellers has hosted a Thanksgiving dinner and fundraiser for Animal Haven at Plant. The ticketed event, to be held this year on Wednesday, Nov. 27, offers a three-course meal of plant-based delights (visit plantisfood.com for reservations).

When asked how his meal at home might differ from the Thanksgiving meal prepared at the restaurant, Sellers says, “I assume other cooks ask themselves the same thing I do at times like Thanksgiving: How much of the professional cook is going to go into this meal, and how much of that is just self-indulgent and unnecessary? Well, my meal will feature foods that I could serve at the restaurant but probably would not. At home, I just want to invoke tradition and comfort, then season everything properly.

“The nice thing about holidays is that you can test-run dishes on your family without feeling like the menu has to match a certain expectation. This time, my advice is to ask those with whom you’ll be eating what they would like.

When they see it on the table, they’ll feel more in touch with the effort it takes to pull off a big meal.

This year, I’ll definitely be making the easy recipes that follow” (see sidebar, p. 56).

vegan or gluten-free recipes in a book from 1850. Those recipes can take you anywhere.”

For Hardesty, creating a vegan or gluten-free dessert is about more than finding an egg replacement.

Instead, it’s an ongoing investigation. “One of the exciting things about making vegan and gluten-free desserts is the array of available ingredients,” she says. “It’s easy to get overwhelmed with all the choices, but you have to try and just have fun.”

“With vegan baking,” she continues, “I don’t think there is one superior product for replacing eggs, or that one vegan milk is inherently better than another. A lot of times, the best results come from blending multiple ingredients together to replace one. That’s also true with gluten-free baking. For me, the best flavor and texture are the result of blending several bean or grain flours together. There are a couple good pre-made blends on the market.

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ROsE haRdEsty Of LaughiNg sEEd cafE Rose Hardesty, pastry chef at one of Asheville’s founding vegetarian restaurants, Laughing Seed Cafe, is all about creating delicious vegan and glutenfree desserts. When it comes to a Thanksgiving-day dish, she’s interested in experimentation.

“Tradition,” says Hardesty, “is pretty inspiring, and I see it as a springboard for creativity. I collect old recipe books, and sometimes I find amazing, innovative

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Local chefs’ Thanksgiving recipes

NEw tRaditiONs: Rose Hardesty, pastry chef at Laughing Seed Café, offers sweet-potato pie and cranberry sorbet as vegan and gluten-free dessert choices for Thanksgiving.

ROsE haRdEsty’s swEEt pOtatO piE with cORNMEaL cRust (VEgaN) First, prepare your crust.

Vegan cornmeal pie crust (makes one crust for a 9-inch deep-dish pan): 1/4 cup Earth Balance, or other margarine of choice, chilled 1/4 cup vegetable shortening, chilled (I like Spectrum Organics because it is not hydrogenated) 1 cup all-purpose unbleached flour 1/4 cup cornmeal 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 3-4 tablespoons cold water to make: 1) Blend flour, cornmeal, salt, and sugar together.

2) Cut shortening and Earth Balance in, either using a food processor (pulsing only), pastry blender, two knives cutting against each other, or your fingers. The texture should resemble a coarse meal.

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really sticky. Form into a flattened disc and wrap tightly in plastic.

4) Chill for at least an hour, but no longer than two days. When ready to roll out, remove from refrigerator 5-10 minutes before rolling.

5) Roll on a generously floured surface to about 1/8-inch thick. Cut into a circle at 2 inches larger than your pie pan on all sides. This gives you plenty of room to roll the sides over and decorate however you like. filling: 1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, boiled whole in their skins (about 2 1/2 cups mashed) 1/2 cup Earth Balance, or other margarine of choice 1 cup sugar 1 1/4 cups full-fat coconut milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoons tapioca starch 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg to make: 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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3) While potatoes are cooling, roll out your crust and line pie pan with it.

4) Mix cornstarch, tapioca starch, cinnamon and nutmeg together. Add this mixture to the coconut milk and stir to remove lumps.

5) As soon as the sweet potatoes have cooled enough to touch, remove and discard skins. Add earth balance and blend until smooth with a fork or a mixer.

6) Add sugar, blend a little, then add coconut milk slurry and vanilla.

Blend well.

7) Pour into pie shell and bake for 45-55 minutes.

It’s done when the filling puffs up around the edges, and only the very center wobbles when gently shaken.

If the crust browns before the pie is cooked through, tent with foil. Be careful: If the foil is too close to the pie filling, it will stick to it when it rises as it bakes. Cool completely before cutting.

ROsE haRdEsty’s cRaNBERRy sORBEt (VEgaN, gLutEN-fREE) 3/4 cup cranberry juice, no sugar added (fruit-juice sweetened is fine) 1 cup sugar 12 ounces fresh cranberries, washed 1/2 teaspoon orange zest Juice from one orange, plus cranberry juice to make a total of 3/4 cup to make: 1) In a saucepan over low heat, stir 1 cup sugar in 3/4 cup cranberry juice until dissolved. When sugar is completely dissolved, add cranberries and orange zest. Turn heat up to medium-low and cook until cranberries are soft.

2) Let cool to room temperature, then add the 3/4 cup of mixed orange and cranberry juice.

3) Puree in a high-powered blender.

If you want the sorbet to be perfectly smooth, push it through a very fine sieve and discard the solids. I am lucky enough to have a Vitamix, which grinds them finely: I like the texture they create, so I tend to leave them.

4) Freeze in ice cream machine* according to manufacturer’s instruc-

tions. Let cure in the freezer at least four hours, or overnight. Sorbets are best eaten within 10 days. This sorbet tastes great in a glass of champagne or prosecco, or in sparkling apple juice for those who don’t drink alcohol. *Without ice cream maker: Add 2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar when adding the orange/cranberry juice mix.

Let sit in the refrigerator until quite cold, or a maximum of 2 days. Place in the freezer in a shallow pan 3-5 hours before serving, depending on how cold your freezer is. The texture will be creamiest if you stir it every 20-30 minutes, but it is also good without doing so.

Makes 1 quart.

jasON sELLERs’ spicEd swEEt pOtatOEs (VEgaN, gLutEN-fREE) Sellers says: “Because I come from the northern Midwest, I never candied sweet potatoes, put marshmallows on them or added sugar to them. So when I think of sweet potatoes, I think savory, and a little heat. This simple recipe takes less than an hour total to prepare.”

2 pounds sweet potatoes (1 or 2 potatoes, depending on size), washed and cut into 1-inch cubes, peeled 2 tablespoons good-quality oil (safflower, olive, coconut) 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast 1 teaspoon smoked Spanish paprika 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Ssea salt and black pepper to taste about 1 tablespoon lime juice, or to taste to make: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toss the sweet potatoes in the oil, yeast and spices and season with salt and pepper. Bake the sweet potatoes on a sheet tray or cookie sheet for 25 to 35 minutes, until tender, but not mushy. When placing the sweet potatoes on the baking sheet, leave some room between them so they cook evenly. Once tender, toss with lime juice to taste and serve warm.

Feeds 4 as a side.

1 1/3 cups sugar 1/4 cup salt Optional spices: coriander, black pepper, chili flakes or whole chilies, orange peel, celery seed, allspice, cinnamon Vegetables of your choice: e.g. peeled and chopped beets, carrots, banana peppers, cauliflower, onions

swEEt aLtERNatiVE: Chef Peter Pollay’s sweet potato biscuits offer classic Thanksgiving flavors without the gluten.

pEtER pOLLay’s swEEt pOtatO Biscuits (gLutEN-fREE) No. 1 7 cups Bette’s Gourmet Featherlight Rice Flour Blend 8 heaping tablespoons brown sugar 10 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda Salt to taste No. 2 12 ounces chilled, cubed butter

to make: Bring all the ingredients to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce the heat and allow to simmer for about 10 minutes. Add your favorite vegetables during the simmering phase, depending on how much texture you want to preserve. For example, carrots and beets will need to cook longer than banana peppers. I typically pickle onions of any kind (pearl, red, scallions) without cooking them at all; I’ll just add them during the cool-down phase or once the liquid is completely cool. Thanks to the vinegar, pickled vegetables will keep covered in the refrigerator for quite a while. So make plenty, doubling the recipe amounts if necessary.

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My Place, located in Hendersonville, was established as an emergency shelter, school and life-skills development program.

When it faced a funding shortage in 2012, Pannavati started My Gluten Free Bread Company as a means of sustaining the organization and providing on-the-job training for residents. The idea to make the bakery gluten-free came from a desire to highlight healthy living and provide products for those with a gluten intolerance while creating a business unique to the community.

Today, My Place no longer provides residential services. The focus has shifted to offering social and practical job training in the bakery.

In just one year, My Gluten Free Bread Company has signed contracts with 10 local grocery stores, including Ingles and EarthFare, to sell their gluten-free breads, cookies and muffins. The company was recently offered an opportunity to add 50 more area stores to its distribution, and has launched a fundraising campaign with a goal of acquir-

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Gluten-free bakery project offers hope to at-risk teens

staff Of LifE: My Gluten Free Bread Company provides job training and life skills to youth who are at risk or homeless. Pictured, from left to right: company founder Pannavati, Anthony Peterkin, Shaquill Mitter, Debbie Hofland, Jay Wilson, James Bland, Matt Wright and Aaron Toney.

ing the new equipment needed to help keep up with demand. thE pROgRaM When I recently walked through the door of the bakery, I was greeted by a heavenly smell, followed by the smiles of Office Manager Jay Wilson and the company’s information-technology man, James Bland, a graduate of the program who’s now studying at Blue Ridge Community College and working part-time at the bakery.

Last year, seven other young adults graduated with Bland. They completed 500 hours of study and practical work in the bakery as part of a pre-apprenticeship in gluten-free baking. The program combines classroom work and practical training to prepare students to find work or further their culinary studies. Two more students are on schedule to graduate in a few months, and Pannavati plans to begin a new class in January.

MakiNg a diffERENcE Anthony Peterkin has been directly impacted by My Place, where he was the first resident in 2009. He describes his first night there as “the first peaceful night [he] had in years.” He graduated from the baking program last year, attended A-B Tech’s culinary program, and now divides his time by working at an Ingles Bakery and

being on call for My Gluten Free Bread Company.

“It’s still not always easy,” Peterkin says, “but I’ve found a strength inside that makes me know I can make it.”

Here, everyone is accepted just as they are; everyone has a purpose; everyone receives a second chance — a chance to transform their life. And, perhaps most importantly, everyone receives an opportunity to begin to give back. giViNg thaNks, giViNg Back Just before I left, I was given a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie. I passed out a few hugs, said my goodbyes and climbed into my car. But before I took a bite of my cookie, I gave thanks for the opportunity to meet these inspiring young men and for Pannavati, a contemplative woman with a vision and a mission: a natural rising of action to “be a present help in time of need.” I smiled, took a bite and reflected for a moment: In this season of giving and thanks, perhaps, if I take the time to slow down, I, too, will receive a call to action of my own.

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Taste of Asheville Annual celebration supports local food culture with community initiatives

Choosing where to eat can be a difficult decision in a city like Asheville, with its multitude of quality local restaurants. But Taste of Asheville has a solution: For one special night, this annual event will serve up a culinary smorgasbord, with offerings from 40 local restaurants sure to entice even the most discriminating palate.

On Wednesday, Nov. 20, all three floors of The Venue will be transformed into a virtual restaurant stroll. “Any event at The Venue tends to be elegant,” says Jane Anderson, executive director of the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association (AIR). “What we envision is a grazing cocktail party, where the entertainment is the food.” From hors d’oeuvres to small plates to desserts, partygoers will have an abundant selection.

This year’s Taste of Asheville is special because it marks the 10th anniversary of AIR, which began with about 15 restaurants, all located in downtown Asheville. In the past two years, the organization has doubled its membership and expanded geographically. Additionally, a broader range of restaurants have joined. “We have more high-end restaurants and more family-oriented ones now,” Anderson notes.

As in previous years, a portion of ticket proceeds will benefit AIR’s two outreach programs.

The Chefs of Tomorrow Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to students of A-B Tech’s nationally acclaimed Culinary Arts Program. According to the community college’s resource-development coordinator, Leronica Casey, “This year the A-B Tech Foundation awarded nine $1,000 scholarships to outstanding culinary students, which can be used for books, tuition, tools and uniforms.” Students apply in January and scholarships are awarded in June of each year.

gROwiNg fOOd cuLtuRE: Kikko Shaw was one of the first graduates of Green Opportunities’ GO Kitchen-Ready program. Michael Baudouin, owner of Bouchon hired Shaw for his culinary staff.

GO Kitchen-Ready is a free training program for low-income adults who face barriers to employment. Program manager Mark Rosenstein hopes to give students who don’t come with a perfect record the chance to be hired on personal merit and motivation. “For all kinds of reasons, people find themselves in jail,” Rosenstein observes.

“When you get to know their story, it’s heartbreaking how our culture pushes them into places where the choices are null. They serve their time and people are still reluctant to hire them.”

But GO Kitchen-Ready is changing that by endorsing their graduates.

Michel Baudouin, owner of Bouchon and founder of Go Kitchen-Ready, hired one of the program’s first alumni, Kikko Shaw, who is now a dedicated member of the restaurant’s culinary staff.

“I’m one of those people who believes you have to lead by example,” he says of his decision to hire one of the first graduates of the fledgling program. “If

I’m going to put my name behind something, if I’m going to put my money and my people behind something, I have to be willing to take the first step.”

Rosenstein is anticipating GO Kitchen-Ready’s move to the W.C. Reid Center in 2014, where it will finally have kitchen access at all times. “The hope is to design enterprising activities that can generate funding to operate the building,” he says. Two possibilities he is exploring are production for downtown restaurant Tupelo Honey and preparing meals for MANNA FoodBank.

In the 10 years since AIR’s founding, Asheville has become a national leader in the farm-to-table movement.

Most recently, AIR partnered with the Green Restaurant Association and the Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute to encourage more environmentally sustainable practices at the city’s restaurants. In 2012, Asheville was the first city in the U.S. to be named a Green Dining Destination.

Anderson credits Asheville’s local population for AIR’s success. “Asheville restaurants wouldn’t be here without the support of the local people who patronize them,” she notes.

Participating restaurants in this year’s Taste of Asheville include: Acropolis Pizza, Ambrozia Bar & Bistro, The Bier Garden, Bouchon, The Cantina, Carmels Kitchen & Bar, Chestnut, City Bakery Café, Corner Kitchen, Creperie Bouchon, Edna’s of Asheville, Bad Puppy Roasting, FIG Bistro, Frankie Bones, French Broad Chocolate Lounge, Karen Donatelli Cake Designs, Jack of Hearts, Jack of the Wood, Laughing Seed, Lexington Avenue Brewery, Little Pigs Bar-B-Q, Luella’s Bar-B-Que, MG Road, Native Kitchen & Social Pub, Oyster House Brewing, Pack’s Tavern, Plant, Santé Wine Bar, Scully’s, The Social Lounge & Tapas, Strada Italiano, Sunny Point Cafe, The Social, Thirsty Monk, Tupelo Honey Café, Ultimate Ice Cream Company, Vincenzo’s Ristorante & Bistro, Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian, Mela, Jerusalem Garden Café and The Green Sage Cafe.

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Home is where the malt is Riverbend is now directly involved in more than 120 acres of land in and around Hendersonville.

And some of those acres are moving beyond barley. According to Simpson, “We’ve been planting a variety of rye that’s been grown in the South for more than 200 years, and the demand for it is exploding this year. It’s a big part of our product line.”

Riverbend Malt House expands production and regional barley plantings

Chances are you can name a beer or two from your favorite Asheville breweries. In fact, it’s hard to think of Asheville Brewing Co. without thinking of Shiva IPA, French Broad without Wee Heavier, or Highland without Gaelic Ale. It’s perhaps more difficult to name the last beer you drank made with Riverbend Malt House’s malt.

However, since the company opened in 2010, its malt has been finding its way into beers at almost every Asheville brewery. Wedge has made a local version of Payne’s Pale Ale and Green Man just released a new fall seasonal called Harvester in bottled six packs, both using Riverbend malt. And when Burial Beer opened, every beer on tap was made with Riverbend products.

What’s so special about Riverbend malt? Co-owner Brent Manning puts it this way: “If you grow barley and throw it into hot water you could make beer, but it would take a long time. If a maltster does his job before the brewer uses the malt, it means the brewer can make beer in six hours instead of several days.”

In other words, without Riverbend steeping, germinating, raking and speed-drying barley, local breweries are reduced to ordering malt from a large national or international malt producers. With more and more breweries statewide clamoring for ingredients that aren’t shipped across the country — or across an ocean — it’s easy to see why Riverbend is growing.

What came as a surprise to many, is the location of the expansion.

“For a while, we were very interested in moving to the South Slope area, but after exploring our options, we felt like we needed more room and space to grow than

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MaLt-y taLENtEd: Riverbend Malt House co-owners Brent Manning (left) and Brian Simpson are partnering with local farmers to quadruple the company’s output of locally grown barley and rye malts. Photo courtesy of Riverbend Malt House

we could find there,” Manning says. Instead, Riverbend went back to the drawing board to figure out how it could reconfigure its current location, which is at 99 Pond Road.

“Our building had the space we needed to expand and it had one other big advantage: We already have a germination chamber in place — 4,000 square feet of climate-controlled space is not easy to come by,” he says.

Since the building is also equipped with loading docks, the rest was just a puzzle of which new equipment to install where.

Manning and co-owner Brian Simpson broke ground on the expansion Oct. 2; plans include racks for bulk grain storage, a

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partially automated packaging system and the crowning jewel: a custom-designed kiln. “We learned a lot building our old kiln, says Simpson. “The new one will be nearly 100 square feet larger and more efficient.” staRtiNg at thE faRM While the build-out will mean Riverbend can handle 12-16 tons of malt per month (compared to just 4 tons today) barley doesn’t just plant and farm itself. To increase supply, Manning and Simpson partnered with the North Carolina State Agricultural Extension, which helped find local farmers willing to grow two-row and six-row barley just for Riverbend.

Riverbend malts are now used throughout the state of North Carolina and increasingly in South Carolina as well. In the eastern part of N.C., Manning says, Fullsteam, Mystery and Steel String are all safe bets for a Riverbend-based beer or two.

Locally, Manning says, “Harvester [by Green Man] is probably the easiest way to taste our malt right now, but the Tripel at Burial and Saison III at Wicked Weed can still be found at the breweries.”

If you’re interested in finding out more about how malt is made, Riverbend hosts tours of its malting facility by request. Simpson says Saturday mornings have been working well, and that tours can vary quite a bit based on the tour group.

“We try to walk our visitors through the production process, but beyond that, we’re open to whatever they want to cover,” says Simpson. “Homebrewers might want to talk about using our malts or recipe development, but we’ve had tours focused on sustainability that didn’t want to talk about beer at all.”

“Really, we’re just excited that people [are stopping by] because they’re more and more interested in what we’re doing,” says Manning. “We’re ready to keep closing the gap between farmers and Asheville beer.”

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Forget follies and farces. Local college and university theaters are tackling tougher issues this season. From racism and homophobia to bullying and social pressures, Blue Ridge Community College, Warren Wilson College and UNC Asheville are all staging hard-hitting plays in hopes of sparking thoughtful dialogue.

BLuE RidgE cOMMuNity cOLLEgE For Dan Turpin, a second-year student at the Flat Rock-based school, the most challenging part of this season’s production is throwing around hateful slurs — sometimes even shouting them — onstage.

“It’s hard to not get angry at yourself,” he says.

The play in question is The Laramie Project, which explores the murder of Matthew Shepard, a real-life gay college student in Laramie, Wyo., and the reactions to his death. Although homophobia led to Shepard’s murder, the script by Moisés Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project mostly focuses on bullying and its consequences.

“The play is not so much about gay people as it is about ‘Let’s not beat up and kill people,’” says director Jennifer Treadway, a member of the school’s drama faculty.

This, she believes, should make the message easier to swallow. The issue of bullying, especially among younger people, is pertinent today, she notes, explaining, “All the horrible bullying articles I’ve been reading inspired me.”

While the play was in rehearsal, Treadway learned about an incident last month at the University

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of Mississippi, where a group of football players in the audience cruelly heckled and mocked the actors performing Laramie. “I would have been unprepared for that, but now that this has happened, we’re having the conversation about what we would do,” says Treadway. “Do we want to consult with our local security? Do we want to make sure college officials are present at every performance?”

Blue Ridge is the first non-urban college to stage the play, says Turpin, but he hopes audiences will approach it with open minds.

“Usually small Southern towns are labeled as ‘hick towns’ that are racist and homophobic,” he says. “But [Hendersonville] is like

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A scene from Blue Ridge Community College’s production of The Laramie Project. Photo by Vince LaMonica

the suburbs of Asheville, so we have this huge liberal influence among all this conservatism. We don’t fit the stereotype.”

The drama department is partnering with local progressive churches and a pair of gay rights organizations, PFLAG and Youth Outright, to host a talkback after the final performance. The discussion will cover tolerance, antibullying and ways to prevent such tragedies in the future.

Turpin, who plays the Rev. Fred Phelps, says that Westboro Baptist Church likes to send someone to protest every show, “so we might look forward to that.”

The Laramie Project runs Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 20-23, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 24, at 2 p.m., followed by a talkback. $5 for all students/$7 general admission. blueridge.edu. uNca Drama professor Rob Bowen doesn’t often direct plays at the school, but when he does, he chooses topics he’s passionate about.

The massacre of 26 children and teachers at Sandy Hook

Elementary last year inspired Bowen to propose columbinus by Stephen Karam, P.J. Paparelli and others as this season’s production. The play chronicles the series of events leading up to the 1999 Columbine High School mass shooting, in which two students killed or injured dozens of people. According to the playwrights, “columbinus” (not capitalized) means “dove-like” in Latin. To Bowen, it evokes the healing that has happened in the Colorado town where the shooting took place.

“This is the kind of theater more universities need to be doing, because it [encourages] conversations,” he maintains.

“It’s thought-provoking; it’s not just shock value. It can inspire ideas, maybe solutions. At a university, it’s important to involve the audience in the production, to challenge them.”

Even though mass shootings have become more common, it’s often forgotten that every community is susceptible to them, says Bowen. “We want to get through the mythology to find out who these people were,” he explains.

“We tend to forget that they were just kids, too. Kids can do this, especially nowadays.”

Given the play’s serious nature, he maintains, it’s important to take extra care to ensure the emotional well-being of audience and actors alike. “We’ve done so much research, and the play is so intense,” says Bowen. “As a company, we have to look out for each other, put these characters away and not take them home with us.

We also have counselors, in case it becomes too powerful for people and they need someone to talk to.”

Talkbacks after every performance will focus on lessons learned from the Columbine tragedy and how such killing sprees can be prevented in the future.

“There were opportunities to stop this, and people just weren’t paying attention,” notes Bowen.

“Every time, a person who is planning something this complex will leak it to somebody, and somebody just needs to be listening.”

See columbinus ThursdaySaturday, Nov. 21-23, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 24, at 2 p.m. $5 students/$8 faculty and staff /$10 general public. drama.unca.edu/ theatre-unca.

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waRREN wiLsON cOLLEgE For the first time, Warren Wilson’s theater department is staging not one but two plays this fall, over two weekends.

More significantly, both works presented by the predominantly white school in Swannanoa deal with racial issues.

Director Candace Taylor says she chose Spinning Into Butter, about a racial incident at a small liberal arts college, because it resonates with an incident at Warren Wilson last fall. According to an email sent out by the dean of students, a threat and a racial slur were written on an African-American student’s residence hall door.

Sophomore Sophie Yates, who plays the dean of students, sees other similarities between the college depicted by playwright Rebecca Gilman and Warren Wilson. “It’s the same kind of setting and the same type of people,” she points out. “How we tend to think of ourselves and how we actually are is very similar to the play.”

The college’s second production this fall is Flyin’ West, which will feature the theater’s first-ever all-black cast.

“It wasn’t until last year that I looked around and saw that we had enough students to make that happen,” says Taylor.

Author Pearl Cleage’s play is set in 1898 in Nicodemus, Kan., where many African-Americans settled after the Civil War. “I think it’s important to know every kind of American history there is,”

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Taylor explains. “I know when I first heard of Flyin’ West, I thought, ‘Wow, this is a part of African-American history I didn’t know much about.’ I didn’t know there were any black towns in the West in the 1800s. That part of history, at least when I was going to school, was never included.

I had no idea there were black women pioneers building this country on the Great Plains. To me, that’s a reason to do it.”

Besides shining some light on a story that isn’t typically included in textbooks, Flyin’ West also deals with racism among AfricanAmericans, specifically how lighter complexions are favored over darker coloring.

The two plays’ casts have been rehearsing on alternate nights, and the works will be performed the same way, meaning the set will change nightly. Taylor opted to direct two plays because both speak to the theme of bias. “The main benefit of doing them back to back is that it sort of highlights these issues,” she says. “Spacing them out would make it seem like a topic is being dragged out for a long time, and people would lose passion between [productions].”

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Director and actors alike hope that Flyin’ West and Spinning Into Butter will prove thought-provoking for audience members, too — and give students another perspective on the literature, history and issues they’re dealing with in their classes.

“Theater,” notes Taylor, “puts it out there in three dimensions.”

Warren Wilson productions take place at 8 p.m. in Kittredge Theatre. Spinning Into Butter will be staged Friday, Nov. 22, Sunday, Nov. 24, and Saturday, Dec. 7.

Flyin’ West runs Saturday, Nov. 23, Friday, Dec. 6, and Sunday, Dec. 8. Free for all students and Warren Wilson community members/$10 general public. warrenwilson.edu/blogs/theatre. X Delilah Scott and Hannah Johnson star in Flyin’ West at Warren Wilson College.

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Micah Wilkins is the Editor-inChief of The Warren Wilson Echo.

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Curtain Call A-B Tech drama program takes its final bow

Following A-B Tech’s production of Unnecessary Farce in April, the local community college will discontinue its drama courses and terminate those faculty members.

The decision was made after the state omitted theater from the list of courses guaranteed to be accepted as transfer credits by all 16 state universities.

“If a course is not on this list, it doesn’t mean a university wouldn’t take it, but we really need to focus on courses that all of them would accept, and unfortunately drama is not on the list,” says Beth Stewart, A-B Tech’s dean of arts and sciences.

The Associate in Fine Arts degree in drama was created in 2011, and to date only one student has graduated with it, although four more are expected to complete their degrees this school year. As a result, the degree program was discontinued last year, though the classes were continued to enable students already enrolled to graduate. Meanwhile, the department sometimes struggles to fill those courses. Some have even had to be canceled due to low enrollment. “We have to use our resources in the best way we can, and we didn’t feel like we could continue those classes,” Stewart explains.

Lack of space is also an issue: The college’s black box theater can accommodate only a few dozen people. “We’ve never had a place to call home, really,” notes drama instructor Peter Carver.

The Drama Club has staged productions at the school since 2003. Earlier this month, students directed, acted in and produced the club’s 18th offering, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. But with no drama program next year, the club’s fate is in doubt. Besides the lack of theater courses, there

won’t be a faculty advisor, which every student group must have.

“It saddens me that these people won’t be getting the education they should be getting,” says Carver.

“We’re not just a training program for future actors: We’re a liberal arts program. You develop confidence, presence; you handle stage fright, you learn to work with a team, you learn to work on a deadline. All these things employers really want.”

Theater is one of the best ways to learn important people skills, says Summer Peffers, the student who directed Rocky Horror Picture Show. “All these kids in this department were shy and quiet, and now they’re outspoken and know what they want to be,” she points out. The administration, she believes, “should care more about what the community wants at a community college, and not what the state is requiring and what’s the base minimum they can get away with. They should give all the arts a chance, especially in a town like Asheville.”

Stewart, however, says that while discontinuing the drama program was “a difficult decision,” it will enable A-B Tech to give its art and music programs more attention.

“We would like to be able to offer theater, but we are not in a position where we can now. Some of the changes to the state degrees should allow us to grow the arts, and so that’s where we’re going to focus.”

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Three WNC bands launch new albums

If good things happen in threes, then this is a banner week for local music. A number of area artists are readying new albums for release, and the offerings range from roots and Americana to country and Motown-inspired harmonies. The release shows vary, too, from a listening room to a tastemaker hangout to a DVD screening.

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upcoming LIVE. “We got to make something like the live show that you can also take home when the lights go down,” says Edens.

Two Asheville events this week, an advance screening and release party, celebrate the release of the new DVD and its companion audio CD. Recorded over two nights in front of an appreciative audience at LAB, LIVE presents the rootsy Edens and his band at their best.

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That best really is tough to pin down: Allmusic.com classifies Edens alternately as folk-rock and psychedelic/garage. But his music can just as easily — and accurately — be tagged with the singer/songwriter label; Edens is a gritty troubadour who takes what he needs from each style, blending and bending it to suit the needs of his songs.

Raised on a steady diet of mountain music, Edens discovered punk in his teens; his original story-songs are a compelling synthesis of both styles. The mysterious and ominous strains of “Jailhouse” that kick off the show display all of Edens’ best qualities: raspy, hoary vocals coupled with muscular backing that has all the power of rock ‘n’ roll while hewing mostly to the Americana side of the tracks. Stinging slide guitar leavens the acoustic underpinning of many of the tunes.

The careening, high-speed romp of “Pretty” is reminiscent of Elvis Presley’s “Mystery Train” by way of Johnny Cash, imbued with the smoky barroom aesthetic of Tom Waits.

Elsewhere, the searing bluesy ballad of “Good Man” shows the stylistic range of the group, with Matt Smith’s extended lead guitar break featuring sheets of feedback that recall Neil Young at his most metallic.

A longtime fixture of the music scene, Edens has previously released two discs under his own name: 2004’s Four Songs EP and a full-length selftitled album in 2012. The latter was recorded in Edens’ own studio in his recently renovated childhood home in WNC, and the project was fanfinanced via a Kickstarter program which raised 130 percent of the set goal within 45 days.

Concurrent with his solo work, Edens launched The Dirty Work, a band that features Smith on electric guitar and pedal steel, Jesse James Hongisto on bass fiddle, drummer Dane Rand and Jim Aaron on harmonica. The group has released a pair of studio albums, 2006’s Party Dress and Long Days Above Ground in 2009.

For the performances that made up the LIVE CD and DVD, the band was joined by saxophonist Jacob Rodriguez and Justin Ray on trumpet.

The LIVE set draws from all four previous releases, recasting some of Edens’ simpler arrangements in a full-band style. The close-in, intimate ambience of LAB’s stonewalled backroom music space, coupled with deft (and hi-def) multiple camera production gives the concert DVD the perfect balance of high-end and down-and-dirty.

Edens says that recording LIVE allowed for a display of “the difference between a studio album and live music; this was a chance to get back into the stomping, sweaty grind that our live show can be — including that element of chaos that makes live music so special.”

The LIVE CD contains 13 tracks from the winter 2012 shows; the DVD includes all those, plus special features and solo performances of Edens’ originals “Queen of Hearts” and “Train Tracks.”

Produced by local media production company Sound Lab Studios, the LIVE DVD will be released nationally on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

But a pair of events celebrating the release will give fans in WNC two chances to preview what’s in store.

On Thursday, Nov. 21, the DVD will get an advance screening at the Fine Arts Theatre downtown.

And the next night, Pierce Edens and the Dirty Work will perform a release party at The Isis Music Hall. — Bill Kopp swEEt cLaudEttE Local quartet Sweet Claudette calls itself “country-Motown.” It’s a double-take of a classification.

“We like to tell people we’re number one in our genre,” jokes Dulci Ellenberger, one of the group’s vocalist/songwriters and multiinstrumentalists. But it’s not all tongue-in-cheek: Sweet Claudette includes a number of Motown covers in its repertoire because “they have such great background vocals,” says Ellenberger.

And, she continues, “The subject matter of country and Motown music is love and heartache. With our arrangement, it works.”

Vocalist Amber Simms says that if you add a banjo to the Supremes’ classic “Where Did Our Love Go,” “that’s where it turns into coun-

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fLOckiNg tOgEthER: Formerly For the Birds, Sweet Claudette’s multiple songwriters each contributed tracks to the band’s new EP. Photo by No Alarms Studio

try-Motown.” According to vocalist/ songwriter Amanda Platt, the mashup started with a cover of “Heat Wave” that she was, at first, resistant to. But the rest of the group worked it up and when they gave Platt her part, she was an instant convert.

Sweet Claudette was born of a shared love of songs with great

whO: Sweet Claudette and the Claudes Tina and Her Pony opens whERE: The Altamont Theatre, thealtamont.com Saturday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. $10 in advance/$12 day of show

background harmonies. And also the bond of its members, a supergroup culled from local collectives.

Ellenberger was one-third of Now You See Them, Platt performs with The Honeycutters, and vocalist/ songwriter Melissa Hyman is half of The Moon and You. For the group’s upcoming show at The Altamont Theatre, Sav Sankaran (The Dixie Bee-Liners) and Ryan Lassiter (Uncle Mountain) round out the

lineup as The Claudes, on bass and drums, respectively. “We all really love each other, and you don’t get to spend as much time with all of your musician friends as you want to,” says Ellenberger.

“So start a band,” says Platt.

When Sweet Claudette first formed, originally under the moniker For the Birds, they went to “bird camp,” a four-day bonding and practice session that laid the groundwork for the band. They went on to record an EP (which they release this week) at Dan Shearin’s Turtle Farm Studio.

The end result, with two tracks by each of the band’s songwriters, is at once thoughtful and buoyant. The original songs are neither country nor Motown specifically, though they borrow the standup basslines and gravity-defying harmonies of those genres. But this is a collection of songs that is, ultimately, an inspiration rather than a tribute.

Sankaran points out that the Asheville community has fostered each of the Claudes’ and Claudettes’ individual pursuits.

“To have a project that conglomerates all of that and to be able to release the EP here in town is super-special,” he says. — Alli Marshall X

Like many esteemed musicians before him — Declan MacManus springs immediately to mind — Morgan Geer (formerly of Asheville’s fondly remembered The Unholy Trio) plys his musical trade using a nom de muse; in his case, it’s Drunken Prayer. The Portland/ Asheville artist argues convincingly that he’s “not trying to be neo or alt or Americana but let out a howl informed by living life and soaking up American music from slave tunes to psychedelia to street parades.”

He releases his third album, House of Morgan, this month. This time employing a more stripped-down approach than was used on 2012’s Into the Missionfield, Geer cut House of Morgan at home on a vintage cassette four-track (with an assist from some software). But despite the bare-bones approach — Geer plays and sings all the sounds on the record — the sonic thread that runs through his earlier efforts remains unbroken. Listeners will hear strains of soul, funk, garage, blues and roadhouse country. But they’re all deftly woven together by Geer’s unique sensibility.

Eat local. Buy local.

Read local.

The album House of Morgan came out Nov. 19 on Portland-based Fluff and Gravy Records. Drunken Prayer will play West Asheville’s The Double Crown on Thursday, Nov. 21. Eric Strickland and The B Sides also perform. 10 p.m., $5. avl.mx/02q — B.K.

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Blowing back Nine months after a near-fatal accident, Elijah Von Cramon returns with Paint Fumes

About a year ago, it seemed like the stars were aligning for Charlotte’s Paint Fumes. The ragged and ruthless garage trio had just released Uck Life, a debut LP that stretched their combustible energy without spreading it too thin, balancing psych-scorched epics with two-minute ragers. Tour dates were booked across the U.S. and Europe, an opportunity to cash in on fortuitous momentum.

The band’s luck didn’t hold. In February, just weeks before the Fumes were set to hit the road, Elijah Von Cramon, the group’s sneering singer and smashmouth guitarist, was struck by a car. His pelvis and skull were fractured. His teeth were chipped and his knees were torn up. He spent most of the next four months in a wheelchair, stalling the Fumes just when they were ready to take off. Uninsured, Cramon was saddled with daunting medical bills.

But the frontman wouldn’t be defeated. Benefits in Raleigh and Charlotte helped defray expenses, and he kept busy, demoing material during days stranded at home. By the summer, he was out and about, playing new songs with The Rolling Lords, a backing band fleshed out by local friends.

On Saturday, Nov. 23, Paint Fumes returns to Asheville as part of an extensive East Coast tour, the first since Cramon’s accident.

Mountain Xpress: when did you know you were ready to hit the road again?

Elijah Von cramon: As soon as I started playing with Rolling Lords, I was ready to do this. Our drummer, Josh [Johnson], lives in L.A., and he’s like my best friend. I had missed him so much. As soon as he came home, I was like, “This is it. I’m so excited.” As soon as I could stand

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“Then Poison Ivy and Brian Gregory’s mutual sonic sessions dropped ju-ju on the insane.” If you follow, then this is the show for you. Photo by Tim Song

up and not use a walker or a cane, I was like, “I’m ready to do this.

Let’s go on tour and get crazy.”

Usually, we don’t need too many practices. All of these songs are ingrained in our brains pretty well. Even the songs that I thought I forgot, I was like, “Oh, I totally know this stuff.” tell me about the Rolling Lords. how did that get started?

All those songs I wrote when I was

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f••ked up on all these [prescription] drugs. It’s weird. A lot of the songs that I wrote that we didn’t use are super dark, but most of them are really happy and just fun, like Black Lips mixed with the Ramones.

It’s perfect. It’s like hanging out with two of my best friends and the love of my life. [His girlfriend, Stefania Antonucci, plays drums.]

It’s the best. All of those shows have been fun. We’re going to still play when I get back home. i heard you and the Lords were initially thinking about playing in wheelchairs. did that idea pan out?

We decided to move past it because I was like, “F••k being in a wheelchair for longer than I need to be.” It sounded like a good idea at first, but then the more we thought about it, we were like, “Man, that would just be a boring show.” Nobody’s moving around.

Everybody’s just sitting there. how’s the tour going? what are your plans for the future?

We’re figuring it out. We’re definitely planning on going to Europe in March, and we’re talking to some bands about doing it with us, some American bands. Hopefully, we’ll have some money together to do it then. I may just stay in Europe. I’m pretty over living in Charlotte. I’ve lived here all my life. It’s not a bad city. I’m just sick of it.

I’ve still got some [medical bills] that need to get paid, but I don’t even think about it now. I got my teeth fixed, which is cool, I guess.

Even though I kind of miss those cracked teeth, now that I think about it. X

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Class project Marshall’s high school-turned-artists’ studios hosts a handmade market

ceramists, painters, woodworkers and fiber artists. Katie Vie, one of the co-organizers of the Handmade Market, was among the first tenants. Her business, River Island Apothecary, was born in the refurbished high school.

The Saturday, Nov. 23, juried show features artists and crafters from Madison County and the surrounding area. Reason says, “It’s about 35 to 40 vendors plus the 15 artists who work in the building and have their studios open.”

As a working potter, Reason is familiar with the ins and outs of

Five years ago, the artists of Marshall High Studios brainstormed an annual event in the spirit of the holiday season. Because the artists do not keep regular open-studio hours, the idea that became the Marshall Handmade Market was a way for them to share their space and their work with the community. Additional makers from the region were invited to join the crew of Marshall High to showcase unique items ranging from crafts and fine arts to handmade soaps and body oils. With food vendors selling tasty eats and baked goods, visitors can now pair a visit to the small country town and its workshops with a slice of pie.

“It’s really homey, and it’s a cozy thing,” says Handmade Market organizer Emily Reason. “I’ve heard a lot of people who come to it say that it’s their favorite holiday event.”

The Marshall High Studios is a creative community space in the former Marshall high school building on Blanahassett Island. The defunct school was purchased by former Lark Books owner,Rob Pulleyn and arts patron Jim Woodruff in 2007. Its 28 classrooms were renovated into 28 workspaces.

The studios were quickly filled by

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artisan expos. “I do a lot of traveling to craft shows. It’s really high stress, and you put a lot of money out there.” There is a huge labor of packing, unpacking and carrying fragile and sometimes heavy art objects. “Part of the intention was to make this show really comfortable and to cater to the artists,” says Reason.

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Midwest-transplant Deb Karash (whose work is shown here) was drawn to the small town’s thriving arts scene. She’s one of the Marshall High Studios artists who will show at this weekend’s Handmade Market.

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Marshall Handmade Market is a grassroots effort, says Reason. The Marshall High artists collaborate to stage the market, and all vendor fees go directly back into the event’s operations. After all the bills are paid, “If we have any [money] leftover, we buy coffee and doughnuts for the artists,” says Reason.

The market includes a lineup of musicians from around Madison County including folk acts, bluegrass performers and ballad singers.

“We’ve got music, and we’ve got all the festive decorations. It’s just a friendly atmosphere,” says Reason.

Midwest-transplant Deb Karash (currently based in Bakersville) was drawn to the small town’s thriving arts scene. “I was able to move there from Illinois without knowing more than a couple of people, and within months I was completely engaged in the community,” she says. “The town is just full of creative people, and Marshall High Studios provides not only great workspace, but also a real sense of community.”

Karash makes bold and colorful jewelry out of copper and sterling silver. “I’m working on some new things for the show, and I’m really looking forward to spending the day in Marshall with friends,” she says.

Fine art painter Francesco Lombardo relocated to Marshall for its slower pace. “Asheville obviously has a lot going on, but placing it a 25-minute drive away helps to ration time spent meeting up at whatever bar opened last week,” he says.

Notably, Lombardo received a nod from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery for one of his paintings in a 2010 competition. On display at this weekend’s event will be a series that he describes as “100 smaller paintings depicting the human skull repeated in various color palettes.” He will also be showing large-scale figurative works that incorporate transparency and multiple viewpoints which lend a dreamlike quality to the work.

“The larger figurative pieces are where I define myself as a painter,” he says.

Lombardo adds, “The arts community in Marshall is thriving and varied for such a small town, and this is largely in thanks to Rob Pulleyn and Jim Woodruff’s commitment to renovate and upkeep the Marshall High Studios.” And that’s exactly what the Handmade Market aims to celebrate. X

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Voorhees Family Art Show and Sale The family that creates art together, stays together. Or something like that. It’s worked for the Voorhees family, starting with patriarch Edwin Voorhees, a coastal seascapes painter, and his wife Mildred, a painter of still lifes and landscapes. Their children and grandchildren inherited the artistic inclination. This year marks the 16th annual Voorhees Family Art Show and Sale, with the work of Susan Voorhees (oil and pastel), Jane Voorhees (watercolors, pastels, prints, cards, calendars and letterpress), David Voorhees (wood-fired stoneware and porcelain pottery), Molly Sharp Voorhees (sterling silver jewelry), Elizabeth Voorhees Becker (color photography), Amy Voorhees (oil paintings) as well as guest artists Chad Alice Hagen (felted art and handmade books) and Cheryl Stippich (stained glass). Held on Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at at 89 Woodward Ave. in north Asheville. Free. voorheesfamilyart.com. Painting: Lakeside Luminescence by Susan Voorhees

Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott Songwriters and buddies Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott both have successful solo careers and pretty different musical styles. Yes, they’re both rooted in folk and roots traditions, but O’Brien’s songs tend to be upbeat, even humorous, while Scott’s are stoic. Still, the two find plenty of common ground on their collaborations, which now aptly number two. Memories & Moments, the second studio album from the duo, dropped in September. Of the record, Scott says, “Our strength is playing in the moment.” They’ll do exactly that during a two (naturally) night stand at The Grey Eagle on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 20 and 21. 8 p.m., $28/$30. thegreyeagle.com. Photo by Scott Simontachi

Angi West Singer-songwriter Angi West is plenty busy with her day job, which makes it hard enough to schedule a show. But she’s also blessed/cursed with a stellar backing group whose many talents keep them on the road with other projects. There’s producer/multi-instrumentalist Seth Kauffman (Floating Action, Shannon Whitworth), multi-instrumentalist Michael Libramento (Grace Potter and the Nocturnals) and percussionist Evan Martin (Floating Action). Here’s the good news: West has subtitled her upcoming show “The Boys are Back in Town” because 1) they are, and 2) the full lineup will back West as she opens for Gringo Star. “We will be playing some classics as well as new tunes and some twisted covers,” West writes. “I am 100-percent sure this show will be amazing.”

Emerald Lounge on Friday, Nov. 22. 9 p.m., $7. emeraldlounge.com.

East Coast Dirt Local prog-pop outfit East Coast Dirt has a way with words. A self-described “sonic monster,” the band coined the term “sneaker boogaloo” for its danceable fusion that’s as much about improv as it is about instrumental prowess. Hints of reggae, funk, jam and humor weave through East Coast Dirt’s songs. And, to further blur the lines, the band’s Facebook pages lists the group’s influences as “Black Sabbath and Herbie Hancock, amongst other musical entities, old and new.” This year finds the band on a Hair of the Dog NC Brewery Tour, “traveling to local and regional breweries to explore new flavors and new sounds.” They’ll stop at Highland Brewery on Saturday, Nov. 23. 6-8 p.m., free. highlandbrewing.com.

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WednesdAy, nov. 20

tAllgAry's cAntinA Rock & roll showcase, 9:30pm

5 WAlnUt Wine bAr Hot Point Trio (jazz), 5pm Juan Benavides Trio (Latin), 8pm

tHe motHligHt Minorcan (garage, folk, rock) w/ Slotted & Carpynters, 9:30pm

AltAmont breWing comPAny Hank West's soul party, 8pm

toWn PUmP Matt Townsend (folk), 9pm

AsHeville mUsic HAll The Malah (live electronics) w/ Signal Path & Greenhouse Lounge, 10pm

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

blAck moUntAin Ale HoUse Bluegrass jam, 9pm

vincenZo's bistro Ginny McAfee (piano, vocals), 7pm

blUe moUntAin PiZZA & breW PUb Open mic, 7pm

WAter'n Hole Karaoke, 10pm

clUb HAirsPrAy Requests w/ DJ Ace of Spade, 8pm

WHite Horse Africa Healing Exchange benefit feat. Zansa, The Wild Bodema & more, 6:30pm

cork & keg Irish jam, 7pm

WxyZ loUnge Jamar Woods (funk, soul), 7pm

grey eAgle mUsic HAll & tAvern Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott (singer-songwriters), 8pm

FridAy, nov. 22

isis restAUrAnt And mUsic HAll Vinyl night, 9pm JAck oF tHe Wood PUb Old-time jam, 5pm

5 WAlnUt Wine bAr Jamar Woods Acoustic Band (funk, soul), 10pm

lexington Ave breWery (lAb) Reasonably Priced Babies (improv comedy), 7:30pm

AltAmont breWing comPAny Cary Fridley & Down South (country, Americana), 9pm

lobster trAP Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, electronics), 7pm

AsHeville mUsic HAll Fist Fam (hip-hop) w/ Foul Mouth Jerk & Topr, Free Radio, 10pm

metrosPHere Open mic, 9pm odditoriUm The Slow Death w/ The Dimarcos & Prick Bigot (punk), 9pm olive or tWist Swing lessons, 7pm 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock), 8pm orAnge Peel Johnny Marr (of The Smiths) w/ Meredith Sheldon, 9pm

hOME is whERE thE hEaRt is: Ryan Anderson’s Minorcan is a relatively new addition to Asheville (by way of Austin, Texas), but his bouncy lo-fi folk rock is oozing with an infectious energy that’s sure to make the project a local favorite in no time.

Minorcan headlines a free show at The Mothlight on Thursday, Nov. 21.

tHe sociAl Karaoke, 9:30pm

FrencH broAd breWery tAsting room Matt Walsh (blues, rock), 6pm

toWn PUmP Open mic, 9pm

grey eAgle mUsic HAll & tAvern Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott (singer-songwriters), 8pm

tAllgAry's cAntinA Open mic & jam, 7pm

tressA's doWntoWn JAZZ And blUes Wednesday night jazz w/ Micah Thomas, Daniel Iannucci & Dave Morgan, 8:30pm

HAvAnA restAUrAnt Open mic (band provided), 7pm

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PisgAH breWing comPAny One Leg Up (jazz), 6pm sly grog loUnge Open mic, 7pm

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5 WAlnUt Wine bAr Jeff Thompson (jazz), 8pm

lexington Ave breWery (lAb) The Can't Tells (punk, pop) w/ Bulgogi, 9pm

AltAmont breWing comPAny Stuart McNair (singer-songwriter), 8:30pm

lobster trAP Hank Bones ("man of 1,000 songs"), 7-9pm

blAck moUntAin Ale HoUse Lyric (R&B, soul, pop), 9pm

odditoriUm Go Deep w/ Leer & Sacridose (hardcore), 9pm

blUe moUntAin PiZZA & breW PUb Andy Ferrell, 7pm

olive or tWist Dance lessons, 7pm Mike Filippone Band (dance), 8pm

byWAter Game night, 8pm clUb HAirsPrAy Karaoke, 8pm clUb remix Reggae dance night, 9pm cork & keg Vollie McKenzie & Jack Dillen (eclectic covers), 6pm dUgoUt Copestone (rock), 9pm emerAld loUnge The Young International (rock) w/ Dead Rattles & Livy Connor, 9pm

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AtHenA's clUb Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am blUe kUdZU sAke comPAny DJ Fortune, 9pm blUe moUntAin PiZZA & breW PUb Acoustic Swing, 7pm boiler room Aukarion, Laughter & Una Buena Band (punk, funk, metal), 9pm byWAter Live music, 9pm clAssic Wineseller Stuart McNair (country, bluegrass, folk), 7pm clUb eleven on grove Salsa night, 10pm cork & keg Gypsy Swingers (jazz), 8:30pm creekside tAPHoUse Alarm Clock Conspiracy (pop, rock), 8pm emerAld loUnge Gringo Star (indie rock) w/ Angi West, 9pm FrencH broAd breWery tAsting room Dave Desmelik (Americana), 6pm green room cAFe Jeff Michels (Americana), 6:30pm grey eAgle mUsic HAll & tAvern Dave Rawlings Machine (Americana, neo-country), 8pm HAvAnA restAUrAnt Ashley Heath (singer-songwriter), 7pm HigHlAnd breWing comPAny Buncombe Turnpike (bluegrass, folk), 6pm iron Horse stAtion Kevin Reese (Americana), 7pm

PisgAH breWing comPAny Rumpke Mountain Boys (bluegrass) w/ David Gans, 9pm

isis restAUrAnt And mUsic HAll Pierce Edens & the Dirty Work CD release party (roots, alt-country), 9pm

PUrPle onion cAFe Aaron Burdett (Americana), 7:30pm

JAck oF HeArts PUb Ram Mandelkorn Trio, 7pm

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JAck oF tHe Wood PUb Sanctum Sully (bluegrass), 9pm

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odditoriUm Akris w/ The Mighty & Black Mountain Hunger (metal), 9pm

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olive or tWist 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock, swing), 8:30pm

FRI. 11/22

one stoP deli & bAr Free Dead Fridays feat. members of Phuncle Sam, 5-8pm

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orAnge Peel Conspirator (electronic) w/ Wick-It the Instigator & Disc-Oh!, 9pm

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oskAr blUes breWery Bread & Butter Band (bluegrass), 7pm

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PAck's tAvern DJ Moto (dance, pop, hits), 9pm PisgAH breWing comPAny Red Honey (blues, country, rock), 8pm root bAr no. 1 Circus Mutt (rock), 9pm scAndAls nigHtclUb Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am

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sPring creek tAvern Andy Buckner & the Southern Soul Campaign (Southern rock), 8pm strAigHtAWAy cAFe Carver & Carmody (blues, Americana), 6pm tAllgAry's cAntinA Sex Knuckle (rock), 9:30pm tHe sociAl Thicket (rock), 9:30pm toWn PUmP Tyler Childers (rock), 9pm tressA's doWntoWn JAZZ And blUes Music Academy Vocal Jazz Ensemble, 7pm WestSound (R&B), 10pm vAnUAtU kAvA bAr Hot Point Trio (gypsy jazz), 9pm vincenZo's bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm WAter'n Hole Strung Like a Horse ("garage-grass"), 10pm Westville PUb Comedy open mic, 10pm WHite Horse Pan Harmonia: A French Feast for Winds (classical), 7:30pm WxyZ loUnge Molly Parti (lounge), 9pm

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isis restAUrAnt And mUsic HAll Cory Harris (blues, reggae, soul) w/ Empire Strikes Brass, 9pm JAck oF tHe Wood PUb Quiet Holler (Americana), 9pm lobster trAP Crossroads String Band (bluegrass, blues, jazz), 7pm millroom Transputer (house), 10pm monte vistA Hotel Laura Thurston (folk, bluegrass), 6pm odditoriUm The Rouge Nations w/ Aloha Broja & Claypool (punk), 9pm olive or tWist WestSound (R&B, Motown), 8:30pm one stoP deli & bAr Bluegrass brunch w/ Grits & Soul, 11am orAnge Peel Blackberry Smoke (Southern rock) w/ Levi Lowrey, 9pm PAck's tAvern Nitrograss (progressive bluegrass), 9pm PisgAH breWing comPAny Campfire Reverends (blues, Americana), 8pm PUrPle onion cAFe Gigi Dover & the Big Love (Americana, soul), 7:30pm root bAr no. 1 5 Miles Under (rock), 9pm

5 WAlnUt Wine bAr Russ Wilson (hot jazz), 10pm

smokey's AFter dArk Karaoke, 10pm

AltAmont breWing comPAny Jam night w/ Chris O'Neill, 8:30pm

soUtHern APPAlAcHiAn breWery Circus Mutt (world, Appalachian), 8pm

AltAmont tHeAter Sweet Claudette (country, Motown), 8pm

sPring creek tAvern Barb Turner (country, blues), 8pm

AsHeville mUsic HAll Ike Stubblefield & friends (soul, jazz), 10pm

strAigHtAWAy cAFe R&R Crossing, 6pm

AtHenA's clUb Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

tAllgAry's cAntinA Elijah Hooker (rock), 9:30pm

blAck moUntAin Ale HoUse Caribbean Cowboys (tropical rock), 9pm blUe moUntAin PiZZA & breW PUb Patrick Fitzsimons, 7pm byWAter The Hillbillionaires (bluegrass), 9pm clAssic Wineseller Joe Cruz (piano, pop), 7pm clUb HAirsPrAy DJ Brian Sparxxx, 8pm cork & keg Barsters (old-time, swing), 8:30pm creekside tAPHoUse Greg Turkleson & friends, 9pm

wed. nov 20

scAndAls nigHtclUb Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am

reasonably priced babies iMProv sketch coMedy

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thurs. nov 21

the can’t tells w/ bulgogi backstage • 9:00PM • $5

fri. nov 22

pawtooth & henbrain backstage • 9:30PM • $6

tHe motHligHt Paint Fumes (blues rock) w/ Impossible Vacation & Mad Tea, 8pm

sat. nov 23

dave dribbon and the stoMPing rain w/

tHe sociAl Karaoke, 9:30pm

JereMy indelicato

toWn PUmP Tyler Nail (roots, Americana), 9pm

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trAilHeAd restAUrAnt And bAr Velvet Truckstop (Southern rock), 8pm

sat. nov 30

elijah hooker band w/ kelly jo connect

tressA's doWntoWn JAZZ And blUes The Nightcrawlers (blues, rock), 10pm

backstage • 9:30PM • $5

vincenZo's bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm WAter'n Hole Stevie Tombstone (singer-songwriter), 10pm

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MEMphis gRit: Lucero’s rough, hard-hitting rock is colored with the inescapable country and soul sounds of Memphis, where the group got its start more than a decade ago. Catch the “country punk” veterans at The Orange Peel on Thursday, Nov. 21.

Westville PUb Gypsy Swingers (jazz, swing), 10pm WHite Horse David Lamotte (singer-songwriter), 8pm WxyZ loUnge Screaming Js (boogie, blues), 8pm

10/25Sanctum Sarah Lee Guthrie 11/22 Sully Untraditional & Johnny Irion Traditional Bluegrass Party Band • 9pm $7 w/ Battlefield • 9pm $10 10/26 Firecracker Jazz Band 11/23 Quiet Holler & HALLOWEEN Costume Rockin’ Americana Partyfrom & Contest • 9pm Louisville, KY • 9pm$8$5 10/27 Vinegar Creek • 9pm FREE 11/29 Spirit 10/28Luxury Mustard Plug • 9pm $8 w/ Megan Jean & the KFB w/ Crazy Tom Banana Pants 9pm $7 10/29 Singer Songwriters 11/30 Cary Fridley • 7-9pm FREE in the Round and Down w/ w/ Anthony Tripi,South Elise Davis Crazy Water Crystals • 9pm $5 Mud Tea • 9pm FREE

11/22 Ram Mandelkorn Trio • 7pm FREE

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sPring creek tAvern Mark Bumgarner (Southern Americana), 1pm tAllgAry's cAntinA Sunday Drum Day, 7pm tHe sociAl '80s vinyl night, 8pm vincenZo's bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm

mondAy, nov. 25 5 WAlnUt Wine bAr Hank West & the Smokin Hots (hot jazz), 8pm AltAmont breWing comPAny Old-time jam, 7pm byWAter Open mic w/ Taylor Martin, 9pm

JAck oF tHe Wood PUb Irish session, 3pm

emerAld loUnge Blues jam, 8pm

lobster trAP Leo Johnson (hot club jazz), 7-9pm

JAck oF HeArts PUb The Moon & You w/ Dulci Ellenberger (singer-sognwriters), 7pm

monte vistA Hotel Daniel Keller (jazz guitar), 11am odditoriUm Team (metal), 9pm one stoP deli & bAr Bluegrass brunch w/ The Pond Brothers, 11am Makayan plays "Dark Side of the Moon" w/ Wave Lynx, 8pm

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scAndAls nigHtclUb Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am

lexington Ave breWery (lAb) Dave Dribbon & the Stomping Rain (country, rockabilly, soul) w/ Jeremy Indelicato, 9:30pm lobster trAP Mark Bumgarner (Southern Americana), 7pm odditoriUm Coffee Grind Girls (folk punk), 9pm

orAnge Peel Rusted Root (acoustic, rock, world) w/ Von Grey, 9pm

oskAr blUes breWery Old-time jam, 6-8pm

PUrPle onion cAFe Wild Ponies, 7pm

sly grog loUnge Trivia night, 7pm

Bloody mary Bar Sundays @ noon tHe sociAl Andrew Scotchie & the River Rats (rock), 8pm vincenZo's bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm Westville PUb Trivia night, 8pm

tUesdAy, nov. 26 5 WAlnUt Wine bAr The John Henrys (gypsy jazz), 8pm AltAmont breWing comPAny Open mic, 8pm AsHeville mUsic HAll Funk jam, 11pm blUe moUntAin PiZZA & breW PUb Patrick Fitzsimons, 7pm clUb eleven on grove Swing lessons, 6:30 & 7:30pm Tango lessons, 7pm Dance, 8:30pm

olive or tWist Swing lessons, 7pm 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock), 8pm orAnge Peel Trivium & DevilDriver (metal) w/ After the Burial & Thy Will Be Done, 7pm PisgAH breWing comPAny Jon Stickley & friends (bluegrass, Americana), 6pm sly grog loUnge Open mic, 7pm strAigHtAWAy cAFe Screech Owl Serenade (country, Western swing), 6pm tAllgAry's cAntinA Open mic & jam, 7pm

tHe sociAl Karaoke, 9:30pm

cork & keg Tom Pittman (honky-tonk), 6pm

vincenZo's bistro Aaron Luka (piano, vocals), 7pm

iron Horse stAtion Open mic, 6pm lobster trAP Jay Brown (Americana, folk), 7-9pm odditoriUm Comedy open mic w/ Tom Peters, 9pm orAnge Peel Mountain Rock Girl pageant w/ Scar Tissue, 8pm tHe sociAl Big Generator (blues), 7pm tressA's doWntoWn JAZZ And blUes Lyric (acoustic, pop, soul, funk), 8pm vincenZo's bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm Westville PUb Blues jam, 10pm WHite Horse Irish sessions, 6:30pm Open mic, 8:45pm

WednesdAy, nov. 27 5 WAlnUt Wine bAr Hot Point Trio (jazz), 5pm Juan Benavides Trio (Latin), 8pm blAck moUntAin Ale HoUse Bluegrass jam, 9pm blUe moUntAin PiZZA & breW PUb Mark Bumgarner (Southern Americana), 7pm clUb HAirsPrAy Requests w/ DJ Ace of Spade, 8pm cork & keg Irish jam, 7pm iron Horse stAtion Jesse James (Americana), 6pm isis restAUrAnt And mUsic HAll Vinyl night, 9pm JAck oF tHe Wood PUb Old-time jam, 5pm lobster trAP Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, electronics), 7pm metrosPHere Open mic, 9pm odditoriUm Movie night: "Blood Freak," 9pm

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emerAld loUnge Philo, Al Lover, Difference Machine & Height (hip-hop), 9pm

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cork & keg One Leg Up (jazz), 8:30pm

sPring creek tAvern Mark Bumgarner (Southern Americana), 8pm

FrencH broAd breWery tAsting room LeMaster Plan (indie folk), 6pm

tAllgAry's cAntinA The Nightcrawlers (blues, rock), 9:30pm

green room cAFe Buzz Beilharz & Nick Fierstos (Americana), 6:30pm

tHe sociAl Jason Whitaker (solo acoustic), 9:30pm

grey eAgle mUsic HAll & tAvern David Wilcox (folk, singer-songwriter), 8pm

toWn PUmP Linda Mitchell (blues, jazz), 9pm

HAvAnA restAUrAnt Ashley Heath (singer-songwriter), 7pm

trAilHeAd restAUrAnt And bAr Kevin Scanlon (old-time, bluegrass), 6pm

isis restAUrAnt And mUsic HAll The Kruger Brothers (folk), 8pm

tressA's doWntoWn JAZZ And blUes Al Coffee & Da Grind (blues, rock), 10pm

JAck oF tHe Wood PUb Luxury Spirit (indie rock) w/ Megan Jean & the KFB (avant-Americana), 9pm

vAnUAtU kAvA bAr A.J. Nunez (ambient harp), 9pm

monte vistA Hotel Blue Moon (jazz, country, rock), 6pm odditoriUm Dance party w/ DJ Abu Disarray, 9pm olive or tWist 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock, swing), 8:30pm

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clAssic Wineseller Ben Wilson (guitar, vocals), 7pm

lobster trAP King Leo (jazz), 7pm

hip-hOp hOORay: Asheville-based hip-hop collective Gurp City South brings its talent to Asheville Music Hall for a showcase on Friday, Nov. 22. Performers include Foul Mouth Jerk (pictured), TOPR, Fist Fam and more.

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PLayERS: Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Denis O’Hare, Dallas Roberts, Steve Zahn, Griffin Dunne

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Despicable Me 2 3D (Pg) 1:00, 4:00 (no 3D on Tuesdays) The Family (r) 7:00 insidious: Chapter 2 (Pg-13) 10:00

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CArMike CineMA 10 (298-4452) CArolinA CineMAs (274-9500)

tHE StoRy: Fact-based story of a Texas homophobe who contracts AIDS and almost inadvertently becomes a major force in the gay community in battling the disease — if not in exactly orthodox methods.

12 Years a slave (r) 10:30, 12:00, 3:10, 4:50, 7:35, 8:20, 10:20

tHE LoWdoWn: Brilliant performances from Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto propel this finely-crafted film into the realm of the must-see. It’s a strong work that refuses cheap sentimentality.

Captain Phillips (Pg-13) 10:50

No one is more skeptical than I am when it comes to movies where actors have starved (or gorged) themselves to change the shape of their bodies for their roles. To me, this is the textbook definition of gimmick. In Jean-Marc Vallée’s Dallas Buyers Club we get not one, but two such performances — yet either the film or the performances (or more likely both) transcend any reservations I can imagine. If both Matthew McConaughey (who continues to build on his winning streak) and Jared Leto don’t garner Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor nods, there is no justice in Oscardom. Moreover, the film that houses those performances is firstrate, too — assuming you can realize that this is a single, fact-based (based, mind you) narrative movie

About Time (r) 11:00, 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:25 All is lost (Pg-13) 10:30, 3:50, 6:15, 8:40 Blue is the warmest Color (nC-17) 11:30, 1:15, 6:10

JaREd LEto and mattHEW mcconauGHEy give electrifying performances in Jean-Marc Vallée’s almost equally terrific Dallas Buyers Club.

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and not some comprehensive documentary about AIDS in the 1980s.

(This relatively simple concept seems beyond some folks’ grasp.) At the same time, with startling candor, it does capture the fear, misunderstanding and stigmatization of the epidemic.

At its simplest, the film is a fairly basic redemption and transcendence story, but it’s perhaps the most unsentimental one I’ve ever seen. Oh, I’m not saying that Dallas Buyers Club doesn’t aim for the tear ducts. It most certainly does, but it does it in refreshing ways that eschew the expected big, redemptive moments. In part, this is because the main character never shows the least indication that he thinks he’s transcended a damned thing. Almost no one speaks of his growth as a human being over the course of the film — and if they do, it’s done indirectly. The character himself never even gets close, and distrusts any suggestion that he is a better man

than he once was. Whether that distrust is real or a protective covering is immaterial. It’s this attitude that keeps the film from being awash in sentimentality. It’s also what makes the film more honestly moving than it would otherwise have been.

Matthew McConaughey stars as Ron Woodruff, an electrician and sometimes-rodeo rider, hard drinker, heavy smoker, doper, unregenerate and indiscriminate womanizer and raging homophobe. He’s also none too honest, looks like death warmed over and is clearly ill. The film sets this up with amazing economy — a blessing, since you probably know all this from the onset. There is nothing remotely appealing about this man — and that doesn’t change when he learns he has AIDS. Of course, he refuses to believe that’s even a possibility, since he’s as straight as can be. (The undercurrents inherent in sharing women with his buddies are lost on him, but these are folks who

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by Northwest.) He abuses anyone and everyone who tries to help him.

In fact, when he meets the AIDSafflicted transvestite (and would-be transsexual) Rayon (Jared Leto) in the hospital and he assesses Ron with, “I guess you’re handsome in a Texas-hick, white-trash-dumb kind of way,” it’s hard not to feel that Rayon is being overly generous.

Ron’s attitude doesn’t start to change until he is shunned by his own friends (who, of course, assume Ron must be gay). Even then, it’s a slow process that’s fueled by his failing health. Ron remains — first to last — a sharpster, looking for angles — including making money off other people with AIDS by providing them with imported medical supplies that aren’t FDA approved. It’s this scheme that leads to the “Buyers Club” of the title (an idea he copped from a news story). Only very slowly do his motives — though he never admits this — become more than mercenary and self-serving. Even then, the transformation is low-key and dependent on reading between the lines of the performances. And the performances — especially from McConaughey and Leto, but with help from Jennifer Garner and (of all people) Steve Zahn — are what work best.

However, it’s wrong to sell JeanMarc Vallée’s filmmaking — or the screenplay by first-time writer Craig Borten and little-known Melisa Wallack — short. The writing is smart and well judged. The filmmaking is frequently brilliant. The scene where it looks like Ron is praying in church surrounded by votive candles that turn out to be at a table in a sleazy strip-joint is marvelous.

The same can be said of all manner of little touches — Ron’s realization of how he could have contracted the disease, for example — and whoever came up with all that T. Rex on the soundtrack should get special mention. In short, see this movie! Rated R for pervasive language, some strong sexual content, nudity and drug use. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas and Fine Arts Theatre

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The Best Man Holiday HH diREctOR: Malcolm D. Lee (Roll Bounce) pLayERs: Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Terrence Howard, Harold Perrineau MELOdRaMatic cOMEdy RatEd R thE stORy: A group of old friends reunite for a week together during the holidays. thE LOwdOwN: A mostly pleasant film that’s just too long and too melodramatic to work.

For one week in 1999, Malcolm D. Lee’s The Best Man was the top film at the box office. Now, 14 years later, its sequel, The Best Man Holiday, has — for some reason — hit theaters. I say “for some reason” since I have zero recollection of its predecessor, not to mention my wondering as to why a sequel to an obscure comedy nearly a decade-and-a-half old is in theaters to begin with. But after seeing how it finished just $8 million behind Thor: The Dark World at the box office and nearly recouped its budget, we have yet another reason why no one has put me in charge of a studio.

All surprise financial success aside, when it comes down to it,

The Best Man Holiday is a mostly pleasant movie with some serious deficiencies. Surprisingly, the film assumes you’ve seen the original, since after just a bit of catching up with its cast of characters, the movie jumps right into things.

While much of the movie centers on the complicated relationship between writer and NYU professor, Harper (Taye Diggs), and his old friend and football star Lance (Morris Chestnut), there are also enough characters — along with their various subplots — to fill a Russian novel.

And that’s our first problem, since even though the cast are all amiable and manage to create genuine, believable chemistry (a tricky proposition with the number of characters here), the plot just has too much ground to cover. What should have been a congenial, 90-minute dramatic comedy instead wanders around for two hours as every storyline and every character gets optimal screentime.

Even this might not be an insurmountable problem if the writing was up to snuff, but Lee — who pulls double duty as writer and director — only

has eyes for melodrama. Now, I’ve been known to enjoy some overheated nonsense, but Lee’s hardly even trying. Not only do we have a character with a full-blown case of movie-cancer, but we find out about it through the ne plus ultra of melodramatic cliches — coughed-up blood in a rag. The problem is that Lee takes this business a bit too seriously, meaning The Best Man Holiday’s dramatics are too straight-faced for its more far-fetched moments to be entertaining. It’s inherently goofy, but Lee thinks he’s dealing in heavy emotions. This kind of undulating thought-process pops up often; there’s lots of frank sexual discussion, which is often followed up by fits of religiosity, a combo that’s infinitely odd. (I’d consider this progressive if it didn’t feel like Lee was simply hedging.) This sort of inconsistent tone and not knowing when to stop takes a likable cast and disappointingly throws them into an overlong, preposterous and dramatically flabby movie. Rated R for language, sexual content and brief nudity. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike 10, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande

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Delivery Man There’s no way that Vince Vaughn’s “aggressive charm” (well, that’s what someone on IMDb calls it) is going to have his latest comedy Delivery Man wrestle the weekend away from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Canadian writer-director Ken Scott already made this movie two years ago as Starbuck, but that was in French, had (eww!) subtitles, got almost no release (earlier this year) in the U.S. — and, of course, lacked Vaughn’s “aggressive charm.” What’s it about? Vaughn is a sperm donor who discovers that 142 of his offspring have filed a class action suit to discover who he is. Vaughn finds himself becoming inovolved in his progeny. Will he become a better, more caring person? (PG-13)

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Before you get too worked up — assuming you’re the type who does — about the current 97 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes for this new chapter in The Hunger Games, bear in mind that’s drawn from 30 reviews. For comparison, Gravity has the same ranking, but is based on 277 reviews. That the sequel will be warmly received is almost a given. The first one scored 84 percent and was only OK. This appears to have more bite and isn’t directed by Gary Ross. Word is that new helmer Francis Lawrence knows what a tripod is. (PG-13)

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About Time HHHHH Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson, Lindsay Duncan, Tom Hollander, Joshua McGuire Romantic comedy Fantasy A romantic comedy fantasy more or less grounded in the idea that our main character can travel back in time. Utterly charming, funny and touching, the film finds writer-director Richard Curtis at the peak of his game — and with just the cast to bring it to life. Unless you’re a hopeless curmudgeon, this is a must-see. If you are a hopeless curmudgeon, this may help cure that. Rated R

All Is Lost HHHH Robert Redford Drama A man fights for survival on a sinking boat in the middle of the ocean. While it doesn’t live up to the critical hype — at least not for me — this solo turn from Robert Redford is unusual fare and certainly worth a look. Bear in mind that it is one very taciturn man holding the screen for the entire length of the film. Rated PG-13

Bad Grandpa H Johnny Knoxville, Jackson Nicoll, Greg Harris, Georgina Cates Hidden camera comedy Johnny Knoxville in old-man makeup, pulls pranks on unsuspecting bystanders. A dumb, molasses-paced hidden-camera flick that tries to be both gross and heartfelt, but really just feels pointless. Rated R

The Best Man Holiday HH Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Terrence Howard, Harold Perrineau Melodramatic comedy A group of old friends reunite for a week together during the holidays. A mostly pleasant film that’s just too long and too melodramatic to work. Rated R

Blue Is the Warmest Color HHHH Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Aurélien Recoing, Catherine Salée Drama Story of a romance between two young French women. Yes, the sex and nudity is unflinchingly, uncoyly pre-

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sented, but bear in mind this is a long, slowly paced, seriously-intended film.

It’s well-crafted and large chunks of it work. Worthwhile, but not the masterpiece some are claiming. Rated Nc-17

Captain Phillips HH Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Michael Chernus, Catherine Keener Fact-based thriller The true story of a sea captain who’s taken captive by Somali pirates. A shallow thriller that’s bogged down by attempts at grandeur and the distinct odor of Oscar bait. Rated PG-13

Dallas Buyers Club HHHHH Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Denis O'Hare, Dallas Roberts, Steve Zahn, Griffin Dunne Fact-Based Drama Fact-based story of a Texas homophobe who contracts AIDS and almost inadvertently becomes a major force in the gay community in battling the disease — if not in exactly orthodox methods. Brilliant performances from Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto propel this finely-crafted film into the realm of the must-see. It’s a strong work that refuses cheap sentimentality. Rated R

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very well made. It seems a lot longer than 90 minutes. Rated PG

Gravity HHHHS Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris (voice) Sci-Fi Suspense Two astronauts accidentally set adrift in space must find a way to survive and make it back to earth.

Brilliantly made, impeccably acted, visually impressive and undeniably intense in its suspense. Gravity is a fine film, but is maybe too efficient for its own good.

Rated PG-13

Great Expectations HHHHS Jeremy Irvine, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Holliday Grainger, Robbie Coltrane, Ewen Bremner Drama Charles Dickens’ classic tale of a poor orphan who comes into “great expectations” through an unknown benefactor. Solid, imaginative — yet reasonably traditional — film of the novel. It’s atmospheric, beautifully designed and wonderfully well-cast, especially in the supporting players. Helena Bonham Carter is a brilliant Miss Havisham — with Ralph Fiennes an almost equally superb Magwitch. Rated PG-13

Last Vegas HH Ender’s Game HS Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Abigail Breslin, Viola Davis, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley Sci-Fi Sci-Fi yarn about the creation of a military boy-genius to lead an attack on an alien world. Bombastic, selfimportant, lacking in wit and charm and just plain not very exciting, Ender’s Game is definitely a long-shot for the next big franchise movie. Rated PG-13

Enough Said HHHH Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Toni Collette, Tracey Fairaway, Tavi Gevinson Romantic comedy Drama A woman finds her romance with a seemingly compatible man undermined when it turns out that he’s the ex-husband of a new friend of hers. Unfailingly pleasant but awkwardly plotted film that ultimately wins out on the strength of James Gandolfini and Julia LouisDreyfus. Rated PG-13

Free Birds S (Voices) Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, George Takei, Amy Poehler, Keith David animated anthropomorphic turkey Sci-Fi Time-traveling turkeys go back to pilgrim times to prevent turkey from becoming the standard Thanksgiving fare. It isn’t clever. It isn’t funny. It isn’t

Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline, Mary Steenburgen comedy A senior citizen and his three buddies reunite for a bachelor party in Las Vegas. A pleasant enough comedy thanks to its cast, though it’s rarely amusing and far too one-note. Rated PG-13

Lee Daniels’ The Butler HHHH Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard Fact-Based Drama Fact-based drama about the man who served as White House butler from Ike to Reagan. Lee Daniels feels constrained with a PG-13 rating, but his film still resonates with honest emotion and solid filmmaking that manages to pack more than 80 years of story into two hours without feeling rushed. Rated PG-13

Prisoners HHHH Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo Mystery thriller When his daughter and her friend are kidnapped, a man takes matters into his own hands. This is really a first-rate lurid thriller that harms itself by trying too hard to be more significant than it is. Still, the mystery and thriller aspects offer sufficient compensation to make it worth a look. Rated R

spEcial scREEninGs tatum o’nEal (who won an Oscar for her performance) and Ryan o’nEal in Peter Bogdanovich’s classic Paper Moon, being shown by the Asheville Film Society at 8 p.m. on Tue., Nov. 26 in Theater Six at The Carolina. Admission is free.

Black Dragons / Scared to Death HHHH B-hoRRoR Rated NR: A double dose of 1940s trash horror at its most virulent,

William Nigh’s Black Dragons (1942) and Christy Cabanne’s Scared to Death (1947) both star the great Bela Lugosi. They also occupy a special niche in the hearts of Lugosiphiles, who understand that to love Bela is to love bad Bela. And in any rational sense, these two films are very bad indeed. However, there’s bad and then there’s bad — these have the kind of badness that is charming in its sheer loopiness.

The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Black Dragons and Scared to Death Thursday, Nov. 21, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge at The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

Blood Freak H chRistian anti-dRuG GoRE hoRRoR Rated X: There is absolutely no excuse why Blood Freak was ever made, and there is somewhat less of an excuse as to why Orbit DVD is running it. That there is no excuse is, of course, exactly why this carbuncle on the posterior of cinema is being run — as a kind of Thanksgiving turkey. I will concede this much — it is the only faith-based, antidrug gore movie with a turkey-headed monster ever made. That doesn’t improve things much, but it makes it unique.

Orbit DVD will screen Blood Freak Wed., Nov. 27, at 9 p.m. at The Odditorium.

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Paper Moon HHHHH comEdy-dRama Rated PG: Peter Bogdanovich’s Paper Moon (1973) — the

beguiling tale of a Bible-selling con man and the little girl who may or may not be his daughter traveling through the Depression-era midwest — found the filmmaker at the peak of his career and his popularity. Whether he ever made another film this good is open to debate, but he would never again make such a crowd-pleaser.

The Asheville Film Society will screen Paper Moon Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 8 p.m. in Theater Six at The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

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musical comEdy Rated NR: René Clément’s Forbidden Games (1952) is one of

those art-house staples where you can see what all the fuss was about, but may have a harder time actually feeling it. This simple tale — a young girl’s parents (and dog) are killed in an air strike while fleeing the Nazis in WWII France — was expanded from a short film. Even at a brief 86 minutes, the strain sometimes shows. There are still moments of power and a perceptive look at childhood, but the much-praised naturalness of it all seems less remarkable now.

Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Forbidden Games Friday, Nov. 22, at 8 p.m. at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St., River Arts District (upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com

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That’s Entertainment! III HHS mGm musical compilation Rated G: Twenty years after they first milked the old MGM cow with That’s Entertainment! (1974) and 18 years after they drained ol’ Bossy dry with That’s Entertainment, Part II, somebody got the idea that the old gal might have another quart in her. The result was That’s Entertainment! III. Like its predecessors, it’s worthless and misleading as film history, but it’s also packed to the gills with stuff we’ve seen before and stuff we didn’t need to see in the first place. The few points of genuine interest are from movies that never were finished, movies that were recast or movies that lost scenes.

The Hendersonville Film Society will show That’s Entertainment! III Sunday, Nov. 24, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

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Asheville veteran dismayed to be reunited with Afghan dog ASHEVILLE, MONDAY — Sgt. Jason Kovinich nearly broke down in tears when a stray Afghan dog that tormented him for two years in a war zone was returned to him during a special Veterans Day surprise ceremony.

“I don’t think it’s even a dog,” said Kovinich, who attempted to keep the creature at bay as it leapt and snarled at his three-year-old daughter throughout the ceremony. “It’s some kind of wolf/desert-jackal hybrid that has a knack for stealing rations and attracting sniper fire.”

The dog, ‘I swore to myself s a r c a s t i c a l l y over there that if nicknamed “Uncle Sam” my number got punched, that by members of Kovinich’s wily, traitorous Marine company weasel-dog was after eating going down with several American flags, regularly me, but I never howled while got the pleasure.”’ accompanying Kovinich on patrols in Taliban-held territory, but would “make itself scarce when the bullets started flying.”

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The recently sold BB&T building downtown will include yet another new luxury hotel, as yet unnamed.

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Asheville residents are speculating about which annual event will be the “new Bele Chere.” Contenders include:

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aRiEs (MaRch 21-apRiL 19) The poet Charles Baudelaire prayed for help, but not to God — rather, he prayed to the writer Edgar Allan Poe. Novelist Malcolm Lowry sometimes pleaded with God to give him insight, but he also prayed to the writer Franz Kafka. I really like this approach to seeking guidance and recommend it to you in the coming days. Which hero, dead or alive, could you call on to uplift you? What amazing character might bring you the inspiration you need? Be brazen and imaginative. The spirits could be of more help than you can imagine.

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tauRus (apRiL 20-May 20) U.S. Confederate General Richard S. Ewell (1817-1872) sometimes experienced episodes in which he truly thought he was a bird.

Princess Alexandria of Bavaria (1826-1875) believed that when she was young, she had eaten a glass piano. Then there was the Prussian military officer Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher (1742-1819), who imagined he was pregnant with an elephant. Sad and funny and crazy, right? And yet it’s my understanding that all of us have fixed delusions.

They are less bizarre than those I cited, but they can still be debilitating. What are yours, Taurus? Do you secretly believe that a certain turning point in your past scarred you forever? Are you incorrectly wracked with anger or guilt because of some event that may not have actually happened the way you remember it? Here’s the good news: Now is an excellent time to shed your fixed delusions.

scORpiO (Oct. 23-NOV. 21) The Paris Review interviewed Mexican poet Octavio Paz. “Just how much revising do you do?” the interviewer asked. “I revise incessantly,” Paz replied. “Some critics say too much, and they may be right. But if there’s a danger in revising, there is much more danger in not revising. I believe in inspiration, but I also believe that we’ve got to help inspiration, restrain it, and even contradict it.” I bring this up, Scorpio, because I believe you are ripe for a phase of intense revision. Inspiration has visited you a lot lately, but now it will subside for a while so you can wrangle all your raw material into graceful, resilient, enduring shapes. literally and metaphorically. It’s time to get really well-grounded.

LEO (juLy 23-aug. 22) Have you ever been in a social situation where you really didn’t care what anyone thought of you and therefore felt absolutely free to act on your inner promptings? When was the last time you lost all your inhibitions and self-consciousness while making love? Can you truly say that sometime recently you have been totally responsive to your festive impulses? If you have experienced any blockages in expressing this type of energy, now is a perfect moment to fix that. You have a date with robust, innocent self-expression.

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Philosopher Eckhart Tolle suggests that “There may be one person who reflects your love back to you more clearly and more intensely than others.” For some of us, this numinous reflection comes from a special animal. Whatever is the case for you, Gemini, I urge you to devote extra time to your relationship with this creature in the next 14 days.

Meditate on how you could provide more nurturing and inspiration. Brainstorm about the possibility of deepening your connection.

What practical actions could you take to boost your loved one’s fortunes?

Norwegian public television is experimenting with a phenomenon called Slow TV. In one reality show, the main character built a fire with logs and kept it burning for 12 hours. In another program, patient viewers watched for five days as a cruise ship made its way along the Norwegian coast. A third show featured a woman knitting a sweater from start to finish. I wish you would get hooked on slow-motion activities like those, Virgo. Maybe it would help you lower your thoughts-per-minute rate and influence you to take longer, deeper breaths and remember that relaxation is an art you can cultivate. And then you would be in righteous alignment with the cosmic rhythms.

caNcER (juNE 21-juLy 22) The Cancerian soprano Kirsten Flagstad was regarded as one of the great operatic singers of the 20th century. Critic Desmond ShaweTaylor said, “No one within living memory surpassed her in sheer beauty and consistency of line and tone.” She specialized in the operas of German composer Richard Wagner, whose master work, The Ring of the Nibelung, takes 15 hours to perform. Flagstad was asked to name the single most important thing she needed in order to perform Wagner’s music with the excellence it demanded. Her answer: comfortable shoes. Regard that as good advice for your own life and work, Cancerian — both MOuNtaiNx.cOM

LiBRa (sEpt. 23-Oct. 22) You’re smarter than you think you are, and soon you will be even smarter. Previously inaccessible wisdom is seeping up from the depths of your subconscious mind, making its way to your conscious awareness. Your eyes are noticing more than they usually do. Your memory is working at peak levels.

And your enhanced ability to entertain paradoxical ideas is giving you special insight into the nature of reality. What will you do with this influx of higher intelligence? I

suggest you focus its full force on one of your knottiest problems. sagittaRius (NOV. 22-dEc. 21) Costa Rica will be closing its zoos in 2014.

What will happen to the 400 or so animals that are housed there? They will have to be rehabilitated at animal rescue centers and then released into the wild. I suspect there will be a metaphorically similar process going on for you in the coming months, Sagittarius.

Parts of your instinctual nature will, in a sense, be freed from captivity. You will need to find ways to remind your animal intelligence how to function outside of the tame conditions it’s gotten used to. capRicORN (dEc. 22-jaN. 19) Will fate kick your sweet ass sometime soon?

Quite possibly. You may be compelled to face up to the consequences of your unloving actions or unconscious decisions. I’m pleased to tell you, however, that you might be able to dramatically minimize or even neutralize the butt-thumping. How? Go over the events of the last 11 months, and identify times when you weren’t your very best self or didn’t live up to your highest ideals. Then perform rituals of atonement. Express your desire to correct wrong turns. Give gifts that will heal damaged dynamics. aquaRius (jaN. 20-fEB. 18) Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Bill Withers became a big star in the 1970s with hits like “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Lean on Me.” But he hasn’t recorded a new album since 1985, nor has he toured. What happened? In Still Bill, the documentary film about his life, Withers says, “I watch other people show off and I say, man, I used to want to show off. If I could just get, you know, moved to. I need a little injection in my showin’ off gland.” I wish you could get an injection like that, too, Aquarius. I’d like to see you show off more. Not in a contrived, over-the-top, Lady Gaga-esque way. Rather, the purpose would be to get more aggressive in showing people who you are and what you can do. I want your talents and assets to be better known. piscEs (fEB. 19-MaRch 20) I have a feeling that your value will be rising in the coming weeks. An attractive person you thought was out of your league may express curiosity about you. You could get an offer to do an interesting job or task that you had previously considered unavailable. I bet your reputation will be growing, mostly for the better. Who knows? If you put a half-eaten piece of your toast for sale on eBay, it might sell for as much as if it were Justin Timberlake’s toast.

Here’s the upshot: You should have confidence in your power to attract bigger rewards and more appreciation.

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