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p. 12 Charting the future What’s the long term strategy for business development in the Asheville area? Local Chamber of Commerce CEO Kit Cramer talks about the group’s goals and its relationship to the national organization. Look online for the full interview, including a video. “We’re a community of small businesses, so
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16 asheville city council
DA blasts evidence-room handling, city settles sexual-harassment suit
22 Green scene: bats in the balance White-nose syndrome strikes more WNC bats
24 Green Thumb: A Q&A with Jeanine Davis
The researcher and extension agent helps farmers stay profitable
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This year’s nine winning poems appear throughout the community calendar
60 “There’s a lot of information in laughter” Bill Maher brings his standup-comedy act to Thomas Wolfe
61 elementary, my dear watsons
The Watson Twins play Asheville’s Forsythia Hall
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letters Turn off the radio, Bob! One has to shake one’s head trying to come up with a response to Bob Youngerman’s diatribe on pulling funding from public broadcasting — namely, National Public Radio [“Please Tell Me Why I Should Support NPR,” April 6 Xpress]. It’s obvious that Mr. Youngerman, the “unaffiliated voter with a conservative bent,” is ignorant of the percentage breakdown of federal funding for NPR. Maybe I can shed some light on his dim, Limbaugh-Fox News thinking. The Federal Budget for 2010 was approximately $3.5 trillion. Out of that, $80 million went to fund the local member stations of NPR. That breakdown is 0.002 percent of the total federal budget. That’s $80 million the U.S. government contributed to bring news, arts and entertainment to not only urban areas but to rural areas in this country — the kinds of communities that disproportionately rely on federal funding for their public radio stations. Contrast this $80 million to the $1.3 billion that the government spends on printing oftentimes wasteful, useless stuff. Then there is the $328 million spent on the U.S. Capitol Police to protect our esteemed members of Congress. Then there’s the $747 million that goes to fund public radio for foreign countries — almost 10 times the amount earmarked for Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and other U.S. international radio networks in the Middle East. And, let’s not overlook the $5.7 billion to fund foreign military financing which gives foreign
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Proposed ID policy threatens voter participation Do you have a driver’s license or another form of photo identification? If not, you may be in for a rude awakening next election. North Carolina state representatives have proposed changes to House Bill 351 that would require all those voting in person to present a government-issued photo ID or other form of photo identification. The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law issued a national survey in 2006 which
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The police have had free reign for long enough It seems, once again, that the spotlight has fallen on one of North Carolina’s law enforcement agencies, and once again the system is wrought with corruption. This time the Asheville Police Department evidence room has been caught unable to produce the 400 oxycodone pills supposedly seized in a prior arrest. Police Chief [Bill] Hogan has promised a full investigation, including an audit of the evidence room. The whole situation is incredibly reminiscent of what occurred in 2007 with Sheriff Bobby Medford, when the sheriff’s department was found to have $217,769 missing from the evidence room, along with 233 handguns and
114 rifles and shotguns, after their department was audited. Hogan swears there will be complete cooperation with the State Bureau of Investigation and the district attorney to determine whether this was an isolated event or not. However, how can the public trust the validity of an investigation conducted by the SBI when just last year it was exposed that 230 cases across the state were in question because of the SBI falsifying evidence? This includes many cases of blood work and, in the case of Floyd Brown, a false confession. It appears that North Carolina’s law enforcement agencies believe they can operate outside the realm of legality and treat policing more along the lines of the mafia rather than the accredited agency they are supposed to be. How many times do these departments have to be exposed committing heinous acts of corruption before the public will stand up and say, enough? How many innocent people have to be locked up before we demand that something changes? — Noah Young Asheville
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Beware the “Dirty Air Act” Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on what could best be called the “Dirty Air Act” — legislation that would permanently allow our nation’s biggest polluters to dump unlimited amounts of carbon pollution into our air. Although the bill gained enough votes to pass in the House, I am pleased that our Congressman, Heath Shuler, was not among those supporting this effort. As a mother who has held my young asthmatic child as she struggled to breathe, I am sincerely grateful that Rep. Shuler cast a vote on behalf of her and the 200,000 other children in North Carolina that suffer from asthma, instead of joining some of his colleagues who supported the profits of our largest polluters. It is hard to understand why legislators would even want to roll back environmental
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At least beer doesn’t talk back When I go on a longer drive, I’ll grab a 12pack, hide it under the seat and drink while I cruise along. It helps alleviate the boredom of the interstate. Don’t judge me — I don’t get sloppy drunk. Just a couple of beers an hour really takes the edge off, ya’ know? To be honest, sometimes I will catch myself daydreaming: driving too slow in the passing lane, tailgating or changing lanes without looking and cutting off a fellow motorist. Sorry about that. It’s no biggie, though. Now that I have the attention of every cop, trucker and MADD mother, know this: I never carry a cell phone in my car, so I’m never among the population of wavering, wandering drivers yapping away on some hugely important phone call, completely oblivious to their position in traffic. I’ve used a cell in the car, and it’s like blackout driving; when I would hang up, I couldn’t remember the period of time I was on the phone, except for the pointless conversation. Lately, as far as I can tell, virtually every one of you (yes, including police officers) is on a cell phone while driving. So judge if you may, but if I were really rolling along drunk, statistically and functionally, I would drive safer (and more politely) than you! — Norman Plombe Asheville
If you can read this billboard, you’re being unsafe I have been hearing about the legislature voting to allow lots of digital billboards on the interstate highway. I am a ninth-grade student, 15 years old, and I have seen some of these signs and I don’t like them. They are dangerous for anyone trying to read them while they are driving. Many people are saying that the signs destroy the beauty of our interstate. I think they should be worrying about how many people will die because of them. I hope our lawmakers will use some common sense and not pass this bill. — Cory Wilde Leicester
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Asheville Chamber navigates controversy, tough economy by Anne Fitten Glenn Kit Cramer came on board as the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s president and CEO last fall. Xpress sat down with her recently along with Ben Teague, the Chamber’s senior vice president for economic development. They discussed the organization’s new long-term strategic plan for business development as well as the controversy over the Asheville group’s retaining its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (see sidebar, “Pro-business or Partisan?”). Here are highlights from the interview. To see a video or read the complete transcript, visit mountainx.com. Mountain Xpress: As a newcomer to Western North Carolina, what’s your impression of small-business development here? Kit Cramer: We’re a community of small businesses, so it’s absolutely critical that we support small businesses in every way we can. Tomorrow [March 9], we’re actually leaving for a legislative visit to Raleigh, along with Henderson and Haywood counties. One of the things we’re promoting is trying to improve tax reform. You’ve outlined several areas of growth that you think are particularly important. Could you take me through those quickly? K.C.: We’ve developed a business model for how we’re going to approach economic development, and we involved 150 folks in this discussion. We’re going to be looking at industry clusters. So basically... When you say 150 folks, are these businesspeople? K.C.: Businesspeople, community people — a broad cross section of the community. When the search committee hired me, there was real interest in having more volunteer involvement and more involvement from a broader base of the community, so as we were embarking on this strategic plan, we saw this as a great opportunity to do both. We’re looking at industry clusters. One is health care: One of our largest employers, Mission Hospitals, is in the health-care sector. The other quadrants are: advanced manufacturing, technology and science, and arts and culture. So we’re talking about existing businesses that we need to grow, as well as ways to capitalize on the clusters that are already here. We’ve talked about an overarching approach of trying to use Asheville’s quality of life as a selling tool. The beauty of this area makes this a place where people want to locate, and there’s a balance to life here that is extremely appealing. In terms of technology, for example, we’ve got a broadband ring that exists here because of the
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Bringing business and community together: Take what you have and build on it, says Asheville Chamber of Commerce CEO Kit Cramer, touting the area’s health care, arts-and-culture, technology-and-science and advanced manufacturing sectors. photo by Jonathan welch
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Pro-business or partisan? At its March retreat, the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors decided to continue its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce despite controversy over the national group’s allegedly partisan political activity. According to The Washington Post, the U.S. Chamber — the nation’s largest and most powerful business-lobbying organization — spent $75 million during the 2010 election cycle, 97 percent of which went to Republican candidates. More than 50 chambers of commerce nationwide — including those in New York City, San Francisco and Philadelphia as well as Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Boone — have declined to renew their U.S. Chamber memberships. Some have also released statements distancing themselves from the national organization’s alleged political maneuvering. To date, the Asheville Chamber hasn’t taken either of those steps. Last October, the group paid $900 for a one-year membership, reports President and CEO Kit Cramer, who says she raised the issue at the retreat. The board, she notes, will revisit the matter when its membership expires in October. “If you ask the U.S. Chamber, their positions aren’t partisan, they’re pro-business. But there’s a real feeling from many people that they are partisan,” says Cramer. “We’re a member of the U.S. Chamber the same way an individual is a member of a political party. ... That doesn’t mean the individual agrees with every aspect of the political party.” The board’s decision has sparked controversy, however. “We have a lovely, supportive small-business community here, and it’s an embarrassment to me that our Chamber is going to be among the last ... to separate themselves from this organization,” says local restaurateur Vonciel Baudouin, who co-owns Bouchon with her husband, Michel Baudouin. Michel, who serves on the Asheville Chamber’s board, said in a written statement to the board: “There is plenty of credible
evidence that the U.S. Chamber has become a highly partisan lobbying group representing only large multinational corporations. The U.S. Chamber was and is against health-care reform and ran ads, paid for by health-insurance and pharmaceutical companies, which were proven to be utter lies completely misrepresenting the legislation.” Cramer, however, says: “We use the U.S. Chamber as a source of information and research for when we’re facing a particular issue or if we want to follow some particular legislation. ... Could we live without that membership? We probably could, but it does make the job easier for our public-policy staff.” “A lot of this research data is available for free online,” counters Vonciel. “What is the nature of this magical research that we get that would make our lovely business community willing to align ourselves with this organization?” The Asheville group, notes Cramer, doesn’t “agree with everything that the U.S. Chamber does, and we frequently voice our differences. Policies for the Asheville Chamber are developed by the Asheville Chamber board, without consideration for what the U.S. Chamber is doing.” Asheville City Council member Gordon Smith, who’s also a small-business owner, says: “I’m glad to hear they’re having the conversation; I think it’s important for them to do so. ... Asheville’s Chamber needs to represent local interests in the greater Asheville area. If [they] decide to no longer be a part of the national chamber, so be it.” Michel Baudouin says he felt honored to be asked to serve on the Asheville Chamber’s board. But his statement to the group concludes: “I believe that [the U.S. Chamber] could care less about me, my business, my children or my city. I believe it is time for our Chamber to leave the U.S. Chamber and go on about our business in a spirit of inclusion, cooperation and openness.” — A.F.G.
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Let’s look a little more closely at some of those areas. What do you mean by “advanced manufacturing”? K.C.: We have a great presence of manufacturers working with high-value metals, using laser cutters, and they’re doing very intricate work. We’ve talked about building that particular segment of the economy. That’s just one example. Ben Teague: Just to flesh that out a little bit: Unison Engine Components, GE Aviation, BorgWarner and ThermoFisher Scientific all work with really expensive metals and materials. This is the type of area that we want to go after, particularly because we’re actually 12 times more specialized in those type of high-end metalworking skills than the rest of the nation, so we have the ability to attract other companies. Right, and I’m assuming that in order to do that, you need help from a lot of different people, including City Council, existing small businesses and larger ones. Most of the businesses you mentioned are fairly large, and it seems like there’s some overlap between manufacturing and technology. So, specifically, how are you going after some of these businesses? K.C.: Let me give you one other example. In many of these clusters, we’ve heard repeatedly that there’s a need for venture capital, so we talked with the folks who were sitting around the table and [told them] we visit with site selectors all the time to pitch Asheville as a [business] location. Should we visit venture-capital firms? And can we take along some of our existing entrepreneurs who have made a decision to locate in Asheville to give a testimonial? When we talked to the people around the table, they said they’d be more than willing to do that, so it’s then going to be incumbent upon us to identify which firms specialize in the areas that we’re interested in pursuing, and identify people who can tell the best stories to come along with us, and schedule those trips. It’s a lot of small activity that leads to creating an environment here to grow business, and we outlined strategies for every one of these areas. So we’re now in the process of putting a timeline and a budget to those strategies, because we need to raise between $3 million and $3.5 million at a minimum to provide funding for the next five years. The recession is still with us, and we’ve all had budget cuts. So where are you going to find this money? K.C.: That is the challenge, and we need to start thinking about dedicated revenue sources. I’m not sure that right now is the appropriate time to be thinking about any new revenue sources. We’re probably going to have to make do with what we have and what we can raise in the next year or so. But as the economy improves, perhaps there will be opportunities. We’ve talked about selling a vanity tag in support of economic development: Could we generate several hundred thousand dollars off that?
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BULLISH ON THE FUTURE: The Chamber tracks jobs and investments in manufacturing and tech businesses. $ IN MILLIONS
JOBS
$250
1250
$200
1000
$150
750
$100
500
$50
250
CALENDAR YEAR
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
ANNOUNCED INVESTMENTS
$86
$73
$48
$14
$32
$230
ANNOUNCED JOBS
180
375
508
262
386
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EDC ASSISTED ANNOUNCEMENTS: JANUARY 1, 2010 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010 SOURCE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COALITION, RESEARCH DIVISION DATE ANNOUNCED
COMPANY NAMES
ANNOUNCED JOBS
ANNOUNCED INVESTMENTS
12.21.2010
MILLS MANUFACTURING
30
$0
12.20.2010
ARVATO DIGITAL SERVICES
408
$1,800,00
12.07.2010
INGLES MARKETS
160
$99,700,000
10.29.2010
OLD WOOD COMPANY
5
$450,000
10.19.2010
REICH DMBH
56
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10.04.2011
NYPRO INC
156
$83,000,000
08.26.2010
CURIOUS SENSE
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$0
06.14.2010
POLYLINKS
10
$3,000,000
05.21.2010
MOOG MUSIC
15
$2,500,000
04.10.2010
UNC PHARMACY SCHOOL
45
$5,000,000
03.01.2010
AVL TECHNOLOGIES
75
$5,900,000
01.01.2010
MICROTECH
50
$1,000,000
1,018
$230,350,000
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You mean a specialized license plate? Like “Protect the Blue Ridge Parkway,” but... K.C.: Right. Could we do an Asheville-oriented tag that would then provide some additional funds for us to use in marketing this community? We need some bucks to get more creative in what we’re doing to promote business growth. I’m open to new ideas, and I’ve asked a lot of businesspeople to put their thinking caps on and help us arrive at some different ways. We’re going to be using a more traditional approach right now, which is to build a strategic plan and ask [the] business [sector] to invest in it.
very proud of that number and hope to see it go above 2,000.
What’s the Chamber’s membership right now? K.C.: My last count was 1,973, which makes us the third-largest chamber in the state. We’re
Asheville-based freelance writer Anne Fitten Glenn can be reached at annefittenglenn@gmail.com.
Anything else you want to address? B.T.: We track the economy by different sectors, and ... in January of last year, just about every sector of the economy was losing jobs. ... Now almost every sector is either break-even or positive — including manufacturing, which is interesting because that particular sector has been losing for several years. So if nothing else, this particular graph makes me bullish on our future. X
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See the evidence: APD officers preparing to destroy firearms in 2007. The APD has promised better procedures for evidence destruction following a scandal over missing guns, drugs and money. Photo by Jonathan Welch
april 12 meeting a Commercial water customers face major rate hike a Council calls for URTV equipment audit
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The item wasn’t on the printed agenda, but toward the end of the Asheville City Council’s April 12 meeting, Council members approved paying Blueline Systems and Services $175,000 to oversee a full audit of the Asheville Police Department’s evidence room. The State Bureau of Investigation shut down the evidence room April 6 after Assistant District Attorney Chris Hess and a defense attorney discovered that 397 tablets of oxycodone, a prescription pain reliever, were missing. Meanwhile, a partial audit completed April 8 revealed that at least 115 items — including guns, drugs and money — were missing. Conducted by former APD Maj. Ross Robinson, it also found a “not completely reliable” record-keeping system and that some evidence, such as bags of marijuana, that had been stored so long the packaging had begun to decay. District Attorney Ron Moore spoke highly of Blueline owner Mike Wright, a former crimescene analyst for the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, but had harsh words for the APD’s leadership, saying they should have informed him of evidence problems in early March, when those conducting the partial audit had already realized things were missing. “When there are items missing from the property room, we need to know,” he stressed. “I’ve
had two grand juries since March 1 where APD officers came and indicted people based on items they assumed were in the evidence room, while some people within the department were aware there were problems.” “I am absolutely dependent on what’s in the property room,” the DA continued. “I’ve had to bite my tongue and unsecure some bonds in the last day or two. I have to disclose everything I know to the lawyers.” As for the source of the disappearances, Moore said: “I’m not prepared to point the finger at any one person. More than one person had access to the property room, so we don’t know where the SBI investigation will go.” APD Chief Bill Hogan didn’t name names, blaming the problems on “one individual that has betrayed the trust; they lost their moral compass, and it’s something they shouldn’t have done. We have officers who we trust to handle evidence every day.” Longtime evidence-room manager Lee Smith left the APD suddenly in February after being placed on investigative suspension the previous month, personnel records show. The city will use drug-seizure money to fund the audit, and Hogan noted that Wright is ready “to move very, very quickly.” Future audits, said the chief, will examine evidence more carefully and require unaffiliated witnesses to be present when evidence is destroyed. Mayor Terry Bellamy said, “Our rank and file are trying to get the bad guys and do the best they can to address integrity within the community. Changes should be made and will be made.” “This was not a problem created by the rank-and-file officers of the Asheville Police
Department,” Moore replied. “This is not a problem they created.”
Fee not-so-simple
A sharply divided Council narrowly approved a suite of fee increases on a 4-3 vote. The move is intended to help the city recoup the costs of some of the services it provides. Reconfigured water rates accounted for the lion’s share of the changes. Multifamily and smaller commercial customers will see increases of from 1 to 4 percent. Large commercial users will now pay nearly 20 percent more . The changes stemmed from a report by Raftelis Financial Consultants, which found that Asheville’s rate structure places a disproportionate burden on residential customers. Rounding out the package were: some minor parking-garage fee increases, new fire-inspection fees for residents in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, a $45 domestic-partner registration fee, and some Civic Center service fees. All told, the changes are expected to generate more than $400,000 in new revenue. Republican City Council candidate Mark Cates — the only person who addressed the increases during public comment — criticized the move. “You’re raising fees yet again this year,” he said, adding, “It seems the council is generous with other people’s money.” Council member Cecil Bothwell supported the changes, saying, “Higher commercial rates encourage conservation” by rewarding businesses for curbing water usage. Meanwhile, Vice Mayor Brownie Newman maintained that lacking the money to maintain and upgrade the water system does more damage than a reasonable fee increase. Council member Esther Manheimer agreed. “I don’t see why I should subsidize someone who wants a downtown monthly parking pass,” she observed. “That user should be paying the full cost of that service. That’s the kind of thing we’re trying to achieve in this fee package.” Council member Bill Russell praised some
of the measures but wondered if the water-rate increases might require more study. “I’m just not comfortable with that,” he said. “I think we need more information.” Manheimer countered that the Raftellis study, along with the city’s own examination of its rate structure over the last few years, provided ample basis for proceeding. “Our residential ratepayers are subsidizing, to some extent, multifamily and commercial and industrial users,” she argued. Bellamy, however, was skeptical, noting, “We’ve always done increases gradually in the past.” She also expressed concern about the impact on local businesses. In the end, Russell joined Bellamy and Council member Jan Davis in voting against the increases but Gordon Smith supported them.
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On other fronts, Council members: • Approved (5-2) funding for four additional early-voting sites for the 2011 general election. Davis and Russell opposed, citing the $24,000 cost • Called for an audit of equipment at public-access channel URTV in light of a threatened April 30 shutdown unless more money is forthcoming. Davis, who is Council’s liaison to URTV, said the channel hasn’t followed recommendations the city made before approving its last round of funding. • Approved a payment of $48,000 plus $4,100 in reimbursement for mediation fees to settle a sexual-harassment lawsuit with former APD officer Cherie Byrd. The suit alleged that her then-superior, Sgt. Eric Lauffer, sent her sexually explicit and racially offensive text messages and that the APD and city officials failed to act when she brought it to their attention. The city admitted that Lauffer sent the text messages but denied failing to take appropriate action. Council approved the settlement in closed session. Lauffer has been demoted but is still employed by the APD. X David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 137, or at dforbes@mountainx.com.
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by Nelda Holder The Joint Committee on Regulatory Reform, established by North Carolina legislators this year, is on the road. Its mission: Scrutinize “burdensome state rules and regulations on behalf of the private sector.� The 18-member team wants to hear from business and farm owners around the state concerning “outdated rules and regulations that should be eliminated.� The committee’s only visit to Western North Carolina occurred at Blue Ridge Community in Flat Rock on April 15. Before the meeting, Julie Mayfield, director of the nonprofit Western North Carolina Alliance, expressed her concern that committee members may not balance business needs with environmental ones, noting that she hopes the committee will be hearing from more than owners of businesses and farms. (They did; for a report on the meeting, go to our NCmatters page at http://bit.ly/ fBQIA3.) “Government intervention is still, in many cases, the only thing that makes business take the greater good into account,� Mayfield remarked. The committee is charged with working “to create a strong environment for private sector job creation by lifting the undue burden imposed by outdated, unnecessary, and vague rules.� Mayfield worries that such a mandate may mean a “witch hunt� against environmental regulations, so she hopes the committee hears a strong message for caution in reviewing and repealing state regulations. “I understand the concerns being expressed by many in the environmental community,� Republican committee member and Henderson County Rep. Chuck McGrady told Xpress. “At this point and time, it’s premature to judge what the outcome of the committee will be,� he cautioned.
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So far, the committee has heard “a lot from homebuilders, a little from farmers,� McGrady said, with perhaps a third of the public-hearing comments “expressing support for what the environmental regulations have done cleaning up our air and water.� There have been a few comments from committee members, he acknowledged, that “would give one pause� concerning Mayfield’s expressed worries. “Again,� he stressed, “I believe it’s premature to judge.� Public hearings are not concluded, and the committee has not yet seen any of the comments that have been posted online, McGrady pointed out. The committee consists of eight senators (none from WNC) and eight representatives (two from WNC: McGrady and Roger West, Republican from Cherokee/Clay/Graham/ Macon counties). Eleven Republicans and seven Democrats were appointed to the committee. “I’m a real anomaly,� McGrady said with some humor regarding his position. The Hendersonville attorney and summercamp director is a Republican and a former national president of the powerhouse environmental group the Sierra Club. If you missed the April 15 session, visit the N.C. General Assembly website www.ncleg. net/regreform. Comments may also be made individually to members of the committee. A second major hearing in WNC is just around the corner. The Redistricting Committee, in charge of the redistricting process for the State House, State Senate and U.S. Congressional districts this year, will hold a public hearing in Asheville on April 30. For more information, visit mountainx. com/special/ncmatters. X
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events Stand Against racism events Coordinated by the local YWCA, this year’s Stand Against Racism events involve 100 different organizations from across the community. Below is a calendar of major events. Look for the full story in the April 27 issue of Xpress. Additional groups that wish to become involved in the events can still register until April 22. For more information, call the YWCA at 2547206, ext. 203, or visit the nonprofit’s website, ywcaofasheville.org.
Thursday, April 21 7 p.m. “What’s Lost in the Blur? PostRacial Ideals and Blurred Ethno-Racial Boundaries,” a lecture by Ronald Sundstrom, associate professor of philosophy at the University of San Francisco. Laurel Forum, Karpen Hall, UNC Asheville
Saturday, April 23 5 p.m. “The history of Slavery in WNC,” by historian Darin Waters (tickets $20). YMI Historical Series, YMI Cultural Center, 39 Market St.
Monday, April 25 7 p.m. “Standing Against Racism in the Midst of a Changing Neighborhood,” a conversation about community identity between folks who live, work, play and worship along South French Broad. 7:30 p.m. A Class Divided, a video, followed by a discussion. UU Church Black Mountain
Tuesday, April 26 5:30 p.m., a panel discussion on race, with the Rev. Michael Carter, moderator; Marcy Onieal, town manager, Black Mountain; Kathryn DeBrow, community leader; Monroe Gilmour, community organizer; Rev. Kay Hines, pastor. Thomas Chapel AME Zion Church. Black Mountain Town Hall
Thursday, April 28 5:30 p.m., a panel discussion on race (same panelists as Tuesday’s event). Black Mountain Town Hall. 7:00 p.m. Traces of the Trade, a film screemomg co-sponsored by the Mountain Area Interfaith Forum (MAIF), the Ethical Society of Asheville (ESA) and the YMI. A discussion will follow the film. YMI Cultural Center.
Friday, April 29 10 a.m., city of Asheville Walking Tour. City employees will lead a tour of historic places related to race in Asheville. City Hall
Diversity Fair & Discussions at the YMI 10 a.m.-all day. There will be representatives and information from local organizations working on racial justice and discussions about racism. YMI Cultural Center. 11:30 a.m. Artist Rally at the Phil Mechanic Building Noon Issac Dickson third- through fifthgrade students will march from their school at noon to an event in Pack Square Park. Issac Dickson in Pack Park. Noon Rally at Kenilworth Presbyterian. Noon Children’s Singing at the JCC. Maccabi Academy will host the community to share with the children. Jewish Community Center 2 p.m. Aston Park Rally. Participants share feelings about the Civil War marker that is being changed; bring photos. Aston Park. 4 p.m. Rally at Jubilee. Jubilee, downtown Asheville 5 p.m. Celebration of Community at the YWCA. Family-friendly celebration of diversity. Music, Latin dance and group art. Performances by children from the YWCA, Shiloh Center and the Reid Center. DJ Twan. Hop Ice Cream and Hardcastle Hot Dogs will be for sale at the event. YWCA of Asheville (South French Broad Avenue). 7 p.m. American Violet; a Consciousness Cinema film, Maitri Center for Women, 41 Clayton St. Stand Against Racism Community Concert, featuring the Bethel Seventh-Day Adventist Chorale and other community groups. Bethel Seventh-Day Adventist Church. 238 S. French Broad Ave. 8 p.m. Drinks & Dialogue. A conversation hosted by Social Life Times. Attendees are encouraged to bring a potluck dish. Hole-nDa-Wall, 44 Market St.
Saturday, April 30 9 a.m. Service at Beth Israel Synagogue.
Sunday, May 1 9 a.m. Special services will be held at several locations: Black Mountain Presbyterian, Could Cottage Community of Mindful Living, Swannanoa Valley Friends, Unitarian Universalist Church of Black Mountain, Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville, Thomas Chapel AME Church in Black Mountain.
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And hope fades for WNC Media Center HATCH took over downtown Asheville, April 14-17. The annual networking event aims to be a “creative-idea and business incubator,” energizing “creative professionals and thought leaders who are serious about transforming their ideas and talents into bold action, while inspiring others to do the same,” according to the event’s website. This year’s festivities encompassed four days of workshops, panels, concerts, films and social gatherings at a variety of local venues. The program explored a wide array of creative fields, from music to journalism, fashion and architecture. In the online post, “HATCH Asheville 2011 – Live Coverage,” Xpress covered the events as they happened with a series of blogs and streaming Twitter reports. HATCH also garnered support from the Asheville Citizen-Times editorial board, which opined in the April 12 piece, “HATCH Brings Creative People Together for New Ideas,” “Perhaps we’ll be able to look back at this year’s event in Asheville as what launched the next HATCH-ing new ideas? Fast Company magazine editor and writer Jeff Chu conducted a journalism workshop in the Mountain Xpress conference room as part of HATCH. photo by Jonathan Welch
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creative fire that helped create quality jobs of the nature that can keep our own creative kids right here in the mountains.” In a downtown gathering of a very different sort, Equality North Carolina held an April 14 town hall meeting to protest a pair of “Defense of Marriage” acts recently introduced in the state legislature. Both acts would amend the state constitution to prohibit recognition of marriage between gay and lesbian couples; the Senate version would also prohibit other forms of relationship recognition, such as civil union or domestic partnership, according to the Xpress online post, “Equality NC Rallies Against ‘Defense of Marriage’ Acts.” Meanwhile, Xpress reported, “Hope Fading for WNC Media Center.” A week after appeals to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners for more funding went unmatched, the WNC Media Center continues to drift toward closing its doors April 30, according to the online post. The local nonprofit manages URTV, the public-access channel for Buncombe County and the city of Asheville. “I really don’t know what’s going to happen,” said Council member Jan Davis, the city’s liaison to URTV. If the station closes, Buncombe County Manager Wanda Greene said that the Media Center’s equipment and other assets would go to the city of Asheville. “That is the way the documents [were] written when we put this all together,” she explains. “The money we gave [URTV] was really for the facility, and the
equipment costs were borne by the city. Much of the state-of-the-art media equipment, said Davis, could end up going to the city government channel or, “if there was a group of really strong folks that had a common goal and wanted to reorganize and continue operations and came up with a business plan, I think we’d probably be open to that. I’d hope we’d be open to that.”
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At press time, “Chad Nesbitt: Paul Van Heden ‘Took Over my Identity on a Twitter Account’” was the most commented blog post on the Xpress website last week, with 62 responses. Here’s an excerpt from the article: Former Buncombe County Republican Chair Chad Nesbitt says his attorneys may soon contact Paul Van Heden; Nesbitt claims the Asheville resident ran a Twitter account, @chadnesbitt, that resulted in the U.S. Secret Service investigating possible threats against Pres. Bill Clinton last year. The majority of readers’ posts seemed to criticize Nesbitt for the allegations and for his controversial term as party chair. Here’s a sample from user “Orbit DVD”: I don’t hate Chad, but am irked by his antics. Because of them, I feel that the Republicans lost a few key races last year that were winnable. Some that we needed to see Republicans win. ... I still say he was the best gift the Democrats ever had. — Jake Frankel
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Bats in the balance
White-nose syndrome strikes more WNC bats by Susan Andrew
The Wildlife Resources Commission is also looking for volunteers to adopt a driving route and survey bats using an acoustic detection device attached to their car. The effort would contribute to a study of bat behavior and distribution in the mountains.
typically freeze or starve to death. On a cold, misty day late last month, Xpress accompanied Wildlife Resources Commission biologists on a visit to several caves near Linville Caverns to check on the bats there. Scrambling up a steep, forested boulder field, we arrived at a series of openings in a rock ledge dripping with moisture and lush, green moss. Bats were roosting near the the first cave’s entrance rather than deeper inside, where they would normally be at this time of year, biologist Gabrielle Graeter explained. The roosting bats were carefully inspected for signs of disease. “Sometimes bats test positive for white nose even though you can’t see it,” she noted, examining the wings and body of a tricolored bat. “Being out here on a cold day is not normal.” “These guys don’t normally leave the hibernaculum until late April or early May,” added colleague Corinne Diggins. “Look on the ground,” instructed Graeter as the group searched for bats in distress. Then we spotted one outside the cave, flying toward the entrance. “This is exactly what we’re coming here to find,” she noted. “Our caves don’t have thousands of bats like the caves in the Northeast. You’d expect that there might be [only] 40 bats in there, and yet we are finding bats out here. It’s not a good sign.” Mere days before, Linville-area bats had tested positive for the disease. “I would assume that all these caves are infected,” said Graeter. “We’d call this site suspect; we already have a site confirmed close by, with bats observed out flying around. ... I’m convinced that a bat has it until proven otherwise.” One animal was taken back to the lab for testing. With so little known about the disease, there’s no treatment as yet, and bat biologists say the epidemic has no end in sight. Mortality rates approaching 100 percent are reported at some sites, and the disease threatens some of the largest hibernation caves for endangered species such as the Indiana bat and the Virginia big-eared bat. Across North America, bats are at imminent risk, wildlife biologists warn. Bats play a significant ecological role, both as plant pollinators and because they consume enormous quantities of insects. White-nose syndrome could also pose a problem for humans, biologists say, since populations of insect pests might rise if bat predation decreased. Although bats are long-lived given their size, females generally produce only one offspring per year, noted Diggins. Thus, years of bat-conservation efforts, not to mention recent strides in protecting endangered populations, are at risk, state wildlife biologists say. A recent public forum at UNCA painted a grim picture of these winged mammals’ future. One forecast assumed 45 percent mortality per year — the average death rate observed for white-nose syndrome so far. By that reckoning, the little brown bat would be extinct in just 16 years. Numbers like these suggest that biologists may be tracking not just an epidemic but an outright extinction event. X
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The discovery of the deadly bat disease known as white-nose syndrome in more WNC counties doesn’t bode well for the future of many bat species here, according to biologists with state and federal wildlife agencies. In late January, a team of biologists conducting a bat inventory of a cave at Grandfather Mountain discovered a single dead bat, which was found to have had white-nose syndrome. Then, in February, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission biologists conducting an inventory of a closed Yancey County mine found numerous bats displaying the characteristic white patches of fungus on their skin. Five bats were sent for testing, which confirmed the presence of the disease. And in March, another case was confirmed in McDowell County. White-nose syndrome has killed more than a million bats since it was discovered in a New York cave in February 2006. To date, nine bat species in 17 states have been documented as carriers of the fungus, which has been given the alarming name Geomyces destructans (roughly translated as “killer fungus”). As yet, biologists don’t know if it causes the bat deaths or is a secondary factor in the syndrome. The fungus thrives in the cold, humid conditions characteristic of the caves and mines where bats hibernate in winter. But the furry white patches found on the faces and wings of infected bats are only part of the syndrome: Affected bats awaken more often during hibernation, using up the stored fat reserves they need to survive. Thus, they wind up emerging from hibernation in midwinter and, since their usual insect prey is not available,
help! Install bat boxes on your property. Stay out of caves and mines (although white-nose syndrome is believed to be transmitted primarily from bat to bat, there’s a strong possibility that humans might also carry the fungus from cave to cave on their clothing and gear). Don’t handle sick or dead bats; if you see one that you think might have white-nose syndrome, contact Gabrielle Graeter at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (graeter@ncwildlife. org or 273-9097), or e-mail whitenose bats@ fws.gov. For more information about the disease, visit fws.gov/whitenosesyndrome.
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A grim search: N.C. Wildlife Commission biologists Corinne Diggins and Gabrielle Graeter look for bats under a rock ledge near Linville late last month. The agency’s bat surveys have turned up three cases of the disease in WNC since January, with more anticipated. photos by Jonathan Welch
ecocalendar Calendar for April 20 - 28, 2011 Botanical Gardens Annual Spring Plant Sale (pd.) April 29th 12:30 - 6pm, April 30th 8:30 3:00pm. Rain or Shine. Plants from many regional vendors and stock from the BGA greenhouse. ashevillebotanicalgardens.org Appalachian Trail Conservancy A volunteer-based, private nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of the Appalachian Trail. Info: www. appalachiantrail.org or 254-3708. • SA (4/23), 9am - “The Great Garlic Mustard Gathering.” Volunteers are needed to pull this invasive exotic weed from the A.T. corridor. Work will be followed by a picnic lunch on Max Patch where people can share garlic mustard recipes and other creative ideas for how to use these plants once removed. Prizes will be awarded for most garlic mustard pulled, for the most creative uses for the plant and more. Held at Lemon Gap and Max Patch. Info: 254-3708 orjodell@appalachiantrail.org. Asheville Green Drinks A networking party that is part of the self-organizing global grassroots movement to connect communities with environmental ideas, media and action. Meets to discuss pressing green issues. Info: www.ashevillegreendrinks.com. • WEDNESDAYS - Socializing begins at 5:30pm, followed by a presentation at 6pm. Held at Posana Cafe, 1 Biltmore Ave., in downtown Asheville. Earth Day Garden Planting Party • SA (4/23), 1-5pm - There are many ways to celebrate Earth Day. This year, join the Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community Garden Day. Bring garden tools, wear your digging best and get dirty. Followed
by an evening potluck and bonfire. Located outside Gerton on Highway 74. Info: info@laughingwatersnc. com or www.hickorynutforest.ecofriendlycommunities.com. Events at Jubilee! Located at 46 Wall St., downtown Asheville. Info: 252-5335. • FR (4/22), 7:30pm - Leaps and Bounds, “a onewomen show about faith, ecology and the global economy” will be performed. $10-$20 sliding scale. All proceeds benefit the Affordable Hope Project. Info: www.affordinghopeproject.com. WNC Alliance Members of the WNC Alliance and the public are invited to be agents of change for the environment. Info: 258-8737 or www.wnca.org. • WE (4/20), 10am-3pm - “Get the Poop Out,” with the French Broad Riverkeeper. Volunteers are needed to help test the French Broad River watershed for bacteria. Dress warm and wear sturdy shoes. Training and materials will be provided. Meet at Bojangless 5445 Asheville Highway in Hendersonville. Register: hartwell@wnca.org or 258-8737.
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Hops, truffles and all things farmin’: Among many duties, researcher and author Jeanine Davis helps farmers try new crops, like hops and truffles, and find ways to stay profitable, even in tough times. photo courtesy Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center
By exploring and developing new crops and optimizing organic agriculture — an area of farming that is growing despite the recession. And, of course, helping farmers with the problems they have. Growers would love it if I spent all my time on disease control and weeds. We have the perfect climate for growing crops, but we also have the perfect moist climate for diseases. The growers need solutions and products tested.
What are some of the new crops being developed? We’re exploring black Périgord truffles from France. We’ve planted a truffle orchard at the Waynesville station. It’s a new industry for us: There are a lot of unknowns, and it’s still very risky, but I think it has potential as a crop for Western North Carolina. There’s a time issue, because the process involves inoculating sapling trees with the mycelium (which actually helps the roots take up nutri-
gardeningcalendar Calendar for April 20 - 28, 2011 Blue Ridge Horticulture Association • FR (4/22), 9am-6pm & SA (4/23), 9am-4pm “Growing in the Mountains,” a spring garden show. A wide array of herbs, hostas, Japanese maples, irises, annuals and perennial flowers, plants, conifers and gardening supplies will be sold at the Western North Carolina Farmers Market, 570 Brevard Road. Info: www.BlueRidgeHorticulture.org or 693-3370. Evergreen Community Charter School Located at 50 Bell Road, Asheville. Info: 298-2173. • TH (4/21) & FR (4/22), 3:30-5pm; SA (4/23), 7:30am-1pm - Beautiful local perennials will be on sale at discounted prices. Proceeds benefit Evergreen’s Compassion Fund. Info: robin.elliott@ evergreenccs.org. Ikenobo Ikebana Society The Blue Ridge Chapter of Ikenobo Ikebana Society (Japanese Flower Arranging) is a nonprofit organization that meets monthly at St. John’s in the Wilderness Parish House (Rt. #225 South & Rutledge Road) in Flat Rock. Yearly membership is available. Info: 6964103. • TH (4/21), 10am - Monthly meeting. The program will feature a demonstration on the use of aspidistra in freestyle arrangements. Guests are welcome. • TU (4/26), 10am - A demonstration on the use of tulips in Japanese flower design, in the auditorium of the Folk Art Center, Milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The program, “Tulip Mania,” is perfectly timed for spring as well as Easter and Passover table arrangements.Info: 273-8783 or lsglickman@gmail. com.
ents for the trees); then waiting for both trees and truffles to grow to a proper density for harvesting. Still, this is a potentially profitable crop: Truffles are very expensive and wonderfully delicious. Another crop is hops. Over the last three years, a small group of farmers have established hop yards and started selling them to local breweries. It’s a perfect fit for our area with all the craft breweries Asheville attracts, and those breweries want to buy locally. A few years ago there was a hops shortage, and home and craft breweries were hit the hardest. Typically, hops grow in the Pacific Northwest, and people thought they wouldn’t grow here because of disease issues, but we’re trying them anyway. Our job is to find the best cultivar for the region and identify disease issues, nutrition and pests. We’re putting in an experimental hop yard using locust poles harvested from horse-drawn logging equipment at the Mills River station. How are you promoting organic agriculture? We just established a new unit at the Waynesville station called the Mountain Organic Research and Educational Unit, or MORE. It’s there to do research that optimizes organic agriculture. For instance, we just completed a study on weed control, using peppers as the crop. We tried bare ground, black plastic (which is not reusable), straw, landscape fabric (which is reusable) and a cover crop of clover. Then, when the weeding
Regional Tailgate Markets For more information, including the exact start and end dates of markets, contact the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project. Info: 236-1282 or www.buyappalachian.org. • SATURDAYS, 8am-1pm - Asheville City Market, in the parking lot of the Public Works Building at 161 S. Charlotte St., Asheville. Swannanoa Community Garden A garden in Swannanoa where community members can rent plots for individual or group use. Sponsored by the Swannanoa Pride Community Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting public events and services in Swannanoa. Plots are available for $15-$25 per season. Info: 581-4064 or http://on.fb.me/dSTgpk. • Through SA (4/30) - Join the Swannanoa Community Garden. Transylvania Tailgate Market • SATURDAYS, 8am-noon (starting 4/16) - The market is located off East Main St., in downtown Brevard, on the corner of Johnson and Jordan Streets. Info: 877-3796.
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began, we timed how long it took to manage the weeds with each method. The straw was easy at first, until the weeds started growing up through it, and then we had to weed by hand (which, of course, wasn’t the case with bare ground, where we could use a hoe). We’ve just finished compiling the data for this — the cost-effectiveness, the time involved — and that information will be available to growers online. We save the growers time and money by trying methods and products first, then sharing our results with them. Sharing information with the farmers — and the farmers with us — is a crucial part of what we do. Do the farmers use the online resources much? Yes, we have a huge and very active Facebook community and Twitter too. Farmers post their questions on it, and others respond with how they handled the same issue. I keep the community updated with a blog which links to our Facebook page. What’s your favorite part of your job? Being part of the overall gardening community is important to me. I was a founding member of the Organic Growers School and am on the board now. But my favorite part is helping the farmers — actually being out in the field with them, discussing what works and what doesn’t work — which I don’t get to do as much as I’d like.X Cinthia Milner lives in Leicester.
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hatchrecap Breaking ground
Year three of HATCH offered a look ahead by Lorin Mallorie What does the future hold? Here are a few hints from the HATCH festival, held in Asheville April 15-19.
Gaming notions
Like the Grateful Dead? This August, Curious Sense is releasing a virtual, social-networking Deadhead game where players can scavenger hunt for VW Beetles in real life and post photos online for points. But video games aren’t just for entertainment anymore. In the future, games will be used in a professional setting to overcome challenges like poverty and global inequality, according to Drew Jones, co-director of Climate Interactive. The company created a climate simulation game for the United Nations, used in official negotiations this past year. During heated sessions, U.N. “gamers” from all over the world explore different scenarios to see how climate change could play out over the next 50 years and what can be done about it.
Green-built and grown
If sustainability is your thing, how about organically growing the insulation for your walls, rather than synthetically creating it? Architects face the “use of nonrenewable resources and their limits and the ambitions of technology and its lack of limits,” said author and HATCH mentor Blaine Brownell in his discussion on Material Frontiers. In other words, the future is wide open for sustainable building. From fungus as insulation, solar-harnessing windows, light-transmitting concrete to a power-generating floor, which powers the building through foot-traffic, tomorrow’s architects are looking way past the limits of yesterdays.
National viewpoints
Worried about the image of America in the eyes of the international community? In Exporting Raymond, a HATCH feature film, Everybody Loves Raymond creator Philip Rosenthal goes to Moscow to oversee the first pilot of his show in Russia. Despite a bumpy road with overly worked writers and sometimes far too seri-
ous actors, it turns out loopy in-laws are a cross-cultural phenomena to be laughed at the world over.
Fashionistas in Asheville
Fashion is not just for divas and designers anymore. Dubbed “Beyond Apparel, A Career in Fashion,” HATCH Fashion 2011 peaked with a Grove Arcade fashion show, which drew an impressive crowd. The event featured clothing designers, a stylist, a shoe designer and a jeweler. “Fashion is a tangible thing, you can reach out and touch it,” said Sonia Hendrix, HATCH Fashion discipline leader for this year. “HATCH Fashion this year was about giving a voice to the regular person, making them feel a part of the fashion industry,” said Hendrix, who is now building the site Ashevillefashion.com.
Green RV rolling
Mike Marriner, co-founder of the Roadtrip Nation Movement, started his successful business with a dream, a green RV and whole lot of free Cliff bars. He told HATCH participants that empowering students to reach out to successful American leaders raises hope for the future and decreases dropout rates all across the country. Through the HATCH connection, the Roadtrip Nation education plan will launch this fall at Asheville’s own Randolph Learning Center.
HATCH for youth
This year, HATCH reached out to Asheville middle-school students, who worked all week to map the city according to sights, sounds and gestures. Working with local poet Graham Hackett, the HATCHlings put their “I am” insights into poems. Here’s an excerpt from 14year-old Harriette Reade: “Unique, like black in a lake of only white swans. Contradictable, like an argument between the moon and the sun. Truthful, like a book — I mean, where else could the truth be?” Looking for the real scoop on the late-night VIP after-parties and celebrity gossip from the Hollywood insiders? Sorry; that’s off the record. See you next year, Asheville. X
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The future is now: This year’s HATCH event in Asheville took many forms, from fashion walks to ... well, creativity in action (and lights). photos by timothy meinch
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Community Events & Workshops Asheville Design Center An exhibit and meeting space at 8 College St., Asheville. Info: www.ashevilledesigncenter. org. • WE (4/27), 6-7:30pm - Celebrate National Landscape Architecture Month with ADC.
All members of the design community are encouraged to attend and join the discussion about local ASLA efforts and what’s happening at ADC. Sponsored by NCASLA. Autism Awareness Month Movie Night • MO (4/25), 7-10pm - In honor of Autism Awareness Month, Vocational Solutions will sponsor a screening of Mozart and the Whale at Flat Rock Cinema in Hendersonville. $10. Come early for food and drinks. Info: jwiener@vocsol.com. “Creativity & Education” • WE (4/27), 6-7pm - The Fine Arts League and TEDx Asheville presents an internationally renowned speaker on creativity and education, Sir Ken Robinson. Robinson will discuss “creativity, innovation and human potential” at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, in the Asheville Civic Center. $25/$14 students. Info: 252-
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5050, www.ashevillenc.gov or www.fineartsleague.org. Mars Hill College Events Info: www.mhc.edu. • TH (4/21), 3pm - “Let My Poor Scribbles Be Burnt: The Sidney Papers and 35 Years of Textual Scholarship (with Brief Mention of the OED),” with Dr. Noel Kinnamon, professor of English. Held in the Renfro Library of Mars Hill College. Free. NCCALL Inc. A WNC nonprofit dedicated to helping persons living with autism. Info: www.nccall.org. • Through SU (4/30) - In celebration of Autism Awareness Month, North Carolina Creative Autistic Living and Learning invites the public to visit its booth at the Whistle Stop Artisans Mall in Franklin to learn about autism and view “Autwork” created or reconditioned by persons on the autism spectrum. Nominations for the YWCA’s TWIN Award • Nominations for 20th annual YWCA Tribute to Women of Influence (TWIN) award will be accepted. A ceremony will be held on Sept. 15 at Diana Wortham Theatre. Info: www. ywcaofasheville.org or 2547206, ext. 206. Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) Info: 966-4097 or www.pari. edu. • TU (4/26), 6-8pm - Area girls ages 9-14 are invited to a SciGirls program titled “High Tech Fashion,” sponsored by Twin Cities Public Television to engage girls in science. $10. Program details, specific hours and registration available online. Public Lectures & Events at UNCA Events are free unless otherwise noted. • TH (4/21), 6:15-8:45pm - The 27th annual Economic Crystal Ball Seminar will be held at UNCA’s Lipinsky Hall Auditorium. Info: http://bit. ly/iclbXQ. • FR (4/22), 11:25am - Humanities Lecture:s “Modernism and Music,” with Melodie Galloway at Lipinsky Auditorium and “Global Challenges and Future Prospects,” with Noah Allen at the Humanities Lecture Hall. Info: 251-6808. • MO (4/25), 11:25am - Humanities Lectures: “Art of the Classical World,” with Alan
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Hantz at Lipinsky Auditorium and “Where have we been? Where are we? Where are we going? The Ebb and Flow of Empires,” with Ann Dunn at the Humanities Lecture Hall. YMI Cultural Center Located at 39 South Market St., the community-based organization seeks to enhance the cultural and economic lives of people in WNC, particularly minority and low-income residents. Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am-5pm. Info: 252-4614 or www.ymicc.org. • SA (4/23), 5-7pm - Darin Waters will share historical research and insights into the pre-emancipation experiences of African Americans in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. Through records of the time, Waters is unearthing a different picture of African American life in WNC than the traditionally accepted view. The event will also feature African-American spirituals by concert pianist Kimberly Cann and bass-baritone soloist Bryant Belin.
Social & SharedInterest Groups Alpha Phi Alumnae • WE (4/20), 6-8pm - Asheville area alumnae of Alpha Phi sorority will meet at Piazza, 4 Eastwood Village Blvd., in Asheville. Info: eleanorwater1@yahoo.com. Artistic Asheville Singles Group • WEEKLY - Meeting locations vary. For single people under 35. Info: coolspiritualartistic@ gmail.com. Cathedral of All Souls Located at 3 Angle St. in Biltmore Village. Info: 2742681, kyle@allsoulscathedral. org or www.allsoulscathedral. org. • TU (4/26), 7-9pm - LGBT Game Night: Learn the secrets and strategies of conquering cryptograms, those weird little puzzles in the newspaper, and obtain a working knowlege of how to solve them. Info: grammariour@gmail.com. CLOSER Looking for gay folks in your age group? CLOSER is Asheville’s oldest LGBT social club serving all boomers and seniors. Providing entertainment, education and fellowship. Info: 776-0109.
weeklypicks Events are FREE unless otherwise noted. Learn how to run and walk injury-free and more efficiently with a certified ChiRunning
wed instructor at Carrier Park on Wednesday, April 20 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. These hour-long training sessions are free to the public and held weekly. Info: 252-9828, Facebook.com/ ChiRunning or nicole@chiliving.com.
Warren Wilson Theater presents The Cherry Orchard, Anton Chekhov's final play, which
thur draws a wide range of nostalgic emotions, from laughter to tears, on Thursday, April 21 at 8 p.m., in the theater on the college campus. Info: 771-3040, theatre@warren-wilson.edu or warren-wilson.edu/~theatre.
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Leaps and Bounds, "a one-women show about faith, ecology and global economy" will be performed on Friday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Jubilee! Community Church on Wall Street in downtown Asheville. $10-$20 sliding scale. All proceeds benefit the Affordable Hope Project. Info: affordinghopeproject.com or 252-5335.
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The creators of The Ashville Idiotarod bring you the Big Bad Bunny Scavenger Hunt, a unique event that takes teams on a journey around downtown Asheville as they scavenge through the area’s history, culture, unique shops and community organizations. Held on Saturday, April 23 from 2 to 5 p.m. Info and registration: raceforawesomeness.com.
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Happy Easter! There are multiple Easter egg hunts, worship services and family-friendly events slated for Sunday, April 24. See the “Kids” and “Spirituality” sections of the community calendar for a complete list of events. In honor of Autism Awareness Month, Vocational Solutions will sponsor a screening of
mon Mozart and the Whale at Flat Rock Cinema in Hendersonville on Monday, April 25 from 7 to 10 p.m. $10. Come early for food and drinks. Info: jwiener@vocsol.com.
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The Ikenobo Ikebana Society presents a demonstration on the use of tulips in Japanese flower design on Tuesday, April 26 at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the Folk Art Center, Milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Info: 273-8783 or lsglickman@gmail.com.
• TUESDAYS, 7-9pm - Meets in the library at All Souls Cathedral on All Souls Crescent in Asheville. Events at Wall Street Coffee House • TUESDAYS, 7pm - Game night will be held at 62 Wall St., in downtown Asheville. All are welcome to enjoy oldfashioned fun. New games are played each week. Info: http://on.fb.me/e4GpE8. FENCE Events The Foothills Equestrian Nature Center is located at 3381 Hunting Country Road in Tryon. Info: 859-9021 or www. fence.org. • SU (4/24), 4pm - Armchair Traveler: Visit Romania with Junie Michel as a guide. Michel lived and taught in Romania for three years. The illustrated talk will include photos of the Transylvania, Danube Delta and Maramures regions, as well as some of the country’s UNESCO World Heritage sites. Freeskool Events & Classes A teaching and learning network by and for the community. All classes are free. Info: http://tinyurl.com/6j3nxw9.
• SU (4/24), noon-4pm - Permaculture Design Party. Those interested in permaculture are invited to form small design groups and create comprehensive permaculture plans at 40 Congress. • WE (4/27), 7:30pm - Community potluck at 128 Swannanoa Ave. Celebrate three months of great classes and socialize with Freeskoolers. Helios Warriors Health Care Program for Veterans A nonprofit alternative therapy program for veterans. Info: 299-0776, info@helioswarriors.org or www.helioswarriors.org. • FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS - Offering complementary/ alternative therapies. Needed: professional licensed/insured practitioners willing to offer a minimum of three hours per month of their service. Just Economics An Asheville-based nonprofit dedicated to working toward closing the gap between earning a minimum wage and a “living wage,” taking into consideration the cost of living in Asheville. Info: www.justeconomicswnc.org.
• Through (4/25) Applications for “Just Brew It,” a homebrew beer festival and competition, will be accepted. Info: Markhebbard@justeconomicswnc.org. “Slut Walk” • FR (4/22), 4-6pm - Meet in downtown Asheville to reclaim positive sexual thinking at the “Slut Walk.” It doesn’t matter how short your skirt is, how low cut your top, how tight your pants or how lovely your lumps, nobody deserves sexual assault. Info: http://on.fb. me/f8gpr0.
Seniors & Retirees 60+ Exercise Smarter (pd.) Learn better ways to exercise. Make every movement lighter, freer, easier. Personal attention, two instructors. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Noon-1:15pm. $15 or 10 sessions for $130. 117 Furman, Asheville. RSVP: 225-3786. www. FormFitnessFunction.com Alexander Technique (pd.) Heard about it on NPR’s Morning Edition? Want to learn
for yourself? Study privately or with a friend. Senior teacher, 25 years experience. 117 Furman. (828) 225-3786. www.FormFitnessFunction. com Fitness at Battery Park Apartments • FRIDAYS, 10:40-11:40am - Interested in fun exercise? Come get healthy! Chairs are available to accommodate all fitness levels. Located at 1 Battle Square, across from the Grove Arcade. Free. Info: 252-7397. N.C. Center for Creative Retirement Unless otherwise noted, these events and classes are held in the Manheimer Room at UNCA’s Reuter Center. Info: 251-6140. • FR (4/22), 11:30am - Fab Friday: “All This and a Labyrinth, Too!” a talk with RiverLink’s Executive Director Karen Cragnolin.
Animals Community Partnership for Pets This nonprofit’s primary goal is to provide affordable spay/ neuter services to communi-
“Let us suddenly / proclaim spring” 2011 Mountain Xpress Poetry Prize We received nearly 300 poems for the 2011 Mountain Xpress Poetry Prize. If every poet submitted the maximum two poems, that means there are at least 150 poets in Asheville — not insignificant for a city our size. The poetry prize is a celebration of poets and, more so, of poetry itself, specifically poetry in Asheville. We hope to introduce Asheville to its writers by way of celebrating their work, their writing. So, Asheville, “let us suddenly proclaim spring,” as Robert Creeley wrote, with the poems of the nine finalists and one winner of the The 2011 Mountain Xpress Poetry Prize. This year’s winning poem: “The Temple” by Brian Sneeden (on pg. 41). Asheville Poetry Review’s Keith Flynn was the final judge. To read why he chose the poem, visit mountainx.com.
By the Lake in Northern Michigan By James Cox In summer, on vacation, storms began late afternoon. Heat seeped from tree bark; the world hissed. It came first as it does to dogs, the sensation of something impending; electrons from a thousand yards stirred then rushed centerwards. The atmosphere cracked open. One by one, house lights spot the air; a hundred candles in the countryside retrieve the crescent shores. Yellow splatters stain the waves. As night prevails, people turn inward. Some great beast looms outside the sitters’ minds; a devourer with a brutal bite that can shock a spine. They play cards, drink wine and read. Conversations tend somber fires. Fatigue sits in an armchair, a bottle tipped to hand. The black windows shiver. Like dogs, children see things that aren’t there.
ties in/around Henderson County. Info: 693-5172 or www.communitypartnershipforpets.org. • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, noon-3pm - Purchase your spay/neuter vouchers at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville (at the Kmart entrance). $25. Dog Agility Trials For more information about the Blue Ridge Agility Club of WNC: 697-2118 or www. blueridgeagility.com. • FR (4/22) through SU (4/24) - Agility trials will be held at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher. Over 200 purebred and mixed-breed dogs, from throughout the southeast, compete at various levels of difficulty, against each other and the clock. Free. Please leave dogs comfortably at home. Fri. 9am-3:30pm and Sat.Sun. 8am-3:30pm. Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation The Foundation’s mission is to save healthy, adoptable animals in the Haywood County Animal Control facility. Located at 1659 S. Main St., Waynesville. Info: www. sargeandfriends.org or 246-9050. • Through TU (4/26) - Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation is now accepting photographs for the fifth annual “Pet Photography Contest.” Categories for the contest include: dog, puppy, cat, kitten, other pets, Sarge’s rescue animal and photographers under 12. Photos must be original and made by an amateur photographer. • SATURDAYS, 10am-3pm - Adoption Days at 256B Industrial Park Drive in Waynesville. Interested in volunteering or donating to the shelter? Call: 246-9050.
Business Ready To Buy, Sell or Lease A Restaurant In WNC? (pd.) We work exclusively with the food and beverage industry. • Contact National Restaurant Properties in Asheville: (828) 225-4801. jeffnra@bellsouth.net • www.restaurantstore.com A-B Tech Small Business Events Info & registration: 2541921, ext. 5857 or www. abtech.edu/sbc/jumpstart. asp. • TH (4/28), 4-6pm - A-B Tech’s Center for Business and Technology Incubation will host Small Business Jump Start Day on the second floor of the Haynes
Conference Center on the college’s Enka campus. Current business owners will be available to answer questions and share best practices on topics like loans, plans, identifying your market, advertising, business licenses, finding a space to rent, accounting and taxes, doing business with the city and insurance coverage. Free. Info: 254-1921, ext. 5849 or jsparks@abtech.edu. Estate Planning and Tax Seminars • MO (4/25) & TU (4/26), 9-11am - Tax attorneys will answer questions about the changing circumstances surrounding estate planning and taxes. Monday’s program will be held at the Asheville at the Renaissance Hotel and Tuesday’s program will be held at Blue Ridge Community College in Hendersonville. Free and open to the public. Register: www.vwlawfirm.com/estatetax or 771-2440. Events at A-B Tech • TH (4/28), 9am-1pm - The 2011 graduating class of the A-B Tech Hotel and Restaurant Management Program hosts the annual Hospitality Job Fair in the Brumit Center for Culinary Arts and Hospitality on the college’s Asheville campus. Job seekers can network and speak with recruiters. Employers such as the Biltmore Estate, Grand Bohemian, 131 Main and Texas Roadhouse will offer positions ranging from entry level through management. This year’s event will also include the first Green Hospitality Expo. Info: mball@abtech.edu or 2541921, ext. 852. International Association of Administrative Professionals • 4th THURSDAYS, 5:307pm - The monthly chapter meeting will be held at Arden First Baptist Church, Sweeten Creek Road. Park in the lower level in the back parking lot. Meetings feature presentations and guest speakers. Free. Info: smesser@morrowinsurance.com. OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling Formerly Consumer Credit Counseling Service of WNC. OnTrack offers services to improve personal finances. Unless otherwise noted, all classes are free and held at 50 S. French Broad Ave., suite. 222. Info: 255-5166 or www.ontrackwnc.org. • TU (4/26), 11am12:30pm - HomeBase Information Session: A structured program provid-
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ing financial counseling and rental education. Public Lectures & Events at UNCA Events are free unless otherwise noted. • TH (4/21), 6:15pm - A reception for the 27th annual Economic Crystal Ball Seminar will be held. The seminar, focusing on the business and financial outlook for 2011, from economists David Berson and James Smith, will be held at Lipinsky Auditorium, beginning at 7pm. A Q&A session will follow at 8pm. Free. Info: 251-6550. Stecoah Valley Center Events Located at 121 Schoolhouse Road in Robbinsville. Info: 479-3364 or www. stecoahvalleycenter.com. • TH (4/28), 6-9pm - “Setting Up a Home Office.” Free.
Technology Free Computer Classes Classes are held at Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte St. To register: classes@charlottestreetcomputers. com. • MONDAYS, 12:15-1:15pm - Mac OSX Basics. • TUESDAYS, 12:15-1:15pm - iPhoto Basics. • WEDNESDAYS, 12:15-1:15pm iMovie Basics. • THURSDAYS, 12:15-1:15pm - iPad Basics. • FRIDAYS, noon-1:30pm - Google docs —- 2-3:30pm - Windows 7 —4-6pm - Facebook/YouTube. • SATURDAYS, noon-1pm - Protecting your PC. • SUNDAYS, 12:15-1:15pm GarageBand.
Volunteering Appalachian Trail Conservancy A volunteer-based, private nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of the Appalachian Trail. Info: www.appalachiantrail.org or 254-3708. • SA (4/23), 9am - Volunteers are needed to pull garlic mustard, an invasive weed, from the Appalachian Trail corridor. Work will be followed by a picnic lunch on Max Patch, where garlic mustard recipes and other creative ideas for how to use the plants will be shared. Asheville SCORE Counselors to Small Business If your business could use some help, SCORE is the place to start. Free and confidential. To make an appointment: 271-4786. Our offices are located in the Federal Building, 151 Patton Ave., room 259. Seminars are held at A-B Tech’s Small Business Center, room 2046. Free for veterans. Info: www. ashevillescore.org. • You can help start small businesses in WNC. Give back and have fun doing it. Volunteers are needed in all business areas. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply, as are individuals in Buncombe, Swain and McDowell Counties. ASSE International • Through WE (8/31) - ASSE International seeks local families to host male and female cultural exchange students between the ages of 15 and 18. Students have pocket money for personal expenses and full health,
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Sourwood By James Davis Exotic lady of the forest, Cascading pagoda shingles in her hair, Flashes the copper red hem of her slip Just to make the dogwoods blush. As light recedes She hikes her green shift Past her hips, then off her shoulders To stand true crimson, trembling While breezes play through her hair. Even the sober oaks whip into a riot of color. In the frenzy of the dance She scatters her leaves before the wind.
Sleep and Dreams By John Eells No crime, keeping watch for couplets or half-lines to cut through the alley or gather at the street sign. They arrive as I usher my daughter to bed, as I doze by her side. And no surprise to see them when I stay up after midnight... but to find them at the trigger of a drive-by is a hard rhyme. I have no wish to testify when the shooter is close — when he is the son of a neighbor; when I pass him on the sidewalk on his way back from the Short Stop — then I think, No! I didn’t hear a gunshot; I had a dream that ended with a pop. I tell myself: I never had the gift; I need more sleep; no living poet would choose this street.
accident and liability insurance. Families can choose students from a wide variety of backgrounds, countries and personal interests. Info: 301-0794 or (800)-473-0696.
CarePartners Hospice Bereavement Offers one-on-one grief counseling, support groups, grief education classes, a monthly grief support newsletter and semi-annual memorial services (available to anyone who is suffering a loss through death). Located at 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call 251-0126 to set up an initial visit with a counselor. • TH (4/21) through TH (5/26) CarePartners Hospice and Palliative Care will offer volunteer training sessions in the Solace Center. Opportunities include answering phones, assisting with clerical work, visiting patients, helping families and assisting with fundraising events. Free. Applications are available online. Info: dannyj@carepartners.org or 255-2870, ext. 8344. Hands On Asheville-Buncombe
Choose the volunteer opportunity that works for you. Youth are welcome on many projects with adult supervision. Info: www. handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the website to sign up for a project. • SA (4/23), 10am-12:15pm - Kids Care: A project for children ages 7-12. Meet at Fletcher Community Park to help hide candy-filled eggs for the Fletcher Park Egg Hunt. • MO (4/25) - 7-8:30pm - Cookie Night: Help bake cookies for families staying at the Lewis Rathbun Center, which provides free lodging for out-of-town families who have a loved one in an area hospital. Supplies provided. • TH (4/28), 5-7pm - Meals for Hope: Cook and serve a meal for 15-25 women and children who are part of New Choices, an empowerment program for displaced homemakers in need of counseling and assistance. • TH (4/28), 4-6pm - Fair-Trade Stock-Up: Assist with unpacking and pricing merchandise for Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit,
Two Weeks Deep Into the Dirty Laundry By Jessica Newton My beach vacation lies unexcavated. Layers of swimsuit and short skirts tell of biking to the shore past marsh grass so green-yellow it’s almost, in the mouth, a tang. Albino deer retreat under shade of giant banana-spider webs and there is warm wind on my thighs, the rubber chafe of handlebars, my slow pace at the back of the group. The gay, crushed petals of a dress I wore to dinner, where we faced your parents over fish, menus opening and closing like gills. And under the pile of clothes your first sandals which let your big, friendly feet out exposed to fire ants and alligators, the wide span of your toes gripping the sand, the land you’ve known since birth. On the bed now the clothes scatter beneath the window’s gray sky. Our return has come to this — sorting between vibrant and dull experience. And I want this life, yes to rise up like the egrets from the mud, all grace and duty stiff necks pointed in the right direction.
fair-trade retail store that sells handcrafted items made by artisans in more than 30 developing countries.
Literacy Council of Buncombe County Located at 31 College Place, buidling B, suite 221. Info: 254-3442, ext. 205. • 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 to adults in the community. No prior tutoring experience required. Tutors will receive 15 hours of training as well as ongoing support from certified professionals. Info: literacytutors@litcouncil.com Montford Park Players Unless otherwise noted, performances are free and take place outdoors Fri.Sun. at 7:30 p.m. at Hazel Robinson Amphitheater in Montford. Bring folding chair and umbrella in case of rain. Donations accepted. Info: 254-5146 or www.montfordparkplayers.org. • SATURDAYS (through 4/30) Volunteers are needed to help renovate the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, home to the Montford Park Players’ summer Shakespeare season. Community efforts will “help bring the current performance space back to life,
with new materials for safety, aesthetics and durability.” Call for details. Southern Appalachian Bog Restoration Project • SA (4/23), 10am-3pm - The Southern Appalachian bog is one of the most rare habitats in the world. Native and non-native invasive species are drying out the bog, making life difficult for the bog’s unique plants and animals to survive. Come and help restore a critical habitat at this volunteer workday. RSVP: mtns_volunteers@tnc.org. The Mediation Center Several upcoming community mediation trainings are open to the community. Info: www.mediatebuncombe.org or 251-6089. • MO (4/25), 5pm - A Family Visitation Program volunteer-training session will be held. Volunteers are needed to help work as monitors, providing a safe and comfortable place for children to visit and form healthy relationships with their noncustodial parent. Training and support provided.
Outdoors Beautiful Lake James (pd.) Annual Boat Slips available, covered and uncovered. Cabin rentals
also available. Call (828) 584-0666. mountainharbourmarina.com
Carolina Mountain Club CMC fosters the enjoyment of the mountains of WNC and adjoining regions and encourages the conservation of our natural resources through an extensive schedule of hikes and a program of trail building and maintenance. $20 per year, family memberships $30 per year. Newcomers must call the leader before the hike. Info: www. carolinamtnclub.org. • WE (4/20), 8:30am - Chestnut Bald and Sam Knob via MST and Flat Laurel Creek. Info: 4607066, bcmorg@hughes.net. • SU (4/24), 7:30am - Mount Cammerer via Low Gap and Lower Cammerer Trail. Info: jbsbestfan@hotmail.com —- 12:30pm - Big Ivy to Perkins, Laurel Gap and Bear Pen. Info: 5050471 or mwbromberg@yahoo.com. • WE (4/27), 8am - Hawkbill Flower Hike. Info: 667-0723 or CarrolKoepp@bellsouth.net. Spring into Action 8K • SU (5/1), 1pm - Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy and the Junior League of Asheville are teaming up to host a 1 mile fun run, 5K and 8K at Fletcher Community Park. Early bird registration ends April 28. Info: www.carolinamountain.org.
Sports Groups & Activities Pilates (pd.) Share it to afford it! Bring a friend or two. We will customize a class for you - your schedule, your pace. Reasonable rates. 117 Furman. Learn how: (828) 225-3786. www. FormFitnessFunction.com Soooo West Asheville! • Pilates And Ice Cream! (pd.) $1 coupon for The Hop after each class! • Mondays, 5:30pm-6:30pm. • $15, or 5 for $65. • Francine Delany School, 119 Brevard. 2253786. www.FormFitnessFunction.com Asheville Municipal Ladies Golf Association Join the AMLGA for camaraderie on the golf course. $35 for annual dues. Info: 667-5419. • TUESDAYS, 8:30am - Meeting, with golf to follow. Call for info. Asheville Sailing Club The annual fee is $30 per year. Info: 254-6877. • SU (4/24), 1pm - Regatta sailing event. ChiRunning and ChiWalking Training Group • WEDNESDAYS, 5:30pm (starting 4/20) - Join ChiLiving team members at Carrier Park for an hour-long training session with a certified ChiRunning and ChiWalking instructor. This is a free opportunity to learn how to run and walk injury-free and more efficiently. Info: 252-9828, Facebook.com/ChiRunning or nicole@chiliving. com. RiverLink Events RiverLink, WNC’s organization working to improve life along the French Broad, sponsors a variety of river-friendly events. Info: 252-8474 or www.riverlink.org. • SA (4/23) & SU (4/24) - The French Broad River Classique Canoe and Kayak Race will be begin Saturday at the Blantyre put-in on Route 64 near Etowah. Racers will paddle 18 miles to Westfeldt Park near the Asheville Airport. Sunday’s 16-mile race will begin at Westfeldt Park and end at the Asheville Outdoor Center. An eight-mile family/beginner race will also be held from Bent Creek to the AOC. $10 per event. Info and registration: www.fbcanoeracing.org. Tai Chi for Seniors & Beginners • WEDNESDAYS, 10:30am - Held at Aston Park in the tennis center, 336 Hilliard Ave. Info: 7076907 or astonparkfit@gmail.com.
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Kids Asheville Culture Project A cultural arts community center offering ongoing classes in Capoeira Angola and Samba percussion. Other instructors, groups and organizations are invited to share the space. Located at 257 Short Coxe Ave. Info: www.ashevillecultureproject.org. • MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 6-7pm - Kids capoeira classes with Centro Esportivo de Capoeira Angola Asheville. Children sing in Portuguese and play traditional, Afro-Brazilian instruments. Open to children ages 7-11. $5. Easter Egg Hunt at Lake Junaluska • SA (4/23), 10am-1pm - Waynesville Parks and Recreation and the Lake Junaluska Assembly will host an Easter egg hunt at the Hearle Center at Lake Junaluska. The event will also include an egg decorating contest, crafts and a visit with the Easter Bunny. Free. Info: 4562030 or 452-2881. Easter Egg Hunt • SA (4/23), 10am-noon - This annual Easter Egg Hunt, featuring 12,000 hidden eggs, will be held at Hominy Valley Singing Grounds in Candler. Bring the entire family for the fun. Info & directions: 667-2494. Events at City Lights City Lights Bookstore is at 3 E. Jackson St., in downtown Sylva. Info: 586-9499 or more@citylightsnc.com. • SA (4/23), 11am - Storytime for kids: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Grovewood Easter Egg Hunt The hunt will be held on the historic grounds of Grovewood Gallery and the Grovewood Cafe. Prizes will include stickers, candy, crafts and more. For children ages 2-9. Bring a basket. $10, with proceeds going to a charity in memory of Buddy Patton. RSVP: 253-7651. • SA (4/23), 11am - The third annual Grovewood Easter egg hunt will be held in Grovewood Gallery’s sculpture garden. Hands On! This children’s museum is located at 318 North Main St., Hendersonville. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Admission is $5, with discounts available on certain days. Info: 697-8333 or www.handsonwnc.org. • WE (4/20), 10:30am - Sing-a-long and dance with Tania. • WE (4/20) & TH (4/21), 10am-noon “Camp Crafty,” with Donna. $30 for the two day camp/$25 for members. • TU (4/26), 10:30am - “Crazy Chemists Make Crazy Concoctions.” Learn to make sidewalk chalk. • WE (4/27) - National High Five Day. Come give high fives to everyone. • TH (4/28), 10am-11:30pm - African drumming with Maria. Learn drum rhythms and make a musical instrument. $15/$10 for members. •FR (4/29), 3:30-4:30pm - “Recycled Physics Phun!” Use recycled objects to see physics in motion and make a physics craft to take home. Joyful Noise Theatre Playground • SATURDAYS - This weekly drama class uses theatre games to encourage creative play, while exploring artistic possibilities. Children ages 7-9 are welcome
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Coal Palace By Randal Pride This cool evening, I take my usual walk up the neighborhood mountain to the top. The twilight sky glows yellow-orange behind a black-lacework of bare tree limbs. Through an opening, I can see the long hazy range of the Blue Ridge mountains fading into themselves. On the streets below, scurrying little cars poke their headlights into the gathering dark. In the middle of them all, sits a coal-fired power-plant bordered by a pristine, tree-rimmed lake. Bathed in its own creamy light, and glittering on the mirrored moat-like water, I imagine it a faerie princess palace with its two belching dragons chained to the garden wall.
from 10-11am, and children ages 10-13 are welcome from 11am-noon. Held at First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville, 30 Alabama Ave. $10. Info: iamrebeccam@ gmail.com or 215-8738. Mills River Presbyterian Church Located at 10 Presbyterian Church Road in Mills River. Info: 891-7101. • SA (4/23), 1-3pm - Easter Egg Hunt. This family-friendly event will feature games, crafts and fun for all ages. N.C. Arboretum Events for Kids Info: 665-2492, jmarchal@ncarboretum. org or www.ncarboretum.org. • TU (4/26), 10am & 1:30pm - Wee Naturalist: Nature to the Touch. Age-appropriate, nature-based activities for youngsters ages 2-5. $6. Waynesville Parks and Recreation Info: 456-2030 or recprograms@townofwaynesville.org. • Through FR (4/22), 7:30am-5:30pm - Spring Break Camp will be held at the Waynesville Recreation Center, offering games, movies, swimming, hikes and field trips for boys and girls in grades 1-5. Campers should bring a swimsuit, lunch, tennis shoes, a towel and snacks. $15 per day/$20 nonmembers. Registration required. Info: 456-2030 or youthprogramsupervisor@townofwaynesville.org.
Spirituality A Barbara Marciniak Channeling Event • April 29, 30 (pd.) (Friday-Saturday). Barbara channels the Pleiadians who share their perspectives about our changing world. Bring your questions! • Lecture/channeling Friday, 7pm-10:30pm: $35. • Workshop/channeling: Saturday, 10am-6pm: $90. Cash or money order only. Ramada River Ridge Hotel, 800 Fairview Road, Asheville. •
Reservations/information: (828) 298-6300 or ashevilleclass@yahoo.com A Conscious Evolution (pd.) Why live just surviving from crisis to crisis? Let Alexander Technique awaken your innate ability to realize your fullest potential. Don’t survive — thrive! (828) 225-3786. www.FormFitnessFunction. com Asheville Center for Transcendental Meditation (“TM”) (pd.) No need to clear your mind of thoughts—just transcend. TM makes it easy to go beyond active thinking to experience your peaceful, innermost Self. • Clinically proven to: reduce anxiety, depression, addiction, ADHD, and to improve creativity, clarity, and mental performance. • Free Introductory Lecture: Thursday, 6pm, 165 E. Chestnut • Topics: Meditation and brain research • How meditation techniques differ • What’s enlightenment? (828) 254-4350. www. MeditationAsheville.org Asheville Meditation Group (pd.) Practice meditation in a supportive group environment. Guided meditations follow the Insight/Mindfulness/Vipassana practices. Insight meditation cultivates a happier, more peaceful and focused mind. Our “sangha” (a community of cool people) provides added support and joy to one’s spiritual awakening process. All are invited. • By donation. • Tuesdays, 7pm8:30pm: Guided meditation and discussion. • Sundays, 10am-11:30am: Seated meditation and dharma talks. • The Women’s Wellness Center, 24 Arlington Street, Asheville. • Info/directions: (828) 8084444. • www.ashevillemeditation.com Astro-Counseling (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life direc-
freewillastrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Now comes one of the supreme tests that most every Aries must periodically face: Will you live up to your promises? Will you follow through on your rousing start? Will you continue to stay passionately committed once the fiery infatuation stage evolves into the earthy foundationbuilding stage? Here’s a secret to succeeding at this test: You can’t just try to force yourself to “be good” and do the right thing. Nor does it work to use shame or guilt to motivate yourself. Somehow you’ve got to marshal pure, raw excitement for the gritty detail work to come. You’ve got to fall in love with the task of actually fleshing out your dreams.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
In his book on intuition, psychologist David G. Myers defines it as “the capacity for direct knowledge and immediate insight, without any observation or reason.” Another expert on the subject, Malcolm Gladwell, describes intuition as the “power of thinking without thinking.” Both authors encourage us to cultivate this undersung way of grasping our raw experience. But Myers also warns us of the perils of intuition if it’s untempered by logic and analysis. It can lead us down rabbit holes where we lose track of the difference between our fantasies and the real world. It can cause us to mistake our fears for accurate ESP or get lost in a maze of selffulfilling prophecies. I bring all of this to your attention, Taurus, because the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to hone and purify your intuition.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
One of the most impressive elements of the Egyptian uprising in January and February came after it was all over. Eighteen days of street protests created a huge mess in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and the surrounding area. When Hosni Mubarak finally resigned and reforms began percolating, thousands of demonstrators returned with brooms and rubber gloves and garbage bags to set the place back in order. I urge you to follow a similar sequence in the coming weeks, Gemini. Agitate for change; rebel against the stale status quo; fight corruption and ignorance; and once your work has led to at least a partial success, clean up after yourself.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
“Sometimes nature seems more beautiful than strictly necessary,” said physicist Steven Weinberg as he admired a hackberry tree stoked with blue jays, yellowthroated vireos, and a red cardinal. You may find yourself thinking similar thoughts in the coming week, Cancerian. From what I can tell, life is primed to flood you with simple glories and exotic revelations, with signs of eternal splendor and hints of sublime meaning, with natural wonders and civilization’s more interesting gifts.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
I became an ordained minister in the Universal
Life Church when I was 19 years old. Since then I have officiated at numerous baptisms, initiations, weddings (including marrying people to themselves), divorces, renamings, housewarmings, ghost-banishings, and the taking of primal vows. In all my years of facilitating these ceremonies, I’ve rarely seen a better time than right now for you Leos to seek a cathartic rite of passage. You may even be tempted to try several. I recommend you do no more than two, however. Are you ready to break a taboo or smash an addiction? Renounce a delusion or pledge your devotion or leap to the next level?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
It would be an excellent time for you to acquire the Zombie Apocalypse Preparedness Kit, a package of goodies prepared by domestic expert Martha Stewart. I say this not because a Zombie Apocalypse is looming, or any other kind of apocalypse for that matter. Rather, the kit’s presence in your life might encourage you to make fun of your fears. And that would be a perfect way to cooperate with the current cosmic tendencies, which are conspiring to diminish the inhibitions that your anxieties hold in place. Remember one of the key rules in the game of life: Humor dissipates worry.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Eighty years ago, an explorer who visited the Maori of New Zealand found they had such good eyesight that many were able to detect Jupiter’s four largest moons with their naked eyes. That’s the kind of vision you could have in the coming days, Libra — metaphorically speaking, at least. The astrological omens say you have the potential to see further and deeper into any part of reality you choose to focus on. Inner truths that have been hidden from you are ready to be plucked by your penetrating probes. For best results, cleanse your thoughts of expectations. Perceive what’s actually there, not what you want or don’t want to be there.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
You really should ventilate your house periodically, even when the weather’s cool. The air indoors gets stale; you need to flush it out and welcome in some fresh stuff. In my astrological opinion, it’s especially important for you to do this right now. So please consider opening all the windows for a while and inviting the breezes to blow through. In addition to its practical
homework Though sometimes it’s impossible to do the right thing, doing the half-right thing may be a viable option. Give an example from your own life: http://www.freewillastrology.com © Copyright 2011 Rob Brezsny
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value for your respiratory system, it could serve as a ritual that gently blows the dusty crud out of your mind, thereby improving the circulation in your thoughts and emotions and fantasies.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
What do you like most about work? What are the pleasurable experiences that happen for you when you’re engaged in demanding tasks that require you to be focused, competent, and principled? I think it’s important for you to identify those hard-earned joys and then brainstorm about what you can do to expand and intensify them. You’re in a phase of your long-term cycle when you can make a lot of headway toward transforming your job situation so it serves you better.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
The next phase of your life will be an excellent time to unbreak your heart. Here’s what I mean by that: You will have extra power to dissolve any pain that still lingers from the romantic disappointments of the past. You’ll be able to summon acute insights into how to dismantle the sodden and unnecessary defenses you built to protect yourself from loss and humiliation. You will find it easier than ever before to forgive and forget any close companion who hurt you. So get out there, Capricorn, and launch the joyful process of restoring your love muscles to their original potency.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
“Search For Self Called Off After 38 Years,” read the headline in The Onion. “I always thought that if I kept searching and exploring, I’d discover who I truly was,” the report began, quoting 38-year-old Andrew Speth. “Well, I looked deep into the innermost recesses of my soul, and you know what I found? An empty, windowless room the size of an aircraft hangar. From now on, if anybody needs me, I’ll be sprawled out on my couch drinking black-cherry soda and watching Law & Order like everybody else.” I wonder if Speth is an Aquarius? Many of my Aquarian acquaintances seem to have hit a dead end recently in their quest to fulfill the ancient maxim “Know thyself.” If you’re like that, please hang on. The floodgates of self-discovery will open soon.
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Odds are high that you know very little about Africa. Can you name even 20 of its more than 50 countries? Are you aware that its land mass is bigger than Europe, China, and the U.S. combined? Did you realize that about 2,000 languages are spoken by the people living there? I bring this up, Pisces, because from an astrological perspective it’s an excellent time for you to fill the gaps in your education about Africa — or any other subject about which you are deeply uninformed. Don’t get overwhelmed by this assignment, though. Choose maybe three areas of ignorance that you will concentrate on in the coming weeks.
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tions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828)258-3229. Avalon Grove • Sunday, May 1 Service (pd.) 3pm-4pm, Beltaine service, Weaverville. Held outdoors, weather permitting. Services to honor the ancient Celtic Christian holidays. Intuitive spiritual counseling. Call (828) 645-2674 or visit avalongrove.com Awareness Group • This Saturday (pd.) Come relax and be inspired with Crystal and Tibetan Bowl Sound Healing, Breathwork and Guided Meditation. Facilitated by Isa Soler, LMHC, LPC, C.Ht. • Saturday, April 23, 4pm5:30pm, Lighten Up Yoga. • Donations accepted. 60 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville. isa@awaretherapy.com Black Swan Counseling & Mentoring (pd.) I am a Facilitator of Transitions. Who are YOU becoming? Let’s develop your potential together. Claudia J. LeMarquand, LPC Intuitive Consultant/Archetypal Pattern Analyst 828-707-1185 • I specialize in mentoring creative people who are seeking harmony, insight and inspiration. John V. Berdy, MA Psychotherapist/Musician/ Spiritual Mentor 828-707-1184 • For information about our Asheville location, ongoing groups and other services, see: blackswancounseling.com Compassionate Communication (pd.) Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication. Great for couples! Group uses model developed by Marshall Rosenberg in his book “Non-violent Communication, A Language of Life”. Free. Info: 299-0538 or www. ashevilleccc.com. • 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 5:00-6:15— Practice group for newcomers and experienced practitioners. Intender’s Circle! • This Sunday • April 24 (pd.) 10-11am. Bring focus and clarity to your goals - allow collective energies to amplify your intentions! Guided session. Bring notebook/pen. Donations accepted. (828) 778-4778. www.akashabodybasics.com Open Heart Meditation (pd.) Learn easy, wonderful practices that opens your life to the beauty within and connects you to your heart. • Free. 7pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 645-5950 or 296-0017. http:// www.heartsanctuary.org An Evening With Spirit • MONDAYS, 6-8pm - You are invited to an evening with Spirit. Theo Salvucci channels
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Life and Death By Andrew Procyk I lit my first cigarette in years today Off of the same metal, coiled lighter In the 1996 Honda Civic That I passed to you so often So that you could light your cigarette Before I lit mine I lit my first cigarette today Remembering everything they can destroy And remembering how the two of us would joke About how we were killing ourselves When we would pass that lighter A match A candle Or some other small flickering flame to one another Sometimes jump-starting one cigarette Right off of the other Offering up tobacco smoke The devil’s incense To the god of the moment For the sake of controlling flame with our breath I lit my first cigarette in years today And it reminded me Of all the time I’d spent Dying with you Dying in your room Wind caressing lavender curtain wisps As we passed smoke from our lips That was carried out your window on the morning breeze After nights of passion that left us on our knees Then ironically snuffing out our sticks of death In the crystal heart-shaped ashtray On your nightstand We were one step closer to death Above Appalachian streams As we made Carolina dreams And flicked the ashes to the current and watched them sail After mountainside romance we would exhale And we couldn’t quite tell What was the smoke And what was our breath But they both faded in the crisp mountain air As did our oneness over time Dying under perfect-sky lunar eclipses As we shared Merlot and tobacco kisses Beneath serene blackness in vast expanse The constellations of the heavens left us entranced As we blew our grey clouds upward To mingle with the overshadowed moon Death with every cup of coffee at the Waffle House Death with every fast-food conversation That helped us discern the meaning of the world Death out the window of every road trip
Death on the way to your childhood school in Quincy Where we broke 100 mph for the first time On that dreary, foreboding, tree-lined canopy rode Death on snow covered mountaintops Death in poppy adorned valleys Where you nearly disappeared between the blooms… In the same state Where we bought our first carton together Dying, when we promised our love for one another wouldn’t And dying along with our time together While seated on the edge of my bed In the back room of that humid Tallahassee apartment To the words of the song on the radio That I can still hear in my mind’s echo “When I’m without you, I feel as hollow As a bone” Leaving us to look back on our path together Only to find thousands Of nicotine-stained butts As reminders of almost Every Moment I list my first cigarette today And it reminded me of the time I spent dying with you I lit my first cigarette today And it reminded me That the time I spent dying with you Was some of the only time I’d ever spent Truly living
messages from the angelic realm at The White Horse, 105c Montreat Road, Black Mountain. Donations only. Info: 713-2439. • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - An evening with Spirit at 68 Grove St., suite C2. The entrance is on Hilliard Street. Asbury Memorial UMC Located at 171 Beaverdam Road. Info: 253-0765. • Through SU (4/24) - Holy Week services will be held at the church. Call for a complete schedule of events. • SU (4/24), 9:45am - An Easter egg hunt will be held on the grounds of the church for children (grades 5 and under). Bring a basket. Adults and children are then invited to participate in other activities, including a special telling of the Easter story and a worship service concluding with the release of painted lady butterflies. Asheville Jewish Meditation and Chanting Circle • ALT SUNDAYS - Cultivate an awareness of the Divine Presence through sitting and walking meditation, chanting and the study of Jewish and other texts. Email for location and times. Free. Info: asheJM@ gmail.com.
Buddhist Meditation and Discussion Meets in the space above the French Broad Food Co-op. Suggested donation: $8/$4 students & seniors. Info: 7795502 or www.meditation-innorthcarolina.org. • TH (4/28), 7:15pm - “An Introduction to Tantra.” Celebration of Hope • SUNDAYS (4/24 through 5/17), 10am - Exodus is a new community of Christian Faith. Celebrate Easter Sunday or enjoy weekly worship service with singing, reflection and biblical teaching at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. Children of all ages are encouraged to participate. Info: www.exodusasheville. com. Church of the Resurrection Located at 1543 Patton Ave., Asheville. • SA (4/23), 8:15pm - “The Great Vigil of Easter.” The service includes lighting the new fire, liturgy of lessons and light, renewal of baptismal vows and Holy Eucharist. Info: 691-5455. Compassionate Communication Practice Group Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your
relationships, work and community by practicing compassionate communication. Group uses a model developed by Marshall Rosenberg in his book Nonviolent Communication, A Language of Life. Free. Info: 252-0538 or www.ashevilleccc.com. • 2nd & 4th THURSDAYS, 5-6:15pm - Practice group for newcomers and experienced practitioners. Dhyan Meditation • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Seeking to deepen your meditation practice? One hour silent meditation and singing of spiritual songs with meditation instruction included. All are welcome. Classes held in Fairview. Free. Info and directions: 299-3246, 329-9022 or shivabalamahayogi.com. Holy Week Concerts & Events Events are held at 5 Oak St., in downtown Asheville. Admission is free/$5 for lunch. • WE (4/20), noon - Dramatists Kelley Hinman and Callan White-Hinman. • TH (4/21), noon - The HIM Liturgical Dance Troupe. • FR (4/22), noon - The FBCA Adult Handbell Choir will
perform. Info: tjenkins@ fbca.net. Land of the Sky United Church of Christ Located at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 15 Overbrook Place, in East Asheville. • SU (4/24), 9:30am-noon - A potluck brunch, egg hunt and worship service will be held to celebrate Easter Sunday. All are welcome. Mills River Presbyterian Church Located at 10 Presbyterian Church Road in Mills River. Info: 891-7101. • TH (4/21), 6pm - Potluck supper, followed by a “Maundy Thursday Service.” • SU (4/24), 7am - Sunrise service, followed by a breakfast prepared by the men of the church. Easter Sunday Cantata services will begin at 11am. Mountain Mindfulness Sangha at Yoga South • SUNDAYS, 7-8pm - Sitting meditation followed by walking meditation. A brief reading and discussion of the practice of mindfulness in daily lives,and how being fully present in this moment can bring us more peace and joy. Donations optional. Info: www. YogaSouth-Asheville.com. Neterianism/”Shetaut Neter” • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Learn about Shetaut Neter, an ancient philosophy and mythic spiritual culture that gave rise to the ancient Egyptian civilization. Meetings feature lectures on the impact of African spirituality on the four major religions of the world (JudaismChristianity-Hinduism-Islam), as well as the universal teachings of Shetaut Neter to promote peace and prosperity. Held at A Far Away Place, 11 Wall St. Directions: 279-8562. Power of Soul • WEDNESDAYS - Learn and practice self healing through the teachings of Dr. Zhi Gang Sha, given by one of his qualified teachers. Held in West Asheville. Love offering. Info & directions: 258-9584. Puja at Maha Shakti Mandir • SATURDAYS, 6-8pm - Gathering at Maha Shakti Mandir (Temple of the Great Goddess). Join Yogacharya Kalidas for Puja, chanting and spiritual discourse. Services offered on a donation basis. Info: 774-1978. Sound Healing Meditation • SU (4/24), noon-1pm - This concert will feature “Sounds of the Chakras” — vocals, crystal bowls, gongs and spontaneous
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music with Linda Go and percussionist Billy Zanski. Held at Skinny Beats Drum Shop, 4 Eagle St., Asheville. Seating limited, doors close at 12:10pm. Free. Info: 768-2826. Special Easter Service at RWOC • SU (4/24), 9-11am - Redemption World Outreach Church, a multi-cultural, spirit-filled church that believes in reaching out in redeeming love and liberating power with the message of hope in Jesus Christ, will hold a special Easter service at the Lelia Patterson Center, 1111 Howard Gap Road in Fletcher. Info: RedemptionAVL@rwoc. org or http://rwocasheville.org. United Research Light Center Located at 2190 NC Highway 9 South in Black Mountain. Info: 669-6845 or www.urlight.org. • 2nd & 4th SUNDAYS, 1-2:45pm - Toning for Peace. “Lift your voice in free-form expression in a loving, safe space to generate well-being and peace for the greater benefit of our ever-evolving planet.” $5. Info: 667-2967 Unity Center Events Celebrate joyful, mindful living in a church with heart. Contemporary music by Lytingale and The Unitic Band. Located at 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River. Info: 6843798, 891-8700 or www.unitync.net. • WE (4/20), 7pm - Film screening: Home, a Stunning Visual Portrayal of Earth. Internationally renowned photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand makes his feature directorial debut with this environmentally-conscious documentary produced by Luc Besson and narrated by Glen Close. Love offering. • FR (4/22), 7:30pm - Good Friday service: “How do we love Him?” Experience this deeply meaningful service of remembrance through word and song. All are welcome. Childcare provided. Love offering. • SU (4/24), 7:30am - “Sonrise” service. Listen to singing birds and a babbling creek in celebration of Easter —9:30-11am - Easter Sunday:”Celebrate the renewal of life and the joyous message of Jesus’ resurrection, of rebirth, renewal, permanence, abundance and faith.” • WE (4/27), 7pm - “Healer’s Night.” Mini-healing sessions will be offered by several of Unity’s Healers, featuring massages, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), myofascial trigger point therapy, reiki, omega bodywork, therapeutic touch, a molecule enhancer and more. Facilitated by Sue Moll. Love offering. Unity Church of Asheville Looking for something different? Unity of Asheville explores the deeper spiritual meaning of the scriptures, combined with an upbeat contemporary music program, to create a joyous and sincere worship service. Come join us this Sunday and try it for yourself. Located at 130 Shelburne Road, West Asheville. Info: 252-5010 or www. unityofasheville.com. • 5th SUNDAYS, 11am - Musical Celebration Service. Musicians are always welcome. Info: 768-3339. • SUNDAYS, 11am - Spiritual Celebration Service —- 12:15-1:30pm
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Taking a Bath in Frida Kahlo’s Tub By Jesse Rice-Evans There were too many bodies lolling in the water and it was getting too cold to watch the corpses bubbliing grotesquely, the set for some horror-film in my bathtub. By now the water is cool and goose pimples foxtrot across my breasts, still frosted with the strands of stranded foam, lost when the waters receded. But there is a plant between my thighs now, a boat in the water, and instead of leaves, a bird in a tree. How I yearn to sunbathe next to the man on the volcano erupting Chicago or New York – he looks hard. The bark of a good man is solid, his chest like the trunk of an oak. My right foot, cracked by the inattentiveness of others. I see this, too, in my face on winter mornings when I’ve let my fingernails grow too long.
- A Course in Miracles with Rev. Gene Conner.
Art Gallery Exhibits & Openings American Folk Art & Framing The gallery at 64 Biltmore Ave. is open daily, representing contemporary self-taught artists and regional pottery. Info: 281-2134 or www.amerifolk.com. • Through TH (4/28) - Spring Fling will be on display at Oui-Oui Gallery. Art at UNCA Art exhibits and events at the university are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: www. unca.edu. • Through TU (5/3) - The 44th annual Juried Student Exhibition will be on display at S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Owen Hall. • Through TU (4/26) - Cracks, Doorways and Portals, an exhibition of photography and poetry by Tracey Schmidt and Laurent Weisenberge, will be on display in Blowers Gallery. • FR (4/22) through TU (5/3) - Missing Parts: The Fragmented Form, an exhibition of slab-built ceramics by Kevin Payne, will be on display at Owen Hall, in the second floor gallery. •FR (4/22), 6pm - Opening reception for Missing Parts: The Fragmented Form. Arts Council of Henderson County Located at 401 N. Main St. (entrance on Fourth Street), above Flight Restaurant in downtown Hendersonville. Info: 693-8504 or www.acofhc.org. • Through FR (4/22) - Artists of Tomorrow: Secondary Student Exhibition will be on display at the First Citizens Bank in downtown Hendersonville.
• FR (4/22) through SA (5/14) - The Arts Council of Henderson County’s Member Show will be on display at the Burnsville Gallery of the Toe River ARts Council. The exhibition features local and regional Arts Council members. Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: 253-3227 or www.ashevilleart.org. • Through SU (4/24) - The Olmsted Project. • Through SU (7/10) - An Inside View will be on display at the Holden Community Gallery. The exhibition examines the notion of interior environments as depicted by a number of artists throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. • Through SU (6/26) - A Chosen Path: The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes. Asheville Gallery of Art A co-op gallery representing 29 regional artists, located at 16 College St. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm. Info: 251-5796 or www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com. • Through SA (4/30) - Abstract and Cold Wax, works by Cindy Walton. Bella Vista Art Gallery Located in Biltmore Village next to the parking lot of Rezaz’s restaurant. Winter hours: Mon., Wed., Thurs., 10am-4pm, and Fri. & Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: 768-0246 or www. bellavistaart.com. • Through SA (4/30) - Feature wall artist: Nicora Gangi, Small Still Lifes in soft pastel. New encaustics by Tif McDonald, glass by J. David Norton and figurative sculptures by Angelique Brickner. Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Corpus unum By Jesse Shires Rain shrugged off ancient wooded flanks regroups settles into the nearest crevice rushes to find more of itself. The mountain knits around this rolling purl a guiding web shows the assembled rain the way down. If I stepped into this shining stream touched my belly to its belly I might dissolve undone by cold rock and the persistence of water. The net of my body would open. These round stones would pass right through. My bones unlaced, skin and everything else bare to the sun. Milk-thin light tracing tributaries of vein and nerve cleaves tissue and breath rimming every cell with a tiny aurora. When my body is old as the mountain is old, steeped and worn skull ripple-smooth you will find me grinning teeth like pebbles tongue washed away with a mouth full of silt, mouthful of song.
Located in the renovated Old City Hall at 225 West State St., in Black Mountain. Gallery Hours: Mon.-Wed. & Fri., 10am-5pm (closed Sat. during winter months). Info: 669-0930 or www.BlackMountainArts. org. • Through SA (4/30) Emerging Artists, featuring works by students Bob Travers and Paul Harcharik.
• Through SU (4/29) - Apron Strings: The Ties that Bind, featuring vintage aprons.
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center The center is located at 56 Broadway, and preserves the legacy of the Black Mountain College through permanent collections, educational activities and public programs. Info: 350-8484, bmcmac@
bellsouth.net or www.blackmountaincollege.org. • Through SA (6/4) - In Site: Late Works by Irwin Kremen. Blue Spiral 1 Located at 38 Biltmore Ave., downtown Asheville. Featuring Southeastern fine art and studio craft. Open Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm, and Sun., noon5pm.Info: 251-0202 or www. bluespiral1.com. • Through SA (6/25)- Five exhibitions featuring works by Ward H. Nichols (painter); Will Henry Stevens (modernist, 1881-1949); Rick Beck (glass sculpture); Kenneth Baskin (clay sculpture); Rudy Rudisill (metal); Marlene Jack (porcelain tableware); and Ink & Imagery, by eight printmakers. Center For Craft, Creativity and Design Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road in Hendersonville. Info: 890-2050 or www.craftscreativitydesign.org. • Through FR (4/22) - WNC Models of Sustainability in Craft Making, an exhibit featuring eight craft artists working in residence at EnergyXchange in Burnsville and Jackson County Green Energy Park in Sylva. Clingman Cafe Located at 242 Clingman Ave., in the River Arts District. • Through SA (4/30) - EARTH: FIRE: VISIONS, ceremonial clay creations by Lynn August, Stephen Biggerstaff and Blue Fire MacMahon. Events at the Turchin Center Appalachian State University’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is located at 423 West King St., in Boone. Info: 2623017 or www.tcva.org. • Through SA (6/4) - The eighth annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition, featuring 46 selected images, will be on display at the Mezzanine Gallery. Info: 262-4954. Functional and Art Pottery • Through SU (5/1) Functional Art and Pottery will be on display at the Rutherford County Visual Artists Center, 160 N. Main St. Grand Bohemian Gallery Located at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village, 11 Boston Way. Info: www.bohemianhotelasheville. com or 505-2949. • FR (4/22), 4-6pm - Paper sculptures by Asheville artist Leo Monahan and new and archival landscapes by Hendersonville artist Janet Jacobson will be on display. Monohan will also be on hand to give demonstrations. A reception will be held from 5-8pm. Haen Gallery Located at 52 Biltmore Ave., downtown Asheville. Hours:
Mon.-Fri., 10am-6pm, Sat., 11am-6pm and Sun., noon5pm. Info: 254-8577 or www. thehaengallery.com. • Through TU (5/31) - Surface Tension, an exhibition of work by Stephen Pentak and Steven Seinberg. Madison County Arts Council Events Located at 90 S. Main St., in Marshall. Info: 649-1301 or www.madisoncountyarts.com. • Through FR (4/29) - An exhibit of concert posters from local designers and collectors, featuring vintage and current pieces, will be on display at The Arts Center in Marshall. Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts Located at 70 Bingo Loop in Cherokee. Info: 497-3945. • Through SU (5/1) Southwestern Community College Student Art Show. Penland School of Crafts A national center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives. Located at 67 Dora’s Trail, Penland. Gallery hours: Tues.Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. noon -5pm. Info: www.penland.org or 765-2359. • Through SU (5/8) - Many Paths: A Legacy of Karen Karnes will be on display at the Penland Gallery. The exhibit features the ceramic art of Karnes and 14 artists whose lives and work have been touched by her. $8/$7 for students and seniors. SemiPublic Gallery This space for contemporary art is open by appointment only. Located at 305 Hillside St. Asheville. Info: 215-8171 or SemiPublic305@gmail.com. • Through WE (5/4) - Good Stuff, an exhibition of mixedmedia art, posters, cards and more. Seven Sisters Gallery This Black Mountain gallery is located at 117 Cherry St. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm and Sun., noon-5pm. Info: 669-5107 or www.sevensistersgallery.com. • Through SU (6/19) - Acrylic paintings by Colleen Meechan. The Artery Community arts facility at 346 Depot St., River Arts District. Info: www.ashevillearts.com. • TH (4/21), 7-9pm - “DAVID LINTON: Bicameral Research Sound & Image Projection System” will be presented at the gallery. Linton describes himself as a “time-based/multiple-media artist traveling the vectors of sound, subculture and signal flow.” His art strives to create “vibrational waveinduced perceptual energy states.” $10 suggested donation. Transylvania Community Arts Council
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Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am4pm. Info: 884-2787 or www. artsofbrevard.org. • Through FR (4/22) - An exhibit of work by Transylvania County students, grades K-12. Upstairs Artspace Contemporary nonprofit gallery at 49 S. Trade St. in Tryon. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 11am-5pm and by appointment. Info: 859-2828 or www.upstairsartspace.org. • Through SA (5/28) - The exhibitions Something To Crow About and New Waves: Western Carolina University MFA Graduates will be on display. WCU Exhibits Unless otherwise noted, exhibits are held at the Fine Art Museum, Fine & Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Thurs. 10am-7pm. Free, but donations welcome. Info: 227-3591 or www.fineartmuseum.wcu.edu. • Through FR (5/6) - Annual student artwork exhibit, featuring innovative and lively art by undergraduate and graduate students, including ceramics, drawing, graphic and interior design, new media, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. WCU Video Art Screening Series Co-curated by WCU Art History Professor Seth McCormick, this series runs throughout the spring semester, featuring a wide range of works on loan from the Electronic Arts Intermix in New York City. Screening are held at the Fine Art Museum of WCU. Open Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thurs., 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Info: www. Fineartmuseum.wcu.edu or 227-3591. • Through FR (4/22) - Now by Lynda Benglis and Super-8 Shorts by Martha Rosler.
More Art Exhibits & Openings A Memorial Exhibition for Ellen Pasay • Through SU (5/29) - An Unfinished Woman, a memorial art exhibition featuring the work of Ellen Pasay, a young woman who suffered form mental illness and took her life at the age of 28, will be on display in the Adler Gallery at Posana Cafe, 1 Biltmore Ave., in downtown Asheville. May is Mental Health Awareness month. Directions: 505-3969. Art at A-B Tech Located at 140 Victoria Road in Asheville. Unless otherwise noted, all exhibits are displayed at Holly Library. Hours: Mon.Thurs., 8am-8pm; Fri., 8am4:30pm and Sat., noon-4pm. Info: 254-1921. • Through WE (4/20) - Faces of Asheville: A Community Photo Documentary. Art at Malaprop’s Books & Cafe
• TU (4/26), 7pm - A student art show featuring the work of 1st and 2nd-grade students will be on display in the cafe at at 55 Haywood St. Info: 254-6734 or www.malaprops.com. Carl Sandburg Home Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is located three miles south of Hendersonville off U.S. 25 on Little River Road. Info: 693-4178 or www.nps.gov/carl. • Through TU (5/31) - Carl Sandburg’s Presidential Medal of Freedom will be on display in the bookstore. Sandburg was one of 30 citizens who received the award that year, a group that included Helen Keller, Walt Disney and John Steinbeck. It is recognized as the highest civilian award for service during peacetime. Events at First Congregational United Church of Christ Located at 20 Oak St., Asheville. • Through SA (4/30), Words for a Just Peace, an exhibit of calligraphic art. The exhibit represents the work of over 20 scribes from both North and South Carolina and features more than 30 pieces of calligraphic art that highlight both secular and scriptural quotations on the themes of peace and justice. The gallery is open to the public Mon.-Fri. from 8am-1pm. Flora Art at Ananda Hair Studio • Through SA (5/7) - A multithemed, six-week contemporary floral installation, Focus on Nature, by Asheville Ikebana practitioner, Libby Campbell, will be on display at Ananda Hair Studio, 22 Broadway St. Info: lzbthcampbell296@gmail.com. Harvest Moon Gallery & Gift Shop • Through SU (5/8) - Paintings by Gary Elgin will be on display at 81 Bridge St., in Hot Springs. Info: www.hotspringsnc.org. The Altamont Located at 18 Church St., downtown Asheville. Info: 270-7747 or www.thealtamont.com. • Through WE (5/25) - The paintings of Nathaniel Galka, “an array of wondrous canvasses upon which are painted Galka’s personal interpretation of nature, with all of its color, drama, and movement.” Free. Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am4pm. Info: 884-2787 or www. artsofbrevard.org. • FR (4/22), 5-9pm - Enjoy an evening stroll in downtown Brevard and visit art galleries, art stores, retail stores and restaurants that will remain open late. A brochure for the gallery walks can be found at any participating galleries or at the Chamber of Commerce.
Classes, Meetings & Arts-Related Events Big Bang Earth-Art Celebrations
• WE (4/20) through SA (4/23) - This event will feature a “yART sale, a space invasion-themed costume party” and more. A portion of proceeds from the event will be donated to local nonprofits, including Arts For Life, which supports children and families facing serious illnesses and disabilities. Held at Planet Art, 375 Depot St., in Asheville’s River Arts District. Info: www. discoverplanetart.com. Events at Historic Johnson Farm Located at 3346 Haywood Road in Hendersonville. There are two nature trails (free), and guided tours are offered. Info: 891-6585 or www.historicjohnsonfarm.org. • WE (4/27), 9am-2:30pm - Art Day at Historic Johnson Farm. Spend the day capturing views of the buildings, animals, flower gardens and landscape. Return the captured vision to the farm for a free art show May 25 where it can be viewed and purchased by the public. Free. Phil Mechanic Studios Located at 109 Roberts St., on the corner of Clingman Ave., in the River Arts District. Houses Flood Gallery, Pump Gallery and Nook Gallery. Info: www.philmechanicstudios.com. • Community members interested in photography are invited to sign up for open hours at the Phil Mechanic Studios’ public darkroom. Beginning this month, individualized instruction will also be available. The studio provides “a comfortable learning environment for whoever wishes to gain experience in traditional and digital photography.” $20 per month includes chemicals and equipment. Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League Classes are held at the studio, 999 W. Old Route 70, Black Mountain. Info: svfal.info@gmail. com or www.svfal.org. • THURSDAYS, noon-3pm - Try something new every week at the Experimental Art Group. Learn and share collage and water/mixed media techniques in a playful setting. All levels welcome. $6 per session. Info: svfal. info@gmail.com or 357-8129. • FRIDAYS, 10am-1pm - A figure drawing/open studio session will be held with a live model in various poses. No instruction provided. “Working with a live model strengthens your drawing and painting abilities.” $10 fee for model. Info: greenbergfrances@ yahoo.com. The Arts2People Artist Resource Center • FR (4/22), noon-1:30pm - The Arts2People Artist Resource Center, 39 D. S. Market St. (offering business management workshops for artists) presents “Client Relationship Management: It’s a skill, not just a technology tool,” with Anne Manner-McLarty. Free. Info:
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The Conn-Artist Studios & Art Gallery Located at 611 Greenville Highway, Hendersonville. Info: 329-2918. • TUESDAYS, 10am-1pm - Hendersonville artist Ruth Goldsborough offers portrait classes with a live model for pastel, oil or charcoal artists. Goldsborough demonstrates with a sketch portrait of the subject, then works with each student on color, composition, lighting and facial structure. $25. Info: 8903929 or www.conn-artist.com. The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas Located at 362 Depot St., in the River Arts District. Info: 2525050 or www.fineartsleague.org. • WE (4/20), 7pm - “Fresco; History and Technique,” with Roger Nelson. The artist and fresco instructor will provide an introduction to fresco history and technical process. Refreshments will be served.
Spoken & Written Word Asheville BookWorks (pd.) 428 1/2 Haywood Rd. Thurs. April 28, 2011, 6 PM. Artist Talk with NY based Doug Beube, a mixed-media artist working in bookworks, collage and photography. Free and Open to the Public. Info: ashevillebookworks.com Creative Summer Programs for Young Writers (pd.) Experiential, active, multimedia and fun! • Elementary through high school. Downtown Asheville and River Arts District. Call True Ink: (828) 215-9002 or visit www.true-ink.com Slam Camp! (pd.) With Griffin Payne, Poetry Slam Asheville; Amber Sherer, winner, 2007 Asheville Wordslam; Simon Wolf, LEAF Youth Poetry Slammaster. • 10:30am-2:30pm, June 25-July 1 (High School) • July 25-July 29 (Middle School). Magnetic Field Performance Space. • Registration/information: (828) 215-9002 or www.true-ink.com Weekend Storytelling Workshop (pd.) Nationally acclaimed storyteller, Connie Regan-Blake, offers her weekend workshop “Story Treasures: Writing & Telling Our Stories” in Asheville on May 6-8. All levels welcomed. Early bird discount. www.storywindow. com 828-258-1113. Blue Ridge Books Located at 152 S. Main St., Waynesville. Info: www.brbooksnews.com or 456-6000. • TH (4/21), 6:30pm - Poetry night. Buncombe County Public Libraries
Sestina By Tamsen Turner inhale. waiting, drinking. he’s coming over. brushing teeth, wash hands orange from cheetos take a shower. it’s dirty two male roommates and the plastic is covered in scum. pull on underpants, bra frothy with lace, wonder if discomfort is worth it, change shirt four times, discarded three hit floor. exhale. stare at his head as it watches the tv. the floor could drop out and he wouldn’t notice. he’s so over awareness, probably couldn’t tell you the shirt he’s wearing if you blindfolded him. he idly kicks a cheetos bag and stretches. pour and offer another frothy coors light. cup is red, white inside, you know, plastic. he clears his throat. i tell him i understand, am flexible, plastic, without speaking. i know what this is. the couch is low to the floor we are suddenly lying down, whispering frothy lies, drunk. we know how, we have done it over and over, just with other people. like choosing funyons or cheetos, differing sizes, shapes, flavors, brand of shirt. sigh. we’re peeling clothes. he goes for pants, i concede shirt. games and not even memorable, alcohol a plastic coating over the world. i hear crunch of cheetos underfoot walking into the bedroom...time to clean the floor i could now almost stop and clean, and this could be over right now. i could stop before it gets frothy but i do not. wish it was the fifties and we split a frothy milkshake, instead we do a line and he ties a shirt around his sweaty forehead. beyond being hung-over, tomorrow will make ghosts of us tonight, caught in a plastic bag and floating. falling and we hit the floor, shocking some part of my brain. am i hungry for cheetos? coughing, days later, go to the store to buy cigarettes, tampons, and cheetos. the sky the blue was blinding and a few flighty, frothy clouds sat in the sky. overwhelming wish to never again see ceiling or floor, walls, constraints. a feeling of strangulation the collar of my shirt he walked toward me down the street and i froze, a plastic lot’s wife. we knew what we did not ever have was now over. i walk on a floor sticky with beer and gritty the crumbs of cheetos, i am an egg over easy, whites beaten until frothy, stiff peaks, starched shirt. doll plastic.
LIBRARY ABBREVIATIONS - Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n BM = Black Mountain Library (105 N. Dougherty St., 250-4756) n FV = Fairview Library (1 Taylor Road, 250-6484) n PM = Pack Memorial Library (67 Haywood Street, 250-4700) 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 Library storyline: 250-KIDS.
• Through SA (4/30) - Submissions for an essay contest celebrating National Library Week will be held. The essay subject is “Why We Should Celebrate Libraries,” and categories include: juveniles (0-13), young adults (13-18) and adults (18 and over). The winner in each category will receive a $25 gift certificate from Accent on Books located on Merrimon Ave., in Asheville. WV. Info: FriendsofWeavervilleLibrary@ gmail.com. • WE (4/20), 5-7pm - Knitting, a casual knitting and needlework group for all skill levels. SW
• TH (4/21), 2:30pm - Book Club: The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver. SS —- 7pm - Book Club:The Bone People by Keri Hulme. FV —- 7pm - Library Knitters. BM. • TH (4/26), 6pm - “Tickle Your Funny Bone Tuesday.” Film screening of Unfaithfully Yours with film critic and general cynic Peter Loewer. PM.
Cipher Circle Mondays • MONDAYS, 10pm - Join emcee/producer CAMPAIGN for this jazz-infused open mic catered toward spoken word artists, freestylers, improv singers and rhyme artists of all natures. Bass and
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drum accompaniment provided by the LikeMind Trio’s Mike Holstein and Justin Watt. Sit-in musicians welcome. Held at Hole ‘n’ Da Wall, 44 Market St., in downtown Asheville. Donations encouraged. Info: PureSavageEnt@gmail.com. Events at Big Ivy Community Center Located at 540 Dillingham Road in Barnardsville. Info: 626-3438. • 4th SATURDAYS, 10am - Book club. Info: nandilly@ earthlink.net. Events at City Lights City Lights Bookstore is at 3 E. Jackson St., in downtown Sylva. Info: 586-9499 or more@citylightsnc.com. • TH (4/21), 10:30am - “Coffee with the Poet,” featuring Rosemary Royston. • FR (4/22), 7pm - Holy Iglesias will read from a new collection of poetry. Events at Malaprop’s The bookstore and cafe at 55 Haywood St. hosts visiting authors for talks and book signings. Info: 254-6734 or www.malaprops.com. • WE (4/20), 7pm - Just in time for Earth Day, Allan Combs will discuss Dreamer of the Earth, created in collaboration with editor Ervin Laszlo, this book is a collection of essays by scientists, philosophers and thinkers, including Matthew Fox, Duane Elgin, Combs Laszlo and others who continue to support Thomas Berry’s calls for conscious ecology. • TH (4/21), 5pm - Women on Words poetry circle for women will meet to critique presented poems. New members welcome —- 7pm - Celebrate Earth Day with Yuri Koslen, from the City of Asheville Transportation Department; Rachel Doebber-Rogers, from the City of Asheville Office of Sustainability; and Barry Lawson from Curbie Curbside Management. Learn how to better take advantage of Asheville’s recycling, water conservation and public transportation options —- 7pm - Stitch-N-Bitch. Bring a project and “talk shop” with fiber artist Stacey Budge-Kamison. • FR (4/22), 7pm - Patricia Harman will read from Arms Wide Open, the prequel to her best-selling memoir Blue Cotton Gown. • TH (4/28), 7pm - Andrea Reusing, a chef at the acclaimed Chapel Hill restaurant called Lantern, will discuss her book Cooking in the Moment. Henderson County Public Library System Unless otherwise stated, all events take place in Kaplan Auditorium of the main branch library, located at
301 N. Washington St., in Hendersonville. The county system includes branches in Edneyville, Etowah, Fletcher and Green River. Info: 6974725 or www.henderson.lib. nc.us. • TU (4/26), 7pm - Blue Ridge Poetry Reading: Seven poets will read free-verse and contemporary poetry in the Kaplan auditorium. Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Poetry Contest Open to children in grades K-12, and to adults and professional writers. Poems must be about trees or forests. The contest commemorates the 75thanniversary of the dedication of the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. All poems will be received by Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center and are judged by a panel of teachers, writers and the general public. Info: www.stecoahvalleycenter. com. • Through TU (5/31) Submissions will be accepted. Literary Events at UNCA Events are free unless noted. Tickets & info: 232-5000. • SA (4/23), 1pm - Poetry workshop, reading and gallery reception with Tracey Schmidt at Ramsey Library’s Whitman Room. A poetry reading by Schmidt and reception will be held from 2-4pm at Blowers gallery. Held in conjunction with the poetry and photography exhibit by Schmidt and Laurent Weisenberger on display in Blowers Gallery. Madison County Library • ONGOING - Donate books, movies and music to the Friends of the Madison County Library for the upcoming book sale held in June. Drop off donations at Books and Breadboard, 30 All Souls Crescent, near the entrance to Biltmore Estate. For pickup service call: 333-3882. Donations benefit the Children’s Reading Programs at all three branches of Madison County’s Public Libraries.
Festivals & Gatherings 4/20 at Pritchard Park • WE (4/20), 6pm - Enjoy live music, hoola hooping and engaging conversation at Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville at this event to celebrate “the beautiful space and people of our fine city.” Free. All Go West Festival • SA (4/23), noon-10pm - The second annual All Go West Festival will be held in front of Harvest Records in West Asheville. The event is designed to embrace the ideals of Asheville’s naturally creative progression, offering local art, fashion, food, beer vendors,
and live music. Performers include Josh Phillips Folk Festival, Floating Action, Do It to Julia, Uncle Mountain Sirius. B, The Critters, Doc Aquatic, 10 Cent Poetry and more. Free. Info: www.allgowest.com. Blue Ridge Community College Info: www.blueridge.edu. • WE (4/23), 10am-3pm - An Earth Day Celebration will be held at Outside Field. The festival will feature student programs, lectures, music, workshops, a Green Olympics, a ticketed evening concert and more. In the event of rain, the celebration will be held in the Tech Building Conference Hall. Info: 692-0385. Dillsboro’s Easter Hat Parade • SA (4/23), 10:30am - The 23rd annual “Don a Bonnet Easter Hat Parade” will be held in downtown Dillsboro. Hats of all shapes and sizes, from colorful to quirky, are the top attraction. “Dig out that fedora or chapeau” and bring the whole family. The parade will begin at the Jackson County Visitors Center. Info: www. visitdillsboro.org. Earth Day at EnergyXchange • FR (4/22), 5pm - On Earth Day in 1999 the landfill gas system fueling EnergyXchange was activated. Come celebrate that day with campus tours, live music, performance art, grilling of EnergyXchangeraised tilapia, a community potluck and a tree-planting event to honor earth. Located at 66 EnergyXchange Drive in Burnsville. Info: 675-5541 or www.energyxchange.org. Earth Day Symposium • FR (4/22) - “Awakening the Dreamer, Challenging the Dream.” This symposium will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville, located at the corner of Charlotte Street and Edwin Place. Free. Snacks and tea provided. Info: 253-7032. Greening Up the Mountains Festival The festival is held on Main Street in downtown Sylva. Free. Info: 586-1577 or www. downtownsylva.org. • SA (4/23), 10am-4pm - This year’s festivities include a parade, live music on two stages, displays from local artisans, food vendors, a children’s area, a youth talent show and a market square highlighting traditional agriculture practices. In addition, a 5K road race will be held at 9am. RiverLink Events RiverLink, WNC’s organization working to improve life along the French Broad, sponsors a variety of river-friendly events. Info: 252-8474 or www. riverlink.org. • SA (4/23), 10am-2pm - The RiverLink Earth Day
Celebration will be held at the organization’s Sculpture and Performance Plaza, 119 Riverside Drive in Asheville’s River Arts District. Activities include a rain-barrel clinic ($30), a computer and electronics recycling booth, a swap meet, free hot dogs for kids and more. Info: 252-8474, ext. 11.
Music Analog To Digital • Vinyl/Tape To CD • VHS To DVD (pd.) Convert classic vinyl and tape to digital or CD and old VHS to DVD. Great quality! Very affordable. Call (828) 442-6211. www.vinylrecordstocd.com Freeskool Events & Classes A teaching and learning network by and for the community. All classes are free. Info: http://tinyurl.com/6j3nxw9. • MONDAYS, 6:30-8:30pm - “Community Sing,” open to singers, experienced and new, to share traditional tunes at 41 Balsam Ave. Hendersonville Bluegrass Jam • FRIDAYS, 7-9pm - A bluegrass jam will be held at the Historic Henderson County Courthouse in downtown Hendersonville. Info: www. blueridgenow.com. Madison County Arts Council Events Located at 90 S. Main St., in Marshall. Info: 649-1301 or www.madisoncountyarts.com. • SA (4/23), 7:30pm - Singer, songwriter, storyteller, balladeer and regional favorite, Joe Penland will perform in concert. Penland will share the stage with 15- year-old performer Sarah Tucker. $10. Music at UNCA Concerts are held in Lipinsky Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. Tickets & info: 2325000. • TH (4/21), 4:15pm - Asheville Chamber Music Series presents a pre-concert lecture in the Manheimer Room. St. Matthias Musical Performances These classical music concerts take place at St. Matthias Episcopal Church in Asheville, 1 Dundee St. (off South Charlotte). Info: 252-0643. • SU (4/24), 3pm - Brass Knuckles, featuring Rich Willey, Don Hough, Richard Shulman, Zack Page and Russ Wilson. Free. Sunday Jam • SUNDAYS, 5pm Musicians, no matter their skill level, instrument or style, are welcome to attend this community jam. Bring a dish to share for a potluck meal. Details and weekly locations: 317-1861.
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a white crane – I saw flashes. Kingdoms. Courtyards of shadow faces projected into my mother’s womb.
with one glowing note still resounding beneath the skin. I have wanted
The afternoon I stood and watched the sun darken behind Cold Mountain, night
a body that, like kudzu would not stop growing. The old men at the coffee-
forming like a burn, I wanted a body that could sit like a growth
house nursing tin thermoses with wrists now brittle and dry – they should be great trees.
of quartz, sacrificing nerves for a skin that echoes, patiently waiting on
Warrior-colored oaks firm as ancient samurai, their hardearned muscle still frightening.
nothing in particular. I have wanted a body that, like Valmiki’s, could sit
The morning I hiked from Tenant Mountain to stand barefoot
nine years in the Himalayas, ants building their mound to the crest of his bald
on Shining Rock, I felt naked. The quartz humming like a chapel full of whispers,
head, watching thoughts form slow as seasons, the mountain sweetening his
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West Asheville Community Chorus Spring Concert • SA (4/23), 7:30-9pm - Come hear the WACC welcome in the spring with harmonies from Bulgaria, Georgia, America and South Africa. Held at 297 Haywood St., in downtown Asheville. $510 suggested donation.
Theater NC Stage Company Asheville’s professional resident theater company, performing at 15 Stage Lane in downtown Asheville (entrance off of Walnut St., across from Zambra’s). Info & tickets: 2390263 or www.ncstage.org.
•  WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (until 5/1) - One Flea Spare, directed by Angie Flynn-McIver. The play tells of a mysterious disease ravaging London. No one knows where the infection might strike next. Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm and Sun., 2pm. $16.
Arts Council of Henderson County Located at 401 N. Main St. (entrance on Fourth Street), above Flight Restaurant in downtown Hendersonville. Info: 693-8504 or www.acofhc.org. • TH (4/28) through SA (4/30), 8pm - The Lady with All the Answers, a one-woman show about 20th century American icon Ann Landers, will be presented upstairs at Mikes on Main, 303 N. Main St., in Hendersonville. A special Mother’s Day matinee will be presented May 8 at 2 p.m. $20/$15 Arts Council of Henderson County members.
Info: www.acofhc.org or 6938504. Asheville Community Theatre Located at 35 E. Walnut St. Tickets & info: 254-1320 or www.ashevilletheatre.org. • THURSDAYS-SATURDAYS (through 4/30), 7:30pm - Full Gallop. “Joan Atwood will electrify audiences with her portrayal of Diana Vreeland in the wickedly funny, one-woman show.â€? $15. • FRIDAYS (4/22) through SUNDAYS (5/1) - Arsenic and Old Lace, a “delightful comic concoction which combines the cozy charm and deft plotting of an Agatha Christie whodunit.â€? Fri.-Sat., 7:30pm & Sun., 2:30pm. $12/$19/$22. Bioflyer Productions Presents “Footlooseâ€? • TH (4/21) through SA (4/23) - Footloose, the musical, will be performed at Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 South
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Pack Square. This is BioFlyer’s fourth annual benefit for Eblen Charities. Performances will begin at 8pm, with an additional matinee performance on Sat., at 2 pm. Tickets: www. dwtheatre.com or 257-4530. $22/$18/$14/Free for children ages 10 and under. Events at Jubilee! Located at 46 Wall St., downtown Asheville. Info: 252-5335. • FR (4/22), 7:30pm - Leaps and Bounds, a one-woman theatrical production performed by Tevyn East, which wrestles with the driving factors of our ecological crisis while awakening the imagination to a new way of living with and relating to Earth. The performance weaves biblical and personal narratives, dance, song, music and a touch of economic theory. $10/$20, no one turned away. Info: www.affordinghopeproject.org.
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Tom Godleski (Buncombe Turnpike) and Elise and Ken Jones (Fifty Year Flood) show “Littles” Shybrea, Samara and Therrin what it’s like to be on stage (names from left to right). Caption provided by BBBS. Luke Bukoski of Blend Photography
What: “Bands For Kids’ Sake,” a benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC Where: The Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave., in Asheville When: Saturday, April 23, 8 p.m. ($10 minimum donation. Info: thegreyeagle.com or 232-5800. Interested in volunteering? See bbbswnc.org or call 253-1470.) Why: Big Brother Big Sisters of WNC, in partnership with the Grey Eagle, presents the fifth annual Bands For Kids’ Sake, a fundraising event for BBBS’s unique one-on-one mentoring program. The evening benefit will feature performances by “Sons of Ralph (covering Bill Monroe), Pick Your Switch (playing the music of Bruce Springsteen), Buncombe Turnpike (covering Johnny Cash, Paul McCartney
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and more), Cobra Horse (as John Cougar Mellencamp), Fifty Year Flood (covering women of punk/ post punk) and The Northside Gentlemen (playing the music of Booker T. and the MGs, The Ventures and others),” as stated in a press release. BBBS, established in 1982, is dedicated to matching children from single-parent families with responsible adult mentors. As Meghan Rogers, fundraising and marketing coordinator, states in the release: “Bands for Kids’ Sake is a great opportunity for BBBS to thank our Bigs [mentors] and encourage others to become involved in the lives of Asheville youth. We see every day the difference mentors make in their Littles’ lives.” Interested in becoming a Big volunteer? Call: 253-1470.
benefitscalendar Calendar for April 20 - 28, 2011 Appointments for the Earth • WE (4/20), noon-5pm - Pi Salon.Spa, 10 Brook St., in Biltmore Village, hosts “Appointments for the Earth,” a fundraiser to benefit the clean water initiatives of the Global Greengrants Fund. The event will feature $30 women’s haircuts, $40 facials and donation-based chair massages. A silent auction and raffles featuring Aveda products and services, along with art by Amy Dougherty, Angelique Tassistro and Robert Gardner, will also be included. Artful Bra Challenge • Through SA (4/30) - The public is invited to come to Kitsch Fabrics, 742 Haywood Road, and vote for their favorite “Artful Bra.” The Artful Bra Challenge is a fundraiser for Ladies Night Out, a program offered by Mission Hospital to provide free mammograms to uninsured and under-insured women in the Asheville area. Info: 505-8280, 250-6119 or shop@ Kitschfabrics.com. $1 per vote. An awards ceremony will be held on April 30 at 6pm. Bands for Kids’ Sake A benefit for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of WNC. Big Brothers and Big Sisters offers one-on-one mentoring opportunities, matching adults with youth. The event will be held at the Grey Eagle. $10, all proceeds will go to BBBS. Info: 253-1470 or www.bbbswnc.org. • SA (4/23), 7pm - Live music by Sons of Ralph (covering Bill Monroe), Pick Your Switch (playing the music of Bruce Springsteen), Buncombe Turnpike (covering Johnny Cash, Paul McCartney and more), Cobra Horse (as John Cougar Mellencamp), Fifty Year Flood (covering women of punk/post punk) and The Northside Gentlemen (playing the music of Booker T. and the MGs, The Ventures and others). Benefit Raffle for LEAF • TH (4/21), 5:30pm - The LEAF kick-off party will feature a raffle for a handcrafted 2011 Lichty guitar. There will also be flights of wine for purchase, with all proceeds supporting LEAF, a local festival celebrat-
ing world and folk arts. Held at The Wine Studio of Asheville, 169 Charlotte St. $15. Info: www.lichtyguitars.com or www.theleaf.org. Big Bad Bunny Scavenger Hunt • SA (4/23), 2-5pm - The creators of The Ashville Idiotarod bring you this unique event that takes teams on a journey around downtown Asheville as they scavenge through the area’s history, culture, unique shops and community organizations. Info and registration: www.raceforawesomeness.com. Curves Food Drive • Through SA (4/30) - Nonperishable food and cash donations to benefit area food banks will be accepted at multiple Curves’ locations including: 99 Edgewood Road, Asheville, 350-1117; 16 H Regent Park Boulevard, Asheville, 258-5288; 142 Joel Wright Drive, Hendersonville, 697-5633; and 2270 Hendersonville Road, Arden, 651-8543. Info: www. curves.com. FENCE Events The Foothills Equestrian Nature Center is located at 3381 Hunting Country Road in Tryon. Info: 859-9021 or www.fence.org. • MO (4/25) - The annual benefit golf tournament will be held at Bright’s Creek. Teams of four will enjoy 18 holes of play on a course normally reserved for club members. All proceeds benefit FENCE’s nature education and outdoor recreation programs. The event will include a $10,000 Hole-In-One award, along with a second opportunity to win a 2011 Buick Regal from Boyd Automotive for a hole-in-one scorer. Register: development@fence.org or 859-9021. Polk County Chapter of the American Red Cross Located at 231 Ward St. Info: 894-2700 or www. redcrosswnc.org. • FR (4/22), 11am-7pm - The American Red Cross presents its annual “Polk County All-You-Can-Eat Good Friday Fish Fry” at 231 Ward St., Columbus. $10 for a fish plate/$6 for hot dogs. Info: arcpolk@ windstream.net or www.redcrosswnc.org.
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The WNC Historical Association (WNCHA) Operates out of the Smith-McDowell House Museum. Info: 253-9231. • TH (4/28), 6pm - The third annual Fernihurst Dinner will be held at A-B Tech’s Culinary Arts Facility, featuring herbed duck prepared by students of the Culinary Arts program. Proceeds benefit the SmithMcDowell House Museum. $75. Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.Fri., 10am-4pm. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org. • FR (4/22), 7:15pm - A drawing will be held during the Brevard 4th Friday Gallery Walk to select the winner of a signed Picasso etching, valued at more than $28,000. To purchase a raffle ticket, call 884-2787. Info: www.tcarts-art-raffle.org. WNC AIDS Project Info: www.wncap.org or 252-7489. • TH (4/28) - More than 100 local restaurants will donate 20 percent of their sales to the WNC Aids Project as part of the ninth annual Dining Out for Life benefit. WNCAP provides prevention, education and outreach for men, women and youth at risk for HIV/ AIDS, as well as supportive services for those already infected with HIV, in the 19 counties of Western North Carolina. For a complete list of sponsors, participating restaurants and volunteer opportunities visit www. wncap.orgor call 828-252-7489.
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Flat Rock Playhouse The State Theater of North Carolina is on Highway 225, 3 miles south of Hendersonville. Info: 693-0731 or www.flatrockplayhouse.org. • Audio Descriptive services, a verbal commentary that describes entrances, exits, actions and key props, will be offered for blind and visually impaired patrons during the final Saturday matinee of nearly every 2011 Mainstage production. The descriptions do not interfere with the performance, but fill in the gaps, describing facial expressions, costume, scenery and action sequences. See website for a full list of audio described performances. • TH (4/21) through SU (5/8) - Ron Hutchinson’s Moonlight and Magnolias, the hilarious tale of a director, producer and screenwriters frantic attempt to rewrite Gone With the Wind. See website for tickets and showtimes. The Learning Community School Theatrical Production • FR (4/22), 6pm & SA (4/23), 4pm - Beauty and the Beast will be performed at the Asheville Christian Academy Auditorium, 74 Riverwood Road in Swannanoa. $10/$5 for children. Info: 686-3080 or www.thelearningcommunity. org. The Magnetic Field A cafe, bar and performance house located at 372 Depot St., in the River Arts District. Info: www.themagneticfield. com or 257-4003. • Through SA (4/30) - The Labyrinth, a verse play by John Crutchfield “about a young man’s adventure into the underworld in search of his best friend.” Shows begin at 7:30pm, with late-night performances at 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets $12-14. Theater at Blue Ridge Community College Performances are held in Patton Auditorium at BRCC, Flat Rock. Tickets & info: 6941849 or jennifers@blueridge. edu. • TH (4/28) through SU (5/1) - The Drama Department presents the Pulitzer-Prize winning play How I Learned to Drive. $7-$5. Reservations recommended: 694-1197 or www. blueridge.edu. Warren Wilson Theater Tickets & info: 771-3040, theatre@warren-wilson. edu or www.warren-wilson. edu/~theatre. • TH (4/21) through SU (4/24), 8pm - The Cherry Orchard, Anton Chekhov’s final play, draws out a wide range of nostalgic emotions where one might laugh or cry, be amused or sit in reverence. Chekhov’s words, “write only of what is
important and eternal,” gain meaning in this timeless story. $5/Free for all area students and WWC staff.
Comedy Comedy Open Mic • SATURDAYS (through 6/25), 8:30pm - Comedy open mic at the Wall Street Coffee House, 62 Wall St., in downtown Asheville. Info: http://on.fb. me/e4GpE8. The Magnetic Field A cafe, bar and performance house located at 372 Depot St., in the River Arts District. Info: www.themagneticfield. com or 257-4003. • TU (4/26), 8-10pm - An evening of improvisational and sketch comedy by Mondy Carter, Karen Stobbe, Josh Batenhorst and Tom Chalmers. Seven Sisters Cinema A documentary film series presenting films by regional filmmakers and/or subjects of regional interest. Screens are held at the White Horse in Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road. Info: www. sevensisterscinema.com or 686-3922. • TH (4/21), 7pm - Filmmaker Neil Hucheson will present a preview screening of his film Atlantic, which documents the uneven battle between a traditional North Carolina fishing village and high-end developers. Hucheson won an Emmy for his film Last Run, about famed moonshiner Popcorn Sutton.
Dance 7pm Wednesdays • InterPlay Asheville (pd.) Play with us, and tap into body wisdom, with movement, reflection, voice, and 1 minute stories. It’s easy and Fun, plus, you can’t do it wrong! (Really!) (now every Wednesday.) $5$15. • Sacred Embodiment Center, 31 Carolina Lane, Asheville, NC • downtown Asheville! Info: www.interplayasheville.org/ Beginner Swing Dancing Lessons (pd.) 4 week series starts first Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm. $12/week per person. • No partner necessary. Eleven on Grove, downtown Asheville. Details: www.SwingAsheville. com Dance Argentine Tango (pd.) Regional Weekend EventApril 29- May 1 Newcomers/all levels welcome! Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway, Asheville, Guest Instructors + Saturday Fundamentals Classes, social dancing and practice. Live Music with Asheville Tango Orchestra! Full Schedule and pricing: www. tangogypsies.com Karen
Jaffe- kjsummit@hotmail.com 828-215-1177 Studio Zahiya (pd.) • Tuesday: 9-10am: Hip Hop Fitness • 6-7pm: Beginner Bellydance • 8:10-9:10pm: Intermediate/Advanced Bellydance • Thursday: 910am: All Levels Bellydance • 6-7pm: Bollywood and Bhangra • 8:10-9:10pm: Hip Hop. • Drop-in anytime. $12/ class. • Info: (828) 242-7595 or www.lisazahiya.com Asheville International Folk Dancers • TUESDAYS, 7-9:30pm - We do a variety of dances from all over the world, but mainly line dances from Eastern Europe, particularly the Balkans. At Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road, Asheville. No partner, no cost. Info: 645-1543 or mmgoodman@frontier.com. Asheville Movement Collective AMC hosts weekly dancewaves for personal and community transformation. First wave is free. Info: www. DanceAMC.org. • FRIDAYS, 7-9pm - Meet at the Terpsicorps Studio of Dance above The Wedge in the River Arts District. $5. • SUNDAYS, 8:30-10:30 am & 10:30am-12:30pm - Meet at Studio 11, 11 Richland St., in West Asheville. $5. B-Boy & B-Girl Classes • MONDAYS, 6:30-7:45pm Learn and practice the art otherwise known as breakdancing at the Stephens-Lee recreation Center, 30 George Washington Carver Ave. Children under 16 should be accompanied by an adult. Sneakers required. Free. Info: 350-2058. Contra Dance Waynesville! • 4th SUNDAYS, 2-4:30pm - Contra dance in Waynesville, featuring live music and a walk-through dance. Held in the ballroom of The Gateway Club, 37 Church St. $5. Info: 734-1027 or 454-5514. Danceland Ballroom • FRIDAYS, 7:30-10:30pm - Dance party with DJ Sonny Coren at 4020 Hendersonville Road, suite D. $10. Info: www. DanceLandFletcherNC.com or 423-4653. Hendersonville Ballroom Dance Club Meets in the ballroom of the Elks Lodge, 546 N. Justice St., Hendersonville. Yearly membership is $10. Couples and singles of all ages are welcome. Info: 692-8281. • FRIDAYS, 7-7:30pm - Dance lessons —- 7:30-10pm - Dance. DJ Fred Young provides a variety of dance tunes from waltz to tango. Refreshments will be served. $5/$6 nonmembers. Swing Asheville
Info: www.swingasheville.com, 301-7629 or dance@swingasheville.com. • TUESDAYS, 6-7pm Beginner swing dance lessons at Eleven on Grove, 11 Grove St., in downtown Asheville. $12 per week for a four-week workshop. No partner needed. Classes start first Tuesday of every month. Swing dance from 8pm-11pm every Tuesday night.
Auditions & Call to Artists Artists For Bakersville Creek Walk Arts Festival September 24 (pd.) 10am-5pm. • Application fee $10.• Booth fee $75. Application deadline: August 15. • Contact Dawn Dalto: bakersvillefestival@gmail. com or (828) 216-9929. • Application available on our website: http://www.creekwalkfestival.com Arts Council of Henderson County Located at 401 N. Main St. (entrance on Fourth Street), above Flight Restaurant in downtown Hendersonville. Info: 693-8504 or www.acofhc.org. • Through TU (8/9) Submissions for Bring Us Your Best, a juried and judged art exhibition, will be accepted. Area artists are invited to submit original works of art in any media.$25/$15 for subsequent entries. Cash prizes will be awarded to three featured artists. Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org. • Through FR (5/27) - Applications for artists and crafters interested in participating in Brevard’s 39th annual Fine Arts and Crafts Showcase will be accepted. For an application contact: 884-2787 or tcarts@comporium.net.
newsoftheweird Lead story Laney Wallace, 16, won the beauty contest at the 53rd Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas, in March and the next day fulfilled the first duty of her reign: beheading and skinning a Western diamondback. “You have to make sure you don’t pop the bladder,” the 2011 Miss Snake Charmer said shortly after taking a few swipes with a machete. “That [would be] a huge mess.”
Compelling explanations
• Record companies have enjoyed recent success suing individuals who’ve shared music by trading files through specialized websites that avoid paying copyright-licensing fees, including Lime Wire (which shut down last year). Thirteen record companies won a summary judgment last year, demanding that Lime Wire pay damages of up to $75 trillion (more than five times the entire national debt). In March 2011, a federal judge said the companies should lower their expectations. • Waterloo, Iowa, schoolteacher Larry Twigg was arrested for “lascivious conduct” with a teenager, a crime that requires proof of “sexual motivation.” Although Twigg allegedly had a teenage boy strip, take a chocolate-syrup “bath,” make a “snow angel” while in his underwear, and play a video game nude, his lawyer said in March that the court-appointed psychiatrist would testify that Twigg had no sexual motivation. • Convicted heinous Minnesota sex offender John Rydberg, 69 and still detained after having served his sentence because he’s still a danger, told a three-judge panel in March that his actual number of victims was far fewer than the 94 he’d previously admitted to. Rydberg said he’d purposely cited a high number, fearing that a lower one might give the impression he was lying. “What can I say?” offered Rydberg. “I’m a work in progress.”
Ironies
• On March 30, several hours before addressing the nation on TV about Libya, President Obama received a prestigious open-records award presented by five freedom-of-information advocacy
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groups for running a commendably “transparent,” accessible administration. As The Washington Post noted the next day, however, the White House didn’t notify the press about the award. The presentation wasn’t on the president’s calendar, no photos or transcript were available, and the award wasn’t mentioned on the White House website. • Go Figure: (1) The author of most of the text of The New York Times’ March 23 obituary for Elizabeth Taylor was reporter Mel Gussow — who passed away nearly six years earlier. (2) At George Washington University’s March 5 men’s basketball game, accountancy department professor Robert Kasmir was honored at halftime as one of the school’s elite financial donors. During the second half, however, Kasmir was ejected from the stands for harassing a referee about the officiating.
Leading economic indicators
• In February, a Tax Notes columnist who analyzed 2007 IRS statistics reported that taxpayers living in New York City’s posh Helmsley Building had paid an average of 14.7 percent of their income in federal taxes, while New York City janitors and security guards (such as those employed by the building) paid about 24 percent. Helmsley residents paid a smaller percentage for Social Security and Medicare, and much of their $1.17 million average income was in capital gains, which are taxed at the same rate as the wages of workers earning up to $34,000 a year. Leona Helmsley (now deceased), the tony residence’s former owner, once reportedly said, “Only the little people pay taxes.” • People With Too Much Money: The average selling price of a home in Aspen, Colo., last year was about $6 million, and as of early March 2011, the cheapest single-family home on the market
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The litigious society
• The family of the late Roger Kreutz filed a lawsuit in St. Louis in March over the fatal head injuries he received when a car knocked him down in a Starbucks parking lot in 2008. The lawsuit, however, isn’t aimed at the driver, Aaron Poisson (who was trying to get away from Kreutz), but at Starbucks, which allegedly caused the fatal injury by negligently placing its tip jar in full view on a counter. This supposedly goaded Poisson into grabbing the money and running out the door, prompting Kreutz to chase him in hopes of retrieving the employees’ tips.
Update
• In November, News of the Weird reported on studly 76-year-old Shigeo Tokuda, the reigning star of Japanese “elder porn” (which features older men performing with women young enough to be their granddaughters). In April 2011, 71-yearold “Dave Cummings,” the best-known older American porn actor, was scheduled for induction into the X-Rated Critics Organization’s Hall of Fame (along with eight younger stars). Both men say they rarely need Viagra (except when shooting back-to-back scenes or working with a difficult director). According to one industry insider, Cummings, a former U.S. Army officer who changed careers at age 54, “bridges the gap between ‘creepy uncle’ and the person the creepy uncle wanted to be.”
Creme de la weird
• Lucas Kocab, 31, was arrested in Medina, Ohio, in February and charged with persistent disorderly conduct after an incident that he attributed to having snorted bath salts. Kocab called police to help him evict the 30 intruders in his home, and though none were found, Kocab insisted that they were actually disguising themselves as chairs or trees. Police said they were forced to taser Kocab when he wouldn’t stop running in circles and yelling. The police examined the “bath salts” and determined that the substance isn’t illegal in Ohio.
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edgymama Mother’s Day run is a winner I’m typically cynical about Mother’s Day (I’m talking to you, Hallmark and FTD.com), but this year there’s a local Mother’s Day event that even I can get behind. The inaugural Ramble Run on Saturday, May 7, offers a chance for healthy mom-and-kid togetherness through 5K and 12K runs. The event also benefits the Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, which empowers and supports women and girls in our community. The only thing that could make this event better is chocolate. So, if you’re a runner (or a fast walker) and you want to get out and do something healthy the day before Mother’s Day, this run is a good bet. It starts and ends at Biltmore Park Town Square and winds through The Ramble community. Sponsor Asheville Track Club has created a special mother and child team registration category for the race. In addition to having their individual times scored, teams will have times combined to determine the fastest mother and child in each race. As of April 9, there were 50 mom-and-child teams signed up, including seven teams for the 12K. Even if you aren’t a mom, you can run, of course. And since everyone has a mom, all run-
ners can honor or remember theirs, if they wish, by wearing a special race bib on which they can write mom’s name. That’s kind of cute and sweet. You can register online for the race at ramblerun.com. The cost through April 30 is $30 for the 5K and $35 for the 12K; after that, an additional fee of $5 applies. If your kids aren’t quite ready to run, there will be child care for ages 5 to 12 for free from 7:15 to 10:15 a.m. on race day (provided by the Reuter YMCA and Great Beginnings Pediatric Dentistry. And so you know a bit about who benefits from this run: the Women’s Fund is an endowment that makes high-impact grants to nonprofits working for WNC women and girls. These grants help women find safety from domestic violence, increase their economic security and give them opportunities to become healthier. Since January 2005, the fund has granted more than a $1.2 million to organizations like the Blue Ridge Literacy Council, MANNA FoodBank, Pisgah Legal Services, Children First, REACH of Macon County, Transylvania Christian Ministries, Western North Carolinians for Criminal Justice and many more.
parenting from the edge by Anne Fitten Glenn
This seems to me like an entirely appropriate way to celebrate moms. If you want to learn more about the The Women’s Fund, visit cfwnc.org. Finally, if you’re not feeling in shape for a 5K, but you’d like to be, the Asheville Track Club is offering a Fit Families program starting May 14. They also often a Beginning Runners Program, and kids can get fit while parents start running. The programs take place at Carrier Park.
For more info, visit ashevilletrackclub.org/programs. So let’s celebrate this year’s Mother’s Day by getting fit with our kids and helping other women and girls in our community. X Anne Fitten “Edgy Mama” Glenn writes about a number of subjects, including parenting, at www. edgymama.com.
parentingcalendar Calendar for April 20 - 28, 2011 Autism Parent Support Group • 4th THURSDAYS, 6-8pm - Meet other parents of children with autism, share your experiences and learn from others. RSVP by 3rd Thursday to ensure childcare. Held at St. Gerard House, 718 Oakland St., Hendersonville. Available to area parents. Info: http://stgerardhouse.com. Mothers of Preschoolers • 1st & 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 9:30-11:30am - MOPS is for all mothers of children from infancy through kindergarten. Meetings are held at the Biltmore Baptist Church, 35 Clayton Road in Arden. Info: 687-1111, mopsofbbc@ yahoo.com or mopsofbbc.com. Parenting Classes at Pardee Hospital All classes are held in the orientation classroom of Pardee Hospital, 800 N. Justice St., in Hendersonville. Free, but registration is required. Info: (866)-790-WELL.
• TH (4/21), 6:30-8pm - “The Art of Breastfeeding,” breastfeeding basics for new moms —- 6:30-8pm “Daddy Duty,” helpful ideas and tips for dads during the labor and birth process. • TH (4/28), 6:30-8pm - “Infant Care Class,” the basics of infant care including newborn characteristics, feeding, bathing, cord care, diapering and swaddling.
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Medical Society, YMCA team up for community health and wellness by Tracy Rose
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When teams of kickboxers, Zumba dancers, cyclists and other athletic-minded volunteers converge on the Reuter Family YMCA April 30, they’ll be raising money to help Buncombe County residents like Keldwyn Teves — and promoting a healthier community. Teves, 63, feels certain she wouldn’t be alive today without Project Access, a program of the Western North Carolina/Buncombe County Medical Society that provides free medical care to uninsured, low-income local residents. In late 2008, Teves, a writer and personal life coach, had qualified for the program so she could receive treatment for an eye problem. But then, while trying to scramble eggs, she noticed a peculiar weakness in her right arm. On the advice of a physician volunteering through Project Access, she went to the emergency room. A scan revealed a tumor filling the left atrium of her heart. Doctors performed open-heart surgery to remove the offending mass; the tumor proved benign, but without the surgery, she was told she would have had about a week to live. “I’m just so grateful,� says Teves. Below a heart-shaped pendant, she still sports a pale, thin, vertical scar from the surgery, which was followed by a week in intensive care and several months of cardiac rehabilitation. Now recovered, Teves has become an enthusiastic proponent of Project Access, even serving on a development board to help raise awareness of the program and rally support for it. “It’s just essential that people not die because of lack of medical attention,� she declares.
A simple premise
Last year, about 3,800 people received treatment through Project Access, says Miriam Schwarz, the medical society’s executive director. Now in its 15th year, the program operates on a simple, generous premise: All medical care (about $14 million worth last year) is donated.
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HeartStrings happens Saturday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Reuter Family YMCA in south Asheville. For info on joining or forming a team, call the Western North Carolina/Buncombe County Medical Society at 274-2267, or register online (bcmsonline.org/heartstrings). To donate money, prizes or serve as a sponsor, call the same number, or e-mail miriam@ bcmsonline.org.
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Yada-yada, get healthy already: Team Bayada aims to be the winning team in the Heartstrings project. photo by Jonathan Welch
That includes hospital care, diagnostic care, lab workups and services such as physical therapy; recently, Project Access patients have been able to receive complimentary and alternative medical treatments such as acupuncture, chiropractic and massage therapy. More than 650 Buncombe County physicians (85 percent of the county’s total roster) participate in the program, says Schwarz. The goal is to distribute the patient load equitably throughout the system — which may help explain the high participation rate, she notes. Universal claims forms submitted to the medical society help the nonprofit track participation. With an annual budget of nearly $700,000, the program’s overhead and administrative costs are largely covered by grants from the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners and Mission Hospital’s Community Benefits program. But other costs remain, and that’s where the annual HeartStrings fundraiser comes in. Now in its ninth year, the event features team members who solicit donations by pledging to exercise for an hour. Donations pay for such essentials as eligibility screening, medications, durable medical equipment (think wheelchairs and crutches), case management and interpreters.
“We need to be connected�
In prior years, the fundraiser was held in February at the Asheville Mall, where volunteers rode stationary bikes for the cause. But after a snowstorm struck on the day of the event last year
— putting a sizable dent in donations — organizers decided to regroup, Schwarz explains. Teaming up with the YMCA of Western North Carolina, the medical society decided to make HeartStrings a joint fundraiser. This year’s event happens Saturday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Reuter Family YMCA in south Asheville. Participants, meanwhile, will enjoy an expanded menu, taking their pick among classes in Zumba, kickboxing, cycling, “boot camp� and walking or jogging. “It’s very easy to do; it’s a lot of fun,� notes Mary Michael, executive community director for the Reuters YMCA. “There’s a real need here locally for wellness and support around health. We need to take care of each other.� This year’s fundraising goal is $50,000, with the two nonprofits splitting the proceeds. The YMCA’s share will help fund its annual Healthier Communities Campaign, which raises money for things like after-school and sports programs, youth-mentoring efforts and wellness opportunities for the obese — and no one is turned away due to inability to pay. “No one should be excluded from wellness, just like no one should be denied necessary medical care,� declares YMCA CEO Paul Vest. Adds Teves: “We need to be connected. This is a thing that you can give to every year and know that the money is saving lives and improving the quality of our community.� Freelance writer and editor Tracy Rose lives in Asheville.
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Worried About Numb Hands and Feet? You should be. Peripheral Neuropathy is a sign your nerves are degenerating and your health is being seriously compromised. Dr. Todd Stone is giving a talk on Peripheral Neuropathy. If you have been diagnosed with this frequently progressive condition and you are getting worse (weight gain, poor energy, Type 2 diabetes) this talk could be the most important hour of your life.
TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED: • How to finally diagnose the cause of Neuropathy. • What makes the pain so resistant to traditional treatments. • What medications actually make the condition worse. • The three ways to reverse nerve degeneration. • A step by step approach to restore your feeling and balance and eliminate pain.
Aromatherapy Workshop (pd.) Gain new skills. • Aromatherapy Level I workshop with Dr. Joie Power. • Massage Therapy NCBTMB Approved Provider 15 CE hours • Next Asheville 2-day workshop: May 21-22. • $245. (828) 835-2231. www.Aromatherapy-School.com Compassion Focused Therapy (pd.) This being “humanâ€? is difficult. We find ourselves being hard on ourselves, driven to perfection, pushing harder or giving up. We become wired for stress, depression, anxiety, codependency, alcohol and drug problems, overeating, etc. • Learn effective mindful self-compassion skills to respond differently to your suffering, feelings of inadequacies and self-judgments. Individual and group sessions. Denise Kelley, MA, LPC; Call 231-2107 or email: empowering.solutions@yahoo.com Feldenkrais/Anat Baniel Method (pd.) Reduce Tension • Alleviate Pain • Improve Flexibility and Posture. • Group Class Mondays 7:45pm - First Time is Free, Downtown Asheville. • Private sessions by appointment, East Asheville. 299-8490. integrativemovement.com Park Ridge Health (pd.) Free Health Screenings with the Park Ridge Health WOW Van: Free Body Composition Analysis: Blood pressure, body fat and hydration percentages, body mass index, height and weight for overall body composition. Thursday, April 21 (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.) Ingles, 3643 Howard Gap Rd., Hendersonville. Free Glucose and Blood Pressure: Blood test for diabetes and blood pressure. Saturday, April 30 (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.) Hendersonville BBQ Festival, Hendersonville High School, Hendersonville. Free EKG and Blood Pressure: Monday, April 25 (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.) Dollar General, 4966 Boylston Hwy., Mills River. Free Bone Density for Men and Women: Bone density screening for osteoporosis. Please wear shoes and socks that are easy to slip off. Thursday, April 28 (8 a.m. - noon) Pisgah Manor Health Care, 102 Holcombe Cove Rd., Candler. Free Support Groups Henderson County Stroke/Aphasia Support Group: April 21, 3 p.m. Park Ridge Home Health offices. Support group offered to stroke survivors coping with an aphasia disorder and for other individuals diagnosed with aphasia. Caregivers, family, and friends are encouraged to participate as well. Please call Brenda Oakley at 828.687.5261. Events at Pardee Hospital All programs held at the Pardee Health Education Center in the Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville. Free, but registration and appointments required unless otherwise noted. Info and registration: www.pardeehospital.org or 692-4600.
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• TH (4/28), 12:30-2pm - “Exercise 101.â€? Emily Van Eman, medical wellness coordinator with the Pardee Rehab and Wellness Center, will discuss how to start and energize an exercise routine. Free Cancer Education Classes • WEDNESDAYS through (4/27), 3-5pm - For people with cancer, family and friends. Guest speakers will discuss a different topic each week. Attend one or all classes. Held at Cancer Centers of North Carolina, 20 Medical Park Drive in Asheville. Free. Info and registration: 271-6510. Living Healthy with Diabetes • WEDNESDAYS - A six-week self-management diabetes program will be held at MAHEC, 501 Biltmore Ave. The workshop is for people living with diabetes and caregivers. Free. Registration required: 251-7438. Red Cross Events & Classes Red Cross holds classes in CPR/first aid for infants, children and adults; babysitter training; pet first aid; bloodborne pathogens; swimming & water safety; and lifeguarding. All classes held at chapter headquarters, 100 Edgewood Road. To register call 258-3888, ext. 221. Info: www.redcrosswnc.org. : Bloodmobile Drive dates and locations are listed below. Appointment and ID required. • TH (4/28), 2-6:30pm - Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 201 Mount Carmel Road. Info: 712-0217. The Vital Man • TU (4/26), 6-8pm - “The Vital Man.â€? This class will examine medicinal herbs for the most common health issues specific to men. Open to all; you don’t need to be a man to learn how to care for men! Held at A-B Tech’s Enka Campus, 1465 Sand Hill Road in Candler. Info: www.thevitalman.eventbrite.com. “The Way Backâ€? • THURSDAYS (through 5/26), 5:30-8pm - CarePartners presents “The Way Back,â€? a free educational series on aging and recovering from injury or illness. Complimentary dinner provided. Held at 68 Sweeten Creek Road in Asheville. RSVP: 274-9567, ext. 8379 or lchase@ carepartners.org. Radical Mental Health The Asheville Radical Mental Health Collective is a group of people with diverse perspectives on mental health. We are inclusive, non-judgmental, respect self determination, personal choice and honor confidentiality. For info and locations of meetings: contactradmadasheville@theicarusproject.net or 575-3105.
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:http://adultchildren. org.
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calendarcontinued • FRIDAYS, 7pm - “Inner Child” meets at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave., Asheville. Info: 989-8075. • SUNDAYS, 3pm - “Living in the Solution” meets at The Servanthood House, 156 E. Chestnut St., Asheville. Open big book study. Info: 989-8075. • MONDAYS, 7pm - “Generations” meets at First Congregational United Church Of Christ, 20 Oak St. at College, Asheville. Info: 474-5120. 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: 800-286-1326 or www.wnc-alanon.org. • WEDNESDAYS, 5:45pm - Wednesday Women’s AlAnon meeting at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. (at Gracelyn Road). Newcomers welcome. Celebrate Recovery Christ-centered, biblically-based recovery ministry. Weekly fellowship and support meetings deal with real-life issues, including divorce, co-dependency, anger, control, chemical dependency, sexual addictions, hurtful relationships, eating disorders, depression and other addictive, compulsive or dysfunctional behaviors. Info: 687-1111. • MONDAYS, 7-9pm - Eye Scream Parlour, 2064 Highway 70 in Swannanoa. Info: 301-3582. • TUESDAYS, 6:15-9pm - Tired of life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups? Meetings start with a group dinner. Held at Mountain View Church, 2221 North Fork Road in Black Mountain. Nursery available. Info: www.mvc.cc or 2980430. Center for New Beginnings • 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 6-7pm - A support group for those who have lost a loved one through a traffic accident, murder or crime-related death, will meet at Center for New Beginnings, 12 1/2 Wall St., suite P. Facilitated by Tom Parks and Lori Gerber, MS. Free. Co-Dependents Anonymous A fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. • SATURDAYS, 11am - Meeting at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St., in Asheville. The Church entrance and parking is in back. Info: 779-2317 or 299-1666. Crystal Meth Anonymous • SUNDAYS, 6:30pm - This 12-step meeting welcomes anyone who has a desire to quit using crystal meth. The group meets at First Congregational Church, 20 Oak St. Info: 252-8729. GriefShare GriefShare features nationally recognized experts in grief-and-recovery support and meets at Calvary Baptist Church, 531 Haywood Road in Asheville. Info: 253-7301 or michael.lee@calvaryasheville.com. • SUNDAYS, 3pm - GriefShare group meeting.
MemoryCaregivers Network Support for caregivers of loved ones who suffer from dementia and Alzheimer’s. Info: 645-9189 or 230-4143. • 4th TUESDAYS, 1-3pm - Alzheimer’s caregivers support group meeting at First Baptist Church, 63 N. Main St., Weaverville. Nutrition Seminar • WEEKLY, 1-3pm - Get fit for life, lose pounds and keep them off by changing eating habits. Learn new recipes and enjoy healthy food samplings. Donations welcome. Info and location: 277-6723. Overcomers Recovery Support Group for Ladies • TUESDAYS, 7pm - This Christian-based, 12-step recovery program provides a spiritual plan of recovery for people struggling with life-controlling problems. Meetings are held at S.O.S. Anglican Mission, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., suite C-1. All are welcome. Overeaters Anonymous A fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. This 12-step program welcomes everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. Meetings are one hour unless otherwise noted. • THURSDAYS, 6:30 - Hendersonville: O.A. Step Study group at the Cox House, 723 N. Grove St. Info: 329-1637. • THURSDAYS, noon - Asheville: Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road (S. 25 at Yorkshire). Info: 298-1899. • SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Black Mountain: Carver Parks & Recreation Center, 101 Carver Ave., off Blue Ridge Road. Open relapse and recovery meeting. Info: 6690986. • MONDAYS, 6pm - Asheville: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Info: 252-4828. • MONDAYS, 6:30pm - Hendersonville: Balfour United Methodist Church, 2567 Asheville Highway. Info: (800)580-4761. • TUESDAYS, 10:30am-noon - Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave., at Ottari. Info: 280-2213. SLAA (Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous) • SATURDAYS, 10-11am - Do you want to stop living out a destructive pattern of sex and love addiction over which you are personally powerless? This 12-step-based recovery program meets at 20 Oak St., Asheville. Info: www. slaafws.org or ashevilleslaa@charter.net.
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“Never hike alone” “And plan ahead. Those are the biggest keys to a safe hike in the woods, according to area outdoors experts. ‘One thing we always advise folks is don’t hike alone,’ said Randy Burgess, Pisgah District ranger for Pisgah National Forest. ‘If you can, try to take a friend or companion. If you are hiking alone, make sure you let someone else know where you’re parking, what trailhead you’ll be taking and when you plan to be back.’” — [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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On Thursday, April 14, “the world’s oldest man ... died,” according to officials at a Montana retirement home: “Walter Breuning was 114, making him the oldest man and the second-oldest person in the world. Here’s [his] secret to a long life: Embrace change, even when the change slaps you in the face. (’Every change is good.’) Eat two meals a day (‘That’s all you need.’) Work as long as you can (‘That money’s going to come in handy.’) Help others (’The more you do for others, the better shape you’re in.’) Then there’s the hardest part. It’s a lesson Breuning said he learned from his grandfather: Accept death. (’Never be afraid to die. Because you’re born to die.’) — [blueridgenow.com]
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Enka High Soccer aims to stomp out breast cancer “Last year the Enka Sugar Jets raised almost $1,300 [during] the high school’s Annual ‘Pink Out’ fundraiser. [This year], April 20, at Enka High Stadium, the Enka High Sugar Jets will take on Erwin High School at 5 p.m. Attendees can purchase raffle tickets for $1 each, or 6 for $5; wear pink for a free ticket. The drawing will be held after the game; winners must be present to win. Proceeds will benefit Breast Cancer Awareness and The Hope Chest for Women. For more information, call 280-4427.” — [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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by Mackensy Lunsford At Smiley’s Flea Market in Fletcher, a young girl with black hair, a rosepatterned dress and silver cowboy boots kicks up dust as she runs between stalls piled with fruit, a plastic bag of sugar-dusted churros in her hand. A truck squeezes through one of the narrow roads that divides the market, filling the air with diesel fumes and more dust. The truck carries paletas — ice pops made with fruit and juice in flavors like melon, strawberry and lime. The girl with the silver boots darts into a stall, where a man taps coconuts with what appears to be a small machete. Deft with his large hands and larger knife, he slices off the shell piece by piece, then with one final flick scalps the nut, making a hole just large enough to sip the water from inside. In the stall next to him, Taqueria Fogonocito, another man slices fruit into spears — honeydew, slightly too-young mango. He piles the fruit into a cup with crisp jicama so the tall slices sit upright like flowers. He dusts it liberally with chili powder and squeezes lime juice on top. His gloved hands are stained with paprika when he passes the cup to a man holding a sack of tomatillos. The stall next door sells goat meat, cactus pears and nopales, from which someone’s been amateurishly hacking away the spines. Both knife and cactus leaves have been abandoned. It’s probably for the best. This could be anywhere in Mexico — my chef friend who’s accompanied me to the market remarks that Smiley’s smells like it, feels like it. He’s teasing the market women and poking through an astounding array of dried chiles on display, sifting through pungent dried shrimp and tiny, paper-thin fish. Next to the fish, he points out favas selling for $2 a pound and piles of tama-
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Spicy fruit: Taqueria Fogonocito sells cups of chili-laced melon and other fruit. Going nuts: A vendor “peels� a coconut for a customer. Photos by Mackensy Lunsford
rind pods, their brittle husks belying the sticky, sweet-sour pulp inside. Smiley’s is, in many ways, another world. Walking from one end of the market to the other is to glimpse a number of cultures through their food.
What gringo eats tripe?
Don Taco sits in space 702 on the near edge of the walk. Space 702 is fairly bare-bones, but has the added benefit of two spotless (more or less) bathrooms that you reach through a small, dark corridor. A pastel-colored bakery selling Mexican pastries sits at the other end of the dim hallway, like some sort of sugary secret. The sweetness can almost be tasted in the air, which smells like frosting and pink piped roses. It’s enough to send me back to the front of Don Taco, which is filled with the aroma of animals in various states of cooked — stewed, barbecued, grilled. At the counter, a girl with liquid brown eyes runs the register wearing one ear bud in her right ear. She smiles when I try to order the menudo. What gringo eats tripe soup? She steers me toward the birria de chivo (goat soup). It arrives in a chipped bowl, tasting deep and meaty, slightly goat-gamey. The broth is a dark chili-red and pleasantly oily, the goat cooked to melting tenderness. That’s it — broth, meat, flavor, aroma. Throw in some chopped
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Prickly situation: Nopales ready for purchase at one of Smiley’s stall markets. onion, squeeze a lime, scatter some cilantro in the pools of red grease and sop up a little with a warm tortilla. It’s heaven. We procure a small taste of menudo, anyway. My friend hates it. Given that it’s a renowned Mexican hangover cure, that comes as a mild shock to me. Maybe it’s because I’m eating it in the wake of a wine-soaked evening, but the somewhat thin broth, barnyard-y as it is, feels deeply nourishing. The cow stomach bobs in its broth like some weird sea-creature, its texture oddly familiar and somewhat disturbing all at once. Back out in the bright sunlight, we pass a shop
of frothy pink dresses that look like the confections in the pastry shop. Rows of shiny cowboy boots outside the door smell of fresh leather. Just past that, an auto-repair shop is filled with stacks of brand-new tires, their distinctive rubber aroma spilling out of the garage doors. A scraggly, tiny dog makes a brave lunge for my Achilles tendon. Beyond the car-repair place is the Carnerceria el Toro. It’s probably the most jarring of all of the market stalls — and the busiest. The meat and seafood market is a far cry from that of the standard grocery store. No artificially colored ground meat in shrink-wrapped foam trays or hermeti-
foodcalendar Calendar for April 20 - 28, 2011 Events at Big Ivy Community Center Located at 540 Dillingham Road in Barnardsville. Info: 6263438. • Angel Ministry Food Buying Program allows anyone to purchase high quality, nutritional food. Orders must be placed and paid for at the Community Club on the second or third Tuesday of each month from 9-11am or 4-5:30pm. Distribution occurs the third Friday of each month at the Community Club. See website for menu and details: www.barnardsville.com or www. bigivy.org. Info: 231-8823. • TH (4/28), 6-9:30pm - “Canning and Preserving Made Easy,” an introduction to canning, pickling, making jams and jellies, freezing, drying and storage, will be held in Barnardsville. $10 includes materials. Pre-registration required. Info: 626-3438. Healthy Cooking for Kids • WE (4/20), 4-5pm - Sheri DeMaris, host of Tea with Sheri, will lead a hands-on cooking class for children and parents in the Community Room of the Westgate Earth Fare. All dishes will be vegan, wheat-free, sugar-free, dairy-free and chemical free. RSVP by April 19. Info and registration: 505-4545 or mereisman@yahoo.com. Polk County Chapter of the American Red Cross Located at 231 Ward St. Info: 894-2700 or www.redcrosswnc. org. • FR (4/22), 11am-7pm - The American Red Cross presents its annual “Polk County All-You-Can-Eat Good Friday Fish Fry,” at
231 Ward St., Columbus. $10 for a fish plate/$6 for hot dogs. Info: arcpolk@windstream.net or www.redcrosswnc.org. Waynesville Parks and Recreation Info: 456-2030 or recprograms@townofwaynesville.org. • WEDNESDAYS, 1:30-4pm - “Cooking Around the World.” Registration includes two hours of professional instruction from chef Ambra Lowenstein and all materials are included. $30/$35 nonmembers. Spanish (April 20) and Japanese (April 27). Info: 456-2030. WNC AIDS Project/Dining Out for Life Info: www.wncap.org or 252-7489. • TH (4/28) - More than 100 local restaurants will donate 20 percent of their sales to the WNC Aids Project as part of the ninth annual Dining Out for Life benefit. WNCAP provides prevention, education and outreach for men, women and youth at risk for HIV/AIDS, as well as supportive services for those already infected with HIV in the 19 counties of Western North Carolina. For a complete list of sponsors, participating restaurants and volunteer opportunities visit www.wncap.orgor call 828-252-7489.
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This torta’s for you: Sandra Lazaro-Obispo sells quesadillas, gorditas and more from her fire-engine red taco truck on the edge of Smiley’s Flea Market. cally sealed sausages can be found here. Instead, chicken feet and halved crabs, mussels on the half shell and whole fish, innards of assorted types, all lay in plastic tubs. It’s all refrigerated, but exposed to the air and looking slightly oxidized. Large slabs of queso Oaxaco and queso doble crema look the most inviting at first, but one would be remiss to overlook the plastic box filled with slabs of chicharron. We order a thick, fatty strip and carry it outside, sliding around in its own grease in a plastic bag. I’ve tried several versions of this particular variation of pork belly, and this one completely blows my mind. Sometimes, chicharron is skin-heavy, more pork rind than meat. If pork rinds are the crust of the pig, this chicharron includes plenty of the mantle and core. Crispy skin, pork fat and belly flesh with a squeeze of lime pierced with a plastic fork and a proper dusting of coarse salt is perfectly basic — and maddeningly good. By the end, we’re spattered with fat and lime juice and slightly giddy.
Shad and croaker, stinky mud fish
On past a stall filled with roosters, chickens, rabbits and the scent of barnyard is a man from Charleston who arrives at the stall market at 2:30 every Friday morning to set up. On ice sit shad and croaker — fish that mostly fishermen talk about. Two boys, their mouths stained with shaved-ice syrup, are dipping their hands in a cooler filled with head-on shrimp. The man with the fish is a South Carolina native who drives here on a regular basis. The weekend population of Smiley’s is not all Hispanic; Vinnie Mao and his family are from Cambodia. They own the Bamboo Asian Grocery, a stall that sells spices, canned goods, fruits and vegetables popular with local Thai restaurant owners. He points out knobby bitter melon, telling me that I probably don’t want it. He pulls herbs out of a refrigerator to feed me, not knowing what many of them are called — just that his Vietnamese customers want these, his Chinese customers those. The herbs that he identifies include shiso, potato leaves and “hot basil,” which tastes like mint. “I don’t know why they call it that,” he says, laughing a little. On the shelf, he points out pickled mud fish.
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“It’s stinky,” says Mao. The mud fish, you may recall, is the weird-looking prehistoric critter from National Geographic films that hauls itself out of the water on its fins and burrows itself in the shore during drought conditions. Speaking of stinky, Mao carries durian in the freezer. Durian is a fruit with such an acrid scent that it’s banned in many public places in Asia. Once away from Mao’s shop, past a redhead selling Black-eyed Susans and ramps, Sandra Lazaro-Obispo’s red taco truck can be seen on the eastern edge of Smiley’s. Next to her sits a stall with aguas de melon and hibiscus and horchata — rice milk, essentially, sweetened with sugar, flavored with vanilla and cinnamon. Lazaro-Obispo makes gorditas from handmade tortillas, stuffed with grilled fresh jalapeños and queso or asada — or anything else you might want that she has on hand. She makes tacos that alone are worth the drive to Smiley’s. The lengua reminds me of why I no longer touch the mushy version in my once-favorite taqueria in town. Lamb tacos with a squeeze of lime and a wash of hot sauce are even better. Lazaro-Obispo is from Chicago, but her parents are from a town three-and-a-half hours south of Mexico City. Now, they’re just a few hundred yards away, operating a taqueria in a mall-like part of the flea market. Though it’s been in operation for seven years, Lazaro-Obispo just calls it the “inside taqueria,” highly recommending the posole. She ducks back inside her truck to make the chorizo torta a customer has just ordered. We head back across the dusty lot, past sun-glass vendors and black-haired children pushing toys, in search of what is reportedly the best posole in Western North Carolina. It’s a brave claim — but after tasting it, it’s easy to believe it might be true. Smiley’s Flea Market is located at 5360 Hendersonville Road. It’s open Friday through Sunday, 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. For more information, visit smileysfleamarkets.com. X Mackensy Lunsford can be reached at food@ mountainx.com.
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Food fight! Did you know that the WNC Magazine Chefs Challenge is still in full swing? The competitions take place every Monday at Cucina 24 on Wall Street in downtown Asheville. In the event, teams from two WNC restaurants go head-tohead over a secret ingredient, a la Iron Chef. The audience gets to be the judge, awarding teams points for style, aroma and use of the secret ingredient. The points are tallied at the end of the evening, and the victor goes on to compete against other winning teams in future heats. Last year, the competitions took place at the Flying Frog at the Haywood Park Hotel, which closed earlier this year. What could have been a crisis ended up being a boon for the series. Not only is the hospitality at Cucina 24 top notch, owing to the restaurant staff as well as event organizers, but the secret ingredients have been amazing. Chef Canipelli has been assisting in sourcing the foodstuffs that the two culinary teams battle with — so far, fresh-foraged morels, Benton’s bacon products, local beer and local eggs have been among the secret ingredients. What’s more, the events benefit FEAST (“Fresh, easy, affordable, sustainable, tasty�), a hands-on cooking program that focuses on seasonal, local ingredients and education. Children are taught how to plant, harvest, cook, eat and enjoy food. The program is being implemented in public-housing centers, public and private schools and the YMCA and YWCA. FEAST is a
program of Slow Food Asheville. For more information about the WNC Magazine Chefs Challenge, visit wncmagazine. com.
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The Asheville Independent Restaurants association is helping Asheville jockey for position as a gluten-free destination city. On Thursday, April 28, representatives from the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness are conducting a Gluten-Free Resource Education and Awareness Training (GREAT) for AIR members and A-B Tech culinary students on the A-B Tech campus. The training is sponsored by AIR, and provides food service professionals with tools to keep up with the growing gluten-free market. The NFCA reports the National Restaurant Association named gluten-free dining in the 10 industry trends to watch for in 2010. According to US News & World Report, 15 to 25 percent of consumers are looking for gluten-free products, often for a variety of reasons. “Celiac disease is an auto-immune digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food,� says Whitney Ehret, director of communications for NFCA. “An estimated 3 million Americans have celiac disease, yet 95 percent remain undiagnosed, resulting in a fourfold increase in the risk of early death and numerous debilitating conditions, including infertility, neuropathy and even cancer ... The only treat-
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March 7: Bistro at Biltmore (winner) vs. Deerfield Community March 14: Pomodoros Greek & Italian CafÊ (winner) vs. Tomato Jam CafÊ March 21: Flight Wood Grill & Wine Bar vs. Lexington Ave. Brewery (winner) March 28: Chef’s Table (winner) vs. Chef Mo’s Restaurant & Bar April 4: The Lobster Trap vs. Posana CafÊ (winner) April 11: Sunburst Trout Company (winner) vs. Never Blue Tapas Bar and Grille April 18: Boca vs. Knife & Fork (winner not available at press time)
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May 2: Bistro at Biltmore vs. Pomodoros Greek & Italian CafÊ May 9: Lexington Ave. Brewery vs. Chef’s Table May 16: Posana CafÊ vs. Sunburst Trout Company May 23: TBD
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Finale The WNC Chefs Challenge Finale will take place during the Asheville Wine & Food Festival Grand Tasting. For more information, or for tickets to any of the above events, visit wncmagazine.com.
Looking for a good breakfast spot that’s open every day? Biltmore Village has a few great options. Gianni Panini is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. The counter-service shop specializes in paninis, obviously, but also has a selection of pastries and an espresso machine. Want something more substantial? Try the breakfast paninis for $5.95. Choose between eggs, cheddar and bacon or vegetarian sausage and smoked mozzarella. Gianni Panini is located at 1 Boston Way. For more information, visit giannipanini.net. Books and Breadboard is located on the other side of Biltmore Village proper, closer to the Biltmore Estate entrance on All Soul’s Crescent. This book shop, open at 9 a.m. seven days a week, is both cute and sophisticated at the same time.
The little kitchen turns out fresh-baked pastries and quiches on a regular basis. Full breakfast dishes are also available, like huevos rancheros, house-smoked-trout bagels, French toast, or just a good, old-fashioned eggs, toast and bacon breakfast. Books and Breadboard is located at 30 All Souls Crescent. For more information, visit booksandbreadboard.com. And the Corner Kitchen serves breakfast starting at 7:30 a.m. every day except Sunday, when brunch service begins at 9 a.m. The restaurant tweets its breakfast specials, which are always creative, from @cornerkitchen. On the regular breakfast menu, expect to find Hickory Nut Gap chorizo with local eggs, omelets, waffles and a good selection of other breakfast fare that ranges from hearty Southern cuisine to yankee-inspired plates. The Corner Kitchen is located at 3 Boston Way. For more information, visit thecornerkitchen.com. X Send your food news to food@mountainx.com.
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by Maggie Cramer The beginning of tailgate-market season is a bit like the start to a new year of junior high school. But instead of being excited to hear about your friends’ vacations, to see what they’re wearing and to find out who they are or aren’t dating, you’re excited to find out what your friends will be growing, baking and creating all season long. Here’s the gossip:
Welcome the new kids
There are two new kids on the area tailgate market scene: Janice Sitton, the new manager of North Asheville Tailgate Market, and Natalie Pollard, the new manager of West Asheville Tailgate Market. Both ladies are excited about their roles and have news to share about their respective markets for this season and beyond. “Local foods are extremely important for our community,” says Sitton, who recently moved back to the Asheville area after a stint on the West Coast that got her hooked on farmers markets. “While in California, I became a weekly farmers market shopper, sometimes going to two or three a week to enjoy an incredible variety of seasonal foods.” Since being back in Asheville, her favorite market moment has little to do with shopping for farm-fresh goodies. “I felt like I found my future when I got the job and met the North Asheville Tailgate Market members for the first time.” What’s in the market’s future? “The NATM hopes to offer EBT (food stamp) and credit/debit services at the market sometime this year,” Sitton says. Look to their website (northashevilletailgatemarket.org) for the start date. With the addition of NATM, EBT processing will be offered at more than a dozen markets in 2011. Sitton also says that additional arts and craft vendors and children’s activities will be brought in for special events once a month, including a Spring Fling on May 14 and a Halloween celebration on October 29. The NATM opens April 16. Pollard, who previously managed a farmers market and CSA at an urban farm in Philadelphia, is also planning more events this year for the WATM. And, she has big plans to build a website and otherwise help the market continue to expand. “What’s exciting for me is that the market is growing,” she says, adding that they’ve brought in more vendors, farmers and local food entrepreneurs. The total vendor count will be around 25, give or take, each Tuesday this season. “It seems like there’s a nice synergy going with the community,” Pollard notes. To keep
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It’s time! What will you find at early markets? Expect lots of herb and veggie plant starts, meats and cheeses; spring produce, such as strawberries and asparagus; delectable deserts and other baked goods. Find out here when your favorite tailgate market officially opens this season. For openings dates of markets outside of Buncombe County, visit asapconnections.org.
and strengthen that connection, this will be the first year that WATM is looking to community businesses, nonprofits and other supporters of the local food movement to provide market sponsorships. While not new to the area, Riceville Tailgate Market and Weaverville Tailgate Market do have new elements to talk about. Weaverville Tailgate Market — now in its third year — recently launched a Facebook page in anticipation of its market season, which began on April 13. Riceville Tailgate Market — in its fifth season — has a new location and new hours. The market will now be held Fridays from 4-7 p.m. at Groce United Methodist Church on Tunnel Road; their first day of the season is May 20.
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Asheville City Market (ACM) set the tone for a season of tastings with a live cooking demonstration by Tupelo Honey Café on its opening day (April 16). According to ACM market manager Mike McCreary, tastings will continue throughout the year. Chef Nate Allen of Knife & Fork in Spruce Pine — who sources nearly all of his ingredients and materials from “extremely local growers and suppliers” — plans to whip up delicious dishes with market goodies at ACM every month. Allen’s first demo is Saturday, May 14. “Shopping at a tailgate market is fun,” Allen says of his predemo process. “I grab different things and mix and match to create something new.” To find information about tastings and special events at other area markets, visit buyappalachian.org and browse “tailgate markets.”
Big Ivy Tailgate Market Opening Day: Saturday, May 7 When: Saturdays, 9 a.m. - noon Where: Parking lot of the old Barnardsville fire station, across from the post office on Highway 197.
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Ready for market?
We hope the gossip has piqued your interest and gotten your mouth watering! To find out when your neighborhood tailgate is back in session, check out the opening day calendar in the sidebar or visit Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s website at asapconnections.org. For weekly updates of what’s fresh at markets all season long, check the tailgate listings in ASAP’s online Local Food Guide, buyappalachian.org, and follow ASAP on Facebook. X
Black Mountain Tailgate Market Opening Day: Saturday, May 14 When: Saturdays, 9 a.m. - noon Where: Behind the First Baptist Church in Black Mountain at 130 Montreat Road. Greenlife Sunday Market Opening Day: TBD When: Sundays, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Where: Grassy area near the Greenlife Grocery parking lot. Mission Hospital Tailgate Market Opening Day: Thursday, May 5 When: Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Where: At the back entrance to the
Mission Hospital Heart Center on the Memorial Campus. North Asheville Tailgate Market Now open When: Saturdays, 8 a.m. - noon Where: UNC Asheville (UNCA) Campus Commuter Lot #C. Take Weaver Blvd. and follow signs. Riceville Tailgate Market Opening Day: Friday, May 20 When: Fridays, 4 - 7 p.m. Where: Groce United Methodist Church’s parking lot at the corner of Beverly and Tunnel roads. Weaverville Tailgate Market Now open When: Wednesdays, 2:30 - 6:30 p.m. Where: On the hill overlooking Lake Louise behind the yellow Community Center on Weaverville Highway. Wednesday Co-op Market Opening Day: Wednesday, May 4 When: Wednesdays, 2 - 6:30 p.m. Where: 76 Biltmore Ave., in the parking lot next to the French Broad Food Co-op. West Asheville Tailgate Market Now open When: Tuesdays, 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Where: 718 Haywood Road, in the parking area between the Grace Baptist Church and Sun Trust Bank.
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For lovers of artisan breads and baked goods, this year’s market season could be shaping up to be your favorite yet. Dave Bauer of Farm and Sparrow bakery will debut his new McEntire’s Pride bread at opening markets (find Farm and Sparrow at ACM, NATM and the Wednesday Co-op Market). The bread is made entirely from wheat grown by John McEntire of Peaceful Valley Farm in Old Fort, and Bauer and his team mill the wheat themselves. What other local treats await at tailgates? Aimee Mostwill of Sweetheart Bakery plans to make strawberry rhubarb pies (with rhubarb from her own garden), strawberry lemon streusel coffee cake, cornmeal cheddar ramp scones and a variety of savory tarts — like potato, leek, cheddar and potato, ramp and goat cheese (find her at ACM, NATM and the Wednesday Co-op Market as well).
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arts&entertainment “There’s a lot of information in laughter” Bill Maher brings standup-comedy act to Thomas Wolfe by Jake Frankel Recently called “TV’s greatest loudmouth” by Rolling Stone, Bill Maher has made a career out of ruffling feathers. The media Renaissance man’s rabble-rousing has taken many forms over the years: standup comedy, television, film and more. One of his more infamous incidents occurred in 2002, soon after 9/11, when he said on his television show Politically Incorrect that the terrorists who flew planes into the World Trade Center buildings were less “cowardly” than those “lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away.” ABC subsequently cancelled the show. Maher also set off national sparks with 2008’s Religulous, a documentary that took aim at organized religion. A self-described “apatheist,” Maher now hosts the popular weekly HBO show, Real Time — a mix of insight and entertainment that features popculture and political figures discussing current events. Over the years, Maher’s combination of punditry and humor has earned him 22 Emmy nominations, with Vanity Fair recently declaring that he’s “set a new standard for enlightened political conversation.” He’s also remained a fixture on the national standup-comedy circuit, performing an average of over 50 dates a year. Ahead of his first visit to Asheville, we spoke with Maher about Billy Graham, the South, the role of humor in modern society and more. Mountain Xpress: Are you familiar with Asheville at all? Bill Maher: No. So, I’m very excited. Asheville is new to me. What can you tell me? Well, Billy Graham lives right down the road... You’re kidding me? That’s funny, because I have a reference to him in my act. … I ask a few very basic questions about religion. … And one example I give is Billy Graham said, after 9/11,
info who:
Pundit and comedian Bill Maher
what:
Standup comedy
where:
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
when:
Friday, April 22 (8 p.m. $45/$71.85. billmaher.com or ticketmaster.com)
that the people who died that day — where they went is so glorious that they wouldn’t want to come back. How do you know this? And if you really believe it, why don’t you hang yourself tomorrow? Do you incorporate local material into your act? I always like to start the show with something local, yes. ... The person who picks you up at the airport, if all else fails, has something going on. When you tour the South, do you feel like you’re traveling into enemy territory? Well, I try not to think of anywhere in America as the enemy, but if you’re asking if I’m going to a place where the majority of people probably don’t agree with me politically, that’s so true. And that’s so what makes it more fun — for me and the audience. Because I think what the conservatives might not realize is that living amongst them, are always thousands and thousands of free-thinking progressive people. And I think it’s a treat for me to play to them. Do you work the day of the show to integrate breaking current events into your act? I work with a little cheat sheet on a music stand. And I find this is the best way to serve the audience. ... I feel obligated to give them 90 minutes to two hours of [material], jampacked with great jokes on every subject that is important. … [But] I’m not cycling through the material to see what works. Everything works because I know it’s going to work. I’m not one of those comedians who stands on stage and says “Well, let’s see, what else?” I know what else. I come loaded for bear. That’s my respect to the audience. … I don’t even come to a town unless I have a completely new act from the last time I was there. You’re a busy guy. ... Why are you putting your time and energy into a standup tour right now? The reason I do it is because, one, it’s fun. It’s fun for me, and it’s fun for the audience. ... Standup comedy is something that takes a long time to get right, so for me, it’s sort of redemption for all those years when it was sort of a painful thing to be working in night clubs. … The other main reason is, it’s too important to the television show I do. It’s important to get out into other parts of the country. Otherwise you’re just sitting in an ivory tower in Los Angeles, which is not indicative of the rest of America. … There’s a lot of information in laughter.
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Born to make jokes: Bill Maher says that humor is a “coping mechanism” and that in tough times like these it’s especially important to “laugh it off” a bit. So are you just doing it for the laughs? Or are you trying to promote a set of policies or beliefs? No, I’m not trying to promote beliefs. … Politically, I think now, in this country, people want to hear the people who they already agree with. … I don’t really believe that entertainers really ever change elections or the way people vote. Do you think that in hard times like these, there’s an added value to humor? I do. … I think people always want to laugh. It’s always a release. You’re right, it’s a very nervous time. It’s an exciting time, especially in the Middle East. Things could be changing. But we also could be getting ourselves into a third f--king quagmire. And yes, there’s a reason why people seek out this kind of entertainment. If you’re the kind of person who follows
these things at all, yeah, you kind of want to laugh it off a little bit. Is that also part of the way you process the world and deal with stress? I think that’s exactly right. When you’re a comedian, you’re just born to make jokes. That’s how you see the world: What doesn’t fit. A joke is what doesn’t make sense — you’re looking at a pattern and seeing what doesn’t fit in there. I think it’s a coping mechanism more then anything else. That’s what humor is. It’s sort of like you can’t survive without dreaming, they say. You’re sort of unconscious, your mind has to sort of rearrange the furniture in a way that allows you to cope when you wake up. And I think humor is similar in that sense. X Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 115, or at jfrankel@mountainx.com.
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The Watson Twins play Asheville’s Forsythia Hall by Alli Marshall Twin sisters Chandra and Leigh Watson (known to the music world as The Watson Twins) are about to head out on tour. They’ll open a string of shows for singer/songwriter Amos Lee. Though, not for his Asheville date. And not on April 24. “We really wanted to play in Asheville, because it’s one of our favorite cities,” says Chandra. But when her booking agent called local venues to line up a show on the Watson Twins’ day off, nothing was available. “I got online and was like, what’s an indie record store? So I called Harvest.” The local record shop booked the sisters at Forsythia Hall, a revamped church-turned-event space just north of downtown Asheville. It’s a good fit for the twins who were raised in Louisville, Ky. and still consider themselves Southern girls at heart. “It’s a part of us and we’ve been talking for years about moving closer to our families. That lifestyle and pace suits us more,” says Leigh. They’re currently based in Los Angeles. “On the tour, going through all these cities in the South, is like having a slice of peach pie,” says Chandra. She cites seeing flowers blooming as one of the things she’s most looking forward to. (The Watson Twins are sweet that way: forget spotlights and stadium crowds — they want daffodils and to reintroduce the word “neat” into mainstream vocabulary.) Also sweet is the Watson Twins newly released EP, Night Covers. It is, as the name suggests, a covers album, though at first glance the choices seem disparate at best. A Turtles tune next to a PJ Harvey song? Sade paired with The Black Keys? “They’re one and the same for us,” jokes Leigh. But what makes the six-song collection work is that each song is rendered in the Watsons’ instantly recognizable style. A little bit country, a little bit shoegaze-y. Folky and sultry. “It’s a fine line between doing a covers record and doing a karaoke version of the song,” says Leigh. “The excitement comes in when we get to put our own interpretation on it.” They succeed on Night: You’ve never heard “Hear Comes the Rain” quite like this.
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Cover girls: The Watson Twins (who launched their career on Rabbit Fur Coat with Jenny Lewis) release the EP Night Covers, remakes of songs by the likes of Eurythmics, Bill Withers and The Black Keys. This is not the Watsons’ first experiment with covers. “It’s fun to perform covers,” says Chandra. “It’s an extension of yourself.” A previous cover of The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” found its way on to an episode of True Blood — in fact, in a steamy bathtub scene between characters Sookie Stackhouse and Bill Compton. “We ended up meeting [True Blood music supervisor] Gary Calamar and asked him, ‘Why did you pick this song?’” says Leigh. “He said it was the perfect combination of the gothic (the Cure) with this sweet Southern sound.” Just like vampire Bill and Louisiana girl Sookie. On the popularity of that song and others (they performed “Powderfinger” on 2008’s charity album Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young), the Watson Twins were encouraged by their fans to record. Plus, it’s been about a year since their last album, Talking To You, Talking To Me. “It’s fun to go out and promote something new,” says Chandra. And even if the songs weren’t written by the Watsons (they have three original albums under their belts since their debut with Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis on the 2006 project Rabbit Fur Coat), their stamp is definitely on Night. “Leigh and I do things 100 percent, all the time,” says Chandra. “When we decided to self-release this record, we were like, ‘We’re going to handstamp all the CD packaging.’ And I’m making art pieces for the website for people to purchase. It’s about getting creative with stuff that’s actually personal to you.”
The sisters consider themselves lucky that they enjoy relating to their fans that way. Though they also point out that there are plenty of challenges — one is winning over listeners when they’re an opening act, especially when it’s for a male band. “The odds of converting all these fans, it’s just not going to happen,” says Chandra. But the upside is, “opening for a female, we’re embraced.” At a show with Amos Lee and Brandy Carlisle, they were pleasantly surprised to find themselves signing CDs for hundreds of listeners. And there are plenty of other upsides. “Leigh and I write our songs and it’s insular,” says Chandra. She describes the experience of having someone come up after a show and say, “This song has always meant so much to me, or I just played this song at my wedding.” “We all have these artists who have touched our lives,” says Chandra. “It’s just weird to think of yourself as that.” The Watson Twins have their DIY approach to thank for those gratifying moments. “There are a lot of artists who have a label standing between them and the real world. That can create some delusions,” says Leigh. “It’s good to be hands-on and to know what works and doesn’t work. It’s exciting to have this thing we’re propelling.” X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@mountainx.com.
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by Nathaniel H. Axtell Now that West Asheville is vibrant with restaurants, bars, coffee shops and other small businesses, what’s to separate it from downtown proper (besides square footage and, oh yeah, the river)? West Asheville even has its own map brochure. Well, downtown’s got more parking meters, and downtown’s got more festivals. Enter last year’s inaugural All Go West Festival. Despite the all-day rain, roughly 2,000 people packed the junction of Westwood Place and Waynesville Road (just off Haywood), splash-dancing to the sounds of Asheville’s finest on a covered outdoor stage. There was also a round of performances inside the nowdefunct Rocket Club. Take that, Bele Chere. “It was awesome,” says festival co-founder Arieh Samson, whose company, Heira Productions, manages 2010 performers Kovacs and the Polar Bear and If You Wannas. “There were, like, hundreds of people rocking out in the rain to stephaniesid and [Yo Mama’s Big Fat] Booty Band. If we can do what we did last year this year, it will be hugely successful.” This year, Samson and festival director Jimmy Hunt (also of Boone’s Music on the Mountaintop festival) are adding a second outdoor stage and offering a beer-and-barbecue tasting that pairs brews from Pisgah and Craggie with Luella’s BBQ. For the second All Go West, Samson and Hunt faced new hurdles, including fewer sponsors and potential conflicts with Easter weekend plans. But the duo isn’t too worried. “We
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All Go West, a festival embracing the culture of West Asheville, offering local art, food, beer and music
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West Asheville at the corner of Westwood Place and Haywood Road. Mountain Xpress Stage in front of Harvest Records, and the Pisgah Stage. Free admission, but 200 beer- and BBQ-tasting tickets will be sold; $25 in advance (through etix), $30 at the gate. The tasting runs noon-3 p.m. in the parking lot of the Holistic Herbalism School.
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Do it again: Indie-folk act Do it to Julia is a second-time All Go West-er. spent a little more on the lineup this year because we’re trying to bring out more heads,” Hunt says. “I think we’re giving people what they want.” What they want, say promoters, is a free, community-minded festival that boosts West Asheville’s profile and economy while promoting a wide range of up-and-coming, local artists not often heard at larger fests in the area. This year, the local artists include a preponderance of indie folk-rock acts, including For The Birds, 10 Cent Poetry, Uncle Mountain and Do it to Julia (Uncle Mountain and Do it to Julia played last year as well). “It has turned out that way, but not intentionally,” Samson says. “I like the idea of giving bands a chance that don’t always get spots at other festivals that I really respect ... these musicians, what they’re writing and the boundaries they’re pushing ... they deserve to be heard.” Getting exposure at a festival like All Go West is perhaps most important to independent artists, Hunt says, because, as the music business has gone more online, unsigned bands increasingly rely on live shows to build a buzz. Jam bands and world music artists are wellrepresented at many local festivals; not so with most indie acts. “These artists can do a record in their basements,” Hunt points out. “They don’t need a big label to be successful. But a band has to have that one-on-one relationship with their fans, and the best way to do that is to play live in front of bigger crowds.” Even more established acts, like this year’s headliner, Josh Phillips Folk Festival, see gigs
like All Go West as crucial to their marketing success. In a phone interview from California (where his new album is being mixed by Ben Harper engineer Eric Serafin), Phillips says “The more hype a show you play, the more you can hype it up online and create a buzz.” Folk Festival fans who attend All Go West will get a sneak peek at the new album, due out by September, which Phillips describes as “less world-vibe, more rockin’ than the first album. There are a couple of ska tracks, some klezmery sounding songs and a couple of folk-y tunes Debrissa [McKinney] and I sang in an echoing room. It’s definitely all over the map, but more heavy-hitting.” “All over the map” describes Phillips’ supporting cast at All Go West, as well. The festival’s lineup encompasses genre-bending acts, reggae-ska, electronica, soulful songwriters, punk-thrash, funky hip-hop, Americana and more. Hunt acknowledges that closed streets full of vendors and festival crowds may be stressful for some of the West Asheville shops near the performance area — but he hopes the festival’s community focus will more than compensate for any inconvenience. “Hopefully, people will walk up the road and buy an album from Harvest, they’ll get a cup of coffee at Izzy’s, they’ll get a bite at the Admiral,” he says. “This really is about the betterment of the community, by supporting both independently owned businesses and independent music.” X Nathaniel Axtell is an Asheville-based freelance writer.
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Over the past 10 years, Asheville’s undergone a knitting and crocheting revival: witness groups like Stitch ‘n Bitch and and Men’s Knitting Night. And our eclectic town has, of course, touched the movement with its particular fingerprint. The knitting fad has been reawakened, and knitters and crocheters all over Asheville are gathering at Malaprop’s, Purl’s Yarn Emporium, the library and The Thirsty Monk to spread the word — and the yarn. What these groups generally lack, however, are teenage boys. Until now. At Asheville School, a new club has come into existence — a club for mostly guys, or “bros,” formally called the “Bro-chet Club.” Senior and co-president Allen VanNoppen says that he was inspired to learn the craft because of a male faculty member who would crochet on duty in the dorm. Michael Saltzman, advancement administrator at Asheville School, taught the “bros” the basics of crocheting. He told them about the all-boys crocheting club that he was in at the College of Wooster. The college service club made hats, and donated them to homeless and women’s shelters. Each guy would make three or four hats a month for charity. Since college, Saltzman has continued to crochet. “I enjoy thinking of new color combinations and ways to vary and improve each hat I make,” he says. “It is a very relaxing activity that can complement everything from watching TV to being on dorm duty, and it allows me to explore somewhat of an artistic side that I had no idea existed.” Junior Mitchell Muir, co-president of the Asheville School Bro-chet Club, says that, at first, “I thought he [Saltzman] looked silly — what kind of guy crochets, right? After a few weeks, though, I began to think it was pretty cool.” Muir admits that, at first, he wanted to learn as a joke. “It’s almost a mockery to the stereotype that only girls can crochet,” he says. “But once men start, they realize just how much fun crocheting is, and they end up doing it for enjoyment.”
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Men of yarn: Mitchell Muir and Allen VanNoppen, co-presidents of the Asheville School Brochet Club, gather some “bros” for an outdoor crocheting session. photo by kathryn muller
After the club was announced at the start of the spring semester, “We had many people tell us they wanted to join, but they didn’t know how to crochet,” VanNoppen says. “If everything works out as planned, we will have taught almost 20 boys (and a couple of girls) how to crochet by the end of the year.” Bro-chet is designed to teach club members (four-fifths of whom are male) to crochet or knit. Actual club meetings, however, aren’t necessarily tutorials; rather, they act as an opportunity to “simply get together and crochet/knit whatever we want. We might even listen to some music or eat snacks,” says Muir. Like the one at Wooster, the group gives the crocheted garments to Asheville School’s service group, Mitchell Cabinet, which will select local charities to receive the clothing. In return, Mitchell
Cabinet supplies the club with money to cover the cost of materials. Now boys all around campus can be heard talking about the various sizes of needles, stitches and colors of yarn. For VanNoppen, crocheting is a chance to get the “creative juices flowing” and give back to the community while enjoying the company of friends. Men and women around Asheville have picked up on the trend and now high-school boys have joined them. So, if you are someone looking for a new hobby that is relaxing, inexpensive and easy to learn, pick up a crochet hook and teach yourself this nifty craft. Why not? The kids are doing it.
X Kathyrn Muller can be reached at kmuller@ mountainx.com.
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Deciding which shows you should see, so you don’t have to The Suspect: Overflow Jug Band
According to the California Jug Band Association, “The essence of the jug-band idea is people jamming music for free and for fun with an extremely unrehearsed, spontaneous nature to it.” OK, so maybe this show isn’t free, but that definition suits this Asheville super group, which includes Josh Phillips and Ben Riva (Trainwreks) as they play everything from country to reggae. Can Be Found: The Orange Peel, Wednesday, April 20. RIYD (Recommended if You Dig): Josh Phillips Folk Festival, Sugar Ray. You Should Go If: You always call in sick on 4/20; you automatically un-friend people who post anything pertaining to exercise as part of their Facebook status; you considered it a real feather in your cap when someone tried to steal your identity last year; your favorite childhood Easter memory is … ”sleep eating” the marshmallow peeps out of everyone else’s baskets.
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The Suspect: Shannon Whitworth
Whitworth spent four years playing banjo and singing harmony in the bluegrass band The Biscuit Burners. Last year she released her second solo album, Water Bound, which the Asheville Roots Music Review blog called “…without a doubt one of the best releases I’ve heard in 2010.” Can Be Found: The Grey Eagle, Friday, April 22. RIYD: Tift Merritt, Caitlin Cary. You Should Go If: You lie to your therapist sometimes to save her from being disappointed in you; it infuriates you when people act as though Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi are interchangeable; you think that obsessively watching The Love Boat may have contributed to your unrealistic romantic expectations; your favorite childhood Easter memory is … when you “accidentally” sat on your sister’s Easter bonnet.
This Brooklyn trio plays a groovy mix of salsa, Afrobeat and electronica with a little bit of rock ‘n’ roll thrown in. The band cites their local DJ culture and music scene as major influences; their relentless touring schedule and high-energy live shows are winning them enthusiastic crowds around the country. Can Be Found: Pisgah Brewing, Saturday, April 23. RIYD: Brand New Heavies, Jamiroquai. You Should Go If: You and your roommate pretend to be domestic partners to save $18 a month on your gym memberships; 51 Grill is naming a sandwich after you; you design and make all your own clothes, inspired by the outfits Prince wore in Purple Rain; your favorite childhood Easter memory is … that awesome Bible story where Jesus punks everyone.
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The Suspect: Joe Buck Yourself
Country punker Jim Finkley performs solo under the stage name Joe Buck Yourself. As a former member of Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers he played the bass, drums and guitar parts on the 2003 release, Cockadoodledon’t. He left that gig for his current position as the snarling, scary upright bass player for both Hank III and Assjack. Can Be Found: Stella Blue, Tuesday, April 26. RIYD: Assjack, Captain Clegg & The Night Creatures. You Should Go If: You think your mom might be screening your calls; you don’t understand why anyone would pay good money for a haircut, piercing or tattoo; your dad played chicken with oncoming cars to “wake your sorry ass up” on the way to school; your favorite childhood Easter memory is … when your family pretended that the baked turkey breast you ate at dinner was actually the Easter bunny.
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What’s on the iPods and record players of local characters OK, so Bouchon’s owner (and Asheville’s favorite French ex-pat) Michel Baudouin might not be the greatest music lover. But man, has he served some of music’s greatest. “It was totally by accident,” Baudouin writes about waiting on Rolling Stones’ guitarist Keith Richards. “I worked in a small bistro [in Paris], and time to time, I would help a friend of my boss who managed the Bristol Hotel. The band was in town recording. The rules were that you didn’t get personal with celebrities by asking for an autograph or anything like that. But Mr. Richards could not have been nicer.” Since he and his family moved to the U.S. more than 20 years ago, the always-affable Baudouin has fed everyone from The Beach Boys and Neil Sedaka to director Steven Spielberg and tennis star Martina Navratilova (who loves crepes suzette, by the way). And speaking of crepes, if you haven’t eaten al fresco at Baudouin’s latest courtyard addition, Creperie Bouchon, you’re seriously missing out. Besides their signature dish, the creperie also whips out some of the best french fries in town.
Hey Michel Baudouin, what’s your spin? Listening to now: Why are you making me reveal my age? I’ve never been a music guy. R&B may be at the top, but I enjoy big band, classic rock and, thanks to my wife, I enjoy older country music, before it became popcountry. Most recent album/song bought: Who can remember that far back? First album ever bought: Probably a basic popular French artist like Johnny Hallyday or Michel Fugain. But my first American album was Otis Redding. Most recent concert attended: Delbert McClinton at the Peel. First concert ever attended: I grew up in that era when mini versions of Woodstock were everywhere in France. It was a weekend of music listening in the fields, camping, and you know the rest. Different lan-
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guage, same fun. Legal driving age at the time was 21, so we traveled on our moped, rain or shine. When you grow up on a farm near a village of 700 inhabitants, music festivals were very exotic. Favorite local/ regional act: I know it’s politically incorrect, but I don’t have one. Favorite artist/band of all time: Depends on my mood or what environment I am in. I enjoy different music, including [1960s iconic and controversial French songwriter] Georges Brassens, Louis Armstrong and Willie Nelson (via living in Texas for more than 20 years). And the Beatles? What can I say. Guilty pleasures: Really? You expect me to?
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Decline night at the Get Down
The brief recap is this: During the 1990s, some Asheville punk bands spawned a grit-rock scene, two CDs and a cassette tape all under the “Decline of WNC” moniker. These days there’s underground/internet Decline Radio and the occasional but well-edited show that recalls that ‘90s zenith while furthering the current punk and metal scene. Such as Decline Night at the Get Down on Sunday, April 24, with The Floridiots, Fun at the Farm and Darkridge. $6. declineradio.com.
One Flea Spare
The teaser reads, at first, like a verse from the theme song to “Gilligan’s Island”: “The gentleman. His wife. The sailor and the young girl.” But One Flea Spare, at N.C. Stage, is no tropical romp. The dark drama (reviewers use phrases like “grief and loss and suffering beyond endurance” and “tragedy of almost inexpressible dimensions”) centers around four strangers quarantined together for 30 days while a plague ravages London. Tough themes from brilliant playwright Naomi Wallace. On stage through Sunday, May 1. Wednesday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. $16 on Wednesday, $25 on Thursdays and Sundays, $28 on Fridays and Saturdays. ncstage.org. photo by jen lepkowski
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•To qualify for a free listing, a venue must be predominately dedicated to the performing arts. Bookstores and cafés with regular open mics and musical events are also allowed. •To limit confusion, events must be submitted by the venue owner or a representative of that venue. •Events must be submitted in written form by e-mail (clubland@mountainx.com), fax, snail mail or hand-delivered to the Clubland Editor Dane Smith at 2 Wall St., Room 209, Asheville, NC 28801. Events submitted to other staff members are not assured of inclusion in Clubland. •Clubs must hold at least TWO events per week to qualify for listing space. Any venue that is inactive in Clubland for one month will be removed. •The Clubland Editor reserves the right to edit or exclude events or venues. •Deadline is by noon on Monday for that Wednesday’s publication. This is a firm deadline.
Olive or Twist
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Matt Williams & friends
Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar
Non-stop rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am French Broad Chocolate Lounge
Brian McGee (Americana, rock)
Wed., April 20 Juan Benavides Trio, 8-10pm Athena’s Club
Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm Blue Note Grille
Alien Music Club (jazz jam)
420 Fest feat: Overflow Jug Band, Sanctum Sully & Common Foundation
Blue Note Grille
Grove Park Inn Great Hall
Pisgah Brewing Company
BoBo Gallery
Greensky Bluegrass (bluegrass, progressive, roots)
Sarah Blacker (folk, rock, jazz) w/ Jenna Lindbo (Americana, folk)
Red Stag Grill
Broadway’s
Robert Thomas (jazz standards, blues)
Garage at Biltmore
Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar
420 Party
Open mic w/ Brian Keith
Good Stuff
TallGary’s Cantina
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Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern
Langhorne Slim (folk, indie, soul) w/ Holy Ghost Tent Revival Grove Park Inn Great Hall
Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm Killer B’s (favorites by request), 8-11pm Highland Brewing Company
The Get Down
420 Fest feat: Enoch (metal, psychedelic, rock), Slaw, The Judas Horse, Proxima Centauri & more The Magnetic Field
Spork! (jazz, funk, soul)
Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm
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Bluegrass jam, 7pm
Open mic, 6-9pm
Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar
Non-stop rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Eleven on Grove
Zydeco dance lesson, 7pm Dance w/ live music, 8:30pm Emerald Lounge
An evening of Dubstep IX feat: J Mo, Bassharp & Selector Cleofus
Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues
French Broad Brewery Tasting Room
Lobster Trap
Hank Bones (“man of 1,000 songs”) Mike’s Side Pocket
Open mic w/ Greg Terkelsen Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill
Exter vs. Kimock w/ Two People Playing Music (garage, jazz, rock) Olive or Twist
Ballroom dancing w/ Heather Masterton & The Swing Station Band, 7:30pm Pack’s Tavern
Garage at Biltmore
Pisgah Brewing Company
Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)
Vincenzo’s Bistro
Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)
Amarru feat: Andrew Kirk, Miles Cramer, Will Little, Edwin Leskin & Sarah Fluharty
Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill
Wild Wing Cafe
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Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm
Carolina Call Time (folk, bluegrass)
Old-time jam, 6pm
Woody Wood (blues, rock)
Pete Yorn (indie, rock) w/ Ben Kweller & Wellspring
Craggie Brewing Company
Peggy & the Swing Daddies (Texas, jazz & Western swing)
Soul/jazz jam feat: Zack & Andy Page
Handlebar
Horizons at Grove Park Inn
Jack Of The Wood Pub
Front stage: Shane Perlowin
Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm Killer B’s (favorites by request), 8-11pm
Jessy Carolina & the Hot Mess (roots, jazz, Americana) w/ Blind Boy Chocolate & the Milk Sheiks
Open mic w/ David Bryan
Town Pump
Horizons at Grove Park Inn
Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern
Gurf Morlix (multi-instrumentalist, singersongwriter) & a screening of the Blaze Foley: Duct Tape Messiah
Orange Peel
Craggie Brewing Company
Thu., April 21 Barley’s Taproom
Swing dancing w/ The Firecracker Jazz Band, 7:30pm
BoBo Gallery
Jamie Laval CD release (Celtic fiddle)
5 Walnut Wine Bar
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E.Normus Trio (jazz) PULP
Jeremy Indelicato Pre-CD Release Party Purple Onion Cafe
Mercy Creek Red Room
Dance Lush w/ DJ Moto Red Stag Grill
Billy Sheeran (piano) Red Step Artworks
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Steve Whiddon (“the pianoman”) Scandals Nightclub
EDM Exposure w/ Drea, Morefiend & Avi Goldberg Shifter’s
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The Get Down
Body Heat (queer femme “blue” tour) Town Pump
Tristan Cole (pop, singer-songwriter) Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues
Peggy Ratusz & friends
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Aaron LaFalce (piano) Wild Wing Cafe
DJ Paco (dance)
Westville Pub
The Bloodroots Barter
Fri., April 22 Allstars Sports Bar and Grill
The Sharkadelics (pop, rock), 9:30pm Athena’s Club
Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, harmonica, guitar), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Blue Note Grille
One Leg Up (jazz, swing) BoBo Gallery
DJ Rasa
Craggie Brewing Company
Peace Jones (funk, jazz, rock), 6-8pm Creatures Cafe
JJ Ball
Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar
Non-stop rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Eleven on Grove
Lucas Promotions showcase Emerald Lounge
Sirius.B (gypsy folk, world) w/ David Earl & the Plowshares Fairview Tavern
Circus Mutt (rock, Grateful Dead covers), 8pm Feed and Seed
Project Cash
French Broad Brewery Tasting Room
Dave Desmelik (singer-songwriter)
French Broad Chocolate Lounge
Jason Moore (jazz)
Garage at Biltmore
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Ben Wilson w/ Towards Freedom & Sarah Junkin Woodard Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern
Shannon Whitworth (Americana, country) w/ The Honeycutters Grove Park Inn Great Hall
Donna Germano (hammered dulcimer), 2-4pm Bill Covington (piano classics and standards), 5:30-7:30pm Handlebar
Alejandro Escovedo & the Sensitive Boys (roots, Americana) w/ Jesse Malin Harrah’s Cherokee
Bret Michaels (Americana, rock) Highland Brewing Company
DogTale (folk rock)
Holland’s Grille
Twisted Trail (country, rock) Horizons at Grove Park Inn
Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm Iron Horse Station
Mac Comer (funky folk) Jack Of The Wood Pub
Delta Moon (blues, rock)
Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)
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French Broad Chocolate Lounge
Lobster Trap
Garage at Biltmore
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Terina Plyler (folk, Americana)
The Rock Academy concert, 2pm David Holt & Josh Goforth, 8pm
Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern
Wild Wing Cafe
Olive or Twist
Live jazz or swing Pack’s Tavern
Grove Park Inn Great Hall
Pisgah Brewing Company
The Messengers (funk, jazz, rock) PULP
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Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm
Punk Rock Easter w/ Alligator Indian (garage, punk) & Luke Punk
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Lobster Trap
Back stage: Lionized Events presents Spacelab Gyromite
Jason & Griff
Lobster Trap
Po’ Boyz (funk, organ)
Jazz night
Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill Scandals Nightclub
The Get Down
The Wine Cellar at Saluda Inn
Pack’s Tavern
Frank & Friends (Americana) Town Pump
Chompin at the Bit (bluegrass, old-time) Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues
The Free Flow Band (funk, soul) Vincenzo’s Bistro
Peggy Ratusz (1st & 3rd Fridays) Ginny McAfee (2nd & 4th Fridays) White Horse
Levi Douglas (blues) Wild Wing Cafe
Jazz night w/ The 42nd Street Jazz Band
The Pocket
Pisgah Brewing Company
Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)
Pimps of Joytime (funk, soul, pop) Purple Onion Cafe
Twilite Broadcasters (old-time) Red Room
Dance party w/ live DJ Red Stag Grill
Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter) Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar
Sat., April 23
Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill
Athena’s Club
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Neal Crowley (Americana, blues, country)
Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, harmonica, guitar), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am
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Blue Note Grille
Scandals Nightclub
Hudson K (indie, jazz, rock)
Lords of Chicken Hill (experimental, punk, rock) w/ The Gin Fits (rock, indie, pop) DJ dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am Shifter’s
Gypsy (rock) Straightaway Cafe
Ash Devine (folk, fusion)
Alarm Clock Conspiracy (indie, powerpop), 8-10pm
TallGary’s Cantina
Creatures Cafe
The Chop House
Non-stop rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Emerald Lounge
East Coast Dirt (experimental, fusion) w/ Cinder Cat Feed and Seed
Zephyr Lightning Bolts French Broad Brewery Tasting Room
The Plowshares (blues, folk, rock)
“Decline of WNC� feat: Fun at the Farm, The Floridiots & Darkridge
Double Take Rock Band (kids playing rock), noon-2pm DJ Moto, 9pm
Country Fried Fridays w/ Due West
Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar
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Now You See Them (folk, indie, pop)
Front stage: Aaron Price (piano) Back stage: In Tall Buildings (indie rock) w/ Brenn
West Coast swing dance, 7:30pm
Tyler Herring (Americana, folk, roots)
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Jack Of The Wood Pub
Olive or Twist
Craggie Brewing Company
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Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)
Ryan Sheffield (acoustic, indie, rock) w/ Maggie & Her Mistakes
Hatchet Wound w/ Soft Healer (indie, rock)
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Sunset Sessions w/ Ben Hovey (“sonic scientist�), 7-10pm
Shifter’s
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Grateful Dead Night w/ Phuncle Sam
Deja Fuze (fusion, progressive, rock)
MON. 4/25
Todd Steed & the Suns of Phere (folk)
“Sunday Sessions� w/ Chris Ballard
Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill
BoBo Gallery
SAT. 4/23
• All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast All Day! • $1 Off Bloody Mary’s & Mimosas
Appetizers - Buy One Get One ½ Off $4 Margaritas! Wii™Bowling on 11 ft. Screen
TUES. 4/26
THUR. 4/21
Iron Horse Station
Dirty South Lounge
DJ dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am
The Get Down
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Sunset Sessions w/ Ben Hovey (“sonic scientist�), 7-10pm
Mystery Cult (rock, experimental) CD release party
August Black (acoustic, folk rock)
Live jazz, 6-10pm
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Live band, 7-10pm Live DJ, 10pm-2am
Midway Tavern
The Chop House
THE
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BoBo Gallery
Dance party w/ DJ D-Day
David Zoll (jazz)
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Quadruplicity (rock)
Gorilla Productions’ Battle of the Bands finals
Barley’s Taproom
Horizons at Grove Park Inn
Straightaway Cafe
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Handlebar
Red Room
Gangstagrass (hip-hop, bluegrass) w/ Ville Boyz
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Fred Whisken (jazz pianist)
Stella Blue
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Bill Covington (piano classics and standards), 5:30-7:30pm
Chalwa (reggae)
DJ dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am
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One Leg Up (jazz)
Highland Brewing Company
Scandals Nightclub
4 College Street • 828.232.0809
Westville Pub
Purple Onion Cafe
Mountain Feist (bluegrass)
NOw OPEN TueSday - Sunday aT 11am
Contagious (covers, rock)
Harrah’s Cherokee
Root Bar No. 1
Highland Drafts
White Horse
Jake Hollifield art opening, 5:30-7:30pm Sunshine & the Bad Things w/ The Kevin Pickens Band, 8pm
Michelle Leigh
$3
Good Stuff
Big Brothers Big Sisters Benefit feat: Buncombe Turnpike, Pick Your Switch, Fifty Year Flood & more
Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar
OPEN MIC 7 pm
Marc Keller
Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill
Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter)
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Vincenzo’s Bistro
Intent - DJ Kri
The Business (Motown funk)
CARRIeR PARk • Amboy Rd. AsHevILLe
The Nightcrawlers (blues, rock)
The Space Heaters (jazz, swing) feat: Leo Johnson Asheville Country Music Review w/ EFREN (Americana)
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Matt Getman (jazz, pop, soul)
Carolina Rex (blues, rock) Live jazz, 6-10pm
The Get Down
Pox Americana (punk) w/ Boats!, The DiMarcos & On the Take The Pocket
Primal Soul & DJ Chadwick (deep house, live percussion), 10pm Town Pump
DJ Chubby Knuckles (pop, dance), 9pm Vincenzo’s Bistro
Mon., April 25 5 Walnut Wine Bar
No Jacket Required (covers), 8-10pm Fred’s Speakeasy
Movie night
Handlebar
The Sawyer Family (psychobilly, rock, punk) w/ Viva Le Vox Hole-N-Da-Wall
Cipher circle, 10pm
Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill
Bobby Miller & the Virginia Daredevils (bluegrass) Root Bar No. 1
Open jam session Shifter’s
West Coast swing dance, 7:30pm The Get Down
Soft Opening (drone-core) w/ White Hills The Magnetic Field
Leela & Ellie (folk, old-time) Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues
Vocal jazz session w/ Sharon LaMotte, 7:30pm Vincenzo’s Bistro
Marc Keller
Tue., April 26 5 Walnut Wine Bar
Corbin & Bones (jazz, swing), 8-10pm Blue Note Grille
Live music w/ local artists
Ronnie Hymes & Carolina Freight (Americana, country)
BoBo Gallery
Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues
Craggie Brewing Company
Test Match
clubdirectory 5 Walnut Wine Bar 253-2593 The 170 La Cantinetta 687-8170 All Stars Sports Bar & Grill 684-5116 Asheville Civic Center & Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 259-5544 Athena’s Club 252-2456 Avenue M 350-8181 Barley’s Tap Room 255-0504 Beacon Pub 686-5943 Blue Mountain Pizza 658-8777 Blue Note Grille 697-6828 Boiler Room 505-1612 BoBo Gallery 254-3426 Broadway’s 285-0400 Club Hairspray 258-2027 The Chop House 253-1852 Craggie Brewing Company 254-0360 Creature’s Cafe 254-3636 Curras Nuevo 253-2111 Desoto Lounge 986-4828 Diana Wortham Theater 257-4530 Dirty South Lounge 251-1777 The Dripolator 398-0209 Ed Boudreaux’s Bayou BBQ 296-0100 Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar 252-2711 Eleven on Grove 505-1612
Emerald Lounge 232- 4372 Fairview Tavern 505-7236 Feed & Seed + Jamas Acoustic 216-3492 Firestorm Cafe 255-8115 Frankie Bones 274-7111 Fred’s Speakeasy 281-0920 French Broad Brewery Tasting Room 277-0222 French Broad Chocolate Lounge 252-4181 The Garage 505-2663 The Get Down 505-8388 Good Stuff 649-9711 Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern 232-5800 Grove House Eleven on Grove 505-1612 The Grove Park Inn (Elaine’s Piano Bar/ Great Hall) 252-2711 The Handlebar (864) 233-6173 The Hangar 684-1213 Hannah Flanagans 252-1922 Harrah’s Cherokee 497-7777 Havana Restaurant 252-1611 Highland Brewing Company 299-3370 Holland’s Grille 298-8780 The Hop 254-2224 The Hop West 252-5155 Infusions 665-2161 Iron Horse Station 622-0022
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Jack of the Wood 252-5445 Jerusalem Garden 254-0255 Jus One More 253-8770 Laurey’s Catering 252-1500 Lexington Avenue Brewery 252-0212 The Lobster Trap 350-0505 Luella’s Bar-B-Que 505-RIBS Mack Kell’s Pub & Grill 253-8805 The Magnetic Field 257-4003 Midway Tavern 687-7530 Mela 225-8880 Mellow Mushroom 236-9800 Mike’s Side Pocket 281-3096 Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill 258-1550 Olive Or Twist 254-0555 O’Malley’s On Main 246-0898 The Orange Peel 225-5851 Pack’s Tavern 225-6944 Pineapple Jack’s 253-8860 Pisgah Brewing Co. 669-0190 The Pocket 258-9828 Posana Cafe 505-3969 Pulp 225-5851 Purple Onion Cafe 749-1179 Rankin Vault 254-4993 Red Stag Grill at the Grand Bohemian Hotel 505-2949 Rendezvous 926-0201
Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill 622-0001 Root Bar No.1 299-7597 Scandals Nightclub 252-2838 Scully’s 251-8880 Skyland Performing Arts Center 693-0087 Shifters 684-1024 Stella Blue 236-2424 Stephanie’s Roadhouse Bistro 299-4127 The Still 683-5913 Straightaway Cafe 669-8856 Switzerland Cafe 765-5289 Tallgary’s 232-0809 Red Room 252-0775 Thirsty Monk South 505-4564 Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub 505-2129 Town Pump 669-4808 Tressa’s Downtown Jazz & Blues 254-7072 Vanuatu Kava 505-8118 Vincenzo’s Bistro 254-4698 The Warehouse Live 681-9696 Wedge Brewery 505 2792 Well Bred Bakery & Cafe 645-9300 Westville Pub 225-9782 White Horse 669-0816 Wild Wing Cafe 253-3066
Vinyl Tuesday
The Klavenauts (afrobeat)
Juan Benavides Trio, 8-10pm
Creatures Cafe
Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge
Athena’s Club
Eleven on Grove
Stella Blue
Organic jam
Beginner swing & tango lessons, 6pm Dance w/ Michael Gamble & His Rhythm Serenaders, 8pm Garage at Biltmore
Phat Tuesdays w/ Selector Cleofus & guests Grove Park Inn Great Hall
Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm Killer B’s (favorites by request), 8-11pm Handlebar
Tuesday swing dance, 7pm Gene Dillard Bluegrass Jam, 8:30pm Iron Horse Station
“Tuesday Rotations” w/ guest DJ
Blue Note Grille
The Get Down
BoBo Gallery
Town Pump
Craggie Brewing Company
Vincenzo’s Bistro
Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar
Matt Woods (country, roots, rock) Marc Keller
Westville Pub
Blues jam
White Horse
Jazz jam
Greg Brown
Matt Williams & friends
Non-stop rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am French Broad Chocolate Lounge
Owen Tharp (jazz, pop)
Irish Sessions, 6:30pm Open mic, 8:30pm
Good Stuff
Jay Brown (Americana, folk)
Wed., April 27
Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern
Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill
5 Walnut Wine Bar
Open mic w/ Jesse James, 7-10pm Lobster Trap
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Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm
Joe Buck Yourself (punk) w/ Viva Le Vox & Sawyer Family Masters Bluegrass Jam
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Grove Park Inn Great Hall
Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm Killer B’s (favorites by request), 8-11pm Highland Brewing Company
The ARC of Buncombe County fundraiser feat: The Crop Dusters Horizons at Grove Park Inn
Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm Jack Of The Wood Pub
Old-time jam, 6pm
Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)
Front stage: Dave Turner
Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill
Soul/jazz jam w/ Jeff Sipe & Mike Seal Orange Peel
Stuart McNair & Jay Brown (Americana, folk, acoustic) The Magnetic Field
Spork! (jazz, funk, soul) Town Pump
Open mic w/ David Bryan Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues
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Gene Peyroux (rock, funk, soul) Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern
Wayne Erbson & Niall Toner (bluegrass, oldtime)
Thu., April 28 Barley’s Taproom
Alien Music Club (jazz jam) Blue Note Grille BoBo Gallery
Early Morning Morning Boiler Room
Dining Out for Life after party feat: Sweet Lips McGhee & Magnolia Spice, The Tacky Annies, Kat Williams & more Broadway’s
DIrt Daubers (folk, alt-country) w/ Suttree Craggie Brewing Company
Open mic, 6-9pm
Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, harmonica, guitar), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am
monday Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues / Wild Wing Cafe
Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm Killer B’s (favorites by request), 8-11pm
BoBo Gallery
Jus One More / The Pocket / Red Room
Handlebar
Broadway’s
wednesday
Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm Jack Of The Wood Pub
Bluegrass jam, 7pm Lobster Trap
Hank Bones (“man of 1,000 songs”) Mellow Mushroom
Freekbot
Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill
Jarvis Jenkins Band (psychedelic, rock) Olive or Twist
Orange Peel
White Horse
Athena’s Club
karaoke tuesday
Grove Park Inn Great Hall
Vincenzo’s Bistro
Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)
Aaron LaFalce (piano)
Blue Note Grille
Young Couples (indie pop, jazz) CD release show
The Free Flow Band (funk, soul)
Guster (rock, alternative) w/ Good Old War Pack’s Tavern
Jeff Anders & friends (rock) Pisgah Brewing Company
Wooden Toothe (punk, rock) Purple Onion Cafe
Greg Klyma
Red Room
Dance Lush w/ DJ Moto
Letters to Abigail (Americana, country) Disco ‘75
Tim Barry w/ Jenny Owen Young, MOrgan Stickrod & Ryan Sheffield Craggie Brewing Company
Bloodroot Orkaestarr (gypsy folk), 7-10pm Creatures Cafe
Nick Flora
Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar
Non-stop rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Eleven on Grove
Xist Promotions showcase Emerald Lounge
friday
Firestorm Cafe and Books
Fat Cat’s Billards / Mack Kell’s Midway Tavern / Shifter’s / Shovelhead Saloon / Tallgary’s Cantina
French Broad Chocolate Lounge
saturday
Circus Mutt (rock, Grateful Dead covers), 8pm Feed and Seed
Common Ground
Ben Maney (folk rock, jazz, experimental) Electronic Voice Phenomena (ambient, electronic, jazz) Good Stuff
Michael Cody (singer-songwriter) Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern
Red Step Artworks
Grove Park Inn Great Hall
Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar
Steve Whiddon (“the pianoman”)
Donna Germano (hammered dulcimer), 2-4pm Bill Covington (piano classics and standards), 5:30-7:30pm
Root Bar No. 1
Harrah’s Cherokee
Blind Boy Chocolate & the Milk Sheiks (jugband, old-time) Scandals Nightclub
Cancun Mexican Grill / Club Hairspray / Harrah’s Cherokee Fairview Tavern
Fairview Tavern
Mac Arnold’s 5th Annual Cornbread & Collard Greens Blues Festival
Open mic
thursday
Sound Summit XI: Asheville reggae/dancehall collective
Billy Sheeran (piano)
Red Stag Grill
Beacon Pub / Buffalo Wild Wings / Fred’s Speakeasy / The Hangar / Midway Tavern / O’Malleys on Main / Holland’s Grille
Live DJ, 12-2am
Holland’s Grille
Unnamed Suspects (rock)
The Hangar / Holland’s Grille Jus One More / Midway Tavern / Rendezvous / Shovelhead Saloon / The Still
sunday Cancun Mexican Grill / The Hangar The Get Down / Shifter’s Hill Billy Diamonds (rock, honkey-tonk) Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill
Fish Out of Water (funk, reggae, hip-hop) Orange Peel
Horizons at Grove Park Inn
Non-stop rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am
Dining Out for Life after party feat: Sweet Lips McGhee & Magnolia Spice, The Tacky Annies, Kat Williams & more
Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm
Halfway to Moogfest feat: Atmosphere, Blueprint, Sab the Artist, DJ Abilities & Grieves w/ Budo
Iron Horse Station
Pack’s Tavern
Eleven on Grove
Shifter’s
J. J. Ball (alternative blues)
The Nightcrawlers (blues, rock)
Jack Of The Wood Pub
Pisgah Brewing Company
The Hooligans (Celtic, fusion, rock)
The New Mastersounds (funk, jazz, soul)
Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)
Purple Onion Cafe
Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar
SINGER SONGWRITER SHOWCASE 7-9PM FEATURING TEN CENT POETRY & ALEX KRUG
Good Stuff
Ballroom dancing w/ Heather Masterton & The Swing Station Band, 7:30pm
Jeff Michaels (singer-songwriter)
FRIDAY 4/29
Fri., April 29
Amarru feat: Andrew Kirk, Miles Cramer, Will Little, Edwin Leskin & Sarah Fluharty
Horizons at Grove Park Inn
Root Bar No. 1
SATURDAY 4/23
Garage at Biltmore
Red Stag Grill
Open mic w/ Brian Keith
GRITTY SOUTHERN BLUES FROM ATLANTA SLIDE GUITARISTS
Vincenzo’s Bistro
Carolina Rex (blues, rock)
Soulive (blues, rock, soul, jazz) w/ Nigel Hall
Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar
FRIDAY 4/22
Peggy Ratusz & friends
French Broad Brewery Tasting Room
Blackberry Smoke (Southern rock, country) w/ The Piedmont Boys
Robert Thomas (jazz standards, blues)
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Liam & McKay (acoustic)
Dining Out for Life after party feat: Sweet Lips McGhee & Magnolia Spice, The Tacky Annies, Kat Williams & more
Open jam
Emerald Lounge
Town Pump
Fred Whisken (jazz pianist)
Josh Fields Band (country, rock)
Back stage: Kovacs & the Polar Bear (indie, rock, pop) w/ Mt. Moriah
Firestorm Cafe and Books
Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues
Lobster Trap
Dance party w/ DJ D-Day
Simplified (rock, jam, fusion)
The Get Down
Gypsy night
Red Room
Red Stag Grill
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WNC’s Largest Spirit Selection Nightly Drink Specials Ladies / Couples Welcome
Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter) Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar
Rewind Blue (Southern rock) Root Bar No. 1
Joe Randolf Band (blues, jazz, rockabilly) Scandals Nightclub
DJ dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am
Straightaway Cafe
2nd anniversary party w/ Carribean Cowboys (Southern rock, tropical) The Chop House
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Live jazz, 6-10pm
The Get Down
Mon.-Sat. 7pm - 2am • 21 to Enter
828-258-9652 99 New Leicester Hwy.
(3 miles west of Downtown - off Patton Ave.)
Stagefright Therapy w/ Louis Turnout & Blowtorch Circumcision (punk, metal) The Wine Cellar at Saluda Inn
Ian Harrod (Americana, folk, soul) Town Pump
Evergreen (“dirt rock”)
Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues
Gashouse Mouse (blues) Vincenzo’s Bistro
Peggy Ratusz (1st & 3rd Fridays) Ginny McAfee (2nd & 4th Fridays) White Horse
Scott Dameron, Jay Ladd & Chris Rosser (singersongwriters) Wild Wing Cafe
Country Fried Fridays feat: Jason Sturgeon
Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern
An acoustic evening w/ Matt Costa (indie, rock, pop) Grove Park Inn Great Hall
Bill Covington (piano classics and standards), 5:30-7:30pm Handlebar
Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues w/ Taylor Moore & John Hartness Harrah’s Cherokee
Sat., April 30
Live band, 7-10pm Live DJ, 10pm-2am
Athena’s Club
Highland Brewing Company
Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, harmonica, guitar), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Blue Note Grille
Tony Campbell
Craggie Brewing Company
John Wilkes Booth & the Black Tooth (folk, rock), 7-9pm Creatures Cafe
So’Lar (Christian hip-hop) w/ Africa Nicole (Christian R&B) Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar
Non-stop rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Emerald Lounge
Mandolin Orange (folk, indie) w/ Maggie and Her Mistakes Feed and Seed
New Outlook
Firestorm Cafe and Books
May Day Jamboree
French Broad Chocolate Lounge
Live music
Garage at Biltmore
As Sick as Us (metal) w/ Wretched Good Stuff
Utah Green (eclectic folk)
Blind Lemon Phillips Band (R&B)
Horizons at Grove Park Inn
Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm Hotel Indigo
Sunset Sessions w/ Ben Hovey (“sonic scientist”), 7-10pm Iron Horse Station
Glenn Spayth (singer-songwriter) Jack Of The Wood Pub
Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar
Live DJ
Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill
JJ Ball (indie, alternative blues) Root Bar No. 1
Madre (rock) w/ Netherfriends (psychedelic pop) Scandals Nightclub
DJ dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am Shifter’s
Gypsy (rock) Stella Blue
Rose Hill Drive Straightaway Cafe
Greg Terkelson
The Chop House
Live jazz, 6-10pm
The Get Down
Lifecurse (metal) w/ Division The Pocket
Seth Walker Band (roots, blues)
Primal Soul & DJ Chadwick (deep house, live percussion), 10pm
Lobster Trap
The Wine Cellar at Saluda Inn
Jazz night
Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill
Brushfire Stankgrass (acoustic, bluegrass)w/ Fifth House Orange Peel
Dance party w/ live DJ Red Stag Grill
Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter)
THURSDAY • 5/26
MR. LIF
WITH VICE SQUAD
Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues
Vincenzo’s Bistro
Red Room
FREEKBOT
Ruff (Rush covers)
Pack’s Tavern
Russ Wilson Quartet
THURSDAY • 4/28 • $5
Town Pump
Asheville Rock Academy “Give to the Music” benefit, 8-9pm Carolina Rex (blues, rock), 10pm
Purple Onion Cafe
11PM - 2AM, DOORS AT 10PM
Kyle Sorenson (singer-songwriter)
Halfway to Moogfest feat: Madlib (DJ set) & Washed Out 96.5 House Band (covers)
LIVE MUSIC!
Marc Keller
White Horse
Bob Margolin (blues guitar)
#1 Outdoor Dining!
Most Draft Beer in Asheville! Over 70 Beers on Tap
Wednesday, April 20 Jamie Laval’s CD Release Party 7:30pm (Scottish Fiddler)
Thursday, April 21
Thirstdays!
Friday, April 22
Dogtale
(Folk Rock)
Saturday, April 23
Chalwa
(Reggae)
no cover charge (4-8pm)
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theaterlistings Friday, April 22 - Thursday, April 28
Due to possible last-minute scheduling changes, moviegoers may want to confirm showtimes with theaters. n Asheville Pizza &
Brewing Co. (254-1281) Please call the info line for updated showtimes. The King’s Speech (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 Paul (R) 10:00 n Carmike Cinema 10
(298-4452)
Arthur (PG-13) 12:10 (Fri-Sun), 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Hanna (PG-13) 2:00, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 Insidious (PG-13) 8:10, 10:30 (Fri-Sat only) The Last Lions (PG) 2:30, 4:45 (no shows 4/26) Rio 3D (PG) 12:00 (Fri-Sun), 2:15, 4:30, 9:15 Rio 2D (PG) 1:05, 3:50, 6:25, 8:45 Scream 4 (R) 12:05 (Fri-Sun), 1:05, 2:25, 4:50, 5:50, 7:20, 8:20, 9:40, 10:40 (Fri-Sat only) Soul Surfer (PG) 1:35, 4:05, 6:35, 9:00 Source Code (PG-13) 12:50, 3:05, 5:40 Water for Elephants (PG-13) 1:15, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 Your Highness (R) 7:05, 9:45 n Carolina Asheville Cinema 14 (274-9500)
Arthur (PG-13) 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00 (Sofa Cinema) Atlas Shrugged (PG-13) 11:40, 2:10, 4:35, 7:10, 9:30 Certified Copy (NR) 12:10, 2:50, 5:15, 8:00, 10:30 (Sofa Cinema) The Conspirator (PG-13) 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:05, 9:45 Hanna (PG-13) 11:30, 2:05, 4:45, 7:35, 10:05 Hop (PG) 12:00, 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:35 (Sofa Cinema) Jane Eyre (PG-13) 11:40, 2:15, 4:55, 7:30, 10:15 Rio 3D (PG) 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 (No matinee Sat.) Rio 2D (PG) 11:50, 2:15, 4:40 (Sofa Cinema) Scream 4 (R) 12:00, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:20 Soul Surfer (PG) 11:55, 2:25, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Source Code (PG-13) 7:55, 10:15 (Sofa Cinema) Super (NR) 12:30, 2:55, 5:10, 8:00, 10:25
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Happy Family (PG-13) 11:35, 2:00, 4:35, 7:45, 10:05 Water for Elephants (PG-13) 11:45, 3:00, 7:20,10:10 n Cinebarre (665-7776)
The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13) 7:30, 10:00 (Fri-Sun) Gnomeo and Juliet (G) 1:00 (Fri-Sun), 4:00 I Am Number Four (PG-13) 1:10 (Fri-Sun), 4:10, 7:15, 9:50 (Fri-Sun) Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (G) 1:20 (Fri-Sun), 4:20, 7:00, 9:45 (Fri-Sun) The King’s Speech (PG-13) 1:30 (Fri-Sun), 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 (Fri-Sun) Red Riding Hood (PG-13) 1:35 (Fri-Sun), 4:35, 7:35, 9:55 (Fri-Sun) n Co-ed Cinema Brevard (883-2200)
Rio (PG) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 n Epic of
Hendersonville (6931146) n Fine Arts Theatre
(232-1536)
Jane Eyre (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, Late show Fri-Sat 9:30 Win Win (R) 1:20, 4:20, 7:20 (no 7:20 Thu. Apr. 28), Late show Fri-Sat 9:40 n Flatrock Cinema
(697-2463)
Limitless (PG-13) 1:00 (Sat only), 7:00 (no Mon 7 p.m.) The Lincoln Lawyer (R) 4:00 n Regal Biltmore Grande Stadium 15 (684-1298) n United Artists
Beaucatcher (298-1234) Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (PG) 1:40 Hop (PG) 12:50, 1:50, 3:05, 4:10, 5:20, 7:20, 8:00, 9:35, 10:15 Limitless (PG-13) 1:20, 4:40, 7:50, 10:20 Rango (PG) 1:10, 4:30, 7:30, 10:00 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family (PG-13) 1:30, 4:20, 4:50, 7:10, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10
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pickoftheweek Super JJJJJ
Director: James Gunn (Slither) Players: Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Michael Rooker, Andre Royo Dark Super Hero Satire Rated NR
The Story: An everyday schlub decides to become a superhero when his wife leaves him for a drug dealer. The Lowdown: Yeah, it’s occasionally clunky, but it’s also a very funny and disturbing film that will stay with you long after slicker superhero movies have evaporated. I caught James Gunn’s Super at ActionFest and I’m glad I did, because this is a film that needs to be seen with an audience — the right kind of audience — and that’s what I got. I don’t think I’ve ever before seen an audience break into applause over an opening credit sequence. And I think it was deserved applause, but that doesn’t make it any less unusual. However, Super is a very unusual film. It’s also an imperfect one and one that is guaranteed to polarize audiences. Even though this audience seemed to get it, I can easily imagine a lot of people outright hating the movie. I’m just not one of them. I also suspect that opinions will vary on what’s right and what’s wrong with Super. I find the first part of the film a little awkward, a little too proud of its indie cred, and a little too convinced of the intrinsic amusement value of Rainn Wilson. I know some people have objected to the film’s tonal shifts — calling them abrupt and the film uneven. That I don’t agree with, but then I think much of the film’s value lies in the fact that it’s extremely disturbing and it requires those shifts. I also think the shifts are much less abrupt if you’re paying attention to the movie’s undercurrents. This is not a simple comedy about a sadsack of a cuckolded husband who randomly decides to become a superhero. There’s something much deeper at work. Wilson plays Frank D’Arbo, a cook in a greasy spoon diner. He’s improbably married to Sarah (Liv Tyler), who is plainly out of his league and clearly not happy with the marriage. It comes
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Ellen Page and Rainn Wilson in James Gunn’s funny, subversive and disturbing comic book-hero parody Super. as no surprise to learn that she’s a recovering drug addict, who ill-advisedly took up with Frank because he was nice — and now she’s bored, has started using again, and is ready to ditch him for her drug-dealer boyfriend, Jacques (Kevin Bacon). This — combined with exposure to a stunningly cheesy show about The Holy Avenger (Nathan Fillion) on the All Jesus Network and a supposed divine revelation — is what prompts Frank to want to become a superhero, despite his complete lack of super powers. With a little unknowing assistance from the girl at the comic book store, Libby (Ellen Page), he creates his comic-book self — the Crimson Bolt — and armed with a pipe-wrench (his weapon of choice) sets out to clean up the town. It’s not long before the obviously unbalanced Libby figures out who the Crimson Bolt is and foists herself on him as his sidekick, Boltie. However, she quickly discovers that just waiting for crime to happen is boring, and soon learns that even the kick of actual crime-fighting isn’t the non-stop excitement she envisioned from a diet of comic books. What they don’t depict — referred to as the stuff “between the panels” — is pretty dull, too. It will not stay that way, and that’s where the film takes a dark turn. Saying much more about the events of Super would be counterproductive to the film. The less you know going in, the better. I’m even hesitant to say much more — and you might want to stop reading now and check back later when you’ve seen it — and you should. Saying that the film is funny, seriously disconcerting and ultimately heart-breaking may be saying too much. Not Rated, but contains violence, some gore, language, sexuality, drugs and adult themes. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14
Win Win JJJJJ
Director: Thomas McCarthy (The Visitor) Players: Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, Alex Shaffer, Jeffrey Tambor, Burt Young, Melanie Lynskey Comedy Drama Rated R
The Story: An up-against-it lawyer takes on the guardianship on an elderly client in order to pocket the monthly $1,500 fee. The Lowdown: Warm, funny, winning quirky film about families — and extended families — that overcomes a certain predictable quality by hitting all the right notes. With Win Win Tom McCarthy continues the same unforced, but highly perceptive, theme of redefining the family that marked his first two films, The Station Agent (2003) and The Visitor (2007). It’s also similar in tone and style, though it and The Station Agent are the more similar works. And that’s a good thing, since good as The Visitor is, I don’t think it’s quite as good as these two. I admit that assessment may be born from a personal preference for drama mixed with comedy, which there’s a larger mix in these two than in The Visitor. All three, however, work on the premise of unlikely people coming together in non-traditional extended families. In some ways, I think this is McCarthy’s most wholly successful film, especially in the shrewdness of the way it goes about assembling its family. It starts with down-at-the-heels lawyer Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti), who actually has a family — wife Jackie (Amy Ryan) and two little girls. He also has a shaky legal practice (with a boiler
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Director: Paul Johansson Players: Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Jsu Garcia, Paul Johansson Political Fantasy Drama Rated PG-13
The Story: In the near future, the world is in near ruins and its great thinkers and doers are disappearing, threatening to throw this over-regulated world into the abyss. The Lowdown: Cheap-jack film version of Ayn Rand’s entertainingly overheated fantasy novel — or at least part of it, since this is merely part one. If you’re already converted to Rand’s philosophy, you may like it — or you may think the cheapness of the approach is a betrayal of the author. Let’s get the obvious out of the way. I find the philosophy expressed in Atlas Shrugged — both Ayn Rand’s book and this film — poorly reasoned and morally repugnant. The idea that one can approach the book or the film made from it without tussling with that philosophy is absurd, since the raison d’etre in both cases is to promote that philosophy. And, yes, I actually have read the book. I neither buy into, nor do I like the source material, and I feel the same about the movie. But here’s the catch: However much I dislike Rand’s philosophy, I think both she and her book deserve better than this wretched bottom-of-the-barrel movie.
The movie was rushed into production by firsttime producer John Aglialoro so he wouldn’t lose the rights to the book. So he then became a firsttime screenwriter with the aid of Brian Patrick O’Toole (best known for writing direct-to-video horror movies), and signed a cast of no-names. Then he brought in One Tree Hill actor and sometime director Paul Johansson to helm the movie. Uwe Boll would have been a better choice. This is a conspicuous comedown for a project that once supposedly had the attention of folks like Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie. It also delivers exactly what its credentials suggest — a clunky, frequently silly, dubiously acted, barely directed TV movie. Or more correctly one-third of one, since this is only part one of a proposed trilogy. The movie more or less does follow the first third of the book — albeit in simplified form and without much regard for narrative or character consistency. Anyway, the year in the film is 2016 and the U.S. is in a dystopian shambles (a very economical shambles, mind), owing to government interference and the apparent insistence of workers demanding a living wage. (One assumes the film is predicting a second term for Obama.) The Middle East is unstable, the seas are unsafe because of someone called Ragnar the Pirate (who unfortunately doesn’t appear in the movie), gas is $37.50 a gallon, and the railroad is once again king of transport and travel. Most of this is the movie trying to explain — not very convincingly — why it’s about something as old-fashioned as railroads. Anyway, railroads are where it’s at in Atlasland, especially Taggart Transcontinental, a once mighty giant of the rails, now reduced to a shabby shadow of itself by evil government machinations and the spineless inheritor of the line, James Taggart (Matthew Marsden). But his hard-as-nails sister Dagny Taggart (Taylor Schilling), with the help of stand-up industrialist Henry Reardon, are determined to save the day — despite that darn government and the fact that the world’s great minds (like bankers) keep disappearing leaving us all flopping around like landed fish in our collective mediocrity, while everyone helplessly asks, “Who is John Galt?” Of course, these movers and shakers are being wooed away by the notquite mythical Galt (played by the director), who dresses like McGruff the Crime Dog and stands in the shadows trying to sound like Clint Eastwood as he offers to take them where they’ll be appreciated. Yes, it’s that silly and that subtle. Of course, there’s a lot — I mean a whole lot — of railroadbuilding footage that might as well have been lifted from an educational film. There’s also a perpetual motion engine (just lying around in a secret room — with windows, no less — at an abandoned factory), some tepid (even for PG-13) sex, and scads of bad dialogue just waiting to be immortalized on bumper stickers, and all of it delivered by actors who are incapable of seeing the absurdity of lines like, “Why these stupid altruistic urges?” In 1949, King Vidor and his actors dealt with this sort of thing in the film of Rand’s The Fountainhead by acknowledging the improbability of real people saying stuff like, “I play the stock market of the soul — and I sell short,” and making them ridiculously theatrical. Of course, Vidor was a real filmmaker with capable actors and a real screenplay by — oh, my
startingfriday JANE EYRE
Yeah, it’s about the umpteenth film version of that classic of Gothic romance, but word has it that there’s something notably different about this one from Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre). Seems its Jane (Mia Wasikowska, Alice in Wonderland) is younger and a little plainer than usual — and the film gives her more background to make her actions more grounded. Who can say? Well, 82 percent of the reviews say it’s good, and the trailer looks splendidly atmospheric. (PG-13) Early review samples: • “Mia Wasikowska, from Australia, is a relative newcomer who must essentially carry Jane Eyre, and succeeds with restraint, expressing a strong moral compass.” (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times) • “A splendid example of how to tackle the daunting duty of turning a beloved work of classic literature into a movie.” A.O. Scott, New York Times)
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TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY
Tyler Perry doesn’t screen his movies for critics — the first one taught him that — and he doesn’t need to. You know what it is. You know what you’re getting. You already know if you’re going to go see it, too. One point in its favor, though, is it has had one of the cleverest ad campaigns in ages with its run of parody posters. (PG-13)
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This is another of those movies that are taken from best-selling novels that people are just dying to see on the big screen — or so 20th Century Fox assures us. Of course, what this film, directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend, Constantine), is really all about is whether or not Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson can make it as a star in real movies. Whether or not the public is clamoring to see him romance Reese Witherspoon away from Christoph Waltz in a Depression-era circus yarn is something else again — as is why critics haven’t seen it. (PG-13)
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God! — Ayn Rand. His movie was preposterous and entertaining. This is just preposterous. Rand is many things, but making her boring is a first. Yes, this will please the converted — who don’t seem to care what Rand would have felt about the blatant courting of the Tea Party demographic, the shabby production values, or what that fiercely atheistic woman would have said about her work being distributed by an outfit known mostly for faith-based movies. There may even be some who don’t burst out laughing at the movie’s cheesy final proclamation. But will there be enough to see parts two and three get made? Time will tell, but its consistently dropping box office over the weekend tends to bode ill for that. Rated PG-13 for some sexuality. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14
Certified Copy JJJJ
Director: Abbas Kiarostmai (Close Up) Players: Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, Gianna Giachetti, Jean-Claude Carriere, Agathe Natanson, Adrian Moore Romantic Comedy Drama Rated NR
The Story: A British writer and a French woman are mistaken for husband and wife and decide to play along, but are they perhaps actually married after all? The Lowdown: This charming film can best be described as a romantic comedy, but it’s far removed from what that traditionally implies. See for yourself. Abbas Kiarostami’s first film made outside his native Iran is probably lighter than you’re expecting — or maybe not. You see, the whole point of Certified Copy is built on a premise of not being
sure. It’s the central preoccupation of this movie — a film summed up by my viewing companion as “what mumblecore thinks it is.” That’s a yes and no to me, since I see the similarity, but I also see a world of difference — starting with its ability to be articulate and the fact that Certified Copy brims with wit and cleverness (maybe too much) and addresses questions of more than personal interest. The film is essentially a deceit, but one that may play fairly. Juliette Binoche plays a French woman (we never learn her name) who appears to run an antique shop in a village in Tuscany. She attends a lecture being given by an art expert (who claims he isn’t) named James Miller (Brit opera star William Shimell), who’s on a book tour with his latest opus Certified Copy. She leaves her address with his manager, and when he arrives (with remarkable unconcern), she takes him on a tour of the area. They converse strictly in English, since he knows no Italian and presumably no French. It seems normal enough, if a little too offhand for people who just met. Soon it seems less normal. As the day wears on, tensions grow between the two, especially after she’s disappointed by his non-response to a piece of art (that turns out to be a copy) she shows him. When they go to a cafe for coffee, the proprietress (Gianna Giachetti) mistakes them for — or maybe correctly pegs them as — an old married couple. The woman opts to play along with the mistake, but is she playing along? Who can say, though if she is, she deliberately lies to the woman when she tells her that her husband doesn’t speak French, since he subsequently does. The mystery deepens and the tensions flow and ebb as the characters interact. It’s fascinating, entertaining, strangely roman-
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filmsociety Chinatown JJJJJ
Director: Roman Polanski Players: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman Neo-noir Mystery Thriller Rated R Chinatown ranks as the 19th greatest movie of all time on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 best movies. Robert Towne’s screenplay was just voted number three on the Writers Guild of America’s top 101 screenplays. The movie is also frequently cited as Roman Polanski’s best film. I’m not quite sold on those claims, but I cite them as some kind of barometer of the esteem in which the film is held. It was picked to close out this month’s AFS screenings because of the surprising number of people who remarked that they’d never seen it when the plot of Rango — and the character of the duplicitous mayor — was pointed out as being taken from Chinatown. Regardless of how highly you regard the film, it’s an unarguable classic. It’s a perfect depiction of 1930s Los Angeles. It’s an intriguing mystery thriller. It shows both Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway at their very best — and John Huston at his most enjoyably ripe. It’s also quite probably the first — and still the best, with the possible exception of the Coens’ Miller’s Crossing — of the neo-noir movies. Beyond that, and despite its defeatist noir tone, it’s one of those pictures that can only be called a “crowd pleaser.” reviewed by Ken Hanke The Asheville Film Society will screen Chinatown Tuesday, April 26, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville, and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther. Hanke is the artistic director of the AFS.
Dead Alive JJJJJ
Director: Peter Jackson Players: Timothy Balme, Diana Penalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin, Brenda Kendall Ultra-splattery Horror Comedy Rated NR Before he turned all respectable — and a good bit less fun — Peter Jackson made his mark on the cult-movie world with cheerfully gory movies that reached their apex with Dead Alive (1992), the American moniker that got affixed to his uber-juicy zombie flick Brain Dead when it lurched into U.S. theaters in early 1993. When I say “uber-juicy” I’m not foolin’ around. Prior to this, Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator (1985) was considered the absolute ultimate gory movie, with its much-vaunted 50 gallons of fake blood. In terms of sheer splattery goodness, Dead Alive upped the ante with 10 times the blood — and so far as I know, it still holds the record. It’s not exactly serious horror in that it’s purest splatstick, but its zombies are menacing and the gore is sometimes cringe-inducing. The story is all about a nebbishy, mother-controlled guy (Timothy Balme), who threatens mom’s (Elizabeth Moody) control when he takes up with a pretty girl (Diana Penalver). But while following the couple, mom gets bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey at the zoo — and wouldn’t you know it, such a bite guarantees the old gal will become an avaricious zombie, who, in turn, will make more zombies, despite the son’s best efforts to control things. It never lets up and it never disappoints — and anyway how can you not love a movie with the line, “Your mother ate my dog”? reviewed by Ken Hanke The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Dead Alive Thursday, April 21, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville, and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.
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tic — and it stubbornly, and I think rightly, refuses to give up its mystery. Binoche is as luminous and amazing as always, and Shimell is a natural and compelling screen actor. See for yourself, but don’t leave it too long. The screening I attended was far from crowded and I don’t expect it will be around very long. Not Rated, but contains some language. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14
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Director: Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) Players: (voices) Jesse Eisenburg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, George Lopez, Rodrigo Santoro Animated Comedy/Adventure
Rated PG
The Story: A domesticated parrot who never learned how to fly finds himself on the run from poachers in his native Brazil. The Lowdown: A colorful, sometimes visually impressive animated film that’s too jokey and reliant on slapstick, and just plain generic in its plotting. Yeah, Rio is a kids’ movie, and in a way it should be cut some slack for that very reason. Judged solely on that basis, it’s both colorful and fast-paced, and so it’s a perfectly acceptable distraction to set your kid in front of. Beyond that? Think of it as the prettiest Saturday morning cartoon you’ve ever laid eyes on. In a year where we’ve already had one pretty entertaining kids’ film with Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, and one pretty great film traipsing around as kid-centric in Rango, the ultimate outcome of Rio is pretty underwhelming. Director Carlos Saldanha, who directed or co-directed each of the Ice Age films, has made a film which lacks the weight, heart or intelligence of the top tier of animated movies, instead positioning itself as perfectly perfunctory and disposable children’s entertainment. This by itself isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Even the generic, unsurprising plotting shouldn’t be an issue with this kind of movie — as long as the material is there to carry it. Unfortunately, what we get is a Three Stooges-marathon worth of slapstick squeezed into 96 minutes, taking the Preston Sturges assertion that “a pratfall is better than anything” to its logical, full bore conclusion.
It doesn’t help that there’s little to cut all the busyness with, since the plot — about a domesticated macaw named Blu (voiced by Jesse Eisenburg) who never learned how to fly and who finds himself on the run from bird smugglers in Brazil — literally does exactly what you expect at every turn. The voice acting is OK, mostly dragged by Jesse Eisenburg’s continued insistence on sticking with the Michael Cera path to fame and fortune and becoming a dull parody of himself. Anne Hathaway as fellow macaw Jewel is fine — until they ask her to sing, which isn’t so much bad as it is amazingly mediocre. Actually, that can be said of all of the songs that show up in the film. They’re astonishingly forgettable for the most part, apart from a rapping cockatoo (voiced by Jemaine Clement, Dinner for Schmucks) that you probably wish you could forget. The pity in all of this, however, is that there is some handsome animation (and even some striking 3D effects), and even nice production design here and there. But what good is any of that when its plastered on top of a lackluster movie? Rated PG for mild off-color humor. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande
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Director: Wes Craven Players: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts, David Arquette, Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin Horror
Rated R
The Story: Scream survivor Sidney Prescott comes home and — surprise — the killings start up again. The Lowdown: Entertaining, gory, and clever return to the series that strains to be more than it manages, but worthwhile for horror fans. Wes Craven is at his best when he’s being most subversive with films like A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and The People Under the Stairs (1991), and while he gets close to that with Scream 4, it’s more in the nature of a near miss than a direct hit. This attempt to jump-start the long dormant Scream franchise is entertaining and splattery enough, but there’s a sense that Craven wanted it to be something more — something that either screenwriter Kevin Williamson didn’t get, or something that Craven just didn’t pull off. The original Scream (1996) is credited as start-
specialscreenings Unfaithfully Yours JJJJJ
Director: Preston Sturges Players: Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallee, Lionel Stander, Barbara Lawrence, Edgar Kennedy Dark Romantic Comedy Rated NR Since Preston Sturges’ marvelous blend of romance, black comedy and classical music was reviewed for a screening once this year, I’ll merely give you the skinny from that review: “Unfaithfully Yours (no, not that ghastly 1984 remake with Dudley Moore) marked the end of Preston Sturges’ meteoric career in terms of fully formed projects — and what a spectacular farewell it is. It’s easy to see why the film flopped when it came out in 1948; it was way ahead of its time. That was not an era attuned to black comedy involving attempted murder, attempted suicide and suspected infidelity — not to mention a movie grounded in three pieces of classical music. It was simply too sophisticated all the way around.” For the complete review, visit http://www.mountainx.com/movies/review/unfaithfully_yours1 reviewed by Ken Hanke Film historian Peter Loewer and Pack Library will screen Unfaithfully Yours at 6 p.m on Tuesday, April 26, in the newly renovated Lord Auditorium.
The Vanishing JJJJ
Director: George Sluizer Players: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen Eckhaus Thriller Rated NR George Sluizer’s The Vanishing (1988) made such an art house splash when it got to the U.S. in 1991 that Hollywood brought the director over to — you guessed it — remake his film in English with a more American-friendly cast. The results of this — also called The Vanishing — were tepid box office and a good deal of critical abuse. (It’s not that bad, but the combination of our sense of cultural inferiority and a changed ending made it a whipping boy of a movie that dealt Sluizer’s career a blow from which it’s never recovered.) Here, in any case, is the original French-Dutch film. The film has been likened to Hitchcock — and that’s fair to the degree that the story of a man whose wife mysteriously just vanishes is suitably Hitchcockian, as is his quest first to find her and then, as the years pass, simply to know what happened. But the style isn’t Hitchcock’s, nor are the film’s deeper concerns. I’ve never quite liked the movie nearly as well as I’m supposed to — maybe because I guessed the ending early on and felt I was marking time to get there too often — but I wouldn’t deny its quality, nor its appeal. reviewed by Ken Hanke Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present The Vanishing at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 22, at Phil Mechanic Studios (109 Roberts St., River Arts District, upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, http://www.ashevillecourtyard.com ing the whole business of the self-referential, self-aware horror movie, and that’s probably true enough, though there are traces of it in earlier movies (e.g. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives 10 years prior to Scream). The question of whether or not that’s something to be proud of is quite another matter. A little can be refreshing, but too much reduces everything to mere smart-assery. It’s wisecracking with film — and it’s not very scary. The idea of characters in a horror movie knowing they’re in a horror movie — yet still doing the same old dumb things — has its limits. Scream 4 tries to push those limits with its filmwithin-a-film-within-a-film structure with varying degrees of success — enough to make the film interesting. The premise finds Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) coming back to the town where she barely survived the original murders. The town is a natural stop for a tour promoting her book about surviving the murders — murders which it might be said put Woodsboro on the map through a series of novels based on them by fellow survivor Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and the seemingly endless series of movies spawned by the books. It’s understandable that Gale — whose thunder Sidney has stolen with her book — is not that keen on Sidney’s return. It’s less understandable
why everyone else is, since where Sidney goes the Ghostface killer is bound to show up with slicing and dicing on his mind. And that’s what happens here, which is given since otherwise there’s no movie. All this is perfunctory, but enjoyable enough — assuming you like this sort of movie. The murders are well-staged and plentiful, and the characters are sharply drawn. Plus, the who’s-doing-it aspect is fairly well handled, though you’ll probably guess it correctly about five minutes before the film tells you. However, the follow-up scenes make up for that in over-the-top lunacy. But the movie’s out for more. It wants to be an indictment of social media, cell phones, text messaging, unearned fame, notoriety passing for fame, and torture-porn horror movies. All these are admirable targets — at least in my mind — but the film either spreads them too thin, or is hesitant to go too far and risk alienating its own audience. In either case, it’s more a game try than a success, but it does help keep the film watchable. Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some teen drinking. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande
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nowplaying Arthur JJJ
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Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Luis Guzman, Jennifer Garner, Geraldine James Comedy A perpetually inebriated billionaire must choose between true love and a loveless marriage that will retain his inheritance. So-so remake of the 30-year-old Dudley Moore film that lacks the chemistry of the original’s actors while bringing nothing new to the mix. Rated PG-13
Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy, Josh Lucas Crime/Courtroom Drama A slick lawyer gets hired to help a rich kid beat an assault rap, but quickly learns there’s more to this case than he knew. An engaging, convoluted, formulaic crime drama that’s a bit on the flimsy side, but remains entertaining. Rated R
Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Jsu Garcia, Paul Johansson Political Fantasy Drama In the near future, the world is in near ruins and its great thinkers and doers are disappearing, threatening to throw this over-regulated world into the abyss. Cheap-jack film version of Ayn Rand’s entertainingly overheated fantasy novel—or at least part of it, since this is merely part one. If you’re already converted to Rand’s philosophy, you may like it—or you may think the cheapness of the approach is a betrayal of the author. Rated PG-13
(Voices) Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy Movie Savvy Animated Comedy A stranded pet chameleon masquerades as a Wild West hero—and then has to live up to his story. Beautifully made, perfectly cast, fast-paced, very funny animated comedy blessed with weird and wonderful invention. Rated PG
Rio JJ
(voices) Jesse Eisenburg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, George Lopez, Rodrigo Santoro Animated Comedy/Adventure A domesticated parrot who never learned how to fly finds himself on the run from poachers in his native Brazil. A colorful, sometimes visually impressive animated film that’s too jokey and reliant on slapstick, and just plain generic in its plotting. Rated PG
Certified Copy JJJJ
Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, Gianna Giachetti, Jean-Claude Carriere, Agathe Natanson, Adrian Moore Romantic Comedy Drama A British writer and a French woman are mistaken for husband and wife and decide to play along, but are they perhaps actually married after all? This charming film can best be described as a romantic comedy, but it’s far removed from what that traditionally implies. See for yourself. Rated NR
Scream 4 JJJJ
Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts, David Arquette, Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin Horror Scream survivor Sidney Prescott comes home and—surprise—the killings start up again. Entertaining, gory, and clever return to the series that strains to be more than it manages, but worthwhile for horror fans. Rated R
The Conspirator JJJJJ
James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline, Evan Rachel Wood, Danny Huston, Tom Wilkinson Historical Drama Historical story of the trial of Mary Surratt, a woman accused of complicity in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Strong, well-made historical drama from Robert Redford that scores big in its well-crafted and superbly acted characterizations. Rated PG-13
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AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood, Craig T. Nelson One-Armed Christian Surf Movie A young surfer has to deal with her arm being chewed off by a shark. A shoddy, predictable entrant into the faith-based, uplifting-sports flick genre. Rated PG
Gnomeo & Juliet JJJ
(Voices) James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Jim Cummings, Jason Statham Animated Gnome Movie The Story It’s Romeo and Juliet with garden gnomes. Really, what more do you need to know? Well, it’s pretty lame, too. Rated G
Source Code JJJJ
Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright Intelligent Sci-Fi Thriller An Air Force pilot must find a bomber using secret government program that can place someone in the last eight minutes of another’s life. An intelligent, entertaining piece of sci-fi filmmaking. Rated PG-13
Hanna JJJJ
Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Jessica Barden, Olivia Williams Arty Action Thriller A 16-year-old, highly trained assassin goes on the run from a CIA operative who wants her dead. Extremely stylish art-house/thriller mash-up that’s sometimes a victim of its own formal excellence and precision, but is nonetheless compelling entertainment. Rated PG-13
Super JJJJJ
Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Michael Rooker, Andre Royo Dark Super Hero Satire An everyday schlub decides to become a superhero when his wife leaves him for a drug dealer. Yeah, it’s occasionally clunky, but it’s also a very funny and disturbing film that will stay with you long after slicker superhero movies have evaporated. Rated NR
Hop J
James Marsden, Russell Brand (voice), Kaley Cuoco, Hank Azaria (voice), Gary Cole, David Hasselhoff Frantic Seasonal Kiddie Fantasy The next Easter Bunny has headed to L.A. to be a rock drummer, labor disputes are plaguing the Bunny candy factory, and it looks like Easter is gravely imperiled. Everything you’d expect and more from the man who brought you Alvin and the Chipmunks, meaning it’s truly painful. Rated PG
Today’s Special JJJJ
Aasif Mandvi, Naseeruddin Shah, Jess Weixler, Harish Patel, Madhur Jaffrey, Kumar Pallana Comedy When an ambitious young chef’s father has a heart attack, he finds himself forced to temporarily take over the family’s shabby restaurant. An old-fashioned story that more than gets by on charm and sweetness of nature. Don’t let the lack of star power or its unfamiliar title keep you from catching this. Rated R
Insidious JJJJ
Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell Horror When malevolent spirits follow the Lambert family to another home, they bring in an exorcist who finds that their comatose son is the point of demonic interest. A funhouse ride of a horror picture that revels in all the tropes of the genre—as well as its own absurdity, but manages to be pretty-darn creepy at the same time. Rated PG-13
Win Win JJJJJ
Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, Alex Shaffer, Jeffrey Tambor, Burt Young, Melanie Lynskey Comedy Drama An up-against-it lawyer takes on the guardianship on an elderly client in order to pocket the monthly $1,500 fee. Warm, funny, winning quirky film about families—and extended families—that overcomes a certain predictable quality by hitting all the right notes. Rated R
Limitless JJJJ
Your Highness J
Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro, Andrew Howard, Johnny Whitworth Thriller A lazy writer comes across a pill that unlocks all of his potential, but which isn’t without its own side effects. An entertaining enough thriller that’s all polish and little substance. Rated PG-13
Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Theroux Stoner Comedy Fantasy In a mythical realm, a slacker of a prince must help his heroic brother on a quest to save a fair maiden. Amazingly dumb and incredibly one-note. Rated R
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$114,900 2BR/1BA • 950 sq.ft. Recently remodeled with new roof, furnace. Fenced yard, stone fireplace, maple cabinets, refrigerator, D/W, W/D. Adjacent .34 acre lot for $10,000. Taking all offers! Realtors welcome (828) 253-0911.
$158,900 • SWEET COTTAGE New metal roof, vinyl tilt windows, and air conditioning. Large kitchen has access to a 16x18 deck. Views of Ivy River. MLS#477216. Call Sona, 216-7908. appalachianrealty.com COMPACT COTTAGES ^ŵĂůů ŐƌĞĞŶ ĐŽƩĂŐĞƐ ƚŽ Įƚ Ăůů ďƵĚŐĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚLJůĞƐ͘ ^ƟĐŬ ďƵŝůƚ ĂŶĚ ĨƵůůLJ ĐƵƐƚŽŵŝnjĂďůĞ͘
$291,000 - RESTORED WEST ASHEVILLE BUNGALOW Top quality “green” restoration in the heart of West Asheville. 3BR/1.5BA + sunroom and laundry, 1,626 sq ft. 2-story brick home with restored hardwoods and plaster. Period tile, lighting, and woodwork. Solar hot water, 0-VOC paint, Energy Star windows and appl. FSBO/broker. MLS 484208. 828-545-2892. urbanhomerevival.com
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SWANNANOA-BEE TREE • Unique river rock cottage. Recently renovated. 3BR, 1BA, office, large loft. .3 1000’s OF ASHEVILLE HOMES! On our user friendly property search. New features include Google Mapping and Popular Neighborhood searches. Check it out at townandmountain.com
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1 ACRE • JUNALUSKA HIGHLANDS Premier sold out gated community, 5 minutes from downtown Waynesville. Water and electric on lot. • National treasure white oak tree with a trunk more than 6 feet across. Good views, yet privacy, southern exposure. It’s the smallest, but best lot in Junaluska Highlands. • Lot 35. Reduced! • $95,000 or best offer. Call Ron at (828) 683-5959 or ronkane@bellsouth.net
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18 ACRE ORGANIC FARM Just 8 miles from Asheville in a highly desirable section of Leicester by the South Turkey Creek loop. Beautiful 2500 sqft, 3BR, 2BA, 2 car garage house, originally a 100 year old dairy barn with 8 additions, the most recent 1995. • Big barn and silos. • 4 acres of bottom land, 5 acres of woods, the rest very fertile pasture. Gentle hills. Creeks, spring fed cistern and tubs for watering animals, dressage field for horses, more than a mile of electric fences. Great for farm, cattle, horse ranch, private estate, or development. Septic in on another building site. • At least 5 good building sites with the roads already graded in. • Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, apples, pears and very fertile ground. • Reduced! $579,000 or best offer. Call Ron at (828) 683-5959 or ronkane@bellsouth.net
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Lawn & Garden ACE GRADING AND LANDSCAPING Custom grading, driveways, lots cleared. • Mulch • Gravel • Views • Tree removal • Storm cleanup • Retaining walls. 15 years experience. Insured. Free estimate. (828) 216-0726.
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Handy Man APPLIANCE ZEN • The best choice for appliance repair in Asheville. With over 12 years in appliance repair. The choice is easy. Locally owned. Fast. Friendly. Honest. • All brands washers, dryers, refrigerator, dishwasher, and small appliances. • Licensed. Insured. Bonded. • Sabastian, 828-505-7670. www.appliancezen.com HIRE A HUSBAND Handyman Services. 31 years professional business practices. Trustworthy, quality results, reliability. $2 million liability insurance. References available. Free estimates. Stephen Houpis, (828) 280-2254.
RELIABLE REPAIRS! Quality work! All types maintenance/repair, indoor/outdoor. • Excellent water leak detection/correction! • Wind damaged shingle/roof repair! 38 years experience! Responsible! Honest! Harmonious! References! Call Brad, you’ll be Glad! (828) 273-5271. bradshomerepair.com
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A&B CONSTRUCTION is a leader in quality, craftsmanship and dependability for a wide range of building services here in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina. We specialize in cost-sensitive, client oriented, residential and commercial renovation/remodeling, new construction, and repair services. Please call 828-258-2000 or visit our website at www.a-b-construction.com PERSONAL COOK AT YOUR DOOR Healthy Food • Great Company • What You Want To Eat To Feel Great. For Special Occasions or to Treat Yourself. For 1 or 2 people only. Serving Asheville and Buncombe County. 828-318-3810.
Landscaping LANDSCAPE SERVICE Maintenance, installations, and clean-ups. Competitive prices. Owner operated. Call Jon 458-1243
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CHRISTOPHER’S COMPUTERS • Computer Slow? Call Christopher’s Computers at 828-6709800 and let us help you with PC and Macintosh issues: networking, virus/malware removal, tutoring, upgrades, custombuilt new computers, etc. ChristophersComputers.com
COMPANION • CAREGIVER • LIVE-IN Alzheimer’s experienced. • CarePartners Hospice recommended. • Nonsmoker, with cat, seeks live-in position. • References. • Arnold, (828) 273-2922.
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Commercial Property COMMERCIAL LIVE/WORK POTENTIAL Office Building on Merrimon Avenue w/in one mile of downtown. Recently renovated. Great floor plan, could work for multiple tenants. $339,900 or lease $2450/month. Call The Real Estate Center (828) 255-4663. DOWNTOWN 2nd floor of the Leader Building, office, residential or both. $439,000. Call The Real Estate Center (828) 255-4663. HAYWOOD ROAD Thriving West Asheville. Building w/parking. $399,000. Call The Real Estate Center (828) 255-4663.
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Commercial/ Business Rentals SPACE FOR RENT • Near Sam’s Club (off Patton Ave.) in busy shopping center. 1,150 sq.ft. Suitable for office or retail. Call 828-231-6689. WORKSHOP/CLASS SPACE AVAILABLE • Weekends, Wed and Thurs evenings, other times. Contact Lighten Up Yoga Downtown, 254-7756.
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Apartments For Rent 1-2BR, 1BA • North, 403 Charlotte. $810-$850. Hardwood Floors, Patio. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BA/STUDIO • 85 Merrimon. Spring Special! All utilities included. $600/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA ARTISTIC FLARE IN WEST ASHEVILLE • Near downtown. W/D hookup. $450/month + security deposit. No pets. 828-551-0017. 1BR, 1BA EAST • 28 Hillendale. Sunporch, coinop laundry. $525/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA HENDERSONVILLE • 825 4th Ave. Hardwood floors, off-street parking. $475/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA NORTH • 12 Golf. Hardwood floors, cats ok. $$625/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com
2BR, 1.5BA HENDERSONVILLE • 805 Wilken. Garage, W/D connections. $595/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1.5BA NORTH • 172 Macon. Dishwasher, covered parking. $750/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1.5BA SOUTH • 30 Allen. A/C, patio, storage. $665/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA EAST • 2484 Riceville Rd. Porch, Central A/C. $615/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA EAST • 7 Lindsey. A/C, porch. $605/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA NORTH • 501 Beaverdam. W/D hookups, pets ok. $565/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA NORTH • 87 Wild Cherry. Carport, W/D hookups. $635/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA NORTH • 198 Kimberly. Patio, heat included. $750/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 2BA EAST • 744 Bee Tree. A/C, W/D. $695/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 2BA NORTH • 265 Charlotte St. Hardwood floors, central A/C. $865/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2BA EAST • 126 Aurora. A/C, heat pump. Pets okay. $750/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com
1BR, 1BA NORTH • 37 Skyview. Porch, mountain and city views. $545-$595/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com
BLACK MOUNTAIN • 1BR, 1BA. Heat pump, Central A/C, W/D connections. Very nice. $595/month. 828-252-4334.
1BR, 1BA NORTH • 51 Lee. Hardwood floors, porch. $465/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com
CANDLER • Small 2BR, 1BA. Carpet, electric heat. Call 253-0758. Carver Realty.
1BR, 1BA SOUTH • 90 Beale St. Central heat/AC, dishwasher. $585/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2 GREAT DOWNTOWN APARTMENTS Live, work and play downtown! • Studio: $595/month. • 1BR: $695/month. • 2 bedroom: $725/month. Call (828) 254-2029. 2BR, 1.5BA EAST • 532 Warren Wilson. Patio, pets ok. $720/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com
HENDERSONVILLE • 1BR, 1BA. Near Main St. On bus line. Special! Only $350/month. 828-252-4334. NORTH ASHEVILLE • 2BR, 1BA Townhouse apartment. 1 mile from downtown off Merrimon Ave. Special at $495/month. 828-252-4334. STUDIO, 1BA SOUTH • 1010 Hendersonville Rd. A/C, all utilities included. $595/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com
STUDIO • Hendersonville. Near Main St. On bus line. Special! Only $295/month. 828-252-4334. WEST ASHEVILLE 1 BR $595/month. New large apt. dishwasher, AC, garbage disposal, laundry hookups, pool and exercise facility. 1 month security. Pets considered. 828-337-7999. WEST-ACTON WOODS APTS • 2BR, 2BA, 1100 sq.ft. $800/month. Includes water and garbage pickup. Call 253-0758. Carver Realty.
Mobile Homes For Rent 1BR, 1BA EAST • Ideal for 1 or budget-minded people. In quiet managed park. A/C, water furnished. References, application and deposit required. $350/month. 828-779-2736.
Condos/ Townhomes For Rent LUXURY, LIKE-NEW, 1 BD/1 BA CONDO NEAR DOWNTOWN available 5/10/11. One bed/bath, swimming pool, fitness center, fireplace near downtown & more. $950/month. (828) 216-6819. beaucatcherhouse.com NEAR AIRPORT • 2BR, 1.5BA. Hardwoods and carpet, heat pump. Convenient to everything. $775/month. Call 253-0758. Carver Realty. WEST ASHEVILLE CANTERBURY HEIGHTS: CONDO FOR RENT Condo: 2BR, 1.5BA. Split level. Appliances include washer and dryer. Pool, exercise area, convenient location. $720/month. No pets. (828) 275-8704. WEST ASHEVILLE CANTERBURY HEIGHTS • 48 Beri Dr. Updated 2BR 1.5BA. Split level condo, 918 sqft. Fully applianced upgraded kitchen with W/D. Pool, fitness room. $725/month. Security Dep. Application Fee. Available 6/1/11. Mike 919-624-1513.
Homes For Rent $1200 TOWARDS CLOSING COSTS! I can help you find your perfect home! Let me be your Buyer’s Agent. • Call Bill Byrne: (828) 242-4721. Landmark Realty. www.landmarkavl.com 10 MINUTES • DOWNTOWN • UNCA Jonestown Road, Woodfin: 3BR, 2BA, family room, large kitchen (new appliances), WD. Large deck (Nice and sunny!). Large private wooded lot. $1050/month, security deposit. • No Pets. 231-4827 or 684-4890.
2BR, 1BA WEST • 22 Wilburn. A/C, basement. $895/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 2BA NORTH • 37 Maxwell. A/C, bonus room. $990/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2.5BA • Split level living. 1,800 sq.ft. heated space. 2-car garage. Fireplace with gas logs. 0.4 acre fenced lot, welllandscaped front yard. Heat pump. Quiet neighborhood. 2.8 miles from Patton Ave. $925/month. Call 828-231-6689. 3BR, 3BA NORTH • 62 Brookwood. 2-car garage, basement. $2,225/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com ALWAYS GREAT RESPONSE “I advertise my rental properties in Mountain Xpress because of the quality and quantity of great calls it produces!” Pauline T., Asheville. • You too can find quality renters! Call 251-1333, Mountain Xpress Classified Marketplace. AN INCREDIBLE BUNGALOW • WEAVERVILLE Partially furnished 2.5BR, 1BA, available mid-June. Very special 1000 sqft cottage on 2.3 acres. • Private: deadend road. Woods, lovely gardens, small creek. • Greatroom/kitchen combo w/big windows. • Deck, porch. Perfect for 2! • Woodstove, central oil heat, Spring drinking water. Hammock hooks ready near creek. Good references and be willing to mow, etc. • Non-smokers. • $950/month includes electric/water. First, last, purchase oil, and $200 deposit required. • (731) 742-3143 or (828) 712-3350. karen@bradfordbb.com CAMELOT • LEICESTER HIGHWAY 3BR, 1.5BA, remodeled, like new. Awesome deck. Full basement. $995/month. Sorry, no dogs. 215-2865. FURNISHED HOME ALEXANDER 2BR/2BA in quiet peaceful setting. 15 minutes to Asheville, 30’ screened porch. Perfect for 1/ 2 non-smoking responsible adults. Reference check, 1st/last, $1000 deposit. $1000$1150/month. Water, sewer included. Available 3-6 months. tkdawsey@bellsouth.net 828-230-6652 / 828-230-6652.
RESORT LIVING AT LAKE LURE 2800 sq.ft. stream, waterfall. 3BR/3BA, W/D, recent updates, deck, walk to lake, some resort amenities. No pets, no smoking. $950/month. $950/deposit + $200. Credit check, references. 828-697-8166. eagleborne@morrisbb.net
Vacation Rentals A BEACH HOUSE AT FOLLY 20 minutes from historic downtown Charleston, SC. • The legendary dog-friendly Rosie’s Ocean View and Kudzu’s Cottage, across the street from the beach!Visit www.kudzurose.com or call (404) 617-1146. BEAUTIFUL LOG CABIN Sleeps 5, handicap accessible. Near Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC. (828) 231-4504 or 277-1492. bennie14@bellsouth.net
Short-Term Rentals ATTENTION EXECUTIVES • HOUSEHUNTERS Don’t spend $90/night for a tiny hotel room! • $50/day = 1300 sqft completely equipped (just bring your bags) apartment. • 1-3 month rentals. • 15 minutes from downtown. • 1-2 nonsmoking persons. • See us on Facebook: Asheville Hideaway. 258-8539 or 713-3380. ashevillehideaway. netfirms.com
Roommates ALL AREAS ROOMMATES.COM. Browse hundreds of online listings with photos and maps. Find your roommate with a click of the mouse! Visit: www.Roommates.com. (AAN CAN) HOUSEMATE FOR HOME ON LAKE • Off I-26, New Stock exit. In-law apartment in daylight basement with separate entrance, bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchenette, use of washer/dryer. No Pets. Available April 29. $550/month including utilities. Call 484-9771. HOUSMATE NEEDED IN BEAUTIFUL SALUDA NC I am looking for a responsible, employed housemate to share a 3BR home.$350 a month + half of electric. Includes cable internet and TV, water and trash.Contact Natalie at 828-333-0937.
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LOCAL DATA ENTRY/TYPISTS • Needed immediately. $400 PT, $800 FT weekly. Flexible schedule, work from own PC. 1-800-310-0154. (AAN CAN) PAID IN ADVANCE • Make $1,000 a Week mailing brochures from home! Guaranteed Income! FREE Supplies! No experience required. Start Immediately! www.homemailerprogram.n et (AAN CAN)
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CAB DRIVERS Needed at Blue Bird; call JT 258-8331. Drivers needed at Yellow Cab; call Buster at 253-3311. CHANGE THE WORLD AND MAKE A LIVING! Canvassers needed to help the NC Green Party get on the ballot statewide. P/T or F/T. No experience required, we train. Please contact Mike Cherin, 828-286-4260. mikecherin@yahoo.com. EOE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES • Call (828) 225-6122 or visit: biltmore.com HIRE QUALITY EMPLOYEES “Our employment advertisements with the Mountain Xpress garner far more educated and qualified applicants than any other publication we have used. The difference is visible in the phone calls, applications and resumes.” Howard Stafford, Owner, Princess Anne Hotel. • Thank you, Howard. Your business can benefit by advertising for your next employee in Mountain Xpress Classifieds. Call 251-1333. LAKE HOUSE ACADEMY • Hiring for the following positions: Certified Special Ed position, beginning PT moving to FT. • Kitchen Assistant, beginning PT moving to FT. Please email resumes to careers @lakehouseacademy.com, subject “Kitchen Assistant”
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT • Are you an organized individual with excellent communication and multi-tasking skills? The Day Treatment Program at Eliada Homes is seeking an Administrative Assistant (30 hours/week + full benefits) to become an integral part of a dynamic team environment. Applicant will work under the supervision of the Program Director of Day Treatment and provide administrative support to the Day Treatment Program. The Administrative Assistant manages and maintains all records pertaining to academics, all team meeting minutes, clinical minutes, and other documentation. This position requires frequent contact with parents, guardians, foster parents, and other visitors. Qualified applicants must possess a high school diploma or GED, be proficient in Microsoft applications such as Word and Excel, and have at least one year experience in clerical service. Interested candidates please send resume to Sheri Peck at speck@eliada.org.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND LEGAL ASSISTANT The Southern Environmental Law Center is expanding its Asheville NC office from 2 attorneys to 4 and is opening a new position for administrative support. As the Administrative Office and Legal Assistant, this team member will assist in dayto-day office management and provide administrative and litigation support to the attorneys. • Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree and be proficient in all Microsoft Office applications. • The ideal candidate will have prior office administration experience, prior litigation support experience and enthusiasm for environmental protection and natural resource conservation. To learn more about this unique opportunity and our organization, please visit our website: http://www.southernenviron ment.org/about/jobs/. • To apply, please mail your resume with cover letter to: Administrative Office and Legal Assistant; 601 W. Rosemary Street, Suite 220; Chapel Hill NC 27516-2356. No telephone calls please. EOE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Book distributor seeks customer service rep, 30-40 hours per week, M-F. Order processing, advising customers, and invoicing. Must have computer skills and enjoy working with customers on the phone. Some travel. Email letter and resume to jm@comground.com
FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF HENDERSONVILLE • A forprofit family social services agency, seeks a dynamic, computer-competent and client friendly person to join our support team. Duties include reception, filing and computer entry. Email your resume and/or letter of interest to jdomansky@fpscorp.com.
Salon/ Spa LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST (828) 586-0251. The Chalet Inn.
Sales/ Marketing ENTRY LEVEL SALES POSITION - I PLAY. i play., Inc., natural infant products company in Asheville, NC is looking to fill a Full Time Sales Support/Admin position. Please send your resume to Katie Lenzen at katie@iplaybabywear.com INDEPENDENT SALES REP is seeking an outstanding sales professional. The person in this role must be able to demonstrate excellent selling, negotiation, communication, and problem solving skills in a very competitive, high paced business environment. You must be success oriented and have great customer service skills. Print Advertising Sales, TV, or Radio Sales experience is a MUST! Very high commission and bonus structure. Please email cover letter and resume to: reloadmin@bellsouth.net www.RelocationGuide.biz MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Rainbow Wedding Network seeks online and print media advertisement sales associates. Visit rainbowweddingnetwork.com
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SEEKING SALES PEOPLE Currently expanding our local offices. Seeking high energy, confident sales people. Candidate will work with financial professionals in casual, entrepreneurial environment. (828) 277-6988. resumes@thurmondco.com
Restaurant/ Food FT EXPERIENCED RESTAURANT MANAGER, PT HOSTESS, PT SERVER • Knowledge of Japanese food preferable. Apply in person: 19 Broadway Street, downtown Asheville. 225-2551. Wasabi Restaurant.
Medical/ Health Care CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANT Opening at Asheville Chiropractic 553 Haywood Road. Doctor’s assistant and some reception duties. See mountainxpress.com for info or call 828-253-0580. EXPERIENCED DENTAL ASSISTANT NEEDED • Part time X-Ray Certification required. Needs to be detail oriented and organized. Apply to kdjackson2@att.net or Fax resume to 828-277-6820.
FULL-TIME RN Families Together Inc. is now hiring a full-time RN to provide assessments and case management with medically fragile children in the Community Alternatives Program (CAP-C). • Must have 1 year of pediatric nursing experience; case management experience preferred. • Solid computer skills for paperwork intensive position. • Will cover 8 county area in WNC, transportation required. www.familiestogether.net HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, INC. SEEKING QM, LPS, APS, AND RESIDENTIAL STAFF Now hiring Licensed or Provisional Therapists, Associate Professionals, and Residential staff for level III facility. Send resume to aaustin@hirdinc.org PART-TIME FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT • Warren Wilson College invites applications for a part-time Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant. The FNP or PA will work approximately 15 hours per week providing direct medical care to WWC students and other members of the community. This includes providing medical supervision for the RN; working with the RN and Medical Director to establish and monitor legal and medical protocols and standing orders; advising medical staff and WWC on issues relating to compliance with legal and medical standards; and serving as the responsible party on agreements with labs, pharmacies and other affiliated agencies. Qualifications: Current FNP or PD license is required. Experience working on a college campus is desirable. • Warren Wilson College is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of its community. Interested and qualified individuals please send resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references to: hr@warren-wilson.edu. Electronic submissions are required. Review of applications will begin Monday, April 25th.
Human Services
AVAILABLE POSITIONS • MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Haywood County: Clinicians Several clinical positions are available within the Recovery Education Center and other programs being developed. Must have Master’s degree and be license-eligible. Please contact Kim Franklin, kim.franklin @meridianbhs.org Jackson County: Clinician Child & Family Services Must have Master’s degree and be license-eligible. Please contact Chris Cruise, chris.cruise @meridianbhs.org Jackson/Swain/Graham Case Manager (QMHP) Child & Family Services: Must have mental health degree and two years experience. Please contact Chris Cruise, chris.cruise @meridianbhs.org Macon, Jackson, Swain Clinician for new Assessment Service: Must have Master’s degree and be license-eligible. Please contact Kim Franklin, kim.franklin @meridianbhs.org Cherokee County: Clinician Assertive Community Treatment Team Must have Master’s degree and be licenseeligible. Please contact Patty Bilitzke, patricia.bilitzke @meridianbhs.org Clinician/Team Leader Recovery Education Center: Must have Master’s degree and be license-eligible. Please contact Julie Durham-Defee, julie.durham-defee @meridianbhs.org Clinician Offender Services Program Part-time position (20 hours per week). Program includes a Sexual Abuse Intervention Program (SAIP) and Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP). Must have a Master’s degree and be licensed or license-eligible. Please contact Diane Paige, diane.paige @meridianbhs.org Clay, Cherokee, Graham Clinician for new Assessment Service: Must have Master’s degree and be license-eligible. Please contact Kim Franklin, kim.franklin @meridianbhs.org • For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www.meridianbhs.org
AVAILABLE POSITIONS • SMOKY MOUNTAIN CENTERIs currently accepting applications for the following positions: Information Communication Specialist Jackson: 4 year degree required, Masters preferred. Computer Systems Administrator Jackson: 5 years experience, BS degree required. Inpatient Care Coordinator Jackson: Masters degree in human services field, professional license required. Project Manager Jackson: BS required, Masters preferred. Assistant Finance Director Jackson: BS degree and 5 years experience required. Provider Relations Director: Masters in human services field, professional license and 5 years experience in clinical network operations, provider relations and management experience required. 44 Bonnie Lane, Sylva, NC 28779. (828) 586-5501. • For more information on these and other Positions, please visit our web site at smokymountaincenter.org Smoky Mountain Center is an equal opportunity, Affirmative action employer. CAREGIVER • CNA POSITIONS The world’s trusted source of nonmedical home care and companionship services, including personal care. Home Instead Senior Care. homeinstead.com/159 CooperRiis a Therapeutic Healing Community in Asheville has an immediate need for a Life Skills Support position in our Garden. PT-20 hours per week. M-F, 8am-12pm, $10 per hour. The successful candidate will be able to: Instruct residents on proper gardening procedures • Work together as a team • Support residents in completing tasks • Stay calm and mindful when communicating with residents. Forward electronic resume/cover letter to Hr@cooperriis.org. No walk-ins please.
DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL Good benefit package. Now accepting applications. For more information: (828) 299-3636. Mountain Area Residential Facilities, Inc. admin @mountainarea residentialfacilities.org
FAMILIES TOGETHER INC. Due to continuous growth in WNC, Families Together, Inc is now hiring licensed professionals and Qualified Professionals in Buncombe, McDowell, Madison, Rutherford, Henderson, and Transylvania Counties. • Qualified candidates will include • LPC’s, LCSW’s, LMFT’s, LCAS’s, PLCSW’s, or LPCA’s and Bachelor’s and Master’s Qualified Professionals. • FTI provides a positive work environment, flexible hours, room for advancement, health benefits, and an innovative culture. • www.familiestogether.net • Candidates should email resumes to humanresources @familiestogether.net
FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF HENDERSONVILLE • Seeks a licensed or provisionally licensed therapist for our adult and child population. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package for the right credentialed, energetic team member. Please email resume and/or letter of interest to jdomansky@fpscorp.com.
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PARKWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HAS IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS • FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY • Exciting opportunity with Family Preservation Services of Rutherford County! Become a part of a growing team. Seeking NC licensed or provisionally licensed therapists to work with
LPNs NEEDED • Eliada Homes seeks LPNs to work night shift in our residential facilities. If you’re an LPN who wants to work in a setting that will allow you to help children succeed, then this is the job for you! May be some day shifts available periodically, and all PRNs have potential to move into full time. Nurses work with students ages 7-17 in our Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities. Please submit resume to eweaver@elaida.org or fax to 828-210-0361
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• Executive Director of College Advancement and College Foundation • Nursing Instructor • Culinary Technology Chef Instructor • Systems/Web Administrator More job listings and application can be found on A-B Tech’s website: www.abtech.edu/jobs An A-B Tech application is required for consideration. For further information: (828) 254-1921 ext 114
RECOVERY SERVICES MANAGER Meridian Behavioral Health Services, nestled in the Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina, is an organization dedicated to quality and innovation in the delivery of rural behavioral health services. • We are seeking a passionate, values-driven and dynamic professional to oversee our Recovery Education Centers. These programs reflect a unique design which integrates educational, clinical and peer support components in a community college-like milieu. • To be considered, applicants must be wellversed in the recovery paradigm of mental health and substance abuse services and must have experience with program development and implementation. • A Master’s degree, license eligibility and previous supervisory experience are also required. For more information about Meridian and our Recovery Education Centers, go to www.meridianbhs.org. • If interested, please email your resume to Kim Franklin, Ph.D., Clinical Director at kim.franklin @meridianbhs.org RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR Supervises and interacts with individual and groups of adolescent male students to improve social and life skills. • Physical requirements of the position include lifting up to 60 pounds, hiking, backcountry backpacking. Responsible for immediate physical health and safety of students. Work 7 days on, 7 days off. Works with team to develop student goals and progress. High school diploma or GED required. • College level courses in social sciences preferred. • Minimum of one year in youth corrections, residential treatment, or other related environment required. • Must demonstrate competency in crisis intervention. SMS is an EEOC employer. Send resume with cover letter to cfitzgerald@stone mountainschool.com THERAPIST POSITIONS AVAILABLE Licensed Therapists needed in Jackson and Haywood Counties to provide therapy to children and their families in the school, home and community. Competitive salary, flexible hours, excellent benefit package. Must possess a NC Therapy or Provisional License. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! Submit resume via email or fax to: Tracey Elliott,telliot@jcpsmail.org, fax 828-586-6601. www.jacksoncountyps.org
UNIVERSAL MH/DD/SAS is currently seeking Licensed and/or Provisionally Licensed Therapist for Community Support Team Lead, Intake Coordinator, Outpatient Therapist, and Substance Abuse Therapist at our Forest City Office. Please send resume to Patra Lowe at plowe@umhs.net or visit us on the web at www.umhs.net UNIVERSAL MH/DD/SAS is currently seeking Licensed and/or Provisionally Licensed Therapist for Intake Coordinator, Intensive in Home Team Lead, Outpatient Therapist and Substance Abuse Therapist at our Asheville Office. Also seeking a paraprofessional for PSR. Please send resume to Patra Lowe at plowe@umhs.net or visit us on the web at www.umhs.net. UNIVERSAL MH/DD/SAS is currently seeking Qualified Professional for Targeted Case Management for I/DD and Mental Health populations. Please send resume to Emily Sherlin at esherlin@umhs.net or visit us on the web at www.umhs.net WILDERNESS THERAPY PROGRAM • Field Staff: Following training, facilitate safety and implement treatment plan designed by group therapist for teens struggling with emotional and behavioral issues. Staff work week on/week off in the woods of North Georgia. • Qualifications: 21 plus, CPR and First Aid certified, experience with backpacking and adolescents, willingness to commit 8 months, WFR recommended. • Benefits: Health/Dental, Bonus, Salary increases with Level. • Training: May 13-19. • Contact: Andy or Tyson, Second Nature Blue Ridge. (706) 212-2037. www.snwp.com
Professional/ Management AOOUNTANT Asheville-area manufacturer seeks FT Accountant to perform full charge bookkeeping functions and grow with position. Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business admin plus 2 years operational accounting experience required. Working knowledge of accounting principles/financial reporting/taxes and proficiency with PC-based finance systems/Excel required. Hire subject to background check and drug test. $30,000-$34,000. EOE Email cover letter and resume to susie@strategicworkplace-solutions.com.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION • The national office of The American Chestnut Foundation located in Asheville, NC, is seeking a Director of Public Relations and Communications. Applications will be accepted through May 4, 2011. To apply, please send cover letter and resume to betsy@acf.org. Position description and desired qualifications are posted on the TACF website at www.acf.org No phone calls please. HYDROPONICS GROW ROOM MANAGER Seeking individual to manage dayto-day business and overall management of hydroponics Grow Room in downtown Asheville. Project in the development phase; provide technical expertise for design and layout of equipment. • Must have considerable knowledge and experience with hydroponics grow systems and operations; plant propagation and management. Written and verbal communication skills a must. • Responsible for marketing and delivery of product, inventory control, budgets and maintenance of records. Must be organized and able to juggle multiple tasks at the same time. Must be able to communicate with all levels of the organization. • Must have minimum High School Diploma or Equivalent and NCDL. Degree in agriculture preferred. • Send resume to Jenny Reggi, 147 Coxe Avenue, Asheville NC 28801 or apply in person at Liberty Corner Enterprises, Inc., 147 Coxe Ave., Asheville, NC. EOE
Arts/Media FREELANCERS WANTED • Xpress is looking for savvy freelancers for the A&E section, for features on music, art, theatre, dance and literature with a local focus. If you can write with flair, abide word counts, pitch offbeat stories and hit deadlines, please send a short email with links to writing samples to ae@mountainx.com. INSTRUCTORS NEEDED Arts2People seeks instructors to teach a variety of Business Management Skills at the Artist Resource Center. Teacher stipends vary. Inquire at info@arts2people.org 828-505-3883
PT TEACHER • Grades 612. Must be NC licensed in English/Math. FWD resume to aspireapplicants @yahoo.com
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Employment Services UNDERCOVER SHOPPERS Get paid to shop. Retail and dining establishments need undercover clients to judge quality and customer service. Earn up to $100/day. Please call 1-800-720-0576.
Announcements FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Feel Good Foods is looking for volunteers in catering for LEAF festival, Bonnaroo, Del Fest, and more this summer. In exchange for your time you will receive a free ticket, meals, and beverages. To apply please follow this link www.feelgoodfoodswnc.co m/Volunteers.html fgfasheville@gmail.com PREGNANT CONSIDERING ADOPTION? • Talk with caring agency specializing in matching birthmothers with families nationwide • Living expenses paid. Call 24/7 • Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions • 1-866-413-6293. (AAN CAN)
#1 AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY CONSCIOUS MASSAGE CENTER • 1224 Hendersonville Road. Asheville. $29/hour. • 15 Wonderful Therapists to choose from. Therapeutic Massage: • Deep Tissue • Swedish • Sports • Trigger Point. Also offering: • Acupressure • Energy Work • Reflexology. • Save money, call now! 505-7088. thecosmicgroove.com MASSAGE/MLD Therapeutic Massage. Manual Lymph Drainage. Lymphedema Treatment. $45/hour or sliding scale for financial hardship. 17+ years experience. 828-254-4110. NC License #146. www.uhealth.net SHOJI SPA & LODGE • 7 DAYS A WEEK Looking for the best therapist in town— - or a cheap massage? Soak in your outdoor hot tub; melt in our sauna; then get the massage of your life! 26 massage therapists. 299-0999. www.shojiretreats.com TRANSFORMATIONAL MASSAGE THERAPIST Now also licensed in North Carolina. Introductory Special: 1.5 to 2 hour fullbody massage now only $40 for 1st appointment. Contact Frank Solomon Connelly, LMBT# 10886. (828) 707-2983 or TMT-by-FSC.com
LAKEHOUSE MUSIC Asheville’s only non-profit Recording Studio. • Recording • Mixing • Mastering • Video Production • Management • Marketing • Rehearsal Space. (828) 242-3573. pete@lakehousemusic.org
Pets For Sale
MUSIC AND VIDEO PRODUCTION • High Definition Video • High Quality Audio. Visa/MC. Call (838) 335-9316 or visit us on the web: amrmediastudio.com
Dachshund Wirehaired Puppies. These Miniature AKC. Champion bloodlines are for sale. Beautiful & healthy. Rare Piebald pattern. 8 weeks. 1st vaccs. Photo is of mom, Lily. 828-713-1509 davarner@bellsouth.net
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ASHEVILLE PET SITTERS Dependable, loving care while you’re away. Reasonable rates. Call Sandy Ochsenreiter, (828) 215-7232. R.E.A.C.H. Your Regional Emergency Animal Care Hospital. Open MondayFriday, 5pm-8am and 24 hours on Weekends and Holidays. • 677 Brevard Road. (828) 665-4399. www.reachvet.com
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Redwood in N. Asheville, 28804, 8am-Noon. • Regular and office furniture and equipment, luggage, household, adult and children’s clothing, Grateful Dead collectibles, good misc.!
Estate Sales BIG ESTATE SALE • 4008 Laurel Park Hwy,
Katie was adopted from Animal Compassion Network 8 years ago, and returned last week due to a family emergency. Katie is a wonderfully sweet Lab mix. She is gentle and shy, loves affection and just wants to feel secure. Please consider making this twelve-year-old, beautiful girl a member of your family. Stop by Animal Compassion Network’s store for rescued pets, Pet Harmony located at 803 Fairview Street, Asheville, North Carolina 28803 to shop for all your pet supplies
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Autos Wanted: Several body parts for Toyota Pickup, 1984-89 model. Also parts for Honda car, 1973-77. Call 665-0889, after 6pm.
Automotive Services WE’LL FIX IT AUTOMOTIVE • Honda and Acura repair. Half price repair and service. ASE and factory certified. Located in the Weaverville area. Please call 828-275-6063 for appointment.
Hendersonville. Antiques, beds, rugs, mid-century modern furniture, cookware, tools. Everything must go! Fri. Apr. 29 9am-2pm and Sat. Apr. 30 8am-noon.
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Musical Services ASHEVILLE’S WHITEWATER RECORDING Full service studio services since 1987. • Mastering • Mixing and Recording. • CD/DVD duplication at the best prices. (828) 684-8284 • whitewaterrecording.com AUDIO/CD MASTERING • Unrivaled in WNC/Upstate. • Local • Affordable • Experienced • Professional • Expertly Equipped. Call (828) 442-6211 or (828) 724-1500. www.blantonemusic.com
Lawn & Garden Come meet Sir Charles! Charlie for short, he is a regal, dignified young pup. This two-year-old Shepherd Mix craves attention and affection and loves to return the gesture. With this multidimensional personality Charlie is very hard to resist! Stop by Animal Compassion Network’s store for rescued pets, Pet Harmony located at 803 Fairview Street, Asheville, North Carolina 28803 to shop for all your pet supplies
For sale: Bought new, used 2 seasons: 16” double disk Ford plow, 4 section 4 disk. Also: Trailer hitch. Also: hay rake. All in excellent condition. Call 665-0889, after 6pm.
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