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p. 50 Must love the Loaf When seminal ‘90s alt-rock outfit Archers of Loaf played at Cat’s Cradle in Carborro earlier this year, national press (and exuberant fans) fawned over the long-awaited event.

Rumors circulated that it wasn’t just a one-off, and it’s true: The band’s official reunion tour kicks off Saturday at the Grey Eagle. That’s fitting, since Asheville’s where the band really got its start. What’s to come for the Loaf?

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letters Give me liberty? Give me a break I once thought of myself as having a libertarian streak, but if it means that my views are aligned with those of Robert Thatcher and John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, then I probably do not [“Wholly Satisfied with Whole Foods,” May 4 Xpress].

To say that there is no political consensus on global warming would be a correct statement, but to say that there is no scientific [consensus] is just ignorant. It’s not hard to find the facts. For example, more than 90 percent of climate scientists agree with the conclusions of the Inergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Perhaps Thatcher should check this out with scientists rather than with CEOs of corporations.

A viewpoint opposite to the scientific consensus — as is John Mackey’s — is not courageous, but merely stupid and obstinate. His pronouncement that no one has an “intrinsic right to health care, food or shelter” seems contrary to the Declaration of Independence, that people have “unalienable rights” to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” (it’s pretty hard to be happy without food), or to the Constitution’s assertion that the proper role of government is to provide for the general welfare. If it’s unfettered capitalism that you want, then Somalia is where you need to be — no pesky government regulations there.

Me, I’m not that big on governmental control of social behavior that doesn’t harm any bystanders, but I do believe that capitalism is more than a sheep and two wolves voting on what’s for

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dinner. Using the free market (the profit motive) as the sole guide to a better society is way too Ayn Randish and social Darwinistic for me. No society in history has ever survived under that governing philosophy, and I don’t think that stupid ideas deserve equal consideration, even when they are popular.

— Glen Reese Asheville

Save the Health and Wellness Trust Fund Every year, thousands of North Carolina youth begin using tobacco. However, since the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund began [supporting] youth tobacco-use prevention and cessation efforts in 2003, middle-school smoking rates have dropped by 51.6 percent and highschool rates by 30.4 percent. These are the lowest ever recorded in the state.

The HWTF is actually saving the state money in the long run by reducing healthcare expenses.

A benefit-cost analysis of the HWTF [conducted by] Chenoweth and Associates in February 2011 proved that, for every dollar put into the initiative, an $8.35 benefit was earned as a result of the organization’s tobacco-prevention efforts. An estimated 42,064 teenagers have either quit or abstained from tobacco as a result of the initiative’s collective impact. It has helped thousands of people of all ages in our state quit tobacco altogether. More than 28,000 people have enrolled in QuitlineNC, the only free cessation resource for

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smokers in the entire state, funded largely by the HWTF. The HWTF does not only deal with tobacco prevention. Other programs funded by the organization include obesity prevention and elimination of health disparities.

Recently, an N.C. House budget bill has devised a plan to abolish the HWTF and its funding by December. This would be detrimental to preventive health efforts and extremely counterproductive, given the HWTF’s proven track record of success. Let’s not reverse the progress we have made. Don’t let North Carolina’s historically low youth-smoking rates go back up as they have in other states that reduced funding for tobacco-use prevention.

Please show your support by contacting your legislators and “liking” the Facebook page, “Save the TRU Movement.” You can also visit this link to sign a petition against the abolishment of the funding, at http://avl.mx/36.

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N.C. “Wise Woman” program a wise choice Just want to say many thanks to all the folks involved in the running of the N.C. Wise Woman program (Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation) at the Buncombe County Health Department. For those of us without health insurance, you are a godsend. Because of the screenings for breast cancer, blood pressure and cholesterol, this is money well spent, with early detection on a portion of the population that only go to a doctor when they are really sick. In the long run, you are saving taxpayers’ money by keeping us all healthy.

— Sharon Dagiel Weaverville

The Asheville Humane Society is heartwarming The new Asheville Humane Society is a wonderful facility. And it’s not just the new building that’s great. I recently began volunteering at AHS and the dedication of the staff and volunteers is truly heartwarming. There are many wonderful animals available for adoption, and they are loved, cared for, socialized and kept safe by the staff and volunteers at AHS while waiting patiently for their new homes.

The Humane Society of the U.S. estimates that between 6 million to 8 million dogs and cats enter shelters annually in our country, and that [about half] are euthanized. Around 25 percent of those animals are purebreds. These are staggering figures. Our local rescue organizations are doing everything possible to tell a different story here in Buncombe County. If you are ready for a new furry friend in your life, please consider visiting the Asheville Humane Society or another rescue group.

New animals arrive daily, of every age, size, color and breed.

There are many ways that you can help homeless animals in our community, including adopting or fostering an animal; donating money, time or goods; and by spaying and neutering your pets. The animals and the AHS need your sup-

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For other Molton cartoons, check out our Web page at www.mountainx.com/cartoons port. I encourage you to check out the Asheville Humane Society’s beautiful new facility and visit with the adoptable pets and amazing staff and volunteers that provide this essential service.

Then, tell your friends!

— Kim Porter Weaverville

Restaurant merry-go-round Black Mountain is a restaurant merry-goround.

In the short year that I have lived here, I have seen H.T. Papa’s restaurant close; it is now a Chinese place. A coffee house on the edge of town closed — the lady who ran it left and opened her place in Old Fort (now I hear it is closed there too, and she moved to Charlotte).

The Oak House closed and re-opened, and is not the same as before. Just two weeks ago, Camino’s Mexican restaurant closed.

The Watershed was the first one to go, and after that it seems there was a domino effect. I don’t eat out often, but when I do, it is disappointing when you get used to a place and they are soon gone.

What’s going on in this town? Are the rent rates too high to stay open? I’m confused.

— Irene Corey Black Mountain

Annexation equals progress On March 16, I had a letter published in favor of North Carolina’s annexation code and encouraging Asheville’s continuation in the battle to incorporate Biltmore Lake [“You May Need Annexation as Much as It Needs You,” Xpress]. My family has lived in North Carolina for several generations. In that time, it has evolved from the Rip Van Winkle state (slept for 100 years postCivil War) to the vibrant, diverse culture that we are. Two great factors aiding this change were the development of our incredible university system and an annexation policy that allowed a rural state to help cities cope with inevitable growth.

The law is both fair and simple: Once adjacent areas reach a density that is more urban in nature than rural, the existing municipality can absorb them. This keeps the central city from growthstagnation and fiscal strangulation.

Recently there was an article in the Xpress comparing the size of Asheville city government with the North Carolina cities closest in population just larger (Greenville) and just smaller (Jacksonville) (see “Head to Head,” April 6). Really, these are the cities closest to us in size? What a joke. One needs only compare our infrastructure, cultural attractions, events, architecture, restaurants etc., to those towns and it is obvious that Asheville has been too slow to incorporate outlaying urbanized areas.

I am sure that many of the residents of Biltmore Lake came here from other places. They could have gone anywhere in overwhelmingly rural WNC to find low taxes, but convenience comes with proximity to Asheville, and proximity comes at a legal cost in this state — annexation.

— Steve Woolum Asheville

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by Becca Loli Concern about looming state budget cuts has many public schools brainstorming ways to do more with less. In January, Superintendent Tony Baldwin of the Buncombe County Schools posted on his blog, “The significant loss of human resources, including classroom teachers, appears inevitable.” And the budget approved May 4 by the Statehouse in Raleigh seems to bear out that assessment.

Proposed cuts would eliminate state funding for teachers’ assistants in the second and third grades, as well as “eliminate funds for student diagnostics, a key tool for teachers to address student learning problems as soon as they arise,” according to an April 13 news release from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.

Meanwhile, North Carolina students have pressing needs. More than 70 percent of eighthgrade public-school students in the state read below grade level, and more than 30 percent of ninth-graders won’t graduate in four years, according to The State of America’s Children

“It almost brought us to tears to watch one student sitting on the edge of his seat, fully engrossed in the task at hand,” says Julie Thomas, a former second-grade teacher who took the training last year. “It was like you could see the light bulbs going on in his head. You could almost read his thoughts: ‘I’m reading! I’m reading! I can do this!’”

Reading skills are an important predictor of a child’s future success. “The fact is that the low-income fourth-graders who cannot meet the [proficiency] level in reading today are all too likely to become our nation’s lowest-income, least-skilled, least-productive and most costly citizens tomorrow” notes a report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, titled Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters.

The Augustine Project’s tutor training includes 70 hours of classroom instruction and hands-on practice teaching, supervised by an experienced Orton-Gillingham tutor and/or certified academic language therapist. Trainees learn how to assess and remediate students’ phonemic-awareness skills,

getstarted Prospective tutors must attend an orientation session before signing up for the training. The next orientation is slated for Monday, May 23, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Literacy Council offices in downtown Asheville. A second one will be held Monday, June 6, at the same time and place. The actual tutor-training course will be offered at Evergreen Community Charter School in east Asheville July 18-22 and 25-29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. An additional training is planned for October.

To learn more about becoming a tutor and taking the summer 2011 Augustine Project tutor-training class or to reserve a space in an upcoming orientation, call 254-3442, ext. 204, or email literacytutors@ litcouncil.com.

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2010, a report published by the Children’s Defense Fund. And the dropout rates for both the Asheville City (4.8 percent) and Buncombe County Schools (4.65 percent) are above the state average.

Against that backdrop, we must rely more on volunteers to support at-risk students in our community. To that end, the Asheville Augustine Project is recruiting and training volunteers to reach young students who are struggling with reading, spelling or writing skills, and whose families (and perhaps schools) can’t afford to pay for one-on-one tutoring. The Literacy Council of Buncombe County launched the local program last year in hopes of reaching these struggling readers before they drop out of school; with generous funding from the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, we were able to train our first group of tutors in 2010.

Every tutor we train is equipped with the tools and potential to make a real difference in the life of a student. When children struggle with reading and writing, they often feel ashamed of their own brains; they lose confidence in their ability to learn. But when they start seeing themselves being successful, it can really turn things around.

phonics, word-attack skills, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, spelling and writing.

“I learned more about teaching reading during the two-week Augustine Project training than I did in the semester-long ‘Teaching Reading’ course that I took in college,” says volunteer tutor Ruth Christie. “I wish that all school districts included a program like this for their students who haven’t been able to learn to read using other approaches.”

In exchange for the training and materials, volunteers agree to work with a low-income student in Western North Carolina who is reading or writing below grade level. Tutors will provide at least 60 pro bono lessons, giving students one-on-one attention and instruction that’s specifically targeted to their individual language-learning needs.

Working together, we can help ensure that our at-risk students get the help they need to succeed. X Asheville resident Becca Loli is director of the Literacy Council of Buncombe County’s Augustine Project.

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by David Forbes A Kenilworth rezoning proposed by city planning staff proved to be a microcosm of Asheville’s complex zoning issues. Frustration and contention were the order of the day when the proposed rezoning of the Kenilworth Inn and some adjacent property came before Asheville City Council members during their May 10 meeting.

The proposal called for giving the historic inn — a former luxury hotel and (later) mental institution now converted into upscale housing — a dense, multifamily designation; the surrounding, sloping area would receive a more restrictive residential zoning. The site comprises multiple parcels, all currently zoned institutional.

“We believe this goes well with the city’s [plans], which discuss the protection of neighborhoods, especially in the area of steep slopes, as an important priority,” Planning

“You can start a project on one zoning, and when it gets uncomfortable, Council can change the zoning.”

— local business owner Paul Smith

and Development Director Judy Daniel noted.

“However, this would allow development more appropriate with the surrounding singlefamily neighborhood.”

The existing zoning, she said, is a holdover from the site’s previous use and doesn’t accurately reflect the property’s current residential nature.

But that was just the tip of the iceberg. The surrounding land was supposed to be the site of the proposed Caledonia Apartments, a 100-unit housing complex that Council unanimously rejected last October, citing concerns about the property’s slope and the impact of increased traffic on narrow, winding Caledonia Road.

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Zoned out: The parcels, on a sloping area in Kenilworth, were the subject of some contention on City Council. In the end, an attempt at rezoning couldn’t get the necessary votes.

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In the wake of that decision, however, developer Frank Howington simply reconfigured the proposal as two separate, 50-unit projects just far enough apart to satisfy the technical definition of two new proposals — thus avoiding a return appearance before a skeptical Council. (See“Closing the Loop(hole),” Feb. 16 Xpress.)

Angered by the move, a divided City Council amended the Unified Development Ordinance in February to prevent rejected projects from coming back before Council in slightly modified form. Proponents said the changes were needed to ensure that developers abide by Council’s decisions; others on Council said they were too narrowly tied to a particular project.

Meanwhile, there was also assorted legal maneuvering: Kenilworth residents appealed the Planning and Zoning Commission approval of the separate 50-unit developments, and after Council members changed the UDO, Howington appealed that decision (which voided his permits for the new project), saying Council was unfairly targeting his project. He also filed a lawsuit.

On top of that, Council member Esther Manheimer, who’d opposed the original project and supported the UDO changes, could no longer vote on any matter related to the site, because Howington had since retained her employer, The Van Winkle Law Firm, in a move Council member Cecil Bothwell condemned as “machination.” Howington also filed a protest petition concerning the rezoning, ensuring that five of the six remaining Council members would need to support the changes for them to be approved. None of the appeals have yet been heard; the lawsuit is still pending.

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All this made for a highly unusual situation.

“We strongly oppose both of the proposed rezonings,” said Tom Holman, an attorney representing the developer. “The proposed rezoning is inconsistent with the long history at the location. We believe it to be inappropriate, unlawful, unfair and will cause substantial monetary damages to the owners. This sends

“If this site was to be zoned for the first time ... what would be your common-sense decision? That is the question — not the property rights of any party.”

— Kenilworth resident Valerie Ho

the wrong message to property owners and developers.”

Local business owner Paul Smith also found the rezoning troubling, maintaining that such moves help create an unpredictable development environment.

“You can start a project on one zoning, and when it gets uncomfortable, Council can change the zoning,” noted Smith, adding, “A lot of contractors are scared of the city of Asheville.”

But Kenilworth resident Valerie Ho countered: “If this site was to be zoned for the first time, and you’d just seen the steep slopes with the narrow, curving roads and double-blind curves, and you knew the rest of the neighborhood was zoned residential, what would be your common-sense decision? That is the question — not the property rights of any party.

There is a clear vision of what is right for the site and neighborhood.”

Barber Melton, vice president of the Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods, also voiced support for the rezonings, noting that she routinely encourages residents to look at zoning in their neighborhoods leftover from previous uses.

Kenilworth resident Terry Meek, an architect, showed slides indicating the surrounding residential zoning. Unlike more densely zoned development in the area, he pointed out, the Kenilworth Inn has no direct access to major roads, limiting how much traffic the site could handle. Meek also warned of potential landslides and erosion, based on the county’s maps, if the slopes were too heavily developed.

A tough one Some Council members were sympathetic.

“I believe the [new] zoning is very well justified, given the city’s comprehensive plan and the zoning of the surrounding area,” said Vice Mayor Brownie Newman. “The areas of Kenilworth zoned differently are adjacent to major corridors or are far less severe compared to this property. We’ve made changes in zoning to allow denser development where appropriate, but based on street infrastructure and topography here, this is more appropriate.”

Council member Gordon Smith said: “It’s unfortunate how this has come together, and I’m sympathetic to the property owner, but this is about how we’re going to do zoning in the city. There are residual zoning issues in the city. I’m glad CAN is going to work with other neighborhoods to identify issues like this before people get crossed up about them.”

Several colleagues, however, disagreed.

“This is a major property-rights issue,” declared Council member Bill Russell. “I understand how the neighborhood feels, but

this is someone else’s property.”

Council member Jan Davis sounded a similar note. After observing that “This one is really tough,” Davis went on to say that the rezonings “obviously change the rules in the middle of the game. ... There’s something really wrong with this.”

In the end, the votes just weren’t there.

Newman made a motion to rezone the slope single-family residential, but both Russell and Davis opposed it. That would have been enough to stop it, but Mayor Terry Bellamy also had her concerns, saying she didn’t want to rule out the possibility of denser development on the site. When asked what kind of development she had in mind, given the concerns about traffic and steep slopes, Bellamy said, “something creative.”

Newman’s motion failed 3-3. And while Bellamy supported Newman’s subsequent motion to rezone the actual inn property, Russell and Davis again held out, and despite gaining majority support, it failed 4-2.

Night of the living wage In other action, Council: • Approved an amendment to the city’s contracting policy requiring all businesses receiving city contracts worth between $30,000 and $90,000 to pay their workers a living wage.

The change was approved 5-2, with Davis and Russell opposed.

• Increased the city’s recycling fee to pay for larger bins and a potential rewards program, if Council subsequently approves the contract.

The increase, from $2.95 a month to $3.60 a month, was approved 6-1, with Bellamy opposed.

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Gather 300 or so women entrepreneurs, shower them with pertinent advice and encourage them to network. Then send them home with the taste of chocolate in their mouths.

Sound like a promising plan? That’s what the organizers of Mountain BizWorks’ seventh annual Women’s Business Conference think.

The May 27 event aims to offer support, encouragement and relevant information to both new and established small-business owners.

Organized by the nonprofit’s Women’s Business Center (with co-sponsor A-B Tech), the Asheville conference is one of the few in this part of the state devoted to women’s business issues. “We’re not going to get up here and try to show you how to ‌ write music or poetry or whatever,â€? says Sharon Oxendine, director of the Women’s Business Center. “But we do know the business end, and we know resources. We know what women want as far as business, because we’ve been doing it for so long. And I think that’s why women want to come to the conference.â€?

The event can also be seen as a celebration of sorts for those women entrepreneurs who’ve made it through the Great Recession. “If ever a year was really hard in this area for these folks to continue to do what they’re doing, this would be it,� says Oxendine, noting that the recession has left many businesses at the end of their financial reserves. “And some of them have not only done it, but they’ve exceeded most expectations.�

Mountain BizWorks Finance Manager Tammy Chandler agrees, calling it a “make-or-break year� for many entrepreneurs.

Adds Oxendine, “These people have had to be fearless in trying to get through some of their obstacles and barriers.�

Keynote speaker Denise Ryan will get things going on an inspirational note; her “Fire Up the Troops!� talk will focus on improving leadership skills. “She’ll really wake you up in the morning,� promises Daphne Carson, Mountain BizWorks’

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Mountain BizWorks’ seventh annual Women’s Business Conference will be held Friday, May 27, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Haynes Conference Center on A-B Tech’s Enka campus (1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler). The registration deadline is Friday, May 20. Cost: $50 Mountain BizWorks members, $65 nonmembers. To register by phone, call 253-2834, ext. 10 or ext. 27. For more info, go to mountainbizworks.org.

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Fearless: Despite the recession’s challenges, many local women entrepreneurs are thriving, say organizers of this year’s Women in Business Conference, sponsored by Mountain BizWorks. photo by Jerry Nelson

interim regional director. Ryan is a motivational business speaker with the Raleigh-based FireStar Speaking.

Attendees can choose morning and afternoon breakout sessions on such diverse subjects as strategizing for media coverage (led by Stephanie Carson of Out of the Box Productions); attracting the perfect clients (by Asheville storyteller Celeste Ametrine); building highly effective teams (Angela Owen, president of TBL Leadership Partners); and riding the wave of business ownership (Wink: Heads & Threads co-owner Christine DiBenedetto).

More straightforward business-resource choices include a tour of A-B Tech’s Business Incubator led by Small Business Center Director Jill Sparks.

And Mountain BizWorks Resource Specialists Adriana Chavela and Erika Rodriguez will detail the nonprofit’s key services, which focus on lending, consulting and training.

Three other sessions aren’t strictly business: a talk about the path to success and creative wellness by expressive arts therapist/consultant Jessica Chilton of Spark Creative Wellness Studio; a session on total body fitness by wellness advocate Angela Vaughan; and “A Working Woman’s Guide to Intimacy� by Asheville clinical sexologist Kelley J. Wolfe.

The intimacy talk has been particularly popular in the past, notes Karin Hedberg, Mountain BizWorks’ office manager. “Let’s face it: Sex sells,� she quips.

“And chocolate,� adds Oxendine.

Which brings us to Ryan’s afternoon talk, “Motivation by Chocolate,� which will feature treats prepared by a Haywood County business, Chocolate, M.D. Besides the educational workshops, the event will also feature a structured networking session, billed as “Business Speed Dating,� facilitated by Emily Breedlove, founder of The Center for New Mountain Business in Franklin.

In keeping with its mission to support entrepreneurship, Mountain BizWorks is also using many local women small-business owners as vendors for the conference.

In addition, a “member market� will showcase local goods and services.

Thanks to the support of regional sponsors (a complete list appears at mountainbizworks.org), the conference itself is slated to break even. Not bad, considering that Mountain BizWorks offers 10 conference scholarships (as does Blue Ridge Community College).

Judging by years past, the event seems to have captured that elusive blend of practical support and inspiration. “The women come together, and they’re laughing and supporting one another,� Chandler says. “And they go out of there with some great contacts.� X Freelance writer and editor Tracy Rose lives in Asheville.

ncmatters Under the radar

State budget, redistricting obscure other significant legislation

by Nelda Holder As the N.C. General Assembly’s redistricting hearings conclude and the Senate takes up the budget passed by the House last week, a number of individual bills with wide-ranging effects are slated for committee hearings this week, flying under much of the news radar.

At play will be the potential dismantling of the state’s current nonpartisan elections, including judgeships, and a radical restructuring of the powers currently vested in the State Board of Education, allocating them to one person. Meanwhile, having passed the House, a local bill requiring district elections for the Buncombe County commissioners moves on to a Senate hearing.

The relatively quiet SB 456, known as Candidate List Party or Unaffiliated Status, was introduced and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary I at the end of March with no further action until now; at this writing, it’s slated for a May 17 committee hearing. The bill would allow candidates to list party affiliation (or unaffiliated status) on the ballot in all elections, including such nonpartisan contests as Asheville City Council or local/state judgeships.

WNC co-sponsors include Republicans Jim Davis of Franklin and Ralph Hise of Spruce Pine.

Attracting even less attention, HB 823 (Governance of the Department of Public Instruction) would amend the N.C. Constitution to hand off various powers now held by the State Board of Education to the superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction (see below). The superintendent would now chair that department, and the current State Board of Education would become an advisory body.

The bill would also give legislators more power — and the governor less — to appoint the board’s members. Currently, board members include: the lieutenant governor, treasurer and 11 members appointed by the governor. The bill proposes changing that to: the lieutenant governor, treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, three mem-

bers appointed by governor, four appointed by the speaker of the House and four by the president pro tempore of the Senate.

The following powers would be taken away from the board and given to the superintendent: • alter boundaries of city school administrative units and approve agreements for the consolidation and merger of school administrative units located in the same county; • make provisions for sick leave and for substitute teachers; • certify and regulate the grade and salary of teachers and other school employees; • adopt and supply textbooks; • adopt rules requiring all local boards of education to implement the Basic Education Program; • establish benchmarks by which to measure the progress.

At presstime, the House Education Committtee had scheduled a May 17 hearing on the bill, which is co-sponsored by Buncombe County Republican Tim Moffitt.

Amid the current public hearings on this year’s redistricting activity, one bill that’s not yet seeing the light of day is SB 591, Horton Independent Redistricting Commission, which was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee April 14. It calls for a constitutional amendment to establish an independent redistricting commission charged with revising the state’s House and Senate districts. The 11-member commission would include: four Republicans, four Democrats and three unaffiliated with either of the state’s two largest parties. Members would be selected from a screened pool of candidates through a process designed to provide diversity and transparency. The revision would take effect in 2013, after the current redistricting process is complete. X Nelda Holder can be reached at nfholder@gmail. com. Follow our Statehouse news at mountainx. com/special/ncmatters.

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Change, change, change Rally for LGBTQ rights; Asheville Transit System redefines; and the Citizen-Times may face cuts More than 100 people took to the streets of Montford and downtown Asheville May 12 to march for LGBTQ rights. Organizers with equal rights group Just Us For All said they hoped the “We’re Not Bashful” rally would reinvigorate the LGBTQ movement in Asheville.

Hundreds marched last May for a similar rally in response to a series of alleged assaults on LGBTQ individuals in the Montford neighborhood. In a statement posted on Facebook, organizers said they hope to make it an annual event, and that “hopefully one day it’ll be a celebration and a realization of how much things have changed.”

“As we all know, gay bashings, homophobia, transphobia and blatant actions of violence still occur in our city,” it adds.

Driving that point home, Christina Isabella Tiongson asked marchers gathered at the Vance Monument to raise their hands if they had been victims of abuse because of their sexual orientation. About half of the hundred or so people raised their hands. Tiongson said that she’d been the victim of hate crimes three times in the last year alone.

“We need love, we need safety, we need each other!” she declared before leading the crowd in chants of “I am here! I am not bashful!”

The group was joined by Asheville City Council candidates Chris Pelly and Marc Hunt, as well as Council member Gordon Smith, who touted the sweeping equality ordinance the Council passed in February. The resolution added protections for sexual orientation, gender and gender identity to the city’s employment-discrimination policy; crafted an ordinance prohibiting bullying on city grounds; created an official domestic-partner registry; and endorsed the prospect of civil-marriage rights for same-sex couples.

City looks for new company to manage Asheville Transit System The city of Asheville plans to solicit proposals from new companies to manage its transit system.

“We’re developing a Request for Proposal (RFP) and we’re hoping to have it ready to go to invite proposals beginning in June,” reports City Manager Gary Jackson.

The City’s transit infrastructure is currently being managed by First Transit, Inc., which is paid about $130,000 a year to perform duties that include maintaining vehicles and hiring and supervising drivers. The Cincinnati-based company was awarded a three-year contract in 2008 with a two-year extension option.

Asheville is required to use a management company for day-to-day transit operations because a

North Carolina state law forbids cities to negotiate directly with unions, and Asheville Transit’s drivers are members of the Amalgamated Transit Union. The relationship between First Transit and union workers has reportedly been tense, and the company has been the subject of criticism for its safety record. The city is in the process of completing a safety audit and plans to incorporate additional safety measures into any new contract, says Jackson.

“We’re going to insert some structural changes in the contract to implement some of the safety audit findings that came back to us this winter,” he explains. “[The audit] offered some suggestions and we’re going to make sure that we have management plans aligned with those. And accountability for implementing those audit decisions.”

The RFP takes the city’s plans to roll out the first wave of reforms called for in its Transit Master Plan “to the next level,” adds Jackson.

“It’s part of our ongoing effort to get the very best transit system we can get for our money.”

Starting in June, the Asheville Transit System will implement changes designed to improve its routing and on-time performance. The city will also mount a marketing campaign to increase ridership, changing the name of the system from ATS to ART (Asheville Redefines Transit).

Asheville Citizen-Times reportedly lays off 12 newsroom employees According to the Gannett Blog, an online site run by a former USA Today editor and reporter, employees at the Asheville Citizen-Times were told last week that one-quarter of the newsroom jobs — 12 out of 47 — were getting cut. Gannettblog. blogspot.com tracks the goings-on at the Gannett Co., the nation’s largest newspaper publisher (which owns the Citizen-Times). The tip came from a reader of the blog (which isn’t affiliated with the company itself). An excerpt: “Certain staffers will be required to apply for some of the remaining positions [says the anonymous tipster]. A Corporate representative is expected to help supervise these re-application interviews during meetings next Tuesday and Wednesday, my reader says.

“The timetable for completing this reorganization is unclear. Any layoffs would come as Gannett continues trimming costs through unannounced job reductions and other austerity measures at least across the U.S. newspaper division, the company’s biggest and most financially challenged.”

As of this writing, the news hadn’t been confirmed, and Citizen-Times Publisher Randy Hammer did not respond to a May 12 call and

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Organizers with equal rights group Just Us For All said they hoped the “We’re Not Bashful” rally would serve as a catalyst to expand the LGBTQ movement in Asheville. photo by Jerry Nelson

email from Xpress. But the popular Ashvegas blog (run by Citizen-Times staffer Jason Sandford) linked to the information, and comments on the Ashvegas post discussed the hard times facing the newsroom employees.

A comment from username “Query” asks: “Jason, why aren’t you reporting on this news yourself rather than just linking to the Gannett Blog? Clearly, as a Citizen-Times employee facing a layoff, you know much more about the situation than the Gannett Blog does. Why not tell us what you know?”

Sandford responds: “Query, the answer should be clear, but I’ll spell it out for you: because I’m essentially trying to figure out the future of my

career in these next few days, and I don’t want to say anything to jeopardize that.

“If I start laying it all out there, will I ruin my chances at landing one of the open jobs? I’m trying to decide if I will, in fact, apply. Is it time to move on? ... The decisions have to be made by Monday.

“A deep-pocketed investor or one lucky lottery ticket sure would be nice right about now, but absent that, I’m facing some very difficult choices.”

— by Jake Frankel and Rebecca Sulock

themap On May 4, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported that a video allegedly placing suspects at the scene of a 000 convenience-store murder in Buncombe County was partially taped over with the soap-opera Guiding Light. The N.C. Innocence Inquiry Commission is reviewing the case.

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Throughout the month, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Mars can all be seen by the naked eye and in the same part of the sky (low on the horizon toward the southeast), but only in the early morning hours before dawn.

On May 1, Buncombe County deputies arrested a California man and held him for possession of 91 pounds of cocaine; four days later, the man was released — despite on-scene tests that indicated otherwise, there were no drugs, just tortilla dough, cheese and shrimp.

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by David Forbes This year’s contest for Buncombe County Democratic Party chair attracted much more attention than usual, with various candidates jumping in and bowing out of the race. In the end, however, Asheville attorney (and local party activist) Emmet Carney emerged as the unanimous choice, selected by acclamation at the party’s April 9 convention.

And though the Democrats dominated the local elections last year, they’re now a minority in both houses of the General Assembly for the first time in more than a century. Carney spoke with Xpress recently about the Democratic Party, his new job and why he thinks the Republicans’ postelection approach in Raleigh is unifying Democrats more than ever. Here’s what he had to say.

Mountain Xpress: Why did you get involved in the Democratic Party?

Emmet Carney: Well, my parents were liberals — Jesuit Catholic liberals — and they were very active in immigrant causes and really involved with the poor. They were very service-oriented;

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they weren’t just talking about it. A few years ago, I got involved with the Young Democrats, and found that I liked it so much that I’ve been with the party ever since.

What do you see as the Democratic Party’s core principles these days?

Public education, long-term debt relief and job creation.

What are the biggest challenges facing the Buncombe County Democratic Party?

The results of redistricting. As far as challenges, we’ve got a ton of very different, terrific Democrats in this area: I can’t picture a challenge they can’t rise to. But certainly the biggest challenge will be whatever redistricting gives us.

You’ve got a primary race shaping up between Asheville City Council member Cecil Bothwell and Rep. Heath Shuler — two very different ends of the Democratic Party. Are you anticipating any disputes between different party factions going into the 2012 elections?

My role will be to ensure fairness and access to all the Democratic primary candidates until we get the primary done, at which point my job is to get that Democrat elected.

Do I anticipate any problems? No; if I just stick to my mission of keeping it clean, then I really don’t see one. A vigorous debate at this point in the electoral cycle is welcome — it helps us define ourselves.

On the organizational and tactical level, what are some changes you’ll be bringing to the local Democratic Party? That’s a question I’ll have to defer until the districting. With regard to tactics, they will be what the map gives us.

Certainly, it’s a presidential election: We will be trying to re-energize the young voters who came out for Obama last time; we’ll try to maximize our youth vote. But with regard to specific tactics, we’ll have to see the map.

Your predecessor, Charles Carter, served as chair for two years and was very well-liked by many party members. What are things you’ve taken from him, and what will you do differently as chair?

Charles is a very cool customer; I’ve admired him for a very long time. I’ve learned how to address large rooms of angry — I mean animated [laughs] — people. I’ve learned from Mr. Carter how to keep my cool and how earnest honesty really works.

as many voters as I possibly can activated, and keep them activated. It’s a massive organization full of brilliant, talented people, and we’ve just got to keep the train going in the right direction.

It’s not my role to be the head of this thing — I’m not the ringmaster or anything. My job is to facilitate these people, and organization is our priority. I feel that Buncombe County citizens in general are very well-versed on the issues, and therefore organization is important.

What else has been on your mind as you’ve assumed your new duties?

I’ve really enjoyed the process. It’s only been about a month, but I’ve been particularly struck by how experienced, intelligent and motivated our party faithful are. I got the impression, before I was sitting where I am today, that there was significant strife in the party, due to things I was reading on email and comments.

The so-called “flame war” is vastly overstated in the Democratic Party. With regard to our fundamental and core issues, I can find almost no differences, truly. We believe in the same things.

The flame wars have not been particularly productive, but they’re not part of any larger problem. The party is unified and is getting more unified with each new act that comes out of Raleigh. X David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext.

137, or at dforbes@mountainx.com.

What challenges do you see the local Republican Party, which also has a new chair, posing?

Gosh, I keep hearing every day about this freshman representative, and he’s making things real interesting.

Tim Moffitt?

That’s the one. I hear about him all day, every day, from Democrats and Republicans. It may be a challenge, or it might be an incredible windfall. People are motivated; they’re hot and they’re incredibly involved.

Why do you think that is in this particular case?

There’s a heavy-handedness in the way all these matters have been handled. It’s not for me to say, but I imagine it doesn’t appeal to Republican voters either, the way this has all been centralized in Raleigh; the way this has been handed to us with no discussion. I know it’s vexed some of the Republican politicians here in the community. They haven’t been consulted either.

As far as problems from the Republican Party, they need to come up with a candidate [laughs].

I know people are pretty hopping mad at Moffitt.

Besides that, I think the Republican Party needs to come up with a presidential candidate. I did not see that person in the [May 5] debate.

Traditionally, the Buncombe Democratic Party has focused very heavily on organization. Is that something you’re seeking to maintain?

That positively has to be my job: I have to get

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environmental news by Susan Andrew

Extremophiles unite!

The search for water in the universe — and, by extension, for extraterrestrial life — was the subject of “Astrobiology: Where Are We Searching and What Are We Looking For?” a May 13 program at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute near Brevard. The program included a tour of the campus and a chance to look through PARI’s powerful telescopes.

The presentation by Christi Whitworth, the nonprofit’s education director, was part of the monthly “Evenings at PARI” series. “Some of the most sophisticated research currently being conducted involves astrobiology,” she notes, citing astronomers’ attempts to detect water in the universe and thus identify planets outside our solar system that might harbor life. Tools include the Drake equation (an estimate of the number of detectable extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way) and looking for extremophiles “previously unknown organisms

found right here on Earth — like the cracks and crevices ... deep under water,” Whitworth explains.

“This reminds us that H2O is a primary factor for determining where other organisms might live outside our solar system. We’re looking at well over 450 of those [celestial] objects now ... that are in that narrow range beyond the surface of their star that they could potentially have liquid or ice water on their surface. We’re building a project path … choosing a place to look for life.”

“Evenings at PARI” are held the second Friday of the month, starting at 7 p.m.; reservations (required) will be accepted until 3 p.m. the day of the event. Cost: $20 adults, $15 seniors/military, $10 children under 14.

Register online at pari.edu or call 862-5554.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch...

Western North Carolina farmers in counties with some of the state’s highest unemployment

ecocalendar 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.

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 (5/21), 8:30am-4pm - Buncombe County Rescue is hosting a river cleanup with Riverlink. There will be a raffle for an array of prizes donated by local businesses. Wear a life jacket for water activities.

• SU (5/22), 3-6pm - Join RiverLink at the LinkingWaters demonstration site, 124 Choctaw St., Asheville, for hot dogs, water education, demonstrations and a “fun day with people.”

Info: 252-8474.

• TH (5/26), 5pm - The West Asheville neighborhood meeting of RiverLink will focus on stream restoration and water

quality programs. Held at West Asheville Park, 198 Vermont Ave. 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 (5/25), 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 Bojangles, 5445 Asheville Highway in Hendersonville. Register: hartwell@wnca.org.

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Seeking signs of life: PARI’s Christi Whitworth discussed astrobiology and the search for life in the universe in a public program last week as part of the monthly “Evenings at PARI” series.

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and poverty rates may be eligible for free renewable-energy installations through a demonstration project supported by a roughly $150,000 grant from the N.C. Green Business Fund. Two Asheville businesses, Community Development Specialists and Green Brothers Solar, will install wind turbines and solar hot-water systems on 10 small farms under the N.C. Department of Commerce’s 21st Century Communities program. Farms in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Graham, Mitchell, Rutherford and Yancey counties can apply.

Meanwhile, local high-school and communitycollege students will get hands-on training in installing these systems.

The installations are expected to generate more than 28,000 kilowatt-hours of renewable energy annually, saving each farm at least $320 per year for up to 20 years (at least $6,400 all told). In return, participating farms agree to: help collect data on renewable-energy use, make the system available for public viewing (by appointment) for a year, and be part of a regional promotional effort. Applications are being accepted through Monday, May 30.

For more information or to apply, contact Sara Day Evans (sevans@nccommerce.com or 828-989-3799).

$ave energy, $ave money A bill co-sponsored by Reps. Susan Fisher and Patsy Keever of Asheville would establish an independent fund to improve energy efficiency in homes and public buildings across the state. HB 874 would create a revolving loan fund, available to residents of all income levels, that could help pay for weatherizing several thousand homes per year. Supporters say it will

maintain jobs and skills developed over the past two years using federal recovery funds that will no longer be available.

“This bill is the best tool we have to prevent costly electricity-rate hikes that would pay for new power plant construction,” says Rep. Paul Luebke of Durham, the lead sponsor.

A greener student body Montreat College was one of six winners in a National Wildlife Federation competition promoting environmental stewardship at U.S. colleges and universities.

Last year, Seeds, a student environmental group, launched the Residence Energy Challenge as part of a commitment to improve energy efficiency across the Montreat campus. Residents reduced their energy consumption by 19.5 percent and prevented 3.7 tons of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere, while learning a variety of energy-saving techniques.

The Seeds team has also established a “community farm,” affectionately dubbed The Garden of Eatin’, to provide more local produce on campus. “If each American ate locally one meal per week, the nation would save 1.1 million barrels of oil per week,” says Andrea Thompson, the group’s co-president. “The Garden exists to help build community, to connect people to each other and the food they eat. It’s an easy, fun and inexpensive way to reduce our carbon footprint, stimulate the local economy and educate the student body about healthy eating.” X Send your local environmental news to Susan Andrew (251-1333, ext. 153, or sandrew@ mountainx.com).

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by Cinthia Milner

In Western North Carolina, both the language and activity of farming are changing dramatically, expanding to include such intriguing terms as “slow native foods” and “forest farming.” Farmers, perhaps the most adaptable group of people on the planet, are starting to look to crops that don’t require neat rows in brightly sunlit fields. In the process, some are returning to the forests — and making a profit doing so. In the tradition of small Appalachian farms, these forward-looking producers are diversifying and making use of forested land in an effort to boost overall profits.

But forest farming isn’t just about harvesting plants (such as ginseng) that are already growing in our mountains, explains Caroline Edwards of the Western North Carolina Forest Products Cooperative Marketing Project. It also involves managing any crop that requires a more shaded, moist environment. Farmers throughout the region are now raising specialty items such as shiitake mushrooms, a non-native crop that grows on logs. Funded by Ramping up the forest natives: The WNC Forest Products initiative includes such projects as revitalizing traditional Cherokee forest foods, like ramps and sochan. photo by Caroline Edwards

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federal stimulus dollars funneled through the Land-of-Sky Regional Council, the project is helping 14 competitively selected WNC businesses produce and market new crops while creating local jobs.

The North Carolina Mountain Mushroom Cooperative, for example, is educating farmers and home gardeners alike about how to use their forested land to produce this valuable crop. Often called the meat of the vegetable world because of their relatively high protein content, mushrooms are an amazingly healthy and popular food. Loaded with B vitamins, potassium, vitamin C and essential minerals, they’re much in demand among local grocers

and restaurants. In fact, the cooperative is now looking to larger cities such as Charlotte to expand the market for WNC’s mushroom harvest.

These growers are specifically focusing on the oyster mushroom, which needs nothing more than a substrate of some sort (Edwards suggests chopped-up kudzu) to grow on. Keeping the mushrooms moist is critical, and handpicking regularly is important. Mushrooms, says Edwards, can be a year-round crop if a farmer wants to manage them as such; otherwise they’re harvested twice a year, in spring and fall.

In addition to foods such as mushrooms,

gardeningcalendar Flat Rock Tailgate Market (pd.) KENNY’S PERENNIALS Beautiful, homegrown, affordable plants. Over 60 varieties. $2.50 each. Visit me at Montford Arts and Music Festival. Sat. 5/21/11 10am-6pm. Details: Facebook page Kenny’s Perennials. 828-2809479. kenjack@charter.net 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 and Rutledge Road) in Flat Rock. Yearly membership is available. Info: 696-4103.

• WE (5/25) & TH (5/26), 10am-3pm Workshop presented by Daiji Miura of Kyoto, Japan. Registration required. Held at Grace Lutheran Church, 1245 Sixth Ave. West, Hendersonville.

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.

• WEDNESDAYS, 2-6pm - Asheville City Market - South, Biltmore Town Square Blvd. —- 26:30pm - Wednesday Coop Market, 76 Biltmore Ave. —- 2:30-6:30pm - Weaverville Tailgate Market, behind the yellow Community Center on Weaverville Highway.

THURSDAYS, 10am-2pm - Mission Hospital Tailgate Market, at the back entrance of Mission Hospital’s Heart Center on the Memorial Campus.

FRIDAYS, 4-7pm - Riceville Tailgate Market (starting May 20), Groce United Methodist Church’s parking lot, at the corner of Beverly Road and Tunnel Road.

SATURDAYS, 9am-noon - Big Ivy Tailgate Market, parking lot of the old Barnardsville fire station, across from the post office on Highway

nuts and ramps, forest products include herbs, medicinal plants and decoratives (used in floral arrangements and to produce dyes).

Another idea that’s gaining traction is a focus on slow native foods (as opposed to the fast, non-native foods so many of us depend on). For farmers, raising native species just makes sense: Acclimated to local conditions, they’re less susceptible to frost, disease and pests, thus reducing overhead.

Recovering Traditional Cherokee Delicacies, another WNC Forest Products partner, aims to “train and employ unemployed forest producers to harvest, grow and market forest food products traditionally gathered by the Cherokee, such as wild edible greens and mushrooms,” according to the group’s grant proposal. Mary Thompson is leading the way in educating the next generation about growing, harvesting and storing native foods. She’s raising ramps and sochan (two traditional Cherokee foods) as well as watercress, native mushrooms and crawfish (a freshwater crustacean that’s similar to shrimp).

Working with Edwards, Thompson hopes to restore ramp populations decimated by overharvesting. For Thompson, the project means honoring her Cherokee heritage while preserving foods she loves; meanwhile, the idea of propagating native foods is catching on.

197 —- 9am-noon - Black Mountain Tailgate Market, 130 Montreat Road —- 8am-noon North Asheville Tailgate Market, at UNCA (take Weaver Blvd. and follow signs).@calsubhead: Transylvania Tailgate Market • SATURDAYS, 8am-noon - The market is located off East Main St., in downtown Brevard, on the corner of Johnson and Jordan Streets.

Info: 877-3796.

SUNDAYS, 11am-3pm - Greenlife Sunday Market, at the Greenlife Grocery parking lot.

TUESDAYS, 3:30-6:30pm - West Asheville Tailgate Market, 718 Haywood Road, in the parking area between Grace Baptist Church and Sun Trust Bank.

• SATURDAYS, 8am-1pm - Asheville City Market, in the parking lot of the Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte St. Southern Appalachian Chapter of the NARGS Meetings of the Southern Appalachian Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society are open to the public. Info: 698-7868.

• SA (5/21), 10:30am-12:30pm - Annie Martin presents “Moss as a Viable Horticultural Choice” at Flat Rock Village Hall, 2710 Greenville Highway in Flat Rock (opposite the Flat Rock Playhouse). Community registration, socializing and coffee will be held before the program. Info: 698-7868.

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Yet another project partner, the Smoky Mountain Native Plants Association, is conducting research “to ensure an ongoing harvest for future generations,” according to the Graham County group’s website. Using Stecoah Valley Food Ventures’ commercial kitchen in the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center, group members process and package ramp products such as seasonings and breading. All proceeds support further research on the best ways to propagate, cultivate and sustainably harvest mountain ramps and other native plants.

Traditionally considered a spring tonic, ramps should be harvested by cutting the bulb one inch above the roots, leaving the rest as a foundation for next year’s crop, Edwards explains.

Ultimately, forest farming incorporates many concepts: using all types of land to support profitable, sustainable farming while conserving our native wild foods. It’s an idea whose time has come.

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calendar categories community events & workshops / social & shared-interest groups / government & politics / seniors & retirees / animals / technology / business & careers / volunteering / health programs / support groups / helplines / sports groups & activities / kids / spirituality / arts / spoken & written word / festivals & gatherings / music / theater / comedy / film / dance / auditions & call to artists Calendar for May 18 - 26, 2011 Unless otherwise stated, events take place in Asheville, and phone numbers are in the 828 area code.

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Weekday Abbreviations: SU = Sunday, MO = Monday, TU = Tuesday, WE = Wednesday, TH = Thursday, FR = Friday, SA = Saturday

Community Events & Workshops Aerial Space Doubles Workshop

(pd.) With Andrew and Blue Saturday May 28th 6:30pm - 8:30pm. $30 per person. Come learn doubles trapeze at Aerial Space this Spring!

Develop trust, teamwork, and learn the invaluable skill of communicating while being upside down.

Grab a partner or we can provide one for you for the best two hours you’ll spend this month. www. aerialspace.org 828-3334664.

4th Annual Coin Show • SA (5/21), 10am-5pm - Free coin and paper money appraisals will be offered in the Bowman Middle School gym, 410 South Mitchell Ave., in Bakersville. In addition to appraisals, participants can buy, sell, trade and browse NCNA exhibits.

Free coins will be offered for kids, along with hourly

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Hendersonville Horse and Carriage Tours • SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS Through (12/24) - Carolina Horse and Carriage Tours include a narrated history of Hendersonville. Meet in front of the Visitors Information Center, 201 S. Main St. $25/children under four free. Info: 209-1099 NASA Presentation • WE (5/25), 6:30pm Merlin Merritt, director of life support for the lunar module during the Apollo 13 saga, will share stories from his 30-year career with NASA at Calvary Baptist Church, 531 Haywood Road in West Asheville. Info: 253-7301.

Wild Birds Unlimited Events Located at 1997 Hendersonville Road, Asheville. Info: 687-9433 or www.asheville.wbu. com.

• SA (5/21), 12:30pm & 2:30pm - Join naturalists Steve Longenecker and Carlton Burke for a presentation on owls, their behavior and what species one can expect to find in our area.

Longenecker and Burke will have live specimens, including a Barred Owl and Great Horned Owl, on hand for the event.

• SU (5/22), 3pm - Join Chris Jaquette and Simon Thompson for photos and experiences from their recent trip to the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. Free.

Refreshments will be served. Info: www.asheville.wbu or 687-9433.

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: 2524614 or www.ymicc.org.

• TH (5/19), 9am4pm & FR (5/20), 9am-2pm - Children First/Communities in

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Schools will host a summit to strive towards ending child poverty in Buncombe County. Free, registration required. Info: www.childrenfirstbc.org or 423-0698.

Social & SharedInterest Groups Autocross • TU (5/24) - Autocross, a course marked by traffic cones rather than racing on a track, will be presented by Highlands Sports Car Club. Held at the WNC Agricultural Center, Upper Grounds, Fletcher. Info: http://www. main.nc.us/HSCC/ or 687-1414.

Classic Car Show • SA (6/11), 6-9pm - A Sock Hop and Classic Car Show will be held ld in downtown Hendersonville.

Info: 233-3216.

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.

• TUESDAYS, 7-9pm - Meets in the library of All Souls Cathedral on All Souls Crescent in Asheville.

Events at Historic Johnson Farm Located at 3346 Haywood Road in Hendersonville.

There are two nature trails (free), and guided tours are offered. Info: 8916585 or www.historicjohnsonfarm.org.

• WE (5/18), 7-10pm - Antique evaluation.

Bring family heirlooms for appraisal by a crew of local experts. $2/item.

Events at Jubilee!

Located at 46 Wall St., downtown Asheville. Info: 252-5335.

• SA (5/21), 10am-4pm - Pathways to Wellness, “an all-day exploration of healthy and fun living.”

Healthy cooking classes, meditation, yoga and more. $10/children free.

Events at Wall Street Coffee House

weeklypicks Events are FREE unless otherwise noted.

Find out if your family heirlooms are worth more than you think at an antique evaluation wed on Wednesday, May 18 from 7 to 10 p.m. Come early to visit Historic Johnson Farm, 3346 Haywood Road in Hendersonville. $2 per item. Info: historicjohnsonfarm.org or 891-6585.

If you’re a senior who’s curious about making your daily commute more green, grab a roadworthy

thur bike and join Strive Not To Drive Week. There will be a free bicycle commuting class for seniors on Thursday, May 19 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Road. Info and registration: 684-1846.

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Does your teen want to make a movie? Help the Teen Awesome Group make a movie trailer for the novel The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan. The Friday, May 20 meeting, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., will focus on scene selection and script writing. Held at the Weaverville Library, 41 N. Main Street. Info: 250-6482.

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Small bites aren’t just for food. Pan Harmonia will present “Tapas de Musica,” a twist on early and world music. On Saturday, May 21 at 4 p.m., professional artists will pick up their paintbrushes and paint to live music. Held at The Design Gallery, 7 South Main St., Burnsville.

Info: pan-harmonia.org.

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The public is invited to a concert and auction to benefit woodcarver and cancer survivor Phil Brown on Sunday, May 22 from 1-6 p.m. Southern Crescent, Buncombe Turnpike and The Honeycutters will provide music. Held at the Folk Art Center, milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Info: southernhighlandguild.org or 298-7928.

The Nature Conservancy, a worldwide organization that aims "to preserve the plants, animals

mon and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth," seeks volunteers in WNC

to remove invasive species in order to restore a critical bog habitat on Monday, May 23 from 9 a.m. to noon. Info and directions: 350-1431.

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The Battery Park Book Exchange, suite 101 in the Grove Arcade, will host a wolf-themed art show and sale to benefit Full Moon Farm wolfdog rescue on Tuesday, May 24 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Guitarist and Full Moon volunteer Trey Merrill will perform. Info: fullmoonfarm.org.

• TUESDAYS, 7pm Game night will be held at 62 Wall St., in downtown Asheville. All are welcome to enjoy old-fashioned fun. New games are played each week. Info: http://on.fb.me/e4GpE8.

FANATICON2 • SA (5/21), 10am-6pm - FANATICON2, a festival for “fans of comic books, science fiction, fantasy and pop culture” will feature comic book writer Gail Simone, author of Wonder Woman and Birds of Prey. There will be costumes, games, live music and vendors.

Held at the Asheville Art Museum, 2 South Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Free. Info: www.fanaticon.org Final Exit Network Meeting • SU (5/22), 2pm - Public meeting of the Final Exit Network of the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the right-to-die movement. Held at Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville, One Edwin

Place. Free. Info: 2546001.

Land of Sky Knife and Gun Show • SA (5/21) & SU (5/22) - Held at WNC Agricultural Center, Expo Building, Fletcher. Info: 687-1414.

The Appalachian Chapter of the American Society of Dowsers Meets at the Unity Center, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River. Info: www.appalachiandowsers.org.

• SA (5/21), 1-4:30pm - “Exploring Mysterious Monoliths in the Southeast,” featuring Lee Barnes and Richard Crutchfield. Free/$10 nonmembers.

The WNC Historical Association (WNCHA) Operates out of the Smith-McDowell House Museum. Info: 253-9231.

• SA (5/21) - Lunch and Learn: “The Stars and Stripes.” Elementary-aged children and adults are invited to learn about flag history, flag etiquette and how to properly fold

a flag. A hot dog lunch, with vegetarian options available, will be served. $10/$5 members. Info: education@wnchistory. org.

Transylvania Heritage Museum Located at 189 W. Main Street, Brevard. Hours: Wed.-Sat., 10am-5pm.

Donation. Info: 884-2347 or www.transylvaniaheritage.org.

• FR (5/20), 7-9pm “Honoring the Sacrifice, 1861-1865,” featuring Civil War music and a portrayal of Mrs. Anna Jackson, wife of General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. Held at the American Legion Building, East Jordan St., Brevard. $10/$12.

WNC ACLU Annual Meeting • SU (5/22), 1:30-4pm Evan Mahaney Champion of Civil Liberties Award will be presented to Lotte Meyerson. Held at Temple Beth Ha-Tephila Congregation, 43 North

Liberty St., Asheville. Info: 252-7666.

WNC GM Alumni Club • TH (5/26), 11:30am - A luncheon meeting will be held at the Hendersonville Country Club, 1860 Hebron Road. Open to General Motors retirees, former employees and guests. Info: www.wncgmalumni.com.

WNC Physicians for Social Responsibility Meeting • FR (5/20), 12:30 Lunch will begin at noon.

Held at the NIRS office, 45 Riverview Dr. Info: patrie.wncpsr@main. nc.us.

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 Fitness at Battery Park Apartments • FRIDAYS, 10:4011:40am - 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.

Introduction to Bicycling for Seniors • TH (5/19), 10-11am - Seniors Strive Not to Drive week bicycle ride.

Bring a road-worthy bike, helmet, gloves and water to Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Road. Free. Info and registration: 6841846.

Strive Not to Drive Participate in the national campaign to increase awareness about air quality and transportation issues. Info: StriveNotToDrive.com or www.blueridgecommute. org.@calsubhead:Strive Not to Drive: • WE (5/18), 10am - The Downtown Asheville Senior Walk will begin at the Asheville YWCA, 185 S. French Broad Ave., and last approximately 30 minutes. Seniors can lead the way in the Strive Not to Drive Movement!@ caltext:• WE (5/18), 10:30-11am - Bicycle Commuting for Seniors Presentation. Come see what it takes to make the change. A presentation and discussion on how to use a bicycle for general transportation or for errands and shopping will be held at the Asheville YWCA, 185 S. French Broad Ave. Free, but registration is required. Info: claudianix@libertybikes. com or 230-6567. .

Animals Animal Compassion Network WNC’s largest nonprofit, safe-for-life animal welfare organization. Find a new pet at ACN’s store for rescued pets, Pet Harmony, 803 Fairview St., Mon.-Sat., 10am6pm. Info: 274-DOGS or www.animalcompassionnetwork.org. n Seeking additional foster families for homeless cats and dogs.

• SA (5/21) & SU (5/22), 11am-5pm - Pet adoption event will include activi-

ties for kids, dog portraits and dog ice cream. Held at Province 620 restaurant’s parking lot, 620 Hendersonville Road.

Community Partnership for Pets This nonprofit’s primary goal is to provide affordable spay/neuter services to communities 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.

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.

• SATURDAYS, 10am3pm - Adoption Days at 256B Industrial Park Drive in Waynesville. Interested in volunteering or donating to the shelter? Call: 246-9050.

Business International Association of Administrative Professionals IAAP enhances the skills and knowledge of administrative professionals through continuing education, facilitates networking with colleagues and establishes high professional standards through certification. Info: stephanie.leathers@cavanaughsolutions.com.

• TH (5/19) - Due to a conflicting schedule, the group will meet a week early at Arden First Baptist Church on Sweeten Creek Road.

Park in the back lot.

International Association of Administrative Professionals • 4th THURSDAYS, 5:30-7pm - The monthly chapter meeting will be held at Arden First Baptist Church, 3839 Sweeten Creek Road. Park in 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.

• WEDNESDAYS (Through 5/18), 5:30-8pm “Manage Your Money,” the basics of budgeting, setting goals, planning spending to realize goals, saving strategies and tracking spending.

• TH (5/19), 10am-noon - “Rental Education Class.” This course covers the rental search and how to establish and maintain a mutually beneficial, professional relationship with the landlord. Free.

• MONDAYS (Through 5/23), 5:30-8:30pm “Home Buyer Education: A step-by-step explanation of the home buying process.” $35.

• TU (5/24), 11am12:30pm - HomeBase Information Session: A structured program providing financial counseling and rental education.

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Technology Free Computer Classes Classes are held at Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte St. To register: classes@ charlottestreetcomputers. com.

• MONDAYS, 12:151:15pm - Mac OSX Basics.

TUESDAYS, 12:151:15pm - iPhoto Basics.

WEDNESDAYS, 12:151:15pm - iPad Basics.

THURSDAYS, 12:15Advanced/Paid classes (see website for schedule).

FRIDAYS, noon-1:30pm - Google docs —- 23:30pm —- Windows 7 —- 4-6pm - Facebook/ YouTube.

SATURDAYS, 12:15pm - Protecting your PC.

Volunteering American Cancer Society Relay for Life

Helping make cancer research possible. Info: www.relayforlife.org.

• Seeking participants, volunteers and survivors to participate in upcoming events. Events will be held in Weaverville (May 6); Biltmore (May 20); Enka/Candler (May 20); Asheville (June 3); and Fletcher (July 15).

Register: www.relayforlife.org/your_area.

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.

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, 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.

Cancer Health Conference and Expo • MO (5/23), 6-7:30pm - Three Baskets‚ a nonprofit organization which supports those living with cancer and their loved ones, needs volunteers to help organize its Health Conference and Expo.

Located in the Westgate Shopping Center, 66 Westgate Parkway. Info: www.threebaskets.org.

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).

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Located at 68 Sweeten Creek Road. Call 2510126 to set up an initial visit with a counselor.

• 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 2552870, ext. 8344.

Hands On AshevilleBuncombe 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.

• TH (5/19), 3-5pm Teachers Pet: Volunteers will create supplemental educational materials that will be used in and out of the classroom to help elementary students improve their reading skills. Make flashcards, games and

more. Instruction and materials will be provided.

• THUR (5/26), 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.

• SA (5/21), 10am-noon - Kids Care. Parents and children (ages 4-6) will preparing the Emma Community Garden for fertilization, planting and harvest. Adult volunteers are not needed unless

they are accompanying youth participants.

• SA (5/21), 1-3pm - Kids Care. Parents and children (ages -12) will paint pasture fencing and other odd jobs around the Eliada Homes’ horse stable. Adult volunteers are not needed unless they are accompanying youth participants.

• SA (5/21), 9amnoon - In the Garden: Help prepare the Emma Community Garden for planting and harvest.

Much of the harvest will eventually be distributed

to the community through their food pantry.

• SU (5/22), 2-3pm - Knit-n-Give: Make hats for newborns served by the Health Center’s Community Health Program and homeless adults served by Homeward Bound of Asheville. All skill levels welcome.

• MO (5/23), 7-8:30pm - Cookie Night: Help bake cookies for families staying at the Lewis Rathbun Center, which provides free lodging for out-oftown families who have a

loved one in an area hospital. Supplies provided.

Hands On! This children’s museum is located at 318 North Main St., Hendersonville.

Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am5pm. Admission is $5, with discounts available on certain days. Info: 697-8333 or www.handsonwnc.org.

• TH (5/26), 4-6pm - Fair-Trade Stock-Up: Assist with unpacking and pricing merchandise for Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit, fair-trade retail store that sells handcrafted items made by

artisans in more than 30 developing countries.

How to Become a Foster Parent • TH (5/26), 6-8pm - The Buncombe County DSS presents “How to Become a Foster Parent.” Free.

Info and registration: 2505868, familiesforkids@ buncombecounty.org, or www.buncombecounty. org.

Literacy Council of Buncombe County Located at 31 College Place, building B, suite 221. Info: 254-3442, ext.

205.

• Volunteer tutors are needed for the Augustine Project, which seeks to improve the academic achievement of lowincome students in grades 1-12 who are performing below grade level.

Tutoring takes place two to three times a week (one-on-one sessions).

Info: literacytutors@ litcouncil.com.

• MO (5/23), 4:30-6pm - A volunteer orientation session for individuals interested in becoming tutors with the Augustine Project will be held. Info: literacytutors@litcouncil. com.@calsubhead: Madison County Library • ONGOING - Donate books, movies and music to the Friends of the Madison County Library for the upcoming book sale to be held in June.

Drop off donations at Books and Breadboard, 30 All Souls Crescent, near the entrance to Biltmore Estate. For pick-up service call: 3333882. Donations benefit the children’s reading programs at all three branches of Madison County’s Public Libraries.

The Nature Conservancy Info: 350-1431, ext. 105 or mtns_volunteers@ tnc.org.

• MO (5/23), 9am-noon - The Nature Conservancy seeks volunteers to “remove invasive species and restore critical bog habitat.” Info and directions: 350-1431.

Sports Groups & Activities Do Less, Run Longer (pd.) Learn simple secret of natural ease like the Tarahumara runners! Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6pm. $100 for 6 sessions. First 5 get free Bele Chere 5K entry! (828) 225-3786.

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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.

Asheville Sailing Club The annual fee is $30.

Info: 254-6877.

• 4th SUNDAYS - The public is welcome to attend bi-monthly regattas, held at Lake Julian County Park in Skyland.

Sailors of all skill levels are also welcome to join the club.

ChiRunning and ChiWalking Training Group • WEDNESDAYS, 5:30pm - 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.@ calsubhead:Green Home Bike Tour • SA (5/21), noon-5pm - Meet at Biowheels, 81 Coxe Ave. $5 suggested donation to benefit Asheville on Bikes. Info: www.justinasheville.com.

Jus’ Running Weekly coach-led runs.

Meet at 523 Merrimon Ave., unless otherwise noted. Info: www.jusrunning.com.

• MONDAYS, 6pm - Five mile group run, 10-11 minutes per mile.

TUESDAYS, 6:30pm - Run from the store to the UNCA track for a maggot track workout. There will also be a post-workout get-together at a local restaurant.

WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - Eight mile group run.

THURSDAYS, 6pm - One hour run from the Rice Pinnacle parking lot at Bent Creek. Easy, moderate and fast levels.

Pickleball • MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS, 9-11am Pickleball is like playing ping pong on a tennis court. Groups meet weekly at StephensLee Recreation Center, 30 G.W. Carver St., in Asheville. For all ages/ levels. $1 per session.

Info: 350-2058 or ste-

phenslee@ashevillenc. gov.

Tai Chi for Seniors & Beginners • WEDNESDAYS, 10:30am - Held at Aston Park in the tennis center, 336 Hilliard Ave. Info: 707-6907 astonparkfit@ gmail.com.

Outdoors Get Racing! (pd.) Reach 5k to Marathon goals. Small group training runs with completely personalized schedule and follow up.

Weaver Park, Sundays, 9:30am. $60 for 6 weeks. (828) 225-3786.

FormFitnessFunction. com Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy The mission of the SAHC is to protect the world’s oldest mountains for the benefit of present and future generations. Info: 253-0095 or www.appalachian.org. n Reservations required for SAHC hikes: claire@ appalachian.org or 2530095, ext. 205.

• WE (5/18), 10am - Guided wildflower hike to Grassy Ridge with WNC Alliance. Meet at the Carvers Gap parking lot, north of Bakersville. Free.

• SA (5/21), 10am - Moderate hike to Little Hump Mountain. Meet at Yellow Mountain Ranch, Avery County.

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 (5/18), 8:30am5pm - This hike is an adventure through highelevation grassy balds, considered to be among the most biologically diverse areas in the world.

Follow the Appalachian Trail from Carver’s Gap to Grassy Ridge, with a natural, unobstructed 360degree view. Co-hosted

by SAHC. Registration: claire@appalachian.org or 253-0095 ext. 205.

Kids YWCA Swim Lessons (pd.) Red Cross certified lessons in the YWCA’s solar-heated pool, 185 S. French Broad Ave. All levels welcome. Classes Mon. through Sat. Info: 254-7206 x 110 or www. ywcaofasheville.org.

AshevilleMommies Portrait Party • SA (5/21), 9:30am6:30pm - Join AshevilleMommies, “a simple way to connect with local moms for friendship, support and fun,” at its “Portrait Party,” hosted at the Asheville Botanical Gardens, 151 W. T. Weaver Blvd., Asheville. $40 for a 30-minute session with photographer; price includes one print.

Info: www.ashevillemommies.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: 8916585 or www.historicjohnsonfarm.org.

• SA (5/21), 10:30am Teddy Bear Tea Party for ages 3-7. Stories, songs, parachute play, bears and snacks will be featured.

Bring your favorite bear.

Girls on the Run Girls on the Run is a nonprofit dedicated to educating and preparing girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. Info: www.gotrwnc. org or girlsontherunwnc@ gmail.com.@caltext:• SA (5/21), 10am - 5K race for girls. Running buddies and community runners needed. Held at Biltmore Park Town Square, 2 Town Square Blvd., Asheville.

Hands On! This children’s museum is located at 318 North Main St., Hendersonville.

Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am5pm. Admission is $5, with discounts available on certain days. Info: 697-8333 or www.handsonwnc.org.

• WE (5/18) - Learn about local food and take home coloring sheets, bumper stickers, handouts and a snack.

• TH (5/19), 10:30am11:30am - Macaroni crafts for kids. $5/free for members.

• FR (5/20), 10:30am Sing-a-long with Tania.

• FR (5/20), 10:30am - Tania Battista of Flat Rock Playhouse will lead songs.

• WE (5/25), 3:30pm - All ages are invited to make a wacky hat.

• TH (5/26), 10am African drum class with Maria. $10/$15 nonmembers.

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 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.

N.C. Arboretum Events for Kids Info: 665-2492, jmarchal@ncarboretum.

org or www.ncarboretum. org.

• TU (5/24), 10am & 1:30pm - Wee Naturalist: Water Animals and Their Habitats. Age-appropriate, nature-based activities for youngsters ages 25. $6.

Waynesville Parks and Recreation Info: 456-2030 or recprograms@townofwaynesville.org.

• FR (5/20), 7pm- The youth dance for children in graders 3-5 will feature dancing, pizza, drinks and prizes. Held at 44 Boundary St.,

Waynesville. Info: 4562030.

Waynesville Recreation Center Located at 550 Vance St., in Waynesville. Info: 4562030 or recoutdoorprograms@townofwaynesville.org.

• SA (5/21), 10am-3pm - The Waynesville Kiwanis Club will host a free “day of fun for kids” at the first annual Spring Fling.

There will be tubing in Richland Creek, a dunking booth, a kid’s dog show, a three-point and free-throw contest, games for children and a water

slide. Info: recdirector@ townofwaynesville.org.

Spirituality Aquarian Compassionate Fellowship (pd.) Metaphysical program inspired by spiritual growth topics of your choice. Meditation, potluck, St. Germain live channeled piano music.

Second and Fourth Wednesday. 6:30pm.

Donation. (828) 6583362.

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, 6:30pm, 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 spiritual awakening process. All are invited. By donation.

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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) 808-4444. 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 directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.

Avalon Grove (pd.) Services to honor the ancient Celtic Christian holidays. Intuitive Spiritual

Counseling to see your path more clearly.

Workshops, artwork and books about Faeries. Call (828) 645-2674 or visit avalongrove.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.

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 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.

Awakening the Sacred Sexual Feminine • TH (5/19), 7:309pm - “Healing Your Relationship to Your Own Creative Life Force.

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Part of the Big Love: Expanding, Creating, Evolving Presentation Series. For women only. Held at Sacred Embodiment Center, 31 Carolina Lane. Donations accepted. Info: interbeinghealing@gmail.com.

Cloud Cottage Sangha This branch of the World Community of Mindful Living meets at 219 Old Toll Circle in Black Mountain, to practice seated meditation and mindfulness training. All events by donation. Info: 669-0920, cloudcottage@bellsouth.net or www.cloudcottage.org.

• TH (5/19), 7pm - Peaceful Mind, Open Heart, a presentation

by Anh-Huong Nguyen, senior teacher at the Mindfulness Practice

Center of Fairfax in Northern Virginia and co-author of Walking Meditation. $10 suggested donation/$5 for students. Directions: www.warren-wilson. edu/~chapel.

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.

Cosmic Sex: Creating Sacred Ceremonies • TH (5/26), 7:30-9pm - “Expand your sexual repertoire, deepen intimacy and explore your connection with Spirit through sacred sexual ceremonies.” Part of the Big Love: Expanding, Creating, Evolving Presentation Series. Held at the Sacred Embodiment Center, 31 Carolina Lane.

Donations accepted. Info: http://sec-asheville.com.

Daoist Meditation • TUESDAYS, 6-7:30pm & SUNDAYS, 9-10:30am - Weekly Daoist reading and discussion. Free. Info and directions: 788-6730.

Devotional Chanting and Meditation Session • SA (5/21), 6:30-8pm - Join us for an evening of devotional chanting and meditation at the Center

for Spiritual Awareness, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., suite D-3 in West Asheville. Donations appreciated. Info: www. csa-asheville.org or 4236636.

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.

Full Moon Spiritfest • WE (5/18), 7:15-9pm - The public is invited to join local artists, musicians, poets, storytellers and more as they share their passion in an open mic setting. Performers will include Chaitanya Kirtan, Anjali and drummer Nick Andrea. Held at The Prama Institute, 310 Panhandle Road in Marshall. Free. Info: www. pramainstitute.org.@calsubhead:Meditation in the Park from Chinnamasta Ashram • SUNDAYS, 8-10am - Bring mat or zabuton and stay for 20 minutes or two hours. Held at French Broad River Park, 508 Riverview Drive. Info: madhyanandi@gmail.com Mindfulness Meditation Class Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Info: 258-3241 or www.billwalz.com.

• MONDAYS, 7-8pm - Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contemporary Zen living. Held at the Asheville Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Road (off Merrimon Avenue).

Donations encouraged.

Pendulum Practicum for Energywork • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 10-11:30am - Practical class on how to use a pendulum as a guide/consultant to energy work with people, places and things. Held at 4 Eagle St., Asheville. Donations accepted. Info: 776-3786.

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 and directions: 2589584.

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.

Shetaut Neter • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Learn about Shetaut Neter, an ancient philosophy and mythic spiritual culture that gave rise to ancient Egyptian civilization. Meetings feature lectures on the impact of African spirituality on the four major religions of the world 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.

Transmission Meditation • SUNDAYS, 5:45-7pm - A “World Service” will be held in downtown Asheville. Free and open to the public. Info and directions: www.transmissionmeditation.org, pcope@yancey.main. nc.us or 675-8750.

United Research Light Center Located at 2190 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: 684-3798, 891-8700 or www.unitync.net.

• WEDNESDAYS (5/18 & 5/25) - “Spring Detox: Cleanse and Restore Safely,” with longevity/ wellness consultant Janey Wood Kelly.

• SU (5/22), 9:30am & 11:30am - “Love in Action Celebration.” Enjoy a show celebrating Unity volunteers. There will be “roasting and toasting by the cast and The Unitic Band.” Bring a snack to share for a reception after the 11am service.

freewillastrology ARIES (March 21-April 19) Today I received this email: “Dear Chosen One: My name is Boopsky, also known as ‘The Impossible.’ I rule a small kingdom that exists in a secret place — an island with abundant riches and rhinoceros playgrounds. To make a long story short, you have won our ‘naked’ lottery.

Please come visit us to claim your prizes. We will carve a statue of you out of butter and strawberry jam. Your funny ways of walking and talking will be imitated by all of our citizens. Then you will be caressed as a monarch on a pile of TVs and sung songs to by our reincarnation chorus. Can’t wait to see you be so happy!” I suspect you may soon receive an invitation as puzzling as this one, Aries — an apparent blessing that carries mixed messages or odd undertones. My suggestion is to hold off on accepting it until you find out more about it. Meanwhile, make sure it doesn’t distract you from taking advantage of a less flashy but more practical opportunity.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) In order to capture the spirit of the landscapes he painted, French artist Claude Monet used to work outside in all kinds of weather. When I look at masterpieces like “Snow at Argenteuil” or “The Magpie, Snow Effect, Outskirts of Honfleur,” I like to imagine he was so engrossed in his work that he barely even registered the bitter chill. I bet you’ll be able to achieve a similar intensity of focus in the coming week, Taurus. You could be so thoroughly absorbed in an act of creation or a ritual of transition or an attempt at transformation that you will be virtually exempt from any discomfort or inconvenience that might be involved.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) What’s going to happen for you in the coming week will be the metaphorical equivalent of gaining the ability to see infrared light with your naked eye or to detect the ultrasonic sounds that only dogs can hear. With this virtual superpower at your disposal, you just may be able to figure out how people’s unspoken feelings have been covertly affecting your destiny. You will intuit lucid inklings about the probable future that will help you adjust your decisions. You might even tune in to certain secrets that your own unconscious mind has been hiding from you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Devilish laughter revels in chaos, says Loyola University philosophy professor John Clark. “It’s an assault on excessive order, authority, and seriousness.” Angelic laughter, on the other hand, “expresses delight in the wondrousness of life and in the mystery of the order and fitness of things.” I’d like to suggest, Cancerian, that the time is ripe for you to revel equally in the devilish and the angelic varieties of laughter. So get out there and seek funny experiences that dissolve your fixations and celebrate your life’s

crazy beauty. The healing that results could be spectacular.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Last year a group of wealthy Germans asked their government to require them to pay higher taxes. “We have more money than we need,” said the 44 multi-millionaires. They wanted to help alleviate the ravages of poverty and unemployment. I urge you to make a comparable move, Leo. In what part of your life do you have more abundance than most people? Are there practical ways you could express your gratitude for the extravagant blessings life has given you? I think you’ll find that raising your levels of generosity will ultimately lead to you receiving more love.

(Here’s more on the story about rich Germans: tinyurl.com/RichHelp.)

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) “I don’t know what I’m looking for,” sings Brendan Benson in his bouncy pop song, “What I’m Looking For,” “but I know that I just want to look some more.” I suspect those words could come out of your mouth these days, Virgo. I worry that you’ve become so enamored with the endless quest that you’ve lost sight of what the object of the quest is. You almost seem to prefer the glamour of the restless runaround — as painful as it sometimes is. That probably means you’re at least somewhat out of touch with the evolution of your primal desires. Check back in with the raw, throbbing source, please.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) When it’s flood season, the Amazon River rises as much as 60 feet. At that time, the adjoining forests earn their name — várzea, a Portuguese word meaning “flooded forests.” The river’s fish wander far and wide, venturing into the expanded territory to eat fruit from the trees. In the coming weeks, Libra, I imagine you’ll be like those fish: taking advantage of the opportunities provided by a natural windfall.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Provocative new influences are headed your way from a distance. Meanwhile, familiar influences that are close at hand are about to burst forth with fresh offerings. It’s likely that both the faraway and nearby phenomena will arrive on the scene at around the same time and with a similar

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Your best bet will be to put them both into play in ways that allow them to complement each other.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Are you desperate for more companionship?

Have your night dreams been crammed with soulful exchanges? Are you prowling around like a lusty panther, fantasizing about every candidate who’s even remotely appealing? If so, I have some advice from the poet Rumi: “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” In other words, Sagittarius: To foster the search for intimate connection, identify the patterns within yourself that are interfering with it. By the way, this is good counsel even if you’re only moderately hungry for closer connection.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) If you live in the United States, your chocolate almost certainly contains insect parts. The Food and Drug Administration understands that the mechanisms involved in making chocolate usually suck small passers-by into the works, which is why it allows manufacturers to include up to 60 bug fragments per 100 grams of chocolate. A lot of basically positive influences have a similar principle at work: Unpalatable ingredients get mixed in with the tasty stuff, but not in such abundance that they taint the experience. This week, Capricorn, you may be unusually tuned in to the unpalatable side of some good things in your life. Don’t overreact.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) I went to a literary event in which young poets read their work. One poet, Shelby Hinte, began her segment by talking about what inspires her.

“I like to write about women who are more interesting than me,” she said. I was full of admiration for that perspective. It suggests she’s cultivating the abundant curiosity and humility that I think are essential to the creative process. As you slip deeper into an extra fertile phase of your personal cycle, Aquarius, I urge you to adopt a similar voracity for influences that surprise and fascinate and educate you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,” said science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke. So in other words, if you were able to time-travel back to medieval England with a laptop computer and a solar-powered battery charger, the natives might regard you as a wizard with supernatural powers. I think there will soon be a similar principle at work in your life, Pisces: You will get a vivid glimpse of amazing things you could accomplish in the future. They may seem fantastic and impossible to the person you are right now — tantamount to magic. Be alert for expanded states of awareness that reveal who you could ultimately become.

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“Art in the Neighborhood”: The Kenilworth Drop-In Studio Tour and Sale takes place on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22, features work from more than a dozen artists, including this piece from woodworker Robert Kline.

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. Located at 130 Shelburne Road, West Asheville. Info: 252-5010 or www.unityofasheville. com.

• SUNDAYS, 11am - Spiritual Celebration Service —- 12:151:30pm - 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 WE (5/25) The Lusty Month of May. Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville.

Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am5pm and Sun., 1-5pm.

Admission: $8/$7 stu-

dents and seniors/Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm.

Info: 253-3227 or www. ashevilleart.org.

• Through SU (9/25) Artists at Work: American Printmakers and the WPA. • Through SU (7/10) - An Inside View. 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., 10am5:30pm. Info: 251-5796 or www.ashevillegalleryof-art.com.

• Through MO (5/30) A Close and Distant View, featuring works by Olga Michelson.

Atelier 24 Lexington: A Gallery of Local Art Located at 24 Lexington Ave., Asheville. Info: www.atelier24lexington. com.

• Through TU (5/31) Serious Play, paintings by Moni Hill.

Bella Vista Art Gallery Located in Biltmore Village next to the parking

lot of Rezaz’s restaurant.

Winter hours: Mon., Wed., Thurs., 10am-4pm, Fri. and Sat., 10am-5pm.

Info: 768-0246 or www. bellavistaart.com.

• Through TU (5/31) - Featured wall artist: Nicora Gangi, Small Still Lifes in soft pastel, new Raku by Terry Hagiwara and new landscapes by Bethanne Cople.

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., 10am6pm, 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 (modern-

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ist, 1881-1949); Rick Beck (glass sculpture); Kenneth Baskin (clay sculpture); Rudy Rudisill (metal); Marlene Jack (porcelain tableware); and Ink & Imagery, by eight printmakers.

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: 262-3017 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.

Grovewood Gallery Located at 111 Grovewood Road, Asheville. Info: 253-7651 or www.grovewood.com.

• Through WE (11/11) - 4th Annual Sculpture for the Garden exhibit, featuring contemporary sculptures by nationallyrecognized artists.

Haen Gallery Located at 52 Biltmore Ave., downtown Asheville.

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am6pm, Sat., 11am-6pm and Sun., noon-5pm.

Info: 254-8577 or www. thehaengallery.com.

• Through TU (5/31) Surface Tension, an exhibition of work by Stephen Pentak and Steven Seinberg.

Haywood County Arts Council The HCAC sponsors a variety of art-related events in Waynesville and Haywood County. Unless otherwise noted, showings take place at HCAC’s Gallery 86 (86 North Main St.) in Waynesville.

Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am5pm. Info: 452-0593 or www.haywoodarts.org.

• Through MO (5/30) - 310 ART: Contemporary Works from the River Arts District, featuring work by artists at the 310 Art Gallery at Riverview Station.

Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts Located at 70 Bingo Loop in Cherokee. Info: 4973945.

• Through SA (5/28) - Recent Work by Martin DeWitt, founding director of WCU’s Fine Art Museum.

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. noon5pm. Info: www.penland. org or 765-2359.

• TU (5/24) through SU (7/10) - Letter Forms: Functional and Nonfunctional Typography • FR (6/3), 7-8:30pm - Opening reception for Letter Forms: Functional and Nonfunctional Typography.

Saluda Arts and Music Festival The event is held along historic Main Street in Saluda. Info: 243-8696 or www.saluda.com.

• SA (5/21) - The Saluda Arts Festival, a juried event featuring a diverse offering of works, will be held along historic Main Street in downtown Saluda. Entertainment will include music by One Leg Up and The Swayback Sisters.

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.

• Through TU (5/31) - New Growth, a springseason group-art show focusing on renewal and rebirth, featuring works by nearly 20 local artists.

Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard.

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am4pm. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org.

• Through FR (5/27) - Photography by the Waterfalls Camera Club.

Info: www.lowccnc.com.

Upstairs Artspace Contemporary nonprofit gallery at 49 S. Trade St., Tryon. Hours: Tues.Sat., 11am-5pm and by appointment. Info: 8592828 or www.upstairsartspace.org.

• Through SA (5/28) Something To Crow About and New Waves: Western Carolina University MFA Graduates.

WCU Exhibits Unless otherwise noted, exhibits are held at the Fine Art Museum, Fine and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University. Hours: Mon.Fri., 10am-4pm and Thurs. 10am-7pm. Free, but donations welcome.

Info: 227-3591 or www. fineartmuseum.wcu.edu.

• Through (6/24) Boundless: Selections from the Book Arts Collection. The exhibit explores a wide variety of formats and structures of the Artist Book, a synthesis of form and content which provides a bridge between traditional books and contemporary art.

• TH (5/19), 4-7pm - An opening reception for Rough and Tumble: Landscapes and Cityscapes will be held.

Wine and appetizers will be served.

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 from 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. Info: 505-3969.

Art at Ananda Hair Studio

The salon, located at 22 Broadway, hosts rotating art exhibits. Info: 2321017.

• Through SU (6/19), - An exhibit by German artist Barbara NerenzKelley. Free. Info: www. nerenz-kelleyarts.com ArtSpace Charter School Productions ArtSpace is a K-8 public charter school located at 2030 US Highway 70 in Swannanoa. Info: 298-2787 or www.artspacecharter.org.

• WE (5/25) through WE (6/1), - ArtSpace showcase at the Asheville Mall, 3 South Tunnel Road.

Atelier 24 Lexington: A Gallery of Local Art Located at 24 Lexington Ave., Asheville. Info: www.atelier24lexington. com.

• Through TU (5/31), “Serious Play, the cheerful works of Moni Hill.”

BoBo Gallery Located at 22 Lexington Ave., Asheville. Info: 2543426 or www.bobogallery.com.

• Through FR (5/27), - Acrylic and mixed media works by Joshua Spiceland.

(5/27), 7:30-11:30pm - Closing reception.

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.

Crimson Laurel Gallery Info: 688-3599 or www. crimsonlaurelgallery.com.

• Through SA (6/25), - A husband and wife show featuring jewelry by Stacey Lane and pottery

by Michael Kline will be held at 23 Crimson Laurel Way, Bakersville.

Events at First Congregational United Church of Christ Located at 20 Oak St., Asheville.

• Through TU (5/31) - Images of Bliss: Photography by Rachael Bliss. “Bliss records what is blissful and hope-

ful, from nature itself to the passionate activism so visible on everyday streets.” Info: www.uccasheville.org.

Events at Historic Johnson Farm Located at 3346 Haywood Road in Hendersonville.

There are two nature trails (free), and guided tours are offered. Info: 8916585 or www.historicjohnsonfarm.org.

• TH (5/26), 7-9pm - “Art at the Farm” show and sale featuring artists and photographers. Free.

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.

• TH (5/19), 7pm - Reception for photographer Gary Hemsoth.

Events at Montford Books & More The bookstore at 31 Montford Ave. hosts author readings and writing groups. Info: 2858805.

• Through TU (5/31) - The colorful abstract works of Henning Erben will be showcased, from

his structural old-world and medieval buildings to the current vibrant, introspective mixed-media paintings.

Kenilworth Drop-In Studio Sale and Tour • SA (5/21), 10am6pm & SU (5/22), noon-6pm - “Art in the Neighborhood.” Eighteen artists will open their studios. Info: www.kenilworthartists.org.

Odyssey Gallery Exhibits work by Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts instructors and residents.

Located at 238 Clingman Ave., in Asheville’s River

Arts District. Info: 2850210 or www.highwaterclays.com.

• Through FR (8/5), - Opinionated Clay, featuring twelve Odyssey ceramics instructors.

Photography Exhibit • Through SU (5/29) - Original Polaroid emulsion and image transfer

by Mary Jo Brezny. Held at Cafe Azalea, 1011 East Tunnel Road in 4 Seasons Plaza. Info: http://cafeazaleaasheville.com.

Public Art Display • Through SA (10/22), - Bearfootin‚ “a public

art display featuring outdoor fiberglass bear sculptures decorated in different themes,” will be presented on the sidewalks of Main Street in Hendersonville.

Info: 233-3216.@calsubhead:RITES: A Public Performance • SA (5/21), 7-8pm - RITES is a free public performance featuring a mural by Molly Rose Freeman, choreography by Garth Grimball and music by Michael Libramento. Held at the RiverLink Sculpture and Performance Plaza, 117

Riverside Drive. Gates open at 6pm. www.mollyrosefreeman.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.

• Through TU (5/31) - The fourth annual poetry and art contest “It’s In Your Hands” will be on display at A-B Tech’s Holly Library, Asheville campus. Contest winners’ art and poetry will be displayed around the library

throughout the month of May. Info: 252-8474, ext.18.

Skyuka Fine Art Located at 133 N. Trade St., in Tryon. Info: 8173783 or info@skyukafineart.com.

• Through FR (5/27) - An equine art show featuring Joan MacIntryre, Jill Silver and others.

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.

The Wine Cellar at the Saluda Inn Located at 229 Greenville St., in Saluda. Info: 7499698 or www.saludainn. com.

• Through TU (5/31) - Works by en plein air painter Jocelyn M. Davis.

Toe River Arts Council The TRAC Center Gallery is at 269 Oak Ave., in

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The Burnsville TRAC Gallery is at 102 W. Main St. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Spruce Pine info: 765-0520. Burnsville info: 682-7215. General info: www.toeriverarts. org.

• SA (5/21) - A “paint out” will feature area artists painting outdoors.

The pubic is invited to watch. —-6:30-7:30pm - Awards ceremony.

•SA (5/21) through SA (5/28) - Works will be on display at the TRAC gallery.

Transylvania Heritage Museum Located at 189 W. Main Street, Brevard. Hours: Wed.-Sat., 10am-5pm.

Donation. Info: 884-2347 or www.transylvaniaheritage.org.

• 2nd SATURDAYS, 1pm - Historic Preservationists: Early Photographers of Transylvania County,

by Betty Sherrill. $5/$2 children.

Classes, Meetings & Arts-Related Events Arts2People Artist Resource Center Offering business management workshops for artists at 39 D S. Market St., in downtown Asheville. Classes, unless otherwise noted, are $35.

Email info@arts2people. org to register. Info: www.arts2people.org.

• MO (5/23), 10am1pm - “The Application: Preparing and Submitting Work to a Jury.”

—- 2:30-5:30pm “Organization 101!”

• TU (5/24) & TH (5/26), 6:30-8pm - “Digi Cam 101: Getting to know your digital camera and bending it to your will.”

• WE (5/25), noon1:30pm - “Client Relationship Management: It’s a skill, not just a technology tool.”

• TH (5/26), 12-2pm - Business basics for the professional visual artist.

Buncombe Co. Parks, Greenways & Rec. Events Events are free and held at 59 Woodfin Pl., unless otherwise noted. To register or for more info: 2504265 or grace.young@ buncombecounty.org.

• TH (5/19), 5:307:30pm - Advanced decoupage class. Bring a wood item, like a small box, lap tray, or footstool, and improve your decoupage skills. $15 includes materials.

Stecoah Valley Center Events Located at 121 Schoolhouse Road in Robbinsville. Info: 4793364 or www.stecoahvalleycenter.com.

• TU (5/24), 10am-2pm - Learn how to wrap and stitch coiled fabric baskets. Bring fabric or scraps and a “walking-foot” zig-zag sewing machine if possible. $20/$12 optional kit fee.

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, noon3pm - 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. Info: svfal. info@gmail.com or 3578129.

• 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 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: 890-3929 or www.conn-artist.com.

Art/Craft Fairs Wordfest • SATURDAYS 9am-4pm - Local jewelers will offer unique, hand-made creations. Located at the corner of Church Street and Third Avenue in downtown Hendersonville.

Spoken & Written Word Asheville BookWorks (pd.) 428 1/2 Haywood Rd. Zines! Hatch Show Prints! Two New Exhibitions at Asheville

BookWorks on view through July 7. May 28 at 6pm - Artist talk: Zine Culture as Model. Free admission. Info: www. ashevillebookworks.com.

Finding the Storyteller in You (pd.) Nationally acclaimed storyteller, Connie ReganBlake, offers her one-day workshop, Finding the Storyteller in You, in Asheville on June 11. All levels welcomed. Early bird discount. www. storywindow.com 828258-1113.

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 Anna Fariello • FR (5/20), 2-5pm - Anna Fariello, associate research professor at WCU and director of Hunter Library Craft Revival Project, will read from her book Cherokee Pottery at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, 645 Tsali Blvd., in Cherokee.

Blue Ridge Bookfest Celebrates authorship, creative writing and the joy of reading. Held on the campus of Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock. Free. Info: 6923267 or www.blueridgebookfest.org.

• FR (5/20) & SA (5/21) Readings by poets, fiction and creative nonfiction writers throughout the weekend. Info: 698-1022.

Blue Ridge Books Located at 152 S. Main St., Waynesville. Info: www.brbooks-news.com or 456-6000.

• 3rd THURSDAYS, 6:30pm - Poetry night.

• 4th THURSDAYS, 6:30pm - Game night.

Blue Ridge Community College Info: www.blueridge.edu.

• SA (5/21) - The Blue Ridge Book Fair, featuring a presentation by Jeff Biggers titled “Coal and Energy,” is sponsored

by ECO and held at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock. Info: www. ecownc.org.

Buncombe County Public Libraries

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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, 2506484) n PM = Pack Memorial Library (67 Haywood Street, 250-4700) n SS = Skyland/South Buncombe Library (260 Overlook Road, 2506488) n SW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 2506486) n WV = Weaverville Library (41 N. Main Street, 250-6482) n Library storyline: 250KIDS. • WE (5/18), 5-7pm - Library knitters. SW —- 7pm - Book Club: St. Alban’s Fire by Archer Mayor. BM • TH (5/19), 7pm - Book Club: The Bone People

by Keri Hulme. FV —Book Club: The Queen of Palmyra by Minrose Gwin. SS • FR (5/20), 4-5:30pm The Teen Awesome Group is creating a book movie trailer for The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan. Come select scenes and ideas to represent the script. WV • TH (5/26), 7pm Library Knitters. BM Events at City Lights City Lights Bookstore is located at 3 E. Jackson St., in downtown Sylva.

Info: 586-9499 or more@ citylightsnc.com.

• TH (5/19), 10:30am Coffee with the Poet.

• SA (5/21), 2pm - Jane Spotted Bird will read from her recent cancer memoir titled Still Here and Still Here: Dancing to the Beat of My Own Drum.

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 (5/18), 7pm - Tom Franklin will read from his novel Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter.

• 3rd SUNDAYS, 3pm - Writers at Home: A monthly series featuring faculty from UNCA’s Great Smokies Writers Program.

Hosted by Tommy Hays.

• TH (5/19), 5pm Women on Words is a

women’s poetry circle where new members are welcome.

• FR (5/20), 7pm - Karl Marlantes will read from his book Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War. • SA (5/21), 3pm - Local author and animal activist S. L. Lurz will sign copies of Sweetwater Animal Society and the Hidden Mountain.

• SU (5/22), 3pm - Kate Payne will read from her book The Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking: Decorating, Dining and the Gratifying Pleasures of Self-Sufficiency on a Budget!.

• MO (5/23), 7pm Andrea Lankford will read and present a slide show from her book Ranger Confidential.

• TH (5/26), 7pm - Karen Cox will read from her book Dixie’s Daughters: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Preservation of Confederate Culture.

Fountainhead Bookstore Located at 408 N Main St., Hendersonville. Info: 697-1870.

• SA (5/21), 5:30pm - Alexia Jones Helsley will discuss her book A History of North Carolina Wine: from Scuppernong to Syrah.

Henderson County Public Libraries LIBRARY ABBREVIATIONS - Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: FL = Fletcher Library (120 Library Rd): • TH (5/19), 2pm - Local author Mary Berger will read from The Trouble with Mattie. FL Open Mic Night at The Pulp • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Asheville Poetry Review and Asheville Wordfest will host a monthly open mic at The Pulp, beneath The Orange Peel in downtown Asheville. $10 includes club membership. Info: http://pulpasheville.com.

The Writer in You • MO (5/23), 10am-2pm - Bring a piece of a published work by another author and eight copies of your work. Held at First Presbyterian Church of Asheville between Church Street and Lexington Avenue South. Info: 4505462.

WNC Mysterians Critique Group • TH (5/19), 6-8pm - The WNC Mysterians Critique Group meets at Books-

a-Million lounge area, Tunnel Road. For serious mystery, suspense, and thriller writers. Accepting new members. Info: 7125570 or wncmysterians. org.

Writers’ Workshop Events WW offers a variety of classes and events for beginning and experienced writers. Info: 2548111 or www.twwoa.org.

• SA (5/21), 11am-5pm - “Writing and Producing the Independent Feature Film,” with Nathan Ross Freeman. $35, sliding scale.

Music Carolina Concert Choir • FR (5/20), 7:30pm & SA (5/21), 3pm - The annual spring concert will be held at St. James Episcopal Church, 766 North Main StreetHendersonville. $15/$5 students. Info: 698-9959.

First Baptist Church of Black Mountain Located at 130 Montreat Road. Info: 669-6461 or fbcblkmtn@bellsouth.net.

• SA (5/21), 4pm Outdoor gospel and bluegrass concert. Free.

Freeskool Events & Classes A teaching and learning network by and for the community. All classes are free. Info: http:// tinyurl.com/6j3nxw9.

• MONDAYS, 6:308:30pm - “Community Sing,” open to experienced and new singers to share traditional tunes at 41 Balsam Ave., Asheville.

Hendersonville Bluegrass Jam • FRIDAYS, 7-9pm - A bluegrass jam will be held at the historic courthouse in downtown Hendersonville. Info: www.blueridgenow.com.

Hendersonville Chamber Music Concerts take place at First Congregational Church of Hendersonville. $17/Free for students.

Info: 890-4411 or www. hendersonvillechambermusic.org.

• SU (5/22), 3pm - Kontras String Quartet, featuring Dmitri Pogorelov, Francois Henkins, Ai Ishida and Jean Hatmaker.

Madison County Arts Council Events Located at 90 S. Main St., in Marshall. Info: 6491301 or www.madisoncountyarts.com.

• SA (5/21), 8pm - The Harris Brothers. $15.

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.

• TH (5/19), 4:15pm - Asheville Chamber Music Series presents a pre-concert lecture. Free.

Info: 251-6140.

Opening Concert • SA (5/21), noon - Voices in the Laurel will perform the opening concert for Dr. Maya Angelou. Held at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino, 777 Casino Drive, Cherokee.

Pan Harmonia Spring Festival Join Pan Harmonia, a project of Keowee Chamber Music, for a variety of concerts, workshops and rehearsals during the Spring Festival.

Volunteers are needed.

Events cost $15-$18.

Info: http://pan-harmonia. org.

• Through SU (6/19) - Classical and contemporary compositions performed by guest musicians including Kate Steinbeck (flute), Gail Ann Schroeder (viola de gamba), Barbara Weiss (harpsichord) and River Guerguerian (percussion). Held at venues throughout Asheville.

Check website for a complete schedule of events.

• SA (5/21), 4pm - “Tapas de Musica.”

Professional artists will paint while musicians perform. Held at The Design Gallery, 7 South Main St., Burnsville.

• SU (5/22), 2pm - A flute and percussion workshop will be held at Odyssey Creative Tech and Arts Center, 90 Zillicoa St. Free.

—-5:30pm - Community potluck. Bring a dish and receive $5 discount for concert admission. Held at Odyssey Creative Tech and Arts Center.

St. Matthias Musical Performances These classical music concerts take place at St. Matthias Episcopal Church in Asheville, 1 Dundee St. (off South Charlotte). Info: 2520643.

• SU (5/22), 3pm - Early music ensemble Musike Antiqua will perform.

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.

The Hop Ice cream, concerts and community events. 640 Merriman Ave., suite 103 unless otherwise noted.

Search for The Hop on Facebook or 254-2224.

• FR (5/20), 6:30-7:30pm - Stereojunk will perform original songs.

• TU (5/24), 6:307:30pm - Red Hot Sugar Babies will perform vocal and instrumental jazz from the ‘20s and ‘30s.

Mental Health Month Movie Night • MO (5/23), 7pm - Vocational Solutions presents The Soloist at Flat Rock Cinema. Tickets are $10 and all proceeds benefit Vocational Solutions, dedicated to providing career and life skills training to adults with disabilities or other vocational barriers, in a safe, caring environment.

Info: 696-0342.

Theater Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre Performances are held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St., Asheville.

Info and tickets: 2542621.

• FRIDAYS (5/20) through SUNDAYS (5/29) - Beauty and the Beast. Fri.-Sat., 7:30pm and Sun., 3pm. $15/$10, $17/$12 at the door. Info: ACDT.org.

Asheville Playback Theatre An improvisational theatre experience building a community of neighbors and honoring personal stories. $10/$5 students (but no one turned away).

Info: www.ashevilleplayback.org.

• WE (5/25), 8pm - Performance at the Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St. Events at Jubilee!

Located at 46 Wall St., downtown Asheville. Info: 252-5335.

• TH (5/19), 8-10pm Select scenes and songs from A Dream of Camelot: A Return to Love will be performed, along with a look at the origin of the musical. $15.

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.

• WEDNESDAYS (5/18) through SUNDAYS (6/12) - Chicago. $40.

Performances are held at 8pm, with matinees offered at 2pm. See website for a complete schedule.

Hendersonville Little Theatre Located at the Barn on State Street, between Kanuga and Willow Roads in Hendersonville. $14/$8 or $18/$10 for musicals.

Info: 692-1082 or www. hendersonvillelittletheatre. org.

• FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (5/22) - A production of the Agatha Christie mystery-comedy Ten Little Indians. Show times: Fri.-Sat., 8pm and Sun., 2pm.

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.

• TH through SU until (5/29), 7:30-9:30pm - This annual fundraising show opens the Montford Park Players’ outdoor season. The fast-firing comedy parodies all 38 Shakespeare plays in two hours with only three actors in two acts.

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.

• THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (5/28) The Family Tree, by local playwright and Magnetic Theatre artistic associate Lucia Del Vecchio, is a dark comedy about eco-activism and familial relations. Shows held at 7:30pm and 10pm. $12/14.

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.

Film Seven Sisters Cinema A documentary film series presenting films by regional filmmakers and/or subjects of regional interest.

Screenings are held at the White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road. Info: www.sevensisterscinema.com or 686-3922.

• TH (5/19), 7pm - An Evening with Rod Murphy.” The Asheville filmmaker will show excerpts from several of his movies including Being the Diablo and Rank Stranger.

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 Soooo West Asheville!

Pilates And Ice Cream! (pd.) $1 coupon for The Hop after each class!

Mondays, 5:30pm6:30pm. $15, or 5 for $65. Francine Delany School, 119 Brevard.

225-3786. www.

FormFitnessFunction. com Studio Zahiya (pd.) Tuesday: 9-10am: Hip Hop Fitness 6-7pm: Beginner Bellydance 8:109:10pm: Intermediate/ Advanced Bellydance Thursday: 9-10am: All Levels Bellydance 6-7pm: Bollywood and Bhangra 8:10-9:10pm: Hip Hop. Drop-in anytime. $12/

class. Info: (828) 2427595 or www.lisazahiya. com B-Boy & B-Girl Classes • MONDAYS, 6:307:45pm - Learn and practice the art of breakdancing at the StephensLee 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, 24:30pm - Contra dance featuring live music and walk-through for each dance. Held at the ballroom of The Gateway Club, 37 Church St. $5.

Info: 734-1027 or 4545514.

English Country Dance Located at the Asheville Arts Center, 308 Merrimon Ave. Dance as they do in film adaptations of Jane Austen novels, such as Pride and Prejudice. No partner necessary. Wear comfortable shoes and clothing. Live music and caller. $6/$5 for members. Info: www. oldfarmersball.com.

• SA (5/21), 8-11pm - Spring Evening Ball at the Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St., downtown Asheville.

Southern Lights SDC A nonprofit square-dance club. Square dancing is friendship set to music.

Info: 694-1406 or 6811731.

• SA (5/21), 6pm - 29th anniversary Dance. Held at the Whitmire Activity Building, Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville.

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 Arts Council of Henderson County Located at 401 N. Main St. (entrance on Fourth Street), above Flight Restaurant in downtown Hendersonville. Info: 6938504 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 through August 9. $25/$15 for subsequent entries. Cash prizes will be awarded to three featured artists. Info: http://thelaurelofasheville. com.

Breadwinning Broads Anthology

• Through TU (5/31) - The Breadwinning Broads Anthology will accept submissions for first-person essays about wives out-earning their husbands through May 31. Info: http://breadwinningbroads.blogspot.com.

Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction • Through (5/31) - The Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction will accept submissions through May 31. Info: georgiapress.submishmash.com/submit.

Home of the Perfect Christmas Tree • Through (5/20) - The Mitchell County Development Foundation will accept handmade product submissions for the Home of the Perfect Christmas Tree program through May 20. Info: www.homeoftheperfectchristmastree.org or 765-9033.

Immigration Anthology • Through (6/15) - In Between the Shadows of Citizenship: Mixed Status Families is accepting works about the experiences of immigrants around the globe through June 15. Info: jlawston@ csusm.edu.

Poetry Contest • Through TU (5/31) - The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center is sponsoring a poetry contest in honor of the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. The

contest is open to school children grades K-12, adults and professional writers. Poems must be about trees or forests.

Submissions accepted through May 31. Info: www.stecoahvalleycenter. com Poetry Council of NC Annual Poetry Contest • Through TU (5/31) The Poetry Council of NC is accepting submissions of books of poetry, free verse and other forms through May 31. $5 for individual poems/$10 for poetry book contest. Info: http://poetrycouncilofnc. wordpress.com.

Ridge to River Contest • Through (5/30) Adventum Magazine will accept creative nonfiction, essays and memoir pieces about the outdoors through May 30. Info: http://www.adventummagazine.com.

Teaching Artist Training • Through (6/1) Applications for TAPAS artist in residence training will be accepted through June 1. Info: www.acsf. org.

Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard.

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am4pm. 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 through May 27. Info: 884-2787 or tcarts@comporium.net.@ calsubhead:TWIN Awards Nominations • Through TH (9/15) - The YWCA is now accepting nominations for its 20th annual Tribute to Women of Influence awards, to be held Sept.

15 at the Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville.

Voices in the Laurel Comprised of regional students in grades 112, Voices in the Laurel focuses on providing choral education for young people. Info: www. voicesinthelaurel.org or 734-8413.

• TUESDAYS (5/24) through (6/7), 5-7pm - Group auditions. Call for appointment.

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If you live, play or relax near the French Broad River, you have two opportunities to help keep it clean. RiverLink and Headwaters Outfitters will each sponsor a river cleanup this weekend.

Buncombe County Rescue Squad will team up with RiverLink to tackle a 4.3-mile section in Asheville’s River Arts District. After volunteers scoop up as much trash as they can handle, there will be a raffle with prizes provided by local businesses. The adventure will begin at Jean Webb Park on Riverside Drive at 8 a.m.

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If just one part of the river is not enough for you, grab a trash bag and your appetite and head to Headwater Outfitters’ river cleanup. A light breakfast will be served before volunteers don lifejackets and jump into a fleet of canoes to clean up the river between Rosman and Island Ford. Volunteers are invited back to Headwaters for fried chicken, pizza and dessert — and to swap stories of the most surprising garbage they found and the most scenic views of the trip. Don’t forget your gloves, river shoes and any long-handled tool, such as barbecue tongs. No one wants to scratch up his or her arms reaching for an ensnared plastic bag. Volunteers should meet at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21 at Headwaters Outfitters, 25 Parkway Road in Rosman. For more information, visit Headwatersoutfitters.com or call 877-3106.

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benefitscalendar Americana and Burlesque Sideshow Festival • TH (5/19), 7-9pm - Reception will include burlesque star Queen April, jugglers and vaudevillian performances. Proceeds benefit Arts 2 People. $5. Held at Royal Peasantry Boutique, 80A Lexington Ave. Info: www. sideshowburlesque.org.

Artists Bazaare • SA (5/21), 9pm-2am - This event featuring fashion, photography, jewelry and face painting will benefit Periscope Magazine. Discordian Society, Sisters3 and others will perform. Held at the Emerald Lounge, 112 Lexington Ave. $10. Info: catchthisbliss@gmail.com.

Asheville Affiliates Fundraisers This group of young professionals holds fundraisers for nonprofits in Buncombe County with food, beer, wine and raffles. $25/$30 at the door. Info: www.affiliatesofasheville.com.

• TH (5/19), 6:30-9:30pm - “Second Chance Dance,” to benefit Asheville Affiliates, will be held at Pack Place, Asheville. RSVP: thepisgahcenter@gmail.com Benefit for Mainstay Shelter • SU (5/22), 6:30pm - A production of Chicago, at Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Highway, will be held at to benefit Mainstay Shelter. $75 for party/ $40 for show. Info about Mainstay: www.mainstayhelp.org.

Community BBQ •SA (5/28), 11am-3pm - Hominy Valley United Methodist Men will host the 1st annual Community BBQ to benefit Hominy Valley ABCCM Crisis Center. Held at Acton United Methodist Church, 171 Sand Hill School Road in Asheville. Admission includes BBQ, beans, slaw, hush puppies and drink. $7.

EarthSong Soire • SA (5/21), 7pm-9:30pm - Ash Devine, Honey Holler, and the Green Grass Cloggers will perform at The Sacred Embodiment Center, 31 Carolina Lane, to benefit Blair Pathways, an organization against mountain-top removal on Blair Mountain. $5-$15. Info: www.blairpathways.com

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Events At Folk Art Center The center is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 382 (just north of the Hwy 70 entrance in East Asheville). Open daily from 9am-6pm. Info: 298-7928 or www.craftguild.org.

• SU (5/22), 1-6pm - A concert and auction will be held to benefit woodcarver and cancer survivor Phil Brown. Southern Crescent, Buncombe Turnpike and the Honeycutters will perform. Free. Info: www.southernhighlandguild.org.

Fairview Yard Sale • SA (5/21), 8am-12pm - A yard sale to benefit Abiding Savior Lutheran Church and its Girl Scout troop will be held at 801 Charlotte Highway. Info: 298-2608.

Flapjack Fundraiser • SA (5/21), 8-10am - A pancake breakfast will be held at Applebee’s Restaurant, 115 Tunnel Road in Asheville, to benefit the Buncombe Federation of the Blind.

Full Moon Farm Wolfdog Rescue FMF is a wolfdog rescue organization and sanctuary south of Black Mountain. Info: 664-9818 or www.fullmoonfarm.org.

• TU (5/24), 6-9pm - A show and sale of wolf-themed art will be held at the Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar, located in the Grove Arcade, to benefit Full Moon Farm wolfdog rescue. Info: sarah@ fullmoonfarm.org.

Joey Ramone Birthday Party • TH (5/19), 4-10pm - The Citizens, Thee Loud Crowd, Studs and more bands will perform to celebrate Joey Ramone’s birthday. Proceeds benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. All ages. Held at Fred’s Speakeasy, 22 College St. $5. Info: 281-0920.

Jimani Project • FR (5/20), 6-9pm - Fundraiser to help Amanda Levesque fund her new service dog Jimani. Held at the Roof Garden, Battery Park Apartments, 1 Battle Square.

Peggy Ratusz, Aileen Pearlman and others will perform.

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• WE (5/18) through SA (5/21), - A horse show to benefit the Lions Club will be held at the WNC Agricultural Center, McGough Arena, Fletcher. 687-1414.

RiverLink Events RiverLink, WNC’s organization working to improve life along the French Broad, sponsors a variety of riverfriendly events. Info: 252-8474 or www.riverlink.org.

• WEDNESDAYS (through 5/25), 5-8pm - A “Winesdays” wine tasting will be held to benefit RiverLink at The Wine Studio of Asheville, 169 Charlotte St. Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.Fri., 10am-4pm. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard. org.

• FR (5/20), 5-7pm - A kick-off party and TC Arts Council fundraiser featuring wine, hors d’oeuvres, entertainment and an art auction will be held at a private home. $50. Reservations: 884-2787.

• SA (5/21), 9:30am-4:30pm - A historic sesquicentennial walking tour of downtown Brevard will be offered to raise funds for the TC Arts Council and its youth programs. $20.

West Asheville Music and Arts Festival • SA (5/21), 10am-10pm - The Wama Jam at Erwin High School’s sports complex will feature live music, from gospel to rock, jazz to bluegrass, more than 100 vendors, a children’s area with inflatables, exhibits and pony rides and local food vendors. $5. Proceeds benefit the Erwin High School band.

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newsoftheweird Lead story The cure for emphysema is cigarette smoke piped directly into the lungs, says chemist Gretha Zahar, whose clinic has treated 60,000 people in Jakarta, Indonesia, in the past decade. Zahar (who holds a Ph.D. from Padjadjaran University in West Java) modifies the tobacco smoke with “nanotechnology” to remove “free radicals” and adjust the mercury levels — touting her “divine cigarettes” as cures for all diseases, including cancer, with only a wink of the eye from the government (which opposition leaders say is in the pocket of Indonesia’s tobacco industry). Although 400,000 Indonesians die annually from smoking-related causes, recent regulations only reluctantly and subtly mention nicotine addiction. One pharmacology professor said he’d never heard of anyone dying of smoking, which he called a “good, cheap alternative” to expensive drugs.

Unclear on the concept • Marla Gilson, 59, was fired in April after her employer rejected her offer to work from home in Chevy Chase, Md., at a reduced salary while recovering from chemotherapy and a bone-marrow transplant for her leukemia. Gilson was chief executive of the Association of Jewish Aging Services of North America, which serves 112 facilities that help frail and elderly Jews during their final years. Her termination also made her health care much more expensive and could leave her uninsurable in the future if her treatment is successful. The board of directors thanked her for her service and wished her a “speedy recovery.”

• Thomas Cavender, 60, of Bessemer City, N.C., unsuccessfully pleaded with a judge in March to remove him from the National Sex Offender Registry, to which he’d been assigned in 2000 for molesting a third-grade girl. Cavender said he’d since become a preacher and evangelist, explaining that it “hurts my ministry when you’re in the pulpit and someone goes to the computer, and there you are.”

Can’t possibly be true • U.S. military contractor KBR, which earned several billion dollars from no-bid contracts dur-

ing the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, has been accused of numerous employee sexual harassment cover-ups (including nine pending lawsuits filed by female employees). Yet readers of Woman Engineer magazine apparently voted the company one of the top 50 places for women to work. (At press time, the magazine had not yet published the list.)

• Nursery school teacher Elizabeth Davies, 48, was fired in February from Hafod Primary School in Swansea, Wales, after accusations that she’d sprayed pine-scented air freshener on kids who passed gas and on Bangladeshis who’d come to class reeking of curry and onions. Of the latter, she reportedly said, “There is a waft coming in from paradise.”

$278,000 home in Ankeny, Iowa, outright after making only one monthly mortgage payment.

Iowa law automatically voids home mortgages held by a married couple but signed by only one spouse; the voided mortgages are considered fully satisfied. (The idea was to prevent one estranged spouse from exploiting the other; legislators are working to change the law.)

• Explicable Only as Metaphor: On April 13, a customer who’d been watching videos in a booth at the Golden Gate Adult Superstore in downtown San Francisco ran from the store into the street engulfed in flames. No explanation was given, but the unnamed man was taken to St. Francis Memorial Hospital suffering from life-threatening, third-degree burns.

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Recently, public-school students were: expelled in Spotsylvania, Va. (for possession of homemade tubing for launching plastic “spitballs” in lunchroom horseplay — December); arrested in Hammonton, N.J. (a 7-year-old, for bringing to class a Nerf-type “gun” that fired soft balls — January); and arrested in Arvada, Colo. (for drawing violent stick figures, recommended by his therapist as a way to defuse harmful thoughts — February). Meanwhile, in March, a judge allowed Ryan Ricco, 18, to play in a big basketball tournament despite being on modified house arrest after being charged with threatening to blow up two other suburban Chicago high schools.

Inexplicable • Fine Point of Iowa Law: Thanks to a loophole recently upheld by the Iowa Court of Appeals, Matt Danielson and his wife, Jamie, now own their

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Not Ready for Prime Time: Harold Luken, 45, was arrested in New York City April 8 after a failed attempt to rob a Bank of America branch. Police say Luken walked in at 1:50 p.m., announced that he had a gun and intended to rob the place — but then merely got in line and waited for a teller.

When he finally got to the window (with police apparently on their way), Luken restated his intention and, as if narrating, announced the handing over of the robbery note. When the teller refused to respond, Luken asked to check the balance in his own account, but the teller again declined, provoking Luken to walk away shouting, “OK, I will go to Citibank [and] rob them instead!” He was arrested minutes later.

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edgymama Advice to parents from a young Ferris Bueller I’m writing at home today while my 9-year-old son sits on the sofa in his pajamas — wiping his nose and drawing his own comic books.

That nose of his has been draining faster than Charybdis for the past 40 hours. I figure my good deed for the month is keeping him home today so he doesn’t expel virus-laden snot all over his school.

When I consulted him as to what this week’s column should be about, he thought it’d be fun to share how parents can tell if their kid is pretending to be sick. Not that he’s ever done that, he claims.

But I agree that this might be important information for him to tell the parents of Western North Carolina. Especially his mom. Although I left that last bit out.

Here are my boy’s ways to tell if your kid’s feigning illness: • If he slept well the previous night, he’s probably not that sick. Sick people wake up a lot.

• If the kid says he’s sick on the day after he’s gotten a new video game or movie, he’s probably faking. My boy says parents should be like his parents and say, “If you stay home, you can’t have any screen time during school hours.” (Holy cow, I can’t believe my son just said that).

• If after the parents say, “You can stay home,” the kid goes outside and does something active, he’s probably not sick.

• If mom or dad leaves the kid by himself, then calls to check on him, and he doesn’t answer the phone, it’s because he’s outside playing instead of lying in bed. Unless he’s smart enough to carry the cordless or a cell phone with him. That is, if he has a cell phone, which some parents won’t allow (I wonder who he’s referring to?).

• If there’s a quiz or test at school or it’s a day that the P.E. curriculum includes lots of pushups, and the kid says he’s sick, he’s probably faking.

• Last bit of 9-year-old advice? If you do catch your kid pretending to be sick, don’t get mad.

He might really need a break from school or a day off.

That’s all he could come up with, because as soon as the clock stuck 2:30 p.m. (the time his school lets out) he started feeling better and went to play outside.

Which is OK. This is my kid who doesn’t care much for school — who feels that, as he says, it’s a waste of time — but who still needs it and will continue to attend because I don’t have the patience to home-school him. His older sister, on the other hand, loves school and all things academic. Strange that they were created by the same two people.

But in my son’s case, a day off now and again, particularly when he might be a bit contagious, is a necessity. It’s really a kid version of a mental health day. In addition to being my good deed, my hope is that he’ll be a bit more focused and enthusiastic about schooling tomorrow. And that his nose will be less drippy.

So he gets time to recover — both physically and mentally. At the same time, I’m pretty sure that I’m never, ever going to let him watch the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. That would give him way too many new ideas. X Anne Fitten “Edgy Mama” Glenn writes about a number of subjects, including parenting, at www. edgymama.com.

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Elementary through high school. Downtown Asheville and River Arts District. Call True Ink: (828) 215-9002 or visit www.true-ink.com 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.

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.

• TH (5/19), 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.

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 (5/26), 6:30-8pm - Infant Care Class: The basics of infant care including newborn characteristics, feeding, bathing, cord care, diapering and swaddling.

Peaceful Beginnings Labor and Birth Forum • TH (5/26), 7-8:30pm - “How to Avoid Medical Interventions That Are Not Medically Necessary,” a discussion and practice focused on a normal, peaceful birth. Share your experiences and learn from others. Held at Mission Wellness Resource Center, 50 Doctor’s Drive in Asheville, West Annex. Info: www.peacefulbeginning.org.

Sexuality Education Meeting for Parents • TU (5/24), 7-8:30pm - Land of the Sky United Church of Christ will host a meeting for parents about the “Our Whole Lives” sexuality curriculum and upcoming class for kindergarten through 1st graders, which will focus on healthy bodies, stranger danger and new babies. Held at 15 Overbrook Place. Info: http://landoftheskychurch. org.

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Local control makes a difference, and a bill proposed by state Rep. Jim Davis could take it away, says Angel Medical Center CEO Tim Hubbs. The Franklin hospital is close to signing an affiliation agreement with the Ashevillebased Mission Health System, but Davis’ bill (which has been referred to the Committee on Rules and Operations) would bring the talks to a standstill. Specifically targeting Mission, it calls for a moratorium on the system’s partnerships and acquisitions (see “The COPA Debate,” May 4 Xpress).

“Mission’s expansion into other geographical areas [outside Asheville] may put other providers at a disadvantage,” says Davis. Citing a February study that raised concerns about the economic impact of the 1995 agreement that allowed Mission to merge with St. Joseph’s Hospital, as well as concerns voiced by other hospitals and practitioners feeling pressured to partner with Mission, Davis says, “We need to maintain competition.” He adds that his bill aims to start a dialogue and provide time to study the issue.

Hubbs counters, “I don’t believe Rep. Davis has bad intentions, but I think he has bad information.” Noting the financial and other challenges small hospitals face, he says, “We need a partner.”

Angel wants that partner to be Mission, though Hubbs notes that at least two other major hospital systems are active in Western North Carolina — the Charlotte-based Carolinas HealthCare System and the Adventist Health System, based in Winter Park, Fla. Founded in 1923 by Dr. Furman Angel, the downtown-Franklin facility focuses on primary care: delivering babies and performing minor surgeries, among other things. The 80-bed hospital is Macon County’s biggest employer, as Mission is in Buncombe. “Some people get it into their heads that small hospitals are insignificant, but they’re not,” notes Hubbs.

Still, like many community hospitals, Angel Medical isn’t equipped (and can’t afford) to provide complex, high-dollar services such as heart transplants. By linking with Mission, the Franklin facility shares the bigger system’s inhouse expertise and greater purchasing power when buying supplies, medical services, insurance and equipment. The pending Mission/ Angel deal “is not about the big guys getting bigger: It’s about collaboration and partnership,” says Hubbs. Angel, he emphasizes, has informally partnered with Mission in the past, and it’s a better fit for his hospital.

Adventist Health is a multistate, 7,700-bed organization run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church; its local affiliate is Park Ridge Health

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Community hospital: Located in the heart of downtown Franklin, Angel Medical Center was founded by local son Dr. Furman Angel in 1923. photo by margaret williams

in Fletcher. “I respect their religion, but that’s not the best for our community,” says Hubbs.

Neither is Carolinas Health, whose 6,300 beds include the MedWest Health System facilities in Sylva, Bryson City and Waynesville, he notes.

“It’s not that [Adventist or Carolinas] are bad, but Mission’s been affiliated with us for years,” Hubbs explains. And the Asheville campus is closer: a little more than an hour away.

“We want local input, local control, over our mission and the services we provide. But we also want the help” that a bigger hospital can offer. “We need to team up,” says Hubbs, remarking that Angel Medical is “coming late” to a national trend toward consolidation in the health industry.

Does he anticipate being bought by Mission, which already owns two other small WNC hospitals (Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine and McDowell Hospital in Marion)? “We’re not ready to say yes or no to Mission owning us,” says Hubbs. But the current talks are “kind of like dating before getting married.”

Davis maintains that Mission has a monopoly in the area, but according to Hubbs, “Mission becomes a small player when you look at the other health systems. The [Davis] bill … puts Mission at a disadvantage.” The Ashevillebased system has less than 1,000 beds, including its two affiliate hospitals.

Davis’ bill would also severely limit how many local doctors can work for Mission. The 1995 agreement capped it at 20 percent; Davis’ bill would slash that to 10 percent. Yet the same study Davis cites to support his bill recommends doing away with the restriction entirely.

“I don’t know why that is in there,” says Hubbs. The lower cap, he argues, would give Carolinas and Adventist, which face no such limit, an advantage. “That’s not fair,” he says.

Hubbs also cites another challenge. “The big issue for physicians is that, by the time they get through medical school and residency, they’re in their mid-30s and heavily in debt.” At that point, rather than attempting to set up a practice, buy or rent a building, manage employees, navigate insurance laws and other things, “A lot of young doctors — and even the older ones — just want to do medicine and not the administrative stuff,” says Hubbs. That makes Mission attractive.

Meanwhile, for Angel, it’s also about the local economy. Says Hubbs, “We need to keep as much money in our community as we can.” X

Margaret Williams can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 152, or at mvwilliams@mountainx.com.

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Circuit Breaker Fitness Class • MONDAYS and THURSDAYS, 5:30-6:30pm - The Circuit Breaker class will combine a variety of exercises, to be disclosed on your first day of class. Not for beginners. $30 for eight sessions. Info and registration: 687-5290.

Downtown Health Clinic • SA (5/21), 10am-4pm - Biltmore Baptist Church will partner with more than 20 organizations to provide a free health clinic. General care, dentistry and optometry will be offered. Held at ABCCM Medical Clinic, 155 Livingston St., and WCRM, 225 Patton Ave. Info: www. biltmorebaptist.org or 687-1111.

Events at Pardee Hospital All programs held at the Pardee Health Education Center in the Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville. Free, but registration is required unless otherwise noted. Info and registration: www.pardeehospital.org or 692-4600.

• MO (5/23), 2:30-4:30pm - “Managing Back Pain,” with David Gerrer, PT, COMT. Spinal anatomy, normal and pathological conditions and the potential benefits of therapy intervention will be discussed.

Free Health Events With Dr. Reilly Held at Fairview Chiropractic Center, 2 Fairview Hills Drive. Registration required: 628-7800.

• TH (5/19), 5:30-6:30pm - “Longevity.” Learn simple strategies to live a longer, healthier life.

• TH (5/26), 5:30-6:30pm - “Diabetes and Weight Management.”

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.

NAMI Family-to-Family A 12-week class for families of persons with a severe mental illness. Sponsored by NAMI WC. Covers facts

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• TUESDAYS, 6-8:30pm - “Family-to-Family.” Learn coping skills, how to handle a crisis and/or relapse, improve communication techniques and more. RSVP: 299-9596 or rohaus@charter.net.

Now About This Caregiver Business • TH (5/19), 1-3:30pm - “Now About This Caregiver Business.” Join family and professional caregivers at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 276 Hendersonville Highway, for practical suggestions about providing care for people with memory loss. Free. Info: 230-3885.

Nutrition Seminar • SATURDAYS, 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.

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 and 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.

• Through TH (6/30) - “Spring to the Skies.” Stop by your local Red Cross donation center, 100 Edgewood Road, off Merrimon Ave., to donate blood or platelets.

Two presenting donors will be selected at random to receive a pair of round-trip tickets.

• TH (5/19), 2-6pm - Urgent need for blood. Arden Presbyterian Church, 2215 Hendersonville Road. Info: 684-7221.

• SA (5/21), 9am-1:30pm - Urgent need for blood.

Buncombe County Farm Bureau, 41 Chamberlain Drive.

Info: 670-8403.

• MO (5/23), 9am-1:30pm - Hope Women Cancer Center, 100 Ridgefield Court. Info: 670-8403. —-2pm6pm - Living Savior Lutheran Church, 301 Overlook Road. Info: 650-0404.

Step Aerobics Class • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 5:30-6:30pm - Enhance cardio, strength and flexibility at this step aerobics, weights and stretch class. Meets at Stephens-Lee Recreation Center, 30 G.W. Carver St., in Asheville.

Open to all levels. Free. Info: 350-2058 or stephenslee@ ashevillenc.gov.

“The Way Back” • THURSDAYS (through 5/26), 5:30-8pm - CarePartners presents: “The Way Back,” 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.

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.

• 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., 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.

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• 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 - Meeting at Weaverville First Baptist Church, 63 N. Main St. 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: 3291637.

• THURSDAYS, noon - Asheville: Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road (S. 25 at Yorkshire). Info: 298-1899.

• SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Black Mountain: Carver Parks and Recreation Center, 101 Carver Ave., off Blue Ridge Road. Open relapse and recovery meeting. Info: 669-0986.

• 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-stepbased recovery program meets at 20 Oak St., Asheville.

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• WEDNESDAYS, 5:45pm - Wednesday Women’s AlAnon meeting at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. at Gracelyn Road. Newcomers welcome.

Asheville Radical Mental Health Collective • The Asheville Radical Mental Health Collective is a group of people with diverse perspectives on mental health. We are inclusive, non-judgmental and respect self determination, personal choice and honor confidentiality. For info and locations of meetings: contactradmadasheville@theicarusproject.net or 575-3105.

Celebrate Recovery Christ-centered, biblically-based recovery ministry.

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• 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 298-0430.

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

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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. 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.

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.

• MONDAYS (through 6/27), 2-3pm - “It Works,” a 12step program for individuals struggling to overcome food addiction. Registration not required. Info: 489-7259.

GriefShare GriefShare features nationally recognized experts in grief-and-recovery support and meets at Calvary Baptist

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North Carolina health fund faces the ax “A state trust fund financing anti-tobacco and obesity programs could be gone by the end of the year, a move advocates said will lead to more tobacco use among teens and increased medical costs. The House budget passed last week abolishes the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund as of Dec. 31, diverting money from the trust fund to help close a projected budget gap of more than $2 billion.” — [Asheville Citizen-Times]

WNC’s largest mental health/disability agencies join forces

Analyzing Additives Leah McGrath, RD, LDN Corporate Dietitian, Ingles Markets

A long list of ingredients on your favorite or a new food item featuring words that sound more suited to your high school chemistry class than a bowl of ice cream tends to make people suspicious, and rightly so.

However a little knowledge about what these various food additives are can be helpful.

Source: The Vegetarian Resource Group website: http://www.vrg.org/ingredients/index.php 1. Autolyzed Yeast Extract - A FLAVOR ENHANCER that gives food a “meaty” flavor. Vegan and made from fungus.

2. Beta Carotene (aka vitamin A) - COLOR ENHANCER & ANTIOXIDANT - Adds a yellow/orange color and also keeps oxygen from changing color or flavor. Found naturally in egg yolks and yellow and orange fruits and vegetables and can be manufactured synthetically.

3. Butyric Acid - PRESERVATIVE - Found naturally in apples, strawberries or butter or can be manufactured synthetically. Vegan.

4. Guar Gum - THICKENER - Used to thicken soups, ice creams, pudding and other foods, it is vegetable based. Vegan.

5. Maldodextrin - A food starch that gives body to foods. Often used in candy, crackers and chocolate.

6. Oleic Acid - Used as a FLAVORING AGENT or BINDER it is made from animals and is often found in beverages and baked goods. NOT VEGETARIAN

“On May 1, 2011, WNC’s largest mental health/disability services provider and substance abuse treatment agency [RHA Behavioral Health and ARP Addiction Recovery and Prevention] join[ed] forces as they move to a shared location at 90 Asheland Ave. in Asheville, N.C.” — [Mountain Xpress Blogwire]

Teachers bring healthy vending machines to Asheville-area schools “The couple took out a home equity loan to buy 10 vending machines that they filled with healthy snacks. The machines, stocked with items like sports bars, healthier potato chips, organic cookies, fruit snacks and milk, now grace the halls of two local high schools, two middle schools, Warren Wilson College and the YMCA in Hendersonville.” — [Asheville Citizen-Times]

Evidence suggests that caffeine is a healthful antioxidant “An in-depth analysis of how the caffeine in coffee, tea and other foods seems to protect against conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease at the most fundamental levels has been reported by researchers at Universidad Autonoma MetropolitanaIztapalapa in Mexico. The researchers describe evidence that coffee is one of the richest sources of healthful antioxidants in the average person’s diet. Some of the newest research points to caffeine (also present in tea, cocoa and other foods) as the source of powerful antioxidant effects that may help protect people from Alzheimer’s and other diseases.”

— [kurzweilai.net]

Memorial art exhibit raises awareness around mental health “May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and [exhibiting artist Ellen] Pasay’s mother, Anne Burke, arranged the [show] to shed light on mental health issues. Burke spoke candidly with Xpress about her daughter’s illness, with hopes of quelling the stigma and shame felt by families and patients diagnosed with a mental illness.” — [Mountain Xpress]

“Hike to Health” registration now open “Registration for Hike to Health is now open. You can register by calling 1 (866) 790-WELL [9355]. Adults are $15 and you get a short sleeve T-shirt with the poster design on it.

Children 10 years old and under are free.” — [Pardee blog]

Study: Diet, not meds, best for osteoporosis “A University of Illinois study finds that an effective first course of action is increasing dietary calcium and vitamin D or taking calcium and vitamin D supplements ... The scientist said that prescription bone-building medications are expensive, and many have side effects, including ironically an increase in hip fractures and jaw necrosis.” — [University of Illinois]

Heart attack? There’s an app for that “An Oklahoma doctor has created an iPhone application he says can save lives.”

— [CNN]

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The Grove Park Inn did not always seem inaccessible to locals — and the staff is working hard to prove that it still isn’t. But back when my friends and I were in our early 20s (about a decade ago) and not yet struggling with property taxes and child-care expenses, we would regularly hit the Sunday brunch buffet at the Blue Ridge Dining Room.

For $25, we would gorge ourselves on shrimp cocktail and chilled soups, presided over by swan ice sculptures. The buffet was a

spectacle of omelet stations, rows of breads, piles of desserts, platters of cheeses and smoked meats. Especially for those of us who spent most of our week trudging through dinner service in a hot restaurant kitchen, or bending over backwards for tourists in dining rooms, the crazy spread of food and gorgeous sweeping views made for muchneeded pampering.

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down our gullets in the form of double-cream brie and chilled seafood.

At any rate, we gave those Sunday rituals over to the tourists. And we certainly never journeyed to the other side of the Inn to Horizons, where old-school food met rather off-the-wall prices and a staunch dress code.

It was enough of a frightening matter that the price of the Sunday brunch buffet rose to $32.

That was surely tourist territory.

But the inn’s marketing team seems to have decided — and rightly so — that the Grove Park Inn is in need of re-branding, and has begun to reach out more to the locals. To that end, the food-and-beverage powers that be have jumped on the local-food bandwagon to a rather impressive degree, hosting indoor farmers markets and revamping the menus at all three of the inn’s restaurants to make way for an ever-growing list of products from regional purveyors. The markets seemed a touch gimmicky, but the intention was good, and the introduction of tourists to Asheville’s food scene (tourists like Barack and Michelle Obama) is immeasurable.

By Duane Fernandes’ count, there are at least 10 local food producers currently on the GPI’s payroll. Fernandes, the young chef de cuisine of Horizons, has been working to turn over a new leaf for the restaurant for the past two years. Fernandes has made it his mission to steer Horizons in a direction that may well be more accommodating to Asheville’s yearround population. What’s more, Fernandes may be one of the most talented under-theradar chefs in Asheville.

Fernandes, trained at Johnson and Wales in Charleston, moved to Asheville in 2008 to run the kitchen at Gabrielle’s, the Richmond Hill Inn restaurant destroyed by a fire almost two years ago. At Gabrielle’s, Fernandes ramped up the menu offerings to an impressive level. I learned the span of Fernandes’ tenure after mentioning that the last meal I’d

had of the caliber he served me at Horizons was at Gabrielle’s. After some sleuth-work, Fernandes and I determined that he had cooked that meal as well.

For Fernandes, rebuilding the image of Horizons has been an uphill affair. Walking into the restaurant two years ago, the chef found the same horseradish potato on the side of all of the meat dishes, the same vegetable of the day. “And you weren’t walking out for under $100 a person, which is ridiculous,” he says. “The past two years, the entire restaurant has changed, from the price point to the service.”

That service remains as on point as ever, but in the past two years, the menu has been updated and the formality reigned in.

Foodies owe it to themselves to take note of what’s been going on in that kitchen.

Fernandes has hosted a number of visiting chefs in the back of the house, including the talented Sean Brock of McCrady’s and Husk (and Fernandes’ former roomie), who joined Horizons’ kitchen staff to turn out a ridiculously good — and fun — meal last summer.

New Horizons?

Fernandes is used to rubbing elbows with high-caliber talent behind the line; he worked with vaunted chef Thomas Keller at the highly respected Per Se in New York City for a number of years. Was that in any way similar to working with old buddy Brock?

Doubtful. Fernandes describes Keller as “tall, intimidating and one to only rarely crack a joke or a smile — and never in the kitchen.” Fernandes also describes a kitchen environment where line cooks arrive early in order to shake hands with each one of their superiors — every day. “I’ve never been to the military, but I would describe it as militant,” he says. “It’s just head down, chop, chop, chop. Your station has to be absolutely immaculate, constantly.”

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Taste of Black Mountain • TH (5/19), 5:30-7pm - Black Mountain Chamber of Commerce presents “Taste of Black Mountain” featuring various restaurants from the Swannanoa Valley. Held at White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road. —-68:30pm - “Toast to Taste of Black Mountain.” Effervescent Art Show featuring works by Ed Fadool, Jackie Garness and others. Held at AnTHM Gallery, 100.5 West State St. Info: www.exploreblackmountain.com or 669-2300.

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he pairs spring lamb with minted local baby vegetables to echo a classic flavor in a very clean, updated manner.

The balance doesn’t end with the food; it also extends to the service. “We’re trying to find that balance between class and upscale,� says Fernandes. “We’re walking the edge of fine dining, but we don’t want people to feel like they have to put on a suit. Are we ever going completely casual? No. But we are evolving slowly.�

Part of that evolution includes nixing the expensive prix fixe menu and adding relatively affordable entrees — $16 for the vegetarian maitake mushroom plate with oakaged fig vinegar and toasted pine nut quinoa, for example.

That’s not to say you can’t put on a threepiece suit and blow it up, if you want to. “A lot of times when truffles are in season, we offer them as a supplement to any dish,� says Fernandes. So, if you have the funds to pull a $3,000 bottle of wine from the extensive wine cellar, get the $90 kobe steak dish and throw some truffles on it while you’re at it.

There’s also a chef’s table in the kitchen for those who want to be served a tasting menu from Fernandes himself in a decidedly civil atmosphere. “A lot of the people who come watch the Food Network and ask us why we aren’t throwing pans around and cursing,� says Fernandes, laughing. Perhaps it’s the Thomas Keller influence.

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At Per Se, that attention to detail extended through setup, service and, “oddly enough, it even multiplied after service during cleaning,� says Fernandes. “That’s what I thought was the most intense — on your hands and knees polishing the copper drain pipes that go into the floor, for example,� he laughs. “We had to stay focused until the very last moment.�

Was working with Keller the culinary dream come true that some chefs might hope? “It was tough. You had to be into what you were doing, truly appreciate food and truly have a respect for all it takes to go into one dish,� says Fernandes. “You had to have a passion and a drive. I learned an immeasurable amount.� The most important thing? “Just the day in, day out discipline and focus that it takes to run a kitchen at that level,� he says.

Is the Horizons kitchen anything like working with Thomas Keller? “We smile, we crack jokes,� says Fernandes with a laugh. “But we try to keep it quiet. We have a great balance of focus, seriousness and fun.� And that seems to come through on the menu offerings, which strike a balance in many regards.

Fernandes, for example, does not limit himself to the ßber-local route, supplementing seasonal goods he sources from this area with some rather interesting gems foraged elsewhere. Next to a piece of Theros olive oilpoached salmon, Fernandes nestles miner’s lettuce and fiddleheads from the Northwest, for example. The clean-tasting and tender miner’s lettuce is a wild green that grows abundantly on the West Coast. It gets its name from the Gold Rush miners that use to snack on it to stave off scurvy.

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Food trucks abound — and vegetarian food does too

Arepas! Sheila and Genaro (aka Rino) Cassano sell a number of vegetarian options from their Venezuelan food truck.

Photo by Jonathan Welch

More food trucks Vegetarians craving world cuisine take note.

Food trucks are on your side these days. We have GQC Street Food serving vegetarian falafel at the Bywater, in West Asheville and now across from the Dripolator on select days, and now we have a Venezuelan food truck on Patton Avenue that serves vegetarian cuisine.

Through a little pass-through window, the owners of the little red truck Sheila and Genaro (aka Rino) Cassano serve a number of arepas and empanadas. They do offer meaty fare, like arepa burgers (beef patties served on simple corndough buns for $4) and hot dogs, but everything can be had vegetarian at this truck.

“We have the option for the burger, the hot dog and the empanada to be made with vegetarian meat,” says Sheila Cassano. The truck also offers arepas stuffed with cheese, plus tuna salad or cheese empanadas. A number of juices and shakes are available. Try the kiwi-pineapple shake, made with soy milk, for $3.

What made the Cassanos offer vegetarian fare? We eat vegetarian at home,” says Sheila.

“We’ve been eating that way for 10 years, because it’s healthier and you live longer. You’re also going to look much better, even your hair, face and skin.”

Occasionally, says Sheila, the truck offers green fried plaintains called tostones, as well as sweet plantains with queso. From time to time, they serve a sliced turkey and cheese arepa. “We

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don’t serve pork, ever,” Sheila says. “We don’t use whole milk — we use soy because it’s better for your body.”

Sheila says that the couple will add more Venezuelan food as the truck becomes more popular. One of her favorite items, she says, is the reina pepiada, which she describes as fried black beans with white cheese. “They used to call that out to the women that are really hot in Venezuela.”

I know the reina pepiada as an arepa, stuffed with an avocado chicken salad — but both sound great.

Sheila’s lived in the U.S. for 16 years, and Asheville for two. What does she think about Asheville? “I love it,” she says. “Where I was born in Venezuela looks just like Asheville.”

To order from the Venezuelan food truck (that’s the only name it goes by), call 423-5613, or drive over to 1563 Patton Ave. The truck is in the parking lot of the gas station that holds Suave tortillaria (that place is worth checking out as well). It’s there from noon to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday.

Coffee trucks, too!

Looking for a drive-up caffeine fix? Check the Ursa Minor Coffee truck, located in a parking lot on Swannanoa River Road, between Asheville Bolt and Screw and Mountain Steel. Ursa Minor carries coffee from Black Mountain’s Dynamite Roasting, pastries from West End Bakery in

Caffeine a go go: Ursa Minor Coffee serves pastries, coffee and tea on Swannanoa River Road. In Portland, Ore. they have these trucks “every 10 feet,� says owner Eli Masem.

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West Asheville as well as smoothies, bulk coffee and teas.

What’s it like being located in such an unlikely place? Reactions run the gamut from studied avoidance (especially from some of the neighbors) to avid fandom (from the majority of the neighborhood) says owner Eli Masem, who just moved from the Portland area with his wife Faryn Davis and his son Milo Gray. “In Portland they have these like every 10 feet,� says Masem from inside his spotless truck. “Even in the small cowboy towns, they have them. Cowboys are rolling up to the window to order their lattes.�

Here, however, the cowboys are slightly wary, or so it seems. A man in a big red pick-up truck rolls slowly through the parking lot, then stops by Masem’s blue truck, embellished with big yellow stars. Eyeing the bottle of honey on the counter used for sweetening tea, the man asks, “Whatcha sellin’ here, molasses?� When he learns that Masem has only coffee and tea on board, the man looks momentarily confused, wishes us a good day, and rolls on through. “I think there’s enough of a coffee culture to support this,� Masem says after the man is gone.

Even on the outskirts of town?

“Yes, I didn’t even want to try for downtown because there’s already plenty of places selling great coffee — it just didn’t seem necessary.�

Masem uses fruit purees and soy or regular milk to make his smoothies, and water that he runs through a home filtration system to brew his coffees and teas. He carries a number of specialty coffee drinks, like the Bombay Blast, a blend of espresso and milk with cardamom, nutmeg and pistachios on top. He also offers an iced qishr, a cold tea brewed from dried coffee fruit infused with cinnamon and agave.

Masem is an accomplished barista, but not a coffee snob. He explains his love of joe like this: “A lot of my happiest moments in life have involved having a cup of coffee in my hand.�

Visit Ursa Minor at 216 Swannanoa Road Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. through 3 p.m., or at local festivals, like the upcoming Montford Street Festival and the Asheville Burlesque and Sideshow Festival. For more information, visit the Ursa Minor Coffee Facebook page.

Vegetarian fast food is here In even more meat-free news, the moment that many vegetarians have been waiting for

is here: VegHeads Drive-Thru has opened on Merrimon Avenue. Menu items include an avocado hummus wrap for $5.99 and a vegan quinoa and vegetable wrap for $5.99. There’s also a classic pasta salad for $6.29 and a tabbouleh salad for the same price. Sides include housemade kimchi for $3.29 and a cup of jasmine or brown rice for $2.49. There’s a kids’ menu, too, with ants on a log, tempeh nuggets and grilled cheese and fries — all for under $5.

Xpress sampled three items: The Mountain Burger with shiitake “bacon� ($6.99 plus 35 cents for the mushrooms), the cucumber seaweed salad ($4.50) and the Korean BBQ tempeh wrap ($6.99). The total, with tax, came to $19.91.

The seaweed and cucumber salad is of substantial size, with a tangy sweet dressing and red peppers. Do not make the mistake of carrying the box sideways like I did, spilling the dressing all over your skirt (or trousers, as the case may be). This is not car food, folks. It’s messy but tasty. Also, don’t expect the standard seaweed salad that you would get in a Japanese restaurant; the seaweed is a natural color and chopped into rough ribbons.

The Mountain Burger contains lentils and grains and is topped with fresh red onion, tomato and lettuce on a wheat bun. Make sure to spring the extra pocket change for the shiitake “bacon.�

Asheville’s first vegetarian drive-through is a unique addition to our food scene — check it out. VegHeads is located at 705 Merrimon Ave. in north Asheville. For more information, email vegheadsdrivethru@gmail.com. X

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Two farming friends’ fest is a must

by Maggie Cramer

Lifelong friends and Haywood County farmers Dibe Duckett and Kaleb Rathbone have always been idea men, they say. One of their best ideas to date? To hold their now-famous spring Strawberry Day festival, which turns 3 this month.

Duckett, a sixth-generation farmer, owns and operates two Duckett’s Produce roadside stands with his family — one in Clyde and one in Maggie Valley. He vends produce from his farm, like sweet corn and pumpkins later in the year. He also sources from a dozen other local

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This year’s Haywood County Strawberry Day will be held two weeks earlier than usual, on Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m. until around 6 p.m. (By then, the strawberries have usually all sold out.)

The big event is held at Duckett’s Produce in Maggie Valley, 3029 Soco Road just past the Maggie Valley Fire Department, but strawberries will be celebrated at the Clyde/ Crabtree Stand, too, at 6209 Crabtree Road about a half-mile past the Crabtree Ironduff Fire Department.

Duckett’s will have local strawberries from Rathbone farms as well as others as long as they’re available, likely through the end of the month.

The stands are open seven days a week. check out Duckett’s Produce Facebook page for updates on the local fruits and veggies they have available, or call 627-1277.

Buckets of berries: Head out to Haywood County Strawberry Day and pick up a gallon of Rathbone Farms Appalachian Grown-certified strawberries for just $10, or find Rathbone’s berries on the shelves of Ingles stores in Canton, Waynesville and Weaverville. farmers, including his buddy Rathbone. “Kaleb was growing strawberries locally, yet so many berries people were buying were coming from South Carolina,” Duckett says.

And so the event, held at Duckett’s stand in Maggie Valley, was born. “It’s great to work with someone you trust and to use our relationship to help each other out,” says Rathbone, adding, “The festival is a great tool to raise awareness of our two businesses as well as the local crop.” It’s a local crop definitely worth knowing about, Duckett chimes in. “The cold mountain air just makes them taste better!”

Strawberry Day goers agree. Last year, Rathbone sold nearly 900 gallons of his strawberries, all picked just before and during the

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event. “We started picking around sunrise,” Rathbone recalls, “and then we delivered four or five times throughout the day with the help of a crew of about 20 people.”

Seeing customers enjoy his crop is exciting for Rathbone, a second-generation farmer who wasn’t always sure his dream of growing strawberries would become a reality. “My dad let me have land to try them out,” he says, “but my first crop was a complete disaster.” When asked just what was disastrous, he responds, “What wasn’t!” After taking a year off to rethink and plan, he tried again. Now, with the help of his family, he has four acres, and buckets of his berries fly off the shelves each spring: at the festival, at Duckett’s stands, and at Ingles stores

Berry buds: Lifelong friends and Haywood County farmers Kaleb Rathbone (left) and Dibe Duckett (right) have always been idea men, they say. One of their best ideas to date? To hold their now-famous spring Strawberry Day festival, this year on May 21 in Maggie Valley. in Canton, Waynesville and Weaverville.

Of course, they sell fast at the festival in other forms too, including fried pies and Duckett’s famous strawberry pudding and homemade ice cream, a well-guarded family recipe. This year, the dynamic duo promises even more food to enjoy, kids’ activities and likely a few other surprises. What does the future hold? They plan to keep the festival going and growing, but they don’t have any specific plans right now. Or, at least, ideas ready to share with the world.

“We’re always thinking,” Duckett says.

Got strawberies?

Make it strawberry day every day for the rest of May by shopping markets and groceries or by ordering special local strawberry dishes at participating Get Local restaurants. Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s Get Local initiative brings together farmers, chefs and community members to celebrate a single seasonal ingredient each month. Nate Allen, chef and owner of Knife and Fork in Spruce Pine, plans to use local strawberries throughout all sections of his menu. To showcase their savory side, he’ll toss them in a spinach salad with lamb-bacon and ricotta cheese. Honoring their sweet side, he’ll whip up batches of biscuit strawberry

shortcakes. Red Stag Grill in Asheville will pair their local berries with champagne for dessert, a light, sweet champagne sabayon to be exact. And, until May’s end, Square 1 Bistro in Hendersonville will create small plates featuring local strawberries. A customer favorite so far: white chocolate mousse with fresh strawberries and a flaky cinnamon twist.

To find a list of all participating Get Local restaurants, visit asapconnections.org and click on Get Local. There, you’ll find information about Get Local in area schools, where the focus is also on strawberries right now.

Of course, area roadside stands and tailgate markets have lots more produce to offer as summer nears. Be on the lookout for early summer bounty, including snow peas, pea shoots, cucumbers, zucchini, green onions, beets, radishes, carrots, cabbage, chard, kale, collards and more varieties of greens.

Most markets are already open for the season, but a few open in late May and June. For a complete list of market opening dates across WNC, visit asapconnections.org. For the locations of tailgates and roadside stands throughout the region, pick up a copy of ASAP’s brand new 2011 Local Food Guide on stands now, or browse the guide online at buyappalachian.org. X

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arts&entertainment UNBROKEN ARROW ARCHERS OF LOAF ARE BACK,

AND THIS ISN’T A ONE-OFF

by Alli Marshall You have a band. It’s not just a good band, for a time it’s an “it” band. Your debut release is hailed as “one of the landmark albums of ‘90s alt-rock” (by Michigan Daily); your subsequent releases — the studio albums and the EPs — are critically acclaimed. You have fans who are not just admirers but who beg (as did YouTube commentor deadredeyes, a mere three months ago), “Please, for the love of all that is holy ... please tour!” And then, possibly at the top of your game, you call it quits and get on with your lives. Professions, relationships, rock climbing and other musical pursuits. For 13 years.

Then, just when everyone thinks you’ll just be that band — the one whose name is dropped when comparing today’s indie rockers to back when bands really knew how to rock — you come out of retirement.

“For me, a lot of it is just the chance to play again,” says Archers of Loaf guitarist Eric Johnson.

Which is a pretty blasé explanation following that kind of bombshell. Though, according to Spin, The Archer’s reunion/opening set in Chapel Hill in January wasn’t the biggest whammy. “It wasn’t surprising that the place was packed to capacity, but it was surprising that their reunion performance lived up to and beyond the expectations of even the sunniest optimist,” writes the music magazine.

Bassist Matt Gentling says there was no real catalyst for the reunion, just as there was “never really a definitive fracture.” The band went on hiatus in 1998 because they’d decided “our friendship was more important that anything else. If it stopped being fun, we’d bail on it.” Because the Archers parted amicably, they continued to hang out and play music and eventually — we’re talking more than a decade — reunion-talk turned into action.

“We got to the part where we missed those songs,” says Gentling.

“Our friends would tell us to get back together.”

Coming out swinging It was the Cat’s Cradle in Carborro, N.C., where the Archers of Loaf jump-started their reunion. That’s fitting — it was at that same venue where they played their last show back in ‘98.

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After the Last Laugh: According to bassist Matt Gentling (far right), the Archers of Loaf never actually broke up, they just took a 13-year hiatus. “We got to the part where we missed those songs,” says Gentling. photo by Sandlin Gaither

But it’s at the Grey Eagle where the Archers will kick off their tour (that’s right, deadredeyes, your wish has been granted). And that, too, is fitting, because it’s in Asheville that the band really got its start.

The Archers of Loaf actually formed in Chapel Hill in the early ‘90s, but all four members (including singer/songwriter Eric Bachmann and drummer Mark Price) grew up in Asheville. Johnson, Gentling and Price went to Asheville High; Bachmann attended T.C Roberson. They’re all within two years of each other, age-wise.

“We were always a Chapel Hill band,” says Johnson. “I’ve always liked the Grey Eagle, but it wasn’t around when we broke up, so we’ve never had a chance to play it.”

Johnson says that the idea for a reunion came up, followed by a number of rehearsals to see if the band could recreate its chemistry. “When I first heard about it I thought, ‘all right, I get to get back up on stage and rock,’” says Johnson.

Apparently, the Archers did just that. “They came out swinging with the song ‘Audiowhore’ and didn’t let up,” writes blog Triangle Music, the night after the band’s muchlauded surprise reunion, opening for Raleigh-based The Love Language. “Bassist Matt Gentling bounded around the stage, hammering away at his bass while guitarist Eric Johnson sported his own animated stage moves. Drummer Mark Price was solid behind the drum kit and frontman Eric Bachmann growled like a pro.” Most importantly: “The band sounded

like they’d never stopped playing.

So the Grey Eagle is where this tour (and, ostensibly, the next phase of the Archers) begins. But where does it go from there? The easy answer is to Sasquatch! Music Festival in George, Wash., joining Foo Fighters, Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse and Wilco (among others). In a way, the Archers should feel right at home with the other ‘90s bands that dominate the lineup (The Old 97’s also make that list; Guided by Voices and The Flaming Lips date back to the 1980s). But Johnson says “I’ll finally get to see all those bands I’m not up to date on.” (Beach House, Matt & Kim and Fitz & the Tantrums could be on that roster.)

Gentling supposes there’s a nostalgia for ‘90s music, “both for people who listen to it and people like us who play it.”

He also points out that much of the Archers’ catalogue is still applicable in 2011. “Bachmann was really cryptic, even with us, and evasive about his lyrics. That was the beauty of his lyrics: They were open-ended enough to make your own interpretations.”

So what do the Archers think about being a ‘90s alt-rock landmark? “It’s awfully flattering, but that’s about it,” says Johnson. “Especially Icky Mettle has a definite ‘90s feel because it’s low-fidelity” — a sound that’s come back around. Or, as Johnson suggests, “If I had to guess, it never went away.”

For fans in the know — and for those who have yet to experience the Archers of Loaf discography — there’s buzz

living driving around playing songs,� he says. “I don’t think many people form bands these days for the hell of it.�

Another difference between the early ‘90s and 2011: “The level of competency among musicians now is far above the level of musical competency when we were doing it,� says Gentling.

He says that Asheville has always been such that “you couldn’t sling a dead cat without hitting someone with a lot of talent.� These days, he numbers such talent among acts like Wages, stephaniesid, Paper Tiger, his former band mates the Poles and Michael Libramento’s many projects. “I can go out and enjoy a show almost any night of the week,� says Gentling.

So here’s a surprise: For all the excitement about the Archers of Loaf reunion, for mentions of ‘90s landmarks and for the raw immediacy that they brought to rock, the band never felt well-received by its hometown. “We never did particularly well here,� says Gentling. “It was tough to get shows and not a lot of people would come out. There wasn’t a whole lot of enthusiasm for the Loaf.� He’s not upset about it — they were a touring band and they loved Asheville as a home base.

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The Worst Has Yet to Come: Archers of Loaf (here, in the 1990s press photo) was a major part of the Chapel Hill indie-rock scene. Band members later performed in Superchunk, Crooked Fingers and Band of Horses among other projects. about a label deal to reissue back albums. That will give the band a chance to redo artwork and liner notes. But, more importantly, “The [possible] reissue thing is what took it from ‘hey, let’s get together and play a show’ to ‘hey, let’s get together and play a bunch of shows,’� says Gentling.

Which is not to say they’ll tour with the same road-warrior attitude as before. The rest of the tour is fairly laid-back with four different twonight stands and (hopefully) a U.K. date — but that’s still in the works. “We played Europe several times,� Johnson says. That was in the ‘90s. “There’s a small part of me that’s like, ‘yeah, let’s get back on the bus.’ But probably the bigger part of me would say no.� He says he doesn’t feel old, but if it rained for a month straight and the bus broke down, “I probably wouldn’t be as understanding now as I was then.�

That was then, this is now Talking to Johnson and Gentling, the two Archers members who still live in Asheville, words like “old� and “middle aged� pop up with alarming frequency. “Maybe it’s old me reliving our youth,� says Johnson. There are also the allusions to being done with life on the road: “That was an accomplished phase of my life, but I’m not going to jump in a van again,� says Gentling. But it’s not like the band split up and no one picked up a guitar or a set of drumsticks

for 13 years.

Johnson started the solo project Spookie.

Recently, he’s been playing drums in local band The River Kings, which he describes as “more mellow. It’s not the same as Archers because Archers was so rocking,� he says. “That’s an aspect of playing music that I haven’t felt since our last show.�

Bachmann released two solo albums on Saddle Creek Records, contributed to a number of other projects (Azure Ray, Spoon) and started homespun-Americana group Crooked Fingers.

Gentling toured with Chapel Hill indie-rockers Superchunk in ‘99 and joined the Band of Horses tour in 2007. He also played with local band The Poles. “I was always driving those poor guys crazy — same with Band of Horses,� says Gentling. “I was like, ‘guys, I’m not ready to dive into it again.’� He wanted to rock climb and spend time at home, though he seems as surprised as anyone that it took a whole decade to “get my shit together, get a life.�

A lot has changed in that time: There are far more bands on the road making far less money.

Gentling acknowledges something akin to guilt at further saturating the music market by taking Archers of Loaf on the road. At the time when they split, they were seeing increasing attendance at their shows and, while they weren’t getting rich, they were making money. They didn’t quit for financial reasons, Gentling says. “We came up when you could make a modest

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by Lynn Smith Stanley Molly Rose Freeman’s large-scale artwork is fanciful. It’s architectural. It’s intricate. It’s ... pink. And it’s on view this month in the River Arts District, alfresco, along Riverside Drive just across from the Cotton Mill Studios.

Every day that the weather allows, Freeman is defining the space for a multimedia production called the Asheville Rites Project, an original dance and music event to be presented free to the public on Saturday, May 21.

Freeman’s contribution to Rites is a performance in itself, which anyone can attend by just driving down Riverside Drive on a sunny day.

Passersby may see Freeman on her ladder, putting the finishing touches on the tall panels that will provide a backdrop to the production.

In the open space along the French Broad River, which Riverlink has designated as a performance and sculpture plaza, her huge fantasy flowers and geometric shapes glow against the greenery. Each day something new appears: a petal, a cube, a swash of red. Her geometric flights of fancy also adorn the walls of her studio in the Roots building on West Haywood Street, in murals stretching from corner to corner and climbing toward the ceiling. Freeman’s work was also featured last December at Art Basel Miami Beach, an annual city-wide contemporary art exhibition.

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Electric, without electricity: Mural artist Molly Rose Freeman, dancer Garth Grimball and composer Michael Libramento will create an outdoor, public performance along the river. photo by jonathan welch

choreographer Garth Grimball and musician/ composer Michael Libramento. Grimball has danced with the Asheville Ballet for five seasons, and in 2010 choreographed the full-length ballet Secrets, which was performed at the North Carolina Stage Company.

Freeman and Grimball developed the Rites concept together. “I was thinking a lot about the politics of space, and wanted to create a performance that would not be in a traditional theater venue, and would also be free — to make dance more accessible and inclusive,” Grimball says.

Inspired by the NYC Ballet’s film of Jerome Robbins’ NY Export: Opus Jazz, performed outdoors in various locations throughout New York City, Grimball imagined a similar experience in Asheville, “with dance, music and visual arts outside, working together to create a greater aesthetic.” His original choreography for the Rites five-part ballet is a fusion of modern and jazz dance, and will be performed by 10 dancers from studios throughout Asheville.

“With the last element, the music, we definitely knew we wanted Libramento,” Grimball says. Michael Libramento is a vastly talented multi-instrumentalist who tours, records and performs with a variety of groups both local and national. Recently he’s been traveling with indie-pop outfit Floating Action in support of its

newest recording, Desert Etiquette.

Libramento is excited about the challenges of composing for the Rites Project: “The performance will not use electricity, which creates a unique opportunity to use drums and percussion as the main voices.” His inspirations for the work are spring and the river, as well as his ongoing fascination with Latin and African influences “from American jazz to traditional Cuban music to Congolese rhumba.”

Like Freeman’s flowers and streaming shapes, the collaborative work as a whole will be passionate, lively and complex, but unpretentious.

“We wanted a project where life and art are inseparable,” Freeman says. “It’s not just me painting … it’s the cars that drive by and honk; it’s the bugs that fly into the canvas and get painted in.”

It’s also the dancers gracefully adapting to the uneven concrete on what was once the floor of an auto repair shop, and the musicians playing in the acoustic wonderland of the outdoors, letting the sound go where it will.

Says Freeman: “It’s just another way to integrate art into the everyday landscape of Asheville.” X Lynn Smith Stanley can silverpoem@hotmail.com.

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The weather’s warmer, the days are longer and downtown’s packed again. Sure as the season, Downtown After Five kicks off Friday, May 20. With live music, food and drink and a lot of community spirit, DTA5 has become a summer staple.

The series continues at its Lexington Avenue location, where it’s been held the past few seasons (and with great success). Park out and walk in, because they close the street down from Hiawassee Street to the I-240 underpass.

The logistics and acoustics work well at that spot. What else works? The diverse and exciting lineup, with genres from Americana to funk,

from country to straight-up rock ‘n’ roll. There’s a mix of national and local, but all the bands should get the crowd moving — even in the summer swelter.

It’s fun, not just for you, but for the nonprofits that benefit: $1 dollar from every $2 wristband sold goes to local organizations that need that cash. Last year, the Asheville Downtown Association (which sponsors the series) donated more than $10,000 to nonprofits.

Want to sponsor or volunteer? Check out ashevilledowntown.org. ­ — Allison Taylor

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Now, downtown gets a new artspace, too: The COOP, located on Carolina Lane in the heart of downtown.

The COOP’s name alludes to the former chicken processing plant located in that part of town in the early 1900s — hence the name “Chicken Alley” given to the beloved graffitiladen backstreet adjoining Carolina Lane.

Chad and Jeannie Adair moved into The COOP about a year ago and intended to use it as a graphic design studio for her and a painting studio for him. “The idea was to just show Chad’s work occasionally,” Jeannie says, “But the space is too good to not share with others.”

Two months ago the couple premiered The COOP with an art show that featuring Chad’s paintings and mixed media paintings by Asya Colie, an artist who divides her time between France and Asheville. “The first event was such a success we thought it would be good to showcase more artists in town,” says Chad.

In fact, Chad and Jeannie are hoping to rent the space to people who will want to make use of its fully equipped renovated kitchen (cooking classes anyone?), or its expansive open room for workshops and performances. “The space is so modular, that we can constantly morph it to suit anything,” says Chad, adding that they recently set up a stage for a spokenword event.

Though the owners of the building remodeled the space, Chad and Jeannie have added their own touches — like the large countertop that sweeps through the back corner of the room (Jeannie uses it as her work desk by day). “The best thing about it is that, at night, it converts into a bar,” she laughs. The space itself is lovely; with its exposed brick, elegant wood floors and graceful high ceilings, it’s both classy and rugged.

This month, the work of several local artists is on display in the upstairs room of The COOP and in the lower level affectionately referred to as the “Low Brow Gallery.” This is the first gallery show for many of the artists involved.

“There are a lot of up-and-coming artists in Asheville who are looking for exposure and feedback,“ says Chad. “We want to give them a platform and create dialogue for them.”

Entitled Makers and Lovers, works in the current exhibition range from paintings on cardboard to steel and ceramic sculptures. Several of Chad’s “urban surrealist” paintings and assemblage sculptures are also on display.

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Off the beaten path, and all the cooler for it: Jeannie and Chad Adair have opened a new, enchanting artspace called The COOP, on funky, gritty Carolina Lane.

Photos by Ursula Gullow

level of The COOP, Chad was painting out of a studio in Montford. “I was there for a year, working in a vacuum and I never engaged with anyone,” he says. “We just decided that we needed to take the leap and get more public, get more involved with the community and get to know more people in town.”

As proof of their commitment to the space, the Adairs got The COOP listed in the downtown gallery guide. They’re not deterred by the gallery’s slightly wayward destination.

“It’s off the beaten path but I think people like that,” says Jeannie. “We get a lot of foot traffic

from people coming through Carolina Lane to look at the graffiti.”

No sooner than the words are out of her mouth, a passer-by pokes his head into the gallery: “Do you know if they used a silicon-based paint when they made that mural out here?” he asks, then pauses before stepping into the COOP for a closer look at its offerings.

Check out coopasheville.com for more info. X Ursula Gullow writes about art for Xpress and her blog, artseenasheville.com.

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With Hotel Indigo as the venue, and “sound scientist” as the description, I had no idea what to expect from Ben Hovey’s Friday night performance. (The last time I saw any live music in a hotel, it was Kenny G- style saxophone karaoke, and it was terrible.)

Walking into the Hotel Indigo lobby, the music washed over me: A perfect addition to the nouveau-hip ambiance of the hotel. Rounding the corner, I could see Hovey seated at a table with a keyboard to his right, an open MacBook in front of him, and two midi controller boards to the left of the lap top. On the floor, another foot controlled loop machine sat next to his melodica, trumpet and flugelhorn.

There was a catchy beat grooving in the background as he picked up his trumpet and played a melody over that.

With a subtle foot movement, he looped that melody line and played a harmony on top of it.

With a second loop and a third harmony line in place, he let that roll and then improvised a trumpet part over the whole thing for several minutes.

Hovey’s music is hard to describe. He’s part DJ and part sound-scapist. He paints layers of sound from jazz, electronica, Middle-Eastern, bossa nova and hip-hop beats. During his performance, the layers stacked on top of each other and intertwined until there was a big, general groove. Once that had built up to its climax, it got to a point where I could almost ignore it.

It just became part of what was happening, a lovely complement to the environment. Then, like a needle scratching across a record mid-song, it stopped, and something completely different-sounding started up in its wake. This element was perfect because it prevented the listener from being complacent. I almost had to look up at Hovey as he switched gears, to see what was up next.

During his set break, Hovey

Ben Hovey shows off both his multi-tasking and his musicality.

Photo by Zen Sutherland

described his all-original music as live electronica and dubstyle house. He creates 8-track arrangements on his laptop using Ableton Software ahead of the gig. He then uses the midi controllers to rearrange on the fly, and basically DJs himself, adding live performances on the trumpet, keys, melodica and flugelhorn. The end result reminded me of some of the cuts off Moby’s 1999 release, Play, as well as some of String Cheese Incident’s live trance jams with Kyle Hollingsworth on keys.

Hovey is clearly much more than a computer music guy or a DJ. He’s an excellent musician, as evidenced by the skill with which he played the trumpet and then matched what he was playing, note for note, with his other hand on the keyboard, splitting into harmonies, all live. His musicianship is also evidenced by the long list of bands with which he plays, including Secret B-sides, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, Agent 23, Aaron “Woody” Wood and more.

Watch videos of what he does on his website, benhovey. com, and catch his solo performances almost every weekend in town at Marketplace Restaurant on Fridays, and at the Hotel Indigo bar on Saturdays and Sundays. X

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FANATICON2 Ready for a very different sort of festival? Fanaticon returns for its second year with “comics, collectibles, pop culture and more.” Unlike your typical summer fest, Fanaticon is mostly indoors. There’s less ziplining and corndog eating, more trivia, costumes, sci-fi and heady panel discussions. The main event is Saturday, May 21, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Asheville Art Museum, with vendors, a kids’ zone, music (Mad Tea Party, Falcon Lords) and more. A kickoff rave takes place Friday, May 20 at the Grove House. Free admission to the festival. fanaticon.org.

When and where to get your fan on Thursday, May 19: Movie & trivia night 7 p.m. Screening of Marwencol at Fine Arts Theatre, 36 Biltmore Ave. $8 for Asheville Art Museum members/$10 general admission.

9 p.m. The Fabulous Question/Answer Spectacular, team trivia at Arcade Asheville, 130 College St. 10 p.m. Screening of Kick-Ass at Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company, 675 Merrimon Ave. Free.

Friday, May 20: Party night 8:02 p.m. to 11:02 p.m. F.A.D. (Fanaticon2 Art Dance/Dancing on the Deck) Dance party on the upper level of the Biltmore Avenue parking garage (next to the Asheville Art Museum). $25 includes drinks and food; proceeds benefit the art museum.

10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Heroes & Villains: The Official Fanaticon2 Kick-Off Party, with live music and DJs at The Grove House Entertainment Complex, 11 Grove St. $8/$10, or free with wristband from F.A.D. Saturday, May 21: FANATICON2 All events free and at the Pack Place, unless otherwise noted.

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11 a.m. to noon: “That Comic Isn’t About Me: Gender, Sexuality and Race in Comics” forum. Diana Wortham Theatre stage. noon to 1 p.m. “Why Horror Movies Matter.” Panel discussion room. noon to 12:30 p.m. Live music: The Mad Tea Party. Courtyard stage.

12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Costume masquerade. Open to the public, register at noon.

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1 to 2 p.m. “Comics in the Classroom: A New Perspective.” Panel discussion room.

1:30 to 2 p.m. Live music: How I Became the Bomb. Courtyard stage.

2 to 3 p.m. “A Conversation with Gail Simone.” Diana Wortham Theatre stage.

3 to 4 p.m. “Mandalorian Mercs: Invading the Galaxy.” Panel discussion room.

3 to 3:30 p.m. Live music: The Falcon Lords. Courtyard stage.

4 to 5 p.m. “Self-Publishing: Tips, Tricks and Lessons Learned.” Panel discussion room.

4:30 to 5:30 p.m. “Star Feud” trivia throwdown. Diana Wortham Theatre stage.

5 to 6 p.m. “Introduction to Steampunk: Goggles and Corsets and Ray Guns, Oh My!” Panel discussion Room.

8 p.m. to 3 a.m. Official Fanaticon2 Afterparty at The Grove House Entertainment Complex, 11 Grove St.

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Montford Music & Arts Festival

Eight years in and still going strong, the annual Montford Music & Arts Festival is part craft fair, part live concert, part neighborhood block party.

The event takes place on Montford Avenue and Soco Street (near Nine Mile restaurant). The main stage features acts like Firecracker Jazz Band, Billy Jonas, David Holt & the Lightning Bolts, Free Plant Radio and others. This year brings a new acoutsic-only stage as well, with bands like Nataraj, Leigh Glass Band, Pick Your Switch and more. Saturday, May 21 beginning at 10 a.m. Free. montford.org/festival.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals formed nearly a decade ago when Potter met drummer Matthew Burr and the two began collaborating over a mutual love of classic rock. With the addition of guitarist Scott Tournet, the band earned a reputation on the jam circuit for its high-energy performances.

But it wasn’t until a guest spot on the VH1 documentary Woodstock in 2009 that Potter and co. hit the national spotlight. Now, with the addition of guitarist Benny Yurco and bassist Catherine Popper, it’s taken the fusion of retro rock, soul and blues to a new level, drawing comparisons to everyone from The Rolling Stones and Janis Joplin to Bonnie Raitt and Etta James. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals makes its seventh stop in Asheville, this time at Pisgah Brewing Company’s outdoor stage, on Thursday, May 19. 7 p.m. $20/$25. pisgahbrewing.com.

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Non-stop rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Emerald Lounge

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Matt Getman (jazz, pop, soul) Good Stuff

Open mic Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Ryan Montbleau Band (Americana, folk, R&B) w/ Caravan of Thieves Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Juan Benavides Trio, 8-10pm

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Soul/jazz jam feat: J. Willis & Eric Mullis Orange Peel

Crash Test Dummies (folk rock) w/ Kellin Watson Pisgah Brewing Company

Moors & McCumber (Americana, roots) Red Stag Grill

Robert Thomas (jazz standards, blues) Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

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Tom Leiner w/ Laura Blackley, Kellin Watson & Joshua Singleton Town Pump

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Non-stop rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Eleven on Grove

Zydeco dance lesson, 7pm Dance w/ Bayou Diesel, 8pm Emerald Lounge

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w/SPECIAL SECRET GUESTS

HANK & CUPCAKES from Brooklyn, NY

FIVE DOLLAR FRIDAY (Top Shelf $5)

-F:@8C -8KLI;8PJ Slow Down Sundays Deli Hours: Wed-Sat 11am-5pm Club & Deli Hours: Wed-Sun 10pm-2am

590 Haywood Rd. West Asheville, NC • 828.232.4938

Mike’s Side Pocket

Open mic Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Asheville Country Music Revue w/ Swayback Sisters (Americana, roots) Olive or Twist

Ballroom dancing w/ Heather Masterton & The Swing Station Band, 7:30pm Orange Peel

Deftones (hard rock) w/ Dillinger Escape Plan & Le Butcherettes Pack’s Tavern

Scott Raines (acoustic, rock) Pisgah Brewing Company

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals (classic rock, blues, R&B) w/ Futurebirds & Gary Clark Jr. Purple Onion Cafe

Jon Shain Red Room

Dance Lush w/ DJ Moto Red Stag Grill

Billy Sheeran (piano) Red Step Artworks

Open mic Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Steve Whiddon (“the pianoman”) Root Bar No. 1

Jay Brown (Americana, folk) Scandals Nightclub

Local DJ Exposure feat: Trebled Mind, Rasa & Avi Goldberg Shifter’s

Open jam Straightaway Cafe

Chris Wilhelm (folk, rock) Town Pump

Grand Ole’ Uproar (electronic, rock, “hippie-tonk”) Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Peggy Ratusz & friends Vincenzo’s Bistro

Aaron LaFalce (piano) Westville Pub

Like Mind Trio (jazz) Wild Wing Cafe

DJ Moto

Fri., May 20 Allstars Sports Bar and Grill

The Sharkadelics (pop, rock), 9:30pm Altamont Brewing Company

Peace Jones (funk, jazz, rock) w/ The Rose Familiar Athena’s Club

Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, harmonica, guitar), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Blue Note Grille

Wendy Hayes Quartet (jazz, blues, swing)

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Boiler Room

Fanaticon2 Kick-Off Party feat: Willovseraphim, Psyonic & Myrkabah Craggie Brewing Company

Alex Krug Trio (Americana, folk), 8:30pm Creatures Cafe

Hannah Baker & Wayne Graham (folk rock) Elaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dueling Piano Bar

Non-stop rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Wed. M ay 1 8

Eleven on Grove

tatsuya nakatani

Fanaticon2 Kick-Off Party feat: Samuel Paradise, DJ Avi & D:Raf

W/ shane PerlOWin

Emerald Lounge

Kung Fu Dynamite (funk, rock)

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Fairview Tavern

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Circus Mutt (rock, Grateful Dead covers), 8pm Firestorm Cafe and Books

SaT. May 2 1

Ian McFeron (folk, pop, alt-country) w/ Alisa Milner

ivan the terriBles

Fredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Speakeasy South

W/ free lunch

DJ Dizzy dance party French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Pierce Edens (country, folk rock, roots)

Mariachi MondayS

Live Mariachi Band $2 Tacos & Mexican Beer Specials

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Shay Lovette (Americana) Garage at Biltmore

O n t h e f r O n t s ta g e SundayS

Aaron Price 1pm | Piano

TueSdayS

Jake Hollifield Piano | 9pm

Shpongle after party feat: Medisin, Thump, J Moh & Mamal

WedneSdayS

Dave Turner 9pm

Good Stuff

Valorie Miller (Americana, folk) Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Hackensaw Boys (bluegrass, folk rock, punk) w/ Mister Baby Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Donna Germano (hammered dulcimer), 2-4pm Bill Covington (piano classics and standards), 5:30-7:30pm Handlebar

Retro Vertigo (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s covers) Hangar

Contagious (covers, rock) Harrahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cherokee

DJ Shane, 8pm

FRIDAY 5/20

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GraCe PoTTer & noCTurnals

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Corey harris w/GranT Green Jr. see CluBland for addiTional shoWs

Brushfire Stankgrass (acoustic, bluegrass)

HARD ROCK TAKE ON TRADITIONAL IRISH

TUESDAY 6/7

SINGER SONGWRITER IN THE ROUND 7-9PM

FEAT: HOPE GRIFFIN, KEN KISER, SHAY LOVETTE, & ROSA WALLACE

Red Stag Grill

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter) Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Gypsy (rock) Root Bar No. 1

Lazy Birds (blues, country, jazz) w/ Linda Mitchell Scandals Nightclub

DJ dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am Straightaway Cafe

Hobos & Lace The Chop House

Live jazz, 6-10pm The Get Down

The Krektones (rock, surf) w/ Mystery Cult Tolliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossing Irish Pub

Jason Waller (country, folk) Town Pump

Twilite Broadcasters (old-time) Tressaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Downtown Jazz and Blues

The Nightcrawlers (blues, rock) Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro

Peggy Ratusz (1st & 3rd Fridays) Ginny McAfee (2nd & 4th Fridays) White Horse

Bryan McDowell & the Winfield Three (bluegrass, jazz) Wild Wing Cafe

Country Fried Fridays w/ Benton Blount

Sat., May 21 Athenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club

Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, harmonica, guitar), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Joe, Dan & Hank Blue Note Grille

Corinne Gooden (singer/songwriter) BoBo Gallery

DJ Oskar & DJ Sensi Boiler Room

Fantasy costume party feat: D-Queue, GalaxC Girl, Brad Bitt and more Good Stuff

Brooke Clover Band (Americana, folk, roots) Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Archers of Loaf (indie rock) w/ Cobra Horse Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Bill Covington (piano classics and standards), 5:30-7:30pm Handlebar

Brandi Carlile (alt-country, folk, rock) w/ Ivan & Alyosha Hangar

Michelle Leigh Harrahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cherokee

Live band, 7-10pm Live DJ, 10pm-2am Highland Brewing Company

Deep River (country) Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm Hotel Indigo

Sunset Sessions w/ Ben Hovey (â&#x20AC;&#x153;sonic scientistâ&#x20AC;?), 7-10pm Jack Of The Wood Pub

Firecracker Jazz Band (dixieland jazz) Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: Ivan the Terribles (alternative, rock) w/ Free Lunch Lobster Trap

Jazz night Mo-Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill

Jar-e (soul, funk) w/ Mad Tea Party (garage, surf, rockabilly) Orange Peel

The Crystal Method (electronic, DJ) Packâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern

DJ Moto Pisgah Brewing Company

Corey Harris (roots, blues, world) w/ Grant Green Jr. Purple Onion Cafe

Jeff Chandler & The Bad Popes Red Room

Dance party w/ live DJ

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Craggie Brewing Company

Skydog (blues, alt-country)

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Miss Tess & the Bon Ton Parade (ragtime, jump blues) Jus One More Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: Sirius.B (gypsy folk, world) Lobster Trap

Hill Billy Diamonds (rock, honkey-tonk) Luellaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar-B-Que

Josh Stack Mo-Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill

American Babies (rock, Americana, indie) w/ Sun Hotel Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s On Main

Smokin Section Orange Peel

Shpongle (experimental, world)

advanced Tickets Can Be Purchased @ Pisgahbrewing.com

Packâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern

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Dance party w/ DJ D-Day

Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Free Flight (rock)

Mon - Wed 4pm - 9pm | Thurs - saT 2pm - 12am | sun 2pm - 9pm

Voted Best Local Brewery.

Red Room

Garage at Biltmore

Official Fanaticon2 after party feat: The Falcon Lords, How I Became the Bomb, a laser-light show, DJ Queen April & a comic book drag show

Hollandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grille

Turntable (rock)

FRIDAY 5/27

saTurday, May 21sT - $10/$15

Highland Brewing Company

Fred Whisken (jazz pianist)

Aaron LaFalce Band (rock) Purple Onion Cafe

Zoll/Marsh Duo (â&#x20AC;&#x153;harmony-driven acousticâ&#x20AC;?), 6-8pm A Ghost Like Me (â&#x20AC;&#x153;instrumental space rockâ&#x20AC;?), 8-10pm Elaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dueling Piano Bar

Non-stop rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Eleven on Grove

Official Fanaticon2 after party feat: The Falcon Lords, How I Became the Bomb, a laser-light show, DJ Queen April & a comic book drag show Emerald Lounge

Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bazaar feat: Discordian Society, Sisters3 & all star drum jam Fat Catâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Billiards

DJ dance party Fredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Speakeasy South

DJ Dizzy dance party French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Jeremy Current (country, rock) French Broad Chocolate Lounge

David Earle (indie, folk)

Mixx Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill Scandals Nightclub

Official Fanaticon2 After Party feat: The Falcon Lords, How I Became the Bomb, a laser-light show, DJ Queen April & a comic book drag show Shifterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Gypsy (rock) The Chop House

Live jazz, 6-10pm The Get Down

Balkan Death Grip w/ G-String Orchestra & Deep Chatham The Pocket

Primal Soul & DJ Chadwick (deep house, live percussion), 10pm The Wine Cellar at Saluda Inn

Jenny Arch (folk) Town Pump

Jack 9 (Americana, rock) Tressaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Carolina Rex (blues, rock) Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro

clubdirectory 5 Walnut Wine Bar 253-2593 The 170 La Cantinetta 687-8170 All Stars Sports Bar & Grill 684-5116 Altamont Brewing Company 575-2400 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 Fred’s Speakeasy South 684-2646 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

clubland@mountainx.com

Iron Horse Station 622-0022 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 The Village Wayside 277-4121 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

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All events are free…

Thursday, May 19

Cattail Peak Organic Wheat Release Party Friday, May 20

open for lunch & dinner fresh / real / pizza / beer / music THUR. 5/19 SUN. 5/22

Alien Music Club weekly jazz jam (alienmusicclub.com)

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rock / jazz / funk /…and then some

Brushfire Stankgrass (Jamgrass)

Menu & Music Calendar:

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BILLIARDS + DARTS + 28 MORE TAPS UPSTAIRS

Saturday, May 21

M-f 11:30am - 10pm Sat & Sun: 5pm - 10pm

Deep River

(Country Vocal Group)

no cover charge (4-8pm)

EVERY WEDNESDAY DR. BROWN’S TEAM TRIVIA ?

42 Biltmore Ave, Dtn. Asheville | 255-0504 | Mon - Sat: 11:30am-’til | Sun: Noon - 12 Midnight

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Marc Keller Westville Pub

Girls, Guns & Glory (Americana, honkey-tonk) White Horse

Asheville Jazz Orchestra

May 25TH • 6pM

Carrier park • aMboy rd. asHeville More info aT www.velosportsracing.com/ wordpress/ringoffire

Vocal jazz session w/ Sharon LaMotte, 7:30pm

Kopecky Family Band (indie, rock, pop) w/ MyNamesIsJohnMichael

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Marc Keller

Tue., May 24

Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm Killer B’s (favorites by request), 8-11pm Handlebar

Sun., May 22

5 Walnut Wine Bar

5 Walnut Wine Bar

Corbin & Bones (jazz, swing), 8-10pm

Swing dance, 7pm Gene Dillard Bluegrass Jam, 8:30pm

Sunday Jazz, 7-9pm

Altamont Brewing Company

Open mic w/ Zachary T, 8:30pm

Harrah’s Cherokee

Barley’s Taproom

Like Mind Trio (jazz)

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Patrick Fitzsimons (blues, folk, roots)

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Will Straughan (Americana)

Blue Note Grille

Jack Of The Wood Pub

BoBo Gallery

Laura Thurston (singer/songwriter)

Old-time jam, 6pm

Nightengale News

BoBo Gallery

Jus One More

Dirty South Lounge

Millie Palmer w/ Will Beasley

Live bluegrass

“Sunday Sessions” w/ Chris Ballard

Craggie Brewing Company

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Fred’s Speakeasy

Vinyl Tuesday

Front stage: Dave Turner (Americana)

Punk rock Sundays, 6pm

Creatures Cafe

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Garage at Biltmore

College night w/ Creatures Cafe Band

Soul/jazz jam

Nicos Gun (dance rock, indie)

Eleven on Grove

Orange Peel

Hotel Indigo

Sunset Sessions w/ Ben Hovey (“sonic scientist”), 7-10pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Front stage: Aaron Price (piano) Back stage: Chicken Little (old-time, punk) w/ Hillside Bombers Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Boca Chica (Americana, folk, indie) w/ Nik & the Central Plains Purple Onion Cafe

Steel Wheels Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Johnny Blackwell Scandals Nightclub

DJ dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am Shifter’s

West Coast swing dance, 7:30pm The Get Down

Hour of 13 (metal) w/ Anhedonist, 7pm The Pocket

DJ Chubby Knuckles (pop, dance), 9pm Town Pump

Open jam w/ Kevin Smith, 4pm Village Wayside Bar and Grille

The Wayside Sound (acoustic jazz duo) Vincenzo’s Bistro

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals) White Horse

Aradhna (Hindustani classical, folk, rock), 2pm

Mon., May 23 5 Walnut Wine Bar

No Jacket Required (covers), 8-10pm BoBo Gallery

Lovers (electronic, pop) w/ Desperate Pilot Firestorm Cafe and Books

Pholksinger Josh (folk, country) Handlebar

Graham Lindsey (folk-punk) Hole-N-Da-Wall

Cipher circle, 10pm Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

The Broadcast (funk, rock, soul) w/ Mieka Pauley Shifter’s

DJ Shane, 8pm

Swing & Tango lessons, 6pm — Dance w/ Michael Gamble & His Rhythm Serenaders, 8pm

Face to Face (punk, rock) w/ Strung Out, Blitzkid & The Darlings

Garage at Biltmore

Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Phat Tuesdays w/ Selector Cleofus & guests

Open mic w/ Brian Keith

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill

Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm Killer B’s (favorites by request), 8-11pm

The Get Down

Handlebar

Sick Puppies (hard rock) w/ A Vacant Soul, A Fall From Down & Ocean Is Theory

Open mic, 7-10pm GypsyHawk w/ Skullthunder The Magnetic Field

Iron Horse Station

An evening of spontaneous music w/ guest artists

Open mic w/ Jesse James, 7-10pm

Town Pump

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Front stage: Jake Hollifield (blues, ragtime) Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Jarvis Jenkins Band (psychedelic, rock) Orange Peel

Open mic w/ David Bryan Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

DJ N-Famous Vincenzo’s Bistro

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)

karaoke monday Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues / Wild Wing Cafe

tuesday Jus One More / The Pocket / Red Room

wednesday Beacon Pub / Buffalo Wild Wings / Fred’s Speakeasy / The Hangar / Midway Tavern / O’Malleys on Main / Holland’s Grille

thursday Cancun Mexican Grill / Club Hairspray / Harrah’s Cherokee Fairview Tavern

friday Fat Cat’s Billards / Mack Kell’s Midway Tavern / Shifter’s / Shovelhead Saloon / Tallgary’s Cantina

saturday The Hangar / Holland’s Grille Jus One More / Midway Tavern / Rendezvous / Shovelhead Saloon / The Still

sunday Cancun Mexican Grill / Fred’s Speakeasy South / The Hangar The Get Down / Shifter’s

Little Feat (roots, rock, jazz) w/ The Roy Jay Band

Wedge Brewing Co.

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Thu., May 26

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Barley’s Taproom

Alien Music Club (jazz jam)

Back stage: Baby Rattlesnakes (old-time, folk, jazz) w/ Tubby Love and Eric Robertson & Millie Palmer and Will Beasley

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Mellow Mushroom

The Fustics (Americana, indie rock)

Mark Bumgarner (Americana, bluegrass, country)

Mr. Lif w/ Vice Squad

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Blue Note Grille

Spork (jazz, rock) CD release party

Chris Padgett (singer/songwriter)

Pack’s Tavern

BoBo Gallery

Laura Michaels

Ashe Devine & the Asheville Family Band (folk, fusion)

Pisgah Brewing Company

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Purple Onion Cafe

“Tuesday Rotations” w/ guest DJ The Get Down

Bluegrass Jam Town Pump

Marc Keller Westville Pub

Blues jam White Horse

Irish Sessions, 6:30pm Open mic, 8:30pm

Wed., May 25 Athena’s Club

Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm BoBo Gallery

Alligator Indian (indie, rock, electronic) Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Non-stop rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Lorraine Conard (acoustic, folk) Garage at Biltmore

Burnstitch (metal) w/ Left Undone & Life Curse

Kon Tiki (reggae), 5-7pm

Non-stop rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Fat Cat’s Billiards

Open mic w/ Gypsy French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Brian McGee (Americana, rock) Good Stuff

Gene Peyroux & the Snow Monkeys (rock, funk, soul) Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

An evening w/ Nataraj (dance, world) Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Head for the Hills (bluegrass) Grace Adele & Keenan Wade Red Room

Dance Lush w/ DJ Moto Red Step Artworks

Open mic Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Steve Whiddon (“the pianoman”) Scandals Nightclub

Local DJ Exposure feat: Drea, Crystal G & Aurora Shifter’s

Open jam

Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm Killer B’s (favorites by request), 8-11pm

Straightaway Cafe

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

The Get Down

Triston Cole

Good Stuff

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Calthrop w/ Black Skies, US Christmas & Generation of Vipers, 8pm

The Get Down

Open mic

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Town Pump

Open mic

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Bluegrass jam, 7pm

Graham Lindsey (folk rock, Americana) w/ Pawn Shop Roses

West Coast swing dance, 7:30pm

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Vincenzo’s Bistro

Red Room

Handlebar

Aaron LaFalce (piano)

Dance party w/ DJ D-Day

Westville Pub

Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Clutch (rock) w/ Maylene and the Sons of Disaster & Groundscore

David Zoll Trio (blues, rock)

Rewind Blue (Southern rock)

Harrah’s Cherokee

Fri., May 27

Root Bar No. 1

The Sporks (old-time country)

Live band, 7-10pm Live DJ, 10pm-2am

Scandals Nightclub

Highland Brewing Company

DJ dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Barrie Howard (one-man-band) Blue Note Grille

Letters to Abigail (Americana, country) BoBo Gallery

Spiceland closing reception w/ Moving Temple Boiler Room

The Rose Familiar (rock) Craggie Brewing Company

John Ball w/ Robert Henderson (folk, blues), 6-8pm The Drawlstrings (alt-country, blues), 8-10pm Diana Wortham Theater

De Danann (Celtic) Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Non-stop rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Eleven on Grove

Electronic music promoter showcase

Bayou Diesel (cajun, zydeco)

Straightaway Cafe

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Jenne Sluder (acoustic, folk)

Hotel Indigo

The Chop House

Live jazz, 6-10pm

Sunset Sessions w/ Ben Hovey (“sonic scientist”), 7-10pm

The Get Down

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Hellblinki (blues, calypso, pirate) w/ Jason Webley

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Frank & Joe Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Mike’s Side Pocket

10 Cent Poetry (folk, indie, singer/songwriter)

Yorktown

Town Pump

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Johnsons Crossroad (acoustic, Americana, country)

Moses Atwood (blues, folk) w/ Tumbleweed Stampede

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Orange Peel

Joshua Singleton & the Funky Four Corners (dance, funkabilly)

Ironside (metal) w/ As Sick as Us & Dixie Deathwish

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Pack’s Tavern

Circus Mutt (rock, Grateful Dead covers), 8pm

Peggy Ratusz (1st & 3rd Fridays) Ginny McAfee (2nd & 4th Fridays)

Pisgah Brewing Company

Fred’s Speakeasy South

White Horse

Jennifer Knapp (acoustic, folk) w/ Ed Snodderly

Classicopia: Four-handed piano w/ Daniel Weiser

Purple Onion Cafe

Emerald Lounge

Worldline (rock, melodic) w/ You Dirty Rats Fairview Tavern

DJ Dizzy dance party French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Red Hot Sugar Babies (hot jazz)

Sat., May 28

Garage at Biltmore

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Project H.E.A.L. fundraiser feat: Asheville Hoops Troupe, Doc Aquatic & Selah Dubb

Blue Note Grille

The Jumping Frogs

WestSound (dance, R&B)

Sierra & E.B.

Sherri Lynn & Mountain Friends (bluegrass, country)

Dehlia Low (Americana, bluegrass) & Underhill Rose (folk, singer-songwriter) dual CD release show

Boiler Room

Root Bar No. 1

Handlebar

Circus Mutt (acoustic rock), 6-8pm Shorty Can’t Eat Books (powerpop), 8-10pm Bone Prophet (rock)

Contagious (covers, rock)

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill

Violin River (Grateful Dead covers) Scandals Nightclub

DJ dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am Shifter’s

Gypsy (rock) Straightaway Cafe

Michael McDonald (pop, rock)

Non-stop rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Highland Brewing Company

Emerald Lounge

Cutthroat Shamrock (bluegrass, Celtic, punk)

“Awesome surprise music”

Holland’s Grille

Fat Cat’s Billiards

Unnamed Suspects (rock)

DJ dance party

Dangerous Ponies w/ Ivan the Terribles, Pallas Cats & I Make the Young

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

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pickoftheweek Potiche JJJJ

Director: François Ozon (8 Women) Players: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard, Judith Godrèche, Jérémie Renier

The Story: When her husband is taken ill, a trophy wife has to take over the family umbrella factory — and proves better at it than he is.

The Lowdown: French farce of the lightest kind that’s made charming and satisfying thanks to stylish direction and two iconic stars.

François Ozon is one of those filmmakers whose work I tend to like when I see it, but which I tend just not to think of at any other time. (Granted, a lot of his movies don’t make it to the provinces. His last film to play here was 2003’s Swimming Pool.) I don’t see that changing with his latest, Potiche (meaning: status symbol, trophy wife), changing that. I enjoyed it immensely — far more than anything else I saw this week — and I would certainly recommend this soufflé of a movie to anyone (well, anyone who isn’t subtitle-phobic). And right now, I’d like to see his Time to Leave (2005), but just don’t see myself headed for an Ozon binge.

Potiche is a period piece — the period being 1977. The period is important because this is a story about striking workers and female empowerment that is very much of that era, especially in France. Plus, it allows for some rather flamboyant clothing and hairdos, and provides stars Catherine Deneuve a brief turn on the disco dance floor. In other words, the surface of the period is as important as the political time, so don’t be expecting the Gallic version of Made in Dagenham (2010). This is French farce — and, in fact, it’s based on a theatrical farce.

Ozon has opened it up and broadened the scope of locations far beyond the possibilities of the stage, but its theatrical nature is still evident in all the entrances and exits. Of course, those are central to any good farce — and Potiche is definitely a good farce.

The film opens a bit on the precious side with Suzanne Pujol (Deneuve) jogging through the countryside and being enthralled (a little too enthralled) by nature — even writing insipid little poems about a squirrel and a rose. It all feels a little forced and fake, even with Deneuve doing it. Fortunately, things are soon set to rights when the plot is set in motion. We soon learn that Suzanne is married to Robert Pujol (Fabrice Luchini, Paris), a man who seems to have married her for her beauty and to gain control of her father’s umbrella factory — not

Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu in Francois Ozon’s stylish farce Potiche. necessarily in that order, since he has a long history of cheating on his wife, whose intellect he dismisses. He’s a terror at the factory where all the workers hate him as much as they loved Suzanne’s father — even his secretary/mistress, Nadège (Karin Viard), isn’t exactly crazy about him.

Not surprisingly — and because the plot demands it — there’s soon a strike at the factory, and through a series of events, Pujol ends up in the hospital and Suzanne takes over the management, proving that she’s much more capable than her husband. (We never doubted this because she’s Catherine Deneuve.) Of course, she has help from her two children, Laurent (Jérémie Renier) and Jöelle (Judith Godrèche) — not mention from an old friend (and youthful indiscretion), the Mayor and local MP Maurice Babin (Depardieu), whom the autocratic Pujol loathes because Babin is a communist.

The plot is necessarily complicated by all manner of revelations about the characters and their relationships, most of which aren’t very revelatory to anyone familiar with farce, but which I’ll leave to their mild surprises. What makes it all work probably comes down to the teaming of Deneuve and Depardieu, who — even as they both age and he expands to Brandoesque proportions — have enough star quality to carry just about anything, and this is better than that. Ozon makes the most of his cast and the material — he even makes the umbrella factory have something of the air of René Clair and Jacques Tati. For pure pleasure of cinema, there’s nothing better out there at the moment.

Rated R for some sexuality. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Fine Arts Theatre

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Director: Paul Feig Players: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Chris O’Dowd, Melissa McCarthy, Jill Clayburgh Raunchy Comedy Rated R

The Story: A friendship dating back to childhood is threatened by the encroachment of a new friend during preparations for a wedding.

The Lowdown: A coarse comedy that trades heavily in gross-out humor is made agreeable by the humanity and believable nature of its characters.

Don’t misunderstand, I liked Bridesmaids well enough — with some reservations — but I found it to be neither groundbreaking or terribly funny.

I would like to think that the measure of women having finally “made it” in the movies isn’t predicated on extended diarrhea and drunk gags. In fact, what I liked about Bridesmaids had almost nothing to do with its comedic aspects. It had more to do with the playing of the main characters and the sense that the film has a strong sense of humanity beneath all the gross-out jokes. Some may make the case that this is a component of most Judd Apatow-produced films, but I’ve rarely seen it done so well — and so completely without a huge serving of characters stuck in some kind of terminal adolescence.

Essentially, what we have here is a simple yarn about wedding preparations with the focus on the rivalry between the maid of honor and an interloper bridesmaid. The first thing that makes this work is that maid of honor Annie is played

by Kristen Wiig, the thunder-stealing bridesmaid Helen is played by Rose Byrne (Insidious) and the

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startingfriday THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD

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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES

Early review samples: • “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides serves as a welcome corrective, reviving the fun, feather-light frivolity that any film based on a Disneyland ride ought to exhibit.” (Andrew Barker, Variety) • “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides injects new vigor into a megabucks franchise and makes for a perfectly acceptable night out.”

(Andrew O’Hehir, Salon.com)

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Well, here it is — the much-anticipated return of Johnny Depp as Capt. Jack Sparrow in the fourth entry of the series. Gore Verbinski has handed over the directorial reins to Rob Marshall (Chicago), and Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane have been added to the cast. Notably absent are Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, which likely disturbs no one very much. No one probably cares that the critics are so far pretty much split on the film — with the lion’s

bride Lillian is played by Maya Rudolph. That Wiig and her co-writer, Annie Mumolo, have provided all three with believable and believably human characters is the next plus, but the fact that the same care is given to most of the characters is what really sets the picture apart. All of the bridesmaids and Annie’s mother (Jill Clayburgh) — and even the love-interest cop, Rhodes (Chris O’Dowd, Pirate Radio), who Annie “meets cute” courtesy of broken brake lights on her car — at least offer the illusion of reality and provide the film with characters that it’s impossible not to care about.

The story line is nothing terribly original — except that it’s nice to see women at war over friendships with and validation from other women instead of fighting over some guy (think Something Borrowed). At the same time, it’s hard to ignore the usual intrusion of cartoonish Apatovian characters being shoehorned in — the weird Australian brother (Matt Lucas) and sister (Rebel Wilson) Annie who lives with, and the Air Marshall, Jon (Ben Falcone), immediately come to mind. It’s not that these things are bad in themselves. It’s that they’re not believable in an otherwise recognizably real context. Moreover, we have the usual Apatow excessive running time. There’s simply no reason for this movie to clock in at 125 minutes, especially when several scenes — the gastric distress scene, the airplane scene, and when Annie tries to get Rhodes to talk to her by breaking traffic laws — go on far beyond their value.

It’s also, I think, typical of Apatow that it’s the drama I respond to here, and not the comedy. The same thing was true with Super Bad (2007), but it’s exacerbated here, because a great many of the misfortunes that befall Annie that are supposed to be funny strike me as merely sad — even allowing for exaggeration. Despite the fact that a good deal of what’s wrong with Annie’s life is her own fault, I simply don’t find it funny watching a friend desperately try to hang on to an old friend when someone newer, flashier and richer comes along.

Regardless, I do like the film for the characters.

They struck me as worth knowing — and that’s a worthy accomplishment in itself. Rated R for some strong sexuality, and language throughout. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande

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Director: Jensen LeFlore Players: Corey Haim, Anthony Vitale, Matt Medrano, Yennifer Behrens, Mike Foy Crime Drama

Rated R

The Story: A group of friends decide to rob a bank, but end up on the wrong side of a gangster.

The Lowdown: Should’ve been a straightto-DVD release — and stayed there — except it’s Corey Haim’s final film, meaning the world must suffer through this bargain-basement effort.

I’m not sure if it was the stunt-riding-motorcyclist-cum-hitman or the magical, transmogrifying crackhead, but there was a point while watching Jensen LeFlore’s Decisions that I knew I was watching something so bad it had entered rarefied air. This is a special kind of inept, the kind that should’ve been buried beneath the remains of a plundered, abandoned Blockbuster, only to be seen by those with a masochistic streak.

This isn’t to say Decisions enters the realm of so-bad-it’s-good camp. It doesn’t. Instead, it’s a parade of really awful ideas, pointless dialogue, aimless plotting — and a supernatural crack addict. The premise is that a group of friends who decide to rob a bank, and end up with a mobster’s money-filled briefcase. Some people die, some people don’t, and there’s a goofy car chase in between, all in an effort to demonstrate the dangers of making bad decisions. Decisions is little more than 89-minutes of shoddy morality play while the irony that this entire movie is one heaping bad decision seems to be lost on everyone involved.

Really, this trashy movie — in its heart of hearts — just wants to follow along the path of hard-edged, violent, R-rated crime dramas made by people like Scorsese and Tarantino, while dually missing why those directors’ films are memorable in the first place: Violence and vulgarity get you nowhere without a bit of acumen or style. From a technical standpoint, this thing’s a mess, starting with the painfully slipshod editing and spiraling down to an audio mix that

makes the dialogue nearly incomprehensible. If there were reason to be forgiving of the film’s faults, you could say that Decisions looks and feels like it was cobbled together. But it clearly wasn’t cobbled; it was more forcefully squished into an object resembling a movie.

Here the more inquisitive readers might ask, “If it’s that bad, why is this dumb movie even out in theaters?” Well, Decisions is the late Corey Haim’s final film. As a tribute to the man, the makers managed to bamboozle some gullible theater chains into running this blob of a movie.

Nothing says “loving tribute” like turning someone’s death into a business opportunity. The kind thing to do would’ve been to launch every copy of this movie — and the last legacy of Haim’s final, abrasive performance — in a rocket aimed directly at the sun. But that kind of dignity isn’t to be found here, adding a touch of rubbernecking morbidity to an already disastrous film. Rated R for violence, pervasive language, some drug use and sexual content. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike 10

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold JJJJ

Director: Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) Players: Morgan Spurlock, Ralph Nader, Quentin Tarantino, Brett Ratner, Peter Berg Meta-Documentary Rated PG-13

The Story: Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock attempts to make a movie about product placement in film, funded solely by product placement.

trement he calls a mustache and his penchant for simplistics. The film opens with the quite specious claim that the reason we’re bombarded with product placement in films is that technology like the Internet and TiVo have made TV ads obsolete. This is ignoring that product placement is hardly a recent development in Hollywood, dating at least back to the ‘30s when Brunswick radios had a deal set up with Warner Bros. to only use their product in scenes featuring radios — right down to a credit reading “Brunswick radios used exclusively.”

This isn’t to say The Greatest Movie Ever Sold doesn’t have its merits, or that I found myself bored while watching it. There are clever bits here and there. Spurlock talking with Ralph Nader about the pitfalls of advertising and then tricking him into hawking shoes is amusing.

Hearing Quentin Tarantino talk about how brands — specifically Denny’s — refuse to let him even use their products is interesting. And as a look at the way and means we’re advertised to, it’s interesting. But what does it all mean? Is the movie about product placement? Advertising?

Insufficient public school funding? The dangers of selling your artistic integrity? I can’t tell. The irony — or maybe this is indeed the point — is that the movie works best as advertising. I can say one thing for sure: I learned more about pomegranate juice from this movie than I did about advertising. For a movie that thinks it’s as clever as it does, it sure has little to say. Rated PG13 for some language and sexual material. reviewed by Justin Souther Starts Friday at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14

Priest JJJ

The Lowdown: An entertaining docu- Director: Scott Charles Stewart (Legion) mentary that leaves one giant question Players: Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Lily Collins, Christopher Plummer, Brad unanswered — what’s the point?

At times I found Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold entertaining. At times I found it clever. Other times I found it informative. What I never found in this movie was a point. Spurlock’s idea is to take the audience behind the curtain into the sneaky world of product placement in films, and, in broad strokes, look at advertising as a whole in America. The additional twist is that this revealing movie about product placement that Spurlock wants to make is also going to be funded solely by product placement.

As a foundation, this is fine. Spurlock oscillates between trying to whore himself out and speaking with people like Noam Chomsky about advertising and its dangers. In practice, however, it’s aimless. If you’re looking for information, you’ve come to the right place. If you’re looking for Spurlock to take a stand against the evils of advertising, you’re going to be left wanting.

In this way, the film is more of an essay than a documentary, with the ultimate result being the observation that advertising’s everywhere and that this is not going to change anytime soon. In this sense, the man who told us that McDonald’s is bad for you with Super Size Me (2004) has made No S**t Spurlock 2.

Your enjoyment of The Greatest Movie Ever Sold will be less dependent on your take on Spurlock the director, but rather Spurlock the personality.

Personally, I don’t mind him that much, finding myself less offended by his tendency towards smugness and more so towards that goofy accou-

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Post-Apocalyptic Religio-Horror Wild-West Mish-Mash Rated PG-13

The Story: A retired vampire-fighting priest returns to his profession when his niece is kidnapped by blood-suckers.

The Lowdown: An utterly ridiculous melange of elements slapped together from various genres and movies that reaches a level of insanity that’s entertaining for all the wrong reasons.

It’s hard to know just exactly what to say about Scott Stewart’s Priest. In the sense of good movies, I could say that it’s about a hundred times better — or at least more entertaining — than the previous Scott Stewart-Paul Bettany collaboration, Legion (2009). Unfortunately, that’s not exactly lavish praise. Fact is Priest is so not a good movie. In fact, it’s a pretty bad one, but it’s also the most fun I’ve had at a bad movie for some considerable time. You see, this isn’t just any bad movie. No, indeed. This is the kind of bad movie that connoisseurs of bad movies dream about. It’s like a who’s who of bad ideas brought to delirious fruition by folks who seem to take it all very seriously — making it just that much funnier.

The film is based on a series of Korean graphic novels, and to prove it Priest opens with some really crude animations — with amusingly cheesy graphic violence — explaining that mankind has

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filmsociety The Hudsucker Proxy JJJJJ

Director: Joel and Ethan Coen Players: Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, Charles Durning, John Mahoney, Jim True, Bill Cobbs

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Comedy-Fantasy Rated PG One year ago, the Asheville Film Society started off with the Coen Brothers’ Blood Simple (1984), so what could be more natural than to mark the event with another Coen film? The one chosen, The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), is one of their less-known and less-appreciated works, but it’s not by any means a lesser one. Coming between perhaps their absolutely darkest film, Barton Fink (1991), and their highly regarded Fargo (1996), The Hudsucker Proxy has become somewhat lost in the shuffle. That’s too bad, since this comedy-fantasy — done in a style that recalls both Preston Sturges and Frank Capra — is a very rich, very accomplished work. It’s both a parody and a celebration of the basic American success story with its tale of Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins), the ultimate specimen of the boobus Americanus, who is used by evil corporate heads (specifically, Paul Newman) and a worldly-wise reporter (Jennifer Jason Leigh) — only to emerge victorious in the end. It’s somewhat odd in that it’s a 1940s-style movie set in 1958 and made in 1994, but that’s part of its quirky charm. Overall, it’s kind of a combination of Capra’s Meet John Doe (1941) and It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) as might have been done by the more satirically minded Preston Sturges — or as the Coens imagine Sturges would have done it. (In this regard, it’s almost a template for their 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which creates their version of the movie that the director in Sturges’ Sullivan’s Travels (1941) wants to make and never does.) All in all, it’s a lot better and a lot more central to their work than its relative obscurity suggests. reviewed by Ken Hanke The Asheville Film Society will screen The Hudsucker Proxy Tuesday, May 24, 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 A.F.S.

Invaders From Mars JJJJ

Director: Tobe Hooper Players: Hunter Carson, Karen Black, James Karen, Louise Fletcher, Bud Cort Sci-Fi/Horror Rated PG Tobe Hooper’s 1986 remake of William Cameron Menzies’ Invaders From Mars (1953) is often dismissed — and almost universally ridiculed — simply since it’s a remake of a genre classic. This, however, is missing the point, since Hooper’s version isn’t simply a bastardized version of its source, but rather a loving homage to Menzies’ original. Working with a newfound financial freedom following the box-office success of Poltergeist (1982), Hooper made a big budget — yet faithful — version of a film he obviously cares about. This is visible from the affectionate tone the movie takes, and is further proved through numerous in-jokes and references to the original. (Pay close attention to the name of the elementary school in the film, or what’s found in its basement.) It’s an instance of the fan-turned-filmmaker. The cheap production values of the ‘53 Invaders are replaced with state-of-the-art ones (for 1986, at least), but the same spirit of cheesiness — mixed with an undercurrent of menace — still remains. reviewed by Justin Souther The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Invaders from Mars Thursday, May 19, 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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always had a problem getting along with vampires. While that seems on the self-evident side, all this is necessary to set up the idea of a world in which man — with the aid of the Church and their special breed of vampire-killing priests — has supposedly vanquished the creatures after a bloodsucking apocalypse and barricaded themselves into fantasticated walled cities, ruled by said (and now corrupt) Church. This raises the question of why such cities are necessary if indeed the vampire menace has been squelched, but it makes for a nice CGI Blade Runner-like dystopia.

Anyway, the Church has also disbanded the priests and sent them back into society. This works better as an idea than in actual practice, since they’ve all been tattooed with a red cross (which varies in straightness from scene to scene) on their faces, making it tough for them to blend in. Plus, people seem not to like them much. (“We don’t talk to priests,” one mother cautions her son.) Meanwhile out in the real world, the vampires have been busy regrouping and descend upon the Pace family in their humble Wild west-style cabin, killing Ma, badly wounding Pa, and making off with Lucy (Lily Collins, The Blind Side). This prompts Lucy’s boyfriend, Sheriff Hicks (the indispensable Cam Gigandet), to seek out her uncle, who — wouldn’t you know it? — is one of them-thar retired priests (in this case Paul Bettany). Hicks urges him to take up his vampire fighting ways and save Lucy.

After much argument with the Church — its head, Monsignor Orelas (Christopher Plummer), refuses to accept the idea that there is a vampire menace because it would upset the status quo — our hero, Priest (as he’s billed), goes renegade and sets out to find Lucy. So he heads out into the wild-and-woolly West (nice that they make stylish dusters with cowls) and teams up with Hicks, cautioning the young man that if the vampires have turned Lucy into a “familiar” (a half-human vampire slave with bad teeth and glowing contact lenses), he’ll have to kill her. If there was any doubt that this was a reworking of John Ford’s The Searchers (1956), that should settle matters.

It’s not just vampires plus Blade Runner plus The Searchers. Oh, no, there’s more. There’s a Vampire with No Name (Karl Urban) right out of Sergio Leone, which is somewhat confusing, since Bettany uses a Clint Eastwood “Make my day” voice. There’s a bunch of Wild West stuff, a trainload of newly minted vampires hanging in slightly disgusting birth sacs, motorcycle action (futuristic motorcycles, no less), a whole mess of physically impossible stunts (the fight atop the speeding train is particularly silly), a huge explosion and a brief appearance by Brad Dourif as the holy-water equivalent of a snake-oil salesman.

The vampires are cartoonishly CGI and totally unconvincing. And Christopher Plummer gets to play most of the film sitting down (probably a contractual thing). Had it gone for the R rating, it might have been truly prime trash. As it is, it’s not good, but it’s too preposterous and entertaining to dislike. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, disturbing images and brief strong language. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande

specialscreenings Alice JJJ

Director: Jan Svankmajer Players: Kristyna Kohoutova, Camilla Power (voice) Downright Strange Fantasy Rated NR This is surrealist filmmaker/animator Jan Svankmajer’s take on Alice in Wonderland.

It was made in Czechoslovakia in 1988 and appears to have played in New York in 1989.

It is most certainly ... peculiar. The fact that it is peculiar seems to have made the film sacred in the minds of a great many. I am not sure why.

I can admire some of the technique behind the film — though I think it errs badly in several instances — and I was fascinated (and a little repelled) by its relentless strangeness for a while.

The problem with the strangeness is that, for me, it turned into tedium before the halfway mark. And the sheer grotesqueness of it all had become wearingly unpleasant somewhat before that. The film does generally follow the template of Lewis Carroll’s book, which is to say you’ll have no trouble recognizing the events. I am not, however, convinced (others are) that it’s true to the spirit. (Did Carroll envision a taxidermied rabbit with nasty teeth and bugged-out eyes who keeps leaking sawdust onto his pocket watch, which he then licks clean?) On the other hand, I am sure that the device of cutting to an extreme close-up of Alice’s mouth after each line of (admittedly sparse) dialogue so that she can say, “the rabbit said” or “the Red Queen screamed” or what have you doesn’t work at all. (Advocates for the film generally call this a “minor” problem, but after the 50th time, I didn’t find it that minor.) The only living things in the film besides Alice are a pig, some chickens and a few hedgehogs. Everything else is stop-motion.

Bear in mind, I’m in the minority here, but this has risen to the top of my least-favorite versions of the story. reviewed by Ken Hanke Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Alice at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 20m at Phil Mechanic Studios (109 Roberts St., River Arts District, upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 2733332, http://www.ashevillecourtyard.com

Marwencol JJJJJ Director: Jeff Malmberg Players: Mark Hogancamp

Documentary Rated NR Jeff Malmberg’s unique documentary Marwencol is a strangely touching work — that very carefully sidesteps the pitfall of exploiting its subject. “Marwencol” is the name of a fictional town in Belgium created by Mark Hogancamp as a creative and therapeutic outlet after an attack outside a bar in his upstate New York town left him brain-damaged. It’s also quite literally a state of mind. It’s Hogancamp’s idealized — almost utopian — dream of a WWII where everybody — natives, Germans, British, Americans — follow the rules of the town and make themselves get along. Such vio-

lence as occurs is, in his own words, created for entertainment purposes only. (This does not, however, prevent outbursts of sometimes quite disturbing violence when lines are crossed — which happens depending on his frame of mind.) It’s Hogancamp’s world — people with dolls and action-figures representing friends playing the various roles — reduced to 1/6 scale. Malmberg’s approach to shoot these tableaux as if they were staged scenes from a nonexistent movie (that maybe does exist in Hogancamp’s mind) is remarkably effective — as is the drama that occurs when his fantasy world is suddenly seen as art, something that threatens to thrust him uncomfortably back into the real world. A rich and compelling little documentary. reviewed by Ken Hanke The Asheville Art Museum and Fanaticon2 are presenting Marwencol for one show only at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, at the Fine Arts Theatre.

Admission is $8 for Museum Members and $10 for nonmembers. Seats may be reserved by contacting Nancy Sokolove, Adult Program Manger for reservations at (828) 253-3226 ext. 120 or at nosokolove@ashevilleart.org

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Director: Jules Dassin Players: Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Jess Hahn, Akim Tamiroff Caper Comedy Rated NR Jules Dassin’s Topkapi (1964) is a lightweight variant or riff on his grittier heist film Rififi (1955). It’s also one of those movies that was quite highly regarded in its day, but has — for no very good reason — fallen into obscurity. It all revolves around a mastermind jewel thief (Melina Mercouri) assembling a crack — and quirky team — of varied experts to pull off the spectacular, seemingly impossible theft of a jewel-encrusted dagger from the Topkapi museum in Istanbul — one of those places where even the slightest pressure on the floor will set off the alarm. Of course, as we all know now — thanks to any number of subsequent films — that this means you dangle the thief from a rope or wire to snatch the item in question. Yes, you’ve now seen it — or something very like it — lots of times. Brian De Palma borrowed it for his 1996 film of Mission: Impossible, which is only reasonable, I suppose, since the whole Mission: Impossible TV series was inspired by this film. It’s still an amazing sequence, no matter how many permutations there have been. Plus, this has the benefit of two terrific scene stealers in Peter Ustinov (who won an Oscar for the role) and Akim Tamiroff.

It’s all done in a very flashy, garishly-colored 1960s style, and it remains solid entertainment. reviewed by Ken Hanke The Hendersonville Film Society will show Topkapi at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville).

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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.

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Should’ve been a straight-to-DVD release—and stayed there—except it’s Corey Haim’s final film, meaning the world must suffer through this bargainbasement effort. Rated R

Everything Must Go JJJJJ Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Christopher Jordan Wallace, Laura Dern, Michael Peña, Stephen Root Drama with Comedy An alcoholic salesman loses his job and returns home to find himself locked out and all his belongings thrown out on the lawn, so he decides to just live there. A very fine dramatic film with touches of comedy that’s one of the best things to come out this year—and all of it built around a strong central performance from Will Ferrell, though one that may not please his fanbase. Rated R

Fast Five JJJJ Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Dwayne Johnson Action In this entry our heroes end up in Brazil where they find themselves in trouble with a drug lord and a special DEA agent. Preposterous, over-the-top, way too long, but it’s still entertaining nonsense with excellently crafted—albeit ridiculous—action scenes.

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film, funded solely by product placement. An entertaining documentary that leaves one giant question unanswered—what’s the point? Rated PG-13

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

I Am JJJ Marc Ian Barasch, Coleman Barks, Noam Chomsky, Tom Shadyac, Desmond Tutu, Howard Zinn Documentary Following a life-changing accident, Hollywood director Tom Shadyac reassess his life and starts looking for answers to what’s wrong (and right) with the world. Well-intentioned and generally entertaining documentary that suffers from a little too-much New Agey-ness and a little too-much of the director. Rated NR

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Farce Comedy When her husband is taken ill, a trophy wife has to take over the family umbrella factory—and proves better at it than he is. French farce of the lightest kind that’s made charming and satisfying thanks to stylish direction and two iconic stars.

Rated R

Priest JJJ Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Lily Collins, Christopher Plummer, Brad Dourif Post-Apocalyptic Religio-Horror Wild-West MishMash A retired vampire-fighting priest returns to his profession when his niece is kidnapped by bloodsuckers. An utterly ridiculous melange of elements slapped together from various genres and movies that reaches a level of insanity that’s entertaining for all the wrong reasons. Rated PG-13

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

Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Judi Dench, Jamie Bell, Sally Hawkins Gothic Romance Young Jane Eyre is hired as a tutor at a grim English manor owned by a gloomy, mysterious man with a dark secret. Solid, atmospheric film version of the book, blessed by strong visuals and performances, though somewhat let down by one weak aspect—and possibly by the familiarity of the story. Rated PG-13

Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield, John Krasinski, Steve Howey, Ashley Williams Unromantic Non-comedy When Rachel sleeps with her best friend’s fiance, she and said fiance realize they’re in love. Tedium ensues. An absolutely awful example of the rom-com filled with amazingly awful characters. Rated PG-13

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Thor JJJJ

Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Meagan Good Romantic Comedy The Story: Two families from different sides of the tracks meet for the first time at a wedding. An overlong, indifferent piece of poorly constructed melodrama that’s mostly just forgettable.

Rated PG-13

Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård, Kat Dennings Superhero Comic Adaptation Exiled from the realm of Asgard by his father, Odin, Thor finds himself on Earth where he has to earn back his god powers. A fun comic-book movie that is reasonably serious without taking it all too seriously. A good cast—and a strong lead—help, as does Kenneth Branagh’s direction. Rated PG-13

Of Gods and Men JJJJJ Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin, Philippe Laudenbach, Jacques Herlin Fact-based Drama A group of monks in a small town in Algeria must decide whether or not to leave in the face of terrorist attacks that increasingly threaten them. What might have been a preachy tract of a movie emerges instead as a thoughtful, compelling, human drama of considerable power. Rated PG-13

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Water for Elephants JJJ Robert Pattinson, Reece Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Hal Holbrook Romantic Drama A circus worker during the Great Depression gets entangled with the show’s star attraction—who just happens to be the boss’ wife. A slick-looking romantic drama that lacks the right amount of whimsy or electricity to really work. Rated PG-13

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A/C, patio, storage. $565/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR,1BA NORTH • 10 Lenox, $655/month. Hardwood floors, porch. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1.5BA NORTH • 30 Clairmont. Central A/C, great location. $615/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA EAST 7 Violet Hills, $715/month. Private Entrance, Pets Okay. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA NORTH • 501 Beaverdam. W/D hookups, pets ok. $525/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA NORTH • Bonus room, carport. $650/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

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2BR, 1BA NORTH 198 Kimberly. $750/month. Great Location, Coin-Op Laundry.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

2BR, 1BA WEST • 45 Florida.

Central A/C, W/D hookups. $635/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

Condos/ Townhomes For Rent

BEVERLY HILLS • EAST • DUPLEX 2BR, 1BA. Quiet wooded setting. • 5 minutes to downtown. No smoking.

Lease. • Pet considered. $675/month. 230-2511.

3BR, 2BA E. ASHEVILLE 3BR, 2BA Townhouse in E. Asheville. $975/month. W/D hookup, tennis courts, pool.

Pets considered, 10min. from downtown, close to amenities.

Avail now. 280-1110

BLACK MOUNTAIN • 2BR, 1BA. Heat pump, Central A/C, W/D connections. Very nice. $525/month. 828-252-4334.

A BIG THANX! “Thanx Xpress!

The recent rental ad attracted a steady stream of quality applicants, thanks to your quality publication.” Mark K. • You too can find quality renters by placing an affordable ad in the pages of Mountain Xpress Classified Marketplace: 251-1333.

CANDLER • Small 2BR, 1BA. Carpet, electric heat.

Call 253-0758. Carver Realty.

GROVE PARK Mother-in-law flat in private home. Separate entry, living, dining rooms, bedroom, galley kitchen, shared laundry. Some utilities included at $675/month.

254-7737.

HENDERSONVILLE • 1BR, 1BA. Near Main St. On bus line. Spacious, harwood floors.

Special! Only $425/month.

828-252-4334.

MARVELOUS DUPLEX APT Beautiful, peaceful, countrylike setting in Weaverville with open spaces and mountain views a few steps away. It is only 10 minutes from Asheville. The 900 sq.ft. apt. has 2BR and 2BA, an attic w/300 sq.ft storage, W/D, ceiling fans, 300 sq. ft. storage, elegant crown molding, a covered deck and a large yard. No smoking, pets okay. Only $775/month. Call Thomas, 828-250-0458 or cell 828-545-2981.

EAST CONDO 2BR 1BA. HW/Carpet; W/D, A/C-gas furnace. $800/month. Call 253-0758. Carver Realty.

LUXURY, LIKE-NEW CONDO NEAR DOWNTOWN 1BR/1BA Beaucatcher House condo.

Private porch, fireplace, granite countertops, swimming pool, fitness center.

Minutes to downtown. $950/month. (828) 216-6819. www.beaucatcherhouse.com 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 2BR, 1BA WEST • 22 Wilburn. A/C, basement. $895/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

NORTH ASHEVILLE • 2BR, 1BA Townhouse apartment. 1 mile from downtown off Merrimon Ave. Special at $495/month. 3BR, 1BA $595/month. 828-252-4334.

2BR, 1BA • Near Biltmore Village. Renovated. W/D hookup, all appliances. Central A/C, gas furnace. Hardwoods and ceramic tile. Wrap-around covered porch. $835/month + security. 828-230-2157.

UNFURNISHED 2BR, 1.5BA WEST ASHEVILLE • Water, garbage included. Swimming pool onsite and on bus line. $725/month.

Call 828-252-9882.

2BR, 2BA NORTH • 37 Maxwell. A/C, bonus room. $990/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

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 3BR, 2BA WEST ASHEVILLE • In quiet park. Close to town and busline. W/D connections.

Older unit, needs TLC. Will compensate for any improvements. Accepting Section 8. $495/month.

828-273-9545.

Mobile Home Lots WEST ASHEVILLE • 2-3 miles to downtown. Newer park. City water/sewer. $250/month. 828-273-9545,

3 BEDROOM, 2.5 BATH • EAST ASHEVILLE Near Warren Wilson. Newer construction. Large deck. $1125/month.

(828) 776-1118. www.bassandroyster.com A PRIVATE BUNGALOW • WEAVERVILLE Partially furnished 2.5BR, 1BA, available mid-June. Very special 900 sqft cottage on 2.3 acres. • Private: dead-end 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. • Nonsmokers. • $950/month includes electric/water. First, last, purchase oil, and $200 deposit required. • (731) 742-3143 or (828) 712-3350. karen@bradfordbb.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.

AVAILABLE JUNE 1 • MONTFORD 3BR, 1.5BA, hardwood floors, carport, deck. • Pets considered.

References, deposit. $925/month. Rich: (828) 273-9228.

CAMELOT • LEICESTER HIGHWAY 3BR, 1.5BA, remodeled, like new.

Awesome deck. Full basement. $995/month. Sorry, no dogs. 215-2865.

EAST • 3BR 2BA brick ranch with split bedroom design.

Hardwood/ceramic tile floors, basement, fireplace. Privacy, patio, 2.5 acres. Water included. No smoking. $975/month.

Call 828-298-3933.

FLETCHER • SOUTHCHASE 3BR, 2.5BA or 4BR, 2.5BA, 2 story. Eat-in kitchen, central AC/heat. Fenced. 2-car garage. Year lease.

(828) 333-2550.

NEAR LAKE LOUISE Quiet neighborhood, single level, .5 acre level lot, fenced backyard, new heat pump/AC, fire logs, $1395/month, Available June 1.

828-545-4654.

NEW LOG HOME • North 3BR/2.5BA in woods. Vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors with wraparound porch. Hi-speed Internet availble.Appliances included. 25 min. to Asheville. $1050/month with deposit.

828-649-1170 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 WOODLAND HILLS • North Asheville. Perfect for family or roommates. 2 Master B/R suites with built ins/baths plus bonus room with full bath.

Large kitchen. Living room with fireplace. Mature landscaping on 1.5 acres with fenced area, 2 car garage, W/D. $1,200/month, deposit, lease and references.

(828) 232-5547 • (828) 712-5548.

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 LAKE LURE VACATION RENTAL 2BR, 2BA condo on Bald Mountain Lake. $700/week. Call Joy (828) 231-0334. www.lakelurecondo.com

BEAUTIFUL LOG CABIN Sleeps 5, handicap accessible.

Near Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC. (828) 231-4504 or 277-1492. bennie14@bellsouth.net

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applicants than any other

15 MINUTES TO ASHEVILLE Guest house, vacation/short term rental. Newly renovated, complete with everything including cable and internet.

Weaverville area. • More information: (828) 658-9145. mhcinc58@yahoo.com

“Our employment advertisements with the Mountain Xpress garner far more educated and qualified

difference is visible in the phone calls, applications and resumes.” Howard Stafford, Owner, Princess Anne Hotel. • Thank you, Howard. Your business can benefit by employee in Mountain Xpress Classifieds. Call 251-1333.

LAKE HOUSE ACADEMY • Hiring for the following position: PT Kitchen Assistant.

Please email resumes to careers@lakehouseacademy.c om, subject line should include the position you are applying for.

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Salon/Spa Employment

ADORN SALON SEEKS EXPERIENCED STYLIST

General $$$HELP WANTED$$$ Extra Income! Assembling CD cases from Home! No Experience Necessary! Call our Live Operators Now! 1-800-405-7619 EXT 2450 http://www.easyworkgreatpay.com (AAN CAN) BE A RAFT GUIDE • USA Raft French Broad, Nolichucky and Nantahala Rivers is training/hiring guides. We’re also seeking experienced guides, photographers, store staff and drivers. www.usaraft.net CAB DRIVERS Needed at Blue Bird; call JT 258-8331.

Drivers needed at Yellow Cab; call Buster at 253-3311.

• To join our busy team.

Prefer someone with multitalented. Humble rock stars only need apply. Bring resume to 58 College St. No phone calls or emails please.

Skilled Labor/ Trades CUSTOM CABINET/FURNITURE SHOP Immediate position for a self motivated, reliable, creative crafts person. Full time only.

Compensation based upon experience. Please call 828-301-1427 to schedule an interview.

ADMINISTRATIVE RECEPTIONIST NEEDED • Eliada Homes is looking for an energetic, friendly, dependable, and organized individual to work in our front office. Eliada has been serving families in Western North Carolina for over one hundred years, and we have formed strong relationships with individuals and businesses through the region. • Our administrative coordinator must be able to assist anyone who comes through our doors, making sure that all visitors feel welcome. • Major Responsibilities: Management of reception area including phone calls, visitors, appointments, and any other inquiries. Prepare all incoming funds in an accurate and thorough manner, reconcile petty cash, sort and distribute mail, maintain a variety of databases, and assist the Executive Liaison with any other projects as needed. The Administrative Coordinator will be responsible for updating the message board daily with upcoming events. Must also open and close the building each day according to hours of operation. Assisting Executive Liaison with various projects as needed. • Requirements: Must possess strong Microsoft Office skills, and have the ability to pick up on other database systems.

Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to multitask is a must!

Prefer someone with 3 or more years of experience in office management and/or secretarial services. • Interested candidates please submit resume and salary requirements to Sheri Peck at speck@eliada.org by May 25th at 5:00 P.M. ADMISSIONS COORDINATOR 888-954-5555 employment@adventuretreks. com www.adventuretreks.com

jobs Human Services

SERVERS AND WEEKEND BARTENDER Now hiring.

Apply in person: 2 Hendersonville Road, Biltmore Station, Asheville. 252-7885.

Ichiban Japanese Steak House

Hotel/ Hospitality FRONT DESK STAFF NEEDED AT DOWNTOWN INN Front desk clerks needed at downtown inn. Should be flexible, first and second shift and weekends. Fax resume 828-652-0316. downtowninnandsuites.com

Drivers/Delivery CDL LOCAL TRAINING $38,000 plus benefits. CDL and job ready in 3 weeks. • Home weekends. • No layoffs.

• Financial assistance and State funding available. • Major carriers are hiring!

1-877-548-1864.

Medical/ Health Care EMT OR RN NEEDED The Mountain, in Highlands, NC needs either an RN or EMT to provide health care for summer campers and staff, June 18-July 30. Working toward licensure/certification ok. $250/week, free room and board. Phone inquiries accepted.

(828) 526-5838, ext. 245. www.mountaincenters.org

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 Registered Nurse (RN) Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have four years of psychiatric nursing experience. Please contact Mason Youell, mason.youell @meridianbhs.org Jackson County: Clinician Child and 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 and 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 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

CAREGIVER • CNA POSITIONS The world’s trusted source of non-medical home care and companionship services, including personal care. Home Instead Senior Care. www.homeinstead.com/159

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.

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 children and their families in the school, home and community. Candidates must have a minimum of 1 year experience with children, school based experience a plus. FPS offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefit package. Resumes to klockridge@fpscorp.com.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF LOCAL YOUTH • If you are experienced in working with youth, particularly the mental health population, Eliada Homes could be a great fit! We are a local nonprofit seeking PRN staff. We have availability mostly on second and third shift, and there is potential to move into a full-time benefited position. Must have high school diploma/GED and some experience working with youth or special needs population.

Must be able to pass drug and criminal check. Please send resume to speck@eliada.org

FT THERAPIST • With benefits. Haywood County.

Provisional licensure accepted. Forward resume to aspireapplicants@yahoo.com or fax 828-627-1307.

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 speck@eliada.org or fax to 828-210-0361

MAKE A DIFFERENCE NC Mentor is offering free informational meetings to those who are interested in becoming therapeutic foster parents. The meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday 6:30pm-7:30pm (snacks provided) and 4th Friday 12pm-1pm (lunch provided). • If you are interested in making a difference in a child’s life, please call Nicole at (828) 696-2667 ext 13 or e-mail Nicole: nicole.toto@thementornetwor k.com. • Become a Therapeutic Foster Family. • Free informational meeting.

NC Mentor. 120C Chadwick Square Court, Hendersonville, NC 28739.

Restaurant/ Food APOLLO FLAME • WAITSTAFF Full-time. • Fast, friendly atmosphere. • Apply in person between 2pm-4pm, 485 Hendersonville Road.

274-3582.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES • Call (828) 225-6122 or visit: biltmore.com

CITY BILLIARDS • Opening downtown Asheville.

Bartender, cocktail servers and kitchen staff. Stop by to fill out application, Mon. and Tues. 2pm-5pm. 124 College St.

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Western Highlands Network is now recruiting for the following positions:

• Authorization Technician • Consumer & Community Relations Clerical Support • Monitoring Program Clerical Support • IT Systems Analyst • Two Executive Secretary Positions • Contracts Specialist - Accounting • Monitoring Clinician - Licensed • Access Clinician - Licensed • Health Claims Adjudicator Detailed description and salary information for all positions, as well as application instructions are available at www.westernhighlands.org. Western Highlands provides excellent benefits including a generous leave program, health/ dental insurance, Local Government Retirement, and 401(k). An Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities are encouraged to apply.

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS - GREAT BENEFITS Seeking Qualified Applicants for: Sunset Terrace Supervisor, Employee Cafeteria Supervisor, Kitchen Maintenance Technician, Banquet Server, Convention Set Up Houseperson, Dining Room Attendant, Server, Bartender, Sous Chef, Lead and Line Cooks, Cashier, Call Center Sales Associate, Spa Boutique Consultant, Lead Linen Aide, Linen Aide, Groundskeeper, Dispatcher, Room Attendant,Turndown Attendant, Public Area Attendant

SHARE IN OUR MANY BENEFITS INCLUDING: · Medical, dental and vision coverage, including domestic partner · Sports Complex access · Free on-property weekly physician assistant visit · 401(k); Grove Park Inn Retirement Plan · Employee cafeteria · Free uniforms and laundering services · Free City bus pass · Free and discounted visits to area attractions For a complete list of our openings and to apply online, go to www.groveparkinn.com. Or, apply in person, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm with Human Resources at 290 Macon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28804.

828.252.2711x2082. EOE Drug Free Workplace.

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PARKWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HAS IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION • 1) Full time position for LCAS-Provisional or LCAS staff. Experience working with State-funded and Medicaid consumers preferred. Two evenings required. Free Supervision provided for candidates seeking licensure.

• 2) Full Time Position for a Community Support Team staff. Staff should have experience working with adult MH/SA populations. Meeting criteria for a Qualified Professional preferred. Staff must have a vehicle and clean driving record as this is a field position. Parkway is an excellent, stable company and offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, medical insurance, PTO, free Supervision and CEUs for Licensure/Certification and much more for full time staff.

Send resume to: slayton@parkwaybh.com QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH Needed to provide Intensive In-Home Services in Jackson and Haywood Counties. Full-time position with competitive salary and benefits. QP’s must have either a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services and 2 yrs full time, post-bachelor’s experience with children/adolescents with Mental health needs or 4 yrs post-degree experience if not a Human Service degree.

Only those possessing proper degree and experience need apply. No phone calls please.

Please submit resume via email or fax to: Tracey Elliott, telliot@jcpsmail.org Fax 828-586-6601.

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@stonemountain school.com THERAPIST JOB OPENING • Four Circles Recovery Center, a wilderness substance abuse recovery program for young adults, is seeking a full time licensed Therapist to deliver clinical care to clients and families in recovery in a way that maximizes independence and family empowerment.

Duties include client care and treatment planning, individual, family, and group therapy, crisis intervention, psychoeducation and case management. A Masters Degree or PhD in a behavioral health discipline and Licensure in behavioral health required. Must have strong clinical and interpersonal skills, strong organizational skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Wilderness experience preferred. Please send all inquiries to: jobs@fourcirclesrecovery.com.

An icon of style, J.Crew is known worldwide for its sophisticated, fun clothing and accessories to live, work, play and even get married in.

We are growing and currently seeking the following positions in our Asheville Distribution Center: CLEARANCE STORE ASSOCIATE MANAGER Regular Full-Time Position Hours Vary – weekend hours required

LOSS PREVENTION SUPERVISOR Salary position Hours vary Benefits are offered for all positions. Your benefit package may vary depending on your employment status. All associates receive a 30% discount off J.Crew merchandise! Overtime and extended hours will be required during peak times.

Please apply online at www.jcrew.com We are committed to affirmatively providing equal opportunity to all associates and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, legally protected physical or mental disability or any other basis protected under applicable law.

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JOB CORPS SUCCESS LASTS A LIFETIME • Graduated from high school and not sure what to do next?

• College expenses too high?

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If this sounds like you, then Job Corps is for YOU! Here’s your chance to walk into a lifetime of Success!!!

CALL TODAY 1-85-JOBCORPS Scholarship, Basic Monthly Allowance, Career Training, Education, Residential Living. Placement Services upon Graduation and more at NO cost to You.* Must be between 16 and 24

www.jobcorps.gov • 1-85-JOBCORPS IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Ext. 511 - Tammy Boyd, Admissions Counselor *income requirements must be met to qualify

Caregivers/ Nanny DAYTIME CHILDCARE NEEDED In need of daytime childcare 7:30am to 5:30pm with an occasional late pickup (6pm) for my 18 month old daughter. I will provide diapers and wipes. Looking for reasonable rates. monabra12@gmail.com

Professional/ Management ACCOUNTING AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECTS (AAP) MANAGER Reports to BCI, Inc. President in wide range of accounting, legal, administrative, communications, and business development projects areas. Visit: www.bentcreekinstitute.org VISITOR SERVICES AND MUSEUM SHOP MANAGER Asheville Art Museum.

Requirements: 3+ years experience, appropriate degree, excellent computer and customer service skills, art knowledge and significant retail and management experience. 37 hours/week including weekends. Send resume, cover letter, salary history and references to the Asheville Art Museum, P. O. Box 1717, Asheville, NC 28802 or kglass@ashevilleart.org.

Deadline May 27, 2011.

Teaching/ Education MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS ArtSpace Charter School is now accepting applications for the 2011-2012 school year for Middle School Mathematics. • Applicants Must have a current North Carolina teaching license in Middle School Mathematics and must be willing to work in a collaborative, integrated, experiential environment. • Experience with arts integration is preferred but not required. Please send cover letter and resume to: resume@artspacecharter.org • Deadline: May 29, 2011.

ONLINE TEACHERS NEEDED Great summer vacation income opportunity. 50 year old company. Freetraining, flexible hours, work from home. Need a change? Do something about it. www.2dreambigger.com PT TEACHER • Grades 6-12.

Must be NC licensed in English or Math. Waynesville area. Forward resume to aspireapplicants@yahoo.com WEEKEND, AFTERNOON, AND SCHOOL DAY SHIFTS AVAILABLE - ASPERGER’S BOARDING SCHOOL Weekend direct care and activity leaders - wilderness and community activitiesAcademic behavioral support - teachers assistantsafternoon/evening direct care mshriverblake @talismanacademy.com talismanacademy.com

Jobs Wanted RECIPE DEVELOPER SEEKING FREELANCE JOBS Experienced Recipe Developer seeking freelance jobs.

Continental/American cuisine; no pastry. Contact Clara 828-279-4429 or foucault03@gmail.com

Career Training EARN $75 - $200/HOUR • Media Makeup Artist Training.

Ad, TV, Film, Fashion. One week class. Stable job in weak economy. Details at AwardMakeUpSchool.com 310-364-0665. (AAN CAN).

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 FREE HIGH END COSTUME JEWELRY! Call 828.681.9688 now and ask how you could earn FREE vintage costume jewelry. (No home party required). See our jewelry at EyecatchersBoutique.etsy.com LIFE INSURANCE FOR DIABETICS AND OTHER IMPAIRED RISKS Diabetes,cancer,heart and other health issues.With affordable rates, we can help.

For a no risk consult call Casey (423) 258-4909.

Licensed NC Insurance Producer.

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)

Classes & Workshops JEWELRY GALLERY NOW OPEN • Repairs, Old stamps, Classes. 375 Depot St. Friday thru Sunday, 11am until 5pm. www.earthspeakarts wechurlik@frontier.com

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Bodywork

#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. www.thecosmicgroove.com MASSAGE/MLD Therapeutic Massage. Manual Lymph Drainage. Lymphedema Treatment. $45/hour or sliding scale for financial hardship.

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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

JAZZ/BLUES PIANO/COMP LESSONS AVAILABLE Teens and Adults. 1/2 price sale. 5 lessons - $200. New to AVL. International Steinway Recording artist w/70+cds. 30 Years teaching experience.

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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.

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Lost Pets A LOST OR FOUND PET? Free service. If you have lost or found a pet in WNC, post your listing here: www.lostpetswnc.org BLONDE PITBULL • Friendly.

Lost 4/26/11. Little Pine community, Marshall. Call Glenda 649-1971, 319-5265.

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Antiques & Collectibles ART FOR SALE Forrest Hogested, beautiful oil painting, “Peonies in wooden box”. Lovely and $300 it’s yours. 650-6404.

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Pet Services 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 Monday-Friday, 5pm-8am and 24 hours on Weekends and Holidays. • 677 Brevard Road.

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Yard Sales MOVING SALE • Adult Trek bike, black leather frame bed w/mattress and box springs, Chinese side table, Tibetan chest, red leather chair, floor lamp. Please call 828-318-3810.

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