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This weekend, Wamboldtopia, Gnomon and a bevy of other quirky West Asheville gardens invite you in for a different kind of garden tour: one where found objects and hardworking DIY ethics combine to create unique urban utopias.

We took the opportunity to launch our new home and garden feature, Inside/Out, with a focus on more sustainable methods of living, gardening and decorating. Welcome!

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news 14 immigration laws CIBO members grill Asheville City Council member Cecil Bothwell on his proposed immigration-law policy 16 grovemont speaks out Residents met with federal officials about a planned VA nursing-home entrance through their neighborhood

17 city council Members debate stream buffers and election financing

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52 bass in yo face Shaking it to Pocahaunted’s Outsider Funk 53 public domain Sacco and Vanzetti return

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letters Don’t let the truth slip away: PARI facility was formerly operated by NSA Susan Andrew’s survey of the good work at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute [“PARI Presents a Look Back in Time,” June 9 Xpress] was much appreciated, but it jettisoned an important part of the facility’s history into a black hole, so to speak.

She wrote that in 1981, the facility was transferred from NASA “to the Defense Department, which used it to collect satellite data.” That was the cover story, but it was a thin one, long ago debunked. In fact, from 1981 to 1995, the facility was run by the National Security Agency, the super-secretive government outfit that does much of our country’s international eavesdropping. From its base at what is now PARI, the NSA spied on radio and satellite communications by the Soviet Union and other targets.

The hundreds of locals who worked at the NSA station were sworn to secrecy, but the truth eventually seeped out. An Xpress story I wrote in 2004, “Land of the Sky Spies,” helped bring this fascinating institution’s history down to earth (see it at www.mountainx.com/news/ 2004/0609spy.php).

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Local flour for local WNC bakeries: Who and how this is happening Thank you Mountain Xpress for running the article “From the Ground Up” in your June 9 issue.

As project coordinator of the N.C. Organic Bread Flour Project — an effort that has for

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the last year-and-a-half entailed numerous baker meetings, farmer meetings and lots of e-mail communications — it is exciting to see our efforts in print.

There are many facets to this project whose aim is to create a viable bread-grain economy in North Carolina, and there are many strands to the story.

So it did not completely surprise me that some of the facts in the article got a bit confused. Here is my attempt to shed some light.

To begin with, the bread wheat trials — which began in 2002 and, five years later, released the first hard winter wheat varieties bred and developed for production in the eastern United States — is the work of the USDA-ARS, led by Dr. David Marshall, research leader of the Plant Science Research Unit in Raleigh.

The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) is a 30-plus-year-old membership-based nonprofit organization that aims to promote local and organic agriculture in the Carolinas by inspiring, educating and organizing farmers and consumers. The North Carolina Organic Bread Flour Project is an initiative of CFSA, which secured funding for this project from the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, as well as Sante Fe Tobacco.

We’ve located the project’s mill here in Western North Carolina because of the area’s large concentration of bakeries and our high regard for local food. The idea is that we will set up storage for grain, mill it fresh and get the flour directly to the bakeries. Although we would like to use grain grown in the western part of the state, we will most likely draw from all over the state. But this is a great improvement over the current centrally located and vertically integrated large-scale growing and

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For other Molton cartoons, check out our Web page at www.mountainx.com/cartoons processing of grain that is trucked in from at least 1,000 miles away, supplying the flour that most likely went into your loaf of bread.

The seven bakeries mentioned in the article — Annie’s Naturally, Flat Rock Village, Farm & Sparrow, Loafchild, Wake Robin Farm Breads, West End and Wildflour — have come together to try and change that paradigm. The intention behind our fundraising efforts is to raise the money (our goal is $6,000) to pay for the bare essentials necessary to launch the production-level-testing and product-development phases of this project. So please come out to our Bread for Bread Bake Sale on July 3 at the North Asheville Tailgate Market and to the Slow Food Beer & BBQ fundraiser on July 17.

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Public-access TV: Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater Pastor Jerry Young, chairman of URTV board of directors, has sent a letter to the [Asheville] City

Manager’s office announcing the pending shutdown of our public-access station.

This financial collision was what I and others who were paying attention had become deeply concerned about since early 2008. Numerous attempts to alert both our elected officials and paid staff at the city and county of the impending doom fell upon deaf ears. It’s as if they wanted this travesty to occur. Certainly a powerful forum like a TV channel is something the powers that be may not be keen upon. Instead, it was easier to look upon us a troublemakers or malcontents out to destroy URTV. I have done research on the Internet via foundationcenter.org by keying in either “public access” or “community television” for fiscal year 2008 (the last [form] 990 I find from URTV, to do a comparison), and I can find very little in comparable stations (either population size or amount of funding received) that are in such dire financial straits. Most stations are able to expand upon their assets, not deplete them as the current management has done.

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and another entity [should be] contracted to run our public access.

We must pressure both the city and county to consider alternatives to merely quitting. There are other options. This could be in the form of simply dropping DVDs off to Charter Cable, to combining with either the government channels or the [education] channels, to paring back to an 8-by-8foot room and having one employee man a much smaller (but functioning) facility.

Bottom line, URTV / WNCCMC is a private nonprofit contracted by the city and county to run our public-access station. Our public-access station is not permanently wedded to this private nonprofit. If the management and board of directors cannot manage with the funds they have, they should turn the keys over to another entity that is dedicated to

growing our public-access station into what it was envisioned to become. The city and county have the power to appoint an interim panel or committee to form and run a revived facility. But they need to know that people care about this. … Please take some time and write our elected officials and staff about considering alternatives.

We still have the equipment, the channel, and the funding, which comes to approximately $150,000 annually. There is no need to throw the baby out with the bath water.

— Davyne Dial Asheville

URTV: follow the money and run it like a business

Your article on the financial condition at URTV was interesting [”Broke,” June 9]. Having operated a profitable production company and served on the board of a community-access channel, I continue to be amazed at how complicated URTV has made its financial picture.

The financial operation of a station the size of URTV is fairly straightforward. Money comes from primarily one source, the county, and may be supplemented by a local jurisdiction — in this case, Asheville. The jurisdictions typically allocate funds from the money collected from the local cable company (Charter Communications). This income is derived from a formula and then used to support activities like the county channel, the city channel and the public-access channel. The distribution process is open and based on percentages, which may change, but usually benefits the same organizations. The organizations receiving funds broadcast over Charter’s network, so everyone benefits.

Often, as was done here, upfront money is supplied by the county and/or city to provide for capital costs. This money comes from general funds and is not dependent upon Charter.

The end result is that accounting for where the initial money came from, how much was received and how it was spent is a fairly simple process.

When I first arrived in Asheville, I joined URTV and, based on nothing more than experience and looking around, I could not equate the production facilities I saw with the sums of money that have been described as being spent.

Once capital expenditures have been made, monthly operating costs should be designed to be covered by funds received through the county/city from Charter based on each year’s distribution formula. URTV should be able to present an annual budget and base its operating decisions on how much money it is scheduled to receive.

URTV is a small business and needs to be operated as such.

— Karl Katterjohn Asheville

Downtown’s berry-munching bear: Smart!

After reading about the trail the bear had taken downtown [”A Different Kind of Tourist,” June 2 Xpress], it amused me how smart the creature was not only in finding his way down and back, but also in his health-conscious mindset in selecting berries to curb his appetite.

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The Gospel According to Jerry The lessons of history

by Jerry Sternberg For some time now, I’ve been reflecting on the astonishing visit of our president and first lady, who chose Asheville to enjoy a brief respite from the unbelievably trying duties of the office of president and the leadership of the free world.

It’s significant that these two people of color chose to stay at the Grove Park Inn, where for two days they were treated like royalty. As they passed through our streets en route to various activities, residents greeted them with cheers and great excitement. It reminded me of how far we’ve come, as a city and a nation, in terms of racial and cultural relations.

But then when I see and hear the latest political blather from Tea Party darling Rand Paul, I’m not so sure.

The Grove Park Inn, a progressive local business that’s one of Asheville’s biggest employers, is a perfect venue for tracking the changes that have taken place in the continuing march of our humanrights parade.

Consider two historic photos that hang in the hotel. The first depicts the men who built this magnificent, world-renowned structure in a single year. A good number of them are black men who, once they’d hung the inn’s front doors, could never pass through them again unless they were carrying bags or performing some other menial task.

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The second shows the hostelry’s inaugural banquet in July of 1913, attended by an all-white, all male audience that was addressed by William Jennings Bryan, a three-time presidential candidate who served as secretary of state under President Woodrow Wilson.

For the next 30 years, the inn operated as a “restricted hotel” that did not accept Jews or people of color.

In 1942, the U.S. government leased the inn to serve as an internment camp for diplomats from Japan, Italy and Germany. True, they were surrounded by barbed-wire fences and Marine guards, but otherwise they were treated as dignitaries.

It’s shocking to realize that even though the

inn housed our worst enemies (including Nazis) during the war, when it was returned to civilian use in 1945, Jews still weren’t accepted as guests.

This was true until the mid-1950s, and blacks were not admitted till after the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act — not even those who’d risked their lives defending our country against these murderous regimes.

Racism was a way of life during those times.

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and Sunset Parkway — the former home of a virulent racist group called the Silver Shirts. Active during the late 1930s and early ’40s, they were first cousins of the Brown Shirts and the German American Bund. And the Ku Klux Klan had a modest presence in Buncombe County even into the late ’60s.

In fact, Southerners of my generation — raised with separate water fountains and bathrooms and back-of-the-bus seating for “Negroes” — are recovering racists. Believe me, it takes more than a 12-step program to erase decades of cultural programming, and to this day I find myself fighting automatic negative reflexes on an almost daily basis. Yet I realize that for most of those born after 1950, and for many people raised up North, those attitudes are inconceivable.

I find it discouraging that so many sincere, hardworking, patriotic, caring people still cannot get their heads around the idea that a man of color has been elected to the highest office in the land.

Many have joined the Tea Party movement, one of whose emerging stars, Rand Paul, has taken several retro cultural positions that would take us right back to those discriminatory times. While he abhors racism, Paul apparently sees nothing wrong with allowing private businesses and clubs to exclude whoever they choose, on the theory that associating with one’s own kind is a “human right.” Why should these folks have to endure people whose race, religion, politics or economic status offends them?

But even if we’re not moved by the immorality of this position, we must at least understand the economic ramifications.

I remember an incident in the early 1960s, when a highly qualified young man with an Ivy League degree was on the verge of getting an important job with one of the local banks. At the last minute, however, they found out that he was Jewish and very apologetically explained that they conducted a lot of their business and entertained clients at the two prominent local country clubs. Because both clubs refused to accept people of the Jewish faith, he couldn’t be hired.

Historically, the white, Anglo-Saxon majority operated most restricted facilities, including restaurants, hotels and country clubs. Lack of access meant then (and would mean again now) that members of excluded minorities would not be able to get jobs or have equal access to businesses, industries, banks and even municipal institutions.

What a great tool for denying not only AfricanAmericans but our burgeoning legal Hispanic population, Asians, Native Americans et al. a level playing field!

I was taught in the military that once the bullet leaves the gun, it has no friends. Today, our country is targeted by dangerous extremists who are no respecters of race, creed, color or politics. We must come together to defend ourselves.

This country simply can’t afford a return to the politics of exclusion, even if it represents a learned cultural behavior from our past. For everyone’s benefit, we must each find a way to enroll in our own personal 12-step program. X Asheville native Jerry Sternberg is a longtime observer of the local scene. He can be reached by e-mail at gospeljerry@aol.com.

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Bothwell, CIBO members butt heads over immigration proposal

by David Forbes The Council of Independent Business Owners may be one of Buncombe County’s best organized, most influential groups. Formed decades ago to represent local business interests (and, some say, to counterbalance the more progressive Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce), CIBO has succeeded in getting its members deeply involved in local issues — largely by running for elected office and by serving on numerous local boards and commissions.

You’ll find members represented on planning-andzoning boards, the regional air-quality board and numerous ad hoc committees that influence such key issues as stream buffers, greenways and downtown development.

You’ll also find them gathered once a month over breakfast for their “issues meeting.” Here’s what went down at the most recent installment.

— Margaret Williams Over eggs, sausage and fruit cups, members of the Council of Independent Business Owners gathered in the Biltmore Square Mall food court on the morning of June 4.

But the placid scene soon grew quite lively, as Asheville City Council member Cecil Bothwell defended his “sanctuary city” proposal. Part of a larger civil-liberties resolution he aims to bring before Council in the coming months, the proposal would make the Asheville Police Department’s current practice of not enforcing federal immigration law official city policy.

“It would also endorse the current practice of our police not to enforce federal law, and reaffirm the mission of the police to protect and serve all the citizens of Asheville,” Bothwell told the group. “Cities where local police do not enforce immigration laws are safer than those that do — for all citizens. The police chiefs of Raleigh and Cary have endorsed that idea; the police chief of Los Angeles has endorsed it; and many other police chiefs across the country have

Selling sanctuary: City Council member Cecil Bothwell (above) defends his proposal to make Asheville a “sanctuary city” where local police would not enforce federal immigration law. The rub: CIBO member Steve Eargel (below) said legal immigration needs to be easier, but criticized Bothwell’s plan as an affront to those trying to go the legal route. photos by Margaret Williams

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followed suit. ... All the experts have said that when immigrant communities are not afraid of the local police, they are more likely to report crimes, which leads to a safer community for everyone.”

Before they’re authorized to enforce immigration law, local police and sheriff’s deputies must take a training course, and the local agency must enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Taking aim at critics of his proposal, Bothwell characterized them as “publicly accusing me of wanting to make Asheville a sanctuary for criminals and gangs and people who want to steal your good American jobs.” But businesses moving overseas, he asserted, constitute a greater threat to the American economy. And immigrants, on the other hand, “live in the community” and contribute. Bothwell also cited FBI statistics indicating that people born in the U.S. are five times

“Have you ever employed an illegal immigrant? No need to put your hand up. You have. We all have.”

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more likely to commit crimes than immigrants.

In his view, immigrants should be offered a path to amnesty that would enable them to contribute more money to the economy, rather than deporting them, which would cost billions.

Bothwell added: “I’m guessing most of you here are immigrants or descended from immigrants, and that most of your forebears were not legal in the modern sense. ... People who immigrate are fearless — that’s what’s made America so strong.” The blame, he continued, “is directed in the wrong place. It should be directed at Congress” and at large corporations that profit from cheap, illegal labor.

Local insurance agent Steve Eargle noted: “All of us here would really welcome immigrants into this country — I mean, they are the backbone, no doubt about it. But it’s never good and it’s never right to condone it being done illegally: If it’s illegal, it’s illegal. Now believe me, we got a situation here, and we need to make it

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a lot easier to be done legally.” Tolerating illegal immigrants, added Eargle, amounts to “a rub” to legal immigrants.

“I agree with you 100 percent,” Bothwell replied. “All I’m proposing is that we do what other communities have found best: not have local police enforce federal laws. If a community trusts police, they report crimes.”

Continuing the status quo

Audience response was spirited and generally negative. Tom Leavesley roundly condemned Bothwell’s proposal, declaring, “I’m from Houston; illegal immigrants have ruined a large part of this country. I can’t begin to tell you how bad the school system is down there. I don’t know whether you’ve naive or delusional.

“If you let illegal immigrants in, the police are going to have far worse issues than they do now,” he predicted.

Bothwell, however, stuck to his guns, explaining, “All I’m saying is we do what the police chief is doing right now: not enforce federal immigration law. That’s something people keep missing. My resolution, if passed, will continue the current policy.”

Local developer Jerry Sternberg asked the crowd: “Have you ever employed an illegal immigrant? No need to put your hand up: You have. We all have. Even if it was nothing but cutting your yard, you’ve done it.”

ICE raids on local manufacturing plants based on information provided by then City Council member Carl Mumpower, noted Sternberg, “were legal ... but what message does that send if the city and county go out and harass those employers? We, the employers, we’re at the very least negligent. We need to think about the message this sends to industry that wants to locate here. ... As CIBO, we’ve got an economic dog in this fight.”

In conclusion, Bothwell stated: “I’m not against enforcing immigration law — I’m against local enforcement. I’m not against enforcing [the laws] on employers — that’s where I think we should start. At the same time, we need a change in federal law to make [legal immigration] easier and faster. ... We’re living in a hugely interconnected world, and these problems are way beyond Asheville.” X David Forbes can be reached by e-mail at dforbes@ mountainx.com or at 251-1333, ext. 137.

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Grovemont residents’ outcry concerning a planned nursing home for veterans seems to be getting results.

The 100-bed facility, to be financed mostly by federal stimulus funds, is slated for construction on state property adjacent to Camp Woodson in Swannanoa; the original plan called for the entrance to be built on Woodland Drive.

For the past several weeks, neighboring residents have been up in arms, saying the proposed entrance would bring too much traffic into their community. Meetings and protests staged by Grovemont Neighbors of the VA Nursing Home have garnered extensive media attention and support from such local leaders as Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Chair David Gantt and N.C. House candidates Patsy Keever and Mark Crawford.

And at a June 3 public-information session, officials from the N.C. Department of Administration presented about 100 Grovemont residents with three alternatives designed to address the traffic concerns.

“You’ve been heard very loud and clear,” engineer Bert Neily told the audience, triggering a round of applause. “We’re going to try everything we can to make this a successful project for the veterans and the people of Swannanoa.”

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Drive between Charles D. Owen High School and Old U.S. 70. Both would require improving Clover Way, which cuts through adjacent state property.

The third route would connect with Old U.S. 70 and run along the edge of the state’s Swannanoa Valley Youth Development Center.

Although the state officials stressed that these proposals still face funding and engineering hurdles (all three would cost more to build than the Woodland Drive plan), Neily said he thinks they’re “doable.”

Several Grovemont residents joined Gantt in encouraging the state agency to do whatever is necessary to get an alternative route approved.

“We’re going to help you with the Board of Adjustment,” Gantt assured the residents, noting that he thinks the state Department of Transportation and Department of Administration are “trying to do the right thing.”Gantt also acknowledged many residents’ concerns that they weren’t even aware of the project until the controversial plan

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was already in place. “It’s the county’s fault more people didn’t get notices,” he said. “Only the adjoining landowners got notices.”

Woodland Drive resident Wendy Outland urged officials to consider her and her neighbors’ well-being in evaluating the various plans. “I thank you very much for the proposals you’ve brought us this evening,” she said, adding, “Safety is our main concern — the easiest way is not always the best way.”

At the conclusion of the meeting, Senior Deputy Secretary Speros Fleggas promised residents the state agency would hold another public meeting in a couple of weeks to give an update on how the plans are developing.

At press time, no date had been set for that session, but organizer Sophia Papadopoulos says she’s encouraged by the progress so far.

“I’m ecstatic that they’ve done this work. And I think that, as a community, we definitely feel like our voices have been heard,” she reports. “We will continue to stay in touch with state officials to let them know that we are anticipating an answer — and to hold them to their promises of coming through for us.” X Jake Frankel can be reached at jfrankel@mountainx.com or at 251-1333, ext. 115.

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by David Forbes By the end of their June 8 meeting, Asheville City Council members may have grown tired of hearing the word “buffer.”

The city’s ad hoc Watershed Committee, which had drafted a new storm-water ordinance, was divided over the appropriate size of these required strips of undeveloped land along streams, intended to protect water quality.

Instead, committee members settled on a formula for determining the width of buffers, which would vary depending on the land use. City staff, however, worried that this change would prove too difficult to apply; two alternatives proposed by staff called for 30-foot protective strips in most cases, increased to 50 feet in intensely developed or steeply sloping areas. Meanwhile, the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission proposed more bare-bones guidelines closer to the state minimum requirements.

Depending on whom you asked, the various sets of buffer rules Council was considering as part of its overhaul of the storm-water ordinance were either urgently needed protections to head off environmental catastrophe or overly restrictive regulations that might stifle needed development and affordable housing.

“We’d like to see stricter rules on steeper slopes; we know runoff increases both in amount and velocity on slopes — we know growth in this region is going to happen; we welcome it. We also have to make sure that growth doesn’t irreparably harm the environment,” Julie Mayfield,

executive director of the WNC Alliance, told Council. “We support tying buffers to zoning and intense development: That’s a good idea.”

“Your decision will have far-reaching results that will either open or shut the door for many residents,” said Rod Hudgins, president of the Council of Independent Business Owners. “Large buffering requirements near streams can cause residential construction to become at best prohibitive and at worst unbuildable. ... The state minimum requirement is the best choice.” The state requires a 30-foot buffer for projects that will “disturb” at least one acre of land.

Scott Dedman, executive director of Mountain Housing Opportunities, agreed to some extent, citing businesses such as the Wedge Brewing Co. and some local affordable-housing developments as examples of projects that wouldn’t be allowed under some of the proposed buffer rules. Property bordering rivers and streams, said Dedman, “is job central for our community: We need more homes in this area. This level of impact on development would not be wise for our needs as a community.”

Watershed Committee member Barber Melton disagreed, however, saying stricter rules with appropriate exceptions and modifications are needed because of the dire consequences of overdeveloping slopes near the river. “We’ve got to start somewhere — we can’t keep cleaning up these messes,” she observed.

In the end, Council approved a basic 30-foot buffer for all properties on a 5-2 vote, allowing staff to grant exemptions for small homes on a case-by-case basis and making some exceptions for adaptive reuse of an existing structure.

“This ordinance really represents a compromise between those who wanted us to go the absolute state bare-bones minimum and those that wanted us to go far beyond what the state standards were,”

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Council members Bill Russell and Gordon Smith both voted against the measure, though for opposite reasons: Russell thought it too restrictive, Smith believed it wasn’t strong enough.

A subsequent motion by Council member Cecil Bothwell calling for 50-foot buffers on steep slopes failed 2-5, with only Bothwell and Smith supporting it. But a motion clarifying that buffers must remain “undisturbed” (something Mayfield had suggested) was approved 6-1, with only Russell opposed.

partisan issue: Recent focus groups have shown that voters across the political spectrum are angry about the influence of special interests in their politics.” Mulkey was the only speaker to address the issue during the public-comment period.

Davis later told Xpress that he had concerns about how extensively the resolution had been vetted by staff. “If we endorse it at this stage, it’s going to be looked at as an endorsement of the whole thing, and I’m not there yet. I think there’s some merit to going out and raising money, especially at the local level.”

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As a bill that would allow municipalities to establish public financing for local elections winds its way through the General Assembly, it will have City Council’s seal of approval.

“This is simply a resolution endorsing the idea that municipalities in North Carolina should be allowed to create public financing,” Bothwell explained. “It doesn’t specify the public-financing plan, and it doesn’t say Asheville will have one.

Across the nation, the only campaign-finance reforms that have really worked have been public financing.” His motion of support was approved 5-2, with Jan Davis and Russell opposed.

Bothwell pointed to the state’s judicial elections and Chapel Hill’s municipal elections as examples of successful public financing in North Carolina.

“Publicly financed elections ensure that candidates can spend more time with voters about the issues rather than asking them for money,” said Bruce Mulkey, president of the activist group WNC for Change. “We don’t see this as a

After the meeting, Council members Smith, Russell, Newman and Manheimer repaired to the nearby Pack’s Tavern for a beer.

According to state open-meetings law, anytime a voting majority of an elected body comes together, it constitutes a quorum and thus must be publicly announced if any policy issues are discussed. Manheimer, an attorney, told Xpress that the gathering was purely social and thus didn’t violate the law.

Asked about the matter, attorney Amanda Martin of the North Carolina Press Association said: “They may be absolutely accurate that they’re not discussing any public business — it’s a little hard to believe, but maybe. If so, then that’s legal.” At such a gathering, she continued, Council members couldn’t so much as mention official city business. X David Forbes can be reached by e-mail at dforbes@ mountainx.com or at 251-1333, ext. 137.

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A young woman was killed by lightning at Max Patch Bald in Madison County; her companion — also injured in the incident — was going to propose to her during the hike.

In nearby Madison County, two students were suspended and told they would not be allowed to take part in graduation after they were caught trying to ride two motorcycles through the high-school lobby.

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by Michael Muller Big changes are happening at the Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, and if you’re even an occasional visitor to their Home Store on Meadow Road, you’ll start seeing them by summer’s end.

The organization plans to add 13,000 square feet of retail space and more than 90 parking spaces. They’ll accomplish this by moving their administrative offices into the adjacent Southern Railway building, which they purchased in December 2008 and are busy renovating. The group is also tearing down some internal walls in the store and converting the former covered drive-through to pedestrian-friendly retail space. A new drop-off station is being built to the right of the existing entrance.

Proceeds from the Home Store cover all of the organization’s administrative costs and pay for building one Habitat house every year. The renovations are projected to increase the store’s sales by 50 percent over the next five years. Of the 800 Habitat for Humanity stores nationwide, the Asheville operation boasts the most sales per square foot. And only five stores — all in much larger cities — have higher gross annual sales, notes Executive Director Lew Kraus.

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Photo by MICHAEL MULLER tion specializes in items such as retro baking cups and molds, cake decorations, specialty papers, boxes and baskets. Xpress found owner More and more people are flying into Amanda Krueger working on her laptop in the empty space (the former home of Red Wolf Asheville, according to numbers released by Run) while waiting for the painters to arrive. the Asheville Regional Airport Authority. April “We were thinking we’d open around the saw a 21.6 percent increase in “deplanements” middle of August, but things are going really (the number of passengers who got off a plane) well,” she reports. “At this rate, we may open compared with the same period last year. That works out to an additional 5,183 people. a few weeks early.”

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fic. The number of travelers departing from Asheville (“enplanements” in airportspeak) jumped 23.8 percent in April compared with last year — the biggest increase in that category in nearly five years. “If the trend continues, we’re on track to break the 300,000 mark for the calendar year,” notes Amy S. Burritt, interim marketing and public relations manager. “If that happens, it will be the first time since 2005.”

The airport, which first opened in 1961, has added five new direct flights in the past year: to Chicago’s O’Hare, LaGuardia in New York City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Tampa and Orlando.

Burritt credits those new offerings, plus more targeted television and radio advertising, with triggering the upsurge in passenger traffic.

“We’ve also forged deep partnerships in the community,” she points out. “We’re proud sponsors of the Apple Festival and The Health Adventure.”

“When people begin to travel more, it is often an indicator of an improving economy,” says Airport Director Lew Bleiweis. “Of course this is great news for the airport, but we’re also really excited about what it means for Western North Carolina as a whole.”

To schedule a flight or learn more about the Asheville Regional Airport, visit http://www.flyavl.com.

N.C. Bar Association honors Bissette

Asheville attorney Lou Bissette has won the North Carolina Bar Association’s Citizen Lawyer Award for 2010. The award recognizes lawyers who provide exemplary public service to their communities.

A two-term Asheville mayor (1985 to 1989), Bissette has chaired the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, the I-26 Corridor Association, The North Carolina Arboretum Society, the Grove Arcade Public Market Foundation, The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation and the Buncombe County Economic Development Commission, among many others. He’s also been active with the Red Cross, Helpmate, Pisgah Legal Services, United Way, Habitat for Humanity, Industries for the Blind and other local nonprofits. In addition, Bissette was a key player in Asheville’s downtown revitalization in the 1980s.

Bissette has served as president of McGuire, Wood & Bissette since 1999 and has practiced law with the firm since 1976. The award will be presented at the bar association’s annual meeting in Wilmington later this month. X Send business news to mmuller@mountainx.com or call Michael Muller at 251-1333, ext. 154.

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Ricki Pierce, the stonemason who built the stream beds, has been lulled to sleep on the porch by the sound of the moving water. His wife, Damaris Pierce, an artist who met Ricki after she commissioned him to build the water features on her property, shakes him gently awake. (cont. pg. 24)

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Rather, we intend to turn the traditional home and garden focus on its ear. Here’s some of what you can expect to see featured in these pages in the months ahead: A man who lives in a 200-square foot, solar-powered home that he built himself on the edge of the fields he farms in Earthaven, an intentional Black Mountain community.

A couple who live in a solar-powered yurt who intend to eventually make, raise and grow all of the food they require. They drink well water, make bio-diesel and happily live on just a few thousand dollars a year.

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Cinthia Milner’s collection of trailer-park garden photos that prove that any space, with time, can be made beautiful.

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(cont. from pg. 22) While she waits for her husband to shake off the cobwebs of sleep, Damaris climbs a hill to her geometric herb garden. Sedum crawls out from under the shadows of towering rose bushes, over stones and toward the sunlight, seemingly in defiance of the attempt to corral it into a pattern.

This garden, perched at the top of the property, overlooks the house, a stone workshop the couple shares and the flashing water below. This garden was the first thing that Damaris built on the property, when the rest of it was still an untamed mess. “It was all just

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The Father’s Day Garden Tour takes place on Sunday, June 20, from 1 until 5 p.m. The tour begins at the BB&T West Asheville branch, near the intersection of Haywood Road and Patton Avenue. The gardens are within walking or biking distance of each other, so bring comfortable shoes.

The focus this year is on sustainable, urban gardens. Gardening experts will be on hand to answer questions, and Asheville GreenWorks Board members will offer refreshments. Divided perennials and local art will be offered for sale. A map of the tour will also be provided.

A preview party will take place on Saturday evening. Visit ashevillegreenworks.org for more information.

Father’s Day Tour tickets are $l5 each/$25 per pair, and can be purchased by calling 254-1776 or by visiting asheville greenworks.org. Proceeds benefit volunteer-based GreenWorks’ local beautification projects. For more information about this fundraiser or to offer support through sponsorships, contact Fathers Day Garden Tour Coordinator, Chas Jansen at cjansen@ mtsu.edu.

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jungle, and the rest was just weeds and grass and hard dirt,” Damaris says, surveying the now somewhat-tamed rolling patch of land.

Damaris, single at the time, hauled lumber, stones and buckets of gravel up the steep hill by herself, without the benefit of tidy stone pathways. The garden, after all, is old enough to precede her stonemason’s arrival.

Close by that herb garden is a circular, stone-paved area that Ricki built for Damaris in lieu of a traditional engagement ring (She’s a sculptor and works with her hands, he will explain later — she’s not much of a jewelry person). The eventual Pierces were bound in marriage by a friend while standing in the center of this stone ring. It’s a beautiful piece — a work of art.

Ricki, now wide awake and jovial, standing in earshot of the fat bees lazily buzzing about the flowers of the herb garden, laughs.

“I don’t classify myself as an artist, I’m a stonemason,” he says, amiably dismissive. It’s obvious, however, that Damaris considers him an artist. She gestures toward expertly crafted paths, stairs, walls. She smiles and gently says, “Look around.”

Interspersed throughout the impossibly tight, yet pleasantly haphazard stonework is a wealth of art — organically eclectic in assortment, but not self-consciously so. Sculpted towers, gnomes, little accents hidden here and there make a stroll through Wamboldtopia one of discovery.

A skeleton with two left feet hangs from a hand-wrought anchor, suspended near the workshop. An old chain-link fence that separates the Pierce’s property from that of their neighbors is undergoing a transformation — via metal lathe and concrete — turning the once-ugly barrier into a faux castle wall. The open arches will be planted with edibles that both sides of the wall will share.

A flowing river of welded-together gears, perched on the wall near the entrance to the garden, has been allowed to collect a patina of rust. “It looks better that way,” says Ricki.

An archway that serves as the entrance to the garden bears a raised, sculpted inscription that reminds those that exit Wamboldtopia: “You are loved.”

Chas Jansen, coordinator of the Father’s Day Garden Tour, thinks that love is the common thread that ties together each of the gardens on this exploration of West Asheville green spaces. “You can tell — in every case — among the ten gardens that are on display on this year’s Fathers Day Garden Tour, that it was all hand-done,” he says.

Magical spaces like Wamboldtopia are on display, as is a restaurant’s kitchen garden and a school garden project. It’s a beautiful hodgepodge. “There’s nothing standardized about what you’re going to see,” says Jansen.

“It’s all created out of ideas, wishes and the love of gardening that exists among the gardeners here.” X Live in a Hobbit Hole? Grow unusual things in your garden? Send your ideas for the new Xpress Home and Garden section to mlunsford@mountainx.com

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• SU (6/20), 1-5pm - Father’s Day Garden Tour, featuring urban gardens in West Asheville. The tour will begin at the BB&T branch near the intersection of Haywood and Patton. $15/$25 for two. A fundraiser for Asheville GreenWorks.

Biointensive Gardening Workshop • SA (6/19), 9am-1pm - Presentation by Laura Lengnick, Director of Sustainable Agriculture at Warren Wilson College, at Carver Center Cafeteria, 101 Carver Ave., Black Mountain. Info: www.growbiointensive.org. Register: diana.mccall@townofblackmountain.org.

Black Mountain Center for the Arts Located in the renovated Old City Hall at 225 West State St. in Black Mountain. Gallery Hours: Mon.Wed. & Fri., 10am-5pm (closed Sat. during winter months). Info: 669-0930 or www.BlackMountainArts. org.

• FR & SA (6/18 & 19), 10am-4pm - Garden tour of six artist gardens in Black Mountain as part of the fundraising event Art in Bloom. In each garden, there will be hosts and plein air painters. A show of the works by the garden painters will be held June 20. $15.

Buncombe County Extension Center Events Located at 94 Coxe Ave., Asheville. Info: 255-5522.

• WE (6/16), 10-11am - Buncombe County Extension Center Master Gardener volunteers will give a free talk on “Gardening Around Black Walnuts.”

Events at the Waynesville Mountain Research Station • TH (6/17), 9-10:30am - “N.C. Grown Organic Wheat: From field to bread.” Wheat breeder Dr. David Marshall will provide an overview of the bread-wheat trials planted at the station, addressing fertility concerns and more. Free. Located at 265 Test Farm Road. Info: www.carolinafarmstewards.org.

N.C. Arboretum Events The Arboretum hosts a variety of educational programs. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free with parking fee ($8/vehicle). No parking fees on 1st Tuesdays. Info: 665-2492 or www.ncarboretum.org.

• TH (6/17), 1-3pm - Naturalist Scott Dean will lead a special program called “Summer in Bloom.” Summer flora in the natural landscape provides an opportunity to investigate why different plants bloom at different times of the year. $11 members/$15.

• SA (6/19), 11am-5pm - The WNC Daylily Club will host its annual Daylily Show and Sale in the Education Center. The show will display some of the best varieties of more than 46,000 registered daylilies.

N.C. Mountain State Fair Flower & Garden Show Call to Gardeners • Gardeners are invited to enter the N.C. Mountain State Fair Flower & Garden Show. A variety of categories are offered, including children’s categories. Info: 687-1414 or www.mountainfair.org.

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. —- 3-6pm - Victory Tailgate Market, in the parking lot adjacent to ABCCM Veterans Restoration Quarters on Tunnel

Road, Asheville —- 2:30-6:30pm - Weaverville Tailgate Market, on the hill overlooking Lake Louise —- 3-7pm - Market on South Main, in the parking lot between Good Stuff and the Marshall Presbyterian Church —- 2-5:30pm - Spruce Pine Farmers Market, on Pollyanna’s Porch on Upper Street.

• WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS, 8am-1pm - Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market, located in Waynesville at the HART Theater and Shelton House parking lot on Pigeon Street —- 8am-Noon - Waynesville Tailgate Market, at the American Legion, just off S. Main Street —- WE, noon-5pm & SA, 8am-1pm - Cashiers Tailgate Market, in the parking lot of Cashiers Community Center.

• THURSDAYS, 10am-2pm - Mission Hospital Tailgate Market, at the back entrance to the Mission Hospital Heart Center on Memorial Campus —- 36pm - Flat Rock Tailgate Market, located in the parking area behind the Hand in Hand Gallery in Flat Rock —- 4-6:30pm - Tryon Tailgate Market, on Trade Street.

• FRIDAYS, 4-6:30pm - Saluda Tailgate Market, Westend city municipal parking.

• SATURDAYS, 8am-1pm - Asheville City Market, in the parking lot of the Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte St. —- 9am-Noon - Big Ivy Tailgate Market, in the parking lot of the old Barnardsville fire station on Hwy. 197 —- 9am-Noon - Black Mountain Tailgate Market, 130 Montreat Road —8am-Noon - North Asheville Tailgate Market, on the campus of UNCA, commuter lot #C —- 9am-Noon - Riceville Tailgate Market, adjacent to the parking area of the Riceville Community Center —- 7amNoon - Henderson County Tailgate Market, 100 N. King St., Hendersonville —- 9am-Noon - Mills River Farm Market, directly off of NC 280 in the Mills River Commons Shopping Center —- 9am-Noon - Jackson County Farmers Market, in the municipal parking lot next to Bridge Park —- 9am-1pm - Madison County Farmers and Artisans Market, across from the football fields on the Mars Hill College campus —- 8am-Noon - Bakersville Farmers Market, in the Bakersville Community Medical Clinic parking lot —8-11:30am - Columbus Tailgate Market, Courthouse Street in front of the Polk County Courthouse —8:30am-12:30pm - Yancey County Farmers Market, Highway 19E at S. Main Street, Burnsville.

• SUNDAYS, 9am-2pm - Greenlife Sunday Market, 70 Merrimon Ave., Asheville —- Noon-4pm - Sundays on the Island, cross the river at the Courthouse on Main St. in downtown Marshall and turn right onto the island.

• MONDAYS, 3-6pm - Hendersonville Community Co-op Tailgate Market, in the parking lot of the Hendersonville Community Co-op.

• TUESDAYS, 3:30-6:30pm - West Asheville Tailgate Market, 718 Haywood Road —- 5-7pm - Green Creek Tailgate Market, on Rte. 9 in Green Creek, Columbus.

• TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS, 8am-2pm - Hendersonville County Curb Market, on Church Street, directly across from the old courthouse in Hendersonville —- TU, 3-6pm & TH & SA, 8am-1pm - Transylvania Tailgate Market, in the parking lot behind the corner of Jordan and Johnson Streets.

• TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS, 7am-Noon - Canton Tailgate Market, in the muncipal parking lot on Park Street.

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Community Events & Workshops Asheville Design Center An exhibit and meeting space at 8 College St., Asheville. Info: www.ashevilledesigncenter.org.

• WE (6/23), 6-7:30pm - David Harper, founder of Land In Common, will discuss how landowners and community organizations can implement a Community Land Trust as a way to promote a resilient local economy. Info: 7827894.

East End Community Discovering A New Vision • TH (6/17), 6:30-8:30pm - Join in discovering a new vision for the community.

Bring a dish to share, joyfulness and ideas. Meet at St. James Fellowship Hall, 44 Hildebrand at MLK. Great Minds, Great Moments The series will feature video and live satellite programs from the 92nd Street YMCA in New York City.

Held at Congregation Beth HaTephila, 43 N. Liberty St. $12/$20 for two people.

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• TH (6/24), 7pm - Video program: Hear a live address by Elie Wiesel focusing on “the obligations of humans in responding to the crises around us: From the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the looming threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.”

Haiti: Past, Present and Future • TU (6/22), 7pm - UN Association panel discussion on Haiti at First Congregational Church, 20 Oak St., Asheville.

Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute Info: 862-5554 or www. pari.edu.

• WEDNESDAYS, 2pm - Campus tours will be offered. Learn about PARI’s educational programs, see the Astronomy Gallery and more. $5/Free for children under 10.

Social & SharedInterest Groups Amateur Pool League (pd.) WHEN YOU PLAY, PLAY POOL. Team rosters are open NOW for the Summer. ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME. Sign-up to play 8ball or 9ball. 828-329-8197 www.BlueRidgeAPA.com ONGOING - weekly league play. www.BlueRidgeAPA. com American Advertising Federation Asheville Info: 258-0316, programs@aafasheville.org or www.aafasheville.org.

• MO (6/21), 11:30am - “Storyteller to the Media.”

Michelle Tennant shares tips on how to harness the power of effective public relations during a luncheon at Posana Cafe. RSVP by June 17. $15 members/$25 nonmembers.

• WE (6/23), 6:30-9pm - Support the local ad club by having dinner at Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian. $22.

RSVP by June 17.

Asheville Homeless Network Meetings take place at Firestorm Cafe & Books in downtown Asheville. Info: 552-0505.

• THURSDAYS, 2pm - All homeless people and interested citizens are welcome.

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Meets once a week to enhance speaking skills both formal and impromptu.

Part of an international proven program that takes you through the steps with fun along the way. Info: www.blueridgetm.org or 926-4600.

• MONDAYS, 12:201:30pm - Meeting.

Bridge for Beginners • TUESDAYS, 911:30am - Free classes at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Hwy., Hendersonville. Drop in and check it out. Info: 692-0576 or 777-2595.

Financial Therapy Groups • TUESDAYS, 7-8pm - Try out new ways of living and of being, supported by others with similar circumstances, for the collective wisdom of the group to enlighten all, while lightening the burden of each. $8.

Info: www.financialtherapygroups.com.

Firestorm Cafe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St., Asheville. Info: 2558115 or www.firestormcafe. com.

• SU (6/20), 7pm - Stateless Society Discussion Group. Monthly meeting exploring anarchist vision and application of libertarian principles.

Scrabble Club Come play America’s favorite word game SCRABBLE. Info: 252-8154 or www. ashevillescrabble.com.

• SUNDAYS, 1-5pm Meets at Books-A-Million in Asheville. Also meets at Barnes & Noble on Wednesdays at 6:30pm.

We have all the gear; just bring your vocabulary. No dues the first six months.

Spring Mountain Community Center Located at 807 Old Fort Road, Fairview. Info: carolyns4kids@att.net.

• 2nd & 4th TUESDAYS, 1-4pm - Doll-Making Bee. Beginners welcome. Bring your tools and supplies.

Info: 628-1045.

Transition Asheville Aims to bring the community together, develop practical solutions and improve the quality of life for everyone in light of peak oil, climate change and the

weeklypicks Events are FREE unless otherwise noted.

Learn about green products while mingling with green professionals at the WNC Green wed Building Council's speed networking and barbecue event Wednesday, June 16, starting at 6 p.m. at HomeSource, 172 Charlotte St., Asheville. RSVP: 254-1995.

Continue celebrating Asheville's recent Beer City USA win by attending a screening of Beer

thur Y'All, a documentary about N.C. microbreweries, Thursday, June 17, at 7 p.m. at White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road. Presented by Seven Sisters Cinema. $5/$3 students. Info: www.sevensisterscinema.com.

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Black Mountain Center for the Arts' annual fundraiser "Art in Bloom,” an event that marries floral design with fine art, kicks off Thursday, June 17, with a gala preview party ($30). An exhibit of the works will be on view Friday, June 18, through Sunday, June 20, at the center, located at 225 West State St., Black Mountain ($5). Other ticketed events are scheduled throughout the weekend. Info: 669-0930 or www.blackmountainarts.org.

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The 19th annual Sidewalk Antique Show is Saturday, June 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Main Street in downtown Hendersonville. The show features a wide variety of items in all price ranges. Info: 697-2022 or www.downtownhendersonville.org.

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Thespian Insurrection Productions, a new student-run community theater, will present a production of Closer Thursday, June 17, through Sunday, June 20, at UNCA's Carol Belk Theatre. $5. Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Not recommended for children. Info: (919) 260-7919.

Benjamin Franklin will come to life through a dramatic performance by Christopher Lowell

mon Monday, June 21, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Buncombe County Libraries' annual Chautauqua

series held on the grounds of the Smith-McDowell House, 283 Victoria Road, Asheville. The Honeycutters will open at 7 p.m. $4. For more information on the series: www.mountainx. com/ae/2010/chautauqua_american_imagination.

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Screenings of this year's Asheville 48 Hour Film Project entries will be shown at Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company, 675 Merrimon Ave., Tuesday, June 22, through Thursday, June 24, at 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. $5. Info: www.48hourfilm.com/asheville.

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• TH (6/17), 7pm - Get acquainted with the group at a free event held at the North Asheville Library meeting room, 1030 Merrimon Ave. Transylvania Heritage Museum Located at 40 West Jordan St., Brevard. Info: 884-2347 or www.transylvaniaheritage.org.

• SA (6/19), 5-6pm Guided Walking Tour of historical Brevard. $10/person.

Call for reservations.

Vivace Young Professionals • 2nd & 4th THURSDAYS, 6pm - A subsidiary of the Asheville Lyric Opera designed to provide networking for young professional opera lovers. Info: mpopebeck@gmail.com.

WNC Community Media Center • WEDNESDAYS, 6-7pm - Want your own radio or TV show? Attend a free orientation at the WNC Community Media Center.

Info: www.urtv.org/index. php/coursesequipment.

Youth OUTright A weekly discussion group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth ages 14-23.

Each week a new topic and activity will be led by at least two trained facilitators. Straight allies are also welcome. Info: www. youthoutright.org.

• FRIDAYS, 6:30-9pm - Meets at the Jefferson House, adjacent to the Unitarian Universalist Church (corner of Edwin and Charlotte Streets) at 21 Edwin Pl.

A national nonpartisan social group connecting liberty advocates.

• MONDAYS, 7pm - Meets at El Chapala Restaurant off of Merrimon Ave. Women in Black • FRIDAYS, 5-6pm - Stand weekly at the Vance Monument in downtown Asheville in a public expression of grief for the violence involved in war. Express support for the people of Gaza and for the humanrights activists who have died trying to deliver aid.

Info: 242-5610.

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Henderson County Republican Women • 4th TUESDAYS, 11:30am-1:30pm - Meets at The Cedars, Hendersonville. $14. To RSVP, send a check payable to Eve Gregg, HCRWC, 236 Greenleaf Drive, Flat Rock, N.C. 28731, memo “Cedars.” Must be received one week prior to meeting.

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Henderson County Senior Softball League The league is always looking for new players, ages 55 and older. Weather permitting, they play yearround. Info: 698-3448 or www.LJRsoftball.com.

• TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS Daytime games at Jackson Park in Hendersonville (April-Oct.) and Leila Patterson Center in Fletcher (Nov.-March). Start times may vary with season.

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., 10am-6pm. Info: 274DOGS or www.animalcompassionnetwork.org.

• SATURDAYS, 11am-3pm - Adoption Days, meet all available pets.

Asheville Humane Society Animals available for adoption from AHS at 72 Lee’s Creek Rd. in Asheville.

View photos of animals currently available for adoption online. Foster homes needed. Info: 236-3885, ext. 311 or www.ashevillehumane.org.

• SA (6/19), 1-3pm - Pussy-Cat-Palooza at Barnes & Noble, Biltmore Park, 33 Town Square Boulevard. Adoption fees for cats six months and older waived. Plus, 2-for-1 adoption fees for all kittens.

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Membership is open to everyone interested in purebred dogs and responsible dog ownership. Info: 258-4833 or www.ashevillekennelclub.com.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Breed Handling Classes.

Learn how to present your purebred dog in the Show Ring. Meets at the US Army Reserve Center on Louisiana Ave. Open to the public. Details and map on the Web site.

ChainFree Asheville A nonprofit, all-volunteer effort dedicated to improving the welfare of dogs living outdoors on chains and in pens in Asheville and Buncombe County. Info: www.chainfreeasheville.org or 450-7736.

• SUNDAYS, 11am-3pm - Come help a chained dog experience freedom.

No experience necessary. Meets four times a month within Asheville or Buncombe County to build a fence for a chained dog.

Community Partnership for Pets This nonprofit’s primary goal is to stop the unnecessary killing of hundreds of healthy and adoptable animals at local shelters in Henderson, Buncombe, Transylvania and Polk County. Info: 693-5172 or www.communitypartnershipforpets.org.

• 1st & 4th SATURDAYS, Noon-3pm - Spay/neuter vouchers available at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville (at the Kmart entrance). $20 cats/$30 dogs.

Henderson County Animal Services Located at 828 Stoney Mountain Road in Hendersonville. Info: 6974723.

• SA (6/19), 2-4pm Rabies Vaccination Clinic.

Rabies shots will be available for dogs (on leashes) and cats (in crates) at the National Guard Armory, 2025 Spartanburg Highway in Hendersonville. $8. Cosponsored by Community Partnership for Pets.

Western Carolina Dog Fanciers Association An area AKC Kennel Club.

Info: www.akc.org.

• SA & SU (6/19 & 20) Dog show at the Haywood County Agriculture and Activities Center.

Admission is free, but there is a small parking fee.

Info: www.infodog.com/ clubs/2010471201.HTM. WNC Agricultural Center

Hosts agricultural events, horse shows and farmrelated competitions.

Located at 1301 Fanning Bridge Road. in Fletcher.

Info: 687-1414.

• TH (6/24) through SU (6/27) - Piedmont Paso Fino Assoc. Horse Show.

Technology Free Mac Computer Classes Classes are held at Charlotte Street Computers, 101 S. Lexington Ave., downtown Asheville. To register: classes@charlottestreetcomputers.com.

• MONDAYS, Noon12:45pm - Mac OSX Basics class.

• WEDNESDAYS, Noon12:45pm - iTunes class.

• FRIDAYS, Noon12:45pm - iPhoto class.

Volunteering American Red Cross • Volunteers are always welcome as canteen greeters at the WNC American Red Cross Blood Services Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road, Asheville, and out in the community with the mobiles units.

Info: 258-3888, ext. 214 or tosettim@usa.redcross. org.

Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Seeks Volunteers Volunteers must attend an orientation prior to scheduling in the Home Store or the Jobsite. Info: lodeen@ ashevillehabitat.org.

• 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 6pm & 2nd FRIDAYS & 3rd SATURDAYS, 10am - Volunteer orientations are offered at Habitat for Humanity, 30 Meadow Road.

Community Garden • FRIDAYS, 3-6pm Volunteers are needed to help maintain a garden that supplies food for weekly community meals. Come join a group of people who love to get down and dirty.

Info: (864) 557-2204.

Hands On AshevilleBuncombe Choose the volunteer opportunity that works for you. Youth are welcome to volunteer on many projects with adult supervision. Info: www.handsonasheville. org or call 2-1-1. Visit the Web site to sign up for a project.

• TU (6/22), 4-6pm - Help MANNA prepare “Packs for Kids,” backpack-sized parcels of food that will be distributed to students from low-income families.

• TH (6/24), 4-6pm 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 —- 5:30-7:30pm - 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.

Haywood Street Congregation Clothing Closet • THURSDAYS - Clothing closet open to persons in need at 297 Haywood St., Asheville. Volunteers are needed to help sort through new donations, hang clothes and straighten up.

Individuals or groups are welcome to come. Info: 337-4944.

Land-of-Sky’s Retired Senior Volunteer Program RSVP places adults age 55 and older in local nonprofit and charitable agencies in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania Counties. Help make the community a better place for all. Info: 251-6622 or patti@landofsky.org.

• Recruiting volunteers for the Council on Aging of Buncombe County’s Call-A-Ride program, the Black Mountain Garden, the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands July 15-18, the Madison County Visitors Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters for Buncombe & Henderson Counties, the Henderson and Transylvania County Sheriff Departments and Brevard Police Departments, Helios Warriors in Asheville and the Mountain Area Red Cross.

Men and Women Wanted Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for persons ages 18 and up to share outings twice a month with youth from single-parent homes.

Activities are free or low-cost. Volunteers also needed to mentor 1 hr./wk. in schools and after-school programs. Info: 253-1470 or www.bbbswnc.org.

• WE (6/23), Noon - An information session for interested volunteers will be held at the United Way Building, 50 S. French Broad Ave., Rm. 213.

• WE (6/23), Noon - Info session at the United Way building, 50 S. French Broad Ave., Rm. 213.

RiverLink’s Volunteer Opportunities RiverLink is a regional nonprofit organization working

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to revitalize the French Broad River watershed.

Internship positions are available, as well as many volunteer opportunities.

Info: 252-8474, volunteer@riverlink.org or www. riverlink.org.

• FR (6/18), 9:30am RiverLink needs a volunteer to come along on a short raft trip with campers (3rd-5th graders). The trip will be over by lunchtime.

Rafting experience a plus.

Volunteers Needed for Helios Warriors • Helios Warriors, a nonprofit offering alternative health care for veterans, is in need of certified/licensed and insured bodywork practitioners willing to volunteer 3 hours min./mo. on Fridays and some Sundays. Info: 299-0776 or www.helioswarriors.org, info@helioswarriors.org or 299-0776.

Health Programs Helping Women Recover from Addictions and Trauma (pd.) Compassionate therapy, support and understanding. Also offering help for your spouse, partner and loved ones.

Call Denise Kelley, MA, LPC, (828) 231-2107.

Pranic Healing Introductory Lecture (pd.) Pranic Healing is a highly advanced and tested system of energybased healing techniques created for the world by Grand Master Choa Kok Sui (GMCKS). This no touch healing technology utilizes “Prana” or “life-force”to harmonize the body’s chakras and energy processes and to heal physical and emotional imbalances.

Lecture includes a video presentation, group energy exercises, Pranic Healing demonstration, and concludes with the Meditation for Planetary Peace. Free and open to the public.

Wednesday, June 23rd, 7-8:30 p.m. at Crystal Visions, Hendersonville.

Info: 386.736.6737 Art of Intimacy Learn life-changing communication and relationship skills, drawing from the work of Marshal Rosenberg (Nonviolent Communication), Brad Blanton (Radical Honesty), Susan Campbell (Getting Real), John Bradshaw (Homecoming) and others. $60/4-session class. Info: 254-5613 or www.theREALcenter.org.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7:309:30pm - Meeting.

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. To register or for info: www. pardeehospital.org or 6924600.

• FR (6/18), 1:30-3pm - “Creating Your Personal Health Record,” with Jean Sitton, RN. • MO (6/21), 12:304:30pm - AARP Safe Driving Class. $12 members/$14 nonmembers.

Henderson County Red Cross Red Cross holds classes in CPR and First Aid for infants, children and adults; Standard First Aid in Spanish; Babysitter Training; Pet First Aid. Located at 203 Second Ave. East, Hendersonville.

Info: 693-5605. : Blood Drive dates and locations are listed below. Appointment and ID required. Through June 30, all donors are entered to win a cruise for two.

• TH (6/17), 9am-1:30pm - St. James Episcopal Church, 766 N. Main St. Info: 693-7458 —- 10am-2:30pm - City of Hendersonville Operations Center/Water Department, 305 Williams St. Info: 6973073.

• MO (6/21), 10am2:30pm - American Red Cross Chapter, 203 2nd Ave. E. Hendersonville.

Info: 693-5605.

• TH (6/24), 7am-6pm - Grace Lutheran Church, 1245 W. 6th Ave. Info: 693-5605.

Operation Blood Drive • TH (6/24), 7am-6pm - At Trinity Baptist Church, 216 Shelburne Road, Asheville, and Grace Lutheran Church, 1245 Sixth Ave. West, Hendersonville. Hosted by WLOS and the Red Cross.

For an Asheville appointment: 258-3888, ext.

402. For a Hendersonville appointment: 693-5605.

Opportunity House Events Located at 1411 Asheville Hwy. in Hendersonville.

Info: 698-5517 or 6920575.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7-8am - Low-cost medical testing with Linda Garren, RN of Hendersonville. No appointments necessary.

Info: 692-0575.

Support Groups Adult Children Of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families ACOAs continue “survival” behaviors they had as children, which no longer serve them as adults.

Come learn how to grow in recovery and become the person you are meant to be through this 12-step fellowship. Info: 545-9648.

• FRIDAYS, 7-8:30pm - Meets at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave., Asheville.

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: 800-2861326 or www.wnc-alanon. org.

• WEDNESDAYS, 8-9pm - Newcomers meeting and discussion: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, across from Ingles. Enter through parking lot door. Info: 2250515.

• WEDNESDAYS, 12:151:15pm - Step study: First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Park in the back of lot between Church and Y. Info: 686-8131.

• WEDNESDAYS, 8pm Al-Anon in West Asheville: Meeting at West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Rd., across from Ingles. Separate Newcomers’ Meeting meets also at 8pm. Info: 258-4799.

• THURSDAYS, 7pm - Discussion meeting for parents of children with addictions: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, across from Ingles. Info: 2426197.

• FRIDAYS, 8pm - The Lambda (GLBT) group of Al-Anon is a gay-friendly support group for families and friends of alcoholics, and holds their weekly candlelight meeting at All Souls Cathedral, 3 Angle St. Info: 670-6277 (until 9pm).

• FRIDAYS, 12:30-1:30pm - Discussion meeting: First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Park in the back of lot between Church and Y. Info: 686-8131.

• FRIDAYS, 6:30pm - Discussion meeting for couples only: All Souls Cathedral, 3 Angle St. Info: 676-0485.

• SATURDAYS, 10am - Al-Anon North: Meeting at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. • SATURDAYS, 10am - Saturday Serenity at St

Mary’s Episcopal Church on the corner of Charlotte and Macon. Beginners welcome.

• SATURDAYS, Noon - Weaverville discussion meeting at First Baptist Church on N. Main St., next to the library. Enter via side glass doors.

• SUNDAYS, 5-6pm Discussion meeting: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road. Info: 281-1566.

• MONDAYS, 12-1pm - Discussion meeting: First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Park in the back of lot between Church and Y. Info: 686-8131.

• MONDAYS, 7pm Black Mountain Al-Anon: Meeting at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 201 Blue Ridge Road (corner of Blue Ridge Road and Hwy. 9). Info: 669-0274.

• TUESDAYS, 5:30pm - 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Study at Kennilworth Presbyterian Church, 123 Kenilworth Road.

• TUESDAYS, 7pm Discussion meeting: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Asheville Burn Survivor Support Group • 3rd SATURDAYS, 1-3pm - Open discussions related to all aspects of recovery from burn trauma, whether recent or a long time ago. Meets at Earth Fare South eating area, 1856 Hendersonville Road. Info: 298-5515 or www.wncburnsurvivor.com.

Beauty Through Cancer Provides programs and services for breast cancer patients and survivors in the WNC area. Located at 131 McDowell St., Suite 202, Asheville. Info: 2528558 or info@beautythroughcancer.org.

• 1st & 3rd MONDAYS, 5:30-7:00pm - Breast cancer support group. Inspire one another, share stories and listen to interesting speakers from the community. All female cancer patients, survivors and caregivers welcome.

Bipolar and Depression Support Group • WEDNESDAYS, 6:308:30pm - Magnetic Minds meets at Mountain House, 225 E. Chestnut St., Asheville. Peer support, empowerment, recovery and advocacy. Info: 3189179.

C.L.O.S.E.R. Gay Support Group • TUESDAYS, 7-9pm - Community Liason of

Support Education and Reform. Weekly support group for GLBT community. Weekly meetings with varying subject matter, visiting guest speakers and social activities. Meets at the Cathedral of All Souls Episcopal Church meeting room. Info: 776-0109.

Cancer Support Group for Caregivers • MONDAYS, 11am-Noon - Meetings at Jubilee, 46 Wall St., Asheville.

Emotional support for family members of people experiencing cancer.

Facilitated by Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Info: 299-0394.

Cancer Support Group for Women • MONDAYS, 1:30-3pm - Meetings at Biltmore United Methodist Church.

Emotional support for women experiencing cancer. Facilitated by Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Info: 299-0394.

Eating Disorders Individuals are welcome to come to one or all of the support group. Info: 3374685 or www.thecenternc. org.

• WEDNESDAYS, 78pm - Support group for adults at T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St. Focus is on positive peer support, coping skills and recovery tools. Led by licensed professionals. Free.

Grief Recovery Seminar/ Support Group Meets at First United Methodist Church, 204 Sixth Ave. W. Hendersonville. GriefShare is a special support group for people grieving the death of someone close.

The video seminar features recognized experts on grief recovery topics. Info: 6943621 or www.hvlfumc.org.

• 2nd & 4th TUESDAYS, 2-3:30pm - Meeting.

Grief Support Offered by Four Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care at Greatrex Place, 571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock. Info: 233-0307.

• TU (6/22), 6-8pm Men’s Grief Support Group will meet. Call to register.

Overcomers Recovery Support Group • TUESDAYS, 7-8pm - A Christian-based 12step recovery program for women. Provides a spiritual plan of recovery for people struggling with life-controlling problems such as alcohol, drugs, overeating, pornography, codependency, enabling.

All women are welcome.

Info: rchovey@sos.spcasheville.org.

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 noted.

• THURSDAYS, Noon - Asheville: Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Rd. (S. 25 at Yorkshire). Info: 2981899.

• SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Black Mountain: Carver Parks & Recreation Center, 101 Carver Ave. off Blue Ridge Road. Open relapse and recovery mtg. Info: 686-8131.

• MONDAYS, 6:30pm - Hendersonville: Balfour United Meth. Church, 2567 Asheville Hwy. (Hwy. 25).

Open mtg. Info: 1-800580-4761.

• MONDAYS, 6pm - Asheville: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Open mtg. Info: 2778185.

• TUESDAYS, 10:30amNoon - Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. at Ottari.

Open BBSS mtg. Info: 280-2213.

S-Anon For those affected by someone else’s sexual behavior. Info: 545-4287 or 606-6803.

• WEEKLY - Three meetings are available per week.

S-Anon Meetings S-Anon is a 12-step recovery program for partners, family and friends of sexaholics. We share our experience, strength and hope to help solve our common problems. Meetings held weekly in Asheville, Fletcher and Waynesville.

Call confidential voice mail for information: 258-5117.

• WEEKLY - Meetings.

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous • SATURDAYS, 10-11am - A 12-step, recovery fellowship for those who want to stop living out a pattern of compulsive sexual and romantic behavior. Meets at Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Park behind church and enter at front door of the annex.

Sexaholics Anonymous SA is a 12-step fellowship of men and women recovering from compulsive patterns of lust, romance,

destructive relationships, sexual thoughts or sexual behavior. Call confidential voice mail 681-9250 or e-mail saasheville@gmail. com. Info: www.orgsites. com/nc/saasheville/.

• DAILY - Asheville meetings.

WNC Brain Tumor Support Welcomes family as well as the newly diagnosed and longer-term survivors.

Info: 691-2559 or www. wncbraintumor.org.

• 3rd THURSDAYS, 6:158pm - Group meets at MAHEC, 501 Biltmore Ave., at the edge of the Mission Hospitals campus.

Workaholic Anonymous (WA) Meetings Feeling rushed? Can’t get it all done? WA slogan: “Slow is beautiful and powerful. I move glacially.”

Info: 254-6484. Or try conference call meetings: Get times and numbers at www.workaholicsanonymous.org/page. php?page=_meetings.

• TUESDAYS, 5:306:30pm - Asheville WA meeting at First Presbyterian Church, 40 Church St.

Helplines For Xpress’ list of helplines, visit www. mountainx.com/events/ category/helplines.

Outdoors Asheville Track Club The club provides information, education, training, social and sporting events for runners and walkers of any age. Please see the group Web site for weekly events and news. Info: www.ashevilletrackclub.org or 253-8781.

• Register now for Fit Families. Age-appropriate exercise for kids and their caregivers. Parents and older kids (11+) can join up with ATC’s Beginning Runners, Walkers, or create their own group. Kids ages 4-10 will play fitness games. Meets every Tues. and Thurs. at Carrier Park.

Info & registration: kellyallenasheville@gmail.com.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 6pm & SATURDAYS, 8am (through 7/22) - Train for Bele Chere 5K with ATC’s Beginning Runners Program at Carrier Park. All fitness levels and ages from 11+ welcome.

Walking and Fit Families kids programs also available. Info: 665-7526.

• SUNDAYS, 8:30am - Trail run for all paces.

Meet at the NC Arboretum, Greenhouse Parking Area.

Info: 648-9336.

Blue Ridge Bicycle Club Encourages safe and responsible recreational bicycling in the WNC area.

To find out more about the club and its ongoing advocacy efforts, or to see a complete club calendar, visit www.blueridgebicycleclub.org.

• SA (6/19), 9-11am Bike lane cleanup followed by a bike ride leaving from French Broad River Park.

Meet at Clingman Cafe at 8:30am for breakfast.

BRBC will give $5 to volunteers for either breakfast or lunch after the ride at Asheville Pizza on Coxe.

Info: 253-3303.

Blue Ridge Parkway Hikes Led by Blue Ridge Parkway rangers.

• FR (6/18), 10am - Hike of the week: “Big, Bald and Beautiful.” Meet a ranger at the Craggy Gardens Visitor Center, milepost 364.4, for an easy hike to Craggy Flats. Bring water and wear sturdy shoes. Info: 2985330, ext. 304.

Carolina Mountain Club CMC fosters the enjoyment of the mountains of WNC and adjoining regions and encourages the conservation of our natural resources, through an extensive schedule of hikes and a program of trail building and maintenance. $20 per year, family memberships $30 per year. Newcomers must call the leader before the hike. Info: www.carolinamtnclub.org.

• WE (6/16), 8:30am - The Roans. Info: 484-9132 or jaloth@charter.net.

• SU (6/20), 8am - South Mills River. Info: 883-2447 or stuengo@citcom.net —- 12:30pm - Max Patch Ramble. Info: 275-4500 or galmb46@bellsouth.net.

• WE (6/23), 8am - Cold Mtn. Overlook to Bridges Camp Gap to Big East.

Info: 252-6327 or tomary. avl@gmail.com.

Cradle of Forestry Events Experience the natural and cultural history of the Southern Appalachians at the birthplace of scientific forestry. Located on Route 276 in Pisgah National Forest. Info: 877-3130 or www.cradleofforestry.org.

• SA (6/19), 7:30-9:30pm - Winged Creatures of The Night Twilight Tour. Learn about bats, moths and owls. Make a luna moth finger puppet, then go on a guided trail walk to search for winged creatures of the

night. Wheelchair accessible. $6 adults/$3 ages 4-15.

Four Season Greenway 5K • FR (6/18), 6:30pm - Greenway 5K at Fletcher Park. The race will showcase the new greenway. $5. Info: fourseasonsrunningclub@gmail.com. To register: www.footrxasheville.com.

Guided Hikes at Bat Cave Nature Preserve • WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS, 10am1:30pm - The Nature Conservancy is leading hikes at Bat Cave Preserve.

Learn about natural history and the rare plants and animals of Hickory Nut Gorge.

Walk to the base of the cave. $10. Reservations required. Info: abell@ tnc.org.

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: e-mail kristina@appalachian.org.

• SA (6/19) & SU (6/20) - June Jamboree: A Party Celebrating Conservation.

See Roan Mountain during peak rhododendron bloom and enjoy guided hikes on Overmountain Victory Trail and through newly protected properties. Register online.

Swannanoa Valley Museum Hikes Unless otherwise noted, all hikes begin in the parking lot of Black Mountain Savings Bank, 200 E. State St. in Black Mountain. Info or reservations: 669-9566 or swannanoavalleym@ bellsouth.net.

• 3rd SATURDAYS, 8am - The Swannanoa Rim Explorer hiking series will host treks along 31 miles of the Swannanoa Rim. For experienced hikers only. $20 members/$40 nonmembers. Bring lunch, water and snacks.

• WE (6/23) - Linville Caverns/Wiseman’s View Trip. RSVP required.

Questions? Call (828)2511333, ext. 365

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Visit our Mac Stores at 101 South Lexington and 300 Airport Road.

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Sports Groups & Activities Outdoor Demo Day and Backyard Camp Out (pd.) June 26th at 5:30pm.

Join Diamond Brand in celebration of the Great American Backyard Camp Out. It’s a great opportunity

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to introduce friends and family to the wonders of the outdoors, while also testing the latest camping gear and accessories. We’ll have name brand gear and reps, campfire stories and games for kids. Please RSVP to reserve your tent and campsite. Contact Gary Eblen at geblen@ diamondbrand.com or by calling 828-684-6262.

ABRC Ladies Road Ride • MONDAYS, 6pm - Meet at Youngblood Bicycles, 233 Merrimon Ave. This is a ride for people with some experience who want to improve their group road-riding skills.

Cue sheets are available at Youngblood. Info: 2514686, wcoin13@thefhc. net or www.abrc.net.

Adult League Kickball Must have at least 10 players per team. The season will consist of 10 games and a league championship game with trophies for the winning team. $25/person.

Info: 250-4269 or jay. nelson@buncombecounty. org.

• Through FR (7/16) Registration.

Aikido for Children Info: www.aikidonc.org or 258-1330.

• Aikido class for children ages 8-14 now forming. $5/class.

Asheville Kendo Club • FRIDAYS, 6:30-9:30pm Dedicated to bringing quality Kendo to the Asheville area. Kendo, the Japanese “Way of the Sword,” develops a person’s mind, posture and spirit through the principles of Japanese fencing. Kendo is not selfdefense. Info: ashevillekendo@gmail.com.

Asheville Masters Swimming Competitive, fitness and triathlon swimmers welcome.

Info: www.ashevillemasters.com • MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS, 5:45-7:15am - Practice at Asheville School.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 5:45-7:15am & SATURDAYS, 7-9am - Coached practices at Warren Wilson College.

Cradle of Forestry Events Experience the natural and cultural history of the Southern Appalachians at the birthplace of scientific forestry. Located on Route 276 in Pisgah National Forest. Info: 877-3130 or www.cradleofforestry.org.

• SA (6/19), 1-3pm - SAWA Pro Lumberjack Meet. Cheer as profession-

al lumberjacks compete in seven events, including underhand and standing block chops, crosscut saw and a new event, the springboard chop. $6/$3 ages 4-15.

Filipino Martial Arts Kuntao: Traditional empty-hand system of self defense. Kali: Filipino method of stick-and-knife combat. First two lessons are free. Info: 777-8225 or http://kuntao.webs.com.

• SATURDAYS, 1pm & TUESDAYS, 7pm - Classes at Asheville Culture Project, 257 Short Coxe Ave. Lunch & Learn: Basic Bike Maintenance • WE (6/16), 10:30am1pm - Bring your bike to Epic Cycle on Sutton Avenue in Black Mountain for a free workshop on basic bike maintenance, just in time for summer rides. A short ride and a lunch will follow.

Ultimate Frisbee Pickup • SUNDAYS, 4-6pm - Play ultimate frisbee with the Asheville Ultimate Community. Pickup is coed; all levels are welcome. Bring a dark and a light shirt, cleats and disc if you have them, and water.

At Memorial Field (behind McCormick Stadium). Info: chris@ashevilleultimate. org.

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

• Register for the Summer Softball League. Season begins July 5. Info: recathletics@townofwaynesville. org.

• TU (6/22), 6:30pm - Organization meeting for the new coed softball league. Mandatory meeting for all team representatives. Season will begin July 5.

• TU (6/22), 6:30pm - An organizational meeting for the ISA Summer Softball League will be held at the Rec. Center. This is a mandatory meeting for all team representatives. Bring a complete team roster.

Season begins July 5.

Info: recathletics@townofwaynesville.org.

Kids At The Health Adventure Free first Wed. of every month from 3-5pm. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun., 1-5pm. $8.50 adults/$7.50 students & seniors/$6 kids 2-11.

Program info or to RSVP: 254-6373, ext. 324. Info:

www.thehealthadventure. org.

• THURSDAYS, 10:3011:30am - Preschool Play Date. Interactive fun just for preschoolers led by museum facilitators. Free with admission.

• SATURDAYS, 1-2pm - Experiment with science during Super Science Saturdays. Featuring hands-on activities led by museum facilitators, the programs are fun for all ages. Free with admission.

Contestants Sought for the Heritage Alive! Mountain Youth Talent Contest • Through TH (7/8) - Accepting applications.

Open to youth up to 18.

The contest is held during the Franklin Folk Festival on July 17. Entry forms available at www.spiritofappalachia.org.

Cradle of Forestry Events Experience the natural and cultural history of the Southern Appalachians at the birthplace of scientific forestry. Located on Route 276 in Pisgah National Forest. Info: 877-3130 or www.cradleofforestry.org.

• THURSDAYS, 10:30am1pm - Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club. Natureoriented program for children ages 4 to 7 and their adults. Reservations requested. Outdoor-oriented activities explore a forest-related theme to engage young children in the natural world.

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

There are two nature trails (free), and guided tours are offered. Info: 891-6585 or www.historicjohnsonfarm. org.

• TU (6/22) through TH (6/24), 9:30-11:30am - Children’s Art Workshop with Carolyn Serrano. Open to students in grades 3-5. $40. Call to RSVP. Hands On! This children’s museum is located at 318 North Main St., Hendersonville. Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am-5pm.

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

• TH (6/17), 1pm - Play With Your Food!

Led by Gretchen from Hendersonville Co-Op. Learn about and sample healthy snacks and local produce. June is National Fresh Fruit and Veggies Month.

• FR (6/18), 2pm - “A Beagle’s Tale.” Hear a

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Spirituality

Make a Splash! Summer Reading Program Sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries.

Info: www.buncombecounty.org.

• TH (6/17), 6:30pm - Summer Library Fest featuring entertainment by family-friendly hip-hop musician Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. Held at the Smith-McDowell House, 283 Victoria Road. All ages welcome. Info: 253-9231.

• FR (6/18), 11am “Keowee for Kids: Sounds of Music and Story.” Held at the West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road. All ages welcome.

Info: 250-4750 • SA (6/19), 2pm - Movie Matinee at East Asheville Library: Finding Nemo.

Located at 902 Tunnel Road. Info: 250-4738.

• TU (6/22), 2pm - Frisky Fishies: Make a Toy for a Humane Society Cat at the Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road. Please bring a clean sock (child or baby sized preferred). Info: 250-4758.

• WE (6/23), 11am - Balloon Magic with Mark Deverges at the Swannanoa Library, 101 W. Charleston Street. Info: 250-6486 • TH (6/24), 11am Musical Storytelling with Doug Elliott at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Info: 250-6480 —- 2pm - “Stories from Near and Far,” at Fairview Library, 749 Fairview Road. Free, but ticketed. Info: 250-4754 —- 2:30pm - “Rowby’s Travels,” a performance

by Red Herring Puppets at South Buncombe/Skyland Library, 260 Overlook Road. Info: 250-6488 —- 2pm - “Doug Elliot: Storyteller Extraordanaire,” will perform at Black Mountain Library, 105 N. Dougherty St. Info: 2504756 —- 2:30 & 4pm Hobey Ford and his Golden Rod Puppets perform at Weaverville Library, 41 N. Main St. Info: 250-6482.

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

• Through WE (8/18) Summer camp for children in grades 1-6. Activities include arts and crafts, swimming, library trips and more. $25 per day.

3 Day Course • Shaolin Qi Gong (pd.) Taught by Pragata.

Learn a selection of the highly respected 18 Lohan Hands, forms that were given by Bodhidharma, the first Zen patriarch, to Shaolin monks in the 6th century A.D. • TuesdayThursday, June 22-24, 6pm-9pm, Asheville. $250.

• Space limited, call today: (828) 280-8695.

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. (828)258-3229.

Learn the Craft of the Wise (pd.) A year of guided, focused study in Wicca.

Held in downtown Asheville twice a month starting June 20th. Taught by Diotima Mantineia. More information at www.uraniaswell.com/wicca.htm Psychic Camp Conference (pd.) July 11-16 Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Asheville NC. Experiential education-vacation for ALL ages. Register now to develop your biofield senses and mystic wisdom. For more information visit www.psykids.org Tuesday Afternoons • Study • Meditation • Great Tree Zen Temple (pd.) Study: 3:30pm • Meditation: 5:30pm. 679 Lower Flat Creek Road, Alexander. Love offering.

More information: 6452085 or www.greattreetemple.org All Saints Anglican Church Located at 15 McDowell Road, Mills River. The 1928 Book of Common Prayer is used. Info: 8917216.

• SUNDAYS, 8:30am Holy Eucharist —- 9:45am - Christian Education —11am - Holy Eucharist. Call for information on other weekly services.

Asheville Center for Spiritual Awareness Located in the N. Louisiana Office Park, 370 N. Lousiana Ave., Suite D-3.

Info: www.csa-asheville. org.

• SUNDAYS & THURSDAYS - Meditation practice in the kriya yoga tradition. Sun. mornings and Thurs. evenings.

Donation basis. Info: ryan. kurczak@gmail.com.

Asheville Center for Transcendental Meditation/ Introductory Lecture: Got bliss?

The true nature of life is bliss—full abundance of creativity, health, happiness, peace. The TM technique is the most widely researched meditation, with over 600 scientific studies validating its life-transforming benefits for mind, body, behavior and environment.

Info: 254-4350 or www.

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• WEDNESDAYS, 7:158:15pm - Learn more: Free public introductory talk at the Maharishi Enlightenment Center, 165 E. Chestnut St. Asheville Meditation Center Classes are held at the Greenlife Community Center, 90 Merrimon Ave., unless otherwise noted.

Info: 505-2300 or www. meditateasheville.org.

• MONDAYS, 6:30-7:30pm - Meditation for Inner Peace class. Donations accepted.

Avalon Grove Nontraditional Celtic Christian worship services to honor the ancient Celtic holidays. Participants are welcome to bring vegetarian food to share after the service. Info: 645-2674 or www.avalongrove.net.

• SU (6/20), 3-4pm - Celtic Christian Summer Solstice (Litha) Service.

Outdoor service to honor the Summer Solstice.

Awakening Practices Study the works of Eckhart Tolle and put words into action through meditation and discussion. Info: Trey@QueDox.com.

• 2nd & 4th THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - Meets at the Enka-Candler Library meeting room.

Buddhist Meditation and Discussion Meets in the space above the French Broad Food Co-op. April’s theme: “How to Solve Our Anger Problems.” Suggested donation: $8/$4 students & seniors. Info: 779-5502 or www.meditation-innorthcarolina.org.

• WE (6/16), 7:15pm - “The Key to Real Happiness.”

• WE (3/23), 7:15pm “Pure Mind, Pure World.”

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.

• 3rd SUNDAYS, 8am Japanese-style Zen service followed by informal tea.

Coalition of Earth Religions Events Info: 230-5069 or www. ceres-wnc.org.

• 4th WEDNESDAYS - Meeting at the Earth Fare Community Room. Call for details.

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.

Ethical Society of Asheville A humanistic, religious and educational movement inspired by the ideal that the supreme aim of human life is working to create a more humane society.

Meetings are held at the Botanical Garden’s Visitors Center, 151 W. T. Weaver Blvd. All are welcome. Info: 687-7759 or www.aeu.org.

• SU (6/20), 2-3:30pm - “Sense and Insensitivity: On Growing Up a White South-African Atheist During Apartheid” will be presented by Celia Melville.

There will be a discussion period following the presentation and time for informal conversation.

Evening Gathering With Malidoma Patrice Some’ • SA (6/19), 7pm - Join us for an evening of drumming, dancing, sharing, connection and a talk with initiated West African Elder Malidioma Some’.

Event will be held 12 miles NW of Asheville. $30.

Info: 777-1492 or www. ritesofpassagecouncil. com/Malidoma.

Full Moon Farm Wolfdog Rescue FMF is a wolfdog rescue organization and sanctuary south of Black Mountain.

Info: 669-1818 or www. fullmoonfarm.org.

• SU (6/20), 7pm Shamanic Drum Circle - Wolf Clan Teachings.

Sonara “Grandmother SilverBear” from British Columbia will be visiting.

Bring a blanket, a cover for your eyes, a drum or

rattle if you have one and a snack to share. $20 donation.

Global Heart Meditation • 3rd FRIDAYS, 7-9pm - Prayer is the single most powerful force in the Universe. Join with others to collectively radiate our coherent heart energy to support global consciousness of Oneness. At CSLAsheville, 2 Science of Mind Way. Love offering.

Info: 231-7638 or 2423133.

Global Peace Initiative Comes to Asheville • SU (6/20) - A Summer Feast for the Soul celebrates the Global Peace Initiative, a spiritual practice which honors all faiths and spiritual paths (June 21 through June 27), and will be held at the Black Mountain Sanctuary. Read from sacred texts, participate in a candle lighting ceremony and more. Free.

Info: 254-4651 or www. winterfeastforthesoul.com.

Hare Krsna Sunday Feast Meets above the French Broad Food Co-op, 90 Biltmore Ave. Info: www. highthinkingsimpleliving.org or 506-2987.

• Select SUNDAYS, 6-8pm - An evening of bhajans, class on the Bhagavad-Gita and a vegetarian feast.

Everyone welcome. Refer to the Web site or call for dates.

Hendersonville First Congregational United Church of Christ Located at 1735 Fifth Ave. W. in Hendersonville.

Info: 692-8630 or www. fcchendersonville.org.

• SUNDAYS (6/13 & 20), 9:15am - Adult Forum: “What About Eternal Life?” with Rev. Larry Anderson.

A discussions of Bishop Spong’s remarks will follow.

Land of the Sky United Church of Christ Located at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 15 Overbrook Place, in East Asheville.

• SUNDAYS, 9:15am - Women-led, justicefocused, family-friendly, and open to all. Worship with Land of the Sky UCC. An open and affirming new church. Child-care available.

Mills River Presbyterian Church Located at 10 Presbyterian Church Road. Info: 8917101.

• Through FR (6/18), 6-8pm - Vacation Bible School. The free program will include class time, recreation, music, snacks and

freewillastrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Istanbul is the world’s only mega-city that spans two continents. Many Turkish commuters take the 15-minute ferry ride across the Bosphorus Strait, traveling from their suburban homes in Asia to the urban sprawl in Europe. I’m seeing a comparable journey for you, Aries: a transition that happens casually and quickly, but that moves you from one world to another. Prepare yourself, please.

Just because it unfolds relatively easily and benevolently doesn’t mean you should be nonchalant about the adjustments it will require you to make.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

When you want to get rid of a weed that’s impinging on the autonomy of your growing tomato plant, you don’t just tear away its stalk and leaves; you yank it out by the roots. That’s the approach I urge you to take with the saboteur that has inserted itself into your otherwise thriving patch of heaven. There’s no need to express hatred or rage. In fact, it’s better to be lucid and neutral as you thoroughly remove the invasive influence and assert your right to care for what you love.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

A lot of people never got the mothering they needed in order to grow up into the confident, secure lovers of life they have the potential to become. But even greater numbers suffer from a lack of smart fathering. And that happens to be the deprivation that’s most important for you Geminis to address right now. If there was anything missing in the guidance and mentoring you got from your actual daddy, I urge you to brainstorm about how you could make up for it in the coming months. For starters, here’s one idea: Is there any father figure out there who could inspire you to become more of your own father figure?

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

In 1965, two Russian cosmonauts orbited the Earth in the Voskhod 2 spacecraft. Due to equipment problems, they had to land the vehicle manually. Instead of hitting the target area, they mistakenly set down in rugged mountainous country covered with deep snow. While they waited overnight inside their capsule, wolves gathered outside, howling and pacing. But the next day their recovery team reached them and scared off the hungry predators. Soon they were safely on their way back home. Let this little tale be an inspiration to you, Cancerian, as you come in for your landing. Even though you may not end up quite where you intended, there’ll be a happy ending as long as you wait for your allies to be ready for you and you don’t try to rush your re-integration.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

The ancient Greek philosopher Plato advocated the use of dogs in courtrooms. He thought

that canines were expert lie detectors; that they always knew when deceit was in the air.

I suspect you’ll display a similar talent in the coming days, Leo. You will have a sixth sense about when the truth is being sacrificed for expediency, or when delusions are masquerading as reasonable explanations, or when the ego’s obsessions are distorting the hell out of the soul’s authentic understandings. Harness that raw stuff, please. Use it discreetly, surgically, and with compassion.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

If you’ve been aligned with cosmic rhythms these past few weeks, Virgo, you’ve been rising higher and feeling bolder. You’ve taken a stand on issues about which you had previously been a bit weak and cowardly. You have been able to articulate elusive or difficult truths in graceful ways that haven’t caused too terrible a ruckus. Your next challenge is to rally the troops. The group that means the most to you is in need of your motivational fervor. I suggest that you think deeply about how to cultivate more dynamic relationships among all the parts, thereby energizing the whole.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

“Human beings are in a state of creativity 24 hours a day,” wrote Raoul Vaneigem in his book The Revolution of Everyday Life. “People usually associate creativity with works of art, but what are works of art alongside the creative energy displayed by everyone a thousand times a day?” I say “amen” to that. All of us are constantly generating fresh ideas, novel feelings, unexpected perceptions, and pressing intentions. We are founts of restless originality. But whether we use our enormous power constructively is another question. Typically, a lot of the stuff we spawn is less than brilliant and useful. Having said that, I’m pleased to announce that you’re entering a phase when you have the potential to create far more interesting and useful things than usual — longer lasting, too.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

If you have been engaged in any S&M scenario, even metaphorically, now would be a good time to quit it. Whether you’re the person who’s whipping or being whipped, the connection is no longer serving any worthy purpose. The good news is that freeing yourself from compromising entanglements will make you fully available to explore new frontiers in collaboration. You will also be blessed with an influx of intuition about how to reconfigure bonds that have become blah and boring. And what if you’re not currently involved in any S&M scenario? Congrats! Your assignment is to transform one of your pretty good relationships into a supercharged union that’s capable of generating life-changing magic.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

I wouldn’t say that things are about to get

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darker for you. But they’re definitely going to get deeper and damper and more complicated.

I don’t expect there to be any confrontations with evil or encounters with nasty messes, but you may slip down a rabbit hole into a twilight region where all the creatures speak in riddles and nothing is as it seems. And yet that’s the best possible place for you to gain new insight about the big questions that so desperately need more clarity. If you can manage to hold your own in the midst of the dream-like adventures, you’ll be blessed with a key to relieving one of your long-running frustrations.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

The eulachon is a fish that lives off the Pacific Coast of North America. Its fat content is so high that the Chinook Indians used to dry it, thread it with a wick, and employ it as a candle. The stink was bad, but the light was good.

Remind you of anything in your life right now, Capricorn? Something that provides a steady flow of illumination, even if it is a bit annoying or inconvenient? I say, treasure it for what it is and accept it for what it isn’t.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

When I was growing up in Michigan, playing in the snow was a great joy. As much as I loved the arrival of each new spring, I endured a mourning period as the ground’s last patch of dirty sleet melted. Once in late March, though, I talked my mom into letting me store five snowballs in the freezer. It wasn’t until my birthday in late June that I retrieved the precious artifacts. I was slightly disappointed to find they had become more like iceballs than snowballs. On the other hand, their symbolism was deeply gratifying. I’d managed to invoke the tangible presence of winter fun in the summertime. I urge you to attempt a comparable alchemy, Aquarius. Figure out how to take a happiness you have felt in another context and transpose it into where you are right now.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

“Even Norah Jones got bored with Norah Jones,” wrote critic Aidin Vaziri in his review of her recent concert in San Francisco. For years she has tranquilized us with her safe, soothing music, he said, but not any more. It was like she was fresh from a “makeover reality show.”

Her new stuff, which included an “indie-rock jolt” and quasi-psychedelic riffs, exuded grit and defiance and weirdness. Norah Jones is your role model for the next couple of weeks, Pisces. If there have been any ways in which you’ve been boring yourself, it’s prime time to scramble the code.

Homework: Chant this string of magic words five times a day as you visualize yourself feeling happy: “Bravo Viva Whoopee Eureka Hallelujah Abracadabra.” Report results to Truthrooster@gmail.com. © Copyright 2010 Rob Brezsny X

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Manifest the Miracle of Healing Within You

By Master Stephen Co “Everyone has the innate ability to heal and relieve pain”. These are powerful words from the modern founder of PRANIC HEALING, GrandMaster Choa Kok Sui. I would not have believed it if not for my own personal experience.

In 1988, my wife had fallen 14 feet straight down onto hard concrete and had several compound fractures of her right hip. The orthopedic surgeon who put her in traction to align the bones said it would take at least threeand-a-half months before she could even begin to learn to walk again. I would not accept that and started looking for an alternative to accelerate the healing. That is when I found GrandMaster Choa Kok Sui’s PRANIC HEALING. Through attending a two-day workshop, I learned the techniques and began applying PRANIC HEALING on her three times daily. In only five weeks -- one-third the minimum time her doctor projected -- she was not only up, but literally running. Anyone can awaken his or her innate healing abilities with PRANIC HEALING. I have gone on to teach thousands from all walks of life to do the same.

Master Stephen Co is a personal disciple of GrandMaster Choa Kok Sui and co-author of “Your Hands Can Heal You”.

To learn more about how to manifest the Miracles of Pranic Healing in your life now, you are invited to a free introductory lecture by Pranic Healing instructor Duane Anderson, CAPH, at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, at Crystal Visions, 5426 Asheville Hwy (US 25), exit 44 off of I-26, just south of the Asheville Regional Airport.

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learning materials. Open to all ages. A nursery will be provided.

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.

• SU (6/20), 2-5pm “Awakening Our Deepest Nature.” Realize the natural deep wisdom and calm beneath our restless mind. Find enlightenment in everyday life. Lecture, discussion and meditation with Bill Walz at Jubilee Community Church, 46 Wall St. $10.

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

Mother Grove Events Info: 230-5069, info@ mothergroveavl.org or www.mothergroveavl.org.

• SA (6/19), 3pm - Summer Solstice celebration with a public ritual: “A Midsummer’s Daydream.”

Children’s activities at 3pm; ritual at 4pm; followed by a potluck. Bring a dish to share, feastware and donations of nonperishable food items for Mother’s Cornucopia Project. Love offering.

• SUNDAYS, 10am - Drum Circle —- 10:30am Weekly devotional service at the Temple. A simple service to ground and center you for the week.

Spend some quiet time with the Goddess, with song, readings, meditation and prayer. At 70 Woodfin Place, Suite 2.

• MONDAYS - Book discussion group, facilitated

by Antiga, on the book The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda Lemer. Info: 2859927.

Mountain Zen Practice Center Exploring the ‘how’ of moment by moment peace, joy and freedom through the practice of Conscious Compassionate Awareness.

Info and orientation times: www.mountainzen.org or 450-3621.

• TUESDAYS, 7-8:30pm Meditation and discussion.

Psychic Development Class • WEDNESDAYS, 78:30pm - Learn to use your intuition to help yourself and others. Explore remote viewing, channeling, mediumship, telepathy,

precognition and healing in a relaxed and fun-filled atmosphere. All are welcome. Love donations accepted. Info: ecastro1@ charter.net.

Shambhala Meditation Center of Asheville Every human being has fundamental goodness, warmth and intelligence.

This nature can be cultivated through meditation and in daily life, so that it radiates out to others. Visitors welcome. Free meditation instruction at 19 Westwood Pl., W. Asheville. Info: www.shambhala.org/center/asheville or 490-4587.

• THURSDAYS, 6-6:45pm & SUNDAYS, 10am-Noon - Public meditation.

Summer Solstice Stargate Celebration • SA (6/19), 7-10pm - The celebration will feature sacred experiences including gemstone alchemy bowls, guided journeys and a soul dance to deepen ones connection to the magnificence of the soul.

Held at The Light Center in Black Mountain. $17 with early registration/$22/$27 for couples. Info: kate@ TheAwakeningSoul.com or 367-0512.

Transmission Meditation Group Join in this meditation group for personal and spiritual growth, as well as the healing and transformation of the planet. Info: 318-8547.

• SUNDAYS, 2pm Meditation.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville Located at the corner of Charlotte St. & Edwin Pl. Info: 254-6001 or www. uuasheville.org.

• SUNDAYS, 9:15am & 11:15am - Services and Children’s Programs.

Unity Cafe Looking for a change from the usual Sunday service?

Spiritual conversation and sharing, music, meditation, coffee and pastry. Info: 645-0514, 676-6070 or unitycafe.org.

• 1st, 3rd & 5th SUNDAYS, 10am-Noon - Greenlife Grocery Community Center, 90 Merrimon Ave. 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, 8918700 or www.unitync.net.

• WE (6/16), 7pm - “The Missing Link to Alcohol Recovery,” with Dr. Suka Chapel. Love offering.

• 2nd & 4th TUESDAYS, 7pm - Truth On Tap: Join Chad O’Shea at the Lexington Avenue Brewery for spiritual conversation.

• WE (6/23), 7pm “Mellowing Your Drama,” with Rev. Chad O’Shea.

Love offering.

Windhorse Zen Community Meditation, Dharma talks, private instruction available Tuesday and Thursday evenings, residential training.

Teachers: Lawson Sachter and Sunya Kjolhede.

Main center: 580 Panther Branch, Alexander. City center: 12 Von Ruck Court.

Call for orientation. Info: 645-8001 or www.windhorsezen.org.

• SUNDAYS, 9:30-11am - Meditation, chanting and a Dharma talk.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7-9pm Meditation and chanting.

• FRIDAYS, 5:30-7:15pm - Meditation and chanting at the City Center.

Womyn in Ceremony Co-create a sacred circle of women where we will connect, share, dream and experience inner awarenesses and empowerment. Each Circle “stands alone.” Meets 12 miles NW of Asheville.

By donation. Info: www.

RitesofPassageCouncil. com/theresa.

• SUNDAYS, 3:45-6pm - Gathering.

Xuanfa Dharma Center of Asheville • TUESDAYS, 7pm - Practice followed by a short DVD screening. Free.

Call for directions: 2554741.

Art Gallery Exhibits & Openings 16 Patton Gallery hours: Tues.-Sat., 11am-6pm and Sun., 1-6pm (open on Sun. MayOct. only). Info: 236-2889 or www.16patton.com.

• SA (6/19) through SU (7/18) - Eight Squared, featuring work by artist Karin Jurick.

• SA (6/19), 6-8pm Opening reception for Eight Squared.

Arts Council of Henderson County D. Samuel Neill Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 1-5pm and Sat., 1-4pm. Located at 538 N. Main St., 2nd Floor, Hendersonville. Info: 693-8504 or www.acofhc. org.

• Through SA (7/3) - WOOD! an exhibition of wood crafts, instruments

and 2-dimensional paintings will be on display.

Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville.

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

Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm.

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

• Through SU (7/11) - Nouns: Children’s Book Artists Look at People, Places and Things.

• Through SU (7/18) - Limners to Facebook: Portraiture from the 19th to the 21st Century.

• Through SU (10/10) - Hands in Harmony: Traditional Crafts and Music in Appalachia, photographs by Tim Barnwell in Holden Community Gallery.

Asheville Gallery of Art A co-op gallery representing 29 regional artists located at 16 College St. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am5pm. Info: 251-5796 or www.ashevillegallery-ofart.com.

• Through WE (6/30) - Retrospective 19952010, an exhibition featuring paintings by Maggie Robinson, will be on display.

Bella Vista Art Gallery Located in Biltmore Village, next to the parking lot of Rezaz’s restaurant. Open Mon.-Thurs., 11am-5pm, and Fri. & Sat., 10am-6pm.

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

• Through WE (6/30) - Feature wall artist: Nicora Gangi, “Large Soft Pastels.” New artist: Stephen White.

Black Mountain Center for the Arts Located in the renovated Old City Hall at 225 West State St. in Black Mountain.

Gallery Hours: Mon.-Wed. & Fri., 10am-5pm (closed Sat. during winter months).

Info: 669-0930 or www.

BlackMountainArts.org.

• FR (6/18) through SU (6/20) - Art in Bloom, floral interpretations of the art. $5 admission.

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: 3508484, bmcmac@bellsouth. net or www.blackmountaincollege.org.

• Through SA (6/12) - The Tutelary Years of Ray Johnson (1943-1967).

Blue Spiral 1 The gallery at 38 Biltmore Ave. is open Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm. Info: 251-0202 or www.bluespiral1.com.

• Through SA (6/26) - The Golden Circle: SE Alaska and The Yukon, landscape paintings by Robert Johnson —- Habitat: Wood, Water and Glade, interpretations of wildlife and natural surroundings by various artists —- Ceramics by Shoko Teruyama —- curiosities, works incorporating found objects, text and fragmented relics by various artists —- Regional landscapes by Peggy N. Root —- Porcelain vessels and wall-mounted tiles by Vicki Grant.

Castell Photography A photo-based art gallery located at 2C Wilson Alley, off of Eagle St. in downtown Asheville. Info: 255-1188 or www.castellphotography.com.

• Through SA (7/31) - Innerscapes, work by photo-based artists Gil and Jacquelyn Leebrick.

Center For Craft, Creativity and Design Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road. in Hendersonville. Info: 8902050 or www.craftscreativitydesign.org.

• Through FR (8/13) - In Sunshine or In Shadow, an exhibition of works by students from UNCA, WCU, Appalachian State University and Haywood Community College.

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

• Through WE (6/30) Containment, a group exhibition of ceramic boxes.

Echo Gallery 8 Town Square Blvd., Suite 160, Biltmore Park in Asheville. Hours: Thurs.Sun., Noon-6pm. Info: www.echoasheville.com or 687-7761.

• FR (6/18), 5-8pm - Opening reception for PAINT, an exhibition of abstract paintings by Susan Finer, Barbara Fisher, Genie Maples and Cindy Walton. f/32 Photography Group Info: www.f32nc.com.

• Through SU (8/2) - A juried exhibition of prints on canvas by f/32 members will be on display at Deerpark Restaurant, Biltmore Estate.

Grovewood Gallery

Located at 111 Grovewood Road, Asheville. Info: 2537651 or www.grovewood. com.

• Through SA (6/26) - Remarking the Elements, an exhibit featuring mixedmetal sculptures by N.C. artist Gretchen Lothrop.

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 WE (6/30) - Larry Gray: New Paintings 2010, an exhibition of oil landscapes will be on display.

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., 10am-5pm.

Info: 452-0593 or www. haywoodarts.org.

• Through SA (6/19) - Haywood Heritage Trail: Quilts of Bygone Years will be on display.

New Courtyard Gallery Located at 109 Roberts St., Phil Mechanic Building, Asheville’s River Arts District. Info: 273-3332.

• Through MO (7/5) - Abstract paintings by Keenan Kulp.

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

Located at 236 Clingman Ave. in Asheville’s River Arts District. Info: 2850210 or www.highwaterclays.com.

• Through SU (8/15) Visiting Summer Workshop Instructors Show, featuring regionally and nationally known visiting artists.

Penland School of Crafts A national center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives. Info: www.penland. org or 765-2359.

• Through SU (7/18) - The Weight of Black, work that uses the color black as an integral element, will be on display.

Studio 103 Fine Art Gallery Located at 103 West St., Black Mountain. Info: 357-8327 or www.studio103fineartgallery.com.

• Through WE (6/23) - Paintings by Washington DC-based figure artist Sabrina Cabada will be on display.

Studio B A framing studio and art gallery at 171 Weaverville Hwy., Asheville. Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10am-5:30pm & Sat. 10am-3pm. Info: 2255200, (800) 794-9053, studiob4422@bellsouth. net or www.galleryatstudiob.com.

• TH (6/17) through SA (7/24) - New space/new works. Grand opening in new location. The gallery will be featuring new paintings by equine artist Patricia Ramos Alcayaga.

Plus, two new artists: Jim Hefley and Andrea Brewer.

• TH (6/17), 5-8pm - Opening reception and open house celebration.

Refreshments will be served.

The ARCH Architectural Accents & Gallery Located at 171 Weaverville Hwy., Asheville. Info: 2535455.

• TH (6/17), 5-8pm Grand opening at new location. See what’s new and enjoy refreshments.

Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.Fri., 10am-4pm. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org.

• Through FR (6/18) - Women of These Hills: Female Artists of Appalachia.

Upstairs Artspace Contemporary nonprofit gallery at 49 S. Trade St. in Tryon. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 11am-5pm and by appointment. Info: 859-2828 or www.upstairsartspace.org.

• Through TH (7/17) - Materials, Unexpected, a group exhibition of art made with recycled or unusual materials, and Rat:Bot, sculpture by Ripp Smith, will be on display.

WCU Exhibits Unless otherwise noted, exhibits are held at the Fine Art Museum, Fine & Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University. Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Sat., 1-4pm. Suggested donation: $5 family/$3 person. Info: 227-2553 or www.fineartmuseum. wcu.edu.

• Through SU (7/11) - An exhibition featuring work by art educators in WNC will be on display.

More Art Exhibits & Openings Art at the N.C. Arboretum Works by members of the Asheville Quilt Guild and regional artists are on

display daily in The Visitor Education Center. Info: 665-2492 or www.ncarboretum.org.

• Through SU (8/22) - Balance and Beauty: A Visual Celebration of Rural Life, featuring paintings

by Tenn. artist Margaret Scanlan, on display in the Baker Exhibit Center.

• Outdoor Sculpture: Inflorescence, an exhibition of botanical forms created from synthetic-nylon fabric and made by artist Jason S. Brown and Elizabeth Scofield, will be on display in the Baker Center (through August); in The Canopy Walk (June-Oct.); The Education Center (Aug.-Oct.) and in the Quilt Garden (Nov.-Feb).

• Through SU (8/22) - Living Color, an exhibit exploring color in nature at the Baker Exhibit Center Greenhouse.

• Through SU (7/25) - Art in Bloom, a new exhibit by painter Marjorie Renfroe in the Education Center’s second-floor gallery.

Art League of Henderson County The ALHC meets and shows exhibits at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Hwy. (25N) in downtown Hendersonville.

For viewing hours: 6920575. Info: 698-7868 or www.artleague.net.

• Through TH (7/8) - The Art League Plein Air Painters Show. These artists’ landscapes are done on location in WNC. Clingman Cafe Located at 242 Clingman Ave. in the River Arts District.

• Through WE (6/30) - Shamanic Journey: Three Women’s Perspectives, photography, clay and natural assemblage by three women artists.

Events at 35below This black box theater is located underneath Asheville Community Theatre at 35 E. Walnut St. Info: 254-1320 or www. ashevilletheatre.org.

• Through SA (7/17) American Nostalgia, work by quilt artist Luke Haynes will be on display in the lobby. Running in conjunction with Elisabeth Gray’s two stage pieces.

Push Skate Shop & Gallery Located at 25 Patton Ave. between Stella Blue and the Kress Building. Info: 2255509 or www.pushtoyproject.com.

• FR (6/18), 7-10pm Opening reception for There Are No Potatoes in the Porn Salad. Kevin Kinney,

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• FR (6/18) through TU (7/20) - There Are No Potatoes in the Porn Salad, paintings by Anna Jensen.

Transylvania Heritage Museum Located at 40 West Jordan St., Brevard. Info: 884-2347 or www.transylvaniaheritage.org.

• WE (6/23) through SA (6/26) - Our Mountain Kin special exhibit.

Classes, Meetings & Arts-Related Events Adult Drawing Classes • Beginner-Intermediate (pd.) With Artist/Teacher Deborah Tatko. • Extraordinary results guaranteed. • 25 years of success. • 8 week session, Wednesdays, 6:30pm8:30pm, June 23-August 12. • $150. Call (828) 4236891 or deborahtatko@ gmail.com An Introduction to Soul Collage (pd.) Art workshop presented by Roots + Wings School of Art. Friday, June 25. 9am-12pm OR Saturday, June 26 2pm5pm. $65. Ages 18+.

Registration and more information at www.rootsandwingsart.com or call 828-545-4827.

Magic Painting Workshop (pd.) Explore expressive painting and reach deeply into your being to profound creativity. 5-day retreat.

Process painting teaches how to make art, and to engage in life. No art experience necessary. July 2-3: $95. July 2-6: $325. http://www.vivialawson. com/magic 719/480-9384 The Painting Experience (pd.) Experience the power of process painting as described in the groundbreaking book Life, Paint and Passion: Reclaiming the Magic of Spontaneous Expression. August 13-15, Asheville. (888) 639-8569. www.processarts.com Charkha Trunk Show • SA (6/19), 1:30-3pm Charkha Trunk Show. Eileen Hallman, a local spinner and weaver, will present a trunk show of hand-spun and hand-woven cloth. Free. At Black Mountain Yarn Shop, 203-A W. State St., Black Mountain. Info: 669-7570.

Haywood County Arts Council The HCAC sponsors a variety of art-related events in Waynesville and Haywood County. Unless otherwise noted, show-

ings take place at HCAC’s Gallery 86 (86 North Main St.) in Waynesville. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: 452-0593 or www.haywoodarts.org.

• Through WE (6/30) - Accepting applications for Grassroots Subgrants, a program of the N.C. Arts Council, administered in Haywood County by the Haywood County Arts Council.

Lark Book Events Located at 67 Broadway, Asheville. Events are free, unless otherwise noted.

Info: 253-0467.

• FR (6/18), 6-8pm - Asheville Etsy party. It’s the birthday of indie craft Web site Etsy.com and to celebrate crafters from all over the world are getting together. The Asheville party will feature crafting, snacking, shopping, mingling, music and beer.

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

Located at 236 Clingman Ave. in Asheville’s River Arts District. Info: 285-0210 or www.highwaterclays. com.

• TUESDAYS, 12:15pm - Lecture series featuring regionally and nationally known guest artists such as Lana Wilson, Silvie Granatelli, Stephen ForbesdeSoule, Hayne Bayless, Cristina Cordova, James Tisdale and Akira Satake.

Free. Schedule: http://tiny. cc/0wvu3.

Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League Classes are held at the studio, 999 W. Old Rt. 70, Black Mountain. Info: svfal. info@gmail.com or www. svfal.org.

• THURSDAYS, Noon-3pm - Experimental Art Group.

Experimental learning and sharing water-media techniques and collage.

Suggested donation $4.

• FRIDAYS, 10am-1pm Open studio for figure drawing. Small fee for model.

• MONDAYS, 10am-1pm - Open studio for portrait painting. Small fee for model.

• TUESDAYS (through 11/16) - Art with Lorelle Bacon. Adults 1-3pm and youth 3:30-5pm. All levels welcome. $15/class.

Registration required.

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas Located at 362 Depot St. in the River Arts District. Info: 252-5050 or www.fineartsleague.org.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - Open

figure drawing sessions.

Four 5-minute poses and four 20-minute poses. $5.

Western Region of the Watercolor Society of N.C. • WE (6/16), 10am - “June Break” at the Governor’s Western Residence. Coffee, tour of the residence, followed by a discussion on entering juried shows

by Ann Vasilik. Plus, a watercolor demo. Artists are invited to bring a piece of their art to show. $20 members/$25 nonmembers.

Info: 251-2997.

WNC Knitters and Crocheters for Others This group meets monthly in Black Mountain and Fletcher/Arden to create handmade items for donation to local charities while enjoying fellowship and swapping ideas and patterns.

• 3rd THURSDAYS, 1-3pm - Black Mountain group meets at Highland Farms, Building G-H in Upper Core Room. Info: 669-0680.

Art/Craft Fairs Asheville Art in the Park A local arts market held at Pack Square Park, 1 W. Pack Square, downtown Asheville. Offerings will include glass, ceramics, woodworks, metal arts and fabric arts. Partial proceeds from the market benefit a local art nonprofit. Info: www.AshevilleArtinthePark. com.

• SA (6/19), 10am - Art in the Park.

Grand Bohemian Gallery Located at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village, 11 Boston Way. Info: www.bohemianhotelasheville.com or 505-2949.

• SA (6/19), Noon-3pm & 5-8pm - Jewelry Trunk Show featuring arrangements by Brevard artist Barb Miller. Light refreshments will be served.

Sidewalk Antique Show • SA (6/19), 9am-5pm - The 19th annual Sidewalk Antique Show will be held on Main Street in downtown Hendersonville. The show will feature a wide variety of merchandise in all price ranges. Vendors offer jewelry, silver, furniture and more. Info: 697-2022 www.

DowntownHendersonville. org.

Spoken & Written Word Attention WNC Mystery Writers WNC Mysterians critique and discussion group. For serious mystery/suspense/

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• TH (6/17), 6pm - Meeting at Books-a-Million (Lounge Area), Tunnel Road, Asheville.

Buncombe County Public Libraries LIBRARY ABBREVIATIONS - Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n BM = Black Mountain Library (105 N. Dougherty St., 250-4756) n SW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 2506486) n WV = Weaverville Library (41 N. Main Street, 250-6482) n Library storyline: 250KIDS. • WE (6/16), 5-7pm Library Knitters meet. SW. • TH (6/17), 7pm - Book Club: Rocket Boys by Homer Hickman. SW —Book Club: Shanghai Girls

by Lisa See. BM. • TU (6/22), 7pm - Sit and Knit. A casual knitting group for all skill levels. WV. • WE (6/23), 6:30pm Library Knitters meet. BM. 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.

• WEDNESDAYS (6/23) through SATURDAYS (8/14), 10:15am - The Vagabond School of Drama presents the “Abraham Lincoln & Rootabaga Stories.” Held at the Carl Sandburg Home amphitheater. Free. Rain or shine.

Chautauqua: American Imagination Four masters of American imagination are brought to life through dramatic readings by local actors.

The evening will begin with a musical program.

Held on the grounds of the Smith-McDowell House, 283 Victoria Rd. Donation: $4/program or $10/series.

Info: 250-4700, 253-9231 or www.wnchistory.org.

• MO (6/21), 7:30pm - Benjamin Franklin will be performed by Christopher Lowell. The Honeycutters open with Americana tunes at 7pm.

• TU (6/22), 7:30pm Emily Dickinson will be performed by Debra Conner.

“Mountain dulcimer” player Don Pedi will open at 7pm.

• WE (6/23), 7:30pm - Langston Hughes will be performed by Charles Everett Pace. Travis &

Trevor Stuart open with bluegrass tunes at 7pm.

• TH (6/24), 7:30pm - Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) will be performed by George Frein. The Magills will open with country music at 7pm.

Events at Accent on Books The bookstore is located at 854 Merrimon Ave. Events are free and open to the public. Info: 252-6255 or www.accentonbooks.com.

• TH (6/17), 6pm - A writers support group is forming at Accent on Books.

Attend the first meeting. The purpose of the group is to encourage writers who are struggling with projects that are already in process.

• FR (6/18), 6pm - Jean Boone Benfield will talk about her writing process and read from her book Mountain Born. Light refreshments.

Events at Barnes & Noble The bookstore is located at 3 Tunnel Rd. in the Asheville Mall. Info: www.bn.com.

• SA (6/19), 2pm - Author and psychologist Bart Bare will discuss his novel Girl, a story set in the Appalachian Mountains.

Events at City Lights City Lights Bookstore is at 3 E. Jackson St. in downtown Sylva. Info: 586-9499 or more@citylightsnc.com.

• TH (6/17), 10:30am - Coffee with the Poet: Glenda Beall. Hosted by Kay Byer.

• SA (6/19), 7pm - Thomas Rain Crowe will read from his new collection of travel poems.

• TH (6/24), Noon - Lunch With the Author: Brown bag lunch with author Maurice Stanley.

Events at Malaprop’s The bookstore and cafe at 55 Haywood St. hosts visiting authors for talks and book signings. Info: 2546734 or www.malaprops. com.

• WE (6/16), 7pm - Literary Trivia Night.

Events at Montford Books & More Located at 31 Montford Ave. Info: 285-8805.

• SA (6/19), 11am Children’s Magical Event.

Lyn Marsh will read from her book The Grand Tree, which takes children on a life-changing mystical adventure. For kids 8-12 years old.

Events at Thomas Wolfe Memorial Located at 52 N. Market St. Info: www.wolfememorial. com or 253-8304.

• FR (6/18), Noon-1pm - Poetry on the Porch with Annette Clapsaddle. Free.

Firestorm Cafe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St., Asheville. Info: 2558115 or www.firestormcafe. com.

• TH (6/17), 7pm - Muralist Christopher Cardinale will share his recently completed graphic novel Mr. Mendoza’s Paintbrush, based on a short story by renowned Mexican poet and novelist Luis Alberto Urrea.

Info: 253-0149.

Henderson County Public Library System Unless otherwise stated, all events take place in Kaplan Auditorium of the main branch library, located at 301 N. Washington St. in Hendersonville. The county system includes branches in Edneyville, Etowah, Fletcher and Green River.

Info: 697-4725 or www. henderson.lib.nc.us.

• TH (6/24), 2pm - Ken Burns’ documentary National Parks: America’s Best Idea will be shown in the Etowah Library auditorium.

Wednesday Afternoon Writer’s Group Weekly group open to writers of all genres who are interested in improving their craft through peer readings and discussion of assigned literature. Free.

• WEDNESDAYS, 2-4pm Meets upstairs at the Barnes & Noble, Asheville Mall.

Women’s Book Club Wanted: Passionate readers.

This feminist, intellectual group reads fiction, science, sociology, classics and world literature. All female lifelong readers interested in fellowship, support, intellectual stimulation, food and conversation, e-mail ashevillebook@yahoo.com or visit http://groups.yahoo. com/group/awbc/.

• 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Book Club meeting.

Writers’ Workshop Events WW offers a variety of classes and events for beginning and experienced writers. Info: 254-8111 or www.twwoa.org.

• Through WE (6/30) Hard Times Writing Contest: Write about a difficult experience in your life. $20/$15 members entry fee.

• SA (6/19), 10am-4pm - “Writing the Novel” with Brenda McClain.

Festivals & Gatherings Festivities at Pritchard Park

Public events at Pritchard Park sponsored by the Asheville Downtown Association under the Pritchard Park Cultural Arts Program. Free. For the full schedule: www.ashevilledowntown.org.

• THURSDAYS, 5:307:30pm - Thursday night is “almost the weekend” and time to perk up a bit with lively music and dance performances after work.

• SATURDAYS, 10am-4pm - Saturday Umbrella Market.

Handmade/homegrown products, such as art, crafts, jewelry, photography, flowers, tomatoes and herbs. Plus, a variety of entertainers.

• SUNDAYS, Noon-4pm - Funday Sunday with family-friendly entertainment.

Live music, such as gospel, followed by a variety of children’s entertainment starting at 2pm.

• TUESDAYS, 5:30-7:30pm - Hoop Jam. Join Asheville Hoops for some entertainment, exercise and instruction. All ages are welcome. http://ashevillehoops.com.

Stories on Asheville’s Front Porch • SATURDAYS, 10:3011:30am - Presented by the Asheville Storytelling Circle, Leadership Asheville Seniors 23 and the Pack Square Conservancy at Pack Square Park’s Reuter Terrace. Rain or shine.

Come early for face painting and balloon sculptures. For all ages. Free. Info: www. packsquarepark.org or 4505462.

WNC Highlands Celtic Festival • FR (6/18), 5pm-Midnight - Pisgah Brewing Company and Celtic Heritage Productions Inc. present the first annual WNC Highlands Celtic Festival at Pisgah Brewing Company, 104 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain. $10. Info: 2803355 or www.celticheritageproductions.com/wnc. htm.

Music African Drumming With Billy Zanski at Skinny Beats Drum Shop, 4 Eagle St., downtown Asheville.

Drums provided. No experience necessary. Suggested donation $10 per class.

Drop-ins welcome. Info: 768-2826.

• WEDNESDAYS, 6-7pm - Beginners.

Concerts on the Quad at UNCA Bring picnics and blankets or lawn chairs to these free concerts. (In case of rain,

held in Lipinsky Auditorium.

Call 232-5000 after 5pm to find out location information.) Info: 251-6991 or www.unca.edu/summerquad/.

• MO (6/21), 7pm - E.L.M. Collective will perform.

Country, Bluegrass and More • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 7pm-until - At the Woodfin Community Center. Alcohol and smoke-free, familyfriendly. Free admission.

Snack bar available. Bands welcome. Info: 505-4786.

Downtown After Five These free concerts take place in downtown Asheville, on N. Lexington Ave. at I-240 and Hiawassee. Concerts begin at 5pm and end at 9pm.

Info: www.ashevilledowntown.org.

• FR (6/18) - Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ (Southern rock) will headline, with Velvet Truckstop (classic rock) opening.

Haywood Community Band Concerts are presented at the Maggie Valley Pavilion, adjacent to the Maggie ValleyTown Hall, and are free to attend. Bring a picnic dinner. Info: 452-5553 or 452-7530 or www.haywoodcommunityband.org.

• THURSDAYS, 7pm - Rehearsals at Grace Episcopal Church, 394 N. Haywood St., Waynesville.

All interested concert band musicians are welcome to attend.

• SU (6/20), 6:30pm - Concert, with the theme “Love Makes the World Go Around.” Music from Sinatra, Cole Porter, Gershwin, Richard Rodgers and others.

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., 10am-5pm. Info: 452-0593 or www.haywoodarts.org.

• SU (6/20), 3pm - The Sunday Concert Series presents storyteller, singer/ songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dusk Weaver at the Haywood County Public Library. Weaver will be accompanied by Caroline Carr for a special Father’s Day tribute show.

Indoor Drumming & Toning Circle At Skinny Beats Drum Shop, 4 Eagle St., Asheville.

Drums provided. Love offerings appreciated. Info:

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258-1140 or www.skinnybeatsdrums.com.

• 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 6-7pm - Drumming and Toning. Love offerings accepted.

Keowee Chamber Music Info: www.keoweechambermusic.org or 254-7123.

• TH (6/17), 7:30pm - “Celebrating the Global Village,” will be performed at First Presbyterian Church in Asheville. $15/ Free for students.

• FR (6/18), 7:30pm - “Celebrating the Global Village” will be performed at the TRAC Gallery in Spruce Pine. $15/Free for students.

• FR (6/18) - Keowee for Kids! Fun, interactive miniconcerts for the younger crowd. Performances: 11am at the West Asheville Library and 4pm at the TRAC Gallery.

• SA (6/19), 1pm Keowee for Kids concert at the HOP Ice Cream Parlor, 640 Merrimon Ave. Land-of-the-Sky Barbershop Chorus For men age 12 and older.

Info: www.ashevillebarbershop.com or 768-9303.

• TUESDAYS, 7:30pm - Open Rehearsals at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 51 Wilburn Pl. Music on Main Street Live music and dancing at the Visitors Information Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville. Bring a chair. No pets or alcoholic beverages allowed. Free.

Info: 693-9708, 1-800828-4244 or www.historichendersonville.org • FR (6/18), 7-9pm - Caribbean Cowboys (beach music) will perform.

Music on the Rock Concert Series Presented by Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Hwy. in Flat Rock. The concerts will span Broadway, country, bluegrass, pop and rock favorites. $19/concert.

Tickets & info: 693-0731, (866) 732-8008 or www. flatrockplayhouse.org.

• SU & MO (6/6 & 7) & SU (6/20) through TU (6/22), 8pm - “All You Need Is Love: An Evening with the Beatles.”

Park Rhythms Concert Series Black Mountain Recreation and Parks presents this free series at Lake Tomahawk Park in Black Mountain. Food is available on site. Bring chair/blanket.

Show will move into the Lakeview Center in the

event of inclement weather.

Info: 669-2052.

• TH (6/17), 7-9pm - Kat Williams will perform blues and funk tunes. Okie Dokies BBQ will sell food throughout the performance.

• TH (6/24), 7-9pm - Rhythm and blues with WestSound. Food will be available.

Song O’ Sky Chorus (Sweet Adelines International) The chorus is always looking for women 18+ who want to learn how to sing barbershop harmony.

Please visit a rehearsal.

Info: 1-866-824-9547 or www.songosky.org.

• MONDAYS, 6:45pm - Rehearsal at Reed Memorial Baptist Church on Fairview Rd. (enter parking lot on Cedar St.).

Guests welcome.

Sounds of the Chakras • SATURDAYS, 6-7pm Sounds of the Chakras with Linda Go at Skinny Beats Drum Shop, 4 Eagle St. Learn to tone the chakra sounds for health and wellbeing. Info: 258-1140.

Summer Concerts at WCU Held on the University Center lawn. Free. Info: www.wcu.edu.

• TH (6/17), 7pm - Singer/ songwriter Del Suggs will perform.

Surf Rockin’ Family Concert • SA (6/19), 2pm - Free concert at Fletcher Community Park on Howard Gap Road, featuring Leonardo, nationally known children’s performer, and Louie Louie “The Harmonica Man.” A concert for kids of all abilities. Info: louieandcarol@ rocketmail.com.

Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival Tuesday concerts at Warren Wilson College’s Kittredge Theatre (7713050) and Sunday concerts at the Waynesville Performing Arts Center (452-0593). $20/concert.

Info: www.warren-wilson. edu/~chamber.

• SUNDAYS (6/20 through 7/18), 7:30pm - The Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival presents its 41st season. Note the July 4 concert is at 3pm.

• TUESDAYS (6/22 through 7/20), 7:30pm - The Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival presents its 41st season.

Theater Brevard Little Theatre Located in the American Legion Hall, 55 E. Jordan St., Brevard. Info: www.

brevardlittletheatre.com.

Reservations: 884-2587.

• FR (6/18) through SU (6/27) - The Mousetrap will be performed.

Firestorm Cafe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St., Asheville. Info: 2558115 or www.firestormcafe.com.

• FR (6/18), 8pm - “A Dozen Things I Want to Do on Stage,” interactive variety show about sexuality, desire, the body, violence and power.

Flat Rock Playhouse The State Theater of North Carolina is on Hwy. 225, 3 miles south of Hendersonville. Info: 6930731 or www.flatrockplayhouse.org.

• Through SU (7/4) - For the Glory - The Civil War Musical will be performed.

Wed.-Sat., 8pm & Thur.Sun, 2pm. $40.

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.

• Through SU (9/5) - The Asheville Shakesperience directed by Scott Keel (opening weekend will feature a special performance by the TOPHAT Children’s Theatre).

• FR (6/18) through SU (7/11) - King Lear directed

by Dr. Robert A. White.

NC Stage Company Performances are at 33 Haywood St. (entrance on Walnut St., across from Zambra’s, in downtown Asheville). Info & tickets: 239-0263 or www. ncstage.org.

• TH (6/17) through SA (6/26), 7:30pm - The Redundant Theatre Company Theatre presents Public Domain*, a new play based on the trials of Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti. Part of NC Stage’s Catalyst Series. $15. Info: www.trtct.org.

Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre Performances are held at Mars Hill College’s Owen Theatre. Tickets: 6891239. Info: 689-1384 or www.sartplays.org.

• Through SU (6/27) - A Little Night Music, winner of six Tony Awards. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. June 9: preview with limited seating. June

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10: opening night reception.

The Bombs Away Cabaret Asheville’s tantalizing cabaret and burlesque collaborative. Info: www.myspace. com/bombsawaycabaret.

• FR (6/18), 10pm - Eat Your Heart Out: A Knockout Thriller will be performed at Club 828, 64 N. Carter St., downtown Asheville. $12.

Adult audiences only.

Thespian Insurrection Productions A student-run community theater. Info: (919) 2607919.

• TH (6/17) through SU (6/20) - Closer, which tells the story of four strangers’ lives, will be performed at UNCA’s Carol Belk Theatre. Tickets are $5 and are available at the door.

Thurs.-Sat., 7pm & Sun., 2:30pm. Not recommended for children.

Film Asheville 48 Hour Film Project Info: www.48hourfilm. com/asheville.

• Registration is now open for this year’s competition.

Visit the Web site to register your team.

• FR (6/18) - Kickoff at Asheville Brewing Company, 77 Coxe Ave. • SU (6/20) - Drop off party at Asheville Brewing Company, 77 Coxe Ave. • TU (6/22) through TH (6/24), 4pm, 7pm & 10pm - Screenings of this year’s films at Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company, 675 Merrimon Ave. $5.

Movie Night at Wedge Brewery Located at 125B Roberts St., Asheville. Movies are free and start at dusk.

Bring a lawn chair. Info: 505-2792.

• SA (6/19) - Raising Arizona.

Raven Fork • TH (6/17), 7pm - Cast and crew feature film premiere of Raven Fork at the Fine Arts Theatre. $5 at the door. Info: www.ravenforkmovie.com.

Seven Sisters Cinema A documentary film series presenting films by regional filmmakers and/or subjects of regional interest. Screens are held at the White Horse in Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road. Info: www.sevensisterscinema.com or 686-3922.

• TH (6/17), 7pm - Beer Y’all, a documentary about North Carolina micro-breweries, will be screened.

The Groovy Movie Club (Waynesville) Discussion follows screenings of films at a private home near Lake Junaluska.

Potluck dinner at 6:15pm (optional). Bring a dish to share. For directions and to RSVP: JohnBuckleyx@ gmail.com or 454-5949.

• FR (6/18), 7pm - Screening of It’s Complicated in HD.

Dance Studio Zahiya (pd.) All classes dropin anytime, $12. • 41 Carolina Lane. • Tuesdays: 6-7pm, Beginner bellydance; 7:10-8:10pm: Intermediate/Advanced bellydance. Wednesdays, 7:15-8:15pm: Hip Hop for Women. Thursdays, 6:307:30pm: Bollywood and Bhangra • Info: 828-2427595 or www.lisazahiya. com Argentine Tango Dancers of all levels welcome. Info: www.tangoasheville.com.

• 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 7:30-10pm - Argentine Tango Milongas (Social Dance) at Filo Pastries, 1155 Tunnel Rd. $5 for members/$6 for nonmembers.

• SUNDAYS, 7-9pm Argentine Tango Practica at North Asheville Recreation Center, 37 E. Larchmont Rd. $5 for members/$6 for nonmembers.

Asheville Culture Project A cultural arts community center offering ongoing classes in Capoeira Angola and Samba percussion.

Other instructors, groups and organizations are invited to share the space.

Info: www.ashevillecultureproject.org.

• WEEKLY - Capoeira Angola, an Afro-Brazilian martial art taught and practiced through a game involving dance, music, acrobatics, theater and the Portuguese language.

Mondays, 7-9pm, beginners class; Wednesdays, 7-9pm, intermediate class; Fridays, 7-9pm, intermediate class; Saturdays, 10am-Noon, beginners class. $12 (free for first timers on 2nd and 4th Sat.). Info: www.capoeiraasheville.org.

Classes at Asheville Dance Revolution Sponsored by The Cultural Development Group. At 63 Brook St. Info: 277-6777, ashevilledancerevolution@ gmail.com or www.ashevilledancerevolution.com.

• FRIDAYS, 6-7pm - Class designed for the male interested in dance. Styles alternate between ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop and musical theatre. All ages welcome. $12 donation.

• FRIDAYS, 6-7pm - Adult Jazz with live percussion.

Come dance to a live percussion section. Jazz class with a strong floor bar and technique basis designed for all levels of adult dancers.

• TUESDAYS, 7-8:15pm - Adult Beginning/ Intermediate Jazz. Class designed to tone, stretch, and teach jazz techniques for the adult body. Good workout with strong technical instruction. $10 recommended donation.

Forge Mountain Cloggers Classes are held at the Old Homeplace on North Mills River Road. $25 for a four-week session.

Info: 891-2487 or www. forgemtncloggers.org.

• MONDAYS (through 7/5), 6-7pm - Beginner clogging class. Open to ages 7 and older.

Morris Dancing Learn English traditional Morris dances and become a member of one of three local teams as a dancer or musician. Music instruction provided to experienced musicians. Free. Info: 333-4272 or www.ashevillemorris.us.

• MONDAYS, 5:30pm Women’s Garland practice held at Reid Center for Creative Art. Old Farmer’s Ball Info: www.oldfarmersball. com.

• THURSDAYS, 7:3011pm - Contra dance to live music at Warren Wilson College’s Bryson Gym. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome. $6, includes dance lesson.

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

Info: 625-9969 or 6984530.

• SA (6/19) - “International Dance” at the Whitmire Activity Building, Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville. Early advanced dance at 6pm, early rounds at 7pm and squares and rounds at 7:30pm.

Swing Asheville Info: www.swingasheville.com, 301-7629 or dance@swingasheville. com.

• TUESDAYS, 6-7pm - Beginner lindy-hop swing lessons. $12/person per week for 4-week series or

$10 for members. Join at SwingAsheville.com. No partner necessary. Let your inner dancer out. 11 Grove St., downtown Asheville.

Classes start first Tuesday of every month.

Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance Asheville’s professional contemporary ballet company. Info: 252-6342 or www.terpsicorps.org.

• TH (6/24) through SA (6/26), 8pm - Rite of Spring, a contemporary dance concert honoring the late choreographer Salvatore Aiello, will be performed at Diana Wortham Theatre.

VFW Upstairs. Open to the public. At 5 Points, 860 N. Main St., Hendersonville.

Info: 693-5930.

• SATURDAYS, 6pm - Free dancing lessons —- 7pm - Live band music and dancing. $7. All singles welcome. No partners necessary. Finger food and sweets provided. No alcohol or smoking in dancing area.

West African Dance Class • THURSDAYS through (6/24), 7-8pm - This West African Dance class taught

by Jaime Walker is open to all skill levels. Held in the Terpsicorps Studio, 129 Roberts St. $10.

Zydeco Dance Asheville’s Zydeco is hosted at the Eleven on Grove, 11 Grove St., Asheville. No partner required.

• WE (6/16), 7:45pm - Lesson —- 8:30-11pm - Dancing. Live music with Bayou Diesel. $10.

Auditions & Call to Artists Arts Council of Henderson County D. Samuel Neill Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 1-5pm and Sat., 1-4pm. Located at 538 N. Main St., 2nd Floor, Hendersonville. Info: 693-8504 or www.acofhc. org.

• Through FR (7/2) - Accepting applications for the annual juried art competition Bring Us Your Best. Open to original works in any medium.

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Asheville Community Theatre All performances are at 35 East Walnut St. Info & reservations: 254-1320 or www.ashevilletheatre.org.

• SA (6/19), 10am-5pm - Youth auditions for Oliver will be held in 35below.

The production is a main-

stage performance slated for Sept. 17.

• SU (6/20), 1-5pm Adult auditions for Oliver at 35below.

• TU (6/22), 11am-3pm - Auditions for the Autumn Players’ upcoming performance of The Sunshine Boys will be held in 35below. Seeking 4 men, 1 woman and a narrator.

Auditions for NC Stage Company’s 2010-2011 Season • MO (6/21), 1-9pm Auditions. Seeking Equity and non-Equity actors.

Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.

By appointment only.

Call 239-0263 by noon on June 18. Info: www. ncstage.org/pages//posts/ announcing-our-20102011-auditions65.php.

Call to Artists for Doors of Asheville • Through TU (7/6) - Mountain Housing Opportunities invites artists to participate in the annual Doors of Asheville auction, an opportunity for artists to stretch their boundaries and create work to help MHO open doors to affordable homeownership.

Info & application: www. mtnhousing.org.

Local Artists in Local Schools: Teaching Artist Training • Through FR (6/18) - Accepting applications from artists who are interested in participating in the training, which will be held June 28-30. Performing artists contact: loraine@ theLEAF.org or 686-8742.

Craft/visual artists contact: bskidmor@unca.edu or 250-2392.

LYLAS Sketch Comedy Asheville’s first and only all-female sketch comedy group. Info: www.lylas.org.

• SA (6/23), 1pm - Auditions at 35below, underneath Asheville Community Theatre.

Auditionees should have a sense of humor and two X chromosomes. Write and prepare an original 1minute monologue about a birthday party. Questions? lylashaha@gmail.com.

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American Cancer Society Relay for Life Info: 254-6931 or www.relayforlife.org.

• FR (6/18), 6pm - Relay for Life event at Biltmore Park. Relay for Life volunteers are also collecting food for MANNA FoodBank.

American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life Team Crop-A-Roo’s Cards For A Cure • WE (6/16), 5-8pm - Make handmade birthday cards. Ten card designs to choose from. All supplies and instructions provided. $2/card. All proceeds benefit Relay for Life of Biltmore Park. At Doubletree Biltmore Hotel. RSVP: eventinquiries@ crop-a-roo.com.

Benefit for the Asheville Mural Project • SA (6/19), 7-10pm - Arts 2 People presents an unveiling of the finished “Chess Players” piece of the Lexington Gateway Mural at 19 Carolina Lane, in Grace Studios. Food by Mela, craft beer from Lexington Avenue Brewery, a raffle, entertainment by Seduction Sideshow, music by the Pond Brothers and more. $25. All proceeds will be used to complete the mural. Info: www.arts2people.org.

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• TU (6/22), 7pm - Asheville Unplugged, featuring performances by Crocodile Smile, Richie Tipton, Mother Soul, The Marc Keller Band featuring the Mascari Brothers, Don Lewis and Tony Creasman.

Plus former frontman for Motley Crue John Corabi.

At the Crest Pavilion. $10. Benefit for Eliada Children’s Home. Info: www.ashevilleunplugged. net.

Black Mountain Center for the Arts Located in the renovated Old City Hall at 225 West State St. in Black Mountain. Gallery Hours: Mon.-Wed. & Fri., 10am-5pm (closed Sat. during winter months). Info: 669-0930 or www.

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• TH (6/17) through SU (6/20) - Fourth annual Art in Bloom, a fusion of flowers and art with the theme “Naturally Blue Ridge.” A fundraiser for the Arts Center, Art in Bloom includes several events along with the gallery show.

• TH (6/17), 6-8:30pm - Gala and preview party for Art in Bloom. Meet the floral designers, listen to live music, and enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres, dessert and beverages. $30.

Botanical Gardens at Asheville This 10-acre nonprofit nature preserve at 151 W.T. Weaver Blvd. (next to UNCA) is dedicated to preserving and displaying the native flora of N.C. Info & event registration: 252-5190 or www.ashevillebotanicalgardens.org.

• TU (6/22), 2-4pm - Tea in the garden with artist Ann Vasilik, who will discuss painting techniques and more. Plus, finger food, fruit and dessert. $30. Registration required. All proceeds benefit the Botanical Gardens.

Child Abuse Prevention Services Info: 254-2000, childadvocacy@buncombe.main. nc.us or www.childabusepreventionservices.org.

• FR (6/18), 3-8pm & SA (6/19), 9am-3pm - Visit award-winning daylily gardens in Fairview during a daylily sale to benefit Child Abuse Prevention Services. Rare and unusual plants will be available for $2-$10 at the Alderman’s gardens.

Penland School of Crafts A national center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives. Info: www.penland.org or 765-2359.

• TH (6/24), 8pm - Auction of works by students and instructors made during a Penland workshop session. All proceeds will benefit Penland scholarship programs. At the Northlight building. Info: 765-2359 or www.penland.org.

WNC Quilt Trails Road Rally • SA (6/26), 9am-5pm - Locate 12 quilt blocks out of the 170 blocks adorning barns and build-

ings throughout Yancey and Mitchell counties.

Participants receive their itinerary at the starting point at Mountain Heritage High School. $35.

Proceeds benefit Quilt Trails of WNC.Register by June 22. Info & registration: 682-7331 or www. quilttrailswnc.org.

Womansong A community chorus promoting musical expression and creativity among women in WNC. Info: 2814122 or www.womansong.org.

• SA (6/19), 7:30pm - Benefit concert She Sings for Womansong at UNCA’s Lipinsky Auditorium. A showcase of women performers: The Boom Chix, Honey Holler, Tongue and Groove and Laura HopeGill. Womansong will also perform. Proceeds will go to the New Start Program. $15 advance/$18 door/$7 students & children.

Women’s Wellbeing & Development Foundation An international socio-spiritual organization whose purpose is to elevate the status of women worldwide. Locally, the group is starting a rural self-sufficient community for women. Info: 255-8777 or wwd-f.org.

• SA (6/19), 6pm - A slide-show presentation and sharing of experience in the relief efforts and future plans for Haiti by Ana Jabra, director of WWD-F, at 257 Short Coxe Ave., Asheville. Donations will go to Haiti.

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Judging by a May Time magazine dispatch, Norway’s felons and miscreants have America’s criminals outclassed. When the brand-new Halden prison opened in April, King Harald V headlined a glitzy gala that celebrated what’s been called the world’s “most humane” lockup. Facilities include a sound studio, jogging trails, a guest house for inmates’ visitors, and a “kitchen laboratory” where murderers and bandits can learn to cook.

Unarmed guards (half are women) intermingle with the rapists, drug dealers and others, dining with them and joining them in intramural sports.

The recidivism rate for Norwegian prisoners is only 20 percent (versus 50 percent to 60 percent in the U.S.), but it’s too early to tell whether Halden’s inmates will find life behind bars so pleasant that they don’t mind returning for another stretch.

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• Cutting-Edge Products: (1) A Portland, Ore., inventor recently began offering “Rear Gear,” a colorful patch designed to cover the area just below a dog’s tail, on Etsy.com. (2) Tyrone Henry and Fermin Esson of Opa Locka, Fla., (near Miami) told reporters they’d been granted a patent for “saggy pants” that will satisfy young men’s streetfashion sense without running afoul of municipal laws banning exposed underwear.

• Federal Reserve, SEC Beware: Last November, the government of North Korea made the disastrous decision to radically devalue its currency, making 100 North Korean won worth 1 North Korean won overnight, and the country’s citizens (as well as, reportedly, the Dear Leader himself) weren’t pleased. Three months later, without much fanfare, the government announced that the Workers’ Party’s chief finance minister, Pak Namgi, had been executed by firing squad.

• In May, the German manufacturer Ex Oriente Lux AG set up its “Gold to Go” vending machine in the lobby of Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace Hotel, offering gold coins and one-, five- and 10-gram bars of gold, based on the current world price at the time of the transaction.

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The “bombardier” worm, found in California’s Monterey Bay, releases glow-in-the-dark projectiles when threatened.

• Until recently, researchers were certain that at least one ability separated humans from higherfunctioning apes: the creation and use of objects to get sex. However, primatologists writing in a recent issue of Science described a male chimpanzee’s repetitive use of a dried leaf the same way a male human might employ a fast car. In the presence of a female chimp, the male carefully crinkles the leaf until she notices him (and his generous erection) and perhaps chooses to join him.

• Too Much Information: In a March journal article, British and Australian researchers concluded that the world’s strongest insect (relative to body weight) is the male dung beetle, which can lift more than 1,100 times its weight (the equivalent, for an average male human, of 80 tons). Since the beetles mate inside dung patties, their every move is a struggle against the resistance posed by the feces. (The researchers also found weaker dung beetles that mated just fine, thanks to their unusually large testicles.)

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The cost of the oil spill for our kids Our kids understand that we’re trashing the earth. A 2009 poll revealed that one in three of those aged 6 to 11 fears an apocalypse in their lifetimes.

Rightly so. Over the past few years, my kids have stressed about Hurricane Katrina, California wildfires, miners dying underground, and now, the uncontrolled oil spill off our Gulf coast.

The media tells us that many kids living in the vicinity have been traumatized by the one-two punch of Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill.

I can’t imagine how these children must be feeling — and how their parents must be struggling to help them make sense of what’s happening.

The spill and its repercussions have unnerved my children, and they’re not directly affected.

At least not in the obvious ways of actually seeing the rampant environmental and economic damage, which thousands of folks in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and now Florida, are witnessing.

However, my girl had a panic attack last week when she realized that the oil might at some point ruin the Georgia coast where we vacation, and where, in fact, we are likely to be

when you read this column.

She’s 11-years-old, the same age as Malia Obama, and she, too, recognizes in some way that this situation — this massive amount of oil pouring into the ocean — sucks.

The president recently told the story of Malia asking the question, “Did you plug the hole yet, Daddy?” His answer, of course, was, “No.” But he admitted in a speech during his most recent visit to the devastated area that he was struck by his daughter’s interest.

Yes indeed, sir. The anger and despair over this growing environmental disaster has spread across our country like a huge staph infection.

Yes, it’s infecting our kids. All of them — not just those who are shoveling up tar balls and being told not to swim in the blood-tinged waters; but also those children, like mine and yours, who recognize that this is one more nail in the formaldehyde-laden coffin of their future.

Let’s remember just some of the fossil fuel offenses to our kids over the past few years — Katrina (partially due to climate change), 25 miners killed in West Virginia (coal), the coal ash spill in Tennessee (coal), and elevated pulmonary disease in Asheville (coal and oil).

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Yeah, I’m having a dramatic moment, but imagine me, as you read this, gazing out at the sea, watching my kids play in the waves — a beer and book in hand. Sounds idyllic, doesn’t it? But in reality, I’ll be sitting there fuming. I am, and I will be, pissed off as hell at the devastation I know is happening in the Gulf even as I live my blessed life.

So, thanks BP, Transocean, Cameron International and Halliburton. Thanks for ruining the lives of a whole hell of a lot of people.

Thanks for killing innocents. And for choking the life out of dolphins, turtles, birds and plankton. For screwing up the food chain. And thank you very much for piling more emotional baggage on the world’s children.

I can rant all day, but it’s not going to change much. I’m not the president, thank the goddesses. I am, however, a parent, and I’ve have talked

to both my kids about what we, as individuals, can do so that, maybe, just maybe, this doesn’t happen again.

We need to lose our dependence on oil and coal. No, it’s not going to be easy (yep, we drove to the beach). It’s gonna be slow. But we must do it. We must — the world, the nation — research and invest in alternate energy sources. We must use our hard-earned cash for good — on energyefficiency and greener living. I don’t always walk this talk. It’s hard. It hurts. Sometimes I drive when I could walk or bike. But I’ve got to stop that. I’ve got to suck it up and sacrifice.

I must try to pry a couple of the nails out of the coffin of my and your kids’ futures.

As the Lorax has been saying to our kids (and to us) since 1971: “Because unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” X

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Events at Asheville Dance Revolution Located at 63 Brook St. Events are sponsored by the Cultural Development Group. Info: 277-6777 or www. ashevilledancerevolution.com.

• SA (6/19), 6:30pm - Parents Night Out. Drop kids off for a rockin’, age-appropriate dance party.

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La Leche League of Asheville • 3rd MONDAYS, 7pm - Monday Evenings: Meeting at Awakening Heart, Merrimon Ave. Pregnant moms, babies and toddlers welcome. Info: 242-1548 or 7137089.

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Mountain Green conference seeks to reinvent senior living

by Susan Andrew Think of it as the greening of aging. The fourth annual Mountain Green Sustainable Communities Conference will bring together building-industry professionals, educators and others interested in exploring best practices in sustainable and green construction, development, planning and design. The event, a project of Warren Wilson College’s Environmental Leadership Center, will happen Wednesday, June 23, on the campus in Swannanoa.

“Each year, we want to provide a new audience with information about how to have less impact on the environment,” says Phillip Gibson, the center’s director of research and community outreach. “This year, our focus is long-term care and the ‘aging-in-place’ sectors — the gerontological community, if you will.

Our speakers bring international knowledge and new interest to some long-standing issues.

What’s a truly livable community? How can folks age in place, stay near friends and family, live life to the fullest? It turns out that what’s good for seniors is good for everyone.”

A conference headliner, Dr. Bill Thomas, offers a refreshing yet common-sense perspective that’s revolutionizing what long-term-care facilities can be. As a nursing-home director in upstate New York in the mid-’90s, Thomas moved dogs, cats, birds and plants into his facility, radically shifting the focus from delivering scheduled institutional care to nurturing residents’ dignity and emotional well-being. Dubbed the Eden Alternative, the project was warmly received, leading Thomas to create a nonprofit that now boasts 300 “Eden home conversions” in the U.S. and an additional 200 abroad.

Another featured speaker, consultant Barry Patterson, is known for integrating bioinspired design and process into his clients’ projects. Patterson helps designers, engineers, architects and business leaders solve challenges while advancing sustainability. The idea is that life on Earth has been a continuing series of experiments for some 3.8 billion years. And whatever the design problem, chances are that one or more of the world’s millions of species have not only faced the same challenge but has evolved effective strategies to solve it.

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“Each year, we want to provide a new audience with information about how to have less impact on the environment.”

— Phillip Gibson, Environmental Leadership Center Breakout sessions will spotlight people like Kathryn Lawler, external affairs manager for the Atlanta Regional Commission, whose specialty is aging in place. Her husband, Scott Ball of the architectural firm Duany PlaterZyberk & Co., will lead a session on designing sustainable home and long-term-care environments.

Conference participants will enjoy a lunch featuring locally raised foods, plus an evening reception with free beer from Pisgah Brewing Co. Fifty vendors will display a wide variety of products and processes for sustainable homes and businesses. And once again this year, a bird of prey that’s been in the care of the Carolina Raptor Center in Huntersville, N.C., will be released into the wild.

Primary sponsors include the Land-of-Sky Regional Council, AdvantageWest and attorney Robert J. Deutsch. Land of Sky has been involved in planning for livable local communities for years, but the aging component is new, notes Gibson.

The conference is continuing its ongoing mission: helping define what the catchall term “sustainability” means in practice. “We claim

to live sustainably if we can harvest or extract the earth’s resources without depleting or permanently damaging them,” says Robyn Griggs Lawrence, editor of Natural Home magazine, who’ll lead another breakout session.

“By that standard, no one in a country that devours coal, oil and water — and uses up a quarter of the earth’s resources — can live sustainably. Our collective footprint is just too huge.

“According to green marketers, 10 percent of the U.S. population believes we will always have enough resources,” she notes. “Twenty percent are very sincerely trying to minimize their massive American footprints, but their reducing-and-recycling efforts are futile if they can’t convince the other 70 percent that sustainable living is a better way. Recent events, from the BP oil spill to the banking meltdown, have begun to tip the balance. Change happens. Sustainable living in America is an attainable dream.” X Send your environmental news to sandrew@ mountainx.com, or call 251-1333, ext. 153.

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• SA (6/19), 10:30am - “A Botanical Tour of the Blue Ridge Parkway with Natural History Stops Along the Way” with Dave Ellum, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Forestry and College Forest Director at Warren Wilson College. $15. Part of Art in Bloom.

N.C. Arboretum Events The Arboretum hosts a variety of educational programs.

Unless otherwise noted, all events are free with parking fee ($8/vehicle). No parking fees on 1st Tuesdays. Info: 665-2492 or www.ncarboretum.org.

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Pisgah Center for Wildlife Located in Pisgah National Forest, 10 miles from Brevard off of US Hwy. 276 N. Programs are free, but registration is required. Info: 877-4423 or www.ncwildlife.org.

• SA (6/19), 9am-1pm - “Close-Up Photography,” designed for the advanced beginner. Wear sturdy shoes and bring a camera. Open to participants ages 12 and up —- 10am-Noon - “Salamanders.” Learn all about these fascinating amphibians. For ages 8 and up.

• TU (6/22), 9-11am - “Salamanders.” Learn all about these fascinating amphibians. For children ages 4-7.

• WE (6/23), 9am-3pm - “Kid’s Introduction to Fly Fishing.” The $20 registration fee will be refunded upon attendance. Bring a lunch and non-slip shoes. For ages 9-15.

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.

• 3rd THURSDAYS, Noon-2pm - Bus Tours. See and hear about plans for the river’s future, learn local history and visit neighborhoods. Meet in front of Asheville City Hall. $15 for nonmembers. BYO lunch. Reservations required.

Save the French Broad Float • FR (6/18) through MO (6/28) - Join WNC Alliance and the French Broad Riverkeeper for one day or multiple days of an 11-day float trip down the entire length of the French Broad River in N.C. Conduct water-quality tests, sample fish for mercury, participate in a raft race and more. Info: www.savethefrenchbroad.com.

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Attend the Council’s first-ever Speed Networking event at HomeSource’s new location, 172 Charlotte St., Asheville.

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Trio plans to open a craft distillery in WNC

by Mackensy Lunsford Are you ready for this, WNC? Looks like there’s a new craft-beverage producer ready to set up shop — and it’s not about beer this time.

Liz Kenemer, her husband Kerry Kenemer and her brother-in-law, Jeff Bryan, are looking to open a distillery — and feel like Asheville is primed and ready to support one. Liz recently took some time out from planning to answer some questions for Xpress: Xpress: Tell me about the Hemlock Distillery.

Liz: We’re trying to start a craft distillery and are hoping to be the first in Asheville. It’s a new-ish part of the industry. They’re popping up all over the country, particularly on the coasts, though you’re starting to see more in the middle. There are a couple in North Carolina, already ... Gin and whiskey are the two products that we’re starting out with.

What made you decide to get into distilling?

I have a culinary background ... I’ve just been looking for some kind of niche for myself since I’ve been (in Asheville) — I was hoping to find a product that I could make here instead of working in the restaurant industry. I hadn’t really thought about making spirits before, but once I started reading about other people doing it, it just seemed like such a cool idea. I’ve been doing all kinds of research and getting really excited about it.

What’s your culinary background?

I went to school in Cambridge, Mass. I graduated in ‘97, and have worked as a private chef and in restaurants in Boston and Atlanta. Since I’ve been (in Asheville), I’ve been freelancing, helping people with cookbooks, testing recipes and that sort of thing.

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In good spirits: Asheville is poised to get a craft gin and whiskey distillery. Liz Kenemer is one of the partners. photo by michael muller

What experience do you have with distilling?

Not a whole lot. With regulations as they are, you’re not allowed to practice at home — home brewing and making wine at home are things that are allowed in this country, but you cannot distill legally.

We’ve been to a workshop held by a company that makes stills, and we’re going to be going through a lot of further training before we get a still. Once you get a still, generally the company that you buy from will come and help you make your first run. After that, it’s just a lot of product testing.

Where will you be located?

We looked out at Black Mountain, and we’re also looking at Asheville. We’d like to be connected to Asheville — that’s sort of where my heart is. One thing we’d love to do is be near a brewery.

This is exciting. We might as well put a wall around Western North Carolina. We have meat, we have beer — and now we have booze.

Yes, as we’ve been going out on the town, we’ve started talking to restaurant owners and bartenders about our idea, and they all seem really excited about being able to put a local product on their bar menus. Making signature cocktails and all of that — that’s sort of the fun part about all of the hard work that we’re putting into this right now.

It seems like people would be extremely supportive of this effort — you see how supportive people are of the beer scene.

Yes, that’s just one of the reasons that we think that this would be such a great idea here. I think that the community would really get behind us.

Any different flavors of liquors in the works?

I’d like to start with a classic gin. I’m also interested in the newer style — in the industry they call it the “new Western style” — it might be a bit more floral and herbal. You still have to have juniper in it for it to be gin. We’re thinking about liqueurs of some kind. Another thing that’s interesting to me is Grappa. You’re basically recycling a byproduct of wine making ...

We really want to focus on local ingredients as much as we can.

Can a distillery have a tasting room like a winery or brewery?

The state does not allow that so far.

What styles of whiskey are you planning?

We’re looking at a white whiskey, which is not really moonshine, but an un-aged

whiskey that you could make from any type of grain. Moonshine is typically made from corn — you can find white whiskeys out there made from rye or wheat, or any number of grain. We want to try and make a white rye, and then take some of that whiskey and age it in barrels for a few years so that it becomes a dark whiskey — it would be a before-and-after kind of product. The white whiskey would be almost a neutral spirit, almost like a vodka with a light flavor profile to it.

This is going to bring cocktails to a whole new level. Are you excited to be providing something that no one else has yet in Asheville?

Yes, it is exciting. Since we’ve become interested in this idea, we’ve become real cocktail hounds ourselves. We’ve been trying new recipes several times a week and having lots of fun with that aspect of it.

Sounds like tough research.

I’m just trying to figure out how to write that part off.

How long before you’re in full swing?

I’m guessing it will be early 2011 before we’re actually producing anything. We can’t apply for our federal permit until we have our lease and our still at least ordered. Then, that process takes at least 90 days. The stills we are looking at come from Germany, so they’ll have to be shipped overseas. A major thing is just getting the still in place.

What’s the most exciting thing about this endeavor to you?

Digging into the community ... The idea of finding our niche in the community and being a part of it.

For more information and updates from Liz, visit hemlockdistillery.com. X

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Sure, there are sad stories in the WNC restaurant scene; casualties of the past year include Southside Café, Nova and longtime Asheville favorite, Picnics. However, plenty of the hopeful are throwing themselves headlong (and bravely) into restaurant ownership. The overriding theme of most of these budding business?

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Dishes offered include bean enchiladas with molé sauce, sweet potato patties over rice with peanut sauce and a pesto foccacia melt. A variety of smoothies are also offered, with additions like spirulina, alfalfa and barley grass. The entire menu is somewhat reminiscent of Café Max and Rosie’s, the former Lexington restaurant that for years served as a favorite haunt for vegetarians, now occupied by a gem-and-mineral store.

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The Simma Down Caribbean Café just recently opened on Market Street downtown, in the area formerly occupied by One Love. The restaurant is also surprisingly affordable, offering lunch plates laden with jerk chicken or pork and heaps of coconut rice and peas, greens and plantains — for the rock-bottom price of only $7. Chef/owner Sam Briggs says that the prices might go up eventually, but for now his aim is to draw customers through the front doors. The menu offers other traditional island dishes like

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salt-fish fritters, cassava fries and Jamaican patties — think Caribbean-style empanadas. Also offered are American classics (“for the less adventurous,” chides the menu) like hamburgers and chicken strips.

Briggs says the aim of Simma Down is “to bring the real Caribbean-Jamaican style to Asheville — with the music, with the paint, with the architecture, with the food. We’re trying to give people good food at a good price, and still make a little bit of money.”

Briggs feels like he has his jerk recipe down pat — and indeed, it is quite good. “I grew up between Jamaica and North Carolina,” says

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Briggs says that the chicken takes about four to five hours to cook, the pork somewhere between eight and 10. “I’m slow-cooking it in a smoker,” he explains. A jerk snapper is cooked to order.

An Ital menu is also offered — a selection of vegetarian food that changes daily — described on the menu as “flavored by the coconut and blessed by Jah.” Briggs says that the Ital menu is prepared using as many local and organic ingredients as possible. Briggs visits local farmers, he says, and spends time at the farmers markets buying vegetables for the restaurant. Outside of the Ital menu, Briggs says that he uses some Hickory Nut Gap meats as well.

“The food is cheap, it’s really good — we’re just trying to bring the style and the vibe here, and we hope that the people love it. We’ve got something for everybody here,” he says.

Simma Down is located at 42 Market St. in downtown Asheville. For more information, call 252-8169.

Sandwiches!

It’s hard to believe that we ever lamented the dearth of sandwiches in Asheville and the surrounding areas. With downtown newcomers like Roman’s and Jackson Underground Café as well as Frank’s New York Deli in Arden joining favorites like Two Guys Hoagies, we have sandwiches aplenty. When nothing but a sandwich will do, we have these three new options in the Asheville area: Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich Shop has opened in downtown Asheville. Yes, it is a chain, but it’s locally owned and offers delivery for their subs and sandwiches at pretty decent prices — a recent lunch for two, with tip included, cost just slightly over $10. Jimmy John’s is located at 5 Biltmore Ave. For more information, visit jimmyjohns.com, or call 505-8020.

Further in local sandwich news, 444 Gallery Café just opened in the old Ace Hardware building in West Asheville, right next to the I240 entrance and exit ramps. The building has been renovated to provide retail options for food-related businesses like Short Street Cakes and the West Asheville Bakery, as well as a slew of local artists, jewelry-makers, potters and others in the creative community.

What of the food? Deli-style fare is available, with a selection of basic sandwich meats and cheeses, as well as simple salads. The specialty sandwiches are particularly eye-catching — what pork-lover doesn’t like a good Italian grinder? This particular version has provolone, salami, pepperoni, hot capicola, ham, banana peppers and a spicy pepper spread.

444 Gallery Cafe is located at 444 Haywood Road, suite 102. For more information, visit 444gallerycafe.com. To talk to the owners about displaying arts and crafts, call 251-1510 to make an appointment.

Yet another sandwich shop recently opened in South Asheville. Gianni Panini is the work of Joe Scully and Kevin Westmoreland, who have teamed up with a third partner to form the new restaurant.

Gianni features fresh-made soups, gelato, salads, coffees and — yes — sandwiches of both the hot and cold variety.

Gianni Panini is located at 1 Boston Way in Biltmore Village. As of press time, the restaurant did not have a web site, but can be followed on Twitter (@giannipanini) or Facebook. Call 5051624 for more information.

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Lots of outside of Asheville news Beer City Festival by the numbers

The inaugural Beer City Fest took place on a sunny Saturday, June 5, at Pack Square Park’s Roger McGuire Green.

By all accounts, it was a successful celebration for Beer City, USA — lots of excellent craft beer, great music and a convenient fountain, perfect for cooling off. Here’s the fest by the numbers: • 30 craft breweries from both North and South Carolina • 100 plus craft beers • 5 musical acts • 6 hours (not long enough, according to some beer lovers) • 2,500 attendees (an estimation — organizers were happy it wasn’t higher, as it got pretty darn crowded) • 6 organizers (between the Brewgrass crew and the Asheville Brewers Alliance crew) • 6 Asheville police officers • 2 security guards • 1 pair of scissors for cutting off the wristbands of anyone misbehaving (no comment on how many times those were used) • 35 portable toilets (no lines at the ones in the way back of the park).

Around $5,000 of proceeds will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina.

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Appalachian Craft Brewing said earlier this year that’s it’s moving from Fletcher to Hendersonville, and plans to expand to include a tasting room and music venue. That’s still happening, says Kelly Cubbin, co-owner along with her husband, Andy.

It’s just coming a little more slowly than planned, because of the permitting process. The couple is still crafting brews at their facility in Fletcher, while waiting permission from government officials to move. They’re hoping that the new taproom will open in September at 822 Locust St. in downtown Hendersonville. Watch for updates.

Nantahala Brewing Company puts Bryson City on the craft beer map

NBC’s now selling craft beers all over far Western North Carolina. Their tasting room is still under construction, but you can try their beers at Across the Trax (Bryson City), Nick and Nate’s (Waynesville), the Pour Over Pub (Bryson City), Murphy’s (Murphy) and more. Check their web site for locations: nantahalabrewing.com. I tasted NBC’s Brown Ale at Beer City Festival; it’s a nicely balanced sessions beer. Brewer Chris Collier also offers an IPA, a Pale and a Stout — so far.

Beer Y’all benefit for White Horse Black Mountain

On Thursday, June 17, White Horse Black Mountain will host a screening of the documen-

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Swag for beer lovers: Beer City Festival workers sell T-shirts with the festival’s logo at the inaugural event in downtown Asheville that drew around 2,500 folks.

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tary film Beer Y’all at their music venue in Black Mountain. The film tells the tale of seven friends who toured 27 craft breweries in North Carolina in nine days. Pisgah Brewing and French Broad Brewing are featured. The filmmakers will discuss their work and answer questions at the end of the movie. There will be N.C. beer specials as well, including a few from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students with ID.

ABC infuser brew schedule

Asheville Brewing Company on Coxe Avenue will continue their weekly infuser-enhanced beers — they’ve got a device called a Randall that infuses beers with the flavors of their choice. On Thursday, June 17, their Scout Stout will be run through cinnamon and cloves. The next week (June 24), they’ll push some Rocket Girl Lager through fresh watermelon. Then on June 31, it’s Roland’s ESB with jalapenos (my favorite — and a hit at Beer City Festival). Check it, starting at 5 p.m.

Inaugural home brew-off and tasting

As of now, more than 30 home brewers will showcase their beers at the first brew-off on Saturday, June 19, from 2 to 4 p.m. outside of Wedge Brewing. Just Economics, a local nonprofit that educates, advocates and organizes for a just and sustainable local economy in WNC, will host the event. The party will feature music and homebrew tastings. For admittance, join Just Economics at the $15 level at justeconomicswnc.org. You can also buy tickets at the Wedge from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Wedge Brewery is located at 125-B Roberts St. in Asheville’s River Arts District.

Hops & Vines next home-brew class: Make your own Rye Pale Ale

This beginner to intermediate class will take place Sunday, June 27, noon to 3 p.m. at Hops & Vines in West Asheville. Here’s how it works: You brew the beer at the store, then go back to bottle it two weeks later. All participants get to take home a six-pack of their home brew. Cost is $45 per person. Call 252-5275 or e-mail alex@hopsandvines.net to reserve your spot.

Asheville Brewers Alliance’s site gets a facelift

The ABA’s been busy lately, what with organizing beer festivals, supplying WNC with great craft beers and updating its Web site. Read all about the Alliance, the brewers and their projects at the renovated site: ashevillebrewersalliance.com.

Shout-outs

National Geographic’s blog, Intelligent Traveler, includes an article on Asheville’s role as Beer City, USA. The story mentions Wedge Brewing, Pisgah Brewing, Asheville Brewing and Brews Cruise.

All About Beer Magazine includes The Thirsty Monk in downtown Asheville on its list of the “150 Perfect Places to Have Beer.”

Wedge Brewing celebrates its second anniversary on July 17 with a showing of Thunder Road at dusk. Other party plans to be announced. X Send your brews news to Anne Fitten Glenn at brewgasmavl@gmail.com

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arts&entertainment Flooding and rebuilding

Momentous and magical realms in Galen Bernard’s paint on canvas

by Ursula Gullow Process and form rise and converge in the cadenced paintings of Galen Frost Bernard, currently on display at BoBo Gallery in downtown Asheville. Treading the line between abstract and representational art, undulating masses of geometric shapes, color and line churn into each other to create the impression of shantytowns built into precipitous environments.

They are more than depictions of fantastical flavelas, however — they hearken a frame of mind as well. “I’m resistant to the landscape thing,” says Bernard, “I’m more interested in painting the feeling of a place, rather than an actual place.”

Indeed, these are not your typical landscapes; these are other worldly realms for the eye to journey across.

Bernard frequently works on several pieces simultaneously, as his three large “Awkward Comparison” paintings suggest. In them, labyrinths of dwellings and staircases bend around each other, while rivers spill down the canvases.

Atmospheric haze lingers above like a shroud.

The more time spent looking, the more the deluge of visual information each painting contains reveals stories. Look closely at “Strong Wind of Potential Remix,” for example, and swirling triangular shapes appear as birds or paper debris — as if the place were a glorified wasteland built on the side of a collapsing iceberg.

Bernard says he draws creative inspiration from his hometown in Nelson County, Va., and

who:

Galen Frost Bernard

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Paintings

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BoBo Gallery, 22 N. Lexington Ave.

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Reception Saturday, June 19 (Starts at 7 p.m. Show up through the month of June. galenfrostbernard.com) his connection to the land and people there. “It’s a pretty ridiculously special place to grow up,” he says, recalling the 150-acre hollow where he lived. “For me, playing in the woods is just as creative as making art.”

In August 1969, flash flooding from Hurricane Camille washed away homes in Nelson County, killing more than 150 people. As a result, real estate values plummeted. Many back-to-the-land types — including Bernard’s parents — bought up property to establish community living situations. “I had a lot of brothers from other mothers,” says Bernard, who was born in a shack at the base of Yellow Priest Mountain — the source of the title to his largest piece in the show: “The (Yellow) Priest.”

These ideas of flooding and rebuilding are appropriate metaphors for Bernard’s work, which he sometimes refers to as “process paintings.” The environments depicted seem to be

An Awkward Comparison: Environments falling apart and regenerating.

The Yellow Priest: Bernard was born in a shack at the base of Yellow Priest Mountain.

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falling apart and regenerating themselves simultaneously, mirroring Bernard’s creative process.

“I do a lot of back tracking and referencing of old work,” he says.

Using oils, Bernard usually begins each piece with vivid applications of color. “A lot of times I start them out so bright and so ugly; it’s like I’m wrestling them back to something I can stand,” he says.

The artist’s creative progression is revealed through layers beneath layers of color swatches and drips. In some, traces of handwriting are smudged into washes of paint, making the text illegible. Details like this add not only textural appeal, but a conceptual element as well. Clearly there is writing there, but the specifics and the relevance of it is up for individual interpretation.

The five smaller paintings that comprise

Bernard’s “January Lemonade” series hang sideby-side in the gallery. Their palette is more restrained — lighter values of greys and whites interspersed with washes of sienna. Upon these, animated and energetic lines lend an airy quality to the work.

Originally, seven canvases were included in the series, but two of them “split off” during the creative process. Heavy smudges of dark grey and black suggest a more tumultuous situation occurring within the two rebel paintings. In “Remains,” a fortuitous splat of paint slaps the dwellings behind it, while a wave of warm grey washes over the foreground. In the distance, linear forms are engulfed by smog and disappear into heavenly ether. X Ursula Gullow writes about art for Mountain Xpress and her blog, artseenasheville.blogspot.com.

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Taste test

L.A.-based novelist brings The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake to Malaprop’s

by Alli Marshall

who:

“The butter is French Aimee Bender ... Not pasteurized,” says what: Rose, the main characReads from her novel The ter in Aimee Bender’s Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake new novel, The Particular where: Sadness of Lemon Cake.

“The parsley is from San Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café Diego. The parsley farmwhen: er is a jerk.”

Tuesday, June 22 (7 p.m., free.

At age 8, Rose discovmalaprops.com) ers that she has the ability to distinguish not just individual ingredients in any food she tastes, but also the emotions of the person who prepared the dish. She tastes the feelings of migrant farm workers, of factory employees, of cookie bakers, of the cows who unwittingly produce cream and of her own mother who — despite a cheerful outward countenance — is desperately unhappy.

This idea of food as insight or magic, food as an indicator of, or harbinger of, some kind of superpower, is not an entirely new idea. Local author Sarah Addison Allen has written about cakes that can call home long-lost loves, Lewis Carroll’s Alice found adventure in a tea party, and Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory both rewarded and punished.

Perhaps closest to Bender’s theme is Laura Esquivel’s 1989 novel Like Water For Chocolate. In that book, main character Tita expresses herself through her cooking, and all who eat her food are overcome by her sadness or joy Bender tells Xpress that there was no direct influence from Chocolate: “The key difference is about tasting a feeling that people don’t necessarily know they’re feeling.”

“Good ham, flat mustard from a functional factory,” Rose dictates in the book. “Ordinary bread. Tired lettuce-pickers. But in the sandwich as a whole, I tasted a kind of yelling, almost. Like the sandwich itself was yelling at me, yelling ‘Love me, love me,’ really loud.”

No one can really taste emotion, but food — beyond its basic nutritional value — is a source of comfort and reward, as well as shame and remorse. That’s why, for Bender (who heads a class in surrealist writing at UCLA), the idea proved fertile. “It takes a while for me to find — and it could be realistic or not realistic — the character or the situation or the word or the setting that is charged,” she says. “I got into the idea of the food as a way for [Rose} to read people. It felt really charged. It felt like there was a lot to say about it and that it would lead into other things about the family.”

Cake is rooted in reality. Rose’s is a nuclear family, living in Los Angeles, cycling through the motions of normal life. It’s in the happymundane activity of baking a birthday cake — the book’s namesake — that Rose’s mother launches the 8-year-old girl’s first experience of tasting emotion.

From there, the book continues along a trajectory of twisted normalcy. Rose still goes to school, her parents coexist in a mutual chill, her antisocial brother withdraws ever farther into himself. For Rose, her strange power proves more of an adversity than a gift, something to shrink from rather than rise to — a noteworthy juxtaposition against the setting of Los Angeles and all of its promise of larger-than-lifeness.

“I did really want to write about L.A. a little bit,” says Bender. “In earlier work I’ve often placed things in unnamed places, as more of a fairy tale mode. For this one, I wanted to ground it. I hadn’t written much about L.A. and I was feeling like using the knowledge that I have about the city.”

Bender grew up in L.A., lives there currently and says she has many changing impressions of it. “It’s a much more inward city than it appears because of Hollywood and the external focus,” she says. “The

Lightness and rare beauty: Novelist Aimee Bender says the joy of finding movement in subject matter “eclipses all disappointments.” truth is, you’re just in your car, a lot, alone. So there is a lot of insularity, but it’s surprising.”

That inside-looking-out feel is carried throughout the story. At one point Rose (who narrates from a child’s perspective but with the insight, Bender explains, of an adult recalling her youth) describes her parents: “At my door, my father kept his arm tight around her, but he suddenly seemed stuck there, like a person who stumbles in public and apologizes to the air.”

But for all the ennui of Cake (no surprise, it’s in the very title), Bender managers to wring both lightness and rare beauty from her prose. Rose finds an ally in her brother’s genius friend and she eventually learns to value her strange ability: “By the time I was twelve, I could distinguish an orange slice from California from and orange slice from Florida in under five seconds because California’s was rounder-tasting due to the desert ground and the clear tangy water of far-flung irrigation.”

Bender’s approach to writing is not so different from Rose’s approach to discerning a particular flavor. “The mysterious part is the good part because it’s such a joy to hit upon something that has movement in it,” the author explains of her process. Cake is her fifth book and her second full-length novel. “The joy of finding that eclipses all the disappointments. It’s a great feeling when something lines up.

That’s why I’m a big believer in the every day showing up and doing the work because it does eventually happen.” X

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Bass in yo face

Shaking it to Pocahaunted’s outsider funk

by Justin Farrar

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Pocahaunted’s new album, Make It Real, needs to be cranked the way one would a killer dub joint, say Keith Hudson’s Nuh Skin Up Dub or Wackie’s Natures Dub: Overdrive the bass, kill the treble.

For those unfamiliar with the splendor that is mind-rattling bass, this sounds excessive, I’m sure. Basically, you want the low-end — Diva Dompe’s bass and the gooey organ of Cameron Stallones (who has since been replaced by Leyna Noel) — so loud it blossoms into a massive, rumbling vortex, around which every other sound/ instrument is forced to orbit. This includes all manner of wobbly percussive clatter, skronk-sax, the six-string’s metronomic melodicism and of course, Amanda Brown’s patent arsenal of echoladen shrieks, yelps, moans, groans and howls.

“Before [Make It Real], none of us had ever thought about being in a band with really prominent bass,” says Brown, talking via cellie from her pad in L.A. (the Eagle Rock ’hood to be specific). “In both indie and drone, you don’t really think about the bass. The bottom isn’t always the most important thing. If we wrote parts that we couldn’t dance to, then we ditched them. If we couldn’t feel that vibe, then we stopped the part.

So this is us being dance-y. This is what outsiders do when making dance music.”

Pocahaunted hasn’t been a full ensemble for too long. Likewise, they didn’t always make, as Brown likes to define it, “outsider funk.” The group’s only constants, since its earliest cassettes and CD-Rs began seeping into underground noise and rock circles in 2006, are Brown and

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Pocahaunted, with Aswara opening

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her myriad vocal manipulations. Back then the group consisted of just her and pal Bethany Cosentino. The duo, like a lot of young freakers wandering the outer fringes of sound over the last five to six years, began tinkering with extended, free-form psychedelic drones: blurry, tribal-tinged incantations lovingly guarded in a nest of crackling feedback and distortion.

It was fun for a while, Brown admits, producing a clutch of transcendent recordings. But as she points out, the world of drone and noise, which is overrun almost exclusively with dudes obsessed with free improv and trippy head noise, is no long-term domicile for a woman who also harbors a love for funk, dub, afrobeat and monolithic bass that gets asses moving.

An early harbinger of dissatisfaction came in

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L.A.’s Pocahaunted: Dubby dance grooves in the drone zone. the form of 2008’s Island Diamonds, which consists of four extended tracks (all of them ripe for remixes). It wouldn’t be inaccurate to frame the record as “Nyabingi noise twee” or something other cheeky music-nerd phrase. It’s still in the “drone zone,” as my friend Bent Crayon jokingly calls it, but creeping into the murk’s lower strata are dubby dance grooves Brown and Cosentino dipped in boiling water and twisted into a host of delicious shapes.

Brown, as a matter of fact, wasn’t the only one growing restless. An incorrigible fan of the Beach Boys, the Ronettes and even Billy Joel, Cosentino relocated to New York City in autumn 2008. Rechristening herself Best Coast, she embraced her love of pure pop and has since garnered serious, uh, “indie buzz” for her hook-stained, lo-fi ear candy (think Wavves, Ariel Pink, No Age).

“The band basically ended,” says Brown. “It took me a while to figure out what to do with the Pocahaunted name. So I asked the most elite friends I had to come together and start writing weird funk songs. It took a long time to get a new sound. We didn’t release anything for a while. We just wrote, practiced and played shows.”

Make It Real, released in March on Not Not Fun, the label she runs with her husband and bandmate Britt, is the end result of Brown’s selfimposed cocoon stage. But unlike Cosentino’s Best Coast project, Pocahaunted 2.0 isn’t a resolute dismissal of the group’s drone past, more like a subtle negotiation. It’s a fantastic summertime soundtrack: catchy, quirky and fun. Plus, the production, an unwieldy wash of reverb, gels smoothly with humid nights and sticky tees.

Comparisons to the Slits are tempting, but the group’s reckless moxie actually reminds me of Calvin Johnson’s Dub Narcotic Sound System, who preached the gospel of dub to indie brats

back in the mid 1990s; only Johnson never had a bassist as commanding as Dompe. Inventive patterns, fluid runs — she also lumbers like a woolly mammoth stoned on percocet.

Not everything is snap-focus groove research, however. Eight-plus minutes of brutal mutant beauty, the track “UFO” (A nod to ESG?) swims in an avant-garde ecstasy reminiscent of oldschool Pocahaunted. With Dompe maintaining the center, voice, organ, drums, sax and guitar drift out to sea, losing sight of shore and absolutely loving it. On “UFO” (and to a lesser extent “You Do Voo Doo”) the outsider-to-funk ratio definitely swings in favor of the former.

Nearing the end of our talk, Brown talks about the ways in which Pocahaunted’s new sound has affected its fan base. Though crowd reception isn’t something she’s terribly concerned with, Brown chews on it from time to time. As she sees it, they’re currently trudging across the “muddy middle;” Make It Real is too dance-oriented for the noise/drone scene the group is gradually leaving behind, yet still too weird, sonically, for the indie-rock crowd. Recently, they opened for Vampire Weekend, with whom they share a love for afro-pop and afrobeat. The band’s knack for making its young fans boogie blew her away, yet Brown ultimately believes, “We’re not ever going to be grouped in with them, because they’re so bouncy and clean.”

I wholeheartedly concur. Not in a million years would a Vampire Weekend album ever inspire me to overdrive the bass and kill the treble. Those settings are reserved for heavy “riddims” only — like Make It Real. X Justin Farrar is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Village Voice, Seattle Weekly, Rhapsody.com and many other publications.

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Public Domain*

The telling of two guys that is telling the story of America

By Tracy D. Hyorth True to its roots, The Redundant Theatre Company Theatre is launching a new show, and the thespians have no idea how the audience will respond. The audience may love it, hate it, or anything in between. And that type of reaction is what propels TRTCR to continue producing shows that some people might call weird; others might call genius.

Public Domain* is a full-length play about two Italian anarchists executed in 1927, and may seem like an odd choice for a company that has made its reputation by presenting evenings of interconnected short plays. And while Public Domain* does not entirely follow that same strategy, it is a piece put together from bits of information gleaned from research.

“We became really drawn to the story of Sacco and Vanzetti and the whole atmosphere of America in the 1920s that helped commit them to death,” says Redundant co-founder Rebecca Morris. Sacco and Vanzetti were immigrants and professed anarchists accused and convicted of murdering two men during an armed robbery in Massachusetts. After a

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The Redundant Theatre Company Theatre

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North Carolina Stage Company, part of its Catalyst Series

when:

Thursdays through Saturdays, June 17-26. 7:30 p.m. $15, with a $5 discount for “liking” the company’s Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-RedundantTheatre-Company-Theatre/ 112527168782529?ref=ts. 239-0263 or www.ncstage.org. controversial and famous trial and a series of appeals, the men were executed.

“The show doesn’t focus on whether they actually committed the murders they were charged with, but on how their search for the American dream got changed in so many ways once they arrived here,” says Morris.

It’s the same story as today, in some ways,” Morris says, comparing the plight of the 1920s Italian immigrants to today’s Hispanic immigrants.

You don’t have to know the history of Sacco and Vanzetti to enjoy the show; the actors tell the story. Public Domain* has the rough shape of early 20th-century Vaudeville shows, including a minstrel-type show, done in green face rather than in black. A weight-lifting con-

Sacco and Vanzetti on the stage: Were the men guilty? Were the trials fair? test and more vignettes complete the story.

TRTCT learned as much as they could about Sacco and Vanzetti, perhaps even more than they cared to know. “I came across this really strange YouTube video about Sacco and Vanzetti that was an animation. And, the characters were created entirely out of clay,” says Morris. “I had no idea how popular these two people were.”

There was so much public information about the duo’s trial, that TRTCT changed the show’s direction as their knowledge grew.

“Our thinking about the name Public Domain* has actually changed a lot,” says TRTCT co-founder Todd Weakley. Originally the name hinted that the show was made of found text, but now it feels more like “shared space.” “Prison is really a public domain in a lot of ways, and our show now takes place in a prison, as Sacco and Vanzetti await execution,” says Weakley. “And the show still draws heavily from things literally in the public domain, from trial transcripts to classic Italian literature — namely The Divine Comedy and Pinocchio.”

The theater company formed in 2004, after several of its members had collaborated on various other projects, and decided the time was right to embark on a project of their own.

After six months of meetings, brain storming, bad ideas and good wine, The Redundant Theatre Company Theatre established itself as a company that would specialize in short plays organized around themes, thus allowing for infinite diversity in infinite combination.

Their goal is to produce innovative, contemporary theatre that challenges and stimulates

audience and actor.

A new addition Public Domain* continues that tradition but includes a new participant — Jim Ostholthoff, who has become the group’s “eyes” for Public Domain.* He is directing them, but only to the point of helping fine-tune the original vision.

Ostholthoff’s first evening with the group takes place at their current rehearsal space in the basement of a Montford apartment building. The actors rehearsed between four posts, surrounded by tenants’ bicycles, several running washers and dryers, a ping pong table and balance balls. None of it seemed out of place, nor did the group seem to mind that they weren’t rehearsing on an actual stage.

Ostholhoff asks the group to do a scene for him. They do so without any comment from their new “eyes.” He asks them to repeat the scene, this time stopping them almost every other line.

“Come onstage. Stop. Look at the lights,” he tells actors Weakley and Willie Repoley.

“How do they feel? Look at the ladies. Do what your lines tell you to do.”

And so the scene goes. One hour later, the rehearsal has transformed itself, and the actors, into believable characters showing us a piece of Sacco and Vanzetti’s life. The magic of what is yet to come.

When asked to sum up the show, Repoley says: “This show is the telling of two guys that is telling the story of America.” X Tracy D. Hyorth can be reached at outnaboutwnc@bellsouth.net

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by becky upham

“Deciding which shows you should see, so you don’t have to” The Suspect: Megafaun

The Suspect: Jazz the Ripper

The band, DeYarmond Edison, moved to the triangle of North Carolina from Wisconsin in a push to find a wider audience. The band broke up instead, and front man Justin Vernon traveled home, formed Bon Iver, and went on to record one of the most critically acclaimed discs of 2008. The remaining members of DeYarmond Edison formed Megafaun; they have since released two discs, most recently the critically praised Gather, Form and Fly, which was given an honorable mention by Pitchfork as one of the best releases of 2009.

The six-man group formed in Asheville in 2007; its members range in age from 14 to 18 years old. This is no ordinary boy band, however; their dual sax set up gives them a unique funky sound that gets audiences dancing. This show celebrates the release of the band’s second cd.

Can Be Found:

The Grey Eagle, Thursday, June 17.

RIYD:

Galactic, Tower of Power, Herbie Hancock.

You Should Go If:

Can Be Found:

You reenact the “Old Time Rock n’ Roll” scene from Risky Business at least once a month; Team Edward!; When you’re out to eat, people often mistake you for their waiter; you signed all your papers “Joe Cool” in the sixth and seventh grade.

The Suspect: Mason Jennings A prolific singer/songwriter, his most recent release, Blood of Man, is more rock n’ roll than his previous efforts; the inspiration came while decorating the Christmas tree with his 6-year-old son.

According to the singer’s web site, his son picked up an electric guitar ornament and asked, “What’s this, Dad?” A horrified Mason went to work, and the result is Jennings’ first “plugged” album. His performance on the record has invited comparisons to the Doors, Lou Reed and Dennis Wilson.

Can Be Found:

The Orange Peel, Thursday, June 17.

RIYD:

Bob Dylan, Joshua James, Joe Purdy

You should Go If:

The three weeks you spent doing Outward Bound comes up in conversation at least twice a day; You organized your first boycott before age 10; Death Before Hair Products!; You like taking 13 items into the express lane just to mess with people.

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The Grey Eagle, Wednesday, June 23.

RIYD:

Bon Iver, Vetiver, Blitzen Trapper.

You Should Go If:

You believe Ultimate Frisbee will eventually be an Olympic sport; Your Facebook profile still doesn’t have a picture; Women tend to marry the next guy they date after you; You sold your comic book collection to buy rain barrels.

Becky Upham co-hosts the weekly music show, “Your Mom’s Idea,” with Lark Rowe every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. on MAIN-FM

The Suspect: Mad Tea Party The Asheville duo Ami Worthen and Jason Krekel make music that the Metro Santa Cruz described as “A bubbly amalgam of juke-joint blues, pop, tiki exotica and rockabilly.” Their 2006 release, Big Top Soda Pop was voted the #2 regional release by WNCW listeners; dancing shoes are a must.

Can Be Found:

Lexington Avenue Brewery, Friday, June 18.

RIYD:

The Ditty Bops, Old Crow Medicine Show, SCOTS.

You Should Go If:

You never met a clothes swap you didn’t like; It’s not a party until somebody gets kicked in the shins; You were easily the coolest member of marching band; You enjoy ordering cocktails that the bartender has never heard of.

The Suspect: Dar Williams She has been playing pop/folk music for twenty years and is widely considered one of the leading women of that genre. She released her first studio album in three years in 2008, Promised Land, produced by Brad Wood (Liz Phair, Ben Lee, and Pete Yorn.)

Can Be Found:

The Orange Peel, Saturday, June 26.

RIYD:

Kathleen Edwards, Indigo Girls, Catie Curtis.

You Should Go If:

You kissed a girl and you liked it; She kissed a girl and you’re totally okay with that, really, seriously, you are; You fantasize about meeting the man who came up with the whole “skinny jeans” thing in a dark alley; All your cats are named for female historical figures.

smartbets Etsy Craft Party

Crafts: No longer just for summer campers and grannies. Also no longer just for tiny indie gatherings: Online crafter marketpace Etsy.com is holding a birthday party (for itself)/worldwide craft party on Friday, June 18.

The local meetup takes place at Lark Books (67 Broadway St.). It’ll be an outdoor fiesta in the covered parking deck with a project station and craft and beer vendors.

Bring a snack to share. 68 p.m., free. meetup.com/ Etsy-Craft-Party/2713. Next door to Lark at The Satellite Gallery, 21-artist show Model Misbehavior opens on the same night at 7 p.m.

Song Circle with Jimmy Landry, Beth Wood and Chris Rosser Longtime favorite Jimmy Landry doesn’t play so much anymore, and this show promises to be a special reunion: “Beth, Chris, and I have toured this way in the past, and people pay good money to laugh at Beth trying to teach me to dance along with Chris’s songs. (I have gotten a little better at dancing!),” Landry writes.

All three are amazing singers and songwriters: Landry has shared the stage with Stevie Ray Vaughan and Richie Havens, among others; Rosser is an impressive multi-instrumentalist and member of Free Planet Radio and Wood’s versatility is renowned. This night at the White Horse should be a mesmerizing evening. Friday, June 16.

8 p.m. whitehorseblackmountain.com.

Asheville Unplugged

Are you ready to RAWK? Asheville band Mother Soul is. The recently reunited quintet joins other area rockers — Crocodile Smile, Richie Tipton, The Marc Keller Band featuring the Mascari Brothers, Don Lewis and Tony Creasman (the pièce de résistance has got to be special guest singer/songwriter John Corabi, former front man of Mötley Crüe) — for a blowout night of music. Oh, and a good cause: Asheville Unplugged (as the event is billed) benefits Eliada Children’s Home. Tuesday, June 22, doors at 6 p.m., music at 7 p.m. at The Crest Pavillion. All ages, $10. ashevilleunplugged.net.

Club phone numbers are listed in Clubland in the (828) area code unless otherwise stated; more details at www. mountainx.com/clubland. Send your Smart Bet requests in to ae@mountainx.com for consideration by the Monday the week prior to publication.

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smartbets Mural Project benefit

Events with Rahasya

Ecstatic Kirtan: Friday 6/25, 7:30pm Rahasya Vinyasa Yoga: Saturday, 6/26, 1:30pm westashevilleyoga.com

The next phase of the mural painting on the Lexington and Merrimon Avenues I-240 underpass is underway: The mural for the Broadway/Merrimon side has been done using a technique known as marouflage, or painting on cloth. Want a preview?

It will be on display at Grace Studios (19 Carolina Lane) during a sneak peek/fundraiser event on Saturday, June 19. Here are the details: The $25 ticket price includes catering by Mela, local craft beer from the LAB and one raffle ticket (the prize is a piece of furniture from Terra Nostra).

Seduction Sideshow and The Pond Brothers perform, plus meet-andgreet muralists Trish Tripp, Kurt Thaesler, Harper Leich, Melissa Glaze, Steve Lister, Daniel Beck, Molly Must and Ian Wilkinson.

7-10 p.m., arts2people.org.

FATHER’S DAY PACKAGE

Gentleman’s facial, manicure and pedicure $143

WNC Highlands Celtic Festival

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June 9 – 27 • rated pg-13 a STEPHEN SONDHEIM MUSICAL suggested by the film Smiles of a Summer Night by Ingmar Bergman Winner of Six Tony Awards: Best Musical, Best Book, & Best Score “Isn’t it bliss?” Affairs of the heart spend a weekend in the country at a Swedish estate, early 20th-century, where style and sophistication mix with romance, wit and charm. Send in the Clowns!

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Johnson’s Crossroad

Of their recent experience playing Merle Fest, local Americana act Johnson’s Crossroad writes, “What an amazing festival. We have been many times and knew it was organized but, wow, we were treated like Doc Watson and with no exaggeration.” The band’s summer picks up with engagements at FloydFest and Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, but not before opening for Brooklyn’s country/blues band The Woes. Says Johnson’s Crossroad’s Keith Mingus, “I saw these guys at Mike’s Side Pocket ... They were so good that I booked a show on Friday, June 17 at the Emerald Lounge with JXR opening.” 9 p.m., $5. myspace. com/johnsonscrossroad.

Club phone numbers are listed in Clubland in the (828) area code unless otherwise stated; more details at www. mountainx.com/clubland. Send your Smart Bet requests in to ae@mountainx.com for consideration by the Monday the week prior to publication.

clubland

where to find the clubs • what is playing • listings for venues throughout Western North Carolina C l u bla n d r u l e s •To qualify for a free listing, a venue must be predominately dedicated to the performing arts. Bookstores and cafés with regular open mics and musical events are also allowed.

•To limit confusion, events must be submitted by the venue owner or a representative of that venue.

•Events must be submitted in written form by e-mail (clubland@mountainx.com), fax, snail mail or hand-delivered to the Clubland Editor Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt at 2 Wall St., Room 209, Asheville, NC 28801.

Events submitted to other staff members are not assured of inclusion in Clubland.

•Clubs must hold at least TWO events per week to qualify for listing space. Any venue that is inactive in Clubland for one month will be removed.

•The Clubland Editor reserves the right to edit or exclude events or venues.

•Deadline is by noon on Monday for that Wednesday’s publication. This is a firm deadline.

Bosco’s Sports Zone

Shag dance

Broadway’s

‘80s night, 10pm Chameleon Soul Food

Spoken word, music & poetry night hosted

by Lyric Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Front stage: Aaron Woody Wood (soul, pop) —- Back stage: The Last Call (folk, rock) w/ Jeff Markham & Maggie and Her Mistakes and Sisters 3 Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Soul & jazz jam Nine Mile

Ras Berhane (acoustic, reggae) Olive or Twist

Shag & swing dancing w/ DJ Ron Blankenship

The Free Flow Band (soul, funk)

Eleven on Grove

Vortex Cabaret (music, burlesque & more) Emerald Lounge

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)

Johnson’s Crossroad (acoustic, Americana) w/ The Woes

Watershed

Frankie Bones

Westville Pub

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Scott Kirby (folk, rock) Jammin’ with Funky Max Wild Wing Cafe

J Luke

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter) Ten Cent Poetry (classical folk, acoustic) Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Eleven on Grove

Orange Peel

Wiz Khalifa (hip-hop) w/ Yelawolf

Thu., June 17

Jazz the Ripper CD-release show (jazz/ funk fusion)

Emerald Lounge

Pack’s Tavern

Athena’s Club

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Fairview Tavern

Pisgah Brewing Company

Back Room

Zydeco dance & lessons Fist Family w/ DJ Football Open-mic jam w/ BlindLiver & friends Frankie Bones

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter) French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Paul Cataldo (Americana, country) Good Stuff

Open mic

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Wed., June 16

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm

Back Room

Holland’s Grille

Harry Schulz Duo (jazz) Blue Dragons (experimental folk, rock) Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

“Hits & Shits” w/ Jamie Hepler Red Stag Grill

Robert Thomas (jazz standards, blues) Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Gypsy (rock)

Rocket Club

“Super dance party” feat: Adam Strange & Crick Nice DJ Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Open mic

Temptations Red Room

Open mic

Marc Keller (singer/songwriter)

“June Baby Birthday Celebration”

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Open mic w/ BlindLiver

Open mic

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

BoBo Gallery

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Sirius.B. (“absurdist, Gypsy, folk, funk, punk”)

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Old-time jam, 6pm

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

The Still

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

‘80s night

Town Pump

Open mic w/ David Bryan

DJ night

Annalyse McCoy (singer/songwriter) & Neeley Bridges

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm Handlebar

Beacon Pub

Clutch (blues, punk, rock) w/ Bakerton Group, Lionize & Never Get Caught

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

BoBo Gallery

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Boiler Room

Laurey’s Catering and Gourmet To Go

Open mic

Patrick Fitzsimons (blues, folk) My Majesty Collides

Where the Buffalo Roamed (alternative) w/ True Widow & Bad Dream Bosco’s Sports Zone

Open mic & jam Club 828

Hip-hop & DJ night Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm Bluegrass jam, 7pm

Dirlam, Galloway & Gordon (old-time guitar & banjo tunes) Lobster Trap

Hank Bones

Mack Kell’s Pub & Grill

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety) Mela

Belly dancing Mellow Mushroom

Groove Stain (reggae)

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Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Asheville Country Review (members of Town Mountain w/ Shannon Whitworth)

Mountain X’s Best Music Venue of Black Mountain Swannanoa Valley 2009!

IRISH SESSIONS, 6:30 PM

TU ES OPEN MIC, with PARKER BROOKS! 8:45 PM - No Cover!

TH UR SEVEN SISTERS CINEMA 6/ 17 “BEER Y’ALL” • $5, $3 students • 7PM FR I 6/ 18

SONG CIRCLE

O’Malley’s On Main

Jam night

FR I 6/ 25

JAZZ THE RIPPER Funk! • $8 • 8PM

Old Style Soul • $8 • 8PM

TRIBUTE TO WOMEN OF JAZZ & SAT BLUES Kat Williams w/ Nate Hefner 6/ 26 $10 • 8PM

Pineapple Jack’s

Ras Berhane (reggae)

The Goodies (cabaret, rock) w/ Still Small Voice & The Joyful Noise

Red Stag Grill

Pisgah Brewing Company

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Root Bar No. 1

PULP

Iron Horse Station

Scandals Nightclub

Purple Onion Cafe

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Temptations Red Room

Red Stag Grill

Jerusalem Garden

Town Pump

Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Rocket Club

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Root Bar No. 1

Nine Mile

Casserole Band (bluegrass) Anne Coombs (jazz, swing)

Jay Brown (“toe-tappin’ roots”) “Exposure” DJ night

‘80s dance party w/ Spy V

Tennesee Hollow (rock, blues) Peggy Ratusz’ Invitational Blues Jam Aaron LaFalce (piano)

Thur.

FAT TuesdAy

all u Can Eat Jambalaya & Blues $2 domestics and $5.50 bombs

TRIVIA NIGHT starts at 9 pm

LIVe MusIc

Wild Wing Cafe

‘80s KARAoKe

Sun. Sunday Bloody Sunday $4.50 Bloody Marys (on the corner of Brevard & Haywood Rd.)

828-505-2129

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Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter) Jukebox Blackwell

Nikki Talley (indie, rock) w/ Justin Sharp, Jason Whitlow & Shod My Feet

DJ dance party w/ DJ Stratos Late night drag show

Jeff Anders & friends DJ Moto dance party Zuma Coffee

Thursday night bluegrass jam

Dead Meadow w/ Soft Opening (rock)

Fri., June 18

Scott Tyler (folk, rock)

Beppe Gambetta (Americana, roots) Stella Blue

Straightaway Café

Athena’s Club

Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Back Room

Temptations Red Room

DJ night

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Acoustic Swing

BoBo Gallery

Nomad

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

Ed Boudreaux’s Bayou BBQ

Dave Desmelik Duo (Americana)

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Eleven on Grove

Swing dance w/ Kon Tiki & Russ Wilson Emerald Lounge

SCI FI (psychedelic, jazz, fusion) w/ Cinder Cat Fred’s Parkside Pub & Grill

The Loud Crowd (garage, pop)

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Dave Desmelik (Americana)

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Juan Holladay (vocalist, guitarist)

Westsound (R&B, blues)

Letters to Abigail, 8-10 pm ‘80s, ‘90s & Today: Dance party w/ DJ D-Day, 10pm-2am

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm Handlebar

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Mac Comer (singer/songwriter) Kelley & the Cowboys (country, rockabilly) Belly dancing w/ live music Back stage: Ol’ Hoopty (funk, blues)

Broomstars (indie, rock, experimental) w/ Amandla Ras Berhane (acoustic, reggae) Olive or Twist

42nd Street Jazz Band Orange Peel

The Breakfast Club (rock, covers) Pack’s Tavern

Kat Williams (soul, blues) Pisgah Brewing Company

WNC Highlands Celtic Festival Red Stag Grill

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter) Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Gypsy (rock)

Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill

Kemistry (Southern rock) Rocket Club

Scandals Nightclub

Turnup Truck w/ Tim Alimena (roots) Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

The Funk Messengers

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Bobby Sullivan (piano) Well-Bred Bakery and Cafe

Jenne Sluder (folk, acoustic) White Horse

American Belly Dance Show DJ dance party w/ DJ Stratos Stella Blue

Dissent (metal) w/ Vic Crown & The Ages Within Straightaway Café

Garry Segal (Americana) Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Peggy Ratusz & Daddy Long Legs (blues)

Song circle feat: Chris Rosser (folk, rock) w/ Jimmy Landry, Beth Wood

Temptations Red Room

Wild Wing Cafe

Velvet Truckstop (rock ‘n’ roll) w/ Bad Ash

Live music w/ singer-songwriters

Sat., June 19

Outlaw (alternative, honky tonk) feat: Cattletruck, “Hellbillie” Ronnie Hymes, Leigh Stenhouse & Christopher Scum

Athena’s Club

DJ night

Back Room

Darien Trio (singer/songwriter) Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Buddy Davis Unplugged BoBo Gallery Boiler Room

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Craggie Brewing Company

Eddie From Ohio (folk, rock)

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Town Pump

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Handlebar

Iris Dement (country, folk)

Noise In Print (post punk, indie, shoegaze) w/ Forty Furies & The Leer

Live music w/ singer-songwriters

El Hub (experimental), 8pm Blue Dogs (Americana, country, rock)

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

DJ Candice B & DJ Chela (“hip-hop your face off”) DJ Drees & DJ Queen April (Goth, industrial) Zaq Suarez (folk, rock, Americana) Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Greg Olson (folk) Dripolator

‘80s, ‘90s & Today: Dance party w/ DJ Spy V Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub Town Pump

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

The Free Flow Band (soul, funk)

Well-Bred Bakery and Cafe

The Peg Twisters (“old-time music with a twist”) Westville Pub

Captain Midnight (rock ‘n’ roll) White Horse

Jazz the Ripper (jazz-funk fusion) Wild Wing Cafe

Contagious (rock)

Sun., June 20 Athena’s Club

DJ night

Live music

Anniversary party feat: Jake Wolf, DJ Gift & more

Barley’s Taproom

Holland’s Grille

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

John Cook (acoustic)

Havana Restaurant

Free Flight (rock)

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Eleven on Grove

Consultants of Swing

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe BoBo Gallery

Critters (folk, bluegrass) w/ Moses Atwood & CMB

Iron Horse Station

Solstice party feat: DJ Galaxy Girl, Brad Bitt, Dubvirus, Gilbot, Iduna & Luna Cee

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Emerald Lounge

Shag dance & lessons

Jerusalem Garden

Fred’s Parkside Pub & Grill

Bob Zullo (jazz, guitar), 630-10:30pm

Paul Cataldo (singer/songwriter)

733 Haywood Rd. • West Asheville

Fred Whisken (jazz pianist)

Skyland Performing Arts Center

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm

Sat.

Summer dance series

Westville Pub

Good Stuff

Fri.

WNC Highlands Celtic Festival

Scandals Nightclub

Open mic w/ Max Chain

Bombs Away Cabaret “Eat Your Heart Out”

Tues.

Aaron LaFalce (alternative, acoustic)

Ashley Chambliss (singer/songwriter) w/ Greenway & Alex Krug

Club 828

5-11 pm

Sharon LaMotte Band (jazz)

Watershed

Dr. DP and the TrainRunners (rock) w/ Bums Lie

WING NIGHT

Utah Green (eclectic folk), 9pm

Pisgah Brewing Company

Boiler Room

Mon.

Good Stuff

Pack’s Tavern

Wellhouse Band (blues)

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“Whitecat Phamily Picnic”

Pineapple Jack’s

The Funknastics (“booty-shakin’ funk”)

SOULFINGER

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Garage at Biltmore

Olive or Twist

Vincenzo’s Bistro

SAT 6/ 19

The Hungry Monks (acoustic)

Pack’s Tavern

Billy Gilmore (acoustic)

Chris Rosser, Beth Wood, Jimmy Landry • $8 • 8 PM

Luella’s Bar-B-Que

High Gravity Jazz Trio

Mason Jennings (acoustic, folk) Live music w/ Jay Worthington

Open 4 - 9pm Mon. - Wed. • 2pm - until Thurs. - Sat.

Live music by local artists

Ralph Roddenbery & The Jones (rock, folk) w/ Micheal Hurwitz & Jerry Castle

Orange Peel

Wed., June 16th - 6pm Blue Dragons Thur., June 17th - 8pm Casserole Band Fri. & Sat., June 18th - 19th WNC Highlands Celtic Festival

Lobster Trap

Tori Sparks (singer/songwriter) Belly dancing w/ live music Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: Mad Tea Party (rockabilly, surf) w/ Woody Wood

Shanti’s Summer Cosmic Jam

Bosco’s Sports Zone Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Megan Jean & the KFB (folk, country) w/ VooDoo Wedding (indie, rock)

Hangar

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Jason C. Waller (folk, acoustic)

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Comedy open mic Irish session, 5pm Tom Waits time, late

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Fairview Tavern 505-7263 Feed & Seed + Jamas Acoustic 216-3492 Firestorm Cafe 255-8115 Frankie Bones 274-7111 Fredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parkside Pub & Grill 281-0920 French Broad Brewery Tasting Room 277-0222 The Garage 505-2663 Good Stuff 649-9711 Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern 232-5800 Grove House Eleven on Grove 505-1612 The Grove Park Inn (Elaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Piano Bar/ Great Hall) 252-2711 Guadalupe Cafe 586-9877 The Handlebar (864) 233-6173 The Hangar 684-1213 Havana Restaurant 252-1611 Highland Brewing Company 299-3370 Hollandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grille 298-8780 The Hookah Bar 252-1522 Infusions 665-2161 Iron Horse Station 622-0022 Laureyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catering 252-1500 Lexington Avenue Brewery 252-0212 The Lobster Trap 350-0505

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Luellaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar-B-Que 505-RIBS Mack Kellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub & Grill 253-8805 Magnoliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Raw Bar 251-5211 Mela 225-8880 Mellow Mushroom 236-9800 Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern 281-3096 Mo-Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill 258-1550 New Courtyard Gallery 273-3332 New French Bar Courtyard Cafe 225-6445 Old Fairview Southern Kitchen 277-7117 Olive Or Twist 254-0555 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s On Main 246-0898 The Orange Peel 225-5851 Packâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern 225-6944 Pineapple Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 253-8860 Pisgah Brewing Co. 669-0190 Pulp 225-5851 Purple Onion Cafe 749-1179 Rankin Vault 254-4993 Red Stag Grill at the Grand Bohemian Hotel 505-2949 Red Step Artworks 697-1447 Rendezvous 926-0201 Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill 622-0001 Rocket Club 505-2494

Root Bar No.1 299-7597 Scandals Nightclub 252-2838 Scullyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 251-8880 Shovelhead Saloon 669-9541 Skyland Performing Arts Center 693-0087 Stella Blue 236-2424 The Still 683-5913 Stockade Brew House 645-1300 Straightaway Cafe 669-8856 Switzerland Cafe 765-5289 Tallgaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College Street Pub 232-0809 Temptations Red Room 252-0775 Tolliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossing Irish Pub 505-2129 TGI Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 277-4080 Town Pump 669-4808 Tressaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Downtown Jazz &â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Blues 254-7072 Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro 254-4698 The Watershed 669-0777 Waynesville Waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Hole 456-4750 Wedge Brewery 505 2792 Westville Pub 225-9782 White Horse 669-0816 Wild Wing Cafe 253-3066 Xcapades 258-9652

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Emerald Lounge

Lobster Trap

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Feed and Seed

Luellaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar-B-Que

Handlebar

Garage at Biltmore

Mo-Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Front stage: Aaron Price (piano) Chris Rhodes

Jon Corbin (of Firecracker Jazz Band), 11:30am-2pm Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vinyl at the Vaultâ&#x20AC;? w/ Chris Ballard Rocket Club

Sunday jazz jam Scandals Nightclub

DJ dance party w/ DJ Stratos Late night drag show Tallgaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College Street Pub

Justin Allen (acoustic)

Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals) Wild Wing Cafe

Jeff Anders (folk, rock), 5pm

Mon., June 21 Club 828

Metal Monday feat: guest artists BoBo Gallery

Sol Sistere

Emerald Lounge

Dance party w/ DJ Wayd Runk

Contra dance

Bob Zullo (jazz, guitar), 630-10:30pm P47 Bombers (rock) Chalwa (reggae)

Packâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern

Acoustic open mic w/ Aaron LaFalce

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Grove Park Inn Great Hall Iron Horse Station

Open mic w/ Yorky or Jesse James

Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro

Laureyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catering and Gourmet To Go

Marc Keller & Company (variety)

Ukulele jam

Tue., June 22

Front stage: Jake Hollifield (blues, ragtime)

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Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back Room

Lobster Trap

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Mo-Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill

BoBo Gallery

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Eleven on Grove

Rocket Club

Lindy Hop & Swing dance lessons Tango lessons (Crystal Room)

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Under Arrest!

Damien Jurado (down-tempo, folk) w/ Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground

D Mack Vocal jazz session w/ Sharon LaMotte, 7:30pm

Panther Revival

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Gone Again (acoustic, funk, blues)

Tressaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Paul Cataldo (Americana, country)

504 Haywood Rd. West Asheville â&#x20AC;˘ 828-255-1109

Will Rayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mountain Jam

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm

Annon Dixon Day (country, blues)

3pm-2am everyday pinball, foosball & a kickass jukebox kitchen open until late

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pickoftheweek The Secret in Their Eyes JJJJJ

Director: Juan José Campanella Players: Soledad Villamil, Ricardo Darín, Pablo Rago, Javier Godino, Guillermo Francella

Carmike Cinema 10 (298-4452) n

Mystery Thriller/Romance Rated R

The Story: A retired criminal investigator sifts through his past by way of an unsatisfactorily concluded murder case.

The Lowdown: Taut mystery, political allegory, an unusual romance, brilliant — sometimes very funny — writing and flawless performances come together in this splendid film.

It’s tempting to lump Juan José Campanella’s The Secret in Their Eyes together with Shutter Island, The Ghost Writer, Mother and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo as further evidence that 2010 is shaping up to be the year when mystery thrillers were far and away the best films out there. And it wouldn’t be incorrect — but, as with the other films, simple genre identification hardly conveys the sense of the film. I tend to be a little skeptical of Best Foreign Language Oscar winners — especially after the year when Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) was robbed — but this time they seem to have gotten it right.

The Secret in Their Eyes is a film of unusual intelligence. It tells a story that spans more than 25 years, and it does so moving back and forth between events of 25 years ago and the present (ca. 2000). It does this without effort and without confusion. However, a degree of attention is required, because it’s not always clear how accurate the past is being portrayed when it’s drawn from present recollection. This is partly due to the device of having the film’s central character, Benjamin Esposito (Ricardo Darín), a retired criminal investigator, engaged in writing a book about a crime of long ago. What he writes is occasionally someone else’s memory grafted onto his own. In the end, there are actually three narratives: present day, the past and the novel-

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Javier Godino, Soledad Villamil and Ricardo Darín in Juan José Campanella’s stylish, complex and incredibly entertaining The Secret in Their Eyes — one of those rare instances where the Oscar went to the right movie. ized version of the past. Though this sounds potentially confusing, it isn’t in the least.

An unusual structure isn’t all that sets this film apart. Though it very much is a mystery thriller — built around a brutal rape and murder that Esposito has never resolved in his own mind — it’s equally a film about Esposito’s relationship with his boss of 25 years ago, Irene Mendéndez Hastings (Soledad Villamil), and who is now a judge. The problem is that Esposito never thought he was quite in her league, and despite obvious indications that she was interested in him, he never declared himself.

As a result, they ultimately got married, but not to each other — and this unresolved fact hangs over both of them. That relationship, its history and the manner in which Esposito has co-opted aspects of the feelings of the murder victim’s husband, Ricardo Morales (Pablo Rago), onto his relationship with Irene are as central to the film as the thriller element.

And it doesn’t stop there. There’s another component at work that hangs over the case and over all of Argentina’s past. It is never stated, but it lurks behind everything that happens: the corrupt government of the country at that time.

No one actually addresses it directly, but it’s at the center of the reason that the old case will not let go of Esposito. Aspects of it are inherent — such as fallout from the case — in thwarting the relationship between Esposito and Irene.

And, it plays a role in a chilling revelation at the end.

The Secret in Their Eyes is an incredibly rich film — one that becomes richer the more you think about it — and it should be noted that

a great deal of this richness stems from the brilliantly developed and played characters.

Esposito and Irene are two of the most intriguing — and painfully real — characters I’ve encountered in a movie this year, and the actors have much to do with bringing them to this degree of life. It doesn’t end there. Both Pablo Rago as the bereaved husband and Guillermo Francella as Esposito’s alcoholic assistant make major contributions to the film. These performances and the film overall are what is meant by the term “essential viewing.” Rated R for a rape scene, violent images, graphic nudity and language. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Fine Arts Theatre.

The A-Team JJJ

Director: Joe Carnahan (Smokin’ Aces) Players: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Patrick Wilson Action Rated PG-13

The Story: A group of unorthodox, discharged soldiers seek revenge against the people who framed them and put them in prison.

The Lowdown: An occasionally fun, often goofy actioner (though it has enough sense to revel in its goofiness) that simply loses steam the longer it’s on screen.

The A-Team (PG-13) 12:45, 1:15, 3:25, 4:10, 6:10, 7:00, 9:00. 9:45 Dinosaur Train Adventure (G) 12:05 Sat, Sun, Tue only Get Him to the Greek (R) 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:50 Letters to Juliet (PG) 12:05 (no 12:05 Sat, Sun, Tue), 2:20, 4:40, 7:10 Marmaduke (PG) 12:40, 2:55, 5:00, 7:05, 9:10 Shrek Forever After 3D (PG) 11:55, 2:15, 4:35, 6:55, 9:15 Shrek Forever After 2D (PG) 1:25, 3:35, 5:35, 7:40, 9:45 Splice (R) 9:30 Toy Story 3 in 3D (G) 12:00, 1:15, 2:25, 3:45, 4:50, 6:15, 7:15, 8:45, 9:40 Toy Story 3 in 2D (G) 1:25, 3:35, 5:35, 7:40, 9:45

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The A-Team (PG-13) 12:15, 3:10, 7:30, 10:15 City Island (PG-13) 11:55, 2:25, 4:50, 7:25, 9:45 (Sofa Cinema) Get Him to the Greek (R) 12:05, 2:35, 5:00, 8:05, 10:35 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (NR) 12:30, 4:00, 7:00, 10:05 Iron Man 2 (PG-13) 7:45, 10:30 (Sofa Cinema) Jonah Hex (PG-13) 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:55. 9:55 The Karate Kid (PG) 11:45, 3:00, 7:00, 10:00 Killers (PG-13) 11:50, 2:10, 4:30, 7:05, 9:30 Marmaduke (PG) 11:50, 2:05, 4:40 (Sofa Cinema)

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PG-13) 11:55, 5:00, 10:20 Robin Hood (PG-13) 12:20, 3:30, 7:35, 10:25 Shrek Forever After 3D (PG) 11:30, 1:45, 4:00, 7:15, 9:25 Splice (R) 2:40, 8:00 Survival of the Dead (R) 11:45, 2:00, 4:15, 7:20, 9:40 Toy Story 3 in 3D (G) 11:30, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Toy Story 3 2D (G) 12:00, 2:40, 5:10,7:40, 10:10

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Toy Story 3 2D (G) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 n Epic of Hendersonville (693-1146)

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Please Give (R) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, Late show Fri-Sat only 9:00 The Secret in Their Eyes (R) 1:20, 4:20, 7:20 Solatrium (NR) 9:30 p.m Fri-Sat June 19-20 only

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Toy Story 3 2D (G) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 n Regal Biltmore Grande Stadium 15 (684-1298) n United Artists Beaucatcher (298-1234)

Iron Man 2 (PG-13) 12;20, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Jonah Hex (PG-13) 12:10, 2:20, 4:40, 8:00, 10:05 The Karate Kid (PG) 12:30, 1:00, 3:40, 4:10, 7:00, 7:30, 10:00, 10:35 Killers (PG)-13 12:00, 2:30, 4:50, 7:50, 10:20 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PG-13) 12:40, 4:30, 7:40, 10:25 Sex and the City 2 (R) 12:05, 4:00, 7:10, 10:15

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Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait, Emily Mortimer, Dominik GarcĂ­a-Lorido Family Comedy/Drama A Bronx family must deal with the fact that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not wholly honest with one another. A well-acted little comedy/drama thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never anything more than adequate. Rated PG-13

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Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss, Rose Byrne, Sean â&#x20AC;&#x153;P. Diddyâ&#x20AC;? Combs Comedy An inept intern must get an uncontrollable, drug-addled rock star from London to L.A. in three days. An occasionally funny comedy that gets too bogged down in wayward plotting and a predilection towards tacked-on weightiness. Rated R

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo JJJJJ

Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Peter Haber, SventBetril Taube, Ingvar Hirdwall Mystery/Crime/Thriller A disgraced journalist and an enigmatic computer hacker with a history of problems investigate a 40-year-old mystery involving the disappearance of a 16-year-old girl. A rivetting mystery thriller with solid plotting, strong performances and charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and something more than entertainment beneath it all. Rated NR

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(Voices) Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill Animated Adventure/Fantasy A young Viking wounds a dragon and, in dealing with the creature, learns that everything his people think they know about dragons is wrong. A thoroughly appealing animated fantasy from the duo who made Lilo & Stitch. Rated PG

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Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell Sci-Fi Comic-Book Action Iron Man returns to take on new villains, new personal complications and government pressure to co-opt his technology.

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The Karate Kid JJJ

Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson, Wenwen Han, Zhenwei Weng Preteen Action A Detroit youth who has moved to China with his mother trains for a kung-fu tournament in order to stand up to a gang of bullies.

A paint-by-numbers tale of uplifting inspiration thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surprisingly engaging and with a nice serious-minded role for Jackie Chan. Rated PG

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Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Tom Selleck, Catherine Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara, Rob Riggle Action/Romantic Comedy A husband and wife are pushed into the throes of danger after their idyllic marriage is threatened by the manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former life as a contract killer. A flat-out dumb, clichĂŠriddled excuse for an action comedy thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s miscast and pointless. Rated PG-13

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Owen Wilson (voice), George Lopez (voice), Lee Pace, Judy Greer, William H. Macy Talking-Animal Comedy The comic-strip dog comes to the big screen to create havoc. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even think about it. If you can read this, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re too old for this movie. Rated PG

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Catherine Keener, Rebecca Hall, Oliver Platt, Amanda Peet, Elizabeth Keener, Ann Guilbert Comedy/Drama A look into the lives of a cross section of upper-middle-class New Yorkers. Solid performances help to keep this bitterly amusing character study on track. A great film? No, but a thought-provoking and entertaining one that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t outstay its welcome. Rated R

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Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow, William Hurt, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, Danny Huston Faux Historical Action The story of how Robin Longstride came to be Robin Hood. A good cast, solid production values and spectacular battle scenes canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really overcome the fact that the movie spends two-plus hours to establish what earlier versions of Robin Hood did in a scene or two. Rated PG-13

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Soledad Villamil, Ricardo DarĂ­n, Pablo Rago, Javier Godino, Guillermo Francella Mystery Thriller/Romance A retired criminal investigator sifts through his past by way of an unsatisfactorily concluded murder case. Taut mystery, political allegory, an unusual romance, brilliantâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sometimes very funnyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;writing and flawless performances come together in this splendid film. Rated R

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(Voices) Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews Animated Comedy/Fantasy More animated adventures with Shrek the ogre and his friends. It looks good, has a decent story, but the inspiration has left the Shrek franchise. Rated PG

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Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine ChanĂŠac, Brandon McGibbon, Simona Maicanescu Sci-Fi Horror A pair of brilliant geneticists create an artificial life form using human DNAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;with potentially disastrous results. Strong sci-fi horror thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s somewhat in the vein of early David Cronenberg, but with an identity of its own. A few signficant flaws donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep it from being a mustsee for genre fansâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and anyone who likes to explore subtext. Rated R

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Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Kingsley, Gemma Arterton, Alfred Molina, Steve Toussaint, Toby Kebbell Fantasy/Swashbuckling Adventure An ancient Persian swashbuckling adventure involving a magical dagger and a royal family beset by a traitor. Somewhat overlong and without a truly charismatic lead, but an agreeable enough romp with a lip-smacking villain and some nicely clichĂŠd character parts. Rated PG-13

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Alan Van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, Kathleen Munroe, Devon Bostick, Richard Fitzpatrick Zombie Horror Fleeing to an island to get away from the zombie epidemic, a ragtag group of individuals find themselves in the midst of not just more zombies, but a feud over what to do with them. Slicker than Diary of the Dead, but more flippant in tone, this sixth George A. Romero zombie picture delivers the requisite gore and works better than many claim it does. Rated R

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That said, it has the downside of Megan Fox doing an appalling Southern/Western accent, along with rumors that 40 percent of the shoot required retakes. Neither of these things are a good sign, nor is the fact that it’s not been shown to critics. Even the fan sites are lacking in reviews. (PG-13)

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The last time the TV series The A-Team aired was nearly 25 years ago. It only lasted for five seasons and its biggest star was Mr. T. The question then arises, who, exactly, was screaming for an A-Team movie? Well, judging from the weekend box-office figures, not as many people as the studio likely hoped.

Besides losing the battle of ’80s nostalgia this week — the film grossed about half of what The Karate Kid took in — the mere creation of an A-Team movie is a bit strange.

The original show was pure cheese and a celebration of the kind of ’80s action excess that normally amounted to “stuff blowing up real good.” The film The A-Team is a prime example of how a good bit of shine, a large amount of cash and some name actors can help make a shoddy TV product into something somehow respectable.

The plot is nothing special. A collection of action-movie standards serves as a framework for what amounts to an origin story of the ATeam. Like the TV series, the movie follows four soldiers who are part of a military squad specializing in outlandish, over-the-top missions. This leads to a bevy of absurd action set pieces that work simply because director Joe Carnahan understands the inherent goofiness of the popcorn movie. Carnahan — after a brief bout of respectability with Narc (2002) — appears hell-bent on making disposable entertainment. After the misfire that was Smokin’ Aces (2007), it looks like he’s catching on, at least a bit (or at least he’s getting good at ripping off Guy Ritchie).

The A-Team starts off quickly and is coated in style. This is helped by a more-than-solid cast. Liam Neeson as Hannibal, the leader of the A-Team, has the right kind of phony gravitas that suits his role — and the movie — perfectly, lending a certain amount of respect-

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ability to the proceedings, while still being agreeably hokey. Bradley Cooper as Face is at his best since Midnight Meat Train (2008).

Sharlto Copley (District 9) as Murdock gets one of those roles where he’s basically allowed to do as he pleases for the duration. The best I can say, however, about former UFC fighter turned actor Quentin “Rampage” Jackson as B.A. Baracus is that at least he’s a better actor than Mr. T. Even the occasional cornball reference to the original TV series doesn’t harm the film too much, since the movie retains its own playful attitude throughout.

The problem is that the movie, well, keeps going. The film gradually, slowly exhausts itself after showing so much promise early on. No one is able to keep the action up. You can almost feel as The A-Team slowly loses momentum, until the entire movie climaxes into a convoluted font of noisiness. It works as your basic popcorn flick, but there’s a sense that it could’ve been something just a little bit more. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence throughout, language and smoking. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike Cinema 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Cinebarre, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande 15.

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Director: Harald Zwart (The Pink Panther 2) Players: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson, Wenwen Han, Zhenwei Weng Preteen Action

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The Story: A Detroit youth who has moved to China with his mother trains for a kung-fu tournament in order to stand up to a gang of bullies.

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The Lowdown: A paint-by-numbers tale of uplifting inspiration that’s surprisingly engaging and with a nice serious-minded role for Jackie Chan.

I’m sure it’s heretical in some corners, but I’ve never once seen The Karate Kid (1984), despite being of the age where this should have been a part of my youth. But let’s say for a second that I had been weaned on Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita — would this affect my opinion of this latest incarnation?

Would I be wailing and gnashing teeth at Hollywood’s ruination of my childhood?

No, of course not. The idea that one movie could sully someone’s childhood is just silly; it would indicate it wasn’t much of a childhood to begin with. Anyone who wants to take exception to Hollywood cranking out a remake of some beloved prepubescent classic should just take to mind what Raymond Chandler once said when someone asked him about what Hollywood had done to his books: “Hollywood hasn’t done anything to them. They’re still right there on the shelf.”

But really, this is about the mootest of points, since this Karate Kid — besides similarities to the original in its basic plot — is a remake in name only. Maybe the most interesting aspect of the movie is how the film goes out of its way to play against expectations. It’s more than just how there’s no character named Mr. Miyagi. The film points out pretty early on that there’s no karate going on here; it’s all kung fu. More than this, but it’s almost refreshing to find a remake, reboot or whatever this is, that’s not obsessed with in-jokes and references. The closest thing we get to this is Jackie Chan waxing his car — and that’s it. There’s not even a cheeky “wax on, wax off” thrown in.

Don’t mistake this Karate Kid for some bastion of originality. The movie is your basic uplifting sports flick. A young boy (Jaden Smith) learns martial arts from an old man (Jackie Chan) in an attempt to stop bullies, with it all culminating in a fighting tournament. The only huge difference this time around is that the setting has been shifted to China.

The intervening quarter century has also ratcheted up the violence a good bit. Sure, it’s all blood-less — the movie is PG-rated, after all — but it’s shockingly visceral for a film

aimed squarely at preteens and more than a bit unnerving.

Even with these reservations — and the ungodly 240-minute running time — the movie still works within the confines of its limited aims, passing with ease the “If I were a 10-year-old, would I find this awesome?” litmus test. But even with its predictability and its bloated running time, it’s not a complete waste for people who have passed middle school. A lot of this is pinned on Jackie Chan’s performance. Surprisingly, one can easily forget how he’s pretty much never been given anything to do other than just be happy, goofy Jackie Chan. Here, we get what might be the closest we’ll ever see to a serious role for Chan, and he nails it. For such a run-of-the-mill movie, Chan’s performance is probably more than the film deserves.

Nevertheless, I’ll be the last to complain that the performance is there. Rated PG for bullying, martial-arts-action violence and some mild language. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Cinebarre, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande 15, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7.

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Director: Nicole Holofcener (Lovely and Amazing) Players: Catherine Keener, Rebecca Hall, Oliver Platt, Amanda Peet, Elizabeth Keener, Ann Guilbert Comedy/Drama Rated R

The Story: A look into the lives of a cross section of upper-middle-class New Yorkers.

The Lowdown: Solid performances help to keep this bitterly amusing character study on track. A great film?

No, but a thought-provoking and entertaining one that doesn’t outstay its welcome.

While an improvement over her last film, Friends With Money (2006), I have to say that I’m not finding Nicole Holofcener’s Please Give quite the cause for jubilation a great many other critics are. I enjoyed it — with some reservations — and I would recom-

mend it as a worthwhile night at the movies.

The film deals more in thoughts and people than most other movies you’ll find currently showing. But I’m willing to bet that a few years down the road I’ll be looking up the title to jog my memory as to what the film is about. I think that’s my central problem with Holofcener’s work: Something about it doesn’t quite stick with me.

Holofcener’s heroine (if she is the heroine) is Kate (Catherine Keener), an upscale New Yorker, who, along with her husband, Alex (Oliver Platt), runs a trendy shop on 10th Avenue where they sell kitschy period furniture to folks who think it’s hip to celebrate their parents’ and grandparents’ utter lack of taste in furniture. Kate and Alex obtain the furniture by descending on the children and grandchildren of the recently deceased in the hopes that the heirs do not appreciate how cool it is to be ironic and live with purposefully tacky furniture.

Is it vulture-like? Oh, yes. And Kate and Alex compound it by buying the apartment next to the rather cramped one they share with their daughter, Abby (Sarah Steele), where 90-year-old Andra (Ann Guilbert, best known as Millie Helper on The Dick Van Dyke Show from the 1960s) lives. The plan is to wait for Andra to die so they can expand their quarters. Kate feels guilty about this, as she does about everything. The only other person who seems much troubled by it is Andra’s granddaughter Rebecca (Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona). Certainly Andra’s other granddaughter Mary (Amanda Peet) isn’t bothered by it, but she lives in open dislike of the admittedly very unlikable old girl.

That’s the setup — and there’s not much in the way of a plot to go with it. The approach is more of a slice-of-life character piece. Oh, things happen. Rebecca finds a boyfriend, Alex has an affair and so on, but none of these things actually propel the film. They are just events that happen during the course of the movie. The largest consistent aspect of the film lies in its depiction of Kate’s astonishing capacity for guilt — and its impact on her and those around her.

Kate redefines the concept of the bleeding heart. She cares so much about everything that she is helpless to do a thing about any of it. Her daughter and husband both drift away from her. Every volunteer situation she

attempts fails because she’s too emotional to function. The most bitterly funny moment in the film comes when Kate returns a valuable piece to an heir she feels she cheated. The movie’s depiction of the episode shows not only the futility of Kate’s efforts, but also how they make things just that much worse.

The question that arises, however, is one of intent. Just what is Holofcener saying?

The fact that the film offers no clear answer makes it both intriguing and slightly frustrating.

Holofcener does offer a hint, though not by any inclusion of additional information about Kate. Instead, it’s something that occurs in connection with Andra’s funeral — a little tidbit that serves as a caution against the idea that what we know from observation is in any way all there is to know about a person or a situation. At moments and in details like this, Please Give comes close to justifying the praise it has received — close, but not entirely. Rated R for language, some sexual content and nudity. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Fine Arts Theatre.

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Director: George A. Romero Players: Alan Van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, Kathleen Munroe, Devon Bostick, Richard Fitzpatrick Zombie Horror Rated R

The Story: Fleeing to an island to get away from the zombie epidemic, a ragtag group of individuals find themselves in the midst of not just more zombies, but a feud over what to do with them.

The Lowdown: Slicker than Diary of the Dead, but more flippant in tone, this sixth George A. Romero zombie picture delivers the requisite gore and works better than many claim it does.

Sometimes I think George A. Romero exists solely for the purpose of giving fans of the subgenre he invented someone to beat up. It started quietly with Day of the Dead (1985), which was merely deemed a disappointment by comparison with Dawn of the Dead (1978).

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Then Romero waited 20 years to come out with Land of the Dead, which was an occasion for pointing out that the old boy wasn’t what he used to be. But that was nothing compared to the ire invoked by Diary of the Dead (2007).

Now we have Survival of the Dead, which has resulted in the heaping of even more coals on Romero’s bloodied head.

Maybe it’s due to the fact that Romero’s brand of shambling, gut-munching monsters never struck me as particularly exciting or important in the first place, but I mostly enjoyed this newest entry. I don’t really understand some of the criticism against it.

Why waffle at the believability of an island off the coast of Delaware inhabited by stageIrish-accented knockoffs of feuding Hatfields and McCoys, but not bat an eye over a premise where dead folks get up and lurch around trying to eat the living? Did this island suddenly make the whole thing unbelievable? If I can buy the zombies, the island isn’t a hard sell. Is the CGI as good as it should be? No. But except for the zombie heads on sticks, it didn’t strike me as distractingly bad.

Viewers who were turned off by the deliberately digital look of Diary of the Dead will be pleased to find that Romero has here utilized the Red One Camera and produced a film that looks like a movie instead of a video.

The shaky-cam work of Diary is also absent, which isn’t surprising, since that was a specific style (or adaptation of it) that was suited to the one film. Unfortunately, also absent is the unsettling tone of Diary, which made it one of the most interesting of Romero’s zombie films. What we’re left with in terms of thematic content is a reasonably effective commentary on the politics of divisiveness for its own sake. (The film’s final image is very strong in this regard.) What we’re left with otherwise is a different matter.

Romero here offers a zombie film that almost seems like a catalog of zombie movies

from the post-Night of the Living Dead (1968) era. He has crafted a scenario that reduces the concept to its bare minimum by moving the bulk of the action to the island setting, creating a microcosm of zombiedom — and humanity. The idea of feuding Irish clans — one side out to eradicate the zombies, the other wanting to contain and possibly domesticate them — may be goofy, but it serves the film’s purpose well enough.

Since this is a Romero zombie picture, it has to deal in a requisite amount of gore, entrails ingestion and carnage — and it’s effective at this. Romero seems to enjoy finding new ways to undo the undead. There’s been some complaining about the jokiness of it all, but really, apart from a very unfortunate bit where a zombie cocks his head and goes, “Huh?” (like a cartoon dog just before dynamite explodes in his face), it’s no more jokey than things Romero’s been throwing in since 1978. That there’s a certain blasé attitude on the part of the humans as concerns encountering these monsters is only to be expected at this point. When the film calls for it — as in the ferryboat sequence and the climax — Romero plays it with a straight face and proves himself perfectly capable of crafting an effective horror set piece.

Survival of the Dead is either a 70-yearold filmmaker offering a kind of absurdist compendium of the themes and events of his entire zombie cycle, or a 70-year-old filmmaker out of ideas and spinning his wheels.

I’m inclined to believe it’s the former, and I think time will vindicate the film as Romero’s oeuvre is reassessed over the years. It will never be a great film (I don’t think any of Romero’s zombie films are), but it will be seen in a different light than it is now by its detractors. Rated R for strong zombie violence/ gore, language and brief sexuality. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14.

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Neo-Noir Thriller Rated R Chinatown, the very title suggests something exotic and mysterious. And it’s perhaps even more so due to the fact that almost none of the action takes place in Chinatown, or has anything to do with it. Roman Polanski’s 1974 film pretty much personifies the whole idea of the neo-noir thriller — and quite frankly it very probably transcends the original film-noir genre. It’s an homage that is better than the movies it pays tribute. Everything about the film — from Jack Nicholson’s seedy private eye to Faye Dunaway’s femme fatale to the smallest detail — is perfectly judged. Chinatown is one of those rare films where it’s difficult to find flaws even if you’re looking for them.

The Hendersonville Film Society will show Chinatown at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 20, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

Horror Rated R How any self-respecting horror film fan can not like a movie that works on the premise that the entrance to hell is in a Brooklyn apartment building is beyond me. When the movie in question is also nicely splattery, boasts Sylvia Miles and Beverly D’Angelo as an outrageous lesbian couple, and throws in a big-name cast in supporting roles — including horror veteran John Carradine — it should become downright irresistible. But that certainly wasn’t the case when Michael Winner’s The Sentinel first appeared in 1977. It was considered excessively gory and incredibly tasteless — two qualities we’ve since learned to appreciate.

The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen The Sentinel Thursday, June 17, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of the Carolina Asheville. Hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

Screwball Comedy Rated NR With Twentieth Century (1934), director Howard Hawks — with a lot of help from writers Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur and stars John Barrymore and Carole Lombard — invented something new: the screwball comedy. It was new in that the romantic leads were the central comedians and behaved just as outrageously as the wildest of comics, yet — and this was the hard part — they retained their romantic and sex-appeal qualities. It was fresh, innovative and, above all, it was hysterically funny. This free-for-all about a legendary Broadway producer (Barrymore) and the underwear model (Lombard) he transforms into a star is not merely the first of its kind, it remains the best and funniest of its kind.

The Asheville Film Society will screen Twentieth Century Tuesday, June 22, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of the Carolina Asheville. Hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

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Drama Rated NR I’d never heard of Keisuke Kinoshita or his 1954 film Twenty-Four Eyes until it showed up on my front porch for review this past Friday.

I took one look at the box and inwardly groaned at its 156-minute running time. So very few films actually justify that length — and this was no exception. But that doesn’t keep the film from having distinct merits. In a sense, it’s a Japanese version of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), which never was a great movie. But that very fact makes it rather interesting if only because we tend to not see — or even get the chance of seeing — more standard fare when it comes to foreign films.

Particularly noteworthy is watching the young Japanese children of 1928 be gradually transformed into jingoistic patriots as their country moves toward war.

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Director: Thomas W. Oliver Players: Glenn LaPlante, Frank Jordan, Suzanne Warren, Eammon Mccullogh, Brice Evans Whitewater Action Drama Rated NR Thomas W. Oliver’s Raven Fork, a local production, makes its debut this week. It’s the kind of film that will appeal much more strongly to aficionados of the sport at its core — whitewater kayaking — than it will to the uninitiated. This doesn’t mean that it has no appeal outside that core group, however. Far from it.

Whether you go in for this sort of activity or if you — like I — think cross-country sitting is quite strenuous enough, there’s an appeal to the sheer beauty of the kayaking scenes. Better yet, Oliver has a terrific eye for composition and nearly every shot — at least the exteriors — is gauged for maximum visual impact.

Raven Fork will screen at the Fine Arts Theatre, 36 Biltmore Ave., on Thursday, June 16, at 7 p.m.

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From beginning to end, there’s scarcely a false step in the film, which truly creates its own world in its brief running time.

Solatrium will screen at the Fine Arts Theatre, 36 Biltmore Ave., at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 17, and again at 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 18, and Saturday, June 19.

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Briefs

Asheville experiencing unusual spike in bear encounters

Hendersonville retirees asked not to sit near sidewalk during Main Street Sidewalk Antique Show

So the school bus is still good, is what you’re saying.

No. They are contraband. Period. Don’t wear them.

Somewhere on your person other than “being worn?” Kid, why don’t you—Don’t wear or possess Silly Bandz or you will be suspended if not expelled.

They’re OK as long as they’re on the DL — like when Mrs. Winchester sneaks a cigarette in her car? Don’t try to change the subject, mister. Silly Bandz are not OK anywhere from the Down-Low to the Up-High.

Pitcher for Asheville Tourists has perfect game snatched away from him shortly after taking mound in first inning

What if an advanced race of robots comes from outer space and will only not kill everybody if they’re wearing Silly Bandz? Get ready to meet your maker sans Silly Bandz.

How about … NO! NO! NO! JUST DROP IT, KID!

Local band Toubab Krewe honored with own beer

Maggie Valley motorcycle museum still giving away 500 American flags in patriotic display of what Americans should do after purchasing ridiculous number of American flags Burlesque festival costs city thousands in pastie cleanup Cherokee museum dedicates research wing

May one day discover if thunder really is sound of Supreme Being smashing deer’s head against hard cloud

Stars align for Asheville to host SoCon ‘dream Final 4’ between Wofford, Elon, Samford, Davidson

Are Silly Bandz 100%, totally, absolutely banned with no exceptions whatsoever, but not really? No. No exceptions. Really. They are banned.

But is it still OK to have them on the playground, as long as you’re not in a classroom? No. They’re not allowed anywhere on school property.

Organizer: ‘We’d rather not provide embarrassing photo-ops for ironicists, literalists or snake-hearted youths’

Local charity to receive donation with each keg purchase of “Big fat doobie pilsner”

Kids’ FAQ on school ban of Silly Bandz

Wildlife experts agree sightings are related to bears’ pre-hibernation threats of summertime offensive asheville, monday — Shortly after a bear was euthanized after biting the foot of a photo-taking tourist, WNC bears seem to be laying the groundwork for a summer offensive.

In retaliation for our retaliation for biting one of our feet, the bears have begun inserting reconnaissance teams — some of them entirely adorable — into our city in order to find weaknesses in our defenses.

Additionally, squads of attack bears have begun killing our dogs and chewing on our goats.

Many residents are pressing city officials to address the state of defensive measures now available to protect our city against an all-out attack that could include anything from bears punching us in our mouths with paws clenched around small swarms of angry hornets to the launching of “human waves,”

but with bears.

Proactive officials are assuring city residents that the bears pose little actual danger to the public.

“We’ve poisoned the ground water around much of Asheville, and we’ve also set several clever steepslope traps that should result in avalanche should the slope be touched by a bear, or a squirrel working on behalf of a bear,” said a spokesperson for NC Wildlife Resources.

What should a reasonable human being, or even a tourist, do if they come into contact with a bear?

“You should execute a spinning leg-sweep, get the bear on its back, and then give it the ol’ ground-andpound,” advised city council member Esther Manheimer. “Try to force the bear to submit or tap out by using an ankle lock. When it comes to fending off a bear, anything goes, except fish-hooking or eye-gouging.”

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Call Angela O’Brien: (828) 216-1610. Mountain Vista Properties.

safe, rural, close to town. $323.000 • OFF-THE-GRID MINI-FARM. Private ecoparadise in Buncombe County. 3BR, 1.5BA, southfacing, hand-crafted on 6.3 acres with solar panels, wind turbine, outbuildings, creek, terraced gardens, perennials, fruit, berries, and more. 828669-7483. http://294fullcircle.shutterfly. com.

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10 MINUTES • DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE 2300 sqft Cape Cod, built 2004, 2+ acres.

Overlooks large pond, currently waterfowl sanctuary. • Possible owner financing. $329,000. Call (828) 273-5834.

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2 RUSTIC CABINS • NATIONAL FOREST RETREAT 15+ acres joining National Forest on 2 sides.

Pasture. Nice creek and spring. Beautiful sunny knoll building site. Very private. • All this: $139,000.

MLS#452577. • Steve DuBose: (828) 622-3518. sdubose@ mountaindream.com Mountain Home Properties.

Horse pasture adjacent, surrounding mountains, many interesting plants. $210. 508-728-5657. dogheadherbfarm@ gmail.com

COMPACT COTTAGE COMPANY • Small “green”built buildings usable for an 22 ACRE ESTATE ADJOINING PARKWAY • $952,000 This home was built with the finest craftsmanship.

Cathedral ceilings, custom kitchen, private master suite, decks. Creeks, pond, views, gardens. 15 minutes east of Asheville in the Upper Riceville community, adjoining National Park Service land.

MLS#456600. Call Bill Palas, (828) 691-7194. bpalas@bellsouth.net appalachianrealty.com

enormous variety of practical applications, such as: Sleep, Work, Mother-in-law storage, Poker, Karaoke, Be in the doghouse in. From $15K30K. compactcottages.com, 828-254-5450.

LIVING • NORTH 3BR, 2BA with split bedroom floor plan, vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, fireplace, renovated kitchen, and double garage, on a large, landscaped corner lot. MLS#461555. Call Sona, (828) 216-7908. appalachianrealty.com

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Condos For Sale

WEST ASHEVILLE

$134,900 • A GREAT DEAL • 6 LEFT! Don’t spend summer cleaning gutters and mowing lawns. Buy a lowmaintenance home at a seriously affordable price. • The last Six 3BR, 2BA units at Brickton Village are only $134,900 plus get condo dues paid for 1 year! • If you’re paying $750 or more in rent, you may be able to buy. • 100% is available for qualified buyers. Our mortgage consultant can tell you if you qualify in a short phone call. New, corner units with large balconies, spacious open floor plan, 9’ ceilings, modern kitchen, lots of cabinets and breakfast island. • Beautiful, petfriendly community with fenced dog park and walking trails. Great location minutes to Biltmore Park and Airport Road amenities. Nitch Real Estate: 654-9394 or bricktonvillage.com

BUNGALOW, 1924

$180,000 • REDUCED! • CLINGMAN AVENUE Between Downtown and the River Arts District. New 2BR, 2BA urban condo. Parking, storage, private balcony. The Real Estate Center, (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com CONDO NEAR TUNNEL ROAD • Luxury 2BR, 2BA on the 4th floor of a new 4-story building. Close to downtown and Asheville Mall. Elevators, pool with hot tub, exercise room, fireplace, deck with mountain views, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, ceramic/hardwood floors.

Includes water and gas.

828-231-6689.

DOWNTOWN FURNISHED CONDO Convenient to everything! 2BR, 2BA. $199,000, priced less than mortgage owed. Gym. Rooftop patio. Parking.

(828) 734-0411.

DOWNTOWN KRESS BUILDING Custom Condo in the historic Kress Building. 2 PINs, adjoining spiral staircase. Original maple floors, private balconies, high ceilings. • $495,000, lease/purchase also available for $1800/month.

MLS#456097. The Real Estate Center, (828) 2554663. www.recenter.com

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Bungalow. Great location DOWNTOWN KRESS BUILDING Custom Condo in the historic Kress Building. 2 PINs, adjoining spiral staircase. Original maple floors, private balconies, high ceilings. • $495,000, lease/purchase also available for $1800/month.

MLS#456097. The Real Estate Center, (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com HAW CREEK GEM Motivated seller. Great 3BR, 1.5BA house in beautiful Haw Creek; Huge screened-in porch on lovely large private lot and plenty of storage.

Lease/option negotiable. $225,000. Call Jody Whitehurst at 828-215-3981, www.townandmountain.com

and a beautiful home. 2BR, 1BA. $209K. .29 acres, walk to the Carrier Park/ Rocket Club yet on a quiet, dead end lot. 1050 sq.ft. All new floors (ceramic, bamboo), new hardiplank siding, new windows, sunroom, outbuilding/ studio, gardens, rain garden, water harvesting, extensive landscaping, outdoor pet

HISTORIC S&W CONDOS • REDUCED! New condos in the heart of downtown in historic art deco building. 3rd and 4th floor units w/elevator access and city or mountain views. • From $249,000. The Real Estate Center: (828) 255-4663, www.recenter.com • info@recenter.com

LEXINGTON STATION Downtown condos on Lexington Avenue. Hardwood floors, stainless appliances, balconies, fitness center, parking. • 3BR Penthouse: $525,000 • 2BR: $260,000.

The Real Estate Center: (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com LOOKING FOR A SMALL GREEN, HEALTHY BUILT COMMUNITY TO CALL HOME? Welcome to Asheville Harmony Village. 4 duplexes and 1 triplex with common house and shared organic gardens. West Asheville, 15 minutes from downtown. Pat Johnson, (828) 505-4366 or pjohnsonpa@yahoo.com.

area. 828-280-4046

18 ACRE ORGANIC FARM Just 8 miles from Asheville in a highly desirable section of Leicester by the South Turkey Creek loop. Beautiful 2500 sqft, 3BR, 2BA, 2 car garage house, originally a 100 year old dairy barn with 8 additions, the most recent 1995. • Big barn and silos. • 4 acres of bottom land, 5 acres of woods, the rest very fertile pasture. Gentle hills.

Creeks, spring fed cistern and tubs for watering animals, dressage field for horses, more than a mile of electric fences. Great for farm, cattle, horse ranch, private estate, or development. Septic in on another building site. • At least 5 good building sites with the roads already graded in. • Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, apples, pears and very fertile ground. • Reduced! $599,000 or best offer. Call Ron at (828) 683-5959 or ronkane@bellsouth.net

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($40,000 in deferred financing available to qualified buyers

• Less than 4 minutes to Downtown Asheville

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1 ACRE • JUNALUSKA HIGHLANDS Premier sold out gated community, 5 minutes from downtown Waynesville.

Water and electric on lot. • National treasure white oak tree with a trunk more than 6 feet across. Good views, yet

9+ ACRES • CAMPER’S CABIN Very private property with small creek and good

privacy, southern exposure.

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home sites. Grassy meadow.

in Junaluska Highlands. • Lot

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35. Reduced! • $99,000 or best offer. Call Ron at (828)

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$79,500. MLS#440263.

24.24 ACRES • SEE HOW MUCH YOUR MONEY CAN BUY If you look over the TN line in Butler, TN (near Lake Watauga)! • Own your private cove! • Owner financing available. • 24.24 acres, 1/2 cleared, 1/2 wooded. • Build your own log cabin from mature timber on site. • Or contract with the seller to build for you. 2 wet weather streams, a great place to make your own pond/lake, Southern exposure, and end-ofroad privacy. • For employment purposes, close proximity to Boone, NC, or Erwin, Elizabethton, or Johnson City, TN. • Call (828) 319-9651 for more details.

Sylvia@CornerstoneREC. com Cornerstone Real Estate Consultants, Inc. 68 ACRE COVE • MADISON

Steve DuBose: (828) 6223518. Mountain Home Properties. sdubose@ mountaindream.com

Open House

INVESTOR ALERT! • THIS SUNDAY June 20, 1pm-4pm.

• $65,000. Needs rehab. • Cool West Asheville Bungalow, across from Walmboldtopia!

MLS#458167. • Location: 50

COUNTY Backs to National

Wamboldt. Jackie Tatelman,

Forest. • Owner must

Keller Williams Professionals:

Sacrifice: $200,000. (828) (828) 713-5193.

206-0785. www.laurelriverrealty.com

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SPECIAL OPEN HOUSE • Saturday, June 19, 2-4pm Preview this new Weaverville arts and crafts cottage designed for entertaining!

Located at 33 Ballard in picturesque downtown within walking distance to the quaint Main Street shops and Lake Louise! 1,944 square foot home has three bedrooms, three full baths, rock accents and hardiplank siding, hand hewn hardwood floors, upgrade carpet and tile, and a whirlpool tub in master bath. Upgrade appliances, fixtures and molding, three large decks for nature lovers and entertaining. Low maintenance, energy efficient home also features a large office/studio space.

Beautifully landscaped, almost one half-acre lot with hardwoods, adjacent stream and end of the road privacy.

A fantastic buy at just $264,900 - (828) 768-3339. $269,000 • Weaverville Ranch June 20, noon-3pm.

Great neighborhood.

Fabulous 3BR, 2BA, 2103 sqft with large bonus room.

Beautiful mountain views, pergo/carpet, tile baths with jacuzzi tub, dual heat system, 1.029 acres. FSBO: (828) 216-9451. kyefin@gmail.com

Out-Of-Town Property 145 FEET WATERFRONT Lake Bowen, SC. • 4BR, 3.5BA. • Apartment downstairs. Covered dock. $525,600. Call (864) 5820005 • (864) 316-8436.

Home Services

Lawn & Garden ACE GRADING AND LANDSCAPING Custom grading, driveways, lots cleared. • Mulch • Gravel • Views • Tree removal • Storm cleanup • Retaining walls. 15 years experience.

Insured. Free estimate. (828) 216-0726.

Heating & Cooling CONSERVE ENERGY/MONEY! Keep the cool air inside this Summer! • Home Weatherization. Building Performance Institute Certified Home Energy Auditor. • Infared Thermal Imaging • Blower-door Testing • Gas Safety Inspections • Air-Sealing. (828) 3672061. Asheville Energy Audit.

MAYBERRY HEATING AND COOLING INC • Service • Repairs • Replacements AC/Heat Pumps • Gas/Oil Furnaces • New Construction/Renovations • Indoor Air Quality Products.

(828) 658-9145.

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1 bdr - 764 sq ft; covered patio, south facing - $750/month 2 bdr - 1025 sq ft; covered patio, end unit - $850/month 3 bdr - 1450 sq ft w sunroom; end unit; south facing; includes garage - $1050/month Convenient planned community w/grocery, pharmacy, restaurants, bank, dry cleaners. Upgraded amenities – granite counters, garden bath tub, stainless steel GE appliances, walk-in closets. Pet friendly with neighborly feel. Condos include water/sewer/trash/hoa. 1 year lease.

No smokers please. Call 828.545.7445.

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UPHOLSTERY AND RESTORATION Quality and friendly custom restoration services for all your upholstery needs. • Auto • Home. Free estimates. (828) 551-5211.

Handy Man PRIME WEST ASHEVILLE LOT • Walk to Haywood or just to the park. 0.23 acres off Davenport Rd. MLS #458548. $49K. • 1914 Farmhouse, needs renovation. Newer roof and decks. No C/O. 91 Virginia Ave. $119K. MLS #465170. cindy@ashevilleproperty.com 828-243-0217, 828-2103636. www.ashevilleproperty.com

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HIRE A HUSBAND Handyman Services. 30 years professional experience. Quality, reliability. References available. Free estimates. $2 million liability insurance. Stephen Houpis, (828) 280-2254.

Commercial Property COMMERCIAL FOR SALE • West Asheville, Haywood Road 1000 sqft building, possible seller financing, $199,000.

• North Asheville MultiFamily close to UNCA, 4-plex, 100% occupied, $349,900.

• Downtown building on 0.36 acres with parking, corner of Grove and Patton, $675,000.

• The Real Estate Center, (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com

Services

Computer CHRISTOPHER’S COMPUTERS • Computer Slow? Call Christopher’s Computers at 828-670-9800 and let us help you with PC and Macintosh issues: networking, virus/malware removal, tutoring, upgrades, custom-built new computers, etc. www.Christophers Computers.com

Business SMALL BUSINESS WEBSITES - Websites created and/or optimized for small and home based business.

Are you ready to be found on the web? www.EcomGreen.com EcomGreen@gmail.com

Home A WOMAN’S TOUCH We can help transform your home into your sanctuary and your body into your temple. Call 828-777-6572 for details. womans-touch@live.com 828-777-6572.

Commercial Listings

Businesses For Sale ESTABLISHED BUSINESS FOR SALE! The Cat’s Nip Cafe is for sale! Located on WCU’s campus in Cullowhee.

For inquiries and details please contact Lauren at 828-293-0502.

MASSAGE PRACTICE FOR SALE Two-room private practice for sale in well appointed Wall St. location with low rent. Includes utilities. Including all furniture/equipment $5,000.

828-338-0381

DOWNTOWN 2nd floor of the Leader Building. • Potential for 3 condos; commercial, residential, or both. • Owner financing available. • Reduced over $400,000! • $575,000. The Real Estate Center, (828) 255-4663, www.recenter.com HENDERSONVILLE. Urban flex space on historic 7th Ave. Live, work. 9,000 sq. ft. for only $405,000. Bank owned. G/M Property Group 828-281-4024,

Commercial/Busi ness Rentals 1 MONTH FREE! (W/12 month lease). River Arts Studios starting at $180/month, includes utilities. Call 250-9700 or email: rega@charterinternet.com 1988 HENDERSONVILLE ROAD Skyland Office Park. 4 office suite, 1020 sqft, $1400/month. Call Tim: (828) 776-0738 or tim@ homesourcebuilders.com 2 GREAT LOCATIONS • HENDERSONVILLE ROAD • Medical Office space, 1775 sqft • Great office space: 1000 sqft. Perfect for architect, accounting, etc.

(828) 691-0586.

217 MERRIMON Castle Keepers, Property Management: (828) 2550032. Commercial property available, ample parking, lots of traffic!

ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN OFFICE SPACE Historic Miles Building. 2 Wall Street. 1 charming suite available.

Hardwood floors, high ceilings, updated. We are a non-smoking, friendly working community. For Inquiries: mrsmawest@yahoo.com or 828 242-5456

Rentals

Apartments For Rent $750/MONTH OR MORE? READ ME The last six 3BR, 2BA units at Brickton Village are only $134,900 plus get condo dues paid for 1 year! If you pay $750 or more in rent you may be able to buy. • 100% financing is available for qualified buyers. A short phone call can tell if you qualify.

• New, corner units with large balconies, spacious open floorplan, 9’ ceilings, modern kitchen with breakfast island. • Beautiful, pet-friendly community has fenced dog park and walking trails. • Great location minutes to Biltmore Park and Airport Road amenities. • Call Nitch Real Estate: 654-9394 or bricktonvillage.com 1 & 2 BEDROOMS • STARTING AT $595/MONTH! Apartment living in a parklike setting. Great location! • Pets ok! Call 274-4477. EHO. woodsedge.webs.com 1 MONTH FREE! With contract. • Studio: $575/month. • 2BR, $695/month. Call 254-2229.

APM 1-2BR, 1BA NORTH • 365 Weaverville Highway.

Carport, washer/dryer hookups. $475-$595/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1-2BR, 1BA SOUTH • 15 Grindstaff. Great location, gas heat. $495-$585/month.

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Spring Special! All utilities included. $500/month. 828253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

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1BR, 1BA ARDEN • 10 Mountain. Patio, W/D hookups. $465/month. 828253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

New 2nd floor construction, hi-traffic Haywood Rd and Patton Ave. Big windows, central air/heat, most utilities included, $530/mo. Call 828712-8290.

1BR, 1BA EAST • 28 Hillendale. Carpet, coin-op laundry. $515/month. 828253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR, 1BA HENDERSONVILLE • 1225 Highland. Elevator, hardwood floors. $445$575/month. 828-693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA HENDERSONVILLE • 2010 Laurel Park. Heat included, coin-op laundry. $495/month. 828-693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA HENDERSONVILLE • 407 4th. Deck, hardwood floors. $425/month. 828693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA Hendersonville 827 4th Ave, $425/month.

Hardwood Floors, water Included, 828-693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA MONTFORD • 333 Cumberland. Tile floors, high ceilings. $695/month. 828253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA NORTH • 11 Banbury. Hardwood floors, heat included. $610/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA NORTH • 11 Murdock. Great location, porch. $555/month. 828253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA NORTH • 265 Charlotte St. Historic, hardwood floors. $695/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA NORTH • 42 Albermarle. Pine floors, high ceilings. $585/month. 828259-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA NORTH • 42 Gracelyn. Bonus room, heating included. $665/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA NORTH • Close to UNCA, carpet. $525/month.

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Patio, A/C, heatpump, $565/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2 APARTMENTS • NORTH ASHEVILLE Close to UNCA. Completely furnished 1BR, 1BA: $650/month and 2BR, 2BA: $950/month. • All utilities included. • Internet.

Private parking. • Pets considered. 253-9697.

2-3BR, 1.5-2BA ARDEN • 8202 Terra. A/C, walk-in closet. $650-$795/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1.5BA ARDEN • 110 Colony. Pool access, patio. $675/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA DOWNTOWN • 68 N. French Broad. Hardwood floors, mountain views. $915/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

2BR, 1BA EAST • 2484 Riceville Rd. Porch, W/D hookups. $625/month. 828263-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA NORTH • 198 Kimberly. Hardwood floors, heat included. $750/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA NORTH • 304 Charlotte St. Great location, bonus room. $650/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA NORTH • 83 Edgemont. Porch, A/C. $805/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA WEST • 17 King Arthur. Patio, carpet. $625/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA WEST • 355 Sandhill Rd. Fireplace, W/D connections. $735/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 2BA EAST • 744 Bee Tree Lake. A/C, W/D. $675/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 2BA WEST • 257 Sandhill. Deck, A/C, Heatpump. $735/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR/1BA NORTH 501 Beaverdam, $525/month.

Mountain Views, Washer/Dryer hookups, 828253-151. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR/2BA ARDEN, GLEN BEALE, 2nd Month RENT FREE, AC. $655/month. 828253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 4 GREAT APARTMENTS! 14 C Dogwood Court: 2BR, 1BA, $575/month. 16 Shorewood #2, 2BR, 1BA, $850/month.

82 Macon: 1BR, 1BA, $750/month. 104 Salola: 3BR, 1BA, $750/month. • Call (828) 255-0032. Castle Keepers Property Management.

A FAIRLY NEW DUPLEX APT is available in a beautiful, peaceful, country-like 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, elegant crown molding, a covered deck and a large yard. No smoking, pets okay. $790/month. Call Thomas, 828-250-0458 or cell 828545-2981.

ACTON WOODS APARTMENTS • Beautiful 2BR, 2BA, $775. Include gas log fireplace, water, storage.

828-253-0758. Carver Realty

ATTRACTIVE AND JUST RENOVATED! 2BR, 2BA • At The Racquet Club. New kitchen, fireplace, large master closet. Includes full club membership and water.

Private deck. Year lease, sec. dep., credit check. $950/month. Elizabeth, 828253-6800.

AUGUST 1 • WEST ASHEVILLE STUDIO Minutes from downtown, Westville Pub, and dog park. Looking for green, environmentally conscious tenant. $600/month. Call (954) 6323169.

BLACK MOUNTAIN Nicely renovated (new: bath, kitchen), 1BR, sunroom, dining room. 9’ ceilings, abundance of natural light.

Hardwood floors. Short walk to downtown. • $600/month includes heat, water, Wifi. • Smoke free. 280-5449.

CENTRAL • 2BR, 1BA. $750/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com EAST 1BR DUPLEX APARTMENT Quiet, wooded, convenient location. • WD connections. • Pet considered. • No smoking. $575/month, includes water.

230-2511.

EFFICIENCY 289 E. Chestnut.

Ground floor units. MOVE IN SPECIAL 2nd month free + 6 month lease. $450/month.

828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD • Quiet, safe, very convenient location, close to schools, not a large complex, located in Candler off Asbury near Enka Middle school and AB Tech Enka campus. Large, 1200 sqft, with 2 large BR, 1.5BA, W/D hook ups, eat-in kitchen, very large living room, closets. Quiet setting, well kept, new carpet, fresh paint, updated. Long or short term lease. $25 discount for direct deposit. $700/month + deposit. Small pets negotiable with pet deposit.

828-683-7748.

HENDERSONVILLE • SPECIAL • Studio apartment. Walking distance to Main St. Includes water. $325/month. 828-2524334. WNC Rentals HENDERSONVILLE APARTMENT • 1BR, 1BA. Walking distance to Main St. Includes water. $395/month. 828-2534334. WNC Rentals.

NORTH 1BR • $500/month.

Sorry, no pets. 828-2530758. Carver Realty.

NORTH ASHEVILLE • SPECIAL 2BR, 1BA. Heatpump, central air, W/D connections, D/W. Near Beaver Lake. $595/month. 828-2524334. WNC Rentals.

SIGN A LEASE IN JUNE Sign a lease in June and take advantage of our Summer Special at Woodridge Apartments! Come by our office at 61 Bingham Road in Asheville for details!

Dishwasher, WD connections, all appliances. • Water, garbage and sewer included in rent. • Pet friendly. • No application fee. • Bus service every hour. 1, 2, 3 and 4 BR Homes! Section 8 welcomed!

• Handicapped accessible units. Equal Housing Opportunity. (828) 250-0159.

Professionally managed by Partnership Property Management.

SOUTH • Forestdale. 2BR, 12BA. D/W, storage. $625$805/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com STUDIO-1BR, 1BA NORTH • 37 Sunset. Carpet, downtown views. $455/month. 828253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com Walk To UNCA 2BR, 1BA ground-floor apartment.

Washer/dryer connections.

Trash pick-up, water included. Off-street parking.

Quiet area. Pets considered with deposit. Prefer nonsmoker. $645/month + $645 security deposit. 1-year lease required. Call Tom (828) 2307296.

WEST • 1BR, 1BA. $500/month. 828-253-0758.

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Condos/ Townhomes For Rent 2BR, 2BA • WEST ASHEVILLE Spacious corner unit, great light, designer wall colors, WD, gas fireplace, hardwoods/carpet.

Gated community, Biltmore Commons. • Pool. Exercise room. Creek view from screened porch. • No pets. • $750/month. Deposit. Lease.

References. (828) 400-3580.

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AVAILABLE AUGUST 1 • MARS HILL Walk to college.

2BR, 2BA, living, kitchen w/open floor plan. Front porch. Electric heat/AC. • WD. $800/month.

References. Deposit. • No pets. (828) 689-2625.

CANTERBURY HEIGHTS • WEST ASHEVILLE 48 Beri Drive. Newly renovated 2BR, 1.5BA split level condos, 918 sqft. W/D. Pool, fitness room. $700/month. Mike: (919) 624-1513.

3BR HOUSE FOR RENT IN CULLOWHEE 3 BR 1 Bath house for rent only 5 minutes from WCU! Pets allowed and only $990/month, includes water. Please contact Lauren at 828-293-3438

CONDO NEAR TUNNEL ROAD • Luxury 2BR, 2BA on the 4th floor of a new 4-story building. Close to downtown and Asheville Mall. Elevators, pool with hot tub, exercise room, fireplace, deck with mountain views, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, ceramic/hardwood floors. $995/month. Includes water and gas. 828-231-6689.

3BR, 1.5BA WEST • 183 Brevard. Private yard, hardwood floors. $920/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE CONDO Located at Lexington Station. 2BR/2BA with 1250 sq ft unfurnished featuring hardwood floors, stainless appliances, granite counter tops, washer/dryer and garage parking space. $1,350/month. Contact Pat at 828-775-5110.

DOWNTOWN LUXURY CONDO New loft in historic 52 Biltmore Avenue building.

2BR, 2BA. • Gourmet kitchen, oak floors, exposed brick, fireplace, large windows, WD, concrete, granite, stone, stainless upgrades. • Indoor parking.

Best Downtown location; walk to anything! Reduced! • $1975/month. • 1 year lease required. (828) 301-8033 or (954) 684-1300. phillpen@aol.com NORTH ASHEVILLE TOWNHOUSE • SPECIAL • Walking distance to town. 2BR,1BA $495/month. Includes water. 0828-252-4334.

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Homes For Rent 1,400 SQ FT DUPLEX 2BR (1 big, 1 small) 2BA, large living. Private, rustic, clean, laundry hookup, stove, refrigerator. $700/month.

Black Mountain. 404-8313880. avaloo2@bellsouth.net 1ST CALL US! 2, 3 and 4BR homes from $700-2500. • Pet friendly. • Huge selection! (828) 251-9966 Alpha-Real-Estate.com 27 ACRES • TROUT STREAM Marshall/Shelton Laurel, 3BR, 2BA. New carpet, new roof. $500/month. Call Stacey: (828) 206 0785. Laurel River Realty.

2BR, 1BA NORTH • 41 Henrietta. Basement, sunroom. $$975/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA WEST • 179 Sulphur Springs. Hardwood floors, bonus room, basement. $955/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

3BR, 2.5BA. 11 Forest Edge.

2-story, full basement, 2100 sq.ft. Formal dining room, large kitchen and family room. Double garage. Gas forced air heat, gas fireplace, large back yard. $1500/month. Call (828) 253-0758. Carver Realty 3BR, 2BA NORTH • 16 Knoll Ridge. Deck, storage building. $1015/month. 828253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2BA NORTH • 414 Creekside. Large deck, W/D connections. $1095/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2BA • Near Richmond Hill Inn. $950/month. Call (828) 253-0758. Carver Realty 4BR, 2B HOUSE NEAR HOSPITALS IN KENILWORTH Remodeled house in Kenilworth with wood floors, covered porch, finished basement, washer/dryer hookups. $1000 a month.

Pets negotiable. Year lease and Security Deposit required. Call 828-298-5088 or 828-691-8793 4BR, 3BA SOUTH • 15 Buchanan. Walk to downtown, garage. $1,375/month. 828-2531517. www.leslieandassoc.com A BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN CHALET 7 minutes from downtown Asheville. 1BR w/loft, fully furnished, WD, nice deck. $1300/month.

Angela O’Brien: (828) 2161610. Mountain Vista Properties.

ALEXANDER FARMHOUSE • RECENTLY RENOVATED 2BR, 1BA, hardwood floors, ceramic tile. • Covered front porch. $650/month, Includes water. (828) 273-3389.

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ARDEN • 3BR, 2BA. $950/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com ATTENTION RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS If you’re looking for higher quality Property Management or alternatives to traditional property management, we can help! • We are currently offering • discounted rates for new property management contracts through August, 2010. • Give us a call at (828) 246-3487 or (828) 452-3322. • Check out our testimonials page at wncrentalreferrals.com BEAUTIFUL FARM HOUSE FOR RENT AT EAST FORK FARM 2BR,1-1/2BA, 1 car garage, organic garden space, gas heat/gas stove, W/D hookup. No pets/No smoking, $750/month +$750 deposit. Quiet paved road access, 1yr lease, 15min to Mars Hill, 30min to Asheville.

828.206.3276 eastforkfarms@ yahoo.com eastforkfarm.net BEAVER LAKE • 3BR, 2.5BA. $1,500/month.

828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com BEST TIME IS NOW! Best time to buy, pay less than rent, 1% rebate from Buyer Agent Commission, see www.BuncombeRealty.com, 301-2021.

CANDLER • CUTE 2BR Living room, dining room. $750/month. Call 828-2530758. Carver Realty

FURNISHED 3BR HOUSE WALK DOWNTOWN $1200/MONTH Centrally located, furnished 3BR home available July 1st. Walking distance to downtown and nature trails. $1200 per month with $1200 deposit.

Email rentcarrollhouse@gmail.com GASTON MOUNTAIN • 3BR, 3BA. $1,800/month. 828350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

BEAUTIFUL LOG CABIN Sleeps 5, handicap accessible. Near Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC. (828) 231-4504 or 2771492. bennie14@bellsouth.net

Short-Term Rentals GORGEOUS NEW CONSTRUCTION 3BR, 2.5BA with garage. Great South location. • Lease/purchase options now available. Why rent when you can own! Call (828) 676-0677 for details.

123newhomenow.com HAW CREEK • 3BR, 3BA. $1600/month. 828-3509400. www.arcagencyasheville.com HOUSE ON THE GOLF COURSE 3 bedrooms with walk-in closets, 3 baths.

Great yard. View of Beaver Lake. 2 car garage.

Hardwood floors. $1750/month. 828-2751624 17wembley@gmail.com LOG HOME • 2BR 2BA with hardwood, cathedral ceilings.

Open floorplan. Front/back porches with large yard by stream. Hi-sp internet. $900/month + deposit. 828649-1170.

NORTH • 2BR, 1BA. $950/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com REEMS CREEK, MUNDY COVE 3BR, 2BA. Carpet, vinyl, stove, refrigerator.

Water included. $900/month.

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RUMBLING BALD 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

EAST • Parkway Cross $1,050/month.

828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

TOWN MOUNTAIN • 2BR, 1BA $1,200/month.

828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

FLETCHER • STAFFORD HILLS New, immaculate 3BR, 2.5BA, 1250 sqft townhome.

Hardwood floors, marble in bath, gas fireplace, 1 car garage. Patio. Convenient to Hendersonville, Asheville. $1000/month. • Pets considered. References.

Deposit. Lease/purchase option. (864) 723-1049.

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TOWN MOUNTAIN • 4BR, 3.5BA. $2,200/month.

828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com WEST ASHEVILLE 9 Winnfred. 3BR, 2BA ranch; quiet neighborhood fireplace, den, basement. Walk to Vance Elementary. No smokers; pets negotiable. $975/month + utilities. (828) 683-1180.

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PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER • Warren Wilson College invites applications for the position of Public Safety Officer. The Officer is responsible for maintaining security in the working and learning environment of the College Community. This includes the training and supervision of a student work crew. Since Public Safety is a 24-hour per day operation and in order to maintain effective staff requirements, officers are assigned rotating shifts and days off. Qualifications: Two years college, four year degree preferred, plus 2 to 5 years relevant training and experience in public safety; able and willing to work 12 hour shifts, weekends and holidays; no criminal record; proven ability to make good decisions in emergency situations; and possess or able to obtain a NC operator’s license, with an acceptable record.

Experience working on a college campus is desirable.

Warren Wilson College is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of its community. Interested and qualified individuals please send resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references to: hr@warren-wilson.edu.

Electronic submissions are required. Deadline for applications June 24, 2010.

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Administrative/ Office ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT To manage donor database, accounts payable, and other office duties for Hendersonville non-profit. Part-time. Must have strong computer skills; prefer knowledge of DonorPerfect. • Email resume to brhsjobs@gmail.com MUNICIPAL BILLING CLERK The Woodfin Sanitary Water & Sewer District is now accepting applications for the position of Billing Clerk. This is a part-time position without benefits of approximately 25 hours per week. Position has the potential, but is not guaranteed, to become a fulltime position. Applicants should have experience dealing with the public, handling cash, entering data, and similar administrative responsibilities. A complete job description and application for employment can be obtained at www.woodfinwater.com or in person at 122 Elkwood Avenue, Asheville, NC. Resumes will be accepted but all candidates must complete a District application. Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Completed applications can be mailed to: WSWSD, PO Box 8452, Asheville NC 28814, or scanned and sent via e-mail to frontdesk@woodfinwater.co m with “billing clerk” in the subject heading.The Woodfin Sanitary Water & Sewer District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. www.woodfinwater.com frontdesk@ woodfinwater.com

Salon/ Spa A STYLIST WANTED The Water Lily Organic Salon.

Want to work in a supportive, creative, clean, professional environment? An experienced stylist preferred for a busy, successful salon.

Flexible hours and days available. Submit your reusme by email thewaterlily@mac.com or bring it by at 7 beaverdam Road 28801. 828-505-3288 www.waterlilysalon.com thewaterlily@mac.com 828505-3288 CENTRO HAIR STUDIO Located in lovely Gerber Village (South Asheville), has one station available for rent.

It is an upscale studio, sure to impress your clientele!

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JOIN OUR TEAM IN VIBRANT DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE • Eclipse Salon is located on beautiful, historic Wall Street in the heart of this lively city. We are looking to add a stylist to our unique and talented team. We are a friendly and chic Bumble and Bumble salon offering modern techniques and style to an eclectic clientèle. Benefits include: • Competitive rate for booth rental • Commission on products • Full-time concierge reception • Laundry service provided • Stylish decor and local art gallery • Convenient public parking available on Wall Street. Be a part of a team who love what we do and care about the clients we serve. Call 828-285-0019 or email Jen at info@eclipseasheville.com for an interview.

NAIL TECHNICIAN To do manicures and pedicures at Mountain Air’s Spa Chautauqua. The position is for an independent contractor and payment will be through a revenue split. • For more information, please contact Gina Elrod at (828) 682-4609 or mchautauqua@ mountainaircc.com

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HOUSEKEEPER Hill House B&B in Asheville hiring

Restaurant/ Food APOLLO FLAME BISTRO Now accepting applications for Servers, 18 or older. Open Monday-Sunday, 11am10pm. • Apply in person: 2pm-4pm, Monday-Thursday, 1025 Brevard Road, across from Biltmore Square Mall.

EXPERIENCED LINE COOK For casual fine dining. Great work environment. • Diverse, eclectic menu. • Apply in person, 2pm-4pm, MondaySaturday, 337 Merrimon Avenue, Weaverville. Stoney Knob Cafe.

MOUNTAIN X JAMS! As a growing business that relies on the face put forward by our employees, Mountain Xpress Classifieds is where we turn to find them. The volume of high-quality applicants replying to our ads can be hard to choose from, and it is always worth our investment. Thanks Mountain X! Rebecca and Charlie, owners, Tomato Jam Cafe.

experienced Housekeeper.

Must have flexible schedule to include weekends. Neat appearance, pleasant personality and detailedoriented. Food service a plus.

Call (828) 232-0345 after 10am.

Medical/ Health Care BANALTRUM CAREGIVERS • CNA’s Needed ASAP: Experienced CNA’s for inhome care to start immediately. Call 251-0034 or visit our office and fill out an application. • 33 Mineral Springs Road, Asheville, NC 28805.

Human Services CLINICAL PROGRAM MANAGER Great opportunity to lead a Clinical program in your community! We’re seeking a Qualified Professional to clinically lead our Asheville Team providing clinical supervision to the other staff on the ACT Team, as well as provide at least 50% direct care services. You would ensure services are effective clinically, done in the appropriate manner and that all policies, procedures and Evidence Based Practices are followed by the team. • We offer flexible schedules where there are no overnights or constant weekend work, and no rotating shifts. The opportunity to get out in the community is something our teammates enjoy, and field training opportunities abound. • Requires a Master’s degree and experience providing rehabilitation and supportive services to individual adults with severe persistent mental illnesses. • Must be a Qualified Professional of Adult Mental Health. LCSW is preferred, but not required. • Apply today by sending your resume to: E. Goble, fax: (828) 438-8920 or email: jobs@mha-nc.org www.mha-nc.org

DAY TREATMENT SPECIALIST NEEDED! Eliada Academy is seeking Qualified Professional staff to work with our students ages 8-17 in our day treatment program. The position is currently PRN, but there is potential to move into fulltime. The QP Treatment Specialist (QPTS) will work with teachers and treatment associates, providing therapeutic learning activities in group and individual settings. The Academy is a year-round program, open Monday-Friday during normal school hours. Requirements: Must meet Qualified Professional standards in North Carolina. Requires a bachelor’s degree in Human Services with two years of experience with a comparable population (adolescent mental health) OR a non-human services degree with four years of comparable experience. Must posses valid NCDL and be insurable by Eliada’s carriers.

Please submit resume to eweaver@eliada.org if you qualify!

FAMILIES TOGETHER, INC. Is now hiring Licensed Professionals in Buncombe, Madison, Henderson, Rutherford, Transylvania, and Yancey Counties. Qualified candidates will include LPC’s, LCSW’s, LMFT’s, LCAS’s, PLCSW’s, or Board Eligible Counselors. • FTI provides a positive work environment, flexible hours, room for advancement, health benefits, clinical supervision, and an innovative culture.

Candidates should email resumes to: humanresources@familiesto gether.net • www.familiestogether.net

FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Has an immediate opening for an LPC or LCSW. Candidate must have a Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or related field and be licensed or licensed eligible in the state of North Carolina.

Family Preservation Services of Hendersonville, North Carolina has openings for child and adult QMHPs to provide day treatment services, Intensive In Home Services and Community Support Team services to consumers. Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years experience working with the identified population.

Please forward resumes to shearn@fpscorp.com

FAMILIES TOGETHER, INC. Is now hiring Qualified Professionals in Buncombe, Madison, Henderson, Rutherford, Transylvania, and Yancey Counties. Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 2-4 years related experience and a bachelor’s degree. FTI provides a positive work environment, flexible hours, room for advancement, health benefits, clinical supervision, and an innovative culture.

Candidates should email resumes to: humanresources@familiesto gether.net• www.familiestogether.net

FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF ASHEVILLE is seeking licensed therapists and QMHPs to provide mental health services to children, families and adults.

Email csimpson@fpscorp.com

FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF POLK COUNTY Is seeking therapists to provide mental health services to children, families and adults. Please email resume to mswann@fpscorp.com.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE NC Mentor is looking for foster parents in Western North Carolina. Be a hero in your community and open your home to a child in need. We provide training, 24 hour support, internal respite as needed and a generous stipend. Please call Nicole at 828-696-2667 ext 14.

Together we can make a difference in our community.

Visit our web site at www.nc-mentor.com • Do you know someone who is interested in becoming a therapeutic foster parent?

MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) Offender Services. Must have mental health degree and two years of experience working with adults with mental illness. Please contact Diane Paige, diane.paige@ meridianbhs.org Haywood County Therapist Child and Family Services: Must have a Master’s degree and be license eligible.

Please contact Chris Cruise, chris.cruise@ meridianbhs.org Jackson, Swain, Macon County RN Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have four years of psychiatric nursing experience. Please contact Kristy Whitaker, kristy.whitaker@ meridianbhs.org Clinician/Recovery Coordinator Recovery Education Center: Must have Master’s degree and be license eligible.

Please contact Caroline Bradford, caroline.bradford@ meridianbhs.org Therapist Child and Family Services: Must have a Master’s degree and be license eligible.

Please contact Chris Cruise, chris.cruise@ meridianbhs.org Clinician Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have master’s degree and be license eligible.

Please contact Kristy Whitaker, kristy.whitaker@ meridianbhs.org Cherokee, Clay, Graham County RN Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have four years of psychiatric nursing experience. Please contact Patty Bilitzke, patricia.bilitzke@ meridianbhs.org Transylvania County Program Assistant/Support Staff: Recovery Education Center.

High School Diploma or GED required. Must be detail oriented and have strong communication and computer skills. Two years of clerical/office experience preferred. Please contact Caroline Bradford, caroline.bradford@ meridianbhs.org • For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www.meridianbhs.org

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MONARCH is helping dreams take flight!! Developmental Specialists needed in Hendersonville for PRN/Sub as needed staff. Provide support and assist individuals with disabilities in meeting their goals and needs. • Great way to get your foot in the door. Pay starts at $9/hour. DOE. • Requires HS/GED completion; 1 year of similar experience preferred.

Background checks and preemployment drug screen. • Please apply online at www.MonarchNC.org NUTRITIONIST FOR OUTPATIENT ED CLIENTS • RD eligible or RD. Experience with eating disorders. 2yrs experience needed. Send resume tnowak@appcounseling.com www.tapestrync.com 828-278-0563.

PARKWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH has an immediate opening for a F/T LCAS or Provisional LCAS in our Hendersonville Office.

Knowledge of working with Medicaid and IPRS Clients would be helpful. 2 evenings will be required. Parkway has competitive salaries, excellent benefits, medical insurance, PTO, Supervision and CEUs for licensure/certification and much more for full time staff.

Send resume to: slayton@parkwaybh.com

PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST Transylvania County. • Position open for a Peer Support Specialist to work in our recovery-oriented programs for individuals with substance abuse and/or mental health challenges.

Being a Peer Support Specialist provides an opportunity for an individual to transform personal lived experience into a tool for inspiring hope for recovery in others. • Applicants must demonstrate maturity in their own recovery process and be willing to participate in an extensive training program prior to employment. • For further information, please contact Kim Franklin, Ph.D., Clinical Director, at kim.franklin@ meridianbhs.org, or Caroline Bradford at caroline.bradford@ meridianbhs.org

WESTERN HIGHLANDS NETWORK Now recruiting Licensed Clinical Staff to provide telephone screening and triage to assess consumer needs, including RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS NEEDED (PRN and Night Shift) • Do you have experience working with youth and a desire to help at-risk students succeed? If so, Eliada Homes may be a great fit for you! PRN Residential Counselors work within our cottages, typically on 2nd shift (2pm-11pm) and help implement a safe, therapeutic environment in which students are able to overcome various social and behavioral differences. While day counselors start as PRNs (working as needed) they often move into full-time.

Night Shift counselors are required to be awake during the evening to perform bed checks and do routine documentation and maintenance as needed.

Please note that night shift is Sun-Wed or Wed-Sat and is a full-time benefitted position!!

Requirements: Prefer a bachelor’s degree in the human service field, but will also consider individuals with an AA/GED/High School Diploma with comparable experience in the mental health field. Some experience working with mental health population, particularly adolescents, strongly preferred. May consider individuals with less experience for night shifts.

Must have a valid NCDL and be prepared to pass a drug screening and criminal background check. Position starts at $10/hr. All qualified individuals please send a resume to eweaver@eliada.org or visit www.eliada.org for more information.

urgency/safety concerns, eligibility; provide initial authorizations, and some crisis intervention. • Some call-back duties related to consumer appointments.

Clientele includes consumers with mental health, substance abuse and/or developmental disability issues. • This position will work on-sight evenings/overnight during the work week. • Prefer licensed staff who have a minimum of 2 years PostMaster’s experience. (Salary range: $38,068-$50,160 depending on experience). • Send NC State application to: Western Highlands, HR, 356 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801. • To obtain an application, visit our website:

STONE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL Positions available: Field Instructor, Full-time for year-round schedule. We are looking for confident, flexible, and enthusiastic leaders to be part of a great team. • Field Instructors work 3-4 day shifts both on campus and on adventure trips. Clean driving record and drug screen mandatory. One year commitment vital. Benefits possible at 3 months including 401k, paid time off, certifications, and job training. Pay is commensurate with industry standards. Stone Mountain School operates under a Special Use permit issued by the U.S. Forest Service in the pristine wilderness of the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests. • Resume to Program Director at jpoore@stonemountainschool .com stonemountainschool.com YOUTH COORDINATOR POSITION AT UU CHURCH OF ASHEVILLE Energetic, responsible person must have experience with Youth grades 9-12. 15 hours per week, $12 per hour. Send resume to Taryn Strauss at uuca.dre@gmail.com Accept resumes till June 20.

www.westernhighlands.org EOE FULL TIME LICENSED MH/SA ADOLESCENT THERAPIST • Send resume to aspireapplicants@yahoo.com

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Employment Services UNDERCOVER SHOPPERS Get paid to shop. Retail and dining establishments need undercover clients to judge quality and customer service.

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MOUNTAIN XPRESS IS LOOKING FOR A WEBMASTER To manage day to day functionality of www.mountainx.com as well as help Xpress continue to evolve our website. You will need a deep understanding of content management systems and a willingness to multi-task in a varied fast paced environment. PHP, HTML, CSS and Javascript

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LISA’S DOGGIE WALKABOUT & PET SITTING SERVICES • Dog walking/overnight pet sitting. Great references.

Great rates. Call LIsa at 828691-5472.

PET SITTING • I will care for your small dog, cats, fish or birds in your home or mine for a donation to Friends of Pritchard Park. Please contact: mrsmawest@yahoo.com or 828 242-5456.

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#1 AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY CONSCIOUS MASSAGE CENTER We’ve moved: • 1224 Hendersonville Road.

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MASSAGE PRACTICE FOR SALE Two-room private practice for sale in well appointed Wall St. location with low rent. Includes utilities. Including all furniture/equipment. $5,000.

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Musicians’ Xchange

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VIDEO AND RECORD YOUR MUSIC Or band to CD, DVD or any internet destination, in our studio or on location. • Affordable and Professional Production. Call (828) 335-9316.

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Pet Xchange

Found Pets

Pets for Adoption

CAROLINE • She high-fives, knows tricks, loves treats, and sashays with the best!

Declawed front, Caroline won’t mess up your sofa.

Caroline says, no dogs or doggie smells. Stop by Pet Harmony, Animal Compassion Network’s store for rescued pets located at 803 Fairview Street in Asheville to meet Caroline and shop for all your pet supply needs.

THANKS FOR FINDING TIPPER Tipper the Beagle was found and is fine.

Thanks to all who helped.

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 LOST ORANGE TABBY CAT DOWNTOWN BLACK MOUNTAIN MAY 6TH Male orange\tabby cat,1 year old,lost downtown Black Mountain May 6th. Microchipped,neutered.Desperatel y missed and loved.Call Kelly 828 242 4691 LOST BLACK NEUTERED MALE CAT IN HAW CREEK Was wearing tags with name “Luke”, Bright yellow eyes, & Neutered. He has a small white patch on upper chest.

828-407-0234 LOST/STOLEN CAT IN MONTFORD Long black hair, green eyes, fangs, health problems. Must come home.

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KOKO is a wee little bit of a Beagle, weighing in at only about 17 lbs. at two years old. She is very and just needs a quiet household without lots of noise an activity and would probably do better in a home without children. She loves laying in the sun and enjoying the safety of a fenced yard. She is fine with other dogs. Stop

by Pet Harmony, Animal Compassion Network’s store for rescued pets located at 803 Fairview Street in Asheville to meet Koko and shop for all your pet supply needs.

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