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It looks as though they were the equivalent of the Japanese workers who went into the Fukushima disaster, sacrificing their health for the good of the human community. I would think that it would be important for all of the affected communities to do what they could to ensure that these brave individuals are not treated like the first responders of 9/11.

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Living Wage Campaign a success Thank you, Asheville City Council, for passing the final phase of the Living Wage Campaign at the June 25 City Council meeting.

As safety nets for the working poor are continuing to be reduced by our state Legislature, it is critically important for our local leaders to continue to support workers.

One of the best ways to support workers and build a more just and sustainable local economy is to promote living wages.

There is something fundamentally wrong with our economy when full-time workers struggle to put a roof over their heads and food on their tables without help. When workers are making a living wage, fewer people are reliant on eroding public assistance programs to meet their basic needs.

Living wages are good for business, too, reducing costs for recruitment and retention. Recent reports from Costco, a national employer paying living wages, shows [its] profits have continued to increase without raising prices, in contrast, to [its] competitor Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club, notorious for ... low wages.

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Neither of these guys really listen to the citizens of Asheville because gerrymandering ensures they don't have to. How sick is that?

They represent us but they seem to hate us; they represent us but they seem determined to take us down a peg or two. What do you call a government in which the wishes of the people are systematically ignored? Hint: It isn't democracy.

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of Information Act was signed into federal law, yet Americans are still distrustful of government. A 2013 Pew Research Center poll showed that only 26 percent of Americans surveyed say they can trust government in Washington "almost always or most of the time" — among the lowest ratings in the half-century since pollsters have been asking the question.

FOIA established our right to access government records and to know what our government is doing — both its successes and failures. Exercising our right to know gives us — the public — power. It allows us to contribute to our government and hold government accountable. From food and transportation safety to the use and disposal of chemicals, FOIA has enabled the public to ensure the health of our democracy and our own well-being.

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Eliminate corporate personhood The last U.S. presidential election was the most expensive in history primarily because unlimited corporate contributions to PACs and super PACs has been allowed by the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling. Due to the persuasive power of media, in effect, this ruling makes our public representatives answerable to corporate money instead of to a well-informed citizen electorate.

In my opinion, the most essential action any American con-

cerned with a better future can take is to focus on reducing corporate influence on politicians and our political process. This will not be easy, since the Supreme Court interpretations over the last two decades incorrectly give corporations constitutional rights intended for human beings, not for the profit-motivated legal fictions which they are. Therefore, only a constitutional amendment can stop corporations from buying our elections and destroying our representative democracy.

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If interested, you can also hear David Cobb of Move to Amend at Pack Library’s Lord Auditorium Tuesday, July 16, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cobb will discuss steps necessary to undoing the damage which corporate money has inflicted on our formerly “one person, one vote” democracy.

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Is North Carolina really a progressive state?

History tells a different tale Progressive compared to what?

Mississippi? Utah? South Carolina?

Indiana? And what about Asheville?

Where does it fit into the idea (which has been around since the 1950s) that North Carolina is a progressive state?

When same-sex couples marched to the Buncombe County Courthouse in January seeking marriage licenses, were they spitting in the wind or ushering in the winds of change? For that matter, can Asheville even be considered part of North Carolina? Is this city an aberration or a prototype of our state’s future?

Still, for those who too smugly deride other states and cultures without honestly examining their own, a sampling of recent North Carolina history might prove instructive.

In an act of symbolic defiance, for example, North Carolina declined to approve the 19th Amendment until 1971 — more than 50 years after it gave women the right to vote. Only Mississippi waited longer, eventually ratifying the law in 1984.

When the N.C. General Assembly finally got around to approving women’s suffrage, they did it unanimously, spending hours lauding women’s contributions to the state. Still, mere weeks later, those same hypocritical legislators crushingly defeated the Equal Rights Amendment aimed at ensuring equal treatment for women, thus helping sink its chances of ratification. The ERA eventually fell three states short.

Utah, dominated by conservative Mormons, nevertheless gave women the right to vote in 1870 and enshrined it in the state’s constitution in 1895. So who’s more progressive on women’s issues: North Carolina, Mississippi or Utah?

Ever heard of the Pearsall Plan?

Overwhelmingly approved by North Carolina voters in another referendum in 1956, it aimed to thwart the Supreme Court’s 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which called for desegregating the public

Although the longue durée of North Carolina history is riddled with often hesitantly progressive impulses, overall this remains one of the nation’s most reactionary states. schools. The plan prevented blacks from transferring to white schools while allowing white students to be excused from attending integrated schools if their parents objected.

Those white students would be given vouchers to attend private schools. Sound familiar?

Although the law was ruled unconstitutional in 1968 and 1969, N.C. did not repeal it until 1995. In the interim, one of the plan’s authors, Tom Ellis, became the architect of Jesse Helms’ successful Senate campaigns and of the National Congressional Club. Described by the Federal Election Commission as a “multimillion-dollar political empire of corporations, political action committees and ad hoc groups,” the NCC spurred the national conservative movement of the 1980s. Both Ellis and Helms believed that while they couldn’t turn back the clock on civil rights legislation, they could dismantle it piece by piece, beginning with public education, without ever mentioning race.

Speaking of racism, did you know that in the 1960s, North Carolina had more Ku Klux Klan members than all the other Southern states combined? Writers called it “Klansville, USA,” and North Carolinians displayed Confederate flags and symbols on their vehicles while popularizing the slogan, “Be a Man! Join the Klan!” Overall, there probably were more burnings, beatings, shootings, and racial violence here than in Mississippi, though no civil rights marchers were murdered here during that tumultuous decade. That came later — in Greensboro in 1979.

Nonetheless, North Carolina’s more “progressive” Klan didn’t wear hoods, included women and children in its marches, and sponsored community pig pulls.

In 1963, the General Assembly barred communists, outside agitators, and those who sought to overthrow the government from speaking on public university campuses. The ban was aimed at that “liberal university” in Chapel Hill and its pesky students, but it would also have applied to Robert E. Lee (not to mention many Tea Party Texans). A federal court declared the law unconstitutional in 1968, but the state didn’t repeal it until 1995, apparently a good year for jettisoning dubious legislation.

Ever hear of the Wilmington 10?

Arrested in 1971 on spurious arson charges, they were sentenced to a combined 282 years in prison in one of the worst and most vindictive show trials in American history. All but one were black, and the case drew international condemnation.

Gov. Bev Perdue finally pardoned them last year as she was preparing to leave office.

Although the longue durée of North Carolina history is riddled with often hesitantly progressive impulses and figures, overall this remains one of the nation’s most reactionary states.

The difference is that we come to our bigotry and prejudices in a more sophisticated fashion. That’s the North Carolina way, and Jesse Helms, among others, understood it only too well.

Asheville, you may say, is another matter, but even that is a recent development. All that separates today’s tolerant city from the 1970s town beset by racial turmoil is a single generation, a few women mayors and City Council members, and a now thriving downtown.

Nonetheless, Asheville today fittingly embodies North Carolina’s state motto, esse quam videri: to be rather than to seem. Or, in this case, to be progressive and not just seem so. X

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Bugle call Elk herd transforms Cataloochee, drawing thousands of visitors each year

“Their survival is what determines the future of the herd,” he said.

So, for three times a day over the next several weeks, park staff will monitor the calf’s movement through a signal relayed from the collar. But they won’t be the only ones keeping an eye on the giant animals.

With “elk tailgating” a popular Sunday-afternoon tradition here, tens of thousands of visitors will converge on the compact valley through the next several months — all to behold these elegant creatures from their bucket seats, truck beds and lawn chairs.

On a recent May morning, Joe Yarkovich waded into the tall grass in a field in the Cataloochee Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A wildlife biologist with the National Park Service, he was there to examine and collar a day-old 45-pound baby elk — the newest addition to a herd attracting thousands of visitors to this quiet, secluded valley.

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To protect themselves from predators, the calves hide in the tall grass fields of the valley, staying motionless while their mothers feed. But once Yarkovich and his staff saw the spotted-and-scentless calf, they worked quickly, collaring it with a tracking device before his protective mother returned.

Although the new calf is a North Carolinian, he's of Canadian stock by way of Kentucky — a descendant of the group of elk introduced in 2001 and 2002 to Cataloochee Valley, located in Haywood County at the park’s eastern end. According to Yarkovich, elk calves are typically born in late May and early June. Eventually, he will likely tip the scale at 700 or 800 pounds.

For now, though, he can’t outrun a black bear.

With a smile, Yarkovich admitted that catching calves is his favorite part of the job. It may be the most important part, too.

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An elk stands in a pasture in Cataloochee, one of a group of about 140 that now call this part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park home. In coming months, thousands of visitors will travel through the small valley to view the herd.

Photos by Colby Rabon, Carolina Public Press

The elk-and-tourist juxtaposition can seem strange at first. The herd of wild animals — with their unmistakable bugle and full antler racks — roam freely about as cars carry in lines of visitors packing picnics and portable chairs.

But, more and more, this has become a routine part of the Smokies — a land where the future is tightly wound in its past.

In fact, elk were once part of the area’s day-to-day landscape. They once covered three-quarters of the U.S. and thrived in the Southern Appalachians. But, like many other large grazers roaming here, habitat loss, disease, overhunting and competition from livestock led to their disappearance.

It wasn’t until 1990 that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, an organization committed to the future of the animals, proposed that the Smokies reintroduce an elk herd.

Bringing them back fit into the park's mission to preserve native species, Yarkovich said.

"Deciding where to put the elk was a big decision,” he said. “Cades Cove was an obvious choice, but not the best since it's relatively busy.”

Ultimately, officials chose Cataloochee because of its relative isolation, grassy fields and healthy forests. The first 25 elk arrived in February 2001, imported from the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area on the KentuckyTennessee border after being relocat-

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ed from Alberta, Canada. Another 27 animals were added in 2002. Although there are several subspecies of elk, the ones that once roamed the Southern Appalachians are now extinct.

Yarkovich estimated that the Cataloochee herd may now number around 140, a rough estimate based on a 2009 population analysis.

“The herd is bigger and more stable, so we no longer monitor each animal,” he said. “The data looked really good; the survival rate was high and the population growth curve was positive. Everything indicated that they can be self-sustaining.”

“We’re helping put back what we caused to go away,” added volunteer Patty Davis, of Waynesville, who is a member of a volunteer group called the Elk Bugle Corps.

But the herd isn’t out of the woods yet. Disease, drought and bears could threaten the herd’s survival. There are also less obvious threats, such as over salting. “In the winter, cars come caked in salt,” Yarkovich said. “The herd’s figured out they can lick them.”

VoLunteers trY to reDuce stress on Park, eLk, Visitors Their homecoming transformed this once-sleepy corner of the Smokies into one of its most popular destinations. Before the elks’ release, annual visitation averaged 75,000. Since then, it has doubled.

That’s put pressure on Cataloochee’s infrastructure — especially the valley’s lone road.

Park Spokeswoman Dana soehn said that road is much like putting a marble in a funnel. “They have to come out one at a time,” she said.

That’s where the Elk Bugle Corps comes in. Modeled after a similar program launched in 1990 in Rocky Mountain National Park, the all-volunteer corps has been an overwhelming success in the Smokies, Soehn said.

One or more volunteers work four-hour shifts at least twice a month from May to November.

Roving the valley by electric vehicle, foot or bike, they educate visitors about the elk and assist rangers with safety and traffic control.

Although encounters are rare, interactions between elk and human visitors are a concern forpark staff, since a human fatality could put the future of the herd, a single elk or visitors at risk. In fact, while many elk gazers never leave their seats on the sidelines of the pastures, others march far too close.

That worries park officials, since elk are large animals that can move surprisingly fast.

Davis, who began volunteering in 2007, said she likes herding masses of tourists through the area despite some of the, well, stranger questions like, “What time do they let the elk out?”

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Elk Bugle Corps volunteers like Dave Nurek keep a trunk full of skulls, bones, fur, and antlers to show and educate visitors about the herd.

“Personally, I love the elk and to watch the valley change through the season, but the enthusiasm and the appreciation visitors have for the elk and the valley really fuels me," she said. “But the truth is most people are so far away from nature; they know so little about wildlife.”

Yarkovich agreed. He said visitors’ interest in the elk has plusses and minuses. There's more traffic, trash and crowds. But the elk also offer visitors an opportunity to connect with wildlife, the ecosystem and the park on a more intimate level.

Their return, it seems, can provide a sense that things are the way they should be.

But not everyone agrees. In its heyday, the valley was home to more than 1,000 residents after being settled in the early 19th century. By the

time the park was established in the teeth of the Great Depression, most had been relocated. Now, a handful of the original structures — a schoolhouse, a chapel, empty homes — stand as an eerie reminder of the people who once lived here. For some, their ancestors’ removal from the valley remains a living memory.

"Occasionally I meet people who are still angry. I understand and don't blame them — it was their slice of paradise. It must have been very difficult to leave," Davis said, adding visitors also come to the valley to connect with the area’s human history. "But others have a long-term view: If the park hadn't been created then it might now be gated."

Of course, the elk were arguably here first. Watching them stroll past the chapel and lines of parked cars is a sight to see. Considering that, by 1900, the number of elk in the United States had been reduced from 10 million to less than 100,000 — their presence here is significant.

"There is something special about this place. It fills me back up. I love that," Davis explained, tears welling in her eyes. "It is a privilege to be here and do a little something to restore what was here. The elk are native and belong here. That feels good." X For information about the Bugle Corps and the elk herd, call Park Ranger at 506-1739.

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Amid a contentious behind-thescenes debate, a bill that would've originally allowed Buncombe County and its cities to consolidate parks and recreation departments was revised June 26 in the North Carolina Senate to exclude municipalities completely. First garnering bipartisan support this spring, recent revisions have highlighted ongoing political tensions between local and state officials over consolidation and control of Asheville's water system.

Pushed by Rep. nathan ramsey in the Statehouse, the original bill was met with initial enthusiasm from several members of both the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners and Asheville City Council as a way to save costs, improve services and more fairly pay for regional assets. It passed the N.C. House May 6 with strong bipartisan support.

But in recent weeks, Commissioner david King has taken responsibility for lobbying Rep. tim moffitt for an amendment that prevents cities from joining the authority for two years. Despite King's original claim that a majority of his colleagues supported the move, several say they weren't consulted and heard about it in media reports. Meanwhile, even King says he was caught by surprise when legislators subsequently altered the bill to exclude cities completely.

The county's current budget proposal relies on the state passing the parks-and-rec bill so that commissioners can levy a special tax and dedicate the revenue to various projects. In recent weeks, commissioners have twice delayed voting on that budget proposal; on June 28, they unanimously passed an interim budget.

That gives commissioners 30 days before having to finalize the county budget and, they hope, state legislators enough time to determine the fate of the CRA bill.

show us the biLL:. Buncombe Vice Chair Holly Jones, left, and Chair David Gantt, right, want the N.C. General Assembly to pass a bill that will allow the county to consolidate parks-and-recreation departments with municipalities.

Photo by Max Cooper

causes of concern Although publicly quiet on the matter before lobbying Moffitt, King now says he has a long list of concerns about the proposed bill.

"There are so many unanswered questions about how this is going to work,” he says. “We're putting our library people, our parks people, into this thing. I don't want to set this thing up for failure. … There's too much involved in it. There's concerns about how the board would be set up, who's going to control this thing, where is the money going."

Ultimately, however, even King says that once the county works out the kinks, he hopes state lawmakers will eventually allow cities to join. He also says that the turning point for him this year was hearing that city officials were discussing using the savings from the creation of the authority to funnel $2 million to the Asheville Art Museum.

"That made me livid when I found that out," he reveals.

The city estimated that its participation in the authority could save it up to $5 million a year.

Asheville officials did plan to use the savings to fund a variety of projects, including affordable housing, parking decks, street

maintenance and renovations to the museum. (For City Council’s budget conundrums related to the bill, see "Gue$$ing game" elsewhere in this issue.) Some City Council members have accused legislators of using the parks bill as a bargaining chip in legal negotiations over a measure that would hand control of its water system to the Metropolitan Sewage District without compensation.

The idea of consolidating county and city parks and recreation departments was first discussed almost 10 years ago as a way to compensate Asheville for joining a regional water authority. maJoritY ruLes? King initially reported that he told Rep. Moffitt that a majority of Buncombe commissioners supported the request to amend the bill.

But in a subsequent interview with Xpress, King admits that he had only spoken to two fellow commissioners who, he says, supported changing the parks-and-rec bill: Commissioners Joe belcher and ellen frost.

Four members would be needed to make up a majority.

Frost, however, denies that she talked to King before he went to Moffitt. However, she also tells Xpress that she sees advantages to

delaying municipalities’ participation in the CRA, noting that it could give the county time to work with the School of Government to craft a well-organized authority.

Commissioner mike fryar says he didn't discuss the matter with King or any state legislators before reading about the amendment in media reports. Asked if he supports King’s requested amendment, Fryar says, “Truthfully, I don't know."

Vice Chair holly Jones reports that she also learned of the change by reading about it in the news and, soon afterward, she sent an email to Ramsey.

"My primary support for the development of a Cultural and Recreational Authority was to build efficiencies into the system, address current tax inequities and demonstrate a model of true regional cooperation,” she wrote.

“For the CRA to be developed without these outcomes is problematic. … My support for developing a CRA at this time is only with the understanding that all municipalities, including Asheville, be offered this opportunity in the very near future. Otherwise, I find little utility in an authority."

Commissioner brownie newman, her colleague in District 1, which encompasses the city of Asheville, says he also supports the original legislation.

And Board Chair david gantt says he'd also prefer the original, which lets cities join immediately.

However, he says, any version of the bill would be better than nothing. “My recommendation was to let them in right away, but that wasn't followed," Gantt says. "I'm really hopeful that in the future we can add [Asheville], and any other municipality that wants to join."

None of the discussions among commissioners about their CRA bill requests have taken place at public meetings.

In her email to Ramsey, Jones wrote: "I am sure you are sensitive that any official position of Buncombe County would need to be determined in a public meeting."

However, with the extended budgetary deadline looming, commissioners haven't scheduled any time to publicly discuss making an official recommendation to the state on the CRA. Mountain Xpress senior reporter David Forbes contributed to this report. X

Not so fast Buncombe commissioners deny motor-sports project and delay budget vote

Planning Director Jon ceighton reported that a previous motocross track at a different site in Swannanoa generated an unprecedented amount of complaints from neighbors. Planning staff recommended that commissioners deny the request, and Buncombe Planning Board members were split on the issue, with four members recommending approval and four members urging denial.

In the end, Fryar and Commissioner Joe belcher were in the minority. The board voted 5-2 to deny Ogle’s request. budget in waiting

fuLL house: Attendance at Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meetings is usually light, but a public hearing on a motor-sports facility ruling packed the room June 25. Photo by Max Cooper

After hearing from dozens of residents who spoke out on the matter June 25, Buncombe County commissioners denied a request to expand where motor sports facilities can be built. stacy ogle asked for the change, which would’ve allowed motor sport facilities to operate in all areas of the county that are zoned as a Commercial Service or Employment districts, subject to certain conditions. Such facilities are already allowed in Open Use districts, which cover roughly 80 percent of the county. Ogle told the commissioners he wants to build one along U.S. 70 in Swannanoa, near Berry’s Farm Supplies, on land that’s currently zoned for commercial development.

Buncombe’s zoning ordinance defines “motor sports facility” as “any facility, track, or course upon which racing or motor sporting events are conducted, including, but not limited to vehicles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, motor scooters, go-carts, etc.”

During the public hearing on Ogle’s request, about 30 residents spoke out. Half said they supported the change, some of them arguing that his racetrack would provide a needed place for children to learn how to safely ride motorcycles.

But about 15 residents, many of whom live in the Swannanoa area, told commissioners they worried about the noise and its harm to surrounding businesses, residences and property values.

Commissioner mike fryar represents District 2, which includes Swannanoa. He noted that he’s always been against zoning and added that he didn’t see anything wrong with allowing a motocross facility in the area. Fryar, who used to build racecar engines, has often lamented the 1999 closing of the Asheville Motor Speedway (now Carrier Park).

Commissioner ellen frost also represents District 2, but she noted that altering the county’s entire zoning ordinance would’ve “opened the door” to development beyond Ogle’s property.

On June 25, commissioners voted to postpone their vote on the proposed $337 million Buncombe County budget. Three days later, they hedged again, unanimously passing an interim measure that gives them until July 28 to set property-tax rates and finalize the budget.

Buncombe County Manager wanda greene recommended postponement so that state legislators could have more time to approve a bill that would allow the county to create an independent Cultural and Recreation Authority (see “A Cultural Bypass” on page. 12)..

Her proposed budget calls for raising the property tax rate by 15 percent to cover a drop in property values, increased funding requests and unfunded federal mandates.

For example, it calls for spending $20.2 million to build a new Isaac Dickson Elementary school building, although it delays a request to replace Asheville Middle School until 2018. And it gives local nonprofits slightly more money overall than last year, but much less than they asked for.

On June 25, all of the commissioners except for Fryar indicated that they’re likely to vote in favor of the budget and property-tax increase. Presenting a PowerPoint to make his case against the proposal, Fryar worried that the rate hike will result in “taking money out of the peoples pockets who can afford it the least.”

Board Chair david gantt countered that the tax increase is minimal, and commissioners have little choice if they want to continue providing popular services. “We want to reflect your values,” he maintained. “We want this to be a good place to go to school, to work, and to retire.” X — Jake Frankel

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by David Forbes

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Gue$$ing game Asheville City Council approves budget, tax increase Asheville’s most chaotic budget season in many years appears to have come to a close June 25, though not without some further turmoil.

Amid predictions of financial doom due to uncertainty concerning what state legislators would do, Council signed off on its own spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Various proposed state laws would reduce the city’s revenue; meanwhile, the House and Senate had yet to reconcile their conflicting state budgets.

At the June 11 public hearing, city officials had presented a budget that relied on Asheville’s forming a joint recreation authority with Buncombe County (see

“Budget Brandishing,” June 19 Xpress). The projected $2.5 million in savings was supposed to leverage an $11 million loan that would fund a wish list of projects, including affordable housing, parking decks and Asheville Art Museum renovations.

But that scenario relied on pending state legislation that would have empowered local governments to create such an entity. The bill still hasn’t passed, but after a recent version specifically excluded cities and towns from joining, Council directed staff to draw up plans for a property-tax increase to fund those projects instead.

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finiSheD? Mayor Terry Bellamy and Council member Jan Davis confer during discussion of the budget. Photo by Max Cooper

SeLf-reLiance The increase, 4 cents per $100 of assessed value, breaks down as follows: 1 cent to offset a decline in property values, 1 cent to beef up road and other maintenance, and 2 cents to fund the wish list.

Defending the tax increase (the city’s first significant one since 1995), Public Works Director cathy Ball said: “The emphasis is on what we can do ourselves to have control of our destiny. How can we be less reliant on outside forces to make Asheville successful?”

The extra money, noted Ball, will enable the city to replace its roads every 35 years instead of every 65, a timeline she called “unacceptable: The roads continue to become even worse.” And wish-list items, continued Ball, will eventually increase revenue, though she cautioned that they won’t really start paying off for another two to four years.

Council members also depicted the increase as a wise and necessary investment. marc hunt said the improvements would help Asheville “attract industry and better-paying jobs.” cecil Bothwell called it “building for

the future.” Jan Davis said that facing a difficult situation, the budget had “taken the bull by the horns.”

And Gordon Smith, asserting that the city had made ends meet during the recession by “cutting and cutting and freezing,” added that it’s now time to invest in Asheville’s needs.

Vote firSt, taLk Later But a marked departure from protocol sparked confusion and controversy.

Normally, if Council members significantly change a proposal after holding a public hearing but before before voting on it, they’ll allow public comment on the changes. This time, Mayor terry Bellamy quickly called for a vote, inviting the public to speak only after the budget had been unanimously approved.

Former Mayor ken michalove deplored the $2 million earmarked for the Asheville Art Museum, saying the nonprofit’s operations weren’t sufficiently transparent. He challenged the claim that the city funding would enable the museum to leverage $20 million in donations.

“If the private sector believed in the project, they would have funded it by now,” argued Michalove, saying that he’d recently resigned his

“The emphasis is on what we can do ourselves to have control of our destiny.”

City investigating police scandal

pubLic worKs director cathY baLL

Controversy erupted June 25 when Asheville Police Department Lt. william wilke said he’d been "forced to change the facts" when investigating the March 9 car crash involving chad anderson, the son of APD Chief william anderson.

Wilke, whose attorney is being provided by the local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, says the rank and file are upset about the chief’s behavior.

During the City Council meeting later that day, City Manager gary Jackson said the city had launched an administrative investigation as soon as it received Wilke's complaint and expects to complete it in 30 to 45 days.

“There's no aspect of this that will not be looked at and thoroughly reviewed,” vowed Jackson.

Council member gordon smith asked the public to wait until all the facts are known before drawing conclusions.

But Mayor terry bellamy pointed out that since the investigation concerns a personnel matter, the results will probably never be made public. “You implied that it will be made public, but that's just not the case,” she told Smith.

District Attorney ron moore, noted Bellamy, could file charges if he feels they're warranted, but "We can't control what the DA does."

Later that evening, Moore told WLOS that he had no plans to investigate the matter further.

— David Forbes

position as a consultant for Pack Place so he could speak freely about the matter. “The art museum,” he charged, “has been unnecessarily secretive in its dealings with the Pack Place board.”

Although the budget had already been approved at that point, Council could still revise or amend it.

Earlier, Ball had said the $2 million would pay for basic improvements to the building, which the city owns.

Asked about the procedural change the next day, City Clerk maggie burleson acknowledged that holding a vote before public comment is highly unusual, saying, “I was confused too.” fLY in the ointment Even now, however, plenty of questions remain about the city’s “final” budget. Faced with a June 30 deadline and no clear idea what lawmakers in Raleigh will decide, city staff assumed that the state’s final spending plan would be closer to what the House approved, rather than the Senate version (which calls for even deeper cuts).

If that assumption proves wrong, Council could reconvene to amend the budget as needed, noted City Attorney bob oast. Only the tax rate is set in stone for the coming year.

As Smith put it, “There’s still a lot of uncertainty about what’s going to hit us.” X

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Bugged out

Cradle of Forestry intern aLina nuebeL shows off a dragonfly to participants of Bug Day, an annual event that educates kids about the importance of the insect world. Photo by Brandy Carl

Kids take part in Cradle of Forestry’s annual event Families trickle into the Cradle of Forestry for Bug Day, an annual celebration of all things insect. A full day of crafts and bug hunts await eager children and their parents at the event, which gives community members the chance to better know oft-misunderstood arthropods — especially the subgroup of species we call “bugs.”

“I really like insects. They get a bad reputation, but they’re really important for a multitude of reasons,” says Cradle of Forestry intern alina nuebel.

Children gather around Nuebel for the first event of Bug Day: a pond exploration. Armed with nets, the children listen closely to her.

She lays out two rules: Try not to stir up too much muck when hunting pond insects and if you catch something, put your hand on the underside of the net to protect it.

Immediately, the children scamper

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off to the muddy low-points of the pond. Their eyes show pure determination as they watch for insects — or anything that moves. Water scorpions, young dragonflies and polliwogs are among the kids’ bounty.

Whenever an insect is caught, the children dump it into water tubs Nuebel has provided for observation. Little fingers try to grasp the creatures and put them in plastic magnifiers to get a closer look. Then, they’re off again to discover the next creepy-crawly. When the hunt is over, the insects are released back to their homes in the pond.

About 30 children and adults have sacrificed their Saturday-morning cartoons to be here. “It’s a beautiful day and we’re here to have an adventure,” says parent sara coleman, who brought her family.

After the pond hunt, the children divide up and go on either a bug hike or guided tour. Participants learn about various insects and their roles in nature. “There is a full relationship between insects and the forest, and also the importance of conservancy of the insects,” says Education and Interpretation Manager cindy carpenter.

She explains that one such relationship is between plant galls and trees. Galls are outgrowths that appear on trees, acting as homes for tiny insects living in the center, says Carpenter. In that way, the tree becomes a living space.

Participants observe parts of trees and leaves, looking for insect visitors. Armed with an identification book, Carpenter is quick to name the bugs they see. “There are over 1,000 insects associated just with oak trees,” she says.

Bug Day was first celebrated at the Cradle in 2002. Carpenter says the event helps people understand the benefits of different insect species. “They’re so diverse and so varied and have such interesting roles in the environment that it’s just very intriguing. It’s also important because many of the actions we take in our everyday lives can affect insects,” says Carpenter. pivotaL poLLinators Bug Day is part of National Pollinator Week, held this year from June 17-23. It’s sponsored

by the Pollinator Partnership, a nonprofit organization that aims to protect pollinators of various kinds, including honey bees and monarch butterflies. matt elliot, owner of Pure Pisgah Honey, touched on the importance of honey bees, bringing to the event a live beehive and samples of the sweet goo. Children gather around the hive, fascinated by the number of bees working to create honey. He answers questions about how queens are chosen, what the worker bees do and even about what “dances” they use to communicate with one another.

“They help produce food for us, pollinate fruit trees, nuts and one-third of all the food we eat,” says Elliot.

Honey bees are just one of the many insects that help pollinate flowers, fruits and other plants.

Unfortunately, some of these pollinators are facing rapidly declining populations, like the monarch butterfly.

Master Gardener and volunteer Joyce pearsall set up a display dedicated to monarchs, complete with caterpillars and two adults. According to Pearsall, the creature’s migration is down 95 percent. She says out of 40-50

eggs laid, only 5 percent of a monarch’s babies will survive. The monarchs not only play an important role in pollination, they are also one of the few insects people aren’t as afraid of.

When asked if she likes bugs, 10-year-old Leah weiss says, “I find them interesting. I don’t like that when you touch them, they’re icky.” nicolette wehrli, an 11-year-old who also attended last year’s event agrees, saying, “I think they’re cool.”

But not everyone at Bug Day was thrilled. “I don’t like bugs,” says 11-year-old trevor dwyer. “Well, first of all, ants. They’re bugs and really annoy me.”

Harmful insects do exist, but the Food and Agriculture Organization says only 5,000 species out of 1 million are considered harmful. And while most insects have proven to be vital to our ecosystem, they still give a lot of people the creeps. Bug Day set out to change that, highlighting the importance of insects and attempting to bring about a more accepting attitude.

So, annoying or not, Carpenter reiterates the pivotal role these bugs play: “Even though they don’t have backbones, they support life.” X

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On alert White nose syndrome still on the rise In a mere two years, the bat population in a Haywood County mine has dropped from 4,000 to 250, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission biologists report. White nose syndrome appears to be the culprit. The deadly disease has spread to 20 states. Last year, infected bats were discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains Park, and this year, in late May, the spread of the disease reached even further: Bats in a mine in northern Illinois, just 100 miles from the Wisconsin border, were diagnosed with white nose syndrome.

Of the 17 species of bats found in North Carolina, four appear to be afflicted with the syndrome.

Why worry about bats? It’s bad news for healthy ecosystems. For starters, farmers could feel the impact of the deadly fungus, because bats can eat their body weight in insects each night, says Resources Commission biologist Gabrielle Graeter. More exactly, bats feed on agricultural pests that destroy crops.

Without bats, North American agricultural losses could total almost $4 billion per year, estimated Justin Boyles, Southern Illinois University researcher and author of “Economic Importance of Bats in the 'Billions a Year' Range.”

Graeter puts it this way: With the number of bats in WNC decreasing, farmers may have to use more

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BY thE noSE: The aptly named white-nose syndrome endangers local bat populations, say state biologists. Two cases have been confirmed in Buncombe County.

Photo courtesy of the USFWS

pesticides (which, in turn, could be a factor in the decline in bee populations). Bats also eat mosquitoes, which can infect their human victims with La Crosse encephalitis.

Unfortunately, the syndrome’s an alarmingly swift killer. Some infected areas have seen 95 percent mortality rates, according to the NCWRC and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. Infected bats are most commonly seen in winter during hibernation, Graeter explains.

Cool cave temperatures encourage the growth of the fungus. “Some of the things that are seen when [the bats have] white nose is that they wake up more often, presumably because it’s irritating their skin,” she says. With the bats shutting down their bodies — and most importantly, their immune systems — white nose can easily creep in. The infected bats will also sleep near cave

entrances, exposing the weakened creatures to WNC winter weather.

And bats with the syndrome are usually emaciated, their hibernation cycles interrupted as they’re forced to try feeding in winter, when there are few insects.

The bat population in a McDowell County cave dropped from around 300 to just a few remaining survivors since the syndrome was first discovered in the region.

The disease has been found in bats in Rutherford County, too.

So far, two bats have been found in Buncombe County. The first was found in 2011, and this year, a dead bat was found on a resident’s porch. Sent to Raleigh for analysis, it was confirmed to have white nose syndrome.

Despite the disease’s name, it isn’t always easy to spot, Graeter notes.

The fungus grows underneath the

bat’s skin, so sometimes the only way to confirm the fungus is to use a microscope.

Biologists hope to slow the spread of the disease. “The No. 1 thing we’re asking people right now is to try and avoid going caving,” says Graeter. She notes that although the fungus typically spreads from bat to bat, humans can unknowingly transfer it when exploring caves. Those who do go caving are asked to follow decontamination protocol. The resource website whitenosesyndrome.org lists soaking items in water above 122 degrees for 20 minutes, or in bleach for 10 minutes as ways to properly decontaminate hiking gear and clothing.

There are also efforts underway to track the infection rate and the spread of the disease. Gary Peeples, public affairs officer for the Asheville branch of the FWS, says that specialists gather suspected bats by monitoring areas known to carry the fungus. If a team finds a dead bat in a suspected area, the bat gets sent to various labs that test for WNS. “By going out and checking the same network of caves, we can get an idea of how far it’s spreading,” says Peeples. “By counting the bats, [we] can get an idea of how it’s impacting the bat community.”

The FWS and the nonprofit Southeastern Bat Diversity Network have also been working with the bat community.

People are encouraged to report any suspicious bat behavior, says Graeter. “It’s really helpful for people to keep an eye out for irregular activity.”

By simply paying attention to bat behavior, the public can help stop the spread of the deadly white nose syndrome. With the community and organizations like the FWS working together, offering hope to the future of bats in WNC. For more information on white nose syndrome and a complete list of decontamination protocols, visit whitenosesyndrome. org, the U.S. Geological Survey resource website at avl.mx/uw or the Southeastern Bat Diversity Network at sbdn.org. X

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Spreading the word

in the stacKs: While it still has plenty of old-fashioned books on hand, the local library system is seeing an increasing demand for its digital archives, too.

Photo courtesy of Pack Memorial Library

Books aren't dead, according to Buncombe County Public Library Director ed sheary, but he admits that libraries cannot ignore the growing popularity of downloadable materials like e-books and digital audiobooks.

“The circulation of e-books now exceeds our smallest branch [Swannanoa] by a comfortable margin and is gaining on the next one,” Sheary says. “We can't be absolutely tied to one format and, for the most part, 90 percent of our energy has gone into print books. I see that percentage declining as time goes on, but I'm not sure how precipitous the decline is going to be.”

Sheary estimates that the 12-library system began circulating e-books and other downloadable materials about six or seven years ago, saying they “got in early” on the digital trend. In 2010, the public library circulated 15,523 digital

explains. The reasoning is that an expanded digital collection will offer borrowers more choices for research and reading pleasure, and it will make the library an appealing option for digital book users in Buncombe County. And, as Sheary points out, e-books can also be a smart use of dollars.

“As far as the maintenance of them [e-books], once you have it, it's free. You don't have to keep the lights on in the building and all of that,” he says. “You're downloading a file and the file, in effect, has an expiration date. So there's really nothing. It's not like you're going to drop the thing in the bathtub, but if you do that with your e-reader, it's your problem, not my problem.”

However, as part of the grant's parameters, the local library must reach out to members of its community and ask them to complete an online survey about the NCDL, the place where patrons can check out downloadable materials. The 11-question online survey asks people things like, “How often do you visit the North Carolina Digital Library?” and, “If you don't use the NCDL, why not?”

Libraries’ emphasis on e-books grows

The survey, explains Library Associate tammy silver, was created to show usage patterns and what people want to see on the digital shelves.

“It's pretty self-explanatory,” Silver says of the survey. “We wanted to keep it short, rather than having it going on to a third page.”

The online survey will close Sunday, July 7. According to Silver, who checked the numbers on the survey a few weeks ago, about 100 people had cast their votes.

Though the library has conducted paper surveys in the past on other topics related to the Buncombe County Public Library, Sheary says it was intentional that this survey be made available online.

“Your best methodology is trying to listen to what people are telling you. So when they ask for [a service] pretty seriously, you've got think pretty seriously about providing it.

The downside to that is you've got about a third of the population that are fairly regular library users, which is an impressive number, but that means two-thirds are not; and that's the group we don't really know what they're thinking,” Sheary states. “You need to hear from everybody.” X

books through the North Carolina Digital Library (NCDL). The following year, that number nearly doubled to a circulation of 29,559 digital books.

He also points to the most recent fiscal year as further evidence of the trend toward the digital: Of the nearly $500,000 designated for buying books in fiscal year 2011-12 budget, about $75,000 was used to purchase e-books and other downloadable materials. Compare that to fiscal year 2010-11, when the library system spent $25,000 on digital content.

Last year, the local library system received a $20,000 library services and technology grant.

The federal grant money will be used to expand the system's current offerings of both e-books and audiobooks for adults, young adults and children, Sheary

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the art of darKness: Take in sculpture, painting and jewelry at Waynesville’s Art After Dark, Friday, July 5, from 6-9 p.m. This townwide celebration will include photography by Jason Cox (pictured). (pg. 20)

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AnimAls Brother Wolf AnimAl rescue A no-kill organization. Info: bwar. org or 505-3440.

• WEDNESDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 10am-1pm - Outward Hounds invites the public to take adoptable dogs on local hikes.

Meets at BWAR, 31 Glendale Ave. Free. community PArtnershiP for Pets • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, noon3pm - Community Partnership for Pets will sell low-cost spay/neuter vouchers the Blue Ridge Mall, 4 Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville.

Info: 693-5172 or cpforpetsinc@ aol.com. free sPAy Vouchers • The Humane Alliance offers free spay services for female felines.

Pick up a Dudley Fund voucher at Humane Alliance, Pet Harmony, BWAR, Friends 2 Ferals or Asheville Humane Society. Info and appointment: humanealliance.org or 252-2079. fureVer friends • SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 10am5pm - Furever Friends Animal Rescue Network and Sanctuary will host feline adoptions at Petco, 825 Brevard Road. Info: 398-4943.

Art JG Photo GAllery (pd.) Inside Chocolate Gems 25 Broadway (Next to Strada) Open every day. Info: (828) 302-1988 or john@jgphoto.com http://www. jgphoto.com Photographs by John Gellman. John lives at the crossroads of eclectic documentary and fine art photography with a

dash of rock ‘n roll (Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, George Harrison) thrown in.

AmericAn folk Art And frAminG Oui-Oui Gallery is located at 64 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am6pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: amerifolk.com or 281-2134.

• Through WE (7/17) - Begin to Burn, works by self-taught Southern artists.

Anthm GAllery Located in the Monte Vista Hotel, 308 W. State St., Black Mountain.

Tues.-Sat., 5-9pm; Sun., 11am-9pm.

Info: anthmgallery.com.

• FR (7/5) through SU (9/1) - From Outsider In, works by self-taught artists.

• FR (7/5), 6-9pm - Opening reception.

• SA (7/6), 11am-5pm - A trunk show will feature handmade jewelry by Susan Sorrentino.

Art After dArk • FR (7/5), 6-9pm - Waynesville's Art After Dark stroll will feature extended gallery hours on Main and Depot Streets. Free. Info: downtownwaynesville.com.

Art At Asu Exhibits take place at Appalachian State University's Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, unless otherwise noted.

Tues.-Thurs. & Sat., 10am-6pm; Fri., noon-8pm. Donations accepted. Info: tcva.org or 2627338.

• Through SA (8/3) - Victor Ekpuk: Drawing Memories will be on display in Gallery B and Mayer Gallery's West Wing.

• Through SA (8/3) - Negotiation of the Secret Society Cloth: An Exploration of Ukara will be on display in Gallery A and Mayer Gallery's West Wing.

• Through SA (8/3) - The BFA senior studio exhibition will be

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Art At MArs Hill College Weizenblatt Gallery: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm.

Info: mhc.edu.

• Through TH (9/5) - Urban Imagery and Personal Fantasy group photography show.

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

• SU (7/7) through TU (8/13) - Avoid, paintings by Shawn Burdick, will be on display in the Blowers Gallery.

AsHeville AreA Arts CoUNCil gAllery 346 Depot St. Tues.-Sat., 11am-4pm. Info: ashevillearts.com or 258-0710.

• FRIDAYS, 9-11am - Artist business brainstorming sessions will feature one-on-one opportunities for artist entrepreneurs.

Free or by donation. Call to confirm dates.

AsHeville Art MUseUM Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Programs are free with admission unless otherwise noted. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: ashevilleart.org or 253-3227.

• Through SU (9/29) - PLAY, works from the permanent collection, will be on display in the East Wing.

• Through SU (9/1) - A Sense of Balance: The Sculpture of Stoney Lamar.

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

• FR (7/5) through SA (8/31) - Works by Impractical Labor in the Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA) members.

• FR (7/5), 5-7pm - Opening reception.

Artist talk at 6pm.

• SU (7/7), 10am-2pm - ILSSA Holiday of Practicing: Festival to Plead for Skills.

Donation requested. Registration required.

AsHeville First FridAy Art WAlk • FIRST FRIDAYS, 5-8pm - The Downtown Asheville Art District will host a First Friday Art Walk throughout downtown. A free hop-on, hop-off trolley tour is available.

Info: ashevilledowntowngalleries.org.

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

• Through WE (7/31) - Recent Works, paintings by Cheryl Keefer.

• FR (7/5), 5-8pm - Opening reception.

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The Festival of Native Peoples July 12-13 from 11am –9pm. $10 daily at the event or at VisitCherokeeNC.com.

Interact with what's widely considered the finest showcase of native customs in the Southeast. Immerse yourself in dance, song, food, and celebration, with tribes from Aztec to Zuni, at the Festival of Native Peoples: two dizzying days of cultural delights.

BlACk MoUNtAiN CeNter For tHe Arts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm. Info: BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930.

• Through FR (7/26) - The Arts at Black Mountain College, curated in collaboration with the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center.

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Black Mountain college MuseuM + arts center The center is located at 56 Broadway and preserves the legacy of the Black Mountain College. Tues. & Wed., noon4pm; Thurs.-Sat., 11am-5pm.

Info: blackmountaincollege.org or 350-8484.

• Through WE (8/21) - Harry Seidler: Architecture, Art and Collaborative Design.

Blue spiral 1 38 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm, and Sun., noon5pm. Info: bluespiral1.com or 251-0202.

• Through TU (7/23) - Along the Trail, works by eight regional artists. A percentage of sales benefit the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

• Through TU (7/23) - Works

by Mark Hewitt and Dana Brown. castell photography 2C Wilson Alley. Wed.-Fri., noon-6pm; Sat., noon-7pm, or by appointment. Info: castellphotography.com or 255-1188.

• Through SA (7/27) - Figures and Space, photography by Eric Baden, Elizabeth Fritts, Roger Ricco and Lauren Semivan.

Pens, pencils and smiles What: Back-to-school supply drive, organized by Hands On Asheville-Buncombe.

When: Through Friday, July 26.

Where: New school supplies may be donated at United Way’s Community Services Center, 50 S. French Broad Ave. Info and supply list: handsonasheville.org/ hoab_school_supply WhY: Last year, 662 low-income elementary- and middle-school students started the year off right with a backpack stuffed with all the supplies for a successful year.

Hands On Asheville-Buncombe, the volunteer center of United Way, will once again spearhead the community’s efforts to make sure local kids are prepared for the rigors of school.

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ready to learn,” says Charlie Lee, Hands On volunteer programs manager. “Businesses and community members all have a stake in supporting student success. Their success makes our entire community better.”

A “stuff the bus” campaign will be held Friday, July 26, and Wednesday, July 31, at the Asheville Tourists baseball games. Supporters will receive tickets to a future game in exchange for donations of new school supplies. Donations will also be accepted at the United Way’s Community Services Center on South French Broad Avenue through Friday, July 26, as well as at Paramount Kia behind Biltmore Square Mall on Saturday, Aug. 3.

Help local kids thrive this fall by dropping off a new backpack, a pack of paper or a three-ring binder. Or if you aren’t able to pick up and drop off the items yourself, monetary donations are welcome through Hands On’s website.

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center For craFt, creativity and design Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road in Hendersonville. Mon.Fri., noon-5pm. Info: craftscreativitydesign.org or 890-2050.

• SA (7/6) through WE (7/24) Works by Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts members.

• SA (7/5), 5-7pm - Opening reception. dusty roads • Through WE (7/31) - Dusty Roads, photography by Barbara Sammons, will be on display at the Canton Public Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave. Info: barbarasammons.com or 648-2924.

Fly over • Through SA (8/31) - Fly Over, a photography exhibition of World War II warbirds and crop dusters by Candler resident Barbara Sammons, will be on display at the Asheville Regional Airport's art gallery. Info: barbarasammons.com.

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

• Through WE (7/31) - Dive

into the Plastiquarium, works

by David Edgar. grand BoheMian gallery Located at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village, 11 Boston Way. Mon.Thur., 10am-7pm; Fri.-Sat., 10am-8pm; Sun., 10am-5pm.

Info: bohemianhotelasheville. com or 505-2949.

• Through WE (7/31) - Lush Life: Flora and Fauna, paper paintings by Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson. grovewood gallery Located at 111 Grovewood Road. April-Dec. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm & Sun., 11am-5pm.

Info: grovewood.com or 2537651.

• Through SU (9/22) Celebration of Color, group wood sculpture show. handMade in aMerica Located at 125 S. Lexington Ave. Info: handmadeinamerica. org or 252-0121.

• Through FR (9/13) Needled: Contemporary Needle Craft.

• Through WE (7/10) - Works

by Akira Satake will be on display at Beverly-Hanks, 1 Town Square Blvd., Suite 140. haywood county arts council Unless otherwise noted, showings take place at HCAC's Gallery 86, 86 N. Main St., Waynesville. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: haywoodarts. org or 452-0593.

• Through SA (7/27) - Nature Inspired. honour stewart gallery Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm and by appointment. Info: honourstewartgallery.com or 232-4260.

• Through WE (7/10) - Works

by Juan Benavides, Geza Brunow, Douglas Stewart and Honour Hiers Stewart.

• FR (7/5), through MO (7/29) - Additional works by above artists.

• FR (7/5), 5-8pm - Opening reception. izzy's coFFee den 74 N. Lexington Ave. Info: 258-2004.

• Through TH (7/4) - Truth and Tangents, mixed media by Gin S. McGill.

MiMi harvey • Through SA (8/31) - A solo show of works by Mimi Harvey will be on display at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road. Info: child-

rens-art-prints.com.

Mountain nest gallery 133 Cherry St., Black Mountain. Open daily. Info: mtnnest.com or 669-0314.

• Through SU (7/28) - Thinking Outside the Box, multimedia by campers from Camp Lakey Gap, a summer camp for individuals on the autism spectrum. n.c. arBoretuM Located at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way. 9am-5pm daily.

Info: ncarboretum.org or 6652492.

• Through SU (9/22) - TwentyFirst Century Clay, pottery by Matt Jones. pastel exhiBition • Through SU (8/18) - The North Carolina Statewide Pastel Exhibition, On Common Ground: Pastel Paintings from the Mountains to the Sea, will be on display at the Hickory Museum of Art, 243 Third Ave. N.E., Hickory. Info: appalachianpastelsociety.org. penland scholarship auction • TH (7/4), 8pm - Penland School of Crafts will host silent and live auctions, to benefit its scholarship programs, at 67 Doras Trail, Penland. Free.

Info: penland.org or 765-2359. push skate shop & gallery Located at 25 Patton Ave. Mon.-Thurs., 11am-6pm; Fri. & Sat., 11am-7pm; Sun., noon6pm. Info: pushtoyproject.com or 225-5509.

• Through TU (8/13) - Throw Me a Bone, a DIY Foundation skate spot fundraising exhibit. red house studios and gallery 310 W. State St., Black Mountain. Thurs.-Sun., 11am6pm. Info: svfalarts.org or 669-0351.

• Through MO (7/29) America, a members exhibit. seven sisters gallery 117 Cherry St., Black Mountain. Summer hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm and Sun., noon-5pm. Info: sevensistersgallery.com or 669-5107.

• Through SU (8/11) Ceramics and paintings by Denise Riddle. the Bender gallery 12 S. Lexington Ave. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10:30am-5pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: thebendergallery.com or 505-8341.

• Through SA (8/31) Meditations: What Lies Beneath the Surface.

trAnsylVAniA community Arts council

Pritchard Park. Info: avl.mx/fr.

Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-4:30pm. Info: artsofbrevard.org or 884-2787.

• Through WE (7/3) Transylvania Art Guild summer arts showcase.

PAris of the south fleA mArket • SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 8am-3pm - The Paris of the South Flea Market will feature a "gypsy-style" market including handmade clothes, jewelry, art, food trucks and live music.

Held at U.S. 70 at Lytle Cove Road. Free to attend. Info: avl. mx/s5.

uPstAirs ArtsPAce 49 S. Trade St., Tryon. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Info: upstairsartspace.org or 8592828.

• Through SA (7/13) - A juried exhibition of three-dimensional art.

• Through SA (7/13) - Works by the Mountain Sculptors group.

WindoW (re/Production | re/PresentAtion) • FR (7/5) through WE (7/31) - The July Window (Re/production | Re/presentation) installation will feature works

by Leigh-Ann Pahapill. On display in the window of Henco Reprographics, 54 Broadway St. Info: www.windowcontemporary.org.

• FR (7/5), 5:30pm - Opening reception. yArt sAle • SU (7/7), 3-6pm - Hemlocks Studio artists and friends will host a sale of art and art supplies at 11080 Greenville Highway, Cedar Mountain.

Free to attend. Info: 885-283.

Art/crAft fAirs freedom Arts And crAfts shoW • SA (7/6) & SU (7/7), 9am-5pm - The 29th annual Freedom Arts and Crafts Show will be held at the Haywood County Fairgrounds, Highway 209 near Lake Junaluska, featuring more than 50 vendors of handmade crafts. Indoor show; food available. Free. Info: bracaorg.com or bracacrafts@gmail.com.

the BiG crAfty • SU (7/7), noon-6pm - The Big Crafty will feature 150 independent craft artisans and their wares, including jewelry, painting, clothing, prints and sculpture. Held at the Asheville Art Museum, 2 N. Pack Square.

Free to attend. Info: thebigcrafty.com. the little fleA • SATURDAYS, 3-7pm - The Little Flea will feature produce and "hand-selected fare and wares" behind Grace Baptist Church, 718 Haywood Road.

Free to attend. Info: littleflea. org.

Auditions & cAll to Artists AnythinG thAt floAts PArAde • Through TH (8/8) Registration for RiverLink's Anything That Floats Parade will be accepted through Aug. 8. Info: RiverFestAVL.brownpapertickets.com.

mAGGie VAlley summer Arts And crAfts festiVAl • SA (7/6), 9am-6pm & SU (7/7), 9am-4pm - The Maggie Valley Summer Arts and Crafts Festival will feature more than 100 artisans and craftspeople at Maggie Valley Festival Grounds, 3374 Soco Road, Maggie Valley. Free. Info: visitnc.com.

Arts council of henderson county GrAnts • Through FR (8/16) - The Arts Council of Henderson County will accept applications for RAPG grants through Aug. 16.

Info: acofhc@bellsouth.net or 693-8504.

• TH (7/18), 3:30-5pm - The Arts Council of Henderson County will offer a grant writing workshop for N.C. Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program subgrant applicants.

Held at the arts council, 401 N. Main St., third floor, Hendersonville.

• TH (7/25), 3:30-5pm - A RAPG grant writing workshop will be held at the arts council, 401 N. Main St., 3rd floor, Hendersonville.

ooh lA lA curiosity mArket • SA (7/6), 10am-4pm - This market will include local art, jewelry, music and a raffle to benefit Animal Haven, a no-kill shelter in Asheville. Held in

cremAtion urn exhiBition • Through FR (8/2) - Shine on Brightly seeks lidded vessels and containers for its cremation urn exhibition.

Submissions accepted through

Aug. 2. Info: info@shineonbrightly.com. mediA Arts ProJect • Through TH (8/15) - The Media Arts Project will accept grant applications from artists for its {Re}HAPPENING festival through Aug 15. Info: themap. org/grants. n.c. Arts council GrAssroots Arts ProGrAm • Through TH (8/1) - North Carolina's Arts Council's Grassroots Arts Program will accept applications from nonprofit organizations through Aug 1. Info: handmadeinamerica.org or 252-0121. oPen house for Voice Actors • SU (7/7), 4-7pm - Screen Artists Co-op will host an open house for voice actors at 2002 Riverside Drive, Suite 42-P. Meet instructors and learn about upcoming courses. Free.

Info: screenartistsco-op.com. tc Arts council Applications available at tcarts@comporium.net or 8842787.

• Through WE (9/18) - TC Arts Council will accept submissions for its collaborative exhibit through sept. 18. Works must be created by two or more artists. thomAs Wolfe memoriAl literAry AWArd • Through MO (7/15) Nominations for the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award will be accepted through July 15. Info: Wolfe Award Committee, c/o WNC Historical Association, 283 Victoria Road. tucker’s GAllery • ONGOING - Tucker’s Gallery in Lenoir seeks sculpture artists for its outdoor gallery. Info: info@caldwellarts.com.

Benefits drAmArAmA • SU (7/7) through SA (7/13) - DramaRama, to benefit Asheville community theatre, will include a fashion show, sing-a-long movie, karaoke, trivia and performances of BARK! The Musical. $5-$15.

Info and schedule: ashevilletheatre.org. duck rAce • TH (7/4), 5pm - A rubber duck race, to benefit kreative kids Art Programs, will be held on Kings Creek at Brevard

College. $5 per duck. Info: duckraceforkids.org or 8842787. leAf schools And streets • WEDNESDAYS, 5-7pm Wine tasting and jazz, to benefit leAf schools and streets, will be held at 5 Walnut Wine Bar, 5 Walnut St. $5 suggested donation. Info: theleaf.org or Jocelyn@theLEAF.org.

WhiteWAter rAftinG • SU (7/7), 2pm - Blue Heron Whitewater, 35 Little Pine Road, Marshall, will offer a halfday whitewater trip to benefit my sisters Place. Ages 8 and up. Registration required. $44.

Info: blueheronwhitewater.com or 450-4663.

clAsses, meetinGs & eVents free mAc BAsics clAsses At chArlotte street comPuters (pd.) Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte Street, 9:30-10:30am weekdays. Mondays - Mac OS X Basics Level 1, Wednesdays iPad Basics Level 1, Thursdays - iCloud, Fridays - iPad Basics Level 2, first Tuesday of each month - iPhoto, second Tuesday each month - Safari, third Tuesday each month -Mac OS X Level 2, fourth Tuesday each month - iMovie. Register at www.charlottestreetcomputers.com/classes music lessons With moses AtWood (pd.) Find your own musical style-- All levels welcome.

Songwriting. Voice. Guitar.

Piano. Dobro. Music Theory. $30 an Hour. mosesatwood@ gmail.com APPle VAlley model rAilroAd cluB Located at the Hendersonville Depot at the corner of 7th Avenue and Maple Street. Info: avmrc.com.

• Through TU (12/31) - Coming of the Railroad, a replica of the Saluda Mountain Grade. Sat., 10am-2pm & Wed., 1-3pm.

AsheVille mAkersPAce meetuP • TUESDAYS, 6pm - This open group "for people who make stuff" will meet to discuss ideas and plan projects. All disciplines and experience levels welcome. Held at Asheville Brewing Company, 77 Coxe Ave. Free. Info: ashevillemakerspace.org.

AsheVille mAsonic temPle AnniVersAry • TU (7/9), 4pm - Asheville Masonic Temple will hold a ceremony to celebrate its 100th anniversary at 80 Broadway St. Free. Info: masonic118.com or 252-3924.

Good reAsons to Quit hiGh school And WhAt to do insteAd • WE (7/3), 7-8:30pm - Author and educator Blake Boles will explain why traditional high schools "hamper innovation and self-motivation" and detail his own alternative model at Mojo Coworking, 60 N. Market St. Snacks provided. Free. Info: blakeboles.com. mAGGie VAlley criBBAGe • TUESDAYS, 6:30pm - "Play cribbage and meet new friends" at Maggie Valley Inn, 70 Soco Road, Maggie Valley.

Cards and boards available.

All levels welcome. Free. Info: kei3ph@bellsouth.net or 9263978. music liBrAry cluB • The Music Library Club seeks people interested in "meeting occasionally to listen to recorded music in our homes."

All ages are welcome to join this new club. First meeting planned for August. Free. Info: HomemadeRadio@juno.com or 669-1193. uncA informAtionAl tours • Through TH (8/2) - UNCA will offer informational tours of the campus. Info, times and departure location: unca.edu/ admissions or 251-6481.

VeterAns for PeAce Info: vfpchapter099wnc. blogspot.com.

• 2nd TUESDAYS, 6:30pm Veterans for Peace will meet at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St.

comedy comedy oPen mic • FRIDAYS, 8pm - Hosted by Bar of Soap, 333 Merrimon Ave. Info: 255-7710 or facebook.com/comedybarofsoap. disclAimer comedy • FRIDAYS, 8-9:30pm Disclaimer Comedy presents weekly stand-up at Elaine's Piano Bar in the Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave. Free. Info: disclaimercomedy.com. disclAimer stAnd-uP

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oPen mic • WEDNESDAYS, 9pm Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge open mic is held at the Dirty South Lounge, 41 N. Lexington Ave. Free. Info: DisclaimerComedy.com.

dAnce BeGinner sWinG dAncinG lessons (pd.) 4 week series starts first Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm. $12/week per person.

• No partner necessary. Eleven on Grove, downtown Asheville.

Details: www.swingAsheville. com AsheVille BAllroom dAnce Asheville Event Centre, 991 Sweeten Creek Road. Info: ashevilleballroom.net or 2748320, unless otherwise noted.

• THURSDAYS, 8-8:50pm Bachata lesson. $10. mountAin shAG cluB • TUESDAYS - The Mountain Shag Club meets weekly at The Hangar at the Clarion Inn, 550 Airport Road. Free lessons from 6:30-7pm. Shag DJ from 7-10pm. $5. Info: mountainshagclub.com. street dAnce • MONDAYS (7/8) through (8/12), 7-9pm - Street Dance will feature bluegrass music, square dancing and clogging at Hendersonville's Visitors Center, 201 South Main St. Square dance lessons at 6:30pm. Free. Info: historichendersonville.org.

eco 2013 eArth first round riVer rendezVous • Through MO (7/8) - The 2013 Earth First Round River Rendezvous will feature workshops on direct action, ecology, biocentrism in action and more. Held near Boone. Free.

Info, schedule and directions: summerrondy2013.wordpress. com. sierrA cluB meetinG • WE (7/3), 7pm - The Sierra Club will meet at Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Edwin Place. Free. Info: wenoca.org.

WAter QuAlity monitorinG • WEDNESDAYS through (9/25), noon-3pm - WNCA invites volunteers to sample water in the French Broad River Basin. Meets at Westfeldt

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July 4: hendersonVille • TH (7/4) - The town of Hendersonville will host a parade, followed by hot dogs, drinks and ice-cream.

Music on Main Street will feature Tom Brown outside the Visitors Information Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville, followed by fireworks. Free. Info: historichendersonville.org or 693-9708.

July 4: kiWAnis firecrAcker 5k • TH (7/4), 8am - The Kiwanis Firecracker 5K Run will depart from PNC Bank, 81 Weaver Blvd., Weaverville. $25. Info: northbuncombekiwanis.org.

July 4: lAke JuliAn • TH (7/4) - Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Recreation will present fireworks at Lake Julian Park, 2181 Hendersonville Road, at dusk. Info: 684-0376.

July 4: lonGs chAPel united methodist church • TH (7/4), 6:30-10pm - Longs Chapel United Methodist Church will present food, old-fashioned games, a view of the fireworks and live bluegrass by Chance Quien Blugrass Band at 175 Old Clyde Highway, Waynesville.

Free. Info: longschapel.com or ministrydir@longschapel. com.

July 4: montreAt PArAde • TH (7/4), 10am - The Town of Montreat will host an Independence Day parade throughout downtown. Free.

Info: 669-8002.

craft from the outside: AnTHM Gallery at the Monte Vista Hotel in Black Mountain will feature a group show of self-taught artists, including works

by Howard Finster (pictured), Friday, July 5 through Sunday, Sept. 1. An opening reception will be held Friday, July 5, from 6-9 p.m. (pg. 20)

Park, 280 Old Fanning Bridge Road. Info: avl.mx/ue or 2588737.

festiVAls July 4: BlAck mountAin • TH (7/4), 5pm - The Town of Black Mountain will host an evening of music, games, magic and activities for kids throughout downtown. A fireworks display begins at dusk.

Info: 669-2052.

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• TH (7/4) - The city of Brevard will host a fine arts and crafts showcase on Main Street, along with a classic car show, activities for kids and a pet show. Fireworks will begin at 9:30pm at Brevard College.

Most activities are free. Info and schedule: brevardnc.org or 884-2787.

6. Free. Info: YanceyChamber.

July 4: BurnsVille • FR (7/5) - Burnsville will present fireworks and an astronomy event on July 5 in the town

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July 4: hAyWood community BAnd • TH (7/4), 2pm - The Haywood Community Band will perform patriotic music outside the Haywood County Courthouse, 285 N. Main St., Waynesville. Free. Info: haywoodcommunityband.org or 456-4880.

July 4: red White And Boom • TH (7/4), 2-11pm - Red White and Boom will feature games, food, music and fireworks at dusk. Held at Maggie Valley Festival Grounds, 3374 Soco Road, Maggie Valley. Free. Info: visitnc.com.

July 4: rutherfordton • TH (7/4) - The Town of Rutherfordton will present a July 4th soapbox derby, pie-eating contest, live music and vendors in downtown Rutherfordton, followed by fireworks. Info: Rutherfordtown.com.

July 4: sunset fireWorks hike • SA (7/4), 6pm - A sunset hike, hosted by the Swannanoa Valley Museum,

will depart from Black Mountain Savings Bank, 200 E. State St. $35/$20 members. Info and registration: info@swannanoavalleymuseum.org or 669-9566.

July 4: the BAnd Perry And fireWorks • SA (7/6), 7:30pm - The Band Perry (country, pop) will perform a fireworks concert in ASU's Kidd Brewer Stadium. $37. Info: appsummer.org. red, White And BlueGrAss festiVAl • Through TH (7/4) - The 10th annual Red, White and Bluegrass Festival will feature more than 40 performers at Catawba Meadows Park in Morganton. $25-$35 per day; discounted five day passes and onsite camping available.

Info and tickets: redwhiteandbluegrassfestival.com.

APPAlAchiAn summer festiVAl • SU (7/7) through SA (7/27) - ASU's Appalachian Summer Festival will feature independent film screenings, music, theater and more. Info, cost and schedule: appsummer. org.

AsheVille norml cAnnABis community festiVAl • SA (7/6), noon-1am Asheville NORML will host a cannabis community festival featuring speakers, musicians, vendors and a kids zone.

Held at Pisgah Brewing, 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain. By donation. Info: keepashevillenorml.org.

BreVArd/trAnsylVAniA county Arts And culture Week • Through TH (7/4) - The Brevard/Transylvania county arts and culture week will feature more than 65 art events, including Brevard's Fourth Friday Gallery Walk, music jams, open mic night, a live radio variety show and more.

Info: brevardnc.org.

film A Very lonG enGAGement • TU (7/9), 7pm - A Very Long Engagement, a French film about WWI soldiers, will be screened at Weaverville Library, 41 N. Main St. Free.

Info: 250-6482.

Green screen • 2nd MONDAYS, 6pm Katuah Earth First hosts a monthly film screening and

discussion at Firestorm Cafe and Books, 48 Commerce St. Free. Info: katuahearthfirst. org or firestormcafe.com. montreAt conference center 401 Assembly Drive, Montreat. Programs are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: montreat.org or 669-2911.

• MO (7/8), 6:30pm - The Art of Romare Bearden, narrated

by Morgan Freeman with readings by Danny Glover and Marc Chagall.

GoVernment & Politics BuncomBe county rePuBlicAn men's cluB • 2nd THURSDAYS, 6:30pm - The Buncombe County Republican Men's Club meets at the Renaissance Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. Optional buffet dinner at 6pm. Info: buncombegop.org. liBertAriAn PArty of hAyWood county • 2nd TUESDAYS, 7pm - "A forum for liberty-minded individuals to discuss their ideas and how to put them into action." Everyone is welcome. Meetings held at Oakleaf Furniture, 130 Miller St., Waynesville. Info: windymckinney@yahoo.com. moVe to Amend BuncomBe county • MO (7/8), 7pm - Move to Amend Buncombe County will work towards a creating a constitutional amendment to establish that "only human beings are recognized as persons." Meeting held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. Free. Info: patrie.wncpsr@main.nc.us.

kids crAdle of forestry eVents Open daily, 9am-5pm. Route 276, Pisgah National Forest.

Admission: $5/children ages 15 and under free. Some programs require an additional fee. Info: cradleofforestry.org or 877-3130.

• THURSDAYS through (8/1), 10:30am-noon & 1:30-3pm The Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club for children ages 4-7 will focus on outdoor-oriented activities that explore a forest-related theme. $4.

Registration required.

creAtiVe summer Book cluB • Through (7/30) - The Creative Summer Book Club will help kids "augment their love of reading and avoid summer learning loss." Held at Pack Place. $15. See website for days and times. Info: avl.mx/ul. lookinG for neemoe • Through (9/2) - "Can you find Neemoe? Look for him at the Team ECCCO Aquarium, 511 N Main St., Hendersonville, for a chance to win a free one-year membership." Patrons eligible with $4 admission fee. Info: teamecco.org.

PlAy And leArn for Preschoolers And PArents • TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS (7/9) through (8/27), 10am or 11am - An eight-week pre-literacy class for parents, caregivers and children ages 3-5 from Buncombe County will be held at Asheville City Schools Preschool, 441 Haywood Road. Free. Info: 350-2904. theAter Arts cAmP scholArshiPs • First Stage Youth Theatre Summer Stage "13" drama camp will offer full and partial scholarships to its theater arts camp, to be held in Mars Hill July 8-13. Info: 689-3342. youth BAsketry clAss • TH (7/11) & TH (7/18), 1-4pm - A basketry class for ages 12 and up will be held at Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville. $25 plus $10 materials fee. Info and registration: 692-0575.

music BlAck mountAin drum circle • SATURDAYS, 4pm - Steven Townsend hosts a traditional West African drumming workshop, followed by an open drum circle, at the Carver Community Center, 101 Carver Ave., Black Mountain.

All skill levels welcome. Free.

Info: 669-2052.

BreVArd music center festiVAl Held in the Brevard Music Center, 349 Andante Lane, Brevard. Info and cost: brevardmusic.org or 862-2105.

• Through SU (8/4) - The Brevard Music Center festival features a wide array

of classical music, including symphonies, opera and chamber music. See website for schedule. community music ensemBles • WE (7/10), 7-9pm Musicians of all levels are invited to meet "for playing together and learning as we go" at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 15 Overbook Place. Free and open to the public. Info: westminstermusicasheville@ gmail.com or westminstermusicasheville.weebly.com. concerts on the creek • FR (7/5), 7:30-9:30pm Concerts on the Creek will feature the Sundown band at Bridge Park, 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva. Free. Info: mountainlovers.com or (800) 962-1911. crAdle of forestry eVents Open daily, 9am-5pm. Route 276, Pisgah National Forest.

Admission: $5/children ages 15 and under free. Some programs require an additional fee. Info: cradleofforestry.org or 877-3130.

• SUNDAYS through (7/28), 4-5:30pm - The Songcatchers Music Series will feature acoustic music with roots in the Southern Appalachians. $6 ages 16 and up/$3 ages 15 and under. homeGroWn in the PArk • THURSDAYS, 6:30-8:30pm - Homegrown in the Park will feature local singer-songwritiers performing in Pritchard Park. Free. Info: ashevilledowntown.org. montreAt conference center 401 Assembly Drive, Montreat. Programs are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: montreat.org or 669-2911.

• TH (7/4), 1-2:15pm - Music on the Porch will feature Ian Copeland and Mary Auner (clarinet and cello). A pottery auction will be held in conjunction with the concert.

--- 2:30-4pm - Key Wilde, Susan Wilde and Ann Jones (guitar, violin).

• FR (7/5), 6-7:30pm "Continuing the Celebration" will feature original and traditional songs by Key Wilde.

Dessert and iced tea will be served.

• SA (7/6), 7:30pm - Eric Wall (organ) and Ann Jon es (director of arts ministry) will perform "Music, Art, Sacred Space" in Anderson

Auditorium. music on mAin street • FR (7/5), 7-9pm - Music on Main Street presents Sound Investment (oldies rock) and a classic car show outside the Visitors Information Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville. Free. Info: historichendersonville.org or 693-9708. old fines creek dAnce And music • SATURDAYS, 7-10pm "Old Fines Creek Dance and Music" will feature music, dance, cake walks and door prizes. Held at The Old Fines Creek School, 192 Fines Creek Road, Clyde. $7/ children 12 and under free.

Info: visitncsmokies.com or 736-8925.

PArk rhythms • TH (7/11), 7:30pm - Park Rhythms will present Citizen Band Radio (steel guitar, mandolin) at Lake Tomahawk, 401 Laurel Circle Drive, Black Mountain. Free. Info: deanna. stone@townofblackmountain or 669-8610.

Pickin' in lAke lure • SATURDAYS through (8/31), 7pm - Pickin' in Lake Lure will feature performances by local bands followed by an open jam. Held on the Lake Lure Smokehouse deck, 2795 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure. Free. Info: 674-0677.

Pickin’ in the PArk • FRIDAYS, 7-10:30pm Pickin’ in the Park will feature bluegrass and old-time bands at Canton Recreational Park‚ 77 South Penland St. Free.

Info: blueridgemusic.org.

• SU (7/7), 3pm - A chamber music concert will feature works for organ and string ensembles.

Donations accepted. summer trAcks • FR (7/5), 7pm - The Summer Tracks concert series will feature The Work (rock, soul) in Rogers Park Amphitheater on W. Howard Street, Tryon. Free; donations encouraged. Info: nc-mountains.org or (800) 4407848. sWAnnAnoA chAmBer music festiVAl • TUESDAYS & SUNDAYS through (7/21), 7:30pm - The Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival will feature "worldclass" musicians performing works by a variety of composers. Sundays: HART, 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville; Tuesdays: Warren Wilson College's Kittredge Theatre. $20. Info: swannanoachambermusic.com. thomAs Wolfe memoriAl Located at 52 N. Market St. Info: wolfememorial.com or 253-8304.

• FR (7/5), noon-4pm - Pickin' on the Porch will feature Carol Rifkin and Paul’s Creek Band (vintage bluegrass, early country). Free.

Wcu summer concert series • TH (7/11), 7pm - WCU's summer concert series will feature Jamie Paul (singer-songwriter) at the university's Central Plaza.

Rain location: University Center.

Free. Info: ledavis@wcu.edu or 227-3622.

outdoors Blue ridGe PArkWAy rAnGer ProGrAms • FR (7/5), 7pm - Blue Ridge Parkway rangers will lead a program on the Civil War in the mountains at Linville Falls' campground amphitheater, MP 316 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Info: 765-2681.

• SA (7/6), 7:30pm - An additional program on wilderness skills will be held at Linville Falls' campground amphitheater.

BrP hike of the month • FR (7/5), 10am - An easyto-moderate guided hike will be offered on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Bring water, a snack, hiking shoes and supplies for inclement weather. Free. Info and location: 298-5330, ext. 304. cArolinA mountAin lAnd conserVAncy Located at 847 Case St., Hendersonville. Info: carolinamountain.org.

• WE (7/10) & TH (7/11), 10am4pm - An adopt-a-preserve volunteer orientation will focus on monitoring and maintaining trails at Florence Nature Preserve. Meets at the preserve's trailhead, Highway 74A in Gerton. Registration required.

Info: 697-5777. southern APPAlAchiAn

hiGhlAnds conserVAncy SAHC offers free or low cost hikes in the WNC area. Info, registration and directions: rich@appalachian.org or 2530095, ext. 205.

• SU (7/7), 10am-2pm - A guided mushroom hike will include scavenging near the South Toe River headwaters. Bring lunch, water and a basket for collecting mushrooms. $10/free for members.

• TH (7/11), 10am-2pm - A salamander hike will be led by herpetologist Kyle Pursel. Bring lunch, water and hiking gear.

Well-behaved dogs allowed. $10/free for members.

PArentinG AsheVille community yoGA center Located at 8 Brookdale Road.

Info: ashevillecommunityyoga. com.

• WEDNESDAYS through (7/3), 6-7:30pm - A prenatal yoga series for pregnant women, partners, doulas, midwives and yoga teachers. $40.

PuBlic lectures montreAt conference center 401 Assembly Drive, Montreat.

Programs are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: montreat.org or 669-2911.

• Through WE (7/3) - “Mystic

shAPe note sinGinG • 2nd & 4th MONDAYS, 7pm - Shape note singing in fourpart harmony will be held at First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Loaner books available; no experience necessary. Info: avlshapenote@ gmail.com. shindiG on the Green • SATURDAYS until (8/31), 7pm - Shindig on the Green will feature traditional music, dance and storytelling at Pack Square Park, downtown Asheville. Bring a blanket.

Free; food for sale. Info: folkheritage.org. st. mAtthiAs musicAl PerformAnces Located at 1 Dundee St. (off South Charlotte). Info: 2850033.

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by the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master to give the seeker something creative in his life.” Experience stories from the heart on this topic, beautiful music and more, followed by fellowship and a pot-luck lunch. (Donations accepted). Date: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 11 am to 12 noon, Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Rd. (lower level), Asheville NC 28806, 828-254-6775. www. eckankar-nc.org

rain, rain, here to staY: Given WNC’s particularly rainy spring, it seems fitting to celebrate the precipitation through art. Oil paintings of reflected light in wet pavement by Cheryl Keefer will be on display Friday, July 5 through Wednesday, July 31 at Asheville Gallery of Art. An opening reception will be held on Friday, July 5 from 5-8 p.m. (pg. 21)

Chords of Memory,” a seminar about the music of Charles Ives and American holidays. $35 includes CD. • WE (7/3), 7-8pm - "All Things Water: Surface, Ground, Source and Destination,” a geology lecture by Christopher Swezy.

seniors AGe in PlAce luncheon • WE (7/10), 11:30am12:30pm - A lunch seminar on aging in place will be held at Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville. Free. Info and registration: 696-4000.

AsheVille tourists • TH (7/11), 5:30-11pm - A trip for seniors to see the Asheville Tourists will depart from Waynesville Recreation Center, 550 Vance St. $12/$10 members includes transportation and admission. Info and registration: recprograms@ townofwaynesville.org or 4562030.

Gentle yoGA for eVery Body • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 9am - A slow and gentle style of yoga, particularly wellsuited for all fitness levels, will be hosted at Lakeview

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sPirituAlity oPen heArt meditAtion (pd.) Experience easy, wonderful practices that opens your life to the beauty within and connects you to your heart. • Free 7pm, Tuesdays, 5 Covington St. 296-0017 or 367-6954 http://www.heartsanctuary.org Astro-counselinG (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available.

Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.

AsheVille comPAssionAte communicAtion center (pd.) Free practice group.

Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication (nonviolent communication).

252-0538 or www.ashevilleccc. com. • 2nd & 4th Thursdays,

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5:00-6:15 mindfulness meditAtion clAss (pd.) Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence.

With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Info: 258-3241. www.billwalz.com.

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). Donation. lookinG for Genuine sPirituAl GuidAnce And helP? (pd.) 1 on 1 with Truth Thomas truththomas.org 828-299-4359 chAnnelinG your hiGhest self (pd.) Fri-Sun 10am-4pm Communicate with your highest self and ascended beings.

Info: UltimateEnergyHealing. com/channeling eck WorshiP serVice - “loVe of life—the GreAtest surViVAl fActor for soul” (pd.) “The love of life begins with the descent of Soul into this physical universe. It is the great survival factor which all Souls have, some greater than others; but it is always there, instilled in each so deeply that often it must be uncovered

AsheVille insiGht meditAtion • WEDNESDAYS, 7-8:30pm & SUNDAYS, 10-11:30am - Practice Mindfulness Meditation (also called Vipassana or Insight Meditation) with a supportive group. Held at 29 Ravenscroft Drive, Suite 200.

Free. Info: ashevillemeditation.com or 808-4444. cloud cottAGe 219 Old Toll Circle in Black Mountain. Info: cloudcottage. org or 669-6000.

• TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS, 7:30-8am Sitting meditation. liGht center 2196 N.C. Highway 9 S., Black Mountain. Info: urlight. org or 669-6845.

• WEDNESDAYS, 2:303:30pm & SUNDAYS, 3-4pm - Prayer and meditation for United States and world conditions. Free.

• ONGOING, 10am-5pm Open meditation to music with energy balancing lights.

160-acres of meditation hiking trails. By donation. montreAt conference center 401 Assembly Drive, Montreat. Programs are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: montreat.org or 669-2911.

• WEDNESDAYS until (7/31) - The arts in worship lab will help spiritual organizations "create Sunday art for worship and develop new visions for your church." $5.

• WE (7/10), 7-8pm “Enjoying God Forever: Theology of the Psalter.” mountAin zen PrActice center • TUESDAYS, 7pm Conscious Compassionate Awareness meditation and group discussion guided by the teachings of Cheri Huber.

First Tuesday orientation.

Donations appreciated. Info: mountainzen.org.

oVercominG AnGer • SUNDAYS through (7/14), 7-8:30pm - Buddhist teacher Sharon Lovich will lead a program on responding to difficult people and challenging circumstances. Includes meditation and discussion. Held at Rainbow Mountain Children's School, 574 Haywood Road. $8/$5 students and seniors.

Info: meditationinasheville@ gmail.com. shAmBhAlA meditAtion center of AsheVille 19 Westwood Place. Visitors welcome; donations accepted. Info: www.asheville. shambhala.org.

• THURSDAYS, 6-6:45pm - Meditation followed by Dharma reading and discussion at 7pm. Meditation instruction offered. Open house first Thursdays.

• SUNDAY, 10am-noon - A public sitting will feature meditation instruction. Come for a portion or the entire time. the Art of soulful liVinG • TH (7/11), 6-7:30pm - "The Art of Soulful Living," with Dr. Bob Hannah, will focus on balancing the needs of body, heart and spirit.

Held at EarthFare, 1856 Hendersonville Road. Free.

Info: bobhannaphd.com or 768-1827. urBAn dhArmA 29 Page Ave. See website for temple and gallery hours.

Weekly programs are free with $5-$10 suggested donation. Info: udharmanc.com or 225-6422.

• THURSDAYS, 7:30-8:30pm - "Cultivating Abundance" will focus on the liturgy of Jambhala.

• SATURDAYS, 3-4:30pm - Weekly services will alternate between "Call of Compassion” and "Boundless Protection."

sPoken & Written AsheVille city Poets • WEDNESDAYS, 9pm Asheville City Poets will present public readings at Vanuatu Kava Bar, 15 Eagle St. A collaboration with Asheville poet Caleb Beissert.

All poets and musicians welcome. Free. Info and registration: meetup.com/AshevilleCity-Poets.

• TU (7/9), 3pm - An additional reading will be held at 5

Walnut Wine Bar, 5 Walnut St. BuncomBe county PuBlic liBrAries liBrAry ABBreViAtions All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n eA = East Asheville Library (902 Tunnel Road, 250-4738) n le = Leicester Library (1561 Alexander Road, 2506480) n Pm = Pack Memorial Library (67 Haywood Street, 250-4700) n sA = South Asheville/ Oakley Library (749 Fairview Road, 250-4754) n sW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 250-6486) n WV = Weaverville Library (41 N. Main Street, 250-6482) n Library storyline: 250-KIDS. • Through WE (7/31) Buncombe County Public Libraries will host the "Dig into Reading" summer program for kids at various libraries. Info and schedule: avl.mx/ug or 250-4721.

• WE (7/3), 3pm - Book club: Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann. WV --- 5pm Knitting club: sW • TU (7/9) through SA (7/13) Used book sale. sA • TUESDAYS (7/9) through (7/30), 3pm - "The Language of Music, the Music of Language: Jazz Greats in Poetry" will feature music and poetry. Pm • TU (7/9), 1pm - Book club: Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller. le --- 7pm - Film night: A Very Long Engagement. WV • TH (7/11), 6:30pm - Book club: Mayhem in Mayberry by Brian Lee Knopp. eA city liGhts Bookstore Located at 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva. Events are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: citylightsnc.com or 586-9499.

• SA (7/6), 3pm - Mary Alice Monroe will present her books at Jackson County Public Library, 310 Keener St., Sylva. Hosted by City Lights Bookstore. Info: 586-9499. discussion Bound Book cluB • TU (7/9), 3pm - "Discussion Bound" book club: Cat's Eye

by Margaret Atwood. Hosted by the Asheville Art Museum, 2 S. Pack Square. Free with admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/children under 4 free. Info: ashevilleart.org or 253-3227.

fountAinheAd Bookstore Located at 408 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: fountainheadbookstore.com or 697-1870.

• SU (7/7), 5pm - Mary Alice Monroe will present her book The Summer Girls. Ticket available with purchase of the book. let’s tAlk ABout it series • TH (7/11), 4-6pm - The "Let’s Talk About It" summer series will focus on Nowhere Else on Earth by Josephine Humphreys. Held at Haywood County Library, 678 South Haywood St., Waynesville.

Free. Info: stanandlinda@charter.net or 456-5311. locAl Authors reAdinG • TH (7/11), 4:30pm - Local authors Julia Nunnally Duncan, Celia Miles, Richard Krawiec and others will read from and sign their works at Monte Vista Hotel, 308 W. State St., Black Mountain. Free hors d'oeuves and cash bar. Info: themontevistahotel.net or info@themontevistahotel.net. mAlAProP's Bookstore And cAfe 55 Haywood St. Info: malaprops.com or 254-6734. Events are free, unless otherwise noted.

• FR (7/5), 7pm - Local politician and community advocate Cecil Bothwell will present his novel She Walks on Water.

• SA (7/6), 7pm - Mary Alice Monroe will present her trilogy The Summer Girls.

• SU (7/7), 3pm - Poetrio will feature Janice Hornburg, William Everett and Gianna Russo.

• MO (7/8), 7pm - Mystery book club: The Other Woman

by Hank Phillippi Ryan. --7pm - Local Matters Mountain Xpress book club: The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls by Anton DiSclafoni.

• WE (7/10), 7pm - Malaprop's book club: The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht.

• TH (7/11), 7pm - Debra Moffitt will lead a miniworkshop on her book Garden of Bliss: Cultivating the Inner Landscape for Self-Discovery.

Free. stories on AsheVille's front Porch • SATURDAYS through (7/20), 10:30-11:30am - Stories on Asheville's Front Porch will feature storytelling about travel, unforgettable people and children. Held at Rhino Courtyard, Pack Place. Free.

Info: ashevillestorycircle.org or 450-5462.

sPorts Adult kickBAll leAGue • Through MO (7/15) Registration for Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Recreation's adult kickball league will be accepted through July 15. Info: jay. nelson@buncombecounty.org or 250-4269.

AQuA fitness clAss • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 12:10-12:50pm - WCU will offer an aqua fitness class in the Reid Gymnasium pool. $35.

Info: learn.wcu.edu.

AsheVille ultimAte cluB • MONDAYS through (8/12), 8-10pm - The Asheville Ultimate Club will offer women's and rookie leagues at Memorial Stadium, 30 Buchanan Ave. $10. Info: ashevilleultimate.org.

BuncomBe county Pools • MONDAYS through FRIDAYS, noon-5:45pm; SATURDAYS, 11am-6:45pm; SUNDAYS, 1-6:45pm Buncombe County Pools offer daily open swim sessions. $3.

Info and locations: avl.mx/tb. hooP JAm • TUESDAYS, 5:30-7:30pm Hoop Jam invites the public to hula hoop in Pritchard Park.

Hoops available to borrow.

Free. Info: ashevilledowntown. org. sunset 5k run/WAlk • TH (7/4), 7pm - Cherokee Runners will host the third annual Sunset 5K in Cherokee.

Same-day registration available. Info and registration: avl. mx/u4 or gerrgrady@yahoo. com.

theAter AsheVille creAtiVe Arts • TH (7/11) through SU (7/14) - Asheville Creative Arts children's theater present A Year with Frog and Toad, a musical based on the children's book.

Held at the Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St. Thurs.Sat., 7pm; Sat. & Sun., 2pm. $15/$10 students and seniors.

Info: ashevillecreativearts.org. cArl sAndBurG home Located three miles south of Hendersonville off U.S. 25 on

Little River Road. Info: 6934178 or nps.gov/carl.

• WEDNESDAYS through SATURDAYS, 10:15am Apprentice actors from the Flat Rock Playhouse will perform at the park amphitheatre. Wednesdays and Fridays: The World of Carl Sandburg; Thursdays and Saturdays: Rootabaga!, based on Sandburg's Rootabaga Stories. Free. eAGle street PlAyWriGhts • TH (7/11), 7:30pm - The Eagle Street Playwrights, an alliance between Apothecary and Black Swan Theater, will present Awake! Awake!

Deborah!, "a play set partly in Vincent’s Ear and partly in hell." Held at Apothecary, 39-B S. Market St. Free. Info: facebook.com/ashevilleapothecary. flAt rock PlAyhouse Mainstage: Highway 225, Flat Rock. Downtown location: 125 South Main St., Hendersonville.

Info: flatrockplayhouse.org or 693-0731.

• WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (7/14) - The Big Bang, a "frenetic piece of entertainment that is long on shtick and historical hilarity."

Performed at the downtown location. Wed.-Sat., 8pm; Thurs. & Sun., 2pm. $35/$33 seniors and military/$25 students.

• WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (7/10) until (8/18) Les Miserables, the story of "a French peasant of abnormal physical and moral strength and his never-ending quest for redemption." Performed at the Mainstage location. Wed.-Sat., 8pm. Thurs., Sat. & Sun., 2pm. $40 with discounts for seniors, military and students. montford PArk PlAyers Unless otherwise noted, performances are free and take place outdoors Fri.-Sun. at 7:30pm at Hazel Robinson Amphitheater in Montford.

Bring folding chair and umbrella. Donations accepted. Info: montfordparkplayers.org or 254-5146.

• FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (until 7/20) - The Merchant of Venice, "Shakespeare's dramatic comedy of love, friendship, justice and revenge, features some of his best-known idioms."

PArkWAy PlAyhouse 202 Green Mountain Drive, Burnsville. Info: parkwayplayhouse.com or 682-4285.

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SATURDAYS until (7/13) - Peter Pan, the story of The Lost Boys who do battle with Captain Hook and his pirate crew.

Score by Leonard Bernstein.

Thurs.-Sat., 7:30pm. $12-$20. southern APPAlAchiAn rePertory theAtre Performances are held at Mars Hill College's Owen Theatre.

Info: sartplays.org or 689-1239.

• THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS until (7/21) - Gypsy, a musical loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of the striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee. Preview: July 3. See website for times and cost. the mAGnetic theAtre • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS (7/11) until (7/20) - The Caro Savanti Experience, the story of a "mercurial and brilliant modern chef whose last restaurant closed under disastrous circumstances."

Performed at Bebe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. $15/$12 students and seniors. Info and times: themagnetictheatre.org.

thriVinG children The Success Equation, under the umbrella of Children First/ Communities In Schools, unites the community to reduce the root causes of child poverty.

These calendar listings feature community events and volunteer opportunities to help children thrive in Buncombe County.

BiG Brothers BiG sisters of Wnc Located at 50 S. French Broad Ave., Room 213, in the United Way building. The organization matches children from single-parent homes with adult mentors. Info: bbbswnc.org or 253-1470.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks men and women to be a Big to a young person from a single-parent family, age 6-14.

Activities are free or low-cost, such as sports, local attractions, etc. Mentors are also needed for one hour a week in schools and after-school sites in the fall. Info sessions: July 10 and July 25 at noon. children first/cis • Children First/CIS seeks volunteers for its learning centers and after school program for elementary school children living in public and low-income housing. Mon.-Thurs., 2:305:30pm. Volunteer for one hour a week and change the life of a local child. Info: childrenfirstbc.org or 768-2072.

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Registration required. Youth are welcome on many projects with adult supervision. Info: handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the website to sign up for a project.

• WE (7/10) & WE (7/24), 9amnoon - Help sort and pack food at MANNA FoodBank for agencies serving hungry people in 17 WNC counties.

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literAcy council of BuncomBe county Located at 31 College Place, Building B, Suite 221. Info: litcouncil.com or 254-3442.

• Volunteers are needed to tutor low-income children reading below grade level as part of the Augustine Project program. Tutors provide oneon-one instruction to children in Buncombe County. No prior tutoring experience required.

Tutors receive training based on Orton-Gillingham and Wilson Reading System, along with ongoing support from professionals. Teachers and school personnel can earn up to six CEUs. Materials provided. Info and orientation: lily@ litcouncil.com. motherloVe mentor • The YWCA MotherLove program seeks volunteers to provide support and encouragement to teen mothers. A commitment of eight hours per month required. Info: 2547206.

PArtners unlimited • Partners Unlimited, a program for at-risk youth ages 10-18, seeks volunteer tutors and website assistance. Info: partnersunlimited@juno.com or 281-2800.

VolunteerinG AurorA studio And GAllery • ONGOING - Aurora Studio and Gallery seeks energetic, compassionate, communityminded board candidates for "a supportive art studio for those affected by mental illness, homelessness or addiction." Info: lori_aurorastudio@ hotmail.com or aurorastudiogallery.com.

AyusA host fAmilies • ONGOING - Ayusa seeks families interested in hosting exchange students ages 15-18.

Families must pass a background check, provide room and board and a safe, supportive environment. Info: ayusa.

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Registration required. Youth are welcome on many projects with adult supervision. Info: handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the website to sign up for a project.

• MO (7/8) - 7-8:30pm - Cookie Night: Help bake cookies for families staying at the Lewis Rathbun Center, which provides free lodging for outof-town families who have a loved one in an area hospital.

Supplies provided. literAcy council of BuncomBe county Located at 31 College Place, Building B, Suite 221. Info: litcouncil.com or 254-3442.

• Volunteers are needed to tutor adults in basic literacy skills including reading, writing, math and English as a second language. Tutors provide oneon-one or small group instruction in Buncombe County.

No prior tutoring experience or foreign language skills required. Tutors will receive 15 hours of training and ongoing support from certified professionals. Orientation: July 17 and 18. Prospective volunteers should attend one orientation. the rAthBun center • The Rathbun Center, a nonprofit corporation that provides free lodging for patients and their caregivers staying in Asheville for medical treatment, seeks volunteers to support and register guests.

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

Wnc knitters And crocheters • 2nd MONDAYS, 7pm - The Fletcher Branch of the WNC Knitters and Crocheters for Others makes handmade items for local charities. Meets at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3070 Sweeten Creek Road. Free. Info: 575-9195. cAlendAr deAdline The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m.

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Harrah’s Cherokee to rebrand Paula Deen restaurant Following revelations that Southern celebrity chef Paula Deen used racial slurs in the past, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino announced it was rebranding the Paula Deen Kitchen.

Possible replacements include: • Skinny Bonnie’s GlucoseNeutral House of Friendship • Syrup & Butter, Honey • Nutella Nougat & Other Acceptable N-words • Some Other Fat Likeable Redneck Woman’s Unhealthy Cooking • Non-hateful Saturated Fats-4-All

• Tubby Multi-Ethnic Butts • Fried Chicken Shack But We Don’t Mean It That Way Café • Don’t Say the I-Word Either • Rush Limbaugh’s Offal Gristle • Forked-Tongue White Devil Home

What’s next for Swannanoa’s old Beacon manufacturing site?

Asheville riders at Tour de France

Name: Steve Rager Goal: To win the Tour de France and eliminate the perception of steroid abuse in American cycling.

Cycling accomplishments: During grueling 2011 50-day race in Colorado mountains, Rager’s performance improved each day until setting a landspeed record during a near-completely vertical climb just moments after a short nap inside the team ambulance.

Fun fact: While Lance Armstrong won his Tour de France titles with only one testicle following testicular cancer, Rager has actually had three additional testicles implanted in order to treat a still-undiagnosed disease.

A decade after the spectacular fire that leveled the Beacon Mills of Swannanoa, the remains of the Beacon plant are set to become mixed-use facility. Some suggested names for the new village:

• Gurgling Toxins Towers • Downtown Nowhere • Blanket of Smoke Business Park • Dye Pool Plaza • Arson Opportunity Acres • Unincorporated Togetherness Disparate Purpose Place • Zoning-Be-Damned Multi-Use Area

• Shopping & Housing & Home of Beacon Factory Required Honorary Small Plaque Commemorating the Fascinating History of Blanket Manufacturing to Appease the Locals Megaplex • Black Mountain Foothills Asheville Economically Depressed Conservatives Junction

• Don’t-Take-Soil-Samples Affordable Housing Opportunities

• The Old Blanket Factory Amusement Park and Blanket Museum of Natural Bedspreading

• Hair, Nails, Tanning and Furniture Rental Super Strip

• Enterprise Community Partners presents: Dollar General Parking Lot

Name: Scott Softjaw Goal: To finish the first leg of the Tour de France in a manner that allows him to walk without screaming and grabbing his quivering drug-free quadriceps with each step the next day.

Cycling accomplishments: Once caught up to within stones-throw of another American cyclist whose blood had been transfused into the winner’s body Fun fact: Though Softjaw’s dedication to drug-free competition has yielded several participation awards and normal-sized testicles, his bicycle seat has nonetheless completely ruined his marriage.

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Apparently, engineers had not accurately anticipated the vapor condensation profile of the new system, and rain guards were promptly installed.

Can't Possibly Be True • In May, only two states away from last year's mass shooting at an Aurora, Colo., movieplex, management at the Goodrich Capital 8 Theaters in Jefferson City, Mo., hired a man dressed in full tactical gear and carrying guns resembling M4 rifles and 9 mm pistols (as "S.H.I.E.L.D." operatives) to greet patrons for the opening of the new Iron Man movie. Police were not pleased by the barrage of frightened 911 callers who were fearful that Aurora was happening all over again. Capital 8 manager Bob Wilkins said that "hundreds" of customers were entertained by the publicity stunt and that "only a few" were upset.

• Since Rozie, a pregnant Asian elephant at Albuquerque's BioPark Zoo, stands a better chance of a healthy birth if she is strong, the "elephant manager" and staff have been putting her through twice-a-day, Pilatestype exercises featuring leg lifts, squats and other calisthenics.

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August and November.) Lest anyone worry that Rozie is being mistreated, the elephant manager noted in a May press release that her participation "is completely voluntary."

• The founder of the Beauty Park Medical Spa in Santa Monica, Calif., has introduced a 45-minute procedure called the "Male Laser Lift," which is also known colloquially as "tackle tightening," involving the removal of hair and wrinkles on the scrotum, along with laser treatment to remove "discoloration." Co-owner Jamie Sherrill told London's Daily Mail that sales are up this year, and some might attribute that to a joke comment made by actor George Clooney that the latest Hollywood craze was "ball-ironing."

• Recently, parents in Texas and New York City have pointed out that when children commit sex offenses against classmates, educational policy seeks to give light punishments and second chances to the perpetrators, thus posing risks to their classmates. A Texas child, raped at age 4 by a 13-yearold, recently was forced to endure the perpetrator's return to class after only 45 days away at an "alternative" program — because federal law requires the child's prompt return to ordinary classroom settings if a "disability" played a role in the incident. A New York City mother filed a $6 million lawsuit in May against the city's Education Department after her son was allegedly forced to perform oral sex on a group of classmates, one of whom had already been involved in a sex assault — for which he received a five-day suspension.

Inexplicable • As John Jacobson, 20, was being booked into jail in Portland, Ore., in May (for allegedly trying to steal a case of beer from a Plaid Pantry

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grocery store), police discovered a live mouse in his pocket. Jacobson had his father come down to the jail and take custody of the mouse.

• Christie's auction house in New York City reported that a May 15 sale of a painting of the late actress Bea Arthur — nude from the waist up — by the artist John Currin in 1991 had sold for $1.9 million.

Currin said that he made the painting from a photograph of Arthur clothed, and Arthur, known for her roles in TV's "Maude" and "Golden Girls," appears younger in face and body in the painting than on the TV shows.

• Maryland state troopers caught sight of a drummer rocking out on the shoulder of Interstate 695 near Windsor Mill Road in Baltimore on May 21, at about 10:30 a.m.

According to the troopers, the man had run out of gas and had decided to set up his drum kit to practice while he waited for assistance. When a utility truck arrived, supplying gasoline, the drummer packed up and resumed his travels.

Perspective • The websites OpposingViews. com and the Jewish Daily Forward, sweeping through all of the 2013 news accounts that two reporters could find, added up the fatalities so far this year of Americans killed by domestic "terrorist" attacks, compared to the number of Americans killed with guns fired by toddlers (aged 2-6).

Terrorism's total: 4 (all from the Boston Marathon bombing). Gun deaths by toddlers: 11. (During the same period, 10 additional Americans were merely wounded by toddlers firing guns.)

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Local poet and performer Griffin payne can sum up three years of his life using just two words: “High, low, high, low,” he says, alternately raising his arm toward the ceiling and lowering it to the floor. “I had no clue what it was, and it took me to the limit. It crippled me.”

That was six years ago, when Payne experienced the first whisperings of bipolar disorder. He was 19 when he had his first major depressive episode, and the manic episode that immediately followed nearly destroyed most of his relationships.

“My mother,” he recalls, “just felt helpless. My sister wouldn't talk to me; my dad was at a loss. I lost most of my friends, too, because they were like, 'Where's Griffin?' But I didn't know either.”

He continues, “It took me awhile to reach out for help, because I had no clue what was going on. I didn't know I needed help.”

“Mental illness is invisible, with so few visible effects that it can be so isolating. That isolation builds stigma — both self-stigma and social stigma.” workShop Leader Griffin paYne

Show and teLL: Griffin Payne teaches theater-workshop participants how to share their stories in new and creative ways. The weekly workshops are for people affected by mental illness, whether directly or indirectly, and is sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Western Carolina. Photo by Max Cooper

The following year, Payne found the help he needed, modifying his diet and getting therapy to help him learn how to manage those highs and lows. But most importantly, says Payne, he found spoken-word poetry.

“The simple fact of getting up on stages and sharing parts of my story with a roomful of people, and then to have people come up afterward and say, 'I've been there' or 'You're not alone with that,' it was revolutionary for me,” he reveals.

“Poetry saved my life, and that's how I got into the work that I do now through performing and teaching spoken word in schools and community centers.”

Now, however, the 25-yearold is branching out: He recently launched The Ariadne Theater Project, a collaboration with the Western Carolina chapter of The National Alliance on Mental

Illness. The eight-week series of free theater workshops meets Wednesdays in UNCA’s acting lab (see box, “Acting Out”). But this drop-in class isn't for actors: The 15 to 20 participants who show up each week have all been affected in various ways by mental illness.

The objective, says Payne, is to create a space where people can gather and “explore stories in a deeper way that is full-bodied, that isn't only analysis.”

Mental illness, he says, “is invisible, with so few visible effects that it can be so isolating. That isolation builds stigma — both self-stigma and social stigma. I saw that people really struggled to find places to go just to share stories and connect.”

In any given year, roughly one in four adults experiences a mental health disorder, according

Acting out The Ariadne Theater Project meets Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. in UNCA’s New Hall, Room 103. To take part in one or more of the remaining workshops, simply show up at 6 p.m. The final session will be held July 31.

For more information, contact Administrative Director Claire Weber at namiwnc@yahoo.com, or visit namiwnc.org.

to 2008 data from the National Institute of Mental Health.

Additional NIMH statistics show that 1 in 17 adults lives with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, major depression or bipolar disorder, and 1 in 10 children lives with a serious mental or emotional disorder.

Accordingly, Payne's class is also open to peers, loved ones and mental health workers.

“That's just about the whole community,” he observes. “That's the subtle notion — that we're not separate, not isolated. We are the wider community.”

Bill Kinschner understands that all too well: Thirteen years ago, his youngest daughter had her first acute encounter with mental illness. Today, he’s president of NAMI Western Carolina, a grassroots, Asheville-based nonprofit that advocates for people affected by mental illness.

Kinschner and his wife attended Payne's first workshop; during that session, Payne divided the class into small groups, asking people to imagine that they were made of clay and “mold” themselves to express how they

felt when they first realized mental illness was going to be part of their lives.

“It was that moment when we encountered our daughter in a dark basement of her house in the fetal position and really just unable to communicate with us.

That is a memory for me that will linger for the rest of my life,” Kinschner reflects. “The opportunity to share that in a stance of human ‘clay’ was something I’d never done before, and it drew out that memory and ability to show others what I was feeling — all this was done in silence, in body movements and positioning.”

Throughout the series, Payne will be gathering participants' stories as the basis for a play he’ll direct. In the fall, those who choose to take their skills to the next level will perform it before a live audience, with the proceeds going to NAMI. But ultimately, notes Payne, he hopes everyone who attends his workshops walks away with the ability to tell their own story, regardless of whether they perform in his production.

“There's so much to discover through the intelligence and wisdom of our body, through the intelligence and wisdom of our emotions, all of that which is not always readily accessible just through words,” he points out. “If we don’t know and tell our own stories as a community, Hollywood will tell our stories for us; the media will tell our stories for us. Do we really want to be identified by someone else? I don't. I want to have that authorship, and I would like to see the community speak with a louder, more effective voice.” X

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indePendence dAy community yoGA clAss (pd.) Thursday, July 4, 8:30-9:30am. Start your day with fireworks with an all-levels PranaVayu Yoga Class taught by Jonna Kwiatkowski. All donations from this cash only class go directly to benefit Dr. Bob's Sound School, a subsidiary of the Moog Foundation. • RSVP online at Goyogainc.com or call (828) 335-YOGA for more information.

Yoga Teacher Training • open house • free (pd.) Saturday, July 13, 11am-12pm. Transform your life and Inspire others. Meet the Faculty.

Greet the community. Eat Cookies. 230 hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training, $1995. One weekend a month for 5 months. August 2- December 22. • RSVP online at Goyogainc.com or call (828) 335-YOGA for more information.

Good yoGA for A BAd BAck (pd.) Sunday, July 14, 1pm-3pm. $30. Join JP McClellan and Dr. Lillian Thomas, DCM for an in-depth look at the back. • We'll focus on the structural alignment of the spine and how to use yoga postures and breathing techniques to relieve chronic injuries. • RSVP online at Goyogainc.com or call (828) 335-YOGA for more information. sAcred sound Journey And yoGA clAss With Jeremy Arndt (pd.) Sunday, July 14, 4pm-7pm. $30. Experience Sound Journeys, an evening of Sacred Music and Yoga. 75 minute all levels Yoga practice with live music, frequency/harmony Meditation and a yoga Nidra style Sound Journey experience. Space is limited and advance registration is required. RSVP online at Goyogainc.com or call (828) 335-YOGA for more information. summer open house • saTurdaY (pd.) July 13, 1-4pm at Daoist Traditions College Acupuncture Clinic. 222 S. French Broad Avenue.

• Pulse Diagnosis • Ear Acupuncture • Chinese Herbal Tea • Qi Gong • Seasonal Health Tips. All services Free and open to the public. For more information: (828) 253-8669 or www.daoisttraditions.edu AshtAnGA yoGA • TUESDAYS 5:30-7pm; FRIDAYS, noon-1:30pm; SUNDAYS 9-10:30am - Apothecary, 39 S. Market St., hosts Ashtanga yoga. Tuesdays: led primary series. Fridays: led primary/intermediate series.

Sundays: Mysore practice. All levels welcome. $5-$15 sliding scale. Info: facebook.com/ashevilleapothecary.

gmail.com. yoGA for VeterAns • MONDAYS, 7-8pm - A yoga class for veterans of all levels and their families will be offered at Asheville Yoga Donation Studio, 239 S. Liberty St. Free. Info: youryoga.com or 254-0380. yoGA for VeterAns • TUESDAYS, 4:30pm - A beginner class for veterans, appropriate for most fitness levels, is held weekly in the Charles George VA Medical Center cafeteria, 1100 Tunnel Road. Bring mat if possible.

Free. Info: kirklandyoga@charter.net. zumBA • SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Toy Boat Community Arts Space, 101 Fairview Road, hosts weekly Zumba classes combining "Latin rhythms with fun to create a workout that feels more like a party." $6.

Info: kathy.bonyun@gmail.com or toyboatcommunityartspace.com.

suPPort GrouPs Adult children of Alcoholics & dysfunctionAl fAmilies ACOA is an anonymous 12-step, "Twelve Tradition" program for women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. Info: adultchildren.org.

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

• FRIDAYS, 7pm - "Inner Child" study group.

Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. Info: 989-8075.

• SUNDAYS, 2pm - "Inner Child" study group, Canton Branch Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave., Canton. Info: 648-2924.

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

Al Anon meetinG • FRIDAYS, 8pm - The Lambda (LGBT) group of Al-Anon, a gay-friendly support group for families and friends of alcoholics, holds weekly candlelight meetings at All Souls Cathedral, 9 Swan St. Info: trackerm1001@yahoo.com.

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

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

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

Info: debtorsanonymous.org. dePression And BiPolAr suPPort AlliAnce: mAGnetic minds • WEDNESDAYS, 7-9pm - Magnetic Minds offers self-help through weekly, peer-facilitated support meetings offering acceptance, info and techniques to manage challenges. Meets at 1316-C Parkwood Road, across from the West Asheville BB&T. Free.

Info: MagneticMinds.weebly.com or 367-7660. eAtinG disorders Adult suPPort GrouP • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - THE Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St., provides free weekly support groups for adults recovering from an eating disorder. Facilitated by licensed professionals. Drop-ins welcome; no registration required. Info: thecenternc.org or 337-4685. fAmily hoPe line • TUESDAYS, 2-5pm & THURSDAYS, 8-11pm "Compassionate listening, encouragement and help finding recovery resources for individuals and families experiencing mental health challenges and/or emotional distress." (855) 446-7348. Free.

Info: motherbearcan.org. fAmily mentAl heAlth suPPort • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - Mother Bear Family Dens are free recovery education and support meetings open to individuals, families, friends and care providers working with mental health challenges. Held at All Souls Counseling, 35 Arlington St. Info: motherbearcan.org. memory cAfe • 1st MONDAYS, 1-3pm; 1st WEDNESDAYS, 2-4pm; 3rd SATURDAYS, 1-3pm; 3rd THURSDAYS, 2-4pm - Memory Cafe is an opportunity for those living with the challenges of dementia to gather and socialize. Free. Info and locations: shendrix@ mountainprojects.org, Asstminister@uuasheville. org, LBrown@FBCA.net or bettyrobbins@morrisbb.net. ms suPPort GrouP • 2nd THURSDAYS, 4pm - This group for individuals newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis provides information and support for the day-to-day concerns of living with MS. Meets at Asheville Neurology Specialists, 31 Dogwood Road. Info: MScommunityWNC@gmail.com.

oPPortunity house Blood tests • WEDNESDAYS, 8:30-10am - Opportunity House will offer blood profile laboratory testing at 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville. $25. No appointment required. Info: opportunityhouse.org or 692-0575.

chronic PAin suPPort GrouP • SUNDAYS, 12:30-1:30pm - Open to those with chronic pain, friends and family. Held at Unity Church of Asheville, 130 Shelburne Road.

Donations accepted. Info: 989-1555.

nAmi suPPort GrouPs The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers three types of groups to support people living with mental health issues and their families, friends and loved ones. Free. Info: namiwnc.org or 505-7353.

• 1st SATURDAYS, 10am; 2nd & 4th MONDAYS, 11am; 3rd TUESDAYS, 6pm - Connection group for people with mental health issues. 356 Biltmore Ave., Suite 207.

• 1st SATURDAYS, 10am; 3rd TUESDAYS, 6pm - Family/Caregiver group for people supporting someone experiencing a mental health issue. 356 Biltmore Ave., Suite 315.

• 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - Dual Diagnosis Support Group. For individuals with MH/SA diagnoses. 3 Thurland Ave., off Biltmore Avenue.

yoGA for eVery Body • MONDAYS & THURSDAYS, 6pm - Burton Street Community Center, 134 Burton St., hosts yoga with an emphasis on the connection between breath and bodies for back care, core strength and opening hips and chests. Free. Info: sialiablue@

co-dePendents Anonymous A fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7pm & SATURDAYS, 11am First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. (use back entrance). Info: 424-6594 or 398-8937.

nAr-Anon • Nar-Anon provides support to relatives and friends concerned about the addiction or drug problem of a loved one. "We share experience, strength and hope."

• TUESDAYS, 7pm - West Asheville Presbyterian

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• WEDNESDAYS, 12:30pm - First United Methodist Chuch, 204 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Enter through side parking lot.

Info: 891-8050. neW moms suPPort GrouP • THURSDAYS, 6pm - A group for new mothers (children through 5 years) who suffer from depression will focus on meeting parenting challenges while caring for self and offer solutions in a safe, healthy environment with professional support.

Info and location: newmomsgroup@yahoo.com. oVereAters Anonymous A fellowship of individuals who are recovering from compulsive overeating. A 12-step program.

• THURSDAYS, noon - Asheville: Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road. Info: 277-1975.

• SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Black Mountain: 424 W. State St. Open relapse and recovery meeting. Info: 686-8131.

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

Info: (609) 731-0808. recoVery from food Addiction • MONDAYS, noon & FRIDAYS, 7pm - A 10-step support group for those suffering from food addition meets at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road, second floor. Info: scmunchkin59@yahoo.com. relAtionshiPs throuGh communicAtion effectiVeness • 2nd TUESDAYS, 1-2:30 - The purpose of this support group is to improve your relationships and communication effectiveness (exploration of nonviolent communication and expressive arts). Meets at 29 Ravenscroft Drive, Suite 202. $12 donation.

Info and registration: ExpressiveArtsAlliance.org, oakes.khalsa@gmail.com or 777-1962. smArt recoVery • THURSDAYS, 6pm - This peer support group is dedicated to helping individuals gain independence from all types of addictive behavior (drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, etc.). Meets at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. Info: smartrecoveryavl@gmail.com or 407-0460. trAns-PositiVe suPPort • 2nd & LAST THURSDAYS - TransHealth Coordinators offers peer support for transgender people with HIV at WNCAP, 554 Fairview Road.

2nd Thursday support group, 1pm; Last Thursday "Lunch and Learn," noon. Info: transhealthcoordinators.org or wncap.org. more Wellness eVents online Check out the Wellness Calendar online at mountainx.com/events for info on events happening after July 11. cAlendAr deAdline The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m.

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Within the last five years, tech giants Facebook, Google and Apple have set up satellite centers in Western North Carolina. What other tech companies are here and what made their owners choose the area? In the coming weeks, our local economy section will profile local tech startups.

First up — Peppermint OS, based in Hendersonville.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one — two guys walk into a bar in downtown Hendersonville, bond over a mutual affection of Linux open-source operating systems and decide to create a free desktop system themselves. That idea, which eventually became Peppermint OS, has now racked up more than 40 million downloads across 140 countries.

If there’s a punch line here, it’s that Peppermint OS co-founders Kendall weaver, 29, and shane remington, 44, have managed to turn the stereotype of retirementhaven Hendersonville on its head.

“We talked about it for hours,” says Remington of their first meeting in January 2010 at the Black Rose Pub, a place where they still conduct frequent brainstorming and beerswilling sessions.

Weaver adds: “After several beers, we decided to go for it. Shane went home that night and bought several domain names.”

Three months later, the duo launched a beta version of Peppermint, then a full release that summer. Soon, they were being written up in popular tech outlets like Geek.com, Lifehacker and ReadWrite.com.

“We knew we were onto something special when we first did it.

But we had absolutely no idea it was

mintY-fresh techs: Kendall Weaver, left, and Shane Remington, right, co-founded Peppermint OS, a Linux-based operating system.“To me, open source is not just the ability to freely share code with the world. It’s about the ability to freely collaborate and share ideas,” says Weaver. Photo courtesy of Kendall Weaver

going to go gangbusters like that,” Remington says of their success.

This year, in mid-June, the pair launched the latest — Peppermint 4. So far, feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, Remington says. Each update has garnered double the number of downloads as the predecessor, he reports.

As far as day-to-day users go, metrics are harder to gauge, but Remington estimates Peppermint has between 8 and 10 million active users.

So what exactly is Peppermint OS? “We’re a hybrid operating system that uses desktop and cloud,” explains Remington.

For the non-tech-savvy, an operating system, or OS, is simply a desktop environment with a piece of software called a kernel that allows users to interact with their computers — such as creating a document, surfing the Web or playing Tetris all day. Apple users are familiar with Mac OS and PC

users know Windows. Linux has a multitude of operating systems as well, but one of the most popular is Linux Mint. It’s also free, which means if you have a PC, you can install it and replace whatever OS came preloaded. (Macintosh users have to set up a virtual machine.)

The two programmers based their concept on desktop systems Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

“So we wanted something kinda like Mint but spicier. That was our namesake and how we came up with Peppermint,” explains Weaver.

“What makes Peppermint unique is we were the first operating system to come in, primarily, with an emphasis on both the desktop and Web applications at the same time.”

“It was really designed for mobility, speed and efficiency,” Remington adds. Peppermint “offers an interface that makes it easy for crossover — for people to move easily over from Windows or Mac. There’s been this stigma around Linux that it’s

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very hard to use and understand, but we wanted to present it in a way that was very familiar. So you really can just pick it up and go.”

The system itself is lightweight and fast. The perk is that rather than just a cloud-based system like Google’s Chrome OS, where all data is stored online, Peppermint gives the option of installing programs to the desktop. The OS also offers software bundles, or metapackages, geared toward user interest. Say you’re into photography: you can choose to install a bundle of free and open-source photo-editing software with just a few clicks. For Peppermint, customization and speed are key. The target demographic, says Weaver, is “all human beings between the ages of zero and 200.”

Remington and Weaver both have 9-to-5 jobs in IT. (Weaver, it should be noted, also holds the No. 1 Minesweeper record in North Carolina, though he had to retire after getting carpal tunnel in his right hand from playing too much.) They work on Peppermint in their sleep, on the weekend and during lunch breaks, according to Remington. He says they make some revenue off merchandise, ads and donations, but the project is mostly a labor of love and a way to give back to the open-source community.

Peppermint relies on a core group of volunteers from across the globe to help with different coding and design elements. Weaver says he wanted to give back because “the open-source community has

provided the software I’ve used for the entirety of my adult life.” siLicon vaLLeY of the east coast Why would two tech-minded people choose WNC to live, work and play? Remington, an avid vinyl record collector, was born in California but raised up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Weaver is a native and says he was gone just long enough to realize how much he missed it. Both think WNC has the potential to be the new cradle of technology.

“What I think is special about here is that it’s recognized in American tech as a great place to be for production and data storage,” says Remington. “We have a huge thriving tech community. Just in the Asheville area, I think it’s not just going to be Beer City USA, but the Silicon Valley of the East Coast.”

Weaver adds that the sense of community also helps make the area special: “I’ve never gone to a bar with a bunch of tech people and had a bad conversation.”

The duo is mum on future plans, though, except to say there will be a Peppermint 5 upgrade next year.

They also hint at a project involving unspecified “cloud-based services.”

For Peppermint, as long as the beer taps are open, the fresh ideas keep flowing. So, too, it seems, does success.

For more information on their operating system, visit PeppermintOS. com or contact @PeppermintOS on Twitter. X

Business Calendar ABWA meetinG • TH (7/11), 5:30-7:30pm - The American Business Women's Association will host a dinner meeting at Crowne Plaza Resort, 1 Resort Drive, featuring Ann Wolman from Asheville Acupunture Clinic. $25. Info and registration: abwaskyhychapter.com. hosPitAlity lAB clAss • ONGOING - Goodwill offers classes for those interested in careers in the food and hotel industries. Hands-on training includes American Hotel and Lodging Association certification. $25. Info and schedule: 298-9023. ios deVeloPer GrouP • 2nd TUESDAYS, 3pm - Trade tips and tricks with the local iPhone/iPad app developer community during this meeting at Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte St. All are welcome.

Free. Info: wvenable@mophilly.com or charlottestreetcomputers.com. mountAin BizWorks WorkshoPs 153 S. Lexington Ave. Info: 253-2834 or mountainbizworks.org.

• MONDAYS, noon & WEDNESDAYS, 4:30pm - An informational meeting about Mountain BizWorks' programs will help businesses make the first step toward accessing the organization's services. Free. Info and registration: victor@mountainbizworks.org or 253-2834. more Business eVents online Check out the Business Calendar online at mountainx.com/events for info on events happening after July 11. cAlendAr deAdline The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m.

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USDA awards Mountain BizCapital $38,500 for entrepreneurial training program In recognition of National Small Business Week, the USDA announced that Mountain BizCapital has been selected to receive $38,500 in Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) funding for technical assistance for its entrepreneurial training program.

In mid-June, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the selection of RBEG projects across the country, highlighting USDA efforts to help rural small businesses create jobs, get access to capital and spur economic growth.

Founded in 1989, Mountain BizCapital — known locally as Mountain BizWorks — provides loans, classes and coaching to emerging and established small businesses in Western North Carolina. The Asheville-based nonprofit focuses on working with businesses unable to access bank financing, including minority, women and immigrant entrepreneurs, and businesses that operate within the local food system.

“Today’s funding announcement is an example of the extremely suc-

cessful partnership between USDA and our rural communities and businesses to improve economic development opportunities,” says USDA Rural Development Area Director pam hysong.

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Hale immediately identified the problems, moved the hive and corrected my frames — all without any withering looks or sarcastic comments. Those bees settled down and made honey, but truth be told, they were aggressive from the start, and working with them was always a little nerve-wracking.

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Plant quandaries Beginning gardeners are bound to worry when mysterious bugs take over tomatoes or squash plants. If you don’t have an old-timer neighbor to diagnose the problem, bring your wilted leaves and unknown bugs to the Extension Master Gardeners.

The Buncombe County chapter offers a free problem plant clinic on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month at the WNC Farmers Market on Brevard Road. Master Gardeners diagnose and offer solutions for troublesome garden quandaries with a smile and a kind word.

Trained volunteers can take a look at your diseased plant or conundrum-causing bug and tell you what to do to keep your veggie treasures healthy. If you can’t make it to the farmers market, the public is welcome to call the Buncombe County Extension’s help line (255-5522), or stop by the office on 94 Coxe Ave. in Asheville. The next problem plant clinic is scheduled for Saturday, July 13, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Over in Haywood County, master gardeners are ready share their careful research with curious gardeners every business day through Aug. 2. Queries about lawns, vegetables, flowers, trees and ornamental plants will be answered, and master gardeners are happy to help explain soil test results, which can be especially vexing for new gardeners.

The Haywood County Plant Clinic is located in the Extension Center at 589 Raccoon Road, Suite 118, in Waynesville. 456-3575.

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AsheVille GArden cluB • WE (7/3), 10am - A meeting of the Asheville Garden Club will feature a presentation on using found objects in the garden. Held at North Asheville Community Center, 37 E. Larchmont Road.

Refreshments at 9:30am. Free. Info: 2580922.

BuncomBe county extension mAster GArdeners Programs are held at 94 Coxe Ave. unless otherwise noted. Info: 255-5522.

• MONDAYS through THURSDAYS, 9:30am-3:30pm; FRIDAYS, 9:30am-12:30pm - The Master Gardener Hotline will accept gardening questions via phone and inperson. Info: 255-5522 or buncombemastergardener.org.

• THURSDAYS (7/11) through (7/25), 9:3011:30am - The public is invited to plant a row in MANNA FoodBank's demonstration garden. Held at 627 Swannanoa River Road. Free. hAyWood county PlAnt clinic • MONDAYS through FRIDAYS, 9amnoon & 1-4pm - Haywood County Master Gardeners will host a plant clinic at 589 Raccoon Road, Suite 118, Waynesville.

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Food trucks aren't exactly hot rods.

In fact, some of the kitchens on wheels travel just four miles on a gallon of gas.

Slow and steady seems to be the motto of the food truck owner, on the highway and in business. The industry has grown slowly but solidly over the past couple of years.

In 2010, food trucks were prohibited downtown. Today, 10 of them visit The Lot on Coxe Avenue (four at a time), and soon, more mobile eateries could be on the way.

Last week, City Council revised the ordinance that governs the number of food trucks that can operate downtown. Previously, that number was capped at 10. Now, any number of food trucks may set up within the Central Business District if they lease an approved space, such as The Lot. “It wasn't a big, big change, but it seems kind of like an emotional thing,” says Alan Glines, an urban planner for the city who processes food truck applications. “It's really healthy for the community to circle back around and look at ordinances that are in place to make sure they're relevant from time to time.”

Food truck owners, including Suzy Phillips of Gypsy Queen Cuisine and Nate Kelly of The Lowdown, spent more than a year pushing for laws that would allow them to set up truck in 2010 and 2011.

The changes to the ordinance won't result in a food truck freefor-all. Trucks still have to find an approved site and apply for a permit to operate downtown, which can be a lengthy process, although Green Man Brewing and the Masonic Lodge have talked to Glines about hosting trucks.

Still, the regulations show that attitudes towards the trucks are evolving.

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“When we first got the mobile food vending ordinance approved, there was concern from a number of people that this is going to overwhelm downtown,” Glines says.

“Some of the naysayers felt it could have a negative effect on the experience of downtown Asheville for being the food scene. It didn't really do that. After a year and a half, it was like, 'Wow, OK, this really hasn't been bad at all.'”

As the law becomes permissive, the industry is also becoming more viable, explains Kelly, who manages The Lot. “The clientele base has definitely grown,” he says. “All the trucks are known now, and customers have their favorite trucks, and every truck has a different following.” thE oPEn Road?

Kelly sees the food trucks of today as distinct from the “roach coach-

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es” of decades past. Modern food trucks are like restaurants on wheels, and just like their brickand-mortar counterparts, they require city permits and health inspections, and many of their owners have high aspirations.

“I think a lot of the food trucks want to have a restaurant or storefront or something and just couldn't come up with the funds,” he says. “They thought a food truck was a way of doing what they love, making money and maybe leading to something else.”

Kelly says he's not sure if that perception is accurate. “As far as

the financial aspect, you're not going to be able to start a food truck and afford to start a restaurant in a couple of years,” he says.

There's a misconception that food trucks have low overhead when, in fact, they come with their own set of financial burdens, Kelly explains: gas costs, festival and permitting fees, electricity and propane bills and maintenance expenses.

Kelly started The Lowdown after he and his wife decided to have a child. He had been working in kitchens but enrolled in nursing school to help support his family.

Eventually, though, he missed cooking and decided nursing wasn't for him. “The monetary quality of life might be less, but the overall quality of life is better,” he says. “I'm probably making less money now than I've ever made in my entire life. But it's also working for myself and having the freedom.”

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driving advertisement Nestor and Ashley Teran launched Smash Box Mobile Kitchen earlier this year. They sell Latin-American eats from their brightly decorated food trailer.

The Terans weren't able to get a permit to open downtown — they were the 11th applicant for 10 permits — but they found other locations, such as the Odditorium on Haywood Road and, more recently, Metro Wines on Charlotte Street.

Now that the city has relaxed the ordinance, Nestor hopes to get a downtown permit, although he'll have to find a space to park first.

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Lot,” he says. “Being there would just really get [us] more exposure.”

Nestor thinks of Smash Box as a “driving advertisement” for their catering and events company, Smash Events. Since they haven't had the business that The Lot offers, the Terans have balanced their books by serving food at parties and festivals. “A catering job, you've got a guaranteed number of people, and you're going to get paid,” he says.

Still, Smash Box will remain a street food venture, too. “As much as we love the catering jobs, operating a food truck also opens up a lot of doors,” Nestor says. “It shows people what you can do, people who otherwise may not know.” cooL sprawL Like the the Terans, Jeremiah Jackson opened his truck, Farm to Fender, after the downtown permits had been exhausted. But Jackson says he won't seek a downtown permit now that they're easier to come by. “People who live in

south Asheville and Hendersonville, they want the same thing, but nobody's doing it,” he says. “I'm trying to bring the coolness of downtown. I'm trying to cool sprawl, I guess you could say.”

Among the strip malls of Sweeten Creek Road, Jackson's food stands out more than it might downtown.

He serves breakfasts of steel-cut oats, gluten-free waffles and omelets (at any time of day), fresh salads topped with fruit, nuts and goat cheese, and sandwiches on homemade bread.

The goal is to offer slow food in a fast food part of town, Jackson explains.

“I've always wanted a restaurant,” he says. “If my restaurant happens to be this size, it's my restaurant, and I'm going to give you a restaurant menu. There's no reason not to.”

In the six weeks since he launched Farm to Fender at 177 Sweeten Creek Road and outside of Patton Avenue Pet Co., the truck has developed a following of Mission Hospital employees and other office workers. He also serves dinner at Southern Appalachian Brewery in Hendersonville. “If I can't go downtown, I won't,” he says. X

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Chicken and waffles settle in West Asheville King Daddy’s Chicken and Waffle will open on Haywood Road in December

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Forever is a long time to think about chicken and waffles, but such has been the plight of John and Julie Stehling.

Julie says she feels like the concept for her forthcoming restaurant, King Daddy’s Chicken and Waffle, has been on her mind from time immemorial.

The Stehlings own Early Girl Eatery downtown, and they’ve been searching for a location for the new concept for a couple of years. “We knew that’s what we wanted to do next,” she says.

Until April, the Stehlings thought they were going to open the restaurant in the South Slope neighborhood on Collier Avenue, but plans for the building they hoped to occupy were delayed, and they decided to look at different locations.

They settled on West Asheville, and if all goes well, come December, King Daddy’s will be open at 444 Haywood Road in a space near Second Gear and B & B Pharmacy.

“We’re in very good company in West Asheville, so we’re going to try to do them proud,” Julie says, adding that she has nothing against South Slope. “I still really look forward to what happens in that area. For us, the spaces that were available were too big for us to think about doing.”

King Daddy’s will offer an entirely different menu from Early Girl, although John will execute both menus with his characteristic Southern Appalachian flair. “There will be sorghum syrup and sweet potatoes and things like that on the menu for sure,” he says. “It will have that Asheville feel to it.”

John is a self-proclaimed lover of classic chicken-and-waffle restaurants, such as Los Angeles-based Roscoe’s and Gladys Knight and Ron’s in Atlanta. But he aims to cook his versions of the dish differently. He’ll offer Belgian-style waffles, plus whole

name game: The Stehlings based the restaurant’s moniker on a game John plays with his sons, Hank and Milo.

grain and gluten-free varieties. He also hopes to offer a sweet potato waffle.

Rumors that King Daddy’s will replace Early Girl are circulating, Julie says, but they’re totally unfounded. “We’re really, really grateful to Early Girl, and Early Girl’s not going anywhere,” she says.

“Creatively, we just wanted to do something different.” bacK in south sLope Until April, the Stehlings had planned to open King Daddy’s at 44 Collier Ave., next door to Burial Beer.

That building is still in development, says Burns Aldridge, who brokers the property.

The plans call for 18,000 square feet of new construction that will house multiple tenants: a restaurant with a rooftop bar, a smaller operation (retail or food service), measuring about 1,400 square feet, some warehouse space and Beer City Pretzel Company, a project that Aldridge will head up.

“Once we have a restaurant tenant, building will start,” Aldridge says. “We are all ready to go.”

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Downtown’s Subway, located at 33 Battery Park Ave. near the Grove Arcade, closed last week.

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The property is owned by FIRC Group, the same company that owns the Haywood Park Hotel building and Westgate Shopping Center. The president of the company, Tony Fraga, also owns Isa’s Bistro and the Haywood Park Café.

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Fraga says the property could become part of a hotel. “We’re doing the feasibility right now,” he says.

“We’re just at the point where you study. We’ve identified a brand we’d like to go with, but we haven’t signed the papers yet.”

He hopes to sign a deal on the hotel by the end of 2013 and submit plans to the city in 2014. In the meantime, the space could get a new tenant, “a temporary user,” like an office, Fraga says. He doesn’t expect to lease the space to a restaurant. bLind pig eats its veggies Blind Pig Supper Club has a reputation for meat-heavy dinners.

Often times, those meats include odd cuts and rare critters, such as beaver. It’s rumored that opossum will be featured at an upcoming dinner.

In September, Blind Pig will venture into uncharted courses — the group is going vegetarian, if only for a day.

“We’ve had a lot of people ask for it,” says Mike Moore, executive director of Blind Pig. “For some reason, these things always involve strange meat or oddities.”

Chefs Caitlin McMillan of Seven Sows Bourbon & Larder and Justin Burdett of Ruka’s Table in Highlands preside over the vegetables.

Meat-free supper clubs and plated dinners are few and far between, so Root Down presents an opportunity to have your vegetarianism

chain-ge in the air: Subway has vacated downtown, leaving behind perhaps the only vacant restaurant space in the area.

and eat it, too. Tickets go on sale this month. Check blindpigofasheville.com for details. baba ghannouJ LooKs for a new niche Last fall, Baba Ghannouj opened in the Asheville Mall with a menu of fresh-made hummus, falafel, gyros and shawarma. The restaurant brought authentic flavor to the food court, and we featured it in an October article.

Baba Ghannouj closed on Sunday, June 29, but Cid Haddad, who runs the business with his brother, says they’re looking for a new location in Asheville. “We know how to make it, but in the mall, we’re limited with what we can do,” he says. “I’m quite sure we’ll find another location.”

Haddad expects to have an update on the new store in about a month. Baba Ghannouj has several other locations in Raleigh and Wilmington.

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Tremors from the highly publicized collapse of the Paula Deen empire have spread into Western North Carolina.

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort announced it will re-brand Paula Deen’s Kitchen, the 400-seat restaurant and retail outlet, one of almost a dozen eateries on the property.

“We really felt that the comments that she admitted making were really in conflict with our culture here of inclusion and nondiscrimination,” says Leeann Bridges, vice president of marketing for Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. “We felt that it was the best thing in the interest of our brand and our business to move forward and terminate the relationship with Paula Deen Enterprises.”

The restaurant owner and celebrity chef has faced intense scrutiny from the national media since late June, when a deposition leaked in which she admitted to using racial slurs. The lawsuit was filed in May by a former employee against Deen and her brother, Bubba Hiers.

Since the deposition surfaced, the Food Network, Smithfield Food, WalMart and Caesars Entertainment Corporation, which owns Harrah’s, have severed their contracts with Paula Deen Enterprises.

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Bridges says the resort mostly used Deen’s name and recipes, although the celebrity herself would visit occasionally. “The restaurant itself was based on a lot of traditional-type of Paula Deen recipes: Southern, low-country, comfort food, very warm, rich, lots of butter,” Bridges says. “She would come up a couple of times a year for a meet-and-greet or whatever promotional-type of activity that we put together.”

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We all scream for sunscreen A few weeks ago I had a lively discussion about sunscreen on Twitter. My friends are as befuddled as I am — is sunscreen an essential part of summer, or do the chemicals in commercial tubes cause cancer? Is it worse to get a sunburn or put unpronounceable ingredients on your skin every day?

Conflicting studies make this a perplexing question without a clear answer. Since Rich and I aren't doctors or health care professionals, we are not qualified to make recommendations either way. But we have turned to zinc oxide as an alternative option.

Zinc oxide is a powdered mineral that has long been known to protect skin from UV rays. It sits on top of the skin rather than being absorbed, and many believe that it's a safer choice for health-conscious consumers.

Sunscreens with zinc can be very expensive, so we've come up with a recipe that is far cheaper. The process isn't very complicated and utilizes a double boiler method to melt the key ingredients (which include beeswax, olive oil and zinc oxide powder).

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1/2 cup olive oil, 2 tbsp coconut oil, 1/4 cup beeswax, 3 tbsp zinc oxide powder, 2 tbsp aloe vera, 1/4 to 1/2 cup water, depending on desired consistency.

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The only hitch is finding zinc oxide locally. We called five area stores in search of zinc powder, but ended up ordering it online.

The rest of the ingredients can be easily found in Asheville, so ordering a big pouch of zinc once a summer isn't too much of a burden.

All our friends want to know: Does it work? Rich took it to a sunny three-day music festival to put it to the test. He coated his arms, legs and face with homemade sunscreen and got nary a

burn. No tan lines either (except for his year-round farmer's tan). All we can say is it works for us.

A big hat and long-sleeve shirts are often said to be the best defense against skin cancer, but when you can't shield yourself from the sun's rays, homemade sunscreen is a safer alternative that's surprisingly easy to make. Just melt the ingredients, give them a good stir and apply liberally.

Now get outside and enjoy some July Fourth activities knowing that your skin is having as much fun as you are.

Combine all ingredients except zinc oxide, water and aloe vera in a glass pint jar. It's OK to reuse an old food jar, just don't eat out of the jar (or put it in the dishwasher) after using it to make sunscreen.

Fill a medium saucepan with a few inches of water and warm on the stovetop to medium heat. Place a steam tray or waterproof trivet in the bottom of the saucepan to keep the jar off the bottom of the pot.

Place the jar in the saucepan and stir ingredients until melted (double-boiler method).

When thoroughly melted, remove from heat, add zinc oxide, water and aloe vera and stir. Stir a few times as the jar cools to room temperature.

Pour off any excess liquid and put sunscreen (which may be more than a paste than a liquid) into the container of your choice. We just kept it in the pint-sized mason jar we used for melting.

A few tips: Although the sunscreen repels water, it is not waterproof, so be sure to reapply after swimming or excessive sweating.

Also, the sunscreen is white, so you may want use a mirror when applying. Store the sunscreen in a cool place whenever possible and stir it up if the water starts to separate.

This recipe has an SPF (sun protection factor) of about 25. Add more zinc (and balance it with a little extra water) for a higher SPF.

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Big bang theory Where to spend your Fourth of July From fireworks to festivals, from water sports to watermelon, from road races to hot rods, we’ve got a Fourth of July celebration for pretty much every kind of Independence Day reveler. All events are on Thursday, July 4, unless otherwise noted. For more ideas, visit Clubland, Calendar and mountainx.com.

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carnavalito returns. Now in its second year, the festival, curated

by Toubab Krewe, takes place at Pisgah Brewery. Sol Driven Train, The Broadcast, DJ Camaro and more will perform on the outdoor stage, beginning at 3 p.m. Advance ticket holders are also invited to a special intimate set by Toubab Krewe on Pisgah’s indoor stage on July 3 at 9 p.m. Shuttles run between Asheville and Pisgah both days and the nearby KOA offers a discounted rate to festival attendees. Tickets are $12 advance/$15 day of show for July 3 only; $18/$22 for July 4. VIP tickets are $50 and include a brewery tour and special seating. $1 from each ticket goes to Toubab Krewe’s charity — working to build a music school in Bamako, Mali. pisgahbrewing.com.

The annual red, White and Bluegrass festival runs through Independence Day at Catawba Meadows Park in morganton.

While alcohol, smoking and pets are prohibited, there’s plenty to keep you busy: There’s a bluegrass camp for kids (Steep Canyon Rangers host on July 3) and a packed daily music roster. On July 4, the lineup includes The Idle Time Band,

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Hit it out of the park with an evening of fireworks and baseball. The asheville tourists play a double header at 7:05 p.m. on McCormick Field, followed by a fireworks display. Advance tickets are recommended. $4-$10. asheville.tourists. milb.com. Or spend the night with the forest city owls at McNair Field in Forest City. The game starts at 7:30 p.m. and fireworks explode at dusk. $6. forestcitybaseball.com.

Wave the fLag: There’s something for kids of all ages at Independence Day celebrations throughout WNC. Courtesy

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Brevard goes all out, all day, beginning with a 5k/10k Firecracker race. During the day there’s the annual Fine Arts & Craft Showcase, the classic automobile show and live music on stage at the Courthouse Gazebo. Stay for a fireworks show at 9:30 p.m. brevardnc.org/july-4th-celebration.

Make a day of it with a covereddish picnic and live music at the orchard at altapass on Blue

Ridge Parkway. Free admission. $10 for the meal, or bring a dish to share; the Orchard provides barbecue, water, iced tea and paper goods. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Covered dish picnic open to all. altapassorchard.org.

Head to Waynesville for the stars and stripes daytime celebration along Main Street with music and sidewalk sales. Bring the children for a “Kids on Main” parade, a cookout on Main Street and music on the courthouse lawn. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. downtownwaynesville.com.

Bite into a slice of watermelon, see the annual soapbox derby and race your friends in a pie-eating contest at rutherfordton’s July Fourth celebration. Downtown will be filled with live music and vendors starting

at 1 p.m. and fireworks begin at dusk. Free. rutherfordtown.com.

Join in a community picnic on the grounds of Mountain Gateway Museum in old fort between 1 and 3 p.m. Bring your food, drinks, chairs or blankets and family to enjoy the shaded landscape bordering picturesque Mill Creek. An Independence Day Parade begins at 4 p.m. on Catawba Avenue. mountaingatewaymuseum.org.

When it comes to an Independence Day soundtrack, the brevard music center festival is a good bet. Transylvania Symphonic Band presents the Pendergrast Family Patriotic Pops Concert at 2 p.m. The program includes marches and patriotic songs and ends with the 1812 Overture, complete with live cannon. $30/$25/$20 or $15 for the lawn. brevardmusic.org.

Looking for family fun, fireworks and live music? You don’t have to head any farther than downtown Asheville. the ingles fourth of July celebration takes over pack square park starting at 4 p.m.

Come for the live music, old-fashioned games and fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Free. avl.mx/go.

The Fourth of July in dillsboro is all about games: checkers, horseshoes, corn hole and more.

Entertainment on the main stage (at the intersection of Church and Front Streets) starts at 5 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Stay for fireworks at dark from Harrison Quarry. visitdillsboro.org.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and a picnic to Lake Julian. Fireworks start at dark; pre-game with grilling, volleyball, horseshoes and boating. Park at Estes Elementary School on Long Shoals Road. Free celebration. buncombecounty.org.

View fireworks from the peak of Sunset Mountain on the annual black mountain fireworks hike.

Meet in parking lot of Black Mountain Savings Bank, 200 E. State St. at 6 p.m. Bring dinner, water, folding chair, flashlight, poncho and warm clothes. The hike is moderate-to-easy. $20 for members of the Swannanoa Valley Museum, $35 for non-members. To register, call 669-9566 or email info@swannanoavalleymuseum.org.

Or keep your Black Mountain Fourth of July on level ground: Nearby montreat hosts a parade at 10:30 a.m. (barbecue lunch at noon is $10).

Black Mountain offers up family fun and fireworks beginning at 7 p.m. blackmountain.org.

“Celebrate the immortal monster that is God Bless America with a night full of hazy textures, hard rhythms, and post-acid bliss,” says the invite for apothecary’s 4th of July bash. The lineup includes local electronic/ambient composer

dep, desecrated dance act Páciens Trine, psych-pop band Moon Jelly and Orlando-based cellphone band Zenas Fisk. 8 p.m., $3-$5. avl.mx/um.

Follow the red balloon, launched on the morning of July 4, to ensure a good seat for hendersonville’s fireworks display that night. The best place to hear the booms is on the south side of town near Highway 25 and Highway 276. After you secure your seat, enjoy music, hot dogs, drinks and ice cream in front of the Henderson County

Courthouse on Main Street. Info: 694-1619.

Road trip! More fireworks worth making a drive for: at dark at Macon County Veteran’s Memorial Rec Park.

U.S. 441 South in franklin; at sundown at Lake Louise in weaverville; at 10 p.m. at maggie valley Festival Grounds (as part of Maggie Valley’s free Red White & Boom, from 2-11p.m.); at dark as part of cherokee’s Annual Fourth of July Fireworks display, held at the Acquoni Expo Center; the beach at Lake Lure at 8 p.m. X

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Pod people Cecil Bothwell writes about dolphins, telepathy and community in his new novel Following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, a girl called Annejoule wakes with a terrible headache to find her home reduced to rubble, her mother and brother dead, and mysterious voices speaking to her. This is the beginning to She Walks On Water, a new novel by writer/editor/ City Council member Cecil Bothwell; a book that describes a remarkable journey of hope, restoration and surprising connection.

The voices calling Annejoule turn out to be those of the pod of dolphins in the nearby bay. They communicate telepathically, though Annejoule is the first “noisemaker� (the dolphins’ term for humans) to receive those transmissions. Soon after, Japanese student Naoki falls

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Water takes on two issues important to Bothwell. One is environmentalism and sustainability; the other is the questioning of religion. “What god would visit her creation with disease? What god would crush poor and hungry people with earthquakes and drown them with hurricanes?� asks Dan-Dan, Annejoule’s teacher at the farm where she settles with orphaned toddler Laban, widow Jeanine and a dog called Poussez. But even as Annejoule begins to ask her own questions about faith, she finds answers in the community and the makeshift agricultural school that grows out of the tragedy of the earthquake.

Language is an important part of Water. Because Annejoule, Naoki and the dolphins converse telepathically, they’re all able to understand each other. To stress the differences in their languages and ways of communicating, Bothwell has added in small touches (each chapter begins with a date, written in either Japanese or French; Annejoule’s chapters are sprinkled with Creole expressions) and large

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But after awhile, the unfamiliar phrasing begins to make sense and the overall effect, in a story so concerned with how we share information, lends a layer of complexity.

Communication between human and dolphin proves challenging at points: What is old?

What are years? What is time, the dolphins want to know. The people of whom they ask these questions find themselves hardpressed to explain such nebulous concepts, just as they have a difficult time explaining to those around them how they’re able to hear the thoughts of the sea creatures (many of which have to do, comically, with fish, commercial jingles and pop song lyrics). But ultimately love, community and cooperation win out over fear and doubt, making She Walks On Water as satisfying as it is unique. X

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ACT’s annual weeklong fundraiser returns

PLaYing dress UP: Costumes are highly encouraged for Sing-A-Long movie night. Last year’s screening of Grease brought out all the Pink Ladies.

Why hold just one fundraiser when you can hold seven? Seven times the funds raised, and seven times the fun.

“The idea behind dramarama is to offer many different events at many different price points,” said Susan Harper, managing director of Asheville Community Theatre, in a press release. “We wanted to create a fundraiser that was as fun and inclusive as we are.”

She says that the expectation is not for ACT supporters to attend every event during the actionpacked week (though a full sweep is certainly an option), the lineup is planned to provide something for everyone.

This is the second year that the local theater has held DramaRama, which replaced previous fundraiser Divalicious. This year, ACT hopes to raise $40,000 through the seven nights of affordable events (tickets range from $5 to $15). Offerings, which include a fashion show, a theater-themed edition of Listen to this and a local variety show, both showcase the type of productions ACT hold

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throughout its season and also present some entertaining and creative spins on local performance art.

Events are on the ACT Mainstage unless otherwise noted. Complete information at ashevilletheatre.org.

Sunday, July 7 — The complete cast from February’s Bark! The Musical performs music from that production. 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., $15.

Monday, July 8 — costume drama: a Fashion show returns for the second year. Local designers create apparel using material from one of four categories (lights, nature, paper, or recycled/upcycled). The audience votes on top designs ($1 per vote); awards are $500 for the overall winner and $250 for the winner of each category. 6:30 p.m. cash bar, 7:30 p.m. show. $10.

Tuesday, July 9 — Local comedian Tom Chalmers hosts a special edition of Listen to this, featuring stories about the theater. 7:30 p.m. $10.

Wednesday, July 10 — Karaoke with members of ACT’s cast and crew.

Magnolia’s Bar & Grille.

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The Costume Drama fashion show returns by popular demand on Monday, July 8.

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Thursday, July 11 — Michael McMurtrey hosts theatre trivia night at Pack’s Tavern. 7:30 p.m., $5.

Friday, July 12 — If ABBA is your guilty pleasure, you’re not alone. ACT will screen Mamma Mia! (with lyrics) for a singalong.

7:30 p.m., $10.

Saturday, July 13 — Think late night variety show, local-style. It’s Asheville Night Live. Acts range from gospel singing to slam poetry to tap dance. Aaron Price leads a band and Tom Chalmers hosts. Winners are determined by judges’ scores and audience votes ($1 per vote vote). 7:30 p.m., $15 adults/$12 children. X

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An uncommon sense of place Glenn Jones’ acoustic storytelling offers an emotional immediacy other pickers don’t enjoy.

Each of the five collections of stark acoustic picking attributed to Glenn Jones bares a similar cover.

The motif is that of a different cute cartoon creature strumming away.

On the front of his 2004 debut, it’s an oversized chick playing a guitar.

Subsequent entries feature a beetle in a top hat, a fish lounging in a skiff and a kitten perched on a nighttime roof; each character plays absently in their respective scenes. My Garden State, Jones’ newest collection features a humanoid four-leaf clover playing banjo in the snow.

The covers are warm and welcoming, a promise of comfortable craftsmanship that Jones never fails to provide. But the bright and happy faces have often belied the melancholic hues that dominate his melodies. There are certainly dark shades on My Garden State, but it’s dominated by playful tunes and inviting textures, finally living up to Jones’ carefree taste in album covers. He attributes the new vibe in part to a challenging project he took on just before recording his new tunes.

“I’d been hired to play live music to the Buster Keaton silent film, Steamboat Bill Jr.,” Jones explains.

“It’s got the famous scene with the house front falling, and [Keaton’s] standing in the window, so he’s not touched at all. I thought, ‘Well, this is a comedy, and my music is really kind of depressing.’”

who: Glenn Jones, with Shane Perlowin and Tashi Dorji where: Apothecary, 39 S. Market St. when: Tuesday, July 9 (8 p.m. doors/9 p.m. show. $10. ashevilleapothecary.info)

Daunted, he turned to Laura Baird, one half of the crisp and primitive folk duo The Baird Sisters. Keying on her enthralling touch for clawhammer banjo and her light and lively sense of melody, he rehearsed with her for three weeks at her farmhouse in rural New Jersey, preparing material to accompany Keaton’s mischief. Their chemistry was immediate, inspiring him to return to her when it came time to record My Garden State.

Jones, now 59, returned to acoustic performance about 10 years ago after leading Cul de Sac, a manic post-rock outfit that sent violent verve ricocheting through claustrophobic arrangements.

Since settling on solo work, his music has resounded with an uncommon sense of place, something that Jones accentuates by gracing his records with frequent field recordings culled from the areas where he has recorded.

For instance, 2007’s Against Which the Sea Continually Beats, recorded during a stint on Martha’s Vineyard, includes snippets of boats in the island’s harbor and water lapping at the shore.

But place has never been more impactful to Jones’ music than it is on My Garden State. He wrote most of the songs at his childhood home in New Jersey, finding time to play as he helped care for his ailing mother. And while he didn’t go into the process intending to create a concept album, he says that the album’s mostly wistful mood has a lot to do with revisiting his old home and the memories housed within.

“That’s where I was living when I first got interested in music heavily, where I was living when I got my first guitar,” he says. “There was a cat, a dog, a hermit crab and mouse. There were all these family pets that lived and died there.

There’s a lot of memory in the place. When I play these songs now, they have a little bit of a life of their own. Most people that write music have a little bit of an association with what they were thinking about and feeling when they wrote a song, and certainly, that’s true for me. It was just kind of a matter of

thinking of the album as almost a visit to an old forgotten place.”

This bridging of past and present looms largest on “Across the Tappan Zee.” The winding banjo piece is named for the bridge over the Hudson River that Jones had to cross every time he made the trip back home. His picking strides purposefully in the song’s opening stretches before expanding into lively tumbles. One can’t help but envision Jones peering thoughtfully at the water and beyond.

Anchoring pieces on such concrete recollections is important for Jones.

It helps him achieve the emotional immediacy that sets him apart from other acoustic pickers. But he hopes that these backstories aren’t necessary to enjoy his songs.

“If the music is going to speak to someone, the stories and the tunings and all that, it doesn’t matter,” he says. “If you want to get further into it via the liner notes or whatever else, that option is open to you, but hopefully it’s not a necessity to understand the music, or to appreciate it.” X

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Giving money for new media, LAAFF changes names and help build a new skatepark Attention artists: The Media Arts Project is now accepting submissions for its Community Arts Grants.

The grants will award up to $1,200 to two projects designed by WNC artists or groups of artists. Each of the works will premier at next year’s {Re}HAPPENING, an annual arts event and fundraiser produced by Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and The MAP. “The grant is open to WNC artists working in performance, multimedia, sculpture, installation, new media, interaction, sound, photo/ video, film and web art,” according to a MAP press release. MAP is an Asheville-based arts organization with a focus on digital and newmedia art. As such, the granting process shows a preference to artists using digital media.

Last year, MAP used the money raised to seed a variety of fundraising campaigns for artists participating in the ReHAPPENING, through the online platform Indiegogo. com. Those campaigns helped raise money for nearly 20 group and individual projects for this year’s event, held in April. They’ll continue to incorporate Indiegogo campaigns for individual project fundraising, according to board member Sara Baird. But the focus will stick to instruction and campaign organization and funding returns to the Community Arts Grants.

Applications for the Community Arts Grants went public July 1 on MAP’s website. The deadline for submission is Aug. 15 This year’s grant cycle will be juried by Curt Cloninger, assistant professor of new media at UNCA, and Nancy Sokolove, who formerly headed the Asheville Art Museum’s New Media Gallery. For more information visit themap.org.

LaaFF changes names, again In April the Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival officially became the Love Asheville Arts and Fun Festival. The festival’s organizational body, known as the

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Directorate, changed the name to reflect the shift from an event focussed on Lexington Avenue business and culture to one with a wider view on Asheville and WNC. Now it’s going to be called LAAFF Asheville. That’s to say, L.A.A.F.F. is now LAAFF — a proper title, no longer an acronym.

“With renewed focus on a localized event (focusing on WNC entrepreneurs and artists), this year's festival promises to be stronger and more in tune with our community than ever before,” says Tiffany Narron, LAAFF Asheville’s media coordinator.

“Therefore, we are dropping the long form name of the event, 'Lexington Avenue Arts & Fun Festival' and sim-

art to skate on: Asheville ceramicist and skateboarder Alex Irvine is working to help build a new skate ramp. Photo by Kyle Sherard

ply going with the acronym to dub it LAAFF Asheville.” throw some bones and then take some home A new show at Push Gallery by Asheville ceramicist and skateboarder Alex Irvine is part art exhibition, part installation and all fundraiser. Throw Me A Bone,

up through July 20, features screen prints, dozens of ceramic tiles and femur bones, a life-size gorilla (suit) and the skeletal beginnings of a larger, collaborative work in progress — the foundation of a new skate ramp.

That soon-to-be ramp is the centerpiece to a show bound by a bone and gorilla theme that reads like a debauched scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Instead of a monolith, the elliptical web of steel piping and rebar is sprawled across the floor. All that’s left to do is install it at a site tucked behind several studios in the River Arts District and fill it with concrete.

Beneath this ramp-turned-cage is a Kubrickian gorilla. It’s laid out and

surrounded by shards and shattered fragments of Irvine’s ceramic bones. On the gallery’s righthand wall you can see Irvine’s take on the a would-be fundraiser thermometer — the type that gets filled in with red. Instead, there’s an outline of a bone-wielding, skateboarding gorilla perched atop a ramp. It’s complete with dollar increments and details of the project.

Proceeds from their sale of Irvine’s work will go toward the costs of installing the ramp, pouring concrete and a much-needed site clean-up.

Irvine, the Push Skate Shop crew and any number of area skateboarders have been skating at the RAD outpost, dubbed “The Foundation Spot,” for a little more than two years. It’s a working title, though. “A lot of DIY skate spots pop up on old foundations,” Irvine tells Xpress. “They’re all just wait-

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Irvine says the new ramp will be the first professional-grade piece to land on the spot, which is scattered by makeshift wood ramps and few rails and concrete pours.

“Way before people were skating back there other people were dumping their trash,” Irvine says.

The landowner put in steel cable to keep people from driving in to dump waste, according to Irvine. But the problems persisted. A heavy cleaning will require a Dumpster and disposal services, which Irvine has built into the fundraising budget.

All of the artwork is priced on a sliding scale starting at $5. You can also acquire space on the ramp itself. Irvine’s making small tiles to line the edge. Each piece can have names or small drawing, or whatever can be crammed onto the pieces.

For more information, check out the show at Push Gallery, located at 25 Patton Ave. X

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Truth Beneath the Roses “As a biracial young woman, there is an innate lack of belonging,” writes local artist Liana Murray, a rising senior at Asheville High. “The need to shift between the black and the white world, and still understand the meeting between the two dictates the meaning behind my work.” Murray offers a powerful, soulful collection of paintings and collage. “Kehinde Wiley is one of my greatest inspirations for this piece,” Murray says of the picture at left. “His aesthetics have inspired me to use ‘playful’ patterns and bright colors to portray the black woman in resonance to her true beauty.”

The show is up at the YMI Cultural Center through Aug. 8, with an opening reception Thursday, July 11, from 6-8 p.m. ymiculturalcenter.org.

The Big Crafty “Shop indie. Shop handmade. Shop fun,” says the press release for The Big Crafty, which returns to the Asheville Art Museum and Pack Square on Sunday, July 7. The best thing about the summer arts and crafts fair is that instead of stocking up on Christmakwanzakah gifts for friends and family members (like you do at the December Big Crafty), the warm-weather event is all about shopping for yourself. Or not. There’s no hard and fast rule that says you can’t buy a little something for someone special. Like a handmade apron, or a field guide print, or a T-shirt with his or her zodiac sign. There will be 150-plus crafters, along with food, drink and music. Noon-6 p.m., free to attend. thebigcrafty.com.

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February took a drummer/keyboardist from local instrumental/electronic collective A Ghost Like Me. But March brought a new drummer — Josh Newton (formerly of Dashvara) rounds out the band (with Brad Rogers on guitar, synths and loops; and Key Andrew on bass, flute, synths and loops) and has also helped to evolve the trio’s sound. “A Ghost Like Me has a gone a bit more in the direction of live electronica, like Shpongle live band, Ozric Tentacles, old STS9,” says Rogers. The band plays its first show with the new sound and lineup at Emerald Lounge on Friday, July 5. Old You and Opposite Box also perform. 9 p.m., $5. emeraldlounge.com.

Kudzu-boogie outfit Turchi (named for front man Reed Turchi) has been nonstop touring for the past year or so, and it’s paying off. Like, with a feature in Oxford American (way harder to come by than a write up in, say, Rolling Stone), and a showcase for that Southern lit magazine. Though the band has been based on Chapel Hill and Memphis for the past five years, Turchi (the guy) is an Asheville native and is bringing Turchi (the band) back to his old stomping ground. And not just to debut a new EP, which releases in July. That’s right, Turchi’s Saturday, July 6 show at The Lab is also a homecoming-in-thepermanent-sense celebration. “I am extremely excited to be rooted there again,” the front man tells Xpress. 9:30 p.m., $7. lexavebrew.com. Read an interview at mountainx.com.

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emerAld lounGe Blues jam w/ Riyen Roots, 8pm

AthenA's cluB Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

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JAck of the Wood PuB Old-time jam, 5pm loBster trAP Bobby Miller (bluegrass), 7pm

Boiler room Downbreak w/ Ghost in the Machine & Soul to Keep (metal), 9pm

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guitar, soLo: Ahleuchatistas’ Shane Perlowin is incredibly versatile, as comfortable with improvisational jazz as he is with explosive prog-rock and droney atmospherics. Perlowin performs an experimental solo show at Odditorium on Friday, July 5. Divine Circles and Merryl open.

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toWn PumP Tater & Traveling Family Circus (rock), 9pm

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WestVille PuB Al Coffee & Da Grind (blues, R&B, soul), 10pm

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White horse David Lamotte (singer-songwriter), 8pm

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APothecAry Glenn Jones (American primitivism, guitar), 9pm Blue mountAin PizzA cAfe Patrick Fitzsimons (blues), 7pm cluB eleVen on GroVe Swing lessons, 6:30 & 7:30pm Tango lessons, 7pm Dance, 8:30pm

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5 WAlnut Wine BAr Juan Benevides Trio (flamenco, Latin), 8pm AthenA's cluB Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm

emerAld lounGe Open mic w/ Andrew Usher, 8pm

BArley's tAProom Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30pm

isis restAurAnt And music hAll Bluegrass sessions, 9pm

BlAck mountAin Ale house Bluegrass jam, 9pm

JAck of the Wood PuB The Cordovas (alt-country, rock), 10pm

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loBster trAP Jay Brown (Americana, folk), 7-9pm

cluB hAirsPrAy Dirty game night & dance party, 10pm

o.henry's/tuG Movie trivia, 10pm

cluB remix Open mic variety show, 9pm

odditorium Comedy night w/ Tom Peters, 9pm

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oskAr Blues BreWery Trivia, 6pm

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Phoenix lounGe Ten Cent Poetry (folk, pop), 8pm

douBle croWn Country night w/ Dr. Filth, 9pm

tressA's doWntoWn JAzz And Blues El Duende (Latin jazz), 9pm

emerAld lounGe Blues jam w/ Riyen Roots, 8pm

WestVille PuB Blues jam, 10pm

Grey eAGle music hAll & tAVern Hurray for the Riff Raff (classic country, rock) w/ Clear Plastic Masks, 9pm

White horse Irish sessions, 6:30pm Open mic, 8:45pm

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PLaYers: Julian Assange, Adrian Lamo, Bradley Manning, James Ball, Michael Hayden DocumentarY rateD r the storY: Documentary about WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange. the LowDown: Long — too long — and complex look at people and events you may already know about.

Here, however, it’s distilled into a coherent whole.

The special gift that Alex Gibney brings to the documentary film is the ability to present his facts — and suppositions — in such a way that even material you’re familiar with tends to feel fresh when put into context.

Moreover, his films make sense out of the amassed information in a way that simply following the news as it happened never could. That’s certainly true of his latest, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks. It’s also true that at 130 minutes, the film outstays its welcome by a sizable margin. This look at WikiLeaks — and founder Julian Assange — makes its case long before the film stops talking. For purposes of shorthand, we tend to just lump documentaries into a single, simple classification. The truth is that documentaries come in a variety of types that tend to lean in one of two directions — activist or informational. We Steal Secrets might be either or both, but mostly it’s the documentary version of a “rippedfrom-the-headlines” drama.

And the story clearly makes for good drama. It’s very nearly a spy yarn — only none of the players are actually spies in the 007 sense.

www.cinebarre.com Instead, we have an anarchistminded hacker, Assange, who thinks he can reshape the way the world is run by releasing secret documents that would expose the way things work behind the scenes of government and business, thereby forcing transparency on both — quite against their wills, of course.

What ended up happening most of us know in broad strokes, but Gibney’s film narrows its focus to the story of Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army private who bought into Assange’s vision and had access to thousands of classified documents.

The story is a complex one that involves Manning’s gender-identity issues and his online friendship with Adrian Lamo, who introduced Manning to Assange’s site — and who would ultimately be the one who turned Manning in.

In the meantime, the film follows Assange’s rise from nonentity hacker to a media celebrity with a large following of fans. In the process, Assange, according to the film, comes to believe too much in his self-created image. His fears of persecution, even possible assassination, at first seem justified — especially, in light of the more blustering TV pundits — but it quickly unravels into sheer paranoia. The irony is not lost on Gibney: that a man obsessed with the transparency of others should become so secretive about his own privacy. Not surprisingly, Assange is not interviewed for the film — apparently, he demanded control and a million bucks for the privilege of one — angering the

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man’s more vocal supporters, who don’t seem to understand what a documentary is. (I blame reality TV.) It doesn’t all work. As noted, it’s way too long for its own good. I understand Gibney’s desire to support his image of Assange and the other players, but in many cases, he’s simply restating that which has already been said. In some respects, however, it’s the perfect story for our age, since it deals with the impact of three men on each other’s lives — three men who have never even met.

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The Heat JJ Director: Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) PLaYers: Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demián Bichir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rapaport oDD coUPLe coP raUnch-com rateD r the storY: A button-down FBI agent is teamed with an overbearingly vulgar Boston cop. the LowDown: Stale and predictable. Its supposed novelty lies in the fact that the leads are women.

Sandra Bullock is solidly professional as the “straight man,” while Melissa McCarthy swears a lot and is angry most of the time.

I chuckled once. I am tempted to leave the review at that, but I don’t guess I can. The Heat is a lackluster, overlong, boring odd couple/buddy comedy of the cop variety. The — makers of it appear to believe that listening to Melissa McCarthy swear is endlessly funny — and that it’s even funnier if she swears at the top of her lungs. (That part is nothing new. Loud has been mistaken for funny as far back as the Ritz Brothers and Lou Costello.) This has certain built-in limitations — unless you’re wildly amused by permutations of the F-word for two hours.

Face it, even clever variations on the word wear thin after a while.

These aren’t even clever. Most of the movie’s vulgarity is no more inspired than recess at junior high.

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The premise here is that Sandra Bullock is a tight-assed, glory-hound FBI agent who gets partnered with foul-mouthed, unkempt, insubordinate Boston cop McCarthy on a case.

They immediately hate each other.

Do I really need to say more? You have to know how this is going to work out. You’ve seen it lots of times — only with male leads. I suppose this is considered a breakthrough for women in film — at last they can be in movies just as threadbare and predictable as those starring their male counterparts. The only possible way to make this fresh would be to have Bullock and McCarthy switch roles.

And since that didn’t happen, here we are — with yet another movie that plays like a check list of things out of other similar movies. By the time the movie got to the scene where Bullock couldn’t understand McCarthy’s Boston-accented family (see also Fred Gwynne trying to decipher Joe Pesci in 1992’s My Cousin Vinny), I was ready to go. Unfortunately, the movie wasn’t ready to let me.

As might be expected, Bullock manages to get through all this largely unscathed. Her innate sense of comic timing and knack for physical comedy saves her from the film’s tone-deaf clunkiness. No matter how bland the direction, nor how unfocused McCarthy’s material becomes, Bullock soldiers on, imbuing her character with more than the script affords her. Well, most of the time. A few of the film’s more ill-conceived notions — the botched tracheotomy scene, for example — are beyond salvaging. Plus, the film is so obviously intended to cash in on the curious popularity of McCarthy as the obnoxious, aggressive, angry, foulmouthed character (with the obligatory damaged heart-of-gold) that she’s been playing for three movies now, that it’s pretty much her show.

JJJJJ = max rating theater ListinGs How you feel about her particular schtick is going to determine your tolerance for this. Judging by the weekend box office, there’s more appeal than I’d have thought likely, but McCarthy is still in one-trick-pony realm. Rated R for pervasive language, crude content and some violence. reviewed by Ken Hanke

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Director: Roland Emmerich (Anonymous) PLaYers: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Richard Jenkins action rateD PG-13 the storY: A squad of rightwing extremists take over the White House, and it’s up to an exmilitary bodyguard and the president himself to stop their dastardly plan. the LowDown: A completely silly, nonsensical and far-too-long actioner that’s only made watchable by a charismatic cast, all of whom are far too talented for this kind of junk.

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I’m not sure if director Roland Emmerich is simply stricken with the dumbest scripts floating around Hollywood, or if his is just the kind of talent that manages to boil a screenplay down to its stupidest elements. Either way, Emmerich has made yet another half-witted motion picture — the kind of senseless summer movie that couldn’t find it’s own backside with two hands and a flashlight.

Occasionally, this kind of thing can be entertaining. Emmerich’s 10,000 B.C. (2008), with its Egypt full of pyramid-building woolly mammoths, is a good example of a film so harebrained and preposterous that it’s accidentally entertaining.

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hand, is just more disaster porn in a movie-going season already overflowing with it. That its money shots are much more focused on a single location and, I assume, a very specific audience that wants to see every room in The White House intimately shot up, maimed, blown up and set aflame isn’t exactly progress — and a plot that’s predictable, silly and awkwardly staged certainly doesn’t help.

With this much property damage, gunfights and even a car chase on the White House lawn, it’s surprising how leftist the movie’s views are. Here we have President Sawyer (Jamie Foxx) under siege by a grab bag of the greatest hits of right-wing extremists — some white supremacists, a handful of mercenaries and a crypto-anarchist hacker. Their motivation is partly because of the president’s views, but also because of a planned peace treaty that’ll put a dent in the bank accounts of the military industrial complex. For a film touting a vaguely pacifist message, there sure is an insanely high body count, as Mr. President and John Cale (Channing Tatum) — a would-be Secret Service Agent and bargain-bin John McClane — fight their way Die Hard-style through the White House.

All this to save both the “American Way” and Cale’s liberty-loving, literally flag-waving daughter (Joey King, Oz the Great and Powerful) from an apparent evil mastermind played by James Woods. Woods’ motivation stems from his dead son, his own jingoistic politics and a fit of cancer — that last makes this the second best movie where James Woods gets a brain tumor (see 1983’s Videodrome).

That it’s better than this year’s earlier White House action flick Olympus Has Fallen says little, since Emmerich’s film at least attempts to have a sense of humor, and Tatum is leagues above Gerard Butler as far as talent and onscreen appeal go. Really, the only thing keeping this thing watchable is the charisma of its cast. Tatum and Foxx play off each other nicely, though the enjoyable quality of their back-and-forth is due more to their own individual, affable onscreen presences than the screenplay by James Vanderbilt (The Amazing Spider-Man), which is piled high with goofy dialogue, hoary oneliners, plotholes and twists you can see coming from the first reel.

On top of this, the film climbs all over itself to get progressively more stupid, preposterous and nonsensical.

That’s a dangerous combination, as Emmerich has an entire filmography that illustrates his poor judgment con-

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Despicable Me 2 Since Despicable Me was a hit back in 2010, it was inevitable that we’d be on the receiving end of a sequel sooner or later. In an unusual outburst of wisdom, the studio in charge opted to bring back the directors and writers of the first film for this one. So chances are good that if you liked the original, you’ll like this one too. Early reviews are encouraging. (PG)

The Lone Ranger Let’s be honest: Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger is probably in for a harsh ride from critics. It’s big, it’s long (a fairly preposterous 149 minutes) and, worst of all, it’s clearly an attempt to come up with a new Verbinski-Depp franchise à la Pirates of the Caribbean. And there’s no denying that it follows the basic template with a bland leading man (Armie Hammer as the title character) and Depp in charge with a showy character role (Tonto).

The smattering of early reviews — largely from critics of the less credible variety — have been generally harsh indeed. But really, the trailers suggest this could be one of the better big summer releases. (PG-13)

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Drama A look in on a day in the lives of the characters from Before Sunrise and Before Sunset nine years after we last saw them. A beautiful — almost sublime — film about a relationship we’ve been following since 1995. Moving, authentic and a must-see. Rated R

Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demián Bichir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rapaport odd couple cop Raunch-com A buttondown FBI agent is teamed with an overbearingly vulgar Boston cop. Stale and predictable. Its supposed novelty lies in the fact that the leads are women. Sandra Bullock is solidly professional as the “straight man,” while Melissa McCarthy swears a lot and is angry most of the time. Rated R

The Bling Ring JJJJ Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Claire Julien, Taissa Farmiga, Leslie Mann

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Fact-Based Drama Fact-based story about a group of well-to-do teenagers who stole more than $3 million in clothes, jewelry and drugs from the homes of rich celebrities. Slick and sometimes witty takedown of the subject, but I’m not sure if the film is any deeper than the characters — and celebrities — it depicts. Rated R

Fabrice Luchini, Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner, Bastien Ughetto mystery thriller A high school literature teacher becomes obsessed with the writings of one of his students. One of the best films you’ll see all year, In the House is a brilliant and entirely new kind of thriller that is both amusing and tragic. Compelling entertainment every inch of the way, it is not to be missed. Rated R

The East JJJJ Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez, Patricia Clarkson

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thriller with Pretensions An operative for a high-priced security firm infiltrates an ecoterrorist cult and finds herself drawn in. An interesting premise is ultimately not enough to keep this indie

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Romantic comedy Middle-aged romance — and some youthful heartache — at a wedding in picturesque Italy. Beautiful to look at and charming to watch, Love Is All You Need is a keeper. The romance is effective, the comedy is funny, the locales are gorgeous and there’s a deep humanity to it all. Rated R

Man of Steel JJJJ Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne comic Book Sci-Fi action A reworking of the Superman origin story. A mixed bag of a movie that holds its own for about 90 minutes before turning into 45 minutes of noisy, repetitive action. It is not, however, without merit. Rated PG-13

Monsters University JJJ (voices) Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Helen Mirren, Steve Buscemi, Peter Sohn animated comedy A prequel to Monsters, Inc., chronicling the college years of monsters Mike and Sully. A handsome-looking, painless animated flick whose run-of-the-mill story makes it unmemorable. Rated G

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Shakespearean comedy Shakespeare’s comedy of battling lovers, dastardly plots and bungling policemen gets a modern treatment — in everything but language. A mostly delightful film from Joss Whedon that not only captures Shakespeare’s play, but perhaps shines some new light on it. In the teeth of the blockbuster summer, it’s almost a little miracle. Rated PG-13

Mud JJJJJ Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Paulson, Ray McKinnon, Sam Shepard Drama Two boys in a small Southern river town help a fugitive fix up a boat for his getaway with the woman he came back for. An altogether exceptional film about Southern life as seen through the eyes of two boys on what seems to them a romantic adventure.

Highly recommended. Rated PG-13

Now You See Me JJJJ Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Woody Harrelson, Mélanie Laurent Heist Flick Four stage magicians perform an improbable heist live on a Vegas stage, and it’s up to a nay-saying detective and a professional debunker to thwart their next moves. Convoluted and never as clever as it thinks it is. But as simple, pure entertainment, it’s none too shabby. Rated PG-13

The Purge JJJ Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder, Adelaide Kane, Edwin Hodge Horror In the near future, all crime — including murder — is legal for 12 hours one night of the year. An intriguing — if screwy and not clearly thought-out — premise can’t sustain this movie, which basically turns into every home-invasion thriller you’ve ever seen. It’s better than some, worse than others, but largely indistinct. Rated R

Star Trek Into Darkness JJJJ Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg Science Fiction Kirk and the rest of the Enterprise crew of the are sent on a mission to deal with a terrorist out to destroy Starfleet. The plotting gets clunky and the action could be handled more effectively, but the characters — improved from the first film — keep this Star Trek entry mostly worth watching.

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This Is the End JJ Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson apocalyptic comedy A group of actors — playing exaggerated versions of their real-life selves — are trapped in a house during the Apocalypse. A generally onenote, incredibly uneven, crass comedy that meanders and is far too in love with itself. Rated R

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks JJJJ Julian Assange, Adrian Lamo, Bradley Manning, James Ball, Michael Hayden Documentary Documentary about WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange. Long — too long — and complex look at people and events you may already know about. Here, however, it’s distilled into a coherent whole. Rated R

White House Down JJ Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Richard Jenkins action A squad of right-wing extremists take over the White House, and it’s up to an ex-military bodyguard and the president himself to stop their dastardly plan. A completely silly, nonsensical and far-too-long actioner that’s only made watchable by a charismatic cast, all of whom are far too talented for this kind of junk. Rated PG-13

World War Z JJJJ Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, Fana Mokoena, Peter Capaldi action Horror After an outbreak of zombies crushes civilization, a U.N. investigator sets out to find a cure. An occasionally entertaining take on a worn-out subgenre. Rated PG-13

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Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte JJJJJ soutHern gotHic tHriLLer Robert Aldrich’s follow-up to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) started as just another vehicle for Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, but it wasn’t long before Crawford had to be replaced by Olivia de Havilland — a change that probably benefitted Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) to no end. There’s little doubt that de Havilland brought a more subdued menace to a movie that was already over the top in Southern Gothic horrors, especially with Davis and Agnes Moorehead trying to outdo each other in outrageousness.

The result? Probably a better film than the one it was intended to cash in on. The Hendersonville Film Society will show Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte Sunday, July 7, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

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RECOVERy COACH Four Circles Transition Program, a therapeutic, recoverybased program, is seeking a full-time Recovery Coach for their young adult male transitional living facility. Schedule is Wednesday-Wednesday (shift work). Position to facilitate groups, including psycho-educational, 12-step and life skills, assist with client transportation and drug screening, and participate in volunteer experiences and adventure programming with residents. • Requirements: Must be patient, innovative, calm and competent in stressful/crisis situations and must maintain appropriate level of role modeling for clients in all areas, must be 21 years of age, high school diploma or GED required. • Experience with the 12-Steps and Substance Abuse Treatment is preferred. Experience with outdoor adventure activities also preferred. We offer a competitive salary, great benefits and training.

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SUbSTAnCE AbUSE COUnSELOR Mountain Area Recovery Center is growing and we are seeking additional Licensed Substance Abuse Counselors to meet the needs of our patients.

We have positions available in our outpatient OTP clinics located in both Asheville and Clyde, NC. Candidates will provide substance abuse services, including but not limited to, assessments/ screenings, intake, client orientation, person centered planning,case management, intervention, client education, and plan and lead structured process and theme centered groups. We offer competitive pay WITH benefits…medical, dental, life, short-term disability, flexible spending account, 401K, pto, paid holidays, and a flexible work environment in this challenging, yet highly rewarding field. If you are up to the challenge, please e-mail your resume to rhonda.ingle@marc-otp.com or fax to attention: Rhonda Ingle at 828.252.9512. EOE. SUbSTAnCE AbUSE PROFESSIOnAL For weekend overnight and adventure program leadership at women's transitional housing. Must have experience in substance abuse treatment and familiarity with recovery and 12-step principles. Send resume and cover letter to Marlisa Mills at marlisa@nextsteprecovery.com THE ASHEVILLE OFFICE OF FAmILy PRESERVATIOn SERVICES Center for Recovery, Education, and Wellness is seeking the following: Licensed or provisionally Licensed Therapist to work on our Community Support Team; Fully Licensed Therapist to work with adults on our Assertive Community Treatment Team and to serve as the team lead; Fully licensed or provisionally Licensed Therapist to provide Outpatient Therapy to adults. PA or nP to work with adults. Please send resumes to csimpson@ fpscorp.com THE ASHEVILLE OFFICE OF FAmILy PRESERVATIOn SERVICES Is seeking the following: Licensed or provisionally Licensed Therapist to work with youth and families in our School-Based Program (10 month position available); and Licensed or provisionally Licensed Therapist and QmHP to work

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In his book The Fisher King and the Handless Maiden, Robert Johnson says many of us are as much in debt with our psychic energy as we are with our financial life. We work too hard. We rarely refresh ourselves with silence and slowness and peace. We don't get enough sleep or good food or exposure to nature. And so we're routinely using up more of our reserves than we are able to replenish. We're chronically running a deficit. "It is genius to store energy," says Johnson. He recommends creating a plan to save it up so that you always have more than enough to draw on when an unexpected opportunity arrives. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to make this a habit, Aries.

Thomas Gray was a renowned 18thcentury English poet best remembered for his “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.” It was a short poem — only 986 words, which is less than the length of this horoscope column. On the other hand, it took him 7 years to write it, or an average of 12 words per month. I suspect that you are embarking on a labor of love that will evolve at a gradual pace, too, Cancerian. It might not occupy you for seven years, but it will probably take longer than you imagine. And yet, that’s exactly how long it should take. This is a character-building, life-defining project that can’t and shouldn’t be rushed.

Who was Russia's greatest poet? Many critics say it was Alexander Pushkin, who lived in the 19th century. His abundant creativity was undoubtedly related to his unruly libido. By the time he was 31 years old, he'd had 112 lovers. But then he met his ultimate muse, the lovely and intelligent Natalya Goncharova, to whom he remained faithful. "Without you," he wrote to her, "I would have been unhappy all my life." I halfexpect something comparable to happen for you in the next 10 months, Sagittarius.

You may either find an unparalleled ally or else finally ripen your relationship with an unparalleled ally you've known for a while.

One way or another, I bet you will commit yourself deeper and stronger.

tauRuS (april 20-may 20) In the course of your long life, I estimate you will come up with approximately 60,000 really good ideas. Some of these are small, like those that help you decide how to spend your weekend. Some are big ones, like those that reveal the best place for you to live.

As your destiny unfolds, you go through phases when you have fewer good ideas than average, and other phases when you're overflowing with them. The period you're in right now is one of the latter. You are a fountain of bright notions, intuitive insights and fresh perspectives. Take advantage of the abundance, Taurus. Solve as many riddles and dilemmas as you can.

gEmini (may 21-june 20) No one knows the scientific reasons why long-distance runners sometimes get a "second wind." Nonetheless, such a thing exists.

It allows athletes to resume their peak efforts after seemingly having reached a point of exhaustion. According to my reading of the astrological omens, a metaphorical version of this happy event will occur for you sometime soon, Gemini. You made a good beginning but have been flagging a bit of late. Any minute now, though, I expect you will get your second wind.

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The 18th-century German philosopher Georg Christoph Lichtenberg accepted the possibility that some humans have the power of clairvoyance. "The 'second sight' possessed by the Highlanders in Scotland is actually a foreknowledge of future events," he wrote. "I believe they possess this gift because they don't wear trousers. That is also why in all countries women are more prone to utter prophecies." I bring this to your attention, Leo, because I believe that in the coming weeks you're likely to catch accurate glimpses of what's to come — especially when you're not wearing pants.

viRgo (aug. 23-Sept. 22) Were you nurtured well by caring adults in the first year of your life? If so, I bet you now

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have the capacity to fix whatever's ailing your tribe or posse. You could offer some inspiration that will renew everyone's motivation to work together. You might improve the group communication as you strengthen the foundation that supports you all. And what about if you were NOT given an abundance of tender love as a young child? I think you will still have the power to raise your crew's mood, but you may end up kicking a few butts along the way.

liBRa (Sept. 23-oct. 22) Summing up his experiment in living at Walden Pond, naturalist Henry David Thoreau said this: "I learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws will be expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings." Given the astrological factors that will be impacting your life in the next 12 months, Libra, you might consider adopting this philosophy as your own.

ScoRpio (oct. 23-nov. 21) About 13,000 years ago, lions and mammoths and camels roamed parts of North America. But along with many other large beasts, they ultimately became extinct.

Possible explanations for their demise include climate change and over-hunting by humans. In recent years a group of biologists has proposed a plan to repopulate the western part of the continent with similar species. They call their idea "rewilding." In the coming months, Scorpio, I suggest you consider a re-wilding program of your own. Cosmic forces will be on your side if you reinvigorate your connection to the raw, primal aspects of both your own nature and the great outdoors.

capRicoRn (dec. 22-jan. 19) It's Grease Week — a time when you need to make sure everything is as well-oiled as possible. Does your car need a quart of Castrol? Is it time to bring more extra virgin olive oil into your kitchen? Do you have any K-Y Jelly in your nightstand, just in case?

Are there creaky doors or stuck screws or squeaky wheels that could use some WD-40? Be liberal with the lubrication, Capricorn — both literally and metaphorically. You need smooth procedures and natural transitions.

aQuaRiuS (jan. 20-Feb. 18) Two years into the War of 1812, British soldiers invaded Washington, D.C. They set fire to the White House and other government buildings. The flames raged out of control, spreading in all directions. The entire city was in danger of burning. In the nick of time, a fierce storm hit, producing a tornado and heavy rains. Most of the fires were extinguished. Battered by the weather, the British army retreated.

America's capital was saved. I predict that you, Aquarius, will soon be the beneficiary of a somewhat less dramatic example of this series of events. Give thanks for the "lucky storm."

piScES (Feb. 19-march 20) Like the legendary “Most Interesting Man in the World” who shills for Dos Equis beer, you will never step in gum on the sidewalk or lose a sock in the coming weeks. Your cereal will never get soggy; it'll sit there, staying crispy, just for you. The pheromones you secrete will affect people miles away.

You'll have the power to pop open a piñata with the blink of your eye. If you take a Rorschach test, you'll ace it. Ghosts will sit around campfires telling stories about you.

Cafes and restaurants may name sandwiches after you. If you so choose, you'll be able to live vicariously through yourself. You will give your guardian angel a sense of security.

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