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The Chihuly at Biltmore glass art exhibit, which runs until Oct. 7, reportedly has drawn many extra visitors to Asheville’s Biltmore Estate. The show by world-renowned American artist Dale Chihuly is the first art exhibition in Biltmore’s historic gardens and the first garden exhibition of Chihuly’s works in North Carolina. Above is an “Italian Garden Overview” and to the left is “Sole d’Oro” in front of the Biltmore House.
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The proposed acquisition of Ashevillebased nonprofit Mission Health by forprofit HCA Healthcare of Nashville would be beneficial to ensuring high-quality health care to the local community, now and in the future, Mission Health President and CEO Ron Paulus said during a presentation to the Council of Independent Business Owners on May 4. About 50 people attended CIBO’s early-morning breakfast meeting in UNC Asheville’s Sherrill Center. In a 30-minute presentation and question-and-answer session, Paulus began by saying, “Thanks for the opportunity to share what I consider overwhelmingly good news for the community.” Paulus added that he would “leave plenty of time for questions” after his presentation. “Each year, the (Mission) board and I consider the question: ‘Are we better off doing our work alone, or should we consider a partner?’ “We’ve reduced hospital mortality by about half... We’ve been named one of the top health care systems in six of the
last seven years.” Further, Paulus said Mission Health, has “doubled in size” in recent years. “As we all know as nonprofit leaders, my job is not to keep my job. We are here solely for the community. The question is what helps us achieve those
Ron Paulus goals.... “All of that was framed in the context of the mission of Mission Hospital.” To that end, Paulus said the hospital’s board “has an extraordinary ability” to look at local health care service “versus (being) ego-driven.” He added, “We were doing an excellent job in healing sick people... That’s different from improving the health of the people of the region.” Speaking generally, Paulus pointed out that “30 percent of health is determined by the DNA when you’re born. Number one, is behavioral and lifestyle choices….” See MISSION, Page A12
U.S. economy should keep sailing along, 2 economists say at Crystal Ball forum
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The U.S. economy is humming now and for the foreseeable future, two noted economists said during the 34th Annual Economic Crystal Ball forum on May 3 at UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. The presentation by Asheville-based ParsecFinancial and the university has, for most of its duration, featured short speeches by David Berson, senior vice president and chief economist of Nationwide Insurance; and James Smith, chief economist at Parsec. “The U.S. Economy Keeps Sailing Along” was this year’s topic. Berson began by saying his predictions from last year
panned out rather well. The country has, as predicted, seen tax cuts and regulatory changes enacted that are expected to be good for the economy. Job growth was positive, Berson said, but a strong economy requires growth in production as well. Because productivity is now slow, with a growth rate around 2 percent, it can be assumed the bulk of wage increases will be financed through increases in pricing, which offset any advantage of a larger paycheck, he noted. The recent tax cuts are supposed to incentivize more investment in capital, like more reliable and higher-tech machinery, which should boost production by making it more efficient, Berson said. See CRYSTAL BALL, Page A13
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Quentin Miller’s win in Democratic primary for sheriff gets media focus From Staff Reports
With the final canvass completed, the race getting the most local news media attention in the May 8 primary was the five-way contest for the Democrat candidate for sheriff. The winner was Quentin Miller, a sergeant with the Asheville Police Department who has built a good rapport with citizens trying to live peaceably in highcrime areas. Miller won in a landslide with 4,184 votes. The next closest contestant, Randy Smart, received 1,964 votes. Endorsed by retiring incumbent Sheriff Van Duncan, Smart, now a captain with 24 years’ experience in the sheriff’s office, did not want to get swept into hyping sensational rhetoric but campaigned on keeping things norQuentin Miller mal for normal people. Other contestants were the director of law-enforcement training at A-B Tech R. Daryl Fisher (1,247 votes), retired sheriff’s deputy and forest ranger Chris Winslow (450 votes), and president of Asheville’s Fraternal Order of Police Rondell Lance (207 votes). Miller will face Republican Shad Higgins and Libertarian Tracey Debruhl in the general election. The general election will be held Nov. 6, with details on early voting dates and times to be announced. Meanwhile, with 991 votes, Amanda Edwards narrowly edged out Nancy Nehls Nelson in the District 2 county commissioner primary. Nehls Nelson, a retired project manager for AT&T Bell Labs who won the Democrat primary last year, received 980 votes this time. Edwards is the executive director of the A-B Tech Foundation and former a director of the local American Special photo by
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Airbnb names Asheville ‘most hospitable’ U.S. city From Staff Reports
Short-term rental platform Airbnb on May 4 unveiled its list for this year’s Top 10 Most Hospitable Cities in the United States — and the winner was… Asheville. The city won the distinction for having the highest percentage of five-star ratings per review. Hosts were described as “warm,” “helpful” and “inviting.” Asheville’s Airbnb hosts received additional recognition last year for earning $19.8 million from 160,000 bookings, the
highest amount from any municipality in North Carolina. Bookings increased 10 percent year-over-year. Yet, Airbnbs have been a controversial topic in the city. The business is embraced by homeowners who either like the extra income, sometimes to keep up with the mortgage or invest in home improvements, or enjoy the cultural infusion of entertaining people from a diversity of backgrounds. Members of Asheville City Council, however, have at least three apprehensions. Prompted by neighborhood advo-
cacy groups, council has been hearing that Airbnbs disrupts communities. Citizens have complained about guests drinking and making noise late into the night, taking parking spaces and increasing traffic, and just wandering around as strangers. Council also is concerned that the city could become a soulless tourist town like Myrtle Beach, S.C., with historic neighborhoods bought up by developers for shortterm rental. A third concern is that homeowners are renting out rooms to tourists that otherwise
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Battle looms over Asheville council districts From Staff Reports
The 2018 session of the North Carolina General Assembly began May 16, and Sen. Chuck Edwards, RHenderson, indicated recently that he has no intention of introducing legislation to repeal a law passed last year (SL 2017-83), which would divide Asheville into six districts for City Council elections. Edwards is the only member of the local delegation not interested in opposing what he considers a settled matter. According to legislation sponsored by Edwards and passed last year, Asheville City Council was charged with drawing a map reflecting members of that body’s preferences for district lines. The deadline for filing the map was Nov. 1, 2017. But, instead of complying with the legislation, the city launched an education campaign and held a referendum to gauge citizen interest in district elections. The referendum upheld council’s position with support from 75 percent of citizens. The city is not discussing the legal strategy behind holding the referendum, but it is expected they plan to use the evidence of overwhelming public disapproval for the districts to fight the legislation in court. In even-numbered years, the NCGA may only consider unfinished business and new, uncontroversial legislation that applies to the entire state. An exception that would
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Continued from Page A2 Edwards will run against Republican Glenda P. Weinart in the general election. Incumbent Ellen Frost opted not to run for re-election. In the District 3 county commissioner primary, Donna Ensley, former chief development officer for MANNA FoodBank, won by a longshot with 1,170 votes. She defeated N.C. Stage Company production manager Catori Swann (402 votes) and medicinal marijuana advocate Taylon Breeden (258 votes). Ensley, who expresses interest in ensuring a broad-base of quality services and opportunities for residents, will face off against incumbent Republican Robert Pressley in the general election. Incumbent District Attorney Todd Williams defeated lawyer/musician/activist Ben Scales 4,722 to 3,256 in the district attorney race. Absent a Republican challenger, Williams will continue serving for another term. In the only state-level race, former Buncombe County Republican Party Chair Nathan West announced he was dropping out of the race, and pledged his support to Amy Evans, a former executive administrator for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Foundation, in the Republican race for N.C. House District 115. That practically backfired, as West’s name could not be removed from the ballot, and he collected 986 votes, compared to Evans’ 1,066. Evans will run against incumbent John Ager in November. At the national level, the 10th Congressional District incumbent and whip Patrick
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allow changes to Edwards’ bill permits consideration of local bills if they pertain to elections. Other members of the local delegation – Sen. Terry Van Duyn, Rep. Susan Fisher, Rep. John Ager, and Rep. Brian Turner – have indicated they would like to overturn the law somehow. Last year, Turner supported the bill with an amendment requiring the districts to be drawn by an independent authority, but he voted against it after the amendment was amended to make adoption of State Sen. the independent authority’s maps Chuck Edwards optional. The bill passed the Senate 34-15, and the House, 63-47. All but seven votes were cast along party lines. The Republican-dominated state legislature has taken many measures to weaken Democrat strongholds in the state. Asheville’s council is 100 percent Democrat, and it is expected the creation of a district in the southern part of the city; which tends to be more conservative, businessoriented, and Republican than the rest of the city; could help Republicans get elected. The only problem is, the same day the referendum
passed, Vijay Kapoor, a Democrat from South Asheville, was also elected. Other actions taken by the NCGA to reduce revenue streams for the City of Asheville include eliminating the city’s ability to involuntarily annex properties, transferring the city’s interest and assets in the Asheville airport to a regional airport authority, and limiting the ability of cities to charge business fees. Asheville exhausted the legal system before attempts to legislate away control of its water system died down. Edwards, whose district also includes the southern end of the city, openly claims his motives behind the legislation are to right-size representation and increase accountability. He noted it is not atypical of large cities in the state to divide into districts. Other members of the local delegation challenge districts as divisive and a means of fostering silo-mentality. If Edwards’ plan for district elections goes into effect, people in each of the six districts will elect one person to council to represent them, and the mayor will be elected at-large. The elections will remain nonpartisan. In his efforts to show openness and inclusion, Edwards is accepting input from members of the public, including fellow legislators, on where the district lines should be drawn. An input form is available at https://www.ncleg.net/ Applications/RFC/Default.aspx?id=27
Meadows won 2,269 to 361. On the Democrat side of the aisle, small business owner Philip G. Price narrowly defeated retired Air Force officer and professor Steve Woodsmall 3,820 to 3,772. A third candidate, Pardee Hospital’s Chief of Staff D. Scott Donaldson, collected 2,904 votes. In another race that had potential to Nathan West Todd Williams McHenry defeated five challengers with 1,540 votes. His next-closest challenger, lawyer and real estate broker Gina Collias, had 525 votes. Other contestants included Chief of Staff at the D. James Kennedy Center for Christian Statesmanship Seth Blankenship (204 votes), former postmaster Jeff Gregory (130 votes), former National Guardsman Ira Roberts (104 votes), and retired nuclear engineer and physician Albert Wiley Jr. (27 votes). McHenry will be challenged by Democrat and IT consultant David Wilson Brown in the fall. Brown was the only Democrat to file. In the 11th District, incumbent Mark Meadows was challenged by fellow Republican Chuck Archerd, who failed in a bid for Buncombe County chair during the last election cycle. Archerd explained he fully supported Meadows, and he would not campaign, but he did not want a Democrat to walk right in free to office should rumors prove true about Meadows accepting an appointment in the Trump administration.
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UNCA names its 8th chancellor From Staff Reports The Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina System elected Dr. Nancy J. Cable as the new chancellor of UNC Asheville, effective Aug. 1, during a special session of the Board held June 1. The election came following UNC System President Margaret Spellings’ nomination of Cable during the session. “I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Cable to UNC Asheville and our UNC System,” President Spellings said. “Dr. Cable will bring a nationallyrecognized, highly regarded and prestigious body of work in higher education to lead a university that also boasts these same qualities, so this choice
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could not be more fitting.” Cable is president of the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and has served as vice president at the University of Virginia and at Davidson College. Cable was selected by Spellings from among three final candidates for the position chosen by a 22-person search committee consisting of UNCA trustees, faculty, staff and students, members of the UNC Board of Governors and community members. “We are very excited to have Dr. Cable join the Bulldog family,” said Kennon Briggs, who cochaired the search committee and also chairs UNC Asheville’s Board of Trustees. “Nancy Cable brings to the university a depth and breadth of experience in leadership roles at liberal arts institutions, in
generating external resources for the enhancement of the university, and in facilitating the implementation of an ambitious strategic plan. We look forward to her many years of leading this stellar institution and continuing to partner with the board, faculty, staff, students and especially the community.” Cable will become UNCA’s eighth chancellor, succeeding the university’s seventh chancellor, Mary K. Grant, who departed UNC Asheville to serve as President of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston. Dr. Joe Urgo, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, has served as interim chancellor since Dec. 22, 2017. See UNCA CHANCELLOR, Page A9
Probe of Greene, son brings new findings
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The Asheville Citizen-Times in May continued its own detective work in trying to uncover information underlying the current criminal investigation of former Buncombe County Manager Wanda Greene. Federal authorities have instructed county leadership not to release any information that could compromise the ongoing investigation. While authorities have divulged that Greene could be held accountable for $257,000 in improper purchases made over a decade; the Citizen-Times claims to have uncovered close to $3.6 million in controversial transactions. Federal authorities have not denied the existence of additional charges. Greene and her son Michael have pleaded not-guilty to a total of 56 counts, including wire fraud, conspiracy, and embezzlement. A few of the charges could result in a prison sentence of up to 20 years, each; and the civil servants’ pensions could also be in jeopardy. Both Greenes were scheduled to appear in court May 29, after the Daily Planet’s news deadline for this edition. Greene has been faulted for purchasing home décor and other personal items in a smokescreen of $90,000 in gift cards, while turning in her county purchasing card, reportedly to avoid scrutiny. Questionable charges uncovered by the local daily newspaper include an early retirement bonus program that was followed by a round of retention bonuses. While perhaps bad management, current County Manager Mandy Stone explained the moves were not illegal and were re-
sponding to needs for balancing the budget and retaining qualified talent in top management positions. Economic development expenditures, while disrespectful of hard-working taxpayers, actually don’t push Wanda Greene the envelope, either. When it comes to extravagant wining and dining, state and local politicians are known to shower on corporate executives to attract jobs to their jurisdictions. Some of the more ridiculous “economic Wanda Greene development” expenditures the newspaper has called attention to include lavish expenditures on equestrian entrepreneur Mark Bellissimo’s organizations – like $600,000 spent on advertising. Greene claimed the money would bring tourists to regional events in Polk County, and Bellissimo does not appear to be under investigation. Greene also would spend hundreds of dollars per meal at exotic restaurants, again something executive big-wheels say is not a problem. Nobody is making excuses for home décor and personal telephone bills paid by
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the county, though. The county’s current CFO, Tim Flora, played a part in putting an end to the problem. Following “peculiar” decisions and direction, he reported staff detected a potential breach leading to a call to auditors and investigators and the locking down of accounts. Auditors explained Greene took advantage of the county by expanding her control, sometimes through budget ordinances. Greene’s administration was marked by ambiguity in reporting both to the board of commissioners and to the public. She is accused of only providing summaries of spending plans instead of line-item budgets. Auditors found that employees colluded, but they were not in a position to state if it was out of mutual enrichment or fear. The former manager has also been accused of not being up-front with budget requests, as in the instance where the commissioners were led to believe they were allocating $1.4 million to boost the wages of the county’s lowest-paid workers, and that money went instead to the county’s highest-paid executives. Then, there were the documents that had been tampered with. Receipts and documents released to the press have been found to inaccurately represent purchases, sometimes showing blacked- or whited-out redactions. All the while this was occurring, the county was receiving the same accolades for financial reporting the City of Asheville was earning. It won the highest grades in transparency from the John Locke Foundation, the same Certificates of Achievement
for Excellence in Financial Reporting on its CAFRs from the Government Finance Officers Association, and the same unqualified annual reports from its auditors. County leadership, including new management and members of the Board of Commissioners, at first responded to the problem with a rash of policy changes. It was awkward, as the county was spewing effulgent damage-control language as changes were properly adopted at public meetings, but nobody could say why for fear of violating the federal gag order protecting the investigation. Changes have since been made to limit the powers of the county manager and commission chair. As a sampling of progress, reports are now published in greater detail, odd transactions like voting oneself a raise through a budget ordinance are far from being tolerated, the use of purchasing cards has been restricted, employee reimbursements for dining are now capped at reasonable levels, an anti-nepotism policy has been adopted, the county’s internal auditing function has been strengthened, no-retaliation hotlines for whistleblowers have been secured, and the commissioners must now vote on any expenditures made in the name of economic development. While amounts involved in the breach are huge to the common citizen, they were not large enough to impact the county’s financial position. That said, local leadership has taken the stance that fraud involving a single penny of taxpayer money is a wrong that must be righted.
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own expense, which would encourage them to use contraception, reduce taxes on the childless, prevent school bullying by ending forced proximity, and make the empty buildings available for homeless shelters. I also might join the Democratic establishment so I can denounce Russian meddling, spark nuclear war, and save the galaxy from human colonization. I’ve been wondering what their goal was and finally got it figured out. Alan Ditmore Leicester
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he group of local government officials who, on May 24, voted to tentatively back the idea of speeding up work on Interstate 240 in West Asheville, deserves a round of high-fives. The group will vote on June 28 and a “yes” from the majority would result in the addition of two lanes to the nowfour-lane road. Better yet, the construction to add the two lanes to the existing higway would begin as early as 2020. The section of I-240 under discussion on May 24 runs between the I-26/I-40/I/240 interchange and a point between Haywood Road and Patton Avenue in West Asheville. Otherwise, as one unnamed state Department of Transportation official noted, work would probably not begin until 2017 — or later. Money to construct the other two major components of the I-26 Connector is already in place in DOT plans. One is construction of a new bridge over the French Broad River, north of the Bowen Bridge. The other is rebuilding the I-26/I-40/I-240 interchange, located a bit west of the WNC Farmers Market. A construction contract is scheduled to be awarded in 2020. We urge leaders to unite to take a much-needed step forward with I-240.
Who’s got the biggest house?
CHAPEL HILL — Here is a newspaper headline from May: “A ‘palace’ in NC: One of the state’s largest homes is for sale.” Must be the Biltmore House in Asheville, I thought. Then I kept reading. No, the 16,000-square-foot home in the headlines is in Rougemont, a high-end Durham suburb. You can buy it for $6.95 million. But if you owned it, you would not come close to having one of the largest houses. Just for comparison’s sake, the White House has 50,000 square feet. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago has 62,500. Whitehall, the Palm Beach house Henry Flagler built for his North Carolina bride, Mary Lily Kenan, is 60,000. Another large North Carolina-connected house, Duke Farms, built in New Jersey by James B. Duke, had 58,000, until it was taken down in 2016. But if you are still thinking Asheville’s Biltmore House, you have the right idea. With a reported area of 175,000 square feet, it is by far the largest privately owned house in the United States. It is also one of the country’s most visited attractions. The mansion with 250 rooms is packed full of art, antiques, architecture, books, collections of vintage clothing and other accessories representative of the Gilded Age. The house is part of an 8,000-acre compound containing expansive gardens and landscapes, the first managed forest in the country, a deer park, miles of level paths and walking trails, a section of the French Broad River, and a winery that enjoys a growing reputation. On a typical day thousands of visitors pay up to $75 for a one-time visit to the attractions. If it sounds expensive, it is really a bargain compared to a trip to France to see something comparable. How did this world-class attraction come to be in North Carolina? In her latest book, “The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home,” Denise Kiernan tells the story of how and why the Biltmore House was built and how its gradual transformation to a high-class tourist attraction made possible its survival. In 1888, George Washington Vanderbilt, a young wealthy bachelor, and his mother came to Asheville to take advantage of the
D.G. Martin healthy mountain air. On horseback rides around the surrounding mountains and forest, George was enthralled. Through agents, he began the secret and systematic purchase of thousands and the tens of thousands of forest and farmlands. Ultimately, more than 100,000 of these acres became the nucleus of the Pisgah National Forrest. George also decided to build a home for himself and his mom. The idea began modestly, but after a trip to the Loire Valley in France with the famed architect Richard Morris Hunt, plans expanded. The designer of Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted, was brought on to design the landscape and Gifford Pinchot agreed to plan for the massive forests. The house opened in 1895. Kiernan told me recently that it might have been simply a 275-room “man-cave” for the then aging George. In 1898 he married Edith Stuyvesant Dresser and in 1900 their daughter, Cornelia, was born at Biltmore. In Kiernan’s opinion, Edith is the great hero of the Biltmore story. When George died in 1914, financial challenges had surrounded the Biltmore operation. Edith took the lead. She secured and followed expert advice that required painful cutbacks and sales of beloved projects. Later she arranged for the sale of most of the forest properties. In 1924, Cornelia married British diplomat John Cecil. Although their marriage did not last, their sons, William and George, and their families took charge of the aging castle. They developed a sustainable and profitable business model that assures our state will have our country’s largest privately owned house for many years to come. • Note: Listen to a conversation with Denise Kiernan at: http://chapelboro.com/wchl/ weekend-shows/whos-talking/may-5-2018-5 • D.G. Martin hosts “North Carolina Bookwatch,” which airs at noon Sundays and at 5 p.m. Thursdays on UNC-TV.
Governor says he fully backs teacher pay raises
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hy do I get the feeling President (Donald) Trump’s patting himself on his back as he conducts his presidency as if he were emceeing a high-stakes reality game show with American voters to be used as collateral damage as we fight for survival in the updated, new and improved game called, “You Bet Your Life!” With apologies to Groucho Marx. Herb Stark Mooresville
With tongue in cheek... Could war save the galaxy? I support school shootings because scared parents would homeschool at their
Today (May 16th), thousands of teachers marched in Raleigh to fight for our students, fight for our schools, and fight for our future. And I’m with them. My mom was a public school teacher, and if she were still with us, you better believe she would have been there today. That’s how I was raised — to respect our public school teachers and to stand up for what I believe. We need to stand up for public education in North Carolina. We need to invest in our future. Add your name here to support our teachers. This one shouldn’t be difficult. As parents and grandparents, we leave our kids in the hands of teachers for hours each school day. We trust them with our children and grandchildren. We trust them to educate and support our kids. We trust them to keep our children safe. And now we need to put our money where our trust is and raise teacher pay. Add your name if you agree — our teachers deserve better! Thanks for all you continue to do. ROY COOPER North Carolina Governor Raleigh See LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Page A10
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Exorcising one’s demons?
“Emotional sickness is avoiding reality at any cost. Emotional health is facing reality at any cost.” — M. Scott Peck
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cott Peck was a rare man. Author of the greatest-selling personal growth book of all time – “The Road Less Traveled” – he followed that course with exceptional courage. A psychiatrist by training and practice, he was dissatisfied with shoveling symptom relieving pills on mental health problems founded mostly in an absence of skills. It was in that last word he found his thrill and laid a hand of grace on an increasingly crazy world. In later years, Dr. Peck turned his magnified insight toward the subject of evil. He undertook that responsibility with the healthy skepticism of a trained social scientist. Of equal importance, he simultaneously addressed his subject as a man of faith. In a united march, those dedications created an extraordinary voice for truth. His landing place? Evil exists in many forms and it’s reaching for every one of us every minute of every day. Here’s some of Dr. Peck’s parapharased wisdom on how to fight back.
Life is hard
Scott Peck was a rare agent of change more dedicated to reality than painting a happy face on darkness. Everything he shared was thoroughly soaked in a solid tru-
Carl Mumpower ism – life is hard. In contrast to the majority of politicians, activists, educators, screern writers, and even ministers, Dr. Peck refused to con his audience with a softer vision. An example? His recognition that when people buy into the fantasy of something for nothing, they tend to become needy, selfish and angry. Why? Because in relinquishing the power of personal accountability, we transfer hope into the hands of others and inevitably develop a hostile-dependency relationship. That’s one of the reasons you rarely meet welfare cheats, addicts, professional victims or Democrats who are also happy. Peck’s positive take was though life is hard, it can be rewarding - when you face the challenges head and hands on. Watch out for people selling a different script.
Truth is body armor
In the ‘80s.s Peck wrote a pivotal book called “People of the Lie.” Therein he made a bold declaration – America was busy producing a generation of liars who would one day take the soul out of our country. See CANDID CONSERVATIVE, Page A10
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‘England survived Oliver Cromwell Dare we hope?’
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liver Cromwell was an accident of history. So is Donald Trump. Cromwell was an obscure farmer. Trump was a personality known to every American. Different beginnings – but the same man inside. Cromwell was a Member of Parliament when the English Civil War – Parliament against King Charles – broke out in 1642. He recruited a cavalry regiment – and he turned out to be a military genius. When Parliament reorgamized its army, Cromwell was made second in command. As luck would have it, the number-one guy resigned, and there was Cromwell at thehead of what was now a powerful, modern, well-organized army. Trump lived in New York neon as “The Donald” long before he began haunting reality TV in 2004. Most Americans regarded him as a buffoon, but to a big chunk of his audience, he was the man we need to straighten things out. He was a very unlikely politician, but there he is, at the head of the United States government – and, not incidentally, its army. A couple of years after the Civil War, Cromwell got tired of Parliament. One day he walked into their hall with soldiers, gave a little dismissal speech and emptied the house. He ruled England as a military dictatorship for five years, until his death from malaria. Once Cromwell got power, the dictator part came naturally. It is often said that Trump considers himself his best strategist. He trusts his instincts over the advice of experts. He openly admires dictators in other countries. He regards national law enforcement – the Justice Department – as his personal tool. You have to wonder what might happen if he had a docile Defense Secretary. Two men in two periods of history but the same man – dictator and wannabe dictator. And then there’s religion. Just like Trump has his faithful evangelical Christians, Cromwell had his Puritans. And the parallel continues. Puritans were called Puritans – in 17thcentury England – because they wanted the Church of England to “purify” itself of everything Catholic and become like the Scottish Presbyterians. Their goals were really political, not religious (even though they called themselves “the godly”). They were the backbone of Cromwell’s support. They backed him, no matter what. And Cromwell’s “what” got nasty. He sent an invasion force into Ireland on what amounted to a genocide mission. The invasion resulted in the deaths of almost half of the Irish population, from massacre, disease and starvation. Tens of thousands of Irish women and children, and Catho-
Lee Ballard lic priests, were sent to the Caribbean as slaves. And Irish lands were confiscted and resettled. None of this affected the Puritans’ loyalty to Cromwell. He was, after all, ridding England of Catholics, and that’s what they cared about. And now, 360 years later, American evangelicals are loyal to Trump, no matter what. And Trump’s “what” includes everything their faith says they should despise. He’s a liar, adulterer, bully. He never repents. He uses his power to further enrich himself. He maintains no loyalties – perhaps even to his country. Cromwell’s Puritans were, first and foremost, political. But it should be noted that when they had legislative power in the short-lived Commonwealth after the Civil War, they passed religious laws, like an Adultery Act that gave death sentences for incest and adultery and three months in prisonfor fornication. They also put curbs on more extremist groups like Quakers, by issuing licenses to preach. And they relieved Puritans from an old requirement that everybody attend Church of England services. One of the big reasons evangelicals stay with Trump is to turn our court system toward goals they favor, like banning abortions and reversing the trends toward homosexual rights, plus some oldies like school prayer and public religious displays. They stay on Trump’s stinky road to get there. Cromwell and Trump are the same man, and their followers are a lot alike, too: political interest groups that want, fiercely want, society to be refashioned to their wishes. Oh well, England survived Cromwell. Dare we hope? • Lee Ballard, who lives in Mars Hill, is a published lexicographer and semanticist.” To reach him, email leeballard1936@gmail.com.
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Continued from Page A7` “I am delighted — and honored — to be chosen as the next chancellor of UNC Asheville at this point in its distinguished history,” Cable said. “UNC Asheville is a true gem of an academic liberal arts and sciences institution within an exceptional UNC system of campuses, and I am deeply grateful to the faculty, staff, students, alumni and trustees who served with such dedication throughout the search process. What a joy it will be to join the University and the Asheville community!” Cable will become UNCA’s eighth permanent chancellor on Aug. 15, after having served as president of the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations since October 2012. For more than 65 years, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations have provided philanthropic support for American higher education, medicine and health care, interfaith leadership and religious pluralism, public educational media, environmental stewardship and palliative care. UNCA, in a press release, described Cable as a “nationally recognized leader in higher education, educational access, financial aid and affordability, and liberal arts and sciences curricula.” Cable served as dean at Denison University from 1977 to1986, Guilford College from 1986 to 1991, and vice president and dean of admission and financial aid at Davidson College from 1991-2005. “Together with Davidson trustees, faculty, staff, and student leaders, she helped to lead efforts to advance selectivity, diversity, financial capacity and to implement a strategic plan that advanced Davidson College’s standing as one of the strongest liberal arts colleges in the U.S.,” UNCA noted in a press release. From 2005-2009, she served as vice president for development in the College of Engineering at the University of Virginia and
later with UVa’s Semester at Sea Program. Following three years of service as Bates College’s vice president, the Bates College Board of Trustees elected Cable as Interim President, a position that allowed her to help lead college wide efforts on governance, faculty and curricular issues, and matters of diversity and inclusion. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, she earned her B.A. from Marietta College, a M.Ed. from the University of Vermont, and a Ph.D. from the UVa. She also completed the Harvard University Institute for Educational Leadership. Cable is one of the charter founders of the University of Virginia Semester at Sea Desmond Tutu Program in Global Understanding and the CY Tung Scholars program on U.S.-China Relations. She was named a Fulbright Senior Specialist and has consulted with the director of the Fulbright Center in Hong Kong on the development of the liberal arts curricula within the evolving Chinese higher education system. Her professional service has included membership on many boards of trustees for schools and colleges, including Marietta College, The College Board Task Force on Equity in Higher Education, The Council of Independent Colleges, the Maine Public Broadcasting System, the Jacksonville Civic Council, the WJCT Public Radio and Television in Jacksonville, the National Center for Family Philanthropy, and The Asheville School. From 2013-2017, she served as chair of the Better Angels Society Board of Directors, which “advises and supports Ken Burns’ work as America’s leading documentarian of long form historical documentaries,” UNCA’s press release noted. In January 2017, she was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the National Trust for the Humanities in Washington D.C.
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Letters to the editor Continued from Page A8
DA expresses gratitude for his re-election in primary
Thank you, to the people of Buncombe County, all the volunteers and supporters, and to my family. Unofficial results for the primary election show that voters have re-elected me as district attorney. I ask all who have voted for reform, whether by voting for me or voting for my opponent, to join together now to continue to expand the equity and fairness of our local justice system. We can achieve much more when we work together. Todd Williams Buncombe County District Attorney Board Certified Specialist in N.C. State Criminal Law Asheville
Reader hopes (someday) for unselfish candidates
I was recently asked to be a third-party candidate for U.S. Congress. The seat had
been held for a long time by my congresswoman, Louise Slaughter. Very sadly, she passed away suddenly after suffering a fall in her home. It has always been my dream to run for Congress one day. I would especially like to make the case for a Canadian-style national health insurance program to cover all Americans. However, I declined the offer to be the candidate of this third party. Here’s why: Louise Slaughter had been good friends for about 40 years with a local office-holder. He had just announced his candidacy to succeed Louise. I believe that no one should run against Louise’s friend in 2018 as a way to honor what Louise would have wanted. So I declined the offer. I did not write this letter to promote myself. I did it because I want people to share my hope that someday we will have political candidates who will want to do the unselfish thing. Right now, we all know that we have very few who do. Incidentally, I have now begun my campaign volunteer work for Louise’s good friend as he faces three challengers in a June primary election. Stewart B. Epstein Rochester, N.Y.
Candid Conservative
Continued from Page A8 We’re there. As always, when illuminating a negative, Peck counter-punched with an antidote. The best way to resist today’s tide of dishonesty is refuse to participate. Honesty is body armor against deception that works like armor against a bullet. You’ll take some hits, but the bruises won’t kill you.
Anger is evil’s billboard
Have you noticed Asheville’s becoming an angrier place? Witness the rage on our roadways, amidst our protests, and in our letters to the editor. Through cultural validation or self-license, denigrating or destroying that which we resent has become a popular sport. That’s a problem for many reasons, but anger’s unbreakable marriage to negativity, reactivity, stupidity and depression are standouts. Note how much of the world’s misery and mayhem is reliably linked to some form of anger. Anger is thus useful. It serves as a blinking yellow light warning of evil ahead.
Love is evil’s nemesis
The road less traveled doesn’t find us alone. That’s especially true if one makes the conscious choice to counter the darkness with love – the brightest source of light. Loving other people does so many good things it’s easy to see why the world – evil’s playground – is constantly trying to get us to stop. Don’t. Love is a skill and the more you practice the better you will get. The better you get, the more you will function as an antagonist to evil. Curious about how to tell the difference in real versus imagined evil? If you’re angry, depressed, self-righteous, judgmental, entitled, selfish or greedy, there’s a good chance you’re working for the wrong side.
Fear and worry play for the wrong team
For the most part the Bible doesn’t rank sins. Dishonerable passions, theivery, adultry, and dishonesty all come out of a box broadly labeled – “Against God’s Will.” Curiously, if one considers frequency an indication of priority, fear and worry merit attention. These are the two most referenced
sins in the Bible. As backdoor evils, they slip into our lives quietly. Fear and worry are negative skills, and like all skills, grow with practice. A heart and brain thus kidnapped are vulnerable to other evils. In the search for relief, we’ll embrace drugs and other addictions that take us away from the touch of misery and into the clutches of dissaster. Defeating our tendency toward fear and worry is a skill unto itself. Fear and worry come naturally – the antidotes – take work. Yes, that’s hard.
Faith is a necessary shield in a tough world
Peck had a prescription for facing life’s hardness – girding oneself with a functional belief system that explains how we got here; what we should be doing while we are here; and where we are going when we leave here. His informed choice was Christianity. He, like many others, found more reason and sincerity in a leap of faith toward a higher spiritual power than toward humanistic science grounded in simplistic notions like “the big bang.” In Peck’s mind the affirming touch on his Christian faith came from a simple question. If life is hard, shouldn’t our navigational roadmap provide us guidance that helps us face it as such? He recognized that the limitation too often found in science, politics and so many other human endeavors is that they almost universally promise something for nothing. In a hard world, something for nothing doesn’t exist – and those who pretend it does reveal their insincerity.
Easy isn’t really easy
Were he still here, Peck would suggest a final reason most of us avoid the road less traveled. It goes uphill. In contrast, evil reliably beckons us to the ease of the downhill run. That lands us on a final Peck truism. If it’s easy – it’s probably not so good, and if it’s hard – it’s probably not so bad. Looking for light and hope? Start climbing - it’s hard, but it’s good…. • Carl Mumpower, a psychologist and former elected official, is chairman of the Buncombe County Republican Party. He can be reached at drmumpower@aol. com.
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MOVIE NIGHT, 9 p.m., outside Nanci Weldon Gym, Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center, Lake Junaluska. The film “October Sky” (rated PG) will be screened. Regarding the film, the center noted that it tells “the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner’s son inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry with his friends against his father’s wishes and most of the town. When they learn they could become contenders in the national science fair with college scholarships being the prize, they learn they must perfect their craft and shoot for the stars.” The film features Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Laura Dern. Attendees are urged to bring a blanket or lawnchair and dress for the weather. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited. Admission is free.
Friday, June 8
SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVIE NIGHT, 7-9:30 p.m., Sandford Hall, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, Asheville. The UUCA will screen its monthly Social Justice Movie Night offering, the title of which is to be announced. After the screening, a discussion will be held. All are welcome and admission is free.
Saturday, June 9
SATURDAY DISCUSSION GROUP, 2-3:30 p.m., Unity of The Blue Ridge, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River. A “Healing the Heart of Democracy” Discussion Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. June 14 and 28. The discussion, based on Parker J. Palmer’s book, “Healing the Heart of Democracy,” will be facilitated by the Rev. DeBorah Ogiste. See June 14 listing for a separate discussion group on the same topic that meets on Thursdays. The book is available for purchase from the Unity Connections Bookstore. “The outcome of this group is to find ways to bridge our differences so that we can move forward to build a nation that is worthy of our children and their children’s children ... to begin building a nation that nurtures its people ... a nation that is truly invested in instilling life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
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Sheriff gives update on crime situation in Buncombe By JOHN NORTH
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Van Duncan, who has served as Buncombe County’s sheriff for more than 12 years and is not seeking re-election in November, spoke about the county’s law enforcement challenges in a presentation at the May 4 meeting of the Council of Independent Business Owners at UNC Asheville’s Sherill Center. “I want to move this kind of rapidly” in his address to CIBO, Duncan said.
Mission
Continued from Page A1 Paulus added, “The other big chunk (of an individual’s health) is around social determinants… the factors in an individual’s life that impact whether they’re likely to develop a health” issue. “We now know living under an extraordinarily stressful environment” is damaging — and “that stress actually changes your DNA. “So when the board takes a step back” each year to consider whether to remain independent or be acquired by a larger entity, “I had the rather challenging task of every single year having my revenue flattened down” by the health care system. “So I’ve got drugs going up double-digits, labor going up 4 to 5 percent.... “The question is: What do you do with that problem? “The board decided,” as a goal, that “we want to explore a relationship with another entity, if , and only if, that relationship can help us achieve our mission, which is to help improve the health status of people of Western North Carolina.... “When do you want to sell an entity?” Paulus asked, rhetorically. “When you don’t have to. When you can walk away. That’s critical. “When we looked out into the future — the federal government, the state government and Blue Cross… Every one of them was terrible,” insofar as how their policies would impact Mission Health. “So what does one do? “So we put together a process… and heard from many, many heath systems, and HCA was the only for-profit. And we considered them only because they were” top-caliber companies. Regarding HCA, Paulus said, “No. 1, they’re the lowest-cost, for-profit hospital in the United States. Speaking of the United States in general, he added, “Eventually we’re going to have a (health care) system where everybody is paying Medicare rates. “As a nation, we need a lower-cost cost structure. “Why is HCA’s cost structure the lowest? Because everything they buy is at the lowest cost. “They have the ability to leverage their costs,” which “we can’t get” as a smaller health care provider. “In particular, in the back-office side — non-evaluative stuff that you have to do... we’re dramatically less efficient. But we can’t get there” with the realtively small size of Mission Health. “They (HCA) also have oncology and cancer” departments, he said. If Mission is acquired by HCA, “The most immediate change that people will see is access to clinical testing that is second to none. “The future of medicine is about artificial intelligence… They (HCA) have all that. “On the Mission side, if social determinants and lifestyle choices” determine good health, “where’s that money going to come from?
“It has been my honor to serve as your sheriff for the last 12 years. It’s been an honor to see that office grow. “In unincorporated areas of Buncombe County, we’re down 32.6 percent in murders, auto theft” and similar crimes. “You could say, ‘Well, sheriff, a lot of places in North Carolina are down, too.’ But not with our population growth. We’re 260,000-plus people now.” In contrast, Duncan said, “the city’s (Asheville’s) crime rate is up 7 percent. “To be honest with you, folks, is we’ve been
fighting the war on drugs for years, when we should have been working on the opioid crisis. “Meth probably drives as much of your crime” as any other factor. “What attitudes can we adopt on use of recreational” drugs? he asked, rhetorically. “We’ve taken a pretty lax opinion on marijuana,” Duncan said, adding that he has seen where it has done much damage to those who use it, and that it serves as a gateway to other drugs. Speaking of illegal recreational drugs in general, he said, “Prevention is the best
way to go when fighting that battle.” He added, “You’ve got to go in, get to know your community.... “We’re supposed to give you professional, accountable and effective law enforcement. That’s going to be the challenge moving forward. “If you asked me what is the biggest challenge, going forward, it’s a negative narrative toward your law enforcement out there. No offense to my newspaper friends here. We’re the only profession judged by the worst elements in our profession.”
“In this example (Mission merging into HCA), we’ll have not only a better health system than we have today, but also an extraordinary foundation ... We will be the largest foundation per capita, we believe, on the face of planet Earth — spinning off somewhere between $50 million and $100 million per year — $75 million yearly is probably a good guess. In contrast, he said of Mission’s foundation, “Right now, we struggle to give away $1 million or $2 million a year to deal with social determinants. “Our regional members have agreed not to change our service for at least five years. “For context, nobody has any protections right now as far as closing facilities. But in the future, HCA has agreed that it will not close any facility without putting it up for sale — and nobody will pay even $1 for it. After that, they have to offer it to the successor foundation. “We’ve been offered a lot of money for some hospitals we own by adjoining groups,” Paulus said in concluding his address. During a question-and-answer session that followed, CIBO member Mac Swicegood asked, “As the largest employer and probably the largest landowners in Buncombe County, “You’re looked at as fresh bait” by corporate conglomerates. “Can you shed some light on going from a nonprofit to a for-profit? Where does that break out?” Swicegood asked. “If the transaction closes... and we’re doing due diligence ... but if it closes, Mission Health will cease to be a nonprofit,” Paulus replied. “So I can’t tell you when that will occur. It’s unlikely to occur before
early November. It’s more likely to occur by February. Somewhere in that zone. “The taxes will likely amount to $20 million a year,” Paulus added. As a nonprofit, Mission Health currently is tax-exempt. An unidentified man noted to Paulus, “The Roman empire grew and grew and grew until it began to run into trouble. There were limits to growth. I wonder if there are any limits in growth that pertain to the growth of hospital systems.” Paulus replied, “What I’m hearing is: ‘Health systems are big and tending to get bigger.’ The first thing you need to understand is that that’s not true. The health care system (in the U.S.) is mainly ‘mom and pop.’ In many other industries,” that is not the case. “People here locally perceive Mission as a huge health care system. It’s tiny. People in the industry said it can’t survive in the long run. “To survive, you need to be above $10 billion a year. We’re not above $2 billion. “Most people don’t even believe consolidation in the health care industry has even started,” Paulus said.
Another man asked Paulus to address the idea of using wellness as an incentive. “What’s amazing is, is we’ve done an extraordinary job on those parameters,” Paulus answered. “They (the insurance industry) reward you for cutting your cost, but punish you” if you fail. “What insurance companies do — I won’t name names, they just punish you outright.” (Paulus’ reference was an obvious one to the contentious relationship that Mission Health has had with Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina in recent years.) On a separate note, Paulus said, “Up to 10 percent of our babies (in Mission Health’s service area) are opioid babies. “We’ve gone from getting millions for detoxing the babies in the hospital to getting nothing for detoxing them at home,” he said, calling the system “perverse.” Concluding, Paulus said, “HCA views that kind of work as a portfolio. They’re not going to go all in on something that has no business model.”
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Continued from Page A1 Meanwhile, the growth of labor is likely to slow, barring any change in immigration policy, as population growth is trending downward and many of those considered unemployed are 65 years or older, Berson said. The current inflation rate for the 12 months ending April 2018 is around 2.5 percent, and there is a big difference between that and 3 percent, which is the average rate of growth since World War II, he noted. A 3 percent growth rate is considered optimal, while a 2 percent growth rate is almost recessionary, he noted. Berson then said the yield curve was flattenJames Smith ing. A yield curve gives a point-intime comparison of interest rates as a function of contract terms. An inverted yield curve, he said, signals a recession, but the recession usually does not set in for one to two more years. People will inevitably see the inversion and David Berson say, “It will be different this time,” but the probability of something being “different this time” is very slim, Berson said. Next, Smith spoke more about the yield curve, noting that since 1901, all 17 times in which the yield curve has remained inverted for at least four months, a recession has followed in a year or two. Then, Smith said, there were were four recessions that were not preceded by an inverted yield curve. One time was after the Fed prevented banks from lending, and the other three resulted from what he called “the Treasury/Fed Accord,” a decision to keep Treasury rates as low as possible. A scenario that contributes to recessions, which policymakers seem to ignore, is returning factories to a civilian economy following wartime production, Smith said. Then, as the economy starts to recover,
‘Most hospitable’
Continued from Page A5 The only way to legally operate an Airbnb in Asheville now is for a homeowner to apply for a conditional-use permit, submit to the design review process, and pay all pertinent fees. In light of anti-Airbnb sentiment on the boards that would be reviewing the applications, applying would not appear to be a winning prospect. Due to a grandfathering-in clause, Airbnbs operating prior to the Jan. 10 decision were allowed to continue operating. Airbnb’s 10 most-hospitable cities were: 1. Asheville, NC 2. Portland, OR 3. St. Louis, MO 4. Nashville, TN 5. Phoenix, AZ 6. Denver, CO 7. Austin, TX 8. Charleston, SC 9. Dallas, TX 10. San Antonio, TX
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governments find they are short on defense production, so industry has to ramp it back up. A moderate level of ongoing defense production would buffer the economic impact of entering and concluding any war, Smith pointed out. For now, Smith said, the economy is about “as good as it gets.” The labor market, at 3 percent unemployment, has only been matched in 1945, 1973 and 1999. There are hundreds of thousands of jobs for skilled employees, Smith said. He added that if people in the Crystal Ball audience want their children and grandchildren to have a job, they should
tell them to study computer coding. Community colleges and “sensibly run prisons” are teaching coding; the latter are doing so because they don’t want their clientele returning, Smith said. There is also ongoing demand for trucker — and prisoners often get those jobs because they are a rare segment of the population that considers the life on the road an improvement, Smith said. Both Berson and Smith anticipated that the Fed will keep raising interest rates. To that end, Smith said the routine is to raise rates a quarter of a percent each quarter. That way, the Fed would have room to drop
rates if that became necessary. However, if the routine continues, sometime in 2020 or 2021, the yield curve will invert, Smith said. However, since a possible recession would take a year or two to take effect, the country is on-track to beat the record for the longest period of economic expansion in U.S. history, Smith said. Smith added that, to date, the longest expansion period was from 1991 to 2001.
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Advice Goddess Continued from Page A1 A: Nothing says “your welfare means the world to me” like clocking a man’s mourning with a stopwatch. Beyond how the guy isn’t up for a relationship right now, you seem pretty sure that you’re just the girl next door to the girls in his wank bank. So mooning over him is not the road to a relationship but the equivalent of trying to get from New York to California by doing endless doughnuts in a Walmart parking lot. If unrequited love isn’t the point — offering you protection from heartbreak and distraction from pursuing a guy who’s a real possibility — you need to disengage. But the answer isn’t trying to stop thinking about him. Thought suppression actually seems to backfire. For example, social psychologist Jennifer L.S. Borton found that asking research participants to suppress a specific thought led to their experiencing it “more frequently” and led to “a more anxious and depressed mood.” Because of this, when you have a thought of the guy, don’t try to shove it away. Instead, shift how you think of him. Focus on how he isn’t emotionally available and then on how he probably never will be for you. Next, take action. You could opt for a thought-occupying distraction like watching a movie — or, better yet, make an effort to shift your circumstances by going on dating sites to look for men who might be possibilities for you. This ultimately allows you to be there for this guy as a friend, offering him a Kleenex to dry his tears — as opposed to mentioning that you happen to be wearing a very soft and super-absorbent pushup bra.
The shoo maker
I’m a single dude in my 30s, and I really want a girlfriend, but I keep striking out with women. My female co-worker says that if I want a relationship, I need to upgrade my shoes. I wear a pair of super-comfy New Balance sneakers that I’ve had since college…yes, even wearing them on dates. In the summer, I wear Crocs sandals. What’s the problem? Are girls really that shallow? — Footloose Sadly, the CDC has been remiss in informing men of the exceptional protection against sexually transmitted diseases that open-toe shoes can provide. Men’s shoes speak to women. They are a form of what anthropologists and zoologists call “signaling” — communication between organisms. In the mating realm, signals advertise quality in a potential partner — or sound the alarm when it’s lacking. Wearing bad shoes (like your stanky, hobo-ready sneakers) suggests you lack the social intelligence to dress like a grown-up and/or the interest in taking care of more than your own needs — like for the five basic bachelor-dude food groups: beer, Hot Pockets, pizza, Doritos, and pot edibles. Evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller surveyed women — straight single American women, ages 20-35 — on what they like and loathe in footwear on a potential partner. The women were asked to imagine going on a casual lunch date with guys wearing 32 different types of men’s shoes, from Birkenstocks to chukkas to leather Oxfords. Women’s preferences were “strong” and “consistent” and point to the following advice: Wear leather shoes — nice leather shoes, like Oxfords or loafers — that cover your feet. (Women hated every single sandal, from Crocs to Birkenstocks to flipflops.) Your shoes don’t have to be expensive. You can probably do just fine with a stylish loafer you get on sale for $50.
(Passable sneakers, scoring okay but not so well as the leather shoes, were the classics: Vans and Converse All Stars.) Finally, it isn’t enough to just buy the right shoes; you have to take care of them. (Another important detail that ladies notice.) Learn how to polish and clean them. Take them to a shoemaker for resoling and other upkeep. These might seem like little things but they are actually part of a whole of living like a man instead of a manchild. Admittedly, living the man way isn’t “super-comfy,” but consider where your priorities lie: more in the realm of Dr. Scholl or Dr. Kinsey?
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children or fulfill her function as an infant’s principal caregiver and meal provider. Women instead engage in “indirect aggression” to “reduce the mate value of a rival,” like by “disparaging the competitor’s appearance … or using derisive body and facial gestures to make the rival feel badly about herself and thus less willing to compete.” (Yeah, that’s right. It seems “Mean Girls” was a documentary.) The tricky thing about these indirect attacks is the plausible deniability they confer. Call a woman out for thin-shaming you and she’s likely to duck behind “I’m just worried about your health!” So instead, simply tell her that remarks about your weight hurt your feelings. Speaking up like this says that you aren’t likely to let any future digs slide, yet you remain on moral high ground — instead of giving back in kind: “Wow, looks like you’ve been exercising a lot. Do you do the backstroke in frosting?”
Endship ring
I was roommates with a girl five years ago. I was a spoiled brat for many years, but I’ve worked very hard to change. She, on the other hand, is still supported by her father, has no job or interests, and just wants to get married. Whenever she calls, she wants advice on the same boy drama. I just don’t have the time or patience for this anymore. I tried not responding to her, but she keeps calling and texting, “I need to come over right now!” — Drama-Weary “I need to come over right now!” What are you, a day spa for her emotions crossed with the Burger King drive-thru? It’s easy to confuse the chunk of time a friend has been in your life with reason for them to continue being there. It helps to unpack the mystique about how friendships form. Social science research finds
that a major driver of friendship is similarity shared values and attitudes, for example. But demographic similarity is part of it, too — like both being 30-year-old single female zoo workers who went to a crappy college. And though we want to believe we carefully choose the friends in our lives, personality psychologist Mitja Back and his colleagues are among the researchers who’ve found that “mere proximity” seems to play a big role in who our friends are. This means, for example, living in the apartment next door, working in the same department, or, in Back’s study, being randomly assigned to “neighboring seats” in a college class. In other words, you probably became friends with this woman because she was sleeping in the next room, not because you conducted a nationwide search for the best possible buddy for you. Now’s the time to choose whether she stays in your life — and you don’t do that by hoping she’ll hear your vigorous eyerolling over the phone and take the hint. Breaking up with a friend — if that’s what you want to do -- should work like breaking up with a romantic partner. Don’t just wordlessly cut off contact; that’s cruel — and likely to backfire. Tell her that you need to end the friendship, explaining the problem in broad terms: You’ve “grown apart” or you’re “in different places” in your lives. Even if she presses you, keep it kind by keeping it vague. The point is telling her it’s over, not informing her that she’s got all the emotional depth of a goldfish and then ducking out forever via call waiting: “Sorry — gotta go. Important robocall from Rachel from Card Services on the other line!” • (c.) 2018, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com (advicegoddess.com). Weekly radio show: blogtalkradio.com/
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‘Bubblegum Pop’ show? Sweet!
Vocalists ‘walkin on sunshine’ to fun songs
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The three featured vocalists from the Flat Rock Playhouse’s “Bubblegum Pop” musical tribute show are (in the forefront from left) Jason Wooten, Annalyse McCoy and Ryan Dunn. (for bubblegum pop) was from the late Highlights of the show included the 1960s to the late 1970s. The biggest star talented performance by the vocalists and band members — and the effort to provide was probably Davy Jones of the Monkees. This next one was their biggest hit,” the history and color of bubblegum pop to he said. The FRP ensemble then launched the audience. One couldn’t help leaving into the Monkees’ “Daydream Believer.” without more knowledge of the genre. A frontman noted that “bubblegum pop However, an area that would have had a good way of taking words and putting improved the show is choreography, them to a new use... These are two excellent as the vocalists simply sang the songs, examples of that.” The group then peror improvised their own choreography, formed the Ohio Express’ “Chewy, Chewy” when some basic choreographed moves would have added boundless to the fun of and “Yummy, Yummy, Yummy,” with Dunn and Wooten, respectively, singing lead. such upbeat music. At that point, McCoy noted that “bubStill, the show amounted to a terrific blegum pop really transcended decades... effort, with much of the credit going to the production manager, Adam Goodrum; Here’s one from the 1980s,” as she sang — in apparent ecstasy — lead on Katrina George Wilkins, music director; C.J, & the Waves’ “Walkin’ on Sunshine.” Barnwell, lighting designer and Kurt A frontman then noted that “bubblegum Conway, sound designer. doesn’t have to be fast... It could be a slow The show opened with the Chordettes song, where you hold” that partner in a tight 1957 classic “Lollipop.” embrace on the dance floor. The group then After that, one of the frontmen noted unleashed its rendition of Bobby Darin’s that “bubblegum pop is music that just 1959 hit “Dream Lover.” makes you feel good.” He then added that “the biggest period See ‘BUBBLEGUM POP,’ Page B7
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ENDERSONVILLE — Flat Rock Playhouse’s “Bubblegum Pop” musical tribute on May 18 scored a hit with the audience, who responded with standing ovations at the end of the regular show and at the end of the encore. The show, comprised of two 45-minute sets, separated by a 15-minute intermission, covered a wide range of the musical genres. About 150 people attended. The show ran May 17-20 and is part of FRP’s Music on the Rock series. The three featured vocalists included Ryan Dunn, Annalyse McCoy and Jason Wooten. Providing backup vocals was Elizabeth Babelay. The men were clad in all-black, except for grey shirts, while the women wore candy-colored, youthful-looking outfits. The five-piece band backing up the vocalists included George Wilkins, keyboard No. 1; Andrew Rogelberg, keyboard No. 2; Bill Altman, lead gutiar; Daniel Iannucci, bass; and Paul Babelay, drums. The regular show ended with McCoy singing lead on Whitney Houston’s giddy 1987 hit, “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),” after which the audience cheered and pleaded for an encore. The fronting trio turned, as if to leave, but quickly turned back with smiles, as Wooten told the audience, “We’ll do one more for you by the king of pop music.” To the delight of the crowd, the group launched into Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock.” After the encore song, the crowd gave another standing ovation, but the house lights were turned up and the show — without a doubt this time — was over.
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HEROKEE — The three-day Cherokee Bluegrass Festival will begin at noon June 7 at Happy Holiday RV Village & Campground at 1553 Wolfetown Road at Cherokee. The music will continue until 10:30 each of the three evenings of the festival. In addition, an open stage for all comers will be held from 11 a.m. to noon daily. The June 7 lineup will include Crowe Brothers, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, the Little Roy & Lizzy Show, the Inspirations, Carl Jackson, Larry Corle & Jerry Salley, with one 90-minute show by Daily & Vincent (members of the Grand Ole Oprey) at 8:30 p.m.
The June 8 linup will feature Carolina Blue, Mountain Faith, Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, Paul Williams & the Victory Trio, the Gibson Brothers and Rhonda Vincent (queen of bluegrass and IBMA top female vocalist for eight years) and the Rage. On June 9, the lineup will include the Malpass Brothers, Kenny & Amanda Smith, the U.S. Navy band Country Current, the Gibson Brothers, Balsam Range and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (winner of IBMA’s top gospel recorded performance for seven years). The show will be held, rain or shine, under a large tent. Daily ticket prices are $45 at the gate, while a three-day pass at the gate is $95. To order tickets online, visit www.adamsbluegrass.com
he annual Concerts on the Quad outdoor summer series will open with the Latin-rock fusion band Making Movies from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 18 on the grassy quadrangle in the center of UNC Asheville’s campus. Admission to the four-concert series is free. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and/or blankets and/or picnics — or they may purchase meals, treats and drinks from adjoining concession stands. The remaining concerts will be held June 25, July 9 and 16 — all beginning at 7 p.m. Regarding the opening band, Making Movies, UNCA noted in a press release that “this quartet has toured with Ozomatli, Los Lobos and Hurray for the Riff Raff, has played at the Kennedy Center, and released three albums, including the 2017 release, ‘I Am Another You,’ praised by NPR (National Public Radio) as ‘lyrically and sonically one of the best albums of the year.’ Made up of two brothers, Enrico and Diego Chi, and Juan-Carlos and Andres Chaurand, Making Movies describes its music as a mix of psychedelia, experimental rock, son Cubano, cumbia and various rhythms descended from Yoruba music.” The rest of the lineup includes: • June 25 – The Steve Alford Collective/ UNCA Faculty Jazz – “Multi-reedist Steve Alford and colleagues teaching in UNC Asheville’s music programs will present an evening of improvised music oscillating between genres,” a UNCA press release noted. Alford, leader of the ensemble Rational Discourse, will be joined by Tim Doyle, Justin Ray, Matthew Richmond, Jacob Rodriguez, Richard Shulman, Mark Small, Vance Thompson and Justin Watt. July 9 – The Get Right Band – “Described as ‘hip-shaking, earthquaking pure funk fun’ by The Alternate Root, The Get Right Band also was voted Best Jam/Progressive Band two years ago by Mountain Xpress readers,” according to UNCA. “The band combines the talents of singer/guitarist Silas Durocher and bassist Jesse Gentry, who have been friends since middle school, and drummer Jian-Claude Mears. The Get Right Band’s third and most recent album, ‘Who’s in Charge?’ was recorded in Asheville at Echo Mountain Studios.” July 16 – Rissi Palmer – “Palmer, who describes her style as ‘Southern soul,’ has appeal for fans of country music as well as soul,” UNCA noted in a press release. “Her 2007 debut single, ‘Country Girl,’ ‘became the first song recorded by an African-American woman to hit the country music charts in 20 years. Last year, she teamed with Brian Owens on ‘Soul of Cash,’ a tribute album of Johnny Cash’s music. In between, she has performed at the White House, the Grand Ole Opry, Lincoln Center, appeared on Oprah & Friends, and recorded a children’s album, ‘Best Day Ever.’ Palmer is working on a new album to be released later this year.” Concerts on the Quad are sponsored by the Asheville Citizen Times and Ingles.
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Friday, June 1
DRAYTON & THE DREAMBOATS OUTDOOR CONCERT, 4-9 p.m., gazebo, Antler Village, Biltmore Estate, Asheville. The band Drayton & the Dreamboats will perform under the gazebo in the Live Music at the Bandstand concert series. CAROLINA SHAG TRIBUTE CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Playhouse Downtown, 125 S. Main St., downtown Hendersonville. Flat Rock Playhouse’s Music on the Rock series will present a Carolina Shag tribute show through June 10. Regarding the show, the FRP noted, “Get out your Weejuns and head on over to the Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown to revel in the Carolina Beach Music hits of The Embers, The Tams, Chairmen of the Board, The Drifters and more.” Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. There also will be one Wednesday show — at 7:30 p.m. June 6. For tickets, which begin at $35, call the box office at 693-0731 or visit www.flatrockplayhouse.org. “GUYS & DOLLS” PRODUCTION, 7:30 p.m., Hendersonville Community Theatre, 229 S. Washington St., downtown Hendersonville. The HCT will present the musical “Guys & Dolls” through June 3. The June 2 production also will be at 7:30 p.m., while the June 2 production will be at 2 p.m. For tickets, which are $26 for adults, visit HendersonvilleTheatre.org or call 692-1082. “CLUE: THE MUSICAL” PRODUCTION, 8 p.m., Mainstage, Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock. The musical “Clue” will be performed through June 9. Showtimes vary. “Clue” is based on the Parker Brothers board game of the same name. Regarding the musical, the FRP noted, “The internationally popular game is now a fun-filled musical which brings the world’s best-known suspects to life and invites the audience to help solve the mystery: Who killed Mr. Boddy, in what room and with what weapon? The audience receives forms to help them deduce the solution from clues given throughout the fun-filled evening. Three audience members choose from cards representing the
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Saturday, June 2
GYPSY SWINGERS OUTDOOR CONCERT, 4-9 p.m., gazebo, Antler Village, Biltmore Estate, Asheville. The band The Gypsy Swingers will perform under the gazebo in the Live Music at the Bandstand concert series.
Sunday, June 3
FRENCH BROAD TRIO OUTDOOR CONCERT, 2-7 p.m., gazebo, Antler Village, Biltmore Estate, Asheville. The French Broad Trio will perform under the gazebo in the Live Music at the Bandstand concert series.
Monday, June 4
VIRGINIA AND THE SLIMS OUTDOOR CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Visitors Center, 201 S. Main St., downtown Hendersonville. The annual Monday Night Live concert series will feature Virginia & the Slims, an Asheville-based jump blues and swing band. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. No backpacks, coolers, alcoholic beverages or pets are allowed. Admission is free.
Thursday, June 7
CHEROKEE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, noon10:30 p.m., Happy Holiday RV Village & Campground, 1443 Wolfetown Road, Cherokee. The Annual Cherokee Bluegrass Festival will be held, with showtimes from noon to 10:30 p.m. June 7-9. The June 7 bands will include the Crowe Brothers, Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road, the Little Roy & Lizzy Show, the Inspirations, Carla Jackson, Larry Cordle & Jerry Salley, all highlighted by one 90-minute show — at 8:30 p.m. — by Dailey & Vincent. The June 8 bands will include Carolina Blue, Mountain Faith, Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, Paul Williams & the Victory Trio, the Gibson Brothers and Rhonda Vincent (billed as “the queen of bluegrass” and IBMA female vocalist of the year for eight years) and the Rage. The June 9 lineup will include the Malpass Brothers, Kenny & Amanda Smith, the U.S. Navy Band Country Current, the Gibson Brothers, Balsam Range and Doyle Silver & Quicksilver (winner of the IBMA gospel recorded performance award for seven years). The music be performed under a large tent, rain or shine. Concessions for hot food and drinks will be provided. Camping is available. Attendees are asked to bring lawnchairs. For tickets, visit www.adamsbluegrass.com or call (706) 864-7203. For camping, call Happy RV Village and Campground at (828) 497-9204.
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The Music on the Rock series will present a “Carolina Shag” tribute show through June 10 at its downtown Hendersonville stage. To the left is an iconic scene from the 1989 film “Shag,” featuring a young man wearing Bass Weejuns dancing the shag at a burger joint with a blonde waitress wearing roller skates.
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Thursday, June 7
BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL, 6:30-10 p.m., Wayside Park, Stuart, Va. The 37th annual Hot Fun in the Summertime Beach Music Festival will run June 7-9. On June 7, the band Pizazz will be featured. On June 8, the bands Silk Purse and The Entertainers will perform from 6:30 p.m. until 10:30 or 11 p.m. On June 9, beginning at 12:45 p.m. and ending around 8 or 8:45 p.m., the band lineup includes Silk Groove, The Entertainers, The Embers, Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot and The Band of Oz. Attendees are asked to bring identification as everyone will be “carded.” Attendeees are also asked to bring lawnchairs and/or blankets, a personal-sized cooler, no glass and no pets. Parking is $5 per day. For tickets, visit www. beachfestival.com.
Friday, June 8
MICHAEL STEVENS QUARTET OUTDOOR CONCERT, 4-9 p.m., gazebo, Antler Village, Biltmore Estate, Asheville. The Michael Stevens Quartet will perform under the gazebo in the Live Music at the Bandstand concert series. RIVERFEST CONCERT, 5-9:30 p.m., lawn of New Belgium Brewery, along the banks of the French Broad River, River Arts District, Asheville. The headliner will be Tony Furtado, preceded by Elonzo Wesley, and the Saylor Brothers. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and/or blankets. Admission is free. TUXEDO JUNCTION OUTDOOR CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Visitors Center, 201 S. Main St., downtown Hendersonville. The annual Music on Main concert series will open with the band Tuxedo Junction, which bills itself as “Western North Carolina’s premier dance band. Tuxedo Junction “is renowned for always adding the right music, consummate professionalism and magnetic personality to every event.” Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. No backpacks, coolers, alcoholic beverages or pets are allowed. Admission is free. TAYLOR MASON COMEDY SHOW, 7:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. Taylor Mason will perform his comedy show. “Taylor Mason’s quick wit, flawless delivery and polished material make him a hit with audiences of every age,” the SMCPA noted. “He is a ventriloquist, musician and stand-up comedian... By using the music, laughter and shared experience of sheer joy as his calling cards, Taylor Mason has built an outstanding, consistent and truly American career as an entertainer.” For tickets, which are $15 and $18, call 524-1598, or visit www.greatmountainmusic.com. OUTdOOR FILM sCREENING, Roger Mcuire Green, Pack Square Park, Asheville. The film “Jaws” will be screened as part of the City of Asheville’s monthly Movies in the Park series. Atttendees are urged to bring a lawnchair and blanket. Children’s activities will begin at 6:30, followed by the film screening at dusk. Admission is free.
Saturday, June 9
ROCK AND ROLL REUNION OUTDOOR CONCERT, 4-9 p.m., gazebo, Antler Village, Biltmore Estate, Asheville. The band Rock and Roll Reunion will perform under the gazebo in the Live Music at the Bandstand concert series.
Sunday, June 10
MARK GUEST DUO OUTDOOR CONCERT, 2-7 p.m.,, gazebo, Antler Village, Biltmore Estate, Asheville.
The Mark Guest Duo will perform under the gazebo in the Live Music at the Bandstand concert series.
Monday, June 11
DANIEL SAGE & FRIENDS OUTDOOR CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Visitors Center, 201 S. Main St., downtown Hendersonville. The annual Monday Night Live concert series will feature Daniel Sage & Friends i a local musician showcase of rock and soul music. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. No backpacks, coolers, alcoholic beverages or pets are allowed. Admission is free.
Friday, June 15
THE FLYING SAUCERS OUTDOOR CONCERT, 4-9 p.m.,, gazebo, Antler Village, Biltmore Estate, Asheville. The Flying Saucers band will perform under the gazebo in the Live Music at the Bandstand concert series. DOWNTOWN AFTER 5 CONCERT, 5-9 p.m., North Lexington Avenue near the I-240 overpass, downtown Asheville. Town Mountain, a local bluegrass band, will be the headliner at 7 p.m., preceded by the opener, Sanctum Sally, a local Americana band. Admission is free. DASHBOARD BLUE OUTDOOR CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Visitors Center, 201 S. Main St., downtown Hendersonville. The band Dashboard Blue will perform in the annual Music on Main concert series. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. No backpacks, coolers, alcoholic beverages or pets are allowed. Admission is free. “THE LOVE LIST” PRODUCTION, 7:30 p.m., Mainstage, Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock. The comedy “The Love List” will be performed through June 30. Showtimes vary. “In this side-splitting and thought-provoking new comedy, Leon and Bill concoct a list of attributes of the ideal woman – the top 10 best qualities in a mate,” the FRP noted. “When this allegedly ‘Ideal Woman’ actually arrives on the scene, the men quickly learn that their list could use a few revisions. Be careful what you wish for – especially in choosing a mate. This old adage leads to hilarious results....” For tickets, which run from $20 to $52, call the box office at 693-0731 or visit www.flatrockplayhouse.org.
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Saturday, June 16
BETTER DADS FESTIVAL, 1-9 p.m., Pack Square, downtown Asheville. The Better Dads Festival will be held. It aims to create an active, inspirational, fun and educational space for the Asheville community to explore and celebrate fatherhood. The event, which is free, welcomes people of all ages from Asheville’s diverse communities. Features will include live music, dance, games, costumes, drumming, storytelling, crafts, poetry and a dress-your-dad photo booth. Community speakers and resource booths will invite festival-goers to explore how men show up in their lives, the challenges they face and new possibilities. For those seeking deeper connection, there will be sharing circles. The musical lineup will include Grammy Award-winner Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, acclaimed local vocalist Lyric and The Willies. BILTMORE PARK OUTDOOR CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Cecil Park (grassy area in front of Hickory Tavern and Brixx Pizza), Biltmore Park, South Asheville. The Asheville Rock Academy will perform. Under the leadership of Anne Coombs since 2007, the ARA has been teaching aspiring teenage guitarists, bassists, drummers, keyboardists and vocalists how to play or sing various styls of rock, as wel as stagecraft. Attendees are urged to bring a blanket. Admission is free.
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perform under the gazebo in the Live Music at the Bandstand concert series. JEFF FOXWORTHY COMEDY SHOWS, 6 and 9 p.m., Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, Cherokee. Comic, author and television personality Jeff Foxworthy will host two shows at Harrah’s. Foxworthy is “the largest-selling comedy-recording artist, a multiple Grammy Award nominee and a bestselling author of more than 26 books,’ the show organizers noted. “He’s hosted or starred in five TV series and was part of one of the msot successful comedy tours of all time.” For tickets, visit Ticketsmaster.com. SHINDIG ON THE GREEN SHOW, 7-10 p.m., Pack Square Park, downtown Asheville. The annual Shindig on the Green bluegrass music series will include live musicials, big circle mountain dancers, storytellers and cloggers. Attendees are urged to brin lawnchairs and blankets. Admission is free.
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Saturday, June 16
SPEAK EZ OUTDOOR CONCERT, 4-9 p.m., gazebo, Antler Village, Biltmore Estate, Asheville. The Speak EZ band will perform under the gazebo in the Live Music at the Bandstand concert series.
Sunday, June 17
ETHICAL SOCIETY ADDRESS, 2-3:30 p.m., Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Road, Asheville. “7 Words That Can Change The World” will be addressed by Joe Simonetta at the monthly meeting of the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville. “Societies advance technologically easily, but socially and politically continue to destroy each other and our environment,” the EHSA noted. “Join Joe Simonetta as he takes us through the origin and structure of the universe, evolutionary biology, and religion to lay the groundwork for a nonreligious understanding of what is sacred.” Simonetta is billed as being “committed to help people realize what it takes to make a difference in our world.” Among the several books he has written is his most recent work, 7” Words That Can Change The World, The Simple Truth & The Death of Sacred Cows,” wherein he presents a global belief system – in seven words. He holds a bachelors degree from Penn State, a masters of architecture from the University of Colorado. He has been a U.S. Army officer, a professional athlete and, at age 50, returned to school to study at Yale University and earn eda Master of Divinity from Harvard University. Informal discussion and refreshments will follow the presentation. Admission is free and all are welcome. MARK GUEST DUO OUTDOOR CONCERT, 2-7 p.m., gazebo, Antler Village, Biltmore Estate, Asheville. The Mark Guest Duo will perform under the gazebo in the Live Music at the Bandstand concert series.
Monday, June 18
CONCERT ON THE QUAD, 7-8:30 p.m., quadrangle, UNC Asheville. The Latin rock fusion band Making Movies will perform in a free outdoor concert. Attendees are invited to bring lawnchairs, blankets and picnics — or to purchase meals, treats and drinks from adjoining concession stands. Admission is free. HOPE GRIFFIN BAND OUTDOOR CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Visitors Center, 201 S. Main St., downtown Hendersonville. The annual Monday Night Live concert series will feature the Hope Griffin Band, which will perform folk and Americana music. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. No backpacks, coolers, alcoholic beverages or pets are allowed. Admission is free.
Thursday, June 21
THE BROADCAST OUTDOOR CONCERT, 5-9 p.m., Main Street between Allen and Caswell streets, downtown Hendersonville. The band The Broadcast will perform “soulful blues roots rock” in the annual Rhythm & Brews concert series. The openers will be Strange Avenues and singersongwriter Izzie Hughes. No dogs are allowed. Admission is free.
Friday, June 22
GYPSY SWINGERS OUTDOOR CONCERT, 4-9 p.m., gazebo, Antler Village, Biltmore Estate, Asheville. The band The Gypsy Swingers will perform under the gazebo in the Live Music at the Bandstand concert series. EMPORIUM OUTDOOR CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Visitors Center, 201 S. Main St., downtown Hendersonville. The band Emporium will perform in the annual Music on Main concert series. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. No backpacks, coolers, alcoholic beverages or pets are allowed. Admission is free. “THE LEADER OF THE PACK” PRODUCTION, 7:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. “The Leader of the Pack — The Musical Life of Ellie Greenwich” will be performed by the Overlook Theatre Co. on June 22, 23, 29 and 30. “This hit Broadway musical retrospective celebrates the life and times of Ellie Greenwich, whose doo-wop sounds skyrocketed to the top of the 1960s’ charts,” the SMCPA noted. “In the city of Levittown of New York state lived an ordinary girl named Ellie. She dreamed of a great career in the music industry and longed to hear her songs played on the radio. Through joys and heartaches, com-
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The show “The Leader of the Pack: The Musical Life of Ellie Greenwich (top left) will open at 7:30 p.m. June 22 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. The show will continue at the same time on June 23, 29 and 30. In the top right photo, Greenwich is shown in the studio performing with Jeff Barry, with whom she had co-written numerous song hits in the 1960s. mercial successes and painful loss, Ellie managed to fulfill her dream with a career spanning more than 40 years and countless gold records. ‘The Leader of the Pack’ musical tells the story of that girl through the melodies and lyrics of more than 30 songs that made her famous, including such hits as ‘Chapel of Love,’ ‘Be My Little Baby,’ ‘Da Do Run Run,’ ‘Why Do Lovers Break Each Other’s Hearts?’ ‘Do Way Diddy Diddy,’ ‘The Leader of the Pack’ and many more.” For tickets, which are $12 and $17, call 524-1598 , or visit www.greatmountainmusic.com. “MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS” PRODUCTION, 7:30 p.m., Hendersonville CommunityTheatre, 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville. The HCT will present “Moonlight and Magnolias” through July 1. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Regarding the production, the HCT noted, “1939 is abuzz. Legendary producer David O. Selznickhas shut down production of his new epic, ‘Gone With the Wind.’ The screenplay doesn’t work, so Selznick hires screenwriter Ben Hecht and director Victor Fleming. The three of them fashion a screenplay in five days that becomes the most successful film of all time.” For tickets, visit hendersonvilletheatre. org or call 692-1082.
Saturday, June 23
THE FLYING SAUCERS OUTDOOR CONCERT, 4-9 p.m., gazebo, Antler Village, Biltmore Estate, Asheville. The Flying Saucers band will perform under the gazebo in the Live Music at the Bandstand concert series.
Sunday, June 24
THE BEE ZEES OUTDOOR CONCERT, 2-7 p.m., gazebo, Antler Village, Biltmore Estate, Asheville. The Bee Zees will perform under the gazebo in the Live Music at the Bandstand concert series. MUSIC BY THE LAKE CONCERT, 5-7 p.m., lake, Blue Ridge Community College, East Flat Rock. The monthly Music by the Lake concert series will feature
Chris Rosser, a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. Admission is free.
Monday, June 25
CONCERT ON THE QUAD, 7-8:30 p.m., quadrangle, UNC Asheville. The Steve Alford Collective/ UNCA Faculty Jazz Band will perform in a free outdoor concert. The music is billed as “improvised... oscillating between genres.” Attendees are invited to bring lawnchairs, blankets and picnics — or to purchase meals, treats and drinks from adjoining concession stands. Admission is free. DOG WHISTLE OUTDOOR CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Visitors Center, 201 S. Main St., downtown Hendersonville. The annual Monday Night Live concert series will feature the Dog Whistle Band, which will perform “classic country” music. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. No backpacks, coolers, alcoholic beverages or pets are allowed. Admission is free.
WISHFUL THINKIN’ OUTDOOR CONCERT/ PATRIOTIC TRIBUTE/FIREWORKS, 7-9 p.m., Visitors Center, 201 S. Main St., downtown Hendersonville. The band Wishful Thinkin’ will perform for the special Fourth of July concert-patriotic tribute-fireworks show in the annual Music on Main concert series. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. No backpacks, coolers, alcoholic beverages or pets are allowed. Admission is free.
Friday, July 6
RICKY SKAGGS CONCERT, 7 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. Ricky Skaggs, a 15-time Grammy Award-winner, will perform in concert, as he continues to be among the leaders in the recent revival of bluegrass music. For tickets, which are $30 and $37 (and $65 for VIP), call 524-1598 , or visit www.greatmountainmusic.com.
Saturday, July 7
GATLIN BROTHERS CONCERT, 7 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers, with more than a dozen top 40 hits over the past 50 years, will perform in concert. For tickets, which are $30 and $37 (and $65 for VIP), call 524-1598 , or visit www.greatmountainmusic.com.
Friday, June 29
RED HOT SUGAR BABIES OUTDOOR CONCERT, 4-9 p.m., gazebo, Antler Village, Biltmore Estate, Asheville. The Red Hot Sugar Babies band will perform under the gazebo in the Live Music at the Bandstand concert series. FLYING SAUCERS OUTDOOR CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Visitors Center, 201 S. Main St., downtown Hendersonville. The Flying Saucers band will perform in the annual Music on Main concert series. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. No backpacks, coolers, alcoholic beverages or pets are allowed. Admission is free.
Saturday, June 30
RED HOT SUGAR BABIES OUTDOOR CONCERT, 4-9 p.m., gazebo, Antler Village, Biltmore Estate, Asheville. For a second consecutive evening, the Red Hot Sugar Babies band will
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Silk Groove | The Entertainers | The Embers Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot | The Band of Oz | Pizazz
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Continued from Page B1 Other memorable songs of the first set included “Rockin’ Robin,” “Tears on My Pillow,” “Da-Do-Run-Run-Run,” “A Teenager in Love” and “My Baby Loves Love.” The set ended with a fiery version of the Bay City Roller’s 1975 hit “Saturday Night.” Following the intermission, the second set featured costume changes for the two women vocalists, while the men continued onward in their mostly black attire. The first song of second set was “I’m in Love With Your Body,” followed by the Beach Boys’ “Kokomo.” Next, McCoy gave a delightful female renditon singing lead on Tommy James & the Shondells’ hit “I Think We’re Alone Now.” Perhaps the highlight second of the second set was the Archies’ 1969 hit, “Sugar, Sugar,” which was introduced byWooten as “prob-
ably the most famous bubblegum song ever.” Among the other more memorable second-set songs were “Rock Me Gently,” “One Bad Apple,” “I’m a Believer,” “Gimme Good Lovin’,” “All About That Bass” and “I Think I Love You.” Regarding “Sugar, Sugar,” touted earlier in the FRP show as bubblegum pop’s greatest hit, Archies’ biographer Steve Huey noted, “Most ‘60s bubblegum groups were faceless studio concoctions, made up of hired professionals and given nominal group identities after the fact. The Archies made no pretense of being a real band in the first place — their music, including the smash hit ‘Sugar, Sugar,’ was ‘performed’ by the animated TV cartoon characters spun off from Archie comics. In reality, of course, they were a studio concoction made up of hired professionals (most notably lead singer Ron Dante), but in this case, they weren’t technically faceless.”
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