Asheville Daily Planet April 2016

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Duke Energy OK’d for new turbines

‘Dancing with Stars’ pro dazzles Asheville crowd — See STORY, Pg. B1

— See STORY, Pg. A7

Nina Simone film sparks uproar — See STORY, Pg. B11

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Toxic turf issue erupts; replacement cost: $2.3M

From Staff Reports Amid concerns that its turf material could cause cancer, work will start this spring on replacing the artificial turf at a projected cost of $2.3 million at the John B. Lewis Soccer Complex in East Asheville. Health concerns had been raised by activists about the artificial turf at the complex — prompting a federal investigation into the turf material. It is one of the region’s most popular sports facilities — used annually by about 5,000 children and nearly 2,000 adults. The turf replacement would put new surfaces on the complex’s four fields. Completion is projected in November. In addition, a $600,000 turf replacement project could possibly start this year on the city’s multi-use Memorial Field southeast of downtown. Regarding the turf material issue, City Council’s Public Safety Committee voted 3-0 on March 29 to recommend using “crumb rubber” — tire-based rubber pellets — to replace the four aging fields at the soccer complex. The complex opened in 2005 with artificial grass on top of the black rubber pellets. Despite fears that crumb rubber might cause cancer, the city panel’s is recommending replacing the current crumb rubber used at the fields with the same material. A final decision on the recommendation to use crumb rubber — or another material — will be made by City Council sometime within 30 days. Sources said that council’s decision will not affect the estimated $600,000 turf replacement for the city’s Memorial Field near downtown and that a different material might be used there. See TOXIC TURF, Page A6

We’ll always have parasite Q: When I got remarried, I inherited a stepdaughter. At the time, I was happy about this. Though she and my husband had been estranged for many years, I was instrumental in getting them to reconcile. I’ve come to regret this. She is a rageaholic, spendaholic party girl. She has three DUIs and an extravagant lifestyle that’s financially draining her dad and me. Though I have no problem cutting her off, my husband can’t say no to his little girl -- which has us on

‘Dirty Dancing’ remake to be filmed in the Asheville area

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Above is a famous scene from the 1987 film classic “Dirty Dancing,” which is being remade now in the Asheville metro area as a three-hour television miniseries. The original film was partially filmed in the Lake Lure area and starred (shown above) Patrick Swayze as Johnny and Jennifer Grey as Baby. Locals are being asked to apply to serve as extras or dancers in the TV remake, as well volunteer the use of period vehicles from 1950 to 1975.

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opposing ends of a bitter battle. — Stressed-Out Stepmother A: If you had the traditional kind of parasite, you could just put a lit match to its butt. Welcome to the bottomless hole of wrongheaded empathy — the daddy guilt version of that “bottomless cup of coffee” that (if you ask politely) the Denny’s waitress will keep refilling until you finally die in the booth. See ADVICE GODDESS, Page A8

See Story, Page A7

Singer fired by Catholic Charities for being in gay marriage; sparks fly

From Staff Reports

Katrina “Kat” Williams, an Emmy Award-nominated blues singer and ex-prison officer who lives in Asheville, said recently that she was fired March 1 as a volunteer performer for a Catholic Charities fundraiser because she is a lesbian — and married to her partner. Kat Williams In the aftermath, a storm of opposition to her firing has appeared in the media and on the Internet. And amid the uproar, the fundraiser was postponed. In a blog posting, Williams noted, “I was notified

by Gerry Carter (executive director of Catholic Charities in Charlotte) that per Bishop Peter Jugis (Charlotte Diocese) that my services were not needed at the Asheville Gala of Hope March 12, 2016.” She added that it is “a fundraising event I’ve performed at for the last two years. When I asked ‘Why?’ Gerry’s silence was deafening. I asked him just to be honest with me. He stated Bishop Jurgis read an article in Verve magazine, where I said, ‘I have been married to my partner for seven years’ and for that reason the bishop will not need my services.” See KAT WILLIAMS, Page A6


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Winningest AHS football coach given top N.C. award for service By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com The North Carolina governor’s office honored Danny Wilkins, who was the winningest football coach in Asheville High School history, during the Council of Business Owners’ March 4 meeting at Chick-filA restaurant in North Asheville. Wilkins was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by April Riddle, western regional director of the Office of Governor. She said it ranks as “one of the highest awards for service” in the state. In praising Wilkins’ accomplishments as a football coach and mentor to young men, Riddle said he also won a state championship during his 37-year tenture at AHS She added, “He’s (now) moving on to work with kids in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.” Upon receiving the award, Danny Wilkins Wilkins received a standing ovation from the 70 or so attendees at the CIBO breakfast meeting. In brief remarks, Wilkins credited his success to “those around me,” including fellow “great” assistant coaches, faculty members, administrators “and most of all — the kids (his athletes).” Next, Dr. Dennis King, president of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, made a pitch for the Connect N.C. bond referendum that was to be voted on March 15. (In statewide voting, the bond passed 65.6 percent in favor versus 34.4 percent in opposition. Locally, Buncombe County supported the bond, 71 percent in favor versus 28.7 percent opposed.) With a grin, King noted that he is “a great and faithful member of CIBO.” More seriously, he said, “I want to talk this morning about the bond referendum. The first question you ought to be asking me is, ‘Why do we need $2 billion in bonds at this time? Where will the money go?’” King noted that “about 50 percent will go to infrastructure repairs” for state colleges and universities, agriculture, parks, water and sewer projects and public safety. Specifically, the University of North Carolina system would get 49 percent of the funds, or $980 million, with community colleges getting the next largest share, 17 percent, or $350 million, he said. Water and sewer projects and local parks would get 16 percent, or a $312.5 million boost; agriculture projects 9 percent, or $179 million. State parks and zoos, including projects at Chimney Rock and Gorges state parks, would get 5 percent, or $100 million. The National Guard and public safety projects would receive 4 percent, $78.5 million. The bonds would also provide funding for projects at Western Carolina University (including $100 million for a new science building) and at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, King said. At UNCA, $21.1 million would go toward renovations and repairs at Owen Hall and Carmichael Hall. Of the $350 million that would go to community colleges, A-B Tech would receive $5.4 million, King noted. “How are we going to use the $5.4 million at A-B Tech?” King asked. “We’ve got some pressing repairs needed. There are also renovations to various buildings ... Then, there are repairs at the Madison County facility.” He added, “The community colleges in the state are the property of the local county (in which they are located). So the county is responsible for everything to do with the physical plant. “We at A-B Tech certainly have been well-cared-for by Buncombe County. But the smaller counties, such as Madison

(where A-B Tech has a Career Center in Marshall), we simply cannot keep it the way we want it, based on the amount of money we get from Madison County.” King stressed that “that’s the case for the smaller counties throughout the state. As a consequence, they need a little more support than the bigger counties, like Buncombe County,” which the bond would provide. At that point, the A-B Tech president asked, rhetorically, “So what happens if the bonds don’t pass? Well, we’ll continue to do our job. But we won’t be able to do quite as well as we would have. “This is an outstanding state, which is well-regarded nationally, and that is the result of good education,” which needs sustaining support, King concluded. During the question-and-answer session that followed, CIBO’s Mac Swicegood asked, “What is the current enrollment at A-B Tech?” “Boy, that’s a moving target — 7,100 students,” King replied. “We have about 10,000 curriculum students, We have close to 25,000 students involved in some kind of activity at A-B Tech.” A man asked, “Is it true there’s a maturing debt with the state and that this (bond) would replace that?” “Yes,” King answered. “If we retire the existing debt and have nothing else, what we would lose would be quality facilities and quality education.” Lisa Carpenter Baldwin, who is running for a seat in the North Carolina Senate, voiced criticism of the referendum and encouraged people to visit againstthedebt.com. She also asserted that the referendum “originally was for transportation funds,” at which point the moderator interjected, asking if she had a question. Baldwin replied that she had no question for King. On a final matter, Assistant County Manager Mandy Stone provided a report on “the state of social services in Buncome County.... “I want to start by telling how we’re different from other counties across North Carolina. One way is we consolidated in 2011, when the law changed.” Therefore she holds several titles for the county, including overseeing social services. She added that “it’s one of the largest drivers of the county budget.” What’s more, Stone said, “We’re different also because we’re very data-driven... We (also) contract out every service we’re allowed by law to contract out... That’s about $15 million in contracts per year.” Waxing philosophical, she said, “Doing things in a government structure is the most expensive way to deliver services. So we contract out” everything possible. “If you look at the health and human services budget, we’re the third-highest consumer of your tax dollar. County (support) is only 7 percent of our budget. We deliver services very much on behalf of the federal and state governments.” (She noted that the top budget expenses are education, followed by public safety.) “We’ve very much moved to one-stop service delivery,” Stone noted. “That only exists in a few places in the state.” She also spoke of other initiatives, such as the Family Justice Center (“356” — a county-owned building on Biltmore Avenue that provides 24-hour urgent care for behavioral health) and an effort to better serve — and save on costs for taxpayers of — of about “25 consumers who use about 80 percent of high-end medical facilities and services.” “So I’m really proud of those partnerships we built” with private contractors to save money and provide services efficiently. During the Q&A that followed, oftencritical CIBO member Swicegood said, I don’t have a question … I just want to say what a fine job you’ve done!”

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Rickrolling reported in Asheville

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From Staff Reports

Officials in Asheville are warning drivers to be on the lookout for fake parking tickets with a QR code that opens a YouTube video of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” when scanned. Asheville’s Parking Services posted alerts to their website and Facebook page on March 4 after at least two bogus tickets had popped up on cars. “It was kind of surprising to go to a link for a YouTube video, and then when I went, it was featuring some rock star that I didn’t know,” Parking Services Manager Harry Brown told local station WLOS-TV. Disguised by a hyperlink, the hit ‘80s single has unexpectedly popped up in a number of places — including ISIS hashtags (compliments of hacktivist group Anonymous) and the White House’s Twitter account. The prank is referred to as rickrolling.

Brian Wilson (center behind keyboards) and his band will perform his iconic work, “Pet Sounds,” at 8 p.m. Aug. 18 at Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.

‘Pet Sounds’ to be performed

From Staff Reports

Brian Wilson and his band will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his iconic Beach Boys album, “Pet Sounds,” live and in its entirety during an 8 p.m. Aug. 18 concert at Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. Wilson and his band also will perform some of the top hits and fan favorites — “California Girls,” “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” — from Wilson’s 54-year career spanning his times with the Beach Boys and as a solo artist. “Pet Sounds” was released on May 16, 1966

and, although it bears the Beach Boys name, “Pet Sounds” was largely the creation of Brian Wilson, one of the band’s leaders who has gone on to a solo career. Rollling Stone magazine has rated “Pet Sounds” the second-greatest album in the history of modern music. Wilson and his band will be joined by former Beach Boys Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin. For tickets , from $98 to $282, visit Ticketmaster.com. The show takes place on at 8 p.m. Aug. 18 in Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.

From Staff Reports The Asheville metro area comprising Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison counties in January set a record job high for each respective month for 16 months running. The record is for the number of nonfarm payroll jobs in a month, according to Jim Smith, chief economist for Asheville-based Parsec Financial Inc., a wealth management advising company. “The 181,700 jobs were a 2.8 percent increase from a year earlier,” Smith said. That is a total of 5,000 more jobs in the Asheville metro area than existed the previous January, according to data released recently by the North Carolina Department of Commerce. Though unemployment rates rose across the state in January from December, economists emphasized year-over-year figures are a more reliable indicator of the job environment because the released statistics are not seasonally adjusted, so do not account for fluctuations that occur because of factors such as temporary hirings or workforce reductions. Still, the Asheville metro area recorded the state’s lowest unemployment rate, along with the Raleigh metro area, at 4.8 percent for January 2016. The previous January, Asheville stood at 4.8 percent, but Raleigh was slightly lower at 4.7 percent.

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Buncombe Democrats fuel ‘Feel the Bern’ by 62% - 35% over Clinton From Staff Reports

A team of soccer players run across a field at Asheville’s soccer complex.

Toxic turf

Continued from Page A1 Meanwhile, area high schools are on the lookout for any new information on the toxic turf issue, as replacement of their own fields is impending. Crumb rubber, made mostly from recycled tires, is a common infill in sports fields across the country, including Asheville City and Buncombe County schools. The turf is being replaced only because it is approaching its life expectancy and is “showing wear and tear and it is breaking down,” Debbie Ivester, Asheville Parks and Recreation Department spokeswoman, told local news media in early March. However, “the replacement is happening at the same time activists are pointing to a possible link between the rubber pellets and cancer,” according to a report in the March 8 edition of the Asheville Citizen-Times. While the link has not been proven, it has drawn the attention of three federal agencies — the Environmental Protection Agency,

the Centers for Disease Control and the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The three agencies announced Feb. 12 that they would expedite an action plan to answer questions about the turf and any possible risks to young athletes. Meanwhile, the mother of an 11-year-old player and a soccer referee have been trying to organize an effort against use of the pellets. The mother, Francine Cavanaugh, said she was “shocked” when she learned the infill was made of ground up tires, citing one 2015 study by Yale University, which showed that it contained nearly 100 chemicals, including 12 known carcinogens. “The turf is replaced every 10 years and this is an opportunity for us to be on top of where science seems to be going,” according to Cavanaugh, whose 11-year-old son, Winter, plays with his team on the fields. She and referee David Ledford have organized the group “No More Toxic Turf,” creating a Facebook page and working to bring in other parents and players.

Kat Williams

Continued from Page A1 Williams then asserted, “I felt bad for Gerry being selected as the bearer of bad news, but I commended him on his honesty. Then I told him I could handle this type of discrimination, but I’m afraid for members of his congregation that are afraid to live their authentic lives, or the what if they came to Bishop Jurgis or his church with the question of whether they’re gay?” Continuing, she wrote, “After a few hours went by, I didn’t think I’d be effected so deeply by one man’s action or his organization. I’m hurt and saddened! My entire career is gratefully connected to important causes or charities that I wholeheartedly believe in. This is the first time I’ve been fired from a performance solely based on who I chose to love. “There are two things in my life I didn’t choose, to be black and to be gay! I am proud to be both and want our North Carolina religious community to stand with the teachings of Christ — love, forgiveness, tolerance and inclusion. “I don’t want people to retaliate or put forth any negativity. I’d like us as a community to approach this issue with love, compassion and grace. This didn’t happen in San Francisco or New York or (Washington) D.C., it happened right in our own backyard — and discrimination needs to stop!” Williams added, “I would also like to invite the Bishop for a face-to-face and invite him to where I worship — Unity of the Blue Ridge. The Rev. Darlene Strickland and our members welcome him and everyone. “Thank you and I appreciate all of you!” Williams concluded. Meanwhile, Catholic Diocese of Charlotte’s director of communications David Hains told WLOS-TV (Channel 13) on

Bishop Peter Joseph Jugis is a native of Charlotte, N.C. and is the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte. March 11, “Marriage can only be between one man and one woman. “Because Ms. Williams chooses to be in a relationship that’s different from that, it really makes it inappropriate for her to perform for us.” Noting that the decision was not a personal matter, Hains added,“We, as a Catholic organization, have the right to represent our faith and what we’re doing essentially is exercising that right.” In response, Williams said, “The sad part (is that) they’re doing it in the name of God. And I’m having a problem with that.” “Williams said she is still receiving a check for her canceled performance, according to WLOS-TV, but some of her supporters are boycotting the gala and have stopped donating to the organization,” the Charlotte Observer noted. After reviewing the Williams’ firing in his column in the Asheville Citizen-Times, John Boyle, sided with Williams and wrote the following: “In this whole upheaval, Williams has sounded more Christian — Christ-like, if you will — than the church to me.”

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders swept Buncome County in the March 15 statewide primary in which Buncombe also set a voter-turnout record for a presidential primary year, dating back at least to 2008. Sanders won Buncombe by possibly the highest margin in the state — 62 percent to Hillary Clinton’s 35 percent. On March 13, former President Bill Clinton, drew a crowd estimated at 700 people that jammed into the gymnasium at Asheville High School, to hear him stump for his wife Hillary’s candidacy. However, based on the prinary results, the former president’s effort appeared to go for naught. For the Republican presidential nomination, Sen. Ted Cruz romped to a Buncombe victory with 41.9 percent of the vote, followed by business tycoon Donald J. Trump, 30.9 percent; Ohio Gov. John Kasich, 15.48 percent; and (non-candidate) Marco Rubio, 9.1 percent. However, the statewide results for both parties’ presidential races were the polar opposite of Buncombe’s among the top two candidates for each party’s nomination, as Clinton won the Democratic primary with 55 percent of the vote, while Donald Trump won the Republican primary with 40 percent of the vote. Primary winners will advance to the Nov. 8 general election. Out of 186,159 registered voters in Buncombe, 77,872 cast votes, or 41.83 percent. Buncombe’s percentage was higher than any other large county in the state, but the percentage was topped by the smaller counties of Chatham (47.07 percent); Orange (43.41 percent), which is the home of Chapel Hill; and Mitchell (42.45 percent). In other results, North Carolina voters approved a $2 billion Connect NC bond by 65.6 percent in favor versus 34.4 percent against. The bond will fund government construction projects, which will include $21 million for renovation of two buildings at UNC Asheville, as well as funding for projects locally at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College and Western Carolina University. (In Buncombe, the voters also approved the bond, with 71 percent in support to 28.7 percent in opposition.) In the U.S. Senate race, incumbent Sen. Richard Burr beat his top GOP challenger, winning 61.4 percent of the vote to physician Greg Brannon’s 25 percent. On the Democratic side, front-runner Deborah Ross, a former state senator, won with 62 percent of the vote. Also, Linda Coleman beat Buncombe Commissioner Holly Jones in the race for the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. Jones, who has represented most of Asheville as a commissioner since 2008, did well in Buncombe, where she won more than 80 percent of the vote. Causing a bit of a flap locally, Asheville City Councilman Cecil Bothwell triggered some criticism for his endorsement of Coleman, instead of Jones. Coleman, a former state representative and personnel director, will face incumbent Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, who ran unopposed for the GOP nomination. In a hotly contested race for the Republican nomination for Buncombe commissioners’ chair, Commissioner Miranda DeBruhl, a Leicester resident who reperesents District 3 in the west, topped challenger Chad Nesbitt, a former Buncombe GOP chair, with 60 percent of the vote to Nesbitt’s about 40 percent. DeBruhl will face Democrat Brownie

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N.C. utility panel Heritage Life OKs scaled-back Skills V Weekend Duke Energy plan Hands-On Classes

From Staff Reports

Duke Energy’s plans to convert its coalburning generating units at Lake Julian to natural gas was trimmed down — and then approved — by the state Utilities Commission on Feb. 29. Duke’s plans to build two “combined-cycle” turbines at the plant received approval from the commission. However, the panel rejected Duke’s plans to build a third, less-efficient turbine, which environmental groups had attacked as unnecessary. Despite the rejection, Duke can seek approval for the third turbine later, if it still feels it is needed, the commission’s order says. The third turbine would allow Duke to meet energy requirements in Buncombe County — and some outlying areas — for years into the future, if energy-efficiency measures do not

work out, the utility argued. In response, environmental groups termed the Feb. 29 action a mixed decision. They were please with the rejection of the third turbine and the reduction in air pollution the final plan will bring. However, they remained concerned that the two new gas turbines will translate into an ongoing commitment by Duke to burn fossil fuels for years to come. Following the commission’s decision, Duke said that it will proceed with building the two combined-cycle turbines with a total capacity of 560 megawatts to replace the current 376-watt coal plant. Duke said it will fulfill its previous promise to work with local governments and communities to implement strategies to reduce energy use in hopes of making the third, 186-watt turbine unnecessary.

‘Dirty Dancing’ seeking extras, dancers, classic cars From Staff Reports

A remake of the 1987 classic “Dirty Dancing” filming in the Asheville area (including the counties of Henderson and Jackson) this spring is seeking extras and dancers for onscreen roles, as well as cars from 1950 to 1975. The movie will employ about 900 extras from North Carolina, according to documents the production company submitted to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The new “Dirty Dancing,” a three-hour TV special for ABC, will star Abigail Breslin, Debra Messing, Sarah Hyland and Billy Dee Williams, among others, according to Deadline magazine. The production received a $4 million grant from the state Commerce Department and is projected to spend $16 million in the state. High Hampton Inn & Country Club in Cashiers has confirmed the movie will shoot on its campus — and Kanuga Conference and Retreat Center near Hendersonville also has joined the list of confirmed filming locations. Other locations have not been released. Meanwhile, The Hendersonville Lightning newspaper reported on March 24 that “the production team for a television remake of ‘Dirty Dancing’ will bring up to 1,225 temporary jobs to the Hendersonville area and spend $16 million over the next 45 days. “Industry recruiters scored something of a coup when they wrested the production headquarters from Asheville. The Henderson County Parnership for Economic Development and the Tourism Development Authority announced on Friday that the production headquarters will be in Hendersonville,” the Lightning noted. In addition to the aforementioned 900 extras, there will be 30 cast members and 224 crew positions who will support the project, the Lightning reported. Tona B. Dahlquist Casting noted it is seeking extras of all ages. The company lists Asheville, Hendersonville, Cashiers and Saluda as possible locations on its Facebook page. The casting company is seeking adult extras of all backgrounds and experienced dancers, particularly those in their 20s and 30s. People in this age group who can attend multiple days of filming could be cast as hotel staffers, the ones Baby famously discovers while carrying a watermelon in the 1987 film. To apply for an extra role, write an email

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Advice Goddess Continued from Page A1 Obviously, your husband means well. Unfortunately, he’s engaging in what’s called “pathological altruism.” The primary researcher on this, Dr. Barbara Oakley, explains it as an intention to help that actually ends up doing harm (sometimes to both the do-gooder and the do-goodee). Enabling can feel so right in the moment, Oakley explains -- in part because we get something out of it: activation of the same regions of the brain that “light up” from drugs and gambling. (Say hello to the “helper’s high.”) Refusing to “help,” on the other hand, is uncomfortable and tends to lead to ugly interactions, like screaming matches if Daddy says no to putting his retirement money into retiring last season’s Versace for this season’s Vuitton. Being judiciously helpful takes asking the feel-bad questions, like “What’s the likely result of consistently attaching a garden hose to our bank account and washing away any consequences from Princess Partyhardy’s actions?” That’s a question that should get answered before she gets her fourth DUI -- possibly leading to a need for somebody to pick up not only the cost of the fancy DUI lawyer but the pieces of some cute 5-year-old from along the side of the road. You can keep telling your husband this until your teeth fall out, but because of his emotional ensnarement -- along with the fear and anger that you’ll try to stop him -- he’ll probably just fight harder to go along with her little-girlvoiced shakedowns. And though, with your emotional distance, you have a clearer eye on how your step-sponge is playing her dad, there are surely a few rationality-eating emotions bubbling up in you. There’s got to be anger (because your money’s getting tossed down the drunken-spendy princesshole) and some fear (that you’ll end up on a street corner, begging people to drop change into your “World’s Greatest Stepmom” mug). Fear and anger make for the worst argument partners. They trigger the amygdala, a central player in the brain’s threat-detection circuit. It, in turn, sounds the alarm, triggering the release of fight-or-flight hormones and shutting down functions not needed to battle or bolt, like -- whoops -- higher reasoning. And more bad news: When you keep repeating a behavior, your brain cells go, “Wait — we do this all the time; let’s put that on auto.” And this is what has happened here — which is to say, you two could be doing permanent damage to your relationship. Advice columnists tend to squawk like parrots, “Therapy! Therapy!” (Like that option wouldn’t otherwise occur to anybody.) However, in your situation -- because you two can’t seem to dial down the “bitter battle” -- there is an intermediary you should consider engaging: a mediator. (Look for a marital one at Mediate.com) Mediation is dispute resolution. It’s issue-focused, so it’s worlds faster than therapy. (The mediator won’t take a month to figure out how you really felt when you were 6 and you didn’t get that cookie.) The mediator’s job is to dial down the emotional temperature and get you two listening to each other -- to the point where you understand each other’s feelings. (This is how you come to empathize with somebody -- which motivates you to act in their interest and not just in your own.) The mediator then guides you to come to a decision as a couple and can help you set up a framework for discussing emotionally charged issues so date night doesn’t devolve into hate night. Still, it’s important to recognize that every problem isn’t perfectly solvable. What’s essential, however, is the “C-word” -- compromise: understanding that you ultimately win by being willing to lose a little. This means accepting that you won’t always get the exact outcome you want — which, in this case, would probably involve picking up a time

machine at Best Buy so you could go persuade your stepdaughter’s mother to have a purse dog instead of a child.

Papa’s got a brand new hag

My boyfriend travels a lot, and when he’s away, he wants to video call over FaceTime. Well, I look absolutely hideous on FaceTime, and I don’t want to do it. And really, who doesn’t look scary on FaceTime? Megan Fox? Scarlett Johansson? I get that he loves me and knows what I really look like, but I always feel depressed and selfconscious after I get off our video calls. — FaceTime Hater Of course it’s what’s on the inside that really counts, which is why men’s magazines so often run glossy spreads of stout, good-hearted older women crocheting afghans for nursing home patients. FaceTime should be renamed UglyfaceTime for what it does to a person’s features, and especially to a woman’s (in lumps, jowls, and eye baggery not apparent in photos). While the camera is said to add 10 pounds, FaceTime adds 10 miles of bad road. The good news: You look just like a movie star! The bad news: It’s the zombie Orson Welles. Friends will remind you that your boyfriend loves you and tell you you’re being silly (read: shallow). Some will offer helpful suggestions,

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like “It’s all about the lighting!” They aren’t wrong. I suggest avoiding light entirely, like by FaceTiming from a dark closet. Another popular chant: “Wear concealer!” My recommendation: Le Burlap Bag Over Le Head. Right now, countless readers are getting ready to email me to tell me I’m an idiot. (Hold your fire!) First, male sexuality is highly visual -- in a way female sexuality is not. And then there’s what psychologists call “the contrast effect” -- how the attractiveness of someone or something changes, depending on the “neighborhood”: how attractive or unattractive the nearby alternatives are. So, you could be an easy 8.5 in Smalltownville and come to Hollywood -- aka Mecca for every high school’s golden-blondiest cheerleader -- and find yourself struggling to hang on to a 5.8. The contrast effect even holds true for somebody we love. In research by evolutionary psychologists Douglas Kenrick and Steven Neuberg, when men in relationships were exposed to pictures of very attractive women, they perceived their partner as less attractive -- and (eek) felt less satisfied with and less committed to her. Obviously, looks aren’t all that matter. But sexual attraction naturally wanes over time. Best not to help it along with a “just keep your chins up!” attitude about FaceTiming. This isn’t to say you should leave your boyfriend visually

starved. You can keep him well-supplied with images of you that you can control: selfies. These selfies could even be used for a “foreign correspondent” approach to FaceTime — keeping the camera on a still photo of yourself (like when a CNN reporter is on an audio-only connection from a tent outside of Jalalabad). This will allow you to focus on your boyfriend instead of on another man — one with the medical training to make your cavernous nasolabial folds look less like the place they’ll find Jimmy Hoffa, your dad’s coin collection, and three hikers who disappeared in 1976. • (c.) 2016, 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).

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The Daily Planet’s Opinion

Buncombe voters rock!

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ongratulations to Buncombe County voters for exercising their duty as responsible citizens in a constitutional republic by setting record high numbers — at least in recent years — for turnout in the March 15 primary. Indeed, Buncombe’s turnout percentage topped all of the other large population counties in North Carolina, include Mecklenburg, Wake and Guilford. Participating in the primary were 77,872 of 186,159 registered voters in Asheville, other municipalities and unincorporated parts of Buncombe. The aforementioned turnout total includes those who cast ballots during the early-voting period, as well as those who voted on the day of the primary. Buncombe’s turnout total translates a turnout of 42 percent — a record high for presidential primary years, dating back at least a decade, records show. “I haven’t seen a year that compares to this,” Buncombe Election Services Director Trena Parker said afterward. “Passions were high, put it that way.” Indeed, by turning out in such numbers for the primary, Buncombe voters showed they not only care about what’s going on, but that they back up their passion with the all-important corollary component — action.

She’ll be thanking him in November

CHAPEL HILL — If Hillary Clinton is elected president in November, her very first thank-you should go to Bernie Sanders. “What?” you ask. “How could she thank Sanders when his vigorous campaign took people away from her natural and expected support groups — progressive women, young African Americans, and other liberals? “He is smearing her for the Clintons’ ties to big banking and big business. And for her earlier support of international trade agreements that are so unpopular with some workers’ groups. “And,” you assert, “he is pushing her too far to the left on positions that will hurt her with moderate or swing voters in the fall.” You may be right about these things. But Bernie Sanders is doing something for Hillary Clinton that greatly improves her chances for success in the fall. He is giving her a fight. And with that fight behind her, she will be much better equipped for the challenges in the general election. Eight years ago, during the primary battles between Clinton and Barack Obama, I wrote about the advantages of that struggle. Here is what I wrote back then, with a few minor revisions: I think the hard-fought primary campaigns, negative advertising and all, may be the Democrats’ best possible preparation for the fall campaign. Conceding, of course, the downside in bitter feelings and lowered popularity of the ultimate candidate, I think the organizational process, the fundraising experience, and the challenges the candidates have faced, are good preparation for the ultimate Democratic nominee. An easy win for either would not have conditioned the winner for the political war that the nominee will have to fight this fall. Political coronations may encourage happiness and good feelings within a party, but the muted campaigns that lead up to them do not build the kind of experienced organizations that will be so valuable to the nominee in the general election. When the Democratic candidate goes to war this fall, the campaign’s armies will have been battle-tested. The organization will know the terrain of the entire country, and the troops will have the confidence of hardened veterans who have already fought together and learned the strengths and

D.G. Martin weaknesses of their fellow soldiers. They know who can help in every part of the country, and, more importantly, they know the people who actually can be counted on to do the job. One caution: The hard knocks the Democratic candidates have exchanged this year so far are nothing compared to what the nominee will experience in the general election. In my earlier column, I quoted Time magazine columnist Joe Klein’s discussion of the necessary qualities of a presidential candidate, “It helps to be a warrior, for one thing. It helps to be able to take a punch and deliver one — even, sometimes, a sucker punch.” Those sucker punches are surely coming and the Democratic candidate will not have had as much practice in the primaries as the Republican in taking or delivering such punches. If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, nothing in the Democratic primaries will have given Hillary (or Bernie) experience in responding to the punches he has shown us that he can deliver. Not just sucker punches, but underhanded, low, dirty, and other sneaky ones as well. In the general election campaign, the Democratic candidate will have to respond to Trump with effective counter punches. Will the response be, like those of Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, to jump in the mud with Trump and exchange childish insults? Hopefully not. It will be better if those counter punches will, like those between Clinton and Sanders, be sharp and pointed, but not undignified. A good lesson from the Democratic primaries and one more reason for Clinton to be grateful to Sanders if she wins in November. • D.G. Martin hosts “North Carolina Bookwatch,” which airs at 9:30 p.m. Fridays and at 5 p.m. Sundays on UNC-TV.

Letters to the Editor

UNCA chancellor thanks voters for OK’ing bond

Yesterday (March 15), the citizens of North Carolina went to the polls and voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Connect NC bond referendum. This important initiative will provide $980 million in funding for much needed infrastructure across the UNC system, including $21.1 million for the repair and renovation of Owen and Carmichael Halls here at UNC Asheville. I want to thank all of you who contributed to this effort. This investment in our state will be felt far into the future, helping UNC Asheville and the UNC system continue in our mission of educating the next generation of leaders, innovators and thinkers. The citizens of North Carolina have made a generous and wise choice. MARY K. GRANT Chancellor, UNC Asheville Asheville

Upcoming talk by security expert on Benghazi touted I was thrilled to discover that Mr. Paronto “Tonto” from the CIA security team in

Benghazi, Libya, is coming to Asheville to discuss the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on Ambassador Chris Stevens. Internationally renowned, Mr. Paronto will speak at the Lincoln-Reagan Dinner (in Asheville and hosted by the Buncombe County GOP) on Saturday, April 9. Mr. Paronto is depicted in the book, “13 Hours,” by Mitchell Zuckoff and in the movie of the same name, providing a firsthand account of those tragic 13 hours. Sensing serious trouble months earler, Ambassador Stevens had requested improved fortifications at the embassy, only to be denied by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. During the attack, security teams were told to stand down, resulting in the senseless deaths of Stevens and other American heroes. Clinton blamed the event on the video. An Army Ranger from the 2nd Battalion 75th Regiment and private security contractor, Mr. Paronto worked with the U.S. Global Response Staff, conduing low-profile security in high-threat environments worldwide. He reached the rank of sergeant, becoming a commissioned officer in 2003, and contracted for Blackwater Security Consulting. JANET BURHOE-JONES Swannanoa See LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Page A11

The Candid Conservative

Confessions of a right-wing extremist

“Liberalism is financed by the dividends from Conservatism.” — Craig Bruce

The Problem

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he other day I received an angry note from a GOP stalwart. It seems we “right-wing extremists” are hurting her Republican Party. She’s absolutely correct on one count. I am most definitely a right-wing extremist. Sharing the why and how might be fun.

A Ph.D in Reality 101

I was born to a sailor with a fondness for gambling, alcohol and anger and a mother with an affection for anger, intrigue and herself. That’s not an easy beginning, but I remain grateful. The 5th Commandment means what it says. Besides, living in all that chaos provided a crash course in how the real world works. For example, I learned there’s no such thing as a fairy godmother that would rescue me from harm or bad choices. It was just a small leap to understanding government benevolence is just a repackaged version of the fairy godmother fantasy. Childhood inoculated me on the fact my earthly destiny was in my hands. I didn’t know how to pick it up, but I recognized I had to. My dad’s creativity and great work ethic helped – as did my mom’s curiosity and class. Though she left the stage when I was 3, the impact lingered. Going to 12 schools before graduation was tough – hard to find traction amidst so much transition. Perhaps that’s why I joined the service right after high school and subsequently volunteered for America’s latest foreign entanglement. It was a chance to test my courage button, be a player in the events of my time, and find my place on the planet. That formula

Carl Mumpower worked perfectly. Vietnam was the best thing that ever happened to me. Contrary to popular lore, for survivors, it was the best thing that happened to most of us. We grew up and learned to be real men there – and brought that maturity home. Most veterans of today’s wars – though programmed to think of themselves as victims – are doing exactly the same thing. Somewhere I figured out that education was one of the few things that no one could take away. Fourteen months after I first stumbled by the front stoop of the post education office, my bachelor’s degree was in hand. I think fondly of the chain smoking facilitator who kidnapped me into a future of hope. While working in the day and going to school at night, I completed two master’s degrees and my Ph.D. Those are blessed who find something they love and land there. If it hadn’t been for earlier hardships, I wouldn’t have become a psychologist. I’ve been doing what I do for more than 35 years and retirement is the last thing on my mind. I get to help people translate their own hard knocks into something besides anger, entitlement, and permanent victim status – all of which are accelerating tracks to misery. I’m a right-wing extremist because I believe hard knocks can knock sense into us or knock us out. No matter what anyone tells you – it’s a choice. See CANDID CONSERVATIVE, Page A14


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Commentary

Letters to the Editor

Private, public sectors each serve vital roles

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y son, a retired U.S. Foreign Service officer, is working part-time reviewing classified documents to see if they should stay classified. Last month he wrote an email that said, in part: “One thing that comes through really clearly, no matter what I’m reading, is how many really smart people are working really hard and, for the most part, trying to do the right thing. When something other than trying to do the right thing pops up, it seems really discordant, selfish, short-sighted, or some combination.” He’s writing about the people George Wallace called “pointy-headed bureaucrats who can’t park a bicycle straight.” He’s writing about the people Ross Perot said he’d “throw their briefcases in the Potomac River” when he got to be president, An old (far-right) friend of mine once wrote: ”[Liberals] believe that government workers – who have total security and little or no incentive to produce – can do things as well as those in private industry, where the workers are relatively insecure and have a great deal of incentive to produce.” I understand George Wallace. The federal government shoved him out of the schoolhouse door. I understand Ross Perot. He’s one of our greatest living egomaniacs. I understand my friend. He built a successful business and drives new Mercedeses, so, to him, “the individual” shouldn’t be bothered by annoying little government people. What I DON’T understand are the many millions of ordinary working people who believe that the government is “taking over our lives.” The government isn’t taking over our lives. The government is GIVING us better lives. Those pointy-headed bureaucrats watch that our workplace is safe, that our air travel is safe, that our water and air are clean. And what’s more, they CARE. It matters to them that they’re successful. In the Republican nominating show that’s going on now, they outdo each other to promise shrunken government. “Government-run healthcare” is a four-letter cuss word. They’re saying that insurance company managers, who meet behind closed doors to figure out how to make the most profit from the healthcare system, will do a better job at delivering healthcare services to us than government people – whose main concern is that we get the services we need. In fact, it’s the other way around. People with motivation for profit are far less likely to deliver the best healthcare product for the people’s needs. Business has a built-in cynicism that’s fine when supermarkets are competing with each other. Private enterprise does a great job at inventing things and advertises things and puts their advertised things out there for sale. But anything that has to do with the public good is best done by government. I don’t want a profit motivation in the CDC, the EPA, the FDA, the FAA, the SEC, the FDIC and OSHA. I don’t want profit motivation in our public schools, like our Republicans in Raleigh are

Lee Ballard taking us to. Or privatized Social Security, like George W. tried to take us to. An article in Harvard Business Review discussed specifically whether privatization serves the public good. It made this observation: “Privatization will be effective only if private managers have incentives to act in the public interest.... Profits and the public interest overlap best when the privatized service or asset is in a competitive market. It takes competition from other companies to discipline managerial behavior.” Two distinct worlds with two distinct motivations – the world of profit and the world of service. Both recruit and develop smart and dedicated people. One is dedicated to maximizing profit for ownership. The other is dedicated to maximizing people’s lives. We should never confuse who should be doing what. • Lee Ballard lives in Mars Hill.

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Bernie Sanders touted by magical bird in poem

My poem, called “Please Listen to Bernie,” describes the magical Bernie and Bird scene:

Please Listen to Bernie

A small blessed creature, flew in through the door…. It landed near Bernie, it made the crowd roar! Perhaps was a sparrow, or maybe a lark And just for a moment, I saw a small spark… I saw Bernie’s eyes, I saw Bernie’s smile…. The bird looked at Bernie… for more than awhile… I don’t care what you call it, Mother Nature, God, Spirit…. We all witnessed something, I just hope you could hear it… This nation of ours, has been falling down fast, If we keep this up, there’s no way, we will last…. “Please listen to Bernie,” I heard the bird say…. Then looked at the crowd, and then he flew away… “Feel the Bern” and vote for Bernie Sanders! Gary Carter Walhalla, S.C.

Vietnam veteran salutes U.S. boys who died in war

I wear a proud veteran ballcap because I am a proud veteran who proudly served in Vietnam. I really, really, really appreciate it when the public thanks me for my service. But it is not I who the public should thank — it is the nearly 60,000 American boys who made the ultimate sacrifce during the Vietnam War and returned home in body bags. They didn’t have to serve in Vietnam. They could have avoided the Vietnam draft by going to Canada, or by going underground, or by claiming conscientious objector status. But they answered the bugle call out of duty, honor and love of country. And they proudly served — and died for that effort. And it is they who should be thanked for their service to their country. The world can be a beautiful place — if you’re around to enjoy it. But all their tomorrows ... are yesterdays. God bless them! RICHARD D. POPE Hendersonville

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Commentary

Voting problems seem to abound in Asheville Jeff Messer is the host of a daily radio talk show on Asheville’s WPEK (880AM, The Revolution) that airs from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. This column features posts from his daily blog. • The following was posted on March 4: he report from listener Mary about the curious situation she encountered at the Asheville Mall voting location, only four hours into day one of early voting ignited a lot of interest and comments. I called for people to call the Board of Elections and demand some answers. And many did. But the conversation continues, because people have begun sharing other stories that are questionable and need to be addressed. First, Carolyn commented that she called. They told her that, yes, ID is required, even at the primary level. And she said they acknowledged the “problem” at the mall location, saying that it happened early in the morning because the Democrat sample ballots had simply not been delivered yet when it happened, and that the missing Democrat sample ballots were delivered, and the problem was fixed. More on the ID requirement in a moment. The story Carolyn was given was not in line with Mary’s experience. Mary went there just past noon, which is over four hours into voting. So, the story from the Board of Elections does not line up. As for ID: yes, it is required, but you can still vote without it, on a provisional ballot, if you have enough reason to have not been able to get a proper photo ID before voting. So, there’s some wiggle room here, depending on the individual situation. Of course, the ID concern came from Mary, who had heard of a report from Henderson County where someone at the entry was announcing loudly that ID ws required to vote. Out of the stir yesterday’s post and conversation caused, many other started to chime in about their own experiences and what they witnessed. Ned, who is a friend of the show, voted, and noted that they were having people declare their party affiliation aloud so that others could hear. This is a little odd, and not the norm. And certainly it takes the privacy of your vote away to do this. Some will be offended, others will not. But it is curious that this is being reported from multiple locations. Rachel shared this: “I early-voted downtown on College Street this afternoon. There was an older gentleman who wanted to vote a straight ticket. He was told North Carolina did away with that in 2014. So then he asked if someone could help him read the ballot because he is illiterate. He was told no one there could help him read the ballot, they are not allowed. Is this accurate? He was only offered a mail in ballot to take home with him.” Mark replied to her comment with a link to more accurate info: That is not accurate. From:http://www.ncsbe.gov/voting-accessibility — “A voter in any of the following four categories is entitled to assistance from a person of the voter’s choice, other than the voter’s employer or agent of that employer or an officer or agent of the voter’s union: “A voter who, on account of physical disability, is unable to enter the voting booth without assistance. “A voter who, on account of physical disability, is unable to mark a ballot without

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Jeff Messer assistance. “A voter who, on account of illiteracy, is unable to mark a ballot without assistance. “A voter who, on account of blindness, is unable to enter the voting booth or mark a ballot without assistance.The voter must ask for assistance a poll worker or someone else cannot simply offer it.” Rachel followed up that, when he asked for help, the poll worker said she was not allowed to assist him. So, are the poll workers actually not properly trained to understand what they should be doing? Sure sounds like it. The online 880 community conversation grew, and fans were sharing thoughts and info on many nuances of the topic. Susan shared her experience: “You are asked to show ID. I voted at Fletcher library, Henderson County today. If you don’t have ID, you can ask for an absentee ballot. Not sure when you have to actually produce an ID to have that one counted though. I was the only voter there at about 5PM! Hope turnout is going to improve....” Mark helped again with more details: “While that is one option request for mail-in absentee ballots will end on Tuesday the 8th for the primary. What they can do is: use a special provisional ballot at the poll. It will count if you fill out a ‘declaraion form’ with a reason you don’t have the ID and also (a) list your birth date and last 4 digits of your SSN’s or (b) show a utlity bill, voter registraion card, or bank or government document with your name and address.” The “declaration” has boxes for why a voter may not have ID. Check a box true for you: • Lack of transportation/Disability or illness/Family responsibilies/Work schedule/Photo ID applied for but not received/ Lack of birth cerficate or other documents/ Lost or stolen photo ID/Other (examples: ‘School schedule’ or ‘Passport is in another state’ or ‘I thought my school ID was OK’). Do not give a silly or false answer Over on the Asheville Politics Facebook page, Michelle shared her experience: “I just called because there seemed to be some confusion at my poll (outlet mall) about what or who you can ask party affiliation to. They make you say it out load too in front of your neighbors. I don’t remember this being in the bill passed by the state. “My concern was, the nice lady who checked me, when I questioned her about what she would say if I said I was UNA to avoid someone just getting the UNA bond only ballot. She was unsure. The board just said they are supposed to ask UNA which ballot they want. I told her I knew it was first day new rules but would be good to follow up there and make sure they are actually doing this.” Annie noted: “West Asheville Library early-voting site had electronic malfunction around 4:05. Line was long and citizens without time to stay and fill out paper ballot just left.” Gary had a sharp point as well: “They don’t need to be fixin’ them

machines here. Send ‘em up to Ohio where they’ll be of use.... I just now figured out what March 15 and June 7 voting is shapeshifted into. PS IF there are problems, than they have succeeded right? Voting in NC is not about being ‘ABLE’ to vote; it’s about thinking your vote matters.” It does my heart proud to see this kind of activity! On day two, we heard from a couple of folks who voted. Jan went yesterday to vote, was told to show ID, then not asked for it at the time he voted. Yet, a day later, when he brought his elderly friend to vote, the same person made her show ID. He pointed it out to the poll worker, who was apologetic, and admitted that she might have screwed up by not asking for his the day earlier. “John” called the show to tell us that he voted in Fletcher, and all went smoothly. Including showing them his student ID, which they should have rejected based on the rules in place now. He also noted

that the polling location had just run out of Democratic sample ballots. Wow. Two locations in the first two days run out of Democrat sample ballots. Coincidence? Inconsistencies abound. I again encourage everyone to reach out the Trena Parker at the Board of Elections to share your thoughts and concerns. It is important to send a strong signal that We The People are watching, comparing notes, and sharing information about what is happening. It could all be innocent mistakes and simple confusion. And if it is, they will know that they need to step up. It could also be some moves toward election fraud on some levels, and equally, they need to know that we’re onto them if that’s their intent. Either way, we must be vigilant. Trena Parker’s phone number at the Board of Elections is: (828) 250-4209 Her email is: Trena.Parker@buncombecounty.org Keep up the fight!

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Commentary After Deschutes’ downer, next step crucial for river By HARTWELL CARSON Guest Columnist

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o we almost added another jewel on the crown that is our region’s brewery scene. Asheville just lost out on Deschutes River Brewery locating on a beautiful piece of property along the French Broad River. This would have added to what I dare say is the best brewery float in the country, paddling from Oskar Blues, by Sierra Nevada, by the Wedge, and ending at New Belgium Brewery.In fact, the French Broad River Paddle Trail along this stretch of river was recently listed by Outside Magazine as the No. 11 top place in the world to visit. MountainTrue has worked tirelessly for years to help clean up the French Broad. We run programs to monitor its health and crack down on illegal dumping. This winter 138 of our volunteers helped plant over 8,500 live plants and shore up 12 miles of riverbank to help fight sediment erosion. The French Broad River Paddle Trail, a recreational watercraft trail created and operated by MountainTrue and Riverlink, now connects paddlers with overnight camping options between these breweries, and extends over 140 miles into Douglas Lake. Where only 10 years ago it was hard to imagine a river packed with tubers and overnight campers, today the river thrives with activity, including world-class beer destinations.

While it would have been great to have Deschutes build a fifth brewery along the French Broad, what is more important is what we choose not to do. As part of the campaign to attract Deschutes, Buncombe County bought 137 acres of riverfront property in Bent Creek from Henderson County. County commissioners should not rush to sell off the Bent Creek property to irresponsible development. Either hold off for an even better, smarter opportunity or explore other sustainable alternatives. The money spent to buy those acres should be consid-

ered an investment in the future of our region and the health of our river. Let's continue to improve and protect the French Broad River, while also taking a minute to enjoy this great resource. This summer MountainTrue will be doing just that. We will be guiding participants on a four-day overnight trip, camping at river-side sites and stopping at all the breweries along the way. For those folks that don’t want to spend three nights on the river, we will also be paddling the entire French Broad River paddle trail in sections, on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. An-

other brewery would have been great, but we won’t be crying over a spilled IPA. Instead, we will be out cleaning up and enjoying the French Broad River. Come join us. To register and find out more about MountainTrue and the French Broad Riverkeeper’s trips and river cleanups, visit mountaintrue.org. • Hartwell Carson is MountainTrue French Broad Riverkeeper.

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I think the Bible is right

Contrary to persisting efforts to twist the true meaning of the Bible, the sourcebook is conservative from cover to cover. Grounded in the 4 R’s of reality, reason, responsibility and right, the Bible strikes a perfect balance between loving your fellow man and being accountable. Liberals love to talk the love message – hate the accountability part. That’s because everything they champion – sexual immorality, pleasure over productivity, gender confusion, dependency, anger, victimization, and entitlement – are in direct opposition to God’s stated will. Right-wing extremists recognize that belief in the “big bang” or creationism equally involves a leap of faith. Christians find more trust in time-tested values than modern conjectures. Validation is cemented in the fact the ripples of the Judeo-Christian movement have elevated more people than any other force on earth. All other faiths fall dismally short in assisting the common man versus the rich, powerful, and connected.

Solomon was right

Another argument for right wing extremism is that the wisest man on earth – Solomon – was one. Toward the end of his life he figured out that most of man’s fascinations were hollow exercises in vanity. His take was that the only things that really matter are built on a firm relationship with God’s will and a subsequent dedication to laboring, learning, loving, and celebrating the gift of life. That’s about as good a summation of right wing extremism as you can find. Conservative principles make sense to me Conservatives – real ones – hold some really “extreme” values. We believe in uplifting versus enabling – and that though most men will exchange freedom for security, it’s a bad bargain. We believe that liberty, opportunity, and responsibility work best as a team – and that to make a man dependent on government is the equivalent of adopting a puppy and chaining it to a doghouse. Right-wing extremists believe a strong defense is imperative, but that political entanglements in corrupt foreign lands make us less secure and kill our kids for political vanity. We believe that our society’s two best social services are education and a job – but that today’s education system, top to bottom, has been corrupted into a marketing arm for liberal-progressive-socialism versus a resource for reason, maturity, and skills training on how to feed one’s self. It’s my simple extremist take that that the left is corrupt for one simple reason – everything they sell is easy and easy isn’t how the real world works. Opportunistic conservatives have a tendency to step over their principles because they’re hard. Liberal-socialist-progressive principles – pandering, pretending, promising, and partying – are dependably hugged because they’re easy. I am a conservative because some of the other easiest things in the world to do are steal other people’s liberties, spend other people’s money, and promise other people something for nothing. You know – the very things that most liberal-progressivesocialists naively cuddle. I’m openly conservative because I see through the inconsistencies and deceptions of the left. How do these folks tout gun control while they put 55 million children to eternal rest? How does liberalized Hollywood decry violence and at the same time – with

cigarette industry hutzpah – pound it into the lizard brain of every kid in America? How does the left champion free-range bathroom access, same-sex marriage, and gender swapping as public policy and claim to put children first? How does the left simultaneously push the wisdom of racial integration and the segregating harms of the American Indian and Federal public housing reservation systems? I am a right-wing extremist because the people who founded America were too. As a matter of fact, until the past few decades, most everyone in America operated out of right-wing extremist values. Based on success records, if we’re giving out stupid awards, Baby Boomer liberals would win hands down over the Greatest Generation’s right-wingers.

Just say no

Karl Marx once famously described religion as “the opiate of the masses.” He wasn’t being clever – just attacking the competition. His wanted to be mankind’s drug of choice. Karl would be happy with today’s version of America. His principles are being brought to life with alarming speed. Saying “no” and slowing the slide gives this rightwing extremist a warm fuzzy feeling. Drugs – be they governmental fantasies or substances – are at best temporary sources of escape. I remain a right-wing extremist because I understand that my destiny rests best in reality and my own hands. I understand that corals are never built for the benefit of the occupants…. • Carl Mumpower is a former elected official. He can be reached at drmumpower@aol.com.

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Dazzling dance duo a highlight at Heritage By JOHN NORTH

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he pro show — performed in four different segments during the finale night between competitions — was a major highlight of the 29th Annual Heritage Classic DanceSport Championships held March 1-5 at the Omni Grove Park Inn in North Asheville. Featured were the dazzling Karina Smirnoff and Slavik Krysklyvyy, former

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United States professional Latin champions. Smirnoff also is a regular Special photo from Heritage Classic DanceSport Championships website on the popuKarina Smirnoff and Slavik Krysklyvyy delighted the crowd with lar television their exhibition dancing at the Heritage Classic in Asheville. show “Dancing With the on pretty well. (The dancers keep a spare Stars.” Krysklyvyy, who was her pro partner pair of shoes near them, but off the dance in dance competitions for years before floor, during competitions in the event of a they went in different directions, recently problem with a shoe.) reunited with Smirnoff. An unexpected twist at Heritage was that “They’re very artistic and their technique is the winner of the Pro/Am Smooth “A” diviwonderful,” Kitty Williams, a competitor at sion — Yulia Rudenco (dancing with her father Andrei Rudenco) — “did not have a Heritage, told the Daily Planet in a March 11 single crystal” on her gown... I’ve never seen interview. “They have a very good partnerthat before in 21 years,” said JeanAnn Taylor, ship — they make a good team.” an amateur competitive ballroom dancer from WIlliams, a full-time nurse at Mission the Asheville Ballroom, who sat in with her Hospital, said she loves to help teach the friend and fellow dancer Williams for part of group dance classes and the beginners at the the interview. (Taylor has been a volunteer Asheville Ballroom. runner at the event for 21 years. A “runner” Williams added, “Karina’s outfits were is a person who gathers the judges scorecards great... They did a lot of spectacular lifts” in and takes them to the scrutineer, who tabuthe pro show that had the audience oohing lates the results off-stage.). and aahing. She then noted that “the profesRudenco’s dress with no crystals “will sionals on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ came up set the trend,” Taylor said. “Whoever wins through ballroom” dance competitions. sets the trend. It was pink chiffon, flowing Williams competed at Heritage and said, and ethereal. It was magic.” “I was very pleased with my progress. It’s In the ballroom world, Taylor added, the a journey.” mantra is “the lady is the picture and the In response to a reporter’s question, Wil- gentleman is the frame.” liams noted that from a news standpoint, When a reporter paraphrased, “So the woman is the picture and the man is the “there were no deaths or major injuries” at frame?” Taylor, with a smile, said evenly, the competition, although there were the “No, the ‘lady’ is the picture and the ‘gentleusual occasional minor collisions among man’ is the frame,” emphasizing the ballthe dancers. As for “wardrobe malfuncroom culture’s preferred genteel phrasing. tions,” she said, “sometimes someone’s See HERITAGE CLASSIC, Page B10 shoestrap breaks loose... Those dresses stay

y parents were moving out of a house in Mars Hill that sat on 19 acres of mostly wooded land. It had formerly been a working organic farm that was featured in several magazines. I was certain it was cursed. Or built on a snake den. Probably both. The bottom floor had a pool, so they lived on the second floor. The movers had taken all but a few things the day before and I was helping Mom box up the last few items and do some last-minute cleaning while we were waiting to show the property. In the meantime, a monstrous storm rolled in. Thunder shook the house and the lightning was huge and jagged and looked spectacular from the solarium windows. I love storms! The first couple of prospective buyers arrived — and Mom showed them around. When the second couple came, I took them. We started in the pool room downstairs. Behind the wall was a bathroom with a shower and lots of storage shelves — and a small red door to a root cellar. The man unlatched it and opened the door. Nothing was inside so he closed it back and we walked around the rest of the house. After I finished my tour, Mom and I went back to cleaning and packing. But something was different. Something was wrong. Someone was there — and they wanted us to leave. Now. “Mom, we have to leave now,” I said. My mom doesn’t have the same sensitivities that I do, so she didn’t feel the danger that I did. I spent the next hour pleading with her to leave the house. Even though the man — I sensed — saw that I was doing my best to get her out, he grew more and more angry and menacing. He took a step toward me. “Mom, we have to go now!” I said. He took another. And then another. With each step, he got bigger. And closer. And bigger. And closer. Until he was right in my face. See WRIGHT, Page B9

tic mix of country, folk and rock). And it lived up to that billing at the Franklin show that drew more than 1,000 fans, many of whom cheered throughout the show. Hotel California played one 90-minute set and then left the stage with the crowd on its feet, cheering and begging The band Hotel California paid tribute to the Eagles. for more music. The group 1970s super group on March 5 at the Smoky soon returned for a 15-minute Mountain Center for the Performing Arts. encore featuring two songs. The five-man tribute band — together The first encore song was “Take It to the for more than 20 years — is touted for its Limit,” the much-beloved ballad that deuncanny ability to faithfully and accurately lightfully counters melancholy lyrics with reproduce the GrammyAward-winning a sweet melody, during which the Eagles’ sounds of the Eagles (a stunning and eclec- fans cheered — and swayed rhythmically

and sometimes deliriously in a joyful trip back in time. The second encore song was the newer (and rocking) “Get Over It,” which ended the show on a rollicking high note. The concert opened with a prerecorded deep male voice that recounted how the Eagles came whirling like a sirocco out of Southern California, with a unique sound that made it the world’s most-popular musical group of the 1970s, leaving a rich legacy of timeless songs that remain popular today. The group then launched into “Take It Easy,” delighting the crowd, followed by such classics as “Witchy Woman,” “Already Gone” “Best of My Love,” “Tequilla Sunrise” and “Peaceful, Easy Feeling.” See EAGLES TRIBUTE, Page B9

Eagles tribute band takes it to the limit (and beyond) “I’ve been searching for the daughter Of the devil himself I’ve been searching for an angel in white I’ve been waiting for a woman who’s a little Of both And I can feel her but she’s nowhere In sight.” — “One of These Nights”/The Eagles By JOHN NORTH

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FRANKLIN — It was — almost — like a trip on a dark desert highway, with cool wind in your hair. Indeed, the group Hotel California came surprisingly close to replicating the magic and mystique of the stellar music of the Eagles during a rousing show that saluted the


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x The vocal quartet, Under the Streetlamp, will perform the hits of the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s in concert at 7:30 p.m. April 8 at Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Greeneville, Tenn.

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rium, UNC Asheville. Fletcher Peacock, a bass trombonist and UNCA’s director of instrumental Studies will perform a varied program, ranging from Bach to jazz — and music for trombone and groove. Admission is free and open to the public. PERCUSSIVE/DANCE PERFORMANCE, 8 p.m., Diana Wortham Theatre, Pack Place, downtown Asheville. Rhythmic Circus, billed as a “percussive-dance phenomenon,” will perform in concert.

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Friday, April 1

LECTURE, 11 a.m., Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC

Asheville. “Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance” will be addressed by Lorena Russell and Dee James of UNCA’s literature faculty. Admission is free and open to the public. LECTURE, 11 a.m., Humanities Lecture Hall, UNC Asheville. “Popular Culture” will be addressed by Trey Adcock, UNCA assistant professor of education. Admission is free and open to the public. LECTURE, 11:30 a.m., Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. A presentation will outline the current projects of the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project. The address will be given by Molly Nicolie, ASAP’s local food campaign program director. Admission is free and open to the public. SMART DRIVER CLASS, noon-4 p.m., Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. A four-hour AARP Smart Driver Class will provide tips for coping with inevitable changes (as one ages) in perception and reaction time, as well as increased hazards on the roads with faster cars and busier traffic. Participants can expect to review the rules of the road, tips on dealing with aggressive drivers and general safety tips such as how to make left turns into heavy traffic. The course, offered nationwide, is designed to help participants avoid crashes and remain safely behind the wheel. Admission is $20 for the general public or $15 for AARP members. To register, contact instructor Judy Domer at 5051992, or email her or domerje@charter.net. GREENFEST WORKSHOP, 1:30-3 p.m., ROOTS Garden on the Rhoades property with entry near the intersection of W.T. Weaver Booulevard and Merrimon Avenue, UNC Asheville. A workshop, “Greenfest: Growing Plants from Seed,” will provide the seeds themselves as well as the information needed to get spring plants started from seed. Admission is free and open to the public. Opera Talk, 3 p.m., Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. The Opera Talk series will feature “Partnering with Education and More,” a talk by Asheville Lyric Opera General Director David Craig Starkey about “Carmen.” Admission is free and open to the public. CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Lipinsky Audito-

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Lisa Rock and her band will pay homage to the music of The Carpenters during a concert, “Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters,” at 7:30 p.m. April 16 at The Foundation Foundation Performing Arts & Conference Center at Isothermal Community College in Spindale.

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CONCERT, 3 p.m. Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. The Sundays with Brevard Music Center series will featrure BMC faculty members, including harpist Ina Zdorovetchi, flutist Dilshad Posnock, pianist Craig Nies and others. Admission is free and open to the public.

Monday, April 4

Humanities Lecture, 11 a.m., Humanities Lecture Hall, UNC Asheville. “Why and How Do Power Structures Fall Apart? The Reformations as a Case Study” will be addressed by Till Dohse, UNCA’s chair and professor of mathematics. Admission is free and open to the public. Film Screening, 7:30 p.m., grotto, Highsmith University Union, UNC Asheville. “Paris is Burning,” a documentary directed by Jennie Livingston, will be shown. The film chronicles the 1980s drag ball culture of New York City and the diverse communities involved in it. Admission is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, April 5

PANEL DISCUSSION, 6 p.m., Room 221, Highsmith University Union, UNC Asheville. “From the Margins to the Middle: Experiences of LGBTQ People of Color” will be addressed during a panel discussion featuring the perspectives of those who identify as both a person of color and as a member of the LGBTQ community. The moderator will be Preston Keith, UNCA’s assistant director of the Intercultural Center and Multicultural Student Programs. Admission is

free and open to the public. SPEAKER, 7 p.m., Graham Chapel, Montreat College, Montreat. Phil VIscher, co-creator of Veggie-Tales and founder of Big Ideas Productions and Jellyfish Labs, will give the annual Calvin Thielman Lecture. He also will speak at 10 a.m. April 6 in the same location. GREAT DECISIONS LECTURE, 7:30 p.m., Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. “How Germany Sees the World” will be addressed in a World Affairs Council talk by Thomas Wülfing, Germany’s deputy consul general, who is stationed in the Atlanta consulate. The lecture is part of the WAC’s Great Decisions 2016 series. Admission is $10 for the general public and free for UNCA students.

Wednesday, April 6

SYMPHONY CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. The North Carolina Symphony, led by Associate Conductor David Glover, will perform a program of classical music favorites, including Rossini’s “Overture to William Tell,” “The Blue Danube Waltz” by Johann Strauss Jr., Tchaikovsky’s “Fantasy Overture from Romeo and Juliet” and more. Admission is free.

Thursday, April 7

ELVIS TRIBUTE SHOW, 2 and 7:30 p.m., Mainstage, Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock. Donny Edwards will perform in “Elvis: A Heart and Soul Tribute to The King!” through April 17. Showtimes vary daily after the April 7 opening. For more information, visit www. flatrockplayhouse.org, or call 693-0731.

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Emmylou Harris, a 13-time Grammy Winner and Billboard Century Award recipient, will perform at 7:30 p.m. April 23 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin.

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Friday, April 8

UNDER THE STREETLAMP CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Greeneville, Tenn. The vocal group Under the Streetlamp, a quartet composed of recent leading cast members of the musical “Jersey Boys,” will perform the hits of the ‘40s, ‘50s, and ‘60s in concert. PLAY, 7:30 p.m., Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St., downtown Asheville. The play “The Man Who Came to Dinner” will be performed through April 24. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $22 for adults, $19 for students and seniors and $12 for ages 17 and under. ELVIS TRIBUTE CONCERT CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. “A Tribute to the King (Elvis)” will be performed by Travis Ledoyt. For tickets, which are $20 and $25, visit www.GreatMountainMusic. com, or call 524-1498.

Saturday, April 9

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HISTORY CONCERT, 3 p.m., Thomas Auditorium, Blue Ridge Community College, East Flat Rock. A concert with the theme of “The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll” will be performed by two local bands. The bands are Stepchild and the East Flat Rockers. Proceeds from the fundraiser concert, hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Hendersonville, will benefit Morris Kaplan Kiwanis Scholarships. Tickets are $10. TIM HAWKINS CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Greeneville, Tenn. Tim Hawkins, a Christian comedian, songwriter and singer, will perform in concert. Hawkins is best known for parodying popular songs such as Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take The Wheel,” Kansas’ “Dust in the Wind” and “The Candy Man,” along with stand-up material based on topics such as marriage, homeschooling and parenting. STARSHIP CONCERT, 8 p.m., U.S. Cellular Center, 87 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. The group Starship, featuring Mickey Thomas, will perform in concert. For tickets, which are $29.50, visiit www.ticketmaster.com.

Sunday, April 10

MEDIA BIAS TALK, 1 p.m., Asheville Jewish Community Center, 236 Charotte St., Asheville. The AJC will host a talk titled “Triumph Over Media Bias” by former Associated Press journalist Mark Lavie. Lavie will discuss his perspective on how news media bias shapes the state of journalism and how Americans understand current events. His talk will be based on his experiences in reporting on the Middle East, such as uncovering Palestinian rejection of Israel’s offer of a state in 2008, which the AP did not publish. As a foreign correspondent, Lavie spent 40 years working for media outlets, including AP, NBC and NPR. He covered many topics, such as ISIS, Palestine, Israel’s peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, Iran and Egypt and the “Arab Spring.” Lavie is the winner of the New York Overseas

Press Club award and the author of “Broken Spring.” Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for students with identification. “TIME OF MY LIFE TOUR” PROGRAM, 7 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. The “Time of My Life Tour,” presented by Compassion International, will feature The Afters, Chris August and Unspoken, with Among the Thirsty as the special guest. The program will feature a celebration and worship. For tickets, which are $20 and $25, visit www.GreatMountainMusic. com, or call 524-1498. CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC Asheville. A concert will be presented, featuring performances of varied works by UNCA student percussion ensembles, under the direction of Matthew Richmond of the music faculty. Admission is free and open to the public.

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DANCE LECTURE/PERFORMANCE, 11 a.m., Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC Asheville. A talk on — and performance of — oontemporary African dance will be given by Souleymane “Solo” Badolo, a world-reknowned choreographer and dancer born in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Admission is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, April 12

Composers Concert, 7:30 p.m., Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC Asheville. Performance will be given by UNCA music students of varied works by local composers. Admission is free and open to the public.

Thursday, April 14

ANN COMPTON TALK, 7:30-9:15 p.m., Christ School, 500 Christ School Road, Arden. Ann Compton, a 40-year White House correspondent for ABC-TV, will speak. Admission is free and open to the public.

Friday, April 15

Lecture, 11 a.m., Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC Asheville. “World War II and the Holocaust” will be presented by Tracey Rizzo and Eric Roubinek of UNCA’s history faculty. Admission is free and open to the public. Lecture, 11 a.m., Humanities Lecture Hall, UNC Asheville. “Art as Social Critique” will be addressed by Brian Butler, UNCA’s Thomas Howerton Distinguished Professor of Philosophy. 11 a.m. in UNC Asheville’s. Admission is free and open to the public. Lecture, 11 a.m., Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. A presentation will be given on Brother Wolf Animal Rescue and Sanctuary by Denise Bitz, founder and president of Brother Wolf. She will describe the agency’s work, its “no-kill” policy and core ethic of uncompromised compassion.

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“Million Dollar Quartet” will open April 28, with shows at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and run (at varying times) through May 21 at the Mainstage of Flat Rock Playhouse in Flat Rock. Inspired by a true story, the show dramatizes an impromptu jam session featuring Elvis Presley (seated above), Jerry Lee Lewis (left), Carl Perkins (center) and Johnny Cash (right).

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Friday, April 15

MUSIC TALK/PERFORMANCE, 1:30 p.m., Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. A program, “Inside the Music,” will feature a conversation with Melodie Galloway, artistic director and conductor of the Asheville Choral Society. Galloway also chairs UNCA’s Department of Music. Soloists from the upcoming ACS event, “The Music of the Living: A Celebration of the Human Spirit,” also will perform excerpts. Admission is free and open to the public. Symphony Talk, 3 p.m., Reuter Center, 3 p.m., UNC Asheville. The Symphony Talk series will feature a talk by Daniel Meyer, music director and conductor of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra. Meyer will discuss the orchestra’s next concert. In addition, local music aficionado Chip Kaufmann will discuss the composers Martinu and Verdi. Admission is free and open to the public. JESSE COOK CONCERT, 8 p.m., Diana Wortham Theatre, Pack Place, downtown Asheville. Jesse Cook will perform in concert.

Saturday, April 16

JOHNNY CASH/ELVIS TRIBUTE CONCERT, 7 p.m., The Renaissance Center, 1200 E. Center St., Kingsport, Tenn. A show featuring tributes to Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley, along with Southern gospel music and backed by a live band, will be performed. The tributes, produced by R&M Tribute Entertainment, will feature Cash and Presley during the 1950s, ‘68 and the ‘70s movie years. For tickets, which are $15 and $20, email tribute.entertainment@yahoo.com or call Missy Miller at (865) 684-6082. THE CARPENTERS TRIBUTE CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., The Foundation Performing Arts and Conference Center, Isothermal Community College, Spindale. “Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters” will be performed in a tribute concert by singer-playwright Lisa Rock and her six-piece band. For tickets, call 286-9990, or visit FoundationShows.org.

Sunday, April 17

HUMANISM TALK, 2-3:30 p.m., Asheville Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Rd., Asheville. “The Promise of Humanism” will be presented by Fred Edwords at the monthly meeting of the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville. Edwords is the director of planned giving for the Humanist Foundation of the American Humanist Association, an advisor to the Secular Student Alliance and a humanist celebrant in the Humanist Society. He also sits on the Broader Social Impacts Committee of the Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. An informal discussion and refreshments will follow the presenta-

tion. All are welcome to attend. CONCERT, 3 p.m., Lipinsky Auditorium UNC Asheville. A band and symphony concert will feature performances by varied repertoires of UNCA student ensembles, directed by Fletcher Peacock. Admission is free and open to the public. AUTHOR’S READING, 3 p.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. Author Robert Morgan will present his new book, “Chasing the North Star.” Also, he will introduce Ron Rash, who is celebrating the release of his “Poems: New and Selected.” Admission is free and open to the public.

Monday, April 19

Film Screening/Discussion, 6 p.m., Room 222, Highsmith Union room 222, UNC Asheville. “Pay It No Mind: The Life and Times of Marsha P. Johnson” will be screened. The documentary focuses on Marsha P. Johnson, a black trans activist who was an instigator of the Stonewall riot that helped spark the Gay Liberation movement. A discussion, led by UNCA staff and students, will follow. Admission is free and open to the public. Astronomy Presentation, 2-4 p.m., Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. Longtime OLLI at UNC Asheville astronomy instructor Bernard Arghiere will provide background on the May 9 Transit of Mercury — and how to safely observe it, in a presentation of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. (On May 9, Mercury will move across the disc of the sun, visible from earth, for the first time in almost a decade.) Admission is free and open to the public. HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. the steps of Ramsey Library, UNC Asheville. A Holocaust remembrance program will feature “a Reading of the Names” in an event timed to coincide with the day the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began. Volunteers will read the names of Jewish, Romani and Jesuit victims of the Nazi Holocaust. The event is co-sponsored by UNCA Hillel and the university’s Center for Diversity Education. Admission is free and open to the public.

Friday, April 22

Lecture, 11 a.m., Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC Asheville. “1948” will be addressed by Grace Campbell, a UNCA lecturer in humanities. Admission is free and open to the public. POETRY SHOWCASE, 6-8 p.m., Hyannis House, 24 Hyannis Drive, UNC Asheville. The Asheville Trans Student Union will hold a poetry showcase, featuring poetry, music and art. Admission is free and open to the public.

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The polls are in on the NFL

Tank Spencer is the host of a weekly sports talk show, “The Sports Tank,” on Asheville’s News Radio WWNC (570-AM) that airs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Spencer also serves as WWNC’s news anchor, reporter and afternoon producer. This column features posts from his blog.

The following was posted Feb. 26: While we are in election season, everyone turns part of their focus to poll numbers. Some recent poll numbers have me feeling indifferent about the state of the NFL fan. Public Policy Polling conducted a survey of 410 “self-described” NFL fans on topics ranging from their favorite teams and players to issues facing the sport. Choosing from a list of nine of the most popular teams in the NFL, 15 percent of respondents said the Green Bay Packers were their favorite team, followed by the Carolina Panthers (13 percent), New England Patriots (11 percent) and Dallas Cowboys (10 percent). Actually, “another team/ don’t have a favorite won with 18 percent, but it still shows great growth in the fan base that the Panthers are #2. It shows you what a 15-1 record will do for your popularity. I don’t really have to tell you who the most hated team in the league is. I’m sure if I give you three guesses, you can get it. Oh, and two guesses don’t count. It’s, of course, the New England Patriots. The “cheaters” were actually in a close race. Same rules apply for the guessing on #2. That’s right, it’s the Dallas Cowboys. The vote was 23 percent to 20 percent. No other team hit 10 percent. While we’re on the subject of the Cowboys, I’m thoroughly pleased to bring to you that those surveyed no longer feel Dallas is “America’s Team.” I know many of us have felt this way for years, but it is nice to see it in black and white. 64 percent of those polled say that is no longer the case, while 27 percent are truly misguided and feel that the Cowboys still are. I’ll give you that they are most recognizable, but the handle “America’s Team” implies the majority of fans pull for them — or at least have a favorable opinion of the operation. That went out the window when Emmitt Smith left for Arizona. Get over it. Where I am sufficiently gruntled with the polling: • 57 percent of the fans who responded approve of touchdown celebrations.

Tank Spencer • 64 percent would let their children or grandchildren play football despite the health concerns. • 64 percent believe the Washington Redskins should NOT change their name. • 45 percent don’t think Johnny Manziel will ever amount to anything (39 percent are unsure).

Here’s where I take issue

Only 46 percent of fans believe that the NFL will still be around with football played in its current form in 2050 — 35 percent think it won’t. That’s a large portion of fans who, I’m assuming feel there either won’t be football at all in 34 years, or feel we’ll be watching flag football or maybe a virtual reality version of football where no physical contact is required. In that case, I hope by the time I’m 67, I’ll either be dead or too old to care. But with modern scientific advances, the chances of either are slim to none. I’ll probably be among the masses seeking black market, bloodsport-type football games in far off valleys somewhere. • Lastly, the favorite QB category. PPP asked “Given the choices of Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Cam Newton, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Tim Tebow, and Russell Wilson, who is your favorite NFL quarterback?” The fact that Tim Tebow was even included tells me PPP, as usual, is fishing for a controversial response. The main issue is, people took the bait. 7 percent of these FANS chose Tim Tebow, making him the fourth favorite on this list, ahead of an actually talented and accomplished NFL quarterback, Russell Wilson. Despicable. Tom Brady was actually #1 in both the favorite (23 percent) and least favorite (29 percent) categories. Tim Tebow was No. 2 least favorite with 10 percent of that vote. So, at least we’ve got that going for us — as Carl Spackler would say.

UNCA men’s, women’s basketball teams chosen for NCAA tourney; fall in 1st round Both the mens and women’s basketball teams at UNC Asheville were selected to participate in the post-season NCAA Tournament, but both teams lost in the first round of play. The season ended March 18 for UNCA’s men’s basketball team, seeded 15th, with a 86-56 loss to Villanova. Still, UNCA’s men, who were picked seventh in the Big South Conference preseason poll, proved the prognosticators wrong — by a long shot. The Bulldogs ended their season with a 22-12 record — and the future looks bright. Just two seniors will depart from this team, including forward Sam Hughes, the only se-

nior starter. Returning will be freshmen Dylan Smith and Dwayne Sutton, along with sophomore starters Ahmad Thomas and Kevin Vannatta. Also returning will be junior David Robertson, who started the first half of the season before being sidelined by an injury, and junior forward Will Weeks, a key part of coach Nick McDevitt’s regular playing rotation. Meanwhile, UNCA’s women’s team fell 8531 to the No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats on the home floor on March 19. The Bulldogs overcame a preseason pick to finish eighth in the Big South to win their firstever regular season title with a record of 16-4.

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class, “Hindsight, Humor and Hope: Seeking Spiritual Maturity,” will be offered to those ages 55 and older. The class will be held on Sundays thourgh April 24. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lunch to enjoy with the group before class.

Wednesday, April 6

PARTNERSHIP BREAKFAST, 8:3-9:30 a.m., Grace Lutheran Church, 1245 Sixth Ave. W, Hendersonville. Church leaders of all faiths are invited to a complimentary breakfast to learn about Thrident Builds, a partnership between congregations and Habitat for Humanity.

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Friday, April 1

SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM, 2 and 7 p.m., Sandburg Hall Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, Asheville. The UUCA’s Social Justice Movie Night will feature a film to be announced. Admission is free.

Saturday, April 2

ADULT FORUM, 9-10:15 a.m., First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1735 Fifth Ave. W., Hendersonville. The weekly adult forum will feature a writer’s forum, in which attendees wil read from their (any genre) work and share advice. SOUND HEALING CONCERT, 1:30, Unity of the Blue Ridge, 2014 Old Fanning Bridge Rd., Mills River. Paradiso & Rasamayi will perform in a sound healing concert.

INCREASE JOY CLASS, 10 a.m.-noon, Unity of the Blue Ridge, 2014 Old Fanning Bridge Rd., Mills River. A class, “An Alphabetical Adventure to Increase Joy,” will be led by local author Joy Resor. The class will continue on April 15, 22 and May 6, 13 and 20. Attendees are asked to bring a journal or notebook and a pen — and will receive a copy of her book, “Go In Joy! An Alphabetical Adventure.” Drop-ins are welcome. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, 6:30 p.m., Congregation Beth Ha’Tephila, 43 N. Liberty St., Asheville. The synagogue, founded in 1891, will celebrate its 125th anniversary in April at its current home with a Family Sabbath Service. Featured will be the presentation, “What Our Temple Is Made Of: A Creative Retelling.”

Sunday, April 3

ADULT FORUM, 9-10:15 a.m., First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1735 Fifth Ave. W., Hendersonville. The weekly adult forum will feature “Tales of an American in the Middle East,” presented by Michael McMillan, director of the American Language Center in Rabat, Morocco. CLASS, 12:30-2:30 p.m., board room, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 23 Edwin Place, Asheville. A new adult religious education

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Monday, April 11

AUM TUNEUP WORKSHOP, 1:30, Unity of the Blue Ridge, 2014 Old Fanning Bridge Rd., Mills River. Paradiso & Rasamayi will teach workshop attendees to play gem-infused alchemy crystal singing bowls. The duo also will explain the concept of “sacred sound” — and how to meet one’s frequency match.

Sunday, April 17

ADULT FORUM, 9-10:15 a.m., First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1735 Fifth Ave. W., Hendersonville. The weekly adult forum will feature “From Bondage to Freedom: Part One,” presented by Judith and James Nourse. The series will continue at 7 p.m. April 23 and 30.

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Eagles tribute Continued from Page B1 During the rendition of “Witchy Woman,” many in the crowd joined in singing the famous opening lyrics about an enchanting seductress:

“Raven hair and ruby lips Sparks fly from her finger tips Echoed voices in the night She’s a restless spirit on an endless flight.” The (real) Eagles perform in a reunion concert. circa 2013. From left are Glen Frey, Don Henley, Other memorable songs Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmidt. included “One of These Nights,” “Desperado,” “I Can’t Tell You Why,” “Love recording by the Eagles — its long guitar Will Keep Us Alive’ and “There’s Going to coda has been voted the best guitar solo of Be a Heartache Tonight.” all time. The band, which included, at times, It was a joy to hear the so-called “hymn three guitarists, a bass player and drummer, to hedonism” played and sung by a band proved versatile. Often, one of the guitarwith such pride in, and expertise at, perists would switch to another instrument forming “Hotel California.” integral to a particular song, ranging from a And the crowd appeared to agree, as it mandolin to keyboards. cheered and swayed. Faithful to the spirit Between songs, different members of the and sound of the song, one of the performband sometimes praised the state-of-the-art ers strummed a double-neck electric guitar SMPCA facility and the enthusiasm of the — a white Gibson model, as used by the crowd. Throughout the show, they also pro- Eagles’ Don Felder for that particular song. vided interesting facts about certain songs The esoteric lyrics of “Hotel California” in particular, and the Eagles in general. end as follows: Predictably, the regular portion of the “Last thing I remember, I was concert ended with a rendition of the Running for the door Eagles’ Grammy-winning “Hotel CaliforI had to find the passage back nia” — a song that Don Henley, one of its To the place I was before co-writers, described as being about “the ‘Relax,’ said the night man, dark underbelly of the American dream” — ‘We are programmed to receive. meaning excess. You can check-out any time you like, However, Henley had offered another But you can never leave!’” interpretation in the 2013 documentary “History of the Eagles,” when he said, “It’s In contrast to the words in the last line a song about a journey from innocence to of the song “Hotel California,” the tribute experience ... that’s all” band Hotel California — fittingly — left The crowd was on its feet for the tribute the fired-up crowd wanting neither to band’s rendition of the 1976 mega-hit, check-out, nor to leave... ever. which is considered the most famous

Wright

Continued from Page B1 His hatred of us filled me. “Mom! We have to go now! Right now!” I said. My pleas were growing more and more desperate. I knew if we didn’t get out of there immediately, something awful was going to happen to us. I raced down the back steps to the car, thinking she’d follow me. She didn’t. He did. By the time I sat down in the passenger seat, I was sobbing. We were still in danger, Mom was still in the house and this hateful, angry man was inside my head and I didn’t know what to do. When she finally got to the car, I was balling. As we drove down the long driveway, the man threw objects at us from both sides of the car. I kept cringing and dodging and raising my hands to defend myself. My mother had never seen me so frightened and upset. It was completely uncharacteristic of me. She stopped at a local convenience store, thinking that a cold soft drink would calm me down. I couldn’t get ahold of my emotions. I am not one to cry and I never lose control, but I had never experienced anything like that. It was more than physical or emotional. It actually attacked the core of my being, that little piece that is rooted in each of us that sends out tender shoots and leaves — and eventually flowers again after the initial plant has sustained so much trauma that it withers and dies. The core is that piece of us that never dies.

A police officer had seen how upset I was when he was standing inside the store — and had rounded the back of the car and came up beside me to see if I was okay. What could I say? A crabby old dead guy got inside my head because I didn’t move fast enough? He asked lots of questions and was very nice, but he didn’t leave my side until Mom got back to the car and he reassured himself that she wasn’t kidnapping me. When I got to work the next morning, I told Dad everything that had happened. And he told me that weird things always happened whenever anyone opened the red door to the root cellar — the same red door that my couple had opened. I never found out any details about that door. And I don’t know who the angry man was. It’s worth noting, though, that even though my mom doesn’t have the same gifts that my dad and I do, she woke up screaming the night they moved into the house — “Make him stop looking at me! He won’t stop looking at me!” This is still a deeply personal and painful experience even after all these years. But it helped prepare me for what was to come…. • Shelley Wright, an Asheville native, is a paranormal investigator. She works at Wright’s Coin Shop in Asheville and is a weekly participant in the “Speaking of Strange” radio show from 9 p.m. to midnight on most Saturdays on Asheville’s WWNC-AM (570).

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Heritage Classic Continued from Page B1 Regarding the meaning of that mantra, Taylor said that women are the colorful, sparkly attention-getters in their slinky, sometimes-skimpy outfits, while men serve as a counterpoint and are relegated to mainly wearing black — with the occasional colorful tie and pocket square — and are there to make their partners look dazzling. Typically, Taylor noted, the female dancers have “bling” all “over their bodies,” accented by “crystals on the dress.” She added, “Swarovski crystals are handglued to the custom-made dresses.” There is “bling galore” on the women dancers, whose gowns begin at $3,000, with $5,000 as an average cost, and going up to $10,000 and beyond. In further discussing the dresses, Williams noted, “They’re all hand-made. They’re all one-of-a-kind-created. They’re very expensive. If you don’t wish to purchase one, you can rent one for several hundred dollars a day” versus spending thousands to own one... The dresses hold their value very well.” Another option is to buy a used dress, which she said, “averages $1,500-1,800 — and up.” Upon questioning, Williams said — with a laugh — that the female dancers usually do not gain weight, partially because they have such big investments in their dance wardrobes and also because they practice incessently. “Most people (competitive dancers) practice several hours a day, seven days a week,” including her. “If you dance all the time, it will take a lot of weight off” of anyone, she noted. New dance students can “lose an average of 10 lbs. in six months. I’ve seen widows come in (to begin dance lessons at the ballroom) ... looking ‘plain.’ Six months later, they’ve got a (fancy) dress on, bling on, hair fixed up — and they’ve made friends to go out with.” Williams also said that the phenomenon known as “dance fever” truly exists. She said new students often become “addicted to dance — you have the music, you have the partnership — it’s fun.” Regarding men’s attire, Williams said they wear predominately black outfits and it is much less expensive for them. However, some have crystals on their outfits and sometimes touches of color to match their partners’ dresses. Williams said women dancers spend at least an hour per day on hair and makeup during competitions. She noted that there are long lapses during the day between competitions, where she is “in” her hair, makeup and bling, and needs to run errands or eat. With a smile, Williams said that, except at Earth Fare alternative grocery store, she draws much unwanted attention. But “if you have to run an errand to Earth Fare, you’re okay in your bling. They don’t bat an eye.” Williams also told of “a friend, who knew a dancer at a hotel — with her hair and makeup — talking with a guy at the bar, who turned out to be an undercover cop. He was going to bust her because he thought she was ‘something else.’” However, the dancer mentioned in passing that she was in the ballroom competition, at which point “the cop laughed and told her he thought she was” a prostitute. “They all had a good laugh.” As to what Williams likes so much about dancing, she said, “It’s fun. Good exercise. I like the music. I like the friends I make.” With a laugh, she added that she grew up shagging out of Spartanburg (S.C.).” Williams later said that she only recently

began ballroom dancing. “Four and half years ago, my son wanted me to dance at his wedding reception. I took private lessons and learned the waltz and foxtrot. So I got completely hooked within three weeks. Within a year, I started taking instructor training.” But her life is not totally enmeshed in ballroom dancing, as she described herself as “a lady who still likes to shag — and play poker.” Meanwhile, Williams said that, “a big deal for Asheville (at the Heritage Classic) was that the Asheville Ballroom won the top large studio (award) for the second year in a row. “We (the Asheville Ballroom) had two instructors who were top instructors again — John King was second (he was first last year) and Zeki Maviyildiz won third (place) for the second year in a row. (King is Williams’ instructor and dance partner with her in competitions.) “They take the amount of entries, but then you have to place,” Williams said, in explaining how the top large studio award-winner is determined. Taylor added that “the Asheville Ballroom has competed — as an entity — for three or four years” in the Heritage Classic. She also said that the ballroom’s instructors are independent contractors. Among the Asheville Ballroom instructors, Maviyildiz had 11 students, King, three; Kem Overby, five; Ted Ross, one; Amber Nicole, one — a 14-year-old male who competed in the juniors category; and Katherine Wu, who had one. “We have really high-caliber instructors,” Williams said. “People drive here (from distant locales) for the instructors.” Marveling at the talent at the Heritage Classic and other such competitions, Williams said, “When I go into that world, I’m an amateur — or a student. “ There were four general categories of dance competition at Heritage: American Smooth, American Rhythm, Standard and Latin. Also, there were theater arts and solos. These categories were represented with ProAm and Pro-Pro. For a list of the winners, visit www. theheritageclassic.com.

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JeanAnn Taylor dances with flair at the Heritage Dance Classic.

Climatologist Katharine Hayhoe, who readily admits she doesn’t believe in global warming, will visit Asheville for a series of events April 5-6. She is an associate professor and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University. Hayhoe has been featured in the Showtime documentary, “Years of Living Dangerously” and is on Time magazine’s 2014 list of 100 most influential people in the world. A reception with Hayhoe will be held 5-6:30 p.m. April 5 at Lenoir Rhyne Graduate Studies Center, 36 Montford Avenue. Hayhoe will speak on “Faith, Science and Our Changing Climate” at 7 p.m. April 5 at First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Hayhoe will also be featured at a “Spiritual Leadership Breakfast: Communicating Change: A faithful approach to our Changing Climate” from 8:30 to 10 a.m. April 6 at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 789 Merrimon Ave., Asheville. To RSVP, visit http://mountaintrue.org/hayhoe/

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Casting lighter-skinned Saldana as Nina Simone triggers backlash

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LOS ANGELES — A fresh round of criticism erupted for the soon-to-be-released film “Nina” — starring Zoe Saldana — after the trailer, poster and April 22 release date were unveiled. Simone’s family and fans once again expressed their displeasure with the selection of her for the title role via social media posts. (Simone was born as Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon, N.C., where a statue to her was dedicated on what would have been her 77th birthday in 2010. She attended Allen High School for Girls in Asheville.) The latest barrage of criticism came after Saldana posted a quote from the singer and civil rights activist on Twitter, provoking Simone’s estate to respond: “Cool story but please take Nina’s name out of your mouth. For the rest of your life.... “Hopefully people begin to understand this is painful. Gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, nauseating, soul-crushing. It shall pass, but for now…”

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Nina Simone

Simone’s daughter and others have decried the choice to cast a lighter-skinned actress as the African-American activist since Saldana took the part in 2012. “Her skin was appar-

ently darkened for the role, and she wears a prosthetic nose,” the Associated Press reported. At the time, Simone’s daughter, Simone Kelly, told the AP, “Appearance-wise, this is

not the best choice.” In a 2012 interview with The New York Tmes, Kelly said, “My mother was raised at a time when she was told her nose was too wide, her skin was too dark.” Criticism has dogged “Nina” since news broke in 2012 that actress Zoe Saldana, who is of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent, would play the woman known to fans as the High Priestess of Soul. Because much of Simone’s work centered on her being marginalized as a dark-skinned black woman in America, fans said the casting choice was an affront to her legacy. Simone’s estate forcefully weighed in after the release date was announced, leaving little doubt as to how its members felt. The casting has been the subject of fiery columns and blog posts, boycott calls and even an online petition for a casting change. Singer Mary J. Blige was reportedly set to play the role until she had to bow out for scheduling reasons.

Calendar of Events

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Saturday, April 23

CHARLIE DANIELS BAND CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Greeneville, Tenn. The Charlie Daniels Band will perform in concert. EMMYLOU HARRIS CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. Emmylou Harris, a 13-time Grammy Winner and Billboard Century Award recipient, will perform in concert. For tickets, which are $42, $47 and $52, visit www.GreatMountainMusic.com, or call 524-1498.

Monday, April 25

PANEL DISCUSSION, 11 a.m., Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC Asheville. A UNCA faculty panel will discuss “The Silk Road.” The discussion will focus on intercultural connections along the ancient Silk Road. Admission is free and open to the public.

Friday, April 29

Lecture, 11:30 a.m., Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. “Dietary Modification to Decrease Inflammation and Improve Healthy Living” will be addressed by Marilyn Haas-Gassman Ph.D., RN. Admission is free and open to the public. SMART DRIVER CLASS, noon-4 p.m., Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. A four-hour AARP Smart Driver Class will provide tips for coping with inevitable changes (as one ages) in perception and reaction time, as well as increased hazards on the roads with faster cars and busier traffic. Participants can expect to review the rules of the road, tips on dealing with aggressive drivers and general safety tips such as how to make left turns into heavy traffic. The course, offered nationwide, is designed to help participants avoid crashes and remain safely behind the wheel. Admission is $20 for the general public or $15 for AARP members. To register, contact instructor Judy Domer at 5051992, or email her at domerje@charter.net. JOHN DENVER/CARPENTERS TRIBUTE SHOW, 7 p.m., Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. The Reuter Center Singers will perform in a tribute show “The Music of John Denver and The Carpenters.” The RCS is directed by Chuck Taft — and will be performing hits of the 1970s. Admission is free and open to the public.

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SHOW, 2 and 7:30 p.m., Mainstage, Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock. The show “Million Dollar Quartet” will be performed through May 21. Inspired by a true story, “Million Dollar Quartet” dramatizes the impromptu jam session featuring Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash. The show include the hit songs “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Hound Dog,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and many

more. Showtimes vary after the opening day. For more information, visit www.flatrockplayhouse. org, or call 693-0731. “BROADWAY SHOW”, 7:30 p.m., Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Greeneville, Tenn. The show “Broadway Comes to Greeneville” will be performed. JAMES ROGERS STAGE SHOW, 7:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. James Rogers will present what is billed as “his hilarious stage show.” For tickets, which are $17, visit www.GreatMountainMusic.com, or call 524-1498. AARON GOLDBERG TRIO CONCERT, 8 p.m., Diana Wortham Theatre, Pack Place, downtown Asheville. The Aaron Goldberg Trio will perform in concert.

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