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Support your community by helping kids learn to read Yesterday, I was looking through articles I saved on education in Asheville/Buncombe and came across a letter from [the Sept. 18] edition of the Mountain Xpress. Tom Ascik had been following the local city schools forums on education and wrote “Can Asheville City Schools Try Another Approach?”

Mr. Ascik wrote a thoughtful article, and a few lines of his letter are the same things I passionately believe as a volunteer reading tutor: “Reading is obviously and by far the most important subject in the elementary curriculum. It is the basis for all other subjects and for advancement to the next grades.” Children “learn to read” in K-third grade, and after third, they

are reading to learn. Students who have not achieved grade-level reading by third grade are four times more likely to drop out of school.

Reading supports all aspects of education and life opportunities. I have seen firsthand the difficulties struggling readers experience. For three years, my husband and I have had the pleasure of volunteering as reading tutors for Read to Succeed Asheville/Buncombe. Tutoring our students is a major highlight in our week. Providing the support young readers need to achieve grade-level reading is very rewarding.

R2S is a local nonprofit, and we train volunteers to become reading tutors for K-third grade, providing ongoing support and training. Our tutors are dedicated to our students, and they give time and support to young readers in our city and county schools. We all share a passion for reading, strong belief in education

Xpress wants your input on 2020 voter guides As the Mountain Xpress newsroom prepares its questions for hopefuls in Western North Carolina’s 2020 elections, we have a question for you, the reader: What do you want to hear from candidates as they compete for your vote?

Our voter guides aim to reflect the concerns of the people who use them. Over the next few months, we’ll be reaching out through our print and web publications, via social media and on the streets of Asheville to learn what’s top of mind for WNC residents and how they hope elected officials will address the issues.

Email us at elections@mountainx.com with your comments and be on the lookout for other ways to engage in the coming weeks. With your help, we’ll work to get WNC’s 2020 candidates on record about concerns that matter. X

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and desire to support the children in our community.

If you are of a like mind, enjoy working with children and are looking for a way to show your support on a community level, please contact me (828-767-0940 or julie.claywell@ r2sasheville.org). I cannot think of a better gift to our next generations than supporting them in learning to read.

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Climate change requires radical action by all I would like to celebrate the 40 young members of Sunrise Movement Asheville who had the courage to exercise civil disobedience on Dec. 6 by occupying Asheville City Hall [“Sunrise Movement Occupies City Hall Over Climate Emergency,” Dec. 11, Xpress]. We’re in a situation where climate change has been well understood and documented for more than 30 years. Today’s youths, who are projected to suffer the worst effects of

the climate change crisis, look around and see literally every level of government that represents them ignore their pleas.

As an older millennial who now has my own toddler’s future to think about, this sense of frustration is familiar to me. This motivation has driven me to volunteer with Citizens’ Climate Lobby, pressing Congress for action on climate change. I believe we need a federal carbon fee and dividend as a first step toward climate change action. Canada has already implemented a national policy like this. Almost all economists believe that a CF&D solution is not only the fastest way to shift our economy away from carbon, but the dividend component delivers the greatest benefit to lower-income families, and so it’s a progressive policy.

In addition to paying our teachers more, expanding Medicaid and fixing our occupancy tax, my frustration in seeing a lack of action on climate change is also one of the reasons why I’m running to be our next state senator. In North Carolina, we urgently need to force Duke Energy to sprint to zero-carbon energy production. The U.N. Special Report on

Global Warming of 1.5 °C [of 2018] provides a clear mandate: We’re in a state of emergency, and radical action is required by all.

Thank you to the bold members of Sunrise Movement Asheville! I’m hopeful that if and when Green New Deal legislation is drafted, it will recognize carbon fee and dividend as one of the most effective ways to deal with climate change.

— Travis Smith Candidate for N.C. Senate District 49 Asheville

Have you ever been on or dreamed of going on a big adventure? Then you’re in luck! For Xpress’ 2020 Kids Issues, the theme is “My Big Adventure.”

Each March, Xpress publishes thoughtful, colorful and engaging creative work of Western North Carolina’s K-12 students, along with listings of local and regional summer camps. There is no fee to enter for possible publication, and the deadline for submissions is Friday, Jan. 31.

THEME can be a real adventure — or a completely imaginary one. (Special thanks to local educators who offered feedback!)

Students, here are some ideas to get you started on your art or writing: • Imagine going on a big adventure. Where would you go, and what would you do? Is this a real place or completely imaginary? Would there be hard parts or challenges? What would happen?

How would you feel?

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[In response to the letter to the editor “More Coverage Needed on ‘Offmarket Health Plans,’” Dec. 18, Xpress:] Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is proud to offer Affordable Care Act plans in all 100 North Carolina counties. Despite losing more than $400 million during the first few years of the ACA, we remained committed to serv-

Xpress seeks student art, writing for 2020 Kids Issues

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limited to a maximum of 30 lines. Typed submissions are encouraged.

Art Art should be digitally photographed or be able to be photographed by Mountain Xpress. Photos of sculptures are also permissible. Artists’ statements are welcome.

MY BIG ADVENTURE: It’s time for local K-12 students to create art and writing for possible publication in the 2020 Mountain Xpress Kids Issues!

Deadline is Friday, Jan. 31.

Photos Photos should be highresolution, digital photos between 200 KB and 6 MB (cellphone setting of “medium” size). Artists’ statements are welcome.

where new, or was it close to home? What did you do? Were there difficult parts? How did you overcome them? How did it make you feel?

What did you learn?

Deadline The deadline is Friday, Jan. 31, to be considered for publication in Xpress’ March Kids Issues.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Educators, parents and students, please send us the best work in the following categories: Essays Essays should be no more than 350 words (though some exceptions can be made). Typed entries are encouraged.

Poems Short-form poetry is preferred, with poems

Submit your work Here’s a link to upload student work: https://mountainx.com/2020-kids-issue/ Returns Mailed or hand-delivered pieces may be picked up after the issues publish, though Xpress cannot be responsible for their return.

Questions?

Email Xpress editor Tracy Rose at trose@ mountainx.com.

We can’t wait to see what local kids and teens have to share!

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C A R T O O N B Y B R E NT B R O W N ing North Carolina even as most other insurers withdrew.

While we’re encouraged that the ACA market has stabilized enough that we have been able to lower premiums by almost 10% over the last two years, health care costs are still too high for many. One option that has become available is known as a “short-term policy.” With the rise in “off-market” options, it is important to understand what these plans do — and don’t — provide. These plans are not required to meet key federal requirements that ensure customers get the level of coverage they need over the long term.

Short-term policies are typically less expensive and allow customers more flexibility to mix and match things like prescription drug tiers or network options and are appropriate in certain circumstances. However, these policies often involve more risk than ACAcompliant plans. For example, they typically do not provide coverage for preexisting conditions. They may also not provide coverage for preventive care, mental health treatment, and maternal and newborn services.

The vast majority of ACA customers are eligible to receive federal tax credits or premium subsides. Short-term policies don’t qualify for subsidies.

Under these plans, your coverage may

also be capped if you develop a serious condition and hit your coverage limit.

At Blue Cross NC, our goal is always to ensure communities have access to high-quality, affordable care and to help our customers make the best decisions for themselves and their families. We have demonstrated our commitment to all North Carolinians by being the only ACA insurer to remain in the health insurance marketplace in all 100 counties. Our focus for 2020 and beyond is to provide insurance products that fit the needs of all individuals, families and businesses.

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Correction In our Dec. 25 story “Building Hope: Local Groups Devise Innovative Strategies to Tackle Homelessness,” we should have noted that Homeward Bound has helped place more than 2,079 people in residential units. Also, to clarify, Robert Stevenson is an employee of Homeward Bound.

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NO PARTY PEOPLE

Unaffiliated candidates face challenging path to ballot

BY DANIEL WALTON

Carolina’s unaffiliated hopefuls to better understand the landscape outside the two-party system.

dwalton@mountainx.com On Dec. 5, three members of the Transylvania County Board of Commissioners took a leap into the unknown. Chair Mike Hawkins, Vice Chair David Guice and Commissioner Page Lemel announced that they would be leaving the Republican Party — not to become Democrats, but to renounce party affiliation altogether.

“Our focus is local, our objective is problem-solving for Transylvania County and our experience is that partisanship is an obstacle to effective local governance,” the trio wrote in a press release regarding the move. “Governing is done best when done closest, and close governing is done best when removed from partisan encumbrances.”

The commissioners’ decision aligns them with the more than 2.23 million voters across North Carolina currently registered as unaffiliated. That number makes unaffiliateds the state’s second-most populous political group, trailing only Democrats, and the gap is closing: Since 2016, according to the University of North Carolina’s Carolina Population Center, 43% of all new voter registrations statewide have been unaffiliated, compared to 30% Democrat and 26% Republican.

Despite this uptick in voters who claim no formal allegiance to a political party, elected officials who share their position are few and far between. No members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation are unaffiliated, nor are any officeholders at the state level.

According to the N.C. Association of County Commissioners, just seven of 587 total county commission seats

WHY THE RISE?

CHOOSING NO CHOICE: In several Western North Carolina counties — including Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania — unaffiliated voters are the largest political group, but electoral success is practically nonexistent for unaffiliated candidates in partisan races.

Graphic courtesy of Chris Cooper were won by independent or third-party candidates in 2018.

“Unaffiliated officeholders are kind of a long-endangered species: We know they exist, but they’re sort of hard to find,” says Chris Cooper, head of Western Carolina University’s Political Science and Public Affairs Department.

“By 2022, unaffiliateds will be the largest group in North Carolina if the current trends continue. Yet the number of unaffiliated officeholders you can count on a couple hands.”

Contributing to what Cooper calls an “interesting mismatch” are the state’s

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rules for unaffiliated candidates. Unlike partisan candidates, those running as unaffiliated must gather signatures from registered voters in the area they hope to represent to appear on the ballot; most offices require 4% of voters in a district to sign a petition, which often equates to many thousands of names. And the state’s deadline for gathering those signatures — noon on primary election day, Tuesday, March 3 — is the nation’s earliest by more than two months.

As that deadline rapidly approaches, Xpress spoke with political experts and several of Western North

Cooper points to several reasons for the increasing popularity of unaffiliated voter registration. The first is tactical: In North Carolina, those enrolled in a party must vote in that party’s primary, while unaffiliated voters can pick from among all of the partisan ballots. “You get to choose your own adventure,” he says.

Demographic changes are also shifting the state’s political realities.

Young professionals who migrate from outside of North Carolina to rapidly growing metro areas such as Asheville and Charlotte, Cooper says, are less likely to be attached to a party than are older residents.

Finally, Cooper flags heightened partisan rhetoric on the national stage as a major disincentive for voters to express an affiliation. “There’s almost a social sanction at this point, the country’s so polarized,” he says. While some people may still hold partisan beliefs, he continues, “they just want to hide [those beliefs] from their friends, their colleagues, their co-workers.”

Politicians likewise have a variety of rationales for rejecting parties. Winn Sams, a Columbus-based chiropractor running for U.S. House District 11, wants voters to focus on the merits of individual candidates instead of partisan slates.

“It represents what I’m trying to bring, which is a change where we’re not looking at voting a party in, but a person in,” Sams says. “What if the person isn’t very good? What if the

embrace the opportunity to better connect with voters on this issue.”

EARLY ALARM

PARTY OF ONE: Winn Sams, an unaffiliated candidate running for U.S. House District 11, says voters should evaluate candidates individually instead of based on partisan allegiance. Photo courtesy of Sams person isn’t very honest, but yet they represent your party? Are you really getting representation?”

In Transylvania County, Lemel says her departure from the Republicans was a matter of ideological hardening.

While the party previously had a place for her fiscally conservative, socially moderate viewpoint and spirit of cooperation, she explains, an “all-or-nothing way of functioning” has replaced that tolerance in recent years.

“We’ve lost the ability to have civil discourse,” Lemel continues. “We’ve been lowered to name calling and character assassinations that are wholly inappropriate when dealing with other human beings.”

And Andrew Celwyn, an unaffiliated candidate for the chair of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, says he wants to bring attention to the electoral process. While he’d previously planned to compete in the Democratic primary against incumbent Brownie Newman, state law prevented him from doing so because he had switched his affiliation from unaffiliated to Democrat fewer than 90 days before the filing deadline.

“Collecting signatures will help our campaign have conversations about the different barriers to participating in our democracy,” Celwyn wrote in a statement on the Asheville Politics Facebook group. “Whether discussing voter ID, the influence of money in politics or changes in our laws that make it harder to participate, we will

Those barriers, says Richard Winger, are particularly high in North Carolina.

The California-based political analyst publishes and edits Ballot Access News, a monthly newsletter that tracks rules for third-party and independent candidates across the U.S. A 2017 state law passed almost entirely by Republicans over the veto of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper moved the deadline for unaffiliated candidates to submit ballot petitions from the last Friday in June before the general election to the second Wednesday prior to the primary election. The date was moved later that year to the primary election itself on March 3.

The March deadline, Winger points out, is more than two months before the country’s second-earliest cutoff, set

by Texas as Monday, May 11. North Carolina’s deadline was challenged in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in 2019, but Chief Judge Terrence Boyle, an appointee of Republican President Ronald Reagan, dismissed the case on Nov. 22.

“The U.S. District Court judge who upheld that early March deadline is the least competent federal judge I have ever seen,” Winger says. “There are about 55 federal court decisions saying that early deadlines are unconstitutional, including a published decision in 1980 in North Carolina, Greaves v. N.C. Board of Elections, which struck down April as too early. Our current case judge didn’t even mention that decision.”

Boyle did not respond to an Xpress request for comment by press time.

Neither did Republican Reps. Dana Bumgardner and Jason Saine, two primary sponsors of the law that first moved North Carolina’s deadline; both are still serving in the General Assembly. The bill’s other sponsors were Republican Rep. Cody Henson, who resigned in July after pleading guilty to cyberstalking his estranged wife, and Republican Rep. Justin Burr, who lost his primary election in 2018.

Beyond the tight deadline, unaffiliated candidates in this election cycle have had to wrestle with the additional uncertainty brought on by North Carolina’s redistricting at both the state and federal levels.

Those shifting boundaries, Sams says, meant she had to change her candidacy from District 10 to District 11 and still must gather roughly 7,750 signatures.

“With the congressional district lines being redrawn — everything I’ve done

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Asked for his advice to unaffiliated candidates given these challenges, Chris Cooper responds, “Find a new strategy and register with a party, and I mean that. The barriers are so large.”

Nevertheless, several WNC candidates remain committed to their unaffiliated runs. In Buncombe County, Celwyn says he will set up shop at political events, visit malls and host town halls to gather the 9,000 signatures required for his ballot petition. Door-todoor canvassing is also on the table to drum up the needed support.

“It is a challenge,” Celwyn admits.

“I’m not making light of it or short shrift of it, but it’s something I think I — and hopefully people who are supporting me — are up to.”

Given the largely rural character of the area she hopes to represent, which stretches from Avery County in the northeast to the state’s southwestern tip in Cherokee County, Sams says she’s relied on businesses in District 11’s population centers to host her petitions. In Henderson County, for example, voters can sign their support while picking up medication at Economy Drugs in Hendersonville.

“Honestly, I don’t know if I can do it,” Sams says about meeting the petition target. “One of the issues that I have in getting signatures is that it requires people to get out and sign the petition.

You can’t sign it online and you have to be a registered voter of the county you’re signing the petition in.”

Even Celwyn says he expects issues with obtaining signatures on paper from supporters in Buncombe County outside

MOVING ON: Mike Hawkins, chair of the Transylvania County Board of Commissioners, left the Republican Party to become unaffiliated in December. Photo courtesy of Hawkins

Asheville’s urban core; he would like to see the state Board of Elections allow an electronic petition system. “I know that’s kind of a pie-in-the-sky desire in some ways but I think that would be in keeping with the times,” he says.

Yet if these unaffiliated candidates succeed in their petition drives, Cooper points out, they’ll still be at a disadvantage compared to their partisan rivals in the key arena of campaign financing. Republican and Democratic primary winners, he says, gain access to party donor lists and supporter contacts.

“If you’re running as an unaffiliated candidate, you have to build all those lists from scratch,” Cooper says.

“That kind of background research

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that the parties do and the in-kind donations that you get as a member of a party are worth a lot of money.”

MAKING CHANGE Perhaps with those obstacles in mind, none of the newly unaffiliated Transylvania County commissioners have yet committed to a reelection campaign. Guice, who will hold his seat through 2022, did not respond to an Xpress request for comment, while both Lemel and Hawkins, whose terms expire in 2020, say they are not currently circulating petitions.

However, Hawkins is interested in expanding ballot access for unaffiliated candidates in the future. He acknowledges that such an effort could be an uphill battle — “It’s unlikely that politicians within an established party structure would be keen on facilitating processes which might threaten that structure,” he says — but that he’d like “to work with like-minded people” to make improvements.

As a first step, Hawkins suggests restoring the Transylvania County Board of Education to a nonpartisan entity. Former Republican Rep. Chris Whitmire, he says, sponsored a bill

in 2016 that shifted the board to partisan elections “over the unanimous objection” of existing members.

Lemel agrees with her colleague that local races, including those for county commission, should be run on a nonpartisan basis. While parties may make sense to coordinate action at state or national levels, she says, partisan politics “distract from the conversation” in cities and counties.

“What role does being a registered Democrat or registered Republican have to do with enforcing the law as sheriff?” Lemel asks. “What role does being a Democrat or a Republican play in the Register of Deeds office?”

But without alterations to the way elections are conducted, Cooper suggests, two-party representation will remain the norm for the foreseeable future. And both Democrats and Republicans in the state legislature, he adds, are in no hurry to change.

“The parties are still the ones who are controlling the system, so it stands to reason that the folks elected by a party aren’t going to fight against that party,” Cooper says. “If anything, it’s the opposite: Both parties seem to want to, not surprisingly, support the two-party system.” X

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by Thomas Calder | tcalder@mountainx.com

‘The spirit of progress’ City residents dream big in 1920

BOOM TOWN: A view of Asheville from Beaucatcher Mountain, circa 1920. The original Battery Park Hotel stands in the background. The Vance Monument is visible at the center of the photo. Over the next 10 years, the downtown landscape changed dramatically as 65 new buildings were erected. Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Library, Asheville On Jan. 1, 1920, at the dawn of a new decade, The Asheville Citizen reflected on the previous year and what it indicated for the city’s imminent future. After several years of financial distress and uncertainty on account of the Great War, 1919 marked the start of a 10-year boom period for the city, as well as much of the nation. The following excerpts and storylines, unless otherwise noted, come from the paper’s Jan. 1, 1920, edition.

“The year has in many respects been an unprecedented one for Asheville,” the paper wrote, “but a retrospect of the building activity during 1919 immediately causes one to pronounce the last twelve months as the ‘building year’ for the city.”

Permits, the paper continued, were “within a few hundred dollars of one million” (or roughly $20 million in today’s dollar).

Along with commercial buildings, the city saw plenty of new homes go up. “The suburb sections are fast becoming attrac-

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tive to the home builder and many bungalows are being erected in all sections of the city,” the paper proclaimed. “One reason advanced for this is the fact that the trolley systems extend to all the more densely populated suburban districts, and a schedule to accommodate the residents of these sections is maintained.”

According to The Asheville Citizen, the federal census listed the city population at 18,000 in 1910; by 1919, based on estimates from the city directory, the population climbed to 45,000. Post office deposits, the paper continued, increased from $50,000 in 1905 to over $160,000 in 1919; meanwhile, bank deposits soared from $1 million in 1900 to around $10 million in 1919.

“On every side in Western North Carolina can be seen the greatest activity, the spirit of progress is written large on the face of every man and big things are not only dreamed of, but are being accomplished,” the paper promulgated.

Similar declarations were made by W.B. Davis (whom The Asheville Citizen described as “one of the best-known bankers in North Carolina”). In his talk with the paper, Davis gave readers plenty to be excited about.

“Public improvements indicated a strong spirit of progress [in 1919],” the banker announced. “New schools seem to have been in universal demand. … Roads and more roads; good roads and better roads — this is the purpose that found expression in every mountain county.”

Davis also addressed Asheville’s growing appeal to visitors. “The tourist season just past was fairly overwhelming in volume, taxing all facilities of transportation and house to capacity,” he said. “Each year witnesses a larger pilgrimage to the beautiful mountains of the Land of the Sky. More visitors come from distant states and foreign countries. Many stay longer than was formerly their custom.”

In his summation, Davis asserted, “Western North Carolina is confident, optimistic in the highest degree, and eager to be busy with the tasks that will come to our hands in 1920.”

Davis’ words proved prophetic. As Nan Chase notes in her 2007 book, Asheville: A History, the city saw 65 commercial and public buildings go up throughout the 1920s.

Of course, the boom didn’t last forever. Rather, it came to a disastrous end on Oct. 24, 1929, when the stock market crashed. Soon thereafter, several of the region’s largest banks closed, as the Great Depression continued to ravage the entire country. Locally, the city of Asheville did not pay off its pre-Depression debts until July 1, 1976.

In Thomas Wolfe’s novel, You Can’t Go Home Again, published posthumously in 1940, the writer censures the shortsightedness of Libya Hill, his fictionalized version of Asheville. In the book, Wolfe writes: “They had squandered fabulous sums in meaningless streets and bridges. They had torn down ancient buildings and erected new ones large enough to take care of a city of half a million people. They had leveled hills and bored through mountains, making magnificent tunnels paved with double roadways and glittering with shining tiles — tunnels which leaped out on the other side into Arcadian wilderness. They had flung away the earnings of a lifetime, and mortgaged those of a generation to come. They had ruined their city, and in doing so had ruined themselves, their children, and their children’s children.”

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BENEFITS JOHN MAC KAH FUNDRAISER • SATURDAYS in January, 10am-4pm - Proceeds from the fundraiser for John Mac Kah benefit the chemotherapy expenses for John Mac Kah, landscape painter. Held at Riverview Station, 191 Lyman St., Studio 234 RICKY D. BOONE TURNS 60 • FR (1/10), 7pm Proceeds from the Magic, Mirth & Meaning performance celebrating The Vanishing Wheelchair’s founder Ricky D. Boone’s 60th birthday, a familyfriendly show featuring storytellers, singers, jugglers and magicians, benefitting The Vanishing Wheelchair. $10/$5 kids. Held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 337 Charlotte St.

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY MOUNTAIN BIZWORKS ORIENTATION • FR (1/13), 5:30-6:30pm - Information session on available resources at Mountain BizWorks.

Registration required.

Free. Held at Mountain BizWorks, 153 S. Lexington Ave.

CLASSES, MEETINGS & EVENTS BEEKEEPING SCHOOL (PD.) Henderson County Beekeepers Association welcomes you to our school starting January 13th. Monday nights for 7 weeks, a textbook and a 1-year membership to HCBA.

Call (828) 693-1311 or hcbeekeepers.org.

EMPYREAN ARTS CLASSES (PD.) Intro to Sultry Pole 8 Week Series starts Sunday, January 12th, 5:00-6:15pm, $120.

Aerial Kids / Parents Night Out! is on Friday January 17th, 6:15-8:00pm, $25 per student. Intro to Handstands weekly on Thursdays 7:45pm.

Aerial Yoga weekly on Mondays 6:15pm. empyreanarts.org.

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ASHEVILLE CHESS CLUB • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - Sets provided.

All ages and skill levels welcome. Beginners lessons available. Free.

Held at North Asheville Recreation Center, 37 E. Larchmont Road ASHEVILLE NEWCOMER'S CLUB • 2nd MONDAYS, 9:30am - Monthly meeting for women new to Asheville interested in making friends and exploring the community. Free to attend.

Held at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. ASHEVILLE TAROT CIRCLE • 2nd SUNDAYS, noon - General meeting.

Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road DEEP DIVE LAB: THE DELIBERATE CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR • TH (1/16), 9-11am - Deep Dive Lab: The Deliberate Creative Entrepreneur - How to Innovate on Demand.

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GORGEOUS GORGES: Sierra Club of Western North Carolina honors the 20th anniversary of Gorges State Park with a presentation by Bill Thomas. Thomas played an instrumental role in protecting the land that became Gorges State Park, which was originally owned by Duke Energy and was part of the Lake Jocassee watershed. The presentation is planned for Thursday, Jan. 9, 7-9 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville. Photo courtesy of Bill Thomas (p. 11) Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler DIY WEBSITE WORKSHOP • MO (1/13), 8:30am12:30pm - Build your own affordable website, workshop. Registration: avl.mx/6tz. Free. Held at Blue Ridge Community College Conference Hall, 49 E. Campus Drive, Flat Rock GENEALOGY CLUB • 2nd TUESDAYS, 3pm Genealogy Club. Free. Held at Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bill's Creek Road, Lake Lure HOMINY VALLEY RECREATION PARK • 3rd THURSDAYS, 7pm - Hominy Valley board meeting. Free. Held at Hominy Valley Recreation Park, 25 Twin Lakes Drive, Candler KOREAN WAR VETERANS CHAPTER 314 • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, noon - Korean War Veterans Association, General Frank Blazey Chapter 314, general meeting. Lunch at noon, meeting at 1pm. Free to attend. Held at Golden Corral, 2530 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville LEICESTER COMMUNITY CENTER 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, 828774-3000, facebook.com/ Leicester.Community.Center • 2nd TUESDAYS, 7pm Public board meeting. Free.

• 3rd THURSDAYS, 7pm - The Leicester History Gathering, general meeting.

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TOASTMASTERS OPEN HOUSE • TU (1/14), 7-8am - Land of Sky Toastmasters hosts an open house. Free. Held at Reuter YMCA, 3 Town Center Blvd.

WEEKLY SUNDAY SCRABBLE CLUB • SUNDAYS, 12:30-4:30pm - Scrabble club. Information: ashevillescrabble.com. Free.

Held at Stephens Lee Recreation Center, 30 George Washington Carver Ave.

ECO RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS WORKSHOP • TU (1/14), 10am-2pm - Learn about renewable natural gas technologies in a workshop by the Land of Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition.

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Free. Held at The Biltmore Estate, 1 Lodge St. SIERRA CLUB: 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF GORGES STATE PARK • TH (1/9), 7-9pm - Sierra Club of Western North Carolina (WENOCA) honors the 20th anniversary of Gorges State Park with a presentation by Bill Thomas, the environmentalist who fought to create it. Information: judymattox@sbcglobal. net or 828-683-2176. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place

FARM & GARDEN 27TH ANNUAL ORGANIC GROWERS SCHOOL SPRING CONFERENCE (PD.) March 6-8, 2020. at Mars Hill University, NC. Pre-conference workshops & Leah Penniman lecture in Buncombe County.

150+ practical, affordable, regionally-appropriate workshops on organic growing, homesteading, farming, permaculture.

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ADVANCED ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT (PD.) THU. FEB 6TH 3PM-7PM. Advanced Enterprise Development will dig into enterprise development and help farmers understand the factors that influence farm profitability, assess recordkeeping and farm documentation in order to enhance their farm financial picture. https:// organicgrowersschool. org/farmers/advancedenterprise-development/ FARM DREAMS WORKSHOP BY ORGANIC GROWERS SCHOOL (PD.) SAT. JAN. 18TH & SAT. FEB. 8TH, 10AM-4PM. A day-long workshop designed to help people who are seeking commonsense information on sustainable farming and how to move forward.

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IMPROVING FARM COMMUNICATIONS (PD.) JAN. 12 & JAN. 19.

10AM-4PM. In Improving Farm Communication workshop participants will use real life farm situations to learn communication styles, how to have better conversations, and practice new skills. For farmers and employees on farms. https:// organicgrowersschool.org/ farmers/improving-farmcommunications/ COMMUNITY GARDEN MEETING • WE (1/15), 6pm - Leicester Library Community Garden is starting up. Learn how to get involved. Free. Held at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester POLK COUNTY FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE BREAKFAST • 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 7-8am - Monthly breakfast with presentations on agriculture. Admission by donation. Held at Green Creek Community Center, 25 Shields Road, Columbus

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SECOND SATURDAY FOLKMOOT MARKET • 2nd SATURDAYS, 6-9pm - Second Saturday Market featuring vendors, live music, dance lessons, food and beverages. Free to attend/$10-$15 for dinner/$5 per dance lesson. Held at Folkmoot Friendship Center, 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville

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FESTIVALS ASHEVILLE FRINGE ARTS FESTIVAL PREVIEW • SA (1/11), 7pm - A preview of the 18th annual Asheville Fringe Arts Festival with dance, installation and music.

Plan which of the 100+ shows, 55+ artists and 15+ venues you will visit. Free to attend.

Held at Fleetwood's, 496 Haywood Road PUZZLEFEST • SU (1/12) through SA (1/18), noon-8pm - The 11th Annual Puzzlefest

FRINGE BINGE: Fleetwood’s Rock and Roll Wedding Chapel and Bar hosts the preview for the 18th annual Asheville Fringe Arts Festival on Saturday, Jan. 11, 7-9 p.m. The Asheville Fringe Arts Festival hosts more than 100 performances taking place throughout the week of Jan. 19-26. Get a taste of Fringe dance, installation and music, and grab a copy of the festival guide. Photo courtesy of The Accidentals (p. 12)

includes a 3,000-piece 'Peaceful Reflections' showcase puzzle. Free to attend. Held at Mills River Presbyterian Church, 10 Presbyterian Church Road, Mills River

BLUE RIDGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB MEETING • 2nd THURSDAYS, 6pm - General meeting.

Free to attend. Held at Yao, 153 Smoky Park Highway BUNCOMBE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY WOMEN'S CLUB • TH (1/16), 5:15pm - January meeting with catered dinner.

Registration: buncombedemwomen@gmail.com. $18/$15 member. Held at Buncombe County

Democratic Headquarters, 951 Old Fairview Road CITY OF ASHEVILLE • FR (1/10), 10am-2pm - Energy Innovation Task Force meets in the first floor conference room. Free. Held at Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte St. • TU (1/14), 5pm - Formal meeting of the Asheville City Council. Held at Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza HENDERSON COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS • TH (1/16), 11:30am-1pm - Henderson County League of Women Voters Lunch and Learn. Free. Held at Agudas Israel Congregation, 505 Glasgow Lane, Hendersonville IMPACTS OF HOTELS: A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION • TH (1/9), 7pm - City of Asheville hosts a community conversation facilitated by an Urban Land Institute panel

regarding the temporary moratorium on new hotels, issues surrounding tourism and impacts of hotel development. Free to attend. Held at The Collider, 1 Haywood St., Suite 401 IMPEACHMENT: WHO, WHAT, HOW AND WHY • TU (1/14), 7pm - Walter Forehand, PhD, JD, presents on federal impeachment focusing on the US Constitution. Free. Held at Weaverville Library, 41 N. Main St. Weaverville INDIVISIBLE COMMON GROUND-WNC • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-8pm - General meeting.

Free. Held at St. David's Episcopal Church, 286 Forest Hills Road, Sylva SILENT VIGIL FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM • FR (12/20), 4-4:30pm - Progressive Alliance's monthly Silent Vigil to promote compassionate Immigration

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KIDS EMPOWERING THE LEADER IN EACH YOUNG MAN (PD.) Journeymen is supporting adolescent boys on their paths to becoming men of integrity. Our cost-free program is now enrolling young men 12-17. Mentees ("J-men") participate in bi-weekly mentoring groups and a semi-annual Rites of Passage Adventure Weekend, where they develop compassion, selfawareness, accountability, resilience and authenticity.

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ABBEY ROAD LIVE • SA (1/11), 4-6pm - Abbey Road Live, a Beatles tribute band appealing to kids. $12/$8 kids. Held at Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave. APPLE VALLEY MODEL RAILROAD & MUSEUM • WEDNESDAYS, 1-3pm & SATURDAYS, 10am-2pm - Open house featuring operating model trains and historic memorabilia. Free.

Held at Apple Valley Model Railroad & Museum, 650 Maple St., Hendersonville BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • WE (12/4), 4pm Dungeons and Dragons for ages 6-12. Registration required. Free. Held at Fairview Public Library, Fairview • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 4-5:30pm - Heroes

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Free to attend. Held at Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St. STEM WITH DR. K • TU (1/14), 3:305:30pm - STEM with Dr. K: Build a rocket.

Registration required.

Ages: 6-106. Free. Held at Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bill's Creek Road, Lake Lure

OUTDOORS JACKSON PARK BIRD WALK • SA (1/11), 9am - Bird walk. Free. Held at Jackson Park, 801 Glover St., Hendersonville PISGAH CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED • 2nd THURSDAYS, 7pm - General meeting and presentations.

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Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • SA (1/11), 11am - Read with J.R. the Therapy Dog. Free.

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PUBLIC LECTURES CULTURAL CRASH COURSE • WE (1/15), 5:30-8pm - WCU's Dr. Christopher Hoyt speaking on the Philosophy of Love and Sex. Registration required. $9. Held at Folkmoot Friendship Center, 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville HISTORY BITES: A WINTER LECTURE SERIES • FR (1/10), 11:30am An informative talk on Bearwallow: A Personal History of a Mountain Homeland with light refreshments. $5 or three for $12. Held at Historic Johnson Farm, 3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville PARKLAND HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING THROUGH THE POLICE CHIEF'S EYES • TU (1/14), 8am-noon - Parkland High School Shooting, through the Police Chief's Eyes, Lessons Learned presented especially for law enforcement staff, school superintendents and administrators and college and university administration.

Continental breakfast provided. Registration: 828-782-2355 or cynthiaringle@abtech. edu. Free. Held at Highsmith Student Union, 1 University Heights

SENIORS ASHEVILLE NEW FRIENDS (PD.) Offers active senior residents of the Asheville area opportunities to make new friends and explore new interests through a program of varied social, cultural and outdoor activities.

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OPEN SANGHA • THURSDAYS, 7:30-9pm - Open Sangha night. Free.

Held at Urban Dharma, 77 W. Walnut St. SONGS & SILENCE, ALL FAITH TAIZE SERVICE • THURSDAYS, 6:30-7:15 pm - All faith Taize service of meditation and music.

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VOLUNTEER EDUCATOR TRAINING • SA (1/11), 10am-1pm - Join the RiverLink team of volunteer educators leading lessons for the RiverRATS Education Program. Registration: avl.mx/6tx. Held at RiverLink, 170 Lyman St. For more volunteering opportunities visit mountainx.com/ volunteering

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BY LESLIE BOYD leslie.boyd@gmail.com When Fred Baggott was transferred to Mission Hospital with a life-threatening infection, his wife, Luann, worried she would have to choose between driving two hours each way to their home in Robbinsville or sleeping in his hospital room.

“Hotels are expensive, and we just couldn’t afford that,” she says.

Then she learned about an alternative that would allow her a good night’s sleep and provide camaraderie with others who were in her same situation — worried, scared and tired.

After two restless nights in the hospital, Luann Baggott got a room at the Rathbun House, where she was able to socialize or just close the door and rest.

Rathbun House, founded 25 years ago by the late Adelaide Key, is a nonprofit offering a place to stay for people with family members in the hospital — it serves Mission, the Charles George VA Medical Center, Pardee and AdventHealth Hendersonville hospitals and CarePartners.

Guests have rooms that sleep up to four family members and provide a place to store and prepare food.

Although Rathbun House doesn’t supply food, many donors do, so there’s always something to prepare for hungry family members. “We do have a lot of pizza deliveries here,” says Caryl Dean, manager of Rathbun House.

Since its opening, Rathbun House has been a nonprofit. In 2013, it became a part of Mission Health, which itself was a nonprofit. When Mission was sold to HCA Healthcare last year, the nonprofit no longer could be part of the system, so it and other nonprofit entities of Mission were spun off to form MountainCare. Services there include grief support services, adult day services and music therapy, and are funded by the WNC Bridge Foundation, formerly CarePartners Foundation, and other system legacy foundations including the Pisgah Health Foundation and the Nantahala Health Foundation.

Guests must live outside Buncombe County and be referred to Rathbun House by a local hospital. Many guests find themselves needing a refuge in the city when family members are trans-

WELCOME HOME: Caryl Dean, manager of Rathbun House in Asheville, stands at the door to the dining room. The platters hold breads and pastries donated by Atlanta Bread Co. Photo by Leslie Boyd ferred from smaller hospitals in communities such as Transylvania, Jackson, Swain and Cherokee counties and from Tennessee and South Carolina.

A referral form remains on the Mission website, even though the house is no longer is part of Mission.

So far, Dean says, no one seems to notice any difference in the services at Rathbun House.

The 30,000-square-foot building offers 36 rooms and is filled to capacity most of the year. “We’re a little low in December and January because, although people still have emergencies during these months, not many people schedule elective surgery during the holidays,” Dean says.

Dean often asks guests what they think as they drive onto the nearly 18-acre property, which is surrounded by forest. Most people tell her they love the seclusion and being in the midst of nature.

“Adelaide thought of everything,” she says. “Putting Rathbun House here was very deliberate. Nature is nurturing, and people who come here need that calm.” For example, she says, each wing also has a common room with a television; there are no televisions in the guest rooms. “That was so that people wouldn’t just isolate,” Dean says.

Luann Baggott appreciated the ability to go to her room and relax, but she also enjoyed socializing with others in similar circumstances. “Everyone was so wonderful,” she says. “It helped to have people around me who understood what I was going through. Hotels are expensive and they offer just a room. This is so much more.”

The house also has a separate area for families with young children, so parents don’t need to worry that their children might disturb others. The wing includes a playroom.

Elizabeth Williams, executive director of MountainCare, believes

The Alternative Clinic it’s important to keep these nonprofit former elements of Mission intact.

“Having a free place to stay is so important for people while a loved one is hospitalized,” she says. “They have enough to worry about.”

People can stay free up to 14 nights and then they can pay just $30 a night — a fraction of the cost of a hotel room in Asheville. The approximately 4,500 people who stay at Rathbun House in the course of a year stay an average of three to four nights, Dean says.

Rathbun House is one of about 210 hospitality houses across the country, the best-known of which are the Ronald McDonald Houses. The local facility is named for Dr. Lewis

Rathbun, who practiced obstetrics and gynecology in Asheville. Key, a prominent local philanthropist and cancer survivor, realized that family members of patients, as well as patients who came to Mission for outpatient treatment, needed a place to stay that wouldn’t cost them anything and would offer solitude, comfort and, when needed, the companionship of people in like circumstances.

She assembled a board of directors, which raised $3 million to buy the land and build the house. Key died in August 2014.

“She planned everything down to the smallest detail,” Dean says. “And she thought of everything.” X

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A STREAM RUNS THROUGH IT: Town Branch winds through the River Arts District under the Depot Street bridge on its way to the French Broad River. Photo by Cameron Duke

BY CAMERON DUKE cameronbduke@gmail.com Out of view of the paddleboards and kayaks that meander with the lazy flow of the French Broad River, an orange tube skims oil from a creek’s surface. The tube is a last line of defense preventing oil from flowing directly into the river. The creek is Town Branch, a waterway long believed to be the most polluted stream in Western North Carolina.

“Many people still call it Nasty Branch,” says Renee Fortner, watershed resources manager for the Asheville-based nonprofit RiverLink.

For her, Town Branch is not just a matter of a single ailing creek. Instead, it’s part of a system in dire need of repair.

If the health of the French Broad is a concern, Fortner argues, then the

health of its tributaries — including the River Arts District Watershed that contains Town Branch — cannot be ignored.

The stream, along with Bacoate Branch and an unnamed tributary, flows from Asheville through the RAD and into the French Broad. Along the journey downstream, these waterways pick up pollutants, sediment, bacteria and chemical runoff from the city.

Fortner notes that stream cleanups are a regular remediation activity for RiverLink. “To try and clean the stream, we work with volunteers to remove the trash, build riparian habitat and perform invasive species removal,” she says. But while these efforts are good for treating the symptoms of stream impairment, she admits, they leave the root causes of pollution untouched.

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G RE EN S CE N E The RAD Watershed Restoration Plan is RiverLink’s response to this problem. Funded by a $78,000 grant from the N.C. Clean Water Management Fund and a $28,000 grant from the Pigeon River Fund, the yearlong assessment of the watershed’s health will include water quality monitoring, identification of pollution sources and suggestions for infrastructure changes. The goal is to provide long-term, meaningful protection for Asheville’s ailing waterways.

WHAT’S IN THE WATER? Hartwell Carson, MountainTrue’s French Broad Riverkeeper, identifies two common types of pollution as playing large roles in stream impairment. “Sediment and bacteria are the two biggest pollutants,” he explains.

“Sediment comes from construction sites, agriculture and streambank erosion. Bacteria come from the sewer, septic tanks and animal agriculture.”

Among Carson’s jobs is taking samples to measure contamination levels in Asheville’s water. He has collected several months of data specifically from Town Branch, which shows that

THIN ORANGE LINE: The oil boom across Town Branch represents the last line of defense from an oil leak the N.C. Division of Water Resources has identified as coming from Norfolk Southern Railway property. Photo by Cameron Duke pollutants are a consistent issue in the stream. Dramatic spikes in pollutants take place after rain events, he says, due to increased water runoff from streets and parking lots.

Carson stresses that high E. coli levels are a pressing concern. Sewer leaks are a likely culprit but are not the only potential source of bacterial contamination.

Garbage or animal excrement from dog parks, he says, could also be to blame.

An additional worry for Town Branch is an oil leak on railroad company Norfolk Southern’s property in the RAD. According to the N.C. Division of Water Resources, the leak apparently originates from a concrete box culvert that lies underneath the Norfolk Southern Railway and above Town Branch. However, the state Division of Waste Management has also examined the site and failed to arrive at the same conclusion.

While DWR says it is impossible to know how much oil has been leaked so far, the division characterizes the leak as “slow and intermittent” in comments provided to Xpress. The age of the leak is unknown as well, but samples from the site are highly degraded, suggesting the oil is quite old.

DWR confirms that Norfolk Southern is responsible for inspecting and replacing the oil-absorbent boom that scrubs petroleum from the water’s surface downstream of the leak twice a month.

In addition, DWR inspects the site monthly and takes oil samples upstream from the boom.

“NASTY BRANCH” The RAD Watershed Restoration Plan is not the first time the health of Asheville’s streams has been called into question. A Citizen Times article dated July 18, 1971, carried the headline, “Asheville’s Nasty Branch Should be Wiped off the Map.” In it, the paper’s editorial board described the creek otherwise known as Town Branch as an “ugly scar that slashes across the city’s middle.”

Asheville buried most of Nasty Branch during one of the largest urban renewal projects of the 1970s. During this time, the predominantly African American neighborhoods of East End and Southside were systematically dismantled. As the landscape of the city was being transformed, Nasty Branch was piped underground.

“The city really focused on [Nasty Branch] as a polluted place, taking the stance that it needed to be covered up,” says Sarah Judson, professor of history at UNC Asheville and author of several essays on Asheville’s urban renewal period. She explains that residents of the East End neighborhood found Nasty Branch to be part of their neighborhood’s identity, whether it was polluted or not.

“I always sat in my backyard and tried to figure out why they called it Nasty Branch because other than when it rained, the water was pretty and clear and I would just play in it and fish in it and just make a whole day of sit-

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ting there and being creative,” recalls Johnnie Grant, founder of The Urban News and a former resident of the East End/Valley street neighborhood, as quoted in Judson’s 2014 essay, “I Am a Nasty Branch Kid.” Asheville residents must reclaim the identities of the waterways for themselves, Fortner says, or else they will remain untreated. Bacoate Branch, one of the three streams in the RAD Watershed Restoration Plan, was an unnamed tributary until RiverLink began a campaign through which residents named the stream after the late Osie W. Bacoate, a teacher, civil rights activist and resident of the West Asheville-Clingman Avenue neighborhood.

WETLANDS AND WATERSHEDS To ensure the health of urban waterways in Asheville, the RAD Watershed Restoration Plan’s first priority is identifying distinct point sources of pollution. Marshall Taylor, project manager for Asheville-based environmental consultancy Blue Earth, which was hired by RiverLink to lead the project, says those problems could stem from a wide range of activitites both present and left over from the city’s more industrial past.

Prioritizing pollution source treatment can be difficult, Taylor continues, because some sources contribute heavily to stream impairment while others do not. Pollutants from these places can enter Town Branch through stormwater drains, he adds, so each case must be treated individually.

Some problems are easy to solve.

Carson says one source of Town Branch pollution came from the city of Asheville washing its street sweepers near a storm drain, an activity that could be moved to a better location.

Others are more difficult: The source of a pipe Carson found emitting a “murky, brown liquid” into the steam that tests high for E. coli remains unknown.

The second of the plan’s strategies is finding the best locations to build green infrastructure such as wetlands along the stream banks. Wetlands, which catch surface water that would normally overwhelm the banks, can help protect streams against the inflow of pollutants, sediment and excess water. This approach also provides free water purification services for the community.

“There is going to be no silver bullet,” Taylor says about taking care of Town Branch and other parts of the RAD Watershed. “It is going to take a large number of actions working together to achieve this goal.” X

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White Duck Taco Shop heads south

EMPLOYEE-OWNED: After working for White Duck Taco Shop for several years, Ashley Clifford and her husband, Aaron Adams, will own and operate the company’s latest restaurant, set to open in Hendersonville this spring. Photo by Thomas Calder

Since launching in 2011, White Duck Taco Shop has gradually branched out into new sections of Asheville, as well as surrounding cities and states. Come spring, co-founders Ben Mixson and Laura Reuss will roll out the company’s latest addition on Seventh Avenue in Hendersonville.

The couple will also celebrate a new milestone for the company: The Hendersonville location is the first employee-owned White Duck Taco Shop, run by husband-andwife team Aaron Adams and Ashley Clifford. The process of preparing former managers for ownership, says Reuss, “is one of the greatest pleasures we have in this kind of business.”

In 2013, Adams began as kitchen manager at the former Roberts Street location in the River Arts District; Clifford joined the White Duck team in 2018 as the front-of-house manager at the restaurant’s Arden location.

Adams says fans of the shop can expect staples like the bacon and cheese, pork belly and Bangkok shrimp tacos at the new location.

But he’s also working to create new recipes unique to the Hendersonville franchise. “Ben and Laura really give a lot of freedom to their owners to choose the menu,” he explains. “We have the freedom to choose what fits our environment.”

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“Everybody has been superwelcoming and very open,” he explains. “It’s been great.”

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Asheville Wine Focus Group Metro Wines will host the next installment of its Asheville Wine Focus Group on Wednesday, Jan. 8.

Participants will sample four wines during the event and determine whether or not the store should carry the product. “This is your chance to play wine shop owner for the night,” co-owner Gina Trippi says in a press release. “Help us decide which wines should be on our shelves.” The event is free to attend.

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Farm Burger 2020 party Farm Burger Downtown Asheville will kick off the new decade on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 10-11, with a party featuring Highland Brewing Co. — both on tap and in recipes. “We are talking Gaelicbraised pork belly, oatmeal porter chili and all sorts of other fun menu items,” a recent online post reads.

Imperial Cold Mountain will be among the selections on tap. Menu options will be a la carte with a full dinner package available.

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Friday, Jan. 10, and runs through Saturday, Jan. 11, at Farm Burger Downtown Asheville, 10 Patton Ave. To learn more, visit avl.mx/6t8

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Happy New Year El Tesoro, a tequila producer in Jalisco, Mexico. Guests will be able to sample a 1-ounce straight pour plus a signature cocktail. The gathering will also include live music, a discussion on the history of tequila and a taco bar, plus guests can grind their own spice and salt blend to take home using a traditional molcajete mortar and pestle. Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 the day of the event.

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He also noted an interest in hosting a tailgate market. “I’ve been living my life by the water for almost 10 years with the blessings of meeting all y’all,” Rogers writes. “My gratitude forever shall it always be so. Cheers and thank you!”

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Local liquor experts discuss vodka Americans like their vodka.

According to statista.com, consumption of the distilled alcoholic beverage in the United States surpassed 76 million cases in 2018. That works out to about 920 million 750-milliliter bottles of the clear spirit, or 3.5 liters — just under a gallon — annually for every U.S. resident age 21 and older.

And vodka’s popularity exceeds all other liquors: Sales represent a full one-third of all distilled spirits, per parkstreet.com’s 2016 story “Alcoholic Beverage Market Overview.” That’s nearly as large a market share as whiskey and rum — its nearest competitors — combined.

In many ways, the runaway success of vodka is remarkable. Because even in the midst of the craft cocktail boom, when all manner of clever and unique spirits are gaining popularity, the colorless and essentially flavorless spirit is by definition wholly lacking in character. (We’ll cover flavored vodkas in a future story.)

It’s worth considering just how that definition came about. As Fred Minnick wrote in “Vodka Versus Whiskey,” an essay for bourbonplus. com, as Russian-imported spirits

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began getting noticed in the U.S. in the 1950s, “whiskey distillers lobbied the government to create a definition that would surely defeat its popularity.” So per the Code of Federal Regulations, vodka “is neutral spirits so distilled, or so treated after distillation with charcoal or other materials, as to be without distinctive character, aroma, taste or color.”

The whiskey distillers got their way, but it didn’t seem to hurt vodka’s popularity. Whether used as the basis for a bloody mary, cosmopolitan, Moscow mule or the classic dry martini, vodka is second to none. Perhaps its widespread use in drinks is due precisely to its general lack of a discernible character of its own; it plays well with others, one might say.

But it isn’t completely without taste, notes Lisa Burke, co-owner of the DeSoto Lounge and The Malvern, two popular West Asheville bars. Even after triple (or more) distillation and filtration, “there are still volatile organic compounds,” she says. “So while it’s going to be relatively neutral, it’s still going to have some flavor, mouthfeel and bite.”

Vodka is most often distilled from grains — wheat, corn and rye are popular examples — or potatoes. But as humans discovered many thousands of years ago, nearly any organic matter can be distilled to create an alcoholic beverage. And today some of those ingredients are used to create a vodka that, contrary to its traditional reputation, does, in fact, have a hint of character.

Burke mentions a vodka made from sweet potatoes by Covington Distillery

in Snow Hill, an hour’s drive southeast of Raleigh. While it doesn’t taste a lot like the tuber from the nation’s leading sweet potato state, it doesn’t quite fit the government’s joyless and restrictive requirements.

Many distillers, though, buy their neutral grain spirit from large conglomerates. As Chuck Cowdery wrote in a provocative 2017 article, “The Truth About Tito’s and All Vodka,” two of the most popular brands — Tito’s and Smirnoff — source their base product from ethanol, a commodity purchased from Archer Daniels Midland or other large-scale industrial producers. So consumers should view phrases like “handcrafted” with healthy skepticism.

“Once you get past a few distillations, you’re paying for marketing and beautiful packaging,” says Burke.

There are exceptions, though. Top of the Hill Distillery’s wheat-based Topo Vodka, made in Chapel Hill, comes from the only certified organic and fully local distillery in the South. And locally, Adam Dalton Distillery in Asheville’s South Slope handcrafts its own distilled spirit, Araña Blanca.

“We won’t use anybody else’s distillery to make our products,” says Dalton.

A vodka made from agave, a plant most closely associated with the making of tequila and mezcal, his vodka has a flavor faintly reminiscent of those Mexican spirits.

In line with the craft approach to distilling, Dalton’s copper pot distilling process, which uses 55- and 300-gallon vessels, is human scale. “And our bot-

tling process is extremely handmade, too,” he says, showing off a setup that would be familiar to home brewers or winemakers. “We cap it, seal it and label it right here.”

Dalton says that when it’s time to put the labels on the bottles, one of his employees “gets their earbuds on, finds their groove, and eight hours later we’ve got a pallet done.”

Most vodkas are distilled at 190 proof (95% alcohol), and then water is added to bring their final product down to 80 proof, or 40% ABV. That water doesn’t add appreciably to the spirit’s character, so no matter what anyone tells you, most vodkas score low on the complexity scale.

But quality still matters; better vodkas often have less “burn” and fewer of the sort of impurities that lead to hangovers. Burke recommends Social House Vodka, another North Carolina product. Noting that it has a price point similar to Tito’s, she discourages spending money on more expensive vodkas. “Don’t throw your money away,” she advises. “Because you have about an ounce and a half of the liquor, and then what do you do?

Mix it with cranberry juice or tomato juice! What vodka is going to win out over those flavors?” X

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Women in Music show returns to Isis Music Hall

BY KIM RUEHL anymedia@gmail.com In 2018, local singer and bassist Aubrey Eisenman of The Clydes wanted to bring women musicians together to pay tribute to their heroes. She looped in her friends Amanda Anne Platt and Anya Hinkle of Tellico to play songs by artists such as Carole King, Edith Piaf and Lucinda Williams. The show went over so well, Eisenman brought it back the following year.

Now she’s expanded the Women in Music series lineup, and it’s back for a third installment, this time for a twonight run, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 11 and 12, at Isis Music Hall.

Joining Platt and Eisenman will be Jane Kramer, Laura Blackley, and Tina Collins and Quetzal Jordan of Tina and Her Pony. They will take turns fronting the band, occasionally playing solo or singing harmonies behind one another, and then come together as a supergroup for one number. All this in service to the exquisite music of Linda Ronstadt, Patty Griffin and native North Carolinian Nina Simone.

After last year’s show, Eisenman started asking the audience for recommendations and found a wide consensus for the music of Ronstadt.

Simone and Griffin were chosen by the performers. Eisenman admits she hadn’t heard Griffin before the other women on the bill suggested she’d be a good one to cover this year. “It’s actually kind of embarrassing,” she says, “because now that I’ve heard her, I’m like, ‘Oh my God, how have I missed her?’”

GOT EACH OTHER’S BACKS: From left, Jane Kramer, Laura Blackley, Aubrey Eisenman, Quetzal Jordan, Tina Collins and Amanda Anne Platt will take turns fronting the band, playing solo and singing harmonies behind one another in service to the exquisite music of Linda Ronstadt, Patty Griffin and Nina Simone. Photo by Stephan Pruitt Photography Granted, Ronstadt and Simone are legends — women who managed to make a name for themselves in a time when the music industry was even more dominated by men than it is now. Griffin

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is one of many artists dependent on small independent labels, often with little to no radio airplay, who make their living on good festival bookings and word-of-mouth.

Last year, Nashville stars like Kacey Musgraves and Maren Morris agitated for better radio airplay for women artists after Rolling Stone reported that even high-selling women were most frequently played overnight on radio stations, while daytime airwaves were dominated largely by men.

In an effort to rectify this, Morris joined with Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires and Natalie Hemby to form The Highwomen — a quartet who tip their hats to The Highwaymen supergroup of the 1980s. The Highwomen and its folkier counterpart, Songs of Our Native Daughters (a brainchild of Rhiannon Giddens that was formed to uplift black women, specifically) topped many crit-

ics’ Best of the Year lists, indicating at least some in the industry are ready for women to lead the way. It’s in that same collaborative, women-led spirit with which Eisenman’s show embarks on its third year.

“This series … does a beautiful job of bringing some lesser-heard as well as renowned women’s voices into the spotlight in an industry that is still, even [in] 2020, very much dominated by men,” says Kramer, who is back for her second time onstage with this show. “It reminds us to celebrate the simple but invaluable concept of collaboration and mutual empowerment as women and artists.”

Indeed, there was a time — not so long ago — when women performers had to be escorted onstage by a husband or brother, but great strides have been made in the last few decades to move women to the front.

Women have become more numerous in roles throughout the industry, from label executives to roadies, sound engineers and, of course, performers. Prominent women tastemakers are occupying the criticism space, and women editors are choosing who and what gets media coverage.

Though most women singer-songwriters are accustomed to club promoters lumping women artists together willynilly for inherently competitive “Women in Music” nights, where the artists have almost nothing in common aside from their gender, Eisenman’s show is something altogether different.

Kramer explains, “As a 40-year-old professional artist … in a city that is developing at a dizzying pace, with a very rich but saturated music scene, the last thing I want is to feel like I am in competition with other women performers.”

It’s that collaborative, community vibe of women supporting one another that Eisenman has been after from the start.

“I wanted to have women get together in this community who may not have known each other before,” she says. “That’s happened every year. I met Jane Kramer through this show. I’ve met Laura Blackley

through doing this. Even if they’ve known each other, [these artists] haven’t played with each other.

“It brings the gals together instead of creating this competition element, which is kind of inherent in musical community anyway.” She adds that the goal of the show is to work together and grow and also showcase talented women artists to a broader listening community. Considering the show has typically sold out, Eisenman’s goal seems to be working. X

WHAT Women in Music series with Amanda Anne Platt, Aubrey Eisenman, Jane Kramer, Laura Blackley, Tina Collins and Quetzal Jordan WHEN Saturday and Sunday Jan. 11 and 12, 8:30 p.m.

WHERE Isis Music Hall 743 Haywood Road $20

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WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW “Sometimes I think that place is a character in my work,” says poet and novelist Andrew K. Clark. He grew up in Western North Carolina and lived in Georgia and South Carolina before returning to Asheville two years ago. His debut collection of poems incorporates the rural mountain landscape with themes of family, memory, religion, the search for self, and love both brutal and tender.

Clark will present that book, Jesus in the Trailer, at Malaprop’s on Sunday, Jan. 12. The launch also includes readings from Eric Nelson, Meagan Smith Lucas and Benjamin Cutler.

The name of the poetry project is evocative (as is the moody black-andwhite cover photo, taken by Clark, of a church steeple surrounded by storm clouds on his family’s land). But the title poem is a departure — especially in its airy, white-space-laden structure — from its cohort. Instead, Clark says, the poem “Revival” best encompasses the themes of his collection. “I was raised in the tradition of camp revivals and tent meetings,” he says. The poem alludes to those religious events; it was also written during the time of the violent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., and so touches on issues of race and Southern history (“trying to face it, not mask it,” Clark says).

HAVE FAITH: Despite the religious theme evoked by the title of his collection of poetry, Jesus in the Trailer, Andrew K. Clark wanted to write about other topics. ”But the work was flat,“ he says. ”When I allowed myself to be brutally honest and go there, the work improved.” Author photo by Chelsea Lane Photography “And when the nation’s sins bring storms, / Use your feet to hold the side (the tent wants to collapse) / And when

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the lightning crashes the trees / Lie to the children and say they’re safe,” the poem reads.

Clark admits that religion and Jesus were not the topics he was keen to explore. “I wanted to write about other things, but the work was flat,” he says.

“When I allowed myself to be brutally honest and go there, the work improved.”

But within that honesty there’s also levity: “The cassette smells like the future / smells like possibility and sex — / my headphones on, walkman cranked / I rock a tobacco stake guitar and / twirl on the heels of my cowboy boots,” he writes in “old man johnson’s barn,” named in reference to the Prince song, “Raspberry Beret.”

While Jesus in the Trailer is informed by the writer’s past and family, it’s not strictly literal. Poetic license is at play, and “persona poems are interesting because they let you try on things that maybe aren’t organic to you,” Clark says. “But even the best persona poems have a nugget of truth to them. They’re not completely outside of the self.”

The voices and landscape of Jesus in the Trailer align Clark with the often place-based North Carolina literary tradition, a heritage he hopes to

honor — but in his own way. “When I was in middle school, my first loves were J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. I loved the supernatural part of [their books],” he says. What he’s tried to incorporate somewhat in his poetry and more so in his forthcoming YA novel, The Day Thief, is magic within the setting.

“New York’s idea of Southern literature is ‘Tell us about the meth addicts,’” Clark says. “I love people who do that work when they do it with compassion and sincerity, but I’m trying to do something different.”

And, though working in both poetry and fiction genres isn’t unique to Clark, it’s an ambitious undertaking. Of his process, the writer says, “With prose, as I long as I know what the next few chapters are, I draft quickly and messily.” With poetry, on the other hand, “I labor over every word.”

Asheville is a supportive place to undertake such explorations. From contemporary authors such as Wiley Cash and David Joy to local poets including Jessica Jacobs and poet/ novelist Ron Rash, it’s “a very generous community of arts and writers,” Clark says.

That sense of network is reflected in the author event for Jesus in the Trailer. The reading will feature other writers whom Clark admires or considers mentors, and it will be emceed by local poet and Wordplay Radio host Lockie Hunter. “When I go to a reading, I like to hear other voices,” Clark explains of his decision to invite fellow poets. “And I also want to expose people to the writers I love.” X

WHO Andrew K. Clark presents Jesus in the Trailer with additional readings by Eric Nelson, Meagan Smith Lucas and Benjamin Cutler WHERE Malaprop’s 55 Haywood St. malaprops.com WHEN Sunday, Jan. 12, 4 p.m.

Free to attend

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Dead of Winter

Citizen Cope

Founded by and for Asheville artists in October 2019, the Art Garden gallery, studio space and community center has striven to “lift up emerging artists and spotlight the innovative, passionate and dedicated creators” in the local community. Located in the River Arts District, the resource’s next endeavor is Dead of Winter, described by coordinators as a “Dark Art show,” featuring a quartet of artists who are “gifted in the macabre.” The selected creators are ink illustrator JERM; acrylic painter Zach Briggs; mixed media-artist Crain Jackson; graphite-on-wood artist Carolina Lebar; and mixed media sculptor Edwin Salas.

The show’s opening reception takes place Saturday, Jan. 11, 5-8 p.m., and includes local author (and Xpress film critic) Ali McGhee reading an original spooky short story at 6:30 p.m.

Dead of Winter will be on display through Monday, Feb. 3.

Free to attend. artgardenavl.com.

Image by Briggs

Born Clarence Greenwood, urban folk artist Citizen Cope returned to studio recording after a seven-year hiatus with his March 2019 release, Heroin and Helicopters. Between albums, he’s seen the U.S. grow more divisive along political and social lines, but instead of lingering on these differences, the collection’s 11 songs focus on qualities that unite Americans. “Peace and harmony and understanding, that’s how you combat the darkness, and that’s what this record is all about,” he says.

Just shy of a year after playing The Orange Peel, Cope returns to town on Tuesday, Jan. 14, for a more intimate experience at The Grey Eagle.

The show starts at 8 p.m. $34 advance/$39 day of show. $1 from each ticket sold goes to the Clarence Greenwood Foundation, which “serves to provide the tools and resources to encourage youths to pursue the arts.” thegreyeagle.com.

Photo by Alex Elena

Cashavelly Morrison

The Muslims A self-described “controversially tender, queer, people of color punk band,” Durhambased trio The Muslims began performing together right around the time of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. The band consists of Qadr (lead vocals/guitar), a black queer Muslim originally from New York; North Carolina-born, Palestinian drummer FaraH BaHbaH; and “babygay” bassist Abu Shea. As a strong, unified front, the group pulls from classic punk and afro-punk roots, mixing in hardcore and rock-rap fusion, plus healthy doses of political satire and shared experiences as multiracial Muslims. On Tuesday, Jan. 14, The Muslims will take to The Mothlight stage on a bill with fellow queer Bull City act Loamlands and Asheville-based trio Bless Your Heart, itself fronted by two nonbinary artists. The evening begins at 9 p.m. $10 advance/$12 day of show. themothlight.com. Photo by Antonio Rodriguez/Punk Island NYC

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A native of West Virginia, Cashavelly Morrison began her creative pursuits as a child, studying dance and eventually enrolling at the N.C. School of the Arts before joining regional ballet companies in Texas and Virginia.

She also holds a degree in creative writing, which has helped inform her current primary artistic focus as an Americana/alt-country singersongwriter. Now based in WinstonSalem, Morrison and her guitarist husband, Ryan Macleod, return to Asheville — their self-professed “spirit home” where they were married and cut both of their albums (at Echo Mountain Recording) — for a Wednesday, Jan. 15, show on the Isis Music Hall main stage. Ashevillebased singer-songwriter Tina Collins of the band Tina and Her Pony opens the night at 8:30. $12 advance/ $15 day of show. isisasheville.com.

Photo courtesy of the musician

A & E CALENDAR ART ADULT PAINT POUR • TU (1/14), 11am - Adult paint pour.

Registration required.

Materials provided.

Free. Held at Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bill's Creek Road, Lake Lure ASHEVILLE ART THEORY READING GROUP • 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - Asheville art theory reading group.

Free. Held at Revolve, 821 Riverside Drive, #179 BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • SA (1/11), 11am - All ages are welcome to drop in anytime between 11am-3pm to work on an unfinished project or start a new one. A variety of art supplies will be on hand. Free to attend.

Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview • TH (1/16), 10:30am - Story Time and Art with the Asheville Art Museum. Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road DRAWING CLASS • WE (1/15), noon-2pm - Dominick DePaolo teaches Magic Marker and colored pencil drawing class. Supplies provided. $35/$30 members. Held at Haywood County Arts Council, 86 N. Main St., Waynesville FIGURE DRAWING SALON • FRIDAYS, 6-9PM Open figure drawing sessions with live model. Basic art supplies provided or bring your own, dry media only. $15. Held at The Colourfield, 54 Ravenscroft Drive

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS RIVER ARTS DISTRICT SECOND SATURDAY • 2nd SATURDAYS, 11am-4:30pm - River

Arts District gallery walks and open studios featuring more than 200 artists. Information: riverartsdistrict. com. Free to attend/ Free trolley. Held at River Arts District Studio Stroll, Depot St. SECOND SATURDAY CELEBRATIONS • 2nd SATURDAYS, 11am-5pm - Second Saturday Celebration, event with food, music and artist demonstrations. Free to attend.

Held at Odyssey Cooperative Art Gallery, 238 Clingman Ave. SECOND SATURDAY OPEN STUDIOS • SA (1/11), 10am6pm - Second Saturday River Arts District gallery walks with demonstrations, live music, wine tastings and snacks. Free to attend. Held at Pink Dog Creative, 348 Depot St. THIRD THURSDAY IN MARSHALL • 3rd THURSDAYS, 5-8pm - Gallery openings, studio tours, shops, food and drinks.

Free to attend. Held at Downtown Marshall

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS

for the second annual juried open show in March. To apply email two jpgs to Lauren@ zapow.com. Free. Held at ZaPow!, 150 Coxe Ave., Suite 101 HIDDEN VOICES • FR (1/10) - Asheville Poverty Initiative holds auditions for the first annual Asheville's Hidden Voices, an evening with 10 of the city’s best musical talents who live below the poverty line. Schedule an audition time, 828232-2149 or ashevillepovertyinitiative@ gmail.com. Hidden Voices is planned for Monday, Feb. 24 at Grey Eagle. Auditions held at Trinity United Methodist Church, 587 Haywood Road

DANCE COUNTRY DANCE W/ TWO-STEP DANCE LESSON SATURDAY, JANUARY 11TH (PD.) 7 to 10:30pm. Asheville Ballroom. Includes Two-Step lesson 7 to 8pm. Dancing 8 to 10:30pm. Online discount $11 at www. danceforlife.dance. $13 at door. Contact Richard: 828-333-0715, naturalrichard@mac. com.

'CHARLOTTE'S WEB' • FR (1/10) & SA (1/11) - Participants from all experience levels are welcome to audition for both human and animal roles. Information: flatrockplayhouse. org. Run dates for the show: FR (3/13) until SA (3/28). Held at Flat Rock Playhouse Studio 52, 1855 Little River Road, Flat Rock

HARVEST HOUSE 205 Kenilworth Road, 828-350-2051 • TUESDAYS, 7:309:30pm - International folk dancing, dances from around the world.

No partner needed.

Info: 828-645-1543.

Free.

• WEDNESDAYS, noon-2pm - Intermediate/advanced contemporary line dancing. $10.

ARTSCAPE BANNER • Through SA (1/18) Applications accepted for artists who wish to participate in the 2020 ArtScape Banner Project in downtown Hendersonville. Information: artscapehvl. org.

IMPROVER CONTEMPORARY LINE DANCING • THURSDAYS, noon2pm - Improver contemporary line dancing. $10. Held at Stephens Lee Recreation Center, 30 George Washington Carver Ave.

CALL TO WNC ARTISTS • Until SA (2/1) - Call to WNC illustrators and narrative artists

MONDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE • MONDAYS, 7:3010:30pm - Community contra dance. $7. Held

at The Center for Art and Spirit at St. George's Episcopal Church, 1 School Road OLD FARMER'S BALL oldfarmersball.com • THURSDAYS, 7:3011pm - Old Farmers Ball, contra dance. $8/$7 members/$1 Warren Wilson Community. Held in Bryson Gym Held at Warren Wilson College, 701 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa

MUSIC ACAPELLA - SINGING VALENTINE (PD.) Help out Cupid this Valentines Day! Quartet brings singing Valentines to your home, business, or restaurant. Order at ashevillebarbershop. com 866.290.7269 AFRICAN DRUM LESSONS AT SKINNY BEATS SOUND SHOP (PD.) Wednesdays 6pm. Billy Zanski teaches a fun approach to connecting with your inner rhythm.

Drop-ins welcome. • Drums provided. $15/ class. (828) 768-2826. skinnybeatsdrums.com THE VILLAGE SONG LEADER (PD.) Want to learn how to start and lead a Singing Group? Here’s your chance. Training will be held over two consecutive weekends beginning February 28.

For more information, mypantssing@gmail. com.

2ND SATURDAYS CONCERT SERIES • SA (1/11), 7pm Danger Hatt concert.

Admission by donation.

Held at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY • 2nd SUNDAYS, 1pm Classical Guitar Society meeting followed by a potluck and musician's jam. Free to attend.

Held at Asheville Guitar Bar, 122 Riverside Drive

PUBSING • SU (12/8), 3-5pm - Gospel jam & sing-along. Questions: 828-254-1114. Free to attend. Held at Cork & Keg, 86 Patton Ave. UKE JAM • WE (1/15), 3:30pm - Ukulele jam, all levels. Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville WORTHAM CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 18 Biltmore Ave., 828-257-4530, worthamarts.org • FR (1/10), 8pm - David Bromberg Quintet. $35.50.

• WE (1/15), 8pm - Jesse Cook world music. $38.60 • TH (1/16), 7pm - The Black Market Trust, soulful sounds and gypsy jazz. $20-$35.

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • FR (1/8), 3pm - Weaverville Afternoon Book Club: Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken. Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville • WE (1/8), 4pm Creative Writing Group is a supportive and fun environment for writers through exercises and discussions. Open to adults and teens 15 and older. Free.

Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • TH (1/9), 6pm - Swannanoa Book Club Reads My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. Free.

Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa

• FR (1/10), 6-8pm - Let Us Now Listen, oral histories, portraits and living library exploring the history of substance abuse and recovery in Southern Appalachia.

Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • SA (1/11), 11am Nonfiction Book Club: The Library Book by Susan Orlean. Free.

Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • TU (1/14), 1pm Leicester Book Club: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin. Free.

Held at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester • TU (1/14), 7pm Librarian Led Book Club: Bad Blood by John Carreyrou. Free.

Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • WE (1/15), 3pm - Black Mountain Afternoon Book Club.

Free. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain • WE (1/15), 3pm - Enka History Book Club: The Lost City of Z by David Grann. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • TH (1/16), 2:30pm - Skyland Book Club: Windy City Blues by Renee Rosen. Free.

Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 828-687-1218, library.hendersoncountync.org • 2nd THURSDAYS, 10:30am - Book Club.

Free.

• 2nd THURSDAYS, 1:30pm - Writers' Guild.

Free.

MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com • WE (1/8), 6pm - Rita Sims Quillen presents her book, Wayland, in conversation with Abigail DeWitt. Free to attend.

• WE (1/8), 7pm - Malaprop’s Book Club reads The Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary. Free to attend.

• TH (1/9), 6pm - Dr. Kathleen Smith presents her book, Everything Isn't Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, and Finally Calm Down, in conversation with Joanne O'Sullivan. Free to attend.

• SU (1/12), 4pm Andrew Clark presents Jesus in the Trailer: Poems with a panel including Eric Nelson, Meagan Smith Lucas and Benjamin Cutler and moderated by Lockie Hunter. Free to attend.

• MO (1/13), 7pm Mystery Book Club reads Archie Meets Nero Wolfe: A Prequel to Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Mysteries by Robert Goldsborough.

Free to attend.

• TU (1/14), noon Discussion Bound Book Club reads They Called Us Enemy by George Takei. Free to attend.

• WE (1/15), 6pm Elwood Watson, PhD presents his book, Keepin' It Real: Essays on Race in Contemporary America. Free to attend.

• TH (1/16), 7pm Notorious History Book Club reads Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age by Modris Eksteins. Free to attend.

NC WRITERS NETWORK • TH (1/9), 6-7:30pm The Resolution Will Not Be Televised: Writers Discuss 2020 Goals, generative writing from prompt(s). Free to attend. Held at The BLOCK off biltmore, 39 S. Market St. THOMAS WOLFE SHORT STORY • TH (1/9), 5:30-7pm - A monthly Thomas Wolfe Book Club with a local educator leading discussion of a pre-selected short story by Thomas Wolfe. Free. Held at Thomas Wolfe Memorial, 52 N. Market St. YOUR APOLOGY READ ALOUD TH (1/16), 6-7:30pm - Hear your written apology read aloud.

Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road

THEATER 'BRILLIANT TRACES' • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (1/10) until (1/26) - Brilliant Traces, drama. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm, Sun.: 2:30pm. $16. Held at 35below, 35 E. Walnut St. 'NEW OWNER' • THURSDAY through SUNDAY (1/16) until (1/19) - New Owner combines puppetry, live action and animation.

Thurs. & Fri.: 8pm, Sat.: 2pm & 8pm, Sun.: 2pm & 7pm. $32/$20 child.

Held at Tina McGuire Theatre, Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave. DISNEY'S 'FROZEN JR' • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS (1/9) until (1/19) - Frozen Jr, musical. Thurs.-Sat.: 7pm, Sun.: 2 or 4pm. $12.

Held at The Magnetic Theatre, 375 Depot St.

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5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis, (African folk music), 8:00PM ALLEY CAT SOCIAL CLUB Karaoke w/ Kari, 9:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Old Time Jam, 5:00PM ASHEVILLE CLUB Free Live Music, 6:00PM ASHEVILLE DISPENSARY Plant Witch Academy: Herb of The Month Club: Skullcap (discussion, community, treats), 7:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR AGB Open Mic Showcase, 6:30PM FUNKATORIUM Grass at the Funk feat. the Saylor Brothers, 6:30PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 The Justin Ray Big Band CD Release, 8:00PM

ODDITORIUM Bitter Calm, MJ Lenderman, Anywhere From Here, EmotionGeneral, 8:00PM

THE GOLDEN FLEECE Scots-Baroque Chamber-Folk w/ the Tune Shepherds, 7:00PM

OLE SHAKEY'S Sexy Tunes w/ DJ Franco Nino, 10:00PM

THE GREY EAGLE Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven, 8:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Disclaimer Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM

TOWN PUMP David Bryan's Open Mic, 9:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Latin Dance Night w/ DJ Oscar (Bachatta, Merengue, Salsa), 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING CO. FBVMA Mountain Music Jam, 6:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Weird Wednesday Jam, 5:00PM SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY Jazz Night hosted by Jason DeCristofaro, 6:30PM SOVEREIGN KAVA Poetry Open Mic, 8:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE First HempYEAH! Meetup of 2020 (music, community, treats), 6:00PM THE FOUNDRY HOTEL 3 Cool Cats, 6:00PM

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 185 KING STREET Sticks N' Thorns, 8:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest, 7:00PM ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY Cuban Night w/ Simรณn Y Las Reglas, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE CLUB Free Live Music, 6:00PM ASHEVILLE DISPENSARY Positivity Slam! Growth Mindset Workshop for 2020 (discussion, community, treats), 6:30PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray and the Space Cooties, 7:00PM BROWN MOUNTAIN BOTTLEWORKS NC Songsmiths: Kevin Williams, 7:30PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Stevie Tombstone (American songwriter), 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM Quizzo Pub Trivia, 7:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Vinyl Night, 7:00PM ODDITORIUM Party Foul Drag Circus (drag), 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Karaoke w/ DJ Franco Nino, 10:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch's Totally Rad Trivia Night, 6:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: Lenny Pettinelli, 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: One World Family Band Jam, 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Slice Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM PULP Slice Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Jesse Barry & Jeff Anders, 8:00PM

PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Dave Desmelik, 7:00PM POLANCO RESTAURANT Pop Up DJ Dinners w/ DJ Phantome Pantone Collective, 10:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Cowboy Judy, 7:30PM SANCTUARY BREWING CO. Ellen Trnka, 7:00PM

TWIN LEAF BREWERY Craft Karaoke, 9:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Acoustic Karaoke!, 10:00PM

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SLY GROG LOUNGE TOUCH Samadhi Psychedelic Visions, 9:00PM SOVEREIGN KAVA Ping Pong Tournament, 8:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Davíd Serra's Classical Guitar, 6:00PM Monthly Writer's Social: The Resolution Will Not Be Televised, 6:00PM Rahm Mandlecorn, 9:00PM THE BARRELHOUSE Ter-rific Trivia, 7:00PM THE GREY EAGLE JessLee (feat. on The Voice Season 14), 8:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Cannabis Culture (moderation, discussion, giveaway), 6:00PM

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Rhoda & the Risers, 9:00PM ALLEY CAT SOCIAL CLUB Electric Karma, Pale Blue Dot, Glass Bricks, 8:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Cassidy and The Music, 7:00PM

ASHEVILLE CLUB Free Live Music, 6:00PM ASHEVILLE DISPENSARY CannaComedy!, 8:30PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Irish Session, 3:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Virginia and the Slims, 8:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Hillbilly Diamonds, 6:30PM

BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE Dinah's Daydream (Gypsy jazz), 7:00PM

NEW BELGIUM BREWERY Live Music: Steelin Time, 5:30PM

BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Cider Cinema: Mama Mia, 6:00PM Cider Cinema Disco Dance After Party, 8:00PM

ODDITORIUM Curious Folk Presents: Wild Realms (Medieval), 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Friday After Work Concert Series, 5:00PM

CORK & KEG CyndiLou & the Want To play the Cork & Keg, 8:30PM

FLEETWOOD'S Khandroma, Shane Parrish, Websites, 9:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Fridays feat. members of Phuncle Sam (acoustic), 5:00PM American Bowie Experience - Tribute to David Bowie, 10:00PM

HOPEY & CO The Mic is Open hosted by Heather Taylor, 7:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING OWB In Flight, 9:00PM

CROW & QUILL Laurel Lee & the Escapees, 9:00PM

AMBROSE WEST A Great Disaster w/ David Earl Band, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY Miss Cindy and the Knocking Boots, 9:00PM Barrio Candela LatinX Dance Party, 10:00PM

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TRUTH TO TELL: Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle called Asheville’s The Get Right Band “a three-piece with the musical energy and power of The Police.” The local trio (Silas Durocher, Jesse Gentry and JC Mears), make funk-infused indie rock.

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1917 HHHHS DIRECTOR: Sam Mendes PLAYERS: George MacKay, DeanCharles Chapman, Colin Firth DRAMA/WAR RATED R The urge to compare Sam Mendes’ epic World War I film, 1917, to Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan (1998) is both understandable and apt. However, beyond obvious similarities, a handful of other — and, frankly, better — influences begin to surface. Most notably are two films by Stanley Kubrick, Paths of Glory (1957) and Full Metal Jacket (1987), Masaki Kobayashi’s epic Japanese antiwar trilogy The Human Condition (195961) and Elem Klimov’s 1985 Russian masterpiece, Come and See. These classic films, featuring surreal and nightmarish imagery, depict the absurdity, horror and psychological toll of war better than any others before or since. 1917 is a serious contender to join their ranks.

1917 is a film that comes with a gimmick attached: It’s made to look as if it’s been captured in one long continuous shot. It wasn’t, of course — shooting took nearly three months — but Mendes and cinematographer Roger Deakins masterfully use the technique to immerse us fully in historically unspeakable conditions, and it works damned well. I’ll admit, I had my doubts whether such an audacious stunt could be successfully pulled off, but 36

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BRUCE STEELE bcsteele@gmail.com the results speak for themselves. 1917 is a breathtaking film.

The story is simple: Two British soldiers (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman from HBO’s “Game of Thrones”) are tasked with delivering a message to the front lines before German forces can launch an ambush.

They undertake one of the most harrowing journeys through pure hell ever committed to film. As the camera moves, the size and scope of the war begin to reveal themselves. Picturesque countrysides are contrasted with death and mud that lie only a few hundred feet away from each other and serve as a constant reminder that war is not only real, but is waged on family farms and in the streets of village neighborhoods.

François Truffaut is famously attributed with saying that there can be no such thing as an anti-war film because the medium can never truly capture the barbarity of conflict, which winds up being glorified rather than vilified. Whether or not he’s right, it’s doubtful that Mendes set out to make a strictly anti-war film. I believe his goal was much simpler: Tell the story of one particular day — a small cog in a grand and grim machine — without flinching at the horror and heroism that came with it.

Starts Jan. 10 REVIEWED BY JAMES ROSARIO JAMESROSARIO1977@GMAIL.COM

Just Mercy HHHHS DIRECTOR: Destin Daniel Cretton PLAYERS: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson FACT-BASED DRAMA RATED PG-13 Packing all the drama of a John Grisham courtroom thriller without the sensationalism, Just Mercy crafts an unfortunately timely portrait of systemic racism, yet tempers it with a potentially unifying message of perseverance and love.

The fact-based tale of Harvardeducated attorney Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) and his quest to get wrongly convicted African Americans off Alabama’s death row stirs plentiful emotions by depicting unflinching humanity in the face of horrendous oppression.

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Though Stevenson’s numerous cases are chronicled in his titular memoir, writer/director Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12; The Glass Castle) focuses on the late-’80s plight of Walter “Johnny D” McMillian (Jamie Foxx), who was sentenced to die for a murder that he played no part in.

The story’s first hook is its egregious injustice. Audience investment is further galvanized by the incredible bigotry and corruption Stevenson encounters in his investigation, as well as the outpouring of love from a black community unaccustomed to the young lawyer’s devotion and kindness.

Jordan, Foxx and Brie Larson (as Stevenson’s colleague Eva Ansley) are all in top form, but it’s a disfigured Tim Blake Nelson who steals each of his scenes as the witness whose questionable testimony could set Johnny D free.

Though far from the flashiest film on a stylistic level, Just Mercy’s straightforward visuals nicely match the tone of the narrative and let the film’s powerful writing and performances stand out even more clearly.

Rarely has the value of a human life received such a soulful, soaring cinematic presentation. Viewers are destined to be floored — and having tissues on hand is highly recommended.

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The Grudge S DIRECTOR: Nicolas Pesce PLAYERS: Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho HORROR RATED R There’s a moment in The Grudge when one of the characters implores another to “just burn it down.” He was talking about a haunted house, but, reader, it became my mantra for the whole film.

Nicolas Pesce is the latest director to tackle a remake of Japanese horror classic Ju-On (2002). The premise — the same as the original and all of its progeny, and thus a bit stale if you’ve seen, well, any of them — is that someone who dies in a rage comes back with a grudge that inspires him or her to kill anyone who

steps into the place where they died.

Blah, blah, blah.

And that’s pretty much it. The original was powerful because it was the first of its kind. It also effectively turned the haunted space — a nondescript but sinisterly dreary gray house in Tokyo that makes a cameo in this film — into its main character, which allowed storylines to flow through it as other characters encountered its malevolence. Pesce’s tedious version brings everything together through a main character, Detective Muldoon (Andrea Riseborough, The Death of Stalin) — a grieving widow with a young son — who’s looking for a fresh start. Instead, she finds a gross body (fine, the gory FX are pretty cool, whatever), and then some more gross bodies.

Natch, they all lead her back to a house where a family was murdered after their mother, Fiona Landers (TV actress Tara Westwood), inadvertently brought back a special souvenir from her travels abroad — a vengeful Japanese ghost. Our haunted house is in a nice, suburban neighborhood that‘s inexplicably cut off from the rest of town, only accessible via a creepy unpaved road outfitted with some creepily placed streetlights.

Totally normal.

Muldoon’s partner, Detective Goodman (Demián Bichir, The Hateful Eight), had worked the Landers murder case — but somehow had done so without ever stepping inside the house. (He had “a bad feeling,” OK?!).

His unlucky former partner, Detective Wilson (William Sadler, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey) — and, no, none of these characters have first names — did go into the house, because someone had to investigate the crime scene, and was driven insane. Over the course of the film, more people also go inside the house, and (surprise!) things don’t go well.

I don’t know why or how this predictable, plodding film got made. The most surprising thing about it is how weird some of the editing is. That’s not a reason to see it, by the way. It has talent behind it — the actors are all more than capable (though their characters never get to develop). And then there’s Pesce, who, back in 2016, made the very good and startlingly violent The Eyes of My Mother, a movie I won’t soon get out of my head. The Grudge, on the other hand, is now taking valuable space up there with it and can leave as quickly as possible.

REVIEWED BY ALI MCGHEE ALIMCGHEE@GMAIL.COM

XPRESS REVIEWERS’ TOP 5 FILMS OF 2019: PART TWO James Rosario 1. Parasite — A perfect blend of black comedy and biting social commentary. Director Bong Joon-ho dissects the relationship between the working poor and the detached affluent in an explosive microcosm of burgeoning class awareness.

2. The Irishman — Martin Scorsese’s brilliant reconciliation of past glorifications of violence and violent men.

At 3.5 hours, the film takes some work, but through both its unconventional portrayal of brotherhood and its depiction of the emotional toll crime plays on families, it becomes an extremely rewarding experience.

3. 1917 — War films often tread similar ground, but rarely do they paint as vivid a picture as this one. Director Sam Mendes and cinematographer Roger Deakins have created a fully immersive experience that is very close to nightmarish.

4. Uncut Gems — Yes, it features a very good out-of-character Adam Sandler performance, but it also offers a tense

and heart-pounding ride that rarely comes up for air. It’s a potent cocktail of anxiety and tension that might be frustrating if not for the razor-thin sympathy of its lead.

5. The Lighthouse — For fans of David Lynch and Carl Theodor Dreyer — and not for the faint of heart. It’s weird, kind of gross and pretty nasty, but if you like odd, semi-abstruse cinema with Lovecraftian overtones and plenty of style, this one’s for you.

Kid reviewer Lucas McKee 1. Pokémon: Detective Pikachu — Detective Pikachu is a really funny movie. The character of Detective Pikachu who drinks coffee, cannot battle and speaks English is the best part of the movie.

2. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — Filled with much more action than The Last Jedi, this movie entertains from the beginning to the end. The return of characters in older movies made it great, too.

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JUST ANNOUNCED Like a Boss (R) The owners of a cosmetics company (TIffany Haddish and Rose Byrne) seek revenge on the industry titan (Salma Hayek) who tricked them.

Underwater (PG-13) Deep sea creatures terrorize crew members aboard a research station on the ocean floor.

Starring Kristen Stewart.

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3. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part — A line from one song says, “Everything’s not awesome, but that doesn’t mean that it’s hopeless and bleak.” It is a great message for people. The end also reminds me to share with my sister.

4. Avengers: Endgame — This movie was interesting because the characters had to find a way to go back in time to collect the Infinity Stones that were destroyed by Thanos. I also liked the music and Iron Man’s heroic dialogue.

5. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World — When one of my favorite characters, Ruffnut, says, “I escaped from the trap,” another character, Hiccup, says, “Were you followed?” then Ruffnut says, ‘’I never looked behind me.” Moments like these made the movie fun!

BARING IT ALL: Asheville’s own Luke McLaughlin is competing on the current season of the Discovery Channel series “Naked and Afraid.” Photo courtesy of Discovery Channel Asheville resident Luke McLaughlin is a contestant on the current season of the Discovery Channel series “Naked and Afraid.” The first episode premiered Jan. 5, and new episodes air each Sunday at 10 p.m. , through FILM ‘THE POWER TO HEAL’ • WE (1/8), 2-3:30pm - Progressive Alliance of Henderson County is screening the documentary, Power to Heal

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The series veteran and founder of Weaverville’s Holistic Survival School has competed as part of a duo in previous seasons. According to the official press release of “Naked and Afraid: Alone,” the latest iteration “takes the challenge to a new level by bringing the best of the best to the most isolated areas around the globe, leaving them there with nothing on their backs and no one by their side. With no help of any kind, not only are the tasks of gathering food, water, fire and shelter more physically demanding, trying to survive in complete solitude for three weeks tests their mental toughness like never before.” Other “top survivalists” chosen for this season are Gary Golding, Lacey Jones and Max Djenohan. discovery.com X Award winner, loosely based on the 1963 assassination of Greek left-wing activist Gregoris Lambrakis, starring Yves Montand as a prominent politician and doctor whose public murder

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): When comedian John Cleese was 61, his mother died. She was 101. Cleese testifies, “Just towards the end, as she began to run out of energy, she did actually stop trying to tell me what to do most of the time.” I bet you’ll experience a similar phenomenon in 2020 — only bigger and better.

Fewer people will try to tell you what to do than at any previous time of your life. As a result, you’ll be freer to be yourself exactly as you want to be. You’ll have unprecedented power to express your uniqueness.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Renowned Taurus philosopher Bertrand Russell was sent to jail in 1918 because of his pacifism and anti-war activism. He liked being there. “I found prison in many ways quite agreeable,” he said. “I had no engagements, no difficult decisions to make, no fear of callers, no interruptions to my work. I read enormously; I wrote a book.” The book he produced, Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy, is today regarded as a classic. In 2020, I would love to see you Tauruses carve out an equally luxurious sabbatical without having to go through the inconvenience of being incarcerated. I’m confident you can do this.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’s common to feel attracted to people because of the way they look and dress and carry themselves. But here’s the problem: If you pursue an actual connection with someone whose appearance you like, there’s no guarantee it will turn out to be interesting and meaningful. That’s because the most important factor in becoming close to someone is not their cute face or body or style, but rather their ability to converse with you in ways you find interesting.

And that’s a relatively rare phenomenon. As philosopher Mortimer Adler observed, “Love without conversation is impossible.” I bring these thoughts to your attention, Gemini, because I believe that in 2020 you could have some of the best conversations you’ve ever had — and as a result experience the richest intimacy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mystic poet Rumi told us the kind of person he was attracted to. “I want a troublemaker for a lover,” he wrote. “Blood spiller, blood drinker, a heart of flame, who quarrels with the sky and fights with fate, who burns like fire on the rushing sea.”

In response to that testimony, I say, “Boo! Ugh! Yuck!”

I say “To hell with being in an intimate relationship with a troublemaker who fights with fate and quarrels with the sky.” I can’t imagine any bond that would be more unpleasant and serve me worse. What about you, Cancerian? Do you find Rumi’s definition glamorous and romantic? I hope not. If you do, I advise you to consider changing your mind. 2020 will be an excellent time to be precise in articulating the kinds of alliances that are healthy for you. They shouldn’t resemble Rumi’s description. (Rumi translation by Zara Houshmand.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The 18th-century comic novel Tristram Shandy is still being translated, adapted and published today. Its popularity persists. Likewise, the 18th-century novel Moll Flanders, which features a rowdy, eccentric heroine who was unusual for her era, has had modern incarnations in TV, film and radio.

Then there’s the 19th-century satirical novel Vanity Fair. It’s considered a classic even now and appears on lists of best-loved books. The authors of these three books had one thing in common: They had to pay to have their books published. No authority in the book business had any faith in them. You may have similar challenges in 2020, Leo — and rise to the occasion with equally good results. Believe in yourself!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I’ll present two possible scenarios that could unfold for you in 2020. Which scenario actually occurs will depend on how willing you are to transform yourself. Scenario #1. Love is awake, and you’re asleep. Love is ready for you, but you’re not ready for love. Love is hard to recognize because you think it still looks like it did in the past. Love changed its name, and you didn’t notice. Scenario #2. Love is awake, and you’re waking up. Love is ready for you, and you’re making yourself ready for love. Love is older and wiser now, and you recognize its new guise. Love changed its name, and you found out. (Thanks to Sarah and Phil Kaye for the inspiration for this horoscope.)

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Renowned Greek sculptor Praxiteles created some famous and beloved statues in the fourth century B.C. One of his pieces, showing the gods Hermes and Dionysus, was displayed inside the Temple of Hera in Olympia. But a few centuries later an earthquake demolished the Temple and buried the statue. There it remained until 1877, when archaeologists dug it out of the rubble. I foresee a metaphorically equivalent recovery in your life, Libra — especially if you’re willing to excavate an old mess or investigate a debris field or explore a faded ruin.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Over a period of 74 years, the Scorpio philosopher and author Voltaire (1694–1778) wrote so many letters to so many people that they were eventually published in a series of 98 books, plus nine additional volumes of appendixes and indexes. I would love to see you communicate that abundantly and meticulously in 2020, Scorpio. The cosmic rhythms will tend to bring you good fortune if you do.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Picasso was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. He was also the richest.

At the end of his life, experts estimate his worth was as much as $250 million, equivalent to $1.3 billion today. But in his earlier adulthood, while Picasso was turning himself into a genius and creating his early masterpieces, he lived and worked in a small, seedy, unheated room with no running water and a toilet he shared with 20 people. If there will ever in your life be a semblance of Picasso’s financial transformation, Sagittarius, I’m guessing it would begin this year.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Let’s get 2020 started with a proper send-off. According to my reading of the astrological omens, the coming months will bring you opportunities to achieve a host of liberations. Among the things from which you could be at least partially emancipated: stale old suffering; shrunken expectations; people who don’t appreciate you for who you really are; and beliefs and theories that don’t serve you any more. (There may be others!) Here’s an inspirational maxim, courtesy of poet Mary Oliver: “Said the river: imagine everything you can imagine, then keep on going.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In a poem titled “The Mess-iah,” spiritual teacher Jeff Foster counsels us, “Fall in love with the mess of your life . . . the wild, uncontrollable, unplanned, unexpected moments of existence.

Dignify the mess with your loving attention, your gratitude. Because if you love the mess enough, you will become a Mess-iah.” I bring this to your attention, Aquarius, because I suspect you’ll have a better chance to ascend to the role of Mess-iah in the coming weeks and months than you have had in many years.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Comedian John Cleese believes that “sometimes we hang onto people or relationships long after they’ve ceased to be of any use to either of you.”

That’s why he has chosen to live in such a way that his web of alliances is constantly evolving. “I’m always meeting new people,” he says, “and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Pisces, 2020 will be a propitious year for you to experiment with Cleese’s approach. You’ll have the chance to meet a greater number of interesting new people in the coming months than you have in a long time. (And don’t be afraid to phase out connections that have become a drain.)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, HAYWOOD COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed

by Janice A. Woodlief, dated January 23, 2009, recorded on February 3, 2009 in Book 753, Page 326 of the Haywood County Public Registry conveying certain real property in Haywood County to Paradise Settlement Services, Trustee, for the benefit of World Alliance Financial Corporation.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at thecourthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale onJanuary 21, 2020 at 11:30 AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Haywood County, North Carolina, to wit: WAYNESVILLE TOWNSHIP, HAYWOOD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA BEGINNING AT A COMMON CORNER OF LOTS 213 AND 214 OF THE SUBDIVISION HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO, WHICH POINT IS IN THE CENTER LINE OF A 60-FOOT RIGHT OF WAY; THENCE ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF SAID RIGHT OF WAY FOUR CALLS AS FOLLOWS: N 50-28-25 E 89.57 FEET, ALONG A CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION WITH A RADIUS OF 40.00 FEET AN ARC LENGTH OF 95.54 FEET, S 07-16-30 W 83.32 FEET AND ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT AND IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION WITH A RADIUS OF 115.00 FEET AN ARC LENGTH OF 134.22 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY S 07-30-00 W 188.76 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE N 74-29-20 W 200.00 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE N 06-58-35 E 311.27 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND BEING LOT 214 OF APPLE CREEK ACRES, SECTION B, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF FILED IN CABINET A, SLOT 11-B, HAYWOOD COUNTY RESGISTRY. TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF WAY AS SHOWN ON SAID MAP AND, FURTHER, SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS

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ACROSS 1 Henson who created the Muppets 4 Tibetan monks AS RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 299, PAGE 519, HAYWOOD COUNTY REGISTRY. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN A DEED DATED MAY 1, 1997, FROM KENNETH E. HAYES AND WIFE, BONNIE L. HAYES, TO ERIC J. WOODLIEF, AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 549, PAGE 80, HAYWOOD COUNTY REGISTRY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 925 Apple Creek Road, Waynesville, NC 28786; A.P.N.: 860643-1196 A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, payable to Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, PLLC, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.30, if the highest bidder at the sale, resale, or any upset bidder fails to comply with its bid upon the tender of a deed for the real property, or after a bona fide attempt to tender such a deed, the clerk of superior court may, upon motion, enter an order authorizing a resale of the real property. The defaulting bidder at any sale or resale or any defaulting upset bidder is liable for the bid made, and in case a resale is had because of such default, shall remain liable to the extent that the final sale price is less than the bid plus all the costs of any resale. Any deposit or compliance bond made by the defaulting bidder shall secure payment of the amount, if any, for which the defaulting

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bidder remains liable under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.30.

THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to any and all superior liens, including taxes and special assessments. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are the heirs of Janice A. Woodlief. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.29, in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement

prorated to the effective date of the termination [N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.16(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Cape Fear Trustee Services, LLC, Substitute Trustee _______________ ___________________, Attorney Aaron Seagroves, NCSB No. 50979 W. Harris, NCSB No. 48633 5550 77 Center Drive, Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28217 PHONE: 980-2013840 File No.: 19-42888

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NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA BUNCOMBE COUNTY In the General Court of Justice, Superior Court Division Case No. 19-CV-04481 Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, v.

Emma Lue B. Robinson; Any Spouse of Emma Lue B. Robinson; Harvard Home Mortgage, Inc.; World Alliance Financial, LLC; The United States of America, by and through its agent, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Defendants.

edited by Will Shortz 20 Big displays at natural history museums, informally 21 Mah-jongg pieces 22 Step on it!

23 Where the Marx Brothers famously spent a night 25 Defeat 28 “If we let our kids go sledding, what’s next? Extreme skiing?”

32 Ooze 33 How Odysseus traveled 34 View from behind the Lincoln Memorial 38 H5N1, by another name 41 Eponym of a U.S. Open stadium 42 Choice in orange juice 43 “As you can tell from these few examples, Bings are better than maraschinos” 49 Cigarette ingredient 50 Goods for sale 51 Elvis’s middle name 54 Appliance company acquired by Raytheon in 1965

puzzle by Evan Mahnken 56 Head in a classic Hasbro toy 58 “Expanding the bleachers isn’t enough. We need to relocate the whole stadium” 62 Nonstop 63 Milk source 64 “What’d I tell you?”

65 Boss of the OompaLoompas 66 College app attachment 67 Jr. and sr.

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1 Joking remarks 2 Part of a show that may say “Previously on …”

3 Edible fungi 4 Major homeimprovement chain founder 5 Gives weapons to 6 Extinct relative of an ostrich 7 “Ask ___ Landers” 8 Like Brie vis-à-vis Gruyère cheese 9 Show that asked “Who shot J.R.?”

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11 Leave the launchpad 12 College app attachment, informally 13 Even a little bit 18 Skating feat 19 Breezy 23 Equatorial Guinea is its least populous member, for short 24 ___ rally 26 Birthstone that shares a first letter with its month 27 Home of Machu Picchu 29 Ideology 30 Sleep disrupter, in a fairy tale 31 Young fellow 34 Solemn agreement 35 Group concerned with things that are NSFW? 36 Poem that begins “Once upon a midnight dreary” 37 Anthem contraction 38 Tampa Bay players, familiarly 39 Type 40 Campus in Troy, N.Y.

42 Metaphor for a segmented market 44 Land between Uganda and Burundi 45 Light side 46 Czech capital 47 Grp. whose alphabet starts Alfa, Bravo, Charlie …

48 Like meadows 52 Animal known to crack shells with rocks

53 Snoops (around) 55 Fancy fur 56 “Nolo contendere,” e.g.

57 Grand Ole ___ 58 Cut the lawn 59 Middle name of Sean Lennon 60 Has too much, for short 61 Things you can pay YouTube to avoid

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To: Emma Lue B. Robinson and Any Spouse of Emma Lue B. Robinson: Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action.

The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Reformation and Declaration of Validity of Deed of Deed of Trust and Judicial Foreclosure of Deed of Trust. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days after the date of the first publication of this Notice, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This, the 2nd day of January, 2020. J. Martin Page, Esq. Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, PLLC 339 Heyward Street Columbia, SC 29201 803.509.5078 Attorneys for Plaintiff BCPG No. 19-43710

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