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letters Thank you for The local elders series Thank you for your rich, two-week series, “Local Elders Evoke Our Town� [Jan. 2 and Jan. 9, Xpress]. It was a deeply nourishing treat to read [local seniors’] tender stories and astute reflections of our city. Having lost my last living grandparent this past year, it was a treasure enjoying insights from seniors of my beloved grandma’s generation.

It’s an increasingly rare opportunity to hear from older generations in media, and something from which we’d all greatly benefit. I offer heartfelt gratitude to Jim Chatham for initiating this project, the generous writers who shared their words (many of which read like the sweetest of love letters to Asheville), and the Mountain Xpress for putting these stories in the hands of the people. I’d like to hear more from these writers who are “turning their lives into literature� in the coming year. — Alaina Drawdy Asheville

evacuaTion should be a serious concern Regarding the issues raised by Anne Craig's Jan. 9 letter, “Are You Prepared for a Nuclear Accident?�: In the event we should have a nuclear incident affecting Western North Carolina, do we have a rational evacuation plan? For if we do not have a plan for a phased evacuation, traffic will be at a standstill on every exit road.

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menting and enforcing the plan may be the major problem.

Numerous options should be examined, namely, car tags starting with one through three leave in the first hour, four through six the next hour, etc. Or order, based on the first letter of surname, and possibly Homeland Security could provide other plans.

Bottom line: our local FEMA office must formulate and publish a practicable evacuation plan. — Thomas Kelemen-Beatty Asheville

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Remember when all those cops kept getting killed by drivers along the freeway and that sucked [“Scooters are Everywhere,” Jan. 16 Xpress]?

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uninTended consequences republicans will regreT merging waTer sysTem, msd by sTeve rasmussen If Reps. Tim Moffitt, Chuck McGrady and our state Legislature force Asheville to cede control of water-line extensions to the Metropolitan Sewerage District, MSD's appointed board will have the power to open the floodgates of urban sprawl. Swept along by their party's implacable anti-regulatory agenda, North Carolina Republicans may think they're giving developers a gift by removing the last effective tool that relatively progressive, environmentally conscious cities such as ours have for controlling sprawl beyond their borders. But it’s a strategy that’s bound to backfire.

Such a merger will inevitably turn MSD into a battleground between pro-development and anti-sprawl forces, making local and regional growth management a far more arbitrary, frustrating and politically charged process than it already is for developers, residents and officials alike.

In order to grow, uncontrolled low-density development needs connections, just as cancer must extend blood vessels to feed its metastasis. Those gated mountainside retreats plopped on former forest or farmland need roads, power and, usually, water and sewer lines extended to them.

Deny a tumor or suburb its connections and it can’t expand. Or, in the drier language of Asheville's “2025 Plan,” "Absent other growth management tools like zoning, the provision of water and sewer service is the key determinant of where commercial and high-density [antisprawl] residential development will happen."

And now that, for better or worse, involuntary annexation and its accompanying zoning are off the table, controlling water and sewer extensions may be the only way Western North Carolina’s cities and counties can ensure that the next real estate bubble won't mortally compromise the environment and infrastructure that all of us here in the mountains depend on for our economy and quality of life. Right now, Asheville officials control access to the best, most reliable water in WNC, meaning they can deny a hookup to a proposed development outside the city limits that violates regional sustainability plans.

A look at N.C. General Statutes Chapter 162A, which empowers regional water and sewerage districts, reveals how that will change if the Legislature merges Asheville's water system with MSD. Sections 162A-55 and 162A75, titled "Submission of preliminary plans to planning groups; cooperation with planning agencies," require such entities to consult with local and regional planning officials — but not

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such a merger will ineviTably make local and regional growTh managemenT a far more arbiTrary, frusTraTing and poliTically charged process Than iT already is. necessarily to get their approval. And though the current MSD board's policy is to follow local and regional plans, that could change at any time.

Giving a regional board the power to override city and county officials' recommendations, however, is a double-edged sword, depending on who’s appointed to it: A prodeveloper board could enable a new development that violates smart-growth plans by granting water/sewer extensions, even if locals opposed it. By the same token, an anti-sprawl board could quash such development even if locals favored it.

Thus, for local, regional and national environmental activists, a new water/sewer superagency with the power to enable or deny development on a large scale will be a far more tempting target than local planning boards are right now. And when environmentalists succeed in persuading a muscular new MSD to block a major development, lobbyists for developers will set their sights even more aggressively on the agency — and it will be war.

Crowded, contentious public hearings will routinely overflow MSD's meeting room.

Green activists will accuse board members of rubber-stamping applications from greedy out-of-state developers; tea party activists will claim the board is conspiring with the U.N. to impose Agenda 21. Brutal political machina-

tions will ensue, fueled by costly fundraising campaigns to elect city council members, town aldermen and county commissioners who’ll make the board appointments each side wants.

In comparison, the intergovernmental bickering that tore apart our Regional Water Agency a decade ago will look like a backyard pool party.

It's all too predictably inevitable if state legislators disregard Asheville residents’ overwhelming vote against a forced MSD merger.

For a developer with a borrowed fortune at risk, however, there’ll be precious little predictability. If he cuts corners and disregards local planning recommendations, he'll be dogged by public outcry at MSD hearings that all regional news media will cover. But getting local approval is still no guarantee that the board won't vote him down.

Personal animus against the city seems to be driving Moffitt and McGrady's determination to wrest control of our water system from us. But hatred blinds the hater, and these two Republicans seem tragically unaware of how their vendetta is destined to undercut their party's developer base, if their fellow legislators in Raleigh go along. X Former Mountain Xpress environmental reporter Steve Rasmussen can be reached at srasmus@ oldenwilde.org.

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by Ja k e F r a n k e l With revenue down and increased demand for services due to the stuttering economy of recent years, newly elected local and state officials face a crisis.

That was one of the more daunting messages delivered during a crash course for county commissioners organized by the UNC School of Government Jan. 9-10. The Buncombe County commissioners joined roughly 75 of their counterparts from across Western North Carolina for a two-day series of workshops at the DoubleTree Hotel in Biltmore Village. Designed to teach elected officials the "essentials of county government," the sessions focused on such topics as ethics, open-meeting rules, budgeting and what state law says commissioners can and can't do.

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In an initial orientation class, UNC lecturer vaughn Upshaw pulled no punches, declaring that the political rhetoric of the campaign trail must now give way to the realities of governing.

"You may have an interest in getting rid of government," she told the assembled officials.

"But guess what? You'd be getting rid of yourself. … You are government now. … Anarchy is not a good option, really."

Upshaw then asked people to raise their hands if they’d "used public health service today."

No one did.

“Every one of you should be raising your hand right now if you've had food or water," Upshaw continued, emphasizing the key roles various government agencies play in ensuring the safety of what we consume.

Kara Millonzi, an assistant professor of public law and government, also sought to give the assembled commissioners a reality check.

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Summing up the relationship between county government and the North Carolina General Assembly, she said bluntly, "They tell you what to do, and you do it." With counties legally considered "arms of the state," she noted, the General Assembly can replace any county commissioner at any time, for any reason.

That’s rarely done, however, and day to day, commissioners often do wield tremendous power to help shape their local community, the workshop leaders stressed.

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unlike you ever have been before," Upshaw maintained, urging her audience to prepare for "life in the fishbowl" as their views and decisions attract intense public scrutiny.

"People don't want to pay more taxes, but they'll be begging you for more services."

The controversial issues confronting these officials, she continued, will elicit passions because they involve people’s core values.

Often, she noted, those value judgments can be boiled down to an age-old predicament: "How free do we want to be versus how equal do we want to be?"

"Even with all the facts," continued Upshaw, "Some problems have no right answer. You have been elected to make those decisions for us."

"It's OK to have different values," she added, imploring everyone to "treat each other with a level of respect and civility."

"Your behavior at meetings is key to the public's trust," asserted Upshaw. "Our job as local elected leaders is thinking not just about our needs, but our neighbors’. This is what you've got to do, and you may not have known this, but I'm here to tell you."

l e S So n S le a r n e d Despite the facilitators’ somber warnings, Buncombe County commissioners said the workshops were helpful as they gear up for the year ahead.

"It was great. I think it was very important for everyone to get the same information about what county government can do and not do," board Chair david Gantt observed.

The Democrat has served on the board since 1996, but five of his now six colleagues are newcomers. Republican Joe Belcher, who won a four-year term in District 3, called learning more about how "the county interacts with other agencies of government� an “awakening" experience.

"A lot of the things people ask you to take care of, and you would like to — you learn later that you may not be able to," he noted.

Belcher added, however, "I didn't leave [feeling] down. I left engaged and excited: I think that's what information does for me."

Fellow Republican Mike Fryar, who’s starting a four-year term representing District 2, reported a similar experience. Before the workshops, he revealed, "One thing I kept thinking about was how to help charter schools. And it helped me figure out there's just no way" due to "the way the law reads."

Democrat Brownie Newman, beginning a two-year term from District 1, compared county government with the Asheville City Council, where he served for eight years.

"It's a lot of the same issues, but the county has a slightly different role to play," noted Newman. And despite the statutory hurdles, he thinks the board's decisions can still have a big impact. "Although there are [state] mandates for what we have to do ‌ there's still a degree of flexibility and discretion.

I don't feel like every decision has already been made for you.�

T o u G h c ha lle n G e S a h ea d The new, expanded board will have to grapple with some difficult issues. Until all the seats were filled, said Gantt, the commissioners were in "a holding pattern," putting off as much business as they could until all parts of the county were represented.

But with ellen Frost sworn in Jan. 15 (see story on page 13, “Frost Gives Democrats Majority�), he predicted that the board "will get cranking pretty hard."

One challenge will be setting the property-tax rate in the wake of the first reappraisal since 2006 (see sidebar, “Reappraisal Nearly Complete�). "I don't think anyone is pushing for a tax increase," said Gantt. "So I think it's very unlikely, unless there's something crazy with the revaluation."

Newman says he wants the county to start working toward clean-energy and carbonreduction goals "right away." Fryar, however, says his biggest priority is cutting spending — particularly on support for nonprofits and A-B Tech capital projects.

a p hI l oSophI cal d I VI de The biggest proposed capital projects are new buildings for Asheville Middle School and Isaac Dickson Elementary. At Commissioner Holly Jones’ urging, the board authorized $2 million last year for studies and architectural plans. Like Jones, Newman feels these should be high-priority, despite the estimated $40 million to $50 million price tag.

Gantt, too, says he's "very supportive," adding that "Everything's on the table" in terms of funding options, including a supplemental tax or a bond issue.

Frost also strongly supports those projects, saying her research has shown "There's no county school in anywhere near the rough shape those schools are in. ‌ We should want more for kids."

Belcher, however, said: "Those are really not on my radar. ‌ I don't know enough about those schools to be able to talk about them.�

And Fryar, when told the estimated cost, said: "Wow. ‌ Do we have to have a brandnew, shiny thing that's LEED-certified — all that the city asked for? I'm not sure about that. I just don't know where it'll come from without going up on taxes,â€? which he says he’s “dead against." X Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext.

115, or at jfrankel@mountainx.com.

NOTICE OF A CITIZENS INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF 1-26 FROM U.S. 25 TO I-40 TIP Project Nos. I-4400/I-4700 Henderson & Buncombe Counties The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to widen and improve approximately 22.2 miles of I-26 from U.S. 25 in Henderson County to I-40 in Buncombe County. The purpose of this project is to relieve projected congestion along the I-26 corridor. The project proposes a multilane widening of I-26 that includes rehabilitation and widening of existing bridge structures within the project limits, including the Blue Ridge Parkway structure over I-26.

NCDOT will hold a citizens' informational workshop for the above project on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 from 4pm until 7pm at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center-Virginia C. Boone Building, located at 1301 Fanning Bridge Rd. in Fletcher.

Citizens are invited to speak individually with NCDOT officials and to review the project area map. Aerial mapping denoting the project area will be displayed at the workshop. The opportunity to submit written comments or questions will also be provided. Comments and suggestions received will be considered during the design phase. Interested citizens may attend at any time during the above mentioned hours. There will not be a formal presentation.

Anyone desiring additional information may contact Dre Jajor of the NCDOT Project Development and Environmental Analysis Unit at 1548 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 276991548, by phone at (919) 707-6028 or via email at ujmajor@ ncdot.gov.

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who want to participate in this workshop. Anyone requiring special services should contact Major as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.

Persons who speak Spanish and do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494.

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At their first meeting of the year, the Buncombe County commissioners unanimously approved $350,000 in economic-incentive grants for German metalworking company Reich LLC, which will expand its facility in the Vista Industrial Center in Arden. The county funds match an equivalent amount in state incentives.

In exchange, the company has agreed to invest $22 million in new machinery and equipment and hire a minimum of 35 additional employees at an average annual wage of at least $44,000, Planning Director Jon Creighton told the commissioners during the Jan. 15 meeting. The local plant, the company's only North American facility, currently employs 27 people; its German headquarters has about 700 employees. Reich produces automotive components such as fuel-injection systems and ball bearings.

"I hope they continue to grow here in Buncombe County," noted Creighton, estimating that for every dollar in local economic incentives, Buncombe County will eventually get back more than $10 in taxes.

Commissioner Mike Fryar, a Republican, was attending his first meeting since being belatedly sworn in Jan. 9 (see story, “Frost Gives Democrats Majority”). “We need work in this valley," Fryar declared, adding, "This is a good way to do it."

The commissioners also heard an update on property reappraisals. Tax Director Gary Roberts said his department was in the final stages of determining the new property values and expected to begin notifying residents Jan. 22.

Overall, predicted Roberts, property values will probably be close to or slightly below the last assessment in 2006. The final figures could play a major role in how the commissioners set the tax rate for 2013.

Residents, he noted, have until mid-April to appeal their revaluation. And board Chair David Gantt encouraged anyone with questions to take advantage of the process.

"We want everyone to know what their rights are," said Gantt. "It's not personal if you want to appeal. We really do want to determine the right rate." — J.F.

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More than two months after Election Day, Ellen Frost was sworn in Jan. 15 as the seventh Buncombe County commissioner, giving Democrats a 4-3 majority on the board.

"It's been a long time since the election.

It feels great, and I'm ready to get to work," said Frost, soon after being sworn in by N.C. District Judge Calvin Hill. Her granddaughter, Lexi Allen, held the Bible under Frost’s hand, and daughter Liz Allen stood beside her.

The move came mere hours after Wake County Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway denied Republican candidate Christina Kelley G. Merrill's request to prevent a certificate of election being issued in the race. A Dec. 7 hand recount of all District 2 ballots showed Frost 18 votes ahead, winning her a two-year term as the second commissioner representing the district. (Republican Mike Fryar collected the most votes, giving him a four-year term.) But a series of appeals by Merrill, who charged that many ballots from Warren Wilson College residents were illegally included, stalled certification of the results of both District 2 races.

Fryar was finally sworn in Jan. 9.

An unofficial tally on election night had shown Merrill with a slim lead, but it was erased when provisional ballots cast by campus residents were counted.

Both the Buncombe County Board of Elections and the State Board of Elections denied Merrill’s charges of misconduct and her request for an evidentiary hearing. In his Jan.

15 ruling, Ridgeway declined to further delay certifying the election results, finding that any additional appeals by Merrill were unlikely to prevail.

Merrill and her legal team made their case to the judge Jan. 11 in Wake County. Frost’s attorney, Bob Deutsch, has said that once his client was sworn in, any further legal action by Merrill would likely be moot.

Nonetheless, Merrill plans to continue her push for an evidentiary hearing. "Nothing's changed in terms of what we're seeking," she reports, adding that the point of asking the judge to maintain a stay on the election results "was to avoid complicating the situation more by swearing someone in before we had a hearing.

"It's still highly irregular that nearly 200 [Warren Wilson] voters were moved from District 1 to District 2 just days before the election," Merrill asserts. "I'm going to fight for what's right, and the voters of this county can count on that. Whether we win or lose, integrity is important."

After Ridgeway's decision, Jones Byrd, the chair of the Buncombe County Board of Elections, quickly signed a certificate of election.

Frost was sworn in during a recess at the end of the commissioners’ Jan. 15 meeting. She then joined her new colleagues in a brief closed session to discuss an undisclosed economicdevelopment matter. — J.F.

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your guide to community events, classes, concerts & galleries

calendar categories community events & workshops / social & shared-interest groups / government & politics / seniors & retirees / animals / technology / business & careers / volunteering / health programs / support groups / helplines / sports groups & activities / kids / spirituality / arts / spoken & written word / festivals & gatherings / music / theater / comedy / film / dance / auditions & call to artists Calendar for January 23 31, 2013

• SA (1/26), 6-8pm - Opening reception.

unless otherwise stated, events take plaCe in asheville, and phone numbers are in the 828 area Code.

art at appalaChian state university 423 W. King St., Boone. Info: www. tcva.org or 262-3017.

• Through SA (2/9) - Pieces of the Puzzle, works by ASU's community outreach programs, will be on display in the Community Gallery.

day-by-day Calendar is online Want to find out everything that's happening today -- or tomorrow, or any day of the week? Go to www. mountainx.com/events. weekday abbreviations: SU = Sunday, MO = Monday, TU = Tuesday, WE = Wednesday, TH = Thursday, FR = Friday, SA = Saturday

animals Community partnership for pets • 4th SATURDAYS, 10am-1pm Community Partnership for Pets will offer spay/neuter vouchers at Tractor Supply Company, 115 Four Seasons Mall, Suite A, Hendersonville. outward hounds • WEDNESDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 10am-1pm - Brother Wolf Animal Rescue invites the public to take adoptable dogs on local hikes.

Meets at BWAR, 31 Glendale Ave. Free. Info: www.bwar.org or 5053440. waterfowl boat tour • SA (1/26) & SU (1/27), 2pm - A waterfowl boat tour of Lake James State Park, 6883 N.C. Highway 126, Nebo, will focus on winter migration. Ages 7 and up. Bring water, binoculars and a towel or cushion to sit on. Departs from the Paddy's Creek Area parking lot. Free. Info: 584-7728.

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art at brevard College Exhibits are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: www.brevard.edu/art or 884-8188.

• FR (1/25) through FR (2/22) - The Mestizo Spirit will be on display in the Spiers Gallery. Mon.-Fri., 8am3pm.

• TH (1/24), 7pm - A slide presentation on The Mestizo Spirit will be held in room SA102 of the Sims Art Building.

• FR (1/25), 5:30pm - Opening reception for The Mestizo Spirit and Henry Stindt.

• FR (1/25) through FR (2/22) - Works

by Henry Stindt will be on display in the Spiers Gallery. art at mars hill College Weizenblatt Gallery: Mon.-Fri., 9am5pm. Info: www.mhc.edu.

• Through TH (2/28) - Silent Symphony: Land, Body, Water, works

by Vadim Bora.

• WE (2/6), 2pm - Curator's lecture. art at unCa Art exhibits and events at the university are free, unless otherwise noted.

Info: www.unca.edu.

• Through MO (2/4) - Recollection and Intention will be on display in Highsmith University Union.

• Through SA (2/9) - Portraits of Uganda, photos by Carrie Wagner, will be on display in the Blowers Gallery.

• Through TU (2/5) - The Annual Drawing Discourse Exhibition will be on display in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery.

Oui-Oui Gallery is located at 64 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: www.amerifolk. com or 281-2134.

• Through WE (2/6) - Still and Silent, works by self-taught Southern artists.

art events at wCu Held at the Fine Art Museum, Fine & Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University.

Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Thurs., 10am7pm. Free, but donations welcome.

Info: www.fineartmuseum.wcu.edu or 227-3591.

• Through FR (2/1) - North Carolina Glass 2012: In Celebration of 50 Years of Studio Glass in America.

annamaria bernardini • SA (1/26) through TH (2/28) Acrylics by Annamaria Bernardini will be on display at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road. Info: http://avl.mx/p9 or 250-4750.

art for animals • FR (1/25) through SA (1/26), 10am6pm - The Asheville Humane Society, 14 Forever Friend Lane, will host Art for Animals, featuring works by local artists to support homeless animals.

ameriCan folk art and framing

The war between the states: Bring your favorite student, grades three through nine, to a production of The Civil War at Diana Wortham Theatre, Monday through Thursday, Jan. 28-31. Open to school groups, homeschoolers, community groups and families. (pg. 18)

Free. Info: www.ashevillehumane.org or 761-2001. asheville area arts CounCil: the artery Community arts facility at 346 Depot St. Tues.-Sat., 11am-4pm. Info: www. ashevillearts.com or 258-0710.

• Through SA (2/2) - Home Is Where the Art Is, works by patients in Mission Children's Hospital's Arts for Life program.

• FRIDAYS through (2/22), 9-11am - Artist business brainstorming sessions will feature one-on-one opportunities for artist entrepreneurs. Free or by donation. Call to confirm dates. asheville art museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Programs are free with admission unless otherwise noted. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/Free for kids under 4.

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Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm.

Info: www.ashevilleart.org or 2533227.

• Through SU (3/31) - Survivors and Liberators: Portraits by Wilma Bulkin Siegel will be on display in the East Wing.

• Through SU (1/27) - Robert Morris: Mind/Body/Earth will be on display in the North Wing.

• Through SU (4/14) - In the Camps: Photographs by Erich Hartmann will be on display in the East Wing. bella vista art gallery 14 Lodge St. Winter hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. & Sat., 11am-4pm. Info: www.bellavistaart.com or 768-0246.

• Through MO (4/1) - New works by Karen Margulis and Monika Steiner. blaCk mountain Center for the arts Old City Hall, 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Mon.-Wed. and Fri., 10am-

5pm; Thurs., 11am-3pm. Info: www.

BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930.

• TH (1/24) through SU (2/24) Chasing the Image, curated by James Thompson, will be on display in the Upper Gallery.

• Rhrough FR (3/1) - Topography,

blaCk mountain College museum + arts Center The center is located at 56 Broadway and preserves the legacy of the Black Mountain College. Tues. & Wed., noon-4pm; Thurs.-Sat., 11am-5pm.

Info: www.blackmountaincollege.org or 350-8484.

• Through SA (6/1) - No Ideas but in Things, works by Black Mountain College alumnus John Urbain.

Open daily from 9am-6pm. Info:

Center for Craft, Creativity and design Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road in Hendersonville. Mon.-Fri., noon-5pm.

Info: www.craftscreativitydesign.org or 890-2050.

haen gallery

textiles by Ismini Samanidou. folk art Center MP 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

www.craftguild.org or 298-7928.

• Through TU (3/19) - Works by Valerie McGaughey (fiber) and Virginia McKinney (mixed media).

• Through SU (4/21) - Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts exhibition.

52 Biltmore Ave. Wed.-Fri., 10am6pm; Mon., Tues. & Sat., 11am-6pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: www.thehaengallery.com or 254-8577.

• Through TH (2/28) - Wintertide 2013, a rotating exhibition of Haen Gallery artists.

• Through TH (1/31) - Works by Transylvania Vocational Services clients.

handmade in ameriCa Located at 125 S. Lexington Ave. Info: www.handmadeinamerica.org or 252-0121.

• Through FR (2/22) - Flux: A Craft Exchange, an exhibit exchange with Flux Studios of Mount Rainier, Md.

us and them • Through MO (1/28) - Us and Them, new paintings, drawings and sculptures by Julie Armbruster, will be on display at Early Girl Eatery, 8 Wall St. Info: www.juliearmbruster.net.

haywood County arts CounCil Unless otherwise noted, showings take place at HCAC's Gallery 86, 86 N. Main St., Waynesville. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: www. haywoodarts.org or 452-0593.

• Through SA (2/9) - Fire and Ice: Pottery, Glass and Metalwork.

• FR (1/25), 6-8pm - Reception.

Joseph anderson: forged iron • Through FR (1/25) - Figuratively Speaking, an exhibition of iron works

by Joseph Anderson, will be on display at 296 Depot, 296 Depot St. Info: 467-0265. madison County arts CounCil exhibits Located at 90 S. Main St. in Marshall.

Info: 649-1301.

• Through FR (2/22) - "Madison County Stories" will feature works by documentary photographer Rob Amberg, as well as Madison County youth and Duke University students. n.C. arboretum Located at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way. 9am-5pm daily.

Programs are free with $8 parking fee. Info: www.ncarboretum.org or 665-2492.

• Through SU (4/7) - Seeds Up Close, works by Nancy Cook.

• SA (1/26) through SU (5/19) - A Painter’s Journey, works by Ann Vasilik. seven sisters gallery 117 Cherry St., Black Mountain.

Summer hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm and Sun., noon-5pm. Info: www.sevensistersgallery.com or 669-5107.

• Through TH (1/31) - Trees, Trees, Trees, paintings by Kim Rody. street photography • Through TH (1/31) - Street photography by Joe Longobardi will be on display at A-B Tech's Holly Library.

Info: www.joelongobardiphotography.com. swannanoa valley fine arts league Red House Studios and Gallery, 310 West State St., Black Mountain.

Thurs.-Sat., 11am-3pm. Info: svfal. info@gmail.com or www.svfal.org.

• Through TU (2/26) - Epiphanies, Experimentation and Collaboration.

• WEDNESDAYS through (1/30), 10am - noon - Artist roundtable and collaboration. Free. transylvania Community arts CounCil Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9:30am4:30pm. Info: www.artsofbrevard.org or 884-2787.

audiTions & call To arTisTs a-b teCh drama Club • WE (1/23), 6pm - The A-B Tech Drama Club will hold auditions for Hamlet in the Carriage House Theatre. Info: pcarver@abtech.edu. appalaChian pastel soCiety • Through MO (3/18) - The Appalachian Pastel Society will accept entries for its On Common Ground: Pastel Paintings from the Mountains to the Sea exhibition through march 18. Info: www.appalachianpastelsociety.org. appalaChian trail hall of fame • Through TH (2/28) - Nominations for the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame will be accepted through feb. 28.

Info: http://avl.mx/oy. arbuCkle sCholarship • Through MO (4/1) - The Community Foundation of Henderson County will accept applications for the Arbuckle Scholarship through april 1. Info: Lhendersonhill@CFHCforever.org or 697-6224. blue ridge national heritage • Through MO (2/25) - The Haywood County Arts Council will accept pottery and clay submissions from Blue Ridge National Heritage area artists through feb. 25. Info: info@haywoodarts.org or 452-0593. brCC drama dept.

• MO (1/28) & TU (1/29), 7-10pm The Blue Ridge Community College drama department will host open auditions for Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice in the school's Patton Auditorium. Info: 694-1849 or js_treadway@blueridge.edu.

Community foundation of henderson County sCholarships • Through FR (3/1) - The Community Foundation of Henderson County will accept college scholarship applications from Henderson County students through march 1. Info: www.

CFHCforever.org. eCo arts award • Through TH (1/31) - Eco Arts Awards will accept submissions for its songwriting, art, literature, video, photography and repurposed-material competitions through Jan. 31.

Info: www.ecoartsawards.com. lake eden arts festival • Through WE (1/30) - LEAF will accept applications from handcraft

artists for its spring festival through Jan 30. Info: www.theleaf.com. montford park players logo • Through FR (3/1) - The Montford Park Players will accept submissions for its new logo design through march 1. Info: www.montfordparkplayers.org. north Carolina writers' network • Through FR (2/15) - The North Carolina Writers' Network will accept short fiction for its Doris Betts Fiction Prize through feb 15. Info: www.nclr. ecu.edu. tC arts CounCil Applications available at tcarts@comporium.net or 884-2787.

• Through WE (3/6) - TC Arts Council will accept applications for The Great Outdoors exhibit through march 6.

• Through TU (2/5) - TC Arts Council will accept submissions for its Material World exhibit through feb. 5. thomas wolfe fiCtion prize • Through WE (1/30) - The Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize will accept submissions through Jan. 30. Info: www. ncwriters.org.

benefiTs hike-n-soak • SUNDAYS, 11am - Shoji Spa, 96 Avondale Heights Road, will offer a guided hike on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, followed by hot tubs, sauna and a cold plunge. 50 percent of proceeds benefit southern appalachian highland Conservancy. $40. Info and registration: www.shojiretreats. com or 299-0999. midnight manna • SA (1/26), 9pm - Asheville Youth Mission will host Midnight Manna, a service party to benefit manna foodbank. High school youth are invited to sort and package donated food. A concert and dance party will follow. Held at MANNA, 627 Swannanoa River Road. Free. Info and registration: aimeewallisbuchanan@gmail.com or 231-4634. ski benefit day • TH (1/24), 9am-10pm - Wolf Ridge Resort in Mars Hill will donate 20 percent of ticket sales to the western north Carolina nature Center. Info: www.skiwolfridgenc.com. spirit of mardi gras fundraiser • SU (1/27), 6pm - The Double Crown, 375 Haywood Road, will host a Mardi Gras fundraiser featuring a "Corrupt Costume Contest," live DJ, food by Lowdown food truck and portraits by Black Box Photography. $10 includes three votes in contest.

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one crazy night what: Best of 2012 Fundraiser and Variety Show, to benefit Montford Park Players. where: Club Metropolis, 38 N. French Broad Ave. when: Saturday, Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m. $25.

Info: montfordparkplayers.org or 254-5146. why: William Shakespeare spit mad rhymes in his day, but he never envisioned a night like this. Brush up on your sonnets for an epic Shakespearean rap battle at the Montford Park Player's next fundraiser. Would you rather parade around in period garb? See the 15th century's most scandalous clothes during a codpiece fashion show.

Looking for more zany ways to celebrate the Bard? Stick around for The Gravedigger's Comic Stand-Up and Falstaff's Dance Party. The Montford Park Players are trying something new for this fundraiser: They're taking Shakespeare to the dance floor at Club Metropolis. The nightclub is in the process of transforming itself into a venue for live music and performing arts, and the Montford Park Players are one of the first to transform the space. Get ready for a rollicking night of dancing, rapping and codpieces to support The Montford Park Players' efforts to bring free Shakespeare to Asheville's parks.

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marching band. Info: sabrahammond@yahoo.com. taste of opera • SU (1/27), 4-7pm - Taste of Opera, to benefit asheville lyric opera, will feature music, art, wine and food.

Held at the Crowne Plaza Expo Center, 1 Resort Drive. $50-$75 includes parking. Info: www.ashevillelyric.org or 236-0670.

business & Technology mountain bizworks workshops 153 S. Lexington Ave. Info: 253-2834 or www.mountainbizworks.org.

• MONDAYS, noon & WEDNESDAYS, 4:30pm - An informational meeting about Mountain BizWorks' programs will help businesses make the first step toward accessing the organization's services.

Free. Info and registration: victor@ mountainbizworks.org or 253-2834. tax Consulting workshop • FR (1/25), 2pm - The Madison County Arts Council will host a tax consulting workshop for artists and creative types at the Madison County Arts Center, 90 S. Main St., Marshall.

Free. Info: www.madisoncountyarts. com. wnC lessons in leadership • TU (1/29), 6:30pm - WNC Lessons in Leadership will feature Nido Qubein and Jennifer Mayer. Held in UNCA's Kimmel Arena. Networking

begins at 5:30pm. $20. Info: www. wncleaders.com.

classes, meeTings & evenTs amateur pool league (pd.) BEGINNERS WANTED! Have fun and learn to play pool in the weekly pool league. HAVE FUN. MEET PEOPLE. PLAY POOL. 828329-8197 www.BlueRidgeAPA.com ONGOING – weekly league play. maC basiCs Classes at Charlotte street Computers (pd.) Mac Basics Computer Classes are being held at Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte Street.

Class time is 9:30 - 10:30 am.

Mondays in January- Mac OS X Basics, January 8th - Safari, January 15th - iCloud, January 22nd - iMovie, January 29th - Garageband. iPad Basics will be held each Wednesday in January from 10:45am - 12:15pm.

Registration is just $9.99 at www. charlottestreetcomputers.com/ classes.

150th anniversary of the Civil war • ONGOING 10am-5pm - Henderson County Heritage Museum will observe the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with never-before-seen artifacts including military weaponry and uniforms at 1 Historic Courthouse Square, Hendersonville. Free. Info: 694-1619. asheville anime Club • SATURDAYS, 3pm - The Asheville Anime Club features "geeky films

and fun" at Firestorm Cafe, 48 Commerce St. Free. Info: www.firestormcafe.com or 255-8115.

S. French Broad Ave. Info: radmada-

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• SUNDAYS, 2-6pm - The Asheville

• WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-10:30pm The Asheville Chess Club meets at North Asheville Community Center, 37 E. Larchmont Drive. Children's club meets from 5:15-6:30pm. $5 per session. Info: www.wncchess.org or 299-3715.

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asheville fm mixtape swap • 4th SATURDAYS, noon - A mixtape swap and monthly meeting will be hosted by Asheville Free Media at DeSoto Lounge, 504 Haywood Road.

Bring a CD or tape to share and take one home. Info: www.ashevillefm.org. asheville homeless parade • FR (1/25), 2pm - The Asheville Homeless Parade will focus on "the rights of our homeless brothers and sisters here in Asheville and a rejection of the criminalization of homelessness." Departs from Pritchard Park and concludes with speakers at Vance Memorial. Free. www.dancewater.blogspot.com. asheville radiCal mental health ColleCtive • TUESDAYS, 4:30pm - This "radical mental health community for those who experience self/world in ways that are often diagnosed as psychiatric disorders" meets for social time and discussion at the Vendor's Lounge in The Downtown Market, 45

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Bread Company North, 633 Merrimon Ave. Info: www.ashevillescrabble.com. asheville sister Cities • SU (1/27), 3pm - Asheville Sister Cities invites the public to learn more about sister cities in Greece, Nigeria, Mexico, France and Russia at its annual meeting. Learn how you can participate in travel opportunities, cultural programs and more. Held at 33 Page Ave., Asheville. Info: www. ashevillesistercities.org. blue ridge toastmasters • MONDAYS, 12:15-1:25pm - Blue Ridge Toastmasters offers "Speak Up Asheville" to develop speaking and leadership skills, Feb. 4-25.

Weekly meetings held at Asheville Chamber of Commerce/Lenoir Rhyne University, 36 Montford Ave., Room 317. Info: www.blueridgetoastmasters.com/speechcraft. building bridges • MONDAYS through (3/25), 7-9pm - Building Bridges seminar will focus on the "dynamics of racism and an exploration of how race has impacted our relationships, communities and institutions." Held at MAHEC, 121 Hendersonville Road. $30. Info

and registration: www.buildingbridges-ashevillenc.org or 777-4585.

Hendersonville. Free. Info: www.historicjohnsonfarm.org or 891-6585.

CeltiC heritage and traditions • MO (1/28), 6-7:30pm - “Celtic Heritage in Brittany, France: Its History, Legends and Traditions” will be hosted by Hendersonville Sister Cities at Henderson County Library, 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville. Free. Info: www.hendersonvillesistercities.org.

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golden leaf • TU (1/29), 1-3pm - The Cherokee County/Golden LEAF Community Assistance Initiative forum will meet at Tri-County Community College, 21 Campus Circle, Murphy. Free.

Info: pcabe@goldenleaf.org or 888684-8404.

• TU (1/29), 5:30-7:30pm - A meeting of the Swain County chapter will be held at the Business Training Center, 45 East Ridge Road, Bryson City.

Info: pcabe@goldenleaf.org or 888684-8404. goodwill grand re-opening • WE (1/30), 8am - The newly remodeled West Asheville Goodwill, 1616 Patton Ave., will celebrate its grand re-opening with 20 percent more retail space and a redesigned layout.

Info: 771-2192. historiC Johnson farm fiber expo • SA (1/26), 10am-3pm - The Historic Johnson Farm Fiber Expo will feature demonstrations by the Heritage Weavers and Fiber Artists.

Held at 3346 Haywood Road,

• WE (1/23), 6pm - The Intersections Craft Club presents "Multi-Media Collage Art with Yoko Morris." Items will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring small items.

Held at the Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 S. Pack Square. $25 includes materials. Info and registration: 257-4530 or www.dwtheatre.com. mah Jong • WEDNESDAYS, 1pm - Mah Jong will be played at Albert CarltonCashiers Community Library, 249 Frank Allen Road. Info: 743-0215. publiC safety meeting • MO (1/28), 3pm - A public safety meeting will focus on immigration and civil liberties at the Asheville Fire Station, 100 Court Plaza. Free. Info: www.occupyasheville.org. sChool shooting panel disCussion • TH (1/31), 6:30-7:45pm - WCU will host a panel discussion about the Newtown school shooting and its aftermath in A.K. Hinds University Center's multipurpose room. Free.

Info: carpenter@wcu.edu or 2277311. semi-wild women night • TH (1/24), 5-8pm - Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards, 598 Chestnut Gap Road, Hendersonville, will host a "semi-wild women night" featuring live music by Eric Congdon and

jewelry by local artists. Free. Info: 685-4002. western north Carolina Carvers • SU (1/27), 1:30-4pm - The Western North Carolina Carvers will host a meeting at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road. Bring a piece of recent woodcarving or something to carve. Info and cost: 545-1600. youth outright • SU (1/27), 4-6pm - Youth OUTright will present a program for LGBTQ youth at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Meeting will focus on 100 years of LGBTQ history. Free. Info: www.youthoutright. org.

Free for beginners. Info: dancing. trees.designs@att.net.

eco eCo heritage tree sale • Through MO (2/11) - ECO will host a sale of heritage trees, including apple, chestnut, blueberry and persimmon. Trees will be available for pickup Feb. 11; advanced orders strongly recommended. $25 per tree.

Info: www.eco-wnc.org or 692-0385. riverlink Clean up • SA (1/26), 10am-2pm - RiverLink will host a river clean up, followed by free food and drink. Info and directions: www.riverlink.org.

comedy fesTivals disClaimer stand-up lounge • WEDNESDAYS, 9pm - Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge will be held at the Dirty South Lounge, 41 N. Lexington Ave. Free. Info: www.

DisclaimerComedy.com.

Joe pettis • WE (1/30), 9pm - Disclaimer Comedy presents Joe Pettis at Dirty South Lounge, 70 W. Walnut St. Free.

Info: www.DisclaimerComedy.com. organiC Comedy tour • FR (1/25), 8pm - The Organic Comedy Tour will feature Jarrod Harris and Ryan Singer at The Altamont, 18 Church St. $12. Info: www.myaltamont.com.

dance beginner swing danCing lessons (pd.) Four-week series starts first Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm. $12/week per person. • No partner necessary. Eleven on Grove, downtown Asheville. Details: www. swingasheville.com elevate sChool of life and art • Through FR (3/29) - Elevate School of Life and Art offers dance classes at 34 S. Lexington Ave. Dance apprenticeships for teens and adults available. $6 per class. 45 percent of proceeds go toward building a new community center. Info: www. elevatelifeandart.com or 318-8895. savion glover • TH (1/24), 7:30pm - Tap dancer and choreographer Savion Glover will present SoLe Sanctuary in WCU's Bardo Performing Arts Center. $15/$10 students. Info: bardoartscenter.wcu.edu. sCottish Country danCe Class • FRIDAYS, 7:30pm - Featuring lively jigs, reels and strathspey social dances. "This is Scotland's ballroom dancing." Partner not required.

Comfortable, informal dress. Open to ages 11 and above. Held at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road.

mlk: western Carolina university Western Carolina University will host a variety of free events to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Info: www. wcu.edu.

• WE (1/23), 7pm - Poet Nikki Giovanni will present a keynote address in WCU's A.K. Hinds University Center.

• TH (1/24), 3-5pm - A discussion about race will be held in the Cardinal Room of the University Center.

film forks over knives • SA (1/26), 2pm - Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St., will host a screening of Forks over Knives, which makes a case for plant-based diets.

A Q&A with nutrition expert Amy Lanou will follow. Print resources and coupons will also be on hand. Free.

Info: 250-4700.

able at the Mill Spring Agricultural Development and Community Center, 156 School Road. Free; bring a lunch. Info: www.polkcountyfarms. org or 894-2281. pruning Class • SA (1/26), 11am - A class on how and when to prune trees and shrubs will be held at Mills River Library, 124 Town Center Drive. Free. Info: 890-2901. regional tailgate markets Markets are listed by day, time and name of market, followed by address. Three dashes indicate the next listing. For more information, including the exact start and end dates of markets, contact the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project. Info: www.buyappalachian. org or 236-1282.

• WEDNESDAYS, 11am-3pm asheville City market south, WCU campus, 28 Schenck Parkway, Biltmore Park Town Square.

• SATURDAYS, 9am-noon - haywood historic farmers market, 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville. --- 10am-1pm - asheville City market, Haywood Park Hotel atrium, 1 Battery Park Ave. --- 10am-1pm - Jackson County farmers market, 23 Central St., Sylva. --- 10am-12:30pm - woodfin reynolds mountain neighborhood y winter tailgate, the LOFTS at Reynolds Village, Building 51.

--- 2nd & 4th SATURDAYS, 10am2pm - madison County indoor winter market, Madison County Cooperative Extension, 258 Carolina Lane, Marshall. --- 2nd SATURDAYS, 10am-2pm - bakersville farmers market, 11 N. Mitchell Ave. --- 3rd SATURDAYS, 2-6pm - spruce pine farmers market, Mountainside Wine, 271 Oak Ave., Spruce Pine.

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food & beer no whey beer and Cheese • FR (1/25), 4 & 7pm - “No Whey!

Friday” will feature international cheese paired with craft beer. Held at Four Points Sheraton, 22 Woodfin St. $20. www.AshevilleBeerFest.com. vegan Cooking Class • SATURDAYS through (2/2), 11am1pm - A series of cooking classes will focus on organic, vegan food. A free potluck will be held on Feb. 2.

Held at Jubilee!, 46 Wall St. $25-$40 sliding scale per class. Registration for series required at first class. Info: mereisman@yahoo.com or 505-4545.

gardening for-profit firewood • TH (1/24), noon-1pm- Stephen Bishop, Masters of Forestry from NCSU, will provide tips to make cutting firewood easier and more profit-

bunCombe green party meeting • 1st MONDAYS, 6pm - Meetings held in The Fortune Building, 727 Haywood Road. Info: Free. www. buncombegreens.org.

kids Cardio kids fitness program (pd.) Ages 5-8 Tuesdays, Thursdays 4:30-5:15pm 8 week program $115 for 2 Days/Week $60 for 1 Day/Week Starts January 29th River Ridge Business Center Contact 298-4667 or hrehafitness@bellsouth.net ashe-bots robotiCs team • THURSDAYS, 7pm - Ashe-Bots is a FIRST Robotics Team and nonprofit STEM-based program for high school students ages 14-18. Group meets weekly at A-B Tech's Dogwood Building. Engineering and tech professionals are invited to mentor

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participants. Info: brookside891@att. net or http://avl.mx/ml.

$10. Info and registration: www. pari.edu.

Carolina day sChool 1345 Hendersonville Road. Info and registration: alawing@carolinaday. org or 274-0757.

• WE (1/23), 9am - A middle school open house will meet in the Nash Lobby.

• TH (1/24), 9:15am - An upper school open house will be meet in the upper school auditorium.

• TU (1/29), 8:30-10am - Prospective families are invited to attend "Inside the Classroom," an opportunity to meet teachers and have coffee.

• TH (1/31), 9am - A lower school open house will meet in the Nash Lobby.

super sCienCe saturday • SATURDAYS, noon-2pm - Super Science Saturday features hands-on activities with museum facilitators at The Health Adventure, 800 Brevard Road #620. All ages. Free with museum admission. Info: www.thehealthadventure.org.

Community youth Chorus • THURSDAYS, 6-7:45pm - The Celebration Singers of Asheville Community Youth Chorus invites children ages 7-14 to join. Please prepare a song and bring sheet music if possible. Rehearsals held at First Congregational Church, 20 Oak St. RSVP for audition: 230-5778 or www. singasheville.org. evergreen Community Charter sChool • TH (1/24), 5:30-7pm - Families interested in learning about Evergreen Community Charter School are invited to an information session to hear an overview of available programs, including expeditionary learning, environmental education, adventure PE and crew. Info: www. evergreenccs.org. hands on!

This children's museum is located at 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville.

Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Programs require $5 admission fee/free for members, unless otherwise noted.

Info: www.handsonwnc.org or 6978333.

• WE (1/23), 10am-noon & 3-5pm Children are invited to paint rocks for the museum's mountain stream.

All ages.

• TH (1/24) - National Kazoo Day invites kids to learn about the instrument's history and music. Kazoos available for purchase.

• FRIDAYS through (1/25), 11am Learning Spanish Creatively utilizes games, dramatic play, movement and songs. Ages 3-6. $10 per class/$8 members. Registration requested.

• WE (1/30), 11am - Crazy Chemistry: snow spray. Ages 3 and older.

Registration requested. musiC workshop • SATURDAYS, 11am-noon - Sonia Brooks hosts a music workshop for kids at Grateful Steps Bookstore, 159 S. Lexington Ave. Free; donations accepted. Info: www.gratefulsteps. com or 277-0998. sCigirls • TU (1/29), 6-8pm - PARI invites girls ages 9-14 to participate in the SciGirls "Super Sleuths" program at Transylvania County Extension Center, 98 E. Morgan St., Brevard.

featuring cross-country skiing and/ or snowshoeing. Well-behaved dogs allowed. Free; registration required.

Info and directions: rich@appalachian.org or 253-0095.

parenTing mountain Child Care ConneCtions • Mountain Child Care Connections offers free childcare referral services in Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Polk, Rutherford, Swain and Transylvania counties. Parents receive referrals to meet their individual needs. Info: 1-877-752-5955.

the Civil war • MO (1/28) through TH (1/31), 10am & noon - School groups, homeschoolers and families are invited to attend The Civil War, a theater production focused on the "war that divided the nation." Grades 3-9.

Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 S. Pack Square. $7/$6 groups of 11 or more. Info: www.dwtheatre.com or 257-4530.

pre-literaCy program • TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 10am - Play and Learn, an eight-week pre-literacy program for 3-5-yearolds, will be held at Asheville City Schools Preschool, 441 Haywood Road. Must reside in Buncombe County to participate. Free. Info: marna.holland@asheville.k12.nc.us or 350-2904.

youth bridge • SATURDAYS, 10:30am - The Asheville Bridge Room hosts youth bridge for 6-8th graders at storefront C1 in the River Ridge Shopping Center, 800 Fairview Road. Free.

Info: 658-9398 or lindan49@charter. net. youth sledding • MONDAYS through FRIDAYS until (3/1) - The Town of Beech Mountain offers free sledding for kids, featuring man-made and natural snow.

Held adjacent to the Visitors Center, 403A Beech Mountain Parkway.

Weekdays: 1-5pm; weekends and holidays: 9am-5pm. Free. Info: www. beechmtn.com or (800) 468-5506.

music song o' sky show Chorus (pd.) TUESDAYS, 6:45pm - Rehearsal at Covenant Community UMC 11 Rocket Dr. Asheville, NC 28803.

Guests welcome. Contact: www.songosky.org Toll Free # 1-866-824-9547. ali randolph and the outta luCk band • SA (1/26), 7pm - Ali Randolph and the Outta Luck Band (country, rock) will celebrate the release of new music videos with a performance at the Burnsville Town Center, 6 S. Main St., Burnsville. Info: 682-7209. amiCimusiC • FR (1/25), 7:30pm - "Violin Virtuoso" will feature Rachel Patrick (violin) and Daniel Weiser (piano) performing works by Beethoven, Brahms, Kreisler and more. Held at White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road. $15/$5 students.

Info: www.amicimusic.org or www. whitehorseblackmountain.com.

• SA (1/26), 7:30pm - An additional concert will be held at a private home in Hendersonville. $35 includes food and drink. Registration required: daniel@amicimusic.org or 505-2903.

• SU (1/27), 3pm - A final concert will be held at the performance loft of Asheville Music School, 126 College St. BYO wine; light food provided. $20/$10 AMS families/children 18

public lecTures f. sCott fitzgerald

This side of paradise: Learn about the rise and fall of F. Scott Fitzgerald at a presentation on the famed author at Caldwell Community College on Monday, Jan. 28. (pg.18)

and under free. Info: www.ashevillemusicschool.com.

• TH (1/31), 6:45pm - "Jewish Jewels" will feature music by Jewish composers including Prokofiev, Milhaud, Benny Goodman, Gerswhin and others at a private home. $35 includes food and drink. Registration required. Info: www.amicimusic.org, daniel@amicimusic.org or 505-2903.

• TH (1/31), 7:30pm - The Harris Brothers (traditional American music). $5.

appalaChian Jam Class • THURSDAYS, 6pm - An Appalachian jamming class will focus on playing traditional music as a group. All instruments welcome.

Held at First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville, 30 Alabama Ave. $10.

Info: michael.ismerio@gmail.com or (503) 808-0362.

the el Chapala Jamboree • THURSDAYS, 8-10pm - A weekly talent showcase featuring singersongwriters, poets, comics and a capella sing-offs. 868 Merrimon Ave. Info and booking: (617) 858-6740.

blue ridge orChestra Info: www.blueridgeorchestra.org.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Open rehearsals for the Blue Ridge Orchestra will be held most Wednesdays in the Manheimer Room of UNCA's Reuter Center. Free. Call for confirmation. Info: www.blueridgeorchestra.org or 251-6140. grind Cafe 136 West Union St., Morganton. Info: www.facebook.com/grindcafe or 430-4343.

• FR (1/25), 8pm - Centerpiece Jazz. $5.

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open miC • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm-midnight The Sly Grog Lounge, 45 S. French Broad Ave., inside The Downtown Market, hosts a weekly open mic for poets, musicians and performers of all types. Info: http://avl.mx/n4.

unCa faCulty ConCerts • WE (1/23), 12:45pm - A midday concert will be presented by UNCA's music department in the university's Lipinsky Auditorium. Free. Info: www. unca.edu.

• TH (1/31), 7:30pm - The UNCA music department faculty will present a showcase concert in the university's Lipinsky Auditorium. $5/students free. Info: www.unca.edu

ouTdoors snow hike to grassy ridge • SA (1/26), 10am-3pm - Southern Appalachians Highlands Conservancy will host a snow hike to grassy ridge,

• MO (1/28), 7:30pm - "The Rise and Fall of F. Scott Fitzgerald," with Elliot Engel. Held in Caldwell Community College's JE Broyhill Civic Center. $12/$5 children. Info: www.broyhillcenter.com or 726-2407. mars hill College • TH (1/31), 7pm - “The Role of the Chestnut in Appalachian Life,” with Dr. Charlotte Ross. Held in Peterson Conference Center's Blackwell Hall.

Free. Info: hfurgiuele@mhc.edu or 689-1571. publiC leCtures & events at unCa Events are free unless otherwise noted.

• TH (1/24), noon - “The Consilience of Physics and the Humanities,” with Merritt Moseley, professor of literature. Held in the Reuter Center. Info: olliasheville.com or 251-6140.

• FR (1/25), 11:25am - "Political Revolution: The Atlantic World," with Ellen Pearson, associate professor of history. Held in Lipinsky Auditorium. Info: humanities.unca. edu or 251-6808. --- 11:30am - "Peru and Ecuador: Through My Lens Into My Heart," with photographer Carrie Wagner. Held in the Reuter Center.

Info: olliasheville.com or 251-6140.

• SU (1/27), 7:30pm - “God and Sex: Readings of Poetry and Prose,” with author Jay Michaelson. Held in Karpen Hall. Info: 232-5027.

• MO (1/28), 11:25am - "Egypt," with Brian Hook, associate professor of classics, and Rob Berls, associate professor of drama.

Held in Lipinsky Auditorium. Info: humanities.unca.edu or 251-6808.

--- 7pm - “God vs. Gay? The Case for Religious Equality,” with author

Jay Michaelson. Held in the Sherrill Center Mountain View Room.

seniors aarp volunteer driver safety instruCtors needed • AARP seeks driver safety instructors for its refresher courses in Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania County. Info: maybloomer@yahoo.com or 298-6600.

spiriTualiTy gong Journey (pd.) MON (2/4), 7-8:30pm - An evening of sacred sound and cellular alignment, a nourishing tonic for your heart & soul, a gift to yourself. Bring blanket, mat, pillow; chairs available.

Crystal Visions, 5426 Asheville Hwy, $20, 575-770-6894, devayasmith1@ gmail.com, www.crystalvisionsbooks. com. astro-Counseling (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229. unConditioned presenCe weekend intensive (pd.) FEB 8-10th. Learn to hold unconditioned presence for whatever arises in daily life. Dynamic group format supports presencing open awareness in a deep inquiry process.

Jerry 252-0538 www.effortlessbeing.net mindfulness meditation Class (pd.) Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz.

Info: 258-3241. www.billwalz.com.

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

Donation. asheville insight meditation (pd.) Practice/learn mindfulness meditation and ramp up your spiritual practice in a supportive group environment. We practice Insight Meditation, also known as: Vipassana, or Mindfulness Meditation, which cultivates a happier, more peaceful, and focused mind. Our caring community environment provides added support and joy to one's spiritual awakening processes. Open to adults. By donation.

Wednesdays, 7pm-8:30pm. Sundays, 10am-11:30pm. Meditation, Dhamma talk, and discussion. 29 Ravenscroft Dr., Suite 200, Asheville, NC. Info/ directions: (828) 808-4444, www. ashevillemeditation.com asheville insight meditation (pd.) Free introduction to Insight or Mindfulness meditation. 2nd and

4th Thursday. 7pm. Asheville Insight Meditation, Suite 200, 29 Ravenscroft Dr, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com

spiritual directors John Rogers and John Morton. Free. Info, location and directions: lillakhalsa@ymail.com or 777-1962.

open heart meditation (pd.) Experience easy, wonderful practices that opens your life to the beauty within and connects you to your heart. • Free 7pm, Tuesdays, 5 Covington St. 296-0017 or 367-6954 http://www.heartsanctuary.org

thursday nite in Class • THURSDAYS, 6pm - This circle of spiritual friends gathers weekly for meditation, drumming, sweat lodge, vision quest and a celebration of creation. Free. Info and location: stevenmitch@charter.net.

kriya yoga: lessons in ConsCious living (pd.) A progressive program of higher learning and spiritual practice in the Kriya Yoga Tradition. Starting Tuesday January 22 for the next six Tuesdays. 6:30pm to 7:55pm. Please call 828-490-1136 or visit www.csaasheville.org

unity ChurCh of asheville Located at 130 Shelburne Road.

Info: www.unityofasheville.com or 252-5010.

• SUNDAYS, 11am - Spiritual celebration service. --- 12:30-2pm - A Course in Miracles study group.

• TUESDAYS, 2-4pm - Edgar Cayce study group.

a Course in miraCles (pd.) A truly loving, open study group. Meets second and fourth Mondays. 6:30 pm in East Asheville.

Groce United Methodist Church. For information, call Susan at 828-7125472.

women's bible study • TUESDAYS through (2/19), 6:30pm - The Cove at the Billy Graham Training Center, 1 Porters Cove Road, hosts a women's bible study on Psalm 23 with Kendra Graham.

Free. Info: 298-2092 or http://avl. mx/o7.

• TUESDAYS through (2/26), 9:30am - A morning bible study will be led by Jane Derrick. Free. Info: 298-2092 or http://avl.mx/o8.

exodus ChurCh bible study • WEDNESDAYS, 11am-noon - A community discussion on the New Testament. This group is open to all who are searching for new friends or a new beginning in life. Meets at Wall Street Coffee House, 62 Wall St. Info: 252-2535. finding peaCe, patienCe and Compassion • SUNDAYS through (2/10), 7pm "Peace, patience and compassion are the foundation of happiness and the ability to help others."

Held at Montford Books and More, 31 Montford Ave. Classes include guided meditation, talk and discussion. $8/$5 students and seniors.

Info: www.meditationinasheville.org or 668-2241. first Congregational ChurCh in hendersonville Fifth Avenue West at White Pine Street, Hendersonville. Info: 6928630 or www.fcchendersonville.org.

• SU (1/27), 9:15am - Adult forum: "Peak Experiences: A Sharing of Ecstatic and Evolutionary Insights," a two-part series. martin luther seminars • WEDNESDAYS through (3/6), 6:30pm - Trinity Lutheran Church, 235 St. John’s Road, Suite #50, Fletcher, will host a nine-week seminar on Martin Luther and the early Lutherans. Free. Info: www.trinitylutherannc.org or 684-9770. the law of plenty • SU (1/27), 11am-12:30pm - “The Spiritual Laws of Life Workshop: This viewpoint says that there is enough for everybody; more than enough if people know how to find the blessings of God.” Held at Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Road, lower level. By donation. Info: www.eckankar-nc.org or 254-6775. the movement for spiritual inner awareness • TH (1/24), 6:30-8:30pm - A spiritual seminar will feature a video of

spoken & wriTTen word blaCk mountain Center for the arts Old City Hall, 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Mon.-Wed. and Fri., 10am5pm; Thurs., 11am-3pm. Info: www.

BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930.

• FR (1/25), noon-1pm - Don King will present his new volume on C.S. Lewis, Plain to the Inward Eye, as part of the Brown Bag and Books literary series. Free. bunCombe County publiC libraries library abbreviations - All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n pm = Pack Memorial Library (67 Haywood Street, 250-4700) n Library storyline: 250-KIDS. • FRIDAYS through (1/25), 10:30am3pm - Book sale. pm • TH (1/31), 6:30pm - Family Fun Night will feature Fish the Magish. pm City lights bookstore Located at 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva.

Events are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: www.citylightsnc.com or 586-9499.

• SA (1/26), 6:30pm - Romance novelists Jana Downs and Shannon Reckler will present their erotic novels.

• TU (1/29), 6pm - Andrea Ford will lead a Enneagram workshop. $15. e-book Class • WE (1/23), 3:30pm - A class on checking out e-books will focus on Kindles. Please bring an e-reader to class. Held at Fletcher Library, 120

Library Road. Free. Info: www.henderson.lib.nc.us.

• TH (1/24), 3:30pm - An additional class will be held at Edneyville Library, 2 Firehouse Road, Hendersonville. frenCh book Club • ONGOING - The French Book Club will meet in Hendersonville to read and discuss books in French. Info and location: 435-1055. grateful steps Publishing house located at 159 S. Lexington Ave. Events are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: www. gratefulsteps.com or 277-0998.

• FR (1/25), 5:30pm - Larry Morgan will present his books Ivy and Strange Life. highland books 277 N. Broad St., Brevard. Programs are free unless otherwise noted. Info: www.highlandbooksbrevard.com or 884-2424.

• TU (1/29), 5-7:30pm - Megan Shepherd will present her young adult book The Madman's Daughter.

Music, wine and refreshments will be served. malaprop's bookstore and Cafe 55 Haywood St. Info: www.malaprops.com or 254-6734. Events are free, unless otherwise noted.

• TH (1/24), 7pm - Linda Star Wolf will present an author talk and guided journey featuring Shamanic breathwork.

• FR (1/25), 7pm - Hub City Press authors will present their new books.

• SA (1/26), 3-4pm - Kids are invited to celebrate children's book authors born in January. --- 7pm - Frank Lentricchia will present his novel The Accidental Pallbearer.

• SU (1/27), 3pm - Walter Bennett will present his novel Leaving Tuscaloosa.

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Free with daily admission. Info: recprograms@townofwaynesville.org or 456-2030. adult kiCkball league • Through FR (3/15) - Registration for Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Recreation's adult kickball league will be accepted through march 15.

Info: jay.nelson@buncombecounty. org or 250-4269. asheville pedal punks • WEDNESDAYS, 10am - Asheville Pedal Punks will host a fitness ride for beginners departing from Tod's Tasties, 102 Montford Ave. Free. Info: http://avl.mx/p2. full moon pedal party • SU (1/27), 9pm - A full moon pedal party will meet at the traffic circle in the River Arts District. Bring bikes,

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But as any spouse of a small business owner will tell you, being supportive 100 percent of the time is not an easy thing. Being married to an entrepreneur is a constant balancing act of applauding and worrying; it requires putting a lot of trust in your partner’s abilities, skills and instincts.

Of course, this is not quite what I expected when I initially encouraged my husband to follow his business dreams. Like most founders and their partners, we were a bit naïve about the work that would be involved, the amount of time that it would take to make a profit, and the emotional extremes we would be subjected to. And while we both have extremely supportive family and friends, we certainly spend more time sharing the successes rather than the challenges, which can make the whole undertaking feel a bit lonely sometimes.

So it’s almost difficult for me to express how profoundly I appreciate For Better or for Work: A Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs and Their Families, by Meg Cadoux Hirshberg. Her husband founded Stonyfield Farm, which is now a multimillion-dollar business. But it took 10 years of standing on the edge of financial and emotional ruin before the business managed to turn a profit. During those early years, Hirshberg was plagued by endless doubts and both internal and external conflict that, she says, “created periods of distance and suffocating tension” between her and her husband.

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Required reading: This book should be read by entrepreneurs, their life partners and anyone considering starting a small business.

ine anyone connected to small business who wouldn’t gain insight from the fresh perspective this book offers.

While many guides for entrepreneurs focus on how-to logistics or you-can-to-it cheerleading, For Better or for Work offers a revealing glimpse into what it’s actually like to share this journey together — to work with your spouse, borrow money from family and friends, share a home with inventory and employees, raise a family in the midst of financial chaos, or endure the heartbreaking failure of a business.

It’s a very honest look at dynamics that can easily threaten long-term relationships and it guides the reader through questions and issues that should be discussed in order to avoid unhappy endings.

But this is not to say that the book is all gloom and doom. There are plenty of entertaining anecdotes, chapters about the satisfaction of handing down a family business and the “magic moments” that can only come from being connected to a small-business owner’s dreams. Throughout, Hirshberg’s writing style is approachable and uncomplicated — which makes her topic all the easier to relate to. It feels like connecting with a trusted friend.

For example, in one chapter, Hirshberg tells the story of the time her husband and his business partner took a road trip to finalize a deal that would have retired their extensive debt. As she tells it, "When they arrived back late that night, I excitedly greeted Gary at the door, eager for confirmation of the newly minted deal. 'Oh, no, that didn't work out,' he told me. 'But for just over half a million, we can build our own plant!'"

I laughed out loud when I read this. I’ve been in Hirshberg’s shoes several times — supporting and helping my husband through weeks of preparation, waiting by the phone to hear how the meeting went … and then learning that not only did it not go as planned.

Then, almost mentioned as an afterthought, learning my husband and his business partner have decided to take a different tack. While these challenges make my heart sink into my stomach, he seems mostly undisturbed. It can feel like we’re worlds apart.

While such experiences don’t exactly seem “funny” when you’re experiencing them, hearing Hirshberg’s tales in For Better or for Work let my husband and I share a chuckle.

Seeing our situation from an outside perspective underlines its absurdity, illuminates why we each react the way we do and, frankly, makes us feel less insane. It strengthens our empathy for each other during the long and challenging process of building a business.

So, if you only read one business book this year, make it this one. Your partner, your family and your business will thank you for it. X Anna Raddatz is development and communications coordinator at Mountain BizWorks.

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Info: www.pedalparty.wordpress.com. hot ChoColate 10k • SA (1/26), 8:45am - The Asheville Hot Chocolate 10K and Kids Hill Climb, to benefit the Isaac Dickson Elementary PTO, will depart from the school's upper parking lot, 125 Hill St. Local music and hot cocoa provided after the race. $27.50 adults/$20 under 18. Info and registration: www.hotchocolate10k.com.

• FR (1/25), 5:30-7:30pm - A pre-race pasta dinner will be held in the school's cafeteria. pilates Class • MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 5:306:30pm - The Waynesville Recreation Center will host pilates classes at 550 Vance St. Regular admission/free for members. Info: recprograms@townofwaynesville.org or 456-2030. valley of the lilies half marathon and 5k • Through SA (4/6) - WCU will offer a training program for runners interested in the Valley of the Lilies Half Marathon and 5K, scheduled for April 6. Free. Info and departure location: halfmarathon.wcu.edu or valleyofthelilies@wcu.edu. zumba fitness party • TU (1/29), 7-9pm - A zumba fitness party for all ages will be held at Jubilee!, 46 Wall St. $5 donation. Info: www.jubileecommunity.org or ljstanchich@mindspring.com. zumba ripped • SATURDAYS, 11am-noon - Waynesville Recreation Center hosts Zumba Ripped at 550 Vance St. Free with daily admission/ free for members. Info: recprograms@ townofwaynesville.org or 456-2030.

TheaTer arts and entertainment talk • TH (1/24), 7-9pm - NYS3, 2002 Riverside Drive, Studio 42-O, will host an arts and entertainment talk with TV producer Peter Goldsmith. Free. Info: www.nys3.com or (917) 710-2805. asheville area arts CounCil: the artery Community arts facility at 346 Depot St. Tues.-Sat., 11am-4pm. Info: www.ashevillearts.com or 258-0710.

• TH (1/24) through SU (1/27) - The Fringe ARTery Show will feature performers from ARTSpace Charter School, a film by Hank Eder, Square Dance by Amy Hamilton and a monologue by Kristin Pedemonti. Thurs.Sat., 7pm; Sun., 2pm. $12. asheville Community theatre Located at 35 E. Walnut St. Tickets and info: www.ashevilletheatre.org or 2541320.

• SA (1/26), 7:30pm - Mike Reiss, writer and producer of The Simpsons, will host a premiere reading of his new comedy Rubble. Free, but registration required.

• TH (1/31), 7:30pm - Listen to This: Stories in Performance will feature original stories and songs. $10.

Come thiCk night • TH (1/24) through SU (1/27) - Come Thick Night, featuring "elements of Shakespeare's Macbeth colliding with pop culture sources, surrealism, vaudeville and

black comedy," will be performed as part of the Asheville Fringe Arts Festival. Held at 35 Below, 35 E. Walnut St. Thurs.-Sat., 9pm; Sun., 4pm. $12. Info: www.ashevillefringe.org. \the magnetiC field 372 Depot St. Info: www.themagneticfield. com or 257-4003.

• THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (2/2) - Sex and How to Have It!, a "light blue" sketch comedy written by Brian Claflin, Kathryn Langwell, Valerie Meiss and Glenn Reed. 7:30pm. $15; $8 previews Jan. 10 and 11.

volunTeering asheville area arts CounCil • The Asheville Area Arts Council seeks volunteers to assist with a variety of tasks.

Complete a volunteer form at www.ashevillearts.com or stop by the ARTery, 346 Depot St. asheville City sChools • Through (2/8) - The Asheville City Schools Foundation seeks volunteers to work with K-12 students as tutors, artists, mentors and coaches. Info: www.acsf.org or jay@acsf.org. big brothers big sisters of wnC Located at 50 S. French Broad Ave., Room 213, in the United Way building. The organization matches children from singleparent homes with adult mentors. Info: www.bbbswnc.org or 253-1470.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks volunteers to mentor 1 hr/week in schools and afterschool programs. Volunteers 18 and older are also needed to share outings in the community twice a month with youth from single-parent homes. Activities are free or low-cost. bunCombe County Jail • Volunteers are sought for a variety of programs with inmates from Buncombe County Jail. Must be 21 years or older.

Info: 989-9459.

Children first/Cis • Children First/CIS seeks volunteers for its learning centers and after school program for elementary school children living in public and low-income housing.

Mon.-Thurs., 2:30-5:30pm. Volunteer for one hour a week and change the life of a local child. Info: www.childrenfirstbc.org or 768-2072.

CounCil on aging • Volunteers are needed to drive seniors to doctor appointments as part of the Call-A-Ride program. Volunteers use their own vehicles; mileage reimbursement is available. Info: www.coabc.org or 2778288. habitat for humanity • Habitat for Humanity seeks volunteers for its Home Repair program. Use existing skills or gain new ones while helping low-income homeowners make improvements to their homes. No experience or long-term commitment necessary. Info: 210-9383.

• Volunteers are needed to clean donated items and unload trucks at the organization's ReStore. Regular commitment not

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literaCy CounCil of bunCombe County Located at 31 College Place, Building B, Suite 221. Info: 254-3442, ext. 204.

• Volunteers are needed to tutor adults in basic literacy skills including reading, writing, math and English as a Second Language. Tutors provide one-on-one or small group instruction to adults in our community. No prior tutoring experience required. Tutors will receive 15 hours of training as well as ongoing support from certified professionals. Info: literacytutors@litcouncil.com

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• Partners Unlimited, a program for at-risk youth ages 10-18, seeks volunteer tutors and website assistance. Info: partnersunlimited@juno.com or 281-2800. volunteer fair • TH (1/24), 11am-1pm - Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC will host a volunteer fair in honor of National Mentoring Month at 50 S. French Broad Ave. Free. Info: www. bbbswnc.org or 253-1470.

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leading economic indicaTors The Jiangdu District kindergarten now requires teachers to hug each pupil twice a day — if the parent has paid the monthly “hugging fee� (about $12.80). An investigation is under way, the Shanghai Daily reported in December, but one teacher defended the program as boosting children’s confidence and establishing a “good mood� for learning.

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Leading a “jerky renaissance� is Krave, creating nontraditional flavors such as basil citrus or lemon garlic. Rich in protein, low in calories and fat (but with, admittedly, sky-high sodium), jerky can be pitched as a healthy snack, the Sonoma, Calif., company points out. The main obstacle, a competitor’s CEO told The Wall Street Journal in September, is “jerky shame�: some male consumers’ fear that their girlfriends might see them enjoying it.

leasT-compeTenT criminals • Demarco Thomas, 30, was arrested in Tucson, Ariz., in November as a drug courier for what the Arizona Daily Star called a "local cartel," transporting money from North Carolina to Tucson. Fearing being whacked by the cartel after his latest delivery came up $20,000 short, Thomas called the police the day before his arrest. Police found about $20,000 on Thomas, who allegedly asked officers to write a note informing the cartel that they’d seized the $20,000, rather than Thomas trying to steal it.

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When it comes to obesity, Buncombe County faces a problem that needs a generous serving of creative, community-oriented solutions.

“It's not just a policy decision — it's a lifestyle decision,” Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy told Xpress before delivering the keynote address at “The Weight of the Nation,” a Jan. 15 gathering at UNCA organized by assorted groups and entities from across the region. Nearly 250 people attended the event, billed as a “community conversation on obesity solutions.”

According to the WNC Healthy Impact survey, a 2012 study completed by local health departments, hospitals and partners in 16 Western North Carolina counties, almost 63 percent of county residents are considered overweight, having a body mass index greater than 25. Of that group, 27.5 percent are obese.

Weaving those statistics into her speech, Bellamy urged the community to find solutions not only to improve overall health, but to improve healthy outcomes for her “little princess” — her daughter, Imani, who’s almost 8.

“Why I'm here is so that you can encourage me to have a healthy daughter,” she said. “I'm here to encourage you to be my village to help me with my daughter.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the South has the highest prevalence of obesity (29.5 percent of residents) of any region in the country. But obesity isn’t just a Southern issue, noted david Gardner, executive director of the North Carolina Center for Health & Wellness.

“We all share that common challenge,” he said. “What we've come here to do tonight is to celebrate the possibilities of addressing the challenge with some usable and meaningful solutions, both from an individual point of view and collectively as a community.”

To get people to share individual experiences while thinking about the bigger picture, four easels were set up where they could write about the challenges they face when making healthy choices in different kinds of public spaces: places where people work, learn, pray or play.

Attendees also viewed a clip from the documentary The Weight of the Nation showing how Nashville, Tenn., responded to its obesity epidemic. But Bryan Messing, the Woodfin YMCA’s community director, issued the Asheville group its own challenge: Adopt the "5-2-1 Almost None!" approach. The idea is that individuals should eat five servings a day of fruits and vegetables, spend no more than two hours in front of a TV or computer, get at least

sharing problems to find solutions: YMCA Healthy Living Coordinator Annie Huey writes down obstacles to making healthy choices at one of the easels set up at “The Weight of the Nation” event at UNCA. A study last year found that almost 63 percent of county residents are overweight.

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one hour of physical activity or play daily, and consume almost no sugary drinks.

"I'm confident that all of us will help move the healthy-living needle in our community by implementing the ‘5-2-1 Almost None!’ program,” noted Messing. The problem, he continued, “cannot be solved individually. Let's come together as a neighborhood, as a city and as a region and make this a priority.”

After that, the audience moved into breakout sessions facilitated by local high-school students from Youth Empowered Solutions and other community members. Each session addressed the specific challenges faced in one of five different areas: health care, individuals and families, faith communities, schools and workplaces.

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This is the story of a local Asheville woman: “Five years ago I was turning 40 and went to the doctor for a physical. At 4’11” I was over 200lbs and my cholesterol and blood pressure were going up...I knew I had to make some changes. I decided to research various diets. I knew I could do a fad diet and get the weight off, but I was more concerned with keeping it off. I changed the way I was eating and started eating healthier... and better...more fruits and vegetables. I kept track of what I was eating and my calories. I also changed the way I was thinking about food. I started walking. Gradually the weight started to come off. It took me a little over two years but I lost just over 100lbs and went from 211 lbs to 106 lbs and have kept the weight off for over 2 years now. I try and keep in mind ‘don’t sit when you can stand...don’t stand when you can walk...don’t walk when you can run. Now I am able to run and I also do yoga and weight training”

Her success illustrates some key points: 1. Readiness - Losing weight starts with WANTING to lose weight.

For event organizers, this multilayered approach was intentional, said virginia Marziaka, the YMCA’s healthy living director.

"We want to pull everyone together and use everyone's resources in one combined effort," she explained. "Moving forward, this will have the impact of lighting the way."

In one session, health professionals discussed the importance of motivational interviewing rather than simply showing patients a BMI chart. “This really gives the patient ownership and gets them invested in their health,” one participant noted.

And though no overall solution to ending obesity in Buncombe County and Western North Carolina emerged, Messing said that’s not surprising, given the scope of the undertaking.

"Initially, we can become overwhelmed by the size and complexity of the problem, which is one reason why it's still a problem for our community," he pointed out. "Challenges like these call for a collective effort."

Bellamy, however, says she remains optimistic that the community can come together — and become healthier.

“It’s important that we have a balanced life for our children,” she stressed. “It’s important that you see that not as someone else’s [responsibility] but ours as a community, because it takes a whole village to raise a child.” X Send your health-and-wellness news and tips to Caitlin Byrd at cbyrd@mountainx.com or mxhealth@mountainx.com, or call 251-1333, ext. 140.

2. Long term, realistic goals - Rather than thinking, “I want lose 25 lbs by next month.” understand safe weight loss is 1-2lbs per week. Slow, steady weight loss is more likely to be maintained.

3. Change eating habits - Understand how your eating habits need to be improved or changed. Instead of focusing on cutting out foods or food groups look at your overall diet and see if you are eating enough fruits, vegetables, lean protein, whole grains... are you drinking enough water? Eating too many snacks or sweets? Are you eating the right foods but just too much of them? Cut down on your portion sizes.

4. Keep Track - Research shows that people who track their calories are more successful with weight loss.

5. Exercise - Losing weight isn’t just about cutting calories, it’s about increasing activity.

There are tools that can help you move towards a healthier you. Working with a registered dietitian to reshape your diet (www.eatright.org), a trainer to help with fitness and exercise, group weight loss programs like Weight Watchers and on-line tools and free or low-cost phone apps like www.myfitnesspal.com ....but the first step is up to you.

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At 10 Bonnie will discuss the fundamentals of optimal wellness. Prevent heart disease, diabetes, and cancer through a balanced lifestyle; get good fats in your diet for brain health and mood; eat to balance blood sugar, reduce inflammation and body fat; and supplement to wellness! At noon Bonnie will tell us how to apply this knowledge to heal metabolism and burn body fat! Please rsvp to Carolyn Cramer at 828.275.6244 or email cramerwellness@gmail.com and join us for this wonderful free event! aCupunCture open house • SA (1/26), 1-4pm - Daoist Traditions College Acupuncture Clinic, 222 S. French Broad Ave., will host an open house featuring presentations on pulse diagnosis, ear acupuncture, Qi Gong, seasonal health tips and herbal tea. Free. Info: www. daoisttraditions.edu. advanCed healing with lasers • TH (1/31), 5:15-6pm - Fairview Chiropractic, 2 Fairview Hills Drive, will host a presentation on advanced healing with lasers. Free; registration required. Info: 628-7800. asheville Community yoga Center Located at 8 Brookdale Road. Info: ashevillecommunityyoga.com.

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ties for good health at Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Season Blvd., Hendersonville. Free. Info: 694-6065. healthy lifestyles series at edgewood ChiropraCtiC Edgewood Chiropractic and Wellness Center, 68 Grove St., Suite C4. Free. Info and RSVP: 254-3838.

• TU (1/29), 7pm - A program on natural weight loss will be presented by Dr. Cory Noll.

• WE (1/30), 7pm - A presentation on natural treatments for pain and inflammation. living healthy with a ChroniC Condition • WEDNESDAYS through (2/27), 1pm - Learn selfmanagement skills to live a healthy life during this six-week workshop for veterans with chronic health conditions and their spouses/caregivers. Held at the Charles George VA Medical Center, 1100 Tunnel Road. Free. Registration required: 2987911, ext. 5056. living healthy with diabetes • THURSDAYS through (2/14), 2:30-5pm - Find balance with diabetes through this six-week self-management program. Open to people with diabetes and their caregivers. $30 suggested donation. Held at the YWCA of Asheville, 185 S. French Broad Ave. Registration required: 251-7438. memory Cafe • 1st MONDAYS, 1st WEDNESDAYS, 3rd SATURDAYS, 3rd THURSDAYS - Memory Cafe invites those with memory challenges and their caregivers, family and friends to socialize in a safe and supportive environment. Free. Info and locations: LBrown@fbca.net, bettyrobbins@morrisbb. net or asstminister@uuasheville.org. red Cross blood drives 100 Edgewood Road. Info: www.redcrosswnc.org or 258-3888. Appointment and ID required for blood drives.

• FR (1/25), 6:30-11am - Blood drive: Reuter YMCA, 3 Town Square Blvd. Info: 1-800 REDCROSS. • SA (1/26), 10am-2:30pm - Blood drive: Skyland First Baptist Church, 2115 Hendersonville Road, Arden. Info: 684-7214.

• SU (1/27), 11:45am-4:15pm - Blood drive: Weaverville United Methodist Church, 85 North Main St. Info: 206-1666. restore your Core • TH (1/24), 5:15-5:45pm - Learn five exercises to strengthen your core, flatten your stomach and prevent back problems. Taught by Dr. Edward Reilly at Fairview Chiropractic Center, 2 Fairview Hills Drive. Free; registration required. Info: 6287800. whittington ChiropraCtiC • TH (1/24) - Whittington Chiropractic, 801 Fairview Road, Suite 6, will offer complimentary adjustments or exams in exchange for one or two bags of food for MANNA FoodBank as part of its 15th annual Patient Appreciation Day. Info: www. whittingtonchiropractic.com.

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supporT groups adult Children of alCoholiCs & dysfunCtional families ACOA is an anonymous 12-step, "Twelve Tradition" program for women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. Info: www.adultchildren.org.

• SATURDAYS, 9:45am - “There is a Solution.”

Unity Center, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River. Info: 749-9537.

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

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

• SUNDAYS, 3pm - A confidential study group based on the twelve steps of ACOA. Everyone welcome; no age or gender restrictions. Meets at the Clyde Town Hall, 8437 Carolina Blvd. Info: babeo2351@yahoo.com.

• MONDAYS, 7pm - "Generations," First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: 474-5120. al-anon Al-Anon is a support group for the family and friends of alcoholics. More than 33 groups are available in the WNC area. Info: www.wnc-alanon. org or 800-286-1326.

• WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am - "Daytime Serenity," Pardee Education Center at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd. --- 7pm - Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. --- 5:45pm - Al-Anon meeting for women, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. • MONDAYS, noon - "Keeping the Focus," First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Entrance near Charlotte Street. --- 6pm - "Attitude of Gratitude," Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. --- 7pm First Christian Church, 201 Blue Ridge Road, Black Mountain. --- 7:30pm - First United Methodist Church, Jackson and Church Streets, Sylva. --- 8pm - "Al-Anon Spoken Here," Ledger Baptist Church, U.S. 226 near Bakersville. --- 8pm - Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, 1790 Greenville Highway at North Highland Lake Road. asheville women's empowerment and disCovery • TUESDAYS, 6pm - A 16-step group for women overcoming dependencies/addictions of all kinds.

All women welcome. Meets above the French Broad Food Coop, 90 Biltmore Ave. Donations accepted but not required. Info: nicerhugs@gmail. com.

womb healing CirCle • WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - It's Natural, 70 S. Market St., hosts a weekly womb wellness discussion, featuring topics based on the book Sacred Woman by Queen Afua. Donations appreciated. Info: itsnatural11@gmail.com.

Caregiver support group • MO (1/28), 5-6:30pm - Caring for Aging Parents Education and Support (CAPES) meets monthly at Mission Hospital’s Loretta Hall, Conference Room 6, located behind the St. Joseph Hospital Building.

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Donations accepted. Info: 423-8301. food addiCtion group • MONDAYS, 2pm - It Works, a 12-step program for individuals struggling to overcome food addiction, meets at Pardee Hospital, 800 N. Justice St., Hendersonville. Info and directions: 489-7259. nami support groups The National Alliance on Mental Illness supports recovery for people living with mental illness and their families. Free. Info: www.namiwnc.org or 505-7353.

• 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - A Dual Diagnosis Support Group for those living with mental illness and substance abuse issues will be held at 3 Thurland Ave. • 2nd & 4th FRIDAYS, 6pm - An additional Dual Diagnosis support group will be held at Wall Street Coffee House, 62 Wall St. nar-anon • TUESDAYS, 7pm - Nar-Anon provides support to relatives and friends concerned about the addiction or drug problem of a loved one. "We share experience, strength and hope." Meets at West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road; enter through back door. Info: robinplemmons@ gmail.com.

• WEDNESDAYS, 12:30pm - First United Methodist Chuch, 204 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Enter through side parking lot. Info: 891-8050. overeaters anonymous A fellowship of individuals who are recovering from compulsive overeating. A 12-step program.

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

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

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of sin” thing, and I was like, “You know what man, I like this all right.”

There also seems to be a lot of tattoo shops around here, which I think is always a good sign. …

Is your show officially Justin’s Excellent Adventure, or is that just a working title at this point? I can’t comment on that. … I think that that’s a good title, but I don’t think necessarily that there is anything set in stone about this. … There’s a little bit of mad scientist in me, but I can promise you that that’s all naturally derived. If anything, I have a disturbing amount of curiosity. You could say that I OD on curiosity. …

Justin Warner says his first visit to the South has him “a little bit starry eyed.” He’s a Brooklynite, chef/ owner of Do or Dine and winner of the reality TV show, Food Network Star. He’s visiting Asheville to film a new program for the Food Network (the name is confidential). Over a pint of French Broad 13 Rebels, he offered Xpress an impromptu interview. He discussed his thoughts on Asheville’s food scene, reality TV and Japanese mayonnaise.

What do you think about reality TV? I think there’s a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it.

Xpress: So now that we’ve met each other at a bar, what should we talk about?

Justin Warner: What am I doing here?

What are you doing here? Well, since winning Food Network Star, I was tasked with making a show, and I think that people in Asheville know that this is a happening food town, but I don’t think that all of America knows that. I think they kind of keep it to themselves, and I’m sorry to kind of blow it up and expose it. are you really sorry? A little, because I’ve had favorite spots ruined by people, but I’ll tell you: Nothing is better than being a small-business owner and having an influx of business. …

So you said you think that the rest of the country should know about asheville? Oh, absolutely … it’s a good thing. I mean, take a look around. It’s a friendly place. People are friendly. These people at Blind Pig [Supper Club] are doing crazy stuff. There’s not a whole heck of a lot of — what do you call it? — the creed, you know. The idea of a place like The Admiral, it’s not very different from a lot of places in Brooklyn, you know what I mean? And if people can come here in the summer and have a good time, fill some coffers, and then, we can get some new crosswalks, whatever.

How much time have you spent in the South? None.

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none? This is your first time? This is my first time, so maybe I’m a little bit starryeyed, you know? Maybe it’s like prom night or something. …

I have a worry that something’s going to get lost now that we’re up-and-coming on the national scene, and food is the first wave to hit the rest of the country.

Do you think there’s any truth in that, like you were saying with your restaurant clientele changing? Do you think Southern food will change? Myself, personally, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with forced innovation. And when forced innovation happens, things that are classical become storied. When things change and something defies a trend, that’s when it becomes an Old Faithful, a standby, a legend, a classic. And when it shutters, people cry. … I went to this ice cream place called Ultimate. Do you know it?

Of course. I went there, and the flavors were so off the wall, and there was some subtle attitude to it. It was homey, lovely, familial. It was like your neighborhood ice cream shop. And they have this Cesspool of Cinnamon flavor that was kind of a single digit to whoever said that “cesspool

Which way did you do it? What, for Food Network Star? … That was an accurate way to do it. The things that transpired in Food Network Star were all entirely accurate. … And ultimately, it was a very rewarding experience. I think for the majority of the people that were involved in it, they left stronger. I will tell you that there is no difference between going on a reality TV show and going on a weekend retreat. You don’t sign up for this unless you’re looking to change, so I experienced a tremendous amount of personal growth during it. …

Did you do any research before coming South? Watch any reality TV? I try and keep myself very pristine. … When I was on Food Network Star, we would get a challenge, and we would have X, Y, Z amount of time to brainstorm. And I would say that 80 percent of the time, I wouldn’t do it because it’s when you get in the weeds that you really start to think your most creatively. That’s when you start getting MacGyver and that’s because you only have a fire extinguisher, one bottle of water and an ice pick, you know. ...

That’s a good quote. Thanks. It’s when you’re in the weeds that you really start to think that way. …

My vehicle that I was driving in the other day got stuck in the mud, and it wasn’t just regular mud. It was Tennessee mud. I’ve seen mud before. This was not mud; this was almost alive. …This was Mud, capitalized. We would address it as Him with a capital ‘H.’ Serious mud. It

got stuck in there, and I had to get guerrilla. I had to look around and find stuff to shove under it. … I had to raid an abandon house to find scraps of wood to make planks to get this thing in there. It was so deep in the mud that I had to find a giant log to make a hammer to wedge the planks under there. I don’t think about that on a daily basis. That’s why I don’t like to watch TV: I don’t like to be informed; I like to think quickly. …

What’s your dog’s name? My dog’s name is Kewpie. … It’s a Japanese mayonnaise. I’m really into that, Japanese mayo. … My dad was born in 1927, and he used to tell me tales about Kewpie

dolls that he used to get them in World War II, and I think those things migrated to Japan. Then, Kewpie Mayonnaise was set up, and that was their logo: the Kewpie doll. Later in my life, my father passed away. I saw this mayonnaise, and I said, “Wow, Kewpie, like the doll my dad was telling me about.” And I’d never physically seen the image, but then I saw it on that logo, and I kind of fell in love with the mayo. And Japan’s culture and cuisine. So I said to myself, “This is like a spirit icon,” you know what I mean? [He has a tattoo on his forearm of the Kewpie Mayonnaise logo.]

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Owners Kevin and Lucia Barnes have bought an icecream factory. (Maybe the more appropriate term for it is a production facility, but Xpress is a sucker for WillyWonka-esque imagery.)

“We’re hoping to have more of a regional name,” Lucia says.

The east Asheville building, which does not have a retail component, is undergoing renovations, so the Barnes’ haven’t decided exactly what flavors they will sell wholesale. “One of the things we like to do is work with local producers, so we would like to feature some of our favorites if we can work out that with other folks,” Lucia says. Buchi Kombucha and Zuma Cookies could be among the products featured in wholesale flavors.

Plans for the production building include solar panels and green upgrades. But right from the get-go, one thing is certain: “We’re going to have to have a lot of freezer room,” Lucia says.

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David Bauer of Farm & Sparrow bakery has been holding out on us.

Sure, he’s provided Asheville with chewy, crusty, tangy breads for the past 6 1/2 years, but for himself, he’s been making pizza.

“Any baker with a wood-fire oven eats a lot of pizza because you’ve got a fire right there and you’ve always got dough,” he says. “It’s a really basic, elemental food where the flavor of the flour really matters and the flavors of the toppings matter, yet it’s simple.”

Come spring, Bauer will share his pizzas with Asheville. He’s teamed up with Brendan Reusing, former chef at Laurey’s on Biltmore Avenue and cofounder of Lantern in Chapel Hill.

Their restaurant, All Souls Pizza, will serve “good, solid food,” as Reusing slates it, from the Clingman Avenue building that recently housed The Asheville Public and, before that, The Silver Dollar diner.

The pizza place will be casual and comfortable, they say, even though it will offer foods that many might describe as artisan: fresh-made mozzarella, house-milled grains, homemade pasta, in-house charcuterie and smoked meats and vegetables. “In this kind of crazy new food movement, that stuff has been put on a pedestal, but this is really old-style stuff that we’re trying to do,” Reusing says. “It’s been done for hundreds and thousands of years. [We’re] kind of bringing it back down.”

Bauer has a thing for heirloom grains and vegetables. He’s fascinated with the overlap between Appalachian cookery and rustic, Mediterranean cuisine. While flipping through a Turkish cookbook, he was interested to find a recipe for collards and cranberry beans, which reminded him of some very traditional, Southern dish. He hopes to explore these similarities on the All Souls menu. “I try not to get penned in,” he says. “If people really force us to try and describe it, I would say that we’re using a rustic Mediterranean approach to cooking to explore all these traditional, Southern varieties of grains and legumes.”

He started exploring the concept for the restaurant in the bakery, and realized he had developed more products than he knew what to do with. “I had the foundation of a whole menu,” he says. “We’re able to mill three, four different types of native, mountain Indian corn for polenta and things like that, but we can only do so much with

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it here. We’re making traditional 18thcentury Italian rye pasta with varieties of rye that came to Appalachia from Italy in the 1600s, but what do we do with it at Farm & Sparrow?”

Bauer isn’t leaving the bakery for All Souls. He’ll still be at the farmers markets (this winter, he’s at the Woodfin

YMCA market), and Farm & Sparrow bread will remain on the shelves at local grocery stores.

Reusing and Bauer are shooting to open All Souls Pizza in late spring or early summer. Their plans for the former diner building include adding a wood-fire pizza oven that will become a

centerpiece of the restaurant. They also promise to make good use of the large lawn adjacent to the building.

Around the corner on Depot Street, the owners of White Duck Taco Shop are planning to open Pizza Pura, which will also include a wood-fire oven. But Bauer isn’t worried about competition between the two restaurants. “The River Arts District is a big corridor that connects downtown and West Asheville, and there’s so many people coming through,” he says. “I think we’ll each have our customers. I think we’ll both do really well.”

If you want to get a slice of the All Souls Pizza action, Bauer and Reusing are accepting small investments from locals through pre-sale gift certificates. The vouchers come in increments of $250. Once the restaurant opens, they will be redeemable for 5 to 10 percent of their value in All Souls Pizza products.

For more information about the micro investment plan, contact Farm and Sparrow Bakery at 633-0584.

Santé Wine Bar sold Santé Wine Bar is healthy (as its name, translated from French, suggests).

Former owner Carla Baden wants to dispel rumors she’s heard that the place is closing; it’s not. It simply changed ownership.

Allan Morse, an engineer, is Santé’s new steward. He’s keeping his day job and remaining a regular at Santé, as he’s been for the majority of its 6 1/2 year existence.

While Morse hopes to engineer an expanded menu for lunch and dinner that will debut this spring or summer, he doesn’t plan to change much otherwise. “We’re going to keep to the core,” he says. Santé’s wine-on-tap system — the first in the state — will remain, offering a dozen wines.

Morse serves on the board of the Asheville Symphony and the Asheville Lyric Opera, so he plans to add a little more music to the flow of Santé’s wines. He hopes to bring piano, guitar and light jazz performances to his new corner of the Grove Arcade.

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What slow season?

The slow months for the hospitality industry have arrived, but that’s good news for diners on the look out for special events and deals. Local groups are taking new measures to shake up business for Asheville’s restaurants until the springtime tourist influx.

The Chamber of Commerce will kick off its inaugural Asheville Restaurant Week with Bites and Sips. That event, a night of small plates and tastings at UNC-Asheville’s Kimmel Arena, is in its second year. “It might be a great opportunity to try a new dish or try a new restaurant and pick something out that you might want to go to during Asheville Restaurant Week,” says Erin Leonard, director of communications at the Chamber.

Eighteen restaurants, three breweries and Troy & Sons distillery will showcase their products at Bites and Sips on Thursday, Jan. 31. For $50 per person, patrons can eat their fill of samples between 6 and 9 p.m. Proceeds from that event benefit the Chamber of Commerce.

Many of the restaurants at Bites and Sips will also participate in Asheville Restaurant Week, which begins the following day, Friday, Feb. 1, and lasts through Thursday, Feb. 7.

Throughout that time, more than two dozen restaurants will offer special prix-fixe menus.

“We were approached by restaurants who wanted to do a restaurant week but needed an organization behind it to kind of help with spearheading, so that’s where we stepped in,” Leonard says. “We’ve got the Moose Café family-style to more of your white-tablecloth places like The Market Place. That way, if you want to just go out with your family or if you want to go out for a special date, you’ve got quite a range there.”

The Chamber has developed several pricing tiers, ranging from $15 lunches to $30 dinners. Savings between a restaurant’s regular menu and the Asheville Restaurant Week meals vary by location.

But the event isn’t just about discounts.

“We’re trying to bring attention to those restaurants during a time that is typically slower for our community, really encouraging those locals and visitors to come and try out our food,” she says.

For a list of participating restaurants and some of their menus, visit ashevillerestaurantweek.com. Leonard says the Chamber is in the process of making the website interactive. In addition to the menus, it will feature a poll where diners can vote for their favorite Troy & Sons signature cocktail, offered at participating restaurants throughout the week.

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Few foods boast the versatility of a crêpe: Eat them for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Fill them with sweets or savories. Roll them. Fold them. Fry them.

Gluten-free, gluten-loving? No problem.

Given the crêpe’s polymorphic qualities, the Leonard family hopes Weaverville — and Asheville —will enjoy the pastry often. The family of four opened The Crêperie and Café of Weaverville last week.

They’re recent transplants to the area. In December, they relocated from Ft. Myers, Fla., where they operated a food trailer that served sweet crêpes.

Jake remembers when they first took notice of the pastries: “We were in Colorado, and it was a tiny little town, and a blizzard’s going on,” he says.

“Snow’s going down. There was this little wagon that was kind of permanently parked, and there were six or seven people standing in line for crêpes.”

Luckily, the Leonard’s have a cozy café, so no one will have to stand out in the snow.

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The menu includes pliable, sweet, roll-up crêpes and crispy (but not fried) savory varieties, in addition to paninis, sandwiches, coffee, tea, wine and beer.

Ellie, 14, looks forward to helping in the restaurant behind the coffee bar.

Her favorite crêpes include a Greek yogurt and fruit variety as well as a chocolate-filled one. Her brother, Cuyler, 16, prefers sandwiches to crêpes. He likes the Cuban, which features pulled pork.

Sweet fillings include classics, such as Nutella, cinnamon-sugar, cream cheese and fresh fruit. Savory varieties feature a selection of meats, eggs, cheeses and a rotating cast of vegetables including asparagus, Brussels sprouts and mushrooms.

The Leonards have carefully decorated the restaurant by hand. They’ve covered all the chairs and tables with a variety of vintage fabrics, ranging from floral to burlap, and painted the walls pale blue. The space features a small, open kitchen, and a long communal table runs down the center. In

the corner, Stephanie has set up a small vintage clothing boutique, which adjoins the antique store next door. “I love to reuse and repurpose and recycle,” she says. “Up-cycle, before I knew that’s what it was called.”

The restaurant will host musicians regularly; one of the baristas doubles as an accordion player. Live artwork, Stephanie hopes, will take place on occasion. “We’re not necessarily [a French

restaurant], but a big thing over there is sketch artists,” she says. “I would love to hire sketch artists to sit here like a fly on the wall and sketch the guests as they’re eating and just walk over and give them a parting gift.”

The Crêperie and Café of Weaverville, 113 N. Main St., opens Tuesday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, visit the restaurant’s Facebook page.

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The Green Room bar will open down the block from The Altamont Theatre Just off Patton Avenue, Church Street is exactly what it sounds like: a street with many churches.

But the owners of The Altamont Theatre hope to add some more nightlife to the block with The Green Room.

They’re creating a bar and restaurant inspired by the atmosphere of their venue. “Traditionally, in a theater environment, or even in a music venue, a green room is where artists hang out pre-show,” says Brian Lee, who co-owns the Altamont Theatre with his wife, Tiffany Hampton.

Just up the street from the theater, in the space formerly occupied

by Treasure Keepers antiques, Lee and Hampton will open The Green Room, a space for theater patrons, musicians, diners and drinkers.

The new venture will observe longer hours than the theater, opening for lunch and closing around midnight, but it will have a similar, warm feel, with hardwood floors and exposed-brick walls. “We call it sophisticated but not stuffy,” Hampton says.

The concept is still in the works, but a few details are definite. For one thing, lunch service will focus on sandwiches and Belgian-style pommes frites. “I lived in Europe for a while, and I spent about a year in Brussels,” Lee says. “I love true Belgian-style pommes frites.”

He also enjoys the many dipping sauces that come with the fries, and plans to include them on the menu The courtyard behind the building will be open for al fresco dining under several tall trees. It’s calm and shady compared to many street-side patios. “It’s a feel-good street, it really is,” Hampton says.

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Fringe revels in the theatrically unordinary. It takes up traditional theater’s would-be discards, the supposed refuse turned away for being too out-there, off-kilter or debaucherous. It takes these and ties them together in a weekend of citywide programming. These plays, street-theater scenes, purplebus cabarets and performances by humans and marionettes alike will descend on the city this weekend, all in the name of the 11th annual Asheville Fringe Arts Festival.

“It’s an experimental realm,” Sarah Ruth Bonner tells Xpress.

The Asheville native makes her Fringe debut with “Fibers,” a 10-minute mixed-media piece featured during the 7 p.m. Artery Variety Show.

“This piece is one in a long line of works,” says Bonner. “It started with the idea of wanting to represent texture and movement in an environmental setting.” Bonner says that it’s continued to change with each performance.

The piece features an “organic structure,” that of her body beneath a cloth form, manipulated with subtle movements. She’s furthered the abstraction by projecting a variety of textural images ranging from cloth to milk that she filmed.

“It combines more formal aspects of [visual] art,” she says, “that doesn’t always work with performance.”

In keeping with the collaborative nature of many Fringe works, she’s partnered with experimental musician Kimathi Moore. Moore will provide audio to add to the altered atmosphere and ultimately connect that atmosphere with the audience.

s h E r a r d While Asheville fringe is a solid but still-youthful 11 years old, the festival’s origins have deeper roots. The original Fringe Festival formed when eight theater groups performed a series of unscheduled shows during the 1947 Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland.

In other words, the groups crashed the festival by showing up unannounced and performing in venues unaffiliated with the main event. A year later, the newly minted fete earned its name when a reporter referred to the events occurring “‘round the fringe of the official festival.”

The Asheville-based showcase returns this year with additions and new ideas reaped from an international stock of Fringe Festivals.

Last fall, Asheville Fringe directors Jim Julien and Jocelyn Reese traveled to Edinburgh for the World Fringe Congress. (In this case, congress is our English brethren’s placeholder for conference.)

Julien and Reese were invited to talk about all things Fringe with representatives of the roughly 40 other Fringe Festivals from around the world. The exchange, they say, has refreshed their own work.

“The festival naturally fosters the avant garde,” Reese says. “And this year we’ve shifted, and so we’ve

Shrouded in mystery: The theater and performance-art festival celebrates the unorthodox. Here, Sarah Ruth Bonner in “Fibers.” Photos courtesy of Asheville Fringe Arts Festival

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Love is strange: Playwrights like John Crutchfield use Fringe to showcase their more eccentric works. Here, Laura Tratnik and Eric Moellering in Crutchfield’s “Come Thick Night.” had more folks coming from outside of Asheville.”

A new grant has allowed more outof-towners to perform, and the shift to longer-format pieces makes that trip more worthwhile. That said, the bulk of the lineup is still from Asheville. A few artists are traveling from within North Carolina, and still more are coming from Tennessee, Florida, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. To help with the costs, AFAF earned a Grassroots grant from the N.C. Arts Council to help accommodate the traveling artists. And (unlike prior Fringes), a percentage of this year’s ticket sales will go to the artists.

Among the festival’s new additions are the Random Acts of Fringe (intermittent street theater), Fringe Features (long-format acts for the stage) and a program dedicated to family friendly content. Here’s a look at the weekend ahead.

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ation. Take several of these, group them together, and you have the BeBe and ARTery Variety Shows, as they’ve been dubbed.

“We want to provide this opportunity for the artists to push the audience and to push themselves,” Reese says.

The artists get a greater window of time to work, and the audience departs having digested nearly half of a traditional play. Some of the acts are 45-minutes long, such as Julian Vorus’ “Red Black White,” which debuted at The Magnetic Field theater last year. “I’ve written a lot of five- to 10-minute pieces,” Vorus told Xpress. “I wanted to write something less about the performance persona and more about the acting.”

Anam Cara Theater Company’s “Petroleum Sundaes for Everyone” uses 25 minutes in BeBe’s black-box atmosphere to piece together, as they’ve put it, a dark, non-linear and abstract representation of our world-to-be. The piece draws attention to impending consequences of human action, interaction or inaction. It’s both dystopic and utopian, light and dark. But without any sociopolitical or environmental overtones.

“We try not to answer any of the questions,” says ACTD’s Erinn Huntley.

“We’re avoiding the preachiness.”

Huntley and her fellow cast member Kim Hartman hope that the piece will elicit relevant dialogue and put the company’s name further into the social stratosphere.

The festival’s latest show — called The BeBe Late Late Show — appears to be appropriately named. Madison J. Cripps and Keith Shubert have pooled their creative efforts in the fields of puppetry and marionettes to create “Shitfarmer,” a feature with a surprisingly clean script (if only because it’s a non-verbal performance).

“Shitfarmer” utilizes multiple forms of puppetry to tell the story of a custodian taken away from his daily duties to search for greater meaning.

The duo is using the silence to a greater advantage. Their intentions are to take it further than Asheville Fringe. “With a non-verbal show, you have the opportunity of becoming an international show,” Shubert says. No language barrier means the play is accessible to all, including those in foreign countries.

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Also new? “Random Acts of Fringe.”

Think of it as Asheville Fringe’s take on street theater. Mini-acts will amass around downtown, particularly around Commerce Street, Pritchard Park and the North Lexington Avenue corridor. Some are musical, others will feature site-specific improvisations to involve passersby in the festival’s atmosphere.

Watch out on Thursday for Amy Hamilton’s “Improv with Teacup,” showing at a particular Lexington tea house.

Also on Lexington, but on Friday, look for “Butopia,” a dance performance by Julie Becton Gillum and the Local Butoads.

There will be other improv, as well as face painting.

“We’re trying to offer opportunities for folks in town,” Reese says, adding that “Folks don’t have to pay for these aspects of the event.”

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BeBe Theater (20 Commerce St., downtown) is home to the Asheville Contemporary Dance Theater and the old-fashioned blackbox style beginnings of Asheville Fringe.

The narrow theater will host 7, 9 and 11 p.m. shows Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2, 4 and 6 p.m. shows on Sunday. acdt.org.

35below (35 Walnut St., downtown) is Asheville Community Theater’s black-box theater, located below the main stage It will feature 7 and 9 p.m. shows Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and 2 and 4 p.m. shows on Sunday. ashevilletheatre.org.

The LaZoom bus will board at the corner of Coxe Avenue and Commerce Street, just down the street from the BeBe Theater. The bus hosts its traveling shows at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

The ARTery (346 Depot St., River Arts District), houses the Asheville Area Arts Council. It will host a 7 p.m. show on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and a 2 p.m. show on Sunday. The Artery will also be the home of family-friendly Fringe programming — the kid-friendly alternative to some of the festival’s risqué performances.

Add nightly after parties to this year’s extras. Each night, as the festivities draw to their respective closings, the after-parties will ensue. On Thursday, the Dirty South Lounge (tucked behind The Southern in downtown Asheville), will hold the first night’s event.

Friday will move the crowd up the street to 5 Walnut Wine Bar. And on Saturday, Asheville Brewing Company on Coxe Avenue will play host to the night’s post-programming.

All of the after-parties start and 10 p.m. and go until 2 a.m.

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Shows are $12 at the door. Advance tickets available online, at the venue before showtime and at Fringe Central (BeBe Theater box office) from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.

Shows have limited seating, so buy early or get there early. And, Freak Passes, if there are any left, are $50 and allow access to all shows and the end of festival party at MG Road. More at ashevillefringe.org.

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BeBe Theater, 35 Below, LaZoom and The ARTery Thursday, January 24 to Sunday, January 27.

While Fringe performances past have often included warnings about foul language, adult content and other things maybe not appropriate for the kiddos, this year, there’s a place where all ages can be comfortable in all content.The ARTery Variety Show offers family-friendly sessions featuring videos and performances by Amy Hamilton, Hank and Barbara Eder, Sarah Ruth Bonner, Kristin Pedemonti, students from ArtSpace Charter School and The Nut House Theater.

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by John zara Despite a name suggesting traditional bluegrass music, Colorado's Yonder Mountain String Band is far from conventional. Their adventurous brand of blistering fast, uptempo, neo-bluegrass is renegotiating the terms of the genre.

If bluegrass is the trunk of a tree, strong and sturdy, than the sub-genres are its smaller branches and limbs, each slightly different.

Some are well established, and others are just beginning to grow.

There are purists who will argue that progressives like YMSB are not “bluegrass.” But that doesn’t matter much to them.

“Some people will never accept what we do as bluegrass,” guitar player Adam Aijala tells Xpress just before going on stage in Knoxville.

“I'm not here to convert anybody. I just like doing what we do, you know? We're lucky to play music for a living.”

“When we first started playing together we were like, ‘We're going to be this bluegrass

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They just like doing what they do: Whether or not YMSB qualifies as proper bluegrass doesn’t matter to them. Photo by Jay Blakesberg.

band,’” recalls Aijala. Their plan didn't quite work out that way. Early on, Aijala remembers that the band tried to write and play in a more traditional style. “That's just not how the songs came out,” he says. The band mates couldn't shake heavy influences of punk and rock that had seeped into their souls growing up in Massachusetts and Illinois.

The band’s unique style, coupled with its raw live performances, has allowed it to reach beyond the bounds of the bluegrass establishment. Self-described as “neo-bluegrass,” the musicians believe their music is helping build a larger audience for the entire genre. “I kind of see that [growth] happening anyway with bands like The Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons. It’s not bluegrass, but it’s definitely an offshoot,” says Aijala. “When people latch onto the different branches, including Yonder Mountain, it helps the whole scene.”

Extensive touring and festival gigs have become their M.O., and the quartet is bringing its high-energy show to The Orange Peel

for two nights. “We love the Orange Peel,” says Aijala. “I love playing there. The Orange Peel is one of the cooler rooms that we play.

We really like Asheville. There's a lot of good food, and we've always been well received there.”

So, what's next? The musicians are going to keep making music their way. Creating genrebending songs and putting on the exciting and rambunctious live shows for which they’re known. The band has not recorded a studio album since 2009's The Show, produced by Tom Rothrock (Foo Fighters, Beck). But don't worry, they’re working on an EP and recorded a handful of tracks during the past October’s tour. “We're totally lame, we haven't had a new record in a long time,” jokes Aijala. “We don't have a date but we want to get it done ASAP.” X John Zara can be reached at jzara@mountainx. com.

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organic comedy Tour emefe and The brand new life If the proliferation of trios and duos and one-man bands has been getting you down, here’s a show that’s sure to pack the stage. Greensboro/Chapel Hill-based world music septet The Brand New Life is currently on tour with Brooklyn’s 10-piece Afrobeat orchestra, EMEFE. That’s 17 musicians in just two bands! The Brand New Life includes Mamadou Mbengue, a Wolof griot from Senegal, West Africa, descended from a lineage of “talking-drum” masters.

EMEFE is led by Miles Arntzen, the drummer for Antibalas. Both bands perform at Asheville Music Hall on Friday, Jan. 25. 10 p.m., $8 in advance or $10 day of show. ashevillemusichall.com.

There’s more than one Organic Tour. One, with the Gastrobus, goes to farmers markets. The one coming to The Altamont Theatre on Friday, Jan. 25, is not about food. It’s about laughs — specifically those provided by comedians Jarrod Harris (of Comedy Central) and Ryan Singer (recently mentioned in Rolling Stone). The two are traveling the country in Harris’ RV, working on a documentary and performing. “This tour will showcase the freedom of the art form that these venues allow, and the people who have unwittingly created a place for comedians such as Jarrod and Ryan to come into their own before breaking through to the next level,” says press for the event. “This will be funny, weird, experimental and, most of all, organic.” 8 p.m., $12. myaltamont.com

amy ray Indigo Girl Amy Ray has been known for her singing, songwriting and contemporary folk sound since the ‘80s. Though Ray continues to record and tour with the Indigo Girls, she’s also worked on solo projects since 2001 — most recently Lung of Love (her previous album, Didn’t It Feel Kinder, was recorded at Echo Mountain). And Ray has been lending her talents to other projects: She sang backing vocals on Miracle Temple, the new album forthcoming from Durham/ Chapel Hill-based Mount Moriah. Ray headlines a show at Emerald Lounge on Wednesday, Jan. 30 with special guest Heather McEntire (of Mount Moriah) and Hiss Golden Messenger. 9 p.m., $15. emeraldlounge.com. Photo by John David Raper.

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rbTs win Local trio RBTS WIN describe themselves as “electronic/soul/indie/chill-hop” and, as many descriptors as that packs in, there’s more. Like, the way they capture and feed both the need to dance and the desire to soar; the way their songs are equal parts mystical and secular. And early tracks from the group’s forthcoming Palm Sunday delve even more deeply into the beat and the spirit.

RBTS WIN perform at the Grey Eagle on Thursday, Jan. 24., with Atlanta-based art rock/electronic outfit Cloudeater and local DJ Molly Parti. 9 p.m., $10 in advance or $12 day of show. thegreyeagle.com. Photo by Rich Orris.

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saying goodbye To a maJor player in The local music scene

Ryan Oslance, best known as the explosive percussionist for Ahleuchatistas, is bidding farewell to Asheville and heading west for California. But the prolific musician (who performs with at least half a dozen other bands) won’t go quietly. To celebrate his departure and the mark he leaves on Asheville’s music scene, Apothecary is hosting a three-day sendoff with some of Oslance’s favorite local performers. The celebration begins on Wednesday, Jan. 23 with “an eightperson supergroup” featuring Oslance and a host of his collaborators (along with experimental Brooklyn quartet vavatican, Knoxville’s White Gregg and more), and culminates on Friday, Jan. 25 with a performance by ahleuchatistas.

That show also kicks off the band’s sprawling North American tour with experimental rock duo Buke and Gase.

Oslance says the move was inspired by a need to “keep broadening [his] range” and a powerful draw to “the wilderness of California and its diverse landscapes.”

“I’m not much for a routine,” he says, “and I know I could continue to live incredibly comfortably and happy in Asheville. But the world is so huge and I need to experience different parts.”

As for Ahleuchatistas, “We will continue playing together, but we’ll probably do fewer shows per year and focus on festivals and recording and little tours more,” he explains. “We have developed such a deep connection and chemistry from being friends and playing hundreds of shows together in many different formats, that we can jump right back into playing, even after long breaks.

Still, the move is bittersweet.

TAVERN DOWNTOWN ON THE PARK “I love Asheville so much, and it’s definitely sad to leave,” he admits. “I have made many lifelong friends here and feel deeply connected to the incredible community.

The artists and musicians have made quite the supportive platform for each other to grow immensely. I’ve tried so many kinds of experiments here with so many different musicians, and I feel thoroughly nourished from the freedom of expression and support.

But I feel it’s the right move at the right time.”

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Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am frenCh broad brewery tasting room Ten Cent Poetry (folk, pop), 6pm grey eagle musiC hall & tavern RBTS Win (electronic, chillwave, pop) w/ Cloudeater, 9pm grove park inn great hall Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm The B's (favorites by request), 8-11pm harrah's Cherokee Karaoke, 8pm-midnight holland's grille Team trivia, 8pm JaCk of hearts pub Old-time jam, 7pm JaCk of the wood pub No Strings Attached (bluegrass), 7-9pm Bluegrass jam, 9pm lexington ave brewery (lab) Back stage: Leopard Island (indie rock) & Dem Nugget Boys (hip-hop), 9:30pm lobster trap Hank Bones ("man of 1,000 songs"), 7-9pm odditorium The Blue Ribbon Healers (old-time jazz, folk) w/ BloodKitsch, 9:30pm olive or twist Heather Masterton Jazz Quartet, 8-11pm one stop deli & bar Brews, Bluegrass & BBQ w/ Kendall Huntley, 5-8pm Nomadic (rock, electronic) w/ Sky Walkers & Push/Pull, 10pm phoenix lounge Brad Carson (jam, rock, blues), 8pm pisgah brewing Company Chompin' at the Bit String Band (oldtime, bluegrass), 6:30pm purple onion Cafe Gary Segal (blues, Americana, rock), 7:30pm red stag grill Eric Ciborski (piano), 7-10pm south side station Karaoke, 8pm southern appalaChian brewery CarolinaBound (Americana, folk, country), 7pm

timo's house Asheville Drum 'n' Bass Collective, 10pm-2am town pump Tristan (folk rock, singer-songwriter), 9pm trailhead restaurant and bar Cajun night w/ Steve Burnside, 7pm treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am westville pub Boss Hawg (bluegrass), 9:30pm wild wing Cafe Luke Combs (singer-songwriter), 8:30pm

friday, Jan. 25 185 king street Bradford Carson & Black Liver Redemption, 8pm 5 walnut wine bar One Leg Up (jazz), 10pm-midnight allstars sports bar and grill Sharkadelics (rock, pop, covers), 10pm altamont brewing Company Dave Desmelik Trio (Americana), 9pm apotheCary Ahleuchatistas (experimental, prog, avant-garde) w/ Common Visions & Baby Rattlesnakes, 9pm asheville musiC hall EMEFE (funk, Afrobeat, hip-hop, rock) w/ The Brand New Life, 10pm athena's Club Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am bier garden DJ Don Magic, 9pm-1am blaCk mountain ale house Hank West & the Smokin' Hots (jazz), 9pm blue mountain pizza Cafe Acoustic Swing, 7pm Club eleven on grove "Grown Folk Fridays" (classic R&B), 10pm Creatures Cafe Joey Shaheen "The Wrong Omar" (folk rock), 8pm

tallgary's Cantina Asheville music showcase, 8pm

emerald lounge If Birds Could Fly (country, Americana) w/ Sarah McCoy & the Friendly Beasts, 9pm

the altamont theater The Sweetback Sisters (country, swing), 8pm

frenCh broad brewery tasting room Nikki Talley (folk, alt-country), 6pm

the bywater Hank West & the Smokin' Hots (jazz), 9pm

good stuff Puppet show w/ Poncili Co. & Jawbone Puppet Theater, 7pm The Blue Ribbon Healers (old-time, jazz, honky-tonk), 8:30pm

the market plaCe Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, beats), 6-9pm

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Camper Van Beethoven (indie rock) w/ Kenny Roby, 9pm grove park inn great hall Donna Germano (hammered dulcimer), 2-4pm Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 6-9pm handlebar Crowfield (rock) w/ Bent Strings, 8:30pm harrah's Cherokee Crocodile Smile (rock) & DJ Dizzy, 8pm havana restaurant Free Flow Band (funk, soul), 7-9pm highland brewing Company Alex Krug Combo (Americana), 6pm holland's grille Marc Keller (blues), 9:30pm hotel indigo Juan Buenavitas & friends (Spanish/flamenco guitar), 7-10pm isis restaurant and musiC hall Jim Arrendell & the Cheap Suits (dance), 9pm JaCk of hearts pub The River Rats (rock, blues), 9pm JaCk of the wood pub Grandpa's Cough Medicine (bluegrass), 6pm Pierce Edens & the Dirty Work (roots, alt-country), 9pm lexington ave brewery (lab) Back stage: Dave Dribbon & the Stomping Rain (rock, roots) w/ This Mountain, 9:30pm lobster trap Calico Moon (roots, country, soul), 7-9pm native kitChen & soCial pub Taylor Martin & Paco Shipp (folk, Americana, country), 8pm one stop deli & bar Free Dead Fridays feat: members of Phuncle Sam, 5-8pm

the altamont theater Jared Harris & Ryan Singer (comedy), 8pm

room The Blue Ribbon Healers (old-time jazz, folk), 6pm

the bywater Don Humphries Band (country, bluegrass, Americana), 9pm

grey eagle musiC hall & tavern Mipso Trio (bluegrass) w/ Overmountain Men, 9pm

timo's house DJ Jet & guests (hip-hop), 10pm-2am

grove park inn great hall Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 6-9pm

town pump Leo DiSanto, 9pm

harrah's Cherokee Corbitt Brothers & DJ Paul Gallo, 8pm

treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am vanuatu kava bar Mary Sparks & Anthony Dorion-Labelle ("electro-coustic," ambient, improv), 9pm

hotel indigo Juan Buenavitas & friends (Spanish/flamenco guitar), 7-10pm JaCk of hearts pub Phuncle Sam (rock, jam), 9pm

wild wing Cafe Slippery When Wet (rock), 9:30pm

JaCk of the wood pub Dirty Bourbon River Show (gypsy, folk, rock) w/ The Low Down Sires, 9pm

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5 walnut wine bar Mark Holland, 10pm-midnight

o.henry's/tug DJ Izzy, 10pm

allstars sports bar and grill Saloon 5 (rock, country, covers), 10pm apotheCary Heron (metal) w/ Shadows, Focus Group & Rad with Envy, 9pm asheville musiC hall Cosmic Charlie (Grateful Dead tribute), 10pm

bier garden DJ Don Magic, 9pm-1am

pisgah brewing Company Terrapin Flyer (rock, jam), 9pm

blaCk mountain ale house Grits & Soul (honky-tonk, soul), 9pm

red stag grill Chris Rhodes (guitar, vocals), 8-11pm

blue mountain pizza Cafe Flying Monkeys, 7pm

root bar no. 1 Peace Jones (rock, jam), 9pm

Club eleven on grove "Grown Folks Dance Party" (old-school R&B), 10pm

tallgary's Cantina Fine Line (rock), 9:30pm

lexington ave brewery (lab) Back stage: Lyric (funk, soul, pop) w/ Free Radio, 9:30pm

185 king street Asheville Country Music Review (classic country, Southern rock), 8pm

phoenix lounge Jazz night, 8pm

straightaway Cafe South Forty (rock, honky-tonk), 6pm

holland's grille Karaoke, 9:30pm

white horse Amici Music feat: Rachel Patrick & Daniel Weiser (classical), 7:30pm

paCk's tavern DJ Chops (dance), 9pm

southern appalaChian brewery Big Block Dodge (Southern rock, jam), 8pm

highland brewing Company Red Honey (vintage country, blues), 6pm

wall street Coffee house Open mic, 9pm

athena's Club Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

sCandals nightClub Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am

havana restaurant Linda Mitchell (jazz, blues), 7-9pm

olive or twist 42nd Street Jazz Band, 8-11pm

orange peel Purity Ring (hip-hop, dream pop, R&B) w/ Young Magic, 9pm

the bywater Bear Down Easy (bluegrass, Americana), 9pm town pump Violin River (rock, jam, psychedelic), 9pm toy boat Community art spaCe Dance off benefit, 9pm treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am tressa's downtown Jazz and blues The Nightcrawlers (rock, blues, soul), 10pm wall street Coffee house Alex Krug Trio (Americana, folk), 7pm white horse "Naughty But Nice" (the music of Cole Porter & Noel Coward), 7:30pm wild wing Cafe Sloan Tones (newgrass, roots), 9:30pm

5 walnut wine bar The Roaring Lions (hot jazz), 7-9pm altamont brewing Company Sunday Funday Potluck & Pickin', 5:30pm barley's taproom Big Block Dodge (jazz fusion), 7:30pm blue mountain pizza Cafe Patrick Fitzsimons (blues), 7pm

phoenix lounge Serious Clark (jam, funk, rock), 9pm

grove park inn great hall Two Guitars (classical), 10am-noon Bob Zullo (jazz, pop, guitar), 6:3010:30pm

purple onion Cafe GiGi Dover & the Big Love (Americana, rock, soul), 8pm red stag grill Eric Ciborski (piano), 8-11pm root bar no. 1 Linda Mitchell (jazz, blues), 9pm sCandals nightClub Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am

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the altamont theater Jonathan Scales Fourchestra (steel pan jazz, fusion), 8pm

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emerald lounge Sirius.B (absurdist, gypsy, world), 9pm

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paCk's tavern Double Take (kids' rock band), 1pm A Social Function (acoustic rock), 9pm

pisgah brewing Company Bayou Disel (progressive, roots), 8pm

elaine's dueling piano bar Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am

straightaway Cafe Hummingtree Band, 6pm

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odditorium Grimm Kreeper w/ Luzius Stone & Twin, 9:30pm

one stop deli & bar Bluegrass brunch w/ Jay Franck (of Sanctum Sully) & friends, noon-3pm

Club metropolis Montford Park Players' Best of 2012 (variety show), 7pm

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hotel indigo Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, beats), 7-10pm isis restaurant and musiC hall Jazz showcase w/ Billy B, 8pm JaCk of the wood pub Irish session, 5pm lobster trap Leo Johnson (hot club jazz), 7-9pm odditorium The Jam Messengers w/ Wooden Tit, 9:30pm

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one stop deli & bar Bluegrass brunch w/ The Pond Brothers, noon-3pm Jon Dee Graham (folk rock) w/ Mike June, 7pm

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orange peel The Helio Sequence (indie rock) w/ Shabazz Palaces, 9pm

blaCk mountain ale house Karaoke, 9pm

purple onion Cafe Jonathan Byrd (country, folk, roots), 6pm

adam dalton distillery Open mic/jam, 9pm

grey eagle musiC hall & tavern Contra dance, 8pm

southern appalaChian brewery Wayne Bodley (Americana, rock), 5pm

grove park inn great hall Bob Zullo (jazz, pop, guitar), 6:3010:30pm

straightaway Cafe CarolinaBound (Americana, folk), 6pm

holland's grille Open mic, 8pm

white horse "Naughty But Nice" (the music of Cole Porter & Noel Coward), 2:30pm

isis restaurant and musiC hall Jon Stickley Trio (bluegrass, jazz), 8pm

monday, Jan. 28 185 king street Mike Ashworth & friends (jazz, fusion, funk), 8pm 5 walnut wine bar

JaCk of hearts Vinegar Creek Duo (singer-songwriter), 6:30pm JaCk of the wood pub The Kernal (country, singer-songwriter) w/ Carsie Blanton & Pierce Edens, 9pm lexington ave brewery (lab) Back stage: Taddy Porter (rock) w/ Fillgar, 10pm

rankin vault 254-4993 red stag grill at the grand bohemian hotel 505-2949 rendezvous 926-0201 root bar no.1 299-7597 scandals nightclub 252-2838 scully’s 251-8880 shovelhead saloon 669-9541 smokey’s after dark 253-2155 southern appalacian brewery 684-1235 spurs 575-2258 static age records 254-3232 stingrays 926-4100 straightaway cafe 669-8856 Tallgary’s cantina 232-0809 rocky’s hot chicken shack 575-2260 Thirsty monk south 505-4564 Timo’s house 575-2886 Tolliver’s crossing irish pub 505-2129 Trailhead restaurant & bar 357-5656 Treasure club 298-1400 Tressa’s downtown Jazz & blues 254-7072 vincenzo’s bistro 254-4698 westville pub 225-9782 white horse 669-0816 wild wing cafe 253-3066

lobster trap Bobby Miller & friends (bluegrass), 7-9pm orange peel Morrissey (rock, pop) w/ Kristeen Young, 8pm paCk's tavern A Social Function (rock, dance), 9pm phoenix lounge Howie Johnson (rock, jam), 9pm the bywater Bluegrass jam, 5-11pm the hangar lounge Karaoke, 10pm timo's house Jam night (multi-genre open jam), 10pm treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am tressa's downtown Jazz and blues Russ Wilson's swing session, 8-11pm westville pub Trivia night, 9pm

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Tuesday, Jan. 29 5 walnut wine bar The John Henry's (gypsy jazz), 8-10pm asheville musiC hall Funk jam, 11pm blue mountain pizza Cafe Mark Bumgarner (Americana, bluegrass, country), 7pm

harrah's Cherokee Throwback DJ ('70s-'90s), 6-close holland's grille Karaoke, 9:30pm JaCk of the wood pub Old-time jam, 4pm lobster trap The K-Tones (jazz, blues, classical, rock), 7pm olive or twist Cadillac Rex (oldies, swing, rock), 8-11pm

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one stop deli & bar Brews, Bluegrass & BBQ w/ Kendall Huntley, 5-8pm Jeff Sipe Trio (jazz, fusion, funk), 10pm pisgah brewing Company Tiny Boxes (jam, rock), 9pm purple onion Cafe Darlyne Cain, 7:30pm

one stop deli & bar Soul/jazz jam w/ Preston Cate, 10pm

red stag grill Eric Ciborski (piano), 7-10pm

orange peel The xx (indie pop) w/ Austra, 9pm

south side station Karaoke, 8pm

Creekside taphouse Old-time jam, 6:30pm

phoenix lounge Hannah Levin (singer-songwriter), 8pm

tallgary's Cantina Asheville music showcase, 8pm

grove park inn great hall Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm The B's (favorites by request), 8-11pm

red stag grill Chris Rhodes (guitar, vocals), 7-10pm

the market plaCe Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, beats), 6-9pm

Club eleven on grove Swing lessons, 6:30 & 7:30pm Tango lessons, 7pm Dance, 8:30pm

handlebar Tuesday swing dance, 7pm Gene Dillard bluegrass jam, 8:30pm isis restaurant and musiC hall Bluegrass session w/ Nicky Sanders, 9pm JaCk of the wood pub Thomas Wynn & the Believers (rock, soul, R&B), 9pm lobster trap Jay Brown (Americana, folk), 7-9pm native kitChen & soCial pub Trivia, 7pm odditorium Zombie Queen (punk) w/ The Critters (psych-pop, rock), John Wilkes Boothe & the Black Toothe & Albert Adams, 9:30pm olive or twist Bluedawg blues jam, 8-11pm one stop deli & bar Two for Tuesday feat: Nickels & Dimes & Polly Panic, 8pm orange peel Graveyard (classic rock) w/ The Shrine, 8pm phoenix lounge Valorie Miller (singer-songwriter), 8pm sCully's Daughters of Atlantis (acoustic rock), 10pm tallgary's Cantina Tuesday night techno, 9:30pm the altamont theater Original Music Series w/ Dave Perkins (guitar), 8pm the bywater Open mic, 9pm tolliver's Crossing irish pub Trivia, 8:30pm treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am tressa's downtown Jazz and blues Karaoke, 9:30pm westville pub Blues jam, 10pm white horse Irish sessions, 6:30pm Open mic, 8:45pm

wednesday, Jan. 30 adam dalton distillery DJ dance party (EDM, bass), 10pm allstars sports bar and grill Karaoke, 9pm barley's taproom Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30pm blue mountain pizza Cafe Open mic, 7pm

dirty south lounge Disclaimer Standup Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm elaine's dueling piano bar Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am emerald lounge Amy Ray (folk) w/ Heather McEntire & Hiss Golden Messenger, 9pm grove park inn great hall Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm The B's (favorites by request), 8-11pm

town pump Deluge & Morning After (folk rock, blues), 9pm

the dugout Karaoke, 8pm

trailhead restaurant and bar Cajun night w/ Steve Burnside, 7pm

the hangar lounge Karaoke, 10pm

treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am

timo's house Blues Jam, 10pm

westville pub Blue Wheel Drive (bluegrass), 9:30pm

trailhead restaurant and bar Kevin Scanlon's old-time jam, 6:30pm

wild wing Cafe Leigh Glass (rock, blues), 8:30pm

tressa's downtown Jazz and blues The Hard Bop Explosion (jazz, funk), 8-11pm vanuatu kava bar Open mic, 9pm wild wing Cafe Jeff & Justin (acoustic), 8pm

Thursday, Jan. 31

athena's Club Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am bier garden DJ Don Magic, 9pm-1am blaCk mountain ale house Lyric (acoustic soul), 9pm

5 walnut wine bar The Big Nasty (gypsy jazz), 8-10pm

Club eleven on grove First Fridays w/ DJ Jam (classic R&B), 9pm

barley's taproom Alien Music Club (jazz jam), 9pm

emerald lounge Sunshine & the Bad Things (indie pop) w/ Scale Model & The Fair & the Foul, 9pm

blaCk mountain ale house Dulci Ellenberger & Daniel Shearin (Americana, folk), 9pm

frenCh broad brewery tasting room Dave Desmelik (Americana), 6pm

blue mountain pizza Cafe Paul Cataldo (Americana), 7pm

good stuff Old-time jam, 7pm

boiler room Rogers & Hammerstein review (drag), 10pm

grey eagle musiC hall & tavern Carrie Rodriguez (Americana) w/ The Casey Driessen Singularity, 8pm

elaine's dueling piano bar Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am

grove park inn great hall Donna Germano (hammered dulcimer), 2-4pm Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 6-9pm

frenCh broad brewery tasting room Todd Cecil (rock, Americana), 6pm grey eagle musiC hall & tavern Scott H. Biram (blues, country, punk, metal) w/ Black Eyed Vermillion & Whiskeydick, 9pm grove park inn great hall Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm The B's (favorites by request), 8-11pm

holland's grille Blues jam w/ Brushfire Stankgrass, 9pm hotel indigo Juan Buenavitas & friends (Spanish/flamenco guitar), 7-10pm JaCk of the wood pub The Genuine (folk rock), 5pm Renee Wahl (Americana), 7pm French Broad Playboys (Western swing), 9pm

harrah's Cherokee Karaoke, 8pm-midnight

lexington ave brewery (lab) Back stage: Damian LeMaster & the Part-Time Gentlemen w/ Boys in the Well, 9:30pm

holland's grille Team trivia, 8pm

monte vista hotel Joe Hallock (Americana), 6pm

JaCk of hearts pub Old-time jam, 7pm

one stop deli & bar Free Dead Fridays feat: members of Phuncle Sam, 5-8pm

JaCk of the wood pub No Strings Attached (bluegrass), 7-9pm Bluegrass jam, 9pm lexington ave brewery (lab) Back stage: Diali Cissokho (West African) w/ Jonathan Santos, 9:30pm

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orange peel Big Head Todd & the Monsters (rock), 9pm phoenix lounge Jazz night, 8pm

lobster trap Hank Bones ("man of 1,000 songs"), 7-9pm

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The Lowdown: Atmospheric and creepy ghost thriller with solid performances and a persuasive evil — yet sad — spirit.

There are some plot holes and some of the material feels familiar, but overall it’s a worthy horror picture — of which we get too few.

Don’t miss out on Cranky Hanke’s online-only weekly columns “Screening Room” and “Weekly Reeler,” plus extended reviews of special showings, as well as an archive of past Xpress movie reviews — all at mountainx.com/movies.

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I’m still mulling over exactly how I feel about Andrés Muschietti’s Mama. My suspicion is that I will like it more with the passing of time than I do right this minute, though I like it pretty well right now — even while realizing that I am responding as much (or more) to the attempt as the actual results. In the roster of horror films to which Guillermo del Toro has leant his name — and apparent input — this one is nowhere near as good as J.A. Bayona’s nigh-on-to-flawless The Orphanage (2007), nowhere near as ambitious and disturbing as Vincenzo Natali’s Splice (2010), but better than Troy Nixey’s Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010). (Ironically, the lastnamed and least successful of the films is the one with the most credited del Toro involvement.) Having made these observations, however, I’ll also say that Mama is a magnificently atmospheric work with strong performances (I actually like Jessica Chastain better here than in most of her more “important” films), an intriguing story and some truly brilliant sequences. All things being equal — and this being January — that’s nothing to sneeze at.

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Jessica Chastain, Isabelle Nélisse and Megan Charpentier in Andrés Muschietti's atmospheric horror thriller Mama. kind of portfolio for Muschietti as a filmmaker.

(It obviously worked.) The Muschiettis — along with Brit TV writer Neil Cross — took the short’s situational premise and came up with a story in which to place it. By and large, they did an admirable job of crafting a horror fairy tale. The idea of the story having its roots in the 2008 stock market crash — the stress which has driven a father (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Headhunters) insane to the point of committing several murders and dragging his young children off into the woods with an eye toward murder and suicide — works well enough to establish a modern Grimm’s fairy tale aura.

Similarly, the girls coming across a strange abandonned cabin has a like tone. (Decking the cabin out in 1950s decor gives it a nicely out-of-time feeling. Plus, having the father do the only decent thing that can be done to a Danish Modern chair — turn it into firewood — pleased me personally.) The drama of all this lies in the fact that he’s unable to put his plans into action when a barely glimpsed something violently — and fatally — stops him. As prologue, this is excellent. The details, on the other hand, don’t entirely add up during the course of the film — especially since it becomes hard to believe five years would pass before anyone discovers the cabin.

The bulk of the film — concerning the man’s brother, Lucas (Coster-Waldau with a beard) and Lucas’ girlfriend, Annabel (Chastain), taking over the duties of raising these now feral children five years later — works more than it doesn’t. The business of keeping their protec-

tor — Mama (played with CGI assistance by Javier Botet, The Last Circus) — barely glimpsed (often less than that) for much of the movie works in its favor. And both the growing dread of this specter and Annabel’s ever-increasing attachment to children she never wanted are well accomplished. Beyond this, there are two extremely creepy fantasy/dream sequences that are among the best horror scenes I’ve encountered in some time. The things that don’t quite come across — or feel a little tired — have the almost certainly coincidental drawback of feeling a bit too much like things (or settings) we recently saw in Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows and Ole Bornedal’s The Possession.

I’m inclined to overlook the shortcomings, though, because on balance this is a good, soberminded ghostly thriller with good shudders and a first-rate cast. (The little girls — Megan Charpentier and Isabelle Nélisse — impressed me a great deal more than a certain Oscarnominated child actress ever did.) The use of an actor to give an actual solid quality to Mama (reminiscent of the use of Doug Jones in del Toro’s 2006 Pan’s Labyrinth) is a huge plus. Do we see too much of Mama toward the end of the movie? Perhaps — I haven’t decided about that — but I know I didn’t feel like I was just watching an effect. Rated PG-13 for violence and terror, some disturbing images and thematic elements. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7

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specialscreenings the Curse oF the azteC MuMMy / the huMan roBot Vs. the azteC MuMMy JJJ horror rated nr In Brief: It’s a double dose of Mexican mummy horror — The Curse of the Aztec Mummy and The Human Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy — and the films provide just the kind of entertainment those titles suggest. I wouldn’t call them good, but, boy, are they ever goofy fun — with a maniacal super criminal, a masked wrestler, secret treasure, hypnotism, a snake pit, a really slow-moving mummy and, well, you get the idea.

The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Curse of the Aztec Mummy and The Human Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy Thursday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

danton JJJJJ historiCal draMa rated pg In Brief: Andrej Wajda tackles the story of the last political battle between French Revolution titans Danton and Robespierre in a persuasive and involving drama about government machinations to destroy one man who has become inconvenient. Gérard Depardieu gives what is perhaps the performance of his career in this intelligent, compelling and entertaining film.

Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Danton Friday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St., River Arts District, upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, http://www.ashevillecourtyard.com

a Man For all seasons JJJJ historiCal draMa rated nr In Brief: A Man for All Seasons — the Oscar-festooned film from 1966 — is solid, sober filmmaking that tells the story of Thomas More, who lost his head for refusing to compromise his religious views. Impressively made and superlatively cast.

The Hendersonville Film Society will show A Man for All Seasons Sunday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

underworld JJJJJ gangster thriller rated nr In Brief: The granddaddy of all gangster movies, Josef von Sternberg’s silent classic Underworld holds up very nicely today despite the passage of 86 years. It’s a fairly straightforward gangster yarn that’s elevated to the level of art by three terrific performances, its toughness and Sternberg’s nonstop visual creativity. A must-see for anyone interested in the history of film.

The Asheville Film Society will screen Underworld Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

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The story: A private eye is hired by the mayor of New York City to prove his wife’s infidelity.

The lowdown: A basic, none-too-surprising piece of neo-noir that works due to strong direction and a remarkable cast.

Allen Hughes’ Broken City has been taking a beating from critics, mostly being deemed as too predictable. And while I can’t disagree with this assessment, it also seems to miss what Broken City is really all about. While I rarely like throwing this term around, Hughes’ film is the epitome of “good for what it is.” In fact, it might be a bit better than that as a professionally crafted piece of hard-boiled neo-noir. With a strong director and an ace cast — including Mark Wahlberg making up for a string of dreadful movies — Broken City certainly isn’t the last word in originality, but it’s professional and slick — two things that most movies don’t have the sense to be.

The film follows Billy Taggart (Wahlberg), an ex-New York City cop who had to leave the force after he murdered an alleged rapist. Seven years after this, Billy is a private eye with a shaky practice and a would-be actress girlfriend (Natalie Gonzalez). But Billy gets a break when New York’s Mayor Hostetler (Russell Crowe) — knee deep in a hotly contested campaign against an up-and-coming idealist (Barry Pepper) — hires him to look into his own wife’s (Catherine ZetaJones) suspected infidelity. Billy soon sets out on the case, but in the grand tradition pulp fiction, no one and nothing is what it seems as the plot twists and turns on itself, and our hero finds himself falling deeper and deeper down the convoluted rabbit hole of deceit, murder and violence.

Much of what happens — especially if you’ve watched the trailer — can be seen coming from the opening act. But this doesn’t mean the film is devoid of surprises since Hughes has assembled a movie that acts more as a character study, and is more intent on pulling interest out of the small details. Billy is fully-formed as a character, and much of Broken City is pinned and grounded on his humanity. He’s a man whose greatest attri-

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bute is his innate nobility, yet he remains worldweary and flawed. Hughes — with the help of Brian Tucker’s screenplay — shows Billy and the world of Broken City in subtly realistic, authentic terms. For example, Billy’s struggle with alcoholism — and his eventual fall off the wagon — is just a part of who he is instead of being used as a prop for cheap moralizing. Similarly, Billy’s relationship with his girlfriend feels honest and never becomes a simple, rote romance.

Hughes, working for the first time without his twin brother Albert, has made a much less stylized film than their From Hell (2001) or The Book of Eli (2010). In its place is a sense of veteran professionalism that holds the film together while presenting a movie that’s acutely angry.

Here, Hughes is railing against the system (he may be one of the few directors who honestly cares about the disenfranchised) in a genuine, understated way that never intrudes on the film’s purpose as entertainment and never indulges in ulterior motives or preachy messages. On the surface, Hughes’ film may seem like little more than yet another crime drama, but there’s enough underneath it all — if you bother to look — to make Broken City of interest.

Rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande

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The story: With an escaped drug lord headed his way, the sheriff of a sleepy Arizona border town plans to bring him to justice.

The lowdown: An aging action star and a meandering, dunderheaded script drag down the movie’s handful of inspired action pieces.

I swear, I tried so hard to like The Last Stand.

In spite of a dreadfully silly-looking trailer, a whole lot of bizarre casting decisions (any film that second-bills Johnny Knoxville in the year 2013 is most likely inherently faulty) and a ter-

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This is something of an oddity — a fairy tale horror film that went for the R-rating, rather than the more teen-friendly PG-13. It also has a better than usual cast — Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton — and a director — Norway's Tommy Wirkola — with some horror movie credibility. The premise has Hansel and Gretel becoming professional witch hunters after having survived their unfortunate encounter with that witch in childhood. But now they find themselves up against something worse than your common garden witch. More interesting still, the trailer doesn't look bad. (R)

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Here's the big whatever-it-is. Big stars and biggish stars under the guidance of 12 directors (none of note) in what appears to have taken years to pull together. I've read that the whole thing was producer Peter Farrelly's desire to create a Kentucky Fried Movie for our time. How nice of him. No one has seen it and none of the stars appear to be inclined to talk about it — much less help promote it. Make of this what you will. (R)

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It's been awhile since anyone took Jason Statham serious. It's been even longer since director Taylor Hackford had a hit. So will Statham — teamed with Jennifer Lopez — playing essentially the character so indelibly created by Lee Marvin in John Boorman's neo-noir classic Point Blank (1967) reclaim some ground? Probably not, but it's an intriguing notion. (R)

rible, generic title, I’d heard a handful of positive word-of-mouth comments. Plus, I’ve been more than impressed with the two features — The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) and I Saw the Devil (2010) — I’ve seen from the film’s Korean director Jee-woon Kim. But any optimism and hope I held as the movie opened slowly turned into the unmistakable realization that The Last Stand is a film hampered by a shoddy script, propped up by a corny, aging star (Arnold Schwarzenegger), and bundled-in filmmaking that’s too often shockingly uninspired.

Yes, this is just a dumb, violent action movie, but even on those terms The Last Stand lacks a certain energy. Unfortunately, Kim is left to wrestle with a meandering script that drags its feet from set piece to set piece. The movie’s centered around a basic concept, where drug lord Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega, The Devil’s Backbone) has escaped from prison, and is headed for the Mexican border, dodging road blocks and various dangers in a Corvette. In his path is a small town with a surprisingly Austrian sheriff — with the equally surprising name of Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) — who refuses to let Cortez simply waltz south of the border, and decides to make the titular last stand against this bloodthirsty criminal with little more than his deputies and a whole lot of guns.

The problem is that this basic setup is the bulk of the movie. We twiddle our thumbs for about an hour waiting for the big climax as the film runs through plot points with all the verve of scribbling items off a checklist. Once that climax comes, we finally get to see Kim do his

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Even the argument that this should be judged as mindless camp doesn’t hold water. This sort of bloody, silly, over-the-top actioner is right up Kim’s street, having already made the infinitely more fun The Good, the Bad, the Weird. Yes, that same sort of excess is here, but The Last Stand is neither as grand nor as entertaining (and lacks the fantasy-world aspects of his previous film).

Instead, this film comes across instead as tacky, loud and cheap. Many a director has come from overseas and been chewed up by Hollywood, and while that may not be Kim’s ultimate fate, The Last Stand does not bode well. Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, and language. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande

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Pre Employment background and drug test required. Applications available at 101 Lions Way, Black Mountain, NC 28711. You may also call 828669-8452 for more information on this position. pARK TEChNICIAN • Chimney Rock State Park is hiring seasonal position: $7.73 per hour. Email chimney.rock@ ncparks.gov or call 828-6251823 for information.

and correspondence. Must exercise confidentiality, judgment, discretion and initiative in completing assignments, tact and courtesy in dealings with other attorneys, IC representatives, adjusters and clients. Caring individual with good verbal skills. Medical background helpful. Email resume to: sheena@gta-injurylaw.com

ADMINISTRATIVE/ OFFICE pARALEGAL/ WORKERS COMpENSATION Full time Paralegal needed. Workers Compensation experience or litigation experience preferred. Position provides assistance to attorneys and clients.

Duties include preparing and reviewing legal documents

RELIABLE CNA Fridays and Sundays, 10 hours a wk. $12 an hour. Weaverville. Criminal background check done. 2588539

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SALES/ MARKETING CONGRATULATIONS, YOU JUST FOUND YOUR NEW JOB • Permanent positions in our Asheville office. Noon9pm shift. $12.00/hour base + generous bonus program.

Weekly paycheck.Benefits available. Dental, vision, life ins. Avancement opportunities. Sales exp. a plus. Motivation and clear speaking voice required. Call today for personal interview 828-236-2530. pROFESSIONAL SALES Fortune 200 company recruiting sales associates in this area. • $30-$50K possible first year.

• Renewals • Stock Bonuses • Training. For an interview, call (828) 670-6099 or e-mail resume: CandiceAdms@aol. com WORK FROM hOME SALES pOSITION In Home Sales Position.Mortgage Protection. Sales Leads Leads Leads.

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RESTAURANT/ FOOD MARS hILL • Experienced Lead Cooks needed for new restaurant in Mars Hill. Excellent salary and benefits.

Apply in person to the Cork & Crown, 37 S. Main Street or send resume to bfb1057@ aol.com

WANT A FUN JOB IN ThE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY? French Broad Rafting and Ziplines is hiring Raft Guides, Zipline Guides and office/retail staff for the 2013 season.

Experience preferred but some training available. Apply at www.frenchbroadrafting. com/jobs

NURSE-RN Help make your community a better place.

Mountain Area Recovery Center is seeking an RN to work in outpatient clinic up to 30 hours per week. Criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen required for all final candidates. EOE.

MARS HILL • Servers needed for both day and evening at new restaurant in Mars Hill.

Apply in person to the Cork & Crown, 37 S. Main Street, Mars Hill between 2:00pm and 4:00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays only.

MEDICAL/ hEALTh CARE MED TECh • Position open in a unique assisted living facility east of Asheville. Competive pay, great benefits and flexible schedule. Must have Med Tech Certification, be able to pass drug screening, and criminal background check. Please call 828-669-8452 or email administrator@mccunecenter. org for more information.

ACTT RN – Mars hill • Actively participates as a part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team to provide clinical expertise. Attends daily staffings and updates team members with relevant information.

Will provide medical/medication management by coordinating consumer needs with health care providers, monitoring medication compliance and giving injection per prescriptions. Coordinates internal psychiatrist schedule to assure clients are seen regularly. Case Management by providing transportation for clients to access community resources. Emergency services/ on call duty on rotation that may include commitment procedures, after hour assessments, crisis planning, and hospital diversion. Travel to community to see clients and provide needed assistance.

REQUIREMENTS: Education: Requires RN. Prefer Bachelor or Graduate degree in nursing.

Experience: Must have at least 4 years of experience working with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.

Requires QP status according to 10A NCAC 27G.0104 or be an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) according to NCGS Chapter 90 Article I, Subchapter 32M. Please send resumes to info@octoberroadinc.com or fax to Human Resources at (828) 350-1300 AVAILABLE POSITIONS • MERIDIAN BEhAVIORAL hEALTh Cherokee County: JJTC Team Clinician Seeking Licensed/Associate Licensed Therapist in Cherokee County for an exciting opportunity to serve predominately court referred youth and their families through Intensive In-Home and Basic Benefit Therapy.

For more information contact Aaron Plantenberg, aaron. plantenberg@meridianbhs.org JJTC Team Leader Seeking Licensed Therapist in Cherokee County for an exciting opportunity to serve as team leader. Case load is predominately court referred youth and their families receiving Intensive In-Home and Basic Benefit Therapy. For more information contact Aaron

Plantenberg, aaron.plantenberg@meridianbhs.org Clinician Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) Must have Master’s degree and be licensed/license-eligible. For more information, please contact Kristy Whitaker, kristy. whitaker@meridianbhs.org Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) Must have mental health degree and two years experience. For more information contact Kristy Whitaker, kristy.whitaker@meridianbhs. org Haywood County: Clinician Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) Must have Master’s degree and be licensed/license-eligible. For more information, please contact Amy Wilson, amy.wilson@ meridianbhs.org Haywood/ Jackson County: Program Assistant Offender Services Program Must be an organized and detail-oriented team-player who is able to multi-task, is proficient with computers and various software programs, i.e., Microsoft Office, possesses strong communication skills and can effectively manage emotions when dealing with those we serve. Three years of clerical/office experience and two years of office management preferred or experience in a person-centered service. High School Diploma required and post-secondary education or training preferred Please contact Diane Paige, Program Coordinator, diane.paige@ meridianbhs.org • For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www.meridianbhs.org/ open-positions.html

CLINICAL COUNSELOR OCTOBER ROAD • Asheville: Responsible for communication among staff, consumers, families, and external resources to ensure collaboration and continuity of treatment; Actively participates as a part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team. Responsible for assessment, treatment and discharge planning. As appropriate, will ensure follow up and aftercare of consumer.

Clinical Counselor must present self and service line in a knowledgeable and professional manner. Responsible for Group, Family and Individual Therapy sessions and documentation in the electronic medical records. Will also maintain contact with referral sources and update on consumers progress as well as develop appropriate discharge plans with outside sources. Requires CSAC Certification or CSAC-I. One year clinical experience working with consumers in an SA setting. Experience also to include: family, group, and individual therapy/counseling and treatment planning; must be experienced with assessment and intake processing.

High moral and ethical values.

Willingness to be open to learning and growing. Interpersonal skills to work as an integral part of a treatment team. Appropriate interpersonal/personal boundaries.

Must possess a valid driver's license, and appropriate references. Follow NADAAC and NCSAPPB policies for ethical practice. Maturity of judgment and behavior. Must be flexible to adjust to changing conditions and the various details of the job. Must be willing to work nights on a regular basis.

Please send resumes to info@ octoberroadinc.com or fax to Human Resources at (828) 350-1300

Exciting opportunity with Family Preservation Services of Rutherford County! Become a part of an established team. Seeking NC licensed or provisionally licensed therapists to work with children and their families in the school, home and community. Candidates must have a minimum of 1 year experience with children, school based experience a plus. FPS offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefit package.

Resumes to klockridge@ fpscorp.com.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR • VOLUNTEER PART-TIME Food for Fairview. Approx.

6/hrs week. Send resume no later than Feb 15, 2013, to PO Box 2077, Fairview NC 28730 or food4fairview@gmail.com LICENSED THERAPIST Therapeutic boarding school seeking dually licensed therapist to provide clinical assessments and direct mental health services to at risk adolescent boys, ages 11-17 and their families. • Masters in counseling, psychology or social work required. Must be licensed in North Carolina as a LCSW, LPC, or LMFT. CSAC preferred. Minimum of three years experience with inpatient, outpatient, and/or mental health care. • Must have strong clinical, interpersonal, organizational and customer service skills. • Experience working with adolescents or high-risk population preferred. CRC Health Group and its subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Send resume to Kevin Scarbrough at kscarbrough@stonemountainschool.com

PRN TREATMENT STAFF • Eliada Homes is in need of experienced staff to provide treatment to our students.

Duties: provide individualized treatment to the student population; effectively utilize the agency’s crisis intervention model; regularly monitor and supervise students; participate in the implementation of therapeutic activities; complete required mental health documentation.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services discipline and some mental health experience preferred; high school diploma/ GED/AA degree required; must be able to pass a drug screen and criminal background check. Applications should be submitted through the agency’s website at www. eliada.org.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR Mountain Area Recovery Center is seeking Licensed Substance Abuse Counselors to fill positions in our outpatient opioid treatment facility located in Asheville, North Carolina. Candidates will provide substance abuse services, including but

not limited to, assessments/ screening, intake, client orientation, person centered planning, case management, intervention, client education, and plan and lead structured process and theme centered groups. We offer competitive pay WITH benefits…medical, dental, life, short-term disability, flexible spending account, 401-K, pto, paid holidays, and a flexible work environment in this challenging, yet highly rewarding field. If you are up to the challenge, please e-mail your resume to rhonda. ingle@marc-otp.com or fax to attention: Rhonda Ingle at 828.252.9512. EOE SUPPORT ASSOCIATE (Direct Care Staff) • Do you want to make a difference in a person’s life? Consider working for The Arc of North Carolina, a state-wide advocacy and service provider organization that has been promoting the rights and abilities of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) since 1953. The Arc of North Carolina seeks passionate, compassionate, hard-working individual to support young male in Hendersonville/Zirconia area.

Hours are after school starting at 4pm. Responsibilities may include: providing breaks for caregivers, assistance with personal care, teaching skills to increase independence, promoting inclusion in the community. Related experience in direct care or special education is preferred but not required. Creativity, progressive thinking, strong advocacy skills, and knowledge of community resources are highly desirable. Qualified applicants must be 18 or older, have a high school diploma or GED, current driver’s license, and pass background checks.

Applicants may: Contact Joey Bishko at 828-254-4771. Apply in person at 22 Garfield St, Suite 120 Asheville, NC 28803.

Or e-mail jbishko@arcnc.org.

and services. Schedules and manages circulation desk.

Teaches information literacy and shares reference desk coverage with part time librarians. • MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 1. Master’s degree in Library Science or Master’s degree in Library Information Science from a regionally accredited institution; 2.

Knowledge of computer systems management for library applications; 3. Experience with technical processes including cataloging, serials, acquisitions and Interlibrary Loan; 4. 3-5 years professional library experience. • PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: 1.

Knowledge of emerging and instructional technologies as applicable to online learning; 2. Community college or other academic library experience; 3. Experience with web page development.

• SALARY RANGE: $47,196 - $52,440.

For more information and application instructions please visit https://abtcc.peopleadmin.com/postings/1496 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER. www.MACFC.org 2586 Riceville Rd. Asheville, NC 28805 or email dclark@ macfc.org. Deadline: February 8th.

PARALEGAL FULL-TIME • In four-attorney downtown law firm. Responsibilities include drafting, serving and organizing pleadings and correspondence, online case searches, trial preparation and support, general typing and filing, researching public records including real estate records.

• Requirements: Experience preferred but not required.

Looking for a reliable organized, detail-oriented, selfstarter, with the ability to work for multiple attorneys. Resume to Paralegal Application, One Rankin Avenue, 3rd Floor, Asheville 28801 or app@dunganlaw.com.

TEACHING/ EDUCATION

THE ASHEVILLE OFFICE OF FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES is seeking the following: QMHP to work with adults on our Community Support Team; Certified Peer Support Specialist to work with adults in the Center for Recovery, Education, and Wellness; QMHP to work with children and families on an Intensive In Home team. Please send resumes to csimpson@ fpscorp.com

PROFESSIONAL/ MANAGEMENT

A-B TECH - Librarian, Systems and Technical Services. SUMMARY: This position has primary responsibility for the operation of the Library’s automated ILS (Integrated Library System) software for management of cataloging, acquisitions, serials, online cataloging, and reserves. This position manages the technical service functions of the library and develops and maintains the library web and social media sites.

This position assists with the development and management of electronic library resources

A-B TECH - CHAIR, NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES DEPT. • SUMMARY: The Chairperson of the Networking Technologies Department provides leadership for all functions related to the Information Systems Security, Networking Technology, Cybercrime Technology, and potential related programs. This includes responsibility for curriculum development and assessment, personnel, budgeting, and equipment in the department. The chairperson must exhibit the knowledge and skills needed to prepare students for careers centered on the use of information communications technologies. • MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 1. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Related Field; 2. Two years of work experience related to the Networking Technology field; 3. Certification related to Networking or Security Technology (i.e. CCNA, VCP or other higher level certification); 4. Managerial experience which includes employee supervision and budget management.

• PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: 1. Bachelor’s degree in a field related to Networking or Security Technology; 2. Certified Cisco Academy Instructor – CCAI; 3.

Community college teaching experience.

• SALARY RANGE: $55,908 - $57,696.

For more information and application instructions please visit https://abtcc.peopleadmin.com/postings/1500

A-B TECH - Ophthalmic Assisting Program Instructor SUMMARY: Instruct Ophthalmic Assisting students in both the classroom and clinical settings for the Economic & Workforce Development / Continuing Education program. Responsible for submitting all applicable program documentation in accordance with established program guidelines.

• MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 1.

Two years of work experience in an ophthalmic practice; 2. JCAHPO Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT) or higher; (Certification must be attached to online application) 3. Demonstrated organizational skills and successful experience managing program records; 4.

Demonstrated communication skills in order to effectively convey information to a diverse student population. • PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: 1. Familiarity with local ophthalmic community; 2. Experience teaching adult learners. • SALARY RANGE: $24.50 per contact hour. For more information and application instructions please visit https://abtcc. peopleadmin.com/postings/1499254-1921 ASSISTANT CANOPY GUIDE Navitat Canopy Adventures is hiring for the 2013 season! Navitat is currently hiring for the following positions: Canopy Guide, Driver Guide, and Sales Guide.

For more specific information, please go to: http://www.navitat.com/employment/ Please attach your current resume, references, and a letter of interest by email to: avlemployment@navitat.com DIRECTOR OF CHILDCARE CENTER Responsible for Asheville childcare center educational programs and operations, hiring and managing Center staff. Ensures all planning and programming are implemented within State regulations and Center Board.

Must possess: • Two-year degree in Early Childhood Development, Child Psychology, Early Childhood Education, or other related field.

Preferred candidate will have a four-year degree. • Minimum of five years related experience. • North Carolina Early Childhood Administration credential. • A valid NC drivers license and reliable transportation. Please submit a resume with qualifications and references to boardchair789@ gmail.com. Full job description available upon request. boardchair789@gmail.com FARM MANAGER/ TEACHER looking for skilled farmer who can handle managing sustainable small scale farm production and facilitating classes. xavierhawk@gmail. com colonyearth.com

MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS • Speech-Language Therapist. Full-time employment, 10 months. Salary based on State Schedule and Experience • Qualifications and Requirements: Must hold NC license as speech pathologist • Experience in public schools preferred • Student assessments and screenings • Direct services to students • Consultative services to EC teachers and staff • Write Individual Education Plans and attend IEP meetings • Assist EC Department in Medicaid filing • Attend staff development meetings as necessary • Analyze and interpret information to make recommendations regarding the need for speech-language services • Other duties as assigned by Superintendent, EC Director or designee.

Full Job Description Available Upon Request. Applications may be obtained from and submitted to: Application Deadline: Tanya Jussila Personnel Director 5738 US Highway 25/70 Marshall, NC 28753. 828-649-9276 ext. 232.

Open until filled. The Madison County Board of Education is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, disability or national origin.

OFF ROAD DRIVING INSTRUCTOR-PART TIME/ ON CALL The Land Rover Experience Driving School, Biltmore, has openings for parttime off-road driving instructors. Must have excellent driving record, off-road experience, superior customer service and communication skills.

Flexible work schedule. Great work environment. Please call 828-225-1541 or email sandy@ landroverschool.com

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES HELP WANTED • Make money mailing brochures from home. Free supplies.

Helping home-workers since 2001. Genuine opportunity.

No experience required. Start immediately. www.theworkhub.net (AAN CAN)

ARTS/MEDIA PT PROGRAM ASSISTANT AT THE BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM + ARTS CENTER Position will focus on Community Outreach & Membership Development.

Submit cover letter, resume and three references to bmcmac@bellsouth.net.

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FAA approved training. Financial aid if qualified. Housing available. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 877-492-3059 (AAN CAN) ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from Home. Medical, Business, Criminal Justice, Hospitality. Job placement assistance.

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WEB ASSISTANT AND/OR DEVELOPER • Looking for a part-time or project-based web job? Mountain Xpress is seeking the right person to help evolve our online presence. You must have some web skills (HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, mySQL, WordPress), be a team player and want to be a par of a locally focused, social-mediaengaged media outlet. Send cover letter describing how you might fit with the Mountain Xpress mission and needs, along with resume to: webcoordinator@mountainx.com.

No phone calls please.

WEB COORDINATOR/WEBMASTER • Mountain Xpress is seeking the right person to continue the evolution of our online presence. • You must have: 1) Excellent web skills (HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, mySQL, Expression Engine, WordPress); 2) Ability to manage in-house and outsourced projects; 3) Willingness to be a team player; 4) Commitment to a locally focused, socialmedia-engaged outlet. • The ideal candidate will have experience developing custom, database-driven solutions, as well as modifying existing software. • You will also need experience managing a LAMP web infrastructure with highavailability principles. • Salary based on experience and skill, with benefits package. Send cover letter (that demonstrates your passions, how those passions would fit with Mountain Xpress' mission and needs, and why you'd like to work with us). and resume to: web-coordiantor@mountainx. com. No phone calls please.

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freewillastrology AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) “Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it.” So said the eccentric, outspoken and hard-partying actress Talullah Bankhead (1902-1968). Can you guess her astrological sign? Aquarius, of course.

Her greatest adventure came from trying to keep up with all the unpredictable urges that welled up inside her. She found it challenging and fun to be as unique as she could possibly be. I nominate her to be your role model in the next four weeks. Your assignment is to work extra hard at being yourself.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) The German government sponsored a scientific study of dowsing, which is a form of magical divination used to locate underground sources of water. After 10 years, the chief researcher testified, “It absolutely works, beyond all doubt. But we have no idea why or how.” An assertion like that might also apply to the mojo you’ll have at your disposal, Aries, as you forge new alliances and bolster your web of connections in the coming weeks.

I don’t know how or why you’ll be such an effective networker, but you will be.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) The United States Congress spends an inordinate amount of time on trivial matters. For example, 16 percent of all the laws it passed in the last two years were devoted to renaming post offices. That’s down from the average of the previous eight years, during which time almost 20 percent of its laws had the sole purpose of renaming post offices. In my astrological opinion, you Tauruses can’t afford to indulge in anything close to that level of nonsense during the next four weeks. I urge you to keep time-wasting activities down to less than five percent of your total. Focus on getting a lot of important stuff done. Be extra thoughtful and responsible as you craft the impact you’re having on the world.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) What if your unconscious mind has dreamed up sparkling answers to your raging questions but your conscious mind doesn’t know about them yet? Is it possible you are not taking advantage of the sly wisdom that your deeper intelligence has been cooking up? I say it’s time to poke around down there. It’s time to take aggressive measures as you try to smoke out the revelations that your secret self has prepared for you. How? Remember your dreams, of course. Notice hunches that arise out of nowhere. And send a friendly greeting to your unconscious mind, something like, “I adore you and I’m receptive to you and I’d love to hear what you have to tell me.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22) In his book *Our Band Could Be Your Life,* Michael Azerrad says that the Cancerian sing-

er-songwriter Steve Albini is a “connoisseur of intensity.” That means he’s picky about what he regards as intense. Even the two kinds of music that are often thought of as the embodiment of ferocious emotion don’t make the grade for Albini. Heavy metal is comical, he says, not intense. Hardcore punk is childish, not intense.

What’s your definition of intensity, Cancerian?

I see the coming weeks as prime time for you to commune with the very best expressions of that state of being. Be a connoisseur of intensity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) There’s a butterfly sanctuary at the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

It’s called the Enchanted Garden. As you enter, you see a sign that reads, “Please do not touch the butterflies. Let the butterflies touch you.” In other words, you shouldn’t initiate contact with the delicate creatures. You shouldn’t pursue them or try to capture them. Instead, make yourself available for them to land on you. Allow them to decide how and when your connection will begin to unfold. In the coming week, Leo, I suggest you adopt a similar approach to any beauty you’d like to know better.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Libra, I think you should specialize in one-ofa-kind feelings like these. Milk the nuances!

Exult in the peculiarities! Celebrate the fact that each new wave of passion has never before arisen in quite the same form.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) After analyzing your astrological omens for the coming weeks, I decided that the best advice I could give you would be this passage by the English writer G. K. Chesterton: “Of all modern notions, the worst is this: that domesticity is dull. Inside the home, they say, is dead decorum and routine; outside is adventure and variety. But the truth is that the home is the only place of liberty, the only spot on earth where a person can alter arrangements suddenly, make an experiment or indulge in a whim. The home is not the one tame place in a world of adventure; it is the one wild place in a world of set rules and set tasks.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) My general philosophy is that everyone on the planet, including me, is a jerk now and then.

In fact, I’m suspicious of those who are apparently so unfailingly well-behaved that they NEVER act like jerks. On the other hand, some people are jerks far too much of the time, and should be avoided. Here’s my rule of thumb: How sizable is each person’s Jerk Quotient? If it’s below six percent, I’ll probably give them a chance to be a presence in my life — especially if they’re smart and interesting. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Sagittarius, this gauge may be useful for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19)

Do you ever fantasize about a more perfect version of yourself? Is there, in your imagination, an idealized image of who you might become in the future? That can be a good thing if it motivates you to improve and grow. But it might also lead you to devalue the flawed but beautiful creation you are right now. It may harm your capacity for self-acceptance. Your assignment in the coming week is to temporarily forget about whom you might evolve into at some later date, and instead just love your crazy, mysterious life exactly as it is.

The French painter Cezanne painted images of a lot of fruit in the course of his career. He liked to take his sweet time while engaged in his work. The apples and pears and peaches that served as his models often rotted before he was done capturing their likenesses. That’s the kind of approach I recommend for you in the coming days, Capricorn. Be very deliberate and gradual and leisurely in whatever labor of love you devote yourself to. No rushing allowed! With conscientious tenderness, exult in attending to every last detail of the process.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Novelist Jeffrey Eugenides says he doesn’t have generic emotions that can be described with one word. “Sadness,” “joy,” and “regret” don’t happen to him. Instead, he prefers “complicated hybrid emotions, Germanic train-car constructions,” like “the disappointment of sleeping with one’s fantasy” or “the excitement of getting a hotel room with a mini-bar.” He delights in sensing “intimations of mortality brought on by aging family members” and “sadness inspired by failing restaurants.” In the coming days,

The Dardanelles Strait is a channel that connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, separating Europe from Asia. In some places it’s less than a mile wide. But the currents are fierce, so if you try to swim across at those narrow points, you’re pushed around and end up having to travel five or six miles. In light of the current astrological omens, I’m predicting that you will have a comparable challenge in the coming days, Pisces. The task may seem easier or faster than it actually is. Plan accordingly.

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