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How can all voices be heard on important issues? The first public listening session for input on the new police chief was held Feb. 5. Turnout was low, and the Mountain Xpress even ran a [Feb. 13] story titled, “Thin Crowd Weighs in on Police Chief Selection.” Those who attended were clearly disappointed in the low showing, especially when the same room had been packed last March to meet about police brutality in Asheville’s [police] department. This occurs often, and it makes sense. People engage in local government when they are inspired: either enraged or personally affected. But when it comes to dry, long-term involvement, the meeting rooms are sparse. It brings up a larger question: How do we promote a culture of political and community involvement? When we take a step back and think about how our perfect community would communicate, we ideally want each person to be involved, and all perspectives heard. We would focus on the individual, making sure each had the power of voice. This is an ideal of democracy: that each person is empowered to share their thoughts, because through discourse we can reach a greater understanding.
However, it doesn’t seem to work this way. Despite our best hope for community involvement, there are obstacles in the way of fruitful, long-term discourse that is correctly representative. I think that there is a shortage in time for people to be actively engaged. The limited resource of time requires that we spend it where it is most immediately necessary, and it follows that it is usually dedicated to work, family, etc. We focus on the things directly in front of us that need the most urgent attention. I would also like to add how criticizing a community’s political involvement is scratching the surface of a larger issue. Those who are working more than one job, have different hours, are taking care of children or family members cannot always afford the luxury of community meetings and active community engagement. The evening meetings are inaccessible to any single parent without a baby sitter. Rather than being frustrated at seemingly low public buy-in, how can we accommodate the disparity between those who are immediately able to participate in politics and those who are not? How can we empower people and create accessible discourse so that their voices are heard before it gets to a point of urgency? I think that our ideals of democracy can only be achieved when we reevaluate the larger routines inhibiting full participation. — Ava Simonds Swannanoa
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The rivers largely impact our everyday lives, from getting drinking water to showers, to taking a walk by a stream. Rivers not only impact all of us humans, but they are also home to many types of wildlife and plants. When pollution gets in our rivers, it can have a bigger impact than you may think. Some of the direct impacts are killing off the more sensitive wildlife, destroying plants and making the river unusable to humans for resources and for enjoyment. There are many places in Asheville where people go tubing on the French Broad River. When the river gets polluted too badly, some of these businesses are unable to run, which negatively impacts the local businesses. Pollution can also have some larger effects on the community and world at large. For example, the water from the French Broad River eventually goes to the Tennessee River, which goes to the Ohio River, which leads to the Mississippi River, which feeds into the Gulf of Mexico, which finally goes into the Atlantic Ocean. This connection shows that the water pollution can travel and doesn’t just affect one specific local area. Pollution can cause diseases in many animals, which can be transferred to humans as well. It also disrupts food chains and ecosystems as well. There are many things that cause water pollution, including the industrial waste of large industries, the use of chemicals in pesticides and fertilizers, urban developments, landfill leakage and sewer lines that break or leak. Luckily, there are some ways water pollution can be prevented. Properly treating sewage and waste, reducing the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, avoiding dumping things into water systems, recycling and reusing, disposing of trash properly and bringing awareness to the issue are just a few ways we can help prevent this issue and have healthier and cleaner water systems. Even the smallest actions can have a very large impact. — Aimee Diefenbach Eighth-grade student Asheville
In a previous letter, the option to go without shoes was brought up as a preferable alternative to finding a more suitable pair of soles [“‘Heel Thyself’ By Going Barefoot,” Feb. 6, Xpress]. The ensuing discussion, I noticed, was largely based around the benefits or drawbacks of this practice to the individual — not to those surrounding them who might be affected by their decision. Regardless of whether any concrete, factual information was presented in support of either side, it is pretty clear that engaging in the practice of wearing shoes likely limits the spread of certain diseases and fungal infections to others. It is common practice to wear “shower shoes” in public bath areas in order to prevent picking up nasty microbial hitchhikers — can you imagine the rate of infection we may possibly see if a large number of people stopped wearing shoes completely in public areas? You could argue that the only people affected by this would be the other shoeless-by-choice individuals, but this is ignoring those who may wear open-toed shoes, young children and anyone who is barefoot for only a brief period in a conventional/necessary setting for the activity, such as a doctor’s office or the security area of an airport. With the contagious spread of different foot-borne infections rising due to the daily public traffic of shoeless individuals, the chances of nonshoeless people developing these afflictions may also spike, in much the same way we worry about the spread of the flu or other similar diseases throughout populations. It is likely better, then, to benefit the multiple individuals who might have to put up with the mess of having an unwanted infection (via wearing shoes) than it is to serve only oneself by going barefoot everywhere. On the beach, in the woods, and around private property, feel free, but perhaps consider your fellow man and don a pair of sandals in public. — Mackenzie McClay Swannanoa
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A physician’s dilemma Finding the middle path in the abortion debate BY DR. WILL HAMILTON In 1962, after a rollicking flight libated with free drinks all the way across the Atlantic, the chartered Aer Lingus 707 landed in New York. Its cargo of university students from London was soon scattered across the United States for their summer vacations. I traveled 10,000 miles around the U.S. in Greyhound buses and was won over by Americans’ generosity and spontaneous kindness. On my return to England I became an advocate for that vast and beautiful country. One student on that cheerful flight, however, was less fortunate than I. He was shot through the spine by a fellow guest in the motel where he was staying, who’d spotted the student climbing in his own bedroom window. He paid a high price for losing his door key. Seven years later, in the summer of 1969, two women who attended my evangelical church asked me to help Heidi, a distressed German girl they’d met who’d come to England to seek an abortion (still illegal in Germany then). I was surprised but agreed and took her to an abortion clinic. Afterward, a very relieved Heidi and I strolled along the Thames embankment, watching the swallows skimming over the river. I took her home for the night and never heard from her again. Was I complicit in a murder? Donald Trump is president because many people think so. At the London Hospital, I was one of the first residents to care for patients having legal abortions in the U.K. My first such patient, the wife of one of my professors, was severely depressed; her two sons had recently drowned while ice skating. My second one was a very poor lady with many children who felt overwhelmed by the prospect of caring for a further addition. Three years later, a colleague told me how the husbands of her poorer patients would come home from work and, without even bothering to remove their boots, expect their wives to have intercourse. In England I met Susie, who hailed from Fairview, N.C., and we later married. But she missed her family, so we moved to the U.S. in 1976. I was ready
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DR. WILL HAMILTON for an exciting challenge, and I quickly felt accepted by Americans, whose enthusiasm, hospitality and diversity I greatly admire. We settled in Fairview, and I was invited to run a 15-bed hospital in Bat Cave. A pregnant young woman wanted to give birth there. Could she keep the baby with her after it was born? Could she breastfeed as soon as it was born? When I answered yes to these and other questions, she burst into tears; over the next three years, I delivered 150 babies in Western North Carolina’s first birthing room. In 1986, I was asked to consult for a scene in the movie Dirty Dancing, which was filmed 5 miles from the hospital. That was fun, and my 15-year-old daughter Annie Louise was excited to see Patrick Swayze walk across the set. Some years earlier, however, Dr. Francis Schaeffer, a prominent theologian whom Susie and I knew personally, wrote two books that were made into movies. Their message was that the United States’ Christian culture was being taken over by humanism, and to fight this it was essential that abortion be banned again.
Susie and I attended a screening of one of those films, and a lady there invited me to serve on the board of the local chapter of Birthright, a Catholic nonprofit dedicated to providing support to pregnant women as an alternative to abortion. We took two women into our home throughout their pregnancies, both of whom put their children up for adoption. A couple of years later, one asked if she could have her honeymoon at our home! We were very touched. The other lady has become a close friend who visits us regularly with her husband. During this time I was approached by an attorney who represented people accused of criminal activity against abortion clinics. He asked if I was willing to be an expert witness on behalf of his clients. “Is an unborn baby a human being?” he asked me. When I replied that I thought it was a developing human being, he dropped me like a hot brick! Somewhat later, I was chairing the Birthright board when we decided we needed to create a separate organization that, rather than being solely Catholic, would have broader ecumenical support. Shortly after we set up the new group, a desperate teenager who was a patient of mine asked me to find her a gynecologist to provide her with an abortion, which I did. A few days later, I was fired from the newly formed board when I explained the physician’s dilemma: There is no perfect situation or solution. The firing was fine with me: I had plenty else on my plate. Several years after that, I had the opportunity to ask the girl’s dad if he thought we’d done the right thing. “Absolutely,” he said. Another time, two of my children and I were 20 minutes into Gorillas in the Mist when my beeper went off (this was precellphones) and a distraught woman’s voice said, “Please come: My daughter just had a baby in the next room, and I didn’t know she was pregnant.”
I tried to persuade her to call an ambulance instead. Undeterred, she repeated, “Please.” So we left the gorillas to whatever they were doing in the mist and headed over to the woman’s house. My kids stayed in the car and never learned any more about the young lady’s plight, though it turned out that they were in her class at school. Inside, I found a slim, pretty 15-yearold, her mother and a newborn baby sitting in silence. I delivered the placenta and took a seat. “What do you want to do?” I asked. In unison came the response, “Have the baby adopted.” That was easy to arrange, and the baby was picked up the next day. Two days later, I gave the girl a sick note so she could return to school, and no one was the wiser. I was recently told by an attractive member of a local evangelical church how grateful she was to be able to attend a concealed weapons class. White evangelicals are the religious group most likely to carry guns, according to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey. But are being pro-life and pro-guns really compatible? St. Francis of Assisi founded his Third Order for those who wanted to live in the world but follow his precepts. Members — allegedly including such luminaries as Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Dante and Galileo — were forbidden to carry arms, which contributed to the end of the feudal system. Nonetheless, Francis is said to have been honored by warrior popes such as Innocent III, warrior knights such as Walter of Brienne and the Muslim sultan of Egypt. The “little man” from Assisi found a way that did not provoke anger, hostility and division. Can we? Blessed are the peacemakers. Is there a place where anger and compassion meet? X Retired physician Will Hamilton lives in Fairview. He can be reached at drhamilt@gmail.com.
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BY BROOKE RANDLE brandle@mountainx.com Debra Campbell’s presence can shift the mood in a room. As Charlotte’s first female and AfricanAmerican director of planning, she recalls, “I would go out to community meetings and see both older and younger people looking at me and giving me that nod of approval. Just the pride that I see in their faces, that’s so gratifying, so rewarding to me.” Since beginning her new job as Asheville’s city manager in December — the first woman and person of color to permanently occupy the position — she has inspired similar nods of appreciation, as well as skyhigh expectations. Xpress managed to snag a few minutes with Campbell on Feb. 18. We asked how she plans to tackle growth, public transit and dining out in Asheville. Her remarks
BLACK GIRL MAGIC: As Asheville’s new city manager, Debra Campbell says she plans to bring a collaborative approach to city government to address issues surrounding infrastructure, policing and growth. Photo by Joe Pellegrino have been edited for length and, in some instances, rearranged to group similar themes. In one of your first remarks after being named city manager, you mentioned that you always admired Asheville from afar. What qualities attracted you to Asheville? The natural beauty, for one, but [also] the activism. I come from a background of community and neighborhood planning, and so activism and inspiring people to not just care about what’s happening in their own backyard but look at the total community, that was extremely appealing. I also was impressed with the diversity of thought and the ability for a community that has a 12 percent AfricanAmerican population to elect two African-American officials to the City Council. I thought this was a community that judges people based on their character, what they can bring and the impact that they can have. Lastly, it’s closer to my hometown. I’m originally from Chattanooga, Tenn., so I get closer to my family by being here. 10
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You mentioned some of the qualities that drew you to Asheville, but have you noticed anything that the city may be lacking that you hope to address during your time as city manager? We are lacking in basic infrastructure — sidewalks, curbs, gutters. Certainly we have got to address the issues of disparity that exist in this community between blacks and whites, particularly the achievement gap in Asheville City Schools. The affordable housing issue is — a lot of communities would say, “We’re at a crisis,” but Asheville really is at a crisis point, particularly with a service-based economy. We need to improve, enhance and increase public transportation, and we’re working on that. It’s going to be a communitywide effort: The city cannot address all of these issues alone. So there is a role for the private sector in every one of those issues that I raised.
What communities have you not heard enough from yet? I haven’t met a lot with the business community. My experiences in Charlotte were mostly with the business community, and here it’s actually the exact opposite. I’m definitely going to be very intentional about reaching out to that sector of our community, because they have an important to role to play [to] address some of the social disparity that exists here. How do you balance so many different projects and departments? I am providing leadership; I’m providing direction. A lot of the responsibility lies with elected officials and with the community. My job is making sure that I connect those dots, particularly from a city services-delivery perspective. I have a tremendous amount of responsibility, but I don’t think I’m in charge of anything. I think sometimes people say, “your city” or “your city staff,” and it’s really “our.” As long as I operate from that perspective, I will stay humble, I will stay focused and I
Mayor Manheimer noted that, during the interview process for this job, you asked, “Why do people say this city is so hard to govern?” Knowing what you know now, how would you answer your own question? Asheville has a reputation of the politics overriding even good decision-making sometimes. Since being here, I see the complexity of Asheville. I believe that it is complex in terms of how elected officials manage the community and the numerous perspectives; sometimes it’s very difficult for elected officials to prioritize and say, “We’re gonna go left and not right.” Either way they go, someone is not going to like the decision. Now that I am in the community, working with elected officials, I think my job is to help them sift through some of those complexities and do what’s in the best interest of the community. Given all of the challenges, what departments are your top areas of focus in the first year on the job? The Asheville Police Department definitely rises to the top. Sustainability, because I believe that department is underserved. This community is built on its natural beauty, and there are a lot of environmentalists that are advocating for — rightfully so — environmental stewardship. For us to do it, we’re going to need more resources. Again, transit is very much lacking. I don’t know if we have the resources to do what this community needs us to do.
How do you plan to address that disconnect? We’re in the process of hiring a chief of police right now. I want this person to reflect what we have heard in terms of attributes and characteristics that are needed as part of the job profile. That person will report directly to me; community safety, including the fire chief, will be under my direct supervision. I want the officers to feel as though they are a part of an organization, that if they fail, we all fail, that this organization is listening to them — and quite frankly, that their role will change. Success will not be judged by how many tickets they wrote, but by how many crimes did they prevent. How
— Debra Campbell did they bridge the gap between themselves, their reputation and the community so that the community thinks more positively of them? That’s going to be the measure of success: that they connect with the community, that people of color don’t look at just their uniforms and immediately are intimidated. I just want to work with the department to assure them that they can do their job, but their job will be defined in a very different way going forward. The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority is reviewing its policies for awarding grants from hotel occupancy tax revenues. In light of growing concern about the impact of tourism on city services, how will you advocate for the city’s interests with the TDA? Although we have been extremely successful in creating a very prominent space for tourists, I don’t think that we have done as good of a job at creating space for locals. There is a sense of competition. And there’s also a feeling of loss, that the people who actually live here have lost their space to tourists. I can assure you that AfricanAmericans very rarely come downtown. What would they come downtown to experience? They used to come downtown to experience festivals and other things that met their needs, that reached out to them to encourage them to come to this space. We’ve got to do more of those kinds of programming, and we have to be very intentional about sharing this space with the broader community. Going forward, we need to think about how do we create opportunities for our locals to feel as though this is still their home. Last October, City Council adopted a resolution with the goal of powering city operations with 100 percent renewable energy by the year 2030, which is really ambitious ... Tell me about it! Especially looking at it from a city services perspective! What are the first steps to get things moving, and when do you think we’ll start seeing some pieces of this being implemented? We have had a consultant that’s come in to help with some discussions. But when you have a choice of adding solar panels to a fire department and you’ve got an affordable housing issue and a transportation issue, we’re managing
through and having discussions about those issues and assessing economic impact right now. This plan that is being developed will help us address realistically what can we accomplish within a certain time frame. We’re going to take one step at a time, but it is definitely something that we know is important to the community — it’s important to our organization. What are you looking forward to the most during your first year? Probably No. 1: connecting with the community. I want the community to know who I am, what my values are. But more importantly, I want to understand what their values are, what their concerns are, what are the key issues we need to address. I would love to show some progress, particularly related to a strategy around affordable housing and improving transit services. There is a goal of implementing recommendations in the [Transit Master Plan] for the first year. I would love to be able to accomplish that, but I don’t know if we will be able to, based on cost and competing interests. Have you found a favorite restaurant? Not yet, but I’ll tell you I had an amazing meal at Biscuit Head, the new one that’s open on Hendersonville Road. I should not have gone there, because
it’s so close that I would be tempted to do that every weekend. I think it’s going to be a hard choice considering there’s just so many good places to dine out, upscale or low-scale or everything in between. I’m excited about it. What do you like to do when you’re not managing the city? I am an avid exerciser. I like to work out. I don’t have kids. I’m not married but I follow my great-nephew in track and field. Next weekend we will be in Nashville; in two more weeks, we might be in New York if he does well at the state. I am a voracious consumer of Christian hip-hop and I listen to books on Audible. I’m trying to finish up on Michelle Obama’s book — it is long! Is there anything else you would like the city to know? I want the city to know that I have never felt so welcome. I mean, genuinely welcome. You asked a question earlier about the heightened expectations, and everybody has said to me, ‘I’m praying for you,’ or ‘If you need any help, call on me. We wish you so much success and luck.’ I guess that’s helped me a lot to not be intimidated or fearful because I feel like people got my back. I feel very comfortable here, and it didn’t take long for me to feel at home. This is home now. X
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FORWARD TOGETHER For over a year, Kimberlee Archie led a team of one. As Asheville’s first equity and inclusion manager, she joined city government in July 2017 to oversee a department with ambitious goals, Council support and a direct reporting line to the city manager’s office — but no other employees. That changed with the approval of Asheville’s budget for fiscal year 2019. Archie requested and received a more than $250,000 boost over her original FY 2018 allocation to hire three new staffers. A new citizen board, the Human Relations Commission of Asheville, was also convened in June to complement her department’s work. As of late January, Archie’s office is fully staffed. The four Asheville employees are together charged with advancing equity, which the city defines as “just and fair inclusion into a society in which all can participate, prosper and reach their full potential,” and promoting inclusion, defined as “authentic and empowered participation with a true sense of belonging.” Racial equity — “the condition when racial identity no longer predicts individual or group life outcomes, and outcomes for all groups are improved” — is a particularly important focus. What does this mission look like, and what challenges does the Office of Equity & Inclusion face as it goes about its work? Xpress spoke with Archie and each of her recent hires to better understand Asheville’s newest city department.
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SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL: The three recently hired staffers for Asheville’s Office of Equity & Inclusion — from left, Nia Davis, Yashika Smith and Paulina Mendez — will help the city operate more fairly for all its residents. Photo by Dan Phairas, courtesy of the city of Asheville SPREADING THE NEWS Priority No. 1, Archie explains, is increasing the city’s awareness of and capacity for equity work. Through internal training and engagement, she hopes to multiply the impact of the relatively small staff devoted full time to the issue.
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“It can’t be seen as just four people responsible for getting the city to a place of operating in a more equitable and inclusive way,” Archie says. “It is our expectation to make sure that everyone knows what equity really is about and how to operationalize it on a daily basis in our work as a city.” An opt-in equity assessment survey of city employees published in July by the Government Alliance on Race & Equity (avl.mx/5pp) suggests that Asheville has substantial room for improvement. Of the 661 respondents, 45 percent had not participated in any racial equity training, while more than a third of those who had completed such training hadn’t found it to be useful. The city’s four largest departments — fire, police, public works and water services — had less than 40 percent of staffers respond to the survey at all. Archie suggests that these low rates may have been due to the “trepidation” of employees with little knowledge about the topic.
“A lot of times you can be afraid of things that you don’t know or understand,” Archie says. “I think this first time out, there were people that just didn’t want to take [the survey] because it was the unknown.” Paulina Mendez was hired to address this knowledge gap as the Office of Equity & Inclusion’s training consultant. A UNC Asheville political science graduate, she gained an understanding of local race issues from now-retired professors Dwight Mullen and Dolly Jenkins-Mullen, which she is using to develop training resources with what she calls an “equity lens.” In contrast to Asheville’s reputation as a “superprogressive, liberal city in the mountains,” Mendez explains, the area has a legacy of race-based mortgage discrimination and urban renewal that played a role in shaping present-day racial inequities. As part of her changes to training materials, she is developing a history of housing policy in Asheville to give city employees a broader perspective on how gov-
ernment action can have unequal and long-lasting effects on different groups of residents. She hopes those conversations will help city staff think more deeply about their own work and its impact. “When you’re able to know your history, you’re empowered to see the opportunity — ‘Oh wow, we have made those decisions, but we have the opportunity to make different decisions,’” Mendez says. “My hope is that it will reflect even in small, day-to-day activities.” OUTSIDE IN Beyond City Hall, Archie says, her office plans to re-examine how Asheville’s government interacts with the wider community. Taking point on that part of the agenda is Yashika Smith, the department’s inclusive engagement and leadership manager. “My role is to reach out, connect and give voice to the overlooked and underrepresented communities in Asheville,” Smith explains. “I’ve been tasked with looking at new ways to implement inclusive engagement so that everybody is heard — not only heard, but listened to, and in response, they see their input being utilized.” Smith, an Asheville native with over a decade of experience at nonprofits such as Youth Transformed for Life and Community Action Opportunities, says she takes an “on-the-ground approach” to outreach. Years of grassroots work, she adds, have taught her to be “transparent and raw” with information and listen carefully to the community’s response. “That is my first and primary focus: not to listen with intent to respond but listen to understand,” Smith says. “After I’ve listened to the community to hear where they feel unheard, where we have done well and where we can improve, then my steps forward will be guided by what I hear.” One of Smith’s first major projects will be a seven-stop “community storytelling” tour conducted in partnership with the nonprofit Asheville Writers in the Schools and Community. By facilitating conversations through video and visual art, she hopes to hear the stories of community engagement in historically lowincome areas such as Pisgah View, Southside and the Emma community.
BUILDING BRIDGES Straddling the Office of Equity & Inclusion’s internal and external work is the Human Relations Commission of Asheville. The citizen board, established on the recommendation of a special Councilappointed blue-ribbon committee to address “all forms of individual, institutional and community discrimination through education, advocacy and policy recommendations,” is supported by full-time city staffer Nia Davis. As suggested by her title of human relations analyst, Davis says she will help the HRCA collect and interpret data on its focus areas of education, public safety and housing. She is also collaborating with other city employees, such as interim City Attorney Sabrina Rockoff, to develop the commission’s procedures for hearing discrimination complaints. HRCA Chair Tiffany De’Bellott says the city’s direct assistance is invaluable for the board, which is made up largely of residents without previous experience on boards and commissions. “We have a city department who’s holding us accountable, who’s educating us and informing us on our role, but then also allowing us as a community and as a commission to have autonomy,” she explains. “I think it’s a wonderful opportunity for everyone who sits on the commission to learn what that looks like.” De’Bellott notes that, because the HRCA started from scratch, much of its work thus far has focused on defining its structure, goals and work plan. But she emphasizes that the group will soon be ready to engage with the community, with outreach planned around the city’s recent contracting disparity study. “Our focus now is unpacking the business report and also teaching companies, especially those owned by people of color, how to make requests to the city and how to bid for specific projects,” De’Bellott says. “I think that it’s been a challenge in Asheville to communicate to those that really need to hear the message.” Information should flow both ways between the community and the HRCA, Davis adds. When asked about the biggest gap Asheville has in its data regarding equity issues, she points to the lived experience of minority residents who have experienced the city’s transformation in recent decades. “With urban renewal, a lot of folks are being pushed out, and I think really tapping into the population
of folks that have stayed would be interesting,” Davis says. “I don’t know how much the city has tapped into their stories and how the changes are impacting them.” SLOW BUT STEADY All of this work is guided by the Equity Action Plan (avl.mx/5pr), developed by Archie and approved by Council in June. At that time, Archie said that her department would provide quarterly updates on the plan’s progress; as of the time of writing, no such updates had been presented to Council. “The timeline for the Equity Action Plan, to be completely transparent, is very much off-kilter,” Archie acknowledges. She attributes these delays to the staggered hiring of her department’s staff, an approach that was adopted after she finalized the plan’s timeline, and the challenges of finding the right people to fill those new positions. The department is adjusting its targets for the year to reflect these realities, Archie says. While the plan initially called for putting 30 percent of city staff through introductory equity training by the end of the fiscal year, for example, she now aims to complete training for 15 percent of employees. “I knew it was lofty when we wrote the Equity Action Plan, but we wanted to be bold and try to get as much done as possible in the first year,” she says. Nevertheless, Archie is confident that her now fully staffed department can carry out the plan’s goals. She does not anticipate asking for additional employees in the upcoming budget cycle — instead, she hopes that staffers from throughout city government will take equity and inclusion to heart in their own work. “We have to add capacity to our staff through training, through creating more resources or information and getting the word out in different ways,” Archie explains. “That’s part of the framework of getting people comfortable with talking about race and racism and where there are inequities and what we can do to create better equity.” Mendez shares her boss’s excitement, as well as her recognition that change won’t happen all at once. “We’re trying to shape and change institutions, systemic-level stuff, stuff that has been entrenched since the beginning of this county,” she says. “We all know that this is a heavy lift.” X
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County approves A-B Tech funding plan in split vote
HIGH NOTE: The Ferguson Center for Allied Health and Workforce Development at A-B Tech opened in 2016 and houses the college’s allied health, workforce development and continuing education programs. It was constructed using funding from the Article 46 quarter-cent sales tax, with a total cost of $37.9 million. Photo by J. Weiland courtesy of PFA Architects, the building’s designer
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In the eyes of college President Dennis King, A-B Tech is wonderful — but it hasn’t yet achieved greatness. If proceeds from a 2011 quarter-cent sales tax increase — sold to voters as dedicated to improving the college — had flowed to A-B Tech construction projects from the beginning, King suggested at the Feb. 19 meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, the institution would be well on the way to “the next level.” Instead, the college faces a $25 million maintenance backlog. Commissioners voted 4-3 to approve a plan that dedicates $3.13 million in Article 46 tax revenues in fiscal year 2020 for capital expenses at the college. The money would keep coming in each of the next seven years, increasing 5.5 percent annually to account for anticipated increases in construction costs. The county would also cap transfers from Article 46 tax revenue to the general fund at $5 million and would limit the use of that money to operations at A-B Tech. Commissioners added a provision to create a new joint subcommittee to ensure coordination between A-B Tech trustees and the county board on capital spending priorities at A-B Tech.
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BROKEN PROMISES An investigation by the Citizen Times found that almost $16 million of the money produced by the Article 46 sales tax has been transferred to the county’s general fund. That includes about $400,000 in salaries for county officials — including former managers Wanda Greene and Jon Creighton. According to commission Chair Brownie Newman, the plan approved on Feb. 19 will leave A-B Tech roughly $15 million short of the funding promised at the time of the referendum. “There have been things that have been mishandled with these funds,” Newman said, referencing money that had been spent on salaries. He also cited a $15 million campus parking facility as one example of a project the county pushed despite A-B Tech’s not seeing it as a priority. The garage, he said, is vacant for significant stretches of time. “I would be supportive of not only assuring that there’s a plan to invest the $130 million in A-B Tech capital,” Newman said. “I think there should be a plan to invest more than that.” Speaking after the vote, trustee Matt Kern said he was disappointed. The measure doesn’t accomplish the original intent of the referendum, which
was to spend the tax revenue only on A-B Tech capital projects, Kern said. “In the next eight years, this proposal has $40 million for A-B Tech operations,” Kern said. “That’s $40 million that could have gone for capital projects. It’s disappointing that [commissioners] weren’t willing to look at this further and see that that alone is a mistake.” TIME UP Commissioners Newman, Jasmine Beach-Ferrara and Amanda Edwards voted against the plan, saying they wanted more time to consider. “This is just such an important relationship,” Beach-Ferrara said. “It’s such a large amount of money, so I continue to think that this process would be best served by methodically moving forward.” Edwards said interim County Manager George Wood had done a good job putting together an initial proposal but noted that he won’t be seeing this plan through to fruition. Wood’s tenure as interim manager ends on March 4. Avril Pinder, selected earlier this month by commissioners, will take over after his departure. “She will be the one working with us so closely to ensure we really are following it,” Edwards said.
NEWS BRIEFS Commissioner Mike Fryar, who also sits on the college’s board of trustees, urged his colleagues to approve the plan. “I want to vote on it tonight, I want it passed tonight, and I want it settled down so we can get the things done over there,” Fryar said. Siding with Republicans, Commissioner Al Whitesides, a Democrat, said he’s ready to see the issue resolved. He made creation of the joint subcommittee a requirement of his vote in support of the measure. “We need them to sit at the table,” Whitesides said. “And more important than that, they’re the ones that need to tell us when they need a building.” NEXT STEPS Laying the groundwork for the Board of Commissioners’ vote on Feb. 19, the college’s board of trustees considered the funding plan on Feb. 7. At that meeting, the trustees added a provision requiring that any money generated above expenditures must flow into the Article 46 fund balance, which would have to be spent on capital projects at the college. College trustees then voted 9-4 in favor of the plan. Since commissioners added an amendment to create the joint subcommittee on the use of capital funding, the proposal will now return to the board of trustees for another round of consideration. A-B Tech will have input on the structure of the committee, which Newman said he envisioned as similar to the county’s five-member school capital fund commission. “The trustees are still going to be able to have their say-so,” said Mary Ann Rice, chair of the board of trustees. Like Kern, she voted against the plan on Feb. 7. Once the plan has been finalized, the boards will ask local representatives to the N.C. General Assembly to introduce a law to bind the agreement for eight years. In his remarks to commissioners, King said he hopes to see more updates like A-B Tech’s new Allied Health Building, which involved tearing down an inadequate building and replacing it with a “beautiful,” “state-of-the-art” facility. “I’m satisfied that the maintenance is one of our top priorities,” he said. “The need for a new building will come, and it will come soon if you want to do what I just said, which is take us from good to great.”
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WINNING BIG: The Charles George VA Medical Center recently received two national awards. The Certificate of Appreciation recognized Charles George VAMC as providing the best patient experience in the nation. Posing with that award and the Organizational Health Award, which celebrates employee engagement, are, from left, Steph Young, medical center director; David Przestrzelski, associate director for patient care services; Margaret Wilkes, chief financial officer; and Paul Riggs, chief of staff. Photo courtesy of the Charles George VAMC ASHEVILLE AIRPORT ADDS ROUTES, PRESCREENING SERVICE News continued to flow from Asheville Regional Airport last week. Delta Airlines announced new Saturday nonstop service to Detroit beginning in June, while Allegiant Airlines added a twice-weekly direct flight to Sarasota, Fla. The airport will roll out security precheck service during peak hours, providing program participants a simplified, expedited security screening process. To sign up for the Transportation Security Administration precheck program, travelers must visit a screening center, pay an $85 fee (which covers a fiveyear period) and provide documentation and fingerprints. In a press release, Asheville Regional Airport said a special registration event will be held at the airport in late March, with more information available in the coming weeks. HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY GEARS UP FOR SEASON Lodging industry stakeholders heard an overview of industry conditions on Feb. 22 at the annual Hospitality Outlook presented by the Buncombe Coun-
ty Tourism Development Authority and Explore Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau. Bennjin Lao of STR Inc. presented data on the hospitality industry in Buncombe County, home to 78 lodging properties with 7,801 rooms as of December. An additional 22 lodging properties are in the active development pipeline, with about 505 additional rooms expected to become available in 2019. According to Lao, hotel growth in key metrics is expected to continue into 2019, but he pointed out that room occupancy is growing at a slower pace than in the past due to increased supply. Buncombe County is outperforming peer destinations in demand growth and average daily room rate, Lao said. APPLY FOR RESIDENTIAL PERMITS ONLINE Those seeking residential building permits in the city of Asheville can now apply online at avl.mx/5qa. According to a city press release, the application site also includes links to a checklist of residential application requirements and digital submission guidelines.
BUNCOMBE COUNTY TAPS NEW LEADERS County employee Diana Sierra moved into a new role leading the Family Justice Center. She previously served as a program manager with the county’s Health and Human Services Department’s Child Protective Services division. According to a press release, Sierra will work with community partners “to integrate community resources that provide high-quality, traumainformed services to those experiencing domestic and sexual violence.” Mike Mace, who currently works for Mission Health, will join the county as general services director on March 25. Mace’s new responsibilities will include “administrative and supervisory direction over county buildings and facilities, which include approximately 2 million square feet of building space and close to 750 acres of grounds maintenance. He will also ensure fleet readiness and provide design and construction administration for all county construction and renovation projects, external agency projects with county oversight and all publicly bid projects,” according to a press release. X
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‘Demon drink’ Residents debate liquor sales, 1939
DRY NO MORE: J. Lloyd Britt, the chairman of the Asheville ABC Board, purchases a bottle of Old Forester in December 1947 — the first legal purchase of liquor in Asheville since 1907. Photo courtesy of Asheville Alcoholic Beverage Control On Jan. 5 1939, Robert Lee Ellis, a prominent businessman and former president of the Chamber of Commerce, announced his public support of a growing movement to bring ABC liquor stores to Asheville and Buncombe County. “I do not consider that I am in any way advocating the return of hard liquor to Asheville,” Ellis claimed in a statement published in the following day’s paper, “for it has never been out of Asheville.” Despite the city’s long-ago vote to go dry (see, “Asheville Archives: Prohibitionists seek to reform Asheville, 1907,” May 29, 2018, Xpress), Ellis claimed 75 percent of the city’s male population still knew where to get liquor. Meanwhile, he continued, 25 percent of the female population regularly had liquor delivered to their homes. “I do not presume to tell anyone how they should feel on the subject of liquor or no liquor,” Ellis continued. But, he concluded, “We have it here now handled illegally. Isn’t it better if we must have it to have it handled legally?” Additional public support soon followed. On Jan. 10, 1939, The Asheville Citizen reported that the Asheville Hotel Association also backed the campaign for a special election regarding the legalization of liquor sales in Asheville. The organization’s reasoning was manifold. First and foremost, it assert-
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ed, “Our visitors are dissatisfied with conditions here and are known to seek other resorts offering legal liquor stores.” For those who did visit the city, the resolution continued, “our employes are constantly requested to violate the law in providing guests ... with liquor from bootleggers and other illegal sources … a constant source of embarrassment to the employed staff.” Lastly, the association asserted that the ongoing illegal sale of unregulated and untaxed liquor was “detrimental to the progress and prosperity of Asheville and Buncombe county.” Not all citizens agreed. One resident, Fannie B. McCoy, called on readers to take heed. “[D]emon drink is trying to appear again in legal array in bottle form,” she wrote in a Jan. 15, 1939, letter to the editor. “Such fiery liquids will make men and women drunk, disorderly, disgusting, and demonizing.” In the same day’s paper, fellow dry advocate Paul B. Stahr echoed McCoy’s claim. “Defeat the ABC Liquor Stores,” he wrote. “Don’t let them send your boy and girl to a pauper’s grave or a devil’s hell.” Debate carried on throughout the city and county. As signatures continued to be gathered in support of the special election, a 12-member advisory committee formed, organizing a
formal campaign against ABC liquor stores. Despite the group’s efforts, a special election was eventually set for that summer. On Sunday, July 23, 1939 — two days before the election — the Asheville Citizen-Times featured an entire page of opinion letters. The headline read, “Letters to the editor: Mostly concerning ABC Stores.” Both sides argued their case, echoing previous points made. One advocate of legalization pointed to the previous failure of Prohibition and its advent of “the great ‘gangster’ age.” Meanwhile, an opponent of the measure scoffed at the concept of “liquor controlled stores,” noting, “one had just as well try and control the mighty Mississippi river with a tennis racket.” That Tuesday, July 25, votes were cast. The results made the following day’s headline: “Buncombe voters reject liquor control ban: Drys win by 5,500 majority.” The defeat left the issue of liquor sales dormant for years, but the matter would eventually resurface. On March 30, 1947, Mrs. F.M. Felmet wrote in a letter to the editor: “As children we used to sing: ‘The bear comes over the mountain to see what we will do.’ Now that we have children and grand children of our own the bear is again sticking his head over the mountain in the shape of proposed ABC liquor stores for Asheville and we hope he will see in case a referendum is secured, that in the final vote the righteous people of Asheville will render the bear a death blow by their vote for who wants blood money in the shape of liquor taxes instead of clean money which should go to but food and clothing for the pinched forms of little children?” No longer seeking countywide approval, the Nov. 4, 1947, city election failed to kill Felmet’s metaphorical bear. “By a vote of 8,841 to 6,136, the people of the city voted yesterday in favor of the immediate establishment of an ABC store in Asheville, giving approval by a majority of 2,705 votes,” the paper declared. The first ABC liquor store would open on Dec. 15, 1947. According to Mark Combs, Asheville Alcoholic Beverage Control general manager, the original store site was located at 17-19 Market St. Editor’s note: Peculiarities of spelling and punctuation are preserved from the original texts. X
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ANIMALS SKUNKS OF NORTH CAROLINA • TH (3/7), 6:30-7:30pm - "The Skunks of North Carolina," presentation. Free. Held at Transylvania County Library, 212 S. Gaston St., Brevard
BENEFITS 4TH ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF • SU (3/3), 3-5pm Proceeds from the Chili Cook-Off benefit Girls on the Run WNC. $10. Held at Noble Cider, 356 New Leicester Highway ASHEVILLE RIDE FOR KIDS • SA (3/2), 5-6pm Proceeds from the Asheville Ride for Kids benefit the Ride for Kids Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Registration: 828-9257099. Held at Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, 302 Ridgefield Court BOWL FOR KIDS' SAKE • SA (3/2), 11am-3pm Proceeds from Bowl for Kids' Sake benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC. $50/$35 youth. Held at Tarheel Lanes, 3275 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville ELIMINATE MEDICAL DEBT BENEFIT • TH (3/7), 5:30-7:30pm - Proceeds from this Medical Debt party with refreshments and gifts benefit RIP Medical Debt. $25 buys $2,500 worth of Medical Debt. Registration: avl.mx/5q8. $25. Held at ZaPow!, 150 Coxe Ave., Suite 101 FOUNDATION SKATEPARK CHILI COOK-OFF • SA (3/2), 4-9pm Proceeds from the Chili
Cook-Off benefits the River Arts District DIY Skatepark, Foundation Spot. $10. Held at The Wedge at Foundation. 5 Foundy St. RELENTLESS WRESTLING SPAGHETTI DINNER • SA (3/2), 6-8pm Proceeds from this spaghetti dinner benefit Relentless Wrestling girl wrestlers trip to the US Marine Corps Girls Nationals. Tickets: bit. ly/relentlesswrestling. $15/$5 children under 11. Held at Transylvania County Library, 212 S. Gaston St., Brevard SWCD SEEDLING AND PLANT SALE • TH (2/28) & FR (3/1), 8am-6pm - Proceeds from the SWCD Seedling and Plant Sale benefit Buncombe SWCD Environmental Education Programs. Free to attend. Held at Buncombe County Soil and Water Conservation District, 49 Mount Carmel Road TOAST ASHEVILLE • WE (2/27), 6:308:30pm - Proceeds from the annual TOAST Asheville event benefit Asheville Art Museum, includes alcoholic beverage and local food samples and a silent auction. $30/members, $35/non-members, $40/ door. Held at French Broad Chocolate Factory and Café, 821 Riverside Drive, Suite 199
BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER 828-398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc • SA (3/2), 9am-noon "Making Your Business Legal and Tax Compliant Spring 2019," seminar.
LIFE SO SHORT, CRAFT SO LONG: Penland School of Craft, a 115-acre, international center for craft education, hosts its annual Community Open House on Saturday, March 2, 1-5 p.m. The whole campus is open to the public with hands-on activities in clay, iron, glass, metals, papermaking, painting, photography, letterpress, textiles and wood. All ages are welcome. For more information or directions, visit penland.org. Free. Pictured is Penland staff member Daniel Beck assisting a visitor in the Iron Studio, courtesy of Penland School of Craft (p. 36) Registration required: conta.cc/2EBR6q8. Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler • TH (3/5), noon-1:30pm - "Contracts and Leases for Small Business Owners," seminar. Registration required. Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler • WE (3/6), 3-6pm "Using Analytics to Develop Your Business Platform," seminar. Registration required. Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler • TH (3/7), 5:30-7pm "Increasing Cash Flow in Your Business," seminar. Registration required. Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler • TH (3/7), 6-7pm - "The Business of Agritourism," seminar. Registration required. Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler
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CAREER FAIR OPEN HOUSE • TH (2/28), 1-4pm - Career Fair Open House at the College’s Library. Held at Haywood Community College, Regional High Technology Center, 112 Industrial Park Drive, Waynesville DEFCON 828 GROUP • 1st SATURDAYS, 2pm - General meeting for information security professionals, students and enthusiasts. Free to attend. Held at Earth Fare South, 1856 Hendersonville Road FLETCHER AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION • 4th THURSDAYS, 11:30-noon - General meeting. Free. Held at YMCA Mission Pardee Health Campus, 2775 Hendersonville Road, Arden NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICINE WHEEL AND YOUR BUSINESS PLAN • TH (3/7), 9am-noon - “Deep Dive Lab The Native American Medicine Wheel and Your Business Plan,”
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ASHEVILLE WOMEN IN BLACK • 1st FRIDAYS, 5pm - Monthly peace vigil. Free. Held at Vance Monument, 1 Pack Square
WNC LINUX USER GROUP • 1st SATURDAYS, noon - Users of all experience levels discuss Linux systems. Free to attend. Held at Earth Fare South, 1856 Hendersonville Road
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CLASSES, MEETINGS & EVENTS EMPYREAN ARTS CLASSES (PD.) Wednesdays 6pm. Billy Zanski teaches a fun approach to connecting with your inner rhythm. Drop-ins welcome. • Drums provided. $15/class. (828) 768-2826. skinnybeatsdrums.com HARK! COMMUNITY CHOIR SPRING SEASON (PD.) Enjoy singing? Join us for an eight -week session of non-auditioned, all-voices-welcome choir. All songs taught by ear. Weekly 2-hour classes with community song leader Yuri Woodstock. Register at WeRingLikeBells.com 2019 ANNUAL BARNIE AWARDS • SA (3/2), 6-10pm - A night of recognition, entertainment, heavy hors d’oeuvres, open and cash bars for Hendersonville Community Theatre. $35. Held at Mountain Lodge and Conference Center, 42 McMurray Road, Flat Rock ASHEVILLE ROTARY CLUB • THURSDAYS, noon1:30pm - General meeting. Free. Held at Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. ASHEVILLE SUBMARINE VETERANS • 1st TUESDAYS, 6-7pm - Social meeting for US Navy submarine veterans. Free to attend. Held at Ryan's Steakhouse, 1000 Brevard Road
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GOOD SHEPHERDS: Scots-Baroque chamber-folk trio, The Tune Shepherds, perform a benefit concert at the historic St. Matthias Episcopal Church for its building preservation fund. The trio recently released their first studio recording, Thank You Kindly, an EP of five songs. The Shepherds bring 17th- and 18th-century Scottish folk tunes — strathspeys, reels, marches, jigs, laments and airs — played by Chris Abell on flute, whistle and bodhran, Michael Garner on fiddle and Bruce Nemerov on guitar. Admission is by donation, and all proceeds go to the church building fund. The performance is scheduled for Sunday, March 3, at 3 p.m. Pictured, from left, are Chris Abell, Bruce Nemerov and Michael Garner. Photo courtesy of The Tune Shepherds (p. 36)
TRANZMISSION PRISON PROJECT • Fourth THURSDAYS, 6-9pm - Monthly meeting to prepare packages of books and zines for mailing to prisons across the US. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road TRIVIA NIGHT • TUESDAYS, 7pm - Trivia night. Free. Held at VFW Post 9157, 165 Cragmont Road, Black Mountain UNDERSTANDING CREDIT. GET IT. KEEP IT. IMPROVE IT. • WE (2/27), 5:30-7pm "Understanding Credit. Get it. Keep it. Improve it." Seminar. Registration required. Free. Held at OnTrack WNC, 50 S. French Broad Ave. VETERANS FOR PEACE • TUESDAYS, 5pm Weekly peace vigil. Free. Held at Vance Monument, 1 Pack Square
FOOD & BEER GERMAN FRIENDSHIP DINNER • TH (3/7), 6pm - German Friendship Dinner with beer, polka music, language lessons and activities. $18/$10 students. Held at Folkmoot Friendship Center, 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville
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GOVERNMENT & POLITICS CITIZENS-POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 5pm - Citizens-Police Advisory Committee meeting. Free. Meets in the 1st Floor Conference Room, Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte St. COMMUNITY VISIONING FOR HISTORIC THOMAS WOLFE CABIN • WE (2/27), 5:30-7pm - Community visioning process for historic Thomas Wolfe cabin master plan. Held at Thomas Wolfe Memorial, 52 North Market St. • TH (2/28), 3-4:30pm - Community visioning
process for historic Thomas Wolfe cabin master plan. Held at Oakley Community Center, 749 Fairview Road HENDERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY MONTHLY BREAKFAST • 1st SATURDAYS, 9-11am - Monthly breakfast buffet. $9/$4.50 for children under 10. Held at Henderson County Democratic Party, 905 S. Greenville Highway, Hendersonville INDIVISIBLE COMMON GROUND-WNC • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6:308pm - General meeting. Free. Held at St. David's Episcopal Church, 286 Forest Hills Road, Sylva PROGRESSIVE WOMEN OF HENDERSONVILLE • FRIDAYS, 4-7pm Postcard writing to government representatives. Postcards, stamps, addresses, pens and tips provided. Free to attend. Held at Sanctuary Brewing Company, 147 1st Ave., Hendersonville SKILLS TRAINING: LOBBYING 101 • WE (3/6), 6-8pm - Skills Training: Lobbying 101, cosponored by the AshevilleBuncombe NAACP, Children First Communities in Schools, Just Economics, MountainTrue and YWCA of Asheville. Registration: avl.mx/wordcaoi. Held at YWCA of Asheville, 185 S. French Broad Ave.
VOTER REGISTRATION TRAINING • SA (3/2), 1pm - Voter registration training for community members. Registration: voterreg4buncombe@ gmail.com. Free. Held at Keller Williams Realty, 53 Asheland Ave.
KIDS APPLE VALLEY MODEL RAILROAD & MUSEUM • WEDNESDAYS, 1-3pm & SATURDAYS, 10am-2pm - Open house featuring operating model trains and historic memorabilia. Free. Held at Apple Valley Model Railroad & Museum, 650 Maple St., Hendersonville BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • WE (2/27), 10:30am - 20 minute sing-along musical, Dollywood’s Imagination Library Presents: Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • WE (2/27), 11am - Tiny Tots Yoga is for babies and toddlers that are crawling to 2 years with a caregiver (parent, friend, or guardian). Free. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa • 2nd SATURDAYS, 1-4pm & LAST WEDNESDAYS, 4-6pm - Teen Dungeons
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UNITED WAY OF ASHEVILLE & BUNCOMBE COUNTY 828-255-0696, unitedwayabc.org Homework Diner Program a strategy to support students and their families with tutoring, building parentteacher relationships, a nutritious meal, community resources and workforce readiness. Free. • MONDAYS, 5:30-7pm - Homework Diner. Free. Held at Erwin Middle School, 20 Erwin Hills Road • TUESDAYS, 5-7pm Homework Diner. Free. Held at Asheville Middle School, 211 S French Broad Ave. • TUESDAYS, 5:30-7pm - Homework Diner. Free. Held at Enka Middle School, 390 Asbury Road, Candler • THURSDAYS, 5:30-7pm - Homework Diner. Free. Held at Owen Middle School, 730 Old US Highway 70, Swannanoa WNC AGRICULTURAL CENTER 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, 828-687-1414, mountainfair.org • FR (3/1) & SA (3/2), noon-5pm - Asheville Model Train Show sponsored by WNC Model Railroaders. $6. YOUTH ART CLASS • SATURDAYS, 10:30noon - Youth art class. $10. Held at Appalachian Art Farm, 22 Morris St., Sylva
OUTDOORS CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK (PD.) Enjoy breathtaking views of Lake Lure, trails for all levels of hikers, an Animal Discovery Den and 404foot waterfall. Plan your adventure at chimneyrockpark.com BEAVER LAKE BIRD WALK • SA (3/2), 9-11am Bird walk. Free. Held at Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary, US 25 PADDLE CAMPING ON THE FRENCH BROAD • TH (3/7), 6-8pm Paddle Camping on the French Broad River information session. Free.
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Held at The Wedge at Foundation, 5 Foundy St. PISGAH CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION 1401 Fish Hatchery Road, Pisgah Forest, 828-8774423 • TU (3/5), 9am-noon - Learn the basics of various fly patterns, including when and how to use them. Ages 12 and up. Registration: avl.mx/5q4. Free. • TU (3/5) & WE (3/6), 6-9pm - Two day hunter education course. Must attend both days. Registration: avl.mx/5q3. Free. SWANNANOA CREEK AND TUNNEL HIKE • SA (3/2), 9:30am2:30pm - Swannanoa Valley Museum sponsors a strenuous, four-mile hike along Swannanoa creek and tunnel. $35/$25 members.
PARENTING DISCUSSIONS ON EDUCATION AND PARENTING • TH (3/7), 6pm - Carolina Day principals discuss The Parents We Mean To Be: How Well-Intentioned Adults Undermine Children's Moral and Emotional Development by Richard Weissbourd. Free to attend. Held at Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St. HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 262 Leroy George Drive, Clyde, 828-452-8440, myhaywoodregional.com • THURSDAYS, 11:30am1:30pm - Social gathering for mothers and their
babies. Registration required. Free to attend. • THURSDAYS until (3/28), 7-9pm Preparation for Childbirth, four week series. Registration required. Free to attend.
PUBLIC LECTURES AN EVENING WITH DARIN WATERS • TH (2/28), 6pm Darin Waters, PhD, examines the historical origins of memorializing bygone eras and the Confederate-monument controversy. Registration: avl.mx/5o6. Free. Held at Lenoir Rhyne University, 2nd Flr Boardroom, 36 Montford Ave. BLACK MIGRATION: WHAT WILL BE YOUR JOURNEY? • WE (2/7), 6pm - Creston Lynch, of George Mason University, speaks on “Black Migration: What Will Be Your Journey?” Free. Held in the Multipurpose Room, AK Hinds University Center, Memorial Drive, Cullowhee PUBLIC LECTURES AT UNCA unca.edu • WE (2/27), 7:30pm Archaeology Lecture: "Peopling of the New World: Central Controversies of the 21st Century," presented by Bonnie Pitblado. Free. Held at Karpen Hall, UNC Asheville Campus • TU (3/5), 7:30pm World Affairs Council’s Great Decisions Series: Nuclear Negotiations Back to the Future? with Dot Sulock. $10/Free
to WAC members and UNCA students. Held at UNC-Asheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road TEDXUNCASHEVILLE 2019 • SA (3/2), 1-5pm TEDxUNCAsheville 2019: "Unexcused Absence," short talks on the subject of education beyond school. Tickets: fixr. co/event/685601284. $10. Held at Blue Ridge Ballroom, 1 University Heights WHAT IT'S LIKE TO RUN FOR OFFICE AS A FIRST-TIME CANDIDATE • TH (2/28), 6-7:30pm Panel discussion about what it's like to run for office as a first-time candidate, with Sheriff Quentin Miller, County Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, moderated by Water and Soil Supervisor Aaron Sarver. $5. Held at The BLOCK off biltmore, 39 South Market St. WHY DOES BLACK HISTORY MONTH MATTER • TH (2/28), 1pm - Dr Roslyn Artis, President of Benedict College, speaks on “Why Does Black History Month Matter.” Free. Held at AB Tech, Ferguson Auditorium, 340 Victoria Road
SENIORS BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS until FR (3/29), 11am - Geri-Fit: Free
exercise class for Seniors. Bring a workout stretch band. Registration required. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • THURSDAYS (3/7) until (4/11) - Chair yoga classes for seniors. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. COUNCIL ON AGING, MEDICARE CLASSES • FR (3/1), 4pm Medicare Choices Made Easy. Free. Held at Goodwill Career Training Center, 1616 Patton Ave. FOCUS ON FLEXIBILITY • TUESDAYS, 2:30pm - "Focus on Flexibility," exercise class focused on balance, breathing and body alignment. Information: 828-2994844. Free. Held at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road
SPIRITUALITY ANATTASATI MAGGA (PD.) Sujata Yasa (Nancy Spence). Zen Buddhism. Weekly meditations and services; Daily recitations w/mala. Urban Retreats. 32 Mineral Dust Drive, Asheville, NC 28806. 828367-7718. info@ anattasatimagga.org • www.anattasatimagga. org ASTRO-COUNSELING (PD.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Stellar Counseling Services.
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VOLUNTEERING LITERACY COUNCIL OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION (PD.) Mon. 3/4 (10:00 am) - Information session for those interested in volunteering two hours per week with adults who want to improve reading, writing, spelling, and English language skills. Free. 12 BASKETS CAFE VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION • TUESDAYS 10:30am - Volunteer orientation. Held at 12 Baskets Cafe, 610 Haywood Road HOMEWARD BOUND OF WNC • THURSDAYS, 11am, 2nd TUESDAYS, 5:30pm & 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 8:30am - "Welcome Home Tour," tours to find out how Homeward Bound is working to end homelessness and how the public can help. Registration required: tours@homewardboundwnc.org or 828-785-9840. Free. Held at Homeward Bound of WNC, 218 Patton Ave.
LITERACY COUNCIL OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION • MO (3/4), 5:30pm Information session for those interested in volunteering two hours per week with adults who want to improve reading, writing, spelling and English language skills. Free. Held at The Literacy Council of Buncombe County, 31 College Place, Suite B221 SATURDAY SANCTUARY • SATURDAYS Volunteers needed to cook, serve, play and clean up for Saturday Sanctuary, hospitality to the homeless. Registration required: avl.mx/5ig, sanctuarysaturday@gmail. com or 828-253-1431. Held at First Presbyterian Church, 40 Church St. TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAM (TIP) TRAINING ACADEMY • Through WE (2/27) Applications accepted for crisis team volunteers. Training held Thursday, Feb. 28 through Saturday, Mar. 9. Registration and information: tipofwnc.org or 828-595-4391. Held at Skyland Fire Department, 9 Miller Road, Skyland For more volunteering opportunities visit mountainx.com/ volunteering
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WHAT’S YOUR STORY? Lynne Forrest brings The Reality Formula to Asheville BY KIM DINAN dinankim@gmail.com If you ever find yourself dwelling on negative thoughts or stuck in feelings of regret or blame, an upcoming workshop featuring life coach and author Lynne Forrest might be just what the doctor ordered. Forrest, who wrote Guiding Principles for Life Beyond Victim Consciousness, developed what she calls The Reality Formula to describe the way individuals perceive their own experiences. The formula, she says, goes like this: “Our beliefs + the emotions that come from those beliefs + our reaction to them = our reality.” Forrest, who lives in St. Petersburg, Fla., maintains that each of us creates stories about the people and situations we encounter, and that our reaction to each person or situation is based on those stories. The person in question then picks up on our energy and responds accordingly, essentially verifying the story we’ve created. “We are all doing this from the day we are born,” says Forrest. “We think it is the world doing it to us, but we don’t understand our part in it. Learning The Reality Formula puts us in our ability to co-create the reality we want to be creating,” she explains. If Forrest’s philosophy sounds a lot like The Secret, she says that’s not surprising. Based on what it calls the “Law of Attraction,” the bestselling book claims that thoughts can change a person’s life. “When The Secret came out, I watched the movie and recognized they were using some of the same principles that I do. The thing that was missing was the recognition that it has to do with our connection to a source greater than us. “It reminds me of something I say to clients about how affirmations work,” she continues. Affirmations that lack such a connection, she believes, “are like putting chocolate icing on a moldy cake: It might look great, but it’s still moldy.” Nonetheless, says Forrest, the success of The Secret “was a turning point in my own work with others because, suddenly, it became mainstream.”
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SHARING HER SECRET: Author Lynne Forrest will present her approach to moving beyond limiting beliefs to create positive outcomes at a Sunday, March 10, workshop at Jubilee! Community in Asheville. The event benefits Woman to Woman WNC, which is dedicated to women’s self-empowerment. Photo and book cover image provided by Forrest STORIES AND CORE BELIEFS The three-hour workshop that Forrest will present Sunday, March 10, at Jubilee! Community in downtown Asheville will serve as an introduction to her work. The goal, she explains, will be to help participants “get in touch with the limited story they are believing about themselves in the world, and then
I will give them tools to see it in a different light.” Forrest has been leading corebelief workshops all over the United States and Europe since 1985. These days, however, she conducts most of her presentations in St. Petersburg, though she’ll still venture farther afield when an opportunity arises. “There’s nothing retired about me,” she observes.
“We are all doing this from the day we are born. We think it is the world doing it to us, but we don’t understand our part in it.” — Lynne Forrest The tools Forrest teaches include: identifying core beliefs; discovering the defense strategies we use to prove us right; practicing mature responses that bring us better results; and using these techniques to restore sanity and make peace with reality. Applying these methods, she says, can make an immediate difference. “You don’t have to wait for weeks, months or years to see the results. As soon as we shift the way we see something, the way we feel about it changes, the way we react to it changes, and the outcomes change.” METAPHYSICAL UNDERPINNINGS Participants will also learn about the metaphysical principles Forrest outlines in her 2010 book, which will be available for purchase at the workshop. “The first one is that there are no coincidences; there are no accidents. Every single thing and every person we encounter is a vibrational match, because the second guiding principle says that we are vibrational beings and that vibrations are created mentally,” Forrest explains. When we think a thought, the author maintains, it’s projected out into the world, and what it attracts back to us has the same vibration. Understanding our thoughts and the core beliefs they reflect, then, is a vehicle for awakening. “It’s not about getting rid of certain thoughts,” says Forrest. “It’s about recognizing them as the teachers they are.”
The Asheville workshop is a fund raiser for Woman to Woman WNC, the local chapter of an international nonprofit called Woman Within. The umbrella organization aims to create a supportive community that promotes women’s self-empowerment. Years ago, Sharon Bigger, who is Woman to Woman WNC’s events coordinator, attended one of Forrest’s workshops. “What she was saying really resonated with me, and I had a feeling it would resonate with a lot of people in the Asheville area,” Bigger explains. “Instead of focusing on the negative and what not to do, she offers very specific and helpful tools about how to stay in healthy relationship.” Forrest advises participants to dress comfortably and bring something to take notes with. The Asheville event, she stresses, is for everyone, regardless of age or gender. “If they feel drawn to be there, that’s a pretty good sign it’s for them.” X
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The N.C. Rural Center’s Rural Food Business Assistance Project is offering full scholarships for the conference to residents of Cleveland, Polk, McDowell and Rutherford counties engaged in rural small businesses related to food or farming. Details about these and other scholarship and volunteer opportunities can be found on the Organic Growers School website (see info box below for details). X
sarahmarcus108@gmail.com Now in its 26th year, the Organic Growers School Spring Conference is set to welcome over 2,000 participants the weekend of March 8-10 to its new venue — the campus of Mars Hill University. The conference offers region-specific workshops on farming, gardening, permaculture, urban growing and rural living, and includes a trade show, a seed exchange, kids program, special guest speakers and a Saturday evening social. “If you’re going to farm this land for decades, you need to learn how to hear what it is telling you,” says Lee Warren, executive director of OGS, an Asheville-based nonprofit that offers education on organic growing practices. This year’s conference attendees can expect workshops on year-round gardening, site assessment for potential farmland and homesteads, and how to grow food on even the smallest land holdings. Many of the classes, she says, provide a “deep dive into how to start thinking about land” taught from a variety of perspectives. Over three days, the event will offer more than 150 classes, including a full day of pre-conference workshops on Friday, March 8, hosted at multiple sites around Western North Carolina. The main event, which previously took place at UNC Asheville, happens Saturday-Sunday, March 9-10, entirely on the campus of Mars Hill University. “We’re thrilled to be moving to Mars Hill University for our 26th annual weekend event,” says conference coordinator Kiera Bulan. The new location, which is about 20 minutes north of downtown Asheville, offers free parking, large classrooms, centralized indoor locations for exhibitors and registration, and more food vendor options than previous locations. “In addition,” Bulan says, “the venue is more affordable, which allows us to keep our expenses down and continue to offer extremely low registration fees to participants. It’s a big win for everyone.” Classes are divided into 17 tracks designed to cater to a range of skill levels and interests, including herbs, earth skills, homesteading, mushrooms, poultry, permaculture and more. Workshops will be led by a diverse group of local and national experts, including authors, farmers, and sustainable food and food justice
WHAT Organic Growers School’s 26th annual Spring Conference WHEN Saturday-Sunday, March 9-10, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., with pre-conference workshops on Friday, March 8
GROWING EVENT: Saplings wait to be shared, bartered or traded at last year’s Organic Growers School Spring Conference Southeastern Seed and Plant Exchange. This year, the conference will take place at Mars Hill University. Photo by Donnie Rex, courtesy of OGS activists. The list of special guest speakers features internationally known author, permaculture authority and Earthhaven Ecovillage co-creator Peter Bane, Ira Wallace of the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, and local author and butcher Meredith Leigh. The conference’s Southeastern Seed and Plant Exchange, a perennial favorite with attendees, offers a community forum for swapping heirloom and staple varieties of flowers, vegetables and herbs. Conferencegoers are invited to bring along their extra seeds to share, barter or trade with fellow seed savers. Those bringing seeds are asked to include stories and notes about the variety they’re sharing as well as basic information such as the scientific name and the date harvested/packaged. Warren says the appeal of the seed exchange goes perhaps deeper than what meets the eye. Over time, she explains, the vast majority of heirloom seeds have been lost. “Saving seed is a bit of an oral tradition,” she says, noting that many of the heirloom varieties still in existence were carried over from the “old country.” “There are stories in those seeds. Seed exchange is an opportunity to share seeds and stories people still have in their families and communities.” The conference also accommodates children ages 12 and younger through a collaboration with Asheville Farmstead School. The OGS Kids Program offers crafts, indoor and outdoor play, and sci-
WHERE Mars Hill University; Friday locations vary by workshop
ence experiments led by trained staff educators from the Farmstead School. Though mostly geared for ages 2 and older, a few spaces for those who are not quite potty trained are also available. The cost for the kids program is $35 per child for one day, $50 for the weekend.
ECO CURRENT AND FUTURE GREENWAY PLANNING LECTURE • WE (3/6), 9:30am Lucy Crown, Greenway Coordinator, speaks about current and future greenway planning in Asheville. Free. Held in Zabriske Hall at All Souls Cathedral, 9 Swan St. SIERRA CLUB: SPRING WILDFLOWERS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS • TH (3/7), 7-9pm “Spring Wildflowers of the Blue Ridge Mountains,” presentation by botanist Tim Spira. Free. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place
DETAILS Registration is $129 for the weekend, with add-ons and single-day tickets available. Visit organicgrowersschool.org.
‘WELCOME TO THE ANTHROPOCENE’ • WE (3/6), 4-5:30pm Global Spotlight Series about the age of humandominated influences on climate and the environment. Free. Held at Western Carolina University Forsyth Building, 104 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee
‘FROM THE GROUND UP: HOW DOES SOIL AFFECT WINE’ • SA (3/2), 10am - “From the Ground Up: How does Soil Affect Wine,” lecture presented by Shruthi Dhoopati. Registration required. $25 with lunch. Held at Addison Farms Vineyard, 4005 New Leicester Highway, Leicester
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26TH ANNUAL ORGANIC GROWERS SCHOOL SPRING CONFERENCE (PD.) March 8-10, 2019. at Mars Hill University, NC. 150+ practical, affordable, regionally-appropriate workshops on organic growing, homesteading, farming, permaculture. Trade show, seed exchange, special guests. Organicgrowersschool. org. (828) 214-7833.
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BY SHAWNDRA RUSSELL shawndra@shawndrarussell.com In December, many Western North Carolina farmers, businesses and consumers received a welcome present when the U.S. Congress approved the Farm Bill, which removed hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol — or CBD — from the Controlled Substances Act. This action immediately translated to a surge in the availability of CBD food and beverage products in Western North Carolina and across the nation. WNC residents may have noticed a recent uptick in the number of legal CBD dispensaries and observed CBDinfused drinks and foods popping up on menus at local restaurants and bars and on the shelves of area retail shops. Cannabis Business Executive reported in January that “CBD’s domestic market reached $291 million in 2017 and will hit $1.65 billion by 2021.”
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POWER PLANT: Cam MacQueen, owner of The BLOCK Off Biltmore, says CBD products have long been featured on the bar’s nonalcoholic beverage menu. The BLOCK hosts regular hemp education events and networking nights. “This is a plant that has the power to turn the North Carolina economy into a force for good,” she says. Photo by Thomas Calder But the bright outlook of this burgeoning industry may have darkened slightly this month as North Carolina public health officials joined regulators in several other states in seeking to enforce existing laws. While CBD oil is not in danger of being pulled from shelves, the fate of CBD-infused foods and beverages is a bit murky.
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HEMP FOR ALL A Feb. 8 press release from the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced the intention to send warning letters to the state’s CBD product manufacturers and retailers. “Under federal Food and Drug Administration laws, CBD is considered a drug,” the statement says. “North Carolina state laws mirror federal laws. This means
that CBD cannot legally be added to any human food or animal feed that is for sale.” To be clear, CBD products will not give you the high associated with marijuana as they contain only trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive component of cannabis. So, you can imbibe to your heart’s content the nonalcoholic CBD drinks at local bars, including The BLOCK Off Biltmore. For its CBD beverage offerings, the downtown vegan bar and event space partners with The NOHM, an Asheville-based elixir company specializing in herbal sodas and lattes that are available with or without CBD. “CBD tinctures have been part of our nonalcoholic drink selection for almost as long as we’ve been open,” says The BLOCK owner Cam MacQueen. “We are excited to offer plant-based CBD, spirit-free beverages, as CBD is reported to help a host of conditions including chronic pain, anxiety, insomnia, muscle spasticity and more.” Beyond offering The NOHM’s herbal elixirs, The BLOCK also carries hemp milk for its coffee, hemp energy drinks and a range of CBD tinctures. In MacQueen’s eyes, this focus on incorporating CBD options into the menu was a smart bet because “the local industry has taken off at lightning speed, and as more and more people are introduced to the health benefits of CBD/hemp extract, we know there is no turning back.” Providing growth opportunities for farmers is another important goal of the state’s hemp community. Asheville’s Blake Butler, the new executive director of the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Association, seeks to make North Carolina the number one hemp producer in the country. “This is a plant that has the power to turn the North Carolina economy into a force for good,” MacQueen says. MacQueen also expresses excitement that multiple female-owned businesses are popping up in this sector. To encourage more people to get involved in the budding industry, The BLOCK hosts regular hemp educational events as well as HempYEAH!, a monthly, public hemp- and CBD-focused networking and socializing night held every first Wednesday. Regarding the position of the NCDACS on CBD food and drink products, MacQueen says she plans to stay informed but, for the time being, will continue selling, advocating and
TEA-TOTALING: The Asheville Dispensary beverage bar offers a menu of herbal elixirs that are available with or without hemp extract add-ons. Pictured is rose royal tea made with rose water, tulsi, star anise, local honey and other ingredients. Photo by Morgan Ford promoting hemp extract products. “As of this time, we will keep doing what we are doing until we receive further guidance from Raleigh,” she says. The Asheville Dispensary, an alcohol-free lounge and retail shop on Haywood Road, also features The NOHM’s elixirs on its large menu of health-focused drinks. Owner James Gallagher describes the business as “a communal space for people to come share their experiences with hemp and other natural tinctures and herbs.” Community response has encouraged Gallagher to carry a line of espresso drinks, including The NOHM’s Coffeelixirs, which combine espresso with tasty elixirs. Customers can also choose from a selection of morning tonics infused with citrus oils and other vitalizing ingredients. All beverages have hemp extract add-ons available. Consumers should opt for freshly made CBD drinks and avoid bulk-produced CBD products, says Gallagher, because “there’s speculation as to how long water-soluble CBD remains effective in beverages.” And since the public is still new to CBD, Gallagher encourages people to talk with experts, including Asheville Dispensary staff members, who can answer questions and provide recommendations based on individual goals and needs. Gallagher says he believes his shop’s practice of serving hemp extract as an
optional add-on allows its offerings to fall outside the scope of regulatory concerns. The NOHM founder Jill TrAshley says she chooses to work in the CBD industry because “hemp has always been a plant ally of mine.” She got her start in the cannabis industry in California as a head processor at a cultivators’ collective, and this experience “has been an advantage and an asset to our ever-growing brand and arsenal of consumables.” In response to the state’s regulatory crackdown, TrAshley says she plans to update her product labels to replace the term “CBD,” unless it is listed as an extract among her ingredients, with the word “hemp.” She notes that she already includes an FDA disclaimer on her website and labels. CHANGES BREWING? Hemp has also been steadily infiltrating the brewing community. One World Brewing released its Hempin’ Ain’t Easy back in 2015, and it’s now one of the brewery’s top sellers. Co-owner Lisa Schutz says One World developed the ale, which is made with organic, whole toasted hemp seeds, after she was approached by someone looking for a special beer for an Asheville hemp event. “We especially like the nutty, fullbodied mouthfeel the hemp seeds add to the beer,” she says.
One World also collaborated with Blue Ridge Hemp Co. in October to host the inaugural Selectors Cup, a networking opportunity and competition that supports the growing WNC hemp community. The 2018 event featured CBD vendors, a CBD dab and flower bar and a number of guest speakers. Schutz hopes the Selectors Cup will become an annual event. At press time, One World hadn’t received any notices regarding production and sales of Hempin’ Ain’t Easy. But Schutz says that after a recent request to the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission for a new keg size for the ale, she received a letter stating that the ABC is currently not approving any new hemp beers. Fortunately, she says, this new policy does not impact previously approved hemp beers. Kat Haney, public affairs director of the N.C. ABC Commission, says, “The ABC has established a policy that no product derived from any portion of the cannabis plant will be approved as an additive to alcoholic beverages until we receive clear guidance from either the N.C. Department of Agriculture or the N.C. General Assembly.” She goes on to point out that the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 didn’t legalize hemp products in North Carolina. “It simply noted that if a state wanted to have primary regulatory authority over the production of hemp, the state’s governor, agriculture secretary and attorney general would have to submit a plan to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture,” she says. To date, North Carolina has not done so. The recent NCDACS statement specifies that CBD products can’t make health claims, and failure to comply could result in embargo or seizure of products. But businesses in the local wellness sector have been stocking their boutiques with CBD foods, beverages and beauty items. At Violet Owl Wellness on Wall Street, patrons can currently buy locally made CBD chocolates, teas, gummies, capsules, medicine balls, gum and breath strips. Violet Owl’s Natalie Fox predicts that CBD will be one of the most popular additions to food in the next few years. “It is in high demand and assimilates very well with the human body,” she says. “I believe there will be a lot of people incorporating it into their everyday life. What better way to incorporate it into your life other than your diet?” She expresses regret about the potential crackdown, but says her shop will comply with all state and federal requirements. “It’s a shame, because there are highly effective products that are in an edible form,” she says. She notes, however, that “there are plenty of other supplemental options for obtaining hemp oil, CBD and cannabinoids.” X
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There are some new things happening at Twisted Laurel. The restaurant, which has locations in downtown Asheville, Weaverville and Leicester, recently overhauled its Asheville menu, is rolling out a beer pairing dinner at its Weaverville location and has plans for a New Orleansstyle brunch to celebrate Mardi Gras. “We are excited about elevating the food and experiences that we offer at all three locations,” says brand manager Ayana Dusenberry. The transformation comes partially courtesy of chef Mike Achberger, formerly of Table, who joined Twisted Laurel last year as executive chef at its Asheville location. With his input, the space recently reopened as Daphne at Twisted Laurel. “Mike’s background and vision was the perfect match with where the restaurant wanted to go,” says Dusenberry. Focused on modern, New American cuisine, menu highlights include smoked trout fritters, tagliatelle bolognese, pork crepinette and grilled tempeh. In addition to new bites at Daphne, Twisted Laurel’s Weaverville space will launch its inaugural beer pairing dinner series on Thursday, Feb. 28. The four-course meal will feature pours from Boojum Brewing Co. paired with dishes such as roasted squash and carrot soup, roasted golden and purple beets, braised pork cheek and creamy caramel budino with candied hazelnuts and crème Chantilly. The beer dinner concept will eventually expand to all three locations, notes Dusenberry. On Sunday, March 3, Daphne at Twisted Laurel will offer a Mardi Gras brunch featuring items such as Cajun fried chicken and sweet potato biscuits, bacon and praline waffles, shrimp and grits, and king cake fritter. Along with the food, DJ Jasper and DJ CsyZebbyTembo will spin New Orleans-inspired soul, funk and jazz. Twisted Laurel has locations in downtown Asheville, Weaverville and Leicester. The beer pairing dinner launches Thursday, Feb. 28, at 10A S. Main St., Weaverville. Tickets are $35 for bar seating and $45 for dining room. Seating is limited. The Mardi Gras Brunch begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 3, at Daphne at Twisted Laurel, 130 College St. To learn more, visit avl.mx/5pb.
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NEW LOOK: Chef Mike Achberger, formerly of Table, recently joined Twisted Laurel as executive chef of its downtown location. With his input, the space recently reopened as Daphne at Twisted Laurel. Photo courtesy of Twisted Laurel
King cake ice cream at The Hop The Hop will honor Mardi Gras starting Friday, March 1, with the release of a new king cake ice cream at all four locations. In addition, The Hop Ice Creamery will offer special Mardi Grasthemed flight nights. The king cake ice cream will be available starting Friday, March 1, while supplies last. For more information, visit avl.mx/wordcaok.
Louisiana-style buffet dinner Western Carolina Community Action, which assists and advocates for lowincome and underserved people in
Henderson, Transylvania and Polk counties, will get a head start on Fat Tuesday with a Mardi Gras party on Friday, March 1. The event will feature cocktails and a Louisiana-style buffet dinner with live music performed by Bayou Diesel. Guests are encouraged to come in their best Mardi Gras garb. The celebration will include a costume contest. The party runs 6-9 p.m. Friday, March 1, at the Hendersonville Country Club, 1860 Hebron Road. Tickets are $75 per person/$125 a pair. For more information, visit avl.mx/5p9.
Fourth annual chili cook-off Noble Cider and Girls on the Run of WNC will host the fourth annual
Wintertime Special !! chili cook-off fundraiser on Sunday, March 3. All proceeds will benefit the nonprofit, which empowers girls through experience-based activities that integrate running. Chilis will be judged in the categories of traditional, vegetarian and most creative. Registration to compete is $15. The fourth annual chili cook-off runs 3-5 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at Noble Cider, 356 New Leicester Highway. Cost is $10 to sample the chilis, $15 to enter a dish. For details and tickets, visit avl.mx/5p7.
Tex-Mex menu comes to Buxton Hall On Sunday, March 3, Buxton Hall Barbecue welcomes Miguel Vidal, owner and pitmaster of Valentina’s in Austin, Texas. Vidal will team up with Buxton’s Elliott Moss to create a Tex-Mex-inspired barbecue brunch. “I’ve always been a huge fan of Miguel’s style,” says Moss in a press release. “He has a passion for the food he creates, and it really shows in the flavor.” Brunch begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 3, at Buxton Hall Barbecue, 32 Banks Ave. For menu details and pricing, call Buxton Hall at 828-232-7216.
New brunch menu at Butcher Bar West Foothills Meats has introduced a new brunch menu at its Butcher Bar West on Haywood Road. Highlights include but-
termilk biscuits and gravy, fried bologna biscuit, breakfast poutine and Butcher’s breakfast platter (two Darby Farms eggs cooked to order, red potato home-fries, Adluh stone ground grits, a house-made buttermilk biscuit or toast and a choice of breakfast sausage, chorizo, bacon or country fried steak). In a press release, owner Casey McKissick says, “We have a passion for bringing local farm partners in to create a menu that everyone will love. It’s not intended to be fancy, just good, quality ingredients that make up crowd-pleasing dishes that are perfectly executed.” Brunch starts at 9 a.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. Sundays at Butcher Bar West, 697 Haywood Road. For more information, visit avl.mx/5p6.
Hopey & Co. to close Sweeten Creek location On Saturday, March 30, Hopey & Company will close its 121 Sweeten Creek Road location. The local grocery store has operated out of the space for 22 years. According to a statement by owners Tory and Danette Hopey, employees will move to the store’s two other locations. In their statement, the Hopeys encourage customers to keep an eye out for upcoming promotions, as well as a few surprises before the store’s closing. Living Stone Design + Build plans to renovate the Sweeten Creek Road location, converting the property into headquarters for its new offices. X
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Beer festival season is kicking into high gear around Asheville. Among this spring’s offerings is the third yearly Biere de Femme Festival, a statewide celebration of women in beer that takes place Saturday, March 2, at the Highland Brewing Co. Event Center. Almost three dozen North Carolina breweries will take part in the festival, which is presented by the state chapter of the Pink Boots Society, an international organization representing women working in breweries. This will be the first year for Biere de Femme to be held in Asheville. The inaugural 2017 festival was held in Shelby, and the 2018 edition was in Raleigh. According to Katie Smith, a Highland brewer who co-leads the Pink Boots Asheville chapter with Highland President Leah Wong Ashburn, when Pink Boots launched in North Carolina in 2012, there were only 40 members. Today, there are 150 in five regional chapters. “The first year, no one knew what [Biere de Femme] was about,” says Smith. “Now it’s getting a lot of traction. We filled all the brewery spots in 48 hours this year.” Smith figures Biere de Femme will attract about 350 men and women who will have plenty of local festival options this February and March. The Brew Horizons Beer Festival will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, at the U.S. Cellular Center exhibition level, and Hi-Wire Brewing hosts the N.C. Small Batch Festival on Saturday, March 9, at its Biltmore Village Big Top location. The AVL Beer Expo, held in February since 2016, will not take place this year, but Asheville Brewers Alliance interim Director Mike Rangel says elements of that will be folded into the 2019 AVL Beer Week. The organizers of Biere de Femme, however, stress that the festival is unique because of its focus on women working at breweries. “There is beer specifically made for this festival,” says Smith, who brewed a red wine rye saison. “And we have bartend-
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SMITH SYSTEMS: The third yearly Biere de Femme Festival will be held March 2 at Highland Brewing Co.’s Event Center. It’s presented by the N.C. Pink Boots Society, an organization of women working in beer. Pictured is Katie Smith, a Highland brewer and co-leader of the Asheville chapter of Pink Boots. Photo courtesy of Highland Brewing Co. ers and people who work in sales who get to go in the back and brew beer. That’s the coolest thing about this festival.” Each brewery at Biere de Femme is asked to bring at least one beer brewed for the event by women on staff. They’re also asked to bring one or two other beers from their lineups.
Biere de Femme tickets are $45 general admission (2-6 p.m. access) and $75 VIP (entry at 1 p.m., plus snacks and special bottled and canned beers not available in the main area). The event is open only to ages 21 and older. Proceeds will go to scholarships for women in the brewing industry. Visit bieredefemmefest.com for details and tickets. X
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BY KIM RUEHL anymedia@gmail.com One day a few years back, Asheville-based singer-songwriter Jane Kramer woke from a dream that she was sitting on her porch talking to her best friend, who had died seven years earlier. “He was giving me this beautiful insight,” she says, “about the afterlife and grief and loss, as someone who was on this different plane, yet he was sitting right there with me on the porch. It brought me so much comfort that I started writing the song.” She’s referring to “Valley of the Bones,” an arresting, vulnerable exploration of life and loss that is the title track of her new album. Kramer will celebrate its release with a performance at Ambrose West on Saturday, March 2. And, though she looks forward to performing the album in its entirety, she’s also quick to point out that it is an intensely personal collection inspired in part by one of her life’s deepest heartbreaks. The dream conversation with her friend came when Kramer was processing a recent miscarriage, which makes the song’s declarations of mortality all the more stirring. “We’re all just wearing skin / Til we’re roots and waves and wings again,” she sings. “When you realize you don’t own anything / The things you lose hurt less.” “It was incredibly painful,” she says of the miscarriage. “It opened my eyes to the fact that people don’t talk about that much. That’s
ALL HEART: Jane Kramer believes it’s her responsibility as a songwriter to delve into difficult topics. “I’ve never turned away from crisis,” she says. Her new album, Valley of the Bones, offers a full range of emotions, from the soul-baring title track to the tonguein-cheek “Waffle House Song.” Photo by Rose Katz
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so loaded. It’s so important and so healing to be able to talk about it and be honest about it. I want to shed some of the weird silence about it.” It can be hard to find creative energy when something your body has created is so suddenly destroyed; hard to feel inspiration in the middle of life’s dark moments. For that reason, it took Kramer four years to finish writing “Valley of the Bones,” and in the meantime, she found solace in bringing to light other stories from her life in the form of the songs that fill out this new album. Some are downright funny. “Waffle House Song” tackles relationship woes by running them through Kramer’s sense of humor and her wry manipulation of country clichés. The radio-friendly “I’ll See Your Crazy and Raise You Mine” offers a similar levity. But there are also softer moments of love and renewal, such as on “St. Carrie of the Storms” — a song Kramer wrote when her sister was experiencing some hardships with her eldest daughter’s health — and album-closer “Wedding Vows.” The latter puts a cathartic spin on the grief and loss theme of the rest of the album, as if to highlight that walking through some of life’s hardest moments can lead us to a path to joy. Kramer, who earned her degree in social work, believes it’s her responsibility as a songwriter to delve into difficult topics. “Honestly, it’s my natural inclination as a human,” she says. “I’ve never turned away from crisis.
There’s something in me that wants to touch into those really tender parts and try to help people through [them]. As an artist, as a human being, I struggle tremendously — existentially, spiritually, on every front. For me, what has been really healing and what has become my life’s mission, is to just be transparent about it. Because, over and over again, I feel like I’m shown that humans relate to that form of honesty and connection. I’m not interested in making music that doesn’t go there.” This is a quality Kramer shares with Nashville-based singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier, with whom she’s developed somewhat of a mentor-mentee relationship after attending a handful of Gauthier’s deeply inspiring songwriting retreats. One of them helped Kramer bring “Valley of the Bones” to fruition. “I had the very beginnings of the song and was on a retreat with [Mary] in Scotland,” Kramer recalls. “I played it for her, and she was like, ‘This is your song. This is you arriving at your voice. Keep going with this.’”
Considering the rawness of the emotion, it was an important bit of encouragement for Kramer to receive as she sought to move through the experience and find her inspiration again. Indeed, Gauthier is known for writing songs that unpack every last thing about a given emotion, so her vote of confidence carried weight. So did the opportunity for Kramer to travel so far, to retreat from reality in the beautiful Scottish landscape and immerse herself in the utility of creating. “Once I was able to pull back,” she says, “I was able to see the beauty.” X
WHO Jane Kramer WHERE Ambrose West 312 Haywood Road ambrosewest.com WHEN Saturday, March 2, 7:30 p.m. $17 advance/$20 day of show
URBAN DHARMA NC presents Women of Wisdom & Compassion Khenmo Konchog Nyima Drolma and Acharya Yeshe Drolma will give a talk highlighting our feminine ancestors and some of the women of today setting new models for Buddhists everywhere.
Friday, March 1, 7:30-9pm; Jubilee Community Church, 46 Wall St, Downtown Asheville Donations accepted & appreciated!
Buddha’s Breath: Practice for the 21st Century Khenmo Konchog Nyima Drolma and Acharya Yeshe Drolma will introduce a new curriculum based on Buddha’s earliest teaching on mindfulness of breath that incorporates Theraveda, Zen and Mahamudra philosophies and emphasizes the practice of shamtha/vipassena meditation. Build your skills and learn techniques to sustain your practice. Saturday, March 2, 10am-5pm & Sunday March 3, 10am-5pm; Urban Dharma NC Suggested donation: $50/$40 General/Sustaining Members
All are welcome!
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by Thomas Calder
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TALENT AND TECHNIQUE Paintbrushes, paper plates, tubes of acrylic paint and miniature wooden mannequins line the tables of an upstairs classroom at the Arthur R. Edington Education & Career Center. Not far from the supplies, local artist Cleaster Cotton stands, greeting her Youth Arts Empowerment students as they enter the space. There are five participants, ages 11-17, enrolled in the organization’s latest six-week course. The free program, which Cotton first launched in fall 2018, is co-sponsored by the Edington Center and Pink Dog Creative. Its mission, the artist explains, is to help students from Asheville’s marginalized communities find self-empowerment through self-expression. “It’s a really powerful thing when you make art and art supplies available for children ... who are challenged with some of the things that youth in the Southside community and marginalized communities are challenged with,” says Cotton. “They need a means to create, to express themselves and to be lifted up and honored for what they’re doing.” On Friday, March 1, the students will celebrate their artistic visions and achievements with a group exhibit at the Pink Dog Creative Gallery. The show, titled On the Cusp, runs through Sunday, March 31, and will also feature pieces from YAE’s inaugural fall 2018 class. Throughout the weeks leading up to the community event, the students have worked not only on individual paintings but also on public speaking. At the group’s recent
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Local students exhibit their work at Pink Dog Creative
ALL FOR ONE: Youth Arts Empowerment students and teacher, Cleaster Cotton, pose with some of their works in progress. Pictured, from left, are Brenda Estrada, Gloria Estrada, Cotton, Trinity Harper, Evie Thomas and Jubilee Morrell. Photo by Thomas Calder Friday night session, Jubilee Morrell, 11, stood before the class displaying her current work-in-progress. “This is me and my mom dancing at a wedding,” she explained. “That is fabulous,” Cotton exclaimed. “When I look at that painting, because of the brush strokes, it makes me feel the movement. And I love the color palette that you chose. Great job.” After all members presented, the class gathered around the supply station, picking out what they needed. Meanwhile, Cotton returned to the front of the room, where she went through some of the finished pieces that will be included in the exhibit. From mixed-media to oil pastels, On the Cusp will showcase the group’s wide range of talents and techniques. The opening will also introduce the students to the financial side of the art world. All works, notes Cotton, will be available for purchase. “I want to bridge the gap and let students know … that they can actually be artists,” she says. “I want them to see that they can make a living and can share their experiences with others through their art form.” For four of the group’s five members, this is the ultimate goal. (Aspiring artist Evie Thomas, 11, notes she might also consider becoming a lawyer. “They make very good money,”
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she explains.) No matter where their futures may take them, all members of YAE share a collective sense of pride and delight in having their work shown at Pink Dog Creative. “This is my first show,” says Trinity Harper, 11. “It feels good.” Gloria Estrada, 17, echoes her classmate’s sentiment. “I am happy because I always want to paint and show my art,” she says. “This is all I want.” For Hedy Fischer, co-owner of Pink Dog Creative, On the Cusp is part of the gallery’s ongoing effort to bridge the gap between the River Arts District and its neighboring Southside community. “I want to make Asheville a better place,” she says. “And I don’t want to do it as a politician. I’d much rather do it as an individual community member. So I use the resources that I have available to me, and one of those resources happens to be Pink Dog.” Cotton, who has worked with Fischer on a number of community projects, agrees that the show is a step toward a more inclusive Asheville. However, she notes, showing up is only part of the equation. “I want people to realize that you begin to support artists from the grassroots level up,” she says. Investing in these young artists, she continues, is critical for creating a more equitable future. “Equity needs to happen when it comes to self-
expression, when it comes to being respected and when it comes to economic empowerment,” she says. “That piece cannot be left out.” For now, with supplies in hand, the five young artists continue working toward the show’s opening night. At the front of the class, Thomas applies a layer of blue paint to her canvas. Her hope, she says, midbrushstroke, is that people leave the exhibit inspired to find their own artistic voice. Harper agrees. “I like to create stuff that will inspire people to do more things and to get out,” she says. “I want people to love, care and help other people — and to not be so frustrated.” X
WHAT On the Cusp WHERE Pink Dog Creative Gallery 348 Depot St. avl.mx/5p4 WHEN Opening reception Friday, March 1, 5-8 p.m. Exhibit on view through Sunday, March 31. Free
by Alli Marshall
amarshall@mountainx.com
AFTER THE SKY FELL On a previous trip to Asheville, comedian Hari Kondabolu says, “It was incredible … before the show wandering around thrift stores, drinking good coffee and seeing the mountains. [Then] doing the gig and feeling like people got it.” He continues, “It feels like a home game. I have a bunch of folks who I don’t have to explain as much to and who are excited that I’m there.” Plus, during his interview with Xpress, it was snowing in Brooklyn, where Kondabolu is based. So even if the comedian’s upcoming Sunday, March 3, show at The Orange Peel doesn’t fall squarely within spring, it’s likely to be a welcome reprieve, weatherwise. The Indian-American stand-up gained notoriety in 2017 with his documentary The Problem with Apu in which he discussed the stereotyped namesake “Simpsons” character — an Indian convenience store owner voiced by white actor Hank Azaria — with other South Asian-American entertainers such as Aziz Ansari, Kal Penn and Maulik Pancholy. More recently, Kondabolu has been a regular panelist on the popular NPR program “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” He describes the show as a gift, adding, “I always feel I’m one of the slower ones. … After a while, I had to tell myself, ‘There is no slower one.’ Everyone brings a different thing to the table and a different style. … The fact that so many people come to see me because of that show always surprises me.” His favorite part, Kondabolu says, is writing the fake news reports for the “Bluff the Listener” segment. But, he points out, having an NPR fan base means his crowds — while often well-informed — can skew a little whiter and a little older. Then again, Kondabolu says his jokes haven’t changed much since the 2016 presidential election — he’s always been up on current events and vigilantly pointing out racism and prejudice; he co-hosted the podcast “Politically Re-Active” with his friend W. Kamau Bell from June 2016 to October 2017. How his material is received, however, is different. “Trump makes it so blatant,” says the comedian. “Now, when I talk about racism, I have this reallife example. … It becomes this thing where I have to prove less.” He continues, “For years, I felt like Chicken Little, and now, all of a sud-
Comedian Hari Kondabolu on race, politics and educated audiences interesting. Stand-up comedy, he’s found, offers limitless possibilities for honing his art form. “I’m discovering all the time that I can take a risk. … I don’t need a laugh a minute,” he says. “For years, I didn’t do faces or impressions. But there are all sorts of things you can do.” Kondabolu adds, “That’s what I love about stand-up — it’s without boundary. The fourth wall regularly comes down.” X
WHO Hari Kondabolu WHERE The Orange Peel 101 Biltmore Ave. theorangepeel.net WHEN Sunday, March 3, 8 p.m. $25 advance/$28 day of show
TELL IT LIKE IT IS: “I don’t think anything is off-limits,” comedian Hari Kondabolu says of his material, which includes pop culture, terrorism and his family, among other topics. “It comes down to, is the stuff original, is it personal and honest, and is it funny?” Photo courtesy of the comedian den, people are like, ‘The sky fell. He was right. The sky actually fell.’” In general, Kondabolu finds his audiences are more on board with his smart, political brand of humor — though each performance is different and crowds vary from city to city. “A late show on a Friday and then an early show on a Thursday: People have different mindsets,” he explains. Still, “the culture has changed,” he says. “Outside of Trump … there are more examples of people speaking out, and the internet has exposed people to a broader range of opinions. That immediately makes for a better audience.” Kondabolu’s debut comedy album, Waiting for 2042 (referencing the year when, according to the census, minorities will outnumber whites in the U.S.) made Best of 2014 lists and his followup, Mainstream American Comic went to No. 1 on Amazon and iTunes. He’s appeared on broadcasts such as “Fresh Air with Terry Gross” and “All Things Considered,” as well as podcasts including “WTF with Marc Maron” and “2 Dope Queens.” His comedy special, “Warn Your Relatives,” premiered last year.
That program, on Netflix, addresses issues such as LGBT rights, health care, terrorism and his family — Kondabolu’s parents are immigrants from India. “I don’t think anything is off-limits,” he says of his material. “But sometimes, when there’s personal stuff that’s really raw, it’s hard to make jokes.” The audience senses a comedian’s discomfort, he explains. “Confidence is such a big part of this.” But, as he’s grown in his art form, there are fewer topics he avoids onstage. “In terms of talking about family, I was afraid I was going to be judged. ‘Oh, he’s talking about his immigrant parents. That’s so typical and easy.’ That prevented me from exploring that really rich ground.” But then, after some thought, he realized, “There are tons of white comics who talk about their parents because those are their parents, and that’s such a foundational thing.” Ultimately, Kondabolu says, he realized he didn’t need to care what anyone else thought. “It comes down to, is the stuff original, is it personal and honest, and is it funny?” he says. As he grows and matures as a person, Kondabolu says, his material gets more MOUNTAINX.COM
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by Kim Winter Mako
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The 12th annual Asheville Mardi Gras Parade is ready to roll
TAKING IT TO THE STREETS: This year’s parade theme is Wild, Wild Asheville. “It can refer to the wild spirit Ashevilleans embrace, the wild nature that surrounds our mountain town or the wild ingredients found in our beers and food,” says Diane Curry, Asheville Mardis Gras’ executive committee chair. Photos, top left and bottom left, courtesy of Asheville Mardi Gras; top right by Araya Hansen; bottom right by Karl Hinterkopf Asheville Mardi Gras, a community-based arts and culture collective, will be rolling its 12th annual parade through the streets of South Slope on Sunday, March 3. Each year, a royal couple is chosen to lead the procession. In January,
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AMG holds a 12th Night celebration, marking the last day of Christmas and the coming of Epiphany. At the party, guests are served king cake — a confection associated with Epiphany and Mardi Gras and its counterpart, Carnival. A small, plastic baby is baked inside one slice of the cake, and it’s AMG’s tradition that whoever gets the piece of cake containing the baby is granted the status of Mardi Gras royalty. This year, that person was Elizabeth “Eboo” Sauls, who then selected a royal partner. She decided to take on the role of Mardi Gras King and chose Nicole White to be her queen. This is the first time in Asheville Mardi Gras history that the crowned royals are a same-sex couple. Both Sauls and White are members of Asheville Second Line, a NewOrleans-style band that supports Mardi Gras events throughout the year. Sauls, White and Asheville Second Line will make up the royal “krewe” — an organization or group that takes part in the parade together. For 2019,
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the royal krewe chose a Viking theme for its float. “The fact that we have two female royals this year is emblematic of how accepting Asheville Mardi Gras is,” says Michael Franco, Asheville Mardi Gras’ communications director. “As a social group, it’s a great place for people to find a home regardless of age, orientation or where they’re from.” When Franco and his wife moved to town five years ago from Prague, Czech Republic, they found Asheville Mardi Gras within their first year. “It was really a life raft — a great way to connect to a community of fun, intelligent and creative people,” he says. While Asheville Mardi Gras is no Bourbon Street counterpart (there’s no nudity or alcohol at the family-friendly festivities), this year’s parade theme is Wild, Wild Asheville. It “leaves a lot of room for interpretation, which is perfect for such a creative city,” says Diane Curry, Asheville Mardis Gras’ executive committee chair. “It can refer to the wild
spirit Ashevilleans embrace, the wild nature that surrounds our mountain town or the wild ingredients found in our beers and food.” Franco adds that themes are meant to inspire without being too specific. He, for one, is expecting to see some interpretations include wild animal and exotic plant costumes. Some past themes have included French Broads and Odd Fellows in 2013, Saints vs. Sinners in 2016, and, last year, AsheVillage People. Although the city has grown tremendously, Franco says the parade’s spirit has remained intact and has increased in popularity. He expects around 30 krewes to participate, making this year the biggest parade to date. Some of the krewes include radio station 98.1 The River, listening room Ambrose West and The Beer City Sisters, “a group of 21st-century nuns dedicated to the promulgation of universal joy and the expiation of stigmatic guilt,” according to the group’s website. A new addition this year is the Buncombe County Library, “which adds a nice community flavor to the parade,” notes Franco. Also on the parade roster: dance performance outfit Liquid Sirens. Group member Crystal Edwards says the performers are going with a cabaret-inspired theme. “We love the energy surrounding Asheville Mardi Gras and look forward to sharing some dancing, pizazz and love of our community during the parade,” she says. Morgan Richard Swilling, events director of the Blue Ridge Pride Center, is part of the Rainbows Gone Wild Krewe — a joint effort between the center and O. Henry’s, the oldest gay bar in Asheville. From that group, expect a truck decked out in rainbows, pride flags and “music with dancing drag queens and lots of rainbow beads to hand out.” After the parade, spectators and participants can continue the fun at the Queen’s Ball, held at The Century Room at Pack’s Tavern, 5-10 p.m. There, an award will be given for best costume in the parade. This free event includes music from funk outfit Boogi Therapi and blues- and soul-rockers Pleasure Chest. X
WHAT Asheville Mardi Gras parade WHERE Starting at Federal Alley South Slope neighborhood ashevillemardigras.org WHEN Sunday, March 3, 3:05 p.m., free
SMART BETS by Edwin Arnaudin | Send your arts news to ae@mountainx.com
PechaKucha Night
William Tyler
In 2003, Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of the Klein Dytham architecture firm hosted the inaugural PechaKucha Night in Tokyo. That evening, a series of creative individuals projected 20 images for 20 seconds each, accompanied by commentary to tie the presentation together. Viewed as a way for people to show and share their latest work in a relaxed way in a public space — opportunities that are notoriously difficult to find — the focused format has caught on and spread to more than 1,090 cities around the world. One of those spots is Asheville, where organizers host the 22nd local quarterly event on Friday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m., at The Grove House. $9 advance/$10 (cash only) day of show. pechakuchaavl.org. Photo by Jay Hill
William Tyler’s new album, Goes West, sports a catchy title, but it’s also a literal distillation of the instrumental guitarist’s life since the release of his 2016 stunner, Modern Country. In one of recent music’s best examples of truthful advertising, the Mississippi native left his adopted home of Nashville and, like the Clampetts, moved to California, where he subsequently wrote the fresh material. After working with Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche and Hiss Golden Messenger multi-instrumentalist Phil Cook on the previous record, Tyler recruited such West Coast stalwarts as Dawes drummer Griffin Goldsmith and Hand Habits guitarist Meg Duffy to round out the transplanted sound. Tyler brings his latest tunes to The Mothlight on Sunday, March 3. The night begins at 8 p.m. with a set from Asheville’s own Shane Parish. $15 advance/$18 day of show. themothlight.com. Photo by Chantal Anderson
Rebecca Loebe
Will Johnson
Rebecca Loebe is upfront about her somewhat sneaky approach to sharing her values with listeners. “I like to write catchy songs about topics that are meaningful to me but use fun hooks to put words in people’s mouths,” she says. “My favorite thing is to get people singing along before they even realize they’re singing about women’s equality or their own self-worth.” Raised in Atlanta and currently based in Austin, Texas, the Berklee College of Music alum presents a number of these self-professed “empowerment jams” on her fifth studio album, Give Up Your Ghosts. A veteran of “The Voice,” where her acclaimed cover of Nirvana’s “Come as You Are” earned a spot on the show’s first compilation album, Loebe plays the upstairs lounge of Isis Music Hall on Wednesday, March 6, at 7 p.m. $15. isisasheville.com. Photo courtesy of the artist
The latest installment of UNC Asheville’s Visiting Writer Series has thus far specialized in spotlighting traditional printed-word authors (Therese Anne Fowler, Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald) and poets (Frank X Walker, founder of the Affrilachian Poets collective). But on Tuesday, March 5, the program expands its reach and loops in singer-songwriter Will Johnson, lead singer of the bands Centromatic and South San Gabriel. The Austin, Texas-based artist will be in conversation with the university’s writer-in-residence Wiley Cash (The Last Ballad). On his website, Cash reports that Johnson “will perform songs from his most recent albums, and then he and [Cash] will discuss the ways in which Johnson approaches his craft.” It all starts at 7 p.m. in the campus’s Laurel Forum in Karpen Hall. Free to attend. english.unca. edu. Photo courtesy of the artist
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A & E CALENDAR ART ARTS COUNCIL OF HENDERSON COUNTY • TH (3/7), 3-6pm - Open house and presentation of the third Betty Taylor Memorial Fund award winner, artist Jennifer Mills Grabosky. Free. Held at Arts Council of Henderson County, 2700A Greenville Hwy., Flat Rock LEICESTER COMMUNITY ART NIGHTS • 1st TUESDAYS, 6:30pm - Community art night for children and adults. Free. Held at Leicester Community Center, 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester HAYWOOD STREET FRESCO • TH (2/28), 8:30-10am - Meet the artists, view sketches and learn about the Haywood Street Fresco. Free to attend. Held at Haywood Street Congregation, 297 Haywood St. PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE • SA (3/2), 1-5pm - The whole campus is open with hands-on activities in clay, iron, glass, metals, papermaking, painting, photography, letterpress, textiles and wood. Free. Held at Penland School of Crafts, 67 Doras Trail, Spruce Pine
ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS FIRST FRIDAY ART WALKS • 1st FRIDAYS, 5-8pm - Downtown Asheville First Friday Art Walks with more than 25 galleries within a half mile radius of historic downtown Asheville. Free to attend.
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networking. Free to attend. Held at Battery Park Book Exchange, 1 Page Ave., #101
AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS 2019 Y.E.S. EMERGING ARTISTS FUND DEADLINE EXTENSION • Through FR (3/1) Submissions accepted for the Diana Wortham Theatre 2019 Y.E.S. Emerging Artists Fund that provides scholarships for high school seniors graduating in 2019 who are pursuing a career in the performing arts. Contact for full guidelines: dwtheatre. com. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave. FRONT PORCH THEATRE AUDITIONS • WE (3/6), 6-8pm & SA (3/9), 10am-noon Open auditions for As It Is In Heaven. Contact for guidelines. Held at Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 225 W. State St., Black Mountain MUSIC VIDEO ASHEVILLE • Through FR (3/15) Submissions accepted for the 12th annual music video competition. See website for submission guidelines.
DANCE LEARN TO DANCE (PD.) Ballroom • Swing • Waltz • Salsa • Wedding • Two-Step • Special Events. Lessons, Workshops, Classes and Dance Events in Asheville. Certified instructor. Contact Richard for information: 828-333-0715. naturalrichard@ mac.com • www.DanceForLife.net BALLET CONSERVATORY OF ASHEVILLE • SA (3/2), 7pm Presents Winter Works Innovations and Variations. $12-$22. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave. BUTI YOGA, BELLY DANCING & BUBBLES • FR (3/1), 6pm Beginner’s level yoga and belly dance class with proceeds benefit-
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BANNED BOOK CLUB • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 10am - Banned Book Club. Free to attend. Held at Blue Ridge Books, 428 Hazelwood Ave., Waynesville
SUBLIME PROMISES: Sublime Theater presents the classic off-Broadway double billing of Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape and Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story. First performed together in New York in 1960, the one-act plays have an enduring impact. Krapp’s Last Tape is a one-man show by Sublime’s artistic director, Steven Samuels. The Zoo Story, which launched Albee’s career, is a dark comedy about a seemingly simple encounter in New York’s Central Park between a settled, middle-class man, Jordan A. Wright, and the younger Scott Fisher, whose life is spinning out of control. Henry Williamson III directs the nine performances running Thursdays through Saturdays, March 7-23 at 7:30 p.m. at The BeBe Theater. $15 tickets available online and at the door. Photo courtesy of Sublime Theater (p. 37)
ing Folkmoot. Registration: 828-246-6570 or hello@ waynesvilleyogacenter.com. $20. Held at Folkmoot Friendship Center, 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville PACJAM FOLK DANCE AND DINNER • FR (3/1), 6pm - PacJAM’s annual community folk dance and hot dog supper. Dinner at 6pm, dance at 6:30pm. Dinner $6.50, Dance Free. Held at Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE), 3381 Hunting Country Road, Tryon SOUTHERN LIGHTS SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE CLUB • SA (12/1), 6pm - "March Winds," themed dance. Advanced dance at 6pm. Early rounds at 7pm. Plus squares and rounds at 7:30pm. Free. Held at Whitmire Activity Center, 310 Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville
MUSIC AFRICAN DRUM LESSONS AT SKINNY BEATS SOUND SHOP (PD.) Wednesdays 6pm. Billy Zanski teaches a fun approach to connecting with your inner rhythm. Drop-ins welcome. • Drums provided. $15/class. (828) 768-2826. www.skinnybeatsdrums. com
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ASHEVILLE DRUM CIRCLE • FRIDAYS, 6-9:50pm Asheville outdoor drum circle. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. BLUE RIDGE SYMPHONIC BRASS • SU (3/3), 3pm - Maestro Jamie Hafner conducting 20+ member brass choir. Free to attend. Held at First Baptist Church of Brevard, 94 S Gaston St., Brevard BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • WE (2/27), 3pm - Ukulele jam, all levels. Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville • TU (3/5), 6-8pm - WNC Original Music presents Brie Capone. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE 18 Biltmore Ave., 828-2574530, dwtheatre.com • TH (2/28), 8pm - Eileen Ivers and the Universal Roots, Celtic tradition and North American roots music. $20-$60. • SU (3/3), 7:30pm MaxxMusic presents Marc Broussard, classic R&B, rock and soul. $25-$29. FIRST MONDAYS CONCERT SERIES • 1st MONDAYS, 12:30pm - Community concert series.
Free. Held in the Porter Center, Brevard College, 1 Brevard College Drive, Brevard GINA CHAVEZ IN CONCERT • WE (3/6), 7pm - Gina Chavez concert Latin pop. $15/$5 student. Held at Lipinsky Auditorium at UNC Asheville, 300 Library Lane GINA CHAVEZ MASTER CLASS • TU (3/5), noon-1pm - Free. Held at Laurel Forum. Karpen Hall, UNC Asheville, 1 University Heights MAKING A SONG • MUSIC AND POETRY FUSION PROJECT • FR (3/1), 6pm - Pan Harmonia commissioned Dosia McKay to create an original work for voice, flute, bassoon and guitar with the poetry of three North Carolina women poets. Free to attend. Held at Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St. MASTERS OF MELANCHOLY BAROQUE CONCERT • SU (3/3), 3pm - Asheville Baroque Concert: Masters of Melancholy, English viol consort music. $20 advance/$25 door/$5 sutdents and active military. Held at St Giles Chapel, In the Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, 1617 Hendersonville Road
MOSTLY MOZART WITH BLUE RIDGE ORCHESTRA CHAMBER SYMPHONY • SA (3/2) & SU (3/3), 3-4pm - “Mostly Mozart,” concert featuring the chamber symphony. $15/$5 students. Held at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road THE GAITHER VOCAL BAND • FR (3/1), 7pm - The Gaither Vocal Band, gospel concert. $26 and up. Held at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, 87 Haywood St. THE TUNE SHEPHERDS • SU (3/3), 3pm - ScotsBaroque Chamber-Folk trio—flute, guitar, fiddle— release of their first studio recording Thank You Kindly. Admission by donation. Held at St. Matthias Church, 1 Dundee St. WOMANSONG OF ASHEVILLE • MONDAYS, 7-9pm Community chorus rehearsals open to potential members. Free. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place
SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD ASHEVILLE WRITERS' SOCIAL • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - NC Writer's Network group meeting and
BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • Through (2/28) - Write a love note about your library to send to the County Commissioners. All materials provided. Free. Held at Black Mountain Library, 105 N Dougherty St, Black Mountain • TH (2/28), 11am-4pm - Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Contribute to and correct the record for people of color who have impacted our local history. Provided: tools, guidance and research material to create and edit entries for AfricanAmerican figures from our area. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • 1st TUESDAYS, 5:30pm - Queer Book Club for New and Young Adults, ages 14-24. March reading: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Free. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa HENDO STORY CLUB • 1st THURSDAYS, 7pm - Ten participants are chosen from the hat. Stories must be 5 minutes or less and connect with the theme, "Turning Point." $10. Held at The Center for Art & Inspiration, 927 Greenville Highway, Hendersonville LISTEN TO THIS: STORIES ON STAGE • TH (2/28), 7:30pm 'Listen to This: Stories on Stage,' stories and songs. $15. Held at 35below, 35 E. Walnut St.
LIVLAB ARTIST COLLECTIVE HOSTS TOWN HALL MEETINGS • FR (3/1), 5:30pm & SA (3/2), 11am - WCU’s LIVLAB Artist Collective hosts two town hall meetings to gather local stories of women who have built, nurtured and sustained local communities and the region. Free. Held at Jackson County Public Library, 310 Keener St., Sylva MAKING A SONG • MUSIC AND POETRY FUSION PROJECT • FR (3/1), 6pm - Pan Harmonia commissioned Dosia McKay to create an original work for voice, flute, bassoon and guitar with the poetry of three North Carolina women poets. Free to attend. Held at Malaprop’s Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St. MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com • WE (2/27), 10am - Storytime with J. Rutland, author of Chilly Da Vinci. Free to attend. • WE (2/27), 6pm - Michael Roberto presents The Coming of the American Behemoth: The Origins of Fascism in the United States, 1920 -1940, in conversation with Alvis Dunn. Free to attend. • TH (2/28), 7pm - This month's pick is Pearls on a Branch: Oral Tales by Najla Jraissaty Khoury, translated by Inea Bushnaq. Free to attend. • SU (3/3), 3pm Poetrio welcomes authors Susan Underwood, The Book of Awe; John Blackard, Four Gates to the Mountain; and Nancy Dillingham, Like Headlines: New and Selected Poems. Free to attend. • MO (3/4), 6pm - Bruce Spang presents his book, Those Close Beside Me, in conversation with Gavin Dillard. Free to attend. • TU (3/5), 6pm -Odyssey High School Student Readings. Free to attend.
GALLERY DIRECTORY • WE (3/6), 6pm Stephanie Anderson presents her book, One Size Fits None: A Farm Girl's Search for the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture, in conversation with Mary Saunders Bulan, PhD. Free to attend. • TH (3/7), 6pm Carolina Day principals discuss The Parents We Mean To Be: How Well-Intentioned Adults Undermine Children's Moral and Emotional Development by Richard Weissbourd. Free to attend. NEW DIMENSIONS TOASTMASTERS • THURSDAYS, noon1pm - General meeting. Information: 828-3294190. Free to attend. Held at Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, 33 Meadow Road POLITICAL PRISONERS LETTER WRITING • First SUNDAYS, 5pm - Political prisoners letter writing. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road VISITING WRITERS SERIES: WILL JOHNSON • TU (3/5), 7pm Singer-songwriter Will Johnson in conversation with UNCA Writer-inResidence, Wiley Cash. Free. Held at Karpen Hall, UNC Asheville Campus WIKIPEDIA AND WOMEN • SA (3/2), 11am-5pm Event to edit wikipedia content about women. Childcare provided. Free. Held at Revolve, 521 Riverside Drive, #179
THEATER 'FOOTLOOSE' • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS through (3/3) - Footloose, musical drama. Fri.-Sat.: 7:30pm & Sun.: 2:30pm, with additional shows Feb. 21 & 28. $15$26. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St.
'JUST ANOTHER BIG DOG' • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (3/3) - Just Another Big Dog, drama. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 3pm. $18/$12 student. Held at Brevard Little Theatre, 55 E. Jordan St., Brevard 'KRAPP’S LAST TAPE' AND 'THE ZOO STORY' • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS (3/7) until (3/23), 7:30pm - The double bill of Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape and Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story, one-act plays. $15. Held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. 'THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES' • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS (3/7) until (3/17) - The Marvelous Wonderettes, musical. Thurs.-Sat.: 7:30pm. Sat. & Sun.: 2:30pm. $29/$34 premium/$18 students. Held at Owens Theatre, 44 College St., Mars Hill 'THE WOLVES' • THURSDAY through SUNDAY (2/28) until (3/3) - The Wolves, play presented by Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen. Thurs.-Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 3pm. $20/$15 seniors/$10 students. Held at The WCU Bardo Arts Center, 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee ROUGH DRAUGHT NO. 15 / FUTURE PERFECT • SA (3/2), 7-9pm Rough Draught No. 15, Future Perfect, concepts, ideas, research and critique. Free to attend. Held at Marshall Container Co., 10 South Main St., Marshall THEATRE UNCA PRESENTS ABSURD PLAYS • THURSDAY through SATURDAY (2/28) until (3/3) - TheatreUNCA presents two one-act absurd plays, The Room and The Bald Soprano. Thurs.-Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $12. Held at Belk Theatre, UNC Asheville Campus, 1 University Heights, CPO1700
‘THE SPLENDORS OF THE UNIVERSE WITH NO LIMITS ARTISTS’ • Through (2/28) - The Splendors of the Universe with No Limits Artists show of works by artists from Transylvania Vocational Services. Closing reception: Thursday, Feb. 28, 4:30-6 pm. Held at Transylvania Community Arts Council, 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard
'AN INVITATION TO A SHOW' BY LORI PARK • Through FR (2/28) - Lori Park showcases An Invitation to a Show, an exhibition of sculpture installation. Reception: Held at Spiers Gallery, 1 College Dr, Brevard 'ART TEACHERS CREATE' • FR (3/1) through FR (3/8) - Art Teachers Create, exhibition featuring the artwork of Henderson County’s art teachers. Reception: Friday, Mar. 1, 5:30-7pm. Held at First Citizens Bank, 539 N. Main St., Hendersonville
‘THEREFORE’ BY RALSTON FOX SMITH • Through SA (4/6) - Therefore, new works by Ralston Fox Smith, an abstract surrealist working in paintings, sculpture and light pieces. Held at Tracey Morgan Gallery, 188 Coxe Ave.
ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART 82 Patton Ave., 828-251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art.com • Through TH (2/28) - Fresh Paint features paintings by two new members, Joseph Pearson and Susan Webb Tregay. • FR (3/1) through SU (3/31) - Fresh Air features Sue Dolamore’s plein air paintings. 'ATYPICAL DIMENSIONS: VOLUMINOUS WATERCOLORS' BY NADINE CHARLSEN • Through TU (4/2) - Atypical Dimensions: Voluminous Watercolors by Nadine Charlsen. Held at 310 ART, 191 Lyman St., #310 BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER 120 College St., 828-350-8484, blackmountaincollege.org • Through SA (5/18) Aaron Siskind: A Painter’s Photographer and Works on Paper. • Through SA (5/18) - Politics at Black Mountain College, a variety of media: artwork, images, texts and audio. 'CONCRETE COMMUNITY' • Through SU (3/17) - Concrete Community, a group show fundraiser for skatepark, The Foundation. Held at Push Skate Shop & Gallery, 25 Patton Ave. FEATURED ARTIST: BEN GREENE-COLONESSE • Through TH (2/28) - Exhibition featuring glass by Ben GreeneColonesse. Held at North Carolina Glass Center, 140 Roberts St., Suite C ‘HYDROLOGICAL’ BY MATTHEW WEST • SA (3/2) through FR (4/12) - Hydrological, sculptures by Matthew West. Reception: Saturday, March 2, 6-9pm. Held at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain
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GAINING MOMENTUM: Momentum Gallery’s Lexington Avenue location opens two exhibitions of three artists each. In the Landscape and Of the Landscape, featuring Jennifer Bueno, Bryce Lafferty and William Henry Price, depicts satellite views of our planet, taking viewers on a journey of discovery and introspection. Blown glass, mixed media, drawings and paintings reveal the impermanent and transient nature of our planet and the consequences of man’s presence in the landscape. Vernacular features Phil Blank, David C. Robinson and Sasha Schilbrack-Cole, as they reference such themes as faith, race and identity in the South. These three artists work in watercolor, etching and ceramics. An opening reception is planned for Thursday, Feb. 28, 5-8 p.m. The six featured artists will be in attendance, and refreshments will be served. Photo of Bryce Lafferty’s, “Fluvial Valley,” watercolor and gouache on paper, courtesy of the artist. ‘IN THE LANDSCAPE AND OF THE LANDSCAPE’ AND ‘VERNACULAR’ • TH (2/28) through SA (4/27) - Two exhibitions debut, In the Landscape and Of the Landscape: glass, mixed media, painting and drawing by Jennifer Bueno, Bryce Lafferty and William Henry Price; and Vernacular: watercolors, etchings and ceramic sculpture by Phil Blank, David C. Robinson and Sasha Schilbrack-Cole. Reception: Thursday, Feb. 28, 5-8pm. Held at Momentum Gallery, 24 North Lexington Ave. ‘MARGARET CURTIS: NEW PAINTINGS’ • Through (3/15) - Margaret Curtis: New Paintings, painting exhibition. Reception: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 6-8pm. Held at Weizenblatt Art Gallery at MHU, 79 Cascade St, Mars Hill NORTH WINDY RIDGE INTERMEDIATE STUDENT SHOW • Through (3/29) - Work of North Windy Ridge Intermediate stu-
dents including: mandalas, self portraits, ceramic art and animal collages. Free to attend. Held at The Refinery, 207 Coxe Ave. RED-CARPET ARTIST OF THE YEAR SHOW • Through FR (3/15) - Red-Carpet Artist of the Year Show for Tryon Arts & Craft School. Held at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon REVOLVE 521 Riverside Drive, #179, revolveavl.org/ • Through SA (3/30) - New York By Night 1990 - 1996, exhibition of photographs by Joanne Chan. • TH (2/7) through SA (3/30) - V, exhibition of gouache paintings and embroidery. RICHARD OVERSMITH: RECENT WORK • Through (3/31) - Richard Oversmith's recent paintings. Held at The Tryon Depot Room, 22 Depot St., Tryon
SATELLITE GALLERY 55 Broadway St., 828-305-2225, thesatellitegallery.com • FR (3/1) through SU (3/31) - The Relocated Image, a group show in painting, drawing, ceramics, glass, and textiles. Reception: Friday, March 1, 6-8pm. SIXTH ANNUAL SECOND’S SALE • Through WE (2/27) - Sixth Annual Second’s Sale at FW Gallery. Held at Woolworth Walk, 25 Haywood St. STARVING ARTIST COLLECTIVE DEBUT • TH (2/28), 4pm-midnight Asheville Fine Arts Printing showcases 15 local artists in a variety of styles. Held at Bottle Garden, 307 Waynesville Ave. ‘TEACHING AND REACHING’ • Through FR (3/29) - The first group show of Majik Studios artists, Teaching and Reaching, five artists working in paint, illustration and paper marbeling. Held at Majik Studios 207, 207 Coxe Ave., Studio 13
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199 Centennial Drive Cullowhee, wcu.edu/bardo-arts-center/ fine-art-museum/ • Through (5/3) Outspoken, America Meredith paintings that incorporate Cherokee syllabary. • Through FR (3/22) - 51st Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition. ‘WHAT IS LOVE?’ • Through SU (3/3) - What is Love?, a group show themed on body image, showcases the painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, jewelry and glass/ceramics of 12 artists. Held at Taylor Gallery, 122 Riverside Drive, Suite A ‘WHO’S AFRAID OF RED?’ • FR (3/1) through FR (3/29) 16 artists curated by Barbara Fisher, Who’s Afraid of RED? Reception: Friday, March 1, 5-8pm. Held at Asheville Area Arts Council, 1 Page Ave. ‘YOUNG AT ART’ EXHIBITION • FR (3/1) through SA (3/30) Young At Art, 2019 student art exhibition. Held at Haywood County Arts Council, 86 N Main St., Waynesville YOUTH ARTS EMPOWERMENT EXHIBITION • FR (3/1) through SU (3/31) - On The Cusp, Youth Arts Empowerment creative workshop exhibition. Reception: Friday, Mar. 1, 5-8pm. Held at Pink Dog Creative, 348 Depot St. Contact the galleries for hours and admission fees
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THU 2/28 8:30PM–RICHARD SHINDELL
FRI 3/1
7:00PM–MATT WATROBA
PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH: Filmmaker, social activist and musician Rev. Sekou describes his sound as “a unique combination of North Mississippi Hill country music, Arkansas Delta blues, Memphis soul and pentecostal steel guitar.” He released his debut album, In Times likes These, in 2017, while also working multiple books, including his reflections on the role of artists during chaotic times and a re-release of Urbansouls: Meditations on Youth, Hip Hop, and Religion. Laura Reed opens for Rev. Sekou at The Grey Eagle on Sunday, March 3, at 8 p.m. $12 advance/$15 day of show. thegreyeagle. com. Photo by Heather Wilson
9:00PM–EMPIRE STRIKES BRASS: MARDI GRAS 2019
SUN 3/3 6:00PM–DONNA HOPKINS BAND 7:30PM–JOHN GORKA WITH KIRSTEN MAXWELL
WED 3/6 5:00PM–SUSHI NIGHT 7:00PM–REBECCA LOEBE 8:30PM–DAVID JACOBS-STRAIN AND BOB BEACH WITH KAIA KATER
THU 3/7 7:00PM–FRICTION FARM 8:30PM–ITALIAN NIGHT WITH MIKE GUGGINO AND BARRETT SMITH
FRI 3/8 7:00PM–PRETTY LITTLE GOAT 8:30PM–LOVERS LEAP W/ HANK, PATTIE, AND THE CURRENT
SAT 3/9 7:00PM–CLIFF EBERHARDT W/ OPENER LOUISE MOSRIE 9:00PM–THE CLEVERLYS ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT
BYWATER Open Can of Jam, 3:00PM CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats, 7:30PM DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesday w/ Gracie Lane & DJ, 9:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesday, 6:00PM
TUE 3/12
JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Jam, 5:00PM
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ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Alias Patrick Kelly, 7:00PM
7:30PM–TUESDAY BLUEGRASS W/ CANE MILL ROAD
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LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ TimO, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM NANTAHALA BREWING - ASHEVILLE OUTPOST Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM NOBLE KAVA Poetry Open Mic w/ Caleb Beissert (7:30pm sign up), 8:00PM
ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Disclaimer Lounge Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Latin Dance Night w/ DJ Oscar, 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Blood Orange w/ Mike, 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY French Broad Valley Music Association Mountain Music Jam, 6:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Weird Wednesday Jam, 5:00PM SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY Jazz Night: Featuring The Jordan Okrend Trio, 6:30PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Steve Weams & The Mardi Gras Kings, 6:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Asheville's Most Wanted Funk Bandits, Kazz & Unk, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Berlyn Jazz Trio (jazz, funk, soul), 9:00PM THE ROOT BAR Lucky James (blues, Americana), 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Open Mic w/ David Bryan, 8:00PM
TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Blues & Soul Jam (blues, soul), 9:00PM
DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE Eileen Ivers: Universal Roots, 8:00PM
TWIN LEAF BREWERY Open Mic Night, 7:00PM
DOUBLE CROWN OLD GOLD w/ DJ Jasper (killer rock n' soul vinyl), 10:00PM
URBAN ORCHARD CIDER CO. SOUTH SLOPE Urban Orchard Monthly Irish Sessions: Duncan Wickel, 7:00PM
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28
FLEETWOOD'S Becca Steinhoff (comedy), 8:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER True Home Open Mic, 6:30PM
AUX BAR DJ Lil Meow Meow (R&B, jams), 10:00PM
FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY Gabriel Wiseman's Bluegrass Jam, 6:00PM
ARCHETYPE BREWING Canned Heat Vinyl Night, 5:00PM
FUNKATORIUM The Hot Club of Asheville, 6:00PM
ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray & the Space Cooties, 7:30PM
HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Thursday Night Blues w/ The Patrick Dodd Trio, 6:00PM
ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Dirt Monkey, 10:00PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Alien Music Club, 8:00PM
ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Chris Jamison’s Ghost, 7:00PM Richard Shindell, 8:30PM
BEN'S TUNE UP Offended Open Comedy Mic, 9:00PM
JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM
BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Matt Sellars, 7:00PM
LAZOOM ROOM Home-Groan Pun Battle, 8:00PM
BYWATER Open Mic Night, 7:00PM
LAZY DIAMOND 80's INVASION (80's dance party), 10:00PM
CROW & QUILL Carolina Catskins (gritty ragtime jazz), 10:00PM
LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM
LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Vinyl Record Night, 7:00PM NOBLE KAVA Hip-Hop Night, 9:00PM ODDITORIUM Party Foul Weekly Drag, 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM Bella's Bartok, 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: West Side Funk Jam, 9:00PM PULP Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic Hosted by Cody Hughes, 9:00PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Fwuit, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Chalwa Thursday Night Residency, 7:00PM PLEB URBAN WINERY Leeda ‘Lyric’ Jones, 5:30PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Marshall Ballew & Wanda lu Paxton, 7:30PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Daniel Sage (rock, blues, pop), 7:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Asheville Rock Showcase at Sly Grog Lounge: Sane Voids, Mr. Mange & Shadow Show, 8:00PM SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY Spin Sessions w/ DJ Stylus, 6:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Open Mic Night, 7:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Ton of Hay, (Grateful Dead Tribute), 8:00PM THE BARRELHOUSE Trivia w/ Geeks Who Drink, 7:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Randy's Cheeseburger Picnic from Trailer Park Boys, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Burger Kings (rock n' roll), 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Post Animal w/ Ron Gallo & Duncan Fellows, 9:00PM THE ROOT BAR Dennis Carbone (folk), 7:00PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Asheville Music School Series at Social Lounge, 9:00PM TOWN PUMP Station Break Winter Residencies, 9:00PM
TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Jesse Barry & The Jam (blues, rock'n Roll), 9:00PM
ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Matt Watroba, 7:00PM Empire Strikes Brass: Mardi Gras 2019, 9:00PM
TWIN LEAF BREWERY Craft Karaoke, 9:30PM
JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Jackson Grimm & The Bull Moose Party, 9:00PM
US CELLULAR CENTER Make It Sweet: Old Dominion w/ Jordan Davis & Mitchell Tenpenny, 7:30PM
FRIDAY, MARCH 1 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Jesse Barry & The Jam, 9:00PM AUX BAR DJ Databoy & DJ Woodside, 10:00PM AMBROSE WEST CHARLIE TRAVELER PRESENTS: Jane Kramer Album Release Show, 7:30PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Vince Junior Band (Refreshingly Soulful Blues), 7:30PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Phutureprimitive w/ Edamame, 10:00PM BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE Daydreams of Django (Gypsy jazz), 7:00PM BEN'S TUNE UP Throwback dance Party w/ DJ Kilby, 10:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Twisted Trail, 6:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Laura Blackley and the Wildflowers, 7:00PM CORK & KEG The Gypsy Swingers, 7:30PM CROW & QUILL Vendetta Creme (silly, sultry cabaret), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Rock n' Soul Obscurities w/ Wild Vinyl DJ, 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Punk / Indie Karaoke at Fleetwood's, 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Purple (funk, jam), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY Fwuit, 6:00PM FUNKATORIUM Lyric, 8:00PM GINGER'S REVENGE Ryan Furstenberg (Indie Folk), 6:30PM HICKORY TAVERN Chicken Coop Willaye Trio, (mountain roots) 8:30PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Mike Monterey Band, 7:00PM
LAZY DIAMOND Hot n' Nasty (rock n' soul vinyl) w/ DJ Hissy Cruise, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hot Club of Asheville, 6:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Singer-Songwriter Night, 8:00PM NEW BELGIUM BREWERY Jason Daniello, 5:30PM NOBLE KAVA Astoria (DJ, looping), 9:00PM ODDITORIUM Glass Bricks, Shutterings (rock), 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Fridays w/ Dirty Dead, 5:30PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Eleanor Underhill & Friends, 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Who's Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute w/ Trae Pierce & The T-Stones, 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY James Berlyn Jazz Group, 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN DJ RexxStep (dance hits, pop), 9:30PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR 3 Cool Cats, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY The Paper Crowns Duo, 8:00PM SALVAGE STATION The Northside Gentlemen, 8:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY New Rustics (Americana, folk rock), 8:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Pop Up Music Co-Op Winter Show, 6:00PM Lo Wolf w/ The Moongrass String Band, 9:00PM SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY The Red Hot Sugar Babies, 8:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Dave Terkelsen, 6:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Flashback Friday at the Block: Lazybirds, 7:30PM
THE GREY EAGLE Elizabeth Cook & Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters w/ Kendall Marvel, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ Sets, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT The Mother Hips w/ Leon III, 9:00PM THE ROOT BAR Perry Wing & the Wingmen (Americana), 9:00PM THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM The Gaither Vocal Band, 7:00PM TOWN PUMP SIRSY, 9:00PM URBAN ORCHARD CIDER CO. SOUTH SLOPE De' Rumba Dance Party w/ DJ Malinalli, 9:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Rebecca & The Reckoning, 8:00PM ZAMBRA Jason Moore & 1st Person Soother (jazz), 8:00PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 2 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Eleanor & Friends, 9:00PM AUX BAR DJ New Millen (dance party), 10:00PM AMBROSE WEST Jane Kramer Album Release Show feat. Free Planet Radio & Billy Cardine, 7:30PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Swing Step Band, 5:00PM Traylor Tyre, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mark Farina w/ Jericho & Josh Hughey, 10:00PM BANKS AVE SES: Satisfaction Every Saturday, 9:00PM BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE Sunday Jazz Brunch, 2:00PM BILTMORE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Mostly Mozart w/ Blue Ridge Orchestra Chamber Symphony, 3:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Bold Rock Mardi Gras, 12:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Shay Martin Lovette, 7:00PM CORK & KEG The Old Chevrolet Set, 8:30PM CROW & QUILL The House Hopper (swing jazz & hot jazz), 9:00PM
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TAVERN Downtown on the Park Eclectic Menu • Over 30 Taps • Patio 15 TV’s • Sports Room • 110” Projector Event Space • Shuffleboard Open 7 Days 11am - Late Night LIVE M R A COV USIC , E V E N ER CHARGE!
DOUBLE CROWN Soul Motion Dance Party w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 10:00PM
PURPLE ONION CAFE Aaron Burdett & The Fly Rights, 8:00PM
CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Kevin Fuller, 6:00PM
FLEETWOOD'S The Power, Reese McHenry, Fantomex & Bad Banker, 9:00PM
SALVAGE STATION Runaway Gin: A Tribute to Phish, 9:00PM
CROW & QUILL Sweet Megg & The Wayfarers (hot jazz), 9:00PM
FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Snozzberries (funk, jam), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY Paper Crowns, 6:00PM GINGER'S REVENGE Momma Molasses (folk, blues), 2:30PM
FRI. 3/1 DJ RexxStep
(dance hits, pop)
HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY The Wobblers, 7:00PM
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JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Mama Said String Band, 9:00PM
Crocodile Smile
LAZOOM ROOM LaZoom Comedy Night: Blaire Postman, 8:00PM
(classic rock, hits)
LAZY DIAMOND Saturday Swing-a-ling w/ DJs Arieh & Chrissy, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM
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LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Live Synth Saturdays, 7:00PM MG ROAD Late Night Dance Parties w/ DJ Lil Meow Meow, 10:00PM MARSHALL CONTAINER CO. Rough Draught No. 15: Future Perfect (improv), 7:00PM NOBLE KAVA The Kavalactones (drip noise), 9:00PM
Dances • Drinks • Live Music WED 2/27
Funk Bandits, (Aaron “A.J.” Mills & Kevin Collins), 8pm
THU 2/28
Ton of Hay (Grateful Dead Tribute Band), 9pm
FRI 3/1 SAT 3/2
Flashback Fridays Vintage Dance: Lazybirds, 8pm CommUNITY Salsa/Latin Night w/ DJ Edi Fuentes, 9:30pm Salsa Lesson, 9pm
SUN 3/3
Burlesque, Bubbles & Bites, 1pm UNCA Jazz Dept Jazz Jam, 4-7pm
TUE 3/5
Swing AVL’s Community Jazz Jam: Mardi Gras, 9pm Swing lessons: Advanced, 7pm • Beginner, 8pm
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ODDITORIUM Mo'ynoq, Shadow of the Destroyer, Feminazgul (Metal), 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL First Saturdays w/ Uncle Kurtis & Friends, 5:00PM Rossdafareye w/ Juggernaut Stomp, 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Mixed Culture Benefit for All Goes West & Evolve Learning Center w/ DJ Arieh, Marley Carroll & Brandon Audette, 6:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Mardi Gras Jam, 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Crocodile Smile (pop, rock classics), 9:30PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Nick Gonnering, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Alex Krugg Combo, 8:00PM
SLY GROG LOUNGE Liquid Culture: 5AM w/ Pathwey and more!, 9:00PM SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY The Maggie Valley Band, 8:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Danger Hatt, 6:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE CommUNITY Salsa & Latin Saturday Dance Night w/DJ Edi Fuentes (lesson at 9:00pm), 9:30PM THE GREY EAGLE Youth OUTright's Mardi Gras Masquerade Drag Brunch, 12:00PM The Fred Eaglesmith Show starring Tif Ginn, 8:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT The Dead Tongues w/ Planting Moon, 9:00PM THE ROOT BAR Tim McWilliams (Americana), 9:00PM THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Tedeschi Trucks Band, 8:00PM
DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE Marc Broussard, 7:30PM FLEETWOOD'S Karen Meat, Cloudgayzer & Spaceheater, 5:00PM FUNKATORIUM Bluegrass Brunch w/ Gary Macfiddle, 11:00AM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Reggae Sunday w/ Chalwa, 1:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Donna Hopkins Band, 6:00PM John Gorka w/ Kirsten Maxwell, 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Traditional Irish/Celtic Jam, 3:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Punk Night w/ DJ Chubberbird, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Phil Alley, 6:30PM ORANGE PEEL Hari Kondabolu (comedy), 8:00PM
WHISTLE HOP BREWING CO. Mr Jimmy, 4:00PM
MONDAY, MARCH 4 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Lyric, 8:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Old Time Jam, 5:00PM BURIAL BEER CO. Burial Beer's Mardi Gras Celebration w/ Unihorn, 5:00PM CASCADE LOUNGE Game Night, 6:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Country Karaoke w/ KJ Tim-O, 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Rockabilly Throwdown, 9:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo Trivia, 7:30PM Open Mic, 9:30PM LOBSTER TRAP Dave Desmelik, 6:30PM ODDITORIUM Risque Monday Burlesque Hosted By Deb Au Nare, 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Jazz Mondays hosted by Ray Ring & Jason DeCristofaro, 8:30PM
TOWN PUMP Grain Thief, 9:00PM
OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Trivia Night, 7:00PM
WHISTLE HOP Chicken Coop Willaye Trio (mountain roots) 8:30PM
PACK'S TAVERN Rupert Wales, 7:30PM
OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Mountain Music Mondays Jam (all skill levels welcome!), 8:00PM
PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Pisgah Sunday Jam, 6:30PM
SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Open Mic Night w/ It Takes All Kinds, 7:00PM
SALVAGE STATION Yacht Rock Karaoke, 3:00PM
THE IMPERIAL LIFE Leo Johnson (Gypsy jazz), 9:00PM
SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Mardi Gras Get Down w/ Shabudikah and Hustle Souls, 1:00PM
THE MOTHLIGHT Jennifer Vanilla w/ Alex Brown Presents Andy Loeb & Tom Peters, 9:00PM
WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Richard Smith (blues, country), 8:00PM ZAMBRA Daydreams of Django (Gypsy jazz), 8:00PM
SUNDAY, MARCH 3 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Chuck Lichtenberger Collective, 7:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Post-Brunch Blues, 4:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Pot Luck & Musician's Jam, 3:30PM BILTMORE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Mostly Mozart w/ Blue Ridge Orchestra Chamber Symphony, 3:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Jacob Paul Allen, 3:00PM BURIAL BEER CO. Burial Beer's Mardi Gras Celebration w/ Second Line & AVL Funk Squad, 3:00PM BYWATER Sunday Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM
SLY GROG LOUNGE Sly Grog Open Mic, 6:30PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Lucky James, 1:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Burlesque Brunch: Burlesque, Bubbles & Bites, 1:00PM UNCA Jazz Jam, 4:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Rev Sekou w/ Laura Reed, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ Sets, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT William Tyler w/ Shane Parish, 8:00PM URBAN ORCHARD CIDER CO. SOUTH SLOPE Mardi Gras Parade & Bayou Bevies, 12:00PM
TUESDAY, MARCH 5 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The John Henrys, 7:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Evening of Classical Guitar (1st & 3rd Tuesdays), 7:30PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday night funk jam, 11:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Trivia, 6:30PM BURIAL BEER CO. Burial Beer's Mardi Gras Celebration w/ Justin Ray Quartet, 5:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Sonic Satan Stew w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10:00PM
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NOBLE KAVA Open Jam, 8:00PM
THE JOINT NEXT DOOR Open Mic hosted by Clint Bussey, 8:00PM THE MARKET PLACE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Rat Alley Cats, 6:00PM
THE SOCIAL Open Mic w/ Riyen Roots, 8:00PM TWIN LEAF BREWERY Team Trivia Night, 8:00PM
ODDITORIUM Free Open Mic Comedy, 9:00PM
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SARAH SHOOK AND THE DISARMERS
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NORTH ASHEVILLE LIBRARY WNC Original Music Presents: Brie Capone (live podcast taping), 6:00PM
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ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Turntable Tuesday, 10:00PM SALVAGE STATION Fat Tuesday, 6:30PM
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SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Team Trivia w/ Josh Dunkin, 7:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE T.O.U.C.H. Samadhi Monthly EDM, 9:00PM SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY 2nd Annual Mardi Gras Celebration, 6:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Swing Asheville Tuesday Dance w/ Mardi Gras Jazz Jam led by Mick Glasgow, 9:00PM Late Night Blues Dance, 11:00PM
THIS WEEK AT AVL MUSIC HALL & THE ONE STOP!!!
THE IMPERIAL LIFE Leo Johnson (Gypsy jazz), 9:00PM
THE MOTHLIGHT Andrew Combs & Caitlin Rose, 9:00PM
LOBSTER TRAP Jay Brown, 6:30PM
THE BARRELHOUSE Stevie Lee Combs, 7:00PM
THE GREY EAGLE Mardi Gras 2019 Feat. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band & Mystik Knights, 8:00PM
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ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Chili Slaw Sessions w/ Tom Kirschbaum & Friends, 6:00PM
Sunday Brunch from 10:30-3:30PM
BYWATER Open Can of Jam, 3:00PM
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JUMPING OFF: After something of a musical blind date arranged by festival promoters, North Carolina musicians Shelby Means, Billy Cardine, Joel Timmons and Mary Lucey teamed up to create the quartet Lovers Leap. The group will release its selftitled EP in April. Dobro and unique vocals underscore the progressive Americana sound of the group. Hank, Pattie, and The Current open when Lover’s Leap performs at Isis Music Hall on Friday, March 8, at 8:30 p.m. $15. isisasheville.com. Photo by Steve Atkins
GINGER'S REVENGE Riyen Roots (blues, soul, roots), 5:00PM
ORANGE PEEL Citizen Cope w/ David Ramirez, 9:00PM
HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesday, 6:00PM
SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY French Broad Valley Music Association Mountain Music Jam, 6:00PM
ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Rebecca Loebe, 7:00PM David Jacobs-Strain & Bob Beach w/ Kaia Kater, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Jam, 5:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ TimO, 10:00PM LIPINSKY AUDITORIUM AT UNC ASHEVILLE Gina Chavez, 7:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM NANTAHALA BREWING'S ASHEVILLE OUTPOST Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM NOBLE KAVA Poetry Open Mic w/ Caleb Beissert (7:30pm sign up), 8:00PM ODDITORIUM Night Beers, Busted Chops, Weed Demon, Maharaja (metal), 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Disclaimer Lounge Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Elektric Voodoo, 9:00PM
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SLY GROG LOUNGE Weird Wednesday Jam, 5:00PM SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY Jazz Night hosted by Jason DeCristofaro, 6:30PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE The Everydays, 6:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE HempYEAH! w/ The Blue Eyed Bettys, 6:00PM Asheville's Most Wanted Funk Bandits, Kazz & Unk, 8:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Lawrence w/ Nathan Angelo, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Berlyn Jazz Trio (jazz, funk, soul), 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Speedy Ortiz w/ OHMME & Wednesday, 9:30PM THE ROOT BAR Lucky James (blues, Americana), 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Open Mic w/ David Bryan, 8:00PM TWIN LEAF BREWERY Open Mic Night, 7:00PM
THURSDAY, MARCH 7 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest, 8:00PM AUX BAR DJ Lil Meow Meow (R&B, jams), 10:00PM AMBROSE WEST The Freeway Revival w/ Ashley Heath & Her Heathens, 8:30AM ARCHETYPE BREWING Canned Heat Vinyl Night, 5:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray & the Space Cooties, 7:30PM BEN'S TUNE UP Offended Open Comedy Mic, 9:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Open Mic Night, 6:00PM BYWATER Open Mic Night, 7:00PM CROW & QUILL Carolina Catskins (gritty ragtime jazz), 10:00PM DOUBLE CROWN OLD GOLD w/ DJ Jasper (killer rock n' soul vinyl), 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S A Deer A Horse, Harriers of Discord, 9:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER True Home Open Mic, 6:30PM FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY JB Boxter, 6:00PM
FUNKATORIUM The Hot Club of Asheville, 6:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Thursday Night Blues w/ The Patrick Dodd Trio, 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Friction Farm, 7:00PM Italian Night w/ Mike Guggino & Barrett Smith, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND 80's INVASION (80's dance party), 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Vinyl Record Night, 7:00PM ODDITORIUM Party Foul Weekly Drag, 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM The Groove Orient, 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: West Side Funk Jam, 9:00PM PULP Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic Hosted by Cody Hughes, 9:00PM
PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Kind, Clean Gentlemen, 7:00PM
FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY The Knotty G's, 6:00PM
PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Kenny George Band, 8:00PM
FUNKATORIUM Tesia, 8:00PM
PURPLE ONION CAFE Mark Stuart, 7:30PM SLY GROG LOUNGE David Childers & Scott Bianchi, 8:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Open Mic, 7:00PM
HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Third Nature, 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Pretty Little Goat, 7:00PM Lovers Leap w/ Hank, Pattie and the Current, 8:30PM
THE BARRELHOUSE Trivia w/ Geeks Who Drink, 7:00PM
LAZY DIAMOND Hot n' Nasty (rock n' soul vinyl) w/ DJ Hissy Cruise, 10:00PM
THE GREY EAGLE Sarah Shook and The Disarmers w/ Gold Rose, 9:00PM
LOBSTER TRAP Hillbilly Diamonds, 6:30PM
THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Burger Kings (rock n' roll), 9:00PM
LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Singer-Songwriter Night, 8:00PM
THE MOTHLIGHT Deerhunter w/ Molly Nilsson & Apostile, 8:30PM
NEW BELGIUM BREWERY Jontavious Willis, 5:30PM
THE ROOT BAR Dennis Carbone (folk), 7:00PM
ODDITORIUM Irata, Covenator, Delicious, Haal (metal), 9:00PM
TOWN PUMP Taylor Martin March Residency, 9:00PM TWIN LEAF BREWERY Craft Karaoke, 9:30PM
FRIDAY, MARCH 8 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The Secret B-Sides Trrio, 9:00PM AUX BAR DJ Databoy & DJ Woodside, 10:00PM AMBROSE WEST Urban Soil, 9:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Exmag, Cofresi, Plantrae & Space Kadet, 9:30PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Eric Congdon, 6:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Pomeranian Muffler Shop, 7:00PM CORK & KEG Brody Hunt & The Handfuls, 8:30PM CROW & QUILL Plankeye Peggy (psychedelic carnival rock), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Rock n' Soul Obscurities w/ Wild Vinyl DJ, 10:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Paper Crowns (Americana, jam), 10:00PM
ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Desmond Jones, 10:00PM ORANGE PEEL Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats & Graveyard, 8:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble, 8:00PM DJ MoTo (dance hits, pop), 9:30PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR The Realtorz, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Bayou Diesel, 8:00PM SALVAGE STATION Eleanor Underhill & Friends, 8:30PM STATIC AGE RECORDS Knives & Daggers w/ Balms & Witch Party, 9:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Flashback Friday at the Block: Paula Hanke, 7:30PM THE GREY EAGLE Asheville Vaudeville, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ Sets, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Stand Up Science w/ Shane Mauss, Dave Waite & Ross Yates (comedy), 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Franklin's Kite, 9:00PM
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STARTING FRIDAY A Tuba to Cuba (NR) HHHH JUST ANNOUNCED
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral (PG-13) A joyful reunion turns nightmarish.
CURRENTLY IN THEATERS Aquaman (PG-13) H
Fighting with My Family HHHH
Arctic (PG-13) HHHS Capernaum (R) HHHH Cold Pursuit (R) HHHH The Favourite (R) HHHHS Fighting with My Family (PG-13) HHHH (Pick of the Week) Free Solo (PG-13) HHHH Glass (PG-13) HS Green Book (PG-13) HHHS Happy Death Day 2U (PG-13) HHH How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World HHHHS Isn’t It Romantic (PG-13) HHH The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (PG) HHHH Never Look Away (R) HHH Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (NR) HHHH Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts (NR) HHHH The Prodigy (R) HH Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) HHH Run the Race (PG) HH Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse (PG) HHHH A Star Is Born (R) HS They Shall Not Grow Old (R) HHHS The Upside (PG-13) HHS What Men Want (R) HH The Wife (R) HHH
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A Tuba to Cuba HHHH Director: T.G. Herrington and Danny Clinch Players: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Win Butler, Régine Chassagne Documentary RATED NR
Greta (R) A young woman befriends a lonely widow with a dark secret.
Alita: Battle Angel (PG-13) HHHH
Kevin Evans
Director: Stephen Merchant Players: Florence Pugh, Dwayne Johnson, Lena Headey, Nick Frost, Vince Vaughn Biopic/Comedy RATED PG-13 Fighting with My Family may be 2019’s first sleeper hit. Whether you know nothing about wrestling or you can identify every professional wrestler in the last 30 years by his or her boots, the quirky biopic about Saraya “Paige” Knight’s journey to World Wrestling Entertainment superstardom is cinematic entertainment at its finest. Co-produced by arguably the biggest star to ever come out of the WWE, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (who also co-stars as himself), it’s no wonder the story has such broad appeal. I mean, who doesn’t like The Rock? As he tells the young, aspiring wrestlers in the film, “The secret is knowing how to win over the crowd,” and this film does that in spades. In crafting the film, writer-director Stephen Merchant, co-creator of the U.K. version of “The Office,” took inspiration from the 2012 documentary The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family. With his trademark wit and penchant for the slightly odd and awkward, he creates a story that, on the surface, few of us would relate to, but at its core is quite universal. Even by the working-class standards of Norwich, England, the tattooed and body-pierced Knight family is eccentric. The wrestling training center they run is
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the epicenter of their family and a ragtag group of kids. It’s a place where “misfits” and “freaks” can learn to be strong and to be comfortable in their own skin. The sense of community is one of the elements that draws the audience in, even if they have zero interest in wrestling. Throughout the film, Merchant deftly balances comedy and heart. When Saraya (Florence Pugh, Lady Macbeth) is grappling with being a fish out of water in a Floridian sea of tanned, leggy blonds who are also training for their WWE opportunity, we want to see her go the distance. As the characters reconcile with their hopes and dreams, successes and failures, Merchant ensures that we’re rooting for them. Thanks to a solid script and pitch-perfect cast, Merchant manages to avoid the cliché trappings of what is otherwise a rather predictable rags-to-riches underdog story. Nick Frost gives one of his best performances to date as the Knight family patriarch, and Vince Vaughn skewers as the sharp-tongued coach who makes and breaks the dreams of wrestling hopefuls. Ultimately, however, the film belongs to Pugh, whose performance should be an inspiration to any young woman. Wisely, the filmmakers never try to make the film be more than it is, and the result is a breath of fresh air. After months of cinematic hype during awards season, Fighting with My Family is just what we needed. REVIEWED BY MICHELLE KEENAN REELTAKES@HOTMAIL.COM
Just in time for Mardi Gras, A Tuba to Cuba joyously celebrates the spirit of New Orleans and its cultural cousins across the Gulf of Mexico. The vibrant feature by veteran musicdoc helmer Danny Clinch (Pearl Jam: Let’s Play Two) and editor-turned-director T.G. Herrington (The Mechanic) follows the revered Preservation Hall Jazz Band on its long-awaited trip to Havana, employing zippy editing to help capture the excitement felt by the two countries’ musicians as they collaborate. Powerful as these lively encounters are, the filmmakers also know when to let their cameras roll and chronicle the deep human connections experienced by certain parties in quieter moments, especially those wrought with complex emotions tied to the African diaspora. Were it not for the head-scratching repetition of returning to the band’s otherwise engaging creative director, Ben Jaffe — son of Preservation Hall’s founders — and his barely varying statement on how New Orleans and Cuban musicians have so much in common, the film might rank in the upper echelon of recent music documentaries. Even with that message pounded home, Jaffe and his long, frizzy locks remain endearing, spirited guides and make A Tuba to Cuba something close to a must-see. Starts March 1 at Grail Moviehouse REVIEWED BY EDWIN ARNAUDIN EARNAUDIN@MOUNTAINX.COM
Arctic HHHS Director: Joe Penna Players: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir Adventure/Drama RATED PG-13 [A review in stanza form] Arctic certainly lives up to its namesake as one would imagine. NO SEX, NO DRUGS, NO FAIRY TALES AND NO ROCK AND ROLL!
SCREEN SCENE It is not a “feel good” film in the traditional sense, which incidentally lends to a more believable, palpable and authentic essence. As the film begins, sonically you are taken to a place the average creature of comfort would rather not be, then a black screen gives way to a man (Mads Mikkelson) scraping and hacking with a shovel for the primal sake of survival. A tundra shipwrecked plane lies nearby in the background, wishing to tell a full story but never quite solving the mystery of origin, or intended destination. One of the stark charms of this film is its consistent, minimalist, effective/necessary communication. The film seems to involve three different languages, with English being the primary. There is nearly as much written language as spoken, mostly for the purpose of leaving clues for any would-be rescuer(s). In an ironic twist in this case, one of the rescuers becomes the rescued. The main character seems to feel indebted to this wounded stranger and he adopts the young lady (Maria Thelma Smáradóttir) as his own “kin,” so to speak. A natural sense of the need for human connection is embedded throughout this film, and it will compel you to tap into the greater empathetic bow that binds us all together. If you happen to be a fan of the winter in a real or metaphorical sense, this is the movie for you. It is fraught with such frosty, blistery challenges that go beyond and much deeper than the harsh deadly external elements. It tests and jars the faith in one’s heart — the ultimate challenge of seeing light through the darkness and storms. As they venture to a more conspicuous location, the man realizes there are difficult landscapes not present on the maps. This presents one of the first moments of perceivable resignation — the rocky steep terrain seemingly too daunting for an exhausted wayward stranger, rope attached to sled and dragging an even more vulnerable passenger. The most redemptive and warm fuzzy quality of the whole film seems to be the care and loyalty that this gentleman displays in regards to this young lady. He never gives up on her and never leaves her behind, even as he seems to give in to the strength of nature. One of the more could-be nagging aspects of this film comes back to the nebulous “busted window” of never really knowing from where these people hail, or where
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However, this experience is beautiful, but not in a sugarcoated, bubble gum fashion. The stimuli directly engage the viscera of the viewer, in case we ever feel a little less than thrilled or challenged. Now playing at the Fine Arts Theatre REVIEWED BY KEVIN EVANS K.A.E.0082@GMAIL.COM
Run the Race HH Director: Chris Dowling Players: Tanner Stine, Mario Van Peebles, Evan Hofer, Mykelti Williamson, Frances Fisher Drama/Faith-Based RATED PG For the bulk of its run time, Run the Race does its best to sidestep its faithbased and Nicholas Sparks-ish leanings, merely tapping those buttons on occasion lest viewers think they’re watching a secular, nonmasochistic story. Initially presented as a Friday Night Lights cousin, Chris Dowling’s film — executive-produced by former college football standout Tim Tebow — builds excitement on the high school football field as unoriginally named star running back Zach Truett (Tanner Stine) seeks to impress a visiting college scout and escape dead-end Bessemer, Ala. As the season rolls on, achieving that cinematically dull goal seems to be the film’s primary directive, one complicated by the lingering effects of a brain injury Zach’s quarterback brother Davey (Evan Hofer) sustained an ambiguous amount of time ago, as well as Zach’s own on-field obstacles. Likewise in need of eventual resolution is the fate of their estranged, alcoholic father Michael (Kristoffer Polaha), who abandoned his sons following the death of their mother. But as the Truetts attend a school where classes are apparently optional, the film’s religious message intensifies and becomes its primary focus. In turn, screen time for Pastor Baker (Mario Van Peebles) increases, and Zach gradually wrestles with his shelved beliefs through means ranging from refreshingly organic and balanced to forehead-slappingly obvious as he falls for lovely nurse Ginger (Kelsey Reinhardt), his Manic Pixie Christian Dream Girl. A graduate of the Chloë Grace Moretz Academy of Mouth Breathing, Stine excels in loose, humorous moments, but can’t compete with Hofer in the more emotionally wrought scenes. Most potent as a duo, dedicated to helping each other overcome their adversities, the brothers are nonetheless in the service of an increasingly odd, logicdefying drama that’s all the more bizarre for its mixed messages about football.
GUARDIAN WHISKERS: Interspecies bonding is one of many feline subjects that will be celebrated during the CatVideoFest. The traveling compilation reel of carefully curated cat videos screens March 16-17 at Grail Moviehouse. Photo courtesy of CatVideoFest • UNC Asheville, 1 University Heights, hosts a screening of the documentary Defiant Lives: The Rise of the Disability Rights Movement on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 5 p.m. in Highsmith Student Union. Free. unca.edu • The Beer City Blazers motorcycle club continues its Moto Movie Night on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m., at Archetype Brewing Co., 265 Haywood Road. The event takes the place of the group’s bike nights over the winter and will feature a different motorcycle-themed film each month. Riders of all types are invited. Free to attend, but donations for the group’s charitable efforts are appreciated. archetypebrewing.com • The Asheville Film Society will screen the 1953 horror film Invaders From Mars on Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m., at Eurisko Beer Co., 255 Short Coxe Ave. AFS coordinator Scott Douglas will introduce the film. Free to attend. euriskobeer.com • Asheville native Selena Lauterer is the producer of boonies, a series of three short films on Boone’s small businesses and the engaged citizens behind them who help keep the town vibrant and eclectic. The collection is slated to air on UNC-TV in May or June. First, Boone Saloon, 489 W. King St., Boone, will host a viewing party of the films on Thursday, Feb. 28, 7-8 p.m. Free to attend. artemisindependent.com • The Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery presents a screening of Alain Resnais’s Hiroshima mon Amour (1959) at the Flood Gallery, 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain, on Friday, March 1, at 8
Despite Davey’s life-altering ailment — written off as the result of a cheap shot by a dirty player — the embrace of the sport by the Truetts, the community and beyond is consistent with the blind eye many fans (this reviewer included) turn to football’s dark side. Framing the family’s
p.m. The film chronicles a post-WWII affair between a French woman and a Japanese man. Admission by donation. floodgallery.org • Asheville School of Film students will have their latest short works screened at Grail Moviehouse, 45 S. French Broad Ave., on Saturday, March 2, 11 a.m.-noon. The films were written, shot and edited under the guidance of instructor Brad Hoover and star local actors. Free to attend. ashevilleschooloffilm.com • The Hendersonville Film Society screens the 1996 Chinese film The King of Masks on Sunday, March 3, at 2 p.m., at the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville. Free. avl.mx/5po • The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina and the Racial Justice Coalition host a screening of the short film series The Bail Trap: American Ransom on Sunday, March 3, at 4 p.m. at Grail Moviehouse. Following the film, there will be a panel discussion on alternatives to cash bail and incarceration in Asheville, featuring Kristie Puckett-Williams (ACLU of North Carolina), Nicole Townsend (Southerners on New Ground), Brent Bailey (Buncombe County Reentry Council) and Todd Williams (Buncombe County District Attorney). Free to attend, but RSVP online. avl.mx/5pt • Middle school students are invited to sign up for the Who Am I? Finding Your Voice Through Digital Storytelling course offered by Asheville Creative Arts. Rebecca Williams will lead the class on filming and editing short, first-person narrative movies on a cell phone. The course runs Mondays, March 4-April 29, 3-5 p.m., at Hanger Hall School for Girls, 64 W.T. Weaver Blvd. Tuition is $150. Register online. ashevillecreativearts.org • Tickets are on sale for the CatVideoFest at Grail Moviehouse. According to the event description, the screening is a curated “compilation reel of the latest, best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and, of course, classic internet powerhouses.” Viewings take place Saturday, March 16, and Sunday, March 17, at 11 a.m. Tickets are $10 and available online and at the Grail box office. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Asheville Cat Weirdos Emergency Fund. grailmoviehouse.com
journey through these violent trappings as heroic and blessed by a higher power, however, only makes its thesis more difficult to accept. REVIEWED BY EDWIN ARNAUDIN EARNAUDIN@MOUNTAINX.COM
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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): South Koreans work too hard. Many are on the job for 14 hours a day, six days a week. That’s why a new concept in vacations has emerged there. People take sabbaticals by checking into Prison Inside Me, a facility designed like a jail. For a while, they do without cell phones and internet and important appointments. Freed of normal stresses and stripped of obsessive concerns, they turn inward and recharge their spiritual batteries. I’d love to see you treat yourself to a getaway like this — minus the incarceration theme, of course. You’d benefit from a quiet, spacious, low-pressure escape. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The astrology column you’re reading is published in periodicals in four countries: the U.S., Canada, Italy and France. In all of these places, women have had a hard time acquiring political power. Neither the U.S. nor Italy has ever had a female head of government. France has had one, Édith Cresson, who served less than a year as Prime Minister. Canada has had one, Kim Campbell, who was in office for 132 days. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the coming months will be a more favorable time than usual to boost feminine authority and enhance women’s ability to shape our shared reality. And you Tauruses of all genders will be in prime position to foster that outcome. Homework: Meditate on specific ways you could contribute, even if just through your personal interactions. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A 19-year-old guy named Anson Lemmer started a job as a pizza delivery man in Glenwood, Colo. On his second night, he arrived with a hot pizza at a house where an emergency was in progress. A man was lying on the ground in distress. Having been trained in CPR, Lemmer leaped to his rescue and saved his life. I expect that you, too, will perform a heroic act sometime soon, Gemini — maybe not as monumental as Lemmer’s, but nonetheless impressive. And I bet it will have an enduring impact, sending out reverberations that redound to your benefit for quite some time. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Scientist Michael Dillon was shocked when he learned that some bees can buzz around at lofty altitudes where the oxygen is sparse. He and a colleague even found two of them at 29,525 feet — higher than Mt. Everest. How could the bees fly in such thin air? They “didn’t beat their wings faster,” according to a report in National Geographic, but rather “swung their wings through a wider arc.” I propose that we regard these high-flying marvels as your soul animals for the coming weeks. Metaphorically speaking, you will have the power and ingenuity and adaptability to go higher than you’ve been in a long time.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Charles Grey was the second Earl of Grey, as well as Prime Minister of England from 1830 to 1834. His time in office produced pivotal changes, including the abolition of slavery, reform of child labor laws, and more democracy in the nation’s electoral process. But most people today know nothing of those triumphs. Rather he is immortalized for the Earl Grey tea that he made popular. I suspect that in the coming weeks, one of your fine efforts may also get less attention than a more modest success. But don’t worry about it. Instead, be content with congratulating yourself for your excellent work. I think that’s the key to you ultimately getting proper appreciation for your bigger accomplishment. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): At a young age, budding Scorpio poet Sylvia Plath came to a tough realization: “I can never read all the books I want,” she wrote in her journal. “I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in life.” Judging by current astrological omens, I can imagine you saying something like that right now. I bet your longing for total immersion in life’s pleasures is especially intense and a bit frustrated. But I’m pleased to predict that in the next four weeks, you’ll be able to live and feel more shades, tones and variations of experience than you have in a long time. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When Europeans invaded and occupied North America, they displaced many indigenous people from their ancestral lands. There were a few notable exceptions, including five tribes in what’s now Maine and Eastern Canada. They are known as the Wabanaki confederacy: the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Micmac, Maliseet and Abenaki. Although they had to adjust to and compromise with colonialism, they were never defeated by it. I propose we make them your heroic symbols for the coming weeks. May their resilient determination to remain connected to their roots and origins motivate you to draw ever-fresh power from your own roots and origins. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn javelin thrower Julius Yego won a silver medial at the 2016 Summer Olympics. How did he get so skilled? Not in the typical way. He gained preliminary proficiency while competing for his high school team, but after graduation, he was too poor to keep developing his mastery. So he turned to Youtube, where he studied videos by great javelin throwers to benefit from their training strategies and techniques. Now that you’re in an intense learning phase of your cycle, Capricorn, I suggest that you, too, be ready to draw on sources that may be unexpected or unusual or alternative.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you find it a challenge to commit to an entirely plant-based diet? If so, you might appreciate flexitarianism, which is a less-perfectionist approach that focuses on eating vegetables but doesn’t make you feel guilty if you eat a bit of meat now and then. In general, I recommend you experiment with a similar attitude toward pretty much everything in the coming weeks. Be strongminded, idealistic, willful and intent on serving your well-being — but without being a maniacal purist.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The first edition of Action Comics, which launched the story of the fictional character Superman, cost 10 cents in 1938. Nowadays it’s worth $3 million. I’ll make a bold prediction that you, too, will be worth considerably more on Dec. 31 than you are right now. The increase won’t be as dramatic as that of the Superman comic, but still: I expect a significant boost. And what you do in the next four weeks could have a lot to do with making my prediction come true.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If you gorge on sugary treats and soft drinks, you ingest a lot of empty calories. They have a low nutrient density and provide you with a scant amount of minerals, vitamins, protein and other necessities. Since I am committed to helping you treat yourself with utmost respect, I always discourage you from that behavior. But I’m especially hopeful you will avoid it during the next three weeks, both in the literal and metaphorical senses. Please refrain from absorbing barren, vacant stuff into the sacred temple of your mind and body — including images, stories, sounds and ideas, as well as food and drink.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Until the 16th century in much of Europe and the 18th century in Britain, the new year was celebrated in March. That made sense given the fact that the weather was growing noticeably warmer and it was time to plant the crops again. In my astrological opinion, the month of March is still the best time of year for you Pisceans to observe your personal new year. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to start fresh in any area of your life. If you formulate a set of New Year’s resolutions, you’re more likely to remain committed to them than if you had made them on Jan. 1.
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