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Requiem for the former Movies section After scholar Cranky Hanke died, y’all carried on with professionals Scott Douglas and Francis X. Friel.

Recently, in my opinion, each week the reviews contain less content and depth.

Mountain Xpress stated on Feb. 20 that it will change to “short takes” [“Reviews Hosted by the Asheville Movie Guys”]. No longer will movie reviews focus on detailed writing, as evidenced with Edwin Arnaudin and Bruce Steele’s recent summaries in print and Xpress’ website. So now we would need to go elsewhere for an actual review.

With great respect of Mountain Xpress but regret with the Movies section.

— George Hunker Asheville Editor’s response: Featuring one or two authoritative reviewers has limited our ability to give voice to others in the community in general, and in particular, has not included women and people of color. So we decided to try a new format that includes new voices, while still providing solid information about the local film scene.

We plan to have a sizable list of guest reviewers. The shorter reviews are intended as an aggregation of local film expertise, pointing to longer versions online when they are

available. The new section is a work in progress. Last week, for its second installment, we added two new voices, and the reviews were longer.

This week, we have two additional new reviewers. We hope you’ll stick with us and keep the feedback coming as we explore this more inclusive approach to promoting a community conversation around movies.

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ple away from God. She was invested in Baal worship, sexual immorality and infant sacrifice. This worship has plagued people from the beginning of the Bible to the end.

Fast forward to today. As you may know, the Democratic Party voted down the bill to protect a baby from death after an abortion that did not kill the baby. I know Asheville is Democratic territory, but I think if you studied the platforms the Democratic Party celebrates, you would be dismayed and sickened by the things they propose. They are not creative or thoughtful thinkers.

I call it leaving the people at the Democratic altar.

“Use your energies to build, not destroy.”

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homosexuals, put regulations on companies and industry to where it could hardly operate, brought thousands of Muslims into the U.S., stealing the future of Americans.

Bill Clinton signed NAFTA into law; more stealing from the U.S. people.

Hillary Clinton, while secretary of state, made a deal with a Russian company for 20 percent of the U.S. uranium production.

Ever since Trump has come in, the Democrat mafia has been fighting him.

These thugs have worked to destroy the U.S. for many years! Please print this for … [letter writer Lloyd] Kay. — Tom Robinson Burnsville

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UNCA hosts this year’s Appalachian Studies Association conference

BY THOMAS CALDER tcalder@mountainx.com UNC Asheville professor Dan Pierce holds many titles, including historian, scholar and author. But there’s one nickname the recipient of the Western North Carolina Historical Association’s 2017 Outstanding Achievement Award can’t quite shake: resident professional hillbilly.

“I’ve kind of embraced it,” says Pierce, whose friend Michael McFee, a poet and fellow Asheville native, bestowed the moniker on him years ago.

More recently, the historian, whose research interests range from NASCAR history to regional environmentalism, added yet another credit to his register: local arrangements chair for the 2019 Appalachian Studies Association conference. Now in its 42nd year, the annual gathering brings together an eclectic mix of scholars, educators, activists, students, groups and institutions to discuss and present on a wide range of topics related to life in the region.

This year’s happening, dubbed AppalachA’ville: Engage. Sustain.

Innovate, runs Thursday through Sunday, March 14-17. Hosted by UNCA in collaboration with Mars Hill University, the four-day conference will include a number of free events that are open to the public, including a film screening, a poetry reading and the keynote address.

For Pierce, helping to bring the annual meeting back to Asheville after 27 years has been a rewarding experience. But the achievement also fulfills a more personal goal.

COMING AROUND THE MOUNTAIN: The 42nd annual Appalachian Studies Association conference returns to Asheville after 27 years. The four-day series runs Thursday through Sunday, March 14-17. Illustration by Irene Olds

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Since joining UNCA’s history department in 1995, the West Asheville native says, “It’s kind of been part of my mission to remind faculty and the administration that we are actually in the Southern Appalachian region.

When you live in Asheville, sometimes it’s easy to forget.”

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Commission, population growth in the 13-state area increased by just over 1 percent between 2010 and 2016.

The national average is 4.5 percent, the survey reported. Contributing factors include an aging population and a lack of economic opportunities.

Of Appalachia’s 420 counties, 247 have seen their populations decline since 2010, and just 48 (including

According to a March 2018 survey by the Appalachian Regional

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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC This year’s Appalachian Studies Association conference will feature more than 650 presentations and workshops. Most are only for conference attendees, but there are also a number of free events (including the previously mentioned Innovation Expo and the screening of hillbilly) that anyone can attend.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS EXHIBIT Spotlighting the region’s special collections, this exhibit will debut at the conference on Thursday, March 14, and remain open to the public throughout March.

Participating organizations include UNC Asheville, Mars Hill University, Western Carolina University, Appalachian State University, the North Carolina Room at Pack Library, the Western Regional Archives, the Blue Ridge Parkway Archives, Warren Wilson College, the Biltmore Industries Homespun Museum, the Carl Sandburg Home and the Swannanoa Valley Museum.

“A lot of these are smaller collections that people may not be aware of,” says exhibit organizer Gene Hyde, the head of special collections at UNCA’s Ramsey Library. The event will also serve as a launch for the Appalachian Curator, a triannual online newsletter that will spotlight different collections throughout the region.

INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING WORKSHOPS On Friday, March 15, two workshops exploring inquiry-based learning through primary sources will be offered for teachers. Both events are free for educators but require registration through the conference website. The session for K-5 teachers will run from 9-11 a.m.; a session for teachers in grades 6-12 will go from 1-3 p.m. To register for K-5, visit avl.mx/5q2. To register for 6-12, go to avl.mx/5qn.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS The conference’s keynote “address” will actually be a conversation among writers Lee Smith, Ron Rash and Wiley Cash. It will be held in UNCA’s Lipinsky Hall on Saturday, March 16, from 4-5:30 p.m.

POETRY READING AT YMI Later that evening, from 8-9:30 p.m., the YMI Cultural Center (39 S. Market St. in downtown Asheville) will host Affrilachia y el Caribe. The reading will feature poets Ricardo Nazario y Colón, Shauna M. Morgan and Frank X Walker. Darin Waters, an associate professor of history at UNCA, will serve as master of ceremonies.

OLD-TIME SQUARE DANCE Immediately after the poetry reading, the YMI will host an old-time square dance.

The caller will be Phil Jamison, director of Warren Wilson College’s traditional music program, and the host band will be the Warren Wilson College Old-Time Ensemble (aka The RiverBenders), with a special guest performance by the Green Grass Cloggers. The event will conclude at 11 p.m. X

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The Asheville area’s continued growth is one reason it was chosen to host this year’s event, says Mary Thomas, executive director of the Appalachian Studies Association.

The city’s development, she notes, piqued the interest of a number of the organization’s member entities. “It’s a chance for them to see what it is that Asheville has done to make itself a sustainable, growing community,” she says.

One component of this year’s conference that directly addresses this interest is the Innovation Expo. The Saturday afternoon event in UNCA’s Highsmith Student Union will run from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Open to the public, it will feature 28 local and regional organizations and businesses (including Mountain Xpress) that contribute to the area’s development.

All of those entities, notes conference chair Carol Boggess, a professor emeritus of English at Mars Hill, embody at least one of the event’s three guiding principles: engagement, sustainability and innovation.

The expo, she continues, will also highlight a key aspect of the annual

IN GOOD COMPANY: Author Wiley Cash will moderate this year’s keynote address. He will be joined onstage by Lee Smith and Ron Rash, whom Cash calls “foundational Appalachian-American Southern writers.” Photo by Mallory Cash

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gathering. “There is so much variety,” she says. “Energy and environment, education, health care, housing, the opioid crisis — there are a lot of social and environmental issues that the [presenting] groups are very active and involved in.”

Kim Reigle, an associate professor of English at Mars Hill who is the conference’s program chair, agrees.

And that diversity, she says, will help promote conversations beyond the individuals’ areas of expertise.

“It will allow us to really engage with communities in different ways than academics often do,” she points out. “For example, we can go around to tables and see what this nonprofit or that health care group is doing about the opioid crisis. As an English professor, that is not something I would necessarily be as aware of otherwise.”

Lastly, adds Thomas, the Innovation Expo might inspire attendees to emulate some of the entrepreneurial ideas on offer.

“Asheville has made itself attractive to businesses,” she says. “Our members ... want to come and see how that has happened and take that

home and maybe implement some of that in their own communities.”

COMPLICATED PEOPLE If the Innovation Expo seeks to celebrate community and promote future growth, the conference’s screening of the award-winning 2018 documentary hillbilly presents a darker perspective. The film, which explores longstanding stereotypes that continue to negatively impact Appalachia, will be shown in UNCA’s Reuter Center on Saturday, March 16, at 11:30 a.m., followed by a discussion with executive producer Silas House.

“A lot of people have this idea that all of Appalachia is the same,” says House. But like the conference itself, hillbilly exposes viewers to the region’s broader demographics, capturing a mix of voices and perspectives. “We speak with black Appalachians, gay Appalachians, trans Appalachians and people of lots of different classes,” House explains. “We wanted to show many Appalachias.”

Acclaimed Appalachian novelist Wiley Cash, who is UNCA’s writer in residence, says the film reveals

Retail wine shop & wine bar the deliberate and insidious motivation behind the hillbilly stereotype. Over the centuries, he notes, Appalachians “were made out to be backward, stupid, inbred, dangerous, lawless people.” These mischaracterizations, Cash maintains, enabled corporations to exploit the area’s natural resources without much oversight. And by repeatedly telling the region’s inhabitants that they were fit “only to crawl beneath the earth and mine coal,” he asserts, those same stereotypes also limited these residents’ sense of their own potential.

At the same time, however, hillbilly also pushes back at several romanticized notions about the region. “Not all Appalachians know their neighbors,” says House. “Not all Appalachians come from large families intent on looking out for each other, either. Appalachia is a complex place. It’s not a wholly good place and it’s not a wholly bad place. It’s a place populated by complicated people. I think that’s what the film shows.”

BEYOND THE BANJO The region’s complexity will be highlighted throughout the four-day event, says Leila Weinstein, secretary of the Appalachian Studies Association. The conference, she notes, seeks to dispel stereotypes not only about the region’s people but also about the discipline itself. “When people hear the term Appalachian studies, their brain often goes to banjos sitting in a corner gathering dust,” she observes.

The reality, however, “is that the study itself grew out of scholarship and activism.”

As far back as the 1940s, Cratis Williams, considered the father of Appalachian studies, was writing and developing curricula about the region’s culture. And in 1978, he was instrumental in the formation of the Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University. Ever since that time, notes Weinstein, the field “has had really strong roots in social and environmental justice movements, as well as in notions of sustainability.”

The irony, she continues, is that along with visions of banjos, many who first learn about the field assume it’s strictly an exploration of the past.

But because of its deep connection with activism, she says, “it’s very much a forward-looking discipline.”

Indeed, for Pierce, the conference’s interest in the future is

what makes its return to Asheville so rewarding. “I think, within the region, there is a kind of fascination with Asheville and the mix of people that live here,” he says. “A lot of the thought in Appalachian studies is what does post-coal Appalachia look like?”

And for many of the 1,000-plus individuals expected to attend this year’s gathering, he suggests, the region’s future just might look a lot like Asheville. X

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NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON MARCH 28 REGARDING THE PROPOSAL TO WIDEN AMBOY ROAD/MEADOW ROAD (S.R. 3556) FROM I-240 TO N.C. 81/BILTMORE AVENUE (S.R. 3214) WITH A NEW BRIDGE OVER THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER IN ASHEVILLE, BUNCOMBE COUNTY

STIP Project No. U-4739 The N.C. Department of Transportation proposes to widen Amboy Road/Meadow Road (S.R. 3556) to multi-lanes between I-240 and N.C. 81/Biltmore Avenue (S.R. 3214) with a new bridge over the French Broad River in Asheville, Buncombe County.

A public meeting will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 28 at DoubleTree by Hilton – Asheville-Biltmore, 115 Hendersonville Road.

The purpose of this meeting is to inform the public of the project and gather input on the proposed design. As information becomes available, it may be viewed online at the NCDOT public meeting webpage: http://www.ncdot.gov/news/public-meetings.

The public may attend at any time during the public meeting hours, as no formal presentation will be made. NCDOT representatives will be available to answer questions and receive comments. The comments and information received will be taken into consideration as work on the project develops.

The opportunity to submit written comments will be provided at the meeting or can be done via phone, email, or mail by April 11, 2019.

For additional information, please contact Beverly Robinson, NCDOT Project Management Team Lead for Division 13 at 1582 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1582, 919-707-6041 or brobinson@ncdot.gov.

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this workshop. Anyone requiring special services should contact Matthew LeShure, Environmental Analysis Unit, at 1598 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1598, at 919-707-6087 or maleshure@ncdot.gov as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.

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

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DAY SHIFT About 3 1/2 years ago, Mark Hall’s family noticed that the custom tile installer was having his subcontractors drive him to job sites and that he could no longer write a check properly.

Those troubling symptoms eventually led to terrible news: Hall was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease when he was 62. His wife, Sunny, and the couple’s adult daughter shared the job of taking care of Hall for a while, but that arrangement limited their ability to work for money, and financial difficulties forced the Halls to sell the Broad River home Mark Hall had built himself.

Now, Mark Hall goes four days a week to an adult day care program for people with cognitive impairments that until recently had been offered by CarePartners, a unit of Mission Health. Sunny Hall has a new job to pay the bills.

A separate nonprofit called MountainCare took over operation of the program Hall attends in South Asheville — plus others in Flat Rock and Brevard — on Feb. 1, the day after HCA Healthcare purchased Mission Health. It is one of many changes happening now or in coming months and years as the result of the sale of the nonprofit Mission to a for-profit company.

The adult day care services need donations to balance their books and thus were not considered good candidates to become part of HCA. Music therapy and grief counseling services offered by CarePartners, which provides rehabilitation, home health and hospice services, have also shifted to MountainCare, which employs about 70 people. The new nonprofit also assumed operation of Rathbun House, a 36-room inn in Kenilworth formerly run by a Mission-related foundation. The facility provides free lodging for people with relatives being treated at Mission Hospital and other local hospitals.

A successor to CarePartners Foundation will now back MountainCare instead. The foundation will announce its new name and mission in mid-March. Changes including the sale of CarePartners real estate to HCA mean it will have millions more to distribute to providers of health care and related services in 18 Western North Carolina 10

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RAISE THE ROOF: Instructor Laron Blake, standing, leads participants in MountainCare’s adult day care program in exercises.

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Mission and what was then Community CarePartners, also a nonprofit, merged in 2013. The CarePartners brand, its 1,200 employees in Buncombe and several nearby counties and most of the services it offers will remain a part of Mission.

The Mission/HCA sale agreement requires HCA to maintain many of the services Mission has offered for years.

But the company will look to make Mission more financially efficient and bring in more revenue, a process that is bound to result in differences in the way Mission operates.

‘WHERE THEY WANT TO COME’ MountainCare’s adult day care primarily serves people with reduced mental capacities brought on by conditions usually associated with aging,

HCA SHUFFLES THE CARDS The sale of Mission Health to HCA Healthcare means several changes to organizations and services once affiliated with Mission: • An independent nonprofit called MountainCare now operates adult day care services that were once part of Mission’s CarePartners unit. CarePartners’ grief counseling and music therapy services also shifted to MountainCare.

• Operation of the Rathbun House, an inn for people with relatives being treated at local hospitals, moved from Mission Health System Foundation to MountainCare.

• CarePartners Foundation will get a new name and provide financial backing to MountainCare. The foundation had supported CarePartners, which will continue to offer home health, rehabilitation and hospice services. The change will mean a roughly $2.5 million to $3 million annual loss for CarePartners.

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such as strokes, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s. If that brings to mind an image of senior citizens sitting quietly in chairs and dozing off, think again.

On a recent morning at its main site off Sweeten Creek Road about a mile southeast of Biltmore Village, about 25 participants were sitting in chairs. But they moved their arms or legs up and down as instructor Laron Blake urged them to “raise the roof” by holding both arms high in the air or to “chop wood” by moving their clasped hands up and down in time to David Bowie’s version of the song “Under Pressure.”

In another room, participants sat around a table making edible chocolate slime.

Those in a section of the program for people with only minor impairments practiced breathing exercises or listened to and discussed a poem.

About 100 or so people attend adult day care at MountainCare’s three sites on any given day, says Elizabeth Williams, MountainCare director of adult day services. The program aims to stimulate participants’ brains and bodies and give caregivers back home a break or the time to earn a living. “Our job is to make it a place where they want to come, where they’re engaged, where they enjoy what they’re doing,” Williams says.

WELL-VERSED: Former Asheville Mayor Russ Martin, a part-time staffer at MountainCare’s adult day care, reads poetry to participants. Photo by Mark Barrett

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That care, however, comes at a cost: MountainCare charges $70 a day. Some participants’ families pay the full cost, while long-term care insurance or the Department of Veterans Affairs pay for other participants. Some other government programs provide limited funds for adult day care, but the guidelines for payments in North Carolina are less generous than in other states, Williams says. It will always be difficult for adult day programs in the state to break even at current reimbursement rates, she says.

Scott Buchanan, president and CEO of CarePartners Foundation, says leaders at CarePartners and Mission approached HCA several months ago to discuss making adult day services part of an independent nonprofit instead of HCA. “The concern might be that those programs wouldn’t have the opportunity to flourish and grow … if they were in a for-profit world,” he says.

HCA agreed, and CarePartners Foundation committed to be MountainCare’s financial backer, including making a $1 million annual payment to the nonprofit.

“It really was our choice. [HCA] didn’t bring it up,” Buchanan says.

He anticipates no major changes in the adult day program.

CarePartners Foundation for years supported services provided by CarePartners, a separate nonprofit before its 2013 merger with Mission.

That funding included expenditures like covering the bills of people unable to pay for care or buying new equipment, Buchanan says.

Federal rules make it difficult for a nonprofit foundation to subsidize the operations of a for-profit company.

Buchanan says the foundation is now deciding what role it should play and what it should be called now that it is no longer associated with CarePartners.

The switch means a loss of roughly $2.5 million to $3 million in annual revenue for CarePartners from the foundation. “CarePartners anticipates overcoming the loss of foundation funds through the operational efficiencies that HCA brings,” says Nancy Lindell, a Mission Health spokesperson.

Dogwood Health Trust, the new foundation that will get most of the $1.5 billion HCA is paying for Mission Health, plans to spend its investment earnings on grants to agencies addressing social determinants of health such as poverty, access to transportation and housing.

The new version of CarePartners Foundation will primarily give money to nonprofits providing health care in WNC, Buchanan said, with a focus on services for the elderly. Its resources, while considerable, will be much small-

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That endowment will get a boost of $15 million over the next three years in proceeds from the Mission sale, and HCA is in the process of buying the campus, Buchanan says, which will add millions more to the foundation’s coffers in the next few weeks. After the sale, MountainCare will lease the space the adult day care program occupies from HCA, he says.

The foundation will also continue operation of thrift stores in Asheville and Marion.

There are no immediate plans to expand adult day care, but there certainly could be a demand: State government projects that the number of Buncombe County residents age 65 and older will increase 29 percent over the next decade.

Buchanan said he has already met with about 40 nonprofits ranging from local Meals on Wheels to counseling centers to boys and girls clubs to discuss ways the foundation can help. The foundation is adding members from outlying counties to a committee that will award grants. The impact of the foundation’s grants may be more immediate than those made by Dogwood, he says, partly because of the size and complexity of the problems Dogwood is taking on.

Buchanan says money from CarePartners Foundation could go a long way in some smaller mountain counties.

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Some participants just need a little direction and come for the socialization, she says. They take on volunteer projects, and their skills are not much different from the average senior citizen’s. Others have difficulty with the routine functions of daily living and might not remember how they spent the preceding eight hours when it’s time to go home.

The program is as important for caregivers as it is for participants, many of whom might end up in nursing homes if adult day care were not available, Williams says. Many caregivers are spouses in their 70s, 80s or even 90s, watching over a husband or wife of about the same age but with reduced mental capacity. “That’s a full-time, 365-day job,” Williams says, and it may last for 10 or 15 years as the impaired person slowly declines.

Sunny Hall says her family “would be lost” without adult day care. She says she can no longer leave her husband home alone, and when he finishes day care, “He does not have any clue what he’s done all day.” As her husband’s condition worsens, the service “is invaluable,” she says.

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Down payment assistance gets unanimous Council backing

FOLLOW THE MONEY: Paul D’Angelo, city housing development specialist, presents the $1.4 million Down Payment Assistance Program to Asheville City Council. Photo by Daniel Walton Asheville City Council member Julie Mayfield had a very clear request for prospective homebuyers regarding the city’s new $1.4 million Down Payment Assistance Program.

“Please come get this money,” she said. “We want to spend it and we want to put people in houses.”

The program, unanimously approved

by Council members at their Feb. 26

meeting, offers no-interest loans of up to $40,000 for low- and moderateincome borrowers to make down payments on single-family residences within Asheville city limits. Loans will be funded by $1 million of the 2016 Affordable Housing General Obligation Bonds, $300,000 in Housing Trust Fund money and $100,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta.

Paul D’Angelo, the city’s housing development specialist, noted that the use of bond funding for this purpose is an uncommon tactic that nonetheless makes strategic sense for Asheville.

“It’s not something I’ve seen out there, and especially around North Carolina,” he said. Area nonprofit organizations such as OnTrack WNC, Mountain Housing Opportunities and

Habitat for Humanity, he added, all support the program.

Eligible properties, D’Angelo continued, include condominiums and townhouses in addition to traditional single-family houses. “If there’s any developers out there listening, we’d love to see more condominiums and townhomes out there; they can be a more affordable product,” he said.

Council member Keith Young drew particular attention to the $500,000 set aside for individuals and families making less than 60 percent of the area median income, or $36,780 for a family of four. The remainder of the $1 million in bond funding, as well as most other city affordable housing initiatives, uses 80 percent of AMI as the income threshold.

“There is a chunk that is set aside to make sure that those who really need it can access it,” Young explained. He added that the city must spend those funds by the end of 2021 before rolling them into the broader program, which expires in October 2023.

An additional $400,000 is reserved for “community heroes,” full-time employees of the city of Asheville or Asheville City Schools who have been at their jobs for at least a year. To be eligible for the program, these borrowers can make no more than 120 percent of the AMI — $73,600 for a family of four — and must apply by March 2020.

Although the city will charge no interest or monthly principal payments on the loans, borrowers must repay the original amount, plus an additional amount tied to the property’s appreciation, if they sell their homes within 20 years of purchase.

The appreciation payment decreases by 10 percent annually after that point, and the loan is completely forgiven after 30 years.

Originally slated for Council’s agenda of Feb. 9, consideration of the program was postponed so its language could be made clearer. Mayfield said developing the policy had been problematic but thanked staff members for their hard work in taking the idea through “really complicated waters” from its “messy” origins in the Housing & Community Development Committee.

The only member of the public to comment on the policy, Devinceo Priester, also expressed his support.

“I feel real good that somebody is actually willing to give Asheville a chance,” he said.

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555 Merrimon Avenue GAME PLAN: Mike Kozen, CEO of St. Louis-based community planning company PGAV, unveils a new planning initiative financed and led by the Tourism Development Authority to develop a 10-year strategy for distributing occupancy tax revenues to projects that aim to boost local tourism. The process will incorporate feedback from government entities and the public. Photo by Brooke Randle During the Feb. 27 Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority board meeting, staff of the Explore Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau unveiled and approved a new strategy, called the Tourism Management and Investment Plan, that will use data collection and input from community leaders, residents and public entities to develop guidelines for investing hotel occupancy tax revenues over a 10-year period.

The plan was developed by BCTDA members and PGAV, an architectural design and planning firm based in St. Louis, after the BCTDA committee recommended a suspension of its application-based process in October.

While the criteria and legislative mandate for the use of occupancy tax revenue remain unchanged, the ability to plan for Tourism Product Development Fund projects over the long term will enhance the board’s ability to collaborate with other government entities, Stephanie Brown, president and CEO of Explore Asheville, said.

“We’re making this monumental paradigm shift for the TPDF,”

Brown said prior to the meeting.

“The outcome will be different in that we’re planning for a longer range so that we can take a more strategic view.”

The four-phase, roughly $440,000 project is set to begin this spring and conclude in April 2020. Those funds will come from occupancy tax revenue in the TPDF budget.

Funding for community projects will then resume at a time yet to be determined after the planning is complete.

PGAV Vice President John Kasman says the project will incorporate community input “in every phase” of the work. Residents are encouraged to attend a public forum that will be scheduled for the coming spring, as well as complete an online survey that will help guide the project’s early steps.

While the BCTDA will lead the project, the board will work closely with PGAV, the city of Asheville and Buncombe County government. An additional steering committee, composed of former TPDF and BCTDA board members, and a Community Leadership Council, consisting of appointed leaders from a range of

local organizations, will also provide input. Neither the BCTDA nor PGAV outlined any criteria for selecting members of the council.

The initiative generally received approval from the board, but Andrew Celwyn, the only member to dissent, felt “disappointed” with the project, in part because it diverted funds away from future TPDF recipients.

Celwyn also pointed out that, while the process for distributing TPDF funds will change as a result of the new plan, the project won’t examine the original legislation that limits how occupancy taxes may be used.

“For all of the money and resources that are being devoted to this process, I’m disappointed that the scope is so narrow. It’s not looking at the broader picture of what we should do in our community, but only on what we can do under the current legislation,” Celwyn said.

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by News staff | news@mountainx.com ASHEVILLE HABITAT CELEBRATES WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION In honor of Women in Construction Week, March 3-9, and Habitat for Humanity International’s National Women Build Week, March 1-10, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity is highlighting women’s participation and leadership in its local efforts.

Women make up over half of the local nonprofit’s construction staff and work in roles that provide new construction, home repair, volunteer coordination and construction administration. Each year, the Women Build Advocacy Team — aka WomBATs — recruits female volunteers and raises funds.

This year’s Women Build House will come together on May 7.

“Women bear the brunt of our housing crisis. I am proud that at Habitat women lead in the solutions, from the construction site to the boardroom. I hope our story of gender equity in the construction industry inspires others, locally and nationally,” said Andy Barnett, Asheville Habitat’s executive director, in a press release.

OH! WOMAN CEASES PRINT PUBLICATION After 16 years, Oh! Woman, A WNC Woman Publication, will no longer publish a print magazine.

WNC Woman made the announcement in a Feb. 5 post on its Facebook page.

“When recent paper pricing and printing pricing went up, we were not able to breach the percentage gap between the current ad pricing and the cost of doing business,” the post read, adding that the publication is evaluating future options for its brand.

According to the publication’s website, Julie Savage Parker, editor Sandi TomlinSutker and publisher Sandra Grace started WNC Woman in 2002.

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MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE: Volunteer Melissa Banks works on an Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity project. Over half the organization’s volunteers and staff are women. Photo courtesy of Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity to celebrate the inherent strength, wisdom and grace of women creating community in their own and others’ lives,” the organization says on its website. Grace and Tomlin-Sutker did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

RAISE YOUR VOICE • Charles George VA Medical Center will hold a veterans town hall meeting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, in the lower-level atrium at 1100 Tunnel Road. Medical center leadership will be present to take questions and concerns from veterans and their families about VA services.

• On Monday, March 11, the city of Asheville will host a community meeting about a proposed new fire station on Broadway in the Five Points neighborhood. Starting at 6:30 p.m. at Greater Works Church, 25 Forsythe St., city officials and the station’s architect will be available to hear comments and share details about the project. More information is available at avl.mx/5r4.

• United Way of Transylvania County will hold a series of fireside chats with CEO Louis Negrón at Food Matters Market & Café, 1 Market St., Brevard. The three Wednesday meetings — March 6, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; March 13, 3-4 p.m.; and March 27, 6:30-8 p.m.

— will serve as informal conversations about the local nonprofit and how it should grow to address community needs.

NODS TO NONPROFITS • Brother Wolf Animal Rescue announced that its mobile clinic has spayed and neutered over 1,000 dogs and cats since launching in November. The nonprofit projects that it will treat roughly 6,000 animals over the course of 2019, thereby easing the load on other area organizations. “By preventing unwanted litters, we can prevent thousands of animals from ever entering the overcrowded shelter system in the first place,” said Audrey Lodato, Brother Wolf’s director of animal care, in a press release.

• The United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County has partnered with GE Aviation to distribute 200 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) kits to students in Asheville City and Buncombe County Schools. Each kit contains a take-home learning activity and a profile of a GE Aviation employee. “We’re hoping this gives the kids some ideas about the types of things that they can do in an industry that’s focused on tech,” said GE Aviation lead production quality specialist Sarah Congleton in a press release.

• WNC nonprofits Mountain Housing Opportunities, Four Square Community Action and Mountain Projects received part of $8 million in funding from the N.C. Housing Finance Agency’s Essential SingleFamily Rehabilitation Loan Pool. This money supports projects that help veterans, seniors and people with disabilities stay in their homes, which creates savings on health care and long-term care. X

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Paving the way

Lillian Exum Clement takes her seat in the House, 1921 Daily News Bureau featured an indepth profile of Clement after she took her seat in the state House of Representatives. The Jan. 15, 1921, article reported:

OFF TO WORK: In 1920, Lillian Exum Clement became the first woman elected to the North Carolina General Assembly. The Buncombe County native headed to Raleigh in January 1921. Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Library, Asheville In April 1920, Asheville attorney Lillian Exum Clement received a letter from Chief Justice Walter Clark of the North Carolina Supreme Court, who wrote: “I am gratified to note that your friends are thinking of nominating you for the legislature from your county. I should be glad to see North Carolina take this forward step in recognition of the service women have rendered this state — tho a tardy recognition — and hope that you will not decline to honor.”

Ironically, at the time of Clark’s letter, the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, had yet to obtain the necessary approval by three-fourths of the states. Despite the uncertainty of its future ratification, Clark assured Clement that he found no language in the North Carolina Constitution that barred women from holding office.

In his letter, filled with encouragement and historical perspective, Clark added: “Napolean’s power was largely based upon his assertion of the republican doctrine ‘An avenue open to merit without distinction of birth.’ It is equally necessary that we should assert the doctrine of ‘An avenue to merit, without distinction to sex.’

“If a woman can make a better legislator, or a better lawyer, or write a better book than a man she should not be barred. At any rate they should be given an opportunity to do the best not only for themselves but for the State.”

On April 15, 1920, shortly after receiving Clark’s letter, Clement accepted the Democratic nomination. Four months later, Tennessee became the 36th and final state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment, granting all women the right to vote. (North Carolina would not formally ratify its state constitution until 1971.)

Clement proved victorious on election night. Oddly, her historical win did not appear to garner much coverage in the local papers. However, The Greensboro

“Miss L. Exum Clement, the only woman representative in the general assembly, has slipped so unobtrusively and quietly into the everyday work of the house of representative that she is becoming quite a familiar presence there, and one has ceased to regard it as anything at all out of the ordinary. Inquiring rather timidly at the door of the hall as to whether Miss Clement was at her desk, the reply came back quick as a flash, ‘Oh, I’m sure she is, for she’s always among the first to get here in the morning.’ It was then 9:30 on the day of the inauguration ceremonies. Miss Clement has been assigned to desk 59 just under the picture of George Washington which hangs on the wall to the right of the speaker’s desk.”

Though she only served one term, Clement managed to introduce 17 constructive measures, 13 of which passed. Her life was cut short, when on February 21, 1925, she died in her Asheville home due to complications of influenza and pneumonia. She is buried at Riverside Cemetery.

In a Jan. 11, 1921, letter that Clement wrote to her then-fiance, E. Eller Stafford, the newly elected representative declared: “I don’t want people to expect too much of me.

There is little I can do alone. If I blaze the trail for other women to come in, until there is enough to do something, then I feel I have done my duty.”

Editor’s note: Peculiarities of spelling and punctuation are preserved from the original documents. X

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ANIMALS LEARN ABOUT BUMBLEBEE POLLINATORS • TU (3/12), 5:30pm - Morgan Harris, Conservation Biologist at Wild South, takes us on a journey into the world of bumblebees. Free.

Held at West Asheville Public Library, 942 Haywood Road PILATES WITH PUPPIES • SA (3/9), 4-5pm - Basic Pilates with puppies. Registration required. $15. Held at Asheville Humane Society, 14 Forever Friend Lane SKUNKS OF NORTH CAROLINA • TH (3/7), 6:307:30pm - "The Skunks of North Carolina," presentation. Free. Held at Transylvania County

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BENEFITS ART AFFAIR 2019 'MISSION X' • SA (3/9), 7pm Proceeds from Art Affair 2019 'Mission X' benefit Open Doors of Asheville.

Live and silent auction, open bar, hors d’oeuvres and performances.

Tickets: avl.mx/5r0. $125/$175 VIP and up. Held at Ambrose West, 312 Haywood Road BREAK THE SILENCE SPEAKER SERIES: TARANA BURKE • TH (3/14), 5pm Proceeds from the Break the Silence Speaker Series: Me Too Movement Founder Tarana Burke benefits Our

VOICE. Tickets: avl.mx/5r1. $35/$10 student/$100 VIP. Held at Asheville Renaissance Hotel, 31 Woodfin Ave. ELIMINATE MEDICAL DEBT BENEFIT • TH (3/7), 5:307:30pm - Proceeds from this Medical Debt party with refreshments and gifts benefit RIP Medical Debt. $25 buys $2,500 worth of Medical Debt.

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Held at ZaPow!, 150 Coxe Ave., Suite 101 EMPTY BOWLS FUNDRAISER FOR BREAD OF LIFE • SA (3/16), 11am2pm - Proceeds from the Empty Bowls fundraiser benefit Bread of Life. Local potters handcraft hundreds of bowls from which to choose for this soup and salad lunch. $20.

Held at Brevard First United Methodist Church, 325 N. Broad St., Brevard FERNIHURST ANNUAL WNCHA FUNDRAISING DINNER • TH (3/14), 6pm Proceeds from the Fernihurst Annual

Fundraising Dinner benefit Western North Carolina Historical Association and the SmithMcDowell House Museum, a five star dinner. $75. Held at Fernihust House at AB Tech, 340 Victoria Road LOCAL CELEBRITY DRAG BRUNCH • SU (3/10), 1pm - Proceeds from Asheville Celebrity Drag Brunch benefit BeLoved Asheville.

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BRINGING HOME A BABY BUMBLEBEE: Morgan Harris, a conservation biologist at Wild South, a leader in public land protection in the Southeast, will offer a program exploring the world of bumblebees. The Southern Appalachians are home to a number of rare bumblebee species that are in decline in our region. Find out how you can get involved and help save the bumblebees. This free program is sponsored by Blue Ridge Naturalist Network and West Asheville Library. Held Tuesday, March 12, 5:30 p.m. (p. 16) • WE (3/6), 3-6pm - "Using Analytics to Develop Your Business Platform," seminar. Registration required. Free.

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• TH (3/7), 6-7pm - "The Business of Agritourism," seminar. Registration required. Free.

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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," workshop with lunch provided. Registration required: bit.ly/DDLMarch7.

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Held at Grace Community Church, 495 Cardinal Road, Mills River ASHEVILLE CHESS CLUB • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - Sets provided. All ages and skill levels welcome.

Beginners lessons available. Free. Held at North Asheville Recreation Center, 37 E. Larchmont Road ASHEVILLE NEWCOMER'S CLUB • 2nd MONDAYS, 9:30am - Monthly meeting for women new to Asheville. Free to attend.

ASHEVILLE ROTARY CLUB • THURSDAYS, noon1:30pm - General meeting. Free. Held at Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. ASHEVILLE TAROT CIRCLE • 2nd SUNDAYS, noon - General meeting.

Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE • MO (3/11), 7pm - WNC Civil War Roundtable monthly meeting on Civil War Medicine. $30 annual membership fee.

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Held at Folkmoot Friendship Center, 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS ASHEVILLE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING • TU (3/12), 5pm - City Council Public Hearing. Held at Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza BLUE RIDGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB MEETING • 2nd THURSDAYS, 6pm - General meeting. Free to attend.

Held at Gondolier Restaurant, 1360 Tunnel Road BUNCOMBE COUNTY REPUBLICAN MEN'S CLUB • SA (3/9), 8:30am - Mark Delk speaks on "The Party of

Redemption." Free to attend. Held at Ryan's Steakhouse, 1000 Brevard Road CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 5pm - Citizens-Police Advisory Committee meeting. Free. Meets in the 1st Floor Conference Room, Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte St. • MO (3/11), 6:30pm - Learn about the new fire station planned in the Five Points neighborhood and meet the architects.

Free. Held at Greater Works Church, 25 Forsythe St. INDIVISIBLE COMMON GROUNDWNC • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-8pm - General meeting. Free. Held at St. David's Episcopal Church, 286 Forest Hills Road, Sylva LIFE AND LEGACY OF LILLIAN EXUM CLEMENT • MO (3/11), 7pm - 'The Life and Legacy of Lillian Exum Clement,' program is the first event in the yearlong Votes for Women! Centennial Series. Free. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY • MO (3/11), 6:30pm - The Progressive Democrats of Buncombe County host a discussion on Immigration featuring Quentin Miller, Buncombe County Sheriff and Shoshana Fried of Pisgah Legal Services.

Free to attend. Held at Buncombe County Democratic Headquarters, 951 Old Fairview Road SKILLS TRAINING: LOBBYING 101 • WE (3/6), 6-8pm - ‘Skills Training: Lobbying 101,’ co-sponored by the Asheville-Buncombe 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. SUNSHINE WEEK: YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW • TH (3/14), 11:30am1:30pm - Guest panelists Bill Moss, Hendersonville Lightning and Angie Newsome, Carolina Public Press discuss access to public information and open records laws. Free to attend.

Held at Hendersonville Community Co-Op, 60 S. Charleston Lane, Hendersonville

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 ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM • 2nd TUESDAYS, 11am-12:30pm Homeschool program for grades 1-4.

Registration required: 253-3227 ext. 124. $4 per student. Held at Asheville Art Museum, 175 Biltmore Ave. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/ library • 1st WEDNESDAY, 4pm - After school craft throughout the school year. Children ages 5 and up.

Registration required.

Free. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 4-5:30pm - Heroes Unlimited, role playing game for grades 6-12.

Registration required.

Free. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview

• 2nd SATURDAYS, 1-4pm & LAST WEDNESDAYS, 4-6pm - Teen Dungeons and Dragons for ages 12 and up. Registration required: 828-2504720. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • MONDAYS, 10:30am - Spanish story time for children of all ages. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler ECO EXPLORERS: OWLS • MO (3/11), 1-3pm Learn about the world of owls. Ages 8-13.

Registration: avl.mx/5q3. Free. Held at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, 1401 Fish Hatchery Road, Pisgah Forest FAMILY STORY TIME • WEDNESDAYS, 10:30am - Family story time. Free. Held at Fletcher Library, 120 Library Road, Fletcher GIRL SCOUT KICKOFF • SU (3/10), 1-3pm - 2019 Girl Scout Week Kickoff event, activities include learning how to tie knots, prepare food and develop outdoor skills. Free. Held at Asheville Outlets, 800 Brevard Road ‘MAGIC SCHOOL BUS’ • WE (3/6), noon Theatreworks USA presents the musical, Magic School Bus. $10. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave. MISS MALAPROP'S STORY TIME • WEDNESDAYS, 10am - Miss Malaprop's Story Time for ages 3-9. Free to attend. Held at Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St. UNITED WAY OF ASHEVILLE & BUNCOMBE COUNTY 828-255-0696, unitedwayabc.org Homework Diner Program a strategy to support students and their families with

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OUTDOORS CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK (PD.) Enjoy breathtaking views of Lake Lure, trails for all levels of hikers, an Animal

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Plan your adventure at chimneyrockpark. com BIRDING HIKE • TU (3/12), 9am-noon - Short beginner birder hike. Registration: avl.mx/5q3. Ages 12 and up. Free. Held at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, 1401 Fish Hatchery Road, Pisgah Forest CLASSIC HIKES OF THE SMOKIES • WE (3/13) - Big Creek Trail, an easy 4.3 mile hike. Carpool leaves Asheville at 8am. Registration: avl.mx/5qd. $35/$20 members.

JACKSON PARK BIRD WALK • SA (3/9), 9-11am Bird walk. Free. Meet in the Administration Building parking lot. Held at Jackson Park, 801 Glover St., Hendersonville

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C OMMU N IT Y CA L E N D AR PADDLE CAMPING ON THE FRENCH BROAD • TH (3/7), 6-8pm Paddle Camping on the French Broad River information session. Free. Held at The Wedge at Foundation, 5 Foundy St. PISGAH CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED • 2nd THURSDAYS, 7pm - General meeting and presentations. Free to attend. Held at Ecusta Brewing, 49 Pisgah Highway, Suite 3, Pisgah Forest

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, 11:30am-1:30pm 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.

TOUR FOR PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES • TH (3/21), 5:30-7pm - Franklin School of Innovation information and tours for prospective families. Free to attend. Held at

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PUBLIC LECTURES BUMBLE BEES AND CONSERVATION • TH (3/12), 5:30pm - Blue Ridge Naturalist Network hosts Morgan Harris, Wild South’s Conservation Biologist for a talkabout bumblebees and conservation. Free.

Held at West Asheville Public Library, 942 Haywood Road GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT SERIES: WELCOME TO THE ANTHROPOCENE • WE (3/6), 4-5:30pm - Global Spotlight Series about the age of human-dominated influences on climate and the environment. Free.

Held at Western Carolina University, Forsyth Building, 104 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee I AM • TU (3/12), 6pm - 'I Am,' conversations that inspire women.

Registration required. Free. Held at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL’S GREAT DECISIONS SERIES • TU (3/12), 7:30pm - World Affairs Council’s Great Decisions Series: Decoding US-China Trade with Julie Snyder. $10/Free to WAC members and UNCA students.

Held at UNCAsheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road

SENIORS ASHEVILLE ELDER CLUB GROUP RESPITE PROGRAM • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 11am-

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THE BEST THERAPIST HAS FUR AND FOUR LEGS: Join Cisco Pilates of Asheville for a fundraiser to benefit the Asheville Humane Society. Pilates with Puppies is a basic Pilates class featuring adoptable puppies provided by Asheville Humane Society. Bring your own yoga mat and towel, but do not bring your own puppy. Tickets are $15, and pre-registration is required. Pilates with Puppies is held at the Humane Society and is planned for Saturday, March 9, 4-5 p.m. Photo courtesy of Pamela Yvonne Photography (p. 16)

2pm - The Asheville Elder Club Group Respite program for individuals with memory challenges and people of all faiths. Registration required: 828-253-2900. $30. Held at Jewish Family Services of WNC, Inc., 2 Doctors Park, Suite E BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS until (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. HENDERSONVILLE ELDER CLUB • WEDNESDAYS, 11am2pm - The Hendersonville Elder Club for individuals with memory challenges and people of all faiths. Registration required: 828-253-2900. $30. Held at Agudas Israel Congregation,

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DE-STRESS, GET HAPPY & CONNECT! (PD.) Mindfulness Meditation at the Asheville Insight Meditation Center.

Group Meditation: Weekly on Thursdays at 7pm & Sundays at 10am. ashevillemeditation.com, info@ashevillemeditation. com.

EXPERIENCE THE SOUND OF SOUL (PD.) Sing HU, the most beautiful prayer, and open your heart to balance, inner peace, Divine love, and spiritual self-discovery. Love is Love, and you are that.

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Spiritual discussion follows. Sponsored by ECKANKAR. • Date: Sunday, March 10, 2019, 11am. Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Rd. (“Cork and Craft” building, lower level), Asheville NC 28806, 828-254-6775. (free event). www.eckankar-nc.org LEARN TO MEDITATE (PD.) Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation class at Asheville Insight Meditation Center, 1st Mondays of each month at 7pm – 8:30pm. ashevillemeditation.com, info@ashevillemeditation. com.

A COURSE IN MIRACLES STUDY GROUP • 2nd & 4th MONDAYS, 6:30-8:30pm - A Course in Miracles, study group. Information: 828-712-5472. Free.

Held at Groce United Methodist Church, 954 Tunnel Road ASH WEDNESDAY • WE (3/6), 6:30pm Ash Wednesday starts 40 days of Lent. Free to attend. Held at First

Congregational UCC of Hendersonville, 1735 5th Ave. W., Hendersonville GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 6th Ave W., Hendersonville, 828-693-4890, gracelutherannc.com • WE (3/6), 12:15 & 7pm - Ash Wednesday starts 40 days of Lent.

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• 2nd FRIDAYS, 1-2pm - Non-denominational healing prayer group.

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OPEN SANGHA NIGHT AT URBAN DHARMA • THURSDAYS, 7:309pm - Open Sangha night. Free. Held at Urban Dharma, 77 W. Walnut St.

VOLUNTEERING TUTOR ADULTS IN NEED WITH THE LITERACY COUNCIL (PD.) Give someone another chance to learn. Provide reading, writing, and/ or English language tutoring and change a life forever. Volunteer orientation 3/7 (5:30pm) or 4/8 (10pm) RSVP: volunteers@litcouncil.

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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 828-7859840. Free. Held at Homeward Bound of WNC, 218 Patton Ave.

• SA (3/9), 9am1pm - Richmond Hill invasive species removal workday.

Registration: http:// avl.mx/wordcaoj.

Held at Richmond Hill Park, 280 Richmond Hill Drive

LONG JOHN MOUNTAIN WORKDAY • FR (3/8), 10am - Help maintain this protected habitat by removing non-native invasive plants.

Carpool meets at Conserving Carolina Hendersonville at 9:30am. Registration required: volunteer@ conservingcarolina. org or 828-697-5777 ext. 211. Conserving Carolina, 847 Case St., Hendersonville MAKE-A-BLANKET DAY, PROJECT LINUS • SA (3/9), 10am2pm - WNC Chapter of Project Linus holds Buncombe County Make-ABlanket Day. Held at Eliada Home, 2 Compton Drive POWERUP WITH AARP • FR (3/8), 4pm - Volunteer recruitment event with AARP. Held at Oliver Twist, 121 W Barnwell St., Hendersonville REACH VOLUNTEER TRAINING DAY • SA (3/9), 9:30am4:30pm - REACH Volunteer Training Day. Held at REACH of Haywood County, 627 N. Main St., Waynesville

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 828253-1431. Held at First Presbyterian Church, 40 Church St. SOUTH SLOPE CLEAN UP • FR (3/8), 1-5pm - South Slope Neighborhood Clean Up project with Volunteer Appreciation AfterParty. Held at Twin Leaf Brewery, 144 Coxe Ave. STITCHES OF LOVE • 2nd MONDAYS, 7-9pm - Volunteer to stitch or crochet handmade articles for local charities.

All skill levels welcome. Held at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3070 Sweeten Creek Road VOLUNTEER WITH THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AIDS PROJECT • 2nd & 4th SATURDAYS, 10am-noon Volunteer to deliver food boxes to homebound people living with HIV/ AIDS. Registration: 828-252-7489 x 315 or wncapvolunteer@ wncap.org.

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BY VIRGINIA DAFFRON vdaffron@mountainx.com Project Dignity of Western North Carolina provides feminine products to women and girls in Buncombe and Henderson counties. Those who are experiencing homelessness, have suffered domestic abuse or live on low incomes can qualify to receive products through schools and service agencies. A new $15,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Henderson County awarded in February will support the Project Dignity’s work.

“Our organization is happy to know that girls in middle and high school can now focus on their education rather than worrying about how they might obtain feminine products,” said Barb Morgan, Project Dignity’s founder, in a press release. “The grant from the Community Foundation will give us additional resources that guarantee enough product to keep the girls and women adequately supplied and perhaps even expand our outreach.”

Pat on the back • Mission Health and Pardee UNC Health Care achieved the Healthgrades 2019 America’s Best Hospitals awards, placing the health care providers in the top echelons of more than 4,500 hospitals assessed nationwide. The awards recognize superior clinical performance as measured by Healthgrades, an online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals at healthgrades.com.

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HELPING GIRLS AND WOMEN: Lee Henderson-Hill, left, senior program officer of the Community Foundation of Henderson County, presents Barb Morgan, founder and president of Project Dignity of WNC, with a check for $15,000. Photo courtesy of the Community Foundation of Henderson County • Dr. Paul Riggs was named chief of staff for the Charles George VA Medical Center. Riggs will provide administrative and clinical oversight for all clinical services provided by the Charles George VAMC and its three Community-Based Outpatient Centers.

• Elizabeth Anderson, a member of the faculty in Western Carolina University’s Department of Social Work, was chosen by the Cambia Health Foundation to receive a twoyear Sojourns Scholar Leadership

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The grant will support a project to identify how to best engage family members of kidney patients in rural areas of Western North Carolina to ensure that those patients receive palliative care that is consistent with their values.

Hendersonville-based Compassionate Home Care, a division of Four Seasons, received the Best of Home Care Leader in Excellence Award from Home Care Pulse, which provides quality assurance for home care.

AdventHealth Hendersonville received The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for total ankle, hip, knee and shoulder replacement centers of excellence.

Based on the pass rate of its registered nursing students on licensure exams, Western Carolina University was ranked No. 3 in nursing programs in North Carolina by RegisteredNursing.org.

Kelli Stike received AdventHealth Hendersonville’s DAISY Award for patient advocacy she provided as part of her role on the Surgery Nurse Navigator team.

Telehealth infrastructure studied in WNC The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded nearly $100,000 in new funding to assess telehealth infrastructure in 20 counties in Western North Carolina. The grant will go to the N.C. Department of Information

Technology’s Broadband Infrastructure Office and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Rural Health.

The two departments will partner with local and state organizations to conduct a 12-month study of opportunities, challenges and gaps for broadband and health care infrastructure in counties including Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, Rutherford, Transylvania and Yancey.

According to a press release from NCDIT, “More than 250,000 households in North Carolina, including many within the Appalachian Region, cannot access [telehealth] services because they lack broadband infrastructure and the technology and tools to use it. ...

“Telehealth services are rapidly evolving and progressing. Today, a physician can provide emergency care or behavioral health services to a patient via video conference, monitor a patient’s blood pressure or medication adherence remotely, or provide consultation to another physician on a difficult or rarely seen condition. Telehealth services can bridge health care disparities and health care professional shortages, reduce the burden of extensive travel to health care sites, and provide affordable access to world-class care for citizens in areas with limited health care options.”

On the move • Jackie Godlock of Rutherford County was named to the board of directors of Dogwood Health Trust.

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• Eric A. Levine will join CooperRiis, a residential mental health treatment community, as president and CEO on April 15.

• Nurse practitioners Christine Kryger and Leslie Morris joined Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva.

They will provide pulmonary services to patients in Jackson and surrounding counties.

• Josh Harris, a certified physician assistant, moved to Pardee Family Medicine Associates – Etowah, located at 6503 Brevard Road, from Pardee Adult and Family Medicine in Laurel Park.

• Bada Bastu, a communal-style bathhouse offering hot and cold therapy, opened at 230 Short Coxe Ave. Patrons repeat two to three cycles of 15 minutes of heat, up to five minutes of cold and 10 minutes of relaxation and rehydration to “bliss out,” according to owner Andrew Nehlig. The facility offers a special rate for locals.

• Clover CBD, a new hemp retailer at 1129 Patton Ave., is offering an assistance program for those earning below the poverty level. Upon approval, program participants receive 40

percent off the retail prices of all products, along with free samples.

Open Door offers affordable pet health care Rising health care costs aren’t limited to the human species, it seems.

Dr. Anne Bayer, a veterinarian and an owner of Open Door Veterinary Care, says one of the purposes of the new clinic is to help remove financial barriers for those seeking care for their pets.

In a press release, she explains that the clinic aims to keep its prices reasonable “so pets don’t go without care, aren’t being surrendered to an animal shelter or euthanized when families experience unexpected veterinary medical costs.”

For every patient examined, the clinic will contribute $1 to its Stay Together Fund, which will be used to help pet owners in need of financial assistance to provide emergency care to their animals. The clinic also accepts direct donations to the fund.

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How to Live: Lessons from the Jatakas Three Saturdays: March 16, 23, 30; 3-5pm

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BEGINNER TAI CHI • WEDNESDAYS, 3-4:30pm - Beginner tai chi class and information session for the class series. First class is free. Held at Town and Mountain Training Center, 261 Asheland Ave. CREATING A STRONG, CAPABLE AND INTELLIGENT IMMUNE RESPONSE • TH (3/7), 7-8pm - Immune response lecture by Dr Brad Rachman. Donations go to Black Mountain Home for Children.

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ASHEVILLE FUNCTIONAL FORUM • 2nd MONDAYS, 6:30-8:30pm - Meetup for practitioners and patients of integrative and functional medicine to share and learn. Information: rowan.l@icloud.com.

Free to attend. Held at EarthFare - Westgate, 66 Westgate Parkway

Mountain Yoga Center, 116 Montreat Road, Black Mountain DISCOVER YOUR INNER RESOURCES • WEDNESDAYS through (3/27), 6:30-7:30pm - "Discover Your Inner Resources," inner peace educational program. Information: jtfbuilder@gmail.com.

Free. Held at Montford Community Center, 34 Pearson Drive LIVING AND WORKING WITH A HEARING ASSISTANCE DOG • WE (3/6), 10:15am - Speaker, Dr Danielle Rose, Ambassador for Dogs for Better Living.

Free. Held at Care Partners Main Campus, 68 Sweeten Creek Road NALOXONE TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION • TU (3/12), noon-2pm - Overdose recognition and opioid overdose reversal training drop-

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Town and Mountain Training Center, 261 Asheland Ave.

NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDER: LIVING WITH DEMENTIA • TH (3/14), 3pm Joanne DeSarle, RN, presents 'Living with Dementia.' Free.

Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler

• 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 6-8pm - "Inner Guidance from an Open Heart," class with meditation and discussion. $10. Held at The Meditation Center, 894 E. Main St., Sylva

SPECIAL OLYMPICS ADAPTIVE CROSSFIT CLASSES • WEDNESDAYS, 3-4pm - Adaptive crossfit classes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Free.

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BRANCHING OUT Urban forestry proposals aim to save Asheville’s trees

GREEN THUMBS: Nich Maidment of Asheville Arborists, left, and Asheville GreenWorks Director of Operations Eric Bradford present on tree care at a GreenWorks workshop. Photo courtesy of Asheville GreenWorks

BY DANIEL WALTON dwalton@mountainx.com Over 30 years with the U.S. Forest Service, a master’s degree in urban forest ecology and arborist certification from the International Society of Arboriculture have taught Ed Macie quite a lot about trees. Yet when the Asheville Tree Commission member is asked to boil down the wisdom gained over his long career, he presents a single sentence of stark truth: “Trees can’t run away from bulldozers.”

Asheville, Macie argues, is living proof of that statement. Over the last decade, the city has been transformed by a construction boom and human population growth of at least 10 percent.

At the same time its tree canopy — the area covered by leaves, branches and stems when viewed from above — has decreased by approximately 8 percent.

This canopy is a resource that Asheville can ill afford to ignore, says Stephen Hendricks, chair of the Asheville Tree Commission. “As a city starts to lose its tree canopy, all kind of effects come into play: stormwater

problems, heat problems, air pollution.

You lose aesthetic appeal and a sense of place as well,” he explains. “The city is developing really rapidly, and we’re a little bit late to the game.”

In January, Hendricks and the members of the Tree Commission submitted a series of goals to help Asheville catch up in protecting its canopy. By adding a dedicated urban forester, crafting an urban forest master plan and strengthening the current municipal tree ordinance, they say, the city can manage its growth in a greener and more climate-resilient way.

“The more hard surface we have, the more green we need to balance it out,” Hendricks says. “When you think about all the great cities of the world, the reason they’re great cities is because they built in green space along with dense development.”

FORESTER FOR THE TREES Asheville’s government manages all trees on its property and rights of way through the Public Works Department.

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G RE EN S CE N E City Arborist Mark Foster coordinates the care of those trees, but no single city staffer is charged with protecting trees on private property, where the majority of canopy loss and preventable damage occurs. Hendricks says an urban forester would fill that crucial planning gap.

“We have the city arborist, who’s very good, but he has his hands full keeping a crew on board and going around just doing the very basic stuff,” Hendricks says. “The reason we need an urban forester is to put the big picture together.”

Public Works Director Greg Shuler says that the new position will be requested in the next fiscal year’s budget under the Development Services Department, which interacts regularly with private developers. He estimates the upfront cost of adding an urban forester at $104,205, which includes a new vehicle and computer, and the ongoing cost at $70,035.

Shuler agrees that the new role would add expertise that the city does not now possess. “In very general terms, an arborist is trained to focus on the health and well-being of a tree, while an urban forester is more focused on how the trees in a forest interact with one another,” he explains. “[Foster] is an experienced and effective arborist who has the skill set to evaluate a broader perspective than a single tree, but it’s really outside of his formal training.”

Taking such a holistic approach would encourage the city to see its urban forest as valuable “green infrastructure,” says Hendricks. With their deep root systems and extensive water use, he points out, trees help mitigate flooding and erosion from storm events and reduce the need for sewer expansion.

Trees also sequester carbon and reduce energy use by shading buildings, Hendricks adds — functions that support Asheville’s “Climate City” aspirations. “To be climate-resilient like it wants to be, the city is going to have to start valuing its canopy. In other words, it’s going to have to regreen and regain some of that canopy,” he says.

A CUT ABOVE: Asheville City Arborist Mark Foster, right, demonstrates a pole pruner during an Asheville GreenWorks workshop. Photo courtesy of Asheville GreenWorks It’s a step Macie welcomes, but he expresses some frustration that Asheville has taken so long to create such a document. “The one most important single thing we don’t do that other cities do is protect trees. There’s nothing in our policy,” he says, calling the city “probably 25 years behind” other progressive municipalities across the southern U.S. Asheville’s tree ordinance, last revised

by City Council in 1997, does call for the creation of a master street tree plan as the responsibility of the parks and recreation director, a post held by Roderick Simmons since 2007. Simmons was traveling and could not be reached for comment by Xpress’s press deadline, but Shuler confirmed that, to his knowledge, city staff had not previously requested any funding to fulfill this mandate.

Shuler did not provide any explanation for why Asheville had not yet developed the plan, saying that the tree ordinance predated his time in city administration. “Our city currently has many master plans and ordinances that specify actions and initiatives that aren’t funded. This funding request is a step to fully fund this particular plan,” he said.

Asheville identified the need for an urban forest plan two to three years ago, Shuler continued, and laid its groundwork by conducting an analysis of the city’s tree management programs and a

formal canopy study. “With the rate of development being as it is, city staff and the Tree Commission identified this path to get to the realization of the plan identified in the Code of Ordinances,” he said.

A set of 11 recommendations proposed by the Tree Commission outlines key points for the plan. These include a new no-net-loss canopy policy, a “protected” definition for specific trees on both private and public property, minimum canopy standards for different land use types and the inclusion of prohibitions on invasive species in city standards.

ARBOREAL ADVOCATES At least one member of the Tree Commission, however, isn’t waiting for the city to enact its master plan. “We have certain local circumstances that we need to address, and things are happening at a rate where going through the political system just takes so long — longer than we have,” says commission member and Asheville GreenWorks Executive Director Dawn Chávez.

To that end, GreenWorks has launched a series of free weekly workshops aimed at empowering citizens to become grassroots advocates for urban trees. Participants learn skills such as tree planting, pruning, maintenance and protection during construction projects.

WHAT’S THE PLAN? In addition to his or her regular duties, the urban forester would help Asheville develop a new urban forest master plan, which would include updates to the city’s existing tree ordinance. Shuler says that next year’s budget contains a one-time request of $250,000 to hire consultants to assess the ordinance and formulate a plan.

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“In Asheville, being such a green city that has so many residents concerned about the environment, most people assume that we have tree protection ordinances in place and are surprised to find out that we don’t,” says Chávez. “Short of an ordinance, we figured building public awareness and public will for protecting trees is the best way to go.”

GreenWorks is also certifying those who complete a six-course curriculum as “Neighborhood Tree Keepers.”

These community members, Chávez explains, can serve as resources for concerned neighbors and advise property owners about best practices for tree preservation during development.

Additionally, they will be eligible for $500 mini-grants from GreenWorks to fund tree-related community projects.

Macie, who is teaching a class about tree protection in Asheville on Tuesday, March 26, says he hopes participants come away from the workshops able “to have intelligent discussions about trees.” Whether they’re talking with a small-scale developer or City Council, he says, informed citizens can help decision-makers understand their options around trees.

SPEED OF LIFE Although he remains hopeful about the city’s potential for urban forestry, Hendricks agrees with Chávez on the urgency of the situation. “This is the time for the city to act, because 10 years from now, if we keep acting like we are, it is very hard to go back and retrofit green space and canopy,” he says.

“You’ve got to have a policy in place.”

Macie acknowledges that the Tree Commission’s request comes at a time of budgetary stress for City Council.

Asheville’s government faces $270 million in unfunded capital projects through fiscal year 2024, and economic growth has placed upward pressure on salaries and contract costs. But for him, preserving the urban canopy is a matter of seeing the bigger picture.

“When you change the character of a community, you might also change the interest of the tourists that are coming. … If we change what the city is in terms of its aesthetic appeal, which is another benefit of trees, we may lose it,” Macie points out. “I think the health and livelihood of the tourism industry is dependent on how the city looks.”

And Hendricks suggests that the green infrastructure benefits of urban trees will pay for themselves over time. “Would you rather see green spaces, or would you rather put your money into pipes in the ground?” he asks. “It’s not that hard a choice.” X

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BY ALI MANGKANG alimangkang@gmail.com The North Carolina Ginseng Association will host an educational gathering and auction Saturday, March 16, at Warren Wilson College.

The purpose of this year’s event is to help promote emerging markets for ginseng in Western North Carolina as well as highlight the diversity of ginseng products available in our area.

Well-known for centuries as a medicinal herb, wild ginseng was first harvested and cultivated in Western North Carolina by the Cherokee. Demand for the plant from China established a lucrative export market early in our country’s history.

Today, the Chinese market still dominates ginseng exports, but the promise of a new domestic market has farmers like Robert Eidus, NCGA founder and president, hopeful. Eidus, who owns Eagle Feather Organic Farm in Marshall, says demand for fresh gin-

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seng root is increasing in the KoreanAmerican community. This growth, he explains, “has already increased the price of fresh ginseng beyond what is affordable to the Chinese markets, which means better prices for the American farmer and domestic ginseng overall.”

The NCGA will explore this topic during a panel led by Eidus with guests including North Carolina licensed ginseng dealers John Kim, Caleb Trivett, and Susan Leopold, United Plant Savers executive director. The afternoon also features a panel discussion on growing wild-simulated ginseng led by NCGA Vice President R.J. Taylor.

Additionally, N.C. Rep. John Ager will discuss his sponsorship of legislation to require licensing for gathering ginseng. He told Xpress via email that he plans to introduce the bill with the intention of reducing illegal poaching of the plant. “I am hoping to get some support from a bipartisan group of legislators from Western North Carolina,” he says,

noting that he has previously introduced this legislation, but it has yet to become law.

The expo will also include a silent auction where attendees can bid on wild and cultivated ginseng and ginseng products, and attendees will be able to sample culinary offerings made with ginseng, including honey, cookies and other treats.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own ginseng specimens to be judged in a contest to determine the largest and oldest roots, both of which will both command a cash prize.

The NCGA Ginseng Gathering and Auction takes place 1-5 p.m. Saturday, March 16, in Upper Ransom Hall at Warren Wilson College, 701 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa. Admission is on a sliding scale of $15-$25 and includes membership to the NCGA. Tickets are available online and at the door. For details, visit facebook. com/NCGinsengAssoc. X

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gsmith@mountainx.com Trish Harwood looks like a typical customer at any local coffee shop.

When she took time to talk with Xpress one rainy day near Thanksgiving, she was well-dressed, sporting a cute, hand-felted wool hat over her bright red hair. She’s intelligent, quick to flash a grin and punctuates her sentences with bursts of warm laughter.

But her appearance belies a startling reality: Harwood is among the nearly 3,000 Madison County residents — and about 220,000 people in Western North Carolina — who don’t have regular access to food.

In Madison County, where she lives with her husband, Jeremie, about 13 percent of the population is food-insecure, according to 2018 data from Feeding America. And 2015 statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture identify North Carolina as the 10th-hungriest state in the nation.

It’s long been understood that a host of factors, including poverty, job

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loss, lack of transportation, unaffordable housing and chronic health issues, contribute to creating barriers to food access. But the vague mental image painted by these scenarios does not necessarily put an accurate face on WNC’s sprawling and complicated food insecurity problem.

The statistics alone are a little surprising: Feeding America’s 2014 Hunger in America report shows that within MANNA FoodBank’s 16-county service area, which spans WNC, at least 24 percent of food assistance recipients are children, 18 percent are age 60 or older and 26 percent have post-high school education, including college degrees.

Although the numbers vary widely by county, 71 percent of clients identify themselves as white, 10 percent as black or African-American, and 16 percent as Hispanic or Latino. They are working families, single-parent families, individuals working low-wage jobs, people with disabilities, professionals facing unemployment or health concerns, college students, veterans,

immigrants — they come from all walks of life.

Since last fall, Xpress has sought out and interviewed a variety of Western North Carolina residents experiencing food access challenges to get an idea of the realities they face. This is the first of two stories exploring their journeys.

SEASON OF LIFE Just two years ago, Trish Harwood, 40, was a successful business owner, farmer and active community volunteer. A licensed massage therapist, she’d owned and operated Clay Spa and Salon in Weaverville since 2004.

Jeremie was a full-time building contractor, and they owned a working egg, meat and dairy operation called Special Stock Farm in Madison County.

The Harwoods also kept busy with church activities and local volunteer efforts, including animal advocacy and substance abuse awareness. But in 2017 and 2018, catastrophic health problems changed their lives forever, eventually sending Trish to seek assis-

tance at Beacon of Hope food pantry in Marshall.

Trish recalls the event that ushered her into what she often refers to as “this season of my life:” She had a gallbladder surgery in 2017 that led to a hernia, then another surgery to repair it with polypropylene mesh that ultimately left her in chronic pain and dealing with debilitating symptoms.

“I’m a person who gets up at 6 o’clock in the morning — I’m at the barn, I’m outside, I’m going to work, I’m going to church,” she says. “When I realized all of a sudden, ‘Trish, you’re not getting off the couch.

You’re in pain all the time, you can’t clean your house, you can’t sweep your floor, you can’t even drive yourself anywhere,’ something’s wrong.”

Just a few months later, Jeremie was installing flooring at a construction job when he ripped a bicep tendon, rendering him unable to work..

“And he was our provider,” says Trish. “Because at that point, I was just sitting on the couch puking into a bucket all the time.”

Over the months, as her pain, nausea and weakness grew worse, she says, she became unable to continue running her business and was forced to let it go. Money became impossibly tight, and the couple began selling off most of their beloved farm animals, which included laying hens, roosters and dairy goats.

“I was a substantial part of my community and someone that was very respected,” Trish recalls. “I went from that to ‘I can’t quit puking.’”

She sought another surgery to remove the mesh, which she had determined was poisoning her, but she and Jeremie were out of money, had lost their health insurance and were hanging on by a thread.

Through the financial and emotional support of family, friends and former clients — and, Trish adds, with a good dose of divine intervention — they were able to drive their only running vehicle to Las Vegas last July where she had found a surgeon to perform the operation.

Almost immediately after the surgery, she says, she was able to eat again, and she assumed she would soon be able to return to work. But that was not the case. Her abdominal wall had been compromised, and her doctor told her she could not work for at least a year. Additionally, Jeremie’s torn tendon hadn’t healed properly because he’d been caring for her, so he was still unable to earn a living.

Financially depleted and desperate, they went to the Department of Social Services and began applying for assistance. Although they were

IN IT TOGETHER: Andrea and John Faunce were forced to seek food assistance when their son’s premature birth, coupled with Andrea’s inability to work due to health problems, put them in financial distress. Photo by Gina Smith out of food, Trish says they were initially turned down for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (also known as food stamps) because of the value of their vehicle. According to federal SNAP eligibility guidelines, households can have $2,250 in countable resources, including vehicles.

Working from a list of local food pantries they eventually obtained from DSS, Trish decided to enlist her mother-in-law to drive her to Beacon of Hope. She felt incredibly embarrassed to walk through the door at the pantry.

“I was scared; I was shaking,” she says.

But the volunteer who took her back to shop in the pantry assured her that she had no reason to feel ashamed. And as she began selecting her food items, she found some joy in being able to take home favorite foods like tofu, milk and fresh vegetables.

“I was so excited, because I’m such a vegetable person,” she says. “I got avocados and tomatoes and asparagus and pomegranates and things like that that

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FOOD were so yummy and that I was craving but didn’t have the money to buy.”

BRIDGING THE GAPS Months after that first encounter with Beacon of Hope, the Harwoods are still struggling. Trish’s sister helps them with firewood to heat their home and got them an old-school, noninternet-connected phone that costs $10 a month. Other relatives help them along with money for utilities and gas for their truck.

The phone and truck are crucial, because they endure a grueling daily routine of paperwork, doctor visits, phone calls and trips to the library to access the internet, as they work to keep Jeremie’s disability (which is currently making the payments on their truck), keep their house and farm out of foreclosure and keep themselves fed and clothed.

“It’s exhausting. It’s every day,” says Trish. “I spent four hours yesterday trying to get a promissory note from my mortgage company, so I can keep my farm. Then I was talking to Pisgah Legal because I couldn’t get that promissory note. …

It’s a full-time job.”

The Harwoods did eventually qualify for SNAP, but those benefits don’t come close to meeting all their needs (including, Trish notes with disbelief, necessities like toilet paper and feminine hygiene products). MANNA FoodBank estimates that about 56 percent of local food pantry clients are currently receiving SNAP benefits.

So, they continue going to Beacon of Hope. “It’s bridged a gap for me, because [SNAP] doesn’t cover a lot,” says Trish.

Because of the stigma often associated with accepting public assistance, Beacon of Hope Executive Director Jessi Koonz says it’s not unusual for people to be embarrassed to visit the pantry for the first time.

Beacon’s clients, she says, include many like the Harwoods who suffer from severe health issues. There are also clients who drive nice cars but have lost their homes to catastrophes such as fires, she says. And there are a growing number of homesteaders, crafters and artists who have moved to Madison County and face financial hardships.

According to recent data collected by the nonprofit, 18 percent of its clients report having zero household income. The largest number of clients — 34 percent — report total income of $10,001-$20,000 per year.

About 2 percent earn more than $40,000 annually.

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HIGH FIVE: Trish Harwood was a successful business owner, farmer and community volunteer until a health crisis in 2017 and ’18 changed everything. She’s pictured here in 2016 with her dog, Owen. Photo by Sheryl Mann “At Beacon, we are all over the place,” says Koonz. “There are so many different life situations that you have seeking food assistance. But food is the easiest way to bridge all those gaps.”

Beacon also serves plenty of hardworking, employed Madison County natives — the working poor make up one-third of North Carolina’s workforce, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

“The reason we’re serving those clients is because it’s hard for them to find a job that’s 40 hours a week,” Koonz says. “And if you can find a full-time job, it’s usually something paying $7.25 or $8 an hour, and if you have kids, you can’t survive on that.” Heading to Asheville or other areas to find work, she notes, requires reliable transportation and money to pay for gas and upkeep, which can be impossible on low wages.

Working families, says Koonz, tend to use Beacon’s services only sporadically and for short periods of time. She personally experienced this early in her marriage, when her husband, who was employed in construction, was out of work one winter due to rainy weather, and they were forced to seek assistance to buy heating oil. “You know, we just needed help for that two months, and then we were done, and we were back on our feet,” she says.

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’I DON’T NEED HELP’ Andrea and John Faunce admit that asking for help at Beacon of Hope was a hard step to take. The couple, who have a 9-year-old son, Lewie, own their own modest home in Madison County.

John is employed in Asheville at the Omni Grove Park Inn. They have maintained involvement with their community through church, Lewie’s Boy Scout activities and in numerous other ways, including volunteer firefighting and fundraising for local nonprofits.

But, though they are in many ways a thriving family, the Faunces, both 42, are also dealing with food insecurity. And, like the Harwoods, health challenges put them over the edge.

In 2001, Andrea was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In spite of her declining health, she went on to finish nursing school and found work in the cardiac unit at Mission Hospital, where she was honored with The DAISY Foundation Award, which recognizes nurses for extraordinary service.

After five years, she got what she calls her “dream job” at Mission on the mother-baby postpartum floor. But two years in, the 12-hour shifts were becoming impossible — and dangerous — with her MS symptoms, which include

muscle weakness, confusion, balance problems and fatigue.

She likens a bad day with MS to a scene from the The Wizard of Oz: “It’s like I’m always walking through the poppy field.” Her last day on the job at Mission was in May 2017, and she says her neurologist doesn’t think she’ll ever be able to return to the workforce.

The Faunces’ experience with food insecurity actually started several years before that, when Lewie was born. He was delivered prematurely at just 28 weeks, weighing less than 2 pounds, and for a time, neither John nor Andrea could work while they cared for him.

They found Beacon of Hope through DSS because Lewie was receiving Medicaid, and they started going there for groceries. Once Andrea went back to work (John remained with Lewie for a while as a stay-at-home dad), they stopped visiting the food bank.

But before long, Andrea started missing more work due to her health problems and burned through her vacation time, bringing in increasingly smaller paychecks. “Then it was literally, like, how are we going to eat?” says John. It was time to go back to Beacon.

“It was very, very hard,” says Andrea. “You know, there’s a stereotype you get in your mind, and at that point, when I was still a nurse, you come in and you see all these people, and you think, ‘Man, they have it so much worse than me. I don’t need help.’ But we do.”

Andrea did what many food recipients do and started volunteering at the pantry. She began in the thrift store and later started minding the desk during food distributions to stay off her feet. But in October, her health forced her to quit volunteering altogether. “I called Jessi in tears,” she says.

Now, with John’s income and Andrea’s Supplemental Security Income benefits, they still barely get by, and the food pantry continues to be part of their lives. “It’s still really hard,” says Andrea. “I mean, we had a lifestyle. We had the gaming systems, and we have a TV and we have cellphones, but those were all things that were purchased when we could afford them.

“So now, part of why it’s hard for me,” she continues, “is you look at our house, and you’re like, ‘They don’t need to eat; they have stuff.’ But it’s stuff from before. And now here we are.”

COMMUNITY TABLE Like Andrea Faunce, Jeff Jones loves to give back. On any of the

HELPING HAND: Jeff Jones, left, first came to the Community Table as a client about three years ago. Today he volunteers at the facility. “This is my place,” he says. “God led me here.”

He’s pictured with Community Table Executive Director Paige Christie. Photo by Gina Smith four days a week that Community Table in Sylva is open, offering free, hot meals and a food pantry to anyone in need, Jones, 62, can be found there, greeting guests, bagging food, doing cooking demonstrations or helping with bookkeeping.

He has volunteered pretty much full time at Community Table for a couple of years now, but before that, he was a client.

His first experience at Community Table was when an elderly friend from Tuckasegee asked him for a ride to the food pantry. Jones stayed for a meal and kept coming back. About a year later, he started volunteering. “I’ve been here ever since,” he says. “This is my place. God led me here.”

Jones was raised in Sylva, where his grandparents owned a hardware store, but he now lives by himself in Whittier.

He was employed at a variety of jobs for many years, but a host of health problems, including partial blindness, limited heart function and a back injury, have kept him from being employed since 2005.

He survives mostly on his SSI benefits. He’s making payments on a car. His rent and medical bills are paid through an inheritance trust that’s controlled by another family member. To eat, he saves up his SNAP benefits and takes home leftover food from Community Table. “I’m not struggling so much now,” he says.

In remote and mountainous Jackson County, where the food insecurity rate is over 15 percent, transportation is a huge challenge for low-income folks.

So the ride-sharing arrangement Jones had with his friend is not unusual, says Community Table Executive Director

Paige Christie. Although Jackson County Public Transit travels to the pantry, its routes and hours are limited.

“And some folks don’t have the $1 or $2 to get here,” she says.

Nationwide, the age demographic of Jones and his elderly friend is one that commonly uses food assistance services.

About one out of 12 seniors is food-insecure, according to a Feeding America report. “We see a lot of elderly folks,” says the Community Table’s only other employee, kitchen manager Gary Wood.

“A lot of them, if they didn’t come here, they wouldn’t eat today.”

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lege professors as well as a demographic she calls the “I’m OKs.” “They’re the folks that are working a job or two, and they pay all the bills,” she explains. “They may even be able to pay to have satellite TV; they have a roof over their head, car in the garage, but something goes wrong, and whatever they need next goes on the credit card. …

But they keep paying the minimum, so they’re OK. But they’re not OK. They’re one lost paycheck, one bad incident away from losing it all.”

It’s especially hard to overcome the pride factor with the “I’m OKs,” says Christie. “They don’t want to take from folks in need, folks who have it worse.”

But it’s impossible, she says, to pour from an empty cup. “Come. Let us help you. Let us save you that $10, $20 or $50 you’d have to spend on a meal, and pay a bill. When you’re truly OK, come here and wash a dish or two, buy some cans of food,” she says. “Pay it back when you’re actually OK.” In an upcoming issue, look for the second part of this story, which will explore the realities of food-insecure veterans, college students and immigrants in Buncombe County. To find a food pantry near you, visit mannafoodbank.org or call 1-800-820-1109. X

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With just two household stoves, Wood and a few volunteers, including Jones, manage to prepare hot, fresh meals for an average of 140 people a day, four meals a week — and at just 38 cents per plate. In 2017, they served almost 27,000 meals, all sit-down, table-service style.

In addition to seniors, the people they serve run a wide gamut, from homeless individuals to single parents to college students. “We get a lot of new families, people that are laid off or between jobs,” Wood says. “We also see a lot of addicts that come in.”

“We get a lot of folks who are working two or three jobs, and they stop in here for their evening meal because they’re going from job A to job B, and it’s either that or fast food,” says Christie. “And even if they want to eat fast food, they don’t have the money.”

She points out that the majority of the people who seek help at the nonprofit are employed, everyone from low-wage workers to teachers and col-

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CELEBRATING CULTURE: The Mountain Top Polka Band will perform at Folkmoot’s latest Friendship Dinner, scheduled for Thursday, March 7. Photo courtesy of Folkmoot Polka music and language lessons are just part of the latest Folkmoot Friendship Dinner, set to take place Thursday, March 7, at the nonprofit’s Waynesville location.

This month’s gathering, which spotlights German traditions, will also feature a meal prepared by German families from Haywood and Jackson counties. The evening’s menu includes bratwurst, potato pancakes, red cabbage and Black Forest chocolate cake, along with German-style beer by BearWaters Brewing Co. “Our purpose is always to help facilitate appreciation and understanding for our differences, but also for our common humanity,” says Angeline Schwab, the nonprofit’s executive director. “That being said, we work to make everything we present fun and educational. We keep our prices affordable, the food is good, and we hope the community will come see what we are doing. Attendees wearing lederhosen will be in good company at the German event.”

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time to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. As in years past, Folkmoot is currently selling raffle tickets for its Saturday, March 16, event, which takes place this year at BearWaters Brewing Co. Each $20 entry earns participants the chance to win $1,000.

Proceeds from the raffle will benefit Folkmoot’s year-round programming initiatives, which include the Southern Storytellers Series, Nashville Songwriters’ Nights, Friendship Dinners and communitywide events.

“Folkmoot is growing, and we appreciate everyone who is participating and buying tickets,” says Schwab. “It feels like our mission is more important than ever.”

The German Friendship Dinner runs 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at Folkmoot Friendship Center, 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville. Tickets are $18 for adults, $10 for students. Tickets for the Luck O’the Irish Raffle are now available.

A winner will be selected at 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 16, at BearWaters Brewing Co., 101 Park St., Canton. For

dinner or raffle tickets, visit Folkmoot. org or call 828-452-2997.

Acornucopia Project tasting event The Acornucopia Project will host a four-course nut tasting event Tuesday, March 12. Tree crop farmer Bill Whipple will lead the class, and attendees will sample foods prepared by chef Jason Sellers of Plant, Susannah Gebhart of Old World Levain Bakery and Cathy Cleary, founder and former owner of West End Bakery.

The tasting runs 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Sow True Seed, 243 Haywood St. Tickets are $25. Ticket sales end Thursday, March 7. To purchase, visit avl.mx/5qi.

Community cookout On Saturday, March 9, Cooking with Comedy Catering founder Clarence

Robinson and DJ Twan will co-host a community cookout. The free event will feature pulled barbecue beef, grilled chicken, green beans, potato salad, baked beans, honey rolls and cookies. “As our elders pass along, we’re losing our own love and values,” says Robinson. “It’s always a plus and a pleasure to be involved with trying to restore the values and visions that once kept our neighborhoods together.”

The cookout runs 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Linwood Crump Shiloh Center, 121 Shiloh Road.

Asheville Wing War All American Food Fights presents the eighth annual Asheville Wing War. Calypso, The Barrelhouse, Green Opportunities, Mojo Kitchen & Lounge and Blue Dream Curry House are among the 15 restaurants competing in this year’s event. VIP tickets are $50 and include wing samples and unlimited beer. General admission is $15 with $1 wings available for purchase.

Asheville Wing War runs 1-5 p.m.

Sunday, March 10, at Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts Asheville, 1 Resort Drive.

For details and tickets, visit avl.mx/5qh.

Women in Wine The Market Place will host a wine pairing dinner Wednesday, March 13, with MetroWines and Mutual Distribution. The event will feature spring game paired with wines made by women winemakers from around the world. Menu highlights include pheasant galantine paired with grenache blanc, elk tartare paired with Ahurani pinot noir and wild boar pie paired with cabernet sauvignon.

Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at The Market Place, 20 Wall St. Tickets are $100, not including tax and gratuity. Call 828-252-4162 or email contact@marketplace-restaurant.com for reservations.

French wine dinner On Thursday, March 14, La Guinguette will host a five-course French wine pairing dinner. Menu highlights include smoked trout gougere, duck a l’orange served with baked potatoes and beef carbonade served with wild rice. Wine pairings will include Domaine Antugnac chardonnay 2017, Chateau de Fontenille Bordeaux rouge 2016 and Caladroy muscat de rivesaltes 2017.

Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 14, at La Guinguette,

105 Richardson Blvd., Black Mountain.

Tickets are $60. For reservations, visit avl.mx/5qj or call 828-434-7810.

ASAP’s Community Supported Agriculture Fair Interested in local produce and meats? If so, consider attending Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s Community Supported Agriculture Fair. The free event offers opportunities for the public to subscribe to programs with area farms for receiving regular boxes of fresh, locally grown produce or meats throughout the growing season. Along with meeting local farmers, the event will also feature family-friendly activities and food tastings.

The fair runs 3-6 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at New Belgium Brewing Co., 21 Craven St. For more information, including a list of participating farms, visit avl.mx/5ql.

Sushi on the West Side Sushi is now happening every Wednesday on Asheville’s west side at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall. The menu, designed by chef Jeffrey Porter, will rotate monthly and feature specialty rolls such as Porter’s signature kappa maki roll (beet-infused rice, asparagus and butternut squash). “There is really nowhere in West Asheville to eat sushi, so it’s a great way to connect with our community and give them something special every week,” says Porter in a press release.

Sushi on the West Side runs every Wednesday at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall, 743 Haywood Road. For reservations, call 828-575-2737.

Farm Burger’s catfish sandwich Catfish is now available at Farm Burger. The sandwich will feature blue catfish topped with Farm Burger slaw and house-made pickled jalapeños.

According to a press release, the restaurant sources its catfish from Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay, where the fish is considered an invasive species.

Farm Burger’s Asheville locations are at 10 Patton Ave. and 1831 Hendersonville Road. For more, visit avl.mx/5qk. X

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Flower power In order to make classic beer styles, it’s imperative that brewers use hops.

But when it comes to choosing which plant to incorporate, one variety definitely does not fit all.

The pungent little flowers produce a wide array of flavors, from grapefruit to pine, citrus and earthy notes and more. Local brewers have favorite hops that they use in their production beers and also explore new varieties in their small-batch releases.

Asheville will get a concentrated taste of this crucial ingredient at the fourth annual South Atlantic Hops Conference, March 16-17, at the Crowne Plaza Resort. The event is aimed at growers, brewers and businesses that use hops in surprising and emerging ways, among them with foods, teas, distilled beverages, medicinal products and bouquets and garlands. The program is presented

by N.C. State University’s Mountain Horticulture Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River.

Many hops used in craft beers are grown in the Pacific Northwest and Michigan. Others are imported from Europe or as far away at Australia and New Zealand. But they can be grown in the Southeast U.S., and some are produced in the Asheville area.

“Growing hops in the Southeast is not easy, for many reasons,” says conference leader Dr. Jeanine Davis.

“The commercial varieties were bred for more northern latitudes. With our shortened daylight, that greatly affects our yields. It’s very much a niche market [for local hops growing].”

While there is no precise count for the number of local hops farms, Davis believes there are as many as

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EASY BEING GREEN: The fourth annual South Atlantic Hops Conference, March 16-17 at Asheville’s Crowne Plaza Resort, is aimed at growers, brewers and businesses interested in using the flavorful flowers. Photo courtesy of the South Atlantic Hops Conference 50 in Western North Carolina. But she says the potential for growth for the local industry is out there, especially in alternative products.

At Asheville Brewing Co., head brewer Pete Langheinrich has some favorite hops he uses regularly. “The hops we use the most are Citra and Columbus.

Citra is the cornerstone of Perfect Day IPA, and Columbus is the heart and soul of Shiva IPA,” he says. “Citra is citrusy and tropical fruit [flavored]. People describe it as mango or lime. Columbus is citrusy and has grapefruit aroma, and it has a dank quality.”

Langheinrich adds that the last “weird hop” Asheville Brewing used was Barbe Rouge, a French variety that he says has notes of bubblegum and strawberries.

Bryan Bobo, head brewer at UpCountry Brewing Co., frequently turns to Amarillo, Citra and Mosaic hops. He says all provide citrus notes, which leads to them being described

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with the same basic terms despite their unique tastes.

“Until you put Citra and Amarillo side by side, you don’t realize the subtle differences,” Bobo says. “The industry in the last five, 10 years has just exploded. There are varieties that I’ve never even heard of. I have no idea what to do with them, but they sound fun. I think a lot of breweries around town are getting more experimental because there’s so much out there.”

Highland Brewing Co., the city’s oldest craft brewery, uses 40-50 hops varieties in its many beers, says Trace Redmond, research and development brewer. “We have some that we use only in our pilot system, and there are 20-30 in our core products,” he says.

Those varieties include Bravo (citrus) and Centennial (pine and citrus). The brewery’s flagship Gaelic Ale is made with Chinook (herbal, pine and aromatic flavors), Willamette (earthy) and

Cascade, one of the most common hops in American craft beer, which imbues a brew with grapefruit and floral qualities.

Some beers, however, have more subtle hops qualities. Highland Pilsner includes German Hallertau Blanc (white grape), Saphir (spiciness), Perle (herbal) and Hersbrucker (spiciness, fruit and floral flavors).

At Wedge Brewing Co., brewer Carl Melissas tends to stick with classic hops in his beers. “I’m not nearly as much into the new West Coast hops with all the tropical flavors as some of the other brewers around,” he says. “That said, people love them.

They are hugely popular. Personally, the new hops that I like are out of Germany, like Hallertau Blanc and Mandarina Bavarian.”

Melissas says Wedge’s wildly popular Iron Rail IPA relies on Cascade and Centennial, while his Belgianstyle beers use Styrian Golding (floral) and Czech Saaz (spiciness), the latter of which is generously employed in the Golem Belgian-style Strong Ale. “I love Cascade and Centennial,” Melissas says. “They’re very citrusy.

Ken Grossman [founder of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.] put Cascade into his pale ale, and that really did start a revolution. It’s an amazing hop.”

As specialty brewer for Catawba Brewing Co.’s South Slope operation in Asheville, Paul Rollow turns out a lot of beers. “All the stuff that I brew is for on-premise sale at the Catawba locations. I do get to try a lot of hops,” he says.

Catawba buys hops on a contract basis — primarily from the Pacific Northwest — a year or more in advance to provide a steady supply, but Rollow adds that there are also smaller purchases on what is called the “spot” market, purchased without a contract.

The brewer often uses Simcoe (fruity and earthy flavors, often found in IPA) and Summit (orange and tangerine notes, also popular in IPA). “And we always have Citra on hand and Sterling [herbal and spicy notes] for pilsner and India Pale Lager,” he says.

Sometimes hops suppliers make a pitch with a new product, or Rollow will learn about new varieties by trying new beers on the market. In his words, the hops world “is a constantly changing thing.” X

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MOVIN’ ON UP

Holy Ghost Tent Revival becomes Moves and releases a new album

BY BILL KOPP bill@musoscribe.com More than a decade ago, guitarists Stephen Murray and Matt Martin launched their band, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, as a sort of hybrid between ragtime jazz and rock ’n’ roll. Seven albums, two EPs and countless gigs later, the band looks much the same, but it sounds completely different.

Reflecting that change, the band collectively rechristened itself Moves.

Showcasing a more modern soul and R&B-influenced rock sound, Moves celebrates the release of its new, selftitled album with a Saturday, March 9, show at The Mothlight.

From the perspective of the band members, a name change was necessary and inevitable; the idea of rebranding first arose three years ago. “We spent the better part of 10 years touring like crazy people, and we realized that the music that we had put out in 2009-2016 was of one era, one kind of style,” Murray explains. “We were feeling a little stuck. People always associated us with ragtime Dixieland.”

He notes that, as much as the band emphasized its style change in its bios and made a point of not performing older material, “festivals would still market us as having that Dixieland sound.”

Murray recalls the band’s collective conclusion: “We’ve got to do something.”

Discussions centered on the idea of making moves forward.

“My fiancée suggested the name,” Murray says. “So we put it in the list of 300,000 other names we were

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SAME AS IT NEVER WAS: Though the lineup remains unchanged, the music that Moves makes is quite different from what the Ashevillebased seven-piece band did under its previous name, Holy Ghost Tent Revival. Dropping for good the vestiges of ragtime and Dixieland, Moves celebrates its new sound with an album release show at The Mothlight on March 9. Photo by Evoke Emotion Photography thinking of, and it just felt like the right one.”

Complicating matters further is the fact that the former Holy Ghost Tent Revival now operates under not one but two different names.

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“Big Sound Harbor has the same members,” Murray explains. “But it’s geared toward Dulci Ellenberger taking center stage and leading the band.” Big Sound Harbor’s repertoire primarily features Ellenberger’s

original songs. Moves, by contrast, is built upon a foundation of material arranged by the band as a whole and featuring three lead vocalists.

Acknowledging that the dual identity might be confusing on

paper, Murray believes that it suits the creative goals of the musicians involved. All seven of them — guitarists Murray, Martin and Ellenberger; Kevin Williams on bass; Hank Widmer on horns; trumpeter/keyboardist Charlie Humphrey; and drummer Ross Montsinger — are involved in other musical projects as well.

Murray says the matrix of activity “helps keep our finger on the pulse, keeps us motivated and excited. To continually be creating is a wonderful space to be in when you can find other projects that really kind of speak your truth and what you’re trying to put out in the world.”

The collective truth of Moves is reflected in new songs, many of which have a sociological point of view. “Dulci openly speaks about having written ‘Same Thing’ right after the election of 2016,” Murray says. “It’s a call out to everyone that, although we are different, we all want the same things: love, acceptance, human rights.”

The song “Sleeping” is a social statement, too. “It’s a commentary on the economic injustice that we’re facing and the feeling [of being] over-

whelmed and exhausted by it all at times,” Murray says. The song’s musical approach is deliberate as well. “The build at the end brings in a little bit of chaos and rawness to the listener’s experience,” he says.

Moves brings an audiovisual component to that experience, too. To date, the group has produced at least five professional-grade music videos for songs on the new album (plus one for a nonalbum track — an impassioned reading of the Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter”). “With the rebranding of the name and dropping this album, we made the choice to create as much content as possible to excite our fan base,” Murray says. “We want to make people realize that we’re doing something new and different, but that it’s still the same people.”

While the group is celebrating the release of its 12-song record, in general, the emphasis is more on individual songs. “We’re not saying goodbye forever to the idea of releasing an album,” Murray explains. “But we are focusing more on singles and meshing that content with videos or some experience beyond just audio.”

To that end, at least two more singles are currently in the works, with

more videos to come as well. “We’re going to keep pushing out new music,” Murray says, “so that people understand that this is an ongoing and very exciting project for all of us.” The band has hopes of filling its late summer and fall schedule with festival dates and spots opening for national acts.

The songs on Moves were recorded, mastered and completed in 2017. “It’s been our baby for a couple of years,” Murray admits with a laugh. “It feels incredible to finally get it out.” X

WHO Moves with The Mystery Lights WHERE The Mothlight 701 Haywood Road themothlight.com WHEN Saturday, March 9, 9 p.m. $12 advance/$15 day of show

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by Edwin Arnaudin

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JUKEBOX HEROINES SART opens its 45th season with ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’

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CRINOLINE DREAM: From left, Kathleen Watson, Shannon Dionne, Natalie Brower Wilson and Chelsey Mirheli star in the ’50s/’60s-set musical The Marvelous Wonderettes at SART, March 7-17. Photo by Jenny Webb/SART Back in 1975 when the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre was founded, songs like “It’s My Party,” “Dream Lover” and “Lollipop” had already achieved classic status. Over the subsequent four-plus decades, those and additional hits from the 1950s and ’60s have remained in steady rotation, as have productions by the professional theater company.

In residence at the Owen Theatre on the Mars Hill University campus, SART unites those histories on Thursday, March 7, when it opens its 45th season with The Marvelous Wonderettes, a show that celebrates the aforementioned pop standbys and others. Created, written and originally directed by Roger Bean, the off-Broadway musical is SART’s first spring production and heralds the company’s expansion toward producing shows throughout the year instead of merely in the summer.

“We chose The Marvelous Wonderettes for its joyous familiar music and the ability to look back at an era of music that celebrated the strong vocal stylings of the all-female girl groups,” says Amanda Sayles, SART’s producing

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artistic director. “We are so excited to bring this moving story and thrilling music to our WNC audiences.”

The narrative foundation for this hit parade is the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where the titular quartet of Betty Jean (Shannon Dionne), Cindy Lou (Kathleen Watson), Missy (Chelsey Mirheli) and Suzy (Natalie Brouwer Wilson) are introduced. The show’s second act brings the Wonderettes back together for a performance at their 10-year class reunion, where the interim ups and downs they’ve endured are revealed.

Once SART decided to produce The Marvelous Wonderettes, Sayles, who doubles as the show’s director, says Dionne, Watson, Mirheli and Brouwer Wilson immediately came to mind.

“These four women are vocal powerhouses,” she says. “Among [them], there are national tours of Mamma Mia!, Next to Normal and Jekyll & Hyde, international tours of Hair and Hairspray, backup singers for Dolly Parton and numerous regional theater productions.”

Such a high degree of talent is necessary to pull off the show’s nearly

30 songs, most which are performed in their entirety, including “Mr. Sandman,” “Leader of the Pack” and “Son of a Preacher Man.” Others are folded into medleys, such as one sung

by Brouwer Wilson’s Suzy that contains “Respect,” “Maybe I Know,” “Rescue Me” and “Needle in a Haystack.”

“There are so many wonderful songs in this show — some that are playful and full of joy, others big and full of drama,” Sayles says. “The intricate, tight harmonies of the 1950s dovetail together so sweetly, and the songs of 1960s have such power and emotion it’s hard to have a favorite.”

Pressed to identify a personal standout, the director s she’ll “cheat a little, and pick one from each decade.” She opts for “Allegheny Moon,” which she calls “stunningly beautiful” and one where “the cast sounds like Disney princesses,” though she also “love[s] the vocal power you get to hear in ‘Heatwave.’”

True to ’50s doo-wop style, many of the numbers are performed a cappella.

In cases where vocals are accompanied by outside instrumentation, Sayles notes that SART will employ a synthe-

sizer, somewhat due to budgetary constraints, but primarily to better feature the cast’s gifted singers.

“We also had the idea that the person playing for the prom and reunion would have been their high school music teacher, who will be visible on the stage as part of the show,” Sayles says. “We have two incredible music directors who have spent countless hours perfecting the music. Stephen Purdy worked with the cast throughout rehearsals, and Brad Curtioff also helped during the rehearsal process and is playing for the show.”

In another effort to separate its production from others and to pay homage to the original constructs of all-women groups like The Shirelles, SART opted to cast the African-American performer Dionne in the role of Betty Jean. Period accuracy likewise extends to the transportive set and lighting design, as well as the costumes and dance moves.

“The Marvelous Wonderettes is all about the music, the movement and the environment,” Sayles says. “In our production, we are giving equal time in rehearsal to focus on the music and the choreography. Each number has its own style that comes from the specific movements that our brilliant choreographer, Rebecca O’Quinn, has crafted together.”

All of these elements must, of course, mesh to result in a successful show, and with the bevy of cherished songs attracting oldies-loving audiences, Sayles is confident that the assembled artistry will be what sets SART’s take apart.

“These four women are virtuoso singers, actors and dancers,” she says.

“The sound is Broadway-level quality, and they each bring deep characters to the forefront of the show. It is truly a magical, transformative experience to hear and see these talented ladies on the stage.” X

WHAT The Marvelous Wonderettes WHERE Owen Theatre 44 College St. Mars Hill sartplays.com WHEN March 7-17, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. $18-34

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by Carla Seidl

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‘IN CONTACT WITH THE WORLD’ Mexican dancer Tatiana Zugazagoitia in residency at ACDT Tropical Mérida, Mexico, was the connection point for Mexico Cityborn dancer and choreographer Tatiana Zugazagoitia and local institution Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre. Zugazagoitia has lived in Mérida for more than 15 years; ACDT directors Susan and Giles Collard have maintained a house in that city for nearly 11. ACDT’s dance company also works for about a month each year in Mérida; the group just returned in January from performing its Death by Plastica production.

As part of its mission, the nonprofit ACDT seeks to explore and discover the intersection between cultures and communities. Each year, it hosts an international artist for a monthlong residency — a post which, this year, Zugazagoitia will hold through Sunday, March 17.

“I’m really looking forward to this residency,” she says. “When you teach other people and you have to learn how to reach them, you always get back something else, something new.

So I’m much more excited about what this adventure will bring to everyone.”

As part of her time in Asheville, Zugazagoitia will present a lecturedemo that will include a performance of original solo pieces on Sunday, March 10, at the BeBe Theater.

There, she plans to premiere a piece called “Wei Ji,” which takes its name from the last mutation of the I Ching and was inspired by the image of lava going into the sea during the explosion of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano last year. She will also present part of “Arbolada,” a 50-minute

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TRUTH BEFORE PRETTINESS: “When you teach other people and you have to learn how to reach them, you always get back … something new,” says Mexican-born dancer and choreographer Tatiana Zugazagoitia, who will spend a month in residency at ACDT. Her March 10 performance is part of the local dance company’s 40th anniversary and fundraising event.

Photo by Carlos D for Obtura work inspired by the trees in Mérida, for which she collaborated with a Japanese poet and investigated how to translate palindromes into movement.

Audience members will be treated to Zugazagoitia’s version of “The Dying Swan,” her original choreography to the music of Camille Saint-Saëns.

The famed solo was choreographed by Mikhail Fokine and originally danced by Russian prima ballerina Anna Pavlova.

Zugazagoitia’s interpretation is part of her latest work, Anna Pavlova e Isadora Duncan: Diálogos, in which she imagines a dialogue between Pavlova and Duncan, who was known as the Mother of Modern Dance.

Zugazagoitia’s performance, along with ACDT co-choreography, is part of the local dance company’s celebration of its 40th year and will be followed by a lasagna cook-off fundraiser.

Attendees will select their favorite recipe after tasting the various types of lasagna (including vegan, gluten-free, veggie and Mexican options).

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Susan Collard notes that Zugazagoitia is a good match for ACDT because she is trained in Limón (developed by Mexican dancer and choreographer José Limón), the technique used at the local dance company. But, more importantly, says Collard, “We’re working with each other because we love art.” Collard describes Zugazagoitia as an upbeat person: “She is just a true artist in the form of loving dance and music and theater. One of the things I was attracted to was her very positive attitude about life and putting that into her work.”

Zugazagoitia enjoys working with people who are not dancers, including parents and children, using her own version of Creative Movement, a technique that she studied during her time in Hawaii. Zugazagoitia says she loves seeing people forget socially imposed rigidity and reconnect with their own playful natures. “I consider myself a person who loves to make people know that their bodies are important,” she says.

“When they’re in contact with their bodies, they can be in contact in the world.”

According to Zugazagoitia, connecting people with their own bodies has the added, inadvertent benefit of enabling them to read and understand contemporary dance better.

Her background includes ballet and modern dance; Zugazagoitia studied both forms as a child in Mexico, and then, at age 16, traveled to the Soviet Union to study ballet for two years at the prestigious Vaganova school in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg, Russia). She then studied Limón dance in Hawaii with Betty Jones and performed in Jones’ modern dance company for two years. Zugazagoitia has danced as a soloist with other companies in Mexico and abroad, including Cuerpo Mutable, Teatro del Cuerpo, Onodanza and Ballet Hawaii. She began her career as a director-choreographer in 1998 and currently teaches at Escuela Superior de Artes de Yucatán.

She also directs an arts center in Mérida called Fuera de Centro, which offers an intimate cultural space for performances, workshops and lectures.

During her residency at ACDT, Zugazagoitia will be leading Limón technique master classes for the dance company, teaching ACDT’s tweens and teenagers, and working with company members to create collaborative choreography. She will also offer a Vaganova ballet workshop to the community.

Zugazagoitia says although she is Mexican, what she will bring to this residency is not a specifically Mexican technique, commentary or perspective, but rather herself. “I’m Mexican, but I’m human first,” she says. “What I bring is myself, with my beliefs, with my honesty in my work. It’s not ... important that it looks pretty, but that it’s truthful. And if it’s truthful, it will be beautiful, not pretty.” X

WHAT Tatiana Zugazagoitia’s solo dance performance and talk, and ACDT’s lasagna fundraiser WHERE BeBe Theater 20 Commerce St. avl.mx/5pq WHEN Sunday, March 10, 6 p.m. $20

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REAL LIFE AND OTHER ADVENTURES Storyteller Connie Regan-Blake releases an album “When we’re willing to be in the present moment with others and share our stories, we’re connecting,” says award-winning, Asheville-based storyteller Connie Regan-Blake. “There’s something innate in us that wants to tell and wants to listen, as if it’s in our DNA. It’s part of who we are as humans.”

Regan-Blake is a regular performer at the annual National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tenn., and has been doing this work around the country and the world for almost 48 years. On Sunday, March 10, she’ll celebrate the release of her newest album, Leap and Laugh!

Tales of Adventure, with a show at Isis Music Hall.

The tracks on the CD come from the recording of a live show ReganBlake gave at Black Mountain Center for the Arts in 2017. The stories are a mix of traditional folk tales and personal stories, and they’re suitable for all ages.

“There’s a good bit of humor,” she says, “and all of the stories involve some sort of adventure or journey.”

A traditional offering, “The Well of True Water,” tells of an ailing mother who believes a sip from a particular water source will heal her. Each of her three daughters sets out separately on a difficult journey to bring home the magical water. The story chronicles the consequences of the daughters’ choices.

Becoming a raconteur wasn’t exactly on Regan-Blake’s radar as a young girl growing up in Alabama. She enjoyed math, and when her family moved to Florida, she imaged she’d work for NASA. In college, her interests turned to political science. “Some say that’s akin to storytelling,” she says with a laugh. After college, she saved up money from waitressing and spent about 14 months exploring Europe before she ran out of funds and headed back to the States.

Around that time, Regan-Blake’s cousin, Barbara Freeman, was working at the Chattanooga Public Library, where a job opened for a storyteller. Regan-Blake took that

stories into her repertoire, as well as those of family and friends.

In fact, the cover of Leap and Laugh! portrays Regan-Blake’s feet flying over Queenstown, New Zealand. (“My cover designer changed my shoes and socks to the striped version you see now,” she says.) Regan-Blake traveled to New Zealand to perform at a festival and, during some downtime, took a parachuting leap off a cliff somewhere among The Remarkables mountain range.

Of her experience performing, she muses, “It’s magical for me every time. It’s as if I’m breathing together with the audience. Each person is taking in words and creating their own imagery, but we are in communion with this listening and telling together.”

She adds, “It’s an extraordinary experience that makes us feel more human.” X

WHO Connie Regan-Blake

STORY TIME: The tracks on Leap and Laugh! come from the recording of a live show Connie Regan-Blake gave at Black Mountain Center for the Arts in 2017. “There’s a good bit of humor,” she says, “and all of the stories involve some sort of adventure or journey.”

Photo courtesy of Regan-Blake job in 1971. After a few weeks, she got hooked on stories and never looked back.

Regan-Blake’s love for travel and for stories converged when she and Freeman hit the road, performing at folk music festivals. Aside from the well-known Jonesborough event, there wasn’t much going on in the way of storytelling festivals at this time, she explains. But the folk music scene welcomed them in, putting them up on main stages across America and Canada. The duo lived out of a Nissan truck with a camper top. Sometimes a teacher was in the audience who hired the cousins to perform at a school. Regan-Blake and Freeman enjoyed the work for several years but eventually decided to pursue solo careers.

One personal story on Leap and Laugh!, “11,233 Miles in a Kayak,” comes from the storyteller’s own adventures. “Maps hold such a

sense of adventure for me,” she says.

“When Google Maps came along, I was thrilled.” One night at her home in Asheville, she was thinking about a friend who lived near Sydney, Australia, and a workshop she would be teaching near that same area. She wanted to see how far her friend lived from the workshop location. Instead of configuring the friend’s address, Google Maps gave Regan-Blake directions from her Asheville home to the workshop in Australia. The story takes us through crazy directions, which at one point, necessitate the aforementioned watercraft.

Regan-Blake’s early years consisted of telling traditional folktales.

“This lineage goes back hundreds of years,” she says. “Old stories that have been on people’s tongues and in people’s ears for all time and passed down orally.” Later, she began incorporating her own true-life adventure

WHERE Isis Music Hall 743 Haywood Road isisasheville.com WHEN Sunday, March 10, 7:30 p.m. $15 advance/$18 day of show

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UNFLAPPABLE The city of Asheville will commemorate writer, visual artist, dancer and former Asheville resident Zelda Fitzgerald — the original flapper — on Sunday, March 10, with the proclamation of a day in her honor. But while Zelda Fitzgerald Day is a mere 24 hours, the creative powerhouse, who died tragically on March 10, 1948, in a fire at Highland Hospital, warrants a more expansive observance.

So, Celebrate Zelda!, now in its fourth year, remembers the Jazz Age luminary with a weeklong roster of events. Fitzgerald — known for partying with the likes of Dorothy Parker, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, not to mention her author-husband, F. Scott Fitzgerald — would likely have approved.

But the festivities, culminating in a Roaring ’20s party at The BLOCK off Biltmore, seek to do more than highlight Zelda’s “iridescent best” (as once described by literary critic Edmund Wilson).

The events also recall Zelda’s mental health battles, including a diagnosis of schizophrenia, that led to bouts of hospitalization.

Celebrate Zelda! was envisioned by local historian James MacKenzie and Aurora Studio & Gallery founder Lori Greenberg.

Aurora Studio & Gallery is a “supportive art space for artists affected by mental illness,” according to the organization’s website; its programming benefits from proceeds of the Roaring ’20s party.

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Celebrate Zelda! remembers the legacy of an artist EVENTS • Saturday, March 9, 11 a.m.5 p.m. — Second Saturday art exhibit at The Wedge, 129 Roberts St., second floor. Artists from Aurora Studio & Gallery will share work.

• Sunday, March 10, 3 p.m. — Readings from Fitzgerald’s work by local actor Tom Downing, media personality Jason Sanford and visiting historian Carroll McMahan; and James MacKenzie leads a Zelda trivia contest at Malaprop’s Bookstore/ Cafe, 55 Haywood St. • Tuesday, March 12, noon — Discussion Bound book group talks about Fitzgerald’s Save Me the Waltz at Malaprop’s.

• Thursday, March 14, 6-7:30 p.m.

— Panel discussion on “What can Zelda and local artists teach us about trauma and creativity?”

Dr. Daniel Johnson hosts the discussion. Held at Pack Memorial Library’s Lord Auditorium, 67 Haywood St.

Z MARKS THE SPOT: Remember Zelda Fitzgerald and celebrate the legacy of the writer, visual artist and dancer with an art exhibit, readings, panel discussion and Roaring ’20s party. Image designed by Sarah Giavedoni

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• Friday, March 15, 6-11 p.m.

— A Roaring ’20s evening at The BLOCK off Biltmore, 39 S. Market St. The event includes music by Albi & The Lifters, a trivia contest, vintage car photo ops, appetizers, readings and prizes for best costume. $10. X

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by Patricia Furnish | drpatriqua@yahoo.com

An evening of absurdist one acts by Theatre UNCA 2019

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ABSURDLY DELICIOUS: TheatreUNCA set the table for an evening of classic one-act plays by Harold Pinter and Eugene Ionesco. Geordie Bailey, top, and Alex Mbuthia, performed in the limited run of shows. Photo courtesy of TheatreUNCA Time and space mean nothing in the absurdist universe. All signs and symbols of modern life were up for reconsideration and ridicule in the one-act plays staged last weekend by TheatreUNCA. First up was The Room, set in a flat in Britain on a cold night. Inside, Rose (played by Alex Mbuthia) and Bert (Jarrett Lefler) live a mundane, if comfortable, existence where she does the talking and Bert sits, unresponsive.

It’s a one-sided relationship, but we don’t know why. Rose is afraid of noises from the basement apartment. She frets about neighbors and worries that Bert’s car might slip on the ice forming on the roads. The landlord, Mr. Kidd (Dan Wood), visits. And, later, a couple drop in hoping to rent the very flat where Bert and Rose now live. Something’s wrong, but we don’t know what.

Rose is the enigma here, and her final visitor, a blind man named Riley (Geordie Bailey), begins to dismantle the facade of middle-class security represented in the room. The pacing is excellent as Rose grows more agitated with each visitor’s arrival. It’s only when Bert returns home that we see the genu-

ine menace of the relationship. The cozy room becomes a prison.

This play, by Harold Pinter, was written to shock, which is why the unconventional structure and plot are so gratifyingly unsettling. It reminds us of how cleverly violence can reside in any household and how, perhaps, we don’t really want to see it.

The Bald Soprano, by Eugene Ionesco, takes place in another flat, this time with an upper-middle-class couple. A lovely dinner table is set for guests.

Mrs. Smith (Mbuthia) and her husband (Lefler) are expecting Mrs. Martin (Mae Tesh) and her husband (Alex Fus). We know something is off about this setting because the clock chimes and Mrs. Smith responds in an almost robotic manner, as if controlled by time. The clock is suspended overhead and is bent to resemble those in Salvador Dalí’s painting, “The Persistence of Memory.”

This clock, however, doesn’t keep good time. Throughout the play, the chimes indicate that we are not in a predictable, regimented space. This is an absurdist space.

In the Smith household, people read the newspaper and chat amiably.

When the Martins arrive, that’s when polite dinner conversation devolves into a series of shouting matches, nonsequiturs, aphorisms and clichés. The standout performance is by Tesh, who, because Mrs. Martin has memory problems, cannot recall the trip to the dinner party, who her husband is or even how they met. Tesh has a canny sense of comedic timing and delivers a performance full of the physicality and facial expressions necessary to pull off this classic absurdist exchange. The ending of The Bald Soprano is just as startling as that of The Room, which makes them a wonderful pair.

While there are no upcoming performances of these shows, TheatreUNCA will stage Nothing’s Happening — A Black Mountain College Project, based around BMC professor John Cage’s Lecture on Nothing. The show is in collaboration with this semester’s Black Mountain College Legacy Fellow Leon Ingulsrud of the New York City-based SITI Company and will be presented ThursdaySaturday, April 18-20. The students will also take the show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. Learn more at drama.unca.edu/theatre-unca. X

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OpenDoors Art Affair For the past decade, OpenDoors has striven to break the cycle of poverty one child at a time. Each year, a key component in making that goal a reality is the organization’s largest fundraiser, OpenDoors Art Affair, the latest edition of which takes place Saturday, March 9, at Ambrose West. For the “Mission X” theme, glass artist Hayden Wilson is working with OpenDoors students to create glass versions of the Roman numeral as centerpieces on tables. Additional art will be part of the annual auction, and the evening also includes food, cocktails and such live entertainment as flamenco and jazz performances. The benefit gets underway at 6 p.m. for VIPs and at 7 p.m. for general admission ticket holders. $125 general admission/$175 VIP. opendoorsasheville.org. Photo by Reggie Tidwell

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The Real Comedians of Social Media Headlined by Texas native Kevin “KevOnStage” Fredericks, The Real Comedians of Social Media tour brings stand-up humor to churches across the U.S. Hosted by Tahir Moore and also featuring Tony Baker, the collection of funny men is known for “clean comedy” and derives its name from videos of the comics’ sets that have gained a following online. The tour stops by River of Life Full Gospel Church, 826 Haywood Road in West Asheville, on Saturday, March 9, at 7 p.m. $40 VIP includes 5:45 p.m. venue entry for priority seating and initial photo opportunities with the stars. $30 general admission receives venue access at 6:15 p.m. and a chance for photos following the VIP session. avl.mx/5q6. Photo courtesy of the comedians

Shai Wosner and Orion Weiss

Gina Chavez

While the Asheville Symphony continues to draw audiences to its regular performances at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, its leadership looks to provide additional access to quality classical music by presenting concerts at other venues. The next offering takes place Friday, March 8, at Central United Methodist Church and features longtime piano-duo partners Shai Wosner and Orion Weiss. Part of a monthlong, coast-to-coast tour covering a mere five cities, the recital program begins at 8 p.m. and is composed of Schubert’s “Grand Duo” Sonata in C major, D. 812; Brahms’ Sonata in F minor, Op. 34b; and David Lang’s companion pieces “gravity” (2005) and “after gravity” (2007). $15 youth/$33 adult/$50 onstage. ashevillesymphony.org/tickets. Photo of Wosner, left, by Marco Borggreve. Photo of Weiss by Jacob Blickenstaf

“I was 24, staunchly Catholic, and I’d had great, healthy relationships. But I’d never been in love,” says singer-songwriter Gina Chavez. “Then I met this girl with a smile that made me question everything I thought I knew.” The Austin, Texas-based artist explores the roller-coaster personal journey to a life with her now-wife, Jodi Granado, on her 2018 five-song EP, Lightbeam. In taking more time than usual to write the collection, Chavez saw her bilingual Latin folk-pop sounds expand and naturally incorporate a more soul-tinged style that’s further enhanced her acclaimed live sets.

Fresh off teaching a master class and performing at UNC Asheville, Chavez and her band head down the mountain to the Tryon Fine Arts Center on Saturday, March 9, at 8 p.m. $35 standard seating/$40 deluxe seating. tryonarts.org. Photo courtesy of NPR

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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 BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty. org/governing/depts/ library • TUESDAYS, 11am-1pm - Veterans practice objectivity and a journey inward through intentional movement, art, stillness and writing.

Registration required: 828-258-0710. Free.

Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • TU (3/12), 5-7pm Learn to draw figures, objects and draw from your thoughts. Listen to a selected album and draw what you hear, have a timed switch draw with other people in the class.

Materials are supplied or bring your own.

Registration required.

Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. COMIC BOOK ILLUSTRATION & STORY LINE WITH JAMES LYLE • SA (3/9), 2-4pm - Four, two-hour lecture/discussion-style programs on comic book illustration. $20 each. Held at Haywood County Arts Council, 86 N Main St., Waynesville GREAT COURSES • 2nd and 4th TUESDAYS, 10:30am - Lectures and discussion in winter and spring.

2nd Tuesday features a lecture on music by Dr. Elizabeth Child. 4th Tuesday discuss great works of art. Registration required. Free.

Held at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon

MONSTER MAKER ARTIST'S PARTY WITH TOYBOX THEATRE • WE (3/6), 6-9pm Exquisite Corpse drawing game, all pieces documented. All ages and talents welcome.

Free to attend. Held at Sly Grog Lounge, 271 Haywood St.

Park Book Exchange, 1 Page Ave., #101 BOOK STUDY: 'THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES' • TUESDAYS through (4/16), 6-7pm - Six week book study for The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben. Free to attend. Held at Jubilee!

Community Church, 46 Wall St.

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS ASHEVILLE RIVER ARTS DISTRICT SECOND SATURDAY • 2nd SATURDAYS, 10am-6pm - River Arts District gallery stroll with live demonstrations, live music, wine tastings, food and more. Free to attend.

Held at River Arts District Studio Stroll, Depot St. CREATIVE ARTS MARKET • SU (3/10), noon-4pm - Local creative makers, artists, herbalists, potters, health coaches and astrologers. Free to attend. Held at The BLOCK off biltmore, 39 South Market St. MAKEHER MARKET - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY POP-UP • SA (3/9), 9am-1pm - MakerHER Market, pottery, art, botanicals and other fine crafts.

Free to attend. Held at The Mothlight, 701 Haywood Road SECOND SATURDAY MARKETS AT FOLKMOOT • 2nd SATURDAYS, 6-9pm - Second Saturday Market featuring vendors, live music, dance lessons, food and beverages.

Free to attend/$10-$15 for dinner/$5 per dance lesson. Held at Folkmoot Friendship Center, 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville SECOND SATURDAY OPEN STUDIO CELEBRATIONS • 2nd SATURDAYS, 11am-5pm - Second Saturday Celebration, event with food, music and artist demonstrations. Free to attend.

Held at Odyssey Cooperative Art Gallery, 238 Clingman Ave.

SISTERS OF STEEL: Set in the 1980s, Steel Magnolias is a play that focuses on the camaraderie of six very different Southern women whose lives intertwine at Truvy’s beauty salon. Through clouds of hairspray and over the buzz of hair dryers, these Southern spitfires gather each week to chat and support one another through the best of times and comfort one another through the worst. Hendersonville Community Theatre presents Robert Harling’s stage and screen classic on the theater’s main stage running March 8-17. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays.

Parental guidance is suggested due to mature content. Tickets are $15-$25. Directed

by Executive Producer Jonathan Forrester. Photo courtesy of Victoria Lamberth (p. 44)

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS 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.

SHELTON HOUSE CRAFTER SHOWCASE • Until (3/15) - Shelton House is accepting applications for the Shelton House Crafter Showcase. Held at Shelton House, 49 Shelton St., Waynesville

DANCE DANCE CLASS: LEARN COUNTRY TWO-STEP (PD.) Saturday, March 9, 12-2pm, 2-Hour dance class at Grey Eagle, Asheville. $20 online at Danceforlife.net. $25 at door. 828 333-0715. naturalrichard@mac.com ASHEVILLE MONDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE • MONDAYS, 7:30-10:30pm - Community contra dance.

$7. Held at The Center for Art and Spirit at St. George's Episcopal Church, 1 School Road FAMILY DANCE • 2nd SUNDAYS, 3-5pm - Family contra/ square dances for families with children ages 6-12.

All ages welcome. Free.

Held at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED CONTEMPORARY LINE DANCING • WEDNESDAYS, noon-1pm - Intermediate/ advanced contemporary line dancing. $5. Held at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road

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. skinnybeatsdrums.com ASHEVILLE DRUM CIRCLE • FRIDAYS, 6-9:50pm Asheville outdoor drum circle. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St.

CLARINET & FRIENDS: AMERICAN FAVORITES • SU (3/10), 3pm - 'American Favorites,' concert featuring the music of George Gershwin, Benny Goodman, Scott Joplin and Artie Shaw. $15/$18 door. Held at All Souls Cathedral, 9 Swan St. FIRST THURSDAY OLDTIME AND BLUEGRASS SERIES • TH (3/7), 7pm - First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Series presents the Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble. Free. Held at Homebase College Ministry, 82 Central Drive, Cullowhee 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 • SA (3/9), 8pm -Gina Chavez concert Latin pop. $35/$40. Held at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon OLE TYME PICKERS FOR FRIDAY BLUEGRASS • FR (3/8), 7-9pm - Ole Tyme Pickers, traditional bluegrass and country music. Free.

Held at Big Willow Community Building, Willow Road, Hendersonville PIANO RECITAL FOR TWO PIANOS AND FOUR HANDS 828-254-7046, ashevillesymphony.org

• FR (3/8), 8pm - Asheville Symphony welcomes Orion Weiss and Shai Wosner for piano works by Lang, Schubert and Brahms. $33/$15 youth. Held at Central United Methodist Church, 27 Church St. ‘RHAPSODY IN BLUE’ • SU (3/10), 3pm - Hendersonville Community Band performs ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ with pianist Cynthia Lawing. $10/Free for students. Held at Blue Ridge Community College Conference Hall, 49 E. Campus Drive, Flat Rock SECOND SUNDAYS AT THE CENTER • 2nd SUNDAYS, 3pm - Celtic music and stories with Bobbie Pell. $10. Held at The Center for Art & Inspiration, 927 Greenville Highway, Hendersonville WINTER CHILL: LOCAL MUSIC SERIES - ROCK NIGHT • MO (3/11), 7pm - Winter Chill: Local Music Series - Rock Night. $15. Held at The Mothlight, 701 Haywood Road

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD ASHEVILLE WRITERS' SOCIAL • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - NC Writer's Network group meeting and networking. Free to attend. Held at Battery

BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty. org/governing/depts/ library • TH (3/7), 6:30pm - East Asheville Book Club: The One-in-aMillion Boy by Monica Wood. Free. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road • SA (3/9), 1-2:30pm - One-of-a-kind writing adventure via inspiring, "think out of the box" prompts, and read to each other in a way that will support and uplift. Registration required. Free. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road • SA (3/9), 3pm - Cane Creek Middle School’s Destination Imagination team performance and Vietnam Veteran book reading and short play.

Free. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview • MO (3/13), 3:305pm - Bilingual and bicultural families get together to play, read and socialize in Spanish. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • TU (3/12), 1pm - We Are All Welcome Here

by Elizabeth Berg.

Free. Held at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester • WE (3/13), 4-5:30pm - Creative writing exercises, meet other writers and help shape a writer’s community at our library. Please bring a piece of your writing on any topic that you would like to share. Open to adults and teens 15 and older. Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road

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• WE (3/16), 6pm - Participants must be able to converse in Spanish at a basic level. Older teens are welcome, children under 15 are welcome with adults.

Free. Held at Skyland/ South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • TH (3/14), 6-7:30pm - Zelda Fitzgerald Day: panel discussion on 'Malady or Motivation' hosted by Daniel Johnson, MD and local artists. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 828-6871218, library.hendersoncountync.org • 2nd THURSDAYS, 10:30am - Book Club.

Free.

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

HENDO STORY CLUB • 1st THURSDAYS, 7pm - Participants chosen from the hat for stories 5 minutes or less, theme: Turning Point. $10. Held at The Center for Art & Inspiration, 927 Greenville Highway, Hendersonville MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com • 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.

• SU (3/10), 3pm - Local authors read works of Zelda Fitzgerald then a Zelda trivia contest with prizes. Free to attend.

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• MO (3/11), 8pm - Friends! The Musical Parody. $30 and up. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave.

'WHO'S AFRAID OF RED?' • Through FR (3/29) - 16 artists curated by Barbara Fisher, Who’s Afraid of RED? Held at Asheville Area Arts Council, 1 Page Ave.

'KRAPP’S LAST TAPE' AND 'THE ZOO STORY'

'YOUNG AT ART' EXHIBITION • Through SA (3/30) - Young At Art, 2019 student art exhibition. Held at Haywood County Arts Council, 86 N Main St., Waynesville

7:30pm. Sun.: 3pm. $18/$10 students.

Held at The Magnetic Theatre, 375 Depot St.

NEW DIMENSIONS TOASTMASTERS • THURSDAYS, noon-1pm - General meeting. Information: 828-329-4190. Free to attend. Held at Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, 33 Meadow Road

'LOBBY HERO'

PATSY MCCLURE AUTHOR EVENT • SA (3/9), 3pm - Patsy McClure presents her book, Addie. Free to attend. Held at City Lights Bookstore, 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva THOMAS WOLFE SHORT STORY BOOK CLUB • TH (3/14), 5:307pm - Thomas Wolfe’s short story: Circus at Dawn. Free. Held at Thomas Wolfe Memorial, 52 North Market St. WILD WORDS WRITING GROUP • 2nd & 4th FRIDAYS, 2:30pm - Wild Words writing group. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road

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'V': AN EXHIBITION BY GRACE ENGEL • Through SA (3/30) - V, exhibition of gouache paintings and embroidery. Held at Revolve, 521 Riverside Drive, #179

• TU (3/12), 6pm Omari Scott Simmons presents his book, Potential on the Periphery: College Access from the Ground Up. Free to attend.

• WE (3/13), 7pm - Jessica Wilkerson presents her book, To Live Here, You Have to Fight: How Women Led Appalachian Movements for Social Justice, in conversation with Ronni Lundy and Erica Abrams Locklear. Free to attend.

• TH (3/14), 7pm Readings by authors published by the Ohio University Press who are participating in the Appalachian Studies Association conference. Free to attend.

• 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.

ARTS COUNCIL OF HENDERSON COUNTY 828-693-8504, acofhc.org • Through FR (3/8) - Art Teachers Create, exhibition featuring the artwork of Henderson County’s art teachers. Held at First Citizens Bank, 539 N. Main St., Hendersonville • SA (3/9) through FR (3/16) - Secondary students featured in the 2019 Mentors & Students Exhibition. Held at First Citizens Bank, 539 N. Main St., Hendersonville

• FR (3/8) through SU (3/24) - Lobby Hero, drama, Directed by Devyn Villarreal. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm, Sun.: 2:30pm. $20. Held at 35below, 35 E. Walnut St. 'SILENT SKY' • WEDNESDAYS through SATURDAYS (3/30) until (4/6) Silent Sky, true story.

Wed.-Sat.: 7:30pm & Sun.: 2pm. $17-$34.

Held at North Carolina Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane ‘STEEL MAGNOLIAS’ • FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS (3/8) until (3/17) - Steel Magnolias, Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm.

Sun.: 2pm. $25/$20 student/$15 youth.

Held at Hendersonville Community Theatre, 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville

THAT RUG REALLY TIED THE ROOM TOGETHER: Rug hooking and rag rug making have a long and humble tradition on the Eastern Seaboard, going back at least 200 years. One source says the Vikings brought rug hooking to Scotland in the ninth century. The Transylvania Community Arts Council partners with the Tarheel Ruggers Rug Hooking Guild to present an exhibit of 84 rugs at the Transylvania Community Arts Council Gallery from March 8-29. An opening reception is planned for Friday, March 8, 5-7 pm. The public is invited to stop by, meet the artists and enjoy wine and cheese. Photo of Libby Miller’s rug, “Into the Light,” is courtesy of the artist.

‘AARON SISKIND: A PAINTER’S PHOTOGRAPHER AND WORKS ON PAPER’ • Through SA (5/18) - Aaron Siskind: A Painter’s Photographer and Works on Paper.

Held at Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center, 120 College St. 'CONCRETE COMMUNITY' • Through SU (3/17) - Concrete

'THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES'

Community, a group show

• 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

Foundation. Held at Push

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fundraiser for skatepark, The Skate Shop & Gallery, 25 Patton Ave. 'FRESH AIR' AT ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART • Through SU (3/31) - Fresh Air features Sue Dolamore's plein air paintings. Held at Asheville Gallery of Art, 82 Patton Ave.

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'HOOKING IN THE MOUNTAINS: TRADITIONAL TO CONTEMPORARY' • FR (3/8) through FR (3/29) - Transylvania Community Arts Council and the Tarheel Ruggers Rug Hooking Guild present hooked rugs.

Reception: Friday, March 8, 5-7pm. Held at Transylvania Community Arts Council, 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard 'HYDROLOGICAL' BY MATTHEW WEST • Through FR (4/12) - Hydrological, sculptures by Matthew West. Held at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain 'IN THE LANDSCAPE AND OF THE LANDSCAPE' AND 'VERNACULAR' • 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. Held at Momentum Gallery, 24 North Lexington Ave. 'MARGARET CURTIS: NEW PAINTINGS' • Through (3/15) - Margaret Curtis: New Paintings, painting exhibition. Held at Weizenblatt Art Gallery at MHU, 79 Cascade St, Mars Hill ‘NOSTALGIA 1950S-60S’ • TH (3/7) through SA (5/20) - Nostalgia 1950s-60s, an exhibition of 15 local artists at the Adler Gallery. Reception: Thursday, March 7, 6-8pm.

Held in the Adler Gallery at Posana Cafe, 1 Biltmore Ave.

‘ON THE CUSP’ • Through SU (3/31) - On The Cusp, Youth Arts Empowerment creative workshop exhibition. Held at Pink Dog Creative, 348 Depot St. ‘THE RELOCATED IMAGE’ • Through SU (3/31) - The Relocated Image, a group show in painting, drawing, ceramics, glass, and textiles.

Held at Satellite Gallery, 55 Broadway St. '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.

RED-CARPET ARTIST OF THE YEAR SHOW • Through FR (3/15) - RedCarpet Artist of the Year Show for Tryon Arts & Craft School. Held at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon STUDENT (K-12) ARTWORK SHOWCASE • Through (4/22) - Student Artwork Showcase representing five WNC counties.

Held at Art in the Airport, 61 Terminal Drive, Fletcher WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, FINE ART MUSEUM 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, wcu.edu/bardo-arts-center/ fine-art-museum/ • Through (3/22) - WCU’s 51st Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition includes 29 works in a range of media including photography, sculpture, ceramics, digital animation, graphic design, book arts, painting, drawing and printmaking.

• Through (5/3) - Outspoken, America Meredith paintings that incorporate Cherokee syllabary.

• Through FR (3/22) - 51st Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition.

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GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK: This year marks the 50th anniversary of the rock band Little Feat (of “Dixie Chicken” fame). The LA-founded group disbanded in 1979 but was reformed by original members in ’87. The band’s songs have been covered and transformed by artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Keisuke Kuwata and The Black Crowes. Little Feat plays its classics at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Wednesday, March 13, at 8 p.m. $40.50-82.50. uscellularcenterasheville.com.

Photo by Barry Brecheisen

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Jam, 5:00PM

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis, (African folk music), 8:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ TimO, 10:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Chili Slaw Sessions w/ Tom Kirschbaum & Friends, 6:00PM

LIPINSKY AUDITORIUM AT UNC ASHEVILLE Gina Chavez, 7:00PM

BEN'S TUNE UP Magenta Sunshine March Residency, 8:00PM BYWATER Open Can of Jam, 3:00PM CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats, 7:30PM DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesday w/ Heavenly Vipers & DJ, 9:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Birdgangs, The Minnies & Don Babylon, 9:00PM GINGER'S REVENGE Riyen Roots (blues, soul, roots), 5:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesday, 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Rebecca Loebe, 7:00PM David Jacobs-Strain & Bob Beach w/ Kaia Kater, 8:30PM

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 (Afrobeat, blues), 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Citizen Cope w/ David Ramirez, 9:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY French Broad Valley Music Association Mountain Music Jam, 6:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Weird Wednesday Jam, 5:00PM Monthly Monster Maker: Series One Release: Artist's Party w/ Toybox Theater, 6:00PM SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY Jazz Night hosted by Jason DeCristofaro, 6:30PM STATIC AGE RECORDS Zak M, Sloopy McCoy (experimental), 9:00PM 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 UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Music Bingo, 8:00PM

THURSDAY, MARCH 7 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest, (blues, rock, soul), 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 SakeOke (karaoke), 8:00PM Offended Open Comedy Mic, 9:00PM

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COMING SOON 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

LOVER’S LEAP 8:30PM–LOVER’S 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

SUN 3/10 6:00PM–RONNY COX WITH JACK WILLIAMS 7:30PM–LEAP & LAUGH! WITH CONNIE REGAN-BLAKE

TUE 3/12

7:30PM–TUESDAY BLUEGRASS W/ CANE MILL ROAD

WED 3/13

5:00PM–SUSHI NIGHT 7:00PM–ILY AIMY

THU 3/14

7:00PM–THE ETHAN JODZIEWICZ GROUP

FRI 3/15 7:00PM–JAMES MADDOCK 9:00PM–RICH NELSON BAND WITH ANNABETH BERRY

SAT 3/16 7:00PM–THE BLACK FEATHERS 9:00PM–SETH WALKER

SUN 3/17

6:00PM–MIXTAPES: THE LOUNGE SESSIONS 7:30PM–THE CURRYS CD RELEASE SHOW

TUE 3/19 7:30PM–TUES. BLUEGRASS W/ KEN CHAPPLE & ANOTHER COUNTRY

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BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Open Mic Night, 6:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Kenny George Band, 8:00PM

BYWATER Open Mic Night, 7:00PM

PURPLE ONION CAFE Mark Stuart, 7:30PM

CROW & QUILL Carolina Catskins (gritty ragtime jazz), 10:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Ben Phan, 7:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN OLD GOLD w/ DJ Jasper (killer rock n' soul vinyl), 10:00PM

SLY GROG LOUNGE David Childers, Scott Bianchi and A. Lee Edwards, 8:00PM

FLEETWOOD'S A Deer A Horse, Harriers of Discord, 9:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER True Home Open Mic, 6:30PM

STATIC AGE RECORDS Abjects (punk rock), 9:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Open Mic, 7:00PM

FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY JB Boxter, 7:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE 42nd Street Band w/ Gloria Johnson (danceable jazz), 8:00PM

FUNKATORIUM The Hot Club of Asheville, 6:00PM

THE BARRELHOUSE Trivia w/ Geeks Who Drink, 7:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Thursday Night Blues w/ The Patrick Dodd Trio, 6:00PM

THE GREY EAGLE Sarah Shook and The Disarmers w/ Gold Rose, 9:00PM

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 OWB Downtown: Trio Law, 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Asheville Slam Poetry, 7:00PM PULP Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic Hosted by Cody Hughes, 9:00PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Kind, Clean Gentlemen, 7:00PM

THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Burger Kings (rock n' roll), 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Deerhunter w/ Molly Nilsson & Apostile, 8:30PM THE ROOT BAR Dennis Carbone (folk), 7:00PM 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 Trio, (soul, R&B), 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 BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE Dinah's Daydream (Gypsy jazz trio), 7:00PM BEN'S TUNE UP Kiyoshi Release Party w/ music by Savannah Smith, 5:00PM Throwback Dance Party w/ DJ Kilby, 10:00PM

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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

NEW BELGIUM BREWERY Jontavious Willis, 5:30PM

STATIC AGE RECORDS Balms, Knives and Daggers, Witch Party (post-rock indie), 9:00PM

NOBLE KAVA Aaron Woody Wood & The Love Drugs, 9:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Flashback Friday at the Block: Paula Hanke (rock & blues, 40's-80's), 7:30PM

ODDITORIUM Irata, Covenator, Delicious, Haal (metal), 9:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN Rock n' Soul Obscurities w/ Wild Vinyl DJ, 10:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Fridays feat. members of Phuncle Sam Acoustic, 5:30PM Desmond Jones, 10:00PM

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Paper Crowns (Americana, jam), 10:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: The Fat Catz, 9:00PM

FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY The Knotty G's, 7:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Kaizen w/ special guest Nicky Sanders (of Steep Canyon Rangers), 9:00PM

FUNKATORIUM Tesia, 8:00PM GINGER'S REVENGE Women's Songwriter Showcase, 6:00PM 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 JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Chevrolet Set, 9:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Hot n' Nasty (rock n' soul vinyl) w/ DJ Hissy Cruise, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hillbilly Diamonds, 6:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Joe Pollock (psychedelic funk), 8:00pm

THIS WEEK AT AVL MUSIC HALL & THE ONE STOP!!!

MAD CO BREW HOUSE Bryce Robertson, 6:00PM

SATURDAY, MARCH 9 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The Mojo Brothers Blues Band, (blues), 9:00PM AUX BAR DJ New Millen (dance party), 10:00PM

PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR The Realtorz, 7:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Swing Step Band (swing standards), 5:00PM Jody Carroll (deep roots & blues), 8:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Bayou Diesel, 8:00PM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Jahman Brahman w/ Buddhagraph Spaceship, 10:00PM

SALVAGE STATION Eleanor Underhill & Friends, 8:30PM

BANKS AVE SES: Satisfaction Every Saturday, 9:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Jamie Gorsuch, 5:00PM Jr. Ranger, 8:00PM

BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE Sunday Jazz Brunch, 2:00PM

SLY GROG LOUNGE Disney Ball: Artist's Renditions, 9:00PM

BEN'S TUNE UP DJ Lyric & DJ Nex Millen, 10:00PM

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ZAMBRA Hot Club Of Asheville (Gypsy jazz), 8:00PM

PACK'S TAVERN DJ MoTo (dance hits, pop), 9:30PM

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THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ Sets, 9:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble, 8:00PM

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY International Women's Day Celebration feat.

Alexa Rose, Hannah Kaminer & Aubrey Eisenham w/ Gose Before Bros Beer Release, 4:00PM

CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Peggy Ratusz Trio, 7:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN Soul Motion Dance Party w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 10:00PM

TOWN PUMP Franklin's Kite, 9:00PM

ORANGE PEEL Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats & Graveyard, 8:00PM

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THE GREY EAGLE Asheville Vaudeville, 9:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Stand Up Science w/ Shane Mauss, Dave Waite & Ross Yates (comedy), 8:00PM

SARAH SHOOK AND THE DISARMERS

BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Strong Water, 6:00PM

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY Sidecar Honey Duo, 7:00PM FUNKATORIUM Bobby Miller & The Virginia Daredevils, 8:00PM GINGER'S REVENGE Ginger's Revenge Two Year Anniversary Celebration, 2:00PM

Dances • Drinks • Live Music

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Miss Cindy & The Knockin' Boots, 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Cliff Eberhardt w/ Louise Mosrie, 7:00PM The Cleverlys Album Release Concert, 9:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Barsters feat. members of French Broad Playboys, 9:00PM LAZOOM ROOM LaZoom Comedy Night: Jenny Zigrino, 9:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Saturday Swing-a-ling w/ DJs Arieh & Chrissy, 10:00PM

WED 3/6

HempYEAH! featuring The Blue-Eyed Bettys, 6-7 & 8-9pm Funk Bandits, (Aaron “A.J.” Mills & Kevin Collins), 9pm

THU 3/7

42nd Street Band, vocals by Gloria Johnson, 8:30pm

FRI 3/8

Flashback Friday’s Vintage Dance w/ Paula Hanke, Rock & Blues,8pm

SAT 3/9

CommUNITY Salsa/Latin Night w/ DJ Edi Fuentes, 9:30pm Salsa Lesson at 9pm

MON 3/11

Porch Magazine’s 531: Stories, Songs, Community, 6:30pm

TUE 3/12

Swing AVL Tuesday Dance with The French Broads, 9pm Swing lessons: Advanced, 7pm • Beginner, 8pm

LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM

FREE PARKING! Municipal Lots

LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Andre Cholmondeley (electronic, ambient), 8:00PM

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LIVE WIRES: Local indie-electronic outfit Third Nature has evolved over its decade as a group, complimented by recent years with vocalist Lilly Anne Merat. Set to release its fourth project this year, the collective strives to elevate live electronic music.

Drummer Tom Best, synthesizer player Merrick Noyes and bassist Will Downing complete the lineup. Highland Brewing Co. hosts the dance party on Friday, March 8, at 7 p.m. Free. highlandbrewing.com. Photo courtesy of group

MG ROAD Late Night Dance Parties w/ DJ Lil Meow Meow, 10:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Eric Congdon Electric Trio, 8:00PM

NOBLE KAVA Michael Jerry Stevens Trio, 9:00PM

SLY GROG LOUNGE Slim Witchie, 9:00PM

ODDITORIUM As Sick As Us, I, The Supplier, Augur (metal), 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL In Flight, 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: 4 of a Kind: E'Lon JD, Jaze Uries, Taylor Pierson, Jamie Berlyn, 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Mike Gordon, 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY The Clydes, 12:00PM Bill Altman Quartet, 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN St. Patrick's Day Celebration (various Irish performances), 7:00PM Marsha Morgan Band, 9:30PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR MPH, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Porch 40 w/ Colby Deitz Band, 9:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE The Shane Blake Band, 8:00PM

STATIC AGE RECORDS ABC Benefit w/ Rat Broth, Arid, Femenazgul (metal), 9:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE CommUNITY Salsa & Latin Saturday Dance Night w/ DJ Edi Fuentes (lesson at 9:00pm), 9:30PM THE GREY EAGLE Artificial Oceans w/ Skylight Heights, Oath and Honor, 8 Vacant Graves & The Talent (metal, punk, grunge), 8:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT MakeHER Market International Women's Day Pop-Up, 9:00AM MOVES w/ The Mystery Lights, 9:00PM

SUNDAY, MARCH 10 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Acousticmuffin, (Americana), 7:00PM AMBROSE WEST Concerts For Human Harmony Presents: The International Women’s Extravaganza, 4:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Post-Brunch Blues, 4:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Classical Guitar Society Meeting & Player's Circle, 1:00PM Pot Luck & Musician's Jam, 3:30PM BYWATER Sunday Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Kevin Fuller, 6:00PM

TOWN PUMP Emmy Law Band, 9:00PM

CORK & KEG Classical Music Jam, 2:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY The Swammy Smash (Grateful Dead tribute), 8:00PM

FLEETWOOD'S Rick Matthews (comedy), 8:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN St. Patrick's Day Celebration, 7:00PM ZAMBRA Killawatts (jazz), 8:00PM

FUNKATORIUM Bluegrass Brunch w/ Gary Macfiddle, 11:00AM GINGER'S REVENGE Nick Gonnering (12 String Blues), 3:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Reggae Sunday w/ Chalwa, 1:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Ronny Cox w/ Jack Williams, 6:00PM Leap & Laugh! With Connie Regan-Blake, 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Traditional Irish/Celtic Jam, 3:00PM JARGON Sunday Blunch: Mark Guest & Mary Pearson (jazz), 11:00AM LAZY DIAMOND Cowglam, Slow Poison & TBA (rock n' roll), 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Mandocyn, 6:30PM NEW BEGINNINGS BAPTIST CHURCH Second Line Sunday Brunch: Brunch, Brass & Beermosas, 11:30AM ODDITORIUM Heaven Honey, Sane Voids, Bombay Gasoline, Corey Parlamento (indie), 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Here Come the Mummies, 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Trivia Night, 7:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Pisgah Sunday Jam, 6:30PM SALVAGE STATION Yacht Rock Karaoke, 3:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Sly Grog Open Mic, 6:30PM STATIC AGE RECORDS Static Gallery: Hannah Lynn Cruey (Indie), 9:00PM THE GREY EAGLE The Bittersweets w/ Hannah Miller, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ Sets, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Bellows w/ Another Michael & Wednesday, 9:00PM UNITY OF THE BLUE RIDGE Let It Fly: Charley Thweatt, 1:30PM

MONDAY, MARCH 11 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Jesse Barry & The Jam, (blues, funk), 8:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Old Time Jam, 5:00PM CASCADE LOUNGE Game Night, 6:00PM DAYS INN & CONFERENCE CENTER Guitar League Asheville feat. Andrew Scotchie, 6:00PM DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE Bob Nocek Presents: FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, 8:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Country Karaoke w/ KJ Tim-O, 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Stoops, Shutterings & Tan Universe, 9:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo Trivia, 7:30PM Open Mic, 9:30PM LOBSTER TRAP Bobby Miller & Friends, 6:30PM MUSICIAN'S WORKSHOP Guitar League Asheville Chapter, 6:00PM ODDITORIUM Risque Monday Burlesque Hosted By Deb Au Nare, 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: Open Mic Night, 7:30PM

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Jazz Monday (open jam), 8:30PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Mountain Music Mondays Open Jam, 6:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Open Mic Night - Neil Night, 7:00PM STATIC AGE RECORDS Nerveshatter, Harsh Realm, Abacus (Metal), 9:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Porch Magazine 531 - Five Stories, Three Songs and One Community, 6:30PM THE GREY EAGLE Open Mic Night, 6:00PM

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!

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SAT. 3/9 Marsha Morgan Band (all your favorites)

THE IMPERIAL LIFE Leo Johnson (Gypsy jazz), 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Asheville FM Presents: Winter Chill Local Music Series w/ Kitty Tsunami & Pink Mercury, 8:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Monday Night Bluegrass Jam, 8:00PM

TUESDAY, MARCH 12 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The John Henrys, (hot jazz), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Gypsy Jazz Jam w/ Steve Karla & Phil Alley, 8:00PM

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ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday Night Funk Jam, 11:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Sonic Satan Stew w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Scott Yoder, Plastic Man & Joy Bang, 8:30PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions hosted

by Cane Mill Road, 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Honky Tonk Jam, 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Noiz Oasis w/ DJ Salty Stax (post-punk vinyl), 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Jay Brown, 6:30PM

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THE GREY EAGLE Sam Williams w/ Clovis Draper, 8:00PM

NOBLE KAVA Open Jam, 8:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Team Trivia w/ Josh Dunkin, 7:00PM

THE IMPERIAL LIFE Leo Johnson (Gypsy jazz), 9:00PM

ODDITORIUM Free Open Mic Comedy, 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Turntable Tuesday, 10:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Swing Asheville Tuesday Dance feat. the French Broads, 9:00PM Late Night Blues Dance, 11:00PM

THE JOINT NEXT DOOR Open Mic hosted by Clint Bussey, 8:00PM THE ROOT BAR Papa Vay Landers (classic country), 7:00PM THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM NEEDTOBREATHE: Acoustic Tour, 7:00PM TWIN LEAF BREWERY Team Trivia Night, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Irish Jam, 6:30PM Open Mic, 8:30PM

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis, (African folk music), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Bity City Blues Jam w/ host Chicago Don, 8:00PM BEN'S TUNE UP Magenta Sunshine March Residency, 8:00PM BYWATER Open Can of Jam, 3:00PM CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats, 7:30PM DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesday w/ Dog Whistle & DJ, 9:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Kismet, Julia Caesar & TBA, 8:30PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesday, 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 ilyAIMY, 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Jam, 5:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim-O, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM NANTAHALA BREWING'S ASHEVILLE OUTPOST Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM

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NOBLE KAVA Poetry Open Mic w/ Caleb Beissert (7:30pm sign up), 8:00PM ODDITORIUM Synergy Story Slam, 7:00PM The Styrofoam Turtles, Pons (rock), 9:00PM 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 (Bachatta, Merengue, Salsa), 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 hosted by Jason DeCristofaro, 6:30PM STATIC AGE RECORDS Deloused In The Comatorium (Mars Volta tribute, art rock), 9:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Asheville's Most Wanted Funk Bandits, Kazz & Unk, 8:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Clark Beckham, 8:00PM THE ROOT BAR Lucky James (blues, Americana), 8:00PM THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Little Feat 50th Anniversary Tour, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Open Mic w/ David Bryan, 8:00PM TWIN LEAF BREWERY Open Mic Night, 7:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Music Bingo, 8:00PM

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Hosted by the Asheville Movie Guys EDWIN ARNAUDIN earnaudin@mountainx.com

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the ’80s with visual and narrative confidence on par with Guerra’s Oscarnominated predecessor.

One of several worthy shortlisted films ultimately not nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the recent Academy Awards, this rich work, the South Korean mystery Burning and the Danish thriller The Guilty make a strong collective case to expand the category and help make room for the less publicized but just-as-strong fare from underrepresented parts of the globe.

Perhaps an Eastern and Western Hemisphere subset or something similar could one day be established, but with that pipe dream currently on hold, serving Birds of Passage as a post-Oscars sorbet is a fine consolation prize.

Starts March 8 at Grail Moviehouse REVIEWED BY EDWIN ARNAUDIN EARNAUDIN@MOUNTAINX.COM

Birds of Passage HHHH Director: Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra Players: Carmiña Martínez, José Acosta, Natalia Reyes Drama/Foreign Film RATED NR If there’s one word that should be blurbed on the poster and press materials for the Colombian import Birds of Passage, it would be “exotic.”

That sense of the unusual and often unexplainable extends to the film’s natural scenery — both the lush forests and cracked dirt deserts — as well as the people who populate those places and the circumstances in which they find themselves, providing a culturally transportive experience rarely seen in modern cinema.

Key to that generally accessible allure is a magnetic lead performance by José Acosta as Rapayet, a

man of meager means and a tainted family legacy who seeks a better life through the emerging drug trade.

His relatable ambition sets up a fascinating clash — propelled by greed and violence — between his indigenous Wayuu clan’s traditional values and encroaching capitalist ideals.

The complex process of the players sorting out where their loyalties lie results in a film that feels like a true document created in another country without outside influences.

Cinephiles enchanted by the crisp B&W cinematography and lost-world access of the Amazon-set Embrace of the Serpent (2015) may have a minor epiphany discovering that it and Birds of Passage share a director in Ciro Guerra. Working with his then-wife Cristina Gallego as co-helmer, the pair shepherd this multigenerational drama from the late 1960s through

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STARTING FRIDAY Apollo 11 HHHS Birds of Passage HHHH (Pick of the Week) JUST ANNOUNCED Captain Marvel (PG-13) A woman becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes.

Everybody Knows (R) Secrets are revealed at wedding festivities in Madrid.

At the Fine Arts Theatre

CURRENTLY IN THEATERS Alita: Battle Angel (PG-13) HHHH Arctic (PG-13) HHHS Capernaum (R) HHHH Cold Pursuit (R) HHHH The Favourite (R) HHHHS Fighting with My Family (PG-13) HHHH

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Free Solo (PG-13) HHHH

Director: Tyler Perry Players: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Mike Tyson Comedy RATED PG-13 With the title of A Madea Family Funeral and a promise of the final movie in an impressively long series (10 films!), one might speculate that we’d see Tyler Perry’s signature character reach her onscreen end. But if you were worried (or hopeful) that A Madea Family Funeral would depict the final days of the tough-love grandmother, you can relax. This story isn’t about Madea’s funeral.

However, it’s not entirely clear what this story is about. That probably won’t matter to fans who enjoy watching their favorite family matriarch keep everyone in line with a smack or offer comfort through mangled Bible verses. Those who love Madea’s banter with her brother Joe (also played by Perry), cousin Aunt Bam (Cassi Davis) and old friend Hattie (Patrice Lovely) won’t be disappointed here.

Green Book (PG-13) HHHS Greta (R) HH 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 A Madea Family Funeral (PG-13) HH Never Look Away (R) HHH Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) HHH Run the Race (PG) HH Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) HHHH A Star Is Born (R) HS They Shall Not Grow Old (R) HHHS A Tuba to Cuba (NR) HHHH The Upside (PG-13) HHS What Men Want (R) HH

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Nephew Brian (Perry without makeup and prosthetics) is also part of the mix as the reliable straight man, shaking his head in disbelief at what he hears. A new addition to the cast is Uncle Heathrow (Perry with new makeup, prosthetics and a Jheri curl wig), providing cheap laughs as a double amputee and throat cancer survivor who speaks through an electrolarynx. (Cheap laughs can still be laughs. Some lines just seem funnier when they come from an electronic voice box.)

Infidelity creates some strained melodrama among too many family members to keep track of, portrayed by a ridiculously beautiful cast. (David Otunga stands out as the embodiment of “swole,” squeezing his pumped-up physique into tight shirts. He looks like a romance novel cover come to life.) But if you’re looking for a cohesive portrayal of a family providing love and support to one another following the death of a loved one, you won’t find it here.

Perry’s script only serves to move his core quintet from one setting to the next, finding increasingly inappropriate circumstances in which their bickering, ogling and boasting can be mined for comedy through

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scenes that go on far too long. The worst example of this is when the group is pulled over by white police officers. This was presumably an opportunity for a commentary on how black people are treated by law enforcement. Instead, Perry once again settles for easy jokes and caricatures that ultimately serve no purpose other than providing a few laughs.

A Madea Family Funeral throws 10 jokes at you, hoping one of them will draw more than a chuckle.

Watching someone try too hard often gets tiresome. If this is indeed the final Madea movie, Perry may have even realized that himself.

REVIEWED BY IAN CASSELBERRY IANCASS@GMAIL.COM

Apollo 11 HHHS Director: Todd Douglas Miller Players: Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins Documentary RATED G The new movie Apollo 11 is more document than documentary. It’s a meticulously edited compilation of film footage shot at the time of the July 1969 moon mission, and it includes no additional interviews, narration or title cards. What little voice-over there is comes courtesy of news coverage from CBS anchor Walter Cronkite (who goes unseen).

Even the graphics and explanatory animation are contemporary, though quite sufficient.

The effect is to put viewers back in the middle of the unfolding drama, with the advantage of 50 years’ hindsight. Seeing closeups of the exteriors of the space capsule and lunar module, looking a bit like something assembled from spare parts in a garage, is just one of many moments when 21stcentury viewers will be amazed that NASA pulled this off with barely a hitch less than 25 years after World War II and fewer than seven years after John F. Kennedy pressed the “start” button.

One long tracking shot along seemingly endless banks of paperdependent machines monitored by countless men in white shirts and skinny ties makes Hidden Figures look like gross oversimplification.

Other than the masterful editing (often in split screen) by director Todd Douglas Miller, the movie

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adds only an admirable and largely electronic score by Matt Morton and a few begrudging subtitles that are so small and briefly seen, they’re easily missed — mostly the names of participants and countdowns to upcoming turning points.

This is not an educational documentary — it’s an immersive one.

The audio is often barely intelligible, and anything that wasn’t filmed at the time can’t be included. There are few explanations of anything, so don’t expect to learn much that will be useful at cocktail parties.

Apollo 11 may best be appreciated as an appendix to last year’s First Man, a narrative film that tells you more about the people involved and covers the back story that’s missing here. And this time out, you get the unfurling of the Stars and Stripes on the lunar surface instead of Damien Chazelle’s relentless depiction of Neil Armstrong’s pervasive melancholy. It’s a worthwhile trade.

Starts March 8 at the Fine Arts Theatre REVIEWED BY BRUCE STEELE BCSTEELE@GMAIL.COM

Greta HH Director: Neil Jordan Players: Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Colm Feore Thriller RATED R There are many familiar stories whirling around the center of Neil Jordan’s Greta. It’s not surprising that some of them are fairy tales since Jordan also directed the spellbinding The Company of Wolves (1984) and the (frankly terrible) In Dreams (1999), two movies that take cues from the Brothers Grimm.

At the core of both of those films are predatory men – literally wolfish in the case of the earlier movie.

Greta flips the gender of the titular villain (the talented Isabelle Huppert, channeling Catherine Deneuve’s vampire character in The Hunger), but not her victim, the guileless Frances McCullen (Chloë Grace Moretz).

Residing at this movie’s heart is the problematic assumption that women far apart in age should not hang out unless they are related – and maybe not even then. Frances’ own mother has died, and her grief, combined with her father’s inability

to cope with any of it, is one of the reasons she first meets Greta and is then compelled to spend time with her.

Shared activities include helping Greta adopt a dog (her former pooch, like her husband, has left this world) and cooking dinner with her in spite of objections about how weird it all is from her roommate Erica (Maika Monroe, having fun playing a self-absorbed party girl who somehow also has a gorgeous New York City apartment and no apparent job).

Is it truly that weird to have older friends? Sure, Greta and Frances’ surrogate mother-daughter relationship is filling a void for them both that might also be addressed with therapy, but it’s pretty normal – at least initially. Greta’s own daughter is in Paris studying at the conservatory (or is she?) and she quickly slips into referring to Frances with pet names like cherie and texting her late at night with cute dog pictures.

As for Frances, she falls for the image Greta presents – of a lonely, technologically challenged woman in her 60s who absentmindedly left her purse on the subway and just needs a friend. But when Frances finds a cabinet filled with rows of exactly that same purse in Greta’s apartment, and when Greta starts stalking her, she realizes too late that Erica was right all along.

The takeaway from Greta, which I fear I’m making sound more interesting than it is, is that old women are monsters, and maybe mothers are monsters, too. (It also includes various lessons about how not to leave obvious clues about your raging psychopathy out in the open, but that’s for another piece.)

The movie is best when it embraces its campiness and its fairy tale qualities, but even then the cliché that older women are either horrible witches or evil stepmothers is a tired one. And though it channels some great cinema – like The Hunger, Misery, Takashi Miike’s horrifying Audition and even the very fun (though equally ridiculous) Lifetime-to-Netflix sensation “You” – it always just feels like a hack job.

The soundtrack, however, which floats dreamily between 19th-century piano and indie music sweethearts like St. Vincent, is stellar.

REVIEWED BY ALI MCGHEE ALIMCGHEE@GMAIL.COM

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The program’s third season, which premiered on PBS affiliates nationwide in November, features such artists as mandolinist Sam Bush, guitarist Molly Tuttle, fiddler and step dancer April Verch and Dobro player Jerry Douglas. It was shot on location at various spots in North Carolina and Tennessee, including the Asheville Guitar Bar. davidholttv.org

RESETTING THE SCENE: Guerin Piercy vacuums ashes off an actor in preparation for a new take on the set of the YouTube series “Commune.”

The Asheville native is the six-episode Los Angeles production’s art director.

Photo by Awktopian • The fourth season of “David Holt’s State of Music” will be funded in part by a $25,000 grant from the North Carolina Arts Council’s Come Hear NC campaign. Hosted by the eponymous Fairview-based musician, the Emmy-nominated public TV series premiered on North Carolina Public Television in 2015 and is distributed nationally by PBS. It’s directed by Hendersonville-based Deni McIntyre,

FILM ‘OPERATION FINALE’ • WE (3/6), 2pm - Operation Finale, a dramatization of the search for Adolf Eichmann. Free.

Held at Henderson County Public Library, 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville 'CLIMATE STORIES NC' • FR (3/8), 10am - David Salvensen, UNC Chapel Hill professor, presents his documentary Climate Stories NC. Hosted by The French Broad River Garden Club Foundation. Free. Held at The Collider, 1 Haywood St., Suite 401 'LIVING IN THE FUTURE'S PAST' • FR (3/8), 7pm - Environmental and Social Justice Film Night shows the film by Susan Kucera, Living in the Future's Past. Free

• Asheville native Guerin Piercy is the art director for the recent sixepisode series “Commune,” which launched in late January on YouTube.

The dramedy follows a group of socially conscious people who unite to create their ideal community, a dynamic that’s soon challenged by a newcomer’s arrival. The series also seeks to connect viewers with activist organizations in Los Angeles through interviews with the groups’ representatives, building on the episodes’ themes of community, mental health and re-entry into society.

Originally a film and television actress who worked on “Days of Our Lives,” Piercy has translated her passions for painting, interior design and designing and building furniture into multiple art direction and production design positions. Tiffany Yvonne Cox, one of “Commune”’s executive producers, calls Piercy’s work on the series “impeccable.” communetheseries.com X

to attend. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place 'WITNESS' • SA (3/9), 2pm - Special screening of the film, Witness in preparation for the Forum on (3/10) with choir member Kelly McGillis. Free to attend. Held at First Congregational UCC of Hendersonville, 1735 5th Ave. W., Hendersonville FLOOD GALLERY WORLD CINEMA: 'SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER' • FR (3/8), 8-10pm - World Cinema: Francois Truffaut's 1960 crime drama Shoot the Piano Player. Admission by donation.

Held at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain HENDERSONVILLE FILM SOCIETY: 'GRAND HOTEL' • SU (3/10), 2pm - Hendersonville Film Society: Grand Hotel, the

1932 drama starring Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery and Lionel Barrymore. Screened in the Smoky Mountain Theater. Free.

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Genius inventor Thomas Edison rebelled against sleep, which he regarded as wasteful. He tried to limit his time in bed to four hours per night so he would have more time to work during his waking hours. Genius scientist Albert Einstein had a different approach. He preferred 10 hours of sleep per night and liked to steal naps during the day, too. In my astrological opinion, Aries, you’re in a phase when it makes more sense to imitate Einstein than Edison.

Important learning and transformation are happening in your dreams. Give your nightly adventures maximum opportunity to work their magic in your behalf.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The Danish flag has a red background emblazoned with an asymmetrical white cross. It was a national symbol of power as early as the 14th century and may have first emerged during a critical military struggle that established the Danish empire in 1219. No other country in the world has a flag with such an ancient origin. But if Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who’s a Taurus, came to me and asked me for advice, I would urge him to break with custom and design a new flag — maybe something with a spiral rainbow or a psychedelic tree.

I’ll suggest an even more expansive idea to you, Taurus: create fresh traditions in every area of your life!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): On June 7, 1988, Gemini musician Bob Dylan launched what has come to be known as the Never Ending Tour. It’s still going. In the past 30+ years, he has performed almost 3,000 shows on every continent except Antarctica. In 2018 alone, at the age of 77, he did 84 gigs. He’s living proof that not every Gemini is flaky and averse to commitment. Even if you yourself have flirted with flightiness in the past, I doubt you will do so in the next five weeks. On the contrary. I expect you’ll be a paragon of persistence, doggedness and stamina.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The otters at a marine park in Miura City, Japan are friendly to human visitors.

There are holes in the glass walls of their enclosures through which they reach out to shake people’s hands with their webbed paws. I think you need experiences akin to that in the coming weeks. Your mental and spiritual health will thrive to the degree that you seek closer contact with animals. It’s a favorable time to nurture your instinctual intelligence and absorb influences from the natural world. For extra credit, tune in to and celebrate your own animal qualities.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Between 1977 and 1992, civil war raged in Mozambique. Combatants planted thousands of land mines that have remained dangerous long after the conflict ended. In recent years, a new ally has emerged in the quest to address the problem: rats that are trained to find the hidden explosives so that human colleagues can defuse them. The expert sniffers don’t weigh enough to detonate the mines, so they’re ideal to play the role of saviors. I foresee a metaphorically comparable development in your future, Leo. You’ll get help and support from a surprising or seemingly unlikely source.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Imagine a stairway that leads nowhere; as you ascend, you realize that at the top is not a door or a hallway but a wall. I suspect that lately you may have been dealing with a metaphorical version of an anomaly like this. But I also predict that in the coming weeks some magic will transpire that will change everything. It’s like you’ll find a button on the wall that when pushed opens a previously imperceptible door. Somehow, you’ll gain entrance through an apparent obstruction.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Not all of the classic works of great literature are entertaining. According to one survey of editors, writers and librarians, Goethe’s Faust, Melville’s Moby Dick and Cervantes’ Don Quixote are among the most boring masterpieces ever written. But most experts agree that they’re still valuable to read. In that spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I urge you to commune with other dull but meaningful things. Seek out low-key but rich offerings. Be aware that unexciting people and situations may offer clues and catalysts that you need.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Many of you Scorpios regard secrecy as a skill worth cultivating. It serves your urge to gather and manage power. You’re aware that information is a valuable commodity, so you guard it carefully and share it sparingly. This predilection sometimes makes you seem understated, even shy.

Your hesitancy to express too much of your knowledge and feelings may influence people to underestimate the intensity that seethes within you. Having said all that, I’ll now predict that you’ll show the world who you are with more dazzle and flamboyance in the coming weeks. It’ll be interesting to see how you do that as you also try to heed your rule that information is power.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian actress and producer Deborra-Lee Furness has been married to megastar actor Hugh Jackman for 23 years. Their wedding rings are inscribed with a motto that blends Sanskrit and English, “Om paramar to the mainamar.”

Hugh and Deborra-Lee say it means “we dedicate our union to a greater source.” In resonance with current astrological omens, I invite you to engage in a similar gesture with an important person in your life.

Now is a marvelous time to deepen and sanctify your relationship by pledging yourselves to a higher purpose or beautiful collaboration or sublime mutual quest.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1997, a supercomputer named Deep Blue won six chess matches against Chess Grand Master Gary Kasparov. In 2016, an Artificial Intelligence called AlphaGo squared off against human champion Lee Sodol in a best-of-five series of the Chinese board game Go. AlphaGo crushed Sodol, four games to one. But there is at least one cerebral game in which human intelligence still reigns supreme: the card game known as bridge. No AI has as yet beat the best bridge players. I bring this to your attention, Capricorn, because I am sure that in the coming weeks, no AI could out-think and out-strategize you as you navigate your way through life’s tests and challenges. You’ll be smarter than ever. P.S.: I’m guessing your acumen will be extra soulful, as well.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): At regular intervals, a hot stream of boiling water shoots up out of the earth and into the sky in Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park. It’s a geyser called Old Faithful. The steamy surge can reach a height of 185 feet and last for five minutes. When white settlers first discovered this natural phenomenon in the 19th century, some of them used it as a laundry. Between blasts, they’d place their dirty clothes in Old Faithful’s aperture. When the scalding flare erupted, it provided all the necessary cleansing.

I’d love to see you attempt a metaphorically similar feat, Aquarius: harness a natural force for a practical purpose, or a primal power for an earthy task.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Who was the model for Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting Mona Lisa?

Many scholars think it was Italian noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo. Leonardo wanted her to feel comfortable during the long hours she sat for him, so he hired musicians to play for her and people with mellifluous voices to read her stories. He built a musical fountain for her to gaze upon and a white Persian cat to cuddle. If it were within my power, I would arrange something similar for you in the coming weeks. Why? Because I’d love to see you be calmed and soothed for a concentrated period of time; to feel perfectly at ease, at home in the world, surrounded by beautiful influences you love. In my opinion, you need and deserve such a break from the everyday frenzy.

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Training provided, contact Veronica Long 828-778-0260 WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE MANNA FOODBANK MANNA FoodBank is seeking the ideal candidate for the position of FT Warehouse Associate. This dynamic position offers a dual role of working approximately 28 hours in warehouse operations (Distribution, Reclaim, Order Picking, General Warehouse) and 12 hours in the Volunteer Center weekly. The work schedule is Tuesday 12pm8pm, Wednesday-Saturday 8am-4pm from September through May. Summer hours are Tuesday 12pm-8pm, Mon-Wed-Thurs-Fri 8am4pm. This is a hands-on, fast paced, physical position that also requires a high degree of communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to positively engage with volunteer groups and individuals building relationships and providing engaging volunteer experiences.

To apply, please compete the online application including a cover letter highlighting why you are the ideal candidate for this position at forms.mannafoodbank.org/ job-application/ APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 03/08/2019

TEACHING/ EDUCATION

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ARTS/MEDIA ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL SEEKS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Asheville Area Arts Council seeks a dynamic and visionary leader to fulfill the position of Executive Director. Learn more and apply on our website: www.ashevillearts. com. No phone calls please.

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SALON/ SPA FRONT DESK POSITION Sensibilities Day Spa is now hiring for a part time/ full time front desk associate.

Availability to work both locations and weekends is required. Front desk, customer service or receptionist experience required. Bring resume to either location for consideration.

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professional communications (via phone, email, and in-person meetings), detailed recordkeeping, computer skills, and working well in a team environment. While no outside sale experience is required, experience with dealing with varied and challenging situations is helpful. The position largely entails account development and lead generation (including cold-calling), account management, and working to meet or exceed sales goals. Distribution duties include route work, graffiti removal, and back-up for the route drivers. If you are a high energy, positive, cooperative person looking to join an independent, community-minded organization, please send a resume and cover letter (no walk-ins, please) explaining why you are a good fit for Mountain Xpress to: xpressjob@ mountainx.com

XCHANGE ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES I BUY OLD PAPER MONEY Buying old paper money, notes, bonds, documents, etc. Asheville, WNC and East TN. • Top value offered.

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FINANCIAL MOUNTAIN XPRESS HAS A SALARIED SALES POSITION OPEN. The job includes some interdepartmental duties including back-up duties in our Distribution Department. Ideal candidates are personable, well-spoken, organized, motivated, and can present confidently, while working within a structure. Applicant must have a clean driving record and be able to lift 50 pounds. Necessary skills include clear and

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LANDSCAPING TREE AND SHRUB REMOVAL SERVICE 30 years experience in cutting trees in people’s yards in Asheville and WNC. • Free quotes. Call Eddy Kieffer: 684-7151.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY The following is a list of unclaimed and confiscated property at the Asheville Police Department: electronic equipment; cameras; clothing; lawn and garden equipment; personal items; tools; weapons (including firearms): jewelry: automotive items; building supplies; bikes and other miscellaneous items. Anyone with a legitimate claim or interest in this property has 30 days from the date of this publication to make a claim.

Unclaimed items will be disposed of according to statutory law. For further information, or to file a claim, contact the Asheville Police Department Property and Evidence Section, 828-2324576. NOTICE OF DISPOSITION The following is a list of unclaimed and confiscated property at the Asheville Police Department tagged for disposition: audio and video equipment; cameras; clothing; lawn and garden equipment; personal items; tools; weapons (including firearms): jewelry: automotive items; building supplies; bikes and other miscellaneous. All items will be disposed of 30 days from date of posting. Items to be auctioned will be displayed on www.propertyroom.com.

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SUCCESS STARTS WITH YOU, COUNSELING CAN HELP! Licensed Professional Counselor offering support for issues of anxiety, relationship, vocation, depression, trauma, identity, life direction. My style is gentle/ encouraging but direct when helpful. 25 years experience. www.CounselorInAsheville. com (404) 414-1465

FOR MUSICIANS

37 Not yet bankrupt 40 Goal for an actor 41 Maidenform garment 44 *See 30-Across 45 Noted 1970s-’80s Gang leader?

46 Revolutions can divide them 47 Dallas hoopster, for short 48 Wedding gown designer Di Santo 50 *See 23-Across 52 ___ Beanies (bygone toys) 54 Super conductor?

55 *Garnishes for oldfashioneds 57 Subway unit 58 Cargo’s place 59 Keep tabs on tabbies, say 60 Breast Cancer Awareness mo.

61 Murder : crows :: parliament : ___ 62 Carves 63 French possessive

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1 One going head over heels?

2 Seaport near Buenos Aires

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Emphatic denial Add, as an extra Dispersed Madres’ sisters Kendrick Lamar’s genre 8 South American corn cakes 9 Air race marker 10 Roe source 11 Soldier’s request before entering a firefight 12 Like quaint schoolhouses 13 Anderson who directed “Isle of Dogs” 19 Wall off 21 Relatives, casually 24 Paris eateries 26 Connections 29 Indie artist DiFranco 31 U.F.O. occupants 33 Blackboard chore 34 Emulates Pinocchio 35 One dressed to impress 36 British bathroom 37 Naval bigwig: Abbr.

38 Home to many Greeks, informally

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39 Score at the start of a set 41 The original “The Office,” e.g.

42 Wearying routine 43 Puts in order

45 Not give up on 54 Fit together well 46 They loop the Loop 55 “What have we here?!”

49 One crying “Uncle!,” 56 Abbr. perhaps sometimes 51 Raid targets written twice in a row 53 Partner of odds

MUSICAL SERVICES NOW ACCEPTING STUDENTS IN JAZZ PIANO, COMPOSITION, AND IMPROVISATION (ALL INSTRUMENTS).

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18 *They get stuffed at Greek restaurants 20 Enemies from way back 22 Consider carefully 23 *With 50-Across, classic ice cream treats 24 Judge’s seat 25 Louis, par exemple 27 Something divided in W.W. II 28 Stand for a speaker 30 *With 44-Across, sour candies 32 Body image, briefly 33 Ages and ages 34 Tribal emblems 35 Unproductive … or, literally, a hint to the answers to this puzzle’s starred clues

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