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PAGE 8 FAILING OUR CHILDREN Two years into an effort by Asheville City Schools to address the huge achievement gap between its white and black students and — not only has the problem gotten worse — there are still no specific goals or timeline for implementation. COVER DESIGN Scott Southwick

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Success! Medical debt destroyed On Jan. 30, Mountain Xpress published a commentary, “Debt Destroyers: Locals Launch Campaign to Relieve WNC Medical Debt.” The steering committee wants to let your readers know that our goal was met and surpassed! The Western North Carolina effort to raise money to pay off the eligible medical debt in 34 counties collected a total of $19,193, which not only pays off more than $1.5 million of debt for our neighbors but also almost $400,000 of medical debt of veterans. Within the next few weeks, people all over Western North Carolina will receive yellow envelopes with letters telling them that their debts are paid off and that credit bureaus have been contacted to be sure that those debts are taken off their records. RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit corporation, is handling the distribution of the funds. The money was raised from large donors and from many small gifts. Groups at the League of Women Voters and Mindful Mornings passed the hat, donating $56 and $119, respectively. Hot Yoga Asheville had a donation day and raised over $1,200. Zapow! Gallery hosted a party, and donors got free beer (donated by UpCountry Brewing) and mugs for a donation. In addition to the money raised at the party, patrons of Zapow! Gallery raised over 900 additional dollars. A celebration party was held at the Farm at Green Heron Pond; gener-

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government and disparity have both grown together, not inversely, as too many liberals assume. In addition to much neglect, I can easily see two major city budget categories that actively abuse the poor, those being the police budget as opposed by Black Lives Matter and the Planning Department budget, which attacked 12 Baskets, housing and my own food supply, with money with which both could have enhanced. Progressive cities, especially in North Carolina, need to accept that the police oath to enforce all laws, most of which hurt the poor, is a deal-breaker; and that the few exceptions, like protecting domestic violence survivors, can best be done by civilians like those at Helpmate, who can be paid for that task exclusively, without certification pressures from the regressive state or feds, and without tax-funded, military-style assault rifles, high-capacity magazines, armored cars and grenade launchers capable of massacring 50 New Zealanders; purchased instead of housing and food. — Alan Ditmore Leicester

Locals urge action on climate crisis On Saturday, May 4, over 100 people gathered in the amphitheater of Rainbow Community School in West Asheville to hear a panel of high school students and community leaders speak about the climate crisis and what they are doing to fight it. The event was staged by the Sunrise Movement as part of its nationwide town hall series aimed at inciting community organizing efforts around the centerpiece of its political movement, The Green New Deal. The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led, climate activism organization founded in April 2017, has experienced an explosion of notoriety after staging several high-profile protests over the last seven months in attempts to make The Green New Deal into a household concept. In their aim to change national political discourse, Sunrise has been quite successful. Two protests that took place in November and December 2018 led to the introduction of Rep. Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez’s, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey’s, D-Mass., Green New Deal resolution in February. ... The resolution, a series of general policy goals, details the catastrophic envi-

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ronmental problems that would result from political and economic business as usual and calls for net zero global emissions by 2050. To achieve these goals, the resolution aims to create what environmental activists widely refer to as a “just transition,” a shift to renewable energy that creates prosperity for working-class Americans. ... The town hall began with high school students who rallied the crowd with passionate calls about the urgency of the climate crisis. Clay Swan-Davis, a panelist and student at Asheville High School, acknowledged that youths are the voice of reason and conscience when it comes to confronting ecological destruction. Davis said that the young people taking the lead in the climate movement have ironically tasked themselves with urging adults to “grow up” and stop living in climate denial. The adult panelists spoke broadly about a range of issues, from participatory budgeting to creating more community gardens, the importance of labor unions and making Asheville’s public transportation system more efficient. The purpose of the discussion was a general call for greater political participation and community organizing efforts in Asheville, rather than about the Green New Deal specifically. Deanville Celestine, an Asheville High School student, echoed the event’s focus on democracy and civic engagement when he told me that he was “interested in the Green New Deal because it is a democratic means of establishing justice for the people and changing the economy for the better.” Similarly, Brian Haynes, the only Asheville City Council member in attendance, said he came to the event because “the Green New Deal is exactly what is needed to move the country in the right direction” and that he wanted to “see what part I can play in the movement.” Comments from others in the crowd also signaled that, besides wanting to learn about the Green New Deal, people were interested in coming together and finding substantive ways to start mobilizing for clean energy and against the climate crisis. The event ended with a speech by Sam Taylor, the director of Sunrise’s North Carolina program. Taylor used one of Sunrise’s go-to messaging strategies, which is to clearly define a common enemy: fossil fuel billionaires. ... The Sunrise Movement plans to organize in the Asheville area through the 2020 election. Taylor said that the organization’s goal is to have 12-24 “fellows” and several staffers on the ground across North Carolina registering voters and speaking to people about the Green New Deal starting this fall. Although Taylor

did state Sunrise plans to execute more direct actions to build a stronger base of activists, he said that the organization will mostly be focusing on voter registration leading up to 2020. — Clay Hurand Asheville Editor’s note: A longer version of this letter will appear online at mountainx.com.

The trouble with smart meters Duke is upgrading Asheville’s smart meters. The concept is that these meters communicate with Duke your electrical habits ranging from usage of TV, washer, dryer, dishwasher, water heater, refrigerator, oven to good old-fashioned lights and then some. Duke then has the ability to sell your information so businesses can help serve you better by knowing your patterns in the privacy of your own home. But there is a downside! These smart meters send electrical pulses that aggravate your health. You can opt out only if you have a notarized note from a doctor. Some doctors are fully aware of the negative health impacts of these meters and are willing to state that on paper. So people are paying to see their doctor with a notary public in attendance to confirm that you are not willing to take on additional health side effects of smart meters. Essentially, our electric company knows these smart meters pose risks! So why make people jump through extra hoops? You still have to purchase the old analog meter for $170. And your electrical bill will increase by $15 every month. Why the added paper trail of doctors being documented as saying in their expert opinion, these units are dangerous? If you are not aware of potential side effects from the radio frequencies of smart meters on plants and animals, just do a simple online search. Remember, some search engines are tailored to your search patterns. Perhaps try some alternative search engines, too! — Matt Stivers Asheville Editor’s note: Xpress contacted Duke Energy spokesman Jeff Brooks for a response to several of the writer’s points. Asked whether it’s correct that Duke has the ability to sell customer information from smart meters to businesses, Brooks wrote via email: “No. … Customer identifying information — such as names and addresses — is not stored in the smart meter or transmitted across the network. The smart meter sends only your energy consumption information and meter

C A R T O O N B Y B R E NT B R O W N identification number to Duke Energy. Kilowatt-hour consumption information is transmitted at regular intervals from your smart meter through an encrypted network for billing and reliability purposes. This information is protected from the moment it is collected until the moment it is deleted.” Asked whether Duke knows that smart meters pose risks, Brooks responded in part: “No. … Smart meters are a safe and proven technology. ... Both the [Federal Communications Commission] and World Health Organization have stated that the small amount of [radio frequency emissions] emitted by smart meters poses no threat to human health.” On the cost of opting out, Brooks replied that the writer’s figures were correct; however, “The customer is not purchasing a meter, as the meter is owned by Duke Energy. They are paying for the installation of a manually read meter and the cost of a technician coming out to read the meter each month to prepare their bill.” Another point noted last June in an order filed by the N.C. Utilities Commission (and reported by The News & Observer): The opt-out fees are to be waived if a customer has a notarized note from a doctor “that the customer must avoid exposure to RF emissions to the extent possible to protect their health.” More info from Duke on opting out can be found at avl.mx/620.

Plan roads with wildlife in mind Whether it’s a box turtle crossing a rural road or a mama bear with cubs scampering across a four-lane highway, this time of year it’s easy to see how human development puts wildlife at risk. After reading the May 1 Mountain Xpress article by Daniel Walton, “Bear Right: Collaborative Works to Reduce I-40 Animal Deaths,” I was heartened to hear about the efforts between public and private entities that are working to preserve and create landscape connections in fragmented habitats. Ensuring that migratory corridors exist allows animals (and plants) to safely travel along the paths they have been following for centuries. The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains are so special because of the biodiversity they hold. The National Parks Conservation Association is doing a good job shining a light on the needs of all species to be able to move about safely, and they are facilitating the efforts of multiple groups who want to protect wildlife. Let’s not blow this. We can plan our roads and development to allow for safe passage and protect the wild populations who make these mountains their home. — Jessie Wilder Asheville

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UNEQUAL OPPORTUNITY Goals, timeline lacking in program aimed at racial achievement gap in city schools BY VIRGINIA DAFFRON

is making the difference, she said. (See ACS testing data for 2014-18 by school, grade and subgroup at avl.mx/62w) “If we saw at that time that the African American students were performing less, that’s when we should have done something,” said board member Patricia Griffin, a retired Asheville City Schools teacher and administrator. “We own that failure.” Hedt also pointed to a shift in the racial composition of the district. She and other longtime ACS staff members estimated that the number of black students has fallen from 40%-50% of the district’s total in 2000 to 20% today, a total of 827 students at press time. Board members and school staff posited that the rising cost of housing may be pushing working-class black families outside city limits or out of the region. Board member James Carter asked whether more African American families are choosing charter or private schools rather than the public system. “We have families who have opted for charter — specifically black families — because of our gap,” Hedt confirmed. “They don’t trust us to teach their kids.”

vdaffron@mountainx.com Two years ago, Xpress reported on the hope-filled 2017 kickoff of an effort to address huge disparities between the achievement of black and white students in Asheville City Schools. Then-Superintendent Pamela Baldwin asked the school board to support the selection of Integrated Comprehensive Systems for Equity, based in Wisconsin, which she said was the only system “that actually addresses the specific components of an educational system to address the gaps and needs of children and teachers in our community.” But since the city’s work with ICS Equity began, the problem has gotten worse instead of better. Data assembled by the N.C. Youth Justice Project, which analyzes academic and discipline data for all of the state’s 115 school districts, shows that reading, math and science scores for Asheville’s black students in grades three-eight were the lowest of any district in North Carolina last year. Xpress asked Baldwin’s successor, current Superintendent Denise Patterson, about the status of the ICS Equity program at the end of the second year of a three-year contract, with over $120,000 spent on consulting fees and materials to date. “We are evaluating where we are with our ICS process,” Patterson said. Where exactly, Xpress wanted to know, is that? “We’re at that stage right now to say: What are we doing? What are all schools doing? What are we doing as a district? Those are some questions we are posing. And then we are posing: Where do we want to go from here? So we are looking at what have we done, what are we currently doing and where do we go from here?” Patterson responded. Xpress asked similar questions, probing for broad goals for the districtwide effort — and progress toward those goals — throughout a 90-minute interview with Patterson and other school officials. Along with attendance at 11 public meetings and numerous individual interviews with parents, teachers, organizations and elected officials since the beginning of 2019, the 8

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LEFT BEHIND: Asheville City Schools hired consultants with Integrated Comprehensive Systems for Equity in 2017 to help the district figure out how to better serve its African American students. Meanwhile, school officials and others say many of the city’s black children are experiencing levels of poverty, violence and trauma that make learning difficult. conversation was part of Xpress’ extensive reporting on the progress of the ICS Equity initiative. (See sidebar, “Following the gap”) But while awareness of Asheville’s worst-in-state racial academic achievement and discipline disparities seems to be on the rise, agreement on specific goals for reducing the gap, the strategies and resources needed, and how long it could take to make progress remain elusive. LOOKING FOR ANSWERS Even among themselves, school officials appear divided on how to make things better for Asheville’s black children, perhaps because they haven’t come to a consensus about why Asheville’s gap is worse than those of other districts with similar demographics and histories.

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It’s generally agreed, however, that no single factor is to blame. A shortage of African American teachers and low expectations for black students within the district, combined with larger societal problems such as violent crime, poverty, trauma, food insecurity and difficulty accessing medical and mental health care, all contribute to the problem. The gap between the test scores of Asheville City Schools’ white and black students — although significant — tracked that of other districts across the state until the 2009-10 school year, Melissa Hedt, the district’s executive director of curriculum and instruction, recently told the school board. From that point forward, the gap between white and black academic proficiency has widened dramatically. And it is falling black achievement, not rising white student proficiency, that

Only 5% of Asheville City Schools’ teachers are black; 92% are white, and 4% identify as other races. Although the picture looks different at the administrative level — 22% of principals and 39% of assistant principals identified as black in the last school year — many say the paucity of black role models is a barrier to success for students of color. “Our teachers are going to teach what they know,” Lauren Evans, principal at Asheville Primary School, told the school board. “And most of our teachers are white and female. And so they are going to default to historical norms and a historical understanding of what they have been taught.” UNC Asheville associate professor of education Tiece Ruffin, who is consulting with the city system, says studies show black students tend to perform better when taught by black teachers. But in the absence of more African American educators, she urges ACS to analyze which of its white teachers are most effectively closing the achievement gap between black and

white students. Those teachers, she says, could mentor their peers in more effective practices. At a May 7 meeting to discuss the system’s budget for the upcoming school year, Buncombe County Commissioner Al Whitesides asked Patterson whether the district offers extra incentives to African American candidates. Patterson responded that $2,000 hiring bonuses are in place for special education and math teachers, but not specifically for teachers of color. EXPECTATIONS BECOME REALITY “Most teachers in our district have not seen certain populations of students be successful and do not truly understand what urgency means when closing the opportunity gap,” Evans told the school board. Speaking of black students, board Chair Shaunda Sandford said, “They’re in school from kindergarten to eighth grade, they’re raising their hand, and the teacher’s not calling on them. They’re trying; they get to middle school and they can’t read. We’ve lost so much time.”

Asheville Middle School Principal April Dockery added, “The reality is, there are children who are coming to me in the sixth grade, and they do not know their multiplication tables and they are not reading at grade level. And I am sending them to [high school] not having a tremendous impact on them for the three years.” Asked whether the district has set measurable goals for improving black student achievement, Patterson told Xpress, “Each school has a student achievement plan, and they have a percentage goal in there that they want to make sure that they close that gap.” Those plans are accessible to the public on each school’s website, she added. Xpress was easily able to locate some of the school improvement plans; others, not so much. A link to the improvement plan for Montford North Star Academy appeared to be broken and returned an error message. The Asheville High School plan page was last updated on Nov. 28, 2017, while the School of Inquiry and Life Sciences plan page was last updated in December 2018 and contains

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N EWS limited information. (See avl.mx/62k for links.) Only one of 10 schools, Claxton Elementary, included a quantitative goal specifically targeting black student achievement in its plan, which states an intention that 62.6% of the school’s black students will achieve proficiency in reading in third grade. At the end of the 2017-18 school year, just 14.3% of Claxton’s black students scored proficient or higher at the end of third grade.  In math, the plan states, Claxton aims for 61.2% of black students to achieve proficiency. In 2017-18, 35.7% of black third-graders, 9.1% of black fourth-graders, and 6.7% of black fifthgraders hit that target on end-of-grade tests. Neither the reading nor the math goals included a specific timeline for achievement.

FOLLOWING THE GAP As part of its ongoing coverage of the Asheville City Schools’ racial achievement and discipline gaps, Xpress has attended the following meetings and published six related stories in 2019. • Jan. 22: Joint meeting with the Asheville City Board of Education and Asheville City Council (avl.mx/5ua) • Feb. 18: Asheville City Board of Education meeting • Feb. 27: Meeting at Vance Elementary with parents regarding playground plans (avl.mx/62d) • March 4: Q&A with current school board members for school board candidates (avl.mx/5tg) • March 20: Equity collaborative, second meeting (avl.mx/62e) • March 26: School board interviews before Asheville City Council (avl.mx/62f) • March 28: Meeting with parents and district staff to discuss planned changes to the seventh grade math curriculum • April 10: Equity collaborative, third meeting • April 30: Community listening forum at Mount Zion Baptist Church on the achievement gap with six faith-based organizations • May 9: ACS presents budget request for 2019-20 school year to Buncombe County Board of Commissioners (avl.mx/62g) • May 14: Board of Education special called meeting for equity framework review X

BACK TO BASICS Even lofty goals, high expectations and culturally informed teaching strategies can’t reach children who arrive at school hungry, tired, traumatized and homeless, say city school board members, district officials and principals.

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“It goes back to Maslow,” said board member and retired Asheville teacher Martha Geitner, referring to a model of human psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in 1943. “The hier-

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archy — if they’re not getting fed, if they’re not getting what they need, just basics — they can’t learn.” “Our friends who are coming into kindergarten already have significant trauma in their lives,” said Sarah Cain, principal of Jones Elementary. “They’re screaming, they’re crying, they’re tantruming. They can’t access the instruction because of what they’re walking in the door with every morning.” School of Inquiry and Life Sciences Principal Nicole Cush gave another example of how poverty disrupts learning at her school, describing a fire alarm incident the day before. The student who pulled the alarm, she said, had become homeless that night. “We just found out that mom’s water was turned off. She had no food. He had to go sleep with a friend,” she said. “This is what we are dealing with.” Meeting student needs that extend beyond the school campus is the job of Eric Howard, the district’s director of student support services. He told the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on May 7 that better coordination of services is critical for reducing the gap. The city schools work with the Buncombe County Department of Health and Human Services, Vaya Health, the juvenile justice system and others, Howard said, to provide “wraparound services” to address mental health, social and emotional needs. But coordinating all those entities and interventions effectively is a complex challenge. “All of our agencies need to be together to make these things happen,” Howard said, describing recent changes in payment sources that present “leaps and bounds that we have to go

over” to offer comprehensive mental health support. “Now, once we get those services put in place and we continue to have effective strategies around that, achievement will improve,” Howard added. Of the additional $2 million the Asheville City Schools requested above the Board of Commissioners’ recommended fiscal year 2020 budget, $515,000 was designated for mental health support. CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS A comparison of the city schools’ funding with that of other area systems suggests that the amount of money spent on education is not a root cause of Asheville’s unusual disparities. Based on an annual budget of $71,546,197 for the 2018-19 school year, the city district spends $16,092 on each of its 4,446 students. Buncombe County Schools, by contrast, spends just $6,246 per student, based on a total budget of $150,302,530 for 24,064 students. While county Superintendent Tony Baldwin told the Board of Commissioners that his system struggles with disparities for students with disabilities, the gap between white and black students in the county schools resembles the state average, with 27.7% of black Buncombe students in grades three-eight scoring proficient or higher on end-of-grade tests last year, compared with 60.1% of white students. Statewide, about 30% of black students achieve proficiency on the tests, compared with 62% of white students. Local taxpayers’ supplemental contribution to the Asheville City Schools’ budget is the second-highest in the state on a per-pupil basis. In the current school year, local taxpayers will contribute $24,732,399 to the system, alongside $29,098,225 from the state and $3,413,564 from federal grants. However, district officials say the overall numbers don’t reveal subtler financial trends. Because the number of students living in disadvantaged families is on the decline — 43.2% of students were eligible for free and reduced price lunch in the 2014-15 school year, compared with 36.5% in 2018-19 — federal Title I funding is drying up. Claxton Elementary Principal Derek Edwards, for example, said that his Title I funding went down by a third this school year. While fewer students living in poverty sounds like a positive trend, district leaders say those who remain in the city system are the poorest of the poor. Almost 650 students live in public housing, of whom 70% are black. As of February, the district had identified

COLLABORATION STATION Like the city school system, a new coalition of government, nonprofit and school leaders assembled by City Manager Debra Campbell to create a communitywide approach to the racial achievement gap has also struggled to propose a bold vision for Asheville’s black children. At the group’s third and most recent meeting, held on April 10, frustration flared over vaguely worded proposals. Campbell asked the group, “What does the school need from us around trying to address this achievement gap, opportunity gap?” Dr. Dan Frayne, president of Mountain Area

Health Education Center, responded, “If you just say you’re going to address something, it doesn’t actually mean you are going to make it better. So I would suggest that we make a commitment to eliminate [the gap], not just address it.” “Folks, we’ve been addressing this gap for the last 40 years,” agreed Commissioner Whitesides, an alumnus of the city school system who has also been a parent and grandparent of students and a member of the school board for eight years. “And we’re still addressing it. Until we decide that we’re going to eliminate it, we’ll still have it.” Gene Bell, another former school board member, current school volunteer and the director of the Asheville Housing Authority, called for a schedule with annual goals. “If we talk about eliminating anything, there has to be a date, a target or some point where we’ll know if we are successful,” he said. “If we don’t quantify it, how will we know how much progress we’re making?” Bell asked. The effort’s goals must address the crux of the problem — “intergenerational social and structural inequities that exist in our community” — Frayne said. “If we don’t do that, all of these things that we do are going to be the same, and we’re never going to have the lens that we need to really do something different.” X

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NO GO: Wyatt Stevens, attorney for the developer proposing the Flatiron Building hotel conversion, pulled the project from Asheville City Council’s agenda after learning that a majority of Council members did not support the plan. Photo by Brooke Randle Following a contentious showdown among Flatiron Building owner Russell Thomas, developer Phillip Woollcott and droves of residents and business owners opposed to the historic building’s conversion from office space into a boutique hotel, the developer’s attorney, Wyatt Stevens, pulled the project from Asheville City Council’s agenda after a majority of Council members voiced their lack of support during a May 14 meeting. “Madame Mayor, I can do the math, so we will withdraw the application at this time,” Stevens said. “I hope that in the interim something doesn’t happen; I hope that [the building] continues to serve well, as it has. I know that Russell will do his part to make sure that happens. But at least for tonight, we do not need a vote.” Around 100 people attended the nearly five-hour meeting, during which 27 speakers declared both resistance and support for the project during public comment. Many opponents of the

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proposal expressed frustration over what they described as unbridled hotel growth and development, especially in the city’s downtown corridor. “When will it stop? When downtown is one giant hotel?” asked downtown business owner Elizabeth Schell. “Another hotel is just not needed in this location and would in fact be a detriment. Not only will the small businesses and practitioners in the building be displaced, but it also means that locals have yet another reason not to come downtown. And that neither helps our local community nor our local economy.” Nearly every speaker, regardless of position, argued for the preservation of the historic building. Several echoed the developers, who have claimed that hotel conversion is the only way to pay for much needed repairs and updates that would maintain the building’s integrity. “There have been leaks in the building for at least a decade that haven’t been addressed. The Flatiron isn’t sprinklered. The existing elevators are not ADA-compliant. This is an eight-story building, and there are no areas of rescue assistance for people with mobility issues in case of fire,” said Karen Ramshaw, vice president of Public Interest Projects. “Unless there is also a massive fundraising effort to repair and rehab the building, all you’re doing is kicking the can down the road.” Other speakers, including Downtown Commission member Andrew Fletcher, suggested that approving the conversion — and its subsequent displacement of roughly 70 current tenants — would show that Council valued tourists over residents. “If you don’t value the existing uses of a building, you’re not valuing the exist-

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ing users. And that’s us, people like me, people who live here and vote here,” Fletcher said. “Your vote tonight is going to show your values, what things you choose to prioritize and who you find to be expendable.” Despite the prospect of having to relocate, some longtime Flatiron tenants showed their support for the project. Michael Faulkner, a social work therapist whose business has occupied the building for 30 years, said that he backs Thomas’ decision to change the building to the most profitable use. “Everything has a beginning, a middle and an end. This Flatiron building will stay; it will survive. Look at Charleston, look at Savannah, look at New Orleans. Those are historic communities, historic downtowns, and they thrive,” Faulkner said. “Nobody wants to leave, but we honor Russell, we honor downtown, and we honor the right to make money and to move on.” After the public comment portion of the hearing, Council member Vijay Kapoor read a statement in support of the project, which he characterized as consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan. “As Council members, we need to make a lot of tough choices, and the Flatiron Building decision is certainly one of them,” Kapoor said. “We can’t just reject projects because we don’t like them; that would be arbitrary and capricious. We need to have legitimate and legal reasons for doing so.” Addressing community concerns that the project would aggravate an already difficult downtown parking situation, Kapoor pointed to a traffic engineer’s assessment that showed the change of use would likely decrease congestion.

Despite the density of hotels in the area, Kapoor also noted that Woollcott’s plan to update the building’s aging elevators, install a sprinkler system and add a historic preservation easement distinguished the project from other hotel bids. Following Kapoor’s remarks, Council member Julie Mayfield said she supported the developer’s emphasis on building an Asheville-based team, adaptive reuse of the building and historical preservation. However, she disagreed with the displacement of local businesses and found the proposed loading zone and off-site parking problematic. Ultimately, Mayfield declared her opposition to the project, aligning with community members who had expressed concern over the impact of growth and change on the overall character of the city. “This building is not only almost physically, but spiritually and emotionally for people — and myself included — the spiritual center of our city. It is, I think, the soul of our city,” Mayfield said. “I would want the developer to look at other options. I have suggested that they do that sort of what I call the ‘Asheville way,’ which is pulling together people who don’t agree with you and trying to find a path forward.” Council members Sheneika Smith, Brian Haynes and Keith Young also voiced their opposition to the proposal, citing the abundance of downtown hotels, gentrification, loss of parking and displacement of current tenants. Vice Mayor Gwen Wisler did not comment on the project during the meeting and did not respond to Xpress requests for her reactions by press time. While Mayor Esther Manheimer did not specify her position, she said that some residents who passionately support preserving the building today might not have invested in the building just decades earlier, before Asheville became a tourism hub. “I feel like there are all of these people who did take a chance on Asheville a really long time ago, when to buy a building like the Flatiron Building seemed crazy. It doesn’t seem superfair to the people who made those early investments not to let them make the most of it,” Manheimer said. “I do think about the people that did that, and I’m sure to them it feels like a bit of a slap in the face,” the mayor continued. “But I’m hearing you all. I think where we’re at in Asheville is ready to have a very serious conversation about our future and trying to make the right decisions for our community.”

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‘Grueling’ county audit finds weaknesses in financial controls

GREENE LIGHT: The indictments of former Buncombe County Manager Wanda Greene and other former county employees helped CliftonLarsonAllen identify issues with the county’s financial controls. Photo by Alicia Funderburk Working without food, drink or sleep, a single accountant would have needed over 3 2/3 months to finish the audit on Buncombe County’s fiscal year 2017-18 books. Being human, the team with Minneapolisbased CliftonLarsonAllen took considerably longer. The firm conducted roughly 2,700 hours of work — over three times its original estimate of 885 hours — from July 1 through May 14, when principal Bill Early presented the results to the Board of Commissioners. The audit came in more than six months past its first deadline and roughly $233,000 over the initial budget of $118,125, issues which Early said were due to the “extenuating circumstances” of fraud among former county leadership, staff turnover and the county’s implementation of a new financial system. “It was a very grueling process,” Early told the board during a special called meeting on the audit. “It’s probably the longest and most detailed audit I think I’ve ever had to go through, just the additional procedures — it was a perfect storm.” While that fine-toothed approach still gave Buncombe an “unmodified opinion,” indicating no major financial misstatements, CLA found six “material weaknesses” and

nine “significant deficiencies” in the county’s internal controls. Protocols with the potential for abuse, Early said, included the approval of wire transfers, recording of receivables for insurance policies, authorization of procurement card limit increases and expense reimbursements for department directors. Board Chair Brownie Newman asked why previous audits, conducted by Asheville-based Gould Killian CPA Group for over a decade, had not identified those problems in county practices. Early explained that his firm used a lower threshold for examining

transactions, which may have caught more issues, and brought extensive experience with government audits. Reading the indictments of former County Manager Wanda Greene and other former county employees, he added, gave his accountants a better idea of where to look. “Because we knew of, I’ll say, ‘the tone at the top’ and management override, we looked at controls in a different way,” Early said. “Because of what everyone was going through, employees were more open to admit if there was a mistake made or say, ‘Yes, we could improve our policy there.’” Don Warn, the county’s finance director, said staff members had already addressed many of the issues identified through the audit and had developed a “corrective action plan” to deal with other findings. He noted that county staff would meet with CLA before the end of the fiscal year to focus on meeting the Oct. 31 deadline for the next audit. Board members voted unanimously to accept the results of the audit, but Commissioner Mike Fryar suggested that Buncombe’s work wasn’t over. Because the extra time and expense for the process was driven largely by the need to investigate fraud, he argued, the county should work to recover its audit expenses from Greene and others. “It’s not the county taxpayers that should be paying the bill. It is the people that caused the bill,” Fryar said. “It’s a cleanup, and we had a hard time doing it.”

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In the early spring of 1933, excitement was brewing in Asheville. After a 25-year drought, beer would again be legally sold in the city starting in May (see “Asheville Archives: Prohibitionists seek to reform Asheville, 1907,” May 29, 2018, Xpress). The process toward legalization began when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Beer and Wine Revenue Act into law on March 22, 1933. Shortly thereafter, the N.C. General assembly followed suit, approving the sale of both beverages. By April, the city’s anticipation was growing. “Twenty-one more days, and beer will again be legal in Asheville and throughout the state of North Carolina,” the Asheville Citizen-Times announced in its Sunday, April 9, edition. According to the article, before Asheville voted to go dry in October 1907, Schlitz and Budweiser were the two most popular beers in town. The majority of the city’s residents, however, preferred drinking whiskey and wine. Still, local brewery warehouses were situated in Asheville, with their horse-drawn carriages delivering cases and kegs to the area’s saloons. During this period, the Bonanza Bar was among the city’s most popular drinking spots and “one of the finest bars in the southeast,” the paper reported. Located where Manicomio Pizza & Food stands today, Bonanza offered “fine wines, rare old liquers and a variety of whiskies, together with two or three brands of beers,” the Sunday paper wrote. Meanwhile, the 1933 article continued, hotels at the turn of the 20th century pro-

vided “special rooms where women might drink [to] avoid the eyes of the curious.” In the original Battery Park Hotel, for example, the “Red Room” was a space designed specifically for this purpose. However, most women, the paper asserted, “drank their beer at home.” Despite Asheville being a wine and whiskey town in the early 1900s, some local organizations made it a point to celebrate beer. On the first Friday of every month, the Asheville Club, an all-male social organization located in the Miles Building, hosted “Beer Day” (see “Asheville Archives: The Asheville Club moves to Haywood Street, 1901,” Sept. 19, 2017, Xpress). The monthly happening drew in more than 300 members, with Wurzberger being the group’s brew of choice. Generally, two to three kegs were consumed during each event. Further, the 1933 article notes, some residents at the turn of the century drank beer for their health: “In many instances, physicians prescribed it for men and women who were suffering from lack of appetites and food assimilations. Many persons drank beer for these reasons, although they did not like the brew at all.” Of course, absence makes the heart grow fonder. On May 1, 1933, when beer finally returned to the mountains of Western North Carolina, the city stirred with excitement. “At the stroke of midnight crowds, laughing and shouting, surged happily into cafes and stores eager to play a hand in the state’s new deal,” The Asheville Citizen reported that day. Some of the merrymakers cried, “Hurrah for Franklin Roosevelt,”

the paper wrote; others sang “Happy Days Are Here Again.” Complimentary food was served at several establishments that day. Beer sold for 25 cents a bottle at most locations; customers who took their beer to-go were charged an additional 5 cents. Meanwhile, at the Do Drop Inn on Pack Square, an orchestra entertained the late evening guests. “An odd mixture of humanity rubbed elbows at the various ‘bars’ yesterday,” The Asheville Citizen declared in the following day’s paper. “What would have been called ‘flappers’ several years ago lined up alongside red-nosed pioneers in the art of beer drinking.” Not long after the first few rounds were served, the article noted, “wouldbe connoisseurs had begun to develop a taste for one or two of the betterknown brands and began calling for the beer by name instead of walking up and calling ‘beer.’” Generally, the article continued, “those partaking of the beverage described it as ‘pretty good.’” However, the article reported: “Some of the girls made wry faces, but most of them were determined to find out what it was all about, draining their beer mugs before finally passing judgment. Many of them were of the opinion that a taste for it could be developed.” Editor’s note: Peculiarities of spelling and punctuation are preserved from the original documents. X

WHISKEY, BEER AND WINE: An early advertisement featured in the 1887 Asheville City Directory. Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Library, Asheville

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ANIMALS ANGEL PETS CONFERENCE (PD.) Asheville, Saturday, June 8 - Renaissance Hotel, 8-5 p.m. (Salon A). Senior pet care needs, end-of-life care, grief healing. Great for pet parents and pet professionals. Eventbrite Code:LovePets 20%off. AngelPetsConference. com ANGEL PETS EXPO (PD.) Angel Pets Expo Asheville, Saturday, June 8 - Renaissance Hotel, 10-6 p.m. (Salons B/C). All things pets! Presentations. Open to public, $5 at door. List of vendors and more info AngelPetsExpo.com AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB AGILITY TRIAL • FRIDAY through MONDAY (5/24) until (5/27) - Over 300 purebred dogs compete at various levels. Free. Held at WNC Agricultural Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Road ANIMAL CARE CAMPUS TOUR • SA (5/25), 2-3pm - A family-friendly tour on the third Saturday of each month. Free. Held at Asheville Humane Society, 14 Forever Friend Lane

BENEFITS COMMUNITY DIG DAY • SA (5/25), 11am5pm - Proceeds from the Community Dig Day family-friendly festival with educational workshops, cooking demonstrations, vendors, live music, activities and entertainment for kids and silent auction benefit Bounty & Soul. $10. Held at Swannanoa Valley Medical Center, 997 Old

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ASHEVILLE VEGAN RUNNERS • 4th SATURDAYS, 5:30-6:30pm - Asheville Vegan Runners, open group meeting. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road

I HAVE TOO MANY GUITARS, SAID NO ONE EVER: Stringed instruments from all over the Southeast are on display in the Burnsville Town Center at the inaugural Mountain Acoustics Luthier Invitational. The festival, Friday-Sunday, May 24-26, celebrates hand-built stringed instruments, the artisans who craft them and the musicians who play them. See the website, mountainacoustics.com, for full schedule and workshops. Admission is $10 for one day, $15 for both days, workshops require an additional fee. Photo courtesy of Corrie Woods (p. 15) ADCLUB WNC PRESENTS: MIKE LEAR • TH (5/23), 6:30-8pm - Presentation by Mike Lear, Executive Creative Director, Americas at BrightHouse. $15. Held at Mojo Coworking, 60 N. Market St. FLETCHER AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION • 4th THURSDAYS, 11:30-noon - General meeting. Free. Held at YMCA Mission Pardee Health Campus, 2775 Hendersonville Road, Arden TAX TIPS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES • WE (5/22), 11:30am1pm - Tax Tips for Small Businesses, seminar. Registration: avl.mx/61q. Free. Held at Lenoir Rhyne University, 2nd Flr Boardroom, 36 Montford Ave. TECH TUTOR • FRIDAYS, 3pm - Sign up for a 20 minute session with a tech teen. Free. Held at Skyland/ South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road

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Lunsford Stage. Free. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St. BIG IVY COMMUNITY CENTER BOARD MEETING • 4th MONDAYS, 7pm Community center board meeting. Free. Held at Big Ivy Community Center, 540 Dillingham Road, Barnardsville BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • WEDNESDAYS, 4:30pm - A quick refresher to brush up intermediate Spanish skills. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • 4th TUESDAYS, 6-8pm - Sit-n-Stitch, informal, self-guided gathering for knitters and crocheters. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. MARINE CORPS LEAGUE ASHEVILLE • Last TUESDAYS - For veterans of the Marines, FMF Corpsmen and their families. Free. Held at American Legion Post #2, 851 Haywood Road

ONTRACK WNC 50 S. French Broad Ave., 828-255-5166, ontrackwnc.org • WE (5/22), 5:30-7pm Dreaming of a Debt Free Life, class. Registration required. Free. • TH (5/23), noon-1:30pm - Understanding Credit. Get it. Keep it. Improve it. Seminar. Registration required. Free. • TU (5/28), 5:30-7pm - Understanding Credit. Get it. Keep it. Improve it. Seminar. Registration required. Free. • WE (5/29), noon-1:30pm - Budgeting and Debt, class. Registration required. Free. PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAM • TUESDAYS through (6/18), 6:30pm - Find Peace in Your World, inner peace video-based drop-in educational program presented by Peace is Possible NC. Information: pep.asheville@ gmail.com. Free. Held at North Asheville Recreation Center, 37 E. Larchmont Road

ASHEVILLE YMCA ADULT COOKING CLASS • TH (5/23), 5:30-7pm Adult cooking class. Registration: 828-575-2939 or lfurgiuele@ymcawnc.org. $25/$15 members. Held at YMCA - Asheville, 30 Woodfin St. FOOD NOT BOMBS COMMUNITY MEAL • SUNDAYS, 4pm - Community meal. Free. Held at Black Bear Coffee Co., 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville INFUSED IN HISTORY: A TEA EXHIBIT • WE (4/24) through SA (9/28) - Learn about tea and tea history with displays and informative panels in each of Smith-McDowell House period rooms. Admission fees apply. Held at Smith-McDowell House Museum, 283 Victoria Road

CARL SANDBURG FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL • MO (5/27), 11am4pm - 33rd annual Carl Sandburg Folk Music Festival. Free to attend. Held at Carl Sandburg Home NHS, 1800 Little River Road, Flat Rock COMMUNITY DIG DAY • SA (5/25), 11am5pm - Proceeds from the Community Dig Day family-friendly festival with educational workshops, cooking demonstrations, vendors, live music, activities and entertainment for kids and silent auction benefit Bounty & Soul. $10. Held at Swannanoa Valley Medical Center, 997 Old US Hwy 70 W., Black Mountain FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS • SA (5/25) & SU (5/26), 10am-5pm - Downtown Asheville Memorial Day Weekend Festival of the Arts, 100 artists working in painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, glass, wood, jewelry, collage and mixed media. Free to attend. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St. GARDEN JUBILEE • SA (5/25) & SU (5/26), 9am-5pm - Garden Jubilee, lawn-and-garden show. Free. Held at Historic Downtown Hendersonville, 145 5th Ave E., Hendersonville MOUNTAIN ACOUSTICS LUTHIER INVITATIONAL • SA (5/25) through SU (5/26) - Inaugural

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MEDICAID EXPANSION: FACT AND FICTION • TH (5/23), 6-7:30pm - Medicaid Expansion: Fact and Fiction, panel discussion and program. Free. Held at Hendersonville Community Co-Op, 60 S. Charleston Lane, Hendersonville

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING • TU (5/28), 5pm - City Council public hearings. Free. Held at Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza EYEWITNESS VENEZUELA: SOUTHERN TOUR WITH GLORIA LA RIVA • WE (5/22), 6-8pm - Anti-war activist Gloria La Riva speaks on the current issues in Venezuela. Free. Held at Liberation Station Community Center, 10 N. Market St.

Ambassadors, event with lego robots and hands-on learning experiences. Admission fees apply. Held at Asheville Museum of Science, 43 Patton Ave.

CIRCLE LEFT: The Lord’s Acre produces fresh food to address issues of hunger and poverty. On Saturday, May 25, 5-10 p.m., the nonprofit hosts the 11th annual Square Dance and Potluck to raise funds to continue its charitable work. In addition to live oldtime music, square dancing and a community potluck, there will be garden tours, kids activities and local craft beer and cider for sale. The event includes a raffle of local items. Admission is $10 or $25/family before the event or $15/$30 the day of. Photo courtesy of The Lord’s Acre (p. 15)

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BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • WE (5/8) & (5/22), 11am - Yoga class for kids. Free. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa • FR (5/24), 4pm - Kids stop by to practice their

reading skills with JR the therapy dog. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • 4th TUESDAYS, 1pm Homeschoolers' book club. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. • 2nd SATURDAYS, 1-4pm & LAST WEDNESDAYS, 4-6pm - Teen Dungeons and

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OUTDOORS CHIMNEY ROCK AT CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK (PD.) Enjoy food and craft beverages sourced from the Hickory Nut Gorge during A Gorgeous Evening Out for Annual Passholder on Saturday, June 1 from 7-9pm. Preregistration required. Info at chimneyrockpark.com 3RD AVENUE WALK AUDIT • WE (5/22), 1pm Walkability assessment of 3rd Avenue. Registration: 3rdAve. strivebeyond.org. Free to attend. Held at Sammy Williams Center, 301 N Justice St., Hendersonville BUNCOMBE COUNTY POOLS • SA (5/25), 11am6:45pm - Buncombe County swimming pools open Saturdays and Sundays until school gets out, then daily. Locations: avl.mx/50a. $3. Held at multiple locations across Asheville. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • TH (5/23), 6:30pm - Bearwise discussion on how to live safely with black bears in your community. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. • SA (5/25), 2pm Bearwise discussion on how to live safely with black bears in your community. Free. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview

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THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT • WE (5/29), 8:30pm Things That Go Bump in the Night, night hike and presentation about night creatures. Registration required: pisgahfieldschool.org. $20 ages 13 and up/$8 children. Held at The Pisgah Field School, 49 Pisgah Highway, Suite 4, Pisgah Forest

PUBLIC LECTURES COMMUNITY CHAT • WE (5/22), noon-1:30pm - Community Chat with Louis Negrón, CEO, United Way, Transylvania County. Free. Held at Cedar Mountain Café, 10667 Greenville Highway, Cedar Mountain INTERSECTIONAL/ INTERGENERATIONAL ORGANIZING SKILLS & STRATEGY • TH (5/30) 6:30pm - Two radical justice organizers discuss successful movementbuilding. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road METRO TALKS • TH (5/30), 5:30pm - Metro Talks: Cybersecurity and Data Breaches, Scams and Frauds by Holly Jones. Held at Archetype Brewing, 265 Haywood Road SECRETS OF A MOUNTAIN COVE • WE (5/29), 6-7pm Secrets of a Mountain Cove: A Family’s Life with Archaeology, a illustrated lecture by Robert Brunk. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St.

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Send your event listings to calendar@mountainx.com AGING AND LIVING BEYOND THE CAR • FR (5/24), 11:30am1:30pm - Lunch and learn lecture on aging and transportation. Registration: avl.mx/60y. $20. Held at Sammy Williams Center, 301 N. Justice St., Hendersonville CHAIR YOGA FOR SENIORS • THURSDAYS, 2pm - Chair Yoga for Seniors. Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville COUNCIL ON AGING, MEDICARE CLASS • FR (5/24), 4pm - Medicare Choices Made Easy. Free. Held at UNC-Asheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road

SPIRITUALITY ABOUT THE TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION TECHNIQUE: FREE INTRODUCTORY SESSION (PD.) The authentic TM technique—it works for everyone. Scientifically verified benefits: reduced stress and anxiety, decreased insomnia, healthier brain function, improved clarity and focus, increased inner happiness. So natural and effortless, you can practice it anywhere. Personal instruction with a certified teacher. A lifetime of free follow-up, community, and support. Thursdays, 6:30pm—7:30pm, Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut St. Register: 254-4350. TM.org ANATTASATI MAGGA (PD.) Sujata Yasa (Nancy Spence). Zen Buddhism. Weekly meditations and services; Daily recitations w/ mala. Urban Retreats. 32 Mineral Dust Drive, Asheville, NC 28806. 828-367-7718. info@ anattasatimagga.org • www.anattasatimagga. org

ASTRO-COUNSELING (PD.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Stellar Counseling Services. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229. DE-STRESS, GET HAPPY & CONNECT! (PD.) Mindfulness Meditation at the Asheville Insight Meditation Center. Group Meditation: Weekly on Thursdays at 7pm & Sundays at 10am www. ashevillemeditation. com, info@ ashevillemeditation. com.

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They’re vaping in bathrooms, lunchrooms and hallways. They’re even vaping up the sleeves of their sweatshirts in the middle of class — and most of the time, it’s undetectable. In 2016, former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared vaping, or electronic cigarette use, by young adults as a nationwide epidemic. As its popularity skyrockets, public health advocates are scrambling to spread the word about the nastier truths of the drug trend. “With the internet and the advertising of these e-cigarettes, it doesn’t matter if you’re living in a rural or urban community. It’s here. Every school we work with is having problems. Kids are using them at an alarming rate,” says Tobin Lee, regional tobacco prevention manager at Western North Carolina nonprofit MountainWise. “The problem with vaping is that it doesn’t have the same social barriers that cigarettes did. There’s not a special type of kid that’s vaping. Everyone is doing it.” High school students have witnessed vaping’s popularity firsthand. “It’s like 90% of the school. In the bathrooms, even in class. Some will do it right in front of their teacher. It’s getting really

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popular,” says an A.C. Reynolds High School senior named Bella, who asked Xpress to use her first name only. “I have friends that are addicted to nicotine and vape all the time. And now, it’s almost not a big deal to be addicted. It’s so prevalent,” says Sawyer Taylor-Arnold, a senior at Asheville High School. “There’s a lot of people who can’t focus in class, and they’ll have to go to the bathroom to use it,” adds another Asheville High senior, John Kelly Douglas. “I mean like every period, constantly throughout the day. It’s pretty disruptive.” POPULAR PUFFS From 2011-17, the use of e-cigarettes by North Carolina students has increased 894% for high schoolers and 430% among middle schoolers, according to the 2017 North Carolina Youth Tobacco Survey. In contrast, the number of traditional cigarette smokers who have used within 30 days has decreased or remained largely unchanged over the same period. Moreover, the National Youth Tobacco Survey found that the number of high school students who had used e-cigarettes at least 20 of the last 30 days rose from 20% to 27.7% from 2017-18.

The most popular device on the market is the Juul, whose manufacturer, Juul Labs Inc., ended 2018 with over 75% of the e-cigarette market and more than $1 billion in revenue. Its sleek and unassuming profile, no larger than a thumb drive, allows users to hide it in plain sight. Juul pods, the disposable cartridges heated to create inhalable vapor, have some of the highest levels of nicotine among e-cigarettes. Fragrant flavors such as mango and creme have also helped the brand attract underage consumers, although as of November, Juul has removed most flavors besides mint, menthol and tobacco from physical stores. “I hate to say it, but I don’t think it’s going anywhere anytime soon,” says Ryan Stevens, a physical education instructor and baseball coach at A.C. Reynolds. “At least once a day in the gym, there’s vapor that’s not caught but smelled. As teachers, we have to roam around and make sure they’re not getting a quick hit or puff in the stairway. “I’ve heard kids say it’s not as bad as smoking a cigarette. I think that’s the stigma with our students. It’s easier to hide, and they’ve been told it’s not as bad,” Stevens adds.

SMOKELESS SIGNALS Because the average Juul pod contains roughly the same amount of nicotine as a pack of cigarettes, users with developing brains are at a high risk of becoming addicted. The surgeon general reports that nicotine use at a young age can result in reduced impulse control, deficits in attention and cognition, mood disorders and a higher likelihood of using other addictive substances. Aerosol inhaled from e-cigarettes can also include diacetyl, a chemical linked to serious lung disease; heavy metals such as nickel, tin and lead; and benzene, which is found in car exhaust. “We probably won’t know for 5-10 years the more long-term effects of the chemicals in the cartridges. But you can take a good guess,” says Lee. “Early data is showing it’s irritating lungs on a cellular level. There’s the risk of abnormal growth … developing chronic diseases like emphysema and heart attack and stroke. All these products have the potential to do that.” The federal Food and Drug Administration has cracked down on e-cigarette manufacturers and retailers by restricting the availability of flavors in brick-and-mortar locations,

enforcing more stringent labeling and holding retailers more accountable. State Attorney General Josh Stein also recently announced a lawsuit against Juul Labs that cited the company’s “youth-focused business strategy.” However, much of the responsibility to fight youth vaping still falls into the hands of regional organizers and educators. “I think there’s a lack of education on both sides. Teachers don’t know how to recognize it, and students don’t necessarily know what they’re putting in their body,” says Taylor-Arnold, who collaborates with Douglas at Youth Empowered Solutions, a statewide youth-led advocacy group that has worked to inform young people about the dangers of vaping. The story is all too similar to the battle against Big Tobacco — which perhaps makes it unsurprising that Altria, the company behind Marlboro cigarettes, owns 35% of Juul, giving it a minority stake in the dominant e-cigarette supplier.

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WELLN ESS LIFTING THE CLOUD In March, the Asheville cohort of YES! created an Advocacy from Afar toolkit that includes sample social media posts, graphics, templates for calling and emailing representatives and tips for adult allies. The campaign’s hashtag, #TobaccoTargetsMe, aims to highlight how tobacco companies exploit youths of different races, sexual orientations and other backgrounds. “Education is the most important part. You can add harsher disciplinary actions, you can change the signs and rules, but it doesn’t matter if students aren’t educated about what they’re doing,” says Taylor-Arnold. Students at Western Carolina University have taken a similar approach, developing a campaign that uses video, augmented reality and campus spaces to spread information to first-year college students, many of whom are vulnerable to picking up the habit or have already been vaping since high school. The campaign, developed in partnership with MountainWise and Candlerbased tech company WNC Digital, is part of a public relations course taught by Betty Farmer, WCU professor of communication and public relations. “One of the big things the campaign covers is the fact that vaping is not as cool or clean as you

think it is,” says Shaina Clark, communications and development coordinator at MountainWise. “And not to be a test dummy or guinea pig because you don’t know all that’s happening.” A video produced by WCU students highlights the unattractive realities of vaping from the perspective of onlookers. At a recent Clean the Air event hosted by WCU Residential Living, students also gave out T-shirts with a Zappar code produced by WNC Digital that, when scanned with a smartphone, links to an augmented reality experience that includes the video, a student-made infographic addressing e-cigarette misconceptions and other helpful information. “We’re competing now in the marketplace of ideas, from individuals who are not informed, to e-cigarette marketers and advertisers, to people like MountainWise who have information to share. To be able to cut through those competing messages is challenging for people. That’s one of the reasons we thought the augmented reality would be particularly engaging to college freshmen,” says Farmer. “The idea that any one entity working alone is going to be able to solve this or any other public health issue is probably naive,” Farmer continues. “So we need to coordinate, collaborate and communicate.” X

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BY KAY WEST kswest55@comcast.net On the 11 hilly acres of Carolina Memorial Sanctuary in Mills River, the view encompasses woodland, meadow, wildflowers, native shrubs and McDowell Creek. Birdsong trills through the balmy spring air, the only sound other than the crunch of soles on trails. Hand-hewn wooden benches, placed slightly off the path, offer places for contemplative pause. Almost fully absorbed into the landscape of North Carolina’s first Green Burial Council-certified conservation burial ground are 53 graves for people of all ages, faiths and backgrounds. Their commonality is a rejection of conventional funeral practices, particularly embalming and standard caskets. According to the GBC, burials in the United States annually put 4.3 million gallons of embalming fluids — usually containing carcinogenic formaldehyde — 20 million feet of wood, 1.6 million tons of reinforced concrete, 17,000 tons

of copper and bronze and 64,500 tons of steel into the ground. Green burial sites such as CMS offer an alternative with less environmental impact. “Green burial is not new. This is an ancient practice,” says CMS founder Caroline Yongue. “It is the way the majority of people in the world bury their loved ones. Green burial is less costly; it is good for the earth on every level, from death through burial.” LAID TO LOCAL REST The GBC says that cemeteries, preserves and burial grounds can broadly be considered “green” if they care for the dead with minimal environmental impact while conserving natural resources, reducing carbon emissions, protecting worker health and restoring or preserving habitat. Green burial requires the use of nontoxic and biodegradable materials for containers such as caskets, shrouds and urns. In

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G REEN SC E N E contrast, conventional lawn cemeteries allow embalmed bodies and exotic wood or metal caskets, as well as require concrete, plastic or other vaults or liners to hold them. The Asheville area offers three GBC-certified burial sites. Two of those, Green Hills Cemetery on New Leicester Highway and Forest Lawn in Candler, are defined as “hybrid” cemeteries, which offer conventional burials in some sections but in other areas prohibit vaults, embalming and non-natural burial containers. Ron Gortney, superintendent of Green Hills Cemetery, has overseen more than 100 green burials since starting to offer them in 2008. He says that demand for the practice arose partially due to the Great Recession as elderly people sought less expensive alternatives to conventional burial. “Probably their parents and grandparents were put in a wooden box and buried. Then everything got real commercial and expensive and went over the deep end,” Gortney explains. “This is really the way things used to be. So people were coming back to the old ways.” As a conservation cemetery, CMS follows a stricter set of guidelines. The entire burial ground only permits green burials, practices integrated pest management in landscaping to reduce chemical use and incorporates native plants and materials to maintain a natural appearance. In addition, CMS granted a permanent conservation easement to Conserving Carolina in October to ensure that the site will remain a natural environment in perpetuity. EASY TO BE GREEN? Many committed to the purity of green burial are wary of what they call “greenwashing,” in which green marketing is deceptively used to promote products or policies as environmentally friendly. “You see it all the time in beauty products and foods,” says Cassie Barrett, operating and marketing director at CMS. “Companies use the word ‘green’ or ‘natural’ to convey more than is true. We urge people who desire a green burial to check with the GBC.” Gortney says he still offers conventional burials for those who want that choice, but he’s diligent about keeping his green burials completely green. “We abide by [GBC] rules and share information and websites. They have guidelines we have to adhere to, and that’s good,” he says. “A lot of times a place might say it’s a green burial, but they bury metal parts and use a tradi22

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with a name, nestled flat on the ground. Some families also plant memorial trees and shrubs near their loved ones. Light pruning and maintenance takes place on volunteer workdays, but otherwise, nature takes its course. “Some people, even those who want a green burial, have a hard time embracing the wildness,” says Barrett. SENSE OF PLACE

INTENTIONAL INTERMENT: Friends and family members are invited to participate in all stages of burial at Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, including closing the grave. Photo courtesy of CMS tional casket, and that’s not what we do for green burial.” John Christian Phifer, who with Yongue and Barrett is a founding member of the Conservation Burial Alliance, urges those seeking a green burial to keep in mind the practice’s essential goals. The body’s natural return to the land, he says, shouldn’t require much in the way of consumption. “When you revive a tradition as we have done and start creating a place for these practices to occur, it is inevitable you will have people trying to figure out a way to make money off of that,” Phifer says. He recalls a recent burial where the deceased was buried in a “mushroom suit,” a garment impregnated with fungal spores to break down the body — the same process that happens naturally in dirt. “They’re so excited to have the option of something natural and have more control over their end and how that looks, they can sometimes go overboard,” Phifer points out. “It is important people know about greenwashing, not only from a conventional funeral business presenting options as green that are not, but also in products that may be ‘green’ but are not necessary.” FITTING IN At CMS, making a simple green burial available still takes a good deal of work. When Yongue first took possession of the land in December 2015, she recalls, it was “impenetrable” with hundreds of invasive plants and trees. She hired a forestry

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crew to mulch the invasives and stabilize the ground, remove massive stands of bamboo and build bioswales to capture and filter stormwater runoff. Restoration of the property’s spring head, creek and wetland is still ongoing. Now, walking the property, Barrett and Yongue point out the meadow, woodland and creekside burial locations that together represent over 280 spots sold since the ground’s first burial in 2016. All graves are dug by hand, many of them by Anthony Pranger, sanctuary steward and head gravedigger, with assistance from five on-call gravediggers, including Barrett. “There is a very specific method to how we dig graves here,” Barrett explains. “We make three separate piles, and the dirt goes back in the order in which it was removed, so that the topsoil is back on top.” Some are body burials, some cremated remains; there are also 19 pet graves with both bodies and cremains. “Because cremated remains are very alkaline and salty, if you scatter them, they will kill plants, and if you bury them, they can prevent growth,” Barrett says. “For cremated human or animal remains, we require the use of amendments we provide.” North Carolina law states that all bodies must be covered by at least 18 inches of earth known as the smell barrier, which prevents animals from detecting the body. Graves at CMS are dug 3 feet down, with roughly another foot of removed dirt mounded on top. Graves have no vertical markers; instead, many bear a natural stone carved

Wildness was what appealed to Anne deBuys, who had toured CMS with her partner even before he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. The day after he passed in August 2017, she walked the property with Pranger. “The configuration of the trees was very sheltering in that spot,” she says. “It was a landscape that was peaceful, yet also had a beautiful wildness to it. It just felt right.” Barrett says deBuys’ experience is common. “You walk around and kind of feel it,” she says. “People know it when they find it. “One of the beautiful benefits of this type of burial is it empowers people to be hands on and part of the process,” Barrett continues. “It is so helpful for people as part of their grieving to be involved with it.”  Once the body arrives on the property in its shroud or biodegradable container, it can be carried by hand or taken to the gravesite on a trailer pulled by a golf cart. Family and friends process behind the body and are invited to participate in all stages as they are comfortable, including lowering the body into the grave and closing it. “When people first arrive in the parking lot, there is such heaviness and nervousness in the air; people just aren’t sure of this natural burial thing,” says Yongue. “By the time it is done, things have shifted toward lightness.” “The atmosphere literally changes before our eyes,” agrees Barrett. “Even people who are skeptical — maybe the conservative siblings of the hippie sister — by the end of the burial, they are amazed at how beautiful, peaceful and natural it is. Over and over, we see real healing begin.” Because CMS is also a public park, open daily from sunrise to sunset, healing can continue there. Witnessing her partner’s death and burial inspired deBuys to buy the site next to his. “I go about once a week,” she says. “I take a chair, sit at his gravesite and find such comfort and peace there. There are wonderful birds, hawks and a great blue heron. It is a holding space, invested with the sacred as a burial ground.” X

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Rosarians, as those who cultivate roses sometimes refer to themselves, take pride in promoting the flower, says Jeff Wray, president of the AshevilleBlue Ridge Rose Society. Accordingly, the nonprofit educational organization will hold its annual exhibition Saturday and Sunday, May 25-26, at the N.C. Arboretum. Committed to cultivating roses as well as a sense of community, the society assists members and the public in the pursuit of rose knowledge in all forms. The exhibition, which Wray says has been held for more than 20 years, will feature up to 200 award-winning roses of many varieties (in keeping with the society’s noncompetitive spirit, the exhibition will not be judged) along with educational programming throughout the weekend. Experts will also be available to answer questions and provide tips about the selection, care and history of the plants.

WHAT Asheville-Blue Ridge Rose Society Exhibition WHERE N.C. Arboretum Education Center 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way ncarboretum.org and wncroses.com WHEN 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, May 25, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, May 26. Admission to the arboretum and the exhibition are free, but there’s a parking fee of $14 per vehicle.

ECO LIVING ON THE LAND LEARNING CIRCLES • SA (5/25), 2-5pm - Living on the Land Learning Circles, farm visits guided by sustainability consultant, Brandon Greenstein. Registration required. $20. VOLUNTEER WORKDAY- FLORENCE NATURE PRESERVE • FR (5/24), 10am-2pm Volunteer to help restore natural habitat and

protect rare plants and wildlife by removing nonnative, invasive plants and maintaining an important meadow habitat. Registration: volunteer@ conservingcarolina.org or 828-679-5777 x 211.

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SHOWSTOPPERS: Visitors stop to smell the roses at a past Asheville-Blue Ridge Rose Society Exhibition. This year’s exhibition takes place May 25-26 at the N.C. Arboretum. Photo courtesy of Jeff Wray

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Rose society hosts annual exhibition “They need water and sun, and it helps to feed them once in a while.” But otherwise, he insists, there’s no need to feel intimidated. To help dispel this myth, one of the exhibition’s lectures will be Roses 101, which will address the basics for getting started with rose cultivation. Arboretum public relations manager Whitney Smith notes that after the exhibition wraps up on Sunday, May 26, the arboretum will host a rose petal mandala workshop 4-6 p.m. The ticketed event, led by Melissa Thomas of Flora living boutique in West Asheville, is part of the arboretum’s Crafty Hour monthly social series. Participants will use upcycled rose petals from the exhibition to create botanical works of art. The event will include instruction, free beer or wine, light appetizers, materials and full-day access to the arboretum. Tickets are $67 for arboretum members, $75 for nonmembers, and must be purchased in advance at ncarboretum.org.

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In addition to “the popular longstemmed hybrid tea roses that slowly unfurl,” says Wray, exhibition attendees will find many specimens of the increasingly prized mini-flora. Larger than miniature roses but smaller than floribunda (a cross between a hybrid tea rose and a polyantha rose), mini-flora are known to be easy to maintain. But Wray notes that roses, in general, are less fussy than many people assume. “Because they look so good, people think they must be hard to grow,” he says.

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FOOD by Audrey and Bill Kopp | audreybill@liquornerds.com

When life gives you lemons Maybe you’ve spotted a bright yellow bottle of limoncello at the ABC store or behind a bar. Limoncello is a delicious and fruity drink that’s sweet (but not cloyingly so) and possesses a smoothness that belies its relatively high alcohol content. As is true of many liquors, the history of limoncello is a cloudy mixture of fact and legend. What is certain is that the drink has its origins in southern Italy more than a century ago. The most widely accepted story is that Lady Maria Antonia Farace tended her garden of lemons and oranges on the Italian island of Capri, and according to an essay on the Florence Inferno blog, she concocted limoncello as a refreshing drink to welcome home soldiers returning from World War I. Whatever its provenance, limoncello’s popularity spread quickly; today — as Dream of Italy editor Kathy McCable reports — the spirit accounts for a full 35% of liquor sales in Italy. The first commercially produced limoncello didn’t come onto the market until the 1980s, but now retail brands are available in most every liquor store; Asheville ABC shops stock several brands. But because it’s so simple and easy to make, there’s no reason not to whip some up limoncello in your home kitchen. And while — strictly speaking — limoncello is made from lemons, there’s no reason you can’t make ’cello with other citrus fruits. At home, we’ve made tasty individual batches created with the skins of limes, grapefruits, blood oranges, Meyer lemons and tan-

gelos. Each one has a distinctive and delightful flavor all its own. And one can go further. As John Wilson, wizard (that’s what it says on his business card) at downtown Asheville’s Tupelo Honey Cafe, says, “I would define a ’cello as any organic fruit or vegetable or substance that is used in conjunction with high-strength alcohol to create an extraction alcohol base, and then blended down with simple syrup and water.” That’s it, really. At its most basic, traditional limoncello is made by stripping a bunch of peels from lemons (you can make juice from the rest of the fruit, so there’s nearly no waste in the process), soaking them in high-proof Everclear, and then combining the strained alcohol with a sugar-water mixture and additional water. It’s really that simple. Wilson makes several flavors for the bar at Tupelo Honey, and beverage manager Mishelle DeTillio says that the restaurant’s other locations across the country are following his lead. “The varieties we currently offer are lemon, basil, jalapeñoginger, cacao, coffee, cinnamon, marshmallow and beet-carrot ’cello,” Wilson says, nearly out of breath. “And … I feel like there’s one more I’m forgetting.” We

CLASSIC LIMONCELLO Courtesy of John Wilson • Five organic lemons • 1 ½ cups Everclear • 3 cups water • 3 cups simple syrup (about 2 cups sugar plus 2 cups water heated and stirred on stove until dissolved, then cooled) Peel skin from lemons in long strips, being careful not to take along too much of the white part underneath the skin. Place peels in a sealable jar of Everclear; close and set aside in a dark place for 12 weeks, shaking gently once a day. Stir in simple syrup and water and store in refrigerator, ideally for four months or more. Strain and discard peels. Serve cold.

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THAT DIY SPIRIT: “I would define a ’cello as any organic fruit or vegetable or substance that is used in conjunction with highstrength alcohol to create an extraction alcohol base, and then blended down with simple syrup and water,” says Tupelo Honey’s John Wilson. Photo by Sonya Strange can personally vouch for the sublimity of almost all of those. As it happens, Wilson’s personal limoncello journey reaches back to Lady Maria. “A lifetime ago, I worked with a gentleman whose wife was from Capri,” he explains. Whenever the couple visited family in Italy, they would bring back and share homemade limoncello. “It took me about three years to get the recipe out of her,” he says with a laugh. “But when I did, the story she told me was that her aunt had actually got the recipe from Lady Maria.”

The delicious Italian liqueur is easy to make at home Wilson is happy to share that recipe (see box), but he encourages DIY-ers to go beyond the basics. “Years ago, I started experimenting with other things and found out that you can pretty much do it with almost any vegetable or fruit,” he says. “From there, it’s really just a matter of what your imagination can come up with and what you’re willing to put in the time and patience to see if it works out.” A quick and perfectly drinkable ’cello — like Giada De Laurentiis’ vodka-based recipe found on Food Network’s website — can be ready to consume five days after you peel the fruit. The result will be superior to most commercially available brands. But there are advantages of following the classic recipe and letting time do its work. Digging deep into science, Wilson explains spontaneous emulsification, the chemical process by which the combination of the ’cello mixture and sugar water makes the finished product take on a uniquely cloudy character. Always served chilled; ’cellos taste great straight up or as a component of a mixed drink. Wilson cautions that some fruits with a high water content — watermelon, for example — don’t yield good ’cello. But when it’s suggested that perhaps dried fruits might work, one can all but see the idea light bulb radiating above his head. He mentions that he has some dried Montmorency cherries on hand already. “And we’ve got dehydrators here,” he enthuses. “I’m going to dehydrate all of the strawberries I can and make a strawberry ’cello!” Stay tuned. X

’CELLO SPRITZER Courtesy of John Wilson • 1 ounce ’cello (any flavor) • 1 ounce sauvignon blanc • 4 ounces seltzer water Combine first two ingredients in a wine glass; top with seltzer and stir.

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SMALL BITES

FOOD

by Thomas Calder | tcalder@mountainx.com

Devil’s Foot Beverage Co. eyes the future Devil’s Foot Beverage Co., a local company that specializes in all-natural sodas and sparkling waters, formed in late 2017. “We were just a group of friends making mixers for ourselves ... until we got to a point where we realized what we were making was really good,” says co-founder Jacob Baumann. “At that point, we thought it’d be a good idea to try it out as a business.” For the majority of the company’s existence, Baumann and co-founder Ben Colvin have managed all daily operations, from production and distribution to sales and community outreach. But more recently, Devil’s Foot added its first part-time position, with plans to hire up to three more part-time employees. The expansion comes courtesy of a $50,000 grant from NC IDEA, a private foundation that supports entrepreneurial ambition and economic advancement in the state. “The grant is going to allow us to scale up at a quicker pace than we would have been able to,” Baumann explains. Along with new staff, Baumann says some of the money will be allocated for marketing outside the region, with sights set on the eastern part of the state, as well as South Carolina and Virginia. “We’ve only been doing this for a year and a half, and it’s literally been me knocking on doors and walking into stores and selling it,” Baumann says. “We’re mostly in bars, restaurants and brewereis. But the idea is to up our retail game. … The grant will help with that.”

Garden party and community cookout Green Opportunities Southside Kitchen will host its latest community cookout and garden party at the Arthur R. Edington Education and Career Center on Saturday, May 25. Fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, corn on the cob, rolls and banana pudding will be served, along with vegan and glutenfree main course options. Pathways to Parks, a nature group committed to encouraging people of color to explore public lands, will also be in attendance. The free event is supported by the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, the Conservation Trust for North Carolina and Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. The free family lunch runs 1-4 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at the Arthur R. Edington Education and Career Center, 133 Livingston St. To RSVP, visit avl.mx/60r.

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SODA POP: Earlier this month, Devil’s Foot Beverage Co. received a $50,000 grant from NC IDEA. Co-founders Ben Colvin, left, and Jacob Baumann, pictured at Social Lounge, have used some of the money to hire the company’s first parttime employee. Photo by Thomas Calder For more on Devil’s Foor Beverage Co., including its current distribution sites, visit avl.mx/61m.

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Square dance and potluck On Saturday, May 25, The Lord’s Acre, a local nonprofit that builds community by growing produce for those in need, will host its 11th annual square dance, potluck and raffle fundraiser. The familyfriendly event will include garden tours, garden games and a raffle featuring local items. All who attend are asked to bring a dish for the potluck dinner. A $10 donation is suggested for individuals and $25 for families. The square dance and potluck run 5:30-10 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at The Lord’s Acre, 26 Joe Jenkins Road, Fairview. For more, visit avl.mx/60q.

Blue Dream Curry House will celebrate its fourth year in business with a scavenger hunt. Keep an eye on its social media platforms for clues on how to win a free entrée or two free appetizers. The hunt will take place at six participating breweries and cider houses: Bhramari Brewing Co., Burial Beer Co., Ginger’s Revenge, Pisgah Brewing Co., Urban Orchard Cider Co. and Zillicoah Beer Co. These establishments are also collaborating with Blue Dream Curry House to create specialty brews that will be on tap during the anniversary celebration. The anniversary party runs noon-10 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at Blue Dream Curry House, 81 Patton Ave. Scavenger hunt cards will be redeemable that day. For more, visit avl.mx/60s.

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken opens On Saturday, May 25, Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken, a Durham-based restaurant, will open its first Asheville location. The eatery serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. For

its grand opening, the store will donate 10% of its total sales to Haw Creek Elementary School. Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken is in the Peaks Shopping Center on Tunnel Road. The grand opening takes place Saturday, May 25. Hours are Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. For more, visit avl.mx/60x.

Memorial Day fundraiser On Monday, May 27, Lookout Brewing Co. will grill hot dogs (with meat and nonmeat options) as part of a Memorial Day fundraiser. All donations will benefit the N.C. State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain. Hotdogs will be available 2-8 p.m. Monday, May 27, at Lookout Brewing Co., 103 S. Ridgeway Ave., Black Mountain. For more, visit avl.mx/60t.

Grain-, sugar- and dairy-free Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe will host author and nutritionist Leah M. Webb on Tuesday, May 28. Webb will discuss her new work, The Grain-Free, SugarFree, Dairy-Free Family Cookbook. The event is free to attend. The talk begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe, 55 Haywood St. For more, visit avl.mx/60u.

Klinker Brick wine dinner Bone & Broth will team up with Metro Wines and Klinker Brick Winery for a wine pairing dinner on Wednesday, May 29. Menu highlights include seared scallops with citrus brown butter and mango pico de gallo paired with Albarino; bitter greens, poached peach, smoked blue cheese, pistachio and Vidalia onion vinaigrette paired with Farrah Syrah; and dry-aged braised short ribs paired with 2015 Old Ghost Vine zinfandel. Tickets are $75 and include tax and gratuity. The pairing begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at Bone & Broth, 94 Charlotte St. To purchase tickets, visit avl.mx/60v.

Local teacher awarded grant The N.C. Restaurant & Lodging Association’ s N.C. Hospitality Education Foundation recently announced its 2019 scholarship and grant recipients. ProStart teacher Jacqueline Brown of Asheville High School was the sole educator recognized with the $1,500 Ted Fowler Educator Grant, which supports program development in the field of hospitality education. ProStart is a nationwide, two-year high school program that reaches nearly 140,000 students in more than 1,800 high schools, according to the association’s website. ProStart’s curriculum offers real-life experience opportunities and builds practical skills. For the complete list, visit avl.mx/60w. X

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

COMING HOME TO COUNTRY The Casey Kristofferson Band releases its debut album BY BILL KOPP bill@musoscribe.com With a surname like Kristofferson, a musician is essentially presented with two options. They can run from preconceived notions, heading in an altogether different musical direction, or they can embrace the benefits and expectations that come with the famous name and strive to live up to it. Singer, songwriter and guitarist Casey Kristofferson initially chose the first option. But today, the daughter of Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge is ably exploring the latter path. Celebrating the release of Dirty Feet, the Casey Kristofferson Band plays Salvage Station on Friday, May 31. “When I really started getting into music and started playing, I was in the punk rock genre,” Kristofferson says. She had also worked as a go-go dancer and trained as a classical ballerina (she teaches ballet at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts). “My influences are all over the map,” she acknowledges. But even when Kristofferson was ostensibly writing punk songs, her lifelong immersion in top-flight songcraft shone through. “I can remember playing in punk rock bands,” she says, “and they were like, ’It doesn’t matter what we’re playing. Everything that you do comes out country. You do realize that!’” Kristofferson admits that for a long time, she didn’t realize that playing punk rock didn’t come naturally. Today, she fully embraces her classic and outlaw country roots. “I guess I

BLESSED AND CURSED: Casey Kristofferson knows that having her famous last name means people expect high-quality songwriting. She’s embracing that reality, as well as coming to terms with her country music roots. The Casey Kristofferson Band plays at Salvage Station on May 31. Photo by David Simchock kind of denied it for a while,” she says. “But this is easy for me. This is home.” Casey Kristofferson moved to Western North Carolina 15 years ago with her then-husband. The couple split three years ago, but both remain in the area; Kristofferson lives in Old Fort with her daughters. Before her move, she played in a ska-punk band — “kind of like Sublime,” she says. Once settled, she spent some time with a Nashville-based producer and his associates. “When I started meeting some of those artists, it blew my mind,” she says.

A stint working at Acoustic Corner in Black Mountain exposed her to young local musicians she describes as prodigies from the mountains who would just sit and pick. “They were self-taught,” she says, marveling at the memory. “It was just amazing to me.” Kristofferson took all of those influences in, applied them to her true musical roots and began writing songs like the Dirty Feet standout track “Quit Drinking Less,” a tune that draws upon outlaw, honky-tonk and just plain catchy songwriting traditions.

For a while, she was part of the band Yellow Feather. Today, that band and hers share some members. Yellow Feather was a kind of songwriting collective; the Casey Kristofferson Band is primarily built around the singer’s original songs. The band — which includes local musicians Zack Page (Kristofferson’s former bass teacher) and guitarist Aaron “Woody” Wood — recently played its first high-profile gig at this year’s MerleFest. “Honestly, I was pretty nervous the night before,” Kristofferson says. “But it was one of the best shows we’ve ever played,

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and we had a great crowd.” The artist notes that while she’s performed on big stages with her dad and his band, she’s “really accustomed to singing with him in harmony.” Taking the frontperson spot is more intimidating. Kristofferson acknowledges that having a famous last name can be a double-edged sword. People expect great things from a songwriter with her moniker. “But in some ways, it’s nice,” she says. “Because people hear the name and might give me a second glance. But it hasn’t ever gotten me — or my brothers or sisters or any of the rest of us — anywhere that we haven’t had to completely earn.” While she emphasizes that her parents have always been encouraging, she notes that “as far as backing of the record, we’ve gone through on our own; there hasn’t been any kind of ‘ups’ from the family at all,” she says. “They know I’m pretty independent.” Kristofferson has absorbed some of the important lessons from growing up as the child of two well-known and respected songwriters. “My dad writes about things that touch people spiritually and on a deep level,” she says. “He feels so strongly about his responsibility as an artist to really get something out

there that means something, that sends a message. I’ve respected that a lot.” From her mother, Kristofferson also learned the value of being true to one’s art. “I’m a mother of three, and I run a ballet school,” she says. “And it does take an incredible amount of energy to go and live this other life and be a musician.” But, she knows that her parents did it. “If you’re not serving God through your art, you’re not really serving your true purpose,” she says. “Whenever I get a little doubtful or feel like I’m being selfish or just plain overwhelmed, I remember that this is a gift that I’m supposed to share.” X

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A& E

by Laura Hackett

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CHALLENGE THE PARADIGM ABSfest returns to Asheville for its 13th year

IT’S SHOWTIME: More than a decade since its inception, The Americana, Burlesque and Sideshow Fest is still going strong. “We’ve built something that people want to be a part of year after year,” says founder Madame Onça O’Leary. This year’s performers include, clockwise from top left, burlesque artist Tifa Tittlywinks; dancer and movement instructor Nadira; world record-holding whip artist Jacques Ze Whipper; and sword swallower and variety artist Opal Lechmanski. Photos courtesy of ABSFest The Americana, Burlesque and Sideshow Fest, a variety arts extravaganza, summons troupes of sword swallowers, whip artists, magicians, burlesque dancers and vocalists. It also offers a handful of performance-focused workshops that teach sideshow skills and burlesque concepts. ABSFest returns to Asheville for its 13th year, FridaySunday, May 24-26, with events at The Orange Peel and The Grey Eagle. “We love putting the full panacea of humanity and its glory on stage,” says Lauren O’Leary, aka Madame Onça, the festival’s executive director. “It makes me happy that people are still coming. It means we’ve built something that people 30

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want to be a part of year after year. We’ve established this show is always worth seeing.” Onça, who has been part of Asheville’s art scene since 1995, originally created the festival as a for-Asheville, by-Asheville occasion. However, as ABSFest’s popularity expanded, Onça was able to bring in performers and fans from across the globe. She sees it as an opportunity to “challenge the paradigm at a larger level,” she says. As the festival beckons what she describes as a larger pool of “passionate, polished and practiced artists with something to say,” Onça is proud to share the stage with nonconforming performers

who represent ideals of body positivity, gender inclusivity and racial diversity. In that spirit, this year’s Artist Recognition Award winner, Talloolah Love, will bring her troupe The Candybox Revue to present an ensemble inspired by the #MeToo movement. The performances kick off Friday evening with a FanDom show at The Grey Eagle, hosted by the Houston-based Tifa Tittlywinks, who according to Onça, will sport giant hairy eyebrows as the show explores themes of science fiction and fantasy. Tittlywinks will also host a Saturday workshop on how to use facial expressions effectively in burlesque performance.

“We all know burlesque is sexy, but for me, having a joyful pairing of sexy with comedy and other skills is really important,” Onça says. “So when someone like [Tittlywinks], who is blessed with natural sexiness, also chooses to be funny and gaudy, that’s amazing.” Before Friday’s main show, legendary Old World carny James Taylor (not to be confused with the singer-songwriter of the same name) will release and discuss a collector’s edition of his “Shocked and Amazed” book series that’s dedicated to all manifestations of sideshows and weirdness. There will also be an after-party on Friday at The Grey Eagle, featuring live music from Dream Baby, described by Onça as “experimental, electronic witch music.” The Saturday Spectacular features the largest number of burlesque and sideshow acts of the weekend, along with a charity raffle for the Asheville Humane Society and an after-party at Wicked Weed. On Sunday, the festival will close out with a Last Pasties Standing brunch and burlesque battle show at The Grey Eagle, hosted by Atlanta-based firebrand Sadie Hawkins. Other headliners include the comedic whip artist Jacques Ze Whipper, who holds the Guinness World Record for Most Bullwhip Cracks in a Minute (289), and burlesque dancer May Hemmer, known as both “The Sassiest Thing in New Orleans” and “The Cocoa Barbie.” Jacques Ze Whipper will also bring his 6-foot-long rope into the classroom for a workshop on basic tips and tricks of whip cracking. The same day, dancer Lottie Ellington will lead a special, 90-minute Twerkshop. But not all the lessons offered are strictly for the stage. On Saturday afternoon, belly dancer, teacher and festival producer Nadira will host a free community discussion on marginalized people in performance in The Orange Peel’s community room. This will be the second time Nadira hosts this workshop for ABSFest, and she’ll be joined by her fellow dancer Yoni Biyé, a member of the LGBTQ community. “Here’s a safe space where you can ask questions without judgment or reprisal. ... If you’re sitting in this workshop and you are trying, I am here,” says Nadira. “We ask, ’What does diversity mean? What does representation mean? And how do we approach that?’ And then I like to look at it practically — how you choose to advertise, cast, present your business cards. We thoughtfully approach diversity and representation in a very real way.”

Throughout the festival, Onça strives to expand the minds of anyone who walks through the door. “We try to give them a whole other portal to Asheville’s vitality and values,” she explains. “We’re very proud to say as the festival has grown, we’ve continued to expand its scope and commitment to justice.” She adds, “The activist aspect of burlesque is important — keeping it joyful and authentic while exploring change.” X

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A&E

by Mike Schoeffel

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SOUL-INSPIRED Asher Leigh was sitting in her bedroom in her parents’ house in Fairmont, W.Va. She’d just taken the board exam to become a physical therapist and was prepared to begin a career in that field. But as she readied to start down that path, it didn’t feel right. That’s when something unusual happened. “I started feeling all this energy in my left hand, and it inspired me to start making guitar chords,” she says. “It was so strange because music was practically nowhere in my life at the time. I didn’t play guitar, I wasn’t friends with any musicians. It felt like insanity.” Leigh knows that story sounds absurdly mystical. Yet that moment, which occurred over a decade ago, changed the course of her life and sent her down a road that led her to become what she is today: a working musician in Asheville. Leigh will perform with Laura Boswell at Isis Music Hall on Wednesday, May 29. The show comes on the heels of Leigh’s debut album, Roots Alive, which was recorded in four days at Chris Rosser’s Hollow Reed Studio in Asheville. It was a moving experience for Leigh, who admitted that she “never knew if or when I would ever get to record an album.”

Perhaps she had reason to feel that way. Five years ago, she launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a record. It fizzled out, however, partially because she wasn’t “emotionally ready,” as she puts it. That was a disappointment, she admits, yet the setback laid the foundation for her growth as an artist — on both a personal level and within the local music scene. In the five years since then, she’s been putting herself out there more frequently and connecting with people in the community. Roots Alive is more than just a record: It’s a comeback story. “The biggest difference over the past year has been that I’ve had the confidence to say, ‘My music is good enough’ — not just for myself, but for other people to hear,” she says. “I was getting positive feedback, and my confidence was growing. Recording an album felt like a natural next step.” The record’s title speaks to the style of music Leigh creates — or, perhaps more accurately, channels. Leigh also works as a certified life coach, through which she helps people discover their innate creativity and artistic potential. She often stresses the importance of living from a “soul-inspired place,” and Roots Alive is, indeed, deeply soulful. And, like her heartfelt live shows, the album is as much about entertain-

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NEVER TOO LATE: Although singer-songwriter Asher Leigh didn’t launch her music career until she moved to Asheville a decade ago, she’s turned her late start and early battle with anxiety into strengths. Leigh released her debut album, Roots Alive, in February. Photo by Erica Mueller ment as it is about connection — with herself, with others and with the divine. “Performances can become church,” she says. “A lot of younger generations find those mystical, spiritual moments through music. They’re looking to musicians to provide that because that’s who speaks to them.” Leigh began playing guitar and singing relatively late in her life. She was in her mid-20s when that epiphany occurred in her parents’ house. Before that, she’d never pursued music in any serious capacity. The move to Asheville

came because she knew that, to thrive, she needed to surround herself with creative types. That leap of faith — her relocation to Asheville and eventually her departure from physical therapy — has worked out, though it’s hasn’t been a seamless journey. Leigh admits that a sense of “not-good-enoughness,” as she calls it, has waxed and waned through the years. But she doesn’t allow it to debilitate her because she feels more grounded now. “When everything else burns away, music is what’s left,” she says. “I’ve come to realize that it’s part of my essence. Part of maturing as an artist is surrendering to you who you really are. And since I’ve done that, I’m provided with more strength and security when those moments of weakness come.” About overcoming those moments of self-doubt, Leigh still recalls how she was racked with anxiety before her first live show, a 20- or 30-minute set at Creatures Cafe. She vividly remembers “going into the bathroom and bawling my eyes out … because I was so afraid of what people would think.” But she still played. “I just pulled it together and did it,” she says. That performance was recorded on video, and Leigh was ashamed of it for many years because when she watched it, all she saw was her nervousness. But now she shows that video to her students to illustrate that anxiety is a natural part of performing — indeed, a natural part of life — and that it shouldn’t hold anyone back. “I like to help people connect with the creative source inside of them,” she says. “Because, deep down, I believe that’s what everybody on Earth wants.” X

WHO An Evening with Asher Leigh and Laura Boswell WHERE Isis Music Hall 743 Haywood Road isisasheville.com WHEN Wednesday, May 29, 7 p.m. $10 advance/$12 day of show

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‘Proposals’ at Flat Rock Playhouse three men as strongly as we should. Perhaps this is due to the characters of Ray (Allen Law) and Ken being written too similarly. Barton does share a nice believability with Posey in the end. Like a clap of comedic thunder, Brendan Malafronte struts onto the scene as Vinnie Bavasi. He wins us over with his charm and vitality. It’s inconceivable that this character has ever been more outstandingly performed. Malafronte steals the show. Even Vinnie’s connection with Sammii (Maddie Franke), although predictable, is a match made in a Brooklyn-style heaven. From the moment the lights come up, we feel like we’re in Simon’s version of On Golden Pond. The woodsy scenic design by Sandra Lopez is absolutely beautiful. It is one of the production’s greatest assets. Director Lisa K. Bryant has brought together a fresh cast, including some

local talent, which is revitalizing. Proposals is cute, and, most importantly, Bryant has a great sense of what it means to be haunted by our past. That’s what Simon was striving for. X

WHAT Proposals WHERE Flat Rock Playhouse 2661 Greenville Highway Flat Rock flatrockplayhouse.org WHEN Through Saturday, June 1 Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. $18.25-$57.50

MEMORY LANE: Thursday Farrar, left, and Dathan B. Williams perform in Flat Rock Playhouse’s staging of the Neil Simon dramedy Proposals. The cast includes local talent, as well, and the show is enhanced by stunning scenic design. Photo by Treadshots Some memories are so powerful that we spend a lifetime yearning to return. Neil Simon suggests that we can find our way back as ghosts in his dramedy Proposals, onstage at Flat Rock Playhouse through Saturday, June 1. Housekeeper Clemma Diggins (played by Thursday Farrar), narrates the summer she witnessed many years ago. At a lakeside retreat in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, we find the Hines family. Burt (Stewart Gregory), the father, is in failing health and is anxious for a visit with his previous wife, Annie Robbins (Paige Posey). Their daughter, Josie (Katie Barton), is not happy with the arrival of her mother, whose behavior Josie finds self-centered and manipulative. To complicate matters, Josie, who recently broke off her engagement with Ken (Grayson Powell), has three lovesick guys on her trail. Simon charmed audiences much earlier in his career with the plays The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park and the masterful film The Goodbye Girl. Proposals was intended to break away from Simon’s usual fare. Unfortunately, it was not the Broadway hit that was

expected and quickly closed in 1998. With the intriguing concept of the ghost housekeeper, Simon was certainly onto something special, but the script just doesn’t delve deeply enough. We see the play as a full reflection of the white family Clemma (who is African American) worked for, rather than aspects of the challenges she faced just before the civil rights movement. Regardless, Farrar gives a wonderful, passion-filled performance. Some of the best scenes include Farrar and Dathan B. Williams, who plays Lewis Barnett, the husband who left Clemma years ago. Together, their heartwarming storyline unfolds most convincingly. Throughout the play, we look to understand what tore the Hines family apart. With Gregory and Posey, we’re able to feel the possibility that they could rediscover their love in some way. This is necessary to hold our attention. Posey, in particular, glows and is reminiscent of a post-golden-age Joan Crawford. Barton is appropriately eye-catching, but her performance lacks magnetism. We simply don’t feel the strain of her life changing or her choice among the MOUNTAINX.COM

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Secret B-Sides frontman Juan Holladay is back with “What I Really Want,” the first single off his forthcoming solo album, Bouquet. Featuring the vocals of co-writer/producer/ mixer Sebastian Campaign, the soulful song also loops in singing from Laine Lewis and Katie Richter, and Richter plays trumpet on the track. Holladay has submitted the song to the Native American Music Awards for Song of the Year consideration and plans on sending music to the organization on an annual basis “to connect more with other Native American artists and people working in the industry.” The single-release party takes place at One World Brewing West on Friday, May 24, 9 p.m.-midnight. Holladay’s solo set will be followed by the Secret B-Sides, featuring local guitarist/vocalist Maddie Shuler. 21 and older. $5. oneworldbrewing.com. Photo courtesy of Holladay

For its return to 35below, Attic Salt Theatre Company has chosen Stephen Karam’s dark comedy Speech & Debate, about three misfits who unite to form the titular club at their high school. The play stars a trio of local teen actors: Brendan Nickerson as Solomon, the troubled reporter for the school newspaper who’s looking for a big scoop; Graham Podraza as Howie, a disaffected, openly gay senior; and Gabby Bailey as Diwata, the crew leader who nudges them out of their comfort zones. Lara Holloway, who recently wowed upstairs audiences at Asheville Community Theatre as Kate Monster in Avenue Q, rounds out the cast. The final performances take place Friday, May 24, and Saturday, May 25, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 26, at 2:30 p.m. $20. ashevilletheatre.org. Photo courtesy of Attic Salt Theatre Company

Kenilworth Artists Association Tour One of Asheville’s oldest neighborhoods, known for its gardens and variety of house styles, Kenilworth is also home to a healthy number of artists. More than 40 professional and aspiring creators belong to the Kenilworth Artists Association, and each Memorial Day weekend they open their studios to the public for a free, self-guided tour. Intended for casual browsers and serious art buyers alike, the tour spotlights artists working in a wide range of mediums, including oil, watercolor and acrylic paints, plus ceramic tile, collage, furniture, glass beads, jewelry, mixed media, paper, photography and pottery. The 2019 edition takes place Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. kenilworthartists. org. Art by Lisa Murphy

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Red, White & Boobs Memorial Day weekend is a time to reflect upon and pay tribute to military veterans who’ve given their lives to preserve the many freedoms enjoyed by U.S. citizens. Among those liberties are the ability to tell jokes and laugh, both of which will be celebrated through Modelface Comedy’s Red, White and Boobs showcase, featuring stand-up from some of the top female comics in Washington, D.C. — Blaire Postman, Bridget Geiran, Elizabeth Danger Norman and Chelsea Shorte. The event takes place Sunday, May 25, at 8:30 p.m., part of a four-day comedy extravaganza at LaZoom Room. The holiday weekend also includes a Pun Battle (May 23) and performances by Paul Ollinger (May 24) and Tim Northern (May 25). $10 advance/$14 day of show. avl.mx/60o. Photo of Postman, courtesy of the comedian

A & E CALENDAR ART 310 ART 191 Lyman St., #310, 828776-2716, 310art.com • SA (5/25) & SU (5/26) 10-5pm - Open House with demos, refreshments, meet and greet with artists. Free to attend. • MONDAYS, 9:30am-12:30pm or 1-4pm - Marvelous Mondays, beginner and up, includes watercolor, oils, acrylics, drawing and mixed media. Registration required. $27 and up. ACRYLIC POUR PAINTING CLASS • WEDNESDAYS, 6pm Acrylic Pour Painting Class includes paint, canvas, supplies and instructions. Registration: riittathrall@ aol.com. $40. Held at Aloft Hotel, 51 Biltmore Ave. ART IN BLOOM • FR (5/24), 5-8pm - Art in Bloom, preview to Garden Jubilee, an exhibit of 20 works of art paired with 20 matching floral arrangements. $40. Held at The Gallery at Flat Rock, 702-A Greenville Highway, Flat Rock DRAWING WORKSHOP FOR VETERANS • THURSDAYS, 9:30am-12:30pm - Joseph Pearson teaches the four basic steps of drawing. Participants to bring three objects of personal significance. Registration: avl.mx/5wp. Free. Held at South College, 140 Sweeten Creek Road HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 86 N. Main St., Waynesville, 828-452-0593, haywoodarts.org/ • WEDNESDAYS, 2-4pm - Weekly Open Studio art classes resumes with Betina Morgan. $20. • TH (5/30), 10am-noon - Melba Cooper discusses art criticism models. Free to attend. HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURE TOUR • SA (5/25), 3pm - Historic and Architecture Tour of Sylva and Dillsboro sites. $10. Held at Jackson County Public Library, 310 Keener St., Sylva

IKEBANA DEMONSTRATION • 4th TUESDAYS, 10am - Meeting of Asheville Chapter #74 of Ikebana International. May meeting, Having Fun Being Creative – Interpreting Art for Art in Bloom. Free to attend. Held at Folk Art Center, MP 382, Blue Ridge Parkway KENILWORTH ARTISTS ASSOCIATION TOUR • SA (5/25) & SU (5/26), 10am-5pm - Kenilworth Artists Association Tour, self-guided. Free to attend. Held at Kenilworth Neighborhood, 30 Normandy Road SHOW & TELL WITH BILL HALL • SA (5/25), 3-5pm Presentation by master intaglio printer, Bill Hall. Free to attend. Held at Momentum Gallery, 24 North Lexington Ave. THE PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY • Fourth TUESDAYS, 10am - Volunteer to knit or crochet prayer shawls for community members in need. Free. Held at Grace Lutheran Church, 1245 6th Ave W., Hendersonville

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS BAKERSVILLE GALLERIES ART WALK • FR (5/24), 4-7pm - Bakersville galleries Art Walk. Free to attend. Held at Mica Fine Contemporary Craft, 37 N. Mitchell Ave., Bakersville BREVARD’S 4TH FRIDAY GALLERY WALK • 4th FRIDAYS, 5-8pm Brevard 4th Friday gallery walk with open galleries, art stores, restaurants, live music and refreshments. Free to attend. Held in Downtown Brevard.

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS 'BROAD SENSE' • Through MO (6/3) Submissions accepted for Broad Sense, site specific time-based experimental performance art and dinner event. Information: revolveavl.org.

STUDIO TOUR LOGO CONTEST • Through (8/1) - Submissions accepted for The Studio Tour Logo Contest. Information: avl.mx/62i. Held at Haywood County Arts Council, 86 N. Main St., Waynesville

ABSFEST OPENING SHOW • FR (5/24), 8pm - ABSfest opening burlesque show with FanDom Burlesque, Tina Tittlywinks and variety show acts. $25-$35. Held at The Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave.

TEDX ASHEVILLE SPEAKER APPLICATION • Through FR (5/31) Applications for speakers at TEDx on Sunday, Sept. 8. Theme is Challenging Assumptions, Breaking New Ground. Application: tedxasheville.com. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave.

ABSFEST SATURDAY SPECTACULAR • SA (5/25), 8pm - ABSfest Saturday Spectacular burlesque show with Jack Ze Whipper, May Hemmer and many more burlesque artists. $25 and up. Held at Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave.

DANCE 2-HOURS OF DANCE CLASSES (PD.) Saturday, May 25th at Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave., Asheville. 12-1pm “East Coast Swing”. 1-2pm Cha-Cha. $15 each, $25 for both. 828-333 0715, naturalrichard@mac. com, www.DanceForLife. net BLING FOR SPRING COUNTRY DANCE W/ TWO-STEP DANCE LESSON! (PD.) Friday, May 24th. Lesson 7 to 8pm. Dance 8 to 10:30pm. Dance your favorite dances to great, modern country music. Asheville Ballroom, 291 Sweeten Creek Road. $11 online, $13 at door. 828-333-0715, www. DanceForLife.net GROUP CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS! (PD.) Stop the Stand and Sway! Wave Dance Studio has group classes for absolute beginners every Monday and Thursday, 6pm. $10/ person. No partner necessary. www.waveasheville. com 'THE MYSTERY OF THE SEAHORSE' • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (5/26) - The Mystery of the Seahorse, Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre and the students of The New Studio of Dance. Fri.: 7:30pm, Sat.: 3pm & 7:30pm, Sun.: 3pm. $15/$18 door, students and seniors $12/$15 door. Held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St.

LORD’S ACRE SQUARE DANCE AND POTLUCK • SA (5/25), 5-10pm Proceeds from the 11th annual Square Dance and Potluck featuring old-time music, square dancing, potluck and raffle benefit The Lord’s Acre’s work of charitable giving and community outreach. Tickets: avl.mx/61s. $10/$25 family in advance, $15/$30 family day of. Held at The Lord's Acre, 26 Joe Jenkins Road, Fairview STEPHENS LEE RECREATION CENTER 30 George Washington Carver Ave. • THURSDAYS, noon-1pm - Improver contemporary line dancing. $5. • THURSDAYS, 1:30-2:30pm - Beginner contemporary line dancing. $5.

MUSIC AFRICAN DRUM LESSONS AT SKINNY BEATS SOUND SHOP (PD.) Wednesdays 6pm. Billy Zanski teaches a fun approach to connecting with your inner rhythm. Drop-ins welcome. • Drums provided. $15/ class. (828) 768-2826. www.skinnybeatsdrums. com WHAT ABOUT DAD? (PD.) Honor and treat your DAD, HUSBAND, GRANDDAD!! You come to. It’s Father’s Day Eve, June 15th. Music, comedy and family fun. Asheville High School Auditorium, 7pm. Ashevillebarbershop. com

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A& E CA LEN DA R ARMY OF MARS • FR (5/24), 7pm Army of Mars, sci-fi themed folk music. Free. Held at Fractals, 547 Haywood Road

KAKI KING • SA (5/25), 7pm Guitar virtuoso Kaki King concert. $35. Held at Parkway Playhouse, Burnsville

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• FRIDAYS, 6-9:50pm - Asheville outdoor drum circle. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. CONCERTS ON THE CREEK • FRIDAYS, 7-9pm Concerts on the Creek series Memorial Day through Labor Day. For lineup: mountainlovers. com. Free. Held at Bridge Park Pavilion, 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva FLETCHER COMMUNITY CHORUS • TH (5/23), 7pm - Let all the World in Every Corner Sing, choral concert. Free. Held at Fletcher United Methodist Church, 50 Library Road, Fletcher

• FR (5/24), 7pm Luthier jam kicking off the inaugural Mountain Acoustics Luthier Invitational. Free to attend. Held at Homeplace Beer Co., 6 South Main St. Area C, Burnsville MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT • SU (5/26), 3:30pm Memorial Day concert. Free. Held at Folk Art Center, MP 382, Blue Ridge Parkway OLE TYME PICKERS FRIDAY BLUEGRASS • 2nd & 4th FRIDAYS, 7pm - Ole Tyme Pickers, bluegrass concert. Free. Held at Big Willow Community Building, Willow Road, Hendersonville

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• SU (5/26), 11am-noon - Fox Family Quartet, concert. Free. Held at Barnardsville United Methodist Church, 7 Church Hill Drive, Barnardsville

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Frederik Hermans. Free to attend. PIEDMONT HOME COMPANION • TU (5/28), 7pm - Piedmont Home Companion, music, stories and books with Kathryn Thorson Gruhn. $5. Held at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon

MUSIC MAGIC: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site hosts the 33rd annual Carl Sandburg Folk Music Festival on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The festival honors Carl Sandburg and his preservation of American musical heritage. A courtesy shuttle runs from satellite parking lots at the Flat Rock Playhouse and Flat Rock village offices throughout the day. For schedule and parking information, visit avl. mx/62j. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service (p. 15)

SLY GROG OPEN MIC • SUNDAYS, 7pm - Openmic for storytellers, poets, musicians and all kinds of performance artists. Sign ups at 6:30pm. Free to attend. Held at Sly Grog Lounge, 271 Haywood St. TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 828859-8322, tryonarts.org • TH (5/23), 6:30pm - Sunset Series: Noah Proudfoot & the Botanicals, funk. $10. • TH (5/30), 6:30pm - Sunset Series: Shaun Hopper & J Klein, guitar concert. $10.

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • WE (5/22), 3pm Afternoon fiction book club. Free. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain • TH (5/23), 6pm - Book Club: Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin. Free. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa

• SA (5/25), 10am-3pm Proceeds from the first big sale of the year benefit the library. Free to attend. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville • TU (5/28), 3pm - Graphic Novel Book Club. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. CHARLEY PEARSON AUTHOR EVENT • SA (5/25), 2-4pm - Local author Charley Pearson presents his book, Scourge, a medical thriller. Free to attend. Held at Haywood County Arts Council, 86 N. Main St.

MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-2546734, malaprops.com • MO (5/22), 6pm - Paula Martinac presents her book, Clio Rising, in conversation with Lorena Russell, PhD. Free to attend. • TH (5/23), 6pm - Juliet Escoria presents her book, Juliet the Maniac, in conversation with Scott McClanahan. Free to attend. • TH (5/30), 6pm - Asheville local Erica Witsell presents her debut novel, Give. Free to attend. • TH (5/30), 7pm - May's pick is Beyond Sleep by Willem

STORYTELLING SERIES 'LISTEN TO THIS' • TH (5/30), 7:30pm - Storytelling series, stories and songs from Asheville’s writers, performers and citizens. $15. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St.

THEATER 'BRIGHT STAR' • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS (5/30) until (6/16) - Bright Star, bluegrass musical. Thurs.-Sat.: 7:30pm. Sat. & Sun.: 2:30pm. $34 premium/$29 standard/$18 students & children. Held at Owens Theatre, 44 College St., Mars Hill 'BUNCOMBE TOWER' • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (5/10) until (6/2) - Buncombe Tower. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 3pm.

$22/$10 students. Held at The Magnetic Theatre, 375 Depot St. 'POTTY PEOPLE' • SUNDAYS (5/12) through (5/26), 7:30pm - Potty People, one woman show with Zoey Laird. $15/$10 students. Held at Magnetic 375, 375 Depot St. 'PROPOSALS' • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (6/1) - Neil Simon’s Proposals, comedy. Wed. & Thu.: 2pm & 7:30pm, Fri.: 8pm, Sat.: 2 & 8pm, Sun.: 2pm. $17-$57.50. Held at Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Highway 225, Flat Rock 'SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE' • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (5/25), 7:30pm - Shakespeare In Love based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard. Free to attend. Held at Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St. 'SPEECH AND DEBATE' • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (5/26) - Speech and Debate, dark comedy. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm & Sun.: 2:30pm. $20. Held at 35below, 35 E. Walnut St.

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GALLERY DIRECTORY 310 ART • Large Works, group exhibition. May 2-June 30 191 Lyman St., #310 474 GALLERY STUDIO • Small Pieces, graffiti art. May 10-June 7 474 Haywood Road, Suite 2 ASHEVILLE AIRPORT • Six local artists working in a variety of mediums. May 15-Aug. 18 Terminal Drive, Fletcher ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 207 Coxe Ave. • Beyond Knowing features established and emerging artists that use their art to explore larger questions. Artists reception, performance and panel: Art & Exploration: the Nature of the Search, Friday, May 24. 5:30-7:30pm. May 10-June 21 • Postcards From the Edge, traveling exhibit of postcardsized artwork. May 2-May 31 • Vance Elementary School 5th Grade artwork exhibition. May 2-May 31 ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART • WE (5/1) through FR (5/31) - The Color of Rain, exhibition featuring the paintings of Cheryl Keefer. May 1-May 31 82 Patton Ave. AVENUE M • Eye to Eye and Heart to Heart, drawings and paintings by Jared Massanari. May 1-May 31 791 Merrimon Ave. BENDER GALLERY • Everything is True, Nothing is Permitted, solo exhibition of ash and charcoal paintings by Tom Pazderka. May 3-May 31 29 Biltmore Ave. CARL SANDBURG HOME NHS • Let a Joy Keep You, exhibition of Henderson county youth art. April 17-May 22 1800 Little River Road, Flat Rock

MONDAY » Comedy Open Mic TUESDAY » MTN Shag Club WEDNESDAY » Trivia THURSDAY » Drag Night FRIDAY » Open Mic Night SATURDAY » Live Music KNOW THYSELF: Beyond Knowing features works by established and emerging artists who explore life’s great mysteries. Working in a variety of mediums, the common thread in these artist’s works is the desire to push beyond their comfort zones. On Friday, May 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m., a spoken-word performance by Alli Marshall is followed by a panel discussion, chaired by the curator David Sheldon. Photo of “Fall of Zeus” courtesy of the artist, Juan Benavides FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER • Domestic Blissss, exhibition featuring the artwork of Connie Bostic, Brenda Coates, Linda Larsen, Marya Roland and Alice Sebrell. April 27-May 26 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain FOLK ART CENTER • Exhibition of works from Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts program graduates. May 5-June 23 MP 382, Blue Ridge Parkway GRACE CHURCH IN THE MOUNTAINS • Icons in Transformation, traveling exhibition featuring work by Ludmila Pawlowska. April 28-June 16 394 N. Haywood St., Waynesville GRAND BOHEMIAN GALLERY

DESOTO LOUNGE • Body Positive, pastel nudes by Alex Alford. May 7-June 30 504 Haywood Road

• Mark Holland debuts a new collection of mixed media paintings. Reception: Friday, May 24, 5:30-8pm. 11 Boston Way

EAGLE MARKET PLACE • The Isaiah Rice Photo Collection is a window into Asheville’s African American community from the ‘50s-‘70s Reception: Friday, May 24, 5:30-8pm. May 24-Aug. 24 Eagle St.

GROVEWOOD GALLERY • Stones & Dreams, Shadows & Streams, exhibition of paintings by Hendersonville artist Cynthia Wilson. May 18-June 30 111 Grovewood Road

HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL • Elemental, exhibition of wood, metal, glass, fiber and clay art. May 3-June 1 86 N. Main St., Waynesville MOMENTUM GALLERY • Dissolution, two-person, mixed media exhibition featuring works by Seth Clark and Jason Forck. May 2-June 22 24 North Lexington Ave. ODD'S CAFE • Allowed in the House, exhibition of paintings by Nicolette Leigh Yates. May 2-May 31 800 Haywood Road OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER • Does Size Matter?, exhibition of works from Open Hearts artists. May 16-May 31 217 Coxe Ave. OVER EASY CAFE • Mer, group art exhibition curated by Justine Briggs. May 3-May 31 32 Broadway St. PINK DOG CREATIVE • Times Like These, exhibition of contemporary poetry and visual art curated by Laurie WilcoxMeyer, Cherry Lentz Saenger and Hedy Fischer. May 10-June 9 348 Depot St.

POSANA CAFE • 12 local artists and their connection to music. May 23-Aug. 1 1 Biltmore Ave. PUBLIC EVENTS AT A-B TECH • A-B Tech student art exhibition. May 3-May 29 16 Fernihurst Drive SMITH-MCDOWELL HOUSE MUSEUM • Infused in History, exhibition regarding tea and tea history. April 24-May 22 283 Victoria Road SWANNANOA VALLEY MUSEUM • Beacon Blankets: The Mill, exhibition focused on the history of the Beacon Maufacturing Company. April 13-Nov. 1 223 W State St., Black Mountain TRYON DEPOT ROOM • Show of four Tryon painters, Pilar Pace, Clara Rogers, Tina Durbin, and Chuck Mattern. Reception: Friday, May 24, 5-8pm. May 22-June 26 22 Depot St., Tryon VILLAGE POTTERS • Bob Brotherton: Humble Pots from a Gentle Man, exhibition of pottery by Bob Brotherton. May 11-July 6 191 Lyman St., #180

WEDGE STUDIOS • Don't Freak Out, mixed media art installation by Callie Ferraro Ayers. Reception: Thursday, May 23, 5:30pm. May 7-May 31 129 Roberts St. TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL • Balance, an open show in all mediums. Reception: Friday, May 24, 5-8pm. May 24-June 21 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard

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UPSTAIRS ARTSPACE 49 S. Trade St., Tryon • SA (5/11) through FR (6/21) - Disrupted Narratives, exhibition of works by Caren Stansell and Miranda Mims Sawyer. May 11-June 21 • SA (5/11) through FR (6/21) - Pop to Pattern, exhibition of works by Mark Brosseau, David Cedrone and Mark Holland. May 11-June 21 YMI CULTURAL CENTER

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• Examine the Past, Create the Future, exhibition of works by Joan E. Gardner and Alvin C. Jacobs. April 30-June 5 39 South Market St. Contact the galleries for hours and admission fees

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MAY 22 - 28, 2019

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ROCK HARD: Hairband fans rejoice: Steel Panther, pictured, brings its notoriously wild, silly and sometimes crude party to The Orange Peel. Expect covers of songs by Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe and more, mixed in with original tunes from the LA-based quartet — including tracks from its third album, All You Can Eat. Alt-rockers Wilson and progressive country outfit True Villains open the concert on Friday, May 31, at 9 p.m. $26 advance/$28 day of show. theorangepeel.net. Photo courtesy of the band

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis, (African folk music), 8:00PM ALLEY CAT SOCIAL CLUB Karaoke w/ Kitten Savage, 8:00PM AMBROSE WEST Ambrose West Wedding Showcase featuring Emerald Empire Band, 7:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Chili Slaw Sessions w/ Tom Kirschbaum & Friends, 6:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open Mic hosted by Billy Owens, 7:00PM CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats, 7:30PM CROW & QUILL Black Sea Beat Society (Balkan, Klezmer and Turkish party band), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesday w/ Dylan Earl & The Reasons Why + Honky-Tonk DJ, 9:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Free Wednesday w/ Shadow Show, Dutch Tulips, Day & Dream, 8:00PM FUNKATORIUM Saylor Brothers (bluegrass), 6:30PM HAYWOOD COUNTRY CLUB Back to the 80's (postpunk, new wave, synth), 10:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesday, 6:00PM

MAY 22 - 28, 2019

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ISIS MUSIC HALL AND KITCHEN 743 Jordan Hurwitz & Rachel Ohnsman, 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Jam, 5:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ TimO, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:00PM NOBLE KAVA Poetry Open Mic w/ Caleb Beissert (7:30PM sign up), 8:00PM ODDITORIUM Dover and The Elevators, Those Troublemakers, Mouthbreathers (rock, punk), 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Disclaimer Lounge Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Latin Dance Night, 9:00PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Kind, Clean Gentlemen, 7:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY French Broad Valley Music Association Mountain Music Jam, 6:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Get Weird Wednesdays Electronic Collaboration, 9:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Delia Lytle Bailey & Andy John Benefit for Arms Around ASD, 7:30PM THE GOLDEN FLEECE Scots-Baroque ChamberFolk w/ The Tune Shepherds, 5:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Isaiah Breedlove, 6:00PM Slum village, C. Shreve the Professor & DJ, 8:00PM THE MARKET PLACE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Lenny Pettinelli (solo eclectic keys, singersongwriter), 6:30PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE AMS Music Series at Social Lounge, 9:00PM TOWN PUMP Open Mic w/ David Bryan, 9:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Music Bingo, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN The ECM Jazz Ensemble, 7:30PM WILD WING CAFE Izzi Hughes, 8:00PM

THURSDAY, MAY 23 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest, (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM

SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY Jazz Night hosted by Jason DeCristofaro, 6:30PM

AMBROSE WEST One Night Only, 8:00PM

STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Hustle Souls, 6:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Harper Powell, 7:00PM

THE ARTISAN OF FLAT ROCK Shaun Jones Stand Up Comic, 7:30PM

ARCHETYPE BREWING Canned Heat Vinyl Night, 5:00PM

BEN'S TUNE UP SakeOke (karaoke), 8:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Ben Phan, 7:00PM BYWATER Open Electric Country Jam hosted by John Duncan, 7:00PM CALYPSO DJ Red Iyah & The Mete (Caribbean beats), 6:00PM CROW & QUILL Big Dawg Slingshots (swing & western swing), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN OLD GOLD w/ DJ Jasper (killer rock n' soul vinyl), 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Prathloons, Fortezza, Crumplpaper, 9:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER True Home Open Mic, 6:30PM FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY Nick Gonnering, 7:00PM FUNKATORIUM Hot Club of Asheville, 6:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Thursday Night blues w/ The Patrick Dodd Trio, 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL AND KITCHEN 743 Heart Hunters, 7:00PM Big Friendly Takeover Tour featuring Little Raine Band, Winston Ramble, & Taylor Hunnicutt, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM LAZOOM ROOM LaZoom Comedy Weekend, 7:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM

WED

THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Thursday Live Music 8:00PM

CORK & KEG Sparrow & Her Wingmen, 8:30PM

NEW BELGIUM BREWERY Ben Sparaco, 5:30PM

WED

SLUM VILLAGE

ODDITORIUM Dirtyboys, Aftermeth, Sinker, Pet Collective (hiphop), 9:00PM

THE WINE & OYSTER Valorie Miller (singersongwriter), 8:00PM

CROW & QUILL Drayton & the Dreamboats (dreamy vintage pop), 9:00PM

NOBLE KAVA Cosmic Dumpster, 9:00PM

THU

FREE PATIO SHOW AT 6PM

PULP Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic hosted by Cody Hughes, 9:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Captain Midnight Band, 8:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Danika & Jeb, 7:30PM SALVAGE STATION Christy Lynn Band & Gracie Lane, 8:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Stephan Evans, 7:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE George Zealots & the Zealots, 9:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Acoustic Jam, 6:30PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Make Music Not Walls, 9:00PM THE BARRELHOUSE Ter-rific Trivia, 7:00PM THE GREENHOUSE MOTO CAFE Black Garter Review Burlesque Show, 8:00PM THE GREY EAGLE In Flight, 6:00PM THAD w/ Aaron Burdett, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Burger Kings (rock n' roll), 9:00PM The Roaring Lions, 9:00PM THE MARKET PLACE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Bob Zullo (rock, pop, jazz, blues), 7:00PM

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

THE MOTHLIGHT Dyado w/ Babe Club, Southern Pine, 9:00PM

TOWN PUMP Harlem River Noise, 9:00PM WILD WING CAFE Jeff and Justin, 9:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Acoustic Karaoke, 9:00PM ZAMBRA Dinah's Daydream (Gypsy jazz), 7:00PM

FRIDAY, MAY 24 27 CLUB Supervillian, Harriers of Discord, The Minnies, 9:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Matt Walsh, (blues, rockabilly), 9:00PM APPALACHIAN COFFEE COMPANY Mr. Jimmy, 6:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Feed the Dog Band, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Soohan & An-ten-nae, 9:30PM BALSAM FALLS BREWING CO. Chicken Coop Willaye Trio, 8:00PM BEN'S TUNE UP DJ Kilby Spinning Vinyl, 10:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Acoustic Swing, 7:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER King Garage, 6:00PM CAPELLA ON 9 @ THE AC HOTEL DJ Dance Party w/ Phantom Pantone DJ Collective, 9:00PM

Jamison Adams Project

DOUBLE CROWN Rotating Rock 'n' Soul DJs, 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Ancient Ethel, Georgia Dish Boys, Wyla, 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Ethan Hellar and Fam Jam (jam, funk), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY Nikki Talley, 7:00PM FUNKATORIUM Magenta Sunshine, 8:00PM GINGER'S REVENGE Old Sap (folk), 8:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY The Paper Crowns, 7:00PM HISTORIC BURKE COUNTY COURTHOUSE LAWN Morganton TGIF Summer Concert Series, 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL AND KITCHEN 743 Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, 8:30PM The Nouveaux Honkies, 7:00PM

ODDITORIUM Party Foul Weekly Drag, 9:00PM

23 IN FLIGHT

THU

SUN

THAD

W/ AARON BURDETT

13TH ANNUAL

FRI

MON

ABSFEST FANDOM SHOW

ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: In Flight (duo), 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: What I Really Want Single Release Party, 9:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Chalwa, 8:00PM

FEATURING TONY TRISCHKA

CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM W/ THE CERNY BROTHERS

Lenny Pettineli (acoustic rock)

FRI. 5/24 (dance hits, pop)

LAZOOM ROOM LaZoom Comedy Night: Paul Ollinger, 9:00PM

STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Cat & Canary, 6:00PM

SAT. 5/25

DJ RexxStep

The Groove Shakers

THE ARTISAN OF FLAT ROCK Magic Mike XXL Authorized Tribute Show, 9:00PM

(rock, dance, party tunes)

20 S. Spruce St. • 225.6944 packStavern.com

SOOHAN + AN-TEN-NAE

STIG

Roosevelt Collier Trio presents

FRI, 5/24 - SHOW: 9:30 pm (DOORS: 9 pm) - TICKETS: $18

FRI, 5/24 - SHOW: 10 pm CA$H DONATION$ @ THE DOOR

SAT, 5/25 - SHOW: 10 pm (DOORS: 9 pm) - TICKETS: $10

THU, 5/23 - SHOW: 10 pm CA$H DONATION$ @ THE DOOR

AN EVENING WITH

TIM O’BRIEN BAND

THU. 5/23

RUSTIC GRAPE WINE BAR Eleanor Underhill (singer-songwriter, indie), 7:30PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Westsound (Motown & more), 7:00PM

BURLESQUE

BRUNCH SHOW, 12PM

THE SUNDAY SOCIAL LUB C IC ON THE P MUS ATIO @ 4:30PM

PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Dave Desmelik, 7:00PM

MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Gary Mac Fiddle and Friends, 7:00PM

W/ BRODY HUNT AND THE HANDFULLS

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

ORCHARD AT ALTAPASS Sam McKinney, 1:45PM

THE BARRELHOUSE Western Carolina Writers (original acoustic music) 7:00PM

JD MCPHERSON

TAVERN

ORANGE PEEL Nappy Roots, 9:00PM

LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE Riyen Roots, 8:00PM

FT. DJ MAD SCI

Asheville’s longest running live music venue • 185 Clingman Ave TICKETS AVAILABLE AT HARVEST RECORDS & THEGREYEAGLE.COM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Abbey Elmore Band, 8:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Hot Club of Asheville, 6:30PM

LATE NIGHT DANCE PARTY FREE!

SUN 13TH ANNUAL ABSFEST

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB The Carmonas w/ Seven Nations, 7:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Rotating Killer Rock 'n' Soul DJs, 10:00PM

SAT

W/ C. SHREVE THE PROFESSOR & DJ JET

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

ISIAH BREEDLOVE

ODD'S CAFE Storytelling through Song, 7:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: Mariadela (folk, blues, pop), 9:00PM

FRI

FREE PATIO SHOW AT 6PM

JI MI MEETS FUNK w/ Hustle Souls

MAGUS & THE MOVERS w/ Mad Mike

SAT, 5/25 - SHOW: 10 pm CA$H DONATION$ @ THE DOOR

Mitch’s Totally Rad Trivia - 6:30pm

FRI

disclaimer comedy - 9:30pm

THU

Tuesday Night Funk Jam - 11pm

WED

TUE

WEEKLY EVENTS

UPCOMING SHOWS: 5/31 - GAME (Grateful Asheville Music Experience) • 6/7 - Cosmic Charlie (Dead Tribute) • 6/21 - Moon Hooch w/ Nathan-Paul & The Admirables • 6/26 - Little Tybee, Rotem & Daniel Shearin (of River Whyless)

F ree Dead F riday - 5pm

TICKETS & FULL CALENDAR AVAILABLE AT ASHEVILLEMUSICHALL.COM

@AVLMusicHall MOUNTAINX.COM

@OneStopAVL MAY 22 - 28, 2019

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Local UPCOMING SHOWS: MIXER 7PM

MAY 22

AMBROSE WEST WEDDING SHOWCASE

SHOW 8PM

MAY 22

FEATURING

EMERALD EMPIRE BAND

DOORS 7PM

MAY 23

“ONE NIGHT ONLY”

SHOW 8PM

MAY 23

ALL STAR CAST – ALL NEW MUSIC

DOORS 7PM

SHOW 8PM

DEEP RIVER PLAYS MAY MAY THE EAGLESʼ 20 GREATEST HITS 24 24

DOORS 7PM

WORTHWHILE SOUNDS PRESENTS:

SHOW 8PM

DOORS 6PM

BEYOUTIFUL FASHION SHOW FUNDRAISER

SHOW 7PM

AN EVENING WITH MAY MAY 30 CHARLIE PARR AND PHIL COOK 30

MAY 31

HOSTED BY

CAROLINA RESOURCE CENTER FOR EATING DISORDERS

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Local collective Papadosio, pictured, is wrapping up its Atlantic coast tour with a hometown show at Pisgah Brewing Co. For the event, dubbed the Summer SEEquence, the band is teaming with Asheville Community Yoga for a pre-show YogaDosio session. Stretch before you boogie and sip on Pisgah’s custom brew for the occasion. Toubab Krewe and Natural Born Leaders open, while Pink Mercury and The Snozzberries play late sets in the taproom on Saturday, June 1, at 5 p.m. $27.50 advance/$33 day of show. pisgahbrewing.com. Photo by aLIVE Coverage

MAY 31

TICKETS SOLD HERE: W W W. A M B R O S E W E S T. C O M BOX OFFICES: T H E H O N E Y P O T & T H E C I RC L E

BOOK YOUR WEDDING OR EVENT NOW: 828.332.3090 312 HAYWOOD ROAD

THE GREENHOUSE MOTO CAFE Dirty Soul Revival, 8:00PM THE GREY EAGLE 13th Annual ABSFEST: Opening Friday Fandom Show, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Dance Party w/ Phantom Pantone DJ Collective, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Indigo De Souza w/ Icky Bricketts, Temp Job, Safari Williams, 9:00PM THE WINE & OYSTER Asheville Jazz Trio Jazz Jam, Open Mic, 8:00PM

WEST ASHEVILLE

520 HAYWOOD RD Wed. 5/22

9pm- Latin Dance Night w/ DJ Oscar

Thu. 5/23

9pm- West Side Funk Jam $3 Selected Pints

Fri. 5/24

9pm- The Secret B-Sides: What I Really Want Single Release Party

TOWN PUMP Jackson Grimm, 9:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Amici Music: The Folk School, 7:30PM WILD WING CAFE Scrawny Johnny, 9:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH A Social Function, 9:00PM ZAMBRA Cynthia McDermott Trio (Gypsy jazz), 8:00PM

SATURDAY, MAY 25

Sat. 5/25

9pm- Northside Gentlemen

Sun. 5/26

9pm: Ton of Hay

27 CLUB The Menders, Biggins, and Tony Wain, 9:00PM

Mon. 5/27

8:30pm- Jazz Jam

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Lyric, (soul, funk), 9:00PM ASHEVILLE CLUB Mr Jimmy, 4:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray & the Space Cooties, 8:00PM

$3 Select Pints All Day!

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Roosevelt Collier Trio presents Jimi Meets Funk w/ Hustle Souls, 10:00PM

Always Free! Always Funky!

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MAY 22 - 28, 2019

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

BLUE GHOST BREWING COMPANY Memorial Day Summer Kick-Off w/ Sarah Tucker & Nikki Talley Band, 4:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB David Matters, 7:00PM BURNSVILLE TOWN CENTER Mountain Acoustics Luthier Fesival, 9:00AM CORK & KEG The Big Dawg Slingshots, 8:30PM CROW & QUILL Russ Wilson's Kings of Jazz (nine piece jazz orchestra), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Soul Motion Dance Party w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Night Market at Fleetwood's, 6:00PM Cowbaby, Grace Christian, A Brown Widow, 9:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Model Zero (Memphis post punk) + Konvoi, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP The Benson, 8:00PM NOBLE KAVA Music Trivia, 6:00PM Shane Parish, 9:00PM ODDITORIUM Redefind, Haymaker, Southern Punk Syndicate, Murder Maiden, 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Moontalkr, 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: Roots and Dore Band, 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Northside Gentlemen - Memorial Day Weekend Throwdown, 9:00PM

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Shabudikuh (jam, funk), 10:00PM

ORANGE PEEL 13th Annual ABSFest Americana Burlesque & Sideshow Fest, 8:30PM

FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY Purple, 7:00PM

ORCHARD AT ALTAPASS Amantha Mill & Rewind, 1:00PM

FUNKATORIUM Menage a Freak release w/ Gypsy Swingers & Black Sea Beat Society, 5:00PM GINGER'S REVENGE Will Franke (folk, psychedelic rock), 2:30PM ISIS MUSIC HALL AND KITCHEN 743 Sarah Clanton & Nick Nace, 7:00PM Rich Nelson Band, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Jam, 3:00PM Dirty Dead, 9:00PM LAZOOM ROOM LaZoom Comedy Night: Tim Northern, 9:30PM

PACK'S TAVERN The Groove Shakers, 9:30PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR The Paper Crowns, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Deer Tick Beer Concert w/ Ghost of Paul Revere & The Artisanals, 8:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Dogwhistle, 8:00PM SALVAGE STATION Phuncle Sam, 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Pickxen, 1:00PM Jackson Grimm & The Bull Moose Party, 8:00PM

STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Fairview Flyers, 6:00PM SWANNANOA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 2nd Annual Community Dig Day (music, vendors, dancing, crafts), 11:00AM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE CommUNITY Salsa w/ DJ Edi (lessons at 9:00), 9:30PM THE GREY EAGLE JD McPherson w/ Brody Hunt and the Handfuls, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Dance Party w/ Phantom Pantone DJ Collective, 10:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Psych Mountain Fest Day One: Dead Meadow w/ Saint Pé & Indighost, 7:00PM THE WINE & OYSTER Ruth Cooney Trio (Americana, jazz), 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Seth Martin, 9:00PM TWISTED LAUREL DJ Dance Party w/ Phantom Pantone DJ Collective, 11:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Charles Latham & The Borrowed Band, 9:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN When Johnny comes Home: A Drama, 8:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH The Band Billingsley, 9:00PM YACHT CLUB Iggy Radio, 3:00PM ZAMBRA Killawatts (jazz), 8:00PM

SUNDAY, MAY 26 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Roots & Dore, (blues, roots), 7:00PM

ALLEY CAT SOCIAL CLUB Rusted Wingnuts, 7:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Post-Brunch Blues, 4:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Pot Luck & Musician's Jam, 3:30PM BARNARDSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH The Fox Family Quartet, 11:00AM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Tim McWilliams, 7:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Jake Burns, 6:00PM BURNSVILLE TOWN CENTER Mountain Acoustics Luthier Fesival, 9:00AM BYWATER Sunday Bluegrass Jam, 4:00PM CAPELLA ON 9 @ THE AC HOTEL Lo-Fi DJ & Brunch (all ages), 11:00AM DOUBLE CROWN Killer Karaoke w/ KJ TIM O, 10:00PM FOLK ART CENTER Memorial Day Concert, 3:30PM FUNKATORIUM Bluegrass Brunch w/ Gary Macfiddle, 11:00AM GENEVA'S RIVERFRONT TIKI BAR Roots and Dore, 2:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Local Sunday in the Meadow w/ DJ Kutzu & Chalwa (music, vendors, farmers market), 12:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL AND KITCHEN 743 The Traveling Ones w/ Nightingale Rodeo, 6:00PM Speakeasies, Flappers & Red hot Jazz: The music of Prohibition w/ Russ Wilson and His Famous Orchestra, 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Irish Session, 3:00PM JARGON Sunday Blunch: Mark Guest & Mary Pearson (jazz), 11:00AM LAZOOM ROOM Red, White & Boobs: Comedy from our Nation's Capital, 8:30PM LAZY DIAMOND Punk Night w/ DJ Chubberbird, 10:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Drew Matulich and friends, 6:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Tristan Welch, Lunar Creatures, The Ambient Eye, 8:00PM NEW BELGIUM BREWERY Totally Rad Trivia w/ Kipper & Mitch, 5:00PM NOBLE KAVA Every Month is Black History Month, 2:00PM ODDITORIUM Gabbie Rotts, Bex, Permission Slip (indie), 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: Soul Jam, 6:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Ton of Hay (Grateful Dead tribute), 7:30PM

COMING SOON WED 5/22 6:00PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: FWUIT! 7:00PM–SINGER-SONGWRITER DUO JORDAN HURWITZ & RACHEL OHNSMAN

THU 5/23 7:00PM–HEART HUNTERS 8:30PM–BIG FRIENDLY TAKEOVER TOUR FEAT.

LITTLE RAINE BAND, WINSTON RAMBLE, & TAYLOR HUNNICUTT

FRI 5/24 7:00PM–THE NOUVEAUX HONKIES

ORANGE PEEL Meat & Metal 3, 4:00PM ORCHARD AT ALTAPASS Flack's Back w/ Terry McKinney, 1:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Sunday Social Club, 4:30PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Colby Deitz Band, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Pisgah Sunday Jam hosted by Paper Crowns Electric Band, 6:00PM SALVAGE STATION Yacht Rock Karaoke, 1:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Kristian Phillip Valentino, 2:00PM Derek McCoy, 6:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Sly Grog Open Open Mic, 6:30PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Lucky James, 1:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE De la Noche (live tango orchestra), 8:30PM THE BARRELHOUSE Open Jam, 6:00PM THE GREY EAGLE 13th Annual ABSFest: Sunday Burlesque Brunch Show, 12:00PM Tim O Brien Band feat. Tony Trischka, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Dance Party w/ Phantom Pantone DJ Collective, 9:00PM

8:30PM–MICHAEL CLEVELAND & FLAMEKEEPER

SAT 5/25 7:00PM–A SATURDAY EVENING SPECIAL WITH SARAH CLANTON & GUEST NICK NACE 8:30PM–RICH NELSON BAND

TUE 5/28 7:30PM–TUES. BLUEGRASS HOSTED BY KRISTY COX

WED 5/29 6:00PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: RAHM AND FRIENDS 7:00PM–ASHER LEIGH & LAURA BOSWELL

THU 5/30 6:00PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: PIMPS OF POMPE 7:00PM–A NIGHT OF ORIGINAL MUSIC WITH KATE KELLY AND SISTER IVY 8:30PM–JULIAN PINELLI ALBUM RELEASE

FRI 5/31

7:00PM–ANDALYN 8:30PM–KATE LEE & FORREST O’CONNOR WITH THE WILDMANS

SUN 6/2 6:00PM–WYATT EASTERLING AND JOE NEWBERRY 7:30PM–THE SINGING OUT TOUR: HEATHER MAE AND CRYS MATTHEWS WITH JOE STEVENS AND JJ JONES

TUE 6/4 7:30PM–TUESDAY BLUEGRASS HOSTED BY THE DARREN NICHOLSON BAND

ISISASHEVILLE.COM DINNER MENU TIL 9:30PM LATE NIGHT MENU TIL 12AM

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MAY 22 - 28, 2019

CLU B LA N D THE MOTHLIGHT Psych Mountain Fest Day Two: Ahleuchatistas w/ White Hills, Nordra & Zen Mother, 8:00PM

ORCHARD AT ALTAPASS Memorial Day Musical Picnic at the Orchard, 10:30AM

THE WEDGE STUDIOS Live Music Sundays, 5:30PM

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Mountain Music Mondays Open Jam, 6:00PM

THE WINE & OYSTER Brunch w/ Mr. Jimmy, 12:00PM WEDGE BREWING CO. The Krektones, 5:30PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN When Johnny comes Home: A Drama, 8:00PM YACHT CLUB Iggy Radio, 3:00PM ZAMBRA Andrew Platt Trio, 7:00PM

MONDAY, MAY 27

17 Taps & Domestics • Nightly Drink Specials

FULL KITCHEN • TIKI BAR AWARD-WINNING WING SPECIALS Sun., Tue., Wed. & Thur. • 6-8Pm

Mon-Thur 4pm-2am • Fri-Sun 2pm-2am 87 Patton Ave – Downtown Asheville

27 CLUB Monday Mayhem Karaoke hosted by Terra Ware, 9:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Siamese Sound Club, (R&B, soul, jazz), 8:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Old Time Jam, 5:00PM BYWATER Bele Chere, 12:00PM CARL SANDBURG HOME NHS Carl Sandburg Folk Music Festival 2019, 11:00AM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Musicians in the Round, 5:30PM DOUBLE CROWN Country Karaoke w/ KJ Tim-O, 10:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo, 7:30PM Open Mic, 9:30PM LAKE LOUISE PARK Weaverville Memorial Day Observance, (music, performances, speakers) 12:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Bobby Miller and friends, 6:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP May Residency: In Flight, 8:00PM NOBLE KAVA Ladies Night Showcase, 8:00PM ODDITORIUM Risque Monday Burlesque Hosted By Deb Au Nare, 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: Open Mic Night (7:30 Sign Up), 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Jazz Mondays hosted by Ray Ring & Jason DeCristofaro, 8:30PM

MAY 22 - 28, 2019

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SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Open Mic w/ It Takes All Kinds, 7:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Christone "Kingfish" Ingram w/ The Cerny Brothers, 8:00PM THE SOCIAL Ter-riffic Trivia 7: 00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Leo Johnson (Gypsy Jazz), 9:00PM

TUESDAY, MAY 28 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The John Henrys, (hot jazz), 8:00PM ALLEY CAT SOCIAL CLUB Open Mic w/ Mikka Tyler, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Gypsy Jazz Jam w/ Steve Karla & Phil Alley, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday Night Funk Jam, 11:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Mark Bumgarner, 7:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Trivia Night, 6:30PM BYWATER Bele Chere, 12:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL AND KITCHEN 743 Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions hosted by Kristy Cox, 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Cajun Creole Jam, 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Punk Show w/ Public Acid, Deadname, and Adderall, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Jay Brown, 6:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Synth Jam, 7:00PM NOBLE KAVA Open Jam, 8:00PM ODDITORIUM Free Open Mic Comedy, 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Turntable Tuesday, 10:00PM SALVAGE STATION Trivia, 7:00PM

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

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

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Swing AVL Tuesday Dance w/ Sparrow & Her Wingmen (lessons at 7 & 8:00PM), 9:00pm Blues Dance, 11:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:00PM

THE IMPERIAL LIFE Leo Johnson (Gypsy Jazz), 9:00PM THE JOINT NEXT DOOR Open Mic hosted by Clint Bussey, 8:00PM THE SOCIAL Open Mic w/Riyen Roots, 8:00PM TWIN LEAF BREWERY Robert's Twin Leaf Trivia, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Irish Jam, 6:30PM Open Mic, 8:30PM

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis, (African folk music), 8:00PM ALLEY CAT SOCIAL CLUB Karaoke w/ Kitten Savage, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Chili Slaw Sessions w/ Tom Kirschbaum & Friends, 6:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open Mic hosted by Billy Owens, 7:00PM CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats, 7:30PM CROW & QUILL Black Sea Beat Society (Balkan, Klezmer, and Turkish party band), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesday w/ Riley Downing, Steelin' Time, & Kristina Murray, 9:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Marc's Groovy Movie Night, 7:00PM FUNKATORIUM Saylor Brothers (bluegrass), 6:30PM HAYWOOD COUNTRY CLUB Back to the 80's (postpunk, new wave, synth), 10:00PM

NOBLE KAVA Poetry Open Mic w/ Caleb Beissert (7:30PM Sign Up), 8:00PM ODDITORIUM Fuckin Basterd, Kadre (punk), 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Disclaimer Lounge Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Latinx in the South: Con Mijente, 6:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY French Broad Valley Music Association Mountain Music Jam, 6:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Get Weird Wednesdays at Sly Grog! Electronic collaboration, 9:00PM SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY Jazz Night hosted by Jason DeCristofaro, 6:30PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Circus Mutt, 6:00PM THE GOLDEN FLEECE Scots-Baroque ChamberFolk w/ The Tune Shepherds, 5:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Crawfish Boil w/ Sierra Nevada feat. Brody Hunt and the Handfuls, 6:00PM THE JOINT NEXT DOOR Mr. Jimmy, 7:00PM THE MARKET PLACE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Lenny Pettinelli (solo eclectic keys, singersongwriter), 6:30PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE AMS Music Series at Social Lounge, 7:30PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesday, 6:00PM

TOWN PUMP Open Mic w/ David Bryan, 9:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL AND KITCHEN 743 Asher Leigh & Laura Boswell, 7:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Richard Shulman Jazz Trio, 7:30PM

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

WILD WING CAFE J. Luke, 8:00PM

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The Biggest Little Farm (PG) HHHH Booksmart (R) HHHHS (Pick of the Week) The Chaperone (NR) HHHH JUST ANNOUNCED.

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Aladdin (PG) A live-action remake of the Disney animated film, starring Will Smith as the Genie.

DIRECTOR: Gail Mancuso PLAYERS: Josh Gad, Kathryn Prescott COMEDY/DRAMA RATED PG

HHHHS DIRECTOR: Olivia Wilde PLAYERS: Beanie Feldstein, Kaitlyn Dever COMEDY RATED R In the past, female-centered teen movies have been hyperfocused on the emotional side of adolescence and have shied away from the realistic, nitty-gritty and downright embarrassing taboos of growing up. Torching those conventions with wit to spare, Booksmart radically posits that girls are actually just as entertaining, indelicate, unfiltered and sexually charged as boys. The nerve! Actress Olivia Wilde’s fearless directorial debut stars Beanie Feldstein (Lady Bird) and Kaitlyn Dever (Short Term 12) as Molly and Amy, two deeply nerdy best friends who’ve spent the entirety of their high school years nose-deep in their studies and haven’t looked up long enough to have an actual social life. Then, on the eve of graduation, they realize in one particularly brutal bathroom scene that the “irresponsible people who partied” also were accepted to good colleges. In turn, the epiphany that they’ve wrongfully sacrificed a significant part of their social experience in hopes of Ivy League greatness prompts them to play catch-up over the course of one debaucherous, celebratory night.

This premise, with its seemingly broad raunchy high-school-comedy appeal, manages to feel both timeless and timely, tapping into the pressure and joy of being young and the subsequent exhilaration that comes with acting out. The film follows that limitless feeling of allowing oneself to make mistakes amid an increasingly stringent, hypervigilant world, blending the painfully adolescent fear of missing out with the universal anxiety of knowing you don’t know anything. And it subverts the all-consuming Generation Z narrative of “getting it all right on the first try” in a way that feels cathartic and exciting. Weaving all of the above together with charm and wisdom beyond its adolescent years, plus an insanely fun soundtrack that becomes so integral to the varying mood swings of the film that it serves as a palpable supporting character, Booksmart is the kind of film that quite literally says “I see you” by its end — and you believe it. Whether you’re a fiercely loyal party chick, a freaky theater geek or a sexuallyfluid skater girl, you have a voice and you are heard. I fully expect Booksmart to become a generational anthem for the droves of funny, weird, secretly foulmouthed smart girls (and boys) out there — myself included. It’s about time we had a movie with heart, smarts and humor,

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A Dog’s Journey

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Brightburn (R) An evil child from another world crash-lands on Earth.

Get ready for what may prove to be the most huggable dog movie of the year. With A Dog’s Journey, veteran TV director Gail Mancuso (“Roseanne”; “Modern Family”) expertly tugs on heartstrings you may not know you have, warmly continuing the canine companionship of A Dog’s Purpose (2017). The story of a dog named Bailey (voiced by Josh Gad) moves from the sweeping pastoral imagery of Michigan farmlands to the clotted urban byways of New York City on his mission to help CJ (Kathryn Prescott, AMC’s “The Son”) find the dirt road back to reconciliation with the estranged parents (Dennis Quaid and Marg Helgenberger) of her deceased father. It’s no easy task for Bailey as he contends with CJ’s struggling widowed mother Gloria (Betty Gilpin, Netflix’s “GLOW”) and a host of teenage torments that carry into CJ’s budding adulthood. Younger viewers may get antsy during the longer scenes of grown-up family drama. But, as promised, this movie is all about the dog’s journey, and any kindergartner will be able to happily follow along. Indeed, the whole film plays out like a live-action doggy picture book, painted in vibrant cinematic brushstrokes, making it a joyful viewing experience for children and adults alike, and one full of heart and humor. In the midst of a steady emotional torrent, there are plenty of laughs to be had, and not just for dog owners who can relate to the roving thoughts of a cavorting canine. Older audiences may also chuckle at the retrospective nods to the 1990s. The movie opens when CJ is a toddler and tracks her growth

The White Crow (R) The story of dancer Rudolf Nureyev’s defection to the West. At the Fine Arts Theatre

CURRENTLY IN THEATERS Amazing Grace (G) HHHHH Avengers: Endgame (PG13) HHHHS Captain Marvel (PG-13) HHHS A Dog’s Journey (PG) HHHS Hail Satan? (R) HHHHS The Hustle (PG-13) HHS The Intruder (PG-13) HHS John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum (R) HHHH Long Shot (R) HHHH Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (PG) HHH Poms (PG-13) HHS Red Joan (R) HHHHS The Sun Is Also a Star (PG-13) HHH Tolkien (PG-13) HHHS UglyDolls (PG) H Wild Nights with Emily (PG-13) HHHHS

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to the present day, so watch out for a clip of “Friends” playing on a tube TV and gratuitous usage of a Motorola flip phone. With a soft focus through the lens of nostalgia, it’s clear that the technology may change, but people stay the same. All told, A Dog’s Journey proves to be a solid, good time at the movies, helmed masterfully on its course and steered home with the verve and cohesion of a Sunday sermon — one delivered by a plucky dog hero who

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The Biggest Little Farm HHHH DIRECTOR: John Chester PLAYERS: Molly and John Chester DOCUMENTARY RATED PG Variety isn’t just the spice of life — it’s an essential component. And so goes the message of The Biggest Little Farm, a journey through the trials and tribulations of Molly and John Chester, a young couple with a dream to begin and maintain a biodiverse farm on 200 acres in Moorpark, Calif. The goal: sustainably produce every ingredient that Molly uses in her work as a private chef. The method: use traditional farming practices and a diversity of crops and livestock, all while living in harmony with the surrounding ecosystem. The Chesters are not the first to take on the fight against the factory-farm, monoculture paradigm, but they may be the first family with a background in documentary filmmaking to do so, experience that shines via beautiful cinematography and a gripping narrative. Viewers with even rudimentary knowledge of farming or backyard gardening would no doubt expect to see the predictable litany of problems these farmers face. But the way this film takes us through these setbacks is as heartbreaking in its delivery of each problem as it is romantic and hopeful in their resolutions. The resulting moral of the story is that a sustainable return to farming is possible but requires much patience, problem-solving and resolve through overcoming tragedy and death. How much patience exactly? In this case, at least seven years to finally get the closed-loop ecosystem in balance, with every plant, animal, pest and predator serving a role to benefit one another. To their credit, the filmmakers do not shy away from showing the vicious cycle of life and gruesome death. The Chesters struggle with their commitment to live in harmony with the predatory forces of nature around them when coyotes repeatedly take down entire flocks of ducks and chickens, while snails and gophers threaten to decimate the entire orchard of fruit trees. But their perseverance pays off in a big way and teaches viewers that the more diverse the ecosystem, the better able it is to thrive, bounce back from natural disasters and flourish.

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Also in its favor, The Biggest Little Farm doesn’t go so far as to directly blame homogenous factory farming for the disasters — including droughts, floods and the California wildfires — that regularly threaten the Chesters’ property. Nevertheless, discerning viewers can read between the lines that these extreme weather threats are a result of the climate change to which factory farming certainly contributes. Starts May 24 at Grail Moviehouse

house, 45 S. French Broad Ave. Cutty will introduce the 1980 Japanese action film and discuss its impact on hiphop culture, including Wu-Tang Clan member GZA sampling many of the movie’s lines of dialogue on his classic 1995 album, Liquid Swords. Tickets are $10 and available online and at the Grail box office. grailmoviehouse.com

REVIEWED BY MELISSA MYERS MELISSA.L.MYERS@GMAIL.COM

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DIRECTOR: Michael Engler PLAYERS: Haley Lu Richardson, Elizabeth McGovern, Blythe Danner DRAMA/COMEDY NOT RATED Early in The Chaperone, you can see what appealed to Elizabeth McGovern about playing Norma, a frustrated woman from Wichita, Kansas, society who escapes her comfortable but strained life by accompanying a teenager to New York City as her chaperone. It’s 1922, and the 16-year-old just happens to be Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson, Five Feet Apart) on the cusp of silent movie stardom. The film follows the journey of both women, and it’s most interested in how Norma’s uptight mores and Louise’s adventurousness clash and combine. Louise is heading to New York for a tryout with the modern Denishawn dance company (as she actually did); Norma (who’s fictional) wants to discover the identity of the birth parents who gave her up for adoption as a toddler. The Chaperone was produced by PBS, adapted (from Laura Moriarty’s novel) by “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes and helmed by frequent “Downton” director Michael Engler. It has a sensibility of a classy TV movie rather than a more nuanced indie drama. Everything is exactly as it appears, and all conflicts can be neatly resolved. Fellowes’ screenplay has some genuinely poignant moments, but it’s not a deep dive into 1920s feminism, as McGovern may have hoped. Instead, it’s a good, diverting soap opera with really nice costumes. Read the full review at ashevillemovies.com Starts May 24 at the Fine Arts Theatre REVIEWED BY BRUCE STEELE BCSTEELE@GMAIL.COM

SACRED STEEL: A still from the 1980 martial arts film Shogun Assassin, the latest selection in Asheville artist/musician Gus Cutty’s Hip-Hop Film Series. The screening and discussion takes place May 23 at Grail Moviehouse. Photo courtesy of The Criterion Collection • Local artist and musician Gus Cutty continues his Hip-Hop Film Series with a 7 p.m. Thursday, May 23, screening of Shogun Assassin at Grail Movie-

FILM BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • FR (5/24), sunset Outdoor screening of popular 2018 computeranimated family movie based on a children’s book by Beatrix Potter, Peter Rabbit. Free. Held at Grovemont Square,

101 W. Charleston Ave., Swannanoa • TU (5/28), 6pm - Documentary Film Series: King of Kong. Free. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview FLOOD GALLERY WORLD CINEMA: 'BAND OF OUTSIDERS' • FR (5/24), 8-10pm - World Cinema: Jean-Luc Godard's 1964 romantic drama Band of Outsiders. Admission

The Sun Is Also a Star HHH DIRECTOR: Ry Russo-Young PLAYERS: Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton DRAMA/ROMANCE RATED PG-13 Movies about a seemingly impossible romance that blossoms in a single day amid a series of picturesque locations have become a minigenre unto themselves, from Roman Holiday to Before Sunset. Now there’s a young adult variation on this theme, based on Nicola Yoon’s 2016 novel, The Sun Is Also a Star. Natasha (Yara Shahidi, ABC’s “Blackish” and “Grown-ish”) and Daniel (Charles Melton, The CW’s “Riverdale”) meet cute on a momentous day for both

• Grail Moviehouse celebrates its third anniversary on Sunday, May 26, at 6:30 p.m. with a screening of Harold and Maude. Regular ticket rates apply and may be purchased online or at the Grail box office. grailmoviehouse.com • The Fine Arts Theatre, 36 Biltmore Ave., will be one of a select few U.S. theaters to screen Martin Scorsese’s new Bob Dylan documentary, Rolling Thunder Revue, on Tuesday, June 11, at 7 p.m. The film chronicles the musician’s tour with the titular collective in fall 1975. Tickets are $10 and available online and at the Fine Arts box office. fineartstheatre.com X

by donation. Held at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain HENDERSONVILLE FILM SOCIETY: 'THE MUSIC TEACHER' • SU (5/26), 2pm - Hendersonville Film Society: The Artist, the 2011 Academy Award winner for Best Picture, about the end of the silent film era. Screened in the

Smoky Mountain Theater. Free. Held at Lake Pointe Landing, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville HIP-HOP SERIES: 'SHOGUN ASSASSIN' • TH (5/23), 7pm - Shogun Assassin, a narrative look at the genesis of Def Jam Records. Hosted by local artist and musician Gus Cutty. $10 Held at Grail MovieHouse, 45 S. French Broad Ave.

of them: Her Jamaican family is facing deportation while Daniel’s heading to his admission interview for Dartmouth College, where his family expects him to start on the road to medical school. She says she doesn’t believe in love; he writes poetry. Let the mutual melting and melding begin. Shahidi and Melton both have confidence and charisma in big-screen doses, so they make an appealing couple to spend a couple of hours with. This is director Ry Russo-Young’s second venture into YA novel adaptations (after Before I Fall from 2017), and she grants her young protagonists the respect and agency they need to keep the thin plot thread from fraying. Read the full review at ashevillemovies.com REVIEWED BY BRUCE STEELE BCSTEELE@GMAIL.COM

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the coming weeks, I suspect you will have the wisdom to criticize yourself in constructive ways that will at least partially solve a long-standing problem. Hallelujah! I bet you will also understand what to do to eliminate a bad habit by installing a good new habit. Please capitalize on that special knowledge! There’s one further capacity I suspect you’ll have: the saucy ingenuity necessary to alleviate a festering fear. Be audacious! TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What standards might we use in evaluating levels of sexual satisfaction? One crucial measure is the tenderness and respect that partners have for each other. Others include the ability to play and have fun, the freedom to express oneself uninhibitedly, the creative attention devoted to unpredictable foreplay and the ability to experience fulfilling orgasms. How do you rate your own levels, Taurus? Wherever you may currently fall on the scale, the coming months will be a time when you can accomplish an upgrade. How? Read authors who specialize in the erotic arts. Talk to your partners with increased boldness and clarity. While meditating, search for clues in the depths. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If there were a Hall of Fame for writers, Shakespeare might have been voted in first. His work is regarded as a pinnacle of intellectual brilliance. And yet here’s a fun fact: The Bard quoted well over 1,000 passages from the Bible. Can you imagine a modern author being taken seriously by the literati if he or she frequently invoked such a fundamental religious text? I bring this to your attention so as to encourage you to be Shakespeare-like in the coming weeks. That is, be willing to draw equally from both intellectual and spiritual sources; be a deep thinker who communes with sacred truths; synergize the functions of your discerning mind and your devotional heart. CANCER (June 21-July 22): “People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty,” writes Cancerian author and entrepreneur Timothy Ferriss. He doesn’t do that himself, but rather is quite eager to harvest the perks of dwelling in uncertainty. I presume this aptitude has played a role in his huge success; his books have appeared on bestseller lists and his podcasts have been downloaded more than 300 million times. In telling you this, I’m not encouraging you to embrace the fertile power of uncertainty 24 hours a day and 365 days of every year. But I am urging you to do just that for the next three weeks. There’ll be big payoffs if you do, including rich teachings on the art of happiness.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the coming weeks, I hope you’ll regularly give yourself to generous, expansive experiences. I hope you’ll think big, funny thoughts and feel spacious, experimental emotions. I hope you’ll get luxurious glimpses of the promise your future holds, and I hope you’ll visualize yourself embarking on adventures and projects you’ve been too timid or worried to consider before now. For best results, be eager to utter the word “MORE!” as you meditate on the French phrase “joie de vivre” and the English phrase “a delight in being alive.” SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): According to Popular Mechanics magazine, over three million sunken ships are lying on the bottoms of the world’s oceans. Some of them contain billions of dollars’ worth of precious metals and jewels. Others are crammed with artifacts that would be of great value to historians and archaeologists. And here’s a crazy fact: fewer than one percent of all those potential treasures have been investigated by divers. I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I hope it might inspire you to explore your inner world’s equivalent of lost or unknown riches. The astrological omens suggest that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to go searching for them. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Some days you need god’s grace,” writes poet Scherezade Siobhan. “On other days: the feral tongue of vintage whiskey and a mouth kissed by fire.” I’m guessing, Sagittarius, that these days you might be inclined to prefer the feral tongue of vintage whiskey and a mouth kissed by fire. But according to my astrological analysis, those flashy phenomena would not motivate you to take the corrective and adaptive measures you actually need. The grace of god — or whatever passes for the grace of god in your world — is the influence that will best help you accomplish what’s necessary. Fortunately, I suspect you know how to call on and make full use of that grace. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn poet William Stafford articulated some advice that I think you need to hear right now. Please hold it close to your awareness for the next 21 days. “Saying things you do not have to say weakens your talk,” he wrote. “Hearing things you do not need to hear dulls your hearing.” By practicing those protective measures, Capricorn, you will foster and safeguard your mental health. Now here’s another gift from Stafford: “Things you know before you hear them — those are you, those are why you are in the world.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Many 18th-century pirates were committed to democracy and equality among their ranks. The camaraderie and fairness and mutual respect that prevailed on pirate ships were markedly different from the oppressive conditions faced by sailors who worked for the navies of sovereign nations. The latter were often pressed into service against their will and had to struggle to collect meager salaries. Tyrannical captains controlled all phases of their lives. I bring this to your attention, Leo, with the hope that it will inspire you to seek out alternative approaches to rigid and hierarchical systems. Gravitate toward generous organizations that offer you ample freedom and rich alliances. The time is right to ally yourself with emancipatory influences.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Love is an immoderate thing / And can never be content,” declared poet W. B. Yeats. To provide you with an accurate horoscope, I’ll have to argue with that idea a bit. From what I can determine, love will indeed be immoderate in your vicinity during the coming weeks. On the other hand, it’s likely to bring you a high degree of contentment — as long as you’re willing to play along with its immoderateness. Here’s another fun prediction: I suspect that love’s immoderateness, even as it brings you satisfaction, will also inspire you to ask for more from love and expand your capacity for love. And that could lead to even further immoderate and interesting experiments.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t wait around for fate to decide which decisions you should make and what directions you should go. Formulate those decisions yourself, with your willpower fully engaged. Never say, “If it’s meant to be, it will happen.” Rather, resolve to create the outcomes you strongly desire to happen. Do you understand how important this is? You shouldn’t allow anyone else to frame your important questions and define the nature of your problems; you’ve got to do the framing and defining yourself. One more thing: don’t fantasize about the arrival of the “perfect moment.” The perfect moment is whenever you decree it is.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You will know you are in sweet alignment with cosmic forces if you have an impulse to try a rash adventure but decide instead to work on fixing a misunderstanding with an ally. You can be sure you’re acting in accordance with your true intuition if you feel an itch to break stuff but instead channel your fierce energy into improving conditions at your job. You will be in tune with your soul’s code if you start fantasizing about quitting what you’ve been working on so hard but instead sit down and give yourself a pep talk to reinvigorate your devotion and commitment.

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ABOUT THE COVER The winner of the ABW guide cover photo contest is Vince Hogan, a bartender at Highland Brewing Co. and White Labs who also works as a freelance chef. Hogan snapped this shot at the original Wedge Brewing Co. in 2016. “I feel this photo captures an unmistakable sense of place,” he says. “It was a beautiful spring day sharing a cold pitcher of hefeweizen with friends.”

Photo by Vince Hogan

Photo courtesy of the Asheville Brewers Alliance In the year since the last AVL Beer Week, the Western North Carolina brewing industry has racked up some significant milestones. Topping this list, Highland Brewing Co., the city’s first craft brewery, celebrated its 25th anniversary. In West Asheville, Haywood Road added All Sevens Brewing and Nantahala Brewing Co.’s Asheville Outpost to its already vibrant scene. And Sweeten Creek Brewing Co. and Archetype Brewing started packaging their products. Flourishing in the city where they got their starts, a few Asheville breweries also staked claims in nonlocal markets. Thirsty Monk opened locations in Portland, Ore., and Denver, Colo. Hi-Wire Brewing has set up shop in Durham, and by early July, will have an outpost in Knoxville, Tenn., and Burial Beer Co. has a new spot in Raleigh.

Down in the South Slope brewing district, the stream of drinkers heading to and from its numerous taprooms continues to grow, and will soon be fortified by the downtown beer scene, which is developing its own identity mere blocks away with the recent addition of Archetype’s second location and the forthcoming CANarchy Collaboratory and DSSOLVR. To better reflect the diverse people and decisions making the above gains possible, Xpress’ AVL Beer Week coverage has shifted from focusing on a few topics to spotlighting a variety of brewing industry figures and emerging trends. We hope you enjoy the range of content this year as you make the most of the eighth annual celebration of the local beer scene. — Edwin Arnaudin, beer coverage coordinator

PUBLISHER Jeff Fobes ADVERTISING, ART & DESIGN MANAGER Susan Hutchinson EDITORS/WRITERS Edwin Arnaudin, Gina Smith CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Bill Kopp, Kay West LEAD DESIGNER Scott Southwick GRAPHIC DESIGNER Olivia Urban LISTINGS Deborah Robertson CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Rob Mikulak Published by Mountain Xpress P.O. Box 144 Asheville, NC 28801 828-251-1333 Copyright 2019

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Below is the full schedule of events for AVL Beer Week 2019. For detailed descriptions, visit avlbeerweek.com.

SIPS IN THE CITY: AVL Beer Week culminates downtown on Saturday, June 1, with the 10th annual Beer City Festival. Photo from Beer City 2018 by Scott Sands

Friday-Thursday, May 24-30 ‘Strange Brew’ movie

10 p.m., Asheville Brewing Co., 675 Merrimon Ave., $1, avl.mx/61

FRIDAY, MAY 24

Live Karaoke with the Johnnie Blackwell Band 8-11 p.m., The Casual Pint, 1863 Hendersonville Road, Suite 145, Free

SATURDAY, MAY 25 Fermented Nonsense Brewing Beer Release

Try a flight of blue, pink, purple and yellow beers along with rainbow cake from Kali Cakes. Bhramari Brewing Co., 101 S. Lexington Ave.

The Red Wedding and The Night’s Watch berliner weisse beers, one fruited with rasperries and one with blackberries. Noon-10:30 p.m., Craft Centric Taproom & Bottle Shop, 100 Julian Shoals Drive, Arden

AVL Beer Week Kick Off Release

Beer Pong Battleship Tournament

Double Rainbow Day

Burial Beer Co. releases a canned beer just for AVL Beer Week. Noon-10 p.m., Burial Beer Co., 40 Collier Ave.

Enter the Tardis: Historical Beer Tap Takeover Circa 1910 with Beer Historian Ron Pattinson 1-7 p.m., Zebulon Artisan Ales, 8 Merchants Alley, Weaverville, $20, avl.mx/60z

Tap Haus Takeover with Highland Brewing Co.

$3 pints from Highland Brewing Co. and live music by Christina Chandler. 5-8 p.m., Whole Foods Market, 4 S.Tunnel Road

Noon-4 p.m., Bhramari Brewing Co., 101 S. Lexington Ave., Free

Enter the Tardis: Historical Beer Tap Takeover Circa 1910 with Beer Historian Ron Pattinson 1-7 p.m., Zebulon Artisan Ales, 8 Merchants Alley, Weaverville, $20, avl.mx/60z

Flight of the Lagers Taste two flights of lagers plus one sneak peak at a limited bottle release. 1-9 p.m., Wedge Brewing Co. at Foundation, 5 Foundy St., $20, avl.mx/611

Live Music with The Rainbows 4-6 p.m., The Casual Pint, 1863 Hendersonville Road, Suite 145

Ménage a Freak Triple IPA Release Party 5 p.m.-midnight, The Funkatorium, 147 Coxe Ave., Free

Braised and Confit Artisan Beer Dinner with Archetype Brewing 5:30-10 p.m., Archetype Brewing, 174 Broadway, $72, avl.mx/612

Dr. Bacon at Oskar Blues Brewery

Live Appalachian funk-rock band. 6-8 p.m., Oskar Blues Brewery, 342 Mountain Industrial Drive, Brevard, Free

Asheville City Soccer Club vs Georgia Revolution FC 6:30-10 p.m., Memorial Stadium, 32 Buchanan Place, $10, avl.mx/613

Deer Tick Beer Concert

Pisgah Brewing’s AVL Beer Week kickoff concert with Deer Tick and more. 6:30-11 p.m., Pisgah Brewing Co., 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain, $27.50, avl.mx/614

Live Music with Dennis “Chalwa” Berndt 8-11 p.m., The Casual Pint, 1863 Hendersonville Road, Suite 145, Free MOUNTAINX.COM/BEERWEEK

SUNDAY, MAY 26 Fifth Annual SocialFest Two stages of live music, food and fun to fight homelessness among veterans. Noon-midnight, The Social, 1078 Tunnel Road, $10, avl.mx/615

Battle of the Breweries Volleyball Tournament Noon-3 p.m., Creekside Taphouse, 8 Beverly Road, Free

Eurisko Coffee Beer Tap Takeover Featuring PennyCup Roasters Noon-8 p.m., Eurisko Beer Co., 255 Short Coxe Ave.

Ice Cream Sunday with The Hop Featuring ice cream made with Archetype Brewing’s The Unruly Mystic coffee porter. 2-6 p.m., Craft Centric Taproom & Bottle Shop, 100 Julian Shoals Drive, Arden

Fermentation Fest! Hands-on demos, samples, vendors, kids activities and a $5 food menu. 2-7 p.m., White Labs Kitchen & Tap, 172 S. Charlotte St. $15, avl.mx/616 2019 AVL BEER WEEK OFFICIAL GUIDE

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Enter the Tardis: The Rise and Fall of English Porter 1750-1960, Lecture/Tasting with Beer Historian Ron Pattinson 4-6 p.m., Zebulon Artisan Ales, 8 Merchants Alley, Weaverville, $35-$100, avl.mx/617

Crafty Hour at the NC Arboretum

Drink beer, create a rose petal mandala and explore the arboretum. 4-6 p.m., 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, $67-$75, avl.mx/618

Beer Nerd Trivia

5-7 p.m., Oskar Blues Brewery, 342 Mountain Industrial Drive, Brevard, Free

MONDAY, MAY 27 Hi-Wire and Well-Played Memorial Day Keg Hunt 1-5 p.m., Hi-Wire Brewing, 197 Hilliard Ave., $120 per team of six, avl.mx/619

Enter The Tardis: The Rise and Fall of English Porter 1750-1960, Lecture/Tasting with Beer Historian Ron Pattinson

1-1:50 p.m., CBIS, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Free, avl.mx/623

AVL Beer Expo x AVL Beer Week: Legal Panel Presented by Asheville Brewers Alliance 3:30-5 p.m., Aloft Hotel, 51 Biltmore Ave., Free, avl.mx/624

Build-A-Beer Workshop

Recipe-building and ingredient-tasting session for homebrewers. 6-8 p.m., Archetype Brewing, 265 Haywood Road, $35, avl.mx/61a

‘Friends’ Trivia

7-9 p.m., The Casual Pint, 1863 Hendersonville Road, Suite 145, Free

Beer Trivia with Highland Brewing Co.

Beat the Brewer Connect Four Throwdown

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29

7 p.m., The Casual Pint, 1863 Hendersonville Road, Suite 145, Free

Beer-themed Trivia

7-9 p.m., Bhramari Brewing Co., 101 S. Lexington Ave., Free

AVL Beer Expo x AVL Beer Week: Lab on a Budget with the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast

11-11:50 a.m., CBIS, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Free, avl.mx/625

AVL Beer Expo x AVL Beer Week: Microscope Basics with the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast

TUESDAY, MAY 28

Noon-12:50 p.m., CBIS, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Free, avl.mx/626

AVL Beer Expo x AVL Beer Week: Microscope Basics with the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast

AVL Beer Expo x AVL Beer Week: Infection Detection with the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast

11-11:50 a.m., CBIS, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Free, avl.mx/621 MOUNTAIN XPRESS

AVL Beer Expo x AVL Beer Week: Lab on a Budget with the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast

7:30-9:30pm, Craft Centric Taproom & Bottle Shop, 100 Julian Shoals Drive, Arden

General Knowledge Team Trivia

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Noon-12:50 p.m., CBIS, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Free, avl.mx/622

4-6 p.m., Zebulon Artisan Ales, 8 Merchants Alley, Weaverville, $35-$100, avl.mx/617

Battle sake brewer Pat Shearer at Connect Four. 6-8 p.m., Ben’s Tune Up, 195 Hilliard Ave., Free

AVL Beer Expo x AVL Beer Week: Infection Detection with the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast

1-1:50 p.m., CBIS, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Free, avl.mx/627

AVL Beer Expo x AVL Beer Week: Insurance Panel Presented by the Asheville Brewers Alliance 3:30-5 p.m., Aloft Hotel, 51 Biltmore Ave., Free, avl.mx/628

Brett Who?! Brettanomyces Class and Tasting 6:30-8:30 p.m., Archetype Brewing, 265 Haywood Road, $20, avl.mx/61d

THURSDAY, MAY 30

Bad Ass Batches — Pink Boots Society Fundraiser at WXYZ Lounge @ Aloft Hotel

Food and Beer Pairing flights at Bhramari Brewing Co.

5-8 p.m., WXYZ Lounge at Aloft Hotel, 51 Biltmore Ave., avl.mx/61o

AVL Beer Expo x AVL Beer Week: Infection Detection with the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast

Thirsty Monk’s Sixth Annual Not So Big BIG Beer Festival 5:30-9:30 p.m., Thirsty Monk warehouse, 92 Thompson St., $15-$25, monkpub.com/notsobigfest

Crawfish Boil with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. 6-9 p.m., The Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave., $5, avl.mx/61b

Catawba Brewing Co.’s Gaining Ground Farm Dinner Five-course beer and food pairing prepared by Rhubarb chef John Fleer. 6-9:30 p.m., 305 Sluder Branch Road, Leicester, $79, avl.mx/61c

Just Brew It Kickoff Party Meet local homebrewers in advance of the June 15 Just Brew It Festival. 6-10 p.m., Wedge Brewing Co. at Foundation, 5 Foundy St., avl.mx/61p

South Slope Beer and Music Pairing Volume 3 Tasty Beverage Co., Burial Beer Co. and Hi-Wire Brewing each select songs to pair with three specialty beers. 6-8 p.m., Tasty Beverage Co., 162 Coxe Ave., Suite 101, Free

Bhramari Brewing Co., 101 S. Lexington Ave.

11-11:50 a.m., CBIS, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Free, avl.mx/629

AVL Beer Expo x AVL Beer Week: Lab on a Budget with the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast

Noon-12:50 p.m., CBIS, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Free, avl.mx/62a

AVL Beer Expo x AVL Beer Week: Microscope Basics with the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast

1-1:50 p.m., CBIS, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Free, avl.mx/62b

Small-batch Lulo Zombie Release Catawba Brewing Co., 32 Banks Ave., Suite 105

Skillet Six Ways

Six takes on Skillet Donut Stout with mini-doughnut pairings from Vortex. 2-10 p.m., Burial Beer Co., 40 Collier Ave.

AVL Beer Expo x AVL Beer Week: Raw Materials Panel – Presented by Asheville Brewers Alliance

Five-course Vegetarian Food and Brew Pairing

3:30-5 p.m., Aloft Hotel, 51 Biltmore Ave, Free, avlbrewers.com

Vegetarian dishes from Laughing Seed Cafe paired with Stone Brewing beers. 6-10 p.m., Laughing Seed Cafe, 40 Wall St., 828-252-3445

Moog Music/ Archetype Brewing: Tour and Taste

Relay for Life Fundraiser Raffle and 10% of the evening’s sales benefit Relay for Life. 6-9 p.m., The Casual Pint, 1863 Hendersonville Road, Suite 145

5:30-7:30 p.m., 174 Broadway, $10, avl.mx/61e

ArborEvenings at the NC Arboretum

6-9 p.m., 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, $14, avl.mx/61f MOUNTAINX.COM/BEERWEEK

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BEER EVENTS Beer City Tourists vs. West Virginia Power 7-10:30 p.m., McCormick Field, 30 Buchanan Place

Pizza Dinner with French Broad River Brewery 7-9 p.m., Strada Italiano, 27 Broadway, $30, avl.mx/61g

Beer Week Music Bingo Featuring Double Barley Brewing 7-10 p.m., The Casual Pint, 1863 Hendersonville Road, Suite 145

FRIDAY, MAY 31 Bourbon Barrel-Aged 13 Paces Baltic Porter Bottle Release Noon-10p.m., Wedge Brewing Co., 37 Paynes Way, Suite 001

Sour Bottle Release Noon-10 p.m., Burial Beer Co., 40 Collier Ave.

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Total Summer Eclipse II: Dark Beer Day

Asheville Sunset Beer Tour with Leap Frog Tours

Dark beers from around the world. Noon-10 p.m., The Whale, 507 Haywood Road

6-10 p.m., meet at Aloft Hotel, reservations required, $60, avl.mx/61h

AVL Beer Expo x AVL Beer Week: Ask Me Anything with ABC and ALE — Presented by Asheville Brewers Alliance

American Craft Sake Fest – Meet the Brewers

Beer City Festival’s 10th Anniversary: Summer Session Noon-5 p.m., Roger McGuire Green, 121 College St., $45-$90, avl.mx/61k

Ohlins Trailfork and Summer Golden Ale Release

6-8 p.m., Ben’s Tune Up, 195 Hilliard Ave., Free

Noon-6 p.m., Oskar Blues Brewery, 342 Mountain Industrial Drive, Brevard

1-3 p.m., AC Hotel, 10 Broadway, Free, avl.mx/pru1

Meet the Brewer Event with Wooden Robot Brewery

AVL Beer Expo x AVL Beer Week: Historical ’Hoppenings’: Preserving Our Craft Beer Story — Presented by NC Craft Beverage Museum

7-10 p.m., The Casual Pint, 1863 Hendersonville Road, Suite 145, Free

Ben’s American Craft Sake Fest – Meet the Brewers

3:30-5 p.m., AC Hotel, 10 Broadway, Free, avl.mx/62c

Appalachian Out-of-Towners Meetup with Homeplace Beer Co. and Fonta Flora Brewery The two breweries will release a special collaborative kvass. 5-8 p.m., Tasty Beverage Co., 162 Coxe Ave., Suite 101, Free

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Pisgaha-ha Comedy Showcase 8-11 p.m., LaZoom Room, 76 Biltmore Ave., $10, avl.mx/61i

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 Catawba Brewing Co. White Zombie 5K with MANNA FoodBank 9 a.m.-noon, Catawba Brewing Co., 32 Banks Ave., Suite 105, $40, avl.mx/61j

3-7 p.m., Ben’s Tune Up, 195 Hilliard Ave., Free

Papadosio’s Summer SEEquence Live music with Papadosio, Toubab Krewe and more on the outdoor stage. 5 p.m.-1 a.m., Pisgah Brewing Co., 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain, $27.50, avl.mx/61l

Live Music with Rob Banks 8-11 p.m., The Casual Pint, 1863 Hendersonville Road, Suite 145, Free

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A DIFFERENT KIND OF BREW WNC breweries and cideries branch out with hard seltzers and spritzers

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found in Over 100 of the Best Restaurants & Stores in Asheville THE LIGHT SIDE: Noble and Bold Rock hard cider companies and Sweeten Creek Brewing have stepped outside their usual brewing bailiwicks to launch lines of hard seltzers. Photos courtesy of the respective businesses The cidery is planning a June 10 release for its packaged line of 4% ABV Bold Rock Hard Seltzer, which comes in grapefruit and cucumber-melon flavors. Almost a year of research and development went into creating Bold Rock’s all natural, fermented apple-based products, which have 1 gram of sugar and 82 calories per 12-ounce serving. “Hard seltzer presents an opportunity to play ball in a parallel category that is growing explosively, and we had enough confidence in our liquids team where we thought we could develop a hard seltzer product that would compete and succeed in that space,” says Lindsay Dorrier III, the company’s director of new business development. Sweeten Creek Brewing released its first hard seltzer, a blood orange-apricot flavor, on tap April 26 in its South Asheville taproom. “It went pretty quickly,” says co-owner Erica Justice. The brewery has since released cherry and berry blast varieties and is looking toward offering lemonginger and lemon-blueberry seltzers soon — all on draft for the time being. “We’re still kind of playing around with flavors to figure out what works and what customers like,” she says.

While Sweeten Creek co-owner and brewer Joey Justice is reluctant to divulge the intricacies of his process, he says his 6% ABV seltzers contain malt and are made on the same equipment he uses to brew the brewery’s beers. The former Highland Brewing Co. head brewer’s decision to try his hand at seltzers was rooted in a love of experimentation. “I think it was just trying to find something different to do,” he says, noting his past experience in establishing sour and barrel programs, which aren’t feasible at a small operation like Sweeten Creek. “This felt like something that could be fun and a little more technical.” Noble cider maker Leif Stevens was inspired to create the spritzer line after Italian friends served him a refreshing “spritz” made from botanicals and seltzer water during a boating outing. The challenge of making a cider version of that drink, he says, was keeping plenty of flavor without added sugar and calories. “These spritzers are the hardest product that we make so far,” he says. “[But] I feel that we struck the right balance and I am very proud of this product.” — Gina Smith X MOUNTAINX.COM/BEERWEEK

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Western North Carolina brewers and cider makers are no strangers to experimentation — a few exploratory, small-batch brews are almost a given on any local taps menu. But lately, some pioneers are pushing the brewing envelope a little further, embracing a national hard-seltzer trend. This summer, look for the fizzy, refreshing and low-calorie drinks from Sweeten Creek Brewing, Noble Cider and Bold Rock. “Hard seltzers are technically a beer product,” says Noble CEO Trevor Baker. His company’s line, dubbed Noble Hard Cider Spritzer, has been available since September. While many hard seltzers on the national market are made from fermented sugar water and artificial or natural flavoring, he says, Noble’s spritzers start with fresh-pressed Henderson County apples. From there, the four varieties — lemon and elderflower, orange and jasmine tea, lime and hibiscus, and grapefruit and Citra hops — are flavored with a botanical and one fruit each, such as organic citrus peels. They all clock in at 4% ABV with 99 calories per 12-ounce serving. But Bold Rock Hard Cider, which has facilities in Virginia and Mills River, doesn’t shy away from the “seltzer” designation.

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DEVIL’S ADVOCATE Devil’s Foot Beverage Co. co-founder Ben Colvin crafts a socially and health conscious company Ben Colvin is president and co-founder of Devil’s Foot Beverage. Launched in 2017 in Woodfin, the company makes handcrafted soft drinks aimed at two specific niches: a healthier, less-sweetened carbonated beverage for the nonalcoholic drinks market and a high-quality mixer for cocktails. Using what Colvin calls a “farm-to-can approach,” the company sources organic roots and fruits to make its “nonsoda soda.” Colvin brings a socially conscious work history to his current efforts: For more than 15 years, he was involved in nonprofit organizations’ conservation efforts in the U.S., Peru and Uganda. Even in his work at for-profit companies, he gravitated toward businesses that did good by supporting nonprofits. Devil’s Foot was successful right from its start. In the company’s first year in business, more than 100,000 cans rolled off the production line. Nearly all of the company’s drinks are put into cans. “We

don’t want to compete with beer from our brewery friends’ valuable tap lines,” he says. But Devil’s Foot beverages — there are six varieties, with more on the way — are sometimes put into kegs as well. “We keg some of our styles for specialty orders,” Colvin says. “Mostly for expecting couples who want something special and nonalcoholic.” While Devil’s Foot’s ginger beer, lemonade, limeade and other flavors are found in many area restaurants and bars, the company is in the retail game as well. “We have expanded into many regional accounts and into the Triangle and Charlotte markets,” Colvin says. “In March 2019, we entered 21 Earth Fare stores. Retail is growing fast.” But first and foremost, Colvin emphasizes the responsible nature of his business. “We aim for happier people and healthier communities,” he says. — Bill Kopp X

ALTERNATIVE SIPS: With his Devil’s Foot Beverage Co., Ben Colvin brews healthy craft sodas that can be enjoyed on their own or as unique cocktail mixers. Photo by Stephan Pruitt Photography

DOLLARS AND SENSE Audra Gaiziunas brings financial best practices to small breweries

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Audra Gaiziunas, owner of craft brewery management consulting firm Brewed for Her Ledger, is also a columnist and in-demand public speaker. Her consultancy work is centered on providing financial know-how and expertise to the brewing industry. She started her business in 2014 to address an important realization: “The most-established companies were large enough to afford hiring full-time accountants,” she says, “But no one was fighting for the little guy, that startup that is bootstrapping its way through financing its first 1,000 barrels of production.” After earning an MBA from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, Gaiziunas landed in the corporate world. But she didn’t last long there. “I knew the corporate route was just not a fit for me,” she says with a laugh. “I wanted out as soon as possible.” She landed a job as controller for Dogfish Head because, in her words, she was “the ‘quirky’ one who would be a better fit for their culture.” Working alongside the brewers, she fell head over heels in love with the craft

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brewing industry. She went on to hold the position of CFO at Mother Earth Brewing before setting out on her own. It’s readily evident that Gaiziunas is not your typical consulting accountant. She brings a scrappy, indie mindset to her work, which helps explain her deep rapport with small, independent brewing operations. Often helping to create business plans, she fills an important need. “A vast majority of the breweries in the United States are far too small to afford a senior financial officer,” she says. “It was clearly proven a deficiency within the industry.” Even when brewers demonstrate strength in marketing, Gaiziunas says that their operational infrastructure is often lacking. “Why not bring global best practices to apply them to a hyperlocal market?” she says. “No one else was doing it.” — Bill Kopp X

CULTURE HERO White Labs sales representative Pablo Gomez keeps tabs on industry trends Pablo Gomez is many things, but all of his pursuits fit together into a cohesive whole. He’s a certified cicerone (beer sommelier), the Spanish-language editor at Zymurgy and the cohost of Entre Cervezas, a podcast for The Brewing Network. He’s also the East Coast sales representative for White Labs. White Labs began in 1995 with a goal of manufacturing yeast cultures and providing fermentation services to the beverage industry. When it opened its Asheville lab in January 2017, the company was already doing substantial business in the eastern U.S. Gomez notes that at the most recent Great American Beer Festival in Denver, 60%-65% of the medal winners were White Labs customers. Gomez follows industry trends and notes an increased interest in promoting biotransformation, the interaction between dry-hopping and yeast. “And people are very into kveik [yeast] strains from Norway,” he says. “They

can ferment at really hot temperatures, and they produce a lot of esters. People are going nuts with those.” Working closely with clients is central to Gomez’s job. “Most of the time, brewers know what they want. But many other times, they ask, ’I’m trying to brew this beer. What can I do?’” White Labs produces nearly 70 yeast strains every week, and Gomez says the company has an additional 100 that it can grow by special order. “And if a brewery has its own specific yeast that they like, we can bank it and grow it for them.” He offers some advice for those looking to get into commercial brewing. “Keep things small and local,” he says. “More and more, if the consumer is asked to choose between drinking a good beer fresh from the local brewery and another from, say, Illinois, they’re definitely going to do the local one.” — Bill Kopp X

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FILL STATIONS The Brew Pump and Jetstop offer creative craft brew alternatives

REFUEL: Jetstop: The Hangar Taproom in Enka is the area’s newest gas station taproom. Photo by Mansi Patel The Asheville area has seen taprooms added to such unexpected locations as grocery stores, an outdoor gear provider and a glassblowing studio. And in the past few years, gas stations have joined the list of popular spots to enjoy a mix of local and nationally distributed draft beer, perhaps none more so than The Brew Pump in West Asheville. “We have the ability to make it like your backyard. It’s more like being at your neighborhood friend’s house than a bar. We’ve got the cornhole boards, picnic tables and good cheap beer on draft,” says Brew Pump General Manager Mason Corn. “It works well, especially for the neighborhood we’re in. I don’t know if it would work in most places, but it works really well along Haywood Road.” Serving the neighbors likewise appealed to Mansi Patel, an owner of Jetstop: The Hangar Taproom, which opened in late March. Named in honor of the nearby Enka High School Jets, the draft beer component gives Jetstop an edge over the local competition and provides people who live in its vicinity a convenient beverage alternative. “In this neighborhood, there’s nothing close by if somebody just wants to 10

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have a beer or two. They don’t have to drive all the way up [to downtown Asheville],” Patel says. “We have so many repeat customers who are from the neighborhood who just come walking here from their home. They have a couple of beers and go back.” Corn likewise reports that most, if not all, of The Brew Pump’s bar business is foot traffic from the neighborhood, which helps curb one huge potential problem that could stem from mixing vehicles and alcohol. “We obviously do not condone drinking and driving,” he notes. Like The Brew Pump, Jetstop has a food truck available during business hours, but it also has a space next door ready for someone to lease — ideally a restaurant specializing in takeout food. Patel is also considering adding outdoor seating, and if Jetstop continues on its upward trajectory, she could see the business adding more locations, thereby emulating Mountain River Tap & Growlers, the chain of craft beer tasting rooms and growler filling stations inside Triangle Stop Food stores in Mills River, Saluda, Brevard and Fletcher. — Edwin Arnaudin X

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BUDDING TREND: One World Brewing’s Hempin’ Ain’t Easy has become a taproom favorite, according to co-owner Lisa Schutz. Photo courtesy of One World Brewing Contrary to its name, Hempin’ Ain’t Easy is One World Brewing’s easiest entry point for craft beer virgins. “We have a lot of hoppy beers and a lot of really flavorful craft beers,” says coowner Lisa Schutz. “Hempin’ is our go-to for people who come in and say, ‘I don’t have a lot of experience with craft beer.’ Hempin’ is kind of pilsneresque, a really light beer.” Less filling, but how does it taste? “It has more of a nutty taste because of the hemp,” Schutz explains. “A lot of the other hemp beers put terpenes in that make it really taste and smell like marijuana. We don’t do that, so it’s really clean. It has become a staple as our lighter, easier, day-drinking beer.” On the other hand, New Belgium Brewing Co.’s hemp beer, The Hemperor, has an aroma that would be right at home on Willie Nelson’s tour bus, which is a significant part of its appeal and New Belgium’s intent. When research and development brewer Ross Koenigs walked into his first hemp greenhouse, he knew the company would make a beer that highlighted the plant’s distinct qualities.

“Most of the commercial hemp beers [already] out there tasted like regular beers,” Koenigs says. “I’m fairly confident we were the first brewery to explore hemp flavor in beer that gave the drinking public an accurate representation.” Wedge Brewing Co. was the first local brewery on the hemp wagon, releasing batches of Derailed Hemp Ale annually since 2009, usually on April 20. The hemp-happy date was also perfect timing for last month’s debut at Bhramari Brewing Co. of Asheville’s latest hemp entry, Franny’s Farmhouse Ale, brewed in collaboration with Franny’s Farmacy, Listermann Brewing Co. and White Labs Asheville. And it came in just under the wire of the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission’s decision to put a hold on approving new hemp or CBD beers. “I think it’s because they don’t want it to get out of control,” says Schutz. “It’s easier to just say no.” — Kay West X MOUNTAINX.COM/BEERWEEK

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By law, patrons must be over the age of 21 to purchase alcohol at any Ashevillearea taproom, but as frequenters of such establishments well know, individuals who don’t meet that requirement often accompany legal adults out for a drink. Local breweries are welcoming across the board to families who bring children with them, and big, sprawling lawns at New Belgium Brewing Co. and Highland Brewing Co. are particularly welcoming for little ones wanting to run around and have fun with friends. At the same time, several taprooms offer safe havens for those who would prefer to enjoy their beverages without youngsters present, including Highland’s rooftop bar — limited to those of legal age — and Wedge Brewing Co.’s 8 p.m. curfew for underage guests and other guidelines for families to follow. Also frequently in tow are pets, though the rules with them are slightly more complicated than with children. Because North Carolina taprooms get permits the

same way as restaurants — basically for offering reusable glassware — pets are not allowed inside, with the exception of licensed service animals. Dan Rossow, taproom manager at Wise Man Brewing in Winston-Salem, is spearheading efforts to enact change in the legislation. Outdoor spaces at breweries are legally fine, albeit at the business owners’ discretion. In the case of Brouwerïj Cursus Kĕmē, located on the banks of the Swannanoa River, the property is home to an array of wildlife whose preservation led brewer/owner Jeffrey Horner to reluctantly prioritize over his customers’ animal companions. “It was a tough choice to make because everyone wants to bring their pets when they go relax and enjoy themselves, but the property can’t facilitate that,” Horner says. “I dragged my feet as long as I possibly could about making that decision, and when I made it, it was without joy.” — Edwin Arnaudin X

MIXED BLESSINGS Local brewers talk about cocktail-inspired beers

COOL MULE: The Moscow Mule cocktail inspired Ginger’s Revenge’s Lime Agave ginger beer. “Drinking it is very reminiscent of a Moscow Mule, and we hear from a lot of wholesale accounts that many people add vodka or tequila to the beer,” says Ginger’s Revenge co-owner Cristina Hall Ackley. Photo courtesy of Ginger’s Revenge “We like to say ginger plays well with others,” says Cristina Hall Ackley, cofounder of Ginger’s Revenge. “Ginger is such a fun flavor to play with for our beers. We also love to take inspiration from different cocktails and see how we can make it work in beer.” The obvious cocktail inspiration — the Moscow Mule — led to the brewery’s Lime Agave, she says. “Drinking it is very reminiscent of a Moscow Mule, and we hear from a lot of wholesale accounts that many people add vodka or tequila to the beer. It works as a solo beverage and in cocktails.” Most of Ginger’s Revenge’s cocktailinspired beers — including Cosmo Ginger Beer and Ginger Bloody Mary — have been small-batch releases and are no longer available. But Lime Agave is a standard, always on tap at the Riverside Drive tasting room and sold in bottles. Highland Brewing Co.’s Slow Crush Tart Spritz Ale, which was just added to the brewery’s year-round offerings, was cre-

ated by research and development brewer Trace Redmond after he had a couple of Aperol spritz cocktails for inspiration. “It began in a purely indulgent space, but, turned out, everyone really liked it. It is super-refreshing, and it’s easy to put down a couple without even realizing it. I say that from experience.” Wicked Weed Brewing’s gin coolerinspired Coolcumber hit it out of the park when it debuted at the 2011 Brewgrass Festival at Memorial Stadium, and it’s been a warm-weather staple at the pub ever since. It’s back in the Wicked Weed lineup starting Memorial Day weekend, along with two other variants, one with hibiscus, mint and basil, and the other with blackberry, currant and yuzu. Recently, the Funkatorium channeled its Terra Merita ale into the Terra Merita Mule. “We cover it all,” says Wicked Weed spokeswoman Alanna Nappi. “Cocktail-inspired beers and beer-inspired cocktails.” — Kay West X MOUNTAINX.COM/BEERWEEK

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THE ‘BACKBONE’ OF BEER Maltster Kim Thompson talks about her part in Asheville’s brewing story

WITH THE GRAIN: “Farmers are the heroes, brewers and distillers are the alchemists, and hops are sexy,” says local maltster Kim Thompson. “But malt is the backbone. There’s something pretty cool about being part of the backbone of a beer.” Photo by Scott Douglas

Kim Thompson is the maltster at Riverbend Malt House. The Asheville-based concern works with a network of regional farmers to provide malted grains (primarily barley, wheat, rye and corn) to brewers. With a colorful background that includes growing up in Germany and Belgium, a stint as a “snowboard bum,” serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and working as a miller at Carolina Ground Flour, Thompson calls herself a “grain nerd.” Clearly not cut out for a desk job, she enjoys the physical work her job demands as well as the art and science of the malting process. “It’s the perfect blend of cerebral and physical,” she says. Thompson is proud of Riverbend’s local focus. “Our contracted acreage has increased exponentially since the malt house started,” she says, noting that this translates as good news for family-owned farms as well as for brewers and distillers interested in sourcing local grains. Looking toward the future, she says Riverbend is experimenting

with heirloom corn and rye varieties and kiln upgrades that will yield darker specialty malts. She believes the Asheville brewing market isn’t completely saturated. “There’s still space for experienced brewers in Asheville,” she asserts, quickly qualifying her statement. “But there’s probably not much room for ‘meh.’” On the subject of her own beer preference: “Anything in a can,” she says. “There’s something really beautiful about a properly poured pilsner.” Thompson speaks most eloquently on the subject of why she loves her work. “Farmers are the heroes, brewers and distillers are the alchemists, and hops are sexy,” she says. “But malt is the backbone. There’s something pretty cool about being part of the backbone of a beer. It’s deeply satisfying when I get to drink my work, raise a pint and know I had a part in that story.” — Bill Kopp X

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NEVER A DULL MOMENT Archetype Brewing’s Sally Tanner loves the lively nature of working in Asheville’s brewing industry

NERDING OUT: Sally Tanner, who describes herself as a “huge beer nerd,” says a previous job as a bartender was crucial in preparing her for the demands of her current role of marketing director at Archetype Brewing. Photo courtesy of Tanner

Sally Tanner’s job as marketing director for Archetype Brewing may be many things, but it’s definitely not boring. In addition to doing the brewery’s social media, event planning and promotions, merchandise and customer service, she also manages Archetype’s bottle club membership program and does some label design. But she doesn’t mind that her job description is all over the map. “Every day is different, which is true of a lot of professions, but I love it,” she says. The North Carolina native, who describes herself as a “huge beer nerd,” says a previous job as a bartender at another brewery was crucial in preparing her for the demands of her current role at Archetype. “I particularly love interacting with our customers and fans,” she says. “It helps me get an idea of who loves our beer and what kind of events, beer and vibe they want to see.” Since Archetype recently added its second location, downtown in the former home of Habitat Brewing Co., her job has taken on some added dimensions. “We’ve been able to create a whole new

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THE CHAMP IS HERE Reigning Just Brew It People’s Choice winner Janeen Hulbert is passionate about homebrewing For Janeen Hulbert, earning the People’s Choice award at Just Economics’ 2018 Just Brew It homebrew competition was the result of seven years of hard work. The chiropractor, anatomy and physiology teacher and outdoors enthusiast started brewing upon moving to Asheville in 2012 with help from an experienced housemate. She’d always wanted to brew her own beer but never had the time, space or money to realize that dream. In her new home, she’s joined a fun, supportive group of homebrewers via Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters and Asheville Brewers Supply who are willing to share advice and sample one another’s creations, and their enthusiasm has helped Hulbert develop greater confidence in her brews.

“I think it will take more years of consistent homebrewing to officially formulate my own philosophy of brewing and the beer I make,” Hulbert says. “What I do know is that each batch of beer I design and create, I do with absolute passion. No corners are cut, I fully research every single ingredient — only including the best in each batch — and I try to be unique with my concoctions for craft beer drinkers to experience.” Hulbert first participated in Just Brew It in 2016 and has returned each subsequent year. She enjoys the friendly challenge to provide the best beer she can make alongside many of the other top homebrewers in Western North Carolina, all while promoting Just Economics’ efforts to maintain a sustainable local economy.

LET IT REIGN: Janeen Hulbert, center, celebrates her People’s Choice victory at the 2018 Just Brew It homebrew competition. She’ll return to Wedge Brewing Co.’s Foundation location on June 15 to defend her title. Photo courtesy of Asheville Brewers Alliance One of the beers Hulbert brought for the 2018 event was a 5-gallon batch of her Chaga Coffee Stout. The idea for the creative combination came about because she routinely adds chaga mushrooms to her morning coffee — and one day it occurred to her that it would pair well in a stout. “A lot of people told me they liked the idea of a ‘health beer’ that contains high levels of antioxidants,” Hulbert says. “Some even mentioned they could drink it for breakfast or pair it with a doughnut.” The feedback for the stout was so strong that it translated into the highest number of participant votes and Hulbert taking home the competition’s top prize. “I was floored when they called my name,” she says. “I felt so humbled and thrilled that a beer I dreamed of and created was a hit. You never know what people are going to think when you start adding mushrooms in your beer.” Returning for the 2019 Just Brew It, set for Saturday, June 15, at Wedge

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Brewing Co.’s Foundation location, Hulbert recently upgraded to an electric system called “The Grainfather,” which she picked up after a brewing demonstration at Asheville Brewers Supply. “The Grainfather is awesome for step-mashing and recirculating the wort for more accurate temperature throughout the kettle,” she says. “Before this system, I’ve used a 15-gallon SS brewing kettle with two converted Gatorade coolers for my mash tun and sparge water. I’ve always utilized gravityfed systems, so now having a pump has really taken my homebrewing to another level.” She’ll look to defend her title by bringing a selection of summer beers, along with what she calls “some eyecatching additions for a more complex journey though the senses,” further diversifying her offerings from previous years. — Edwin Arnaudin X

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trust on a day-in-day-out basis. All of those are important pieces of the puzzle that you have to work for.” Meanwhile, Burial’s Raleigh location has been operating since January and will soon expand into the building’s adjoining space. Reiser echoes Bialik’s observation of not wanting to replicate Burial’s Asheville taproom and notes that the South Slope structure’s organic evolution made such an undertaking next to impossible and would have felt inauthentic to the brewery’s history. Instead of copying the Asheville room’s style and decor, down to the now iconic velvet Tom Selleck painting, “The Exhibit” space features framed prints of David Paul Seymour’s artwork from Burial’s packaged products as it continues to build its distinct Raleigh identity. “People keep asking where Tom Selleck is, and I want to tell them they need to bring us their own version of Tom Selleck,” Reiser says. “So what they will be, who knows?”

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Opening a second location is typically a good sign of a business’s success. But for a handful of Asheville breweries and beer bars that already have multiple spaces on the local scene, expanding into new markets beyond city limits or state lines has become the logical next step. Thirsty Monk was the first to take such a leap and did so not in another part of North Carolina or in an adjoining state, but across the country. Its Denver brewpub opened in March 2018 with a 12-barrel brewery literally behind the bar, and head brewer Brian Grace crafting beers and tending to its wood-aging and sour program. Thirsty Monk CEO Barry Bialik says the location “feels like a local Denver neighborhood brewery.” And he notes that the area’s sense of MILE HIGH MONK: Thirsty Monk CEO Barry Bialik says his Colorado location camaraderie among brewers results in “feels like a local Denver neighborhood brewery.” Photo courtesy of Thirsty Monk — Edwin Arnaudin X shared resources that in some ways makes it easier to operate a small brewery there than in Asheville. with one another. That soul of who “One example is there are shared we are works anywhere.” cold storage warehouses that store Chris Frosaker, co-owner of beer and manage many of the wareHi-Wire Brewing, and Jessica Reiser, housing and shipping logistics that co-owner of Burial Beer Co., are seeing each brewery here in Asheville has to similar responses to their breweries’ fend for themselves,” Bialik says. “It new locations in the North Carolina makes it easier to scale your growth Triangle. Both of the South Slope stalbased on your needs.” warts wanted to make it easier for Thirsty Monk’s Portland, Ore., their loyal customers three to four location followed in June 2018. Plans hours away to have access to their to place a small brewery in the space beers while forging a deeper connechave been delayed due to limitations tion to the brands via firsthand expewith the building and past buildriences in a brick-and-mortar space ing permit issues, which Bialik notes with friendly, knowledgable staffs. are “pretty frustrating and hard to Hi-Wire’s Durham taproom resolve without being there.” In the opened in November, and Frosaker interim, the bar and kitchen are opersays it’s been the brewery’s busiest ating, though he thinks the spot in retail location every month since. the hyperlocal city will be “able to In early July, it will be joined by root in the community better” once a Knoxville, Tenn., outpost to satthe brewery side is up and running. isfy the demand in what he says is “In any satellite location, it’s “the largest growth state in terms important to us to truly be a comof percentage of beer sold the last fortable local brewpub,” Bialik two years, a trend that’s continuing says. “We’re not trying to emulate [in 2019].” Asheville and carbon copy that. We “I’m not going to sugarcoat it: It is are more sharing our soul of what the hard to launch a physical location in Thirsty Monk is about, whether it’s another city,” Frosaker says. “There’s in Asheville or Denver or Portland the geographic difference. There’s Mountain Xpress’ Give!Local campaign is Asheville’s easiest path to or wherever. We are sharing our the factor that you’re not ‘local’ in to help make this year’s campaign the biggest ever. year-end giving, helping nonprofits raise funds each year. relaxed, European vibe, our quality that market. So, there are some obstaIf you have a business that would like to sponsor this high profile event, please contact Help make this year’s campaign the biggest ever. Belgian-rooted beers and our envicles to overcome. You need to have givelocal@mountainx.com a great staff out there that you can ronment that encourages folks to talk

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11 p.m. Saturday, 1-9 p.m. Sunday. archetypebrewing.com

IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY A rundown on the breweries in Asheville and Buncombe County by neighborhood

One World Brewing, 10 Patton Ave. Access to the underground taproom with a speakeasy vibe is at the end of a short alley separating Farm Burger and Salsa’s restaurants. Noon-midnight Sunday-Thursday, noon-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday. oneworldbrewing.com Thirsty Monk, 92 Patton Ave. Known for its big selection of Belgian beers, the pub also features a range of house brews. 4-11:30 p.m. MondayThursday, noon-1:30 a.m. FridaySaturday, noon-10 p.m. Sunday. monkpub.com Wicked Weed Brewing , 91 Biltmore Ave. The combination restaurant and brewery is famed for sour and barrel-aged beers. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday. wickedweedbrewing.com

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COUNTRY BREWS: Whistle Hop Brewing Co.’s Gina Miceli, left, sits in the elevated seats of her caboose taproom, while Turgua Brewing Co.’s Phil Desenne and his parner, Debbie Weaver, stand in the garden of their farmhouse brewery’s tuckedaway property. Photos by Edwin Arnaudin

SOUTH SLOPE Asheville Brewing Co., 77 Coxe Ave. The new home to the brewery’s production operations includes a covered patio, house beers, full liquor bar, restaurant serving pizzas, burgers and more. 11 a.m-11 p.m. daily. ashevillebrewing.com

Catawba Brewing Co., 32 Banks Ave. The Morganton brewery was one of Western North Carolina’s pioneering craft breweries. 2-10 p.m. MondayThursday, noon-11 p.m. FridaySaturday, noon-10 p.m. Sunday. catawbabrewing.com

Ben’s Tune-Up, 195 Hilliard Ave. Just around the corner from the downtown Asheville Brewing, Ben’s has house sakes, plus tasty Asian eats like dumplings and egg rolls. 4 p.m.-midnight Monday, 4 p.m.-2 a.m. TuesdayFriday, 2 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday-Sunday. benstuneup.com

Eurisko Beer Co., 255 Short Coxe Ave. Just off the South Slope, the year-old brewery strives to craft a range of styles that reflect the standards of tradition while playing with modern processes. 4-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, 2-8 p.m. Sunday. euriskobeer.com

Bhramari Brewing Co., 101 S. Lexington Ave. Located behind The Orange Peel music venue, it has a big selection of house beers, full restaurant and a parking lot. 11 a.m.-midnight Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday-Saturday. bhramaribrewing.com

The Funkatorium, 147 Coxe Ave. Wicked Weed Brewing’s second location offers a wide variety of sour and barrel-aged beers in a cool, Old World ambiance. Noon-10 p.m. MondayThursday, noon-midnight FridaySaturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. wickedweedbrewing.com

Burial Beer Co., 40 Collier Ave. Multiple new beers join popular returning creations each week, so be prepared for a range of fresh, exciting tastes. Burial is soon adding a second location near Biltmore Village at 16 Shady Oak Drive. 2-10

p.m. Monday-Thursday, noon-10 p.m. Friday-Sunday. burialbeer.com

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Green Man Brewery, 27 Buxton Ave. With a predominantly English and Irish style of brewing, one of the Asheville brewing scene’s originators has greatly expanded and now has a top-floor balcony area next door to the original Dirty Jack’s taproom.

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Greenmansion: noon-10 p.m. SundayWednesday, 2-9 p.m. Thursday, noon11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Dirty Jack’s: 2-9 p.m Monday-Wednesday, 2-10 p.m. Thursday, noon-11 p.m. FridaySaturday, noon-9 p.m. Sunday. greenmanbrewery.com Hi-Wire Brewing, 197 Hilliard Ave. The circus-themed brewery’s original location and home to its specialty and small-batch beers. 4-11 p.m. MondayThursday, 1 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday, noon1 a.m. Saturday, 1-10 p.m. Sunday. hiwirebrewing.com Twin Leaf Brewery, 144 Coxe Ave. Tim Weber, an engineer by trade, runs this brewery and neighborhood pub. 3-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 2 p.m.-midnight Friday, noon-midnight Saturday, 1-10 p.m. Sunday. twinleafbrewery.com

DOWNTOWN Archetype Brewing, 174 Broadway. The brewery’s new downtown taproom carries on the neighborhood pub and event space vibe of previous tenants Habitat Brewing Co. 3-10 p.m. MondayThursday, 2-11 p.m. Friday, noon-

Asheville Brewing Co., 675 Merrimon Ave. The brewery’s original location remains active, thanks in part to its discount movie theater and family game room. 11 a.m11 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday, 11 a.m.-midnight Thursday-Saturday. ashevillebrewing.com Ginger’s Revenge, 829 Riverside Drive, Suite 100. Nestled in an unassuming warehouse, the welcoming space offers alcoholic ginger beer plus grain-based beers. 4-9 p.m. Monday, Wednesday-Thursday, 4-10 p.m. Friday, 2-10 p.m. Saturday, 2-8 p.m. Sunday. gingersrevenge.com Zillicoah Beer Co. 870 Riverside Drive. Located on the French Broad River, the neighborhood brewery specializes in open-fermented farmhouse ales and lagers. 2-10 p.m. MondayFriday, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, noon8 p.m. Sunday. zillicoahbeer.com

SOUTH ASHEVILLE 12 Bones Brewing , 2350 Hendersonville Road. Asheville’s newest brewery is adjacent to the popular barbecue restaurant’s new location. 3-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, noon-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon-7 p.m. Sunday. 12bonesbrewing.com Catawba Brewing Co., 63 Brook St. The Biltmore Village tasting room was the brewery’s first Asheville property. 4-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday,

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AVL BEER WEEK 3-10 p.m. Friday, 2-10 p.m. Saturday, 2-9 p.m. Sunday. catawbabrewing.com Fermented Nonsense Brewing, 100 Julian Shoals Drive, Unit 40. Located in the Craft Centric Taproom & Bottle Shop, this nanobrewery turns out small-batch, experimental beers. Noon-8 p.m. Sunday-Monday, noon-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, noon-11:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. fermentednonsense.com French Broad River Brewery, 101 Fairview Road. One of Asheville’s oldest breweries recently expanded into a larger taproom with a sizable stage for live music. 1-8 p.m. SundayWednesday, 1-10 p.m. ThursdaySaturday. frenchbroadbrewery.com Hillman Beer, 25 Sweeten Creek Road. This small, family-owned brewery focuses on classic styles. 11 a.m.10 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. hillmanbeer.com Hi-Wire Brewing, 2 Huntsman Place. Affectionately dubbed The Big Top, the brewery’s production facility is also home to such festivals as fall’s Stout Bout. 4-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 3 p.m.-midnight Friday, noon-midnight Saturday, 1-10 p.m. Sunday. hiwirebrewing.com Sweeten Creek Brewing, 1127 Sweeten Creek Road. The neighborhood brewery has added a canning line and includes a popular sandwich shop. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday and TuesdayThursday, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday. sweetencreekbrewing.com Thirsty Monk, 2 Town Square Blvd. The Biltmore Park pub offers copious outdoor seating. Noon-midnight Monday-Thursday, noon-1 a.m. FridaySaturday, noon-10 p.m. Sunday. monkpub.com

EAST ASHEVILLE Brouwerïj Cursus Kĕmē, 155 Thompson St. The converted tractortrailer repair shop along the banks of the Swannanoa River is home to creative takes on classic styles. 11 a.m.close Friday-Sunday. cursuskeme.com Highland Brewing Co., 12 Old Charlotte Highway. Asheville’s first craft brewery has a big indoor tasting room, a rooftop space and a meadow with live music. 3-9 p.m. MondayThursday, noon-10 p.m. FridaySaturday, noon-8 p.m. Sunday. highlandbrewing.com Turgua Brewing, 27 Firefly Hollow Drive, Fairview. This small farmhouse 20

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brewery uses locally sourced ingredients in its beers. 4-7 p.m. Thursday, 3-8 p.m. Friday, 1-8 p.m. Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Sunday. turguabrewing.com Whistle Hop Brewing Co., 1278 Charlotte Highway, Fairview. The brewery is built inside old railroad cars and includes a patio. 4-10 p.m. Thursday, 3-10 p.m. Friday, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, noon-9 p.m. Sunday, 4-9 p.m. Monday. whistlehop.com

RIVER ARTS DISTRICT New Belgium Brewing Co., 21 Craven St. The city’s biggest brewery ships its beer throughout the eastern U.S. The Liquid Center tasting room overlooks the French Broad River and a greenway. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. MondaySaturday, 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. newbelgium.com/brewery/asheville Wedge Brewing Co., 37 Payne’s Way and 5 Foundy St. Both located in the River Arts District, the original Payne’s Way brewery has a great view of a Norfolk Southern railroad line. The Foundy Street location on the Foundation property is next to 12 Bones Smokehouse. Both locations: noon-10 p.m. daily. wedgebrewing.com

BLACK MOUNTAIN Black Mountain Brewing, 131 Broadway Ave. Brewmaster Jeff “Puff” Irvin, director of AshevilleBuncombe Technical Community College’s Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast, focuses on session brews, including stouts, wheat beers, pale ales and cream ales. 2-9 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, noon-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. blackmountainbrewing.com Lookout Brewing Co., 103 S. Ridgeway Ave. The small-scale brewery turns out a big lineup of beers and is a popular local hangout. 2-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 2-10 p.m. Friday, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, noon-7 p.m. Sunday. lookoutbrewing.com Pisgah Brewing Co., 150 Eastside Drive. Famous for its pale ale, the brewery books big musical acts and local performers for its outdoor stage and inside the taproom. 4-9 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 2-10 p.m. Thursday-Friday, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, 1-9 p.m. Sunday. pisgahbrewing.com

WEAVERVILLE Blue Mountain Pizza and Brewpub, 55 N. Main St. The popular downtown café has a small brewery with house beers. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-

JOIN THE CLUB: The Asheville Club, located downtown on Haywood Street, features many Buncombe County breweries on numerous rotating taps. Pictured is General Manager Trevor Reis. Photo by Thomas Calder Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. FridaySaturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. bluemountainpizza.com Eluvium Brewing Co., 11 Florida Ave. The downtown operation serves four house beers at a time alongside guest offerings. 4-9 p.m. Monday and Thursday, 2-10 p.m. Friday, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, noon-8 p.m. Sunday. eluviumbrewing.com Zebulon Artisan Ales, 8 Merchants Alley. Just off Main Street, the brewery serves small pours and flights in its modest tasting room, as well as chilled 750-milliliter bottles that are also available to go. 1-6 p.m. FridaySaturday. zebulonbrewing.com

WEST ASHEVILLE All Sevens Brewing, 777 Haywood Road. Located inside neighborhood stalwart Westville Pub, the year-old brewery serves traditional flagship styles alongside seasonal and experimental beers. 10:30 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. allsevensavl.com Archetype Brewing, 265 Haywood Road. The spacious taproom features a variety of beer styles, including recent forays into barrel aging. 3-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, noon-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1-9 p.m. Sunday. archetypebrewing.com

Nantahala Brewing Co. , 747 Haywood Road. The Bryson Citybased breweryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Asheville Outpost pours its barrel-aged and sour beers downstairs and 18 yearround and small-batch offerings upstairs. 4-11 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-11 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. nantahalabrewing.com One World Brewing, 520 Haywood Road. The breweryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second location and production site features a full bar and is a hot spot for live music. 3 p.m.midnight Monday-Wednesday, noon1 a.m. Thursday-Saturday, noon-midnight Sunday. oneworldbrewing.com Oyster House Brewing Co., 625 Haywood Road. Famous for its Moonstone Oyster Stout, brewed with oyster shells, the neighborhood brewpub offers a nice selection of seafood. 3-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 3 p.m.midnight Friday, 11 a.m.-midnight Saturday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday. oysterhousebeers.com UpCountry Brewing, 1042 Haywood Road. Operated by John Cochran, co-founder of Terrapin Beer Co. of Athens, Ga., it includes a restaurant and courtyard. 3-10 p.m. MondayThursday, 11:30 a.m.-midnight FridaySaturday, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. upcountrybrewing.com MOUNTAINX.COM/BEERWEEK

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EVENT VENUES MEMORIAL STADIUM 32 Buchanan Place

NORTH CAROLINA ARBORETUM 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, 828-665-2492

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY 342 Mountain Industrial Drive, Brevard, 828-883-2337

PISGAH BREWING CO. 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain, 828-669-0190

ROGER MCGUIRE GREEN Pack Square Park, downtown Asheville

STRADA ITALIANO 27 Broadway, 828-348-8448

TASTY BEVERAGE CO. 162 Coxe Ave., Suite 101, 828-232-7120

THE CASUAL PINT 1863 Hendersonville Road, Suite 145, 828-385-4677

THE FUNKATORIUM 147 Coxe Ave., 828-552-3203

THE GREY EAGLE 185 Clingman Ave., 828-232-5800

THE SOCIAL 1078 Tunnel Road, 828-298-8780

TAPS AND TUNES: Pisgah Brewing Co. in Black Mountain will host two live music events for AVL Beer Week, including the Papadosio Summer SEEquence outdoor concert on Saturday, June 1. Photo from the Mountain Xpress archives

ALOFT ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN 51 Biltmore Ave., 828-232-2838

ARCHETYPE BREWING

(Asheville tasting rooms) 63 Brook St., 828-424-7290 32 Banks Ave., 828-552-3934

265 Haywood Road, 828-505-4177 174 Broadway

CRAFT BEVERAGE INSTITUTE OF THE SOUTHEAST

ASHEVILLE PIZZA AND BREWING CO.

1459 Sand Hill Road

675 Merrimon Ave., 828-254-1281

BEN’S TUNE UP

CATAWBA BREWING CO.,

CRAFT CENTRIC TAPROOM & BOTTLE SHOP

GAINING GROUND FARM — YESTERDAY SPACES 305 Sluder Branch Road, Leicester, 828-777-6948

HI-WIRE BREWING 2 Huntsman Place, 828-738-2448 197 Hillard Ave., 828-738-2448

LAUGHING SEED CAFÉ

THIRSTY MONK Biltmore Park, 2 Town Square Blvd. #170, 828-687-3873 Downtown, 92 Patton Ave., 828-254-5470 Warehouse, 92 Thompson St.

THE WHALE: A CRAFT BEER COLLECTIVE 507 Haywood Road, 828-575-9888

WEDGE BREWING CO. Wedge Foundation, 5 Foundy St., 828-253-7152 37 Paynes Way, Suite 001, 828-505-2792

40 Wall St., 828-252-3445

WHITE LABS KITCHEN & TAP

LAZOOM ROOM

172 S. Charlotte St., 828-974-3868

195 Hilliard Ave, 828-424-7580

100 Julian Shoals Drive #40, Arden, 828-676-0075

BHRAMARI BREWING CO.

CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE

101 S. Lexington Ave., 828-214-7981

8 Beverly Road, 828-575-2880

419 N. Haywood St., Waynesville, 828-246-6777

WICKED WEED FUNKATORIUM

BURIAL BEER CO.

EURISKO BEER CO.

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ZEBULON ARTISAN ALES

40 Collier Ave., 828-475-2739

255 Short Coxe Ave., 828-774-5055

30 Buchanan Place, 828-258-0428

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LEAP FROG TOURS

WHOLE FOODS MARKET 4 S. Tunnel Road, 828-239-9604 147 Coxe Ave., 828-552-3203

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