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PAGE 8 FARE THEE WELL Come August, the Rev. Howard Hanger will celebrate the Jubilee!

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City schools must take action to fix gap In its May 22 edition, Mountain Xpress published the cover story “Unequal Opportunity: Goals, Timeline Lacking in Program Aimed at Racial Achievement Gap in City Schools” by Virginia Daffron, as part of an ongoing series addressing the racial achievement gap plaguing Asheville City Schools.

This letter is a response to that article.

Daffron’s article argued that the district’s strategies to address and fix the racial achievement gap are “elusive.”

Now is not the time for elusiveness or to merely “address” this problem.

According to County Commissioner Al Whitesides, we have already “addressed” the issue, but it will continue existing until we decide to “eliminate” it.

Instead of coming up with a specific, districtwide plan with dates and metrics, ACS officials continue to state that our black students are failing due to poverty and unstable home lives, placing the onus on the larger community and the parents of these children rather than focusing on their own actions. I am not writing to dispute that there are outside factors making it harder for black students to learn in Asheville City Schools.

However, these factors alone wouldn’t make the district the worst performing for black students in the entire state. If the district is truly committed to fixing this alarming achievement gap between black and white students, it must work to make specific changes in its own treatment of black students.

Our children are in school for a large portion of their day. School can have a huge impact on students’ lives. Are our schools reinforcing existing racial inequities for black students? Crosscommunity supports are important, of course, but there are actions the schools can take to positively impact these students. The first is the recruitment of more black teachers — 92% of ACS teachers are white, and studies have shown that the implicit racial biases of teachers have a negative effect on students, starting in pre-K. Secondly is the recruitment of more school social workers. Lastly, the district must follow clear, time- and data-specific goals in regard to the gap between black and white achievement and discipline.

We must take this failure, acknowledge and own it, and then make sure such disparities are eliminated. This is our call to action. The future of our children depends on our decisions, and I want to see Asheville lead.

— Olive Wilbur Asheville

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Before the hearing, newly appointed City Manager Debra Campbell stated in her manager report, “It would give me no greater pleasure than to be able to fund the first-year implementation from the Transit Master Plan; however, there is a significant issue of the amount of revenue that we have, the additional needs that we have in the community, and then lastly the challenges of implementing for the full year ... just having enough buses.”

Transit is more than a pleasure; it is a necessity, and Transit Can’t Wait.

Riders, drivers and allies have advocated for 10 p.m. service for a decade through Just Economics and the 19-Point People’s Agenda for Transportation Reform. Our system is failing riders who rely on it, so we need our local leadership to step in where they previously haven’t. A total of seven buses have been ordered to arrive this year, addressing capacity, so operational funds are the last remaining barrier.

Transit is a central part of meeting our 100% renewable energy goals and carbon neutrality by 2030, while providing equitable access and economic mobility. How our Council and Board of Commissioners vote in this cycle must signal massive shifts in priorities because our budgets fund policies reflective of our community values and stated goals.

Because you care about these matters, Better Buses Together and allies invite you to participate in action: • Contact the Buncombe County commissioners and ask them to collaborate on paratransit, which accounts for half of evening service hour funding. A strong core service in the center city this year is how we urgently expand to regional transportation effectively.

• Contact our City Council to fully fund their own priorities in an effort to enable our new city manager and transit staff to start negotiations.

Council cannot claim to be tran-

sit advocates while leaving evening service behind. We must include all routes to 10 p.m. and Sunday and holiday service to 8 p.m.

The time is now for collaborative prioritization. Transit Can’t Wait.

— Vicki Meath, Julia McDowell, Amy Cantrell, Diane Allen, Kim Roney, Sabrina Rembert, Matilda Bliss, Amber LaShae Banks and Carmen Ybarra

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Much we can do about achievement gap [In regard to “Unequal Opportunity: Goals, Timeline Lacking in Program Aimed at Racial Achievement Gap in City Schools,” May 22, Xpress]: Very good work! Not only did you have the tenacity to research this issue but to clearly spell it out so that anyone who can read can understand how critical this situation is.

Hopefully, Mountain Xpress readers will not just see the problem but ask the question, “What can I do?” There is a lot each of us can do! We can begin by finding our own prejudices. We can talk about this issue with friends and acquaintances; we can bring it up in our clubs, organizations and churches. We can continually, sincerely ask, “What can I do?” until we each find an answer that we can be proud of.

— Marty Knight Asheville

Questions about ‘Hidden Hiking’

An alternative view on Movies section

[Regarding the May 1 Xpress article, “Hidden Hiking: Buncombe Lands Offer Nature Close to Home,” by Mark Barrett]: Did Mark ask himself why

Since your paper is getting so much grief about canning movie reviewer Scott Douglas, I would like to offer an alternative opinion.

I know a lot of people liked his reviews, but I thought many of them seemed so scholarly and pseudo-intellectual that they sounded more like college term papers than why you might want to go see The Dark Knight Rises.

I mean, it’s the Mountain Xpress for gawrsh sakes, not Cahiers du Cinéma!

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Warren Wilson College has gradually closed off parking over the years?

Did he ask the college if it was OK to include them in the list? I’m guessing the answer is no. There’s a reason there is no map available: overuse.

Montreat, on the other hand, sells a map in their store. Also, Mark failed to mention the most obvious place to park, which is at the WWC chapel.

And did he mention helping upkeep any of the trails mentioned? Trails don’t take care of themselves, folks.

Find out who maintains your favorite trail and go help on trail workdays or donate. A good place to start is Pisgah Area SORBA or call the Pisgah Conservancy or the Forest Service to find out.

— Robin Knupp

Pisgah Area SORBA trail crew leader

WWC alumnus Fletcher Editor’s note: We always appreciate feedback from our readers. For additional clarity on the subject, Xpress contacted Warren Wilson College and received the following response from Morgan Davis, interim director of marketing and operations: “The small parking area on Warren Wilson Road is currently closed while we assess maintenance and safety concerns. For further information about Warren Wilson College’s trails, wildlife and land conservation initiatives, join our Conservation Exchange newsletter at warren-wilson.edu/ conservation-exchange.”

Boutique dog diet threats are real To address Jenna Yarosh Wilson’s concerns [“We Care About Pets and Their Health,” April 24, Xpress] regard-

ing my warning about BEG [boutique, exotic ingredient and grain-free] diets: The vast majority of dog foods on the market are not tested. There is an important difference between AAFCO [Association of American Feed Control Officials] compliant and AAFCO testing. Many foods follow the guidelines, but never undergo feeding trials. The recommended quantities of protein, carbohydrate and minerals are plugged into a computer, and a diet is generated. This is an important distinction.

There are only a handful of companies that have the finances and the resources to actually do feeding trials.

Pet stores sell quite a few untested dog foods. … When I visited the [website of a popular pet food], there was absolutely no information about feeding trials. In fact, there was no information about how they formulate their diets at all. There were many buzzwords, however — like natural, holistic and single source, which have no meaning in pet food formulation.

When Googled, it appears they may do testing to determine flavor profiles and palatability, but there is nothing about appropriate feeding trials.

There may be a rise in diabetes, cancer and urinary problems. It is also quite possible that we are recognizing disease more. Owners now spend unprecedented amounts of discretionary income on their pets, including yearly and twice-yearly wellness visits, during which illness may be noted.

Owner compliance and increasingly sensitive testing play an important role in the detection of disease, as well.

Could diet play a role? Absolutely.

Correlation does not equal causation, however, and a cause-effect relationship has not been established. There are dozens, probably hundreds, of factors that may contribute to illness.

Trying to pin all canine maladies on “high-carb diets” is ridiculous.

Despite the fact that only one [Patton Avenue Pet Co.] customer has reported [dilated cardiomyopathy], I don’t expect that many people dealing with this diagnosis go to their pet store and relate this information. When the FDA issued the warning, only 294 incidences (not 236) were officially reported. This is not because there are so few cases, but because nutritional DCM is so new.

Veterinarians are now more aware of it and recommending testing. Due to the cost of echocardiogram (an ultrasound of the heart) and blood testing, many owners opt out and instead monitor their dogs for symptoms. I have this conversation with owners weekly, and most decline testing. The full extent of this problem will not be known for years, but the veterinary community expects it to be big.

C A R T O O N B Y B R E NT B R O W N The threat of BEG diets, particularly those that do not undergo feeding trials, is very real. I attended a lecture [recently] by a veterinary cardiologist at N.C. State University. She reports that they are seeing new cases of DCM more than once a week — in breeds with no genetic predisposition, such as Shih Tzus, bichon frises, dachshunds and the like. BEG diets are the one unifying factor.

Lastly, I do believe that many working in the pet food industry care deeply about dogs and wish to give pets the best care — just as veterinarians care deeply about their patients.

But even with good intentions, mistakes are made.

When you have questions about your dog’s diet, do not seek the opinion of those working in retail stores.

Speak with your veterinarian. They know your pet best and can help select the most appropriate diet.

— Dr. Catherine Ashe Candler

Do we really need good test-takers?

I appreciated the article in Mountain Xpress about our schools [“Unequal Opportunity: Goals, Timeline Lacking in Program Aimed at Racial Achievement Gap in City Schools,” May

22]. However, it reminded me of the saying that describes insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Please consider the following.

Our children are failing because they are living in poverty, not because of their race. The color of a good teacher makes no difference in the learning of a child. When schools were segregated, there were black teachers teaching black children. While racist attitudes remain a huge problem, the problem then and now is poverty and opportunity, not the color of the teacher.

The teachers cannot solve the issue of children “failing” because teachers are not the cause of the problem, only the scapegoats. All of our children can learn if they have teachers who believe in them and have the time to show that they care. Instead, teachers are threatened and blamed and spend valuable time training children to be good test-takers. How many job applications ask about a person’s test scores, the measure that is being used for a child’s success in school?

I used to think the focus on endof-grade standardized testing was a waste of time and money. I still do.

But after reading The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris, a practicing pediatrician in San Francisco, I realize standardized

testing is also very abusive. Sleepless nights, throwing up in the bathroom, tears and fears of failure, all for the sake of teacher accountability?

We are allowing our children and their teachers to suffer toxic stress under a false presumption. Learning is a process, not a moment in time. I am not opposed to assessing student progress, but most teachers are fully aware of the progress and needs of their students through assessments conducted throughout the year. Endof-grade testing does nothing useful to enhance a teacher’s knowledge of her/ his students.

Where is the evidence that this wholesale testing of children once a year enhances a child’s educational progress or improves our schooling system? I challenge you to find an elementary or middle school teacher who has sound reasons to continue with the expensive and unhealthy practice of standardized testing other than “I am doing what I am told to do.”

Would you want a surgeon who is told how to operate by the legislature to perform an operation on you? Probably not. The assessment of children’s learning is not within the expertise of legislators any more than surgical procedures would be. So why do parents and teachers put up with this practice?

Politicians will make many promises as the bid for the presidential race

heats up, but they will not be held accountable for those promises. Why is it that the president of the United States and Congress are not held accountable while well-trained teachers are? I suggest we end this testing practice, let teachers teach children and hold the politicians accountable for their promises instead.

End-of-year, standardized testing is an abusive waste of money that does little to benefit the future of our children. The cost of this practice is great. Not just in dollars but also in the toll on the well-being of both teachers and children.

— Dr. E.L. Halsey

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Correction Our May 29 commentary, “Man of the Hour: The Rise of Mark Meadows,” should have said that less than 3% of North Carolina’s registered voters are Hispanic, according to the State Board of Elections, and more than 35 percent of those voters cast ballots in the 2018 general election, according to analysis by the nonpartisan Democracy North Carolina.

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Jubilee! founder retiring after 30 years

BY BROOKE RANDLE

A jubilee is a celebration, particularly one that commemorates a special event. That makes it the perfect term to describe what will take place at Asheville’s very own Jubilee! Community this August.

After three decades of music, service and more dad jokes than any one man should be allowed to tell, the downtown fixture’s beloved minister, the Rev. Howard Hanger, will celebrate the church’s landmark 30th anniversary by retiring from the spiritual community he created.

“I feel like I’ve overstayed my welcome, actually,” Hanger says with a laugh. “But it feels so good, and I know it’s time. It’s time for new blood to come into Jubilee! and it’s time for me to do something else.”

The church will then welcome incoming minister Amy Steinberg, who will guide the community as it begins a new era.

of spiritual fulfillment, a tune they can’t stop humming or a new joke to tell a friend. Equal parts musician, philosopher, visionary and entertainer, the 75-year-old Hanger says his vision for Jubilee! was born of a desire to defy what he felt were the rigid attitudes and norms of his United Methodist upbringing.

“When I was getting ordained, there were seven guys up there — at that point it was all men, all dressed in black, that were doing the ordination — and none of them looked like they were having a good time,” Hanger recalls from the porch of his historic River Arts District home. “I thought, ‘I don’t want to grow up like those guys,’ and so I made a vow to try not to take myself too seriously.”

Today, all Hanger has to do to remind himself of this principle is look down.

“My socks became my mantra,” he explains, eagerly pointing to his brightly colored sock-and-sandal combo. “I’ve worn mismatched socks since then to remind myself not to take myself too seriously.”

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“It’s time for new blood to come into Jubilee! and it’s time for me to do something else.”

— Howard Hanger “Oh, my God, it was a mess!” he remembers. “I really thought, ‘What the hell are we doing here?’

But it had good vibes. It had a lot of good vibes.”

Despite the lingering smell of stale beer, tattered ceilings and flies that had taken up residence, Hanger says he knew it was the proper home for Jubilee!.

with a healthy appetite for music and the arts. A singer and pianist, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native formed several bands and became a commercial success, producing a number of albums and founding Jazz Fantasy, a musical performance and recording company.

After some years spent touring with his band, Hanger decided to settle in Asheville in 1973. While on staff at downtown’s Central United Methodist Church, he began envisioning a different kind of venue where he could merge his twin loves: music and spirituality.

“I wanted a place that was spiritual but wasn’t religious. I wanted a place where people who didn’t like church would feel comfortable,” Hanger recalls. In the 1980s, he started leading “Jubilee! Celebrations” in the historic church’s basement, but as the momentum built, so did the desire for a separate home.

When he’d first seen the unassuming structure at 46 Wall St., it was the site of the lively Asheville Music Hall. At its height, the club had hosted the likes of The Byrds and John Prine. But as the early ’80s economic downturn hit hard, the club closed, becoming just one more boarded-up downtown building that quickly fell into disrepair.

OH, YEAH! When Jubilee! Community finally opened in 1989, Hanger had a central message for his congregation: “We don’t worship — we celebrate.”

Hanger’s services were tapestries woven out of music, performance art, spirituality and community building. He invited church members, dubbed Jubilants, to think critically and ask questions as he thoughtfully incorporated Buddhist, Christian, Pagan and Native American perspectives in probing life’s most complex questions. Attendees were encouraged to sing along and dance to the church’s World Beat Band — who was known to blend tradi-

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“Howard is, in my opinion, one of the people who really made Asheville what it is.”

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tional hymns with Grateful Dead and Jimmy Buffett tunes — recite poetry and end each prayer with a hearty “Oh, yeah.”

As word of Hanger’s delightfully unconventional philosophy spread, the new church began to grow.

Jubilee! slowly became the place for the curious, the rejected, the joyful, the adrift and those simply in search of a good time.

“It brought me back to religion, but in a way that is just rich. We laugh and we sing and we hug; that has enriched my life,” says longtime Jubilant Billie Bremer. “I would have made it to the end having never found Jubilee! but not with the sense of joy that I now know.”

Today, the church boasts a devoted and spiritually diverse following ranging from the staunchly atheist to the deeply religious, says Minister of Community Wellness Jackie Dobrinska.

On a given Sunday, anywhere from 450-600 people file into the sanctuary, while the number of self-described Jubilants runs into the thousands.

Determined to make a positive impact on the city, Jubilee! began partnering with various community groups, including Homeward Bound and MANNA FoodBank, and hosting classes and lectures to

spread awareness of social justice and environmental causes. Hanger’s unorthodox approach even spawned similar institutions in cities across the country, including Houston and New Orleans. Although they’re formally separate, these sister Jubilees! share an emphasis on joyful, open-ended spirituality.

But despite the church’s growth and success, however, Hanger says his focus is still to “keep the main thing the main thing” — helping society’s most vulnerable members.

PASSING THE TORCH “When Howard first announced that he was retiring, I think everyone got a sinking feeling in their stomach, like ‘What are we going to do now? What’s the future of Jubilee! going to hold?’” remembers choral director Daric Allen Smith.

That was in May of last year, leading the church to immediately launch a search for a new minister. After more than a year of planning, discussions and community input, Jubilee!’s 12-member board chose Steinberg, a Jewish singer, writer and performer, as Hanger’s successor.

A May 22 church newsletter praised Steinberg’s “uniquely female pres-

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Some might feel exhausted by the mere thought of simultaneously juggling a family, a music career and running a church. But in 1999, the indefatigable Hanger decided it was time to add yet another creative endeavor to his list. That fall, he converted his historic, two-story brick home into Hanger Hall, a school that sought to provide a nurturing environment specifically designed to meet the needs of middle school-age girls.

“I wanted it for my daughters,” he explains. “They were just starting middle school and were some of the first students.”

After heading the school for several years, Hanger teamed up with Garlock, who was then teaching psychology at Warren Wilson College, to write a book.

A Precious Window of Time aimed to help parents navigate the distinct social, physical and cognitive issues that middle school girls face.

Eventually, the school outgrew its original space. Now located at 64 W.T. Weaver Blvd. in North Asheville, it serves about 75 students per year in grades six to eight. As its 20th anniversary approaches, the school has blossomed into a thriving institution whose influence has been felt by many local families.

Running it was not without challenges, however.

“I had already started a band and a music business and a church, and so I thought, ‘Well, I’ll start a school’ — and it was the hardest thing I ever did,” Hanger reveals. X

ence,” saying she “embodies many of the qualities of our beloved founder, while at the same time being uniquely herself.” Steinberg plans to relocate from San Diego to begin her tenure at Jubilee! on Sept. 22, with ministers Chris Andrews and Lauren Fortuna filling in during the five-week interim.

Hanger’s advice for Steinberg reflects his personal mantra: Don’t sweat it. “That’s rule one for Jubilee! as far as I’m concerned,” he says, adding, “Jubilee! is far too important to ever take it seriously.”

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LET THE FUN BEGIN Amid community members’ wide-ranging emotions over the upcoming change, many say they’re grateful for Hanger’s groundbreaking legacy.

“A lot of people in Asheville know Howard in one or two ways — he officiated at a wedding they attended, or they come to Jubilee!, or he did a baptism. But Howard is, in my opinion, one of the people who really made Asheville what it is,” says Vicki Garlock, who’s served as the church’s nurture coordinator and curriculum specialist for more than a decade.

And for his part, Hanger says the only tears he wants to see on his last day at the helm are tears of laughter.

The fun will begin on Saturday, Aug. 10, with a roast that will give friends, family and community members a chance to crack jokes at Hanger’s expense.

It will be hosted by his friend George Fleming, and a cash bar will be available. Sunday, Aug. 11, will be Hanger’s final service, followed by music from the Jubilee! Summer Orchestra.

Asked how he plans to use his well-earned free time, Hanger pauses, leaning back in his rocking chair. No, he doesn’t want to write another book or travel the world.

He’s not going to start another band or church or school. He’s done all that, he says. But there is at least one thing he’s looking forward to.

“The thing of it is, I have never had a Sunday brunch for 30 years.

I’m gonna have some damn Sunday brunch!” Hanger says with a grin.

“First order of business is gonna be eating some bagels and salmon and having a bloody mary at 11 o’clock on a Sunday morning.” X MOUNTAINX.COM

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Asheville residents criticize proposed budget Transit, tree protection and city employee wages were among the issues that brought more than 100 people — filling Council chambers and two overflow rooms — to the May 28 public hearing on Asheville City Council’s proposed 2019-20 budget.

City Manager Debra Campbell opened the hearing by providing a budget overview to Council members and highlighting what she felt were two of its most controversial aspects: city employee pay raises and first-phase funding for the city’s Transit Master Plan.

The proposed budget recommends only partial funding for the plan’s first year but still represents a 30% increase in the city’s subsidy for transit over fiscal year 2018-19. The $1.56 million added to the transit budget will make up for a $359,000 reduction in federal grant revenue, as well as support an additional 20,000 service hours through the creation of new routes and realignment of existing ones. The budget would also fund a bus maintenance facility study and add six new staff members to improve the rider experience.

Many community members who spoke during public comment, however, expressed frustration at what they described as an unreliable transit system inadequate for Asheville’s size.

“I’ve spent a lot of time at the bus station the past week and I’ve seen workers in their uniforms going to Burger King and the Grove Park Inn and Delta at the airport, and all these folks said the same thing to me: ‘Transit can’t wait,’” said Rev. Amy Cantrell, an organizer with local transit advocacy group Better Buses Together. Cantrell also heads

BeLoved Asheville, whose clientele largely depends on public transportation “They are dying trying to make things work, trying to survive, and they’re spending money just trying to get home from their jobs.”

Fully funding the plan’s first year would extend all bus routes to run until 10 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 8 p.m. on Sunday, adding approximately two hours to existing service times. The proposed transit budget includes $1.2 million toward phase one of the plan but falls short of the $3.7 million that management company RATP Dev estimates it would need for full implementation.

“I know that people want more, but I want our transit system to run efficiently. I want it to have the kind of impact that everybody wants in this community,” Campbell said. “We just need a

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little bit more time, and obviously we need more resources to do that.”

Campbell also responded to concerns raised by Council member Keith Young on May 14 during her budget presentation about a proposed 2.5% city employee pay raise. Young had suggested raising all city employees to a base pay level of $15 per hour instead of funding an across-the-board raise during the current budget cycle.

Campbell said she was open to identifying the costs of paying employees an annual salary of $31,200, which is equivalent to $15 per hour based on a 40-hour work week. She asked that city staff and consultants complete a proposed class and compensation study to analyze the impacts of wage compression and pay increases; she would then implement

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pay raises during the upcoming budget cycle if recommended by staff.

“I think everybody up here would want to pay everybody as much as we can pay them and I think everybody up here wants to expand transit as fast and as much as we can. Sadly, in both of those situations, there are very real limitations that don’t allow us to do that,” said Council member Julie Mayfield.

A number of residents also drew attention to the budget’s lack of funding for protection of the city’s urban forests — the trees dotted among Asheville’s streets, parks, natural areas and homes. Cathy Walsh, a member of the city Tree Commission’s Tree Protection Task Force, described urban forests as a “major component in the fight against climate change.

“Asheville has lost 8% to 10% of its tree canopy; that’s 1,600 acres of trees that have been lost in the past 10 years. We have no plans to replace these at this point,” Walsh continued.

“There could be an enormous cost to the city and to its citizens and wildlife if we lose the urban forest and canopy.”

Walsh recommended the city dedicate funds to develop an Urban Forest Master Plan, which would guide Asheville toward its green infrastructure goals and add an urban forester position. The estimated upfront cost of adding an urban forester is $104,205, with plan development estimated at $250,000. No Council members commented on these proposals during the hearing.

Council members are slated to vote on adoption of the proposed budget at their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 11, at 5 p.m. in Asheville City Hall. The full proposed budget is available at avl.mx/64l.

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2020 TDA budget approaches $20 million mark

COST TO COMPETE: Nearly 60% of the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority’s 2020 budget will go to media spending. Included in that amount is a $1.7 million retainer for new ad agency 360i, which is based in Atlanta and New York. Stephanie Brown, president and CEO of the Explore Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau, presented the 2020 proposed budget on May 29. Photo by Virginia Daffron In March, the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority’s finance committee faced an enviable dilemma: With actual occupancy tax revenues up 25% over projections, how should the authority adjust its forecasts for the rest of the fiscal year?

Stephanie Brown is president and CEO of the Explore Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau, the arm of the TDA responsible for spending the money generated by the county’s occupancy tax to promote local tourism. She described the finance committee’s conundrum at the May 29 regular meeting of the authority.

Committee members decided to “smooth” the predictions to reflect a 10% increase for March and an 8% increase for each of the following months through the end of June, Brown said. If that best guess comes true, occupancy tax revenues for the year will total $18.8 million — a 9% increase over 2018’s take from hotels and short-term rentals.

Going forward, the TDA estimates revenues for fiscal year 2020 at $19.36 million, a 3% increase over 2019, Brown said.

Those funds will be used to promote the area’s “vitality for the benefit of the people who live in

Explore Asheville’s group sales department will have a budget of about $1 million to spend on a consultant who’s completing a “brand refresh,” support for the Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission (which accounts for $205,000 of the total, with sports bid fees not included in the budget), 17 trade shows and meeting development. The Explore Asheville office rent and other expenses will run $685,947.

Administering the Tourism Product Development Fund’s existing grants and programs will cost $504,950. The fund has temporarily paused its grantmaking during a yearlong planning process, which will develop a long-term approach to awarding tourism dollars for capital projects with the potential to increase overnight visitation. Brown explained that 25% of occupancy tax revenues flow to this fund.

According to Brown, TDAsponsored research indicates that every dollar spent on marketing

results in $43 of local revenue, including $3 in sales tax and 92 cents in occupancy tax proceeds.

The 2020 advertising budget of $11.5 million, she continued, will therefore generate $494 million of local spending.

No member of the public commented on the proposed budget during the May 29 meeting, but the TDA will hold a second public hearing during its next meeting at 9 a.m.

Wednesday, June 26, at the Explore Asheville offices, 27 College Place, prior to a vote of the authority board on the proposed budget.

On Wednesday, June 12, 9 a.m.noon, the TDA’s newly formed Community Leadership Council will hold its first meeting. Composed of representatives from local government agencies, nonprofits and other organizations, the group will provide input into the TDA’s Tourism Management Investment Plan. More information is available at ashevillecvb.com/tmip.

Both meetings are open to the public.

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Buncombe County,” increase lodging demand and boost Asheville’s brand profile for group meetings and events, according to Brown. The budget will also fund a yearlong Tourism Management and Investment Plan process and “engage partners and the community” through local paid advertising and outreach.

The biggest 2020 budget bucket will fuel $11.5 million in media spending, up from $10.5 million in 2019. TV and streaming advertising account for $6 million, while the digital budget is $3.7 million. Of interest to print lovers, the TDA’s print advertising budget will plummet from $705,402 in 2019 to $110,000 in 2020; all of that money is slated for publications distributed outside the local area.

A local advertising campaign promoting the message “Tourism builds community” is financed by $175,000 in earned revenue from sponsorships on the CVB website.

Salaries and benefits for Explore Asheville employees account for $2.7 million of the total, a 3% increase over 2019. That number includes a new director of finance position, 3% merit-based pay increases and a 4% increase in health insurance costs.

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On Wednesday, June 5, at 7 p.m., a vigil to remember people who have died without health insurance as a result of North Carolina’s Medicaid coverage gap will be held at the Vance Monument in Pack Square. The event is one of 20 organized by the N.C. Justice Center’s Health Advocacy Project to take place simultaneously around the state.

North Carolina is one of 14 states that have not expanded Medicaid following the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. As many as 500,000 people making between 40% and 100% of the federal poverty level in the state have no access to government support for health insurance.

“Some of the highest numbers of uninsured North Carolinians who would be eligible for Medicaid under Medicaid expansion live in Western North Carolina,” said Brenda Murphree of Indivisible Asheville/ WNC in a press release about the event. “Most of the people in the gap are adults working in industries our economy depends on, such as construction, food service

and sales. Our state must close the gap.”

For more information, visit healthcarevigil.com.

CITY COLLECTS INPUT ON BUILDING NAMING The city of Asheville invites community members to weigh in on the proposed renaming of Asheville’s police headquarters to honor Lt. Walter Evan Robertson Sr., who died on April 25.

During his 28-year tenure at the Asheville Police Department, Robertson became the first African American officer to reach the rank of lieutenant. He was also a decorated Vietnam War veteran and a lifelong resident of Asheville. To respond to the survey, visit avl.mx/64s.

SUMMER FUN FOR RADIO LOVERS The Asheville Radio Museum, located in room 315 of A-B Tech’s Elm building, will be open to the public 1-3 p.m. Saturdays through August.

According to a press release, “Visitors can hear old-time radio shows, see and listen to 1920s radios, learn about Asheville’s first radio station in 1927

(WWNC), learn to spell their names in Morse code, see World War II bomber radios and a German propaganda radio. There’s also a 1910 Edison phonograph to hear, plus dozens of amateur radios, CB radios, scanner radios and so much more.”

Admission is free.

For more information and directions, visit avlradiomuseum.org.

OLLI HOSTS END-OF-LIFE PLANNING SEMINAR The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and Mission Health Partners will hold an advance care planning workshop 7-9 p.m. Thursday, June 20, in the Reuter Center on the UNC Asheville campus.

The workshop will feature a panel discussion focused on end-of-life considerations, including communicating your treatment wishes to loved ones and to medical personnel, ethical and legal issues, the uses of advance directives and advice on handling conditions like Alzheimer’s disease.

The event is free and open to all. For more information and guidance on materials to bring, visit avl.mx/64t. X

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House of Pan Ida Jolly Crawley launches her magical museum, 1919 In 1919, artist and curator Ida Jolly Crawley purchased a 25-room, Victorian style mansion in Asheville’s Chicken Hill neighborhood. Built in the early 1890s by Russian businessman Peter Demens, the house was occupied by a number of owners before Crawley took charge. Once in her possession, the Tennessee-born artist turned international student and traveler, transformed the property into the House of Pan: Museum of Art and Archaeology.

On Jan. 26, 1922, an unnamed reporter with The Asheville Citizen described a visit to the “large ancient and dignified house.”

According to the writer, the museum was relatively unknown at the time. But its collection of rare antiques and oil paintings promised “a true adventure, provided you have the spirit that unlocks the mammonclosed doors of vision.”

Pottery from Pompeii, solidified lava, Native American relics, “trophies of the seas” and “the carnivorous lilies of North Carolina lowlands” were among the items on display. Along with these artifacts and plant-life, each room displayed Crawley’s original oil paintings. Some of the home’s ceilings functioned as a canvas, as well.

“Overhead, in rich and blending colors, the sky and clouds smile down upon you — the work in oils of the artist, who has transformed dingy ceiling into a bit of the heavens,” the paper declared.

Beyond Crawley’s collection, the home’s hardwood interior, combined with its long history, triggered the writer’s imagination and wonder. “What ghosts of a bygone day troop through those high, wide hardwood halls!” the reporter wrote. “What peals of silvery laughter fill the great rooms as with the departed presence of a gay-clad host of merrymakers, have you but the imagination to summon back the mellow past.”

Shortly after the article’s publication, notices about Crawley’s House of Pan became commonplace in the daily paper. Throughout the 1920s and ’30s, the artist welcomed numerous visitors, as well as members of local religious and educational institutions.

On Jan. 11, 1926, The Asheville Citizen once again visited the museum. Like the paper’s 1922 piece, the trip was marked by enchanted wonder. “Here I was still in the city, but somehow the city seemed far removed,” wrote writer Alice E.N. Hutchison.

RENAISSANCE WOMAN: Artist, archaeologist and poet Ida Jolly Crawley opened the House of Pan: Museum of Art and Archaeology in her Asheville home in 1919. This self-portrait still hangs inside the property, which is now owned by Howard Hanger.

Crawley is depicted as whimsical and passionate throughout the piece. “She loves art and all that is beautiful, and if something she herself has done falls into that category, she makes no distinction, for with her, personality is lost in matters of art,” Hutchison declared.

“And it also is in the way she says it — not with an air of boastfulness, but with a soft gentleness that is so much a part of her.”

At that time of the article’s publication, over 5,000 guests had visited the museum. Further, both the museum and Crawley were featured in separate sections of the American Federation of Arts’ book American Manual of Art. Crawley received similar recognition throughout much of her life. The Paris chapter of the American Federation of Arts asked her to join its chapter in 1929.

Meanwhile, that spring, the Nicholas Roerick Museum requested Crawley’s presence at the ceremonial cornerstone laying of its New York City site. And years later, in 1935, The Sunday Citizen reported that the Crawley Museum of Art and Archaeology was elected into membership in the American Association of Museums, “one of the highest honors of recognition that can be bestowed on a small museum.”

Crawley died inside her Chicken Hill museum and home on April 15, 1946.

She was 78 years old. “Known for her achievement in archeology, painting, and poetry, she was the sole supporter of the museum which occupied 16 of the 25 rooms in her brick mansion,” The Asheville Citizen noted in the following day’s paper.

In 1973, Howard Hanger, founder of the interfaith church Jubilee!

Community, purchased the then-condemned property. Nearly a decade later, in 1982, the home was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Hanger continues to live in the home today, operating the Victorian mansion as a cooperative housing organization; he shares the space with 12 housemates.

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ANIMALS 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 ANIMAL RIGHTS MARCH • SU (6/9), 6:30mp March for animal rights.

Free. Held at Vance Monument, 1 Pack Square APPALACHIAN WILDLIFE REFUGE • TU (6/11), 5:30-7pm - Presentation by Appalachian Wildlife Refuge and the Blue Ridge Naturalist Network regarding wildlife rehabilitation.

Free. Held at West Asheville Public Library, 942 Haywood Road INTRODUCTION TO MOTHING • FR (6/7), 8:30-11pm - Learn about how to attract and identify "night shift" pollinators.

Program includes a mothing set up with UV light to observe, identify and upload to iNaturalist or ecoEXPLORE. Free.

Held at Zealandia Castle, 1 Vance Gap Road UNDERSTANDING THE MISUNDERSTOOD BLACK BEAR • TH (6/6), 6:30-7:30pm - Understanding the Misunderstood Black Bear, presentation by nature photographer, Bill Lea. Free. Held at Transylvania County Library, 212 S. Gaston St., Brevard

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BENEFITS 'BE ONE GOOD APPLE-GET INVOLVED' AWARDS DINNER • FR (6/7), 5:30-7:30pm - Proceeds from the Be One Good Apple-Get Involved awards dinner with an open bar, buffet dinner, silent auction, live music andtalk by Senator Terry Van Duyn, benefit Henderson County Democratic Party. Registration: avl.mx/640. $50/$35 under age 35. Held at Hendersonville Country Club, 1860 Hebron Road, Hendersonville ASHEVILLE DRAG BRUNCH • SU (6/9), 12:30pm - Proceeds from this brunch and drag show benefit local charities. Tickets: AshevilleDragBrunch. com. $20. Held at Banks Ave., 32 Banks Ave. BARBECUE AND BAKE SALE • SA (6/8), 11am-7pm Proceeds from the barbecue and bake sale benefit Noah McFall, 10 year old in need of a double lung and liver transplant.

Free to attend. Held at Montmorenci United Methodist Church, 89 Old Candler Town Road, Candler DIGGIN’ IT AT BOLD ROCK • SA (6/8), 2-8pm Proceeds from Diggin’ It at Bold Rock, with bingo, face painting, cookie decorating, hands-on botanical projects, raffle and live music benefit Bullington Gardens’ horticultural therapy program. Free to attend. Held at Bold Rock Hard Cider, 72 School House Road, Mills River DISCO INFERNO • TH (6/13), 6-9pm - Proceeds from Studio 207: Disco Inferno,

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celebrating Asheville Area Arts Council’s 40th anniversary, with beer and wine, light bites and raffles benefit Asheville Area Arts Council. Funky threads encouraged.

Registration: avl.mx/642. $25 in advance. Held at The Refinery, 207 Coxe Ave. FRIENDS OF PACK LIBRARY HALF PRICE BOOK SALE • FR (6/7), 10am-4pm - Proceeds from the Friends of Pack Library Half Price Book Sale benefit Buncombe County Libraries. Free to attend. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. HARD TIMES, HIGH HOPES & HELPING HANDS • TU (6/11), 6:30pm Proceeds from the Hard Times, High Hopes & Helping Hands concert featuring 20+ local musicians benefit Reconciliation House. $12/$15 at the door. Held at Parkway Playhouse, 13 Green Mountain Drive, Burnsville HEMP FOOD CHALLENGE • SU (6/9), 2-4pm - Proceeds from the Hemp Food Challenge with local chefs making plant-based dishes with hemp, appealing to kids, benefit My Daddy Taught Me That. Door prizes for donators. Free to attend. Held at The BLOCK off biltmore, 39 South Market St. JUNALUSKANS FLEA MARKET • SA (6/8), 8-11:30am - Proceeds from the Junaluskans Flea Market benefit numerous projects at the Lake Junaluska community including: garden maintenance, the Community Chorus, Christmas decorations and Clothes to Kids.

Early bird shopping 7:308 a.m. $5. Free to attend.

Held at Lake Junaluska Open Air Gym, 91 North Lakeshore Drive, Lake Junaluska LURE OF THE LAKE SWIM • SA (6/8), 10am - Proceeds from the Lure of the Lake Swim with 1.5-

and 3-mile races, benefit Outreach of Hickory Nut Gorge and local first responders. Registration: avl.mx/647. $40. Held at Beach at Lake Lure, 2930 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure MARY ALICE MONROE BOOK LAUNCH GALA • FR (6/7), 5pm Proceeds from the Mary Alice Monroe book launch gala for The Summer Guests, benefit Lanier Library. Tickets: avl.mx/643. $20/$40 + book. Held at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon NO KID HUNGRY NORTH CAROLINA • SA (6/8), 10am-1pm Proceeds from this walk benefit No Kid Hungry North Carolina. Event includes family games and activities and a lunch at 11am. Registration at 9am. Free to attend/$10 for shirts. Held at Nesbitt Discovery Academy, 175 Bingham Road PARK IN THE DARK • SA (6/8), 7:30-10pm - Proceeds from Park in the Dark, a family-friendly nocturnal event with hands-on activities, nature stations, storytelling around the campfire, smores and stargazing, benefit Friends of Chimney Rock State Park. $20/$8 youth (ages 5-15).

Held at Chimney Rock State Park, 431 Main St., Chimney Rock PINTS & POSES • TH (6/13), 6-7pm Proceeds from Pints & Poses, 45-minute yoga class which includes a craft beer from UpCountry Brewing, benefit the YMCA of WNC. Participants must be 21 or older. $10. Held at Asheville Outlets, 800 Brevard Road PRINCESS CHARITY BALL • SA (6/8), 2pm Proceeds from the Princess Charity Ball with children’s vendors and entertainers, superhero meet and greets and photo ops, crafts and a silent auction, benefit Be the Good Fund, which grants wishes for children with health issues or families with hardships.

CASUAL MOTHS: North Carolina is home to more than 2,300 species of moths.

The N.C. Arboretum holds a free event, Introduction to Mothing on Friday, June 7, 8:30-11 p.m. at Zealandia Castle, 1 Vance Gap Road. Learn how to attract and identify “night shift” pollinators. The program includes a visit to a mothing setup with ultraviolet lighting to observe, identify and upload observations to iNaturalist or ecoEXPLORE (weather permitting). (p. 16) Tickets: avl.mx/64e. $21-$65. Held at Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway PUTT-PUTT TOURNAMENT • SA (6/8), 9am - Proceeds from the Putt-Putt tournament benefit Blue Ridge Humane Society. Youth, family and open categories with various start times.

Includes lunch. $35 youth/$55 adult/$140-$220 per team. Held at Champions Golf Learning Center, 485 Brookside Camp Road, Hendersonville SISTERS DOIN’ IT FOR OURSELVES • TH (6/6), 7pm - Proceeds from the music and comedy show, Sisters Doin’ It for Ourselves, benefit Helpmate Women’s Shelter. $20-$33. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave. STONEWALL COCKTAIL NIGHT • SU (6/9), 6pm - Proceeds from cocktails with the LGBTQ community benefit Tranzmission. $5-$15. Held at Crow & Quill, 106 N. Lexington Ave. UPSTAIRS ARTSPACE MOVIE NIGHT • SU (6/9), 5:30-6:45pm - Proceeds from the pre-movie reception at the gallery followed by

popcorn and a movie, Pollock, at the Tryon Theater benefit Upstairs Artspace.

Film starts at 7pm. $40.

Held at Upstairs Artspace, 49 S. Trade St., Tryon

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY WESTERN WOMEN'S BUSINESS CONFERENCE (PD.) Thu, Jun 20 - 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. A-B Tech Conference Center - 16 Fernihurst Drive, Asheville 28801 Registration required. $45 A-B Tech Small Business Center abtech.edu/ sbc - 828-398-7950 A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler, 828-3987950, abtech.edu/sbc • TH (6/6), 9am-4pm Export University, seminar.

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• SA (6/8), 9am-noon SCORE: Cybersecurity for Small Business, seminar.

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ASHEVILLE CHESS CLUB • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - Sets provided. All ages and skill levels welcome.

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ASHEVILLE NEWCOMER'S CLUB • 2nd MONDAYS, 9:30am - Monthly meeting for women new to Asheville interested in making friends and exploring the community. Free to attend.

Held at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. ASHEVILLE ROTARY CLUB • THURSDAYS, noon1:30pm - General meeting.

Free. Held at Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. ASHEVILLE TAROT CIRCLE • 2nd SUNDAYS, noon General meeting. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road ASHEVILLE WOMEN IN BLACK • 1st FRIDAYS, 5pm Monthly peace vigil. Free.

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Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. GENEALOGY CLUB • 2nd TUESDAYS, 3pm - Genealogy Club.

Free. Held at Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bill's Creek Road, Lake Lure GOING TO COLLEGE WITHOUT GOING BROKE! • TU (6/11), 6-7pm - Going to College Without Going Broke, presented by the NC College Foundation.

Free. Held at Waynesville Library, 678 S. Haywood St., Waynesville KOREAN WAR VETERANS CHAPTER 314 • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, noon - Korean War Veterans Association, General Frank Blazey Chapter 314, general meeting. Lunch at noon, meeting at 1pm. Free to attend. Held at American Legion Post 77, 216 4th Ave. W., Hendersonville LAUREL CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD OF AMERICA • TH (6/6), 10am - Monthly meeting.

Registration at 9:30am.

Free. Held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe LEICESTER COMMUNITY CENTER BOARD MEETING • 2nd TUESDAYS, 7pm - Public board meeting.

Free. Held at Leicester Community Center, 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester LITERACY CHANGING LIVES TOURS • FR (6/7), 11:30am12:30pm - Coffee and a one-hour tour of the Literacy Council. RSVP: avl.mx/5vf or 828-2543442 x 206. Free. Held at The Literacy Council of Buncombe County,

31 College Place, Suite B221 ONTRACK WNC 50 S. French Broad Ave., 828-255-5166, onyrackwnc.org • TH (6/6), 5:30-7pm - Budgeting on a Fluctuating Income, class. Registration required. Free.

• FR (6/7), noon-1:30pm - Understanding Credit.

Get it. Keep it. Improve it. Seminar. Registration required. Free.

• MO (6/10), 5-7:30pm How to Buy a Car, class.

Registration required.

Free.

• TH (6/13), noon1:30pm - Budgeting and Debt, class.

Registration required.

Free.

TH (6/13), 5:30-7pm Understanding Credit.

Get it. Keep it. Improve it. Seminar. Registration required. Free.

• SATURDAYS (6/15) & (6/22), 9am-12:30pm - Basics of budgeting, setting goals, planning, saving strategies and tracking spending series. Registration required. Free.

aging resources. Information: buncombeweaadwalk. com. Free. Held at Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Road

FOOD & BEER ASHEVILLE VEGANFEST veganfest.bwar.org/ event-schedule/ • SA (6/8), 10am-5pm - Asheville VeganFest Education Day with vegan

focused lectures featuring physicians, athletes, farmers and local businesses. Free to attend. Held at YMI Cultural Center, 39 South Market St. • SU (6/9), 11am-6pm Outdoor festival featuring educational speakers, kid's activities and vegan food, beer and lifestyle vendors.

Free to attend. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St.

CHRIS SMITH AUTHOR EVENT • WE (6/12), 6pm - Chris Smith presents his book, The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration. Free to attend. Held at Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St. FAIRVIEW WELCOME TABLE • 2nd THURSDAYS, 11:30am-1pm - Community lunch. Admission by

donation. Held at Fairview Christian Fellowship, 596 Old US Highway 74, Fairview INTERNATIONAL BLACK JAR HONEY TASTING CONTEST • TH (6/13), 5:30-8:30pm - 8th Annual International Black Jar Honey Tasting and Cocktail event with local celebrities, silent auction and tastes of honey from all over the world.

$25. Held at Asheville Renaissance Hotel, 31 Woodfin St.

Pack Square Park, 121 College St.

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FESTIVALS VEGANFEST • SU (6/9), 11am-6pm Outdoor festival featuring educational speakers, kid's activities and vegan food, beer and lifestyle vendors.

Free to attend. Held at

BLUE RIDGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S CLUB • 2nd THURSDAY, 6pm Dinner, 6:30pm - Meeting.

Free to attend. Held at Yao, 153 Smoky Park Hwy.

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 WNC CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE • MO (6/10), 7pm General meeting and presentation by Kevin Pawlack on the Battle of Antietam. Meet and greet and dinner at 5pm. Free to attend.

Held at Waynesville Inn Golf Resort & Spa, 176 Country Club Drive, Waynesville WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY WALK • TH (6/13), 5-7pm - Buncombe County World Elder Abuse Awareness Walk, family friendly walk with live music, food trucks and

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C OMMU N IT Y CA L EN D AR CITIZENS-POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 5pm - Citizens-Police Advisory Committee meeting. Free. Meets in the 1st Floor Conference Room. Held at Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte St. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING • TU (6/11), 5pm - City Council public hearings.

Free. Held at Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza CLEAN ENERGY PLAN LISTENING SESSION • WE (6/5), 1-3:30pm - Public input meeting for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. Free.

Held at The Collider, 1 Haywood St., Suite 401 CLOSING THE COVERAGE GAP CANDLELIGHT VIGIL • WE (6/5), 7-8pm - Candlelight vigil honoring those who have suffered or died as the result of lack of adequate and affordable health care. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St. HENDERSON COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS NC FAIR DISTRICT REFORM • TH (6/6), 5-6:30pm - General meeting with a focus on the history of gerrymandering, bipartisan reform and proposed bills in the NC House and NC Senate. Free to attend.

Held at Hendersonville Community Co-Op, 60 S. Charleston Lane, Hendersonville INDIVISIBLE COMMON GROUNDWNC • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-8pm - General meeting. Free. Held at St. David's Episcopal Church, 286 Forest Hills Road, Sylva PROGRESSIVE WOMEN OF HENDERSONVILLE • FRIDAYS, 4-7pm - Postcard writing to government representatives. Postcards, stamps, addresses, pens and tips provided.

Free to attend. Held at Sanctuary Brewing

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DISCO FEVER: This year’s theme for the Asheville Area Arts Council fundraiser is “Studio 207: Disco Inferno.” AAAC celebrates 40 years as the collective voice for the arts in Buncombe County. The benefit takes place Thursday, June 13, 6-9 p.m. at The Refinery and features live music by Dan the Milkman with hits from the ’70s, as well as beer and wine, light bites from local restaurants and raffles. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day of the event at ashevilleaffiliates.com. 1970s costumes are encouraged. (p. 16)

Company, 147 1st Ave., Hendersonville WEAR ORANGE FOR GUN SAFETY • SA (6/8), 11am-1pm - Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, 4th annual Wear Orange observance to raise awareness to help decrease the epidemic of gun violence. Held at Hendersonville Courthouse Square, 1 Historic Courthouse Square, Hendersonville

KIDS APPLE VALLEY MODEL RAILROAD & MUSEUM • WEDNESDAYS, 1-3pm & SATURDAYS, 10am-2pm - Open house featuring operating model trains and historic memorabilia.

Free. Held at Apple Valley Model Railroad & Museum, 650 Maple St., Hendersonville ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM • 2nd TUESDAYS, 11am-12:30pm - Homeschool program for grades 1-4. Registration required: 253-3227 x124. $4 per student.

Held at Asheville Art Museum, 175 Biltmore Ave. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 11am-noon - Storytime + Art, project for preschool students.

Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. • WE (6/5), 11am - Yoga for kids. Free. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 4-5:30pm - Heroes Unlimited, role playing game for grades 6-12.

Registration required.

Free. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview • WE (6/5), 4pm - Lego building, ages 5 and up. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • FR (6/7), 2:30-3:30pm - Kids stop by to

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Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • 2nd SATURDAYS, 1-4pm & LAST WEDNESDAYS, 4-6pm - Teen Dungeons and Dragons for ages 12 and up. Registration required: 828-250-4720. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • MONDAYS, 10:30am - Spanish story time for children of all ages. Free.

Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • TU (6/11), 3pm - Roger Day brings songs, stories and silliness. Free. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain • TU (6/11), 4-5:30pm - Read with Olivia the Therapy Dog. Registration required: 828-250-6482. Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville • WE (6/12), 11am - Yoga for kids. Free. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa • WE (6/12), 4pm - Use copper tape and LED lights to create an electrical circuit card, age 6-12. Registration: 828-250-4752. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. • TH (6/13), 2pm - Three librarians and a storytelling extravaganza. Groups register. Free. Held at West Asheville Public Library, 942 Haywood Road • TH (6/13), 3pm - Create a self-portrait. Bring a 5x7 or 8x10 headshot, photograph or photocopy. Free. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview

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• TH (6/13), 4pm - Lego building, ages 5 and up.

Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • TH (6/13), 4pm - A cosmic supernova of reading, magic, and audience participation.

Free. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa • TH (6/13), 4pm - Sonia Brooks, the Moozic Lady, offers Tap-n-Shake, an interactive musical experience of singing tapping and guided movement, ideal for preschoolers. Registration required. Free. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road EASEL RIDER MOBILE ART LAB • SA (6/8), 11am-5pm Family-friendly art event.

Free. Held at 8 Riverside Arts Place.

FLETCHER LIBRARY • WEDNESDAYS, 10:30am - Family story time. Free.

Held at Fletcher Library, 120 Library Road, Fletcher LITTLE EXPLORERS CLUB • 1st & 3rd FRIDAYS, 9-10am - Little Explorers Club, program featuring storytime and an age appropriate experiment, engineering challenge or game for children ages 3-5. $7/Free for members. Held at Asheville Museum of Science, 43 Patton Ave. MISS MALAPROP'S STORY TIME • WEDNESDAYS, 10am - Miss Malaprop's Story Time for ages 3-9. Free to attend. Held at Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St.

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Fire Tower. Meet at the Frying Pan Trail pullout at MP 409.6, 1 mile south of the Pisgah Inn. Information: 828-2985330 x304. Free.

JACKSON PARK BIRD WALK • SA (6/8), 8am - Bird walk. Free. Held at Jackson Park, 801 Glover St., Hendersonville

OUTDOOR SKILLS SERIES • WE (6/5), 10am-2pm - Outdoor Skills Series: Camping 101, class for ages 12 and up. Registration required.

Free. Held at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, 1401 Fish Hatchery Road, Pisgah Forest PLAYING WITH SOUND: KIDS WORKSHOP • FR (6/7) & SA (6/8), 1-3pm - Playing with Sound workshop with Vicky Browne. Registration: avl.mx/63j. Free. Held at Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center, 120 College St. PRINCESS CHARITY BALL • SA (6/8), 2pm - Proceeds from the Princess Charity Ball with children's vendors and entertainers, superhero meet and greets and photo ops, crafts and a silent auction, benefit Be the Good Fund, which grants wishes for children with health issues or families with hardships. Tickets: avl.mx/64e. $21-$65. Held at Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway STORIES AT THE FARM • WE (6/5), 10am - Preschool story and craft. $3 per child.

Held at Historic Johnson Farm, 3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville TENNIS PLAY DAYS • SUNDAYS until (10/20) Organized tennis for juniors of all ages and skill levels.

Registration: avltennis.com or AvlJuniorTennis@gmail. com. Free. Held at Aston Park, 336 Hilliard Ave. • SUNDAYS, 2-4pm - Open registration for organized play for juniors of all ages and skill levels. Registration:

avltennis.com. Free. Held at Aston Park, 336 Hilliard Ave. VOICES IN THE LAUREL • MO (6/3) & (6/10), 4-6pm - Auditions for new choir members from 1st through 12th grade. Registration: 828-564-3310. Held at First Baptist Church of Waynesville, 100 S. Main St., Waynesville

OUTDOORS CHIMNEY ROCK AT CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK (PD.) Enjoy stargazing, nocturnal animal programs and more during Park in the Dark, a fundraiser for the Friends of Chimney Rock State Park on Saturday,June 8 from 7:30-10pm. Info at chimneyrockpark.com CASTING FOR BEGINNERS: LEVEL I • TH (6/13), 10am-3pm - Introductory fly casting class for beginners at Lake Imaging in DuPont SF. All equipment and materials are provided. Bring a lunch. Ages 12 and up.

Registration: avl.mx/63y.

Free. Held at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, 1401 Fish Hatchery Road, Pisgah Forest CITY OF ASHEVILLE POOLS OPEN • SA (6/8) through SU (8/11) - All three city pools open for the summer. Hours and information: avl.mx/64c. $3.

Various Asheville locations., FRYING PAN FIRE TOWER BRP HIKE OF THE WEEK • FR (6/7), 10am - Parkway rangers lead an easy 1.5 mile round-trip hike to Frying Pan

LEWIS CREEK PRESERVE NATURE WALK • WE (6/12), 9-11am Easy nature walk led by MountainTrue Ecologist and Public Lands Director Bob Gale along a remaining rare Southern Appalachian Bog ecosystem. Ages 11-adult. Registration: avl.mx/638 or 828-2588737. Free. Held at Edneyville Community Center, 15 Ida Rogers Drive, Hendersonville MAYBANK RHETT NATURE CENTER DEDICATION • SA (6/8), 11am Official dedication and public celebration of the Maybank-Rhett Nature Center. Free. Held at The Park at Flat Rock, 55 Highland Golf Drive Flat Rock PISGAH CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED • 2nd THURSDAYS, 7pm - General meeting and presentations.

Free to attend. Held at Ecusta Brewing, 49 Pisgah Highway, Suite 3, Pisgah Forest PISGAH FIELD SCHOOL pisgahfieldschool.org • WE (6/5), 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 • TH (6/6), 8-10pm Guided 2-mile sunset and night hike in the Pisgah National Forest.

Registration required. $30/$10 children. Held at Pisgah National Forest, Pisgah Forest • WE (6/12), 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 • TH (6/13), 8-10pm - Guided 2-mile sunset and night hike in the Pisgah National Forest.

Registration required. $30/$10 children. Held at Pisgah National Forest, Pisgah Forest

PARENTING BABY GYM • TU (6/11), 11am - Play time with baby and toddler toys, tunnels and climbing structures.

Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. COLLEGE ADMISSIONS 101 • TU (6/11), 5:306:30pm - College Admissions 101: How to Get Your Kid Into School without Bloodshed, presentation by Parker Educational Consulting. Free to attend. Held at Hi-Wire Brewing Big Top, 2A Huntsman Place HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 262 Leroy George Drive, Clyde, 828-4528440, myhaywoodregional. com • THURSDAYS, 11:30am-1:30pm Social gathering for mothers and their babies. Registration required. Free to attend.

PUBLIC LECTURES 'BEYOND MY DREAMS': THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN BALLET • WE (6/12), 6-8pm Claudia Foltz, co-author of Mel Tomlinson's autobiography, Beyond My Dreams, one of the first African Americans featured at the NYC Ballet. Terpsicorps dancers Keith Reeves and Lydia McRae join

the discussion to discuss ballet today from an African American perspective. Free.

Held at The BLOCK off biltmore, 39 South Market St.

• MO (6/10), 4pm - Medicare Choices Made Easy. Free. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain

AFTERNOON TEA AT SMITH-MCDOWELL HOUSE • FR (6/7), 2pm - Full tea and lecture by Lynn Karegeannes.

Registration: wnchistory.org. $20. Held at SmithMcDowell House Museum, 283 Victoria Road

GERI-FIT: FREE EXERCISE CLASS FOR SENIORS • MONDAYS, 11am - Geri-Fit exercise class for seniors. Free.

Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St.

STONEWALL HISTORY SEMINAR • SA (6/8), 2pm - Learn about the origins of the modern LGBT civil rights movement. Free.

Held at Mandel Rodis Office, 37 Montford Ave. THE ATTEMPTED THEFT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BODY IN 1876 • TU (6/11), 3pm - "The Attempted Theft of Abraham Lincoln's Body in 1876," presentation

by Dr. Burke from Queen's University.

Free. Held at Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bill's Creek Road, Lake Lure

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

Visit www. ashevillenewfriends. org ASHEVILLE ELDER CLUB GROUP RESPITE PROGRAM • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 11am-2pm - The Asheville Elder Club Group Respite program for individuals with memory challenges and people of all faiths.

Registration required: 828-253-2900. $30.

Held at Jewish Family Services of WNC, 2 Doctors Park, Suite E Council on Aging, Medicare Class

HENDERSONVILLE ELDER CLUB • WEDNESDAYS, 11am-2pm - The Hendersonville Elder Club for individuals with memory challenges and people of all faiths.

Registration required: 828-253-2900. $30.

Held at Agudas Israel Congregation, 505 Glasgow Lane, Hendersonville TAI CHI FOR ARTHRITIS AND FALLS PREVENTION • Through MO (6/10) - Open registration for Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention, 20-class series.

Registration required: stephanie@landofsky. org or 828-251-7438.

Free.

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.

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

HU is the Sound of Soul.

Spiritual discussion follows.

Sponsored by ECKANKAR. Date: Sunday, June 9, 2019,

11am. Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Rd. (“Kings and Queens Salon” building, lower level), Asheville NC 28806, 828-254-6775. (free event). www.eckankar-nc.org LEARN TO MEDITATE (PD.) Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation class at Asheville Insight Meditation Center, 1st Mondays of each month at 7pm – 8:30pm. www. ashevillemeditation.com, info@ashevillemeditation. com.

DREAMING A NEW DREAM MEDITATION • 1st FRIDAYS, 7pm Dreaming a New Dream, meditation to explore peace and compassion.

Free. Held at Center for Spiritual Living, 2 Science Mind Way OPEN SANGHA NIGHT AT URBAN DHARMA • THURSDAYS, 7:30-9pm - Open Sangha night. Free.

Held at Urban Dharma, 77 W. Walnut St.

TAIZE PRAYER MEETUP • 1st FRIDAYS, 7-8pm Taize, interfaith meditative candlelight prayer meetup with song, silence and scripture. Free. Held at St. Eugene's Catholic Church, 72 Culver St.

VOLUNTEERING TUTOR ADULTS IN NEED WITH THE LITERACY COUNCIL (PD.) 43% of adults with low literacy live in poverty.

Volunteer and help our neighbors rise above the confines of poverty.

Orientation 7/1(10am) or 7/11(5:30pm) RSVP: volunteers@litcouncil. com. Learn more: www. litcouncil.com.

ASAP FARM TOUR • Until (6/12) - Volunteers spend one afternoon, either (6/22) or (6/23) from noon-5pm. Free ticket for the tour.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS WNC • 2nd & 4th THURSDAYS, noon-12:30pm - Orienta-

tion sessions for prospective volunteers. Free. Held at Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC, 50 S. French Broad Ave., #213.

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS • SU (6/9), 11:30am - Brewery tour and information session about volunteer opportunities. Registration: ewb.ash@gmail.com. Held at New Belgium Brewery, 21 Craven St. FARM TO FORK FONDO • Through SU (6/30) Registration for volunteers to support the Wrenegade Foundation at the Farm to Fork Fondo held Saturday, June 30 from 8am-5pm, to fill water containers and hand out food at aid stations. Information and registration: avl.mx/5yl HOMEWARD BOUND OF WNC • THURSDAYS, 11am, 2nd TUESDAYS, 5:30pm & 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 8:30am Welcome Home Tour, tours to find out how Homeward Bound is working to end homelessness and how

the public can help. Registration required: tours@ homewardboundwnc.org or 828-785-9840. Free.

Held at Homeward Bound of WNC, 218 Patton Ave. OKLAWAHA GREENWAY NONNATIVE INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL • WE (6/5), 9am-noon Invasive plants removal and a walk the Greenway near the wetland forest. Registration: avl.mx/638 Held at Patton Park, Asheville Highway, Hendersonville OZONE DRIVE CLEAN UP • SU (6/9) through TU (6/11) - Help clean up Ozone Drive, entrance into Saluda with the Saluda Business Association, carolynbyrdashburn@gmail.com.

RICHMOND HILL INVASIVE SPECIES WORKDAY • SA (6/8), 9am-1pm - Help restore native plants by controlling non-native invasive plants. Registration: avl.mx/63e Held at Richmond Hill Park, 280 Richmond Hill Drive

STITCHES OF LOVE • 2nd MONDAYS, 7-9pm - Volunteer to stitch or crochet handmade articles for local charities. All skill levels welcome. Held at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3070 Sweeten Creek Road TEDXASHEVILLE • Through FR (8/30) Volunteer for TEDx on Sunday, Sept. 8. Theme is Challenging Assumptions, Breaking New Ground.

Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave. WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AIDS PROJECT • 2nd & 4th SATURDAYS, 10am-noon - Volunteer to deliver food boxes to homebound people living with HIV/AIDS. Registration: 828-252-7489 x 315 or wncapvolunteer@ wncap.org.

For more volunteering opportunities visit mountainx.com/ volunteering

WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY WALK • TH (6/13), 5-7pm - Buncombe County World Elder Abuse Awareness Walk, family friendly walk with live music, food trucks and aging resources.

Information: buncombeweaadwalk. com. Free. Held at Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Road

SPIRITUALITY ANATTASATI MAGGA (PD.) Sujata Yasa (Nancy Spence). Zen Buddhism.

Weekly meditations and services; Daily recitations w/mala.

Urban Retreats. 32 Mineral Dust Drive, Asheville, NC 28806.

828-367-7718. info@ anattasatimagga.org • www.anattasatimagga. org

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THE PARENT TRAP Insurance coverage gap impacts children’s health

BY BROOKE RANDLE brandle@mountainx.com New data from NC Child, a Raleighbased children’s health research group, shows that although 85% of Buncombe County mothers received prenatal care in 2017 — nearly 20 percentage points higher than the North Carolina average — the percentages of Buncombe babies born preterm or with a low birth weight remain comparable to those across the state.

NC Child Deputy Director Rob Thompson claims that the lack of movement on those benchmarks is due in part to the connection between children’s health and whether parents have access to health care. According to 2017 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 13.5% of Buncombe County residents were uninsured, close to the state figure of 12.6%.

“We’ve got too many uninsured parents in our state, and when parents are uninsured, kids suffer as a result. It has a negative impact on a parent’s ability to be a good parent,” Thompson says. “I know that if I’m not healthy, I don’t have the same level of attention and engagement that I do when I am healthy — and for parents suffering from chronic conditions, that’s even more pronounced.”

Thompson says that a central focus of this year’s NC Child legislative agenda, which uses research from the organization to promote public policy that benefits children’s health, is improving coverage rates for parents who fall into the insurance coverage gap.

“In our minds, the biggest priority for the state right now is closing this health insurance gap for parents,” Thompson says.

ACCESS DENIED While Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, both jointly funded by the state and federal government, ensure that around 97% of North Carolina’s children have access to health care, options for low-income adults remain limited.

“We have a very good insurance rate for children here in Buncombe County,” says Jackie Kiger, managing attorney at Pisgah Legal Services. “It’s really their parents who are often without the insur20

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CARE FOR THE CAREGIVERS: While nearly 97% of children in Buncombe County are insured, data from the Raleigh-based children’s health research group NC Child estimates that as many as 23,000 low income adults have no health care coverage. ance, and that has an impact on that child in several ways.”

Kiger explains that the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law by former President Barack Obama in 2010, required all states to expand Medicaid to address high rates of uninsured low-income adults. For North Carolina, this meant raising the income ceiling for adults to qualify for Medicaid from 40% to 133% of the federal poverty level, or about $17,236 per year for an individual. The law also provided subsidies for adults with incomes between 100 % and 400 % of the poverty level to purchase insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace.

In 2012, however, the Supreme Court ruled that the Medicaid requirement was unconstitutional and left individual states to decide whether to expand the program; North Carolina is one of 14 states that have chosen not to expand Medicaid. While specific qualifiers are in place to grant insurance coverage to certain populations of low-income people, such as those with disabilities or women who are pregnant, the current law leaves as many as 500,000 adults statewide making between 40% and 100% of the poverty level without government support for insurance.

“Right now in North Carolina, our Medicaid system is very specific. You have to be very low income and you

have to fit into a certain type or category of person in order to qualify for coverage,” Kiger says. “If you are working a job making minimum wage, your employer doesn’t offer you coverage and you don’t make enough money to qualify for those ACA subsidies, then you’re left out of coverage.”

A SOLID START Dr. Daniel Frayne, practicing family physician and president of Mountain Area Health Education Center, says that children’s health begins even before conception. Most low-income women become eligible for Medicaid when they become pregnant, but that coverage ends six weeks after delivery.

This is important, Frayne says, because about 30% of birth outcomes are related to a woman’s health before conception.

“Mom’s health affects the child’s health. If we didn’t have prenatal care, of course we would have increased complications. But even if we’re doing the best in prenatal care, if we’re not addressing mom’s health before pregnancy, we’re not going to get the outcomes in children and the next generation that we want,” Frayne says.

Frayne explains that babies born to mothers who have untreated chronic illnesses, such as cardiovascular dis-

ease or diabetes, are at greater risk for developing the same illnesses. Levels of gene expression associated with certain diseases are influenced by a mother’s environment and have a greater impact on whether a child may develop a disease than other factors, such as diet.

“It really explains a lot of why we’re not getting the statistics and outcomes that we want, even though we’re doing great, high-class prenatal care,” Frayne says. “The more and more we learn about factors that determine future health, the more we understand that the environment in which babies grow determines health or illness later on in life.”

RIPPLE EFFECT Asheville resident Jody Read says she lost her insurance coverage two years ago when she decided to start driving part time for Uber and Lyft.

While her two teenage children have Medicaid, her increased income made her ineligible for the program but still unable to qualify for ACA subsidies.

“It’s an unbelievable situation to me. I’ve even looked at moving over the Virginia state line, because then

I’m covered completely,” says Read.

“It just seems really strange to me that I’m your average ordinary singleparent home, and there’s not a whole lot of options.”

Having quality medical insurance, especially Medicaid, is linked to financial and economic stability in addition to better health. In states that have expanded Medicaid, low-income adults are 25% less likely to miss rent or mortgage payments, according to Kiger.

“When you have good-quality health care coverage, there’s less medical debt, and less medical debt means that people aren’t at risk for bankruptcy. It means that they have the ability to have better credit scores; credit scores are linked to educational opportunities, employment opportunities, buying a vehicle, buying a home,” Kiger says. “Those are all factors that really come together.”

Read says that being the sole caretaker for her two children adds another layer to the stress and uncertainty that comes with not having health insurance.

“You know, it’s just kind of a Russian roulette with your health,” Read says. “It’s important that I stay alive to take care of these kids, and it seems that somewhere, somebody has to recognize that.”

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“We’re really encouraging folks to reach out to their lawmakers in both the House and the Senate to encourage them to put this bill up for a vote,” Kiger says. “It all ties back to a greater level of economic stability for kids here in Buncombe County.”

Meanwhile, local groups are working to ensure that parents and other adults who fall into the insurance gap in Buncombe County can access care.

The Asheville-based Western Carolina Medical Society’s Project Access program provides free or low-cost health services to Buncombe and Madison County residents who do not qualify for ACA subsidies or Medicaid by providing access to a local network of more than 700 volunteer physicians.

“It’s not an insurance program, but it’s just a way to help the community to stabilize their health and help with preventative care,” says Mariela Solano, program director for WIN, an interpreter network affiliated with the nonprofit.

Solano says that primary care physicians can refer low-income patients into the program, where they have access to an extensive list of speciality services, ranging from acupuncture and dermatology to cardiovascular surgery and orthopedic care.

“People seem to think that this program is for the really poor or for those who just don’t want to work, but our greatest population that we actually serve are working class that have become sick and lost their jobs,” Solano says. “There’s so many people that would otherwise not have health care because they’re stuck in that gap.”

Frayne adds that MAHEC offers screening and preventive care to uninsured mothers during routine visits for children for up to two years after a child is born. He says the program, known as IMPLICIT, is just another way to take care of parents so they can care for their children.

“By doing that, we’re creating a strategy to mitigate our system that is not prioritizing women’s health,” Frayne says. “You can’t have healthy children without healthy parents. It just doesn’t work.” X

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American Chestnut Foundation turns to GE trees TRANSGENIC TOOLS

BY DANIEL WALTON dwalton@mountainx.com No one ever said it would be simple. When The American Chestnut Foundation was established in 1983, the Asheville-based organization set the lofty goal of restoring the iconic species on the nearly 200 million forest acres of its native range in the eastern U.S. At the turn of the 20th century, approximately 4 billion chestnut trees blanketed the region, providing invaluable food, lumber and wildlife habitat — until the accidental introduction of the chestnut blight rendered the native species functionally extinct.

Although the blight, a parasitic fungus that hitchhiked to America on imported Asian chestnut trees, doesn’t kill the roots, the new growth that still sprouts from old stumps soon succumbs to the disease. And though some naturally blight-tolerant trees still exist in the wild, most are outside the American chestnut’s original range, and reestablishing the tree here has proved extremely difficult.

For more than 35 years, the foundation has been trying to develop a hybrid that can fight back against the blight and enable the tree to reclaim its dominant place in the regional forest ecosystem.

Foundation researchers have tried crossbreeding the native strain with the Chinese chestnut to produce a hybrid that would have both the desirable qualities of the American chestnut and the Chinese tree’s blight tolerance.

Once that was achieved, the plan was to backcross those hybrids with pure American chestnuts, says Jared Westbrook, the foundation’s director of science. Over multiple generations, he explains, the program was expected to yield seedlings that grew tall and straight like their American cousins — the smaller, bushier Chinese chestnut is less timber-friendly — but also contained the Asian genes responsible for withstanding the blight.

The results of small-scale field plantings in national forests, however, have shown that this is easier said than done.

“There is this trade-off between how blight-tolerant our backcross

BRANCHING OUT: Ben Jarrett, Southern regional science coordinator for The American Chestnut Foundation, says his organization is likely to bring transgenic trees into its backcross breeding program. Photo courtesy of TACF trees are and how American they are,” says Westbrook. “As you do backcrossing, you get hybrids that are progressively more American in their genome inheritance, and we found that those trees get less and less blight-tolerant as we go down the generations in making the trees more American.”

This realization has led the foundation to reconsider its approach. The organization is now placing more of its hopes on a new strategy to battle the blight: using genetic engineering to transfer a wheat gene to the American chestnut. If federal regulators sign off on the GE trees, the foundation could use them freely both in its managed orchards and in actual forest settings. That could happen as early as next year, says William Powell, a professor of environmental and forest biology at The State University of New York who is leading the research effort.

“The result with the breeding program has underscored that we need to be looking for alternative ways that we can get blight-tolerant trees,” says Westbrook. “To me, that’s made it more urgent to embrace the use of transgenic technology.”

In fact, a GE chestnut has been under development since 1990, when the foundation’s New York chapter began partnering with Powell. He and his colleagues found that American chestnuts containing the oxalate oxidase, or OxO, gene from wheat could break down the main toxin produced by the blight fungus and thus remain healthy.

These trees display strong blight tolerance while remaining over 99.99% genetically American chestnut. In comparison, some of the most blight-tolerant trees produced through hybridization and backcrossing are only 70% American, says Ben Jarrett, the foundation’s Southern regional science coordinator.

That’s because the recently completed sequencing and comparison of the genomes of Chinese and American trees showed that blight tolerance in the Chinese chestnut involves at least nine genes, not two or three, as foundation scientists had previously believed. “Our backcross breeding program that we initially thought was pretty genetically simple is actually a lot more genetically complex,” Jarrett explains.

Bringing the GE tree into the program would give researchers a much more direct route to achieving their goal. “The backcross program and the transgenic program have been pretty parallel, but in the future, we will likely be cross-

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G REEN SC E N E ing those two programs together,” he says.

Westbrook, meanwhile, emphasizes that incorporating a GE tree won’t mean the end of his organization’s traditional breeding work.

As of now, only one transgenic “event” — a specific insertion of the OxO gene into a single type of chestnut — is under review by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration. Once all three agencies sign off on the procedure, scientists would then need to cross that tree with other strains received from the foundation’s 16 state chapters to prevent inbreeding.

“It’s going to be like a Genghis Khan situation, where you have one dad and many different moms,” says Westbrook. Multiple generations of breeding, he explains, would be needed to distribute the OxO gene throughout the breeding pool, which includes American chestnuts adapted to local environments as different as Alabama and Maine.

“It’s going to be like a Genghis Khan situation, where you have one dad and many different moms.”

— Jared Westbrook, The American Chestnut Foundation

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IN THE BAG: Volunteers with The American Chestnut Foundation use transgenic pollen to pollinate trees in a New York research orchard. Photo courtesy of TACF

Not everyone with a stake in the restoration program is on board with the foundation’s embrace of transgenic trees, however. Two board members from the Massachusetts/ Rhode Island chapter, Lois BreaultMelican and Denis Melican, resigned from the organization in

March, citing the “unknown, longterm risks posed by the GE chestnut” in a statement published by the Global Justice Ecology Project.

In April, the project released a white paper arguing against the approval of transgenic chestnuts.

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Executive Director Anne Petermann says the history of such GE crops as Monsanto’s Roundup Ready corn and soy has been marked by inadvertent negative impacts on both the environment and human health.

The transgenic American chestnut, with its potential life span of well over a century, could create unforeseen problems for years to come, she points out.

“Crop plants only live a year, and then you have to replant them.

They’re a little bit under control that way,” notes Petermann. “There’s no way to know what that genetic manipulation is going to do over time. These trees are subject to all kinds of environmental pressures, from droughts to heat waves to cold snaps to insect infestations, that cause the genetics of the tree to change in response.”

Jarrett, however, roundly rejects those claims, calling both the specific genetic engineering process used

and the OxO gene “pretty fail-safe.”

In short-term studies with bumblebees, tadpoles, caterpillars and native plant seeds, the transgenic tree’s interactions have been functionally identical to those of wild trees, he says, and humans have been consuming the OxO gene in wheat for thousands of years with no apparent negative health effects.

Others have expressed broader philosophical objections to the use of transgenic technology. BJ McManama, Save Our Roots campaign organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network and a longtime collaborator with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, says GE trees represent “basic human hubris” around the transformation of the natural world.

“In a lot of ways, we’re violating our Original Instructions by forcing unrelated DNA to work together,” McManama argues, referencing a term for the indigenous relationship to nature. “There’s a reason we don’t have cat-dogs or squirrel-deer.”

Petermann also points to funding the GE chestnut effort has received from ArborGen, a company that’s developing transgenic eucalyptus and loblolly pine, and from the Duke Energy-supported Forest Health Initiative. She believes the chestnut is a “Trojan horse” for economically motivated transgenics; if these companies “win over the public through this supposedly altruistic application,” she maintains, “then they’ll be able to get their commercial GE trees through the door.”

Westbrook dismisses that theory as “completely bogus. Most of our funding comes from individual donors and private foundations that are interested in the chestnut.

The people that I actually collaborate with are scientists that are just genuinely interested in seeing this tree back.”

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— BJ McManama, Indigenous Environmental Network chapters across the region — including the Carolinas chapter, which operates a chestnut conservation orchard at the Cataloochee Ranch in Maggie Valley — are being asked to prepare for the next stage of the effort in case the tree receives federal approval.

“We support what [the foundation] is proposing and planning going forward,” says Doug Gillis, president of the local chapter. “I have not heard anyone on the Carolinas [board of directors] expressing concern about the process of backcross breeding or the work we’re doing in terms of looking at the transgenic tree.”

Gillis says the Cataloochee orchard is preserving specimens of surviving wild American chestnuts that might be crossed with the transgenic tree to help diversify the population. He also notes that his chapter sent branches from root rot-resistant hybrid chestnuts to the transgenic project in New York for experimental use. This disease has also contributed to many tree deaths in the South.

Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa hosts another of the Carolinas chapter’s orchards. Forest Manager Shawn Swartz oversees some 250 seedlings that he and his students helped the foundation evaluate for root rot resistance at the Bent Creek Resistance Screening Center and planted on campus.

Swartz says the college hasn’t discussed working with transgenic material but doubts the Swannanoa site would even be considered for such plantings.

The college’s orchard, he explains, contains the highest levels of root rot-causing Phytophthora water mold found at any of the foundation’s many research sites. The current version of the transgenic American chestnut tree hasn’t yet been evaluated for resistance to that disease.

“These trees are not going to be cheap, and I’m imagining they’re going to put them in places where, at least initially, they’ll be able to

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SEEDS OF CHANGE Nonetheless, Swartz says he personally supports the foundation’s adoption of the transgenic American chestnut. Although he has both scientific and philosophical concerns about genetic modification in general, Swartz believes the GE tree represents an honest effort to repair the ecological damage caused when humans inadvertently introduced the chestnut blight by importing infected Asian trees.

Even with the help of transgenic techniques, he continues, the restoration project looks likely to be an uphill climb. Climate disruption and other factors, he points out, are constantly changing the forest environment, creating conditions that the tree never faced in its turn-ofthe-century heyday.

Today, Swartz explains, “It’s a completely different system. The species have shifted as a result of the void the chestnut left, plus industrial logging, plus fire, and now we have climate change. … There are a lot of moving targets.”

Westbrook, meanwhile, acknowledges, “It’s never been done before, so this is a grand experiment.” It remains to be seen, he concedes, both how readily the public will accept the use of genetic engineering in the restoration effort and how well the blight-tolerant trees will perform in the wild.

In the meantime, stresses Westbrook, those unknowns are spurring the foundation to work even harder, using every tool at its disposal. “A lot of the members are pragmatic when it comes to chestnut restoration,” he says. “If there is a method that works and seems safe, they are all on board for using it.” X

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Pollination Celebration Ruth Gonzalez of Reems Creek Nursery in Weaverville is just one of many local gardeners who are excited about pollinators.

“We started the pollinator garden at the nursery last year with the intention of being a habitat for any pollinators, and with the goal of having something blooming all the time, so that when pollinators visit the garden, they will always find something to eat,” she says. “It is encouraging in just its second year how beautifully things have grown in.”

June is designated National Pollinator Month to celebrate the ecosystem provided by bees, butterflies, birds, beetles, bats and other species that help pollinate more than 1,200 crops. This month, Asheville GreenWorks and Bee City USA Asheville will hold events throughout Buncombe County as part of their Pollination Celebration. Additionally, Bee City USA Hendersonville is coordinating events and activities in Hendersonville and the surrounding

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Though public awareness of the alarming decline of pollinators is fairly recent, Gonzalez has been teaching butterfly gardening classes for over a decade at the nursery. As part of the Pollination Celebration, she and her co-worker Tanya LaCorte will present a free pollinator gardening class and honey tasting with products from Honey and the Hive on Saturday, June 15.

“It is absolutely not too late to plant,” Gonzalez says. The Reems Creek pollinator garden was planted with perennials including black-eyed susan, echinacea, aster, coreopsis, liatris, heather, swamp milkweed and butterfly weed; annuals such as zinnias and cosmos were added as well.

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— Kay West X BEELINE: Bees are drawn to the coneflowers and other perennials in the Reems Creek Nursery pollinator garden. Reems Creek will present a workshop on pollinator gardens on June 15. Photo by Matt Timmer attract monarch butterflies, which use its leaves as host for their eggs and food for caterpillars during their migration cycle between Mexico and Canada. “But other insects also feed on the nectar of the flower,” she says. “Milkweed is a pollinator garden multitasker.”

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THE GOSPEL OF OKRA

Chris Smith’s new book urges us all to embrace the slime

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systems in the Southeast), Smith grew and collected data on 76 distinct varieties of okra, and he will trial 76 completely different types this season. This work has shown him that aside from its versatility, okra is incredibly resilient. With a root network that spreads up to 3 feet in all directions and about 18 inches deep, the plant is resistant to both drought and high winds.

Within a week of planting his trial crops at Franny’s Farm in Leicester last year, he recalls, the region was beset by catastrophic rainfall. “They were like one week in the ground, and the whole field was like a river,” he says. “But I lost only about six plants out of 360, because they so quickly just threw down that taproot. They’re just solid and robust.”

The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration will be available online and at local bookstores and Sow True Seed on Monday, June 10. Smith will host a launch event (with food samples) at Malaprop’s Bookstore and Cafe on Wednesday, June 12 (see info box). X

gsmith@mountainx.com People tend to divide into two distinct camps over the subject of okra: the starry-eyed lovers and the avowed haters. So widespread is okra’s notoriety for, well, let’s just say abundant viscosity, that some haters set their minds without even giving the vegetable a taste.

But among the ranks of its supporters in Asheville, there is at least one person who could be considered a bona fide okra crusader. In his new book, The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration, Sow True Seed’s marketing and communications manager, Chris Smith, makes a compelling case that the humble abelmoschus esculentus — a member of the mallow family and relative of cocoa, hibiscus and cotton — gets a bad rap.

“Not embracing okra because it’s slimy is like not visiting the Alps because you’re scared of heights,” Smith admonishes in the book’s introduction. “You’re missing out on so much because of one small, manageable aversion.”

In addition to the surprising range of recipes (some are even slime-free) he highlights in The Whole Okra for the familiar okra pods, Smith spent years researching and developing an astonishing number of culinary applications for the seeds, leaves and beautiful flowers of the easy-to-grow and highly productive plant.

He found that the seeds can be made into nutritious flour, tofu, tempeh, oil — and he even experimented (not entirely to his satisfaction) with using them as a coffee substitute. The flowers are good for snacking on right out of the garden, he points out, but can also be fried, infused into alcohol, extracted into vinegar and made into tea. And although they’re spiny and mucilaginous, the large, protein-rich leaves are excellent fried and cooked in stews and soups, and the tiny leaves of seedlings can be eaten like microgreens.

Despite his passion, Smith is the first to admit that he’s an unlikely champion for okra. A native of Great Britain — a land where okra is rarer than hot, sunny days — his first encounter with the vegetable was in an unappetizing fried form at a diner in Georgia in 2006.

Because of his personal lack of okra roots, he called on a range of chefs and

POD PERSON: In his new book, Chris Smith, marketing and communications manager for Sow True Seed, dives deeply into a range of culinary and other practical uses for okra pods, leaves, seeds, flowers and fibers. Photo by Belle Crawford food experts from Asheville and beyond in creating his book.

“I don’t have this deep cultural heritage around okra, so it was important to me that I capture those voices,” says Smith. African American food historian and James Beard Award-winning author Michael Twitty wrote the foreword and contributes a 19th-century-inspired recipe for okra soup. “A Chef’s Life” star Vivian Howard weighs in on the best methods for frying okra. The Wild Wisdom of Weeds author Katrina Blair traipses into blow-your-mind territory, capitalizing on the slime with a recipe for okra marshmallow delights — Smith swears the “perfectly sweet, deep green chewy treats” are addictively delicious.

Closer to home, Chai Pani owner Meherwan Irani discusses the saltand-lime preparation method for his restaurant’s wildly popular (and nonslimy) okra fries and supplies a recipe for bhindi masala. Asheville Tea Co. owner Jessie Dean experiments with okra flower teas. Chad Oliphant of Smiling Hara plays around with okra seed tempeh, and Sarah Wickers of Well Seasoned Table produces a roasted okra seed sea salt seasoning. At OWL

Bakery, Maia Surdam discovers that okra-seed flour makes wonderful muffins and sourdough bread.

Although many of the food uses highlighted in the book are far from mainstream, the one recipe that really caught Smith off guard was AUX Bar chef Steven Goff’s okra kimchi. “It’s the one recipe that really makes my mouth water just thinking about it,” he says.

“It’s tangy, spicy and still got that okra crunch. Everything is there.”

True to its name, in The Whole Okra Smith pushes beyond the plant’s edibility to explore practical — and sometimes whimsical — uses for its fibers (paper and cordage), dried pods (holiday ornaments, decorative lights, mushroomgrowing medium) and, yes, even the slime (facial mask, hair conditioner). He even encountered a Mayan variety with hollow petioles (stems) that, when dehydrated, form perfect drinking straws.

In the end, the overarching theme of the book is sustainability and how focusing on seed-to-stem crops can strengthen our food system in the face of climate change. In 2018, through his work with the Utopian Seed Project (a nonprofit committed to developing diverse food

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DOUBLE DUTY: District Wine Bar owners Lauri and Barrett Nichols repurposed the former River Arts District studio space of their late friend, sculptor John Payne, into a laid-back wine bar that doubles as an art gallery. The couple join other local wine bar owners in their focus on offering a well-rounded, unpretentious drinking experience.

Photo by Luke Van Hine Over the last decade-plus, Asheville has worked hard to earn its reputation as a center for craft beer, creative cocktails and fine dining. Today, it’s fair to add interesting wine experiences to that list; while as recently as 2000 there were only two or three sommeliers (trained wine stewards) in town, today that number has multiplied several times over. And wine bars

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have sprung up to meet the needs of those — especially locals — who are looking for something just a bit different from a brewery or cocktail lounge.

One of the first wine bars to open in Asheville was Santé. General manager and wine buyer Katy McClellan says the shop opened in the Grove Arcade in 2006 to “create a space for fellow wine

enthusiasts.” She says that while beer and cocktail bars “tend to feel either divey or upscale, Santé feels more like a living room.”

Much more recently, Asheville native Lauri Nichols and her husband, Barrett, opened District Wine Bar in early 2018. “When we opened, there were only three options in town,” she says. “We wanted to bring things that typically weren’t offered at other wine bars.”

The couple repurposed the space formerly occupied by their late friend, local sculptor John Payne.

In honor of Payne — a prime mover of the River Arts District’s revitalization — the laid-back District space still doubles as an art gallery.

Mere days later, Melissa Ward and Patty Wright opened Rustic Grape Wine Bar downtown.

“There’s so much beer here,” Ward had told her wife a few years ago.

“We need more wine.”

Along with others locally, these three wine bars have helped develop a scene for wine lovers. And they share a commitment to providing a wine drinking experience that’s flavorful, fun, educational (if that’s wanted) and — most of all — unpretentious.

“It’s OK if you mispronounce stuff here,” says Lauri Nichols with a hearty laugh. Ward echoes that sentiment. “Some people feel like they don’t know anything about wine and that they couldn’t ask,” she says, noting that at Rustic Grape, questions are welcomed. “I really want to focus on people learning and having fun with the wine.”

McClellan says Santé is “kept alive by regulars whom we know by name. They often forgo the menu to ask, ‘What’s new that I have to try?’”

Organic wines feature prominently at all three bars. And their wine lists emphasize specific qualities.

“We focus on sustainably grown, really small production, familyrun wines,” Lauri Nichols says.

“We’re supporting families, not just corporate entities.”

At District, all wines are cooled or cellared on-site; you won’t see bottles lined up on a shelf behind the bar. “Wine’s a living thing,” says Lauri Nichols. “It starts to die when you open the bottle.”

District makes a specific effort to ensure that the wines on its carefully curated list — about 50 are

available by the glass, and there are more than 100 bottled varieties — can’t be found at other wine bars in town.

The industrial-chic-styled Rustic Grape has the same policy, but it’s a small place, Ward says. “So I can’t have an extensive list. The wine has to have some character all by itself.” Rustic Grape offers 20 by-the-glass wines and two dozen bottled choices. “We also have halfbottles,” she says.

McClellan says Santé’s list emphasizes “quality over quantity, and thoughtful farming practices.”

An intriguing selection of wines — reds, whites, rosés and sparkling — is key.

“A by-the-glass list of around 40 wines can be overwhelming to look at,” she notes, and a wine flight — something that District and Rustic Grape also offer — lets patrons mix it up. “There’s always something new on our menu. Include your favorite chardonnay, but why not throw a Hungarian furmint on there for fun?”

District Wine Bar recently acquired a very limited quantity — about two cases — of a sparkling orange wine called Costadilà Bianco Frizzante Moz. The first glass of this refreshing, subtly bubbly wine is crystal-clear; as one works through the bottle, later glasses are cloudy with a hazy, peachy flavor.

By the time you read this, it’s likely to be gone from District’s stock, but something equally fascinating is sure to take its place.

Some patrons might not care about a wine’s backstory; others are curious. Either way, a knowledgeable staff is crucial. “We have a sommelier,” Nichols says. “And we have two [staff members] who are studying now to get their first-level certification. So if people want to sit down with us and geek out about some of this wine, they can.”

Barrett Nichols waxes eloquent about the biodynamic farming practices employed by some of the vintners whose wines District gets when it can. The method aims at carbon-neutral production, eschewing automation in favor of horsedrawn machines and other Old World methods. And he neatly sums up the endless rabbit hole that is the enjoyment of wine: “The more you know about wine,” he says, “the less you know.” X

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Asheville VeganFest Vegan advocates, chefs and lifestyle vendors will convene at Pack Square and the YMI Cultural Center on Saturday and Sunday, June 8-9, for the fifth annual Asheville VeganFest. But for the first time in the festival’s history, Brother Wolf will not be organizing the gathering.

“VeganFest as an event is special to me,” says Leah Craig Fieser, Brother Wolf’s new executive director. As the organization’s former event director, Fieser says she helped build the annual festival from the ground up. But with the nonprofit’s new exclusive focus on companion animals, along with its recent financial woes, Fieser notes, “Brother Wolf just doesn’t have the capacity to do [VeganFest] anymore.”

Helene Greenberg, founder of Triangle VegFest, has taken over as the event’s lead organizer. Under her direction, she has expanded this year’s festival into a two-day event, doubling what Brother Wolf had originally planned.

On Saturday, June 8, the YMI Cultural Center will host a free education day from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. featuring a roster of speakers, including Sadrah Schadel of No Evil Foods, Gray Jerigan of MountainTrue and Shayla Toombs-Withers, founder of Essence of Health Wellness Clinic.

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“My hope is that our event is a warm welcome hug,” says Greenberg.

“Anyone and everyone is welcome.”

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In honor of Pollinator Month, Wine Sage and Gourmet in Hendersonville will host a honey and mead tasting event Thursday, June 6. Along with samples, local beekeepers will be on hand to answer questions about the pollination process. The event is free to attend, but guests are asked to RSVP. The tasting runs 6:30-8 p.m.

Thursday, June 6, at Wine Sage and Gourmet, 416 N. Main St., Hendersonville. For more information, visit avl.mx/63r.

Grand opening of Cookies & Creamery

French Broad Chocolate’s Cookies & Creamery, located at the company’s original Chocolate Factory, will celebrate its grand opening Saturday, June 8. A rotation of free treats will be available at the top of each hour, 11 a.m.-

9 p.m. Highlights include free ice cream mini-sandwiches, cookies, ice cream scoops and beer or wine mini-floats. The creamery will have its sundae bar open for guests from 1-4 p.m.

The grand opening runs 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at Cookies & Creamery, 21 Buxton Ave. For more information, visit avl.mx/5xy.

Filipino-American Friendship Day The Filipino-American Community of Western North Carolina, a local social organization, will host a picnic to celebrate the group’s Filipino-American Friendship Day. The family-friendly potluck will take place at Patton Park in Hendersonville, which offers tennis and basketball courts, a swimming pool and skateboarding ramps. Attendees are asked to bring a favorite dish and beverages to share. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided.

The picnic runs 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at Patton Park, 1730 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville. For more information, visit avl.mx/wordcaom.

Hemp Food Challenge Hemp will be the main ingredient at a fundraiser Sunday, June 9, at The BLOCK Off Biltmore. The Hemp Food Challenge will raise money for My Daddy Taught Me That, a local program designed to support the development and education of young males. A panel of youth members of My Daddy Taught Me That will judge the competition, which will feature local chefs, including Graham House of Sovereign Remedies, Nate Kelly of Simple, Jillian Ashley of The Nohm Co. and others. Door prizes from Bluebird Botanicals will be up for grabs during the event for those who donate to the fundraiser.

The Hemp Food Challenge runs 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 9, at The BLOCK Off Biltmore, 39 S. Market St. For more information, visit avl.mx/63s.

Black Jar Honey Competition The Center for Honeybee Research’s eighth annual International Black Jar Honey Tasting Competition returns Thursday, June 13. “We will fea-

ture 15 notable honeys from unique areas of the world to enlighten guests of the diversity of taste among plants on which bees forage,” says Carl Chesick, executive director of the Center for Honeybee Research. Local celebrity judges will decide the winners. The event will also include live music, food and drinks. Tickets are $25.

The event runs 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 13, at Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. For tickets, visit avl.mx/63u.

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After construction delays pushed back its anticipated opening date by nearly two months, the CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective — whose members include Oskar Blues Brewery and Cigar City Brewing — debuts its CANarchy Collaboratory on Monday, June 10, in the former Lexington Avenue Brewery space.

On tap will be beers made through partnerships with figures from some of Asheville’s legacy breweries, products that Cigar City brewmaster Wayne Wambles (who’s also leading the Collaboratory’s beer endeavors) and his colleagues hope will be the first of many such local projects.

“We’ve been lucky to make those connections with fellow brewers.

It’s such a unique part of the world insomuch as all the breweries are really looking out for each other and really want to elevate what the whole region is doing on beer,” says Neil Callaghan, Cigar City’s brand

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manager. “It’s made a lot of sense to work with some of our friends and folks we admire.”

Intrepid local beer fans may have sampled these collaborations over the past month and a half at the respective Asheville breweries’ taprooms.

Among them is Cigar City and Asheville Brewing Co.’s Garyx (6.5% ABV), a dragonfruit American strong pale ale with Barbe Rouge hops. Wambles says the beer is named for a dragon god from Dungeons & Dragons and involved trial and error in learning to add dragonfruit after the heat exchange to maintain its fuchsia color.

Also available is Under Cover of Night (5.5% ABV), a Czech-style dark lager brewed by Highland Brewing Co., Oskar Blues, Cigar City and fellow CANarchy member Perrin Brewing Co. of Michigan.

Crafting the beer opened Wambles’ eyes to the potential of adding grain to the whirlpool, an exciting possibility that he plans to explore further.

The third Asheville beer establishment with over 20 years of operation to its name is Green Man Brewery, which made Appalachian Dark Stock Ale (5.5% ABV) with Cigar City. Doubling down on Green Man’s traditional English beer

inspirations, Wambles worked with its team to craft a twist on the classic style, using sorghum molasses produced in Tennessee and infusing the beer with sugar maple spirals.

Joining the above creations is Bhramari Brewing Co. and Cigar City’s Uekera (6.3% ABV), a tart IPA with lime leaf and honey, hopped with Strata and Huell Melon. Wambles calls the beer’s brewing process “the most complicated” of the four, one that involved making two completely different beers with distinct yeast strains and figuring out a blend to have “the best balance of acidity.” The result is what he calls “a really beautiful beer,” made with a brewery that’s “sort of the wild card” when compared with the other three businesses that have deep roots in the Asheville industry.

“But the great thing about Bhramari is if you look at their tap list and the way they’re approaching things, in my opinion, they are one of the most creative breweries in downtown Asheville,” he says. “They’re throwing everything at the dart board. I love what [head brewer/owner] Gary [Sernack] is doing over there.”

Also available at the grand opening will be pre-Collaboratory offerings,

including Oskar Blues and Hi-Wire Brewing’s Haze Sesh (4.9% ABV), a hazy, session IPA double dry-hopped with Cashmere and Wataku, and Smells Like Freedom IPA (7% ABV), a collaboration between Oskar Blues and DC Brau.

Aaron Baker, senior marketing manager for Oskar Blues, says the Collaboratory interior has grown to 280 seats, part of an overhaul that covered nearly all of the old LAB space, excluding the brewing system’s location. Among the numerous improvements is the addition of a centrifuge to help with stability and clarity on beers.

“Not only is the space going to be better for consumers, but our ability to make world-class beer is going to be even better within that facility,” Callaghan says. “[The centrifuge is] a piece of equipment that you normally see in a large production facility. You don’t normally see it in a brewpub setting.”

The Collaboratory has also added a mill room upstairs, which allows its brew team to mill pretty much any grain and significantly opens up the supply chain. There’s also a grist case, which improves efficiency with milling grain and mashing in the beer; a recirculating infusion tank that allow the brewers to infuse fruits, wood, vegetables, spices and more ingredients into beers — which Wambles says has been highly successful at Cigar City; and a hopdosing system that allows brewers to recirculate dry-hopping after they infuse the hops into the fermenter.

“There are quite a few really cool things we’re adding on that will allow us to approach things in such a way that, if we wanted to scale them up, we could move them to our production facility,” Wambles says. “That’s part of the goal, too. Not just make great beer there, but also approach it in such a way to where if it seems to be successful, we can put it in more markets.”

Furthering the possibilities inherent in its name, Baker notes that the Collaboratory’s partnerships will extend beyond beverages. He says to be on the lookout for a variety of community events that incorporate Asheville’s vibrant arts and food sectors, solidifying the space as one dedicated to bringing creative minds together. X

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BY ALLI MARSHALL amarshall@mountainx.com Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre is, in many ways, the product of its namesake locale. But travel to different cities and countries also informed the dance company’s vision and evolution.

“We were never meeting anybody who was doing anything like us,” says ACDT co-director Giles Collard. “Then we’d take it to another country, and the people would love it. … They’d ask us to come back.”

“But we also realized we were not so unique. It was old stuff. …

Dancing on the street in Cuba: What an experience that was,” says Susan Collard, the company’s codirector and founder. “It changed my whole attitude about art. Our life is art.” The couple met through

ACDT and eventually married — one of many connections and stories that make up the company’s four-decade history.

The celebratory production, 40 years of Dance Theatre: A Retrospective (Looking back; Looking ahead), takes place at Diana Wortham Theatre on Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8.

IF YOU BUILD IT “What happens when five young women come together to find a missing component in their dance community?” asks the show description on the Diana Wortham Theatre website. “They create their own, they create what is missing with passion, experimentation and hard work.

“Was it a struggle? Yes. Did they give up? No. Was it successful? Yes.”

“Asheville has always been accepting of what we do and supportive of what we do,” says Susan.

“And we can afford what we have because it’s in Asheville.” The city, she adds — from sponsors to showgoers — has been generous.

Susan moved to Asheville from Pittsburgh with plans to be part of the dance scene but found only ballet, jazz and tap — no modern dance. It was her position as a kindergarten teacher at the local Jewish Community Center in the 1970s that led to an opportunity. She was asked to lead after-school dance classes for students. “And that was the beginning of a situation where I had a space where I could teach,” she says. “I started to put out feelers … and by word-of-mouth, modern dancers in the community began to show up.” Julie Gillum, Charlotte

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Adams, Leigh Hollowell and Resi Dolbee joined Susan to create a company.

Gillum, the founder of Legacy Butoh, still lives in Asheville and will perform her piece “Butap” as part of the 40th-anniversary show.

Adams, who recently retired from the University of Iowa, will return for the production. Other pieces, which will be excerpted for the program, include “Birds of War,” “The Loves of Tina Modotti,” and “Zelda and Scott Dances.”

Convenience was part of the consideration in choosing what dances to revisit: “Looking for Frida” is easy to resurrect, “because we’ve performed it over the years many times,” says Susan.

“Death by Plastica,” she says, “is very current, and people seem to like it.” Another piece, “The Decent Women of Calle 58,” is important because “it’s about humanity and caring,” Susan notes.

Giles points out that Sharon Cooper is the only dancer still with the company who performed that show, about the struggles and courage of Mexican women working as prostitutes in the Yucatán, “who actually met the sex-servers. [We] had a party with them, hanging out, eating chicken and drinking beer.”

The dance troupe staged the piece in a Mayan village.

TAKE THE SHOW ON THE ROAD It was Giles (who joined the company in 1986, initially as a set designer and painter) who first suggested that ACDT travel internationally.

The group had performed around the U.S., but Giles reached out to the elementary and middle schools he’d attended in France, as well as the local ballet school, proposing a residency by an American dance company. “We became really good friends and created an [exchange] where we could send dancers and perform,” he says.

“Working in different cultures and seeing their approach to dance was an eye-opening thing to me because it taught me to use emotions differently in movement,” says Susan. “Everything changed then.

It wasn’t just good technique — it was more than good technique.”

ACDT went on to mount performances in Cuba, Colombia, Canada and Mexico under its White Dog ProjectX arm.

Early in the dance company’s history, lessons, rehearsals, shows and parties were held in the ball-

room at The Manor Inn when that building was still a retirement community. ACDT also rented space in the Grove House complex before acquiring, in 1993, its Commerce Street home (and The Bebe Theater, next door, in 2000). The bylaws used for applying for nonprofit status were borrowed from Montford Park Players. In true shoestring fashion, most performances were offered free of charge. The dance organization was built on “no money, only a vision of dancing modern dance and performing it,” Susan says. “That’s how it happened.”

For a time, ACDT used the theater at Asheville School’s Walker Arts Center and staged the first performance at the Diana Wortham Theatre. “It’s so interesting what’s changed over the years in terms of what you can and can’t do in theaters,” says Susan. “At that time it was like, ‘Do what you want.’ There was no one to check on you.”

Today, ACDT is going strong with a current roster of nine dancers.

That lineup has changed over the years as performers come and go.

The company has also collaborated with various local artists over the years, including singer-songwriter Tyler Ramsey, poet Thomas Rain Crowe, storyteller Becky Stone and numerous drummers. Most recently, Mexican dancer Tatiana Zugazagoit­ i a was in residency for a month, teaching workshops and performing.

Much of this history will be touched upon in the 40th-anniversary production; other parts of the ACDT story will be revisited in a video montage edited and compiled

by Peter Brezny. “It almost made me cry to see some of these amazing dancers,” Susan says of that vintage footage. “They were dancing so beautifully.” X

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BULL CITY OF ANGELS G Yamazawa makes his Asheville music debut at The Mothlight Much like Randy Newman, G Yamazawa loves LA. Since moving from Washington, D.C., to the West Coast in 2015, the Japanese-American MC/poet and Durham native has become enamored with the city’s plentiful musical and cultural offerings. But, as a working artist who makes all of his income from touring, he’s not home nearly as often as he’d like. Returns to his native state, however, make the time away from his current nest more palatable, including a Thursday, June 6, show at The Mothlight, which marks his debut in this city as a rapper.

“I’ve done poetry in Asheville a few times, but this is my first time doing any kind of music in Asheville,” Yamazawa says. “I’ve been making my rounds for a long time in the poetry world, but I’m still really new to making my rounds in the rap shit.”

When Yamazawa was 21, he left North Carolina for the nation’s capital and spent three years there working with youth poetry nonprofit organizations, focusing on collaborations with high school students. Though D.C. is a much larger city than Durham, Yamazawa notes it’s still relatively small compared to Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, and its somewhat slow pace and perfect proximity to the Triangle allowed him to gain his footing as a young adult.

“By the time I came to LA, I felt I was ready. I’ve had a global perspective in the last four, five, six years, and, resource-wise, it’s the capital of mass media,” Yamazawa says. “There’s also a feeling in LA that there’s no way you can take over a city like LA. There’s just no way you can feel like you’re really running shit, so I think it’s a good place to humble myself and learn about the industry.”

Regarding musical collaborations in the California metropolis, Yamazawa points out that connections via the internet mean “your actual proximity doesn’t matter in many ways.” Still, he’s worked with other LA-based MCs as well as producers, engineers, videographers and DJs who helped create

BRAIDED FLOWS: Durham native and LA transplant G Yamazawa has performed spoken-word poetry in Asheville, but makes his local debut as an MC on June 6 at The Mothlight. Photo by Jillian Clark and promote his album Money Is Time, which was released last October. He’s also linked up with event organizers, community organizers and activists in music and other fields, along with what he calls a “large youth-oriented, diverse network and community” of fellow Buddhists, all of which strengthens his sense of belonging.

“The Asian entertainment and specifically Asian hip-hop scene is just incredible,” Yamazawa says. “I don’t even know how to put a finger on how normalized being Asian is out here and how different folks from within the Asian diaspora interact with each other, and also the Asian diaspora interacting with other cultures as well. And food and the languages — ‘infrastructure’ is kind of the only way to put it. Being in the mix of all that is definitely eyeopening and a new experience for me.”

Also still fairly novel for Yamazawa is the world of hiphop. His acclaimed 2017 single “North Cack” marked the first time his name was introduced to most people in his home state as an MC. Coupled with no longer living in the South, he says it’s been “a slow process connecting with folks,” especially when he prefers the one-on-one human relationships that the internet can’t fully provide. While he’s still largely known as a poet, he says the affirmation he felt from the breakthrough track led to a 100% creative focus on music. In turn, he wants to follow that muse but sees space for his past and present to intertwine.

“I spent so much time writing poems that I’m just behind when it comes to learning about what it means to make music, so I’ve been trying to teach myself all about music and production and engineering and videography,” he says. “I’ve been completely away from poetry for a long time now, so I haven’t written a poem in a minute. But I’ve been starting to try to think about ways to have a poetic element back in my music and maybe publishing rhymes.”

As for demarcations between the two seemingly overlapping realms, Yamazawa agrees that while the writing process has much in common, the similarities soon cease. The places each will end up and the potential avenues they have to reach an audience are wildly different. The same goes for the business model, marketplace and cultural awareness around the two forms.

“The bottom line is poetry is an ancient, ancient form of art and communication throughout history in all civilizations, but hip-hop is this commercially viable, multibillion-dollar industry where you would hope your art ends up in that circulation.

Poetry is a much more curated, concentrated, intimate kind of marketplace,” he says.

“In that way, it’s hard for me to think, while I’m writing a poem, ‘Where is this going to end up? Who is going to hear this? How do I put this out?’” he muses. “‘How does it become a product?’ is, I think, the big question, which isn’t what discourages me from writing poems — but as I make music, I’ve run into a lot of walls. It’s not that I’m afraid of that, but I just want to be the best MC and recording artist I can possibly be, and in order for me to do that right now, I’ve had to put some blinders on everything else I’ve known up to this point.” X

WHO G Yamazawa & Elevator Jay with Sk, the Novelist and Musashi Xero WHERE The Mothlight 701 Haywood Road themothlight.com WHEN Thursday, June 6, 9:30 p.m. $10 advance/$12 day of show

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SECOND (AND THIRD) TIME’S THE CHARM Caleb Johnson debuts ‘Born from Southern Ground’ with a hometown launch concert Just days after his 23rd birthday — and after three years of trying — Asheville-based singer and musician Caleb Johnson was crowned the winner of the 13th season of the “American Idol” competition.

Less than a year later, he released his debut album. Now, just past the five-year anniversary of his television win, Johnson is releasing what he considers his true solo debut recording. Kicking off a tour in support of Born from Southern Ground, Johnson plays at The Grey Eagle on Thursday and Friday, June 13 and 14.

Johnson’s musical journey began when he was a student at Clyde A. Erwin Middle School when a friend and classmate loaned him a CD. “He let me borrow Queen’s Greatest Hits,” Johnson recalls.

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IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED: Asheville rock vocalist Caleb Johnson is a case study in persistence: He made three tries to get onto “American Idol,” winning the competition in 2014. After a tentative debut album, he’s proudly back with a fresh start, Born from Southern Ground. Photo by Chance Edwards

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The budding rocker’s tastes soon expanded to include Led Zeppelin, Rush, Black Sabbath and Van Halen. He kept digging, soon developing a passion for soul music: “Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Little Richard, Otis Redding ... all that good stuff.”

Growing up in Asheville as the city developed its reputation as a hotbed of many musical styles was a key influence for Johnson as a teenager. “Being able to go downtown and listen to music affected me in a really big way,” he says. By the time he was 18, Johnson was playing open mic nights at Pack’s Tavern. In 2010, he joined the band Elijah Hooker as lead vocalist; one of that band’s first gigs was sharing a bill at Tall Gary’s with Andrew Scotchie & the River Rats.

By 2012, Johnson had already auditioned twice for “American Idol.” He was first inspired to get on the reality show after a freak accident. “I was run over by my own car,” he says with a laugh, “and I was laid up in a hospital for two weeks.” Immobile and bedridden, he watched a lot of television. When he saw “American Idol,” he thought to himself, “You know what? I could probably do that.”

Once recovered — and with the support and encouragement of his family — Johnson auditioned for the program. But it took three complete rounds of auditions over the course of as many years before Johnson made it onto the show. His father had to talk him into making his final try for the show’s 13th season. “I went and did it, got to the live shows and then won the whole damn thing,” Johnson says, giving all credit to his dad. “I probably wouldn’t be talking to you right now if he hadn’t encouraged me.”

In the wake of his win, Johnson was hustled into a recording studio to capitalize on his newfound fame.

Looking back, he has little positive to say about that particular experience. “Testify was basically just product to be put out in the market after I won the show,” he says.

But some good did come out of the Testify sessions. Johnson established a working relationship with Nashville songwriter Blair Daly. Daly was Johnson’s co-writer for much of Born from Southern Ground. Together, Johnson and Daly have crafted a collection of songs that build on the influences of groups like The Black Crowes and other enduring heroes of heartfelt, high-energy Southern rock.

Johnson’s uncle — famed Nashville session musician and

Asheville native Bryan Sutton — produced the record. “He listened to what I wanted and then helped make that happen,” Johnson enthuses. He characterizes the difference between Testify and the new release as “night and day. I consider Born from Southern Ground to be my first record.”

Johnson celebrates his local roots in the music video for the song “Born and Raised.” That video features Johnson driving his brother’s 1966 Mustang along New Leicester Highway. He doesn’t get to spend a lot of time in Asheville these days but keeps up with the local music scene as best as he can. He chooses two acts — Scotchie’s River Rats and The Broadcast — for special praise. “And for the most part, the musicians I use out on the road are Asheville-based,” he adds.

And after The Grey Eagle gig, a tour awaits. Asked about his plans, the relentlessly upbeat Johnson quotes Doobie Brothersera Michael McDonald: “Takin’ it to the streets,” he says. X

WHO Caleb Johnson & The Ramblin’ Saints WHERE The Grey Eagle 185 Clingman Ave. thegreyeagle.com WHEN Thursday, June 13, and Friday, June 14, at 8 p.m. $15

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GO WITH THE FLOW Marshall Mermaid Festival readies for record attendance In Madison County, local folklore tells that, for one day each year, mermaids depart from their ocean home and swim through the currents of the French Broad River to downtown Marshall.

“They come to gaze at the natural beauty that surrounds them, meet their pirate friends and eat, drink and play at the festival and parade given in their honor,” says Rhesa Edwards, vice president of the Downtown Marshall Association.

“This is a unique and quirky festival, just like Marshall.”

The 12th annual Mermaid Parade & Festival takes place Saturday, June 8, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. in downtown Marshall.

Myriad events are planned in celebration of the magical mer-legend.

An estimated crowd of 1,200 attended last year’s festival; even more nautical enthusiasts are expected this year, says Edwards. Here’s what’s in store for them: Blannahassett Island will transform into Splash Island for the fête, offering an inflatable Slip ’N Slide, bounce house, toddler zone, games and a water slide for kids of all ages.

A treasure hunt will span the downtown area. Attendees can collect “doubloons” — valid for entry in a raffle held at the Downtown Marshall Association booth at the Madison County Courthouse steps — from local businesses.

Between noon and 7 p.m., visitors can shop from an array of local vendors at an arts and crafts market on Main Street. A new addition to this year’s festival, the market was added after many requests.

And, back by popular demand, a seafood cook-off will take place across from Sweet Monkey 1:30-4 p.m. The only ticketed event during the celebration, the cook-off is $15 and offers tastes of cuisine from more than 10 chefs, as well as the chance to vote for the best pro and amateur cooks. One dollar will be deducted from the ticket price for every can of nonperishable food donated onsite to Beacon of Hope food pantry.

Americana musician Chris Jamison will perform at the cook-off. Live music from local bluegrass, Southern rock and country performers such as Vaden Landers, Back South and Brandon Quinn Trio will take place noon-7 p.m. in front of the courthouse.

MAKE A SPLASH: Despite severe flooding of the French Broad River within the past year, spirits (and planning) for the annual Mermaid Festival & Parade were not affected, according to Downtown Marshall Association President Hollie West. “The town really rallied to help clean up [Blannahasset] Island,” she says.

Photo by Caroline Odell Photography The mermaid parade begins at 6 p.m. with exotic costumes strongly encouraged. Floats and bipeds must line up on Blannahassett Island in front of Marshall High Studios by 5:30 p.m.

Three “splash zones,” indicated by blue and yellow signs, will be located throughout the parade route, allowing for participants and audience members to partake in the shenanigans. The festival, however, is moving away from the use of water balloons in favor of a more environmentally friendly experience. Water launchers and other toys are suggested, instead.

Speaking of water — lots and lots of water — severe flooding of the French Broad River within the past year has not created any issues with festival planning, according to Downtown Marshall Association President Hollie West. “The town really rallied to help clean up the island,” she says. “[Marshall] has been epic, from cleanup to mulch nights. I’ve never experienced this anywhere else I’ve lived. It’s truly magical.”

The inaugural mermaid parade took place more than a decade ago at a French Broad Friday event in downtown Marshall, says West, before expanding into a full-fledged festival in its own right. “It was our quirky and artistic individuals who started it. It’s because

of [what] Marshall is and what we do as a community,” she says. “Everyone is so unique. It’s just fantastic.”

The Marshall Mermaid Parade & Festival is sponsored by the Downtown Marshall Association, Tourism Development Council and the town of Marshall. Downtown shops and restaurants in Marshall will remain open until 11 p.m. for visitors to enjoy food, drink and after-parties hosted by businesses. Parking for the event is limited.

Organizers suggest taking the shuttle, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., from Ingles off U.S. 25/70 to downtown Marshall.

“I’m so thrilled and excited to see the parade grow,” West says. “It’s a lovely reflection of what our town is.” X

WHAT Marshall Mermaid Parade & Festival downtownmarshallnc.com WHERE Downtown Marshall WHEN Saturday, June 8, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; seafood competition, 1:30-4 p.m.; parade at 6 p.m. Free

THEATER REVIEW

by Kai Elijah Hamilton | kaielijahhamilton@gmail.com

‘Bright Star’ at SART Theatre

SOUTHERN CHARM: The cast of Bright Star, making its Western North Carolina debut, is ready to entertain with song and story. Photo by Ryan Phillips The Blue Ridge Mountains have much to tell us, and their rich history serves as the inspiration for Bright Star, written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. The musical makes its Western North Carolina debut at Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, running through Sunday, June 16.

It’s 1923 in the small Southern town of Zebulon. A romance blossoms when spirited Alice Murphy (played

by Chelsey Lee Mirheli) falls for the handsome Jimmy Ray Dobbs (Jason Watson). Afraid of town gossip, Alice is taken to a secret cabin in the woods to birth their child out of wedlock. But Jimmy Ray’s cruel father, Mayor Dobbs (Timothy Wilds), will stop at nothing to rid his family of such disgrace. He tears the baby from Alice’s arms, stuffs it in a handbag and boards a train in the night.

Famed actor Martin (Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Parenthood, Father of the Bride) has been a longtime supporter of this region’s music (so much so that he’s played banjo and recorded with local outfit Steep Canyon Rangers).

His submersion into Appalachian culture is reflected in Bright Star. The musical had a short run on Broadway in 2016 but managed to garner several Tony nominations. While Martin and singer-songwriter Brickell’s passion is evident, this is not the most authentic

representation of life in North Carolina.

Incorporating a deeply rooted Southern writer would have made the journey more rewarding. Most of the characters are not well sculpted, and although the script certainly has its moments, it is largely predictable. However, the music here is truly masterful and becomes a prominent storytelling device.

The production starts off with a powerful burst of potential. An eerie light finds Mirheli at the side of the stage, and she sings one of the show’s best songs, “If You Knew My Story.” She’s positively unforgettable throughout.

With such an amazing voice, it’s no wonder that Mirheli sang backup for Dolly Parton. Equally impressive is her ability to morph in flashbacks from a young teenager to an adult editor of The Asheville Southern Journal.

It’s at that newspaper that Alice meets Billy Cane (Maximilian Koger), a promising new writer who has just returned from World War II. Koger’s vocals are also nice, and we’re able to feel an eagerness that pushes his character on a quest to fulfill his dreams.

Amanda Sayles helms a wonderfully energetic cast with her smooth, fast-paced direction. There are times, though, when the drama just doesn’t connect as strongly as it should. Actors do not have time to fully feel emo-

tion before a song starts, most notably when Billy visits his mother’s grave and when Alice finds out what actually happened to her baby. Thankfully, Mirheli blends the necessary emotions into the beginning of her songs.

With a thumping beat, the terrific live band is reason enough to see Bright Star. The musicians remain omnipresent, staged on a cabin porch below impeccably constructed railroad tracks by set designer Jeff Webber. This show definitely has rhythm, and, partnered with the choreography by Anthony Romeo, we are launched into the spirit of Southern music. X

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The Ballad of Romeo and Juliet Following a successful 2018 run in the lot at 68 Haywood St., the Asheville-based American Myth Center’s production of The Ballad of Romeo and Juliet returns with a monthlong tour of branches in the Buncombe County Library System. Originally crafted at Northwestern University with subsequent workshops at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and in Chicago under the banner of the AMC, the roots-music-infused take on Shakespeare’s play is set in a mythical land inspired by Reconstruction era Appalachia and centers on the themes of tribalism and inherited hate. For each performance, the cast will play a 30-minute set of music before the two-hour main attraction. Other than matinees in the Pack Memorial Library auditorium, every show will be performed outdoors on the AMC Show Truck mobile stage; attendees are invited to bring their own seating.

Schedule at americanmythcenter. org. Photo by Aaron Snook

House and Land Prolific guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Sarah Louise and fiddler/banjoist Sally Anne Morgan (Black Twig Pickers) continue their winning ways with Across The Field, their second record under the moniker House and Land. Well-versed in traditional songs from Appalachia, the Ozarks and the British Isles, the Asheville-area musicians use their familiarity with these folk standards to imbue them with fresh psychedelic and improvisational elements. The two play an album release show at The Mothlight on Wednesday, June 12, an evening that also includes the North Carolina premiere of the documentary The Ballad of Shirley Collins, about the famed English folk singer who lost her voice in the late 1970s. The film will be screened at 7 p.m., and the music starts at 9 p.m. $10 advance/$12 day of show. themothlight.com. Photo by Katrina Ohstrom

Outdoor Summer Funk Festival On Saturday, June 8, at 6 p.m., Friendship Community Center in Asheville’s Shiloh neighborhood transforms into the home of the Outdoor Summer Funk Festival. Topping the bill is Cameo bass guitarist Aaron Mills, whose eponymous project will grace the stage with The Funk Attack Band, The Inkwell Band, The Funk Bandits and The Interactive Concepts. Also on the docket is local DJ Perry Earls. The family-friendly event will have food and alcoholic beverages for sale, and attendees are invited to bring lawn chairs and blankets. In the words of event organizer Mack Harrison, “Asheville might not ever see an outdoor funk concert this large again.” The music runs until midnight. $35. avl.mx/63b. Photo of Mills courtesy of the artist

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Breaking Ground Ceramic art and functional pottery are the focuses of the latest exhibit at the Flood Gallery, as nine Asheville-area practitioners display their work in the show Breaking Ground. Creations by Trista Hudzik, Eric Haagensen, Sonja Hernandez, Joey Sheehan, Melissa Pace, Brock Flamion, Luba Sharapan, Christine Thomas and Celia Barbieri compose the curated collection, uniting backgrounds that range from close connections with Native American practices to studies at The Ween Institute in Copenhagen. Individual pieces include wall hangings and face sculptures; mugs, cups, plates and vases; plus flowers, hedgehogs and even aliens. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, June 8, 6-9 p.m. The exhibit runs through July 27.

Free to attend. floodgallery.org. Photo of dinnerware by Erik Haagensen, courtesy of The Flood Gallery

A & E CALENDAR ART BILLY REID POP-UP AT BUTTON & CO. BAGELS (PD.) Button & Co. Bagels hosts a retail pop-up for Alabama fashion label Billy Reid Friday, June 7-Sunday, June 9, 8am4pm. 32 S. Lexington Ave, 2nd Floor CHEROKEE ARTIST DEMONSTRATION • SA (6/8), 10amnoon - Cherokee artist demonstrations, Nathan Bush working in copper.

1-3pm - Tara McCoy working in clay. Free. Held at Haywood County Arts Council, 86 N. Main St., Waynesville FRESH AIR AND PAINT OUTING • WE (6/12), 9:30am Meet at shop to say hello and find painting partners, then regroup at noon to share your work. Bring lunch and your own art supplies, easel and chair.

Free. Held at Junaluska Gifts and Grounds, N. Lakeshore Drive, Lake Junaluska SECOND SATURDAY MARKET • 2nd SATURDAYS, 6-9pm - Second Saturday Market featuring vendors, live music, dance lessons, food and beverages.

Free to attend/$10-$15 for dinner/$5 per dance lesson. Held at Folkmoot Friendship Center, 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville SECOND SATURDAY OPEN STUDIO CELEBRATIONS • 2nd SATURDAYS, 11am5pm - Second Saturday Celebration, event with food, music and artist

demonstrations. Free to attend. Held at Odyssey Cooperative Art Gallery, 238 Clingman Ave. WORLD WIDE KNIT IN PUBLIC DAY • SA (6/8), 1pm - Beginner and advanced knitters and crocheters of all ages are welcome. Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS ART & ARCHITECTURE TOUR • SA (6/8), 9-10:30am - Art and architecture tour of downtown Hendersonville.

Free. Held at Woodlands Gallery, 419 N. Main St., Hendersonville

SECOND SATURDAYS • 2nd SATURDAYS, 11am4:30pm - River Arts District gallery walks and open studios featuring more than 200 artists. Information: riverartsdistrict.com.

Free to attend/Free trolley.

Held at River Arts District Studio Stroll, Depot St.

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS STUDIO TOUR LOGO CONTEST • Through (8/1) - Submissions accepted for The Studio Tour Logo Contest.

Information: haywoodarts. org/logo-contest. Held at Haywood County Arts Council, 86 N. Main St., Waynesville

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ART AFTER DARK • 1st FRIDAY, 6-9pm - 7 galleries open late for Art After Dark. Free to attend. Held at downtown Waynesville FIRST FRIDAY ART WALKS • 1st FRIDAYS, 5-8pm Downtown Asheville First Friday Art Walks with more than 25 galleries within a half mile radius of historic downtown Asheville. Free to attend. Held at Downtown Asheville MAKER'S STREET FESTIVAL • SU (6/9), 11am-3pm - Maker's Street Festival featuring over 60 art and craft vendors and food and beer trucks. Free to attend. Held at Brevard Lumberyard, 200 King St., Brevard

THE GEEK THE COLLECTOR THE ENTHUSIAST THE FANatic THE connoisseur THE aficionado GET YOUR FIX. VINYL RECORDS, CDS, DVDS

2-HOUR DANCE CLASS - LEARN CHA-CHA & RUMBA (PD.) Monday, June 10th, 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Wild Wings Café Downtown Asheville.

No partner needed. Online discount by June 9th $20 at www.Danceforlife.net or $25 at door. 828-333 0715.

WOMEN'S COMPETITIVE BALLROOM WORKSHOP (PD.) 3 hour Women’s Competitive Ballroom Smooth Styling Workshop.

Discover your unique dance personality through arm and body styling, facial expression and quality of movement. For all levels of amateur competitive dancer or solo performer. $30/person. Registration required. Call 828-57500905.

40 YEARS OF DANCE: A RETROSPECTIVE • FR (6/7) & SA (6/8), 7:30pm - Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre presents 40 Years of Dance: A Retrospective. $20-$29. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave. ASHEVILLE MONDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE • MONDAYS, 7:3010:30pm - Community contra dance. $7. Held at The Center for Art and Spirit at St. George's Episcopal Church, 1 School Road HARVEST HOUSE 205 Kenilworth Road, 828-350-2051 • 2nd SUNDAYS, 3-5pm - Family contra/ square dances for families with children ages 6-12. All ages welcome. Free. Held at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road • TUESDAYS, 7:30-9:30pm - International folk dancing, dances from around the world. No partner needed. Info: 828-6451543. Free.

• WEDNESDAYS, noon-1pm - Intermediate/ advanced contemporary line dancing. $5.

STONEWALL COMMEMORATION EVENTS Tranzmission — a local organization dedicated to education around and advocacy and support for transgender, gender variant, nonbinary and genderqueer people — “has organized and celebrated Stonewall Commemoration for 18 years,” according to a press release. The 1969 Stonewall Riots launched the modern queer rights movement “and were primarily initiated by transfeminine people of color, who have often been ignored or left behind by the mainstream gay rights movement,” say Tranzmission representatives.

Events during the June 1-28 observance serve as fundraisers for programming such as legal name change clinics, a medical support list and peer support groups. Learn more at tranzmission.org.

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.

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BENEFITS ASHEVILLE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF PRIDE • FR (6/21), 6pm Proceeds from the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall with dinner, dancing and a show benefit Tranzmission. $10.

Held at Club Eleven on Grove, 11 Grove St. STONEWALL COCKTAIL NIGHT • SU (6/9), 6pm - Proceeds from cocktails with the LGBTQ community benefit Tranzmission. $5-$15.

Held at Crow & Quill, 106 N. Lexington Ave. STONEWALL DANCE PARTY • FR (6/28), 9pm - Proceeds from the Stonewall commemoration month dance party

with DJs benefit Tranzmission. Sliding scale: $7-$20 Held at Sly Grog Lounge, 271 Haywood St.

FILM ‘STONEWALL UPRISING’ • FR (6/14), 7pm - Kicking off Hendersonville’s first gay pride celebration is Stonewall Uprising, an American Experience/PBS presentation, followed by open discussion.

Free. Held at The Center for Art & Inspiration, 927 Greenville Highway, Hendersonville

FOOD & BEER GAY PRIDE POTLUCK PICNIC • SA (6/15), noon2pm - Gay Pride

potluck picnic, bring a dish to share. 2pm speakers on why the anniversary of Stonewall is important. Free to attend.

Held in the Pavilion at Patton Park, Asheville Highway, Hendersonville

MUSIC ATLANTA GAY MEN’S CHORUS • SA (6/15), 3:30pm - The Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus presents their Stonewall Concert.

Free. Held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE • SA (6/15), 7pm Proceeds from the Stonewall live music showcase featuring queer, trans and non-

binary artists benefits Tranzmission. $5-$10.

Held at Odditorium, 1045 Haywood Road MICHAEL RENO HARRELL • SU (6/9), 3pm - Songwriter and Storyteller Michael Reno Harrell concert. $15/$18 door. Held at Center for Art & Inspiration, 927 Greenville Highway, Hendersonville

PUBLIC LECTURES STONEWALL HISTORY SEMINAR • SA (6/8), 2pm - Learn about the origins of the modern LGBT civil rights movement. Free.

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MONDAY NIGHT LIVE CONCERT SERIES • MO (6/10), 7-9pm Outdoor concert series featuring Johnnie Blackwell, classic rock. Free to attend/Bring a chair. Held at Hendersonville Visitor Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville MUSIC ON MAIN • FRIDAYS, 7-9pm - Music on Main concert series.

Information: avl.mx/648.

Free. Held at Hendersonville Visitor Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville

EYES ON THE STARS: Haywood County Arts Council and the Galleries of Haywood County present Art After Dark in downtown Waynesville on the first Friday of each month through December, 6-9 p.m. Seven galleries and several shops stay open late, offering demonstrations, exhibits, refreshments and live music. Photo courtesy of Richard Baker (p. 43)

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 ASHEVILLE DRUM CIRCLE • FRIDAYS, 6-9:50pm Asheville outdoor drum circle. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY MEETING / PLAYER'S CIRCLE • 2nd SUNDAYS, 1pm - Classical Guitar Society meeting followed by a potluck and musician's jam. Free to attend. Held at Asheville Guitar Bar, 122 Riverside Drive 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

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GALLERY DIRECTORY

by Deborah Robertson

Park Pavilion, 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva DAVID LAMOTTE AND FRIENDS CONCERT • SU (6/9), 4-6pm - Proceeds from the David LaMotte and Friends concert benefit Rotary Club of Asheville Foundation philanthropic projects. $30-$50. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave. ISIS LAWN SERIES • WEDNESDAYS and THURSDAYS, 6-8:30pm - Concert on the lawn including bluegrass, blues and jazz. Free to attend.

Held at Isis Music Hall, 743 Haywood Road MATERIALS, SOUNDS + BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE • SA 96/8), 7pm - Performances by exhibition artists using processes that explore the material nature of handmade electronics, solar power, feedback systems and contained sound. Free.

Held at Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center, 120 College St.

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OMS CONCERT SERIES • TH (6/13), 7:30-9pm - OMS Concert Series: Dead in Heaven and Julian Sikes, concert. $5-$25. Held at OM Sanctuary, 87 Richmond Hill Drive PUBSING • 2nd SUNDAYS, 4-6pm - Gospel jam and sing-along. Free to attend. Held at Zillicoah Beer Co, 870 Riverside Drive, Woodfin SUMMER CONCERT SERIES • FR (6/7), 7:30pm Queen Bee and the Honeylovers, outdoor concert. Free. Held at Transylvania County Library, 212 S. Gaston St., Brevard

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD 'ANCESTRAL VOICES' • FR (6/7) through SA (6/8), 2:30pm - The Autumn Players present a concert-style reading of Ancestral Voices by A.R. Gurney. Tickets: avl.mx/64f. $7. Held at 35below, 35 E. Walnut St. • SU (6/9), 2:30pm - The Autumn Players present a concert-style reading of Ancestral Voices by A.R. Gurney. Tickets: avl.mx/64f. $7. Held at UNC-Asheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • WE (6/5), 3pm - Daytime book discussion. Free.

Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville • WE (6/6), 6pm - Four session Spanish class

led by a native speaker.

Register online. Free.

Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • TH (6/6), 6:30pm - This month's pick, The Overstory by Richard Powers. Free. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road • TH (6/6), 7pm - Poetry reading with David Kherdian and illustrations by Nonny Hogrogian. Free.

Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain • SA (6/8), 11am - Nonfiction Book Club pick, Packing for Mars by Mary Roach. Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • SA(6/8), 3pm - Book Club: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple. Free. Held at West Asheville Public Library, 942 Haywood Road • TU (6/11), 1pm - Book Club: Lincoln in the Bardo

by George Saunders.

Free. Held at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester • TU (6/11), 6:30pm Spoken word open mic for writers of poetry, commentaries, short stories and comedy. 5 minute time limit. Material for general audience.

Sign-ups at 6:15pm. Free.

Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • TU (6/11), 7pm - Book Club: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer. Free. Held at High Five Coffee, 13 Rankin Ave. • TU (6/11), 7pm - History's Mysteries. Free.

Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville • WE (6/12), 4pm - Creative writing exercises and a supportive environment, share a 300-500 word piece of your writing.

Free. Held at Skyland/ South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road CONNIE REGAN-BLAKE STORYTELLING • TH (6/13), 6-7pm Storytelling with Connie Regan-Blake. Free. Held

Moore. Reception: Friday, June 7, 5-8pm.

June 1-June 30 82 Patton Ave. BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER 120 College St. • Bauhaus 100 celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of Bauhaus.

The Bauhaus closed the same year that Black Mountain College opened. Reception: Friday, June 7, 5:308pm.

June 7-Aug. 31 • Materials, Sounds + Black Mountain College, contemporary artists making sounds through materials.

Reception: Friday, June 7, 5:30-8pm. Curator talk: Saturday, June 8, 2:30pm.

June 7-Aug. 31

SUMMERTIME BLUES: Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center opens two new exhibitions, Materials, Sounds + Black Mountain College and Bauhaus 100 on Friday, June 7. Materials, Sounds + Black Mountain College includes Australian artists working in the new frontiers of sound and interaction, while Bauhaus 100 looks back on the history of the Bauhaus and its influence on Black Mountain College. An opening reception is planned for June 7, 5:30-8 p.m. with additional events held Saturday, June 8. For more information, visit blackmountaincollege.org. Photo of “Score Sketch to a Mechanical Eccentricity (detail),” no date, collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, gift of Regi Weile AMERICAN FOLK ART AND FRAMING • Snake Charm, 8 artists working in wood, pottery, paintings and prints. Reception: Friday, June 7, 5-8pm.

June 6-June 20 64 Biltmore Ave.

ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL • Beyond Knowing features established and emerging artists that use their art to explore larger questions.

May 14-June 21 207 Coxe Ave.

ASHEVILLE AIRPORT • Six local artists working in a variety of mediums.

May 15-Aug. 18 Terminal Drive, Fletcher

ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART • The Wonder of It All, exhibition of paintings

by Anne McLaughlin and Sandra Brugh

EAGLE MARKET PLACE • The Isaiah Rice Photo Collection is a window into Asheville’s African American community from the '50s through the '70s May 24-Aug. 24 Eagle St. FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER • Breaking Ground, exhibition featuring the work of nine ceramic artists. Reception: Saturday, June 8, 6-9pm.

June 8-July 27 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain GALLERY 1 • Gayle Woody’s linocut prints on wasp nest paper, pottery, books and pendants.

Reception: Friday, June 7, 5-7:30pm.

June 7-July 27 604 W. Main St., Sylva 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 • Solitude & Mystery: John Julius Wilnoty,

Cherokee sculptor.

Reception: Friday, June 7, 6-9pm.

June 7-June 29 86 N. Main St., Waynesville HORSE + HERO • Exhibition of new paintings by Nicholas Pecoraro.

May 31-June 30 14 Patton Ave, Asheville PINK DOG CREATIVE • In Times Like These, exhibition of contemporary poetry and visual art curated

by Laurie Wilcox-Meyer, 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. RAMP STUDIOS • Capitalizing on Justice, exhibition of art work by incarcerated artists from around the nation sponsored by Worth Rises.

June 3-Aug. 17 821 Riverside Drive THE TRYON DEPOT ROOM • Show of four Tryon painters, Pilar Pace, Clara Rogers, Tina Durbin and Chuck Mattern.

May 22-June 26 22 Depot St., Tryon TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL • Balance, an open show in all mediums.

May 24-June 21 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard ZAPOW! 150 Coxe Ave., Suite 101 • Art inspired by cult classic movies. Reception: Saturday, June 8, 7-9pm.

June 8-July 8 • Christina Ramsey, solo exhibition, Pareidolia Botanica.

June 13-July 7 Contact the galleries for hours and admission fees

at Henderson County Public Library, 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 828-687-1218, library. hendersoncountync.org • 2nd THURSDAYS, 10:30am - Book Club.

Free.

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

Free.

MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com • WE (6/5), 6pm - John Ross presents his book, The Forecast for D-Day And the Weatherman Behind Ike's Biggest Gamble. Free to attend.

• WE (6/5), 7pm - This month the club is reading The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. Free to attend.

• TH (6/6), 6pm - Jared Yates Sexton presents his book, The Man They Wanted Me to Be. Free to attend.

• SU (6/9), 3pm - Works in different genres by contributors to The Great Smokies Review.

Free to attend.

• SU (6/9), 3pm Elizabeth Lutyens for a reading devoted to contributors to the Great Smokies Review.

Free to attend.

• MO (6/10), 6pm Anna Bright presents her book, The Beholder, in conversation with Meagan Spooner. Free to attend.

• MO (6/10), 7pm - This month the club is reading And Then She Was Gone by Christopher Greyson. Free to attend.

• TU (6/11), noon Discussion Bound book club pick is Seeing Slowly: Looking at Modern Art by Michael Findlay. Free to attend.

• WE (6/12), 6pm Chris Smith presents his book, The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration. Free to attend.

• TH (6/13), 7pm - Brian and Maggie Smith present their book, Tucson Salvage: Tales

and Recollections from La Frontera. Free to attend.

NEW DIMENSIONS TOASTMASTERS • THURSDAYS, noon1pm - General meeting.

Information: 828-3294190. Free to attend.

Held at Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, 33 Meadow Road NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK • TH (6/6), 6-7:30 Prose and poetry open mic. Free to attend.

Held at The BLOCK off biltmore, 39 South Market St.

Heather Bell Adams presents her book, Maranatha Road. Free. Held at Thomas Wolfe Memorial, 52 North Market St.

THEATER 'AUGUST OSAGE COUNTY' • FRIDAY through SUNDAY (5/31) until (6/9) - August Osage County, dark comedy. Fri.

& Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $25/$15 children/$20 students. Held at Hendersonville Community Theatre, 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville '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 'HANDS ON A HARDBODY' • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (6/30) - Hands on a Hardbody, musical. Fri.-Sat.: 7:30pm, Sun.: 2:30pm, additional Thursdays, (6/20) & (6/27), 7:30pm. $26. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St.

'HENRY IV, PART 1' • FRIDAY through SUNDAY until (6/22), 7:30pm - Montford Park Players presents Henry IV, Part 1, Shakespeare history play. Free to attend. Held at Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St. 'SOUTH PACIFIC' • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (6/7) until (7/6) - South Pacific,

Broadway musical. Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun.: 2pm.

Wed. & Thurs.: 7:30pm.

Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. $25 and up. Held at Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Highway 225, Flat Rock 'TWELFTH NIGHT' • THURSDAY through SATURDAY until (6/15), 3pm & 7:30pm - Venture Shakespeare presents Twelfth Night. Tickets: avl.mx/645. $20/$5 stu-

dents. Held at Kenilworth Center, 4 Chiles Ave. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • FR (6/7) & SA (6/8), 6:30pm - The Ballad of Romeo and Juliet, performed by The American Myth Center. Free. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview

SUMMER READING SERIES • TH (6/13), 4-6pm - Reading Women's Lives: Conversations from Fiction, presentation by Dr. Peg Downes about Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga. Free.

Held at Waynesville Library, 678 S. Haywood St., Waynesville THE ATTEMPTED THEFT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BODY • TU (6/11), 3pm - Dr Burke tells the true story of the attempted heist of Abraham Lincoln's body. Free.

Held at Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bill's Creek Road, Lake Lure THOMAS THIBEAULT AUTHOR EVENT • SA (6/8), 3pm Thomas Thibeault presents his novel, The Man Who Stole Himself, which is in development as a biopic of the Civil War hero Robert Smalls.

Thibeault discusses the process of turning a novel into a film script.

Free to attend.Held at Blue Ridge Books, 428 Hazelwood Ave., Waynesville WRITE YOUR LIFE LEGACY LETTER • SU (6/9), 10:30am12:30pm - Write Your Life Legacy Letter, writing workshop with Carolyn Wallace. Free to attend. Held at Anattasati Magga, 32 Mineral Dust Drive WRITERS AT WOLFE • TH (6/13), 5:30-7pm - Writers at Wolfe:

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OLD FRIENDS: Feisty, traveling trio Deidre McCalla, Jamie Anderson and Dianne Davidson are know as alt-folk collective We Aren’t Dead Yet. Expect songs and stories from the women, who consider themselves both extractions from and survivors of the 1970s-era music circuit and women’s movement. Though based in Tennessee, Georgia and Ottawa, Canada, the three musicians still collaborate and tour together, continuing to find time for their friendship and art.

We Aren’t Dead Yet performs at Isis Music Hall on Sunday, June 10, at 7:30 p.m. $18. isisasheville.com. Photo by Janice Rickert

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis (African folk music), 8:00PM ALLEY CAT SOCIAL CLUB Karaoke w/ Kitty 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 DOUBLE CROWN Laurel Lee & The Escapees & Honky Tonk DJ, 9:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Supervillain/Bad Banker, Deathbot, 5:00PM FUNKATORIUM Grass at the Funk, 6:30PM HAYWOOD COUNTRY CLUB Back to the 80's (postpunk, new wave, synth), 10:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesday, 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series w/ Rahm and Friends, 6:00PM Michael Gulezian, 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Jam, 5:00PM

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LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ TimO, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM MG ROAD Hotline Dance Party w/ DJ Steadylove, 9:00PM NOBLE KAVA Poetry Open Mic w/ Caleb Beissert (7:30PM Sign Up), 8:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Disclaimer Lounge Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Latin Dance Night w/ DJ Oscar (Bachatta, Merengue, Salsa), 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Devastation on the Nation (metal, rock, goth), 6:00PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Fwuit, 7:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY French Broad Valley Music Association Mountain Music Jam, 6:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Monthly Monster Maker // Exquisite Corpse, 6:00PM Get Weird Wednesdays at Sly Grog! Electronic collaboration, 9:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Mr. Hotcakes feat. Tim Marsh, 6:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Hemp History Week HempYeah! (music, speakers, vendors, hep & CBD beverages & more), 6:00PM

THE GOLDEN FLEECE Scots-Baroque ChamberFolk w/ The Tune Shepherds, 7:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Grace Christian, 5:00PM Sunny Sweeney w/ Josh Morningstar, 8:00PM THE MARKET PLACE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Lenny Pettinelli (solo eclectic keys, singersongwriter), 6:30PM THE MOTHLIGHT Anika w/ Astoria, 9:00PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Music on the Rooftop, 9:00PM TOWN PUMP Open Mic w/ David Bryan, 9:00PM TWIN LEAF BREWERY Open Mic Night, 7:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Music Bingo, 8:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Showers on Mars, 8:00PM

THURSDAY, JUNE 6 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Canned Heat Vinyl Night, 5:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray & the Space Cooties, 8:00PM BEN'S TUNE UP SakeOke (Karaoke), 8:00PM

BLACK MOUNTAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY An Evening of Poetry w/ David Kherdian, 7:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Billy Litz, 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 (hot jazz & Western swing), 10:00PM DOUBLE CROWN OLD GOLD w/ DJ Jasper (killer rock n' soul vinyl), 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Seven and a Half Giraffe, Orphan Riot, TBA, 8:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER True Home Open Mic, 6:30PM FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY Hunter Lyons, 7:00PM FUNKATORIUM Hot Club of Asheville, 6:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Thursday Night blues w/ The Patrick Dodd Trio, 7:00PM

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ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series w/ Letters to Abigail, 6:00PM Earsight (funk, jazz), 7:00PM Mint Condition Release Tour: Caroline Spence, w/ Brian Dunne, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND 80's INVASION (80's dance party), 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM MG ROAD Karaoke w/ DJ Bridal Parti Burcardi, 9:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Paul & Ieva Cataldo, 7:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE BAD TIES, GHOSTsTALKER 72nd and Central As A Friend, 8:00PM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Cosmic Charlie, 10:00PM BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE Dinah's Daydream (Gypsy jazz), 7:00PM

STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Acoustic Jam, 9:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE June Open Mic, 6:00PM Paula Hanke's & Peggy Ratusz' Summer Lovin' Thursday Series. (beach, blues, boogie, bump), 8:00PM

BEN'S TUNE UP DJ Kilby Spinning Vinyl, 10:00PM BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER Playing with Sound: Kids Workshop, 1:00P.M.

THE BARRELHOUSE Ter-rific Trivia, 7:00PM

ODDITORIUM The Odditorium Presents: Revamped & Reloaded, 9:00PM

THE GREY EAGLE Larkin, 6:00PM The Felice Brothers w/ Jonathan Rice, 8:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Pressing Strings, 10:00PM

THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Burger Kings (rock n' roll), 9:00PM The Roaring Lions, 9:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: West Side Funk Jam w/ Shabudikah, 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Yacht Rock Revue, 9:00PM ORCHARD AT ALTAPASS Tom Sparks, 1:45PM Cherokee Artisans Perform, 6:00PM PULP Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic hosted by Cody Hughes, 9:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Justin Burrell Duo (acoustic rock), 8:00PM PARADOX NIGHTCLUB DJ Lexx (hip-hop, top 40, dance, trap), 10:00PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Ben Phan, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Egg Eaters, 8:00PM

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PURPLE ONION CAFE Michael Reno Harrell, 7:30PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Vince Junior Band (refreshingly soulful blues), 8:00PM

BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Scott Moss & The Hundred Dollar Handshakes, 6:00P.M. BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Acoustic Swing, 7:00PM

GASTRO PUB AT HOPEY Open Mic hosted by Heather Taylor, 7:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY The Kind Thieves, 7:00PM HISTORIC BURKE COUNTY COURTHOUSE LAWN Morganton TGIF Summer Concert Series, 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 An Evening w/ Claudia Nygaard : Lucky Girl Release Tour, 7:00PM Matt Andersen, 8:30PM

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THE MOTHLIGHT G Yamazawa & Elevator Jay w/ SK & Musashi, 9:30PM

CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE David Childers and The Serpents, 7:00PM

LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Philip Boone & Scott Bianchi, 8:00P.M.

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9pm- KaiZen

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9pm- The Awen Family Band

THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Music on the Rooftop, 9:00PM

CORK & KEG The Gypsy Swingers, 8:30PM

THE WINE & OYSTER Asher Leigh (singer, songwriter), 8:00PM

MG ROAD Dance Party w/ DJ Abu Disarray, 10:00PM

CROW & QUILL Firecracker Jazz Band (New Orleans style party band)), 9:00PM

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MAD CO BREW HOUSE David Hughes & The Mountain, Mountain, Mountain Boys, 6:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN Rotating Rock 'n' Soul DJs, 10:00PM

ZAMBRA Dinah's Daydream (Gypsy jazz), 7:00PM

FRIDAY, JUNE 7 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Jesse Barry & The Jam, (blues, funk), 9:00PM

FAIRVIEW LIBRARY The Ballad of Romeo and Juliet, 6:30PM FLEETWOOD'S The Let's Go's!, Tony and the Haircuts, Sick Bags, The Minnies, 8:30PM FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY Modern Strangers, 7:00PM

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MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Mark Bumgarner, 7:00PM

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NEW BELGIUM BREWERY Dirty Soul Revival, 5:30PM

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NOBLE KAVA Mike Rhodes Fellowship, 9:00PM ODDITORIUM Braincell, Black Water Drowning, As Sick As Us (metal), 9:00PM

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THE MARKET PLACE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Bob Zullo (rock, pop, jazz, blues), 7:00PM

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Acoustic Karaoke, 9:00PM

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JACK OF THE WOOD PUB The Harmed Brothers w/ The Carmonas, 9:00PM

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FIRST FRIDAY’S w/ Dirty Dead

Mike T’s HOT MESS Birthday Bash

THU, 6/6 - SHOW: 10 pm CA$ H DONATION $

FRI, 6/7 - SHOW: 10 pm (DOORS: 9 pm ) - adv : $12

FRI, 6/7 - SHOW: 10 pm CA$ H DONATION $ @ THE DOOR

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UPCOMING: 6/21- Moon Hooch w/ The Admirables • 6/26- Little Tybee, Rotem & Daniel Shearin (of River Whyless) • 7/4- 4th of July w/ AVL All-Stars tribute to The Band • 7/5- Marvelous Funkshun w/ Opposite Box • 7/12- Bumpin Uglies w/ Sons of Paradise Tuesday Early Jam - 8PM TICKETS & FULL CALENDAR AVAILABLE AT ASHEVILLEMUSICHALL.COM Mitch’s Totally disclaimer F ree Dead Tuesday Night Funk Jam - 11PM @AVLMusicHall @OneStopAVL F riday - 5pm comedy - 9:30pm Rad Trivia - 6:30pm Electrosoul Session w/ strongmagnumopus - 11:30PM MOUNTAINX.COM

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C LUBLAND ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Fridays feat. members of Phuncle Sam acoustic, 5:30PM ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: 10th & Groove with Captain EZ featuring Gilbot, 9:00PM

COMING SOON WED 6/5 6:00PM–LAWN SERIES W/ RAHM & FRIENDS 7:00PM–MICHAEL GULEZIAN

THU 6/6 7:00PM–EARSIGHT 8:30PM–CAROLINE SPENCE “MINT CONDITION” RELEASE TOUR: BRIAN DUNNE OPENS

FRI 6/7 7:00PM–CLAUDIA NYGAARD: “LUCKY GIRL” RELEASE TOUR

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Kaizen (Jeff Sipe, Mike Barnes, Mark McDaniel), 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Darrell Scott w/ Underhill Rose, 8:00PM ORCHARD AT ALTAPASS Cherokee Artisans Perform, 12:00PM Debbie Young, 1:45PM PACK'S TAVERN DJ David Donald, 9:30PM PARADOX NIGHTCLUB Latin Night w/ Latin DJ sets (Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Reggaeton, Latin Trap), 10:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Alarm Clock Conspiracy w/ Hard Rocket, 8:00PM RUSTIC GRAPE WINE BAR Sara Nelms, 7:30PM SALVAGE STATION High Plane Drifters w/ JBOT & DJ Bowie, 9:00PM

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8:30PM–MATT ANDERSEN SAT 6/8 7:00PM–AMICIMUSIC PRES: “BLOWIN IN THE WINDS”

SUN 6/9 6:00PM–SAM PACETTI 7:30PM–WE AREN’T DEAD YET: DIANNE DAVIDSON, DEIDRE MCCALLA, AND JAMIE ANDERSON

TUE 6/11 7:30PM–TUESDAY BLUEGRASS HOSTED BY JAKOB’S FERRY STRAGGLERS

WED 6/12 6:00PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES WITH QUEEN BEE & THE HONEYLOVERS 7:00PM–JAZZ & BLUESS WITH PAULA HANKE & PEGGY RATUSZ

THU 6/13 6:00PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES WITH MOONLIGHT STREET FOLK

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TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY LIBRARY Summer Concert Series, 7:30PM URBAN ORCHARD CIDER CO. SOUTH SLOPE De' Rumba Dance Party w/ DJ Malinalli, 9:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Women In Old Time Music w/ Ash Devine, Susan Pepper, Laurie Fisher & Special Guests, 7:30PM WILD WING CAFE Contagious Rocks, 9:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH A Social Function, 9:00PM ZAMBRA Jason Moore & 1st Person Soother (jazz), 8:00PM

SATURDAY, JUNE 8 27 CLUB NeverFall, Axattack, Earth Collider Hometown Desolation tour, 8:00P.M. 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Shabudikah, 9:00PM ALLEY CAT SOCIAL CLUB Tan Universe / Electric Karma / Littlenose, 9:00PM ASHEVILLE CLUB Mr. Jimmy, 4:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Swing Step Band followed by Julia's B'day Jam, 5:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mike T's "Hot Mess" Birthday Bash 2019, 10:00PM BEN'S TUNE UP DJ Lyric & DJ Nex Millen, 10:00PM BLUE GHOST BREWING COMPANY Pleasure Chest, 7:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Erin Kinard, 7:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Diggin’ It w/ Bullington Gardens, 2:00P.M. ATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Mike Martin & The Beautiful Mess, 7:00PM CECIL PARK, BILTMORE PARK TOWN SQUARE Concerts in the Park Series, 7:00PM CORK & KEG The Barsters, 8:30PM

CROW & QUILL DiTrani Brothers (Gypsy jazz), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Soul Motion Dance Party w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 10:00PM FAIRVIEW LIBRARY The Ballad of Romeo and Juliet, 6:30PM FLEETWOOD'S Jesus and the Groupies, Mouth Reader, Bad Molly, 9:00PM FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY Afrobear, 7:00PM GINGER'S REVENGE Stevie Lee Combs (Americana), 2:30PM HENDERSONVILLE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE SQUARE 4th Annual Wear Orange for Gun Violence Awareness hosted by Moms Demand Action (music, testimony), 11:00AM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 AmiciMusic presents: Blowin’ in the Winds, 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Jam, 3:00PM LAZOOM ROOM LaZoom Comedy Night: Chris Charpentier, 9:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Glam show w/ Brower & Zin Vetro, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM MAD CO BREW HOUSE 3rd Annual Buccaneers Ball (mermaid parade, festival), 7:00PM MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Big Ivy Project, 7:00PM NOBLE KAVA Chill Tonic, 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL The Log Noggins, 10:00PM

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TWISTED LAUREL DJ Dance Party w/ Phantom Pantone DJ Collective, 11:00PM

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DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE David LaMotte and Friends Benefit Concert for Rotary of Asheville Foundation, 4:00PM

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PARADOX NIGHTCLUB Stunna 4 Vegas & DJ Lexx, 10:00PM

YACHT CLUB Iggy Radio, 3:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN Killer Karaoke w/ KJ TIM O, 10:00PM

PEACOCK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Songwriter Showcase hosted by Rob Tiger, 7:00PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Laura Blackley & The Wildflowers, 7:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE ScOOt Pittman, 8:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Ellen Trnka, 3:00PM Nikki Tally, 8:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Bull Moose Party, 6:00P.M. THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Honey LaBronx The Vegan Drag Queen, 6:00PM CommUNITY Salsa w/ DJ Edi (lessons at 9:00), 9:30PM THE GREY EAGLE Youth OUTright's Drag Brunch, 12:00PM Patio Show: Mama Danger, 3:00PM Josh Rouse w/ Vanessa Peters, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Dance Party w/ Phantom Pantone DJ Collective, 10:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Slow Packer w/ Hoo:Lumes, 9:00PM THE WINE & OYSTER Vintage Comedy Show, 9:00PM

ZAMBRA Killawatts (jazz), 8:00PM

SUNDAY, JUNE 9 27 CLUB Hallelujah! Hilliary’s Comedy Revival, 9:00P.M. 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Lyric (blues, R&B), 7:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Post-Brunch Blues, 4:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Classical Guitar Society Meeting & Player's Circle, 1:00PM Pot Luck & Musician's Jam, 3:30PM BANKS AVE. Asheville Drag Brunch, 12:30PM BLUE GHOST BREWING COMPANY Andrew Thelston, 5:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Paul Cataldo, 7:00PM BREVARD LUMBERYARD Indie Pop Up Market Brevard, 11:00AM

FUNKATORIUM Bluegrass Brunch w/ Gary Macfiddle, 11:00AM GIRL AND GOBLIN Grand Opening Girl and Goblin w/ Roots & The Rhythm, 1:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Local Sunday in the Meadow w/ DJ Kutzu & Chalwa (music, vendors, farmers market), 12:00PM

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PAPA BEARS: Local musician Micah Thomas (pictured right) has performed in many different regional groups, from Brushfire Stankgrass and Liberated State to Jesse Barry and the Jam and Alien Music Club. But for this show, he called on a particularly special guest: Saxophonist Stephen Thomas, who happens to be Micah’s dad. The jazz fusion project, in celebration of Father’s Day, includes Jason DeCristofaro and Danny Iannucci. Jazz Dads take the stage at Noble Kava on Saturday, June 14, at 9 p.m. Free. avl.mx/64r. Photo by Housework Photography

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THE WINE & OYSTER Brunch w/ Mr. Jimmy, 12:00PM

PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Open Mic Night w/ Laura Blackley, 7:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz, 8:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Pisgah Sunday Jam w/ Paper Crowns Electric Band, 6:00PM SALVAGE STATION Yacht Rock Karaoke, 1:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Sunday Jazz w/ The Wayne Banks Trio, 1:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Sly Grog Open Open Mic, 6:30PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Lucky James, 1:00P.M. THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Hemp History Month: The Hemp Food Challenge, 2:00PM 3rd Annual AVL VeganFest Afterparty with DJs Ra make, Sursee & Jericho, 4:00PM Sunday Blues Dance with DJ Bingading, 7:00PM THE BARRELHOUSE Open Jam, 6:00PM THE GREY EAGLE EmiSunshine (teen pop), 3:00PM Josh Moreland w/ Jon Charles Dwyer, 7:00PM

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THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Dance Party w/ Phantom Pantone DJ Collective, 9:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo, 7:30PM Open Mic, 9:30PM

THE WEDGE STUDIOS Live Music Sundays, 5:30PM

LOBSTER TRAP Bobby Miller and friends, 6:30PM

ODDITORIUM Risque Monday Burlesque Hosted By Deb Au Nare, 9:00PM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday Night Funk Jam, 11:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: Open Mic Night, 7:30PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Mark Bumgarner, 7:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Jazz Monday, 8:30PM

BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Trivia Night, 6:30PM

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TUESDAY, JUNE 11 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The John Henrys, (hot jazz), 8:00PM ALLEY CAT SOCIAL CLUB Open Mic Night, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Gypsy Jazz Jam w/ Steve Karla & Phil Alley, 8:00PM

BYWATER Bele Chere, 12:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions hosted by The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers, 7:30PM LOBSTER TRAP Jay Brown, 6:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Synth Club, 7:00PM NOBLE KAVA Open Jam, 8:00PM ODDITORIUM Free Open Mic Comedy Night, 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Electrosoul Sessions w/ strongmagnumopus, 11:30PM PULP Christina Holmes w/ Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise, 8:00PM PARADOX NIGHTCLUB Turntable Tuesdays w/ Vinyl Time Travelers (dance, pop, hip-hop throwbacks), 10:00PM SALVAGE STATION Trivia, 7:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Team Trivia w/ host Josh Dunkin, 7:00PM

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis (African folk music), 8:00PM ALLEY CAT SOCIAL CLUB Karaoke w/ Kitten Savage, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Bity City Blues Jam w/ host Chicago Don, 8:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open Mic w/ Mark Bumgarner, 7:00PM CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats, 7:30PM DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesday w/ Blue Cactus & Honky Tonk DJ, 9:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Free Show w/ Pastel Panties and Vaden Landers, 9:00PM FUNKATORIUM Grass at the Funk, 6:30PM HAYWOOD COUNTRY CLUB Back to the 80's (postpunk, new wave, synth), 10:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesday, 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Jazz & Blues with Paula Hanke & Peggy Ratusz, 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Jam, 5:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM

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Rocketman HHHH DIRECTOR: Dexter Fletcher PLAYERS: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell BIOPIC/MUSICAL RATED R Bruce Steele: You’d think two movies about gay British rock stars from the 1970s and ’80s, both directed in part by the same guy, would be pretty similar, but Rocketman couldn’t be more different from Bohemian Rhapsody. Did you think it’s an improvement?

Edwin Arnaudin: In nearly every possible regard, yes. Among other successes, the filmmaking, handling of the creative process and the performances — especially Taron Egerton as Elton John — are all upgrades, while its R-rating and lack of, uh, band over-interference gives screenwriter Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) the freedom tell an edgier and more honest story. Were you similarly impressed?

Bruce: Very much. Rocketman is more akin to Mamma Mia! or Broadway’s Beautiful — using an artist’s song catalog to build a break-into-song musical story — than to Rhapsody’s “Behind the Music” hagiography. But at the same time, Rocketman is a much deeper delve into its main character. As soon as 9-year-old Elton (then named Reggie) starts singing “The Bitch Is Back” in a dance number with the neighbors, you know you’re in for some inventive visions.

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honestly could have done with a few more of them.

Bruce: True. The second half of the movie, in which Elton descends into alcoholism and drug abuse, could have used one or two well-chosen musical numbers — in addition to its lovely take on “Rocket Man” — to raise the flagging energy level. But Egerton himself never flags, and Jamie Bell makes for a nicely grounded Bernie Taupin — Elton’s own Jiminy Cricket. The flipside is Elton’s self-centered mom, Sheila, played with delightful indignation by a nearly unrecognizable Bryce Dallas Howard. Some of the early scenes with little Reggie and his emotionally absent dad (Steven Macintosh) reminded me of Pink Floyd: The Wall — in a good way.

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BRUCE STEELE bcsteele@gmail.com takes his masterful and intimate understanding of The Bard even further, tackling not just the words of Shakespeare, but the man himself.

After a fire destroys his beloved Globe Theatre in 1613, Shakespeare (Branagh) returns to Stratford-upon-Avon, where he is met with a less-than-warm homecoming. Tired, middle-aged and creatively burned out, the sour reception sets the stage for his own third act.

With a prosthetic schnozz and receding hairline, Branagh looks the part. His portrayal of The Bard is likable, kind and really quite thoughtful, playing to the man’s alleged strengths and weaknesses.

Shakespeare’s wife was eight years older than he was. Curiously, Branagh casts Judi Dench as Ann Hathaway and, in spite of a 26-year age gap, it works.

The ensemble composing Shakespeare’s immediate family is tight and collectively delivers fine performances. But the person who blatantly makes the most of his time on screen is Ian McKellen as the deliciously aristocratic Earl of Southampton.

Branagh’s film may be set in the Jacobean era but will resonate with contemporary audiences. Ben Elton’s script sparkles with crackling dialogue, yet isn’t bogged down with Elizabethan prose.

Shakespeare purists and art house cinema devotees should appreciate the film’s title, though they may take issue with the overall work’s accessibility and sentimentality.

Even so, All is True is beautifully filmed and lovingly told. Personally, this critic thinks the old Bard himself would approve.

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All Is True HHHS

Godzilla: King of the Monsters HH

DIRECTOR: Kenneth Branagh PLAYERS: Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellan BIOPIC/DRAMA RATED PG-13

DIRECTOR: Michael Dougherty PLAYERS: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown ACTION/ADVENTURE RATED PG-13

No one in current cinema and theater celebrates the beauty, wit and wonder of the words of William Shakespeare better than Kenneth Branagh. In his latest feature, All is True, the writer/director/actor

Godzilla: King of the Monsters should have been the ideal sequel to 2014’s Godzilla. After the giant, nuclear power-fueled primordial leviathan was reintroduced to American audiences five

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years ago, the natural step was to let Earth’s other gigantic beasts (or “titans,” as they’re called by the admiring scientists in this movie) through the door that Godzilla opened.

Meet fiery pterodactyl Rodan, glowing insect Mothra and three-headed dragon Ghidorrah. (A familiar giant ape is mentioned a couple of times, but never shown.

He’s being saved for the next sequel.) And we get several unnamed, insignificant monsters — the residents of the cities they destroy might disagree – briefly shown on screen.

Director Michael Dougherty (Trick ‘r Treat), who co-wrote the script with Zach Shields (Krampus), toys with the presumption that Godzilla is the unquestioned big man on the titan campus. One of the other beasts stakes a claim as the planet’s apex predator and challenges the champ after being unleashed from frozen hibernation. “Let them fight!” — as Dr. Ishirō Serizawa (Ken Watanabe) declared in the previous movie.

Yet, there isn’t enough of that fighting. The spectacle is obscured in darkness with the battles occurring at night. And the action scenes are disjointed, intercut with the peril of the story’s human characters. Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown give their best efforts as a family shattered by Godzilla’s destruction of San Francisco five years prior. But they’re just a diversion from the giant lizard clashing with the colossal dragon. C’mon, guys! What are we paying to see?

Abundant fleets of overbearing military aircraft and several bad ideas for killing the beasts combine with the monster fights and family drama to create far too much noise. Your senses will be exhausted at the end of it. Then the movie threatens more to come. Give us another few years to recover!

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Ma HHH DIRECTOR: Tate Taylor PLAYERS: Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, Juliette Lewis THRILLER RATED R If you’re looking to channel all of the buried teenage angst and insecurity you

have been missing, Ma is the movie for you. It matters not whether you were one of the “cool kids” — this film directly confronts peer pressure as well as “bully” culture. Thanks to this relatability, the main adult character Sue Ann (Octavia Spencer) pulls at some of the same compassion strings that one would feel toward a lost, wounded pup.

Ironically, her character is a veterinarian who is approached by some teenagers in a van at a local corner store. She initially blows them off when approached by “new girl” Maggie (Diana Silvers, Booksmart), the daughter of a divorcee (Juliette Lewis) who’s just recently returned to her Midwest high school hometown after pursuing California dreams.

Sue Ann soon realizes, however, that one of the kids happens to be the son of a guy she was obsessed with and subsequently tricked by — Ben Hawkins (Luke Evans, Beauty and the Beast) who is now the owner of a security company.

She ultimately extends quite the hospitable invite to party at her house and becomes overbearing as well as obsessive, but before everything predictably and inevitably completely falls apart, she and the minors all have quite the good time.

Her basement begins as a safe haven until everyone quickly discovers that Sue Ann — now known as “Ma” — seriously lacks boundaries. The staggered flashbacks to the ’80s when she was in high school slowly reveal her psychological issues, and there is some very well-executed character building regarding this damaged underdog.

Even with these plusses, the film as a whole is not absolutely fantastic, but it is entertaining. I guess the overall sentiment that rings a bell throughout is to be careful who and how you trust — and yet be fair and kind.

REVIEWED BY KEVIN EVANS K.A.E.0082@GMAIL.COM

characters that only makes sense if you know what they’ve already been through.

The central story, one of three parallel tracks, takes Max, the urban Jack Russell terrier (now voiced by Patton Oswald, replacing Louis CK), out to a farm with his New York family, including giant furry mutt Duke (Eric Stonestreet).

The other two plot lines remain in the city, one an action tale involving the rescue of a white tiger from a sadistic circus owner, the other a comic bit setting up the canine supporting cast to pose as felines for a stealth invasion of a cat lady’s apartment.

The first movie’s charming premise — revealing what pets do while their owners are at

The Secret Life of Pets 2 (PG) HHHS JUST ANNOUNCED Dark Phoenix (PG-13) In the latest X-Men adventure, Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt her.

The Souvenir (R) A British film student in the 1980s begins a turbulent romance with a government worker.

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CURRENTLY IN THEATERS Aladdin (PG) HH Avengers: Endgame (PG13) HHHHS The Biggest Little Farm (PG) HHHH Booksmart (R) HHHHS Brightburn (R) HHHS

DIRECTORS: Chris Renaud and Jonathan del Val PLAYERS: The voices of Patton Oswalt, Jenny Slate ANIMATED/COMEDY RATED PG You definitely need to know the world of The Secret Life of Pets — one of the best animated features of the decade — before you see the sequel. It’s like one of those “very special” sitcom episodes (e.g. “Modern Family” goes to Australia) — a fun trip with beloved

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All Is True (PG-13) HHHS

Late Night (R) A late-night talk-show host suspects that she may soon lose her job.

ly funny, and at 86 minutes, the movie is a perfect choice for family viewing, jampacked with cute animals and funny gags. But unless the Illumination brain trust can take this mini-franchise back to the realm of its original premise, maybe this should be our last visit with Max and friends.

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The Chaperone (NR) HHHH

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work — is largely discarded, but there are flashes of similar brilliance. The smartest is the introduction of farm dog Rooster, voiced by a perfectly gruff Harrison Ford.

His adventure with Max to save a lost sheep is one of the movie’s most gripping sequences (and is best enjoyed with 3D glasses).

The episodic structure results in uneven storytelling, but the animation and voice cast remain top-notch.

The screenplay, by the original film’s writer, is endearing and consistent-

THE BAD GUY: Eric Roberts stars in the locally produced thriller The Evil Inside Her. The Oscar-nominated actor will be at the film’s June 13 premiere at the Fine Arts Theatre and participate in a post-screening Q&A. Photo courtesy of SuttleFilm Asheville-based production company SuttleFilm will premiere its latest feature, The Evil Inside Her, on Thursday, June 13, at 7 p.m., at the Fine Arts Theatre, 36 Biltmore Ave. Oscarnominated star Eric Roberts (Runaway Train) will be in attendance and participate in a post-screening Q&A session and meet-and-greet, along with other cast and crew members.

Directed by James Suttles (Red Dirt Rising), the thriller was filmed in various locations around Brevard and at

The Asheville Studio. Roberts plays Clayton, a murderer who drugs his victims and compels them to self-mutilate and kill those closest to them. As his latest selection, Vikki (co-star Melissa Kunnap, Rave Party Massacre) fights against Clayton’s hold on her mind, her three friends must decide whether to aid her or do whatever is necessary to survive her threats.

“I live for playing bad guys,” Roberts says. “But I don’t play my characters as bad guys because they don’t see themselves like that. If they have to do something wrong, it’s because they have an important reason to do it.”

The Evil Inside Her is the first in a series of genre films produced by SuttleFilm that will be released in 2019. “Bringing to life a story that puts [Kunnap’s] strong female lead at the center of the film’s conflict with one of the most prolific and resilient character actors in cinema was one of my main goals,” says executive producer Jennifer L. Ray. “It truly is a beautiful moment not only for myself, but for women in film.”

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I don’t think we were ever meant to hear the same song sung exactly the same way more than once in a lifetime,” says poet Linh Dinh.

That’s an extreme statement that I can’t agree with. But I understand what he’s driving at. Repeating yourself can be debilitating, even deadening. That includes trying to draw inspiration from the same old sources that have worked for you in the past. In accordance with current astrological omens, I suggest you try to minimize exact repetition in the next two weeks: both in what you express and what you absorb. For further motivation, here’s William S. Burroughs: “Truth may appear only once; it may not be repeatable.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Peter Benchley wrote the bestselling book Jaws, which was later turned into a popular movie. It’s the story of a great white shark that stalks and kills people in a small beach town. Later in his life, the Taurus author was sorry for its influence, which helped legitimize human predation on sharks and led to steep drops in shark populations. To atone, Benchley became an aggressive advocate for shark conservation. If there’s any behavior in your own past that you regret, Taurus, the coming weeks will be a good time to follow Benchley’s lead: correct for your mistakes; make up for your ignorance; do good deeds to balance a time when you acted unconsciously.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Some birds can fly for days without coming down to earth. Alpine swifts are the current record-holders, staying aloft for 200 consecutive days as they chase and feed on insects over West Africa. I propose we make the swift your soul ally for the next three weeks. May it help inspire you to take maximum advantage of the opportunities life will be offering you. You will have extraordinary power to soar over the maddening crowd, gaze at the big picture of your life and enjoy exceptional amounts of freedom.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “I think gentleness is one of the most disarmingly and captivatingly attractive qualities there are,” writes poet Nayyirah Waheed. That will be emphatically true about you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. Your poised, deeply felt gentleness will accord you as much power as other people might draw from ferocity and grandeur. Your gentleness will enable you to crumble obstacles and slip past barriers. It will energize you to capitalize on and dissipate chaos. It will win you leverage that you’ll be able to use for months.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Is the Loch Ness monster real?

Is there a giant sea serpent that inhabits the waters of Loch Ness in Scotland? Tantalizing hints arise now and then, but no definitive evidence has ever emerged. In 1975, enterprising investigators got the idea to build a realistic-looking papier-mâché companion for Nessie and place it in Loch Ness. They hoped that this “honey trap” would draw the reclusive monster into more public view. Alas, the scheme went awry. (Lady Nessie got damaged when she ran into a jetty.) But it did have some merit. Is there an equivalent approach you might employ to generate more evidence and insight about one of your big mysteries, Leo? What strategies might you experiment with? The time is right to hatch a plan.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Earlier in your life, you sometimes wrestled with dilemmas that didn’t deserve so much of your time and energy. They weren’t sufficiently essential to invoke the best use of your intelligence. But over the years, you have ripened in your ability to attract more useful and interesting problems.

Almost imperceptibly, you have been growing smarter about recognizing which riddles are worth exploring and which are better left alone. Here’s the really good news: The questions and challenges you face now are among the finest you’ve ever had. You are being afforded prime opportunities to grow in wisdom and effectiveness.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): How many languages are you fluent it? One? Two? More? I’m sure you already know that gaining the ability to speak more than one tongue makes you smarter and more empathetic.

It expands your capacity to express yourself vividly and gives you access to many interesting people who think differently from you. I mention this, Libra, because you’re in a phase of your cycle when learning a new language might be easier than usual, as is improving your mastery of a second or third language.

If none of that’s feasible for you, I urge you to at least formulate an intention to speak your main language with greater candor and precision — and find other ways to expand your ability to express yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Here’s Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano from The Book of Embraces: “In the River Plate basin we call the heart a ’bobo,’ a fool. And not because it falls in love. We call it a fool because it works so hard.” I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I hope that in the coming weeks, your heart will indeed be a hard-working, wisely foolish bobo. The astrological omens suggest that you will learn what you need to learn and attract the experiences you need to attract if you do just that. Life is giving you a mandate to express daring and diligent actions in behalf of love.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When he was 20 years old, a German student named Max Planck decided he wanted to study physics. His professor at the University of Munich dissuaded him, telling Planck, “In this field, almost everything is already discovered, and all that remains is to fill a few unimportant holes.” Planck ignored the bad advice and ultimately went on to win a Nobel Prize in physics for his role in formulating quantum theory. Most of us have had a similar experience: people who’ve tried to convince us to reject our highest calling and strongest dreams. In my view, the coming weeks will be a potent time for you to recover and heal from those deterrents and discouragements in your own past.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Not all, but many horoscope columns address your ego rather than your soul. They provide useful information for your surface self but little help for your deep self. If you’ve read my oracles for a while, you know that I aspire to be in the latter category. In that light, you won’t be surprised when I say that the most important thing you can do in the coming weeks is to seek closer communion with your soul; to explore your core truths; to focus on delight, fulfillment and spiritual meaning far more than on status, power and wealth. As you attend to your playful work, meditate on this counsel from Capricorn author John O’Donohue: “The geography of your destiny is always clearer to the eye of your soul than to the intentions and needs of your surface mind.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian biochemist Gertrude Belle Elion shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1988. She was instrumental in devising new drugs to treat AIDS and herpes, as well as a medication to facilitate organ transplants. And yet she accomplished all this without ever earning a PhD or MD, a highly unusual feat. I suspect you may pull off a similar, if slightly less spectacular feat in the coming weeks: getting a reward or blessing despite a lack of formal credentials or official credibility.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Today Mumbai is a megacity with 12.5 million people on 233 square miles. But as late as the 18th century, it consisted of seven sparsely populated islands. Over many decades, reclamation projects turned them into a single land mass. I foresee you undertaking a metaphorically comparable project during the coming months. You could knit fragments together into a whole. You have the power to transform separate and dispersed influences into a single, coordinated influence. You could inspire unconnected things to unite in common cause.

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20 *Not formally worded 21 *Like the pitcher in a batting order, often 22 Ending with orange or lemon 23 Basis of some scholarships 25 Part of a Snickers bar 26 *Peacocks, but not peahens 28 Mork’s birthplace on “Mork & Mindy” 30 Stack 31 A, B, C, D and E, to nutritionists 35 Stop signal

36 What the answers to the starred clues are each anagrams of 39 When doubled, uncritically enthusiastic 40 Joined the Army, say 41 Sheik’s peer 43 Bask on the beach 44 *Wandered 48 Post-championship celebration 50 Building by a barn 53 Dark loaf 54 *Like some foreign protests 55 *What keeps a part apart 57 Engraved stone marker 58 Pale-colored beer 60 What Britain voted to Brexit from, for short 61 Cordon (off) 62 Give off 63 Wall St. “500” 64 Gets a Venmo request, say 65 Article’s start, in journalism jargon

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34 Substance for a juicer 42 Argued vehemently (against) 36 Killer Bee? 45 Something that 37 Missing button in requires a special many an elevator headset to play, 38 Fuss informally

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