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PAGE 40 TAKE IT OUTSIDE Western North Carolina’s scenic beauty and vibrant food scene are the perfect mix for creating memorable outdoor meals. On the cover: A Year of Picnics author Ashley English dines with family and friends.

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The trees are moving — why can’t we?

I see by the papers that our native trees have learned the amazing trick of leaving us for cooler climes.

The trees move by dying out on the overheated southern side and spreading northward and upward in elevation with new seedlings.

It’s a painfully slow, virtually invisible migration (we once would have called this pace “glacial,” but that term rings differently these days).

Some species may not make it.

But the trees’ slow march feels positively dizzying compared to our virtual hibernation when it comes to changing our laws or our personal behaviors to slow emissions.

While there are in fact millions of people fighting climate change in thousands of ways — all to be celebrated — we in the U.S. have still been doing a lot of snoring.

There’s no doubt that the fossil fuel industry’s promotion of climate change denial, and the general human resistance to facing (now much worse than inconvenient) truths, account for much of the dismal lack of action in Congress.

But clearly much of the delay also stems from our political process, not just conflicting opinions. ...

A hopeful sign: At least one climate change-fighting organization has put listening at the top of the agenda. The Citizens Climate Lobby, which I only recently discovered, believes there is common ground to be found between progressives and conservatives on climate, and that finding it begins with listening to those we generally dismiss and disparage and creating programs that integrate the values and concerns of all sides.

Another operating principle of this group is to keep it simple.

Here’s simple: 1. Charge a $15 per ton fee on carbon dioxide emissions at the source (the well or mine or wherever the fuel is extracted) and increase it annually.

2. Take the resulting funds and distribute them as dividends directly to every household in the country.

Two things happen. First, the price of fossil-based energy goes up, discouraging consumption. People and companies make different decisions about LED bulbs, fuel-efficient cars and much more.

On the other hand, people have more money in their pockets (up to hundreds of dollars per month).

They still have complete freedom to spend this either on buying the same amount of fossil fuels, or on whatever else they wish ...

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C A RT O O N B Y B R E NT B R O W N This approach aligns with conservative principles, as it is market-based rather than regulation-based. It involves no new bureaucracy or “nannying” (we already have both the collection and distribution infrastructure in existing agencies).

It aligns with liberal values, as it does not hurt the people who are least able to afford the increased costs. Under this policy, most of the poorest and many middleclass Americans receive more money in their pockets from the dividend than they would lose via higher fuel prices. This additional spending will also help stimulate the economy.

While the program has an immediate impact on consumption, it takes full effect over a longer period of time, in predictable steps, so both producers and consumers can make appropriate adjustments.

If you want to know more about how these and other surprising benefits of this approach work, check out the website at citizensclimatelobby.org.

[The website also links to the group’s Asheville chapter.]

Time to begin. Like it or not, we are all members of the crew on spaceship Earth. Surely by putting

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one foot in front of the other, we can at least outpace our migrating trees — maybe even persuade them to stay here with us. What’s your first step? Are you faster than a tree?

— Daniel Mermin

Asheville Editor’s note: A longer version of this letter will appear at mountainx.com

Why aren’t local media covering possible cuts to vets’ benefits?

Asheville’s two main sources of published information, Mountain Xpress and the Asheville CitizenTimes, do a great job of covering veterans-related events like VA town halls and local efforts to help homeless veterans, as well as reporting on the local VA press releases and the local facility.

Unfortunately, however, as a debate is raging in Washington, D.C., about President Trump’s budget proposals for the VA, which include a possible veterans’ benefit cutoff for over 300,000 disabled vets, hikes in medication co-pays and what the American Legion is calling “a stealth move to privatize vets’ healthcare and eventually shut VA hospitals,” which, in my opinion, is more important to veterans and affects our lives more than anything local that media here covers. I have seen absolutely nothing, zero, zip.

I have to ask why, if local media support American veterans, these main sources of local info are not reporting on the battle going on in Washington over the VA and the future of all vets who served honorably?

During the campaign and when he was here in Asheville, President Trump mentioned veterans every day, and many veterans voted for him because they believed him.

Were they wrong to trust Trump?

Perhaps if local media were covering Trump’s budget proposals, veterans could make an informed decision on that. I must add as well, that local coverage of Trump’s entire budget proposals, which affect everyone, are not being covered very well either. I call both these points a failure of local media to serve and inform the community on Trump cutback proposals,

which could have severe impact on our area.

FYI, I contacted local Republican “leader” Carl Mumpower and offered to debate him on all this.

(He offered to debate in a report by the A C-T, which they thought was more newsworthy than reporting on Trump’s budget proposals.) He did call me back to decline and then hung up on me. I offered to debate him at Pritchard Park because of the historical nature of the park for political use, and I wanted to debate him in an area homeless vets would feel comfortable in. He said, “My time is too valuable to debate on street corners” and hung up.

— John Penley

Asheville Editor’s note: We always appreciate suggestions about how Xpress can improve its local news coverage. We’ll take this suggestion under advisement — though the reality is that, at any given moment, multiple stories call out for coverage, and our resources are limited.

Xpress also contacted Carl Mumpower, who offered this response: “I regret that Mr. Penley feels it necessary to take liberties with our discussion. The Buncombe County Republican Party’s offer was to join any organized political group in open debate [see http://avl. mx/3vw/]. We have two groups who have accepted the challenge, and I look forward to that opportunity. In contrast, Mr. Penley was seeking a personal public forum. He is correct that I am a bit too busy to indulge him — especially on the basis of threats to ‘go to the media’ if I did not. ...”

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Who decides?

Community rights movement promotes local sovereignty

BY CATHY HOLT At the July 4 Independence From Fossil Fuels gathering at Lake Julian, many T-shirts and signs will ask “Who decides?” Who determines what kind of energy will power our city?

Right now, the answer is “Duke Energy decides.” Duke (the largest electric utility in the U.S.) is a monopoly, so even if Asheville residents want solar, wind and other renewables, the company can build plants that burn fracked gas and raise our electric rates to pay for them. This would lock us into years of dependence on fossil fuel when environmental leaders worldwide are calling for giant steps toward renewable energy to stave off climate disaster.

Community Roots, the nonprofit organizing the July 4 event, has joined the We the People coalition, whose legislative members filed the We the People Act, challenging corporate personhood, in the N.C. General Assembly.

TAKING BACK POWER “People need to see the power they really have, especially the power to prevent Duke Energy from making all the decisions,” says Asheville Community Rights co-founder Kat Houghton. “Corporations should not have more rights than people. That is not a democracy.”

The group, which is sponsored by Community Roots, wants Asheville to achieve 100 percent renewable power, serving as a model for other cities and counties. Through outreach, education and a petition campaign, group members are building support for a city ordinance establishing local sovereignty.

“Asheville can pass a community bill of rights that claims our right to a sustainable energy future and frees us from legal agreements that force continued reliance on fossil fuels,” says Houghton, who also serves on the board of Community Roots. “That would effectively break Duke’s monopoly, and the state will have to sue to challenge the ordinance.” She believes such a legal challenge could go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Grant Township, Pa., notes Houghton,

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CATHY HOLT passed a community bill of rights in 2014 in response to a planned dumpsite for fracking wastewater. A judge overturned the ordinance the following year, but legal maneuvering (including a home rule charter the township approved in 2015) has kept the dumpsite stalled.

The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund has been promoting community rights and the rights of nature since the 1990s, offering “democracy schools” where people can learn how to get ordinances passed. Over 200 cities and towns in six U.S. states have created such laws. Some of these small, rural, conservative towns have even legalized civil disobedience to protect their water and land.

In a legal system designed to protect corporate interests, communities have limited rights, the nonprofit maintains. Corporations claim rights to “free speech,” meaning unlimited campaign contributions to politicians. Regulatory agencies set “allowable levels” of toxins and carcinogens in air and water emissions, shielding permit holders from liability. Under Dillon’s Rule, state legislatures preempt the rights of municipalities.

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GOING GREEN: Asheville Community Rights founders Tyler Garrison, left, and Kat Houghton want 100 percent clean energy for Asheville. Photo by Cathy Holt And anyone owning property has the legal right to destroy it, allowing the actions of a few to impact a community’s entire ecosystem.

CONSIDER CLIMATE CHANGE The N.C. Climate Solutions Coalition is working with local communities to promote fossil fuel independence. Boone and Sylva, says Houghton, have already approved local versions of N.C. House Resolution 401, which calls for 100 percent renewable energy by 2050.

Asheville City Council just approved a similar resolution.

But Council member Cecil Bothwell doesn’t believe Duke Energy will honor those local pledges unless it’s forced to do so. “Given that we don’t control the utility, our influence will be slim,” he predicts. In home rule states, Bothwell points out, it’s much easier for cities that own utilities “to actually follow through with that goal.”

Setting a lofty goal is great, but in order to get us there we’ll need yearly steps and benchmarks, such as those in the Energy Descent Action

Plans proposed by the transition town movement.

And in the meantime, Bothwell remains committed to renewable energy. “I live in a net-zero, all-electric solar home as an investment in our common future. More and more home and business owners are making a similar investment. The city continues to explore ways to use our building rooftops for solar, and the county will make a big contribution with the project at the old landfill.”

Climate change, he says, “must be considered in every decision we make as a community. It’s an existential threat to modern civilization and possibly all higher life forms on this planet.”

DO NOT DRINK Natural gas “is actually worse than coal in its immediate effect on climate,” notes Houghton. There are also significant health concerns.

Arden residents and people living near compressor stations, where methane gas is routinely vented, will feel the most direct effects of the planned natural gas-powered plants,

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she says, adding that people in such areas have more health problems.

Jeri Cruz-Segarra lives across the French Broad River from the coal-fired Lake Julian plant. Six years ago, tests of neighborhood residents’ wells revealed high levels of hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen, and boron, a precursor of the substance. Residents, backed up by the nonprofit Clean Water for North Carolina, say that coal ash stored in unlined ponds on Duke’s property is the likeliest source.

“Mark Sumner, his wife, Sissy, and another person on this street died of cancer, as well as five dogs,” says Cruz-Segarra somberly. “Two of those dogs were mine.” Another couple, whose well was condemned, have cancer and lost their son to cancer. In 2015, everyone living on that street received “do not drink” letters from the state health director. “Dr. Williams, health director under Gov. McCrory, reversed that letter in August 2016,” Cruz-Segarra explains, “but Dr. Rudo, the state’s toxicologist, told us the well water was still unsafe to drink. Duke has provided bottled water, but they say it’s safe to shower and wash clothes in well water.”

Residents have asked Duke to connect them to city water; the utility has instead offered much cheaper whole-house water filters. “If Duke had moral fiber, they would clean up their coal ash and provide city water, and not raise ratepayers’ costs to pay for their mistakes,” Cruz-Segarra maintains. Duke’s shareholders, she continues, made billions last year, and the company just requested a 16.7 percent rate increase for residential customers.

WHO OWNS THE SUN? NC WARN, a Durham nonprofit, supports the community rights movement and opposes House Bill 589, which passed the House and is now awaiting Senate consideration. Fast-tracked with little time for input from constituents, the bill could hinder the growth of solar power, the group maintains, by allowing Duke to change rates for net metering (rooftop solar).

It would prohibit third parties from selling solar power directly to customers while allowing Duke Energy to be involved in all aspects: solar leasing, solar farms and community solar.

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CAN’T DRINK FROM HER WELL: Jeri Cruz-Segarra lives a half-mile from Duke Energy’s coal-fired power plant. Photo by Cathy Holt Weaverville, agrees. Hollister, who’s also a member of the Alliance for Energy Democracy, says Duke “is acting against the public good by protecting and expanding centralized dirty energy systems over wide-scale adoption of solar, wind and other technologies which do not destroy our planet.”

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STRANGERS IN OUR MIDST

How a WNC archaeological dig is reshaping American history

BY DOUG GIBSON doug@douggibsonwriter.com After nearly two decades of digging in Burke County, a team of archaeologists discovered an unusually wide vein of discolored soil at the site of what they believed to be the Native American village of Joara. The size of the vein — nearly 4 meters across — clearly indicated a very large structure.

Thinking they’d uncovered a Native American mound, the archaeologists figured the vein would curve and reveal the mound’s overall shape, recalls site leader and Warren Wilson College archaeology professor David Moore.

But instead of a curve, they unearthed a long, straight edge, which then took an abrupt 90-degree turn.

“We knew something was going on,” Moore says. “We thought we were following the edge of the mound; it was no big deal. But when it turned like this, all bets were off.”

This find, made in the summer of 2013, served to solidify a theory the archaeologists had been testing for years. Based on the evidence, the researchers published their claim that they had found not only Joara, but also the lost Spanish fort of San Juan.

Their assertion not only provides new insights into the relationship between Native Americans of Western North Carolina and the early European explorers who first encountered them, but also forces a reconsideration of history.

Established in 1567 by a Spanish expedition in what is present-day Morganton and what was at the time the large Native American settlement of Joara, Fort San Juan and its companion garrisons mark the first European settlements in the interior of the United States. Fort San Juan predates the fabled Lost Colony — England’s first attempt at a permanent settlement on Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina — by almost 20 years, and the founding of Jamestown, near the mouth of Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay, by twice that.

Though Spanish accounts reference Fort San Juan and its associated garrisons, the fort’s exact location had been unknown until Moore and his team made the discovery.

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BIG DIG: David Moore, professor of archaeology at Warren Wilson College, introduces visitors to the Berry site, which he and other researchers have determined to be the lost Spanish fort of San Juan. Photo courtesy of the Exploring Joara Foundation “It’s like finding a needle in a haystack,” Moore says. “Nobody had ever found one of these forts before.”

DIGGING INTO HISTORY Moore’s journey to Fort San Juan began in 1986, when he was a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Working on his dissertation and interested in learning more about Native American populations described by 16th-century Spanish explorers, he was considering surveying a broad collection of sites in Western North Carolina.

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ogy lab at Warren Wilson and looking every bit an archaeologist — weather-beaten, soft-spoken, spectacled, with a physique sculpted from years in the field — Moore reflects on those early days.

“It would have taken me 10 years to do what I planned to do,” the professor says. “But luckily I had some real-life constraints on me.”

With a budget that would only support a single year at a single site, the budding archaeologist narrowed his scope. After briefly considering the Biltmore Mound, a ritual mound located on the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, his adviser at Chapel Hill persuaded him to focus on the Catawba Valley.

Moore selected a piece of property in Morganton. Dubbed the Berry site, after the family that has owned it since before the Revolutionary War, the area had been partially excavated in the early 1900s. It proved fertile from the beginning of Moore’s excavations.

“As soon as I put a shovel into the ground, it was clear that there was great preservation,” he says.

The Berry site began producing a wealth of artifacts and evidence: pottery shards, projectile points, burials and traces of so many buildings that it was clear the spot had been a significant settlement for the indigenous population, ancestors of the modern-day Catawba Nation.

POT LUCK: Relics unearthed at the Berry site include European artifacts such as shards of pottery, weapons, tools and fragments of armor. Photo courtesy of the Exploring Joara Foundation In the first season of digging, Moore also uncovered a metal knife that he believed was of Spanish origin. In the years to come, a team of archaeologists — including Chris Rodning of the Tulane University department of anthropology and Rob Beck, an anthropology professor at the University of Michigan — and a group of eager volunteers found other European artifacts. There were fragments of armor, tools, part of a hanging scale and pottery shards.

FINDING THE FORT According to Spanish accounts, the Native American town of Joara was visited by explorers Hernando de Soto and the lesser-known Juan Pardo. Pardo’s expedition reportedly established Fort San Juan.

In 1556, Pardo was given a nearly impossible task by Pedro Menendez de Aviles, the governor who had established Santa Elena, a Spanish stronghold on what is now Parris Island, S.C. With a party of only about 100 men, Pardo was directed to explore the interior, subdue any native tribes and find a route from Santa Elena to the silver mines of Mexico, which Spanish cartographers of the time believed to be far closer to the North Atlantic coast than they actually were.

In January 1567, Pardo was foiled by snow in his attempt to cross the mountains and backtracked to the foothills, where he set up a garrison and fortress near Joara. He named the cluster of buildings that housed the garrison Cuenca, after his hometown in Spain, and named the encampment Fort San Juan.

The precise location of the fort, as well as other forts Pardo set up in a chain across the foothills and into the mountains, was unknown.

Historians’ best guesses centered on McDowell County, a few dozen miles west of the Berry site.

But after finding the trove of European artifacts on their site, Moore and Beck (who is a member of the Berry family) began to suspect that they’d found the site of both Joara and Fort San Juan. They published a paper early on, in 1994, outlining the hypothesis. It was a bold claim. No one had yet found one of Pardo’s forts.

Initially, the idea met some skepticism — “a little bit of pushback,” Moore says. The archaeologist recalls questions being raised by a professor from the University of West Georgia and graduate students from the University of Tennessee. And the professional response to the team’s

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TOOL TIME: Warren Wilson students have crafted reconstructions of many of the metal artifacts found at the Berry site. Metal axes, nails and other implements indicate a substantial ongoing European presence there. Photo by Doug Gibson conclusions came at an archaeological conference in Lexington, Ky., in the fall of 1994.

“There were about 50 people in the audience, and they were going, ‘No way,’” Moore says.

But the archaeological evidence continued to accumulate over the years, supporting the notion that the team had located both Joara and Fort San Juan.

“We built additional evidence every year,” Moore says.

Then, in 2013, the team uncovered the traces of unusual construction and the long straight vein of discolored soil with its 90-degree turn.

“We expected that soil to make an arc, a curve,” Moore says.

But the curve did not emerge. “[Beck] spent all night looking at maps and thinking through stuff.

Then it dawned on him,” Moore says, recalling his fellow archaeologist’s realization that the team had discovered the moat that would have surrounded Pardo’s fort.

The location of the moat — a component of typical early colonial forts — solidified the team’s hypothesis. It went beyond the remnants of Spanish artifacts found over the years and finally yielded, as Moore describes it, “clear evidence of fortification.”

“That’s about as close as you can come to proof,” the archaeologist says. “There’s just no other explanation for what this is.”

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A WINDOW IN TIME The discoveries of Joara and Fort San Juan have transformed the Berry site — a previously unused field on a tree farm — into one of the most significant archaeological sites in North America. The find also revises history, offering tangible evidence of 16th-century Spanish settlements in the interior.

“The average student thinks that our country’s history starts with Jamestown,” says anthropologist Charles Ewen, a professor at Eastern Carolina University who specializes in the Spanish colonial period. “The work at the Berry site reminds us of this earliest chapter in the state’s colonial history.”

And an eventful chapter it was: Pardo’s garrison traded with the locals, did some amateur prospecting (according to Spanish accounts, they may have mistaken quartz for diamonds), and went on a raid with a group of Joarans that may have taken them as far as northeastern Tennessee.

Soon, however, the relationship soured. By May 1568, news came to Santa Elena that San Juan and the other forts that Pardo established had been burned and all but one of the soldiers manning them killed.

“The lost Spanish forts did not succeed, any more than the Lost Colony,” Ewen observes. “They could not succeed, as there simply

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LOST AND FOUND: In the archaeology lab at Warren Wilson, David Moore holds a student’s reconstruction of the knife uncovered at the Berry site — the first significant proof of a European presence. In the background are reconstructed nails and pieces of jack plate (used in armor). Photo by Doug Gibson wasn’t the support available to keep them supplied.”

The Spanish weren’t the only ones to lose in this early exchange, however. Native American populations in the area also suffered, entering a period of sharp decline.

“Over a 200-year period,” Moore says, “the population of Native Americans dropped in some cases as much as 90 percent.”

By the time settlers from England and other northern European countries began moving into the area in the 1700s, it was largely depopulated — a decline that began when the Spanish disrupted indigenous alliances and trade networks and made coastal settlements take on outsized importance.

Moore had set out to learn about the native people of WNC via the Berry site but found evidence of a fated encounter of two civilizations and shed a new light on a Native American society just before its decline.

SHARING THE STORY Today, Moore and his colleagues are working to educate the public about what the Berry site has to say about that pivotal moment in history. Moore’s goal is to bring attention to the Spanish influence on North Carolina’s colonial history.

Since 2008, he’s been assisted by the Exploring Joara Foundation, whose mission is to expand public awareness and access to the site.

“To be able to share the story of the people who called this land home before us is extremely exciting,” says Marie Palacios, the foundation’s executive director.

A Morganton native, Palacios had never heard of the Berry site before the discovery of Fort San Juan. Her commitment to getting the word out about the site is motivated in part by hometown pride, she explains.

“Jamestown and Roanoke can move over,” Palacios says. “Fort San Juan was here before.”

But Moore and the foundation are working for more than bragging rights. They hope to turn the Berry site — and Catawba Meadows, its companion location in Morganton — into a premier heritage tourism attraction complete with a reconstruction of the fort and native buildings. The attractions will focus on both the site’s indigenous significance as well as its importance in European colonial history.

Currently, Palacios and Melissa Timo, the foundation’s staff archaeologist, host school groups and other organizations at Catawba Meadows and facilitate visits to the Berry site itself. They host dig days, in which the public can participate in

excavation work, a field school for aspiring archaeologists and even a summer camp that attracts dozens of kids from all over the country to excavate and learn about indigenous culture.

“The opportunity to excavate and get your hands in the dirt at America’s first known inland European settlement is a tremendous opportunity,” Palacios says.

This year, which marks the 450th anniversary of the establishment of Fort San Juan, the foundation has organized some special events, culminating with the Spanish and Indian Colonial Trail Festival in Morganton in early August. The festival will spotlight regional Native American culture, as displayed and dramatized by representatives of the Catawba, Cherokee and other tribes, and will include a staging of what the encounters between members of Pardo troop and the people of Joara might have been like.

Moore, Palacios and others connected with the Berry site hope the anniversary will help raise awareness of this forgotten chapter of history. While English and Scottish settlers dominated the state’s colonial period and had a large impact in the years since then, they believe that studying Joara and Fort San Juan will provide a new sense of the United States’ place in world history and culture.

“We’re in the Deep South,” Palacios says, “and understanding that people that came here before us were different is going to be a part of enriching all of our lives.” X

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Unearth some history WHAT The Spanish and Indian Colonial Trail Festival: 450th Anniversary.

For more information or to learn about public dig days, visit exploringjoara.org.

WHERE Catawba Meadows Living History Village, 701 Sanford Drive, Morganton, exploringjoara.org.

WHEN Friday-Saturday, Aug. 4-5

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HOT PROPERTY: The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved a budget of $431.3 million for fiscal year 2018. It includes a 2.6-cent tax hike. The above pie charts show revenues and expenditures from the spending plan’s general fund. Charts courtesy of Buncombe County Buncombe taxpayers will pay a bit more to fund county services in the coming fiscal year. The spending plan approved June 20 by the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners comes with a 2.6-cent property tax hike and lowers funding for some area nonprofits.

Fiscal year 2018 begins July 1, and that’s when the new property tax rate goes into effect. Commissioners also threw their weight behind an Asheville Housing Authority initiative to redevelop Lee Walker Heights and heard a presentation about having the county run completely on renewable energy by 2027.

TAXING TIMES When budget talks began, County Manager Wanda Greene’s proposed budget was $419 million with a property tax rate of 55.9 cents per $100 of valued property. However, commissioners wrapped up talks with a budget of $431,329,876, up $17.7 million, or 4 percent, from the current budget. It comes with a property tax rate of 53.9 cents, an increase of 2.6 cents from what would have been a revenue-neutral rate.

Greene told Xpress the additional $12.3 million was taken from the county’s fund balance. Some of those additions include: • $4.1 million for Buncombe County Schools.

• $759,987 for Asheville City Schools

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• $2 million for an Eagle Market Street Development loan.

• $547,500 for court diversion programs including a Justice Resource Coordinator and Administrative Office of the Courts contract services.

• $534,283 for MAHEC nursing school contract.

• $400,000 for the county’s Clean Energy and Sustainability Office.

• $425,000 for Buncombe County Sheriff staffing.

• $156,632 for preschool programs.

• $150,000 for conservation easements.

Greene noted the bulk of the budget’s money goes toward human services, public safety and education. “We only have discretion over about 8 percent of the budget; 92 percent is mandated,” she explained.

Public safety, which includes raises for Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department employees, will get $91 million; up about $2.1 million.

Health and Human Services is in line to receive $114.2 million, an increase of about $7.2 million.

The spending package also includes money for local teacher supplements, something last year’s board promised to fund for two years. Commissioners tapped into the Buncombe County Schools’ and its own fund balance to pay for the second year of teacher and support staff pay raises.

Basically, a fund balance is a savings account that would allow the county or a school system to run for about one month should all other revenue sources dry up. North Carolina mandates counties to carry an 8 percent fund balance, while Buncombe County policy requires its own fund balance to remain at 15 percent. County staff says it will end the current fiscal year with a fund balance of about 16 percent. States do not require school systems to carry a fund balance.

“It will allow us, first and foremost, to fulfill health and retirement benefits for certified and noncertified employees as the state increased [requirements],” said BCS Superintendent Tony Baldwin.

“I don’t think the BCS fund balance is redundant, but I think there’s a fair question about how much they need to carry,” said Commission Chair Brownie Newman in reference to asking BCS to transfer reserves to help cover teacher pay increases.

“This budget process, we started talking about it sooner such that both the commission and the school board got comfortable that they could appropriate some money from their fund balances.”

Before approving the budget, commissioners gave obligatory statements about the process being cumbersome and how they can’t fund every organization that makes requests.

NEWS BRIEFS BU NCOM B E B EAT H Q To read all of Mountain Xpress’ coverage of city and county news, visit Buncombe Beat online at avl. mx/3b5. There you’ll find detailed recaps of government meetings the day after they happen, along with previews, in-depth stories and key information to help you stay on top of the latest city and county news. X

However, Commissioner Mike Fryar made it known he would not be voting in favor of the budget. “We took $4 million [from A-B Tech] and put into this budget.

When we take money from one thing, it’s not good,” Fryar said in regard to pivoting use of a dedicated quarter-cent sales tax from capital projects to operations and maintenance. However, when commissioners voted to change the use of that revenue stream, he voted in favor of it.

Ultimately the budget was approved by a vote of 6-1, with Fryar dissenting.

In regard to the property tax rate, Newman told Xpress: “I hope we can hold it for the foreseeable future. That would be my goal.” When pressed what that meant, Newman responded, “I would hope we could hold it for the next several years. There are a lot of things outside of our control; the economy, what the state does. I hope we don’t need to change it in the near future.”

The property tax rate hike comes on the heels of the county’s newfound value.

Earlier this year, the county sent out reassessed property values, and the overall base stands at around $31.5 billion. That’s up by $6.8 billion, a 28 percent increase from the county’s 2013 assessment.

THE TAXPAYING COMMUNITY Not everyone was happy with how taxpayer dollars were doled out. The Pack Square Cultural Project, an umbrella group including the Asheville Art Museum and Diana Wortham Theatre, had about five people voice displeasure with its share of community funding. It will receive $175,000 but requested $395,000.

“I want to be very clear, we are not asking for additional resources, just continuing funding. The proposed amount would be devastating and reduce our impact and ability to serve the community,” said Diana Wortham Theatre Chair Hardy Holland.

He noted the renovation project will increase annual attendance by 60 percent, and it “will put heads on the beds, as the [Tourism Development Authority] will confirm.” However, commissioners did not move to discuss changing funding.

by Max Hunt | mhunt@mountainx.com BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXPERT HEADLINES WOMANUP EVENT The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s WomanUP series will host internationally certified coach, speaker, author and business development expert Meridith Elliott Powell from 8-10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 29 at the Diana Wortham Theatre. Powell’s presentation, “Success Redefined,” will touch on recent shifts in the modern marketplace and offer strategies to female entrepreneurs for building support networks and taking calculated business risks.

A networking and light breakfast period will precede Powell’s presentation. Tickets are $25 to attend. The event is open to the public.

More info: http://avl.mx/3vz ASHEVILLE TREE COMMISSION PLANS SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 29

The Asheville Tree Commission will hold a special meeting Thursday, June 29,

at the Public Works Building, beginning at 3 p.m. Tree Commission members will meet with Public Works staff to discuss possible changes to city tree ordinances, and review the relationship between the Tree Commission and Public Works Department.

The meeting takes place in conference room A109 of the Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte Street.

More info: LMorgan@ ashevillenc.gov JUNE 30 WORKSHOP ADDRESSES NEW N.C. CROWDFUNDING LAW The N.C. Secretary of State’s Office will hold a workshop for local entrepreneurs to address a new state crowdfunding law on Friday, June 30, from 12-1:30 p.m. at RISC Networks in downtown Asheville.

Leo John, secretary of state investor and business outreach legal specialist, will offer detailed information on federal and state crowdfunding regulations, and highlight financing options available to small busi-

In fact, many nonprofits saw a reduction as commissioners ultimately approved some $2.5 million in community funding grants, down $135,800 from the last round.

Earlier this month, Xpress looked into community grant funding and found many organizations continue to get funding despite not meeting prearranged benchmarks with the county.

“I recognize [the budget] is not satisfactory to everyone. It is always a work in progress to figure out a budget, to respond to the complex needs in our community,” noted Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara.

“I appreciate everyone working hard. I think it’s been a good process of communicating and listening,” Newman remarked. “It’s always a hard process, I’m happy with where it’s landing. There are parts we’d all do differently, but I think this budget does address key priorities.”

REDEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP Asheville’s oldest public housing development is looking for a fresh start. To that end, the Asheville Housing Authority is working toward

nesses and startups through the new law.

The event, hosted by Venture Asheville and the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, is free and open to the public.

More info: Claire Chender cchender@ashevillechamber.org ASHEVILLE NAMED ONE OF ’20 BEST AFFORDABLE SUMMER VACATIONS’ Travel website TripAdvisor. com has included Asheville on its list of “20 Best Affordable Summer Vacations” in the United States.

“If Boulder is a laid-back session ale, Asheville is a hopped-up IPA,” TripAdvisor writes, highlighting the city’s numerous farmers markets and breweries, its strong local food scene and its proximity to outdoor recreation spots like the Blue Ridge Parkway, French Broad River and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The website estimates a week’s stay in Asheville at $1,400.

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securing money to redevelop Lee Walker Heights.

To do so, AHA will need an application for a Tax-Exempt Bond/Housing Tax Credit Allocation approved by the N.C. Housing Finance Agency. The organization lost that bid last year but hopes county financial support for the project will help gain approval.

Commissioners unanimously approved a letter of support pledging $4.2 million for the project’s application, which is slated to be submitted next month.

Should it be approved, the money won’t be called upon until July 2018, which would be in the county’s fiscal year 2019 budget.

Asheville City Council has pledged $4.2 million toward the redevelopment as well.

RENEWED EFFORT In 2013, commissioners approved a measure dedicating the county to reducing its carbon footprint by 80 percent. Newman is now asking the county to rely 100 percent on renewable energy by 2027.

He said that the proposed solar farm at the old Woodfin landfill could pro-

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CANARY COALITION HOSTS WAKE-UP EVENT JULY 6 The Canary Coalition, a Sylva-based environmental nonprofit, will host its 2017 Wake-Up meeting at the Jackson County Library in Sylva on Thursday, July 6, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

The meeting will feature a host of speakers discussing contemporary issues facing Western North Carolina residents in addition to singalong sessions with local musicians. Scheduled speakers include Enrique Gomez, president of the Jackson County NAACP; Mark Case of the WNC Central Labor Council-AFL-CIO; Chelsea White of Progress Nation WNC; Lauren Baxley of Indivisible/Common Ground WNC; and Dr. Allen Lomax of Occupy WNC. The Canary Coalition’s Avram Friedman will moderate the evening.

The event is free and open to the public.

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vide upward of 18 percent renewable energy and that another 28 percent might come from new policies that have yet to be audited.

The presentation was met with universal agreement, if not some cautious optimism. “I tried to do this at home, and my experience was I wasn’t able to afford it,” said Commissioner Joe Belcher, who stressed he supports renewable energy. “We’ve got to look at affordability and see the savings. 2027 might be a little aggressive. Other cities have dates further out. You’ve got to able to sustain it.”

Fryar was a bit more skeptical, stating, “Eighty percent was going to be hard; 100 percent is a dream.

“I love the Earth. I’ve been around it for a long time,” he quipped while raising concern that many cities ultimately purchase some form of coal-based fuel regardless of renewable infrastructure.

But he also added, “I want to save every dime I can.”

The county did not take any action, and county staff, along with the Energy Innovation Task Force, will likely bring some tangible steps before commissioners in the coming months.

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FOR S S E N I BUS Asheville has a wonderfully rich entrepreneurial history. From clothing and craft stores to restaurants and breweries, our local businesses have helped shape the community we know today. It is with this spirit in mind that we introduce this summer’s Open for Business special advertorial supplement. In the following pages, you will find new businesses as well as newly expanded or reimagined businesses — each with a unique history and a passion for serving WNC.

Nevermore Mystical Arts

1271 Sweeten Creek Rd (beside Wright’s Coin Shop)

828-505-3182

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Pop Up Counseling

When one or two sessions is all you need.

There are times when we just need a little boost to keep us on track — to feel heard, understood and receive some nonbiased professional support or guidance. Not everyone needs months and months of therapy. On average, roughly a third of the people who seek advice from a therapist do not return for another session, which makes a single session a common length of therapy. As a result, single-session counseling evolved.

Advocates of single-session counseling argue that, for many people, one or two solutionfocused sessions can leave them with the necessary tools and encouragement to handle their problems on their own.

Single-session counseling cultivates self-reliance, in a brief amount of time, rather than fostering dependence on a counselor to maintain one’s sense of well-being.

Asheville’s expert in single-session counseling.

Asheville native combines paranormal research with magic Nevermore Mystical Arts is more “paranormal boutique” than straight-up New Age or occult shop. Nevermore offers an authentic experience in a beautiful and inviting atmosphere.

It’s a unique approach, in which scientific inquiry and investigation of the paranormal live happily with old magical systems from around the world.

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At Nevermore, you will find a refreshing new retail concept with quality herbs, roots, oils, powders and candles along with investigation equipment and books on everything from spells to remote viewing to UFOs and cryptid research.

Complemented by its eclectic decor, the shop also features an inviting meeting space for classes, workshops and private readings.

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“As an Asheville native, I’m excited to share my experience as a paranormal investigator and lifelong student of magic,” says owner Shelley Wright. “I see new faces in here all the time with wildly different magical backgrounds and abilities.”

Visit Nevermore’s Facebook page and Twitter feed for the latest news, products, events, classes and more.

This concept is what inspired me to start Pop Up Counseling — to meet the needs of people requiring only one or two sessions to get their lives back on track and moving in their desired direction.

Sessions will take place out and about in Asheville. No office is required. We’ll work together toward your goal while sitting on a park bench, at a quiet café or coffee shop, at a picnic table by the river or even while taking a walk.

Individual, couples and Skype sessions are available.

Asheville, NC • info@popupcounselingavl.com • popupcounselingavl.com

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SPILLING OVER Business booming as Asheville builds on tourist trade

BY CAROLYN MORRISROE Asheville’s bustling economy owes much to the city’s continued popularity as a tourist destination, but the area is also benefiting from a wave of local business expansions.

Kit Cramer, president and CEO of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, says the strongest trend she’s seeing is good, steady growth.

“We’ve grown between 2 percent to 3 percent each year for the last three years. That is not a staggering level, but solid and manageable.

There are business opportunities related to that level of growth.”

Sam Powers, the city’s director of community and economic development, cites job growth as a particularly encouraging sign. “Asheville’s economy continues to be well-balanced and seeing growth in employment in almost all job sectors. No sectors lost overall from last year to this year,” he reports.

According to the chamber’s research, the Asheville metropolitan statistical area, which includes Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison counties, saw a 7.1 percent increase in jobs over the last few years, from 171,705 in 2013 to 183,876 in 2016. Buncombe County alone had 8.7 percent job growth, from 116,447 in 2013 to 126,558 last year. That’s significantly higher than North Carolina’s 6.7 percent growth during the same period.

TOURISM GOING STRONG Tourism, which has historically been a major economic driver for the region, continues to show strength.

The sector, notes Powers, “has played a significant role in the overall Asheville metro economy for many years. There’s no reason to expect the trend will not continue.”

What might change as tastes and trends evolve, he continues, is the kind of tourists Asheville attracts.

“Almost everyone has seen the visible impact of the craft beverage industry and the significant ... tourism spinoff created from that segment of manufacturing,” says Powers.

New to town: VIBRANT ARTS Come visit Vibrant Arts, a small creative studio located in South Asheville. We are a business dedicated to incorporating creative arts, fun crafts and a supportive artistic atmosphere into everything we do! We have available studio space for your creative needs, as well as art enrichment programs for all ages. Our programs take place after school and on weekends.

Many talented people help shape the Vibrant Arts experience, including (but not limited to) Katie Davisson and Lynn Smith. Katie, a freelance artist and experienced educator, will be teaching classes while taking a lead on all things artistic. Lynn, a Western North Carolina native with 20 years of experience as an educator, will be coordinating all things youth-related: From after-school programs to weekend parent drop-off days, Lynn will be on-site.

Vibrant Arts began when our founder, Mindy Nelson, felt the need for art programs in the community south of Asheville. The studio is conveniently located in the Rosscraggon Business Park, just off Hendersonville Road. If you, your family or your friends enjoy art and truly wish to explore your creative side, stop on in and say hi!

38-D Rosscraggon Road, Asheville, NC 28803 828-676- ART 9 | 704-682-1624 vibrantarts@outlook.com | vibrant-arts.net BULLISH ON ASHEVILLE: Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Kit Cramer says the area’s growth has been strong and steady for the past three years. Photo courtesy of the Asheville Area Chamber Ecotourism, health- and wellnessrelated tourism, adventure tourism and the live music industry, he notes, are areas where he’s seeing local entrepreneurs creating new businesses, new jobs and capital investment. “Just as our metro base in manufacturing is diverse, the tourism and hospitality industry is diverse in Asheville, which speaks positively to Asheville’s business landscape.”

Cramer also points to the city’s increasing popularity as a yearround vacation destination. “The fact that Asheville no longer shuts down in the cold-weather months means that we’ve been able to grow tourism,” she says.

Numbers from the Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau show a marked increase in lodging revenue, up 10.7 percent to $24,305,660 in March 2017 compared with $21,960,208 in the previous March.

Year-to-date revenue was 15.3 per-

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Serving up affordable, Latin-inspired, casual cuisine At Chupacabra Latin Cafe, like our local, independent restaurant community, we believe in handcrafted, chef-driven, totally fresh food. We’re raising our family as we raise our business, and your family is welcome! From fresh, Carolina coast seafood to hand-squeezed juice for our margaritas, ceviche to classic burritos, we have the goods to please your palate.

July 21 is our two-year anniversary at Chupacabra Latin Cafe. Anyone who has opened a restaurant knows what those first two (to five) years are like. We’re taking a breath and saying thank you, Asheville, Woodfin, Weaverville and all you fine folks who have given us your support, told your friends and brought in your families. We are so appreciative of you!

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We’ ve moved!

We are now located in a beautiful historic home directly across from our old location.

Still offering amazing massage services at reasonable rates, we have expanded to include two couples rooms and a retail gift shop featuring affordable, locally made art.

Massage therapists Christopher Collins Eliza Hallstrom Hsiung Leu James Brinkmann Jennifer Hart Karen Lindholm Kylie Winkles Lara Cates Laura Lasting Laura Graham

Local artists Lee Buck Martha Beakes Marty Bertoni Melba Speer Rebecca Chapman Savannah Yount Sydney Jeffrey Vanesa Landolt

Monday – Saturday 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

Sunday 11 a.m.–7 p.m.

828-575-9166

Kristen Easters Eileen Kostock Sharon Hanson Oliver French Sarah Carrigan Mick Donelan Sarah Jane Oiler Judy Deckert Christine Williams Eliza Hallstrom

Jennifer Hart Sydney Jeffrey Chris Phillips Cindy Shulman Pat Huffman Kathy Hutchens Dylon Zicchino Brit Hamlin Tara Schlayer

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GROWTH INDUSTRIES: Between 2013 and 2016, the Asheville metropolitan statistical area (including Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison counties) added a total of 12,171 jobs, a 7 percent increase. The chart shows both the percentage of increase in each job category as well as the total number of jobs added. Information provided by the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce; graphic by Norn Cutson Elicia Ward, owner of Escape Out, has opened a new location in downtown Asheville, offering the newest and most exciting form of breakout entertainment.

12 Lawyers Walk Asheville, NC 28801

There is a growing demand for social play experiences that are live and unique — and that’s exactly what Escape Out offers. It’s a hands-on, family-friendly team-building experience. Convenient and affordable, our games challenge players with out-of-the norm diversions in which collaboration as a team is the key.

Players have one objective: escape the room in the time provided. Together, they must use clues and strategy to solve the puzzles that reveal the way out.

Escape Out is perfect for companies looking to help their employees work together to solve problems.

Participants can practice and analyze different skills — in communication, organization, logic and critical thinking — in a high-pressure situation. Plus, all of our team-building experiences are catered by Twisted Laurel!

Come prepared for a unique experience full of laughter and fun that will long be remembered around the office.

Our rooms have three different themes: Mad Scientist, Hangover and Western. Please book online at www.escapeoutasheville.com. It will be an experience you will never forget!

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cent higher than at the same point last year. Occupancy was down slightly in March, by 1.9 percent, but the average daily lodging rate was up 4.7 percent, from $120.43 in March of 2016 to $126.11 this year.

The number of airport passengers also bore out the trend. As of March, year-to-date air passenger traffic stood at 166,397, compared with 139,683 at the same point in 2016, a 19.1 percent increase.

Cramer believes those numbers still leave room for growth.

“Without a doubt, there are still tourism growth opportunities midweek.” And tourism aside, she continues, “We’d like to see additional business-related travel.”

DIVERSE ECONOMY BRINGS BALANCE While tourists continue to flock to Buncombe County, Cramer hopes that popularity will continue to spill over into other parts of the economy. “Asheville is a wellknown tourism destination, and we hope to have more opportunities to recruit other kinds of businesses.

Asheville’s brand is strong. We need to use it and be very intentional about how we grow other sectors,” she believes.

“There is strength in balance. It makes a community more recession-resistant. An economy includes all kinds of businesses, so we need tourism to remain vibrant, just as we do manufacturing and health care and professional services.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS They all rely upon one another,” she points out.

Chamber research found that between 2012 and 2015, the three sectors that added the most businesses were professional, scientific and technical services (92); real estate, rental and leasing (90); and retail trade (81).

“Health care, hospitality, restaurants and construction have all had strong growth. We can literally see it happening. Mission Health is currently undergoing a massive construction project. We’ve also got both building and transportation construction projects around the county,” notes Cramer.

As of April, the metro area’s top employment sectors were health services and private education, with 37,400 jobs, leisure and hospitality, with 28,100 jobs, and government and retail trade, each with 26,000 jobs.

LOCAL BUSINESSES BRANCHING OUT Despite the many highly visible construction projects by big companies such as hotel chains, says

Cramer, many of the area’s restaurants, retail, arts and tourismrelated businesses are still small and locally owned.

When Asheville businesses have entered into partnerships or mergers with larger companies, she says, the result has often been a stronger contributor to the local economy.

“In most cases, an infusion of cash can help an existing company grow and do more of what they currently do. Generally, an acquisition is made because of the strength of the business’s concept and the work that has already been done.” Smart investors, Cramer maintains, “build on what has already been accomplished.”

And many local businesses, says Powers, are finding ways to expand without being bought up by big national firms. “That speaks to the confidence that our local existing business community has in our economy,” he notes.

But that expansion needs to be sustainable, stresses Cramer. “Our economic developers work with entrepreneurs that are interested

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Upscale resale clothing David Huebner and Andrea Bryson envisioned a new life in North Carolina, so they packed up their lives and left the West Coast for a cross-country RV adventure. A quick visit to Asheville stopped their trip short, and Asheville became not only their new home, but the home of their new business as well.

David and Andrea are the proud new owners of Clothes Mentor in Asheville. The upscale women’s clothing resale franchise is headquartered in Minnesota. At Clothes Mentor, women can bring in their gently used clothing, shoes, handbags and jewelry to exchange for cash on the spot. There is no waiting for your items to sell, as you would experience with consignment stores. And for shoppers, Clothes Mentor’s standards mean no bargain-basement returns, as can be the case with garage sales.

A new life in a resale franchise “I had experience in retail, so I didn’t mind being back among the racks of clothing, but I had no idea how much I’d like Clothes Mentor’s business model,” Andrea says. “When the store manager told me that the owners were selling the store, my husband encouraged me to explore the opportunity. Shortly thereafter, we bought the store! I found my new journey as a small-business owner in this beautiful city.”

1829 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803 828-274-4901 • cmasheville@yahoo01.com • www.clothesmentor.com

195 Blessed Way Mills River, NC 28759 828-782-7283

Last September, Sly Grog Lounge — one of Asheville’s coziest and friendliest little private clubs — closed its doors at 45 S. French Broad and headed for a new, larger location right around the corner. We are almost ready to open and are looking forward to seeing our community of amazing members, artists and musicians. Our reincarnation will include outdoor games, vintage video games, outdoor seating and, of course, music and events seven days a week. We are also opening our new store, Foxy & Co., at the same address.

Come say hi and check us out at 271 Haywood St.

foxy is back!

271 Haywood St. Asheville, NC • 828-552-3155 Facebook: @slygroglounge

info@carolinamemorialsanctuary.org

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Green cemetery in the Asheville area: natural, beautiful, eco-friendly and affordable Preserve, protect and renew the land with your burial.

Carolina Memorial Sanctuary is committed to perpetual conservation of the environment, as each burial becomes part of the living landscape.

The Sanctuary is a true manifestation of ashes to ashes and dust to dust. Conservation and green burial practices support and reinforce the cycle of life,

offering a powerful testament to your life or that of your loved one. Beautiful and economical, conservation and green burial provide those who are environmentally conscious in life with the opportunity to uphold their values in death — ensuring that future generations will have access to the same.

Come see it for yourself! Visit our website or call to learn more and schedule a tour.

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OPEN FOR BUSINESS relocate. “There is certainly interest in Asheville both as a location for businesses and as a place to live for talented people,” says Cramer.

“Our staff keeps track of our prospect pipeline, which shows the various stages of interest from clients.”

The Economic Development Coalition’s current project pipeline shows 38 businesses representing 3,382 potential new jobs and $495 million in capital investment in the following sectors: manufacturing, medical products, professional and technical services, alternative energy, natural products and food manufacturing, and call centers.

Those companies, says Cramer, have the same concerns as existing businesses: capital, appropriate talent and connections to other people with whom they can do business.

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ITALIAN WINE BAR

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Virgola Italian Wine Bar is bringing a little bit of Italy, via New York City, to Asheville.

Originally founded in NYC’s Greenwich Village, Virgola brings an Old World, handcrafted aesthetic to an intimate setting. The cement walls evoke the old alleyways of Rome, the inspiration for the original Virgola. The light fixtures, handmade by Virgola’s founder, are positioned strategically over each table to focus on the food.

Once settled, you notice that the care taken in the architecture of the space follows through to the menu. Virgola serves an exclusively Italian wine list highlighted by its own Virgola Collection, bottled in the Veneto and Tuscany regions. Customers know Virgola for its fresh, raw oysters from both the East and West coasts and seafood offerings of ceviche, crudo and caviar. Choose among them individually or try one of the seafood platters for a taste of each.

But seafood is not your only choice from Virgola‘s menu. Simple yet inspired offerings of imported Italian cheeses and salamis, as well as small salads, also beckon.

Virgola. It means “comma” in Italian. A pause. Virgola is a place to pause… alone, with friends, with family. Have some oysters, some prosecco. Pause with us.

Therapeutic Massage and Classical Pilates training for Asheville’s active community Asheville's premier bodywork center, owned by massage therapist and multiple “Best of WNC” award-winner Erin Brown, is now located on Chestnut Street in the heart of our health-conscious neighborhood.

We recently expanded into a beautiful, historic building with multiple massage treatment rooms and space for private Classical Pilates training with authentic Gratz equipment.

Our mission is to cultivate supportive, professional relationships between active clients, who are on a path to wellness, and creative bodyworkers and instructors. We want to help you thrive and become the very best version of yourself. Bring your whole being back into Sync!

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GROWING FROM THE GRASS ROOTS: Sam Powers, the city of Asheville’s director of community and economic development, says many local businesses are finding ways to expand without being gobbled up by larger entities. Photo courtesy of the city of Asheville in scaling up their companies. They also work with existing businesses on retention and expansion. And we also work with prospects that will bring new companies to town,” she points out.

According to Cramer, the city has been largely successful at retaining existing jobs. Since 2010, she notes, 77 percent of the Economic Development Coalition’s job announcements have come from expansion projects.

Many industries have shown healthy job growth since 2013, led by construction (20 percent increase) and utilities (19 percent).

Real estate and other services have both seen 18 percent growth.

Educational services, arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services also added significant numbers of jobs between 2013 and 2016.

Sectors losing jobs during that period include crop and animal production; mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; management of companies and enterprises; and government.

Meanwhile, Asheville continues to position itself as a desirable destination for companies looking to

The biggest concern among longtime local business owners is the effect of lower unemployment rates, Cramer maintains. “They need workers with the right skills and the right attitude. They have to up their game in order to keep their existing workers and attract people for new positions,” she says, adding that salary, benefits and working conditions are all factors in landing top candidates.

For more than two years, the Asheville metro has had the lowest unemployment rate among the state’s metro areas. As of April, the area’s unemployment rate was 3.3 percent — the lowest April figure since 2000. In the city of Asheville, the unemployment rate sank to 3.2 percent in April. North Carolina had 4.3 percent unemployment that month, and the national rate was 4.1 percent.

But while that’s good news for workers and the overall economy, says Cramer, “Low unemployment puts pressure on wages and benefits. Business owners have to get competitive in order to attract and retain talent.”

But that challenge isn’t limited to Asheville, notes Powers. Across North Carolina, “Almost all of the major metropolitan areas are experiencing low unemployment rates.

Employers must work with workforce development agencies to find innovative solutions to engaging and retaining employees.” X

BATTON CLAYWORKS

B Located in Black Mountain, our showroom is a unique place where you can see, touch and play the instrument of your dreams. We design and build what many believe are the finest acoustic guitars on the planet. We also stock high-quality American-made instruments, including brands such as Deering and Weber. We have the knowledge and experience to help you find the perfect instrument at the right price. All of our instruments come with a full moneyback guarantee if you are not totally satisfied.

New studio space After three years of planning and constructing, we just finished our new, beautiful studio!

The goal of the studio is to stay connected with our neighborhood community and nurture the artistic, entrepreneurial spirit of Asheville. We welcome you to stop by and meet us, see what new ideas we are working on and shop in our gallery.

Ken Bailey has been building custom guitars and repairing acoustic instruments for over 15 years. A highly skilled luthier, Ken can repair or fully restore all types of acoustic instruments, including basses, banjos, mandolins, guitars and ethnic instruments from around the world.

We’ve created a bright and inviting atmosphere by reclaiming trees from our property for the flooring, trim, shelving and work tables. Everything in our studio is handmade by us, Ann and Sandy Batton. Our pottery provides a line of over six glaze patterns and countless designs that include everything from dinnerware to large vases and lamps.

Sign up for a series of classes through which you will design and build your own custom acoustic guitar. You choose the wood, finish and style of the instrument. There’s no better conversation starter and evidence of your passion for quality music.

The doors are now open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

(Call ahead if you’d like to visit another time.)

We look forward to meeting you and working for you!

118-C Cherry St., Black Mountain, NC 28711 828-228-7440 • baileyacousticshop.com

349 Kenilworth Road 828-275-7644 battonclayworks@gmail.com www.battonclayworks.com Vesta Patterns is an independent sewing pattern company tucked in the valleys of east Asheville.

Our health impacts the quality of our lives.

Yes, we want to look great, but what we really want is to rock this life. Pure Yoga Asheville exists to help you on this path. We created Pure Yoga because we craved a yoga home that fostered supportive relationships, affordability and a teaching team committed to inspiring us on and off the mat. We believe a committed yoga practice can empower us to live balanced, courageous, happy lives and ignite our performance in relationships, athletics and work.

The seed for the studio was planted in 2011, when I left my job as a game designer to travel the world. I took a single backpack and learned how wonderful it is to have a few versatile pieces of clothing.

Yoga for performance.

Yoga for life.

Shortly after that trip, I learned to sew and began creating patterns that fit my body shape.

It felt good to spend time making clothing that I loved instead of trying to adapt myself to the stylistic whims and questionable construction of “fast fashion.”

We are located in the heart of downtown, next to the Aloft Hotel. We invite you to try us using our new student introductory offer: 30 days of unlimited yoga for $30.

That intention — to have sustainably created clothes that fit well — became Vesta Patterns.

Now, I’m pleased to offer sewing patterns that are specially drafted for different body shapes and natural fabrics. The patterns are available in a convenient digital format or as a lovely, highquality print.

Join us for hot power, all-levels vinyasa and yin classes — including early-bird classes at 6:15 a.m. and 50-minute lunchtime classes at 12:15 p.m. We look forward to practicing with you!

65-A Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NC 28801 • 855-964-2285 • www.pureyogaavl.com

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FEAT U RE

WEARING MANY HATS

BY MOLLY HORAK Sandra Suber has always been a lover of hats.

The bolder and brighter the hat, the better, as she sought out the latest styles and trends to wear to Sunday morning church services. But traveling twice a year to Greenville, S.C., Spartanburg, S.C. and Burlington to restock her hat supply got to be too much, and that’s when Suber decided to do something drastic: In 1995, she opened Ianodell’s, her very own hat shop out of her garage.

“There was a need for it, a demand.

And when I opened the shop that first day, it was phenomenal — when the cars started coming in, you should have seen the smile on my face. The racks were just about empty,” Suber recalls.

In the years since, Ianodell’s has flourished, selling Sunday morning finery and hats galore. Suber networks among African-American churches, sells her goods at conventions across the Southeast and

runs charity fashion shows in the Asheville area. Yet she also remembers the challenges that come with starting a business.

Addressing a crowd of 260 at the Western Women’s Business Conference on June 22 at U.S. Cellular Center, Suber shared her story. Like many in the room, she never went to college, nor had she ever taken a business class. “I want to speak today to anyone who has ever dreamed of going into business but has been too afraid to try,” she said.

Now in its third year, the Western Women’s Business Conference drew a capacity crowd of aspiring entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds for a day of workshops, presentations and networking. In collaboration with the Western Women’s Business Center and the A-B Tech Small Business Center, business owners in fields ranging from event planning to photography, legal services to restaurants gathered to celebrate and strengthen their female-led companies.

Allan W. Redash, M.D. Integrative and Functional Medicine I am a board-certified physician who began my career as an OB-GYN before returning to school to pursue a career in Integrative, Functional and Regenerative Medicine.

My wife, Teri, is a registered nurse, and together we will assist you on your path to optimal health and wellness. Our philosophy encourages a lifestyle that is proactive and thereby prevents the onset of illness and disease. If illness does exist, our goal is to work together with our patients to identify and treat the root cause of the symptom or illness and to treat it in the most natural way.

Do you suffer from: Low sex drive, vaginal dryness, hot flashes or erectile dysfunction • Osteoporosis or osteopenia • Inability to lose weight • Fatigue or insomnia • Anxiety or depression • Foggy thinking or headaches • Constipation, diarrhea or “leaky gut”• ADD or ADHD • Irregular periods • Joint aches and pains • Yeast overgrowth We offer: Bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT) • Thyroid and Hashimoto’s disease management • Food and gluten sensitivity testing • Nutritional counseling and support • Wellness coaching and maintenance • Detoxification and cleansing programs • And more!

The “traditional” medical system has failed so many people in this country. Let us be your partner in true health!

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ATTITUDE AND ‘HATITUDE’: Sandra Suber, owner of Ianodell’s Hat Shop in Mills River, gives her keynote speech at the Western Women’s Business Conference. Suber entertained the audience with a fashion show of her extravagant hats, as well as breaking out into song partway through her speech. Photo by Libby Gamblek FOSTERING EMPOWERMENT “I see all of us women that are here to change the world. We choose to be unstoppable in doing this important work,” said Carolyn Wallace of Life Story Catcher in her opening remarks. A theme of self-empowerment ran throughout the conference — from jotting down a personal quality attendees hoped to grow in the upcoming year to listing their biggest professional fears and regrets, breakout sessions in Spanish, to a Zumba dance break midway through the afternoon — and the phrase “Her story, her journey” remained a focus.

Female entrepreneurs are growing more prevalent in the region, explained Jill Sparks, executive director of the A-B Tech Small Business Center. Forty percent of all new businesses within the last year were started by women, she said, as women were “getting fired up and thinking bigger.”

The “sea of wonderful, beautiful and exuberant faces” sitting in the U.S. Cellular Center conference room revealed a diverse group of women and a sprinkling of men.

That’s one of the program’s greatest accomplishments, says Sharon Oxendine, executive director of the

OPEN FOR BUSINESS WWBC. Last year, 95 percent of participants were women, 17 percent were Latino, 9 percent were AfricanAmerican and 5 percent were veterans, and organizers expect this year’s crowd to share similar demographics.

Angie Stegall, owner of Yukon and Bean travel blog and a keynote speaker at the conference, sees the emphasis on diversity as an important step to removing prejudices in the workplace. “For all the networking events I’ve gone to and classes that I’ve taught, it has predominantly been middle-class or upper-middleclass white people, mainly men,” she says. “It’s a really white audience, for the most part. And it doesn’t need to be because there are plenty of minorities and disadvantaged folks that just need a little direction, some ‘You can do it’ support, and they become the hardest hustlers that I’ve ever met.”

Suber agrees. As an AfricanAmerican business owner, she sees that racial barriers are indeed out there. “I could name the number of African-American-run businesses that I know of on my hands — there’s not near enough. And I’ve seen some come and go. I’ve seen so many that have tried and didn’t succeed.”

STORIES OF SUCCESS Interspersed throughout the conference were success stories of entrepreneurs who have used services provided through the WWBC and the A-B Tech Small Business Center.

Brandy Mills dreamed of opening a cupcake shop but didn’t think she could ever make it a reality.

“My whole life has been filled with people who see things in me that I don’t see,” she explained to the crowd. “Often, I don’t wake up with my confidence drawn on me. When we decided to start a business, the things in my head, like how you grew up or what you looked like said, ‘Owning a business is not for you.

The world is not for you. Don’t do it.’”

But Mills didn’t give up. After being turned down by several banks — which she attributed to bankers hearing her “African-American voice” — she stumbled upon the WWBC. “No matter how much I struggled with writing my business plan, no matter how much I wanted to give up because I was working full time and a mom full time, the people at the WWBC never gave up on me,” Mills says. And last October, her cupcake dream came true when T.B.M. Smallcakes opened in Biltmore Park.

There was the story of Meredith Bennett, who recently opened a business that sells handcrafted products for pets and pet lovers called Devoted Human. Taylor Greg shared the story behind Chestnut Ridge, her soon-to-open wedding venue that she worked to launch while pregnant with twins. Gloria Lanser, owner of Sacred Souls Doula Services, talked about the challenges she faced learning English after moving to the United States from Colombia, and how she found her passion in the doula community in Asheville.

And there was the story of Andrea Wright, who moved back to Asheville after splitting from her ex-husband.

After becoming ill and retiring early from a career in business development, she decided to open My Sisters and I, an event planning and catering company.

“I had the opportunity to reflect on my childhood, and my family would always cook. The meeting place was in the kitchen, of course, and they would cook these wonderful meals — macaroni and cheese, a four-layer chocolate cake, cathead biscuits with homemade applesauce,” she recalled with a laugh. And after working with her sisters on events such as baby and wedding showers, people started to offer to pay them for their work.

The idea for the business was born.

“They understand you, they listen to you,” Wright says of the WWBC, which helped her with marketing, networking, creating contracts and even hired her as the center’s event caterer. “Whatever your wants and dreams are, they become the WWBC’s wants and dreams,” she says.

“And don’t play the comparison game.

It’s like eating acid,” Delangre emphasized. “When you go out there and compare your successes or your capabilities to others, it will eat you alive, and that’s something I have struggled with throughout my business career.”

In her speech, travel blogger Stegall entertained the crowd with stories of a 16-day rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. To manage her fear, she counted the length of time it took to run the rapids, which was roughly

14 seconds. “The more I did that, the more comfortable I got, and the more fun I was able to have. Be brave, even if it’s just 14 seconds at a time.”

For hat purveyor Suber, the best way to start is to find an encourager, get out there and follow your dreams. “I know there are so many things that people think about in their minds that may prevent them from doing a business or scare them off, but I want to encourage them that if you have a mindset that you want to do it, you can do it.” X

BE BRAVE, BE BOLD The need for female business owners to support one another was reiterated throughout the conference. In a male-dominated, often competitive world, several of the speakers shared advice for how to deal with genderbased barriers.

“There is definitely still a gender ceiling out there where women have to present themselves a little bit differently,” says Selina Delangre, CEO of the Celtic Sea Salt brand and Selina Naturally. “There’s a saying that goes, ‘If a woman is being assertive, then she’s a bitch, but if a man is assertive, then he’s just a really good businessman.’ There’s this huge illusion of how to be assertive in the work field but also to have the authority to bring that confidence through to your employees.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR JUNE 28 - JULY 6, 2017

CALENDAR GUIDELINES For a full list of community calendar guidelines, please visit mountainx.com/calendar. For questions about free listings, call 2511333, ext. 137. For questions about paid calendar listings, please call 251-1333, ext. 320.

ANIMALS BROTHER WOLF ANIMAL RESCUE 31 Glendale Ave, 828-505-3440, bwar.org • WEDNESDAYS, 4-7pm & SATURDAYS, 11am-3pm - Pet adoption event. Free to attend.

Held at Petco, 825 Brevard Road • SA (7/1), 6-8pm - Animal adoption event featuring time with dogs that prefer to be the only animal in the home. Free.

BENEFITS STEAK ‘N SHAKE FIRECRACKER 5K 828-645-4656, active.com, Kiwanisfirecracker@yahoo.com • TU (7/4), 8-10am - Proceeds from this 5K race benefit the Kiwanis Club of North Buncombe scholarships for college-bound North Buncombe High School students. $30. Held at PNC Bank, 81 Weaver Blvd., Weaverville TRANZMISSION Tranzmission.org, Info@Tranzmission.org • SA (7/1), 8pm - Proceeds from the "Stonewall Commemoration Concert" featuring the Gullible Boys, Bless Your Heart, Brynn Estelle and wWaylon benefit Tranzmission. $5-$10. Held at Broadway's, 107 N. Lexington Ave.

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER 398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc • TH (7/6), 6-9pm - "Quickbooks Online for Small Businesses," seminar. Registration required.

Free. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler

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Leo John discusses federal and state crowdfunding laws and new financing options. Information: cchender@ashevillechamber.org.

Free. Held at RISC Networks, 81 Broadway, Suite C DEFCON 828 GROUP meetup.com/DEFCON-828/ • 1st SATURDAYS, 2pm - General meeting for information security professionals, students and enthusiasts. Free to attend.

Held at Earth Fare South, 1856 Hendersonville Road WNC LINUX USER GROUP wnclug.ourproject.org, wnclug@ main.nc.us • 1st SATURDAYS, noon - Users of all experience levels discuss Linux systems. Free to attend.

Held at Earth Fare South, 1856 Hendersonville Road

CLASSES, MEETINGS & EVENTS EMPYREAN ARTS CLASSES (PD.) BEGINNING POLE weekly on Sundays 5:45pm, Tuesdays 5:15pm, Wednesdays 5:30pm, Thursdays 11:00am, and Saturdays 11:45am. FLEXIBILITYCONTORTION weekly on Mondays 6:30pm, Tuesdays 8:00pm, and Thursdays 1:00pm.

AERIAL ROPE weekly on Tuesdays 2:15pm. BREAKDANCE weekly on Fridays 7:15pm.

FLOOR THEORY weekly on Wednesdays 8:00pm. For details & sign up go to empyreanarts.org or call/text us at 828.782.3321.

ORGANIC GROWERS SCHOOL'S 4TH ANNUAL HARVEST CONFERENCE (PD.) 9/8-9/9 at Warren Wilson College.

20+ classes on fall & winter growing, fermentation, homesteading & self reliance. Friday, pre-conference, all-day, workshops. $45 by 8/6, $50 after. organicgrowersschool.org.

ASHEVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 828-258-6114, ashevillechamber.org • FR (6/30), noon-1:30pm - Secretary of State Investor and Business Outreach Legal Specialist

UFOS AND THEIR SPIRITUAL MISSION (PD.) UFO sightings increasing worldwide; crop circles; the emergence of Maitreya, the World Teacher and the Masters of Wisdom; people's voice calling for justice and freedom; growing environ-

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SINGLE DOG SPEED DATING: Find your one and only dog at Brother Wolf Animal Rescue’s first single dog speed dating event on Saturday, July 1, from 6-8 p.m. Dogs participating in this event prefer to be the only animal in a home and are seeking a family that wishes to give all their love and affection to just one perfect pet. Potential adopters seeking a match will meet with a Brother Wolf adoption counselor and answer questions about what they are looking for in a companion. They will then be matched with three dogs for a 15-minute “blind date.” The event is free and takes place at Brother Wolf Animal Rescue. For more information or to register, call 828-505-3440 or email info@ bwar.org. (p. 26) mental movement. How are these extraordinary events related? • Free talk and video presentation.

Wednesday, June 28, 7pm. Crystal Visions. 5426 Asheville Hwy. Information: 828 398-0609.

ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION 828-251-9973, ashevilledowntown.org • WE (6/28), 7:30-9:30am "Coffee with a Cop," community event to ask questions, voice concerns and get to know the officers in your police department and neighborhood. Free. Held at Mast General, 15 Biltmore Ave. ASHEVILLE ROTARY CLUB rotaryasheville.org • THURSDAYS, noon-1:30pm General meeting. Free. Held at Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. ASHEVILLE SUBMARINE VETERANS ussashevillebase.com, ecipox@charter.net • 1st TUESDAYS, 6-7pm - Social meeting for U.S. Navy submarine veterans. Free to attend. Held at Ryan's Steakhouse, 1000 Brevard Road

ECHOVIEW FIBER MILL 76 Jupiter Road, Weaverville, 828693-4237, echoviewnc.com • WE (6/28), 6-8pm - "Knitting 101," beginner knitting class for adults and young adults.

Registration online. Registration: echoviewnc.com. $35 includes materials.

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ONTRACK WNC 50 S. French Broad Ave., 828-2555166, ontrackwnc.org • WE (6/28), noon-1:30pm - "How to Find Extra Income in Your Dayto-Day Life," seminar. Registration required. Free.

610 Haywood Road, 828-255-8115 • WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - "What's Up with Whiteness" discussion group. Free to attend.

HAYWOOD STREET CONGREGATION 297 Haywood St., 828-246-4250 • 1st & 3rd THURSDAYS Workshop to teach how to make sleeping mats for the homeless out of plastic shopping bags.

Information: 828-707-7203 or cappyt@att.net. Free.

LAUREL CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD OF AMERICA 828-686-8298 , egacarolinas.org • TH (7/6), 10am - "Counted Thread on Fabric Which You Can See," presentation and general meeting. Free to attend. Held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe

unca.edu • TH (6/29), 7pm - Neighborhood meeting to provide an update on current university construction projects. Free. Held in the UNC Asheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road

SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE showingupforracialjustice.org • TUESDAYS, 10am-noon Educating and organizing white people for racial justice. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Cafe and Books, 610 Haywood Road TRANZMISSION Tranzmission.org, Info@Tranzmission.org • TH (6/29), 5:30pm - "Crucial Conversations," dinner and communication workshop to help people be effective communicators during difficult times. Free. Held at Land of Sky Regional Council, 339 New Leicester Highway

DANCE DANCE WORKSHOP • LEARN THE ROMANTIC NIGHTCLUB TWO (PD.) Saturday, July 1, 1-3pm, Cathedral of All Souls, Biltmore Village.

2 Hour Workshop with World Champions Richard and Sue Cicchetti. Information: 828-5051678. naturalrichard@mac.com • www.DanceForLife.net EXPERIENCE ECSTATIC DANCE! (PD.) Dance waves hosted by Asheville Movement Collective. Fun and personal/community transformation. • Fridays, 7pm, Terpsicorps Studios, 1501 Patton Avenue. • Sundays, 8:30am and 10:30am, JCC, 236 Charlotte Street. Sliding scale fee. Information: ashevillemovementcollective.org POLE FITNESS AND DANCE CLASSES AT DANCECLUB ASHEVILLE (PD.) Pole Dance, Burlesque, Jazz/ Funk, Flashmobs! Drop in for a class or sign up for a series:• Monday: 5:15-Adv. Beg. Spin Pole, 6:30-Sexy Chair Series, 6:30-Stretchy Flexy, 7:30-Adv. Beg. Pole • Tuesday: 12PM-Pole $10, 5:30-Pole, 6:30-Jazz/Funk Series, 7:30-Pole • Wednesday: 5:30-Pole,

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6:30-Pole Tricks, 7:30-Pole • Thursday: 5:30-Jazz/Funk Series, 6:30-Exotic Poleography, 7:30Beg. Spin Pole • Friday: 11-Open Pole, 12-Floor Play • Saturday: 1:30-Intro/Beg. Pole $15. Visit the website to learn more: DanceclubAsheville.com 828275-8628 - Right down the street from UNCA - 9 Old Burnsville Hill Rd., #3 SQUARE DANCE WITH VOLLIE, LAURA AND DIANE AT HICKORY NUT GAP FARM (PD.) Friday, June 30th 6-9pm. Wear your dancing shoes! $6. Kids under 5 free. Dinner and drinks available.

STUDIO ZAHIYA, DOWNTOWN DANCE CLASSES (PD.) Monday 9am Yoga Wkt 12pm Barre Wkt 4pm Dance and Define Wkt 5pm Bellydance Drills 6pm Hip Hop Wkt 6pm Bellydance Special Topics 7pm Classical Ballet Series 8pm Tribal Bellydance Series 8pm Lyrical Series • Tuesday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 12pm Sculpt-Beats Wkt 5pm Modern Movement 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm Bellydance 2 8pm Advanced Bellydance • Wednesday 5pm Hip Hop Wkt 5pm Bollywood 6pm Bhangra Series 7pm Tahitian Series 8pm Jazz Series • Thursday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 12pm Sculpt-beats Wkt 4pm Girls Hip Hop 5pm Teens Hip Hop 6pm Bellydance Drills 7pm Advanced Contemporary 8pm West Coast Swing Series • Saturday 9:30am Hip Hop Wkt 10:45 Buti Yoga Wkt • Sunday 11am Yoga Wkt • $13 for 60 minute classes, Wkt $6. 90 1/2 N.

Lexington Avenue. www.studiozahiya.com :: 828.242.7595 SOUTHERN LIGHTS SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE CLUB 828-697-7732, southernlights.org • SA (7/1), 6pm - "Spirit in America" themed dance.

Advanced dance at 6pm. Early rounds at 7pm. Plus squares and rounds at 7:30pm. Free. Held at Whitmire Activity Center, 310 Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville

FOOD & BEER HAYWOOD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY haywoodlibrary.org • TH (7/6), 9:30am - "Cooking with Herbs," class. Free. Held at Canton Community Kitchen, 98 Pisgah Drive, Canton

FOURTH OF JULY EVENTS ASHEVILLE INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL • TU (7/4), 2-10pm - Outdoor celebration featuring inflatables and family activities, live music, food and beer vendors and a fireworks show at 9:30pm. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St. BIG IVY COMMUNITY CENTER 540 Dillingham Road, Barnardsville, 828-626-3438 • TU (7/4), 1pm - Fourth of July festival featuring a parade at 1pm, afternoon outdoor activities and fireworks at around 9pm.

Free.

HENDERSONVILLE INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL 828-693-9708, historichendersonville.org • TU (7/4), 7-9:30pm - Outdoor event featuring live music by West Sound and fireworks display at sundown. Free. Held at Hendersonville Visitor Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville

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LAKE JUNALUSKA CONFERENCE & RETREAT CENTER 91 North Lakeshore Drive Lake Junaluska, 828-452-2881, lakejunaluska.com • TU (7/4), 11am-10pm Independence Day festivities including: parade at 11am; barbecue picnic at noon; square dance at 1:30pm; live music concert at 7:30pm; Fireworks display at 9:30pm. Free to attend/$9 picnic/$5 kids ages 4-11.

SPRING CREEK FIREWORKS 13075 Route 209, Hot Springs • TU (7/4), 6pm - Fourth of July music, games, food and fireworks. Fireworks start at around 9pm. Free.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • 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.

Songs to Save the Swannanoa !

FREE concert along the river on our new property’s greenspace!

We will be collecting donations to revive the Swannanoa for RiverLink.

Featuring

NITROGRASS

Sat. July 15 4-8pm BYOB 300 River Mill Dr. AVL – Corner of Thompson St. & Stoner Rd.

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SWEAT AND SMILES: Runners decked out in their craziest costumes celebrate their completion of the Highland Night Flight race at the post-race glow-in-the-dark dance party. Photo courtesy of Glory Dog Events WHAT: A 4.5-mile race through East Asheville WHEN: Saturday, July 8, 8 p.m.

WHERE: Highland Brewing WHY: Glow-in-the-dark necklaces, crazy costumes and beer — the perfect combination for a running experience like no other. For the fourth year, Highland Brewing Co. is hosting the Night Flight, a 4.5-mile run through the neighborhoods of East Asheville.

The twilight race brings runners of “all ages and sizes, all shapes and colors” says Greg Duff, event organizer and president of Glory Hound Events, and has become one of Asheville’s largest races.

The course loops through the Asheville Municipal Golf Course, the Beverly Hills neighborhood and past the Nature Center on Gashes Creek Road.

Upon finishing, Highland Brewing

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hosts a DJ dance party, and for runners over the age of 21, a free beer.

All of the race proceeds are donated to the Asheville Parks and Greenway Foundation to raise money for the creation of the East Asheville greenway near Highland Brewing. Over the last three years, just under $30,000 has been raised, Duff says.

“It’s really been such a cool thing for East Asheville,” he says. “I’m pretty proud of what we’ve been able to do here and what we’ll continue to do. It really is a testament to the people who live here — they’ve accepted it and really jumped on board.”

The Night Flight race will start at 8 p.m., July 8. The race is not walking-oriented, and only those who can maintain a pace of 15 minutes per mile or less are encouraged to participate. Preregister online, $43 per person. X

C OMMU N IT Y CA L EN D AR HENDERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 905 S. Greenville Highway, Hendersonville, 828-692-6424, myhcdp.com • 1st SATURDAYS, 9-11am - Monthly breakfast buffet. $9/$4.50 for children younger than10.

INDIVISIBLE COMMON GROUND-WNC Indivisible-sylva.com • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-8pm - General meeting. Free. Held at St. David's Episcopal Church, 286 Forest Hills Road, Sylva

KIDS BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY RANGER PROGRAMS 828-295-3782, ggapio@gmail.com • WE (6/28), 10:30am - Children's hour with storytelling, traditional games, and/or hands on simple crafts. For ages 4-12. Free. Held at Cone Manor, MP 294, Blue Ridge Parkway BREVARD LITTLE THEATRE 55 E. Jordan St., Brevard, 828-884-2587, TheBrevardLittleTheatre.org • Through FR (6/30), 1:30-4:30pm - "Tot Hollywood," class for children ages 4-7 with activities from Broadway shows including: scene work, songs, movement, crafts and puppetry. Registration: cwaremartin@yahoo.com 828-216-4768. $20 per day.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library • MONDAYS, 10:30am - "Mother Goose Time," storytime for 4-18 month olds. Free.

Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • MONDAYS, 10:30am - Spanish story time for children of all ages. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler

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• WEDNESDAYS, 10am - Miss Malaprop's Story Time for ages 3-9.

Free to attend.

music. Bring your own hula or borrow a demo. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St.

PISGAH CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION 1401 Fish Hatchery Road, Pisgah Forest, 828-877-4423 • WE (6/28), 8am-1pm - "Introduction to Fly Fishing: Lake Fishing," for ages 12 and up. Registration required.

Free.

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY RANGER PROGRAMS 828-295-3782, ggapio@gmail.com • SA (7/1), 7pm - Author Randy Johnson presents his book, Grandfather Mountain: the History and Guide to an Appalachian Icon.

Free. Held at Julian Price Picnic Ground, Milepost 297 Blue Ridge Parkway

WHOLE FOODS MARKET 4 S. Tunnel Road • MONDAYS, 9-10am - "Playdates," family fun activities. Free to attend.

OUTDOORS CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK (PD.) Celebrate the 4th with hiking, climbing tower access and Animal Encounter programs Saturday, July 1-Tuesday, July 4. For info, visit ChimneyRockPark.com ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION 828-251-9973, ashevilledowntown. org • Tuesdays through (8/29), 5:307:30pm - "Asheville Hoop Jam," outdoor event hosted by Asheville Hoops, featuring hula hooping and

LAKE JAMES STATE PARK 6883 N.C. Highway 126, Nebo, 828584-7728 • TH (6/29), 9am - Ranger guided canoe excursion. Registration required. Free.

PUBLIC LECTURES BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/ depts/library • WE (6/28), noon-1pm - "The Bitter Battle between E.W. Grove and Fred Seely for the Grove Park Inn," presentation by author and historian Bruce Johnson. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library - Lord Auditorium, 67 Haywood St.

LEADERSHIP ASHEVILLE SUMMER BREAKFAST SERIES 828-255-7100, leadershipasheville.org • WE (6/28), 8-9:15am - "How Will Asheville Grow Thoughtfully? The Numbers," breakfast and presentation by Chris Cavanaughof Magellan Strategy Group and Joseph Minicozzi of Urban3. $20 includes breakfast.

Held at Crowne Plaza Expo Center, 1 Resort Drive TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY LIBRARY 212 S. Gaston St., Brevard, 828-8843151 • TH (7/6), 6:30pm - “The Life of the Davidson River,” presentation by Patrick Weaver. Free.

SENIORS OLLI AT UNCA 251-6140, olliasheville.com • TH (6/29), 2-4pm - "Medicare Choices Made Easy," workshop with the Council on Aging of Buncombe County. Medicare and Social Security benefit questions answered beginning at noon. Free. Held at UNCAsheville, 1 University Heights

SPIRITUALITY ABOUT THE TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION TECHNIQUE • FREE INTRODUCTORY TALK (PD.) Deep within everyone is a wellspring of peace, energy and happiness.

With proper instruction anyone can effortlessly transcend the busy or agitated mind and directly experience that rejuvenating inner source.

Learn how TM is different from mindfulness, watching your breath, common mantra meditation and everything else. NIH-sponsored research shows deep revitalizing rest, reduced stress and anxiety, improved brain functioning and heightened well-being. Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm, Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut. 828-254-4350. TM.org or MeditationAsheville.org ASHEVILLE INSIGHT MEDITATION (PD.) Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation. Learn how to get a Mindfulness Meditation practice started. 1st & 3rd Mondays. 7pm – 8:30. Asheville Insight Meditation, 175 Weaverville Road, Suite H, ASHEVILLE, NC, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com.

FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 828-687-1218, library.hendersoncountync.org • WEDNESDAYS, 10:30am - Family story time.

Free.

HANDS ON! A CHILDREN'S GALLERY 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 828-697-8333, handsonwnc,org, learningisfun@handsonwnc.org • WE (6/28), 10:30am-12:30pm - "Crazy Coasters and Raging Ramps!" Amusement park science for ages 7-11. Registration required. $25/$20 members.

• Through FR (6/30), 10am-4pm - "Make a Rose!" paper-rose making activities celebrating National Rose month. Admission fees apply.

• WE (6/28), 2-3pm- “Lego Engineers!” Lego activities for kids. Registration required: 828697-1218. Free. Held at Fletcher Library, 120 Library Road, Fletcher • TH (6/29), 10:30am-12:30pm - "Art'full' of Science!" Science art activities for ages 7-11.

Registration required. $25/$20 members.

• FR (6/30), 10:30am-noon - "Budding Artists!"

Art activities using unusual materials for ages 3-6. Registration required. $20/$15 members.

• WE (7/5) through FR (7/7), 10am-4pm - “4th of July,” activity for kids to make a safe firecracker wand. Admission fees apply.

MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com

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by Abigail Griffin

Ashevilleʼs headquarters for school band instruments, accessories and repairs

(828) 299-3000 Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

800 Fairview Rd (at River Ridge Marketplace)

FLOWERS FOR A CAUSE: For the 22nd year, Cheryl Alderman is hosting a daylily sale to benefit the Mountain Child Advocacy Center. Featuring award-winning daylilies, some valued at over $100 each, the sale takes place Friday, June 30, from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday, July 1, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at 10 Sharon Drive, Fairview. Plant prices range from $2-$20 each. To date, the Aldermans’ garden has raised over $30,000 for the Mountain Child Advocacy Center, which serves over 10,000 children annually. For more information, visit mtncac.org or call 828-213-9824 (p. 39) ASTRO-COUNSELING (PD.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available.

Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.

EMBODIED HEARTFELT AWARENESS (PD.) Meditation Retreat, July 6th9th,2017. Directly experience a sense of embodiment and the qualities of an awakened heart, led by Heather Sundberg & Ronya Banks. 828-808-4444, ashevillemeditation.com.

FAMILY MEDITATION (PD.) Children and adult(s) practice mindfulness meditation, discuss principles, and engage in fun games. The 3rd Saturday monthly. 10:30am – 11:30.

Asheville Insight Meditation, 175 Weaverville Road, Asheville, 828808-4444, ashevillemeditation.com.

OPEN HEART MEDITATION (PD.) Now at 70 Woodfin Place, Suite 212. Tuesdays 7-8pm. Experience the stillness and beauty of connecting to your heart and the Divine within you. Suggested $5 donation.

OpenHeartMeditation.com SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER (PD.) Wednesdays, 10pm-midnight • Thursdays, 7-8:30pm and

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Sundays, 10-noon • Meditation and community. By donation. 60 N. Merrimon Ave., #113, (828) 200-5120. asheville.shambhala.org CENTER FOR ART & SPIRIT AT ST. GEORGE 1 School Road, 828-258-0211 • 1st & 3rd THURSDAYS, 2pm Intentional meditation. Admission by donation.

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD 35BELOW 35 E. Walnut St., 828-254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • TH (6/29), 7:30pm - "Listen to This" storytelling series hosted

by Tom Chalmers and featuring stories and original songs from locals. $15.

ASHEVILLE WRITERS' SOCIAL allimarshall@bellsouth.net • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - N.C. Writer's Network group meeting and networking. Free to attend. Held at Battery Park Book Exchange, 1 Page Ave., #101 BLUE RIDGE BOOKS 152 S. Main St., Waynesville • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 10am - Banned Book Club. Free to attend.

FIRESTORM CAFE AND BOOKS 610 Haywood Road, 828-2558115 • First THURSDAYS, 6pm - Political prisoners letter writing.

Free to attend.

MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com • WE (6/28), 7pm - Bridge the Gap Book Club: Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions

by Valeria Luiselli. Free to attend • WE (6/28), 7pm - Phakyab Rinpoche presents his book, Meditation Saved My Life. Free to attend.

• TH (6/29), 7pm - Scott Gould presents his collection of stories, Strangers to Temptation. Free to attend.

• TH (6/29), 7pm - Works in Translation Book Club: Other Russias by Victoria Lomasko, translated by Thomas Campbell.

Free to attend.

• SU (7/2), 3pm - "Poetrio," poetry readings featuring work by L. Ward Abel and Sam Barbee. Free to attend.

• MO (7/3), 7pm - LGBTQ Book Club: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. Free to attend.

• TU (7/4), 7pm - Current Events Book Club: Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction by Mary Ellen Hannibal. Free to attend • WE (7/5), 7pm - Malaprop's Book Club: Good Scent From a Strange Mountain: Stories by

Robert Olen Butler. Free to attend.

• WE (7/5), 7pm - David Madden presents his fiction novel, Marble Goddesses and Mortal Flesh. Free to attend.

• TH (7/6), 7pm - Mackenzi Lee and Roshani Chokshi present their books The Gentlemen's Guide to Vice and Virtue and A Crown of Wishes. Free to attend.

THE WRITER'S WORKSHOP 387 Beaucatcher Road, 828-254-8111, twwoa.org • Through WE (8/30) - Submissions accepted for the "Literary Fiction Contest." Contact for full guidelines. $25.

SPORTS BUNCOMBE COUNTY RECREATION SERVICES buncombecounty.org/Governing/Depts/ Parks/ • Through MO (7/10) - Open registration for the adult Summer Sand Volleyball League for all skill levels. Registration: volleyball.buncomberecreation.org. $25-$35.

ASHEVILLE WOMEN’S RUGBY ashevillewomensrugby@gmail.com • Through FR (7/30) - Open registration

for upcoming season of games. No experience necessary.

VOLUNTEERING ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION 828-251-9973, ashevilledowntown.org • Through MO (4/4) - Volunteer to help with beer service, water and soda sales, ID checking and wristband adhering and other jobs at the Ingles Independence Day Celebration. Registration: bit.ly/2sGNHMt or volunteer@ashevilledowntown.org.

HANDS ON ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE 2-1-1, handsonasheville.org • TH (6/29), 4-6pm - Volunteer to assist with unpacking and pricing in a nonprofit, fair-trade retail store.

HOMEWARD BOUND OF WNC 218 Patton Ave., 828-258-1695, homewardboundwnc.org • THURSDAYS, 11am - "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. Free.

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LITERACY COUNCIL OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY 31 College Pl., Suite B-221 • WE (6/28), 5:30pm & TH (6/29) 9am Information session for those interested in volunteering two hours per week with adults who want to improve reading, writing, spelling, and English language skills.

Free.

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WELLNESS

PREVENTING UNWANTED PETS

500 Hr. Weekend Massage Program Begins July 14th

Discounts Available - Apply online

Spaying, neutering and behavior training save pets’ lives

AshevilleMassageSchool.org 828-252-7377

Magical Offerings 6/29: Tarot Reader: Bobbi Oshun 12-6pm 6/30: Psychic Medium: Andrea Allen 12-6pm 7/01: Tarot Reader: Edward Phipps 12-6pm 7/02: Scrying w/ Angie 12-6pm

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SAVING LIVES: Veterinarian Anne Bayer spays a cat at the Humane Alliance low-cost spay/neuter clinic. Photo by Rob Seal

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BY NICKI GLASSER nickiglasser@hotmail.com Behavior problems cause millions of dogs and cats to be surrendered to shelters each year, say

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a number of pet care professionals in Asheville.

“The No. 1 reason I think that animals end up at the shelter is because of behavioral issues,” says Mark Ledyard, veterinarian and owner of Charlotte Street Animal

Hospital. “So that’s definitely one thing that’s typically [covered] during your annual visit. If there are any difficult issues, then we can figure out how to go about addressing that so we can have a family member we all enjoy,” he says.

Kim Brophey, a dog behavior consultant and owner of The Dog Door Behavior Center in Asheville, sees firsthand the kind of behavior problems that can propel owners to surrender their dogs. “A lot of times dogs come in at about 6 months old where people did not get the preventive behavioral health care that they needed, and at this point they are having serious problems; they’re kind of at their wits’ ends and are thinking of rehoming the dog,” says Brophy, who has recently completed a book on how to raise a behaviorally healthy dog. (Brophy’s book will be released this fall by Chronicle Books.) She adds that it’s much easier to prevent behavior problems early on than retrain a dog once the problem behavior fully develops.

Beth Jones, a veterinarian and owner of Asheville Acupuncture and Wellness Clinic, agrees. “[Behavior training] is one of those things people don’t think about until they’re right in the midst of it and having a problem,” she says. If dog owners get started “when [their pets] are little, then you have a nice companion and family member and not one you’re afraid is going to bite somebody or you can’t leave alone in the house because they will destroy everything,” she says.

According to a 2015 study by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 7 million dogs and cats are surrendered to animal shelters each year in the U.S.; 2.7 million of them will be euthanized.

Spaying and neutering pets is another way to prevent more animals from entering the shelter system, says Marianne Luft, director of administration at The Humane Alliance, a program of the ASPCA. The Humane Alliance runs a low-cost spay-and-neuter clinic in Asheville. “We work with about 25 welfare animal groups across Western North Carolina in 17 counties,” doing about 24,000 spays and neuters annually, she says. Most of them come from outside Buncombe County, she adds.

The organization also teaches veterinary medical teams from across the country and Canada how to replicate the nonprofit’s spay-andneuter model — what Luft calls a “high-volume, stationary clinic that is self-sustaining.” Since 2005, the Humane Alliance has trained teams that have opened 120 low-cost spayand-neuter clinics in the U.S. and Canada, she says.

In addition to helping curb overpopulation, spaying or neutering can also prevent certain diseases and help make a pet easier to manage, says Anne Bayer, a veterinarian and senior medical director at The Humane Alliance.

“It’s not uncommon when you see older [female] dogs who haven’t been spayed to see little tumors or masses around mammary glands, and that can be a really serious problem if it is a certain type of tumor,” she says. Spaying females can also eliminate the chance of the animals developing a potentially fatal uterus infection called pyometra, she says.

Male pets may be less likely to roam if they are neutered, and females in heat will attract other animals, says Bayer. “I’ve heard some pretty crazy stories about males trying to get to them,” she says.

Bayer explains that it’s a lot easier socially to manage a dog that is spayed or neutered. And it’s also less expensive “not to have your dog or cat having litters of puppies and kittens, so you don’t have to worry about placement in homes and paying for health care and additional animals.”

The good news is that Asheville has made great strides in reducing overpopulation, says Luft.

“Overpopulation is an issue across the country, for sure. It is less of an issue here in this area than it used to be, which is fantastic, because we have wonderful organizations that we partner with like Asheville Humane Society and Brother Wolf [Animal Rescue] and lots of other people doing a lot of great work for animals.” X

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WELLNESS QIGONG/NEI GUNG CLASSES (PD.) Saturdays, 11am-12pm, Weaverville, NC. Foundational mind/body practices for creating whole health, online and in group classes. Instructor Frank Iborra has over 47 years experience in the internal and Taoist movement arts.

954-721-7252. www.whitecranehealingarts.com

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ASHEVILLE CENTER FOR TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION 165 E. Chestnut, 828-254-4350, meditationasheville.org • THURSDAYS 6:30-7:30pm Introductory talk on Transcendental Meditation. Free to attend.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/ depts/library • MO (7/3), 7-9pm- Healing seminar with shaman Tom Wright. Free.

Held at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road FIRESTORM CAFE AND BOOKS 610 Haywood Road, 828-255-8115 • 4th WEDNESDAYS, 5:30pm “Radical Reproduction” monthly discussion group. Free to attend.

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville, 828-693-4890, gracelutherannc.com • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 9am - Walking exercise class. Free.

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SENIOR OPPORTUNITY CENTER 36 Grove St. • WEDNESDAYS, 8am - Walking club for adults of all ages.

Information: 828-350-2062. Free.

SUPPORT GROUPS ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS & DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES adultchildren.org • Visit mountainx.com/support for full listings.

ALATEEN Alateen30683777@gmail.com • TUESDAYS 7-8pm - Help and support for teens who are affected by drinking in a family member or friend. Held at First Congregational UCC of Asheville, 20 Oak St.

Alliance Meeting Place, 1316-C Parkwood Road EATING DISORDERS ANONYMOUS 561-706-3185, eatingdisordersanonymous.org • FRIDAYS, 4:30pm - Eating disorder support group. Held at 12-Step Recovery Club, 370 N. Louisiana Ave # G4, Asheville FOOD ADDICTS ANONYMOUS 828-423-6191 or 828-242-2173 • SATURDAYS, 11am- Held at Asheville 12-Step Recovery Club, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Suite G4

FOUR SEASONS COMPASSION FOR LIFE 828-233-0948, fourseasonscfl.org • THURSDAYS, 12:30pm - Grief support group. Held at SECU Hospice House, 272 Maple St., ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS • For a full list of meetings in WNC, Franklin call 828-254-8539 or aancmco.org. • TUESDAYS, 3:30-4:30pm - Grief support group. Held at Four ASHEVILLE WOMEN FOR Seasons - Checkpoint, 373 Biltmore SOBRIETY Ave. 215-536-8026, womenforsobriety.org GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS • THURSDAYS, 6:30-8pm – Held at gamblersanonymous.org YWCA of Asheville, 185 S French • THURSDAYS, 6:45pm - 12-step Broad Ave. meeting. Held at Basillica of St. Lawrence, 97 Haywood St. ASPERGER'S TEENS UNITED facebook.com/groups/ AspergersTeensUnited • For teens (13-19) and their parents. Meets every 3 weeks.

Contact for details.

HAYWOOD COUNTY COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS 828-400-6480 • 1st THURSDAYS - Support group for families who have lost a child of any age. Held at Long's Chapel United Methodist, 133 Old Clyde Road, Waynesville

MINDFULNESS AND 12 STEP RECOVERY avl12step@gmail.com • WEDNESDAYS, 7:30-8:45pm Mindfulness meditation practice and 12 step program. Held at Asheville 12-Step Recovery Club, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Suite G4 MISSION CHILDREN'S FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK 828-213-9787 • 1st TUESDAYS, 5:30-7:30pm Mission Children's Family Support Network children's group from birth to age ten. Dinner is provided. Held at Mission Reuter Children's Center, 11 Vanderbilt Park Drive MISSION HEALTH FAMILY GROUP NIGHT 828-213-9787 • 1st TUESDAYS, 5:30pm - For caregivers of children with social health needs or development concerns. Held at Mission Reuter Children's Center, 11 Vanderbilt Park Drive MY DADDY TAUGHT ME THAT mydaddytaughtmethat.org • MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 6-8pm - Men's discussion group.

Free. Held at My Daddy Taught Me That Meeting Place, 16-A Pisgah Apartment

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS 828-505-7353, namiwnc.org, namiwc2015@gmail.com • 1st SATURDAYS, 10am - For CARING FOR THE SOUL family members and caregivers of 828-581-0080 those with mental illness. Held at HAYWOOD REGIONAL • 1st MONDAYS, 5:30pm NAMI Offices, 356 Biltmore Ave. MEDICAL CENTER Support for people with mental • 1st SATURDAYS, 10am HEART SUPPORT 262 Leroy George Drive Clyde, illness diagnosis and/or family Connection group for individuals 828-274-6000 828-456-7311 members and loved ones. Meets in • 1st TUESDAYS, 2-4pm - For indi- dealing with mental illness. Held at • TH (6/29), 5pm - Tired leg/ varicose vein educational program. the brick house behind the church. viduals living with heart failure. Held NAMI Offices, 356 Biltmore Ave. Held at Black Mountain United Registration: 828-452-8346. Free. at Asheville Cardiology Associates, OUR VOICE Methodist Church, 101 Church St., 5 Vanderbilt Drive 35 Woodfin St., 828-252-0562, LEICESTER COMMUNITY Black Mountain CENTER ourvoicenc.org HIV/AIDS SUPPORT GROUP CODEPENDENTS 2979 New Leicester Highway, • Ongoing drop-in group for 828-252-7489 Leicester, 828-774-3000, facebook. ANONYMOUS female identified survivors of sexual • 1st & 3rd TUESDAYS, 6-7:30pm com/Leicester.Community.Center 242-7127 violence.

- Sponsored by WNCAP. Held at • FRIDAYS, 5:30pm - Held at • MONDAYS, 5:15-6:15pm All Souls Counseling Center, 35 OVERCOMERS OF DOMESTIC First United Methodist Church Zumba Gold exercise class. $5.

VIOLENCE Arlington St. of Waynesville, 556 S. Haywood • MONDAYS, 6:15-7pm - Zumba 828-665-9499 Waynesville classes. $5.

INFERTILITY SUPPORT GROUP • WEDNESDAYS, noon-1pm - Held • SATURDAYS, 11:15am – Held • MONDAYS, 7:15-8pm - Gentle resolveasheville@gmail.com at First Christian Church of Candler, at First Congregational UCC of Flow Yoga. $5.

• 1st THURSDAYS, 6:30-8pm 470 Enka Lake Road, Candler Asheville, 20 Oak St. Held at Earth Fare South, 1856 OUR VOICE • TUESDAYS 7:30pm - Held at OVERCOMERS RECOVERY Hendersonville Road 35 Woodfin St., 828-252-0562, Asheville 12-Step Recovery Club, SUPPORT GROUP ourvoicenc.org 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Suite G4 rchovey@sos-mission.org LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS • FRIDAYS (6/30) & (7/21), 12:30• MONDAYS, 6pm - Christian SUPPORT GROUP 2:30pm - "Soul Collage," therapeu- DEBTORS ANONYMOUS 12-step program. Held at 386-801-2606 tic collage workshop for survivors debtorsanonymous.org • TUESDAYS, 6:30-8pm - For adults SOS Anglican Mission, 1944 of sexual violence and the loved • MONDAYS, 7pm - Held at First Hendersonville Road managing the challenges of life ones of survivors. Registration Congregational UCC of Asheville, limiting illnesses.

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GREEN SCENE

WANDERING GUY

Local author chronicles a year of hiking in the Smokies

HARDWORKING HIKER: Local author Ben Anderson is all smiles during a hike to Purchase Knob — one of 40 hikes he completed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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On a mild but overcast New Year’s Day, Anderson, accompanied by his grown son Rob, took the first steps of a journey that would ultimately cover more than half of the park’s maintained trails. “The plan was to explore as much as I could, drawing on past experiences, but realizing that I would have new ideas and different insights, that I would encounter at least on some hikes quite a few new experiences,” Anderson says. “All that was neat and, in some respects, became a way to reminisce about previous trips.”

The National Park Service’s centennial anniversary in 2016 marked 100 years of land protection and served as the perfect opportunity to rediscover the park, Anderson explains. By completing three to four hikes each month, he aimed to see the beauty of the park over the span of a calendar year, while keeping each excursion a distance the average day-hiker could complete.

For more than 30 years, Ben Anderson has ventured into the Smoky Mountains for solitude.

Whether he was cleaning up remote backcountry hiking routes as a trail patroller, embarking on seasonal treks to maintain a campground as an Adopt-a-Campsite volunteer or simply hiking through the mountains with his wife and two sons, the forests of Great Smoky Mountains National Park served as an escape from everyday life.

In 2016, Anderson decided to examine the park with a fresh perspective: He wanted to document a year of hikes during the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service. Forty day hikes and a year of writing later, Anderson’s first book, Smokies Chronicle: A Year of Hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park gives readers a glimpse of the park’s appeal.

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“It was just really great to experience it and get to see new things, and to get to see it across all four seasons,” Anderson says. And luck was with him. “Not only was it a dry year, but it was a mild year, so I didn’t have to worry much about getting caught in bad weather.”

An initial 4.4-mile outing along Mingus Creek Trail was soon followed by hikes with varying elevations, lengths and tourist appeal.

Anderson chose his destinations carefully, selecting locations relatively close to his home in Asheville that were not already well-known.

“I really aimed for interesting hikes at certain times of the year that didn’t involve an extreme amount of driving,” he says. For locals seeking a recommendation, Anderson suggests Kanati Fork trail off Newfound Gap Road about 5 miles north of Smokemont. The hike is especially pleasant, he says, “In mid-to-late April when thousands of trillium are in bloom on the forest floor.”

PERSONAL JOURNEY Each chapter describes one of Anderson’s hikes, weaving in personal anecdotes about past hikes, history and facts about the park’s diverse plants and wildlife.

“There was a lot of self-reflection about experiences in the past, and I grew an even deeper connection with the park,” Anderson says. “I had already had a bond with the Smokies for more than 30 years, but you also get a sense of how vast the park is and how diverse different parts of the park are. If you were driving through, you could say that there is a certain sameness: You know that the park is heavily forested, and there are a lot of different types of flowering plants and wildlife, but [hiking], you really get a sense of how different many of these areas are.

“Most of the trips I was out there on my own and on a lot of them I didn’t see a single other mortal being, not a single soul, even though some of the hikes were maybe 10 miles long. Just total solitude. It gives you time to clear your head a little bit.”

Yet Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the United States, drawing over 11.3 million visitors during the 2016 centennial. With that popularity comes a need to balance the influx of people with the natural beauty that brought them there in the first place, Anderson notes.

“It’s always a difficult balance to protect and preserve the resources and nature within the park that make it so special and the accessibility and ability to share it with human beings for the enjoyment of people,” he says. “[Crowds] can kind of diminish the experience for some people with traffic jams, crowded parking lots, busy visitors centers, heavily traveled trails.

But you do meet people from all over the place — I’ve met people from the Southeast, Midwest, West Coast and from countries overseas.”

Anderson has had his fair share of strange encounters in the woods. Over the course of the year, he recalls, he encountered backpackers and campers pairing their outdoor adventures with alcoholic beverages and vehicles moving fast on narrow, twisting dirt roads.

PEN TO PAPER At age 65, this is Anderson’s first full-length book, despite a long career in journalism and media relations that has yielded hundreds of newspaper, magazine and online articles. While hiking, Anderson recorded his observations in an old hiking logbook. As soon as he returned home, he wrote the first draft of the next chapter — a process he says made compiling an entire book a bit easier.

“There are some days when you’re writing something, and you say to yourself, ‘Will anybody actually want to read this?’ It can grind you down, and sometimes, you just need to take a step back from it on days when it isn’t going too well,” Anderson says.

“But 95 percent of the time, it was fun to work on. The editing process could get very tedious and a little stressful, but I really thought from the start, before I had a publisher or any of that, that this was something different that a lot of people would be excited to read.”

After a year of hiking, Anderson’s connection with the Smokies is stronger than ever. But while he is

excited to see Smokies Chronicle on the shelves of local bookstores, he hopes that readers are inspired to take advantage of all the park has to offer. For, as the opening Theodore Roosevelt quote in the book states, “There are no words that can tell the hidden spirits of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy, and its charm” — a message Anderson agrees with wholeheartedly.

“You always expect a few hazards along the way, but each trip had

something to commend it, even if there wasn’t some completely new revelation or some new site to see,” he remarked. “There’s a reason it’s a national park. There are only 59 of them. It’s just a great place to visit at any point in the year.”

Smokies Chronicle celebrated its official launch on June 12 at Pack Memorial Library. Copies of the book are for sale at Malaprop’s bookstore and online through Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million and Amazon. X

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LUNCHEON ON THE GRASS: Short Street Cakes owner Olga Perez, center, shares enchiladas, flan, cupcakes and watermelon agua fresca with daughters Valerie, Amy and Brenda at Carrier Park. Perez, who is originally from Hidalgo, Mexico, says these dishes are typical of the fare she and her extended family members often bring to their outdoor potluck gatherings at local parks. Photo by Jack Sorokin

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a portable meal? Amid WNC’s splendid scenery and urban hot spots, just about any fare can be better savored alfresco, some local food aficionados maintain. Ashley English, for example, literally wrote the book on outside eating in the region. Her recently

released publication, A Year of Picnics: Recipes for Dining Well in the Great Outdoors, proffers four seasons’ worth of ideas for creating lush and memorable open-air food experiences.

A Year of Picnics provides a visual tour of Asheville through images

that many local readers will find familiar. Staged at such locations as Fairview’s Flying Cloud Farm, the Botanical Gardens, Pritchard Park and even the roof of the French Broad Food Co-op, the photos redefine the traditional idea of a perfect picnic venue.

English, who enlisted both family members and friends (such as French Broad Chocolates owners Jael and Dan Rattigan) to model for the photo shoots, says, “Every single picnic in there is in this area.

That was kind of fun. This is, for locals, sort of an ode to Asheville.”

Green enchiladas Recipe by Crisanta Jimenez, courtesy of Olga Perez • 1 pound queso fresco • ½ pound green tomatoes • ¼ pound serrano peppers • 1 garlic clove • ¼ of an onion • ¼ teaspoon salt • dash of pepper • ½ cup chicken broth • 10 corn tortillas • 2 cups cooking oil

THEME EATING Although the book features classic wicker baskets and blankets aplenty, English, who says she’s enjoyed planning parties since she was a small child, expands on the traditional outdoor dining concept by suggesting clever and whimsical themes. “It’s a thing I’ve always loved to do: have a cohesive theme and satellite out from there,” she explains. “I wanted people to think of doing, say, solo picnics by themselves, couples picnics, family picnics, breakfast picnics, nocturnal picnics, rooftop picnics.”

English and husband Glenn developed such globe-spanning recipes as Middle Eastern jallab, Finnish Karelian hot pot and Romanian meatball soup. There’s also more down-home fare: grilled PB&J and twice-baked potatoes.

But all the dishes rally around a specific motif or locale. “I was thinking about all the places in the area where we like to picnic with family or with friends, and I thought, ‘Let’s start with these gorgeous locations,’” she says. “The locations completely determined where the recipes went.”

The book’s High-Altitude Picnic, which was staged at Black Balsam Knob on the Blue Ridge Parkway, features easily carried beef jerky, roasted carrot-and-fennel dip and trail mix blondies. The Sacred Tree Picnic concept, shot at Beaver Lake, urges the reader to “find a tree that speaks to you” and then offers recipes related in some way to trees. “There’s a spiced shortbread cookie, and a lot of people don’t think about how spices around the world grow on trees,” says English.

“And then there’s a pomegranate drink, and pomegranates grow on trees. So we were really cheeky in that way.”

INSIDE OR OUT: Chef Ramona Young of Kente Kitchen likes to host outdoor family gatherings at local spots such as Lake Lure, but she says even just putting together a luncheon with co-workers at the office can be fun. “Because it’s not just about eating outside,” says Young. “It’s more about communicating.” Photo by Liisa Andreassen The book includes detailed instructions on the best way to transport various types of food: how to keep the lamb stew steaming hot and the mango lassi ice pops freezing cold. Each outing idea also offers recommendations for crafts and activities. Those suggestions, though, are “not like glitter and glue guns,” stresses English, citing examples such as mushroom spore prints and nature tic-tac-toe.

But she has no illusions that all of her readers will be ready to embrace the whole program. “I just want people to feel inspired, get outside and eat outside. Of course, if they want to make the recipes, that’s great. But that’s kind of the cherry on top.”

FAMILY GATHERINGS Short Street Cakes owner Olga Perez says getting outside for a meal was a focal point of family gatherings when she was growing up in Hidalgo, Mexico. These days, she and her husband, Tomas Aguilar, and daughters Amy, Brenda and Valerie still host big family potlucks with Olga’s brothers and sisters at Carrier Park and other places around town.

“On our Independence Day, which is kind of similar to the Fourth of

July, we used to have a whole family reunion and do different kinds of foods, whatever people wanted to bring — chilis rellenos, enchiladas, different kinds of stuff,” she says.

Her mother’s traditional enchilada recipe (see sidebar), which is made like a casserole, is tasty and easy to transport.

“For dessert,” she continues, “we’d usually make flan or pies or tres leches cake made as cupcakes, so it’s easier to carry.” And these days, since her profession often makes her the de facto provider of sweets at family get-togethers, Perez frequently prepares flan in small Mason jars with lids. “It’s very easy to carry and really easy to make,” she explains.

Fruit salads are another favorite dish. And for drinks, she often prepares horchata or other aguas frescas using hibiscus flowers or fruit such as lemons or watermelon (see sidebar).

Chef Ramona Young of The Kente Kitchen, a local catering company specializing in West African cuisine, says meat tends to be the focus of her outdoor gatherings. “I like heavy meals, so I do a lot of meat on a stick, kebabs and stuff like that — those are nice and easy to work with. I also love bacon-wrapped shrimp or bacon-wrapped jalapeños. Anything with bacon is awesome.”

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Shred or crumble the cheese.

Put tomatoes, peppers, garlic, onion and seasonings into a blender and purée. Add salsa mixture and 1 tablespoon of the oil to a sauce pan and bring to a boil; simmer for 5 minutes. Heat the remaining oil in a sauté pan and fry each tortilla in the oil for up to 10 seconds each. Roll a portion of queso fresco inside each tortilla and arrange them in a glass baking dish. Pour salsa mixture over rolled tortillas. Top with remaining queso fresco. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.

Watermelon agua fresca From Olga Perez • 3/4 large seedless watermelon, rind removed • 1 cup sugar • 2 cups ice • 1 gallon water • 2 fresh mint leaves Cut the watermelon in chunks and purée it in a blender with the sugar and a little bit of the water.

Pour the mixture into a pitcher with the rest of the water, the ice and the mint leaves. Pour into glasses and enjoy.

She’s a fan of fruit dishes and salads made in jars, “so you can just put everything in the jar and shake it up.” One recipe Young likes that can be served hot or cold is sesame

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ALL YEAR LONG: A Year of Picnics author Ashley English says being prepared is the best way to make sure you can eat outdoors whenever the mood strikes. In her family vehicle, English keeps a basket stocked with enamelware plates, cloth napkins, flatware and other important items. Photo by Jen Altman, reprinted from A Year in Picnics by arrangement with Roost Books noodles made with a sauce of peanut butter, brown sugar, teriyaki sauce, soy sauce and sesame oil. “You can also cut up fresh jalapeños to add, if you like it spicy, or you can use green bell peppers and red bell peppers to top it with,” she says.

Young, who’s originally from the Charlotte area but moved to Asheville as a child, says that when she plans outdoor meals with family and friends, they often head for scenic spots like Lake Lure or Lake Junaluska. But a fun dining expedi-

tion, she emphasizes, doesn’t have to involve a major trek.

“Sometimes just a nice little luncheon in the office can be good, too.” Instead of going to a restaurant or bringing a bag lunch, “You can just get together with your co-workers and find a nice little spot. Because it’s not just about eating outside: It’s more about communicating.”

A TISKET, A TASKET Assembling an alfresco meal doesn’t necessarily require a lot of planning. English, who picnics year-round with her husband and son Huxley — and soon hopes to include newborn son Alistair as well — keeps a basket in the family’s vehicle that’s stocked with cloth napkins, enamelware plates, forks, knives, spoons, a wine key/ bottle opener. Besides enhancing the ambiance, using real dishes cuts down on trash. She also recommends keeping things like rain gear, bug spray and sunscreen in the car so you’ll be ready when inspiration strikes.

It needn’t be expensive, either, notes English: An old suitcase can double as a basket, and napkins, flatware and other items can easily be scored at thrift stores for next to nothing.

And while eating definitely heightens the pleasure of an outing, “Sometimes it can really elevate your experience to not make the food at home but maybe get takeout or something,” she points out.

The Rhu is one of several local businesses that cater to diners seeking a ready-made outdoor feast. The downtown café, bakery and pantry shop offers a separate picnic menu featuring themed, customizable basket meals, sandwiches, salads, baked goods and beverages. Guests call ahead with their order, then pick up the basket en route to their destination.

Marketing Director Jasper Adams says this service has grown in popularity since The Rhu opened a year and a half ago. “We now have several people who come in each week to pick up a basket to go on hikes or downtown or what have you,” he reports.

Adams, who grew up in Asheville, agrees with English that the Botanical Gardens is an excellent spot for a feast. He also favors City/County Plaza, trails in and around the N.C. Arboretum and

Biltmore Estate, and scenic overlooks on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Even such seemingly unlikely locales as A-B Tech can provide a pleasant backdrop for dining, says Adams.

“There are fields on the west side of the campus where you’re kind of away from everything. It’s quiet, there are stands of trees, and you can take a walk to the Smith-McDowell House.”

In the end, though, says English, what matters is not the location or the menu but the fact that you’re heading outdoors. “The underlying ethos of what Glenn and I do is about environmental stewardship,” she explains. “I really do believe that the more time you spend out in nature, the more inclined you are to want to take care of it. So it’s a book about

Mojito slaw From A Year in Picnics

by Ashley English (Reprinted in arrangement with Roost Books, an imprint of Shambhala Publications Inc.) With a nod to the mint and lime flavors associated with the mojito cocktail, this slaw offers an unrivaled bright, perky flavor, and it comes together in minutes.

Do try to give it ample time for marinating, though, as the longer it sits, the better the flavors meld and amplify.

Serves 6 to 8 • 1 green cabbage • Juice of three limes • 2 tablespoons sugar • 1⁄4 cup olive oil • 1 cup lightly packed mint leaves, chopped • 2 teaspoons sea salt • Several grinds of black pepper Using a mandoline, food processor or large kitchen knife, shred the cabbage. Put into a large bowl.

In a small saucepan over mediumlow heat, gently warm the lime juice. Add the sugar and stir until completely dissolved. Pour over the cabbage. Add the olive oil, mint, salt and pepper to the bowl.

Toss the ingredients to fully incorporate. Cover and place in the refrigerator to marinate, tossing occasionally, for at least one hour (overnight is fine).

picnics, but it’s also a book about getting people outside so they end up developing a symbiotic relationship with the planet.” X

Peach and lemon verbena clafoutis From A Year in Picnics

by Ashley English (Reprinted in arrangement with Roost Books, an imprint of Shambhala Publications Inc.) Pronounced kla-foo-TEA, this French, custardlike dish is quite possibly the easiest dessert I have ever made. Typically baked with cherries, my version uses fresh, ripe peaches and fragrant lemon verbena for a sweet, bright flavor and fragrance. A good amount of eggs are used, so the clafoutis will behave very much like a soufflé when it first emerges from the oven, puffing up high and slowly deflating over several minutes (the flavor is undiminished, though).

Serves 6 to 8 • Three large ripe peaches • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh lemon verbena • 4 eggs • 1 cup heavy cream • 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour • 2⁄3 cup sugar • 2 tablespoons brandy • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract • 1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Butter a 2-quart dish or pie pan and set aside. Cut each peach into quarters, then cut each quarter into 1⁄2-inch slices. Fan out the sliced peaches in the bottom of your prepared pan. Scatter the minced lemon verbena over the peaches. Set aside. In a food processor or blender, combine the eggs, cream, flour, sugar, brandy, vanilla and salt. Process about two to three minutes, until all the ingredients are fully combined.

Pour the batter over the fruit and lemon verbena. Bake for 45 minutes to one hour, until the top is golden and the batter doesn’t wobble or jiggle in the center.

Allow to cool for at least 30 minutes before serving.

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by Molly Horak

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PINTS WITH A PURPOSE A new wave of beer-centered fundraising events is poised to hit the Asheville craft beer scene. The inaugural Hops for Hunger program, a collaborative effort between MANNA FoodBank and area breweries, will launch the first week of July.

This is MANNA’s first official initiative that taps into Asheville’s brewing culture, says Kara Irani, director of marketing and communications at MANNA. “We know how big the beer scene is, and we know how supportive the breweries tend to be of lots of the community issues and helping local organizations.

We’re just superexcited that this is one of our first programs.”

From July 1-9, each participating brewery will donate $1 to the nonprofit from every pint sold of a designated MANNA beer, Irani says.

Additionally, partner breweries can opt to host a food drive barrel to collect canned food donations, as well as host an on-site MANNA ambassador at their taprooms for a day to explain what the organization does in the community.

“For each dollar that comes through our door, we can provide 3 1/2 meals to people who are hungry,” Irani says. “Every single beer can potentially feed three people, if not more. It’s a really, really great impact

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MANNA FoodBank partners with Asheville breweries for new Hops for Hunger initiative

BENEFICIAL BREWS: MANNA volunteers Cindy Piercy and John Bubonic drink local brews at a Creekside Taphouse event. Numerous area breweries will support MANNA byparticipating in the Hops for Hunger initiative, which runs July 1-9. Photo courtesy of Kara Irani for each beer — we’re saying that all of these pints have purpose.”

The summer months are a rough time for thousands of families in the area who rely on free and reduced-price school lunches to feed their children dur-

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ing the school year. “When kids are out of school for the summer, it puts extra pressure on those families, and they really have to scramble to make ends meet,” Irani says. “We really worked with breweries about doing this during the summer specifically to address the tighter summer months because we know we need extra support over the summer.”

Brandi Hillman, an owner of the newly opened Hillman Brewing, says the event embodies “what Asheville is all about.” Hillman Brewing chose its Belgian Pale Ale to be the designated MANNA beer. It will also host a MANNA ambassador Monday, July 3, and food drive barrels throughout the week.

“From the beginning, we wanted to support our immediate community, areas like Shiloh and Oakley. And MANNA does so much in those areas, so it was a no-brainer for us to support those who support us,” she says. “At first, it was a little scary committing because we still have bills to pay and that kind of stuff, but supporting these local nonprofits has always been a very important part of our business plan.”

Luke Dickinson, founder of Wicked Weed Brewing Co., also feels the importance of supporting community

nonprofits. Wicked Weed is a yearround supporter of MANNA and is stepping up its game by brewing 15 barrels of a special beer for the event.

Simply called MANNA, the beer will be a “neat honey beer with avocados, pears and orange blossom,” he says, estimating that Wicked Weed will pour roughly 1,200 pints of the special batch.

“We always see a really positive movement from our clientele with any of our charitable donation events that we do,” Dickinson says. “Our customers are there to have a beer anyway, but when they can contribute to a great cause without spending more money, it makes them feel great.”

Lisa Schutz, co-owner of One World Brewing, is excited to participate, as the event mirrors the brewery’s goal of bringing social action and awareness into the thriving brewery scene.

“People primarily come to the brewery in good spirits to have a good time and be social, and I find it makes it that much more of an enjoyable experience when our customers have the option to contribute to those in need.”

As of the time of publication, participating breweries during the nineday effort include Hillman Brewing, Wicked Weed, One World Brewing, Wedge Brewing, Hi-Wire Brewing, Highland Brewing, Frog Level Brewing, Catawba Brewing, Bhramari Brewhouse, French Broad Brewing, Fifth Season and Asheville Brewing — an outpouring of support that Irani says is incredible to see.

“One in six people don’t have access to the food they need; one in four children are hungry at some point during the year. Those kind of statistics are unacceptable to us, and it’s wonderful to have the brewery support — it’s just a fabulous way for us to engage with people outside our area as well as with locals, and they’re just really helping us out with a key market that is really hard for nonprofits to tap in general.”

A Hops for Hunger kickoff event will be held Friday, June 30, at 3:30 p.m. at Milepost 408 wine and beer bar at the Hampton Inn in Biltmore Village.

The initiative will run July 1-9. For an updated list of participating breweries and MANNA-designated drafts, visit MannaFoodBank.org. X

SMALL BITES

by Thomas Calder | tcalder@mountainx.com

Café Yuzu celebrates its grand opening in the RAD In Japanese, the word “mugen” means “infinite.” It’s a fitting name for Gallery Mugen, which is moving into an infinitely bigger space inside Riverview Station on Lyman Street.

Formerly located in the Cotton Mill Studios, the gallery is owned and operated by the husband-and-wife team of Akira Satake and Cynthia Pierce. The new space is almost twice as big, notes Pierce, who’ll continue to operate Café Yuzu (formerly Yuzu Patisserie) inside the gallery; meanwhile, Satake, a ceramic artist, “will finally have workspace and adequate studio space,” she says.

The Sunday, July 2, grand opening, which coincides with Satake’s birthday, will feature traditional Japanese dishes prepared by the artist, including soba salad (a combination of soba noodles, edamame, carrots and spinach), as well as chirashizushi (aka “scattered sushi”). Pierce will supply an assortment of French pastries. Beer, wine and birthday cake will also be available. “It’s going to be a party,” says Pierce. “We’re not selling anything: We’re going to be providing food and drinks for everyone who comes.”

Café Yuzu will occupy the center of the new 1,700-square-foot space. As in the former location, the menu will feature Pierce’s signature pastries, cakes, cookies and pies.

But there’ll also be offerings from Vortex Doughnuts, French Broad Chocolates, the OWL Bakery and Dobra Tea. All four businesses, says Pierce, share Café Yuzu’s dedication to seasonal ingredients from local markets. Prices will range from $2-$8 for sweet and savory pastries; coffee and tea will run $3 per cup ($2 for those bringing their own mug).

The café’s arrival marks the latest addition to a burgeoning food scene at the south end of the River Arts District. Along with Café Yuzu, Pierce highlights the recent additions of 12 Bones Smokehouse and The Wedge at Foundation, both within walking distance of Gallery Mugen.

“Above and beyond that, there’s some amazing artists in Riverview Station,” she says. “One of the

TIKI THURSDAYS RETURN TO VINNIE’S NEIGHBORHOOD ITALIAN “Tiki Thursdays were an inspiration I brought with me from my years living in Los Angeles, where one of the earliest and best-known tiki bars, Don the Beachcomber, was created,” says Eric Scheffer, executive chef and owner of Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian. On that day, the North Asheville restaurant will offer an assortment of islandthemed cocktails featuring local rum from H&H Distillery, including the mai tai, perfect storm, fog cutter, Bahia and typhoon. In addition, notes Scheffer, bar manager Josh Marsh will serve up a “special cocktail” each week.

Tiki Thursdays will continue through Labor Day, though perhaps that last one ought to be called Tiki Monday.

Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian is at 641 Merrimon Ave. The weekly Tiki Thursdays run from 5-9:30 p.m. and will wrap up on Monday, Sept. 4. All drinks are $9; tiki mugs are available for $4. For more information, visit vinniesitalian.com.

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THE ARTIST AND THE BAKER: Cynthia Pierce and Akira Satake bring their two passions — ceramics and baked goods — to Riverview Station with the launch of Gallery Mugen. Photo by Thomas Calder hopes is that they’ll be getting more exposure, too.”

Gallery Mugen is at 191 Lyman St. The grand opening will run from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, July 2. Gallery hours are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Café Yuzu is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, visit gallerymugen.com.

MAKE AMERICA SMALL AGAIN Patio games, North Carolina beers and barbecue will all be in the mix at Knife & Fork’s Fourth of July block party, Make American Small Again.

Besides celebrating the country’s independence, the gathering will salute small-town autonomy and freedom. The

event will be hosted and curated by chef Nate Allen, a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef Southeast Award last year. Along with the whole-pig barbecue, guests will be offered a mix of locally grown fruits, vegetables and grains. The Hot Seats, a string band from Virginia, will perform; there’ll also be fireworks and a sparkling toast. The VIP package includes cocktails and a batch of cheese biscuits to take home.

Make America Small Again will run from 1-10 p.m. Tuesday, July 4, at 61 Locust St., Spruce Pine. The event is pet-friendly. General admission is $75, VIP package $125, children ages 6-12 $15, free for kids 5 and younger. To learn more or to purchase tickets, visit avl.mx/3ve.

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Fried bologna sliders, North Carolina oysters and fried chicken with a house-made biscuit, white gravy and chowchow are among the new items available on the Bone & Broth’s early summer menu. The restaurant plans to expand the selection in the coming weeks. The full summer menu will feature such options as tea-brined duck breast, a braised pork shoulder and house-made ravioli stuffed with wild-foraged nettles and ricotta. “Chef Cate Smedley and I are extremely proud of the menu she’s put together, and we’re very much looking forward to sharing her unique North Carolina-centric culinary perspective with Asheville,” says Nathan Welling, Bone & Broth’s manager.

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by Tony Kiss | avlbeerguy@gmail.com

An ongoing passion Green Man Brewery’s deep local roots originate from downtown pub Jack of the Wood Does anyone remember Benefit Brewing?

It was Asheville’s second brewery, and it opened in 1997, tucked in a small corner at the Jack of the Wood pub. Jonas Rembert co-owned the operation with Andy Dahm, and they left in 1999 to start French Broad Brewing Co. The Jack of the Wood brewery then took the name Green Man, found new ownership and moved to Buxton Avenue, becoming the first brewery in the now-busy South Slope brewing district.

Beer is no longer made at Jack of the Wood, but many of the pub’s original elements remain. It’s still a downtown hot spot, and founders Joan and Joe Eckert, who still own it, have maintained the original English and Irish vibe. The oldtime mountain and Irish music jams continue, and the venue extends a welcoming feeling to regulars and newcomers alike.

The Eckerts moved to Asheville from Philadelphia in 1991 and opened a vegetarian lunch counter at the downtown YMCA. Two years later, they expanded the business into a full-service restaurant on Wall Street, and while Laughing Seed Café was an immediate hit, they wanted something more.

Back then, says Joe Eckert, “There were no neighborhood bars in Asheville.” He wanted to do something similar to the ones he’d known in Pennsylvania, but with an atmosphere reflecting his and his wife’s heritage. “We had English and Irish backgrounds,” he explains. “Joan worked in our local pub in Philly.

That’s where we met.”

The connected building underneath Laughing Seed, which fronts on Patton Avenue, was available, and the couple set to work creating the pub. Although local philanthropist Julian Price had helped get Laughing Seed going, Joan Eckert says she and Joe used the restaurant’s profits to build Jack of the Wood. In those early days, City Bakery was located on one side of the Patton Avenue space, with the pub and brewery on the other:

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EVOLUTION: Joe and Joan Eckert opened Jack of the Wood in 1997. Until 1999, the downtown pub housed Asheville’s second craft brewery, Benefit Brewing, which later became Green Man. Photo by Jack Sorokin

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There was “yeast everywhere,” Joe Eckert recalls.

While the pub was under construction, Rembert came in and asked the Eckerts what they thought about brewing in the new space. Fresh out of brewing school, Rembert was eager for an opportunity in a downtown that at that point had exactly one — Highland Brewing Co., just under Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria on Biltmore Avenue.

“I thought it would be great, but I didn’t have the brewing resources,” Joe Eckert says. “So Jonas bought equipment and built the brewery back where the dart boards are now.” Rembert and Dahm owned and operated Benefit Brewing and sold beer to Jack of the Wood. After they departed, the Eckerts took over the brewing side, hired other brewers and named the business Green Man Brewery after the mythical character of English and Irish lore.

In search of more space, the Eckerts eventually moved the brewery to an industrial area just off Coxe Avenue and opened a small tasting room called Dirty Jack’s.

“I came up with that name,” Joan Eckert says. “At first I thought it would be Dirty Joe’s but then settled on Dirty Jack’s.”

The pub business continued as usual at Jack of the Wood, but in 2010 the Eckerts sold Green Man to Dennis Thies, who still runs the brewery. “We just didn’t have the people to manage it,” Joe Eckert explains.

A number of celebrities have passed through Jack of the Wood and Laughing Seed over the years.

Woody Harrelson, Sandra Bullock and Willem Dafoe all visited while shooting movies in the area, and actress Andie MacDowell, who lived in Asheville for many years, was known to occasionally visit Dirty Jack’s.

Although the Eckerts are no longer married, they still run the Laughing Seed and Jack of the Wood as a team. At least one of them is at one of the businesses most every day, maintaining what Joe Eckert calls “an ongoing passion.” X

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A R T S & E N T E R TA I N M E N T

WORK IN PLAY

‘Forging Futures’ exhibition celebrates studio craft in WNC

BY ALLI MARSHALL

materials from the previous exhibit.

“What was impactful to me was … none of these people were originally from North Carolina originally. They’d mostly moved here in the ’70s and ’90s, and it occurred to me how new the studio craft movement is to this region,” Zapf says of the first group. It surprised her because throughout the country, Western North Carolina is known for its studio crafts. The studio glass movement was born in WNC, and many artists in that field moved here to study with the likes of Harvey Littleton (originally from Corning, N.Y.) and Mark Peizer, who started the glass program at Penland.

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In the essay “Pursuing Excellence,” part of the catalog for the 2007 exhibition of the same name, writer Melissa G. Post asked the question, “Is there a Blue Ridge style?” The 19 artists, interviewed and represented in the exhibition — drawn from makers in the studio craft movement — had different answers. “Some identify ‘style’ more with attitude,” Post wrote, and, “others acknowledge medium and process as the source of a shared aesthetic.” Also “professionalism,” she continued, “in the form of execution and innovation, surfaced as a final attribute characteristic.”

Those statements ring true today as the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design teams up again with Blue Spiral 1 on the 10th anniversary of that first survey of studio craft in the region. Forging Futures, an exhibition of 24 makers, opens Thursday, June 29. Companion events, including panel discussions, a lecture and a fundraiser, run through Thursday, Aug. 17.

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BRINGING IDEAS INTO BEING What, exactly, is studio craft?

According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it developed in this country following World War II, and in the last half-century has been characterized by craft artists experimenting with “nontraditional materials and new techniques, producing bold, abstract and sculptural art, as well as continuing to make utilitarian objects.”

Textile artist Rachel Meginnes says that when we call something a craft object, there’s implied functionality, but, for example, many vessels being made by today’s ceramists are intended to sit on a shelf rather than be used. “To me, physically how it’s made, and how you bring an idea into being, is craft, essentially.”

Meginnes, who was in residency at Penland School of Crafts from 2012 to 2015, will be part of Forging Futures, along with Dean Allison, Alex Bernstein, Brian Boggs, Elizabeth Brim, Josh Copus, Heather Mae Erickson, Dustin Farnsworth, Jessica Green,

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STRANGE ARRANGEMENTS: Studio craft developed in this country following World War II and in the last half-century has been characterized by craft artists experimenting with “nontraditional materials and new techniques,” according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Pictured, “Order of Lords” by Dustin Farnsworth, collection of the Hunstville Museum of Art. Photo by Steve Mann Andrew Hayes, Eric Knoche, Jaydan Moore, Zack Noble, Amy Putansu, Tom Shields, Pablo Soto and Hayden Wilson who, together, represent wood, metal, clay, glass and fiber. The exhibition also includes Lisa Clague, Hoss Haley, Mark Peiser, George Peterson, Michael Sherrill, Kathy Triplett and Stoney Lamar, who were featured in 2007’s Pursuing Excellence.

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Lamar, a woodworker as well as a longtime and outgoing CCCD board member, will also be honored at the Aug. 10 Celebrating Stoney Lamar dinner and party, a ticketed annual benefit for the institution.

In preparing for Forging Futures, CCCD assistant director and curator Marilyn Zapf and Blue Spiral 1 assistant gallery director Michael Manes spent time looking through

But this next generation of studio craft artists, as represented by Forging Futures, does include North Carolina natives such as glass artists Wilson and Bernstein. “There are a handful of artists now, some in the emerging category, some established, who were born in or near Western North Carolina,” says Manes. If a similar exhibition is mounted in another 10 years, both he and Zapf hope that half or more of represented crafters will be natives.

Though not from the area, Meginnes has decided to stay here for now. She previously studied textiles in Japan, completed a Master of Fine Arts in fibers in Seattle and was the co-owner of a decorative rug design company before deciding to dedicate herself full time to studio work. Penland “gave me three years to explore nonstop,” she says. “It was not a straight trajectory, but steadfast. I kind of said yes to everything.”

The location, though remote, also provides a tightknit community of fellow crafters and a respect for the work. “This area has helped me stay in that [creative] space,” says Meginnes. “Penland itself was founded on weaving. … The fact that textiles are revered makes me not doubt my passion for them.”

Perhaps counterintuitively, though, when Meginnes left production work for studio craft, she also began working off her loom. At first, it was because she didn’t have space for the loom, so “I started to take cloth and unweave it instead of weave it, because I was very focused

like a waste of people’s previous efforts as well as my own. … There is this pressure that I don’t want to ruin the beauty that’s there, but I have to make it my own.”

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MAKE IT YOUR OWN: “I think about craft a lot and what it stands for,” says textile artist Rachel Meginnes. “For me, it has nothing to do with function at this point … It’s physically how it’s made and how you bring this idea into being. … It could be that you’re a potter at the wheel and you’re making everything by hand; it could be that you’re running a digital printer.” Pictured, “Holding,” 2017, by Meginnes on the structure,” she says. “That approach of undoing versus doing became a pattern.”

While at Penland, she was given her first cutter quilt — a bedspread in such bad shape it can only be cut up for pillows or other projects.

Meginnes had already been working with quilt patterns and with removing threads. She began deconstruct-

ing cutter quilts, removing the top layer to reveal the construction and original colors, then “sanding gesso into the slowly deteriorating surface, forming the tattered texture of the piece,” as is explained on her Penland bio.

“If anything, it’s a magical discovery process,” Meginnes says. “I feel bad if a piece fails because it feels

Failure plays a role in the methods of many studio crafters — enough so that, in creating programming around the Forging Futures exhibit, the CCCD and Blue Spiral included a “Spectacular Failure” panel discussion about how wrong turns lead to innovation.

The exhibition and its events also spotlight trends in studio craft, such as collaboration. “It’s necessary and also a bit of a convenience. All these resources are here,” says Manes.

Facilities like Penland and Haywood Community College’s professional crafts program provide tools and technology to take crafters to the next level. “That kind of accessibility has left the classroom or the campus and moved into the community,” Manes says.

Other shifts in the movement include more conceptual craft in this year’s show, says Manes, noting sculptor Farnsworth, who’s taken his work to a grander scale, and Wilson, who’s instilled his pieces with social commentary.

A shift of how an artist uses his or her materials is one trend, and “there’s also the incorporation of other materials, so it’s harder to classify an artist as ‘just clay’ or ‘just glass,’” says Zapf.

That, too, comes from increased collaboration and cross-communication of makers, says Manes.

But for all the changes in studio craft, there are also certain touchstones. “The thread between it all,” say Manes of the 2007 and 2017 surveys, “is craftsmanship, and the level of high quality within the work.” X

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Forging Futures schedule

Registration is recommended for most events, with a suggestion donation of $3-$5, except where noted.

Info at craftcreativitydesign.org/ forging-futures • Thursday, June 29, 4-5 p.m.

— Spectacular Failure Panel at Fine Arts Theatre (36 Biltmore Ave.). Artists Lisa Clague (clay) George Peterson (wood) and Jaydan Moore (metal) discuss how they used setbacks to further their work.

• Thursday, June 29, 5-8 p.m. — Forging Futures opening reception at Blue Spiral 1 (38 Biltmore Ave.).

No registration required.

• Thursday, July 20, 6:30 p.m. — “Why Craft, Why Western North Carolina?” Lecture by Anna Fariello, research associate professor at Hunter Library at Western North Carolina University, at Blue Spiral 1.

• Thursday, Aug. 10, 4:30-10 p.m. — Celebrating Stoney Lamar annual benefit. The ticketed event includes a private tour of Forging Futures, a seated dinner and afterparty at CCCD. Tickets ($250) required. avl.mx/3tb • Thursday, Aug. 17, 6:30 p.m.

— Teaching Craft Panel at Blue Spiral 1. Elizabeth Brim, Heather Mae Erickson and Michael Sherrill will discuss the various educational approaches.

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by Bill Kopp

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FIGHT OR FLIGHT A cynic might say that the defining characteristic of jazz-rock fusion is that it pleases neither the jazz fan nor the rock aficionado. But after a few years playing together in Marbin, guitarist Dani Rabin and saxophonist Danny Markovitch found that they had, in fact, become a fusion band. And the group’s success challenges the idea that fusion can’t be both adventurous and accessible. In support of its sixth and latest release, Goatman and the House of the Dead, Marbin plays the Asheville Music Hall on Friday, June 30.

The Chicago-based band came together by chance. Markovitch and Rabin met in Israel in 2007; Rabin had recently graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, and Markovitch had just finished Israeli military service. The two had been hired for a studio session with a drummer. “But the guy got food poisoning” and didn’t show up, Rabin recalls. With the studio already booked, Rabin and Markovitch decided to play and record

without the drummer. The music they made together was mostly “free improvisation,” Rabin says. They named the new project Marbin, based on a combination of their surnames.

Musical opportunities brought them to Chicago with a drummer in tow, but there the earliest lineup of the group fell apart. Back down to a duo, Rabin says he and Markovitch “started doing our own thing; we kept writing together.” Their self-titled debut album was released in 2009. Rabin describes that early effort as “lots of loops and texture, but not really fusion.”

The pair had some trouble adjusting to Chicago weather. “It was so cold, and we were sick of going out in the winter,” Rabin says. “So we decided we were going to throw shows at home and have the audience come to us.”

At one of those house concerts, a friend of a friend showed up. His name was Leonardo Pavkovic, owner of jazz/ progressive record label MoonJune and then-manager of legendary fusion gui-

Chicago-based fusion band Marbin plays Asheville Music Hall

AGGRESSIVE HIPPIES: While Marbin’s brand of jazz-rock fusion might not please jazz purists, the hardworking instrumental quartet has built up a loyal following in the jam, progressive rock and festival scenes. Photo by Zhanna Slor tarist Allan Holdsworth. Rabin recalls that Pavkovic loved their music and wanted to release Marbin’s next album.

But there was a catch. “He told us that in the States, you don’t have a chance if you don’t play with drums,” Rabin says with a laugh. “Because people need to have this music banged into their heads.”

They took Pavkovic’s advice, adding a drummer and releasing Breaking the Cycle in 2011. In support of that album, Marbin started a full-time touring schedule. “Three hundred days a year,” Rabin says, “and we’re still doing that.”

Along the way, the band discovered that Pavkovic’s instincts about adding a drummer were spot-on. “We play at such an intensity and a volume that people have the choice of staying or running away,” says Rabin. “You can’t have people there talking. You have to put them in a fight-or-flight mode.”

By the time Marbin released its third album, 2013’s Last Chapter of Dreaming, the band had become a four-piece including bass guitar and drums, and the music had developed a distinctly jazz-rock fusion character.

Rabin says that his electric guitar tone is off-putting to jazz purists: “It’s very saturated, and that comes from the rock side of things.”

He adds, “I don’t think there is such a thing as a jazz audience anymore.”

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Rabin characterizes Marbin’s fan base as an eclectic mix: “We have bikers, we have hippies. We have some jazz fusion people, prog people … really, a collection of everybody.”

Rabin is nonplussed when asked how his and Markovitch’s Israeli identity manifests itself in Marbin’s music. “It might be a little Jew-y?” he offers with a chuckle. “There’s probably a little bit more European stuff in there. We’re Israeli, but, in all fairness, my family was in Israel for [only] 50 years,” he points out. “Before that, we took a 2,000-year break in Europe.”

Whatever Marbin’s influences might be, the guitarist says that he can’t control the outcome when he sits down to write a song. “There’s only one way to write music,” Rabin says. “You’ve got to ask yourself, ‘What is good?’ and then see what’s in there.” X

WHO Marbin with The Get Right Band WHERE Asheville Music Hall 31 Patton Ave. ashevillemusichall.com WHEN Friday, June 30, 9 p.m. Free

A&E

by Thomas Calder

Mountain Xpress Presents

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A CATALYST FOR CHANGE Local painter Joseph Pearson talks about the art of communication Local artist Joseph Pearson is not interested in small talk. The 70-yearold painter views his work the same way he views all creative endeavors: as a catalyst for change. Art, says Pearson, helps facilitate conversation, which can lead to a better understanding. The challenge, he notes, is getting people to address and discuss the issues in the first place. “We tend to sweep certain subjects under the rug,” he says. “We don’t want to talk about sex, we don’t want to talk about race, we don’t want to talk about war. These are things that we are dealing with every single day.”

On Wednesday, July 5, Pearson’s latest show, American me: self-reflection; thoughts on different issues will open at the YMI Cultural Center. The work, which looks at the impacts of social media, injustice and war will run through Monday, July 31.

Many of these topics have inspired Pearson throughout his career. And since arriving in Asheville in 2015 by way of New Orleans, his paintings have been presented at a number of local galleries. In June 2016, Pink Dog Creative hosted his and fellow River Arts District artist Jessie Whitehead’s Perceptions — The Black Male, Images of Dignity. In February, Mars Hill University welcomed Pearson’s collection Figure-scapes and Figures into its Weizenblatt Art Gallery.

As with small talk, Pearson has little interest in echo chambers. He encourages and hopes that people from all walks of life will attend the opening of American me: self-reflection; thoughts on different issues. “It doesn’t matter if folks agree with me or not,” he says. “I want folks to talk. And I do want folks to think — to look at the work and hopefully raise some questions. Not just look at it and pass by.”

Pearson, who grew up in Pearl River County, Miss., says living in the segregated South left a lasting impression on the way he views the world and, by extension, his role as an artist. He remembers drinking from the coloredonly fountains and having to enter certain businesses through back doors.

As a child, Pearson also witnessed a cross burning on his school lawn.

These experiences, he says, “made me sensitive to the plight of those who are considered on the fringe of society.”

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ADDRESSING THE ISSUES: Social media, injustice and war are all explored in Joseph Pearson’s latest show, American me: self-reflection; thoughts on different issues.

Photo by Thomas Calder Tonia Plummer, administrative assistant at YMI Cultural Center, helped organize the upcoming show.

She considers Pearson’s mission to engage those with opposing views as an essential step in healing a divided country. “The way America is today, you have people in separate groups, and no one is trying to get along,” she says.

“But you have small pockets of people who are willing to work together to make things better for everyone else.”

Pearson maintains that part of this healing requires confronting divisive issues. Immigration, for example, is prominent in his work. He notes that the U.S. — excluding Native Americans and those whose ancestors were brought here by force — is a nation of immigrants. But even as such, the current outlook on immigration has shifted.

This disturbs Pearson. One question his work aims to raise is what exactly has changed? What makes the Pilgrims who fled England in 1620 due to religious persecution different from modernday Syrians seeking refuge from war?

What distinguishes the poverty-stricken Italian immigrants at the turn of the last century from present-day Mexicans seeking similar opportunity?

Pearson isn’t suggesting that American me: self-reflection; thoughts on different issues will provide the answers to these and other such questions. But if his paintings encourage further discussion about the issues, he will consider it as a step in the right direction. “My work is about communication [and] conversation,” he says. “Conversation opens minds to a different perspective that may affect positive change.” X

WHAT American me: self-reflection; thoughts on different issues WHERE YMI Cultural Center second floor, 20-44 Eagle St. josephart.net WHEN Opening reception Wednesday, July 5, 6-8 p.m. The exhibit will remain on view through Monday, July 31. Free

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Independence Day events around WNC of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. avl.mx/3u1 BLACK MOUNTAIN, MONTREAT AND SWANNANOA • Venture to Sutton Avenue in Black Mountain for a night of food vendors, kids’ activities and street dancing. At dusk, there will be a fireworks display.

The free event runs from 5:30-9:30 p.m. avl.mx/3u4 • The Montreat Conference Center hosts its annual July 4 parade at 10:30 a.m., along with a 5K race, barbecue and evening square dance. The theme is “Stars and Stripes.” avl.mx/3u0

OH WOW POWWOW: “This action-packed weekend includes colorful regalia, jaw-dropping dances and music made to move you,” says a press release for the 42nd annual Fourth of July Powwow, held in Cherokee. Tribal foods and crafts are also part of the threeday celebration. Photo courtesy of festival organizers Oh, say can you see all the festivals, fireworks and fun in the sun around Western North Carolina to celebrate our nation’s independence? Whether you favor a pig pickin’ or watermelon, live music or a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence, there’s something for almost everyone this holiday, and Xpress has all your pie-flavored, freedom-filled needs covered.

Unless otherwise noted, events take place Tuesday, July 4. For additional ideas, check out our Calendar section or mountainx.com.

ASHEVILLE • For an all-day, family-friendly event, head downtown to the annual Ingles Independence Day Celebration, hosted by the Asheville Downtown Association.

From 2 to 6 p.m., there will be inflatables, children’s activities, the Splashville fountain and a variety of food trucks.

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Park, although no pets, outside alcohol or coolers are allowed. Fireworks will begin at 9:30. avl.mx/3ty • The Asheville Tourists will take on the Charleston RiverDogs at McCormick Field for an Independence Day matchup. The game starts at 7:05 p.m. and will conclude with a fireworks display presented by ABCCM. Purchase tickets in advance, as the game is expected to sell out. avl.mx/3tz • In South Asheville, Lake Julian will hold a free fireworks show beginning at dark. Visitors are encouraged to arrive early, bring chairs and picnic blankets, and stake out a spot along the lake. Horseshoe pits, a sand volleyball court, playgrounds, picnic tables and boat rentals will be available to keep you entertained. Parking is offered at Estes Elementary School on Long Shoals Road. avl.mx/2nh • The Mountaineer Antique Auto Club is having its 50th anniversary car show and swap meet Friday, June

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30, and Saturday, July 1, at the WNC Agricultural Center. Come show, swap or look at antique cars from across the decades. Spectator tickets cost $5 per day. Also at the WNC Agricultural Center, the Highland Sports Car Club autocross will have a precision driving competition 6-11 p.m. July 4.

Spectators are welcome, no fee to watch. avl.mx/3ub and avl.mx/3uc BANNER ELK AND BEECH MOUNTAIN • In its second year, the Mile High Fourth of July five-day extravaganza begins Saturday, July 1, with Beech Mountain’s 47th Roasting of the Hog pig pickin’ at 6 p.m., and a fireworks display at dark. On Tuesday, head over to Banner Elk for a parade on Main Street at 11 a.m. and a party in the town square. In between, check out live music at various venues, the Art on the Greene craft show, Blues on Beech music festival and performances

• White Horse Black Mountain is offering two patriotic shows this holiday weekend: Clarinet and piano duo AmiciMusic will present “Sounds of America Patriotic Show” with classic arrangements from American composers such as Joplin, Gershwin and Sousa on Sunday, July 2, at 2 p.m. Then, on July 4, the Land of Sky Symphonic Band will hold a special Independence Day concert at 7 p.m. Watch the downtown fireworks in style while listening to the 43-piece orchestra. Tickets for both shows are available at avl.mx/3u5 • For a more scenic fireworks vista, the Swannanoa Valley Museum is holding its annual Independence Day Fireworks Hike, a 1.5-mile, easyto-moderate trek to the top of Sunset Mountain. At the summit, participants will arrive in time for the sunset and enjoy a watermelon cutting before watching fireworks over the town of Black Mountain below. The hike starts at 6 p.m. $35 museum members/$50 nonmembers. avl.mx/3u6 BREVARD • “Americana at its best,” boasts the website for Brevard’s Fourth of July celebration. Start the day by racing in the Brevard Rotary’s Firecracker 5K and 10K, then check out craft vendors, interactive games, the 24th annual auto show of pre-1984 classic vehicles, a bike parade, hot dog eating contest and a live reading of the Declaration of Independence. Brevard College will host the town’s fireworks display, complete with food and live music. Free. avl.mx/3u9

LAKE LURE • Celebrations start a day early in Lake Lure: Enjoy snacks and baked goods by the Welcome Center or snow cones, ice cream and more at a food court near the Lake Lure Beach entrance on Monday, July 3. The beach opens at 8 p.m., and fireworks begin at sundown; visitors are encouraged to watch from the beach or Morse Park for the best views. avl.mx/3u7 • Rumbling Bald Resort is hosting a fireworks show at 9:30 p.m. — beach access is for resort guests only, but boat rentals are a popular way to see the show. avl.mx/3u8

EVERYONE LOVES A PARADE: Join the march, or watch from the shady sidelines, in Banner Elk, Montreat, Crossnore and Lake Junaluska, pictured, among other towns. The long weekend’s festivities also include picnics, 5K races, fireworks displays and much more. Photo courtesy of Lake Junaluska

• If you’re looking for an outdoorsy way to spend the holiday weekend, Chimney Rock State Park will have family-friendly events from Saturday, July 1, to Tuesday, July 4, including hiking trails, a 32-foot climbing tower and an animal encounter at 2 p.m. each day. chimneyrockpark.com

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• The Freedom Fest street festival is back with a full lineup of events. Kick off the holiday by running the Rotary Club Firecracker 5K race and then stick around for events such as a Strut Your Mutt pet show, a hula-hoop-off, watermelon-eating contests, live music and an evening fireworks display. avl.mx/2nk

• Looking for a parade, cookout with members of the fire department, free watermelon, inflatables and an old-fashioned frog-jumping contest? All are part of the smalltown Independence Day celebration in Crossnore, the town’s biggest event of the year. A fireworks show, set off by the fire department, caps off the night’s festivities. avl.mx/3ue

• The Red, White and Bluegrass festival is back with four days of camping, barbecue and live music. The first three days showcase some of the area’s

• The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad will also run the Freedom Train, departing from the Bryson City Depot at 7 p.m. and traveling out to the Fontana Trestle for sunset views of Fontana Lake. Visitors will be served a barbecue-style picnic dinner before returning just in time to catch the Bryson City Freedom Fest’s fireworks.

To purchase tickets, visit avl.mx/3u3 CHEROKEE • Get an inside look at a vibrant, rich culture and honor a different aspect of our nation’s history with the 42nd annual Fourth of July Powwow in Cherokee. From Friday, June 30, to Sunday, July 2, spectators from across the country flock to hear traditional Cherokee music, taste authentic tribal food, purchase handmade crafts and participate in dance competitions with more than $60,000 in prize money. On Sunday night, there will be a fireworks show over the Acquoni Expo Center to celebrate Independence Day. $12 per day, cash only. Viewing of the fireworks is free from the parking lot. avl.mx/3u2

biggest bluegrass names, including Flatt Lonesome, Blue Highway, Volume Five, Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice and the Boxcars. On Tuesday, July 4, the festival opens up to the general public with yard games, a watermelon-eating contest and a fireworks show at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are required for Saturday, July 1, to Monday, July 3. Purchase online at avl.mx/3ud SYLVA • The Sylva Independence Day celebration is back in full force for the third year in a row, since its seven-year hiatus. R&B band The Business is performing before the fireworks show at sundown. The event is free to the public. avl.mx/2nl WAYNESVILLE • There are no fireworks to be had in Waynesville, but the midday Stars and Stripes festival, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., provides a family-friendly alternative. A children’s parade begins at 11 a.m., and live music starts at 2 p.m. on the courthouse lawn. downtownwaynesville.com X

HENDERSONVILLE • Downtown Hendersonville will host free, live, outdoor music — local artist Izzi Hughes will sing the national anthem and a full music lineup is still to be released. Performances are 7-9:30 p.m., fireworks display at dark. avl.mx/3ua LAKE JUNALUSKA • Extend your holiday weekend even longer with music, parades and dancing at Lake Junaluska — festivities will run from Sunday, July 2, to Wednesday, July 5. Evening concerts featuring Balsam Range, Lauren Story and the Lake Junaluska Singers are just the start: On July 4, the official holiday kicks off with a national parks-themed parade followed by a barbecue picnic, kids activities, free square dancing and an evening fireworks show over the lake. avl.mx/3tx

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by Kai Elijah Hamilton | kaielijahhamilton@gmail.com

‘ANNIE’ AT FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE

ORPHANS AND EARWORMS: Sing along with the many, many catchy hits of Annie, now onstage at Flat Rock Playhouse. Carly Gendell, left, in the title role, and Ivy Rose Voloshin perform in the show. Photo by Scott Treadway

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Some may turn their noses up at a musical that’s bursting with sunshine, but most of us secretly love a rags-to-riches tale. The classic musical Annie, by Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, is onstage at Flat Rock Playhouse through Sunday, July 2.

Charismatic orphan Annie (played by Carly Gendell) languishes at a downtrodden New York City orphanage with unstable caregiver Miss Hannigan (Marcy McGuigan).

Annie dreams of someday finding her parents, but all she has to go by is a gold locket around her neck. She gets the break of a lifetime when billionaire Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks (Sean Cooper) invites her to spend two weeks in his mansion.

As the curtains open, a beautiful set by Dennis C. Maulden, enhanced by CJ Barnwell’s lighting design, is revealed. That strength is carried through by the youthful performances of the orphanage girls. Their rendition of “It’s the Hard-Knock Life” is as exciting as ever. One orphan manages to stand out above the rest: The precious Ivy Rose Voloshin as Molly gives a flawless performance with comedic talent far beyond her years.

When Voloshin gets trapped in a bucket, she nabs the night’s most memorable moment.

It’s no wonder that Gendell has played the role of Annie multiple times. In the final stretch of age believability, she gives it her all.

Gendell made her Broadway debut in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock, originating the role of Marcy.

As Annie, she noticeably inspires the young ladies around her, as well as the audience. This production could’ve done without the iconic curly wig, though, and some of Annie’s later outfits were too short, making her transformation not a highlight. Given that Macy, Annie’s adorable dog, Sandy, is a surviving stray herself, she realistically sinks her teeth into the part.

McGuigan surprises as the drunken Miss Hannigan. It’s impossible to duplicate the great Carol Burnett in the stellar 1982 film version, so it’s nice to see a more subdued approach. However, the staging of “Little Girls” needed attention.

Also intriguing is the strapping Cooper, fully equipped with a deep,

satisfying singing voice. Lindsay O’Neil, as Warbucks’ secretary and possible love interest, is radiant.

Stephen Sheffer gives a terrific performance as Rooster — Miss Hannigan’s brother and partner in crime. He’s reminiscent of John Waters’ “Dreamlander” actor David Lochary. Such a trashy approach to the character is monumental, making the fun, but lesser-known “Easy Street” this production’s best number. The ensemble of FRP regulars — Tauren Hagans, Scott Treadway, Michael MacCauley and Preston Dyar — give great support.

Keep an eye on the handsome Cody Marshall, who does some truly fine work as Hull.

In a time when presidential parodies are all the rage, Peter Thomasson relishes playing FDR. When Annie meets the presidential cabinet and sings the fanfare number “Tomorrow,” it makes us hopeful that such simplistic change is still possible. The second act has always lacked momentum and fluidity, though. This is something the film took note of and elevated the stakes, giving Miss Hannigan a much-needed character arc when she second-guesses Annie’s abduction. The fault lies in the theatrical version’s writing alone.

Director and choreographer Amy Jones goes for consistent jubilation with this production. Such a positive focus is what we need right now. If Annie has taught us anything, it’s that, despite it all, the sun will come out tomorrow. X

WHAT Annie WHERE Flat Rock Playhouse 2661 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock flatrockplayhouse.org WHEN Through Sunday, July 2 Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., matinees on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. $15-$50

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Lera Lynn and John Paul White

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Fans of the HBO drama “True Detective” may recognize the sultry vocals of Lera Lynn and John Paul White, both of whom contributed to the season-two soundtrack. The two artists can be heard together once again this summer on their 12-city tour. Lynn’s indie-rock serves as a balancing counterpart to White’s acoustic croons, which won him Grammys as part of the duo The Civil Wars. “John Paul is obviously a divine singer. He’s obviously a great writer. But there’s something more to his art, a deep stillness, that can only be experienced live,” Lynn says of her counterpart. “I’m having a great time touring with John and his badass band, and playing for all the music lovers.” The two will share songs on the stage of The Altamont Theatre on Friday, June 30, at 8 p.m. $25/$30/$35 VIP. thealtamonttheatre. com. Photo courtesy of the musicians

Self-described brass-house band Too Many Zooz will bring its unique blend of jazz, funk and house music to the Asheville Music Hall for two nights. The sometimes-buskers gained a following through impromptu performances at the Union Square subway station in New York City beginning in 2014. The musicians’ viral videos gained the attention of millions of fans, including one international pop star: Beyoncé. The megaperformer recruited Too Many Zooz to play on her Lemonade tracks’ “Daddy Lessons” and “Formation.” “Beyoncé is an awesome person, both on-screen and off,” says baritone saxophonist Leo P. “She treated everyone fairly and with respect. It was an honor.” The trio will bring its brass instruments and dance moves to Asheville Music Hall on Saturday, July 1, and Sunday, July 2, at 9 p.m. $15 advance/$18 day of show. ashevillemusichall.com. Photo by Frank Cohen

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In her second Flag of US event, Colombia native Martha Skinner invites locals to refashion the American ensign. Wielding drawing implements, artists gather around a large table painted with the stars and stripes and, spurred by the stopand-go of impromptu music (attendees are encouraged to bring their instruments), they’ll draw each other’s faces over the flag. It’s an artistic celebration of unity.

“The Fourth of July weekend seemed perfect as a new and unique way to celebrate our national holiday through creativity and play and to together turn our American flag into a Flag of US,” explains Skinner. The collaborative event takes place at The BLOCK off Biltmore on Sunday, July 2, at 5:30 p.m. $1-$10 sliding scale. Skinner will also host Drawing for Action, a search for solutions to political unrest through art, at noon. $29. theblockoffbiltmore.com. Photo courtesy of Skinner

“Mongolian folk metal band” may seem like a counterintuitive collection of descriptors, but it’s perfectly appropriate when depicting the band Tennger Cavalry. The songs on the 2016 Cavalry in Thousands album feature sounds from a variety of musical genres, including chanting, shamisen solos, classic metal guitar riffs and full orchestral melodies fit for a fantasy movie soundtrack.

The unprecedented group recently played a sold-out show at Carnegie Hall and received praise from major media outlets such as CNN and Vice. For its show in Asheville, Tennger Cavalry will be joined by Venezuelan guitar prodigy Felix Martin — who performs with two connected guitars totaling 30 strings — and pagan metal band Helsott. The Mothlight hosts the night of metal on Tuesday, July 4, at 9:30 p.m. $10/$12. themothlight.com. Photo courtesy of Tennger Cavalry

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FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS: Pack Square Park is transforming into an art lover’s paradise, from 10 a.m.-5 pm. Saturday, July 1, and Sunday, July 2, during the downtown Asheville Festival of the Arts. One hundred regional, local and national artists and craft artisans will be displaying their works in the outdoor show. The exhibition includes fine jewelry, paintings, sculpture, glasswork and handcrafted apparel and decor. Adding to the weekend’s entertainment is the craft marketplace, which features handmade, affordable artisan creations and a full greenmarket. For more information, visit artfestival.com. White Horse Running, painting by Corey Mcabb, courtesy of the Festival of the Arts. (p. 57) ART 362 DEPOT GALLERY 362 Depot St., Asheville, 828)-234-1616 • TH (3/30), 10am-1pm - "Artists' Breakfast," informal monthly gathering of artists, writers, musicians and art patrons. Coffee is provided. Bring snacks to share. Free.

ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION 828-251-9973, ashevilledowntown.org • WEDNESDAYS, 6-7pm - “LEAF Global Citizen’s Dance and Art Series,” outdoor event featuring public dance workshops by visual and performing artists plus craft activities at the Easel Rider mobile art lab. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. AKIRA SATAKE CERAMICS, CAFÉ YUZU & GALLERY MUGEN 191 Lyman St., Studio 165 • SU (7/2), 5-8pm - Grand opening celebration with live music and Japanese food. Free to attend.

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS artfestival.com • SA (7/1) & SU (7/2), 10am-5pm - Outdoor art and craft festival featuring over 100 regional, local and national artists and craft artisans. Free to attend.

Held in Pack Square Park, 80 Court Plaza

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS ARTS COUNCIL OF HENDERSON COUNTY 828-693-8504, acofhc.org • Through WE (8/2) - Vendor applications accepted for the 58th annual Art on Main Festival, taking place Saturday, Sept. 30 & Sunday, Oct. 1. See website for full guidelines.

Held at Arts Council of Henderson County, 401 N. Main St., Hendersonville

BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER 56 Broadway, 828-3508484, blackmountaincollege.org • Through WE (7/12) - Papers and proposals accepted for the annual ReVIEWING Black Mountain College conference. Contact for full guidelines.

CALDWELL ARTS COUNCIL 601 College Ave., SW Lenoir, 828-754-2486 • Through SA (9/9) Submissions accepted for the 32nd annual Sculpture Celebration taking place Saturday, Sep. 9.

Contact for guidelines.

FOOTHILLS FOLK ART FESTIVAL facebook.com/ FoothillsFolkArtFestival • Through FR (9/1) Applications accepted for The Foothills Folk Art Festival. See website for full guidelines.

HICKORY OKTOBERFEST hickoryoktoberfest.com

• Through TU (8/1) Applications accepted for arts and crafts vendors to participate in the annual outdoor Oktoberfest. See website for full guidelines.

TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, 828-884-2787, tcarts.org • Through (7/10) Submissions accepted for artists to participate in Art Spark 2017, art auction for the TC Arts Council taking place Sunday, Aug. 13 at 6pm. Contact for full details.

MUSIC AFRICAN DRUM LESSONS AT SKINNY BEATS DRUM SHOP (PD.) Sundays 2pm, Wednesdays 6pm. Billy Zanski teaches a fun approach to connecting with your inner rhythm.

Drop-ins welcome. Drums provided. $15/class. (828) 768-2826. www. skinnybeatsdrums.com

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A& E CA LEN DA R ASHEVILLE PERCUSSION FESTIVAL ashevillepercussionfestival. com • SA (7/1), 10am-5pm Festival with percussion workshops and concerts.

Free. Held at Odyssey Community School, 90 Zillicoa St. • SA (7/1), 8pm - Masters concert featuring original collaborative compositions created by the festival’s residency artists. $35. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave. BREVARD MUSIC CENTER 828-862-2105, brevardmusic.org • WE (6/28), 7:30pm - "An American Legend: Maud Powell," concert celebration. $28. Held at Brevard College Ingram Auditorium, 1 Brevard College Drive Brevard • TH (6/29), 7:30pm - Don Pasquale, concert featuring Donizetti's opera buffa transported to the Wild West. $35 and up. Held at Brevard College Porter Center, 1 Brevard College Drive Brevard

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• FR (6/30), 7:30pm - Concert featuring Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, with Conductor Marcelo Lehninger and pianist Lise de la Salle. $26 and up. Held at Brevard Music Center, 349 Andante Lane Brevard • SA (7/1), 2pm - Don Pasquale, concert featuring Donizetti's opera buffa transported to the Wild West. $35 and up. Held in Porter Center Held at Brevard College Porter Center, 1 Brevard College Drive Brevard • SA (7/1), 7:30pm - Concert by the Brevard Sinfonia featuring Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1. $26 and up. Held at Brevard Music Center, 349 Andante Lane Brevard • SU (7/2), 7pm - Jan and Beattie Wood Concerto Competition finals. Free.

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"RiddleFest," concert featuring David Holt & Josh Goforth, bluegrass. $20.

CANTON RECREATIONAL PARK Penland St., Canton • FRIDAYS through (8/25) Outdoor bluegrass concert with clogging. Free.

CITY OF ASHEVILLE 251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • THURSDAYS 6-8pm Pritchard Park singer/songwriter series. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. • FRIDAYS, 6-10pm Asheville outdoor drum circle. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. HENDERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 905 S. Greenville Highway, Hendersonville, 828-6926424, myhcdp.com • 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - "Strings and Things," folk pop music jam. Free.

LAKE JUNALUSKA CONFERENCE & RETREAT CENTER 91 North Lakeshore Drive Lake Junaluska, 828-4522881, lakejunaluska.com • SU (7/2), 7:30pm - Balsam Range concert, bluegrass.

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$18 and up. Held in Stuart Auditorium • MO (7/3), 7:30pm - Laura Story concert. $18.

• TU (7/4), 7:30pm - Lake Junaluska Singers concert.

Held in Stuart Auditorium. $18-$23.

MUSIC AT WCU 828-227-2479, bardoartscenter.wcu.edu • TH (6/29), 8pm - Concert featuring the faculty of the Mountain Collegium Early Music and Folk Music Workshop. Free. Held in the Coulter Building recital hall MUSIC ON MAIN 828-693-9708, historichendersonville.org • FRIDAYS until (8/18) Outdoor live music event.

Free. Held at Hendersonville Visitor Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville SHINDIG ON THE GREEN 828-258-6101 x345, folkheritage.org • SATURDAYS (7/1) through (9/2) - Outdoor old-timey and folk music jam sessions and concert. Free. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St.

THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL PRESERVATION 828-692-8062, saveculture.org • TH (6/29), 7:30pm - A Great American Tapestry: The Many Strands of Mountain Music, premiere film screening. Live music

by Sheila Kay Adams, Amythyst Kiah and Rhiannon & the Relics. $10-$15. Held at Fine Arts Theatre, 36 Biltmore Ave. • FR (6/30), 7:30pm - A Great American Tapestry: The Many Strands of Mountain Music, premiere film screening. Live music

by Sheila Kay Adams, Amythyst Kiah and Rhiannon & the Relics. $10-$15. Held at White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road, Black Mountain THE CRADLE OF FORESTRY 11250 Pisgah Highway, Pisgah Forest, 828-877-3130 • SU (7/2), 4-5:30pm “Songcatchers Music Series” featuring acoustic music with roots in the Southern Appalachians. $6/$3 for 15 and younger.

WNC HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION wnchistory.org • TH (6/29), 2:30-4pm "Raise Every Voice: Gospel Music in the Mountains," concert by Bruce Nemerov & Friends featuring discussions and music found in WNC during the 19th and 20th centuries. $5/Free for members of WNCHA. Held at UNC-Asheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road

THEATER ANAM CARA THEATRE 828-545-3861, anamcaratheatre.com • FRIDAYS & SATURDAY until (7/1), 8pm - Cafe le Monde. $20/$16 advance. Held at Toy Boat Community Art Space, 101 Fairview Road, Suite B BREVARD LITTLE THEATRE 55 E. Jordan St., Brevard, 828-884-2587, TheBrevardLittleTheatre.org • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS until (7/2) Urinetown, musical comedy.

Thurs. - Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 3pm. $22/$15 students/$10 children.

DIFFERENT STROKES PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTIVE 828-275-2093, differentstrokespac.org • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (7/1), 7:30pm - 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche. $21/$18 advance.

Held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE 2661 Highway 225, Flat Rock, 828-693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (7/2) - Annie, musical. Wed. & Thurs.: 7:30pm. Fri. & Sat.: 8pm.

Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. $15-$50.

FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE DOWNTOWN 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville, 828-6930731, flatrockplayhouse.org • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS (6/29) until (7/23) - The Little Mermaid. Thurs. & Fri.: 7pm. Sat.: 1pm & 5pm. Sun.: 2pm. $12.50 - $25.

HENDERSONVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville, 828-6921082, hendersonvillelittletheater. org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (6/30) until (7/9) Significant Other. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $16.

MONTFORD PARK PLAYERS 828-254-5146, montfordparkplayers.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (7/1), 7:30pm - The Taming of the Shrew, comedy. Free to attend. Held at Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St. THE MAGNETIC THEATRE 375 Depot St., 828-2794155 • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (7/1), 7:30pm - American Arcade or How To Shoot Yourself in the Face (An Outrage in Two Acts). $16/$12 previews.

GALLERY DIRECTORY 200 MAIN 200 Main St., Highlands, 200main.com • Through MO (7/31) - How Many Trees?, outdoor eco-art installation

by Anna Norton and John Melvin.

Jerman, The Larsons and JoAnna Carroll.

PINK DOG CREATIVE 348 Depot St., pinkdog-creative.com • Through SU (7/9) - Signs of Life, paintings of Mark Flowers.

ART AT UNCA art.unca.edu • Through MO (7/31) - Paintings and ikebana by Jamie RoweRischitelli. Held in the Blowers Gallery Held at UNC-Asheville, 1 University Heights

THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY AND DESIGN 67 Broadway, 828-785-1357, craftcreativitydesign.org/ • Through SA (9/2) - Tie Up, Draw Down, curated show exploring weaving as a source for experimentation across media and genres.

ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART 82 Patton Ave., 828-251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art.com • Through FR (6/30) - Taking the Ordinary to Extraordinary, exhibition featuring the work of Bill Cole.

BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 828-669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • Through FR (7/21) - Exhibition of plein air paintings from the Art in Bloom garden tour.

BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER 56 Broadway, 828-350-8484, blackmountaincollege.org • Through SA (9/2) - Frank Hursh: Marking Space + Place, exhibition of the paintings and drawings of Frank Hursh.

BLUE SPIRAL 1 38 Biltmore Ave., 828-251-0202, bluespiral1.com • TH (6/29) through FR (8/25) Forging Futures: Studio Craft in Western North Carolina, exhibition of the work of 24 emerging and established artists shaping in studio craft.

BURNSVILLE TRAC GALLERY 102 W. Main St., Burnsville, 828682-7215, toeriverarts.org/ facilities/burnsville-gallery/ • Through SA (8/5) - The Interbeing Project, The Interface of Woman & Nature, exhibition of photography

by Bonnie Cooper.

‘THEN & NOW’: Downtown Books & News is celebrating its 29th anniversary Saturday, July 1, from 6-9 p.m. with the opening of a mixed-media art exhibit, Then & Now, featuring works by Emöke B’Racz, the store’s owner and founder, and members of the B’Racz family. “Most of my life,” B’Racz says, “writing has come easily, but there was a period when words completely failed me. I had a dream at the time, and in that dream I heard a voice saying, ‘Paint what you write, and write what you paint.’ I took the message seriously. That was when I started to make art.” For more information, visit dbnbooks.com or call 828-253-8654. Photo of paintings by Emöke B’Racz courtesy of Downtown Books and News CANVAS ARTSPACE 212 S. Church St., Hendersonville, 828-577-4590, canvaswnc.com • Through TU (7/4) - Nature’s Black Crown: Tales of Restoration, exhibition of new drawings by Christopher Charles Curtis.

• Through TU (8/1) - Selections: Paintings of Lillia Frantin.

Reception: Thursday, July 6, 5-7pm. Artist talk: Sunday, July 9, 3-5:30pm.

CARLTON GALLERY 10360 Highway 105 S., Banner Elk, 828-963-4288, carltonartgallery.com • Through SA (7/15) - Spring group exhibition with florals, still lifes and interiors.

DOWNTOWN BOOKS & NEWS 67 N. Lexington Ave., 828-348-7615, downtownbooksandnews.com

• SA (7/1) through MO (7/31) Exhibition of the mixed media works of Emöke B’Racz and the B’Racz family, celebrating the 29th anniversary of the store.

Reception: Saturday, July 1, 5-9pm.

FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER 2160 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, 828-273-3332, floodgallery.org/ • Through FR (6/30) - Looking for You—New & Old Photography, exhibition of photography by Rimas Zailskas.

FOLK ART CENTER MP 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, 828298-7928, craftguild.org • Through FR (6/30) - Exhibition of works created by the Haywood Community College's Professional Crafts Program graduate class of 2017.

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70 Westgate Parkway, 828-7851780, greensagecafe.com • Through SA (7/15) - Beloved Bears, exhibition of bear photography by April Johnson and Jeff Miller.

9 Walnut St., 828-575-2294, moracollection.com • Through FR (6/30) - Exhibition of jewelry by Oblik Atelier.

JUBILEE COMMUNITY CHURCH 46 Wall St., 828-252-5335, jubileecommunity.org • Through FR (6/30) - Project Maureen, art and photography by Maureen Simon.

ODYSSEY CENTER FOR CERAMIC ARTS 236 Clingman Ave., 828-2850210, odysseyceramicarts.com • TH (7/1) through FR (7/30) July artist exhibition featuring the ceramic art of heila Lambert, Diana Gillispie, Mary Mikealson and Henry Pope.

MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com • Through FR (8/4) - Among Friends: Sixteen from the Art Bomb Studios, group exhibition.

ODYSSEY COOPERATIVE ART GALLERY 238 Clingman Ave., 828-285-9700, facebook.com/ odysseycoopgallery • Through FR (6/30) - Ceramic art show featuring the work of Anne

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THE VILLAGE POTTERS 191 Lyman St., #180, 828-2532424, thevillagepotters.com • Through SA (8/12) - Forms, Figures, and Function, exhibit featuring the work of The Village Potters’ apprentices. Artist talk: Saturday, July 1, 2-6pm.

TRACEY MORGAN GALLERY 188 Coxe Ave., TraceyMorganGallery.com • Through FR (6/30) - Forest for Trees, exhibition of paintings by An Hoang.

• Through FR (6/30) - Staring, exhibition of paintings by Rob Amberg.

TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, 828884-2787, tcarts.org • Through FR (7/14) - Summer art exhibition featuring works from members of the Transylvania Art Guild.

WEST END BAKERY 757 Haywood Road, 828-2529378, westendbakery.com • Through MO (7/31) - Exhibition of paintings by Pat Barratt.

Contact the galleries for admission hours and fees

Now accepting applications from area nonprofits to participate in our annual fundraising effort.

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CROSS-STATE CONNECTION: Since releasing its debut album in 2015, Asheville ensemble Tellico has taken its concoction of traditional bluegrass melodies and innovative “Appalachiacana” abilities on the road, making a splash at MerleFest, the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival and countless venues across the region. On Friday, June 30, Tellico joins forces with Raleigh-based bluegrass outfit Hank, Pattie & the Current for a night of unihibited acoustic fun at The Grey Eagle in Asheville, beginning at 8 p.m. Photo courtesy of the band WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 185 KING STREET Vinyl Night, 6:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis (African folk music), 8:00PM 550 TAVERN & GRILLE Karaoke, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Hank Bones or Kon Tiki, 7:30PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30PM BEN'S TUNE-UP The Secret B-Sides, 6:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open Mic w/ Mark Bumgarner, 7:00PM BROADWAY'S Broadway HumpDay Variety w/ DJ NexMillen, 9:00PM BURGER BAR Double Trouble Karaoke w/ Dee & Joe, All day CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock 'n' roll), 7:30PM CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Open mic jam w/ Riyen Roots & friends, 7:00PM CROW & QUILL Western Wednesdays (local honky tonk), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Classic Country Vinyl w/ DJ David Wayne Gay, 10:00PM

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FUNKATORIUM John Hartford Jam w/ the Saylor Brothers (bluegrass), 6:30PM GOOD STUFF Jim Hampton & friends perform "Eclectic Country" (jam), 7:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul, funk), 5:30PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 An evening w/ Quiles & Cloud, 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old-time session, 5:00PM JUICY LUCY'S BURGER BAR AND GRILL Acoustic Jam, 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM

PULP Bleedseason w/ Chaos Among Cattle & Sunseeker [POSTPONED], 9:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Mike Rhodes Fellowship, 6:00PM POST 25 Albi & The Lifters (American swing, French chanson), 7:00PM SALVAGE STATION RnB Wednesday Jam Night w/ Ryan RnB Barber & friends, 8:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Blue Ridge Humane Society Adoption, 6:00PM Karaoke, 7:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Hemp Day w/ Haw Creek Sheiks Band, 6:00PM TOWN PUMP Open Mic w/ Billy Presnell, 9:00PM

LONDON DISTRICT STUDIOS Asheville Jack presents Gypsy Jazz at The London, 7:30PM

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Invitational Blues & Soul Performance (blues, soul), 9:00PM

ODDITORIUM Feral w/ Sire & Spit (metal), 9:00PM

TWIN LEAF BREWERY Open Mic Night, 8:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Evil Note Lab, 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING Brie Capone, 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Bowling For Soup w/ Save Ferris, 9:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Comedy Marquee Dinner Show, 7:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Up Jumped Three (jazz), 7:30PM WILD WING CAFE Jordan Okrend (acoustic), 8:00PM

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH J Luke (acoustic), 6:30PM

THURSDAY, JUNE 29 185 KING STREET Nikki Talley & Jason Sharp, 8:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray & The Space Cooties, 7:00PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Alien Music Club (live jazz), 10:00PM BEN'S TUNE-UP The Cris Coleman Blues Experience, 8:00PM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Bluegrass Jam w/ The Big Deal Band, 8:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Patrick Fitzsimons (roots music), 7:00PM BURGER BAR Burger Bar Boogaloo!, All day TRIVIA! w/ Ol'Gilly, 7:00PM BYWATER Well Lit Strangers, 6:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Ghost Heron, 6:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass Open Jam Session, 7:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM NATIVE KITCHEN & SOCIAL PUB Ryan Furstenburg, 7:00PM ODDITORIUM Hivehead w/ Jackson Harem & Mr. Mange (rock), 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Shakey's Karaoke, 10:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch's Totally Rad Trivia, 6:30PM Zapato w/ members of The Fritz (funk, soul), 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING The Swell Fellas, 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY The Dirty Dutch Bastards (rock, blues), 6:00PM PULP Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic w/ Grayson Morris, 9:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Marc Keller (acoustic rock), 8:00PM

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

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY The Appauluchians, 4:00PM Travers Brothership (night one), 8:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN Sonic Satan Stew w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10:00PM

PURPLE ONION CAFE Sweet Claudette, 7:30PM

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Well Lit Strangers (bluegrass), 9:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Marshall Ballew, 7:00PM

FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Matt A. Foster (banjo blues), 6:00PM

SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB Dance Club w/ DJ & drag show, 10:00PM

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Kenny George Band & The Travelin' Kine w/ Frozen Concrete (alternative, indie), 9:00PM

SWEETEN CREEK BREWING Vinyl Night, 6:30PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY East Side Social Ride, 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Asheville Percussion Dinner & Show, 7:00PM Laid Back Thursday w/ Wild Card Trio (funk, soul), 7:00PM Devils in Dust w/ The Everydays & Krista Shows, 8:30PM

6/28: BINGO @ 6:30 PM !

6/29: $1 OFF FULL POURS A PP C HIC F OOD 6/30: N IKKI T ALLEY ! F REE S HOW @ 8:00 PM

LAZY DIAMOND Heavy Night w/ DJ Butch, 10:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE JMoNoisey live (dark, ambient music), 8:00PM THE DUGOUT Redleg Husky (country, bluegrass), 7:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Larry Wish w/ Andy Loebs' Space Heater, Pilgrim Party Girl & Currence (prog), 9:30PM TOWN PUMP Mick Kyte, 9:00PM

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7PM–QUILES AND CLOUD

Flag of “US” - Family Drawing ( supplies included ) Bring Musical Instrument! 7/2 @ 5:30pm 39 S. Market St. ● theblockoffbiltmore.com

COMING SOON: 7/9: F LOW Y OGA + C IDER @ 12:30

5-9PM–ALL YOU CAN EAT SNOW CRAB LEGS

6:30-9PM–MUSIC ON THE PATIO (FREE) thu 6/29 7PM–ASHEVILLE PERCUSSION

DINNER AND SHOW 8:30PM–DEVILS IN DUST WITH

THE EVERYDAYS AND KRISTA SHOWS 7-9PM–LAID BACK THURSDAY: WILD CARD TRIO ON THE PATIO (FREE) fri 6/30 6:30-9PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES:

this week only

RAM MANDELKORN TRIO (FREE) 7PM–LIZANNE KNOTT AND MICHAEL LOGAN

Tuesday • June 29th Community Night with Community Low Vision Center $1/pour benefits their mission!

sat 7/1

7PM–GINA SICILIA

9PM–NORA JANE AND THE PARTY LINE WITH W.B. GIVENS sun 7/2 5:30PM–AL PETTEWAY 7:30PM–RUSS WILSON AND

Saturday • July 1st Island to Highland Reggae Festival w/ Saylyn, Chalwa, and the Natti Love Joys, 6-10pm

HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA

eVery week

WITH WENDY JONES

tue 7/4 7:30PM–TUESDAY BLUEGRASS SESSIONS wed 7/5 7PM–MARE WAKEFIELD

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CLU B LA N D TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Jesse Barry & The Jam (live music, dance), 9:00PM

Where The Blue Ridge Mountains Meet the Celtic Isles

MONDAYS Quizzo – Brainy Trivia • 7:30pm Open Mic Night • 9pm WEDNESDAYS Asheville’s Original Old Time Mountain Music Jam • 5pm

FRIDAY, JUNE 30 185 KING STREET Bob Sinclair & the Big Deals, 8:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Todd Cecil w/ Christy Lynn & Dave Desmelik, 6:30PM

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Jesse Barry & The Jam (blues, funk), 9:00PM 550 TAVERN & GRILLE The Mug (blues, rock, boogie), 9:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Michael Gamble & the Rhythm Serenaders, 7:30PM

ALTAMONT THEATRE John Paul White w/ Lera Lynn, 8:00PM

WILD WING CAFE Ben Shuster (acoustic), 9:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Jody Carroll, 7:30PM

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Darren Nicholson (bluegrass, Americana), 6:00PM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL The Get Right Band w/ Marbin (funk, rock, reggae), 9:00PM

WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL WXYZ unplugged w/ Stevie Lee Combs, 8:00PM

THURSDAYS Mountain Feist • 7pm Bluegrass Jam • 9:30pm Bourbon Specials

BEN'S TUNE-UP Iggy Radio, 6:00PM DJ Kilby spinning Vinyl, 10:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Acoustic Swing, 7:00PM

CORK & KEG One Leg Up (gypsy jazz), 8:30PM

BOILER ROOM J Taylor presents Local Live All Original Music Series, 9:00PM

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

BURGER BAR Burger Bar Bike Night, All day

DOUBLE CROWN Garage & Soul Obscurities w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 10:00PM

BURNSVILLE TOWN CENTER RiddleFest w/ David Holt & Josh Goforth, 7:00PM BYWATER FriDaze, 6:00PM

FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER Classic World Cinema, 8:00PM

CALYPSO 3D West (African music), 10:30PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Blue Birds, 7:00PM

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

CONUNDRUM SPEAKEASY & INTRIQUE LOUNGE Caberet at Conundrum, 8:00PM

FRENCH BROAD BREWERY The Singer & The Songwriter (jazz, blues), 6:00PM

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JACK OF THE WOODS 20TH ANNIVERSARY!

FRI featuring 6/30 SONS OF RALPH

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FRIDAY JUNE 30

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6/30 7/1 7/2 7/5

MISHKA (WITH FULL BAND!) w/ C.J. Reid

7/6

TINA AND HER PONY:

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TELLICO + HANK, PATTIE AND THE CURRENT

SUN

IRISH SUNDAYS Irish Food and Drink Specials Traditional Irish Music Session • 3-9pm

6/29

WED

9 PM / FREE

Historic Live Music Venue Located At

185 CLINGMAN AVE • ASHEVILLE KENNY GEORGE BAND w/ Frozen + THE TRAVELIN’ KINE Concrete

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TUE with JARVIS JENKINS CLASSIC AMERICAN ROCK 7/4 TRIBUTE NIGHT

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THURSDAY

THIRSTY THURSDAY

KARAOKE W/ DJ DO IT

9 PM / $5

FBO AT HOMINY CREEK The Groove Arcade, 6:00PM

Funny R Us Presents

ASHEVILLE COMEDY TAKEOVER

Featuring Mope Williams • Hosted by Comedian Fredo Davis

IDLEWILD SOUTH’S TRIBUTE TO GREGG ALLMAN

A BENEFIT FOR QORDS

TAQUERIA

OPEN AT 11AM DAILY TICKETS AVAILABLE AT

HARVEST RECORDS + THEGREYEAGLE.COM

COMING SOON 7/7: Orion Faruque Free Patio Show 6-8PM 7/7: Matt Townsend (Full Band) + Brie Capone (Full Band) 7/8: Jamil Apostol Free Patio Show 5-7PM 7/8: Browncoat Bellydance And Spectacle & Mirth Present: Once Upon A Time In Westeros A Bard’s Tale

FRENCH BROAD OUTFITTERS - HOMINY CREEK The Groove Arcade, 6:00PM GOOD STUFF Chicken Coop Willaye Trio (blues, Americana), 8:30PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Tellico & Hank w/ Pattie & the Current (roots, bluegrass, Americana), 8:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series w/ Ram Mandelkorn Trio (jazz, reggae, funk), 6:30PM Lizanne Knott & Michael Logen, 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Sons of Ralph (progressive bluegrass), 9:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Rock 'n' Soul DJ, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Calico Moon, 6:30PM LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE Ashley Heath (folk), 8:00PM LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE BILTMORE PARK Jason Whitaker (acoustic, rock), 8:00PM NATIVE KITCHEN & SOCIAL PUB Cary Fridley & Dave Perkins, 7:30PM NEW MOUNTAIN THEATER/ AMPHITHEATER Beats Antique w/ CloZee (electronic), 5:00PM Amphitheater After Hours w/ CloZee, McWavy & Zen Selekta (world music, bass, trip hop), 11:00PM

SALVAGE STATION Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Tessia Doerfler, 4:30PM King Possum, 8:00PM SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB Dance Club w/ DJ & drag show, 10:00PM SCARLET'S COUNTRY DANCE CLUB Open Mic night w/ Sam Warner, 8:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Unite! Open Mic Night w/ Jack Sley (sign-up @ 7:30 pm), 8:00PM THE JOINT NEXT DOOR Ben Phan (indie, folk, singer-songwriter), 8:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT HEX II Dance Party w/ DJ Mallinali, Lamar B. & DJ Bitchcraft (benefit for the Tranzmission Project), 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Spanky Twang, 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES The King Zeros (blues, delta blues), 7:00PM Ryan R&B Barber (r&b, soul), 10:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY 12 Olypians (Ableton teaching class), 7:30PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN 'A Great American Tapestry, The Many Strands of Mountain Music' (film screening), 7:30PM

ODDITORIUM Jaguardini w/ Secret Shame, Wyla & Cold Solstice (rock), 9:00PM

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH A Social Function (acoustic), 9:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Fridays w/ members of Phuncle Sam, 5:00PM Grudatree (funk, blues), 10:00PM

WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL wxyz electric w/ DJ Abu Dissaray, 8:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING Shiloh Hill, 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Joe Hero (Foo Fighters tribute), 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Berlyn Trio (jazz, funk), 6:00PM

SATURDAY, JULY 1 185 KING STREET The Bill Mattocks Band (blues, soul), 8:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR De Tierra Caliente (Latin party), 9:00PM 550 TAVERN & GRILLE Redleg Husky (country, bluegrass), 9:00PM

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

ALTAMONT THEATRE Shawn Camp & his Band, 8:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Travers Brothership (night two), 8:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Somewhat Petty, 7:30AM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Red, White & TOO MANY ZOOZ (brass house), 9:00PM Saturday Summertime DJ Dance Party, 10:00PM BURGER BAR AshevilleFM DJ Night, All day BURNTSHIRT VINEYARDS Redleg Husky (country, bluegrass), 3:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE King Possum, 7:00PM CORK & KEG The Old Chevrolette Set (country duets), 8:30PM CROW & QUILL Vendetta Creme (cabaret), 9:00PM DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE 6th annual Masters Concert (percussion), 8:00PM FBO AT HOMINY CREEK Los Bad Hombres, 6:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB The Fam Damily Band (folk, jam), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Stephan Evans & True Grits (acoustic, indie), 6:00PM FRENCH BROAD OUTFITTERS - HOMINY CREEK Los Bad Hombres, 6:00PM FROG LEVEL BREWERY Bend & Brew, 11:00AM GOOD STUFF The Cosmonautz (funk, blues, fusion), 9:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Asheville Comedy Takeover w/ Mope Williams & Fredo Davis, 8:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Island to Highland w/ Saylyn, Chalwa & Natti Love Joys (reggae), 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 An evening w/ Gina Sicilia, 7:00PM Nora Jane Struthers & the Party Line w/ Andrew Leahey & the Homestead, 9:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Jenni Lyn (bluegrass, oldtime, gospel), 7:00PM The Toasters (ska), 9:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM

ODDITORIUM Toke w/ Niah, Heavy Temple & Covenator (metal), 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Two Nights w/ Electric Kif, 10:00PM ORANGE PEEL Saved by the 90s (90s tribute), 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Ross Osteen & Country Roads (Americana), 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Flashback (classic rock & hits), 9:30PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Sam Burchfield, 7:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Drovers Old Time Medicine Show, 8:00PM SALVAGE STATION Sweat and Soul (free community bootcamp), 10:30AM Grateful First Saturday, 5:00PM Eleanor Underhill & Friends (Americana), 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Yoga with Cats w/ Blue Ridge Humane Society, 10:00AM Duane Mark, 2:00PM Nikki Talley, 8:00PM

6/29

thu

Brewing Company

Brewing Company

larry wish

w/ andy loeb"s space heater, pilgrim party girl, currence

6/30 fri

hex ii: a benefit for the tranzmission prison project

7/01

sat

ancient whales

w/ jessie and the jacksons, the cannonball jars, ouroboros boys

7/03 mon

emily easterly

free!

w/ the lady comes first

7/04 tue

stella blue presents:

7/06 thu big business

9:00 PM

$10/12 $15 2-DAY

9:00 PM

$10/12 $15 2-DAY

29 THU JUN

30 FRI

JUL

2

w/ kortriba, horseflesh

indigo de souza

JUN

1 SAT

w/felix martin

7/10 mon

MIKE RHODES FELLOWSHIP Fusion

JUL

tengger cavalry

SUN

free!

w/ gracie lane, corey leiter

6:00 PM EARLY SHOW FREE

28 WED

JUN

TRAVERS BROTHERSHIP Rock/Blues TRAVERS BROTHERSHIP W/ THE JAUNTEE Rock/Blues

8:00 PM $10/ $15

SAM BURCHFIELD Folk / Indie 6:00 PM EARLY SHOW FREE

SUNDAY PAPER CROWNS JAM Open Jam

Coming Sat., July 8

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND

Yoga at the Mothlight

Tues., Thurs., and Sat. 11:30am Details for all shows can be found at

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SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB Dance Club w/ DJ & drag show, 10:00PM SIERRA NEVADA BREWING CO. Sierra Nevada AfterNooner Series, 2:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Derek Tresize, 5:00PM salsa dance lesson w/ 2umbao, 9:00PM Latin Rhythms & Salsa w/ DJ Malinalli, 10:00PM THE JOINT NEXT DOOR Jane Kramer Trio w/ Ben Phan & Franklin Keel, 8:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Ancient Whales w/ Jessie and the Jacksons, The Cannonball Jars & Ouroboros Boys (rock, grunge, punk), 9:00PM THE SUMMIT AT NEW MOUNTAIN AVL 30 & Up Casual and Sexy w/ DJ Twan, 10:00PM TOWN PUMP Province of Thieves, 9:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY David Earl Tomlinson, 8:30PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN David LaMotte, 8:00PM

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SUNDAY, JULY 2 185 KING STREET Sunday Sessions open jam, 4:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Joe McMurrian Trio (Americana, blues), 7:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Musicians Jam & Pot Luck, 3:30PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Like Mind Trio, 8:30PM BURGER BAR Push Presents: Skate Cinema, All day CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Caleb Martin, 6:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE The Rhythm & Blues Social Club w/ Joshua Singleton & Peggy Ratusz, 8:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Drawing For Action (American flag redesign workshop), 12:00PM Flag of Us (American flag redesign workshop, live music), 5:30PM THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN Bob Zullo (rock, jazz, pop), 7:00PM TOWN PUMP Adeem the Artist, 9:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN AmiciMusic: 'Sound of America' Patriotic Show, 2:00PM WICKED WEED BREWING Summer Concert Series w/ The Gypsy Swingers, 4:00PM

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Idlewild South (Gregg Allman tribute), 8:00PM

185 KING STREET Open Mic Night w/ Chris Whitmire, 6:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Irish session, 5:00PM LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE BILTMORE PARK Gypsy Jazz Brunch w/ Leo Johnson, 12:00PM MG ROAD Nice Guys Comedy w/ Grayson Morris, 8:00PM ODDITORIUM 90s Dance Party w/ DJ Nickie Moore, 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Bluegrass brunch w/ Aaron "Woody" Wood, 11:00AM Two Nights w/ Electric Kif, 10:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Sunday Paper Crowns jam (rock, blues, Americana), 6:00PM SALVAGE STATION Sunday Funday, 12:00PM

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OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Mountain Music Mondays (open jam), 6:00PM

FIRESTORM CAFE AND BOOKS Tarot for Beginners, 1:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Reggae Sunday w/ Dennis "Chalwa" Berndt, 1:00PM

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SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Michael Jeffrey Stevens Jazz Trio, 2:00PM Tyler Herring, 6:00PM

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Siamese Jazz Club (R&B, soul, jazz), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Classical Guitar Mondays, 7:30PM BURGER BAR Booze Bap, All day CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Trivia night, 7:00PM GOOD STUFF Songwriter's "open mic", 7:30PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Open mic night (music & comedy), 6:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Game Night, 4:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo Trivia Night, 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Tonstartssbandht (rock duo) & Acid Reign, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Dave Desmelik, 6:30PM MG ROAD Danny Knowles (singersongwriter), 7:30PM ODDITORIUM Risque Monday Burlesque w/ Deb Au Nare (burlesque), 9:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Emily Easterly w/ The Lady Comes First (acoustic), 9:30PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Old Time Music Open Jam, 6:30PM

TUESDAY, JULY 4 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The John Henrys (hot jazz), 8:00PM 550 TAVERN & GRILLE Shag Night w/ Mountain Shag Club, 6:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Gypsy Jazz Jam Tuesdays, 7:30PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday night funk jam, 11:00PM BURGER BAR Tonkin' Tuesdays, All day CROW & QUILL Boogie Woogie Burger Night (burgers & rock n' roll), 9:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Swing Asheville & Jazz-nJustice Benefit Tuesday (lessons @ 7 and 8 p.m.), 9:00PM Swing Asheville's Latenight Vintage Blues Dance, 11:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Tengger Cavalry w/ Felix Martin (Mongolian metal, rock), 9:30PM TOWN PUMP Water Seed (funk, soul, jam), 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Early Jazz & Funk Jam (funk, jazz), 9:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Open Mic w/ Chris O'Neill, 6:30PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Independence Day Concert: Land of Sky Symphonic Band, 7:00PM

WEDNESDAY, JULY 5 185 KING STREET Vinyl Night, 6:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis (African folk), 8:00PM 550 TAVERN & GRILLE Karaoke, 8:00PM

GOOD STUFF Old time-y night, 6:30PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Hank Bones or Kon Tiki, 7:30PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 6:00PM

BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Tuesday bluegrass sessions w/ Rob Parks & friends, 7:30PM

BURGER BAR Double Trouble Karaoke w/ Dee and Quinn, 12:00AM

LOBSTER TRAP Jay Brown, 6:30PM ODDITORIUM Open Mic Comedy Night w/ Tom Peters, 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Turntable Tuesdays, 10:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Futurebirds w/ Say Brother, Darby Wilcox & the Peep Show (indie, blues, folk), 6:00PM

BURIAL BEER CO. Burial Beer Co. Off Topic: TRVE Brewing, 6:00PM CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock 'n' roll), 7:30PM CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Open mic jam w/ Riyen Roots & friends, 7:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesdays w/ "Papa Vay" Landers & The Coyote Trio, 8:00PM DJ David Wayne Gay, 10:00PM

SALVAGE STATION Fire Jam (live fire performances, DJs), 8:00PM

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Terricone Trio (funk, jam), 9:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Taco and Trivia Tuesday, 6:00PM

FUNKATORIUM John Hartford Jam w/ the Saylor Brothers (bluegrass), 6:30PM

GOOD STUFF Jim Hampton & friends perform "Eclectic Country" (jam), 7:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Mishka w/ C.J. Reid (reggae), 8:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul, funk), 5:30PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 An evening w/ Mare Wakefield & Nomad, 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old-time session, 5:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM LONDON DISTRICT STUDIOS Gypsy Jazz at The London, 7:30PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Evil Note Lab, 10:00PM

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Invitational Blues & Soul Performance (blues, soul), 9:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN The Secret Quartet (jazz), 7:30PM

THURSDAY, JULY 6 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM

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PACK'S TAVERN Hope Griffin Duo (acoustic rock, folk), 8:00PM

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THE MOTHLIGHT Big Business w/ Kortriba, Horseflesh & PowerTake-Off (rock), 9:00PM

ODDITORIUM Gunpowder Gray w/ Crank County Daredevils (rock), 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch's Totally Rad Trivia, 6:30PM

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REVIEWS & LISTINGS

BY SCOTT DOUGLAS & JUSTIN SOUTHER

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Manifesto HHHS DIRECTOR: Julian Rosefeldt PLAYERS: Cate Blanchett ART FILM RATED NR THE STORY: A selection of famous manifestos, turned into monologues and recited by numerous strange characters.

THE LOWDOWN: A generally weird little movie that goes far beyond its original conceit.

Julian Rosefeldt’s Manifesto is a tricky film for me to fully endorse.

It’s the definition of a curio, and a capital-A Art Film (or maybe even an all caps, billboard-sized ART FILM).

I’m glad it exists, especially with the current homogenization and corporatization of movies we’re now knee deep in. But this isn’t a movie I can say I enjoyed watching, even if I didn’t mind it, necessarily. And it’s certainly not a film that’s ever going to stick with me, nor are there many people I’d fully recommend it to. Nothing’s particularly upsetting about the movie, for instance. It’s just that Manifesto’s goal of being playfully pretentious doesn’t line up with what I look for out of a film, which is to be moved or entertained.

Rosefeldt’s film did neither for me, even if I can perceive its worth as art.

The conceit here is twofold — and surprisingly simple — as Rosefeldt has chopped up bits and pieces of famous manifestos, from Karl Marx and Friedrich Engel’s The Communist Manifesto to Jim Jarmusch’s “Golden Rules of Filmmaking,” with a mishmash of other texts mixed in between.

These manifestos are then turned into monologues for Cate Blanchett, who plays a bevy of different, disparate characters, from a vagrant to a punk to a newscaster. Each character is placed in different, often imaginative situations, occasion66

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ally accompanied by some striking visual composition.

That’s the gist of the film — and beyond this, Manifesto does little from the perspective of a traditional narrative. Rosefeldt and Blanchett have called Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There (2007) an inspiration, while the film — tonally — reminds me a lot of the work of Leos Carax, but Manifesto is less conventional than either of those very unconventional touchstones. It is, after all, a movie with no plot and one performer, meaning that this is Blanchett’s film, really, along with the words of the artists and philosophers she, herself, is speaking. Because of this, obviously, much of your fascination or enjoyment falls on her shoulders. This has much to do with my I couldn’t connect with Manifesto. Too much of Blanchett’s performance (or, better worded, performances) feel jokey or over-the-top, not in a fun, scenerychewing way, but one that’s a bit too cheeky and ironic. The sheen of irony that covers the movie really came to a head for me as I watched Blanchett as an uptight housewife reciting Claes Oldenburg’s occasionally abrasive “I am for an Art” to her preteen boys in a hokey American accent — a scene that felt cheap and easy.

This scene, along with Blanchett’s bevy of affected accents, makes for a film that lacks an amount of seriousness, like a high-minded episode of Saturday Night Live. Perhaps taking the air out of all this theory is the point, but having a point doesn’t necessarily make for great viewing.

My guess is that the movie makes more sense as a work in the confines of its original form as a multiscreen art installation. As a movie, Manifesto constantly feels like more of an exercise than a film. And while it’s a strange exercise, it’s not one that seems to have much to say as a traditional film, and one I can’t get too excited over beyond general curiosity. Not rated. Now playing at Grail Moviehouse.

REVIEWED BY JUSTIN SOUTHER JSOUTHER@MOUNTAINX.COM

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The Hero HHH DIRECTOR: Brett Haley PLAYERS: Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Nick Offerman, Krysten Ritter, Katharine Ross, Ali Wong, Cameron Esposito, Patrika Darbo DRAMA/COMEDY RATED R THE STORY: A washed-up Western actor negotiates a new romance amid attempts to resurrect his flagging career and reconcile with his estranged family after a cancer diagnosis forces him to confront his impending mortality.

THE LOWDOWN: A predictably stellar turn from Sam Elliot can’t save this exercise in septuagenarian navelgazing from being torn uncomfortably between comedy and melodrama.

I’d hazard a guess that I’m comfortably in the majority when I say that I’ve always harbored a deep affinity for Sam Elliot. For nearly five decades Elliot has perfected the laconic delivery and pensive pauses that define his onscreen persona, and as I’m writing this I’m struggling to think of a performance he’s delivered that I don’t like. It’s not that he’s always great, but he’s never unwatchable. And that’s fortunate because Elliot’s charisma is essentially the only thing holding together director Brett Haley’s strained sunset-years wish-fulfillment dram-com, The Hero.

Elliot always seems to be playing some version of himself, and here that’s literally the case in his turn as fading star Lee Hayden, best-known for a career in Westerns that dried up 40 years ago. Now he’s relegated to voicing commercials for barbecue sauce and accepting meaningless lifetime achievement awards when he’s not getting high with his former co-star and current drug dealer (Nick Offerman). A cancer diagnosis,

M A X R AT I N G Xpress is shifting some of its movie coverage to online-only as we expand other print sections of the newspaper.

Virtually all upcoming movies will still be reviewed online by Xpress film critics Scott Douglas, Francis X. Friel and Justin Souther, with two or three of the most noteworthy appearing in print. You can find online reviews at mountainx.com/movies/reviews. This week, they include:

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an unlikely May-December romance with a comedian sporting some serious daddy issues (Laura Prepon) and an unexpected viral video disrupt Lee’s status quo, but nothing much comes of it — by which I mean the closest thing this film has to a catharsis is Lee’s decision to finally undergo treatment for his cancer.

The cast is easily the strongest point in The Hero’s favor, but the actors can’t quite make up for the aimlessness of Haley and co-writer Marc Basch’s meandering script. The affable chemistry between Elliot and Offerman is undeniable, Prepon is passable (though almost unrecognizable, her hair dyed Hot Topic black), and Krysten Ritter delivers a crushing third act monologue as Lee’s estranged daughter. (One wonders how much her relationship with her own father, the late John Ritter, colored her delivery.) But ultimately, their characters as rendered by Haley and Busch are little more than twodimensional narrative propulsion devices, simply there to deliver exposition and prompt Lee along his nebulous hero’s journey.

If one were to base expectations on the film’s dynamic first act, The Hero would seem poised to function as a satirical metacommentary on a leading man aging gracelessly in Hollywood — a much more intriguing

SCREEN SCENE prospect than anything this picture actually delivers. When the dreaded second-act-slump sets in as inexorably and intractably as Lee’s cancer, the promise of The Hero’s comedic potential dissipates faster than a cloud of weed smoke. Much like its protagonist, the film isn’t sure what it wants to be and is running out of time to figure it out.

The Hero is too sparse on jokes to be a comedy, too lacking in narrative tension to qualify as a drama.

That said, Elliot is at the top of his game, and his performance alone warrants a qualified recommendation. It may not be the starring vehicle Elliot deserves, but it’s the one we’ve got — which is better than nothing. But when the film comes full circle to Elliot’s Lee once again drawling his way through yet another barbecue commercial, he’s not the only one wondering if it all meant anything. Rated R for drug use, language and some sexual content. Opens Friday at Grail Moviehouse.

REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

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THE DARK SIDE OF CLAYMATION: In this still from Tim Burton’s stop-motion animated short Vincent, a young boy expresses his macabre side while trying to emulate horror icon Vincent Price. Film historian Frank Thompson will screen and discuss the film on July 2. Photo courtesy of Touchstone Home Video • Hickory Nut Gap Farm presents an Americana Cookout and Movie Night on Saturday, July 1. Food and drinks will be available for purchase beginning at 1 p.m., cars will be on display, and Back to the Future will be shown at 7 p.m. $6 admission/free for children 4 and younger. hickorynutgapfarm.com • Pack Memorial Library hosts a screening of Moana on Saturday, July 1, at 1:30 p.m. in its downstairs auditorium. Popcorn and refreshments will be provided. Free. avl.mx/ff • On Sunday, July 2, from 4 to 6 p.m., Asheville School of Film explores the career of director Tim Burton with screenings of Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure and the stop-motion animated short Vincent. Film historian Frank Thompson will introduce each film and lead a post-screening Q&A. Tickets are $12 for the public and $10 for ASoF alumni, available online or by emailing ashevilleschooloffilm@gmail.com. ashevilleschooloffilm.com • Back by popular demand, Grail Moviehouse presents an encore screening of The Conquest of Canaan on Sunday, July 2, at 7 p.m. as part of its monthly Silent Sundays film series.

Unseen in its original form for nearly 90 years, the film was shot on loca-

tion in Asheville in 1921. This reconstruction features newly translated title cards — the only original 35mm print is in a Russian archive — and Paramount logo, main titles and title cards in a font that is accurate to the period and studio. Frank Thompson will introduce the film and participate in a post-screening Q&A. Asheville stride pianist Andrew J. Fletcher will provide live musical accompaniment. Tickets are $12 and available online and at the Grail box office. grailmoviehouse.com • Registration is open for Asheville School of Film’s Film Set Etiquette and Protocols seminar. The one-day workshop takes place on Sunday, July 16, from 1 to 6 p.m. and includes essential information for anyone wanting to work on a motion picture set. In addition to job description skills required for any crew position, there is also an extensive litany of unspoken rules and guidelines that everyone is expected to know, but almost no one is willing to teach. Failure to abide by these codes could result in personal embarrassment or expulsion from the set.

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Last Holiday HHHHH

DIRECTOR: Henry Cass PLAYERS: Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Beatrice Campbell, Coco Aslan, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ernest Thesiger DRAMA Rated NR Alec Guinness’ first star vehicle finds him playing an unassuming salesman of agricultural equipment who is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Emptying his bank account — and decked out in exquisitely tailored secondhand clothes — he heads off to a posh resort hotel to enjoy the “high life” before he dies. To his surprise — and for the first time in his life — he finds people taking an interest in him, wanting his opinion on important matters and offering all manner of well-paying jobs. But still the specter of his impending death prevents genuine enjoyment of life. This excerpt was taken from a review by Ken Hanke originally published on Oct. 2, 2012. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Last Holiday on Friday, June 30, at 8 p.m. at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 2160 U.S. 70, Swannanoa.

Naughty Marietta

Rated NR The Hendersonville Film Society will show Naughty Marietta on Sunday, July 2 at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville. The film was unconfirmed at time of press, so a review will follow online.

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Baby Driver

Action crime comedy from writer/director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead).

According to the studio: “A talented, young getaway driver (Ansel Elgort) relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. When he meets the girl of his dreams (Lily James), Baby sees a chance to ditch his criminal life and make a clean getaway. But after being coerced into working for a crime boss (Kevin Spacey), he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom.” Early reviews are strongly positive. (R)

Despicable Me 3

More Minion mayhem from directors Eric Guillon, Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin.

The third installment in the animated Despicable Me franchise sees Steve Carell reprise his role as the villainous Gru, whose uneasy retirement is derailed by a long-lost twin brother and a new foe in the form of Balthazar Brett (voiced by Trey Parker). Also starring Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Steve Coogan, Julie Andrews and Jenny Slate. Early reviews are positive.(PG)

No AFS show July 4

Rated NR The Asheville Film Society will not be screening a film on Tuesday, July 4 due to the Independence Day holiday. The AFS will return on Tuesday, July 11 with Peter O’Toole starring in Peter Medak’s The Ruling Class.

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The Beguiled

Sofia Coppola-helmed reimagining of the 1971 Don Siegel/Clint Eastwood psychosexual Civil War thriller of the same name. Colin Farrell stars as a wounded Union soldier taken in by the residents of a girls’ boarding school, populated by the likes of Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning. What follows is deadly confluence of lust, repression and Southern Gothic sensibilities. Early reviews are positive. (R)

The Exception

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The Hero

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Andrew Jay Cohen makes his directorial debut with this comedy co-written by fellow Neighbors scribe Brendan O’Brien. According to the studio: “When Scott and Kate Johansen’s daughter gets into the college of her dreams it’s cause for celebration. That is, until Scott and Kate (Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler) learn that the scholarship they were counting on didn’t come through, and they’re now on the hook for tuition they can’t begin to afford. With the help of their friend and neighbor Frank (Jason Mantzoukas)—also in need of a major payday—they decide to open an illegal casino in his suburban house, risking everything together on a Vegas-style bacchanal where money flows, inhibitions are checked at the door, and all bets are off.” No early reviews. (R)

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Basement storage. • Some pets allowed. $1200/month. Rich: (828) 273-9228.

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EMPLOYMENT GENERAL

ASHEVILLE AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SEEKS AMERICORPS CONSTRUCTION CREW LEADERS Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity seeks AmeriCorps Construction Crew Leaders. As a Construction Crew Leader, your will be an integral part of building homes and better neighborhoods in our service area. This position includes hands on construction, prior experience with power tools is a plus. This is a year-long service opportunity, beginning in August 2017. For more information call 828-231-0940 - Send resume /cover letter to jobs@ashevillehabitat.org LOT DETAIL PERSONNEL Lot Detail Personnel needed for auto dealership. Applicant must be reliable, a self-starter and multitasker. The position is full-time, Monday-Friday. Applicant must have a valid NC Driver’s License, and be 18 years or older. A background check will be done on all applicants. Call 828-258-8085 for more information or apply in person at 1473 Patton Avenue.

PRODUCTION PLANT IN BREVARD NOW HIRING TVS, a production and services facility in Brevard NC, is now hiring for multiple positions. Positions include: Regulatory Compliance Manager (Dietary Supplements), Shipping and Receiving Associate, INTERACT Team Supervisor, LIFE SKILLS Team Supervisor, and Direct Support Provider. Please visit our website at www.tvsinc. org to apply.

TROLLEY TOUR GUIDES If you are a "people person," love Asheville, have a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and clean driving record you could be a great TOUR GUIDE, FULL-TIME and seasonal parttime positions available. Training provided. Contact us today! www.GrayLineAsheville.com; Info@GrayLineAsheville.com; 828-251-8687.

ADMINISTRATIVE/ OFFICE ADMINISTRATION SPECIALIST Red Oak Recovery, a cutting edge substance abuse and co-occurring mental health treatment program for young adults, is seeking a highly qualified Administration Specialist for our growing programs. • Qualified candidates will welcome visitors to the office as well as answer and direct calls on a multi-line telephone system, have strong computer skills with familiarity of Microsoft Office Programs, have effective written and verbal communication skills, have solid organizational skills with management of records and able to meet deadlines, and has the ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment. • Those with personal or professional experience with 12 Step Recovery, Substance Abuse Treatment, and/or Mental Health Treatment are encouraged to apply. Competitive pay and benefits package offered. • Please visit our website to apply today! www.redoakrecovery.com/ employment BILLER/COLLECTOR Four Circles Recovery Center is seeking an experienced biller/collector to increase collections, reduce accounts receivable days and reduce bad debt. High school diploma/GED and 5 years relevant experience required. Apply online at www.fourcirclesrecovery. com/careers.

HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT • PART TIME Red Oak Recovery, a cutting edge substance abuse treatment program for young adults, is seeking a Part-time Human Resources Assistant for our growing program. • This position will be responsible for the administration of staffing, employee benefits, and employee relations programs. • This position will coordinate with other departments to ensure the success of compensation and training and development functions. Qualified candidates must: • Possess a strong working knowledge of NC state and Federal employment law, as well as Human Resources principles and practices • Possess strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the highest level of integrity in handling confidential materials. • Be organized and attentive to detail, and thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment • Possess effective computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Office products Those with personal or professional experience with 12 Step Recovery, Substance Abuse Treatment, and/or Mental Health Treatment are encouraged to apply. • Competitive pay offered. • This position will mainly located at our

Asheville Corporate office, with some local travel between campuses. Please visit our website, www.redoakrecovery.com/ employment to apply.

OFFICE PERSONNEL NEEDED FOR SALES OFFICE Office Personnel needed for sales office.

The position is part-time with the potential to develop to fulltime. Applicant must be available to work until 6:00 pm, as well as Saturday from 10 am - 2:00 pm.

Applicant will be cross trained as receptionist and customer service sales representative. As the first point of contact with the public, an applicant is expected to present a friendly, outgoing, energetic attitude both in-person and on the telephone. Applicant must be self-motivating, computer literate, great at multi-tasking as well as being able to perform basic office tasks and be a team player. Applicant must be at least 19 years of age and have a Valid NC Driver's License. Applicant should apply in person at 1473 Patton Avenue, Asheville between the hours of 10:30 am - 5 pm Monday- Friday or call 828-258-8085.

PART TIME CLERICAL ASSISTANT WANTED Part time Clerical Person needed from MondayFriday, $350.00 weekly. Computer skills are a must. Need to be detail oriented, possess good customer service skills, some cash & items handling skills,Must be able to do little errand. Apply Email: billwilliams0029@gmail.com

RESTAURANT/ FOOD BLUE RIDGE FOOD VENTURES - NIGHT FOOD PRODUCTION MANAGER Managing small teams, food preparation and sanitation knowledge, commercial kitchen experience, accuracy and attention to detail. $13+ DOE. Hours: 4pm12am Monday-Thursday; 25-32 hours per week. Email resume/ cover letter to tingallinera@ blueridgefoodventures.org BUTCHER'S ASSISTANT / DISHWASHER NEEDED Hickory Nut Gap Farm is hiring for a butcher's assistant and dishwasher.

Our employees are friendly and hardworking. Job responsibilities include packaging meat and assisting the butcher, and ensuring the cleanliness of the kitchen. Kitchen experience is a plus.

Please email resume to Executive Chef Nate Sloan: nate.sloan@ hngfarm.com, call 828.628.1027, or visit www.hickorynutgapfarm. com/employment.

COOK • PART-TIME Individual to cook lunch for small group of elders on Wednesdays in Hendersonville: plan menus, shop, prepare, serve, and clean up; maintain excellent hygiene practices.

• Must be familiar with, or willing to learn, kosher food guidelines and preparation, have knowledge of nutritional requirements, special dietary needs and portion sizes for older adults. • Must be flexible with changes in schedule and number of meals needed and mindful of non-profit budget limitations. • This is a contract position, one day a week. • For more

information, email info@jfswnc. org • To view the full job description, go to http://www.jfswnc. org/employment-opportunities/ LINE COOK NEEDED Hickory Nut Gap Farm is hiring for a line cook. Our employees are friendly and hardworking. Qualified candidates will have kitchen/food experience. Job responsibilities include food prep, and multi-tasking in a fast paced environment.

Please email resume to Executive Chef Nate Sloan: nate.sloan@ hngfarm.com, call 828.628.1027, or visit www.hickorynutgapfarm. com/employment.

PACK'S TAVERN Line cooks, prep cooks, banquet cooks, pizza cooks Edwin French Executive Chef Pack’s Tavern and Century Room on the Park edwinfrench1@ gmail.com 828-279-3367

DRIVERS/ DELIVERY PERSONAL DRIVER • PARTTIME Driving my vehicle for errands and appointments. • Also, limited house cleaning needed. Asheville, Haw Creek area. 2 days/week. Background check. $12/hour. Please call (828) 298-6311.

MEDICAL/ HEALTH CARE DIRECT SUPPORT ASSOCIATES Now hiring, all 3 shifts in Asheville and Hendersonville locations.

Residential care for individuals with developmental disabilities. • Must have a valid drivers license and high school diploma/GED. • Benefits include health insurance, paid holidays and paid time off. • Contact Michelle Stokes at RHA Health Services LLC, 828684-1940, ext. 102 or apply in person: 145 Cane Creek Industrial Park Rd. Suite 250 Fletcher N.C. 28732.

RN AND LPN OPENINGS AT NEIL DOBBINS CENTER FOR RHA Do you enjoy being the grounded, knowledgeable nurse when treating consumers in crisis or withdrawal? RHA's crisis units in Asheville are hiring for RNs (no BSN required) and LPNs (no two year degree required) of all backgrounds.

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HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE® OF WNC Is seeking compassionate individuals to provide non-medical care to aging adults in our community. Learn more about the rewards of caregiving and what the positions entail here: https://www.homeinstead. com/159/home-care-jobs OVERNIGHT AWAKE RESIDENTIAL COACHES Black Mountain Academy is seeking Overnight Awake Residential Coaches to work at our new therapeutic boarding school supporting adolescent males ages 13-17 with Level 1 (high-functioning) Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or who have social challenges, anxiety,

and difficulty in traditional academic settings. • The ideal candidate has experience with this population of students, is student-centered in their approach, and is interested in an overnight awake schedule. • Duties include, but are not limited to, facilitating late evening and early morning routines, light breakfast preparation, some cleaning, and night checks. All candidates must be 21 years old or older. • Please see our website for more information about the school, www. theblackmountainacademy.com • Interested candidates, please email your resume and cover letter to jobs@ theblackmountainacademy.com SEEKING DIRECT CARE MENTOR AT BOYS THERAPEUTIC BOARDING SCHOOL Academy at Trails Carolina seeking active and vigilant persons with a desire to serve struggling teens. See online classifieds for more information. Inquiries/Applicants should contact bjohnson@trailsacademy.com www.trailsacademy.com

will be located in our corporate headquarters in Asheville. Competitive pay and benefits package offered. Please visit our website and apply for this position today! www.redoakrecovery.com/ employment

and posses excellent speaking and writing skills. • If you meet all these qualifications, please send your resume and cover letter to: resumes@artspacecharter.org with “Student Support Program Coordinator” in the subject line.

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COMMUNICATIONS & ANNUAL FUND DIRECTOR WITH FRIENDS OF THE WNC NATURE CENTER The Communications & Annual Fund Director oversees growth of the annual fund and communications • Annual Fund Program Direction (40%) • Management of Communication Initiatives (40%) • Membership Office (20%)

TEACHING/ EDUCATION

CAREGIVERS To provide hourly habilitation services to persons with IDD. Experience preferred. Pay ranges $9-12/hr.

Part-time day/evening hours available. Please apply online at www.rayoflightllc.com or in person at 495 New Leicester Hwy."

COMPUTER/ TECHNICAL DESKTOP PUBLISHING TUTOR Part-time, 2 days/week, times/ days flexible. • Must be experienced, skilled. • $30/hour.

Call Louis: 828-774-8534. bassanio45@yahoo.com

PROFESSIONAL/ MANAGEMENT ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR Red Oak Recovery, a cutting edge substance abuse treatment program for young adults, is seeking an Admissions Director with our finance department. • This position will oversee and facilitate all aspects of the admissions process, work with clients and families in crisis, supervise the admissions team, exhibit a thorough understanding of substance abuse treatment, must be able to meet the demands of a highly flexible work schedule, schedule and work an on-call rotation. • The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree, a minimum of 2 years relevant work experience, and extensive knowledge of the recovery industry. • Personal or Professional experience with the 12 step program is preferred. • This position will be located in our corporate headquarters in Asheville. Competitive pay and benefits package offered. Please visit our website and apply for this position today! www.redoakrecovery.com/ employment CLIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES MANAGER Red Oak Recovery, a cutting edge substance abuse treatment program for young adults, is seeking a Client Financial Services Manager with our finance department. • The Client Financial Services Manager is responsible for the overall operations and functions of the Finance Department. This position defines and provides the necessary support and leadership to achieve departmental goals and objectives. This position oversees program functional areas of followup and collections of patient accounts, cash posting, credit balance resolution, insurance balance billing and ongoing improvement to key revenue cycle indicators.

• The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or similar field and at least 2 years experience with medical insurance billing. • Extensive knowledge of the recovery industry and 5+ years experience with medical insurance billing is preferred. • This position

ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, & SCIENCE TEACHERS WANTED The Academy at Trails Carolina, a year-round experiential and adventure based therapeutic boarding school for boys grades 9-12 based in Henderson County North Carolina, is seeking Licensed Teachers to join its faculty. Interested applicants should email copies of their resume, teaching license, and professional references to: nduncan@trailsacademy.com www.trailsacademy.com

INTERESTED IN WORKING AT A-B TECH? Full-Time, Part-Time and Adjunct Positions available.

Come help people achieve their dreams! Apply for open positions at https://abtcc.peopleadmin. com STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM COORDINATOR ArtSpace Charter School in Swannanoa, NC, is hiring a Student Support Program Coordinator. This position will create and implement a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), and coordinate the Exceptional Children’s program, student 504 plans, and state required testing.

• Ideal applicants must be highly organized and skilled at developing systems for organization of student intervention data. • Applicants must have several years of teaching experience, preferably within special education programs at the elementary and/or middle school levels. • Experience with differentiated instruction, tiered support, grant writing and writing IEPs is also highly preferred.

Applicants must be self-directed

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IT/DATABASE/WEB ASSISTANT Mountain Xpress seeks a part-time person to assist with administration, development and day-to-day support of the company's (1) IT systems (Macintosh workstations and servers; printers, phones, internetconnection, email and internal network hardware/software); (2) database systems (Filemaker-based, requiring scripting and some development) and (3) website (WordPress CMS, requiring skills in mySql, PHP, HTML, CSS and Javascript). Send cover letter, resume and references to: employment@ mountainx.com

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): This is a perfect moment to create a new tradition, Aries. You intuitively know how to turn one of your recent breakthroughs into a good habit that will provide continuity and stability for a long time to come. You can make a permanent upgrade in your life by capitalizing on an accidental discovery you made during a spontaneous episode.

It’s time, in other words, to convert the temporary assistance you received into a long-term asset; to use a stroke of luck to foster a lasting pleasure.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Physicist Freeman Dyson told Wired magazine how crucial it is to learn from failures. As an example, he described the invention of the bicycle. “There were thousands of weird models built and tried before they found the one that really worked,” he said. “You could never design a bicycle theoretically. Even now, it’s difficult to understand why a bicycle works. But just by trial and error, we found out how to do it, and the error was essential.” I hope you will keep that in mind, Taurus. It’s the SuccessThrough-Failure Phase of your astrological cycle.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you should lease a chauffeured stretch limousine with nine TVs and a hot tub inside. You’d also be smart to accessorize your smooth ride with a $5,000-bottle of Château Le Pin Pomerol Red Bordeaux wine and servings of the Golden Opulence Sundae, which features a topping of 24-karat edible gold and sprinkles of Amedei Porcelana, the most expensive chocolate in the world. If none of that is possible, do the next best thing, which is to mastermind a long-term plan to bring more money into your life. From an astrological perspective, wealthbuilding activities will be favored in the coming weeks.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): When Leos rise above their habit selves and seize the authority to be rigorously authentic, I refer to them as Sun Queens or Sun Kings. When you Cancerians do the same — triumph over your conditioning and become masters of your own destiny — I call you Moon Queens or Moon Kings. In the coming weeks, I suspect that many of you will make big strides towards earning this title. Why? Because you’re on the verge of claiming more of the “soft power,” the potent sensitivity that enables you to feel at home no matter what you’re doing or where you are on this planet.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You may not realize it, but you now have a remarkable power to perform magic tricks. I’m not talking about Houdini-style hocus-pocus. I’m referring to practical wizardry that will enable you to make relatively efficient transformations in your daily life. Here are some of the possibilities: wiggling out of a tight spot without offending anyone; conjuring up a new opportunity for yourself out of thin air; doing well on a test even though you don’t feel prepared for it; converting a seemingly tough twist of fate into a fertile date with destiny. How else would you like to use your magic?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Feminist pioneer and author Gloria Steinem said, “Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don’t feel I should be doing something else.” Is there such an activity for you, Virgo? If not, now is a favorable time to identify what it is. And if there is indeed such a passionate pursuit, you should do it as much as possible in the coming weeks. You’re primed for a breakthrough in your relationship with this life-giving joy. To evolve to the next phase of its power to inspire you, it needs as much of your love and intelligence as you can spare.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): One of the 21st century’s most entertaining archaeological events was the discovery of King Richard III’s bones. The English monarch died in 1485, but his burial site had long been a mystery. It wasn’t an archaeologist who tracked down his remains, but a screenwriter named Philippa Langley. She did extensive historical research, narrowing down the possibilities to a car park in Leicester. As she wandered around there, she got a psychic impression at one point that she was walking directly over Richard’s grave. Her feeling later turned out to be right.

I suspect your near future will have resemblances to her adventure. You’ll have success in a mode that’s not your official area of expertise. Sharp analytical thinking will lead you to the brink, and a less rational twist of intelligence will take you the rest of the way.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The tides of destiny are no longer just whispering their message for you. They are shouting. And what they are shouting is that your brave quest must begin soon. There can be no further excuses for postponement. What’s that you say? You don’t have the luxury of embarking on a brave quest?

You’re too bogged down in the thousand and one details of managing the day-to-day hubbub? Well, in case you need reminding, the tides of destiny are not in the habit of making things convenient. And if you don’t cooperate willingly, they will ultimately compel you to do so. But now here’s the really good news, Scorpio: The tides of destiny will make available at least one burst of assistance that you can’t imagine right now.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In my dream, I used the non-itchy wool of the queen’s special Merino sheep to weave an enchanted blanket for you. I wanted this blanket to be a good luck charm you could use in your crusade to achieve deeper levels of romantic intimacy. In its tapestry I spun scenes depicting the most love-filled events from your past. It was beautiful and perfect. But after I finished it, I had second thoughts about giving it to you. Wasn’t it a mistake to make it so flawless? Shouldn’t it also embody the messier aspects of togetherness? To turn it into a better symbol and therefore a more dynamic talisman, I spilled wine on one corner of it and unraveled some threads in another corner. Now here’s my interpretation of my dream: You’re ready to regard messiness as an essential ingredient in your quest for deeper intimacy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your word of power is “supplication” — the act of asking earnestly and humbly for what you want. When practiced correctly, “supplication” is indeed a sign of potency, not of weakness. It means you are totally united with your desire, feel no guilt or shyness about it, and intend to express it with liberated abandon. Supplication makes you supple, poised to be flexible as you do what’s necessary to get the blessing you yearn for. Being a supplicant also makes you smarter, because it helps you realize that you can’t get what you want on the strength of your willful ego alone. You need grace, luck and help from sources beyond your control.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the coming weeks, your relationships with painkillers will be extra sweet and intense. Please note that I’m not talking about ibuprofen or acetaminophen or aspirin. My reference to painkillers is metaphorical. What I’m predicting is that you will have a knack for finding experiences that reduce your suffering. You’ll have a sixth sense about where to go to get the most meaningful kinds of healing and relief. Your intuition will guide you to initiate acts of atonement and forgiveness, which will in turn ameliorate your wounds.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t wait around passively as you fantasize about becoming the “Chosen One” of some person or group or institution. Be your own Chosen One. And don’t wander around aimlessly, biding your time in the hope of eventually being awarded some prize or boon by a prestigious source.

Give yourself a prize or boon. Here’s one further piece of advice, Pisces: Don’t postpone your practical and proactive intentions until the mythical “perfect moment” arrives. Create your own perfect moment.

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