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recently de-fanged Voting Rights Act; after all, it falls on the federal government to intercede and do what’s in the best interest of its citizens.

Right, Tim? — Rick Fornoff Asheville

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Gotta agree with Moffitt Tim Moffitt is proposing to have the state impose district elections on our City Council [“Democracy by Decree,” July 17 Xpress]. He reasons that elected officials tend to favor whatever system put them in power, and it is hard to argue with his argument on that point.

He says, “It falls on the state to intercede and do what’s in the best interest of the citizens.” That being the case, I expect Moffitt to lead the charge to establish a nonpartisan commission that would set borders of electoral districts by objective lines such as county boundaries and geographical areas, as opposed to gerrymandering. He clearly sees the danger in having elected officials draw those boundaries in such a way as to benefit themselves and their political allies.

I also presume that, by his logic, Moffitt is a staunch advocate of the

I’m truly disgusted that you published an article, let alone a frontpager, that glorifies tobacco sales and use [“The Unusual Suspects,” July 10, Xpress]. Love, food, drink and music are gifts from our higher selves. I don’t believe in whatever god you say brought tobacco.

It’s time we as a society begin to see and speak of tobacco peddling and smoking for what they are: Drug pushing and assault with a deadly weapon, respectively.

The next whiff of secondhand smoke I catch, can I grab the offender’s cancer stick, and shove it in his eye to put it out in my own self defense? Tobacco is a gift from God — really? It’s a filthy, disgusting, “screw me and everybody else” habit.

Hey, nicotine addicts! E-cigs are here. Grow up and keep your drug of choice to yourself.

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Max Cooper responds Thanks for reading the piece, Sidney.

I worked hard to write a neutral story, one that I felt was only partly about smoking. The risks of smoking made a good background for the truly interesting part — how the characters in the story, and in our community, navigate a changing environment in which their habits, desires and lifestyles are regulated.

In the case of B & B’s regulars, their response has been to draw together into a tight group of holdouts.

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Thank you, Korean War vets At this 60th anniversary of the cessation of hostilities of the Korean War, no words can prop-

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I owned a 1998 diesel Beetle for years. Even though it had 200,000 miles on it, I was looking forward to driving that cute bug around Asheville for many more years. But during construction of Wicked Weed Brewing, my dear bug was totaled by a delivery truck right in front of our new place! I was really upset and searched for months until I found our VW GTI online on the Harmony Motors website. I sped over to the dealership as fast as possible and after a test drive through the mountains, I called my husband and told him we were buying this car!

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The Gospel According to Jerry The last bash Editor’s note: This is the ninth and final installment of Jerry Sternberg’s “Life in Seely’s Castle” saga. The earlier pieces are available on the Xpress website or at gospeljerry.com (which also contains additional photos of the castle and its furnishings).

It didn’t take long for my partner and me to figure out that if we got no other benefit from owning the castle, we were sitting on an invaluable public-relations asset.

Anyone and everyone wanted to visit, including the many customers of our contract waste-hauling company and the executives of the industrial and manufacturing plants that sold us their scrap metal and surplus items.

To capitalize on that, we decided we would throw a bash to rival any gala held anywhere in the city and invite them all, along with many public officials. We found a young decorator from one of the big department stores who let his creative talents run free, bringing in a whole truckload of greenery, props and special-effects lighting. Despite the falling plaster in the library and the other structural damage, for one unforgettable evening each year, he would transform this genteel ruin into the Magic Kingdom.

It started with the invitation, on parchmentlike paper, rolled up and tied with a ribbon (see the photo at gospeljerry.com).

Parking was limited, so we bused people up from a lot at the bottom of Town Mountain Road. Excitement and anticipation reigned as they passed through the massive iron gates and were transported up a winding driveway lined with scores of torches, evoking a medieval bacchanal.

They were greeted at the formal entrance under the porte cochère and then climbed a graceful stairway into the beautifully illuminated library, with its elegant silver chandeliers.

Guests were encouraged to explore the house at their leisure and take advantage of several bars and food stations set up in the public areas.

and the city as a whole, but once again we had no takers.

In desperation, we hired a real estate agent who found a Bible school that was willing to accept it and, after obtaining an appraisal in the high six figures, we made the donation. I told my partner, “Don’t think of it as giving it away — think of it as having sold it to the government.”

The Bible school turned over the property to a young couple who operated a mission there for a few years. They, in turn, sold it to a Hendersonville industrialist, a big antique collector who spent a substantial amount of money on a proper restoration. To my knowledge, it’s still his home today.

And so it was that the man who had been king moved out of this 25,000-square-foot domicile back down to the land of the commoners — a 700-square-foot suite in the Sheraton downtown — and lived happily ever after. X Asheville native Jerry Sternberg, a longtime observer of the local scene, can be reached at gospeljerry@aol.com.

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“One woman refused to believe that I lived in the castle, insisting that I not only take her to my bedroom but show her my underwear in the dresser drawer.”

One year we decided to remind everyone that we offered commercial garbage service. With great ingenuity and skill, our employees hoisted a brand-new 8-cubic-yard trash bin up to the library floor through the large folding window. The guests were amazed and amused when a beautiful barmaid started serving them cocktails through the side doors of a refuse container.

Then there was the woman who absolutely refused to believe that I lived in the castle, insisting that I not only take her to my bedroom but show her my underwear in the dresser drawer!

The PR value of these parties cannot be overstated. More than once, I heard a wife tell her husband, “I don’t know what kind of business you’re doing with these guys but you better keep on doing it, because I want to come back next year.”

Alas, after 12 years, it was time for the king to abdicate the throne, with both sadness and joy. My children had all left home by that time, and for two or three years I’d been living there alone.

Meanwhile, the maintenance costs were becoming quite a burden, so we decided to put the property on the market.

Unfortunately, in those days, there were not a lot of buyers for a mansion in the sky. We had plenty of tire-kickers and hoodraisers who really just wanted a Cook’s tour, but no offers.

Switching tactics, we then tried offering it as a charitable donation to some of the institutions we supported. Without a doubt, it would have made a fabulous retreat, community center, museum or other public facility that would have benefited both the charity

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Sometimes a scandal begets a scandal, which then leads to another scandal, much like the famous 1556 engraving by Pieter Bruegel, “Big Fish Eat Little Fish,” in which a fisherman slices into his sizable catch, only to find that the fish itself is full of fish, and those fish are full of fish.

On July 11, Asheville City Council held “a special meeting [and] declared its support for Police Chief William Anderson, announcing that an internal investigation had found no evidence that he had engaged in a cover-up related to a March car crash involving his son, as alleged

by Lt. William Wilke,” David Forbes reported. “However, the inquiry did note that Anderson acted inappropriately when he ordered Wilke, the watch commander the night of the crash, to meet with him as the State Bureau of Investigation reviewed the case later that same month.”

Many readers questioned the efficacy of the city administration’s oversight regarding the police chief’s behavior, and wondered what other details came to light in the closed session that preceded the announcement.

See the full story, which contains links to previous coverage, at avl.mx/ x2, and join the conversation, some of which is excerpted here.

Via Mountainx.com The city of Asheville has experienced a number of troubling issues in the past couple of years. This announcement from a police officer is just the latest in a long long line of questionable management practices.

Again, the city employee went through proper channels to handle the issue internally, only to be ignored.

Issues that have occurred are: the human-resource scandal and what appears to be gross mismanagement; the sexual harassment lawsuit that could have been nipped in the bud when the young woman went through channels and then was forced to seek legal action (amounting to $48,000 to settle a lawsuit that should have been effectively dealt with internally); the human resources department convictions regarding falsifying medical claims; the Pack Place overruns; Momentum’s

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Internal affairs: At a July 11 meeting, Asheville City Council cleared Police Chief William Anderson (pictured) of cover-up and coercion allegations made by an APD lieutenant.

$8 million mud hole on north Broadway; missing evidence at the police department and $175,000 to audit the evidence room; unanswered questions swirling around the operations of the AshevilleBuncombe Community Relations Council and the City paying $18,000 in back taxes for that organization. …

These costly or embarrassing examples are due to a lack of oversight by the city managers office. We need to clean up our leadership, starting with the city manager. — D. Dial How do you like your progressive City Council now?

—timothypeck About as much as I like my conservative reps over in Raleigh. That’s the problem with politics these days no more centrists. — Robert This stinks. — Yeppers

So there was no cover-up or attempt at a cover-up, only the APPEARANCE of an attempt at a cover-up, which has been dealt with by supervisory counseling. How is this any better?

The city, in supporting the chief, has in effect called Lt. [William] Wilke a liar. How is he, or any other APD officer with a legitimate grievance against this chief (and apparently there are many), supposed to keep their jobs and do their jobs without the distraction of possible retaliation?

The Asheville mayor, City Council and city manager have all done a great disservice to this community.

No wonder Raleigh seeks to micromanage this city. City government is a farce. — Big Al Mr. David Forbes ... I think the Mountain Xpress should look more into this. We need the truth!

—JOHN-C Anderson was the subject of civilrights-violation complaints while in

REDISCOVER Deland, Fla., as well as a 22-page complaint by a department police commander. He resigned in the middle of an investigation. [See avl.mx/vj for articles pertaining to Anderson’s stint as chief of police in Deland, Fla.] He was subsequently faced with a petition from the citizens of Greenville, N.C., for his removal from office after barely two years, due to “escalating crime rates” and “mistreatment” of officers, among other complaints.

It’s not too hard to see why those who selected him would want to keep this latest controversy contained. That an apparent honest officer with 13 years tenure would be thrown under the bus to help accomplish it should be a source of deep shame, but don’t bet on it. — Dionysis It’s not the crime; it’s the coverup. And now the cover-up has grown to include the City Council, city manager and the district attorney. What a disappointment our leadership has revealed themselves to be. Mayor Bellamy embarrasses me. — Kelly

Boy is it popular to be a conspiracy theorist nowadays. It’s probably a good idea to be skeptical, but I’ve found the mayor and City Council to be generally sincere in their quest for truth.

I think the APD is trying to undergo not just true change for the better but fighting a lot of negatives from the past. — Zen Perhaps, but “fighting a lot of negatives from the past” is pretty hard to do when new ones arise in the present. — Dionysis I have to agree with Zen. If there are institutional problems, and a new chief takes over and tries to make changes, there will be any number of people who decide to fight back.

When we started Asheville Justice Watch 10 years ago, after the abuses by APD during the anti-war protests, you should’ve heard the stories we [heard], from current or past APD employees, about corrupt or criminal behavior within the department.

A decade later, under Chief [William] Hogan and now Anderson, I think there’s been improvement. But anything you or I think of as improvements, there’s somebody who’s not happy. As I’ve

said before, I’ll call the city, Council or manager, on their sh-- as fast as anybody if I think they deserve it.

But the outcry and the scandal and the sturm und drang over this doesn’t seem deserved, IMHO. I get a whiff of partisan attack underlying everything here. — bsummers

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Three career officers coming forward with similar stories is troubling to anyone not drinking the Kool-Aid. It is very difficult to take this type of thing public, but lack of proper management to deal with internal issues forces the issue and dirty laundry is going to eventually be aired out in public. — D. Dial Via Facebook Yes, your mayoress and Councilfolk, there was no criminal wrongdoing because an honest man came forward on March 13 (just four days after the wreck and a few days after the meeting with the chief and Capt.

[Stony] Gonce) and reported the coercive actions of his “superiors.”

After more than three months of inaction by the city, suddenly these matters are resolved. What has happened to the other APD officers who were prepared to come forward in support of Lt. Wilke?

Has anyone looked into the possible real reasons the first officer on the scene the night of the infamous wreck resigned for “personal reasons” in May? Lt. Wilke also indicated in his statement(s) that evidence he submitted related to the car wreck and which was placed in the “newly secured” evidence room was missing or had been altered from its original content — is anyone looking into that?

There are several instances where those involved agree that what the chief did was “wrong” — wrong to call Lt. Wilke out of a meeting with the SBI (if the chief and Gonce did not attempt to coerce Wilke, why did they remove him from the meeting?); wrong to not call for an investigation into the wreck (the gun, the attempts by police on the scene to alter witnesses testimony) by another outside agency; wrong to lie to the public at a videotaped presser, where the chief basically repeated the same lies his son had told him as if an investigation had proven the facts.

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Close to home Local adult-care closing highlights the need to house the mentally ill

By JACKIE STARKEY

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Canterbury Hills Adult Care Home sits high on a hill in a residential area of Candler.

Unmarked and invisible from the main road, this unassuming facility illustrates some of the underlying challenges in modern health care, especially for those with long-term mental illnesses who may have few other alternatives.

Viewed from outside on a typical visit, the brick building appears vacant, its curtains drawn and an empty basketball court where weeds sprout out of cracks in the playing surface. Inside, Canterbury’s long halls are dimly lit, the walls bare.

The game room consists of a pool table, threadbare couches that face a mounted television, a craft table and empty vending machines shoved into a corner.

But the building is not what brought this place to the forefront in recent news. The fundamental issues relate to its patients, the 58 Buncombe County residents who have called Canterbury home and now face uncertain futures.

On July 1, the facility’s longtime owner, Wittner Wright, announced that he’s closing the place, citing general financial woes and other challenges.

Canterbury is one of several adultcare homes that Wright and his company, Realty Residential, own in Buncombe County. Earlier this year, Buncombe officials levied fines against the company for such issues as housekeeping problems and failing to meet its residents’ health-care needs at Canterbury; and over the years, nearby homeowners have filed various complaints with local law enforcement.

But Wright says that a year of

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Long way home: A Department of Justice investigation into how North Carolina houses mentally ill residents, as well as ongoing financial pressure, may have forced the closing of one adult-care home in Buncombe County — and highlights the need for longterm solutions. photo by Ricky Emmons

tumult in the adult-care system has left owners of such facilities — which house the elderly as well as those with mental illness, developmental disabilities and substance-abuse problems — with lean pockets and few choices.

“I’m proud of Canterbury Hills,” he insists. “It has a negative reputation because people just don’t understand it. Everyday we go to war, and we’re armed with a squirt gun. We’re

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getting pennies on the dollar to take care of these folks, our folks.”

A complex care system The practice of housing the mentally ill within adult-care homes, in a system that may not benefit them best, results from several national and state health-care trends and pressures, say those who work within the care network.

Until fairly recently, the approach was profitable, says Cathie Beatty, social-work supervisor for the Buncombe County Department of Human and Health Services. “Over the past 20 years, there has been a rather lucrative business model for adult-care homes to take in persons [with a] primary mental illness diagnosis,” she says. Beatty also cites “the deinstitutionalization and narrowing of state hospitals,” which has moved residents out of public facilities and forced health-care officials to scramble to place them.

“The adult-care industry was the default” choice, she says.

Tax breaks and incentives to owners encouraged them to take in non-elderly patients, but no longer, Beatty continues.

“The industry is undergoing a huge amount of change,” Beatty says. “One of those is in relation to a suit that was brought by the [federal] Department of Justice” a few years ago against North Carolina.

A 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Olmstead v. L.C. reasserted the federal guarantee that those with severe, persistent mental illness have full rights under the law, including being housed in the least restrictive environment possible — “a ruling that requires states to eliminate unnecessary segregation of persons with disabilities and to ensure that [they] receive services in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs,” according to the DOJ. Spurred by disability-rights groups, the DOJ investigated North Carolina’s practices and policies, concluding about two years ago that the state had mismanaged its placement of mentally ill adults: “Most people with mental illness receiving services in adult-care homes could be served in more integrated settings, but are relegated indefinitely and necessarily to adult-care homes because of systematic state actions and policies.”

In the two years since that investigation, state officials have worked with the DOJ to create a new approach — an eight-year plan that includes helping transition residents out of adult-care homes.

“Everyday we go to war and we’re armed with a squirt gun. We’re getting pennies on the dollar to take care of these folks, our folks.”

Wittner Wright, owner, Canterbury Hills adult-care home

According to those working in the system, however, the changes only brush the surface of what’s needed in North Carolina.

Buncombe County breakdown Buncombe hosts 86 of the 1,200 adult-care facilities in the state.

That’s the most, per capita, of any other county in North Carolina.

Residents come from Buncombe as well as counties outside the region — mostly, from Mecklenburg and parts of eastern North Carolina, according to Beatty.

Nationwide, in the last decade or so, care has migrated away from public housing to the private sector — a move hinged on the premise that private facilities would bring resources and additional funding that had been lacking.

This hope was no more than a fantasy, says Buncombe County Sheriff Department Lt. Randy Sorrells.

His department is often the first to respond to problems at the centers and in the neighborhoods where they’re located.

“There were these theories that companies would rush in to help out and take care of these people.

There was money to be made,” says Sorrells. “Well, no private-sector big names rushed in,” he continues, noting that some residents “are trapped between jail and care homes.”

In his view, the long-term care system split in two — costly skilled nursing facilities and adult-care homes.

Wright acknowledges that the lower-cost, adult-care facilities often employ less educated, more transient staff than nursing homes, and, as he does, many owners run several establishments in any particular area. He says there’s less public income to help pay for the residents’ needs, and therefore, such homes contain more and more non-elderly residents whose primary diagnoses are a long-term mental illness.

“It’s a complex issue,” Sorrells says. “Quite the quagmire.”

The much-hoped-for and anticipated

resources never coalesced, he says, and 12 years out from privatization, problems with the system are mounting.

The lack of checks and balances on the private sector allowed problems to fester, Sorrells speculates.

Indeed, the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) allows adult-care facilities to function with little public scrutiny, and problems connected to adult-care homes strain local resources, he continues. Homes located in residential areas draw neighborhood attention, he says, and homeowners have reported a variety of problems to which his office responds, such as break-ins, drug activity and loitering.

“We’re responding to these concerns,” he says. “It’s a tremendous drain on the system.”

In an April 2012 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting, Community Care of Western North Carolina reported that more than $3 million in Medicaid expenses were paid to just three facilities in 2011 — one of them Canterbury. That’s 30 percent of the county’s total Medicaid expenditures.

But Wright says the DOJ case — combined with dwindling resources overall — has caused funds formerly available to owners to be constricted.

“Basically, since Jan. 1, people who operate homes like we do have struggled to get two-thirds of their previous revenue,” he says. Some “operators [are] just walking in and closing the door and telling all the staff to go home, and [they tell] the state Division of Social Services to come get the residents. It’s happening everywhere.”

Through good billing practices and saving where possible, Wright juggled to keep Canterbury, his largest facility, afloat, he says. But now, he says he must close it in the hope of saving his other centers.

But where will those residents go?

Some have already found new situations, says Beth Boone, a Buncombe County adult-care home specialist who manages complaints, citations and violations for several local facilities. “Canterbury has been looking for places,” Boone says.

“Wright has some friends who own other facilities — that could be an option. If they can’t find a place, they’ll call us in, but we’re not miracle workers. I don’t know where some of these people are going to go,” she adds.

Wright hopes to move some residents back to their home counties, he says, and he’s optimistic that all get to stay within in the state, Boone says.

So far, Wright reports that he has found homes for most Canterbur residents. As for the center’s 30 or so employees, his other Buncombe adultcare homes are fully staffed, though he plans to retain key administrators.

The big picture Meanwhile, state officials continue to work long-term on moving mentally ill residents from adult care and into alternative living situations.

As part of the DOJ settlement, North Carolina was divided into regions; in each one, contracting organizations were enlisted in a process known as the Transitions to Community Living Initiative. The state DSS serves as a partner in this statewide, eight-year plan, but in Western North Carolina, the Asheville-based Western Highlands Network has been implementing it. (In April, however, Western Highlands announced a merger with Waynesville-based Smoky Mountain Center, which will likely absorb the project.)

“Several funding streams are being implemented to cover the cost of moving these individuals,” Beatty says. “We expect the cost of community living to be roughly equivalent to what Medicaid and special assistance is paying these larger facilities now.”

Rents in the Asheville area often exceed what Medicaid can cover, however, so extra assistance will continue for all those who move out of the facilities, Beatty reports. County officials also hope to tap into available incentives for landlords who agree to house individuals transitioning to community living.

Canterbury Administrator Jimmie Singleton suggests that costs for the county could increase once individuals have transitioned. “I don’t see them being able to function and take their medications,” he says. “We

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86 in Buncombe

58 residents at Canterbury

3,000 N.C. residents to place by 2020

would probably see some success, but I would expect more break-ins, drugs on the street, suicides, fires, hospitalizations — that kind of thing.”

“Any individual who has those types of vulnerabilities would be assessed for what kind of services would assist them,” says Karol Gebbia, community living program lead care coordinator for Western Highlands. Current funding streams to assist those with severe problems would remain, no matter what living arrangements they chose, she continues. Gebbia also says that those who seek community living have access to up to $2,000 in transitional funds.

“There will be services now that will be available to wrap around and support these individuals, [and] that could make a difference,” she notes.

“And really, that’s what it’s all about.”

By May, Western Highlands had reached out to 34 local adult-care residents who are candidates for placement. Gebbia remarks, “We’ve received really great reception from these individuals,” Gebbia says.

“They are excited to hear about their options and know that we intend to do right by them, supplying them with opportunities.”

Ultimately, the state initiative seeks to move 3,000 individuals from the adult-care system into community housing by July 2020.

“When you get to the base of it all, it’s about these individuals choosing to try and live independently,” Gebbia adds. “We are to make every possible effort in order for them to be successful. It’s not a perfect process for everyone, but they have the right to try.”

UNCA graduates Maayan Schechter and Ricky Emmons contributed to this report. X

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Face to face Three recent community meetings gave Buncombe County residents a chance to raise concerns with the Board of Commissioners.

The informal get-togethers, held in the three electoral districts introduced last year, were “a great way to learn what’s on people’s minds,” noted Commissioner Brownie Newman.

The July 9 meeting set the stage, taking place at the Enka Library in District 3, which encompasses much of the western part of the county, including Leicester and Biltmore Forest. The district’s two commissioners, David King and Joe Belcher, led the session. Over the course of an hour and a half, the roughly 20 attendees asked about a proposed Culture and Recreation Authority, a property tax hike, economic incentives for businesses and more.

Kim MacQueen, who chairs the county library system’s board of trustees, asked about a state bill that, as originally proposed, would have allowed Buncombe County government and municipalities to consolidate their parks and recreation departments and library services.

But the final version of the law, approved by the General Assembly July 16, excludes municipalities.

MacQueen questioned the logic of the move, asserting that establishing a new Cultural and Recreation Authority that can’t consolidate services and save money is merely “creating another bureaucracy.”

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But even the question of how to grow the local economy proved contentious, as resident Gail Harding questioned the fairness of the commissioners’ approving millions in incentive grants to GE Aviation and other firms. “In the bottom of my mind, it bothers me how you determine who’s going to get the incentives and if it’s fair,” she told them.

King replied that Buncombe and North Carolina face intense competition from other areas trying to attract the same companies. “We don’t choose who gets the incentives: They choose us.”

He continued, “Just getting on their radar is hard,” saying the commissioners should do whatever they can to bring companies and their jobs here. In the long run, these businesses more than pay for the incentives they get through the jobs they create and the taxes they pay, King maintained.

On another front, Candler resident Michelle Pace Wood, who made an unsuccessful run for commissioner last year, urged the board to take steps to fight crime in her neighborhood.

She asked the commissioners to ban loitering in parking lots at night after businesses have closed, which she said has led to vandalism. The board said it would look into the idea.

Residents also voiced concerns about possible contamination at the former BASF plant, a recent decision not to expand where motocross facilities can be located, and the wisdom of conservation easements.

But the tone remained civil throughout the discussion, and the last resident to speak, Philip Pritchard of Enka, said the meeting had given him more confidence in the commissioners.

Both Belcher and King urged attendees to view media reports with skepticism, saying that many of their positive achievements don’t get coverage. Pritchard echoed that senti-

her concerns.

Having the libraries and other departments under the direction of the new authority, said Belcher, could “take some of the politics out” of administrative and funding decisions. King, who called himself a “heavy supporter of libraries,” added that commissioners will still have the power to approve the new agency’s funding and budget.

David Gantt, chairman of the Board of Commissioners, assured library employees that their pay and benefits won’t be reduced.

But Candler resident Jerry Rice, a frequent critic of the board, worried about the impact of the special tax (3.5 cents per $100 of property value) that would be levied to fund the new entity. That increase was approved July 18 as

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part of the budget for the fiscal year that began July 1. All told, the budget raises the property tax rate by 15 percent. Rice called the change “absolutely too high,” saying taxpayers are “going to be hit hard here pretty quick.”

“There’s not a member of this board that wants to raise the tax rate,” countered King. But with property values down amid increased funding requests and federal mandates, commissioners were “faced with the hard choices,” he added.

“I don’t like the tax rate situation either,” said Belcher, declaring that he works “every day to save money for this county.”

Gantt added that the revenue is needed to maintain safe schools and provide popular services that make the county a good place to

ment, thanking the commissioners for providing an in-person “reality check. So much of our information,” he maintained, “comes through the media, and that can be a little skewed.”

City schools, county dollars Asheville residents focused much of the next community meeting, held July 15 at Pack Library, on new schools and a proposed shooting range.

District 1 Commissioners Holly Jones and Newman represent an area that’s roughly equivalent to the city’s boundaries. Several speakers praised them for agreeing to spend about $20 million on a new Isaac Dickson Elementary School.

“Thanks for support of the school system,” said Gene Bell, who stepped down in March as chair of the board of education for the Asheville City Schools. “You all have demonstrated a level of professionalism you should be proud of.”

Peggy Dalman, the school board’s new vice chair, added, “I know how challenging some of the budgets have been, but the support of Asheville and Buncombe County has been incredible over these last few years.”

Newman responded enthusiastically, saying, “I know I speak for everyone when I say how excited we are. This is one of the signature things our commission has gotten off the ground.”

He cited Jones’ leadership in pushing for two new schools; construction at Dickson is slated to begin early next year.

But with the new Asheville Middle School projected to cost $41.5 million, commissioners have delayed that project until 2018. “Our goal is for it to happen sooner rather than later,” noted Newman, though he didn’t address where the funding might come from.

Because state law requires the county to allocate the revenue from a special local sales tax for school construction based on enrollment, the county system gets most of the money. In the last three decades, the county schools have added 15 new buildings; the city system hasn’t had a new one since 1986.

In response to a question, King revealed that he’s spoken with state lawmakers about changing

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“Just keep re-electing us and we’ll take care of it.”

Belcher added: “We’ll figure out a model. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have that on our resume?”

In the meantime, the commissioners plan to rely mostly on property tax revenue to fund the Dickson construction.

Shooting from the hip Another costly capital project discussed at the meeting was a new shooting range for training local law enforcement. But the proposed $10 million indoor facility near the county landfill is “off the table now,” Commissioner Ellen Frost reported.

The public, noted Jones, has made its opposition clear, leading commissioners to look for less expensive options. “You all have been a really important part of this determination to back up and take another look at it,” she said. “And to our credit, we heard you and are responding. … It’s a beautiful example of how our democracy should work.”

The range, added Jones, “is a legitimate need for our publicsafety officers. ... But the question is, what is the appropriate amount to invest in this need?”

The county is now seeking a location for an outdoor range that would cost about $2 million, Planning Director Jon Creighton reported. But previous attempts to site an outdoor facility were derailed by neighbors concerned about noise pollution, lead contamination and other issues, he noted.

Commissioners asked audience members to alert them to any suitable properties. “Just because we couldn’t find an outdoor range over the last four years doesn’t mean we won’t be able to find one in the next four years,” Belcher noted hopefully.

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The third session took place July 16 at the Bee Tree Fire Station in Swannanoa, where concerns about zoning and development took center stage. District 2, which also includes Black Mountain, Fairview and Weaverville, is represented on the board by Frost and Fryar.

Black Mountain resident Richard Hudson said he supports

zoning but worries that the county’s 2007 ordinance has already become “antiquated.” The real-estate agent urged commissioners to allow dense residential housing, including mobile homes, in more areas.

“I think you’ve got a lot of work that needs to be done on your zoning ordinance, and I think you need to kick some people in the pants to do it,” he asserted.

Fryar reminded the audience that he opposes all zoning. And Frost called the current ordinance “a work in progress,” saying residents “couldn’t find seven people more concerned with affordable housing and density” than the current commissioners.

But they deferred to Creighton on some specifics of county zoning rules.

Planning staff, he revealed, is preparing to recommend changes that would allow higher density housing, including reducing the minimum lot size for residential construction.

“Some things are antiquated,” Creighton agreed, adding that a revised land-use plan will be presented to commissioners soon.

Meanwhile, Cindy Weeks of Mountain Housing Opportunities gave an update on another planning process. The nonprofit will be seeking community input on a possible mixed-use development at the former Beacon Manufacturing site in Swannanoa. Single-family homes, work-force housing and light industry are all being considered, she revealed.

But Weeks assured attendees, “Nothing’s going to be planned until we talk to people,” explaining that staffers will be reaching out to community groups and residents throughout the year.

Swannanoa residents also requested more sidewalks and greenways, as well as a recycling and trash drop-off area, to address concerns about littering and pedestrian safety.

Chief Bruce Cook of Broad River Volunteer Fire & Rescue urged the board to reward volunteer firefighters for their service, perhaps by working with state legislators to provide tax breaks.

After promising to explore those ideas, the commissioners declared the series of meetings a success.

“We’ve learned a lot,” noted Gantt. And Fryar added: “We are listening. There’s been a few things that have come out in these community meetings that needed to come out.” X

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Moog Foundation objects to archives going to New York A move to ship Bob Moog’s archives from Asheville to New York is creating family discord over the best way to preserve the late inventor’s legacy.

An electronic music titan, Bob Moog founded Moog Music, the world’s leading manufacturer of analog synthesizers. His widow, Asheville resident Ileana GramsMoog, announced July 18 that she’s planning to donate his personal archive of notes, plans, drawings and recordings to the Cornell University Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections in Ithaca, N.Y. “It was Bob‘s wish that his archives be preserved and made accessible to other scientists, inventors, engineers and innovators,” Grams-Moog said in a press release. “The Cornell Library makes its extensive rare collections accessible to students and scholars all over the world.”

Noting that Moog earned his Ph.D. in engineering physics from Cornell in 1965, she added: “It has been eight years since my husband’s death, and I am happy that my gift to Cornell will finally make this rich collection available. Bob would be pleased to know his life’s work is finally being properly preserved and made available to current and future generations to advance upon his work.”

However, Grams-Moog makes no mention of the Bob Moog Foundation in her announcement, which has overseen the preservation of those archives for the last seven years in Asheville, where Moog lived from 1979 until his death in 2005. The foundation is a nonprofit organization run by Michelle Moog-Koussa, the inventor’s daughter, who says that she and other family members are surprised and disappointed by the decision to ship the archives out of town.

“We believe firmly that Bob Moog’s archives belong in Western North Carolina,” says Moog-Koussa.

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It’s important that the archives remain here with the foundation, because not only are we best suited to care for them, but we’re best suited to interpret them. Unfortunately, there’s been a lot of misinterpretation of Bob Moog’s legacy. And we’ve made it our work to make sure we’re giving an accurate portrayal of history.”

Although Moog-Koussa acknowledges that her stepmother maintains legal rights to the archives, she notes that the majority of those resources are currently under the care of the foundation in a safe, climate-controlled local location.

“We’ve dedicated a large part of our work to protecting, preserving and sharing them,” she reports.

“The foundation takes its role — as the only nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and preserving Bob Moog’s legacy — very seriously, and the archive was a big part of that.”

After a year of negotiations, the foundation recently signed a lease with the North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources to start housing those archives in a new east Asheville facility, Moog-Koussa reports. The facility includes a large processing room and other resources, and the

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idea, she says, was “to open Bob Moog’s archives to researchers from all over the world” here in Asheville.

The building currently houses the archives of Black Mountain College, another renowned local institution, Moog-Koussa notes.

Upon hearing of Grams-Moog’s intentions to move the archives out of town, Moog-Koussa says the foundation is now “considering our options.”

She adds: “No matter what happens, the Bob Moog Foundation will continue to carry on Bob Moog’s legacy, and that his legacy is alive and well in our educational projects, which are thriving in this area.”

Meanwhile, Grams-Moog says she doesn’t take the decision to donate her late husband’s archives to Cornell lightly. “I’ve wrestled with this for quite a while now. I take my responsibility as the steward of Bob’s archives very seriously,” she explains. “After all these years, I can rest more easily now knowing they have found the right home — a world-class facility at an institution that has experience preserving and providing access to material of this caliber.” X

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Animals Asheville Humane Society 14 Forever Friend Lane. Info: ashevillehumane.org or 761-2001.

• 2nd & 4th FRIDAYS, 11am-3pm - Pet adoptions will be held at Pet Supplies Plus, 1856 Hendersonville Road.

Brother Wolf Animal Rescue A no-kill organization. Info: bwar. org or 505-3440.

• WEDNESDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 10am-1pm - Outward Hounds invites the public to take adoptable dogs on local hikes.

Meets at BWAR, 31 Glendale Ave. Free.

Free Spay Vouchers • The Humane Alliance offers free spay services for female felines.

Pick up a Dudley Fund voucher at Humane Alliance, Pet Harmony,

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BWAR, Friends 2 Ferals or Asheville Humane Society. Info and appointment: humanealliance.org or 252-2079.

Furever Friends • SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 10am5pm - Furever Friends Animal Rescue Network and Sanctuary will host feline adoptions at Petco, 825 Brevard Road. Info: 398-4943.

Spay/Neuter Vouchers • SA (7/27), 10am-1pm - Free and low cost spay/neuter vouchers will be available to Henderson County residents at Tractor Supply Company, 115 Four Seasons Blvd.

Info: cpforpetsinc@aol.com.

Art JG PHOTO GALLERY (pd.) Inside Chocolate Gems 25 Broadway (Next to Strada) Open every day. Info: (828) 302-1988 or

john@jgphoto.com http://www. jgphoto.com Photographs by John Gellman. John lives at the crossroads of eclectic documentary and fine art photography with a dash of rock ‘n roll (Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, George Harrison) thrown in.

AN ART AND MUSIC EVENT • CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL (pd.) Sunday, August 4 , 3:15pm.

Amici Music, Dan Weiser Jazzical Concert, Art Exhibit and Silent Auction of decorated masks by 21 local artists. Creole style food. CBI Social Hall, 229 Murdock Avenue.

Call (828) 252-6880 for reserved seating and tickets.

ART EXPLORATIONS AT WAMBOLDTOPIA (pd.) ART EXPLORATIONS AT WAMBOLDTOPIA: Drawing As Spiritual Practice, Sculpting Faces In Concrete, Gnome Homes From Found Rocks, and more with artist Damaris Pierce in West Asheville.

All levels welcome. Wamboldtopia. com & Facebook American Folk Art and Framing Oui-Oui Gallery is located at 64 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am6pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: amerifolk.com or 281-2134.

• Through TH (8/22) - Those of Humble Mind.

• TH (8/1) through MO (8/26) Migration: Interpretations.

• FR (8/2), 5-8pm - Opening reception.

AnTHM Gallery Located in the Monte Vista Hotel, 308 W. State St., Black Mountain.

Tues.-Sat., 5-9pm; Sun., 11am-9pm.

Info: anthmgallery.com.

• Through SU (9/1) - From Outsider In, works by self-taught artists.

Art at ASU Exhibits take place at Appalachian State University's Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, unless other-

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wise noted. Tues.-Thurs. & Sat., 10am-6pm; Fri., noon8pm. Donations accepted.

Info: tcva.org or 262-7338.

• Through SA (8/3) - Victor Ekpuk: Drawing Memories will be on display in Gallery B and Mayer Gallery's West Wing.

• Through SA (8/3) - Negotiation of the Secret Society Cloth: An Exploration of Ukara will be on display in Gallery A and Mayer Gallery's West Wing.

• Through SA (8/3) - The BFA senior studio exhibition will be on display in the Community Gallery's East Wing.

Art at Mars Hill College Weizenblatt Gallery: Mon.Fri., 9am-5pm. Info: mhc. edu.

• Through TH (9/5) - Urban Imagery and Personal Fantasy group photography show.

Art at UNCA Art exhibits and events at the university are free, unless otherwise noted.

Info: unca.edu.

• Through TU (8/13) Avoid, paintings by Shawn Burdick, will be on display in the Blowers Gallery.

ArtEtude 89 Patton Ave. Sun., noon5; Mon.-Thurs., 10am-6pm; Fri. & Sat., 10am-7pm. Info: artetudegallery.com or 2521466.

• Through (8/12) - Spirits, new sculptures by Leonid Siveriver.

Asheville Area Arts Council Gallery 346 Depot St. Tues.-Sat., 11am-4pm. Info: ashevillearts.com or 258-0710.

• Through SA (7/26) - BUZZ art.craft.beer.

• FRIDAYS, 9-11am - Artist business brainstorming sessions will feature one-onone opportunities for artist entrepreneurs. Free or by donation. Call to confirm dates.

• SUNDAYS, 10am-1pm - Asheville Art Church, a "Sunday morning sanctuary for the creative spirit," invites the public to write,

paint, draw and craft. $10$20 donation.

Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Tues.Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Programs are free with admission unless otherwise noted. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/ Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: ashevilleart.org or 253-3227.

• Through SU (9/29) - PLAY, works from the permanent collection, will be on display in the East Wing.

• Through SU (9/8) Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection, a traveling exhibit from the Whitney Museum of American Art. • Through SU (9/1) - A Sense of Balance: The Sculpture of Stoney Lamar.

Asheville BookWorks 428 1/2 Haywood Road.

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• Through SA (8/31) - Works

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Bella Vista Art Gallery 14 Lodge St. Summer hours: Mon., Wed., & Thurs., 11am4pm; Fri. & Sat., 11am-5pm.

Info: bellavistaart.com or 768-0246.

• Through MO (9/30) Works by Nancy Varipapa, Shellie Lewis Dambax, Karen Jacobs and Jane Cartwright.

Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Mon.Fri., 11am-5pm. Info: BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930.

• Through FR (7/26) - The Arts at Black Mountain College, curated in collaboration with the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center.

Undergarments vs. cancer What: Asheville Artful Bra Challenge, to benefit Ladies Night Out breast cancer screenings for low-income women.

When: Votes for favorite bras will be accepted online through Tuesday, July 30. A fundraiser is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 6-9 p.m.

Where: Voting is available online at ashevilleartfulbra.com or at Kitsch Fabrics, 742 Haywood Road. Each vote costs $1. The fundraising event will be held at Altamont Brewing Company, 1042 Haywood Road in August.

Why: There’s a new army in the war against cancer. Each soldier has two cups, two straps and everything from fringe to doll heads hanging from the bottom. These “artful bras” do more than just support; they also protect women from breast cancer.

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Kitsch Fabrics and Sisters-in-Stitches will once again join forces to raise funds for Mission Hospital, Asheville Breast Center and Buncombe County Department of Health’s Ladies Night Out program. The agencies work together to provide free mammograms and cancer screenings to uninsured and underinsured women in Buncombe County.

Local artists created 60 handcrafted and embellished bras that are currently on display at Kitsch Fabrics.

One features baseball stitching (a nod to “second base”), another includes toy cars that race along “Interstate 34-B.” The bras are a whimsical reminder that breast health is essential for every woman, whether she prefers kitchen gadgets or pink duct tape (pictured) on her undergarments.

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Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center The center, which preserves the legacy of Black Mountain College, is located at 56 Broadway St., Asheville.

Tues. & Wed., noon-4pm; Thurs.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Info: blackmountaincollege.org or 350-8484.

• Through WE (8/21) - Harry Seidler: Architecture, Art and Collaborative Design.

Brevard Fourth Friday • 4th FRIDAYS, 5-9pm Brevard's Fourth Friday Gallery Walk will feature extended gallery and business hours throughout town.

Info: artsofbrevard.org or 884-2787.

Castell Photography 2C Wilson Alley. Wed.-Fri., noon-6pm; Sat., noon-7pm, or by appointment. Info: castellphotography.com or 255-1188.

• Through SA (7/27) Figures and Space, photography by Eric Baden, Elizabeth Fritts, Roger Ricco and Lauren Semivan.

Center For Craft, Creativity and Design Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road in Hendersonville. Mon.-Fri., noon-5pm. Info: craftscreativitydesign.org or 8902050.

• Through WE (7/24) - Works

by ILSSA members.

Dusty Roads • Through WE (7/31) - Dusty Roads, photography by Barbara Sammons, will be on display at the Canton Public Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave. Info: barbarasammons.com or 648-2924.

Fly Over • Through SA (8/31) - Fly Over, a photography exhibition of World War II warbirds and crop dusters by Candler resident Barbara Sammons, will be on display at the Asheville Regional Airport's art gallery. Info: barbarasammons.com.

Foundry 92 Charlotte St. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm. Info: digfoundry.com.

• Through WE (7/31) - Dive into the Plastiquarium, works

by David Edgar.

Grand Bohemian Gallery Located at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village, 11 Boston Way. Mon.-Thur., 10am-7pm; Fri.Sat., 10am-8pm; Sun., 10am5pm. Info: bohemianhotelasheville.com or 505-2949.

• Through WE (7/31) - Lush Life: Flora and Fauna, paper paintings by Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson.

Grovewood Gallery Located at 111 Grovewood Road. April-Dec. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm & Sun., 11am5pm. Info: grovewood.com or 253-7651.

• Through SU (9/22) Celebration of Color, group wood sculpture show.

HandMade in America Located at 125 S. Lexington Ave. Info: handmadeinamerica.org or 252-0121.

• Through FR (9/13) Needled: Contemporary Needle Craft.

Haywood County Arts Council Unless otherwise noted, showings take place at HCAC's Gallery 86, 86 N. Main St., Waynesville. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: haywoodarts.org or 4520593.

• Through SA (7/27) - Nature Inspired.

Honour Stewart Gallery Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm and by appointment. Info: honourstewartgallery.com or 232-4260.

• Through MO (7/29) Works by Honour and Douglas Stewart, Juan Benavides and Geza Brunow.

Mary Catherine Cozens • Through MO (9/30) - Watercolors by Mary Catherine Cozens will be on display at Artisan Catering and Deli, 1390 Sand Hill Road, Candler. Info: artisancatering.net or 665-3800.

Mica Fine Contemporary Craft 37 N. Mitchell Ave., Bakersville. Mon. & Sat., 10am-5pm. Sun., noon-5pm.

Info: micagallerync.com or 688-6422.

• Through SU (9/15) Tradition Revisited, metal quilts by David Earl Tomlinson.

Mimi Harvey • Through SA (8/31) - A solo show of works by Mimi Harvey will be on display at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road. Info: childrens-art-prints.com or 250-4750.

Mountain Nest Gallery 133 Cherry St., Black Mountain. Open daily. Info: mtnnest.com or 669-0314.

• Through SU (7/28) Thinking Outside the Box, multimedia by individuals on the autism spectrum from Camp Lakey Gap. N.C. Arboretum Located at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way. 9am-5pm daily. Info: ncarboretum.org or 665-2492.

• Through SU (9/22) Twenty-First Century Clay, pottery by Matt Jones.

Pastel Exhibition • Through SU (8/18) - The North Carolina Statewide Pastel Exhibition, On Common Ground: Pastel Paintings from the Mountains to the Sea, will be on display at the Hickory Museum of Art, 243 Third Ave. N.E., Hickory. Info: appalachianpastelsociety. org.

Push Skate Shop & Gallery Located at 25 Patton Ave. Mon.-Thurs., 11am-6pm; Fri. & Sat., 11am-7pm; Sun., noon-6pm. Info: pushtoyproject.com or 225-5509.

• Through TU (8/13) Throw Me a Bone, a DIY Foundation skate spot fundraising exhibit.

Midsummer Package Deal from the Water Lily Ronnie Gorman • Through TU (7/30) - Works

by Ronnie Gorman will be on display at Aabani Salon, 12 N. Main St., Weaverville.

Info: 484-8488.

Seven Sisters Gallery 117 Cherry St., Black Mountain. Summer hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm and Sun., noon-5pm. Info: sevensistersgallery.com or 669-5107.

• Through SU (8/11) Ceramics and paintings by Denise Riddle.

Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League Red House Studios and Gallery, 310 West State St., Black Mountain. Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm; Sun., noon-4pm.

Info: svfal.org.

• Through MO (7/29) America: The Artist's Vision.

The Bender Gallery 12 S. Lexington Ave. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10:30am-5pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: thebendergallery.com or 505-8341.

• Through SA (8/31) Meditations: What Lies Beneath the Surface.

The UpDraft Fine Art Gallery 84 Walnut St. Mon. & Thurs., 11am-7pm; Fri. & Sat., 11am-9pm; Sun., 11am-7pm. Info: facebook. com/Updraft.Gallery.

• Through WE (7/31) - Tim Bruce: The Ghost Painter

Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.Fri., 9:30am-4:30pm. Info: artsofbrevard.org or 8842787.

• Through FR (8/9) - Land of Waterfalls Camera Club exhibit.

• FR (7/26), 5-9pm - An opening reception will be held in conjunction with the Brevard gallery walk.

Upstairs Artspace 49 S. Trade St., Tryon.

Hours: Tues.-Sat., 11am5pm. Info: upstairsartspace. org or 859-2828.

• Trough SA (8/31) - Seeing Is Believing / Crossing he Line.

White Elephant Parade • SU (7/28), 1:30pm - The White Elephant Parade will feature art installations, dance and performance art. Departs from Westgate shopping center, 66 Westgate Parkway, and ends at Hatchery Studios, 1 Roberts St. Free. Info: lareinatheatre.com.

Window (Re/production | Re/presentation) • Through WE (7/31) - The July Window (Re/production | Re/presentation) installation will feature works

by Leigh-Ann Pahapill. On display in the window of Henco Reprographics, 54

Broadway St. Info: windowcontemporary.org.

Art/Craft Fairs Paris of the South Flea Market • SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 8am-3pm - The Paris of the South Flea Market will feature a "gypsy-style" market including handmade clothes, jewelry, art, food trucks and live music. Held at U.S. 70 at Lytle Cove Road. Free to attend. Info: avl.mx/s5.

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The Little Flea • SATURDAYS, 3-7pm - The Little Flea will feature produce and "hand-selected fare and wares" behind Grace Baptist Church, 718 Haywood Road. Free to attend. Info: littleflea.org.

Auditions & Call to Artists Anything Goes, Everything Shows • Through MO (7/29) - The Anything Goes, Everything Shows mail art show will accept submissions through July 29. Send works to: Courtyard Gallery, P.O. Box 9907, Asheville, 28815.

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John Wilson Community Garden invites the public to eat a simple meal in a handmade bowl. Bowls may be taken home after the fundraiser. Held at 99 White Pine Drive, Black Mountain. $25. Info and tickets: jill. edwards@townofblackmountain.org or 669-2052.

LEAF Schools and Streets • WEDNESDAYS, 5-7pm Wine tasting and jazz, to benefit LEAF Schools and Streets, will be held at 5 Walnut Wine Bar, 5 Walnut St. $5 suggested donation. Info: theleaf.org or Jocelyn@theLEAF.org.

Postcards against violence: The public is invited to make handcrafted postcards for victims of rape and sexual assault at a Traveling Postcards event to benefit Our VOICE. Held at Homewood in Montford on Friday, July 26. (pg. 24)

Parade • Through TH (8/8) Registration for RiverLink's Anything that Floats Parade will be accepted through Aug. 8. Info: RiverFestAVL. brownpapertickets.com.

Apple Festival Arts and Crafts Fair • ONGOING - Opportunity House is currently accepting vendor applications for its Apple Festival Arts and Crafts Fair, scheduled for Aug. 30 and 31. Info: leslie@ opportunityhouse.org or 692-0575.

Art on the Island • Through SU (9/1) - The Madison County Arts Council seeks vendors for its Art on the Island fall festival through Sept. 1. Info: laura@ madisoncountyarts.com or 649-1301.

Arts Council of Henderson County Grants • Through FR (8/16) - The Arts Council of Henderson County will accept applications for RAPG grants through Aug. 16. Info: acofhc@bellsouth.net or 693-8504.

• TH (7/25), 3:30-5pm - A RAPG grant writing workshop will be held at the arts council, 401 N. Main St., 3rd floor, Hendersonville.

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Exhibition • Through FR (8/2) - Shine on Brightly seeks lidded vessels and containers for its cremation urn exhibition. Submissions accepted through Aug. 2. Info: info@ shineonbrightly.com.

Media Arts Project • Through TH (8/15) - The Media Arts Project will accept grant applications from artists for its {Re} HAPPENING festival through Aug 15. Info: themap.org/ grants.

N.C. Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program • Through TH (8/1) - North Carolina Arts Council's Grassroots Arts Program will accept applications from nonprofit organizations through Aug 1. Info: handmadeinamerica.org or 252-0121.

859-2466, tryonlittletheater@gmail.com or tltinfo. org.

• MO (7/29) & TU (7/30) Auditions for My Way, a tribute to Frank Sinatra. Bring sheet music in the "Sinatra style." Accompaniment provided. Held at 516 S. Trade St., Tryon.

Tucker’s Gallery • ONGOING - Tucker’s Gallery in Lenoir seeks sculpture artists for its outdoor gallery. Info: info@caldwellarts.com.

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• Through WE (9/18) - TC Arts Council will accept submissions for its collaborative exhibit through Sept. 18.

Works must be created by two or more artists.

CAREPARTNERS FOUNDATION ADULT MINI-GOLF TOURNAMENT (pd.) Saturday, August 3, 2013. 6pm at The Venue, 21 N. Market St. • Grab your friends and coworkers and spark some friendly competition to benefit Mountain Area Child and Family Center, a nonprofit early care and education center located in East Asheville.

• Dinner, drinks, live music and a silent auction! $50 per person. More information and register online: www. macfc.org

Tryon Little Theater Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Info:

Empty Bowls • SA (7/27), 6-8pm - Empty Bowls, to benefit the Dr.

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School Supply Drive • Through FR (7/26) - Hands on Asheville-Buncombe, the volunteer center of United Way, will hold a school supply drive to benefit local elementary and middle school students. Donated items can be dropped off at United Way’s Community Services Center, 50 S. French Broad Ave. Info: handsonasheville.org or 255-0696.

Traveling Postcards • FR (7/26), 1-3pm “Nourish the Soul: Traveling Postcards,” to benefit Our VOICE, will feature handmade works of art and inspiration to be shared with women that have experienced sexual violence. Held at Homewood, 19 Zilcoa St. $20. Info: ourvoicenc.org.

Classes, Meetings & Events FREE MAC BASICS CLASSES AT CHARLOTTE STREET COMPUTERS (pd.) Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte Street, 9:30-10:30am weekdays. Mondays Mac OS X Basics Level 1, Wednesdays - iPad Basics Level 1, Thursdays - iCloud, Fridays - iPad Basics Level 2, first Tuesday of each month - iPhoto, second Tuesday each month Safari, third Tuesday each month -Mac OS X Level 2, fourth Tuesday each month - iMovie. Register at www. charlottestreetcomputers. com/classes MUSIC LESSONS WITH

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Piano. Dobro. Music Theory. $30 an Hour. mosesatwood@gmail.com The Painting Experience (pd.) The Painting Experience Experience the power of process painting as described in the groundbreaking book Life, Paint & Passion: Reclaiming the Magic of Spontaneous Expression. August 16-18 at the Asheville Art Museum at Pack Place. www.processarts.com, (888) 639-8569.

Americans with Disabilities Act Celebration • FR (7/26), 2pm - Disability Partners will host an open house and celebration of the 23rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act at 108 New Leicester Highway. Info: 298-1977.

Animation Workshop Wednesdays • WEDNESDAYS, 3-6pm - Animation Workshop Wednesdays invites the public to learn stop motion animation. Bring a digital camera, USB cord and thumb drive to the game room of Asheville Pizza and Brewing, 675 Merrimon Ave. Ages 10 and up. $10. Info: facebook.com/ WorldPeasAnimations.

Apple Valley Model Railroad Club Located at the Hendersonville Depot at the corner of 7th Avenue and Maple Street. Info: avmrc.com.

• ONGOING - Coming of the Railroad, a replica of the Saluda Mountain Grade.

Sat., 10am-2pm & Wed., 1-3pm.

Asheville Makerspace Meetup • TUESDAYS, 6pm - This open group "for people who make stuff" will meet to discuss ideas and plan projects. All disciplines and experience levels welcome.

Held at Asheville Brewing Company, 77 Coxe Ave. Free. Info: ashevillemakerspace.org.

Cradle of Forestry Events Open daily, 9am-5pm.

Route 276, Pisgah National Forest. Admission: $5/ children ages 15 and under

free. Some programs require an additional fee.

Info: cradleofforestry.org or 877-3130.

• SA (7/27), 10:30am & 2pm - Train History Day will feature lectures on the Cradle of Forestry's 1914 Climax logging locomotive. Visitors are invited to climb aboard, ring the bell and hear the train's whistle throughout the day.

Embroiderers' Guild of America • TH (8/1), 9:30am-noon - The monthly meeting of the Embroiderers' Guild of America will be held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe.

Info and cost: 696-3829.

Enhancing the Role of Government Agencies and Service Organizations • FR (7/26), 9am-noon - A workshop on enhancing the role of government agencies and service organizations will focus on creative collaborative communities. Held at Land of Sky Regional Center, 339 New Leicester Highway. $35.

Info: hdanielsduncanconsulting.org or 581-9036.

Maggie Valley Cribbage • TUESDAYS, 6:30pm Cribbage will be offered at Maggie Valley Inn, 70 Soco Road, Maggie Valley. Cards and boards available. All levels welcome. Free. Info: kei3ph@bellsouth.net or 926-3978.

Music Library Club • The Music Library Club seeks people interested in "meeting occasionally to listen to recorded music in our homes." All ages welcome. First meeting planned for August. Free.

Info: HomemadeRadio@ juno.com or 669-1193.

Re-imagining Queer and Feminist Spaces • TH (7/25), 7pm "Re-imagining Queer and Feminist Spaces" will feature a slideshow of comics, readings from zines and poetry. Held at Firestorm Cafe and Books, 48 Commerce St. Free. Info: libertie@firestorm.coop.

UNCA Informational Tours • Through TH (8/2) - UNCA will offer informational tours of the campus. Info,

E VO LU T I O N A L H E A L I N G times and departure location: unca.edu/admissions or 251-6481.

Comedy Disclaimer Comedy • FRIDAYS, 8-9:30pm Disclaimer Comedy presents weekly stand-up at Elaine's Piano Bar in the Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave. Free. Info: disclaimercomedy.com.

Disclaimer Stand-up Open Mic • WEDNESDAYS, 9pm Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge open mic is held at the Dirty South Lounge, 41 N. Lexington Ave. Free. Info: DisclaimerComedy.com.

Slice of Life Comedy • TH (8/1), 8:30pm - Standup comedy and booked open mic will include snacks, drink specials and a raffle for charity. Held at Pulp, below the Orange Peel, 103 Hilliard Ave. $5.

Info and booking: sliceoflifecomedy@gmail.com.

Dance Beginner Swing Dancing Lessons (pd.) 4 week series starts first Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm. $12/ week per person. • No partner necessary. Eleven on Grove, downtown Asheville. Details: www.

SwingAsheville.com DANCECLUB DANCE CLASSES! (pd.) Mon. 6-7, Jazz/Funk, 8 wk series starts Jul. 29.

• Mon. 7:30-8:30, Sexy Burlesque, 8 wk series starts Jul. 29 • Tues. 6:307:30 Jazz/Funk Level 1, 4 wk series starts Aug. 6 • Wed. 7:30-8:30 Burlesque Striptease, 8 wk series starts Aug. 14. More Info: 828-275-8628; idodances@ gmail.com • idodances.com Asheville Ballroom Dance Asheville Event Centre, 991 Sweeten Creek Road. Info: ashevilleballroom.net or 274-8320, unless otherwise noted.

• THURSDAYS, 8-8:50pm Bachata lesson. $10.

Folkmoot USA • Through SU (7/28) Folkmoot USA will feature

two weeks of folk music and dance, workshops and parades. Info, cost and schedule: folkmootusa.org.

Lava Nights • FRIDAYS, 10:30pm2:15am - Lava Nights will feature Latin dance with DJ Carlos Carmona. Held at Mela, 70 N. Lexington Ave. $5. Info: Mountain Dance and Folk Festival • TH (8/1) through SA (8/3), 7pm - The Mountain Dance and Folk Festival will feature bluegrass and old-time music and dance. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 S. Pack Square. $20/$10 children 12 and under. Info: folkheritage.org.

Mountain Shag Club • TUESDAYS - The Mountain Shag Club meets weekly at The Hangar at the Clarion Inn, 550 Airport Road. Free lessons from 6:30-7pm. Shag DJ from 7-10pm. $5. Info: mountainshagclub.com.

Street Dance • MONDAYS through (8/12), 7-9pm - Street Dance will feature bluegrass music, square dancing and clogging at Hendersonville's Visitors Center, 201 S. Main St. Square dance lessons at 6:30pm. Free. Info: historichendersonville.org.

Eco Asheville Green Drinks • WE (7/24), 6pm - Asheville Green Drinks will feature a presentation on community building and ecological regeneration at the Thirsty Monk, 92 Patton Ave. Free.

Info: ashevillegreendrinks. com.

WNC Alliance Info: wnca.org or 258-8737.

• SA (7/27), 9am-1pm - Join a team of volunteers to clear invasive exotic plants from the forest. Bring gloves, water and lunch.

RSVP for location.

Water Quality Monitoring • WEDNESDAYS through (9/25), noon-3pm - WNCA invites volunteers to sample water in the French Broad River Basin. Meets at Westfeldt Park, 280 Old Fanning Bridge Road. Info: avl.mx/ue or 258-8737.

Festivals Appalachian Summer Festival • Through SA (7/27) - ASU's Appalachian Summer Festival will feature independent film screenings, music, theater and more.

Info, cost and schedule: appsummer.org.

Bele Chere • FR (7/26) through SU (7/28) - The Bele Chere street festival will feature music, craft vendors, food and more. Held throughout downtown Asheville. Free.

Info: belecherefestival.com.

– Acupuncture & Massage – “Acupuncture does more than just treat health and emotional problems, it shows exactly where the root of the issue resides and restores balance to the patient’s health and life.”

417 Biltmore Ave, Suite 5-D • Asheville, NC 28801 • 828-225-3161 Make appointments at evolutionalhealing.com

N.C. Mineral and Gem Festival • TH (8/1) through SU (8/4), 10am-6pm - The North Carolina Mineral and Gem Festival will feature fine jewelry, gemstones, fossils, minerals and more.

Held at Bridge Coliseum, 97 Pinebridge Ave., Spruce Pine. $3. Info: ncgemfest. com.

Smokin’ in the Valley BBQ and Bluegrass Festival • FR (7/26), noon-8pm & SA (7/27), 10am-8pm - The Smokin’ in the Valley BBQ and Bluegrass Festival will feature cooking competitions, a tasting tent, crafts and activities for kids. Held at Maggie Valley Festival Grounds, 3374 Soco Road, Maggie Valley. Info and cost: (800) 624-4431.

Food & Beer Cupcake Challenge • TH (7/25), 1:30-3:30pm Canton Branch Library will host a summer-themed cupcake challenge in celebration of National Culinary Arts Month. Open to children and adults; cupcakes will be judged and prizes awarded. Free to participate. Info: 648-2924.

Kids Abernethy UMC VBS • Through FR (7/26), 6-8:30pm - Abernethy UMC, 1418 Patton Ave., will host a vacation bible school on the theme of "God's Backyard Bible Camp." Grades K-5. Free.

Info and registration: aber-

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Bowling for Barbershop • WE (7/24), 7pm - Song O' Sky Chorus (Sweet Adelines International) will host an evening of friendly bowling and barbershop-style harmony at AMF Bowling Center, 491 Kenilworth Road. Regular bowling prices apply. Info: songosky. org or (866) 824-9547.

Brad Earnhardt • WEDNESDAYS, 5-7pm - Classical guitarist Brad Earnhardt performs weekly at Metro Wines, 169 Charlotte St. Free. Info: avl. mx/v5.

Brevard Music Center Festival Held in the Brevard Music Center, 349 Andante Lane, Brevard. Info and cost: brevardmusic.org or 862-2105.

• Through SU (8/4) - The Brevard Music Center festival features a wide array of classical music, including symphonies, opera and chamber music. See website for schedule.

Meet Mark Twain: Get to know Samuel Clemens when actor and historian Kurt Sutton portrays this intellectual icon at WCU on Sunday, July 28. (pg. 28)

nethyumc@gmail.com or 254-2612.

Cradle of Forestry Events Route 276, Pisgah National Forest. Info: cradleofforestry.org or 877-3130.

• THURSDAYS through (8/1), 10:30am-noon & 1:30-3pm Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club (for children ages 4-7) will focus on outdoor-oriented activities that explore a forest-related theme. $4.

Registration required.

Creative Summer Book Club • Through (7/30) - The Creative Summer Book Club will help kids "augment their love of reading and avoid summer learning loss." Held at Pack Place. $15. See website for days and times. Info: avl.mx/ul.

Looking for Neemoe • WEDNESDAYS through SATURDAYS until (9/2) - The public is invited to look for Neemoe at the Team ECCCO Aquarium, 511 N. Main St., Hendersonville, for a chance to win a free oneyear membership. Patrons eligible with $4 admission

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fee. Info: teamecco.org.

Play and Learn for Preschoolers and Parents • TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS through (8/27), 10 & 11am - An eight-week pre-literacy class for parents, caregivers and children ages 3-5 from Buncombe County will be held at Asheville City Schools Preschool, 441 Haywood Road. Free. Info: 350-2904.

Young Artists of ColorFest • SA (7/27), 2-5pm The Young Artists of ColorFest workshop will introduce local youth to the creative process through various activities. Sponsored by Catch the Spirit of Appalachia. Held in downtown Dillsboro. $15 materials fee. Info: spiritofappalachia.com.

Music Allijah Motika • WE (7/24), 6:30-9:30pm Allijah Motika (folk, acoustic rock) will perform at Juicy

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Lucy's Burger Bar and Grill, 620 Hendersonville Road.

Free. Info: reverbnation. com/allijahmotika.

• SA (7/27), 7:30-10:30pm An additional performance will be held at The Square Root, 33 Times Arcade Alley, Brevard. Free. Info: reverbnation.com/allijahmotika.

Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Mon.Fri., 11am-5pm. Info: BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930.

• FRIDAYS through (8/2), noon-1pm - The Lunchtime Literary and Music Series will feature composer Michael Jefry Stevens and poet Tina Barr. Bring a bagged lunch.

Free; donations accepted.

Black Mountain Drum Circle • SATURDAYS, 4pm - Steven Townsend hosts a traditional West African drumming workshop, followed by an open drum circle, at the Carver Community Center, 101 Carver Ave., Black Mountain. All skill levels welcome. Free. Info: 669-2052.

Concerts on the Creek • FR (7/26), 7:30-9:30pm Concerts on the Creek will feature Mountain Faith (religious bluegrass) at Bridge Park, 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva. Free. Info: mountainlovers.com or (800) 962-1911.

Cradle of Forestry Events Open daily, 9am-5pm.

Route 276, Pisgah National Forest. Admission: $5/ children ages 15 and under free. Some programs require an additional fee.

Info: cradleofforestry.org or 877-3130.

• SUNDAYS through (7/28), 4-5:30pm - The Songcatchers Music Series will feature acoustic music with roots in the Southern Appalachians. $6 ages 16 and up/$3 ages 15 and under.

Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage: Highway 225, Flat Rock. Downtown location: 125 South Main St., Hendersonville. Info: flatrockplayhouse.org or 693-0731.

• WEDNESDAYS through SATURDAYS until (7/26) - Music on the Rock: A Tribute to the Music of Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5. Performed at the downtown location. Wed.-

Sat., 8pm. 2nd week: Tues.Sat., 8pm. $24.

Groovin' on Grovemont • TU (7/30), 6pm - Groovin' on Grovemont will present Big Bang Boom (kidfriendly hip-hop) and The Groovemont Players (rock, soul) outside the Swannanoa Library, 101 W. Charleston St. Free. Info: 250-6486.

Homegrown in the Park • THURSDAYS, 6:30-8:30pm - Homegrown in the Park will feature local singersongwritiers performing in Pritchard Park. Free. Info: ashevilledowntown.org.

Jimi McKenzie • SA (7/27) - Jimi McKenzie (singer-songwriter) will perform at Bear Water Brewing Company, 130 Frazier St., Waynesville. Info: jimimckenzie.com.

• WE (7/31) - McKenzie will perform an additional show at Sid's on Main, 117 Main St., Canton.

Montreat Conference Center 401 Assembly Drive, Montreat. Programs are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: montreat.org or 669-2911.

• FR (7/26), 7:30pm "Magic to Do: American Standards and Songs" will be performed in Convocation Hall.

Music on Main Street • FR (7/26), 7-9pm - Music on Main Street presents Emporium (classic rock, disco) outside the Visitors Information Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville.

Free. Info: historichendersonville.org or 693-9708.

Old Fines Creek Dance and Music • SATURDAYS, 7-10pm "Old Fines Creek Dance and Music" will feature music, dance, cake walks and door prizes. Held at The Old Fines Creek School, 192 Fines Creek Road, Clyde. $7/children 12 and under free. Info: visitncsmokies.com or 736-8925.

Pan Harmonia Info: pan-harmonia.org.

• SU (7/28), 5pm - "Summer Night Sounds," works for violin, flute, horn and piano, including pieces by Eugène Ysaye and Katherine Hoover. Held at Groce

Methodist Church, 945 Tunnel Road. $15/$12 in advance/$5 students.

Park Rhythms • TH (7/25), 7:30pm - Park Rhythms will present Mipso (alternative bluegrass) at Lake Tomahawk, 401 Laurel Circle Drive, Black Mountain. Free. Info: deanna.stone@townofblackmountain or 669-8610.

• TH (8/1), 7:30pm - Park Rhythms will present the Cedric Burnside Project (blues) at Lake Tomahawk, 401 Laurel Circle Drive, Black Mountain. Free. Info: deanna.stone@townofblackmountain or 669-8610.

Pickin' in Lake Lure • SATURDAYS through (8/31), 7pm - Pickin' in Lake Lure will feature performances by local bands followed by an open jam.

Held on the Lake Lure Smokehouse deck, 2795 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure. Free. Info: 674-0677.

Pickin’ in the Park • FRIDAYS, 7-10:30pm - Pickin’ in the Park will feature bluegrass and old-time bands at Canton Recreational Park‚ 77 South Penland St. Free. Info: blueridgemusic.org.

Shindig on the Green • SATURDAYS until (8/31), 7pm - Shindig on the Green will feature traditional music, dance and storytelling at Pack Square Park, downtown Asheville. Bring a blanket. Free; food for sale. Info: folkheritage.org.

Swannanoa Gathering • Through WE (8/7) - The Swannanoa Gathering will feature banjo and traditional music performances on the WWC campus. $20 per concert/$10 children under 12. Info and schedule: swangathering.com or 298-3434.

TGIF: Too Far Gone • FR (7/26), 6-10:30pm Too Far Gone (country) will perform at Morganton's TGIF concert series. 102 E. Union St. Free. Info: downtownmorganton.com.

The American Quartet • SA (7/27), 7pm - The American Quartet will perform gospel music at Mulberry Baptist Church, Kirby Mountain Road, Lenoir. By donation. Info:

the sunshIne Boys theamericanquartet.net.

WCU Summer Concert Series • TH (7/25), 7pm - WCU's summer concert series will feature Kovacs and the Polar Bear (indie rock) at the university's Central Plaza. Rain location: University Center. Free.

Info: ledavis@wcu.edu or 227-3622.

Outdoors Beautiful Lake James Marina • Boat Slips Available (pd.) Reserve a covered, uncovered or houseboat slip. Great location at Canal Bridge. Security, gas sales, marine store and customer lounge. Call (828) 584-0666. www.mountainharbourmarina.com Appalachian Trail Conservancy Biennial Conference • Through FR (7/26) The Appalachian Trail Conservancy biennial conference will feature hiking, workshops, music, dance and more. Held at WCU. $35 per day. Info and registration: appalachiantrail. org/2013biennial.

Lake James State Park 6883 N.C. Highway 126, Nebo. Programs are free unless otherwise noted.

Info: 584-7728.

• FR (7/26), 10am - A microtrekk insect exploration program will focus on bugs. Suitable for children.

Meets at the Catawba River Area basement classroom.

• SA (7/27), 10am - A predator primer will focus on the adaptations of native predators, including hawks, snakes and foxes. Meets at the basement classroom at the Catawba River Area.

Parenting Asheville Community Yoga Center Located at 8 Brookdale Road. Info: ashevillecommunityyoga.com.

• FR (7/26), 2-4pm - A "Mom and Baby Core Connection" class will use babies as weights to help new mothers regain strength and vitality. $20.

Foster Parent Classes • MONDAYS, 6pm - Learn about becoming a therapeutic foster parent with The Bair Foundation.

Classes held at 217 Executive Park; dinner provided. Free. Info: bair.org.

Public Lectures Montreat Conference Center 401 Assembly Drive, Montreat. Programs are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: montreat.org or 669-2911.

• WE (7/24), 7-8pm - “The Artistic Presence,” with Rev. Mary Miller Brueggemann.

Seniors Gentle Yoga for Every Body • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 9am - A slow and gentle style of yoga, particularly well-suited for all fitness levels, will be hosted at Lakeview Senior Center, 401 Laurel Circle Drive, Black Mountain. $8 suggested donation. Info: kirklandyoga@charter.net.

Spirituality Open Heart Meditation (pd.) Experience easy, wonderful practices that opens your life to the beauty within and connects you to your heart. • Free 7pm, Tuesdays, 5 Covington St. 296-0017 or 367-6954 http://www.heartsanctuary.org Astro-Counseling (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.

ASHEVILLE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION CENTER (pd.) Free practice group.

Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication (nonviolent communication). 252-0538 or www. ashevilleccc.com. • 2nd &

4th Thursdays, 5:00-6:15 Mindfulness Meditation Class (pd.) Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Info: 258-3241. www.billwalz. com. Mondays, 7-8pm – Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contemporary Zen living. At the Asheville Friends Meeting House at 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon).

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CHANNELING YOUR HIGHEST SELF (pd.) Fri-Sun 10am4pm Communicate with your highest self and ascended beings. Info: UltimateEnergyHealing. com/channeling FREE MEDICAL INTUITIVE (pd.) Ethical high frequency beneficial health information. Medical school graduate with alternative emphasis. Call 828 645-0235.

CREATE YOUR PERSON POWER FIELD • FREE LECTURE (pd.) Thursday, August 1, 7pm. What do you want to create in your life?

Would you like to enjoy grace, freedom and balance? Would you like the teacher and healer living inside of you to blossom?

Learn simple yet powerful energy tools that will activate your Personal Power Field, and empower you to move masterfully through your life and discover who you are and why you are here. Crystal Visions, 5426 Asheville Hwy (US 25) 828 537-0727 or AscensionMentor.com Asheville Insight Meditation • WEDNESDAYS, 7-8:30pm & SUNDAYS, 10-11:30am - Practice Mindfulness Meditation (also called Vipassana or Insight Meditation) with a supportive group. Held at 29 Ravenscroft Drive, Suite 200. Free. Info: ashevillemeditation.com or 8084444.

It’s showtIme In the mountaIns! professional live theatre. www.sartplays.org • 828-689-1239

Write On!

Is writing your passion—your dream—maybe even your profession? The Great Smokies Writing Program, UNC Asheville’s community writing program, is designed for you—offering workshops for the beginning writer, the aspiring writer, even the accomplished, published author.

These UNC Asheville workshops cover all aspects of prose and poetry and are presented in the evening, off campus, under the guidance of published, professional instructors.

Fall classes begin Sept. 16, register now!

unca.edu/gswp • 828.251.6099

Church of the Garden • SUNDAYS, 11am – The Church of the Garden is a spiritual community that draws meaning from ancient wisdom, new thought and the natural history of the

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Cloud Cottage 219 Old Toll Circle in Black Mountain. Info: cloudcottage.org or 669-6000.

• TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS, 7:30-8am Sitting meditation.

Crystal Visions Bookstore Located at 5426 Asheville Hwy., Hendersonville. Info: 687-1193.

• MO (7/29), 6:30-9pm - A program on photographing fairies and nature spirits.

Bring photos to share.

Pre-registration requested. $15/$10 seniors/$5 children.

First Congregational Church in Hendersonville Fifth Avenue West at White Pine Street, Hendersonville.

Info: 692-8630 or fcchendersonville.org.

• SU (7/28), 9:15am - Adult forum: "The Oneness Blessing."

Grace Lutheran Church 1245 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Info: gracelutherannc.com or 693-4890.

• TUESDAYS through (8/12), 6:30-8pm - A summer learning series will feature

stories about Ruth, Samuel, David and Elijah during the People of Faith bible study. Free. Registration requested.

• TH (8/1) through SU (8/18) - Grace Lutheran Church will accept registration for its nine-month disciple bible study through Aug. 18.

Cost varies based on level of study.

Light Center 2196 N.C. Highway 9 S., Black Mountain. Info: urlight.org or 669-6845.

• WEDNESDAYS, 2:303:30pm & SUNDAYS, 3-4pm - Prayer and meditation for United States and world conditions. Free.

• ONGOING, 10am-5pm Open meditation to music with energy balancing lights. 160-acres of meditation hiking trails. By donation.

• FR (7/26), 6:30pm "Photographing Fairies, Orbs and Nature Spirits," with John Springer. Bring photos to share. $0-$15.

• SA (7/27) - "Enchanted Nature Spirits Walkabout," a full day of programs and exercises exploring and photographing nature spirits. $0-$15.

• SU (7/28), 10am "Medicine Cabinet Makeover." $10.

• TUESDAYS, 7:30pm - Self Energy Awareness Group.

by Jen Nathan Orris Montreat Conference Center 401 Assembly Drive, Montreat. Programs are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: montreat.org or 669-2911.

• WEDNESDAYS until (7/31) - The arts in worship lab will help spiritual organizations "create Sunday art for worship and develop new visions for your church." $5.

• WE (7/31), 7-8pm "Women and Leadership in the Church," with Rev. Shannon Johnson Kershner.

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Mountain Zen Practice Center • TUESDAYS, 7pm Conscious Compassionate Awareness meditation and group discussion guided by the teachings of Cheri Huber. First Tuesday orientation. Donations appreciated. Info: mountainzen.org.

Asheville City Poets • WEDNESDAYS, 9pm Asheville City Poets will present public readings at Vanuatu Kava Bar, 15 Eagle St., featuring a collaboration with Asheville poet Caleb Beissert. All poets and musicians welcome. Free. Info and registration: meetup.com/ Asheville-City-Poets.

Shambhala Meditation Center of Asheville 19 Westwood Place.

Visitors welcome; donations accepted. Info: asheville. shambhala.org.

• THURSDAYS, 6-6:45pm - Meditation followed by Dharma reading and discussion at 7pm. Meditation instruction offered. Open house first Thursdays.

• SUNDAY, 10am-noon - A public sitting will feature meditation instruction.

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SCORE Announces a New Workshop Series for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

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Start up Basics (session 1) is being offered for FREE, six times between July and September: Wednesdays: July 24th, 31st • August 7th, 14th, 21st • September 11th Seminars are held at multiple locations, for more info and to register, visit: www.ashevillescore.com Sponsored by:

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The Law of Survival • SU (7/28), 11am-12:30pm - A workshop on the law of survival will focus on increasing love, abundance and freedom. Held at Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Road, lower level.

Free. Info: eckankar-nc.org or 2 54-6775.

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Buncombe County Public Libraries LIBRARY ABBREVIATIONS All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n PM = Pack Memorial Library (67 Haywood Street, 250-4700) n Library storyline: 250-KIDS. • Through WE (7/31) Buncombe County Public Libraries will host "Dig into Reading" summer programs for kids at various libraries.

Info and schedule: avl.mx/ug or 250-4721.

• TUESDAYS through (7/30), 3pm - "The Language of Music, the Music of Language: Jazz Greats in Poetry" will feature music and poetry. PM City Lights Bookstore Located at 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva. Events are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: citylightsnc.com or 586-9499.

• TH (7/25), 6:30pm - Susan Tekulve and Angela Kelly will present poetry and prose.

• FR (7/26), 6:30pm - Carol Bjorlie will read poetry and perform music for cello.

Fountainhead Bookstore Located at 408 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: fountainheadbookstore.com or 697-1870.

• TH (7/25), 1pm - Leonard Adkins will present his book Hiking and Traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway.

• SA (7/27), 4pm - A launch event for Terry Ruscin's new book, Hidden History of Henderson County, will be held at Skyland Theatre, 538 N. Main St., Hendersonville.

Free; reservations encouraged.

Haywood County Book Sale • TH (7/25) through SA (7/28) - The Haywood County Public Library will host a book sale at 678 S. Haywood St., Waynesville. Info: 452-5169.

Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe 55 Haywood St. Info: malaprops.com or 254-6734.

Events are free, unless otherwise noted.

• WE (7/24), 7pm - Susan Telkuve and Angela Kelly will read fiction and poetry set in Appalachia.

• SA (7/27), 7-8pm - Jonah Micah Judy (acoustic) CD release party.

• MO (7/29), 7pm - "The Politics of Food" book club.

Orchard Book Club • WE (7/31), 10:30am-noon - Orchard at Altapas, 1025 Orchard Road, Spruce Pine, will host a book club featuring Under the Mercy Trees by Heather Newton. Free; lunch available for $10. Info: altapassorchard.org or altapass. orchard@gmail.com.

Waynesville Library Book Sale • TH (7/25) through SA (7/27) - The Waynesville Library, 678 S. Haywood St., Waynesville, will host a book sale during regular hours. Free to attend.

Info: 452-5169.

Sports Aqua Fitness Class • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 12:10-12:50pm - WCU will offer an aqua fitness class in the Reid Gymnasium pool. $35. Info: learn.wcu.edu.

Asheville Ultimate Club • MONDAYS through (8/12), 8-10pm - The Asheville Ultimate Club will offer women's and rookie leagues at Memorial Stadium, 30 Buchanan Ave. $10. Info: ashevilleultimate.org.

Buncombe County Pools • MONDAYS through FRIDAYS, noon-5:45pm; SATURDAYS, 11am-6:45pm; SUNDAYS, 1-6:45pm Buncombe County Pools offer

daily open swim sessions. $3.

Info and locations: avl.mx/tb.

Hoop Jam • TUESDAYS, 5:30-7:30pm Hoop Jam invites the public to hula hoop in Pritchard Park. Hoops available to borrow. Free. Info: ashevilledowntown.org.

Mountain Rendezvous and Summer Arrow Search • SA (7/27) & SU (7/28) Powder Creek Traditional Archers will host its Mountain Rendezvous and Summer Arrow Search at the club's range, 573 Pennsylvania Road, Mills River. $10. Info: 891-3332.

Theater An Evening with Mark Twain • SU (7/28), 3pm - An Evening with Mark Twain, with actor and historian Kurt Sutton, will be performed in WCU's Bardo Performing Arts Center. $5. Info: bardoartscenter.wcu.edu or 2272479.

Carl Sandburg Home Located three miles south of Hendersonville off U.S. 25 on Little River Road. Info: 6934178 or nps.gov/carl.

• WEDNESDAYS through SATURDAYS, 10:15am Apprentice actors from the Flat Rock Playhouse will perform at the park amphitheatre. Wednesdays and Fridays: The World of Carl Sandburg; Thursdays and Saturdays: Rootabaga!, based on Sandburg's Rootabaga Stories. Free.

Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage: Highway 225, Flat Rock. Downtown location: 125 South Main St., Hendersonville. Info: flatrockplayhouse.org or 693-0731.

• WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (8/18) - Les Miserables, the story of "a French peasant of abnormal physical and moral strength and his never-ending quest for redemption." Performed at the Mainstage location.

Wed.-Sat., 8pm.; Thurs., Sat. & Sun., 2pm. $40 with discounts for seniors, military and students.

• WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (8/1) until (8/18) - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Performed at the downtown location. Wed.-

Sat., 8pm; Thurs., Sat. & Sun., 2pm. $35 with discounts for seniors, military and students.

Montford Park Players Unless otherwise noted, performances are free and take place outdoors at Hazel Robinson Amphitheater in Montford.

Donations accepted. Info: montfordparkplayers.org or 254-5146.

• FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (8/18) - Love’s Labour’s Lost, performed in the style of a 1980s teen romance movie, will tell the story of "a group of students sworn to studious celibacy who fall comically in love with three beautiful French foreign exchange students."

7:30pm.

Parkway Playhouse 202 Green Mountain Drive, Burnsville. Info: parkwayplayhouse.com or 682-4285.

• THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS (7/27) until (8/10) - The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a play-withina-play about a "hilariously loony Victorian musical troupe." 7:30pm. 5pm Sunday matinee on July 28. $12-$22.

Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre Performances are held at Mars Hill College's Owen Theatre. Info: sartplays.org or 689-1239.

• Through SA (8/4) - The Sunshine Boys, the story of a one-time vaudevillian team known as Lewis and Clark. See website for times and cost.

Thriving Children The Success Equation, under the umbrella of Children First/ Communities In Schools, unites the community to reduce the root causes of child poverty.

These calendar listings feature community events and volunteer opportunities to help children thrive in Buncombe County.

Children First/CIS • Children First/CIS seeks volunteers for its learning centers and after school program for elementary school children living in public and low-income housing. Mon.-Thurs., 2:30-

5:30pm. Volunteer for one hour a week and change the life of a local child. Info: childrenfirstbc.org, facebook.com/SuccessEquation or 768-2072.

Hands On AshevilleBuncombe Registration required. Youth are welcome on many projects with adult supervision.

Info: handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the website to sign up for a project.

• WE (7/24), 9am-noon Help sort and pack food at MANNA FoodBank for agencies serving hungry people in 17 WNC counties.

MotherLove Mentor • The YWCA MotherLove program seeks volunteers to provide support and encouragement to teen mothers. A commitment of eight hours per month required. Info: 254-7206.

Partners Unlimited • Partners Unlimited, a program for at-risk youth ages 10-18, seeks volunteer tutors and website assistance. Info: partnersunlimited@juno.com or 281-2800.

Volunteering Ayusa Host Families • ONGOING - Ayusa seeks families interested in hosting exchange students ages 15-18. Families must pass a background check, provide room and board and a safe, supportive environment.

Info: ayusa.org or 298-8873.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC Located at 50 S. French Broad Ave., Room 213, in the United Way building.

The organization matches children from single-parent homes with adult mentors.

Info: bbbswnc.org or 2531470.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks men and women to be a Big to a young person from a single-parent family, age 6-14. Activities are free or low-cost, such as sports, local attractions, etc.

Mentors are also needed for one hour a week in schools and after-school sites in the fall. Info sessions: July 25 at noon.

Hands On AshevilleBuncombe Registration required. Youth are welcome on many proj-

ects with adult supervision.

Info: handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the website to sign up for a project.

• TH (7/25), 11am-12:30pm - Shake and Bake: Cook and serve a homemade lunch to the men staying at the ABCCM Veterans Restoration Quarters and Inn. Both men and women are encouraged to participate.

• TH (7/25), 4-6pm - FairTrade Stock-Up: Assist with unpacking and pricing merchandise for Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit, fairtrade retail store that sells handcrafted items made by artisans in more than 30 developing countries.

• SA (7/27), 10am-noon - The public is invited to help clean S. French Broad Avenue through the United Way's adopt-a-street program.

Literacy Council of Buncombe County Located at 31 College Place, Building B, Suite 221.

Info: litcouncil.com or 2543442.

• Volunteers are needed to tutor adults in basic literacy skills including reading, writing, math and English as a second language.

Tutors provide one-on-one or small group instruction in Buncombe County. No prior tutoring experience or foreign language skills required. Tutors will receive 15 hours of training and ongoing support from certified professionals.

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The Rathbun Center • The Rathbun Center, a nonprofit corporation that provides free lodging for patients and their caregivers staying in Asheville for medical treatment, seeks volunteers to support and register guests. Weekend shifts: noon-3pm, 3-6pm & 6-9pm. Info: rathbuncenter. org or 251-0595.

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Briefs Crack in Parkway oozes forth all the evil of hell; threatens minor landslide Folkmoot removes ‘The Montenegrin Traditional Hip Thrust Trio’ from lineup, despite public outcry ADP hogtie and gag drunken man who crashed his car into an Asheville business, following his 20th version of “I thought it was a drive-thru” quip Local father/son bank robbers set to do quality time together Ghost Town’s Apache Kid shot, denied workman’s comp in favor of visit to attraction’s medicine man character Randy Travis’ brother charged with drug offense in N.C., still jailed despite confident name-dropping attempt $10M Buncombe County law-enforcement firing range shelved in favor of Saturday night contest where officers shotgun beer, place empty on head, shoot at each other’s cans Fat Asheville men embracing ‘bearded fat Asheville man’ look Asheville Disclaimer is parody/satire, among the worst being produced in America today Contact: tomscheve@ gmail.com Twitter: @AVLdisclaimer Contributing this week: Joe Shelton, Tom Scheve 30

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Gov. Pat McCrory named one of the ‘Worst Governors in America’ by watchdog group consisting of N.C. residents, U.S. governors, North American photographers

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How did he earn this honor?

• Personally responsible for 200,000 of the 1,091,071 views on Youtube video “Dale Earnhardt Death Crash”

• Freestanding offer to Darius Rucker for immigration amnesty • Favorite North Carolina college: University of Phoenix-Greenville

• Personal religious beliefs prompted McCrory to spend $1.1 million of state funds toward reversing tubal litigation in stray female cats.

• Fist-bump explosion after George Zimmerman verdict.

• Refuses to back down from personal theory that high corporate tax rates are to blame for the mysterious disappearance of settlers of Roanoke Island’s “Lost Colony” in 1590.

• First order of business as governor: changing the default font on all state government computers to comic sans.

• On a dare, once attempted to change state bird to Jim Crow.

• State map on McCrory’s wall indicates Charlotte is westernmost city in N.C. • Pledged during gubernatorial campaign to make North Carolina better than South Carolina in his rousing “Set the Bar Low” stump speech.

• One time at N.C. state fair, he literally cut the safety net beneath a tandem bungeejumping uninsured retiree and malnourished toddler.

• When asked to prove his claims that he has gone out in the crowd during Moral Monday protests despite lack of photographs of him doing so taken by any of the protesters or media present at the weekly event, McCrory posted a confusing Vine video clip of him pushing a school teacher down a flight of stairs followed by a close-up of him emitting a Ric Flair “Woooooo!”

Trayvon Martin Trial Memoir

Immediately after the verdict, the Zimmerman trial’s Juror B37 and her husband signed a book deal. Some of their working titles: • Race and Justice: We Chose Neither • Opinions and A-holes: We Want to Share Ours • Real Life Firearm Training: The Art of the Quickdraw from Flat on your Back with a Teenager Straddling You • Childhood Violence Fantasies: Parenting

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Your Little Vigilantes without Stifling Them • Stalking and Killing Unarmed Teens, and Other Rights You Didn’t Know You Had • Verdict of Mercy: Jail Nearly Fed George to Death, He’d Suffered Enough Already • My 22-day Skittles Craving: Why Did They Have to Keep Saying Skittles?

• Fully Prepared for a Backlash — of Adoration! Why We Wrote It • Book Deal Cancelled? But We Already spent the advance on Confederate memorabilia!

• You can come back to my place, but move slow around my opossums — they’re rescues.

• I don’t know why this keeps happening, but I can’t keep going through pants this way.

• Did you know diaphragms are effective means of birth control, unless someone plays a cruel joke on you and isn’t wearing one after all?

• I have a bad habit of chewing other people’s fingernails.

• I don’t want to move too fast, but if you see my hernia pop out you can just poke it back in.

• So are you a cat person or a 10-cat person?

• I keep smiling when I look at you because I love challenging long-term projects.

• I’m not some weirdo who’s into open relationships, or am I? I think a little mystery keeps things interesting.

• Every first date I’ve ever been on has ended the same way, but today I’m turning over a new leaf that’s not full of latent rage.

• You’re probably wondering where I stand on brewing with locally grown hops.

• I never forget a face, but I’m terrible with screen names — which one are you again?

• I can’t wait to see the look on my ex’s face when he takes our order.

• So, Longhorn and Carmike, or T.G.I. Fridays and Carmike? Your call.

• What’s your favorite Jimmy Buffett book or Shaquille O’Neal song?

• My parole officer says I have a lot of potential, so my parole might get revoked.

• You may not currently be a believer in using dental dams, but you will be.

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Ironies • Unholy Rollers: An atheist “church” in Lake Charles, La., run by lapsed Pentecostal Jerry DeWitt, conducts periodic services with many of the trappings expected by the pious — except for the need to believe in a supreme being. Such “churches” (reported The New York Times and Washington Post in coincidental stories the same day in June) can help soothe the “biological” needs for survival and avoidance of loneliness by congregational rituals, and in helping find meaning “in something other than (oneself).”

For example, atheist Sigfried Gold praised a “rigorous prayer routine” (beseeching a “vivid goddess he created”) in overcoming his weight problem.

• War Endangers War Relics: In June, fighting in the Syrian civil war spread to the west, threatening archaeological digs and already recovered artifacts near the ancient city of Hamoukar — which is the site of history’s earliest known urban warfare (about 5,500 years ago).

• The business website Quartz reported in June that a popular consumer item in North Korea’s perhaps-improving economy is the refrigerator, made in China and increasingly available as a

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reward to stellar performers among civil servants and other elites. The appliances, however, cannot reliably store food because the country’s electric grid is so frequently offline and are mostly just status symbols. One item Quartz says often gets displayed in the refrigerator: books.

Compelling Explanations • The low-price air carrier GoAir of New Delhi announced in June that in the future it would hire only females for the cabin crew — because they weigh less than men (and expects eventually to save the equivalent of $4 million annually in fuel based on average weights).

Perspective • Floridians Standing Their Ground: In May, a jury in Tampa decided that Ralph Wald, 70, was not guilty of murdering a 32-year-old man he had shot in the back three times. He said he had caught the man having sex with his wife (successfully claiming that he thought the man was a dangerous intruder in his home). However, Marissa Alexander,FRUGAL 34, -of BLUEJacksonville, BROWN was sentenced last 20 years SPOT:year BLUE:to PMS 543 BROWN: PMS WARM GRAY 11 in prison for “aggravated assault” for CMYK: BLUE: C-39, M-8, Y-0, K-1 merely firing a warningBROWN: shot during C-23. M-32, Y-31, K-64 BLUE: R-158, G-195, husB-222 an altercation withRGB: her estranged BROWN: R-103, G-92, B-103 band. The man, Rico Gray, is a serial domestic abuser and admitted that he was threatening Alexander that night and that she never actually pointed her gun directly at him. However, the judge denied Alexander use of the “stand your ground” defense because she had declined to simply walk away from Gray.

Fetishes on Parade • Bestiality Boys: (1) According to Chicago police, Gerardo Perez, 50, broke away while on a tour in May of the Chicago Animal Care and Control Facility because he had been struck with a sexual attraction. He was discovered minutes later on his hands and knees beside a pit bull, “appearing to have just had sex with the animal,” according to a report on WMAQTV. (2) Shaun Orris, 41, was charged with disorderly conduct in Waukesha, Wis., in June after raising a ruckus outside the Montecito Ristorante

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Lounge, harassing passersby by loudly expressing his “constitutional right” to have sex with goats.

Update • When last we checked on Wesley Warren Jr., 49, of Las Vegas, he was delaying his inevitable surgery to repair his permanently inflamed, 140-pound scrotum (“scrotal lymphedema”). He said at the time that he was enjoying the many television and radio appearances discussing his plight and that he feared becoming a nobody again after the surgery. He has now had the 13-hour operation, done pro bono by Dr. Joel Gelman of University of California, Irvine, and will soon be walking without hindrance. But his latest dissatisfaction, he told a British TV show in June, is that the surgery left him with a penis about 1 inch long. X

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Being There: Caregivers who look after their elderly parents or relatives often experience feelings of stress and guilt. A monthly support group, CAPES, run by Mission Hospital and the Council on Aging, provides a forum for caregivers to find solidarity.

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Local caregivers face unique challenges

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When Don and Betty decided to spend their golden years in Asheville, their eldest daughter Linda Hemstreet says her organized parents only overlooked one part of their retirement plan: their longevity.

At 98, her father has vascular dementia and her 95-year-old mother suffers from osteoarthritis.

Though the former nurse understands what it means to take care of someone, Hemstreet says that it was another experience entirely to

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become a caregiver to her parents.

“It’s a whole different role when it’s your family members,” she says. “You’re basically on call 24/7 for whatever issues might come up with them. The longer they live, the more those kinds of things come up and that’s a big challenge just having to be the one available.”

For her, that meant doing what she calls “a lot of daily monitoring.” Hemstreet’s caregiving responsibilities ranged from chauffeuring her parents to doctors’ appointments to making sure they were taking their medication and eating enough food. Then one day she realized that her calendar had become their calendar, too.

“I’m in my 60s, and that’s an age when many caregivers have to take on this role. Prior to this, you think, ‘This is when I can move to working part time, or toward

semiretirement.’ But what happens when you’re a caregiver is that time is filled up with the needs of your parents,” she says.

Hemstreet’s story has become a familiar narrative locally and nationally.

Findings from a 2009 telephone survey by the Centers for Disease Control show that almost 25 percent of Buncombe County residents have provided regular care to a friend or family member with a health problem, long-term illness or disability in the last month, compared to about 23 percent of respondents statewide.

A study by the AARP that same year estimates that caregivers make up 29 percent of the U.S. population.

However, statistics don’t provide the sense of solidarity that a support group can, says Nancy Smith-Hunnicutt.

On the third Monday of each month, she can be found interacting with local caregivers at Caring for Aging Parents Education and Support Program, or CAPES. The support group, co-sponsored

by Mission Hospital and Council on Aging of Buncombe County, focuses on the needs of people like Hemstreet who look after their aging parents. Most of the roughly 15 caregivers who attend the support group are caring for a parent with some form of dementia, according to Smith-Hunnicutt.

“In a situation where a person is living with dementia, there are such changes in that individual’s personality,” says Smith-Hunnicutt.

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On Monday, July 29, CAPES will host a free program for caregivers titled, “More than you bargained for: Focus on Feelings.” The guest speaker will be Ali Climo, professor of Social Work at Warren Wilson College.

PLAY. SHOP. LOCAL! “Those losses are so challenging just to cope with, and especially in the presence of some of the other stressors that can come along.”

It can also bring feelings of guilt, says Hemstreet. “There’s that whole feeling of, ‘Well, they took care of me. Now, I should take care of them.’ And there are times when there’s legitimate anger, not at your parents, but at resources it takes from you.”

One of the greatest stressors Smith-Hunnicutt observes in caregivers is the financial pressure that can arise. It’s something she sees outside of CAPES in her role coordinating Mission Hospital’s Dementia Responsive Care, a hospital-wide initiative designed to improve care for dementia patients through staff education and family involvement.

She explains, “We’re seeing that individuals are able to and interested in working later than what has been a traditional retirement time ― working often into their 70s or beyond. ... Having either spouses or parents that require the caregiver’s attention, it impacts their ability to do that.”

Smith-Hunnicutt notes other financial burdens, too. “If they reduce ... their hours or even leave their job completely, that can really affect their financial situation and, of course, their stress level as well.”

Hemstreet, who is part of the CAPES team, counts herself lucky to have avoided those types of financial pitfalls. Overall, she believes looking after her parents has been a worthwhile, albeit emotional, endeavor.

“It’s gratifying to know I’ve done the best I can to help them have the best life they can have at this point in their journey,” she says, noting that two months ago, her parents decided to move to an assisted living facility.

As the U.S. population skews older, Hemstreet says a shift in cultural attitudes about caregiving is needed.

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• Alumni Benefits. Cost: $1995, $99 nonrefundable Application Fee. RSVP online at Goyogainc.com or call (828) 335-YOGA for more information.

Red Cross Blood Drives 100 Edgewood Road. Info: redcrosswnc.org or 258-3888. Appointment and ID required for blood drives.

• MO (7/29), 3-7:30pm - Blood drive: Reuter Family YMCA, 3 Town Square Blvd. Info: 6519622.

• TU (7/30), 2:30-7pm - Blood drive: Beverly Hills Baptist Church, 777 Tunnel Road. Info: 299-9233.

• WE (7/31), 2:30-6:30pm - Blood drive: Biltmore Church of Christ, 823 Fairview St. Info: 274-2829.

40 Days To Personal Revolution (pd.) Mondays, August 5-September 16, 7:158:15pm. Find mental clarity, ease of body and and illumination of spirit. Restore harmony and overcome limiting behaviors. Program incorporates healthy diet, meditation, journaling, yoga and community meetings. • Cost: $199 includes 6 weeks of unlimited yoga, the 40 Days Book and weekly community meetings. RSVP online at Goyogainc.com or call (828) 335-YOGA for more information.

Yoga for Every Body • MONDAYS & THURSDAYS, 6pm - Burton Street Community Center, 134 Burton St., hosts yoga with an emphasis on the connection between breath and bodies for back care, core strength and opening hips and chests. Free.

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• THURSDAYS, 7-8:30pm - “Mastering Awareness” will focus on removing blocks and releasing negative conditioning. Free.

Registration requested.

• SATURDAYS, 4-6pm - “Nurturing the Nurturer” invites caregivers to discuss their professional and personal lives at this weekly group. Free.

• TUESDAYS, 7-8:30pm - “Defunktify Your Life” will focus on stopping and transforming stress.

Free. Registration requested.

Ariadne Theater Project • WEDNESDAYS through (7/31), 6-8pm - The Ariadne Theater Project offers theater workshops for those dealing with mental health issues in UNCA’s New Hall, Room 103. Free.

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Asheville Community Yoga Center Located at 8 Brookdale Road. Info: ashevillecommunityyoga.com.

• MONDAYS (7/22) through (8/12), 12:45-2pm The Low Back Therapeutics series will focus on easing and preventing lower back pain. $40.

Ashtanga Yoga • TUESDAYS 5:30-7pm; FRIDAYS, noon1:30pm; SUNDAYS 9-10:30am - Apothecary, 39 S. Market St., hosts Ashtanga yoga. Tuesdays: led primary series. Fridays: led primary/intermediate series. Sundays: Mysore practice. All levels welcome. $5-$15 sliding scale. Info: facebook.com/ashevilleapothecary.

Living Healthy with Diabetes • WEDNESDAYS through (8/14), 5-7:30pm - Find balance with diabetes through this sixweek self-management workshop. Open to people with diabetes and their caregivers. $30 suggested donation for series. Held at the Woodfin YMCA, 40 N. Merrimon Ave., Suite 101. Registration required: 251-7438.

Opportunity House Blood Tests • WEDNESDAYS, 8:30-10am - Opportunity House will offer blood profile laboratory testing at 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville. $25.

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Yoga for Veterans • MONDAYS, 7-8pm - A yoga class for veterans and their families will be offered at Asheville Yoga Donation Studio, 239 S. Liberty St. All levels. Free. Info: youryoga.com or 254-0380.

Yoga for Veterans • TUESDAYS, 4:30pm - A beginner class for veterans, appropriate for most fitness levels, is held weekly in the Charles George VA Medical Center cafeteria, 1100 Tunnel Road. Bring mat if possible. Free. Info: kirklandyoga@charter. net.

Zumba • SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Toy Boat Community Arts Space, 101 Fairview Road, hosts weekly Zumba classes. $6. Info: kathy.bonyun@gmail. com or toyboatcommunityartspace.com.

Support Groups Adult Children Of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families ACOA is an anonymous 12-step, “Twelve Tradition” program for women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. Info: adultchildren.org.

• SUNDAYS, 3pm - “Living in the Solution,” The Servanthood House, 156 E. Chestnut St. Open big book study. Info: 989-8075.

• FRIDAYS, 7pm - “Inner Child” study group.

Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. Info: 989-8075.

• MONDAYS, 7pm - “Generations,” First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: 4745120.

Al Anon Meeting (Lambda) • FRIDAYS, 8pm - The Lambda (LGBT) group of Al-Anon, a gay-friendly support group for families and friends of alcoholics, holds weekly candlelight meetings at All Souls Cathedral, 9 Swan St. Info: trackerm1001@yahoo.com.

Al-Anon Al-Anon is a support group for the family and friends of alcoholics. More than 33 groups are available in the WNC area. Info: wnc-alanon.org or 800-286-1326.

• WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am - “Daytime Serenity,” Pardee Education Center at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd. --- 7pm - Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. --- 5:45pm - Al-Anon meeting for women, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. • THURSDAYS, 6pm - Al-Anon meeting for women, New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3020 Sweeten Creek Road.

• THURSDAYS, 7pm - “Parents of Children with Alcoholism,” West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road. --- 7pm - Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, 1790 Greenville Highway at North Highland Lake Road, Flat Rock. --8pm - Fletcher United Methodist Church, 50 Library St., Fletcher.

• FRIDAYS, 12:30pm - “Keeping the Focus,” First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Entrance near Charlotte Street. --- 5:30pm - “Family Matters,” First United Church, 66 Harrison Ave., Franklin.

--- 8pm - “Lambda” open/LGBT meeting.

Cathedral of All Souls, 9 Swan St. Info: 670-6277.

• SATURDAYS, 10am - “One Day at a Time,” First Baptist Church, Buncombe and 5th Avenues, Hendersonville. --- 10am - “Grace Fireside,” Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. --- 10am - “Saturday Serenity,” St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 337 Charlotte St. --- noon - “Courage to Change,” Bess Sprinkle Memorial Library, Weaverville.

• SUNDAYS, 5pm - Al-Anon and Alateen, West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road.

• MONDAYS, noon - “Keeping the Focus,” First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Entrance near Charlotte Street. --- 6pm - “Attitude of Gratitude,” Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. --- 7pm - First Christian Church, 201 Blue Ridge Road, Black Mountain. --- 7:30pm - First United Methodist Church, Jackson and Church Streets, Sylva. --- 8pm - “Al-Anon Spoken Here,” Ledger Baptist Church, U.S. 226 near Bakersville. --- 8pm - Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, 1790 Greenville Highway at North Highland Lake Road.

• TUESDAYS, 4pm - Grace Church, 242 Highway 107 N., Cashiers. --- 5:30pm - “Steps to Recovery,” Kenilworth Presbyterian Church, 123 Kenilworth Road. --- 7pm - “One Day at a Time,” First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. --- 8pm Transylvania men’s meeting, Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church, 249 E. Main St. Chronic Pain Support Group • SUNDAYS, 12:30-1:30pm - Open to those with chronic pain, friends and family. Held at Unity Church of Asheville, 130 Shelburne Road.

Donations accepted. Info: 989-1555.

Co-Dependents Anonymous A fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7pm & SATURDAYS, 11am First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. (use back entrance). Info: 424-6594 or 398-8937.

Debtors Anonymous • MONDAYS, 7pm - Debtors Anonymous meets at First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St., Room 101. Info: debtorsanonymous.org.

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: Magnetic Minds • WEDNESDAYS, 7-9pm - Magnetic Minds provides self-help through weekly, peer-facilitated support meetings offering acceptance, info and techniques to manage challenges. Meets at 1316-C Parkwood Road, across from the West Asheville BB&T. Free. Info: MagneticMinds.weebly.com or 367-7660.

NAMI Support Groups The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers three types of groups to support people living with mental health issues and their families, friends and loved ones. Free. Info: namiwnc.org or 505-7353.

• 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - Dual Diagnosis Support Group. For individuals with MH/SA diagnoses. 3 Thurland Ave., off Biltmore Avenue.

• 1st SATURDAYS, 10am; 2nd & 4th MONDAYS, 11am; 3rd TUESDAYS, 6pm - Connection group for people with mental health issues. 356 Biltmore Ave., Suite 207.

• 1st SATURDAYS, 10am; 3rd TUESDAYS, 6pm - Family/Caregiver group for people supporting someone experiencing a mental health issue. 356 Biltmore Ave., Suite 315.

Nar-Anon • Nar-Anon provides support to relatives and friends concerned about the addiction or drug problem of a loved one.

• TUESDAYS, 7pm - West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road; enter through back door. Info: robinplemmons@gmail.com.

• WEDNESDAYS, 12:30pm - First United Methodist Chuch, 204 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Enter through side parking lot.

Info: 891-8050.

New Moms Support Group • THURSDAYS, 6pm - A group for new mothers (children through 5 years) who suffer from depression will focus on meeting parenting challenges while caring for self and offer solutions in a safe, healthy environment with professional support. Info and location: newmomsgroup@ yahoo.com.

Overeaters Anonymous A fellowship of individuals who are recovering from compulsive overeating. A 12-step program.

• TUESDAYS, 10:30am-noon - Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. at Ottari.

Info: (609) 731-0808.

Recovery From Food Addiction • MONDAYS, noon & FRIDAYS, 7pm - A 10-step support group for those suffering from food addition meets at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road, second floor.

Info: scmunchkin59@yahoo.com.

S-Anon • ONGOING - An anonymous 12-step program for those effected by another’s sexual behavior.

Four meetings available weekly in WNC. For days, times, locations and additional information call 258-5117.

Eating Disorders Adult Support Group • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - THE Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St., provides free weekly support groups for adults recovering from an eating disorder. Facilitated by licensed professionals. Drop-ins welcome. Info: thecenternc.org or 337-4685.

Shambhala Meditation Center • TUESDAYS, 6-7pm - Heart of Recovery meetings integrate Buddhist meditation with 12-step recovery programs. New and experienced meditators welcome. Meetings are anonymous. Held at 19 Westwood Place. Info: asheville.shambhala. org.

Family Hope Line • TUESDAYS, 2-5pm & THURSDAYS, 8-11pm “Compassionate listening, encouragement and help finding recovery resources for individuals and families experiencing mental health challenges and/or emotional distress.” (855) 446-7348.

Free. Info: motherbearcan.org.

SMART Recovery • THURSDAYS, 6pm - This peer support group is dedicated to helping individuals gain independence from all types of addictive behavior (drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, etc.). Meets at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. Info: smartrecoveryavl@gmail.com or 407-0460.

Family Mental Health Support • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - Mother Bear Family Dens are free recovery education and support meetings open to individuals, families, friends and care providers working with mental health challenges. Held at All Souls Counseling, 35 Arlington St. Info: motherbearcan.org.

Trans-Positive Support • 2nd & LAST THURSDAYS - TransHealth Coordinators offers peer support for transgender people with HIV at WNCAP, 554 Fairview Road. 2nd Thursday support group, 1pm; Last Thursday “Lunch and Learn,” noon. Info: transhealthcoordinators.org or wncap.org.

Memory Cafe • 1st MONDAYS, 1-3pm; 1st WEDNESDAYS, 2-4pm; 3rd SATURDAYS, 1-3pm; 3rd THURSDAYS, 2-4pm - Memory Cafe is an opportunity for those living with the challenges of dementia to gather and socialize. Free. Info and locations: shendrix@mountainprojects.org, Asstminister@uuasheville.org, LBrown@FBCA.net or bettyrobbins@morrisbb.net.

MORE WELLNESS EVENTS ONLINE Check out the Wellness Calendar online at www. mountainx.com/events for info on events happening after August 1.

CALENDAR DEADLINE The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, one week prior to publication.

Questions? Call (828)251-1333, ext. 365

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Local online marketplace celebrates 10 years connecting collectors with rare books

things about the site, then we saw a drop-off from the search engines, not immediately, but a pretty steady drop-off from there.”

Like most Internet companies, Biblio relies on steady traffic from Google, whose highly secretive search algorithms make it hard to gauge what making a change might do to a company’s search rankings.

“It is kind of a conundrum with Google. ... In some ways that stifles innovation. You’re kind of afraid to make a big radical change because you don’t know how that will affect your business. Our approach with Google these days is benign neglect,” says Sherar.

By JULIA RITCHEY

jritchey@mountainx.com 251-1333 ext. 122

This is the last in a summer series on local tech and Internet firms based in Western North Carolina.

While wired readers load up their iPads, Kindles and Nooks with summer reading, one online marketplace is keeping the pages turning for bibliophiles. For 10 years, Asheville-based Biblio.com has connected collectors around the globe with used and rare books, growing to become, by some measures, one of the top-three online used-book sellers.

“One of the motivations for me to get into the book business, initially, was looking for some kind of noncorporate job, way to make a living, where there was a certain amount of independence,” says Biblio’s CEO Brendan Sherar.

He started out owning an independent bookshop in Weaverville, running it with his wife for about three years in the late 1990s. But by 2000, e-commerce and Internet marketplaces were beginning to take shape, Sherar says. The couple closed the shop, as he continued to pursue the idea of distributing books online.

“We sold off the majority of the inventory, and we continued to sell books online … for a little bit,” explains Sherar. The first incarnation of Biblio was a meta-search engine, which allowed users to compare prices of books from different online markets but didn’t let them place the order directly. Sherar, with zero tech background, began developing Biblio concurrently as an online marketplace where independent bookstore owners and larger distributors could sell their stock.

Biblio takes a commission from each sale on the site, he explains, but it’s primarily focused in keeping money in the pockets of independent bookshops. Sherar adds that seeing Amazon buy out other online marketplaces in the early e-com-

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By the Book: CEO Brendan Sherar runs Biblio.com, an online marketplace specializing in rare and collectible books from independent bookstores around the world. “Even though so much of our business is, in fact, outside of North Carolina, we’re an Asheville company. The heart, the soul, the spirit and the dynamics of who we are and how do it are firmly rooted here in this community,” he says.

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merce days led him to want to create his own model. He says that Amazon “started making changes that were effectively not helpful to the online book community — really squeezing the booksellers.”

The present-day incarnation of Biblio officially launched in 2003.

Sherar says the initial growth period was fast-paced. “There was a lot of room out there on the horizon, I guess, available for the picking. That was also during a pretty heady growth period for the Internet and e-commerce in particular,” he says.

Since then, the company has grown to include a catalogue of 85 million books from 5,000 booksellers worldwide. Biblio employs 11 people, who all work at the company’s headquarters on South Lexington Avenue in downtown Asheville. Although their sales are nowhere near behemoth Amazon, Biblio has carved a niche market in rare, collectible and out-of-print books. Chief

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Operating Officer Allen Singleton says this specialization has given them an edge.

“We’re competing with the likes of Amazon, [which] outpaces us in sales by several orders of magnitude.

But we’ve got a strong position in the hearts and minds of booksellers, because our business practices aren’t competing with them; we’re trying to get them in contact with customers,” says Singleton.

Sherar reports that the company grosses about $8 million in sales annually, with most of those profits going back into the pockets of the bookstores. Although experiencing steady growth for the majority of the decade, even during the Great Recession, Biblio stumbled in 2010 after making some changes to its site.

“We made a lot of changes at once,” explains Singleton. “We did an overall redesign of the site, did a refactoring of the search architecture, changed the URL structure. …

We changed three or four very core

Talking about the future of the company, Sherar is happy to forego the e-book craze and stick to selling bound hardcopies. Although he’s considered adding them, the majority of Biblio’s customers are seeking tangible and unique tomes.

“That’s a game we can’t win against a company like Amazon,” says Sherar. “As far as we’re concerned, they have unlimited resources. ... I don’t see in e-books, which are just pure commodity, that there’s any way to be competitive. We have to be way more niche than that and focus on something that doesn’t lend itself to broader commercialization and commoditization.”

Of course, Sherar prefers the real deal, too, as evidenced by Biblio’s business cards, which double as retro-looking bookmarks. He also has a personal collection of books — nearly 5,000 — that he’s had a hard time parting with since closing the bookshop more than a decade ago.

Sherar says he loves hearing stories from customers who have found a book on Biblio that they’d spent ages trying to find.

“We get a constant flood of these stories about people who’ve been searching for this book since childhood and they’ve been so excited to find it,” he says. “That’s kind of cool for us to know that what we’re able to provide can touch people’s lives in a meaningful way.” X

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In 2005, Brendan Sherar founded BiblioWorks, a nonprofit that builds libraries in Bolivia and promotes literacy in impoverished communities. The idea came from his sister, Megan Padilla, who was serving in Peace Corps in that country at the time.

When she asked community members what they really wanted in their town, they told her a library.

Naturally, Padilla contacted her brother and asked if he’d be willing to help.

In the eight years since its inception, BiblioWorks has built 11 libraries in the South American country.

Sherar and his daughter Sophia just returned from Bolivia after a twoweek trip visiting some of those libraries in the towns of Morado K’asa, Tomina and Maragua.

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For more information on the nonprofit, go to biblioworks.org.

All Souls Pizza, 175 Clingman Ave. 254-0169. allsoulspizza.com.

Asheville Business Connections • 2nd TUESDAYS & 4th THURSDAYS, 11:15am - Asheville Business Connections will host a lunch meeting on “power marketing” at Yao Buffet Sushi Grill, 153 Smokey Park Highway, Suite 120. Restaurant prices apply. Info: meetup.com/ashevillebusinessconnections.

(828) 257-2560 • 211 Merrimon Avenue (next to Enmark)

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Asheville Buzz • WE (7/24), 7:30-9am - Asheville Buzz Summer Breakfast Series will focus on “Hire and Higher Education.” Held at Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. $20. Info: leadershipasheville.org/asheville-buzz.

Goodwill Career Classes

The Bull and Beggar, 37 Paynes Way #7, 575-9443.

The Brew Pump (beer bar at CitiStop), 760 Haywood Road.

Closings Burgermeister’s, 697 Haywood Road Relocations and other changes A Dancer’s Place, moved from Patton Avenue downtown to 5 Regent Park Blvd. Suite 109. 2531434. adancersplaceonline.com.

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ABWA Meeting • TH (8/1), 5:30-7:30pm - The American Business Women’s Association will host a dinner meeting at Crowne Plaza Resort, 1 Resort Drive, featuring a presentation by Vicki O’Conner. $25. Info and registration: abwaskyhychapter.com.

THE BIBLIO CONNECTION

Biblioteca: A librarian gives a presentation at Biblioteca Villa Zamora in Morado K’asa, Bolivia.

The library there was the first building Sherar and his nonprofit BiblioWorks helped construct.

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A-B Tech Small Business Center Unless otherwise noted, classes are free and held at 1465 Sand Hill Road, Suite 1060, Candler. Info: abtech.edu/sbc‎ or 398-7950.

• WE (7/24), 6pm - Review the basics of how to start a nonprofit during this free seminar at the A-B Tech Small Business Center’s south site, 303B Airport Road, Arden. Info and registration: abtech.edu/ ce/registration.

• ONGOING - Goodwill offers entry-level computer classes. Free. Info and schedule: 298-9023.

• ONGOING - Goodwill offers classes for those interested in careers in the food and hotel industries. Hands-on training includes American Hotel and Lodging Association certification. $25. Info and schedule: 2989023.

Meet the Geeks • WE (7/31), 5:30pm - Meet the Geeks, “a casual meetup for tech pros and business owners seeking qualified technology service providers.” Share knowledge, develop partnerships and strengthen the local IT industry during this free meeting at Scully’s, 13 W. Walnut St. Info: info@meetthegeeks.net.

Mountain BizWorks Workshops 153 S. Lexington Ave. Info: 253-2834 or mountainbizworks.org.

• MONDAYS, noon & WEDNESDAYS, 4:30pm - An informational meeting about Mountain BizWorks’ programs will help businesses make the first step toward accessing the organization’s services. Free. Info and registration: victor@mountainbizworks.org or 253-2834.

• TH (8/1), 9am-noon - Express Foundations, a fast-paced version of the Foundations curriculum, uses an integrated approach to emphasize the cross-development of financial and marketing elements. This five-week course meets Thursdays. Sliding scale. Info and registration: victor@mountainbizworks. org or 253-283.

MORE BUSINESS EVENTS ONLINE Check out the Business Calendar online at www.mountainx.com/events for info on events happening after August 1.

CALENDAR DEADLINE The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY, one week prior to publication.

Questions? Call (828)251-1333, ext. 365

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Flowering bridges and canning classes

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If you wanted to travel across the Rocky Broad River back in 1925, you had to use the Lake Lure Bridge, the fastest way between Chimney Rock Village and Lake Lure. This historic triple-arched passageway was replaced in 2011, but the original crossing remains.

Soon the old bridge will have a new purpose. A group of volunteers is transforming this abandoned catwalk into a haven of color. The Lake Lure Flowering Bridge is currently taking shape, and both visitors and natives are getting excited about this new addition to Rutherford County.

Flowers will dot the entire 155foot long bridge. The garden will extend beyond the crossing to create a welcoming passageway for pedestrians. A grand opening is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 19, and volunteers are already busy creating the flowering walkway.

Organizers have many factors to consider, including finding fertilizers that won’t impact the river’s trout and selecting trees that will best attract local birds.

The public is invited to help establish the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge. Volunteers can sign up to water, weed and care for the garden. Committees have been formed to address infrastructure, marketing and special-event needs, so there are opportunities for even the most black-thumbed volunteers.

Learn more about this innovative and historic project at lakelurefloweringbridge.webs.com.

Yes we can Homesteader and author Ashley English is a canning wizard. She can transform modest okra into a Moroccan delight with little more than a big pot and a dozen Mason

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Flowers across the river: Volunteers help construct the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge, a new pedestrian walkway planned for Rutherford County.

Photo by Mike Lumpkin

jars. As the water boils, she’ll be happy to explain the history of this traditional art and how preserving food can connect the community.

Learn her secrets on Wednesday, July 31, from 6-8 p.m. at Small Terrain, located at 278 Haywood Road. Overcome your fears of pressure canning during this hands-on class, which will include a jam or pickle-making activity. Preregistration required. $25. Info: smallterrain.com

The Buncombe County Cooperative Extension Center has a summer full of canning possibilities. Previous classes include a pickle-making workshop and a program on preserving peaches.

On Wednesday, July 31, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., the science of canning beans will be explained.

Beans are a popular food for preserving, but they can be one of the most risky if not canned properly.

Explore the right way to can beans at the Buncombe County Center, 94 Coxe Ave. $10. Registration and

prepayment required. Classes are limited to 12 participants.

Info: buncombe.ces.ncsu.edu A sculpture utopia Garden-lovers who are in the know whisper about the Wamboldtopia sculpture garden.

This private garden is only open to the public a few days each year, and its summer open house is scheduled for Saturday, July 27.

The garden, which is located on 69 Wamboldt Ave. in West Asheville, will be open from 9-11:30 a.m. this Saturday. A Wamboldtopia-inspired ice cream flavor from The Hop will feature rosemary from the garden combined with Nutella, a hazelnut-chocolate spread favored by the garden’s owners.

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Stone Landscaping Workshop (pd.) Stone Landscaping Workshop Oneday workshop in building a drystone sidewalk and steps. Workshop led by certified drystone mason Joe Dinwiddie. Instruction will cover history, drystone building methods, tools and hands-on building of a sidewalk and steps. August 10, 2013 9am5pm, rain or shine. Location Swannanoa, NC. Cost $75 (optional catered lunch: $6).

To Register, call (828) 318-4333. www. drystonejoe.com ADDISON FARMS FRIDAY WINE TASTINGS (pd.) Visit us every Friday and Saturday, Noon-5pm and Sundays, 1pm-5pm. You’ve got to try our 2 newest releases! 4005 New Leicester Hwy, Leicester NC. See more: addisonfarms.net A Cook’s Guide to Home Canning • MO (7/29), 7pm - Kevin West will present his book Saving the Season: A Cook’s Guide to Home Canning, Pickling and Preserving at Malaprop’s, 55 Haywood St. Free. Info: malaprops.com or 254-6734.

Bamboo Walking Tour • 2nd & 4th SUNDAYS, 1:30-3pm - Haiku Bamboo Nursery and Farm, 468 Rhodes Mountain Road, Hendersonville, will host a bamboo walking tour featuring 23 different species. $20. Info: oshimabambooschool.com or 685-3053.

Buncombe County Extension Master Gardeners Programs are held at 94 Coxe Ave. unless otherwise noted. Info: 255-5522.

• MONDAYS through THURSDAYS, 9:30am-3:30pm; FRIDAYS, 9:30am12:30pm - The Master Gardener Hotline will accept gardening questions via phone and in-person. Info: 255-5522 or buncombemastergardener.org.

• THURSDAYS through (7/25), 9:3011:30am - The public is invited to plant a row in MANNA FoodBank’s demonstration garden. Held at 627 Swannanoa River Road. Free.

• 2nd & 4th SATURDAYS, 11am-2pm Compost demonstrations will focus on establishing compost piles and bins for home gardens. Held outside Jesse Israel Garden Center, 570 Brevard Road. A plant clinic is also available. Bring plant samples for evaluation. Free.

• WE (7/31), 9am-3pm - A canning class will focus on preserving beans safely. $10.

Haywood County Plant Clinic • MONDAYS through FRIDAYS, 9amnoon & 1-4pm - Haywood County Master Gardeners will host a plant clinic at 589 Raccoon Road, Suite 118, Waynesville.

Questions about lawns, vegetables, flowers and trees will be answered. Info: 4563575.

Highlands Biological Station Botanical garden: 265 N. Sixth St., Highlands. Nature center: 930 Horse Cove Road, Highlands. Free. Info: highlandsbiological.org or 526-0188.

• LAST FRIDAYS through (8/30) Volunteers are invited to help maintain the gardens.

• MONDAYS through (8/26), 10:30am Tours of the botanical garden will depart from the nature center amphitheater.

Know Your Plants Seminar • 4th SATURDAYS, 11am - Earthaven Ecovillage will host a plant identification series with Robin Allison “focused on the four plant families that comprise more

than 90 percent of the plants in our bioregion.” Plant walks follow seminar. $40 per class or $120 for series. Info: earthaven.org.

Madco Farm Friends • SA (7/27), 5pm - Madco Farm Friends will host a potluck and seed swap at the community center on Blannahassett Island in Marshall. Free; donations accepted. Info: avl. mx/vg.

N.C. Arboretum Located at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way. 9am-5pm daily. Info: ncarboretum.org or 665-2492.

• SATURDAYS, 1pm - Interpretive guides will lead small groups through woodland trails and a variety of forest types. Topics include wildflowers, plant identification, natural history and land use. Free with $8 parking fee; donations encouraged.

Organic and Biodynamic Farming Opportunities • TH (8/1), 2-6pm - Learn about new business opportunities for organic and biodynamic production in WNC during this event at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, 455 Research Drive, Mills River. Free. Info: ces.ncsu.edu/fletcher.

Wamboldtopia Sculpture Gardens • SA (7/27), 9-11:30am - The Wamboldtopia Sculpture Garden will offer tours of its private gardens and ice cream from the Hop. Meet the artists and see works-in-progress.

Located at 69 Wamboldt Ave. Carpooling encouraged. Free. Info: avl.mx/vh.

MORE GARDENING EVENTS ONLINE Check out the Gardening Calendar online at mountainx.com/events for info on events happening after August 1.

CALENDAR DEADLINE The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY, one week prior to publication.

Questions? Call (828)251-1333, ext. 365

Regional Tailgate Markets

For more information, including the exact start and end dates of markets, contact the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project.

Info: buyappalachian.org or 236-1282.

WEDNESDAYS • 8am-noon - Haywood Historic Farmers Market, 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville.

• 8am-noon - Waynesville Tailgate Market, 171 Legion Drive.

• 1-5pm - Asheville City Market South, Biltmore Park Town Square, Town Square Blvd.

• 2-5pm - Spruce Pine Farmers Market, 297 Oak Ave. • 2-6pm - French Broad Food Co-op, 90 Biltmore Ave. • 2-6pm - Montford Farmers Market, 36 Montford Ave. • 2:30-6:30pm - Weaverville Tailgate Market, 60 Lakeshore Drive.

• 3-6pm - Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville.

THURSDAYS • 8am-2pm - Henderson County Curb Market, 221 N. Church St., Hendersonville.

• 3-6pm - Flat Rock Tailgate Market, 2720 Greenville Highway.

• 3:30-6:30pm - Oakley Farmers Market, 607 Fairview Road.

• 4-6:30pm - Tryon Tailgate Market, McCowan St. • 4-6pm - Blowing Rock Farmers Market, 132 Park Ave. • 4-8pm - Evening Harvest Farmers Market, Hayesville town square.

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FRIDAYS • 3-6pm - East Asheville Tailgate Market, 945 Tunnel Road.

• 3-6pm - Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville.

SATURDAYS • 6am-noon - Caldwell County Farmers Market, 120 Hospital Ave., N.E., Lenoir.

• 8am-noon - North Asheville Tailgate Market, UNCA commuter lot C. • 8am-noon - Haywood Historic Farmers Market, 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville.

• 8am-noon - Mills River Farmers Market, 5046 Boylston Highway.

• 8am-noon - Waynesville Tailgate Market, 171 Legion Drive.

• 8am-1pm - Asheville City Market, 161 South Charlotte St. • 8am-2pm - Henderson County Curb Market, 221 N. Church St., Hendersonville.

• 8am-12:30pm - Transylvania Tailgate Market, 190 E. Main St., Brevard.

• 8:30am-12:30pm - Yancey County Farmers Market, U.S. 19 East at S. Main Street, Burnsville.

• 9am-noon - Black Mountain Tailgate Market , 130 Montreat Road.

• 9am-noon - Jackson County Farmers Market, 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva.

• 9am-noon - Historic Marion Tailgate Market, West Henderson and Logan Streets.

• 9am-1pm - Madison County Farmers and Artisans Market, Mars Hill College, Highway 213 and Part Street.

• 9am-2pm - Leicester Farmers Market, 338 Leicester Highway.

SUNDAYS • noon-4pm - Sundays on the Island, Blanahasset Island, Marshall.

• SU (7/14), 9am-1pm - Historic 7th Avenue District’s Farmers Market, 7th Ave. Held July 14 and Sept. 1.

TUESDAYS • 8am-2pm - Henderson County Curb Market, 221 N. Church St., Hendersonville.

• 3-6pm - Historic Marion Tailgate Market, West Henderson and Logan Streets.

• 3:30-6:30pm - West Asheville Tailgate Market, 718 Haywood Road.

DAILY • 8am-6pm - WNC Farmers Market, 570 Brevard Road.

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The fast-food chain will open in the Harris Teeter development

Chick-fil-A is one of three additional businesses coming to the Harris Teeter development. The drivethru will be part of the eight-acre site at the corner of Merrimon Avenue and Chestnut Street.

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By EMILY PAtrick

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Chick-fil-A will open on Merrimon Avenue in the forthcoming Harris Teeter development.

The fast-food restaurant is one of three smaller buildings on the 8.45acre site that accompany the grocery store. The property sits at the corner of Merrimon and Chestnut, next to Greenlife and the site of the future Trader Joe’s.

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public relations representative Bernard Hendrix says it’s too early to say exactly when.

The property’s developer, Steve Vermillion of Charlotte-based Merrifield Patrick Vermillion, says the smaller buildings will be complete in early 2014.

Rumors have been circulating since winter that Chick-fil-A would open on the property. The city received a permit application for the restaurant last week.

“There wasn’t a hard contract until recently,” Vermillion says.

“Their inspection period went for quite a while.”

The Harris Teeter store is scheduled to open on Wednesday, Sept. 4, according to a company representative.

The fate of the property has been in limbo since Deal Buick left in the mid-2000s. Because of the site’s zoning, the Harris Teeter development didn’t require City Council approval.

Still, Council had a say in the plans for the smaller buildings, reviewing them in January and February and hearing months of public comment.

Residents raised concerns about the volume of cars associated with drive-thrus, along with the smell of fryers and car emissions. Vermillion argued that a drive-thru was “critical for the success of the development,” according to minutes from the Jan. 22 City Council meeting.

“It’s just a shame with what could have been,” says Helen Powell-Busch, who lives around the corner from the development on Mount Clare Avenue.

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by Emily Patrick

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Not exactly Fitzgerald’s fancy

The Bull and Beggar opens in RAD with its own brand of luxury

Imagine the kind of restaurant that serves caviar: It has crystal and thick carpet, people in evening clothes, banquet-style seating.

The Bull & Beggar, which opens this week in the Wedge building, is not that kind of place. But it does offer a $100 caviar service.

“It seems really expensive, but we’re not really making much money off it,” says Matt Dawes, chef and coowner. “If I told you, you’d think it was silly. We just want to have it.”

So what kind of place is it? The Bull & Beggar offers an Old World wine list and large-format dining that would satiate the Greatest Generation (pick any literary figure you like), along with contemporary snacks and small plates.

Yet to get there, you have to traverse the gravel of Payne’s Way

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New feed: Matt Dawes (pictured) and his partner, Drew Wallace, created the Bull & Beggar in a former farm supply depot (which was later artists studios) in the Wedge building.

and climb onto the loading dock behind the Wedge building. It’s luxury you can’t help but appreciate, such is the contrast between the railroad tracks outside and the food within.

Inside, the restaurant has the high ceilings and mirrors you might expect of dining with a capital ‘D,’ but everything else is warm-colored wood, brick and plaster. The round tables on the ground floor (there are also a couple of tables in a lofted area) look like they came from your best friend’s mom’s kitchen.

There aren’t many tricks here, just really classic dishes in an atmosphere that’s easy to understand.

“I never really felt like I was too much of a Young Turk,” Dawes says. “I don’t make up new things.

I feel more like a craftsperson than an inventor.”

In that spirit, he’s bringing back the filet mignon, which has fallen out of favor in recent years because of its low fat (and therefore, flavor) content.

But what’s more, he’s improving it. “We’re serving it with a 2-inch pipe marrow bone with a spoon in it and Madeira sauce made from lots and lots of veal bones that also has marrow mounted into it as well,” he says.

“So all the flavor that you’re missing in the filet mignon that you might find in a rib-eye, we’re putting back on the plate.”

If the filet still doesn’t seem redeemable, try the periwinkles.

Yes, those are the tiny snails you find on the beach, and they’re mighty fun to eat. “You get a little pile of periwinkles, and they’ve been blanched,” he says. “Then, you get a wine cork with pushpins stuck in the cork. …You take the

Basil-fed snails pin and you just sort of fish them out of their shell, dip them in mayonnaise and eat them off the pin.

They’re just one bite.”

The menu is large for a new restaurant, but Dawes and his business partner, Drew Wallace, who also co-owns The Admiral, have been working on the concept for about two years.

It’s straightforward yet unapologetically luxuriant. Prices range from $3 to $100. Is that range allowed? Dawes and Wallace believe they can pull it off.

Wallace has looked after the bar at The Admiral since it opened in 2006. Dawes spent eight years at Table.

“I think we have gleaned valuable information about what Asheville diners are expectant of, tolerant of, looking for, excited about, both tourists and locals,” he says. “I think a restaurant can’t have a real personality unless the owners decide to actually draw some lines in the sand.” X

The Bull and Beggar 37 Payne’s Way / 575-9443

Hours:

Tuesday to Friday, 4 p.m. to until, Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

SERVING:

Snacks, small plates, beer, wine and liquor, all hours; dinner, 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.; brunch, weekends, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

From:

Matt Dawes, formerly of Table, and Drew Wallace, co-owner of The Admiral

Chef Matt Dawes talks about food like a storyteller. When he explains an item, he starts with the anatomy of the plant or creature, and moves all the way forward to the plate.

Here is the story, in Matt Dawes’ words, of the Bull and Beggar’s basil-fed snails, which are served small-plate style with cheese toast and roasted garlic.

“Burgundian Helix snails, which are the snails that most people eat, although you can eat a couple of the other varieties, they are voracious eaters, and their system is simple enough that they don’t really need to pick and choose.

“If you gather snails, which has been done since time immemorial, you need to purge them because in their digestive tract is probably some sort of poisonous plant matter.

“In Burgundy and the surrounding areas, where they eat the most snails, the chateaus have these little square, brick [containers]. You gather your snails, and you put them in there, and you put a window screen over the top and weight it down so they can crawl around in there. You feed them, and it takes about a week for them to purge their system. You want them to pass all of that out.

And also, they’re getting fat.

“In California, the Italians brought these snails, and there weren’t any snails in California.

There weren’t any predators for these snails in any large amount.

So they became basically California snails, the same Burgundian snails.

“We’re getting these snails from California, and they’re gathering them and purging them on nothing but sweet basil. They smell like basil when they hit the pan.

“You won’t get that many snails when you order them, but they’ll be delicious, redolent of basil and flown overnight here with love and care, I suppose.”

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Kevin West, author of Saving the Season, talks about the decadence of preserved food and indulgence in Southern tradition

Kevin West was not the world’s most likely jam fanatic.

His first job out of college was at Vogue. He spent 13 years at W magazine. He lives in L.A., wears blazers with jeans and looks generally coifed and hip as any L.A. fashion writer probably should.

But a few years back, he made his Tennessee grandmother’s strawberry jam and sparked an “obsession,” as he calls it. In 2009, he started a blog called “Saving the Season.” In June, he released a cookbook that chronicles his experiences making all kinds of preserves: jams, pickles, fermented vegetables and more.

He doesn’t garden, and he’s not an urban homesteader, he says. Rather, he buys his produce at farmers markets and makes his preserves for the simple pleasure of it.

The result is Saving the Season, a cookbook, a storybook and a hardy reference, with appendices that chronicle the peak seasons of dozens of varieties of produce by region.

West will speak about his adventures in canning at Malaprop’s on Monday, July 29.

For more information, check out West’s blog at savingtheseason.com, or look for him in the Winter issue of Lucky Peach.

Mountain Xpress: We’re right on the other side of the mountains from where you spent time as a kid in Tennessee, and we’re not too far from Spartanburg. Is that mostly where you grew up?

Kevin West: When I was growing up, we lived in Spartanburg and Greenville, and then we moved up to Bethesda, Md., after my freshman year in high school. We moved around a fair amount, but my grandparents’ place in Blount County was always the fixed point during my childhood. That’s the place that my

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So-cal by way of the South: On Monday, July 29, Kevin West will talk about his Appalachian upbringing and his L.A.-style preserving opus, Saving the Season.

mom and I always talked about as home. … I grew up in other places, but always, again, with that sort of feeling in my bones that Tennessee is where I’m really from.

I’m always interested in the ways people see the South, and choose to relay it to other people. That’s one of the things I notice: that the South tends to be what you want it to be. It’s this imaginary thing you carry with you. I see that some in your book.

There are many, many ways we could talk about that, and this is something I say a lot to folks from other parts of the country. [They] don’t necessarily understand what a crazy quilt of micro-regions the South is. The South is not monolithic.

The South is a varied place, and I think especially having moved away from the South and lived elsewhere, it gives you a very imaginative relationship with the place where you’re from. It gives you a perspective to really think a lot about what it means to be Southern when you don’t live in the South anymore.

That’s stuff that was very much in my mind when I was working on this book.

Do you feel at all like you have feet in two camps, or is that a reductive way of seeing the South versus Southern California?

I’ve certainly got feet in both places, and I’m constantly torn about where I would like to buy a piece of land and start planting fruit trees. On some days, I’m just as sure as I can be that I want to be in the South, either east Tennessee or Western North Carolina.

I’ve written about Asheville [for Departures magazine in 2012], so I’ve been through Asheville several times in the last couple of years, and I really love it there.

One day, I’m convinced that I want to be in that part of the world, and then the next day, I think, “Gosh, I will always go home to the South, but I really want to set down roots here in coastal/southern/central California so that I can grow citrus, so that I can grow apricots.”

At this point in my life, I don’t know where I’ll wind up planting fruit trees.

So growing fruit yourself is on your agenda? In the book you talk about how gardening is not

a priority of yours at this point.

Yeah, it’s not a priority at this point. But you know, [my grandfather] was a farmer, and my dad has a farm, and Uncle David has a pretty farm. I want to have that experience and that pleasure of having a place and planting trees on it and watching those trees grow.

Since we’re sort of on the subject of Asheville, I was very happy to see that in your Southern Living interview, the little bit they ran on you [in June], that you chose Asheville as your dream trip for eating. We’re always thrilled to see ourselves in print. Could you talk a little about that?

In January of 2012, my mom and stepfather and I, post-holidays, we took a little weekend getaway up at Grove Park Inn. I hadn’t been to Asheville in many years, and we just found so much good food there. The night we wandered into Cúrate and had dinner there, I flipped my wig. I couldn’t believe that we were eating such wonderful and really cosmopolitan food in the Southern Appalachians.

Boy, what can I say? I think that Asheville has got to be one of the best food towns in the country right now. The thing that’s so striking to me is the food scene there is supported by this fantastic, rich and varied network of small farms and small producers in the countryside around there. … It’s an ideal eating community.

Someone told me — I think it was the folks at French Broad Chocolates — that the third time you visit Asheville, you buy a house. I’m overdue to buy a house.

I’m interested in the differences between food culture here and [in L.A.], especially since there is an abundance of farms there. Do people not have the same sorts of relationships with small farms?

Los Angeles is a city of however many millions of people, so there are many different sorts of food scenes out here, and different sorts of relationships to agriculture. It’s really hard to generalize.

On the one hand, you’ve got the industrialized agriculture of the central valley, which is the fruit bowl — or the bread basket — of a huge amount of the country. On the other hand, you’ve got small growers like Windrose Farm and Flora Bella Farm, folks that I write about

make those onions, but is there a value to it? And yes, I think the value is substantial and meaningful.

Have people asked you that question often?

To tell you the truth, no. At least, here in Los Angeles and in the urban centers where preserving has become a trendy thing to do, I think the interest in preserving is driven less by necessity — like, people need to preserve the food that’s in their garden, or people need to put up a lot of jars of something so that they don’t go hungry this winter. It’s not so much a matter of necessity as it is of curiosity.

Journey of discovery: Saving the Season is a cookbook penned by a former journalist, so recipes for rhubarb jam with mezcal and golden beet with ginger benefit from the context of history and narrative.

in the book, that are selling at the farmers market in Santa Monica, one of the best farmers markets in the country.

Those growers there, the conscientiousness of their work, really defines another kind of ideal for agriculture, for sustainable agriculture today.

Do you feel like this model of canning [in your book] is economical?

It can be if you’ve got a backyard full of tomatoes.

But for you, someone who doesn’t grow food?

I think there are a lot of reasons to preserve, and some of those reasons have to do with economy. Some of those reasons have to do with opting out of the industrial food system.

Some of those reasons have to do with the satisfaction, the pleasure, of working with food that is grown locally and processed in your own kitchen.

When I’m making cocktail onions with teensy pearl onions that I buy at the farmers market, if you wanted to sit down and do a real dollarsand-cents calculation, that probably winds up being a real expensive jar of cocktail onions, but you know, I make maybe two jars of cocktail onions a year, and I really like having them.

It’s not necessarily a bargain to

What about the culinary side of things? Are there any important distinctions you want to draw people’s attention to?

One of the ideas behind Saving the Season is that the best preserves you’re going to make, whether they’re sweet or they’re savory, are made with the fruit and the vegetables that you get nearby, that you get from your backyard or your local farmstand or farmers market.

The book is trying to be an evocation, and it’s about being observant about the seasons where you live. It’s about being curious about the produce that’s available where you live. The book is about trying to share an enthusiasm, and to share what was for me a real journey of discovery.

But all I wanted to do was make jam. And yet somehow, along the way, by getting interested in preserving, I found myself learning so much about the world that was really unexpected and that was so exciting. I wanted to share that journey of discovery with Saving the Season. X

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Down by the riverside Matt Logan’s Smoky Park Supper Club builds momentum When Matt Logan purchased the property at 318 Riverside Drive in 2011, he soon realized the 2-acre tract would hold more than a restaurant.

The first phase of Logan’s project launches this month, when Asheville GreenWorks opens its office on the property, beginning a three-year, rent-free lease.

“It started with the restaurant,” says Logan, who also owns 5 Walnut Wine Bar downtown. “From there, we developed a plan of using the outside space, really trying to tie in community and nonprofits.”

Smoky Park Supper Club

No trolls here: Mark Rosenstein, Eric Bradford, Matt Logan and Kristie Bell will create an up-cycled supper club beneath the Capt. Jeff Bowen Bridge.

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318 Riverside Drive

From:

Matt Logan and Kristie Bell of 5 Walnut Wine Bar

With help from:

Asheville GreenWorks and Mark Rosenstein (at least temporarily, anyway)

The approximate timeline: July:

Asheville GreenWorks opens its offices on the property

August:

The first event at the grounds, Root Ball, a fundraiser for GreenWorks

Fall:

The shell of the restaurant — precut shipping containers — arrives from Jacksonville’s SG Blocks

Spring 2014:

Smoky Park Supper Club opens with Rosenstein-inspired eats, many wood-fired and cast-iron cooked items

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Call it Smoky Park

Taste smoke and fire

Logan has settled on a name for the restaurant that will open in spring of 2014: Smoky Park Supper Club, in reference to the highway bridge that shades part of the property. From 1951 until 2012, the bridge was called Smoky Park Highway Bridge. Last year, it was renamed for Capt. Jeff Bowen, who died fighting a fire in 2011.

Logan hopes the name will give the restaurant a sense of place. “I wanted it to have something to do with this specific location,” he says. “I think that’s a great way to name places.”

It’s also a reference to a past era. “I know supper club is being used now as the underground dining thing, but in the ‘30s and ‘40s, supper clubs were big in the Midwest,” he says. “They were really meant to be more of a restaurant and a social club, places you would go for an extended period of time. You might go for drinks and have dinner and stay for the entertainment. I think that really ties in with what we we’re doing here.”

Smoky flavors will show up on the menu, too, Logan expects.

He’s in the early stages of forming a partnership with Mark Rosenstein, former owner of The Market Place and current board member of Green Opportunities.

While their collaboration is still short term, Rosenstein says he’s considering taking on a more permanent role at the restaurant.

Rosenstein is developing a catering company with the help of several GO: Kitchen Ready graduates. It focuses on cast-iron cookware and wood-fire heat.

“The idea of cooking on iron contraptions is inspired by this guy out of Argentina, Francis Mallman,” he says. “I’ve been cooking on wood and having these portable contraptions for a number of years.”

Rosenstein’s contraptions include an infiernillo (a threetiered grill), a cauldron, a fire pit and an assortment of other grills.

Raging infiernillo: Mark Rosenstein roasts veggies on his Argentinianstyle grill, the sort he’ll use with the Iron Circus catering group.

Photo courtesy of Mark Rosenstein

“The riverfront is the future of Asheville,” he says. “It’s growing in a way that’s really organic, and there’s another whole mindset about it.”

Rosenstein headed The Market Place for 30 years. Since 2009, when he sold the business to chef William Dissen, he’s been heavily involved in GO’s job training programs. He’s certainly not retired, he explains with a laugh.

The catering crew has a working title of The Iron Circus. Rosenstein and his fellows will demonstrate their techniques on Thursday, Aug. 15, at Root Ball, a fundraiser for GreenWorks that will be held on the property. (For ticket information, visit ashevillegreenworks. org/2013-root-ball.)

Even if Rosenstein doesn’t sign on for the long-term at Smoky Park Supper Club, Logan says his influence will remain. When the restaurant opens in spring, its fare will focus on wood-fired eats (although not pizza, he says).

But the restaurant building is conspicuously absent.

Logan says to watch for its sudden appearance by September in the corner of the property that borders the railway trestle.

If that timeline seems quick, it’s because the building is already under construction in Jacksonville, Fla. Steel shipping containers will make up the structure, so when they arrive, they’ll be assembled quickly by SG Blocks, a group that builds similar structures worldwide.

Logan says finishing out the interior should take three to four months. Plus, he’ll build wide, terraced decks around them. “It’s all supposed to tie in with bringing this property back to life, allowing people in Asheville to enjoy the river and get outside,” he says. “Because it’s such a large property, it really gives us some great opportunities for outside and outdoors.”

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The grass is growing greener

A couple of the property’s buildings have been “up-cycled,” as managing partner Kristie Quinn states it, from their former, somewhat derelict states. The GreenWorks office is among them.

Over the past two years, Logan and Quinn have focused on rehabilitating the land itself. The site used to be a cement dumping ground, so they’ve removed the buildup. In the process, they’ve

been able to save a century-old Sycamore tree that shades the area. (Their efforts are part of the EPA’s Brownfields Program.)

Logan says GreenWorks is a fitting tenant for the property, since their work focuses on environmental cleanup.

Eric Bradford, GreenWorks’ clean communities coordinator, says the location will drive home the group’s message. “The eventual ability of ours to create river cleanups from this property is priceless because, right now, we’re having to haul boats all over the county to put in for different river cleanups,” he says. “It’s really easy to have advocacy when you can stand, and look at the river, and have a meeting staring at it, and say, ‘This is what we’re trying to improve.’”

GreenWorks has a new executive director, Sarah Oram, who expects the organization will experience growth in its new setting. (It has moved out of its former space around the corner on Depot Street.)

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This year marks beginnings and ends for Bele Chere

By Alli Marshall It’s a strange thing to be ramping up for a festival that’s in the process of winding down. Not that Bele Chere, which began in 1979, won’t be as crowded/colorful/overwhelming/noisy/jubilant/arty/ street food-y/dance-y as ever. But there’s a very good chance that 2013 marks not only firsts (will septuagenarian rockabilly songstress Wanda Jackson and Baltimorebased electronic musician/Moogfest alum Dan Deacon jam together?), but lasts. As in the last Bele Chere.

Thirty-five years is “a really, really long run for any event, and for a free festival it’s almost unheard of,” says Sandra Travis, the program supervisor for Asheville Parks and Recreation’s festivals. So when City Council pulled the plug on the festival’s budget in June, perhaps it wasn’t a surprise. And, while there’s a chance that a private festival planner could take over, Travis says it would be a difficult undertaking for another organization.

While there is no special programming planned to commemorate this final festival, Travis does think there might be some after-the-fact commemoration online.

Including this Bele Chere, Travis has worked on 26 iterations of the summer

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street fête. She served as a volunteer for 18 of those years and joined the city staff in 2005. She says she’ll miss the teamwork and the people she connects with each year, such as certain vendors who’ve worked Bele Chere for three decades.

Some of the entertainment has that sort of history, too: Both old-time band David Holt and the Lightning Bolts and bluegrass outfit Balsam Range appeared at early Bele Chere festivals. It seemed fitting to Travis to include them in what’s likely the final lineup. Plus, “They’re both local Grammy winners,” says Travis.

Another returning favorite is Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, who formed in 2002 and have missed few Bele Cheres since. Travis says that it’s been her intention (with the festival music bookers) to shake up the lineup from year to year. The summer that she didn’t add the Booty Band to the roster, though, “Apparently I was breaking some kind of huge tradition that I was not aware of!” she jokes. “I got more emails over that than I have for any other entertainmentrelated thing, ever.”

So, favorite bands are returning, but new ones will take the stage, too. This year’s lineup is more than half local, a ratio Travis says the festival has worked to maintain for many years. In fact, the schedule has been reconfigured to allow for more music slots (an increase from 42 last year to 47 this year). There is also a new graphic denoting local organizations, artists, vendors and merchants at Bele Chere. It will appear online and in signage. “I want people to recognize just how many different local individuals and organizations are involved in the festival,” says Travis.

What is the program supervisor most looking forward to this year? She says there’s always a sense of excitement that comes with set up on Thursday night.

“It’s like building a city within a city,” she says. And this year, for the first time (since it’s her last chance), Travis wants to “go listen to a band for more than five minutes. And I’m going to shop.” X

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Guns blazing Charlotte’s Matrimony on major labels and major magic Jimmy Brown is from Ireland, but he considers North Carolina to be home.

Probably because that’s where his band, Matrimony, is based. And because that band, as its name suggests, is a family affair. It began with Brown and his wife, Ashlee Hardee Brown (and whomever they could find to fill out the lineup for live shows) and grew to include Ashlee’s brothers CJ Hardee (banjo and mandolin) and Jordan Hardee (drums).

So, if home is where the heart is, wherever the group travels (and they log some serious miles), they’re already home. But, says Jimmy, “We love Charlotte and we love the music scene here. Everyone asks if we’ll move to New York or L.A., and we’re like, why?”

But the question isn’t a crazy one: Matrimony signed with Columbia Records a year and a half ago and the major label just released the band’s EP, Montibello Drive. The four songs in that collection are big and richly orchestrated, though Jimmy says it’s not necessarily a change in direction from 2010 debut, The Storm & The Eye. That record was rooted in folk, though it more than hinted at the raucous power captured on Montibello.

Besides the lineup, what has changed? “We don’t have fiddle and not as much accordion,” says Jimmy. “The live show is more rockin’.”

That means something, coming from a band that has always been known for its high-energy live performance. It’s also great news, since Matrimony is slated to play Bele Chere. The group loves outdoor events, says Jimmy. “Everybody’s in that festival mood. With a club gig, you just never know.” They shined at Bonnaroo this year where, along with a brag-worthy set they also “did a bluegrass thing,” as Jimmy puts it, with The Bluegrass Situation, a resource/hub/festival/traveling event, created in part by Ed Helms of The Office and The Hangover.

Matrimony is decidedly not a bluegrass band, though. At least not usually.

Montibello Drive is based in American roots — there’s “Mecklenberg County Jail,” written and sung by Ashlee, a spin on the traditional prison song. Opener “Golden City” is banjo fueled and powerful, with a vocal duet and a jangly, driving beat that propels the whole album. “Obey Your Guns,” one of the band’s older songs, also builds into huge moments, which Jimmy says the band feels as succinctly as the audience does.

And the songs morph from night to night, live show to live show: something a group of musicians can do when they know each other like family. “We never even talk about what we’re going to do,” says Jimmy. “That’s the magic in this band.”

Matrimony plays the Coxe Avenue Stage on Saturday, 4:45-6 p.m. — A.M.

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If you've heard of Dan Deacon, you were probably stoked (and a little surprised) to see his name on the Bele Chere lineup. If you're not familiar, prepare to be confused and possibly even elated by the set.

First, a little background for the latecomers: Deacon is an articulate, lighthearted, classically-trained composer/multi-instrumentalist best known for his psychedelic, percussive electronic pop and penchant for the absurd. But the eclectic Baltimore-based songwriter is no knob-turning amateur; he also scores films and writes contemporary classical works for ensembles of varying size and repute.

Deacon is known as much for cathartic, communal live shows where he performs from the floor, surrounded by fans, as for his celebratory, adrenalized recordings. And he's certainly no stranger to festivals — Deacon has played just about all the majors. So, on one hand, his appearance at Bele Chere isn't all that shocking. Then again, the thought of the eccentric electronic composer and anti-corporate, DIY statesman presiding over a crowd of half-baked, drunken buffoons (sorry guys, you know it's kind of true) is also baffling (and fascinating, in an anthropological sort of way). I have a sneaking suspicion he won't be especially fond of a majority of the crowd, as Deacon has stated in interviews that he hates the idea of "enabling" drug culture and "wants nothing to do with" it. But hey, maybe he doesn't consider alcohol a drug?

One has to wonder if Deacon has any clue what he signed up for with the Bele Chere gig (street preachers, shirtless hillbillies, overly-imbibed frat boys and families on ill-advised vacations) or if this happy accident was the misguided brainchild of an overzealous booking agent who dropped the due-diligence ball.

Either way, things are going to get weird in one form or another. Here's to hoping it's good weird.

Dan Deacon performs on the Biltmore Avenue Stage on Friday, 8 to 9:30 p.m. — D.S.

Kishi Bashi / Photo by Jennifer Leigh

No reservations

Kishi Bashi on creativity, commercialism and selective looping

K Ishibashi (known, on stage, as Kishi Bashi), likes the fun and excitement of a festival though, he points out, often festivalgoers are not his fan base. “It feels like I have something to prove, or I have to fight for their attention, which is a good challenge,” he says. But, even if you’re not familiar with Ishibashi’s previous band, Jupiter One, or his work with of Montreal or Regina Spektor, you’re probably heard his violin-centered songs “Bright Whites” and “It All Began With a Burst” in commercials for Windows 8 and the Sony Xperia Tablet S, respectively.

“One commercial rarely breaks any artist,” says Ishibashi, who used to work on commercial jingles. He also lived in New York for a decade and went to school for film scoring, which he did professionally — his day job— while working on self-recorded and self-produced full-length debut, 151A. “It was my solo project so I didn’t have any reservations,” he says. “If you’re in a band, there’s a lot more at stake, like your career and the careers of three other people and that kind of thing.” It was of Montreal’s frontman, Kevin Barnes, who encouraged Ishibashi to push his own boundaries on the album.

“I could just experiment as much as I wanted to. And that paid off. I could take risks, I didn’t have to worry about commercial success,” says the musician. “The irony of it is, I got a lot of commercial success just because of how wild people think my album is.”

Released last year, 151A is lushly orchestrated, drawing on classical structures as well as pop savvy. There are hints of synth-rock, of orchestral pop and of hip-hop (Ishibashi beat-boxes to add rhythmic textures). On stage, he builds his songs by looping vocals and strings in complex layers. Check out his NPR Tiny Desk concert on YouTube for a breathtaking example.

Though, Ishibashi says, “The looping came out of necessity. If I do it all the time, I think it would be a novelty, so I do it selectively. I use it more as a tool, to support the song.”

At Bele Chere, he’ll perform with a drummer and guitarist. The addition (especially of the percussionist) is part of Ishibashi’s next incarnation. And, while the musician is not reinventing himself, exactly, changes are afoot: He’s just moved to Athens, Ga. (two doors down from Barnes) where he’s setting up a studio and will soon record a followup to 151A. New songs are already in the works.

“I believe that quantity creates quality,” says Ishibashi. “If you have a lot of ideas, then it gives you a lot of choices for your album.”

Kishi Bashi performs on the Battery Park Stage on Saturday, 8-9:30 p.m. — A.M.

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Lyric Jones and her band play Saturday on the Haywood Street stage.

The local lineup This year’s Bele Chere is packed with local and regional performers representing Cullowhee, Sylva, Boone, Hendersonville and, of course, Asheville. Style-wise, they cover rock, folk, soul, hip-hop, funk-hop, gypsy-jazz and steel-pan fusion. Oh, and pop. And mountain music. And reggae. The list goes on: add to it yourself at these sets.

Friday Porch 40 (rock, funk, blues) — Haywood Stage, 4:30-5:15 p.m.

Carolina Rex (blues, funk, R&B) — Biltmore Stage, 4:45-5:45 p.m.

The Swayback Sisters (Americana, folk) — Coxe Avenue Stage, 5-6 p.m.

CrazyHorse & Colston (hip-hop) — Battery Park Stage, 5:15-6:15 p.m.

Chuck Brodsky (singer-songwriter) — Haywood Stage, 5:45-6:30 p.m.

The Buchanan Boys (country) — Coxe Avenue Stage, 6:30-7:45 p.m.

Saturday Chalwa (reggae) — Battery Park Stage, noon-1 p.m.

The Get Downs (rock, blues, soul) — Biltmore Stage, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

David Earl and the Plowshares (folk, soul) — Haywood Stage, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Spicy Moustache & the Flavor Saviors (funk-hop) — Coxe Avenue Stage, 1:45-2:45 p.m.

Paul’s Creek (mountain music) — Biltmore Stage, 2-3 p.m.

Lyric (soul) — Haywood Stage, 2-3 p.m.

The Stereofidelics (indie-rock) — Coxe Avenue Stage, 3:15-4:15 p.m.

Mountain Feist (blues, Americana) — Haywood Stage, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Rory Kelly (rock) — Haywood Stage, 5-6:15 p.m.

Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band (funk) — Coxe Avenue Stage, 6:30-7:45 p.m.

David Holt & the Lightning Bolts (old-time) — Haywood Stage, 6:45-8 p.m.

Sunday Jonathan Scales Fourchestra (steel pan fusion) — Battery Park Stage, 1-2 p.m.

Antique Firearms (indie-rock) — Biltmore Stage, 1:15-2:15 p.m.

Tyler Lynch (alt-pop) — Haywood Stage, 1:15-2:15 p.m.

Dave Dribbon and the Stomping Rain (rock) — Battery Park Stage, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

One Leg Up (gypsy-jazz) — Haywood Stage, 2:45-3:45 p.m.

Doc Aquatic (indie-rock) — Coxe Avenue Stage, 3-4 p.m.

Balsam Range (bluegrass) — Haywood Stage, 4:15-5:45 p.m.

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By Alli Marshall

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Did You Know?

Mary Frances and the Dirty Classics headline Asheville Music Hall on Friday.

Looking for afterparties or an escape from festival crowds?

There’s life (lots of it) beyond the borders of Bele Chere. For a full listing of events and activities, visit Clubland, Calendar and mountainx.com or our handy pocket guide included with this week’s issue.

Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band warms up the stage (that’s the Bele Chere Coxe Avenue stage) for Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe on Saturday, but one of the hottest Bele Chere pairings might happen one night earlier, and in a downtown venue.

Mary Frances and the Dirty Classics — the funk-driven s ide project of the Booty Band’s vocalist and keys player — shares a bill with local rock-fusion act Josh Blake’s Jukebox. At Asheville Music Hall on Friday. 10 p.m., $5 in advance, $7 day of show. ashevillemusichall.com.

Jack of the Wood hosts a Bele Chere festival party all weekend. The festivities kick off Friday with Hieronymous Bogs and Stillwater Hobos playing free shows at 5 and 8 p.m. respectively. David Earl & The Plowshares perform at 9 p.m., $5. The Stillwater Hobos return on Saturday for another free show at 7 p.m. Riverbank Ramblers and Sons of Ralph take the stage at 9 p.m., $5. jackofthewood.com.

Newly formed local label Hunnicutt Records celebrates its debut release: Night, the Different Painting by local singer-songwriter Jonah Michea Judy. The album is 19 tracks of Judy’s solo acoustic song writing. The collection spans four years of Judy’s performance and recording career. The singer-songwriter plays an album release show at Malaprop’s on Saturday at 7 p.m. Free. malaprops.com.

Local collaborative project Ten Cent Orchestra (the songs of Chelsea Lynn LaBate, arranged by Silas Durocher) performs as part of the Summer Series in the performance lobby of Hotel Indigo. Luke Hankins, senior editor of the Asheville Poetry Review, contributes poetry to the event. The show is both seated and free. Saturday at 7 p.m. tencentpoetry.com.

Wishing the Bele Chere lineup had more hip-hop? Local act CrazyHorse & Colston performs on Friday, but Gurp Fest provides the beats and rhymes on Saturday. The mini-festival, featuring artists from the Gurp City South roster, returns. Foul Mouth Jerk & TopR, Fist Fam, Smidi, Grand Killa Con, Free Radio bring blistering live hip-hop to Emerald Lounge. DJ Jet and Adam Strange perform DJ sets. 9 p.m., $8. emeraldlounge.com.

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Meta reader “Even though I make books, I really hadn’t considered this kind of thing before because it’s so far from what I know,” said Asheville artist Margaret Couch Cogswell about her recent publication, Book Play. Still, she says of the venture, “If it’s all easy, you’re not learning anything.”

Book Play, Cogswell’s first publication, is primarily a how-to manual, but it entertains equally with its sweet images and playful drawings.

The publication does an excellent job explaining the basic materials and processes of making books.

Cogswell’s easy and personable voice clearly distinguishes where it’s worth it to invest in a quality tool (such as a Japanese hole punch), and where the creative crafter could look to repurpose tools and supplies that are already on hand (such as using cereal boxes to create homemade book board).

The form of the books has been symbolic in Cogswell’s journey, and as a result, meaningful in her artwork. “It’s a really dynamic relationship,” Cogswell says. “I really want the knowledge that’s contained in books, but I have a hard time sitting still. This goes back to being a kid and not being able to read fast, so books were objects.”

After being approached by Lark Books with the idea for a publication, she expanded some of the guiding principles for her art to the new endeavor. “I wanted it to have some weight to it … but even if people didn’t want to make a book, it was interesting to look at, that visually it was interesting.”

Cogswell began making art books in 1995, but her approach is not that of a fine binder or a traditional bookmaker. She was especially influenced by a course on altering found books taught by Doug Beube. According to Beube in Book Play, “I use the term ‘Radical Bookworks’ to refer to challenging common assumptions about the nature of the book.”

Cogswell responds to this “radical” approach. “He opened that door.

Maybe the book is just a disguise of a container for something.” After this course, Cogswell began pushing the edges to create her own structures with which to tell her stories. “I see almost anything as a book now.”

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Artist Margaret Couch Cogswell writes a book about books

An excerpt from Book Play

“As a child, in my family, I was a carrottop amid a sea of blonds. I mean the kind of red hair that is impossibly red! To complete my charms, I was a squeaky wheel — better known as a whiner.

Growing up in a family of four girls means one must speak up to be heard. My father had nicknames for each of his girls, but I had two: ‘Doodlebug’ when I was cooperative (seldom) and the ‘Red-Crested Bellyacher’ the rest of the time.

Recently one of my sisters gave me an empty shoe-polish tin. I figured it would make an excellent ‘cover’ for ‘The RedCrested Bellyacher,’ a story I created about that little mess of a girl I used to be. It just so happened that the pages of this story can be read in any order.

Turn the little metal lever, take

Margaret Couch Cogswell offers her easy and personable voice to Book Play, her new publication from Lark Books. Photo courtesy the artist

Cogswell’s work is notably charming, witty and playful. “If sometimes [the artwork] seems light, it’s a reaction to how devastating [it is], how hard we are on each other, how cruel we can be, how things are out of our control.”

Often using animals in her work, Cogswell includes these characters as a non-threatening way to tell a human story. “As adults we learn to gloss over and cover up our emotions a lot of times, but

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they’re still there,” she says. “Or we embellish them and make them more sophisticated, but they’re still these basic things. And a lot of times, we don’t acknowledge them because we’re supposed to be adults and have a handle on things, but we don’t. These things are still under the surface — basic needs of being loved and cared for.”

In the coming months, Cogswell will be teaching workshops at both Asheville Bookworks and John C.

off the top and pull out the pages one by one.”

Campbell Folk School. She also has a solo show scheduled for September at Mica Gallery in Bakersville. And if you’re planning ahead, the annual calendar that Cogswell produces in partnership with her sister will be released in October. In fact, she just finished doing its images.

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Wyla Pulp, the private club located under The Orange Peel, is occasionally open for special shows when the upstairs stage is closed. Among those performance gracing Pulp’s intimate space is a series of local and regional underground bands. Wyla, the dreamy, experimental shoegaze project of Edward Madill, headlines on Thursday, July 25. Altered Zones wrote that Madill “sweeps the grime off the garage floor and pipes it through a ramshackle array of mammoth fuzz guitars, splattered rhythms, and foreboding melodies.”

Nothing But Net, Mobility Chief and Stevie Dinner also perform. 9 p.m., $5. theorangepeel.net. Check out a video at avl.mx/xa Photo by Marcyanne Hannemann

Yonder Mountain Colorado-based bluegrass-rock fusion act Yonder Mountain String Band is “more than just a musical party,” according to press. “It’s bluegrass for the masses, acoustic tunes filled with dazzling chops, and it’s fun to boot.” The band is a regular at festivals, but is also known for bringing something extra to the stage. On its current tour, the group is showcasing new material from a forthcoming album, due out this year. They’re also performing songs from The Show, their most recent record. Yonder Mountain String Band performs on the outdoor stage at Pisgah Brewing on Sunday, July 28. 6 p.m. Devil Makes Three opens. $25/$30. pisgahbrewing.com. Photo by Jake Blakesberg

Happy anniversary, Toy Boat!

Toy Boat Community Art Space celebrates its first anniversary with a sock-hop spectacular. Both sock hop and spectacular are accompanied by a bunch of exclamation points on the show poster — keep that in mind when planning an outfit and polishing your moves for the themed dance (!). Little Diddy Know and Shangri Las provide live music; Forty Fingers & A Missing Tooth and Runaway Circus offer up sideshow entertainment. Saturday, July 27 at 8 p.m. Free. toyboatcommunityartspace.com.

2PPM and ONAWA “This is a coming together of friends for the cultivation of a spiritual awareness of the effect of music on the soul and the collective,” says the earnest and enthusiastic press release for 2PPM (aka Two People Playing Music) and ONAWA. The local experimental bands have not only been honing their original sounds, but busily recording, too. The resulting projects (a debut album for ONAWA and a third effort for 2PPM) are, according to the bands, their “sincerest, most significant contribution to the local music scene to date.” The two groups share a double-album release show at Isis on Friday, July 26. Producer Kodak to Graph and local instrumental band Hello Hugo also perform. 9 p.m., $3/$5. isisasheville.com. Photo by Adam Putnam

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C L U B L A N D Sly Grog Lounge Open mic, 7pm

Wednesday, July 24

Southern Appalachian Brewery Paul Cataldo (Americana, roots, folk), 7pm

5 Walnut Wine Bar Juan Benevides Trio (flamenco, Latin), 8pm

TallGary's Cantina Asheville music showcase, 8pm

Athena's Club Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm

The Social Salsa dancing, 9pm

Barley's Taproom Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30pm

Timo's House Asheville Drum 'n' Bass Collective, 9pm

Black Mountain Ale House Bluegrass jam, 9pm

Town Pump Braver (instrumental, metal), 9pm

Blackout Effectors Cadavernous w/ Crown Larks & Nest Egg (experimental, drone, psychedelic), 9pm

Trailhead Restaurant and Bar Zydeco jam w/ Steve Burnside, 7pm Tressa's Downtown Jazz and Blues WestSound Review (R&B, soul, dance), 8:30pm

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe Open mic, 7pm

Vincenzo's Bistro Ginny McAfee (piano, vocals), 7pm

Club Hairspray Requests w/ DJ Michael, 8pm

Water'n Hole Karaoke, 9pm

Club Remix Open mic variety show, 9pm

Westville Pub Allijah Motika (folk, pop), 9:30pm

Cork & Keg Tom Leiner ("baby boomer flashbacks"), 7:30pm

White Horse Cliff Eberhardt & Tim Fast (folk, Americana), 7:30pm

Creekside Taphouse Open mic, 8-11pm

Wild Wing Cafe Electric Boogaloo, 10pm

Dirty South Lounge Disclaimer Standup Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm

WXYZ Lounge Shane Perlowin & Molly Burch (jazz), 7pm

Double Crown Country night w/ Dr. Filth, 9pm

Yacht Club Kamakazi karaoke (no control over song choice), 9pm

Emerald Lounge Blues jam w/ Riyen Roots, 8pm Hangar Lounge Old-school DJ ('70s-'90s) & open mic, 8pm

We are the champions: The Emerald Lounge hosts the LAAFF Battle of the Bands on Thursday, July 25, pitting winners of a community poll against one another for a spot at the September festival and a chance to record at Solomon Mines Studio. Performers include Burn the Sun, Uncle Hamish and the Hooligans, Pipapelli, Marietta’s Palm and Makayan (pictured).

Isis Restaurant and Music Hall Live music on the patio, 6pm Jack of the Wood Pub Old-time jam, 5pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB) Reasonably Priced Babies (impov comedy), 8:30pm

185 King Street Eddie Brill (stand-up comedy), 9pm 5 Walnut Wine Bar Jamar Woods acoustic band (soul, funk), 10pm Asheville Music Hall Josh Blake's Jukebox (funk, rock) w/ Mary Frances & the Dirty Classics, 10pm

Lobster Trap Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, beats), 7pm O.Henry's/TUG Karaoke, 10pm

TallGary's Cantina Open mic/jam, 7pm

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room One Leg Up Duo (acoustic, jazz, swing), 6pm

Black Mountain Ale House Jeff Thompson Trio (rock, jazz), 9pm

Odditorium Killmama w/ Es Oh, Minorcan, The Yellow Dress & Camp David (rock, garage), 9pm

The Social Karaoke, 9:30pm

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern Amy LaVere (classic country, gypsy jazz, soul) w/ Angela Easterling, 8pm

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe Acoustic Swing, 7pm

One Stop Deli & Bar Bombassic (electronic) w/ F0xyr4Bb!t, 10pm

Timo's House Blues night, 9pm Trailhead Restaurant and Bar Kevin Scanlon's old-time jam, 6:30pm

Oskar Blues Brewery Todd Hoke (roots, blues, folk), 6pm

Tressa's Downtown Jazz and Blues Sax jazz feat. Professor Joe Lulloff, 9pm

Phoenix Lounge Jazz night, 8pm

Vincenzo's Bistro Aarron Lucca (piano, vocals), 7pm

Pisgah Brewing Company Bradley Carter (of Sanctum Sully), 6pm

Yacht Club Open jam w/ Justin Brophy of the Go Devils, 9pm

Straightaway Cafe Garry Segal & Dan Bietz (Americana), 6pm

Thursday, July 25

To qualify for a free listing, a venue must be predominately dedicated to the performing arts. Bookstores and cafés with regular open mics and musical events are also allowed / To limit confusion, events must be submitted by the venue owner or a representative of that venue / Events must be submitted in written form by e-mail (clubland@mountainx.com), fax, snail mail or hand-delivered to the Clubland Editor Dane Smith at 2 Wall St., Room 209, Asheville, NC 28801. Events submitted to other staff members are not assured of inclusion in Clubland / Clubs must hold at least TWO events per week to qualify for listing space. Any venue that is inactive in Clubland for one month will be removed / The Clubland Editor reserves the right to edit or exclude events or venues / Deadline is by noon on Monday for that Wednesday’s publication. This is a firm deadline.

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Harrah's Cherokee Live band karaoke, 8pm-midnight

Boiler Room Free Radio (hip-hop) w/ Tru Dru, Benihana Kenobi, Tipsta Trip & DJ Supaman, 9pm

Isis Restaurant and Music Hall The Infamous Stringdusters (progressive bluegrass), 9pm

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Jack of Hearts Pub Old-time jam, 7pm

Classic Wineseller The Mountaintop Polka Band, 7pm

Jack of the Wood Pub Bluegrass jam, 7pm

Club Eleven on Grove Salsa night, 10pm

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB) Whetherman (Americana, folk, roots) w/ Crossroads String Band, 9:30pm

Club Hairspray DJ Brian Sparxxx, 8pm

Lobster Trap Hank Bones ("man of 1,000 songs"), 7-9pm

185 King Street Blues jam w/ Riyen Roots & Garry Segal, 8pm

Market Place Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, beats), 7-10pm

5 Walnut Wine Bar The Big Nasty (ragtime jazz), 8-10pm

O.Henry's/TUG Open mic w/ Jill Siler, 8pm

Barley's Taproom Alien Music Club (jazz jam), 9pm

Odditorium Movie night, 9pm

Black Mountain Ale House Lyric (funk, soul, pop), 9pm

One Stop Deli & Bar Phish 'n' Chips (Phish covers), 6pm Gravity A w/ Sky Walkers (funk, rock, jam), 10pm

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe Locomotive Pie (blues, folk, roots), 7pm Bywater Game night, 8pm Club Hairspray Karaoke, 8pm Club Remix Reggae dance night, 9pm Cork & Keg Vollie McKenzie (popular covers, jazz standards), 7:30pm Double Crown International cuts w/ DJ Flypaper, 9pm Emerald Lounge LAAFF Battle of the Bands w/ Uncle Hamish & the Hooligans, Makayan, Pipapelli, burnthesun & Marrietta's Palm, 9pm

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Orange Peel Slice of Life (comedy open mic), 9pm Oskar Blues Brewery Josh Gibbs (Americana, rock), 6pm Pack's Tavern Ashli Rose (acoustic), 9pm Phoenix Lounge Bradford Carson (rock, jam, blues), 8:30pm PULP WYLA (indie rock, noise, experimental) w/ Nothing But Net, Mobility Chief & Stevie Dinner, 9pm Purple Onion Cafe Chuck Brodsky (Americana), 7:30pm Scandals Nightclub Miss Bele Chere Pageant, 10pm

Club Metropolis DJ Malina & DJ Don Magic, 10pm Club Remix Phuncle Sam (Dead covers, jam), 10pm Club Tetrus Tropical Bass (DJs Malinalli & Tropix), 10pm-2am Cork & Keg Berli Coco (Cajun), 7:30pm Double Crown Friday night hootenanny w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 9pm Dugout Saluda Dam River Band, 9pm Emerald Lounge Rory Kelly's Triple Threat (rock) w/ The River Rats & Smooth Operationz, 9pm Firestorm Cafe and Books Stuart Davis (comedy, music), 8pm French Broad Brewery Tasting Room The Low Counts (rock, Americana), 6pm Green Room Cafe Terry Neal (Americana), 6:30pm Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern Vollie/Kari & the Wildcats (Western swing, honky-tonk), 8pm Hannah Flanagan's East Coast Dirt (rock, funk), 8pm Highland Brewing Company

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Isis Restaurant and Music Hall 2PPM (indie, rock, pop) & Onawa double album release party, 9pm

Thursday • July 25

Jack of the Wood Pub Stillwater Hobos (Celtic, folk) & Hieronymus Bogs (psychfolk), 5pm David Earl & the Plowshares (rock, soul), 9pm

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Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB) The Black Cadillacs (garage rock, R&B) w/ The Freeway Revival, 9:30pm

5 Walnut Wine Bar Mande Foly (African rhythm), 10pm

Monte Vista Hotel Linda Mitchell (jazz, blues), 6pm

Asheville Music Hall Asheville Horns w/ Space Capone (funk, soul), 10pm

Native Kitchen & Social Pub Ashley Heath & Kevin Reese (Americana), 8pm

Black Mountain Ale House DJ Munn (dance), 9pm

O.Henry's/TUG "Kings & Queens" dance party w/ DJ Vein Brocade & DJ XO, 10pm

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe Live music, 7pm

Odditorium The Lost River Cavemen (Americana, roots) w/ The Restoration, Elk Tracks & Megan Hutch, 9pm Orange Peel Yacht Rock Revue ('70s light rock covers), 9pm

Club Metropolis Planet of the Drums, 10pm

Phoenix Lounge The Archrivals (jam, funk, fusion), 9pm

Double Crown Saturday shakedown w/ DJ Lil' Lorrah, 9pm

Pisgah Brewing Company Captain Midnight Band (rock), 8pm

Dugout Arvie Paul Bennett Jr. Band, 8pm

Root Bar No. 1 Dulci Ellenberger & friends (folk, pop), 9pm

Emerald Lounge Gurp Fest feat: Foul Mouth Jerk & TopR, Fist Fam, Free Radio & more (hip-hop), 9pm

Scandals Nightclub Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room Devils Like Me (folk, world), 6pm

Sly Grog Lounge Trivia night, 7pm

Green Room Cafe Elise Pratt & Jonathan Pearlman (jazz), 6:30pm

Southern Appalachian Brewery The Get Right Band (rock, funk, reggae), 8pm Straightaway Cafe One Leg Up (jazz), 6pm

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern Eddie Brill (comedy) w/ Minori Hinds, Tom Scheve & more, 8pm

The Social Caribbean Cowboys (tropical rock), 9pm

Highland Brewing Company Ben Bjorlie Band (funk, jazz), 6pm

Timo's House DJ Jet, Ho-Tron Beatz & BIGhands, 2-8pm Blueprint w/ Illogic & Bobby White (hip-hop, dance), 8pm

Jack of Hearts Pub Hieronymus Bogs (psych-folk), 9pm

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Jack of the Wood Pub Stillwater Hobos (Celtic, folk), 7pm Riverbank Ramblers (Appalachian, bluegrass, alternative) w/ Sons of Ralph, 9pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB) This Mountain (folk-rock) w/ The Alarm Clock Conspiracy, 9:30pm Market Place Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet), 7-10pm Monte Vista Hotel Blue Moon (jazz, country, rock), 6pm O.Henry's/TUG "Bear's Night Out" w/ DJ Rasa & more, 10pm

PIG PICKING!

20 S. SPRUCE ST. • 225.6944 PACKSTAVERN.COM

THURS. 7/24

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FRIDAY, JULY 26

(acoustic, indie)

BBQ PLATES $10 SANDWICHES $7

FRI. & SAT. 7/26-27

while supplies last

PATIO COOKOUT!

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BYWATER Closed for Bele Chere

Club Hairspray DJ Brian Sparxxx, 8pm Drag show, midnight

Pack's Tavern DJ Moto (dance, pop, hits), 9pm

Wall Street Coffee House Open mic, 9pm

Where Adult Dreams Come True

Boiler Room Dance party, 9pm

Club Eleven on Grove Ole Skool Party (30 & up, R&B), 9pm

Oskar Blues Brewery Soldier's Heart (soul, Americana), 7pm

Vincenzo's Bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm

Mon – Thurs 6:30pm–2am | Fri – Sat 6:30pm–3am

Saturday, July 27

Market Place Patrick Fitzsimons (blues, world), 7-10pm

Vanuatu Kava Bar Ka-Duat (ambient, electronic), 9pm

GREAT DRINK SPECIALS EVERY NIGHT

WXYZ Lounge DJ Beta (dance, karaoke), 10pm

185 King Street Blair Crimmins and the Hookers (rock, blues, jazz), 8pm

Tressa's Downtown Jazz and Blues Kontained (rock), 7pm Lyric (soul, funk, pop), 10pm

EVERY UFC FIGHT

Wild Wing Cafe A Social Function (classic rock, jam), 8pm

Lobster Trap King Leo Jazz, 7pm

Town Pump Bradford Carson (rock), 9pm

BACHELOR PARTY & BIRTHDAY PARTY SPECIALS

White Horse Cabaret jazz series w/ Rachell Scott, Bill Bares, Zach Page & Justin Watt, 8pm

SATURDAY, JULY 27 BURGERS $5 • DOGS $3

Bele Chere

DJ Weekend! featuring

DJ Moto NO COVER! (dance, pop hits)

Odditorium Savagist w/ Ogre Throne, Skullthunder & Holder's Scar (metal, hardcore), 9pm One Stop Deli & Bar Bluegrass brunch w/ Grits & Soul, 11am OneFiftyOne Boutique Bar Chelsea LaBate & Ten Cent Orchestra (folk, pop, chamber), 7-10pm Orange Peel Grind (Alice in Chains tribute), 9pm

Straightaway Cafe Sweet Wednesday (Americana), 6pm The Social Karaoke, 9:30pm Timo's House Future West w/ Common Visions & Aquamule (experimental rock), 8pm

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Town Pump Skunk Ruckus (rock), 9pm Toy Boat Community Art Space '50s/'60s themed anniversary party w/ live DooWop, 8pm

Oskar Blues Brewery Boys in the Well (folk rock), 7pm

Tressa's Downtown Jazz and Blues All star jam w/ Ruby Mayfield, Jaqui & Alec Fehl & more, 10pm

Pack's Tavern DJ Moto (dance, pop, hits), 9pm Phoenix Lounge Eric Congdon (Americana), noon Damian LeMaster & the Part Time Gentlemen (folk rock), 9pm Pisgah Brewing Company The Royal Tinfoil (Americana, gypsy swing), 9pm

Vincenzo's Bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm White Horse Bobby & Blue Ridge Tradition (bluegrass), 8pm Wild Wing Cafe Lyric (soul, funk, pop), 10pm

Purple Onion Cafe Shane Pruitt Band (Southern rock), 8pm

WXYZ Lounge DJ Beta (dance, karaoke), 10pm

Root Bar No. 1 Hannah & Maggie (folk), 9pm

Sunday, July 28

Scandals Nightclub Dance party, 9pm Southern Appalachian Brewery Letters to Abigail (Americana, country, bluegrass), 8pm

5 Walnut Wine Bar Mimi Bell (folk, blues), 7pm

CLUB DIRECTORY

185 King Street 877-1850 5 Walnut Wine Bar 253-2593 Altamont Brewing Company 575-2400 The Altamont Theatre 348-5327 Aqua Cafe & Bar 505-2081 ARCADE 258-1400 Asheville Civic Center & Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 259-5544 Asheville Music Hall 255-7777 Athena’s Club 252-2456 Barley’s Tap Room 255-0504 Black Mountain Ale House 669-9090 Blue Mountain Pizza 658-8777 Boiler Room 505-1612 Broadway’s 285-0400 The Bywater 232-6967 Cork and keg 254-6453 Club Hairspray 258-2027 Club Metropolis 258-2027 Club Remix 258-2027 Creekside Taphouse 575-2880 Adam Dalton Distillery 367-6401 Diana Wortham Theater 257-4530 Dirty South Lounge 251-1777 Double crown 575-9060 Eleven on Grove 505-1612 Emerald Lounge 232- 4372 Firestorm Cafe 255-8115 French Broad Brewery Tasting Room 277-0222 Good Stuff 649-9711 green room cafe 692-6335 Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern 232-5800 Grove House Eleven on Grove 505-1612 The Grove Park Inn (Elaine’s Piano Bar/ Great Hall) 252-2711 hangar lounge 684-1213 Harrah’s Cherokee 497-7777 Highland Brewing Company 299-3370 Jack of Hearts Pub 645-2700

Jack of the Wood 252-5445 Lexington Avenue Brewery 252-0212 The Lobster Trap 350-0505 Millroom 555-1212 Monte Vista Hotel 669-8870 odditorium 505-8388 OneFiftyone 239-0239 One Stop Bar Deli & Bar 255-7777 O.Henry’s/TUG 254-1891 The Orange Peel 225-5851 oskar blues Brewery 883-2337 Pack’s Tavern 225-6944 Pisgah Brewing Co. 669-0190 Pulp 225-5851 Purple Onion Cafe 749-1179 Red Stag Grill at the Grand Bohemian Hotel 505-2949 Root Bar No.1 299-7597 Scandals Nightclub 252-2838 Scully’s 251-8880 SLy Grog Lounge 255-8858 Smokey’s After Dark 253-2155 the social 298-8780 Southern Appalacian Brewery 684-1235 Static Age Records 254-3232 Straightaway Cafe 669-8856 TallGary’s Cantina 232-0809 tiger mountain thirst parlour 407-0666 Timo’s House 575-2886 Toy boat 505-8659 Treasure Club 298-1400 Tressa’s Downtown Jazz & Blues 254-7072 Vanuatu Kava Bar 505-8118 VINCENZO’S 254-4698 Wall Street Coffee House 252-2535 Westville Pub 225-9782 White Horse 669-0816 Wild Wing Cafe 253-3066 wxyz 232-2838

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CLUBLAND

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BYWATER Closed for Bele Chere Scandals Nightclub Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am Southern Appalachian Brewery Dan Keller Tro (jazz), 5pm Straightaway Cafe Dan Seward's open jazz jam, 6pm The Social 80s Vinyl Night, 8pm Timo's House Native Sway (rock, jam), 6-10pm Dance party w/ Kelly Turner & Price Hulin, 10pm Vincenzo's Bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm White Horse English country dancing, 3pm

Monday, July 29 5 Walnut Wine Bar CaroMia Tiller Trio (singer-songwriter, soul, blues), 8-10pm Bywater Open mic w/ Taylor Martin, 9pm Emerald Lounge Vinyl night w/ DJ Ra Mak, 9pm Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern Contra dance, 8pm

The bigger the better: Local folk songwriter Chelsea Lynn LaBate (Ten Cent Poetry) has spent more than a year working with Asheville-based composer Silas Durocher to transform her gentle, soulful acoustic numbers into a sprawling chamber project dubbed the Ten Cent Orchestra. Catch the project on Saturday, July 27 when LaBate brings the ensemble to Hotel Indigo’s OneFiftyOne Boutique Bar and Kitchen.

Dakota is lovin’ it! www.32ICEBAR.com

Jack of the Wood Pub Radio Birds (rock), 10pm Lobster Trap Stuart McNair (folk, bluegrass, reggae), 7pm Odditorium Bingo night, 9pm Orange Peel Movie night: "High Fidelity," 8pm Oskar Blues Brewery Old-time jam, 5-8pm Phoenix Lounge Terranean (folk), 8pm The Social Open mic, 8pm Tiger Mountain Thirst Parlour Honky-tonk (classic country & rockabilly) w/ DJ Lorruh & Dave, 10pm Timo's House Open jam, 9pm

Black Mountain Ale House Jazz brunch w/ Mike Gray Trio, 11:30am

Thur. July 25

WHETHErMAN

W/ CrOSSrOADS STrING BAND 9:30PM Fri. July 26

THE BLACK CADILLACS

W/ THE FrEEWAy rEvIvAL 9:30PM sAT. July 27

THIS MOUNTAIN W/ THE ALArM CLOCK CONSPIrACy 9:30PM Thur. Aug 2

MOBILITy CHIEF

W/ ONAWA, WyLA 9:30PM

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe Patrick Fitzsimons (blues), 7pm Club Hairspray Surprise DJ, 2pm-midnight Double Crown Soul gospel Sunday w/ DJ Sweet Daddy Swamee, 6pm Karaoke w/ KJ JD, 10pm Dugout Appalachian Fire (bluegrass), 4pm Emerald Lounge Ryan "Slim" Dixon, Steve Carlson, Sven Hooson & Monique McCreary (singer-songwriters), 9pm

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Water'n Hole Open mic, 9pm Westville Pub Trivia night, 9pm

Tuesday, July 30 5 Walnut Wine Bar The John Henrys (gypsy jazz), 8pm Altamont Brewing Company Open mic, 8pm

Grove Park Inn Great Hall Two Guitars (classical), 10am-noon

Asheville Music Hall Funk jam, 11pm

Isis Restaurant and Music Hall Upstairs lounge: Lotion (jazz), 6pm Main stage: Wendy Jones (jazz), 8pm

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe Mark Bumgarner (Southern Americana), 7pm

Jack of the Wood Pub Irish session, 3pm Lobster Trap Leo Johnson (hot club jazz), 7-9pm Monte Vista Hotel Jared Gallamore (standards), 11am Odditorium Teach Me Equals (rock, pop, experimental) w/ Holy Holy Vine & Slow Loris, 9pm One Stop Deli & Bar Bluegrass brunch w/ The Pond Brothers, 11am Orange Peel Pentatonix (pop, vocal-only quintet), 8pm Pisgah Brewing Company Yonder Mountain String Band (bluegrass, jam) w/ Devil Makes Three, 6pm

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Club Eleven on Grove Swing lessons, 6:30 & 7:30pm Tango lessons, 7pm Dance, 8:30pm Club Hairspray Trivia night, 8pm Cork & Keg Cary Fridley & Down South (honky-tonk, country), 7:30pm Emerald Lounge Open mic w/ Andrew Usher, 8pm Isis Restaurant and Music Hall Bluegrass sessions, 9pm Jack of the Wood Pub Wojcik (gothic garage) w/ Brain Wheat Band ('50s pop, classic country), 9pm Lobster Trap Jay Brown (Americana, folk), 7-9pm

Market Place The Rat Alley Cats (jazz), 7-10pm O.Henry's/TUG Movie trivia, 10pm One Stop Deli & Bar Two for Tuesday feat. The Deep Blue C's & iii, 8pm

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pinball, foosball, ping-pong & a kickass jukebox kitchen open until late

Tressa's Downtown Jazz and Blues Get vocal w/ Bruce, 9pm

504 Haywood Rd. West Asheville • 828-255-1109 “It’s bigger than it looks!”

Vincenzo's Bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm Westville Pub Blues jam, 10pm White Horse Irish sessions, 6:30pm Open mic, 8:45pm Wild Wing Cafe Canyon Creek (bluegrass), 6pm

Wednesday, July 31 185 King Street Dave Desmelik, Keturah Orr & Josh Gibbs, 8pm 5 Walnut Wine Bar Juan Benevides Trio (flamenco, Latin), 8pm Athena's Club Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm

thu 7/25

amy laVere

fri 7/26

Vollie / kari & the wildcats

w/ angela easterling 8pm • $10/$12

Barley's Taproom Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30pm Black Mountain Ale House Bluegrass jam, 9pm Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe Open mic, 7pm Club Hairspray Requests w/ DJ Michael, 8pm Club Remix Open mic variety show, 9pm Cork & Keg Tom Leiner ("baby boomer flashbacks"), 7:30pm Dirty South Lounge Disclaimer Standup Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm Double Crown Country night w/ Dr. Filth, 9pm Emerald Lounge Blues jam w/ Riyen Roots, 8pm Hangar Lounge Old-school DJ ('70s-'90s) & open mic, 8pm Isis Restaurant and Music Hall Live music on the patio, 6pm Jerry Garcia birthday party w/ Jerry Garcia Cover Band & Raising Caine, 9pm Jack of the Wood Pub Old-time jam, 5pm Lobster Trap Tim Marsh (eclectic guitar), 7pm

Asheville FM hosts dozens of weekly shows that run the gamut of musical styles and tastes (you name it, they’ve got it). But don’t take our word for it: take theirs. Xpress brings you this weekly feature — direct from the DJs — highlighting a few of the station’s stellar offerings. ashevillefm.org Straight, No Chaser is jazz, blues, Latin and music from the African diaspora, pure and unadulterated, just as the name implies. Listeners can also expect to keep both hemispheres of the brain engaged with the occasional social and political musing from host Jesse Junior. Mondays from 1-4 p.m.

O.Henry's/TUG Karaoke, 10pm Odditorium The Galmpas (glam rock), 9pm Oskar Blues Brewery Bradford Carson (singer-songwriter), 6pm

8pm • $8

sat 7/27

lost in paradise & the Grey eagle comedy series present:

eddie Brill 8pm • $12/$15

jimmy lafaVe

thu 8/1 sat 8/3

w/ Lennings • 8pm • $12/$15

desert noises & morninG teleportation 9pm • $8/$10

sun 8/4

chris pureka

thu 8/8

orbit dVd presents:

Thursday, August 1

Phoenix Lounge Jazz night, 8pm

5 Walnut Wine Bar The Big Nasty (ragtime jazz), 8-10pm

Pisgah Brewing Company Jon Stickley & friends (bluegrass, Americana), 6pm

Barley's Taproom Alien Music Club (jazz jam), 9pm

TallGary's Cantina Open mic/jam, 7pm

Bywater Game night, 8pm

Timo's House Blues night, 9pm

Club Eleven on Grove Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School (live drawing), 6:30pm

Tressa's Downtown Jazz and Blues Jazz trio feat. Micah, 9pm

Club Hairspray Karaoke, 8pm

Vincenzo's Bistro Aarron Lucca (piano, vocals), 7pm

Club Remix Reggae dance night, 9pm

Yacht Club Open jam w/ Justin Brophy of the Go Devils, 9pm

Double Crown International cuts w/ DJ Flypaper, 9pm

w/ emy reynolds Band 8pm • $13/$15

Blowfly!

(the original dirty rapper) 9pm • $10/$12

TAQUERIA CON CUIDA

Inside The GREY EAGLE Delicious, affordable lunch!

Mon-Fri 11-3pm Dinner at 5:30pm on nights of a show

Emerald Lounge Dead Nite w/ Phuncle Sam, 9pm

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JOHNSON’S CROSSROADS

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(Americana/Appalachian Soul)

SATURDAY • JULY 27

BEN BJORLIE BAND (Funk/Jazz) FRIDAY • AUGUST 2

12am

Thu 7/25

Pisgah Brewing Company The Screaming J's (honky-tonk, ragtime, rock), 8pm

SATURDAY • AUGUST 3

Jack of Hearts Pub Old-time jam, 7pm Jack of the Wood Pub Bluegrass jam, 7pm

Tues-Sun

COMING SOON

5pm–12am

THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS

Fri 7/26

2PPM & ONAWA DOUBLE ALBUM RELEASE $3/$5

Wed 7/31

JERRY GARCIA BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION W/ JGBCB and special guests Raising Caine • $7 •9pm

Fri 8/2

Harrah's Cherokee Live band karaoke, 8pm-midnight Isis Restaurant and Music Hall Tim Carter, Barbara Lamb, Tim May, Matt Flinner & Adam Chaffins (singer-songwriters), 9pm

Full Bar

Standing room only, some balcony seating • $15 • 9pm

Thu 8/1

Pack's Tavern DJ Moto (dance, hits), 9pm

INVISIBLE III

JUMP YUR GRIN

Dinner Menu till 10pm Late Night Menu till

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern Jimmy LaFave (singer-songwriter) w/ Lennings, 8pm

TIM CARTER, BARBARA LAMB, TIM MAY, MATT FLINNER & ADAM CHAFFINS $10/$12 NIKKI TALLEY & JASON SHARP w/ Passerine 9pm • $5/$8

Every Sunday JAZZ SHOWCASE 6pm - 11pm • $5 Every Tuesday BLUEGRASS SESSIONS 9pm - 11pm Laid Back wednesdays LIVE MUSIC ON THE PATIO 6pm - 9pm

TallGary's Cantina Unnamed Suspects (rock), 9:30pm

Market Place Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, beats), 7-10pm

The Social Enlightened Rogues (rock, blues), 9pm

Odditorium Room Full of Strangers w/ Pleasures of the Ultraviolent, WYLA & Them Teasters (rock), 9pm

Vincenzo's Bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm

One Stop Deli & Bar Phish 'n' Chips (Phish covers), 6pm

Wall Street Coffee House Open mic, 9pm

Oskar Blues Brewery Dave Desmelik (Americana), 6pm

Wild Wing Cafe A Social Function (classic rock, jam), 8pm

Pack's Tavern Stephen Poteat (funk, jam), 9pm

WXYZ Lounge Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, electronic), 9pm

Pisgah Brewing Company Bobby Miller & the Virginia Daredevils (old-time, bluegrass), 8pm Purple Onion Cafe Marjorie Thompson, 7:30pm Scandals Nightclub Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am Sly Grog Lounge Open mic, 7pm TallGary's Cantina Asheville music showcase, 8pm The Social Salsa dancing, 9pm Timo's House Asheville Drum 'n' Bass Collective, 9pm Vincenzo's Bistro Ginny McAfee (piano, vocals), 7pm White Horse "Music From Around the World" (classical, spirituals, tango), 7:30pm

WXYZ Lounge Jason Daniello (singer-songwriter), 7pm Yacht Club Kamakazi karaoke (no control over song choice), 9pm

Friday, August 2 5 Walnut Wine Bar Jamar Woods acoustic band (soul, funk), 10pm Athena's Club Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Boiler Room Woody Wood (rock, blues) w/ David Earle & the Plowshares & The Low Counts, 9pm Classic Wineseller James Hammel (jazz, popular), 7pm Club Eleven on Grove DJ Jam (old-school hip-hop, R&B, funk), 9pm Double Crown Friday night hootenanny w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 9pm Highland Brewing Company Invisible III (funk, jazz, fusion), 6pm Isis Restaurant and Music Hall Nikki Talley & Jason Sharp (Southern rock, blues) w/ Passerine, 9pm Jack of the Wood Pub Sons of Ralph (bluegrass), 9pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB) Mobility Chief (prog, post-rock, experimental) w/ Onawa & WYLA, 9:30pm Native Kitchen & Social Pub The John Henrys (gypsy jazz), 8pm Odditorium Beyond Pink w/ Zombie Queen & Suicidal Crack Babies (punk), 9pm Oskar Blues Brewery Jeff Santiago (singer-songwriter), 7pm

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Sly Grog Lounge Trivia night, 7pm

Lobster Trap Hank Bones ("man of 1,000 songs"), 7-9pm

Wild Wing Cafe Sarah Tucker (folk, singer-songwriter, pop), 8pm

743 HAYWOOD RD • 828-575-2737 • ISISASHEVILLE.COM

Scandals Nightclub Zumba, 7pm Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am

Saturday, August 3 5 Walnut Wine Bar Firecracker Jazz Band (hot jazz), 10pm Altamont Theater Livingston Taylor (folk, jazz), 8pm Athena's Club Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana, blues), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Boiler Room Dance night w/ DJ Drees & Queen April (goth, industrial), 9pm Classic Wineseller Joe Cruz (piano, vocals), 7pm Club Eleven on Grove Salsa social, 10pm Double Crown Saturday shakedown w/ DJ Lil' Lorrah, 9pm Emerald Lounge Official Gratifly afterparty w/ Futexture, Skytree & Michael Garfield, 9pm Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern Desert Noises (indie rock) w/ Morning Teleportation, 9pm Highland Brewing Company Jump Yur Grin (blues), 6pm Jack of the Wood Pub Dustbowl Revival (roots, blues, country), 9pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB) Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun (indie pop, electronic, rock, dance) w/ When We Say Go, 9:30pm Odditorium The Space Truckers w/ Sex Knuckle (blues), 9pm One Stop Deli & Bar Bluegrass brunch w/ Grits & Soul, 11am Orange Peel PANTyRAiD (electronic, dance), 9pm Oskar Blues Brewery The Mug (blues, funk, rock), 7pm Pack's Tavern Lyric (pop, funk, soul), 9pm Purple Onion Cafe GiGi Dover & the Big Love (Americana, rock, soul), 8pm Scandals Nightclub Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am Straightaway Cafe Sherry Lynn & Mountain Friends (folk, country), 6pm Vincenzo's Bistro Steve Whiddon (old-time piano, vocals), 5:30pm Wild Wing Cafe Burning Bright Band (rock), 10pm WXYZ Lounge DJ Malinalli (Latin), 10pm

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THEATER LISTINGS

The Way, Way Back HHHH

Friday, JULY 26 Thursday, AUGUST 1 Due to possible scheduling changes, moviegoers may want to confirm showtimes with theaters.

Director: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. (254-1281)

Players: Liam James, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Maya Rudolph

Please call the info line for updated showtimes.

The Great Gatsby 3D (PG-13) 7:00, 10:00 Despicable Me (PG) 1:00, 4:00 Carmike Cinema 10 (298-4452) Despicable Me 2 3D (PG) 12:20, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20 Despicable Me 2 2D (PG) 12:00, 2:25, 5:00, 7:25, 9:55 Fruitvale Station (R) 12:25, 2:40, 5:05, 7:40, 10:10 The Lone Ranger (PG-13) 12:15, 3:40, 7:00, 10:15 Pacific Rim 3D (PG-13) 1:20, 7:20 Pacific Rim 2D (PG-13) 1:00, 4:05, 7:05, 10:00 Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13) 4:15, 10:30 This Is the End (R) 1:25, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 Turbo 3D (PG) 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Turbo 2D (PG) 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 World War Z 2D (PG-13) 1:30, 4:15, 6:55, 9:35

Comedy Rated pg-13 The Story: A lonely, awkward 14-year-old is forced to spend the summer at the beach with his mother and her new mean-spirited boyfriend.

The Lowdown: It takes a while to find its footing, but this warmly nostalgic coming-of-age comedy wins out with its array of unusually well-crafted characters.

Actors-turned-writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (The Descendants) turn directors as well with The Way, Way Back, a pleasantly shambling slice of summer nostalgia tied to a comingof-age story. No, it isn’t a great movie, and a lot of its charm rests squarely on the presence of Sam Rockwell in the cast. (Indeed, Messrs. Faxon and Rash ought to be sending Rockwell flowers and chocolates — the big box — so essential is he to making their movie work.) All in all, The Way, Way Back (its title referring to both nostalgia and those rear-facing seats that used to be in the backs of station wagons) offers little that’s terribly new. It certainly hasn’t much relation to Little Miss Sunshine (2006) or Juno (2007), despite the poster claiming it’s “from the studio that brought you” those films. But the film does what it does very well indeed, and provides a much-needed respite

Nat Faxon, Sam Rockwell, Liam James and Maya Rudolph in The Way, Way Back, the impressive directorial debut of Faxon and his writerdirector partner Jim Rash.

from overbearingly big summer movies. Think of it as a soothing breeze in the midst of a lot of blustering gales.

The film centers on 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James, 2012) who finds himself sentenced to spending the summer at the beach with his self-absorbed, desperate mother, Pam (Toni Collette), and her irredeemable swine of a boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell playing against type).

He’s miserable, which is understandable, but that’s where the movie stumbles at first. The problem is that Duncan acts so sullen and miserable that it takes a while to sympathize with him. The presence of Allison Janney as a boozy, loudmouthed neighbor helps, but it’s not until the movie gets to Duncan’s discovery of the local theme park, Water Wizz, that the film springs to life. The park is lorded over by Owen (Rockwell), a good-natured, fast-talking slacker who takes a liking to the awkward Duncan and even gives him a job.

Water Wizz itself is a slightly rundown little Neverland populated by likable folks without much ambition.

Oh, sure, one of them, Lewis (played by co-director Rash), is intent on getting on with his life — but, for years, he’s been saying that. And Owen’s quasi-girlfriend Caitlin (Maya Rudolph) at least has a vague sense of responsibility.

Not a great deal happens that is likely to surprise you, and the whole finding-yourself-while-working-atan-amusement-park idea is likely to draw comparisons to Adventureland (2009). But in some cases — and this is one of them — well-crafted familiarity and empathetically drawn characters ace originality. What makes The Way, Way Back work — besides its warmly depicted nostalgia for what summer should feel like — is that nearly every character is more complex than you’d expect.

Duncan’s mother, for instance, despite her self-involvement, is trying to shield her son from a painful truth.

Almost no one is quite what they seem.

Even Owen is much more aware of his own shortcomings — and his feelings for Caitlin — than he lets on. This kind of unexpected attention to character imbues the film with a depth that

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makes its amusing charms more than just another coming-of-age movie. Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, language, some sexual content and brief drug material. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas and Fine Arts Theatre

The Conjuring HHHH Director: James Wan (Insidious) Players: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston, Shanley Caswell, Hayley McFarland HORROR Rated R The Story: A family moves into an old house where evil spirits dwell.

The Lowdown: Is it as good as you’ve heard? No. It has script problems galore. But director James Wan still manages to pull off one creepy movie with some solid scares, even if it lacks some of the flair of his earlier films.

James Wan’s latest is good, but it’s not great, I’m sorry to say. In fact, I don’t think it’s as good as his last film, Insidious (2010) — or 2007’s Dead Silence — both of which had personalities all their own. The Conjuring, on the other hand, is a pretty generic — if well done — possession movie. All the hoo-ha over the film being just so darn scary that the MPAA slapped an R on it probably has less to do with the movie’s intensity (though it is pretty intense) than with the fact the plot revolves around mothers murdering their children. (Peter Medak’s The Changeling — in which a father drowned his handicapped son — got the same treatment from the MPAA in 1980.) In other words, there’s more fuss here than the movie quite warrants, but when you take into account the shoddy state of the horror genre, it’s understandable.

The film’s biggest problem — apart from its “true story” taradiddle and its insistence that “paranormal investigators” Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) were anything other than

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hucksters or self-deluded religious loons — is that the script isn’t very good. Sometimes it’s not even coherent. Considering that twinbrother screenwriters Chad and Carey Hayes also gave us 2005’s House of Wax and The Reaping (2007), that’s not entirely surprising. In fact, what is surprising is how good the film is despite its script, and how much Wan managed to leave his fingerprints all over it — in a positive way, like the “possessed” doll in the movie’s opening, which looks like a doll from Dead Silence. However, Wan can’t overcome the dialogue or the plotholes — of which there are plenty. Let’s just consider how a house with central steam heat can have its basement boarded over.

No one ever had to deal with the boiler? The buyers never asked to check the heating? Seriously?

Flaws to one side, Wan has crafted a richly atmospheric movie with some beautifully handled scare scenes — such as one brilliantly achieved sequence involving a wardrobe that tops its first scare with an even stronger one.

(I don’t want to describe it too much, but you’ll know it when you see it.) As a solid spook show, The Conjuring works, though the ending doesn’t strike me as big enough for the story leading up to it. But it doesn’t redefine the genre by any stretch of the imagination — and it certainly lacks the eccentricities that made Wan’s last two horror movies so memorable.

Will it creep you out and make you jump? Very likely, yes. Will it spawn a sequel? That was already announced before the movie opened. (Unfortunately, it looks like the Hayes brothers are down to write this “Further Adventures of Ed and Lorraine” follow-up.)

Will it stick with you? I’m skeptical, but if you like horror pictures, you should see for yourself. Rated R for sequences of disturbing violence and terror. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher

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R.I.P.D.HH Director: Robert Schwentke

JJJJJ = max rating Players: Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker, Stephanie Szostak Supernatural Action Comedy Rated PG-13 The Story: A murdered cop finds himself in the afterlife and conscripted into the Rest in Peace Department, a law enforcement agency for the dead.

The Lowdown: A charmless mix of Men in Black and Ghostbusters that’s only barely watchable, thanks to Jeff Bridges.

After two excellent examples of what summer movies should be (The Lone Ranger and Pacific Rim), it was only a matter of time before we returned to this moviegoing season of ambivalence with Robert Schwentke’s R.I.P.D., a film just lousy enough to get us back on track. What we have here is a film that takes Men in Black (1997), Ghostbusters (1984) and just a pinch of Beetlejuice (1988), sucks the charm from them, and leaves a noisy, messy, dull excuse for a sci-fi action comedy piled in their stead. Worst of all — and consider it the great equalizer for dumb movies — R.I.P.D. just isn’t fun. You can get away with a lot if you can be entertaining, but this movie doesn’t even have that going for it.

The film opens with our protagonist Nick (Ryan Reynolds), a Boston cop with loose morals, being murdered by his partner Hayes (Kevin Bacon). Nick ascends to the afterlife, where instead of facing judgment, he’s given a choice: risk facing an eternity of damnation thanks to a lifetime of poor choices, or join the Rest in Peace Department, a supernatural police force tasked with bringing the undead to justice. (Here, they’re called Deados, who become increasingly malformed monsters the longer they stay on earth.) Unfortunately, making the only decision that leaves us with a movie to watch, Nick is partnered with Roy (Jeff Bridges), a 200-yearold curmudgeonly dead cowboy.

The movie spends the majority of its runtime setting up its own mythology, explaining how R.I.P.D. officers walk amongst the living in disguise (Roy as busty blonde Marisa Miller and Nick as James Hong), how their magical bullets can eliminate ghosts and other such baloney. None of it makes much sense, and most of it works as little more than window

dressing while we learn of the Deados’ plan to gather ancient artifacts in order to bust out of the afterlife. Naturally, this all leads to the requisite destruction of yet another major metropolitan area in a movie this year.

The film has a severe misunderstanding of whimsy.

There’s a sense — from its phony Danny Elfman score, its fanciful set design and the cartoonish appearance of its monsters — that R.I.P.D. wants to be magical or, perhaps, otherworldly. Unfortunately, director Schwentke has neither the imagination for this nor the ability to handle capriciousness. There’s nothing playful or mysterious in the world this movie inhabits.

Instead, everything’s handled like a soft drink commercial, as Schwentke attempts to slather the film in a rudimentary style that really consists of two tricks: needless CGI-aided zooms and a whole lot of slow-mo.

Joyless mediocrity oozes out of the film, as Reynolds looks bored and bummed out (the handful of moments that James Hong plays Nick in disguise are such an improvement, I wish they’d given him the role to begin with). Despite essentially doing a comedic version of his Rooster Cogburn character from 2010’s True Grit, Bridges is the only bright spot in all this muck. Every bit of R.I.P.D.’s charisma, every clever line, every joke that works, is somehow tied to Bridges’ performance, which is hardly enough to save a movie so all-around crummy. Rated PG-13 for violence, sci-fi action, some sensuality and language. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher

RED 2 HHH Director: Dean Parisot (Fun with Dick and Jane) Players: Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, Anthony Hopkins, Byung-hun Lee, Brian Cox

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How to Boil a Frog • TH (7/25), 7pm - “How to Boil a Frog gives five ways to make life better now and transition off the energychugging treadmill that’s sucking away our time, money and joy.” Screened at First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Sponsored by Transition Asheville, FCUCC Earth Team and the UNCA Student Environmental Center. Free. Info: avl.mx/ vc.

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Action Comedy Rated PG-13 The Story: Those aging secret agents and cuddly hit men/women are at it again.

The Lowdown: Strictly by the numbers, overlong rehash of the first film with most of the original cast plus Anthony Hopkins. Lots of shooting and explosions. Very little inspiration.

I didn’t particularly like RED 2, but the first 90 minutes of it didn’t exactly bother me. Unfortunately, those 90 minutes were followed by another 26 minutes that I did mind. I’m not sure the last bit was much worse than the rest of it, but by then the movie had outstayed its already tepid welcome. Think of it as a tolerable, but hardly scintillating dinner guest who doesn’t know when to go home. As I’ve noted elsewhere, I’m sure this thing has an audience. For some reason, people my age and older seem to get a kick out of watching fellow card-carrying AARP mem-

bers in this sort of movie — especially when Dame Helen Mirren brings out the heavier firepower.

RED 2 (the letters standing for “Retired Extremely Dangerous”) largely repeats the formula of RED (2010). Of course, Morgan Freeman’s character died in the first movie, so he’s gone. Ernest Borgnine really died in between movies, so he’s absent, too. And Willis and MaryLouise Parker start out here as a couple. Otherwise, it’s the same thing — supposedly retired secret agents on the run from bad guys, good guys and just about everyone else while they try to make things to right.

In this case, it’s all because Frank (Willis) and Marvin (John Malkovich) are thought to have knowledge of an old Cold War operation called Nightshade. It really doesn’t matter.

It’s just an excuse to jet around the world, shoot things and get shot at.

(That latter is immaterial since no one but the A-list cast can actually hit anything.)

The biggest problem with the film — aside from the fact that it seems to be cribbed from other movies — is it feels too calculated. The original wasn’t really all that good, but it had some novelty value that’s completely missing here. The first felt like fun. This feels like a paycheck.

People show up and do more or less the same schtick they did last time. Mirren comes off best. Willis at least comes off better here than he did in this year’s A Good Day to Die Hard. Malkovich is on autopilot. Brian Cox is barely in evidence.

Mary-Louise Parker is ... well, MaryLouise Parker. Big name Anthony Hopkins dishes up the same performance he’s been giving for years (Hitchcock aside).

On the plus side, the movie does keep moving, which is probably just an attempt to keep us from noticing

that there’s nothing really there — other than a less guilt-inducing Expendables movie. It also keeps at bay the realization that this PG-13 rated film is actually more violent than the R-rated Only God Forgives — the major difference being less blood and fewer bad guys and insignificant extras getting killed. Rated PG-13 for pervasive action and violence including frenetic gunplay, and for some language and drug material. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Flat Rock Cinema, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher

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what, exactly, does one say about a movie like this? What we have is nothing more than generic animated fare: colorful, with a few name voice actors and a premise tailored to generate toy sales and video games. Its message is harmless and its originality nearly nonexistent, making for an unmemorable animated feature.

Even if you ignore Turbo’s $130 million price tag, you’re still left with a movie that lacks inspiration on every level.

The film is laboriously set up, as we meet Turbo (voiced by Ryan Reynolds), a normal, run-of-the-mill garden snail with a love of auto racing and dreams of a bigger life. His days are spent working in a tomato garden with his by-the-book brother Chet (voiced by Paul Giamatti), though Turbo spends his time idolizing famous auto racer Guy Gagne (voiced by Bill Hader) and wishing he, too, could go faster. Of course, everyone’s a naysayer (for obvious reasons) but after a freak accident involving some drag racers and a dose of nitrous oxide, Turbo is imbued with the powers of, yes, a car, right down to eyes that can turn into headlights and the ability to go really, really fast. And after a run-in with small-time taco magnate Tito (Michael Pena) and a small escargatoire of comic-relief snails, Turbo finds himself on the unlikely road to the Indy 500.

Yes, it’s as silly as it sounds (the film makes a point to mention that there’s nothing in the rules stating a hyper-fast snail can’t enter the race), and — much like Indianapolis Motor Speedway — goes exactly where you expect it.

There’s a nice montage in the middle of the film involving Tito and his neighbors that touches on the crippling nature of ennui (a worthy idea for a movie of this nature, let me tell you), but it soon passes, and the movie’s one surprise has come and gone. The rest of the film is your basic follow-your-dreams fare (that is, follow your dreams as long as you’ve been mutated by a freak accident involving performanceenhancing chemicals). All of this is as unexcitingly admirable as it is trite — a word that, coincidentally, describes Turbo perfectly. Rated PG for some mild action and thematic elements. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande

The Way, Way, Back See review in “Cranky Hanke”

The To Do List Funny or Die Presents... writerdirector Maggie Carey has made her feature film debut with The To Do List, an R-rated comedy that’s all about Aubrey Plaza (Safety Not Guaranteed) trying to gain sexual experience before she goes to college. (Yes, it does sound pretty puerile. I didn’t write it.) Also involved in this are Johnny Simmons, Bill Hader (who happens to be Mr. Maggie Carey), Alia Shawkat, Rachel Bilson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Andy Samberg. The big question is whether this is actually opening here. I haven’t been able to confirm it, but it’s listed as a wide release, so someone is likely to get it. I guess. (R)

The Wolverine Remember how “everyone” thought 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine sucked? Well, here we are four years later with take two, The Wolverine, which still stars Hugh Jackman and those awful Elvis-impersonator sideburns. There is, however, a new director, James Mangold, and a new script and a new Japanese setting.

It also seems to have a plot that sounds like it was cribbed from 1943’s Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, since The Wolverine is out to die — a desire made impossible by his super regenerative powers. There are better places to get ideas than Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. (PG-13)

Fruitvale Station The highly acclaimed indie Fruitvale Station was added to this week’s titles at the last minute. (Well, the Weinsteins are in charge.) Michael B. Jordan (Chronicle) stars in this debut film from writer-director Ryan Coogler. It depicts the story of the real-life Oscar Grant on Dec. 31, 2008 — the last day of his life before he was killed by a police officer at a metro station in Oakland, California. It pulled off the unusual feat of winning both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for dramatic feature at Sundance. It has driven the majority of critics wild and is said to be very powerful indeed. Melonie Diaz and Octavia Spencer also star. It might be the “art” title of the summer. (R)

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Fish Tank HHHH Drama; Massively overrated film that’s nothing more than an extension of the British “kitchen-sink realism” from 60 years ago with a tinge of Ken Loach — meaning, among other things, that often shouted dialogue is apt to be unintelligible to a lot of viewers. Having said that, this meandering story about a 15-year-old girl living in a council flat (the projects) with her mother and little sister is moderately compelling and leads to a strangely hopeful ending.

But a great film? No. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Fish Tank Friday, July 26, at 8 p.m. at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St., River Arts District (upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com

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The Invisible Man HHHHH Horror; James Whale’s masterful film version of H.G. Wells’ novel made a star out of Claude Rains — and this despite the fact that his face wasn’t seen until the film’s final shot. It also has stood the test of time as one of the greatest of all horror films — good enough, in fact, that it completely transcends its genre to simply become a great film. Brimming with delicious black comedy and nonstop cinematic creativity, it’s a film like no other — and here it’s being shown in a beautifully restored version.

The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen The Invisible Man Thursday, July 25, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

Popeye HHHHH Musical comedy; Robert Altman’s big-budgeted, live-action take on Popeye pulls off the not inconsiderable feat of being both true to the character from the old Max Fleischer cartoons, while being slyly revisionist in the bargain. Jules Feiffer’s screenplay — and Robin Williams’ ad-libbing — really catches the spirit of the title character, while Altman effortlessly makes the equivalent of a cartoon with live actors. Harry Nilsson’s charmingly rather shapeless songs capture the tone.

The Asheville Film Society will screen Popeye Tuesday, July 30, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

Asheville video producer Bob Peck is screening his short documentary Flight of the Mind about the life and work of local quadriplegic artist, Marcus C. Thomas. After Thomas was left paralyzed by a skiing accident 25 years ago, he began painting watercolors with a brush he could hold in his mouth. The 20-minute short includes interviews with Thomas, his wife, Anne, as well as footage of his painting process.

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The Hendersonville Film Society will show A Prairie Home Companion Sunday, July 28, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

chronicles Thomas’ work. “It really is a remarkable story,” says Peck, who hopes to submit the documentary to several film festivals.

Flight of the Mind will be screened Wednesday, July 24, at 8 p.m., in the Cinema Lounge at Carolina Cinemas.

Free. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Thomas and a short reading by Leslee N. Johnson, author of Flight of the Mind: A Painter’s Journey Through Paralysis. For more information on Thomas, visit marcusthomasartist.com.

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SkilleD labor/ traDeS leaD DiStribUtioN Clerk MANNA FoodBank seeks Lead Distribution Clerk for warehouse operations. Hands on position with expectation of performing all aspects of distributing product to partner agencies. • Strong leadership and communication skills required. Some heavy lifting. Job description available at: www.mannafoodbank.org Mail, e-mail or fax resume: lcantrell@mannafoodbank.org or 627 Swannanoa River Rd. Asheville, NC 28805. or 828-299-3664 (FAX) EOE.

aDmiNiStratiVe/ oFFiCe loaN aDmiNiStratiVe aSSiStaNt Mountain BizWorks seeks full-time Loan Administrative Assistant to support the continuum of activities of our Loan Department: e.g., loan documents and files, loan payment processing, data management. Key skills and experience needed: computer proficiency, communication, accuracy and attention to detail, 2+ years experience in similar position.

To apply: email cover letter and resume to employment@ mountainbizworks.org. Closing date: 5:00pm 7/31/2013. Visit www.mountainbizworks.org for

the full position description and learn more about Mountain BizWorks. Mountain BizWorks is an equal opportunity employer.

We're lookiNG For aN oFFiCe maNaGer! Management and administration of project team budgets, billing system, reports, and invoicing are up to date. meuxm@yahoo. com

reStaUraNt/ FooD eXPerieNCeD Cook PartTime. Asheville Academy for Girls and Solstice East are seeking a part-time experienced cook. A suitable applicant would have commercial experience, knowledge of food safety, and knowledge of varied dietary needs. Applicant must also be able to work a flexible schedule, including weekends. Asheville Academy for Girls is a private therapeutic boarding school for girls ages 10-14 and Solstice East is a residential treatment center for girls ages 14-18. Our beautiful 24-acre campus provides a safe setting for our students to transform their lives.

EOE. • Submit a resume and cover letter to humanresources@ashevilleacademy.com No phone calls please. http://www. ashevilleacademy.com http:// www.solsticeeast.com

HUmaN SerViCeS aSHeVille aCaDemy For GirlS / SolStiCe eaSt Direct Care Staff and overnight Staff positions available.

Are you interested in making a difference? Come join our team where you can have a positive, lasting impact on youth from across the country. • Our programs are steadily growing and we continue to seek qualified FT, PT, and PRN applicants to join our programs. The suitable applicant is outgoing, energetic, and a responsible and positive role model. Our staff ensures the provision of physical and emotional safety of our students and residents at all times.

Asheville Academy for Girls is a private therapeutic boarding school for girls ages 10-14 and Solstice East is a residential treatment center for girls ages 14-18. Our beautiful 24-acre campus provides a safe setting for our students to transform their lives. Benefits are offered to full time employees and include health, dental, vision and life insurance as well as holiday pay, vacation and sick leave.

EOE. Please send a resume and cover letter to humanresources@ashevilleacademy.com No phone calls please. www.ashevilleacademy.com www.solsticeeast.com ComP eDUCatioN iNStrUCtor For day program in Swannanoa. Facilitate group and individual activities using computer, art, sensory stimulation and basic academic skills for adults with developmental disabilities.

Follow curriculum established.

Will assist with basic personal care duties and lunches. Bachelors degree required. Must pass drug screen, drivers record and criminal background checks.

Training classes provided. Paraprofessional Part-time or PRN to assist persons with developmental disabilities. Call (828) 686-8450 or Apply in person: LINCS, 6 Byas Lane, Swannanoa, NC or online (see Jobs): www. davidsonhomes.org Family PreSerVatioN SerViCeS oF NC is experiencing significant growth and is in need of fully licensed and provisionally licensed staff for the Asheville, Hendersonville, Polk and Rutherford offices. • For the Asheville office, please send resumes to csimpson@fpscorp.

com • For the Hendersonville office, please send resumes to dreynolds@fpscorp.com • For the Rutherford and Polk offices, please send resumes to mtambini@fpscorp.com liberty CorNer eNterPriSeS is seeking Support team members to work in residential homes and the community with people who have disabilities. • Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent, a North Carolina driver's license, proof of insurance and a reliable vehicle. Sign language skills are a plus. Pay rate based on experience. Apply in person at Liberty Corner Enterprises: 147 Coxe Avenue Asheville, NC 28801. meNtal HealtH PoSitioNS aVailable iN HayWooD, JaCkSoN, maCoN & SWaiN CoUNtieS Therapists needed for Jackson, Haywood, Macon & Swain Counties to provide Outpatient therapy, Intensive In-Home or Day Treatment Services to children & their families.

Full-time positions with competitive salary, flexible hours, excellent benefit package.

MUST possess a NC Therapy or Provisional License. Qualified Professionals for Child/Adolescent Mental Health needed for Jackson & Haywood Counties to provide Intensive In-Home or Day Treatment Services. Fulltime positions with competitive salary and benefits. QP's Must have either a Bachelor's degree in Human Services and 2 yrs full time, post-bachelor's experience with children/adolescents with Mental health needs or 4 yrs post-degree experience if not a Human Service degree.

ONLY those possessing proper degree & experience need apply. Please submit resume via email to: telliot@jcpsmail.org www.jacksoncountyps.org meNtal HealtH tHeraPiSt Tapestry eating disorder program is looking for an individual therapist who has at least two years of experience working with eating disorders. This is a part to full-time position. • If you're interested in working with an amazing and talented team that helps women change their lives and make healthy decisions please check out www.Tapestrync.com and send your resume to scarlson@tapestrync.com

oFFeNDer SerViCeS CliNiCiaN Offender Services Clinician: the Offender Services Program of MBHS seeks a licensed or license-eligible clinician in North Carolina to join its Offender Services Program. Will conduct risk assessments, colead treatment groups, coordinate case management with program staff, collaborate with probation and social services and provide program operational support for both the sexual abuse intervention program (SAIP) and the domestic violence intervention program (DVIP). Here is an opportunity to further your experience in working with sex offenders, their non-offending partners and with a domestic violence intervention program. This position requires travel throughout our three program sites – Sylva, Marble and Waynesville, NC. For more information contact Diane Paige, diane.paige@meridianbhs.org Visit our website: www. meridianbhs.org to complete an application.

Pt beHaVioral HealtH CoUNSelor-HomeWarD boUND Homeward Bound's AHOPE Day Center. WedSat 6:30am-1:30pm and Sat 4:30pm-6pm. Experience with

homeless/mental health and substance abuse required. Go to homewardboundwnc.org for complete job description and how to apply.

SeekiNG CHilD QP Seeking MH Child QP for position in Asheville. Please send detailed resume to afortune@caringalternative.com Also seeking Sub Abuse Clinician, Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatrist, QA Specialist, AFL, TFC Parents. afortune@ caringalternative.com www.caringalternative.com SUbStaNCe abUSe reCoVery GUiDe Four Circles Recovery Center, a young adult wilderness therapy program is seeking highly motivated, energetic, compassionate individuals for direct care positions.

Direct Care recovery Guides work on a rotating week on/ week off schedule. Treatment takes place in both wilderness and residential settings. Personal or professional experience with the 12-Steps, Substance Abuse Treatment, and Wilderness Therapy are preferred. We offer competitive pay, health benefits, professional substance abuse and clinical training. Substance abuse and clinical supervision are available. Please submit resumes to Mick Masterson at guidejobs@fourcirclesrecovery.com tHe aSHeVille oFFiCe oF Family PreSerVatioN SerViCeS Center for Recovery, Education, and Wellness is seeking the following: Licensed or provisionally licensed therapist to work on our Community Support Team; Fully licensed therapist to work with adults on our Assertive Community Treatment Team and to serve as the team lead; Fully licensed or provisionally licensed therapist to provide Outpatient Therapy to adults. Pa or NP to work with adults. Please send resumes to csimpson@fpscorp. com tHe aSHeVille oFFiCe oF Family PreSerVatioN SerViCeS Is seeking the following: Licensed or provisionally licensed therapist to work with youth and families in our School-Based Program (10 month position available); and Licensed or provisionally licensed therapist and QmHP to work with youth and families in our intensive In Home Program. Please send resumes to csimpson@fpscorp.com

bUSiNeSS maNaGer For iNteGratiVe meDiCiNe CliNiC Bachelors or advanced degree, minimum 3 years in health care and management, familiar with holistic medicine.

Email cover letter/resume: hr@ familytofamily.org DeVeloPmeNt CoorDiNator The Mediation Center is looking for a full-time Development Coordinator. Please see the job description and application instructions at www.mediatewnc.org/jobs.

DireCtor oF aDVaNCeMENT • YWCA Full-time. The Director of Advancement is a member of the senior leadership team of the YWCA ensuring achievement of the fundraising goals of the organization through planning, execution and oversight. The position works closely with the Executive Director to develop and implement well defined strategies for the financial success of the organization. • The Director is responsible for building and maintaining public visibility and the positive reputation of the YWCA of Asheville. The position is responsible for planning and implementation of strategies and actions to build and sustain positive public awareness of the organization and its programs and activities through print and electronic media and personal contact. The Director is responsible for the design and implementation of a comprehensive development program including individual and planned giving, grant writing, special events, donor development and stewardship, and special campaigns. The director supervises a team including: Senior Marketing Specialist, Grants Writer, Development Coordinator, Front Desk Coordinator, and a Stand Against Racism/ Volunteer/Outreach Coordinator. Skills desired include knowledge of Raiser’s Edge and the Benavon Model of fundraising.

• Please apply for this position only after reading the complete job description at www.ywcaofasheville.org under the heading ‘Who We Are.’ Contact information is provided there. • Please do not call the YWCA to discuss this position. Application deadline is August 9.

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eXPerieNCeD ParaleGal Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice experience required.

Full-time position. Salary commensurate with experience.

Computer skills and ability to work with the public a must.

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aSSiStaNt NeeDeD Personal Assistant Wanted, entrusted with wide variety of tasks. A valued efficient aide or employee: am ready to pay $120 per days contact me at juanmolin29@live. com, for more details.

FiNaNCe aND aDmiNiStraTIVE ASSISTANT • YWCA Fulltime. The Finance and Administrative Assistant provides assistance to the Director of Finance and Director of Operations and HR for the completion of tasks

to aid in the smooth running of the departments. Knowledge of Peachtree and Raiser’s Edge preferred. The position is fulltime, year-round, benefits eligible and non-exempt. Fluency in Spanish is desired. • Qualified candidates who are fluent in Spanish and English are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Please apply for this position only after reading the complete job description at www.ywcaofasheville.org under the heading ‘Who We Are.’ Contact information is provided there.

• Please do not call the YWCA to discuss this position. Application deadline is August 9th .

GraNt Writer FUll-time maNNa FooDbaNk Four year college degree and three years grant writing experience required. Excellent oral and written communication skills needed. Complete job description and application instructions at www.mannafoodbank. org EOE. Volunteer Coordinator The Asheville JCC is seeking a parttime Volunteer Coordinator to launch a new adult volunteer engagement program. Bachelor’s degree and experience in coordinating and training volunteers preferred. Must be organized, self-motivated, proficient in database software and Microsoft Office applications, and possess strong communication skills. For more information, contact lael@jcc-asheville. org or visit www.jcc-asheville. org.

Experience with at least two of the following: (1) healthcare business informatics; (2) information security (including virtual private networks, firewalls and intrusion detecting); (3) CISCO (CCNA certification); (4) Java, C++, or other current object-oriented application language; (5) databases (MySQL, SQL or Oracle; (6) Networking (Linux Windows, virtualization).

Salary: BS Degree $39,231 $40,572 or MS Degree $40,626 - $41,976. To view full job posting, or to complete an online application, go here: https:// abtcc.peopleadmin.com/postings/2375

A-B TECH • INSTRUCTOR traNSPortatioN teCHNoloGy Instruct all levels of courses assigned within Automotive Service Technology or Heavy Equipment and Transport Technology curriculums. minimum requirements: 1.

A.A.S degree in Automotive, Heavy Equipment, or related; 2.

Three years work experience in automotive servicing. 3. ASE Certified Automotive Master Mechanic. Salary: AAS degree $38,232 - $39,078 or BS degree $38,790 - $40,572. To learn more or to complete an online application, go here: https:// abtcc.peopleadmin.com/postings/2369

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A-B TECH • INSTRUCTOR • bUSiNeSS ComPUter teCHNoloGieS Successful applicant will develop and teach introductory through advanced courses in the Business Computer and Networking Technologies department. 1. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer-related discipline; 2. Two years of teaching experience in a technology field, part or full time; 3.

aCCoUNtiNG iNStrUCtor Instructor, Accounting An instructor in Accounting will demonstrate the versatility and expertise necessary to provide instruction and practice in a variety of Accounting courses. • Minimum requirements: 1. Master’s degree in Accounting or related field with 18 graduate semester hours in Accounting, one year teaching experience, and one year experience in business practices. • Salary: $30.75 per contact hour. • For

additional information and application instructions please visit: https://abtcc.peopleadmin.com/postings/2379 CHILD CARE FLOATER • yWCa Full-time. The YWCA has a full time opening for a Child Care Floater. The applicant must have child care credentials (EDU119) and other child care courses would be a plus. Applicant must be available to work on Monday thru Friday from 7 am to 6 pm in the child care center. You must have CPR and First Aid or be willing to go get certified. The position is full-time (32 hours), year-round, benefits eligible and non-exempt. Fluency in Spanish is desired. Qualified candidates who are fluent in Spanish and English are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Please apply for this position only after reading the complete job description at www.ywcaofasheville.org under the heading ‘Who We Are.’ Contact information is provided there.

Please do not call the YWCA to discuss this position. Application deadline is July 26th.

CHILD CARE TEACHER • yWCa Full-Time. The YWCA has a full-time opening for a Child Care Teacher. The applicant must have child care credentials (EDU119), and other child care courses would be a plus. Applicant must be available to work Monday thru Friday within the flexible hours of 7- 6pm in the child care center.

Must be flexible and available to attend night and weekend meetings, workshops and classes when necessary. • You must have CPR and First Aid or be willing to go get certified upon hire. The position is full-time (40 hours), year-round, benefits eligible and non-exempt. Fluency in Spanish is desired. Qualified candidates who are fluent in Spanish and English are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Please apply for this position only after reading the complete job description at www.ywcaofasheville.org under the heading ‘Who We Are.’ Contact information is provided there.

Please do not call the YWCA to discuss this position. Application Deadline is July 26.

eCoNomiCS iNStrUCtor An instructor in Economics will demonstrate the versatility and expertise necessary to provide instruction and practice in Economics and Business Finance courses. Minimum requirements: 1. Master’s degree in Economics or related field with 18 graduate semester hours in Economics; 2. At least one year teaching experience; 3. At least one year experience in business practices. Salary: $30.75 per contact hour. • For additional information and application instructions please visit https:// abtcc.peopleadmin.com/postings/2378 tHaNkS aGaiN to moUNtaiN XPreSS Our ad last week, and on-line, resulted in 50 resumes, and a wealth of well-qualified candidates. Bill McGuire Director/CEO, Child Abuse Prevention Services, Inc.

ymCa aFter SCHool emPloymeNt oPPortUNitieS youth mentor (PT/$7.75$9.08) lead youth mentor (PT/$8.39-$10.07) Site Director (PT/$12.11-$14.53) youth Development manager (FT/$27,500-$31,000). Our Four Core Values: Respect • Responsibility • Caring • Honesty.

Supervise, teach, lead, and empower children with the YMCA Afterschool Program.

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An icon of style, J.Crew is known worldwide for its sophisticated, fun clothing and accessories to live, work, play and even get married in.

We are growing and currently seeking the following positions in our Asheville Distribution Center.

MERCHANDISE PROCESSORS Second Shift Seasonal full-time positions (Must be able to lift up to 60 pounds and stand the duration of work shift) Positions start at $9.50-$11.40 per hour.

DISTRIBUTION CENTER SUPERVISOR Second Shift Full-Time Exempt position The primary responsibility of a DC Supervisor is to ensure efficient processing of all merchandise to service our stores while maintaining and developing departmental staff.

Benefits are offered for all positions. Your benefit package may vary depending on your employment status and may include; medical, life, and dental insurance, 401k and 25 days of paid time off. All associates receive a 30% discount off J.Crew merchandise! Overtime and extended hours will be required during peak times.

Please apply online at www.jcrew.com.

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aRiES (march 21-april 19) "I have tried in my way to be free," sings Leonard Cohen in his song "Bird on a Wire."

In other words, he has done the best he can to liberate himself from his unconscious patterns, bad habits and self-delusions. He hasn't been perfect in his efforts, but the work he has done has earned him a measure of deliverance from his suffering. I recommend you follow his lead, Aries. Do your best to bring more relief and release into your life. Get rid of things that hold you back. Overthrow a pinched expectation and ignore a so-called limitation or two. By this time next week, I hope you will be able to say sincerely, "I have tried in my way to be free."

taURUS (april 20-may 20) "There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm," wrote the novelist Willa Cather. According to my reading of the astrological omens, Taurus, you're in a phase of your cycle when storm-learning isn't your priority. The educational experiences you need most will unfold when you're exploring the mysteries of peace and serenity. In fact, I suspect that the deeper you relax, the more likely it is that you will attract life-changing teachings — lessons that can transform your life for the better and fuel you for a long time.

gEmini (may 21-June 20) Is there a message you've wanted to deliver for a long time but haven't been able to?

Are you bursting with thoughts or feelings that you've been longing to express but can't find the right way to do so? Have you spent months carrying around a poignant truth that you have felt wasn't ripe enough to be revealed? If your answer to any of those questions is yes, I believe the time will soon be at hand to make a move. But it's important that you're not impulsive or melodramatic as you initiate your breakthrough communications. For best results, be full of grace and balance.

cancER (June 21-July 22) Bees and other insects can see ultraviolet light, which is invisible to humans. When they look at flowers, they detect designs on the petals that you and I cannot. For example, the evening primrose appears completely yellow to us, but it calls seductively to bees with a flashy star pattern at its center. Many of the secret signs that flowers offer the pollinators are meant to guide them to where the pollen and nectar are.

Let's use this as our metaphor of the week, Cancerian. I am not predicting that you will be able to perceive a broader spectrum of light. But I do believe you will discern cues and clues that are hidden from most people and that have been imperceptible to you in the past.

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LEo (July 23-aug. 22) “I was 6 years old when my parents told me that there was a small, dark jewel inside my skull, learning to be me.” So said the Leo sciencefiction writer Greg Egan in his story “Learning to Be Me.” Let’s pretend that you, too, have a small, dark jewel inside your skull that’s learning to be you. It’s a good metaphor for what I believe has been happening all these years: You have been gradually mastering the art of being the best Leo you can be. It hasn’t been easy.

You weren’t born knowing how to be your beautiful, radiant, courageous self, but have had to work hard to activate your potentials. Now you’re moving into an especially critical phase of the process: a time when you have the chance to learn how to love yourself with greater ingenuity.

viRgo (aug. 23-Sept. 22) "Dear Astrology Guy: Please tell me why I have to work so hard — meditate, reflect, read, analyze, poke, prod, investigate — to discover truths about myself that must be obvious to others. Why is it so hard for me to see where I need healing and where I need to let go? Why is it such an ordeal to grasp what is interfering with my wholeness when I can quickly pinpoint what other people's issues are?

-Overworked Virgo." Dear Overworked: I'm happy to report that you Virgos will soon be offered a gush of revelations about who you are, how you can heal and what strategies will best serve your quest to minimize your anxiety. Are you prepared to absorb some intense teachings? For best results, make yourself extra receptive.

LiBRa (Sept. 23-oct. 22) One of the world's best race car teams is McLaren. It wins about 25 percent of the events in which it competes. Its skilled drivers account for much of its success, but its technicians are also pretty sensational. During a pitstop in the middle of a race, they can change all four tires on the car in less than three seconds. Do you have helpers like that, Libra? If you don't, it's time to intensify your efforts to get them. And if you do, it's time to call on them to give you an extra boost.

ScoRpio (oct. 23-nov. 21) Let's try an experiment. It's risky, but I'm hoping you will do it with such flair that there will be no karmic blowback. What I propose, Scorpio, is that you have fun expressing more confidence than usual. I invite you to strut a bit, even swagger, as you demonstrate your command over your circumstances. Enjoy acting as if the world

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is your plaything ... as if everyone around you secretly needs you to rise up and be a bigger, bolder version of yourself. The trick, of course, will be to avoid getting puffed up with grandiose delusions. Your challenge is to be more wildly devoted to embodying your soul's code without lapsing into arrogance.

SagittaRiUS (nov. 22-dec. 21) I suspect that you are longing to take a quantum leap of faith, but are also afraid to take that quantum leap of faith. You sense the potential of experiencing a very cool expansion, while at the same time you hesitate to leave your comfort zone and give up your familiar pain. In light of the conflict, which may not be entirely conscious, I suggest you hold off on making a gigantic quantum leap of faith. Instead, experiment with a few bunny hops of faith. Build up your courage with some playful skips and skitters and bounces that incrementally extend your possibilities.

capRicoRn (dec. 22-Jan. 19) Hoaxes exposed! Bluffs called! Secrets revealed! Whitewashes uncovered! Curses banished! Taboos broken! Those are the headlines I expect to see emblazoned in your Book of Life during the coming weeks.

Can you handle that many holy disruptions?

Will you be able to deal with the stress that might come from having so much raucous success? These are important questions, because if you're not up to the challenge, you may scare away the transformations.

So steel your resolve, Capricorn. Mobilize your will. Do what's necessary to harvest the unruly blessings.

aQUaRiUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The French novelist Flaubert declared that if you hope to write a book, you should first read 1,500 books. A Roman author named Petronius believed that the imagination does not work at its peak power unless it is inundated with reading material. I suggest you adopt their advice and apply it to your own field, Aquarius. Whatever skill or subject you want to master, expose yourself lavishly to the efforts of other people who have already mastered it. Flood yourself with well-crafted inspiration.

piScES (Feb. 19-march 20) Should you be worried that a venomous spider has crawled into your shoe while you were sleeping? Just in case, should you flip your shoe upside-down before putting it on each morning? My studied opinion: hell, no.

The chances of you being bitten on the foot by a venomous spider lurking in your shoe are even less than the possibility that you will be abducted by an alien who looks like Elvis Presley and forced to sing a karaoke version of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" at an extraterrestrial bar. And if you are going around filled with delusional anxieties like that, you will definitely interfere with life's current predilection, which is to give you a cleansing respite from your fears as well as immunity from harm.

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ComPUter/ teCHNiCal iNteGritiVe, iNC. SeekS PHP/CSS DeVeloPer WitH DrUPal eXPerieNCe Integritive, Inc., a web design and application engineering firm, seeks an experienced web developer with strong communication, problem solving and programming skills. Must be proficient working solo as well as in a team environment. Find more details and apply online at http://www.integritive.com/ developer.html No phone calls, please. We will only consider those who respond through our website.

Hotel/ HoSPitality Part-time HoSt/HoUSekeePer Seeking Part-Time Host/Housekeeper for B&B. Work Fridays-Sundays with possibility for more. Hourly compensation + cleaning tips.

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retail Part-time SaleS aSSoCiate The Montreat Store is looking for a part-time Sales Associate. The ideal candidate will be energetic, helpful, and have excellent customer service skills. Retail experience is a plus. This position will work 15-20 hours/week. The Montreat Store is owned and operated by the Montreat Conference Center. Come join our team today! Find out more information and fill out an application at www.montreat. org/about/employmentopportunities

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