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Asheville, let’s get better Dear Asheville, I’m writing to y’all, including decision-makers, but especially all of us whose opinion is supposed to count in democratic governance: If we’re going to get bigger, for goodness’ sake, let’s get better! What I mean is this: There are small towns and cities all over the world, including in the U.S., that are addressing the inevitable growth and sharing issues that we’re all facing unless we’ve camped out in a remote landscape or on some grand estate somewhere. Week after week, month after month, we read and feel concerns about how Asheville is growing, how sprawl is spreading, that maybe it shouldn’t be growing so much or so fast. But we also see that we can’t stop the growth. How could we? As people elsewhere become better informed, they can’t miss that this is one attractive place to be, so far. So that’s my point, let’s keep it that way: If we’re going to get bigger, let’s get better! Better means let’s pay attention to issues of parity in the city and its surrounds. For example, let’s make sure safety is felt in neigh-
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Gentle Ones: So [Asheville City Council member] Cecil Bothwell says he voted for Hubert Humphrey — but Humphrey didn’t win, did he? How about George McGovern? He didn’t win, either. Walter Mondale? Ditto. “Clean Gene” McCarthy didn’t even win the nomination, nor did Jesse Jackson. Do you see a pattern here? Bothwell’s response to Bernie [Sanders’] coming up short in the delegate count [switching his political affiliation from Democrat to unaffiliated] sounds childish to me: “If I can’t get my way, I’m gonna ruin it for everybody else!” Even Bernie was smart enough to move from being an independent to running on the Democratic ticket. Join Bernie in the Independent Party, if you wish; no national elections will be won there, either. Bernie serves better in the Senate anyway, continuing to push leftward. Remember that politics is the art of compromise, and the fact that that word is so reviled by many con-
gressmen explains why nothing has advanced there. Will Bothwell be one of those, too? — AA Lloyd Asheville Editor’s note: When contacted by Xpress, Bothwell offered the following response: “I wasn’t aware that voting for losing candidates is a blemish on one’s character. As for ‘ruining it for everyone else’ — it’s laughable to suggest I have that sort of power. If Sanders is not in the running, my next choice is Green Party candidate Jill Stein. I am all for compromise, and do so often, but am unable to compromise on the existential threat of climate change. Clinton has already renounced the carbon tax platform plank that her delegates approved in Orlando. Survival is more important than party loyalty.”
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Bottling up religious freedom BY MARK-ELLIS BENNETT A recent series of events has called into question whether the civil rights of inmates at Craggy Correctional Center are being violated. For more than 56 years, the Rev. William Paul Austin has addressed the spiritual needs of others. For the last 29, that’s included celebrating Communion at the old Craggy state prison and Mass at the New Craggy medium- and minimum-security facilities, complete with sacramental bread and wine. Until recently, says the ordained Episcopal priest, there’d never been a problem. But on April 28, Austin explains, he was approached by two guards who wanted to inspect the box in which he keeps his chalice. They found a bottle containing 3 ounces of wine and asked Austin if he’d brought it for himself. He answered that it was for Communion at the Thursday night Episcopal Mass. A week later, Austin received a letter from the N.C. Department of Public Safety informing him that he’d been dismissed as a community volunteer for serving alcohol to inmates in violation of departmental policy. According to the Policy & Procedure Manual, “Only the religious official leading the rite may consume alcohol. Inmates are not allowed to consume ANY alcoholic beverages while in the custody of the Department of Public Safety.” Dated May 5, the letter gave Austin 30 days to submit a written appeal to Cynthia Bostic, assistant director of support services at the Division of Prisons. Austin sent his letter May 25. Bostic had 30 days to review the case and respond. “I will examine the case in its entirety and go through my regular protocol, gathering any available paperwork concerning the incident,” she told me in a phone interview. “I usually like to reach out and get all the information and any statements. I will review them and make my decision then, and if I need to make anyone aware of any concerns, then I’ll do that too.” In a June 24 letter, Bostic told Austin that after reviewing the situation and taking into consideration
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his lengthy service as a volunteer, the department was willing to overturn his dismissal and reinstate him as a volunteer — with certain conditions. “Prior to your reinstatement,” the letter continued, “you will be required to meet with Mountain Region management staff, attend a community volunteer orientation session and serve a period of probation.” Asheville attorney Greg Hilderbran is chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina. In that role, he provides legal advice to Bishop Porter Taylor and the governing bodies of the churches in the diocese. “For decades, Father Austin has provided pastoral care to those persons who are imprisoned. In doing so, he has celebrated Holy Communion with inmates, sharing with them sacramental bread and wine,” notes Hilderbran. “In serving sacramental wine as part of this celebration, Father Austin has relied upon North Carolina General Statute 14-258.1, which provides that it is not unlawful for a priest to do so as part of a religious service. This statute remains in effect.” In three separate places, the law clearly makes an exception for “an ordained minister or rabbi who gives sacramental wine to an inmate as part of a religious service.” One would think that a North Carolina general statute would prevail over a Department of Public Safety policy.
But communications director Pamela Walker says the department’s Office of General Counsel “doesn’t feel like” the policy contradicts state law. The law, she explains, decriminalizes giving alcohol to prisoners under certain circumstances. “It doesn’t dictate that the department must allow alcohol in its prisons. Our Division of Prisons has a designated policy that says it is a violation.” Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has also weighed in on prisoners’ religious freedom. Last August, Kristine Guerra, the primary courts reporter for The Indianapolis Star, wrote, “The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in January that a Muslim prisoner can be allowed to grow his beard as part of his religious rights, despite claims by the Arkansas Department of Correction that doing so poses security risks.” “Moreover,” the report continued, “in 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress can require state institutions to accommodate reasonable religious needs of those under their control, according to a report by The Washington Post. In that case, Ohio argued that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, which was enacted in 2000, creates an incentive for inmates to profess a religious belief so they can receive certain types of privileges that are not available to other inmates. The court rejected that argument.”
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Inmates have rights to rites The law in question protects the religious rights of prisoners in facilities that receive federal money. In January 2015, correspondent Richard Wolf, who covers the Supreme Court for USA Today, wrote, “A Supreme Court that has extended the reach of religion into public life in recent years ruled Tuesday that spirituality can overcome even prison security concerns.” Gregory Holt, aka Abdul Maalik Muhammad, had persuaded the court to hear his case with a 15-page, handwritten petition citing his desire to keep a beard as part of his Muslim faith. “The court came down decisively on the side of a Muslim prisoner whose beard had been deemed potentially dangerous by the Arkansas Department of Correction,” the USA Today article reported. “Growing a beard, the justices said, was a Muslim man’s religious right. The unanimous opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, had been widely anticipated despite two lower court decisions upholding the state’s no-beard policy.” Because of his age and health concerns, Austin feels he’s nearing the end of his ministry. “It’s not about me: It’s about the inmates,” he explains. “They have rights. My grandmother’s great-uncle, [Supreme Court Justice] Joseph Story, said, ‘No one is above the law.’” Amen to that. Dismissing Austin without so much as a warning after almost three decades of service to the inmates at Craggy Correctional Center seems overly harsh. He finds the terms of the reinstatement offer ridiculous: After all this time, why does he need an orientation? Why should he be on probation when he didn’t break the law? And in any case, what does Austin’s experience — and the blatant contradiction between state law and departmental policy — say about the potential for further instances of such violations of prisoners’ rights in the future? Freelance journalist MarkEllis Bennett has lived in Asheville since 1985. X
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GENDER BENDERS: For some protestors, the March 24 rally against HB2 in Pack Square was their first public show of support for transgender and gender-nonconforming people. As the fight over HB2 drags on in North Carolina, a new awareness of gender and sexual fluidity is growing in Asheville. Photo by Able Allen
BY VIRGINIA DAFFRON vdaffron@mountainx.com When transgender activist Allison Scott had a face-to-face with Gov. Pat McCrory in midMay about North Carolina’s socalled “bathroom bill,” what she said probably wasn’t quite what the governor was expecting. “I said, ‘You’ve done more to give us a platform and a place to speak, and to unite with other minority groups, than we’ve been able to do in 20 years. So I just want to give you thanks for being one of our biggest proponents,’” Scott recalls with a laugh, adding, “I don’t think he liked that very much.” In June, the Williams Institute, a think tank at the UCLA School of Law, released its latest estimate of the transgender population: 0.6
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percent of American adults, or 1.4 million individuals. And Scott’s tongue-in-cheek comment summed up what many transgender activists and supporters are coming to believe: that alongside the tangible damage done by HB2, there’s a silver lining to the law the state hastily passed back in March. More than ever before, people are talking and learning about gender identity issues, and the focus on this once-overlooked community is dispelling myths and inspiring empathy in some surprising places. The Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, aka House Bill 2, became law on March 23, the same day it was introduced in a special session of the General Assembly. Besides requiring people to use public bathrooms or changing rooms corresponding to the gender listed on their birth certificate, the law
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revoked North Carolinians’ ability to bring employment discrimination claims in state courts. (In response to massive public outcry about the “bathroom bill,” legislation reinstating the latter right was signed into law July 18.) Finally, HB2 bars municipalities from passing their own nondiscrimination ordinances. Charlotte’s City Council had done just that on Feb. 22, triggering the General Assembly’s action. Zeke Christopoulos works with Scott in his role as executive director of Tranzmission, a local advocacy group. “The discussions around HB2 are bringing the circumstances and the everyday reality of what many transgender individuals experience to a wider audience,” he says, pointing out that the increased attention also has a downside. “I feel like we are placing ourselves under greater scrutiny, and we become a greater target.”
DIGGING DEEPER Describing himself as a “white, male, middle-class, cisgender person” (see sidebar, “Gender 101”), Michael is one of many people who say they’ve been motivated by HB2 to take a more public role in advocating for the trans community. A pastor at a local Presbyterian church, Michael asked Xpress to use only his first name to protect the privacy of his 16-year-old son, who came out as transgender last year. Although Michael and his wife know other transgender people, realizing that their own child is one caused the couple to “dig even deeper” to develop a fuller understanding of gender identity, he says. “His internal identity — and that’s tied to how the brain is formed — is not matched with his body and the
gender he was assigned at birth,” Michael explains. “The dissonance between how the body is and who he feels himself to be,” says Michael, causes his son pain and distress. Michael believes education is the key to increasing public understanding and empathy. “I think there’s a lot of misinformation — or no information — about the science, the psychology and the actuality of what it means to be transgender,” he says. Six months after his son came out, the General Assembly passed HB2. Michael’s first reaction, he recalls, was “We don’t need this now: all this attention to kids, high schools, bathrooms. We don’t want to deal with this.” But ready or not, the law pushed the family to be more open about their son’s identity and their opposition to what they feel are discriminatory laws. Michael, his wife and son took part in a Pack Square rally protesting HB2. “It was on Maundy Thursday of Holy Week,” he says. “At that point, I knew that being more public about all of this with our family and friends was inevitable.”
When McCrory visited the Governor’s Western Residence in May, Michael’s family waited their turn for a chance to speak with the state’s top executive. Their son, Michael recalls, “said something like ‘I hope you don’t hate me: I’m just trying to be myself.’ And the governor responded by saying, ‘I don’t hate you: I love you.’ And they kind of hugged each other.” But that conversation, says Michael, “probably did us more good than it did [McCrory].” In Michael’s view, HB2 and laws like it are part of a conservative backlash against the rapid pace of change. “In 2012, we didn’t have gay marriage,” he notes. “All of this is moving really fast in a direction that I’m really happy with.” In an interview with Xpress that day, however, McCrory said: “I go from one group of people to another, and there’s just an extremely huge divide on this very complex issue. … Even here this afternoon, I’ve had people come up to me and go, ‘Thank you: You hang in there, don’t budge,’ and I’ve had other people come and go, ‘I’ll make sure you never get elected again.’”
ONLY GIRLS WANT TO BE GIRLS Brynn Estelle was raised by her father in a rural community outside of Asheville. “Growing up, he was the chief sergeant of the gender police,” she recalls. “When it was time for me to go to school, he sat me down and told me I was a boy and I needed to start acting like it.” After a difficult childhood, adolescence and young adulthood, Estelle had an epiphany that changed everything for her. “I just realized,” she says, “that boys don’t want to be girls: Only girls want to be girls.” She suddenly understood that her lifelong yearning to be a girl meant that, in the most essential way, she already was one. At age 27, Estelle came out as trans. “Going into it, you never know who’s going to be on your side,” she explains. “After I came out,” she says, her best friend, who’d been “casually trans phobic” up till then, “went online, educated himself and did all he could to become an ally to support me.”
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For some, accepting that a person’s gender identity may not match the sex they were assigned at birth may be a stretch, but it’s just the tip of the emerging gender iceberg. Increasingly, people — and particularly younger people — are experiencing gender identities that don’t neatly fit either “male” or “female,” says professor Amy Lanou of UNC Asheville’s Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program. These “nonbinary” or “genderqueer” identities may be associated with any physical presentation or sexual preference. Lanou, for example, describes herself as a “cisgender-
appearing, female-bodied person” whose identity is genderqueer. But other genderqueer people might present themselves in an almost unlimited variety of ways — and ask others to use language in a way that they feel better matches their gender identity. To illustrate, Lanou tells the story of a recent dinner with friends. A married gay male couple were the hosts, and the guests included a heterosexual couple with a 13-year-old child, Lanou and her spouse, and Lanou’s mother and her husband (who are 76 and 84, respectively). The 13-year-old has a gender-neutral identity and uses the pronouns “they” and “them” rather than “he/him” or “she/her.” “The whole night,” Lanou recalls, “all of the older folks were misgendering this young person in language. And it was not from ill intentions or lack of effort: It’s just hard to make that shift.” But the logistical difficulties, she emphasizes, don’t mean gender variations should be seen as something negative. “Just because a person’s sexuality or gender identity is different doesn’t mean it’s problematic or lesser.” Two years ago, Beck and two UNCA classmates started the Trans Student Union. “In alliance with the
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GENDER 101 NOTE: These terms are not rigid; individuals may not use them in the same way, or at all. Cisgender: A neutral term for nontransgender people. “Cis-” is a Latin prefix meaning “on the same side as,” making it an antonym of “trans-.” Gender expression: External manifestations of gender, expressed through one’s name, pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice or body characteristics. Society identifies these cues as masculine or feminine, though how they’re viewed changes over time and varies by culture. Typically, transgender people try to align their gender expression with their gender identity, rather than their assigned sex. Gender identity: The internal, deeply held sense of one’s own gender. Transgender people’s gender identity doesn’t match their assigned sex. Gender identity is usually male or female, but sometimes it doesn’t fit neatly into either of those choices. Unlike gender expression, gender identity isn’t visible to others. Gender nonconforming: People whose gender expression doesn’t fit conventional expectations of masculinity and femininity. Being transgender doesn’t necessarily make someone gender nonconforming. Many people have gender expressions that are not entirely conventional, and many transgender men and women have conventionally masculine or feminine gender expressions. Genderqueer: People who experience their gender identity and/or gender expression as falling outside the categories of man and woman. They may define their gender as falling somewhere in between man and woman, or in wholly different terms. Not a synonym for transgender or transsexual. Sex: The classification of people as male or female. Infants are assigned a sex at birth, usually based on the appearance of their external anatomy. (This is what is written on the birth certificate.) However, a person’s sex is actually a combination of bodily characteristics, including
chromosomes, hormones, internal and external reproductive organs, and secondary sex characteristics. Sexual orientation: An individual’s enduring physical, romantic and/or emotional attraction to another person. Gender identity and sexual orientation are not the same. Transgender people may be straight, lesbian, gay or bisexual. For example, a person who transitions from male to female and is attracted solely to men would identify as a straight woman. Trans: Shorthand for transgender or transsexual, sometimes used to indicate the wide variety of identities under the transgender umbrella. Transgender: An umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from what’s typically associated with their assigned sex. People fitting this description may define themselves using a wide variety of terms. Many transgender people are prescribed hormones by their doctors to change their body; some undergo surgery. But not all transgender people can or will take those steps, and transgender identity isn’t dependent on medical procedures. Transgender man: People designated female at birth who identify and live as a man; sometimes shortened to trans man. Transgender woman: People designated male at birth who identify and live as a woman; sometimes shortened to trans woman. Transition: Altering one’s birth sex, a complex process that may include telling one’s family, friends and co-workers; using a different name and/or pronouns; dressing differently; changing one’s name and/ or sex on legal documents; hormone therapy; and possibly one or more types of surgery. The exact steps vary from person to person, and the process usually takes a long time. — adapted from the GLAAD Media Reference Guide
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES GOAL DETERMINATION The City of Asheville’s ART service (Asheville Redefines Transit) is proposing a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal of 9% for federally funded projects for Federal Fiscal Years 2016-2018. The methodology and a description of the goal is available for public inspection for 30 days following the date of this notice, at www.ashevillenc. gov/Departments/Transit/PoliciesPrograms.aspx or at City Hall in the City of Asheville Transportation Department offices, 70 Court Plaza from 8:30 AM through 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, holidays excluded. Comments on the goals will be accepted for 45 days from today and should be addressed to the City of Asheville, Transportation Department offices, 70 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801 or e-mail iride@ashevillenc.gov or call (828) 232-4522. The City of Asheville encourages all persons and businesses that wish to apply for DBE status to contact NCDOT, Unified Certification Program, 1509 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1509 or go to https://connect.ncdot. gov/business/SmallBusiness/Pages/default.aspx or call (919) 508-1808. Complaints or questions concerning the DBE goal or DBE Program may also be directed to Ms. Doretha Foster, Federal Transit Administration Region IV Civil Rights Officer, 230 Peachtree St., NW Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30303 or email Doretha.foster@dot.gov or call 404.865.5633
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campus Black Lives Matter group, we organized a rally against HB2 as it affects UNC Asheville students. We also hold weekly support meetings, do community outreach, create connections with different trans communities, organize a free clothing swap closet, and do fundraising projects for students and nonstudents,” Beck explains. Beck came out as nonbinary four years ago. Parents, classmates and professors, says Beck, “are trying” to use the requested “they/them” pronouns, but on campus, “It mostly doesn’t happen.” Nonetheless, Beck finds the campus atmosphere largely supportive and safe. In the broader community, however, Beck isn’t always up for pushing those boundaries. “HB2 has definitely brought a lot of attention to trans-ness,” says Beck. “Now, I often think that a simple request to use a different pronoun might spark a big political conversation that I don’t feel like getting into. Having those conversations constantly requires a lot of energy from trans people.” Deven Balsam, a trans man who’s raising three sons, has a masculine appearance and a traditionally female legal name. “Sometimes I just want to cash a check at the bank or get a book from the library, and I have to talk about deep personal issues,” he explains. “But since there’s nothing I can do about it, I’m going to make it as positive and comfortable for everyone as possible.” For the most part, however, those conversations have gone smoothly. “Once you get to meet someone and see that they’re just a regular person, it takes all the mystery and darkness away,” he says. The workplace can present particular challenges. Already working in the community while still a student, Beck, like many other trans people, is concerned about finding a way to live authentically while pursuing a career. Ivy Hill, a transgender activist with the Campaign for Southern Equality, works on employment discrimination issues and education, running clinics, job fairs and resource banks. “The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,” says Hill, “has ruled that not using a person’s pronouns constitutes sexual harassment. People are bringing these cases, and they are winning them.” Language, continues Hill, who also uses “they/them” pronouns, “is very important to all people, but especially for trans folks. Through language, we are affirmed or not affirmed on a daily basis. When people intentionally gender trans people correctly, it
vdaffron@mountainx.com has an impact that changes lives. But on the flip side, if you are questioned in a bathroom, that can really compound the stress in a trans person’s life.” FLUID BOUNDARIES Local social worker Heather Branham counsels transgender clients and their families in Asheville and, remotely, throughout the state. Branham helps families move past the idea that a gender difference is something to be corrected. “People want to find a reason why their loved one is trans, and they want it to be something they can fix,” she says. “So I spend time trying to normalize this gender fluidity, and I point out that not everyone feels comfortable their entire life with the gender they were assigned. It doesn’t mean your loved one was traumatized; they may have been, but it doesn’t have to be. So I try to help people understand that they didn’t do anything wrong.” Even the conventional biological understanding on which gender assumptions are based, Branham maintains, is incorrect. “In our culture, we say people who have this kind of genitalia are men, and people who have this kind of genitalia are women. But it’s not even the case that our genitalia are so easily categorized. We assume that you either have a penis or you have a vagina, and that’s actually not true. Human diversity is much more complicated than that in terms of anatomy, physiology, hormones and all of the things that go into assigned sex. It’s much more complicated than most of us know.” According to the website of the Intersex Society of North America, “A person might be born appearing to be female on the outside but having mostly male-typical anatomy on the inside. Or … born with genitals that seem to be in between the usual male and female types. For example, a girl may be born with a noticeably large clitoris, or lacking a vaginal opening, or a boy may be born with a notably small penis, or with a scrotum that is divided so that it has formed more like labia. Or a person may be born with mosaic genetics, so that some of her cells have XX chromosomes and some of them have XY.” Sometimes, the site notes, “A person isn’t found to have intersex anatomy until she or he reaches the age of puberty, or finds himself an infertile adult, or dies of old
OUT AND ABOUT: Protestors (left to right) Carina, Zach, Flint and C.W. display opposition to HB2 as well as pride in the LGBTQ community. Photo by Able Allen age and is autopsied. Some people live and die with intersex anatomy without anyone (including themselves) ever knowing.” In a July 3 article on female athletes titled “Too Fast To Be Female,” The New York Times Magazine reported that estimates of people with gender variations “vary widely, from one in 5,000 to one in 60, because experts dispute which of the myriad conditions to include and how to tally them accurately.” Branham goes further still, saying, “This organizing principle of gender is something we made up, but we think it’s real, in the same way that we think race is real. Being categorized by these constructs of race and gender has huge implications and impacts on people’s lives, but that doesn’t change the fact that we made it up.” Many families she works with, notes Branham, believe their child’s life would be easier without the added complication of a gender difference. One reason for this, she says, is the lack of good examples in our culture of queer and trans people living thriving, successful lives. “My younger clients tell me they don’t know what it looks like to be a trans adult.”
GENDER CONFUSION Local psychologist Carl Mumpower has a decidedly diferent view. “Gender confusion,” says the former Asheville City Council member, “is a terribly painful reality ... something we should approach from a position of thoughtful care, not social celebration. … Even if you decide to change genders, it’s the beginning of a very arduous journey that for most people doesn’t have a good ending.” On the day of the governor’s May visit, Mumpower helped organize a prayer chain down the mountain from the Western Residence to show support for HB2. “Politically,” he asserts, “the LGBTQ community has gone from trying to right a wrong — namely, the culture’s condemnation and meanness of spirit toward them — to duplicating the model that was aimed against them. They’ve become bullies and judgers, and they are behaving like those they’re accusing of being wrong.” Andrew Sluder, pastor of the Bible Baptist Church in Asheville, also helped organize the prayer chain. For him, it’s a moral issue. “I believe that God makes no mistakes,” he explains, “so I think if God intends
you to be a male, you ought to live as a male. If God intends you to be a woman, you ought to be a woman. There’s a moral wrong in trying to change or modify the gender that God made you.” And morality aside, continues Sluder, “From the common-sense standpoint, when we begin to allow men into women’s bathrooms and women into men’s bathrooms, in my opinion, we’re creating an unsafe environment, especially for women and children.” NO PLACE IN THE WORLD Laura Vance approaches gender issues from several angles. She teaches sociology and gender studies at Warren Wilson College, has worked with trans and other gendernonconforming students for over 20 years, is a lesbian and has a partner whose professional work focuses on LGBTQ issues. Vance uses an alternate pronoun, “per,” which Marge Piercy coined as an abbreviation of “person” in her 1985 novel Woman on the Edge of Time. In studies, 80 percent of trans people report being subject to discrimination and harassment in education, says Vance. About half report verbal
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or other forms of discrimination in such areas as employment, transportation, housing, doctors’ offices and public restrooms. Those high rates of negative experiences, Vance explains, take a shocking toll on transgender people’s mental health. In the Williams Institute’s national research, 41 percent of trans respondents selfreported having attempted suicide. The figure was even higher for those who said they’d experienced rejection or harassment. In the general population, the study noted, the self-reported rate of attempted suicide is 4.6 percent. And even if the broader conversation triggered by HB2 eventually moves society toward greater knowledge and acceptance of trans people, says Vance, “In the meantime, the greatest harm is to children in conservative religious communities who have a trans or gender-nonconforming identity.” Mariel Epstein Olsen, the new director of Warren Wilson College’s Center for Gender and Relationships, says she’s seen firsthand the negative psychological effects of forcing people to conform to stereotypical gender roles. “I’d like to think that by 2016, we can be off this train of telling people, ‘There’s not a space for you in this world.’ That just doesn’t seem like what life is for.” For social worker Heather Branham, one of the most positive outcomes of the discussions surrounding HB2 has been the broad support trans people have received from the community. When the law was first passed, she says, “There was the expectation that no one’s going to come to the aid of trans people, no one’s going to stand up to speak for them; that trans people were easy to bully.” But as the state has experienced significant pushback from the business community, tourists, artists and even the federal government, that belief has proved to be mistaken, says Branham, adding, “I think that was a misjudgment and a miscalculation on the part of the governor, Republican legislators and others who were behind this law.” X
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AT HOME IN ASHEVILLE A report from the Blue Ridge Rollergirls’ last home game of the season
FIVES ALL AROUND: Players for the Wham Bam Thank You Ma’ams trade high fives with audience members before their bout with the Candy Apple Razorblades. Photo by John Piper Watters BY JOHN PIPER WATTERS Walking into a roller derby match for the first time, you might expect to see a melee of flying elbows, stiff-arm clotheslines, eye gouges and bruising fights breaking out like a scene from the 1972 cult classic Kansas City Bomber. But if you spend a little time watching Asheville’s own Blue Ridge Rollergirls — getting to know the community that surrounds them and the atmosphere — it’ll feel more like a summer music festival. I happened to catch the last battle of the season, a bout the BRRG French Broads hosted against the Appalachian Boone Shiners, the roller derby team out of Boone.
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For the newly initiated, the cluster of bodies bottlenecked at any given moment of play, along every contour of the oval track, is reminiscent of every traffic jam you never wanted to be stuck in. Witnessing this confusion and commotion, I empathized with the many football-illiterate, unable to make sense of the brawling masses on the playing field. However, after doing a bit of onthe-fly field research (I asked the guy beside me what was going on), I discovered the basic tenet of the sport: prevent the quick and determined jammer (sporting a starred helmet) for the opposing team from lapping one’s own team, while at the same time attempting to part the waters of the other team’s defenses
to allow your own jammer to break through the blockade and score points. Blockers on defense lock arms to fortify their positions and prevent passage, while blockers on the offensive create a wedge in front of their jammer and function like a cowcatcher on the front of a locomotive, dashing the other team’s defenders to the wayside. At halftime — while the Beastie Boys’ “Girls” blasted from the U.S. Cellular Center’s massive speaker system, kids on the sidelines launched rubber ducks toward center court in an effort to win a prize — I took the opportunity to speak with some of the players and fans. I learned that Blue Ridge Roller Girls is actually a 501(c)3 from Hope Occhipinti, aka Hopi-Wan, who’s been involved with roller derby for several years and a player for BRRG since 2013. She told me that she and her teammates — nurses, paralegals, web developers, vet techs and interior designers by day — basically run BRRG like a business. Team policies, she added, require each member to perform a service like marketing, fundraising or public relations to support the team and the league. Occhipinti also told me that the team donates a portion of its profits to various charities including Brother Wolf (www. bwar.org) and Girls Rock (www. girlsrockasheville.org). Saturday night’s featured charity was the Western North Carolina Aids Project (www.wncap.org). Players pay monthly dues, and the team is always looking for support, especially suitable space to practice. While the second half of play commenced, I struck up a conversation with Chad Boyd, a former roller derby coach who came to Asheville for the weekend to catch some action. What attracted him to
roller derby was the fast pace and the excitement the sport generates. He loved coaching, an experience that gave him a lot of leadership experience and helped him “grow as a person tremendously.” The sport experienced a revival in the early 2000s, and by the middle of that decade, leagues began forming all over the country, Boyd said. The United Leagues Coalition brought the various groups together, soon morphing into the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (www.wftda.com). Today there are hundreds of teams all over the world. The night’s main event ended with the French Broads on top 211-180, and the Boone Shiners headed home, but not before both teams skated a lap around the rink to high-five the spectators circled up around its perimeter. The players were all smiles and sportsmanship as Digital Underground implored all in attendance to do “The Humpty Dance.” I opted instead to line up for a $2 pint of Dale’s Pale Ale. You read that right. That’s no typo. In honor of the fans and to celebrate the BRRG’s last home game, several local craft beers on tap were being sold for less than you are likely to see again, a fact that was not lost on some guys in a bachelor party standing in the crowd. The French Broads rolled back to their bench in anticipation of the second half of the doubleheader. The second event was a match between rival teams within the BRRG, a throwback to the team’s origins, when skaters gathered at Carrier Park and scrimmaged among themselves. The Wham Bam Thank You Ma’ams took on the Candy Apple Razorblades, and the atmosphere inside the arena grew even more playful than it had been earlier in the night. Some players donned tutus and other funny accoutrements, while one, known only as “Dawn of the Dead” was made up to
embody her name, a bloody, bug-eyed zombie with bad teeth and a slack jaw hanging from her creepy face. The two teams battled it out, and the crowd cheered them on. One team would score and then the other. By the end of the first half, the score was nearly tied. At halftime, the lights were dimmed to nearly full dark, and the performance troupe Unifire Theater took center stage. Performers brandishing sticks, hula hoops, ropes, torches and batons — all in flames — danced, juggled and spun about center stage as fire whorled around them, tracing their movements, illuminating the darkness, and trailing the performers around the rink. The crowd was transfixed, and I must admit, I was too. The group held the stage for nearly 15 minutes, though it felt like five. When the second half was over, the Candy Apple Razorblades just barely squeaked past the Wham Bam Thank You Ma’ams. Immediately afterward, the players gathered for a group photo, then dispersed to rendezvous with friends and family who had come to see them play. It was here that I met Nicole Orlovitz, aka “Buttercup,” a sixyear veteran of the Rollergirls. She was smiling and crying and a little overwhelmed by all the excitement. Mascara was smeared in the corners of her eyes, and I asked her what the tears were about. She told me that this was her final home game with the team, that her husband works for the Department of Defense and had accepted a job overseas. What was she going to miss the most, I asked, about her time with the Blue Ridge Rollergirls? Through more tears, she told me she would miss her friends, her teammates the most, because this community had become an extension of her family. But then she added that the season was not over, that she would see them in a few weeks in Wichita, Kan., for the
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Division 2 playoffs. After all, the Blue Ridge Rollergirls are ranked No. 55 internationally by the WFTDA, an amazing accomplishment for a band of women from a small town like Asheville. For more information on the history of roller derby, follow this link to download a copy of the critically acclaimed documentary “Hell on Wheels” at avl.mx/2td X
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ANIMALS ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY 761-2001 ext. 315, ashevillehumane.org • SA (7/30), 11am-2pm - Low cost rabies clinic. $10-$20 (cash only). Held at Leicester Community Center, 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester CATAWBA SCIENCE CENTER 243 3rd Ave., NE, Hickory, 322-8169, catawbascience.org • Through (9/5) - “Flutter-By Butterfly Habitat,” exhibit. Admission fees plus $1.
BENEFITS ‘A RASH OF STORIES’ ncstage.org • FRIDAYS through SATURDAYS until (7/31) Proceeds from "A Rash of Stories," theatre adaptations of Ron Rash’s stories, benefit The Downtown Table. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $15-$35. Held at NC Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane LEAF ART DASH 5K theleaf.org/local/artddashasheville/ • SA (7/30), 9am - Proceeds from this race benefit LEAF Schools & Streets. Registration required. $25. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St.
BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER 398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc Free unless otherwise noted. Registration required.
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RECYCLE YOUR OLD CELLPHONE: According to RiverLink, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that American consumers discarded 2.44 million tons of electronic waste in 2016. That number continues to grow as more and more people own smartphones. Until the end of August, RiverLink is offering a cell-phone recycling program as a community service to combat electronic waste and keep phones out of landfills, where they leach dangerous chemicals into the groundwater. The recycling program also acts as a fundraising event for RiverLink’s education and outreach programs, as it receives at least 50 cents for every phone recycled, even if the screen is cracked or the phone is outdated. The RiverLink office is at 170 Lyman St. and cellphones can be dropped off weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information visit riverlink.org. (p. 29)
• WE (7/27), 3-6pm - "e-Commerce Elements for Successful Online Businesses," workshop. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Rd, Candler • WE (8/3), 10am-noon - "Public Contracting for Craft Businesses," class. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler • WE (8/3), 5:30-8:30pm - "How to Start a Nonprofit Entity," class. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler
FARM BEGINNINGS® FARMER TRAINING (pd.) Organic Growers School presents Farm Beginnings® Farmer Training, a 180+ hour, yearlong, farmer-led program designed to help aspiring, new, and expanding farmers plan and launch sustainable farm businesses. Mix of classroom and on-farm. Starts October 2016 in Asheville, NC. Applications due 8/31. organicgrowersschool.org/ farm-beginnings or (828)338-9465.
ASHEVILLE BUSINESS FOR SUCCESS meetup.com/Asheville-Business-For-Success/ • MO (8/1), 6-7:30pm - General meeting with speakers from Banker’s Insurance and Kaylor Accounting. Free to attend. Held at Earth Fare South, 1856 Hendersonville Road
NVC CLASS SERIES/ANGER & FORGIVENESS (pd.) 4-week series with Roberta Wall, certified Nonviolent Communication trainer. steps2peace. com $100. Thursdays 6:30-8:30 September 8,15,22,29 at the Jewish Community Center. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Contact Polly (828) 775-6333. polly.medlicott@gmail.com
MOUNTAIN BIZWORKS 153 S. Lexington Ave., 253-2834, mountainbizworks.org • TH (8/4), 9-10am - "Legal Help for Your Small Biz: Starting a Company (Part I of II)," workshop. Details & scholarships: moriah@mountainbizworks. org. $20/$35 for both sessions. • TH (8/4), 9-10am - "Legal Help for Your Small Biz: Starting a Company (Part I of II)," class. Registration required. $20/$35 both sessions.
CLASSES, MEETINGS & EVENTS 3RD ANNUAL HARVEST CONFERENCE— SAVOR THE ABUNDANCE (pd.) 9/10/16— Presented by Organic Growers School and held at AB Tech Asheville Main Campus. 25+ classes on fall & winter growing, preservation, fermentation, homesteading & self reliance, cooking. $40 by 7/31, $45 after. Organicgrowersschool.org.
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ONE MILLION CUPS OF COFFEE (pd.) WEDNESDAYS, 9am - Asheville’s startup community gathers weekly for presentations by founders of emerging high-growth startup businesses. Run by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. Free coffee, open to the public. RISC Networks, 81 Broadway. www.1millioncups.com/asheville THINK IT, DRAW IT! (pd.) Wednesdays, Aug17 - Sept 21 7-9pm; $100; ages 16+ Learn a foundation of drawing skills and find the depths of your imagination. Students will explore techniques ranging from classical realism to non-objective abstraction. This class is for the beginner or experienced artist. Go to rootsandwingsarts.com for registration. A-B TECH 340 Victoria Road, 398-7900, abtech.edu • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS (8/2) until (8/11), 5:30-8:30pm - "Maximizing Interview Skills," course. Registration: 398-7333. Free.
ASHEVILLE ASPERGER'S ADULTS AND TEENS UNITED meetup.com/aspergersadultsunited/, wncaspergersunited@gmail.com • SA (7/30), 1-4pm - Bowling social event. Open to all ages and abilities. $2 per game/Free shoe rental. Held at Sky Lanes, 1477 Patton Ave. ASHEVILLE CHESS CLUB vincentvanjoe@gmail.com • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-10pm - Weekly meeting with sets provided. All ages welcome. Free. Held at North Asheville Recreation Center, 37 E. Larchmont Road ASHEVILLE MAKERS 207 Coxe Ave., Studio 14, ashevillemakers.org • TUESDAYS, 7-9pm - Open house & meeting. Free. ASHEVILLE SUBMARINE VETERANS ussashevillebase.com, ecipox@charter.net • 1st TUESDAYS, 6-7pm - Social meeting for U.S. Navy submarine veterans. Free to attend. Held at Ryan's Steakhouse, 1000 Brevard Road ASHEVILLE TOASTMASTERS CLUB 914-424-7347, ashevilletoastmasters.com • THURSDAYS, 6:15pm - General meeting. Free. Held at YMI Cultural Center, 39 South Market St. BLUE RIDGE CENTER OF LIFELONG LEARNING 694-1740, brcll.com • TH (8/4) & TH (8/11), 1-3pm - "Become a Better Listener," series class. $40/$30 member. Held in the Patton Building, Room 150. Held at Blue Ridge Community College, 180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock
BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library • TH (7/28), 6-7pm - "Preventing Identity Theft," class presented by OnTrack WNC. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. GOODWILL CAREER TRAINING CENTER 1616 Patton Ave., 298-9023, goodwillnwnc.org/trainingCenters.cfm • WE (7/27), 9am-noon - Healthcare job fair. Free. • TH (7/28), noon-3pm - Appreciation day with raffles and refreshments. Free. HENDERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES 694-6252 • Through WE (9/14) - Open registration for foster parent training classes that will take place THURSDAYS, (9/15) through (10/20), 6-9pm. LAUREL CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD OF AMERICA 686-8298 , egacarolinas.org • TH (8/4), 10am-noon - Monthly meeting with stump work project entitled "Daisy and Red Clover" will be initiated. Free. Held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe ONTRACK WNC 50 S. French Broad Ave., 255-5166, ontrackwnc.org Free unless otherwise noted. Registration required. • TH (7/28), noon-1:30pm - "How to Find Extra Income in Your Day-to-Day Life," workshop. • FR (7/29), noon-1:30pm - "Understanding Credit. Get it. Keep it. Improve it." Class. SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE showingupforracialjustice.org • TUESDAYS, 10am-noon - Educating and organizing white people for racial justice. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Cafe and Books, 610 Haywood Road
DANCE POLE FITNESS AND DANCE CLASSES AT DANCECLUB ASHEVILLE (pd.) Pole dance, burlesque, jazz, funk, exercise dance! 6 Week Intro to Pole Series starts August 3 6 Week Burlesque Chair Dance Series starts August 2. All other classes are drop in. Info: danceclubasheville.com Email: danceclubasheville@gmail.com 828-275-8628 STUDIO ZAHIYA, DOWNTOWN DANCE CLASSES (pd.) Monday 5pm Ballet Wkt 6pm Hip Hop Wkt 7pm Zydeco Hip Hop Fusion 8pm Tap • Tuesday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm Bellydance 2 8pm Bellydance 3 •Wednesday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 5:30pm Hip Hop Wkt 6:30pm Bhangra 7:30pm POUND Wkt 8pm • Thursday 9am Hip Hop Wrkt 7pm West African • Saturday 9:30am Hip Hop Wkt 10 • Sunday 3pm Tap 2 6:30pm Vixen 7:30pm Vixen • $13 for 60 minute classes, Wkt $5. 90 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue. studiozahiya.com :: 828.242.7595 BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library • TH (7/28), 7pm - "Get Your Kicks Clogging!" presentation and demonstration of traditional mountain dance. Free. Held at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester
HENDERSONVILLE STREET DANCING 693.9708, historichendersonville.org • MO (8/1), 7-9pm - Mountain heritage music and dancing featuring Bobby & Blue Ridge Tradition and Southern Connection Cloggers. Free. Held at Hendersonville Visitor Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE cityofhendersonville.org • FR (7/29), 4pm - The grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new extension (Phase Three) of the Oklawaha Greenway to Berkeley Mills Park. Free. Held at the Oklawaha Greenway, Hendersonville
• TH (8/4), 1-5pm - "Makerspace!" Kids activities using everyday materials to create. For ages 7-11. Registration required. $40/$30 members. SPELLBOUND CHILDREN'S BOOKSHOP 640 Merrimon Ave., #204, 708-7570, spellboundchildrensbookshop.com • SATURDAYS, 11am - Storytime for ages 3-7. Free to attend. THE VANISHING WHEELCHAIR 175 Weaverville Highway, Suite L, 645-2941, VanishingWheelchair.org • LAST SATURDAYS, 3pm - “Birthday Magic” magic show for children. $5.
URBAN DHARMA 29 Page Ave., 225-6422 • Last SUNDAYS, 10am - "Meditation for the Young," children's meditation program in conjunction with Jubilee! Community Church. Free. WNC4PEACE wnc4peace.com • Through WE (9/7) - Submissions accepted for Buncombe County students creative works that promote the importance of peacemaking. Categories include: poetry, video, artwork and essays. Entries sent to: wnc4peace@gmail.com. For more information contact: 378-0125. Free.
KIDS ATTIC SALT THEATRE COMPANY 505-2926 • SATURDAYS through (12/31) - Family theater performances. $5. Held at The Magnetic Theatre, 375 Depot St. BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY RANGER PROGRAMS 295-3782, ggapio@gmail.com • TH (7/28), 10:30am - "Children's Hour," with activities, storytelling, traditional games and crafts. For ages 4-12. Held at Cone Manor, MP 294 CATAWBA SCIENCE CENTER 243 3rd Ave., NE Hickory, 322-8169, catawbascience.org • Through (8/28) - "When the Earth Shakes," hands-on interactive exhibit that explore the science of earthquakes, tsunamis, tectonic plates and earthquake engineering. Admission fees apply. CRADLE OF FORESTRY Route 276 Pisgah National Forest, 877-3130, cradleofforestry.org • WEDNESDAYS through (8/10), 10:30am-12:30pm - Junior Forester Program for children 8-12 years old. $4 per child/$2.50 per adult. FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 687-1218, library.hendersoncountync.org • WEDNESDAYS, 10:30am - Family story time. Free. HANDS ON! A CHILDREN'S GALLERY 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 697-8333 • WE (7/27), 1-5pm - "The Science of Art Fabulous Felt," felting activities for ages 7-11. Registration required. $40/$30 members. • TH (7/28), 1-5pm - "Fun with Bots," robot activities for ages 7-11. Registration required. $40/$30 members. • FR (7/29), 10:30am-noon - "Maker Space!" activities using everyday materials to create. For ages 3-6. Registration required. $20/$10 members. • MO (8/1), 1-3pm - “Take Flight!” STEM experiments focusing on force, motion, aerodynamics, weather, and more. For ages 5-11. Free. Held at Sullivan Park, Martin Circle, Hendersonville • WE (8/3), 1-5pm - "Science Olympics!" scientific activities for kids ages 7-11. Registration required. $40/$30 members.
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SMALL VICTORIES: Appalachian Wildlife Refuge hopes to set up a “wildlife 911” office and full-service rehabilitation center to aid injured and abandoned wild animals found in Western North Carolina. Nearly 1,500 such cases were reported to the nonprofit in 2015. Many of the animals are released after receiving care, though this non-native yellow bellied slider hatchling was adopted. Photo courtesy of Appalachian Wild WHAT: Appalachian Wildlife Refuge’s Wild Art 2016 WHERE: Addison Farm Vineyards WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 6, from noon-5 p.m. WHY: Whether from humaninduced injuries or natural challenges like abandonment, hundreds of Western North Carolina’s wild critters turn up each year requiring human intervention to survive. But it’s not always clear where these animals can get help — a problem Appalachian Wildlife Refuge aims to solve. “We’re not going out to find [these animals]. People are running into wildlife, and that is happening more and more,” says the nonprofit’s founder Kimberly Brewster, pointing out an uptick in WNC residents and a local
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proclivity for outdoor exploration. Brewster and Appalachian Wild’s volunteer team, however, have a twopronged plan to become a “central hub” of information and services pertaining to distressed animals. They’ll first open a “wildlife 911” office with triage space for emergency care and transfer services. And a subsequent capital campaign will fund the organization’s ultimate ambition: an expansive, fullservice rehabilitation center. “We have raised over $30,000,” Brewster reports, and proceeds from an upcoming benefit will move Appalachian Wild closer to its initial $150,000 goal. Held at Addison Farms Vineyard, the free event brings together 10 local artists with a focus on landscapes or
animals. Not only will their existing work be displayed for sale, but guests can watch as the artists complete new projects inspired by the scenic surroundings. One painter, Tony Corbitt, will even use the nonprofit’s “wild animal ambassadors” (rescued creatures that can no longer survive in the wild) as his live subjects. Beyond that, attendees can enjoy light refreshments and opt in to a wine tasting for $8. “And we have a raffle,” Brewster adds, listing prizes like art pieces, a gift basket, and a private winery tour and tasting hosted by Addison’s owner and vintner Jeff Frisbee. Visit appalachianwild.org for more information or to purchase advanced raffle tickets ($5 each or five for $20). X
C OMMU N IT Y CA L E N D AR OUTDOORS BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY HIKES 298-5330, nps.gov • FR (7/29), 10am - Blue Ridge Parkway Hike of the Week: “Ancient Waters Around Asheville," easy to moderate 2.5 mile roundtrip hike along the French Broad River floodway. Free. Meet at MP 393.5 BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY RANGER PROGRAMS 295-3782, ggapio@gmail.com • TH (7/28), 7pm - Blue Ridge Parkway Family Night : “Tall Tales to Tell on Trails,” storytelling and journal making event. Registration required: 298-5330 ext. 304. Free. Held at Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center, MP 384 • SA (7/30), 9:30-11am - "Bears!" Ranger presentation about black bears. Free. Held at MP 296 • SA (7/30), 7pm - "Wings of the Night," ranger presentation about owls and bats. Free. Held at Linville Falls Campground Amphitheater, MP 316 GUIDED HISTORY WALKS 545-3179 • SATURDAYS (7/2) through (7/30) - Guided historical walks along Hendersonville’s Main Street. Registration required. $10/Free under 11. Meet at the backdoor to Hendersonville City Hall, 5th Ave. East & King St. LAKE JAMES STATE PARK 6883 N.C. Highway 126, Nebo, 584-7728 • FR (7/29), 9am - "Canoe Excursion," ranger led paddling excursion. Registration required. Free. MOUNTAINTRUE 258-8737, wnca.org • SA (7/30) - "French Broad River Section Paddle." Moderate, class II guided paddle from Ledges to Blanhasset Island. $10/$10 rental. POWDER CREEK TRADITIONAL ARCHERS 100 Old Turnpike Road, Horseshoe, 891-3332, lfbrittain@hotmail.com • SA (7/30), 8am-4pm & SU (7/31), 8am-2pm - "Mountain Rendezvous and Summer Arrow Search." Bowshoot for all traditional archers of all skill levels. $8-$12 shoot fees. RIVERLINK 252-8474, riverlink.org • Through FR (8/12) - Open registration for the "Anything that Floats Parade," that takes place on SA (8/13) as part of RiverFest on the French Broad River. See website for full details. $40/$20 members. THE CRADLE OF FORESTRY 11250 Pisgah Highway, Pisgah Forest, 877-3130 • SA (7/30), 10am-4pm - "Train History Day." Historic photos and presentations about the 1914 Climax logging locomotive. $5.
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SENIORS COUNCIL ON AGING OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, INC. 277-8288, coabc.org • TH (8/4), 2-4pm – “Medicare Choices Made Easy,” class. Free. Held at Pardee Signature Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville
SPIRITUALITY ASHEVILLE INSIGHT MEDITATION (pd.) Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation. Learn how to get a Mindfulness Meditation practice started. 1st & 3rd Mondays. 7pm – 8:30. Asheville Insight Meditation, 175 Weaverville Road, Suite H, ASHEVILLE, NC, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com. 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. OPEN HEART MEDITATION (pd.) New Location 70 Woodfin Pl. Suite 212 Tues. 7-8 PM. Experience the spiritual connection to your heart and the stillness & beauty of the Divine within you. Suggested $5 Love Offering. OpenHeartMeditation.com SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER (pd.) Wednesdays, 10-midnight, Thursdays, 7-8:30pm and Sundays, 10-noon • Meditation and community. Admission by donation. 60 N. Merrimon Ave., #113, (828) 200-5120. asheville.shambhala.org AVALON GROVE 645-2674, avalongrove.org, avalongrove@gmail.com • SU (7/31), 3-4pm - Outdoor Lughnasadh Celtic Christian holiday service. Contact for location and details. Held at a private residence. CENTER FOR ART & SPIRIT AT ST. GEORGE 1 School Road, 258-0211 • SA (7/30), 1-3pm - "Dancing the Labyrinth Workshop." $20.
allimarshall@bellsouth.net • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - N.C. Writer's Network group meeting and networking. Free to attend. Held at Cork & Keg, 86 Patton Ave. CITY LIGHTS BOOKSTORE 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva, 586-9499, citylightsnc.com • FR (7/29), 7pm - NetWest open mic. In collaboration with the North Carolina Writers Network. Sign ups begin at 6:45. Free to attend. • SA (7/30), 3pm - Bob Mustin presents his short story collection, Collateral Damage. Free to attend. MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 254-6734, malaprops.com • WE (7/27), 7pm - Erica Westly presents her book, FASTPITCH: The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made the Game. Free to attend. • TH (7/28), 7pm - Works in Translation Bookclub: War, So Much War by Merce Rodoreda. Free to attend. • SA (7/30), 5pm - Readings from the instructors of Wofford College's "Shared Worlds" program that focuses on speculative fiction. Free to attend. • SA (7/30), 8pm-midnight - Harry Potter launch party and book release with costumes and refreshments. Free to attend. • WE (8/3), 7pm - Barbara J. Taylor presents her novel, All Waiting Is Long. Free to attend. NOVELS & NOVELTIES BOOKSTORE 408 N. Main St., Hendersonville NC, 697-1870, fountainheadbookstore.com • SU (7/31), 11am-5pm - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child release party. Free to attend/Free butterbeer with book purchase.
LITERACY COUNCIL OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY:TUTORING ADULTS (pd.) Information sessions for volunteers interested in tutoring adults in basic literacy skills including reading, writing, math and ESOL on Sept. 21 from 9-10:30am or Sept. 22 from 5:30-7pm at the Literacy Council office. Email volunteers@litcouncil.com for more information. ANAM CARA THEATRE 545-3861, anamcaratheatre.com • FR (7/29), noon-4pm - Volunteer workday. Held at Toy Boat Community Art Space, 101 Fairview Road, Suite B HANDS ON ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE 2-1-1, handsonasheville.org Registration required. • TH (7/28), 11-12:30pm - Volunteer to cook and serve a homemade lunch to the men staying at the ABCCM Veteran's Restoration Quarters. • TH (7/28), 4-6pm - Volunteer to assist with unpacking and pricing merchandise in a fair-trade retail store. • TU (8/2), 6-8pm - Volunteer to help sort and pack food at MANNA Food Bank. HOMEWARD BOUND OF WNC 218 Patton Ave., 258-1695, homewardboundwnc.org • 1st THURSDAYS, 11am - "Welcome Home Tour," tours of Asheville organizations that serve the homeless population. Registration required. Free to attend. For more volunteering opportunities contact mountainx.com/volunteering
facebook.com/storiesonashevillesfrontporch • SATURDAYS through (7/30), 10am - "Cherokee Stories," featuring storyteller Kathi Littlejohn. Free. Held in the courtyard. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 S. Pack Square WNC ASPERGER'S ADULTS UNITED facebook.com/WncAspergersAdultsUnited • Last SATURDAYS, 4pm - Monthly writer's circle. Free to attend. Held at Atlanta Bread Company, 633 Merrimon Ave.
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JUBILEE COMMUNITY CHURCH 46 Wall St., 252-5335, jubileecommunity.org • WE (8/3), 7-8:30pm - Discussion class regarding life purpose. Free.
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BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library • Last WEDNESDAYS through (9/28), 6-7:30pm “Asheville in the 1980s: A Formative Decade As Told By Those Who Shaped It," presentation series sponsored by the Friends of the North Carolina Room. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library - Lord Auditorium, 67 Haywood St.
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35BELOW 35 E. Walnut St., 254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • TH (7/28), 7:30pm - "Listen to This," dog themed storytelling event. $15.
buncombecounty.org/Governing/Depts/Parks/ • Through SU (7/31) - Open registration for fall adult kickball leagues. Registration information: jay.nelson@ buncombecounty.org. $40.
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MAKE THE PAIN GO AWAY Asheville practitioners help relieve chronic pain
PINPOINTING HEALING: Acupuncturist Lisa Sherman treats Amanda Springsteen using the Yintang technique. The acupuncture point switches on the relaxation response via the parasympathetic nervous system. Photo courtesy of Lisa Sherman
BY KATE LUNDQUIST kvlundo@gmail.com Imagine being told by doctors that, even though you are in your 20s, you have an old man’s body and must accept that you are always going to be in pain. This was the case for Adam Bradshaw, now 30. “Pain eats you up day in and day out and becomes overwhelming, and when you don’t know how to stand outside of it a little bit, it just controls you,” Bradshaw says. What are the challenges and the options for Asheville-area patients?
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“Clearly there is overprescribing of pain medication in our country, and it can go from opioids to heroin addiction,” says Bradshaw. “About every doctor I saw was glad to write me a prescription for pain meds, but I thought, ‘No, I want to try other avenues.’” He consulted with Asheville practitioners for Chinese medicine, herbal remedies, acupuncture and psychotherapy. Bradshaw’s not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1.5 billion people worldwide suffer from chronic pain, and the rate of overdose deaths involving opioids has increased by 200 percent since 2000. In February, President Barack Obama
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proposed $1.1 billion in new funding to address epidemic abuse of heroin and prescription opioids. In a July 1 Huffington Post blog, American Nurses Association President Pamela Cipriano wrote, “We must promote alternative treatments, including physical and occupational therapy, acupuncture, mindfulness and other holistic approaches, [even though] many of these alternative treatments, which a nurse might recommend for pain management, are not covered by insurance companies to the extent that drugs are, if at all.” Will Hamilton, an Asheville psychologist, chronic pain educator and owner of Be Health AVL, says, “The
problem is that 10-15 percent of the population have chronic pain, and there is a good chance they will be on medication for years.” He points to three types of nonmedication treatment: manipulative therapies (massage, physical therapy, acupuncture), movement-based approaches (like walking or gentle yoga) and stress management. “Most primary care providers are very welltrained in acute pain management, for which opiate analgesics generally work very well,” says Hamilton. “However, chronic pain management is its own subspecialty … with aspects of anesthesiology, psychiatry, neurology and physical medi-
cine.” And managing some patients — such as those with histories of addiction — can be remarkably difficult when relying solely on medication, Hamilton says. “Many patients feel unable to perform any activity due to their level of pain, and they often want medications that can help them function better,” he says. Under new CDC guidelines that require lower doses of medication for chronic pain patients, medical providers may not always be able to comply with patient requests for more medicine, Hamilton continues. He hopes to address some of these challenges in an upcoming eightweek program that will focus on pacing, education and mindfulness as alternative approaches for chronic pain management (see “Chronic Pain Group” for full details). Program collaborators include Libby Hinsley, physical therapist and director of the therapeutic yoga program at the Asheville Yoga Center, and acupuncturist Lisa Sherman. “The [program’s] group setting is important,” says Hinsley, who will lead yoga-therapy sessions. “Manual physical therapy can be helpful, but with chronic pain [patients] need to do movement for themselves.” Hamilton also mentions pacing and breathing exercises, combined with mindfulness techniques, as program highlights. “We will look at the pain instead of reacting to it,” he says. Sherman offers acupuncture in the series. “The needles can ‘hack’ the nervous system,” she says. “Putting fine needles in the ear stimulates the vagus nerve, the primary nerve of the body’s parasympathetic nervous system, and this switches on the relaxation response and switches off pain centers in the brain.” She notes that acupuncture is now widely used in the American military and some emergency rooms as an alternative to opioid painkillers, which can have negative side effects, such as addiction. One of Sherman’s longtime patients, Sharon Gordon, says, “The funny thing is, I see how people can become attached to [medication].” She was recently prescribed oxycodone after knee surgery. “It not only relieves the pain but also gives you an energy boost, and you know when it starts wearing off,” says Gordon. “You feel like you need to take a nap.” She has turned to massage, acupuncture and meditation to help manage chronic pain and stay off medication.
Clinical psychologist Lori Johnston works directly with patients to help them reduce their use of pain meds. “All of the research we see now is definitely pointing to the fact that integrative or combined interventions are what work best,” says Johnston, who is acting director of the Veterans Integrative Pain Management program at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville. “I bring ... coping strategies and positive self-talk. [The VA] also offers acupuncture and physical therapy. We offer a lot of tools in their toolbox, not just medication.” Cutting back on opioids is a stress factor that behavioral therapy helps to manage, says Johnston. She and her team encourage patients to identify behavioral changes by using statements such as “I am doing better because of ‘x.’” She cites a few examples, including, “I must be feeling better because I got out of the house every day this week,” or “I haven’t isolated, and I am focusing on more pleasant and positive experiences.” Pain doesn’t have to be the controlling factor in one’s daily life, Johnston says. Yet, many patients whose doctors reduce or eliminate their pain medications don’t understand why; they’re angry, especially those who have been on them for 20 years or more, says Johnston. A VA class about anatomy and pain conditions can help. A clinical nurse specialist leads the program, she says. By the end of one recent class, three vets were practicing tai chi, one had joined a mindfulness-based cognitive processing group, and another veteran was finally able to go fly-fishing for the first time in years. “They come in thinking [that] only surgeries and medications are possible and then begin opening up to these new possibilities for pain management,” says Johnston. “It is impressive when you start to see change.” Derek Kasten, pediatric chiropractor and owner of One Love Chiropractic, says increased spinal mobility can alleviate pain. “Ninety percent of brain function comes from mobility in the spine,” he says. “If the spine moves well, it stimulates function within brain and body.” Alignment moves the person into the parasympathetic nervous system and out of sympathetic overdrive, which exhausts the body, says Kasten. Both children and adults benefit. “Finding and removing the cause of the physical or emotional pain or releasing the interference that the stress has caused
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W ELLNESS C ALENDAR is the key, not just covering it up with a pill,” he says. “Pain is a way the body is telling you something is not right, and we can overthink and diagnose something, like we think it could be a slipped disc or bulge, but the majority of people I see have chronic issues,” Kasten says. “When you are in pain, you want a quick fix. You want something to break the cycle of the negative feedback loop,” he says. “Drugs … are a quick fix, but are never a long-term correction.” Reducing pain frees up the energy that’s “going to pain and limitations” and helps the immune system, Kasten continues. “It’s amazing what the body can do,” he says. Bradshaw agrees. “I knew I needed to listen to my body. It was trying to tell me something. The goal of these [chronic pain management] programs is to isolate it and lower the pain enough [so that] it doesn’t scream at you anymore.” X
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SUPPORT GROUPS ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS & DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES adultchildren.org • Visit mountainx.com/support for full listings. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS • For a full list of meetings in WNC, call 2548539 or aancmco.org ASHEVILLE WOMEN FOR SOBRIETY 215-536-8026, womenforsobriety.org • THURSDAYS, 6:30-8pm – Held at YWCA of Asheville, 185 S French Broad Ave. ASPERGER'S TEENS UNITED facebook.com/groups/AspergersTeensUnited • For teens (13-19) and their parents. Meets every 3 weeks. Contact for details. BRAINSTORMER’S COLLECTIVE 254-0507, puffer61@gmail.com • 1st THURSDAYS, 6-7:30pm - Led by brain injury survivors for brain injury survivors and supporters. Held at Kairos West Community Center, Haywood Road, Asheville
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CARING FOR THE SOUL 581-0080 • 1st MONDAYS, 5:30pm Support for people with mental illness diagnosis and/or family members and loved ones. Meets in the brick house behind the church. Held at Black Mountain United Methodist Church, 101 Church St., Black Mountain CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS 398-8937 • WEDNESDAYS, 7-8pm & SATURDAYS, 11am – Held at First Congregational UCC of Asheville, 20 Oak St. • FRIDAYS, 5:30pm - Held at First United Methodist Church of Waynesville, 556 S. Haywood, Waynesville • TUESDAYS 7:30pm - Held at Asheville 12-Step Recovery Club, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Suite G4 DEBTORS ANONYMOUS debtorsanonymous.org • MONDAYS, 7pm - Held at First Congregational UCC of Asheville, 20 Oak St. DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE 367-7660, depressionbipolarasheville.com • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm & SATURDAYS, 4pm – Held at 1316-C Parkwood Road FOOD ADDICTS ANONYMOUS 423-6191 or 301-4084 • THURSDAYS, 6pm - Held at St. George's Episcopal Church, 1 School Road • SATURDAYS, 11am- Held at Asheville 12-Step Recovery Club, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Suite G4 FOUR SEASONS COMPASSION FOR LIFE 233-0948, fourseasonscfl.org • THURSDAYS, 12:30pm - Grief support group. Held at SECU Hospice House, 272 Maple St., Franklin • TUESDAYS, 3:30-4:30pm Grief support group. Held at Four Seasons - Checkpoint, 373 Biltmore Ave. GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS gamblersanonymous.org • THURSDAYS, 6:45pm - 12-step meeting. Held at Basillica of St. Lawrence, 97 Haywood St. HAYWOOD COUNTY COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS 400-6480 • 1st THURSDAYS - Support group for families who have lost a child of any age. Held at Long's Chapel United Methodist Church, 175 Old Clyde Road, Waynesville HEART SUPPORT 274-6000 • 1st TUESDAYS, 2-4pm - For individuals living with heart failure. Held at Asheville Cardiology Associates, 5 Vanderbilt Drive
INFERTILITY SUPPORT GROUP resolveasheville@gmail.com • 1st THURSDAYS, 6:30-8pm Held at Earth Fare South, 1856 Hendersonville Road LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP 386-801-2606 • TUESDAYS, 6:30-8pm - For adults managing the challenges of life limiting illnesses. Held at Secrets of a Duchess, 1439 Merrimon Ave. MEN OF DIVERSITY MEETUP • TU (8/2), 7-8:30pm - Fire circle and support group for men of color and men of Native heritage. Contact for location. MINDFULNESS AND 12 STEP RECOVERY avl12step@gmail.com • WEDNESDAYS, 7:30-8:45pm Mindfulness meditation practice and 12 step program. Held at Asheville 12-Step Recovery Club, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Suite G4 MISSION HEALTH FAMILY GROUP NIGHT 213-9787 • 1st TUESDAYS, 5:30pm - For caregivers of children with social health needs or development concerns. Held at Mission Reuter Children's Center, 11 Vanderbilt Park Drive OUR VOICE 44 Merrimon Ave., Suite 1, 2520562, ourvoicenc.org • Ongoing drop-in group for female identified survivors of sexual violence. OVERCOMERS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 665-9499 • WEDNESDAYS, noon-1pm - Held at First Christian Church of Candler, 470 Enka Lake Road, Candler OVERCOMERS RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP rchovey@sos-mission.org • MONDAYS, 6pm - Christian 12-step program. Held at SOS Anglican Mission, 1944 Hendersonville Road OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS • Regional number: 277-1975. Visit mountainx.com/support for full listings. RECOVERING COUPLES ANONYMOUS recovering-couples.org • MONDAYS 6pm - For couples where at least one member is recovering from addiction. Held at Foster Seventh Day Adventists Church, 375 Hendersonville Road REFUGE RECOVERY 225-6422, refugerecovery.org • FRIDAYS, 7-8:30pm & SUNDAYS, 6-7:30pm - Held at Urban Dharma, 29 Page Ave. • TUESDAYS, 7pm - Held at Shambhala Meditation Center, 60 N Merrimon Ave., #113
SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS saa-recovery.org/Meetings/ UnitedStates • MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS, 6pm - Held at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 789 Merrimon Ave. • SUNDAYS, 7pm - Held at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. SHIFTING GEARS 683-7195 • MONDAYS, 6:30-8pm - Groupsharing for those in transition in careers or relationships. Contact for location.
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SUICIDE SURVIVORS GROUP 357-7072 • TUESDAYS (6/28) through (8/16), 5:30-7pm - For people who have lost friends or family members to suicide. Held at Access Family Services, 1100 Ridgefield Blvd., Suite 190 SUNRISE PEER SUPPORT VOLUNTEER SERVICES facebook.com/Sunriseinasheville • TUESDAYS through THURSDAYS, 1-3pm - Peer support services for mental health, substance abuse and wellness. Held at Kairos West Community Center, Haywood Road, Asheville SUPPORTIVE PARENTS OF TRANSKIDS spotasheville@gmail.com • 4th WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - For parents to discuss the joys, transitions and challenges of parenting a transkid. Held at First Congregational UCC of Asheville, 20 Oak St. T.H.E. CENTER FOR DISORDERED EATING 337-4685, thecenternc.weebly.com • 1st MONDAYS, 5:30pm Teaches parents, spouses & loved ones how to support individuals during eating disorder treatment. Held in the Sherill Center at UNCA • WEDNESDAYS, 7-8pm – Adult support group, ages 18+. Held in the Sherill Center at UNCA
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US TOO OF WNC 273-7689, wncprostate@gmail.com • 1st TUESDAYS, 7pm - Prostate cancer support forum for men, caregivers and family. Held at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. WIDOWS IN NEED OF GRIEF SUPPORT 356-1105, meditate-wnc.org • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Peer support group for anyone who has survived the death of their spouse, partner, child or other closed loved one. Registration required. Held at The Meditation Center, 894 E. Main St., Sylva
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CHANGING THE GAME Nutty Buddy Collective aims to transform local agriculture
THESE NUTS: Workers help out in the Nutty Buddy Collective orchard. The collective has planted young pecan, walnut, apple, quince, aronia and pawpaw trees and shrubs on land in the Leicester community. Photo courtesy of Nutty Buddy Collective
BY JOSH O’CONNER josh.oconner@gmail.com For founder Bill Whipple, the Nutty Buddy Collective represents the culmination of a lifetime of work in sustainable agriculture. Founded in 2014, the pioneering group is exploring alternative ways to conserve land and cultivate food. As a commercial orchardist with 30 years’ experience, Whipple understands how to recognize and effectively utilize resources to create new options for food produc-
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tion. He’s organized fruit lovers and community activists in support of edible parks. And using the expertise garnered from his commercial, chemical-free pear operation in West Virginia, he started Barkslip’s Fruit School in 2006 to show participants how to work in partnership with fruitand nut-bearing plants. Through those endeavors, Whipple came in contact with like-minded souls, including his four partners in Nutty Buddy: Tom Celona, Justin Holt, Greg Mosser and Ramin Sadeghian. These men share a vision of land as something more than just
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a real estate investment — and an understanding of what taking the long view can mean for transforming the agricultural sector. NUTS AND BOLTS Besides diversifying the food system, says Whipple, perennial agriculture creates impacts that carry over from year to year. It starts with identifying underutilized parcels. The key is negotiating agreements that give farmers who may be rich in ideas and dedication
but short on cash long-term access to the land, while ensuring a fair (if unorthodox) return for the property owner. This opens the door to planting nut- and fruit-bearing trees that may take up to 15 years before they start producing a marketable product. The for-profit collective’s goal is to create an agricultural model that’s accessible to anyone who’s passionate enough to commit to and work with it. The template, notes Whipple, creates a marriage between property owners who want their land preserved and are willing to look beyond quick returns, and folks who want to venture into agriculture but lack access to the land they need. By focusing on private rather than public land, the collective dodges bureaucratic hurdles and the inevitable discouragement as projects stall while waiting for official permission to proceed. Conservation-minded landowners sign 99-year lease agreements, with options for renewal. The leases are tied to the property, not the owner. Within the collective, each member has an equal number of shares, which are structured so that no one person can take control of the business, and eventually, the collective won’t be beholden to the original members. This ensures the organization’s sustainability and ability to adapt to future conditions. As a legal mechanism, the leaseholds are far simpler than more conventional options such as conservation easements. Nutty Buddy’s website includes a leasehold template that can be downloaded and tailored for use in other areas, making it easier and cheaper to set up such an arrangement. Currently, the collective is working with two local landowners, focusing on hickory, black walnut, chestnut, hazelnut, pawpaw, aronia berry, elderberry, cider apple and perry pear while working to spread the word and gain access to more land. And though the preferred plantings require a long-term vision and ample patience, Whipple stresses
the various financial incentives these leaseholds provide for preserving agricultural property, starting with the large potential profit margin. Landowners receive an agreed-upon share of either the crop or the profits; in addition, they may qualify for tax reductions or deferments. The agreements can also enhance property values. The minimum size parcel the collective can work with is a half-acre; the closer to Asheville a potential plot is, the smaller it can be. The arrangement also works with different types of land. Nutty Buddy, notes Whipple, has access to a variety of tree species that have been genetically selected to maximize output in specific situations: riparian fruits in flood plains, for example, or orchards within hay and pasture areas. PASSIONATE PARTNERS Whipple’s previous projects gradually connected him with a core group of people who were passionate enough to volunteer on projects aimed at reforming our food system. Barkslip’s Fruit School, for example, inspired The Buncombe Fruit and Nut Club, which bills itself as “an all-volunteer club dedicated to caring for the edible parks of Asheville, N.C., and planting fruit and nut trees in public places.” Whipple spearheaded the creation of such edible parks within West Asheville Park and Magnolia Park in Montford. But where edible parks produce goods for free public consumption, Nutty Buddy aims to create marketable agricultural products. And in the process of developing those parks, Whipple met dedicated individuals who were willing to postpone their own immediate gain for
seven or more years — working day jobs in the meantime — in order to create a sustainable long-term business model. The collective’s members share work, investment and profit in an attempt to emulate the way forests naturally work, creating productive agricultural endeavors that are regenerative, interdependent, stable, lowinput and nonexploitative. Going forward, Nutty Buddy expects to draw on the community for resourc-
es and support as needed, building relationships in a variety of contexts. The North Asheville Tailgate Market, says Whipple, is one opportunity for direct sales. Another future sales channel, he explains, will be chefs and restaurants looking to offer more locally produced food. And once the local appetite for Nutty Buddy’s products has been met, Whipple also sees mail order as an option. As the collective continues to spread the word about its model and
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mission, Whipple hopes more interested landowners will step up. In the meantime, he notes, the folks the collective is currently working with “are our fairy godparents: By their grace do we go. They share our vision and have been very supportive. They want to see us succeed.” But while Whipple appreciates these landlords’ generosity, he also calls the arrangement a “perfect marriage if there are good prenups: Everyone wins.” X
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ASHEVILLE GREEN DRINKS ashevillegreendrinks.com • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Eco-presentations, discussions and community connection. Free. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place RIVERLINK 170 Lyman St., 252-8474 ext.11, • Through WE (8/31), 8am-5pm - Cell phones are collected regardless of condition or age for proper recycling.
550-3459 • WE (8/3), 10:30-11am - "Go Green with Moss," presentation by Annie Martin, author of The Magical World of Moss Gardening. Free. Held at Asheville Botanical Gardens, 151 W.T. Weaver Blvd. MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION 265 Test Farm Road, Waynesville, 684-3562 ext. 257, • TH (7/28), 8:30am - "Alternative Crops and Organics Research Tour and Biodynamic Workshop." $10 workshop/Free for tour.
FARM & GARDEN PRACTICAL NATURAL BUILDING INTENSIVE AND ECO-HOMESTEAD TOUR WITH WILD ABUNDANCE (pd.) Monday-Friday, August 1-5, Learn to transform your land lot into an abundant permaculture paradise. Maximize productivity, functionality & beauty. Info & details: 7757052, wildabundance.net
WNC SIERRA CLUB 251-8289, wenoca.org • WE (8/3), 7pm - "Pollinator Conscious (PC) Landscaping: How Gardeners Can Save the World," presentation by Bee City’s Phyllis Stiles. Free. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place
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BONA FIDE: Authenticity in cuisine is a construct, says chef Meherwan Irani, pictured in the pantry at his downtown Indian restaurant Chai Pani. “It is a moment in time or an experience that you try to freeze and then somehow reconstruct in a completely new environment, and it’s hard,” he says. Photo by Cindy Kunst
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The television’s muted, but the silenced mouths of the pundits flap on above the BBC logo on the screen at the other end of the room. You can still smell the fresh floors and drywall in my host’s new Asheville home as Ephraim Dean (or “Iffy,” as he always introduces himself) ushers me to a seat at the family’s table and starts filling a plate with food. It’s late, and his wife and kids have already gone to bed,
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but fortunately he’s kept some leftovers heated up. “So we basically made chicken tikka, which is grilled chicken on skewers. That’s all chicken tikka is,” he says, scooping a heaping pile onto a plate before flopping a few pillowy pieces of naan on top. I’ve come to his home seeking something elusive that’s both a flavor and a principle. It’s a concept, but it also has a specific feeling, and sometimes even a taste. What I’m searching for is the thing that actually makes something — a drink, a dish, a meal, anything — authentic.
FOOD HAPPENS “In the West, chicken tikka is like a curry dish, which is completely not true,” says Dean, passing me a bowl of homemade raita. “A bunch of Indian and Pakistani people in Britain took the chicken pieces from the grill and just cooked it in a sauce, so tikka masala was essentially invented in Glasgow, Scotland. Which is funny, because everyone thinks of that as the quintessential Indian dish.”
You’d think there’d be no better place to pin down the definition of authentic cultural cuisine than in the kitchen of a Pakistani immigrant who happens to be a very good cook, but what he says only seems to confirm my suspicions: Authenticity is bulls**t. “The next day, I take whatever is left of the grilled chicken, I make a sauce with it,” he says. It’s spicy and packed with a dozen flavors, each unfolding a little more as you eat. Garlic, ginger, cilantro, tomato, turmeric, masala, pepper, yogurt and lemon juice. But this is not some ageold traditional dish: It’s how a person — not a chef, but someone who grew up steeped in Indian and Pakistani cooking techniques — dresses up his leftovers after grilling out. “There’s always a point of origin,” says Dean, “and whatever happens from there, happens: It just branches out. I think Wendy even prefers it when I make it this way to when it comes fresh off the grill.” In Lahore, his hometown, continues Dean, “There’s one guy in town that is considered the guy to get this dish. It’s called Bhatti Tikka House. You go there because he’s the one. But in Pakistan, [trademark] laws are just completely overlooked, so 10 other tikka shops opened up next to him. And the one next to him literally translates as ‘The Real Bhatti Tikka House.’ And they’ll all tell you that they are the authentic one. So it’s not even authentic when you get it over there!” THE VINDALOO BOOGALOO “When it comes to cuisine, in particular, I’ve come to realize that authenticity is a construct,” says James Beard Award-nominated chef Meherwan Irani. “It is a moment in time or an experience that you try to freeze and then somehow reconstruct in a completely new environment, and it’s hard. “It’s not real: It’s virtual,” continues Irani, who co-owns Chai Pani. Lack of authenticity is a common complaint made by reviewers of ethnic restaurants on sites like Yelp and Trip Advisor. In her scathing review of Chai Pani, for example, one Yelper named Tanyaa C. went so far as to write: “The concept is good, but they don’t serve authentic Indian food. ... Customers like me, who are well aware of Indian authentic food, will feel disappointed.” A strange thing to say about a place that’s spent countless hours and months training its chefs and even traveling with them in
India to learn the ropes; a place where you’ll typically see at least a dozen Indian diners in traditional clothing. “You can argue for days about the most authentic vindaloo: Should it have potatoes in it? Should it not?” Irani points out. “But I think — hang on, time out — that entire dish was introduced by the Portuguese 500 years ago. If we’re focused on authenticity being this idea of something not changing, then in that case vindaloo isn’t an authentic Indian dish at all! So whether you take that long view or whether it’s a guy who comes to Asheville six years ago and decides to start changing the way he makes Indian street food, it’s all the same, man. Indian cuisine is not a monolith: Our regional differences are more extreme than even the regional differences in Europe, for example.” GRANDMA’S DUMPLINGS “We get the question all the time: Is it authentic Asian cuisine? I don’t know. It’s authentic to us,” says Gan Shan Station owner and chef Patrick O’Cain, whose often-praised menu serves up regionally grown ingredients put together with traditional Asian techniques. He, too, has spent time traveling and learning throughout Asia. “It’s authentic to what we do and to our restaurant. But it may not be authentic to someone who had this dish that their grandmother made in China — which is also not the same ‘authentic’ as the person who lived right down the street in China and how their grandmother makes it. I’ve found that real authenticity is only valuable to the individual. You can be authentic to what you do individually, to yourself, but ‘authentic’ as a general term, I don’t think it exists. It’s a meaningless word.” Food Republic writer Matt Rodbard, co-author of the cookbook Koreatown with New York City chef Deuki Hong, says, “Korean food
is rooted in tradition, and there’s a lot of Korean flavors that we use in America, but we’re 6,000 miles from Korea.” Rodbard, who also wrote a guide to New York’s Koreatown, has become something of an authority on Korean enclaves in the U.S. “But to say that someone’s food is authentic is to say that it’s the purest form of that cuisine, and that is total bulls**t. It’s a lazy crutch that food writers, journalists and Yelpers use, because we think we know what that means, but it isn’t pushing the conversation forward.” Unquestionably, there are traditions in the ways we cook. And for many of us raised on a particular cuisine, those techniques and preparation methods are etched into our DNA. But the traditions and the taste are still profoundly personal, and more often than not, it was never the specific style of dumpling that made your grandmother’s chicken and dumplings so authentic: It was your grandmother who did that. “The real issue is for people who grew up in a culture and then left it,” Dean maintains. “For me, it’s when you get to the point where you’re just homesick and you start craving stuff. It’s always missing something, and part of it is just being very nostalgic. “There was a time when you were younger when you would just go out for something, and that experience just doesn’t translate elsewhere. So even if they make it good enough, the most they can do is bring you back a little bit, and then you’re back here again. But, honestly, it’s worth it, because just for a little while, it’s really cool.” And then you’re back at the beginning — at the start of the search for that spark that made you feel authentic, that made something feel real. X
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“Aller Anfang ist schwer.” (All beginnings are hard.) — German proverb When Gudrun CasperLeinenkugel and her group of managing partners began planning the Patton Public House in July 2013, they had no inkling of the many twists and detours the road to opening would take. Their chosen location, the building that for decades housed the Barbecue Inn on Patton Avenue, needed work. Many of the 60-year-old structure’s main operating systems required repairs or complete overhaul to bring them up to code. It took six months just to get the first electrical permit, but, eventually, just shy of the three-year anniversary of the project’s inception, Patton Public House quietly launched in June. And finally, after weathering a mid-July staffing crisis caused by problems with a payroll company, the restaurant celebrated its grand opening on July 23. Casper-Leinenkugel is no stranger to hard work. “I’ve been working since I was 13,” she says, but she wasn’t mowing lawns, delivering papers or baby-sitting. “I owned a laundromat. I had to learn how to run the business and fix the machines. It was a good learning experience.” Since then, she has opened six restaurants and bars across the country. Casper-Leinenkugel, whose family operates Wisconsin’s Leinenkugel Brewing Co., grew up splitting her time between living in Germany and on the northern border of Wisconsin and Minnesota. The idea for Patton Public House was inspired by the comfort food and beer supplied by the European public houses she grew up with. “We’re actually trying to bring back what a public house used to be,” says Casper-Leinenkugel. “In the early 1930s and ’40s, England took over the public house name and just called it the pub,” she explains. “It became synonymous with these little hole-in-the-wall bars. But public houses used to be what the name insinuated — a public house. It’s a place for friends, family and neighbors to come and spend the day. They would spend all day social-
izing, sitting outside playing horseshoes or other games.” With this model in mind, CasperLeinenkugel is setting up the space’s back patio with cornhole, a giant chess board, giant Jenga and an area for live music. “[It’s] just a place where you can come have a good meal, a few drinks, bring the kids or the dog and really relax. We’re not interested in a turnandburn experience,” she says. The restaurant offers a fairly diverse sampling of European pub food with plenty of German favorites. But patrons unfamiliar with German fare shouldn’t let the umlauts on the menu hold them back. “People love the pierogies,” says Casper-Leinenkugel. “And the fish and chips are just like you would find in Europe. We have had several folks who were stationed in Europe visit and tell us it’s just like they remember it.” She also recommends the shepherd’s pie and sauerbraten (a traditional German pot roast that’s marinated for 10 days), and she says the schwein-käse, a sausage-cheese dip, is a popular appetizer to share. And then there are the Reuben fritters, which feature all the ingredients of a Reuben — the sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and finely chopped corned beef — rolled up in bread crumbs, battered and deep-fried into a fritter. “I like them better than the actual sandwich,” says Casper-Leinenkugel. “It’s like the best part of a Reuben in every bite.” Vegetarian options are available, too, such as an eggplant-based schnitzel. And what would a public house be without beer? The Patton Public House currently offers 89 beers — 23 on tap, with 17 at the main bar and six at the back bar, plus more than 70 varieties in bottles. The plan is to eventually offer a total of 120 types of beer. The reason for the extensive beer selection is a European public house tradition called Drink the Wall. “It’s a typical tradition throughout the public houses of Germany, Ireland,
PUBS REDUX: Patton Public House serves traditional pub fare, with a focus on the cuisine of Germany and Eastern Europe. “We’re actually trying to bring back what a public house used to be,” says owner Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel. Photo by Cindy Kunst Belgium and the Netherlands,” explains Casper-Leinenkugel. Customers who participate in Drink the Wall receive one of 100 numbered 20-ounce mugs and a matching key chain. When the customer presents the key chain, the mug is retrieved and filled with the next beer in the progression, with the goal of eventually sampling everything in stock. The mug-holder must drink at least two-thirds of each beer ordered for it to apply to the wall tally. On top of getting 4 ounces more than the typical 16-ounce pour, Drink the Wall participants have their names listed on the Patton Public House website and on a plaque at the bar. “We have a whole list of imports that most people would never ever try without having the opportunity through a club like this,” CasperLeinenkugel points out. Bands and activities are scheduled every weekend, and guests are encouraged to bring their furry friends — as long as they are on a leash and well-behaved — to enjoy the large back patio area. “We even have a doggy potty, an area we fenced
off in the back for people to walk their dogs if they’re staying for a while and fill up their water bowl,” she says. “We tried to think of everything.” X
WHAT Patton Public House WHERE 1341 Patton Ave. WHEN 11 a.m.-11 p.m. SundayWednesday, 11 a.m.-2 a.m. ThursdaySaturday, closed Monday HOW MUCH Prices are $4-$8 for soups, salads and appetizers; $6-$9 for burgers and sandwiches and $10-$18 for entrées. Kids menu items are $3-$5. DETAILS pattonpublichouse.com
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Thursday Night Throwdown at Vortex Doughnuts
Admission to watch the event is free. Those interested in competing can sign up at the door for $5. There is no preregistration. For details, contact Vortex at gm@vortexdoughnuts.com. SOUTH ASHEVILLE EARTH FARE’S GRAND REOPENING South Asheville’s Earth Fare store will celebrate recent renovations and changes with a grand reopening event on Friday, July 29. The ribbon will be cut at 6:45 a.m., and the first 100 people to enter the store when it opens at 7 a.m. will have a chance to win up to $500 worth of free groceries. Also during the event, local vendors including Smiling Hara Tempeh, Madison County Pot Pie, Warhorse, Dolci Di Maria, Green Man Brewery and Wicked Weed Brewing will offer samples. Live demos will be going on, as well. In addition to a refreshed floor plan, the store’s Heirloom Cafe has transitioned to an all-organic menu and the location is now the only Earth Fare in the country to offer local beer and wine on tap for shoppers. The South Asheville Earth Fare is at 1856 Hendersonville Road. The ribbon will be cut for the grand reopening at 6:45 a.m. Friday, July 29. Doors open at 7 a.m. For details, visit earthfare.com. SEASON’S AT HIGHLAND LAKE’S SUMMER CHEF’S TASTING
JAVA ART: Local coffee lovers can watch their favorite baristas go head to head during the Thursday Night Throwdown latte art competition at Vortex Doughnuts. The event will also feature beer from Burial Beer Co., music and, of course, doughnuts. Photo by Sam Moody In 2008, Atlanta’s Octane Coffee introduced the Thursday Night Throwdown (often referred to as TNT). The latte art competition pits barista against barista in a series of elimination rounds where judges evaluate the clarity, milk texture, level of difficulty and contrast of each beverage made until a champion is crowned. On Thursday, July 28, Vortex Doughtnuts will host its own ren-
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dition of TNT. “Around 20 leading coffee professionals from all over the Southeast region will gather at Vortex ... in a contest demonstrating excellence in their craft,” says Vortex owner Benjamin Myers. The event’s judges will include Angie Rainey of Coffee Crate, local food critic Stu Helm and Sarajane Case of Persona Creative. Myers notes the event isn’t meant to be intimidating for those competing, but is, instead, an opportunity for
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baristas to celebrate and share their talents. It’s also a chance for audience members to learn more about the craft. “The competition is a fun and accessible way for both coffee insiders and outsiders to build community around a shared interest,” says Myers. “We want to bridge that gap and share the exciting world of speciality coffee.” Thursday Night Throwdown goes down at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at Vortex Doughnuts, 32 Banks Ave.
Multiple small-plate courses and wine pairings will be offered at Season’s at Highland Lake’s annual Summer Chef’s Tasting on Thursday, July 28. In past renditions, the chef created the menu and wines were then paired, but for this year’s event, the wine selections helped determined the menu’s courses. During the dinner, Tom Leiner of Grapevine Distributors will offer a talk on the wine selections. Menu items include oceanbrined scallops with kimchi, ponzu and cilantro espuma; summer beets garnished with goat cheese crouton, benne seed brittle, blueberry purée and fresh sorrel; and king salmon roulade. The tasting begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at Season’s at Highland Lake, 86 Lily Pad Lane, Flat Rock. The cost is $85 per person. Reservations are required and can be made by calling Season’s at 696-9094. For details, visit avl.mx/2te.
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FLAVORS OF INDIA COOKING CLASS Ofri’s Home Cooking is offering two classes on Indian cuisine. During the workshops, chef Ofri Gilan will present fundamental Indian cooking techniques, and students will get hands-on experience making a variety of dishes. The menu for the sessions includes chicken tikka masala, keema rice, baingan barth, daal and roti. Students will leave the event with their own Indian spice box starter kit. Flavors of India Cooking Class will be offered 6-9 p.m. Thursday, July 28, and 3-6 p.m. Sunday, July 31. Tickets are $65 per person. The events take place in Gilan’s home kitchen. The address will be provided when tickets are purchased. Purchase tickets at ofrishomecooking.com or call 917-566-5238.
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WEST ASHEVILLE CHICKEN CRAWL The West Asheville Chicken Crawl challenges beer lovers to dress up as poultry and quaff a few brews at Haywood Road establishments on Saturday, July 30. Participating bars and restaurants will donate a percentage of each beer purchased by registered crawlers to the Asheville Poverty Initiative and its 12 Baskets Cafe program. Venues include Pour Taproom, Westville Pub, Universal Joint, Brew Pump and Buffalo Nickel. “Dress like a chicken, wear yellow or just come out and join us,” says Heather Gillespie of Pour Taproom. Registration is free and begins at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at Pour Taproom, 800 Haywood Road. For more information, visit Pour Taproom’s Facebook page for the event or ashevillepovertyinitiative.org.
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ASHEVILLE BISCUITRY CLOSES Asheville Biscuitry closed for good on Sunday, July 10. The shop, which was in the former Dough space at 372 Merrimon Ave., offered doughnuts, biscuits, sandwiches and coffee. A post on its Facebook page reads: “To our valued customers: Thank you for your enthusiastic patronage. However due to the recent loss of key personnel, we are unable to provide the quality service that our customers expect and we demand.” Asheville Biscuitry opened in January. X
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BEER SCOUT by Scott Douglas | jsdouglas22@gmail.com
Asheville Homebrewers Conference returns for its second year Asheville is home to some of the best brewers in the country, but they all had to get their start somewhere. For the vast majority, that origin was homebrewing. On Saturday, Aug. 13, the second Asheville Homebrewers Conference will provide local brewers of all levels of experience with an invaluable educational resource. The brainchild of accomplished homebrewer (and Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack general manager) Pablo Gomez along with Asheville Brewers Supply owner Tedd Clevenger, the conference was conceived out of a desire to give area homebrewers an opportunity to learn from industry heavyweights as well as each other. And while beer will be served, the imbibing will be for an elevated purpose. “The people who attend are really there for information and education,” says Gomez. “Last year we had beer left over, and that says a lot about the conference.” “It’s nice having something that’s not just another beer fest,” adds Clevenger. “People really appreciate having a good educational opportunity right here in Asheville.” Speakers for last year’s inaugural conference included notable local brewers such as Walt Dickinson of Wicked Weed Brewing and Mike Karnowski, former specialty brewer at Green Man Brewery and current owner and head brewer of Zebulon Artisan Ales. National industry experts such as Randy Mosher of the Siebel Institute and Chris White, founder, president and CEO of White Labs, also made appearances. This year’s lineup is just as illustrious. Michael Tonsmeire, author of popular homebrewing blog The Mad Fermentationist and definitive mixed-fermentation text American Sour Beers, will be presenting, as will Stan Hieronymus, the beer journalist and author of homebrewing
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NOT ANOTHER BEER FEST: While beer will be served at the upcoming Asheville Homebrewers Conference, the focus of the event is on providing a forum for networking and learning. “People really appreciate having a good educational opportunity right here in Asheville,” says event co-founder Tedd Clevenger. Photo by Alicia Kermes guides Brew Like a Monk and For the Love of Hops. Speakers from Western North Carolina will include Karnowski talking about the birth of the New England IPA, award-winning Asheville homebrewer Adam Reinke lecturing on brewing fundamentals and Fonta Flora Brewing Co. head brewer and coowner Todd Boera discussing terroir and locally sourced ingredients. Homebrewing has been essential to the professional development of both Boera and Karnowski. Boera, who brewed his first beer with secondhand equipment and baker’s yeast, credits the hobby as his central influence. “Homebrewing started the obsession and created everything I am right now in terms of how I brew,” he says. “My first all-grain batch was a pumpkin ale brewed with pumpkins I grew at Warren Wilson College while I
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was buying my supplies at ABS when it was still on Wall Street. All I do now is glorified homebrewing, I just have big pots and happen to get paid for it.” Karnowski, who started making beer as a hobby in 1986 and once owned a homebrew shop, continues to rely on homebrewing as a creative outlet. “I’m really a homebrewer at heart,” explains Karnowski. “I love talking with homebrewers and helping them move ahead with their craft. Pretty much everybody in commercial brewing started as a homebrewer. I kind of don’t trust the ones who didn’t. It’s like going into the cooking industry having never made dinner: How do you know this is what you want to do with your life?” The Asheville Homebrewers Conference takes place noon-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the U.S. Cellular Center, 87 Haywood St.
Tickets are $50 each and are available at the USCC box office or online at avl. mx/2t5. A portion of the event’s proceeds will benefit FEAST Asheville. ZEBULON AND TWIN LEAF BREW FOR GREENWAYS Speaking of Mike Karnowski, Zebulon Artisan Ales and Twin Leaf Brewery have brewed a collaboration beer to benefit Friends of Connect Buncombe as a part of its Brewing for Greenways program. Brewing for Greenways was initiated in June by Highland Brewing Co. and New Belgium Brewing Co. as a multibrewery effort to raise funds and awareness in support of a planned greenways expansion in the Asheville area. Karnowski and Twin Leaf owner and head brewer Tim Weber have wanted to collaborate since the former was still working down the street at Green Man, and Brewing for Greenways provided the ideal opportunity. “I try to do whatever I can for environmental causes with my limited budget,” says Weber. “Part of Twin Leaf’s mission statement is that a portion of the profits are supposed to go back to conservation and raising awareness.” The beer, a hoppy take on the classic American lager, is intended to bridge the gap between Twin Leaf’s more traditional styles and Zebulon’s experimental brews. “It’s an 1850s pre-Prohibition lager with crazy amounts of whirlpool hops and dry hops, which will blow people’s minds, because it looks like a pale American light lager but drinks like Heady Topper,” explains Weber. “Since this is being released in the middle of August,” adds Karnowski, “we tried to give the people what they want. Something superrefreshing, supercrisp, but also satisfying that modern craft beer need for hops. I’ve always been interested in taking back the American pilsner, because it’s such a classic style. If there is something that’s an American beer, it’s that. We revamped it for the modern palate.” The drinkability of this new American lager stems from its very traditional malt bill (consisting of corn and Riverbend Malthouse six-row barley), but its hop bill achieves the aroma and flavor of a West Coast IPA through the extensive use of Citra, Amarillo and Centennial hops. The release party for the collaborative concoction will take place starting at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at Twin Leaf Brewery, 144 Coxe Ave. A portion of draft sales will be donated to Friends of Connect Buncombe. X
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PRACTICAL MAGIC
Robert Beatty launches the second Serafina novel
BY DOUG GIBSON doug@douggibsonwriter.com Earlier this month, local author Robert Beatty released Serafina and the Twisted Staff, the second book featuring the catlike young heroine and her adventures on the Biltmore Estate. Launch events for the book include a reading at Malaprop’s on Sunday, July 31. According to Cindy Norris, the event coordinator at Malaprop’s, anyone interested in the author appearance should buy their tickets ahead of time, because it’s likely to sell out — a mark of the bestseller status of Serafina and the Black Cloak, the first book in the series. “Serafina has made a huge difference at Malaprop’s,” she says. “We’ve sold more Serafina books than any other bookstore.” Other local bookstores have also benefited from Beatty’s popular character. Nicole Lowery, community coordinator for Barnes & Noble, says Beatty’s reading and signing for the paperback edition of Black Cloak attracted 1,000 people to the Asheville Mall location — some from as far away as Louisiana. “Serafina days are our favorites,” she says. For the author, the best result of the book’s popularity is that it has gotten people reading — especially kids. “Apparently the book’s really good at pulling in reluctant readers,” he says. He recalls a conversation with a group of local librarians in which he confessed his worries about blending the history of the Biltmore Estate — the people and places of the Gilded Age of Western North Carolina, as well as the Vanderbilt family — with fantasy. “They all just started laughing,” he says. “They told me, ‘If you don’t have the fantasy element, then it’s not engaging enough for kids to stick with it.’” Serafina fans do more than just stick with the book — they pay the area a visit. According to Lowery, people are picking up copies in conjunction with a visit to the estate. And it isn’t just bookstores that have taken notice. The Hop Ice Cream Cafe invented a “Serafina Dark Forest” flavor, and the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village is offering a Serafina package, including tickets to Biltmore and signed copies of the book.
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WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW: Some of author Robert Beatty’s favorite hiking trails and waterfall-shielded caves turn up as settings in the new Serafina novel. Tourists interested in visiting these locations will soon be able to buy “A Guide to Serafina’s Mountains.” Author photo courtesy of Beatty “Some of them had never heard of the Biltmore Estate,” Beatty says of his readers. “They know about it now.” Like Black Cloak, Twisted Staff takes readers beyond Biltmore, into a world based on Beatty’s experience of Asheville and its environs. A statelicensed wildlife rehabilitator and avid birder, Beatty’s love for the area’s animals inspired him to include them in his books. In the middle of writing Twisted Staff, he asked his wife, “I’m going to be putting peregrine falcons and owls into my book — is that crazy?” The Michigan transplant has also been inspired by his love of the landscape of the Southern Appalachians. Some of his favorite hiking trails turn up as settings in the new novel, and the several waterfall-shielded caves in the area serve as a refuge for Serafina as the book’s plot unfolds. Tourists interested in visiting these locations will soon be able to buy “A Guide to Serafina’s Mountains,” a map.
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Talking to Beatty, it’s clear that he also takes pride in the history he’s managed to include. For Twisted Staff, for example, he researched turn-of-thecentury mountain dialect. “I especially like when mountain people today say, ‘My grandfather used to talk like that!’” he says. In addition, the success of the first book has given him even wider access to Biltmore, with descendants of the Vanderbilt family acting as personal guides, giving him new insights into the house and new material with which to work. Finally, Twisted Staff gives a prominent role to George Vanderbilt, the original owner of the Biltmore house, and his friend, landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead. While Beatty extrapolates from the historical Vanderbilt — depicting him as the man who marshals the community’s conventional forces against the sorcerer who is the book’s chief villain — he clearly admires the Biltmore Estate patriarch. “They planted all those
trees,” Beatty says, pointing out that the forest around Biltmore is, in a sense, a work of art in its own right. “Asheville is known today for its culture and its art, and a lot of that has to do with George Vanderbilt’s vision of building this amazing house.” Beatty adds, “He just wanted to build this beautiful, awesome thing. That’s the kind of guy I can relate to.” X
WHO Robert Beatty presents Serafina and the Twisted Staff WHERE Malaprop’s 55 Haywood St. malaprops.com WHEN Sunday, July 31, at 5 p.m. $5
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MAKING STRIDES
Two new walking tours come to Asheville
Two new walking tours have stepped onto the scene. Asheville Music Tours offers a stroll through downtown, highlighting the city’s rich musical past, as well as celebrating its present-day achievements. Meanwhile, in the River Arts District, Asheville Art Studio Tours leads guests through a series of workspaces and galleries while sharing tales of the area’s former industrial days. ON THE SHOULDER OF GIANTS For the past 10 years, Dallas Taylor has been slightly obsessed with the idea of creating a music museum in Asheville. He has pitched the concept to numerous individuals and organizations in his attempt to turn his white whale into a reality. It was through this process that the idea evolved: If he couldn’t find the resources for a traditional brick-andmortar museum, he’d bring local music history to the streets. Taylor has spent many hours in the North Carolina Room at Pack Library in search of new insight and additional information on some of Asheville’s musical legends. This research led him to the likes of Wayne Erbsen’s Native Ground Books & Music (a project focused on the preservation of Southern Appalachian music), the Madison County Art Council’s Blue Ridge Music Trails and books by local musician and storyteller David Holt. “The tour will go from the father of Asheville music, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, to the father of country music, Jimmie Rodgers, to the father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe, and the father of electronic music, Bob Moog,” Taylor says. Of the many stories imparted during the tour, some of Taylor’s favorites revolve around Rodgers, a legendary country singer. “He started out in Asheville, sleeping in a fire station,” Taylor says. “He befriended the fire chief’s son and was able to get a job with the police department.” Rodgers, however, wasn’t issued a gun and proved fairly useless to the department. Fortunately for the singer, his musical talents would soon be discovered. In 1927, he broke through after a performance on WWNC radio, which broadcasted from the Flat Iron Building.
NEW TOURS ON THE BLOCK: John Almaguer, far left, and Dallas Taylor, far right, showcase the history of Asheville’s craft and music scenes. Photo, from left, by Celia Tabitha and Thomas Calder “I’m trying to build that foundation story,” Taylor says. “So that when people come here for musical events and festivals, they understand the shoulders of the giants that the music scene was built on.” Asheville Music Tours is a 45-minute guided walk, currently offered on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. $10. ashevillemusictours.com THE INDUSTRIAL HEART OF THE CITY In the River Arts District, John Almaguer guides visitors through the neighborhood’s crafts and history. Since 2011, he’s been blowing glass at the North Carolina Glass Center and picking up on the background of the area. “This was originally the industrial heart of the city,” he says. “But when the River Arts District started to develop here in the 1980s, it wasn’t much of anything. The artists weren’t thinking of these [buildings] for retail at all. They were just great [places] for making art, because of the large space and cheap rent.” Throughout the Asheville Art Studio Tours, Almaguer offers historical accounts of individuals and industries that have made a mark on the district, including the late John Payne (sculptor and previous owner of the Wedge Building), Moses and Caesar Cone (long-ago owners of the Asheville Cotton Mill) and the Biltmore Industries (which grew a reputation for quality craftsmanship — a fact
Almaguer ties to the historical role of craft in the area). The tours, however, are not merely anecdotal. During the walk, Almaguer takes guests into a series of studios. “There’s a diverse style of work and mediums offered,” he says. “Generally, we’ll be visiting a glass studio, a pottery studio and a few painting studios.” The inspiration behind Asheville Art Studio Tours stemmed from ongoing talks with fellow artists. Very often, Almaguer says, visitors of the North Carolina Glass Center come in to see the glassblowing process but are also curious to learn where they should go next. “Some people are intimidated by the old buildings,” Almaguer notes. “There’s a mystery to them, and it can be a little unnerving. Others just aren’t sure where they can go.” With Asheville Art Studio Tours, Almaguer hopes to offer new insights into an area that continues to see growth and change. “It’s a small, intimate experience,” he says. “You’re getting a chance to truly connect with the artists and their work and really have a more personal experience, not only with artists, but with your guide and with each other.” Asheville Art Studio Tours is a two-hour walk offered at select times on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. $32 per adult. ashevilleartstudiotours.com X
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by Bill Kopp
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MULTICULTURAL, MEGALOCAL LEAF Downtown enters its second year The LEAF Downtown festival, like its sibling — the biannual LEAF in nearby Black Mountain — highlights the rich tapestry of many cultures. But unlike the larger event, LEAF Downtown, which returns on Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31, is focused on a local audience. And it’s free. LEAF organizers apply their skills and experience to the twoday festival, held in Pack Square Park. “For the festival out in Black Mountain, we have our own land,” says Ehren Cruz, performing arts director. “Downtown, we create the same level of integrity of an event, but in a far, far tighter amount of time.” Cruz notes that LEAF Downtown is “heavily dependent upon collaboration with city, program and sponsor partners. Last year’s event was really a wonderful experience teaching us how to activate a fully well-rooted festival experience. We did it, while keeping the quality intact.” The LEAF staff has ambitious plans to build upon the success of LEAF Downtown’s inaugural year. “Our largest goal with the downtown festival is to provide a creative experience that [is accessible to] people of all walks of life,” Cruz says. The goal is to make specific groups — Cruz mentions African-Americans, Latinos and those in the Ukrainian community — “not only feel invited, but know that they have a home” at LEAF Downtown. The event will host
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NATURAL, EVOLUTIONARY GROWTH: Building on the success of last year’s event, the 2016 LEAF Downtown festival boasts a larger footprint, more family activities and an open invitation to African-Americans, Latinos and members of the Ukrainian community, among others. Photo by Steve Atkins
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WHAT LEAF Downtown Festival WHERE Pack Square Park WHEN July 30-31. Free. Full details at theleaf.org/downtown
about a dozen nonprofit organizations, including Block by Block Industries and Nuestro Centro. Cruz says that the idea is that people “feel like — and are — collaborators in the event.” With those goals come challenges, Cruz admits. For most festivals, ticket sales are a major revenue stream. But for a free event like LEAF Downtown, strong sponsorship is important. “It’s also [dependent on] concessions doing really well,” he says. “That is the sustainability model that we’re looking at.” The event’s focus on local communities is central to that approach. More than 80 percent of the vendors are from Asheville or Western North Carolina. Cruz stresses that LEAF Downtown is very different from Bele Chere, which ran from 1979 to 2013. That festival “took on more of a tourist perspective: bringing people in, creating a massive experience,” Cruz explains. “What we’re hoping to do is evolve grassroots-style with Asheville on our side, making sure that [local people] know this is a celebration for them as well as a welcoming experience for people coming from out of state.” This year’s festival’s footprint will extend to encompass Spruce Street, an area that Cruz says will host “interactive installations, and lots of activities for families and kids.” Music is at the heart of the festivities. This year’s theme is “Soultown,” emphasized by War (the California-based funk band known for hits like “Spill the Wine” and “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” regional acts like the eastern North Carolina jazz group Bill Myers & the Monitors and Atlanta blues outfit AJ Ghent Band, and local groups such as African, Caribbean and South American-influenced collective Les Amis. Other acts on the bill include rockers The Broadcast,
Big Sam’s Funky Nation, kid-hop artist Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and a host of others. Ryan Reardon of Les Amis notes that through its events, LEAF Community Arts “has done so much throughout the years for the Asheville-area music scene, and I always look forward to discovering new music at every festival.” Attendees do have the option of purchasing VIP tickets for an enhanced experience that includes “access to air-conditioned space, clean bathrooms and drink voucher tickets,” Cruz says. “Again, it’s a free festival, but this is one of the ways we offer a little bit more and help our sustainability by giving people a unique experience.” The LEAF pre-party featuring electronic collective Papadosio, held Friday, July 29, at New Mountain, offers another chance to support local cultural arts education through LEAF Schools & Streets programs. Last year’s event was successful on most every level. While the beer sales goal was set at $25,000, the final tally was close to $70,000. “Beyond the numbers, to have a safe and peaceful event is really special,” Cruz says. The 2015 festival drew 15,000 people downtown. That number is a good goal for 2016, says Cruz, “but if we can stretch all the way to Vance Monument when War plays ‘Low Rider,’ that’ll be pretty incredible!” He adds, “We’re taking the formula that we had last year and ramping it up. We’re aiming for a natural, evolutionary growth. From a core mission perspective, we’ve made LEAF Downtown about showcasing the very best of what Asheville has to offer. Give us sunshine out there, and we’ll give you an incredible show.” X
WHAT LEAF Downtown pre-party with Papadosio and Push/Pull Strikes Brass WHERE New Mountain 38 S. French Broad Ave., newmountainavl.com WHEN Friday, July 29, 6:30 p.m. $20 advance/$25 day of show
City of Asheville Transit Committee Meeting The City of Asheville Transit Committee Meeting will now meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 3:30pm-5:30pm. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 16th, 3:30pm-5:30pm. The meetings will be located at the 4th Floor Training Room at the Municipal Building at 100 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC. 28801.
If you have any questions please contact Asheville Redefines Transit (ART) at (828) 232-4531 or via email at: iride@ashevillenc.gov.
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by Lea McLellan
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PRÊT À PORTER Asheville Fashion Week showcases local talent If fashion is a reflection of culture, it’s no surprise that Asheville designers have a point of view that reflects the values of this small mountain city. Sarah Merrell, community director for Asheville Fashion Week and public relations director for Gage Talent, has been involved in fashion weeks in a number of cities across the Southeast. “In Asheville, you see a lot of upcycled fashion, designs made from organic materials and designs that are wearable works of art,” she says. “Asheville’s distinct fashion is something that sets the city apart.” Asheville Fashion Week, now in its second year, seeks to raise awareness of the local apparel and design scene. The event features more than 100 models and showcases the talents of over a dozen designers. Festivities include four nights of shows from Wednesday, Aug. 3, to Saturday, Aug. 6. Productions include the kickoff, an emerging model runway event, readyto-wear, swimwear, men’s apparel, a platform for emerging designers and the grand finale runway show. Tickets are sold on a per-day basis. All events are open to the public. Along with fans of local style, boutique and retail owners also attend the shows to select designs to carry at their locations. Merrell says designers also benefit from the professional photos of their work — captured by an army of photographers at the shows — and the opportunity to network with models. “[Asheville Fashion Week] provides a relevant outlet for the thriving fashion community in the area,” she says. “It also provides designers and models with the opportunity to showcase their work in front of larger audiences with a high-production value.” According to Merrell, several designers, including Angela Kim Designs and Tricia Ellis, launched their lines at last year’s fashion week. Ellis has gone on to show her work in other fashion shows, including Color Me Goodwill, Condom Couture, the Faerie Fashion Show and Werk the Runway. Ellis was also the winning overall designer for Asheville’s 2016 Costume Drama: A Fashion Show. Kim has gone on to show her designs at fashion weeks in Knoxville and Charlotte; she has been selected as a finalist in Belk’s
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Southern Designer Showcase; and her clothes are available for purchase in Boutique LP in downtown Asheville. In this way, Merrell says the event can be an effective launching pad for designers — and models — looking to get more recognition in the industry. “One of the wonderful things we learned last year is how incredibly talented the designers are in Asheville,” says Merrell. “Many of the designs were breathtaking. We’re thrilled to have a handful of the designers back for our second year, but we’re also excited for the new designers we have on board.” Certainly, getting their names out is a motivating factor for apparel artists. Designer McKinney Gough says she plans to show a line inspired by “back-to-school color schemes in a rockabilly, DIY fashion.” The majority of her line is made from upcycled and repurposed linens. “I am participating in Asheville Fashion Week in an effort to grow my brand commercially and to draw attention to the unique fashion scene Asheville is famous for,” says Gough. Kristin Tidwell, who will reveal her Be Well Couture collection on Saturday, was drawn to the event for its collaborative aspect. “Asheville’s creative community is incredible,” she says. “[There are] so many stories and projects being told. I am a bit of an introvert, and Asheville Fashion Week is an opportunity to express my creativity in a supportive community.” Rachel Weisberg will reveal a capsule collection for fall featuring her hand-dyed designs. “Asheville is known for its individuality and artsy spirit,” she says. “It is important for Asheville to have a fashion week because it is a channel that allows local artists to showcase their original work and love for design, reflecting the people and creative souls of the city we live in.” The designers taking part in this year’s events cover a wide range of aesthetics, from couture gowns to swimwear to ready-to-wear street style. Merrell points to Gough’s upcycled designs, Weisberg’s col-
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FASHION FORWARD: Asheville Fashion Week will feature more than 100 models and over a dozen designers. In this shot — on location at the SkyBar — models Julia Gurly, Caitlyn Irwin and Kandee Wallace (represented by Gage Models & Talent), wear hair and makeup by Devynn Potter. The photography assistant was Elliott Schwartz and the photo shoot coordinator was Sarah Merrell. Photo by Max Ganly lection of hand-dyed and handmade pieces, and Simone Bernhard’s fascinator hair clips and hats as prime examples of lines that reflect the Asheville lifestyle and point of view. “It’s exciting to see the designs and models on our stunning grand finale runway,” she says. “Gage Models and Talent Agency sponsors and hosts Asheville Fashion Week and does an amazing job with the runway, staging, sound and lighting. It creates a wow factor when our models hit the runway.” X
WHAT Asheville Fashion Week WHERE Altamont Theatre, 18 Church St. Other locations TBA WHEN Wednesday, Aug. 3 to Saturday, Aug. 6. Full schedule at ashevillefashionweekusa.com. $45 general admission/$75 VIP
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SMART BETS by Kat McReynolds | Send your arts news to ae@mountainx.com
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Bob Mustin The short stories contained in Bob Mustin’s 2013 collection, Sam’s Place, provided glimpses of life in a fictional Alabama town, but those found in his new release, Collateral Damage and Stories, have something else in common. “Various themes are fame, death and beauty,” he says, but “the underlying thread in all is obsession.” Most of the tales were written from 2012 to 2013, though a couple, in their early forms, date back to the ’90s. With several Southern settings, including Waynesville, these works “examine the ways we use imagination to set aside human anguish and move on with our lives,” according to a media release. Upcoming readings by the author are at Sylva’s City Lights Café on Saturday, July 30, at 3 p.m. and Battery Park Book Exchange on Saturday, Aug. 13, at 3 p.m. Free. bobmustin.com. Images courtesy of the author
Ellis Paul On Youtube, Ellis Paul describes songwriting as a “problem-solving, psycheexploring, heart-wrenching storytelling ride — a way to break down the Universe in three minutes and somehow come to peace with it.” And after more than 20 years of writing and perpetually touring, Paul estimates he’s spun at least 500 such musings. Many of those songs have taken on their own existence, appearing in TV and film (Me, Myself & Irene and Shallow Hal, for example) and earning their creator 15 Boston Music Awards, among other accomplishments. Perhaps more important, though, they’ve justified Paul’s well-worn path through countless communities with an ear for folk music. Following his stage technique workshops at The Swannanoa Gathering’s Contemporary Folk Week, the prolific music maker will put his own lessons into action. Isis Restaurant & Music Hall hosts his performance on Sunday, July 31, at 7:30 p.m. $20/$24. isisasheville.com. Photo by Jack Looney 44
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“We are investigating the perversity and nastiness that pervades the landscape of the Southern subconscious. We want to know what standing on this subconscious does to the psyche of an individual,” says Rachel Thomas-Levy, director of Anam Cara Theatre Company’s new show, Barbed Wire Suit. Select works by Flannery O’Connor and Jean Toomer inspired the play’s main characters, each of whom was further developed by a member of the performance ensemble. The three will be introduced through vignettes that undercut romanticized notions of the South and, ideally, prompt reflection on specific societal forces. “I want to see whether abstract, at times metaphorical, stage pictures can hit on topical issues without directly referencing them,” Thomas-Levy says. Productions are at the Toy Boat Community Art Space on Fridays and Saturdays, July 29 and 30 and Aug. 5 and 6, and Thursday and Friday, Aug. 11 and 12, at 8 p.m. $15/$18. anamcaratheatre. org. Photo by Missy Bell
Teen Bandstand series Inspired by the Xpress article “Tuning into Asheville’s teen bands,” White Horse Black Mountain’s management team has launched a youth performance series. Jesse Barry and Ian Ridenhour, both of whom were included in the story for their early jump in the music industry, take turns hosting Teen Bandstand and opening for each show’s headliner. “Ian and I are hand-selecting the teen bands we are featuring. [We’re] hoping to inspire these youths to take the path that we’ve each taken,” Barry says. The teen takeover happens on the last Sunday of each month at 6 p.m., and several iterations are already booked. Barry and Kelly Jones open for Neesh (featuring Elise Harvey, pictured) on July 31, and Ridenhour warms up the crowd for The Laters on Aug. 28. Plus, a battle of five Bandstand alumni will take place on Oct. 30. $7 students/$10 adults. whitehorseblackmountain.com. Photo courtesy of Neesh
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Dr. at Salvage Station. More info & Vendors apply Ashevillefleaforyall.com FOLK ART CENTER MP 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, 298-7928, craftguild.org • SU (7/31), noon-4pm - "SeatWeaving Roadshow," event with seat weaving demonstrations, hands-on activities and displays. Free.
AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS ARTS COUNCIL OF HENDERSON COUNTY 401 N. Main St., Hendersonville NC, 6938504, acofhc.org • Through (8/1) - Submissions accepted for arts and crafts vendors for the October 1 & 2 Art on Main Festival. See website for full guidelines. • MO (8/1) & TU (8/2), 10am-4pm - Entries accepted for "Bring Us Your Best XIII," an all media visual art exhibition, which opens on Friday, August 5, 5-7pm. Contact for full guidelines. • Through (8/19) - Applications accepted for North Carolina Arts Council Regional Artist Project Grants. See website for full guidelines. BLUE RIDGE ORCHESTRA blueridgeorchestra.com • Through SU (8/17) - Open auditions for clarinet, viola, and violin. See website for full guidelines. Free.
EXTREME CHAIR NERDING: The ninth annual Gathering of The SeatWeavers’ Guild Inc. brings the craft of chair caning to the Folk Art Center with its annual conference Friday, July 29, through Sunday, July 31. While the conference itself costs $105 to participate, there will be a free, public open house at the chair museum in CURVE Studios & Garden on Friday July 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition to the open house, the conference is hosting The SeatWeaving Roadshow on Sunday, July 31, from noon-4 p.m. at the Folk Arts Center Auditorium. The Roadshow is free, open to the public and includes demonstrations, hands-on activities, educational displays and vendors. For more information on the conference and related events, visit seatweaversguild.org. Photo courtesy of the Silver River Center for Chair Caning (p. 45) ART ARROWHEAD GALLERY 78 Catawba Ave., Old Fort, 668-1100, • TH (7/21), 6-8pm - "Brushes N Brew," follow along painting class. Bring your own beverage and snacks. Registration required. $35. ARTS COUNCIL OF HENDERSON COUNTY 401 N. Main St., Hendersonville NC, 693-8504, acofhc.org • Through FR (8/19) - Submissions accepted for the North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program subgrants. Contact for full guidelines. ASHEVILLE FRINGE ARTS FESTIVAL ashevillefringe.org • WE (7/27), 8pm - Monthly showcase of Fringe artists featuring butoh by Julie Becton Gillum, Jenni Cockrell and Sara Baird. $5. Held at Crow & Quill, 106 N. Lexington Ave. BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER 56 Broadway, 350-8484, blackmountaincollege.org • WE (8/3), 7:30pm - "Mid-Century Modern: Design for Democracy," panel discussion. $8/Free for members.
CURVE STUDIOS & GARDEN 6 Riverside Drive, 388-3526, curvestudiosnc.com • FR (7/29), 10am-6pm - Asheville’s Silver River Center for chair caning open house. Free to attend. MORA CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY 9 Walnut St., 575-2294, moracollection.com • MO (8/1) through WE (8/31) - Jeweler Spotlight Series: Exhibition of the jewelry of Laura Wood. Reception: Thursday, August 12, 5-8pm.
ART/CRAFT FAIRS ASHEVILLE FLEA FOR Y'ALL (pd.) SUN, 7/31. Monthly Vintage, Antique & Handmade Art outdoor flea market 9am-4pm. Food and craft beer by the river. 468 Riverside Dr. at Salvage Station. More info & Vendors apply Ashevillefleaforyall.com ASHEVILLE FLEA FOR Y'ALL (pd.) SUN. 9/25. Monthly Vintage, Antique & Handmade Art outdoor flea market 9am-4pm. Food and craft beer by the river. 468 Riverside
THE WRITER'S WORKSHOP 254-8111, twwoa.org • Through TU (8/30) - Submissions accepted for the Literary Fiction Contest. Contact for guidelines. $25.
MUSIC ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS .254.7841, afta-fbca.net, info@afta-fbca.net • 1st TUESDAYS, 12:05-12:35pm - "Bach's Lunch," half-hour organ concert. Box lunch available for purchase. More information: goo. gl/YxTlZc. Free/$5 lunch. Held at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. BREVARD MUSIC CENTER 862-2100, brevardmusic.org Held at 349 Andante Lane Brevard unless otherwise noted • WE (7/27), 12:30pm - Student piano recital. Free. • WE (7/27), 7:30pm - “Dvorák in America Festival,” featuring Kevin Deas, bass baritone. $27. Held in Brevard College Ingram Auditorium • TH (7/28), 7:30pm - “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” adaptation by Benjamin Britten featuring countertenor David Daniels. $35 and up. Held at the Brevard College Porter Center • FR (7/29), 4:30pm - "Program of Song," high school voice students recital. Free. • FR (7/29), 7:30pm - "Dvorak in America Festival" outdoor concert for soloist and orchestra. $15 lawn/$25 and up regular seating. • SA (7/30), 7:30pm - "New World Symphony," outdoor concert. $15/$25 and up regular seating. • SA (7/30), 2pm - “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” adaptation by Benjamin Britten featuring countertenor David Daniels. $35 and up.
Held at the Brevard College Porter Center • SU (7/31), 3pm - "Soloists of Tomorrow," outdoor concert featuring the winners of the Jan and Beattie Wood Concert Competition. $15 lawn/$25 and up regular seating. • SU (7/31), 7pm - "Supersonic," concert of Brevard Music Center percussion students and faculty. Free. • MO (8/1), 12:30pm - College division students chamber music concert. Free. Held at Transylvania County Library, 212 S. Gaston St., Brevard NC • MO (8/1), 7:30pm - Artist faculty chamber music concert. $27. Held at the Brevard College Porter Center • TU (8/2), 7pm - “Piano Competition Finals,” featuring high school and college pianists. $15. Held at the Brevard College Porter Center • WE (8/3), 7:30pm - Brevard Camerata, chamber orchestra. $27. Held in the Brevard College Porter Center • TH (8/4), 7:30pm - ‘Some Enchanted Evening,” featuring the music of Rogers and Hammerstein. $35 and up. Held in the Brevard College Porter Center CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 27 Church St., 253-3316, centralumc.org • (7/29), 7pm - The Sanctuary Concert Series: John Stringer, singer-songwriter. Free. CRADLE OF FORESTRY Route 276 Pisgah National Forest, 877-3130, cradleofforestry.org • SUNDAYS (7/3) through (7/31) - Songcatchers Music Series. $6/$3 children. GROCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 954 Tunnel Road, 298-7647 • SA (7/30), 6:30pm - "Sacred Sounds of Summer", sacred choral, handbell, solo and ensemble music. Free. MUSIC AT WCU 227-2479, wcu.edu • WE (7/27), 7pm - WCU Summer Concert Series: Balsam Range, bluegrass. Free. Held on the lawn of A.K. Hinds University Center. • TH (7/28), 7pm - Mountain dulcimer concert by former national champion and "Dulcimer U" instructors. Free. Held in the Bardo Center. • SA (7/30), 7pm - Hammer dulcimer concert featuring Ruth and Steve Smith, Anne Lough and Joshua Messick. Free. Held in the Hinds University Center Theater MUSIC ON MAIN 693-9708, historichendersonville.org • FR (7/29), 7-9pm - Outdoor event featuring a Corvette car show and the band, A Social Function playing top-40 tunes. Free. Held at Hendersonville Visitor Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville NORTH MAIN MUSIC SERIES 692-6335 • SA (7/23), 5-7:30pm - Elise Pratt Duo. Free to attend. Held at Green Room Cafe & Coffeehouse, 536 N. Main St., Hendersonville THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY & DESIGN 67 Broadway, 785-1357 • TH (7/28), 6:30pm - "Overshot: A Composition for String Quartet and Electronics," presentation by Chris Kincaid and Leslie Clements. $3-$8.
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ANAM CARA THEATRE 545-3861, anamcaratheatre.com • FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS (7/29) until (8/12), 8pm & TH (8/11), 8pm - Barbed Wire Suit. $18/$15 advance. Held at Toy Boat Community Art Space, 101 Fairview Road, Suite B
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- Jesus Christ Superstar, musical. Thurs.-Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $18 and up. MONTFORD PARK PLAYERS 254-5146, montfordparkplayers.org • FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAY through
CARL SANDBURG HOME
(7/30), 7:30pm - Titus Andronicus. Free to
1928 Little River Road, Flat Rock, 693-4178, nps.gov/carl • THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS through (8/13), 10:15am - Rootabaga Express, performed by Flat Rock Playhouse Apprentice Company. Free. • WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS through (8/12), 10:15am - Spink, Skabootch and Swipes in Rutabaga Country, performed by Flat Rock Playhouse Apprentice Company. Free.
attend. Held at Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre,
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591 Horn in the West Drive, Boone, 264-2120 • TUESDAYS through SUNDAYS, until (8/6), 8-10pm - Horn in the West, drama. $24.
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2661 Highway 225 Flat Rock, 693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (7/28) until (8/20) - 9 to 5. Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. Wed. & Thurs.: 7:30pm. Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. $15$40.
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92 Gay St. OLLI AT UNCA 251-6140, olliasheville.com • SU (7/31), 2pm - Appalachian Summer Theater: Outlander, written by storyteller Gary Carden of Sylva. $6. Held in the Reuter Center PARKWAY PLAYHOUSE
Grease. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 3pm. $22/$20 seniors, students & military/$12 children under
THE MAGNETIC THEATRE 375 Depot St., 279-4155, • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS (7/7) until (7/30), 7:30pm - Capital Liar, noir comedy. $24/$21 advance.
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GALLERY D I RE CTORY AMERICAN FOLK ART AND FRAMING 64 Biltmore Ave., 281-2134, amerifolk.com • TH (8/4) through WE (8/24) - Memoirs: Paintings Spanning 1997-2016, exhibition of paintings by Elli Ali. Reception: Friday, August 5, 5-8pm. ART AT ASU 262-3017, tcva.org • Through SA (10/8) - Color Me This, jewelry exhibition guestcurated by Eliana Arenas. Held in the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. • Through SU (10/8) - A Sense of Place, jewelry installation work by Eliana Arenas.. ART AT MARS HILL UNIVERSITY 689-1307, mhu.edu • Through (8/17) - Exhibition of the art of Dusty Benedict. Held in Weizenblatt Gallery ART MOB 124 Fourth Ave., E., Hendersonville, 693-4545, artmobstudios.com • Through (8/19) - WNC Local Inspiration Juried Art Show. ARTWORKS 27 S. Broad St., Brevard, 5531063, artworksbrevardnc.com • Through SU (7/31) - Over Head and Hills- Sky Dancing, exhibition of the pastel paintings of Cathyann Lautier Burgess. • MO (8/1) through WE (8/31) Etude in Black and White, exhibition of the black and white photography of Steve Owen. Opening reception: Friday, August 26. ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 1 Page Ave., 258-0710, ashevillearts.com • Through SA (8/6) - “Point of View Exhibition,” featuring new media works curated by Shira Service and MUX. • Through SA (8/6) - Two Roads One Vision, the Works of Fian Arroyo & Joe Burleson. ASHEVILLE BOOKWORKS 428 1/2 Haywood Road, 2558444, ashevillebookworks.com • Through WE (8/31) - Almost 40 Years in Purgatory, exhibition of Purgatory Pie Press books and works. ASHEVILLE CERAMICS GALLERY 109 Roberts St. • Through SU (7/31) Exhibition of the ceramics of Peter Rose.
ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART 82 Patton Ave., 251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art.com • Through SU (7/31) - Colors of Summer, exhibition of the work of Joyce Schlapkohl. ASHEVILLE MUSEUM 35 Wall St., 785-5722, • Through (7/31) - Bought and Sold: Voices of Human Trafficking, multimedia artwork by Kay Chernush. BEARFOOTIN’ PUBLIC ART WALK downtownhendersonville.org/ bearfootin-public-art-walk-2015/ • MO (8/1) through (10/22) - Public art display featuring fiberglass outdoor bear sculptures decorated in different themes. Free. Held outdoors on Main Street, Hendersonville BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 225 W. State St., Black Mountain NC, 669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • Through (8/2) - Studies in Sacred Geometry, exhibition of large format mixed-media by José Bello. BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER 56 Broadway, 350-8484, blackmountaincollege.org • Through SA (8/20) Wide Open, Randy Shull’s Architecture + Design, exhibition curated by J. Richard Gruber. • Through (8/20) - M.C. Richards, Centering: Life + Art 100 Years, exhibition. BLUE SPIRAL 1 38 Biltmore Ave., 251-0202, bluespiral1.com • Through FR (8/26) - Southern artist series - Will Henry Stevens (1881-1949), exhibition. • Through FR (8/26) LINE: from Minimalism to Abstraction, ten artist exhibit utilizing linear elements to render representational and abstract works. • Through FR (8/26) Spectrum, invitational exhibit featuring work in a variety of media by 12 artists who explore emotive and optic uses of color. • Through FR (8/26) - Southern artist series—Maltby Sykes (1911-1992), exhibition. CHIESA RESTAURANT 152 Montford Ave., 552-3110, chiesaavl.com • Through MO (10/3) - Three Colorful Women, exhibition of paintings by Joan Martha, Bee Adams and Sally Brenton.
DOWNTOWN BOOKS & NEWS 67 N. Lexington Ave., 348-7615, downtownbooksandnews.com • Through SU (7/31) Exhibition of the watercolor art of CJ Randall. DR. LULU NATUROPATHIC CLINIC 12 1/2 Wall St., Suite M, 708-8818 • Through SA (7/30) - The Art of Healing, painting exhibition by Virginia Pendergrass. GREEN SAGE CAFE WESTGATE 70 Westgate Parkway, 7851780, greensagecafe.com • SU (7/31) through SA (10/15) - With These Hands: An Appalachian Barn Photography Exhibit, photography of Bonnie Cooper & Don McGowan. Opening reception: Saturday, July 31, 4pm. GREEN SAGE CAFE SOUTH 1800 Hendersonville Road, Hendersonville • Through (10/1) - Beyond the Visible: Infrared Photography of Nature, group exhibition of impressionistic infared photographs. HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 452-0593, haywoodarts.org • Through (8/14) - What a Wonderful World, exhibition of the paintings of Martha Tracy. Held at Hart Theatre, 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville LONDON DISTRICT STUDIOS 8 London Road • Through (7/31) - Thrust, paintings by Ian M. Cage. MICA FINE CONTEMPORARY CRAFT 37 N. Mitchell Ave., Bakersville, 688-6422, micagallerync.com • Through MO (9/5) Luminous, paintings by Tim Turner and glass by Kenny Pieper and Pablo Soto. MORA CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY 9 Walnut St., 575-2294, moracollection.com • Through (7/31) - Jewelry exhibition by Anna Johnson. N.C. ARBORETUM 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, 665-2492, ncarboretum.org • Through SU (9/18) - Aurora; Rays of Dawn; Growth Through Nature, exhibition featuring artists from Aurora Studio & Gallery. • SA (7/30) through SU (10/23) - Nature Connects - Art with
LEGO Bricks, exhibition. • Through SU (9/18) - Shadow and Color, exhibition of paper art by Leo Monahan. Parking fees apply. ODYSSEY COOPERATIVE ART GALLERY 238 Clingman Ave., 285-9700, facebook.com/ odysseycoopgallery • Through SU (7/31) Exhibition of the ceramic art of Christine Sams, Diana Gillispie and Tara Underwood. • MO (8/1) through WE (8/31) - Exhibition featuring the ceramic art of Reiko Miyagi, Mary Jane Findley, and Matt Wegleitner. PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS 67 Doras Trail, Bakersville, 765-2359, penland.org • Through SU (9/4) - Wendy Maruyama: the wildLIFE Project, mixed-media exhibition about elephants. PUSH SKATE SHOP & GALLERY 25 Patton Ave., 225-5509, pushtoyproject.com • Through (8/2) - Sunset Motel, exhibition of acrylic paintings by Brock Forrer & Ally Alsup. RED HOUSE STUDIOS AND GALLERY 310 W. State St., Black Mountain, 699-0351, svfalarts.org • WE (7/27) through SU (8/28) - Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League members juried exhibition. Opening reception: August 5, 5-7pm. SALUDA HISTORIC DEPOT 32 W. Main St., Saluda, facebook.com/savesaludadepot/ • Through (8/31) - How the West Was Won: Trains and the Transformation of Western North Carolina, exhibition of videos, narratives photos and artifacts from Mars Hill University's Rural Heritage Museum. SATELLITE GALLERY 55 Broadway St., 305-2225, thesatellitegallery.com • Through SU (7/31), 6pm New Work, exhibition of paintings by Dustin Spagnola. SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY 822 Locust St., Hendersonville, 684-1235 • Through (7/31) - Intrinsic Flow, exhibition of paintings from three local artists. SURFACE GALLERY 14 Lodge St., 552-3918, surfacegallery.com
• Through (8/22) - Birds of a Feather: Collaborative Wooden Sculptures, work by Melissa Engler and Graeme Priddle. TOE RIVER ARTS COUNCIL 765-0520, toeriverarts.org • Through SA (8/13) Landscapes: Four Ways, exhibition of textiles, clay, glass and oil paintings by Lori LaBerge, Teresa Pietsch, Simona Rosasco, and Kat Turczyn. Reception: Friday, August 22, 5-7pm. Held at Spruce Pine TRAC Gallery, 269 Oak Ave., Spruce Pine
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TRACKSIDE STUDIOS & GALLERY 375 Depot St., 5452904, facebook.com/ TracksideStudios375/ • MO (8/1) through WE (8/31) - New Approaches to Fine Art Commissions, exhibition of paintings by Sahar Fakhoury. TRYON ARTS AND CRAFTS SCHOOL 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, 859-8323 • Through FR (7/29) - Little Clay One Way, exhibition of small clay-works by regional artists. TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 859-8322, tryonarts.org • Through FR (7/29) - Carolina Camera Club exhibition. TRYON PAINTERS & SCULPTORS 78 North Trade St., Tryon, 859-0141, tryonpaintersandsculptors.com • SA (7/30) through SA (9/10) - Exhibition of the art of Charlotte Brass, Kathy Gagnon and Sharon Eng. Reception: Saturday, July 30, 5:30-7:30pm. UPSTAIRS ARTSPACE 49 S. Trade St., Tryon, 859-2828, upstairsartspace.org • Through FR (7/29) - Clay Four Ways, exhibition of ceramic works by Eric Knoche, Rob Pulleyn, Mike Vatalaro and Megan Wolfe.
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CLUBLAND LOBSTER TRAP Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet), 6:30PM LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE Jon Corbin & Hank Bones (jazz, swing, blues), 12:00PM MOUNTAIN MOJO COFFEEHOUSE Open mic, 6:30PM NOBLE KAVA Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert, 9:00PM O.HENRY'S/THE UNDERGROUND "Take the Cake" Karaoke, 10:00PM ODDITORIUM Horseburner w/ Boar (metal), 9:00PM OFF THE WAGON Piano show, 9:00PM OLIVE OR TWIST Swing dance lesson w/ Bobby Wood, 7:30PM 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock), 8:00PM ONE STOP DELI & BAR Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 7:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING Wednesday Night Pint Special ($3 selected pints), 5:00PM PULP Chinquapin Duo w/ Uncle Evan & The Drinkers (old-time, Americana), 9:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY The Paper Crowns (Americana), 6:00PM ROOM IX Fuego: Latin night, 9:00PM
LIGHT IN THE DARK: Levi Lowery doesn’t shy away from the complicated side of life. The Georgia-based country troubadour writes and sings about sensitive topics ranging from the trials of fame and family to substance abuse, faith and his wife’s battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Now touring behind his recently released Roots & Branches album, Lowery brings his soul-searching combo of bluegrass, rock and folk to White Horse Black Mountain Saturday, July 30 in an opening set for WNC hometown hero Andy Buckner, beginning at 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 185 KING STREET Vinyl Night & Cornhole League, 6:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Sidecar Honey Duo (Americana, rock), 5:00PM Les Amis (African folk), 8:00PM 550 TAVERN & GRILLE Bike Night, 6:00PM karaoke, 9:00PM ALTAMONT BREWING COMPANY Dave Desmelik Songwriter Night (folk), 8:30PM ALTAMONT THEATRE Noble Kava pop up kava bar & Poetry Open Mic w/ Caleb Beissert, 8:00PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30PM BEN'S TUNE-UP Honky Tonk Wednesdays, 7:00PM BHRAMARI BREWHOUSE Hump Day Jam w/ Ryan Oslance, Ben Bjorlie & Ram Mandelkorn, 7:00PM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Play to Win game night, 7:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open mic, 7:00PM BURGER BAR Karaoke, 9:00PM BYWATER Max Gross Weight (rock), 9:00PM
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CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Open mic w/ Riyen Roots, 8:00PM
SALVAGE STATION Mingo Fishtrap (soul, funk), 8:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Ellen Trnka (singer-songwriter), 7:00PM SCULLY'S Sons of Ralph (bluegrass), 6:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Sound Station open mic (musicians of all backgrounds & skills), 7:30PM Cards Against Humanity Game Night, 10:00PM
CROW & QUILL Summer Fringe Nights (Butoh), 9:00PM
SOL BAR NEW MOUNTAIN ADBC presents Axiom Wednesdays (drum 'n' bass), 9:00PM
DARK CITY DELI Pool Tournament, 7:30PM
STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Eric Congdon (Americana), 6:00PM
FUNKATORIUM Staves & Strings (bluegrass), 6:30PM
TALLGARY'S AT FOUR COLLEGE Open mic & jam, 7:00PM Wu-Wednesdays ('90s hip-hop experience), 9:00PM
GOOD STUFF Jim Hampton & friends perform "Eclectic Country" (jam), 7:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Matthew Mayfield w/ Noah Guthrie (rock, acoustic), 8:00PM GRIND CAFE Trivia night, 7:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul), 5:30PM ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL An evening w/ Slaid Cleaves (singer-songwriter), 7:00PM The MoBros w/ Sweet Claudette, The High Definitions & P.K. Gregory (Americana, blues, folk), 9:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old-time session, 5:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM LEX 18 Havana Nights, Dining & a Musical Tribute to the Buena Vista Social Club (ticketed event), 6:00PM
THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Jazzy Happy Hours w/ Leigh Ann Singleton, 5:00PM THE DUGOUT Karaoke, 9:00PM THE JOINT NEXT DOOR Bluegrass jam, 8:00PM THE MILLROOM Flamenco nights w/ Juan Benavides Group, 9:00PM THE MOCKING CROW Open Mic, 8:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Ashley Paul w/ Tashi Dorji and Harvey Leisure Duo & Ben Pritchard (experimental), 9:00PM THE PHOENIX Jazz night, 8:00PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Phantom Pantone (DJ), 10:00PM THE SOUTHERN Disclaimer Comedy open mic, 9:00PM
TOWN PUMP Open mic w/ Billy Presnell, 10:00PM TRAILHEAD RESTAURANT AND BAR Acoustic jam w/ Kevin Scanlon & Andrew Brophy (bluegrass, old-time, Americana), 6:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Blues & Soul Jam (blues, soul), 9:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN REACH (jazz), 7:30PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Paint Nite, 6:00PM Skinny Wednesdays w/ J Luke, 6:30PM
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JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass jam, 7:00PM
TOWN PUMP Joe Cat (Americana), 9:00PM
LEX 18 Ray Biscoglia Duo (piano & bass jazz standards), 7:00PM
TRAILHEAD RESTAURANT AND BAR Open Cajun & swing jam w/ Steve Burnside, 7:00PM
LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones ("The man of 1,000 songs"), 6:30PM
TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Jesse Barry & The Jam (blues, soul), 9:00PM
LOOKOUT BREWING COMPANY Kasondra Rose (singer-songwriter), 6:30PM
TWISTED LAUREL Karaoke, 8:00PM
MARKET PLACE Ben Hovey (dub jazz, beats), 7:00PM
WILD WING CAFE SOUTH DJ dance party, 9:30PM
O.HENRY'S/THE UNDERGROUND Game Night, 9:00PM
WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL Riyen Roots (blues), 8:00PM
ODDITORIUM Friendship Commanders w/ Fashion Bath and Toffee & Sea (rock), 9:00PM OFF THE WAGON Dueling pianos, 9:00PM
FRIDAY, JULY 29
OLE SHAKEY'S Phantom Pantone (electronic), 10:00PM
185 KING STREET Greg Humphreys Electric Trio w/ Mark Bryan of Hootie and the Blowfish (Americana, roots rock), 8:00PM
OLIVE OR TWIST DJ sets (variety), 8:00PM
5 WALNUT WINE BAR Lyric (acoustic), 9:00PM
ONE STOP DELI & BAR Streaming Thursdays (live concert showings), 6:00PM Electro-swing sideshow: Vourteque w/ Sanjula Vamana (electronic), 10:00PM
ALTAMONT BREWING COMPANY Ian Ridenhour (pop), 9:30PM
OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Redleg Husky (bluegrass, Americana), 6:00PM
ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Papadosio Afterparty w/ Earthcry & Push/Pull (electronic), 11:00PM
PULP Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM
ALTAMONT THEATRE An evening w/ Reshma Srivastava (classical Indian sitar), 8:00PM
PACK'S TAVERN Spaulding Macintosh (acoustic), 8:00PM
ATHENA'S CLUB Dave Blair (folk, funk, acoustic), 7:00PM DJ Shy Guy, 10:00PM
PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Kettle Black w/ members of Toubab Krewe (world music, fusion), 8:00PM
BASIC BREWERY Dave Desmelik w/Betsy Franck (Americana), 7:00PM
PURPLE ONION CAFE Mare Wakefield & Nomad (singer-songwriters), 8:00PM
BEN'S TUNE-UP Woody Wood & the Asheville Family Band (acoustic, folk, rock), 7:00PM
ROOM IX Throwback Thursdays (all vinyl set), 9:00PM
BHRAMARI BREWHOUSE Juan Benavides & Secret B Sides (world music), 7:00PM
SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Eric Congdon (singer-songwriter), 7:00PM SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10:00PM SMOKY PARK SUPPER CLUB Unihorn w/ members of Empire Strikes Brass (brass, funk), 6:00PM SOL BAR NEW MOUNTAIN Venture nights (house music, techno), 7:00PM SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY The Bill Berg Quartet (jazz), 7:00PM SPRING CREEK TAVERN Open Mic, 6:00PM STONE ROAD RESTAURANT & BAR Open Mic w/ Tony the Pony, 8:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Jazzy Happy Hours w/ Bill Gerhardt, 5:00PM Open mic night, 7:30PM
BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Hunger Begley (folk), 8:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Acoustic Swing, 7:00PM BURGER BAR Bike night, 7:00PM Bryan Marshall & the Payday Knights (honkytonk), 8:00PM CLUB ELEVEN ON GROVE Hot Bachata Nights (dance), 9:30PM CORK & KEG One Leg Up (vintage & gypsy jazz), 8:30PM CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Island Bob, 8:00PM CROW & QUILL Tinderbox Circus Sideshow!, 9:00PM Diana Wortham Theatre Folkmoot USA, 7:00PM
THE BILTMORE ESTATE Daughtry (rock), 7:30PM
DOUBLE CROWN Oh Jam! w/ Jon Kirby & Dave Tompkins (DJ), 9:00PM
THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Roaring Lions (jazz), 8:00PM
ELAINE'S DUELING PIANO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9:00PM
THE MOTHLIGHT De La Noche: The Tango Experience, 8:00PM
FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Alarm Clock Conspiracy (indie, rock), 6:00PM
THE PHOENIX Dave Desmelik Duo (Americana), 8:00PM
GOOD STUFF The Maggie Valley Band (folk, Americana, bluegrass), 8:30PM
TIMO'S HOUSE TRL REQUEST NIGHT w/ DJ Franco Nino, 7:00PM
GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Runaway Gin: A Tribute to Phish, 9:00PM
ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Roots and Dore (blues, country roots), 7:00PM Jerry Garcia birthday celebration w/ JGBCB (Jerry Garcia Band tribute), 9:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB The Armadillos w/ The Buchanan Boys (indie, folk, rock), 9:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Totes Dope Tite Sick Jams w/ (ya boy) DJ Hot Noodle, 10:00PM LEX 18 HotPoint Trio (gypsy swing string trio), 7:00PM
THE SOCIAL Steve Moseley (acoustic), 6:00PM Slice of Life Comedy Showcase w/ Minori Hinds, 8:00PM Slice of Life Comedy Showcase w/ Tom Peters, 10:00PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Rooftop Dance Party with DJ Phantom Pantone (electronic), 10:00PM
LOBSTER TRAP Calico Moon (Americana), 6:30PM
TIMO'S HOUSE M.P. Pride (dance, trap, old-school hip-hop) , 9:00PM
LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE Bill & Fish, 6:00PM
TOWN PUMP Skunk Rukus (garbage punk), 9:00PM
MARKET PLACE The Sean Mason Trio (groove, jazz, funk), 7:00PM
TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Al "Coffee" & Da Grind (blues, soul, dance), 10:00PM Mark Shane (Guitar Blues), 7:30PM
NEW MOUNTAIN THEATER/AMPHITHEATER LEAF Downtown preparty w/ Papadosio & Push/ Pull Strikes Brass (electrojam), 6:30PM
TWISTED LAUREL Phantom Pantone (electronic), 11:00PM
O.HENRY'S/THE UNDERGROUND Drag Show, 12:30AM
WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN The Asheville Jazz Orchestra, 8:00PM
ODDITORIUM Family w/ Low Earth (metal), 9:00PM
WILD WING CAFE Andalyn Lewis Band (rocking blues, Americana), 6:00PM
OFF THE WAGON Dueling pianos, 9:00PM OLIVE OR TWIST Live bands (Motown & more), 8:00PM ONE STOP DELI & BAR Free Dead Fridays w/ members of Phuncle Sam (jam), 5:00PM Grateful Dread (reggae, Gratefule Dead tribute), 9:30PM ORANGE PEEL Appetite For Destruction w/ Thunderstruck (Guns N' Roses tribute, AC/DC tribute), 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Earleine (Americana, folk), 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN DJ MoTo (dance hits, pop), 9:30PM
WILD WING CAFE SOUTH A Social Function (acoustic), 9:30PM WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL Ben Hovey (live souljazztronica), 8:00PM ZAMBRA Zambra Jazz Trio, 8:00PM UNWINE'D AT MELLIE MAC'S King Garbage (soul), 6:00PM
SATURDAY, JULY 30 185 KING STREET Latrelle (indie, folk, experimental), 8:00PM
PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Yoga & Beer, 5:30PM The Steel Woods (Southern music), 9:00PM
5 WALNUT WINE BAR Alarm Clock Conspiracy Duo (Indie, Americana), 6:00PM Jesse Barry Band (blues, funk), 9:00PM
SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Letters To Abigail (folk, country), 8:00PM
ALTAMONT BREWING COMPANY Astral Plainsmen (jam), 9:30PM
SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10:00PM SCULLY'S DJ, 10:00PM
ALTAMONT THEATRE David Joe Miller presents WORD w/ Gwenda Ledbetter, Dr. Joseph Sobol, Raymond Christian & Jimmy Neil Smith (storytelling), 7:00PM
SOL BAR NEW MOUNTAIN SOL Vibes w/ Sacred Sound & Sacral Crown, 9:00PM
ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Make America Dance Again w/ live rotating DJs (dance), 9:00PM
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY Vintage Vinyl 2.0 (60’s and 70’s rock) , 8:00PM
ATHENA'S CLUB Michael Kelley Hunter (blues), 6:30PM DJ Shy Guy, 10:00PM
STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Hobos & Lace (folk), 6:00PM THE ADMIRAL Hip-hop dance party w/ DJ Warf, 11:00PM
BEN'S TUNE-UP Gypsy Guitars (acoustic, Gypsy-jazz), 3:00PM Savannah Smith (southern soul), 8:00PM
THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Jazz happy hours w/ Marilyn Seits, 5:00PM Reverend Finster (REM tribute), 9:00PM
BHRAMARI BREWHOUSE Bend & Brew (yoga class), 11:00AM Ashley Nell (honky-tonk), 7:00PM
THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Malinalli, 10:00PM
BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Jason Moore & Trust Trio (jazz, funk), 8:00PM
THE MOCKING CROW Karaoke, 9:00PM
BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Patrick Fitzsimons (roots music), 7:00PM
THE MOTHLIGHT Frankie Cosmos w/ Warehouse & Aunt Sis (indie, rock, folk), 9:30PM
BURGER BAR Totally RAD 80's Dance Party, 9:00PM
THE PHOENIX Blown Glass (Americana), 9:00PM
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TIGER MOUNTAIN Dark dance rituals w/ DJ Cliffypoo, 10:00PM
BYWATER Ram Madelkorn and Friends w/ Cody Wright & Jaze Uries (jazz, funk, fusion), 9:00PM
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CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Barsters (old-time, bluegrass), 6:00PM CLUB ELEVEN ON GROVE Untouchables Bike Club Presents Grown & Sexy w/ DJ Trey Salters (hip-hop, funk), 10:00PM CORK & KEG The Horsenecks (Americana roots), 8:00PM CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Hunter Grigg (singer-songwriter, folk, Americana), 8:00PM CROW & QUILL Brief Awakening (freak folk, fairy folk), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Pitter Platter w/ DJ Big Smidge, 10:00PM
PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Phuncle Sam (Grateful Dead tribute), 9:00PM
5 WALNUT WINE BAR Justin Ray Trio (jazz), 7:00PM
PURPLE ONION CAFE Roots and Dore (blues, country roots), 8:00PM
BEN'S TUNE-UP Sunday Funday DJ set, 2:00PM Reggae night w/ Dub Kartel, 8:00PM
ROOM IX Open dance night, 9:00PM
BHRAMARI BREWHOUSE Sunday brunch w/ live music, 11:00AM
SALVAGE STATION Positive Mental Attitude (reggae, dub, rock), 8:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Yoga with Cats, 10:00AM Dangermuffin (rock, Americana, folk), 8:00PM
BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Sunday Jazz Brunch w/ James Hammel & friends, 11:30AM BURGER BAR The Mud Bottoms , 8:00PM BYWATER Cornmeal Waltz w/ Robert Greer (classic country, bluegrass), 6:00PM
ELAINE'S DUELING PIANO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Station Underground (reggae), 6:00PM
SCULLY'S DJ, 10:00PM
CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Soul Ram (Steely Dan cover band), 6:00PM
GOOD STUFF Sarah Tucker (singer-songwriter, rock, folk), 8:00PM
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY King Possum (indie), 8:00PM
CORK & KEG Vollie McKenzie (jazz, swing, vintage country), 7:00PM
GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN James Brown Dance Party, 9:00PM
STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Splitrail (bluegrass, modern country), 6:00PM
CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Keegan Avery, 2:00PM
HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY One Leg Up (Gypsy jazz), 2:00PM
THE ADMIRAL Soul night w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 11:00PM
ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL An evening w/ Robin Bullock & Steve Baughman (Americana, Celtic, folk), 7:00PM Music on the patio w/ Alex Commins & Todd Prusin (blues, country), 7:00PM An evening w/ Tom Paxton, Jon Vezner & Don Henry (Americana, folk, singer-songwriter), 9:00PM
THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Justina Shandler Trio (pop, alternative), 7:00PM
JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Laura Blackley & The Wildflowers w/ Betsy Frank (folk, country, soul), 9:00PM
THE PHOENIX Ross Osteen & Crossroads (blues, rock, soul), 9:00PM
LAZY DIAMOND Sonic Satan Stew w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio (jazz), 6:30PM MARKET PLACE DJs (funk, R&B), 7:00PM O.HENRY'S/THE UNDERGROUND Drag Show, 12:30AM ODDITORIUM Odditorium Yardsale, 9:00AM OFF THE WAGON Dueling pianos, 9:00PM OLIVE OR TWIST 42nd Street Band (big band jazz), 8:00PM Dance party (hip-hop, rap), 11:00PM ONE STOP DELI & BAR Selasee & The Fafa Family (world music, reggae), 10:00PM ORANGE PEEL Folkmoot International Dance Party w/ DJ Oso Rey, 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Findog (bluegrass, western swing), 6:00PM
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JERUSALEM GARDEN Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7:00PM
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THE MOCKING CROW Live music, 8:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Fly Golden Eagle w/ White Woolly & Gold Light (rock), 9:30PM
TIMO'S HOUSE Vinyl Revisions V.08, 9:00PM TOWN PUMP Earth By Train (prog, funk), 9:00PM TRAILHEAD RESTAURANT AND BAR Carey Fridley (country, old-time), 8:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES The King Zeros (blues), 7:30PM Patrick Lopez & Friends (dance), 10:00PM TWISTED LAUREL WestSound, 9:30PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Andy Buckner (outlaw country, Southern rock), 8:00PM WILD WING CAFE Saturday karaoke, 6:00PM Karaoke, 9:00PM WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL Siamese Jazz Club (r&b, soul, groove), 8:00PM ZAMBRA Zambra Jazz Trio, 8:00PM UNWINE'D AT MELLIE MAC'S Roberta Baum (jazz), 6:00PM
DOUBLE CROWN Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 9:00PM FIRESTORM CAFE AND BOOKS Queer Open Mic & Asheville Slam Team Sendoff, 6:30PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN The Duskwhales w/ Fashion Bath, Bulgogi & Minorcan (indie, pop), 8:00PM
OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Carver & Carmody (singer-songwriter, Americana), 2:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Sunday Travers Jam (open jam), 5:00PM SALVAGE STATION Asheville Flea For Y’all (outdoor flea market), 9:00AM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Gabe Smiley (rock), 7:00PM SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Sunday Open Mic (open to poets, comedians & musicians), 7:30PM SOL BAR NEW MOUNTAIN The Palmer Squares (hip hop), 9:00PM SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY BlueSunday w/ Garry Segal & Special Guests (blues), 5:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Barstool Sailors, 1:00PM Gene Hodway (Americana, blues, folk), 5:00PM TALLGARY'S AT FOUR COLLEGE Jason Brazzel (acoustic), 6:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Kelly Fontes (jazz piano), 6:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Phantone Pantone, 9:00PM
HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Reggae Sunday w/ Dennis "Chalwa" Berndt, 1:00PM
THE MOTHLIGHT The NYS3 Improv Troupe: The Deep End (improv), 7:00PM
ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Sunday Classical Brunch, 11:00AM An Evening w/ Ellis Paul (acoustic, folk, singer-songwriter), 7:30PM Sunday Jazz showcase, 7:30PM
THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN Lou Mowad (classical guitar), 10:00AM Bob Zullo (pop, rock, blues), 7:00PM
JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Irish session, 5:00PM
THE SOCIAL Get Vocal Karaoke, 9:30PM
LAZY DIAMOND Tiki Night w/ DJ Lance (Hawaiian, surf, exotica), 10:00PM
THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Sunday brunch on the rooftop w/ Katie Kasben & Dan Keller (jazz), 12:30PM
LEX 18 1929 Thomas Wolfe Scandal Mystery Dinner Theater (ticketed event), 6:30PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers ("y'allternative"), 6:30PM ODDITORIUM Noctomb & Deathstill (metal), 9:00PM OFF THE WAGON Piano show, 9:00PM OLIVE OR TWIST Zen Cats (blues), 6:00PM ONE STOP DELI & BAR Bluegrass brunch w/ Woody Wood, 11:00AM Sundays w/ Bill & Friends (Grateful Dead tribute, acoustic), 5:00PM ORANGE PEEL Boris performing Pink w/ Earth (avant-garde, metal, experimental), 9:00PM
THE SOUTHERN Yacht Rock Brunch w/ DJ Kipper, 12:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE Bring Your Own Vinyl (open decks), 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Roy Schneider & Kim Mayfield (Americana), 9:00PM WEDGE BREWING CO. Vollie McKenzie & Hank Bones (acoustic jazz-swing), 6:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Teen Bandstand , 6:00PM WICKED WEED Summer Concert Series, 4:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Sunday Funday w/ Crocs Duo, 5:00PM
MONDAY, AUGUST 1 185 KING STREET Open mic night, 7:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Siamese Jazz Club (soul, R&B, jazz), 8:00PM ALTAMONT BREWING COMPANY Old-time jam w/ Mitch McConnell, 6:30PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Jerry's B-Day Bash w/ Jazz Is Still Dead (Grateful Dead tribute, jazz), 8:00PM BHRAMARI BREWHOUSE Mexi Monday (jazz, world music), 5:00PM BURGER BAR Honky Tonk night, 6:00PM BYWATER Open mic w/ Rick Cooper, 8:00PM COURTYARD GALLERY Open mic (music, poetry, comedy, etc.), 8:00PM CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Trivia, 7:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Country Karaoke, 10:00PM GOOD STUFF Songwriter's "open mic", 7:30PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Contra dance (lessons, 7:30pm), 8:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo, 7:00PM Cordovas (rock 'n' roll), 9:00PM LEXINGTON AVE BREWERY (LAB) Kipper's "Totally Rad" Trivia night, 8:00PM
THE VALLEY MUSIC & COOKHOUSE Monday Pickin' Parlour (open jam, open mic), 8:00PM
GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Chris Jamison’s Ghost Trio (Americana), 6:00PM
TIGER MOUNTAIN Service industry night (rock 'n' roll), 9:00PM
HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Dr. Brown’s Team Trivia, 6:00PM
TIMO'S HOUSE Movie night, 7:00PM TOWN PUMP Keys & Corridors (alt. rock), 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Service Industry Night, 7:00PM TWISTED LAUREL Phantom Pantone (industrial electronic), 9:00PM URBAN ORCHARD Old-time music, 7:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Take Two Jazz, 7:30PM
IRON HORSE STATION Open mic, 6:00PM ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Tuesday bluegrass sessions w/ Stig & friends, 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Cajun Two-steppin’ Tuesday w/ The Cre’ole Mountain Dewds (Cajun, zydeco, dance), 7:00PM Cordovas (rock ‘n’ roll), 9:00PM
LOBSTER TRAP Jay Brown (acoustic-folk, singersongwriter), 6:30PM ODDITORIUM Odd comedy night, 9:00PM
5 WALNUT WINE BAR The John Henrys (hot jazz), 8:00PM
OFF THE WAGON Rock ‘n’ roll bingo, 8:00PM
ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday Night Funk Jam, 11:00PM BACK YARD BAR Open mic & jam w/ Robert Swain, 8:00PM BEN’S TUNE-UP Eleanor Underhill (country, soul), 7:00PM BLACK BEAR COFFEE CO. Round Robin acoustic open mic, 7:00PM
SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Team trivia & tacos, 7:00PM TALLGARY’S AT FOUR COLLEGE Jam night, 9:00PM
THE MOTHLIGHT Street Gnar w/ Dr. Paul, 9:00PM
ODDITORIUM Karaoke, 9:00PM
BUFFALO NICKEL Trivia, 7:00PM
THE PHOENIX Open mic, 8:00PM
ORANGE PEEL Free movie series: Rocky Horror Picture Show, 8:00PM
BURGER BAR The Dirty Dutch Bastard (one man rockabilly), 8:00PM
THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Phantom Pantone (DJ), 10:00PM
OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Mountain Music Mondays (open jam), 6:00PM
BYWATER DJ EZ & fire-spinning, 9:00PM
TIMO’S HOUSE T3 Game Night, 8:00PM
CORK & KEG Old time jam, 5:00PM
TRESSA’S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Early Funk Jam, 9:00PM
THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Rick Ransom (solar-powered keyboards), 5:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Missing Stares w/ Decathlon & The Power (punk, rock, psychedelic), 9:00PM THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN Bob Zullo (pop, rock, blues), 7:00PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Industry Night Karaoke, 8:00PM
CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Matt Walsh (blues), 6:00PM CROW & QUILL Boogie-Woogie Burger Night (early rock n’ roll, burgers), 10:00PM DARK CITY DELI Ping Pong Tournament, 6:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Honky-Tonk, Cajun, and Western w/ DJ Brody Hunt, 10:00PM GOOD STUFF Old time-y night, 6:30PM
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BLUE RIDGE TAPROOM Tuesday Tease w/ Deb Au Nare (burlesque), 8:00PM
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Owen Suskind shines in Oscar-winning documentarian Roger Ross Williams’ Life, Animated
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DIRECTOR: Roger Ross Williams PLAYERS: Owen Suskind, Ron Suskind, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried DOCUMENTARY RATED PG THE STORY: A young man afflicted with autism learns to speak through an obsessive affinity for Disney animation. THE LOWDOWN: One of the most moving documentaries I’ve come across, Life, Animated tugs at the heartstrings for all the right reasons.
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I’m not usually prone to crying over movies, but I’m glad I screened this one at home because I bawled like a baby through about half of Life, Animated. It’s not that the film is particularly sad — in fact, it’s equally as uplifting as it is heart-wrenching — my problem was that it’s all too familiar. Ken Hanke always insisted (often to my chagrin) that my reviews should be personal. So, at the risk of digressing from the discussion of the film for a moment, I should disclose my inherent bias in this case. I helped raise an ex-girlfriend’s autistic son from the time he was five until I moved back home to Asheville when he
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was nine. (With the benefit of retrospection, “helped” may be too strong a term, but I did the best I could.) His name is Timmy. Much like Owen Suskind, the subject of this documentary, Timmy couldn’t speak. As a writer, I initially found it almost unmanageably difficult to relate to him without the benefit of language (I’m far too fond of hiding my feelings behind words), but Timmy found a way of getting around my intellectual inflexibility. As I got to know him, I learned more from him about how to effectively communicate emotions than I had in my entire academic tenure studying screenwriting. I knew next to nothing about this film going in, but I cracked when I heard Owen’s father, a journalist and author, talking about his son’s sudden inability to communicate. Owen’s diagnosis is not mentioned immediately, but my memories came flooding back as soon as his family started describing his symptoms, and I knew what this film was likely to be. Needless to say, this was a tough movie for me to watch, and an even tougher one to talk about. That being said, I think this is a very important film, both for those of us whose lives have been touched by autism and for those who just want to understand the obstacles that autistic people and their families struggle valiantly to overcome. The documentary, based on a book by Owen’s father Ron Suskind, follows Owen, now in his 20s, as he is confronted with the difficult transition into adulthood and independence. The film’s nominal hook is that Owen eventually developed language skills through the repetitive viewing of Disney animated films. While this aspect of the story is prominent, it’s framed as part of a broader context, and the shadow of the mouse does not loom as large as I had feared. As sad as it is to listen to Owen’s parents talking about their son’s descent into the cage of autism, it’s also profoundly uplifting to hear them describe the first time he was able to communicate with them again — through memorized lines of Disney dialogue — and to see the man that Owen grew up to be. The film’s structure abandons the typical talking-head format to focus exclusively on Owen, with the camera following closely but never obtrusively. The documentarians are ethical to a fault, abstaining judiciously from insinuating
themselves into his world. It’s hard to watch Owen searching for his medication on his first night alone in his new assisted-living apartment without wanting to scream to the camera operator to just help him already. But, when he finds the pills on his own, you know it was the right call. And the objective distance the filmmakers maintain leads to some genuinely tense moments, such as when Owen’s move is delayed by the search for a Mickey Mouse charm his girlfriend gave him. Lest this make the film sound cold, the filmmakers go to great lengths to present Owen and his family sympathetically, demonstrating a clear affection for their subjects without becoming saccharine or maudlin. Listening to Owen’s parents and older brother recount their hopes and fears for his future is never anything less than moving and relatable, and the filmmakers masterfully stay out of the way, letting their subjects’ story occupy the sole focal point of the film. So, would Life, Animated have been my first five-star review were it not for my personal bias? Probably not, but it wouldn’t have missed the mark by much. As a documentary, it’s expertly crafted, slickly produced and staggeringly effective. I defy anyone to sit through this film without having a few emotional moments. Timmy, the boy I knew, is still nonverbal — and his obsession was Blue’s Clues, instead of Disney animation — but watching this film reawakened a hope in me that he might one day break out of the prison of his brain. I always knew, on a strictly intellectual level at least, that this was a possibility. But watching Life, Animated was the first time that possibility became viscerally real in my mind. One of my greatest regrets in life has been my failure to do more for Timmy, and this film made me feel a little more optimistic about his fate. If that’s not worth the price of admission, I don’t know what is. Rated PG for thematic elements and language. Opens Friday at Grail Moviehouse REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM
Cafe Society
HHHH DIRECTOR: Woody Allen PLAYERS: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Corey Stoll, Parker Posey, Blake Lively COMEDY RATED PG-13 THE STORY: The Bronx-born son of a Jewish jeweler bounces between careers and romantic entanglements in 1930s Hollywood and New York while pining after The One That Got Away . THE LOWDOWN: More Midnight in Paris than Blue Jasmine, Cafe Society is not the Woody Allen classic it could have been. But when it works, it works. My illustrious predecessor had a distinct soft spot for Woody Allen. While I don’t share his unvarnished affinity for the filmmaker’s work, I have always respected it. So, when I say that Cafe Society is definitively second-tier in the context of Allen’s corpus, you can rest assured this is an unbiased assessment. It’s not that Cafe Society is particularly bad. It just isn’t particularly great either. And, for a filmmaker who has turned out a significant number of unquestionable classics over the course of his 50-year career, “not great” can sound like a pretty damning reproach. That being said, second-rate Woody Allen is still better than top-notch for most directors currently working. While it may be essential viewing for only the most ardent Allen completists, Cafe Society is still worth a look for the casual fan as well. As with most of Allen’s films, Cafe Society is gorgeous to look at. His camera movements maintain a grace and fluidity that has only improved with age, and the lyrical quality evident in his late-period work is on full display here. This is all the more impressive when one considers that this is Allen’s first foray into digital filmmaking, with cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now) ably providing an appropriately evocative visual tone for the period setting.
While Allen’s directorial prowess remains largely unassailable, it’s his interest (or lack thereof) in narrative cohesion as a writer that precludes Cafe Society from attaining true greatness. It’s hard to avoid musical comparisons when it comes to Allen’s films, especially in dealing with his late-period resurgence. There’s a looseness to his narrative structure that brings to mind jazz improvisation — and, like some examples of bad jazz, at times it can be too easy to lose the thread that holds everything together. One gets the impression that the director really just had a few scenes in mind and wanted to shoot glamorous golden-age Hollywood, relying on voice-over narration (provided by Allen himself) to cobble these elements into a story after the fact. The meandering narrative leads to significant structural issues, and the film never quite overcomes the obstacle of finding its third-act catharsis. As this is common to most of Allen’s more recent work, dedicated fans prepared to accept the film on its own terms probably won’t take issue, but others are likely to come away mildly frustrated. As always, Allen is at his best as an actor’s director. The performances he draws out of his cast are impressive, making up for some of the script’s narrative deficiencies. Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart have an amiable chemistry in their third onscreen pairing, though their rapport occasionally seems a little too relaxed for the relationship they’re depicting. Allen, long fond of his autobiographical proxies, has finally found in Eisenberg an actor who can pull off a portrayal of the director’s tone and mannerisms without devolving into impersonation (looking at you, Scarlett Johansson). Steve Carell continues to push himself in interesting new directions as Eisenberg’s power-broker uncle in an overt homage to Billy Wilder’s The Apartment (although he never quite achieves the sleaze factor that Fred MacMurray attained in that film). I left the theater wishing I had gotten to see more of Parker Posey and suspecting I would’ve rather watched a film focused on the B-plot involving Eisenberg’s gangster brother (played by Corey Stoll). If the worst thing I can say about Cafe Society’s performances is that I might’ve liked a few to be more heavily featured, that’s a pretty good sign. Cafe Society is certainly not Allen’s best film, but it’s also far from his worst. With the consistent rapidity of the filmmaker’s recent output, it’s somewhat comforting to be able to reliably expect a new film every year, most of which have ranged from pretty good to outstanding. They may not all be classics, but they fill a valuable counter-programming posi-
tion in a cinematic landscape littered with superheroes and animated kiddie flicks. Those seeking to fill that Woody Allen-shaped hole in their summer are likely to find Cafe Society a perfect fit. Those without such a need are still likely to enjoy the film as an entertaining diversion. Whichever side of that divide you fall on, you could do worse with your moviegoing time and money. Rated PG-13 for some violence, a drug reference, suggestive material and smoking. Opens Friday at Fine Arts Theatre
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Ice Age: Collision Course H DIRECTOR: Mike Thurmeier, Galen T. Chu PLAYERS: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Adam Devine, Jessie J, Nick Offerman, Keke Palmer, Simon Pegg, Wanda Sykes, Jennifer Lopez, Queen Latifah, Neil deGrasse Tyson
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ANIMATED ADVENTURE COMEDY RATED PG THE STORY: When acorn-addled squirrel Scrat initiates a potential apocalypse, Manny the mammoth and the rest of his herd set out to save the world. THE LOWDOWN: How much do you love your kids? It must be a lot if you’re willing to sit through this dreck to please them. There’s a sense of irony in the fact that a series of films focusing on species destined for extinction refuses to die. Did the world need a fifth Ice Age movie? Of course not, but that’s never deterred any studio from a brazen cash-grab before. Apparently for cynical execs, the only adage truer than “a fool and his money are soon parted” might be “a parent will put up with almost anything to keep the kids quiet for an hour and a half.” And, when I say “anything,” I mean one of the most insipid and uninspired kids’ movies this side of Norm of the North. Anyone who had to sit through that particular piece of garbage earlier this year understands this is not an accusation I make lightly. Like Norm, the latest Ice Age feels as though it should have gone straight to DVD, although the pro-
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astronomical documentary, but this thing makes Georges Méliès’ From the Earth to the Moon look positively rational by comparison. Why would a man who publicly shamed The Daily Show into changing its intro animation because the Earth was rotating in the wrong direction choose to appear in a film in which the entire solar system is accidentally knocked into place like a series of errant billiard balls? Some mysteries even science can’t explain. What requires no explanation, however, is the craven motivation behind the release of this atrocity. If your kids bully you into seeing this one, you have my deepest sympathy. Then again, it could provide a valuable teaching opportunity for a lesson in responsible moviegoing and how supporting bad films only leads to more bad films. Take them to see Raiders! instead. Rated PG for mild rude humor and some action/peril. Now playing at Carolina Cinemark, Carmike 10, Regal Biltmore Grande, UA Beaucatcher, Epic of Hendersonville. REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM
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DIRECTOR: David F. Sandberg PLAYERS: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, Maria Bello, Billy Burke HORROR RATED PG-13 THE STORY: A creepy terror relegated to the shadows is stalking the family of a traumatized young woman. THE LOWDOWN: A poorly scripted, dully acted horror film full of cheap scares and zero atmosphere. David F. Sandberg’s Lights Out currently has a 77 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes — which is more frightening than anything in Lights Out. It’s not that Sandberg’s film is awful. It’s just generally inept, a little dull and not very original. It’s a horror movie predicated on a simple premise: There’s something spooky lurking, literally, in the shadows. And it’s built on cheap scares, stilted dialogue and C-list acting. The things
by Edwin Arnaudin that, alone or in combination, make for a great (or even good) horror movie, such as atmosphere, a sense of fun or something on its mind, are absent here, resulting in a fairly forgettable foray into the world of generic scares. The premise here is that there’s a malevolent specter hiding in the shadows, one that’s afraid of the light and disappears if, say, you turn on a lamp. It’s a pretty nasty bugger, gangly and with claws, but this is about as much as we see of it since it stays the shadows. Currently, it’s stalking the family of Rebecca (a bland and emotionless Teresa Palmer), scaring her little brother Martin (Gabriel Bateman) and getting the attention of her presumably mentally ill mother (Maria Bello). Whatever it is, it’s getting more violent and deadly. And it’s up to Rebecca, of course, to stop it. Much of the film delves into Rebecca’s childhood and her mother’s condition. However, as an examination of mental illness, the film goes nowhere. Instead, Lights Out fills out its story through clumsy flashbacks, and nothing in the film feels crafted. Most of the movie is shot like a TV show, while none of the actors — save Bello, who’s wasted here — have any amount of gravitas, let alone anything to make them worth caring about. There’s an amount of care put into the film’s scares, even though they’re solely of the bargain-bin variety. Sandberg’s primary concern is to make the audience jump, and, I suppose, within the context of being a “scary movie,” there’s some appeal to this. But it’s also lazy, especially in Sandberg’s hands, giving away any chance of creepiness with a score that telegraphs every beat of the film. Lights Out fails where a film like Insidious (2010) — which exists as much as a fun-house ride as a horror movie — flourishes. There’s no world-building; its mythos is flimsy; and any sense of fun is dragged down by the inane dialogue and wooden performances. Sure, the climax of the film is solid, as Sandberg finally creates a certain amount of tension and raised stakes. But, by the time it decides to ramble on in, it’s too late to care what happens to these cardboard characters. Rated PG-13 for terror throughout, violence including disturbing images, some thematic material and brief drug content. Playing at Carolina Cinemark, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, UA Beaucatcher. REVIEWED BY JUSTIN SOUTHER JSOUTHER@MOUNTAINX.COM
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PLAYERS: Ange Dargent, Theophile Baquet, Audrey Tautou, Diane Besnier COMING-OF-AGE COMEDY RATED R THE STORY: Two friends decide to run away from home and explore France in a homemade mobile home. THE LOWDOWN: A gentle and intelligent tale of the confusion of young adulthood told with Gondry’s signature heart and whimsy. Michel Gondry’s latest, Microbe & Gasoline, is the director’s most straightforward picture yet — at least within a visual context. Stylistically, Microbe & Gasoline is a much more subdued film than his last, the aggressively Gondrian Mood Indigo (2013), a film that allowed the director to thankfully wallow in his more surrealistic tendencies. This time around, he’s opted for a different approach, but one that’s still singularly a Gondry film, filled with bouts of whimsy and a wonderfully innate humanity. On the surface, Microbe & Gasoline is a coming-of-age tale about two teenage friends: Daniel (Ange Dargent), aka “Microbe” because of his slight size, and Theo (Theophile Baquet), aka “Gasoline” due to his tendency to smell like gasoline as a result of his blue collar upbringing. Neither is happy with their home situation. Daniel has an overbearing, depressed (though supportive) mother (Audrey Tautou), and Theo’s parents are unaffectionate. So they do what any young men would do (at least ones in a Gondry film), which is build a mobile home out of salvaged parts, power it with a lawnmower engine and hit the road. Gondry’s film’s have always been outfitted with the fantastical by way of a certain homemade charm, but Microbe & Gasoline shies away from this. Beyond the duo’s piecemeal mobile home and Theo’s bicycle (both glued together with knickknacks and junk), there’s not much
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A resident of Hayesville during his final years, Mark Linkous created influential indie-rock under the name Sparklehorse until his death in 2010. On July 28, the Jackson County Library in Sylva hosts a screening of the new documentary The Sad and Beautiful World of Sparklehorse, narrated by Linkous’ Franklin-based friend and collaborator Angela Faye Martin. Photo by Timothy Saccenti • Asheville-based conservation group Dogwood Alliance premieres an animated short film at Grail Moviehouse on Wednesday, July 27, at 6:30 p.m. The work tells the story of the Bolala, an ancient mythic spirit that acts as the guardian of the forests, rivers and wildlife of the southern United States. The animation’s producers will be in attendance. Free and open to the public. dogwoodalliance.org • The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva hosts a screening of The Sad and Beautiful World of Sparklehorse on Thursday, July 28, at 6 p.m. The documentary, which made its U.S. and European debuts in April, chronicles the life of influential indie-rocker Mark Linkous, who battled drug and alcohol addiction, paralysis and debilitating mental illness that led to his eventual suicide. Following his death in 2010, U.K.-based filmmakers Alex Crowton and Bobby Dass worked with Linkous’ friend and collaborator Angela Faye Martin to craft this loving portrait. The film incorporates narration from the Franklin-based Martin and interviews with Linkous — who spent much of his final years in Hayesville — as well as David Lowery (Camper Van Beethoven), Emily Haines (Metric), Adrian Utley (Portishead), John Parish (PJ Harvey), Matthew Wright, Ed Harcourt, Gemma Hayes and others. Free and open to the public. fontanalib.org/sylva
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• Mechanical Eye Microcinema holds a screening of Nuts! on Friday, Aug. 5, at 5:30 p.m., at the Asheville Art Museum. Penny Lane’s documentary recounts the strange but true story of John Romulus Brinkley, a Kansas doctor who, in 1917, discovered he could cure impotence by giving men transplants of goat testicles. The film mixes hand-drawn animated re-enactments, interviews, archival footage and a slightly unreliable narrator on its way to increasingly odd revelations. Free and open to the public. mechanicaleyecinema.org • Film historian Frank Thompson’s monthly Director Appreciation Night series at the Asheville School of Film continues Friday, Aug. 5, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with an in-depth look at the works of John Ford. The cost of the seminar is $20, and spots may be reserved online. ashevilleschooloffilm.com • Go Back, the entry from team Alone in a Crowd, was awarded Best Film of the 2016 Asheville 48 Hour Film Project. The short work centers on a father who invents a time machine that returns him to the present as a child and the effects of that change on his friends and family. The film will represent Asheville against fellow city winners from across the country at Filmapalooza 2017 in Savannah, Ga. Judging the qualifying local entries were film critics Michelle Keenan of Rapid River, Marcianne Miller of Bold Life and this writer. X
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MOVIES visually that feels like Gondry. Instead, there’s an intensified focus on the film’s main characters. Daniel and Theo resemble, in many ways, the odd-couple friendship between Mos Def and Jack Black in Be Kind Rewind (2008), but with their confused love for each other placed inside of childhood. In this sense, Gondry’s worldview is stronger when viewed through the eyes of teenagers (something he got right in 2012’s much-maligned The
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We and the I), since so much of his cinematic concerns involve trying to find one’s footing in the world — especially when the world you see is so different than everybody else’s. What fits that description better than growing up? What works best in Microbe & Gasoline is that ability of Gondry (who also wrote the film) to capture the confusion of getting older. Whether it be our tendency to be jealous of our best friends or our struggles with understanding love and sexuality, Gondry tackles them deftly while never copping out for a full-on feel-good ending. Helping the film are Dargent and Baquet, who play their roles with a certain joy, even when wrapped up in their own bewilderment. Gondry’s cinematic playfulness is still here, it just comes via his characters. It’s unfortunate that finding a movie that wrangles with emotion but lacks emotional heaviness feels like such a rare thing. Microbe & Gasoline feels like the rarest of things, a film with an amount of wonder but with something on its mind nonetheless. Rated R for some sex-related material involving young teens. REVIEWED BY JUSTIN SOUTHER JSOUTHER@MOUNTAINX.COM
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THE STORY: In 1988, three preteen friends started shooting a shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark in their spare time. Thirty-five years later, they finally finished it. THE LOWDOWN: Uplifting and inspiring, while still personal and sincere, Raiders! is a warts-and-all look at what it takes to realize a dream.
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Raiders! is a unique film about a unique subject. After watching Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark, an 11-year-old in Mississippi recruited two of his friends, along with a neighborhood worth of extras, to recreate every frame of the film. Over the next seven summers, they completed every scene but one. Raiders is the story of their film’s rediscovery, its subsequent ascent to cult-classic status and the tribulations endured by the filmmakers as they reunited to shoot that final scene. The amateur filmmakers, Chris Strompolis, Eric Zala and Jayson Lamb, went to every conceivable extent of youthful enthusiasm and illinformed creativity to produce their previously unsung masterpiece, and the process was trying. By the end, friendships were fractured, houses nearly burned to the ground and neighborhood teens almost run over by a truck with no brakes. Zala, who directed the production and played the part of Dr. René Belloq, was doused with gasoline and set alight for one scene, then sent to the emergency room minus his eyebrows after a failed attempt at making a plaster cast of his face. Despite the setbacks, the tween filmmakers persevered into their college years, replicating a $20 million film they had only seen a handful of times — with nothing more than their ingenuity and their allowances. That one unfinished scene, in which Indiana Jones fights a Nazi ubermensch under the menacingly whirling propellers of a slowly rotating plane, would haunt the trio into their adulthood. While the shoot had long since been abandoned, Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation, as the fan film came to be known, got a new lease on life. A VHS copy fell into the hands of director Eli Roth, and he passed it on to Harry Knowles of the website Ain’t It Cool News to be screened at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s annual Butt-Numb-A-Thon in 2002. The overwhelming audience response to the movie stirred Zala and Strompolis to action, and a Kickstarter campaign was initiated to complete the film. But, as with the making of any movie, complications arose. Zala had traded the ideals of his New York University film school days for familial responsibilities and a corporate job, while Strompolis had struggled with cocaine and meth addiction. The documentary doesn’t sugarcoat these turns as it follows the two through a bumpy reconciliation after years of estrangement and a shooting schedule fraught with financial shortfalls and technical difficulties. Documentarians
Jeremy Coon and Tim Skousen refuse to pull any punches in dealing with Zala and Strompolis’ personal flaws, but they seem to have a genuine sympathy and affinity for their subjects. While talking heads such as Roth, Jonathan Rhys Davies (who played Sallah in the original Raiders) and Alamo owner Tim League fawn a little longer than necessary, they provide valuable context for the resurgence of popularity that Raiders: The Adaptation has experienced in the maturity of the internet age. There’s also a fair bit of psychological navel-gazing and an attempt to tie the origins of the adaptation to the filmmakers’ difficult home lives, but this is all overshadowed by audacity and ambition underlying what they managed to achieve. As a documentary, Raiders! is compelling and engaging. But the documentary is only part of this equation. Zala and Strompolis are currently involved in a roadshow presentation of the documentary, along with their adaptation, spanning close to 70 cities, presenting a double-feature showcasing the two films. It’s definitely worth seeing both. Raiders: The Adaptation is the stuff of film-nerd legends, and it does not disappoint. Due to obvious copyright issues, this double-feature format is one of the few opportunities to see the fan film, and certainly the only chance to see it on the big screen with an audience. After screening the adaptation, I was struck by how well the narrative of the original holds up even while shot and acted by complete amateurs, a testament to Lawrence Kasdan’s script for the original film. More importantly, I was struck by the tenacity of this tiny troupe of teens and what they were able to accomplish. Both the documentary and the adaptation will make you feel good about every crazy scheme you’ve ever considered — and bad about every time you didn’t follow through because you thought it might be too hard. Required viewing for creative types and those who like to dream big. Not rated Now playing at Grail Moviehouse, double-feature late shows only. REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM
Star Trek Beyond HHH DIRECTOR: Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) PLAYERS: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Sofia Boutella, Idris Elba, Karl Urban SCI-FI ACTION RATED PG-13 THE STORY: The crew of the starship Enterprise find themselves stranded on a distant planet controlled by a violent maniac. THE LOWDOWN: A glossy and occasionally fun summer action flick that suffers from a general incoherency and disposability.
Star Trek Beyond is the funnest entry in the current reboot of the Star Trek film franchise. This isn’t much of an accomplishment, unfortunately, especially after the sensory overload and self-importance of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). I mean, this is a movie where the universe is saved by a Beastie Boys song (a pretty ridiculous scene ruined by the film’s trailer), perhaps the silliest thing I’ve seen in a movie all year. In theory, at least, this is fun. With moments such as these, and with the franchise being taken over, at least briefly, by Fast & Furious director Justin Lin, there’s been some questioning as to whether or not this is even a “real” Star Trek movie. As someone who’s never seen any of the original movies, nor any of the numerous TV shows, and is obviously not entrenched or attached to the fandom of Star Trek, I can’t say one way or another. However, Star Trek Beyond definitely is a movie that fully embraces the newer cinematic tendencies set in place by Abrams — meaning more action and a plot that, once it kicks in, never sits still. So, while Lin’s film is more lighthearted than Abrams’ takes on the property, it’s still an occasionally exhausting and
often incomprehensible sci-fi action picture. Lin, whose Fast & Furious entries thrive on the same theory of far-fetchedness and nonsense, is a logical choice for an undertaking of this sort. But there are flaws within the foundation Abrams put in place, issues that this new film simply can’t overcome. Namely, the film has no iconography of its own, instead leaning heavily on nostalgia. I know who Captain Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto) and company are because they’ve been entrenched in pop culture for decades now. Because of this, the film sees no reason to build on these characters within this specific film. What’s used as excuses for characterization are sketched in (Kirk’s daddy issues and general ennui, Spock’s grappling with his own mortality) and simply generalized, existing within the screenplay as little more than window dressing or things to mark off a checklist. This is to be expected, of course, since Beyond exists solely as a summer blockbuster spectacle. Lin and company have removed the crew from their starship, the Enterprise, and placed them on a rugged planet controlled by the warlord Krall (Idris Elba in ten
pounds of makeup), who’s bent on destroying the Federation. As the film’s big set pieces roll out, some work better than others. Kirk riding around on a motorcycle is pretty goofy, though the bits set inside the wrecked Enterprise, which play around with physical space and angles, work better conceptually (the film obviously works best when practical effects are in use). However, it’s impossible to consistently tell what, exactly, is going on in any of these scenes. It’s just a mishmash of confusion and incoherency, a huge problem when these types of scenes are three-fourths of your film. It’s enough to make your eyes glaze over, though the mindlessness of Star Trek Beyond is at least playful. Despite the glossy sheen Lin puts on such an expensive movie, this is disposable entertainment and nothing else. Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action and violence. Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Cinemark, Epic of Hendersonville, Grail Moviehouse, Regal Biltmore Grande, UA Beaucatcher. REVIEWED BY JUSTIN SOUTHER JSOUTHER@MOUNTAINX.COM
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Cleo from 5 to 7 HHHHS
Bad Moms
A new comedy from the team behind The Hangover, this would appear to be a raunch com in a similar vein. Bad Moms has not been screened for critics, so there are no early reports to go on, but the cast looks promising even if the premise seems derivative. (R)
DIRECTOR: Agnes Varda Players: Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray, Dorothee Blank, Michel Legrand DRAMA Rated NR This is the movie that placed Varda in the ranks of the New Wave filmmakers. Its concept is to follow the vapid title character, a pop singer, in faux real time (the title claims two hours, the film is 90 minutes) as she waits for a biopsy report she dreads. That’s it. But what matters is the way Varda spends that time depicting Cleo’s dawning realization that her friends don’t really know her and don’t really care, that it’s hard to be sure there even is anyone for them to know, and that her life is a wholly superficial one. In Varda’s hands, it’s a journey into self-discovery that’s worth making. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Cleo from 5 to 7 at 8 p.m. Friday, July 29, at Phil Mechanic Studios (109 Roberts St., River Arts District, upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com This review by Ken Hanke was originally published on March 22, 2011.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray HHHH
See Scott Douglas’ review.
Captain Fantastic
According to the studio: “Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father (Viggo Mortensen) devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent.” Festival screenings at Sundance and Cannes generated generally positive reviews. (R)
Jason Bourne
Director Paul Greengrass returns to the helm for this latest installment in the Bourne series (the fifth, if we’re counting the one with Jeremy Renner). Matt Damon reprises his role as Jason Bourne, now fully recovered from amnesia and out for revenge. No early reviews, but it seems likely that fans of the franchise will be pleased. (PG-13)
DIRECTOR: Albert Lewin Players: Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford DRAMA Rated NR On its initial release in 1945, New York Times critic Bosley Crowther panned Albert Lewin’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s notable novel on the grounds of the production’s “mawkish pomposity” and glacial pacing. He’s got a point, but things aren’t as dire as he makes them sound. This Dorian Gray may not be perfect: Lewin’s direction is somewhat overblown, and Hurd Hatfield’s portrayal of the title character is a little too stiff at times. But it is a classic, even if only on the basis of standout performances from George Sanders and Angela Lansbury, who earned an Oscar nomination for her work. The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Picture of Dorian Gray Sunday, July 31, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.
The Sect HHHH DIRECTOR: Michele Soavi Players: Kelly Curtis, Herbert Lom, Mariangela Giordano, Michael Adatte HORROR Rated NR Italian horror is a strange beast. Were I really pressed on the point, I’m not sure I could name a single Italian horror picture apart from Michele Soavi’s Cemetery Man (1994) that I’d call good in any normal sense of the word — and even that film isn’t the last word in logic or coherence. It is, however, true to its own logic in ways that most Italian horror isn’t, but then most Italian horror simply ignores logic. (Its defenders like to call this “dream logic,” which is critic-speak for “makes absolutely no sense.”) That’s not to say that a great deal of Italian horror isn’t enjoyable on its own level. It can be stylish and visually striking — and it can also be atmospheric and creepy. On rare occasions — and I’d argue that Soavi’s The Sect (1991) is one of them — the atmosphere becomes even more unsettling because of the film’s lack of coherence. In terms of the actual architecture in the film — also true of his 1989 film The Church and of Soavi’s mentor Dario Argento at his best — there is something that might qualify as “dream logic,” or, more correctly, “dream illogic.” None of this, however, keeps the film from being so supremely screwed up that it doesn’t frequently topple over into the unintentionally funny — but that, too, is part of the appeal. At bottom, The Sect is a kind of acid-trip version of Rosemary’s Baby (1969). I mean, for whatever reason, Roman Polanski never thought of adding a possessed, TV-watching rabbit (one that can operate the remote control), an ill-intentioned handkerchief with Shroud of Turin properties, some kind of parasitic creature introduced into the heroine’s body, a hokey enraged stork, bikers, a seemingly endless cellar with a weird well that introduces some blue substance into the water supply, stork rape and ... well, all sorts of things on about that same level of outright peculiarness. Indeed, whatever else The Sect is, it is admittedly a lot more lively than Rosemary’s Baby. I’m not saying that makes it better, but it is a good deal more amusing. Whether that was Soavi’s intention is another concern altogether — and one that has absolutely no bearing on its entertainment value. The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen The Sect Thursday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m. at the Grail Moviehouse and will be hosted by Xpress movie critic Scott Douglas. This review by Ken Hanke was originally published on Oct. 15, 2013
Life, Animated
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They Live HHHS
Lights Out
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Nerve
Based on the 2012 novel, this lowbudget thriller starring Dave Franco, Emma Roberts and and Juliette Lewis folMicrobe Gasoline lows aSee high school studentreview. (Roberts) as Scott Douglas’ she descends into the shadowy world of an internet game described by the studio as “truth or dare without the truth part.” No reviews at this time, scheduled to open Wednesday, July 27, with early screenings Tuesday night. (PG-13)
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DIRECTOR: John Carpenter Players: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George “Buck” Flower, Peter Jason POLITICAL SCI-FI ACTION Rated R Conceptually, They Live is probably John Carpenter’s best film. Unfortunately, as is often the case with Carpenter, the concept is better than the execution. Of the “modern” horrormeisters, Carpenter has always been the lightweight. The closest he got to a theme seemed to be in Halloween, with its implicit message that girls who “fooled around” get offed by the Boogeyman, but plucky virgins don’t. They Live is different. It’s a highly political work predicated on the idea that aliens are living among us, controlling us with subliminal messages. These aliens don’t look like us, but they have a means of making it appear that they do. However, there’s an underground that realizes what’s going on and has developed these sunglasses that allow their wearers to see the subliminal messages and the aliens as they really are. A pair of these glasses fall into the hands of Nada (wrestler Roddy Piper), an unemployed construction worker, so he sees the messages — “Marry and reproduce,” “No independent thought,” Consume,“ ”Buy,“ ”Stay asleep,“ ”Obey,“ ”Do not question authority,“ etc. — as well as the aliens. It’s a great idea and it’s handled nicely, especially when Nada sees a politician on TV spouting what is clearly a George Bush (the first one) speech and discovers that the politician is an alien. ”It figures it would be something like this,“ he comments. Witty, clever and definitely a statement. Problem is — aside from the comically cheesy alien makeup — Carpenter has no real idea what to do with the premise, so the movie quickly degenerates into a standard actioner, albeit a fairly tightly made one. It doesn’t help that Roddy Piper is no actor and casting him was a pathetic attempt to find a bargain-basement Kurt Russell. Russell might have pulled it off, especially since lines like the famous, ”I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass — and I’m all out of bubble gum" are pretty obviously written with him in mind. Worth seeing? Yes, if only for the idea. Otherwise, They Live is a pretty enjoyable actioner with some nice supporting players to help keep it going. The Grail Moviehouse will show They Live as part of its Grail Canon repertory program with regular showtimes starting Friday, July 29. This review by Ken Hanke was originally published on Aug. 17, 2005.
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AVAILABLE POSITIONS • CHIld seRVICes Jackson County Psychological Services is now partnered with Meridian Behavioral Health Services. We are currently recruiting for the following positions: QP - day treatment Clinicians for Outpatient Services • Clinicians for Day Treatment Services • Clinicians for Intensive In-Home Services • Qualified Professionals for Intensive In-Home Services. Please visit the employment section of our website for further information about any positions listed and apply directly by submitting an application and resume. www.meridianbhs.org ClInICal teCHnICIan Red Oak Recovery, a young adult Substance Abuse Treatment Program located in Leicester, NC is seeking highly qualified individuals for direct care positions. Clinical Technicians work on a rotating week on/week off schedule. Treatment takes place in a residential setting with wilderness adventure expeditions. WFR, CSAC, or a degree in a human services field preferred. • Personal or professional experience with 12 Step Recovery, Substance Abuse Treatment, Mental Health Treatment and/or Wilderness Therapy is required. • We offer competitive
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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Free your body. Don't ruminate and agonize about it. FREE YOUR BODY! Be brave and forceful. Do it simply and easily. Free your gorgeously imperfect, wildly intelligent body. Allow it to be itself in all of its glory. Tell it you're ready to learn more of its secrets and adore its mysteries. Be in awe of its unfathomable power to endlessly carry out the millions of chemical reactions that keep you alive and thriving. How can you not be overwhelmed with gratitude for your hungry, curious, unpredictable body? Be grateful for its magic. Love the blessings it bestows on you. Celebrate its fierce animal elegance. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The people of many cultures have imagined the sun god as possessing masculine qualities. But in some traditions, the Mighty Father is incomplete without the revitalizing energies of the Divine Mother. The Maoris, for example, believe that every night the solar deity has to marinate in her nourishing uterine bath. Otherwise he wouldn't be strong enough to rise in the morning. And how does this apply to you? Well, you currently have resemblances to the weary old sun as it dips below the horizon. I suspect it's time to recharge your powers through an extended immersion in the deep, dark waters of the primal feminine. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An Interesting Opportunity is definitely in your vicinity. It may slink tantalizingly close to you in the coming days, even whisper your name from afar. But I doubt that it will knock on your door. It probably won't call you seven times on the phone or flash you a big smile or send you an engraved invitation. So you should make yourself alert for the Interesting Opportunity's unobtrusive behavior. It could be a bit shy or secretive or modest. Once you notice it, you may have to come on strong -- you know, talk to it sweetly or ply it with treats. CANCER (June 21-July 22): [Editor's note: The counsel offered in the following oracle was channeled from the Goddess by Rob Brezsny. If you have any problems with it, direct your protests to the Queen Wow, not Brezsny.] It's time to get more earthy and practical about practicing your high ideals and spiritual values. Translate your loftiest intentions into your most intimate behavior. Ask yourself, "How does Goddess want me to respond when my co-worker pisses me off?", or "How would Goddess like me to brush my teeth and watch TV and make love?" For extra credit, get a t-shirt that says, "Goddess was my co-pilot, but we crashlanded in the wilderness and I was forced to eat her." LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Be alert for white feathers gliding on the wind. Before eating potato chips, examine each one to see if it bears a likeness of Rihanna or the Virgin Mary. Keep an eye out, too, for portents like robots wearing dreadlocked wigs or antique gold buttons lying in the gutter or senior citizens cursing at invisible Martians. The appearance of anomalies like these will be omens that suggest you will soon be the recipient of crazy good fortune. But if you would rather not wait around for chance events to trigger your good luck, simply make it your fierce intention to generate it. Use your optimism-fueled willpower and your flair for creative improvisation. You will have abundant access to these talents in the coming weeks. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You have just begun your big test. How are you doing so far? According to my analysis, the preliminary signs suggest that you have a good chance of proving the old maxim, "If it doesn't make you so crazy that you put your clothes on inside-out and try to kiss the sky until you cry, it will help you win one of your biggest arguments with Life." In fact, I suspect we will ultimately see you undergo at least one miraculous and certifiably melodramatic transformation. A wart on your attitude could dissolve, for example. A luminous visitation may heal one of your blind spots. You might find a satisfactory substitute for kissing the sky.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): For many years, my occupation was "starving artist." I focused on improving my skills as a writer and musician, even though those activities rarely earned me any money. To ensure my survival, I worked as little as necessary at low-end jobs -- scrubbing dishes at restaurants, digging ditches for construction companies, delivering newspapers in the middle of the night, and volunteering for medical experiments. During the long hours spent doing tasks that had little meaning to me, I worked diligently to remain upbeat. One trick that worked well was imagining future scenes when I would be engaged in exciting creative work that paid me a decent wage. It took a while, but eventually those visions materialized in my actual life. I urge you to try this strategy in the coming months, Libra. Harness your mind's eye in the service of generating the destiny you want to inhabit. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You have every right to celebrate your own personal Independence Day sometime soon. In fact, given the current astrological omens, you'd be justified in embarking on a full-scale emancipation spree in the coming weeks. It will be prime time to seize more freedom and declare more autonomy and build more self-sufficiency. Here's an important nuance to the work you have ahead of you: Make sure you escape the tyranny of not just the people and institutions that limit your sovereignty, but also the voices in your own head that tend to hinder your flow. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Of all the forbidden fruits that you fantasize about, which one is your favorite? Among the intriguing places you consider to be outside of your comfort zone, which might inspire you to redefine the meaning of "comfort"? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to reconfigure your relationship with these potential catalysts. And while you're out on the frontier dreaming of fun experiments, you might also want to flirt with other wild cards and strange attractors. Life is in the mood to tickle you with useful surprises. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have a special talent for accessing wise innocence. In some ways you're virginal, fresh, and raw, and in other ways you're mature, seasoned, and well-developed. I hope you will regard this not as a confusing paradox but rather as an exotic strength. With your inner child and your inner mentor working in tandem, you could accomplish heroic feats of healing. Their brilliant collaboration could also lead to the mending of an old rift. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "Where is everybody when I need them?" Even if you haven't actually spoken those words recently, I'm guessing the voices in your head have whispered them. But from what I can tell, that complaint will soon be irrelevant. It will no longer match reality. Your allies will start offering more help and resources. They may not be perfectly conscientious in figuring out how to be of service, but they'll be pretty good. Here's what you can do to encourage optimal results: 1. Purge your low, outmoded expectations. 2. Open your mind and heart to the possibility that people can change. 3. Humbly ask -- out loud, not just in the privacy of your imagination -- for precisely what you want. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Millions of Pisceans less fortunate than you won't read this horoscope. Uninformed about the rocky patch of Yellow Brick Road that lies just ahead, they may blow a gasket or get a flat tire. You, on the other hand, will benefit from my oracular foreshadowing, as well as my inside connections with the Lords of Funky Karma. You will therefore be likely to drive with relaxed caution, keeping your vehicle unmarred in the process. That's why I'm predicting that although you may not arrive speedily at the next leg of your trip, you will do so safely and in style.
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HELPMATE SEEKS COUNSELING COORDINATOR Helpmate, a domestic violence agency in Asheville, seeks a Counseling Program Coordinator to assist survivors of domestic violence. The primary responsibilities are to provide clinical counseling to survivors, supervise interns/volunteers, oversee staff training, build strong community partnerships, and facilitate group support and education activities. The Counseling Program Coordinator will be responsible for a rotating backup on-call shift and may require night and weekend work. Strong communication, organizational, and time management skills are required. The qualified candidate will be a licensed LPC or LCSW and will have 2 years’ experience serving trauma survivors or a commensurate combination of work and experience. This position is an exempt salaried position. Fluency in Spanish is strongly desired and will be incentivized in pay scale. Diverse candidates encouraged to apply. Email resume and cover letter by July 31 to helpmateasheville@gmail.com. No phone calls, please.
PRIMARY THERAPIST Primary Therapist Red Oak Recovery, a cutting edge substance abuse treatment program for young adults, is seeking a Licensed Therapist. Qualified candidates will provide therapy for individuals with substance abuse/mental health disorders, including assessment, treatment planning, and referral. Responsibilities include: • Individual and group therapy • Able to assess clients and develop treatment goals using client input, client strengths, needs and preferences • Develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with clients and families • Develop and maintain relationships with referring professionals • Accurate and timely completion of administrative responsibilities including but not limited to: weekly progress notes, insurance updates, communication with outside referral sources and attendance at weekly staffing Qualifications include: • Master’s Degree in Human Service Field • Licensed in addiction and mental health treatment · Experience with young adults in adventure therapy • CPR/AED/First Aid certified • NCI Those with personal or professional experience with 12 Step Recovery, Substance Abuse Treatment, and/or Mental Health Treatment are encouraged to apply. Competitive pay and benefits package offered. Please submit a resume and cover letter indicating your interest in the Licensed Therapist position to jobs@redoakrecovery.com
INDEPENDENT LIVING SPECIALIST/ASHEVILLE Pathways For The Future, Inc. dba DisAbility Partners is dedicated to partnering with individuals and the community to enhance, advocate for and support personal choices, independent living and community inclusion. • Job summary: The Independent Living Specialist is a strong voice for disability rights and independent living, working to assist consumers in maintaining their lives independently in the community. Promotes Disability Partners in the seven county service area and collaborates with community agencies to best assist the consumer to reach goals for independent living. The Independent Living Specialist will provide general information and referral for consumers and the community as requested. The Independent Living Specialist works as a team player to achieve the stated goals and objective of the all Pathways’ programs. • Application packets can be picked up at the Disability Partners office at: 108 New Leicester Hwy, Asheville, NC 28806 or requested via email at krowe@ disabilitypartners.org No phone calls please.
NIGHT RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR- 3RD SHIFT Eliada Homes is hiring Night Residential Counselors to work with our adolescent students. The goal of direct care staff at Eliada is to provide a therepeutic environment to help our students develop life skills. This is an excellent opportunity for those with an interest in social work and related fields to gain experience and training. Individuals who are mission driven and share Eliada’s core values will be a strong match for this opportunity. Applicants must be able to stay awake and alert overnight; a minimum of a high school diploma or GED required; must be at least 21 years old; must be able to work in high pressure, high stress environments. For more information or to apply, visit www.elaida.org/ employment/current-openings.
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THE MEDIATION CENTER Is seeking a (PT) Visit Monitor. Bilingual preferred. Please visit our website for job description and application instructions: https:// mediatewnc.org/about/job • No phone calls, faxes, emails or walk ins.
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INSTRUCTOR • BIOLOGY A-B Tech is currently taking applications for an Instructor, Biology (Day Classes) adjunct position. The start date is 08/15/2016. For more details and to apply: www.abtech.edu/jobs LEAD K TEACHER Naturally Grown School in Mills River is seeking a lead teacher to join our team. We are a non-profit, small, Reggio-inspired, bilingual school on a farm. Candidate should be fluent in English and Spanish, native speaker preferred. Applicants should have training in Reggio or projectbased education, and experience teaching Kindergarten. Competitive salary. Send resume to: Jeffreykinzel@gmail.com
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