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World’s best equine athletes head to Tryon

HORSE PLAY Outside of the Olympics, the World Equestrian Games (which, like the Olympics, take place every four years) offer the biggest and most important horse-related competition there is. And this year, Sept. 11-23, those games will take place in horse-crazy Tryon. COVER PHOTO Courtesy of Tryon International Equestrian Center COVER DESIGN Norn Cutson

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How can hotel tax better support Asheville? As a longtime resident of Asheville, I, too, have seen it change from a boarded-up downtown to what we have today. The word is out, and people know why we all chose to live here in the first place. I, like many other residents, am baffled and feel that that the city does not seem to be keeping pace with the amount of people coming in as far as infrastructure, discussion of shuttle buses, park-and-ride opportunities, or hop-on hop-off free or lowfee transport, etc. And the joke of offering tourist rental bikes downtown is laughable indeed as none of the bike lanes seem to truly exist in any sensible way throughout the downtown area. That is an accident waiting to happen! And why, oh why, still, to this day, are many of the main downtown sidewalks yet to be repaired? I did see two city workers repairing some pavement in front of the library a few months back, and it was a sham. Just a scoop of cement dropped into the hole. Are you kidding me? I’m sure it’s just a matter of time before the city is sued due to an ankle break on these treacherous sidewalks. Anyway, the main reason I’m writing is to ask if someone can please explain whatever law it is that dedicated 25 percent of hotel taxes to go toward a grant program? It is my understanding that the rest of the money goes toward continuing tourism promotion? All very confusing, but why in this time of huge tourism do we need to maintain the huge amount of advertising? How can this law change so that maybe the city

can receive a higher percentage of hotel tax toward things that matter to maintain the city’s needs or even — ha, ha — go toward affordable workforce housing? — Joan Cope Asheville Editor’s note: Xpress has covered the tourism industry and the hotel occupancy tax in various articles over the years. A May story includes information about the history of the tax as well as the impetus for Explore Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau to continue its energetic tourism promotion efforts (avl.mx/55o), while a 2016 piece looked at the Tourism Development Authority’s image problem (avl.mx/55p). A 2015 article explored the costs and benefits of tourism — including then-Asheville City Council member Gordon Smith’s criticisms of the tax (avl. mx/55q). Additional info can be found on the Explore Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau website (avl.mx/55r).

Another reason to unseat McHenry It was encouraging to read Mr. [Clay] Hurand’s letter to the editor [“Two Reasons to Unseat Rep. Patrick McHenry”] in the July 18 issue of the Mountain Xpress . He proposed that we voters choose to unseat Rep. Patrick McHenry and stated two good reasons to do so. I have written to Mr. McHenry twice in the past six months on issues of a military parade and specifics of the federal tax code. I received a reply each time by letter, each of which was nearly a copy of the other. Both were framed in patriotic jargon about

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C A R T O O N B Y B R E NT B R O W N outrageous prices for housing without being told that hanging out in their backyards at night might be an invitation for disaster. Are we really going to wait until there’s a catastrophe before officials take some sort of rational action? — Allison Frank Asheville

Volunteer reading tutors can make huge difference At age 6, “Alisa’s” teacher knew she was hopelessly behind. Unlike the other children at the beginning of first grade, Alisa couldn’t identify the sounds that went with letters, couldn’t put them together to form words and lacked an understanding of the basic structures of language. Unfortunately, Alisa knew this also; she understood all too well she was different from the other kids. As a result, she lacked confidence in herself as a student and did not have the courage to ask for help. ... But Alisa’s life was about to change; her teacher referred her to Read to Succeed, an in-school volunteer tutoring program for children challenged by learning to read. Alisa was the oldest of three children, her mother a single parent; the family lived in public housing. Alisa’s mother worked three part-time jobs to support her children and, because she quit school in the 10th grade, had little chance of improving her job prospects. Prior to

entering kindergarten, Alisa had been cared for by a series of baby sitters during the hours her mom was at work. The sitters watched TV all day, and because her mom was distracted and exhausted when she got home from work, by age 3, Alisa had heard 30 million fewer spoken words than her middle-class classmates — words that are the foundation of language structure and literacy. ... When Alisa entered kindergarten, she was already more than a year behind her classmates and her teacher knew without “extended learning time,” it was unlikely she would ever catch up. ... We know from the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress report that 12th-grade students from lowincome families read on average four years below middle-class 12th-graders. In fact, their reading performance in 12th grade is on average equal to the performance of middle-class eighth-graders. How to reshuffle the cards so Alisa has a chance at a life easier than her mother’s? That was the question asked by the founders of Read to Succeed in 2010. In researching this problem, they learned that enabling poor children to read proficiently in the early grades was the single most essential skill needed to reverse intergenerational poverty. They learned that by (1) providing frequent one-on-one in-school tutoring (“extended learning”), (2) using a tested multisensory phonics curriculum based on the research of Orton-Gillingham, (3) providing intensive and high-quality training to volunteer

tutors, (4) providing in-school supervision and support as well as monthly in-service training, and (5) asking volunteers to make a one- to three-year commitment to their kindergarten student, children like Alisa can catch up. And time has shown our founders were correct. When Alisa first met Betsy, her R2S tutor, she had little trust in herself or in Betsy. But as the year progressed, so did Alisa. Encouraged by their growing relationship, Alisa began to trust and in turn to learn, and feel as if she could learn to read. By the end of third grade, she had caught up with her classmates, much to the delight of her classroom teacher. Last year, R2S worked with 134 public school students and 40 percent reached grade level in reading. We at R2S wonder at the magic of these relationships as they develop each year. If you wish to make a difference in a child’s life and simultaneously enjoy the feeling of “giving back,” join our teams of reading coaches and reading buddies. You can sign up before Aug. 15 for the next training session that starts in September by going to the R2S website at www.r2sasheville.org. You can make a huge difference in a child’s life. — Catherine Alter Chair, Read to Succeed Asheville Editor’s note: A longer version of this letter will appear at mountainx.com.

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West side deserves a few good restaurants Yes, Asheville has its charm, but not at the corner where a former Pizza Hut and Denny’s used to be [at Regent Park Boulevard off Patton Avenue in West Asheville]. Come now — what a hideous sight. Lots of weeds, tall grass, not to mention graffiti. What gives? On this side of town, we deserve a few good restaurants. How about a diner? Golden Corral? Shame on you. — Sherrie Mirsky Asheville

Give Sundays back to nonhunters in NC Thanks for the July 5 article by Daniel Walton regarding a constitutional amendment to protect the right to hunt and fish in North Carolina [“Hunting For Votes: Constitutional Amendment on Hunting and Fishing Rights May Have Political Motives”]. This amendment will address a problem that doesn’t actually exist. However, with last year’s passage of [the] Outdoor Heritage Enhanced [law], our legislature created a very real problem for nonhunters who have relied on Sundays as a free and clear day to go where they please on our public lands, in particular our national forests. Fall and winter Sundays are especially critical for visitors to the Croatan National Forest in Eastern North Carolina, because conditions in the warmer months of the year can be extremely challenging for camping and hiking, and you can just about forget off-trail exploration of the more remote areas. But as regards any of our four national forests in North Carolina — the Croatan, Nantahala, Pisgah and Uwharrie — Outdoor Heritage Enhanced essentially confiscates our one day and hands it over to people who already had six. Many of our state legislators understand that opening public lands to hunting on Sundays greatly diminishes access and enjoyment of these lands for everybody else who wants to spend safe, quality time in the woods. As a compromise, let the hunters have private property and gamelands outside our national forests, and leave the national forests wide open to everyone else on Sundays. The referendum currently proposed won’t hurt anything or accomplish any-

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thing. A referendum that allows North Carolina residents to decide whether or not they want hunting on national forest lands on Sunday would have far greater meaning to the state. It would also be in much greater harmony with our current state constitution, which says, “It shall be the policy of this State to conserve and protect its lands and waters for the benefit of all its citizenry …” (Article XIV, Miscellaneous, Sec. 5, emphasis added). — Tom Glasgow New Bern

Trump loves NC and SC President Donald Trump has made a few visits to North Carolina and South Carolina since being elected president. He won both South Carolina and North Carolina’s electoral votes in the 2016 election and has good relationships with both U.S. Sens. Richard Burr and Lindsey Graham, [former N.C.] Gov. Pat McCrory and [S.C. Gov.] Henry McMaster and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley. He made his first visit to North Carolina in October 2017 for a campaign fundraiser dinner in Greensboro at the home of Louis DeJoy [and Aldona Wos], who served as the director of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services under [former] Gov. Pat McCrory, and now serves as vice chairwoman of the president’s commission on White House Fellowships. And President Donald Trump has also visited South Carolina since being elected president. He made his first South Carolina visit since being elected, on Feb. 17, 2017, in North Charleston at the Boeing plant, where the company rolled out the [newest] Dreamliner aircraft from its assembly plant. President Trump also was in Greenville on Oct. 16, 2017, to support Gov. Henry McMaster’s … bid for South Carolina governor. He spoke at the Embassy Suites in Greenville flanked by Gov. Henry McMaster himself. President Trump has a love for North Carolina and South Carolina and has appreciated winning North Carolina and South Carolina’s electoral votes in the 2016 presidential election. He has been to North Carolina and South Carolina many times and looks forward to coming back to the region. — Steven Hawkins Freelance writer Greenville, S.C.

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Tryon saddles up for World Equestrian Games

BY TIMOTHY BURKHARDT burkhardttd@gmail.com Next month, one of the biggest events in equine sports is being held in Tryon. The World Equestrian Games, slated for Sept. 11-23, are considered second only to the Olympics in importance. The games have taken place every four years since 1990. All told, 849 athletes and 839 horses from 72 different nations are expected to take part in both team and individual challenges. And with nearly 500,000 spectators expected to attend over the course of two weeks, the event has spurred massive construction projects in Tryon, including multiple new stadiums to accommodate the crowds. “We are in the process of completing three new active field-of-play arenas,” says Carly Weilminster, assistant director of marketing for the Tryon International Equestrian Center. “One will be the main 20,000-seat U.S. Trust Arena, which will host eventing, show jumping and dressage.” The driving stadium, meanwhile, will seat 3,000 spectators, and the indoor arena, which has been enclosed to host vaulting and reining, will have a 5,000seat capacity. “We are also expanding the seating in the George H. Morris Arena at Tryon Stadium to seat nearly 8,000,” she explains. But while the equestrian center needed to gear up to accommodate more humans, there was already plenty of room for the horses. “We have not had to build or construct any additional stabling,” notes Weilminster. Still, the Tryon complex wasn’t the first choice for the 2018 games: It was chosen to host after Bromont, Canada, withdrew in 2016 due to ongoing financial issues. This gave the center only two years to prepare instead of the usual four. Nonetheless, she says, the center is on schedule for the Sept. 11 opening ceremonies. “Our facility had many components of infrastructure already in place that could accommodate four of the eight disciplines, which made the venue a good choice when bid resubmissions opened,” Weilminster points out. “The only four disciplines that we had yet to host in 2016 were vaulting, reining, driving and endurance. To date, we have successfully hosted all eight disciplines on-site through test events.” And while she concedes that the shortened planning period has posed 10

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CALM BEFORE THE STORM: Tryon International Equestrian Center’s competition and practice arenas, as well as stables, restaurants and other amenities, await an influx of hundreds of the world’s best horses and hundreds of thousands of spectators as part of the World Equestrian Games Sept. 11-23. Tryon won the right to host the games after Bromont, Canada, withdrew its bid in 2016. Photo courtesy of TIEC; all article photos also courtesy of TIEC some logistical challenges, Weilminster says her organization’s extensive experience hosting global equestrian events has stood it in good stead.

traditional equestrian sport challenges horse and rider on a timed run through a course of hurdles. The event will take place in the main arena, which has replaced the old Derby Field.

EVENT MENU The Fédération Equestre Internationale, the global governing body for equestrian sports, recognizes eight disciplines in both team and individual competition. Within those disciplines, multiple contests will be held to determine the new world champions of equestrian sports. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded in each category. The eight FEI disciplines are:

chariot race with water hazards and other obstacles; and cones, a timed run through a course of small orange traffic cones, with penalties for going too slowly or knocking over cones. Penalty marks are assessed in each category and totaled at the end of the competition; whichever team has the fewest penalties wins. The new driving stadium was designed specifically to give spectators at these events the best viewing opportunities.

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JUMPING Also known as “stadium jumping” (or, in America, “show jumping”), this

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Like charioteers of old, competitors in the driving challenges conduct carriages pulled by four horses. Three drivers work together to control the cart and steer the horses to victory over the course of a three-day, three-phase competition. The phases are: dressage, which is much like traditional dressage, but done as a team; marathon, an all-out

ENDURANCE This 100-mile race will take place across Tryon and environs. Competitors must make periodic stops so their horses can be checked by veterinarians and approved to continue. The

course begins and ends at the equestrian center but also ventures out into the surrounding countryside.

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VAULTING Riders competing in the vaulting category must possess the strength and agility of gymnasts as well as excellent animal handling skills as they perform acrobatic feats on the back of a cantering horse. The sport, which has roots that stretch back to ancient Crete and Rome, has a history as a circus act. Some acts feature multiple riders balancing and performing gymnastic feats on the back of a single horse. The category is divided into team, individual and freestyle competitions. Vaulting events will be held in the new indoor arena.

REINING Reining joined the World Equestrian Games after it was named the seventh FEI discipline in 2002. Sometimes referred to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Western dressage,â&#x20AC;? it challenges both individual riders and teams to do their best cowboy impersonations, each performing a series of wrangling maneuvers in an arena setting. This ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly the rodeo, though: No cattle will be chased or lassoed during these events. Reining, the only Western horseback discipline included in the games, will be hosted in the newly built indoor arena.

Like a ballet or an ice skating competition, dressage is about graceful, precisely choreographed moves that challenge the connection and communication between horse and rider. Competitors are judged for their ability to execute beautiful movements despite the rider giving only almost imperceptible directions. The dressage challenges are divided into three categories: the Grand Prix, the Grand Prix Special and the highlight, the Grand Prix Freestyle, in which each team performs a routine to its chosen musical composition. All dressage events will be held in the main stadium.

PARADRESSAGE This discipline has the same basic rules as conventional dressage, but the riders are divided into different competition grades based on their functional abilities. Paradressage is the only equestrian event included in the Paralympic Games. It became the eighth FEI-regulated discipline in 2006 and joined the World Equestrian Games four years later, creating one of the few sporting competitions in the world featuring events for both able-bodied athletes and those with impairments. Paradressage competitors will be tested on a series of

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N EWS moves at different paces depending on their physical ability, with some being judged at the walk, trot and canter, some at just the walk and trot, and others only at walking speed.

EVENTING The three-day triathlon known as eventing includes dressage, crosscountry and jumping components. The equestrian center facilities occupy a portion of the former White Oak Golf site, where the competition will be held.

WORLD EQUESTRIAN EXPO AND MORE The theme of this year’s World Equestrian Games, “Celebrate the Horse, Celebrate the Sport,” aims to honor the bond between horses and humans worldwide. In that spirit, the 2018 games will include a first: the debut of the World Equine Expo. The expo will feature daily demonstrations, workshops and discussions by horse experts and enthusiasts, as well as live music, equine art and a small film festival. The expo will also host a firsttime event: the WEQx Games. Mark Bellissimo of Tryon Equestrian Partners (which owns the equestrian center) created these games with an eye toward expanding the sport’s fan base. Each contest will be a spin on a traditional discipline, but with rules that are easier for those unfamiliar with the sport to follow. And in yet another innovation designed to honor horses’ contributions to human civilization throughout history, the expo will also celebrate World Horse Day sometime during the first week of competition. An equestrian center spokesperson says

details about the holiday are still being worked out and will be released in the coming weeks. ECONOMIC IMPACT This is only the second time the World Equestrian Games have been held in the U.S., and they’re expected to bring large crowds to Tryon and adjacent areas. The three major points of arrival for folks flying in to attend the games will be Asheville, Charlotte and Greenville, S.C. Other nearby destinations — Spartanburg, Flat Rock, Hendersonville and Shelby — are also expected to get a tourism bump. “On our peak days of competition, we’re expecting 40,000-50,000 spectators per day,” notes Weilminster. Based on case studies from previous years, the 2018 games’ projected economic impact is about $400 million, she says, including permanent infrastructure improvements and spillover to neighboring businesses. Among other things, that will mean a lot more pedestrians and cars in the area. “Our team is working closely with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, as well as state and local law enforcement, with a contracted transportation agency to plan and control traffic flow during the two-week event,” Weilminster says. LOCAL BOY Julio Mendoza Loor, a fourth-generation dressage rider from Ecuador, moved to the United States in 2007 with his wife, who hails from Ohio. The family now lives in Columbus, N.C., and

he’ll be the first dressage competitor to represent Ecuador in the games. “My dad is very excited, and my great-grandfather and my grandfather will be looking down on me,” says Mendoza-Loor. “I’m going to bring my dad so he can see me compete. He still lives in Ecuador.” Although Mendoza Loor has competed in the Pan American Games and the Bolivarian Games in Colombia, he says the Tryon contests will offer a new level of competition. “The World Equestrian Games is more international, with the top horses around the world. It’s a very prestigious, unique kind of event.” Mendoza Loor adds that he has a special relationship with his horse, a 12-year-old Oldenburg named Chardonnay. “He’s a clown: He really wants to perform. We’ve been together five years, and he is my hero. He’s taken me places I never in my life thought I would go. He’s been able to make dreams come true.” The duo trains six days a week, for 45 minutes at a time. “Between that, we walk and stretch a lot, and he works in the ring, and twice a week we trail-ride; we just go outside in the forest, and he can walk, trot, whatever he wants to do.” Mendoza Loor says he’s grateful to Ecuador for allowing him to be the first athlete from his nation to compete in dressage at the games. But he appreciates the support he receives from his community here, too, because he’s also the only North Carolina resident to compete in this year’s games. “I am very happy to represent my country, but I am not only representing Ecuador,” he stresses. “I am also representing the United States — especially where I live, in North Carolina — because I’m the only local boy.” X

TICKET OPTIONS WHAT: World Equestrian Games WHERE: Tryon International Equestrian Center, Tryon WHEN: Sept. 11-23 With dozens of events spanning a two-week period, the World Equestrian Games will offer a multitude of ticket options. Although signing on for the entire experience will cost $1,380 plus tax and service fee, many individual event passes can be bought for as little as $20, and all tickets include general admission to the World Equine Expo on that day or days and access to restaurants, food trucks, demonstrations and exhibitions, live entertainment and an equestrian film festival. “We’re offering both discipline passes (which allow access to all events included in that specific discipline) and individual session tickets,” says Carly Weilminster, assistant director of marketing for the Tryon International Equestrian Center. “We also have an all-games pass, as well as passes that provide access to all events per the week of competition.” When tickets first went on sale last October, she continues, they were offered to North and South Carolina residents at a discount for 72 hours before sales were opened to the general public. Now, however, tickets are full-price, regardless of one’s state of residence. For more information, visit Tryon2018.com. X

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BeLoved community plans tiny home village build something, and I can’t wait to help.” HOW DO YOU SPELL ‘AFFORDABLE’?

MANY HANDS: Volunteers took the first steps toward turning the dream of a tiny house village of deeply affordable housing into a reality at a land-clearing and cleanup work day on June 2. Photo courtesy of BeLoved Asheville John Bosicjkanovic hasn’t had a place to call home for more than a decade. Now, though, he’s thinking about what he might want in a new tiny home. “I think I’d like a colonial style, with some recycled wood, maybe 300 to 400 square feet. I mean, how much space does one person need? And I’d like to have a solar panel or some other kind of alternative energy.” Bosicjkanovic’s dream may be coming true, as BeLoved Asheville (www.belovedasheville.com) develops its plan to build a community of tiny homes on about an acre of land in East Asheville. “There’s affordable housing being developed here but not priced low enough for people who work for minimum wage,” says the Rev. Amy Cantrell of BeLoved, a nonprofit intentional community that works with people on the margins of society. About 550 people in Asheville are homeless, according to the most recent point-in-time count; many, like Bosicjkanovic, are chronically so. “I can’t pass a credit check to get an apartment,” he explains. “I don’t have any assets; I can’t get any credit. I don’t even have a driver’s license.”

But that doesn’t mean Bosicjkanovic and others should have to live on the street, Cantrell maintains. Tiny houses can be built for just a few thousand dollars, especially when someone is willing to provide the labor, as Bosicjkanovic is, and some or most of the material is recycled — barn wood, corrugated metal, old doors and windows and more. “I’ve been working in construction since I went to work with my father when I was 10,” says the 57-year-old. “I can do pretty much all of it.” Getting people off the street is important, and not just to protect them from the elements, says Tracey Childers of the Asheville Homeless Coalition. “A lot of homeless people have a really hard time taking medications as they’re supposed to,” she points out. “If the medication needs to be taken with food, they may have to skip a dose or take it without food. They get serious infections from simple things like an insect bite. Building tiny houses, building a community like this, well, I love it.” Bosicjkanovic hopes to help others build their homes, too. Folks earning the minimum wage, he points out, “work hard, and they deserve a decent place to live. I know how to

Building tiny home villages for people who are homeless is a growing trend. More than a dozen such developments have sprung up in places like Detroit; Seattle; Syracuse, N.Y.; and Nashville, Tenn. Some are entirely privately funded via grants and donations; others get some of their support from government agencies. The city of Asheville has a number of affordable housing initiatives, communications specialist Polly McDaniel reports. The Community Development Division, for example, provides funds for public-private partnerships with groups such as Mountain

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N EWS Housing Opportunities and Habitat for Humanity. The city agency also offers land-use incentive grants and participates in the federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program. In addition, the $74 million bond package approved by Asheville voters in November 2016 included a $25 million bond referendum for affordable housing, and City Council is planning to allocate some of that money to developments on city-owned property. But those programs, notes Cantrell, target people with moderate incomes, not those in poverty. What’s needed, she believes, is housing that’s “deeply affordable,” meaning it’s within reach for someone who makes the minimum wage or who lives on Social Security or disability benefits. BeLoved’s homeless initiative, which launched a street medic program in 2017 and, earlier this year, persuaded City Council to keep a downtown restroom open 24 hours a day, began talking about tiny homes several months ago. Cantrell posted the idea on social media on Dec. 28, 2017, and a few weeks later, on Jan. 15, she got a call from the Rev. Sara

A HOME AT LAST: John Bosicjkanovic, who has been homeless for 10 years, plans to build his own tiny house from recycled materials. Photo by Leslie Boyd Wilcox of Land of the Sky United Church of Christ, who offered an acre of the church’s land for the village. “I saw the post and I thought, maybe we are called for something like this,” Wilcox explains. “I have a gift for connecting all the dots, and I thought this was something we could do.”

Wilcox met with a civil engineer to ensure that the site was appropriate. After the engineer said a tiny house village could be built there, Wilcox met with the church leadership and then called a meeting of the full congregation to consider donating the land. The vote was unanimous: 89-0. “We’re not a big church, but we do have a heart for this,” she says. “When I reached out to Amy, she showed up with her notebook in hand.”

clearing paths through the forest. The felled stalks will be stacked to dry, tepee-style, and will probably be used in one or more of the homes. “I’ve been YouTubing how to incorporate bamboo,” says Bosicjkanovic. “There are plenty of ways to use it. It’s a good building material.” Details are still being worked out, but Beloved Asheville hopes to start construction by next spring. Various factors, including how much material is donated or can be salvaged, will determine both the overall number of homes built and their cost. James Gambrell, who was one of the volunteers on the work day, is housed now, but he spent many years living in tents and makeshift shelters. One was a “foxhole” that he dug, covered with a tarp and lined with wood from pallets he found. “I lived there for nine months,” Gambrell recalls. “There’s no dignity in that, and people deserve dignity.” X

GOD’S FINGERPRINTS Cantrell then began looking into whether the property would be right for the project, and everything seemed to fall into place. When she turned her attention to the cost of grading the land, a contractor offered his services for free. Two architects have also offered to help. “It can cost $50,000, $60,000 to do the grading,” notes Cantrell. “Now we don’t have to worry about that.” To her, these offers have God’s fingerprints all over them. “Right down to the zoning, I believe we have everything we need in this community to do this,” she says. Project organizers hope to create up to a dozen tiny homes plus a community garden, and with a decade of pentup gardening energy, Bosicjkanovic is already making plans for what he’d like to plant. “I’m thinking some flowers, some herbs and veggies,” he reveals. “I’d like to see a little bit of everything.” Most of the property is covered with bamboo, and plans call for some of it to remain. The group has already had one work day, during which volunteers removed dead plants and began

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IT TAKES A VILLAGE: The Rev. Amy Cantrell, of BeLoved Asheville, stands on property that will become a tiny home village to house people who are homeless. Photo by Leslie Boyd

NEXT STEPS To learn more, call BeLoved Asheville at 828-242-8261 or email belovedasheville@gmail.com

BIZ BRIEFS by Virginia Daffron | vdaffron@mountainx.com MOUNTAIN BIZWORKS GETS $650,000 TO BOOST DIVERSE BUSINESS OWNERSHIP Mountain BizWorks joined 12 other organizations nationwide in receiving significant funding from Wells Fargo. To support its efforts to help diverse small-business owners in Asheville, the nonprofit will receive $250,000 in program grant funds and $400,000 in lending capital. For nearly 30 years, MBW has been making business loans ranging from $1,000 to $250,000 to small businesses that may find it difficult to secure funding from banks and other traditional sources. All MBW loan decisions and relationships are managed locally and include the option to receive peer-to-peer business coaching from local business owners. The new funds, MBW said in a release, will allow it to double its lending to diverse entrepreneurs, start or expand 100 businesses, and start or retain 225 jobs in Asheville over the next three years. The organization will also hire two new staff members to increase training for accessing capital, procurement, succession planning and other issues. On July 25, Sasha Mitchell of the Color of Asheville spoke to community stakeholders about the Wells Fargo award at the YMI Cultural Center in Asheville. Wells Fargo will distribute $175 million over three years to community development financial institutions, which are private, nonprofit financial institutions that assist underserved populations and communities. Wells Fargo has distributed more than $55 million to 56 CDFIs since 2015. WHAT’S NEWS • Amanda Bryant, who has served as interim exec-

INVESTING IN COMMUNITY: Wells Fargo will provide $650,000 in grants to Mountain BizWorks. The money will provide lending capital to support minority business entrepreneurship, as well as new staff resources to provide business training and support. Photo courtesy of Mountain BizWorks utive director of Asheville Museum of Science since April, has been named executive director of the organization. • Lea McLellan launched Blue Ridge Tutoring to offer ACT and SAT boot camp classes. The company will offer at least two dedicated scholarship spots in each course. • In conjunction with other area chambers, the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce will offer a regional business expo featuring over 120 companies on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Expo Building, WNC Agricultural Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Arden. • The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce will host a #WomanUp Workshop on Thursday, Aug. 9, 8-10:30 a.m., at the Expo Center at Crowne Plaza Resort, 1 Resort Drive, Asheville. Featured speakers are Rebekah Lowe and Will Sparks. Registration at avl.mx/55m ends Aug. 3. • HomeTrust Bank announced the appointment of Allen Helms to senior vice president and senior business credit officer. He will focus on the business banking effort across HomeTrust’s four-state footprint and will serve as the primary credit officer for that line of business.

BEVERLY-HANKS REPORTS ON REGION’S REAL ESTATE MARKET Asheville-based BeverlyHanks & Associates, Realtors released its market report on the second quarter of 2018. Highlights of the report include: • There are 4 percent fewer homes for sale now than this time last year. The trend is particularly strong in the number of homes for sale under $300,000, which dropped by 12 percent in the second quarter and is most pronounced in Buncombe and Henderson counties. • The Federal Finance Housing Agency reported that the Asheville metropolitan statistical area’s home prices appreciated 8.28 percent over the last 12 months. BeverlyHanks expects this rate of appreciation to continue for at least the remainder of this year. Buncombe County’s median sales price continues to lead the region at $300,000. Yancey and Mitchell counties are the most affordable at $168,750. • Mortgages for reasonably qualified buyers continue to be readily available, even for those with little money to put down. Company President Neal Hanks’ full report is available at avl.mx/55n. X

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FULL SPEED AHEAD: Justin Willits, assistant project manager for consultant firm Tindale Oliver, delivers a presentation about the city’s transit master plan during an Asheville City Council meeting on July 24. Photo by David Floyd When you can’t afford a vehicle, public transit serves as a portal to just about everything — food, healthcare, work, school and more. At least, that’s how transit advocates believe it should work. Many supporters in Asheville feel that the current options offered by the city don’t do enough to serve the members of the community that need them. “Over the past month in particular we’ve seen a lot — a lot — of service interruptions,” Vicki Meath, the executive director of Just Economics, told members of City Council on July 24. Buses have also been breaking down, she said. “The last month has been pretty extreme, and that’s because we didn’t spend the capital we needed to years ago to have the bus replacements.” Now, officials hope a new push by the city could mark a vital transition in the quality of service. Asheville City Council unanimously approved an expansive new transit master plan — a vote that drew applause from many in the audience. The plan took shape over the past several months

and was refined using input provided by members of the community. “Access, access, access,” Rev. Amy Cantrell, the founder of the nonprofit BeLoved Asheville, told City Council. “That’s what this plan does. … Our system has been tired and broken and dysfunctional for a long while, and thanks to dedicated prior advocates, dedicated Council members, dedicated city transit staff, we have worked to fix many of these struggles together.” Justin Willits, assistant project manager with Florida-based consulting firm Tindale Oliver, said the plan would increase the number of buses in the fleet to 36 (plus an extra 16 in reserve) and more than double the number of service hours to about 225,000 by 2029. The plan also includes additional routes and anticipates the need to construct a $50 million administrative and maintenance facility, the cost of which could be mitigated by a match from the federal government. Officials project that the city’s transit operations budget, which in FY

2019 totals $8,165,718, will balloon to $21,304,755 in FY 2029. Over the next two fiscal years, the city will need to budget for a $2.5 million increase in the transit operations budget in FY 2020, an $18,000 local match for a facility study, and a $10 million local match for building and designing the new facility. “Once we do that facility study, we’ll have a better idea of what the actual cost will be,” said Elias Mathis, transit planning manager for the city. “We’re assuming that we would have an 80 percent federal match to help pay for that.” Tindale Oliver also looked at the potential impact of making the system free to ride and recommended that Asheville test the impact by implementing fare-free weekends. Otherwise, Willits said, the increased ridership could mess with the system. “Going straight fare-free on the weekdays immediately would have the potential to overburden the system where you may be leaving people at the bus stops because you don’t have the capacity to serve all the demand that’s out there.”

Steve Foster, a representative from the Council of Independent Business Owners, asked City Council to run the system in a fiscally responsible manner while also addressing the poor conditions of city streets. “Low repair of streets and annual increased subsidies to a bus system that continually runs on these dilapidated streets equals disaster,” he said, reading from a prepared statement. “This is not sustainable. You must figure out a way to operate a bus system in a more break-even manner and at the same time repair the streets that they need to utilize.” Council member Julie Mayfield said the goal of the plan is to make life better for the people who live here. “This is about building a transit system that allows you to live here without a car, which makes Asheville eminently more affordable for more people,” she said. Mayor Esther Manheimer echoed Mayfield, noting that she was pleased to hear that the community input process worked. “And now we just gotta find the money,” she said. “That’s our job.” GE GETS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES Council unanimously approved up to $900,960 in economic development incentives to encourage GE Aviation to make a $105 million investment in its local facility. The company previously received $685,000 from Buncombe County in early June. The investment was announced on March 1, and officials project it will incrementally produce 131 new jobs. According to the county’s agreement with GE, 105 of those new jobs will pay $38,356 excluding benefits, and 26 will pay an annual salary of $92,000. Presently, 424 people are employed at the facility.

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Buncombe County announced on July 26 that Budget and Management Services Director Diane Price will retire on Sept. 1, 2018. She has served in that position since April 2014. Price, along with several other county employees, was a recipient of a whole-life insurance policy purchased by former County Manager Wanda Greene. In addition to accusations that she spent $2.3 million of county money on insurance policies for herself, her son and eight other county employees, Greene is accused of making thousands of dollars worth of personal purchases using county credit cards. Price joins a growing list of recent county government departures that includes Human Resources Director Lisa Eby, former County Manager Mandy Stone, Finance Director Tim Flora and County Attorney Bob Deutsch. According to a county press release, interim County Manager George Wood will appoint an interim budget director by the time Price retires. — David Floyd X

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of Asheville and Buncombe and Madison counties to provide professional development opportunities for educators to increase recruitment of local high school students into targeted STEM programs at A-B Tech. Pamela Silvers, an instructor in the computer technologies department, serves as principal investigator for the new grant, as she did for two previous NSF grants totaling more than $1.2 million.

The French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization recently authorized more than $25 million of funding for transportation projects. The MPO selected projects that included sidewalk, greenway and bus purchase projects. Of those funds, $17.7 million in federal transportation funds will go to transportation projects managed by the city of Asheville. The funding will pay for 10 new transit buses to begin implementing the city’s new Transit Master Plan. The grants also include funding for the construc-

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tion of the Town Branch Greenway and the French Broad River West Greenway in Asheville. These two projects were initially planned to coincide with the city’s River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project. Asheville also received funding to build sidewalks on New Haw Creek Road, Onteora Boulevard and Johnston Boulevard. All three sidewalk projects were partially funded through the bonds passed by the city and supplemented with funding from the MPO. Additional regional projects funded include: • Buncombe County received construction funding for Hominy Creek Greenway in the Enka area, scheduled for construction in 2020. • Black Mountain received additional funding for the Riverwalk Greenway. • Canton received funding for preliminary engineering and right of way for sidewalks on Champion Drive from North Canton Road to Thickety Road. • Mills River was awarded funding for preliminary engineering for a multiuse path on N.C. Highway 280 from the French Broad River to Haywood Road/N.C. Highway 191.

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A WHIFF OF HISTORY: There are no known photographs of the trash wagons. This image, taken in 1904 on South Main Street (present-day Biltmore Avenue), is suggestive of the service. If anyone has a photograph, please contact Xpress. Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville Often history is lined with important names and significant dates. But, dear reader, have you ever pondered what our city’s past smelled like? Well, sniff no more for those long-ago traces! As it turns out, the June 29, 1888, edition of The Asheville Citizen offered its readers a sensory-rich exploration of downtown (and in the process captured the sights and smells for all of posterity). That day the paper described a covered wagon, filled with filth, driving along the city’s principal streets. According to the article, the vehicle infused the air with a stench that was “sickening beyond description.”

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sickening enveloping and surrounding them on every hand.” Along with ridding the streets of these unsightly vehicles and odious smells, a related debate continued over what to do with the very detritus these wagons hauled off. On Feb. 5, 1889, The Daily Citizen reported on a sanitary convention set for the following day in Raleigh. The event would include several presentations, including “The Gains of Sanitation,” by one Dr. J.W. Jones, as well as “The Cremations of Garbage,” by Dr. Thomas F. Wood. The convention, The Daily Citizen noted, “will no doubt impress on the public mind the fact that the sanitary care … belongs to all citizens and in some degree to the State and Federal governments.” Yet despite all this talk, little progress seemed to be made. On Aug. 5, 1890, the Asheville Daily Citizen asked, “Who collects garbage in Asheville, and how much and when?” The brief article lampooned the overall sanitary conditions of the city. It noted that only in commercial areas were costly attempts made to create “the appearance of a model health resort.” However, the article continued:

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Of course, the paper wasn’t opposed to the wagon’s actual service. Trash removal was a dire need. But the newspaper did object to the vehicle’s daytime operation. “The city authorities should put a stop to the practice, even if the price charged for this removal is made three times what it is now,” the article declared. “Have it removed at night.” The wagon’s visibility, argued the paper, damaged Asheville’s reputation as a salubrious city. The newspaper also protested subjecting its female residents to such grime, declaring: “Ladies walk the streets of Asheville … and it is a shame that these wagons should be boldly driven along, almost by their side, the odors, foul and

“Perhaps worse than all, because really dangerous to health, is the throwing of garbage — watermelon rinds, banana peels, rotting fruit — into the street or nearby to poison the air that is Asheville’s chief stock in trade, her main reason for existence as a city.” Fortunately for residents, the ever-sowise city finally got its act together. On Nov. 23, 1893, The Citizen reported: “The authorities [have] turned their attention to the French Broad, with the result that it was decided to dump the garbage into the river. Entrance for the teams was made on the river bank below the railroad bridge, so that teams can be driven some distance to the river and the barrels emptied there, and the change went into effect today.” OK, we admit it. Sometimes history stinks. Editor’s note: Peculiarities of spelling and punctuation are preserved from the original documents. X

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BENEFITS ASHEVILLE ON BIKES ashevilleonbikes.com • SA (8/4), 9:30am Proceeds from the Bikes and Beers 16- and 26-mile bike ride and all-day party benefit Asheville on Bikes. $45. Held at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 100 Sierra Nevada Way, Mills River AUTISM SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA BUNCOMBE CHAPTER buncombechapter@ autismsociety-nc.org • SA (8/4), 8:30am Proceeds from the Stand Up for Autism 3K and 6K paddleboard race benefit the Autism Society of North Carolina. Registration from 7-8am. Registration: bit.ly/2NGJQsy. $30/$25 advance. Held at Wild Wing Cafe South, 65 Long Shoals Road, Arden FLAT ROCK PARK FOUNDATION 828-697-8100, parkfoundation@ villageofflatrock.com • SA (8/4), 6pm Proceeds from the Feast & Frolic Gala benefit the Flat Rock Park Foundation. Registration required. $150. Held at Kenmure Country Club, 100 Clubhouse Drive, Flat Rock FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN BRANCH LIBRARY rutherfordcountylibrary. org • WE (8/1), 11am Proceeds from the Books & Bites Luncheon featuring keynote presentation by author Christopher Swann benefit The Friends of the Mountains Branch Library. Registration: 828-287-6392. $25. Held at Lake Lure Inn and Spa, 2771 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure LEAF ART DASH 5K theleaf.org • SA (8/4), 9am Proceeds from the LEAF Art Dash 5K benefit LEAF Schools & Streets. $35/$25. Held at Pack Square Park MEALS ON WHEELS mowabc.org • SA (8/4), 9am-4pm - Proceeds from the raffle at this customer appreciation day event for Blossman Gas, with

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LAKE LAPS: For the third consecutive year, the Stand Up for Autism Paddle Race aims to raise awareness and funds for people with autism, as well as the programs offered to support them through the Autism Society of North Carolina. The 2018 event takes place Saturday, Aug. 4, on Lake Julian, starting at the Wild Wing Cafe. Race registration and board drop-off run 7-8:15 a.m., and the competition begins at 8:30 a.m. In addition to the usual 3K one-lap race around the lake, a two-lap, 6K race will make its debut. The entry fee for either event is $25 in advance and $30 on race day, and includes an event T-shirt. Each participant will also be entered into a drawing for prizes. For more information, visit paddleguru.com. Photo courtesy of the Autism Society of North Carolina (p. 19) VETERANS HEALING FARM veteranshealingfarm.org/ • TH (8/9), 5-10pm - Proceeds from this benefit concert featuring Up Dog and The Broadcast benefit Blue Ridge Honor Flight, The Veterans Healing Farm and the WNC Military Museum. Admission by donation. Held at Bold Rock Hard Cider, 72 School House Road, Mills River

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER 828-398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc • MO (8/6), noon4:30pm - "Marketing Your Business," seminar. Registration required: jhanks@carolinasmallbusiness.org or 828633-5065. Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler • TU (8/7), 9-11am "Preparing for a Small Business Loan," seminar. Registration required: jhanks@carolinasmallbusines.org or 828-633-5065. Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler DEFCON 828 GROUP meetup.com/ DEFCON-828/ • 1st SATURDAYS, 2pm - General meeting for information security professionals, students and enthusiasts. Free to attend. Held at Earth Fare South, 1856 Hendersonville Road

FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain, 828-357-9009, floodgallery.org • THURSDAYS, 11am5pm - "Jelly at the Flood," co-working event to meet up with like-minded people to exchange help, ideas and advice. Free to attend. REGIONAL BUSINESS EXPO • WE (8/8), 1-5pm Regional Business Expo, event featuring products and services from more than 100 local businesses and organizations, held in partnership with the Henderson County and Brevard/Transylvania chambers. Free. Held at WNC Agricultural Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Road WNC LINUX USER GROUP wnclug.blogspot.com, wnclug@main.nc.us • 1st SATURDAYS, noon - Users of all experience levels discuss Linux systems. Free to attend. Held at Earth Fare South, 1856 Hendersonville Road

CLASSES, MEETINGS & EVENTS CLASSES AT VILLAGERS (PD.) • Keeping Backyard Poultry. Sunday, August 12. 5:30-7:30pm. $1020. • How to Craft a Tintype Photograph. Sunday, August 26. 5:30-8:30pm. $50. Registration/ Information: www.forvillagers.com

FARM BEGINNINGS® FARMER TRAINING (PD.) Applications open for Organic Growers School’s Farm Beginnings, a yearlong farmer training course teaching practical business skills to start sustainable farms. Course open to aspiring and beginning farmers. organicgrowersschool.org THIRSTY THURSDAY AT CALYPSO! (PD.) Join us for Women In Conversation ALL DAY. Laid back atmosphere, sample tropical St. Lucian flavors and bottomless Mimosas for $15. 18 N. Lexington

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ANTIQUE ELECTRIC FAN COLLECTORS 828-645-3842 • FR (8/3), 9am-3pm & SA (8/4), 9am-1pm - Antique Electric Fan Collectors “Fan Fair” event. Free. Held at DoubleTree Hilton, 115 Hendersonville Road

AMERICAN LEGION POST NC 77 216 4th Ave. W, Hendersonville • 2nd THURSDAYS, noon - Korean War Veterans

ASHEVILLE CHESS CLUB 828-779-0319, vincentvanjoe@gmail.com • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - Sets provided. All ages and skill levels welcome. Beginners lessons available.

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 WOMEN IN BLACK main.nc.us/wib • 1st FRIDAYS, 5pm - Monthly peace vigil. Free. Held at Vance Monument, 1 Pack Square ASHEVILLEBUNCOMBE AEROMODELERS FLYING CLUB 828-250-4269, abaeromodelers.org • SA (8/4), 10am1pm - High flying air show and display of model airplanes. Bring lawn chairs sun screen and lunch. Free. Held at Buncombe County Sports Park, 58 Apac Circle

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C OMMU N IT Y CA L EN D AR CASHIERS DESIGNER SHOWCASE cashiershistoricalsociety. org • Through SU (8/5) Weeklong event with gala, lectures, book signings, brunch and workshops. See website for full schedule and pricing. LAUREL CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD OF AMERICA 828-686-8298, egacarolinas.org • TH (8/2), 10am Monthly meeting and presentation. Free. Held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAM jtfbuilder@gmail.com • THURSDAYS through (8/23), 6:30-7:30pm - "Peace Education Program," multimedia facilitated class series based on talks about personal peace by Prem Rawat. Free. Held at Montford Community Center, 34 Pearson Drive. SECULAR SANCTUARY theblockoffbiltmore. com • SU (8/5), 4pm Discussion group for

freethinkers (non-theist, atheist, agnostic, curious and other heretics). Free to attend. Held at The Block Off Biltmore, 39 South Market St.

• TH (8/9), 6pm - Maia Toll presents her book, The Illustrated Herbiary: Guidance and Rituals from 36 Bewitching Botanicals. Free to attend.

SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE showingupforracialjustice.org • TUESDAYS, 10amnoon - Educating and organizing white people for racial justice. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road SWANNANOA VALLEY MUSEUM 223 W State St., Black Mountain, 828-6699566, history.swannanoavalleymuseum.org • Through SU (8/5) - NC Digs! Traveling exhibit featuring artifacts from the Berry Site located in Burke County. Free to attend. VETERANS FOR PEACE 828-490-1872, VFP099.org • TUESDAYS, 5pm - Weekly peace vigil. Free. Held at the Vance Monument in Pack Square. Held at Vance Monument, 1 Pack Square

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NOTORIOUS MOVES: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has lit up movie screens around the country this summer as the subject of the documentary RBG. On Friday, Aug. 10, 8 p.m.-midnight, at LaZoom Room, Dancing Through Life honors the “Notorious RBG” with Dissent, a hip-hop dance party to benefit Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic. DJ Honey will be spinning tunes throughout the night, and there will be an RGB-inspired burlesque routine at 9 p.m. The event is for ages 21 and older. Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door. For more information, visit weareplannedparenthoodaction.org. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

WNC PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY wncpsr.org • FR (8/3), 5-6pm - Public gathering to remind the public of Hiroshima Day and the dangers of nuclear weapons. Co-sponsored by Women in Black. Free. Held

at Vance Monument, 1 Pack Square • MO (8/6), 5-6pm - Public gathering to remind the public of Hiroshima Day and the dangers of nuclear weapons. Free. Held at Vance Monument, 1 Pack Square

• TU (8/7), 4:30-5:30pm Public gathering to remind the public of Hiroshima Day and the dangers of nuclear weapons. Co-Sponsored by Veterans for Peace. Free. Held at Vance Monument, 1 Pack Square

FOOD & BEER MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-2546734, malaprops.com

LEAF DOWNTOWN theleaf.org/downtown/ • FR (8/3), 3-10pm & SA (8/4), noon-10pm Outdoor festival featuring live music on three stages, family adventure activities, regional and national performers, and art, craft and food vendors. Free to attend. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St. MOUNTAIN AREA GEM AND MINERAL ASSOCIATION 828-779-4501, americanrockhound. com, rick@wncrocks. com • TH (8/2) through SA (8/4), 10am-5pm & SU (8/5), 12:30-5pm - NC Mineral and Gem Festival featuring jewelry, gemstones, minerals, beads, crystals and fossils. $3. Held at Spruce Pine Commerce Center, 12121 Highway 226 S Spruce Pine MOUNTAIN DANCE AND FOLK FESTIVAL 828-258-6101, folkheritage.org • TH (8/2) through SA (8/4), 6:30pm - The Folk Heritage Committee presents the nation's longest running folk dance and song festival. $22/$12 children under 13. Held at A-B Tech Mission Health Conference Center, 16 Fernihurst Drive

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS ASHEVILLE ANARCHIST RAD FAIR facebook.com/ AvlRadFair, avlradfair@riseup.net • SU (8/5), noon-3pm Monthly gathering with grassroots activists and organizations working towards liberation on the basis of mutual aid, horizontalism, direct action and autonomy. Free. Held at Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Road BLUE RIDGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S CLUB facebook.com/BRRWC • 2nd THURSDAYS, 6pm - General meeting. Free to attend. Held at Gondolier Restaurant, 1360 Tunnel Road. CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 5pm - Citizens-Police Advisory Committee meeting. Free. Meets

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in the 1st Floor Conference Room. Held at Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte St. HENDERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 905 S. Greenville Highway, Hendersonville, 828692-6424, myhcdp.com • SA (8/4), 9-11am - Monthly breakfast buffet with guest speaker, Henderson County Manager Steve Wyatt. $9/$4.50 for children under 10. INDIVISIBLE COMMON GROUNDWNC Indivisible-sylva.com • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-8pm -General meeting. Free. Held at St. David's Episcopal Church, 286 Forest Hills Road, Sylva PROGRESSIVE WOMEN OF HENDERSONVILLE pwhendo.org • FRIDAYS, 4-7pm Postcard writing to government representatives. Postcards, stamps, addresses, pens and tips are provided. Free to attend. Held at Sanctuary Brewing Company, 147 1st Ave., Hendersonville ST. MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 337 Charlotte St. • TU (8/7), 7pm Neighborhood meeting with one of the developers of the proposed retail/apartment project at Fuddruckers. Free.

KIDS MONTFORD HOT AUGUST NIGHT 5K RACE (PD.) The Asheville Parks and Recreation Department’s Tempie Avery Montford Center and Asheville Track Club are teaming up to host the Hot August Night 5K race on Saturday, August 25 at 7pm. Registration taken at the center, located at 34 Pearson Drive or at www.active. com • Discount for all registrations received by August 15. • First 100 runners will receive a T-shirt. Participants can also register at the race between 5:306:30pm. Race registration fee: Adults, $20 ($15 if postmarked by August 15); Children under 23, $15 ($10 if postmarked by Aug 15) • For more information call Tempie Avery Montford Center at 828-253-3714 or email skriewall@ashevillenc. gov APPALACHIAN ART FARM 22 Morris St., Sylva, appalchianartfarm.org

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• SATURDAYS, 10:30noon - Youth art class. $10. APPLE VALLEY MODEL RAILROAD & MUSEUM 650 Maple St, Hendersonville, AVMRC. com • WEDNESDAYS, 1-3pm & SATURDAYS, 10am2pm - Open house featuring operating model trains and historic memorabilia. Free. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • MONDAYS, 10:30am - "Mother Goose Time," storytime for 4-18 month olds. Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road BUNCOMBE COUNTY RECREATION SERVICES buncombecounty.org/ Governing/Depts/Parks/ • SA (8/4), 10am - Grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting for the new Lake Julian Park Playground. Free. Held at Lake Julian Park, Overlook Extension, Arden FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 828-687-1218, library.hendersoncountync.org • WEDNESDAYS, 10:30am - Family story time. Free. MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-2546734, malaprops.com • WEDNESDAYS, 10am - Miss Malaprop's Story Time for ages 3-9. Free to attend. WHOLE FOODS MARKET 4 S. Tunnel Road • MONDAYS, 9-10am "Playdates," family fun activities. Free to attend.

OUTDOORS CHIMNEY ROCK AT CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK (PD.) Explore the fascinating history of the Park and learn more about the wildlife that live in this unique habitat during the Top of the Mountain Trek Guided hike on Saturday, Aug. 11. Preregistration required. Info at chimneyrockpark. com MONTFORD HOT AUGUST NIGHT 5K RACE (PD.) The Asheville Parks and Recreation Department’s Tempie Avery Montford Center and Asheville Track Club are teaming up to host the Hot August Night 5K race on Saturday, August 25 at 7pm. Registration taken at the center, located at 34 Pearson Drive or at www. active.com • Discount for all registrations received

by August 15. • First 100 runners will receive a T-shirt. Participants can also register at the race between 5:30-6:30pm. Race registration fee: Adults, $20 ($15 if postmarked by August 15); Children under 23, $15 ($10 if postmarked by Aug 15) • For more information call Tempie Avery Montford Center at 828-253-3714 or email skriewall@ashevillenc.gov BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY HIKES 828-298-5330, nps.gov • FR (8/3), 10am - Easy to moderate, 2.2 mile, ranger-led hike at Elk Pasture Gap. Free. Meet at MP 405.5, Blue Ridge Parkway CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK 431 Main St., Chimney Rock, 828-625-9611, chimneyrockpark.com • SA (8/4), 11am-3pm - "Krazy with Kudzu," presentations and activities related to eradicating kudzu. Admission fees apply. CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • WEDNESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - LEAF Cultural Arts event featuring live performances, interactive workshops and the LEAF Easel Rider Mobile Art Lab. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. • Tuesdays through (8/7), 5:30-7:30pm - "Asheville Hoop Jam," outdoor event hosted by Asheville Hoops, featuring hula hooping and music. Bring your own hula or borrow a demo. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. PISGAH CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED pisgahchaptertu.org/NewMeeting-information.html • 2nd THURSDAYS, 7pm General meeting and presentations. Free to attend. Held at Ecusta Brewing, 49 Pisgah Highway, Suite 3, Pisgah Forest

PARENTING BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WNC 828-253-1470, bbbswnc.org • TH (8/2), noon Information session is for single parents with children ages 6-14 interested in learning more about connecting your child with a mentor. Free. Held at Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC, 50 S. French Broad Ave., Suite #213.

SENIORS ASHEVILLE NEW FRIENDS (PD.) Offers active senior residents of the Asheville area opportunities to

make new friends and to explore new interests through a program of varied social, cultural, and outdoor activities. Visit ashevillenewfriends.org

• SU (8/5), 2-5pm "Elemental Art Magick: Fire," workshop sponsored by Open Coven. Registration: opencoven. com. $30.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF WNC, INC. 2 Doctors Park, Suite E, 828-253-2900 • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 11am-2pm - The Asheville Elder Club Group Respite program for individuals with memory challenges and people of all faiths. Registration required. $30. • WEDNESDAYS, 11am2pm - The Hendersonville Elder Club for individuals with memory challenges and people of all faiths. Registration required. $30. Held at Agudas Israel Congregation, 505 Glasgow Lane Hendersonville

CENTER FOR ART & SPIRIT AT ST. GEORGE 1 School Road, 828-2580211 • 1st & 3rd THURSDAYS, 2pm - Intentional meditation. Admission by donation.

SENIOR OPPORTUNITY CENTER 36 Grove St. • MO (12/4), 2-3pm Bingo for seniors and older adults. .75 per card.

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CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING ASHEVILLE 2 Science Mind Way, 828253-2325, cslasheville.org • 1st FRIDAYS, 7pm - "Dreaming a New Dream," meditation to explore peace and compassion. Free. CREATION CARE ALLIANCE OF WNC creationcarealliance.org • TH (8/2), 6-7:30pm Gneral meeting, light meal and presentation by Susannah Tuttle of NC Interfaith Power and Light. Free. Held at Piney Mountain United Methodist Church, 14 Piney Mountain Church Road, Candler

ASTRO-COUNSELING (PD.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Stellar Counseling Services. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.

MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-2546734, malaprops.com • TH (8/2), 6pm - Billy T. Ogletree presents their book, Mean Christianity: Finding Our Way Back to Christ's Likeness. Free to attend.

ECK LIGHT AND SOUND SERVICE: LIVING WITHIN GOD'S LOVE - THE HOLY LIGHT AND SOUND (PD.) Explore your own direct connection with the Divine within this service, an engaging blend of insightful stories, uplifting creative arts, and contemplative exercises. Experience the Light and Sound of God and the sacred sound of HU, which can open your heart to divine love, healing, and inner guidance. Fellowship follows. Sponsored by ECKANKAR. Date: Sunday, August 5, 2018, 11am. Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Rd. (“Cork and Craft” building, lower level), Asheville NC 28806, 828254-6775. (free event). www.eckankar-nc.org

URBAN DHARMA 828-225-6422, udharmanc.com/ • THURSDAYS, 7:30-9pm Open Sangha night. Free. Held at Urban Dharma, 77 Walnut St.

SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER (PD.) Thursdays, 7-8:30pm and Sundays, 10-noon • Meditation and community. By donation. 60 N. Merrimon Ave., #113, (828) 200-5120. asheville.shambhala.org BURTON STREET COMMUNITY PEACE GARDENS Bryant St., 828-301-0166, burtonstreet.org/ peace-gardens/

VOLUNTEERING LITERACY COUNCIL OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION (PD.) Tue. (8/7) 9:00pm & Thur. (8/9) 5:30pm Information session for those interested in volunteering two hours per week with adults who want to improve reading, writing, spelling, and English language skills. Free. www.litcouncil.com UNITED WAY OF HENDERSON COUNTY 828-692-1636, liveunitedhc.org • FR (8/17) - Volunteers needed for the United Way of Henderson County Day of Action. Information and registration: liveunitedhc.org. For more volunteering opportunities visit mountainx.com/ volunteering

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Orthopedic urgent care opens in Hendersonville Those needing treatment for a recent bone, joint or muscle injury have a new option: a specialized urgent care just for acute orthopedic needs. EmergeOrtho: Blue Ridge Division at 800 Fleming St. offers same-day appointments and walk-in care Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Appointments and information are available at 828-698-4318.

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Mission to offer Stroke Camp for fifth year In partnership with the national Retreat & Refresh Stroke Camp network, Mission Health will host a unique camp experience for stroke survivors, their families, caregivers and friends. Held at Lake Junaluska Conference Center, the camp will take place Sept. 7-9. For more information and to register, visit strokecamp.org. Keisha Hastings, coordinator for Mission Hospital’s Clinical Documentation Improvement Department, participated last year with her friend and stroke survivor, Sandra Nutbrown. “Stroke Camp is an amazing opportunity that allows both the caregivers and the stroke patients a chance to relax, be vulnerable, and share feelings, fears and emotions,” said Hastings. The weekend’s activities, including crafts, games, educational ses-

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Park Ridge offers robotic guidance for spinal surgery Park Ridge Health’s Spine Center of Excellence announced that it is the first facility in the region to offer the Mazor X™ Robotic Guidance Platform. According to a press release from Park Ridge Health: “Minimally invasive procedures with their smaller incisions can pose a challenge to surgeons due to the limited view of the patient’s anatomy. The Mazor X™ Robotic Guidance Platform helps overcome this challenge with a 3D comprehensive surgical plan and analytics that give the surgeon comprehensive information and visu-

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Blue Cross NC invests $2 million in housing and health initiatives Over 600,000 North Carolina households are living in poverty, putting those residents at risk of unsafe living conditions. To provide a healthy and safe home environment for families in need, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina announced it will contribute $2 million to help nearly 700 households make vital home repairs. Mobilizing agencies across the state, the funds will be used to assess homes, conduct repairs and evaluate results in targeted communities across the state. In Asheville, Community Action Opportunities will receive an estimated $288,000 to serve 108 households. According to Blue Cross NC, the percentage of WNC residents living in poverty is: • Buncombe County: 13.8 percent • Madison County: 16.4 percent

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Burnsville to get new urgent care clinic Mercy Urgent Care will open an urgent care clinic in Burnsville on Friday, Aug. 31, at 9 a.m. The clinic will offer convenient medical care for illnesses and injuries that are not lifethreatening at a fraction of the cost of an ER visit. The clinic will be located at 41 Charlie Brown Road.

Wellness roundup • Dr. Ronald A. Paulus, president and CEO of Mission Health, joined the Board of Directors of San Jose, Ca.-based Vocera Communications. • Hendersonville-based Blue Ridge Health, in collaboration with community partners, recently assumed operation of Collins Dental Center in Polk County to prevent its closure. After a transitional period, the center reopened on July 9 as Blue Ridge Health - Collins Dental in its previous location at 158 White Drive in Columbus. The center, which is open 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., MondayThursday, has served close to 4,000 patients over the past two years. • Park Ridge Health announced new hires, including Micki Kidd as patient safety specialist; Dr. Richard Smoot as clinical psychologist; and Sharon Kast as psychiatric nurse practitioner. • CooperRiis, a residential mental health treatment community, recently

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SLIPPERY SLOPES

WNC landslide mapping gets new funding in state budget

BY TIMOTHY BURKHARDT burkhardttd@gmail.com Imagine the French Broad River as it flows downstream at a robust 3,000 cubic feet per second, the high-water limit for many of the region’s outdoor adventure companies. Now, imagine 14 more French Broads with the same intensity — all barreling down the same channel at the same time. Macon County found itself on the receiving end of that scenario in 2004. On Sept. 16, as the remnants of Hurricane Ivan deluged the mountains with 6 to 10 inches of rain (in addition to the 8 to 12 inches that had fallen as Hurricane Frances passed through just 10 days before), a 45,000cfs flow of mud, water, rock and vegetation hit the Peeks Creek community at 30 miles per hour. The landslide killed five people and seriously injured several more. In the months that followed, the N.C. General Assembly launched a landslide hazard mapping program, employing historical records, topographical maps, aerial photography and computer modeling to locate and catalog potential landslide danger zones in the North Carolina mountains. While the project originally planned to cover 19 counties, it surveyed only Macon, Buncombe, Henderson and Watauga counties before lawmakers cut its funding in 2011. This year, in the wake of multiple Western North Carolina landslides that together destroyed at least 30 homes, buried a stretch of highway under tons of debris and left five people dead, the state budget again allocates $3.6 million for landslide mapping. But why did the state eliminate funding for the program to begin with? The answer, officials and scientists say, involves a combination of revenue shortfalls and lobbying by development interests. MORE THAN MONEY The June 5 landslide that buried a portion of N.C. Highway 9 in the northeast corner of Henderson County lies within Rep. Chuck McGrady’s (R-Henderson) district. Even though that recent incident hit especially close to home, McGrady says he’s been fighting to get money for landslide mapping restored to the state budget ever since

STICKS IN THE MUD: Landslides can sweep tons of soil, rock and vegetation downhill very quickly, posing a significant danger to people and structures. Photo courtesy of Appalachian Landslide Consultants it was lost “during the financial crisis during the Great Recession.” Yet geologist Stephen Fuemmeler, who was part of the first mapping project, says the reasons for the program’s demise go beyond dollars and cents. While he says he can’t recall the exact funding level, it was “maybe $600,000. We only had seven people, so from a saving-thestate-money standpoint, not much.” Instead, Fuemmeler argues that anti-regulatory sentiment, fears about devalued property and a lack of education about landslide mapping were also among the factors that torpedoed the effort. “It’s probably more misunderstanding than skepticism,” he explains. “When people think something is happening behind their backs, or in a black box, and then are just presented with it — there’s a knee-jerk reaction of, ‘Whoa, what are you saying?’ versus if you bring them along in the process.” McGrady agrees that political considerations played a significant role in the discontinuation of the program. “It was really a combination,” he says. “There were Republicans — newly the majority — who wanted to get rid of the program. The budget shortfall gave them an excuse to do away with the program as part of a large number of budget cuts that were necessary to balance the budget.” These days, however, McGrady has plenty of pull when it comes to funding decisions. As a House budget chair, making recommendations for disaster relief is part of his responsibilities. When the House began drafting its two-year state budget last year, much of the available funding for responding to disasters was needed to repair damages related to 2016’s Hurricane Matthew. But dur-

ing this year’s legislative short session, McGrady says, money was available to add the landslide mapping work back in. The funding for mapping had already been allocated before the recent landslides hit, McGrady adds. He also

notes that the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will determine the timeline and staffing for the new mapping effort.

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GR EEN SCEN E FREELANCE GEOLOGISTS The need for landslide mapping didn’t suddenly disappear with the loss of state funding in 2011, Fuemmeler says. Along with fellow former N.C. Geological Survey geologist Jennifer Bauer, he formed Appalachian Landslide Consultants to provide property owners with information about potential landslide dangers and to assess whether specific properties were at elevated landslide risk. Jackson County hired ALC to conduct a mapping study similar to the state’s discontinued mapping effort. Private developers, real estate firms and landowners make up the rest of the company’s clientele. Business has been “consistently busy” since the firm’s launch, says Bauer. “We have had more calls recently after the May landslide events, many of which were from landowners unfortunately affected by the landslides.” According to Bauer, building awareness of landslide risks is a key part of the company’s work. “Since we started ALC, I have given presentations to over 2,000 people, many of whom are in the real estate industry, civic organizations, nonprofits and local governments. We understand how important landslide awareness is when it comes to protecting lives and property from these natural hazards,” she says. But aside from Jackson, no WNC counties have taken the initiative to fund landslide mapping on their own, which Fuemmeler estimates at $150,000$250,000 per county. While he says he continues to put out feelers, the counties “haven’t been knocking at our door.” “I’m glad the state legislature added funding for landslide mapping back into the budget. If there is an opportunity for us to help with this effort, I would be happy to do so,” Bauer says. LIFE AND DEATH In May, soil movement following heavy rains claimed the lives of five people in WNC. On May 18, Patricia Case was killed when a landslide swept away half of her Polk County home. Her husband, Leon Case, was on the other side of the house and survived. On-duty journalists Mike McCormick and Aaron Smeltzer of upstate South Carolina’s WYFF-TV news staff died when their vehicle was crushed by an uprooted tree that fell across Highway 176 near Tryon on May 28. And on May 31, Jim and Audri Lanford were killed in Boone after a landslide destroyed their home, causing a gas leak and subsequent explosion. 26

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While Fuemmeler says he hasn’t looked at those sites specifically, many people could be living in the path of a future landslide without knowing it. He believes that if the state mapping project had been completed, more people would have been warned about the potential danger. “What we hope to explain to landowners is that you need to look at where your house is on the map, look at what zone you are in,” says Fuemmeler. “We have a guide available on our website that helps people walk through some of this with our maps. If you are in a landslideprone area based on the maps, you need to pay attention when there are flashflood advisories or regional flood warnings and go stay with somebody who is not in one of these areas.” WNC counties have also suffered extensive property damage and road closures as a result of this year’s rains. Dozens of homes were damaged or destroyed across the region, and the June 5 landslide near Bat Cave left 110,000 cubic yards of material that must be removed from the roadway at an estimated cost of $1.49 million. LEARNING ABOUT LANDSLIDES An area flagged by a landslide mapping study is not automatically considered a danger zone or in violation of a regulation, Fuemmeler hastens to point out. Instead, mapping provides just one piece of data to consider when building structures and roads or assessing those which already exist. ALC has made a concerted effort to include the Haywood and Jackson county communities in its process, Fuemmeler continues, which has helped build trust and demonstrate that mapping is ultimately in everyone’s best interest. “It’s really great, the awareness, and explaining what the maps show and what they don’t show,” he says. The company’s educational outreach has led to greater cooperation and acceptance of its mapping projects, even in the absence of government funding. “We had a big turn-around with the Haywood [Realtor Association] … and even though right now we only have maybe 40 percent of Haywood County mapped, they are in favor of mapping the rest of the county, whereas before you would never have been able to get that kind of support,” he says. “And the big thing is, when we do the maps, we don’t care about regulations — we’re not looking at that,” Fuemmeler adds. “We’re only looking at the science behind landslides and landslide susceptibility and trying to find the best way to keep the downslope people in the community safe.” X

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BEEFING UP ON BEEFSTEAKS Henderson County’s annual Tomato Festival features growing tips and new varieties BY LIZ CAREY lizcarey@charter.net In the words of Henderson County Extension Service agent Steve Pettis, “It’s never too late to learn how to grow good tomatoes.” At Henderson County Tailgate Market’s 14th annual Tomato Festival on Saturday, Aug. 4, there will opportunities to learn some tomato-growing tricks as well as grab free tomato sandwiches and sample new varieties of the ubiquitous savory summer fruit. “This is one of the best places to grow tomatoes in the world,” Pettis says. “Because of the altitude, we’re closer to the sun, and we have more sunny days on average. And the climate is great for tomatoes, too. It’s really mild, which tomatoes love.” Tomatoes stop producing fruit when temperatures get above 90 degrees, he adds, but will continue to grow until the first frost, which typically comes in November. Master gardeners and agents from the Henderson County Extension Service will be on hand at the event to answer questions from growers. And Karen Blaedow, commercial vegetable and small-fruit agent with the extension agency, will offer samples of several tomato varieties so attendees can experience firsthand the differences in flavor and texture.

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FRESH OFF THE VINE: Growing tips, free tomato sandwiches and samples of yet-to-be-released varieties are all on the schedule for Henderson County’s 14th annual Tomato Festival. Photo courtesy of Henderson County Tailgate Market But guests won’t just be sampling the usual Brandywines and Beefsteaks. In addition to familiar varieties, the tasting will feature tomato breeds being developed by N.C. State University that have not yet been released to the public. “Last year, we focused on grape tomatoes,” says Blaedow. “We had

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four unknown varieties paired with Mountain Vineyard and Mountain Honey tomatoes.” Taste testers will be able to weigh in on which varieties they like, she says, and their choices could have an impact. “People’s opinions matter to the breeders,” she says. “There’s a lot that goes into breeding new varieties — how well it battles disease, how high of a yield you can get … but taste matters, too.” North Carolina is one of the top seven markets in the country for producing tomatoes, and about 700 of the 3,000 acres of tomatoes grown in North Carolina are in Henderson County. Recently, Lakeside Produce, based out of Ontario, Canada, announced its intent to open a tomato-growing operation in Western North Carolina, says Blaedow. “They plan to have 15 acres of

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CHANGING OF THE GUARD

New chefs take the helm at Asheville favorites

BY JONATHAN AMMONS jonathanammons@gmail.com Running a restaurant is hard work. Long hours at inconvenient times; hot, cramped environments and low wages make it a rough haul for anyone — and for chefs with families, it’s even more challenging. In Asheville, added to those trials and tribulations is an oversaturation of the restaurant market, which could be contributing to an ongoing kitchen labor shortage that leaves many workers in the industry stretched thin. As a result, restaurants in Asheville have been seeing a significant amount of turnover lately, mostly among line cooks, prep chefs, garde-mangers and dishwashers, but increasingly, it seems, among chefs as well. Most recently, the abdication of West Asheville eatery Jargon by founding chef Matthew Miner

TAKING OVER: Assuming leadership of a kitchen that’s already staffed and structured, says The Admiral’s new executive chef, Richard Neal, is “like taking over a gang. It would be so much easier to just start a brand-new restaurant because you don’t have to battle those perceptions of what people expect to get.” Photo by Cindy Kunst THREE DELICIOUS COURSES THAT

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“Taking over a kitchen — and particularly one that is already structured, staffed and formed — it’s like taking over a gang,” says Richard Neal, who stepped in as executive chef of The Admiral in May. “It would be so much easier to just start a brand-new restaurant because you don’t have to battle those perceptions of what people expect to get.” Neal says owner Drew Wallace understands this conundrum and is

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very supportive. “But coming to a place that already has a legacy and being able to push the things that are inspiring to you and your own philosophies, it’s extremely difficult.” But this is nothing new for Neal. Having served as chef de cuisine at the Hermitage in Nashville and head chef at Hugh Acheson’s beloved Five & Ten in Athens, Ga., he’s gleaned a bit of experience at melding the visions of a restaurateur with his own. He says that when he joined The Admiral, the question arose as to whether the restaurant should continue riding the same wave it’s been on for over a decade or chart a new course. Ultimately, Neal brought an evolution of the menu. “My food is a lot different than what has been done at The Admiral before,” he says. “It’s always been very meat-focused, and I’ve kind of changed that. I’m much less masculine with my food; it’s much more vegetable-focused, cleaner.”

FOSTERING AND GROWING “It’s very strange taking over a restaurant when you didn’t conceive the idea in the first place,” says Marcus Day, who was recently hired by Jargon’s owner, Sean Piper, after founding chef Miner, a single father, left to dedicate more time to his child. Day, who hails from Louisiana, previously did a stint as chef at the Omni Grove Park Inn’s Vue 1913, where he took the reins from James Lumley, who had left for greener pastures. “As Sean likes to say, [the restaurant] is a fat baby, and it can grow in any direction,” says Day. “But to a certain degree, at the moment, it is where it is, and you don’t want to alienate anybody that loves it. So I try to make sure that we are just fostering and growing the clientele that we already have.” Often this means the hits stick around. The meatball sub at Sovereign Remedies lived on long past the exit

of founding chef James Albee, and Steven Goff’s duck wings held on for a while after his exit from King James Public House (those delicious wings can now be found at Goff’s new project, Aux Bar). At The Admiral, you’ll always be able to get the steak, the beef tartare and the arugula salad. For Jargon, it’s the deviled eggs with Lusty Monk aioli and trout row, and the octopus with chorizo and fava beans that aren’t going anywhere. “I think the most dangerous thing you could do as a new chef coming in is to just turn the soil completely over,” says Neal. “You have a brand, and people associate something with it. While plenty of people understand that a chef is going to come in and change it, there are plenty of people who don’t, and you have to be careful about how dramatic that change is.” But while it can be easy to shut up and play the hits, and it’s important to maintain the heritage of a space, chefs always seek to put a little bit of themselves into their cuisine as well. For Day, that means more of a focus on local flavors, such as trout stuffed with fennel confit and carrot purée, and scratch-made pastas like agno-

lotti primavera. For Neal, his personal touch is reflected in the celtuce with pecorino, marigold and shallot, or a crudo made of lania cucumber, apricot and nigella. But as the song says, it ain’t all roses. Yelp is never friendly for the first few days of a chef’s takeover. Neal notes that he has been getting the complaints common with any restaurant change — unhappiness over changes in portion sizes and price. “It’s funny, I’ve actually lowered a lot of the prices,” he muses. “When I came, the small plates averaged $13 to $16, and now they average $9 to $13. I want you to be able to come in here and have three to four plates and keep a guest average of $50 to $55.” As the industry changes, so does the food it serves and, inevitably, its creators. Customers come and go, the names change, even the buildings. The food business will always be as fickle as the trends that drive it. As Steely Dan sang, “If you live in this world, you’re seeing the change of the guard.” X

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Yes, Asheville has acclaimed restaurants and award-winning chefs, but when it comes to Foodtopia’s affordability, Kate Justen, director of Youth Programs for Bountiful Cities, considers it a tale of two cities. “The people who live here can’t afford to buy the food that’s really good for us,” she says. Part of the nonprofit’s remedy for this disparity is its FEAST program, which stands for Fresh, Easy, Affordable, Sustainable and Tasty. On Monday, Aug. 6, the organization will team up with Sunny Point Café and Riverbend Malt House for the second consecutive FEAST in the Sunny Point Garden Benefit Dinner. As with last year’s event, Sunny Point Café will provide the farm-fresh sides and signature desserts, and Riverbend Malt House will supply the locally raised pork. The menu will include such items as jerk pork kabobs with peach salsa; garden veggie focaccia pizza; pork empanadas with goat cheese crema and avocado crema; and blueberry lemon slab pies. Several breweries have been con-

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tacted about participating in the fundraiser; at press time, Archetype Brewing was the only one confirmed. FEAST offers courses in classrooms and through after-school programs throughout Buncombe County, providing students with skills and knowledge that can help bring the Asheville dining experience home. Through the program, participants are taught how to grow and prepare their own food and are directed to locations where their families can buy discounted produce. FEAST also highlights and encourages participation in school and community gardens. This insight, Justen notes, “allows students to eat really yummy food and not have to pay the restaurant farm-to-table prices, which can be hard for a lot of people.” Along with raising much-needed funds for the FEAST program, Riverbend Malt House sales manager Brent Manning says the benefit dinner does a wonderful job of capturing the shared mission “of promoting locally sourced, sustainable ingredients throughout Western North Carolina.”

For Justen, the dinner (much like the FEAST program itself), is also a great way to reintroduce folks to produce they may have dismissed years ago. “I think people get kind of trapped in that mindset of ‘I don’t like this thing,’” she says. “It’s not, ‘I don’t like tomatoes,’” she explains. “It’s ‘I don’t like tomatoes this way, but I love them this way.’” FEAST in the Sunny Point Garden runs 5:30-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, at Sunny Point Café, 626 Haywood Road. Tickets are $50 each and are available at avl.mx/54u. GREEN OPPORTUNITIES SEEKS COMMUNITY INPUT With the recent exit of chef instructor Gene Ettison to pursue entrepreneurial and community-building ventures, Green Opportunities, a nonprofit that trains, supports and connects individuals from marginalized communities to sustainable employment, is looking to select the next head chef instructor for its Kitchen Ready training program

and Southside Kitchen social enterprise. On Wednesday, Aug. 1, the nonprofit will host a community gathering to seek input from residents about the ideal candidate. The community meeting runs 5:306:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, at Green Opportunities, 133 Livingston St. For more information, visit avl.mx/54w. ROASTERY TOUR AT PISGAH COFFEE ROASTERS On Thursday, Aug. 2, Pisgah Coffee Roasters will host its inaugural roastery tour, where guests can learn about growing, harvesting and processing coffee beans, the roasting and packaging process, and the story behind Pisgah Coffee Roasters. “We hope to host these [tours] monthly once we get them going,” says manager Ashlynne Ray. The free tour begins at noon, Thursday, Aug. 2, at Pisgah Coffee Roasters, 6283 Asheville Highway, Pisgah Forest. For more, visit pisgahroasters.com. SWEET FERMENTED NIGHT OUT Dry fruit wines, farmhouse ciders and sweet fermented desserts will be served at the Sweet Fermented Night Out on Thursday, Aug. 9. Hosted by Wine Sage & Gourmet, the event will also feature beverages from Botanist and Barrel as well as sweet and savory treats from Fermenti. Sweet Fermented Night Out begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at Wine Sage & Gourmet, 416 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Tickets are $25. To purchase, call 828-595-2236. FAMOUS TOASTERY OF ASHEVILLE Last month, Famous Toastery of Asheville opened on South Tunnel Road. Originally formed in 2005 in Huntersville by friends Brian Burchill and Robert

Maynard, the restaurant was franchised in 2013. The eatery describes itself as the “gourmet better-breakfast concept and answer to the boring brunch segment.” Menu highlights include biscuits and gravy, stuffed French toast, melts, wraps, salads and desserts. Famous Toastery of Asheville is at 4 S. Tunnel Road. Hours are 7 a.m.-3 p.m. daily. For more, visit avl.mx/54z. UBER EATS IN ASHEVILLE Uber recently launched Uber Eats in Asheville. The app provides food delivery services to any desired location within city limits. Blue Dream Curry House, Twisted Laurel, Gan Shan Station and The Hop Ice Cream Café are among the 43 local restaurants and eateries participating so far. Users can place and track orders and tip drivers through the service. For more information, visit ubereats.com. NEW OWNERSHIP FOR WEBO’S BBQ A.J. Gregson and Autumn Pittman, owners of Mojo Kitchen & Lounge, recently purchased Webo’s BBQ from founders Wendell and Bonnie Kurtz. The East Asheville barbecue spot first opened in 2011. “Our goal is not to reinvent the wheel, but to improve on the concept already there,” says Pittman, noting plans to add new sides, daily specials and seasonal options to the menu. The couple plan to eventually rebrand, she adds, but will continue to operate the space as a barbecue restaurant. “We are excited to take it to the next level and bring new energy to the space,” she says. Webo’s BBQ is at 800 Fairview Road, suite C8. The restaurant is open TuesdayFriday, 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. with plans to add Saturday and evening hours. For more, visit webosbbq.com. X

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Beer transformers Archetype and Highland launch barrel programs

TIME BANDITS: Archetype Brewing’s Steven Anan, top, and Highland Brewing Co.’s Trace Redmond head up their respective brewery’s new barrel programs. The first offerings from each establishment have been tapped, and both plan to package their products in the near future. Photos by Edwin Arnaudin Exciting and delicious as they can be, barrel-aged beers aren’t feasible for every brewery. The process takes time, patience and additional resources and space on top of a business’s regular production needs. Despite these extra requirements, the Asheville area’s first brewery and one of its newest craft makers have added barrel-aged programs and are starting to enjoy their first results. NEW TRICKS On Highland Brewing Co.’s staff page, each team member is asked to compare themselves to a beer brand or style. Trace Redmond responded with, “Barrel-aged Scotch ale. Super awesome with a kick at the end.” So it’s fitting that when he was promoted to the role of research and development brewer in November 2017, part of the position was to establish a barrel program for Asheville’s longest-running brewery. The new sector is one component of Highland’s overall rebrand that went into effect in February and part of a larger effort within the company to expand its beer offerings. Highland has 32

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tinkered with barrel aging before, but not in Redmond’s three years with the brewery and not as a dedicated focus. “For us, clean barrel-aged beers make the most sense,” Redmond says. “It sounds silly to call something ‘traditional’ with bourbon-barrel aging, because it’s a relatively recent trend if you think about the history of beer, but I guess you could say that’s a more ‘traditional’ approach than, say, sour beer.” Highland receives barrels from a broker in Kentucky that are so fresh they’re still wet with whiskey at the bottom. Redmond notes it’s important to fill them quickly — within a week — to get the best possible flavors. He has experience working with barrels at Founders Brewing Co. and Roak Brewing Co. in Michigan, and is attracted to the transformative elements of the process. “I’m a big believer in making beer that is designed for barrels,” Redmond says. “That means that the beer you put into barrels might not taste balanced or good — maybe it’s too bitter or too sweet. It’s almost like you’re adding two ingredients to the beer: the wood flavor and everything, and then time.” The first release from Highland’s barrel program was Negroni IPA,

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which hit the taproom July 13. The 8.7 percent ABV IPA was aged in gin barrels and, because of the base beer’s conducive nature, was the first of the barrels filled in November to finish aging. According to a Highland press release, the beer “re-creates the bitterness of a negroni along with the flavors of a fresh orange garnish.” For Valentine’s Day, Highland crafted a stout inspired by French Broad Chocolate’s London Fog truffle, made with Earl Grey tea. The beer is currently aging in bourbon barrels and, because it has a lower ABV, Redmond expects it to be one of the program’s next offerings. Future releases include a Scotch ale, a Belgian-style quad, multiple imperial stouts and a Belgian-style tripel that will be aged in red-wine barrels. The barrels are stored in a refrigerated room built solely for aging. Like an ideal wine cellar, it’s kept at 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and the beers will sit there for eight to 18 months, making many of them ready for release in 2019 to coincide with Highland’s 25th anniversary. “We’re starting really small, so everything, for the most part, so far, has been coming out of the pilot room. [The brewers will] be doing 3 to 4 barrels apiece with a real focus on recipe development and experimentation to try and find something that works that would be scalable for a larger release and packaging in the future,” Redmond says. “We’re trying to move slow and do a bunch of different small stuff and see which one works,” he adds. “We’re very much in the research and development phase of the program, which is really fun, instead of committing to something and diving in to it.” BARRELS AT BEACHAM’S CURVE Archetype Brewing started making beer in June 2017. By August, eight red-wine barrels, eight white-wine barrels and four 500-liter puncheons had been brought in and promptly filled to set in motion the fledgling company’s barrel program. Steven Anan, Archetype co-founder and head brewer, previously had minimal experience with barrels besides intermittently cleaning and filling them while working at Hi-Wire Brewing, but quickly took to the new additions. “Starting Archetype gave me the opportunity to start playing around with flavor profiles and ingredient expression from barrel aging,” he says. “I would say cellaring and yeast handling are my strong points, so adding in barrel work was a natural progression, and a lot of my knowledge base was thankfully relevant.”

Archetype customers have so far been able to sample one turn of Devil’s Nest Mixed-Culture Barrel-Aged Tripel, which went through four of the whitewine barrels; two different renditions of Walk the Earth, a barrel-aged brett saison that came out of two puncheons; and one turn of Emotional Entanglement, a barrel-aged brett saison with guava, from the other two puncheons. Going forward, Anan says the plan is to follow that formula, with half of the puncheons dedicated to the Walk the Earth series with a different “clean, unfruited, not soured, mixed-culture, barrel-aged saison” available throughout the year. The other half will likely favor seasonal fruited barrel-aged Brett saisons, the second round of which should be available in mid-to-late September and will feature 1½ pounds per gallon of local peaches. Besides producing Devil’s Nest, which Anan aims to have readily available at the taproom, the wine barrels will be open to experimentation. Two currently house a Belgian red ale, which has been aging for nearly a year, while others are filled with blonde ale stock and various saison recipes. Some barrels will be used primarily for blending, while others have been tasted and are of high enough quality that they may be single-barrel releases. “Most of these down the road should be partially packaged and sold in bottle-conditioned, 375 [milliliter] format,” Anan says. “We wanted to make it more accessible to a wider range of people from a price-point perspective — 750 milliliter bottles, typically, the price point is kind of high. You look at that and go, ‘I could have a beer that’s been aged for six months or wine that’s four years old and spend pretty much the same amount.’ From what I’ve seen, you’re attracting a similar crowd with those types of products.” The first packaged product might be the aforementioned peach saison, which will sit for four to six weeks on the fruit. Anan anticipates bottling 50 to 75 percent of the volume, kegging the rest and likely only selling it in-house. He also hopes to bottle round two of Devil’s Nest by the end of the year and potentially some of the Belgian red, which he calls “one of those beers that’s too good to just keg. It would kind of be doing it a disservice.” And looking further ahead, if Archetype were to expand, he anticipates it would “be pretty much 100 percent oak” along with foeders and other related developments. “We’d probably start integrating a lambic program, so we would have some variance of aged lambics in wood at any given point,” Anan says. X

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

FROM SUBWAY TO STAGE NYC folk-jazz singer-songwriter Victory Boyd performs at LEAF Downtown AVL BY BILL KOPP bill@musoscribe.com Victory Boyd was discovered busking Stevie Wonder songs on the streets and in the subway stations of New York City, and that discovery led to a recording contract not only for her, but for her entire family, including her father and eight siblings. The singer-songwriter is a featured performer — with a 2 p.m. Saturday set — at the fourth annual LEAF Downtown AVL festival, held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3 and 4. Boyd had been part of her father’s Boys & Girls Choir of Detroit since she was 4 years old. The family eventually moved to New York City, where they continued to perform. One of the group’s regular “venues” was in the underground stations of the city’s subway system. It was there that Boyd — already a seasoned vocalist — developed her staging chops. “As a busker, you perform for a lot of people,” Boyd says. “And a lot of them don’t give you the time of day. So you have to build confidence and believe that your art form is still valuable.” Boyd succeeded on that score. She says that her experience as a busker was beneficial. “It’s rewarding when you see that at the end of the day, maybe 20 people had a really impactful experience from your performance,” she says. “You don’t feel entitled to their applause; you’re grateful for it. And that translates a

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EXTRAORDINARY: Victory Boyd started out singing in her family’s gospel choir, going on to perform as a busker on the streets of New York City. Discovered and signed by musician/entrepreneur Jay-Z, she has released an ambitious album, The Broken Instrument. Boyd plays at LEAF Downtown AVL on Aug. 4. Photo courtesy of Roc Nation lot into this next phase of the music industry where I’m on major stages.” Boyd started playing guitar when she was 15, quickly developing her proficiency and writing original songs. She describes her style as “two genres: folk and jazz mixed together. The storytelling component combined with acoustic guitar is folksy, but I play a lot of jazz chords and use soul phrasings,” she says. The artist received her first big break after a music documentary featured her busking in Central Park, playing the Nina Simone version of “Feeling Good.” The filmed performance attracted the attention of a music industry figure who in turn raved about it to his friend Jay-Z. “He was impressed with the video and requested to meet

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me,” Boyd recalls. “So me and my dad and all of my siblings went over to Roc Nation to meet him.” Jay-Z signed the whole family to a recording contract. “That was 10 years after we started busking in Central Park almost every day,” says Boyd. “It was a long journey, and it’s not over; this just feels like a new chapter.” In June, Boyd released her first fulllength album, The Broken Instrument. The songs are based around the musician’s voice and acoustic guitar, but rich, deeply textured string arrangements — many by Boyd herself — give the album a sophisticated sheen. But Boyd’s busking roots are still key to her work. Speaking in late July about the title track of her new album, she admits, “I just performed it for the

first time onstage at my album release party … two nights ago.” LEAF DOWNTOWN AVL CELEBRATES ITS FOURTH YEAR LEAF Downtown AVL began in 2015 as an expanded offering from LEAF Community Arts, a free event designed to build upon the success and appeal of the twice-yearly ticketed festival held at Lake Eden in Black Mountain. Launched to celebrate LEAF’s 20th anniversary as a creative hub, LEAF Downtown AVL combines the larger festival’s pancultural focus with an emphasis on local artists and traditions. Ehren Cruz, LEAF performing arts director, emphasizes the nonprof-

it’s 24-year legacy of “youth educational outreach, equity and diversity programming.” He says that the festival “features crossover world-, family- and urban-accessible programming while celebrating local culture.” Festival headliners are funk/jazz/ soul saxophonist Maceo Parker, best known for his work with James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic, and pioneering rapper Grandmaster Flash, one of hip-hop’s earliest stars and the first to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Other nationally touring acts on the bill include triphop producer Wax Tailor and singersongwriter Maggie Koerner. LEAF Downtown AVL remains true to its local focus with a number of popular Asheville and Western North Carolina-based artists, including world music trio Free Planet Radio, singer-songwriter Brie Capone, folk acts Hope Griffin and Ben Phan, alternative funk band Supatight, psychedelic/experimental banjo artist Tall Tall Trees and folk-hip-hop fusion band I, Star, among others. LEAF’s trademark international flavor will be highlighted via performances by Nuestro Centro: RAICES (dedicated to strengthening the cul-

tural identity of children) and a youth ensemble playing steel pans from LEAF International Bequia, located in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Workshops and exhibits remain a key component of the festival as well. Saturday’s events kick off with the LEAF Art Dash 5K at 9 a.m., with music on multiple downtown stages starting at noon and continuing until 10 p.m. Daytime highlights on Saturday include three performances under the auspices of the LEAF Schools & Streets program. Saturday’s events wrap up with an after-party at Asheville Music Hall featuring Wax Tailor. X

WHAT LEAF Downtown AVL WHERE Pack Square Park 80 Court Plaza theleaf.org/downtown WHEN Friday, Aug. 3, 4-10 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 4, noon-10 p.m. Free

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by Alli Marshall

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THE MULTIPLICITY OF CIRCLES

Celebrating

Jaye Bartell recounts one of Asheville’s literary eras at BMCM+AC

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Writing is a passion, though finding an audience for literary work can prove challenging. Publishing deals are hard to come by, and there’s not always a supportive fan base at the ready. “The value of poetry, which is such a communal enterprise — even through it’s written in singularity — is having a place to put it,” says writer, musician and former Xpress staffer Jaye Bartell. So, in the mid-2000s, he created the Fresh Air Reading Series (named for a poem by Kenneth Koch), which invited a number of local poets to share work at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (as well as other Asheville locations, now mostly defunct). That institution will move to its new home at 120 College St. in September; Bartell will present Later: Readings from then and now, as the final BMCM+AC program at its 56 Broadway space. That Thursday, Aug. 2, event (which evolved from an invitation from museum program director Alida Sebrell) will include a retrospective on Bartell’s writing and involvement with the Asheville literary circle, circa 2003-08. He’ll produce a limited-print chapbook — by typewriter — of that retrospective. First, Bartell has to unravel the timeline of the Fresh Air Reading Series. “I did it kind of unaware of the history that preceded it,” he says. But it was the influence by the competition slam and performance poetry era of Asheville in the late ’90s and the Beat writers — who were loosely connected to the Black Mountain College legacy — that inspired Bartell to launch his own event. “Maybe I did, altogether, seven or eight of the Fresh Air series, but each one had four people,” he recalls. That resulted in “the multiplicity of circles, and the way they come together, even so briefly. The ‘poetry scene’ I was part of then was really just the confluence of a bunch of different people who became aware of one another based on the occasion of an event.” In 2013, Bartell relocated to New York City. (Even though he’s moved on from Asheville, Bartell remains con-

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ARCHAEOLOGY OF US: Asheville is a city in flux, with new residents barely aware of its layered history. But when revisiting the local literary scene of the mid-2000s, “I realize anybody I talk to will have been part of this in some way, even if it’s tangentially,” says poet and musician Jaye Bartell, who will present Later: Readings from then and now, at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. “But if you tell the story of yourself, you tell the story of the world you came out of.” Photo by Erin Taylor Kennedy nected to the city. His art and music collaborators such as Nathanael Roney and J. Seeger still live here, and Bartell plans to return in the fall to record his next album). He currently lives and works in Brooklyn and, since signing to the Sinderlyn record

label, has released three albums and toured both the U.S. and Italy. Though music had been a thread throughout Bartell’s creative career — a friend taught him to play guitar at 20 and he considered it a hobby — “When I moved [to Brooklyn] I didn’t

bring any instruments,” he says. He’d recorded his album Loyalty before leaving Asheville “and I thought I would just be a writer,” he says. Ironically, Bartell says, he hasn’t performed spoken word for the past five years (not counting his participation in the annual New Year’s Day Poetry Marathon as part of the The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church, which includes the likes of Patti Smith, Eileen Miles and other literary luminaries). “It’s a process that will probably continue — giving up music for the sake of writing,” he says. “It’s not that one can’t exist without the other … in a lot of the descriptive material about my music, the poetry element is always mentioned.” He continues, “I never thought of poetry as an inflection of spirit [or] a mood. It was always a pragmatic form of work.” It’s also, to a degree, a means of recording time and place — especially in terms of how it creates a movement or era or scene. Bartell has found, that in retracing his Asheville history with BMCM + AC, he’s also unearthing a piece of the city’s story. Akumi, a sushi restaurant on Wall Street (now Cucina 24) was “where it all started,” he recalls. Then Bartell’s readings moved to New French Bar (on Biltmore Avenue, now White Duck Taco), with intermittent events, unrelated to the Fresh Air Reading Series, at BoBo Gallery on Lexington Avenue (now Calypso). “It’s funny to remember these places and think of the displacement, or the superimposition that happens with time,” says Bartell. “People are

eating lunch at these places now and not really knowing that we used to sit there and chain-smoke and read from our notebooks.” But even if that story can’t be recaptured, it can be remembered. And perhaps, in that reminiscence (and the tangible product of a chapbook recollecting the era), other writers will be inspired to grasp and bolster whatever scene-of-the-moment is ripe for cultivating at the coffee shops and bars and bookstores they frequent. “There were so many people working in writing [and other] artists around that time that I thought, ‘Why re-enact these mythic, historical entities when we could really kind of make our own situation here?’” Bartell says. “And that ended up developing to the museum as a parallel location to other readings I was doing at other places in town.” X

WHO Jaye Bartell presents Later: Readings from then and now WHERE Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 56 Broadway blackmountaincollege.org WHEN Thursday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m. $5 students and BMCM+AC members $10 nonmembers

AUTHENTIC ASHEVILLE You can’t talk about Asheville and poetry without mentioning the green door, an affordable performance space formerly located in the Broadway Arts Building with an entrance on Carolina Lane. In 1994, “I discovered the Asheville Poetry Slam, run by Allan Wolf at the green door. … I made many trips up the mountain to read and slam there,” poet Glenis Redmond wrote in a 2014 reminiscence for Xpress. It was there that the members of the Asheville team, winners of the 1995 National Poetry Slam competition, honed their skills. It was there (and at UNC Asheville) that The Asheville Poetry Festival was held, 1992-95. More than poetry happened at the (intentionally lower cased) green door: A 1995 Citizen Times article notes an event for “the newly formed Asheville Storytelling Circle,” and a 1998 story in Xpress previews a performance of John Guare’s Landscape of the Body by local theater troupe Painless Production, staged at the event space. The Broadway Arts Building sold in 2000, after which, a 2001 Xpress feature reported, “several independent theater groups found themselves ‘dispossessed,’ according to producer Sheldon Lawrence.” The green door — created and owned by Bonnie and David Hobbs, and opened in the early ’90s — was among the arts institutions lost to the real estate shuffle (the Broadway Arts Building now houses condos and an upscale event space), a story that sounds hauntingly familiar to that of the Toy Boat Community Arts Space, ousted from its location last year to make way for a brewery expansion. — A.M. X

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by Thomas Calder

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BLUEPRINTS

Multimedia artist Dawn Roe tracks down the past

MANY MODES: “My background is in experimental film and documentary photographic practice,” says artist Dawn Roe. “Though I have a complicated relationship with these media/modes, I come at my work from a decidedly photographic space.” Photo courtesy of Roe Fragmentation, time and space are among the issues explored in the latest work by Asheville-based multimedia artist Dawn Roe. For this reason, it seems fitting that parts of the project will be on display at two separate locations. On Wednesday, Aug. 1, essay, v. will open at Revolve at RAMP South Studio, followed two days later by Conditions for an Unfinished Work of Mourning at the Tracey Morgan Gallery. The coinciding exhibits capture various elements of Roe’s recent travels to the coastal border of France and Spain with fellow artist and friend Leigh-Ann Pahapill (whose work is also featured in essay, v.). The two set off to trace the doomed steps of German philosopher Walter Benjamin, who committed suicide in 1940 in the nearby town of Portbou while attempting to escape invading Nazi forces. In the process of researching Benjamin’s tragic journey, the artists learned more about the region’s history. Among the information discovered was a network of trails through the Pyrenees Mountains used by more 38

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than half a million refugees during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. Through video, digital photography and cyanotypes (one of the oldest photographic techniques), the exhibits examine the terrain and its consequences on those who traversed them. The use of cyanotypes, says Roe, is also a chance for the collection to honor and highlight the “often overlooked role of women in the history of photography.” Roe notes that Anna Atkins was among the earliest contributors to the medium. A 19th-century botanist and photographer, Atkins’ 1843 publication, Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, is considered the first book to feature still images. Gallery owner Tracey Morgan says she admires Roe’s work because of its intentionality, as well as her physical commitment to the project. “I enjoy how she chooses to use her voice as an artist to shine light on historical narratives,” Morgan explains. “The work in these exhibitions are not spontaneous in nature, they are thoroughly researched and meticulously created. [Dawn] not only studied and exam-

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ined the footpath of Walter Benjamin through the Pyrenees, but she made part of the journey each day with paper, cloth and various cameras to create the work in this series.” Whereas traditional cyanotypes capture imprints of recognizable objects, such as flowers, Roe’s approach gravitates toward abstraction. Cracks in the terrain, segments of stony pathways and the stems of weeds are among the elements included on her blueprints. “It’s not the most direct work,” the artist says. “It requires a bit from the viewer in terms of connecting with and thinking about the objects.” Roe also recorded the physical labor that went into creating these cyanotypes. The video will be featured in essay, v. Along with chronicling the work itself, she considers the footage a way of demystifying the creative process. Bits of humor and absurdity are shown throughout the piece. “I’m wearing these stupid floral dresses, and it’s really hot outside, and I’m sweating and purposefully letting myself be seen in that space,” she says.

At the same time, the video provides viewers with glimpses of the terrain that Benjamin and hundreds of thousands of other refugees took in their attempts to escape tyranny, oppression and death. The project offers a chance to remember the dead, but it is also an opportunity to find ways of connecting with them in the present. Despite the decades, oceans and experiences that divide Benjamin and Roe, his writings, she notes, continue to shape and influence her work. “A number of his essays specifically engage with photography and film studies,” she explains. For her latest project, she adds, a particular quote from one of Benjamin’s final writings has resonated with her and taken on new meaning. In his 1940 essay, “Theses on the Philosophy of History,” Benjamin writes, “For every image of the past that is not recognized by the present as one of its own concerns threatens to disappear irretrievably.” Ultimately, Roe hopes both essay, v. and Conditions for an Unfinished Work of Mourning will inspire patience within her viewers, as a well a deeper appreciation for the connectivity across time and space. “I like the pairing of emotional and intellectual,” she says. “Poetics is never simply aesthetic and that immersive experience in the visual. It always has to come from a thoughtfulness about what it is that you’re looking at.” X

WHAT essay, v. WHERE Revolve at RAMP South Studio 821 Riverside Drive revolveavl.org WHEN Opening reception and artist discussion Wednesday, Aug. 1, 6-8 p.m. On view through Saturday, Sept. 15. Free -----------------------------------

WHAT Conditions for an Unfinished Work of Mourning WHERE Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave. traceymorgangallery.com WHEN Opening reception Friday, Aug. 3, 6-8 p.m. On view through Saturday, Sept. 22. Free

by Kim Ruehl

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RISING TO THE OCCASION Heather Taylor launches her new album at Isis Music Hall After attending SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music and graduating with a degree in flute and classical performance, Heather Taylor wondered if she shouldn’t just do something else with her life. Frustrated with classical music and the flute, she needed a break. So she headed to Europe to explore the world beyond her little hometown in upstate New York. On a jaunt through Ireland, she happened into a store where she found a flute that called to her. She wound up buying the instrument she’d traveled so far to leave behind. “It gave me the confidence to start playing out with musicians in Europe,” she says. Before long, she was “understanding busking, understanding people just playing music for the fun of it. Then I thought, ‘Oh, it’s not that big of a deal.’ I [realized] you can just play music to play music; you don’t have to be big and grandiose like in classical music, that has to be so precise. That cracked me open.” Taylor (now based in Asheville and an Xpress staffer) will release her new album, Undercurrents, with a performance at Isis Music Hall’s lounge, on Friday, Aug. 3. Undercurrents is a collection of wholly acoustic live recordings of Taylor with her collaborator, resophonic slide guitarist Sean Jerome. Its music is dreamy, rootsy singersongwriter fare that leans heavily on Taylor’s powerful, blues- and gospeltinged vocals and her artfully played octave mandolin. “Sedona Sunrise” is a Joni Mitchellesque bit of poetry, where Taylor’s voice blows through like dust on the desert. “Up a Mountain (Well, Well, Well)” calls to mind Rhiannon Giddens, whom Taylor counts alongside Sarah Jarosz, Grace Slick and Janis Joplin as a primary influence. Taylor’s journey to those songs has been a meandering and kismet-filled one. When she returned from her postcollege Europe trip, she started taking her flute to music jams in Rochester and met a group of players who called themselves the Crawdiddies. They connected almost immediately and roped her into their band as the resident flutist. It was her first experience making something other than classical music. Taylor’s parents are both graduates of Rochester’s Eastman School

SOUL VACATION: It’s been a long trip from classical musician to folk artist and from Rochester, N.Y., to Asheville. Heather Taylor celebrates the culmination with the release of her album Undercurrents. Photo courtesy of Taylor of Music — her father is a composer and bassoonist, and her mother an oboist. Her sister played the clarinet, and her uncle played French horn. “I definitely had to play music,” she says of her childhood. “Everything else was pretty foreign.” Still, she adds that her parents “didn’t force it on me. They didn’t push anything. … They never forced like five hours of practicing down my throat.” Still, while playing with the Crawdiddies, Taylor had an opportunity to explore other avenues with her music, and she started to develop more confidence as a performer. When she asked the boys in the band if she could try singing a cover song, they were happy to oblige — and so impressed with her vocals that they made Taylor, who had sung in choirs but was mostly just an instrumentalist, the group’s lead singer. “They eased me into it,” she says. “I feel like I only gained the appropriate amount of confidence three years into it. It’s a big learning process. It was intense, but they were really great. ... I was very lucky. That’s a big thing in my life: luck.”

Indeed, luck is a big part of what brought Taylor to Asheville. After four years playing with the Crawdiddies, she set out for another journey — “a soul vacation.” She planned to spend a month traveling from Rochester to Nashville before swinging through Asheville because her uncle thought she might like it. In a pizza place in Ohio, Taylor took a seat at the bar to see a local musician

play. She struck up a conversation with the couple sitting next to her, only to learn that they had a home in Asheville. The next thing she knew, they offered her a free place to stay when she got to town. “It was kind of a modern-day patron[age] in a way,” she says. “It was incredible that I met them. Asheville just pulled me in, I feel like. I hear that’s a lot of people’s stories. I’m so thankful for those people.” For the next nine months, Taylor delved deeply into a songwriting practice that built her confidence and helped her amass a collection of songs that felt like a cohesive artistic statement. She entered the highly respected Brown Bag Songwriting Competition and won, which granted her a full day at Echo Mountain Studio. (She had already booked a session there before entering the contest.) With two days to make an entire album, Taylor knew that she wasn’t going to have time to record overdubs or tweak the songs, so she determined the whole recording would be done live-to-tape. “The mistakes, the feeling, everything is just going to be there,” she says. “It was a great environment to work in. The space was expansive and the equipment … helps you rise to the occasion.” She adds, “It’s like playing with better musicians. You start to up your game a little bit.” X

WHO Heather Taylor WHERE Isis Music Hall lounge 743 Haywood Road isisasheville.com WHEN Friday, Aug. 3, 7 p.m., $10

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SMART BETS

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by Edwin Arnaudin | Send your arts news to ae@mountainx.com

Village Art & Craft Fair Every August, more than 100 artisans from across the Southeast come together on the grounds of All Souls Cathedral in Biltmore Village and share their work at the Village Art & Craft Fair. Now in its 46th year, the latest iteration of the gathering highlights 26 first-time exhibitors from 16 states and 36 artists from Western North Carolina, who, along with other participants, will be available for one-on-one conversations about their craft. Ceramic, fiber, jewelry, metal and wood creations will be available to browse and purchase, along with two-dimensional art and more. The fair runs Saturday, Aug. 4, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 5, noon-5 p.m., rain or shine. Free. newmorninggallerync. com. Photo of scrap metal sculpture by Josh Price courtesy of the artist

Mountain Dance and Folk Festival Creeping up on the century mark, the 91st annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival continues its legacy as the nation’s longest-running folk festival. Held Thursday, Aug. 2, through Saturday, Aug. 4, at the Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College/Mission Health Conference Center, the celebration was founded by Bascom Lamar Lunsford in 1928 and is the sister event to Shindig on the Green, itself in its 52nd season. The newest edition showcases the best of the region’s traditional and oldtime musicians, cloggers, mountain dance groups and ballad singers with a different show each night at 6:30. Individual tickets are $20 advance/$25 day of show, $10/$15 students, $5 children ages 6-12. Three-night packages for adults are $45 advance/$50 day of the first show. folkheritage.org. Photo by Angela Wilhelm

Cecil Bothwell

Pan African Music Extravaganza The next installment in the Asheville-based nonprofit Zamani Refuge African Culture Center’s Concerts for Human Harmony series takes place Sunday, Aug. 5, at The Mothlight. Titled the Pan African Music Extravaganza, the show is a celebration of African diaspora music and spotlights numerous evolutions of harmonious sounds that have their roots on the continent. Among the featured artists are singers Sol Esperanza Roja, Melody and Jonathan Santos, kalimba player Kevin Spears, rapper SIYAH, Brazilian music specialist Miles Boone, Afro-Cuban drummer Kayin Burney, spokenword artist B-Love, and improvised soul, funk and world music from Cosmic Intuition, whose ranks include saxophonist Bilal Sunni-Ali of Gil Scott-Heron’s Midnight Band. The show starts at 7 p.m. $10 advance/$12 day of show. themothlight.com. Photos of Santos, left, and Spears, courtesy of the musicians

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On the About the Author page of Cecil Bothwell’s new book, Fifty Wheys to Love Your Liver, the former City Council member and former Xpress staffer is referred to as a “prototypical jack-of-all-trades, or renaissance man, depending entirely on who’s doing the labeling.” With his 11th book and second “collection of fictitious tropes,” Bothwell explores such topics as a couple who hit a stumbling block in deciding between Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and an electrician who inherits a Barnardsville goat dairy. The stories take place in the Asheville area or involve fictitious people involved with the city, though, as the book’s introductory disclaimer notes, “it is not to be construed that anything mentioned here actually occurred in the locations named.” Bothwell will read from his book on Saturday, Aug. 4, at 6 p.m. at Malaprop’s. malaprops. com. Cover art courtesy of the author

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‘Hairspray, Jr.’ at Hendersonville Community Theatre In all of its incarnations, the world of filmmaker John Waters is filled with rebels, outcasts and nonconformists. We travel back to Baltimore in 1962 to explore teenage romantic angst and racial integration in the student musical Hairspray, Jr. (based on the Waters film) at the Hendersonville Community Theatre through Sunday, Aug. 5. Waters loves to envision the world upside down, like the carnival where the roles are reversed and people can mock authority and challenge social rules and norms. That said, hairspray is a commercial product that keeps everything in order — not a hair out of place — and serves as a metaphor for social pressure to conform. In 1962 Baltimore, obese people and minorities remain relegated to the margins, out of sight and dismissed. That’s when an aspiring high school dancer named Tracy (played by Celia Butterworth) dares to believe in herself and to love the teenage crooner Link Larkin (Samuel Anchia). The junior version of Hairspray makes it possible for aspiring performers to tackle a musical packed with opportunities to address many of the issues they are living day to day. At a sold-out performance in Hendersonville, the exuberance of the student actors meshed wonderfully with the droll wit of the dialogue and song lyrics. Tracy and her best friend, Penny (Emma Kent), desperately want to perform on the local teen dance TV program, “The Corny Collins Show,” which airs on a station managed by Velma (Josephine Rodriguez), the mother of popular mean girl Amber von Tussle (Jaylan Brinson). Velma uses her position as station manager to promote her daughter, which only stokes Amber’s hateful attacks on Tracy. Tracy auditions, but Velma rejects her because she is overweight. How is a young, liberal-minded gal who supports racial integration supposed to make it on television when the system is rigged? While serving time in detention for skipping school to audition, Tracy learns some new dance

world, wigs are characters in themselves, and this staging gave attention to that element, too. Some folks might be reluctant to take in a “junior” performance of a Tony Award-winning musical that was bawdy and raucous in its original adult version. However, the chance to see young people tackle this show underscores the importance of bringing these essential messages and opportunities to young performers. X

WHAT Hairspray, Jr.

FIGHT THE POWER: Celia Butterworth stars as Tracy Turnblad, a high school misfit bent on dancing her way onto television, as she falls in love and challenges racial segregation in Hairspray, Jr. Photo courtesy of Hendersonville Community Theatre moves from African-American student Seaweed (Kailand Maxwell). His mother, Motormouth Maybelle (Chloe Ostman), hosts “The Corny Collins Show” once a month for “Negro Day” — because Baltimore is a racially segregated city and so is its teen dance show. Tracy wants to change this, too. (It’s worth noting that when Ostman performed the song “I Know Where I’ve Been,” the themes of racial prejudice, perseverance and hope for a better future of equality resonated deeply.) While student musicals have their awkward moments, that is part of their charm. It’s a part of the growing experience for any aspiring artist. Butterworth displayed her talents as a singer, dancer and actress, and sustained that level of energy through the entire show, and her performance of the opening song, “Good Morning Baltimore,” was inspiring. The chemistry between mother and daughter is another highlight of the musical, with Tracy’s mother Edna (Alex Guazzo) turning out a spot-on performance. (One of the hallmarks of many John Waters creations is a drag queen role. The original 1988 film Hairspray starred Divine, aka Harris Glen Milstead, in the role of Edna, the Broadway musical featured Harvey Fierstein, and the 2007 film remake starred John Travolta.)

The costume design and the wigs for Hairspray, Jr. deserve particular praise. The colors, patterns and textures of the clothing for the performers highlight the elements of diversity and sheer joy the musical is meant to convey. In the Waters

WHERE Hendersonville Community Theatre 229 S. Washington St. Hendersonville hendersonvilletheatre.org WHEN Through Sunday, Aug. 5. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 2 p.m. $15-$26

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A&E CALENDAR ART HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 86 N Main St., Waynesville, 828-452-0593, haywoodarts.org/ • SA (8/4), 1-4pm - Demonstration of stained glass techniques by Gayle Haynie. Free. • TH (8/9), 10am Artist Coffee & Chat, event to meet fellow artisans for camaraderie. Registration required: 828-4520593. Free. HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 828-452-0593, haywoodarts.org • FR (8/3), 5pm Annual meeting with a wine and cheese reception. Registration: info@ haywoodarts. org. Free. Held at Haywood County Arts Council, 86 N Main St., Waynesville LEICESTER COMMUNITY CENTER 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, 828-774-3000, facebook.com/

Leicester.Community. Center • 1st TUESDAYS, 6:30pm - Community art night for children and adults. Free.

For Life at Asheville Event and Dance Center. Learn the romantic Nightclub Two. • No partner needed. $65 Early Bird by August 8, $75 for 6 weeks, $15 dropin single session. 828333-0715, naturalrichard@mac.com • www. DanceForLife.net

THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY AND DESIGN 67 Broadway, 828-785-1357, craftcreativitydesign. org/ • FR (8/3), 5-8pm Craft City Workshop: "Etched Glasses and Candle Holders," workshop. $5 includes hotdog/$12 for craft kit purchase.

COUNTRY BALLROOM DANCE (PD.) Presented by Dance For Life at Asheville Event and Dance Center. • 7-8pm Two-Step Lesson. • Dance 8 to 10:30pm. Dance/Lesson $15, Dance $10. 828-3330715, naturalrichard@ mac.com www. DanceForLife.net

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE FIRST FRIDAY ART WALKS downtownashevilleartdistrict.org. • 1st FRIDAYS, 5-8pm - Downtown Asheville First Friday Art Walks with more than 25 galleries within a half mile radius of historic downtown Asheville. Free to attend. Held at Downtown Asheville, Biltmore Ave/College St.

DOUBLE THE DUBLIN: 35below closes out its season with Bloomsday. an Irish time-travel love story by Steven Dietz. The play is directed and produced by Jason Williams and stars local actors Emmalie Handley and Connor Nielsen as the young Caithleen and Robbie, and Paula O’Brien and Doug Sparks as the older Cait and Robert, who reunite 35 years after a James Joyce literary tour brought them together. The show runs Aug. 3-19, with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. For more information, visit ashevilletheatre.org. Photo by Jason Williams (p. 43) HISTORIC BILTMORE VILLAGE 10 Brook St • SA (8/4), 10am-7pm & SU (8/5), noon-5pm - Village Art & Craft Fair, outdoor art and craft fair with 114 artists from across the country exhibiting arts and crafts of original design in a variety of mediums. Free to attend. MOONLIT ART MARKET burialbeer.com • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 8-11pm - Art and craft fair. Free to attend. Held at Burial Beer Co., 40 Collier Ave. MOUNT MITCHELL CRAFTS FAIR 828-682-7413, yanceychamber.com • FR (8/3) & SA (8/4), 9am-5pm - Outdoor fair with more than 200 art and craft vendors, live music and food vendors. Free to attend. Held at Burnsville Town Center, 6 Main St., Burnsville

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS ARTS COUNCIL OF HENDERSON COUNTY 828-693-8504, acofhc.org • Through WE (8/15) Applications accepted for North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts

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Program subgrants. See website for guidelines. ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE • SA (8/4), 1-4pm & SU (8/5), 6:30-9:30pm - Open auditions for Avenue Q. See website for full guidelines. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY CHORUS ashevillesymphonychorus.com • TU (8/7) & TU (8/14), 3-8pm - Open auditions for the Asheville Symphony Chorus. For full guidelines email: mlancastercond@ gmail.com. Held at First Congregational UCC of Hendersonville, 1735 5th Ave. W., Hendersonville HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 828-452-0593, haywoodarts.org • Through FR (9/7) Applications accepted for upcoming monthly shows in the gallery. Contact for full guidelines.

DANCE 6 WEEK DANCE CLASS • NIGHTCLUB TWO (PD.) Wednesdays, 7-8pm. • Presented by Dance

EMPYREAN ARTS CLASSES (PD.) Intro to Pole Fitness on Sundays 2:15pm, Tuesdays 7:00pm, Saturdays 12:00pm. Intro to Pole Dance on Mondays 7:15pm. Intro to Spinning Pole on Thursdays 8:00pm. Floor Theory Dance on Sundays 3:30pm. Aerial Yoga on Fridays 12:00pm $15 for the first class. EMPYREANARTS. ORG - 828.782.3321 EXPERIENCE ECSTATIC DANCE! (PD.) Dance waves hosted by Asheville Movement Collective. Fun and personal/ community transformation. • Fridays, 7pm, Terpsicorps Studios, 1501 Patton Avenue. • Sundays, 8:30am and 10:30am, JCC, 236 Charlotte Street. Sliding scale fee. Information: ashevillemovementcollective.org TWO 2 HOUR DANCE WORKSHOPS (PD.) Presented by Dance For Life at Asheville Event and Dance Center. Learn one, or both, of these beautiful Dances. 1-3pm Nightclub-Two, 3-5pm Triple-Two. Each workshop is $20/pp, Early Bird $15/pp by August 4th. 828-3330715. Pre-register now at: Danceforlife.net HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS 174 Broadway, habitatbrewing.com • 1st MONDAYS, 7-8:30pm - "Salsa Dancing for the Soul," open levels salsa dance. Free to attend. HENDERSONVILLE STREET DANCING 828-693-9708, historichendersonville. org • MO (8/6), 7-9pm - Outdoor street dance with bluegrass by Appalachian

Fire and the Lake Lure Cloggers. Free to attend. Held at Hendersonville Visitor Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville SOUTHERN LIGHTS SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE CLUB 828-697-7732, southernlights.org • SA (8/4), 6pm "Vacation! Vacation," themed dance. Advanced dance at 6pm. Early rounds at 7pm. Plus squares and rounds at 7:30pm. Free. Held at Whitmire Activity Center, 310 Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville

MUSIC AFRICAN DRUM LESSONS AT SKINNY BEATS DRUM SHOP (PD.) Wednesdays 6pm. Billy Zanski teaches a fun approach to connecting with your inner rhythm. Drop-ins welcome. • Drums provided. $15/class. (828) 768-2826. skinnybeatsdrums. com BREVARD MUSIC CENTER 349 Andante Lane, Brevard, 828-862-2105, brevardmusic.org • WE (8/1), 12:30pm Student piano recital. Free. • WE (8/1), 7:30pm - Brevard Camerata, conductorless chamber orchestra concert featuring works by Turina and Vivaldi. $28 and up. Held at Porter Center at Brevard College, 1 Brevard College Drive, Brevard • TH (8/2), 7:30pm - "Sondheim on Sondheim," performance with the Janiec Opera Company. $35 and up. Held at Porter Center at Brevard College, 1 Brevard College Drive, Brevard • FR (8/3), 12:30pm Premiere performance of new works written by BMC composition students. Free. • FR (8/3), 4:30pm High school voice students present opera scenes. Free. • FR (8/3), 7:30pm “The Planets,” concert featuring the Brevard Concert Orchestra playing works by Bach, Maslanka and Holst. Includes multimedia visuals by Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute. $20 and up. • SA (8/4), 7:30pm - "Pictures at an Exhibition," open-air concert featuring the Zora String Quartet and the Brevard Music Center Orchestra playing works by Dzubay, Lees and

Mussorgsky. $20 and up. • SU (8/5), 3pm - Open air concert featuring the Brevard Music Center Orchestra, singers, and dancers performing Bernstein's Mass. $20 and up. • 1st MONDAYS, 12:30pm - Community concert series. Free. Held in the Porter Center at Brevard College, 1 Brevard College Drive, Brevard CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • THURSDAYS 5-7pm - Pritchard Park singer/ songwriter series. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. • FRIDAYS, 6-9:50pm Asheville outdoor drum circle. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. CONCERTS ON THE CREEK mountainlovers.com • FR (8/3), 7-9pm - Outdoor concert featuring Lance & Lea, Americana. Free. Held at Bridge Park, 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE DOWNTOWN 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville, 828-6930731, flatrockplayhouse. org • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS (8/2) until (8/12) - 70s Summer Nights, 70s music concert. Thurs.: 7:30pm. Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. $35. LAKE JUNALUSKA CONFERENCE & RETREAT CENTER 91 North Lakeshore Drive Lake Junaluska, 828-452-2881, lakejunaluska.com • FR (8/3), 7:30-10pm Lake Junaluska Singers concert featuring classical choral and contemporary works to gospel, folk, traditional hymns and musical theater. $18. • SA (8/4), 7:30-10pm - The Raleigh Ringers, handbell concert. $18. MUSIC ON MAIN 828-693-9708, historichendersonville. org • FRIDAYS until (8/17), 7-9pm - Outdoor live music event featuring The Night Move Band and a classic car cruise-in. Free. Held at Hendersonville Visitor Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville N.C. ARBORETUM 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, 828-6652492, ncarboretum.org • FR (8/3) & SA (8/4), 8pm - Summer Lights Concert Series featuring Blue Ridge Orchestra’s Symphonic Winds. $18/$12 children/$30 reserved seating.

SUMMER TRACKS CONCERT SERIES 828-290-4316, summertracks.com • FR (8/3), 7pm - Gigi Dover & The Big Love, outdoor concert. Free. Held at Rogers Park, 55 W. Howard St., Tryon THE MOTHLIGHT 701 Haywood Road, themothlight.com • SU (8/5), 7pmProceeds from the PanAfrican Music Extravaganza featuring Kevin Spears, Cosmic Intuition, Bilal SunniAli, Sol Esperanza Roja, Kayin Burney, JonathanSantos, B-Love, Miles Boone, Melody and Siyah, benefit Zamani Refuge. $12/$10 advance.

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD ASHEVILLE WRITERS' SOCIAL allimarshall@bellsouth. net • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - N.C. Writer's Network group meeting and networking. Free to attend. Held at Battery Park Book Exchange, 1 Page Ave., #101 BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE 1 Page Ave., #101 • TU (8/7), 6:30pm - Women in Lively Discussion Book Club (Wild): Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie. Free to attend. BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER 56 Broadway, 828-350-8484, blackmountaincollege. org • TH (8/2), 7pm - "Later: Readings from then and now," night of readings and reminiscences from Jaye Bartell. $10/$5 members. BLUE RIDGE BOOKS 428 Hazelwood Ave., Waynesville • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 10am Banned Book Club. Free to attend. FIRESTORM BOOKS & COFFEE 610 Haywood Road, 828-255-8115, firestorm.coop • First SUNDAYS, 5pm Political prisoners letter writing. Free to attend. FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 828-687-1218, library.hendersoncountync.org • 2nd THURSDAYS, 10:30am - Book Club. Free. • 2nd THURSDAYS, 1:30pm - Writers' Guild. Free.

MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com • WE (8/1), 6pm - Jaime Fleres presents their book, Birth Your Story: Why Writing about Your Birth Matters. Free to attend. • WE (8/1), 7pm Malaprop's Book Club: Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan. Free to attend. • SA (8/4), 6pm - Cecil Bothwell presents his book, Fifty Wheys to Love Your Liver. Free to attend. • SU (8/5), 3pm Poetrio, celebration of poetry featuring poets Lisa Dordal, Henrietta Goodman and Emily Rosko. Free to attend. • TU (8/7), 6pm Susanna Kearsley presents her book, Bellewether. Free to attend. • TU (8/7), 7pm Current Events Book Club: No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria by Rania Abouzeid. Free to attend. • WE (8/8), 6pm - Amber Tamblyn presents her book, Any Man. Free to attend NEW DIMENSIONS TOASTMASTERS 828-329-4190 • THURSDAYS, noon1pm - General meeting. Information: 828-3294190. Free to attend. Held at Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, 33 Meadow Road

THEATER 35BELOW 35 E. Walnut St., 828-254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (8/3) until (8/19) - Bloomsday, love story. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2:30pm. $15. ATTIC SALT THEATRE COMPANY 828-505-2926 • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS (8/2) until (8/11), 7:30pm - Talking With…, play written by Jane Martin. $20. Held at Magnetic 375, 375 Depot St. BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY RANGER PROGRAMS 828-295-3782, ggapio@gmail.com • TH (8/2), 6pm - Love Makes a Home: The Life of Rebecca Boone, performance and live music. Free. Held at the Orchard at Altapass, MP 328, Blue Ridge Parkway DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE 18 Biltmore Ave., dwt.com • TH (8/2), 7pm & FR (8/3), 8pm - Fellowship

for the Performing Arts presents The Most Reluctant Convert. $40 and up/$30 students. DIFFERENT STROKES PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTIVE 828-275-2093, differentstrokespac.org • THURSDAY through SATURDAYS (8/9) until (8/25), 7:30pm - Every Brilliant Thing, comedy. $21/$18 advance. Held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE 2661 Highway 225, Flat Rock, 828-693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (8/18) - Mamma Mia. Wed. & Thurs.: 2pm & 7:30pm. Fri.: 8pm. Sat.: 2pm & 8pm. Sun.: 2pm. $20 and up. HENDERSONVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville, 828-6921082, hendersonvillelittletheater.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (8/5) Hairspray Jr., musical. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $26/$15-$20 students.

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MONTFORD PARK PLAYERS 828-254-5146, montfordparkplayers. org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (8/4), 7:30pm - Robin Hood, the Legend of Sherwood. Free. Held at Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St. PARKWAY PLAYHOUSE 13 Green Mountain Drive, Burnsville, 828-682-4285, parkwayplayhouse.com • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (8/11) - Godspell. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 3pm. $24/$13 children. SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REPERTORY THEATRE 828-689-1239, sartplays.org • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS (8/2) until (8/12) - I-YA-I-YA-O. Thurs., Fri., Sat.: 7:30pm. Sat. & Sun.: 2:30pm. $25-$30. Held at Owens Theatre, 44 College St., Mars Hill

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GALLERY DIRECTORY AMERICAN FOLK ART AND FRAMING 64 Biltmore Ave., 828-281-2134, amerifolk.com • TH (8/2) through WE (8/22) - Sharing the Journey, group exhibition. Reception: Friday, Aug. 3, 5-8pm. ART AT MARS HILL UNIVERSITY mhu.edu • Through FR (8/31) - Where We Worked: the Place of Employment in Madison County, photography exhibition. Held at Mars Hill University, Weizenblatt Gallery, 79 Cascade St., Mars Hill ART AT WCU 828-227-2787, bardoartscenter.wcu.edu • Through FR (8/24) - Abstract Impulse, exhibition of paintings by Mary Althea Parker. Held at Western Carolina University, Fine Art Museum, 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee • Through FR (9/14) - Appalachia a Century Ago; Craft Through the Lens of William A. Barnhill, exhibition of photographs by William A. Barnhill. Held at Mountain Heritage Center, Cullowhee • Through FR (8/24) - Facing Culture, exhibition of masks and carvings by Joshua Adams. Reception: Thursday, Aug. 23, 5-7pm. Held at Western Carolina University, Fine Art Museum, 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee ART IN THE AIRPORT 61 Terminal Drive Fletcher • Through SU (8/12) - Perspective, group exhibition featuring works by Julie Bagamary, Cynthia Decker, Derek DiLuzio, Ivana Larrosa, Hillary Frye, Mary McDermott, Robert LaBerge and Skip Rohde. ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 828-258-0710, ashevillearts.com • Through FR (8/31) - Best of 2018 by Roots + Wings Visual Arts Preschool, exhibition. Held at The Refinery, 207 Coxe Ave. • FR (8/3) through WE (8/29) Pioneer Women Painters of the River District, exhibition curated by Sara Ledonne. Reception: Friday, Aug. 3, 5-8pm. Held at The Refinery, 207 Coxe Ave. ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART 82 Patton Ave., 828-251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art.com • WE (8/1) through FR (8/31) - A Retrospective in Figurative, featuring the paintings of Cheri Brackett. Reception: Friday, Aug. 3, 5-8pm. BENDER GALLERY 29 Biltmore Ave., 828-505-8341, thebendergallery.com • FR (8/3) through FR (8/31) - The Magic of Nature, The Maestro and Mary Van Cline Fundraiser for The Documenta Project, exhibitions. Reception: Friday, Aug. 3, 5-8pm. BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 828-669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • Through (8/31) - Vietnam: Some of Its People, exhibition of photography by Herb Way. DISTRICT WINE BAR 37 Paynes Way, Suite 9 • TH (8/2) through SU (9/30) - The Curved Line - A Celebration of Form, archival works on paper and canvas by the late Vadim

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SPINNING COMPASSES: Local painter Justin Ramsey’s work will be featured throughout August in the FW Gallery at Woolworth Walk. His show, In Search of New Ways, is described as “a cohesive body of work” that explores “creative techniques while examining psychological and spiritual elements of the human condition with a bright and playful style that may disguise the depth to a degree.” Ramsey will be present for an opening reception on Friday, Aug. 3, 5-7 p.m. The exhibit runs through Thursday, Aug. 30. Photo of Ramsey’s “Improbable Super Hero” by Steve Mann Bora. Reception: Thursday, Aug. 2, 6-9pm. FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain, 828-357-9009, floodgallery.org • Through MO (9/3) - Exhibition of prints by Porge Buck. GRAND BOHEMIAN GALLERY 11 Boston Way, 877-274-1242, bohemianhotelasheville.com/ • Through FR (8/31) - Color Stories, exhibition of pastels and acrylics by R. John Ichter. MACON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 149 Siler Farm Road, Franklin • WE (8/1) through FR (8/31) - Exhibition of works by Carol Conti. Reception: Saturday, Aug. 4, 2-4pm. MOMENTUM GALLERY 24 North Lexington Ave. • Through WE (8/25) - Dale Chihuly, glass exhibition. • Through SA (8/25) - Reflections, group glass exhibition in conjunction with Dale Chihuly exhibit at the Biltmore Estate and the Summer of Glass, featuring works by Thor &

Jennifer Bueno, Amber Cowan, Jennifer Halvorson, Alli Hoag, Joanna Manousis, Kit Paulson, Pablo Soto and Tim Tate. Reception: Thursday, Aug. 9, 4-7pm. • Through SA (8/25) - Therman Statom: Contemporary Glass Pioneer, exhibition. OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER 217 Coxe Ave. • SA (7/21) through SA (8/18) - Through The Eyes of Open Hearts, exhibition of photographs from artists at Open Hearts Art Center. PINK DOG CREATIVE 348 Depot St., pinkdog-creative.com • FR (8/3) through SU (9/2) - Inimitable Creation: Clay+Paper+Paint, exhibition of works by Holly de Saillan, Betsy Kendrick and Maria Andrade Troya. Reception: Thursday, Aug. 9, 6-8pm. THE WEDGE AT FOUNDATION 5 Foundy St., 828-505-2792, wedgebrewing.com/ location-wedge-foundation/ • WE (8/1) through FR (8/31) Exhibition of paintings by Larry

Turner. Reception: Tuesday, Aug. 7, 5-9pm. TOE RIVER ARTS COUNCIL 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, 828-682-7215, toeriverarts.org • Through SA (8/18) - Clay +, exhibition of clay works by Cynthia Bringle. • Through (8/25) - Sphere of Influence: Glass Artists of Western North Carolina, group exhibition. TRACEY MORGAN GALLERY 188 Coxe Ave., TraceyMorganGallery.com • FR (8/3) through SA (9/22) Conditions for an Unfinished Work of Mourning, exhibition of works by Dawn Roe. • FR (8/3) through SA (9/22) Exhibition of photographs by Sharon Core. TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, 828-884-2787, tcarts.org • Through FR (8/10) - Starry Starry Night, group exhibition. TRYON ARTS AND CRAFTS SCHOOL 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, 828-859-8323

• FR (8/3) through TH (8/30) - Enchanted Forest, group exhibition. WINDOW GALLERY 54 Broadway, windowcontemporary.org • Through FR (10/26) - Re/ production | Re/presentation, exhibition of works by Aaron McIntosh. WOOLWORTH WALK 25 Haywood St., 828-254-9234 • WE (8/1) through TH (8/30) - In Search of New Ways, exhibition of works by Justin Ramsey. Reception: Friday, Aug. 3, 5-7pm. YMI CULTURAL CENTER 39 South Market St., 828-2524614, ymicc.org • FR (8/3) through FR (8/31) Trigger Warning, 21-artist group exhibition on the issue of gun violence in the United States. ZAPOW! 150 Coxe Ave., Suite 101, 828575-2024, zapow.net • Through SU (8/18) - Tin to Plastic; The Toys That Made Us, group exhibition. Contact the galleries for admission hours and fees

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COOL IT DOWN: The Band Ice Cream, from San Francisco, describes its sound as “Dairy rock. Melting pop.” The group’s latest album, Classically Trained, is teeming with songs depicting adolescent boredom and heartbreak with plenty of West Coast vibes. Legendary Beach Boys producer Bruce Botnick lent his talents to the recording. Included in the EP are rereleased, polished versions of three songs — “Surfer Girl,” “Mexico” and “Wild” — from the group’s first album. The new energy is urgent and fun, but still just as dreamy. Grab your sunglasses and catch The Band Ice Cream at Fleetwood’s with local act Power Outage on Sunday, Aug. 12, at 8 p.m. fleetwoodsonhaywood.com WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 185 KING STREET Vinyl Night, 6:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis (African folk), 8:00PM BEN'S TUNE UP Open Bluegrass Jam w/ The Clydes, 6:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open Mic hosted by Billy Owens, 7:00PM BYWATER Open Can of Jam, 8:00PM CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats, 7:30PM DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesdays, 9:00PM

FLEETWOOD'S Let's Get Invisible, 9:00PM

ODDITORIUM Echo Courts, Fashion Bath & MJ Lenderman (rock), 9:00PM

FUNKATORIUM The Cycles, 8:30PM

OLE SHAKEY'S Sexy Tunes w/ DJ's Zeus & Franco, 10:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays, 5:30PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tony Holiday & the Velvetones, 6:00PM Disclaimer Lounge Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Evan Price, Don Stiernberg, Greg Ruby & Zack Page, 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Jam, 5:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM MG ROAD Salsa Night, 8:00PM NOBLE KAVA Open Mic w/ Caleb Beissert (sign-ups at 7:30pm), 8:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: Jack Sledge Band & Lo Wolf (rock, Americana, singer, songwriter), 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Rossdafareye (rock, funk, reggae, blues), 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Bud Man (groove percussion), 5:00PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Riyen Roots, 7:00PM

SALVAGE STATION Jerry Garcia Birthday Bash, 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY French Broad Mountain Valley Acoustic Jam, 6:30PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Open Mic Night, 8:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Jerry Garcia Birthday Jamboree w/ The Paper Crowns & Friends, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Berlyn Jazz Trio, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Kaleta & Super Yamba Band w/ The Secret B-Sides (afro-funk), 9:30PM THE WINE & OYSTER Jazz Open Mic hosted by Jesse Junior, 7:00PM TOWN PUMP Open Jam w/ Billy Presnell, 9:00PM

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C LUBLAND

TAVERN Downtown on the Park Eclectic Menu • Over 30 Taps • Patio 14 TV’s • Sports Room • 110” Projector Event Space • Shuffleboard Open 7 Days 11am - Late Night THE SUNDAY SOCIAL LUB C IC ON THE P MUS ATIO @ 4:30PM

THU. 8/2 Jeff Anders & Justin Berrell (acoustic rock)

FRI. 8/3 DJ OCelate

(dance hits, pop)

SAT. 8/4 Andalyn

(rocking blues)

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES JJ Kitchen All Star Jam (blues, soul), 9:00PM TWIN LEAF BREWERY Open Mic Night, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Jazz Night, 7:30PM

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM AMBROSE WEST Hannah Gill (singersongwriter), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray & The Space Cooties, 7:30PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Kursa & Reso, 9:30PM

20 S. Spruce St. • 225.6944 packStavern.com

BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Alien Music Club (jazz), 9:00PM BEN'S TUNE UP Summer music series w/ The Dirty Badgers, 8:00PM BYWATER Open Mic w/ John Duncan, 7:00PM CAPELLA ON 9@ THE AC HOTEL Pam Jones, 8:00PM DISTRICT WINE BAR Throwback Thursday w/ Molly Parti, 8:30PM DOUBLE CROWN Rock 'n' Roll Vinyl w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Midnight Opera, Zin Vetro, Tinfoil Hat, 8:30PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Uchikomi (funk, blues), 9:00PM

AUGUST 1 - 7, 2018

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LAZY DIAMOND Heavy Vinyl Night w/ DJ Butch, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM ODDITORIUM Party Foul: Drag Circus, 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Karaoke w/ Franco, 10:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING Purple (jazz, funk, soul), 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Taylor Winchester (Americana), 6:00PM PULP Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic w/ Cody Hughes, 9:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Jeff Anders & Justin Burrell (acoustic rock), 8:00PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Fin Dog, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Turnup Truk, 8:00PM PRITCHARD PARK Pritchard Park Songwriter Series: Maddie Shuler, 5:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Sally & George, 7:30PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Bryan Scar, 7:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE David Childers, Scott Bianchi, Morgan Geer (singer-songwriter), 8:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Open Grateful Dead Jam, 9:00PM

FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Andy Ferrell (folk, Americana), 6:00PM

THE GREY EAGLE Patio Show w/ Bean Tree Remedy, 6:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series: Queen Bee & The Honeylovers, 6:30PM Lance & Lea, 7:00PM

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

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

LAZOOM ROOM Talk About Funny w/ Jason Scholder & Friends, 9:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT The Love Language w/ Moon Racer, Konvoi, 9:30PM TOWN PUMP Rooster, 9:00PM

WED

SUN

FREE PATIO SHOW, 5-7PM

1 PLANEFOLK

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Jesse Barry & The Jam (blues, dance), 9:00PM W XYZ BAR AT ALOFT Wxyz unplugged w/ Lincoln McDonald, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Bent Nation & Blitch, 7:30PM

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Siamese Sound Club (R&B, soul, jazz), 8:00PM Jesse Barry & The Jam (blues, funk), 9:00PM AMBROSE WEST Courtyard Series: Hannah Kaminer, 5:30PM Broaden Your Horizons Kentucky Series w/ Driftwood Gypsy & Magnolia Boulevard (funk, rock & soul), 9:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Vince Junior Band, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Official LEAF Downtown Afterparty w/ Eric Krasno Band & JBOT, 10:15PM BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE Hot Club of Asheville, 5:30PM BEN'S TUNE UP Throwback dance Party w/ DJ Kilby, 10:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Acoustic Swing, 7:00PM BREVARD MUSIC CENTER Brevard Concert Orchestra presents: The Planets, 7:30PM

WEEKLY EVENTS

THIS WEEK AT AVL MUSIC HALL

CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Phantom Pantone, 9:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Fridays w/ members of Phuncle Sam acoustic, 5:30PM

CORK & KEG The Gypsy Swingers, 8:30PM CROW & QUILL Vendetta Creme (sultry, silly cabaret), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Rock 'n' Soul Obscurities w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 10:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Tempst (soul, jam) , 10:00PM

ORANGE PEEL The Breakfast Club w/ The Rewind House Band (80s tribute), 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY IDK & the Big Bones (funk jazz fusion), 6:30PM PACK'S TAVERN DJ Ocelate (dance hits, pop), 9:30PM

FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Wintervals (indie, folk), 6:00PM FUNKATORIUM Stephen Evans & The True Grits, 8:30PM

PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Purple, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY The Dirty Badgers, 8:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Nahko & Medicine for the People w/ Raye Zaragoza, 7:00PM

SALVAGE STATION Cowboy Mouth, 9:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series w/ Fwuit (retro soul), 6:30PM Heather Taylor CD Release, 7:00PM Taylor Martin CD release, 9:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Fort Defiance (Americana duo), 9:00PM JARGON The Core (Jazz), 10:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Hot 'n' Nasty Night w/ DJs Jasper & Chrissy (rock & soul) , 10:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Hope Griffin Trio, 8:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Music for the Space Age w/ Bilal Sunni-Ali, Vince Hakim & Rah Amen, 8:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Phish Show Live Stream, 8:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Patio Show w/ Laura Blackley & The Wildflowers, 6:00PM Supatight, 10:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ Sets, 9:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Gypsy Jazz Trio, 6:30PM NEW BELGIUM BREWERY Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line, 5:30PM ODDITORIUM Daydream Creatures, The Lords of Chicken Hill & The Egg Eaters (rock), 9:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Pansy Fest 2018 Benefit Concert, 7:00PM THE WINE & OYSTER Millie Palmer (Americana, jazz), 7:00PM TOWN PUMP Handsome & the Humbles, 9:00PM W XYZ BAR AT ALOFT Captain EZ (electric), 8:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Abby the Spoon Lady & Chris Rodrigues, 8:00PM WILD WING CAFE Rigged (rock, alt. rock), 9:00PM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Purple (funk, jazz), 9:00PM AMBROSE WEST Courtyard Series: Kevin Fuller, 5:30PM Yellow Feather w/ Devils In Dust (Americana, roots rock), 8:00PM

WED 2ND ANNUAL JERRY GARCIA

THU

MON

BIRTHDAY JAMBOREE

W/ THE PAPER CROWNS & FRIENDS

FREE PATIO SHOW, 6-8PM

BEAN TREE REMEDY

FRI

3 SUPATIGHT 4

OPEN MIC NIGHT

TUE

CLARENCE BUCARO + JO SMITH

WED

OLD SALT UNION + HOOT AND HOLLER

SAT COUNTRY & SOUL REVUE

FRI

FEATURING DEEP RIVER AND BILL MATTOCKS & THE STRUT

FREE PATIO SHOW, 5-7PM

DOGWOOD LAW

BURLESQUE! “THE 6TH ANNUAL GEEKTASTIC NERDLESQUE REVUE”

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

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR 2nd Annual Asheville Guitar Bar Birthday Celebration, 3:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Official LEAF Downtown Afterparty w/ Wax Tailor & Oso Rey (DJ), 10:00PM BREVARD MUSIC CENTER Pictures of an Exhibition, 7:30PM CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Special Affair, 9:00PM CHESTNUT Jazz Brunch, 11:00AM CORK & KEG The Big Dawg Slingshots, 8:30PM CROW & QUILL The House Hoppers (swing jazz), 9:00PM DISTRICT WINE BAR Saturday Night Rock Show, 10:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Soul Motion Dance Party w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Morgan Geer, Kasey Anderson, 7:00PM Spowder, Bilge Rat, 9:00PM

THIS WEEK AT THE ONE STOP:

THU 8/2 FRI 8/3 SAT 8/4

K UW/R SAC U T+R URGESS O THU 8/2 - S HOW : 9:30 pm (D OORS : 9 pm) - T ICKETS : $20.00

TUESDAY:

Turntable Tuesday - 10pm

OFFICIAL LEAF DOWNTOWN AFTERPARTY FT.

ERIC KRASNO BAND W/ J B O T

WA X TA I LO R ( D J S E T ) W/ O S O R E Y

FRI 8/3 - S HOW : 10:15 pm (D OORS : 9:30 pm) - ADV. T ICKETS $12.00

SAT 8/4 - S HOW : 10 pm (D OORS : 9 pm) - ADV. T ICKETS $15.00

WEDNESDAY:

THURSDAY:

FRIDAY:

disclaimer comedy

Mitch’s Totally Rad Trivia 6:30pm

F ree Dead F riday

9:30pm

5pm

SUNDAY: Bluegrass Brunch

ft. Bald Mountain Boys + Aaron “Woody” Wood and Friends - 10:30am-3pm

DO CA$ NA H T IO

$ The Freeway Revival - [Rock] Dirty Dead - [Grateful Dead/JGB] Apple Butter Soul - [Soul/Electrifying Funk/R&B]

UPCOMING SHOWS - ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL:

8/10 BomBassic 8/11 Our House Presents: Charles Feelgood w/ Jericho & Space Coven 8/16 Uncle Kurtis Album Release Show w/ Seven and a Half Giraffe 8/17 The Night Circus ft. Plankeye Peggy + Sirius B 8/18 Saturday Night Jive w/ Robbie Dude TICKETS & FULL CALENDAR AVAILABLE AT ASHEVILLEMUSICHALL.COM

@AVLMusicHall MOUNTAINX.COM

@OneStopAVL AUGUST 1 - 7, 2018

C LUBLAND FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Scoundrels Lounge (rock, jam), 10:00PM

THU 8/2

FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Scott Bianchi & Friends (gothic folk), 6:00PM

Worthwhile Sounds Presents:

Hannah Gill

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY The Wobblers, 7:00PM

DOORS: 7PM / SHOW: 8PM

“Broaden Your Horizons Kentucky Series” FRI 8/3

COMING SOON

Driftwood Gypsy & Magnolia Boulevard

WED 8/1 6:30PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: GYPSY GUITAR 7:00PM–EVAN PRICE, DON STIERNBERG, GREG RUBY & ZACK PAGE

DOORS: 8PM / SHOW: 9PM

FRI 8/3

SAT 8/4

COURTYARD SERIES

THU 8/2

Hannah Kaminer

6:30PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: QUEEN BEE & THE HONEYLOVERS

Kevin Fuller

7:00PM–LANCE AND LEA

DOORS: 5PM / SHOW: 5:30PM

FRI 8/3 6:30PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: FWUIT!

Yellow Feather w/ Devils In Dust

7:00PM–HEATHER TAYLOR CD RELEASE

9:00PM–TAYLOR MARTIN CD RELEASE CELEBRATION

SUN 8/5

DOORS: 7PM / SHOW: 8PM

Courtyard Open – Bring Food, Fam and Friends for early show & stay for evening!

828-332-3090

312 HAYWOOD RD, WEST ASHEVILLE

5:30PM–THE BLUE EYED BETTYS 7:30PM–RUNA: CELTIC ROOTS MUSIC

TUE 8/7 7:30PM–TUESDAY BLUEGRASS W/ DARREN NICHOLSON BAND

WED 8/8 6:30PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: ROB PARKS & FRIENDS

7:00PM–TAKENOBU

8:30PM–SHERMANN EWING, KEVIN DANIEL & THE DONT’S, AND LOGAN MAGNESS

THU 8/9 6:30PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: QUEEN BEE & THE HONEYLOVERS 7:00PM–HIROYA TSUKAMOTO: CINEMATIC GUITAR POETRY

FRI 8/10

7:00PM–WEST KING STRING BAND

Open daily from 4p – 12a

WEDNESDAY 1 AUGUST:

SAT 8/11

RIYEN ROOTS 7:00PM – 10:00PM

THURSDAY 2 AUGUST:

9:00PM–TODD NANCE & FRIENDS: NIGHT ONEA MICHAEL HOUSER CELEBRATION

9:00PM–TODD NANCE & FRIENDS: NIGHT TWOACOUSTIC WOOD SHOW

SUN 8/12 1PM–3PM: GUITAR WORKSHOP W/ GUITAR MASTER PEPPINO D’AGOSTINA 5:30PM- NAUGHTY, BAWDY & BLUES W/ JESSE BARRY & PEGGY RATUSZ 7:30PM- PEPPINO D’AGOSTINO AND CARLOS REYES IN CONCERT

FIN DOG

7:00PM – 10:00PM

FRIDAY 3 AUGUST:

PURPLE

7:00PM – 10:00PM

SATURDAY 4 AUGUST:

PEGGY RATUSZ

TUE 8/14 7:30PM–TUESDAY BLUEGRASS W/ UNSPOKEN TRADITION

WED 8/15 6:30PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: ROB PARKS & FRIENDS 7:00PM–VICTOR PROVOST

7:00PM – 10:00PM

MONDAY 6 AUGUST:

CHRISTINA CHANDLER 7:00PM – 10:00PM

309 COLLEGE ST. | DOWNTOWN | (828) 575-1188

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THU 8/16 6:30PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: UPLAND DRIVE 7:00PM–JOE NEWBERRY’S BIRTHDAY BASH 8:30PM–THE MOBROS & ARMADILLA

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

TUES-SUN 5PM-until 743 HAYWOOD RD 828-575-2737

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Cynefin (bluegrass, folk, world), 9:00PM JARGON The Millie Palmer Trio (Jazz), 10:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Rock 'n' Roll Vinyl w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM MG ROAD Late Night Dance Parties w/ DJ Lil Meow Meow, 10:00PM ODDITORIUM Pansy Fest 2 (punk), 7:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Apple Butter Soul, One Stop (soul, electrifying funk), 10:00PM

SIERRA NEVADA BREWING CO. Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line, 2:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Dirty Dead W/ Rebel Alliance Posse, 9:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Saturday Salsa & Latin Dance Party Night w/ DJ Edi Fuentes, 9:30PM THE GREY EAGLE Deep River & Bill Mattocks, The Strut (country, soul), 8:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Joan of Arc w/ Curt Castle, Nathanael Jordan, 9:30PM THE WINE & OYSTER Juniper 9, (Jazz, Americana), 7:00PM TOWN PUMP The Aaron Jaxon Band, 9:00PM W XYZ BAR AT ALOFT The Jordan Okrend Trio, 8:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Darren Nicholson (country, bluegrass), 9:00PM

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Song of Life Ensemble ft. Bilal Sunni-Ali, Rah Amen, Patrick Littlejohn & Vince Hakim, 2:00PM

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pam Jones Trio (jazz), 7:00PM

ORANGE PEEL Artificial Oceans, Vices & Vessels, Oath & Honor (metal), 9:00PM

AUX BAR Phantom Pantone DJ Collective (soul, R&B), 1:00PM

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY The Remarks (indie rock), 2:00PM Dave Desmelik (Americana), 6:30PM

ARCHETYPE BREWING Archetype Brewing First Anniversary Celebration!, 12:00PM

PACK'S TAVERN Andalyn (rock n' roll, bluegrass), 9:30PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Peggy Ratusz, 7:00PM Rhonda Weaver & The Soul Mates, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY FinDog, 8:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE The Bad Popes, 8:00PM SALVAGE STATION Signal Fire, 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Crystal Fountains, 3:00PM King Possum, 8:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Musicians Jam & Pot Luck, 3:30PM BEN'S TUNE UP Good Vibe Sundays w/ DJ Oso Rey (reggae), 3:00PM Good Vibe Sundays w/ Live Reggae, 6:00PM BREVARD MUSIC CENTER Bernstein's Mass, 3:00PM BYWATER Bluegrass Jam w/ Drew Matulich, 2:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Country Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM FUNKATORIUM Bluegrass Brunch w/ Gary Macfiddle, 11:00AM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Reggae Sundays w/ Chalwa, 1:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 The Blue Eyed Bettys, 5:30PM RUNA (Celtic roots), 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Traditional Irish/Celtic Jam, 3:00PM JARGON Sunday Blunch w/ Mark Guest & Mary Pearson (jazz), 11:00AM LAZY DIAMOND Punk Night w/ DJ Chubberbird, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Phil Alley, 6:30PM ODDITORIUM Gateway to Hell & Angur (metal), 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Bluegrass Brunch w/ Woody & Krekel & Bald Mountain Boys, 10:30AM Chapter:SOUL, 7:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Conservation Theory, 3:00PM Trivia Night, 5:00PM PULP The Half That Matters, Galena & Mr. Mange, 9:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Sunday Social Club, 4:30PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Pisgah Sunday Jam, 6:00PM SALVAGE STATION Grateful Sunday, 5:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Izzy Hughes, 3:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Sly Grog Open Mic, 7:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Manifest Your Month w/ DJ UnfiniteC (music & movement), 8:00 PM THE GREY EAGLE Patio Show: Dogwood Law, 5:00PM Alexa Rose & Austin Quattlebaum, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ Sets, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Pan African Music Extravaganza, 7:00PM

TOWN PUMP West King String Band, 9:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Jazzical, 7:30PM

Celebrating

828-575-9622 356 new leicester hwy asheville, nc 28806

MONDAY, AUGUST 6 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Siamese Sound Club (R&B, soul, jazz), 8:00PM

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ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Classical Guitar Mondays, 7:30PM BYWATER Baile w/ Shift Mojo, Konglo, & Scripta, 12:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Shutterings, JAEB, Tombstone Poetry & Lava Gulls, 9:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB QUIZZO Trivia & Open Mic, 7:30PM LOBSTER TRAP Dave Demelik, 6:30PM ODDITORIUM Risque Monday Burlesque w/ Deb Au Nare, 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Live Band Honky Tonk Karaoke, 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Mountain Music Mondays Jam, 6:00PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Christina Chandler, 7:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Tom Night (Petty, Waits tunes) w/ The Gathering Dark, 7:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE CTG Sly Grog Takeover: Comedy Open Mic & Yam Festival, 8:30PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Cafe Mortal Series. A most Unusual Death for a Monk, 7:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Open Mic Night, 6:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Ghost Pipe Trio (jazz), 9:00PM Leo Johnson Trio, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Livingdog w/ MJ Lenderman & Wes Tirey, 9:00PM

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CLU B LA N D THE WINE & OYSTER Blue Monday: Jazz & Blues Open Mic hosted by Linda Mitchell, 6:30PM

THE ASHEVILLE OPRY - I

AUG

18 SEPT

SEPT

14 SEPT

DEVILS IN DUST, CHRISTY LYNN BAND, & ALEXA ROSE Host: Lo Wolf

Doors: 6:30pm | Show: 7pm $12 Presale and $15 Door ashevilleopry.eventbrite.com

UNDERHILL ROSE

Doors: 7pm | Show: 7:30pm $10 Presale and $15 Door underhillrose0901.eventbrite.com

SHAWN MULLINS W/ SPECIAL GUESTS JANE KRAMER & JEFF THOMPSON

Doors: 6:30pm | Show: 7pm $20-30 Presale and $25-35 Door shawnmullinsavl.eventbrite.com

TOWN PUMP The Kenny Brothers Band, 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES R&B Jam with Ryan Barber (r&b, soul, funk), 9:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Local Live w/ Jay Brown, Calliope Pettis & Tom Eure, 7:00PM

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7

THE ASHEVILLE OPRY - II

5 WALNUT WINE BAR The John Henrys (hot jazz), 8:00PM

THE MAGGIE VALLEY BAND, MISS CINDY & THE KNOCKIN’ BOOTS, AND KRISTA SHOWS & SCOTT SHARPE

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Brad Hodge & Friends, 8:00PM

Doors: 6:30pm | Show: 7pm $12 Presale and $15 Door ashevilleopry.eventbrite.com

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday night funk jam, 11:00PM

Asheville Masonic Temple Theatre 80 Broadway St., Asheville, NC For more information: www.facebook.com/uniqueeventsdowntown

BEN'S TUNE UP Leeda Lyric Jones, 7:00PM BYWATER Baile w/ Shift Mojo, Konglo, & Scripta, 12:00PM CORK & KEG Jesse Lege, Blake Miller & Amelia Biere Cajun Dance Party, 8:00PM

Celebrating

DOUBLE CROWN Tuesday Grooves (international vinyl) w/ DJs Chrissy & Arieh, 10:00PM FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC OF HENDERSONVILLE Asheville Symphony Chorus Auditions Fall 2018, 3:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Honky Tonk Jam & Industry Night, 7:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Rock 'n' Metal Karaoke w/ KJ Paddy, 10:00PM

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8

ODDITORIUM Portrayal of Guilt & Kangarot (punk), 9:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Jay Brown, 6:30PM

185 KING STREET Vinyl Night, 6:00PM

NOBLE KAVA Open Jam, 8:00PM

OLE SHAKEY'S Sexy Tunes w/ DJ's Zeus & Franco, 10:00PM

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis (African folk music), 8:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Disclaimer Lounge Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM

ODDITORIUM Open Mic Comedy Hosted by Tom Peters, 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Booty Tuesday w/ DJ Meow Meow (rap, trap, hip-hop), 10:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Turntable Tuesday, 10:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Taco and Trivia Tuesday, 6:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Swing Asheville & Jazzn-Justice Tuesday w/ the Community Jazz Jam, 8:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Clarence Bucaro & Jo Smith, 8:00PM THE MARKET PLACE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Rat Alley Cats, 7:00PM THE WINE & OYSTER Jordan Okrend (singersongwriter), 7:00PM TOWN PUMP Bryan Toney, 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Early Funk Jam hosted by JP & Lenny (funk, jazz), 9:00PM TWIN LEAF BREWERY Team Trivia Tuesday, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Irish Jam, 6:30PM Open Mic, 8:30PM

ASHEVILLE MASONIC TEMPLE Mary Chapin Carpenter, 7:30PM BEN'S TUNE UP Open Bluegrass Jam w/ The Clydes, 6:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open Mic hosted by Billy Owens, 7:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Worldly Wednesdays w/ TurnUp Truk (Reggae), 8:00PM ORANGE PEEL David Cross: Oh Come On, 8:00PM & 10:00PM

BYWATER Open Can of Jam, 8:00PM

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Bud Man & Groove Percussion, 4:00PM

CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats, 7:30PM

PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Chris Jamison, 7:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesdays, 9:00PM

SALVAGE STATION Stanton, Bullock & Friends, 6:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays, 5:30PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY French Broad Mountain Valley Acoustic Jam, 6:30PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series w/ Rob Parks & Friends, 6:30PM Takenobu, 7:00PM Sherman Ewing, Kevin Daniel & The Don'ts & Logan Magness (alt. country, folk rock), 8:30PM

SPIDERWEB TATTOO Daniel Bachman, 11:00AM

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

THE MOTHLIGHT Orgatroid w/ Mason Self, Vasillus & No Eyes, 9:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM MG ROAD Salsa Night, 8:00PM NOBLE KAVA Open Mic w/ Caleb Beissert (sign-ups at 7:30pm), 8:00PM

THE GREY EAGLE Old Salt Union & Hoot & Holler, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Berlyn Jazz Trio, 9:00PM

TOWN PUMP Open Jam w/ Billy Presnell, 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES JJ Kitchen All Star Jam (blues, soul), 9:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Jazz Night, 7:30PM

AUGUST 1 - 7, 2018

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Tom Cruise runs from his demons in returning director Christopher McQuarrie’s overstuffed spy spectacle, Mission: Impossible — Fallout

Mission: Impossible — Fallout HHHH DIRECTOR: Christopher McQuarrie PLAYERS: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett ACTION THRILLER RATED PG-13 THE STORY: Impossible Mission Force agent Ethan Hunt must recover stolen plutonium before a shadowy organization of religiously inclined terrorists use it to detonate a nuclear weapon for some reason or another. THE LOWDOWN: Brazen spectacle for its own sake, mindless entertainment that overstays its welcome but never fully disappoints. Few stars have so captivated audiences through sheer and unabashed audacity, have commanded such rapt attention from internet commenters awestruck with their flagrant disregard for the rational precepts of common sense, have displayed such blatant dismissal of any instinct

for self-preservation as the scenestealing icon at the heart of Mission: Impossible — Fallout. I’m talking, of course, about Henry Cavill’s Mustache, destroyer of (DC) worlds. But Tom Cruise is here, too, and for anyone keeping score, this marks his sixth outing as IMF agent Ethan Hunt in the improbably entertaining spy-thriller franchise. And while time may have faded Cruise’s boyish good looks, it certainly hasn’t diminished his capacity for masochistic self-harm or his box-office bankability. Fallout is popcorn cinema in its purest form, action crack for stunt junkies in perpetual need of a more potent fix. Writer/director Christopher McQuarrie deals out the set pieces hard and heavy, if (arguably) for way too long. Big, loud and frequently pretty dumb, this is a movie that devotes nearly 20 percent of its 2 1/2-hour running time to a single chase sequence and then tries to top itself with a helicopter duel. McQuarrie, who won a screenwriting Oscar for The Usual

Suspects, crafts a labyrinthine narrative that’s engaging if occasionally impenetrable, but you almost forget there’s a plot at all between the HALO jumps and rooftop parkour. Contemplative it ain’t. If McQuarrie had a tough act to follow as the only director to helm two M:I films, he has only himself to blame. 2015’s Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation took the series into the heart of Bond territory, but here he’s drawing on even older influences, something like Carol Reed’s The Third Man with touch of Hitchcock and a dose of The Italian Job (1969). McQuarrie’s commitment to practical stunts and Cruise’s commitment to supplying them serve the film well, even if they almost totally overshadow the contributions of a solid supporting cast, with Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg and Alec Baldwin thoroughly marginalized and Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan and Angela Bassett faring only slightly better. Only Cavill seems to have been given a fully developed role, and his turn as a CIA agent with questionable allegiances is potentially more compelling than the movie’s central nuclear-bomb-or-whatever-whocares MacGuffin. So what we have here is a movie with a convoluted plot, hamstrung by overblown action sequences and shallow characterization, that seems far more interested in how fast Tom Cruise can run (always with the running!) than with developing resonant emotional stakes. Is it good? Hell yeah, if you take it for what it is and have sufficient bladder capacity to sit through it. Personally, I find it hard to accept that Cruise was younger when he starred in Brian De Palma’s 1996 Mission: Impossible than I am as I write this, so if I’m a little too hard on him for his action-hero antics now that he’s in his 50s, it’s probably due to my own existential dread over aging and mortality. Come to think of it, maybe that’s what he’s really running from in all these movies — but if that’s the case, he might want to stop jumping out of so many planes. Just a thought. Rated PG-13 for violence and intense sequences of action, and for brief strong language.

MAX RATING Now Playing at AMC River Hills 10, Carolina Cinemark, Regal Biltmore Grande, Epic of Hendersonville. REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

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Blindspotting HHHS DIRECTOR: Carlos López Estrada PLAYERS: Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar, Jasmine Cephas Jones COMEDIC DRAMA RATED R THE STORY: A black man in his last days of probation tries to stay out of trouble with the law, even as his white ne’er-do-well best friend and a racially motivated police shooting threaten to draw him back in. THE LOWDOWN: An impressive — if occasionally imperfect — film that aptly explores hot-button social issues while struggling to balance comedy and drama. Racism, gentrification and cultural appropriation are very real and timely issues that demand to be acknowledged and discussed within the context of the contemporary cultural zeitgeist, and the sense of urgency and immediacy surrounding these issues seems almost without precedent. That Hollywood — or, in the case of Blindspotting, Oakland — is taking the forefront in such discussions may not be entirely unexpected, but the nature of the films leading this cinematic movement could be called exactly that. I would never have guessed that a low-budget horror film like Get Out or a surrealist satire like Sorry to Bother You would become the tip of the proverbial spear when it comes to furthering public discourse on problems that span centuries, but here we are. You can add to that list Blindspotting, a film that lacks some of the polish that made those films such critical darlings but shares their revolutionary DNA. Written by stars Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal, Blindspotting takes a tonally dissonant approach to the difficulties confronted by two jocular, working-class Oakland natives separated by race but united by a shared cultural experience. That experience is quickly being subsumed, however, by the Whole Foods-frequenting hipsters inundating their neighborhood and render-

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ing it unrecognizable in the process. From the corner bodega that now sells putrid-looking green health drinks alongside the loosies and lotto tickets to the Silicon Valley bros getting neck tattoos to boost their street cred, the old Oakland seems to be a thing of the past. That is, of course, until Diggs’ Collin witnesses a police officer shooting an unarmed black man in the back. Diggs’ and Casal’s script plays something like an awkward amalgam of Boyz n the Hood and the Charlie Sheen/Emilio Estevez “comedy” Men at Work, but that description really doesn’t do Blindspotting justice. Director Carlos López Estrada sets up not only the film’s themes of gentrification and racial tension but also its odd blend of comedy and melodrama with a split-screen sequence under the titles that establishes a quasi-Hegelian dialectic. The thesis adopted by Collin and Miles (Casal) is to cope with their changing world through humor, only to find themselves thwarted by its indirect antitheses, violence and disenfranchisement. The resultant synthesis is an inexorably growing rage, leaving them to lash out at their loved ones, each other and the world at large. If Blindspotting occasionally fails to strike the right balance between its comedic impulses and the crushing weight of its socio-political statements, it’s hard to fault the filmmakers; these are sentiments that generations of Americans have also failed to reconcile, after all. The film is admirable even in its unevenness, thanks in no small part to the laudable efforts of Diggs and Casal on both page and screen. If I could make one simple request of the producorial powers that be in Tinsel Town, it would be the humble plea that films such as this don’t glut the market or get lost in the din and become white noise to placate white guilt, a discarded trend destined to be tossed aside like an abandoned juice cleanse or last season’s shoes. Movies like this need to be seen, voices like those of Diggs and Casal heard — not just in 2018, but from here on out. Rated R for language throughout, some brutal violence, sexual references and drug use. Now Playing at Carolina Cinemark. REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

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HERSTORY: A still from Waiting for Hasana, one of the selections in the 2018 LUNAFEST. On Aug. 5, Wedge at Foundation serves as a host site for the traveling short film festival of works by, for and about women filmmakers. Photo courtesy of LUNAFEST • On July 11, team All Around Artsy was awarded Best Film at the Asheville 48 Hour Film Project for She Once Was Distant. The short work will go on to represent Asheville against city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2019. 48hourfilm.com/asheville • The Musical Matinees weekly summer film series continues at the Columbus Public Library, 1289 W. Mills St., Columbus, on Friday, Aug. 3, at 1 p.m. with Into the Woods. Free. polklibrary.org • Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St., continues its Phenomenal Friday Fantasy Films series on Aug. 3 at 3 p.m. with The Black Cauldron. Complimentary popcorn and drinks will be provided. Free. avl.mx/514 • Oskar Blues Brewery’s Reeb Ranch, 315 Shoals Falls Road, Hendersonville, hosts the local premiere of North of Nightfall on Saturday, Aug. 4, at 8:15 p.m. The documentary centers on extreme mountain bikers Darren Berrecloth, Carson Storch, Cam Zink and Tom Van Steenbergen, who head to Axel Heiberg Island in the Arctic Circle for summertime rides under endless daylight. Tickets are $12 and available online and at the door. avl.mx/55b • On Sunday, Aug. 5, 1-3:30 p.m., Wedge at Foundation, 5 Foundy St., will be a host site for LUNAFEST. Created by LUNA Whole Nutrition Bars in 2000, the traveling short film festival celebrates

FILM GIRLS ON THE RUN 828-713-3132, gotrwnc.org • SU (8/5), 1-3:30pm Proceeds from Lunafest, film festival promoting

women as leaders in the community, benefit Girls on the Run of Western North Carolina. $10/$8 advance. Held at The Wedge at Foundation, 5 Foundy St.

women filmmakers. The local stop doubles as a fundraiser for Girls on the Run through a silent auction featuring more than $2,500 in items donated by local businesses. The screening starts at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and available online, and $10 at the door. lunafest.org/screenings • The Silent Sundays series returns to Grail Moviehouse, 45 S. French Broad Ave., on Aug. 5, at 7 p.m., with a pair of Asheville-shot films. The Conquest of Canaan features a recorded score commissioned by local film historian Frank Thompson from silent film accompanist Jon Mirsalis. Thunder-Bolts of Fate includes live piano accompaniment by Marc Hoffman. Thompson will introduce the films and participate in a postscreening discussion. A six-minute piece on Thompson by UNC-TV’s arts show “MUSE” will also be shown as part of the program. Tickets are $12 and available online and at the Grail box office. grailmoviehouse.com • On Monday, Aug. 6, at 7 p.m., The BLOCK off Biltmore, 39 S. Market St., screens the latest in its Cafe Mortal Film Sessions series, An Honest Death. The documentary chronicles the final days of Masahiro Tanaka, a palliative care doctor, Buddhist priest and end-of-life specialist who, after helping thousands of patients die peacefully, must face his own death after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Free to attend. theblockoffbiltmore.com X

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Disney’s Christopher Robin Live action/computer-animated extrapolation from the A.A. Milne stories, directed by Mark Forster (Monster’s Ball) and starring Ewan MacGreggor and Hayley Atwell. According to the studio: “In the heartwarming live-action adventure, the young boy who embarked on countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with his band of spirited and lovable stuffed animals has grown up and lost his way. Now it is up to his childhood friends to venture into our world and help Christopher Robin remember the loving and playful boy who is still inside.” No early reviews. (PG)

Eighth Grade Coming-of-age comedy from director Bo Burnham. According to the studio: “Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school. ” Early reviews positive. (R)

The Darkest Minds Sci-Fi tween-lit adaptation starring Bradley Whitford and Mandy Moore, from director Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 2). According to the studio: “When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough, and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.” No early reviews. (PG-13)

The Spy Who Dumped Me Action comedy starring Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Gillian Anderson and Justin Theroux. According to the studio: “Audrey (Kunis) and Morgan (McKinnon), two 30-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail. Surprising even themselves, the duo jump into action, on the run throughout Europe from assassins and a suspicious-but-charming British agent, as they hatch a plan to save the world.” Early reviews mixed. (R)

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Compulsión HHHH DIRECTOR: Ángel González PLAYERS: Marina Esteve, Pol Cardona, Susana Abaitua HORROR Rated NR The winning feature from this year’s 24th annual Twin Rivers Media Fest is a real showstopper, a twisty little psychological horrorthriller that grabs the audience by the throat and never lets go. Spanish writer/ director Ángel González’s Compulsión is a tense, tightly wound story of a woman who suspects her live-in boyfriend of cheating but discovers he’s up to something much, much worse. Brutally affective performances from the central cast bolster González’s streamlined narrative and carefully structured script, and a bleak mountain setting contributes a sense of isolation that not only serves the plot but also creates an atmospheric oppressiveness that complements the urban claustrophobia of the film’s early sequences. González demonstrates a sense of efficiency in his montage that belies his relative paucity of experience, often cutting to black and allowing the audience to read between the lines, making the film seem more expansive as a whole than its budgetary-constraints and deceptively slight 70-minute running time would otherwise allow. The shocking ending is a definite eyeopener, and the film’s devilish denouement is the perfect coda for a film that hits hard and leaves the audience wanting more even as it ties up its narrative threads nicely. If Compulsión is any indication of things to come, González will undoubtedly prove a director to watch, and Asheville audiences can count themselves lucky to catch his feature debut. The 24th annual Twin Rivers Media Festival will present Compulsión at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, , at the new Flood Gallery location in Black Mountain, 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): I predict that August will be a Golden Age for you. That’s mostly very good. Golden opportunities will arise, and you’ll come into possession of lead that can be transmuted into gold. But it’s also important to be prudent about your dealings with gold. Consider the fable of the golden goose. The bird’s owner grew impatient because it laid only one gold egg per day; he foolishly slaughtered his prize animal to get all the gold immediately. That didn’t work out well. Or consider the fact that to the ancient Aztecs, the word teocuitlatl referred to gold, even though its literally translation was “excrement of the gods.” Moral of the story: If handled with care and integrity, gold can be a blessing. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus socialite Stephen Tennant (1906-1987) was such an interesting luminary that three major novelists created fictional characters modeled after him. As a boy, when he was asked what he’d like to be when he grew up, he replied, “I want to be a great beauty.” I’d love to hear those words spill out of your mouth, Taurus. What? You say you’re already all grown up? I doubt it. In my opinion, you’ve still got a lot of stretching and expansion and transformation to accomplish during the coming decades. So yes: I hope you can find it in your wild heart to proclaim, “When I grow up, I want to be a great beauty.” (P.S. Your ability to become increasingly beautiful will be at a peak during the next 14 months.) GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Manage with bread and butter until God sends the honey,” advises a Moroccan proverb. Let’s analyze how this advice might apply to you. First thing I want to know is, have you been managing well with bread and butter? Have you refrained from whining about your simple provisions, resting content and grateful? If you haven’t, I doubt that any honey will arrive, ether from God or any other source. But if you have been celebrating your modest gifts, feeling free of greed and displeasure, then I expect at least some honey will show up soon. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t worry your beautiful head about praying to the gods of luck and fate. I’ll take care of that for you. Your job is to propitiate the gods of fluid discipline and hard but smart work. To win the favor of these divine helpers, act on the assumption that you now have the power and the right to ask for more of their assistance than you have before. Proceed with the understanding that they are willing to provide you with the stamina, persistence and attention to detail you will need to accomplish your next breakthrough. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Sometimes, I feel the past and the future pressing so hard on either side that there’s no room for the present at all.” A character named Julia says that in Evelyn Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited. I bring it to your attention as an inspiring irritant, as a prod to get you motivated. I hope it will mobilize you to rise up and refuse to allow your past and your future to press so hard on either side that there’s no room for the present. It’s a favorable time for you to fully claim the glory of being right here, right now. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I’m not an ascetic who believes all our valuable lessons emerge from suffering. Nor am I a pop-nihilist who sneers at pretty flowers, smiling children and sunny days. On the contrary: I’m devoted to the hypothesis that life is usually at least 51 percent wonderful. But I dance the rain dance when there’s an emotional drought in my personal life and I dance the pain dance when it’s time to deal with difficulties I’ve ignored. How about you, Virgo? I suspect that now is one of those times when you need to have compassionate heart-to-heart conversations with your fears, struggles and aches.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do you absolutely need orchids, sweet elixirs, dark chocolate, alluring new music, dances on soft grass, sensual massages, nine hours of sleep per night and a steady stream of soulful conversations? No. Not really. In the coming days, life will be a good ride for you even if you fail to procure those indulgences. But here are further questions and answers: Do you deserve the orchids, elixirs and the rest? My answer is yes, definitely. And would the arrival of these delights spur you to come up with imaginative solutions to your top two riddles? I’m pretty sure it would. So I conclude this horoscope by recommending that you do indeed arrange to revel in your equivalent of the delights I named. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Don’t try to steer the river,” writes Deepak Chopra. Most of the time, I agree with that idea. It’s arrogant to think that we have the power to control the forces of nature or the flow of destiny or the song of creation. Our goal should be to get an intuitive read on the crazy-making miracle of life, and adapt ourselves ingeniously to its ever-shifting patterns and rhythms. But wait! Set aside everything I just said. An exception to the usual rule has arrived. Sometimes, when your personal power is extra flexible and robust — like now, for you — you may indeed be able to steer the river a bit. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Dear Astrologer: Recently I’ve been weirdly obsessed with wondering how to increase my levels of generosity and compassion. Not just because I know it’s the right thing to do, but also because I know it will make me healthy and honest and unflappable. Do you have any sage advice? -Ambitious Sagittarius.” Dear Ambitious: I’ve noticed that many Sagittarians are feeling an unprecedented curiosity about how to enhance their lives by boosting the benevolence they express. Here’s a tip from astrologer Chani Nicholas: “Source your sense of self from your integrity in every interaction.” Here’s another tip from Anais Nin: “The worse the state of the world grows, the more intensely I try for inner perfection and power. I fight for a small world of humanity and tenderness.” CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Time does not necessarily heal all wounds. If you wait around passively, hoping that the mere passage of months will magically fix your twists and smooth out your tweaks, you’re shirking your responsibility. The truth is, you need to be fully engaged in the process. You’ve got to feel deeply and think hard about how to diminish your pain and then take practical action when your wisdom shows you what will actually work. Now is an excellent time to upgrade your commitment to this sacred quest. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The questions you’ve been asking aren’t bad or wrong. But they’re not exactly relevant or helpful, either. That’s why the answers you’ve been receiving aren’t of maximum use. Try these questions instead. 1. What experience or information would you need to heal your divided sense of loyalty? 2. How can you attract an influence that would motivate you to make changes you can’t quite accomplish under your own power? 3. Can you ignore or even dismiss the 95 percent of your fear that’s imaginary so you’ll be able to focus on the five percent that’s truly worth meditating on? 4. If I assured you that you have the intelligence to beautify an ugly part of your world, how would you begin? PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A scuffle you’ve been waging turns out to be the wrong scuffle. It has distracted you from giving your full attention to a more winnable and worthwhile tussle. My advice? Don’t waste energy feeling remorse about the energy you’ve wasted. In fact, be grateful for the training you’ve received. The skills you’ve been honing while wrestling with the misleading complication will serve you well when you switch your focus to the more important issue. So are you ready to shift gears? Start mobilizing your crusade to engage with the more winnable and worthwhile tussle.

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