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Nightmare on Bear Street In the past four weeks, I’ve encountered seven bears in my Grove Park neighborhood. The first experience took place one afternoon as I was taking a walk around the GPI golf course. A bear strolled into the street — right in front of me — as he was coming out of someone’s front yard. Eyeball to eyeball (and I’m 5 feet 5 inches), I was probably 10 feet from him. I did everything wrong. I screamed, jumped up in the air and ran away. Luckily, he looked like a teenager, and he screamed and ran in the other direction, too. But, that was the beginning of my bear saga. I have had two other encounters almost that close up and had four bears — two different occasions — knock over my garbage. So, I called the police. They referred me to the head wildlife biologist who is monitoring the Urban Bear Study. And, got an earful. For starters, did you know that 200 bears have been identified living in the Asheville city limits? Those are the ones they know about. And, because our illustrious city leaders refuse to purchase bearproof garbage cans, we now have

the lovely distinction of having the fattest bears this side of the Mississippi. The biologist said, “Asheville bears weigh twice as much as their country cousins. A 1-year-old cub should weigh 70 pounds, but townie bears weigh close to 200 pounds.” Also, bears don’t live in caves. The biologist also informed me that these city bears are living under bushes or in between houses. And, because our furry friends are so well-fed, I was told that fat bears don’t have to hibernate. He even told me that the humans think bears are cute and run in their houses to retrieve hot dogs to throw to them instead of honoring the fact that they are, in fact, wild animals. No. I know what you are thinking — no one has been mauled or maimed. Yet. But this is a nightmare waiting to happen. As a result of the insane amount of overbuilding in our city, the ridiculous effort to bring people here to boost the economy, there is an animal-versushuman problem on the rise. And you know what’s going to happen, right? Soon as a bear hurts someone, the bears suffer. This is utter insanity. — Allison Frank Asheville

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Plans and visions come and go, but one theme seems to be a constant: “We must protect the character of our neighborhoods. ” The Comprehensive Plan update might be a good time to reconsider this. A generation after the Clearances, the East End’s character could be described as: “Single-family homes on tiny lots away from Ground Zero, small-to-mid-sized lots closer in. ” With the completion of 420 apartments, 100 more apartments under construction and whispers of 600 to come, you might imagine that the combination of property speculators, city “planning” staff and Council itself were working to destroy rather than protect the character of our neighborhood. Or, maybe, that the East End is the pathfinder, and that in the future North Asheville, West Asheville, South Asheville and East Asheville will each host 1,000 new apartments — something that would make a significant hole in the city’s housing deficit. But that seems unlikely — the cries of the NIMBYs would be deafening. Or, perhaps, that the East End’s history has something to do with it. And that Asheville hasn’t changed much at all since the early 1950s. — Geoff Kemmish Asheville

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The 2016 general election provides a wide range of choices. While the national election is important, my local representatives have more influence on my daily life by passing laws and making decisions that enhance (or not) where I live, how I live, as well as the quality and tone of my community. Since I live in a community (Fairview) that has no elected officials, the Buncombe County District 2 commissioner is my only advocate and connection with my local government. After extensive research and opportunities to meet the candidates, I‘ve selected Nancy Nehls Nelson as my candidate for Buncombe County District 2 commissioner for various reasons. She is a listener soliciting opinions from people from all backgrounds. She asks questions, probes for details and will make decisions consistent with her and our community values.

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Nancy has a strong sense of community. For years, she has volunteered with nonprofit organizations (Western North Carolina Public Radio, VA Medical Center IRB, Weaverville Art Safari Co-op, Asheville Symphony Chorus, to name a few ) and is a member of the Buncombe County Land Conservation Advisory Board. Nancy’s priorities as a Buncombe County commissioner are clear and in line with what I believe is important: • Ensuring that all Buncombe County students receive a first-rate, comprehensive education. • Attracting companies to Buncombe County that will bring high-paying jobs and opportunities to our citizens. • Continuing her work as an advocate for the planned, conservative use of our treasured land. • Protecting the health and wellbeing of all citizens by ensuring that county services are available and accessible to everyone. I know that Nancy will make sure our voices will be heard in Buncombe County. I encourage District 2 voters to vote for Nancy Nehls Nelson as our Buncombe County District 2 commissioner. — Linda Lindsay Stover Fairview

Farm Heritage Trail spotlights conservation I enjoyed Jonathan Ammons’ story “Field of Dreams: The Rise of Agritourism in WNC” [Aug. 24, Xpress]. As a member of the Buncombe County Ag Advisory Board, I am always pleased to see stories spotlighting our hardworking farmers and their entrepreneurial spirit. In this regard, it is important to note that our recently launched Farm Heritage Trail is an innovative agritourism initiative that includes a year-round scenic farm trail, seasonal farm stops and an ongoing calendar of farm events including farm-to-table dinners, hikes, educational opportunities and more. Currently, the Farm Heritage Trail is focusing on supporting the efforts of Leicester and Sandy Mush farms, as well as spotlighting the significant farmland conservation efforts in this area. To learn more and enjoy the farms on the trail, visit: farmheritagetrail.org — Terri Wells Buncombe County Ag Advisory Board Leicester

Info available on 2017 permaculture gathering It was lovely to see the article by Cathy Holt about the annual Southeastern Permaculture Gathering [“Family Ties: Permaculture Gathering Nurtures Relationships,” Aug. 24, Xpress]. Anyone interested in learning more about the gathering can visit our website at: www.southeasternpermaculture. org. Next year’s gathering will take place in Celo Aug. 4-6, 2017. Registration will open June 1. — Kate Eckhardt Registrar Southeastern Permaculture Gathering Marshall

Are agritourism businesses responsible? I enjoyed the article on the rise of “agritourism,” [“Field of Dreams: The Rise of Agritourism in WNC,” Aug. 24, Xpress] but your correspondent neglected to get down in the dirt of this innovative farming. Are these entrepreneurs operating within the law? Do they have the required permits, licenses and insurance? Are they collecting sales tax and properly declaring their added income? Are their kitchens inspected? If so, I commend them; if not, they are merely charming scofflaws. And it’s not just victimless minor crime; I remember when a neighboring farmer back in Indiana picked up a few bucks doing hay rides until twins girls were crushed to death by the tractor. — John Kemper Goose Creek, S.C.

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Taking a stand for racial justice BY LAURA ESHELMAN July 21 marked a national day of action for the Black Lives Matter and Showing Up for Racial Justice organizations. It was also two days shy of the three-week anniversary of Asheville Police Department Sgt. Tyler Radford’s fatal shooting of Asheville resident Jai “Jerry” Williams. The crowd with whom I found myself that morning at the Asheville Police Department had assembled for a deeply personal purpose: We had come to grieve. Many of us perceived Williams’ death not only as another act of state-sponsored violence against people of color in the U.S., but as a symbol of the suffocating grip of both institutional and interpersonal racism throughout Asheville. What happened prior to Radford’s decision to open fire multiple times on Williams is the subject of much controversy. What we do know resembles the trappings of too many scenes we as a nation are just now beginning to acknowledge as familiar: a nebulous escalation of events, a lone white officer drawing a gun on a black suspect, multiple shots fired and a life lost. Though police reports contradict those of several eyewitnesses, APD has insisted it has no video footage to confirm claims one way or another. Another thing we know, if we are being honest with ourselves, is that none of this reflects a reality that white people are taught to fear. The online commentary I have read on local media coverage of this tragedy tends to reveal far more discourse scrutinizing Williams’ character and criminal background than questions about Radford’s own professional comportment during his tenure as an officer, far more attention on the AR-15 rifle that APD claims to have recovered from the deceased than the department-issued AR-15 Radford possessed (which remains under investigation as to whether it was the weapon used in Jerry’s death), and few discussions of APD’s disproportionately aggressive monitoring of people of color. (For example, N.C. statistics on traffic stops cited by the annual State of Black Asheville report found that 39 percent of men stopped by APD were black, when blacks make up only 13 percent of the city’s population.)

LAURA ESHELMAN As a social worker, I am bound to a set of core values in the National Association of Social Workers’ code of ethics in my personal and professional behavior. The language therein includes a responsibility to act on behalf of people’s interests to resolve issues within the broader society. It also means openly challenging injustice and addressing social problems to promote positive change. Additionally, I was raised with a belief instilled by my family and faith community that racism has always been this country’s greatest evil (which competed with cultural colorblind conditioning so pervasive that it took me 26 years to begin the process of unlearning it). Thus, when that crowd on July 21 arrived at the Asheville Police Department and a small group of brave individuals declared their intent to remain there until APD Chief Tammy Hooper responded to two demands — the firing and indictment of Radford and a public apology to the Williams family — and opened an invitation for others to join, my conscience made the choice quickly. I joined the circle because parents of color have to worry about their kids encountering the wrong officer in a way my parents never did. I

joined the circle because I believe it is wrong for law enforcement to protect and serve their institution with more loyalty than to the public. I joined the circle for the children of Deaverview Apartments, whom some residents say were playing outside at the time of the shooting and who might never see the world the same way again. I joined the circle because Williams’ death is only the latest example of Asheville’s disservice to black residents, from the slave auction block where the Vance Monument now stands to the decimation of black economic power and livelihoods through urban renewal, to every statistic in the State of Black Asheville report each year since its annual compilation began a decade ago. This report details our city’s failures — from the criminal justice system, to health care, to education — to achieve equitable outcomes for people of color. Analogously, if one discovers a single fish floating dead in a lake, it makes sense to examine what went wrong with the individual fish. When one discovers an entire population of fish floating, it makes more sense to test the quality of the water system to which it is attached. Many black voices of Asheville have long cried that Asheville’s lake water is toxic. It is past time to start listening. As much as the satisfaction of our two demands, we simply wished to take Hooper up on her public offer to speak with citizens about Williams’ death. Instead, the department opted to shut down operations and retreat until almost 30 hours later. By Friday afternoon, the APD captain whom Hooper assigned to address us reduced the discussion to an ultimatum to vacate the premises and remove a hanging banner proclaiming “Black Asheville Matters” or face arrest for disorderly conduct. This did not align with our stated commitment, nor did we feel that it honored the Williams family. In the end, we cooperated as officers removed us in zip ties.

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It is an eerie coincidence that our group of seven arrestees may have equaled the number of bullets that Radford discharged. However, the fact that all seven of us identify as white was no accident. Putting our bodies on the line was a demonstration of respect for the courageous groundwork that people of color locally and nationally have already laid for the Black Lives Matter movement (and for many years prior). Furthermore, our collective analysis of how white supremacy functions to support white privilege led us to believe that we were ultimately in a safer position to conduct a sit-in than our brothers and sisters of color. We will never know conclusively whether APD would have relinquished control of the building to a similar number of black protesters for two days, nor whether communication would have been as close to cordial. But intuition, stories of lived experiences and a glance at daily headlines can suggest how the result might have been different. Certainty of the outcome and consequences for the sit-in were among the least of my reasons for joining that circle, much as the need for taking a risk as a white person for racial justice was at the top. However, after we were processed and released, Williams’ mother awaited us just outside the detention center doors. At that moment, I had to recall the words of Cornel West: “Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.” Jerry’s life mattered. Black lives matter. As social and political systems continue to fall short of dignifying these statements, radical, risktaking love will be the most critical resource that we, the united, have to move toward justice for all. Laura Eshelman is a 31-yearold social worker and has lived in Asheville for 10 years. X

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aallen@mountainx.com With additional reporting by Virginia Daffron The fog may never lift from the circumstances surrounding the July 2 shooting death of Jai “Jerry” Williams by Asheville police Sgt. Tyler Radford, which has clouded relations between the department and parts of the community. Much is known: the who, the when, the where and the how. But it’s the why and the what exactly happened that remain crucially, and maddeningly, unknown. While evidence made public by the APD supports the conclusion that Radford’s actions met both legal and departmental standards for the use of lethal force, rumors continue to swirl around the chain of events leading up to Williams’ death. With the outcome of an investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation likely months away and no certainty about whether the results of that inquiry will ever be made public, a significant swath of the community remains unsatisfied by the police department’s account of the July 2 killing. If this is what the APD’s Use of Force policy allows, many believe, then the policy needs to change. While July was marked by a series of protests, rallies and demands for changes to the APD’s approach to policing in the city’s marginalized communities — especially its 11 public housing neighborhoods — August saw a shift in tone, with the outline of a collaborative process arising out of discussions among the APD, City Council and a wide range of community groups convened by the Racial Justice Coalition.

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“We believe that we are only an incident away from having racial discord on the level of Ferguson or Staten Island here in Asheville,” members of the coalition wrote in a January 2015 guest column published in the Asheville Citizen-Times. “African-American and Latino populations in Buncombe County have a wider achievement gap in education, a higher unemployment rate, face a higher risk of health disparities, and a disproportionate rate of use of force and incarceration.”

Two years ago, when 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., Lee says he felt compelled to increase his activism. “One day,” he recalls, “right after the Ferguson incident, I reached out to Beth Maczka from the YW[CA] and said, ‘You know, we’re just one incident away from a Ferguson happening here in Asheville. We need to come together and try and figure out something that we can do.’” Maczka agreed. Together, she and Lee decided to convene all the local organizations that include racial justice as part of their mission and programs. Some of the executive directors of those organizations were already meeting, and the Racial Justice Coalition emerged from those conversations. The RJC’s goal is far-reaching: “to better engage the community with law enforcement to promote peace, dignity and justice.” After its January opinion editorial, the coalition sponsored a facilitated roundtable discussion in July of last year. Held at the YMI Cultural Center, the event provided a setting for community members and police leadership to engage in a meaningful exchange

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The writers of the RJC opinion piece urged Asheville to become a national model for improving relationships between different racial groups and law enforcement. James Lee was one of the collaborators on that prescient editorial — and he continues to be involved in the conversations about policing practices. A lifelong Asheville resident, Lee grew up on Livingston Street and in West Asheville off Burton Street. “That’s when Burton Street wasn’t as attractive as it is now,” he chuckles. He currently serves as director of operations for The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club of Buncombe County. He also serves on the board of Building Bridges of Asheville, which is the group he represents on the RJC. “Growing up in this community, I hear the stories, I know the stories, I’ve experienced some of the stories,” he says. He draws on that background in the discussions with police, although he says he isn’t interested in trying to “speak for every black person or brown person.”

Asheville groups seek common ground on police policy

POLICY PLAYERS: James Lee is working with the Racial Justice Coalition to build a bridge by which vulnerable communities can have input on they way they are policed. The formation of an unprecedented community policy work group seems to be a step in that direction. Asheville Police Chief Tammy Hooper has chosen to work with them, but she remains in control of the situation. Left photo by Able Allen, right photo courtesy of the city of Asheville of ideas and perspectives. It was “very well-attended,” says Lee, but he admits, “not so well-attended by communities most affected by law enforcement interactions — people of color, lower income.” One reason for that, he continues, might be that the RJC was a brand-new organization at the time. People may not have had confidence that the group would be in it for the long haul, he explains. Even though Lee says “there hasn’t been a great relationship between Asheville Police Department and communities of color and low income,” he is convinced there is fertile ground for change through collaboration. “I believe that now with Chief [Tammy] Hooper here, we have a great opportunity to try and bridge that gap and build that bridge,” he says. STRUGGLING TO COME TOGETHER Fast-forward to the evening of July 26 — three weeks after Williams’ death. At the Asheville City Council meeting that night, several members of the community asked for action on police reform. Dee Williams, a self-described community organizer and two-time City Council candidate, said, “I don’t want this young man’s death to be in vain. There are more things that we can do.”

Mayor Esther Manheimer responded, “We hear the community. We want to be responsive. We want to be inclusive. We want to be thoughtful. And we are looking for a way to constructively move forward.” Rather than following a more typical (and time-consuming) city process of appointing an advisory board, Manheimer said it seemed to make sense for the RJC and the APD to work together to look at police policies and practices. Councilman Cecil Bothwell, who chairs Council’s Public Safety Committee, commented that Hooper “is very eager and willing to work with the task force.” “I think this energy right now and the grief that the community is going through around Jerry Williams’ death is providing this Council with a really grave responsibility and a really enormous opportunity,” Councilman Gordon Smith weighed in. “And what we have been doing as a Council,” Smith continued, “is moving forward on a lot of different policy pieces, to try to address what we have all acknowledged are institutional, racist policies of the past in regards to land use, housing, transportation and violence in this community.” Smith spoke of “a universal appetite” among members of Council to make sure that, in a year’s time, “We

Racial Justice Coalition Asheville member organizations • Asheville Buncombe Institute for Parity Achievement • Building Bridges of Asheville • ACLU of WNC • Asheville City Schools Foundation • Carolina Jews for Justice/West • Center for Diversity Education at UNC-Asheville

• Christians for a United Community • Democracy North Carolina • Eagle Market Street Development Corp. • Elders Fierce for Justice • Mountain People’s Assembly • YWCA of Asheville and WNC

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can talk about the progress that’s been made, and not the words that were spoken but not followed up on. Because there’s been a history of that, and that’s something that absolutely cannot happen again.”

“This [community process] is cutting-edge, and it’s meaningful. It’s risky, but it offers significant rewards.”

— Hassan Aden, VERA Institute for Justice facilitator RELATIONSHIP STATUS? IT’S COMPLICATED Hooper met with the RJC in early August to hash out how the process would work. The chief and the RJC discussed the composition of the Community Police Policy Work Group, which will present a set of policy recommendations for the chief’s consideration. But it doesn’t appear that those discussions consisted of singing “Kumbaya” and holding hands. On Aug. 15, the RJC released a statement explaining that “while members of the RJC have met with the chief and agreed on including a number of community groups, and the use of an outside facilitator from the VERA Institute [of Justice], we did not come to agreement on all of the groups represented or the process involved.” (The VERA Institute of Justice is a national organization, based in New York, that cites as its mission, “To drive change. To urgently build and improve justice systems that

ensure fairness, promote safety and strengthen communities.”) While many members of the RJC planned to continue on in the process, the RJC as a body could not offer its full-throated endorsement. “We want to be transparent with the community that we are not in agreement with the final composition of the working group,” the RJC wrote, “and that this process is now being directed by the APD rather than as a partnership with the Racial Justice Coalition.” While the RJC agreed to all of the partners APD recommended, the department did not accept all of the partners suggested by the coalition. Asked who was rejected and why, Lee deferred to the APD for an answer. Department public information officer Christina Hallingse responded that it was important to keep the group to what the department sees as a reasonable number of 16 participants. “Unfortunately,” she relates, “this meant that not every group in Asheville was able to have representation.” She frames the move as an effort to increase the scope of the community’s input and to maximize diversity. “There were many community social justice groups represented,” she said, “but other areas, such as the schools, the housing authority and business community, were not originally included in RJC’s recommendations.” She would not speak directly to the reason for excluding specific proposed partners. Coalition-proposed partners not in the final work group include the local chapter of Standing Up for Racial Justice, which recently led a controversial July 21-22 sit-in protest at the downtown police station over the APD response to Williams’ shooting, as well as the Citizens Police Advisory Committee. City officials, including Hooper, however, have continued to cite the RJC

as a leader in the cohort of 16 called the Community Police Policy Work Group. “The Asheville Police Department held two planning meetings with members of the Racial Justice Coalition on Aug. 1 and 8. During these meetings the two organizations discussed the partners that would serve on the Community Police Policy Work Group,” Hooper wrote in an Aug. 29 statement to Xpress in response to questions about the RJC’s press release hedging its level of involvement. And not only that, she continued, “the group is diverse — including several representatives from the RJC and its member organizations — as well as representation from additional community social justice groups.” According to Lee, the RJC saw its primary job as helping pick the partners and set the table for the process, while ensuring as much representation from organizations advocating for black and brown people as possible. They will continue to be a voice for racial justice even as it has become clear that police controll the process. “We’re still committed to being a voice at the table, as an invited member [of the work group],” he comments, “but we are not a leading partner as we started out to be.”

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PROCESS IS KEY The first formal meeting of the work group was held on Aug. 22. Since some members had not been present at previous discussions, says Councilwoman Julie Mayfield, a few questions needed to be answered. Mayfield, who says she is acting as a liaison between the work group and the Public Safety Committee (of which she is a member), helped to clarify the scope of the effort, the composition of the group and the timeline for the discussions. According to Mayfield, the focus of the work group is to make recommendations on possible changes to the APD’s Use of Force de-escalation policies and practices. This was supported by Hooper. “Increased community engagement is an important element in moving this reform forward. The Asheville Police Department is committed to transparency and values the community’s concerns and opinions. The purpose of this work group is to obtain community input and recommendations regarding the revision of APD’s Use of Force policy,” Hooper wrote on Aug. 29. The task could involve some pretty heavy lifting. The current APD Use of Force policy is a 10-page document outlining the ins and outs of weaponry utilization, the circumstances under which certain kinds of force may be

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used and what happens after an officer uses force of any kind. Interestingly, while the current APD procedure section decrees something called the Use of Force Continuum as a training guide for use-of-force situations, there is no specific reference to applying de-escalation tactics in these situations. On what Mayfield calls a “very aggressive” timetable, the work group is aiming to complete a set of policy recommendations on the use of force and de-escalation by the end of an all-day meeting on Sept. 19. Once that revisioning task has been completed, the picture should become clearer about next steps for the community discussions surrounding race and policing. City leadership, for its part, appears committed to providing the community with opportunities to suggest policy changes to the Police Department. “It is important that people in Asheville be treated equally and fairly by law enforcement and that people feel that they are receiving fair and equal treatment,” says Manheimer. “My hope is that with the community being a part of the process, being heard, that they can recommend any needed changes and then work together with APD to effect those changes.” And even beyond the specifics of the wording of any policy changes, Manheimer comments, the process of meeting together ought to build trust: “Ultimately we need to be able to trust one another to create a safer community. I commend the chief and RJC for coming to the table to sort through these complex issues.” The work group session scheduled for Sept. 19 will be facilitated by Hassan Aden, a consultant with the VERA Institute, who is also a former chief of the Greenville, N.C., Police Department. His work for the organization, he says, is motivated by his commitment to social justice and to advocacy on behalf of marginalized communities of many kinds.

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Community Police Policy Work Group participants • Racial Justice Coalition • Asheville Branch of the NAACP • Residents Council of Asheville Housing Authority • Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance • Black Lives Matter Asheville • Center for Participatory Change • Stop the Violence Coalition • Asheville Civil Rights Attorney

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The process Asheville is about to undertake, Hassan comments, is unique. He says he’s not aware of any other efforts underway in the United States that aim to incorporate community input into specific police policy recommendations. Asheville residents should see the inclusiveness of the process as a sign of respect, he continues. “This is cutting-edge, and it’s meaningful. It’s risky, but it offers significant rewards.” The work group’s recommendations, Mayfield emphasizes, will be advisory in nature. Hooper and her staff will make the final decisions about any policy changes. However, Mayfield notes, “My guess is that this policy will come before the Public Safety Committee for information and public comment.” And she imagines that City Council will also request a briefing on the outcome of the process at a formal meeting of the Council. While the chief of police answers to City Manager Gary Jackson and City Council, according to APD, Hooper has final approval on department policy changes. She has made it clear on several occasions that she intends to move the process along

quickly and would like to have a revised policy in place in the next few months. REFORMER With the public’s attention still focused on the Williams case, it’s likely that Hooper will feel pressure to incorporate at least some of the work group’s recommendations into the department’s policies. At the same time, she must balance the public’s input against her responsibility to ensure public safety and, likely, pressures from within the department. According to Aden, Hooper is working with her department before the Sept. 19 group session to help APD understand the goals for the collaborative process. Ultimately, says Aden, an optimal policy will benefit everyone in the community, including police officers. “I’ve seen it work,” he explains. While Hooper wasn’t available to speak directly with Xpress by press time on the bigger picture of police and community relations or her personal philosophy on approaching this process, she provided statements through

THE MIDDLE MAN: Hassan Aden is coming into the picture with a personal connection to Asheville Police Chief Tammy Hooper and philosophical linkages to the Racial Justice Coalition. He has worked with police organizations all over the country on policy reform and will be sharing his enthusiasm and knowledge as the facilitator for the Community Police Policy Work Group. Photo Courtesy of Aden Hallingse. But there are indications from Hooper that she is open to change. She said at the Aug. 22 Public Safety Committee meeting that she and her team have already revised a number of policies but have not tackled the Use of Force policy yet. And before this turbulent July, in a February interview with WCQS’s Jeremy Loeb, she shared her perspective on internet videos showing police in other parts of the country using deadly force on people of color who seemed not to be a threat. She offered that some of those videos appeared to demonstrate unreasonable and bad behavior from police officers. Hooper emphasized that a police agency can take steps to avoid such incidents. “First off, making sure our officers’ actions are aligned with our values; that we train them appropriately; that we’re having discussions about things like implicit bias and how we relate to people on the street by ensuring that we talk to them and treat them with respect and dignity; and we’re making sure that we have a voice kind of in what’s happening,” she said. “There’s lots of different things we can put in place, both inside of our agency and then [in] how we communicate externally, to help us not get into those situations and help officers make good decisions and take right action.” One thing that has changed already under Hooper is that the APD now has a body-worn camera policy, and several units, including the Public Housing unit, are currently testing its implementation. Some 34 cameras are currently in use by Asheville officers.

A $99,781 state grant awarded on Aug. 23 means the department now anticipates equipping every officer working in the field with the technology by the middle of next year. At press time, City Council is expected to approve this week nearly $200,000 in matching funds to enable the expedited schedule. Before the announcement of the grant money, the schedule for implementation would have seen all officers carrying the cameras by mid 2018 or 2019. VERA Institute facilitator Aden says he’s known Hooper for close to 30 years, beginning when they worked together in the Alexandria, Va., police force. He emphasized that he believes Asheville’s chief is open to new ideas. Speaking from his own experience as a reformer, Aden says “every reformminded police chief in this country” has, at some point in their career, come to the realization that they have participated in unjust policies that inflict harm. His own epiphany came when he served as a school resource officer in a Virginia high school. “I could see the impact that a single arrest of a young person could have on an entire family,” he recalls. He asked himself, “Is it worth what it will do to the next generation of that family?” Whatever the outcome of the SBI investigation into Jai Williams’ death, his killing appears likely to contribute to a shift in how policing is performed in Asheville. That would surely not be the legacy he or the community would have chosen for him, but it could prove to be a profound and lasting one. X

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IT’S ABOUT DAM TIME Much of the responsibility for the safety of those who live and work below the Bee Tree and North Fork Reservoir dams rests on the shoulders of Swannanoa Fire Chief Anthony Penland. Ever watchful for the possibility of flooding, he and his staff keep one eye on long-range weather forecasts even as they train for and manage other emergencies. At a public meeting on the evening of Aug. 25, as the setting sun tinted the sky over the Swannanoa Valley in shades of rose and gold, the chief spoke of a forecast of heavy rainstorms that could affect the area in a week’s time. While flooding in low-lying areas is a constant concern, the chief’s nightmare scenario is a dam breech. “If a dam fails, get to high ground,” Penland advised Swannanoa residents who attended the public meeting to discuss planned improvements to the North Fork Reservoir dam. “There will be a wall of water 28 feet high coming at [emergency responders],” he said. “We won’t get there in time.” Avoiding that scenario is one of the goals of a $30 million to $35 million plan to update the North Fork Reservoir’s dam to current state standards, Leslie Carreiro told residents who attended any of four information sessions held Aug. 22-25. Asheville’s Water Resources Department manages the North Fork dam under a flood operations plan developed in collaboration with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Dam Safety Division, but the time has come to bring the dam up to current standards, explained Carreiro, a division

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FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION: This rendering of the planned North Fork Dam improvements shows the new auxiliary spillway to the right of the center of the dam. Photo courtesy of Asheville Water Resources Department manager in Asheville’s water department for the past 11 years. The Bee Tree dam, she says, was upgraded in the early 2000s. Designed by Greensboro-based Schnabel Engineering in partnership with Asheville’s McGill Associates, the improvement project will add 4 feet to the height of the dam, update elec-

tronic instrumentation and monitoring systems, protect against earthquake damage, replace aging release gates at the main spillway and add a new auxiliary spillway designed to safely handle a 50,000-year rain event. A new bridge along the top of the dam will allow vehicle access from one side of the reservoir to the other, even if the

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road below the dam washes out due to flooding. LATEST IN 1950S TECHNOLOGY When the North Fork Reservoir opened in 1955, it represented the latest in dam technology, Carreiro told citizens at the information sessions. But technology has changed over the last 60 years, and the state’s goal is to bring every high-hazard dam — that is, every dam whose failure could cause the loss of human life or significant property damage — up to current standards. The North Fork dam, Schnabel engineer Mark Landis said, falls short in a number of categories and requires significant improvements to meet regulatory requirements. Today, the North Fork dam stands 130 feet tall and 1,200 feet long. Constructed from earthen fill excavated on the site, the dam creates a reservoir that provides 70

percent of the water in Asheville’s system. The city owns 22,000 acres surrounding and comprising the reservoir, which is the catch basin for a 20-square-mile watershed extending up the slopes of the Black Mountains. A 36-inch pipe carries untreated water from an intake tower in the reservoir to a water treatment plant below the dam. From there, treated water is piped to Asheville water system customers. In addition to the main dam, a 55-foot-tall, 600-foot-long “saddle” dam fills in a low spot in the topography at the mouth of the valley. The saddle dam is also an earthen structure. JUDGMENT CALL Under the current flood operation plan, the water level in the reservoir is managed by water department employees in coordination with weather services and state regulators. When forecasters predict rain, water managers release water to lower the reservoir’s level and increase its capacity. But in the wake of the severe flooding that resulted from the one-two punch delivered by tropical storms Ivan and Frances in 2004, many local residents questioned whether dam releases had contributed to the flooding. Those storms hit Biltmore Village particularly hard. Floodwaters reached depths of 4 feet in some areas. How much of that flooding should be attributed to water released into the Swannanoa River at the North Fork Dam still seems to be open to debate. At the Aug. 22 information session in Biltmore Village, Carreiro stressed that downstream flooding can result from water entering the system from the many tributaries that flow into the Swannanoa River below the dam. Additionally, in a post on the city’s blog, Carreiro explains that “the dam was never designed for flood mitigation,” since its purpose was to supply water to Asheville. The Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village has an extensive flood emergency plan, John Luckett, the hotel’s general manager, told city water and emergency officials at the Aug. 22 meeting. Other Biltmore Village businessfolk said they were looking for more help from the city in keeping storm drains clear, especially when rainy weather is on the way. “We had $50,000 in damage from a 3-inch rain in December,”

said Katie Avant of Surface Gallery. The business owners aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves, said Danielle Vaeth of MTN Merch on Lodge Street. She has volunteered on several Asheville GreenWorks projects aimed at clearing storm drains in the area and improving the system’s ability to handle stormwater. “We don’t expect the city to do it all,” she explained, “but we want guidance from them on how we can work together.” “We’ll commit to getting those answers from [the] stormwater [department],” pledged Jade Dundas, the city’s Water Resources director. “They will follow up.” PASSIVE SYSTEM The city’s current water release practices, Landis said, are “not an exact science.” But the new dam design will change that. The three massive, 18-foot-tall gates that water department employees now raise to release water from the dam into the primary spillway will be replaced with two concrete weirs. Water will flow freely into the spillway once the reservoir reaches a certain level. Only one operable gate will remain; its function will be to lower the water level for scheduled maintenance. Otherwise, the system will function without human control. It’s a very different approach than the hands-on management strategy the water department now uses. Landis explained that a new auxiliary spillway will automatically release water in a controlled manner during extreme rain events. The new 600-foot-wide auxiliary spillway will sit between the main dam and the saddle dam. Its design uses fusegates, a technology developed and licensed by Hydroplus of Paris, France. In normal conditions, the fusegates look and function like concrete dams. Under extreme flood conditions, the gates are designed to tip forward and break free of the spillway, allowing a larger amount of water to be released, easing pressure on the dam. Each of the eight fusegates in the new spillway will be set to release at a different water level. Combined with a 4-foot increase in the overall height of the main dam, the fusegate system will allow the reservoir to handle the probable maximum precipitation for the area. A new study commissioned by the Tennessee Valley Authority set the PMP for the North Fork Reservoir watershed at 28.6 inches of rainfall over a 24-hour peri-

od. “The new spillway will safely pass the rainfall from the [PMP], which in this case is a storm with a return period well over a 50,000-year event,” Landis said. For comparison, the highest rainfall amounts in the flooding that recently inundated parts of Louisiana totaled 24 inches over a two-day period. Using the fusegate design, Landis explained, will allow a smaller spillway than would otherwise be needed to manage the same water storage capacity. A conventional design, he said, would be two to three times as wide and would have a significantly greater impact on the natural environment of the reservoir. MOVING AND SHAKING Rock excavated during the construction of the auxiliary spillway will be used to buttress the downstream side of the main and saddle dams, increasing their ability to withstand an earthquake. The state adopted new seismic standards in 2014, partly in response to a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Mineral, Va., in 2012. While no

deaths and only minor injuries resulted from that quake, it damaged an estimated $200 million to $300 million in property, including the Washington Monument in Washington. While weather forecasting provides some advance warning for situations like the flooding of 2004, Landis pointed out, the effects of earthquakes on major infrastructure occur almost instantly. Carreiro and emergency personnel described the city’s Emergency Action Plan, which she said was first created in the early 1990s and was updated in 2006 and again this spring. The EAP details the procedures for detecting a potential problem at the dam, formally initiating an emergency action (which allows resources to be mobilized), notifying various partners, responding to the emergency and, finally, determining when and how the emergency operation should end. Water department staff inspect the dam on a daily basis, Carreiro explained. Workers are trained to detect a wide range of potentially hazardous conditions, including

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NEWS overtopping, embankment cracking, seepage, structural problems and sabotage or vandalism. Carreiro and emergency personnel encouraged citizens to sign up for emergency notification services offered by the city (at www.ashevillenc.gov) and Buncombe County (text “BCALERT” to 888777). They also asked residents to stay alert during severe weather events and to cooperate with emergency services if asked to evacuate. UNDER CONSTRUCTION Residents of areas surrounding the North Fork reservoir who attended the information sessions expressed support for the dam improvements, as well as concerns. Liz Stillwell, the president of the homeowners’ association at Laurel Ridge, a residential community that overlooks the North Fork reservoir, was one of several residents who asked how construction activities will affect roads leading to the reservoir. “It’s one way in and one way out,” Stillwell said of the road to her community. “We know there will be a lot of wear and tear on that road associated with this project.” The city has already begun prequalifying specialty building contractors, and it expects to send the project out for bids in the spring, Carreiro said. Construction should begin next June. The city’s target for completion is late 2019. Throughout the 26 months of construction, Carreiro and Landis told residents, most of the equipment used for the project will remain on-site, which will reduce construction traffic. Blasting for the auxiliary spillway will produce the rock needed for reinforcing the main and saddle dams. Depending

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SWEET RETREAT: The former home of the Black Mountain Rod and Gun Club sits between the North Fork dam’s primary spillway and its saddle dam. The structure will be demolished to make way for a new auxiliary spillway. Photo courtesy of the Swannanoa Valley Museum While today the North Fork Reservoir is cordoned off to ensure the security and quality of the city’s water supply, the area was once home to a bustling mountain community. According to an article on the Swannanoa Valley Museum’s website, the family of Frederick Thomas Burnett Sr. and his wife, “Granny Else,” first entered the rugged valley 5 miles from Black Mountain in 1800. Over the next century, many European settlers joined the Burnetts, establishing a church, school, graveyard and homesteads throughout the valley. In 1911, however, residents received word via a newspaper announcement that thousands of acres at the base of the Black and Craggy mountain ranges had been condemned by eminent domain. Though property owners received compensation for their land, residents mourned the lost community for decades. The old church and school buildings now lie under the waters of the lake, while remnants of old homesteads crumble in the protected forests. With the planned improvement project, one relic that survived the dam’s construction — a cabin that served as the headquarters of the Black Mountain Rod and Gun Club from the turn of the century until the late 1990s — will be demolished. “Before becoming the headquarters for the Rod and Gun Club, the lumber that was used to construct the lodge was part of a small house [that] was built and occupied by the family of Joseph Elcany “Caney” Allison (who died in 1908), his wife, Mary Jane Burnett, and their four children,” writes Anne Chesky Smith, director of the Swannanoa Valley Museum in an email. At the Aug. 25 information session, Black Mountain resident Monroe Gilmour explained that the club had consisted of top Asheville city officials, politicians, doctors, lawyers and businessmen. Though the reservoir property was officially off-limits to other visitors, the group had the city’s tacit permission to meet there, rent-free, for 50 years. The group was apparently an all-white, all-male institution, formed in 1894 and chartered in 1907 to promote hunting, fishing and other outdoor sports, then-City Attorney Bob Oast told Asheville City Council members during a March 24, 1998, meeting. Gilmour led the charge to oust the club from its roost, objecting to the discriminatory nature of its membership and the preferential access it enjoyed to an otherwise off-limits city-owned preserve. His effort succeeded, and the cabin has sat mostly unused since Council’s 1998 decision to end the club’s use of the building. The Water Resources Department received word from the North Carolina Historic Preservation Office on Aug. 24 that the structure was not considered historic, Leslie Carreiro said on Aug. 25. “That means we won’t have to transport it to another location,” Carreiro added. She noted that, while a few relics may be preserved and donated to local historical organizations, the city has no plans to salvage or make available to the public the majority of the building or its contents. — V.D. X

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ANIMALS GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 954 Tunnel Road, 298-7647 • WE (9/7), 7-8:30pm - "The Wild Side of East Asheville," event featuring wildlife educator Carlton Burke and with live animals. Free.

BENEFITS ASHEVILLE BOTANICAL GARDENS 151 W.T. Weaver Blvd., 252-5190, ashevillebotanicalgardens.org • SA (9/10), 9am-3pm - Proceeds from the annual fall plant and rummage sale benefit The Botanical Gardens. Free to attend. ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 35 E. Walnut St., 254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • SA (9/10), 7:30pm - Proceeds from the "Business Sings Broadway" fundraiser with business owners taking the stage to entertain benefit Asheville Community Theatre. $20. BEE HEALING GUILD beehealing.buzz • WE (9/7) - Proceeds from this apiary class benefit the Bee Healing Guild. Registration online. $95. • SA (9/10) & SU (9/11) - Proceeds

BATTLE TRANCE BENEFIT: The New York-based tenor saxophone quartet Battle Trance is coming to Asheville to play a benefit concert at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center on Friday, Sept. 9, at 8 p.m. The group is on tour promoting its soonto-be-released new album, Blade of Love, which is the follow-up to its widely acclaimed debut, Palace of Wind. Working within the intersection of the human body, breath and the saxophone, the New York Times describes the band as ”mesmerizing ... a floating tapestry of fascinating textures made up of tiny musical motifs and a music that throbs with tension between stillness and agitation, density and light.” The event has a sliding-scale entrance fee from $10 to $30, and all proceeds go to the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Photo of Battle Trance by Sarah H. Paulson courtesy of New Amsterdam Records (p. 19)

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Weekly meeting with sets provided. All ages welcome. Free. Held at North Asheville Recreation Center, 37 E. Larchmont Road ASHEVILLE LAND OF SKY TOASTMASTERS 274.1865 or 954.383.2111 • TUESDAYS, 7am - Group meeting to develop speaking and leadership skills in a supportive environment. Free. Held at Reuter YMCA, 3 Town Center Blvd. ASHEVILLE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN ashevillenow@live.com • 2nd SUNDAYS, 2:30pm - Monthly meeting. Free. Held at YWCA of Asheville, 185 S French Broad Ave. ASHEVILLE TOASTMASTERS CLUB

BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/ depts/library • TU (9/13), 6pm - Adult coloring club. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler FIRESTORM CAFE AND BOOKS 610 Haywood Road, 255-8115 • 2nd SUNDAYS, noon-2pm Discussion group on the tarot. Free to attend. GREENFEST AT UNCA sustainability.unca.edu • TU (9/13), 3:30pm - Bee hotel ribbon cutting. Free. Held at the pollinator garden uphill from the W.T. Weaver Blvd. • TU (9/13), 5-6:30pm - Greenfest: Herbalism workshop. Free. Held at the Castanea Forest Garden at the Sam Millar Building

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HENDERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES 694-6252 • Through WE (9/14) - Open registration for foster parent training classes that will take place THURSDAYS, (9/15) through (10/20), 6-9pm.

540 Dillingham Road, Barnardsville, 626-3438 • 2nd MONDAYS, 7pm - Community club meeting. Free.

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• 3rd THURSDAYS, 7pm -Hominy Valley Board Meeting. Free. JUBILEE COMMUNITY CHURCH 46 Wall St., 252-5335, jubileecommunity.org • TH (9/8), 6:30-8:30pm - "Elevate: The 7 Powers of Conscious Success," workshop with Larry Watson. $10. LAKE LOUISE PARK Doan Road, Weaverville • MO (9/12), noon - Weaverville 9/11 remembrance ceremony with the Asheville Fire Department pipes and drums band and the Reuter Center Singers. Free. LEICESTER COMMUNITY CENTER 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, 774-3000, facebook.com/ Leicester.Community.Center • 2nd TUESDAYS, 7pm - Public board meeting. Free. • 3rd THURSDAYS, 7pm - The Leicester History Gathering general meeting. Free. MEN DOING ALLY duncan2729@yahoo.com • TH (9/8), 7-8:30pm – Men's practice group to address white privilege, oppression, sexism, queerphobia and racism. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Cafe and Books, 610 Haywood Road

ONTRACK WNC 50 S. French Broad Ave., 255-5166, ontrackwnc.org • WE (9/7), noon-1:30pm "Budgeting and Debt Class," seminar. Registration required. Free. • TH (9/8), 5:30-7pm - "Relationships and Money," seminar. Registration required. Free. • TH (9/12), noon-1:30pm "Relationships and Money," seminar. Registration required. Free. • MO (9/12), 5:30-7pm "Understanding Credit. Get it. Keep it. Improve it." Seminar. Registration required. Free. • WEDNESDAYS (9/14) through (9/28), 5:30-8pm - "Manage Your Money Series," seminar. Registration required. Free. • THURSDAYS (9/15) through (9/29), 5:30-8pm - "Manage Your Money Series," seminar. Registration required. Free. SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE showingupforracialjustice.org • TUESDAYS, 10am-noon - Educating and organizing white people for racial justice. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Cafe and Books, 610 Haywood Road TARHEEL PIECEMAKERS QUILT CLUB tarheelpiecemakers.wordpress.com/

• WE (9/14), 10am - General meeting and presentation on creating a "Mexican Star" by Pat Clement. Free. Held at Balfour United Methodist Church, 2567 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville THE AWESOME FOUNDATION awesomefoundation.org/en/ chapters/asheville • SU (9/11), 6pm - Finalists for the "Awesome Asheville Grant" pitch their ideas in eight minutes. The winner receives a $1000 grant. Free to attend. Held at The BLOCK off biltmore, 39 South Market St. VETERANS FOR PEACE 582-5180, vfpchapter099wnc.blogspot.com/ • 2nd TUESDAYS, 6:30-8:30pm General meeting. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Cafe and Books, 610 Haywood Road

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UPBEAT HOEDOWN: Drummer and music educator Justin Watt is part of the backing band that will play at an upcoming fundraiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Additional local artists, including the event’s music curator Peggy Ratusz, will sit in with the group for a few tunes each, covering country-western icons. “He’ll be keeping the hoedown beats down for all of us,” Ratusz says. Photo by Frank Zipperer WHAT: A benefit concert and dance for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society WHERE: Blue Ghost Brewing Co., of Fletcher WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 11, from 3-7 p.m. WHY: Haw Creek resident Annie Garic participated in her first cycling fundraiser for multiple sclerosis in 2009 and by the next year had launched her own benefit event. She’s since raised $9,932 to combat the disease. “Every year, we have a theme,” she says of the annual gathering. “Last year it was the ’60s, and this year we have country-western. So, people come in costume and have a great time.” Longtime local singer Peggy Ratusz, who’s well-versed in the art of twang, will perform at the party. “She always puts on a good show, and she’s done many, many charitable events, especially connected to MS,” Garic says. Ratusz also recruited the rest of the lineup, which includes local musicians like Sidney Barnes, Jesse Barry, Dave Desmelik, Michael Carver, Shalene Hill and many others. They’ll

be backed by a country-western band as they take turns covering a host of legendary artists, from Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton to Hank Williams and Loretta Lynn. Preceding the live music will be a brief swing dancing class led by Esella Thompson. That begins right when doors open, leaving the rest of the evening open for practicing new moves. Off the dance floor, guests can purchase food from Circle B Ranch BBQ or get a photo taken on decorative bales of hay. Raffle tickets will also be available for a dollar each, with prizes including an astrological reading, animal acupuncture session, massage therapy, greeting card pack and more. Admission costs $15 for adults, $10 for teens and $5 for children under the age of 12. All admission and raffle ticket sales plus a portion of food and beverage sales benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Visit avl.mx/2xp for more information. X

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GOVERNMENT & POLITICS MEET THE CANDIDATES • THIS SATURDAY (pd.) All of the public is invited to a rare opportunity to meet and greet most of the statewide Democratic candidates for North Carolina. Come enjoy hard cider and nonalcoholic cider and a food truck on site all available for purchase. Also invited are all of the candidates for the four seats on the nonpartisan Board of Education for Henderson County (first to speak starting at 10am). • Saturday, September 10 from 10am -12pm at Bold Rock Cidery, 72 Schoolhouse Rd., Mills River, NC. BUNCOMBE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY buncombedems.org • SA (9/10), 5:30pm - Black Mountain Democrat and Independent Barbecue Rally with live music, democratic candidate presentations and barbecue. $3. Held at Lake Tomahawk Park, 401 S. Laurel Circle Drive, Black Mountain BUNCOMBE COUNTY REPUBLICAN MEN'S CLUB 712-1711, gakeller@gakeller.com • 2nd SATURDAYS, 7:30am -

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• WE (9/14), 10am-6pm - Hands On Gallery ninth birthday celebration with cake, special events and party favors. Admission fees apply.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY SENIOR DEMOCRATS 274-4482 • TH (9/8), 6pm - General meeting and potluck supper with keynote speaker John Ager. Free/Bring potluck dish to share or $5. Held at Buncombe County Democratic Headquarters, 951 Old Fairview Road

MOUNTAIN GATEWAY MUSEUM AND HERITAGE CENTER 102 Water St., Old Fort, mountaingatewaymuseum.org/ • 2nd SATURDAYS, 10am-3pm Plein air painting demonstrations. Free.

HENDERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 692-6424, myhcdp.com/ • SA (9/10), 10am-noon - Meet and greet statewide Democratic candidates. Free to attend. Held at Bold Rock Hard Cider, 72 School House Road, Mills River

KIDS GUITAR • PIANO • BASS • MANDOLIN LESSONS (pd.) 30+ years experience. • Patient and supportive. Encouraging creative musicianship • Proven results • Ages 5 and up • Solid fundamentals. MondaySaturday. 828-424-7768. Info/ Testimonials at: GTRnetwork.com ARROWHEAD GALLERY 78 Catawba Ave., Old Fort, 668-1100 • SATURDAYS, 10am-noon Children's art classes with Jake Mouery. $15. ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM 2 N. Pack Square, 253-3227 • 2nd TUESDAYS, 11am-12:30pm - Homeschool program for grades 1-4. Registration required: 253-3227 ext. 124. $4 per student. ATTIC SALT THEATRE COMPANY 505-2926 • SATURDAYS through (12/31) Family theater performances. $5. Held at The Magnetic Theatre, 375 Depot St. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/ depts/library • MO (9/12), 4-5pm - Lego club for ages 5 and up. Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 687-1218, library.hendersoncountync.org • WEDNESDAYS, 10:30am - Family story time. Free. HANDS ON! A CHILDREN'S GALLERY 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 697-8333

SPELLBOUND CHILDREN'S BOOKSHOP 640 Merrimon Ave., #204, 708-7570, spellboundchildrensbookshop.com • SATURDAYS, 11am - Storytime for ages 3-7. Free to attend. THE VANISHING WHEELCHAIR 175 Weaverville Highway, Suite L, 645-2941, VanishingWheelchair.org • 2nd & 4th FRIDAYS, 7pm “Magic, Mirth & Meaning,” familyfriendly, hour-long storytelling singing, juggling and magic production. Admission by donation. THOMAS WOLFE MEMORIAL 52 North Market St., 253-8304, wolfememorial.com • Through SA (9/24) - Submissions accepted for the "Telling Our Tales," student writing competition. Open to grades 4-5, 6-8 and 9-12. The original work must be inspired by the Thomas Wolfe short story, The Far and the Near. Free. TWO SISTERS FARMSTEAD 218 Morgan Cove Road, Candler, 707-4236, twosistersfarmstead.org • SA (9/10), 10am-noon or 1-3pm "Family Discovery Day," with farm tour and family activities. Bring your own picnic lunch at noon. Free.

OUTDOORS APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY 254-3708, ext. 15, appalachiantrail.org, awheelock@appalachiantrail.org • TU (9/13), 5:30-7:30pm - Hiker happy hour networking event. Held at Salvage Station, 468 Riverside Dr. BLUE RIDGE NATURALISTS NETWORK facebook.com/groups/ BRNNmembers/ • SA (9/10), 8am - Easy, 3-mile fall migration bird walk with the Blue Ridge Naturalist Network. $15/$25 per household/Free for members. Held at Owen Lake, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa Blue Ridge Parkway Hikes 2985330, nps.gov • FR (9/9), 10am - Hike of the Week: Ranger-led, moderate 2.5 mile hike through the headwaters basin of Flat Laurel Creek. Meet at the parking area at the end of the Black

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PARENTING ASHEVILLE MUSIC SCHOOL 126 College St., 252-6244, ashevillemusicschool.com • SA (9/10), 2:30-6pm - Open house event with tours, refreshments, instrument petting zoo and teacher and student performances. Free.

VERNER CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING 2586 Riceville Road • Through TU (10/4) - Open registration for a veteran parenting workshop. Classes take place Tuesdays October 4-25, 7pm. Registration: 298-7911 ext. 4347. Free.

PUBLIC LECTURES PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF ASHEVILLE AND BUNCOMBE COUNTY 321-271-4593, psabc.org • TH (9/15), 5:30pm - "Riding Down Charlotte Street: Streetcar Suburb to Modern Corridor," presentation by Kim Leatherwood and Kieta Osteen-Cochrane. $10. Held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 337 Charlotte St. PUBLIC LECTURES AT UNCA unca.edu • WE (9/7), 4:30pm - OLLI STEM Lecture: "X-Planes," presentation by Jim Tyson, pilot. Free. Held in the Reuter Center • MO (9/12), 7pm - GreenFest: “Rachel Carson’s Legacy for North Carolina Today,” presentation about climate change by Robert L. Musil, president and CEO of the Rachel Carson Council. Free. Held in the Highsmith Union Grotto • TH (9/15), noon-1pm - “Sustainability at Work,” Greenfest career panel. UNC Asheville alumni and local professionals discuss their work to support environmental sustainability in a variety of career fields. Free. Held at UNC Asheville, Highsmith Union, room 221

SENIORS COUNCIL ON AGING OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, INC. 277-8288, coabc.org • WE (9/7), 8:30am-3pm - "Successful Aging Health Fair," event for older adults, caregivers, and anyone interested in aging successfully. Bag lunch provided. Free. Held at the UNC Asheville Reuter Center • TU (9/13), 6-8pm - "Medicare Choices Made Easy," information session. Free. Held at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester • TU (9/13), 6-8pm - "Medicare Choices Made Easy," seminar. Registration required: 277-8288 or www.coabc.org. Free. Held at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester

SPIRITUALITY ASHEVILLE INSIGHT MEDITATION (pd.) Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation. Learn how to get a Mindfulness Meditation practice started. 1st & 3rd Mondays. 7pm – 8:30. Asheville Insight Meditation, 175 Weaverville Road, Suite H, ASHEVILLE, NC, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com.

ASTRO-COUNSELING (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229. EVOLUTIONARY WOMEN (pd.) Small group of pioneering souls, called to be guides for planetary birth. Co-create, communicate in and anchor resonant field; meditate on evolutionary codes; embody emerging Universal Self. For details go to www.soulcaper.com. Meets in E. Asheville alternating Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm starting September 27. Diane Hausler, facilitator, 828-280-3371. EXPERIENCE THE SACRED SOUND OF HU (pd.) In our fast-paced world, are you looking to find more inner peace? Singing HU can lift you into a higher state of consciousness, so that you can discover, in your own way, who you are and why you’re here. • Date: Sunday, September 11, 2016, 11am-11:30am, fellowship follows. Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Rd. (“Hops and Vines” building, lower level), Asheville NC 28806, 828-2546775. (free event). www.eckankar-nc.org FULL MOON TRANSMISSION MEDITATION WORKSHOP (pd.) Want to help the world, but don't know where to start? Transmission Meditation. Group meditation that 'steps down' energies from the Masters of Wisdom for use by people working for a better world. Non-sectarian. No fees. A simple altruistic service for the world. • Free. Wednesday, September 14, 7pm, Crystal Visions. 5426 Asheville Hwy. Information: 828-398-0609. LOOKING FOR GENUINE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE AND HELP? (pd.) We are in a beautiful area about 10 minutes from downtown Asheville, very close to Warren Wilson College. www.truththomas.org 828-299-4359 OPEN HEART MEDITATION (pd.) New Location 70 Woodfin Pl. Suite 212 Tues. 7-8 PM. Experience the spiritual connection to your heart and the stillness & beauty of the Divine within you. Suggested $5 Love Offering. OpenHeartMeditation.com SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER (pd.) Wednesdays, 10-midnight, Thursdays, 7-8:30pm and Sundays, 10-noon • Meditation and community. Admission by donation. 60 N. Merrimon Ave., #113, (828) 200-5120. asheville.shambhala.org CENTER FOR ART & SPIRIT AT ST. GEORGE 1 School Road, 258-0211 • 2nd SUNDAYS, 7pm - Dances of Universal Peace. Simple circle dances & chants. $10. CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING ASHEVILLE 2 Science Mind Way, 231-7638, cslasheville.org

• TUESDAYS, 10:30-11:30am - Science of Mind magazine discussions. Free. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC OF HENDERSONVILLE 1735 5th Ave., W. Hendersonville, 6928630, fcchendersonville.org • SATURDAYS (9/10) until (10/29), 10amnoon - "Spiritual Self-Care: Techniques for Mind and Heart," classes. Free. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF BREVARD 325 North Broad St., Brevard, 883-9025, brevardfumc.org/ • TH (9/15), 7pm - "Of Pearls and Prodigals: Hearing Jesus’s Parables as Jewish Stories," presentation by Amy-Jill Levine. Sponsored by the Brevard Jewish Community, Koinonia. Free. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 Sixth Ave., W. Hendersonville, 693-4890, gracelutherannc.com • Through WE (9/7) - Open registration for the September 10, "YOUnique" all ages workshop. Registration required. Free. • 2nd FRIDAYS, 1pm - Healing prayer gathering. Free. • WEDNESDAYS (9/14) through (11/16), 5:30-7:30pm - Adult study series exploring the Reformation. Free/$5 dinner. • SU (9/11), 11:15am - Outdoor bilingual worship service and family picnic. Free. Held at Mills River Park, 124 Town Center Drive, Mills River

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 Cork & Keg, 86 Patton Ave. BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE 1 Page Ave., #101 • MO (9/12), 5:30pm - "Cabernet and Coloring," adult coloring event. Free to attend. BLUE RIDGE BOOKS 152 S. Main St., Waynesville • SA (9/10), 11am - Ron Rash presents his new novel, Risen. Free to attend. • SA (9/10), 1-4pm - Lawrence Thackstone book signing. Free to attend. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/ depts/library • WE (9/7), 3pm - Eugene O’Neill, Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville • WE (9/7), 3pm - Weaverville Afternoon Book Club: Long Day's Journey Into the Night, by Eugene O'Neill. Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville • TH (9/8), 6:30pm - East Asheville Book Club: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Free. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road

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• FR (9/9), SA (9/10) & MO (9/12), 10am-4pm - Proceeds from this used book sale benefit the Friends of the Library. Free to attend. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • SA (9/10), 10am - West Asheville Book Club: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. Free. Held at West Asheville Public Library, 942 Haywood Road • TU (9/13), 1pm - Leicester Book Club: Eli the Good by Silas House. Free. Held at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester • TH (9/15), 2:30pm - Skyland Book Club: Nora Webster by Colm Tobin. Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LITERARY FESTIVAL 208-4731, cmlitfest.org • TH (9/8) through SA (9/10) Carolina Mountains Literary Festival. See website for full schedule: cmlitfest.org. FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 6871218, library.hendersoncountync.org • 2nd THURSDAYS, 10:30am - Book Club. Free. • 2nd THURSDAYS, 1:30pm Writers' Guild. Free. HAYWOOD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY haywoodlibrary.org • TU (9/8), 5:30pm - Presentation by author and poet Fred Chappell. Free to attend. Held at Colonial Theatre, 53 Park St., Canton MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 254-6734, malaprops.com • WE (9/7), 7pm - W. Scott Poole presents his book, In the Mountains of Madness: The Life, Death, and Extraordinary Afterlife of H.P. Lovecraft. Free to attend. • TH (9/8), 7pm - Elizabeth Heaney presents her book, The Honor Was Mine: A Look Inside the Struggles of Military Veterans. Free to attend. • SA (9/10), 3:30pm - "Poetry on Request," poetry open-mic hosted by Katherine Soniat and Tracey Schmidt. Free to attend. • SA (9/10), 7pm - Sandor Katz presents his book, Wild Fermentation! Free to attend. • SU (9/11), 3pm - Barbara O’Connor and Monika Schroeder present, Be Light Like a Bird. Free to attend. • TU (9/13), 7pm - Robert Olen Butler presents his novel, Perfume River. Free to attend. • WE (9/14), 7pm - Carolee Duckworth and Brian Lane present their book, A Great Trip to France. Free to attend.

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OUR VOICE 252-0562, ourvoicenc.org/ trauma-education-series • WE (9/14), 6:30-8:30pm - "Our Unfolding Selves: Creative Writing as Connection and Imagination," workshop with Morgan LeichterSaxby, a certified AWA workshop leader. Registration: arts@ourvoicenc.org. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Cafe and Books, 610 Haywood Road SPELLBOUND CHILDREN'S BOOKSHOP 640 Merrimon Ave., #204, 7087570, spellboundchildrensbookshop.com • SU (9/11), 4-5pm - ROYAL Book Club for adults reading teen/young adult lit: Into the Dim by Janet Talyor. Free to attend.

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VOLUNTEERING TUTOR ADULTS IN NEED WITH THE LITERACY COUNCIL (pd.) Literacy and English language skills help people rise out of poverty and support their families. Volunteer and give someone a second chance to learn. Sign up for volunteer orientation on 9/21 (9:00 a.m.) or 9/22 (5:30 p.m.) by emailing volunteers@ litcouncil.com. www.litcouncil.com BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WNC 253-1470, bbbswnc.org • WE (9/7), noon-2pm - Open house and information for potential Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors. Free. Held at United Way of Asheville & Buncombe, 50 S. French Broad Ave. • TH (9/8), 5-7pm - Open house and information for potential Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors. Free. Held at United Way of Asheville & Buncombe, 50 S. French Broad Ave. ELIADA 2 Compton Drive, 254-5356 • WE (9/14) through WE (10/19) Volunteers (over age 18) needed to help with the Eliada corn maze. Registration: goo.gl/mpfxs1. FRIENDS OF CONNECT BUNCOMBE weconnectbuncombe.org/about • Through SA(10/1) - Volunteer to help with the Sandy Mush Cycle to Farm event benefitting Friends of Connect Buncombe.

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Eighty-nine-year-old Edna Ashley pops with enthusiasm as she talks about downtown Asheville’s dining-and-wellness site, the Senior Opportunity Center. “This is the best place for me to come because I’m around other people,” she says. “I don’t have to be home just looking at the TV all day. It helps my mind, helps my mind a lot, to be around a lot of people, especially at my age,” says the native Ashevillean, her words snappy and strong. “I feel happier when I’m here because there are so many things for us to do,” she says, referring to meals, art and exercise. Ashley is one of many seniors who have found that staying socially connected can be a challenge as they age. Social isolation and loneliness are twice as dangerous as obesity to people’s health, and the mortality risk is comparable to smoking, according to research referred to by Asheville author Gregg Levoy, the keynote speaker at the Wednesday, Sept. 7, Successful Aging conference sponsored by the Council on Aging of Buncombe County (for more information, see below). Fortunately, Western North Carolina seniors have a number of programs and services to help them stay connected. Juanita Igo, care manager at the Council on Aging of Buncombe County,

WHAT Successful Aging conference. The event features a variety of breakout sessions, from “Finding Meaning in Your Life” (a workshop for men) to “Advance Care Planning for You and Your Family.” Visit coabc.org for more info or call 277-8288. WHEN 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 7. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Programs begin with a welcome at 9:30, the keynote by Gregg Levoy from 9:45-10:25 a.m. and breakout sessions 11 a.m-3:30 p.m. WHERE The Reuter Center (home to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) at UNC Asheville COST $20

BINGO! Edna Ashley enjoys meals, art classes and especially bingo at the senior dining center in Asheville. Photo by Kim Isley often helps elders struggling with isolation and depression. They haven’t found their way to a senior community center or some other social activity for older adults — or they don’t know about them, she says. But there are a number in and around Asheville, says Igo. “Sometimes they [seniors] are very isolated. They’re isolated in their homes; they might have medical conditions that make them tired, or they’re tired from the medications,” she says. Seniors can face a combination of challenges, including diminished income, housing costs, transportation, loss of a spouse and independence, Igo adds. Trained in the Healthy IDEAS depression screening protocol (“identifying depression, empowering activities for seniors”), Igo helps develop wellness plans for seniors who are depressed due to a variety of life challenges. “One client I worked with basically lost her home of many years because her husband died, and she couldn’t afford to live there anymore,” says Igo. “She had the support of her daughters but had experienced great losses with her husband and with her home. [In addition] she couldn’t drive anymore, so she felt isolated because she lived in a rural area,” Igo explains. “She couldn’t get to her

church or doctor appointments without asking for assistance.” The elderly woman didn’t want to be a burden on her family and friends, so she didn’t ask for rides and eventually “became more and more isolated” and depressed. Igo was called in to help. Over a three-month period, the care manager encouraged the woman to attend the local senior center and ask her family for help. Igo also arranged for Mountain Mobility, Buncombe County’s community transportation system, to help her get around. By the end of that period, the woman went from being quiet and serious to “chatty, smiling, talking about going to the dining center, to the church. ... Her daughter [told me] they felt like they had their mother back,” says Igo. “Combating social isolation, that is the most important thing we do,” says Phil Gale, senior dining program manager for the Council on Aging of Buncombe County. Gale oversees the dining-and-wellness site Ashley attends, as well as three others in South Asheville, Black Mountain and Weaverville. Each location offers healthy meals catered by Moose Cafe as well activities such as arts, crafts and exercise.

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For seniors who have a passion for learning, Asheville’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offers a large selection of courses and workshops. But the center is more than that, says its executive director, Catherine Frank. “Creating a community of people is as important as the classes we provide.” This is especially important, she notes, as 90 percent of Osher members have relocated from somewhere else, leaving behind family, work and other lifelong social connections. Many Osher members feel the center is a lifeline and that “they are building deeper friendships than they have ever had in their lives,” Frank says, “because instead of making connections based on family or a job, they are meeting people.” Both Frank and Gale say volunteer opportunities can be as important as meals, classes and community. “There are so many places in Asheville and Western North Carolina where you can take classes and learn wonderful things,” says Frank. But at Osher, members play a central role in all aspects, from being class instructors to leading one of the 23 special-interest groups that cover a wide breadth of topics, including conversations in Spanish, beer on tap and poetry. “They are really in charge of the programming of this place in many ways,” she says. Besides helping to run the center, Osher members have volunteered in over 110 local organizations, including MANNA FoodBank, Asheville City Schools Foundation and Hands On Asheville-Buncombe, the volunteer center of United Way, says Frank. “We sometimes talk about the psychic paycheck. They’re doing it as volunteers; they’re not being paid, but there is such reward in serving others,” she says. Gale adds that the senior diningand-wellness centers “aren’t run just by the Council on Aging or its partners; they’re run by volunteers who come there. ... They volunteer their time, they’re needed, they’re wanted, they’re important. They are not just coming in and having someone serve them; they are actively an important part of the site, and that makes the site run.” Baby boomer Levoy says one reason he has been invited to speak at so many aging conferences around the country is that more people want to reframe what it means to get older. “These conferences are all about the nurture of vitality as we age,” he says. “Aging doesn’t have to be the slow, steady, pathetic decline that everybody has always thought.”

Levoy authored Vital Signs: Discovering and Sustaining Your Passion for Life for people of all ages, but the book has especially resonated with the older crowd. “There is a really big difference, in my opinion, with getting older versus growing older,” he says. Growing older means “staying plugged in, staying active, having a sense of purpose and staying connected to your passion,” says Levoy. “The soul, if you will, the spirit, does not retire ever, even if your career does. And these new parts of us, they can be creative leaps, are not done until the show is over and the curtain comes down,” he continues. Nurturing vitality means becoming “enchanted by the world again” and regaining a “sense of wonder.” Levoy says, “There is no way you can live 90 years and see it all; I’m sorry, but it’s not possible.” Ashley, who has nearly reached that milestone (though you would never guess it from her appearance), clearly agrees. When asked what she likes most about the senior center, she can’t name just one thing. Ashley loves the meals, art classes, chess, and especially bingo. She says, “Bingo,” the way winners do, followed by a stream of the giggles that pepper her speech. Ashley is looking forward to trying pottery when it is offered this fall. “I haven’t done it [pottery] yet, but I plan on it,” she says, displaying her eagerness to try a new thing. “I’m calling myself a recycled teenager,” Ashley says with a hearty laugh. “That’s the way to keep young — yes yes yes.” X

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regulatory process. The Asheville office of the U.S. Forest Service doesn’t have the resources to go through the process right now, he adds. “Unfortunately, research can take six to 10 years,” says Richard McDonald, a researcher and owner of Symbiont Biological Pest Management. “In insect time, that’s like 120 years to us. Think about how many generations that is and the scale of insect reproduction. We’re giving them an incredible head start with an approval process that takes six or more years.” “Good science takes time,” McDonald concedes. However, he warns, “Sometimes you need to be a cowboy if we’re going to save our forests. We have to strike a balance if we’re going to save these trees. As it is, we’re going to lose a ton of them.” EXISTENTIAL THREAT McDonald has seen a number of similar tree die-offs. Growing up in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, he recalls, he watched as all of his town’s elm trees died.

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More recently, McDonald, who holds a Ph.D. in entomology, has worked on eradicating the woolly adelgid, the insect that attacks hemlock trees. He has traveled some 70 times to the Pacific Northwest, where the adelgid is doing far less damage than in the eastern U.S. Many pests that kill American trees are from China, McDonald says, and most have predators there that keep them in check. In the case of hemlocks, McDonald adds, the woolly adelgid has been in Oregon for a long time; he believes it’s native to the area. But the hemlocks there are thriving despite the woolly adelgids’ presence because of an insect that preys on the pests. That beetle has been released into the forests in our region, and McDonald hopes it will be able to keep the woolly adelgid in check. If the strategy works, he explains, there’s some chance that the hemlock can recover. Of the emerald ash borer, Martin cautions, “This could be much worse than the hemlock infestation.” Ash borers were first discovered in the United States in Michigan in 2002 and have been spreading since. The pests reached North Carolina in 2013. X FOR MORE INFORMATION Learn more about the emerald ash borer infestation at www.emeraldashborer.info. If you think you have emerald ash borers, call your county Extension Service office or (800) 2069333, or email newpest@ncagr.gov. HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE EMERALD ASH BORER • Don’t bring your own firewood to campgrounds or other forested areas. • Obtain firewood from the forest in which you are camping or from a nearby vendor. • If you brought in firewood, burn all of it before leaving your campsite.

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Hickory Nut Gap in Fairview currently has 100 hogs and 90 cattle grazing in its own pastures and the fields of other farms that meet its standards for cultivating pastureraised, free-range livestock. All of these animals will be entirely raised by the farm, whereas livestock on the majority of smaller local farmsteads are eventually sold to larger operations, provided grain feed, then led to a slaughter factory built to process upward of 30,000 head a day.

By contrast, the Hickory Nut Gap animals will be brought to small, family-owned processing facilities like Mays Meats in Taylorsville, a plant that adopted fully certified-organic standards in 2011. These USDA-approved sites also provide farmers with butchering and packaging services. Every week, Hickory Nut Gap workers load up hogs to carry to slaughter. Mays Meats is an hour and 45 minutes away, and while it

Bywater is one of the closest meat-processing facilities, “We were maxing May’s out at 15 head a week,” says Hickory Nut Gap owner Jamie Ager. The farm also employs the services of Brown’s Packing in Gaffney, S.C., as well as Wells Jenkins & Wells in Forest City, both over an hour away, and both of which can only process upward of 10-12 head of livestock at a time. Many of these abattoirs are forced to put farmers on wait lists. “All the stuff you have to do to haul animals around is really expensive, so you really want to be able to fill a trailer up,” says Ager, who increasingly finds himself hauling that trailer more than five hours across the state to the Villari Foods’ plant in Warsaw. Villari will take around 60 hogs at a time, saving the farm a significant amount of money — savings that are reflected in the price of that pork at the store. Which raises the question: If a hog has to be transported five hours out of town to be processed, just how local is your bacon? “The meat business needs to be regionalized,” says Ager. “There’s a lot of efficiency gained with at least some scale.” Another point to consider: These smaller processing facilities undergo inspections by Animal Welfare Approved and Global Animal Partnership — the same inspection agency used by Whole Foods — to ensure humane treatment of the livestock. The more accessible and affordable locally and ethically raised meat becomes, the more likely the population at large will be to purchase it. Ager isn’t the only one to recognize the need for regional small-scale processing in Western North Carolina. In 2014, the Southwestern North Carolina Planning and Economic Development Commission and the WNC AgriVentures Cultivating Jobs and Innovation Project ordered a feasibility study on the idea of a WNC slaughterhouse. Local agriculture guru Smithson Mills, now the director of Blue Ridge Food Ventures, authored that report. “There’s been a rising demand for local meats, and what we found from the study is that there were indeed dozens of farmers looking for facilities that were closer,” Mills says. “A lot of these farmers are taking their animals to slaughterhouses that are far off the mountain.”

In his study, Mills cites a 2012 report by the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project showing 4,984 cattle, 2,291 hogs, 1,085 sheep and 169 goats cultivated for meat each year in WNC. His research turned up over 3,000 animals in Buncombe County alone in need of a proper processing facility. “Most Western North Carolina meat producers are very small-scale,” he writes. “Among the 55 identified producers, the median production volume (where half produce more and half produce less) by head is 25 animals per year, with an average production volume of about 85 head per year. “I think the study shows that there is a pathway to make it work, but by no means will it be easy,” says Mills, noting that the proposed small-scale facility in his study would cost over $3 million. “With all the growth in the local economy, it may be feasible,” says Foothills Local Meats owner and former coordinator of NC Choices Casey McKissick, who adds, in a decidedly less optimistic tone, “But would I put my money into one personally right now? Probably not. “The thing about slaughter facilities is, regulatory-wise, it is hard to get them started just because of the oversight,” he says. “And then there’s the fact that nobody wants one in their backyard, so you have to be really careful about where you locate these things.” Worries about sewage and wastewater keep them out of rural areas that rely on septic systems for fear of contaminating well water, and a variety of issues, such as concerns over sanitation, noise and wastewater, keep them out of urban environments. Buncombe has even gone so far as to issue a moratorium on slaughterhouses in the county. Ager observes, “Our mission is to create enough scale locally to at least create some efficiency, but it’s still a long way to go. The challenge with these smaller plants ... if you’re killing 10,000 head a day at those big plants, your cost per head is basically nothing, because they can buy a machine that cleans the tripe on beef that a small plant that only kills 10 head a day just can’t buy. So when we pay $300-$500 a head on beef and $150-$200-something per pig, there’s still a plant out there that is going through 30,000 in a day. Your processing cost is really the reason everything costs so much more. But the whole idea of a place that can handle 30,000 head a day has some

social ramifications. ... I can’t imagine that would be a top-notch working environment.” “Five or six years ago, there was a lot of grant money available for infrastructure development in local foods and especially in meat,” says McKissick. “But a lot of that loose grant money, particularly in infrastructure, went away. So the chances of someone helping us fund a slaughterhouse is pretty slim. ... It’s going to have to be private capital.” “If somebody wanted to take a bet and invest in the future of our local meat industry, there is a reasonably good chance that it would work,” says Mills, whose 95-page 2014 study makes a compelling case. “But we are talking about millions of dollars and years of work before we even know if it will be successful.” Until then, Western North Carolina livestock farmers are left holding their hats, waiting in the queues of the busy abattoirs hours away, while omnivores hoping for more affordable local and ethical options for meat are paying the ever-increasing price it costs to buy food from their neighbors. X

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Asheville’s 36th annual Goombay Festival, a celebration of African and Caribbean culture, happens in Pack Square Friday through Sunday, Sept. 9-11. The event has partnered in the past with Green Opportunities Kitchen Ready, a program designed to prepare low-income adults facing systematic employment barriers for work in the food service industry. But this year’s festival features a deeper collaboration with the initiative. For Sholonda Williams, the program’s mission is personal. A few years ago she lost her job as a customer service representative due to illness and later ended up needing to stay at the Western Carolina Rescue Mission shelter after leaving a bad relationship. Williams heard about GO Kitchen Ready around the same time, and since the program is free for income-qualified individuals, she decided to apply. “The rest is history,” she says.

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Since then, Williams completed the 14-week training, which placed her in a culinary internship at the Givens Estates Retirement Community. And only two weeks after graduating, she was hired as kitchen manager at Western Carolina Rescue Mission — the same shelter she had turned to in her time of greater need. “GO Kitchen Ready really makes sure each student is working to their full potential, and if they face barriers, it helps students overcome them,” Williams says. “I learned to cook healthier and a lot about people skills and patience. Now I love what I do.” FELLOWSHIP IN FOOD GO Kitchen Ready is a social enterprise branch of Green Opportunities, a nonprofit whose mission is to “connect youth and adults from low-

wealth neighborhoods to sustained employment opportunities,” according to its website. Since 2012, the program has offered hands-on cooking experience that culminates with a Foundations of Culinary Arts certificate from A-B Tech. The Asheville Independent Restaurants association has also helped set GO Kitchen Ready students up with internships at some of Asheville’s top dining establishments, including The Bull & Beggar and Curate. Eighty percent of students find employment after graduation, in comparison to a roughly 60 percent rate among similar programs nationally. Throughout the program, students cook for the Southside Kitchen, a donation-based community dining space in Asheville’s Southside neighborhood. Southside Kitchen serves free lunches Monday through Thursday with lowincome individuals in mind, such as residents of the nearby Livingston and

Erskine-Walton public housing communities. “We want people in public housing to feel like they have a way to access delicious gourmet food made from scratch,” says the program’s shift manager and chef, Liam Luttrell-Rowland. While GO Kitchen Ready has had a food booth at Goombay in the past, this year the program is going a step further to connect its students to the festival. “We have a booth, we encourage our graduates to have their own booths, and we distribute contact numbers from our graduates in order to get them employed by other vendors,” Luttrell-Rowland says. “This festival is a great example of what we do for fellowship in food.” In addition to 20 food vendors, the festival will have over 50 booths selling African arts and crafts, international clothing and jewelry, skin and hair care products and more. “While there are several Goombays in the U.S. each year, having one in the mountains of Western North Carolina is very unique,” says vendor coordinator Autumn Greenfield. It’s an experience that people are willing to travel for, and Greenfield says vendors are coming from “New York to Florida and everywhere between.” At the GO Kitchen Ready booth, the program’s 13th cycle of students will serve wood-fired barbecue chicken and fried fish along with farm-fresh produce and healthy sides. “This is a live learning experience for our students, and they run the show,” Luttrell-Rowland says. “Our goal is to sell 1,000 plates of healthy soul food.” SOUL FOOD IN A CHANGING ASHEVILLE “The tradition of soul food was once deep and rich in Asheville, and it’s faded with our elders passing,”

says chef Gene Ettison. He teaches for GO Kitchen Ready alongside Luttrell-Rowland and chef Hanaan Shabazz, who has been cooking soul food in Asheville for over 50 years. “We have champions like chef Hanaan, but there aren’t a lot left,” Ettison says. “So it’s great that there are still festivals like Goombay where that doesn’t go away. There has to be a resurgence of African-American chefs in Asheville, or that tradition will be lost.” Ettison owns two food businesses, J. Lee Catering & Wine Co. and J. Lee Chicken Shack, and he hires GO Kitchen Ready graduates, including Williams. At Goombay, Ettison’s J. Lee Chicken Shack will share a large tent with DJ Superman, a local entertainer whose late father, Cleo Shivers, used to run Asheville’s only historically African-American radio station, WBMU. DJ Superman says he “picked up the torch” from his father and hopes to continue providing a musical outlet for Asheville’s African-American community. Luttrell-Rowland notes that tourism and gentrification have reduced soul food options. “No matter what, Asheville’s gonna change,” he says. “But preserving soul food culture is going to make people feel excited about living here and wanting to stay here.” Asheville Goombay Festival happens 5-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, and 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at Roger McGuire Green downtown. GO Kitchen Ready booth will serve food at Goombay on Friday and Saturday evenings. To apply for GO Kitchen Ready or donate to Southside Kitchen, visit greenopportunities.org. X

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Getting wacky at Whacked Secret ingredients, a shared pantry and some shenanigans will all be in play at this year’s Whacked cooking competition. The theme for the upcoming event, which is part of Foodservice & Restaurant Supply Asheville’s annual open house, is “farm to table.” If history is any indication, the absurd will also be in play. “Last year it was a beach theme,” says Sheila Bivins, general manager of FRS Asheville. “The chefs had to hula hoop and sing beach music songs and wear a fish on their heads.” As in the Food Network television show “Chopped,” a mystery ingredient will play a role in the competition. Laura Oliver, the assistant general manager at FRS Asheville, will determine what the competitors will have to contend with. “She’s pretty sadistic at times,” says Bivins. “Last year she had frozen lamb heads for the entrée.” Michelle Bailey of Smokey Park Supper Club, Chris Townsend of Lex 18, Anthony Cerrato of Strada and Matthew Miner of Renaissance Hotel Asheville are leading the four teams at this year’s event. Teammates will include trainees from the Green Opportunities Kitchen Ready culinary program, food service directors from area schools and other local volunteers. Bivins points out that the makeup of the teams themselves is completely random. “Unlike these TV shows, we tell the chefs who their team members are by drawing names out of a hat,” she says. The winning team will earn a commercial refrigerator for the local charity of its choice — Helpmate, the Asheville Humane Society, the WNC Advocacy League and Bee City USA are all represented this year. Four area county school systems — Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood and Burke — have the opportunity to benefit from the event as well. The winning school district will be awarded $500 earmarked as a scholarship for a selected senior interested in a seeking a culinary degree. Bivins urges the public to attend, noting that over 50 food industry manufacturers will be on hand with products on display. “Anybody that has anything to do with commercial food service — restaurants, coffee

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public and manufacturers. Guests will be able to buy $5 tasting tickets in advance or at the event to sample the contest entries. The Pickle Pickin’ happens 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at Asheville Food Park, 2019 Amboy Road. Admission is free, tasting tickets are $5. For details and to register for the pickle and jam competition, visit avl.mx/2xg. CURATE COOKBOOK TOPS LIST Katie Button, chef and owner of Curate, recently added cookbook writer to her resumé. Curate: Authentic Spanish Food from an American Kitchen is set to be released on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The book has already made Eater.com’s list of Biggest New Cookbooks of 2016. The web publication notes the book’s focus on presenting traditional Spanish recipes for the American home cook. Visit avl.mx/2wq for Eater.com’s full list. ARGENTINIAN ASADO AT HICKORY NUT GAP FARM

TOUGH COMPETITION: At last year’s event, chef Joe Mitchell of Chestnut restaurant worked on prying open the jaws of a cooked lamb’s head — the competition’s secret ingredient. Photo by Pat Barcas

Eric Scheffer, executive chef and owner of Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian, will prepare empanadas and four different types of meats — sausage, short ribs, skirt steak and brisket — in authentic Argentine asado style at a Thursday, Sept. 15, dinner at Hickory Nut Gap Farm. Traditional salads and desserts will also be served. Scheffer, who produces his own wine in Argentina, will include glasses of Bodega Gratia with the meal. The Argentinian Asado Dinner starts at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at 57 Sugar Hollow Road, Fairview. Tickets are $96 per person, including tax and gratuity. For details and tickets visit, hickorynutgapfarm.com/ product/argentinian-asado-dinner.

shops, bakeries, breweries, hospitals, schools, prisons, hotels and general foodies — should all come,” she says. FRS Asheville’s open house begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 23 Asheland Ave. Whacked begins at 1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For details, visit gofrs.com/asheville.

The event begins at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at Rhubarb, 7 S. Pack Square. Tickets are $35 for the cooking demo, $40 for the Sunday Supper and $70 for a combined package. Visit katzatrhubarb.brownpapertickets.com for tickets. For more information on Katz, visit wildfermentation.com.

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Chef John Fleer will host “fermentation revivalist” Sandor Ellix Katz on Sunday, Sept. 11, for a fermentation demonstration in his downtown event space followed by Sunday Supper at Rhubarb. The author of Wild Fermentation as well as the James Beard Foundation Book Award winner The Art of Fermentation, Katz has led hundreds of workshops around the world. The upcoming demonstration will offer techniques on how to ferment a variety of vegetables.

Also on Sunday, Sept. 11, Sandor Katz will share fermentation tips at the North Carolina Natural Products Association’s Pickle Pickin’ — A Preservation Celebration at Asheville Food Park. In addition, the free event will feature workshops by local food preservation experts on canning, vegetable ferments, preserved fish, herbal vinegars, kombucha brewing and more. Other highlights include a silent auction and a pickle and preserves competition that is open to both the

A new website, Orderorchard. com, offers locals a single online spot to find and order food from multiple Asheville restaurants and businesses. Founder Thomas Cecil compares it to Trip Advisor for food, adding, “You can interact with the business and order directly from their Orchard web page.” The site allows restaurants to make updates to their menus and encourages Orchard users to refer businesses to join. Visit orderorchard.com to learn more. X

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Brewgrass turns 20

CHEERS TO 20 YEARS Attendees enjoy the 2015 Brewgrass Festival at Memorial Stadium. Asheville’s first beer festival celebrates two decades of music and craft beverages on Sept. 17. Photo by Matthieu Rodriguez As the Asheville brewing industry has grown and evolved, 20 years of longevity has become a mark of distinction. Highland Brewing Co. reached that milestone in 2014 and Green Man Brewery joins the club in 2016, as does Brewgrass, the city’s first beer festival, which this year takes place Saturday, Sept. 17, at Memorial Stadium. Featuring over 55 local, regional and national craft breweries — plus music from The Travelin’ McCourys with special guest Peter Rowan, the Jon Stickley Trio and Bobby Miller and the Virginia Daredevils — Brewgrass’ roots are in another industry trailblazer, Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria. Jimi Rentz and Doug Beatty opened the Biltmore Avenue establishment in 1994, when downtown had a significantly different look than it does today. “That was a long time ago, and there were no craft breweries around,” Rentz says. “I think we opened with seven or nine taps, but we did have to educate people as to better beer.” In 1996, the city of Asheville approached the Barley co-owners about organizing a beer festival in the

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shoulder season (a travel period between peak and off-peak seasons), which at that time was September. Back then, All About Beer magazine’s World Beer Festival in Durham was North Carolina’s only other event of that type. Like the daily work at his business, Rentz says the festival — initially known as the Great Smokies Craft Brewers Invitational — “was born to educate.” But as with many new ventures, plenty of challenges awaited. “We lost a lot of money the first years, but we believed in it, and we found other people who actually liked it and believed in it, and they helped us out,” Rentz says. “I wrote a large check one year to keep us afloat to pay the bands. You know, it’s a bummer when you throw a festival and you owe money at the end of it. That stinks.” Rentz estimates that 300-400 tickets were sold for the inaugural event. Despite taking a financial loss — it took three or four years before the festival started breaking even — organizers still wrote a check to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina. The youth mentoring organization has continued to receive a portion of the festival’s proceeds

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each year, part of an overall commitment to consistency that’s played a significant role in Brewgrass’ success and helped change the shoulder season into a decentsized weekend for the city. Rentz, Danny McClinton and Eddie Dewey currently own the festival and have tried to hold the event on the third week of September, which Rentz views as “a great date,” though one that “used to be a little bit colder in the early years than it’s been lately.” A poster for the 1997 festival hangs framed on a wall in Barley’s and lists that year’s participating breweries, of which only Highland and Green Man represent Asheville. Though Brewgrass remains locally run and annually features a large number of area breweries, the event has attracted a strong tourist following. “I’d say well over half of the crowd comes from out of town and, actually, out of state,” Rentz says. “We have a big representation up and down the East Coast. Every year, we’ll have somebody [from a foreign country] — I think three years ago it was Great Britain, and two years ago we had a crowd from China drop in. It was interesting.”

The hefty outside interest helped inspire the smaller, more locally focused Beer City Festival, which Rentz also spearheads. But despite Brewgrass’ popularity, it’s managed to maintain a laid-back vibe. Long lines and small pours regulated by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control prevent it from turning into a chugging contest and help keep the mood mellow, as do performances by three or four bands. In 2014, Brewgrass moved from Martin Luther King, Jr. Park to Memorial Stadium, which Rentz calls a “gem in the city.” Venue upgrades include a bigger space, hardscape bathrooms and an Astroturf field that attendees can’t muddy up — a notable perk since wet weather has been an issue in the past. Rentz recalls one late ’90s iteration where, despite sideways rain, people “were still in it to win it,” as well as the last year at the festival’s former home, where ceaseless downpours forced him to change clothes three times, yet no one, to his knowledge, left the event. Grateful to the city of Asheville, the local community and its brewers for getting Brewgrass to the two-decade mark, it’s these fond memories that stand out to Rentz as he reflects on its history. But like industry peers such as Highland founder Oscar Wong who’ve let others step into leadership roles, he isn’t sure how much longer he’ll be involved in the festival. “I have problems letting go of certain things, but I’m trying. I’m 52 this year. I’ve been doing this for a while, and it starts getting heavy — gravity’s working harder,” Rentz says. “It’s been a good run.” X

MORE INFO WHAT Brewgrass Festival WHERE Memorial Stadium, 32 Buchanan Place (near McCormick Field) WHEN Saturday, Sept. 17, 1-6 p.m. $55 advance, $65 day of event. $25 Safe Driver ticket. DETAILS For tickets and more information, visit brewgrassfestival.com.

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THE MUSIC ISSUE PLAYING POWER, STAYING POWER Celebrating WNC’s instrument shops old and new BY BILL KOPP bill@musoscribe.com Because of Western North Carolina’s thriving music scene, it makes sense that there are plenty of instrument shops — some just opening, others reaching household name status — to serve musicians’ needs. But Musician’s Workshop is not just an abiding company among its fellow music stores, it’s a North Asheville landmark. While other businesses — not to mention entire buildings — have come and gone along the Merrimon Avenue corridor in the last half century, the relatively small-yetwell-appointed instrument shop has persevered, a reliable, go-to resource for pro and amateur musicians alike. Moritz Music started business at 319 Merrimon Ave. in 1967. Musician’s Workshop co-owner Frank Dosier says that John and Mary Moritz opened the shop as “a retirement hobby” — the family had previously owned 17 stores in Florida. The shop was one of several competitive music stores in and around Asheville, and carried pianos as well as stringed instruments. Dosier says that Moritz “rented it out for cheap, put out a few pianos and a few guitars.” Dosier grew up in North Asheville. “Riding home from school, I saw drums in the window,” he recalls. “Being a musician, I thought, ‘That’s a drum set!’ Jobs were hard to get. My mom took me home, put on some nicer clothes and took me back there.” The then-young teen had to be prodded, but he went in and approached Moritz, asking if he needed any help. “He must have been more tired and worn out than anything, so he said yes,” Dosier remembers. At the time, minimum wage was $1.25 an hour: “I was very demoralized to find out I was going to make $1.10.” Still, Dosier’s responsibilities grew quickly. “I was the only one who could tune a guitar,” he says. “In later years,

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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Musician’s Workshop owner Frank Dosier — pictured with his wife and co-owner, Becky Dosier — started at the business as a teen, when it was known as Moritz Music. “It was my job to come in every day after school and tune every guitar in the store,” he says. The work was “a good lesson, learning about life.” Photo by Cindy Kunst it was my job to come in every day after school and tune every guitar in the store.” He characterizes those early days as “a good lesson, learning about life.” Asheville-born rocker Warren Haynes has fond memories of the music store, too. “It’s been there since I was a teenager,” he says. He used to visit the shop nearly every day on his way home from school. Dosier says that in those days, the building was also home to a bake shop. Young kids — Dosier says Haynes was among them — would come in to the music shop with powdered sugar all over their hands. “My job,” he laughs, “was to chase those guys out.” When he got out of college (where he studied political science), Dosier figured his music store days were over. But then Moritz asked him if he wanted the enterprise. Dosier recalls thinking, “Maybe

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I should have studied business!” He and his then-fiancee, now-wife, Becky Dosier, talked it over. “These opportunities don’t come that often, and John promised to guide me through it. I thought, ‘He’ll be gone in six months, and I’ll have a music store,’” Frank says. He and Becky managed the store for three years, finally taking over as owners in 1977 and renaming the place Musician’s Workshop. The business has changed a great deal in the nearly four decades since then. The couple learned how to weather economic downturns, and — like most brickand-mortar retailers — are still figuring out how to survive in the face of online merchants, many of whom can offer competitive prices, zero sales tax and free shipping. Though they don’t use the phrase “relationship marketing,” it’s a

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key to the Dosiers’ continued success. Frank’s favorite thing about owning the store is “when somebody comes in, someone you haven’t seen for a while,” he says. “And you remember them from back in the ’70s.” Becky adds, “They might have the same guitar they bought from us back then.” “That’s not an uncommon thing,” says Frank. Today, a large portion of Musician’s Workshop’s business is sales, installation and service of sound systems for businesses and churches. The store also specializes in stringed instruments (electric and acoustic), including a remarkably wide selection of Taylor guitars. Those seeking a more unique instrument might head to Black Mountain, where Ken Bailey owns and operates the Bailey Acoustic Shop at 118 Cherry St. Offering hand-built guitars and custom designs, Bailey also provides setup and repair on stringed instruments. The new business opened in October 2015 to provide a retail outlet for the guitars Bailey was making. “I spend most of my time in the shop, building guitars,” he says. “But you do have to sell them somehow.” Each guitar takes about 40 hours of labor to complete. Bailey’s focus is on building quality instruments, and he says that while some customers want special kinds of wood or custom inlays, “I haven’t concentrated on a lot of superfancy woodwork. My philosophy is to build guitars to be played.” For his part, Frank Dosier admits that a lot of people think that owning or working in a music store means hanging out with rock stars and playing guitar all day. “You do some of that,” he admits. “But first you’ve got to tear down some cardboard boxes, put out the trash and wash the windows.” Learn more at musiciansworkshop. com and baileyacousticshop.com. X

‘BY MUSICIANS, FOR MUSICIANS’ Asheville Guitar Bar opens in the River Arts District by Alli Marshall | amarshall@mountainx.com There’s no question that you’ve arrived at the Asheville Guitar Bar. From the guitars scattered throughout, to the furniture constructed from repurposed instruments, to the ceiling beam made to look like a guitar fretboard (complete with strings of different gauges), the theme is apparent. But the new watering hole, located in the Cotton Mill Studios in the River Arts District, is also living-room comfortable and artistically stylish. “It’s a music bar built by musicians, for musicians,” says Mark Goldthwaite, who owns the bar with his wife, Julia. “We wanted to create a networking place PLAY DATE: Will Ray and the Space Cooties takes the stage at Asheville Guitar Bar, for local musicians. A place for them to which recently opened in the River Arts District. Photo by Cindy Kunst meet other musicians to play and jam and get together.” Certain nights are booked, such as a purchasing good-but-cheap instruments The Goldthwaites are also the owners Gypsy jazz jam run by local guitarist Steve at thrift shops to give away to musicians of The Paintbox, a studio in Pink Dog Karla, and a singer-songwriter night on in need. Plus, at the Asheville Guitar Bar, Creative. The jam sessions, now held at Wednesdays. Sunday is an open jam — a there’s a plan to start a musicians fund the bar, started there two years ago. “I time for the Goldthwaites’ friends to play “so whoever’s playing can walk offstage said, ‘Let’s build a destination. A reason and a chance to vet newcomers interested with some money in their pockets,” says for people to come,’” says Mark — and the in booking a show. “We have some very the owner. Asheville Guitar Bar was born out of that professional people coming in — Grammy And, just because it’s a guitar-themed idea. The Goldthwaites also have a motto Award winners,” says Mark. bar doesn’t mean beer is the only beverage. for their new space: “Keep it local, keep it But just because big names have graced There are four brews on tap, but the lounge live, and keep it Asheville.” the stage, it doesn’t mean every player has features “high-end, Old World wines at Asheville Guitar Bar is at 122 a lot of resources. Part of Mark’s extensive great prices,” says Mark. “You can get beer Riverside Drive, Suite D. facebook.com/ guitar collection comes from the habit of anywhere in town.” ashevilleguitarbar X

GET YOUR FIX In the nearly 20 years that he’s owned Weaverville-based instrument shop Dream Guitars, Paul Heumiller has received a lot of requests for repair work. “We constantly hear from people all over the country that really qualified repairmen who they would trust with their high-end guitars are superhard to find,” he says. When the opportunity presented itself to team with Ken Jones of Mountain Song Guitars, Heumiller expanded his existing repair service into a 3,000-square-foot shop — Dream Guitars Repairs — located at Jones’ business in Candler. Dream Guitars is known for carrying modern-day highestquality custom guitars, says Heumiller. Jones is a guitar maker whose instruments have been carried in Heumiller’s shop

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BACK TO LIFE: This 1930 Martin OM-45 is being restored in the Dream Guitars repair shop. Photo courtesy of Dream Guitars

for about five years. “Because we’ve been selling these highend guitars for 20 years and I know [the makers] personally, if one gets shipped to us, I can call them and say, ‘What exact finish do you use on this,’ or ‘We’re seeing this problem with your guitar and we’re thinking about doing this.” Dream Guitar Repairs also specializes in every stage of repair work, from finishes to manufacturing parts. “We’re getting called on a lot to do some major restorations or undoing of bad repair work,” says Heumiller. “Not just for the [value], but for the sound.” Dream Guitars has also built a reputation on selling very fine vintage pieces; being able to work on those instruments is a natural extension for the company of guitar lovers.

“We all play,” says Heumiller. “We’re not just workers who glue wood together. We know what [the guitars] are supposed to do, soundwise.” And, though high-end guitars are the focus (with 70 percent of the shop’s work coming from out of state), Dream Guitars Repairs will also take on most fretted stringed instruments (including electric, acoustic and classical guitars) and occasionally family heirloom instruments, whose worth is more sentimental than monetary. “It’s so great to see a historical piece and be part of that guitar’s story,” says Heumiller. “One of its chapters can be us, bringing it back to life.” Learn more at dreamguitars. com/repairs — A.M. X

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SINGING FOR THEIR SUPPER: Bella Donna, a jazz outfit from the Missouri Ozarks, is a member of Feedbands’ streaming service and recently visited (and performed at) the local company’s farm. The musicians are pictured in Feedbands’ garden. Photo by Adam McMillan

BY ALLI MARSHALL amarshall@mountainx.com The name Feedbands originally related to a feed such as an RSS stream. The independent music curation company streams the music of nearly 2,000 independent artists, and its subscribers vote for their favorites. The album receiving the most votes at the end of the month is then pressed to vinyl and shipped to those subscribers. “These days we’re taking the name a lot more literally,” says founder and CEO Graham Langdon, who relocated the business from California to North Carolina. Along with offices in Black Mountain, Langdon also has a 4-acre farm in Fairview where he raises crops to literally feed bands. “Growing food has long been a passion of mine, and I look for opportunities to combine passions wherever and whenever I can,” Langdon says. “When the thought came into my head, it made a lot of sense.” He’s currently producing squash, melons, pumpkins, tomatoes, kale, hot peppers, kohlrabi, beets, corn, berries and more. He’s also raising chickens and goats for eggs and milk. None of this is sold — “We don’t see this as a commercial farm, but if we have a farm jam, we can harvest it and cook for 50-100 people,” Langdon says.

Those jam sessions also combine several of the entrepreneur’s interests. In an earlier version of the business, bands could stay for free at Langdon’s communal house, as long as they made music. (Not surprisingly, that model wasn’t sustainable.) Langdon first dreamed up the Feedbands concept while at a Steel Pulse concert in Hawaii. “After that show, I started learning to play every instrument I could get my hands on and wanted to live with musicians,” he says. “Everything in my life has been on a musical trajectory since that moment,” though he’s never been in a band himself. But the Feedbands farm offers a viable way to connect with musicians. Langdon invites some, who are touring through Western North Carolina, to spend the night, use the facilities and have a meal. “Pretty much any artist who is a member of the site can reach out to us and stay at the farm,” he says. Farm jams are open to artists whose work Feedbands has released on vinyl. An August session included The Rainbow Girls, whose record was previously issued by Feedbands, and Bella Donna, whose Feedbands release is slated for October. An event is held every month or so. After the bands perform, the audience is invited to pick up any instrument in the house and play.

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“We record everything that happens and then we cut up the best track and jams and songs and put that on a CD,” Langdon says. He plans to begin selling those CDs soon, speculating, “it could potentially be a model for supporting a household that just makes music.” The recording technology in use is more akin to a mobile setup than a professional studio. “Technology and equipment are accessible enough now that you can get results that are maybe similar to a studio back in the ’60s or ’70s, when some really great artists were recording some monumental work,” says Langdon. “And we do professionally master it in post-production.” For now, Feedbands will continue to bring unique, independent music to the fore. The company has put out about 40 records so far. The vinyl — around 1,000 copies of each release — is pressed in The Netherlands (“We used to get them pressed domestically … but wait times, delays and equipment malfunctions were making it nearly impossible to operate a monthly subscription [service],” Langdon notes). Subscriptions cost $4.99 a month for a digital delivery of each new release, and $25 per month to receive the vinyl. There’s also a free

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account option for those who only want to stream content, but it doesn’t include voting privileges. Recent releases have been by oneman-band Scott Dunbar, British soul-pop artist Geoffrey Williams and Asheville-based art-rockers Midnight Snack. The bands that, to date, received the most votes from subscribers are Dunbar, The Vliets, Amycanbe, Birkwin and Vienna, Mammoth Indigo, Smooth Hound Smith and Waterstrider. The voted-on albums have all been previously released digitally and/or to CD, but because the artists are independent, they retain the rights to their work, allowing Feedbands to issue the vinyl recordings. “When we release a band, we pay them $1,000 in cash, up front, and we give them a stack of 100 records that they can sell at shows,” Langdon says. Plus, it’s free for bands to join the site, and all sales of their digital music and merchandise through Feedbands is paid to the artist’s PayPal account. “We hope to be a steppingstone on their path so they can gain wider exposure,” Langdon says. “It’s a win for everyone.” Learn more at feedbands.com X

Carolina Cud Chewers’ musical residency at UNCA

AN EDUCATION: The Carolina Cud Chewers (from left, John James Tourville, Antone Costa, Brody Hunt and Rachel Meirs) will perform at the culmination of two days of public programs on the UNCA campus. Photo by John A. Zara The musicians in local stringband the Carolina Cud Chewers draw inspiration from 78 rpm records made in the 1920s and ’30s. “Although they do per-

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form some of the old fiddle tunes from Southern Appalachia, they are at their best when performing the ‘white country blues’ and ‘rural ragtime’ of the mountains and the Piedmont,” says a press release for the band’s residency at UNC Asheville, which concludes with a concert in Lipinsky Auditorium on Thursday, Sept. 8. As part of the band’s stint at the university, frontman and banjo player Brody Hunt will also share rare and unknown hobo country records from his extensive collection and will talk about freight hopping and country music research in two free presentations. Find the full schedule of events at avl.mx/prsh. The Sept. 8 concert starts at 7 p.m. and is open to the public. The UNC Asheville Blue Grass Ensemble opens. $5 students/$15 general admission. — A.M. X

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BEST OF MUSIC AND BANDS 2016 There were some exciting changes when it came to this year’s bands and music categories. For the first time, musicians and music-related businesses got their own separate, specialized ballot. We also added a handful of new categories — and why not? The smaller, more focused ballot allowed room to stretch out when it came to Western North Carolina’s eclectic musical tastes. “Alternative Rock,” “Vocalist” and “Composer” were among the additions. The top vote-getting genres were “Rock,” “Blues,” “Singer-Songwriter” and “Acoustic/Folk.” Voters got the opportunity to name their favorite local music businesses, from instrument-makers and retailers to the nonprofit that’s getting things done — putting the spotlight on these behind-the-scenes places and people (recording studios and engineers, for example). We added a new category to make sure good deeds don’t go unnoticed: Musician Who Gives Back. Blues vocalist Peggy Ratusz and world music percussionist River Guerguerian share that title. But really, it’s those of us who benefit from their work who reap the rewards. — Alli Marshall X

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BUSKER/STREET GROUP ABBY ROACH, ABBY THE SPOON LADY

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ELECTRONIC BAND BEN HOVEY

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OLD-TIME/BLUEGRASS BAND BALSAM RANGE

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ROCK (ALTERNATIVE) BAND TRAVERS BROTHERSHIP

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KEEPERS OF THE SONG Madison County celebrates a century of preserving its ballad tradition

SONGBIRDS: Ballad singer and fiddler Daron Douglas, left, joins fellow folk musician Betty Smith at a recent celebration in Hot Springs of the centennial of Cecil Sharp’s visit to Madison County. Smith wrote a biography of Douglas’ great-grandmother, Jane Hicks Gentry. They are pictured at Sunnybank Inn, the house where Gentry lived and sang to Sharp during his visit. Photo by Mark Morris

BY GINA SMITH gsmith@mountainx.com The summer of 2016 marks 100 years since British scholar and folklorist Cecil Sharp and his assistant, English folk dance expert Maud Karpeles, ventured into the isolated hollers of Madison County in search of songs. The goal of their journey, which also took them to other parts of Appalachia, was the preservation of the area’s folk ballads — sometimes funny but often violent or sad musical stories of adventure, love and loss that originated centuries ago in England and Scotland. The ballads that came to rest in what Sharp called the Laurel Country of Madison County in the late 1700s arrived surpris-

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ingly unmarred, having crossed oceans and mountains nestled in the memories of immigrants. They thrived and remained mostly intact in tucked-away spots like Allanstand, White Rock and Hot Springs, handed down orally from parent to child, until Sharp captured hundreds of them in the book English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians. The collection, which he penned with musicologist Olive Dame Campbell, became a fundamental part of American folk music and inspired many creative projects, including the 2000 motion picture Songcatcher. EVERYDAY MUSIC “Madison has pretty rugged terrain, and getting to these communities was dif-

ficult then, even if they were pretty close together as the crow flies,” says Hannah Furgiuele, program coordinator for Mars Hill University’s Liston B. Ramsey Center, which houses the Southern Appalachian Archives. “[Sharp] called Madison County the ‘nest of singing birds,’ because the people sang for entertainment, they sang as they worked, singing was just so integrated into their culture.” Although ballad-singing is no longer a part of everyday life for most modern residents of Madison County, the tradition itself is still vibrant — in part due to Sharp’s book. Descendants of some of the “singing birds” who contributed to Sharp’s collection uphold the area’s musical legacy. For recent North Carolina Heritage Award winner Sheila Kay Adams, as for many ballad singers, the songs are a living thread that connects her to her heritage. She is descended from Mary Sands, who sang more than two dozen songs for Sharp. As a child, Adams learned dozens of the ballads from her great-aunt, Dellie Norton Chandler. In June, at the annual Bluff Mountain Festival in Hot Springs, Adams told the robust crowd that the tradition nearly sputtered out several times over the years and noted that Sharp himself predicted the a cappella ballads would be extinct in the Laurel Country by 1950. “But it got a real kick in the butt when [he] showed up and made a big deal out of all of these songs that a lot of them knew,” Adams said. She added that Sharp was followed by other collectors, including Frank C. Brown, Alan Lomax and later, John Cohen. EVOLUTION OF THINKING Sharp’s book has proved invaluable to some modern ballad singers such as Daron Douglas. Douglas is the great-granddaughter of Jane Gentry Hicks, who provided 64 songs — more than any other singer — to Sharp’s collection. Douglas grew up in Madison County but now lives in New Orleans, where she made a name for herself as fiddler and singer. Her 2012 album, Apple Seed and Apple Thorn, includes 31 of the ballads her great-grandmother sang to Sharp. But despite her lineage, Douglas’ own experience of taking up the tradition was heavily dependent on Sharp’s book. “I learned the ballads in a hybrid way,” she says. Some she memorized sitting knee-to-knee with her grandmother, Maude Long, but many she gathered straight from English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians.

“I explain it as a dogleg in the oral tradition,” Douglas says. “And thank goodness they were collected. Sharp’s work really helped the transition between the time that people were learning from their grandparents to a time when the songs were really lost. If you didn’t have them in your family, they were lost.” Douglas muses that if Sharp had never made his journey to Madison County, the tradition may have quietly died there, among the laurels, decades ago, a casualty of progress. “He says in the introduction to his book, it was just the right time. He hurried to get them before more people moved into the mountains and there was more influence from outsiders and industry, or from other music, like radio.” Douglas — whose adult son and daughter-in-law sing the ballads — says her own mother, a classical pianist who came of age during the time when radio was introduced to the mountains, never learned the songs. “My grandmother, who loved the ballads, wanted her daughter to have a ‘better life,’ wanted her to rise up out of the mountains,” Douglas says, adding that she dedicated Apple Seed and Apple Thorn to her mother. “I said, ‘For Jane Long Douglas, because she didn’t get to do it.’ It’s a strange kind of evolution of thinking.”

UPCOMING CENTENNIAL EVENTS • Cecil Sharp Centennial Ballad Show — Performances by ballad singers Sheila Kay Adams, Betty Smith, Joe Penland, Donna Ray Norton and special guests. The evening will also include readings from English Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachians and a Q&A session. Held Saturday, Sept. 10, 7:30-9:30 p.m., at the Madison County Arts Center, 90 S. Main St., Marshall. $15. Info at madisoncountyarts.com or 649-1301 • Cecil Sharp Centennial Celebration Exhibition — An opening reception will be held Tuesday, Sept. 27, 6-8 p.m., in Moore Auditorium at Mars Hill University. The exhibit runs Sept. 26-Oct. 21 at Weizenblatt Gallery, Mars Hill University, 100 Athletic St., Mars Hill. Info at mhu.edu/ramsey-center or 689-1571

OVER THE MOUNTAINS Beyond Madison County, the tradition has become increasingly popular in recent years thanks to the reach of YouTube and social media. Douglas says that at adult music camps she’s taught, a great percentage of the students are often younger than 30, “and just singing ballads and keeping little notebooks and collecting their favorites, really walking the walk.” And even the work of popular performers like Gillian Welch, she adds, is unabashedly informed by the old songs. If Sharp and Karpeles had never made it to Madison County, Furgiuele says, the ballad-singing tradition may not have completely vanished, but it would look very different today. “The two of them captured this moment in time that is now available for all these young people who are coming to our area and finding an interest in these ballads,” she says. “So, I guess, if Sharp had never come, there would still be people singing them, but I don’t think there would be the wide interest that there is now because of the access we have to them.” X

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There’s more than one way to put on a literary festival. Held around the world, they range in size and focus, some bringing in big-name authors while others draw regional writers. Some incorporate conferences or workshops, others offers booths where authors and publishers can sell their wares. The important thing is to a find a sustainable formula. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, with events running from Thursday, Sept. 8, through Saturday, Sept. 10, the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival has done that. “We do try to get a lot of debut authors,” says Kathy Weisfeld, festival president. That’s part of the objective of the event, along with creating “a literary community which is in dialogue with readers, aspiring writers, and established authors about craft and ideas of sustaining merit,” according to the festival’s mission statement. “We’re also affiliated with the Avery Mitchell Yancy Regional Library. They let us know about new authors,” says Weisfeld. In that category this year are Cindy McMahon, a semifinalist for the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award for her memoir, Fresh Water from Old Wells; James McTeer, who won the 2015 South Carolina First Novel Prize for his work Minnow; and Chad Rohl, who published the graphic novel Heavy Sketches Among Worldly Distractions. But the festival also brings a number of well-known writers, such as former North Carolina Poet Laureate Fred Chappell (he will give the keynote address at the sold-out Friday banquet), New York Times best-selling author Leigh Ann Henion, and Pulitzer Prize finalist David Haskell. Haskell, who penned the literary scientific work The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature, is the Saturday night keynote speaker. He takes part in the the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival as a collaboration with the AMY Regional Library and the N.C. Humanities Council Pulitzer Initiative grant. If the genres represented — from science to memoir and poetry to fiction — seem wide-ranging, there is a through-line: The theme for

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PUTTING IN A GOOD WORD: Many of the authors who take part in the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival are regional, though this year’s theme addresses travel — both in road miles and internal destinations. Clockwise from top left, Saturday keynote speaker David Haskell, Doug and Darcy Orr, this year’s theme poster and author Jeremy Jones presenting at last year’s festival. Haskell’s photo by Buck Butler, other images courtesy of Carolina Mountains Literary Festival this year’s festival is “Journey out, journey in.” “We have authors whose books are about travel and authors who have written more personal journeys to self-discovery, to forgiveness, to self-awareness,” says Weisfeld. Even the food authors (including Lauren Faulkenberry, who contributed to the anthology Hungry for Home: Stories of Food from Across the Carolinas and former Short Street Cakes owner Jodi Rhoden, who wrote Cake Ladies: Celebrating a Southern Tradition) fit into the topic of journeys. “Partly why we chose them is that they traveled through the South to find the recipes,” says Weisfeld. But when it comes to well-traveled literature, it’s hard to surpass the miles covered in Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia. That tome, published in 2014, is

the joint effort of Scottish radio broadcaster Fiona Ritchie (known for the NPR program “Thistle and Shamrock”) and former Warren Wilson College President Doug Orr. It covers the history of the WNC’s traditional music as carried to the region by Scots-Irish settlers. Orr and his wife, Darcy, both musicians, perform a free concert on Thursday night to kick off the literary festival. Friday and Saturday programming is a mix of ticketed workshops (mostly sold out at press time) and free presentations, including readings, panel discussions and book signings. Asheville Playback Theatre has planned a program in which audience members will share stories, and the performers will then act them out. The threeday schedule is planned to appeal to readers as much as to writers. “Part of the draw of the festival is

that it is informal,” says Weisfeld. Downtown Burnsville has a number of restaurants, is easily walkable and offers plenty of opportunities for authors, presenters and attendees to meet, relax and get to know each other. “The Nu Wray Inn is there and they have all these porch rockers. … The bookstore is in the town center, and that’s a big space where people hang out and talk. The town square has benches,” says Weisfeld. “That’s what’s great about the festival — it’s interactive.” X

SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS All locations are in Burnsville. Events listed are free unless otherwise listed. For the complete schedule, go to cmlitfest.org/2016-schedule. • Concert by Doug and Darcy Orr and discussion of Wayfaring Strangers: A Musical Voyage from Scotland to Ulster to Appalachia. Held in the Town Center Legacy Room on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 6:30 p.m. • Banquet speaker Fred Chappell reads from A Carnival of Animals, Familiars and other unpublished poems. First Baptist Church on Friday, Sept. 9, 4-4:45 p.m. • Asheville Playback Theatre performs personal stories shared by audience members. TC Legacy Room on Friday, Sept. 9, 1:30-2:45 p.m. and on Saturday, Sept. 10, 1:30-2:45 p.m. • Book signing with authors, including keynote speaker David Haskell. Town Center Legacy Room on Saturday, Sept. 10, noon-12:30 p.m. and 5-5:30 p.m. • David Haskell delivers his keynote address at the Town Center Legacy Room on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 6:30 p.m. $20

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The Lower Frequencies “The Lower Frequencies was born out of a need to cope with the resurgence of historical violence against black bodies, with impunity, including the prevalence of police brutality and unjust treatment under the law,” the play’s creator and sole actor, Bryce Monroe, says. Inspired by Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man, Monroe’s multicharacter work uses spoken word, storytelling, dance, hip-hop and jazz to convey “the harsh realities of what it means to be black in America as well as the intangibility of identity as a member of the black community.” Neglecting these experiences, he says, is a denial of American history that “prevents us from engaging with the realities of our present” in addition to invalidating lives. Performances are at N.C. Stage Company, Thursday to Saturday, Sept. 8-10, at 7:30 p.m., with a discussion following each production. $15-$25. A portion of proceeds goes to Equal Justice Initiative. ncstage.org. Photo by Claire Jia

The Stump Mutts By the end of 2016, The Stump Mutts hope to release their fourth album, Dear Silence. “The new songs contain themes about toxic relationships, dealing with anxiety, learning how to let go and frustration with the violence and polarization in this country right now,” says lead singer Neal Ward. “We also added a couple of lighthearted tracks in there about hanging out at the beach and a tonguein-cheek song about reality TV shows like ‘American Idol’ and ‘The Voice.’ ... We have definitely grown as musicians and as songwriters, focusing on dynamics and musical space in the songs — a ‘less is more’ philosophy.” Those tunes plus selections from the band’s rock catalog will make their way into The Stump Mutts’ set at The Orange Peel on Friday, Sept. 9, at 8 p.m. Posh Hammer and The Jellyrox open. $5/$7. theorangepeel.net. Photo courtesy of the band

Brian Posehn There’s no way Brian Posehn’s resume fits on one page. His television appearances alone include roles on “The Big Bang Theory,” “Seinfeld,” “The Sarah Silverman Program” and more. He’s written for projects like HBO’s “Mr. Show” and Marvel’s Deadpool comic book series; he’s done voice acting on “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” and “Metalocalypse,” among other shows; he’s hosted a podcast called “Nerd Poker” and recruited the band Anthrax for a collaboration that spawned YouTube hit “Metal By Numbers.” More recently, the hyperactive humorist released a full-length comedy special, “Criminally Posehn,” and started penning a memoir to summarize his colorful life. Don’t expect showbiz stories in his stand-up routine, though. That time is usually earmarked for talk of bodily dysfunction, metal, the bane of fatherhood, weed adventures and other geeky fodder. Posehn performs at The Grey Eagle on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 8 p.m. $20/$25. thegreyeagle.com. Photo by Seth Olenick

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Mountain Song Festival Now in its 11th year, Mountain Song Festival has stretched to include three days of live music, artwork and food vendors plus a new “instrument petting zoo” organized by The Junior Appalachian Musicians. The Steep Canyon Rangers host the annual gathering — which was originally suggested by frontman Woody Platt’s mother — and will perform three sets throughout the weekend. During one, the band will be joined by wildly prolific multi-instrumentalist and producer Jerry Douglas, who will also play separately with his group, Earls of Leicester. Other acts on the lineup of veteran and burgeoning artists include Tim O’Brien, Sheriff Scott and the Deputies, Shannon Whitworth & Barrett Smith, The Steeldrivers, Darrell Scott, Front Country and the Dom Flemons Trio (pictured). Brevard Music Center hosts the event Friday to Sunday, Sept. 9-11. Prices vary. Proceeds benefit The Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club. mountainsongfestival.com. Photo courtesy of the Dom Flemons Trio

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by Abigail Griffin

ART APPALACHIAN PASTEL SOCIETY appalachianpastelsociety.org • SA (9/10), 10am-noon - "Where South Meets West in Pastels," presentation by Addren Doss and general meeting. Free. Held at Grace Community Church, 495 Cardinal Road, Mills River ART AT WARREN WILSON COLLEGE warren-wilson.edu • TH (9/8), 5:15pm - "An Annotated Life," visiting artist talk by Travis Head. Free. Held in Holden Auditorium

‘THE FUTURE OF FIXING’: “The future needs a new relationship with making. A forward-thinking, backward-looking, sideways-stepping kind of making. A making born of the imaginative use of skills. Something like fixing,” says the Center for Craft Creativity & Design. The center’s newest exhibition, The Future of Fixing, promotes engagement with making and repair, and is meant to act as a call for integrating fixing into day-to-day life and for reflecting on attitudes to fixing in the future. The show, which opened Friday, Sept. 2 and runs through Saturday, Jan. 2, features 16 international and national design studios and artists whose work addresses the concept of repair, either through fixing things, materials, process, systems or attitudes. The gallery will also include a “Maker Library,” where visitors can seek further inspiration and information about fixing and a hands-on “Fixshop,” where visitors can take their fixing knowledge and put it into practice. The show is free to attend. Photo of Of Instruments and Archetypes caliper by Unfold Design Studio by David Peskens (p. 53)

ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 258-0710, ashevillearts.com • TH (9/8), 5pm - "Regional Artist Project Grant" workshop. Free. Held at Burnsville TRAC Gallery, 102 W. Main St., Burnsville ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM 2 N. Pack Square, 253-3227 • FR (9/9), noon - "Geometric Vistas: Landscapes by Artists of Black Mountain College," presentation by Tamara Vaughan. Admission fees apply. ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM 253-3227, ashevilleart.org • TU (9/13), noon - "Curationism: How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else," presentation by David Balzer. Free to attend. Held at Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St. CALDWELL ARTS COUNCIL 754-2486, caldwellarts.com • SA (9/10), 9am-4pm - 31st Annual Sculpture Celebration with live music, food vendors and sculpture exhibition. Free to attend. Held at the TH Broyhill Walking Park, 945 Lakewood Street, Lenoir HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 86 N Main St., Waynesville, 452.0593, haywoodarts.org/ • TH (9/15), 6:30pm "The Color of Knowledge: Black Mountain College and the Birth of Pop Art,"presentation by Dr. Seth McCormick. Free to attend. MADISON COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 90 S. Main St., Marshall, 649-1301, madisoncountyarts.com • FR (9/9), 6-8pm -Patchwork fashion show. Free to attend. MOUNTAIN GATEWAY MUSEUM AND HERITAGE CENTER 102 Water St., Old Fort, mountaingatewaymuseum.org/ • 2nd SATURDAYS, 10am-3pm Plein air painting demonstrations. Free. ODYSSEY COOPERATIVE ART GALLERY 238 Clingman Ave., 285-9700, facebook.com/odysseycoopgallery • 2nd SATURDAYS, 11am-5pm - Gallery open house with food, music and artists' demonstrations. Free to attend. OPEN STUDIO TOUR OF HENDERSON COUNTY openstudiotourhc.com • Th (9/15) 5-8pm - Preview party for the studio tour featuring work by local artists and art raffle to

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benefit Backpack for Kids. Free to attend. Held on Main St. between Barnwell and Allen St., Downtown Hendersonville

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

PUBLIC EVENTS AT UNCA unca.edu • SU (9/11), 5:30pm - Carolinas Nature Photographers' Association present "Image Critique & Processing," presentation by Jeff Miller. Free. Held in the Reuter Center

GUITAR • PIANO • BASS • MANDOLIN LESSONS (pd.) Tailored to individual goals. 30+ years experience. • Proven results • Fast progress • Encouraging creative musicianship • Theory-Improvisation • Solid fundamentals • All Ages/ Levels/Styles. Monday-Saturday. 828-424-7768. Info/Testimonials at: GTRnetwork.com

TRYON ARTS AND CRAFTS SCHOOL 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, 859-8323 • TH (9/8), noon-1pm - Crafts and Conversation: "The History of Scarves," presentation by Christine Mariotti. Free. • SA (9/10), 10am-noon - Coffee & Crafts Workshop Series: "Fused Glass Pendants," class. Registration required. $40.

ART/CRAFT FAIRS MOONLIT ART MARKET burialbeer.com • 2nd THURSDAYS through (10/13), 8-11pm - Arts and craft market. Free to attend. Held at Burial Beer Co., 40 Collier Ave. WATERFALL CRAFT SHOW AND SALE visitwaterfalls.com • SA (9/9), 9am-4pm - Juried handmade craft show including fabric, paper, glass, wood, metal, clay, seasonal decorations, greeting cards, journals, scarves, purses, jewelry and pottery. Free to attend. Held at Masonic Lodge Brevard, 174 E Main St., Brevard

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS CALDWELL ARTS COUNCIL 601 College Ave., SW Lenoir, 754-2486 • Through (9/9) - Submissions accepted for a Caldwell Arts Council logo. See website for full guidelines. Free. • Through SA (9/10) - Sculptors are invited to bring up to 3 sculptures for this one-day competition on Saturday, September 10. Contact for full guidelines. MADISON COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 90 S. Main St., Marshall, 649-1301, madisoncountyarts.com • Through FR (9/9) - Open submissions for fashion designers and artists for the Friday, September 9 Patchwork exhibition. OUR VOICE HEART WORKS SURVIVORS ART SHOW 252-0562, ourvoicenc.org • Through MO (10/31) Submissions accepted for the 15th Annual Survivors’ Art Show. Register online. Free.

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

ASHEVILLE AREA PIANO FORUM 669-3878, ashevillepiano.org, president@ashevillepiano.org • SA (9/10), 10:30am - "The Classical Music of Dave Brubeck," presentation by Dr. John Salmon. Free. Held at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. CITY OF MORGANTON MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM 401 South College St. Morganton, 433-SHOW, commaonline.org • TH (9/15), 7:30pm - "You've Got A Friend," the Music of Carole King & James Taylor featuring the Western Piedmont Symphony Orchestra. $23-$35. MOUNTAIN SONG FESTIVAL mountainsongfestival.com • FR (9/9) through (9/11) Mountain Song Festival. See website for full schedule and prices. Held at the Brevard College, Porter Center MUSIC AT THE MILLS 748-7956 • FR (9/9), 8pm - Casadee Pope, country. $5. Held at The Crossing at Hollar Mill, 883 Highland Ave. SE • TH (9/15), 8pm - Acoustic Syndicate, rock/folk/bluegrass. $23.50. MUSIC AT UNCA 251-6432, unca.edu • WE (9/7), 6-8pm - "Away Out On the Mountain: Asheville at 78 RPM," presentation by Brody Hunt of the Carolina Cud Chewers. Free. Held in the Humanities Lecture Hall • TH (9/8), noon - September 8 - Percussion workshop with Roy “Futureman” Wooten and Wayne Kirby. Free. Held in Lipinsky Hall room 18 • TH (9/8), 7pm - Carolina Cud Chewers, stringband. $15/$5 students. held in the Humanities Lecture Hall • FR (9/9), 2pm - Roy "Futureman" Wooten and Wayne Kirby, electromusic concert. Free. Held in Lipinsky Auditorium • FR (9/9), 3pm - "Chamber Music Chat," featuring Pan Harmonia. Free. Held at the Reuter Center • FR (9/9), 3pm - Opera Talk: Presentation by Asheville Lyric Opera General Director David Craig Starkey. Free. Held in the Reuter Center • TU (9/13), 7pm - Faculty showcase concert. Free. Held in Lipinsky Hall NORTH MAIN MUSIC SERIES 692-6335 • SA (9/10), 5-7:30pm - Justified Vibe, rock. Free to attend. Held at Green Room Cafe & Coffeehouse, 536 N. Main St., Hendersonville PAN HARMONIA 254-7123, pan-harmonia.org • MO (9/12), 7:15pm - Concert with works by Fredrik Holm, George Gershwin and Gary

GALLERY DIRECTORY ARROWHEAD GALLERY 78 Catawba Ave., Old Fort, 668-1100 • Through TH (9/15) - Bring Us Your Best, annual juried art exhibition. ART AT BREVARD COLLEGE 884-8188, brevard.edu/art • FR (9/2) through FR (9/30) - Daniel Nevins/a retrospective, exhibition of the paintings of Daniel Nevins. Reception: Friday, Sept. 30, 5:30-7pm. Held in the Sims Art Building ART AT MARS HILL UNIVERSITY 689-1307, mhu.edu • Through SU (10/16) - A Cabinet of Curiosity: Selections from the Permanent Collection, exhibition of late 19th century Appalachian homesteading objects. Held in the Rural Heritage Museum ART AT UNCA art.unca.edu • Through WE (9/7) - Exhibition of UNC Asheville student work in theater costuming. Held in the Highsmith Art & Intercultural Gallery. ART AT WARREN WILSON COLLEGE warren-wilson.edu • MO (9/5) through (10/5) - A Place in Space, group exhibition. Opening reception: Thursday, Sept. 8, 4:306:30pm. Held in Holden Art Gallery. ART AT WCU 227-3591, fineartmuseum.wcu.edu • Through FR (9/30) - Handed On: Three Generations of Corn Shuck Artists, exhibition. Held in the Mountain Heritage Center • Through WE (11/23) - Light and Air: The Photography of Bayard Wootten. Held at the Mountain Heritage Center. • TH (9/8) through FR (9/16) - Artist and Friend, exhibition of the paintings and art of the late Joel Morris. Reception: Thursday, Sept. 8, 5-7pm. Held in the Fine Art Museum

ing exhibition by Douglas Lail. Reception: Friday, Sept. 2, 5-8pm. • FR (9/2) through FR (9/16) - Point of View Exhibition: Off the Clock, curated by Elaine Bleakney. Opening reception: Friday, September 2, 5-8pm. Curator's Talk: Saturday, Sept. 3, 4-6pm. ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART 82 Patton Ave., 251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art.com • FR (9/2) through FR (9/30) - Studies in Color and Light, exhibition of the paintings of Everett Schmidt. Reception: Friday, Sept. 2, 5pm. BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER 56 Broadway, 350-8484, blackmountaincollege.org • FR (9/2) through SA (12/24) - Basil King, Between Painting and Writing, exhibit curated by Brian E. Butler and Vincent Katz. Opening Reception: Friday, Sept. 2, 5:30-8pm. HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 452-0593, haywoodarts.org • FR (9/2) through SU (10/2) - WNC Design Guide, group exhibition. Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 2, 6-9pm. Held at the Haywood County Arts Council, 86 N. Main St., Waynesville HICKORY MUSEUM OF ART 243 3rd Ave., NE Hickory, 327-8576 • Through SU (11/13) - Palimpsest, exhibition of photography and projections by Sally Fanjoy and James Labrenz and sculpture by Tom Shields. Opening reception: Thursday, Sept. 1, 5:30-7:30pm. • SA (9/3) through (12/4) - Retrospective exhibition of the art of Pat Viles. Opening reception: An artist reception: Saturday, Sept. 10, 6-8pm. MADISON COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 90 S. Main St., Marshall, 649-1301, madisoncountyarts.com • FR (9/9) through (10/7) - Patchwork, group exhibition. Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 9, 6-8pm.

ARTWORKS 27 S. Broad St., Brevard, 553-1063, artworksbrevardnc.com • Through FR (9/30) - Spirit People, exhibition of the paintings of Cason Rankin.

MICA FINE CONTEMPORARY CRAFT 37 N. Mitchell Ave., Bakersville, 688-6422, micagallerync.com • FR (9/9) through SU (11/20) - From The Earth, exhibition of the work of Bryant Holsenbeck, Amy Putansu and Rodger Jacobs. Reception: Saturday, Sept. 17, 5-8pm.

ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 1 Page Ave., 258-0710, ashevillearts.com • FR (8/12) through FR (9/16) - Hello My Name Is.., paint-

MORA CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY 9 Walnut St., 575-2294, moracollection.com • Through FR (9/30) - Exhibition of the jewelry of Caitie

Schocker, JS Bach and Ernesto Nazareth. $20/$15 advance/$5 students. Held at Haen Gallery Asheville, 52 Biltmore Ave. PUBSING 254-1114 • 2nd SUNDAYS, 6-8pm - Gospel jam and sing-along. Optional snack time at 5:30pm. Free to attend. Held at French Broad Brewery, 101 Fairview Road RHYTHM & BREWS CONCERT SERIES 233-3216, facebook.com/ rhythmandbrewshendersonville • 3rd THURSDAYS (5/19), 5-9pm Outdoor concert series. Free to attend. Held between Allen & Caswell Streets, Hendersonville RIVERLINK'S RIVERMUSIC 252-8474, ext. 1, dave@riverlink.org • FR (9/9), 5-10pm - Outdoor live music event featuring Buncombe Turnpike, Tellico and Love Canon. Free to attend. Held at Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Road

THE BREVARD PHILHARMONIC • SU (9/11), 3pm The Brevard Philharmonic with soloist Marina Lomazov. Featuring works by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky. $25-$35. Held in the Porter Center at Brevard College WAYNESVILLE BRANCH OF HAYWOOD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 678 S. Haywood St., Waynesville, 452-5169 • SA (9/10), 3pm - The Friends of the Library Concert Series: Michael Jefry Stevens, jazz piano. Free.

THEATER DIFFERENT STROKES PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTIVE 275-2093, differentstrokespac.org • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (9/17), 7:30pm - Rasheed Speaking.

Sellers. Artist Reception: Friday, Sept. 2, 5-8pm.

Custom Acoustic Guitars Restorations and Repairs Guitar Building Class

ODYSSEY COOPERATIVE ART GALLERY 238 Clingman Ave., 285-9700, facebook.com/odysseycoopgallery • Through FR (9/30) - Exhibition of the ceramic work of Joanna Carroll and David Voorhees. SATELLITE GALLERY 55 Broadway St., 305-2225, thesatellitegallery.com • FR (9/2) through FR (9/30) - God and Country, exhibition of paintings by Alli Good and Hannah Dansie. Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 2, 7pm.

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

SEVEN SISTERS GALLERY 117 Cherry St., Black Mountain, 669-5107, sevensistersgallery.com • (9/2) through (11/13) - Exhibition of oil paintings by Cindy Wagner. SPRUCE PINE TRAC GALLERY 269 Oak Ave., Spruce Pine, 765-0520, toeriverarts.org/facilities/spruce-pine-gallery/ • Through (9/17) - My Other Self, exhibition of the sculptures of Robin Martindale. • Through SA (9/10) - Exhibition of the photographic works of H. Allen Benowitz. SWANNANOA VALLEY FINE ARTS LEAGUE 669-0351, svfalarts.org • FR (9/2) through FR (9/30) - Autumn Glory, group exhibition. Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 2, 5-7pm. Held at Red House Studios and Gallery, 310 W. State St., Black Mountain THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY & DESIGN 67 Broadway, 785-1357, craftcreativitydesign.org • FR (9/2) through SA (1/7) - The Future of Fixing, exhibition of 16 international artists. Opening Reception: Friday, Sept. 2, 6-8pm.

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TRACKSIDE STUDIOS 375 Depot St., 545-6235 • Through FR (9/30) - Patterns, exhibition of the watercolor and ink of Sandra Brugh Moore.

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TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 859-8322, tryonarts.org • Through MO (10/3) - Trio, exhibition of works created by songwriters and artists using the same book inspiration.

ALL WEEKEND Starts at 9am Saturday & Sunday

Contact the galleries for admission hours and fees

$21/$18 advance. Held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St.

PARKWAY PLAYHOUSE

FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE 2661 Highway 225, Flat Rock, 693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (9/8) until (9/25) - The Diary of Anne Frank. Wed. & Thurs.: 7:30pm. Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. $15-$40.

682-4285, parkwayplayhouse.com

J.E. BROYHILL CIVIC CENTER 1913 Hickory Blvd., SE Lenior, broyhillcenter.com • FR (9/9) until SU (9/11), 7:30pm - A Woman of No Importance, performed by Foothills Performing Arts. $16.25/$9 for children and students.

THE MAGNETIC THEATRE

MONTFORD PARK PLAYERS 254-5146, montfordparkplayers.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS, (9/2) through (9/24), 7:30pm - Pride and Prejudice. Free to attend. Held at Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St.

Crepes. Farm Fresh Salads. Sandwiches. Eggs Benedict.

202 Green Mountain Drive, Burnsville, • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (9/10) - You Can’t Take it with You. Fri.

KITCHEN HOURS

& Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 3pm. $20/$18 for seniors, students & military/$10 children.

375 Depot St., 279-4155

Lunch: Mon-Sat 11:30-2:30 Sat & Sun Brunch: 9-2:30 Dinner: Sun-Thur 5-10, Fri-Sat 5-11 CROW BAR HOURS Sun-Thur: Noon-10:30 Fri-Sat: Noon-11:30 Bar Snacks Daily: 2:30-5 & 10-Close

• THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (9/24) - Off the Rails. $24/$21 advance. • WE (9/14), 6-9pm - Proceeds from The Bernstein Family Christmas preview party benefit The Magnetic Theatre. $25.

47 Biltmore Ave. Downtown Asheville

828.254.2502 theblackbirdresturant.com

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CLUBLAND THE JOINT NEXT DOOR Bluegrass jam, 8:00PM THE MOCKING CROW Open Mic, 8:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT 75 Dollar Bill w/ MANAS (rock, rhythm), 9:30PM THE PHOENIX Jazz night w/ Jason DeCristofaro, 8:00PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Phantom Pantone (DJ), 10:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE TOUCH Samadhi Psychedelic Wednesdays (electronic), 9:00PM TOWN PUMP Open mic w/ Billy Presnell, 10:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Blues & Soul Jam, 9:00PM WILD WING CAFE Iggy Radio (acoustic), 9:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Skinny Wednesdays w/ J Luke, 6:30PM

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 185 KING STREET NFL Kickoff Potluck, 8:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest (blues, rock 'n' roll, soul), 8:00PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM Alien Music Club (jazz), 9:00PM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE NFL Kickoff Party, 8:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Erin Kinard, 7:00PM

GARAGE MEETS THE GRANDIOSE: Chicago’s garage rock duo North By North isn’t your typical three-chord power outfit. Since forming in 2011, the band has blended baroque pop, surf rock melodies and cabaret oddities into a thundering, psychedelic stew that earned touring dates with the Eagles of Death Metal and Tegan & Sara, as well as heavy radio rotation throughout the Midwest. North By North heads south on Friday, September 9 for a 9 p.m. show at The Boiler Room in downtown Asheville. Photo courtesy of Baby Robot Media WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 185 KING STREET Vinyl Night & Cornhole League, 7:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR This Frontier Needs Heroes (cosmic Americana), 5:00PM Les Amis (African folk), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Brown Bag Songwriters kick-off party, 5:00PM

O.HENRY'S/THE UNDERGROUND "Take the Cake" Karaoke, 10:00PM

GOOD STUFF Jim Hampton & friends perform "Eclectic Country" (jam), 7:00PM

ODDITORIUM Thera Roya, Wilted Spine & Pleasant (metal), 9:00PM

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN JD Wilkes of the Legendary Shack Shakers w/ Dex Romweber (American roots), 9:00PM GRIND CAFE Trivia night, 7:00PM

BARLEY'S TAPROOM Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul, funk), 5:30PM

BEN'S TUNE-UP Honky Tonk Wednesdays, 7:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old-time session, 5:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open Mic, 7:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM

BURGER BAR Karaoke, 6:00PM

LEX 18 Andrew J. Fletcher (barrel house stride piano), 7:00PM

OFF THE WAGON Piano show, 9:00PM OLIVE OR TWIST Swing dance lesson w/ Bobby Wood, 7:30PM 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock), 8:00PM

CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Station Underground (reggae), 8:00PM CROW & QUILL Carolina Catskins (gritty ragtime jazz), 10:00PM ELAINE'S DUELING PIANO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Wild Card Trio (funk, jazz), 9:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Benjo Saylor (of Brushfire Stankgrass), 6:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN An evening of comedy w/ Brian Posehn, 8:00PM

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Oskar Blues cornhole league, 6:00PM

ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL An Evening w/ Don Alder (roots, bluegrass, blues), 6:30PM Seth Walker (soul, blues, singer-songwriter), 8:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Dennis Berndt (reggae, roots, folk), 6:00PM

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

ROOM IX Fuego: Latin night, 9:00PM

K LOUNGE #WineitUp Thursday w/ Dj AUDIO, 9:30PM

SALVAGE STATION Pleasure Chest, 8:00PM

LEX 18 Ray Biscoglia Duo (jazz standards), 7:00PM Michael Anderson (honky-tonk piano), 10:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Ben Hovey (dub, jazz), 6:30PM

SLY GROG LOUNGE Sound Station open mic (musicians of all backgrounds & skills), 7:30PM

MOUNTAIN MOJO COFFEEHOUSE Open mic, 6:30PM

SOL BAR NEW MOUNTAIN Leopold & His Fiction (rock, blues), 8:00PM

NEW MOUNTAIN THEATER/AMPHITHEATER Earphunk (funk, jam), 9:00PM

STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Circus Mutt, 6:00PM

ODDITORIUM Daggers & Zin Vetro w/ Obsidianeye (rock, punk), 9:00PM

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Redleg Husky (bluegrass, Americana), 9:00PM

NOBLE KAVA Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert, 9:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE John Gillion (Americana), 8:00PM

OFF THE WAGON Dueling pianos, 9:00PM

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CLADDAGH RESTAURANT & PUB Patrick Fitzsimons (Irish folk music), 8:00PM CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Open mic w/ Riyen Roots, 8:00PM CROW & QUILL Hearts Gone South w/ Morgan O'Kane (country, honky tonk), 9:00PM

FUNKATORIUM Staves & Strings (bluegrass), 6:30PM

CLUB ELEVEN ON GROVE Russ Wilson & his Nouveau-Passe Orchestra (jazz), 8:30PM

LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones ("The man of 1,000 songs"), 6:30PM MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Ashley Heath (Americana), 6:00PM

OLIVE OR TWIST The Mike & Garry Show (acoustic, variety), 7:30PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Dynamo (R&B, funk, jazz), 10:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Evan Taylor Jones (soul, rock), 6:00PM OSKAR BLUES REEB RANCH Steep Canyon 50k Ultramarathon & Relay Hullabaloo, 10:00AM PULP Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Lenny Pettinelli (acoustic rock), 8:00PM

BEN'S TUNE-UP Woody Wood & the Asheville Family Band (acoustic, folk, rock), 7:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Acoustic Swing, 7:00PM BOILER ROOM North By North w/ The Spiral & Mr. Mange (garage psych), 9:00PM BURGER BAR Bike night, 6:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Bryan Marshall & the Payday Knights (outlaw country), 7:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Hustle Souls (Americana, soul), 8:00PM

CLUB ELEVEN ON GROVE Grown Folkin Dance Party w/ DJ Superman (ole skool hip hop, R&B, soul), 10:00PM

PURPLE ONION CAFE Millie Palmer Jazz Trio, 8:00PM

CORK & KEG Sparrow & Her Wingmen (gypsy jazz), 8:30PM

ROOM IX Throwback Thursdays (all vinyl set), 9:00PM

CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Nate Robinson, 8:00PM

SALVAGE STATION Disc Golf Weekly Competition, 5:30PM Fireside Collective, 8:00PM

CROW & QUILL One Leg Up (gypsy jazz), 9:00PM

SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10:00PM SMOKY PARK SUPPER CLUB Eleanor Underhill & Friends (Americana, soul), 6:00PM SPRING CREEK TAVERN Open Mic, 6:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN DJ Greg Cartwright (garage & soul obscurities), 10:00PM ELAINE'S DUELING PIANO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Paper Crowns (rock, Americana), 10:00PM

STONE ROAD RESTAURANT & BAR Open Mic w/ Tony the Pony, 8:00PM

FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Laura Blackley & The Wildflowers (folk, country, soul), 6:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Jazzy Happy Hours w/ Bill Gerhardt, 5:00PM Open Mic Night hosted by Teron, 7:30PM

GOOD STUFF Cameron Sutphin (country, folk, rock), 8:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Twin Peaks w/ White Reaper & Modern Vices (garage rock, punk), 9:30PM THE PHOENIX Linda Mitchell Duo (jazz), 8:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE TRL REQUEST NIGHT w/ DJ Franco Nino, 7:00PM TOWN PUMP Redleg Husky (Americana, folk), 9:00PM TRAILHEAD RESTAURANT AND BAR Open Cajun & swing jam w/ Steve Burnside, 7:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Jesse Barry & The Jam, 9:00PM TWISTED LAUREL Karaoke, 8:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Logan Mason (folk), 9:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH DJ dance party, 9:30PM WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL Pendulum Trio (jazz), 8:00PM

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 185 KING STREET Further To Fly (Americana, rock), 8:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Sankofa (electrofolk, world music), 9:00PM ALTAMONT THEATRE Improv Comedy w/ Reasonably Priced Babies, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL The Grass Is Dead (bluegrass, Grateful Dead tribute), 9:00PM ATHENA'S CLUB Dave Blair (folk, funk, acoustic), 7:00PM

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Sean Hayes w/ Charley Crockett & Tim Carr (singersongwriter), 8:00PM ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL An evening w/ Gina Sicilla (Americana, blues, jazz), 7:00PM Asheville Songwriter Showcase, 9:00PM

TAVERN Downtown on the Park Eclectic Menu • Over 30 Taps • Patio 13 TV’s • Sports Room • 110” Projector Event Space • Shuffleboard Open 7 Days 11am - Late Night

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB West End String Band (bluegrass, Americana), 9:00PM JERUSALEM GARDEN Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Totes Dope Tite Sick Jams w/ (ya boy) DJ Hot Noodle, 10:00PM

LIVE MUSIC... never a cover

LEX 18 High tea w/ Bob Strain (romantic classics), 12:00PM The Duo of Dreams & Splendor (jazz, swing), 7:00PM Andrew J. Fletcher (barrel house stride piano), 10:00PM

THU. 9/8 Lenny Pettinelli

LOBSTER TRAP Calico Moon, 6:30PM

(acoustic rock)

LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE Matt Walsh (blues), 6:00PM

FRI. 9/9 DJ MoTo

MARKET PLACE The Sean Mason Trio (groove, jazz, funk), 7:00PM

(dance hits, pop)

O.HENRY'S/THE UNDERGROUND Drag Show, 12:30AM

SAT. 9/10 A Social Function

ODDITORIUM Hot Vibes! w/ Lee Cash & Po' Folk (dancehall reggae vs. hip-hop), 9:00PM

(rock ‘n’ roll, covers)

OFF THE WAGON Dueling pianos, 9:00PM OLIVE OR TWIST Rhoda Weaver & the Soulmates (oldies and blues), 8:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Fridays w/ members of Phuncle Sam (jam), 5:00PM Cranford Hollow (Americana), 10:00PM

20 S. Spruce St. • 225.6944 PacksTavern.com MOUNTAINX.COM

SEPTEMBER 7 - SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Dinner Menu till 10pm Late Night Menu till

Tues-Sun

5pm–12am

12am

Full Bar

CLU B LA N D ORANGE PEEL The Stump Mutts w/ Posh Hammer & The Jellyrox (rock, alternative), 8:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Chicken Fried Possum (old-time, newgrass), 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN DJ MoTo (dance hits, pop), 9:30PM

COMING SOON WED 9/7

5-9 PM – ALL YOU CAN EAT SNOW CRAB LEGS : $35 MUSIC BY WEST END TRIO ON THE PATIO

THU 9/8 6:30PM – DREAM GUITARS &

MOUNTAIN SPIRIT PRESENT: DON ALDER 8:00PM – ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT:

SETH WALKER FRI 9/9

7:00PM –

GINA SICILIA W/ ROOTS & DORE

9:00PM – ASHEVILLE SONGWRITER SHOWCASE

SAT 9/10

6:30PM – AMICIMUSIC PRESENTS:

CELLO CHARM SUN 9/11

MOLLY VENTER & GOODNIGHT SUNSHINE 7:00PM – BILLY CARDINE & NORTH OF TOO FAR DOWNS 5:30PM –

TUE 9/13

7:30PM – TUESDAY BLUEGRASS

WITH STIG AND FRIENDS WED 9/14

5-9 PM – ALL YOU CAN EAT SNOW CRAB LEGS : $35 MUSIC BY WEST END TRIO ON THE PATIO 7:00PM – AN EVENING WITH AIOFE CLANCY

PRESENTS FREE SUMMER

Sunset Concerts Every Week 7 - 10PM TUESDAYS

Eleanor Underhill & Friends WEDNESDAYS

Live Honky Tonk Americana

AND ROBIN BULLOCK THU 9/15

7:00PM –

MISS TESS AND THE TALKBACKS

FRI 9/16 7:00PM – AN EVENING WITH

NATASHA BORZILOVA

9:00PM – AN EVENING WITH

AMY STERNBERG SAT 9/17

3:00PM – BLOODKIN AND BLOODIES-

PRE PANIC PARTY FIDDLE WORKSHOP WITH BRUCE MOLSKY

FRIDAYS

SEPTEMBER 17TH: 3PM, 735 HAYWOOD RD (NEXT DOOR TO ISIS MUSIC HALL)

Woody Wood Live Acoustic Set

7:00PM – AN EVENING WITH BRUCE MOLSKY Every Tuesday

SATURDAYS

Gypsy Guitars *3pm - 6pm

7:30pm–midnite

BLUEGRASS SESSIONS

SUNDAYS

SEPTEMBER 7 - SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

SALVAGE STATION Sol Rhythms, 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Brooks Dixon, 8:00PM SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB Zumba w/ Francisco Flores and Dream Team, 7:00PM DJ dance party & drag show, 10:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE James Hammel, 6:00PM THE ADMIRAL Hip-hop dance party w/ DJ Warf, 11:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Jazzy Happy Hours w/ Marilyn Seits Duo, 5:00PM Official Goombay Festival After Party w/ DJ Audio, 9:00PM THE LANTERN RESTAURANT & BAR Matthew Curry, 6:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Joan Shelley w/ Maiden Radio (folk, singer-songwriter), 9:00PM THE PHOENIX Jamison Adams Project (rock funk fusion), 9:00PM THE SOCIAL Steve Moseley (acoustic), 6:00PM THE STRAND @ 38 MAIN Etta May (comedy), 8:00PM TIGER MOUNTAIN Dark dance rituals w/ DJ Cliffypoo, 10:00PM TOWN PUMP Jonny Monster Band (rock), 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES The Bill Mattocks Band (blues, dance), 10:00PM

743 HAYWOOD RD 828-575-2737 ISISASHEVILLE.COM MOUNTAINX.COM

185 KING STREET Bill Mattocks Band (blues, rock), 8:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Chuck Lichtenberger (eclectic piano), 6:00PM Red Hot Sugar Babies (jazz), 9:00PM ALTAMONT THEATRE Sirius.B w/ special guests (Gypsy punk, indie, world music), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Dieselboy **** Liminal B-day Bash (electronic), 9:00PM Make America Dance Again w/ live rotating DJs (dance), 10:00PM ATHENA'S CLUB Michael Kelley Hunter (blues), 6:30PM BHRAMARI BREWHOUSE Bend & Brew (yoga class), 11:00AM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE The Digs (funk, jazz, soul), 9:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Patrick Fitzsimons (roots music), 7:00PM BURGER BAR Asheville FM 103.3 DJ Night, 6:00PM BYWATER Earthtone, 9:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Laurel Lee & the Escapees (americana, classic country, honky tonk), 6:00PM CORK & KEG Café Sho (Cajun two-step, waltz), 8:30PM CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Just The Crust, 8:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Pitter Platter w/ DJ Big Smidge, 10:00PM ELAINE'S DUELING PIANO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Sol Rhythms (Latin dance), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Ten Cent Poetry (folk, pop), 6:00PM

TWISTED LAUREL Top 40s Girls Night, 11:00PM

GREEN ROOM CAFE & COFFEEHOUSE North Main Music Series: Justified Vibe, 5:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Joshua Messick (folk, world music), 8:00PM

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Car Seat Headrest w/ The Lemon Twigs (indie, rock, lo-fi), 9:00PM

WILD WING CAFE Andalyn Lewis Band (country, Americana, rock), 9:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Brandi Carlile w/ Greg Holden [CANCELLED], 7:00PM

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH A Social Function (acoustic), 9:30PM WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL Ben Hovey (live souljazztronica), 8:00PM ZAMBRA Zambra Jazz Trio, 8:00PM

Dub Cartel Reggae/Ska

195 Hilliard Ave benstuneup.com

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Citizen Mojo (blues, funk), 8:00PM

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

UNWINE'D AT MELLIE MAC'S Bread & Butter Band (bluegrass, country, rock), 7:00PM

ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL AmiciMusic presents "Cello Charm" (classical), 6:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Sufi Brothers (bluegrass, rock, folk), 9:00PM JERUSALEM GARDEN Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND

Jack Oblivian & The Sheiks (rock), 10:00PM LEX 18 High tea w/ Bob Strain (romantic classics), 12:00PM Ray Biscoglia Duo (jazz standards), 7:00PM Lenny Pettinelli (singer-songwriter), 10:15PM LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM MARKET PLACE DJs (funk, R&B), 7:00PM MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Bald Mountain Boys (bluegrass), 6:00PM NEW MOUNTAIN THEATER/ AMPHITHEATER Cabinet (roots rock), 9:00PM O.HENRY'S/THE UNDERGROUND Drag Show, 12:30AM ODDITORIUM Stella Blue Presents: Viva La Vox w/ The Go Devils (rock, special price), 8:00PM OFF THE WAGON Dueling pianos, 9:00PM OLIVE OR TWIST 42nd Street Band (big band jazz), 8:00PM Dance party (hip-hop, rap), 11:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Buddhagraph Spaceship (jam, rock), 10:00PM ORANGE PEEL 8th annual Rock Academy Fundraiser w/ Lyric (pop, funk, soul), 7:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY City Mouse (folk), 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN A Social Function (rock n' roll, covers), 9:30PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Todd Snider's East Nashville Revue (alt. country, storytelling, folk, rock), 5:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE The Paper Crowns (folk, bluegrass), 8:00PM ROOM IX Open dance night, 9:00PM SALVAGE STATION The Get Right Band, 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Further To Fly (Americana, rock), 8:00PM SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Carver & Carmody, 6:00PM THE ADMIRAL Soul night w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 11:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Official Goombay Festival After Party w/ Westsound, 9:30PM THE MOTHLIGHT Pallbearer w/ Horseflesh & Squidlord (doom metal), 9:30PM

THE PHOENIX Alex Krug Combo w/ Bill Berg (rock, Americana), 9:00PM THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Weird Al Yankovic (comedy, parodies, pop), 7:00PM TOWN PUMP The Corey Hunt Band (country), 9:00PM TOY BOAT COMMUNITY ART SPACE Burlesque is Coming! (Burlesque, comedy, thrills), 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES The King Zeros (blues), 7:30PM The Free Flow Band (funk, soul), 10:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Zigadoo Money Clips (funk, pop), 9:30PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Kat Williams benefit, 8:00PM

Band w/ A Pony Named Olga (country, blues, garage), 9:00PM

BURGER BAR Honky Tonk night, 6:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Tiki Night w/ DJ Lance (Hawaiian, surf, exotica), 10:00PM

BYWATER Open mic w/ Rick Cooper, 8:00PM

LEX 18 1929 Thomas Wolfe Scandal Mystery Dinner Theater (ticketed event), 6:30PM

COURTYARD GALLERY Open mic (music, poetry, comedy, etc.), 8:00PM

ODDITORIUM Odd Dance Party, 9:00PM

CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Trivia, 7:00PM

OFF THE WAGON Piano show, 9:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN Country Karaoke, 10:00PM

OLIVE OR TWIST Zen Cats (blues), 7:00PM

GOOD STUFF Songwriter's "open mic", 7:30PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Bluegrass brunch w/ Woody Wood, 11:00AM Sundays w/ Bill & friends, 5:00PM

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Contra dance (lessons, 7:30pm), 8:00PM

WILD WING CAFE Karaoke, 9:00PM WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL Caribbean Cowboys (rock), 8:00PM

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Henry River Honey (Americana), 2:00PM

ZAMBRA Zambra Jazz Trio, 8:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Travers Jam, 6:00PM

UNWINE'D AT MELLIE MAC'S Purple Possum Fest w/ Cristal Rose and The Silver Foxes, The Big Deal Band & Zach Cooper (benefit), 3:00PM

SALVAGE STATION Tropidelic, 8:00PM

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Purple (funk, jam), 7:00PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM Rivers, 7:30PM BEN'S TUNE-UP Sunday Funday DJ set, 3:00PM Reggae night w/ Dub Kartel, 7:00PM BHRAMARI BREWHOUSE Sunday brunch w/ live music, 11:00AM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Sunday Jazz Brunch w/ James Hammel & friends, 11:30AM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Larry Dolamore (acoustic), 7:00PM BYWATER Cornmeal Waltz w/ Robert Greer (classic country, bluegrass), 6:00PM CORK & KEG Vollie McKenzie (swing, jazz, blues), 3:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 9:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Holly Bowling (piano, experimental, jam), 8:00PM

SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Gene Holdway, 4:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Phantone Pantone, 9:00PM THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN Lou Mowad (classical guitar), 10:00AM Bob Zullo (pop, rock, blues), 7:00PM THE PHOENIX Mike Sweet (60s & 70s covers), 12:00PM THE SOCIAL Get Vocal Karaoke, 9:30PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Sunday brunch on the rooftop w/ Katie Kasben & Dan Keller (jazz), 12:30PM THE SOUTHERN Yacht Rock Brunch w/ DJ Kipper, 12:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN AmiciMusic: Piano & Cello (classical), 2:00PM WICKED WEED Summer Concert Series, 4:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Sunday Funday w/ Crocs Duo, 5:00PM

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Molly Venter and Goodnight Moonshine (acoustic, Americana), 5:30PM

185 KING STREET Open mic night, 7:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Irish session, 5:00PM Trixie Trainwreck & Her No Man

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Siamese Jazz Club (soul, R&B, jazz), 8:00PM

Fri •Sept 9 Free Live Music @ 7:00pm

CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Jon Edwards and the Musicians in the Round, 6:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM

ORANGE PEEL Dinosaur Jr. w/ Cloud Nothings (alt. rock), 9:00PM

Wed •Sept 7 Woody Wood @ 5:30pm

Sat •Sept 10 Free Live Music @ 7:00pm Sun•Sept 11 Reggae Sunday hosted by Dennis Berndt of Chalwa @ 1pm

Tue• Sept 13

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo, 7:00PM Todd Cecil & friends (Americana, blues), 9:00PM

Team Trivia w/ Dr. Brown @ 6pm

LEXINGTON AVE BREWERY (LAB) Kipper's "Totally Rad" Trivia night, 8:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Bobby Miller & friends (bluegrass), 6:30PM O.HENRY'S/THE UNDERGROUND Geeks Who Drink trivia, 7:00PM ODDITORIUM Odd Karaoke (free), 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY’S Jonathan Ammons & Take The Wheel (honky-tonk karaoke), 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Tony Lanez [POSTPONED], 9:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Mountain Music Mondays (open jam), 6:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Time 4 Tim Barnsback: Fundraiser for Local Leaders & Education w/ Yess I (psychedelic reggae), 8:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Odd Squad w/ Obsideoneye & The Spiral, 8:00PM THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN Bob Zullo (pop, rock, blues), 7:00PM THE PHOENIX David Feder (flamenco, contemporary guitar), 8:00PM THE VALLEY MUSIC & COOKHOUSE Monday Pickin' Parlour (open jam, open mic), 8:00PM TIGER MOUNTAIN Service industry night (rock 'n' roll), 9:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE Timo's Film Society Movies (free popcorn), 7:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Service Industry Night, 7:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Old-time jam w/ Mitch McConnell, 6:30PM

MOUNTAINX.COM

SEPTEMBER 7 - SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

CLU B LA N D

Send your listings to clubland@mountainx.com

URBAN ORCHARD Old-time music, 7:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Take Two Jazz: Bill Bares and Tim Doyle, 7:30PM

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The John Henrys (hot jazz), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday Night Funk Jam, 11:00PM BACK YARD BAR Open mic & jam w/ Robert Swain, 8:00PM BEN'S TUNE-UP Eleanor Underhill (country, soul), 7:00PM BLACK BEAR COFFEE CO. Round Robin acoustic open mic, 7:00PM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Trivia, 7:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Circus Mutt ("muttgrass"), 7:00PM BUFFALO NICKEL Trivia, 7:00PM BYWATER DJ EZ & fire-spinning, 9:00PM CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Matt Walsh (blues), 6:00PM CROW & QUILL Boogie Woogie Burger Night (burgers, rock n' roll), 7:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Honky-Tonk, Cajun, and Western w/ DJ Brody Hunt, 10:00PM GOOD STUFF Old time-y night, 6:30PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Zuzu Welsh Band (rock, blues Americana), 6:00PM Amasa Hines (psychedelic, Afrofuturism), 8:00PM IRON HORSE STATION Open mic, 6:00PM ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Tuesday bluegrass sessions w/ Stig & friends, 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Cajun Two-steppin' Tuesday w/ Cafe Sho's (Cajun, zydeco, dance), 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Classic Rock 'n Roll Karaoke, 10:00PM LEX 18 Bob Strain & Bill Fouty (jazz ballads & standards), 7:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Jay Brown (folk, singer-songwriter), 6:30PM MARKET PLACE QuickChester (indie, rock, blues), 7:00PM ODDITORIUM Odd comedy night, 9:00PM OLIVE OR TWIST Blues Night w/ Remedy, 8:00PM

SEPTEMBER 7 - SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

MOUNTAINX.COM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Turntable Tuesdays (DJs & vinyl), 10:00PM

GRIND CAFE Trivia night, 7:00PM

ORANGE PEEL Andrew Bird w/ Gabriel Kahane (indie, folk rock, baroque), 8:00PM

ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL An evening w/ Aoife Clancy & Robin Bullock (acoustic, celtic, folk, jazz), 7:00PM

SALVAGE STATION Fin Dog, 9:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old-time session, 5:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Taco and Trivia Tuesday!, 7:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Jazzy Happy Hours w/ Bill Gerhardt, 5:00PM Jazz-n-Justice benefit Tuesday (benefit for Food Not Bombs), 7:30PM

LEX 18 The Patrick Lopez Exprience (modern & Latin jazz piano), 7:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT The Album Leaf w/ Rituals of Mine (electronic, ambient, rock), 9:30PM THE PHOENIX Open mic, 8:00PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Phantom Pantone (DJ), 10:00PM THE SOUTHERN Pancakes and Canadian Bacon Tour w/ Dusty Slay & Hannah Hogan (comedy), 6:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Early Funk Jam, 9:00PM URBAN ORCHARD Billy Litz (Americana, singer-songwriter), 7:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Irish sessions & open mic, 6:30PM

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Ryan Oslance Duo (jazz), 5:00PM Les Amis (African folk music), 8:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Ben Hovey (dub, jazz), 6:30PM MOUNTAIN MOJO COFFEEHOUSE Open mic, 6:30PM NOBLE KAVA Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert, 9:00PM O.HENRY'S/THE UNDERGROUND "Take the Cake" Karaoke, 10:00PM ODDITORIUM Synergy Story Slam, 7:00PM Eye of the Destroyer, Tongues of Fire, Twist of Fate & Untold Salem (rock), 9:00PM OFF THE WAGON Piano show, 9:00PM OLIVE OR TWIST Swing dance lesson w/ Bobby Wood, 7:30PM 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock), 8:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Brown Bag Songwriting competition, 5:00PM Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 7:00PM ORANGE PEEL Chevelle w/ The Dead Deads [SOLD OUT], 8:00PM

BARLEY'S TAPROOM Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Alexa Rose (folk, indie, Americana), 6:00PM

BEN'S TUNE-UP Honky Tonk Wednesdays, 7:00PM

ROOM IX Fuego: Latin night, 9:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open Mic, 7:00PM

SALVAGE STATION Junto, 8:00PM

BURGER BAR Karaoke, 6:00PM CLADDAGH RESTAURANT & PUB Patrick Fitzsimons (Irish folk music), 8:00PM CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Open mic w/ Riyen Roots, 8:00PM CROW & QUILL Drayton & the Dream Pipe (jazzy video game covers), 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Chinquapin Duo (folk), 9:00PM FUNKATORIUM Staves & Strings (bluegrass), 6:30PM GOOD STUFF Jim Hampton & friends perform "Eclectic Country" (jam), 7:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN SeepeopleS w/ Dropin Pickup (indie), 8:00PM

SLY GROG LOUNGE Sound Station open mic (musicians of all backgrounds & skills), 7:30PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Eric Congdon, 6:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Open Mic Spoken Word w/ David Joe Miller, 8:00PM THE JOINT NEXT DOOR Bluegrass jam, 8:00PM THE MOCKING CROW Open Mic, 8:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Titus Andronicus w/ A Giant Dog (punk, indie, rock), 9:00PM THE PHOENIX Jazz night w/ Jason DeCristofaro, 8:00PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Phantom Pantone (DJ), 10:00PM TOWN PUMP Open mic w/ Billy Presnell, 10:00PM

BARLEY'S TAPROOM Alien Music Club (jazz), 9:00PM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Bluegrass Jam w/ The Big Deal Band, 8:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Bob Zullo (rock, jazz, pop), 7:00PM BYWATER Noah Proudfoot & friends (soul, blues, folk), 7:30PM CITY OF MORGANTON MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM "You've Got A Friend" - The Music of Carole King & James Taylor Featuring The Western Piedmont Symphony Orchestra , 7:30PM CLUB ELEVEN ON GROVE One Leg Up (jazz), 8:30PM CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Station Underground (reggae), 8:00PM CROW & QUILL Carolina Catskins (jazz), 10:00PM ELAINE'S DUELING PIANO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Shaman (funk, jazz), 9:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Alexa Rose (folk, Americana), 6:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Liz Vice (gospel, soul, Christian R&B), 8:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Rich Robinson (blues, Southern rock), 8:00PM HISTORIC DOWNTOWN HENDERSONVILLE Rhythm & Brews Concert Series w/ The Hip Abduction, Big Block Dodge & Emily Bodley (Afro-pop, indie rock), 5:00PM ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Miss Tess & the Talkbacks (Americana, roots), 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass jam, 7:00PM

ORANGE PEEL Vic Crown 20th anniversary show w/ Blinding Isaac & Bleedseason (metal, rock), 9:00PM

ATHENA'S CLUB Dave Blair (folk, funk, acoustic), 7:00PM BEN'S TUNE-UP Woody Wood & the Asheville Family Band (acoustic, folk, rock), 7:00PM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Billy Litz (singer-songwriter), 8:00PM

PULP Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Acoustic Swing, 7:00PM

PACK'S TAVERN Hope Griffin Duo (acoustic folk), 8:00PM

BURGER BAR Bike night, 6:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY The Travelin' Kine (Americana, alt. country), 8:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Sweet Claudette (country, Motown), 8:00PM ROOM IX Throwback Thursdays (all vinyl set), 9:00PM SALVAGE STATION Disc Golf Weekly Competition, 5:30PM Fish & Friends, 8:00PM SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10:00PM SMOKY PARK SUPPER CLUB Les Amis (African folk), 7:00PM SPRING CREEK TAVERN Open Mic, 6:00PM

BYWATER Naked Scholar (groove, soul, R&B), 9:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE The All-Arounders (delta, rag, swamp rock), 6:00PM CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Hunter Grigg (singer-songwriter, folk), 8:00PM DOUBLE CROWN DJ Greg Cartwright (garage & soul obscurities), 10:00PM ELAINE'S DUELING PIANO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Dirty McCurdy Band (bluegrass, jam), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Leigh Glass & Corey Bullman (country, roots), 6:00PM

STONE ROAD RESTAURANT & BAR Open Mic w/ Tony the Pony, 8:00PM

GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Songwriters in the round, 6:00PM Nikki Talley w/ Boo Ray (folk, Americana, singer-songwriter), 8:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT The Moth: True Stories Told Live (storytelling), 7:30PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Carolina Wray (indie), 7:00PM

THE PHOENIX Valorie Miller & Aaron Price (singersongwriter), 8:00PM

ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL An Evening w/ Natasha Borzilova (singer-songwriter, folk), 7:00PM An evening w/ Amy Steinberg (singer-songwriter, pop), 9:00PM

TIMO'S HOUSE TRL REQUEST NIGHT w/ DJ Franco Nino, 7:00PM TRAILHEAD RESTAURANT AND BAR Open Cajun & swing jam w/ Steve Burnside, 7:00PM

K LOUNGE #WineitUp Thursday w/ Dj AUDIO, 9:30PM

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Jesse Barry & The Jam, 9:00PM

LEX 18 Ray Biscoglia Duo (jazz standards), 7:00PM Michael Anderson (honky-tonk piano), 10:00PM

TWISTED LAUREL Karaoke, 8:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones ("The man of 1,000 songs"), 6:30PM

WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL Sister Ivy (modern soul), 8:00PM

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH DJ dance party, 9:30PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Pierce Edens w/ special guests, 9:00PM JERUSALEM GARDEN Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Totes Dope Tite Sick Jams w/ (ya boy) DJ Hot Noodle, 10:00PM LEX 18 Kid Dutch & James Posey ('20s hot jazz), 7:00PM Lenny Pettinelli (singer-songwriter), 10:15PM LOBSTER TRAP Hot Point Trio, 6:30PM

MONDAYS Quizzo – Brainy Trivia • 7:30pm CAJUN TWO STEPPIN’ TUESDAYS Featuring Cafe Sho Every Tuesday in Sept. • 7pm Gumbo, Po Boys and more! WEDNESDAYS Asheville’s Original Old Time Mountain Music Jam • 5pm Brewery of the Month: Noble Cider / Pint Specials

8PM 7PM DOORS DOORS

8PM DOORS

9/8 9/9 SEAN HAYES

W/ CHARLEY CROCKETT & TIM CARR

9/10 9/11 9/13

8PM DOORS

OLIVE OR TWIST The Mike & Garry Show (acoustic, variety), 7:30PM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Stop Light Observations (rock), 8:00PM

Where The Blue Ridge Mountains Meet the Celtic Isles

7PM DOORS

ALTAMONT THEATRE Liz Longley (singer-songwriter), 8:00PM

OFF THE WAGON Dueling pianos, 9:00PM

ALTAMONT THEATRE Underhill Rose - Live Recording (country, soul), 7:00PM

9/7

6PM DOORS

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM

ODDITORIUM Couch Surfer w/ Odd Squad (rock), 9:00PM

WED

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Firecracker Jazz Band (hot jazz), 9:00PM

FRI THUR

NEW MOUNTAIN THEATER/ AMPHITHEATER Darren Knight aka "Southern Momma" (comedy, 6:00PM

SAT

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Skinny Wednesdays w/ J Luke, 6:30PM

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

SUN

MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Ashley Heath (Americana), 6:00PM

TUE

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Blues & Soul Jam, 9:00PM

9/15 9/16 9/16 9/17

LIZ VICE SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND (FREE) NIKKI TALLEY THE QUEBE SISTERS

09/07

wed

09/08

thu

THURSDAYS Mountain Feist • 7pm Bluegrass Jam • 9:30pm Bourbon Specials

FRI 9/9 SAT 9/10

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Don’t think twice about seeing Mike Birbiglia’s Don’t Think Twice

Don’t Think Twice HHHHS

DIRECTOR: Mike Birbiglia PLAYERS: Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia, Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard, Tami Sagher COMEDY DRAMA RATED R THE STORY: A New York improv comedy troupe is thrown into turmoil when one of its members gets a shot at success. THE LOWDOWN: A poignant take on a perennial problem, Don’t Think

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Twice doesn’t shy away from difficult issues like jealousy and existential doubt while still retaining a sly sense of humor. If you like improv comedy, you’ll probably love Don’t Think Twice. If you’re not an improv aficionado, odds are good that you’ll still like it; as the old adage goes, “the odds are good but the goods are odd.” The catch here is that you shouldn’t go in expecting a straight comedy, because there’s a bit more to it than that. Don’t Think is, at its rather siz-

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able heart, a dramatic exploration of the pitfalls and psychological foibles inherent to the comedic mindset, a warts-and-all look at what it takes to follow an artistic dream that is remarkably unlikely to ever generate much income or garner the respect of one’s peers. What makes this film so uniquely effective is its capacity to humanize its subjects without fawning over them or glossing any gory details. And despite my admonition that audiences should expect more than just a quirky comedy, this is still a pretty damned funny piece of work.

M A X R AT I N G The film’s premise is deceptively simple, as it follows the dissolution of a New York improv troupe when their low-rent theater is turned into an Urban Outfitters and one of their own is suddenly catapulted to instant stardom on a popular (?) TV show. The proxies are clear, with “Weekend Live” standing in for SNL (including a particularly menacing Lorne Michaels doppelgänger played by Seth Barrish) and “The Commune” representing known improv schools like The Groundlings, Second City or the Upright Citizens Brigade. So, while the conflicts and context are clear enough, it’s the honesty and depth with which the characters interact with each other and their environment that distinguish this film from the rank and file of New Yorkcentric indie dram-coms. What writer/director/actor Mike Birbiglia has achieved with Don’t Think Twice is a delicate balancing act, a film that is at times heartbreaking, at times hilarious, and yet still manages to engender the audience with a sincere sense of pathos for its subjects while never losing sight of their intrinsically flawed nature. Don’t Think’s greatest strength is its ability to present its well-rounded characters as being relatable, without losing sight of the fact that you probably shouldn’t like this group of lovable losers any more than they like themselves. By the end of the film, you can’t help but root for The Commune as a cohesive surrogate family, in spite of the problematic nature of the individuals involved. You know — like a regular family. The cast is the real star here, and true to the core values of improv, Birbiglia’s unobtrusive camera assiduously avoids “showboating” (a cardinal sin in the improv ethos) and allows the characters he’s created to shine on their own merits. I never thought I’d utter these words, but there really are no weak performances in this film. Birbiglia is funny, self-effacing and warmly affective as the teacher and patriarch to his band of misfits, an almost-was whose self worth is

derived from his pseudo-authority within the troupe and his proximal relationship to vastly more successful past students. Kate Micucci, Tami Sagher and Chris Gethard all support admirably, imbuing their respective characters with distinctive personalities through performance as much as scripting. But the real scene-stealers are KeeganMichael Key as the showboating success story tapped for Weekend Live, and Gillian Jacobs as his girlfriend, also granted an audition but hobbled by her own fear of success. The duo’s easy chemistry and comedic timing belie the complexity of their strained relationship, which plays a bit like the first act of King Vidor’s 1928 Marion Davies vehicle Show People in the best possible way. The humor may not always arise in the way you’d think, and the drama follows a relatively predictable course, but Don’t Think never falls short of defying expectations. Yes, the improv scenes are pretty funny, but far more laughs are derived from watching Birbiglia’s middle-aged man-child get called out on his bullshit by a woman his own age after years of seducing his twenty-something students with the same tired lines. What’s more surprising than the film’s often caustic comedy is its remarkably prescient explication of the pressures of creativity and ambition, especially within a group context. Watching the characters react to their shifting circumstances and to getting passed over for advancement in favor of one of their own, I was struck by the notion that this is one of the most honest and authentic portrayals of the innate insecurity of the artistic ego yet committed to film; on that count it’s no 8 1/2, but what is? Don’t Think Twice is a film with something to say, and it’s more than engaging enough to earn a resounding “yes, and” from the audience. To paraphrase Waylon and Willie, “Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be comedians.” But if they’re at all interested in pursuing any artistic endeavor into adulthood, do take them to see Don’t. Rated R for language and some drug use. Opens Friday at Fine Arts Theatre

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DIRECTOR: Jonathan Jakubowicz PLAYERS: Edgar Ramírez, Robert De Niro, Usher Raymond, Ana de Armas, Rubén Blades SPORTS BIOPIC RATED R THE STORY: Biopic covering the life and 34-year career of legendary boxer Roberto Durán. THE LOWDOWN: A flat-footed attempt to lionize a worthy subject, Hands of Stone falters under the weight of its own inconsistencies. Hands of Stone should be a lot more fun than it is. It’s got all the constituent elements of a good movie; a solid cast, an interesting story, a compelling protagonist. So why does the film fall so short? In

a word, focus — or lack thereof. Writer/ director Jonathan Jakubowicz’s reach exceeds his grasp, and the result is a profoundly uneven mess of a film that doesn’t work in the very places where it has every right to. Jakubowicz clearly has a deep affinity for his subject matter here, and rightfully so; Roberto Durán’s athletic accomplishments more than justify the biopic treatment, as his decades-spanning career is a genuine highlight in the annals of boxing history, a chapter not as thoroughly covered as those of Muhammad Ali or Jake La Motta. And Jakubowicz does cover the boxing. The problem is, he tries to cover… well, everything else, too. Sure, it might be relevant to get some insight into legendary trainer Ray Arcel’s (Robert DeNiro) New York mob connections and how they necessitated him to worm his way back into the ring on a technicality after a botched attempt on his life. And it may even be helpful to understand how America’s political stance in Panama in the late ’70s contributed to Durán’s psychological development as a fighter. The problem is, there’s only so much backstory you can shoehorn into 105 minutes of screen time, and Jakubowicz lacks the discretion to know what can simply be implied versus what

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No better way to celebrate Ken Hanke When long-time Mountain Xpress movie critic Ken Hanke passed away in late June, the Asheville film community lost an irreplaceable asset. In honor of Ken and his contributions to cinematic culture and criticism, his favorite film, Ken Russell’s Tommy, will be screened three times at the Fine Arts Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Shows start at 1, 4 and 7:30 p.m., with a limited number of reserved seats available for the 7:30 screening. Lisi Russell, widow of Tommy’s director Ken Russell, and one of Ken Hanke’s closest friends, will introduce the 4 and 7:30 screenings and share her fond memories of Ken. In addition to Tommy, Lisi Russell, Ken Hanke and Ken Russell (from l-to-r) at the 2005 the Fine Arts will screen at all three shows A Dream Asheville Film Festival. Unbound, a rarely screened short film by Ken Hanke, shot in his youth. It should be noted that this is not a memorial service, and Ken would have abhorred any weeping, wailing or rending of garments on his behalf. Rather, this event is intended to be a celebration of Ken’s life and legacy, not a moment of mourning or meditation on mortality. Seating at the 7:30 screening is expected to be very limited, as the majority of seats are being held for family and friends. No admission will be charged at any screening, thanks to the generosity of the Fine Arts Theater. Reservations for the 7:30 show can be made via brownpapertickets.com. Join those touched by Ken’s life and work in honoring the memory of a titan who passed too soon. There can be no better way to celebrate Ken Hanke than to see his favorite film — as he would’ve wanted it to be shown: on the big screen and properly projected from a pristine DCP. — Scott Douglas

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must be overtly stated. Ultimately, this leads to Hands of Stone amounting to little more than a structural catastrophe hastily strung together by some sloppy voice-over narration. Jakubowicz’s writing certainly shoulders most of the blame for this film’s myriad inadequacies, but his direction doesn’t do him any favors either. Much of his camera work aspires to a sort of quasirealism, but lazy compositions and some nigh-incomprehensible editing leave the film feeling stylistically muddled. This is most jarring when it comes to the boxing scenes themselves, which seem locked in an aesthetic grudge match with the rest of the film. Sweeping camera movements, music-video style cutting, and an overreliance on slow motion and dropped frames leave these sequences feeling distinctly out of place in the context of the film as a whole. If you liked the fights in Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes reboots, this may not be as problematic for you as it was for me. But I found every punch to be nearly unwatchable, which is kind of a deal-breaker in a boxing movie. So, does anything work in Hands of Stone? Well, its performances come the closest, but not nearly close enough to garner my recommendation. Edgar Ramirez delivers a thoughtful and nuanced turn

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as Durán, a performance solid enough that it almost redeems him after last year’s godawful Point Break remake, but it doesn’t quite measure up to his work in Olivier Assayas’ Carlos. I had hoped this would film would constitute a return to form for DeNiro after years of slumming in cut-rate comedies, and he’s competent here, but it’s hard to overlook the fact that this is solidly Grudge Match-era DeNiro, far removed from the halcyon days of his Raging Bull-era virtuosity. Ramirez and DeNiro have a palpable chemistry and clearly work well together, but even this is compromised by Jakubowicz’s bizarre decision to leave in a few flubbed lines, making DeNiro’s dramatic pauses look more like senior moments. The supporting cast fares somewhat better, with Ellen Barkin and John Turturro both as good as ever but shamefully underutilized, and pop star Usher (billed here as Usher Raymond) surprisingly well cast as Sugar Ray Leonard. Ultimately, the cast can’t overcome the writer/director’s shortcomings, leaving Hands of Stone punching above its weight. There was promise here to be sure, but like Durán in his second title fight with Leonard, this bloated botch job of a biopic will leave audiences saying “no mas.” Rated R for language throughout and some sexuality/nudity. Now playing at Carolina Cinemark, Carmike 10, Epic of Hendersonville. REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

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PLAYERS: Kate Mara, Anya TaylorJoy, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michelle Yeoh, Toby Jones SCI-FI “THRILLER” RATED R THE STORY: A risk assessor for a shadowy corporation is taken to a remote location where an experiment in creating an artificial humanoid has gone horribly awry. Once there, she must decide if the subject of the experiments needs to be terminated. But will she be able to pull it off? THE LOWDOWN: You can probably figure out everything that happens from there based on that brief synopsis.

Morgan bears all the hallmarks of late-summer, genre-based counterprogramming — which is not always a bad thing. Unfortunately, it also bears all the hallmarks of a nepotistically achieved directorial debut — which almost always is. As with similar cinematic scions Max Landis and Jason Reitman, the films of Luke Scott will inevitably draw comparisons with his father’s canon. The real problem with Morgan is that it compares so unfavorably. Ridley Scott might have been able to do something with this pulpy story of A.I.-augmented assassins had he taken on more than just producing duties. But it’s doubtful, as the proceedings are hamstrung by a stupid script and an even stupider twist ending. Playing like a much dumber Ex Machina (2015), Morgan is what happens when character development and narrative take a backseat to a gimmicky premise that some lazy writer thought sounded clever. (That writer would be Seth W. Owen, penning his second feature script. The first was some nonsense called Peepers (2010), an alleged comedy about a group of voyeuristic Canadian teen sex offenders who clearly missed the boat on that whole internet porn thing. So, I guess this latest film constitutes a step up?) While it’s a common screenwriting tactic to seed climactic plot turns early in a script, this twist isn’t so much seeded as it is transplanted, root ball and all, into the first act. If you can make it halfway through this movie without guessing how it ends, you might not be as disappointed in the narrative as I was — and I envy your lack of cynicism. That being said, were the film only deficient in the story department, it might not have earned my unmitigated scorn. It isn’t, and it does. Morgan manages to miss the mark in almost every capacity. It’s a purported psychological thriller almost entirely lacking in psychological dimension. It’s intended to include some action elements but sports some of the worst fight sequences this side of Gymkata (1985). It’s got a solid cast that is utterly wasted, with all the disposable redshirts you’d expect from an 80’s slasher movie but none of the sex. Most damningly, Scott the Younger tries to favor style over substance without a sufficient understanding of

either, leading to a film that’s as directorially confused as its story is vacuous. Kate Mara amounts to little more than a prop in the role of corporate risk assessor, possessing an emotionless monotone, a bad pantsuit and a knack for moving the plot forward arbitrarily. Anya Taylor-Joy is similarly squandered in terrible makeup and an oversized hoodie to hide said makeup. (If it sounds like I’m unduly criticizing the leads’ respective wardrobes, it’s solely because this film’s dearth of characterization doesn’t leave me with a whole hell of a lot else to mention.) Jennifer Jason Leigh and Toby Jones are both criminally underused as well. The only actor who delivers anything resembling an actual performance is Paul Giamatti, but his lone scene comes and goes so quickly that you’ll barely have time to appreciate his unabashed haminess. Seriously, what kind of a filmmaker casts Michelle Yeoh and then fails to use her in any of his obligatory fight scenes? It boggles the mind. Luke Scott may well develop into a fine filmmaker one day. After all, he’s got the resources and connections to keep trying despite the fact that Morgan boasts the seventh-worst box office of all time for a film opening on more than 2,000 screens. As it stands currently, if the director was trying to fill his father’s Blade Runner (1982) shoes, he screwed up badly enough to warrant a lengthy time out. “Don’t let it out,” reads the promotional tagline for Morgan, and I can’t help but wonder if that might not have been an inside joke from studio execs who would’ve rightly shelved this turkey were they not afraid of pissing off the director’s dad. But they should have been reminded that, in addition to a few unquestionable classics, Ridley Scott has made a boatload of flops in his time. Sometimes the nut falls close to the tree in all the wrong ways. Rated R for brutal violence and some language . Now playing at Carolina Cinemark, Carmike, Regal Biltmore Grande, Epic of Hendersonville REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

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DIRECTOR: Derek Cianfrance PLAYERS: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown DRAMA RATED PG-13 THE STORY: After a lighthouse keeper and his young bride suffer two miscarriages, they think their prayers have been answered when a rowboat carrying a dead man and his decidedly living infant daughter miraculously washes ashore on their remote Australian island. But then the child’s biological mother turns up. THE LOWDOWN: A three-tissue, period-melodrama awash in a sea of grandiose delusion, even the guiding light of strong leads and beautiful cinematography can’t keep The Light Between Oceans from running aground on the rocks of mediocrity. I really wanted to hate The Light Between Oceans. But, the truth is, I can’t — at least not entirely. Instead, my assessment is decidedly lukewarm, which may be worse. Sure, it’s a selfimportant piece of award-bait that plays like a parody of such for the first 20 minutes of its abusively long 132-minute running time. And, sure, it looks like it was shot by the love child of Théodore Géricault and Winslow Homer. It’s beautiful to look at. It’s also partially redeemed by some of the best performances I’ve seen out of Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, as well as a heart-wrenching story that skirts moral ambiguity more deftly than most. The tricky thing about Oceans is that it somehow manages to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and deliver a film less than the sum of its parts. Adapted from the best-selling 2012 novel by M.L. Stedman, The Light Between Oceans is an overwrought melodrama that falls prey to the unfortunately common misstep of trying to cram an entire novel into a featurelength film. The art of adaptation is

in proportionality, meaning that the essence of the story has to be distilled from a much larger whole into something succinct enough to get its point across inside of two hours (ideally). Successful literary adaptation is also contingent on an understanding of the distinction between what works on the page and what works on the screen. On both counts, The Light Between Oceans is a failed adaptation. It lingers on extraneous plot points and manages to be both expositorily blunt and painfully long-winded. Its premise provides plenty of fodder for compelling drama, but the story falls flat in execution. In short, without having read the novel, I feel safe in asserting that audiences would be better served by the book than the film — that is, if one can be at all well-served by excessively weepy period-pieces without much of a point. Blame for the inadequacies of The Light Between Oceans can almost certainly be laid at the feet of writerdirector Derek Cianfrance, partly because he willfully chose this sappy, soap opera source material and partly because he lacked the discretion to trim it more efficaciously. But the biggest problem with the script (and presumably the underlying story) is that every significant turn in the plot is distinguished by an explicitly deus ex machina quality. If you look too closely at any of the threads, the overall effect of the tapestry is lost, and this is because very few of the characters’ decisions make much sense. You can only call forth a god from the machine so many times before the mechanism becomes worn and obvious, and Cianfrance more than maxed out his allowance by the 90-minute mark, a point at which a more courteous filmmaker would be starting to wrap things up. Instead, we’re treated to another 45 minutes of improbable turns and inexplicable character choices. All that said, The Light Between Oceans certainly has a few strengths in its favor and a demographic to which it will likely appeal. Vikander and Fassbender are both excellent (if a little stilted in their delivery of some truly ridiculous dialogue). Their chemistry is affable and enviable enough that it’s no real surprise they became an item while on set. And, if you find yourself in that specific subset of society that believes babies are the most precious thing on God’s green earth, you might find the character motivations less vexing and perplexing than I did. But, when all’s said and done, Cianfrance has delivered something that might best be referred to (with some chari-

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DIRECTOR: Lars Kraume PLAYERS: Burghart Klaussner, Ronald Zehrfeld, Robert Atzorn, Lilith Stangenberg, Jörg Schüttauf FACT-BASED DRAMA RATED R THE STORY: German prosecutor Fritz Bauer hunts high-ranking Nazis in defiance of a government that would rather see their crimes forgotten. THE LOWDOWN: One of the most cogent and entertaining films to deal with Nazi ratlines since 1978’s The Boys from Brazil, The People vs. Fritz Bauer probably tops that movie in my estimation. Not to be missed. About six weeks before his death, Ken Hanke reviewed The People vs. Fritz Bauer when it screened in May as part of the Asheville Jewish Film Festival. He loved the film, and so do I. Ken did a great job of capturing the film’s appeal — as he always did — so I wanted to include his review and follow up with a few thoughts of my own on this great film. “Before you roll your eyes over ’yet another movie about Nazi hunters,’ you should know that this third film in the 2016 Asheville Jewish Film Festival is something very different. The People vs. Fritz Bauer (2015) is a fact-based work about the machinery behind both protecting and capturing Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. But it is probably not at all the film you expect it to be from that statement. This movie, set

in 1957, is much more than that suggests. It is, in fact, the most densely layered film I have ever seen on this kind of topic. It’s not just about the hunt; it’s about the time in which it occurs. It’s about a Jewish prosecutor, Fritz Bauer (Burghart Klaussner), with secrets and issues of his own, as well as about a government still riddled with Nazi holdovers, a society that has yet to face up to the reality of Germany in WWII, etc. It tackles all these topics — and some I haven’t mentioned, such as German law in 1957 still clinging to Nazi edicts. (It’s interesting that the actual German title is The State vs. Fritz Bauer.) This is a heady stew reminiscent of espionage movies of the time in which it takes place and beautifully held together by the central performances of Klaussner and Ronald Zehrfeld (as his young assistant). If you see nothing else in this year’s festival, try to make room for this.” (Review originally published by Ken Hanke May 10, 2016.) Now, as Ken mentioned, this movie is about more than just the hunt for Adolf Eichmann. (That aim amounts to almost a MacGuffin, as Eichmann’s fate is left to some closing captions.) Rather, this is a film about trying to do the right thing, even when at odds with a world that is indifferent at best, antagonistic at worst. The title is distinctly apropos, as the eponymous protagonist spends at least as much time dealing with the vestigial remnants of a fascist bureaucracy as he does hunting the Nazis, whom some in his government are actively supporting. It’s a moving story of overcoming insurmountable odds through what the ancient Greeks referred to as metis, the name of a Titan goddess who came to represent the quality of wisdom and cunning embodied by Odysseus. Writer-director Lars Kraume and co-writer Olivier Guez have delivered a tight, suspenseful drama possessing nascent neo-noir tendencies and dealing with its subject matter efficiently and adroitly. While last month’s Anthropoid was a slave to historical accuracy (to its narrative detriment), The People vs. Fritz Bauer knows how to dramatize in the right places. Sure, an embarrassing incident involving a Mossad agent’s untied shoelace is left out of this depiction of Eichmann’s capture, and the significant involvement of famed

SCREEN SCENE Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal is overlooked. But, unless you’re more than passingly familiar with this specific chapter in postwar history, you won’t get hung up on the incongruities, as the film uses artistic license to its substantial narrative benefit. Ken rightfully called attention to Klausner’s performance, as it is the highlight of an already solid film. With white hair teased out like Dr. Mabuse, Klausner carries himself with a combination of strength and vulnerability that brings to mind Spencer Tracy, a comparison few actors could earn in my book. His capacity to transition convincingly between extreme subtlety and sudden (yet appropriate) vitriol puts his turn as Dr. Bauer among my favorite performances of 2016 thus far. In short, The People vs. Fritz Bauer is a film not to be missed. Excellent direction and writing, combined with a compelling story and moving performances, make this one of the best films to play in Asheville this summer. Add in some particularly prescient social commentary (and an unexpected LGBT angle) and you have a film that should play to crowds outside of its various niches — and one I sincerely hope will find an audience in Asheville. Rated R for some sexual content. Opens Friday at the Grail Moviehouse REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

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IN THE HOT SEAT: Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Edward Snowden in Oliver Stone’s Snowden. On Sept. 14, the Carolina Cinemark screens the film two days prior to its nationwide release. Photo courtesy of Open Road Films • Tickets are currently on sale for the 5Points Film Festival, which takes place Thursday to Saturday, Oct. 6 to 8, at various Asheville locations. The adventure film festival features a program of more than 50 short films, panel discussions, community events, parties and more. Guest speakers and panelists include filmmakers Thomas Woodson, Joey Schusler and Jon Glassberg as well as local director Brett McCall. Tickets are $10 for youths, $20 regular and $60 VIP, and may be purchased online or at the U.S. Cellular Center box office. 5pointfilm.org/asheville • The Fine Arts Theatre screens One More Time with Feeling, directed by Andrew Dominik (Killing Them Softly), on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7:30 p.m. The film will be the first opportunity to hear Skeleton Tree, the 16th studio album from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, which debuts the next day. Mixed in with the band’s filmed performance of the new album are interviews and footage shot by Dominik, accompanied by Cave’s narration and improvised thoughts. Tickets are $12.50 and available at the Fine Arts box office or online. avl.mx/2xj • Grail Moviehouse kicks off its Jewish Film Series on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 3 p.m., with Rock in the Red Zone. The documentary explores life in the war-torn Israeli city of Sderot, formerly home to a prolific rock music

scene, that has been the target of rocket fire from the Gaza strip for over a decade. The series is a collaboration with the Asheville Jewish Community Center. Future selections will be screened on the second Sunday of each month through January. Tickets are $7 and may be purchased online or at the Grail box office. avl.mx/2xk • UNC Asheville hosts a showing of Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m., in the Highsmith Union Grotto. The feature-length documentary delves into permaculture, a design method that offers an ecological lens for solving issues related to agriculture, economics and governance. Free and open to the public. sustainability.unca.edu • The Carolina Cinemark presents Snowden Live on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m. The event begins with a screening of Oliver Stone’s Snowden, two days before its nationwide release. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden, Shailene Woodley as his girlfriend Lindsay Mills and Zachary Quinto as journalist Glenn Greenwald. Melissa Leo plays filmmaker Laura Poitras, whose Snowden documentary Citizenfour won an Academy Award. The feature will be followed by a live-broadcast conversation between Snowden and Stone. Tickets are $18 and available online and at the Carolina Cinemark box office. avl.mx/2xl X

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Ciao, Professore! HHHS Complete Unknown Rachel Weisz and Michael Shannon star in this mystery thriller. According to the film’s website, “A mysterious woman with a remarkable past revisits a former lover, complicating the settled life he has built for himself and his wife in Complete Unknown, an unsettling exploration of identity from acclaimed filmmaker Joshua Marston (Maria Full of Grace, The Forgiveness of Blood).” Following a lackluster premiere at Sundance, early reviews have been less than glowing. (R)

DIRECTOR: Lina Wertmüller PLAYERS: Paolo Villaggio, Isa Danieli, Gigio Morra, Sergio Solli, Ester Carloni, Paolo Bonacelli COMEDY Rated R For a time in the 1970s, Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller was the bee’s knees of critical darlings — even managing to snare the admiration of that most hateful and hated critic John Simon (who makes Armond White look like a dilettante in the troll department). One wag even commented that had Wertmüller not existed, Simon would have had to invent her. But her period of greatness was short-lived. By the end of the decade, her luster had dimmed. Today, even her most famous works are rarely revived — which may or may not suggest that they were a little over-praised in the first place. She continued to work, but her popularity was long gone by 1992, when she made Ciao, Professore!, which was a calculated attempt to recapture her international filmmaker status. While it at least secured U.S. distribution, it hardly restored her reputation — probably because it was about as far removed from what we think of as a Lina Wertmüller film as possible. Taken on its own merits, Ciao, Professore! is a modestly entertaining movie of the “teacher who made a difference” school. It panders to every trope known to that sub-genre, and throws in the “hilarious” addition of 8-year-olds swearing — something wears out its amusement value by the fifth or sixth abitrary injection of “f**k.” (This is worlds away from the creative vulgarity of Peter Bogdanovich’s 1973 Paper Moon.) It’s really little more than To Sir, with Love (1967) with subtitles, a hefty Italian star (Paolo Villagio), younger students, and more swearing. ... It’s more or less inoffensive, but also predictable and uninspired. The premise is simple — due to a clerical error, Marco Sperelli (Villagio) ends up with a teaching position in a crummy, rundown school in an equally crummy, rundown town. While he’s appalled by what he finds there and anxious for a transfer, he, of course, comes to care about his young charges and...I’m sure you can take it from there. [This review by Ken Hanke was originally published on Sept. 9, 2014.] Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Ciao, Professore! Friday, Sept. 9, at 8 p.m. at Phil Mechanic Studios (109 Roberts St., River Arts District, upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 828-273-3332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com

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Sully Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial effort teams him with Tom Hanks for a fact-based dramatization of a relatively recent event. According to the studio: “On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the "Miracle on the Hudson" when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.” Sully debuted to standing ovations at the Telluride Film Festival, and limited early reviews are generally positive. (PG-13)

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DIRECTOR: Peter Bogdanovich PLAYERS: Boris Karloff, Tim O’Kelly, Nancy Hsueh, Peter Bogdanovich, Arthur Peterson HORROR DRAMA Rated R While it lacks the style and polish of the films that come after it, Peter Bogdanovich’s debut film, Targets (1968), is a first feature of note — one that still packs a punch (maybe a punch that hits even harder in contemporary times). Its history is part of movie legend, but it’s worth remembering that it all came about because Boris Karloff owed Roger Corman a couple of days. Corman gave those days to Bogdanovich — along with 20 minutes of his 1963 film The Terror — and let the critic-turned-director make what he wanted. Karloff ended up working five days — three of them for free. So Bogdanovich — along with his then-wife Polly Platt and with some uncredited assistance from Sam Fuller — cooked up a story. From this, he wrote a screenplay and made a film that was so good that Corman let him sell it to Paramount for a more prestigious release than Corman and independent studio American International Pictures could offer. It was essentially guerrilla filmmaking — working quickly and without permits — and it delivered a whole different kind of chilling. [...] It goes without saying that real life events have caught up with Bogdanovich’s film, giving it a resonance no one could have imagined in 1968 — and certainly one no one could have wished for. However, it’s impossible to watch Bogdanovich’s film today without seeing alarming parallels in the images of an unsuspecting, even uncomprehending, audience being fired upon from the screen. [These excerpts were drawn from a review by Ken Hanke on Dec. 24, 2013. Ken’s full review is available online at mountainx.com.] The Hendersonville Film Society will show Targets, on Sunday Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock HHHH DIRECTOR: Preston Sturges PLAYERS: Harold Lloyd, Frances Ramsden, Jimmy Conlin, Rudy Vallee, Margaret Hamilton COMEDY Rated NR Director Preston Sturges drew silent-comedy star Harold Lloyd out of retirement for this 1947 sequel to The Freshman (possibly Lloyd’s best-known feature), picking up over 20 years after that film left off. The Sin of Harold Diddlebock may not be Lloyd’s funniest work, and it certainly doesn’t represent a career zenith for Sturges either. But much like Chaplin’s Limelight, this is the product of two mature filmmakers interested in more than just pratfalls. It’s also pretty damned funny. This movie has become notable to film historians as marking an odd chapter in Sturges’ career, as it effectively began and ended his brief attempt to found a studio with eccentric mogul Howard Hughes. Conflict ensued among all involved, and after a lukewarm reception, Hughes spent three years recutting the film before re-releasing it in 1950 as Mad Wednesday. The Hughes cut is notoriously misguided, but Sturges and Lloyd’s original version has been experiencing something of a critical reevaluation in recent years. It’s not a perfect film by any means, but it’s far more than the mere historical curiosity it’s traditionally been considered. The Asheville Film Society will screen The Sin of Harold Diddlebock Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at The Grail Moviehouse, hosted by Xpress movie critic Scott Douglas.

The Terror HHH DIRECTOR: Roger Corman PLAYERS: Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight HORROR Rated R In conjunction with the Hendersonville Film Society’s Sept. 11 screening of Peter Bogdanovich’s Targets, the Thursday Horror Picture Show will feature the film from which Targets borrowed much of its Boris Karloff footage, Roger Corman’s The Terror, on Sept. 8. Like much of Corman’s canon, The Terror (1963) is often uneven, but never uninteresting. This film is often associated with Corman’s so-called “Poe cycle” despite its lack of any direct connection to Poe other than its reuse of the both sets and stars from Corman’s production The Raven, owing its existence to the producer/director’s economic savvy rather than to any narrative necessity. The Terror re-teams Karloff with a young Jack Nicholson in the leads, but is perhaps more notable today for Corman’s uncredited co-directors: Francis Ford Coppola, Monte Hellman (Two-Lane Blacktop), Jack Hill (Spider Baby) and Nicholson himself. The story’s nothing to write home about and the script’s pacing is problematic, but outstanding atmosphere and strong performances from Karloff and Nicholson are more than enough to warrant a watch. If nothing else, you can marvel at Corman’s legendary frugality. The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen The Terror on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 9:15 p.m. at The Grail Moviehouse, hosted by Xpress movie critic Scott Douglas. MOUNTAINX.COM

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Two 7-year-old girls showed me three tricks I could use to avoid taking myself too seriously and getting too attached to my dignity. I'm offering these tricks to you just in time for the letting-go phase of your astrological cycle. Trick #1: Speak in a made-up language for at least 10 minutes. Example: "Groftyp hulbnu wivgeeri proot xud amasterulius. Quoshibojor frovid zemplissit." Trick #2: Put a different kind of shoe and sock on each foot and pretend you're two people stuck in a single body. Give each side of you a unique nickname. Trick #3: Place an unopened bag of barbecue-flavored potato chips on a table, then bash your fist down on it, detonating a loud popping sound and unleashing a spray of crumbs out the ends of the bag. Don't clean up the mess for at least an hour. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In accordance with the astrological omens, I suggest you spend less energy dwelling in profane time so you expand your relationship with sacred time. If that's of interest to you, consider the following definitions. PROFANE TIME happens when you're engulfed in the daily grind. Swarmed by a relentless flurry of immediate concerns, you are held hostage by the chatter of your monkey mind. Being in SACRED TIME attunes you to the relaxing hum of eternity. It enables you to be in intimate contact with your soul's deeper agenda, and affords you extra power to transform yourself in harmony with your noble desires and beautiful intentions. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): About 1.7 million years ago, our human ancestors began using primitive hand axes made from rocks. This technology remained in use for over 60,000 generations before anyone invented more sophisticated tools and implements. Science writer Marcus Chown refers to this period as "the million years of boredom." Its slow pace contrasts sharply with technology's brisk evolution in the last 140 years. In 1880, there were no cars, planes, electric lights, telephones, TVs, or Internet. I surmise that you're leaving your own phase of relatively slow progress, Gemini. In the coming months, I expect your transformations will progress with increasing speed -- starting soon.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Prediction #1: You will attract truckloads of good luck by working to upgrade and refine the way you communicate. Prediction #2: You will tickle the attention of interesting people who could ultimately provide you with clues you will need to thrive in 2017. #3: You will discover secrets of how to articulate complicated feelings and subtle ideas that have been locked inside you. Prediction #4: You'll begin a vibrant conversation that will continue to evolve for a long time. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You know you have a second brain in your gut, right? (If not, read this: bit.ly/ secondbrain.) During the past three weeks, I have been beaming telepathic instructions toward this smart part of you. Here's an edited version of the message I've been sending: "Cultivate your tenacity, darling. Build up your stamina, sweetheart. Feed your ability to follow through on what you've started, beautiful. Be persistent and spunky and gritty, my dear." Alas, I'm not sure my psychic broadcasts have been as effective as I'd hoped. I think you need further encouragement. So please summon more fortitude and staying power, you gutsy stalwart. Be staunch and dogged and resolute, you stouthearted powerhouse. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Is "Big Bang" the best term we can come up with to reference the beginning of the universe? It sounds violent and messy -- like a random, accidental splatter. I would much prefer a term that suggests sublime elegance and playful power -- language that would capture the awe and reverence I feel as I contemplate the sacred mystery we are privileged to inhabit. What if we used a different name for the birth of creation, like the "Primal Billow" or the "Blooming Ha Ha" or the "Majestic Bouquet"? By the way, I recommend that you consider those last three terms as being suitable titles for your own personal life story in the coming weeks. A great awakening and activation are imminent.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The last few weeks have been fraught with rich plot twists, naked dates with destiny, and fertile turning points. I expect there will be further intrigue in the near future. A fierce and tender decision at a crossroads? The unexpected arrival of a hot link to the future? A karmic debt that's canceled or forgiven? In light of the likelihood that the sweet-and-sour, confusing-and-revelatory drama will continue, I encourage you to keep your levels of relaxed intensity turned up high. More than I've seen in a long time, you have the magic and the opportunity to transform what needs to be transformed. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the coming days, you will have more than your usual access to help and guidance. Divine interventions are possible. Special dispensations and charmed coincidences, too. If you don't believe in fairy dust, magic beans, and lucky potions, maybe you should set that prejudice aside for a while. Subtle miracles are more likely to bestow their gifts if your reasonable theories don't get in the way. Here's an additional tip: Don't get greedy. Use the openings you're offered with humility and gratitude. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When my daughter Zoe was growing up, I wanted her to be familiar with the origins of ordinary stuff that she benefited from. That's why I took her to small farms where she could observe the growth and harvest of organic food crops. We visited manufacturing facilities where cars, furniture, toys, and kitchen sinks were built. She saw bootmakers creating boots and professional musicians producing songs in recording studios. And much more. I would love it if you would give yourself comparable experiences in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. It's an excellent time to commune with the sources of things that nurture you and make your life better. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Unless you were brought up by a herd of feral donkeys, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to embark on your second childhood. Unless you're allergic to new ideas, the foreseeable future will bring you strokes of curious luck that inspire you to change and change and change your mind. And unless you are addicted to your same old stale comforts, life will offer you chances to explore frontiers that could expose you to thrilling new comforts. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): These days, my dear, your eccentric beauty is even more unkempt than usual. I like it. It entertains and charms me. And as for your idiosyncratic intelligence: That, too, is messier and cuter and even more interesting than ever before. I'm inclined to encourage you to milk this unruly streak for all its potential. Maybe it will provoke you to experiment in situations where you've been too accepting of the stagnant status quo. And perhaps it will embolden you to look for love and money in more of the right places. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I'm giving you an ultimatum, Pisces: Within the next 144 hours, I demand that you become at least 33 percent happier. Fifty percent would be even better. Somehow you've got to figure out what you can do to enhance your sense of well-being and increase your enjoyment of life. I'm sort of joking, but on the other hand I'm completely serious. From my perspective, it's essential that you feel really good in the coming days. Abundant pleasure is not merely a luxury, but rather a necessity. Do you have any ideas about how to make this happen? Start here: 1. Identify your four most delightful memories, and re-enact them in your imagination. 2. Go see the people whose influences most thoroughly animate your self-love.

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