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Can’t we support those fleeing war and persecution? In the opinion section of your Aug. 31 issue, Maureen DiRienzo cites some isolated Germany incidents with Muslim refugees to stoke our fears about exercising our historic American hospitality to host refugees here [“Take a Sober View of Refugees,” Xpress]. My experience with Muslim people has been quite different. While living for extended periods of time in countries where Muslims (and adherents of other religions) significantly outnumbered Christians (e.g., Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Palestine, Hong Kong, Korea) and visiting others for shorter periods of time (China, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Israel), my wife and I have had nothing but the most cordial, constructive and harmonious relations with the local populations. Also, while actively sponsoring refugees in another U.S. locale, we found the experience to be stimulating and enriching. In both types of experiences, we have been able to learn from other cultures, receive generous hospitality and put into practice American values of service, unselfishness and benevolence. When we allow our attitudes

and behavior to be governed by fear and security concerns, we negate our rich national heritage of welcoming the stranger, forgo opportunities for learning and growth, and project a selfish, mean-spirited image to the world. Sad to say, this latter attitude has seemed to prevail in our country ever since 9/11. Hate crimes against Muslims have tripled, exacerbated by irresponsible political rhetoric. Bigotry, hate mail, school bullying and (not always veiled) incitement to violence are openly expressed. Many American Muslims live in constant fear of rejection and persecution. The media focus on the negative, “terrorist” dimension, while stories about Muslim contributions to society, both here and abroad, are hard to find. Hate, violence, intolerance and religious persecution have been practiced in every age, nation and culture — as much or more in so-called “Christian” eras and countries as in any other. Treatment of Native Americans, Chinese, Mormons, AfricanAmericans, Jews, etc., in our history are prime examples. Rather than “the pot calling the kettle black,” can we not put our best foot forward by reaching out with welcome and support for the “others” who are already here; open our hearts and homeland to human beings fleeing war, famine and persecution in places like Syria, Iraq, Nigeria, South Sudan and

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The Aug. 31 issue had a letter that suggested we should take a “sober” view of refugees [“Take a Sober View of Refugees,” Xpress]. I offer a differing view. I am the former director of the Center for New North Carolinians, a research and service center at UNC Greensboro that focused on refugees and immigrants. The Piedmont area of North Carolina has a long history of receiving refugees from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Recent countries of origin include Congo, Sudan, Pakistan, Iran, Syria and Afghanistan. In 2014, Guilford County had around 1,000 refugees from 17 countries. The U.S. State Department, Department of Homeland Security and private resettlement agencies have vetted all of these refugees. Most have lived for two or more years in a refugee camp while waiting for assignment to a resettlement country. Some have relatives in the area, which is why they are sent to the community. Our work at the center was to support the local agencies that did the resettlement work and to do research on the refugee experience, including its impact on the community. We found that most refugees were productive, appreciative and well-engaged in getting a new life in the U.S. Those that had problems of adjustment sought help to deal with issues of PTSD and general challenges of moving to a new world. We had no significant issues of violence, assault or poor citizenship among the refugee communities. My observation was that the first two generations of refugees had little to no criminal behavior. As refugee families acculturate into third and fourth generations, the likelihood increases that they have encounters with the criminal justice system, but in numbers no greater than other populations. The website referenced in the “sober view” letter provided a litany of criminal behaviors in Germany committed by immigrants. It is important to note that there is a significant difference between

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refugees and immigrants. In the U.S., refugees are documented victims of political oppression and violence and have been displaced from their native land, and as noted above, have been vetted by public and private organizations. Immigrants choose to come to a country to seek better living conditions and have not left their native land due to war or life-threatening circumstances. Europe’s open borders and need for labor have created a variety of complex immigration and refugee issues that are quite different from issues in the U.S. I did not find similar issues in the literature on refugees in the U.S. or in our experience with the very vibrant refugee community in Greensboro. Well-planned and supported refugee programs can and will add diversity to a community and enrich schools, religious communities and neighborhoods. My grandfather was a refugee who left his native country after being jailed for belonging to a fringe Christian group. We are a nation of refugees, and we should all be concerned about issues to limit our already very controlled and successful refugee resettlement programs. — Daniel Beerman Fairview

Let the refugees come to WNC I appreciate [Maureen] DiRienzo’s concern for the safety of Western North Carolina, but her fears are hollow. In DiRienzo’s letter, “Take A Sober View Of Refuges” [Aug. 31, Xpress], she cites two examples of violence from Gatestone Institute — whose focus is to highlight and bring attention to antiIslam views. Refugees should be subject to the laws of the country. In a free society, however, people are innocent until proven guilty. If we were to use DiRienzo’s logic, we could cite the example of Timothy McVeigh, who killed 168 people in Oklahoma, and Adam Lanza, who killed 27 at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and keep out all white male Christians. Race and religion do not make you predisposed to violence. Fear and distortion have been used for too long to pit people against one another and to justify violence. Our country was settled by refugees seeking asylum from persecution and war. Refugees and immigrants will continue to come because that is what our country was founded upon. Let the refugees come to Western North Carolina. They will be judged by

their character, not the color of their skin or their country of origin. — Kathy Kyle Hendersonville

Asheville drivers go electric Did you know? Asheville ranks within the top cities in North Carolina for electric vehicle adoption. Ashevilleans are going electric, but why all the interest? Overwhelmingly, EV owners are making the switch because of cost savings and environmental benefits. Saving money by not filling up the gas tank is very satisfying. Lowering your carbon footprint is empowering and ranks high on reasons why people choose EVs. Climate change is real and is already impacting Southern cities like our own. In fact, July 2016 was the hottest month ever on record. Even if an electric vehicle charges on coal or natural gas, its emissions are still lower than their gas counterparts. On the sunny side, there are several solar-powered EV chargers in Asheville (including one at our office in downtown Asheville at 46 Orchard St.) that allow drivers to truly pull the plug on fossil fuels. Electric cars give you freedom that gasoline cars cannot — the ability to run on clean, renewable energy! — Sarah Gilliam Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Asheville

Correction In our Sept. 7 article, “Don’t Force It: Asheville Groups Seek Common Ground on Police Policy,” Hassan Aden’s role with the Vera Institute of Justice was misstated. He is the senior adviser on policing for the organization.

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WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? The state of the arts in the RAD

A DAY AT THE RAD: Artists and makers who came to the River Arts District in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s offer mixed responses to the area’s growth and the people it attracts. Photo by Thomas Calder

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of the French Broad River. A significant amount of his memory surrounds the Chesterfield Mill. In the early ’90s, Hogan and a small group of makers ran the Asheville Working Press — a fine arts printshop — out of the old mill. “For me, it was always about affordability,” he says. “For 300 bucks a month we probably had 15,000 square feet.”

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Nostalgia quickly sets in. Hogan recalls the 14-foot-high ceilings and the sweeping windows overlooking the train tracks, as well as the remnants of the building’s former life — machinery in some places, grains and syrup in others. It takes him a moment to recall whether or not the place had running water. It did. “We plumbed in one bathroom,” he says.

Heating, however, was not among the former mill’s amenities. “I remember the thermometer being very often below freezing. We had to fire up one of those old kerosene rocket heaters. It was really primitive living.” The building no longer stands. On April 2, 1995, it burned to the ground, taking with it the group’s printing equipment, darkroom and loft (which one

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PIONEER: Kevin Hogan arrived in the River Arts District in the early ’90s, once downtown rents started to rise. He left the district in 1995 when a fire consumed his studio. His major concern for the future of the RAD is affordability for young and upcoming artists. Photo by Leon Alesi maker called home for a brief period). “It was devastating for quite a few people,” says Hogan, noting that the fire jumped the tracks, consuming most of the Cotton Mill’s 122,000-square-foot facility, which had just started renting out artist studios, as well. After the fire, Hogan transformed his Montford home into his workspace. Twenty years later, he struggles with conflicting feelings about the place he once called home. “Sometimes I feel like Dr. Frankenstein up on the battlements looking down at my monster terrorizing the village,” he says. “I have mixed emotions about what the RAD and Asheville are becoming.” THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ On a recent weekend stroll down Clingman Avenue, the sidewalk is bustling with visitors studying maps of the area and sipping iced coffees. Up Roberts Street, a pair of teenagers drive by in a black Mercedes-Benz, windows down, blasting Rob Zombie’s “Dragula.”

Down the iron staircase, leading to the outdoor seating area at Wedge Studios, families and friends gather under large red, turquoise and tan umbrellas for a beer and some bites. “Change is inevitable,” says Helaine Greene, owner of Riverview Station, who first came to the RAD in 1990. “The artists need an audience.” Greene acknowledges that the balancing act that comes with the growing popularity of the area can at times be tricky. There’s a push-pull among those in the district. Artists and makers need time and space to create, but they also need visitors to market their work to. “I think a community can exist with a mixture of things going on in it,” Greene says. Over the next three years, there will be plenty going on in the area. The city will funnel over $50 million into infrastructure within the RAD. And while many of the artists, makers and building owners see the future sidewalks and bike lanes as positive additions, these same artists, makers and building owners worry over the future. Some fear the artists will be priced out. Others worry the build-

ings will “flip,” or be sold quickly for a profit. Many foresee the RAD becoming an extension of downtown, with retail shops replacing studio space. Potter Michael Hofman, who has been in the RAD since 2007, has a simple wish shared by many with studios along the river. “I just hope we can keep the ‘arts’ in the River Arts District.”

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GROWING PAINS Ambivalence permeates the district. As it did with Greene, the word “inevitable” comes up in nearly every conversation. Some speak it with a hint of despair, others address it matter-offactly. Regardless of who is talking, you can almost hear the inner monologue going on inside their heads — the backand-forth of what was, what is and what might be. Robert Gardner came to the RAD in 1997. The glass and metal artist isn’t one to idealize the past. “There was drug activity and prostitution going on after the lights went out,” he says of the

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NEWS early days. “You used to have to sweep needles off the sidewalk.” Yet he can’t ignore the trade-offs that come with the area’s growth. While the upside is an increase in sales, the downside includes a greater amount of interruption, as well as what Gardner and others view as a drop in artistic expression. “There’s a quality of tourists that come down to the River District,” he says, pausing to consider his words. “It’s not a crowd that’s compelling people to do bolder work.” Hogan echoes this sentiment. He worries the district is falling away from meaningful dialogue about art, replacing it with “ignorant, cheerleading promotion.” Hogan adds, “We’re not a very critical environment, and that’s one of the things you really need to move forward in creative practice.” Others find the growing popularity of the area lends itself to a fair share of awkward encounters. “Groups of people will come in just to stare at you while you’re working,” says printmaker and mixed-media artist Andy Herod. He says such happenings disrupt his process; with spectators, he explains, making art starts to feel like a performance. And while he insists that most of the interactions are positive, Herod can’t shake the sense that many visitors “expect to have a show put on for them.” Down the street at Curve Studios, metalsmith Mary McCall Timmer speaks of her unofficial role as tour guide. “I give a lot of directions,” she says. “People come in wanting to know where to find a bathroom, things of that nature.” The frequency of such interruptions in the area is only increasing, at times proving counterproductive. After five years, encaustic painter Julia Fosson is set to depart from the RAD at the end of the month. “It’s gotten so busy,” she says. “I could paint every day, all day long, and still not catch up.” Fosson plans to relocate to a home studio, in order to focus more on her work and less on the social aspects that the district demands. For painter Phil DeAngelo, the interactions are part of the process. He views it as a mutually beneficial exchange. “People want to buy because they meet you,” he says. “They see you work, and they see your space. ... It’s a great experience for us, because we’re now meeting the people who buy our work and we know why they’re buying it — what they love about it.” But an increase in foot traffic doesn’t necessarily mean an increase in sales. With breweries and restaurants in the area, artists are noticing something they wouldn’t have imagined a few years back. “People are coming

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down just because it’s a thing to do,” says Hofman. He says he assumes this trend will only continue as the city further develops the area as a tourist destination. Longtime RAD artist John Mac Kah doesn’t shy away from voicing his concerns and dissatisfactions with such trends. Like Gardner, Mac Kah arrived to the district in 1997. And like Gardner, he worries that the quality of work is turning away from fine arts and more toward trinkets and T-shirts. This is among many disputed points within the district; while several share Mac Kah’s outlook, others, such as DeAngelo and Hofman observe that higher rents are leading to more established, higher-caliber artists coming to the area. Mac Kah points to the area’s audience as a measure of its quality. Before the 2008 crash, visitors from Denmark, Norway, Germany, England and France visited his then-Cotton Mill studio. Now, he laments that visitors comprise the “knuckling-dragging, beerdrinking, pizza-eating segment of the population, which will never buy a painting or a sculpture or anything.” Yet, Mac Kah, who recently relocated to Riverview Station, welcomes the addition of The Foundation. The 13-acre, eightwarehouse lot sits behind Riverview. It was purchased last year by Brent Starck, Eddie Dewey and Chris Eller. Still in development, the property will be the new location for 12 Bones Smokehouse, as well as a second location for Wedge Brewing. “I think it’s great,” says Mac Kah. “It’ll bring traffic up the back stairs.”

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Mac Kah recognizes the contradiction within his two statements. He clarifies that while he may not view most beer drinkers as art buyers, he is aware that art buyers also enjoy drinking beer. The proximity of such venues, he says, will help retain these potential buyers in the area for a longer period of time. THE ‘G’ WORD In an email follow-up to his interview, Mac Kah compares the ecosystem of the RAD to a natural environment: “If you think of the river community as kind of an estuary, the artists are the wildlife, teeming with creativity and community spirit, then you realize how delicate the balance has to be to allow this to flourish in a meaningful way, not in a commercial way. What usually happens is the estuary is disturbed, polluted or drained for development, then the wildlife leaves, [and] what is left benefits the few. Then they name it ‘Wild Acres’ or ‘Eagles Landing.’” Artists throughout the district voice similar concerns. They point to SoHo in New York City and Lincoln Park in Chicago. Others bring up Portland, Ore.; Sarasota, Fla.; Madison, Wis. and Scottsdale, Ariz. A 2014 report, “Alternatives to Gentrification In the East of the Riverway,” addresses these issues in the context of RAD development. It defines gentrification as “the phenomenon of wealthier people moving into a specific urban neighborhood or

area, drawn by the location, the diversity and ‘feel’ of these neighborhoods and/or by the cost, availability, and desirability and appeal of houses or industrial buildings found in the neighborhoods. Gentrification generally snowballs, gathering momentum over time. Investors looking for ‘fixer-upper’ properties, artists, and other ‘urban pioneers’ move in. Word gradually travels that an attractive neighborhood has been ‘discovered’ and the pace of change tends to accelerate rapidly.” Hedy Fischer, co-owner of Pink Dog Creative on Depot Street, recalls the first time she saw the 18,000-squarefoot former textile warehouse, filled with cardboard boxes and a pair of guys selling items on Overstock.com. “We painted this building and divided it up so that it would have artist studios in it and a couple of restaurants,” she says. “We took a building that was way underutilized and in significant disrepair and made it really nice with our own blood, sweat and tears. It’s not like we have a development company. Did we gentrify it? Depends on how you define it.” Definitions, of course, vary. “It’s hard to say what people are using as their term for gentrification,” says Derek Dominy, co-owner of the Cotton Mill Studios. A recent New York City transplant, Dominy and his wife, Denise Carbonell, purchased the building in 2014. “In New York [gentrification] meant, ‘We’re moving out all the poor, nonwhite people and taking over,’” he says. But as Dominy (as well as many others in the district) points out, the arrival of the artists didn’t come at the expense of residents. Many artists say the abandoned buildings of Asheville’s former industrial heyday were given a new life once the artists arrived. Skepticism, however, remains over what building owners define as anchor businesses — studio-based restaurants and breweries that offer respite for tired visitors. Those who disapprove of these additions point to the artists who’ve lost their spaces in order to make room for the likes of The Bull and Beggar, Wedge Brewing Co. and Asheville Guitar Bar. But for building owners these businesses play a crucial financial role within the rent structure. “If you buy a building and you have debt on it, you have to have some anchor tenants,” says Fischer. “That enables us to keep the artists’ rent pretty modest,” she adds, noting that some of the smaller studios at Pink Dog go for as little as $250 a month.

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For former Phil Mechanic artists like Celia Barbieri, the uncertainty that came with new ownership was enough for her to leave her studio and the RAD after nearly eight years. “It was very hard,” she recalls. “I was attached to my studio and attached to the community.” Barbieri says she remained optimistic upon the initial sale. But after Lifshutz’s early talks of meeting with and discussing the building’s future with its tenants, Barbieri says her emails to the developer either went unanswered or were rerouted to other members of his development team. Stephen Lange, who has been in the district since 1999, was brought on as the building manager at the Phil Mechanic after Lifshutz’s purchase. While he was unable to provide specifics on the building’s future, he notes that Lifshutz has been true to his word, placing a moratorium on any major changes, including rent, for the first year. With respect to development, Lange refers to the words of his deceased friend, and RAD visionary, John Payne. According to Lange, Payne never saw development as a threat to the district. “His words were, ‘It’s the holly-hobbies and trustafarian hippies coming down here and doing

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PARADISE LOST “We’ll just have to adapt,” says Fischer, with respect to the future. “Because you can’t stop it.” She says her biggest concern is for the artists. She knows that, as the taxes and property values continue to go up on her building, there’s only one way for her to cover these costs: an increase in rent. “I don’t want it to be so unaffordable that artists can’t be here any longer,” she says. Fischer points out, however, that even now, many of the younger artists are going farther afield. As an artist and maker, Hofman embodies Fischer’s point of adaptation. The potter has nearly completed a home studio. This will allow him to convert the studio portion of his space at Wedge into retail. “Obviously, not all artists here have the ability to do that,” he says. “And I love this area because there were all levels of artists.” These varying levels, however, are among the first casualties of the district. “Now that it’s changed and become more business-oriented,

people entering into the art world aren’t necessarily going to be able to afford the rent,” Hofman says. “So you’re getting more advanced-level artists moving in, which means the quality of the art here is increasing, but there’s less of the mentoring effect going on. “What I think is so special about the River Arts District is when you walk into a studio ... you get to talk directly to the artists,” Hofman continues. “That’s a unique thing that’s going to be disappearing.” As with his own studio, Hofman foresees more artists converting their spaces into retail shops and galleries, in order to make rent. Multimedia artist Julie Spalla echoes Hofman’s views, but comes at it from a different angle. “We’re small-business owners,” she says. “That’s what you are as an artist. You either take it out on the road, take it out online, or you take it out of our studio.” Spalla says she is fine with using part of her workspace for retail. She says she believes that if she can connect people with handmade items, it doesn’t matter what she calls her space. Like Hofman, though, she recognizes the challenges for the millennial artists. “I’m constantly mentoring young artists

BRINGING IT HOME: Potter Michael Hofman will soon do some of his work from home in order to transform his current studio into more retail space. Photo by Thomas Calder around the community. I want them to grow and have a place as we did. But with the rents and everything ... it does make it harder for [them] to come forward and be a part of it.” THE BOTTOM LINE What many of the artists and building owners consider a beacon of hope for the future of the RAD is that several of the buildings in the area are owned or co-owned by makers and artists, including Pink Dog Creative, Odyssey Center, Roberts Street Studios, David C. Stewart Fine Art, The Lift Studios, Northlight Studios, Studio 375, The Old Wood Co., Cotton Mill Studios, Curve Studios, The Foundation, Riverview Station and Wedge Studios. Vice Mayor Gwen Wisler points out the city’s recent $25,000 grant to The Center for Crafts, Creativity and Design. That funding will support CCCD’s Artspace feasibility assessment project, which aims to keep arts and artists in Asheville. The project will study affordable housing for artists, the vice mayor says. The city’s involvement with CCCD is part of the cross-pollination that Fosson says is essential for the continued development of the arts community. “It would be great if the CCCD, Asheville Arts Council, the RAD and UNC Asheville could all come together...that’s the future.”

Others look to remember the past. “We mustn’t forget many have come before us,” says Spalla. “We’re lucky to have what we have, even though it is sometimes a struggle.” Meanwhile, the bustling foot traffic continues throughout the RAD. As Starck and his partners advance in the development of The Foundation, he ponders their role in the area. “It can’t be just purely about money,” he says. “Landowners have to realize there’s a value in having these creative spaces and culture and the environment it provides. You have to put that on your mental spreadsheet, as part of the bottom line.” Hogan, who is familiar with Starck and his team, says he believes that their hearts are in the right place, but he worries about the financial realities that might impede these goals. His main concerns include affordability for emerging artists, as well as the integrity of the arts within the district. “How do we maintain a welcoming environment for young people who come out of UNCA, Penland or the crafts program at Haywood Community College? How can we encourage them to stay, give them a respectable place to work, live and do business? And how can we make it a vital and critical environment?” X

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ROAD TO REDEVELOPMENT Try walking almost anywhere in the River Arts District and its infrastructure deficiencies will become readily apparent. Pedestrians along Riverside Drive and Lyman Street must traverse ditches and tall grass or take their chances sharing the narrow roadways with the cars, trucks, buses and cyclists that sometimes zip by within an arm’s length. On Roberts Street, crowds of curious onlookers heading toward the galleries can be seen peering anxiously from between parked cars, waiting to cross the street to reach crumbling sidewalks that peter out unexpectedly. But changes are on the way: Asheville’s rustic, arts-and-industrydominated River Arts District is on the brink of a major transformation. From road realignment, sidewalk construction and expanded bike lanes to an ambitious network of greenways with the RAD as its central hub, substantial changes will be taking place over the next few years that will improve the way residents and visitors to the city access, explore and inhabit the area. Using federal, state and local grants, combined with funds from Asheville’s own coffers and debt financing, the city and its partners say they hope improved infrastructure will prepare the RAD for the waves of commercial and recreational investment that have already begun sweeping across the area, while trying to ensure the RAD’s current residents aren’t lost in the dust of construction.

SHARE THE ROAD: Big changes are on the way for the River Arts District in the coming years, as the city of Asheville and its partners get set to begin a host of infrastructure projects aimed at improving transportation into and around the RAD and upgrading multimodal options for pedestrians and cyclists. Photo by Max Hunt

RAD REDUX “The RAD has been evolving for quite a while now, and it’s had this burst of popularity in the last few years,” says Mary Weber, chair of the volunteer-driven Asheville Greenway Committee. “The infrastructure is so far behind the use there. It’s long overdue, and it’s just not very safe, walking down some of those roads.” Signs of the upgrades coming to the RAD over the next few years are beginning to show in several areas of the district: Along Lyman Street, stakes with colored ties mark the proposed utility realignment, while work crews remove trees near the river in anticipation

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next year’s construction along the narrow corridor. Across the river, on Craven Street, near New Belgium’s facility, wide sidewalks lead past the brewery, with scores of designated on-street parking spots lining the road. From the RiverLink Bridge, one can peer down at New Belgium’s nearly completed portion of what will become the French Broad River Greenway West, which will eventually link to existing greenways in West Asheville and beyond. “We’ve recognized that the RAD is an area ripe for redevelopment,” says Asheville Design Center’s Chris Joyell, whose nonprofit organization helped draft the 2014 Riverside Drive Development Plan. “As the area transforms from industrial hub to gritty artists’ district to a visitor destination, the infrastructure has to respond.”

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TRANSPORTATION BY ANY OTHER NAME Drivers and pedestrians traveling between Amboy Road and Hill Street along the Lyman-Riverside Drive corridor are familiar with the cramped road conditions, the sharp blind curve in front of the 12 Bones property and the limited clearance beneath the old, double-arched Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge. Under the River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project, or RADTIP, which encompasses a 2.2-mile stretch of the 17-mile redevelopment area identified in the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay plan, the intersection of Riverside and Lyman will cut through the 12 Bones property, eliminating the sharp curve in favor of a traffic circle. Plans include bike lanes on both sides of the roadway, sidewalks for pedestrians, some on-street parking and a greenway on the east side of the river.

“Riverside Drive and Lyman Street are main thoroughfares for a lot of different people, not just the folks coming to visit the artists, but the people going to A-B Tech and Mission [Hospital],” notes Stephanie Monson, Asheville city planner and staff liaison for the Asheville Area Riverfront Redevelopment Commission. In addition, a traffic circle at the Five Points intersection, near The Soapy Dog, will facilitate smoother traffic flow, and the intersection of Craven Street and Riverside Drive will be reconfigured to accommodate truck traffic. The Livingston Street Complete Streets project will add sidewalks and pedestrian crossings to a portion of Depot Street. At the northern end of the RAD, the Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge will be redesigned to allow for more vertical and horizontal clearance for traffic on Riverside Drive, and railroad crossings at Craven and Lyman streets will

INCREASING OPTIONS: The conceptual model above offers a glimpse of what streets like Riverside Drive and Lyman Street will become over the next few years, as sidewalks, bike lanes, parking options and the area’s greenway networks are expanded to create easier passage around the RAD and access to the river. Image via Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan/City of Asheville be improved, according to the city of Asheville’s website. These projects will help tie together an area that historically has lacked concrete definition and boundaries, says Don Kostelec, a local transportation planner and consultant. “I always felt that, for being called a district, it never really had that cohesive feel,” he notes. “This type of major public infrastructure investment kind of puts it all out there in front at one time, instead of it kind of coming along piecemeal.” The city has also begun exploring a potential shuttle program that could eventually include service between the RAD, downtown and West Asheville. [See “Asheville residents gather to provide feedback on downtown shuttle proposal,” Aug. 18, 2016, Xpress] WE REALLY GET AROUND “More and more people are wanting to live in cities and not rely on a car,” says Weber. “Making a city safe and walkable is a huge part of livability. I think this project is going to be a game-changer.” By expanding and installing greenways, bicycle lanes and sidewalks along popular corridors in the RAD, the city can cut down on congestion while encouraging the use of environmentally friendlier, cost-efficient transportation, notes Mike Sule, a representative from Asheville on Bikes. “It doesn’t pit one mode [of transportation] against another mode,” he says. “This is going to be the first application of a cycle track and a greenway, your regular travel lane and a sidewalk, all working together comprehensively.”

The city’s emphasis on multimodal transportation meets a need that Asheville residents have publicly expressed, says Greenway Committee member Rich Lee, citing this year’s “Best of WNC” reader-poll rankings in which sidewalks, greenways and bike lanes topped the category “Project You’d Like to See Local Government Do” [Aug. 10, 2016, Xpress]. “If you look at the largest area employers, you’ve got Asheville City School district, you’ve got Mission Hospital System, A-B Tech and Biltmore Estate at the end of Amboy and Meadow Road down there. Almost all of the largest employers in Asheville and Buncombe County are along or at one end or the other of this road from Riverside Drive down to Meadow Road and Biltmore Avenue,” Lee notes. “Ideally, what we would have is an easy way for people who didn’t want to sit in traffic to make it from their homes to these places of employment.” The project could also offer benefits to the local economy, notes Kostelec. “A lot of the new economic and jobs creation research is really showing that [this] type of project generates more jobs per million dollars than widening Interstate 26 or another widening project,” he says. “It meets sustainability goals for the city, [and] I think it’s a good springboard for a lot of other things.”

The French Broad River greenways on the east and west banks of the river, for example, will offer connections to the existing greenway at the French Broad River Park in West Asheville, other greenway systems outside the RAD and New Belgium. “Once the French Broad West Greenway is done, there’s going to be five contiguous miles of greenway from New Belgium to Hominy Creek, where you’re not crossing nearly any roads,” Weber points out. “Having greenways in the RAD, in addition to the sidewalks and bike lanes, provides lots of space for people to move around.” Where designers and planners are not able to continue greenways due to existing obstacles or a lack of rights of way, plans call for greenway connectors — large sidewalks with signage directing greenway users from one trailhead to another — to guide users along the street. Greenways also offer a chance to highlight residents’ passions and interests, Lee says. “Each one will have a really neat theme that will reflect a part of Asheville life or the area it’s built in.” The French Broad West Greenway, for example, will

become an “edible mile,” he notes, with the Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council and other groups planning to grow demonstration gardens as well as fruit bushes and trees. East of the river, the Clingman Forest Greenway will lead from the RAD to the outskirts of downtown, crossing through wooded areas behind Asheville Middle School and taking users past native plants, ravines and even into the treetops via elevated boardwalks. The Town Branch Greenway, meanwhile, will thread its way through the booming South Slope neighborhood, connecting the River Arts District to the Beaucatcher Greenway. Along the way, signage and exhibits will highlight the South Slope’s heritage as a vibrant African-American community during the days of segregation and the civil rights movement. Greenways can serve as a sort of “great equalizer” for residents of different backgrounds, Weber adds. “If you go to the greenway at Carrier Park on the weekends, it’s packed with people [of] every kind ... every age, race, shape and ability.”

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GOING GREEN In addition the RADTIP projects, the expansion of Asheville’s greenway system into the RAD represents a turning point in transportation alternatives for the city, says Weber. “You can’t really build a whole lot because of floodplains, so it really makes sense for greenways to go there.”

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NEWS The addition of the Clingman Forest and Town Branch greenways will also offer cyclists and pedestrians an alternative to the relatively steep grades heading toward downtown and the Southside neighborhood, Lee notes. “The [Clingman Forest Greenway] will have less than 5 percent grade along its entire route,” he reports. “That means my kids could make it up on their training wheels, and I could easily make it up in a suit without breaking a sweat.” According to Lucy Crown, Asheville’s greenway coordinator, the city moved its greenway program from the Parks Department to the Transportation Department four years ago specifically because of the growing recognition of greenways’ potential for multimodal transit. But with limited space available in an urban, mountainous environment, finding a suitable course for greenways, sidewalks and other infrastructure expansions has been a challenge, Crown notes. “The DOT has very strict guidelines on what they expect us to do around their infrastructure: 25 feet from transmission lines, guidelines, poles — it’s dizzying.” And with land in high demand in and around the RAD, and construction costs rising, time is of the essence, says Lee, adding that projects in the RAD must also compete with other infra-

A GREENWAY RUNS THROUGH IT: One of the more transformative projects set to begin in spring 2017 is the expansion of several greenways into the RAD. Greenway segments like the mostly completed portion of the French Broad River Greenway - West by New Belgium, above, will offer scenic, off-road options to pedestrians and cyclists and link to surrounding parts of the city. Photo by Max Hunt

RAD redevelopment timeline Plans for riverfront redevelopment can be traced back to the 1920s, but the current infrastructure projects’ origins began in earnest in the late 1970s. Below is a brief timeline of the evolving vision for RAD redevelopment: • 1978: Land of Sky Regional Council launches the French Broad River Improvement Program, focused on upgrading transportation infrastructure along the French Broad River corridor in WNC. • 1987: City of Asheville releases 2010 Asheville City Plan, calling for studies on riverfront redevelopment. • 1989: RiverLink, in conjunction with the American Institute of Architects and the American Society of Landscape Architects, develops the Riverfront Plan, urging the city to utilize the riverfront as a hub for commerce, culture and recreation under an environmentally sustainable model. • 2000: Asheville’s Sustainable Economic Development Strategic Plan lists riverfront redevelopment as one of the city’s top four priorities moving forward. City begins land banking flood-prone and

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derelict properties within the RAD. • 2004: Riverlink releases the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan, laying out a vision for a connected, redeveloped 17-mile stretch of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, with improved public access and infrastructure upgrades along main thoroughfares. • 2010: The Asheville Area Riverfront Redevelopment Commission is formed. The commission is tasked with guiding the direction of riverfront redevelopment, encouraging and working with private investors and communicating with current stakeholders. Asheville receives $850,000 TIGER II planning grant to begin design work on riverfront redevelopment and conduct outreach to surrounding communities. • 2012: New Belgium Brewing Co. purchases former Western Carolina Livestock Market site on Craven Street.

• 2014: The City of Asheville is awarded a $14.6 million TIGER VI transportation grant to help fund infrastructure improvements in the East of the Riverway Multimodal Network, which includes the RADTIP project and greenways. • 2015: Right of way acquisition for RADTIP and greenway projects begin. • Summer 2016: Preliminary right of way clearing and utility realignment begin ahead of construction work on RADTIP and greenways. • Fall 2016/spring 2017: Demolition of acquired properties within the RADTIP right of way will begin. Construction work on French Broad Greenways (East and West), Clingman Forest Greenway, Town Branch Greenway and RADTIP project begin in earnest in spring 2017. Projected timeline for completion is 2019-20.

structure priorities in the city for limited funds. “Every year when the budget is written, there’s the question: Should we put money into greenways or should we add a bus line? It’s not an infinite pool of money,” he notes. “We can’t say we’re going to put a hold on building greenways or sidewalks until every road in Asheville’s repaved. I think the city has done fairly well at balancing out priorities.”

designed to keep consistent lines of communication open between officials and stakeholders. “The first phase is we give all of the businesses and artists in the district a who-to-call card, so they know if they have questions, they can get them answered,” Monson explains. “Also, we’re working to create a rack card that goes up at the Convention & Visitors Bureau and other visitor locations, to address the concern artists have about out-of-town visitors staying away.”

EMINENT DEBATE Other property owners in the RAD have balked at the city’s land acquisitions through easement agreements and eminent domain, a controversial practice that has drawn national debate in this year’s election cycle. According to a June 17, 2016 Asheville Citizen-Times report, 50 properties will be affected by RADTIP, 38 of which belong to private owners not affiliated with a railroad company.

“I have three loading docks in the front of my building and I’ve already been told by the city that they will be taking one of [them],” says Annette Pace, co-owner of the Asheville Waste Paper Co., which has been in business on Lyman Street since 1941. In addition, Pace says that the city has acquired another property she owned at the north end of Smith Bridge near New Belgium. “I feel they are catering to New Belgium,” she

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CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS With so many construction projects happening simultaneously around a relatively small area, delays and inconveniences are to be expected, which has some business owners and artists in the RAD worried that they might be swept away amid the changes happening around their neighborhood. Matt Tommey, an artist with studio space at Riverview Station, says that although construction is just beginning, he’s already noticed traffic jams, delays and frustration among both artists and customers, though his own business has not yet been negatively impacted. Other stakeholders have been more frank in expressing their concerns. “As a business owner and property owner, yeah, I want bike lanes in front of my place. I want sidewalks, trees, benches, but I want to survive to be able to see that,” says Derek Dominy, owner of the Cotton Mill Studios on Riverside Drive. Dominy has reservations concerning the city’s proposed easement on a portion of his land. The easement is related to the Riverside Drive realignment near 12 Bones, and he says it would give construction crews the right to store dirt and alter a front portion of his property as they deem necessary. “Coming from New York, I’ve seen guys put a cone in the wrong place and decimate a small business,” he adds. To assuage concerns that visitors will steer clear of the RAD for the duration of the projects, Monson says the city is working hard to get the message out to the public that the RAD will be open for business during construction. “We’ve done radio spots on iHeart Radio and Asheville FM. We’ve also gone on air with WLOS, where we make sure we tell people that the RAD businesses are open.” In addition, the city has implemented an information initiative

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N EWS says. “I’ve been here a lot longer than New Belgium or any of the artists and I try to emphasize that with anyone I talk with.” City Councilwoman Gwen Wisler admits that New Belgium’s arrival in the area “was probably a big catalyst to spur the city on to putting all this investment in that area,” but she contends that the infrastructure plans go far beyond serving one particular business. “I assure you bike routes and sidewalks have little or nothing to do with New Belgium.” Monson, meanwhile, says the city has established consistent communication with affected property owners to the best of its ability, and city staff members are working to accom-

modate everyone’s needs. “We’re pretty heavily invested in this group and trying to make sure it stays vibrant. We’ve met with the River Arts District Business Association and the River Arts District Artists group and individual property owners and even [non-RAD] people like A-B Tech to talk about the impacts on organizations.” Other business owners concur that the city has done its due diligence in informing RAD stakeholders of what’s going on. And they are enthusiastic about the planned improvements. Darren Green, owner of the Old Wood Co. building on Riverside Drive, equates the upcoming construction projects to renovating a house: “You

Costs of redevelopment As with any major development project, improving the infrastructure around the River Arts District comes with substantial costs. The RADTIP project alone is budgeted for nearly $37 million in the city’s Capital Improvement Program. Greenway projects in the district are slated for approximately $12.61 million, while the Craven Street improvements totaled just over $7.82 million. Altogether, infrastructure projects in and connecting to the RAD are estimated to total over $50 million, according to the city’s 2017 fiscal-year preliminary budget. Grant awards from federal, state and local entities will offset a large portion of these expenditures. In 2010 and 2014, Asheville received two separate U.S. Department of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grants. In addition, grants from the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, two other federal grants (one from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and one from the Surface Transportation Program), funding from the Golden LEAF Foundation and the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and several smaller grants or partnerships will also help offset costs. City dollars from the General Fund, some stormwater fees and debt financing will cover the remaining project expenses in the RAD, depending on the amount of grant funding allocated to each project. Below is an approximate breakdown of how funding is allocated to various projects, according to the Five Year Capital Project Summary: RADTIP (including French Broad River Greenway East) • Total cost: $36.9 million • Grants: $15.6 million • Debt Financing: $21.14 million Craven Street Improvements • Total cost: $7.81 million • Grants: $1.79 million • Enterprise Funding: $.7 million • General Fund-Pay-Go: $.06 million • Debt Financing: $5.61 million Livingston Complete Streets • Total cost: $1.97 million • Grants: $.73 million • Debt financing: $1.23 million French Broad River Greenway West • Total cost: $2.81 million • Grants: $1.74 million • Debt financing: $1.08 million

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Greenway-connectors design • Total cost: $.12 million • Grants: $.1 million • Debt financing: $.02 million Clingman Forest Greenway • Total cost: $2.57 million • Grants: $1.38 million • Debt Financing: $1.19 million Town Branch Greenway • Total cost: $2.36 million • Grants: $1.18 million • General Fund Pay-Go: $.09 million • Debt financing: $1.10 million Five Points Roundabout • Total cost: $4.75 million • Grants: $1.11 million • General Fund-Pay-Go: $.02 million • Debt Financing: $3.61 million

TRAFFIC PATTERNS: Infrastructure improvements like this traffic circle and expanded sidewalks at the intersection of Haywood Road and Roberts Street offer an early example of what RADTIP and other impending projects hold for the RAD. Photo by Max Hunt kind of have to tear it apart first to put it back together,” he says. “What they’re planning on doing across from my shop on the green space — playgrounds for kids, a lot of cool stuff — I have three children, so I’m excited that they’ll be able to come down here, ride [bikes] around and kind of explore the district safely.” MOVING FORWARD While the Craven Street improvement project was largely completed last fall, major work on RADTIP and the greenways is set to begin next spring and will continue until 2020, with exception of the greenway connectors, which are slated to begin in 2019. “So much neat stuff is in the works, and by 2019, it’ll just be a part of the fabric of living in Asheville,” Lee says. “You’ll be able to take the greenway down to Biltmore Village or wherever it goes.” Following the completion of the RADTIP and the greenways, the city will begin implementation of secondary infrastructure development, as outlined in the Riverside Drive Development Plan, according to Asheville Design Center’s Joyell. While he acknowledges that businesses and artists working in the RAD will experience inevitable challenges due to construction, he asserts that the end goal of the improvements being made in the RAD will ultimately

enhance visitors’ and locals’ access to and experience of the area. “That’s the challenge: How do you get beer trucks, tourists’ rental cars and residents moving through the area in a way that allows for positive growth in the district while affording as many transportation options as possible?” Joyell says. “I think the city has given this a lot of thought, and the RADTIP is their solution.” Making the RAD a hub and example for future development efforts, says Weber, will provide benefits beyond the district. “Some people might say we’re just putting everything by the river,” the Greenway Committee chair acknowledges, “but we want to always be looking at the bigger picture and what we should be doing next. How do we serve other neighborhoods as well and try to connect everything?” Last month, as pedestrians and cyclists traversed Craven Street on their way to New Belgium’s 25th anniversary party, a safe distance away from traffic, and riders waited for the bus along the wide sidewalks that ring the traffic circle where Haywood Rd. meets Roberts Street — an onlooker could catch a glimpse of what the city hopes the RAD’s infrastructure will become. X

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• FR (9/16), 6-8:30pm - Proceeds from the "HCC Shine & Dine Gala," with buffet dinner, live jazz by Juan Benavides, demonstrations and silent auction benefit the Haywood Community College Excels Fund. $75. Held at Laurel Ridge Country Club, 49 Cupp Lane, Waynesville PUBLIC EVENTS AT UNCA unca.edu • WE (9/14), - Proceeds from this farm-to-table dinner on the quad with three-course dinner, live music, storytelling, contra dancing, children's activities and door prizes benefit food and garden projects at UNC Asheville. Registration: sustain@ unca.edu. $40. Held on the UNCA quad. ROCK THE QUARRY TRAIL CHALLENGE 5K & KIDS FUN RUN hedrickind.com/our-company/rock-the-quarry/ • SA (9/17), 9:30am - Proceeds from this 5K and fun run event benefit the Black Mountain Home for Children and the Asheville Museum of Science. $35/$30 advance. Held at Grove Stone & Sand Company, 842 Old US Highway 70, Black Mountain

WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S tinyurl.com/zmfy7qq • SA (9/17), 10am - Proceeds from this walk benefit Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Registration begins at 8:30am. Free to attend. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St.

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER 398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc Registration required. Free to attend. • WE (9/14), 9am-noon - " Doing Business with the Government," seminar. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler • WE (9/14), 3-6pm - " Using WordPress to Build a Website for Your Business," seminar. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler • TH (9/15), 10am-noon - "Starting a Better Business," seminar. Held at Goodwill Career Training Center, 1616 Patton Ave. • SA (9/17), 9am-noon - "SCORE: All You Need to Know About Website Development," seminar. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler • MO (9/19), 6-9pm - "eBay: Building Your Business on eBay," seminar. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler • TU (9/20), 6-9pm - " Business Formation: Choosing the Right Structure," seminar. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler • WE (9/21), 6-9pm - "SCORE: Basic Internet Marketing," seminar. Held at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler

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COMMUNICATION SKILLS (PD.) Sunday, September 18, 1-2pm: "A Taste of BePeace: Empathy & Insight for Healing Relationships." Free. Unity of the Blue Ridge, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Rd., Mills River. Info: www.heartspeakpeace.com. FREE WEEK OF ACTING WORKSHOPS (PD.) 11 fun pro acting workshops over 4 days, 6pm-10:30pm. 9/19-9/22. Free! (828) 2761212. For more Info and Registration: www.NYS3.com ONE MILLION CUPS OF COFFEE (PD.) WEDNESDAYS, 9am - Asheville’s startup community gathers weekly for presentations by founders of emerging high-growth startup businesses. Run by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. Free coffee, open to the public. RISC Networks, 81 Broadway. www.1millioncups.com/asheville THE GREATEST EVENT IN HISTORY IS NOW UNFOLDING (PD.) The Transformation Has Begun. Maitreya, The World Teacher and Masters of Wisdom are in the world. Rise of people power. Economic, Social, environmental justice. Increase in UFO sightings. Crop Circles. Signs and miracles. Find out how these events are related. Saturday, September 17, Asheville Friends Meeting house. 227 Edgewood Road. 2pm. Free presentation. 828-398-0609. ULTIMATE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DETOX (PD.) Want a Hormone-Balancing, Brain FogClearing, Tummy-Soothing Detox with a side effect of Weight Loss? Yes, me too! Join the Pre-Holiday Cleanse! 828-620-1188. www.WhiteWillowWellness.com “WRITE YOUR LIFE” WORKSHOP (PD.) By Ann Randolph. Lauded San Francisco onewoman-show star teaching exclusive 2-day workshop “Write your Life” before rare Asheville performance of hit “Inappropriate in All the Right Ways” at NYS3 October 15,16. Info@NYS3.com 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 TOASTMASTERS CLUB 914-424-7347, ashevilletoastmasters.com • THURSDAYS, 6:15pm - General meeting. Free. Held at YMI Cultural Center, 39 South Market St.

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C O N S C I O U S PA R T Y By Kat McReynolds | kmcreynolds@mountainx.com

Next Step Recovery celebrates 10th anniversary, hosts golf tournament fundraiser

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CHARLES GEORGE V.A. MEDICAL CENTER 1100 Tunnel Road • FR (9/16), 11am - POW/ MIA Remembrance Ceremony to honor all former American prisoners of war, those still missing in action, and their families. Information: 298-7911 ext. 2246. Held at the Warriors Cairn • WE (9/21), 5pm - Veterans town hall meeting. Free. Held in the lower atrium. ETHICAL HUMANIST SOCIETY OF ASHEVILLE 687-7759, aeu.org • SU (9/18), 2-3:30pm - "Income and Wealth Inequality: Why it Matters,” presentation by Dr. Shirley Browning. Free. Held at Asheville Friends Meetinghouse, 227 Edgewood Road FIRESTORM CAFE AND BOOKS 610 Haywood Road, 255-8115 • WEDNESDAYS, 6pm "What's Up with Whiteness" discussion group. Free to attend.

THE RIGHT PATH: On Sundays, Next Step Recovery organizes guided outdoor adventures for members of the nonprofit’s anti-addiction program. “When the weather is nice, we take advantage of the swimming holes and hiking all around Western North Carolina,” says founder and executive director Susan Stader. Photo courtesy of Next Step Recovery WHAT: Next Step Recovery’s Golf Fore Recovery tournament WHERE: Broadmoor Golf Links WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 17, at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHY: Beating addiction often begins at a detox facility, where individuals become medically stable. After that, 30-90 days of inpatient treatment (often called rehab) leads to further stability and a greater understanding of the condition. “And what do you do next? That’s where Next Step Recovery comes in,” says Brian Nolan, the local nonprofit’s admissions director. Next Step offers housing and other resources to up to 30 men reclaiming a life free of substance abuse. Days are punctuated with group or one-on-one sessions with counselors and addiction specialists; 12-step program meetings in the community; excursions with peers in recovery; and notably, plenty of free time to refocus on individual priorities. “In treatment, pretty much every minute of every day is accounted for,” Nolan explains. But, “Our guys have the ability to go out and get jobs or go to school. If

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you want to go get dinner and catch a movie, great. Go and do it. Have fun. Just be back by curfew.” Even as it’s celebrating 10 years of service, Next Step has plans for growth. Short-term goals are to boost capacity and staff, and ultimately, Nolan says, the organization aims to build its own facility instead of leasing space. The Golf Fore Recovery tournament will help fund those initiatives as well as day-to-day costs like furnishing apartments and providing residents with transportation. Back after a hiatus in 2015, the 18-hole event follows a captain’s choice format, meaning teams of four will select the best shot after each person in the group tees off. For $5, additional advantages — red tees, mulligans and throws — will also be available. Prizes for top performers include a flat-screen TV and hole-in-one car. Registration costs $95 per player ($85 for alumni and relatives) and includes a catered lunch, snacks and prizes. Visit nextsteprecovery.com/2016-golf-fore. html for more information. X

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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. HENDERSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville, 697-4725 • 3rd TUESDAYS, 2-4pm Apple Users Support Group. Free. HOMINY VALLEY RECREATION PARK 25 Twin Lakes Drive Candler, 242-8998, hvrpsports.com • 3rd THURSDAYS, 7pm -Hominy Valley Board Meeting. Free. LEICESTER COMMUNITY CENTER 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, 774-3000, facebook. com/Leicester.Community. Center • 3rd THURSDAYS, 7pm - The Leicester History Gathering general meeting. Free. MOMS DEMAND ACTION momsdemandaction.org • 3rd MONDAYS, 4:30pm Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America, general meeting. Free. Held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 337 Charlotte St.

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ONTRACK WNC 50 S. French Broad Ave., 255-5166, ontrackwnc.org Registration required. Free to attend. • WEDNESDAYS (9/14) through (9/28), 5:30-8pm - "Manage Your Money Series," seminar. • THURSDAYS (9/15) through (9/29), 5:30-8pm - "Manage Your Money Series," seminar. • FR (9/16, noon-1:30pm "Budgeting and Debt Class," seminar. • MO (9/19), 5:30-7pm "Budgeting and Debt Class," seminar. • TU (9/20), 5:30-7:30pm "Home Energy Efficiency," seminar. • TH (9/22), 6-7:30pm "Preventing Identity Theft," class. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • TH (9/22), 6-7:30pm "Preventing Identity Theft," workshop. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa 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 • 3rd TUESDAYS, 7pm Coalition building session. Free. Held at Kairos West Community Center, Haywood Road, Asheville STAR TREK CLUB ALARIC facebook.com/ groups/145871298545/ • SA (9/17), 10am-4pm - Open house with videos, contests, door prizes and games. Held in Pavilion #4. Held at Lake Julian Park, 406 Overlook Road, Ext. Arden 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 VETERANS FOR PEACE 582-5180, vfpchapter099wnc. blogspot.com/ • TU (9/20), 5-6pm - Peace vigil. Free. Held at Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway WNC4PEACE wnc4peace.com • SU (9/18), 2pm - International Day of Peace: Authors speak about peace with readings by DeWayne Barton, City

Council Person Cecil Bothwell, Jeff Messer and Kyle Ross. Free to attend. Held at The BLOCK off biltmore, 39 South Market St.

DANCE POLE FITNESS AND DANCE CLASSES AT DANCECLUB ASHEVILLE (PD.) Pole Dance, Burlesque, Jazz, Funk, Exercise Dance, Booty Camp, Flashmobs! NEW! Drop-in Tuesdays 6:30-Hip Hop Latin Dance Fitness. 4 Week Beginner Jazz/funk to current pop starts August 30th. 8 Week Jazz/funk series to Paula Abdul's Cold Hearted Snake starts September 1. 6 Week Burlesque Striptease starts September 6. Intro to Pole Series starts September 12. All other classes are drop in. Info: danceclubasheville.com Email: danceclubasheville@gmail.com 828-275-8628 STUDIO ZAHIYA, DOWNTOWN DANCE CLASSES (PD.) Monday 5pm Ballet Wkt 6pm Hip Hop Wkt 7pm Hip Hop Fusion 8pm Tap • Tuesday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 4:30pm Teen Bellydance 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm Bellydance 2 8pm Bellydance 3 8pm Hip Hop Choreography •Wednesday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 5:30pm Hip Hop Wkt 6:30pm Bhangra 7:30pm POUND Wkt 8pm • Thursday 9am Hip Hop Wrkt 4pm Girls Hip Hop 5pm Teen Hip Hop 7pm West African • Saturday 9:30am Hip Hop Wkt 10:45 Electronic Yoga Wkt • Sunday 3pm Tap 2 6:30pm Vixen • $13 for 60 minute classes, Wkt $5. 90 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue. www.studiozahiya.com :: 828.242.7595 CENTER STAGE DANCE STUDIO 38-L Rosscraggon Road, 654-7010 • SA (9/17), 10am - Open auditions to perform in the Moscow Ballet’s Nutcracker in Asheville. Contact for guidelines. Free. SOUTHERN LIGHTS SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE CLUB 697-7732, southernlights.org • SA (9/17), 6pm - "Fall Frolic Dance," square and round dancing. Advance dance at 6pm. Early rounds at 7pm. Squares and rounds at 7:30pm. Free. Held at Whitmire Activity Center, 310 Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS BUNCOMBE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY buncombedems.org • SA (9/17), 10am-2pm Democratic party meeting to elect a new vice chair and discuss a precinct picnic for precinct 15.1. Free. Held at Vance Elementary School, 98 Sulphur Springs Road • SA (9/17), 3-5pm - Democratic candidate meet and greet with silent auction and refreshments. Information: fairviewdems2016@gmail.com. Held at Sherrill’s Inn at Hickory Nut Gap Farm, 57 Sugar Hollow Road, Fairview

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 ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM 2 N. Pack Square, 253-3227 • TU (9/20), 10:30am-noon "Tot Time," event with activities for pre-school aged children. Admission fees apply. 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/ • FR (9/16), 4pm - Game day for all ages. Board games provided. Free. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain • FR (9/16), 4pm- Teen cosplay club. For ages 13 and up. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • WE (9/21), 3:30pm - Makers & Shakers: STAR LAB Inflatable Planetarium event. For ages 5 and up. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 687-1218, library.hendersoncountync.org • WEDNESDAYS, 10:30am Family story time. Free.

GIRL SCOUTS 989-7850, girlscoutsp2p.org, mindy.smith09@gmail.com • TU (9/20), 6pm - Informational meeting. Held at Oakley Elementary, 753 Fairview Road • TU (9/20), 6:30pm Informational meeting. Held at Haw Creek Elementary, 21 Trinity Chapel Road • TH (9/22), 6:30pm Informational meeting. Held at West Buncombe Elementary, 175 Erwin Hills Road, Asheville HANDS ON! A CHILDREN'S GALLERY 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 697-8333 • WE (9/14), 10am-6pm - Hands On Gallery ninth birthday celebration with cake, special events and party favors. Admission fees apply. MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 254-6734, malaprops.com • SA (9/17), 3pm - Dori Kleber presents her book, More-igami. Free to attend. • WEDNESDAYS, 10am - Miss Malaprop's Story Time for ages 3-9. Free to attend. SMITH-MCDOWELL HOUSE MUSEUM 283 Victoria Road, 253-9231, wnchistory.org • SA (9/17), 10:30am-12:30pm - Crafty Historian: "Fairies!" event with fairy making activities for children. Registration required. $7. SPELLBOUND CHILDREN'S BOOKSHOP 640 Merrimon Ave., #204, 708-7570, spellboundchildrensbookshop.com • FR (9/16), 6-7pm- Teen Book Club for ages 14-18. Free to attend. • SATURDAYS, 11am Storytime for ages 3-7. Free to attend. 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.

OUTDOORS BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY RANGER PROGRAMS 295-3782, ggapio@gmail.com • TH (9/15) through SU (9/18) - 25th Annual Overmountain Victory Celebration with battle reenactment, open encampments and candlelight tours. More information: facebook.com/ WOvermountainVictoryCelebration. Free to attend. Held at the Museum of North Carolina Minerals, MP 331 ELIADA 2 Compton Drive, 254-5356 • WE (9/14) through SU (10/23) - Proceeds from the Eliada outdoor corn maze with kids activities benefit Eliada kids and families. See website for full schedule: eliada.org. $15/$10 for ages 4-16/Free under 4. ELISHA MITCHELL AUDUBON SOCIETY emasnc.org • TU (9/20), 7pm - Presentation by bear expert Adam Warwick regarding the ecology of black bears. Free. Held in the UNC Asheville Reuter Center HENDERSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville NC, 697-4725 • WE (9/21), 5:30pm - "Hiking the Appalachian Trail," presentation by conservationist and author Peter Barr. Free. THOMAS WOLFE MEMORIAL 253-8304, wolfememorial.com • SA (9/17), 10am - Guided tour of the Riverside Cemetery with a focus on Thomas Wolfe. $5. Meet at the gates of Riverside Cemetery, 53 Birch St.

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C O M M UNI TY CA LEN DA R PUBLIC LECTURES LAKE LOGAN EPISCOPAL CENTER 25 Wormy Chestnut Lane Canton, 646-0095 • TH (9/15), 10:30am - Presentation by Cindy Carpenter regarding how Lake Logan’s history intertwines with the legacy of Carl Schenck. Lunch included. Registration required. $25. 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 OsteenCochrane. $10. Held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 337 Charlotte St.

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.

PUBLIC EVENTS AT BREVARD COLLEGE 883-8292, brevard.edu • TH (9/22), 6:30pm - “The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America,”presentation by American historian and author Douglas Brinkley. $10. Sponsored by the Transylvania County Library. Held at the Porter Center for Performing Arts at Brevard College PUBLIC LECTURES AT UNCA unca.edu • TH (9/15), noon-1:15pm - "Forest, Alligators, Battlefields: My Journey Through the National Parks of the South," presentation by author Danny Bernstein. Free. Held in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum • WE (9/21), 7:30pm - "Glass-blowing in the Eastern Mediterranean: Insights from Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology," presentation by Professor Alysia Fischer. Sponsored by the Archaeology Institute of America. Free. Held in Ramsey Library, Whitman Room

FULL MOON TRANSMISSION 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. Nonsectarian. No fees. A simple altruistic service for the world. • Free. Wednesday, September 14, 7pm, Crystal Visions. 5426 Asheville Hwy. Information: 828398-0609.

COUNCIL ON AGING OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, INC. 277-8288, coabc.org • FR (9/16), 2pm - "Medicare Choices Made Easy," information session. Held in the UNC Asheville Reuter Center • MO (9/19), 10am-noon "Medicare Choices Made Easy," information session. Free. Held at Reuter YMCA, 3 Town Center Blvd. • WE (9/21), 10am-noon or 5:307:30pm - "Medicare Choices Made Easy," information session. Free. Held at YMCA - Woodfin, 30 Woodfin St. • TH (9/22), 2-4pm - "Medicare Choices Made Easy," information session. Free. Held at Pardee Signature Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville

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OLLI AT UNCA 251-6140, olliasheville.com • FR (9/16), 10am - OLLI new member welcome and information session. Free. Held at the Reuter Center

EVOLUNTIONARY 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.

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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 SPIRITUAL LIVING ASHEVILLE 2 Science Mind Way, 253-2325, cslasheville.org • TUESDAYS, 10:30-11:30am Science of Mind magazine discussions. Free.

Send your event listings to calendar@mountainx.com CREATION CARE ALLIANCE OF WNC creationcarealliance.org • MONDAYS (9/19) until (10/24), 6-7:15pm - Book Study: "Pope's Encyclical on Creation Care." Registration required. Free. Held at Jubilee Community Church, 46 Wall St. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ASHEVILLE 5 Oak St., 252-4781, fbca.net • SU (9/18), 6-7:30pm - "Toward Understanding Islam," presentation and book signing by Dr. Charles Kimball. Free. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC OF HENDERSONVILLE 1735 5th Ave., W. Hendersonville, 692-8630, fcchendersonville.org • SATURDAYS until (10/29), 10am-noon - "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 (9/21) - Open registration for "Discover Islam: A Multi-Denominational 5-Week DVD Discussion Series," that takes place SUNDAYS (9/25) until (10/23), 3-4:30pm. Registration required. Free. • WEDNESDAYS (9/14) through (11/16), 5:30-7:30pm - Adult study series exploring the Reformation. Free/$5 dinner.

lowed by Old Testament/Torah study of Deuteronomy. Free. Sponsored by the Brevard Jewish Community, Koinonia. PUBLIC EVENTS AT BREVARD COLLEGE 883-8292, brevard.edu • SA (9/17), 4pm - "David and Bathsheba: Politics, Sex, and Religion," presentation by Dr. Amy Levine. Free. Sponsored by the Brevard Jewish Community, Koinonia. Held at the Porter Center

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD BARNES AND NOBLE BOOKSELLERS BILTMORE PARK Biltmore Park Town Square, 33 Town Square Blvd., #100, 687-0681 • SA (9/17), 2-4pm- Alan Ables presents his novels, Code Day Zero: USS Constitution’s Escape from Armageddon and Tale of the Tape: Two Unlikely Heroes Take Down the Dixie Mafia. Free to attend. BLUE RIDGE BOOKS 152 S. Main St., Waynesville • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 10am - Banned Book Club. Free to attend. • SA (9/17), 3pm - Caroline Duckworth and Bryan Lane present their book, Your Great Trip to France: Loire Chateaux, Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy & Paris: Complete Pre-Planned Trip & Guide to Smart Travel. Free to attend.

LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD 22 Fisher Road, Brevard, 883-3680, lutheranchurchbrevardnc.com/ • FR (9/16), 10am "Misunderstanding Judaism Means Misunderstanding Jesus: Where Preaching and Teaching Go Wrong," presentation by Amy-Jill Levine. Sponsored by the Brevard Jewish Community, Koinonia. Free. • FR (9/16), 8pm - "How Jews and Christians Read Scripture Differently," presentation by Amy-Jill Levine. Sponsored by the Brevard Jewish Community, Koinonia. Free.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/ depts/library • TH (9/15), 2:30pm - Skyland Book Club: Nora Webster by Colm Tobin. Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • SA (9/17), 10am-3pm - Friends of the Library book sale. Free to attend. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville • TU (9/20), 7pm - Fairview Evening Book Club: Guests on Earth by Lee Smith. Free. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview • TU (9/20), 7pm - Black Mountain Mystery Book Club: Castlemain Murders by Kerry Greenwood. Free. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH 150 Brian Berg Drive, Brevard • SA (9/17), 11am - A conversation with Dr. Amy Levine fol-

FRIENDS OF CARL SANDBURG friendsofcarlsandburg.com • TU (9/20), 7-9pm- Poetry Slam judged by five randomly chosen audience members. Free

to attend. Held at Jongo Java, 117 S. Main St., Hendersonville HAYWOOD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY haywoodlibrary.org • TU (9/20), 6pm Storyteller Donald Davis presents. Free. Held at First United Methodist Church of Waynesville, 556 S. Haywood Waynesville • WE (9/21), 10:30am - Fines Creek Library birthday party with cake and refreshments. Free. Held at the Fines Creek Library, 190 Fines Creek Road, Clyde LITERARY EVENTS AT UNCA unca.edu • TH (9/22), 7pm - UNC Asheville Visiting Writers Series: Reading and discussion by Ben Fountain, the author of the novel Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. Hosted by novelist Wiley Cash. Free. Held in the Reuter Center MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 254-6734, malaprops.com • WE (9/14), 7pm - Carolee Duckworth and Brian Lane present their book, A Great Trip to France. Free to attend. • FR (9/16), 7pm - Jim Stokely presents Wilma Dykeman's memoir, Family of Earth: A Southern Mountain Childhood. Free to attend. • TH (9/17), 7pm - Nancy Love presents her book, Trendy Fascism: White Power Music and the Future of Democracy. Free to attend. • SU (9/18), 3pm - "Writers At Home Reading Series," featuring the work of UNCA Great Smokies Writing Program. Free to attend. • MO (9/19), 7pm - "Writer's Coffeehouse," meeting for area writers to share knowledge and network. Free to attend. • TU (9/20), 7pm - Elizabeth Cunningham presents her book, Murder at the Rummage Sale. Free to attend. • TH (9/22), 7pm - Tikva Wolf presents their book, Ask Me About Polyamory: The Best of Kimchi Cuddles. Free to attend. OUR VOICE 252-0562, ourvoicenc.org/ trauma-education-series

• WE (9/14), 6:308:30pm - "Our Unfolding Selves: Creative Writing as Connection and Imagination," workshop with Morgan Leichter-Saxby, a certified AWA workshop leader. Registration: arts@ ourvoicenc.org. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Cafe and Books, 610 Haywood Road TRADE & LORE COFFEE HOUSE 37 Wall St., 424-7291, tradeandlore.com/ • FR (9/16), 8pm - "Word!" Storytelling and spoken word event featuring Steve Shell, Becky Stone and Jay Ward. $15/$12 advance.

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD

These Shoes Weren’t Made for Walkin’ The upscale clothier Barneys New York recently introduced $585 “Distressed Superstar Sneakers” (from the high-end brand Golden Goose) that were purposely designed to look scuffed, wellworn and cobbled-together, as if they were shoes recovered from a Dumpster. The quintessential touch was the generous use of duct tape on the bottom trim. Critics were in abundance, accusing Barneys of mocking poverty.

Government in Action • The Drug Enforcement Administration has schemed for several years to pay airline and Amtrak employees for tips on passengers who might be traveling with large sums of cash, so that the DEA can interview them — with an eye toward seizing the cash under federal law if they merely “suspect” that the money is involved in illegal activity. A USA Today investigation,

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by Chuck Shepherd reported in August, revealed that the agency had seized $209 million in a decade, from 5,200 travelers who, even if no criminal charge results, almost never get all their money back (and, of 87 recent cash seizures, only two actually resulted in charges). One Amtrak employee was secretly paid $854,460 over a decade for snitching passenger information to the DEA. • Update: In August, the Defense Department’s inspector general affirmed once again (following on 2013 disclosures) that the agency has little knowledge of where its money goes — this time admitting that the Department of the Army had made $6.5 trillion in accounting “adjustments” that appeared simply to be made up out of thin air, just to get the books balanced for 2015. (In part, the problem was laid to 16,000 financial data files that simply disappeared with no trace.) “As a result,” reported Fortune magazine, “there has been no way to know how the Defense Department — far and away the biggest chunk of

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Congress’s annual budget — spends the public’s money.”

Wait, What? • In August, the banking giant Citigroup and the communications giant AT&T agreed to end their two-month-long legal hostilities over AT&T’s right to have a customer service program titled “Thanks.” Citigroup had pointed out that it holds trademarks for customer service titles “thankyou,” “citi thankyou,” “thankyou from citi” and “thankyou your way,” and had tried to block the program name “AT&T Thanks.” • In July in the African nation of Malawi (on the western border of Mozambique), Eric Aniva was finally arrested — but not before he had been employed by village families more than 100 times to have ritual sex to “cleanse” recent widows — and girls immediately after their first menstruation. Aniva is one of several such sex workers known as “hyenas” (because they

operate stealthily, at night), but Malawi president Peter Mutharika took action after reading devastating dispatches (reporting hyenas’ underage victims and Aniva’s HIVpositive status) in The New York Times and London’s The Guardian, among other news services. • The July 2012 Aurora, Colorado, theater shooter, James Holmes, is hardly wealthy enough to be sued, so 41 massacre victims and families instead filed against Cinemark Theater for having an unsafe premises, and by August 2016 Cinemark had offered $150,000 as a total settlement. Thirty-seven of the 41 accepted, but four held out since the scaled payout offered only a maximum of $30,000 for the worst-off victims. Following the settlement, the judge, finding that Cinemark could not have anticipated Holmes’s attack, ruled for the theater — making the four holdouts liable under Colorado law for Cinemark’s expenses defending against the lawsuit ($699,000).

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WELLNESS

A LITTLE HELP

Local nonprofit partners with Cancer Support Community to address cancer’s emotional, social toll

BY CLARKE MORRISON clarkemorrison1@gmail.com Catherine Desfosses got the medical care she needed when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer 24 years ago and was declared free of the disease five years later. But she found little help when it came to coping with the disease’s emotional and social tolls. The Asheville woman has since become an advocate for addressing the “psychosocial” impact of cancer. In 2012, Desfosses founded local nonprofit Journey to be FREE Naturally, designed to address the psychosocial needs of people affected by cancer and bridge gaps in cancer care. “We believe no one should travel the cancer journey alone,” she says. Desfosses is also spearheading plans to open a facility dedicated to those goals, and she’s partnered with Cancer Support Community, an international organization providing professional programs for people affected by cancer. CSC has 50 licensed affiliates and six hospital partnerships across the country. Two decades ago, doctors “were getting rid of the cancer out of my body,” says Desfosses, now 57. “But how I was feeling, how it impacted me and my kids, who were babies at the time, my husband, what they were going through, wasn’t being addressed. We had to figure all that out on our own,” she says. “As the years were going on, other cancer survivors were coming to me, and they’re sharing the exact same story,” she says. “Nothing had really changed over the years, and I finally decided we needed to do something about that.” One goal is establishing a new facility in the Buncombe/Henderson County area with educational and outpatient services for cancer patients and their families, says Jay Lockaby, senior vice president for affiliate relations and strategic growth with Cancer Support Community. “What we’re talking about is a brick-and-mortar, homelike setting here in Asheville to provide professional services for people affected by cancer — patients, caregivers and loved ones,” he says. “That’s the vision, and Catherine has already done a lot to make that happen.”

SUPPORTING THE WHOLE PERSON: “What we’re talking about is a brick-and-mortar, homelike setting here in Asheville to provide professional services for people affected by cancer — patients, caregivers and loved ones,” says Jay Lockaby, senior vice president for affiliate relations and strategic growth with Cancer Support Community. Photo by Clarke Morrison

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The services will be free, says Lockaby. “We provide a homelike setting away from the hospital where there’s a community of people affected by cancer,” he says. “So they may have a yoga class, they may have a lecture on nutrition by professionals. But afterward, they may have coffee together in the kitchen and talk about their experience. And they may talk about their kids and what’s going on in their life. That kind of experience is priceless.” Desfosses says pursuing the affiliation with Cancer Support Community made sense. “That outpatient resource is so needed,” she says. “We saw that there was a need, and we founded the [local] organization to fill that need.” Because of Cancer Support Community, Desfosses didn’t have to re-create the wheel and come up with something similar on her own, she adds. “It made sense to pursue an affiliation and bring what they have to our area.”

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Cancer Support Community has 35 years of experience providing services and guidance to local chapters. The partnership allows for a lot of local control and flexibility, says Lockaby. Fees paid to the organization by its chapters amount to less than 2 percent of local budgets, generally around $5,000 a year. “We’ve been around a long time, so we know what programs work and how to structure things and how to get a full community of support going,” he says. “We say you need to be doing support services, you need to be doing education services, [promoting] healthy lifestyles, social activities, and resource and referral. We know those are the five components we need to do to help people learn to face cancer together, and no one ever faces cancer alone.” Journey to be FREE Naturally needs to raise about $400,000, with a goal of opening the facility in roughly two years, Lockaby estimates.

“We typically want to see a year’s budget in the bank in cash before [a chapter] opens the full-fledged program, and that’s why our affiliates are successful,” he says. Dr. Rachel Raab, an oncologist with Cancer Care of Western North Carolina, says the region needs the services that CSC can provide. “For patients with cancer, and certainly their loved ones, the diagnosis is overwhelming, extremely stressful,” she says. “It creates a lot of anxiety for many patients, a lot of fear and depression. And I think it’s important for patients and family members to have as many resources to kind of assist with that as possible,” says Raab. “It’s kind of well-known that all over the country, behavioral health services are really difficult to find, and for cancer patients, it’s just so important that they receive that psychosocial support that they need,” she says. Educational and other support services are available at some area hospitals and cancer treatment centers, but a broader focus is needed, Raab adds. “Patients feel that the whole world is completely turned upside down when they hear the words ‘You have cancer,’” she says. “We need to help them get through their diagnosis and their treatment and feel like they can go on to live a fulfilling life. I’m not sure that lives ever really return to normal after you’ve had cancer, but I feel like patients need to know they can find a new normal and still enjoy life. Educational programs are extremely important to the overall well-being of patients and their caregivers.” In the past decade or so, says Lockaby, there’s been a renaissance in the way health is defined. It’s no longer understood as just a physical state of well-being, but a mental and psychological sense as well. “And cancer is one of those leading spaces where the thinking has really broadened to not just treating the tumor and the biomedical aspects of cancer, but treating the whole person,” he says. Treatment is about “having support groups, it’s having lectures on nutrition and doing yoga, connecting with others facing the same experience so you feel like you’re not alone,” says Lockaby. “It’s all of those

things that are attending to nonmedical needs that people may need around cancer.” Cancer patients with such support services are more compliant with their treatment plans, Lockaby says, citing recent research. They’re less likely to stop taking their chemotherapy or skip radiation treatments, and they lead more active lives. Surveys show that patients report their quality of life is better and they have less regret about their treatment decisions, he says. Cancer death rates decreased by 1.5 percent a year from 2003-12, according to a report issued this year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But more people are getting cancer as the population ages. According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1.7 million new cancer cases in the United States this year, along with 596,000 deaths from the disease. North Carolina is expected to have 54,450 new cases. “The leading risk factor for cancer is age,” Lockaby says. “The average age that someone gets diagnosed with cancer is about 66 or 67. The average age of the leading edge of the boomers is around 66 or 67. Boomers have always driven the numbers, so there’s a bulge coming. The need [for support services] is going to be increasingly significant,” he says. “The good news is people are living longer with the disease because of the new treatments that have been coming out in the last 10 years,” says Lockaby. “People are living longer than they ever did, and they need our services more and more and more.” X

MORE INFO • To contact Catherine Desfosses or donate to Journey to be FREE Naturally, go to journeytobefreenaturally.org. • For more information about Cancer Support Community, visit cancersupportcommunity.org. • Cancer Support Community also offers a toll-free helpline: 888-793-9355.

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WELLNESS BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • WE (9/14), 6-8pm "Shaman’s Healing Circle," facilitated by Tom Wright. Sponsored by the Katuah Sudbury Children's School. Free. Held at West Asheville Public Library, 942 Haywood Road • WE (9/21), 11:30am "Laughter Yoga," for adults. Free. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa FAIRVIEW ADVENTIST CHURCH 57 Cane Creek Circle, Fairview, 685-2635 • 3rd SUNDAYS, 10am-2pm - "Community Care Day," with blood tests, physician counseling, fungal toenail trim and haircuts. Free. HAYWOOD REGIONAL HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTER 75 Leroy George Drive, Clyde, 452-8080, haymed.org/ • THURSDAYS through (9/22), 6pm - "Couch to 5K" program with specialized sessions to prepare for a 5K race! In preparation for the Power of Pink 5K on Saturday, Sept. 24. Registration: 452-8080. Free. HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 262 Leroy George Drive, Clyde, 456-7311 • TH (9/15), 6pm - Dinner with a Doc: “Live Stronger Longer, Panel for Seniors & Caregivers” with Dr. Michael Pass and a panel of presenters. Registration required: 800424-3627. Free to attend. HEALING FROM CANCER NATURALLY facebook.com/ healingcancernaturally • Through FR (9/30) - Open registration for the "Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Treatment" program for cancer survivors. Registration required. Free. Held at the Mission-Pardee Campus, 2775 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher PUBLIC LECTURES AT UNCA unca.edu • WE (9/21), 4:30pm - OLLI Stem Lecture: "Exploring Gene and Cell Therapies for Cardiac Arrythmias,"

presentation by Richard Robinson, professor of pharmacology at Columbia University Medical Center. Free. Held at the Reuter Center RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES redcrosswnc.org • FR (9/16), 10am-2:30pm - Buncombe County employees blood drive. Appointments & info.: 1-800-RED-CROSS. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • TH (9/22), 8am-12:30pm - Appointments & info.: 2595636. Held at the Asheville Asheville Fire and Police Department, 100 Court Plaza THE MEDITATION CENTER 894 E. Main St., Sylva, 356-1105, meditate-wnc.org • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 6-8pm - "Inner Guidance from an Open Heart," class with meditation and discussion. $10. YMCA OF WNC 210-2265, ymcawnc.org • MO (9/19), 8am-noon "Healthy Aging Day," event with fitness classes, health screenings, educational presentations and fun activities. First 100 participants receive a free T-shirt. Free. Held at Reuter YMCA, 3 Town Center Blvd.

SUPPORT GROUPS ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS & DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES adultchildren.org • Visit mountainx.com/ support/ for full listings. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS • For a full list of meetings in WNC, call 254-8539 or aancmco.org ALZHEIMER’S LGBT SUPPORT GROUP 277-5950, dparris@phhc.com • 3rd WEDNESDAYS 6-7pm - Alzheimer's support for the LGBT community. Held at Premier Home Health Care Services, 1550 Hendersonville Road, Suite 210 ASHEVILLE WOMEN FOR SOBRIETY 215-536-8026, womenforsobriety.org • THURSDAYS, 6:30-8pm – Held at YWCA of Asheville, 185 S French Broad Ave.

ASPERGER'S TEENS UNITED facebook.com/groups/ AspergersTeensUnited • For teens (13-19) and their parents. Meets every 3 weeks. Contact for details. BRAINSTORMER’S COLLECTIVE 254-0507, puffer61@gmail.com • 3rd THURSDAYS, 6-7:30pm - For brain injury survivors and supporters. Held at Kairos West Community Center, Haywood Road, Asheville BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 213-2508 • 3rd THURSDAYS, 5:30pm - For breast cancer survivors, husbands, children and friends. Held at SECU Cancer Center, 21 Hospital Drive CHRONIC PAIN SUPPORT 989-1555, deb.casaccia@gmail.com • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 6 pm – Held in a private home. Contact for directions. CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS 242-7127 • TUESDAYS 7:30pm Held at Asheville 12-Step Recovery Club, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Suite G4 • FRIDAYS, 5:30pm - Held at First United Methodist Church of Waynesville, 556 S. Haywood Waynesville • WEDNESDAYS, 7-8pm & SATURDAYS, 11am – Held at First Congregational UCC of Asheville, 20 Oak St. DEBTORS ANONYMOUS debtorsanonymous.org • MONDAYS, 7pm - Held at First Congregational UCC of Asheville, 20 Oak St. DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE 367-7660, depressionbipolarasheville.com • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm & SATURDAYS, 4pm – Held at 1316-C Parkwood Road DIABETES SUPPORT 213-4788, laura.tolle@msj.org • 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 3:30pm - In room 3-B. Held at Mission Health, 509 Biltmore Ave. FOOD ADDICTS ANONYMOUS 423-6191 or 242-2173 • THURSDAYS, 6pm - Held at St. George's Episcopal Church, 1 School Road

AWAKEN • SATURDAYS, 11amHeld at Asheville 12-Step Recovery Club, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Suite G4 FOUR SEASONS COMPASSION FOR LIFE 233-0948, fourseasonscfl.org • THURSDAYS, 12:30pm Grief support group. Held at SECU Hospice House, 272 Maple St., Franklin • TUESDAYS, 3:30-4:30pm Grief support group. Held at Four Seasons - Checkpoint, 373 Biltmore Ave. GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS gamblersanonymous.org • THURSDAYS, 6:45pm 12-step meeting. Held at Basillica of St. Lawrence, 97 Haywood St. GRIEF PROCESSING SUPPORT GROUP 452-5039, haymed.org/ locations/the-homestead • 3rd THURSDAYS, 4-5:30pm - Bereavement education and support group. Held at Homestead Hospice and Palliative Care, 127 Sunset Ridge Road, Clyde LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP 386-801-2606 • TUESDAYS, 6:30-8pm For adults managing the challenges of life limiting illnesses. Held at Secrets of a Duchess, 1439 Merrimon Ave. LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN 776-4809 • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - Hosted by American Chronic Pain Association. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa LUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, NC CHAPTER 877-849-8271, lupusnc.org • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 7-8pm - Lupus support group for those living with lupus, their family and caregivers. Held at All Souls Cathedral, 9 Swan St.

12-Step Recovery Club, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Suite G4 MOUNTAIN MAMAS PEER SUPPORT GROUP facebook.com/ mountainmamasgroup/ • Third SATURDAYS, 11am-1pm - Held at First Congregational UCC of Hendersonville, 1735 5th Ave., W. Hendersonville NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS 356 Biltmore Ave., 505-7353, namiwnc.org, namiwc2015@gmail.com • THURSDAYS (8/25) through (11/10), 6-8:30pm - Family-to-Family Program for families & caregivers of individuals living with a mental illness. • 3rd TUESDAYS, 6pm Connection group for individuals dealing with mental illness. • 3rd TUESDAYS, 6pm - For family members and caregivers of those with mental illness. OUR VOICE 35 Woodfin St., 252-0562, ourvoicenc.org • Ongoing drop-in group for female identified survivors of sexual violence. OVERCOMERS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 665-9499 • WEDNESDAYS, noon1pm - Held at First Christian Church of Candler, 470 Enka Lake Road, Candler OVERCOMERS RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP rchovey@sos-mission.org • MONDAYS, 6pm Christian 12-step program. Held at SOS Anglican Mission, 1944 Hendersonville Road OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS • Regional number: 2771975. Visit mountainx.com/ support for full listings.

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GREEN SCENE

TAKIN’ IT TO THE STREETS

Asheville’s newest festival arrives downtown Sept. 18

FAMILY TIME: With streets along the festival route closed, the whole family can take part in a range of activities. Photo at the Open Streets Knoxville event in May by Clay Duda for the Knoxville Mercury

BY JOHN PIPER WATTERS johnpwatters@gmail.com Equal parts radical social experiment, day at the park and celebration of all things local, Open Streets Asheville is a newcomer to Asheville’s busy street-festival scene. On Sunday, Sept. 18, the city will open a grid of downtown streets for “car-free exploration of downtown shops and cafes, fitness and fun,” according to event coordinator Danise Hauser. The Open Streets movement originated in Bogota, Colombia, in the 1970s, and gained traction in North America in the 1990s. Since then, there have been more than 100 different Open Streets events through-

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out the United States and Canada. Hauser says she finds it surprising, and a bit counterintuitive, that it took so long for Asheville to host such an event. She gives Terri March, health improvement specialist at MAHEC, much of the credit for getting the concept off the ground. After March and Hauser’s husband, Tony, attended the N.C. Bike Summit in Charlotte last year, where they heard livable cities advocate Gil Penalosa speak, they decided the time had come to bring Open Streets to Asheville. The notion encountered some initial pushback from locals who worried that Open Streets would be a repeat of Bele Chere, Hauser reports. But, she continues, the differences couldn’t be starker. Unlike the discontinued Bele Chere, Open Streets Asheville will allow no outside ven-

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dors. Only businesses with stores or outlets on the Open Streets route will be allowed to make sales in the festival area. While Bele Chere was a three-day event staged at the height of summer, Open Streets is only four hours long, and it is intentionally scheduled during the lull between the summer tourism and fall leaf-looking seasons. The festival was planned, Hauser explains, to give local merchants every reason to feel appreciated and to stay open for business. March assembled a planning committee, coordinated sponsors to fund a budget (which she says is a small fraction of the cost of Bele Chere) and recruited business owners and other organizations to participate. Since then, retailers, museums, nonprofits and city and county government have expressed interest and enthusiasm for the event.

One such business owner, Thomas Wright of Battery Park Book Exchange, appreciates how different Open Streets is from what Asheville and other cities have done in the past. “You don’t really need to put on sideshows to get people to come to downtown Asheville,” Wright says emphatically, noting that Asheville’s shopping and dining opportunities are some of the best in the nation. Unlike other festivals, which bring in outside vendors that compete with existing businesses, and contribute nothing to the local tax base, he continues, Open Streets will promote, celebrate and offer an opportunity to show gratitude to the local people, businesses and organizations that help make Asheville what it is. When city planners consider what sort of permits to grant and events to host,

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STREETWISE: Many things you normally can’t do in the street will be possible during Open Streets. Photo at the Open Streets Knoxville event in May by Clay Duda for the Knoxville Mercury he says, they should ask themselves: “Is this serving downtown?” If the answer to that question is yes, and if the planners value retaining local brick-and-mortar businesses, Wright concludes, “Then they need to get out of the way.” Heidi Swann, owner of aSHEville Museum, likes Open Streets’ alcoholfree approach and that it promotes the idea that streets can, should and will be used for pedestrian traffic. Swann worries that, as Asheville continues to grow more popular as a tourist destination, it is losing some of its inherent charm. “This event is not only family-friendly,” says Swann, “but it’s also a great way to create stronger community, and maintain that local, small-town feel.” This sentiment dovetails with some of the goals and benefits that Danise Hauser envisions for Open Streets. She says she feels that getting away from the frenetic energy that dominates streets with vehicular traffic will be a huge paradigm shift in the way that the community views downtown Asheville. Not everyone is excited about closing the streets to motorized vehicles. “Virtually every event that closes the street kills our business for that day,” says Mark Chester, owner of Fired Up! Creative Lounge on Wall Street.

His major complaint is that “some of the events they had on our street in years past were not as well-thoughtout about how they would affect business.” Worse, he continues, some of the events that mandated street closures were forced on business owners, giving them little voice in the planning process. He worries about the long-term viability of his business if such street closures become a regular, or even permanent, fixture in the downtown area. “We want to cooperate and help Asheville,” says Chester, “but we also want it to be fair.” One municipal official who’s gone through the process of planning an Open Streets event is Galen Poythress, recreation supervisor for the town of Carrboro. “Make sure all the stakeholders in the community are aware of what is happening and when, especially business owners,” he advises. Carrboro’s first Open Streets event took place in 2013. It was successful enough that the Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved its continuation, and Open Streets is now an annual happening. To foster the sort of clear communication that Poythress recommends, Asheville recently created a new downtown development specialist position. Tasked with serving as a liaison between city depart-

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ments and downtown stakeholders, Dana Frankel, an Asheville native, was hired in May to fill the position. Asked about the pros and cons of the Open Streets event, Frankel says, “Closures can mean different things to different businesses,” echoing Chester’s remarks. “This first year is going to be a great opportunity to see how an event of this type can work,” she says. “Then there will be some time for collaboration and feedback from the businesses to help with planning for next year.” “Streets are our largest public spaces,” Hauser says, adding that there is much potential for changing the way we view and use streets and how we interact when we occupy them. While she’s not anti-car, Hauser says she believes our understanding of streets as public spaces should incorporate the concept of “complete streets,” a term used by urban planners, traffic engineers and advocates of alternative transportation. Asheville’s recently completed transportation plan, called Asheville in Motion, incorporates complete streets philosophies in its planning framework.

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According to Smart Growth America, a national advocacy organization, “Complete streets are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities.” Median islands, roundabouts, dedicated bike and bus lanes, sidewalks, curb extensions and safe crossing opportunities are some of the tools employed in the design of complete streets. The concept attempts to level the playing field a bit, with the idea that a more democratic urban planning strategy is better for the community because it serves the needs of more than just vehicular traffic. “It’s where we see the future of transportation,” says Hauser, noting fossil fuels’ negative impacts on the environment and the ability of multimodal transportation solutions to serve different demographics. Also, streets without cars, she adds, even for an afternoon, become entirely different spaces. That new perspective can change the way people think about their community and public spaces, potentially leading to more permanent changes that can improve a community’s quality of life.

Open Streets Asheville will offer many opportunities for community interaction. Some of the scheduled activities include yoga, dance, gymnastics and martial arts; massages, performance art and science experiments; booths and displays on Asheville’s greenways and local Special Olympics; urban plant identification and journaling workshops; bicycle safety instruction; a rest station for nursing mothers and more. Several businesses along the route will be offering discounts and promotions. Businesses and organizations that aren’t on the route, but still want to participate, are encouraged to host interactive street activities. Organizers ask that those attending leave pets at home. What you should bring, they say, is anything you would take to a day at the park — Big Wheels, strollers, bicycles, roller skates and helmets — and even more: a sense of fun and adventure, an open mind and a willingness to meet new friends, play in the streets and think about your community in a new way. X

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Pedal to Plate bicycle tour Sept. 18 PEDAL UP AN APPETITE: Six Madison County farms will welcome cyclists taking part in the inaugural Pedal to Plate tour and farm dinner on Sept. 18. Image courtesy of Sarah Decker of Root Bottom Farm For a certain hardy sort of farm-to-table aficionado — the sort adept at shifting gears and unfazed by helmet hair — the inaugural Pedal to Plate bicycle farm tour in Madison County could be just the ticket for a late-summer Sunday afternoon. Riders on the Sept. 18 tour will begin and end their journey at Root Bottom Farm in Marshall. From there, they will set off on a 33-mile loop, with stops and tours at East Fork Farm, The Farmers Hands, Wendy Town Farms, Just Ripe Farm and Double Tree Farm. The challenging route climbs over 2,600 vertical feet along winding Madison County back roads. Volunteers and directional signs posted along the way will assist riders. Back at Root Bottom Farm, riders and participating farmers will gather for an entirely locally sourced meal by Asheville chef Dava Melton of Blessed 2 Cook and Sebastiaan Zijp of The Farmer’s Hands. The buffet-style dinner is included in the $75 ticket price, which also includes the bike tour route, farm tours, swag bag and refreshments. Part of the event’s proceeds will benefit Woodson Branch Nature School, a new K-6 farm and art school opening this fall in Marshall. For more information and to register, visit www.rootbottomfarm.com/pedaltoplate. X

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16 counties that MANNA serves — stretching to Avery County in the northeast and as far west as Cherokee County. One of its goals is to get more nutritious food out faster. “I easily push 60,000 pounds of produce

each month,” says Julia Redmon, MANNA’s supervisor over distribution. “Breads, bakery, produce, beverages, meats, yogurt, milk — any kind of excess I got goes out.” Prior to Express, timing and storage was a major obstacle for many of MANNA’s partners and agencies. “A pantry operating out of a church basement might not have refrigerators or freezers to keep some of these more perishable items,” says Kara Irani, director of marketing and communications at MANNA. But with the Express program, volunteers meet the trucks at a specific site and time to parcel out goods directly to the people who need them. “One of the unintended side benefits of this program is putting our volunteers in direct contact with the clients we are serving,” says Irani. Whereas most of MANNA’s volunteers spend their days at the distribution center sorting through and organizing food items, Express drivers get a face-to-face look at hunger. “I think that has actually been a more tangible and important part of the MANNA Express program because it’s an educational piece for our volunteers; they also get to interact with people and have these kind of heart-to-heart moments.” Husband and wife team Bill and Jan Bass are among the volunteers involved with MANNA Express. Both agree that the interactions are a rewarding aspect of the program. “There was one young man — probably 10 or 11,” recalls

Bill. “He had a hurt hand, wrapped up, but he was trying to take boxes that were way too heavy for him. ... That kind of hit me, the way that little boy was trying so hard to be a help.” Jan adds, “It is nice to know that in some small way we can make a difference.” Redmon echoes this sentiment. “It is so rewarding for our volunteers to actually hand food to these people,” she says. “When you see the children and the people from [age] 12 to 82, and they literally are in tears because they get a loaf of bread and a box of food for the week because their food stamps didn’t come in or they got family in town or somebody had to move back in because they lost their job — that help is very rewarding.” Recently, MANNA Express received a $25,000 grant through UnitedHealthcare. This is the first major investment in the program — a significant step, Irani says, for an initiative that she believes can “really take off, if properly funded.” The check’s presentation coincides with Hunger Action Month — a national campaign designed to bring the issue of hunger to the forefront of people’s minds. Throughout September, MANNA will host a series of events to encourage people to learn more about food insecurity and encourage involvement in local efforts to help end hunger. “One in six people in our area are at risk for food insecurity,” says Irani. “And one in four children don’t have regular access to

food. Those stats tend to be a little higher than the national average, especially when you boil it down to specific communities.” Lack of access to healthy food is a major component of hunger. Irani points out that individuals without vehicles who live in remote areas without public transportation must spend a large portion of their day planning and carrying out the logistics of acquiring food. On top of that, she adds, many of these more isolated locations or neighborhoods without grocery stores — also known as food deserts — do not have food pantries. “That is our ongoing focus,” she says. “To dial into those communities at the highest risk with the most needs.” While improving access to food is one thing MANNA Express aims for, another goal is to continue delivering the most frequently requested item: fresh produce. “One of the important positions of MANNA Express is that its focus is on nutrition rather than just empty calories,” says Irani. “We just recently expanded more climate control space here in our warehouses so that we could actually source more fresh food, and MANNA Express is a way for us to make sure we can move that fresh, healthy food to people who really need it.” X

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THE PEOPLE’S DRINK Asheville Coffee Expo showcases local roasting, brewing and sipping culture Asheville foodies who keep up with local restaurant reviewer Stu Helm know he is just as serious about his coffee as he is about his food. Whether chatting about local shops and brews on his AVL Food Fans podcasts or highlighting them in his social media interactions and reviews on Ashvegas, Helm makes it clear that he adores a good cup of joe and wholeheartedly supports the local coffee culture. Now Helm, with the help of Coffee Crate owner Angie Rainey and PennyCup Coffee Co. co-owners Amber Arthur and Bill Tanner, will take that support to a new level on Saturday, Oct. 1 — which is, appropriately, International Coffee Day — by hosting the inaugural Asheville Coffee Expo. The city of Asheville will shut down Ralph Street in the River Arts District for the day, allowing the festival to center on PennyCup’s flagship café and roasting operation. The free event will offer something for all ages and tastes. Many local coffee shops will be on hand, of course, selling their brews, but Asheville bakeries, sweets businesses and artists will also have booths. And children as well as adults can compete for prizes in uphill coffee sack races in Murray Hill Park. Meanwhile, baristas can sign up to take part in a latte art contest (judged by River Arts District artists), a freestyle espresso competition and a cappuccino throw-down. There will also be demonstrations and workshops that should appeal to both devoted coffee fanatics and industry professionals. For instance, Jonathon Flaum of Farm to Home Milk, who has donated 20 gallons of milk for the event, will offer a class for both baristas and the public on the importance of using high-quality milk in lattes. “Our goals for the Asheville Coffee Expo are to bring the local coffee industry people and coffee drinkers together for one day of supercaffeinated fun. But we respect decaf drinkers and will also have other beverages available,” says Helm. “We believe strongly that really good cof-

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BREWING UP A FESTIVAL: Angie Rainey and Stu Helm will share their love of the local coffee scene with the entire community by collaborating to produce the upcoming Asheville Coffee Expo. The event will be hosted by PennyCup Coffee in the River Arts District, with Ralph Street closed to traffic for the day to accommodate vendors and activities. Photo by Cindy Kunst fee — truly great coffee — isn’t for an elite clique of effete geeks, but that it is the people’s drink, and we want to celebrate it with everyone.” Helm says he was inspired to create the expo, which he sees as “part convention, part festival,” after he noted a lack of coffee at the Asheville Wine and Food Festival’s annual dessert-focused event, Sweet. “That prompted me to think that a coffee-based event might be a good idea,” he says. From there, he

approached Rainey, whose smallbatch local coffee subscription service, Coffee Crate, had once been an underwriter for AVL Food Fans. “I didn’t hesitate at the idea,” says Rainey. “What a great opportunity to bring the community together around something we love. There are so many talented coffee people in the area. We wanted to highlight that talent and, more simply, have fun.” The expo also has a charity component — a suggested $1 per person

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Asheville Coffee Expo relatively pain-free. “They have been great about helping us to block off Ralph Street behind PennyCup for the day of the event and walking us through the steps of filling out applications and insurance forms, anticipating safety issues, locating blockades, dealing with electricity etc.,” he says. “Asheville seems to be a city that wants festivals to happen, and we appreciate that.” X

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Soumu showcases the tastes and sounds of Africa Soce Diop will serve traditional African plates at the fourth annual Soumu — an African celebration combining food, music and dance. Among the items on the menu are maffe (peanut soup with tomatoes, potatoes, bell peppers, sweet potatoes and garlic), jollof rice (a mix of cabbage, eggplant, yucca, carrots and tomatoes over red rice), as well as servings of roasted chicken, lamb and fish. Soumu got its start in 2011 as a fundraiser. Having arrived in Asheville in 2005 to perform with the Asheville-based band Toubab Krewe, Adama Dembele eventually sought financial support to obtain his green card. “He felt a strong connection ... and decided to make Asheville his home,” says Ryan Reardon, bass player for Dembele’s band, Zansa. The inaugural event was a success, raising enough money to cover Dembele’s legal fees. This year’s celebration will help fund construction for the new Djembeso Drum and Dance Education Center in Bamako, Mali, West Africa. In early 2015, the Ivory Coast government demolished the previous space, in addition to the Dembele family home. “[It] was a place for people of all ages to study drumming, dance and learn about West African culture,” says Reardon. Zansa is among the numerous acts scheduled to perform at this

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The Fresh Market continues its national partnership with No Kid Hungry as it hosts its fourth annual Cupcakes for a Cause campaign through Tuesday, Sept. 20. To help fight childhood hunger, The Fresh Market will sell paper cupcakes for

$1 at its checkout counters with each one sold providing 10 healthy meals for a child in need. Also as part of the initiative, The Fresh Market will sell gourmet cupcakes of the edible variety. One dollar from each single cupcake sold and $2 from each four-pack sold will benefit No Kid Hungry. Cupcakes for a Cause campaign runs through Tuesday, Sept. 20. The Cupcake Bakery Sale runs Wednesday, Sept. 14, through Tuesday, Sept. 20. The Fresh Market has locations at 944 Merrimon Ave. and 1378 Hendersonville Road in Asheville and 223 Greenville Highway in Hendersonville. For details visit, nokidhungry.org. RHUBARB MAKES FOOD NETWORK’S TOP BURGERS LIST Rhubarb’s Rhu Burger is featured on the Food Network’s recent list of 51 Top Burgers from Coast to Coast. It’s in tasty company, too: Sean Brock’s Husk in Charleston, S.C., Keith NcNally’s Minetta Tavern in New York City and Au Cheval in Chicago are also highlighted. Rhubarb chef and owner John Fleer — a four-time James Beard Award finalist — is recognized in the piece as one of Asheville’s “hottest chefs.” The article on the network’s website goes on to praise the locally sourced ingredients that go into his two seared and stacked patties. To view the entire list, visit avl.mx/2y0. HENDERSONVILLE CHEF NAMED CHEF OF THE YEAR Jesse Roque, the executive chef at Hendersonville’s Never Blue, recently won the title of the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association’s Chef of the Year. Roque competed against 12 other chefs at the NCRLA Chef Showdown in Raleigh on Aug. 29, taking home wins for Most Creative Presentation and Best Use of Got To Be NC Ingredient in the savory category. Her dish of candied peach and mustard-glazed pork cheek tostada showcased products and produce from North Carolina purveyors, including Asheville’s own Lusty Monk and Milkco Inc., as well as Hendersonville’s Grow Water Farms and Johnson Family Farms. For information on Never Blue, visit theneverblue.com X

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DARK INTENTIONS

Ron Rash writes a novel inspired by a real-life cold case

BY ALLI MARSHALL amarshall@mountainx.com Writing — especially fiction — is a strange occupation. “I’ve spent more time making up people than being with real people,” says local author Ron Rash. In his recently published work, The Risen, some of those characters are not even the type of people Rash would want to spend time with in real life. The book, split between present day and the late 1960s, unravels the mystery of a teenage girl who disappeared after being in the company of a pair of brothers. Rash will read from and discuss the novel at UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 21. In the past, the author said it took him about three years to complete a full-length work of fiction. The Risen was different — “I wrote this book in half the time,” Rash says. Then again, it was a story 20 years in the making. Two decades ago, an 18- or 19-year-old woman was murdered near where Rash was living at the time. Though two young men had been seen with her the night before, no one was ever charged in the crime. “I was really haunted by that scenario,” says Rash, “and the idea of what it would be like to get away with murder. It intrigued me that there was one other person involved. How would it be to live your life knowing that this other person, for whatever reason, might decide to admit it?” Though he knew soon after the incident that he would write about it, the story took its time in coming to fruition. Rash started having nightmares several times a year that he, himself, had committed a murder but had forgotten about it. When he finally started the book, the bad dreams vanished. For Rash’s characters, though, the nightmare wends its way through the village of Sylva during the tumultuous summer of 1969. While 1967’s Summer of Love and the more violent underbelly of hippie culture had influenced larger cities for years, those in rural settings didn’t feel the changes — until they did. The Risen, Rash

BIG DRAMA: In small towns, “You get to see every level of society,” says author Ron Rash, who sets much of his fiction in such communities. “It’s always a microcosm of the whole world.” Author photo by Ashley Jones, Clemson World magazine

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says, seeks to pack the whole range of cultural shifts into a single season. The insular small-town environment is blown open — especially for younger brother Eugene, still in high school — when worldly Ligeia shows up. Sent to Sylva by her parents to keep her out of trouble, Ligeia is well-versed in drug culture, psychedelic music and sex — all of which draw Eugene to her. Meanwhile, older brother Bill, already a med student following in his grandfather’s footsteps, serves as the voice of reason. But there is trouble beyond that which Ligeia brings. The brothers’ grandfather

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is a malevolent and controlling patriarch (“In truly evil characters, there’s always something inexplicable,” Rash says). He’s always in the company of the mute handyman, Nebo, who “waited between jobs on the office’s back porch steps, in one hand a long straight razor and in the other a whetstone,” Rash writes in a chilling scene. “All small towns have secrets,” the author says of his fascination with the setting. “I’ve never known a doctor who [abused his position], but it struck me the power that a doctor would have, especially in the 1960s. They’d know everything.”

He adds, “Evil can be hidden away, but it eventually comes to light.” The revelation of what happened to Ligeia does unfold in Rash’s tale, but not every answer is revealed. The story retains its sinister tone due, in part, to the choice of Eugene as the chronicler. As a teen, he’s impertinent and daring; as an adult, his life has been derailed by tragedy and alcohol — “In some ways, he’s an unreliable narrator,” Rash says. The author hopes that slant adds another level to the novel on a second read.

But Eugene, a failed writer, does maintain a love of literature, especially for native son Thomas Wolfe. Eugene’s mother named him for the lead character in Wolfe’s Look Homeward, Angel, a book Rash weaves into The Risen. Meditating on his own troubled relationship with his sibling, Eugene muses, “I wonder how Wolfe’s portrait would differ if [his brother] Ben had lived. What negative aspects, so present in portrayals of his other siblings, might he have added?” Wolfe’s familiar prose and The Risen’s idyllic local landscapes, like the river where the brothers fish and rendezvous with Ligeia, give little comfort. This is a story of dark intentions and strange twists. “More than any book I’ve written, I had characters that the reader may not know how to feel about,” Rash says. “That’s kind of risky.”

But Rash, also a writing professor at Western Carolina University, did what he might have suggested to his own students: He took a cue that he attributes to Shakespeare.“If there’s an element we can’t quite know about a character,” Rash says, “it makes that character interesting.” X

WHO Ron Rash presents The Risen WHERE UNC Asheville Humanities Lecture Hall 1 University Heights malaprops.com WHEN Wednesday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m. $25.99 (includes a hardcover copy of the book)

Newly discovered Wilma Dykeman memoir spotlights historic Asheville “For strange and peculiar polestar it was that led Willard Dykeman and Bonnie Cole to meet in this time and bring to their union the religion of nature and the philosophy of loneliness.” This is how author Wilma Dykeman, an Asheville native, describes her parents in the beginning of her memoir, Family of Earth: A Southern Mountain Childhood. The book was discovered in 2006, following Dykeman’s death, though she had written it in the 1940s. She was then in her 20s and her first novel — set in the Beaverdam Valley where she grew up — was poorly received. Nonfiction was Dykeman’s foray back to writing, but as her son, Jim Stokely, writes in the preface, “A memoir from an unknown Southern mountain female 20-something never had a chance with New York publishers.” Fortunately, Dykeman made a mark with her environmental work, The French Broad, and advocated for the protection of the French Broad River. The 17-mile greenway and park system along that river in Asheville is named for the author. Dykeman’s novels include The Tall Woman, The Far Family and Return the Innocent Earth. Though predating those books, Family of Earth is precise and vivid. It shows Dykeman’s mastery of language, even at the start of her career, and also shares a unique glimpse into an Asheville of nearly 100 years ago. Stokely presents Family of Earth at Malaprop’s on Friday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. Free. malaprops.com

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by Bill Kopp

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THORNS AND ALL

Underhill Rose plans hometown live-album recording dates

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KEEPING IT AUTHENTIC: Americana trio Underhill Rose sets out to reward fans with a live album drawing from the band’s best-loved material. And the album will be recorded at two shows in front of a local audience at The Altamont Theatre. Photo by Michael J. Media

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With three enthusiastically received studio albums to its credit, Ashevillebased Americana trio Underhill Rose has decided to cut a live album, some-

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thing that songwriter/banjo player/ vocalist Eleanor Underhill hopes will “represent the core trio’s sound. ... We tour as the trio, so we wanted to

capture that.” Recording sessions for the as-yet-untitled album will take the form of a pair of shows at The Altamont Theatre on Friday, Sept. 16.

Underhill says that the trio — including guitarist Molly Rose and upright bassist Salley Williamson — is tighter musically than they’ve ever been. “We love doing the studio album stuff with all the bells and whistles,” she says, “but I think it’s time to share the stripped-down version of what we do.” The group chose to record in front of a hometown crowd for very specific reasons. “We really want to bring that energy of the live audience into the recording somehow,” Underhill says. “I’ve seen quite a few shows [at The Altamont Theatre]. It’s intimate, and it has great sound.” The fact that the band will perform two (separately ticketed) shows that night was a factor, too. “We didn’t want a room that we couldn’t fill up,” Underhill says. The venue’s virtues, she says, include having a good vibe and being just large enough “to fit our community of fans.” Plans call for the live album — due for release sometime next year — to be compiled from recordings made at the two Asheville shows, plus two more performances the following night in Lexington, N.C. That necessitates doing essentially the same set for all four performances. “The album will include a collection of best-ofs from all three of our albums — songs that we feel that people have really been drawn to the most,” Underhill says. The concert will also feature “some songs that we feel did not get their day yet.” The trio chose Jason Merritt — the studio engineer on Underhill Rose’s albums Something Real (2013) and The Great Tomorrow (2015) — to run the remote recording console for their live dates. “He is our buddy,” Underhill says. “He understands what we do; he’s recorded our voices. From an audio standpoint, he knows us better than anyone.” Some surprises may be in store for those attending the shows (the last before the group leaves for a tour of Ireland and the U.K.). Underhill hints that as much as a quarter of the set might include “some wild cards that we’re thinking could be on the album ... if we nail them. And if we don’t get it, it’s OK; we have our core songs that we definitely want to get on the album.” One thing the group will not be doing is filming the performances. “When trying to engage an audi-

ence, record something audio-wise and record video, I find — for myself — that I get too ‘in my head,’” Underhill explains. She would prefer to focus on the music. “I want to hit the notes.” One of the group’s goals is “keeping it authentic,” so Underhill Rose plans to refrain from post-production fixes and overdubbing. “I say that now,” Underhill laughs, “but no one has signed a paper saying that we will absolutely not [correct any mistakes]. But that’s the plan.” The band ran successful Kickstarter campaigns for two previous albums to date, but the musicians are not taking that approach for the live album. “We want to give our fans a break from being asked for money,” Underhill says, “because that’s not fun for anyone.” The group members plans to draw upon their own savings to cover the expenses. But, Underhill allows, the finished product could possibly be a double-disc set. The band will be attending the AmericanaFest in Nashville later this month where “we may be shopping around some raw [recordings] to some record labels or some distribution companies,” Underhill says. “Something may come of that, or it may not. And if not, it’s all good. The last two albums have done fairly well on the charts, so we’ll see what happens. It’s a crazy industry.” X

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by Thomas Calder

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CELEBRATING SANDBURG A month of events honors the writer and the National Park Service In his lifetime, Pulitzer Prizewinning historian and poet Carl Sandburg tried many vocations: riding the rails, serving in the 6th Infantry Regiment during the Spanish-American War, news reporter, magazine editor, Abraham Lincoln biographer, civil rights advocate, children’s author, International United Poets Laureate — the list keeps going. Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Ill., in 1878. Much of his early career was spent near Chicago where he penned several volumes of poetry, children’s stories, songs and his first two books on Lincoln. With his wife, Lilian, and daughters, Sandburg relocated to Flat Rock in 1945. There at Connemara — a farm named for a district in Western Ireland — the writer produced more than a third of his total published work. Sandburg in September is a monthlong series that celebrates the centennial of the National Park Service, while also bringing greater attention to the life and times of the writer. “We really want to put Carl Sandburg on the map,” says Nancy Pew, president of the board of directors of the Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara. “I think a lot of people think we’re just regional,” she says of the Sandburg home. “We may not be the Grand Tetons, but we have 90,000 visitors a year.” Upcoming events include the biannual Centennial & Hobo Ball, which takes place Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Mountain Lodge & Conference Center (42 McMurray Road, Flat Rock). The festivities include food, music and auctions. Tickets are $100 per person, with proceeds going to the Friends of Carl Sandburg. The film The Day Carl Sandburg Died screens Monday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. at the Flat Rock Cinema (2700 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock). The full-length documentary was produced by local filmmaker Paul Bonesteel and looks at the political and social events that shaped Sandburg’s work. Tickets are $8. Jonga Java (117 S. Main St., Hendersonville) hosts a spoken-word performance poetry show featuring Moody Black and Crew, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.

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PUTTING SANDBURG ON THE MAP: Throughout September, a series of events celebrates the writer as well as the centennial of the National Park Service. Photo courtesy of The Friends of Carl Sandburg The weeklong Seasons of Sandburg is a showcase of art inspired by the writer and his home. It opens on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m., at The Studios at Flat Rock (Singleton Centre, 2702A Greenville Highway). Free to the public, it includes a dozen local artists working in photography, fiber art, mixed media, pastels and more. A portion of the proceeds from the art sale go to the Friends of Carl Sandburg. The Children’s Hobo Day at the historic 7th Ave. Train Depot (650 Maple St., Hendersonville) is a free event that involves goats, crafts and storytelling. It takes place on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 10 a.m. “The kids are going to learn how to make a guitar out of a shoebox,” says Pew. “We also have a member who’s discovered the ancient art of making hobo nickels.” Conductor David Nagler will lead a live orchestra for “Sandburg Sonata.” The concert begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown (125

S. Main St., Hendersonville). Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling the box office at 693-0731. “Books and Brunch” — jazz music, dining and a Sandburg family vintage book sale — concludes Sandburg in September at the Green Room Cafe (536 N. Main St., Hendersonville) on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. The month of activities to commemorate and carry on the work of the writer is fitting: Pew considers Sandburg’s writings to be as relevant today as when he first published them. “I think he speaks to anybody who might be suffering,” she says. The North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame appears to agree. The organization will induct Sandburg into its museum, along with fellow North Carolina-based authors Clyde Edgerton and Margaret Maron during a ceremony at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines on Sunday, Oct. 16. Learn more at nclhof.org. For additional information on the events, visit avl.mx/2y9 X

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by Edwin Arnaudin

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‘A COMPELLING RECONTEXTUALIZATION’ William Tyler plays rare full-band show at The Mothlight A solo performance by instrumental guitarist William Tyler is an enticing proposition on its own. Surround him with a band, and the rarity alone pushes the event into must-see territory. Starting with a Chicago gig, Tyler plays four consecutive nights — including a Friday, Sept. 16, stop at The Mothlight — with bassist Darin Gray (Tweedy), percussionist Joe Westerlund (formerly of Megafaun) and show opener Tom Wincek on keyboards and programming. Guitarist Chris Boerner, who was in Tyler’s band during a recent performance at the Eaux Claires Festival in Wisconsin, may provide a second guitar. Either way, the run will be the first time Tyler has put forth his show in this fashion, which he calls a “compelling recontextualization” of his music.

“More and more I’m trying to figure out a way to present what I do in as many different ways as possible,” Tyler says. “I think it’s accessible but not commercial, and I have to figure out different ways of drawing people in. ... Having a band is certainly a great way to do it.” Tyler works with a group of musicians in Nashville, his home base, but the only time they’ve all played together outside town was in 2014 at Harvest Records’ 10th anniversary celebration, Transfigurations II. He says the decision to tour solo is primarily a matter of economics, noting that unless one embarks on a “rock-band tour,” it’s impossible to gig at a certain level. “To do what we want to do with this, we have to think a little bit outside of the box,” Tyler says. “That means playing places that aren’t

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traditionally considered rock venues. … I’m really trying to talk about it without making it sound precious, because it’s not, but I do want people to think about what I do and what we do as not rock music, because I don’t think it is. I’m not under any illusion that it’s classical music, either, but I think this just goes back to context and presenting stuff a certain way that’s different.” In an ideal world, Tyler would do plenty more full-band shows, but finds significant value in performing on his own. He’s learned a lot from the isolation of traveling by himself as well as the act of playing solo but thinks he has far more to discover from reworking his songs with a group of musicians. “This particular group I feel really good about because everybody in

this band has a project — at least one project — where they’re the only musician on stage and the band that plays on the record is the same way,” Tyler says. “There’s a way of being a solo musician and then playing with other people that it’s just a different kind of vocabulary.” The album in question is Tyler’s Modern Country, a phenomenal new collection of instrumental compositions. It was tracked at April Base Studios in Eau Claire, Wis., by former Asheville resident Jon Ashley. The dream team of musicians included a rhythm section of Gray and Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche — who play together in the experimental duo On Fillmore — and multi-instrumentalist Phil Cook, whom Tyler occasionally joins in Hiss Golden Messenger.

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THE SOLO ENSEMBLE: William Tyler’s performance at The Mothlight marks a rare opportunity to see him in a full-band setting, an arrangement he’d ideally like to have more often on the road. “Playing with other people, you have to be more sympathetic and you have to be more mindful,” he says. “It totally changes the way I play guitar, but I think that’s a good thing.” Photo by Angelina Castillo The quartet worked together as an ensemble (almost like a jazz session), in which they set up, played and listened to each other. Tyler had the songs charted out to certain extent, but arrangementwise left a lot up to co-producer Brad Cook and the band to work out their parts — especially on drums, where Tyler says he felt presumptuous telling a world-class talent like Kotche what to do. “Brad and I trusted these guys enough to know that if we just get in there and get everybody on tape, we can edit and do whatever we want to later,” Tyler says. “I’ve been in so many situations in a session where guys are trying to get you to do a certain thing, and

you’re just kind of like, ‘Well, why don’t you just have that guy play on your record, because that’s not me.’ I’m much more of a supporter of getting people who you just like playing with and seeing what happens.” X

WHO William Tyler with Tom Wincek WHERE The Mothlight 701 Haywood Road themothlight.com WHEN Friday, Sept. 16, 9:30 p.m. $12 advance/$14 day of show

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SMART BETS

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by Kat McReynolds | Send your arts news to ae@mountainx.com

WORD Professional storyteller and motivational speaker David Joe Miller launched WORD in March and has since staged the recurring spoken-word event in various venues around Asheville. “There is no theme,” he says of the typical format, “except for me bringing together traditional storytellers with contemporary story slammers and poetry slammers in one show.” The next iteration features roughly 30-minute sets by three individuals: slam poet Steve Shell (who hosts The Moth StorySLAM at The Mothlight), storyteller and actress Becky Stone and slam poet Jay Ward. “They are free to do whatever they wish,” Miller says. “I have no idea what they’ll present, but I know that it will be powerful, thought-provoking and memorable.” WORD takes place at Trade & Lore Coffee on Friday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. $12/$15. avl.mx/2wf. Photo courtesy of Shell

Veiled by catchy melodies and a wide vocal range are the truly somber sentiments that span most of Liz Longley’s new album, Weightless — a work produced by former Asheville resident and Band of Horses bassist Bill Reynolds. But the juxtaposition isn’t a coincidence. “Songwriting is the cheapest form of therapy,” Longley says. “It helps make sense of situations and emotions that aren’t yet understood. ... In the process of writing these songs, I felt empowered and refocused on what is important in life.” Forging intimate bonds with fans seems to top that priority list for the Berklee College of Music graduate, who sheds all pretense with highly personal lyrics and digitally broadcast pay-what-you-want concerts from her home. Longley performs in person at The Altamont Theatre on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 8 p.m. $15/$18 ($25 premier seating). thealtamonttheatre.com. Photo by Bob Longley

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When the musicians in Grassland String Band traveled to Echo Mountain Recording Studios in January, more than audio was captured. They had videographer Jake Gee film the experience, too. In the resulting minidocumentary, Grassland guitarist Kevin Fleming describes the band as an unlikely “amalgamation of several different personalities ... backgrounds, ideologies and philosophies.” Viewers then learn how those various forces seep into the new EP titled The Echo Mountain Sessions. “Boom, Boom,” for example, is a thumping, Southern pep talk that guitarist and vocalist Jody Daniels wrote to encourage listeners to assertively pursue their dreams. And “Give Me a Reason,” the bandmates agree, is one of their most successful internal collaborations in terms of instrumental intricacy and cohesion. The Athens, Ga.-based band returns to play a free show in Pisgah Brewing Co.’s taproom on Friday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. pisgahbrewing.com. Photo courtesy of the band

Miss Tess and the Talkbacks

Liz Longley

Grassland String Band

On her Kickstarter page for the album Baby, We All Know, which eventually garnered $16,523 in financial support, singer and guitarist Miss Tess gave fans a glimpse into her latest songwriting process. “I stepped out of myself and into many different characters based on real life and my imagination and pulled sounds and stories from my musical fantasyland,” she wrote. Whether it’s spouting something true or not, though, Tess’ voice is one that’s easy to follow back to the days when you could twist-andshout your troubles away. A veteran of the road now based in Nashville, Tess brings her retro sound to Isis Restaurant & Music Hall for a show with her band, the Talkbacks. The performance takes place in the upstairs lounge on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. $12/$15. isisasheville.com. Photo by Danielle Holbert MOUNTAINX.COM

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by Abigail Griffin

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ART ARROWHEAD GALLERY 78 Catawba Ave., Old Fort, 668-1100 • TH (9/22), 1-4pm - Precious metal clay classes with Cathy Greene. Bring your own tools or rent for $5. $40/$36 members. ART HOP facebook.com/artgallerytrailwnc1, artgallerytrailwnc1@gmail.com • 3rd FRIDAYS, 5-8pm - Selfguided tour of artist studios in Hendersonville and Flat Rock. Free to attend.

OPEN STUDIO TOUR KICKS OFF: Start off the Henderson County Open Studio Tour with a preview party on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. near the Rhythm & Brews concert along Main Street in Downtown Hendersonville. Works by artists participating in the tour will be exhibited, and donated artwork will be raffled to benefit Backpack for Kids. The free, self-guided Open Studio Tour itself takes place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily. The tour features 36 fine art and craft studios with over 60 artists exhibiting work. Guide brochures with directions can be found at the Henderson County Travel and Tourism Center and online at openstudiotourhc.com. Painting of Trees by Susan Tregay courtesy of the Henderson County Arts Council (p. 53)

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. MOUNTAIN GATEWAY MUSEUM AND HERITAGE CENTER 102 Water St., Old Fort, mountaingatewaymuseum.org/ • 3rd SATURDAYS, 10am-3pm Woodcarving demonstrations. Free.

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 benefit Backpack for Kids. Free to attend. Held on Main St. between Barnwell and Allen St., Downtown Hendersonville • SA (9/17) & SU (9/18), 10am-5pm - Self-guided tour of 36 Henderson County artist studios. Guide brochures and directions located at Henderson County Travel and Tourism Center. Free to attend.

ART/CRAFT FAIRS ART AT WCU 227-3591, fineartmuseum.wcu.edu • TH (9/22) through SA (9/24) - Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild biennial quilt show. $7. Held at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center. ART IN AUTUMN visitweaverville.com/ art-in-autumn/

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• SA (9/17), 10am-6pm Outdoor arts and crafts festival. Free to attend. Held on Main St., Weaverville GROVEWOOD GALLERY 111 Grovewood Road, 253-7651, grovewood.com • FR (9/16), 11am-4pm - Craft Demonstration: Needle-felting fall pumpkins. Free to attend. MOUNTAIN AREA GEM AND MINERAL ASSOCIATION 779-4501, americanrockhound.com, rick@wncrocks.com • FR (9/16) & SA (9/17), 9am5pm & SU (9/18), 10am-4pm Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show. Free to attend. Held at Camp Stephens, 263 Clayton Road, Arden SOUTHERN HIGHLAND CRAFT GUILD 298-7928, craftguild.org • SA (9/17), 10am-4pm & SU (9/18), noon-5pm - Heritage Weekend event with traditional crafts, live music, dancing and demonstrations. Free to attend. Held at Folk Art Center, MP 382 Blue Ridge Parkway

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AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS 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. THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY & DESIGN 67 Broadway, 785-1357, craftcreativitydesign.org • Through WE (11/16) Applications accepted for the Materials-Based Research Grant. See website for full guidelines.

MUSIC AFRICAN DRUM LESSONS AT SKINNY BEATS DRUM SHOP (PD.) Sundays 2pm, Wednesdays 6pm. Billy Zanski teaches a fun approach to connecting with your inner rhythm. Drop-ins welcome. Drums provided. $15/class. (828) 768-2826. www.skinnybeatsdrums.com

by Abigail Griffin 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. MondaySaturday. 828-424-7768. Info/ Testimonials at: GTRnetwork.com ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 254-7046, ashevillesymphony.org • SA (9/17), 8pm - Masterworks Concert: "Tchasing Tchaikovsky ." Featuring soloist Jennifer Koh an works by Tchaikovsky. $22 and up. Held at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, 87 Haywood St. BURNTSHIRT VINEYARDS 2695 Sugarloaf Road, Hendersonville, 685-2402 • SA (9/17), 1pm - Vintage Vinyl plays 60s and 70s rock at the annual "Grape Stomp". Free to attend. CITY OF MORGANTON MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM 401 South College St. Morganton, 433-SHOW, commaonline.org

SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

• 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. HAYWOOD COUNTY LIBRARY-CANTON 11 Pennsylvania Ave., Canton, 648-2924, haywoodlibrary.org • SU (9/18), 3pm - The Friends of the Library Concert Series: Larry Davis, classical jazz. Free. MUSIC AT UNCA 251-6432, unca.edu • FR (9/16), 1:30pm - "Inside the Music," presentation by the Asheville Choral Society. Free. Held in the Reuter Center • FR (9/16), 3pm - "Symphony Talk," with Daniel Meyer, director of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra. Free. Held at the Reuter Center NORTH MAIN MUSIC SERIES 692-6335 • SA (9/17), 5-7:30pm - Calvin Get Down, funk. Free to attend. Held at Green Room Cafe & Coffeehouse, 536 N. Main St., Hendersonville PAN HARMONIA 254-7123, pan-harmonia.org • SU (9/18), 3:30pm - Concert

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with works by Fredrik Holm, George Gershwin and Gary Schocker, JS Bach and Ernesto Nazareth. $20/$15 advance/$5 students. Held at Haen Gallery Brevard, 200 King St., Brevard RHYTHM & BREWS CONCERT SERIES 233-3216, facebook.com/ rhythmandbrewshendersonville/ • 3rd THURSDAYS (5/19), 5-9pm - Outdoor concert series featuring The Hip Abduction, afropop/indie. Free to attend. Held between Allen & Caswell Streets, Hendersonville THE CROSSING AT HOLLAR MILL 883 Highland Ave. SE, 324-9464 • TH (9/15), 8pm - Acoustic Syndicate, rock/folk/bluegrass. $23.50.

THEATER FREE WEEK OF ACTING WORKSHOPS (PD.) 11 fun pro acting workshops over 4 days, 6pm-10:30pm. 9/19-9/22. Free! (828) 2761212. For more Info and Registration: www.NYS3.com

“WRITE YOUR LIFE” WORKSHOP (PD.) By Ann Randolph. Lauded San Francisco one-woman-show star teaching exclusive 2-day workshop “Write your Life” before rare Asheville performance of hit “Inappropriate in All the Right Ways” at NYS3 October 15,16. Info@NYS3.com DIFFERENT STROKES PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTIVE 275-2093, differentstrokespac.org • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS (9/1) through (9/17), 7:30pm - Rasheed Speaking. $21/$18 advance. Held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE 2661 Highway 225, Flat Rock, 693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (9/25) - The Diary of Anne Frank. Wed. & Thurs.: 7:30pm. Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. $15-$40. MONTFORD PARK PLAYERS 254-5146, montfordparkplayers.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS, until (9/24), 7:30pm - Pride and Prejudice. Free to attend. Held at Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St. NC STAGE COMPANY 15 Stage Lane, 239-0263 • WEDNESDAYS through

SATURDAYS (9/21) until (10/9), 7:30pm - Grounded. $16-$40. THE MAGNETIC THEATRE 375 Depot St., 279-4155 • WE (9/14), 6-9pm - Proceeds from The Bernstein Family Christmas preview party benefit The Magnetic Theatre. $25. • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS (8/25) until (9/24) Off the Rails. $24/$21 advance. THEATER AT UNCA 251-6610, drama.unca.edu • FR (9/16), 1:30pm - "NC Stage Behind the Scenes," presentation by Charlie FlynnMcIver. Free. Held at the Reuter Center THEATER AT WCU 227-2479, bardoartscenter.wcu.edu • THURSDAY through SUNDAY (9/22) until (9/25) - Resident Alien, musical. Thurs.-Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 3pm. Held in Hoey Auditorium. $22/$16 faculty and seniors/$10 students. TOY BOAT COMMUNITY ART SPACE 101 Fairview Road, Suite B, 505-8659, toyboatcommunityartspace.com • SA (9/17), 7:30pm & 10pm Asheville Vaudeville show with dancing, comedy, spoken word and burlesque. 18 and up. $15 at 7:30pm/$12 at 10pm.

GALLERY DIRECTORY ART AT BREVARD COLLEGE 884-8188, brevard.edu/art • Through FR (9/30) - Daniel Nevins/a retrospective, exhibition of the paintings of Daniel Nevins. Reception: Friday, Sept. 30, 5:307pm. Held in the Sims Art Building ART AT WARREN WILSON COLLEGE warren-wilson.edu • Through (10/5) - A Place in Space, group exhibition. 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. • Through FR (9/16) - Artist and Friend, exhibition of the paintings and art of the late Joel Morris. Held in the Fine Art Museum ARTWORKS 27 S. Broad St., Brevard, 553-1063, artworksbrevardnc.com • Through FR (9/30) - Spirit People, exhibition of the paintings of Cason Rankin. ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 1 Page Ave., 258-0710, ashevillearts.com • Through (9/16) - Point of View Exhibition: Off The Clock, curated by local poet Elaine Bleakney. • Through FR (9/16) - Hello My Name Is.., painting exhibition by Douglas Lail. ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART 82 Patton Ave., 251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art.com • Through FR (9/30) Studies in Color and Light, exhibition of the paintings of Everett Schmidt. BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 225 W. State St., Black Mountain NC, 669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • FR (9/9) through FR (10/7) - For the Birds, exhibition of over 75 bird-related works.

BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER 56 Broadway, 350-8484, blackmountaincollege.org • Through SA (12/24) - Basil King, Between Painting and Writing, exhibit curated by Brian E. Butler and Vincent Katz. FLOOD GALLERY 2160 Highway 70, Swannanoa, 254-2166, floodgallery.org • SA (9/17) through SU (10/30) - RED, exhibition of paintings by Connie Bostic. Reception: Friday, Sept. 17, 3-9pm. FRIENDS OF CARL SANDBURG friendsofcarlsandburg.com • TH (9/22) through TH (9/29) - The Seasons of Sandburg, exhibition of Sandburg inspired art curated by the gallery and Friends of Carl Sandburg. Reception: Thursday, Sept. 22, 6-9pm. Held at The Gallery at Flat Rock, 702-A Greenville Highway, Flat Rock HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 452-0593, haywoodarts.org • Through SU (10/2) - WNC Design Guide, group exhibition. 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. • Through (12/4) Retrospective exhibition of the art of Pat Viles. MADISON COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 90 S. Main St., Marshall, 649-1301, madisoncountyarts.com • FR (9/9) through (10/7) - Patchwork, group exhibition. MICA FINE CONTEMPORARY CRAFT 37 N. Mitchell Ave., Bakersville, 688-6422, micagallerync.com • 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.

SUMMER PICNIC SERIES

MORA CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY 9 Walnut St., 575-2294, moracollection.com • Through FR (9/30) Exhibition of the jewelry of Caitie Sellers. ODYSSEY COOPERATIVE ART GALLERY 238 Clingman Ave., 2859700, facebook.com/ odysseycoopgallery/ • Through FR (9/30) Exhibition of the ceramic work of Joanna Carroll and David Voorhees.

September 17th with Live Outdoor Music 3:00pm - 8:00pm Outdoor bar with all of our house brews

BBQ Extravaganza: Pulled Pork, Ribs, and Veggie BBQ with all the fixin’s! From 11:30 - ??

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PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS 67 Doras Trail Bakersville, 765-2359, penland.org • TU (9/20) through SU (11/20) - Cerca y Lejos, exhibition of two- and three-dimensional images by Cristina Córdova. Reception: Saturday, Oct. 1, 4:306:30pm. SATELLITE GALLERY 55 Broadway St., 305-2225, thesatellitegallery.com • Through FR (9/30) - God and Country, exhibition of paintings by Alli Good and Hannah Dansie. SEVEN SISTERS GALLERY 117 Cherry St., Black Mountain, 669-5107, sevensistersgallery.com • Through (11/13) Exhibition of oil paintings by Cindy Wagner. SWANNANOA VALLEY FINE ARTS LEAGUE 669-0351, svfalarts.org • Through FR (9/30) Autumn Glory, group exhibition. 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 • Through SA (1/7) - The Future of Fixing, exhibition of 16 international artists. TRACKSIDE STUDIOS 375 Depot St., 545-6235 • Through FR (9/30) Patterns, exhibition of the watercolor and ink of Sandra Brugh Moore. 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. Contact the galleries for admission hours and fees.

The 30th Annual

Asheville Greek Festival 2016

September 23, 24, & 25 Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sun. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 227 Cumberland Avenue, Asheville

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SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

CLUBLAND Junto, 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 hosted by David Joe Miller (Brothers & Sisters theme), 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 TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Blues & Soul Jam, 9:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Skinny Wednesdays w/ J Luke, 6:30PM

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM ALTAMONT THEATRE Liz Longley (singer-songwriter), 8:00PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30PM Alien Music Club (jazz), 9:00PM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Bluegrass Jam w/ The Big Deal Band, 8:00PM

HEAVY LIES THE CROWN: Asheville metal legends Vic Crown have been bringing their one-of-a-kind brand of frenetic rock ’n’ roll to WNC for 20 years, navigating the pitfalls of closed clubs, line-up changes and balancing a band with family and work while staying true to their ethos. The foursome has developed a passionate, ever-growing fanbase, while inspiring countless other local acts to let the music guide them. Vic Crown returns to shake the rafters at The Orange Peel on Thursday, Sept. 15 for a 9 p.m. anniversary show. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Ryan Oslance Duo (jazz), 5:00PM Les Amis (African folk music), 8:00PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30PM BEN'S TUNE-UP Honky Tonk Wednesdays, 7:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open Mic, 7:00PM BURGER BAR Karaoke, 6:00PM CLADDAGH RESTAURANT & PUB Patrick Fitzsimons (Irish folk music), 8:00PM CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Open mic w/ Riyen Roots, 8:00PM

GOOD STUFF Jim Hampton & friends perform "Eclectic Country" (jam), 7:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN SeepeopleS w/ Dropin Pickup (indie), 8:00PM GRIND CAFE Trivia night, 7:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul, funk), 5:30PM ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL An evening w/ Aoife Clancy & Robin Bullock, 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old-time session, 5:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM

CROW & QUILL Drayton & the Dream Pipe (jazzy video game covers), 9:00PM

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

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Chinquapin Duo (folk), 9:00PM

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

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

MOUNTAIN MOJO COFFEEHOUSE Open mic, 6:30PM

SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

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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 ONE WORLD BREWING Redleg Husky, 8:00PM ORANGE PEEL Chevelle w/ The Dead Deads [SOLD OUT], 8:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Alexa Rose (folk, indie, Americana), 6:00PM ROOM IX Fuego: Latin night, 9:00PM SALVAGE STATION

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 CORK & KEG The Old Chevrolette Set (old school country), 7:30PM 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 w/ Whym (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, 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass jam, 7:00PM

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

CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Hunter Grigg (singer-songwriter, folk), 8:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Thursday night open mic w/ Teron Ellis (sign-up at 7 p.m.), 7:30PM

DOUBLE CROWN DJ Greg Cartwright (garage & soul obscurities), 10:00PM

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

ELAINE'S DUELING PIANO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9:00PM

THE PHOENIX Valorie Miller & Aaron Price (singer-songwriter), 8:00PM

K LOUNGE #WineitUp Thursday w/ Dj AUDIO, 9:30PM LEX 18 Ray Biscoglia Duo (jazz standards), 7:00PM Michael Anderson (honky-tonk piano), 10:00PM

TIMO'S HOUSE TRL REQUEST NIGHT w/ DJ Franco Nino, 7:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones ("The man of 1,000 songs"), 6:30PM MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Ashley Heath (Americana), 6:00PM NEW MOUNTAIN THEATER/AMPHITHEATER Darren Knight aka "Southern Momma" (comedy), 6:00PM

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Dirty McCurdy Band (bluegrass, jam), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Leigh Glass & Corey Bullman (country, roots), 6:00PM

TRAILHEAD RESTAURANT AND BAR Open Cajun & swing jam w/ Steve Burnside, 7:00PM

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

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

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

TWISTED LAUREL Karaoke, 8:00PM

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

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

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

OFF THE WAGON Dueling pianos, 9:00PM

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

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Pierce Edens w/ special guests, 9:00PM

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

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

JERUSALEM GARDEN Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING Willie Straton (alternative surf), 8:00PM

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

LAZY DIAMOND Totes Dope Tite Sick Jams w/ (ya boy) DJ Hot Noodle, 10:00PM

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

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

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

LEX 18 Kid Dutch & James Posey ('20s hot jazz), 7:00PM Lenny Pettinelli (singer-songwriter), 10:15PM

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

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

LOBSTER TRAP Hot Point Trio, 6:30PM

ATHENA'S CLUB Dave Blair (folk, funk, acoustic), 7:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY The Travelin' Kine (Americana, alt. country), 8:00PM

LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE Riyen Roots (blues), 6:00PM

BEN'S TUNE-UP Woody Wood & the Asheville Family Band (acoustic, folk, rock), 7:00PM

PURPLE ONION CAFE Sweet Claudette (country, Motown), 8:00PM

LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE BILTMORE PARK Mark Bumgarner (Americana, bluegrass), 6:00PM

BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Billy Litz (singer-songwriter), 8:00PM

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

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

SALVAGE STATION Disc Golf Weekly Competition, 5:30PM Fish & Friends, 8:00PM

BURGER BAR Bike night, 6:00PM BYWATER Naked Scholar (groove, soul, R&B), 9:00PM

SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10:00PM SMOKY PARK SUPPER CLUB Les Amis (African folk), 7:00PM

CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE The All-Arounders (delta, rag, swamp rock), 6:00PM

SPRING CREEK TAVERN Open Mic, 6:00PM

CORK & KEG The Gypsy Swingers (jazz, bossa nova), 8:30PM

9.14 5PM

First Brownbag Singer Songwriter Competition

FREE!

Stop Light Observations AN EVENING W/

Flux Capacitor

WSP Afterparty ft. Sumilan

WSP Afterparty

W/ The Groove Orient

FREE!

MARKET PLACE The Sean Mason Trio (groove, jazz, funk), 7:00PM MARS HILL RADIO THEATRE Open Mic, 7:00PM NEW MOUNTAIN THEATER/AMPHITHEATER Darren Knight aka "Southern Momma" [SOLD OUT], 9:00PM O.HENRY'S/THE UNDERGROUND Drag Show, 12:30AM ODDITORIUM Blood Incantation w/ Veldtchasm & Pallor (metal), 9:00PM

ONE STOP

(to listen)

9.16 8PM

AMH

9.16 10PM

ONE STOP

9.17 10PM

AMH

9.17 10PM

ONE STOP

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SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Wed •Sept 14 Woody Wood @ 5:30pm Thu •Sept 15 Rich Robinson, Live in the Event Center

Dinner Menu till 10pm Late Night Menu till

Tues-Sun

5pm–12am

12am

Full Bar

Doors @7:00pm, Show @8:00pm, Tickets $18

Fri •Sept 16 Carolina Wray @ 7:00pm Sat •Sept 17 Circus Mutt @ 7:00pm Sun•Sept 18 Reggae Sunday hosted by Dennis Berndt of Chalwa @ 1pm Tue• Sept 20 Team Trivia w/ Dr. Brown @ 6pm

COMING SOON 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

AND ROBIN BULLOCK

THU 9/15 7:00PM – LAID BACK THURSDAYS: RAM & FRIENDS ON THE PATIO 7:00PM – MISS TESS AND THE TALKBACKS FRI 9/16 7:00PM – ANDREW BLYTHE AND THE COUNTRY COLLECTIVE - ON THE PATIO 7:00PM – NATASHA BORZILOVA 9:00PM – AMY STEINBERG SAT 9/17 3:00PM – BLOODKIN AND BLOODIES-

PRE PANIC PARTY 3:00PM - FIDDLE WORKSHOP WITH BRUCE MOLSKY

735 HAYWOOD RD (NEXT DOOR TO ISIS MUSIC HALL)

7:00PM – AN EVENING WITH BRUCE MOLSKY

*SOLD OUT

SUN 9/18

TAVERN Downtown on the Park Eclectic Menu • Over 30 Taps • Patio 14 TV’s • Sports Room • 110” Projector Event Space • Shuffleboard Open 7 Days 11am - Late Night

14 TV’s!

FOOTB ALL RGERS, PIZZA &, BUEER! B

THU. 9/15 Hope Griffin Duo

7:30PM – TUESDAY BLUEGRASS HOSTED BY THE DARREN NICHOLSON BAND

WED 9/21

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

7:00PM – GRACE PETTIS AND CARY COOPER 9:00PM – PAPER BIRD AND CICADA RHYTHM THU 9/22 7:00PM – AN EVENING WITH

BEPPE GAMBETTA

(acoustic folk)

8:30PM – FORLORN STRANGERS &

FRI. 9/16 DJ MoTo

FRI 9/23

(dance hits, pop)

SAT. 9/17 Grand Theft Audio (classic rock)

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5:30PM – ROY BOOK BINDER 7:30PM – THE SELDOM SCENE TUE 9/20

SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

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7:00PM – SPOOKY HANDY: THE REMEMBERING PETE SEEGER WORLD TOUR 8:30PM – THE REVELERS AND DIRTY BOURBON RIVER SHOW Every Tuesday 7:30pm–midnite

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CLU B LA N D OFF THE WAGON Dueling pianos, 9:00PM

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

OLIVE OR TWIST Westsound (Motown & more), 8:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Grateful D Jams (jam), 9:30PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Fridays w/ members of Phuncle Sam (jam), 5:00PM An evening w/ Flux Capacitor (jam, rock), 10:00PM

WEDGE BREWING CO. Ritmos Sabrosos , 6:30PM

ONE WORLD BREWING Tony Mozz (electro, jazz), 9:00PM

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH A Social Function (acoustic), 9:30PM

PACK'S TAVERN DJ MoTo (dance hits, pop), 9:30PM

WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL Ben Hovey (live souljazztronica), 8:00PM

PATTON PUBLIC HOUSE Mark Keller (acoustic classic rock), 6:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Grassland Stringband (Americana), 8:00PM SALVAGE STATION 4th Annual Soumu featuring music by Zansa, dance, food and art, 5:00PM SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10:00PM SOL BAR NEW MOUNTAIN SOL Vibes w/ Airplane Mode, SKAWT, LAVIER & Weather Beats (electronic), 9:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Cabaret Jazz: Evaline Everidge and Friends, 8:00PM

ZAMBRA Zambra Jazz Trio, 8:00PM UNWINE'D AT MELLIE MAC'S Ben Phan (soul, folk), 7:00PM

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Stevie Lee Combs (acoustic juke), 6:00PM Matt Walsh Trio (blues), 9:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Widespread Panic afterparty w/ Sumilan (jam, rock), 10:00PM

STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Letters To Abigail (folk, country), 6:00PM

ATHENA'S CLUB Michael Kelley Hunter (blues), 6:30PM

THE ADMIRAL Hip-hop dance party w/ DJ Warf, 11:00PM

BHRAMARI BREWHOUSE Bend & Brew (yoga class), 11:00AM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Jazzy Happy Hours w/ Kelly Fontes, 5:00PM Silicon Soldiers w/ William Hinson (alternative, indie rock), 8:00PM LOOK Friday w/ DJ Audio, 10:00PM

BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Christiane & The Strays (Americana), 7:30PM

THE BILTMORE ESTATE Michael Cash (Southern gospel, soul), 2:00PM

BURGER BAR Asheville FM 103.3 DJ Night, 6:00PM

THE LANTERN RESTAURANT & BAR Tyler Herring, 5:30PM

BYWATER Colonel Bruce Hampton & the Madrid Express (avant-garde), 11:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT William Tyler w/ Thomas Wincek (folk, indie, pop), 9:30PM THE PHOENIX Todd Cecil & Backsouth (cigar box blues, rock), 9:00PM THE SOCIAL Steve Moseley (acoustic), 6:00PM TIGER MOUNTAIN Dark dance rituals w/ DJ Cliffypoo, 10:00PM TRADE & LORE COFFEE HOUSE David Joe Miller presents WORD w/ Steve Shell, Becky Stone & Jay Ward, 8:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Al "Coffee" & Da Grind (blues, soul, dance), 10:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Mark Bumgarner (Americana, bluegrass), 7:00PM

CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Astral Plainsmen, 5:00PM CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Riyen Roots (blues), 8:00PM CROW & QUILL Firecracker Jazz Band (New Orleans style jazz), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Pitter Platter w/ DJ Big Smidge, 10:00PM

GREEN ROOM CAFE & COFFEEHOUSE North Main Music Series: Calvin Get Down, 5:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN The Quebe Sisters w/ Andy Ferrell (western swing, country), 8:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Circus Mutt ("muttgrass"), 7:00PM ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Bloodkin & Bloodies (Southern rock, alt. rock, bloody Mary bar), 3:00PM An Evening w/ Bruce Molsky, 7:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB The Wobblers (roots, blues, soul), 9:00PM JERUSALEM GARDEN Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Sonic Satan Stew w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10:00PM LEX 18 The Resonant Rogues (Gypsy jazz, old-time, swing), 7:00PM Lenny Pettinelli (singer-songwriter), 10:15PM LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM MARKET PLACE DJs (funk, R&B), 7:00PM MEMORIAL STADIUM Brewgrass Festival w/ Travelin' McCourys, Peter Rowan, Jon Stickley Trio & Bobby Miller and The Virginia Daredevils, 1:00PM MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Bald Mountain Boys (bluegrass), 6:00PM NEW MOUNTAIN THEATER/ AMPHITHEATER SunSquabi w/ Modern Measure (jam, livetronica, EDM), 9:00PM O.HENRY'S/THE UNDERGROUND Drag Show, 12:30AM ODDITORIUM Asylum w/ Flesh Mother & Autarch (metal, punk), 9:00PM 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 WSP afterparty w/ The Groove Orient (rock 'n' roll), 10:00PM

ELAINE'S DUELING PIANO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9:00PM

ORANGE PEEL Whitey Morgan & Cody Jinks (honky-tonk, outlaw country), 9:00PM

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB The Digs (funk, jazz), 10:00PM

PACK'S TAVERN Grand Theft Audio (classic rock), 9:30PM

FRENCH BROAD BREWERY CarolinaBound (folk, country), 6:00PM

PATTON PUBLIC HOUSE Mark Keller (acoustic classic rock), 6:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Aaron Lebos Reality (jazz, fusion), 8:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Joseph Hasty & Centerpiece (jazz), 8:00PM ROOM IX Open dance night, 9:00PM SALVAGE STATION Wham Bam Bowie Band, 8:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Save Kat Williams Fundraiser w/ Jennifer Scott & Bruce Lang (Beatles covers, benefit), 3:00PM

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 185 KING STREET NFL Sunday Potluck, 12:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The Paper Crowns (alt. folk), 7:00PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM Riyen Roots, 7:30PM BEN'S TUNE-UP Sunday Funday DJ set, 3:00PM Reggae night w/ Dub Kartel, 7:00PM

SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10:00PM

BHRAMARI BREWHOUSE Sunday brunch w/ live music, 11:00AM

STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Humming Tree Band, 6:00PM

BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Sunday Jazz Brunch w/ James Hammel & friends, 11:30AM

THE ADMIRAL Soul night w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 11:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE The Art Trap House w/ DJ Gene, DJ JJ Smash and DJ Brent Brown, 7:00PM Art Trap House afterparty (all black attire), 11:58PM THE LANTERN RESTAURANT & BAR The King Zeros live at The Lantern!, 6:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Ben Phan (indie, folk, singersongwriter), 7:00PM BYWATER Cornmeal Waltz w/ Robert Greer (classic country, bluegrass), 6:00PM CORK & KEG Vollie McKenzie (swing, jazz, blues), 3:00PM

PULP DJ Preach Jacobs (DJ, hip hop), 9:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Travers Jam, 6:00PM SALVAGE STATION One Leg Up, 4:00PM SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10:00PM SOL BAR NEW MOUNTAIN The Sextones (electronic), 9:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Joe Hallock, 4:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE A Partnership of Peace Makers w/ DeWayne Barton, Cecil Bothwell, Jeff Messer, Kyle Ross and Clare Hanrahan (reading), 2:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Phantone Pantone, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT A Fashion Show w/ Silent Auction & vendors!, 2:00PM THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN

THE MOTHLIGHT Beat Life: A Tribute to DFLN aka Derrick Curtis, 9:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 9:00PM

Lou Mowad (classical guitar), 10:00AM

THE PHOENIX Riyen Roots (blues), 9:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Asheville Outdoor Show, 12:00PM Reggae Sunday w/ Dennis "Chalwa" Berndt, 1:00PM

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THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Asheville Symphony ("Tchasing Tchaikovsky"), 8:00PM TOY BOAT COMMUNITY ART SPACE Asheville Vaudeville (variety show), 7:30PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES The King Zeros (blues), 7:30PM The Free Flow Band (funk, soul), 10:00PM US CELLULAR CENTER Widespread Panic (jam, jazz fusion), 7:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Northside Gentlemen (funk), 9:30PM WARREN WILSON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Blue Ridge Chamber Symphony Strings present Gaga for Vivaldi, 3:00PM

ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Sunday Classical Brunch, 11:00AM An Evening w/ Roy Book Binder, 5:30PM The Seldom Scene, 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Irish session, 5:00PM

Karaoke every Wed. 8pm!

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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

LEX 18 Bob Strain & Brittany Howe ("The Best of Broadway"), 7:00PM

The Darren Nicholson Band (bluegrass), 4:00PM

THE STRAND @ 38 MAIN

THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Amos Lee w/ Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors (folk, soul, singer-songwriter), 8:00PM

ODDITORIUM Enthean w/ Suppressive Fire & Raphumet's Well (metal), 9:00PM

WILD WING CAFE Karaoke, 9:00PM

OFF THE WAGON Piano show, 9:00PM

WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL Captain EZ (DJ, funk), 8:00PM

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

WICKED WEED

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

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH

UNWINE'D AT MELLIE MAC'S Mountain Bitters (bluegrass, Americana), 7:00PM

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Carrie Morrison (singer-songwriter), 12:00PM

WEDGE BREWING CO. Movie showing of 'Empire Strikes Back', 8:30PM

ZAMBRA Zambra Jazz Trio, 8:00PM

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Bob Zullo (pop, rock, blues), 7:00PM

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

LOBSTER TRAP Hot Club of Asheville, 6:30PM

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 185 KING STREET Open mic night, 7:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Siamese Jazz Club (soul, R&B, jazz), 8:00PM

BYWATER Open mic w/ Rick Cooper, 8:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Jon Edwards and the Musicians in the Round, 6:00PM COURTYARD GALLERY Open mic (music, poetry, comedy, etc.), 8:00PM

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BURGER BAR Honky Tonk night, 6:00PM

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9/22 CELEBRATING THE LIFE & MUSIC OF BERNIE WORRELL 9/23 GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE + OLD SALT UNION BEAVER NELSON 9/24 THE SUFFERS 9/25 SARA WATKINS 9/27 WILD CHILD

CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Trivia, 7:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Country Karaoke, 10:00PM GOOD STUFF Songwriter's "open mic", 7:30PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Contra dance (lessons, 7:30pm), 8:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo, 7:00PM Fort Defiance (folk, Americana, rock), 9:00PM LEXINGTON AVE BREWERY (LAB) Kipper's "Totally Rad" Trivia night, 8:00PM

TIMO'S HOUSE Timo's Film Society Movies (free popcorn), 7:00PM

LEX 18 Bob Strain & Bill Fouty (jazz ballads & standards), 7:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Old-time jam w/ Mitch McConnell, 6:30PM

LOBSTER TRAP Jay Brown (folk, singer-songwriter), 6:30PM

URBAN ORCHARD Old-time music, 7:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Jay Brown and Dave Desmelik (Americana), 7:00PM

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 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

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Mark Bumgarner (Americana, bluegrass), 7:00PM

O.HENRY'S/THE UNDERGROUND Geeks Who Drink trivia, 7:00PM

BUFFALO NICKEL Trivia, 7:00PM

ODDITORIUM Odd Karaoke, 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Jonathan Ammons & Take The Wheel (honky-tonk karaoke), 9:00PM

PULP Trippin' LIVE w/ SASS, Ken Trips & Chris Angel (rap, hip hop), 8:00PM

THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN Bob Zullo (pop, rock, blues), 7:00PM THE PHOENIX Jimmy McGuirl (singer-songwriter), 8:00PM

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LAZY DIAMOND Classic Rock 'n Roll Karaoke, 10:00PM

MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Painting on the Patio with Paint Bug , 5:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Arc Iris w/ Lilli Jean (rock), 9:30PM

SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

TIGER MOUNTAIN Service industry night (rock 'n' roll), 9:00PM

BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Trivia, 7:30PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Pixie & Ben's Going Away Party w/ Hyacinthine & others (postpunk, rock), 8:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Cajun Two-steppin' Tuesday w/ Cafe Sho's (Cajun, zydeco, dance), 7:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Bobby Miller & friends (bluegrass), 6:30PM

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Mountain Music Mondays (open jam), 6:00PM

Now Open on Sundays

THE VALLEY MUSIC & COOKHOUSE Monday Pickin' Parlour (open jam, open mic), 8:00PM

BYWATER DJ EZ & fire-spinning, 9:00PM CORK & KEG Old time jam, 5:00PM 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 Chris Wilhelm (singer-songwriter), 6:00PM IRON HORSE STATION Open mic, 6:00PM ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL Tuesday bluegrass sessions w/ The Darren Nicholson Band, 7:30PM

MARKET PLACE Rat Alley Cats (jazz, Latin, swing), 7:00PM ODDITORIUM Odd comedy night, 9:00PM OLIVE OR TWIST Blues Night w/ Remedy, 8:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Turntable Tuesdays (DJs & vinyl), 10:00PM SALVAGE STATION Jordan Okrend Band, 8:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Taco and Trivia Tuesday!, 7:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Jazz-n-Justice Tuesday w/ Searra Jade & The Jazzy Folks (benefit for Bounty & Soul), 7:30PM THE MOTHLIGHT The Wild Reeds w/ Blank Range & Matt Haeck (Americana, folk, alternative), 9:00PM THE PHOENIX Songwriter Showcase hosted by Keturah w/ Ben Phan and Hannah Kaminer, 8:00PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Phantom Pantone (DJ), 10:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Early Funk Jam, 9:00PM URBAN ORCHARD Billy Litz (Americana, singersongwriter), 7:00PM WEDGE BREWING CO. The Digs (disco, funk, soul), 6:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Irish sessions & open mic, 6:30PM

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 185 KING STREET Vinyl Night, 6:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pamela Jones & Alex Taub (jazz), 5:00PM Les Amis (African folk music), 8:00PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30PM BEN'S TUNE-UP Honky Tonk Wednesdays, 7:00PM

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

PULP Hard Rocket (rock 'n' roll), 9:00PM

BURGER BAR Karaoke, 6:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Jordan Okrend Experience (singer-songwriter), 6:00PM

CLADDAGH RESTAURANT & PUB Patrick Fitzsimons (Irish folk music), 8:00PM CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Open mic w/ Riyen Roots, 8:00PM CROW & QUILL Fringe Festival Night (performances), 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Tony Mozz (experimental groove), 9:00PM FUNKATORIUM Staves & Strings (bluegrass), 6:30PM GOOD STUFF Jim Hampton & friends perform "Eclectic Country" (jam), 7:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Alanna Royale & Wild Ponies (rock, pop, soul), 8:00PM GRIND CAFE Trivia night, 7:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul, funk), 5:30PM ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL An Evening w/ Grace Pettis & Cary Cooper, 7:00PM Paper Bird w/ Cicada Rhythm, 9:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old-time session, 5:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM LEX 18 The Patrick Lopez Exprience (modern & Latin jazz piano), 7:00PM 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 Caustic Casanova w/ Morbids (heavy 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

ROOM IX Fuego: Latin night, 9:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Sound Station open mic (musicians of all backgrounds & skills), 7:30PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Garry Segal, 6:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Hemp Wednesday w/ Mark Keller, 6:00PM Hemp Wednesday w/ Leif Erickson (folk, blues, reggae), 9:00PM THE JOINT NEXT DOOR Bluegrass jam, 8:00PM THE MOCKING CROW Open Mic, 8:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Matt Hart w/ Nickole Brown, Sebastian Matthews, Nathanael Roney & Lisa Nance (poetry, reading), 7:00PM 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 TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Blues & Soul Jam, 9:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Skinny Wednesdays w/ J Luke, 6:30PM

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM ALTAMONT THEATRE An Evening w/ Woody Pines (hillbilly boogie), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL John Brown's Body w/ Roots Of A Rebellion (reggae, dub, indie), 9:00PM 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 Matt Sellars (Americana, blues, roots), 7:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Alexa Rose (singer-songwriter, folk), 6:00PM

8:00PM CROW & QUILL Carolina Catskins (gritty ragtime jazz), 10:00PM ELAINE'S DUELING PIANO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Lazybirds (folk), 9:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Paul Cataldo (roots, folk), 6:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Celebrating The Life & Music Of Bernie Worrell w/ The Volt per Octaves & Luxury Club (Moog electronics, dance math), 8:00PM ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL An Evening w/ Beppe Gambetta (acoustic, Americana), 7:00PM Forlorn Strangers & The Americans, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass jam, 7:00PM K LOUNGE #WineitUp Thursday w/ Dj AUDIO, 9:30PM LEX 18 Ray Biscoglia Duo (jazz standards), 7:00PM Michael Anderson (honky-tonk piano), 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones ("The man of 1,000 songs"), 6:30PM ODDITORIUM Turd/Cutter w/ Aloha Broha (punk), 9:00PM OFF THE WAGON Dueling pianos, 9:00PM OLIVE OR TWIST The Mike & Garry Show (acoustic, variety), 7:30PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL The Workshy (funk, rock), 10:00PM PULP Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Jason Whitaker (acoustic rock), 8:00PM

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09/17

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w/a giant dog

PURPLE ONION CAFE Big Sound Harbor, 8:00PM

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09/20

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09/21

wed

SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10:00PM

CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Station Underground (reggae),

SMOKY PARK SUPPER CLUB UniHorn (brass funk), 6:00PM

beat life: a tribute to

dfln aka derrick curtis

sun

CLUB ELEVEN ON GROVE Posey Quartet (jazz), 8:30PM

William tyler (full band!)

w/ thomas wincek

09/18

SALVAGE STATION Disc Golf Weekly Competition, 5:30PM Supatight, 9:00PM

the moth:

true stories told live

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY The Grahams (Americana), 8:00PM

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

titus adronicus

a fashion show

w/silent auction and vendors!

arc iris

w/ lilli jean

free!

the wild reeds

w/ blank range, matt haeck

matt hart w/ nickole brown, sebastian matthews, nathanael roney, lisa nance

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MONDAYS Quizzo – Brainy Trivia • 7:30pm CAJUN TWO STEPPIN’ TUESDAYS Featuring Cafe Sho Every Tuesday in Sept. • 7pm Gumbo, Po Boys and more!

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WEDNESDAYS Asheville’s Original Old Time Mountain Music Jam • 5pm Brewery of the Month: Noble Cider / Pint Specials THURSDAYS Mountain Feist • 7pm Bluegrass Jam • 9:30pm Bourbon Specials

FRI PIERCE EDENS w/ SPECIAL GUESTS 9/16 9PM / $5 SAT THE WOBBLERS 9/17 9PM / $5 MON FORT DEFIANCE 9/19 9 PM / FREE (Donations Encouraged) IRISH SUNDAYS Irish Food and Drink Specials Traditional Irish Music Session • 3-9pm

SPRING CREEK TAVERN Open Mic, 6:00PM

BYWATER Lyric (funk, soul, pop), 8:30PM

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

CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE The Bluebirds (Americana, bluegrass), 6:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Public Life w/ Booze Cruise, Mr. Red, Nate WP & Alex brown (DJ, electronic), 9:30PM

CLUB ELEVEN ON GROVE DJ Shorty's Birthday Celebration (ole skool hip-hop, soul, funk), 10:00PM

THE PHOENIX The Paper Crowns (mojo roots), 8:00PM THIRSTY MONK DOWNTOWN Find Your Pint at Thirsty Monk, 4:00PM THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Enter The Realm tour w/ Latice Crawford, D'Morea Johnson & Tasha Page-Lockhart (vocal), 7:30PM 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 TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Jesse Barry & The Jam, 9:00PM TWISTED LAUREL Karaoke, 8:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Sans Abris (Americana), 9:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH DJ dance party, 9:30PM WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL Ashley Heath (songwriter, Americana), 8:00PM

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

DOUBLE CROWN DJ Greg Cartwright (garage & soul obscurities), 10:00PM ELAINE'S DUELING PIANO BAR Dueling Pianos, 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Zapato (funk, jazz), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY The Carleans (country, rock), 6:00PM GOOD STUFF Reverend Hylton w/ Maggie Cramer & Pierce Edens (singersongwriter), 9:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Grandpa's Cough Medicine w/ Old Salt Union & Beaver Nelson (outlaw bluegrass), 9:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Murmuration (groove, funk), 7:00PM ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL An evening w/ Spook Handy: (“The Remembering Pete Seeger World Tour”), 7:00PM The Revelers & Dirty Bourbon River Show, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Stolen Rhodes (Southern rock, Americana), 9:00PM

5 WALNUT WINE BAR The Chuck Lichtenberger Collective (jazz, rock), 9:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Totes Dope Tite Sick Jams w/ (ya boy) DJ Hot Noodle, 10:00PM

ALTAMONT THEATRE Brie Capone (singer-songwriter, acoustic, pop), 7:00PM 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

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CROW & QUILL Kim Logan (rock & soul), 9:00PM

JERUSALEM GARDEN Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7:00PM

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CREEKSIDE TAPHOUSE Jordan Okrend (singer-songwriter), 8:00PM

185 KING STREET Kevin Reid & Dalton Monroe (blues, rock), 8:00PM

BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Dave Dribbon (folk, rock), 8:00PM

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LEX 18 The Gary McFiddle McKay Duo (swing, jazz, roots), 7:00PM Sheila Gordon (singing/swinging favorites), 10:15PM LOBSTER TRAP Calico Moon, 6:30PM LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE Bill & Fish, 6:00PM MARKET PLACE The Sean Mason Trio (groove, jazz, funk), 7:00PM MARS HILL RADIO THEATRE Open Mic, 7:00PM O.HENRY'S/THE UNDERGROUND Drag Show, 12:30AM

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SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

MOVIES

REVIEWS & LISTINGS BY JUSTIN SOUTHER & SCOTT DOUGLAS

HHHHH = H PICK OF THE WEEK H

The ride is worth the ticket in South Korean zombie thriller Train to Busan

Train to Busan

HHHHS DIRECTOR: Sang-ho Yeon PLAYERS: Gong Yoo, Kim Su-an, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Eui-sung, Choi Woo-sik, An So-hee HORROR RATED NR THE STORY: A father’s plans to take his young daughter to visit her estranged mother are derailed when a zombie epidemic strikes. THE LOWDOWN: A suspenseful thrill-ride from South Korea that breathes fresh life into the decaying zombie genre. It should be abundantly evident to my readers and friends at this point in my filmgoing life that I’m a sucker for low-budget horror, especially when it’s well executed. In this case, that pun is intended, because this South

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Korean entry into the preternaturally glutted filmscape that constitutes the zombie genre absolutely kills. Train to Busan (Bu-San-Haeng) adheres to classical forms in all the right ways and innovates in all the ways you might hope. This is horror storytelling on a small scale, but rather than coming across as simplistic, it reads as streamlined, like the bullet-train on which the film is set. This is a subtle but critical distinction for any film, especially for one exploiting a sub-genre as played out as the zombie mythos. And yet, somehow, writer/director Sang-ho Yeon has managed to accomplish a feat that eludes many western directors: Create a balance between story and scares that shortchanges neither. Busan wears its influences on its sleeve, but uses them to great effect. We’re following 28 Days Later or World War Z rules here, with fast, aggressive zombies, as opposed to the slowly shambling Night of the Living Dead or The Walking Dead variety. But there’s one significant twist to the mythology that plays convincingly enough to sell the conceit. The film’s train setting, redolent of Snowpiercer, is possibly this film’s most effective decision, with the claustrophobic setting contributing to the narrative’s oppressive hopelessness and allowing for some creative set pieces that build tension impeccably. The script’s social commentary — in the vein of the original NOTLD — is direct

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without being overly blunt, portraying self-serving oligarchs as being every bit as monstrous as the zombies seeking to eat the rich. The predictability of Busan’s script should have offended me, and I’m still trying to figure out why it didn’t. The best I can come up with is that its characters, largely caricatures with little development, progressed on the right beats to feel at least marginally believable. There are some particularly obvious character tropes that could potentially have fractured the story, but they’re managed with just enough nuance and tact that you don’t really question them. Your protagonist is a selfish corporate type with a lesson to learn about community, trying to save his young daughter (who will ultimately teach him that lesson) from the encroaching zombie hordes. There’s the working-class badass and his very pregnant wife, two little old ladies and a high school baseball team that reminded me of the Baseball Furies from The Warriors, due both to their uniforms and their general ineptitude with a bat. None of these characters are particularly unique, but they all serve their respective purposes aptly enough that I was able to overlook their superficial lack of originality. What works particularly well in Busan is its fundamentalist aesthetic, a visual ethos that spends money where it’s needed and saves it where it’s not. The vast majority of the effects are practical, including the casting of what must have been contortionists to portray some of the zombies. The filmic effect of seeing something register on camera in the same frame as the rest of the action is still palpable, and only the most expensive CG shlockfests have any kind of shot at overcoming the inherent technical limitations of the computer crutches upon which contemporary filmmakers have become overly reliant. Even in the best-case scenarios for modern horror films, you’ll likely still find at least a few shots that take the audience out of the cinematic landscape as a result of effects budgets wasted on ineffective CG, rather than old-fashioned ingenuity. The 2013 Evil Dead remake comes to mind, wherein the tree-rape scene was far cheesier than that of its predecessor, due solely to the filmmakers’ belief that their expensive computer simulations could best the original’s shoestring inven-

M A X R AT I N G tiveness. Busan has stripped away the excess that characterizes late-period zombie fare, leaving a taut and effective genre thriller that feels particularly fresh among the bloating carcasses of other entries in the genre. The thing that’s so great about this film is that it works in places it shouldn’t. Gore is used sparingly, and its startle-scares come from a place of genuine suspense. Seriously, why can’t American horror filmmakers get a jump-scare right if these guys can? As a nation, we must not tolerate this jump-scare gap. The answer is not in proliferation, but in more judicious and effective use. Train to Busan doesn’t reinvent the wheel, it just strips out all of the superfluous elements so that wheel can operate as quickly and efficiently as possible, and in the process it reinvigorates a waning genre. For world-weary zombie enthusiasts, this Train is worth the ride. Not rated Opens Friday at The Grail Moviehouse REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

Complete Unknown HH

DIRECTOR: Joshua Marston PLAYERS: Rachel Weisz, Michael Shannon, Kathy Bates, Danny Glover RELATIONSHIP MYSTERY RATED R THE STORY: As a man contemplates moving to a new state with his wife when an old flame (under a new identity) reenters his life at a birthday dinner party. THE LOWDOWN: A decidedly ponderous film with an intriguing premise, it takes forever to get going and never delivers much beyond that conceit. In a landscape where most movies scream for your attention with exten-

sive explosions and blaring music for most of their running times, Complete Unknown goes in the opposite direction and keeps things minimalist and quiet. When something is quiet, the intention is usually to make you pay attention to what it has to say when it says it, but Joshua Marston’s pithy examination of the concept of identity adds little to the conversation. It is not that the film offers too little actual conversation. On the contrary, the only thing the characters do for the first-third of the piece is talk in hushed tones and give backstory. However, when the conceit of a guest telling the people she meets at a birthday party how she reinvented herself 15 years earlier actually comes home to roost, the film only spins its wheels for another hour without taking things anywhere interesting. Michael Shannon portrays a frustrated scientific researcher at odds with his wife over her potential career move of leaving New York to improve her jewelry making skills in California. The always-alluring Rachel Weisz embodies an enigmatic guest invited to his birthday party by a work colleague, quickly becoming the center of conversation when she informs the others she discarded her past 15 years earlier during a trip to Mexico and started life anew under a new name and purpose. Shannon’s character, who had a relationship with this woman before (I won’t spoil exactly how he knows her), confronts her about the lost time as he contemplates his own future. The performances are understated, and that’s fine. However, having seen the principals perform so much better in other films, I wanted them to shine here. Instead, they simply move from conversation to conversation saying their lines without ever showing much emotion other than repression and surface curiosity. There is an interesting twist later in the movie involving an encounter with an elderly couple (Kathy Bates and Danny Glover), as well as a thematic digression revolving around the night songs of frogs native to Long Island. Still, when the credits rolled, I found myself wishing something meaningful had actually happened to any of the characters involved. Rope (1948), Gosford Park (2001) and The Last Supper (1995) all provided dinner conversations that held the audience’s attention (though, to be fair, those films had murders mystery to solve), and even My Dinner with Andre (1981) showed how idle chat over a meal can be stimulating and insightful as long as what is exchanged moves the discussion in an interest-

ing direction. Complete Unknown never really gets beyond its initial topic of reinventing identity. As you would expect, the mystery of the woman’s choice to adopt new personas is explained, but the audience only gets fleeting glimpses of who she became under each of those guises and never really learns who she was before, who she became each time or who she wants to be now — other than through superficial costuming and cosmetic choices. Instead of being a full-length feature, this story would have been better served as a short subject. Even at 90 minutes, Complete Unknown took way too long to set up and execute its tale, and the result left this reviewer completely unimpressed. Rated R for some language. Now playing at Fine Arts Theatre REVIEWED BY JONATHAN RICH JONATHANWLRICH@GMAIL.COM

Sully

HHHS DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood PLAYERS: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn, Mike O’Malley FACT-BASED ACTION DRAMA RATED PG-13 THE STORY: An experienced airline pilot averts disaster by making an emergency water landing, only to be confronted by nefarious bureaucrats in search of a scapegoat. THE LOWDOWN: Clint Eastwood’s latest fact-based tale of derring-do doesn’t disastrously disappoint. I took a class on Clint Eastwood in college, and his response to my professor’s invitation to speak to the students was a polite “no,” accompanied by the admonition, “Well, don’t bore the kids.” Eastwood may be a lot of things, but boring isn’t (usually) one of them. Sully is no exception — an uncomplicated and consistently crowd-pleasing characterpiece firmly ensconced in the director’s late-period aesthetic. It’s good without reaching greatness and isn’t particularly deep, but it’s pretty serviceable if you’re in the market for an hour-and-a-half of feel-good fare. Detailing the fact-based events of 2009’s so-called “Miracle on the Hudson,” in which US Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) managed to successfully land a crippled jet carrying 155 passengers in the Hudson River without killing anybody (which does border on the miraculous based

on my airline experiences), Sully fits squarely with Eastwood’s contemporary oeuvre of adulatory hero-worship. While this film’s charitable treatment of its subject may have required less creative license than 2014’s American Sniper, the resultant lionization bears a similarly simplistic tone. Like Sniper, this film touches on issues of post-traumatic stress disorder, but Sully doesn’t do much in the ramification department. Screenwriter Todd Komarnicki’s script, based on the memoir co-authored by Sullenberger, makes some truly bizarre structural choices, and none of them really pay off. Starting off with a PTSD fever-dream that brings to mind 9/11, the film drops its protagonist into the middle of the storyline at the height of Sullenberger’s post-landing (don’t call it a crash, the film insists) overnight celebrity. Several more of these PTSD fantasy sequences ensue, almost all of which are obtrusive, particularly one in which Katie Couric chastises the pilot from his TV screen. When the script finally circles back around in the second act to the actual events of the crash, the pacing bogs down significantly, leading to a third-act confrontation that comes off as something of a predictable anticlimax. Sure, it hits the requisite beats, but a courtroom scene with the National Transportation Safety Board doesn’t pack quite the dramatic punch of the split-second, life-or-death decisions inherent to the water landing. It’s this problematic second act that represents the film’s Achilles’ Heel, both from the standpoint of the script and Eastwood’s direction. As with many of Eastwood’s recent films, his career-spanning commitment to bringing his pictures in on time and under budget often shortchanges the effects department. While Eastwood makes competent use of his IMAX cameras throughout most of the film, the CG work on the water landing itself is sloppy enough to be distracting. But the film’s most glaring error, both directorially and narratively, is its misrepresentation of LaGuardia’s airport staff as being extremely helpful and friendly. I obviously can’t speak to everyone’s experience, but, having flown out of said airport many times, the implausibility of this depiction immediately ruptured my suspension of disbelief. Despite the issues with its narrative structure and pacing, Sully’s still pretty enjoyable, and most of that credit has to go to the cast. Eastwood has always been at his best as an actor’s director, and he draws a suitably subdued performance out of Hanks as Sullenberger. If you had told me years ago that the guy from The ’Burbs or Bachelor Party or Bosom Buddies would one day have a thriving career regularly playing the Gary

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Cooper everyman type, I would’ve told you to have your head examined. Yet, here we are. The supporting cast also fares well, with Anna Gunn and Mike O’Malley playing arbitrarily villainous NTSB authority figures trying to keep our rugged individual down, and Aaron Eckhart’s performance as Sullenberger’s co-pilot is only overshadowed by his exceptional Tom Selleck mustache. It would’ve been nice to see Laura Linney get a chance to do more as Mrs. Sullenberger than look worried while talking on the phone, but this does constitute a step up, considering that the last film I saw with her in it was the most recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sequel. Sully is a reasonably diverting film that does exactly what it sets out to do with only a modicum of turbulence. If you go in with the appropriate level of expectation for an Eastwood picture of this ilk, there are far worse movies to spend your time and money on. That said, the next time I’m on a long flight and hankering for something Eastwood-helmed, I’d much rather go with The Outlaw Josey Wales. Or Bird. Or Unforgiven. Or White Hunter, Black Heart. Or Play Misty for Me. Anyway, you get the idea. Incidentally, is it wrong that I hope the working title for this one was “Low Plane Drifter”? PG-13 for some peril and brief strong language. Now playing at Carolina Cinemark, Carmike 10, Regal Biltmore Grande, Epic of Hendersonville, Flat Rock Cinema, Co-ed Brevard REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

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by Scott Douglas

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week— The Touring Years HHHHS

DIRECTOR: Ron Howard PLAYERS: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison MUSIC DOCUMENTARY RATED NR THE STORY: Rare archival footage provides a glimpse into the Fab Four’s brief touring career. THE LOWDOWN: A must-see for Beatles fans, it may not be quite perfect, but it’s a hell of a lot of fun. Eight Days a Week knows its audience and plays to them unabashedly. There is no doubt in my mind this film would’ve been Ken Hanke’s Pick of the Week and probably would’ve found its way onto his year-end best-of list — even though he hated documentaries. I’m slightly too young to fall within the target demographic likely to be transfixed by this mesmeric memory machine, but that qualification should grant me an air of credibility when I say that nostalgic baby boomers are not the sole audience to which this doc will appeal. For those of us who missed out on Beatlemania, but still grew up in a world indelibly altered by the band’s outsized influence, there’s a unique value in Ron Howard’s tightly focused recounting of four years in the life of what almost certainly amounts to the most famous group of musicians in human history. At this point, is there anything left to say about the Beatles that hasn’t been mentioned often and elsewhere? If there is, Howard isn’t much interested in finding out. However, there is plenty of new material to show, and it all looks great. Rather than upsetting any unturned stones, Howard’s depiction of the Fab Four is all rose-colored glasses, digging deep into the vaults of the Beatles’ archives (courtesy of Apple

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Corps, corporate gatekeeper to all things Beatles) for some true gems of rare and unseen performance footage. Everything has been remastered to look and sound better than any Beatles film I’ve ever seen, and that’s no small feat for a band that has shown up in archival footage at least 120 times (if IMDb is to be trusted). As its unwieldy but appropriate title would imply, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years follows the band through their remarkably brief tenure as a troupe of traveling troubadours, starting in 1962 with the band’s finalized lineup playing early shows in Hamburg, Germany, or at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, and ending with the ill-fated 1966 tour that led the band back to the studio for good. What works about Howard’s curtailed narrative is that it favors depth over breadth, a focus that allows for a more evocative interpretation of this critical chapter in the history of the Beatles and rock music as a whole. I found myself wishing the film had gone on to cover Sgt. Pepper’s and beyond, but I doubt it would work as well if it had. Notably absent is any salacious detail, as the film glosses over the groupies and cuts out right before the heavy drug use starts. But anybody dying for dirt can find plenty elsewhere (or just watch 2007’s Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and get the gist). Instead, this is an unabashed love letter from a dedicated fan. If the spit-shine the band gets from Howard is every bit as superficial and contrived as the one they got from manager Brian Epstein in their early days, that doesn’t make it the slightest bit less fun. If I have any real complaints with this film, they can only be assigned to Howard’s peculiar, workmanlike direction. Howard’s veneration of his subject is blatant, as though he were more concerned with presenting untarnished myth than unvarnished truth. While this is not, strictly speaking, a problem in and of itself, at times it detracts from the film’s stronger elements. As a documentarian, he seems to be resting on the laurels of his access to the archives, with the vintage performance and interview footage far outstripping his awkwardly animated stills and arbitrary talking heads. Is it interesting to see footage of a teenage Sigourney Weaver at an early concert as she recounts memories of straightening her hair with beer cans? Sure. Does it contribute much to the overall film? Not really. Of slightly more interest is the social commentary on the band’s significance to race relations in the U.S., as provided by Whoopi Goldberg and Dr. Kitty Oliver, but even these interviews seem largely extraneous. The only interview segments that unquestionably work are those of the band members (including John and George — obviously and unfortunately posthumous) and journalist Larry Kane, who was effectively embedded on tour with the band. But

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then Malcolm Gladwell pops up to talk about the genesis of youth culture and my eyes glaze over, if only for a moment. Minor quibbles aside, Eight Days is a great film, and one likely to please devotees and more casual aficionados alike. It’s a genuine shame this film seems primarily aimed at the streaming home video market (the theatrical run almost amounts to a prolonged ad for its Hulu debut just days after it opens on the big screen), because this is a movie that begs to be viewed with a good audience and great sound. Just be prepared to have the soundtrack stuck in your head for days after seeing this one. Not rated. Special 7:30 screening Thursday, with regular show times starting Friday, at Fine Arts Theatre REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

The Wild Life S DIRECTOR: Vincent Kesteloot, Ben Stassen PLAYERS: Matthias Schweighöfer, David Howard Thornton, Kaya Yanar, Ilka Bessin ANIMATED ADVENTURE COMEDY RATED PG THE STORY: Based on Daniel Defoe’s classic Robinson Crusoe, a cartographer is stranded on a deserted island with a motley troupe of animals as his only companions. THE LOWDOWN: A inert, dull and cheap animated film with bad visuals, uninspired voice acting and a mess of a drawn-out plot. It’s an accepted notion that the book is always better than the movie. Which, of course, isn’t always true. Cinema and the written word are such disparate mediums that they often demand different approaches. Many times, the book is simply different than the movie, with the latter being perhaps a critique of the text or possibly a different tale that nonetheless gets the spirit of the thing correct. There’s no one way to adapt a novel or short story into a good movie. There are a lot of wrongheaded ways, of course, something The Wild Life proves. I’ve never even read the Daniel Defoe classic, Robinson Crusoe, but I promise you it is better than this movie. I say that unequivocally, since I can imagine little that’s worse than The Wild Life.

I realize that sounds like hyperbole, but I can think of fewer experiences in my life more tedious than this movie, which takes the bare bones of Robinson Crusoe and stretches it out over a 90-minute runtime. And I mean it when I say “bare bones.” The film’s two directors, Vincent Kesteloot and Ben Stassen, along with the movie’s subsequent three screen writers, understand that Crusoe (voiced here by Matthias Schweighofer) is supposed to be stranded on a deserted island, and they do make that happen over the course of the film. In order to make things more family-friendly, they also give him a bunch of wild animals to befriend. Then, over the course of endless pratfalls and a subplot about a parrot (voiced by David Howard Thornton) struggling with an existential crisis, Crusoe manages to build a tree house and is subsequently attacked by stray cats. (Yes, mangy cats are the film’s grand menace). Eventually, some pirates show up and more pratfalls happen ... and this is where my head starts to hurt thinking about The Wild Life. Then the film eventually stumbles to an end. There’s literally nothing to recommend about the film. I’ve complained before about how strange celebrity voice acting is, as if anyone is ponying up cash to hear George Clooney be the voice of a dog. But at least they’re professionals. Here, the voice acting is stiff and mawkish and a bit on the grating side, due to its overall unnaturalness. The visuals are no better — chintzy CGI stuff with a lot of color, but looking a decade too old and feeling stiff and devoid of style. And, of course, there’s that plot, which feels like the Cliff Notes of the Cliff Notes, a brain-dead opus that leads nowhere and says nothing, wrapped up in a film that’s cheap and shoddy. Rated PG for mild action/peril and some rude humor. Now playing at Carolina Cinemark, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Beaucatcher and Regal Biltmore Grande REVIEWED BY JUSTIN SOUTHER JSOUTHER@MOUNTAINX.COM

When the Bough Breaks HS

SCREEN SCENE DIRECTOR: Jon Cassar PLAYERS: Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Jaz Sinclair, Romany Malco, Michael K. Williams THRILLER RATED PG-13 THE STORY: A surrogate mother for a couple becomes obsessed with the soonto-be father and threatens to upset their happy New Orleans home. THE LOWDOWN: Very few surprises or inventive performances make this a tepid TV-movie blown up for the big screen. Sometimes you watch a movie trailer and feel as if you have seen the entire film — and that certainly is the case with When the Bough Breaks. The preview for this big-budget wanna-be thriller from the executive producer of the TV series 24 neatly sets up, and very nearly resolves, any anticipated drama from the plot. Having seen the trailer, the only suspense for me in When the Bough Breaks was how many opportunities it would miss and when the credits would finally roll. A happily married couple (Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall) select a seemingly innocent young woman (Jaz Sinclair) to carry their baby after in vitro fertilization, and things become tense when the surrogate mother becomes obsessed with the husband. Director Jon Cassar made this movie from his own screenplay, but anyone else could probably have come up with better and more interesting twists and turns than what actually ends up on the screen. Chestnut continues to phonein performances that have dwindled in intensity since the strong start to his career in much better films — Boyz in the Hood and The Inkwell — and his distanced style here is most evident whenever he is on-screen with Hall or newcomer Jaz Sinclair. Hall has moments of believability as an upwardly mobile working woman bearing the personal pain of several miscarriages, yet hopeful for the chance to still start a family, but she is not able to carry the film by herself. The chief reason for this lies in the misfire of Sinclair as the femme fatale. Neither

FILM BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library • FR (9/16), 4:30pm - Pixar Film Series: Brave. Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • TU (9/20), 6:30pm - Free Film Series: A Long Day's Journey Into Night. Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville FRIENDS OF CARL SANDBURG friendsofcarlsandburg.com • MO (9/19), 6-9pm - The Day Carl Sandburg Died, film. $8. Held at Flat Rock Cinema, 2700 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock MECHANICAL EYE MICROCINEMA mechanicaleyecinema.org

her initially naïve performance nor her counter as the deceptive seductress go to any extremes, with Sinclair instead playing her character pretty close to the middle most of the time. Based on the previews, I had expected much more duplicity, deceptiveness or even sexiness from her. But, as is often the case with stories told in trailers, the actual film left me feeling as if I were the one who was duped. There are some interesting subplots involving the surrogate’s serviceman boyfriend, workplace issues for Chestnut’s character and a shady private investigator hired to look into the surrogate’s past, but those are likewise ultimately unsatisfying. Romany Malco has his comic talents wasted in all of the three dramatic scenes he is shoehorned into, and Michael K. Williams is likewise underutilized after his arrival in the third act. Cassar tries to employ the tactic of making the setting of New Orleans vital to the story, but this tepid tale — aside from disconnected second-unit shots of Beale Street and aerials of both the bayou and the skyline — could have been filmed anywhere. The Big Easy simply makes it harder for the audience not to fall asleep here. If When the Bough Breaks sounds like a made-for-TV version of Fatal Attraction with the surrogacy plotline added to make it seem relevant or different, that’s because that is all there is to it. This version owes a lot to that 1987 thriller (right down to the endangerment of a family pet for shock value) and definitely pales in comparison. While this pretty much looks like a bigscreen version of a Lifetime TV movie, my mother likes to watch those, and I cannot say she would enjoy any aspect offered by When the Bough Breaks. Had she watched the previews, I think she probably have would passed. And you should too. Rated PG-13 for violence, sexuality/partial nudity, some disturbing images and language. Now playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Cinemark, Epic of Hendersonville and Regal Biltmore Grande REVIEWED BY JONATHAN RICH JONATHANWLRICH@GMAIL.COM

• TH (9/15), 7pm - Guest of Cindy Sherman, film showing. Co-sponsored by Asheville Darkroom. $5. Held at Grail MovieHouse, 45 S. French Broad Ave. PACK SQUARE PARK 121 College St. • FR (9/16), 6:30pm: Children's activities and outdoor showing of Remember the Titans. Movie begins at dusk. Free. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH SWANNANOA VALLEY 500 Montreat Road, Black Mountain, 669-8050, uusv.org • TH (9/22), 7pm - Social Action Committee Film: Making A Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA, documentary. Free. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF ASHEVILLE 1 Edwin Place, 254-6001, uuasheville.org • TH (9/15), 7pm - Environmental & Social Justice Film Screening: Trapped. Free.

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BIALYSTOCK AND BLOOM — REUNITED: Green Man Brewery honors the late Gene Wilder with a free screening of The Producers on Sept. 19 as part of its Mansion Movie Mondays series. Photo courtesy of Shout! Factory • Submissions are currently being accepted for FrankenChallenge, a horror/suspense video competition hosted by the drama department at Blue Ridge Community College. Films of no longer than five minutes must be completed before Friday, Sept. 30. Each entry must include a shovel, the line of dialogue, “While there is life, there is hope,” and the character Henry or Henrietta Clerval, university student. Submissions will be judged by a panel of film and theater professionals, and the top three films will screen before each BRCC Drama performance of Frankenstein, Oct. 27-31. avl.mx/2y2 • Mechanical Eye Microcinema hosts a screening of Guest of Cindy Sherman at Grail Moviehouse on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. The documentary chronicles the life of celebrity artist Cindy Sherman as seen by her then-boyfriend, art-world videographer Paul H-O. $5 donation to Mechanical Eye. mechanicaleyecinema.org • The West Asheville Public Library’s Pixar film series continues Friday, Sept. 16, at 4:30 p.m. with Brave. Free and open to the public. avl.mx/1z5 • The Asheville Parks and Recreation Department’s 2016 Movies in the Park series concludes Friday, Sept. 16, at Pack Square Park with a screening of Remember the Titans. Children’s craft activities begin at 6:30 p.m., and the movie begins at dusk on a giant screen on the park stage. Free and

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open to the public, but please bring a chair or a blanket. avl.mx/g6 • Grail Moviehouse shows Trump: What’s the Deal? on Saturday, Sept. 17, at noon. The documentary was commissioned in 1988 by Leonard N. Stern as the first in a series on celebrity businessmen and completed in 1991, at which point Donald Trump threatened to sue any broadcaster or distributor that took on the film. Tickets are $7 and available online or at the Grail box office. avl.mx/2y3 • Hi-Wire Brewing’s Summer of Bill Murray movie series concludes Saturday, Sept. 17, with an 8:30 p.m. screening of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou in the parking lot of the brewery’s Big Top location. Free and open to the public, but please bring your own seating. Foothills Local Meats will be providing classic movie theater eats, including $3 corn dogs. hiwirebrewing.com • Green Man Brewery’s Mansion Movie Mondays continues Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. with a screening of Mel Brooks’ The Producers (1968). Free and open to the public. greenmanbrewery.com • The Weaverville Public Library presents Sidney Lumet’s 1962 adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s A Long Day’s Journey Into Night on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 6:30 p.m. The film stars Katherine Hepburn, Sir Ralph Richardson and Jason Robards. Free and open to the public. avl.mx/1yc X

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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)

The People vs. Fritz Bauer See Scott Douglas’ review

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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House on Haunted Hill HHHH DIRECTOR: William Castle PLAYERS: Vincent Price Carol Ohmart Richard Long Alan Marshal Carolyn Craig Elisha Cook Jr HORROR Rated NR William Castle’s 1959 Vincent Price-vehicle, House on Haunted Hill, may well be my favorite of the director’s pictures. It’s got the right mix of Castle camp and general creepiness to satisfy the schlock-seekers that Castle catered to, but it also coheres better than many of his other films. It’s well constructed, dynamically paced and thoroughly unashamed of its goofy premise. Price is excellent as always, reveling in the film’s black sense of humor and selling the script’s jokes every bit as well as its scares. Unfortunately, I was not able to set up Emergo for this screening, Castle’s huckster gimmick in which an illuminated skeleton dangling from a zip-line was dangled above moviegoers heads at the appropriate moment. The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen House on Haunted Hill on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 9:15 p.m. at The Grail Moviehouse, hosted by Xpress movie critic Scott Douglas.

M HHHHH DIRECTOR: Fritz Lang PLAYERS: Peter Lorre, Otto Wernicke, Theodor Loos, Ellen Widmann THRILLER Rated NR Yes, Fritz Lang’s first sound film, M (1931), has a few awkward moments, in which Lang hasn’t quite mastered the new medium, but this old warhorse of art cinema works more than it doesn’t, and still registers as a compelling work by one of the undisputed masters of film. And calling it an old warhorse is no insult, since the reason things become warhorses is because they’re so good. As a story, it’s the perfect blend of Lang’s penchant for serial-like melodrama with something more on its mind — and in this regard, it’s probably only second to his next film, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1932), as a successful fusion of the two elements. It is probably not accidental that the two films are connected by the presence of Otto Wernicke as the same character, Inspector Lohmann, in each. On the one hand, M is a crime thriller with a twist. Not only do we have the police on the hunt for a serial child murderer, Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre), but the criminal underworld joins in the hunt. This is not from any altruistic motive, mind you. The underworld has grown tired of too much interference from the police thanks to their increased presence in the search for the murderer, so it follows that his capture is in their best interest. Lang is fascinated by the mechanics of both forces engaged in this manhunt, but he’s equally interested in the psychology of Beckert himself — a character who manages to generate a measure of sympathy because he can’t help himself. No film had previously dealt with the idea of a serial killer like this — and few films have ever topped it for psychological perception. It’s entertaining, exciting and distinctly disturbing. This review by Ken Hanke was originally posted on June 11, 2013. The Asheville Film Society will screen Fritz Lang’s M Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at The Grail Moviehouse, hosted by Xpress movie critic Scott Douglas.

The Birdcage HHHH DIRECTOR: Mike Nichols PLAYERS: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Calista Flockhart COMEDY Rated R A faithful Americanization of La Cage Aux Folles, The Birdcage (1996) may lack some of the outlandish charm of the original, but it doesn’t miss the mark by much. Written by Elaine May and directed by Mike Nichols, the reunion of this former standup comedy duo after some 30 years paid significant dividends with this film’s massive commercial and critical success. The remake’s conception as a Robin Williams vehicle paid off as well, with Williams’ frenetic comedic stylings ably selling the film’s humor. No, it’s not nearly as good as its source material, but it shares the same heart and is a pretty great film in its own right. The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Birdcage, on Sunday Sept. 18, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

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DIRECTOR: Werner Herzog PLAYERS: Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika, Roy Barrett, Norman Kaye DRAMA Rated R Minor Werner Herzog, but make no mistake, Where the Green Ants Dream (1984) is still Herzog, and any movie by cinema’s most idiosyncratic — sometimes just short of lunatic — filmmaker is worth at least one look. It’s a kind of shaggy tale of the crimes against the Aborigines by the Australian government — in this case, involving the destruction of one of their sacred grounds by a mining company. Of course, since this is Herzog, the entire mythology of the green ants is palpable nonsense made up by the filmmaker. The whole thing is rather slight, but some moments transcend the thin and somewhat hackneyed premise. This excerpt is taken from a review written by Ken Hanke on Sept. 16, 2014. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Where the Green Ants Dream Friday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 2160 Hwy 70, Swannanoa, NC

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HOMES FOR RENT 2BR 2BA LOG HOME With open floor plan, hardwood floors, cathedral ceilings and large porches beside stream. Storage building and easy access. High speed internet available, 25 minutes to Asheville. $1100/month. 828-649-1170. PEACEFUL COUNTRY RETREAT Private 2BR/2BA furnished cottage above Barnardsville. Available late Sept. 1200 sq ft. Many windows, large deck, views., quiet. Two months minimum, possibly long term. $1500/ month + Utilities. No smokers, no pets. 828-645-8785

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TEACHING/ EDUCATION SURVEY TECHNICIAN- ASHEVILLE NC McGill Associates opening for Survey Technician Asheville, NC. Associate degree surveying technology/geomatics, civil engineering, or registration as a SI preferred, but not required. 3 – 5 years experience in land surveying. E-mail recruiting@ mcgillengineers.com WAREHOUSE • DRIVER • LABORER Full-time and permanent w/benefits. Dependable and presentable warehouse worker/driver/laborer needed. • Responsible for lifting 50+ lbs, handling fine art/ furniture, driving and overnight travel. Good references, integrity, and driving record a must. Overtime required some weeks. Drug test required. Respond w/resume and references to silvia@brunkauctions. com • Applicants who call or show up will not be considered.

SALES/ MARKETING DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS The John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education (http://www.jngi.org) seeks a Director of Marketing and Communications. Masters level preferred, 3-5 years experience, salary range $35,000$55,000.

SURVEY FIELD TECHNICIAN McGill Associates immediate opportunity for Survey Field Technician in Asheville, North Carolina Office. HS diploma required, Associate degree surveying technology/geomatics, or civil engineering preferred. 3 – 5 years of experience recruiting@mcgillengineers. com http://mcgillengineers. com/survey-field-technician/

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR With Substance Abuse Credentials (CSAC/LCAS) Parttime contract position available in Asheville, NC for CSAC/ LCAS counselor. • Fully Certified or Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor wanted to run Saturday morning Substance Abuse group. Contract opportunity available to conduct DWI Assessments. Please contact Bruce directly at (828) 777-3755 or email resume to trcbruce@gmail.com

RESTAURANT/ FOOD APOLLO FLAME • WAITSTAFF • COOKS Full-time. Fast, friendly, fun atmosphere. • Experience required. • Must be 18 years old. • Apply in person between 2pm-4pm, 485 Hendersonville Road. 274-3582.

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AVAILABLE POSITIONS • CHILD SERVICES Jackson County Psychological Services is now partnered with Meridian Behavioral Health Services. We are currently recruiting for the following positions in Child Services: Clinicians for Outpatient Services • Clinicians for Day Treatment Services • Clinicians for Intensive In-Home Services • Clinicians for DJJ population • Qualified Professionals for Intensive In-Home Services. Please visit the employment section of our website for further information about any positions listed and apply directly by submitting an application and resume. www.meridianbhs.org

AVAILABLE POSITIONS • ADULT SERVICES Meridian Behavioral Health is currently recruiting for the following positions in Adult Services: • Psychiatric Nurses and Clinicians for ACTT Services (Assertive Community Treatment Team) • Employment Support Professionals for Supported Employment Services • Clinicians and Peer Support Specialists for REC Services (Recovery Education Center) • Peer Support Specialists for PACE (Peers Assisting in Community Engagement) • Peer Support Specialist for Early Recovery Team • Clinician for Integrated Care • Clinician/Team Leader for CST (Community Support Team) • Community Partner Clinician • Clinician for Early Recovery Team (ERT). Please visit the employment section of our website for further information about any positions listed and apply directly by submitting an application and resume. www.meridianbhs.org

METHODIST HOME FOR CHILDREN IS HIRING! MHC is seeking an Operations Manager, Assessment Counselors, Clinical Staff, Teachers and Cooks for its new Assessment & Crisis Center in Asheville. View job details and apply online at www.mhfc.org. 919-754-3633 vsoles@mhfc.org www.mhfc.org

OPEN POSITIONS AT ELIADA HOMES!!! Eliada is always in need of dedicated and reliable Residential Counselors to work with our students. The goal of all Residential Counselors at Eliada is to work with students and help them develop the skills necessary to be successful, contributing members of society. Prior to working with students, Residential Counselors will complete two weeks of training and observation. This includes Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, First Aid/CPR, blood borne pathogens, service note training, and clinical training on various diagnoses. A strong desire to work with students, patience, and the ability to work as part of a team is a must! Must be at least 21 and have a high school diploma/GED. First, second, and third shift positions available! For more information or to apply, visit www.eliada.org/ employment/current-openings.

ACADEMIC DIRECTOR Asheville Academy for Girls and Solstice East, residential treatment centers for girls ages 10-18, are interviewing for an Academic Director position. We offer small class sizes with middle/ high school curriculum. Our year-round school and dormitories are located on a beautiful 24-acre campus in Weaverville, NC which provides a safe setting for our students to transform their lives. Job • Requirements: Masters Level Degree, Licensed as an Administrator, Special Educator and/or content area required. Experience with alternative settings/learning disabilities a plus. www.solsticeeast.com, www.ashevilleacademy.com EOE. Submit resume/cover letter to humanresources@ ashevilleacademy.com HEAD START/NC PRE-K TEACHER Needed Immediately: Dedicated and experienced early childhood professional to join our high quality program. Four year degree in Early Childhood Education and at least two years of related experience with pre-school children required. North Carolina Birth to Kindergarten teaching license preferred. Bi-lingual in Spanish-English a plus. Great Benefits! A valid North Carolina driver’s license required. Must pass physical and background checks. • Salary Range: $15.35/hour-$19.43/hour. DOQ. • Send resume, cover letter and work references with complete contact information along with DCDEE CRC Qualifying Letter to: Human Resources Manager, 25 Gaston Street, Asheville NC, 28801. (828) 252-2495. Applicants with incomplete submittals shall be disqualified. Or for more information: www.Admin@communityactionopportunities.org Or communityactionopportunities.org or (828) 253-6319 (Fax) Open until filled. EOE & DFWP. HEAD START/NC PRE-K TEACHER ASSISTANT Needed Immediately: Energetic individual to work as an early childhood professional to join our high quality early childhood program. • Experience working with pre-school children and NC Early Childhood Credentials required. Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education or CDA preferred. • Bi-lingual in Spanish-English a plus. Salary: $11.99./hour. • A valid North Carolina driver’s license is required. Must pass physical and background checks. • Make application with complete work references and contact information along with DCDEE CRC Qualifying Letter to: Human Resources Manager, 25 Gaston Street, Asheville, NC 28801 Or Admin@ commuityactionopportunities.org Or FAX (828) 253-6319. Open until filled. EOE and DFWP.

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INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT IC Imagine, a Public Charter School in Asheville, NC is hiring an Instructional Assistant immediately. This individual will work in a number of instructional settings to support academic and behavior in our classrooms. Experience in a classroom is preferred. A minimum of an Associate's Degree is required. Please send inquiries and resumes to kerrieudy@icimagine.org.

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BOUTIQUE ASSOCIATE PORTER & PRINCE Please email resume to debra@porterandprince.com or apply in person Monday-Friday, 10-5 at Porter & Prince, 6 Brook Street, Biltmore Village, Asheville. CUSTOMER SERVICE/ RETAIL Home improvement retailer The Home Depot is now hiring people who thrive in a busy customer service environment. If you are interest apply on the link listed here -> careers.homedepot.com/job/ 6487785/sales-customer-serviceasheville-nc/ LOVE BOOKS AND MUSIC? Parttime retail. 2 years college preferred. Retail experience appreciated. Great working environment. Submit resume to Mr. K's Used Books, Music and More, 800 Fairview Rd in the River Ridge Shopping Center. TWO RETAIL ASSOCIATE OPENINGS Retail Associate 1, Part Time Mon-Fri 10-2; Retail Associate 2, Part Time supervisor Saturday 9-5 & Sunday 1-5 Please respond to this posting with your resume and references thriftstorejob@gmail.com

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YARD SALES SUPER HUGE YARD SALE Saturday, September 24th. Grace Baptist Church, 718 Haywood Road. 8:30am-1:30pm. Glassware, household items, clothing, books, old record players, TVs, computer desks and more!

SERVICES BEAUTY/SALON SALON COORDINATOR Aabani Salon in Weaverville is seeking a friendly, energetic,fashionforward Salon Coordinator. Duties include answering phones, greeting clients, scheduling guest reservations, payment transactions, maintaining front desk and retail area. Email brandicasebailey@ gmail.com

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): What should you do if your allies get bogged down by excess caution or lazy procrastination? Here's what I advise: Don't confront them or berate them. Instead, cheerfully do what must be done without their help. And what action should you take if mediocrity begins to creep into collaborative projects? Try this: Figure out how to restore excellence, and cheerfully make it happen. And how should you proceed if the world around you seems to have fallen prey to fear-induced apathy or courage-shrinking numbness? My suggestion: Cheerfully kick the world's butt -- with gentle but firm good humor. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): For the foreseeable future, your main duty is to be in love. Rowdily and innocently in love. Meticulously and shrewdly in love. In love with whom or what? Everyone and everything -- or at least with as much of everyone and everything as you can manage. I realize this is a breathtaking assignment that will require you to push beyond some of your limitations and conjure up almost superhuman levels of generosity. But that's exactly what the cosmic omens suggest is necessary if you want to break through to the next major chapter of your life story. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): What do you hope to be when you are all grown up, Gemini? An irresistible charmer who is beloved by many and owned by none? A master multi-tasker who's paid well for the art of never being bored? A versatile virtuoso who is skilled at brokering truces and making matches and tinkering with unique blends? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to entertain fantasies like these -- to dream about your future success and happiness. You are likely to generate good fortune for yourself as you brainstorm and play with the pleasurable possibilities. I invite you to be as creative as you dare. CANCER (June 21-July 22): "Dear Soul Doctor: I have been trying my best to body-surf the flood of feelings that swept me away a few weeks ago. So far I haven't drowned! That's good news, right? But I don't know how much longer I can stay afloat. It's hard to maintain so much concentration. The power and volume of the surge doesn't seem to be abating. Are there any signs that I won't have to do this forever? Will I eventually reach dry land? - Careening Crab." Dear Careening: Five or six more days, at the most: You won't have to hold out longer than that. During this last stretch, see if you can enjoy the ride more. Re-imagine your journey as a rambunctious adventure rather than a harrowing ordeal. And remember to feel grateful: Not many people have your capacity to feel so deeply. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If there can be such a thing as a triumphant loss, you will achieve it sometime soon. If anyone can slink in through the back door but make it look like a grand entrance, it's you. I am in awe of your potential to achieve auspicious reversals and medicinal redefinitions. Plain old simple justice may not be available, but I bet you'll be able to conjure up some unruly justice that's just as valuable. To assist you in your cagey maneuvers, I offer this advice: Don't let your prowess make you overconfident, and always look for ways to use your so-called liabilities to your advantage. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Caution: You may soon be exposed to outbreaks of peace, intelligence, and mutual admiration. Sweet satisfactions might erupt unexpectedly. Rousing connections could become almost routine, and useful revelations may proliferate. Are you prepared to fully accept this surge of grace? Or will you be suspicious of the chance to feel soulfully successful? I hope you can find a way to at least temporarily adopt an almost comically expansive optimism. That might be a good way to ensure you're not blindsided by delight.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "Brainwashing" is a word with negative connotations. It refers to an intensive indoctrination that scours away a person's convictions and replaces them with a new set of rigid beliefs. But I'd like to propose an alternative definition for your use in the coming days. According to my astrological analysis, you now have an extraordinary power to thoroughly wash your own brain -- thereby flushing away toxic thoughts and trashy attitudes that might have collected there. I invite you to have maximum fun as you make your inner landscape clean and sparkly. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): My astrological divinations suggest that a lightning storm is headed your way, metaphorically speaking. But it shouldn't inconvenience you much -- unless you do the equivalent of getting drunk, stumbling out into the wasteland, and screaming curses toward heaven. (I don't recommend that.) For best results, consider this advice: Take shelter from the storm, preferably in your favorite sanctuary. Treat yourself to more silence and serenity than you usually do. Meditate with the relaxed ferocity of a Zen monk high on Sublime Emptiness. Got all that? Now here's the best part: Compose a playfully edgy message to God, telling Her about all the situations you want Her to help you transform during the next 12 months. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Novelist Tom Robbins said this about my work: "I've seen the future of American literature and its name is Rob Brezsny." Oscar-winning actress Marisa Tomei testified, "Rob Brezsny gets my nomination for best prophet in a starring role. He's a script doctor for the soul." Grammy Award-winning singersongwriter Jason Mraz declared, "Rob Brezsny writes everybody's favorite astrology column. I dig him for his powerful yet playful insights, his poetry and his humor." Are you fed up with my boasts yet, Sagittarius? I will spare you from further displays of egomania under one condition: You have to brag about yourself a lot in the coming days -- and not just with understated little chirps and peeps. Your expressions of self-appreciation must be lush, flamboyant, exultant, witty, and sincere. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): By normal standards, your progress should be vigorous in the coming weeks. You may score a new privilege, increase your influence, or forge a connection that boosts your ability to attract desirable resources. But accomplishments like those will be secondary to an even more crucial benchmark: Will you understand yourself better? Will you cultivate a more robust awareness of your strengths and weaknesses, your needs and your duties? Will you get clear about what you have to learn and what you have to jettison? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I'm confident that you would never try to sneak through customs with cocaine-laced goat meat or a hundred live tarantulas or some equally prohibited contraband. Please use similar caution as you gear up for your rite of passage or metaphorical border crossing. Your intentions should be pure and your conscience clear. Any baggage you take with you should be free of nonsense and delusions. To ensure the best possible outcome, arm yourself with the highest version of brave love that you can imagine. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Should you be worried if you have fantasies of seducing a deity, angel, or superhero? Will it be weird if some night soon you dream of an erotic rendezvous with a mermaid, satyr, or centaur? I say no. In fact, I'd regard events like these as healthy signs. They would suggest that you're ready to tap into mythic and majestic yearnings that have been buried deep in your psyche. They might mean your imagination wants to steer you toward experiences that will energize the smart animal within you. And this would be in accordance with the most exalted cosmic tendencies. Try saying this affirmation: "I am brilliantly primal. I am wildly wise. I am divinely surprising."

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