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City Council needs missionary zeal Sometime in the not-too-distant future, our children and grandchildren will be asking what we were thinking, or not thinking, when we did not take adequate and timely action to respond to the threat that accelerating climate change posed for human civilization. By then, however, it will be too late to avoid calamity. Some communities completely ignored the evidence. Some, like Asheville, made very modest attempts to address the problem. Asheville mayors Charles Worley and Terry Bellamy signed the mayors climate change agreement, established the Office of Sustainability in the city government and hired staff to develop and implement carbon reduction goals for city municipal operations. Most recently, the city worked to develop a 20-year strategic plan, named “Living Asheville: A Comprehensive Plan for Our Future,” which was adopted in June of this year. It is 392 pages of amazing goal-setting in six categories that include “Livable Built Environment,” “Resilient Economy,” “Harmony With the Natural Environment,” “Healthy Community,” “Interwoven Equity” and Responsible Regionalism.“ Yet in some fundamental way, there is a blind spot to the fact that, if we continue to use fossil fuels to power the changes that are proposed, the hot world and degraded

landscapes will make it impossible to achieve any of the six stated goals because of the general social and environmental chaos that awaits us in a world to which we are not adapted. The fact is that current carbon reduction goals have not been met. Sustainability staff finds itself so overworked and undersupported by recent city managers that they were reluctant to support the adoption of the 100 percent renewable resolution that was being proposed by the Sustainability Advisory Committee on Energy and Environment because they didn’t believe that they had the people power to do the work that such a goal demanded. Nevertheless, the SACEE had the wisdom to pass the resolution, which will be voted on by City Council in October. What we need most from the mayor and Council is visionary, courageous, and determined commitment to the ”mission" of making Asheville a real Climate City. Such missionary zeal was historically embodied in NASA’s mission to land an American on the moon. Likewise, Franklin Roosevelt in leading America into the European war to preserve freedom and democracy for us and our European brothers and sisters embodied such missionary zeal. … Asheville needs a new city manager who is qualified by experience and commitment to carry out such a mission. And we need Council to provide funds to support funding for a rapid transition to a near-zero carbon econ-

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omy, or Living Asheville is just words on paper. — Richard Fireman Mars Hill Editor’s note: Richard Fireman reports that he’s a retired M.D. and co-founder of Alliance for Energy Democracy, who can be reached at richard.fireman1@gmail.com. A longer version of this letter will appear at mountainx.com.

Kudos to county for withholding incentives Applause for the Buncombe County government and Board of Commissioners for holding Jacob Holm Industries and Linamar accountable for not meeting their contractual obligations [see avl.mx/5am]. The penalties will help them learn to not walk on the taxpayers who fund their profits and excessively high management pay. It serves notice that companies aren’t entitled to just take our tax money and then blow off their end of the deal. If the county is paying these corporations, then the county is their employer and has the duty to hold them accountable when they don’t benefit the taxpayers. The advertised average wage conceals the fact that the actual workers are severely underpaid. All too often, companies take the attitude that we should feel honored that they grace us with their noise and dust, while they commit wrongs against taxpayers funding their growth. When they fail to deliver the good jobs that Buncombe County taxpayers paid for, it’s only fair that we get a refund. — Brennan Green Weaverville

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Working for peace in Asheville and WNC As we in and near Asheville dedicate a new Peace Pole downtown on International Day of Peace, Friday, Sept. 21, in the Elder and Sage Community Garden, I ponder how peace and violence are interwoven into our daily lives locally. As of July in Asheville, six people had lost their lives due to violent acts. Meanwhile, angels of peace daily feed hungry bodies and provide health care to hurting persons in our community. Bruised, battered and raped women seek help from agencies like Helpmate, while Pisgah Legal Services finds peaceful solutions for people who are evicted from homes or denied needed benefits. Working for peace, often in the midst of violence, happens every day here and all over Western North Carolina. Nothing can be more local than peace, and many locals deserve praise for the work they do daily to bring peace into the lives of homeless, the sick, the hungry and the oppressed. Even groups like Brother Wolf bring peace into the lives of our pets. Nevertheless, amidst so many peaceful acts in our area, programs like Low Income Energy Assistance, rural and community hospitals, Medicaid, Temporary Aid to Needy Families, food stamps and Supplemental Security Income are threatened because ever-increasing sums of our taxes are annually dumped into bottomless coffers of our military. Working for peace in our community also includes local advocacy for bringing war dollars back home to fund programs that make peace possible to thousands of people right here.

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While six persons this year have lost their lives in Asheville, four U.S. soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan during the same time period; 11 in Iraq. We’re glad that most of our soldiers come home alive, but even their Veterans Affairs hospitals are now threatened with privatization, which most veterans think will be detrimental to their care. North Carolina estimates that 32.9 per 100,000 veterans in North Carolina commit suicide. ... Consider this: More than half of all discretionary spending (funds in the federal budget that aren’t already obligated to be paid to fund such things as Social Security) is taken from our local communities to fund wasteful programs dictated by the military-industrial complex, that many even in the military don’t want. For 2019, that amount is more than $717 billion, an increase of $160 billion more in the next two years than the previous budget. Imagine what Buncombe County’s share, $281,830,000, would be available to pay for here at home. ... Working for peace means working for a better allocation of funds in our federal budget. It means responsible budgeting for future needs and cutting our federal deficit. … Working for peace is about saving lives of local young men and women, of preventing ever-increasing suicides and drug overdoses here in Asheville. Being peacemakers also means protecting our environment from the country’s worst polluter, the U.S. military. It’s about constructing for our families’ lives, not destroying our land, air, water and people. ... Our Peacemakers of the Year will be Christian Peacemaker Team members Palestinian-born Yousef Natsha and wife, American-born Rachel Joy, both of whom now live in Asheville. Yousef, a filmmaker, recently finished a documentary called Hebron.

So come observe International Day of Peace Friday, Sept. 21, 11:30 a.m. at the Elder and Sage Community Gardens on Page Avenue in downtown Asheville. Help us dedicate our new Peace Pole there, featuring the phrase “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in English, Spanish, Korean and Cherokee. Bring lawn chairs and signs telling others where you want peace in the world. — Rachael Bliss Asheville Editor’s note: A longer version of this letter will appear at mountainx.com.

The sterile decline of Reynolds Village I have watched with much interest the development of [Reynolds Village]. There are many pluses to the development there. I am impressed with the technology buildings, etc. However, there are problems. I was hoping the village would become a vibrant community of businesses, restaurants and shopping. That has not happened. At the beginning, there were retail businesses and several restaurants there. Now much of the business spaces are taken by companies who do not promote any foot traffic for those of us who try to frequent the village. The erstwhile brewery is closed, the Knitting Diva, a favorite and unique retail yarn store, has, to my knowledge, left. ... The village has become mostly a wasteland of anonymous businesses, financial planners and nonprofit agencies. It is a sterile place. Beyond the above, parking has gotten horrible! I suppose the “client parking only” signs are posted by businesses which seem to have no clients and perhaps not the town of Woodfin. I have been told by many

C A R T O O N B Y B R E NT B R O W N that resident parking, which is provided in specific lots and not onstreet, is not enforced. I must say that I am not a Woodfin resident, nor do I pay Woodfin taxes, but I live closer to Woodfin than Asheville. Some of my neighbors are actually Woodfin residents. The sad thing is that Woodfin seems to value money a lot. How is that money used? The corridor of Highway 25 is unsightly, zoning in Woodfin is at the whim of the Town Council. There are no slope ordinances. There seems to be no plan for the town as far as development. Is the “mess” of Reynolds Village and future development to be a monument to Mayor Jerry VeHaun? Who knows. — Beth Hill Asheville

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Lynching’s legacy BY JEAN BETTIS FRANKLIN As co-owner of a used and rare bookstore in Black Mountain, I buy thousands of books from the public each year. Looking through boxes of books brought in for possible purchase is usually a delightful treasure hunt, but about 15 years ago I found a book of horror — a small, undated book of postcards of public lynchings. Although lynching by definition is done by a mob without due process of law, these events had been photographed, made into postcards and sold, then later collected into books and resold. As what? Souvenirs? The pictures typically showed one lone, young, black man who had suffered and died, suspended by the neck above a sea of mainly white men and boys, but also women and girls. Some of the victims were clothed, others naked or in various stages of undress. Some had been tortured or burned alive, then

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hanged. I had thought that lynchings took place in secret, in the dead of night. Although some certainly had, this photographic record told a different story, a story in which enormous crowds of white people witnessed the barbarism. In Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America (2000), Leon F. Litwack explains the existence of such postcard books. Occasionally trains brought as many as 2,000 participants, ordinary citizens, from other cities as spectators. On such occasions, the lynching became a sadistic example of public theater that was prolonged as long as possible, in one case for seven hours. “Hundreds of kodaks clicked all morning at the scene. ... Picture card photographers installed a portable printing plant at the bridge and reaped a harvest in selling postcards showing a photograph of the lynched Negro. Women and children were there by the score. At a number of country schools, the day’s routine was delayed until boy and girl pupils could get back from viewing the lynched man.” Litwack writes that the “more spectacular lynching murders” such as these took place in 1946, 1947, 1955, 1959 — in my lifetime — concluding a reign of terror that Congressman John Lewis has termed “one of the darkest and sickest periods in American history.” For us white people, white privilege includes the luxury of selectively forgetting the past and living as though shameful events never happened and are not happening, even though there are people alive today who remember the lynching era. In Germany, there are people living who remember the Holocaust, but that nation has built museums that acknowledge its horrors. In contrast, while there are numerous museums that focus on African-American history, particularly the civil rights movement, America lags behind Germany in formally acknowledging our own past atrocities. In our country, monuments tell only one side of the story — glorifying the Confederacy and its soldiers while ignoring the legacy of slavery, Jim Crow and lynching. Until now. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, also known as the national lynching memorial, opened in April by the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, tells the shameful story of lynching, using powerful visual evidence. The extraordi-

nary memorial is “a cloister-shaped, open-air canopy,” as described by Asheville writer Peter Candler in The Christian Century. Evocative of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, it presents the names of more than 4,000 known victims of lynching on 800 individual monuments made of Alabamaforged weathering steel. Each monument is a 6-foot rectangular box, one for each county in which a lynching is known to have taken place, with the names of that county’s known victims cut into the steel. These hang suspended from the ceiling, appearing to float just above the floor, but the floor slopes almost imperceptibly until the visitor is looking up at thousands of names. Remarkably, the designers have created an opportunity to begin healing the still-open wounds from our violent past. Duplicates of the individual monuments have been stacked outside the main building, waiting for representatives of each county to collect theirs. The one belonging to Buncombe has three names, as noted in the Aug. 29 Xpress article, “Mass Murder USA: Lynching Memorial Confronts Our Country’s Past.” As black and white people from each county go through the process of claiming their monument and deciding where to place it, Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange suggested in an interview with the Montgomery Advertiser that the memorial offers “our nation’s best chance at reconciliation.” Americans have learned that time alone will not bind up our wounds, as evidenced by current conflicts swirling around Confederate monuments. We in Buncombe County are debating the problem of the Vance Monument in downtown Asheville, erected in tribute to our state’s Civil War governor and slave owner, Zebulon Vance. Suddenly, we will have two monuments to consider, the steel lynching monument and Vance’s. Discussing the two in tandem and writing their historical markers gives us a new community experience, an opportunity to tell the entire story of the Civil War’s legacy, not just half of it. Therein lies healing. X A retired English teacher, Franklin co-owns Black Mountain Books and also focuses on teaching adult education classes and writing newspaper columns.

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Historian Christopher Arris Oakley discusses his latest book on the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Despite these advances, Judson believes many in the community remain unaware of the region’s rich past. She considers Oakley’s presentation another opportunity for the university to shed light on the subject matter. THE TOURIST DOLLAR

DEVELOPMENT AND LOSS: In his upcoming UNCA talk, historian Christopher Arris Oakley will discuss the social and political challenges confronted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians throughout the 20th century, as well as some of the consequences that resulted from the tribe’s venture into the tourism industry. Photo courtesy of The University of Tennessee Press

BY THOMAS CALDER tcalder@mountainx.com Barbara Duncan, the education director at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, has worked at the nonprofit for 22 years. During that time she has witnessed an increased awareness among visitors to the Qualla Boundary, the territory held in trust for members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Today’s tourist, she says, “has a much greater level of knowledge and desire for authentic experiences.” Yet not all guests arrive with the same breadth of understanding. “We do see visitors who, just shortly before they came to Cherokee, didn’t think any American Indians were still alive,” she explains. “Or there are people who really just know the one thing about the Cherokees, which is the Trail of Tears” (the 1838 expulsion of an estimated 16,000 Cherokees from their homeland to territory farther west). Historian and author Christopher Arris Oakley hopes to change these common misconceptions with the publication of his latest book, New South Indians: Tribal Economics and the Eastern Band of Cherokee

“If you look at the classics in Southern history throughout the 20th century … they focus on white-male-dominated political history,” Oakley says. While that narrow perspective has broadened more recently to include African-Americans, poor whites and other immigrant groups in the Southern narrative, he says, “for modern Indian history that never really happened.”

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in the Twentieth Century. As its title suggests, the book guides readers through the tribe’s more recent history, concluding with the 1997 opening of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino. On Tuesday, Sept. 25, Oakley, an associate professor of history and department chair at East Carolina University, will discuss his new work at UNC Asheville. His talk will address the social and political challenges confronted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians throughout the 20th century, as well as some of the consequences that resulted from the tribe’s venture into the tourism industry. For Sarah Judson, the event organizer and UNCA associate professor of history and Africana studies, Oakley’s presentation fits into the university’s ongoing effort to engage and provide a platform for scholars of indigenous and Cherokee studies. “In the world of academia, it’s a flourishing, vibrant field,” she says, noting that last fall the university introduced a new minor in American Indian and Indigenous studies. Meanwhile, UNCA and the EBCI have an ongoing agreement that aims to increase the overall admission of tribal members; currently, the university has 19 enrolled Cherokee students. MOUNTAINX.COM

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The story of the modern Cherokee, Oakley argues, is part of the larger history of the South, and in his book he chronicles themes such as the limitations Native Americans faced during the Jim Crow South and the ways the Cherokees used President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society programs to expand the tribe’s economic opportunities. As tourism flourished in the mountains in the 20th century, the Cherokees increasingly participated in the growing industry. In 1933, more than 40,000 natives and non-natives attended the Cherokee Fair’s 20-year anniversary. Its success encouraged tribal leaders to further explore the potential of the tourism industry. The following year, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park opened, bringing even greater exposure to the region. New tourist attractions would continue to develop. For example, in 1946, the Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual opened, with a mission to showcase and sell quality handmade goods. And in the summer of 1950, the dramatic production Unto These Hills debuted at the tribe’s new Mountainside Theater (see “Asheville Archives: ‘The truth often is brutal,’” pg. 19). With tourists came income — and problems. Tribal members made cultural compromises to meet the expectation of the region’s growing clientele. “In the ‘50s and ‘60s, most of the information that visitors had regarding Native Americans, frankly, was based on Hollywood Westerns,” says Oakley. “They went to the movies, they saw Indians dress a certain way on screen and that’s what they expected to see when they visited.” As Oakley notes in his book, this expectation limited the development of other industries within the Qualla Boundary. “Visitors wanted to see stereotypical chiefs, squaws and warriors living in harmony against a backdrop of scenic mountains, not Cherokee blue-collar laborers heading off to the manufacturing jobs,” he writes. “Smallscale industry would be acceptable, therefore, as long as it did not deter the tourist dollar.” TIME WARP

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Along with imposing limitations on certain industries, the romanticization of a historically inaccurate past also created a time warp

for many Native Americans. “For most people, cultural evolution is accepted,” Oakley says. “But for some reason Indians are expected to stay trapped. If they’re not living and acting the way that their ancestors did in the 1880s, that somehow makes them less Indian.” This dilemma, says Duncan of the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, persists today. “For many of the Cherokee people I know, they feel that they are kind of walking a fine line — this balancing act between being able to participate in their culture in a meaningful way, while also still being part of the modern world and the larger culture.” For UNCA senior and history major Dakota Brown, a lack of historical understanding is an obstacle she and other Cherokee members regularly face. “The native experience is extremely unique to what most Americans experience,” she writes in an email. “I often have to deal with ignorant comments by other students, and most are not meant out of malice; they truly do not know how to even approach a conversation on my culture and history.” Oakley hopes individuals who attend the talk will come away with a better appreciation for the complexity of the Cherokee past, as well as a greater sense of the tribe’s present-day initiatives and future possibilities. “Indian culture is very open to change,” he says. “It has never been something that is static. And I hope people realize that the perseverance of Indian people in the South, in this case the Cherokees, is truly remarkable.” X

WHAT Christopher Arris Oakley discusses his latest book, New South Indians: Tribal Economics and the Eastern Band of Cherokee in the Twentieth Century WHERE UNCA’s Karpen Hall 1 Campus View Road WHEN Tuesday, Sept. 25, 6 p.m. Free

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COUNTY CLEAN-UP Indictments released over the last several months contain plenty of juicy details about alleged corruption in Buncombe County government. Among other scandalous allegations, we’ve learned about trips to locales such as Key West taken by top county staffers in exchange for county contracts; the 19 DVDs and nine BlackBerry accessories Michael Greene allegedly purchased on his county credit card; and items — including wine, car tires, cell phones, a heated lotion dispenser and lingerie — allegedly bought at various retailers with county money. No matter how salacious, however, the particulars of the grand jury’s charges are secondary to a more pressing issue: What has Buncombe County done to patch up the system of controls that allowed the alleged financial misconduct to happen in the first place? “What we’re trying to do is build out a series of checks and balances

Buncombe government responds to corruption investigations with changes that have not previously existed,” Commissioner Jasmine BeachFerrara told a crowd of county citizens during an input session on Aug. 30, “and that’s a big task in terms of creating not just policies, but also the infrastructure to accompany them.” While a number of county policies and procedures have changed, some commissioners say there’s work still to be done. Xpress takes a look at some of the steps elected officials and top staff have taken to guard against future corruption and what policies the Board of Commissioners plans to address in the immediate future. TOP-DOWN CHANGES

EAR TO THE FLOOR: Commissioners Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, left, Al Whitesides, middle, and Brownie Newman listen to citizen feedback during a county manager input session on Aug. 27 at the Stephens-Lee Recreation Center. Photo courtesy of Buncombe County Government

County officials seem to agree on one thing: Former County Manager Wanda Greene had too much authority.

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SEEKING INPUT: Interim County Manager George Wood, left, speaks during a county manager input session Aug. 23 at Weaverville Town Hall. Commissioners Ellen Frost and Mike Fryar fielded questions and comments from members of the audience about the county’s response to the Wanda Greene investigation and the qualities that make a good manager. Photo courtesy of Buncombe County Government

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“She was so powerful,” Frost said during a listening session she hosted with Commissioner Mike Fryar on Aug. 23. “She was thought of as one of the top county managers in the country, and it was told to both of us that, ‘Oh, you can’t micromanage the county manager.’” Greene apparently wasn’t a big fan of scrutiny. “She told me one day that I ask too many questions,” said Commissioner Al Whitesides, whose tenure on the board started in 2016, “and I just pointed out to her that I worked in banking for 40 years, and I never had anybody who worked for me tell me that I ask too many questions.” Commissioners are now looking to put checks on the county manager position — measures that put extra eyes on how the manager handles money. The county has placed a cap on the discretionary bonuses the manager can unilaterally award to employees at $1,000 and now requires bonuses to be disclosed to the Board of Commissioners and the public within a certain time frame. Board Chair Brownie Newman says these changes were motivated by Greene’s actions in FY 2017, when she handed out large bonuses to highpaid county employees but gave little to lower-paid staff. The Board of Commissioners, Newman says, had directed her to give the extra cash to the lowest-paid employees. “That definitely was something we think was abused,” he says. The county has also adopted a policy to require the Board of Commissioners’ approval for spending economic development funds, Newman says. The policy also states that the funds must be spent in Buncombe County.

Additionally, the county now requires the county manager to receive approval from the Board of Commissioners before he or she moves large amounts of money between different county funds. “Otherwise, the budget planning process is just not really that meaningful,” Newman explains. TRAVELING LIGHTER In an indictment filed on Aug. 7, prosecutors detail 20 trips that former county officials — including Wanda Greene, former County Manager Mandy Stone and former Assistant County manager and Planning Director Jon Creighton — allegedly took on the dime of contractor Joseph Wiseman Jr. in exchange for county contracts. Greene allegedly went on 17 of those trips, Stone on seven, and Creighton on all 20. Some of the trips coincided with official conferences in the area the defendants were visiting, “which the defendants used as an excuse or cover story to explain their travels, while most of the trips had no relationship at all to any official business,” the indictment says. Staff updated commissioners on changes they had made to the county’s travel policy during a meeting on April 10, about four months before the indictment revealed those allegations. Before 2018, the county’s travel policies had not been changed since 2012, according to the document’s revision history. The policy was originally adopted in 2008 by the Board of Commissioners (see “Records request sheds light on city, county travel

reimbursements,” Xpress, March 29, 2017, avl.mx/5ak). Under the revised policy, all travel for positions appointed by the Board of Commissioners — the county manager, the clerk and the finance director — must be approved by the chair of the board or the vice-chair. The policy also says that the board will be advised if any of these officials travel out of the state or out of the country on county business. The changes also make it necessary for employees to receive advance approval from the county manager, the assistant county manager and their department director before going on a foreign trip on county business. In response to kickback allegations contained in the Aug. 7 indictment, Wood said in August that the county would also be revisiting its purchasing policies in the near future. “You had a process in place where some of the people that were doing the negotiating of contracts … also had the authority to approve them,” Wood said. “And that was not a good process.”

limit of $10,000. Now, p-card use has been divided into four tiers. Each tier has a different monthly limit, with tierone employees capped at $1,000, and tier-three employees capped at $10,000. Tier-four employees are allowed to purchase more than $10,000 worth of items in a single month. “As opposed to one limit being used for everyone by default, that may be a little bit more than is necessary for some use cases,” Clark told commissioners.

Any request to increase the monthly limit on a p-card must now be made in writing by the employee’s department director to the p-card program administrator. Additional changes: • Employees that have a p-card or verify a p-card transaction must read the new policy and receive training from the finance department before they can use the cards. They will receive recurring training, which must be

completed for the cardholder to keep the card. • A report on p-card activity by members of the Board of Commissioners and positions appointed by the board, which includes the county manager, will be made available for public inspection. The policy specifies the disclosure will happen,

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POLICING P-CARDS Wanda Greene allegedly used her county issued procurement card, as well as and p-cards belonging to her subordinates, to make thousands of dollars worth of personal purchases. Greene had the authority to review and approve her own p-card purchases due to her position as the county manager, according to an indictment filed by prosecutors on April 4. The indictment says she was not required to submit her purchases for review by the Board of Commissioners. Similarly, the indictment says Michael Greene, Wanda’s son and an information systems security officer with the county, also had the power to review and approve his own p-card purchases — a practice that the indictment says was not typical for an employee at Michael’s level. Along with changes to its travel policy, the county announced on April 10 that it had revised elements of the policy that governs p-card use. “This is a program that has a lot of benefit to the county, but it also has a lot of risk, so it requires a pretty comprehensive policy,” Dustin Clark, a business officer with the county, told commissioners on April 10. (Clark was appointed the county’s deputy finance officer in August.) The county previously had an across-the-board monthly transaction MOUNTAINX.COM

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at minimum, on a semi-annual basis. The plan has been to include this information with the county’s quarterly financial reports. The county hopes to deliver the next report before the end of September. • P-cards that have no reported activity over a 12-month period may be deactivated or have their monthly limit reduced. GIFT THAT STOPS GIVING Wanda Greene has also been accused of directing subordinates to use their p-cards to purchase more than $75,000 worth of gift cards. According to the April 4 indictment, Greene also used her own p-card to purchase gift cards, some of which were handed off to other people — including a former county commissioner. The plethora of new and revised policies introduced during the Board of Commissioners meeting on April 10 includes a brand-new policy related to gift card use. The new policy prohibits officials from purchasing a gift card for an employee, using a p-card to purchase a gift card and providing gift cards as payment for goods and services. “Gift cards provided to suppliers in this manner could be considered a kickback,” the policy reads, “as no invoices can be tied to the gift card in the general ledger.” Four departments — Health and Human Services, Soil and Water Conservation, the Sustainability Office and the Buncombe County Service Foundation — will retain their ability to use gift cards under certain circumstances. PROVIDING COVER In January 2009, the county’s theninternal auditor Tim Flora found that Michael Greene had made inappropriate purchases on his p-card, according to the indictment filed on April 4. He concluded that these purchases constituted “systemic fraud against the county” because Greene had used the card for personal benefit. Flora prepared a report and referred the matter to Finance Director Donna Clark and Wanda Greene. The indictment says the county canceled Michael’s p-card and ordered him to reimburse the county $1,579.21, but no other disciplinary action was taken against him. At the same time, no evidence has emerged to suggest that

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Flora faced reprisals as a result of calling attention to the improper card use. Nevertheless, since the investigation began, Buncombe County has taken steps to insulate the internal auditor from pressure by top county officials. Personnel changes approved by the Board of Commissioners in August give the audit committee more power over the recruitment and oversight of the internal auditor, making it necessary for officials to consult with the group before the auditor can be fired. The county has slightly altered the composition of the audit committee, removing a position originally set aside for a member of the county management team and replacing it with a second county commissioner. Before the change, the member of the management team serving on the audit committee was former Budget Director Diane Price, who retired effective Sept. 1. Before Price, the management team member was Wanda Greene. WHAT’S NEXT? The indictments released over the last several months revealed additional weaknesses in county systems and policies that the county has yet to address. Wood proposed in a memo to commissioners in September that the county severely reduce the maximum number of hours that staff can sell back to the county. This policy was allegedly abused by Greene, Creighton and Stone. The county paid Greene more than $360,000 from 2011 to 2017 for 3,216 hours of unused leave, according to the Aug. 7 indictment. Stone received about $130,000 for unused leave from 2007 to 2018, and Creighton received about $89,000 for unused leave from 2011 to 2017. The indictment says Greene, Stone and Creighton did not use these annual leave hours for the trips Wiseman funded. Commissioners have also committed to a forensic audit of county finances and internal controls (once the federal investigation is complete) and are gearing up to file a second civil lawsuit to recoup money from Greene, Creighton, Stone and Wiseman. On top of everything, additional indictments could still be brought against those already charged or other county employees. “I was hoping it would be over by now,” Whitesides said in August, “but now that they’re digging, this will be around for a while, I’m afraid.” X

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PITCHING IN: Members of the Rotary Club of Hendersonville participated in the 31st annual Big Sweep on Sept. 8 to clean a stretch of Mud Creek running along Hendersonville’s Oklawaha Greenway. The Rotarians removed 29 automotive tires and 800 pounds of trash. MountainTrue organized the clean-up. Photo courtesy of the Rotary Club of Hendersonville IT TAKES A VILLAGE Mountain BizWorks will present Western North Carolina’s first live community crowdfunding pitch event at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at The Chemist Distillery, 151 Coxe Ave., Asheville. Three businesses — a float spa, a distillery and cocktail salon, and an immersive art experience — will seek the support of nonaccredited investors (that is, regular people), who can purchase equity stakes in companies through crowdfunding campaigns due to a recent change in state legislation to allow the new financing method. Tickets are $10 and registration is at avl.mx/5an. Prior to the pitch event, Mountain BizWorks will host an information session on the details of the new investment opportunity from 4-4:50 p.m. at its offices at 153 S. Lexington Ave. MILESTONES • Franklin School of Innovation, a public charter school for grades five12, secured an $8 million construction loan for its permanent campus at 265 Sardis Road. The public is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Sept. 21, at 9 a.m. ARCA Designs will be

the architect and Vannoy Construction will serve as general contractor. • Reich LLC, a precision vehicle parts maker located in the Vista Industrial Center at 140 Vista Blvd., announced plans to invest $10.9 million in its Arden operations. The company will add 15 new positions to its current workforce of 148. • Ryan Bradley was recognized as one of the 2018 10 best family law attorneys for client satisfaction by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. • Hajoca Corp. of Hendersonville reigns supreme — at least when it comes to bragging rights in local kickball competition. After its top finish in a tournament of seven local businesses on Sept. 8 at Berkley Mills Park in Hendersonville, the company’s team walked away with the trophy. The United Way of Henderson County hosted the inaugural small business league tournament, which benefited the nonprofit’s mission of advancing the common good in Henderson County. ON THE MOVE • J.M. Teague Engineering and Planning of Waynesville announced the addition of three new staff members: Andrew Bowen, planning director;

William Thompsen, transportation specialist; and Anna Sexton, transportation planner. • Jason Kline joined JKMilne Asset Management’s Asheville office as senior portfolio manager. •JamesPowers,Micheal Farlow and Renee Reeves joined EXIT Realty Vistas. METRO ECONOMY OUTLOOK ON OCT. 3 Attendees at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s 19th annual Asheville Metro Economy Outlook on Wednesday, Oct. 3, will hear from a noted state economist — and also get a look at a new venue on the Biltmore Estate, Amherst Ballroom. A networking session starts at 11:30 a.m., followed by a lunch program noon-1 p.m. Economist Michael L. Walden will address the gathering, drawing on research from his recently published book, North Carolina Beyond the Connected Age: The Tar Heel State in 2050, and connecting dots between issues including the environment, public policy and education. Tickets are $40 for Asheville Chamber members, $45 for nonmembers. Advance registration at avl.mx/5al. X

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under the Transit Master Plan will now qualify for a five-point bonus. Previously, only projects served by twice-hourly frequency were eligible for an incentive. During public comment on the changes, Better Buses Together member Sabrah n’haRaven argued against the new transit-based incentive. She pointed out that Council had not yet committed all of the funds to enact the Transit Master Plan and that current hourly service was not “a practical transportation option” for bus riders. “All our goals and all our intentions can be scattered to the winds at a moment’s notice, and none of us today can guarantee what is actually going to happen with the [Transit Master Plan] or when it’s going to happen,” n’haRaven said. “The LUIG policy needs to reward developers for what they are doing today, not what we might or might not be able to do in the future.”

Council members did not respond to n’haRaven’s critique but offered their own hopes for additional LUIG alterations. Vijay Kapoor asked about language that would require projects receiving grant funds to create a net increase in affordable housing. He referenced Council’s 2016 approval of a South Asheville apartment complex that included 29 affordable units but displaced 55 low-income, mostly Hispanic families from a mobile home park. Meanwhile, Julie Mayfield requested a new set of bonuses for energy-efficient developments based on current language for Housing Trust Fund projects. Staudinger assured both Council members that those changes would be brought before the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee on a future agenda.

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County department heads pointed to an organizational culture of cliques and anxiety during a meeting with Buncombe County commissioners on Sept. 4 (see avl.mx/5aq for the full video of the meeting). The gathering mirrored recent citizen input sessions hosted by commissioners to identify key characteristics desired in the next county manager. “I think there is definitely still a feeling of fear in the organization,” Kathy Brady, the county’s director of information technology, told commissioners during the workshop at 200 College St. “There is definitely a disconnect between this building and the rest of the organization. This is a very insular type of place. … We don’t see you guys. There used to be a barrier between us and you, but we don’t see much of you.” “We know what the last decade was like, if not longer, of reprisals and acrimony,” Commissioner Ellen Frost said at the beginning of the session. “I know that if you’re in a toxic environment, it’s hard to shed that.” Brady said it wasn’t part of the county’s culture for employees to visit the county’s downtown headquarters, where commissioners have office space, to speak with elected officials. “It may be different for the people who are in this building all the time … but for those of us who aren’t, it’s like we’re making a statement that we’re coming to talk to you,” Brady said, “and I think that is something we would be questioned on probably by some people still here now.” CULTURAL SHIFT For a long time, staff said, there was a sense that employees were divided into “in groups” and “out groups.” “You’re

either in the in group, and everything’s fine and dandy,” said Curt Euler, director of employee benefits and risk management, “but if you’re in the out group, look out.” Euler said the next manager needs to build a culture of teamwork. “We as a group, as managers, we don’t all relate together, we’re not all on the same page,” he said, “and I think for us to be really effective … we have someone who is team focused and that treats everybody with respect and doesn’t necessarily have favorites.” Brady, meanwhile, believes it’s time to get back to basics. “We need to focus on the organization, the basics of the organization,” Brady said. The majority of the money pumped into the county’s coffers, she said, funds the core services provided by county departments. “I don’t think there’s enough focus on those core services. You guys have your agendas. We’re just trying to get the work done.” Getting back to basics, however, shouldn’t detract from the county’s commitment to collaborating with grassroots organizations and nonprofits in the community, said Rachael Nygaard, the county’s director of strategic partnerships. “I would worry that a time of austerity could get in the way of that progress we’ve made when we work together,” she said. Deputy Finance Officer Dustin Clark said staff in his department wants a county manager who’s familiar with procurement law. Clark said he’s also looking for someone who understands that county data ultimately belongs to the public. “It’s not about crafting a message or hiding behind loopholes in public records laws,” he said, “but getting that information out and making it easy and accessible.”

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management expertise of the candidates will be a critical factor. “I’m looking for someone with a great track record, who understands how to move the needle on infrastructure and those things that are necessary in order to keep a healthy community moving,” she says. Swann, picked for the panel by Vice Mayor Gwen Wisler, hopes to complement the range of opinions with her focus on affordable and low-income housing. She also says she’ll be seeking a manager with “strong leadership skills and who can work with different stakeholders within a community.” According to the city’s search website, the pool of potential managers currently stands at 26 candidates. By the end of Council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 25, that number will be reduced to a handful of finalists to be considered in face-to-face interviews. The public, said McDaniel, should have another chance to weigh in at that stage in the process. The time frame and format of public opportunities to meet the finalists, however, have yet to be determined.

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forums proliferate as election day approaches, the challenges of corralling multiple candidates often mean that events aren’t announced until shortly before they take place. But if you’d like to put a few solid bipartisan forums on your calendar, these are the ones Xpress is following so far: • Thursday, Sept. 20, noon, Council of Independent Business Owners presents its power lunch forum of candidates for the N.C. House of Representatives at the Land of Sky Shrine Club, 39 Spring Cove Road, Swannanoa. $15 includes lunch. • Thursday, Sept. 20, 6-7:30 p.m., the League of Women Voters of AshevilleBuncombe County hosts candidates for N.C. Senate District 49, N.C. House of Representatives District 115, Buncombe County Board of Commissioners District 2 and the Reynolds school district at the Black Mountain Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain. • Wednesday, Sept. 26, 6-7:30 p.m., the League of Women Voters of AshevilleBuncombe County hosts candidates for N.C. House of Representatives District 114, Buncombe County Board of Commissioners District 1, Buncombe County sheriff, Erwin school district and Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor at the West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road.

• Thursday, Sept. 27, 6-7:45 p.m., Connect Buncombe hosts candidates for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners at Holiday Inn Asheville-Biltmore West, 435 Smokey Park Highway. • Thursday, Sept. 27, 6 p.m., Indivisible Asheville/WNC hosts a town hall meeting for candidates for U.S. House of Representatives districts 10 and 11 at Lord Auditorium at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St., Asheville. • Tuesday, Oct. 2, 6-7:30 p.m., the League of Women Voters of AshevilleBuncombe County hosts candidates for N.C. Senate District 48, N.C. House of Representatives District 116, Buncombe County Board of Commissioners District 3 and Enka school district at the Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester. • Friday, Oct. 19, 8-10 a.m., the Young Professionals of Asheville hosts candidates for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners and sheriff at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce boardroom, 36 Montford Ave. • Tuesday, Oct. 23, 6 p.m., Indivisible Asheville/ WNC hosts a town hall meeting for local candidates for N.C. Senate and House of Representatives at the Dr. Wesley Grant, Sr. Southside Center, 285 Livingston St., Asheville. X

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what could be of more general appeal than the dramatic story of the removal of the Cherokees, staged in the very mountains to which the remnant of the tribe fled, and where their descendants live today?” On June 25, just a week before the production’s official launch, the Sunday edition of the Asheville Citizen-Times reported that a special Friday evening performance would be held for members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, along with employees of the U.S. Park Service, State Highway Patrol and Indian Agency. Cherokee elder Carl Standing Deer would be among those in attendance, the paper noted. The tribal member was quoted in the June 25 piece, stating that his grandfather was among the estimated 1,000 Cherokees who resisted the federal government’s 1838 removal. “He didn’t want to leave his home,” Standing Deer says. “He said he liked to hear the birds sing, and he liked to see the fog in the coves early in the morning.” Later, in the same article, Hunter, the production’s playwright, is also quoted, offering his thoughts on the significance of Unto These Hills: “I suppose this is one of the few times that a production of this size has ever taken an actual drama from the American Indian theme and shown the viewpoint of the Indians themselves. Usually they show the efforts of the white pioneers to destroy the Indians.” While the play’s leading roles were performed by white actors, Hunter went on to note that some of its supporting cast included members of the tribe. The Friday evening performance for the

Cherokee audience, he continued, was crucial to the show’s success: “We are especially anxious to see their reactions, to hear their comments, and to ask their opinions. The whole Cherokee nation has shown a wonderful spirit of cooperation from the very start. If we can take this theme which is so very near to their hearts and make it pleasing to them, we will feel that we have accomplished something important and lasting, apart from any consideration of the play as pure entertainment.” Throughout July and August, local, regional and statewide reviews would appear in The Asheville Citizen. On July 3, the paper wrote, “High in the hills of the Qualla Reservation the white man is acquitting a debt and righting a wrong.” The piece proclaimed that the violence featured in Unto These Hills offered a more complete account of the Native American experience. “The truth often is brutal,” the review declared. “[H]ere is the record of the callous mistreatment of a noble race[.]” The production was a major success. On Aug. 31, 1950, The Asheville Citizen reported that the season’s overall attendance totaled more than 100,000, with visitors coming from 45 states and 10 foreign countries. “[O]n several occasions it has been necessary to sell standing room to accommodate the crowd,” the article noted. Unto These Hills remains in production, with performances offered throughout the summer at the Cherokee Mountainside Theatre. Editor’s note: Peculiarities of spelling and punctuation are preserved from the original documents. X

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BENEFITS ACHE AROUND THE LAKE SLHFoundation.org • SA (9/22), 8am Proceeds from the Ache Around the Lake run and walk benefit local St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation. $30/$20 per person family rate. Held in Downtown Tryon, Trade St., Tryon APPALACHIAN BARN ALLIANCE appalachianbarns.org • FR (9/21), 9am-noon Proceeds from this van tour of historic barns in the Mars Hill area benefit the Appalachian Barn Alliance. Registration: info@appalachianbarns. org or 828 380-9146. $40. ASHEVILLE AREA PIANO FORUM 828-669-3878, ashevillepiano.org, president@ ashevillepiano.org • SU (9/23), 3pm Proceeds from the 18th Fall Benefit Concert of the Asheville Area Piano Forum benefit music education for kids in need throughout the Asheville area. $20. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave. ASHEVILLE BROWNS BACKERS CLUB 828-658-4149, ashevillebbw@gmail. com • TH (9/20), 8pm Proceeds from this social gathering to watch the Cleveland Browns benefit local charities. Free to attend. Held at The Social, 1078 Tunnel Road BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY bgcasheville.org • TU (9/25), noon Proceeds from the Boys & Girls Clubs Golf Classic charity golf event benefit the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Buncombe County. Registration: erin.c.wilson@uss.salvationarmy.org or 828450-6202. Registration at 10:30am. $1250 four-

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some/$2500 sponsorship. Held at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, 158 Walnut Valley Parkway, Arden DOWNTOWN WELCOME TABLE haywoodstreet.org/ 2010/07/the-welcometable/ • FR (9/21), 3-9pm - Proceeds from ice cream sales at the Empty Bowls Flight Night event with kids activities and handmade bowl sales benefit the Downtown Welcome Table. Free to attend. Held at The Hop Creamery, 167 Haywood Road ELIADA 828-254-5356, eliada.org, info@eliada.org • Through SU (10/28) - Proceeds from this annual corn maze event with activities for kids and hay rides benefit Eliada. See website for full schedule and prices: EliadaCornMaze. com. Held at Eliada, 2 Compton Drive GREEN SIDE UP FOUNDATION greensideup.foundation • SA (9/22), 7pm Proceeds from this concert featuring Sarah McLachlan benefit the Green Side Up Foundation. $53 and up. Held at US Cellular Center, 87 Haywood St. SAFELIGHT OF HENDERSON COUNTY safelightfamily.org • SA (9/22), 8pm - Proceeds from “Moondancin’,” concert of Van Morrison music by Daniel Sage benefit Safelight of Henderson County. $25. Held at Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown, 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 290 Old Haw Creek Road • FR (9/21), 6-8pm - Proceeds from the Harvest Hootenanny & Silent Auction event with live music, dancing, and home cooked food benefit St. Johns Church and Family 2 Family. $25.

AMERICAN UNITY: The wealth of Latin American culture in Henderson County and the surrounding area is the focus of the third yearly Fiesta Hendersonville on Sunday, Sept. 23, noon-8 p.m. More than 20 countries will be represented on Hendersonville’s Main Street through music, dance, food and art, as well as a newly added parade. Among the cuisine options are pupusas from El Salvador, empanadas from Argentina and chicharrones, esquites and elotes from Mexico. Wanda Lopez, known as “the golden voice from Cuba,” Panamanian singer Liley Arauz and Latino group Banda Zagar will provide music while the International Dance Academy will present a folklore ballet. Free to attend. For more information, visit HolaCommunityArts.org. Photo courtesy of Henderson County TDA (p. 21) THE ARC OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY 828-253-1255, arcofbc.org • TH (9/20), 6pm Proceeds from the "Denim and Diamonds" catered dinner, auction, raffle and live music event benefit Arc of Buncombe County. Registration required: arcofbuncombecounty. org or 828-253-1255. $250 for two guests. Held at Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite 200 YANCEY COUNTY DREAM HOME TOUR 828-766-1233, mayland. edu/foundation • FR (10/5), 10am-4pm Proceeds from the Yancey County Dream Home

Tour benefit the MCC Foundation and student scholarships. Contact for tickets. $25.

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler, 828-398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc • TH (9/20), 5:308:30pm - "How to Start a Nonprofit," workshop. Free. • SA (9/22), 9am-noon "Building Your Business’ Strategy and Business Planning," seminar. Registration required. Free. • MO (9/24), 9amnoon - "Marketing Your Business," seminar. Registration required. Free.

• WE (9/26), 3-6pm "Using Wordpress to Build a Website for Your Business," seminar. Registration required. Free. ASHEVILLE SCORE COUNSELORS TO SMALL BUSINESS 828-271-4786, ashevillescore.org • WE (9/19), 11:30am1pm - "Tax Planning for Small Business," workshop. Registration required. Free. Held at Lenoir Rhyne Center for Graduate Studies, 36 Montford Ave. FLETCHER AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION jim@ extraordinarycopywriter. com • 4th THURSDAYS, 11:30-noon - General meeting. Free. Held at YMCA Mission Pardee

Health Campus, 2775 Hendersonville Road, Arden • 4th TUESDAYS, 11:30am1pm - Educational monthly meeting to bring local business leaders to present and discuss topics relevant and helpful to businesses today. Free. Held at YMCA Mission Pardee Health Campus, 2775 Hendersonville Road, Arden

CLASSES, MEETINGS & EVENTS CLASSES AT VILLAGERS (PD.) • Optimize Your Circadian Rhythms. Sunday, September 23. 5:308pm. $12. • Nutrition for the Brain. Wednesday,

September 26. 6:308pm. $25. Registration/ Information: www.forvillagers.com EMPYREAN ARTS CLASSES (PD.) INTRO TO POLE FITNESS CLASSES on Tuesdays 7pm, Thursdays 8pm, and Sundays 2:15pm. SULTRY POLE on Wednesdays 7:30pm. POLE FITNESS INT/ ADV on Wednesdays 6pm and Thursdays 6:30pm. AERIAL YOGA on Wednesdays 8pm and Fridays 12pm. More information and Sign Up at empyreanarts.org. TAYLOR GUITARS ROAD SHOW AT MUSICIANS WORKSHOP (PD.) Factory experts demonstrate the new V-class bracing. Play rare and unusual models. All welcome for a fun informative event. September 19th, 7 p.m. Free. VILLAGERS... (PD.) ...is an Urban Homestead Supply store offering quality tools, supplies and classes to support healthy lifestyle activities like gardening, food preservation, cooking, herbalism, and more. 278 Haywood Road. www.forvillagers.com ASHEVILLE FRIENDS OF ASTROLOGY ashevillefriendsofastrology.org, tfigura@verizon.net • FR (9/21), 7-9pm "Astrology Q&A," general meeting and discussion. Free to attend. Held at EarthFare - Westgate, 66 Westgate Parkway BIG IVY COMMUNITY CENTER 540 Dillingham Road, Barnardsville, 828-626-3438 • 4th MONDAYS, 7pm Community center board meeting. Free. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • 4th TUESDAYS, 6-8pm - "Sit-n-Stitch," informal, self-guided gathering for knitters and crocheters. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. • TH (9/27), 6pm "Coaching & Healing for the Living & Dying,"

presentation by Sacred Passage Doula, Maggie Purnell. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. ELDER & SAGE COMMUNITY GARDENS 37 Page Ave. • FR (9/21), 11:30am International Day of Peace Celebration honoring Yousef Natsha and Rachel Joy as Peacemakers of the Year. Free. HOMINY VALLEY RECREATION PARK 25 Twin Lakes Drive, Candler, 828-242-8998, hvrpsports.com • 3rd THURSDAYS, 7pm - Hominy Valley board meeting. Free. JUST ECONOMICS WNC 828-505-7466, justeconomicswnc.org/ • TH (9/20), 6-7:30pm - "Trying to Get By," workshop on reversing a culture of stagnate wages. Co-sponsored by Raising Wages NC. Registration required: wmsinavl@gmail. com or 828-575-7963. Light dinner at 5:45pm. Free. Held at Jubilee Community Church, 46 Wall St. LAND-OF-SKY REGIONAL COUNCIL OFFICES 339 New Leicester Highway, Suite 140, 828251-6622, landofsky.org • 3rd FRIDAYS, 9-10:30am - Community Advisory Committee for Adult Care Homes, meeting. Registration: julia@ landofsky.org. Free. LEICESTER COMMUNITY CENTER 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, 828774-3000, facebook.com/ Leicester.Community. Center • 3rd THURSDAYS, 7pm - The Leicester History Gathering, general meeting. Free. MARINE CORPS LEAGUE ASHEVILLE 828-273-4948, mcl.asheville@gmail.com • Last TUESDAYS - For veterans of the Marines, FMF Corpsmen, and their families. Free. Held at American Legion Post #2, 851 Haywood Road

ONTRACK WNC 50 S. French Broad Ave., 828-255-5166, ontrackwnc.org • WE (9/19), noon "Going to College Without Going Broke," workshop. Registration required. Free. • FR (9/21), noon "Resolving Money Conflicts," workshop. Registration required. Free. • TU (9/25), noon1:30pm - "Budgeting and Debt," class. Registration required. Free. • WE (9/26), 5:30-7pm "Understanding Credit. Get it. Keep it. Improve it." Seminar. Registration required. Free. TRANZMISSION PRISON PROJECT tranzmissionprisonproject. yolasite.com • Fourth THURSDAYS, 6-9pm - Monthly meeting to prepare packages of books and zines for mailing to prisons across the U.S. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF ASHEVILLE 1 Edwin Place, 828-2546001, uuasheville.org • SA (9/22), 8:30am-4pm - Old Buncombe County Genealogy Society's annual fall workshop with information on writing citations for research details and using DNA results for analysis. Information: obcgs.com or 828-253-1894. Free.

FIRESTORM BOOKS & COFFEE 610 Haywood Road, 828255-8115, firestorm.coop • 4th SATURDAYS, 5:306:30pm - Asheville Vegan Runners, open group meeting. Free to attend. FOOD NOT BOMBS HENDERSONVILLE foodnotbombshendersonville@gmail.com • SUNDAYS, 4pm Community meal. Free. Held at Black Bear Coffee Co., 318 N. Main St. Hendersonville LEICESTER COMMUNITY CENTER 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, 828774-3000, facebook.com/ Leicester.Community. Center • WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am-1pm - Welcome Table meal. Free. MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-2546734, malaprops.com • WE (9/19), 6pm - Carol Adams presents her book, Protest Kitchen: Fight Injustice, Save the Planet, and Fuel Your Resistance One Meal at a Time. Free to attend. SWANNANOA VALLEY MUSEUM 223 W State St., Black Mountain, 828-669-9566, history.swannanoavalleymuseum.org • FR (9/21), 10:30am-1pm - Laura Moser Taylor presents her cookbook, What Momma Knew and Daddy Grew. Free to attend.

tours, wildlife lectures, yoga on Big Rock and stand-up paddle board demonstrations. Admission fees apply. ETOWAH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 110 Brickyard Road, Etowah, 828-891-4360, etowahumc.org • SA (9/22), 5:30-8pm - "Brickyard Bonanza," outdoor family festival with music, food, petting zoo and games. Free. FIESTA HENDERSONVILLE visithendersonvillenc.org • SU (9/23), noon-8pm "Fiesta Hendersonville," street festival celebrating Latin American culture with live music, dance, performances and food vendors. Free to attend. Held in Historic Downtown Hendersonville, 145 5th Ave. E, Hendersonville MOUNTAIN AREA GEM AND MINERAL ASSOCIATION 828-779-4501, americanrockhound.com, rick@wncrocks.com

• FR (9/21) through SU (9/23), 9am-5pm - Bi-annual Asheville Gem, Mineral and Fossil and Artifact Show featuring indoor and outdoor vendors. Free to attend. Held at Camp Stephens, 263 Clayton Road. Arden VAN LIFE RALLY ashevillevanlife.com • FR (9/21) through SU (9/23) - Proceeds from the third annual Van Life Rally featuring over 100 adventure vehicles on display and live music, kids area, vendors, raffle and food and beer vendors benefit Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity. Information and schedule: ashevillevanlife. com. $15/$85 weekend camping pass Held at Junebug Retro Resort, 355 Clarks Chapel Road, Weaverville VENTURE LOCAL FAIR venturelocalfair.com • 4th SATURDAYS, noon7pm - Outdoor festival featuring makers, artists, collectors, musicians, chefs, entertainers and inventors.

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FESTIVALS FOOD & BEER BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • WE (9/19), 6pm - Cathy Cleary presents her cookbook, The Southern Harvest Cookbook. Free to attend. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. FAIRVIEW WELCOME TABLE fairviewwelcometable.com • THURSDAYS, 11:30am1pm - Community lunch. Admission by donation. Held at Fairview Christian Fellowship, 596 Old US Highway 74, Fairview

DOWNTOWN MARSHALL ROBOT PARADE 10 South Main St., Marshall, 803-727-4807 • SA (9/22), 5:30pm - Robot themed community parade in Downtown Marshall followed by a costumed dance party. Free to attend. DUPONT STATE RECREATIONAL FOREST Entrance: 1400 Staton Road, Cedar Mountain, 828-877-6527, dupontforest.com • SA (9/22), 10am-5pm DuPont Forest Festival, event with more than 30 activities including, mountain bike and hiking

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GOVERNMENT & POLITICS AB TECH, FERGUSON AUDITORIUM 340 Victoria Road, 828-274-7883 • TH (9/20), 6pm - Public comment meeting for the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality on the state’s proposed coal combustion residuals rules, which provide the regulatory framework for safe disposal, storage and reuse of coal ash waste. Free. CITY OF ASHEVILLE ashevillenc.gov • TU (9/25), 5pm Asheville City Council public hearing. Free. Held at Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza FRIENDS OF CONNECT BUNCOMBE weconnectbuncombe. org/about • TH (9/27), 6-7:45pm - Pathways candidate forum to meet and learn about candidates for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Free. Held at Holiday Inn Asheville-Biltmore West, 435 Smokey Park Highway HAYWOOD COUNTY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN 828-648-2809 • TH (9/20), 6:308:30pm - Fundraiser and meet and greet for NC House 118 candidate Rhonda Cole Shandevel. Free to attend. Held at Milltown Place, 51 Main Street, Canton HENDERSON COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS lwvhcnc.org • TH (9/20), 5:307:30pm - "What's On The Ballot?" presentation and general meeting. Free. Held at Blue Ridge Community Health Services, 2579 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville

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indivisibleavl.org • TH (9/27), 6pm Public town hall for Districts 10 and 11 congressional candidates. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library - Lord Auditorium, 67 Haywood St. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS 828-258-8223, abc.nc.lwvnet.org • TH (9/20), 6pm - Public forum to meet candidates for NC Senate 49, NC Rep 115, County Commissioner District 2 and Reynold school district. Free. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain • WE (9/26), 6pm Public forum to meet candidates for NC Rep 114, County Commissioner District 1, Erwin school district, Sheriff and Soil & Water races. Free. Held at West Asheville Public Library, 942 Haywood Road

SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER (PD.) Thursdays, 7-8:30pm and Sundays, 10-noon • Meditation and community. By donation. 60 N. Merrimon Ave., #113, (828) 200-5120. asheville.shambhala. org

SUPER BOWLS: On Friday, Sept. 21, 3-9 p.m., Modern Wave Art Gallery teams with The Hop Ice Creamery for an Empty Bowls Flight Night at the latter’s Haywood Road location. Local artists have been crafting handmade bowls for the event that will be available in exchange for a $15-30 donation to the Haywood Street Downtown Welcome Table, which provides a free lunch to the community each week. Attendees may then use their new bowls as vessels for ice cream, including some flavors made by The Hop specifically for the event, or set them aside and order a cone or cup. A portion of proceeds from all ice cream sales will be donated to the cause. The fundraiser additionally includes live art demonstrations from Claying Around, a silent auction with local artwork and kids activities. For more information, visit avl.mx/5av. Photo of Abby Spire and Fred McFarland courtesy of Claying Around

programs with naturalists and guided hikes for homeschool families and associations. $12/$13 youth.

OUTDOORS KIDS BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • 4th TUESDAYS, 1pm - Homeschoolers' book club. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. • LAST WEDNESDAYS, 4-6pm - Teen Dungeons and Dragons for ages 12 and up. Registration required: 828-2504720. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • WE (9/26), 7pm - "Pajamarama Storytime," storytime in which participants are encouraged to wear pajamas. Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK 431 Main St., Chimney Rock, 828-625-9611, chimneyrockpark.com • WE (9/19), 9:30am12:30pm - Hands-on

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CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK (PD.) Enjoy breathtaking views of Lake Lure, trails for all levels of hikers, an Animal Discovery Den and 404-foot waterfall. Plan your adventure at chimneyrockpark.com BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY HIKES 828-298-5330, nps.gov • FR (9/21), 10am Moderate, 2.2 mile, ranger-led hike to Mills River Overlook. Free. Meet at MP 403.6, Blue Ridge Parkway HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite 200, 828-299-3370, highlandbrewing.com/ • WE (9/19), 5:30-7pm Business pitch competition with a $5,000 prize for small businesses in the outdoor industry. Sponsored by the Small Business and Technology Development Center. Information: outdoorbizpitch.com. $15/$10 students. • TH (9/27), 6pm "Backpacking Basics," class with Diamond Brand

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MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-2546734, malaprops.com • WE (9/26), 6pm - Payson Kennedy presents, NOC Stories: Changing Lives at the Nantahala Outdoor Center Since 1972. Free to attend.

PUBLIC EVENTS AT WCU 828-227-7397, bardoartscenter.edu • SA (9/22), 9am - Ninth annual Cullowhee Canoe Slalom. Registration required by Wednesday, Sept. 19: wcucanoeslalom@ gmail.com. $5 to race/ Free to attend. Held on the Tuckasegee River, Cullowhee

MAST GENERAL 15 Biltmore Ave. • SA (9/22), 11am-4pm - Les Saucier and Janet Garrity Saucier present their book, Mountain Blue, the Beauty and Grandeur of America's Southern Appalachian Mountains. Free to attend. MOUNTAINTRUE 828-258-8737, mountaintrue.org • TH (9/20), 7-10pm "Moonlight Paddle," evening on the French Broad River. Registration required. $15-$40. Held at Hominy Creek River Park, 194 Hominy Creek Road PISGAH CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION 1401 Fish Hatchery Road, Pisgah Forest, 828-877-4423 • SA (9/22), 10am-3pm - National Hunting and Fishing Day event with hands-on, interactive exhibits and demonstrations include fishing, outdoor cooking, fly casting, fly tying

PARENTING BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WNC 828-253-1470, bbbswnc.org • TH (9/20), noon Information session is for single parents with children ages 6-14 interested in learning more about connecting child with a mentor. Free. Held at Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC, 50 S. French Broad Ave. Suite #213

PUBLIC LECTURES HENDERSONVILLE SISTER CITIES hendersonvillesistercities. org • MO (9/24), 7pm Hendersonville Sister Cities Speaker Series: Presentation by local explorer, artist and filmmaker, Derek Cote

AVALON GROVE 828-645-2674, avalongrove.org, avalongrove@gmail. com • SA (9/22), 3-4pm - Service honoring Mabon and the autumn equinox. Held outdoors at private home. Register for location.

regarding his research in the high arctic. Free to attend. Held at Appalachian Coffee Company, 1314 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville

CENTER FOR ART & SPIRIT AT ST. GEORGE 1 School Road, 828258-0211 • Last Tuesdays, 7-9pm - Aramaic, Hebrew and Egyptian vocal toning, breath work and meditation. Admission by donation.

PUBLIC LECTURES AT UNCA unca.edu • WE (9/19), 7:30pm Archaeology Lectures: "Who Owns the Past? Competing Claims for Antiquities from the Holy Land," presentation by Morag Kersel. Free. Held in UNC Asheville’s Rhoades Robinson Hall, Room 125.

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 6th Ave W, Hendersonville, 828-693-4890, gracelutherannc.com • Fourth TUESDAYS, 10am - Volunteer to knit or crochet prayer shawls for community members in need. Free.

SENIORS ASHEVILLE NEW FRIENDS (PD.) Offers active senior residents of the Asheville area opportunities to make new friends and to explore new interests through a program of varied social, cultural, and outdoor activities. Visit www.ashevillenewfriends. org

SPIRITUALITY ASTRO-COUNSELING (PD.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life

GRATEFUL STEPS 30 Ben Lippen School Road, Suite 107, 828-277-0998, gratefulsteps.org • TU (9/25), 5:30-7pm - Interfaith program with presentation about Sufism by Tarana Wesley. Free. GROCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 954 Tunnel Road, 828-298-6195, groceumc.org • 2nd & 4th MONDAYS, 6:308:30pm - A Course in Miracles, study group. Information: 828-7125472. Free. MILLS RIVER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 137 Old Turnpike Road, Mills River

• MO (9/24) through WE (9/26), 9:30am-noon - Adult vacation Bible school led by storyteller, singer and theologian, Ed Kilbourne. Registration required: millsriverumc.org. $25. UR LIGHT CENTER 2196 N.C. Highway 9, Black Mountain, 828669-6845, urlight.org • SU (9/23), 2:304:30pm - Autumnal equinox concert with pianist Richard Shulman. $25/$20 advance.

SPORTS ASHEVILLE WOMEN’S RUGBY ashevillewomensrugby. com, ashevillewomensrugby@gmail.com • Through SA (11/10) - Open registration for the fall season. No experience necessary to participate. Free.

VOLUNTEERING TUTOR ADULTS IN NEED WITH THE LITERACY COUNCIL (PD.) Dedicate two hours a week to working with an immigrant who wants to learn English or with a native Englishspeaking adult who wants to learn to read. Sign up for volunteer orientation on 10/9 (9:00 am), 10/11 (5:30 pm), by emailing volunteers@litcouncil. com. www.litcouncil. com 12 BASKETS CAFE 610 Haywood Road, 828-231-4169, ashevillepovertyinitiative.org • TUESDAYS, 10:30am - Volunteer orientation. READ 2 SUCCEED ASHEVILLE r2sasheville.org • Through WE (10/10) - Sign up to train to be a reading buddy with Read To Succeed on TU (10/10). Contact for guidelines: r2sasheville. org/volunteer or 828747-2277. For more volunteering opportunities visit mountainx.com/ volunteering

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FIRMLY ROOTED Symposium integrates native and traditional wisdom with Western approaches BY VIRGINIA DAFFRON

Blue Ridge Conference Room at WCU. More information and registration at avl. mx/5ag. Tickets are $75; free for tribal elders and WCU faculty and students.

vdaffron@mountainx.com As the Rooted in the Mountains Symposium at Western Carolina University gets ready for its ninth annual interdisciplinary forum, WCU faculty member and conference organizer Lisa Lefler reflects that much of the inspiration for creating the event came from her late mother, Jean Nations Lefler. “Mother considered herself an Appalachian woman,” Lefler says. “She was very knowledgeable about plants. She was of the ilk that whatever ailed you could be found a cure in the mountains here with plants. And she saw plant foods as medicine as well.” Lefler’s mother shared her interest in “mountain stuff — being outside and all that,” with Cherokee elder Tom Belt, who often visited the family’s home. Belt and other members of the Cherokee community have helped guide the symposium from the beginning, Lefler says, and Belt will speak again this year, along with native people from various tribes. That the conference was born of the interest of two women is particularly apt this year, since Katsi Cook of the Mohawk tribe will deliver a keynote address titled Women as the First Environment. Writing in Indian Country Today in 2003, Cook explained, “We are privileged to be the doorway to life. At the breast of women, the generations are nourished and sustained. From the bodies of women flow the relationship of those generations both to society and to the natural world. In this way is the earth our mother, the old people said. In this way, we as women are earth.” Since all people come from women, Lefler notes, women’s health care, safety and reproductive rights are of central importance in any discussion of health and well-being. Panels on the first day of the conference, Thursday, Sept. 27, will address language and women’s health, Cherokee women’s efforts to choose a path of healing and violence against native women. On Friday, Sept. 28, a lineup of native speakers will present research findings on heart health among native populations, stories of recovery from heart

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WOMEN AS THE FIRST ENVIRONMENT: Midwife and activist Katsi Cook of the Mohawk tribe will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Rooted in the Mountains Symposium, an interdisciplinary forum where ethnography, literature, art, music, native wisdom and Western science converge. Photo courtesy of event organizers attack, information on the health impacts of aging among native people and a report on mindfulness-based stress reduction practices for native communities. While Western thinking puts local and traditional knowledge into a different silo than considerations of health and the environment, Lefler says, symposia like Rooted in the Mountains break down the divisions between those categories, revealing their underlying unity. She hopes that anyone who chooses to attend will leave with a greater awareness that “all of these things are very much connected, and they affect us all.” The Rooted in the Mountains Conference will take place Thursday, Sept. 27, and Friday, Sept. 28, at the

• The Caregiver Education and Resource Summit is for families and professional caregivers of those with dementia. The free event, held in collaboration with several local partners, will take place Friday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Grace Ridge Retirement Community, 500 Lenoir Road, Morganton. Four nursing CEUs are available. Registration at avl. mx/5aa or by calling Caron Tucker at 828-466-0466 ext. 3217 or Charity Elliot at 828-580-8327. • 24th annual Reflections Symposium on Child Abuse and Neglect will be presented by the Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Carolina at Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center Tuesday-Thursday, Sept. 25-27. The conference offers multidisciplinary training for law enforcement, medical professionals, prosecutors and other disciplines involved with the investigation, evaluation, prosecution and treatment of child abuse. More information at cacnc.org/training. • Pardee UNC Health Care will continue Cancer Conversations, a monthly educational webinar series, on Friday, Sept. 28, noon-1 p.m. in Pardee’s Video Conference Room, located at 800 N. Justice St., Hendersonville. This month’s topic is Advance Directives: Who is your Healthcare Champion? The program is free and open to the public. Register by emailing carol. brown@unchealth.unc.edu or calling 828-696-1341. • The Alzheimer’s Association – Western Carolina Chapter will offer The Confident Caregiver education workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Fletcher Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1141 Howard Gap Road. The free half-day workshop will present strategies for caregivers of those living with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Registration suggested at avl.mx/5a9 or 800-272-3900.

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BY DANNY BERNSTEIN danny@hikertohiker.com The DuPont Forest Festival, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22, has been a long time in the making. Hosted by the Friends of DuPont Forest to coincide with National Public Lands Day, the event is the first-ever big celebration of land that’s been under state protection since 1997. Guided tours, educational lectures and hands-on demonstrations will give outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes a chance to learn more about the forest’s over 10,000 acres. The previous lack of a coming-out party hasn’t stopped DuPont State Recreational Forest from becoming a popular destination for both locals and tourists. Attracted in large part by a trio of easily accessible waterfalls — High Falls, Triple Falls and Hooker Falls — roughly 588,000 visitors visited DSRF during the last fiscal year. An informal survey of license plates in the High Falls parking lot often finds cars from Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, Minnesota and even Ontario. But people have been drawn to the area since well before DSRF was designated as public land. Micajah Thomas, the namesake of the forest’s Micajah Trail, lived and farmed there as early as 1799, and his family’s graves lie along its Thomas Cemetery Road. The Moore and Hooker families operated a grist mill in the Hooker Falls area in the 1880s. The tenant with the greatest impact on the region, however, was DSRF’s namesake: the chemical conglomerate DuPont. The company’s initial purchase of land for a silicon manufacturing plant in Cedar Mountain proved the beginning of a journey that would preserve one of Western North Carolina’s most treasured natural places for the future. LAND OF THE WATERFALLS The groundwork for DuPont’s arrival in the region was laid even further in the past, according to Henderson County resident Chan Hubbard. Now 83 years old, Hubbard was DuPont’s first employee at the site. The company recruited him to help build the plant based on his military training in explosives and experience working on local roads. 26

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BRIDGE TO THE PAST: A pedestrian bridge across the Little River connects visitors to the Hooker Falls Trail in the DuPont State Recreational Forest. Photo by Danny Bernstein “In 1929, the land of the waterfalls was surveyed for hydroelectric power,” Hubbard explains. “Dupont knew about the survey, and that’s what attracted them to the area. They needed good water and air for their silicon operations.” DuPont snapped up thousands of forested acres to ensure clean surroundings for its facility. The company’s first purchases took place in 1956, with the primary sellers being the Asheville-based Frank Coxe family and the A.H. Guion Company of Charlotte. The plant itself went up in 1958; DuPont later bought an additional 1,400 acres from the Summit Camps, operated until 1983 by Ben Cart. After DuPont opened its factory, Hubbard rotated into security and became the liaison between management and nonexempt workers. He says it was “a pleasure” to work for the company, a theme that pops up again and again in accounts from DuPont employees and their families. Vicki Sprouse, the daughter of a DuPont industrial mechanic, recalls long summer days spent at Lake DERA (DuPont Employees Recreational Area),

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which is now located in DSRF boundaries but currently off-limits to the public. “It was just about the most fun a kid could have — especially when they added the paddle boats!” she says. “My mom would pack us a picnic lunch, and we would stay at the lake until my dad got off work at 4:30, and he would stop by to see what we were up to.” DuPont families and their guests could camp, fish and hike on the property at will, needing only to fill out a form with company security. The firm also hosted annual Christmas parties and summer picnics, the latter vividly remembered by Sprouse for free cotton candy and snow cones. “Folks who were fortunate enough to get a job at DuPont hardly ever quit, because the pay was so good, and the benefits very generous,” she adds. A NEW BEGINNING Yet the good times couldn’t last forever. In 1995, DuPont announced that it was leaving the area and selling the plant, then producing X-ray film for medical purposes, to Sterling Diagnostics

Imaging. Over three-quarters of the company’s land would go up for sale as well, with rumors that the forest would be slated for real estate development and a landfill. The news came as a heavy blow to Jeff Jennings. The process development engineer had joined DuPont in 1985 and rotated through the company’s locations in South Carolina, Tennessee and Delaware before arriving at the WNC plant in 1991. “I fell in love with the area. I was stunned by the beauty,” he remembers. Jennings had gained a deep appreciation for the region after a trip to Germany shifted his environmental consciousness. “They had a high priority on recycling, energy conservation and quality of life through free time in nature,” he says. “I came to see our lack of public access for walking and biking as a type of poverty, even if not recognized as such.” By 1994, Jennings had become the president of ECO, the Environmental and Conservation Organization, now a part of local nonprofit MountainTrue. On learning the news of DuPont’s departure, he established himself as a bridge between his employer and the environmental community. He first called the DuPont Land Legacy department at the company’s headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware — “the group that gives land away,” he explains — followed by the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy, now Conserving Carolina. Chuck McGrady, then president of CMLC and now a state representative for Henderson County, in turn reached out to Rex Boner of the Conservation Fund, a national conservation funding agency. He encouraged Boner and Jennings to work together, and Boner visited the property soon after. “Nine months later, the Conservation Fund bought the land from DuPont: 7,600 acres for $2.2 million,” Jennings recalls. Although the land’s value on the open real estate market wasn’t assessed publicly, the price was regarded as practically a donation. COMPLETING THE PUZZLE The Conservation Fund transferred its purchase to the state in 1997, but nearly 2,700 acres of DuPont’s tract still remained in private hands — including land surrounding several of the forest’s iconic waterfalls. “In a way, the largest

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PLANT AMONG THE TREES: DuPont situated its Cedar Mountain facility among over 10,000 acres of pristine forest, chosen for the area’s excellent air and water quality. Photo courtesy of the Rowell Bosse North Carolina Room, Transylvania County Library piece of the property from Dupont was the easiest,” says McGrady. In 1999, Sterling Diagnostics Imaging resold the plant itself and 476 acres to the Agfa-Gevaert Group, splitting off the remaining 2,200 acres to South Carolina developer Jim Anthony, who planned to build upscale homes throughout the property. Those plans raised the attention of Jennings and resident Aleen Steinberg. The pair proceeded to form the nonprofit Friends of the Falls group and launch a massive public campaign to preserve the land. “Republicans, Democrats, mountain bikers, equestrians, hikers and conservationists all joined hands in their beliefs,” Steinberg recalls. Governor Jim Hunt’s office was swamped by roughly 4,300 letters, cards and emails on the topic, the vast majority in favor adding the land to the state forest, and the Friends of the Falls took out advertisements throughout the state. After months of pressure, Hunt condemned the property to bring it under state control. The final piece of land around the factory, known as the “donut hole” of the forest, traded hands back to DuPont after Agfa closed up shop in 2002. The corporation took responsibility for remediating the water and soil by removing thousands of pounds of X-ray film waste, a process that continued even after DuPont’s donation of the land to the state in 2016. “Public use could be a few years away,” says Jason Guidry, DSRF forest supervisor. Kent Wilcox, a retired professor from Wisconsin now living in Cedar Mountain and past president of Friends of DuPont Forest, has a front-row seat to the effort. “I may be naive, but I think the DuPont

Corporation is trying to do the right thing with this cleanup,” he says. Once the donut hole is deemed safe, it will become an integral part of the land’s recreational opportunities. WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN Some development has still taken place at DSRF: Permanent bathrooms are under construction at the Hooker Falls parking lot, while a visitor center named for Steinberg and a pedestrian bridge across the Little River both opened in 2013. Nineteen full-time employees now staff the forest instead of the informal committee that oversaw its early years with the Conservation Fund. But the land would likely have taken a much different path if DuPont hadn’t come to the area over 60 years ago. “I imagine that the land would look a lot like much of the other mountainous land in Transylvania County,” Jennings says. “Look at the aerial photos of the land of waterfalls, with lots of private homes and developments and the occasional farm near the waterfalls.” Bill Thomas, a retired DuPont research engineer and past president of the North Carolina Sierra Club, sees “summer camps, trailer parks and housing.” He imagines developments such as Sherwood Forest and Connestee Falls, both in Transylvania County, which respectively cover 1,000 and 3,900 acres. Now, however, DSRF fits the rallying cry that the Friends of the Falls embraced in their appeal to the state. “The land belonged to the people,” Steinberg says. X

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BY GINA SMITH gsmith@mountainx.com With Hurricane Florence bearing down on North Carolina, Bullington Gardens director John Murphy was a man in motion on a recent afternoon, working to get the Hendersonville botanical garden prepped for potential stormy weather. Of particular concern was Bullington’s dahlia garden, star of its annual Dahlia Daze tours and upcoming third annual Wine & Dahlias fundraising event. “No telling what high winds — even just winds — will do to dahlias,” he said. “They’re finicky plants, for sure.” Grown from edible tubers that yield striking, spiky-petaled blooms, dahlias take center stage in many a fall garden in Western

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FALL COLORS: At Bullington Gardens’ Dahlia Daze and Wine & Dahlias events, guests can enjoy the vivid colors of about 600 dahlias, plants that deliver their peak blooms each fall after most other flowers are on the wane. Photo courtesy of Bullington Gardens North Carolina. But Bullington’s annual display offers an expansive celebration of the colorful blooms.

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Dahlias can range in color, says Murphy, from pure white to a dark red that’s nearly black. “So, there are lots of purples and yellows and oranges and reds, and then combinations of those. We have some that look like they’re splattered with paint,” he says. “And there are some that have yellow in the middle then turn to orange then red as [the petals] go out. There’s just a whole range of colors with dahlias, and we’ve got them all.” The garden’s 600 dahlias also vary significantly in size, with specimens ranging from adorably tiny 1-inch varieties to some that are about the diameter of a large dinner plate. In order to keep the bigger ones upright on their stems, the garden employs three layers of plastic netting staked horizontally for support over each bed. Retired commercial dahlia grower Brian Killingsworth and a team of a half dozen volunteers care for the dahlia garden year-round. During Dahlia Daze, Killingsworth leads visitors on educational tours of the garden, discussing topics such as the origins of the plant and its growing conditions and requirements. Murphy notes that while fall is the time to enjoy dahlia flowers in WNC, spring is the season for planting them. For those who want to learn more about selecting and handling the tubers and coaxing them to produce stunning blooms, Killingsworth offers an extensive program on cultivation each March at the garden. In addition to the free morning tours of the garden (preregistration

is required) that are available during Dahlia Daze, Tuesday-Thursday, Sept. 18-20, the Friday, Sept. 21, Wine & Dahlias fundraiser offers a chance to spend an evening wandering through the dahlias with a glass of wine and hors d’oeuvres. The event will feature a silent auction, wine from St. Paul Mountain Vineyard and Crate Wine Market & Project and hard cider from Noble Cider, along with appetizers made by garden volunteers. “If the weather’s nice, it’s going to be a lovely evening,” says Murphy. “Something just seems to happen when you have people strolling the dahlias in the evening with a glass of wine.” X

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FLASH IN THE PAN: Dent corn, which has less sugar and more starch than its flashier summer cousin, sweet corn, shouldn’t be overlooked as a tasty local food source. Most often dried, ground and used as a grain, it shines in dishes like this sweet potato skillet cornbread. Photo credit Katherine Brooks

BY CATHY CLEARY cathy@thecookandgarden.com This time of year, farmers and gardeners around our region shift their focus from fresh sweet corn — known for tender kernels that can be eaten straight off the cob — to field corn, otherwise known as dent corn. Whereas sweet corn is lauded for its role in low country boil, corn pudding and as a vehicle for butter, its cousin dent gets much less attention.

Dent corn, as the name implies, has a small dent in each kernel and is mostly used in its dried form as a grain. A small dent forms on the sides of the kernels as the water inside evaporates. It contains more starch than sugar and provides a high volume of grain when put through a grinder or mill. A few years ago, I spent a summer getting intimate with corn, running an 1890s-era water-powered grist mill at a summer camp in Brevard. A picturesque waterwheel powered the millstones, and all the dent corn used for grinding was grown at the

camp. The setup was similar to that used by the white settlers who originally built the mill to sustain their community. The kids experienced a piece of history, helping me sift ground dent corn into cornmeal, grits and flour. We used it to cook traditional Appalachian dishes over open fires and experimented with some notso-traditional zucchini breads, tortillas and pizza dough. The versatility of this ancient plant amazed me again and again. Dale

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F OOD bloody butcher, Tennessee red and hickory king. However, Bauer’s real interest is in landrace corn. “Landrace varieties are semiwild, not fully domesticated, and after about three seasons of adapting and genetically responding to where they are, they kind of become their own thing.” He gives the example of a variety called tuxpeño, which is famous historically in South America for having a sturdy stalk that could withstand hurricane winds. A couple of years ago, Bauer gave tuxpeño seed corn to a farmer on the coast of North Carolina who was having trouble with crops blowing over in hurricanes. Predictably, a latesummer storm blew in and flooded the farm. All the farms in a three-county area lost their corn — except for that farmer’s one field of tuxpeño. It was in standing water, but it was still upright, according to Bauer. “We got a really good crop,” he

Robertson, owner and manager of Gwynn Valley Camp in Brevard, shares that sentiment. “Some people even eat dent corn in its dough stage, when it’s watery and juicy before it dents. It’s not sweet, so mostly it is used dried,” he says. Robertson grows yellow dent corn to feed to livestock and white dent corn for grinding. “White dent corn is less dense than the yellow, so when you bake it, it’s fluffier,” he explains. This could be why some Southern cooks adamantly oppose using anything but white cornmeal for cornbread.

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says. “It was like 9,000 pounds of it that we used to start building our milling business.” FLAVOR FIRST Richard Neal, executive chef at The Admiral, values tuxpeño for more than its adaptability — he stews it for his house-made hominy. “I seek out flavor first; after that, I like to find ingredients that have history, cultural significance, a story, and that have been untouched/unaltered as much as

SWEET POTATO SKILLET CORNBREAD From The Southern Harvest Cookbook by Cathy Cleary, Arcadia Publishing 2018 • ¾ cup baked sweet potato, peeled and mashed • 2 cups milk, soy milk or buttermilk • 2 eggs • ¼ cup vegetable oil • 2½ cups cornmeal • 2 teaspoons baking powder • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon onion powder • ¼ teaspoon baking soda • 1-2 tablespoons sugar (optional) • 1 tablespoon oil or grease for cooking Place a 9- or 10-inch ovenproof skillet in the oven and preheat to 375 degrees. In a bowl, whisk together sweet potato, milk, eggs and oil. Add remaining ingredients and whisk well. Pull the skillet out of the oven and glaze it with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, bacon grease or butter. Pour batter into hot pan. Bake for about 25 minutes until top is golden brown. Note: If you are using stoneground or coarse-ground cornmeal, try adding 1-2 tablespoons of cornstarch or potato flour to the batter for a texture that does not crumble as much. Allpurpose flour is often used in cornbread recipes for this reason, but I prefer the flavor of corn only. If you do not have a skillet, make this recipe in any 8- or 9-inch pan, but increase the baking time about 10 minutes.

possible,” he says. Tuxpeño fits all of his criteria. Bauer sells to Neal as well as other chefs and bakers in the Asheville area, often working directly with them to help them understand dent corn’s particular properties. “It’s really hard, so you have to definitely cook the grain to get that water into it,” he explains. “But once you do, the grain holds the water and gives a pretty distinct moist texture to the inside of breads.” Farm & Sparrow sells 13 varieties of corn alone, many of which Bauer has grown and researched extensively. Starting this fall, his unique products will be packaged and available in smaller grocery stores and specialty food markets like the French Broad Food Co-op. But Bauer is quick to point out that

playing around with growing corn varieties isn’t just for professionals. “Anyone can breed their own variety,” he says. “If you plant corn on your land and plant another old variety, you will get a cross and have your own variety.” Corn has been a staple crop on this continent for centuries. Not only is it easily adaptable to unique environments, but it can be eaten fresh in the summertime and dried for use all winter. Unlike other storage grains, corn requires no fancy equipment — growing, harvesting, shelling and grinding can all happen by hand. It has sustained communities for thousands of years, and people like Robertson and Bauer are continuing the tradition. X

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THE MÄRZEN CHRONICLES If you go to Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, and get a beer, it will be a golden-colored, German pilsner-like festbier. But stop by nearly any U.S. brewery and ask for an Oktoberfest, and chances are good that you’ll receive an amber-colored märzen, which was the official beer of the Munich celebration from 1872 until the lighter festbier took its place in 1990. Which one is the real deal? “Beer styles change and evolve constantly, so I’m not going to label märzen or festbier as the one ‘true’ Oktoberfest. They both have histories rooted in tradition, and they both can legitimately be called ‘Oktoberfest,’” says Kyle Williams, owner of Brevard Brewing Co. “The one I brew is a märzen style, which is the rich, malty, fuller-bodied version of the Oktoberfest styles. This version is what most Americans associate with Oktoberfest, so it’s certainly the most marketable. In other words, it’s what people expect to get when they order an Oktoberfest.” Williams brewed his Oktoberfest for the first time at home around 10 years ago, and the recipe has remained unchanged even after it debuted at his brewery in 2012. Luke Holgate, head brewer for Hi-Wire Brewing, piloted Zirkusfest Oktoberfest in 2013, Hi-Wire’s first year as a brewery, and released it then as well. A fan of robust, malty lagers, as well as the history of märzens — prior to refrigeration, they were brewed in March, the source of its name in German, and then “stuffed in a cave until October” when the summer heat had dissipated — Holgate likewise took that direction for the brewery’s Oktoberfest. He knew what he wanted from the flavor profile

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GERMAN ENGINEERING: Hi-Wire Brewing’s Luke Holgate, left, and Brevard Brewing Co.’s Kyle Williams have developed two of the area’s most celebrated Märzens. Photo of Holgate courtesy of Hi-Wire; photo of Williams by Dynamite Studios and tested three different combinations, everything from an all-Munich malt base to a Vienna base to a pilsen base, and essentially landed right in the middle with a percentage of each malt. “That Munich character, that melanoidin character, is to me what makes the style distinct. So we use some kind of melanoidin malts to really bring those flavors out,” Holgate says. “American drinkers can be so different than an international audience. I feel like some of the subtleties of a festbier would kind of be lost. It would be like, ‘Oh, this is like a pilsner or a lager,’ whereas märzen is distinct from a typical American lager. It gives it a different direction to take for the fall.” For Holgate, balancing fermentation flavors with malt flavors and hoppiness without having one single element stand out too much makes märzen a challenging style to get right. As with most lagers, a märzen doesn’t have a huge hops profile, which he notes can serve as a crutch for brewers to block off-flavors or undesirable fermentation characteristics. As such, he didn’t want a cloyingly sweet beer or a bitter beer, but a nice mix.

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Williams, however, identifies a different primary hurdle. “The biggest challenge of brewing this beer, as with any lager — especially a higher-gravity lager like this one — is the fermentation and aging process. You have to be sure to pitch a very heavy dose of healthy yeast, give it plenty of time to ferment and even longer to age,” he says. “Ales can be pushed out in a matter of two weeks. My American lager can be turned over in as little as four. But Oktoberfest requires at least a minimum of six weeks to ferment and age, preferably more. This means that it ties up tank space at what is the busiest time of the year.” The effort has proven worthwhile. Williams says Oktoberfest is “by far” his best-selling seasonal, though he also points out it’s the most popular seasonal style in the country regardless of region or brewery. For 2018, he brewed 60 barrels, 15 more than he produced in 2017. Zirkusfest ranks third in sales among Hi-Wire’s seasonals, but Holgate suspects it would chart higher if the brewery could produce more of it. Much as märzens once filled German caves throughout the warm months, he

says, Zirkusfest ties up Hi-Wire’s cellar “all summer long” — seven weeks, to be precise — and production-wise it doesn’t make sense to make more than the 560 barrels that were filled for 2018, compared with 400 last year. That’s the case despite Zirkusfest winning the gold medal in the Germanstyle märzen category at the 2016 Great American Beer Festival. Holgate recalls watching the awards ceremony on a computer in the brewery’s office while several Hi-Wire employees were in Denver attending the event in his stead. “The category came up, and they listed bronze and silver, and I was like, ‘Eh. All right, next year.’ Then they listed us, and we had this eruption. We freaked out,” Holgate says. “It was always important for us, especially in my mind, to distinguish ourselves as a lager brewery. We’ve put a lot of focus on that over the years, and to pull a medal in a national competition was huge for me, personally, and for us as a company to really say, ‘We’re here, we’re making lagers the right way, and if you want a light, drinkable beer, pick a Hi-Wire.’” The brewery submitted Zirkusfest again in 2017 in the same category, and while it didn’t win anything, Holgate was ecstatic when Wedge Brewing Co. took the top spot for its märzen. He says the consecutive victories further establish Asheville as a legitimate hub of quality American beer and traditional German styles. Still, both he and Williams have noticed that some of the less-informed beer consumers confuse Oktoberfest with its seasonal cousin, pumpkin beer, though they’re working on politely remedying that mindset. “When my bartenders try to sell [Oktoberfest], I often hear, ‘Does it have spices in it?’ or ‘Does it have pumpkin in it?’” Williams says. “The only way to combat this is with information and knowledge. Most savvy beer people know the difference between the two, but you have to explain it to the lesseducated, which isn’t a big deal. That’s what customer service is all about, and that’s why I have knowledgeable bartenders behind the bar. We’re happy to answer questions and provide information without being pretentious about it.” X

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by Thomas Calder | tcalder@mountainx.com

Harvest Festival 2018

Delight Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Brown ale with a bourbon sweet potato pie topped with stout-soaked golden raisins; Luminosity Belgian Tripel with a bacon apple pie topped with candied pecan and bacon streusel; and Oh Happy Day Berliner Weisse with a local blueberry ginger pie topped with candied ginger and mojito mint. The pairing is part of Twin Leaf Brewing’s Fall Fest. The event will also feature live music, local craft vendors, a charity dunking booth and a mechanical bull. Fall Festival and Pie Pairing runs 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at Twin Leaf Brewery, 144 Coxe Ave. The familyfriendly event is free to attend. For more, visit avl.mx/5a6. THIRD ANNUAL FIESTA HENDERSONVILLE

FUN UNDER THE SUN: On Sept. 22, Burton Street Community Peace Gardens launches its inaugural Harvest Festival. Many folks from the neighborhood helped organize the event, including, from left, Lisa Wagoner, Hilary Chiz, DeWayne Barton, Safi Martin and Mindy Wilson. Photo by Thomas Calder Safi Martin, co-founder of the Burton Street Community Peace Gardens, sees the organization’s inaugural Harvest Festival as a celebration of the neighborhood’s past and present. In the early 1910s, she notes, West Asheville businessman and community builder E.W. Pearson launched a similar event, the Buncombe County Colored Agriculture Fair, which he led until his death in 1946. “And so we wanted to figure out a way, through the gardens, to celebrate the neighborhood’s agricultural history,” Martin explains. A parade will kick off the festival at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, followed by activities including kickball, a plant walk and garden classes. Featured food trucks will include Jamaican Flavors and The Hop West Ice Cream. The celebration will continue into the evening with firespinning and fire-hooping performances. The event will also feature a food competition, with judges Davaion Bristol and Stu Helm of Asheville Food Tours selecting winners in three categories: savory dish, sweet dish and preserved foods. All items must be prepared before the event and submitted that day by 4:30 p.m. Participation is limited to 10 entries per category. To sign up, visit avl.mx/5a4. Prizes include tickets for Asheville Food Tours and Hood Huggers International and gift certificate for Fifth Season Gardening Co. “What I’m hoping most is that folks will get a deeper sense of community and 34

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connection,” says Martin. “And a deeper understanding of our own food system — figuring out how and when to grow produce and what to do with it.” Harvest Festival 2018 runs 2 p.m.dark, Saturday, Sept. 22, at Burton Street Community Peace Gardens, 47 Bryant St. The family-friendly event is free to attend. Pets are not allowed. For more information, visit avl.mx/5a5. DECONSTRUCTED PIZZA PARTY White Labs Asheville will host its latest fermented pairings class, Deconstructed Pizza Party, on Thursday, Sept. 20. The event will highlight techniques for using liquid yeast in baking and will feature four pizza dishes paired with White Labs beer. Deconstructed Pizza Party runs 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at White Labs Kitchen & Tap, 172 S. Charlotte St. Tickets are $25 per person. Seating is limited. For more, visit avl.mx/5a0. COOKING WITH TEA Asheville Tea Co., Vine Ripe Nutrition and Ivory Road Café & Kitchen are teaming up for an evening class, Cooking with Tea. Along with its tutorial, the event will feature a main course, desserts, a glass of wine and tea. Cooking with Tea runs 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at Ivory Road Café

& Kitchen, 1854 Brevard Road, Arden. Tickets are $65. To purchase, visit avl.mx/5a7. FITZGERALD, GIN AND OYSTERS Folks interested in attending the Fitzgerald Gin Tasting and Oyster Roast at The Omni Grove Park Inn are encouraged to come in their best 1920s garb. The event will feature six paired oyster stations with spirits and botanicals presented by Diageo. “Each year we honor [F. Scott] Fitzgerald, one of our most notable guests, near the anniversary of his birth,” says Tracey Johnston-Crum, director of public relations & community outreach. “What better way to celebrate the great American author, and the Jazz Age he helped define, than with a copious array of gin and oysters, a swinging live band and dancing under the stars on Sunset Mountain.” Fitzgerald Gin Tasting and Oyster Roast runs 6:30-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at The Omni Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave. Tickets are $75 per person, not including tax and gratuities. Ages 21 and up only. For tickets, call 800-438-5800. FALL FESTIVAL AND PIE PAIRING Twin Leaf Brewing and Whisk AVL will collaborate for a small-batch beer and handmade pie pairing on Saturday, Sept. 22. Pairings include: Beorn’s

Over 20 Latin American countries will be represented at the third annual Fiesta Hendersonville celebration on Sunday, Sept. 23. In addition to music, dancing and art, the festival will feature Latin American foods, such as pupusas, empanadas and chicharrones. In a press release, Adriana Chavela, executive director of Hola Community Arts, says all are welcome. “We want to educate our neighbors about Latino culture, and we want them to enjoy taking part in the food, music and community,” she says. Fiesta Hendersonville runs noon-8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, on Main Street in downtown Hendersonville. Admission is free. For more information, visit holacommunityarts.org. EMPTY BOWLS RETURNS FOR 17TH YEAR MANNA FoodBank will hold its 17th annual Empty Bowls at the DoubleTree by Hilton AshevilleBiltmore on Monday, Sept. 24. The lunch and dinner events will offer soups, along with bread and desserts, served in ceramic bowls made by local artisans. According to the event’s Facebook page, “Each ticket sold will provide food for 140 meals for people across WNC experiencing hunger.” Empty Bowls serves lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and dinner 5-7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, at DoubleTree by Hilton Asheville-Biltmore, 115 Hendersonville Road. Tickets are $40 for adults (bowl included) and $10 for children ages 12 and younger (no bowl included). To purchase, visit avl.mx/5a3. X

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PAST WORK, FUTURE VISION BMCM+AC opens its new location with a Jacob Lawrence exhibition

BRANCHING OUT: This photo from the 1946 summer session at Black Mountain College shows painter Jacob Lawrence, second from left, and his wife, Gwendolyn Lawrence, seventh from left, among the college’s faculty. Lawrence later described his eight weeks near Asheville as “a very important experience.” Photographer unknown, photo courtesy of the BMCM+AC Permanent Collection

BY ALLI MARSHALL amarshall@mountainx.com When Jeff Arnal stepped into the role of executive director at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center just about two years ago, one of his first initiatives was to apply for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The subsequent $25,000 Art Works award from the NEA, along with $60,000 from the Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts, was earmarked for the curation of Between Form and Content: Perspectives on Jacob Lawrence and Black Mountain College. The exhibition, which opens Friday, Sept. 28, not only examines the work of one of the most widely regarded modern artists of the 20th century but also celebrates the relocation of BMCM+AC to its new 120 College St. home.

MODERN MAN Lawrence, who was born in New Jersey in 1917, spent eight weeks during 1946 at one of Black Mountain College’s summer sessions. He and his wife, fellow artist Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence, were invited as visiting faculty by Bauhaus artist, educator and Black Mountain College teacher Joseph Albers. “When people think about Jacob Lawrence, they tend to think about his subject matter and his content — his focus on African-American life in the urban environment, particularly in Harlem, and his serial paintings about African-American historical figures,” explains Julie Levin Caro, who is cocurating the show with Arnal. “He also painted images of workers and builders and craftsmen. He painted images of struggle and images of hope. There’s so much focus on his content, which is so important and so seminal to the history of American art. But it struck me that

often people didn’t talk about him as an incredible modernist and the way he uses color and the way he reduces form and creates complex, reductive spaces.” At a 2015 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, which focused on Lawrence’s Migration series (a 60-panel set of narrative paintings depicting the mass relocation of African-Americans from the American South to Northern states; it earned the artist national recognition when he was just 23), “the focus was definitely more on the content than his modernist style. I was already thinking about curating [the Asheville] exhibition, and I knew that by focusing on Lawrence’s time at Black Mountain College and his interactions with Joseph Albers, learning about his Bauhaus ideas — about color, shape, form, texture and space, which is what Lawrence said it was about for him — that would give me the opportunity to put Lawrence’s mod-

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A&E is [its] innovations in modern dance with Merce Cunningham,” says Caro, pointing out that Gwendolyn was there two years before Cunningham arrived. Though the Lawrences didn’t return to Black Mountain College or the Asheville area, the influence of the summer of ’46 played out in more ways than just creative output. The following summer, Lawrence did return to the South to paint on commission from Fortune magazine, likely due to a connection made with the magazine’s art director, Will Burtin, while they were both teaching at the college. In 1949, poet Langston Hughes made an unannounced trip to Asheville, where he visited the Allen School, a private boarding school for girls of color. “He visited Black Mountain College as well,” says Caro. “He came because Jacob Lawrence had told him about it. That’s an interesting connection.”

ernist style into focus. And it would also allow me to talk about his important career as a teacher.” Caro’s area of expertise is in AfricanAmerican and modern American art, “so I’ve always known about Jacob Lawrence as an important artist, and I’ve always known about Black Mountain College as an important institution that supported innovative art,” she says. When Caro moved to the Asheville area in 2011 to teach art history at Warren Wilson College, “I was inspired to do this exhibition, and I knew I had the resources here with the Western Regional Archives that hold the Black Mountain College papers,” she says. ENDLESS SUMMER The experimental liberal arts institution Black Mountain College, once located on the property that is now home to Camp Rockmont, started contemplating racial inclusion in the 1930s and, in the 1940s, began to incorporate African-American culture and history into its programming. Albers was prointegration but was concerned about the timing. In 1944, he went so far as to write to author Zora Neale Hurston, seeking her advice. Two years later, he invited the Lawrences to the campus. “What motivated me to want to do this exhibition, first of all, was curiosity,” says Caro. “There were a number of quotes I came across where Lawrence explained that this was an important experience — going to Black Mountain College, connecting with Joseph Albers, learning about the Bauhaus way of teaching and thinking about art.” For Caro, the touchstone of Lawrence’s summer in Western North Carolina is an iconic photograph of the faculty of the 1946 Black Mountain College summer session all standing around a tree. Jacob and Gwendolyn

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VISIONARY: “It struck me that often people didn’t talk about [Jacob Lawrence] as an incredible modernist and the way he uses color and the way he reduces form and creates complex, reductive spaces,” says curator Julie Levin Caro. Pictured, “Ices I,” 1960, egg tempera on board, © 2018 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle; and Artists Rights Society, New York/Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art Lawrence are there, with others such as Albers and his wife, textile artist and printmaker Anni Albers, painter John Varda, sculptor Leo Amino and designer Leo Lionni. Works from those artists are also included in the exhibition to lend context to the selections from Lawrence’s output that will be on display. The show marks a new milestone for BMCM+AC in terms of borrowing work. “We have about 25 lenders,” says Arnal. “We’re borrowing work from major institutions all over the country,” including Clark Atlanta University, the Walter O. Evans Collection of African American

Art, Howard University Art Gallery and — from the U.S. Coast Guard Museum — “Disembarkation,” painted while Lawrence was serving during World War II and related to The War Series, which he worked on while in Black Mountain. Worth noting, BMCM+AC has already mounted an exhibition of Gwendolyn Lawrence’s work. While at the college with her husband in 1946, Gwendolyn sat in on classes with Albers and Amino. She also taught modern dance, informally, in the dining hall. “It’s a superinteresting and cool thing because one of the things Black Mountain College is so famous for

The original BMCM+AC — which was founded by arts advocate Mary Holden in 1993 “to celebrate the history of Black Mountain College,” according to the museum’s website — was nomadic for its first five years before moving into an office (that doubled as a piano practice room) at Warren Wilson College. Early exhibitions were held at Zone one, the gallery of local artist Connie Bostic, located on Biltmore Avenue. (Earlier this month, the museum announced the naming of its gallery in honor of Bostic.) “[After] Warren Wilson, there were some shared office spaces at the Kellogg Center [a UNC Asheville-owned conference center in Horse Shoe], but it was shortlived,” before moving to its most recent home at 56 Broadway, says Arnal. The museum briefly expanded to a storefront at 69 Broadway as well, but a complication with the lease saw it return to one address.

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The new BMCM+AC location — two levels of exhibition and event space adjacent to Pack Square Park — is wellsuited to the growing institution’s needs. It came about by kismet. Arnal and Alice Sebrell, the museum’s program director and curator, had been looking for larger spaces in and around Asheville, to no avail. One day, when passing by 120 College St. — a 1925 building that previously housed attorneys offices and was once the home of the Asheville Times newspaper — Arnal happened to meet Miami-based building owner Charles Desseau, who offered to lease 6,000 square feet to BMCM+AC, with an option to buy. “We understood that we need more gallery space and could take on more complicated exhibitions and projects,” says Arnal. “The path to ownership was key.” The upfitting of the property has been extensive: The plumbing and electrical systems were replaced; a new HVAC system allows for museumquality temperature control of artwork and archives; 17 zones of dimmable lighting helps to accentuate exhibitions; and a service elevator has been added. But some historical features remain: Blackened floor boards were refinished to reveal red oak; the tin ceiling was

restored; and natural lighting from a large back window set into the brick wall floods the new library area. The upgrade not only marks the growth of the museum, now in its 25th year, but allows for expansion of programming, making its grand opening the perfect time to mount the Jacob Lawrence exhibition. LOOKING FORWARD The growth afforded by the new 120 College St. location — and the NEA and other grant funds — allowed Arnal to authorize production of projects by contemporary artists. “We … see commissioning new works inspired by Lawrence as an opportunity to expand the conversation around the artist’s historic and cultural relevance and the influence of his work on current creative practice,” says the BMCM+AC webpage for the exhibition. “How do [we] continue to cultivate and connect with our local community and uncover and share this history and legacy that is so important and inspiring, but then also look, as Black Mountain

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NEW DIGS: Over the course of its 25-year history, the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center has had a number of addresses. The museum’s just-opened home, at 120 College St., includes 6,000 square feet of gallery and project space and a path to ownership. Photo courtesy of BMCM+AC College did, to national and international communities and artists and bring them to Asheville to produce and share their ideas?” Arnal asks. Part of that question was answered by the three artists selected to create new work for the exhibition. That group includes animator/ filmmaker Martha Colburn, whose films are among the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Pennsylvania. “I am animating a selection of paintings by Jacob Lawrence and doing this by using collage methods and stop-motion animation,” she explains of her Asheville piece. “The series of films is based on paintings that involve the use of tools in [Lawrence’s] paintings.” Composer and electronic musician Tyondai Braxton (the former frontman of the experimental rock group Battles), was recently in Asheville to perform as part of the Make Noise 10th-anniversary celebration. His 2013 multimedia sculptural and electronic project HIVE, in collaboration with artist Uffe Surland Van Tams, premiered at the Guggenheim Museum. With his partner Grace Villamil, an artist and photographer, he conceived of an installation that includes constellationlike networks with a multitrack sound piece for the Lawrence exhibition. 38

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Artist and writer Jace Clayton, aka DJ Rupture, “uses an interdisciplinary approach to focus on how sound, memory and public space interact, with an emphasis on low-income communities and the global South,” according to a press release. “Recent projects include The Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner, a touring performance piece for grand pianos, electronics and voice.” For his part in the Lawrence exhibition, “What he’s settled on is a lecture-performance including an animation,” Arnal explains. “A component of his piece will live inside [120 College St.] on a video monitor.” Clayton will perform his commissioned work, “The Jacob Lawrence of Jacob Lawrence,” in conjunction with the African Americans in WNC & Southern Appalachia Conference on Friday, Oct. 19. RIGHT AT HOME There’s also a strong local component around the exhibition. Student artwork will be hung in the library of 120 College St. Local artist and educator Cleaster Cotton “will be part of the team that works in [area middle] schools in November, and we’ll have a community day in December,” says Arnal. The stu-

dents will visit the Lawrence exhibition and create their own responses inspired by the ideas from the show. The PERSPECTIVES Lunchtime Conversations series (second Wednesdays, October-January, at noon), held at the museum, features Cotton, artist and writer Clarissa Sligh, and historian and educator Darin Waters; as well as Barbara Earl Thomas, the former director of Seattle’s Northwest African American Museum, who studied with Lawrence. The series offers context for Lawrence’s work from their areas of expertise. Hood Huggers International, founded by local artist and poet DeWayne Barton, will lead walking and driving tours in collaboration with BMCM+AC. And Jacob Lawrence Community Day, on Saturday, Nov. 3, offers exhibition tours, poetry and art activities for all ages. The program is in partnership with LEAF Community Arts’ Easel Rider crew, including Cotton and Barton. The educational element, and the many opportunities for the Asheville area community to interact with Lawrence’s work, in whatever way best suits each art enthusiast, seems in keeping with Lawrence’s own relationship to creative process. “In an early quote I came across, Jacob Lawrence said, ‘I am a student of the Bauhaus when I am teaching,’” says Caro. She adds, “During my research, I spoke to one of his colleagues [Mike Spafford, a fellow painter] at the University of Washington, and he said one of the things he learned from [Lawrence], was ‘Always say yes’ when people offer things to you or people invite you to things.” In that attitude of saying yes, Caro muses, “I think [Black Mountain College] ended up being a wonderful opportunity for him.” X

WHAT Between Form and Content: Perspectives on Jacob Lawrence and Black Mountain College WHERE Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 120 College St. WHEN Opening reception for exhibition and grand opening for new museum location on Friday, Sept. 28, 6-8 p.m. The exhibition remains on view through January. Visit blackmountaincollege.org/exhibitions for programming and related events

by Edwin Arnaudin

earnaudin@mountainx.com

HEARING ALL VOICES Back in 2008, safe spaces for Asheville-area women who identify as queer were rare. And those in search of coming together and bonding over a shared interest in literature and poetry found even fewer opportunities. “It seemed like the only events for queer women were based around alcohol and bars,” says Lori Horvitz, professor of English at UNC Asheville. “Just in general, the [LGBT] community, that’s where they found community. … Their history is that that’s the only place they could commune.” Much has changed in the past decade, and on Sunday, Sept. 23, Horvitz and her fellow Queer Girls Literary Reading organizers and performers will look to pack out The Mothlight for the fourth straight year after six comparably successful annual events in the library at the Phil Mechanic Studios. The yearly series first came together when Mark Prudowsky, an electrician and one of Horvitz’s former students, began organizing readings in the River Arts District space. Though important in helping her pave the way for what the events would become, Horvitz says these precursors involved “throwing people together without any real community-based connection.” Professors were put on the same bill with students and given longer slots than less experienced writers — a problematic hierarchical dynamic Horvitz sought to remedy while also providing a unifying event for the queer women community. Building on Prudowsky’s pioneering efforts and with his help, Horvitz staged the inaugural Queer Girls Literary Reading in the studios’ library. The February day was an especially cold one, and the primary means to combat the frigid air was a noisy heater that Prudowsky turned off when people read and flipped back on as soon as each person finished. Beer and wine were offered for donations, and profits were given as thanks to then-owner Jolene Mechanic, who let the group use the building for free. With student recruitment assistance from Warren Wilson College professor Catherine Reid, the event progressed and continued to fill up the small space for the next five years, at which point Horvitz invited Lockie Hunter to come aboard as co-organizer. The mastermind of the Juniper Bends Reading Series, which seeks to marry established and emerging voices onstage, and a professor at Warren

Queer Girls Literary Reading celebrates 10 years

FROM GRANDES DAMES TO UP-AND-COMERS: Participants in last year’s Queer Girls Literary Reading, pictured, reflected a variety of ages, identities, races, experiences and abilities among Asheville’s queer literary women. The 10th annual event, held Sept. 23 at The Mothlight, strives to carry on that rich tradition with returning artists and new additions. Photo by Carin Harris Wilson, Hunter wove in her connections with some of the community’s younger voices and other writers whom she met through her weekly Asheville FM show, “WordPlay.” “We have a huge queer writing community, and Juniper’s goal is to make sure all of those voices are heard,” Hunter says. “We injected the series with voices that perhaps didn’t have a chance to be told — those who are marginalized and different.” For the 2018 edition of the Queer Girls Literary Reading, Horvitz will again read from her own work, as will Hunter, who welcomes the push to create new pieces specifically for the event. They will be joined by Indy Srinath, Sol Esperanza Roja, Maggie Anderson, Mandy Gardner and Carolyn Ogburn, all of whom will receive the same amount of time onstage, regardless of experience or publishing history, and equally share proceeds from the evening. These and other writers have been the source of memorable performances at past Queer Girls Literary Readings. Reflecting on standout moments, Horvitz recalls her former student Joanna Knowles reading an “amazing, funny piece about growing up in Mexico and being really bitchy to her Mexican maid” at the first or second event that “had people on the floor laughing.” Also in that vein, Hunter points to a piece by Nickole Brown “about her

journey of dating a femme for the first time” that involved the woman’s girlfriend walking in on them. Though the story earned laughs early on, the telling has stayed with Hunter for the way it evolved and went in new directions, stirring different degrees of mirth from the enthralled crowd. However, not all readings have been comedic experiences. Both Horvitz and Hunter say the supportive audience has given them the confidence to move beyond the emotionally “safer” pieces they tended to choose in earlier years and read more vulnerable works. Other participants have also taken risks with their selections. The organizers fondly remember Elizabeth Meade, who uses a wheelchair, being worried about how to read her poems, hold the microphone, navigate other logistical challenges and what to do with the pieces of paper when she finished. “We discussed reading her poetry, which is really beautiful, and then just throwing the page on the stage,” Hunter says. “There was something fabulous about watching that poem that has just been birthed to the world and delivered, and then flying onto the stage.” A performance by social justice writer Ekua Adisa, who’s active in the Black Lives Matter community, has also lingered. “We purposefully put her at the end because some people are hard to follow,” Hunter says. “She delivered

a very powerful piece and then lit candles onstage. I get chill bumps thinking about it. It was a very beautiful way to end.” X

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by Bill Kopp

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THE HIGH ROAD LEADS HIM HOME Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit play Memorial Stadium Though he’s been a musician for most of his life, Alabama-born guitarist/singer-songwriter Jason Isbell didn’t launch his career as a solo artist until 2007. But in little more than a decade, he has racked up numerous awards, including four Grammys, and was the Country Music Hall of Fame’s artist-in-residence in 2017. Last week, at the Americana Music Association’s annual Honors & Awards ceremony, Isbell and his band The 400 Unit won Album of the Year, Song of the Year (“If We Were Vampires”) and Group of the Year. Still touring in support of his latest album, The Nashville Sound, more than a year after its release, Isbell and The 400 Unit play Memorial Stadium on Friday, Sept. 21. Isbell grew up in Green Hill, Ala., just across the river from Muscle Shoals, home of celebrated record-

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LAST OF HIS KIND? The music of Jason Isbell, center left, spans genres, appealing to fans of rock, folk, country, Americana and soul. And his honest, heartfelt songwriting earns him widespread critical praise. Photo by Danny Clinch ing studios FAME and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. Session bassist David Hood took the fledgling musician under his wing. In the process, he imparted some valuable lessons. “Show up on time,” Isbell recalls being told. “And make sure all of your gear works. Do that, and you’re already going to be way ahead of most musicians.” Isbell laughs at the memory. “I got a kick out of that, but it’s true. And that’s the kind of guy David is: He just does whatever needs to be done, and he’ll let everybody else figure it out later.” Hood — who remains an active musician today — played an important part in recordings by Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson, Cher, Bob Seger, Traffic, the Staple Singers, Etta James, Percy Sledge and countless others. And the music made in Muscle Shoals exerted a major influence upon Isbell. The guitarist has definite ideas as to why the music recorded in the tiny north Alabama town is so quintessentially American. “There’s a lot of struggle in there,” he says. “And the combination of different ethnicities, musicians, producers and songwriters were all trying to make music that had soul.” In this case, Isbell isn’t using the term soul to apply to a genre of music, though. “I think that they were trying to make music that was honest and emotional,” he explains. “And I think being more concerned with manipulating people’s emotions than with selling millions of albums turned out to be a really good thing.”

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That’s an approach that Isbell has taken to heart. He spent six years in the Drive-By Truckers, the band led by Hood’s son Patterson, but Isbell placed only a handful of his songs on the group’s albums. “I knew the band was really stacked with quality songwriters,” he says. “So I didn’t want to bring in anything that was subpar; it took me a long time to write a good song in those days. I was still developing.” Writing good songs seems to come more easily for Isbell these days. The Nashville Sound secured the No. 1 spot on the indie, country, folk and rock charts. But his life hasn’t been without its own struggles: He battled alcoholism for many years before getting sober in 2012. The best thing about putting those problems behind him is being able to be a good husband (he’s married to violinist/singer-songwriter Amanda Shires, a well-known artist in her own right and part of The 400 Unit) and father. “I’m glad that my daughter was born three years ago rather than 13 years ago,” Isbell says. “Because I wasn’t able to keep my own ass clean back then, much less somebody else’s.” Isbell admits that there is a downside to getting clean. “Men who are raised in the South aren’t given a lot of tools to actually discuss your emotional life and your interior life,” he explains. “And that was a lot easier when I was drunk. So once I got sober, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to function emotionally and be open with people.” Isbell has succeeded on that score, too. A frequent visitor to Asheville since

his days with Drive-By Truckers, the guitarist always looks forward to meeting up with old friends here. “My friend Doug Riley, who [co-owns] Asheville Pizza & Brewing, grew up in north Alabama,” he says. “We like to spend some time with Doug and hang out at some of his places. Asheville is a great town to just walk around in, taking in the beauty of the city and the strangeness of the people.” But Isbell doesn’t partake of the products of the city’s famous breweries. “Even when I drank, I never really got into microbrews,” he says. “They always upset my stomach … probably because I drank a case of beer every time. “One or two might not have caused me so much trouble,” he says with a chuckle. “But there we are.” Instead, Isbell takes advantage of another of the city’s offerings. “Asheville is like the brunch capital of the South,” he says. “So it’s brunch all the time for me. Constant brunch.” X

WHO Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit WHERE Memorial Stadium 30 Buchanan Ave. theorangepeel.net WHEN Friday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m., $48

THEATER REVIEW by Patricia Furnish | drpatriqua@yahoo.com

‘Hamlet’ by Montford Park Players In the director’s notes, Melon Wedick writes, “The play you are about to see is and isn’t Hamlet.” True. This Montford Park Players production is both recognizable and reassembled, and it’s onstage at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheater through Saturday, Sept. 29. Player 1 (performed by Jane Hallstrom) opens the show with a fearsome delivery of the story of King Priam’s death at the hands of Pyrrhus, the Greek warrior. Both the embodiment of a Greek chorus and a Cassandra figure, Player 1 addresses the audience in this experimental retelling of the revenge tragedy. Wedick wants us to consider, among other things, the perception of madness. Is Hamlet truly driven mad with a vengeful compulsion to murder? Or he is sane but shaken to the core by the immoral behavior of his relatives and the threat an internal coup poses to Denmark? Jon Stockdale — in the title role — delivers an outstanding portrayal of a brave, indignant royal son. With grace and ferocity, he moves around the stage in a finely calibrated performance. Hamlet is a man haunted by ghosts. He may be unhinged, but he’s still smart enough to sniff out deceptions. Hamlet cannot extricate himself from his fate. It’s well-trodden literary ground — destiny versus free will — but the configuration of this show values thematic exploration over an obligation to the Bard’s text. For example, characters share the soliloquies, which allows for a more in-depth consideration of those in Hamlet’s orbit. Two supporting cast members merit comment. Horatio (Molly Graves) represents steadfast loyalty, which is in sharp contrast to the betrayal of Hamlet’s family members. Graves offers a solid, impassioned performance as the one reliable friend to whom Hamlet can turn throughout the play. Horatio is an equal to Hamlet in this play, not just a sidekick. He bears his responsibilities honorably until the end, a tribute to the ideal of true friendship.

ALAS, POOR GHOST: Travis Lowe, left, as Claudius, and Jon Stockdale as Hamlet star in the Shakespearean tragedy about the beleaguered Prince of Denmark. But, “Be forewarned,” says Montford Park Players director Melon Wedick, “This is not your grandfather’s Hamlet.” Photo courtesy of Montford Park Players Ryan Martin plays Laertes — the brother of Hamlet’s potential wife, Ophelia — a role that could have been easily overshadowed by Ophelia (Jamie Knox) or Hamlet. But the playful scenes between this Laertes and his sister are delightful. Later, in his moments of grief, Martin shows his capacity for portraying the rawness of despair for the losses his character suffers. The minimalist set design, rendered in primary colors of black, white and red, gives ample room for hooded ghosts to dart in and out of a white forest of leafless trees. The word Denmark, in tall, red letters, fills the upper stage, as if to remind us that this is a story of a nation soaked in blood. The forest is a metaphor for Hamlet’s mind: a disturbing place where the harangues of the dead linger. The state is ruined, the offense is rank and what a piece of work is man. It’s all there, but fashioned so as to present these familiar characters a bit differently. The most visible change is modern clothing,

such as tennis shoes, T-shirts and dark jeans. Other more substantive deletions of content are meant to quicken the play’s pace. We know the calamity is coming. With the hero, so goes the country, and those left behind mourn him and a nation that could have been. X

WHAT Hamlet by Montford Park Players WHERE Hazel Robinson Amphitheater 92 Gay St. montfordparkplayers.org WHEN Through Saturday, Sept. 29. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Free to attend, donations accepted Chair rentals available for $2

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Special Needs When The Magnetic Theatre opens Special Needs on Friday, Sept. 21, it will be the play’s second overall staging and first in North Carolina. Written by Madelyn Sergel and initially produced at Clockwise Theatre in Waukegan, Ill., the work centers on Pierce, an intelligent, creative teenager with autism who fights to balance his imaginative inner life and the daily struggles of the exterior world. The local interpretation is directed by Katie Jones and stars Cory Silver, Victoria Lamberth, Jason Phillips, Hunter Gall, Christian Prins Coen, Jenni Robinson, Kay Wise-Denty, Shea Bruer and Trissa King. The play runs through Sunday, Oct. 7. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. $18. themagnetictheatre.org. Photo by Katie Jones

Grits & Soul Under the name Grits & Soul, the duo of Anna Kline and John Looney lived and played music in Asheville for five years. During that time, Kline says they “became students of the rich, regional culture of North Carolina” and have built on that education back in Looney’s home state of Kentucky. Their latest blend of bluegrass, classic country, Southern soul and blues will be on display in a new album set for a 2019 release. First, however, they’ll hit the road with fellow Kentucky duo The Local Honeys, which unites the talents of Linda Jean Stokley (guitar/fiddle) and Montana Hobbs (clawhammer banjo/guitar). The double bill hits the White Horse Black Mountain stage on Friday, Sept. 21, at 8 p.m. $10 advance/$12 day of show. whitehorseblackmountain.com. Photo of Grits & Soul courtesy of the band

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K-Wave According to Kevin Bang, Korean American Association of Asheville president, the two K-Wave Fantastic Korean Culture Shows on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the T.C. Roberson High School gymnasium will be the first such events to be held in Asheville. The presentations include Korean folk art dancers from the Atlanta Korean Cultural Center, a martial arts demonstration by the Southeastern USA Champion Taekwondo Demo Team and a K-Pop dance group. “This event promotes the Korean culture and improve[s] relations between Korean and the other cultural groups throughout the Asheville area,” Bang says. “Korean Wave may have started small, but it has grown with the inclusion of Korean culture, food, literature and language.” Shows take place at 2 and 4:30 p.m. $20 for children ages 6-13, $30 for ages 14 and older. kaanow.com. Photo courtesy of the Korean American Association of Asheville

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After a successful inaugural event in 2017, the North Carolina Ceramic Arts Festival moves to Pack Square Park for its second edition on Saturday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The gathering showcases more than 40 ceramic artists from across the state and the East Coast whose work will be on display and available to purchase. Along with the diverse array of ceramic creations, there will be food trucks, live music, raku firing demonstrations from Judi Harwood and Joe Frank McKee and a special Make-and-Take pottery area provided by artists from Open Hearts Art Center. The featured artist for 2018 is River Arts District potter Sarah Wells Rolland, identified by festival coordinators as “an inspiration and example of excellent work in the ceramic arts.” Free. northcarolinaceramicartsfestival.com. Photo courtesy of Open Hearts Art Center

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AUTUMN STEPS: Now in its 55th year, The Asheville Ballet continues its run as North Carolina’s oldest professional, nonprofit dance company. Its 2018-19 season kicks off Friday, Sept. 21, and Saturday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at Pack Square Park with Fall Into Dance: An Artistic Harvest. The program features original choreography by Ann Dunn, Fleming Lomax, Tricia Renshaw, Sandi Weinberg, Rebecca O’Quinn, Lane Wagner and Phillip McRorie, ranging from classical ballet to contemporary styles. Free to attend. For more information, visit ashevilleballet. com. Photo by Studio Misha Photography (p. 44)

ART ASHEVILLE SISTER CITIES 828-782-8025, ashevillesistercities.org • WE (9/19), 7-9pm - Celebration of the art, culture and food of Mexico with poetry reading, amber sculpture demonstration, dance lessions, vegan mexican cuisine and cocktails. $10. Held at The BLOCK off biltmore, 39 South Market St. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • TU (9/19), 6-7:30pm - "Creating Light and Shadow in Watercolor," class. Registration required: 828-250-6488. Materials supplied. Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 828-452-0593, haywoodarts.org

• TU (9/25), 5-7pm "Telling Your Small Business Story," workshop. Registration required: 828-452-0593. Free. Held at Haywood County Arts Council, 86 N Main St., Waynesville IKENOBO IKEBANA SOCIETY 828-696-4103, blueridgeikebana.com • TH (9/20), 10am Monthly meeting with demonstration and workshop on the use of chrysanthemums in Japanese flower arranging. Free. Held at First Congregational UCC of Hendersonville, 1735 5th Ave. W., Hendersonville KOREAN CULTURE SHOW • SA (9/22), 2pm Korean Culture Show featuring Korean martial arts, Korean folk music and K-Pop Dance. $30/$20 youth. Held at T.C. Roberson High School, 250 Overlook Road

THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY AND DESIGN 67 Broadway, 828-785-1357, craftcreativitydesign. org/ • TU (9/25), 6:30-8pm - Panel discussion with Rena Detrixhe, Tali Weinberg, Jenny Dissen and Michelle Myers, on topics related to the exhibition, In Times of Seismic Sorrows. Free.

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS ART LEAGUE OF HENDERSON COUNTY 828-692-9441, artleague.net • SA (9/22) & SU (9/23), 10am-5pm - Free selfguided driving tour of over 30 fine art and craft studios in Henderson County. Showcases the work of local artists in painting, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, fiber and metal arts, woodworking and glass. Visit the website for map. Free to attend.

PACK SQUARE PARK 121 College St. • SA (9/22), 11am-5pm North Carolina Ceramic Arts Festival, outdoor event featuring over 40 ceramic artists, demonstrations, live music and food trucks. Free to attend.

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 828-258-0710, ashevillearts.com • Through FR (10/12) Submissions accepted for the Regional Artist Project Grant with the N.C. Arts Council. Contact for full guidelines. ASHEVILLE CHRISTMAS SHOW Asheville ChristmasShow.com, info@marlumor.com • SA (9/22), 3:15pm & 4:30pm - Open auditions for The Asheville Christmas Show. Dancers at 3:15pm.

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Singers, musicians and specialty acts at 4:30pm. Held at 1501 Patton Ave.

the 17th annual Survivors' Art Show. Information: arts@ourvoicenc.org.

FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain, 828-357-9009, floodgallery.org • Through MO (9/24) - Mail-in submissions accepted for the Anything Goes… Everything Shows, mail art exhibition. Contact for full guidelines.

THE CENTER FOR ART & INSPIRATION 927 Greenville Highway, Hendersonville • SU (9/23) & MO (9/24), 7pm - Open auditions for Murder Mystery for Hire. Registration required: 727-409-0293.

HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 828-452-0593, haywoodarts.org • Through FR (10/12) Submissions accepted for the Regional Artist Project Grant with the N.C. Arts Council. Contact for full guidelines.

EXPERIENCE ECSTATIC DANCE! (PD.) Dance waves hosted by Asheville Movement Collective. Fun and personal/community transformation. • Fridays, 7pm, Terpsicorps Studios, 1501 Patton Avenue. • Sundays, 8:30am and 10:30am, JCC, 236 Charlotte Street. Sliding scale fee. Information: ashevillemovementcollective. org

HOT WORKS FINE ART SHOW ASHEVILLE 941-755-3088, hotworks.org • Through MO (10/1) Submissions accepted for the Hot Works' Asheville Youth Art Show. See website for full details. MISSION HEALTH 509 Biltmore Ave. • Through TH (9/20) Submissions accepted for artwork to be permanently displayed in the Mission Hospital for Advanced Medicine. More information: missionfutureready.org. OUR VOICE HEART WORKS SURVIVORS ART SHOW 828-252-0562, ourvoicenc.org • Through WE (10/31) Submissions accepted for

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LEARN COUNTRY TWO-STEP: 6-WEEK DANCE CLASS (PD.) Wednesdays starting September 26, 7-8pm, Asheville Ballroom. $75. 828-333-0715, naturalrichard@mac.com • www.DanceForLife.net ASHEVILLE BALLET 828-252-4761, ashevilleballet.com • FR (9/21) & SA (9/22), 7pm - "Fall Into Dance: An Artistic Harvest," outdoor performance by the Asheville Ballet. Free. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St. OLD FARMER'S BALL oldfarmersball.com

• THURSDAYS, 8-11pm - Old Farmers Ball, contra dance. $7/$6 members/$1 Warren Wilson Community. Held in Bryson Gym Held at Warren Wilson College, 701 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa

MUSIC AFRICAN DRUM LESSONS AT SKINNY BEATS DRUM SHOP (PD.) Wednesdays 6pm. Billy Zanski teaches a fun approach to connecting with your inner rhythm. Drop-ins welcome. • Drums provided. $15/ class. (828) 768-2826. www.skinnybeatsdrums. com CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • FRIDAYS, 6-9:50pm Asheville outdoor drum circle. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE 18 Biltmore Ave., dwt.com • TH (9/27), 8pm Darlingside, concert. $20 and up. DOWNTOWN AFTER 5 100 Block N. Lexington Ave. (at Hiawassee St.) • FR (9/21), 5pm Outdoor concert featuring The Pharcyde and Free the Optimus. Event includes food and beer vendors. Free to attend.

ETOWAH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 110 Brickyard Road, Etowah, 828-891-4360, etowahumc.org • SU (9/23), 6:308pm - Brickyard Music Jamboree, concert featuring vocal and instrumental music from old-time hymns to gospel to contemporary praise songs performed by members of the music ministry and The Longshot Bluegrass Band. Free. J.E. BROYHILL CIVIC CENTER 1913 Hickory Blvd SE. Lenior, broyhillcenter.com • SA (9/22), 7:30pm Mark Lowry, concert. $25-$30. MILLS RIVER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 137 Old Turnpike Road, Mills River • SU (9/23), 4pm "It's Four O'clock Somewhere," concert with singer and storyteller Ed Kilbourne. Free. UR LIGHT CENTER 2196 N.C. Highway 9, Black Mountain, 828-669-6845, urlight.org • SA (9/22), 6:30-8am - Drum circle at the labyrinth with Jonna Rae Bartges and Nicholas Andrea. Bring a drum and a chair. $10. WAYNESVILLE BRANCH OF HAYWOOD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 678 S. Haywood St., Waynesville, 828-452-5169 • SA (9/22), 3-4pmRichard Schulman solo piano concert. Free.

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WOMANSONG OF ASHEVILLE womansong.org • MONDAYS, 7-9pm - Community chorus rehearsals open to potential members. Free. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • WE (9/19), 3pm History Book Club: The Rival Queens by Nancy Goldstone. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • WE (9/19), 4pm Creative writing interest group. Registration required: 828-250-6488. Free. Held at Skyland/ South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • TH (9/20), 2:30-4pm - Skyland Book Club: Days Without End by Sebastian Barry. Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • TU (9/25), 6pm Spanish and English Intercambio, English and Spanish language skills practice group. Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road FRIENDS OF HENDERSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 1940 Spartanburg Highway, Hendersonville • FR (9/22), 10am-4:30pm - Large used book sale. Free to attend.

HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS 174 Broadway, habitatbrewing.com • LAST MONDAYS, 7:30pm - Spoken word open mic, hosted by David Joe Miller. Signups at 7pm. Free to attend. LITERARY EVENTS AT UNCA unca.edu • TU (9/25), 7pm - UNC Asheville’s Visiting Writers Series: Lecture by Frank X Walker, founder of the Affrilachian Poets collective. Free. Held at UNCAsheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com • TH (9/20), 6pm Mark de Castrique presents his book, Secret Undertaking. Free to attend. • TH (9/20), 7pm Notorious HBC (History Book Club): The Ugly Renaissance: Sex, Greed, Violence and Depravity in an Age of Beauty, by Alexander Lee. Free to attend. • SA (9/22), 6pm - Quincy Troupe presents their book, Miles and Me. Free to attend. • MO (9/24), 6pm Bobbie Ann Mason presents, Patchwork: A Bobbie Ann Mason Reader. Free to attend. • TU (9/25), 6pm Michele Young-Stone presents her book, Lost in the Beehive. Free to attend. • TH (9/27), 7pm Works in Translation

Book Club: Outlaws by Javier Cercas, translated by Anne McLean. Free to attend. PUBLIC EVENTS AT MARS HILL UNIVERSITY mhu.edu • TH (9/27), 6-7pm - "Appalachian Evenings: The Holy Ghost Speakeasy and Revival," reading and talk by author Terry Roberts. Free. Held at The Ramsey Center in Renfro Library, 100 Athletic St,, Mars Hill SALUDA HISTORIC DEPOT 32 W. Main St., Saluda, facebook.com/ savesaludadepot/ • 3rd FRIDAYS, 7pm - Saluda Train Tales, storytelling to help educate the community of the importance of Saluda’s railroad history and the Saluda Grade. Free. THE WRITER'S WORKSHOP 828-254-8111, twwoa.org • Through SU (9/30) Submissions accepted for the Literary Fiction contest. See website for full guidelines. Held at The Writer's Workshop, 387 Beaucatcher Road

UNC Asheville’s Alpha Psi Omega (APO) Drama Honors Society. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2:30pm. $15. HENDERSONVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville, 828692-1082, hendersonvillelittletheater.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (9/21) until (10/7) - Cat on A Hot Tin Roof. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $12-$22. MAGNETIC 375 375 Depot St., themagnetictheatre.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (9/21) until (10/7) - Special Needs. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2:30pm. $18. MONTFORD PARK PLAYERS 828-254-5146, montfordparkplayers.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (9/29), 7:30pm - Hamlet, tragedy. Free. Held at Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St. NC STAGE COMPANY

THEATER 35BELOW 35 E. Walnut St., 828-254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS through (9/23) - Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, produced by

15 Stage Lane, 828-239-0263 • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (9/19) until (9/30) - Dar He: The Story of Emmitt Till. Wed.-Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $18-$36/$10 for students.

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GALLERY DIRECTORY APPALACHIAN PASTEL SOCIETY appalachianpastelsociety.org • Through MO (10/1) - Reception for the Appalachian Pastel Society 2018 juried member exhibition. Held at Grace Center, 495 Cardinal Road, Mills River ART AT BREVARD COLLEGE 828-884-8188, brevard.edu/art • Through FR (9/28) - Brevard College art faculty show. Held in the Sims Art Center, Brevard College Held at Brevard College, 1 Brevard College Drive Brevard ART AT UNCA art.unca.edu • Through SU (9/30) Campus Creatives, exhibition of works in many media by UNC Asheville faculty and staff. Held at UNC Asheville - Ramsey Library, 1 University Heights • Through FR (10/5) The Decisive Dream, exhibition of photographs by CubanAmerican artist Gory (Rogelio López Marín). Held at UNC Asheville Owen Hall, 1 University Heights ART AT WCU 828-227-2787, bardoartscenter.wcu.edu • Through FR (5/3) Defining America, group exhibition. Reception: Thursday, Sept. 20, 5-7pm. Held at The WCU Bardo Arts Center, 199 Centennial Drive ART IN THE AIRPORT 61 Terminal Drive Fletcher • Through MO (12/31) Roots, exhibition featuring seven multidiscipline artists. ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART 82 Patton Ave., 828-251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art. com • Through SU (9/30) Life is Art, exhibition of encaustics by Michelle Hamilton. BENDER GALLERY 29 Biltmore Ave., 828505-8341, thebendergallery.com

• Through SA (10/20) - Linear Angularity, exhibition of glass art by Toland Sand. BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 828-669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • Through FR (10/5) - Lux and Lumen, exhibition of photography by Lynette Miller. BLUE SPIRAL 1 38 Biltmore Ave., 828-251-0202, bluespiral1.com • Through FR (11/9) Folk + Figure, exhibition of paint, print, sculpture and ceramic works by Ke Francis, Bethanne Hill, Matt Jones, Charles Keiger, Noah Saterstrom and Deborah Rogers. GRAND BOHEMIAN GALLERY 11 Boston Way, 877-274-1242, bohemianhotelasheville. com/ • Through SU (10/7) Animalia Chordata, exhibition featuring works by Mitch Kolbe, John Mac Kah, Evan Kafka and Mohamed Sabaawi. Reception: Friday, Sept. 21, 5:30-8pm. GROVEWOOD GALLERY 111 Grovewood Road, 828-253-7651, grovewood.com • SA (9/22) through SU (10/28) - Animal Attraction, group exhibition. HAYWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE Regional High Technology Center, 112 Industrial Park Drive, Waynesville, 828-2588737 • TH (9/20), 1-2:30pm Exhibition of work from Mexican amber artists for Hispanic Heritage Month. Co-sponsored by Asheville Sister Cities. Free to attend. HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 86 N Main St., Waynesville, 828-4520593, haywoodarts.org/ • FR (8/31) through SA (9/29) - Exhibition of work by Bee Sieberg and her students.

Reception: Saturday, Sept. 8, 1-4pm. JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 310 Keener St., Sylva, 828-586-2016, fontanalib.org/sylva/ • Through SU (9/30) Exhibition of art by Jane McClure. Reception: Thursday, Sept. 20, 5-7pm. MARK BETTIS STUDIO & GALLERY 123 Roberts St., 941-587-9502, markbettisart.com • Through SA (9/29) - Inspiration, curated group show. MOMENTUM GALLERY 24 North Lexington Ave. • Through WE (10/31) Exhibition of mixed media paintings and textile works by Samantha Bates. • Through WE (10/31) Transformation: Earth, Water & Wood, exhibition of works by Mariella Bison, David Ellsworth, Vicki Grant and Ron Isaacs. MONTREAT COLLEGE 310 Gaither Circle Montreat, 828-669-8012, montreat.edu • Through FR (9/16) Southerland Art: Seeing Things Backward Since 1978, exhibition of art by Professor Jim Southerland. MORA CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY 9 Walnut St., 828-575-2294, moracollection.com • Through SU (9/30) Exhibition of jewelry by Sarah West. MUSEUM OF THE CHEROKEE INDIAN 589 Tsali Blvd, Cherokee • Through SU (9/30) Renewal of the Ancient: Cherokee Millennial Artists, exhibition of over 60 works from 18 artists including traditional and contemporary media. OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER 828-505-8428, openheartsartcenter.org • Through SU (9/30) Exhibition of art work by artists from Open Hearts Art Center. Held at Farm Burger South Asheville, 1831 Hendersonville Road

PINK DOG CREATIVE 348 Depot St., pinkdog-creative.com • Through SU (10/7) - Machinations, oil on wood paintings by Juan Benavides. SPRUCE PINE TRAC GALLERY 269 Oak Ave., Spruce Pine, 828-765-0520, toeriverarts.org/facilities/ spruce-pine-gallery/ • Through (9/22) - Not to be Toyed With; Exploring the Art of the Doll, exhibition featuring approximately 100 works from regional artists. THE GREENHOUSE MOTO CAFE 4021 Haywood Road, Mills River, facebook. com/thegreenhousemotocafe/info/?tab=page_ info • TH (9/20) through TH (11/1) - Exhibition of the photographic work of Robin Anderson. Reception: Thursday, Sept. 20, 4pm. THE REFINERY 207 Coxe Ave., ashevillearts.com • Through FR (9/28) - New Vision, New Hope: Asheville Artists in Recovery, exhibition curated by Pedro Esqueda. THE VILLAGE POTTERS 191 Lyman St., #180, 828-253-2424, thevillagepotters.com • Through WE (11/25) - The Horse: Passion and Fire, exhibition of work by painter Jenny Buckner and ceramic artist Judi Harwood. TRYON ARTS AND CRAFTS SCHOOL 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, 828-859-8323 • Through WE (10/24) - Transcendence, Southern Highland Craft Guild exhibition. ZAPOW! 150 Coxe Ave., Suite 101, 828-575-2024, zapow.net • Through SA (10/13) - Go To Your Happy Place, group exhibition. • Through SU (9/30) Exhibition of works by Cheryl Eugenia Barnes. Contact the galleries for admission hours and fees

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COMING SOON WED 9/19 6:30PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: ROB PARKS & FRIENDS 7:00PM–CLAUDE BOURBON, MEDIEVAL & SPANISH BLUES 8:30PM– DANIELLE NICOLE BAND

THU 9/20 6:30PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: UPLAND DRIVE 7:00PM–EVER MORE NEST AND HANNAH ALDRIDGE 8:30PM–DOWN UNDER AMERICANA WITH CATHERINE BRITT, KRISTY COX AND THE WEEPING WILLOWS

MAKING JAM: Self-described “slamgrass” outfit Leftover Salmon calls Colorado home, though the group has been on the road for more than 25 years. The collective will host its third annual Blue Ridge Jam at Pisgah Brewing Co. on Saturday, Sept. 22, starting at 5:15 p.m. The “carefully curated line-up of musical friends and family,” according to the Pisgah Brewing website, includes the Jon Stickley Trio, Spafford, Grass is Dead, Bayou Diesel, and a late-night set in the taproom by Horseshoes & Hand Grenades. $30 advance/$35 day of show. pisgahbrewing.com. Photo by John Ryan Lockman

FRI 9/21 6:30PM–LAWN SERIES: DULCI ELLENBERGER TRIO 7:00PM– JOEY ENGLISH 8:30PM– THE HALL SISTERS

SAT 9/22 7:00PM– MICHAEL RENO HARRELL 9:00PM–WHAM BAM BOWIE BANDDAVID BOWIE TRIBUTE BAND

SUN 9/23 5:30PM– AMERIKA RUNZ ON DUNCAN 7:30PM–RUSS WILSON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA; SWEET AND HOT

TUE 9/25 7:30PM–TUESDAY BLUEGRASS SESSIONS W/ ROBERT MABE BAND

WED 9/26 6:30PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES: WHISTLEPIG 7:00PM– DANNY BURNS

THU 9/27 7:00PM– ELISABETH BECKWITT

FRI 9/28 7:00PM– TOW’RS LIVE IN ASHEVILLE 9:00PM–THE WEIGHT BAND FEAT. MEMBERS OF THE BAND & THE LEVON HELM BAND

SAT 9/29 7:00PM–MIKE AND AMY AIKEN 9:00PM–DAMON FOWLER

SUN 9/30 5:30PM–JONATHAN BYRD & THE PICKUP COWBOY 7:30PM–JIG JAM

TUE 10/2 7:30PM–TUESDAY BLUEGRASS SESSIONS

WED 10/3 7:00PM–A DIFFERENT THREAD 8:30PM–AVL PRODUCERS SUMMIT WITH LIVING LIGHT

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

NOBLE KAVA Open Mic w/ Caleb Beissert (sign-ups at 7:30pm), 8:00PM

THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Berlyn Jazz Trio, 9:00PM

ODDITORIUM The Zells, Buster & Shaken Nature (rock), 9:00PM

BEN'S TUNE UP Open Bluegrass Jam w/ The Clydes, 6:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Elephant Micah w/ Sally Anne Morgan & Emmalee Hunnicutt, 9:00PM

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

THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Tesia, 10:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open Mic w/ Mark Bumgarner, 7:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Brown Bag Songwriting Competition 2018, 5:00PM Disclaimer Lounge Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM

THE WINE & OYSTER Lo Wolf, 6:30PM

ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: Ash Devine & Franklin Keel (folk, Amerciana-pop), 8:00PM

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES JJ Kitchen All Star Jam (blues, soul), 9:00PM

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

BYWATER Open Can of Jam, 8:00PM CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats, 7:30PM DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesdays, 9:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series: Rob Parks & Friends, 6:30PM Claude Bourbon (medieval & Spanish blues), 7:00PM Danielle Nicole Band, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Jam, 5:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Spoken Word Open Mic, 8:00PM MG ROAD Salsa Night, 8:00PM

PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Kind, Clean Gentlemen, 7:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY French Broad Mountain Valley Acoustic Jam, 6:30PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE AVL Sister Cities Celebrates San Cristobal De Las Caras & Valladolid (salsa lesson, readings, art), 7:00PM Open Grateful Dead Jam, 10:00PM

TIMO'S HOUSE Hip Hop Hump Day w/ DJ Drew, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Open Jam w/ Billy Presnell, 9:00PM

TWIN LEAF BREWERY Open Mic Night, 8:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Music Bingo, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Christ Community Church, 6:00PM Ben Fleenor (jazz), 7:30PM

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

THE GOLDEN FLEECE The Tune Shepherds, 7:00PM

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

THE GREY EAGLE Coco Montoya, 8:00PM

AMBROSE WEST Stephanie Wrembel (Gypsy jazz), 8:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray & The Space Cooties, 7:30PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Alien Music Club, 9:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Chris Jamison, 7:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Outdoor Show: Quickchester, 6:00PM BYWATER Open Mic w/ John Duncan, 7:00PM CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Capellas on 9 w/ Ben Phan, 8:00PM CROW & QUILL Carolina Catskins (gritty ragtime jazz), 10:00PM DISTRICT WINE BAR Throwback Thursday w/ Molly Parti, 8:30PM DOUBLE CROWN Rock 'n' Roll Vinyl w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER True Home Open Mic (6pm sign-up), 6:30PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Smash Mouth 64 (jazz, improv), 9:00PM FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Volk, 6:00PM FUNKATORIUM Black Sea Beat Society, 8:30PM

HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS Red Rover Thursday: Laura Thurston & Andy Dale Petty, 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series: Upland Drive, 6:30PM Ever More Nest & Hannah Aldridge, 7:00PM Down Under Americana w/ Catherine Britt, Kristy Cox & The Weeping Willows, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM LAZOOM ROOM Home-Groan Pun Battle (comedy), 8:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Heavy Vinyl Night w/ DJ Butch, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Vinyl Night, 8:00PM NOBLE KAVA Cuttlefish Collective Beat Workshop and Show, 7:30PM

ODDITORIUM Party Foul: Drag Circus, 9:00PM

PURPLE ONION CAFE Violet Bell, 7:30PM

TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES

OLE SHAKEY'S Karaoke w/ Franco, 10:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Satsang w/ Evan Button (folk, soul, indie), 9:00PM

Jesse Barry & The Jam (blues, dance), 9:00PM

THE BARRELHOUSE Trivia Night, 7:00PM

Craft Karaoke, 9:30PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM Disclaimer Lounge Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM The Wobblers, 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING Anton Filippone Band (original blues, R&B, & soul), 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Mayer Kirby Mayer Acoustic Group (benefit), 7:30PM PACK'S TAVERN Bean Tree Remedy (acoustic rock, blues), 9:30PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Roots & Dore, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Formula 5, 8:00PM

THE GREENHOUSE MOTO CAFE Live Band Karaoke, 7:00PM THE GREY EAGLE D.R.I. w/ Kaustik & Drunk in a Dumpster, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Burger Kings (classic rock n' roll), 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT The Moth: True Stories Told Live, 7:30PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE The Bonnie Jazz Band, 10:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE BRRRZDAYZ w/ JJ Smash & Genetix, 8:00PM

TWIN LEAF BREWERY

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Stephen Horvath, 7:00PM W XYZ BAR AT ALOFT WXYZ Unplugged w/ Sarah Tucker, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN T'Monde (Cajun), 7:30PM

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Eleanor Underhill & Friends (Americana fusion), 9:00PM

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CLU B LA N D AMBROSE WEST Courtyard Series: Swamp Rabbit Railroad, 5:30PM Michelle Malone Band w/ Eliot Bronson (rock, blues, Americana), 8:00PM

CORK & KEG Brody Hunt & The Handfuls, 8:30PM CROW & QUILL Resonant Rogues (swing jazz), 10:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Rock 'n' Soul Obscurities w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 10:00PM

BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE Hot Club of Asheville, 5:30PM

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Window Cat (soul, R&B), 10:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Hot 'n' Nasty Night w/ DJs Jasper & Chrissy (rock & soul), 10:00PM

BEN'S TUNE UP Throwback dance Party w/ DJ Kilby, 10:00PM

FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Adam Kiraly Band (Americana, roots), 6:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Calico Moon, 6:30PM

PACK'S TAVERN DJ Dayo, 9:30PM

LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Acoustic Music & Open Mic, 8:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Goodnight, TX w/ Sid Kingsley, 9:00PM

MAD CO BREW HOUSE Juan Holliday, 6:00PM

SALVAGE STATION Interstellar Echoes: A Tribute to Pink Floyd, 9:00PM

MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Gene Holdway, 7:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Time Sawyer, 9:00PM

BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Outdoor Show: Soldado, 6:00PM

FUNKATORIUM Electrochemical, 8:30PM GINGER'S REVENGE Northside Gentlemen, 8:00PM

CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Capellas on 9 w/ DJ Zeus, 9:00PM

HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS AIC Presents Blacklist Improv On Top, 9:00PM

CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Letters to Abigail, 7:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY The Old Chevrolet Set, 7:00PM

THU 9/20

Charlie Traveler Presents: Evening with

Stephane Wrembel

DOORS: 7PM / SHOW: 8PM

COURTYARD SERIES

Swamp Rabbit Railroad

FRI

9/21

Michelle Malone Band w/ Eliot Bronson

DOORS: 7PM / SHOW: 8PM

COURTYARD SERIES SAT

9/22

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ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Fridays w/ members of Phuncle Sam acoustic, 5:30PM Andrew Thelston Band, 10:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Big City Blues Jam, 8:00PM

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

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series: Dulci Ellenberger Trio, 6:30PM Joey English, 7:00PM The Hall Sisters, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Big Dawg Slingshot, 9:00PM

NOBLE KAVA Comedy Night, 9:00PM ODDITORIUM Odd Squad, Thresher, The F-Use & Crooked Ghost (punk), 9:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: UniHorn feat. members of Empire Strikes Brass, 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Colony Heights w/ Tall House, 8:00PM

THE GREY EAGLE Patio Show: Shane Parish, 6:00PM Caroline Rose w/ Little Bird, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ Sets, 9:00PM

WED

19 THE MOTHLIGHT Kitty Tsunami w/ Wyla & Skunk Ruckus, 9:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE G3MS & Friends, 8:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Ben Falcon evergreens, 7:30PM Strange Signals (modern funk), 10:00PM US CELLULAR CENTER Thompson Square Benefit for AFFA (Americana, country, pop), 8:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY The Junk Drawer, 9:00PM W XYZ BAR AT ALOFT Bell Hop Bop Karaoke w/ Abu Disarray, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Local Honey w/ Grits & Soul, 8:00PM

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Shabudikah (soul, funk), 9:00PM AMBROSE WEST Courtyard Series: Armadilla Duo, 5:30PM Noah Gundersen (acoustic, singersongwriter), 8:00PM

WEEKLY EVENTS

THIS WEEK AT AVL MUSIC HALL

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Swing Step Swing Jam 4:30PM Shadowman, 8:00PM

ASHEVILLE MASONIC TEMPLE Asheville Opry w/ The Maggie Valley Band, Miss Cindy & the Knockin’ Boots, Krista Shows & Scott Sharpe, 7:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Funk you w/ Freeway Revival, 9:30PM Kitchen Dwellers (bluegrass), 10:00PM BANKS AVE SES: Satisfaction Every Saturday, 9:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN Soul Motion Dance Party w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Jesus & The Groupies, Boo Hag & The Dirty Dutch Trio, 9:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Grass to Mouth (improv, jam), 10:00PM

FRENCH BROAD BREWERY Dave Desmelik, 6:00PM FUNKATORIUM Qna Hip-Hop E, 8:30PM

THU

20 FRI

SUN

AN EVENING WITH

COCO MONTOYA

D.R.I.

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MON

W/ KAUSTIK, DRUNK IN A DUMPSTER

CLOVEN HOOF

W/ TEMPTATION’S WINGS

SHANE PARISH

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FREE PATIO SHOW, 5-7PM

FRI

CAROLINE ROSE

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LOW CUT CONNIE

FREE PATIO SHOW, 6-8PM

W/ LITTLE BIRD

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SAT ISRAEL VIBRATION THU HIGHLAND Vegan Brunch & Bubbles withW/Queen Bee and the Honeylovers, 12:30pm CARRIE ROOTS RADICS, 22 27 BREWING REGGAEINFINITY MORRISON 9.23 Improvised Music Project: An Evening with Michael Jefry SteCOMPANY longest running & live music venue vens, Kris Gruda, RobertaAsheville’s Baum, Harold McKinney Rob Flavo, 7pm• 185 Clingman Ave Gold Rose, 7:00PM

FREE PATIO SHOW, 6-8PM

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BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Chuck Lichtenberger (eclectic piano), 7:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Larry Dolamore, 7:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Fall Farming Festival, 11:30AM CAPELLA ON 9@ THE AC HOTEL Capellas on 9 w/ Special Affair, 9:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Big Deal Band, 3:00PM Laura Blackley & the Wildflowers, 7:00PM

WED 9.19

AVL Sister Cities Celebrates San Cristobal De Las Caras & Valladolid, Mexico, Poetry, Amber Jewelry Making, Authentic Cuisine, Salsa Lesson, 7pm

FRI 9.21

TIME SAWYER [electric folk/rock/soul], 9pm

SAT 9.22

¡Salsa Saturday & Latin Dance Night! 9:30pm (Lesson at 9pm)

SUN 9.23

CHESTNUT Jazz Brunch, 11:00AM CORK & KEG Soul Blue, 8:30PM CROW & QUILL Pimps of Pompeii (Gypsy jazz), 9:00PM

Vegan Brunch & Bubbles with Queen Bee and the Honeylovers, 12:30pm Improvised Music Project: An Evening with Michael Jefry Stevens, Kris Gruda, Roberta Baum, Harold McKinney & Rob Flavo, 7pm

TUE 9.25

Swing AVL w/Low Down Sires, 9pm Dance lessons at 7 & 8pm

WED 9.26

Flavors of Brazil w/ Bill Gerhardt, Bryan McConnell & Cheryl Bennett, 7:30pm

Delicious bar food by vegan roaming & Eden-Out

DISTRICT WINE BAR Saturday Night Rock Show, 10:00PM

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FU N K YOU Kitchen Dwellers w/ The Freeway Revival

FRI 9/21 - SHOW: 9 : 30 pm (DOORS: 9 pm ) TICKETS: $10

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Turntable Tuesday - 10pm

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THURSDAY:

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UPCOMING SHOWS - ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL:

9/27 9/28 9/29 10/4 10/5

Ott. w/ Kaya Project [DJ SET] and Nick Holden Dr. Bacon w/ Arson Daily Cofresi + Edamame Manic Focus w/ Esseks Danials Jack, Diskull, DOMii, Gems, Yuli San

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SPIRIT MOVES: Of his approach to music, local guitarist and composer Shane Parish says, “I have always attempted to allow intuition and a feeling to guide my work, even when I have introduced technical and conceptual obstacles to be overcome and employed.” A founding member of avant-garde rock duo Ahleuchatistas, Parish regularly embarks on solo projects such as his most recent record, Child Asleep in the Rain. Emmalee Hunnicutt and Actual Cloud Formations open for Parish at his album release show at The Mothlight Sunday, Sept. 16, 9 p.m. themothlight.com. Photo by Adam Newsham

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ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Michael Reno Harrell, 7:00PM Wham Bam Bowie Band (David Bowie Tribute Band), 9:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB The Good Bad Kids w/ Husky Burnette, 8:00PM LAZOOM ROOM DJ Honey, 10:00PM

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LAZY DIAMOND Rock 'n' Roll Vinyl w/ DJ Alien Brain, 10:00PM LEXINGTON AVE BREWERY (LAB) Tunes & Brunch at the LAB, 11:30AM LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Synth & Modular Tunes, 8:00PM LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE BILTMORE PARK Leo Johnson's Gypsy Jazz Brunch, 1:00PM MG ROAD Late Night Dance Parties w/ DJ Lil Meow Meow, 10:00PM

ODDITORIUM The Girls, Sane Voids, & Poet Radio (rock), 9:00PM

SWEETEN CREEK BREWING Billingsley (rock), 5:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Three Star Revival, 10:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Saturday Salsa & Latin Dance Party Night w/ DJ Edi Fuentes, (salsa lesson at 9PM) 9:30PM

ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: Adam & Elsewhere w/ Woolly Adelgid (indie rock), 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Les Amis feat. members of Toubab Krewe, 7:00PM ORANGE PEEL Car Seat Headrest w/ Naked Giants, 9:00PM PACK'S TAVERN The Lowdown Band (rock, pop, dance favorites), 9:30PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Rhoda Weaver & The Soul Mates, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Leftover Salmon's 3rd Annual Blue Ridge Jam, 4:00PM

THE GREY EAGLE Israel Vibrations, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT In It's Testimony: Nathanael Roney (songs, monologues, visual art), 8:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE Decades w/ DJ Drew, 8:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Free Flow (funk, soul), 10:00PM US CELLULAR CENTER Sarah McLachlan Benefit for Green Side Up Foundation, 7:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Dirty Dead (Grateful Dead Tribute Act), 9:00PM

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Sparrow & Her Wingmen (hot jazz), 7:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Post-Brunch Blues, 4:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Musicians Jam & Pot Luck, 3:30PM ASHEVILLE OUTLETS Give to the Music Wine & Jazz Fest, 12:00PM BEN'S TUNE UP Good Vibe Sundays w/ DJ Oso Rey (reggae), 3:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Matt Sellers, 7:00PM BYWATER Bluegrass Jam w/ Drew Matulich, 4:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Dan Lewis, 6:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Country Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM

MARSHALL CONTAINER CO. Robot Party, 5:30PM

PURPLE ONION CAFE Aaron Burdett, 8:00PM

MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Bald Mountain Boys, 7:00PM

SALVAGE STATION Rebirth Brass Band, 9:00PM

W XYZ BAR AT ALOFT WXYZ Live w/ Tempest, 8:00PM

FUNKATORIUM Bluegrass Brunch w/ Gary Macfiddle, 11:00AM

STATIC AGE RECORDS Western Weirdos #4, 9:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Marcel Anton & Friends, 8:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Reggae Sundays w/ Chalwa, 1:00PM

NOBLE KAVA Grateful Dead Night, 9:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Amerika Runz on Duncan (multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer), 5:30PM Russ Wilson & His Famous Orchestra: Sweet and Hot (swing tunes), 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Traditional Irish/ Celtic Jam, 3:00PM JARGON Sunday Blunch w/ Mark Guest & Mary Pearson (jazz), 11:00AM LAZY DIAMOND Punk Night w/ DJ Chubberbird, 10:00PM LEXINGTON AVE BREWERY (LAB) Tunes & Brunch at the LAB, 12:00PM NOBLE KAVA Reggae Sundays, 4:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Bluegrass Brunch w/ Woody & Krekel & Bald Mountain Boys, 10:30AM ONE WORLD BREWING Soul Jam w/ Special Affair, 8:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Pisgah Sunday Jam, 6:30PM SALVAGE STATION Boogi Therapi, 1:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Sly Grog Open Mic, 7:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Michael Jefry Stevens, Kris Gruda, Roberta Baum, Harold McKinney & Rob Flavo, (avantgarde, improvised music), 7:00PM THE BARRELHOUSE Open Mic, 6:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Cloven Hoof w/ Temptation's Wings, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ Sets, 9:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE BYOV w/ DJ Drew, 8:00PM UR LIGHT CENTER Autumnal Equinox Concert w/ Richard Shulman, 2:30PM WHISTLE HOP BREWING CO. Mr Jimmy, 5:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Violet Bell, 7:30PM

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Siamese Sound Club (R&B, soul, jazz), 8:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Old-Time Jam, 6:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Classical Guitar Mondays, 7:30PM BYWATER Baile w/ Shift Mojo, Konglo, & Scripta, 12:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Open Mic hosted by Jon Edwards, 6:00PM

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AMBROSE WEST Guitar League (new chapter!), 6:00PM

THE WINE & OYSTER Blue Monday: Jazz & Blues Open Mic hosted by Linda Mitchell, 6:30PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Gypsy Jazz Jam Tuesdays, 7:30PM

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 5 WALNUT WINE BAR The John Henrys (hot jazz), 8:00PM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday night funk jam, 11:00PM BEN'S TUNE UP Eleanor Underhill Summer Music Series, 6:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Billy Litz, 7:00PM

BYWATER Baile w/ Shift Mojo, Konglo, & Scripta, 12:00PM CORK & KEG Old Time Moderate Jam, 5:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Tuesday Grooves (international vinyl) w/ DJs Chrissy & Arieh, 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S En Attendant Ana, Greg Cartwright & Ethers, 8:30PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions hosted by the Robert Mabe Band, 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Honky Tonk Jam, 7:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Rock 'n' Metal Karaoke w/ KJ Paddy, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Jay Brown, 6:30PM

Movie reviews online Along with our readers and advertisers, Xpress staff kept one eye on the weather news as Hurricane Florence made landfall on Sept. 14. To give us the best chance of publishing our issue of Wednesday, Sept. 19, on schedule, Xpress shifted our print run ahead in an effort to beat the storm’s arrival in WNC. Sadly, that change meant that our movie reviewers hadn’t yet seen the movies they planned to review in this week’s issue. But don’t worry: The reviews will be available online as usual, with the following films anticipated to be reviewed: • A Simple Favor • The Predator • White Boy Rick • The Wife • Mandy • Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood • Loving Vincent [special screening] • Otello [special screening] Look for the triumphant return of the movie reviews in next week’s issue.

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ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Turntable Tuesday, 10:00PM

songwriter), 7:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST Noah Proudfoot Duo (soul, singer-songwriter), 8:30PM

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SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Taco and Trivia Tuesday, 6:00PM

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY

by Edwin Arnaudin | earnaudin@mountainx.com

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The flower doesn’t dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.” So says poet and philosopher Mark Nepo in The Book of Awakening. Now I’m transmitting his observation to you. I hope it will motivate you to expend less energy fantasizing about what you want and devote more energy to becoming the beautiful, useful, irresistible presence that will attract what you want. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to make plans to produce very specific blossoms. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Budi Waseso, the former head of the Indonesian government’s anti-narcotics division, had a radical plan to prevent escapes by people convicted of drug-related crimes. He sought to build detention centers that would be surrounded by moats filled with crocodiles and piranhas. But his replacement, Heru Winarko, has a different approach. He wants addicts and dealers to receive counseling in comfortable rehabilitation centers. I hope that in the coming weeks, as you deal with weaknesses, flaws and sins — both your own and others’ — you’ll opt for an approach more like Winarko’s than Waseso’s.

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION: Schlock is one of four films Grail Moviehouse will screen on Sept. 23 for Art House Theater Day. The micro-budget pastiche of monster movies launched the careers of director John Landis and makeup artist Rick Baker. Photo courtesy of Turbine Media Group • On Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m., the Fine Arts Theatre, 46 Biltmore Ave., hosts a screening of Miles and Me. The 1989 documentary features the only filmed interview of Miles Davis in front of a live audience. Quincy Troupe, Davis’ friend and collaborator, who also conducted the interview, will introduce the film and participate in a post-credits Q&A. Tickets are $20 and available online and at the Fine Arts box office. fineartstheatre.com • The West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road, continues its Bookto-Movie series with The Color Purple on Friday, Sept. 21, at 2:30 p.m. Free. avl.mx/4xl • For the third consecutive year, Grail Moviehouse, 45 S. French Broad serves as a host site for Art House Theater Day. The celebration takes place Sunday, Sept. 23, at independent theaters across the U.S., and serves as an opportunity to recognize the year-round contributions of film and filmmakers as well as patrons, projectionists, staff and the brick and mortar theaters that passionately provide access to the best possible cinematic experience. The day begins at 11 a.m. with a family-friendly screening of The Big Bad

FILM BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • FR (9/21), 2:30pm - Book to Movie Film Screening: The Color Purple. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St.

FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER 850 Blue Ridge Road, Unit A-13, Black Mountain, 828-357-9009, floodgallery.org • FR (9/21), 8-9:30pm Classic World Cinema: Loving Vincent, film screening. Free.

Fox and Other Tales. The animated film comes from the creators of Ernest & Celestine and features such narratives as a fox who mothers a family of chicks, a rabbit who plays the role of a stork and a duck who wants to be Santa Claus. Next up, at 2 p.m., is Boom Town, starring Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert and Frank Morgan. Local author and film aficionado David Madden will participate in a post-screening Q&A and share his collection of original theater lobby cards. The theater’s namesake film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, will be shown at 5:30 p.m. Costumes are encouraged for this special sing-along/quote-along version. The day concludes with an 8 p.m. screening of Schlock, a micro-budget pastiche of monster movies that launched the careers of director John Landis and makeup artist Rick Baker. It and The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales are nationwide exclusives for Art House Theater Day. Tickets to The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales and Monty Python and the Holy Grail cost $5 each. Regular admission prices apply for Boom Town and Schlock. All tickets are available online and at the Grail box office. Various giveaways will also occur throughout the day. grailmoviehouse.com X

GROVEMONT SQUARE 101 W Charleston Ave., Swannanoa • FR (9/21), dusk - Cinema on the Square: Outdoor movie screening of one of 2017s most popular family movies. Free. MOUNTAINTRUE 828-258-8737, mountaintrue.org

• TH (9/27), 6:30pm Flight of the Butterflies, movie screening and discussion with Estela Romero, international monarch expert and educator. Free. Held at Blue Ridge Community College, 180 W Campus Drive, Flat Rock

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In one sense, a “patron saint” is a Catholic saint who is a heavenly advocate for a person, group, activity, thing or place. St. Jude is the patron saint of lost causes, for instance. St. Francis of Assisi is the guardian of animal welfare and St. Kentigern is the protector against verbal abusers. “Patron saint” may also be invoked poetically to refer to a person who serves as a special guide or influence. For example, in one of his short stories, Nathaniel Hawthorne refers to a veteran nurse as “the patron saint of young physicians.” In accordance with current astrological omens, I invite you to fantasize about persons, groups, activities, things or places for whom you might be the patron saint. To spur your imagination, here are some appropriate possibilities. You could be the patron saint of the breeze at dawn; of freshly picked figs; of singing humorous love songs in the sunlight; of unpredictable romantic adventures; of life-changing epiphanies while hiking in nature; of soul-stirring music. CANCER (June 21-July 22): In August 1933, author Virginia Woolf wrote a critical note to her friend, the composer Ethel Smyth, lamenting her lack of emotional subtlety. “For you,” Woolf told Smyth, “either things are black, or they’re white; either they’re sobs or shouts — whereas, I always glide from semi-tone to semi-tone.” In the coming weeks, fellow Cancerian, you may encounter people who act like Smyth. But it will be your sacred duty, both to yourself and to life, to remain loyal and faithful to the rich complexity of your feelings. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “People think of education as something they can finish,” said writer and scientist Isaac Asimov, who wrote or edited over 500 books. His point was that we’re wise to be excited about learning new lessons as long as we’re on this earth. To cultivate maximum vitality, we should always be engaged in the processes of absorbing new knowledge and mastering new skills and deepening our understanding. Does that sound appealing to you, Leo? I hope so, especially in the coming weeks, when you will have an enhanced ability to see the big picture of your future needs for education. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo businessman Warren Buffet is among the top five wealthiest people on the planet. In an average year, his company Berkshire Hathaway adds $36 billion to its already swollen coffers. But in 2017, thanks to the revision of the U.S. tax code by President Trump and his buddies, Buffet earned $65 billion — an increase of 83 percent over his usual haul. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re entering a year-long phase when your financial chances could have a mild resemblance to Buffet’s 2017. I’m not predicting your earnings will increase by 83 percent. But 15 percent isn’t unreasonable. So start planning how you’ll do it!

BY ROB BREZSNY

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): As he stepped up to use an ATM in a supermarket, a Scottish man named Colin Banks found £30 (about $40 U.S.) that the person who used the machine before him had inadvertently neglected to take. But rather than pocketing it, Banks turned it in to a staff member, and eventually the cash was reunited with its proper owner. Shortly after performing his good deed, Bank won £50,000 (about $64,500 U.S.) in a game of chance. It was instant karma in dramatic action — the positive kind! My analysis of the astrological omens reveals that you’re more likely than usual to benefit from expeditious cosmic justice like that. That’s why I suggest you intensify your commitment to doing good deeds. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): As you dive down into your soul’s depths in quest for renewal, remember this testimony from poet Scherezade Siobhan: “I want to dig out what is ancient in me, the mistaken-for-monster ... and let it teach me how to be unafraid again.” Are you brave and brazen enough to do that yourself? It’s an excellent time to douse your fear by drawing wild power from the primal sources of your life. To earn the right to soar through the heights in November and December, delve as deep as you can in the coming weeks. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): According to author Elizabeth Gilbert, here’s “the central question upon which all creative living hinges: Do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you?” When I read that thought, my first response was, why are the treasures hidden? Shouldn’t they be completely obvious? My second response was, why do you need courage to bring forth the treasures? Shouldn’t that be the easiest and most enjoyable task imaginable? Everything you just read is a perfect riddle for you to contemplate during the next 14 months, Sagittarius. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A blogger named Sage Grace offers her readers a list of “cool things to call me besides cute.” They include dazzling, alluring, sublime, magnificent and exquisite. Is it OK if I apply those same adjectives to you, Capricorn? I’d like to add a few more, as well: resplendent, delightful, intriguing, magnetic and incandescent. I hope that in response you don’t flinch with humility or protest that you’re not worthy of such glorification. According to my astrological analysis, now is one of those times when you deserve extra appreciation for your idiosyncratic appeal and intelligence. Tell your allies and loved ones that I said so. Inform them, too, that giving you this treatment could help mobilize one of your half-asleep potentials. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Many educated Americans and Europeans think of reincarnation as a loony delusion, even though it’s a cornerstone of spiritual belief for over 1.5 billion earthlings. I myself regard it as a hypothesis worthy of intelligent consideration, although I’d need hundreds of pages to explain my version of it. However you imagine it, Aquarius, you now have extra access to knowledge and skills and proclivities you possessed in what we might refer to as your “past lives” — especially in those past lives in which you were an explorer, maverick, outlaw or pioneer. I bet you’ll feel freer and more experimental than usual during the next four weeks. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “When the winds of change blow,” says a Chinese proverb, “some people build walls while others build windmills.” Since the light breezes of change may soon evolve into brisk gusts of change in your vicinity, I wanted to bring this thought to your attention. Will you be more inclined to respond by constructing walls or windmills? I don’t think it would be foolish for you to favor the walls, but in the long run I suspect that windmills would serve you better.

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