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Western North Carolina is home to plenty of manufacturing jobs, but employers often have a tough time getting workers in the door. How do you sell the world of manufacturing to a generation that associates the industry with hot, dirty factories? Local companies are trying to meet the challenge in a variety of ways. PHOTO Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development Scott Southwick
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Amy Lynn Holt, Henderson County Board of Public Education vice chair, decried the “leftist agenda” of a local teacher who asked her students to read a New York Times article describing Donald Trump. Holt didn’t specify whether the students were asked to do fact checking or identify the writer’s sources. Edwards came up with the best either/or “false dilemma” nugget of the day. “We’ve got to stop talking about pronouns and start talking about protons,” he said. As though teachers can’t manage Educationalboth.needs are complex. With 22% of high schoolers today identify ing as not heterosexual, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it’s reasonable to show respect by allowing some discussion of gender identity — if not in class, then in clubs or counseling. Complaining that Democrats don’t care about parental involvement in school boards is another convenient lie. Parents of every political stripe are on school boards in almost every district in the country.
Concurrently, the state Supreme Court is debating the decades-old Leandro case filed in 1994 by needy public schools seeking equitable fund ing. Today the court is addressing whether the Republican-dominated legislature has the authority to with hold $785 million from public schools. “The legislature has added $500 million in budget reserve, but they’re choking public education by underfunding it until it dies,” said Jay Carey, an Army veteran running as a Democrat for state Senate District 48 against Rep. Tim Moffitt this fall.
GOP rejects most important aspects of public education
Jessica Wakeman’s excellent sum mary of the Aug. 17 Republican confab on public education in Hendersonville underscores how politicians can weap onize the most critical aspects of a child’s learning [“Education Battleground: Edwards, Republican Panel Talk ‘Leftist Agenda’ in Schools,” Aug. 24, Xpress].
to promote school equity by dragging out funding cases in court. Another tactic: demoralizing teachers with fir ings, muzzling of advocacy groups and dismal pay. Today, for example, the National Education Association ranks North Carolina 34 in average teacher pay and 41 in per-pupil spending, com ing in $3,308 lower per child than the national average. North Carolina public schools received a C-minus rating in the Education Week 2019 Quality Reports.
And if Sen. Edwards wants kids to talk more about protons than pronouns, how about funding up-to-date science labs in our public schools staffed by decently paid teachers? Public educa tion is a cherished American value. It’s not about aping parental bias or spit ting back memorized facts: It’s about creating inquisitive minds and learning about a world beyond one’s immedi ate doorstep.
The Republican confab in Hendersonville ignored the funding issue. State Sen. Chuck Edwards (District 48), best known for taking $1.1 million from the federal Payback Protection Program for his McDonald’s franchises, then introducing a bill to give himself and other lucky business owners a tax break, argues that parents need “school choice.” Edwards today is running for Congress in the 11th District. He wants to abolish the state Board of Education for being “unac countable” and “bully[ing]” (his words) when, in fact, the General Assembly has bullied its way into sacrificing a public education system that once was the Southeast’s pride.
The pathway to that defunding — what many teachers call a Republican “war” on public education — has been marked by billions withheld from school districts, especially in poor and rural areas. Our legislature diverts tax money to charter and religious schools, many run by for-profit corporations.
Further, the GOP’s strategy is to eliminate public K-12 education entirely, delaying remedial payments
Instead of emphasizing the impor tance of public education that embrac es both facts and open discussion, critical thinking and creative problem solving, the political candidates on hand appeared to be lacing outright lies regarding parental access to school boards with attacks on anyone trying to salvage a public education system bru tally defunded for years by the GOP.
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What are the options for replacement of funds for the Metropolitan Sewerage District that are currently provided by the dam?
For example, a better portage system around the dam would allow expert kayakers to continue past the dam without sacrificing the current recre ational activities provided by the small lakelike area, where fishing and learn ing to paddleboard in the slow-moving water are common.
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[Regarding “Long Division: American Rivers to Explore Removing Craggy Dam,” Aug. 31, Xpress:] Would dam removal reduce flooding upstream?
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Other modifications to the dam might also allow the passage of fish and other endangered species.
The whitewater area below the dam would be very dangerous to inexperi enced kayakers, let alone tubers and canoeists, so I’m not sure how much of an increase in recreation would be possible.
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We have two meetings scheduled for Sept. 22 and Oct. 6, 6-7 p.m., at Scenic View Terrace Clubhouse, 60 Fallen Spruce Drive, Asheville. We hope to have future meetings every first and third Thursday of each month.
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Editor’s note: Evans reports hosting an event for the candidate last year.
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The rising cost of housing is pre venting local individuals and families from calling the city of Asheville home. We need to ensure that those pro viding housing options and services to others are doing so in a manner that is considerate and inclusive and that they are working toward finding affordable solutions that address this critical problem.
This public awareness announce ment is to provide help for our metro and surrounding areas. Our support group is a partnership with persons diagnosed with first-stage dementia, family members and caregivers. We are a support group providing a social setting for individuals to meet and discuss coping techniques, share expe riences and present resource speakers from a variety of agencies. It is our focus on this dementia journey path to hold hands together.
Why isn’t this in local news, espe cially after confiscation of rainbow fentanyl in Cherokee? Are we to just wait, then warn, after it appears in Buncombe or Haywood — or give the public the warning and scientific facts of the newly popping up lethal drugs, state to state and town by town (avl.mx/prwx)?Don’tyouthink this topic should be discussed in schools, as the drugs resemble popular candies?
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[Regarding “Long Division: American Rivers to Explore Removing Craggy Dam,” Aug. 31, Xpress:] I often kayak down the French Broad and take out just before the dam. Hopefully, the analysis will include more options than just remove entirely versus leave as is.
whether to take up a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags and Styrofoam. At the last Governance Committee meeting, city staff asked for a twoyear delay before voting to reduce plastic pollution.
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“‘Fentanyl has poisoned our entire illicit drug supply. There is nothing on the street these days that doesn’t have fentanyl in it,’ said Michelle Mathis, the executive director and co-founder of Olive Branch Ministry, a faith-based harm reduction organi zation that serves 10 counties in the Piedmont foothills.
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Goldstein, a Haywood County outreach worker with the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition, said the presence of fentan yl in stimulants is especially perilous because people don’t expect it.”
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BY OLIVIA SENOR
As I begin my final year at Chapel Hill, I wonder what resources my
I believe it begins with letting go of unreasonable expectations, with acknowledging that grades are a poor metric for intelligence and for future success. The phrase “Cs get degrees” is true — at its core, a C means that you understood the material . Why do we spurn this?
It is exceptionally challenging to be a student (and a teacher) in the current rigorous academ ic culture. I therefore leave you with one question: Who are we really helping with this emphasis on excellence? Because virtually without fail, it is no t our students.
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CHALLENGE THE NARRATIVE
I am not self-deprecating when I say that I am undoubtedly not the smartest person I know. In reality, the smartest people I know got far worse grades than me, did not even go to college, did not “succeed”
It means working to provide students who are wildly intelli gent, yet struggle with a learning disability, with different, more inclusive options to prove them selves both inside and outside of the classroom. It means offering a more tailored, individualized approach to students who are not fluent in English. It means working to diversify honors and Advanced Placement classes (both teachers and pupils) so students will not be dissuaded from signing up because they do not see anyone who looks like them. It means aiding students who work outside of school and may not have the time or energy to dive headfirst into their studies. Where are these students’ acco lades, their support?
friends and I may use to survive — and thrive — at such a competitive institution. How can we work to change not only the culture at the school but also within ourselves?
In first grade, a teacher at Glen Arden Elementary School gave me an IQ test that I don’t even remem ber — one that would shape the rest of my life. My peers underwent a similar examination, and our per formance ensured that, each year until eighth grade, we would be paraded out of the classroom in the middle of a lesson in a rather conspicuous ceremony with great pomp and circumstance. My cohort and I, you see, were designated as “academically or intellectually gifted” — AIG students.
Those around me are no dif ferent: For us, failure (meaning becoming academically unre markable), is not an option. In many ways, the culture here, as at many “good” universities across the country, is one of cutthroat competition; a self-imposed desire to achieve at all costs dominates our minds. Last fall alone, we had three suicides. I have watched my own mental health and the health of those around me deterio rate
It is easy for me to say that we should drop our expectations of ourselves, but in practice, this is far more challenging. One of the best things that I have learned in college, though, is that this mental ity is unsustainable. My advice to anyone facing a similar dilemma is that you recognize the things that bring you joy and pursue them. Build in time for your passions. This is critical . Otherwise, your body will force you to take a break, to slow down. I know mine did.
My advice to teachers, admin istrators and anyone else with in the educational system is to support students of all abilities and interests. I hesitate to ask more of teachers who are already overworked, underpaid, overbur dened and underappreciated. Yet a culture of rigor begins and ends with the adults who structure our educational system. Pushing stu dents to achieve at all costs is unsustainable. Those in charge of fundraising, those who donate to schools and create policy for teachers: Our educators need to be better trained, resourced and staffed to provide the kind of indi vidualized, thoughtful support that all students require.
When it came time for high school, half of us went to A.C. Reynolds (myself included) and half to T.C. Roberson. There, we took honors and advanced placement classes; we joined the National Honor Society; we became Junior Marshals; we grad uated with “highest honors”; we attended the Top Scholars ban quet. We were constantly rewarded for our achievement, doted on as model students and paraded in front of the community as lead ers, success stories — after all, from the time we were 7 years old, our futures had been set in stone. Given the mark of Cain that was “academically or intellectually gift ed” ensured that we would have instant friends, community and connections — certainly something to be proud of, right?
We were given special attention and shepherded into our own pri vate classroom, where we would learn Caesar’s English and read E.B. White novels. It was those 10 other students who would become my closest friends. From Glen Arden to Koontz Intermediate and then to Cane Creek Middle, we formed a tightly knit group who challenged and competed with one another, comparing grades, planning our futures and generally speaking only to ourselves.
Theexponentially.timehascome to ask our selves: Why do we push children to succeed so tirelessly? And what does “success” mean, anyway?
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(by that very thin academic met ric imposed since first grade) in school, were not offered countless awards. In many cases, they were unfamiliar with the words “I’m proud of Indeed,you.”itiswell overdue that we begin to support students who do not excel in that narrow field we so reverently call “academia.” This means embracing career and tech nical education; offering students who may not earn high grades but create incredible pieces in shop, mechanics, culinary arts and the like the same awards that we pro vide traditional honors students.
Does pushing students to succeed foster achievement or cause harm?
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get a B in Algebra II. I remember asking my friends their class rank and feeling incompetent, an irre deemable failure when I was one or two positions below them, even if our GPAs differed by a mere fraction of a point. I remember hours upon hours spent poring over homework, preparing for quizzes, panicking over finals. I remember when I was held back at the doctor’s office during my junior year of high school because my heart rate was so elevated. Not to worry, I assured the doctor, I merely had my pre-calculus exam the next Fourteenday.years after that first IQ test, five years after I didn’t cry in math for the first (and only) time and four years after that fateful doctor’s appointment, I am start ing my senior year at UNC Chapel Hill, a school full of students whose stories read much like my own. Yet now, I skip my classes, stay up every night worrying about my grades and find it difficult to get out of bed most days. I have tried countless medications to manage my anxiety and depressive epi sodes. I feel woefully inadequate when I hear those around me dis cuss their GPAs, and I am on the verge of a panic attack every time I consider the possibility that I might get anything lower than a B.
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I may not remember taking an IQ test, but I do remember the only year that I didn’t cry over a math class. I remember getting tutored in the mornings and afternoons by my math teachers; I remember sobbing when I thought I might
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NEWS Making it Employers look to sell new generation on manufacturing jobs
region encompassing Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Madison and Transylvania counties, according to Ramsey’s data. It also is the third-fast est growing employment sector. Lightcast, a firm that gathers labor market data, says the Asheville region had 880 manufacturing job postings as of July. Ramsey thinks that num ber is a significant undercount and estimates that job openings in the sector exceed Opportunities1,200.abound, and these jobs generally come with decent pay: Current entry-level starting wages run $18-$22 per hour, above the $17.70 living wage rate recognized by nonprofit Just Economics of WNC. But local employment experts say it can nevertheless be a challenge to interest young people in the field. What’s driving this mismatch between the demand for workers and the supply of employees?
When workers are aware of manu facturing jobs, Brady continues, they may have inaccurate perceptions of what the work entails. “Their per ception of manufacturing is really stuck in the 1900s,” she says; many may envision dark, dirty sweatshops rather than the clean, bright, hightech facilities of 2022.
Yet WNC manufacturing is far from dead. With about 22,000 total employees, manufacturing still ranks as the fifth-largest industry in the
their kids to college,” says Nathan Ramsey, director of the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board. “That was not unheard of. Probably there were thousands of cases where that actually did happen. That’s no longer possible today.”
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“My first time ever on a manufac turing floor was when I came here for my interview,” says Smith, who works as an environmental health and safety coordinator. “I had no idea of what it would be like, but see ing it and meeting everyone totally changed my mind on what a job like this would be. It’s a fast-paced envi ronment, but it’s orderly, and they’re
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The number of manufacturing jobs in WNC and nationally peaked in the late 1970s, just a few years after McWhirter-Buck began working at Blue Bell. Then came a long, steady decline, driven by new technology and cheaper foreign competition. The Blue Bell factory, after a couple of name changes, was shuttered in 2007.
“Forty years ago, someone could drop out of high school, go get a job at Beacon Manufacturing, buy a home, raise their family, send
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Among the area’s largest manufac turing employers are power manage ment company Eaton Corp. and Jabil Inc.’s pharmaceutical equipment factory, both in Arden, and vehicle components producer Meritor in Fletcher. Food and beverage indus try companies such as microbrewer ies, cideries and kombucha makers also are
Not long after Paula McWhirterBuck graduated from Burnsville’s East Yancey High School in 1974, her mother laid down the law: It was time to get a job.
The first obstacle to attracting manufacturing employees, says Kevin Kimrey, is simply making
them aware that the jobs exist. “If you go to Hendersonville or go to Asheville, you would never think there were even two manufacturers in either town, but they’re tucked way back up in the woods all over the place around here,” says the director of economic and workforce development at A-B Tech.
“Manufacturingplentiful. is not as glamor ous as the high-tech industries and doesn’t get as much publicity, but it does provide many good jobs for the local communities,” says Jerry Krug, general manager for truck industrial ization with Meritor, which employs about 650 people at its Fletcher plant.
So McWhirter-Buck found work as an industrial sewing machine oper ator for Blue Bell Inc.’s Micaville factory, which made Lady Wrangler blue“Mostjeans.of my friends, most of my classmates and most of the people that I know either worked there or at one of the other manufacturing plants in the area [including Glen Raven Mills in Burnsville],” she says. “That was pretty much the industry here then. It was all textiles.”
For generations of Western North Carolinians like McWhirter-Buck, textile plants and other manufactur ing companies provided a steady pay check in exchange for a hard day’s work. And some of the area’s larger firms, including American Enka, Beacon Manufacturing, the Ecusta Paper Corp. and DuPont, did more than that, creating a sense of commu nity through mill villages, company stores, industrial league baseball teams, social events and more.
The experience of Kaylee Smith, 26, bears that out. A 2018 Brevard College graduate, she began working for UPM Raflatac in March. The company, which makes self-adhesive label materials for product and infor mation labeling, has plants in Mills River and Fletcher.
Brittany Brady, president of the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development, notes that her county alone holds over 130 man ufacturing firms. But because they are often located in out-of-the-way places or have unfamiliar names, prospective employees can overlook them when job hunting. “You might drive by a building every day and have no idea what they do,” she says.
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paying attention to the wellness of theToemployees.”tacklethese perception prob lems, in 2012 Brady’s organization launched Made in Henderson County, which educates area educa tors and students about manufactur ing careers. The program has since evolved to include an apprenticeship with Blue Ridge Community College. Under the apprenticeship, open to high school graduates 18 and older, participants work for an area compa ny four days per week, go to class one day a week, and graduate with a jour neyman’s certificate in mechatronics.
Among companies that have participated in the program are Arden’s Linamar North Carolina, a machining manufacturer; East Flat Rock’s WestRock Co., which produces cardboard packaging; and Kimberly-Clark, which makes materials for adult and feminine care products at its Berkeley Mills plant in Hendersonville. “Ultimately, we want people in our community to pic ture themselves in a manufacturing career,” Brady says.
Made in Henderson County’s educational component addresses another aspect of manufacturing’s workforce challenges. Kimrey of A-B Tech says almost all jobs in the sector now require some level of training beyond high school, although not necessarily a college degree.
The college’s efforts have been boosted by the 2020 announcement of a $650 million turbine airfoil production facility to be built by aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in Asheville, which the com pany says will employ 800 people by 2027. Kimrey says enrollment in A-B Tech programs “has just been out of the roof” since the news, similar to bumps he observed after man
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Legacy Paddlesports in Fletcher is one of the area manufacturers that has participated in the Made in Henderson County ap prenticeship program. Photo courtesy of the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development
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A-B Tech offers programs that run anywhere from six to 16 weeks and allow students to earn credentials in machining, production or a variety of other technical tasks for modern manufacturing. Such classes typi cally can accommodate seven to 16 students each.
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In both 2021 and 2022, A-B Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Center served at least 500 students in its short-term continuing education classes. In 2019, before the Pratt & Whitney announcement, it served 265“We’restudents.bringing all these new manufacturing jobs, but in order to do that, you have to have a skilled and talented workforce,” says Pratt & Whitney spokesperson Cataldo Perrone. To that end, the company has partnered with A-B Tech, Blue Ridge Community College, Haywood Community College, Western Carolina University and others to provide training for employees. Buncombe County has also collabo rated with A-B Tech to build a new $5 million training center specifically for manufacturing workers.
“Every employee that goes through onboarding actually will take part in a volunteer community activity,” he says. “So it’s something from day one weKimreyintroduce.”says successful employers in the region try to create a positive culture in order to attract workers in a highly competitive market.
ufacturing announcements by GE Aviation in 2018 and New Belgium Brewing Co. a decade ago.
Perrone says the company incen tivizes workers by paying for ongoing education and allowing opportunities for“Foradvancement.instance, you could start out on the shop floor. You like the com pany, you like the environment, but you want to get more into manage ment or a supervisor role,” he says. “We pay upfront for you to go take these classes, as long as you come back and work for the company and use what you learned.”
A thriving village, complete with homes for employees, a drugstore, a barbershop, a beauty salon and a company baseball team, once surrounded Balfour Mills. “It was a
tremendously strong sense of com munity,” says Giles, who teaches a class on Henderson County history at Blue Ridge Community College. “Everybody knew everybody; people helped each other. They all went to the churches together, whether it was Methodist or Baptist.”
Jeremias Bustos got certifications in electrical automation and com posites from A-B Tech after hearing about the Pratt & Whitney plant. He has since landed a job in maintenance for Smoky Mountain Machining.
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As manufacturing work itself has changed, so too has the social context around that work. Jennie Jones Giles, who teaches a class on Henderson County history at Blue Ridge Community College, points to the evolution of the Balfour Mills cot ton processor into Kimberly-Clark’s Hendersonville plant.
Bustos says operating a comput erized numerical control machine — essentially a programmable man ufacturing robot — is a far cry from the days when machining involved hot, dangerous work like pouring oil. “It’s not like people think,” he says.
“We’re not going to have a com pany store and an employer that builds you houses,” he says. “But they can offer things like flex time, incredible benefits and just treating people well.” X
Pratt & Whitney’s Perrone says his company also thinks it’s important for workers to be part of the community. To that end, it hosts monthly volunteer programs with nonprofits such as Habitat for Humanity, Asheville GreenWorks and MANNA FoodBank.
with Kimberly-Clark, ‘You had the workforce housing solution in 1920,’” says Brady of the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development. “Employers are talking about, ‘Do we go back to that employer-type housing?’”
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Balfour Mills became Berkeley Mills in 1946 when Kimberly-Clark purchased the plant. The commu nity survived for a time, and the Berkeley Spinners baseball team won championships in the Western North Carolina Industrial League against teams from Beacon, Ecusta and other plants during the 1950s. “I’d go interview these guys, and all they wanted to talk about was their baseball games, where everybody in the community would show up,” GilesButsays.the team folded after the 1961 season, and eventually the mill hous es were razed. The community was gone, just one example of a story that played out in countless places throughout the region in the late 20thWhilecentury.thedays of company stores and factory baseball teams are over, employers see some parallels to con temporary issues when they look back at the past. Companies from various industries, for instance, say a lack of affordable housing is an impediment to attracting and retain ing“Weworkers.joke
The law will also expand the num ber of seats on the Asheville City Board of Education from five to seven. The board will remain nonpartisan; terms will continue to be four years, with members limited to serving two terms. Four members will be elected this cycle as three appointed members finish out their terms, with those three seats up for grabs in 2024.
Bryant, a Democrat, is retiring from the nonpartisan board, saying the body is ready for fresh voices. Decisions made by those in charge of local schools, he continues, can reverberate throughout the communi ty, with consequences that often reach beyond the world of education.
One of the biggest changes to the Asheville district will be the board elec tion itself. Legislation passed by the
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
While both Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools are experiencing many issues common to school systems across the country — funding gaps, staffing shortages and battles over curriculum, to name a few — both local districts are also contending with their own unique challenges and internal dynamics.
N.C. General Assembly in November will let district voters choose board members for the first time; previous ly, all members were appointed by Asheville City Council. (ACS had been one of only two districts in the state to have an appointed school board, the other being Thomasville City Schools in Davidson County.)
According to the city of Asheville, the school board is responsible for creating “the vision for education in the district” by establishing goals and the overall tone for public schools. The change to an elected board could incentivize its members to make that vision more responsive to the community, says Daniel Withrow, an Asheville City Schools elementary school teacher of 16 years and presi dent of the Asheville City Association of “CurrentEducators.[school board members] are accountable to the Council that appoints them, whereas when you have an elected school board, they’re accountable to the general public,”
BACK TO SCHOOL: The start of this school year coincides with campaign sea son for candidates vying for the Asheville City and Buncombe County school boards. Pictured are students at Black Mountain Elementary. Photo courtesy of Buncombe County Schools
“Whether it’s folks wanting to start a business or people moving here to try and find work or raise a family, one of the questions at the top of their list is, ‘What are your public schools like?’” Bryant explains. “And so hav ing a quality public school system and a quality school board is important to all of us, whether we have kids currently in schools or not.”
Xpress takes stock of the current school boards and examines what lies ahead for their future representatives.
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School board elections can slip under the radar for some voters, especially those without children, says Pat Bryant. He’s served as the Erwin District representative on the Buncombe County Board of Education for the last 16 years.
Asheville, Buncombe prepare for school board elections
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For anyone on social media, the flurry of back-to-school photos earlier this month was hard to miss. Parents, teachers and students alike marked the unofficial end of summer and began to settle into another academ ic year.Perhaps less obvious — but no less important — was another set of scholastic developments. This year, the start of school coincided with the ramping up of campaign season for Asheville and Buncombe County school board candidates.
Meanwhile, the Buncombe County Board of Education is gearing up for its own set of elections. The county board oversees the much larger Buncombe County Schools student population — roughly 22,300 students across 45 schools, compared with about 4,500 students across nine schools for ACS.
(Current members Martha Geitner and Shaunda Sandford, whose terms expire this year, are not in the race. George Sieburg, Peyton O’Conner and board Chair James Carter will serve until the next election in 2024.)
RED TEAM, BLUE TEAM
According to ACS spokesperson Dillon Huffman, the district has had 398 resignations between February 2020 and Aug. 30. Of those resigna tions, 43 occurred during the 2022-23 school year. As of Aug. 30, the dis trict had 28 vacancies out of roughly 715
The system’s approaches to COVID19 also caused some parents and other members of the public to lash out against the school board. The issue reached a fever pitch during an Aug. 5, 2021 meeting in which the board voted in favor of requiring face cov
The candidates have thus far only participated in one public forum, held in April. Coverage of that event is available at avl.mx/bir, and candidate responses to the Xpress primary voter guide are available at avl.mx/bip.
Although the board’s elections are ostensibly nonpartisan, this year’s contests are breaking down along clear political lines. Two candidates are running for each of three open positions — the Erwin District seat held by Bryant, the Enka District seat held by Democrat Judy Lewis and the Reynolds District seat held by Democrat Cindy McMahon — and in each case, one is a Democrat and the other a Lewis,Republican.theonly incumbent to seek reelection, is running against Republican home-school educator Kim Poteat. In the Erwin district, Democratic substitute teacher Kim Plemmons faces Republican WNC native and father Kenneth Greg Parks, while in the Erwin district, Democratic parent and Fairview Elementary PTA President Rob Elliot faces off against Asheville native and mother Sara Ratliff. All candidates have the endorsement of their respec tive political parties.
Cheers to a better New Year from your friends at Smoky Park SMOKYPARK.COM350RIVERSIDEDR.ASHEVILLE,NC28801828-350-0315 TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT: Former su perintendent Gene Freeman left the district in June after being hired in December 2019. Photo courtesy of Asheville City Schools CONTINUES ON PAGE 16
BCS board members elected this fall will join a body that has seen its own share of controversy in recent months. The summer of 2021, saw several contentious school board meetings, with attendees particularly concerned about curriculum and pan demic-related measures.
representative. (All voters served by BCS vote for all seats.) Members serve four-year terms with no term limits.
During one such meeting in June 2021, 13 members of the public accused the Buncombe school board of “teaching racism” and engaging in a “demonic campaign” of indoc trinating students. Many claimed the district was teaching critical race theory; subsequent Xpress reporting (avl.mx/c0s) did not find any such teaching in county schools.
Eight candidates are vying for the four available seats: Pepi Acebo, president of the Montford North Star Academy Parent Teacher Organization; former Asheville City Schools teacher Liza English-Kelly; youth movement instructor Miri Massachi; attorney Amy Ray; housing counselor and OnTrack WNC pro gram coordinator Rebecca Strimer; attorney Sarah Thornburg; former U.S. Marine and JROTC instruc tor Jesse J. Warren; and William Young Jr., a longtime employee of the Asheville City School system and father of former Asheville City Council member Keith Young
Withrow says. “Just the sheer fact of running for the school board is going to require listening to a lot of parents, a lot of staff and a lot of community members and finding out firsthand what their concerns are.”
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Democratic Party has not endorsed any candidates in that race.
That frustrates Brooke Heaton, father of a rising ACS kindergartner. He says that dysfunctional leadership, coupled with a lack of transparency from the school board, are among his top concerns as he prepares to vote in the board’s first election.
Asheville’s new school board will also need to contend with a wave of resignations from teachers and other staff members, who cite low pay and increased costs of living as reasons for leaving. Teacher salaries in North Carolina, which start at $37,000 and top out at $65,800, are set by state govern ment; that pay range places the state 34th among U.S. education systems according to the National Education Association, a national labor union representing public school teachers and other support personnel.
Withrowpositions.says that a crucial respon sibility of the incoming school board is to convince both local and state governments that staff needs aren’t being met. Retention of teachers and other staff members, he says, is critical to maintaining the district.
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Heaton adds that parents have con sistently received what he says he says are mixed messages from the school board and ACS administrators, most recently concerning the closure of Asheville Primary School, the city’s
In contrast, all ACS board can didates are either unaffiliated or registered Democrats. The county
only public Montessori school, in December.“It seemed like the entire closure of Asheville Primary was based around a constantly changing series of justifications,” he says.
The vacancy left by Freeman marks the latest example of instability within the school system, which has hired five superintendents over the last 10 years. According to a report by WLOS, ACS has spent more than $405,000 on buyouts and search efforts for its last four superintendents alone.
Whoever is elected to the Asheville school board will confront a weighty first term. The new members will be responsible for selecting a new super intendent following the abrupt June 15 departure of Gene Freeman, more than five months before his previ ously announced November retire ment. The board had hired Freeman in December 2019, despite concerns regarding his previous tenure as superintendent of a Pennsylvania school district.
The Buncombe board consists of seven members, with six representing individual districts within the school system and one serving as an at-large
DEEPENING DIVISIONS
WAR OF WORDS: Republican U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn addresses the Buncombe County Board of Education Aug. 5, 2021. Screen capture courtesy of Buncombe County Schools
General Assembly to fulfill their con stitutional duty for our students, and fund our public schools fully so that our students can get the education that they deserve.”
“My advice is to listen first,” she says. “School is all about learning, and that applies to the Board of Education as Onwell.”the Asheville City Schools side, Withrow suggests that this year’s elec tion has the potential for a fresh start.
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Severalrates.commenters spoke out against the decision, including Republican U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn. “You have muzzled their voices, just as you have muzzled our children,” Cawthorn told the board. A group of roughly 30 people who opposed the mask mandate proceeded to “overthrow” the school board and instate themselves into the positions. (That action carried no legal weight but was covered by the Washington Post and other national media.)
As Election Day inches closer, Peele predicts that voters will be paying attention to school board races. “I feel like parents are feeling the same amount of pressure that our educators are feeling,” she says, citing ongo ing inflation and the lingering effects of the pandemic. “Many of us are working two or three jobs just to get by and put food on the table. And so I think because of that, people are starting to notice and pay attention to the services that their children are beingMcMahon,provided.”with the Buncombe County School Board, says that whoever is elected to the Buncombe County school board will need to be prepared to work with students, teachers and other board members, regardless of their party affiliation or political beliefs.
As ideological divisions with in the district continue to play out, BCS also continues to grapple with long-standing issues of funding and staffing shortages. Shanna Peele, a special education teacher who serves as the president of the Buncombe County Association of Educators, says burnout and low wages are causing educators and school staff to leave not only the district, but also educa tion
Buncombealtogether.County Commissioner Amanda Edwards recently called for a statewide teacher walkout as a means of addressing the issue. “With over 6,000 vacancies [across the state], there is no way anyone can justify firing teachers for walking out,” Edwards wrote in an Aug.16 Facebook comment. “With that many vacancies and a massive rainy day fund, there is a huge opportunity to get what is deserved.”Inajoint statement, BCAE and ACAE said they would not support a strike at this time. However, Peele says the education advocacy groups will continue to push for change in other“Theways.main message that we want to get across is that our General Assembly has very clearly been hold ing our money hostage for public schools,” Peele says. “It’s time for our
“This is such a pivotal moment for our district — the combination of the first elected school board and the hiring of the new superintendent really gives voters a chance to shape the direction of our district for years to come,” Withrow says. “We really encourage people to pay attention to what’s going on, do their research and help us choose the leader and make our district the best it can be.” X
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“Don’t get me wrong, I love bicy cling. It’s a great recreation and sport. But the thing is, I don’t think the downtown area is where it should be,” Kilgore said.
Council voted to approve new remote meeting policies for city advisory boards and Council meet ings. The city has had statutory authority to hold remote meetings
More bike lanes coming to downtown Asheville
In March, the city began working with local nonprofits Asheville on Bikes and Connect Buncombe to finalize a design for the bike lanes, and staffers facilitated public out reach in April and May. Asheville on Bikes and Connect Buncombe funded the designs through local donations, and in June, Council approved the project, allocating $100,000 toward its construction as part of the capital improvements agenda in the fiscal year 2022-23 operating budget.
Two-wheeled commuters rejoice: New bike lanes are coming to down town Asheville this fall.
The process for approving the installation of bike lanes in Asheville’s downtown differed from that for other bike lane proposals on Merrimon and Biltmore avenues. In May, Council took a separate vote to reduce a section of Merrimon between Midland Road and W.T. Weaver Boulevard to one lane in each direction and add bicycle lanes; that project was approved 6-1, with Kilgore opposed. The issue came before Council outside of the budget process because it was part of a larger resurfacing project planned and primarily funded by the N.C. Department of Transportation.
While Dundas’ presentation was meant to provide an update on already decided matters, Council member Sandra Kilgore pushed back against the project, citing con cerns about increased traffic and safety issues. She also said Asheville on Bikes was too influential on city decisions regarding bike lanes. (Kilgore voted to approve the city budget in June.)
we’re kind of getting out of where we are now to where we aspire to be. And it’s going to take some time andDundasenergy.”said the city is prepared to accept bids for the project and that it should be ready for installation later in the month. Council will have to vote on approving the contract for the work, a matter usually handled on its consent agenda.
“As proposed, the policy will make the meetings of boards that opt for in person meetings less accessible than those conducted over the past two years,” said Patrick Conant, the director of local governmental transparency project Sunshine Request. "It’s 2022. Inclusive, acces sible public meetings should be the minimum requirement for our city moving forward.”
As presented by Jade Dundas, the city’s capital projects director, during the Sept. 13 meeting of Asheville City Council, the lanes are slated to be installed along sections of College Street and Patton Avenue. The first will run between Spruce Street and Pritchard Park, while the second will connect Pritchard Park and Biltmore Avenue. The new routes will join with existing bike lanes on College Street and Lexington Avenue, as well as planned future lanes. Several new loading zones are also included in the project.
And in August, a plan to add bicycle lanes to Biltmore Avenue between Patton and Hilliard ave nues was put on pause after busi ness owners raised concerns about increased traffic and reduced access to loading zones. That project was also being developed in conjunction with the NCDOT as part of upcom ing repaving and restriping work and therefore would have required separate Council approval.
cy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The state of emergen cy designation was lifted Aug. 15, meaning that the city no longer had explicit permission to continue hold ing remote public meetings.
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“My concern is the relationship between the city of Asheville and Asheville on Bikes, who I feel is doing the driving as to where and how we do things,” she continued. “We should have a pedestrian com mittee that actually drives this. I think it’s being driven by one partic ular“Theregroup.”was a time in Asheville his tory [when] we had the second-best trolley system in the country. And now, we have the second-highest bike [and] pedestrian accident ratio in the state. And it’s not good for the people who live and work here or businesses or tourists,” countered Council member Kim Roney. “So
The new policy will give Asheville’s boards and commissions the option to continue holding fully remote meetings should two-thirds of a board’s members vote to do so. Those meetings would be lives treamed by the city, but meetings held in person would not be.
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For Council, members will be per mitted to participate remotely in discussion, debate, public hearings, public comment and closed sessions. However, they would not be counted toward quorum or permitted to cast votes. Council will retain the power to conduct fully remote meetings and vote remotely under emergen cy Sixcircumstances.membersof the public spoke out against the new policies, say ing that the changes would reduce access and civic participation.
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May 3, 2007. On that day, Anne Adkins’ life changed forever. Her son, Matthew Adkins, while on active duty in Iraq, was killed. In an instant, she went from a mother to a Gold Star Mother.
I take Matthew’s favorite book — anything by [Aleksandr] Solzhenitsyn and I will sit down and read to him. We will talk.
Even though my son was killed fighting for his country, I’m so proud of him. There can be no land of the free without the home of the brave. And I honor all those who serve and continue to serve.
She was … oh my God — she went to pieces when he was killed. She started taking drugs to alleviate her pain. Up to that point, and I think every Gold Star Mother has felt this, I thought about killing myself. But you can’t do that to your daughter or your husband. So, we got her a lot of help. She’s been clean for four years, and she now helps those who have addiction and grief problems.
And when you see what they do for veterans — it’s incredible! These veterans see every monument in Washington. And the Vietnam veter
Matthew was lovely. When he was little, the first toys he wanted were toy soldiers and then tanks. As he started getting a little bit older, his favorite channel was the History channel. I remember he came up to me one day and he said, “You know, World War II was the best war.” And I said, “Why is that?” And he said, “Because we were attacked, and we got even, and we will never be attacked again.”
Let’s take a moment and cele brate your son’s life.
Gold Star parents, siblings and families receive the designation when their child or sibling is killed during military service.
Jeff Miller and I met at a veterans event. We were talking, and he found out that my husband, Vernon, and I were Gold Star Parents. He invited my husband and I to go on the next flight that he had, and we did.
“My son’s a hero,” Adkins says. “He died fighting for this country as so many others have done, and they’re all heroes.”
ans, which are the main flight attend ees now, when they see the Veterans Memorial Wall, it really moves them.
And when the Blue Ridge Honor Flight returns [to the Asheville Regional Airport] — you should go to the airport to see it, it is unbelievable. There’s hundreds of people there, with flags and children. They’re wel coming them back. The veterans are so moved because they didn’t receive that the first time. The trip itself is so emotional and healing for them. But the return is exceptional. I’ve seen them cry tears of joy at the people saying, “We love you. Thank you. Thank you for serving.”
After Matthew’s death, Adkins felt increasingly unsettled and later found herself detached from her work as vice president of marketing for Raycom Media. By 2014, while in a corporate meeting, she made a decision. “I knew this was not what I was supposed to be doing; I was supposed to be helping veterans ... fullShetime.”retired from her position in 2015 to begin volunteering with vet eransFourgroups.years later, Adkins and her family moved to Hendersonville, where she soon joined the board of the local nonprofit Blue Ridge Honor Flight. Founded by Jeff Miller in 2006, the organization leads free flights for U.S. veterans to Washington, D.C., to visit national war memorials.
What was it like to visit Matthew there?
If you are a veteran or member of a Gold Star Family and would like to join Blue Ridge Honor Flight for a trip to Washington D.C., please visit blueridgehonorflight.com for more information.
Therefore, 9/11 was the reason he enlisted. We talked him out of it for a while. But in 2002, he came home
one day and said, “No, I’ve got to go. This is what I’m supposed to be doing. Nobody should ever do this to our country again. I’m destined to be with those who believe as I do.” And heHeenlisted.wasvery loved. And, oh gosh, he loved his sister. Here’s a story. He didn’t know I was pregnant. I was sitting there, and he was 5. And I said, “Well, they’re having a baby sale at Target.” And he says, “A baby sale at Target? Oh, let’s go and buy a baby! Please, please, please! I want a little sister!” And he got one.
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— the pain is just incredible,” Adkins says. “And it lasts, and it lasts. We need to take care of Gold Star Families. We need to support them, to help them heal.”
This year, the nonprofit launched its latest initiative, which invites Gold Star Families to join the annual flights. Along with seeing the memo rials, Gold Star Families will be pro vided with a separate, additional trip to visit their loved ones in Arlington National“LosingCemetery.parents, siblings, a child
Xpress sat down with Adkins to discuss her son, Blue Ridge Honor Flight and what it means for Gold Star Families to be included in the yearly trips to the nation’s capital.
At first, of course, it’s very sad. But now it’s so wonderful to be able to see him and talk to him. We bring gifts. Both children were born in Louisiana. So, every Mardi Gras — that was their favorite holiday — we go and bring hundreds of beads. And there are other parents and siblings there that you get to talk to, and they’ll help us put beads on every single grave for as long as you can see. It’s a really holy place.
Matthew was killed going out to pick up the remains of another sol dier. They are now buried side by side. We have become very good friends with his parents. We are also good friends with some of his military friends who are still living, and they call [me and my husband] “Mama” and “Daddy.” It’s wonderful to have a relationship with those young men and their families.
This interview has been lightly edit ed and condensed.
You know, gosh, they can express their emotions finally.
What called you to serve on the board of Blue Ridge Honor Flight in particular?
GOLD STAR: In 2007, Matthew Ad kins, right, was killed while serving on active duty in Iraq. Since 2015, his mother, Anne Adkins, left, has dedicated her life to serving veter ans and their families. Photo courte sy of Adkins
What are your feelings about Gold Star Families being able to visit Arlington National Cemetery as members of the Blue Ridge Honor Flight?
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It means so much to be able to go visit and see your loved one. Arlington is a sacred place. For them to go and reunite with their loved one is God-given.
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When Was the Last Time You Saw a Miracle? Prints by Corita Kent
A two-day, self-guided tour where visitors are invited into studios to meet the artists, view demonstations and purchase art.
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Monthly Blues and Fusion Dance orBringfromsessionthenmusicbyClasspartnerbutstandardizedpartnerImprovisationaldancewithoutpatternswithastrongconnection.at7:30,followedatraditionalblueshourat8,andablues/fusionbyguestDJs9-midnight.yourownbeerwine.
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Meow. TH (9/22), 6pm, Marquee Asheville, 36 Foundy St
This exhibit shows how early settlers made their way into the Appalachian Mountains and made them their home, dispelling the myth of an uncultured people and reveal lives rich with customs and traditions, including herbal St,Museum,TransylvaniaSaturday.12pmbluegrasshandicrafts,medicines,andmusic.OpenThursdaythroughHeritage189WMainBrevard
Race to the Taps 5K
SEPTEMBER 21 - 29, 2022
Dr,Center,WCUthroughinstudiocontributionssignificanttotheglassmovementWNC.OpenTuesdayFriday,10am.BardoArts199CentennialCullowhee
This free class helps work on mobility while moving to the beat to burn off calories.
SU (9/25), 9:30am, Dunn's Rock Com munity Center, 461 Connestee Rd, Brevard
A free art exhibition and celebration of Blue Ridge Pride Center, including works by John Casey, Humberto Dionisio and David Macvaugh. Light bites and beverages, with tunes from DJ Lil Meow
Safely meet in a large conference room and stay socially distant while wearing masks. RSVP to Will, (412)9130272 or gmail.com.acwein123@
WE (9/21, 28), 5:15pm, Homewood, 19 Zillicoa St
SA (9/24), 1pm, Asheville Outlets, 800 Brevard Rd
Accompanied by Alison Moore on piano. Presented by the Weaverville Music Study Club, donations accepted for future music programs.
Women’s Fall Equinox Sacred Sound Immer sion at GardensBullington
SA (9/24), 9:30am, Haw Creek Commons, 315 Old Haw Creek Rd
SA (9/24), 8:30am, $25, Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Hwy
Combines works, primarily created by women, from two significant collections of contemporary art to explore how artists have innovated, influ enced, interrogated, and inspired visual culture in the past 100 years. Through Jan. 16, 2023. Open 11am, closed
HELLO, DOLLY: The Land O’ Sky Doll Club holds its annu al Fall Doll Show & Sale at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher on Saturday, Sept. 24, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The event will feature vendors and collectors from around the country, including Brigid McHugh Jones of McHugh’s Dolls, Toys & Estates, who will travel from Virginia. Photo courtesy of McHugh’s Dolls, Toys & Estates
Shaped by experiencesheras an artist, teacher, and Catholic nun, Corita Kent used her art to bring people together and ignite social change. Open Tuesday through Friday, 10am. WCU Bardo Arts Center, 199 Centennial Dr, Cullowhee
FR (9/23), 6pm, Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Rd
A conscious movement experience in a 100-year old building with a community of like-minded women at all life stages.
Pop Up Art Show
Five guest artists approach the Carolina woodlands through their perspectives,personal revealing Appalachia through a fresh lens, inspired by fall. Open daily 10am, through Oct. 30. Marquee Asheville, 36 Foundy St
Therapeutic Recre ation: MorningWednesdayMovement
Men's Cancer Support Group
Mountain Music at St. Matthews Bluegrass, folk, and gospel music by Frank Cassel and friends. Burgers, hot dogs, and drinks courtesy of St ownAnglican.Matthew'sBringyourblanket.
A series of photographs and sculptures that bring voice to the inter national Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) move ment through the lens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Com anche Nation, Lumbee, and other Native American artists. Open 10am Tuesday through WCUFriday.Bardo Arts Center, 199 Centennial Dr, Cullowhee
Skate Night
Community Access Art Night: Contemporary Materials and instruc tion provided. FR (9/23), 6pm, Tempie Avery Montford Community Center, 34 Pearson Ave
Six back-to-back work outs from instructors and studios around Asheville, plus a market of health and wellness experience stations.
FR (9/23), 9am, Charles George Dept of VA Medical Center, 1100 Beaucatcher Tunnel Rd
ART
Asheville Fitness Sampler
FR (9/23), 5:30pm, $10, HendoKickboxing & Krav Maga, 245 N King St, Hendersonville
speakers from a variety of agencies.
Monday Run Club
A variety of physical activities such as active games, aerobics and dancing. Open to indi viduals ages 17+ with disabilities - participants who cannot meet eligibility requirements can attend with a 1:1 worker. Contact the
Bring your own skates and roll bounce.
Goat Yoga with Kid ding Around Asheville
Boy Scout Troop 91 Fall Kick Off
Celebrate the Autumn Equinox with fresh
MO (9/26), 7:30pm, The Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave
Fringe Summer Nights The evening
WNCHA Hikes With a Historian: Hot Springs Cemeteries Walking Tour
AARP Smart Driver
FR (9/23), 5:30pm, City Lights Bookstore, 3 E Jackson St, Sylva
Punch Club The NC andBeverageCraftMuseumpl
WNCHA Hikes With a Historian: Guastavino Estate Ruins and Cemetery Tour Executive Director
Inviting all artists: painters, sculptors, writers, performers and more to a casual weekly drop-in gathering to share works in progress and chat about art and what’s happening in
TH (9/22), avl.mx/prwz1pm,
TH (9/22), 6pm, Shiloh Community Center, 121 Shiloh Rd
Michael Checkhov Method
An experiencemakeasrunyouemastersdevelopedbleyoumini-campaignaction-packedwherewillcreatememoraencountersinafullyworld.GamwillprovidewitheverythingtoyourgameaswellanypropsthatwouldyourDandDmorefun.
With a repertoirediverseranging from ballet in toe shoes to street dance, exploring the intersections of classical and contempo rary music and move ment. Recommended for grades 5-12.
TU (9/27), 6pm, The Aventine, 95 Page Ave
A reception celebrating the release of the book, the result of almost two decades of work by anthropologistmedicalLisa J. Lefler and Cherokee elder and traditionalist Thomas N. Belt. The narrative consists of a dialogue between them that displays traditional Appalachia.mountainsthatculturesfortheknowledgeIndigenousaswellasimportanceofplacetwopeoplefromandhistoriesintersectintheofSouthern
Monthly Dinner for Veterans & Active Duty Personnel
TH (9/22), 2pm, Bullington Gardens, 95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville
The required.herinestinianauthor,Greensboro-baseddaughterofPalrefugeesbornJordan,discussesbook.Registration
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TU (9/27), 7pm, $25, American Legion Post 70, 103 Reddick Rd
LOCAL MARKETS
RAD Farmers Market Fall Equinox Fundraiser & Celebration
TU (9/27), 6pm, $10, Well Played Board Game Café, 162 Coxe Ave
Drive-thruYiassou!only!LimitedMenu.23-24
Learn & Play: Terrafor ming Mars
Swannanoa Valley Museum-A Walk Through MountainDowntownHistoricBlack
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Join other film lovers who will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next gen eration of filmmakers from around the world. To receive your free yet required tickets visit the Pack Memorial Library service desk, phone (828)250-4700, or email
This year's lineup includes local and regional writers, UNCA students and community members. Donation based.
Sponsored by First Families of Buncombe County. At Shelter #1. SA (9/24), 11am, Lake Julian Park, 37 Lake Julian Rd, Arden
Award-winning poet, author and teacher, presented in conjunc tion with UNCA.
Hamlet
MO (9/26), 6pm, American Legion Post 70, 103 Reddick Rd
An Element of Human ity: D&D CampaignQuickshot
THE MOTH Presents: Asheville StorySLAM Crossroads
A singer-songwritersuccessful who comes home to a small town in the wake of the passing of his friend and mentor, Robert encounters long-lost friends and a startling set of circumstances that force him to take stock of his life and the road ahead. Various dates and times through Oct. 1. BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St
FR (9/23), 10am, $35105, TBA to registrants
Patriot WorkshopResearch
Inviting aspiring young writers to consider what makes a good story designed for the stage, share creative ideas and dedicate time to develop your writing skills. Bring a writing device of your choice and your ideas. Drinks and light refreshments will be provided. Ages 13-18.
Sounds of Tohi: Cherokee Health and Well-Being in Southern Appalachia
FridaySept.andbeLightbuncombecounty.org.jen.waite@refreshmentswillprovided.Ages14up.AlsoTuesday275:30pmandSept.302pm.
SA (9/24), 11am, $10-40, Center for Con nection + Collaboration Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society Picnic
SU (9/25), 5pm, Rabbit Rabbit, 75 Coxe Ave
This one-time, four hour course is the first course in the nation designed specifically for the over 50 driver.
Hot Springs cemeteries contain travelers, early settlers from the 1800s, enslaved and free African Americans, and German POWs who were later reinterred. These stories and more intertwine in the cem eteries on this outing exploring local history in a mountain town.
Teen WorkshopPlaywriting
In learnsafeTALKLivingWorksyouwillhowtoreach out to someone thinking about suicide and help them keep safe by promptly connecting them to further support. See p24 WE (9/21), 8:30am, Veterans Healing Farm, 38 Yale HendersonvilleRd,
Complexions Contem porary Ballet
A New York City-based company combines cho reography with the riffs of rocker Lenny Kravitz in this production. FR (9/23), 8pm, Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave
THEATER & FILM
Local theater company Ovation Theatre Arts Collective's Brightwell.localperformance,inauguralstarringactorMadison
Bingo Night Doors open 4:30pm. Up to $2500 in prizes, weekly.
WE (9/21), 6pm, Mal aprop's Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St
Prepare a five-minute
In LivingWorks ASIST you will learn how to help someone thinking about suicide develop a personalized SafePlan to keep safe-for-now and connect with further help. See p24 TH (9/22) & FR (9/23), 8:30am, Veterans Healing Farm, 38 Yale Rd, Hendersonville
A Monarch’s Journey: From NC to Mexico and Back
The Asheville Edward Buncombe Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution is hosting a prospective member “Paper Party” workshop with a program on genealogy research and DNA.
WE (9/21), 10am, 64 Bridge St, Hot Springs Spanish Club Spanish speakers of all ages and levels are welcome to join togeth er for conversation to practice the language in a group setting. WE (9/21), 6pm, Black Mountain Brewing, 131 NC-9, Black Mountain
The boundary-pushing.radicalincelebratesmodernworld-renowneddancecompanyits50thyearexistence,promotingcreativityand
Shirley Valentine
Complexions Contem porary Ballet (Student Series)
Tik Tok Made Me Cook It Quick and easy recipes from Tik Tok.
Artists & Writers Coffee
ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
Faith in Arts: A Con versation with Rodger Kamenetz
SA (9/24), 11am, Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St
DAR Chapter members will assist attendees after the program with computers and printers. Registration required, RSVP to Denise cdpetersdar@aol.com.Peters: SA (9/24), 11am, $10, Veterans TunnelHeadquarters,Restoration1329Rd
13th Annual Queer Girls Literary Reading Series
FR (9/23) & SA (9/24), 7pm, SU (9/25), 2pm, Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 225 W. State St, Black Mountain
ēb urban winery present a series of free educational programs in which experts talk about the history, art and science that is punch. encouraged.Donations
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A ersgamemedium-difficultyforstrategylovwhereplayersact as CEOs working to make Mars habitable while building a corporate empire.
TU (9/27), 8:45am, $2025, Fletcher Town Hall, 300 Old Cane Creek Rd, Fletcher
Swift Night Out See swirling clouds of thousands of chimney swifts as they gather at sunset to enter communal roosting sites. The Blue Ridge Audubon Chapter will hold their annual Swift Night Out, a Chimney Swift viewing event, on the top floor of the Civic Center Parking Deck. Family-friendly and free to the public. TH (9/29), 6:45pm, Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville, 87 Haywood St
story about a turning point in your sionsOpportunities,life.deciorindecisions.
TU (9/27), 4:30pm, Dr Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center, 285 Livingston St
Pilobolus: The Big Five-OH!
your community. SA (9/24), 9am, Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave, Tryon American Revolution
Bring a side dish or a dessert - all are welcome. The meat and drinks will be provided by OBCGS along with plates and utensils.
Estela monarchRomero,educator and journalist who works in the andremarkableviewsup-closeland,MeadowsownereducatorandMichoacán,homesanctuariesoverwinteringnearherinAngangueo,Mexico,KimBailey,localandfarmer/ofMilkweedFarminFruitNC,willpresentandpersonalofthemonarch’slifecycleepicmigration.
Learn the his tory of Black Mountain and the Swannanoa Valley on this walking tour
SA (9/24), HendersonvilleSteContinuum7:30pm,Art,147C,1stAveE,
Cake Bake Off Registration is required. Call (828)350-2062 to be a part of this competition. TH (9/29), 2pm, Grove St Community Center, 36 Grove St
Originally developed as a movement theater technique, Noreen Sullivan has adapted the method to be inclusive for all artists and creatives seeking to expand their craft through modes of embodiment. Sliding scale.
Guest speaker Michelle Miller discusses how changing her diet and health regime led her to a life without pain, anxiety or depression. WE (9/21), 7pm, avl.mx/8u5
Free dinner for veterans and active duty month.lastbusinessfollowedpersonnel,byamonthlymeeting.TheMondayofevery
Botanist Luke Cannon will guide attendees to find fungi and learn mushroom harvestingandhealthyfungiroomtheaintipstechniques,identificationlearnsafetyandprecautionsrelationtofungiaswildfood,hearboutintricaciesofmushecologyandhowareintegraltoforestsystemsdiscussethicalpractices.
WE (9/28), Way,Assembly,Christmount11am,Christian222FernBlackMountain
FR (9/23), SA (9/24), SU (9/25), 7:30pm, Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St
MO (9/26), 6pm, Free, Well Played Board Game Café, 162 Coxe Ave
Diya Abdo presents American Refuge: True Stories of the Refugee Experience
Montford Park Players presents Shakespeare's classic revenge tale.
TH (9/29), 7:30pm, $1525, WCU Bardo Arts Center, 199 Centennial Dr, Cullowhee
FR (9/23), 10am, $12, Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave
LITERARY
For boys ages 11-18, free to attend first two meetings. Visit: avl.mx/bxq TU (9/27), 7pm, St. Pauls United Methodist Church, 223 Hillside St
WE (9/28), 6pm, One World Brewing West, 520 Haywood Rd
Wild Mushrooms & Fungi Identification Walk
Anne Chesky Smith will guide participants on an approximately 1.5 mile walk through ruins of renowned architect Rafael graveyard.brickhouse,foundationsestate,Guastavinos’includingtheofthewinecellar,kiln,andsmall
SA (9/24), 1pm, Free$10, Swannanoa Valley Museum, 223 W State St, Black Mountain
Robert Returns
closeFestival.AshevillebeThissurpriseofRigelToyboxperformancesfeaturesbyTheatreandPawlak,freshoutclowncamp,andapoetryguest.isalsoacalltopartofthe2023FringeArtsApplicationsSept.30.
Manhattan Short Film Festival
Blue Ridge Pride Festival
UNCA Office of Sustainability Annual Farm to Table Dinner to celebrate the efforts of student gardeners, faculty, staff partners and community collab orators to advance a sustainable local food system. See p31 WE (9/28), 5:30pm, UNCA Main Quad, 1 University Heights
Saint John in the Wilderness, 1905 Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock
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Local goods and pro duce, weekly through Oct.
Over 40 local vendors, every Tuesday.
Food Truck-A-Palooza
Carolina Mountain Cheese Festival
WE (9/21, 28), 3pm, 60 Lake Shore Dr, Weaverville
A diverse group of local produce farmers, jam and jelly makers, bread bakers, wild crafters, and merrymakers.
Fifty vendors offering fresh, items.foodsrelishes,goods,cutcoffee,eggs,produce,locally-grownmeat,poultry,honey,cheese,plants,herbs,flowers,bakedjams,jellies,preparedandhandcrafted
Haywood's Historic Farmers Market
A ten year RSVPandcelebrationanniversarywithfoodentertainment.Tovisit:avl.mx/bzg
SA (9/24), 9:30am, $6, WNC Agricultural Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Rd
Family-friendly event with live music by Lei sureville, a dunk tank, water balloon fights, face painting, fairy hair, gourmet popsicles and ice cream sandwiches
Fall Festivities
River Arts District (RAD) Farmers Market
FarmersHendersonvilleMarket
Meet people from the local Hispanic communi ty, with music, dancing and food trucks.
ArtsAVL Town Hall with County Candi dates
Meet your neighbors and join in activities such as arts and crafts, puzzles, cornhole, ping pog and more, every fourth Saturday. SA (9/24), 10am, Grove St Community Center, 36 Grove St
WE (9/21), 3pm, Smoky Park Supper Club, 350 Riverside Dr
SA (9/24), 12pm, Hi-Wire Brewing, 197 Hilliard Ave
TU (9/27), 3:30pm, 718 Haywood Rd, Asheville
This family friendly affair presents artists, crafters, food, hands-on fun, and kid’s activities, with live music on the island stage. See p33 SA (9/24), MarshallBlannahassett10am,Island,
End of Summer Blow out Party & Pop-Up Market
FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS
Saucy Sundays
WE (9/21, 28), 3pm, 447 Etowah School Rd, Hendersonville
An annual event and fundraiser that benefits the WNC Cheese Trail, a non-profit whose goal is to spread the word about the artisan cheese being made in Western North Carolina. Ticket holders will be able to taste and purchase cheese and other products made on the trail, attend spirit pairings, chef demos, and more.
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Weaverville Tailgate Market
Located at HART Theatre, weekly.
Land O' Sky Doll Club Annual Fall Doll Show & Sale
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TH (9/22), 6pm
SA (9/24), 9am, The Episcopal Church of
A high-qualityfruits,varietymusicians,market.withinraisedmarket,producer-onlysellingproductsorproduced50milesoftheWithlocalawideofvegetables,meat,eggs,andcrafts.
SA (9/24), 9am, 130 Montreat Rd, Black Mountain
Enka-Candler Tailgate Market
A day of celebration, social justice, education and community service. With two stages featuring regional musical and drag talent, a Welcoming WNC Procession at 10am, 200 exhibitors, and a week full of scheduled events including a silent disco and pool party. See p32 SA (9/24), Pack Square Park
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Local alongsidefoodstuffs,asmall lineup of craft and artisan vendors.
SA (9/24), 10am, Mars Hill University, Mars Hill Junk-O-Rama Saturday Vintage antiques market, every Saturday through October.
Donation-based pony rides, hay rides, local apples, fresh pressed cider, sould silo and a pig viewing area. All donations go toward Project HNG nonprofit. SA (9/24), 10am, Hickory Nut Gap Farm, 57 Sugar Hollow Rd, Fairview
Socialize with other arts advocates and find out where candidates
FR (9/23), 3pm, 954 Tunnel Rd
SA (9/24), 9am, 250 Pigeon St, Waynesville
13th Annual Interna tional Day of Peace Honoring Peacemaker of the Year Ponkho Bermejo of Beloved Asheville, with music by Rhoda Weaver and Caesar Williams, III. The WNC 2022DeclarationPeople'sofPeacewillalsoberead.
Vintage and crafts from area-based vendors.
Henderson County Tailgate Market
Seasonal community market event featuring organic and sustainably grown produce, plants, cut flowers, herbs, locally raised meats, seafood, breads, pastries, cheeses, eggs and local arts and handcrafted items.
One of the oldest openair markets in Western North Carolina, this unique market has a festival feel, with local growers who operate small family farms in Henderson County. SA (9/24), 8am, 100 N King St, Hendersonville
SA (9/24), 8am, 3300 University Heights Asheville City Market
pressed apple cider, new market swag, a raffle, face painting, yoga and local vendors. Free public parking is available south of Smoky Park Supper Club along Riverside Drive.
WE (9/21, 28), 4pm, Fleetwood's, 496 Haywood Rd
SU (9/25), 5pm, Haywood Country Club, 662 Haywood Rd
West Asheville Tailgate Market
Moderated by Arts Coalition chairs Steph anie Hickling Beckman and Liz Whalen Tallent. Registration required. WE (9/28), 5pm, Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave
Pups & Pints
Volunteer reading tutors support local students one-to-one twice a week for the school year. Contact Olivia Fingold at org.fingold@r2sasheville.olivia.
Wednesday Night Market: Vintage and Crafts
Fresh local produce and heritage crafts. Weekly.
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Live polka, food specials and a party at the Funkatorium with DJ Rexxstep starting at 7. To benefit the Campaign for South ern Equality and Blue Ridge Pride. SA (9/24), 11am, Wicked Weed Brew ing, 91 Biltmore Ave
Greek Festival
Safely accessible via the greenway, plus ample parking.
Fairview WorkResilienceRoadGardenDay
Live music, vendors, raffles, a food truck and beer at this fundraiser for Boxer Butts and Other Mutts. Dog-friendly. SA (9/24), 2pm, Mills River Brewing, 336 Banner Farm Rd, Mills River
Farmers Market
Over 50 vendors and local food products, including fresh produce, meat, cheese, bread, pastries, and more. SA (9/24), 9am, 52 N Market St
Fresh produce, meat, sweets, breads, arts, and more, through Oct. 26.
SA (9/24), 9am, Downtown Brevard Madison Co. Farmers & Artisans Market
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TH (9/22), 4pm, LenoirRhyne University, 36 Montford Ave
12th Annual Oktober fest Celebration
East Asheville Tailgate Market
Located on the river with live music and over 30 local vendors.
Featuring local food trucks from Mills River and Asheville, with live music all day, starting with TrancEnd at noon and Warcry Band at 6. SA (9/24), 11am, Bold Rock Mills River, 72 School House Rd, Mills River
TH (9/29), 8pm, Static Age Records, 82-A N Lexington Ave
Produce, meat, eggs, baked goods, coffee, crafts and more from 30+ local vendors. With live music, kids' activities and cooking demos weekly. SA (9/24), 8am, 650 Maple HendersonvilleSt,
Flat Rock Tailgate Market
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A tradition for over 30 years, the church invites the community to explore the tastes of Greece. Drive through only, limited menu. SA (9/24), 11am, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 227 Cumberland Ave
SU (9/25), 8:30am, $35, 185 King Street, 185 King St, Brevard Musicians for Overdose Prevention Benefit
Mills River Farmers Market
for Buncombe County Commissioner stand on important arts issues.
SA (9/24), HaywoodFleetwood's,11am,496Rd
Fourth PridetoberfestAnnual
Local artists the Dark City Kings, Slow Poison, Owen Munday and The Pieces with Pinkeye will play live music to benefit a local nonprofit that focuses on getting Narcan into music venues and into the hands of musicians.underinsured
Transylvania Farmers Market
WE (9/21), 11am, Elder and Sage Community Gardens, Page St
Fall Thrift Sale at the Mission House Items for sale include gently used household and kitchen items, linens, garden supplies, tools, toys, and small pieces of Women.Thecharities.goAllwillholidayChristmasfurniture.andotherdecorationsalsobeavailable.proceedswilldirectlytolocalSponsoredbyEpiscopalChurch
TH (9/22, 29), 3pm, A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Rd, Candler
Brackenfest Laps of ConservingCityorationeasiertwo34bikeFundraisingBrackenmountainridetohelpbuyacresandbuildtothreemilesoftrails,acollabbetweentheofBrevardandCarolina.
WE (9/28), 3pm, Smoky Park Supper Club, 350 Riverside Dr
and 15+ local creators selling their arts, crafts and artisanal products.
The 33rd annual event held by the doll club, a not-for-profit orga nization dedicated to educating, stimulating and maintaining interest pertaining to doll collecting.
The oldest Saturday morning market in WNC. Over 60 rotating vendors.
Local goods, every Friday.
10th Annual Art On The Island Festival
TH (9/22, 29), 3pm, Pinecrest ARP Church, 1790 Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock
SA (9/24), 8am, Mills River Rd,School,Elementary94SchoolhouseMillsRiver
German food, a costume contest, live music by Mountain Top Polka Band, dachsund dog races and a stein hoist competition. SA (9/24), 1pm, Southern Appalachian Brewery, 822 Locust St, Ste 100, Hendersonville
SU (9/25), 12pm, Oak and Grist MountainGrovestoneCompany,Distilling1556Rd,Black
Volunteers are needed at the garden every Wednesday. All ages and skill levels are wel come to join us as we harvest, weed, plant, and build community. WE (9/21, 28), 5:30pm, Fairview Resilience Garden, 461 Fairview Rd
Local breweries, beer tastings, live music, pet caricatures, compli mentary pet portraits and more for you and your pup. See p30 TH (9/22), 5pm, Pack Square Parking Garage - Top Level, 26 Biltmore Ave
Cause for Paws
North TailgateAshevilleMarket
Etowah Lions Club
Grove Street Open House
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“One of the most requested pas senger amenities is a private place for parents to breastfeed or pump,” Asheville Regional Airport spokes person Tina Kinsey tells Xpress in an email. She says the “Mamava pod is a good solution for now” and notes that the airport’s terminal expansion, set to be completed in 2024, will have a dedicated lactation room.
of talking about suicide. Anyone age 16 or older may attend.
• Dr. Sara B. Deacon has joined Haywood Regional Medical Center as an ophthalmologist. Deacon began seeing patients at Mountain Eye Associates in Clyde and Sylva in September.
noon-4 p.m. The recovery center will be staffed by North Carolinacertified peer support specialists. RSVP not required. Call 595-2202 for more information.
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• Mountain Area Health Education Center is taking appointments for a mobile 3D mammogram clinic Monday, Oct. 3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler, 25 Westridge
George Department of VA Medical Center in Asheville will host flu shot drive-thru clinics Saturdays, Sept. 24 and Oct. 15, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The Franklin Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Franklin will host flu shot drive-thru clinics Friday, Sept. 23, Wednesday, Oct. 5, Friday, Oct. 14, and Wednesday, Oct. 26, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. No appointment is required.Flushots are also available for eligible veterans at in-network retail pharmacies and urgent care clinics. Search www.va.gov/find-locations for locations. For more information, call Charles George Medical Center at 298-7911.
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Dogwood Health Trust will hold its annual community meeting for the public Thursday, Oct. 6, 1:30-3 p.m., Thomas Auditorium at Blue Ridge Community College, 180 W. Campus Drive, Flat Rock.
Dogwood Health Trust holds public meeting
Dogwood Health Trust was cre ated in 2019 following the $1.5 bil lion sale of Mission Health System to HCA Healthcare. The nonprof it focuses on health and wellness, housing, education and educational opportunity, and serves the 18 coun ties of Western North Carolina and the Qualla Boundary.
Love and Respect Community for Recovery and Wellness is hold ing a grand opening event at 120 Chadwick Square Court, Suite D, in Hendersonville, Friday, Sept. 30,
Veterans who are enrolled in the Western North Carolina VA health care system may receive a free flu shot from an upcoming drive-th ruCharlesclinic.
David Dodson, former president of the philanthropic organization MDC, will give the keynote address, which will be followed by a discussion with Dogwood’s Impact Leadership Team.
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• 12 Baskets Cafe and Asheville Poverty Initiative serve sit-down meals for indoor and outdoor eating from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. every Thursday, 610 Haywood Road. Masks are required indoors, except when eating.
Training will take place at the Veterans Healing Farm, 38 Yale Road, Hendersonville. For more informa tion, email veteranshealingfarm@ gmail.com with “suicide prevention” in the subject line. Participants are required to purchase an ASIST training kit for $43.25.
Free flu shots for veterans
County forms group on justice system impact
• Jaime A. Roy has joined AdventHealth Medical Group Family Medicine at Forge Mountain in Mills River as a phy sician assistant.
The Mamava pod is available for use by anyone who is breastfeeding. Parents must use Mamava’s free, Bluetooth-connected app for keyless entry. They can also see pod avail ability and vacancy alerts on the app.
New faces
The Buncombe County Behavioral Health Justice Collaborative is accepting applications from those impacted by the justice system to par ticipate in a yearlong working group.
Breastfeeding pod debuts at Asheville Regional Airport
Asheville Regional Airport opened a Mamava Lactation Suite Sept. 2 for travelers and employees who are breastfeeding or pumping. The suite is a free-standing pod and located inside the airport past security. It’s lockable, free to use and contains seating, an electrical outlet and hand sanitizing units.
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justice system, behavioral health and publicMeetingssafety.)are held the first Friday of each month from 10 a.m-noon in downtown Asheville. Applications are due Sunday, Oct. 9, and can be accessed at avl.mx/c0c. Contact Kathleen Blackney at 230-8918 or orgkathleen.blackney@buncombecounty.atformoreinformation.
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Suicide intervention training Sept. 22-23
The BHJC is seeking community members who have themselves, or have had a loved one, charged with or incarcerated for a substance use disorder or mental health crisis; have used services for opioid use, harm reduction or a mental health crisis; or interacted with law enforcement during a time of personal crisis. (The BHJC is an advisory group to the Justice Resource Advisory Council, which seeks to address the criminal
• MANNA FoodBank will provide a community market with free gro cery staples on Wednesdays, Sept. 28, Oct. 26, and Nov. 23, 11:30 a.m.1 p.m., WNC Community HealthServices-Minnie Jones Health Center, 257 Biltmore Ave.
Participants will learn how to rec ognize signs of suicide, help an indi vidual considering suicide to develop a safety plan and increase openness
The Veterans Healing Farm and LivingWorks, a suicide prevention organization, will host a suicide intervention workshop Thursday and Friday, Sept. 22-23, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. The Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, or ASIST, will teach suicide first-aid skills for family and friends.
• The Take Medicine Back Summit, organized by Dr. Mitch Li and focused on restructuring the health care system, will be held Thursday, Nov. 10, to Sunday, Nov. 13. The events on Thursday will be entirely virtual over Zoom or QiqoChat. In-person discussions will be held in the A-B Tech Auditorium, as well as live-streamed free Friday, Nov., 11 and Saturday, Nov. 12. In-person community building events will be held Sunday, Nov. 13. Tickets for the summit range from $75-$325, and some schol arships are available. For more information, visit avl.mx/c07.
• MAHEC is holding its 23rd annu al Health Careers Education and Awareness Conference Tuesday, Oct. 4, 8:30 a.m.-2p.m., at The Sherrill Center and Kimmel Arena, 227 Campus Drive on the UNC Asheville campus. The event will include sessions on personal branding, teamwork and implicit biases and microaggressions. High school students, youth program leaders, school counselors, par ents and educators are welcome to attend. Register at avl.mx/c0b.
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• Empowered Self Defense, a sev en-week course at YWCA Asheville, 185 S. French Broad Ave, is being offered for women, trans women and nonbinary people. Students will learn deescalation strategies, how to listen to intuition and men tal, verbal and physical respons es. Classes, held in partnership with the nonprofit Our VOICE, are Wednesdays, Oct. 5-Nov. 16, 5:30-6:45 p.m. in the YWCA Multipurpose Room. Cost is $60 for
• AdventHealth and the Council on Aging in Hendersonville are holding a free seminar on pet ther apy and well-being Monday, Nov. 28, 5:30-7 p.m., at Medical Group Multispecialty at Laurel Park, 1881 Pisgah Drive in Hendersonville. Register at avl.mx/c04. X
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Local restaurateurs share the secret ingredients for award-winning hospitality
In the Blue Ridge Mountains, “hospitality” may seem incom plete without the word “Southern” attached to it. According to hospi tality scholar Kevin D. O’Gorman , however, the practice of welcoming a guest into one’s home is one of humanity’s oldest cultural tra ditions. Hospitality rules feature in the Old Testament book of Leviticus, while the rage of Achilles that opens Homer’s Iliad stems from the poor hospitality of Greek King Agamemnon. Hospitality, in other words, was a divinely favored act.
“Whenever somebody is coming into the company … we want them to feel as safe and comfortable as possible,” Freund says.
rant hospitality? Xpress spoke with additional staff at Cúrate, as well as key members of Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian, a Best Of WNC hall of fame restaurant.
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Félix Meana , the co-founder and chief experience officer of Katie Button Restaurants — the parent group of Cúrate — believes that this change likely played a role in the tapas restaurant winning its first James Beard award after four years of “Hospitalitynominations.
“It is a new model of a restau rant,” Meana adds.
In a statement provided to Xpress , the foundation elaborated on the award’s new focus: “The Outstanding Hospitality award is given each year to a restaurant that demonstrates consistent and excellent hospitality and service to its dining community, while also making efforts to provide a sustain able work culture.”
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For the team behind Cúrate, hos pitality begins with creating a wel coming environment for its approxi mately 150 employees. These efforts start even before someone signs on the dotted line. Mary Byers , direc tor of brand marketing, tells Xpress that potential employees spend at least one full paid day observing service or being on the line in the
SPANISH HOSPITALITY: Diners eat during a busy night at Cúrate, which won the James Beard Foundation’s Award for Outstanding Hospitality in June.
starts [by] looking deep inside of us, how we are treat ing our employees,” he explains. “It’s so important that we needed to create a position to take care of it” — referring to Liese Freund , the company’s customer care and culture manager.
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kitchen so that they can decide if it’s the right place for them.
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“We are people that extend our arms right away [when] we see somebody,” Meana says of his native Spanish culture. While that level of tactile interaction may not be as common in the U.S., the senti ment behind it is. “It’s the passion,” heAsays.unique aspect of the company’s work culture, Meana continues, is stoking that passion in its employ ees by allowing staff to move among positions within all aspects of the company. Byers notes that Cúrate’s original lead bartender is now director of restaurant operations, and its events and restaurants mar keting lead started as a host.
On June 13, Asheville’s Cúrate won the first James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality. After a two-year awards hiatus and overhaul prompted by multiple concerns — including a lack of diversity in nominees and awarding chefs accused of exploiting employ ees — the culinary arts foundation returned with a new approach. Among the changes, the organi zation renamed and reframed its former category of Outstanding Service to Outstanding Hospitality to reflect the importance of creating places as pleasant to work for as they are to dine in.
In today’s restaurants, creating a welcoming atmosphere is nearly as crucial to a great dining experience as excellent food. But what actual ly goes into making great restau
“It’s getting to know each employee and what they want,” says Freund, who herself was assistant manager at Cúrate before becoming culture manager.
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“It’s a lot of pressure, starting a new job,” Meana adds. “You have to open the door in a way that is not thatGivenoverwhelming.”therange of operations at Katie Button Restaurants — Cúrate; La Bodega, a market, fea turing an upstairs wine bar; Cúrate At Home’s nationwide shipping service; and guided tours in Europe and North Africa — each new employee has a lot of information to process. Besides the company culture, there are extensive primers on Spanish cuisine, ingredients and — yes — hospitality.
“In the end of the day, the guest is not noticing anything,” Meana points out. “When all this happens, the magic happens.”
An Xpress Best Of WNC hall of fame winner for Best Service eight years in a row, Vinnie’s recipe appears to be keeping diners com ing back.
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For Scheffer, that meant the neighborhood Italian restaurants of his Brooklyn youth, where the hos pitality is as big as the family-style pasta
Hospitality, Scheffer adds, is meaningless without a sense of gratitude for the opportunity to serve others. “People have a choice where they’re going to pull in for dinner that night,” he notes. “To know that now they’re walking through our front door is something we need to honor.”
Freund also notes that the com pany runs regular staff surveys that inform subsequent decisions. For example, earlier this year employ ees expressed a desire for a great er work-life balance. In response, Cúrate switched all assistant man agers and sous chefs to a four-day workweek, Byers notes. Other ben efits include paid bereavement and dental care, as well as a living wage.
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“They’ll take you to a table and sit you down [and] put a meatball on yourSouthernplate.” hospitality, he contin ues, is just as welcoming but more hands-off. The merging of these two styles can be seen in the boisterous “Welcome to Vinnie’s!” that greets most guests on their arrival at the restaurant’s two Asheville locations — a tradition the servers created, Scheffer“Everybodysays. that walks into our restaurants becomes our family,” heThatadds. is especially true of the restaurant’s faithful core of regu lars, according to Sophia Diaz , the manager at the original Vinnie’s in North Asheville. At least six parties show up every Monday, when bottles of wine are half off, to sit at the tables marked with nameplates bearing their names. Diaz also keeps a list of locals to call when certain specials return to the menu, knowing those are their favorite dishes.
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“If I’m a server or a line cook or a dishwasher [and] there is a snowy day, and not a lot of people came out, I’m still going to make that $17.70 an hour and not be scared if I’m going to make my rent,” Freund offers as an example.
For Scheffer, it’s the piece of the recipe that keeps him motivated and inspired. “I’ve been doing this for 24 years, and I still get up every single morning excited to do what I do and deliver exception al hospitality.” X
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This idea that the host feels as much gratitude for the opportunity to serve as the guest does to receive that service reflects the reciprocity of hospitality and how practicing it creates a sense of joy in community for everyone involved.
“Thebowls.owners will come over and give you a big hug,” he says of his childhood stomping grounds.
“The most important thing [is] you have to learn how to read the guest,” he says. That might mean breaking up a minutelong speech about specials into 15-second snippets or giving someone who is clearly having a tough day a wide berth, only checking in when it’s
clear the person needs something. Even making sure that glasses are restocked as quietly as possible is a piece of great hospitality.
A welcoming atmosphere was one of Scheffer’s prime goals when opening Vinnie’s in 2010, two years into the Great Recession and 10 years after he had launched his previous restaurant, The Savoy, an award-winning fine dining establishment. “People were going through very hard times,” he remembers. “I wanted to create a space that was going to bring people into a ‘quote unquote,’ home feeling.”
“We have regulars that bring Christmas gifts for our staff, people who … send money to the back of the house because they know that they don’t collect tips,” she says.
These impromptu gifts are on top of the benefits that Vinnie’s offers its employees, including health and dental care for all full-time employ ees, no double shifts and a sit-down family-style meal together before every“Weshift.extend gratitude to our reg ulars, and that gratitude is repaid double-fold,” says Diaz.
She sees the results of this hos pitable work culture in the level of care each employee brings to the work. “When making a reservation or when walking in the door, how something is prepared, and then plated, how we’re communicating the menu to the guests ... I don’t think I’ve ever been in a restau rant where so many people want to touch the table and really create that [guest] experience,” she says.
If great hospitality were a recipe, what would its ingredients be?
Even though many aspects of din ing at Cúrate — the food, the plating, the place settings — are designed to be consistent, Meana believes flex ibility is central to the restaurant’s outward-facing hospitality.
“Gratitude, compassion, atten tion to detail,” says Eric Scheffer, owner of Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian. “Appreciation for being in service [to] others. And smiling.”
FAMILY-STYLE HOSPITALITY: Sophia Diaz, manager at Vinnie’s Neighbor hood Italian in North Asheville, prepares for the arrival of longtime regulars by setting out their favorite wine. Photo by Sarah Urman
acclaim over the past 15 years. But amid COVID-19 shutdowns, such progress came to a sudden halt, pull ing the proverbial rug from under the band’s longtime mandolinist/vocalist Phil Barker
Yet, despite the jarring situation, Barker says he used the time to dig deeper into his craft.
“Even though some of the songs can get more emotional and intense, I have that degree of separation from them because I didn’t write them, so they don’t feel quite as potent,” she says. “These songs have entered the realm of nostalgia, so it’s just kind of a fun listen as opposed to going into the annals of dark, emotional stuff that I sometimes deal with in my original material.”
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“[My mom] has a great voice, but she keeps talking about how she’s losing her ability to sing as she gets older. So I really want to capture that family dynamic and I think it would just be a really cool bonding
“You’re already starting with a structure that succeeds,” Underhill says of covering songs. “You already know someone has put this verse, chorus, bridge and chord progression together and it has grabbed attention forFromyears.”there, Underhill put her own spin on the material so that — with the exception of her near-complete over haul of Rod Stewart’s “The Motown Song” — each tune’s beloved melody is recognizable but embellished with distinct instrumentation and other flourishes. Aiding those soundscapes was the Abbey Road One library, which allowed Underhill to unleash huge orchestral samples through her synthesizer and program more elabo rate string sounds on her covers.
fans who are more connected with the acoustic folk/rock side of what I do.”
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For years, the artist notes, fans have encouraged her to record some of the 50-plus covers she regularly mixes in with her live sets of original songs. Amid the COVID-19 pandem ic, Underhill took the opportunity to make that wish come true at her home studio, connecting herself to musical history in the process.
“I got to refocus on songwriting a little more and put a little more time into that, which was nice,” he explains. “The lack of a paycheck was not as nice. ... It was a good time to reflect — but I don’t know if I could have sat back much longer, trying to be a musician. It was pretty tough.”
Barker’s supercharged connec tion to lyrics is evident throughout
Eleanor Underhill has long wanted to create an album where listeners could be sitting at the beach or their favorite chill spot, press “Play” on their listening device and experience good musical vibes.
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Eleanor Underhill, Town Mountain, Smoky Mountain Sirens and GrudaTree release new albums
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The Asheville-based singer/song writer recently achieved that goal with her new LP, Got It Covered, a collec tion of her takes on works by The Beatles, Nina Simone, Radiohead, Gladys Knight and other recording artists who’ve brought Underhill joy throughout her life.
Helping Underhill hit those marks are local collaborators Zack Page (bass), Silas Durocher (guitars), Jacob Rodriguez (saxophones), Will Younts (drums) and her mother, Jane Underhill, who plays autoharp on “Eleanor Rigby.” Though she had fun “bossing” her mom around, the artist says she was inspired by the experi ence to start planning her next project: a mother/daughter Christmas album.
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STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: Clockwise from top left, Eleanor Underhill, Town Mountain, The Smoky Mountain Sirens and GrudaTree keep local listeners entertained as summer winds down. Underhill photo by Silas Durocher; Town Mountain photo by Emma Delevante; Sirens photo by Heather Burditt; GrudaTree photo by Michael Shanks
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“I think [this record has] put my music production skills at the fore front, since it takes the writing out of the equation,” she says. “I’m walking that balance between growing as a producer, having fun, following the muse and doing what’s exciting for me — and giving something to my
Even for an established, beloved band like Town Mountain, the pandemic has been a challenge. The Asheville-based alt-country/ Americana ensemble has steadily grown its fan base and nationwide
experience,” Underhill says. “I wasn’t raised in a religious family, but my mom loved to sing Christmas carols, and I learned all of them. They have a special place in my heart but also in my music education. You hear these melodies for so long and they become a part of how you think about music.”
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In the words of Walt Whitman, 3 Different States, the debut album from Asheville-based psychedelic soul ensemble GrudaTree, “con tain[s] multitudes.”
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“That is from the heart right there,” Barker says. “Continually, I push myself as a songwriter and, I don’t know what the experience is like for other songwriters, but it gets harder for me. You keep trying to push your self and not say the same thing, but it’s hard to find. How deep is the well? You gotta keep digging deeper to find something new and keep working at it. And that can be a real challenge.”
Town Mountain’s forthcoming album, Lines in the Levee, slated for an Oct. 7 release. He wrote seven of the 11 tracks, and delved deeply into the strange social environment, his stand ing in it and icons that passed away early in the global health crisis.
“I’m a huge fan of instrumental music and improvised music,” Gruda says. “Sometimes songs actually get in the way of that kind of stuff.”
“Anything that comes out of Phil’s mouth — I’m like, ‘Yeah, man!’” he says. “I was a fan of the band long before I joined, too, so that probably has something to do with it, but in the studio, it felt really magical at times, for sure.”
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The songwriter points to JP Furnas of Asheville mainstay Empire Strikes Brass as a major reason why the 3 Different States editions stand out from earlier versions of the same tracks. After some group brainstorming with bandmates Patrick Allison (trumpet), Justice Mann (trombone) and Linda Shew Wolf (alto saxophone), Gruda met with Furnas multiple times and leaned on his collaborator’s talent with charting horn parts. GrudaTree then recorded live in the studio as a five-piece — Wolf later overdubbed her parts — under the direction of the band’s drummer, Ted Marks, who proved essential in the frontman real izing his vision.
“Theseband.songs came with me when I moved to WNC. They’ve been trav eling around with me,” he says. “That was just me going through my life and they come out — because I’m ‘an occasional songwriter,’ is what I tell people. I’m an improviser first and foremost, so when the songs come out, you know it.”
The complexity is evident on many fronts, beginning with the various inspirations behind the LP’s title. Kris Gruda, the band’s guitarist and vocalist, explains it was first a ref erence to the three states — Florida, Pennsylvania and North Carolina — where he lived over the past decade, while gradually working on the record
At GrudaTree’s core, however, is its power trio roots — pun largely intend ed. Though Gruda notes that the band moniker has proved increasingly true over time as the group has organi cally grown and evolved, he, bassist Michelangelo Amore and Marks love showcasing their triangular chemistry during a breakout section of every full-band show. And while 3 Different States just came out, the trio has already tracked several instrumental cuts that the players will soon review and mix, and likely release as an EP.
“I’ve played some of these songs in groups that I’ve been in over the years, but I definitely will say that these are my favorite and the most fully realized versions,” Gruda says.
Aimee Jacob Oliver, the band’s guitarist and fellow vocalist, got things started with a number of songs inspired by conversations she and her fellow bandmates had about sexist remarks and behaviors they’d been subjected to as women in a male-dom inant music industry.
The track is a highlight of Lines in the Levee, largely thanks to a section where Barker reflects on the difficulty to “write about something ain’t no one else done” and how to “find you a diamond, you gotta stay in the dirt.” He’s not writing from a character’s point of view, either.
Personally relevant as those lyrics may be, it helps that they likewise res onate with the rest of Town Mountain. When Barker brings his songs to his bandmates, bassist Zach Smith is one who definitely takes notice.
“Aimee comes from a very heavy punk background, and I come from more of a crowd-pleasing back ground,” Vermillion says. “So anytime I’d write a song, I’d give it to her before introducing it as a collective, and she’d punk it up. And then she’d send me a song she wrote — which is heavy, heavy stuff — and I’d put in hooks and melodies and harmonies. And all of our songs end up meeting in the Localmiddle.”engineer Matt Langston soon took notice and invited the Sirens to his Rock Candy Recordings studio for a free session to see how they all worked together. The band agreed, tracked “Solid 8” and listened back.
“I’m not an engineer, but I have sonic ideas and musical ideas. So I’m sitting there with [Ted] and will say, ‘I want to try to achieve this effect,’ or something. And then he’s a guy that will make it happen,” Gruda says. “Ted’s ready to tackle it, whatever you’re trying to achieve. It was a true gift to have the drummer also be the engineer that works the way he does.”
The name of the album also brings to mind the three states of matter. And listening to the layered instrumenta tion, it’s natural to picture sonic solids, liquids and gases intertwining and, through the numerous standout solos, existing on their own.
The resulting 10-track album, also dubbed Solid 8, captures the band’s energy in a polished and produced manner that Hill feels nicely com plements the Sirens’ raw, raging live shows. But even with the blunt, honest subject matter of their songs, much of it aimed at toxic masculini ty, the drummer emphasizes that the group’s aims don’t involve declaring war on the other sex — a misinterpre tation that she and Vermillion note is sadly“It’scommon.notabout excluding men or pushing men to the side or putting men down. It’s about everybody working together,” Hill says. “The root of feminism is equality, and excluding men from the bigger pic ture just because they’re men and not because of what they can add to the situation isn’t necessarily feminism. That’s just being exclusionary and it’s not constructive.”
Vermillion then began work ing on her own lyrics, with drum mer Eliza Hill offering occasional lines. Considering the rage all three were feeling, it made sense to channel their emotions through punk rock.
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Like many bands, The Smoky Mountain Sirens got their start by performing cover songs. But it didn’t take long for the trio to realize familiar crowd-pleasers would never sustain their creative itch.
“When we lost John Prine [in April 2020], that had a huge impact on me. He was a musical hero of mine,” Barker says. “I really wanted to get into his songwriting style, and I wrote a song called ‘Daydream Quarantina,’ which is on the record — my way of a small tribute to him and the musical force that he was and continues to be.”
“We ended up deciding that just was not the right path for us, so we started writing,” says Rose Vermillion, the group’s bassist and co-vocalist.
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“After we heard how that one turned out, we were like, ‘You need to take all our money. Let’s keep this ball rolling,’” Vermillion says.
MANGIA! After multiple delays, Gemelli, an Italian eatery opens in the West gate Regional Shopping Center. Pictured, from left, are Gabe Cerrato, chef de cuisine; Anthony Cerrato, executive chef and owner; Jennie Cerrato, mar keting director; and Vladimir Marto, corporate chef. Photo by Wildflower Stu dios Photography
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Cerrato says he discovered some silver linings in the restaurant’s delay, including finding and part nering with new purveyors, picking up specialty items that were unavail able in the beginning of 2022 and not rushing to hire and train staff.
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Thursday nights will be an a la carte menu of 10-12 items, primar ily savory with a couple of sweets.
But on Sept. 12, with a nod from the universe, executive chef Cerrato, his wife, Jennie, and his son and chef de cuisine Gabriel Cerrato finally opened the all-day Italian eatery with multiple din ing experiences and menus, none of which duplicate items available at Strada downtown. The space in the Westgate Regional Shopping Center, formerly occupied by Green Sage, was fully gutted and given a chic, contemporary makeover; just over 100 diners can be accommo dated at the bar, on banquettes and round, marble-topped tables.
“We will still reserve one Thursday night a month for Cultivated Community dinners.”
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On Friday and Saturday nights, Morris will present a seven-course tasting menu employing the tech niques and practices culled from his two years of experimentation. That experience will run $125 per person, and each diner will receive a gift to take away, such as a small jar of fish sauce made by Morris. Dvoran strongly urges reservations and allocating at least two hours to theSundaymeal. nights will introduce a series called Cease and Desist, the result of a conversation between Morris and Dvoran about favorite national restaurant chains people grew up with. The four- to fivecourse dinners will reinterpret iconic dishes with local ingredients, be served from platters family-style and change monthly. The experi ence will run $60 per person.
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drum roll please … Cultura will reopen Thursday, Sept. 29, serving four nights per week with multiple menu concepts.
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Morris also spent countless hours in research and development of fermentation, culturing and pres ervation practices and techniques. More recently, he received approv al for his Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points plan, which allows him to ferment meat, vegetables and all the things he can coax into hisAndproximity.now…
Had all gone according to plan, Anthony Cerrato would have opened Gemelli, his second Asheville restaurant (his first, Strada Italiano just marked its 10th anniversary) in March. But, as he acknowledges, “Sometimes, I think the universe has its ways of saying, ‘Hey, you’re not really ready yet.’”
One month later, the pandemic shut it down but did not stop Morris from finding purpose in the Cultura kitchen. He led several initiatives to cook thousands of prepared meals weekly for the food-insecure and created the Cultivated Community Dinner Series — a monthly dinner series with local chefs, including J Chong, Ashleigh Shanti, Luis Martinez, Cleophus Hethington, Silver Cousler Iocovazzi and Jonathan Pridgen.
to showcase a lot of his northern Italian cooking experience at Il Posto. I am super impressed with what he has come up with, and I really want to showcase him and hisGemelli’sskills.” service model has been slightly tweaked from original plans but will operate daily 8 a.m.-8 p.m. with to-go, counter and sit-down full service. The restaurant will segue through the menus from breakfast/ brunch to antipasti, fresh pasta and Sicilian pizza (the thick-crust, square iteration) beginning at noon for lunch and dinner. Scratch-made Italian pastries like bombolini (Italian doughnuts), maritozzi (mas carpone-filled sweet buns), cannoli and a generational family recipe for tiramisu will be available all day. An elevated espresso program with equipment shipped from Italy and two vegetarian risottos on the pasta menu are among the more recent additions to the evolving menu.
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His son, who was living in Denver, where he had been chef de cuisine at Il Posto, came to Asheville in June to help out when the opening once again seemed imminent. The repeated postponements gave him time to settle into Asheville and the“Gaberestaurant.andI were able to work together to really tweak and finetune the menu from what it was going to be then to what it is now,” Anthony Cerrato says. “He is getting
Less than a year after Wicked Weed Brewing opened Cultura in 2019, the restaurant and brainchild of Wicked Weed founder Walt Dickinson and chef Eric Morris was named a James Beard semifi nalist for Best New Restaurant.
“We wanted to have a night where anyone can walk in and order some small plates and try a few things,” says Candice Dvoran, general man ager of Funkatorium and Cultura.
Remarking on the process of mak ing limoncello from lemons, Cerrato says, “With restaurants, you have to be able to roll with the punches and learn from the experience. It was all worth it.”
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The meal — light appetizers, din ner buffet and dessert — is sourced locally, grown sustainably and fea tures ingredients grown on campus. It is prepared by UNCA dining ser vices and supplemented by challah bread from Geraldine’s Bakery and tea from Asheville Tea. All attend ees will be seated at one long table outdoors on the quad; in case of rain, it will be held in the Highsmith StudentEducationalUnion.outreach tables from Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council, Bountiful Cities and History-at-Hand will be on-site, as well as live klezmer music. Attendance will be capped at 250.
Campus connections
Lambic beer lovers: Get to West Asheville on Saturday, Sept. 24, when The Whale will host Asheville’s first Yacht Rock Zwanze Day begin ning at 11 a.m., featuring Cantillon Brewery, the last operating lambic brewery in Brussels.
UNC Asheville invites students and the general public to take a seat at the table for the Office of Sustainability’s annual Farm to Table Dinner on the Quad, taking place Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 5:30 p.m. The fall harvest ritual began in 2015 to celebrate the efforts of student gardeners, faculty, staff partners and community collabora tors to advance a sustainable local foodThesystem.theme of the 2022 dinner is “Nourishing Connections.” Marcie Cohen Ferris , a professor emer
The Whale is at 507 Haywood Road. For more information, visit avl.mx/bzu.
Pack Square parking garage is at 26 Biltmore Ave. For more informa tion, visit avl.mx/bzp.
Green day
Farm Burger offers multiple pro teins to put on a bun — beef, pig, chicken and a vegan patty. The late summer bounty of the compa ny’s regional farm partners goes into two new seasonal bowls – the Farm Salad with lettuce, arugula, dilled summer beans, cucumber and Vidalia onion, and Superfood Salad with kale, summer squash and blue berries. The Asheville Farm Burger harvests locally from Ten Mile Farm and R Farm, and these salads will be available through midfall.
Whale (with DJ Kipper) is open to the public, but attendees intending to drink any of the six different kegs of Cantillon must purchase a commemorative glass for $15; pours of the lambics are a la carte. The Zwanze brew is limited to 110 pours, and a ticket to guarantee one must be purchased in advance for the simultaneous worldwide toast (3 p.m. Eastern time).
with pup massages from Recline & Unwind Social Spa, portraits by Joseph Dix Photography, frozen pupsicles from Sam’s Pop Shop and other treats. Humans can partake of local beer from five breweries while enjoying live music from Knob Creek Incident. Proceeds from ven dor fees will benefit the Asheville Humane Society.
In the Flemish dialect, zwanze means “to joke or kid.” While the celebration may be lighthearted, The Whale co-founder Andrew Ross is very serious when he says, “It’s a huge deal to be selected to host. Cantillon’s Zwanze series of beers and events began in 2008, and since 2011, Cantillon brewer Jean Van Roy has used his Zwanze series and the celebration days to bring lambic enthusiasts together around the world. We’re thrilled to participate fromYachtAsheville.”RockZwanze Day at The
itus and author of several books specializing in Southern foodways and Southern Jewish experiences (Matzoh Ball Gumbo: Culinary Tales of the Jewish South, among them) will deliver remarks intended to inspire informal discussion about culinary cultures.
In an effort to either stave off hunger pangs for aspiring diners waiting for a table at Chai Pani or whet appetites for the restaurant’s full menu, the Spicewalla pop-up shop around the corner has added a weekend snack for browsers and walk-ins. Pani puri, a quintessential Indian street food snack, is crispy, fresh-cooked puri stuffed with a masala ragda/potato mix, then dunked in pani (flavored water). Pani puri will be available Fridays and Saturdays, 5-9 p.m.
Farm Burger is at 10 Patton Ave. For more information, visit avl.mx/bzq.
Spicewalla is at 1 Page Ave. Suite 147. For more information, visit avl.mx/bzy.
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UNC Asheville Main Quad is at 1 University Heights. Tickets ($10 for students, $25 general admission) can be purchased at avl.mx/bzr.
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“We try to create, if only for a day, a tiny city that models the society we hope to become,” says White. “We want people to experience how wonderful it can be when an entire community shares space and grows together.”
On Saturday, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m., over 100 local organizations and an additional 100 local artists, food vendors and merchants will join the nonprofit for the latest Blue Ridge Pride Festival, which kicks off in Pack Square Park with its fami ly-friendly parade.
Bradley is confident she made the right move. “Asheville has a tight knit music community,” she says. “We all support one another, and that’s been a beautiful experience. I’ve learned so much from Asheville musicians because the element of competition seems to be nonexis tent. There’s a real sense here that we are playing for the sake of music, not money or fame. It’s so pure and wonderful.”
Stadiums, churches and rallies, she believes, have become “tools for dividing people and sowing hatred.”
The moon and New York City
The magic seems to be working. Bradley formed the band with Blu and Bud, and created the album along with some local luminaries, including guitarist Matt Smith, fid dle players James Schlender and Lyndsay Pruett, and dobro play er Tommy Maher . The album, released this month, is produced by Gar Ragland at Citizen Vinyl.
For more information on the festi val schedule, visit avl.mx/bzm.
For more information, visit avl.mx/bzs.
And when it comes to names, the band’s moniker, Moon Water, was inspired by something daughter Blu decided to do one evening, not long after arriving in WNC. “Blu collect ed rainwater before the flower moon and then sat it out the night of the full moon. There the water became moon water. We keep it in a Mason jar as our positive energy force.”
For 20 years, South Carolina native Jenny Renee Bradley was smack in the middle of the New York City scene, running a music school where lessons were taught in the homes of some influential Manhattanites. But it wasn’t until she left the Big Apple for the Land of the Sky that she found time and inspiration to create her own album, with the assistance of her children, daughter Blu Belle ,12, and son Bud, She11.credits the time the pandemic afforded her and her family, along with the “quiet of the mountains,” for enabling the creative process and production of their upcoming album, Deep Medicine . The title track “is a song about how these mountains changed our lives for the better,” says Bradley. “I had breast cancer a few years ago, and beating it entailed so much treatment and surgery. So I know the feeling of trying to heal. What I didn’t expect was that the mountains of North Carolina would offer a very different kind of healing — peace of mind.”
COME ONE, COME ALL: On Saturday, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m., Western North Carolina’s largest pride celebration kicks off its latest gathering in Pack Square Park. Photo courtesy of Blue Ridge Pride Festival
The organization, which promotes equality, safety and quality of life for Western North Carolina’s LGBTQ and allied communities, is preparing to host its annual pride festival, and White says she hopes to create “a one-day model of what our com munity could look like if only we welcomed everyone into a space in a spirit of hope and inclusion.”
According to White, this year’s welcoming procession has drawn a record number of organizations interested in participating. “The mix, scale and involvement of spon sorships has changed,” she says. “But in the past, many just sent us a check. This year, they are far moreTheengaged.”festivalwill have two stages of entertainment from local art ists, including Melissa McKinney, Fancy and the Gentlemen, Lo Wolf, David Zoll , Miriam Allen and Laura Blackley. There will also be a drag showcase.
Tina White , executive director of local nonprofit Blue Ridge Pride, worries that, as a nation, “We have forgotten how to share public space.”
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The Outpost is at 521 Amboy Road. Tickets to Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives are $36 for the lawn. Seated tickets are available for $56. For more information, visit avl.mx/c03.
The Art on the Island Festival returns to Marshall’s Blannahassett Island on Saturday, Sept. 24. The gathering features makers from throughout WNC, with a focus on artist demonstrations and handsonGuestsexperiences.will witness live black smithing, glass blowing, basket making and fabric dyeing, as well as an opportunity to learn about the benefits of kudzu from nonprofit group Kudzu Culture.
Two new member exhibi tions open this month at the Folk Art
played to a grassy field full of folks next to the French Broad River, as a steady downpour threatened to cause the river to swell over its banks. It didn’t flood that evening, and the rain seemed to lend to the vibe of the music at The Outpost, The Grey Eagle’s newly opened venue on Amboy Road, says market ing director John Zara
The Folk Art Center, Milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, is open daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Attendees will also have a chance to take part in a robot-building workshop, which has been a popular activity in past years.
The Crow and Quill is at 106 N. Lexington Ave.
Blannahassett Island is on the French Broad River in downtown Marshall. The festival is free and takes place 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, visit avl.mx/c02.
— Andy Hall X
Island time
At the end of July, New Yorkbased funk group The Budos Band
ThereZara.are plans to hold more than just music shows, Zara continues. The partnership will allow for com munity events as well as adventure trips on the river.
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The inaugural courses begin the first week in October and include Introduction to Comedy Improvisation, The Civil War in Haywood County and Swedish“ThereWeaving.willbe many additional subjects offered in the future, and our intention is to develop the 2023 full curriculum based on the 2022 results with feedback from class attendees,” says Brett Pinkston , operations manager at Folkmoot USA in the same press release.
On Sept. 17, the guild opened the New Member Exhibition in the Main Gallery, with works from 21 artisans who joined the guild in 2019-21. The exhibition showcases works of stained glass, mixed media, jewelry, clay, wood, fiber and more, and runs through Wednesday, Jan. 4.
The idea for the site, a partner ship with Asheville Adventure Co., came after hosting drive-in shows in Maggie Valley during the pandemic. “Ever since, Grey Eagle Events has been looking for a more permanent place to have outdoor concerts,” notes
CONFESS, FLETCH: Taking over for Chevy Chase, Jon Hamm is a practically perfect fit as the new Irwin M. “Fletch” Fletcher in this silly whodunnit that finds the former investigative journalist caught up in a deliciously convoluted tale of murder and art thievery. Grade: B-plus — Edwin Arnaudin
This week, The Grey Eagle team and their producing partners, Plugged-In Productions, are gear ing up for a concert with country music giant Marty Stuart , who will perform with His Fabulous Superlatives. Opening for the fivetime Grammy winner will be local singer-songwriter Taylor Martin and The Song Dogs, featuring spe cial guest Amanda Anne Platt
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“We were getting too busy, and the fire marshal has been active on the block,” says owner Casey Campfield. “We’re going to look at increasing our occupancy and will get going again after that.”
PEARL: Director/co-writer Ti West might have been more successful combining his other 2022 film, X, with this melodramatic prequel instead of having viewers suffer through both. Grade: C-minus — Edwin Arnaudin
Guild-ed
On the river
A retired local dentist has con ceived a program that will offer affordable learning opportuni ties, in partnership with nonprofit organization Folkmoot USA. The Folkmoot Life Long Learning pro gram gives residents a chance to enroll in six-week courses on a vari ety of “Thissubjects.could be a great service to our community as an instrument to engage retirees and all that have time available to learn of our area’s history and to be more involved in our community,” says Dr. Darryl Nabors in a press release.
Folkmoot USA is at 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville. For more informa tion on the courses, which are $20 per subject, visit avl.mx/bzl.
Participating fiber art ist Elizabeth Garlington has 13 items featured. “These pieces were
TheCenter.Southern Highland Craft Guild debuted Inspiration in the cen ter’s Focus Gallery on Sept. 3, which is on display through Tuesday, Nov. 15, and features jewelry, fiber, clay and wood from six guild members.
The show, which takes place Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m., will be the largest to date for the new spot. “It’s going to be awesome to watch [Stuart] break in The Outpost,” says Plugged-In managing partner Kyle Davies. “Marty Stuart is one of country music’s legends, and it’s about time we got him back to Asheville.”
Life lessons
crafted specifically for this exhibit and with great intention and plan ning — from fabric pulls, to patterns and color, to the size and dimen sions of each work,” she says in a press release.
Art will be for sale, as well as a vari ety of local food and beverages. The family-friendly event also includes live music on the island’s stage.
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The Crow & Quill, downtown’s speakeasy-era style whisky bar, announces that is can no longer host live music events — for now.
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• Golden Shoals and Jackson Grimm & the Bull Moose Party (Americana, bluegrass), 8:30pm
SWEETEN CREEK
HOMEPLACE BEER CO.
THE POE HOUSE Team Trivia w/Wes Ganey, 7pm
Altamont Jazz Project, 5pm
Jay Brown (classic country, jazz, ragtime), 6pm
Poetry Open Mic w/ Host Caleb Beissert, 8pm
Vinyl Night with Doran Todd ft painting by Johannes-XIV, 6pm
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ONE LOVE: Sept. 23, at p.m.
CASCADE LOUNGE Trivia Night w/Nick, 7pm
CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Trivia w/Billy, 7pm
ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL
HOMEPLACE BEER CO.
Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 7pm
HIGHLAND BREWING CO.
VINTAGE KAVA
ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743
• Asheville Sessions ft Albi Podrizki (folk, pop, blues), 7pm
Vinyl Night w/DJ Nato, 6:30pm
SALVAGE STATION
BOLD ASHEVILLEROCK
The Afghan Whigs w/ Pink Mountaintops (alt/ indie), 8pm
Trivia Night w/Mindless Minutia, 7pm
GREEN BREWERYMAN
Laura Blackley & The Wild (AppalachianFlowersblues & soul), 6:30pm
CATAWBA BREWING BILTMORE
TAPROOMDOWNTOWNHIGHLAND
BLACK BREWINGMOUNTAIN
FLEETWOOD'S Terraoke! Karaoke w/KJ Terra Ware, 8pm
Allan Day (rock, R&B), 6pm
CAMDEN'S COFFEE HOUSE
BLACK BREWINGMOUNTAIN
ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743
THE FOUNDRY HOTEL Andrew Finn Magill (acoustic), 7pm
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185 KING STREET Tray Wellington Band (acoustic newgrass), 7pm
ASHEVILLE GUITAR
BAR MGB (covers, er-songwriter),sing8pm
THE ODD Feeling Bad, Filern, Green Quams (noise synth, loud indiegaze, garade rock), 7pm
ONE BREWINGWORLDWEST
BREWING
Mountain Music Jam, 6pm
Amy Ray Band & Katie Pruitt (folk, songwriter),singer8pm
Open Mic hosted by Kathryn O'Shea, 7pm
BREWINGOKLAWAHACO.
Jazz Night DeCristofaro,w/Jason6pm
THE SOCIAL Wednesday Night Karaoke w/LYRIC, 9pm
Singo (musical bingo), 7pm
FINCH MARKETGOURMET
CAFE CANNA SpanGLISH Karaoke Patio Party, 9pm
Trivia Night, 6pm
Thursday Trivia w/Billy, 6:30pm
TOWN PUMP Ashley Heath (country, blues), 6pm
Witty Wednesday Trivia, 6:30pm
JACK OF THE WOOD PUB
Beauty Parlor Comedy: Roman Fraden, 7pm
BLUE BREWINGGHOSTCO.
RENDEZVOUS Albi (musique Fran caise), 6pm
HARRAH'S CHEROKEE CENTER - ASHEVILLE Slander (edm), 7pm
FLEETWOOD'S Lydia Lunch w/Tim Dahl (spoken word, punk), 8pm
Mr Jimmy After Hours (blues), 10pm
HIGHLAND BREWING CO.
Roots rock reggae band Natti Love Joys will perform at One World West on Friday,
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Old Time Jam, 5pm
THE ORANGE PEEL Testament w/Exodus & Death Angle (metal), 6:50pm
Rooted Radio (lofi chill hop), 7pm
Well-Crafted Wednes days w/Matt Smith, 6pm
Beer and Hymns, 6:30pm
Wednesday Night Open Jam hosted by Hamza Vandehey, 6pm
Jerry's Dead (Grateful Dead & JGB Tribute), 6pm
SOVEREIGN KAVA
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BOLD ASHEVILLEROCK
BOLD ROCK MILLS RIVER
Sunday Jazz Jam Brunch, 1pm
The Contenders ft Jay Nash and Josh Day (Americana, folk), 7:30pm
Wild 10pmWednesdays,
BREWERYAPPALACHIANSOUTHERN
FRENCH BREWERYBROAD
Survey Says: Family Feud Style Trivia, 7pm
HI-WIRE BREWING RAD BEER GARDEN Game Night, 6pm
Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 7pm
Kevin Williams and Dulci Ellenberger (sing er-songwriter), 6pm
CLUBLAND
ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY
THE GREY EAGLE
THE IMPERIAL LIFE
RENDEVOUS Gin Mill Pickers (Amer icana, Piedmont blues, ragtime), 6pm
THE 2ND ACT Jason (acoustic),Whitaker6:30pm
The Mountain Goats (alt/indie), 8pm
• TK & the boogie),(psychedelicKnow-NothingsHolydoom9pm
• Nobody’s Darling String Band, 4pm
Deep Water (acoustic duo), 8pm
ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL
Shakey Graves w/The Ballroom Thieves (alt/ indie), 6pm
ONE BREWINGWORLDWEST
BREWSKIES Karaoke, 10pm
BIG PILLOW BREWING The Coveralls (roots, country, rock), 6pm
THE ODD
HIGHLAND BREWING CO.
Oktoberfest w/Urban Soil (rock), 11:30am
MAD CO. BREW HOUSE
Testifiers (funk, soul, rock), 7pm
BREWINGOKLAWAHACO.
MILLS BREWINGRIVER
ASHEVILLE MUSIC
ONE BREWINGWORLDWEST
ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Jig Jam 8:30pmbluegrass,(Americana,Celtic),
HI-WIRE BREWING End of Show,BlowoutSummerandDrag9pm
ASHEVILLE CLUB
BREWINGOKLAWAHACO.
HIGHLAND BREWING CO.
FROG BREWERYLEVEL
BREWSKIES
RHAPSODYRIVERSIDE
Friday Night Karaoke, 7pm
Chartreuse Jazz Duo, 7pm
STATIC AGE RECORDS Shellshag, KLS and The Uranians (punk), 9pm
THE ROOT BAR Karma (blues),Mechanics9pm
Jazz w/Jason DeCristo faro, 2pm
THE SOCIAL
THE WHALE
5j Barrow (folk rock), 8pm
Aaron "Woody" Wood (Appalachian soul, Americana), 6pm
305 LOUNGE & EATERY
Decades Day: Roaring 20s, 5pm
Dirty Dawg (acoustic, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia), 3pm
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Danielle Nicole (blues, rock), 8pm
ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR
Angels & Outlaws: Struggle Jennings (country rap), 7pm
ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR
• Grub (funk, psych rock, hip-hop, metal), 9pm
HOMEPLACE BEER CO.
Phirsty Phursdays w/ Lumpy Heads (Phish tribute), 9pm
DOUBLE CROWN Soul Nite w/The PC Band, 10pm
THE IMPERIAL LIFE
Seth and pop),(Americana,Saracountry,7pm
BIG PILLOW BREWING East Coast Dirt (rock), 6pm
TOWN PUMP Motel Pearl (rockabilly, indie), 9pm
The Paper Crowns Electric Band (rock, blues, folk), 9pm
Dirty Dead (Grateful Dead tribute, rock), 9pm
THE IMPERIAL LIFE
Trouvère (indie rock), 6pm
Dirty Dead (Grateful Dead tribute, rock), 7:30pm
DJ Nex Millen (classic hip hop, funk, R&B), 9pm
Cooper Alan (country), 7pm
Laura Boswell, Kathryn Oshea Trio, and Night Teacher Band (indie folk), 8pm
WAGBAR JJ Seeley (covers), 6pm
Mike Dillon and Punkadelic & Bella's Bartok (punk jazz, freak folk), 9pm
DRY FALLS BREWING CO. Tuxedo (covers),Junction7pm
SILVERADOS Blackberry Smoke w/ North AllstarsMississippi(Southern rock), 7pm
STATIC AGE RECORDS
FEED & SEED Harlan County Grass (bluegrass), 7pm
HALL
THE OUTPOST Clint Roberts w/Desco lada (country), 3pm
SILVERADOS
NOLA Brass Fest
THE 2ND ACT Swing Dance w/Virginia & the Slims, 7pm
Old Men of the Woods (folk, pop), 1pm
RABBIT RABBIT
Bluegrass Jam w/Drew Matulich & Friends, 7pm
The Foundry Collective ft Pimps of Pompe (jazz, acoustic), 7pm
ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY
SALVAGE STATION Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears and Cedric Burnside (blues, funk, soul), 8pm
BEER CO. River Logic, 6pm
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Dinah's Daydream (Gypsy jazz), 5:30pm
BOLD ASHEVILLEROCK
ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC
THE ROOT BAR
STATIC AGE RECORDS Gel, Falling Behind and Corpse Dust (hardcore metal), 8pm
THE GREY EAGLE
JACK OF THE WOOD
DJ Press Play (disco, funk and lo-fi house), 9pm
BREVARDBREWINGUPCOUNTRYCOMPANY
HARRAH'S CHEROKEE CENTER - ASHEVILLE Cold (rock), 7pm
MAD CO. BREW HOUSE
Anya Hinkle (bluegrass, folk), 6pm
TAPROOMDOWNTOWNHIGHLAND
JACK OF THE WOOD PUB
THE GETAWAY RIVER BAR
THE ORANGE PEEL
Asheville Kickoff Party w/Empire Strikes Brass, 9pm
Karaoke Night, 6pm
Stand Up Comedy for Your Health w/Moira Goree, 8pm
My Morning Jacket (rock), 6:30pm
Natti Love Joys (reg gae, Top 40 covers), 7pm
CEDAR CANTEENMOUNTAIN
Sly Sparrow (rock, Top 40, blues), 6pm
Justin Moyar (singer/ songwriter), 7pm
OSKAR BREWERYBLUES
PUB
ASHEVILLE CLUB
GREAT NOWHEREWILD
DJ Otto Maddox (soul, funk, 80s), 9pm
THE ORANGE PEEL Metric (alt rock), 8pm
THE FOUNDRY HOTEL
Caitlin Krisko & Aaron Austin (soulful acoustic), 8pm
Andy's Birthday Bash All-Vinyl Dance Party, 8pm
Magic Birds (Ameri cana), 5pm
ONE BREWINGWORLDWEST
MILLS BREWINGRIVER
Mark's House Jam and Beggar's Banquet, 3pm
Tasty Vibrations (jam band), 7pm
HALL
Kayla TwistedMckinney'sAcoustic, 6pm
THE GREY EAGLE Wilderado (alt/indie), 9pm
JACK OF THE WOOD PUB
GUIDON BREWING Tuxedo (covers),Junction6pm
THE ODD US Christmas Istari, and Guy Roswell (metal, psych rock, blues), 9pm
DRY FALLS BREWING CO.
SALVAGE STATION
CircuitBreakers (rock), 8pm
SILVERADOS
Bob Keel (folk, sing er-songwriter), 6:30pm
BENT CREEK BISTRO Old Men of the Woods (folk, pop), 1pm
The Mug Band (classic & blues rock), 7pm
Mr Jimmy's Big City Blues, 8pm
HOUSE
Classical Cello w/ Patrick, 6pm
Silent Disco Dance Party w/DJ Nex Millen, 8:30pm
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VINTAGE KAVA The Werkshop w/DJ Gruntwerk, 9pm
Hope Griffin (acoustic, folk, blues), 7pm
• The Trusty Hucksters (rag-a-billy, swing), 6pm
Yacht Rock Zwanze Day w/DJ Kipper, 11am, see p31
HARRAH'S CHEROKEE CENTER - ASHEVILLE Kathleen (comedy),Madigan6:30pm
The Dark City Kings (outlaw country, rock), 3pm
RABBIT RABBIT
ASHEVILLE CLUB Mr Jimmy (blues), 8pm ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR
ONE BREWINGWORLD
BEER CO. Jukebox Jumpers (country blues), 6pm
ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL
Andy Sydow (Ameri cana, country folk), 7pm
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FLEETWOOD'S Tav Falco and his Panther Burns (rock), 8pm
Getaway Comedy: Eric Neumann, 8pm
• Doss Church and The Unholy Noise (indie folk), 5pm
MAD CO. BREW
Bumpin' Uglies Presents Emo Night, 8pm
ONE BREWINGWORLD
• Avail Anywherew/Strike&Soul Glo (alt/indie, punk), 8pm
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives w/Taylor Martin & The Song Dogs ft Amanda Anne Platt Americana),(country,7pm,see p33
MOTELMEADOWLARK
BLACK BREWINGMOUNTAIN
BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE
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Beauty Parlor Comedy: Jay Badlani, 7pm
Rum Punchlines Come dy Open Mic, 6pm
CORK & KEG Zydeco Ya Ya (Cajun), 8pm
BOLD ASHEVILLEROCK
ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743
LAZY BREWINGHIKERSYLVA
Sunday Honky Tonk w/ Vaden Landers, 6pm
SUNNY POINT CAFÉ Albi (fingerstyle guitar), 6pm
THE GETAWAY RIVER BAR
GINGER'S REVENGE CRAFT BREWERY & TASTING ROOM Will Franke (folk, world, hip-hop), 7pm
THE ORANGE PEEL Fractured Frames, Dawn of Dismality, Filth (metal), 8pm
185 KING STREET
THE 2ND ACT
CORK & KEG Larry & Joe (Venezuelan & Appalachian folk), 8pm
THE OUTPOST
NEW BREWINGBELGIUMCO.
Ashley Heath (country, blues), 6pm
THE GREY EAGLE
• Bluegrass Brunch, •10amMyron Hyman (classic rock, blues), 7pm
The High Divers (rock), 5:30pm
Free Dead Friday w/ Generous Electric and Gus & Phriends, 6:15pm
Vince Junior Band (local craft blues), 8pm
SALVAGE STATION
NOLA Brass Fest Asheville ft Big Sam's Funky Nation, 3pm
RHAPSODYRIVERSIDE
SOVEREIGN KAVA
Conservation Theory (Appalachian folk), 8pm
Pool Saturdays,Tournament7pm
185 KING STREET
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SKYLARANNA HOTEL & RESORT
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HAYWOOD COUNTRY CLUB Taylor Martin's Open Mic, 6:30pm
5 WALNUT WINE BAR
PULP
STATIC AGE RECORDS
Quizzo! Pub Trivia w/ Jason Mencer, 7:30pm
CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Trivia w/Billy, 7pm
Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 7pm
Kayla (acoustic),Mckinney4pm
Sham & Sarah Louise (folk), 8pm
Freshen Up Comedy Showcase, 7pm
Old Time Jam, 5:30pm
THE GETAWAY RIVER BAR Urban Slam,Wrestling:CombatMimosa6pm
HALL
Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 7pm
Fwuit (indie, r&b, soul, 2pm
THE GREY EAGLE Andy McKee (acoustic guitar), 8pm
GREEN BREWERYMAN
TAPROOMDOWNTOWNHIGHLAND
THE SOCIAL Line Dance Mondays w/ DJ Razor, 9pm
• Mireia Clua (funk, jazz, Latin, world), 6pm
Syrrup (jazz, soul, blues), 3pm
Sunday Jazz Jam Brunch, 1pm
THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Short Stop (soul, Latin, dance), 9pm
HALL
THE GREY EAGLE
Open Mic hosted by Kathryn O'Shea, 7pm
FINCH MARKETGOURMET
JACK OF THE WOOD PUB
HEMINGWAY'S CUBA Para Gozar (Cuban), 6pm
LITTLE JUMBO Live Jazz Tuesdays w/ JS3, 7pm
ONE BREWINGWORLD Open Mic Willingham,w/Tony8pm
ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC
ASHEVILLE MUSIC
THE ODD MINKA, Bad Ties, Balm (pop, alt), 8pm
BREWINGOKLAWAHACO.
Sunday Jam hosted by Spiro and Friends, 6:30pm
BEER CO.
LITTLE JUMBO
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Love your mistakes and foibles,” Virgo astrologer William Sebrans advises his fellow Virgos. “They aren’t going away. And it’s your calling in life — some would say a superpower — to home in on them and finesse them. Why? Because you may be able to fix them or at least improve them with panache — for your benefit and the welfare of those you love.” While this counsel is always relevant for you, dear Virgo, it will be especially so in the coming weeks.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Tips to get the most out of the next three weeks: 1. Use your imagination to make everything seem fascinating and wonderful. 2. When you give advice to others, be sure to listen to it yourself. 3. Move away from having a rigid conception of yourself and move toward having a fluid fantasy about yourself. 4. Be the first to laugh at and correct your own mistakes. (It’ll give you the credibility to make even better mistakes in the future.) 5. Inspire other people to love being themselves and not want to be like you.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Here’s a scenario that could be both an invigorating metaphor and a literal event. Put on rollerblades. Get out onto a long flat surface. Build up a comfortable speed. Fill your lungs with the elixir of life. Praise the sun and the wind. Sing your favorite songs. Swing your arms all the way forward and all the way back. Forward: power. Backward: power. Glide and coast and flow with sheer joy. Cruise along with confidence in the instinctive skill of your beautiful body. Evaporate thoughts. Free yourself of every concern and every idea. Keep rambling until you feel spacious and vast.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You are an extra authentic Aquarius if people say that you get yourself into the weirdest, most interesting trouble they’ve ever seen. You are an ultra-genuine Aquarius if people follow the twists and pivots of your life as they would a soap opera. And I suspect you will fulfill these potentials to the max in the coming weeks. The upcoming chapter of your life story might be as entertaining as any you have had in years. Luckily, imminent events are also likely to bring you soulful lessons that make you wiser and wilder. I’m excited to see what happens!
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