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If artists leave, Asheville loses out The comment that Charles Peele made about the reduction of artists in Asheville in the Oct. 2 edition was missing a perspective [“We Owe Artists an Opportunity, Not a Living,” Xpress].

First, artists are capable of selling at galleries all around the country — they’re not exactly running a local bakery dependent on local traffic.

Next, tourists come to Asheville, in part, due to the number and variety of artists’ studios. Art is part of what the area is known for. There are many talented and savvy artists who have difficulty getting their businesses started in an area with a high cost of living. They are smart to leave for a more affordable area and will continue to be able to sell at galleries around the country, but Asheville has lost out.

Once tourists start realizing there are not as many artists working here as there once was, then the mix of tourists will change to those exclusively interested in the main attractions of Biltmore, the mountains and breweries.

— Karen Simmons Asheville

Seize hotel moratorium to make city sustainable Finally some good news has arrived with the recent one-year mora-

torium ban on new hotel projects as well as the denial of the Create 72 Broadway. For those who care, Create 72 Broadway was an exceptional example of a developer using every tool in the arsenal to make what was a large-tectonic-closed structure seem open and creative. It is a prime example of ignoring the civic environment and using commercial spin to make the building seem progressive and forward-thinking. It was not.

If Asheville’s community is indeed creative, we ought not believe any developer using such spin when such a behemoth of a building is proposed.

There are standards one can find in other larger metropolitan areas that show just how critical open structures are to maintaining the natural flow between people and environment. This project failed on those accounts.

So in saying all of this, what are some important points we all should be considering with the new city hotel planning and its public comment period? Because we need to reach beyond the obvious here and seize this period as a true opportunity to make our city sustainable. ...

First, consider the whole and not just the parts. A hotel is just a single part, and a critical one at that, but the whole is how our city will actually function for everyone, and so any decision like a hotel ought to be tied to the larger context of our city, etc. ... But what if each hotel project was directly tied to infrastructure improvements and changes?

What if it wasn’t a one-time investment either? How about a carbon tax?

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Efficiency in the future will need to take into account the increased pollution, and so why not use a hotel as a gold standard for being carbon neutral?

If we choose, we can make tourism the engine of having a carbon-neutral economy in Asheville. ...

Second, envision future sustainable growth as something other than tourism. ... As the city grows, why not fund citywide health care plans? Similar to subsidizing a utility. Health care in the mountains has gotten tougher, and now with our only hospital being for-profit, we ought to ask about having subsidized resident health care rates. Again, funding here can be from different fronts, including the carbon tax on hotels and other industry, but also the many breweries that would benefit greatly from such changes as their employees might find living here more affordable.

Lastly, living in the mountains isn’t going to get any easier. As the climate crisis accelerates, this country has a choice to make. Either it quickly reinvents its economy around carbonneutral technology or it doesn’t. ...

The solutions we are faced with are coming too late to roll all of the CO2 back to preindustrial levels, but our politicians are still scared to admit it. This is why as citizens, we ought to have the power to signal to those leaders that we are ready and demand the changes needed to make the near future somewhat manageable. ...

Asheville is in some of the oldest mountains and rivers in the world (arguably the oldest). Wouldn’t it be nice if our city saw its master plan as an integral one with environmental stewardship at the center, human sustainability, human mobility and infrastructure coming after? ... If there is any progressive cell in the city’s collective body, it will use this master plan as an opportunity to reach beyond tourism and consider the very real environmental challenges we face.

— Mason Cooley Weaverville

Editor’s note: A longer version of this letter will appear at mountainx.com.

Surely we can find better trash solutions Your recent article about the upcoming changes for Waste Pro services did little to address the unique needs of some neighborhoods in our county [“County Clarifies Waste Pro Service Changes,” Sept. 25, Xpress]. I live in North Asheville, where bears are present almost daily. We have found that securing our bins with straps provides a very helpful deterrent, and with the new services, these straps are no longer allowed.

I have contacted Waste Pro, and I have yet to hear from anyone whose experience was consistent with Waste Pro’s slogan, “Caring for Our Communities.”

Responses from the company have been inconsistent and unsympathetic to our unique needs. While Waste Pro Divisional Vice President Chip Gingles indicated that Waste Pro was working with county staff to develop solutions for residents with special circumstances, we have yet to hear any interest in finding a workable solution for us.

The only alternatives we’ve been given so far were to buy a bearproof can from Waste Pro for $300 or take trash ourselves to collection stations. Neither option takes into account that some have already purchased their own bearproof cans at considerable cost, and the company told me they won’t guarantee the effectiveness of these expensive cans.

From an environmental standpoint, all the old bins already in use will end up adding to the landfill, and we will be using more vehicles and more fuel if we take the trash to collection points ourselves. In addition, because the garbage pickup time is unpredictable, garbage sits in bins for long periods of time, increasing the likelihood a bear will go through the trash, and trash will end up

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in places where it is often very hilly and dangerous to retrieve.

I participated in the Waste Pro customer survey to share these issues. I know many of my neighbors have called to share similar concerns. It doesn’t appear any of us are being heard. Surely there is a way to find solutions while still adding efficiencies to the overall services.

— Patty Gaumond Asheville Editor’s note: Xpress contacted Waste Pro with a summary of the letter writer’s points and received the following response: from Chip Gingles, regional vice president, North Carolina, who said in part: “We do not set policy or service requirements; we work hand-inhand with county staff to implement the scope of services required in our contract. The county deserves credit for studying waste service best practices nationwide, surveying the community (this was a county survey, not a Waste Pro survey) and creating a plan. … While we appreciate the creativity of residents here in Buncombe County in securing these carts, straps will not work with our automated equipment. ... Bearproof trash cans or self-disposal at county facilities are the best options for residents with concerns about bears. … I am working with the county staff to accommodate the elderly and residents with medical issues.

Back Door Service was part of the last contract and remains part of the new contract. … We have utilized many communication tools to explain the program, including the internet, mail, adding call centers and directing residents to locations where they can see the cart sizes in person. We were honored to win the new contract and will always listen to the community.”

Correction In our Sept. 25 commentary, “Is North Carolina Really Changing? Don’t Be Fooled by Hendersonville’s Gay Pride Event,” a quote from an NPR story in reference to the city’s first Pride Day — “I didn’t think it was possible” — should have been attributed to the Rev. Jerry Miller. Also, Monique LaBorde, who reported the radio segment, notes that she is a Hendersonville native.

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BY LEE WARREN It’s no news that we have a health and hunger crisis in this country, and this area is right in the thick of it.

According to the N.C. Justice Center, our state has the 10th highest rate of food insecurity in the nation, with more than 500,000 households struggling. And in the 16 western counties that MANNA FoodBank serves, the organization reports, more than 100,000 people experience hunger every year, and one in four children face uncertainty about their next meal. High housing costs, a lack of public transportation and job centralization have left many local families living with ongoing food insecurity.

We’re not doing much better with regard to health outcomes. In terms of overall health, North Carolina was 33rd among the 50 states last year, according to the United Health Foundation’s annual ranking.

We also know that Western North Carolina includes many “transitional” or “at-risk” counties, defined as those below the national average on at least three economic indicators: three-year average unemployment, per capita market income and poverty rate. Not surprisingly, the nonprofit North Carolina Health News reports that 29 WNC counties have a 16% higher infant mortality rate than the national average, and residents of Appalachia as a whole have 2.4 years lower life expectancy. Our rural region also struggles with higher rates of drug and alcohol use, suicide, lost years of productive life, injury, teen births, uninsured patients and preventable hospitalizations.

Meanwhile, even as these health and hunger issues have gotten worse, the food budget of most U.S. households has shrunk.

Cheap, high-calorie, low-nutrient foods have crept deeper and deeper into our lives, taking over more and more grocery store shelves.

American agriculture is geared heavily toward producing commodity crops cuch as corn and soy, which are turned into an endless stream of cheap, sugar-laden, heavily processed products: cereals, snack foods, soda, gum, juice, breads and chips.

Cheap calories like these can lead to chronic illness. Diet-related diseases account for four of the top 10 killers in the U.S.: heart disease, 8

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“Sourcing more of our food locally would simultaneously boost the region’s economic stability, food security and health.” stroke, Type 2 diabetes and cancer. The good news is that these diseases are preventable; the bad news is that, nonetheless, the statistics keep getting worse.

And ironically, besides causing health problems, an excessive reliance on cheap calories can also result in people who are both morbidly overweight and malnourished. It’s an all-too-common paradox of our times that obesity and food-related health issues often come together in one package. If you find that confusing, you’re not alone.

TURNING BACK THE CLOCK Food insecurity has to do with poverty, purchasing power, distribution of wealth and a move away from the self-sufficiency that characterized our ancestors. In fact, the statistics concerning food-production skills are just as drastic and devastating as the numbers tracking health and malnutrition. About 150 years ago, 90% of the population farmed: They were fully self-reliant, producing their own food, fuel, clothing, lighting and transportation. A century ago, 50% of the population possessed these land-based skills, and 50 years ago, 30% did. But as mechanized systems moved in, more and more people moved first to cities and then to sub-

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urbs. We went from a nation of people who were literate about growing, cooking and self-reliance to a population having little or no relationship with the systems that keep us alive. Today less than 2% of Americans still farm.

On top of that, the average age of the American farmer is 58: dangerously close to retirement.

Relocalization is happening, but not nearly quickly enough. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, there are now 8,720 farmers markets in the U.S., a 7% increase since 2013.

They generate an estimated $1 billion in total annual sales — a drop in the bucket compared with the $1.71 trillion we spend annually on food.

In WNC, both the number of farms and the revenue from direct sales to consumers are on the rise. We know this anecdotally from working with hundreds of farmers in our region and from studies. While local products still account for less than 2% of regional food spending, many residents seem to understand the importance of eating local, both for their own health and for the region’s economic well-being, and the numbers are trending up. A 2007 report by the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project found that of the region’s $2.2 billion in total food expenditures, only about $14.5 million — less than 1% — were for local food.

That’s a far cry from the world prior generations once knew. “The first supermarket supposedly appeared on the American landscape in 1946,” food activist, farmer and author Joel Salatin wrote in Folks, This Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World.

“That is not very long ago. Until then, where was all the food? Dear folks, the food was in homes, gardens, local fields and forests. It was near kitchens, near tables, near bedsides. It was in the pantry, the cellar, the backyard.”

GOING LOCAL At the Organic Growers School, we believe the region’s farmers are the solution to both of these crises.

Sourcing more of our food locally would simultaneously boost the region’s economic stability, food security and health. We would also be building community as more residents shared land and food and visited both urban and rural farms.

Local food movements connect producers to consumers and eliminate the need for energy-intensive processing, extended travel times and complex distribution systems.

And when growers and eaters work together in this way, it also promotes farmers’ economic viability. That, in turn, provides many ecological and social benefits while ensuring that more money stays in the local community. This is the most sustainable alternative to Big Agriculture’s mechanization and monocropping.

The current intertwined malnutrition and health crises are markers of distress that demand our immediate and ongoing attention. Food is the baseline for both of these issues: With high percentages of local production and consumption, we could turn these dire situations around. With the collaboration of local governments, educational systems, nonprofits and, most of all, consumers, our region is primed to achieve this.

A key step in that direction is helping farmers build their skills and improve their prospects for success. Farm Beginnings, the Organic Growers School’s comprehensive, yearlong training program, begins Sunday, Oct. 13 (see info box).

Combining farmer-led classroom sessions, on-site tours and an extensive network, it can help farmers clarify their goals and strengths, establish a strong enterprise plan and build a profitable, sustainable operation. I encourage all beginning farmers to take advantage of this valuable opportunity. X Lee Warren is executive director of the Organic Growers School, which assists farmers year-round through education, support, mentoring and networking programs.

Farm Beginnings The Organic Growers School’s comprehensive, yearlong training program to help farmers build their skills and improve their chances for success, Farm Beginnings, starts Sunday, Oct. 13. For more information or to register, visit https:// organicgrowersschool.org/farmers/ farm-beginnings.

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CHANGE AGENT: Rebecca Ryan was tapped to lead three major planning processes in Asheville and Buncombe County. Much of that work evolved from an analysis of important local trends, some of which appear in the word cloud in the background above. Photo by Virginia Daffron; graphic by Norn Cutson

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Rebecca Ryan isn’t a household name in Buncombe County. And why would she be? A resident of Madison, Wis., and a frequent flyer who consults with organizations and local governments around the country, Ryan spends more of her time powwowing in big-city conference rooms and attending think-tank discussions than she does exploring communities like Leicester, Weaverville or Black Mountain.

But while most Western North Carolina residents wouldn’t know her from Adam, Ryan’s spent the past year and change learning quite a bit about us. Over a series of monthly visits that stretch back to last summer, the consultant has trained her sometimes unnervingly intense gaze on the future of Asheville and Buncombe County. She’s been leading the creation of three important plans — the AVL Greater vision plan, the AVL 5x5 2025 economic development plan and a strategic plan for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners (see “Planning ahead,” Page 14) — during a period of local change she describes as the most profound she’s seen anywhere in her career.

Xpress has followed Ryan’s progress in WNC over the past 16 months.

As she wrapped up her work on the AVL Greater and AVL 5x5 2025 plans in late September, we chatted about her upcoming encore keynote address at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s WomanUP gala on Thursday, Nov. 18, what makes Asheville and Buncombe

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WOMEN RISING After delivering the keynote at last year’s WomanUP celebration, “I thought I was off the hook,” Ryan says. But local event organizers had other ideas, inviting her back for a second appearance this November.

While the details of her talk remain under wraps, she teases a couple of the themes she plans to address.

“The suffrage movement is 100 years old this year,” Ryan notes. “It will be a nice opportunity to look back and look ahead.” She will also examine the impact of the anti-sexual assault and women’s empowerment #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, looking at recent examples of social change like same-sex marriage legalization for clues to anticipate potentially lasting shifts in gender dynamics. (For more event information, see “Asheville chamber to hold annual WomanUP award celebration,” Page 17.)

Much of Ryan’s practice focuses on work for chambers of commerce, economic development partnerships and local government agencies, so she follows research on municipal governance. She cites a recent study on the financial performance of local governments in five Southwestern states that found that, “In local governments where women are the CEOs, you are far more likely to have a AAA bond rating for the government.”

While acknowledging that former Buncombe County Manager Wanda Greene achieved a AAA bond rating while “raping the county,” Ryan

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WINDS OF CHANGE Considering the number and extent of the organizational transitions the area has seen since she began working here in June 2018, Asheville and Buncombe County need all the advantages they can muster, Ryan says.

“I just feel like you guys have been at the all-you-can-eat buffet for change,” she muses. “It’s hard for me to think about another community that has gone through this much change in the 16 months I’ve been knowing you.”

In addition to new leadership at the city and county (following a police misconduct scandal and a federal corruption investigation, respectively), Ryan cites the acquisition of Mission Health

by HCA Healthcare and the subsequent creation of the Dogwood Health Trust as another potential gamechanger.

The hiring of Antony Chiang from Spokane, Wash., to lead the new foundation exemplifies a trend Ryan sees as positive: “The idea that we can hire from outside of the community; we don’t have to make all of our hiring decisions from within.” Campbell’s background managing rapid growth in Charlotte, as well as Pinder’s experience in a community impacted by severe weather associated with climate change, similarly diversify the area’s knowledge base, she notes.

Kit Cramer, president and CEO of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, agrees that the time was right to undertake the planning process.

“None of this is easy,” says Cramer.

“It hasn’t been easy and it won’t be easy.

But it’s the absolute right thing to do given where we are at this point in our community’s maturation process and given where we are with so many brandnew leaders in key roles.”

THERE GROWS THE NEIGHBORHOOD Over the past 16 months, Ryan says she’s had to keep reminding herself that Asheville is still a pretty small town.

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nonetheless posits that financial markets are beginning to consider the gender of top managers in their search for “safe money.”

“If Wall Street can put more money into bond markets where women are leading the municipalities, that is going to do a ton for how we think about women CEOs, how we think about women leaders,” she says. Pointing to local female executives like Avril Pinder, Buncombe’s new county manager, and Debra Campbell, Pinder’s counterpart at the city of Asheville, Ryan thinks the area’s gender game is strong.

“I’ve only worked with one other community [Minnetonka, Minn.] where there have been women in so many important positions,” Ryan reveals. While she cautions against focusing too heavily on gender-based stereotypes, she continues, “Generally, women tend to be very collaborative: less competition-oriented and more collaboration-oriented. And for this region, that’s going to be a great thing.”

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DRINKING IT IN: Attendees at the Sept. 18 rollout of the AVL Greater plan at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Mills River took a break midmorning to lift a glass of (low-alcohol) beer to toast the 20-year vision for the area’s future. Photo by Virginia Daffron “We’re like the indie band that struck it big, that had a big hit, and now we’re like, ‘Holy crap. We’re totally in demand, but we don’t have the systems to manage this,’” she explains.

“When you go from the freshman team to the varsity team, you’ve got to play at a whole new level,” continues Ryan, who once played professional basketball in Hungary. She sees her role in part as offering perspectives from places further along the growth trajectory.

“Very often there was an opportunity to say, ‘Hey, there is a whole different way of thinking about this,’” she reflects.

At the Sept. 18 rollout of the AVL Greater plan at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Mills River, Ryan said the area’s recent growth will continue. “This level of growth that you are experiencing — basically, adding two additional cities the size of Asheville through 2040 — this amount of growth makes you grow up fast,” she said. “What we’re trying to do with AVL Greater is raise our game, raise our teamwork and figure out how to manage this in the best possible way, because it’s coming. Like it or not, it’s coming.”

Unlike many other fast-growing metro areas, Ryan points out, Asheville faces significant geographic constraints.

“I don’t think I’ve ever made a recommendation around land use before, but man, you have got to get that figured out,” she says. “You have very specific places that things can be built — not just houses, but roads as well.”

One exception to the area’s rapid growth is its black population. “This is one of the only communities that I can remember working in recently where your share of African American population is going down, not up,” Ryan says.

“You’re an outlier on that.”

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black population will only add 500 residents, according to chamber data.

Within the boundaries of Buncombe County, “the number and overall share of African Americans is expected to decline by about 440, down to about 14,900, or 5%,” the AVL Greater research trend summary indicates.

Addressing the racially diverse, multigenerational crowd of about 100 movers and shakers at the AVL Greater rollout on Sept. 18, Ryan explained some of her thinking on race, noting that she can only speak from her own perspective as a white person. “Tolerance and inclusion are insufficient. The community we want to create is one where people feel that they belong. Not where they’re tolerated,” she said. “Inclusion is a delusion, in my opinion.”

If present trends hold, Ryan said, “this community will become older, whiter and richer.” To attract young families from diverse backgrounds, she continued, “We’ve got to say this out loud: The quality of your schools is the No. 1 branding issue for young families considering a move here. ...

If we don’t have a strategy to help our schools overcome the racial equity gaps currently, it doesn’t matter how much we work on the other things.

Young families are never going to feel like this is a great place for them.”

COME IN THREES Asked whether there are any disadvantages to having one consultant lead three different major planning processes in the same area, Ryan laughs and says she doesn’t have an answer.

“This is my first time doing this level of work in a community,” she explains.

“There may be downsides; we’ll find out.” Still, she says, “In this case, it’s been the right thing to do.”

Ryan says she connected with the chamber’s Cramer through another business contact. The outline of a planning project evolved through multiple conversations — “We dated for a while,” jokes Ryan — before a deal was struck. Later, that engagement was expanded to include support for the AVL 5x5 2025 economic development plan.

Completing the two planning processes in tandem, Cramer says, helped uncover connections between social issues like affordable housing and more traditional business concerns. Those linkages are often overlooked, but she believes taking a more holistic view makes good business sense. “We’ve asked for opportunities before the public bodies to speak … so that we can help drive better understanding of the entire picture of the economy, what we bring to it, where we all need to be working together and why,” she explains.

According to Pinder, Buncombe County’s new manager, her organization’s interest in Ryan grew out of the consultant’s work with the chamber.

“County staff worked with Rebecca Ryan as participants in the AVL Greater work sessions in September of 2018. Through that work in our community, county staff felt she offered a unique knowledge of current data and trends,” Pinder wrote in an email.

“After a review of Ms. Ryan’s proposed workshop approach, her experience working individually with organizations in the community via AVL Greater and proposed scope of work, the county decided to hire Ms. Ryan in July 2019,” Pinder explained.

Ryan’s $40,000 county contract runs through the end of the year.

Of the commissioners, Ryan says, “They have a real desire to turn the page [from the county government corruption scandal] and show that they are moving forward in a strategic way.”

As part of her agreement with the chamber, Ryan also served as “resident futurist” for chamber members interested in picking her brain, according to Cramer. By Ryan’s count, she has met with 13 area organizations, including the Center for Craft and the Asheville Area Arts Council.

OTHER INITIATIVES Ryan’s projects aren’t the only important planning processes underway in the area. The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority’s Tourism Management and Investment Plan and the listening sessions held by Dogwood Health Trust are also critical to the region’s future, she says.

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TOTAL FOCUS: Rebecca Ryan, left, shows a look of intense concentration while listening to a participant at the Sept. 18 AVL Greater event. Photo by Virginia Daffron “Increasingly, tourists say, ‘I don’t want to feel like a tourist. I want to feel like a local,’” Ryan observes. If the TDA’s future investments benefit both residents and tourists, “It’s a double win,” she says. “It’s a win for the residents and it’s also going to be an attractor for the visitors.”

At the same time, Ryan points out that the TDA’s planning process is being led by a 125-person tourism and destination planning consultancy, PGAV of St. Louis. Generally speaking, in the tourism industry, “not a lot has changed in how that market thinks and works. It’s about ads and placement and branding and taglines,” she says.

But comments by Marla Tambellini, the convention and visitors bureau’s deputy director, at the AVL Greater rollout gave Ryan hope that “maybe they get it: that making it a great place to live is what the magic is going to be for future tourists, because that’s correct,” she says.

Referring to the portion of the hotel occupancy tax used to fund tourism-related projects, she commented, “That amount of money goes a long way in a community like Asheville and Buncombe County.”

According to the TDA, $44 million generated by the tax has supported 39 local projects since 2001. That spending represents a quarter of the county’s 6% room tax; the other 75% pays for advertising and marketing the area.

As Dogwood Health Trust welcomes its first leader and sets goals for spending between $60 million and $75 million throughout an 18-county region annually, Ryan says, “I’m really interested to see how they define well-being. Because I know we did good research for AVL 5x5 on the most contemporary definitions of well-being and what the science is telling us about well-being. So I’m anxious to hear how Dogwood defines it and what they decide on as their theory of change.”

EYE ON THE BALL Ryan will wrap up her work with the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners by the end of the year, at which point she’ll be over and out in the region for now.

“The truth is, we’re really not going to know if this AVL Greater stuff really worked for several years,” she says.

Many dominoes must fall to set in motion the expected beneficial effects of the wide-ranging and collaborative approach she has advocated. “And in a distraction economy like we live in, it’s sometimes hard to keep your eye on the ball for very long,” she points out.

“Four years from now, I want to be able to come back to this community and say, ‘How are we doing around leadership?

Are we all on the same page? Are we using the triple bottom line as leaders?’”

Ryan continues, referencing the philosophy that organizations should be driven in equal parts by economics, environmental impact and social responsibility. “I want to come back and say, ‘Do we have a land use plan?’ These are the things that I want to come back and check in on and see if these have happened in the way that we’ve said are going to be most beneficial for the long-term future.”

But as she pursues her globe-trotting, future-oriented consulting practice around the United States, there’s little chance that WNC will fall off Ryan’s map. Her wife, Lauren Azar, wants to retire here.

“Her mom and her sister live in Brevard,” Ryan says. “She loves Brevard, and Transylvania County is eventually going to get touched by all the growth you guys are experiencing, too. It’s headed that way.” X

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PLANNING AHEAD Three local initiatives embrace future-oriented process According to futurist Rebecca Ryan, most people are familiar with the term strategic planning, which looks at what an organization or community has done in the past and tries to figure out how to do it better, faster or cheaper.

Strategic foresight, by contrast, “has a bias to what’s coming, not what’s past,” Ryan explains of the approach she uses (see also “The female gaze,” Page 10). “Strategic foresight says, ‘What’s coming? And what do we need to do to be ready for it?’”

To that end, Ryan’s work on each of three recent engagements in Buncombe County has its roots in an analysis of key trends expected to have a significant impact on the region. The full list of 39 trends (avl.mx/6ko) is divided into sections on society, technology, environment, economy and politics.

AVL GREATER During the AVL Greater project, Ryan solicited input from community members invited to participate in chamberfacilitated forums as well as an online community survey (avl.mx/6kq) which garnered about 1,000 responses.

As outlined on AVL Greater’s website, the 20-year vision that emerged from the process is structured around four key themes: “Growing up — ­ We need to address growing pains by increasing the availability of housing, wrestling with land use plans that make the most of our limited developable space, including increasing density along transportation corridors and creating transportation infrastructure that helps us move people well.

“Leadership — Not only do we need a shared vision of where we’re going, we need intergenerational leadership to help us get there. We need to think regionally about how we all grow together in a healthy way, maintaining the quality of life and environment we all know and love.

“Economic mobility and shared prosperity — The vision calls for growing the economic pie for all, not simply cutting the pie into smaller pieces. We can do that by working block by block to ensure that all neighborhoods in our area are thriving. Further, we have to

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start with our youngest citizens, ensuring that they get the quality care that will allow them to flourish.

“A place for all people — It’s essential that Asheville-Buncombe become a place where all people can succeed. As a welcoming community, we especially need to embrace and engage people of color, young families and retirees.”

AVL 5X5 2025 Launched in 2015, the current fiveyear AVL 5x5 economic development plan runs through the end of this fiscal year on June 30, 2020. The five focus areas of that plan — entrepreneurship and innovation; advanced manufacturing; science and technology; health care; and talent development — were targeted to create 3,000 new direct jobs with an annual wage of $50,000; $650 million in new capital investment; 50 new highgrowth companies and $10 million in new equity investment.

An October 2019 update on that plan casts doubt on whether all of those ambitious goals will be achieved by the end of the plan period in eight months.

The organization behind the plan, the Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County, notes it has contributed to the creation of 1,052 new jobs with an annual wage of $48,317; $179 million committed to new capital expenditures; and attracting two new companies and seven corporate expansions. Over 70 startups have entered the Venture Asheville mentorship program, and 20 are actively being mentored.

Those companies have received $10.3 million in new equity investments since 2015, according to Venture Asheville.

The third cycle of the 5x5 plan aims to focus on “more equitable outcomes and is more collaborative with partners that share our vision of broad-based economic opportunity and community prosperity,” according to the AVL 5x5 2025 plan document.

Unveiled at the headquarters of AvL Technologies in Woodfin on Sept.

25, the 2025 plan aims to create 2,000 jobs (versus the 2020 goal of 3,000 jobs), $250 million in capital investment (versus the 2020 goal of $650 million) and an average wage of $59,423 (versus the 2020 goal of $50,000). The

vdaffron@mountainx.com, dwalton@mountainx.com 2025 plan also adds a qualitative goal for boosting community well-being.

Strategies to reach the 2025 objectives include: • Nurture local growth in sectors where the area has a homegrown competitive advantage.

• Recruit new growth (i.e., employers and organizations that relocate or expand into Buncombe County from elsewhere).

• Put startups on a fast track.

• Integrate and strengthen workforce systems (i.e., provide access to a highly skilled workforce through education and other support).

• Develop industrial sites and buildings.

• Target industries for the new plan include advanced manufacturing, life sciences, climate technology, outdoor products, and professional services and information technology.

PAINT ME A PICTURE: Participants in the AVL Greater plan took up paintbrushes to fill in the details of a common vision at the Sept. 18 rollout. Photo by Virginia Daffron

BUNCOMBE COUNTY The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners has been working with Ryan on a strategic plan since July, when board members and senior county staff met for a two-day retreat at First Baptist Church in

downtown Asheville. The most recent draft of the plan was presented at a follow-up meeting on Sept. 17.

The document includes the four most important values identified by commissioners — respect, integrity, collaboration

and honesty — as well as four operational focus areas to replace the county’s current six strategic priorities. Environmental stewardship, an educated and capable community, a vibrant economy and resident well-being are all targeted as key to

Buncombe’s vision of “a caring community in harmony with its environment where citizens succeed, thrive and realize their potential.”

Beyond those areas, the plan also identifies strong infrastructure and resources as foundations for Buncombe’s success. It does not yet list specific goals for county government, noting that those elements are “coming soon.”

Public input on the plan will take place through a series of eight sessions in the first-floor conference room at 200 College St. beginning Saturday, Oct. 19. Representatives from the county’s boards and commissions are being specifically tapped to weigh in on their focus areas of expertise, but all residents are invited to attend any session. The full schedule and reservation information are available at avl.mx/6kt.

Commissioners are next scheduled to hear an update on the plan at their pre-meeting of Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 3 p.m. in room 326 of the same building. They hope to formally adopt the document in January and begin implementation with the start of the next fiscal year in July. X

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Though the program has been up and running for less than a year, women hold about 39% of leadership positions within the company, reaching as high as 57% women at the vice presidential levels.

Cherokee culture, says Bridges, has historically embraced women in high-level roles, and Harrah’s Savvy program aims to continue that tradition.

“Women always had a seat at the table. Women always had a say-so in times of war and decisions that would impact their family or their community, and I think that we have carried that through in Cherokee,” Bridges says. “We do want to ensure that women have an equal chance to realize their full potential, to be able to move up in leadership if that’s what they want, to be able to break through that proverbial glass ceiling, because we have a lot to offer.”

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The number of women-owned businesses is rising throughout North Carolina

and across the country, according to a 2019 State of Women-Owned Business report that analyzes industries, revenue and employment of women-owned businesses. In North Carolina, women-owned firms have grown nearly 15% since 2014, propelling the state into the ninth position for the highest growth in the country.

In Buncombe County, women-owned businesses grew fastest in the areas of wholesale trade (+123%), health care (+52%), and manufacturing (+45%), according to data from the Western Women’s Business Center, which serves 25 counties in Western North Carolina.

Sharon Oxedine, director of the WWBC, says that the organization is a resource for aspiring entrepreneurs that has provided support to more than 4,000 clients through group seminars, workshops and individual counseling since 2014 at no cost to participants.

“Getting started can feel so isolating at times, and one of the things that we always tell people is that you don’t have to do this alone. The ones that we see that are successful not only work with us, but we get them to work with the rich resources that we have available across this region,” Oxedine says. “There are so

Oscar-winning documentary producer to speak at Warren Wilson Oct. 27 Warren Wilson College alumna Melissa Berton will return to the Swannanoa campus to speak about her documentary, “Period. End of Sentence,” on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 3 p.m.

The short film, which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject this year, focuses on “menstrual justice” by following a group of rural women in India as they produce and distribute low-cost sanitary pads for other women. Berton will discuss producing the film, as well as the importance of girls and women attending school. The discussion will be followed by a screening of the documentary and a Q&A session. The event is free and open to the public. More information at avl.mx/6k4.

Asheville chamber to hold annual WomanUP award celebration The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce is evaluating nominations for its annual WomanUP awards, which recognize local women who innovate, mentor and serve in the Asheville business community.

Awards will include Woman Entrepreneur, Woman Executive of the Year, Outstanding Woman Nonprofit Leader and the Rising Star Award. One woman will also receive the Suzanne DeFerie Lifetime Achievement Award named in honor of a trailblazer in the financial services industry, Suzanne DeFerie. Winners will be announced at the WomanUP Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 14.

Futurist Rebecca Ryan will give the keynote address. More information is at avl.mx/6ke.

Despite gains in compensation, women still face ‘entrepreneurship gap’ While many people may be familiar with the gap between what women get paid versus men — an average of

76 cents per $1— lesser known is the “entrepreneurship gap,” or the difference between the number of women and men who start businesses, says Tara Brown, associate director of the WWBC. And while pay equity has been a focus of women’s rights advocates that has seen progress over the last few decades, the entrepreneurship gap has shown no signs of shrinking.

“There’s a lot more financial challenges to get to the place where you can start your own business and also in advancing in the business world, regardless of whether you’re starting your own or you’re working for an employer,” Brown says.

Those challenges, according to Brown, might include limited access to child care. Women also face less favorable terms when trying to access capital, including higher interest rates on loans, leading to lower profits.

She also notes that women often participate in entrepreneurial social networks of a type that are less likely to promote business growth. All these factors, Brown says, create the conditions that “[go] back to their ability to employ, grow and be successful.”

OnTrack to host Women and Money Story Nights in October OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling Center will host its third annual Women and Money Story Nights in October. The events are aimed at bringing women together to share and listen to one another’s experiences around money. Speakers will include OnTrack clients, but audience members will also be welcome to share their experiences during an open mic session.

The events kick off on Wednesday, Oct. 16, and will continue on Thursday, Oct. 17, and Wednesday, Oct. 23, 5:307:30 p.m. at Loretta’s Cafe at 114 N. Lexington Ave. Preregistration is required, and space is limited. For more information or to register, visit avl.mx/6k6.

League of Women Voters celebrates 100-year anniversary of women’s suffrage The League of Women Voters of Asheville-Buncombe County will celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the organization (February 2020) and the passage of the 19th Amendment (August 2020) with an interactive celebration.

Guests will learn about the suffrage

movement in Asheville, including stories about African American suffragists, through posters, videos, presentations and a reenactment of a historic speech given at the Battery Park Hotel in 1915.

Sandra Suber will display hats from her Ianodell’s Hat Shop, and costumer Sandra McDaniel will outfit suffragists models on-site for picture taking.

The event will take place at the historic Patton-Parker House located at 95 Charlotte St.; free and open to the public. More information at avl.mx/6k7.

Ladies making moves • Kelby Carr will head the new Asheville office of Meadville, Pa.based Bull Moose Marketing.

• Lisa Adkins was named vice president of advancement at Blue Ridge Community College.

• Elizabeth Mailander owns Sola Salon Studios, which provides space to 17 independent beauty business owners. Sola Salon Studios will hold an open house 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8. On offer will be opportunities to meet each business owner and learn about their services, as well as information on becoming an independent boutique salon owner at Sola. Free and open to the public at at 1636 Hendersonville Road.

Local community colleges to offer industrial sewing program The Carolina Textile District is launching an industrial sewing program at Blue Ridge Community College in the fall and at A-B Tech in the spring. The course will help lead students toward a career in the sewn trades, an industry that has traditionally attracted many women and is experiencing a resurgence.

According to a press release, Lauren Rash, COO of Diamond Brand Manufacturing, brought manufacturers together with other partners to begin discussing the class. “We do have a great need for sewers currently.

Several of us got together and started talking about the possibilities,” Rash said. “We’ve lost, as a region, a lot of sewing skills that we feel is important to bring back and rekindle.”

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Waste Pro woes continue for Buncombe County The city of Asheville has its hotels and district elections. For Buncombe County, the hot-button topic of the moment is trash. Nine residents spoke at the Oct. 1 meeting of the Board of Commissioners about the county’s new agreement with residential waste collection contractor Waste Pro, the second consecutive meeting at which the issue was on the agenda.

All of the commenters were critical of the contract, which requires customers to use Waste Pro-provided carts for their trash and recycling. The majority of their concerns centered on the weight and size of the newly mandated receptacles, as well as the difficulty of maneuvering and placing the carts along precipitous rural terrain.

“If you look at me, how am I going to handle one of these carts on a gravel driveway, like 500 feet?” asked one 83-year-old resident, gesturing at her own slight frame. “This is not a nice city lawn or something

TRASH TALKERS: Residents wait to comment on Buncombe County’s contract with Waste Pro at the Oct. 1 meeting of the Board of Commissioners. Photo by Daniel Walton

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like that. This is the country! I don’t know what people were thinking of.”

John Hoffman, who lives in the Broad River community southeast of Black Mountain, also said the agreement didn’t recognize the realities of county life outside city limits. He and most of his neighbors currently take their bagged trash to collection points along N.C. Highway 9, the main artery through the area.

“I think it’s pretty clear that this was a plan to implement an urban, city-type trash solution to reduce cost, without much consideration of the fact

that many of us live in an urban-forest interface,” Hoffman said. “Hauling a trash can down from our house, it’s a mile-plus gravel road, about a 700-foot elevation change. You’re not going to drag one of these that way.”

Following public comment, Solid Waste Director Dane Pedersen noted that the new contract included provisions for people with unusual trash situations.

Those physically unable to handle the carts, he said, could receive complimentary backdoor service after submitting a doctor’s note to Waste Pro. Similar

service is also available to able-bodied residents at an extra cost over the regular $19.21 monthly fee.

In nearly 10 minutes of subsequent remarks, Commissioner Mike Fryar lambasted his colleagues for spending millions of dollars on initiatives such as childhood education, renewable energy and medication-assisted treatment at the Buncombe County Detention Center — which he called “drug deals over at the jail” — while not devoting “a damn nickle” to improve trash collection for the elderly. “We don’t need to worry about solar panels today; we need to worry about the old people and how to get their trash out of the yard,” he said.

County Manager Avril Pinder, however, said that her staff had been in regular conversations with Waste Pro since signing the contract in June.

Despite the ongoing influx of criticism, she said, most of the concerns raised by residents had already been addressed.

“We have come up with answers to a lot of the questions. The answers, though, to Commissioner Fryar’s point — you’ve heard them over and over, but they’re not acceptable,” Pinder said. “If you want us to go back to the drawing board and talk to the contractor again, we can do that. But we have found answers to the majority of the questions, and we have made them plain and clear.”

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Housing costs still rising despite stagnant wages The number of houses available for under $200,000 in Buncombe County, as of this July? 63.

Down from 460 homes in November 2014, that figure is just one of the troubling data points from the most recent edition of the Bowen Report, a city of Asheville-commissioned study conducted by Bowen National Research that has provided periodic updates on affordable housing since February 2015.

The report, publicly released on Oct. 3, suggests that pent-up demand, relatively low resident incomes and “skyrocketing” rents will keep housing affordability problematic for Buncombe County owners and renters alike.

Since 2014, median rental costs have increased at a 5.4% annual rate.

A $1,000 monthly rent in 2014 following that trend, for example, would now be $1,300. Although market-rate rental vacancies have increased from 1.2% to

6% over the same period, that increase in supply has not limited rent hikes.

According to the report, approximately 2,781 Housing Choice Voucher holders live within the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville’s jurisdiction, with 1,442 people currently on a waiting list for additional vouchers. “These market metrics indicate a strong level of pentup demand for rental housing serving the lowest income households in the market,” Bowen notes.

Due to this limited number of affordable options, many renters have resigned themselves to cost-burdened housing situations. Nearly 18,000 renter households in Buncombe County pay “disproportionately high shares of their income towards housing costs,” reports Bowen.

Of those residents, 46.1% pay more than 30% of their income toward housing, while 19.4% of renters pay over

50%. Moreover, upward of 3,500 households live in substandard conditions, defined by Bowen as “overcrowded or lacking complete indoor plumbing.”

Scarcity also persists for those looking to make the jump from renting to homeownership. Bowen points out that the current median home sales price is $315,000, a 10-year high; as of July, only 277 homes under $300,000 were available for sale. And with Buncombe County anticipated to experience population growth of 17,899 (6.7%) between 2018 and 2023, the report says, “this rapid growth will continue to contribute to the ongoing demand for housing for the foreseeable future.”

“More and more folks are getting pushed out of homeownership,” said Paul D’Angelo, Asheville’s community development program director, at an Oct. 3 meeting of the city’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. “If wages

HOME, HOME OUT OF RANGE: As of July, only 277 homes under $300,000 were available for sale in Buncombe County, with just 63 of those listed under $200,000. Graphic courtesy of the city of Asheville keep remaining stagnant and prices keep going up, we’re pushing more people into rental and giving less people the ability to gain wealth. I have to say, it’s a real concern.”

Despite these challenges, D’Angelo told Xpress there are a few bright spots in the report. For example, he said, 368 (15.1%) of the 2,441 units within the county’s

existing or in-development mixedincome projects are reserved for households earning up to 80% of the area median household income, or $53,120.

The occupancy rate for all multifamily rentals has also decreased from 99.2% in 2014 to 95.3% as of this July.

In combination with the 6% marketrate rental vacancy rate, D’Angelo

suggested, that availability may lead to rent price stabilization. “That could work in favor of better affordability. It shows a little hope,” he said.

D’Angelo said that the city is working to involve the Asheville-Buncombe County Economic Development Coalition, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority and other organizations with issues such as wage stagnation and economic development. Those concerns are not directly within the AHAC’s purview, he explained, but play a large role in affordability issues.

While the current data might not be reassuring, D’Angelo emphasized that the Bowen Report is critical to the city’s work on affordable housing. “It’s really important to get a snapshot in time about how things are going,” he said. “It does help influence our policies and shed light on issues that either reaffirm our hearing on the ground or reveal an interesting fact regarding vacancy rates and market-rate units.”

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by News staff | news@mountainx.com HOT TUBS LIKELY CAUSE OF LEGIONNAIRES’ OUTBREAK An initial investigation into an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease indicates that a hot tub display in the Davis Event Center of the WNC Ag Center during the N.C. Mountain State Fair was the likely source of bacteria-laden water vapor that has so far sickened over 130 people and caused one death, state health officials said on Oct. 7.

The ongoing investigation, the officials said, suggests that people diagnosed with Legionnaires’ or a milder form of the infection, Pontiac fever, were much more likely to have visited the fair during the second half of its Sept.

6-15 run.

TDA REPORTS ON PUBLIC INPUT As the first of four phases of the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority’s yearlong Tourism Management and Investment Plan initiative wraps up, the project team will present its findings on public sentiment about tourism.

The free event takes place 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, at A-B Tech’s Ferguson Auditorium, 10 Genevieve Circle; registration is requested at avl.mx/6l0.

The press release explains, “The objective of TMIP is to become more proactive and strategic in how revenue from [a portion of the hotel occupancy tax collected in Buncombe County] is invested in future years while protecting the quality of place for people who live here.”

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MOUNTAIN HOME: A 139-acre parcel of land previously owned by descendants of the same Haywood County family for over 150 years has been acquired by the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and added to other protected lands in the Beaverdam watershed. Photo by Johnny Davison, courtesy of SAHC a tract in the Beaverdam area of Haywood County, a nearly contiguous swath of 1,120 acres within the Pigeon River drainage is now protected from development and other threats.

“This 139-acre tract includes portions of Beaverdam Creek and its tributaries,” said Hanni Muerdter, conservation director for SAHC, in a press release. “The property fills a protection gap within the watershed, directly connecting Canton’s Rough Creek watershed conservation easement to the west and an SAHC-owned preserve to the north.”

Support for the purchase came from private donors, SAHC members and a $25,000 grant from the Pigeon River Fund of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.

“This land has been passed down in the same family for over 150 years, and we are so grateful that the previous landowner wanted to see it permanently protected and reached out to SAHC,” added Muerdter.

LOBBYING FOR TRANSIT Better Buses Together and Just Economics of WNC launched #20for20, a 20-day campaign to advo-

cate for increased support for public transit in advance of the Tuesday, Oct. 22, meeting of Asheville City Council.

The campaign asks community members to sign a petition at avl.mx/6l1 and email Council members at AshevilleNCCouncil@ ashevillenc.gov to show support for a budget amendment to extend evening hours by the end of the current fiscal year.

WNC CELEBRATES FIRST FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH The local Filipino American community will host the Mabuhay Blue Ridge celebration on Friday, Oct. 25, to share information about its history in this region, as well as Filipino culture.

According to a press release, from 10 original families that moved to WNC 50 years ago, the local Filipino American population has now grown to several hundred.

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by Thomas Calder | tcalder@mountainx.com

‘Braille on a redwood rail’

The quiet contributions of Dr. Esperanza Weizenblatt

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TOP OF THE CLASS: A 1927 photo from the Vienna Eye Clinic shows Esperanza “Sprinza” Weizenblatt in the middle row, eighth from left. A Jewish woman born in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, she was raised in tumultuous political times. Nevertheless, she ranked first in her class. Photo courtesy of UNC Asheville’s Special Collections A sketch of a lighthouse fills the entire left column on Page 6 of the Asheville Citizen-Times Nov. 21, 1948, Sunday edition. Beams of illustrated light flash out of the tower. Meanwhile, on the top fold, adjacent to the light room, the words read: “Be thankful you can see.”

The full page ad, placed by the Lions Club of Asheville, was part of a fundraising campaign. Nearly two years prior, in January 1947, the organization launched The Western North Carolina Lions Club Eye Clinic. According to the advertisement, the health center was “the only clinic working exclusively with the indigent blind and near-blind in the area.”

At the bottom of the announcement, the organization included the names of its fivemember medical staff, which included one Dr. Esperanza Weizenblatt.

Born April 1, 1895, in the former AustroHungarian Empire, Weizenblatt studied medicine at the Vienna Eye Clinic. In 1928, after a chance meeting with visiting Asheville ophthalmologist Harry Briggs, Weizenblatt relocated to Western North Carolina, where she joined Briggs’ medical office. By the early 1930s, she launched her own practice inside the Grove Arcade.

Like Weizenblatt, Briggs was also involved in The WNC Lions Club Eye Clinic. In 1955, the organization left its original space inside City Hall and relocated to Memorial Mission Hospital. According to the July 7 announcement, the clinic served more than 10,000 patients from 21 counties during its initial eight-year run.

Weizenblatt’s contributions to the city extended beyond her medical services. For example, on Nov. 28, 1965, the Sunday edition of the Asheville Citizen-Times reported that plans were underway to create a “Garden for the Blind,” located inside the Asheville-Biltmore Botanical Gardens (today’s The Botanical Gardens

at Asheville). Though instrumental in its design, Weizenblatt did not publicize her involvement. (Only after her death in 1987 did her role become more widely known.)

Nevertheless, clues pointed to the doctor’s involvement. Namely, the garden’s plan for an acoustic fountain, which the paper wrote was “similar to one that is located in Vienna.”

Updates on the garden continued throughout the latter half of the 1960s. On June 29, 1969, the Sunday edition of the Asheville Citizen-Times reported: “A special garden for the blind, made possible by an anonymous donor, is now taking shape. This garden is specially designed to appeal to all the senses: touch, taste, smell, hearing, and the large kinetic sense. Trees, shrubs, and plants which have an unusual texture of leaf, bark or flower are featured as well as many plants which have a fragrance of twig or leaf or flower. Some may even be tasted. These are being inconspicuously marked in Braille on a redwood rail.”

edition of The Citizen & Times, staff writer Mona Moore reported on the doctor’s exceptional life. In addition to her professional achievements, Moore spotlighted Weizenblatt’s broad range of interests, which included orchids, hiking, reciting German poetry and surfing (a sport she picked up at age 70).

“Her love of learning and desire to help others has continued after her death in the form of a bequest to UNCA valued at about $500,000,” Moore wrote in the April 25 piece.

“The UNCA Board of Trustees voted four years ago to name the health center for Weizenblatt, who agreed to the designation provided that it not be made public until after her death,” Moore continued.

Today, the Weizenblatt Hall at UNCA and the Weizenblatt Gallery at Mars Hill University are named in her honor.

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Meanwhile, the article continued: “The pool in the blind garden is copied from one in Vienna, Austria. People may sit on the edge of the pool and feel the spray and water, hear the chimes as the wind blows the spray-drops on seven metal cymbals each sounding a different note, much like Chinese wind chimes.”

Of course, not all of Weizenblatt’s good deeds went unnoticed within her lifetime. On Jan. 13, 1972, The Asheville Citizen reported that the doctor suffered minor injuries and an estimated $600 in car damage when she swerved to avoid hitting a squirrel and instead struck a tree. The rodent, the paper reported, “darted away unharmed.”

Weizenblatt died April 5, 1987, at the age of 92. Three weeks later, in the Saturday

OUTSIDE THE CLINIC: In addition to her professional achievements, Weizenblatt was an avid hiker, a fan of German poetry, a lover of orchids and an amateur surfer. Photo courtesy of UNC Asheville’s Special Collections

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Celebrating women’s contributions to business in WNC From commerce to government, from manufacturing to health care to local media, women’s contributions touch every aspect of this region’s economy and culture.

Futurist Rebecca Ryan, who’s led the creation of three important local strategic plans over the last year (see “The female gaze,” Page 10), says Buncombe County has more women in positions of leadership than pretty much any other community she’s worked with over a 20-year career consulting to locales spread all over the country.

In this special section, you’ll find advertorial features in which businesswomen tell their own stories. Elsewhere in this week’s issue, look for editorial content (marked with the Women in Business badge) throughout the different sections reporting on just some of this area’s dynamic women in business, upcoming women-focused events, accomplished women in local history, services to boost women’s success and more. X

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Cannabis is a fast growing industry for female executives and The Franny’s Hempire is right on trend. From farming, manufacturing, distribution, sales and marketing the women at Franny’s are involved in every step of the process. It all began in 2017 when Franny Tacy became a leader in the cannabis industry and earned the achievement of becoming the first female farmer to plant hemp in North Carolina. Since then, the company has grown into a vertically integrated CBD power house.

Along with supporting women within her business, Franny has a passion project rightfully named, Women in Hemp. As a non profit, Women in Hemp is able to raise money to support females wanting to get involved in the cannabis industry.

Their first project funded was a research project with NC State lead by two female researchers, Meagan Coneybeer-Roberts, a Ph.D. researcher and part of the Alternative Crops and Organic Research group at NC State, and Gwen Casebeer, a master's student at NC State. The finished research from this trial will result in a how-to grow hemp in this region.

Learn more about about Franny and her ventures by visiting a Franny’s Farmacy CBD Dispensary in Asheville and Hendersonville in North Carolina, in Greenville, South Carolina or visit the website www. frannysfarmacy.com where you can also shop all their products online.

The Women Behind Franny’s Brand

Franny Tacy: Co-Owner for Franny’s Farm and Franny’s Farmacy

CBD DISPENSARIES:

Nikki Allen: Marketing Director • Jessica Dodson: Director of Distribution • Mandy Overstreet: Director of Manufacturing • Patty Lemone: R&D Manager • Hannah Emmett: Asheville Bud Tender Shannon Whittenauer: Inventory Control Manager.

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I’ve been working at Mostly Automotive since 2001. Former owner Ed Dyson (RIP) found me at a diner uptown. He kept asking me all these questions about car repair, and I kept answering. The next thing I knew, I was working at Mostly, and now I own the business.

I never would have guessed it 19 years ago, but I love car repair and am so happy to be a part of the community. I love my customers and their families — I’ve watched kids grow up and start driving! I love their dogs also.

Jessica and I love our work. It feels so good to help people, and we try to give back and support our community — we love MANNA FoodBank, Habitat for Humanity and Pisgah Legal Services.

Come by and visit us! We would love to have you as part of our family. Bring your puppy, too — we have treats!

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What is 9Round?

• Full-body, 30-minute cardio kickboxing circuit • No class times • Workout changes daily • Trainer included • Unlimited workouts

Kristie Spino, owner of Christie’s Lighting, was a registered nurse before her father drew her into the lighting business. “My father, Ron Pronyk, built the Airport Design Center and really wanted to add a lighting gallery,” Spino says. “He couldn’t get anyone to come in, so he asked me if I wanted to open a lighting gallery, and I said yes.”

My name is Chris Blanc, and I am the owner of the South Asheville location of 9Round. I have a Black Sash in Muay Thai Kickboxing, so owning a gym that incorporates cardio and kickboxing is a perfect fit for me. As a mother, trauma therapist and business owner, having a gym that offers no class time is ideal.

Seventy percent of my members are women, and I love empowering them to be stronger — both physically and mentally. In my gym, you don’t compete with anyone but yourself, and it is perfect for any fitness level or age. Plus, there’s no prior experience needed. I love watching people reach their fitness goals. My members are the best!

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When Christie’s opened in 2008, Spino and her husband, Robert, were the only employees. “I have taught myself lighting with the help of the American Lighting Association and my vendors,” Spino says. The store was named after Spino, but with altered spelling to remind customers of the famous auction house of the same name.

Chris Blanc 1987 Hendersonville Road, Suite G 828-684-6390 chris.blanc@9round.com www.9round.com/ fitness/Asheville-NC

Christie’s Lighting now employs a team of 14, including several interior designers, and carries more than 100 brands of lighting, furniture and home décor at a variety of price points. “We have something for everyone,” Spino says.

Spino had always wanted to open a second store with a focus on furniture, and in July 2016, she acquired Silver Fox Gallery and Interiors at 508 N. Main St. in Hendersonville. The two businesses are uniquely different but complement each other well.

Kristie Spino • 3 Design Ave., Suite 105, Fletcher, NC 28732 828-650-0223 ª• christieslight@bellsouth.net • christieslighting.com

Willow Place is a partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient program for women specializing in the treatment of substance use, mental health, and eating disorders located in Asheville, North Carolina.

Willow Place uses an integrative approach to healing, focusing on the resolution of core issues and co-occurring issues, including trauma, sex and love addiction, and other mental health diagnoses.

Our program focuses on the necessity of self-love and spiritual soundness in recovery from eating disorders and addiction.

Our goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment to guide women on a path to stability, hope, and healing.

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Raven & Crone As soon as you enter Asheville Raven & Crone, you encounter a feast for the senses! Candles, teas, books and art are available throughout this cozy haven in North Asheville. This womanowned, pagan-run store offers “Old Age,” metaphysical and magical supplies.

Owner Lisa Anderson and her staff will offer suggestions and guidance for all your magical and non-magical needs.

Have friends who describe themselves as witches, heathens or pagans? This is the place to shop. A solitary practitioner who is not sure of the next step in your journey? You will be welcomed and guided.

In addition, the store offers classes and workshops, as well as daily readers (tarot, runes, astrology and psychics are among the options). Lisa also fosters community with gatherings such as the Welcoming Circle and Circle Round, which are held monthly. A wide variety of herbs, incense, jewelry and journals also will entice you.

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If you find yourself returning to the store often, be sure to get a “Frequent Flier” card. After 10 purchases, the card will enable you to receive 20% off your 555 Merrimon Ave., Suite 100 next purchase.

Merry Meet! We look forward to seeing you soon!

Asheville, NC 28804 828-424-7868 ashevilleravenandcrone.com

Daily readers including Runes, Tarot, & More! Walk-ins welcome!

New Backyard Bar Enjoy a pint of beer at the backyard bar & a pound of coffee to go for $15 This offer brought to you by the same smiling faces formerly known as Biltmore coffee roasters

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(From left to right) Junie Norfleet, Patricia Bernarding, Cissy Majebe and Rachel Nowakowski Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts was founded in 2003 by a group of four women: Cissy Majebe, Junie Norfleet, Rachel Nowakowski and Patricia Bernarding. The inspiration to create a school of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine came when they began studying with Jeffrey Yuen, a world-renowned leader in classical Chinese medicine.

Daoist Traditions has grown significantly over the past 16 years. Starting with just 10 students and one classroom, the college now has over 100 students enrolled in three accredited programs. The campus has expanded to include the Daoist Traditions College Acupuncture Clinic and Heaven’s Cloud Event Center, an available rental space in West Asheville.

The college offers master’s and doctorate degrees in acupuncture and Chinese medicine, a postgraduate certificate program in Chinese herbal medicine for acupuncturists, free weekly qi gong classes and continuing education courses throughout the year.

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Our mission is to create a safe, comfortable environment where birth is normal and women’s health can thrive.

We are Western North Carolina’s first fully-accredited, free-standing birth center staffed by nurse midwives. We offer safe, family-centered, comprehensive, evidence-based maternity and wellwoman care. In the midwifery model of care, we empower women and families through education and support so they are able to make informed, shared decisions about their birth and well-being.

We want to build a trusting, caring bond with our families that supports a positive birth experience.

Our staff is deeply committed to providing exceptional care to all of our patients, and it is an honor and a joy to care for every family.

In addition to our prenatal, birth and postpartum care, we provide well-woman care to women of all ages. We offer preventive and wellness care from adolescence through menopause, including physicals, pap tests, and diagnosis and treatment of common gynecological infections. Our fees are covered by major insurers and Medicaid.

Mans Ruin Tattoo & Piercing All Female Staff

Mans Ruin Tattoo and Piercings all female staffed studio has been a fixture in the body art scene in WNC since 2000. Respectively for 18 years, we have been consecutively on the Best of WNC list and our works have been published worldwide. We pride ourselves on providing quality, clean tattoos and body piercings in a personable environment.

Heather Ruin is the owner and tattooist. She prefers to work in many types of styles, but is best known for fineline and detailed work. Jenn, the piercer is skilled in all types of piercings. She does children’s earlobe piercings, different body piercings as well as adult piercings. As far as body jewelry goes, we have the largest selection in WNC! When we are not beautifying our clients, we are off traveling the world or spending time with our favorite musicians on the road.

Call or email us today to schedule an appointment. If you are expecting and would like to learn more about the birth center, please visit our website and sign up for one of our orientation sessions.

390 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville, NC 28801 828-378-0075 • info@wncbirthcenter.com www.wncbirthcenter.com

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Asheville Holistic Healthcare Asheville Holistic Healthcare is a niche practice that offers holistic mental health care that includes herbal supplements; lifestyle recommendations; and food, genetic, mold, hormone and environmental testing that could be affecting gut and brain health. Also through the practice, Kris delves into a spiritual approach to care that often helps clients unlock their true potential.

STACY BROWN Asheville & WNC Realtor 828-231-7893

stacybrownrealestate@gmail.com 2 S. Main St. Ste. 1 Weaverville, NC 28787

Join us for our Open House Thursday, October 10th at 9:30am

Offering creative solutions in mental health

Founder Kris Hanvey, PMHNP-BC, CCIT, practices as a psychiatrist mental health nurse practitioner in North Carolina and is trained in herbal medicine through the Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine. As a medication provider, she carefully weighs risks and benefits when undertaking prescribing recommendations. Kris believes that coordination of care is necessary in mental health treatment, and she enjoys working closely with other area practitioners to provide a team-based approach for the people she serves.

Other modalities offered through the practice include meditation, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy and Reiki.

Nurturing the Girl, Empowering the Emerging Woman

64 W. T. Weaver Boulevard, Asheville, NC 28804 | (828) 258-3600 | www.hangerhall.org

Kristin Hanvey • Asheville Holistic Healthcare, PLLC 1293 Hendersonville Road, Building A, • Asheville, NC 28803 828-505-4111 • Ashevilleholistic@gmail.com • ashevilleholhealth.com

Stephanie Trowbridge, M.D., co-founded Range Urgent Care in Asheville in November 2017 with her husband, Mathew. As an emergency physician, board-certified in both emergency medicine and EMS medical direction, Stephanie provides all medical oversight for the practice. Range was founded with a mission of disrupting the status quo in the health care experience by providing a simplified, transparent and respectful health care experience.

Schedule your appointment right from rangeurgentcare.com. When you arrive, you will be greeted by a friendly face and be seen promptly at your appointment time. Of course, walk-ins are always welcome, and you can enjoy a cup of coffee or tea while you wait. Range offers flat-rate visits, membership options and is in-network with most major insurances.

Range is open extended hours, seven days a week, with on-site X-ray and labs. The practice also offers virtual visits, allowing you to be seen from the comfort of your home for things like rashes, the flu and urinary tract infections, to name a few.

Range is located on Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville and is excited to be opening a second clinic in Black Mountain in spring 2020.

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OUR BUSINESS IS FOR SALE Visit mojocoworking.com or call (828) 398-1840 to schedule a tour

In the beginning, 17 years ago, we didn’t know this journey would be so long and wonderful.

Our store was founded on the premise of making and sharing locally handmade items that were traditional to our culture and rich mountain life. We are living our heritage — using the skills and artistry that our grandmothers and mothers taught us.

Two weeks after we opened, we knew we could not create enough to keep stocked. We reinvented ourselves, becoming a consignment store/co-op of local artisans who number in the dozens.

We are a local yarn shop selling yarn and knitting supplies from national companies — Plymouth, Cascade, Brown Sheep —as well as handspun yarn and fibers from local farms.

Hats, hats and more hats are our mainstay as well as knitted, crocheted, felted and woven shawls and scarves, baby clothes, handmade quilts, Christmas ornaments and locally produced food products.

We’re located in the Grove Arcade, which is one of Asheville’s architectural gems and a highly trafficked destination for Asheville visitors.

Please make inquiries to Judy or Marie.

Judy Bryson Quinn • Marie Hendrix Asheville NC Home Crafts 1 Page Ave., Asheville, NC 28801 828-350-7556 • NCHomecrafts@gmail.com ashevillehomecrafts.com

R H Y T H M I N T E R I O R S & I N S TA L L AT I O N Rhythm Interiors & Installations is a commercial interiors hybrid eager to streamline your next project.

COMMERCIAL (kuh-mur-shuhl): restaurants, office spaces, retail, healthcare, & hospitality INTERIORS (in-teer-ee-er-z) : your space in need of rebranding, freshening up, or full renovation HYBRID (hahy-brid): free design consultation and estimates + products + construction management + installations = seamless process ALL UNDER ONE ROOF • QUICK TURN AROUND COSTS AND TIME SAVINGS

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Therapeutic Cuddling Looking for connection, comfort, & touch?

We offer One-on-One cuddle sessions & monthly cuddle events.

Organic Planet is an earth-friendly cleaning service that’s fully equipped to accommodate any client or situation. We appreciate and understand the diversity of each space and therefore offer a variety of services to be custom-fitted to your particular needs.

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We are charged with the task of building a bridge between marginalized groups within the building industry and its existing traditional structure. This takes education, awareness, whole community collaboration support and the willingness to write a new, better story, which elevates our entire community.

Reach out to us if you are a woman interested in joining the construction industry.

We are now accepting memberships to be listed in our directory!

Our expert cleaners and array of proprietary biodegradable cleaning products are guaranteed to reduce the amount of harmful toxins and allergens in your home or business, creating a better environment for you, while maintaining a responsible carbon footprint.

We are a living-wage certified and female-owned and -operated local business with over 15 years of experience. Holding to our philosophy that by honoring people and our community through the opportunity of a living wage, we are able to strengthen our local economy and create a happy, healthy, more effective workforce.

At the same time, we are providing an example of a conscious and successful female-owned business to women who are passionate about their future and are eager to become more independent.

Contact us to learn more about our rates, our incredible staff and how we can help you. Book your free estimate today!

Laura Stewart • 828-280-7315 Laura@OrganicPlanetCleaning.com • organicplanetcleaning.com

Hypnosis Works!

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Susan Sawyer BS, CMCHt, LLC It all started in 1989, when Anna Sagel decided to take a chance, open a boutique and just ad-lib it. As a lifelong world traveler, her story is truly one of adventure, and AdLib’s look has evolved to reflect her eclectic international style.

Anna’s vision was to inspire confidence and individuality, while prioritizing comfort, value and quality. Now AdLib has become known far and wide for its unique and varied selection of women’s clothing, jewelry and accessories.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of AdLib, and Anna is quick to attribute the success in large part to its great staff: Kathryn, Kathleen, Sienna, Kitty and Gina pride themselves in offering the best personal customer service. This woman-owned and women-run boutique has become an Asheville hallmark for stylish fashion and multigenerational sisterhood. We invite you to come see for yourselves!

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See testimonials at: sawyerhypnosis.com Providing Safe and Effective Hypnosis since 2004!

Town and Mountain Realty, a locally owned and operated real estate company, is proud of its cohesive team of 31 professional women Realtors and staff. We are honored to have been described as enthusiastic, reliable, informed, efficient, creative and exemplary professionals who go above and beyond for our clients. We lift each other up and create a family atmosphere of support and love within Town and Mountain and within our community. We are experts at focusing on our clients’ needs and would love to hear your story and help you realize your real estate dreams. Drop by anytime to meet our crew!

Trust us, mama. You are not alone.

Learn more about our agents and company on our website:

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The motherhood is real — and that often comes with fluctuating nap times, a million photos per day, meltdowns and the need for community and movement to nourish your well-being. At FIT4MOM Asheville, we get it. We know you need high-fives, hugs and friends: mama, we are here for you.

No matter what stage of motherhood you are currently in, we welcome you with open arms. And even if you are not yet a mama or a grandmother, join us. We have something for everyone.

FIT4MOM Asheville is dedicated to building a tribe of happy and healthy mamas. We offer wellness programs, mama meetups, fitness classes, kid play dates, online workouts and so much more. Plus, your first class is always free! We can't wait to meet you and your littles.

Jessica Maurer • 229-347-4675 JessicaMaurer@fit4mom.com • asheville.fit4mom.com

Kari Taylor-Evans PH.D. Dr. Kari Taylor-Evans is a light in the storm when it comes to the sea of emotional trauma. She creates a sacred space to process the trauma that throws people out of balance and makes them confused about their emotions, stuck and resentful toward the ones they love. She specializes in emotional intelligence and reprogramming the nervous system to integrate trauma energies. People feel more connected to themselves and others and are able to see their traumas as gifts in their spiritual awakening.

She has 10-plus years of experience as a psychologist supporting individuals with PTSD and mood disorders. Her approach is invitational and utilizes Somatic Experiencing, mindfulness, imagery, sacred ceremony and playfulness to support organic healing. She is passionate about anchoring heaven on Earth through abundance. In doing this, one is able to heal ancestral and generational wounds, create more positive experiences and expand collective consciousness, benefiting everyone.

If this resonates with you, please join her for a donation-based Shifting Trauma workshop on Nov. 16 at Sanctuary Studio, 130 Center Ave., Black Mountain. In addition, she also offers individual therapy, group sessions, sacred ceremonies and private workshops. You can find out more and reach her via www.facebook.com/Karitaylorevans/ to set up a free phone session to discuss needs and match.

79 Locust St., Black Mountain, NC 28711 828-424-1150 • karitaylorphd@gmail.com www.facebook.com/Karitaylorevans/

Jump over the tracks in Black Mountain to meet Corinne Bello — celebrating her third year of embracing her entrepreneurial spirit — who curates fashion, collaborates on interior design projects, teaches astrology and fosters community by supporting local artists at Design Driven Studio.

The design-focused boutique features one side devoted to vintage-inspired designer garments, fair trade clothing and wearable art, along with upcycled garments and jewelry by area mountain artists. The other side boasts the “unpredictable” space, where one might find a variety of merchandise, plus activities happening all at once. Corinne teaches astrology and also hosts creative classes in a space full of unique items, with works from Black Mountain artists, antiques, architectural elements, furnishings and The Real Milk Paint products.

You will also find the collaborative teamwork of Corinne and her design-build husband, Jose Bello, who utilize their 20-plus years of interior design experience in creating spaces for homes. Contact Design Driven Studio to schedule a private fashion consult and learn how to build your wardrobe; make an appointment for creating home solutions; or discover your natal chart with personal astrological aspects!

Design Driven • 102 Black Mountain Ave., Black Mountain, NC 28711 828-357-5551 • info@designdrivenstudio.com www.designdrivenstudio.com MOUNTAINX.COM

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ACTIVISM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS VIGIL • FR (10/11), 6-7pm - Domestic Violence Awareness Vigil to honor victims and survivors of domestic violence. Free. Held at A-B Tech Mission Health Conference Center, 16 Fernihurst Drive TOOLS TO CHANGE THE WORLD • WEDNESDAYS until (11/13), 6:308:30pm - Progressive Utilization Theory (Prout) study group, learn activist tools, Tools

to Change the World.

Info: 828-274-1683 or proutasheville@gmail. com Free. Held at Li Household, 106 Thistle Knoll Ct.

ANIMALS COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY PARTY • WE (10/9), 6:30-8:30pm - The Community Solutions program at Asheville Humane Society provides resources for those keeping pets in their homes. Hear stories and live music.

Free. Held at The

TREE-FOR-ALL: Help to reforest Asheville’s urban canopy via the Fall Tree Giveaway planned for Sunday, Oct. 13, 1-4 p.m., by the generosity of Asheville GreenWorks and Duke Energy. Varieties of trees include oak, sycamore, red maple, black gum, river birch, persimmon, hickory or sourwood with one tree per Buncombe County household.

To receive a free tree, participate in a short on-site training by certified arborists on how to plant and care for your tree. To register, visit avl.mx/6kz. Donations are appreciated to further grow GreenWorks’ programming. Photo courtesy of Nicole DeFeo (p. 44)

OF VALLEY & RIDGE ART SHOW (PD.) FR (10/11), 5-8pm Of Valley & Ridge Art Show Preview Party featuring works inspired by the Parkway by 20 WNC artists. Enjoy food, live music, and art at castle. Purchases and tickets benefit Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. Tickets $100 at BRPFoundation. org. Held at Zealandia, 1 Vance Gap Road, Asheville SA, SU (10/12 & 10/13), 10am-5pm Of Valley & Ridge Art Show featuring works inspired by the Parkway by 20 WNC artists.

Purchases benefit Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. Held at Zealandia, 1 Vance Gap Road, Asheville 8TH ANNUAL BIDS & BLUES FUNDRAISER • MO (10/14), 5-8pm - Proceeds from the 8th annual Bids & Blues Fundraiser with food, live music, a cash bar and a silent auction benefit Thrive, assisting individuals with mental health and housing instability get back on their feet. $50. Held at Hendersonville Country Club, 1860 Hebron Road, Hendersonville BENEFIT BIKER RIDE FOR SWANNANOA VALLEY CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES • SA (10/12), 10am4pm - Proceeds from this biker ride, followed by live music, food and ministry speakers benefit the Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministries. Registration: 828-333-1410. Held at Appalacian Tool & Machine, 121 Lytle Cove Road, Swannanoa BLACK MOUNTAIN HOME FOR CHILDREN FALL FESTIVAL • SA (10/12), 10am-3pm - Proceeds from the Fall Festival with silent auction, live music by the Agee Family, a car show, BBQ sale, games for the kids, a pumpkin patch and Ridin’

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on Faith horseback performance benefit Black Mountain Home for Children. Schedule: avl.mx/6kd. Free to attend. Held at Black Mountain Home for Children, 80 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain BUNCOMBE SUMMIT HILL CLIMB 5K • SA (10/12), 9am Proceeds from this 5K run benefit the BeSafer Project. Registration: bit.ly/3578VGS. $30.

Held at Reynolds Mountain, 50 N. Merrimon Ave., Woodfin DOG COSTUME CONTEST • SU (10/13), 3-5pm Proceeds from the Dog Costume Contest with prizes benefit Asheville Humane Society. $5. Held at Bhramari Brewhouse, 101 S. Lexington Ave. ELIADA CORN MAZE • Through SU (10/27) - Proceeds from this annual corn maze with activities for kids and hay rides benefit Eliada. See website for full schedule and prices: EliadaCornMaze. com. Held at Eliada, 2 Compton Drive FRIENDS FALL BOOK SALE • WE (10/9) through SA (10/12) - Proceeds from the Friends Fall Book Sale benefit Polk County Public Libraries.

Free to attend. Held at Columbus Library, 1289 W. Mills St., Columbus FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH BUNCOMBE LIBRARY BOOK SALE • FR (10/11), SA (10/12) & MO (10/14) - Proceeds from the Book Sale with hardbacks for $1 and paperbacks for 50 cents benefit Friends of the South Buncombe Library.

Fri. & Sat.: 11am-4pm.

Bag sale starts at 2pm on Monday. Free to attend. Held at Skyland/ South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road GFE SAFE HAVEN BENEFIT • FR (10/11), 8pm Proceeds from the Safe Haven cancer fundraiser with food donated

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by Laughing Seed Cafe, drinks, music and silent auction benefit Haven King's medical expenses for cancer treatment. $20/$15 advance. Held at Ambrose West, 312 Haywood Road HARMONIES FOR HOMES CONCERT • SA (10/12), 6-11pm Proceeds from REACH's Harmonies for Homes Concert with silent and live auctions, live music including: The Paper Crowns, Kayla Lynn, The River Rats, Aaron Woody Wood and the Love Drugs and JBOT and Friends, food and drink benefit Homeward Bound of WNC. Tickets: homewardboundwnc.org/ reach. $20/$50 VIP. Held at Salvage Station, 468 Riverside Drive HOP 'TIL YOU DROP SOCK HOP • SA (10/12), 6-9pm Proceeds from this familyfriendly, sock hop with live 50s band, dance lessons, food and drinks, photo booth, a sensory-friendly

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chill room and silent auction benefit Arms Around ASD. $10/$25 per family.

Held at Asheville Sun Soo Martial Arts, 800 Fairview Road, Suite D2 JDRF ONE WALK • SA (10/12), 10am - Proceeds from the JDRF One Walk for type 1 diabetes benefit JDRF Greater Western Carolinas.

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Held at McCormick Field, 30 Buchanan Place MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER • SA (10/12), 10am - Proceeds from this family-friendly group walking event benefit the American Cancer Society. Registration at 9am or online at MakingStridesWalk.org/ ashevillenc. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St. MERCY FOR HAITI • FR (10/11), 6-9pm Proceeds from this party with a live and silent auctions, hors d'oeuvres

and a cash bar benefit dental services at ALOM in Source Matelas, Haiti.

Tickets: bit.ly/2V9Rel5. $30. Held at St. Eugene's Catholic Church, 72 Culver St. OF VALLEY & RIDGE OPENING GALA • FR (10/11), 5-8pm Proceeds from the Of Valley & Ridge: A Scenic Journey Through the Blue Ridge Parkway Gala with hors d’oeuvres, drinks and live jazz benefit the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. $100. Held at Zealandia Castle, 1 Vance Gap Road OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER • TH (10/17), 5:30-8pm - Proceeds from the costumed Totally 80s Talent Show featuring music, dance, spoken word, original artwork, raffle items, food and drinks benefit Open Hearts Art Center. Tickets: bit.ly/2pC930w. $20/$10 children. Held at Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Highway

PUMPKIN PATCH PUMPKIN SALE • Through WE (11/6) - Proceeds from sales of pumpkins benefit Groce United Methodist Church. Mon.-Sat.: 10am7pm. Sun.: 12:30-7pm.

Free to attend. Held at Groce United Methodist Church, 954 Tunnel Road SOIREE AT KALAMAZOO • SU (10/13), 3pm - Proceeds from The Soiree at Kalamazoo with a fall meal with banana pudding, numerous live bands, silent auction and raffle benefit The Franklin Project which helps to fund the JAM (Junior Appalachian Musicians) Program of the Madison County Arts Council. $30.

Held at Kalamazoo, 61 Lower Paw Paw Road, Marshall THE WALK, RUN OR ROLL • SA (10/12), 9am Proceeds from Eblen Charities 19th annual Walk, Run or Roll benefit Eblen Charities. Registra-

tion: thewalk.eblencharities. org Held at AB Tech, 16 Fernihurst Drive UTOPIAN SEED PROJECT FUNDRAISING FEAST • SA (10/12), 5-9pm Proceeds from the Trial to Table farm feast with local chefs and gourmet and experimental dishes benefit The Utopian Seed Project. $65. Held at Franny's Farm,

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C OMMU N IT Y CA L EN D AR OUTDOOR BIZ PITCH RECEPTION • WE (10/9), 5:30pm - Outdoor industry business pitches and reception. Information: outdooreconomy. org. $15. Held at New Belgium Brewery, 21 Craven St.

CLASSES, MEETINGS & EVENTS EMPYREAN ARTS WEEKLY CLASSES (PD.) Aerial Yoga Yin & Restorative on Mondays 6:30pm and Wednesdays 7:30pm. Aerial Kids (5-12) on Wednesdays 4:30pm. Handstands on Thursdays 6:30pm.

Intro To Pole Dance on Mondays 7:30pm. Intro to Partner Acrobatics on Sundays 6:30pm. empyreanarts.org.

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PEACE-WHAT IS IT, WHERE IS IT, AND HOW CAN I GET IT? (PD.) The Peace Education Program, currently presented in over 80 countries worldwide, will be offered freely in Asheville at the North Asheville Recreation Center at 37 E. Larchmont Rd. Beginning Tuesday, September 24, 10 weekly video

based 1 hr. classes will be held each Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm thru November 26.

Please email or call to register for the free 10 week course at pep.

Asheville@gmail,com or 828-777-0021 On FB: Peace Education Program Asheville Sponsored by Peace is Possible NC, www. peaceispossiblenc.org TAYLOR ROAD SHOW AT MUSICIANS WORKSHOP (PD.) Tuesday October 22nd 7:30pm Admission FREE- Taylor’s Marc Seal will demonstrate new and unique guitars.

Special Taylor Pricing at the Show. Taylor swag to be given away.

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLANNING CLASS (PD.) WCU Biltmore Park Campus. October 8 and 10. 5:30 PM-8:30 PM. Cost $79 per person/ couple. Call 828-2277397 or Register Online pdp.wcu.edu 38TH ANNUAL PARADE OF HOMES • SA (10/12) & SU (10/13), 1-5pm - Asheville Home Builders Association’s 38th annual Parade of Homes self-guided

ering, general meeting.

Free. Held at Leicester Community Center, 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester

MAINLY ON THE PLEIN: More than 20 plein air painters and printmakers exhibit their work inspired by the Blue Ridge Parkway during the opening gala for Of Valley & Ridge: A Scenic Journey Through the Blue Ridge Parkway, planned for Friday, Oct. 11, 5-8 p.m., at Zealandia, an 1880s mansion atop Beaucatcher Mountain. Only 100 tickets will be sold for the gala, which includes a view of downtown Asheville as well as hors d’oeuvres, drinks and live jazz for a cost of $100. Tickets: avl.mx/6l6. Proceeds benefit the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. Photo courtesy of Bren Photography (p. 36)

tour of 44 homes. Visit: ParadeOfHomesAsheville. com. Free.

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN WNC AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIA CONFERENCE • TH (10/17) through SA (10/19) - Existence as Resistance: Expressions of Resilience, conference with presentations and workshop.

Information and schedule: aawnc.unca.edu. Held at UNC-Asheville, 1 University Heights ASHEVILLE CHESS CLUB • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - Sets provided. All ages and skill levels welcome.

Beginners lessons available.

Free. Held at North Asheville Recreation Center, 37 E. Larchmont Road

ASHEVILLE NEWCOMER'S CLUB • 2nd MONDAYS, 9:30am Monthly meeting for women new to Asheville interested in making friends and exploring the community. Free to attend. Held at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. ASHEVILLE TAROT CIRCLE • 2nd SUNDAYS, noon General meeting. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road BINGO NIGHT • 2nd SATURDAYS, 6pm - Bingo. Free to attend/25 cents per game. Held at Fines Creek Community Center, 190 Fines Creek Road, Clyde

DOCUMENT SHRED AND DRUG TAKE BACK DAY • SA (10/12), 10am-noon Document shred and drug take back event. Free.

Held at Village of Flat Rock Town Center, 110 Village Center Drive, Flat Rock FOUR SEASONS 40TH ANNIVERSARY • SA (10/12), noon-2pm - 40th Anniversary Celebration of Four Seasons, includes lunch, presentation and raffle. Registration: avl.mx/6ki. Free. Held at Hendersonville Historic Courthouse Square, 1 Historic Courthouse Square, Hendersonville HENDERSONVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT • WE (10/9), 4-6pm - Public outreach fire prevention by the Hendersonville Fire Department. Free to attend. Held at Ingles, 625 Spartanburg Highway, Hendersonville • TH (10/10), 4-6pm - Public outreach fire prevention by the Hendersonville Fire Department. Free to attend. Held at Ingles,

1980 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville • FR (10/11), 4-6pm - Public outreach fire prevention by the Hendersonville Fire Department. Free to attend. Held at Walmart, 250 Highlands Square Drive, Hendersonville HOMINY VALLEY RECREATION PARK • 3rd THURSDAYS, 7pm - Hominy Valley board meeting. Free. Held at Hominy Valley Recreation Park, 25 Twin Lakes Drive, Candler KOREAN WAR VETERANS CHAPTER 314 • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, noon - Korean War Veterans Association, General Frank Blazey Chapter 314, general meeting. Lunch at noon, meeting at 1pm. Free to attend. Held at Golden Corral, 2530 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville LEICESTER HISTORY GATHERING • 3rd THURSDAYS, 7pm The Leicester History Gath-

ONTRACK WNC 50 S. French Broad Ave., 828-255-5166, ontrackwnc.org • TH (10/10), noon1:30pm - Women's Money Club. Registration required. Free. • TH (10/10), 5:30-7pm - Savings & Goal Setting, class. Registration required. Free.

• FR (10/11), noon1:30pm - Understanding Credit. Get it. Keep it. Improve it. Seminar.

Registration required.

Free.

• SATURDAYS (10/12) & (10/19), 9am-12:30pm - Basics of budgeting, setting goals, planning, saving strategies and tracking spending series. Registration required. Free.

• TU (10/15), noon1:30pm - Explore the powerful role of emotion in money and tools for understanding those connections while working on our spending patterns.

Registration required.

Free.

• TU (10/15), 5:30-7pm - Understanding Credit.

Get it. Keep it. Improve it. Seminar. Registration required. Free.

• TH (10/17), noon1:30pm - Budgeting and Debt, class.

Registration required.

Free.

• WE (10/16) & TH (10/17), 5:30-7:30pm - Storytelling event celebrating empowered money stories of

women in the community. Registration required: ontrackwnc. org/women. Free to attend. Held at Loretta's Cafe, 114 N. Lexington Ave. WEEKLY SUNDAY SCRABBLE CLUB • SUNDAYS, 12:304:30pm - Scrabble club. Information: ashevillescrabble.com.

Free. Held at Stephens Lee Recreation Center, 30 George Washington Carver Ave.

FOOD & BEER FAIRVIEW WELCOME TABLE • 2nd THURSDAYS, 11:30am-1pm - Community lunch. Admission by donation. Held at Fairview Christian Fellowship, 596 Old US Highway 74, Fairview LEICESTER COMMUNITY CENTER 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, 828774-3000, facebook. com/Leicester.

Community.Center • 3rd TUESDAYS, 2:30pm - Manna food distribution. Free.

• WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am-1pm - Welcome Table, community meal. Free.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN VETERANS STAND DOWN • TH (10/10), 9am2pm - Public service event offering haircuts, medical and dental care, employment resources, breakfast and lunch for veterans.

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FESTIVALS DISCOVERY DAY • SA (10/12), 11am2pm - Family friendly outdoor event with entertainment, booths, raffles and demonstrations. Free. Held at Green River Library, 50 Green River Road, Zirconia FALL FESTIVAL • SA (10/12), 10am-1pm - Outdoor festival with games, pumpkin patch, bounce houses, bake sale, free hot dogs and live entertainment. Free.

Held at Groce United Methodist Church, 954 Tunnel Road FALL FESTIVAL AT LAKE JULIAN PARK • SA (10/12), 11am-2pm - Theme is Get Curious About the Outdoors.

Dress as Curious George or children’s book characters, also obstacle course, water balloon toss, scavenger hunt, ring toss, baseball target, foam bow and arrow and alphabet walk. Free face painting, popcorn, cotton candy and storytelling. Fishing, paddleboats and water trikes for a fee. Food for purchase. Free to attend. Held at Lake Julian Park and Marina, 406 Overlook Extension, Arden HAUNTED HOUSE • FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS until (10/26) & TH (10/31), 5-10pm - Proceeds from this haunted house benefit the Fine Creek Community Center. Not taking place SA (10/12).

Attendees must be 13 and up. $5. Held at Fines Creek Community Center, 190 Fines Creek Road, Clyde PUMPKIN FEST • FRIDAYS & Saturdays (10/11) until (10/26), 7-9pm - Proceeds from this family friendly, outdoor Halloween event with lighted pumpkin trails, music, food, games, storytell-

ing, facepainting, white squirrel scavenger hunt and historic mansion benefit Friends of Silvermont. Information: silvermont.org. $5 parking & $5 admission.

Held at Silvermont Park, East Main St., Brevard

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS BLUE RIDGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB • 2nd THURSDAYS, 6pm - General meeting.

Free to attend. Held at Yao, 153 Smoky Park Highway DEMOCRAT WOMEN OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY • SA (10/12), 9am - 40th annual Western Gala Breakfast with guest speaker, Rachael Hunt and silent auction.

Tickets: buncombedemwomen@gmail. com. $50. Held at Crowne Plaza Resort, 1 Resort Drive HENDERSON COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS lwvhcnc.org • TH (10/10), 11:30am1pm - Immigration: Fact vs. Fiction, panel discussion with the Immigration Network of Henderson County. Free. Held at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 7th Ave. W., Hendersonville • TH (10/17), 2:30pm - Climate and Energy Saving, presentations on the effects of a warming planet and how concerned citizens can find ways to help.

Free to attend. Held at Hendersonville Community Co-Op, 60 S. Charleston Lane, Hendersonville

• WE (10/16), 5-7pm Attend a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting with MountainTrue. Free.

Held at Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza • TH (10/17), 3:30-5:30pm Attend a Sustainability Advisory Committee on Energy and Environment meeting with MountainTrue. Free.

Held at Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza PROJECT DRAWDOWN • WE (10/9), 2-3:30pm - Progress Alliance of Henderson County sponsored presentation by Pam and Charlie Rogers about climate change solutions from Project Drawdown.

Free. Held at Henderson County Democratic Party, 1216 6th Ave. W., Suite 600, Hendersonville WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE CELEBRATION • SU (10/13), 2-5pm - Open house celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote and the founding of the League of Women

Voters, with posters, videos, presentations and a reenactment of a historic speech given at the Battery Park Hotel in 1915. RSVP: avl.mx/6k7. Free. Held at Patton Parker House, 95 Charlotte St.

KIDS BLACK SUMMER 19 • SU (10/13), 3-5:30pm - Youth Empowered Solutions hosts a youth-led teach-in, #BlackSummer19, a campaign to raise awareness about the climate crisis centering on black and brown people.

Text YESBS19 to 484848 to register. Free. Held at Asheville High School, 419 McDowell St. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • FR (10/11), 3:30pm - Sign up to read for 15-minutes with J.R. the therapy dog.

Registration required.

Free. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road

• SA (10/12), 11am - Sign up to read for 15-minutes with J.R. the therapy dog.

Registration required. Free.

Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa • 2nd SATURDAYS, 1-4pm & LAST WEDNESDAYS, 4-6pm - Teen Dungeons and Dragons for ages 12 and up. Registration required: 828-250-4720.

Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • MONDAYS, 10:30am - Spanish story time for children of all ages. Free.

Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • WE (9/25), 11am - Yoga for kids. Free. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa FLETCHER LIBRARY • WEDNESDAYS, 10:30am - Family story time. Free.

Held at Fletcher Library, 120 Library Road, Fletcher INTRODUCTION TO ENTOMOLOGY • TU (10/15), 4-5pm - Introduction to Entomology,

the study of insects and an insect walk. Ages 5-12.

Free. Held at Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bill's Creek Road, Lake Lure MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-2546734, malaprops.com • WE (10/9), 10am - Holly Terei presents her book, Jacob the Flapping Dinosaur Goes to School.

Free to attend.

• WEDNESDAYS, 10am Miss Malaprop's Story Time for ages 3-9. Free to attend.

ON THE WATER • TU (10/15), 10am-3pm - Outdoor river skills and fishing class for ages 12 and older. Registration required.

Free. Held at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, 1401 Fish Hatchery Road, Pisgah Forest

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HENDERSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL CONVERSATIONS • TU (10/15), 6pm - Public community conversation with Hendersonville City Council members.

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9am-1pm for this Fall Ridge Guided Hike that explores one of the seldom-seen areas of the Park. Advance registration required. Info at chimneyrockpark.com FALL BIRD WALK • SU (10/13), 8:30-10:30am - Bird walk with Merrill Gilfillan. Registration required: 828-252-5190. $20/$15 members. Held at Asheville Botanical Gardens, 151 WT Weaver Blvd.

FALL HIKING SERIES • FR (10/11) - Guided, 4.4-mile, moderate hike at Chimney Rock State Park. Registration: 828-697-5777, x 300 or pam@conservingcarolina. org. Free.

GUIDED FALL DAY HIKE • SA (10/12), 9am-4pm MountainTrue's Ecologist and Public Lands Director, Bob Gale, leads an educational 4-mile hike on Pilot Cove Loop Trail in Pisgah NF. Registration: avl.mx/6ji. $15.

HUNTER EDUCATION • TU (10/15) & WE (10/16), 6-9pm - All ages hunter education course. Registration required. Free. Held at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, 1401 Fish Hatchery Road, Pisgah Forest JACKSON PARK BIRD WALK • SA (10/12), 9am - Bird walk. Free. Held at Jackson Park, 801 Glover St., Hendersonville PISGAH CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED • 2nd THURSDAYS, 7pm - General meeting and presentations.

Free to attend. Held at Ecusta Brewing, 49 Pisgah Highway, Suite 3, Pisgah Forest

PUBLIC LECTURES CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE • MO (10/14), 7pm General meeting and talk by Dr. Philyaw on Forgetting the Civil War: History, Memory and Making Sense of the Past.

Free. Held at Waynesville Inn Golf Resort & Spa, 176 Country Club Drive, Waynesville

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JOHN MUIR'S CONSERVATION LEGACY • TU (10/15), 5:30-7pm Presentation by the Blue Ridge Naturalist Network about John Muir's personal life and experience. Free. Held at West Asheville Public Library, 942 Haywood Road

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BY LESLIE BOYD leslie.boyd@gmail.com If you’ve ever gotten lost on the Mission Health campus, you’ll appreciate one aspect of the state-of-theart technology in the hospital’s new North Tower: a touch-screen wayfinding system to help patients and visitors alike get from where they are to where they need to be.

The tower, which welcomed its first patients on Oct. 5, was undergoing some final touches as CEO Chad Patrick and Senior Vice President Sonya Greck led a media tour recently.

“It’s like moving into a new house,” said Greck, as workers polished furniture behind her. “There are a million little details.”

The expansive lobby overlooks the mountains, with rocking chairs

in front of the huge, floor-to-ceiling windows. Upholstered chairs with side tables complete the lobby furnishings, and view screens scattered about the room will offer educational programming and information about the artists whose works adorn the building’s corridors and rooms.

The 630,000-square-foot, $400 million tower features 176 acute care beds and 44 critical care beds plus a 94-bed emergency department, with 10 of those beds reserved for behavioral health patients.

The department also has trauma bays that can accommodate up to eight patients apiece in the event of a disaster.

Each one of the spacious patient rooms, all of which are private and face the mountains, contains a recliner plus a pullout sofa bed, giving family members a comfortable place to sleep if they want to remain with a loved one. All of the waiting rooms also offer mountain views.

“We took a lot of things into consideration to make this a place with a healing atmosphere,” says hospital spokesperson Nancy Lindell. “Every decision was made with that in mind, from the art to the views to the sound-dampening technology in the patient rooms.”

PATIENT-CENTERED DESIGN During the planning stage, notes Greck, she traveled with various teams to hospitals across the country to learn how they were using technology to achieve their goals while solving common problems.

“Patients will be tracked from admission to discharge, and as time goes on, the system will help us become more efficient,” says Patrick, standing before a wall of screens. “This is the first system like this to come online anywhere.”

“We took a lot of things into consideration to make this a place with a healing atmosphere.”

— hospital spokesperson Nancy Lindell The tracking will include information on patients’ whereabouts, such as when they go for surgery or diagnostic testing.

Although you’ll still see whiteboards in patient rooms showing the date and the names of on-duty personnel, all staff members will also wear a badge that, when they enter the room, will transmit identifying information to the 55-inch flat-panel TV opposite the bed. This will let the patient and any visitors present know who’s coming in.

“We know people get confused and anxious in the hospital,” says Greck. “It’s stressful. So we want to do everything we can to make it easier, and knowing who’s coming and going is part of that.”

The high-definition TVs will offer more than 100 channels plus dozens of on-demand movies and video games.

Patients can also access educational videos about medical treatments and follow-up care, information about hospital services and cafeteria menus, and can even fill out surveys and offer feedback.

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Each person’s electronic health records will be integrated into the system, enabling clinical staff to order patient-specific educational content.

Vital signs, test results and medication schedules will be displayed in real time, and information about the assigned care providers, how to prevent falls and discharge planning will be available as well.

Patients’ safety and comfort are paramount. Each room comprises three zones: the patient zone in the center, the visitor zone near the window, and the staff zone closest to the door. Sounddampening technology will help create a quiet space around the patient, even when a family member is watching television or there’s activity outside the room. The shower in the bathroom has no lip, to minimize the risk of tripping.

Finally, each room is equipped with a lift for use when patients need to be moved.

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W ELL NESS ART PROMOTES HEALING More than 650 pieces of art adorn the new facility’s walls, and the view screens offer patients and visitors alike a chance to learn more about the various artists and their work.

“We wanted local art, because there is so much talent in this community, and we know that art has a place in healing,” Lindell explains.

The art on each of the five patient floors expresses a theme based on one of the following elements: earth (mountains), wood (forest), water (rivers, lakes and streams), metal (rocks and minerals) and air (sky and flight).

“When you combine these natural themes with a design that focuses on natural beauty — with a concentration on the beautiful views of the mountains and the bigger windows to allow more natural light — you enhance the healing process,” she continues.

The new tower also includes outdoor spaces that patients, visitors and staff can enjoy: a first-floor courtyard and a large terrace on the third floor.

“Standing out here makes a person feel better, promotes well-being and, thus, healing,” Patrick says as he walks onto

ARTFUL TOUCHES: Mission Health Senior Vice President Sonya Greck stands before one of the more than 600 locally produced artworks that adorn the walls of the new North Tower.

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“They can plug right in and take care of the patient on the elevator,” Greck explains.

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cent to the tower, installing a new state-of-the-art kitchen and cafeteria there. Located near the front of the hospital and right beside the new building’s lobby, it faces the mountains as well.

The North Tower’s completion also solves a long-standing logistical issue. “Moving people from the St. Joseph’s building to Mission meant an ambulance ride,” notes Lindell. “That won’t have to happen anymore,” because almost all patients will now be lodged on the Mission side of Biltmore Avenue.

The psychiatric unit will remain at St. Joseph’s, but no decisions have been made about what will go into the now-vacant spaces, notes Patrick.

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BY GINA SMITH gsmith@mountainx.com A new laboratory service launching this month is focused on nurturing Western North Carolina’s fast-growing industrial hemp sector. As of Oct. 4, the U.S. Botanical Safety Laboratory, a program of the nonprofit Bent Creek Institute that operates in partnership with The North Carolina Arboretum, is the first organization in the area to offer botanical testing services for hemp growers and processors.

The laboratory’s ability to do quick-turnaround testing for cannabinoid profiles is being made possible by new analytical equipment obtained through a donation from the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina’s Dana Stonestreet Donor-Advised Fund along with special testing methodology established

by USBSL’s director of research and development, Matthew Robison.

Analysis is also available for pesticides, heavy metals, microbiological impurities and more.

TESTING 1,2,3: Matthew Robison, director of research and development at the U.S. Botanical Safety Laboratory, prepares to analyze a vial of dried hemp-flower extract using a gas chromatograph. The instrument will separate target cannabinoids and generate data on what amounts of each are present in the sample. Robison established the new testing methodology in response to the needs of local hemp farmers and producers. Photo by Stephan Pruitt Photography

NEW METHODOLOGY USBSL has focused on supporting natural products businesses and medicinal herb growers since its inception in 2012. But Robison’s approach to hemp testing is unique compared with other types of botanical analyses.

His methodology uses gas chromatography to show both acidic and neutral forms of cannabinoids, which is especially relevant to hemp growers as acidic compounds are more common

in fresh hemp plants, says USBSL director Amanda Vickers.

“Basically, [the test methodology] is responsive to what we understand farmers and other small businesses in the industry need, which is differentiating between THC acid and Delta 9 THC,” explains Vickers, noting that legal hemp contains 0.3% Delta 9 THC after decarboxylation — a chemical reaction that happens when cannabis is processed with heat.

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“This is what happens during a normal gas chromatography run. But what we’re doing in ours is we’re protecting the THC acid so that when we process, it gets reported as its own number, and it doesn’t get decarboxylated and lumped in with the Delta 9 THC.” Despite the unique approach, Vickers says, the new service bears many similarities to the work USBSL has been doing with medicinal herbs for the last seven years. “The thing with botanicals is that every plant is kind of its own universe in a way, in terms of determining what’s important to test in that plant,” she says.

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She notes that USBSL’s hemp profiles are intended to help growers achieve target amounts of CBD and identify amounts of other cannabinoids in their floral crops for maximum market value, which is different from the compliance testing overseen by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that plants don’t exceed the legal THC limit.

“When the state does its testing, it’s only testing for THC,” she says.

She adds that beyond offering a local lab for testing for cannabinoid levels, USBSL has valuable knowledge about regulatory compliance within the dietary supplements industry.

“The thing about hemp is that it’s not yet approved as a dietary supplement, so the regulations are not really welldefined at this point,” she says. “So what we’re hoping to bring to the table is experience with dietary supplements that helps the industry follow safe, tried-and-true guidelines so that we can be ready for a fully legalized, fully regulated industry for hemp — and hopefully for cannabis down the road.”

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY Margaret Bloomquist, a research assistant with the N.C. State University department of horticulture science at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River, provided samples from MHCREC’s hemp field trials to the USBSL during its development stages to help establish equipment uses and testing standards. In turn, USBSL’s work with hemp will generate data for MHCREC’s trials, which study the effects of genetics, harvest time and environmental conditions on floral hemp crops.

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USBSL’s location and 501(c)(3) nonprofit status position it to be of particular help to WNC hemp farmers, says Bloomquist. “Right now, our closest [testing] facilities are private and forprofit and are in the Triangle area,” she says. “They have a unique opportunity in terms of location, and they really have the goal of listening to the natural products sector in this area. The bottom line isn’t to make money; the bottom line is to work with the growers.”

She adds that the service could also bring an element of steadiness to a booming but nascent industry where many growers are new to hemp and the laboratory analysis process required of medicinal herbs. “It’s huge and it’s like the Wild West,” she says. “So beacons of stability at existing institutions and for testing right now are really stabilizing for the industry.”

Local hemp grower and processor Brook Sheffield, who operates PhytoFox Farms with co-owner Frank Taylor, echoes these sentiments.

“We’re currently having to send off our samples, a lot of times out of state, because the current state labs are full up with customers,” says Sheffield.

“We’re just excited to get acid testing from people we believe in and we can trust in our local region.”

Sheffield was harvesting his floral hemp fields in Weaverville in early October when he spoke with Xpress and planned to send samples to USBSL for analysis that week. He expressed excitement about the program’s proposed two-day turnaround time, compared with that of some labs

that can take anywhere from a week to two weeks to send results.

“Much like when you harvest grapes and you’re looking for peak sugar content, we’re looking for peak cannabinoids,” he explains. “So if you’re waiting two weeks to get your report back during harvest season, the report doesn’t do you any good.” Ideally, he says, in a business where constantly changing weather conditions make time of the essence, he and other farmers would love to eventually see same-day turnaround.

The cost for testing with the USBSL is roughly comparable to testing with other facilities. Sheffield estimates that other labs charge about $60$70 per sample and, according to Vickers, USBSL’s introductory price for a cannabinoid profile is $75.

Vickers says she sees the addition of the new service as a way to help the area’s small-scale medicinal herb farmers leverage hemp cultivation as a path to a sustainable livelihood. “We’ve been here as an economic accelerator for natural products for seven years,” she says. “And this is kind of like the new ‘golden leaf,’ the new crop that I think is actually making this dream of alternative agriculture-based economy into a potential reality, even more than it already was.”

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BY SHAWNDRA RUSSELL shawndra@shawndrarussell.com Fermentation is as old as human history. In 2018, researchers credited 13,000-year-old beer residue found in a cave in Israel as being the oldest archaeological evidence of humans using fermentation.

Asheville’s economy and popularity with tourists owe a lot to fermentation since that’s the process behind brewing beer. But a handful of female entrepreneurs is helping Western North Carolina become a hot spot for fermented goods beyond just suds. WNC is home to Shanti Elixirs, the largest jun-making operation (jun is a fermented drink made with honey and green tea) on the East Coast, as well as Buchi, one of the largest kombucha (fermented black tea and sugar) brands in America. Female-led fermented food companies are also making names for themselves and experiencing substantial growth, including Smiling Hara, which produces the first hempfortified, soy-free tempeh and has been awarded two Whole Foods loans.

Asheville has often been on the front end of national food and drink trends and is again an early adopter when it comes to embracing the growing fermentation movement. In fact, The Fermentation Association national trade organization launched in 2017, and its first conference will take place in 2020. Yet the third annual WNC Fermenting Festival takes place Sunday, Nov. 3, organized by Meg Chamberlain, owner of Fermenti in Marshall.

Fermenti jars living, probiotic-rich foods, including beets, carrots, pickles, krauts and lemons along with hot sauces and minced garlic. Chamberlain’s mission is to educate folks on the health benefits of fermented foods by maintaining a full workshop and educational outreach schedule, including regular appearances at six area farmers markets. “I think the fermentation community is just starting to, well, ‘ferment,’” she says. “What started with beer and cider is blooming into charcuterie, kimchi, sauerkrauts, cheeses, tempeh/ hempeh, shrubs, vinegars, sourdoughs, teas, chocolates and more.”

Instead of calling Asheville Beer City, she muses, “Why not Ferment City? I think we have a lot of incredible makers learning their craft now. Our fermented future is bright here in the mountains.” ’PRESERVE, PUT AWAY AND CELEBRATE’ The powerhouse ladies behind Buchi, Jeannine Buscher and Sarah Schomber, aka the Buchi Mamas, deserve a lot of credit for helping educate and expose WNC residents and visitors to fermented products beyond alcohol. After founding their beverage company in 2009, they quickly caught the attention of Whole Foods and were awarded two of the grocer’s local-producer loans as well as being featured by American Express for a minidocumentary series titled “The Journey.”

“Fermentation is all about the alchemy of ingredients normally found in the hearth and home where, for cen-

turies, women have been the keepers,” says Schomber. “We believe fermentation is the expression of a natural tendency, the human spirit’s way of giving itself permission to heal and inviting all of us to extend beyond our own immediate mortality. It’s normal and natural for humans to want to preserve, put away and celebrate.”

Like Fermenti, Buchi encourages customers to become home fermenters and is the only kombucha brewer to include on its labels simple instructions for DIY brews. “We believe that when you brew and ferment for yourself, wonderful moments of connection emerge. They bring together life, death and transformation,” Buscher says. “Think about it: As things begin to ferment or decompose, they are born anew into an entirely different medium. In our case, we take simple ingredients, add time, and watch as kombucha and kefir emerge as a result. We do this with our own hands.

It’s powerful.”

Another local fermenting star is Shanti Volpe, founder of Shanti Elixirs.

Much as Buchi introduced kombucha to the region a decade ago, Volpe is introducing many people to jun for the first time. In just a few years, the company has grown into the largest junery on the East Coast, all while Volpe still works as a nurse by day. The company earned two major prizes this year at the 2019 Artisan Flave Awards, taking first and second place in the kombucha category with its pineapple turmeric and blueberry basil flavors, and its drinks can be found in more than 100 area restaurants, breweries and shops.

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Photo by Erin Adams Photography FOCUS ON HEALTH For Volpe, showing people how important gut health is to overall health is the driving force behind her work. “Our health really begins with the gut, and according to research, our gut makes up about 80% of our immune system,” she says.

An interest in gut health was also the origin of one of the newest fermentation companies to sprout in Asheville, Yoga Bucha. Owner Rosie Mulford started brewing kombucha at home after a bad case of heartburn led her to research the connection between fermentation

and digestive health. “I really don’t like to cook, but fermenting gave me great pleasure,” she says.

She credits Asheville’s health-conscious culture as opening the doors for businesses like hers. “It may be my own small world, but a lot of people I know harvest wild edibles as a mainstay and ferment their own food here in Asheville,” says Mulford. “We are known for growing our own gardens and for trying to eat natural foods.”

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Lori Collins Jenkins, owner of Sister of Mother Earth, a maker of herbal fire ciders, honeys and tinctures, echoes Bowers’ sentiments about women leading the fermentation charge in WNC. “As women, we inherently want to nurture and take care of those around us.

We want to have a hand in the preparation of feeding our families and our own bodies. We know the importance of eating fresh, organic and local food,” she says. “With all of that being said, it is no wonder that women are taking the forefront in offering more locally prepared foods. They are a force of nature in their own healing influences.”

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“The local and regional fermentation scene has been bubbling up steadily the last 3 1/2 years I’ve lived here. It’s really been exciting to be a part of it and see it catching on and growing,” she says. “The love of beer has definitely influenced the population and made the idea of homebrewing and fermentation more ubiquitous.”

And Volpe, citing a recent study from the University of California, says women may be particularly suited to jumping into the fermenting business.

“Women’s brains are actually made for quick, intuitive decision making,” she says. “Women often start with a feeling and then later back it up with research. This intuitive sense, combined with the fact that women have been preparing foods and caring for the health and well-being of their families for centuries, leads to the blossoming of women-led companies with an emphasis on health here in Western North Carolina. That and the fact that we live in a community that is so supportive of local small businesses make for fertile ground for women entrepreneurs.” X

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by Thomas Calder | tcalder@mountainx.com

Chef Brian Canipelli launches Contrada and Forestry Camp James Beard Award-nominated chef and Cucina 24 owner Brian Canipelli has been fairly busy of late. In early September, the restaurateur launched Contrada, a small eatery two doors down from his original Wall Street restaurant. And on Sept. 27, he opened the Forestry Camp Bar & Restaurant near Biltmore Village as its food director.

The new downtown restaurant, says Canipelli, offers a rotating menu with an emphasis on antipasto dishes, including mozzarella, bruschetta, anchovies and porqueta. Contrada’s wine, cocktail and beer options are served via a tap system. Though drink selections will rotate, diners can expect to always find some variation of a Negroni and spritz on tap, along with Burial Beer Co. brews.

South of downtown, Forestry Camp Bar & Restaurant offers Spanish- and French-inspired cuisine made with locally sourced produce. There’s also international beer and wine, an educational coffee program and a curated liquor selection.

Burial Beer Co. financed the site’s restoration project, which began in 2015. The restaurant’s two-story structure is one of six buildings on the property. According to the brewery’s website, the camp was originally built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, a work relief program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Burial Beer operates out of the additional buildings.

“It’s a good match,” Canipelli says of his partnership with Burial Beer.

The brewery, he says, “looks at their craft in the same way that I look at mine. … They care about the ingredients they use, just as I do.”

Contrada is at 28 Wall St. Hours are 4-10 p.m. daily. Forestry Camp Bar & Restaurant is at 10 Shady Oak Drive.

Closed Monday-Tuesday, hours vary. To learn more, visit avl.mx/6kk.

Dog costume contest at Bhramari Brewing Bhramari Brewing Co. will host its second consecutive dog costume contest on Sunday, Oct. 13. Entry is $5. All proceeds benefit the Asheville Humane Society. Registration runs until 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13. Dogfriendly prizes will be awarded to the top three contestants, plus there will be a prize for people’s choice.

The contest runs 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, at Bhramari Brewing Co., 101 S. Lexington Ave. To learn more, visit avl.mx/6ka.

ON THE MOVE: Chef Brian Canipelli’s two new restaurants, Contrada and Forestry Camp Bar & Restaurant, offer rotating menus. Both recently opened, keeping the restaurateur on the move. Photo by Morgan Ford

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For $30, groups receive a pound of protein (pulled pork, barbecued pulled chicken or barbecued faux chicken), two large family-sized sides and four pieces of cornbread or dinner rolls. Attendees will also receive a pumpkin to carve and s’mores prepared by chef A.J. Gregson.

The feast runs 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Black Bear BBQ, 800 Fairview Road, Suite C8. To learn more, visit avl.mx/6kg.

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Meats’ fifth season of the Butcher’s Table Dinner series, to be held each Thursday, starting Oct. 10. The weekly dinner includes a meat dish accompanied by seasonal vegetables, house-made pickled vegetables, local artisan and/or fine cheese and dessert. Chefs Elliot Moss of Buxton Hall Barbecue and Michelle Bailey of Smoky Park Supper Club are among future participating chefs. Tickets are $60 per person. Optional drink pairing add-on is $12 per person.

Dinner begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at Foothills Meats, 2 Huntsman Place.

To purchase tickets, visit avl.mx/6kl.

Cub Scout Pack 17 barbecue fundraiser Cub Scout Pack 17 will host its fourth annual barbecue fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 12. The event will feature smoked Smithfield pork shoulders, baked beans, coleslaw and a drink for $8. Additionally, children 12 years old and younger can opt for an all-beef hot dog meal for $4.

Homemade desserts will be available for $1. Funds raised will support the scouts, and a portion will also be used to buy flags for veterans’ graves.

Barbecue is served 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Riceville Volunteer Fire Department, 2251 Riceville Road. To learn more, visit avl.mx/6kc.

Trial to Table Franny’s Farm in Leicester is hosting a fundraising dinner for the Utopian Seed Project, a local nonprofit committed to supporting diversity in food and farming. The Saturday, Oct. 12, event will feature plates and beverages prepared by chef Steven Goff of Aux Bar, Jamie Swofford of The Chef’s Farmer and Keia Mastrianni of Milk Glass Pie. The menu will include okra kimchi, cowpea green chimichurri, sweet potato leaf kraut and okra seed sourdough and sweet potato bread among other dishes.

Seating is limited. Tickets are $65 Trial to Table runs 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Franny’s Farm, 22 Frannys Farm Road, Leicester. To purchase tickets, visit avl.mx/6kb.

Family feast and pumpkin carving Black Bear BBQ will host a fall family patio pop-up on Saturday, Oct. 12.

‘Pawty’ with a Purpose Additional funds will be raised for the Asheville Humane Society at the upcoming Pawty with a Purpose Tasting Event. Organized

by Keller Williams Biltmore Village and hosted by Daphne at Twisted Laurel, the evening will feature a drink-paired food tasting, silent auction and raffles. Tickets for the tasting are $50. On the tasting menu are brisket slider with espresso barbecue sauce; seared tuna with honey-ginger glaze and wonton chip; and cauliflower steak with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, lemon, agave and chili flakes. Each item is paired with an alcoholic beverage. Additional bites will include calamari, wings and hummus.

The “pawty” runs 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Daphne at Twisted Laurel, 130 College St. To purchase tickets, visit avl.mx/6k9.

Save Fractals Coffee Shop Fractals Coffee Shop in West Asheville recently closed following a dispute over its lease, according to a Facebook announcement from owner Nicholas Altman. The business is currently looking for a new location.

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RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACE: The Asheville Art Museum will relaunch with the exhibition Appalachia Now!, a survey of artists who work in Western North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia and have not previously shown at the museum. The show includes, clockwise from left, “Place of Legends,” from the Booger series, 2017, by Bear Allison of Cherokee; “Babble,” 2018, by Jerry Maxey of Piedmont, S.C.; and “Pulp Discourse,” 2018 by Andrew Hayes of Asheville.

Hayes’ artwork photo by Steve Mann, other images courtesy of the Asheville Art Museum

BY ARNOLD WENGROW a.wengrow@yahoo.com Talk about a big reveal: After hiding behind construction hoardings for three years, the Asheville Art Museum officially reopens on Pack Square on Thursday, Nov. 14.

The updated building, which includes a replacement of the entrance lobby of the former Pack Place, is a glass box embracing the 1926 Italian palazzostyle landmark that once housed Pack Library. The museum relocated there in 1976 from a basement in the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. (In its earliest iteration, local artists showed their work in a house in Montford in 1948.)

The new complements the old, says Hillary Schroeder, a museum curatorial assistant, “in that it takes on some of the rectilinear lines of the Italian palazzo

building. The transparency of the glass curtain wall allows the old Pack Library to shine through. With this building so different, you’re able to appreciate both.”

THE ROAD TO RENOVATION Transparency is key for Pam Myers, executive director of the museum since 1995. “We wanted the building to be extremely transparent and be a continuation of [Pack Square Park] and this public living room of Asheville,” she told reporters on a May tour of the facility.

It’s been a long journey for Myers and the museum. As the museum’s collection outgrew the Pack Library building, there was a modest expansion in 2000. In 2003, under Phillip C. Broughton, thenchair of the board of trustees, a vision for the current monumental transformation began to take shape.

“The museum had hoped to open its new, state-of-the-art facility to the community in late spring or early summer 2019,” Myers says. “The discovery of significant and serious preexisting conditions with the 1926 Pack Memorial Library portion of the project and the remediation of those conditions dramatically extended the timeline.”

The project was estimated at $24 million. Since construction began two years ago, costs have risen less than 2%, according to museum spokesperson Lindsey Grossman.

Raising funds was the biggest — and longest — challenge for Myers. Public sources, including the city of Asheville, Buncombe County and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, contributed 19%. The remaining 81%

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Now, after 16 years, Myers says what she loves most is “how light, transparent and open the new portion of the museum is” and how “it frames and respects the historic structure.”

IN WITH THE NEW The Asheville Art Museum re-opens with two major exhibitions, Intersections in American Art and Appalachia Now! The first is a selection of some 200 pieces from the museum’s permanent collection, many never seen by visitors. The second is a survey of artists not previously shown at the museum who work in Western North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

Appalachia Now! was organized by New York-based scholar and producer Jason Andrew, who manages the estate of Black Mountain College alumnus Jack Tworkov and has curated two Tworkov exhibitions in Asheville.

“Jason specializes in an interdisciplinary approach, which is what the museum envisioned for this particular

exhibition,” says Grossman. “His studio visits and critiques provided a new, New York City and international perspective for regional artists.”

Andrew considered more than 700 artists for the exhibition. After visiting many of them in their studios, he chose 50 who work in diverse mediums, from painting to printmaking, poetry to performance, photography to film, weaving and quilting, sculpture and ceramics.

“The show celebrates the range of artistic strengths and sensibilities currently at work here,” he says. “It’s a way of juxtaposing the then with the now, to address the rich history of the region through the work of the contemporary artists who call this region their home.”

One such artist new to the area is Lei Han, who creates video installations. A native of China, she has lived here since 2003 and teaches new media at UNC Asheville. “I consider Western North Carolina my home,” she says. “Even though my works are mostly abstract, the beautiful scenery of Appalachia provides not only inspirations for my work but also a place for imagination, contemplation and reflection on my creative process.”

Others, like Wayne Hewell of Gillsville, Ga., and Betty Maney from the Big Cove

FIRST LOOK: The 2019 installation “At What Cost?” by Asheville-based artist Molly Sawyer, is part of the Appalachia Now! exhibition. It’s made of sheep fleece, driftwood, charred wood and cedar chips. Photo by David Huff Creative community in Cherokee, have deep family roots and work in mediums and styles indigenous to the region. Andrew says Hewell makes “some of the most haunting face jugs of his generation.” He calls Maney’s miniature white oak baskets “a unique take on the traditional form.”

For Intersections, a team of scholars, artists and museum professionals from Western North Carolina and around the country started in January 2017 to examine, item by item, the more than 5,000 works the museum owns.

“They were exploring the connections between Western North Carolina, our region, and the rest of the United States,” says Schroeder.

Works were grouped in themes about time and place, materials and form, and dialogue and collaboration. “You are often able to find all three themes in a single work,” she notes.

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artist William Frerichs, one of the first artists to paint views of the western part of the state. The most recent is “Four Lemons” — a suite of screenprints in enamel ink, made in 2018 — by Donald Sultan, internationally known for semiabstract, close-up portraits of fruit and flowers. An Asheville native, Sultan lives in New York.

BRINGING THE OUTSIDE IN Designed by Ennead Architects of New York, the Asheville Art Museum becomes a signature structure at the city’s center. It joins other emblematic buildings in Pack Square and City/ County Plaza: the Biltmore Building by world-class architect I.M. Pei, the Neo-Gothic Jackson Building and the iconic City Hall by local architectural legend Douglas D. Ellington.

Visitors will enter the Asheville Art Museum from an outdoor sculpture plaza. Will there be street musicians?

“I hope so!” Schroeder says. “We’re going to have benches for people to lounge and eat lunch.”

As they look up through the building’s clear, glass box, passersby and museumgoers will see an inner box, sheathed in a textured metal screen, that appears to float at the upper level.

Jutting from the outer wall is a massive vertical rectangle framed with thick zinc blocks. By day, it looks like a window with dark opaque glass reflecting downtown rooftops and the distant rim of mountains to the north.

By night, the transparent building gleams. The metal screen is punctuated with thousands of random piercings that transform into starry constellations. The dark window becomes an illuminated portal, or “oculus,” from the Latin for eye, a metaphorical door into the museum’s SECU Collection Hall housing the permanent collection.

“We’re very excited about the oculus,” says Schroeder. From inside, museumgoers can pause and look out to Pack Square and the vista beyond.

“It offers a bit of a reset to all the art you’ve just seen. Everyone can come out here and appreciate the view,

appreciate the 2,000-pound piece of glass, appreciate the way the water drips down it when it rains.”

The new museum offers space for better storage, more traveling exhibitions, expanded educational programming and a special area called Art PLAYce, where children and caregivers can participate in self-guided, artbased activities. An art library will be housed in one of the reading rooms of the old Pack Library, recently restored with its original chandeliers.

In keeping with the museum’s theme of bringing the outside in, a rooftop café will overlook a sculpture terrace with panoramic views to the south.

While the building’s modernist glass wall definitely says high-tech, the inside is decidedly high-touch. The architects chose many contrasting materials for tactile pleasure — American ash (native to North Carolina) for floors, ceilings, and some walls; limestone, zinc, terrazzo, polished concrete.

“Wherever you go,” says Lindsey Solomon, the museum’s development and communications associate, “you will be walking on, passing by, perhaps touching wonderful sensory materials.” X

Asheville Art Museum opening events

IF YOU BUILD IT: The Asheville Art Museum’s new building on Pack Square combines the 1926 Pack Library with a new glass-walled building that gleams at night.

Photo by David Huff Creative All events are held at 2 S. Pack Square.

Info and tickets at ashevilleart.org/ opening.

• G rand Opening Celebration, Saturday, Nov. 9, 6-10 p.m., $225 • M embers-only preview, Sunday, Nov. 10, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., free for museum members

• R ibbon-cutting and public preview, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1-6 p.m., free • Opening day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., $15 general admission/ free for members • A fter-hours party (for ages 21+ only), Saturday, Nov. 16, 8 p.m.midnight, $75 X

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HONESTY TRANSCENDS LANGUAGE La Santa Cecilia brings Mexican sounds to fall LEAF Grammy-winning collective La Santa Cecilia bridges the gap between traditional and modern music. The group of Mexican American musicians is among the headlining acts at this month’s LEAF Festival. On a bill that includes Angelique Kidjo, The Wood Brothers, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles and more than 30 other acts, La Santa Cecilia is in keeping with the festival’s stated mission of being an “intergenerational celebration of world culture.” The 49th LEAF takes place ThursdaySunday, Oct. 17-20, at Lake Eden.

“At a time where so much seems to divide us, we are honored to offer another perspective on how different people live, love and celebrate creativity in our world,” says Ehren Cruz, LEAF’s artistic director. “When you visit LEAF this fall, you are diving into the rare opportunity to experience diversity at its finest, with over 15 different nations sharing their music.”

Los Angeles-based La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the best of the Mexican American experience.

While the group’s music has deep roots in traditional Latin American genres like cumbia, mariachi and norteño, the band has a contemporary aesthetic. “It’s the roots of our upbringing more than anything,” says percussionist Miguel “Oso” Ramirez. While all of the band’s members grew up hearing traditional music at home, “we were also listening to hip-hop and rap and jazz and R&B and funk.”

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LOVE AND LIVE: Named after the patron saint of musicians, Los Angeles-based quartet La Santa Cecilia combines a deep understanding of Latin American musical traditions with a modern sensibility. The band is among the Saturday night headliners at the 49th LEAF. Photo by Humberto Howard

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Ramirez says that, to him and his bandmates, those varied styles aren’t actually all that different. He cites the group’s 2019 recording of a blues standard, “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out,” as a handy example of that point. “The sensibilities are basically the same,” he says.

“Most of the time, ranchera and the blues are both about heartache and feeling a certain kind of way. That’s why, when we sing a song of ours — even if you don’t speak Spanish — you’re going to feel the sentiment.

You’re going to feel the honesty.”

That’s true even when the group plays the music of others. La Santa Cecilia’s 2014 reading of The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever” wedded the original lyrics and melody to a variety of Latin textures, giving the song a new meaning. “When we were starting to tour outside of LA, we drove through central California, where a lot of the farming and agricultural industry happens,” Ramirez says. “We were driving past strawberry fields, cabbage fields and pecan groves, and [lead vocalist] Marisol [Hernandez] would sing the song.”

After hearing the band play the song in concert, producer Sebastian Krys insisted that La Santa Cecilia record it. “And then we made the video focusing on the path of where the strawberry comes from,” Ramirez says. “It had a lot to do with our political views, [and] it became something really special for us.”

La Santa Cecilia isn’t primarily about politics, Ramirez emphasizes.

“The core of what the band does and the reason we got together is this: We love music.” But current events led to the band expressing its perspective on topical issues. In addition to the Beatles cover, the group’s 2014 album, Someday New, also featured “Ice El Hielo,” a song that addresses the challenges faced by undocumented immigrants, from the perspective of the immigrants themselves.

At the time, Arizona had passed the country’s most restrictive anti-illegal immigration law, SB 1070. So, when the band traveled to a gig in San Antonio, it was forced to take a circuitous route to avoid Arizona. “Our accordion player, Jose ‘Pepe’ Carlos, was undocumented for 27 years,” Ramirez says.

“I actually called a friend whose dad

is an immigration officer and asked what would be the best route to take to avoid the checkpoints.”

The strict laws hit close to home for the band. “We had family members who were being deported,” he says. “So it was really important for us to talk about it.”

Ramirez believes that the source of today’s anti-immigrant fervor is hate and ignorance. “We in La Santa Cecilia are a product of the positive things that immigration brings because our families are immigrants to this country,” he says. “And they really did give us the American dream. My parents gave me that opportunity to be able to say, ‘Yeah, I want to be a musician.’ And look at how much beauty our group has created in just 12 years.”

La Santa Cecilia’s latest release, a self-titled EP, will be released Oct. 18, just in time for LEAF. The songwriting was informed by loss.

“Three of the four of us lost our dads in a matter of 10 months last year,” Ramirez says. “It was a very heavy time, and all that emotion went into this record.”

He adds that the new EP — sung entirely in English — “is a beautiful, heartfelt record. And we called it La Santa Cecilia because it feels like a new start for us.” X

WHAT LEAF Festival WHERE 377 Lake Eden Road Black Mountain theleaf.org WHEN Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 17-20. La Santa Cecilia performs Saturday, Oct. 19, 8 p.m.; see website for full schedule. Tickets are sold online, in advance only. Weekend PLUS (Thursday-Sunday, includes camping) $230 adults/$204 youths ages 10-17; Weekend (Friday-Sunday with camping) $193/$162; Community (Friday-Sunday, no camping) $129/$113; Friday and Sunday day tickets $60/$49; Saturday day tickets $71/$65; parking $10 per vehicle

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The Village Potters Clay Center honors influential women

WOMEN IN

BUSINESS WOMEN’S WORK: The Village Potters Clay Center celebrates its eighth year Oct. 12. Featured are the organization’s six resident potters, from left, Christine Henry, Lori Theriault, Julia Mann, Sarah Wells Rolland, Tori Motyl and Judi Harwood. Photo by Tim Barnwell Former lawyers, marketing directors and real estate managers are among those learning ceramics at The Village Potters Clay Center. “I have a lot of young women who study with me … who are making career shifts from being fast-track professionals to simplifying their lives,” says Sarah Wells Rolland, the center’s co-founder. These women, Wells Rolland believes, represent the latest stage in the feminist movement. “It’s kind of a liberty in choice. And choice in terms of ‘I can really create my own lifestyle,’” she says.

On Saturday, Oct. 12, The Village Potters, an all-female-led organization, will celebrate these women by recognizing those who came before them. The exhibit, Women of Influence: Honoring Women Who Shape Us, is part of the center’s annual multikiln opening, which marks the organization’s eighth anniversary.

All six resident potters — Wells Rolland, Lori Theriault, Judi Harwood, Julia Mann, Christine Henry and Tori Motyl — will participate in the exhibit. The show’s inspiration, says Wells Rolland, is as diverse as the works themselves. From decorative to functional pots and from vessels to vases, each maker will bring her unique styles and interpretations to the event, spotlighting influential women such as writer Toni Morrison, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and American pilot Amelia Earhart.

Another historical female icon, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, will be fea-

tured in Wells Rolland’s collection. An American suffragist and abolitionist, Stanton dominated the women’s movement throughout the second half of the 19th century, working in partnership with Susan B. Anthony. During this time, Stanton also raised seven children.

“She’s just a superstar in my book,” Wells Rolland says.

Like Stanton, Wells Rolland knows the demands of motherhood, having raised her daughter throughout much of her career. Now a grandmother, the potter says she appreciates the many hats women must wear, especially when it comes to family responsibilities, professional goals and artistic ambition.

“I think things are changing drastically in how the generation right now is raising [its] children,” she says, noting a greater sharing of domestic responsibilities between parents. “But in the past — and I still think it’s kind of true in families where the artist is a man — the woman balances all the household stuff.

“So when I see women with small children making it as artists, I just take my hat off to them,” she continues. “It’s almost impossible to make a living in the arts and limit your workweek to 40 hours.”

Yet the profession also has its perks for some young mothers, she notes.

Wells Rolland launched her career in the 1980s. Before opening The Village Potters, she worked from her home studio. The arrangement allowed her to be present throughout her daugh-

ter’s upbringing. “I think that was a huge advantage,” she says.

Along with celebrating Stanton in the upcoming exhibit, Wells Rolland also pays tribute to her mother, Jessie Terrill Wells. The dedicated piece honors the subliminal ways in which her mother’s aesthetic — including the prominence of long-necked glass bottles in the family home — ultimately shaped the type of pottery Wells Rolland continues to make to this day.

In addition to displayed works, the exhibit’s opening will feature demonstrations by its resident potters, both in throwing large pots as well as techniques for alternative firing. Wells Rolland hopes those who attend the show appreciate “the radically different directions” each participating artist takes in creating their works.

She also hopes the collection inspires individuals to reflect on the influential women within their own lives and how these relationships have shaped who they are today.

Though women lead the way at The Village Potters, pottery remains a predominantly male field, says Wells Rolland. Still, she believes a shift is occurring as more women from all walks of life gravitate toward the craft.

Her students, Wells Rolland reiterates, “have experienced this kind of freedom in terms of feeling like, ‘I can actually do what I want to do instead of what I’m supposed to do.’”

The Village Potters, Wells Rolland continues, seeks to promote this mindset. “If you can dream it, we can help you figure out how to do it,” she says. X

WHAT Women of Influence: Honoring Women Who Shape Us WHERE The Village Potters Clay Center 191 Lyman St., No. 180 avl.mx/6js WHEN Exhibition opens Saturday, Oct. 12, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and remains on display through Sunday, Dec. 15. Free

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by Kai Elijah Hamilton | kaielijahhamilton@gmail.com

‘The Legacy of Amelia Aldean’ at The Magnetic Theatre We’ve all heard our fair share of ghost stories, but The Magnetic Theatre has a new one, making its world premiere. The Legacy of Amelia Aldean, written by Laurie Jones, is onstage through Sunday, Oct. 20.

Legend has it that the writer Amelia Aldean (played by Carin Metzger) was found dead on the floorboards of her Charleston, S.C., entranceway in 1916. It was only after her death that she gained a major following. The tragedy still affects her fans to this day, as some parts of her unfinished works remain lost.

Yearning for inspiration, two young writers — James (Shane Dinan) and Neil (Maximilian Koger) — decide to throw caution to the wind and move into the mysterious apartment. It also doesn’t hurt that the couple’s daring transition may spice things up in their relationship.

The somber James has suffered from major writer’s block after his first and only hit novel. Neil, however, has attained repeated success and fancies himself a bit of a paranormal fanatic. When the pair find small pieces of paper with scribbles stuffed in Amelia’s old books, strange things start happening. James begins seeing the ghosts of yesterday moving about the apartment, playing out the final days of Amelia’s life. Once he makes contact with her, she, too, is startled. For who actually is the ghost? And could such a connection change Amelia’s fate?

We lose ourselves completely in this extremely intriguing production because of Metzger’s stirring performance. She absolutely nails the tormented character with grace and vigor. Rather than play up the fact that Amelia is a ghost, she makes us see her as a real person — which makes the play’s story-within-a-story all the more alarming. Visually, she is stunning in etched makeup and a gothic wardrobe by costume design newcomer Kimbo States.

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GHOST WITH THE MOST: Carin Metzger, Miles Rice, Maximilian Koger and Shane Dinan perform in the ghost story The Legacy of Amelia Aldean. Photo by Cheyenne Dancy Photography enigmatically float between time eras. What could be confusing is actually rather thought provoking.

Dinan, in particular, grounds the production in real time and keeps any stereotypes at bay. There is great truth within his interpretation.

Miles Rice is remarkably cast in the pivotal supporting role of Amelia’s lover Mark. The source of the play’s horror lies within his overbearing character. He doesn’t muddy the challenge and, to his credit, the performance is nuanced.

Together, Metzger’s and Rice’s chemistry rumbles passionately, and there’s a hilarious, mouth-dropping sex scene. The humor works because the actors don’t overtly aim to interfere with the story’s seriousness. Horror and comedy have never been easy genres to mix.

Jones has a well-written script on her hands. The interplay with the ghost and present-day writer is ingenious and clutches our interest. Referenced elements such as famed authors or a women’s suffrage protest feel nicely subtle rather than blaring. However, it would have been interesting to feel hints of

attraction between Amelia and her friend Katy (Stephanie Nusbaum).

This would have mirrored the couple staying in the apartment.

Additionally, while this production is scary at times, it could go further.

If the silly ending bit were axed, the play would leave us chillingly caught in a vicious cycle.

Director Katie Jones creatively rouses our attention and has ensured that The Legacy of Amelia Aldean will live on. While it’s near impossible to see all the productions our wonderfully artistic town has to offer, this one is essential. X

WHAT The Legacy of Amelia Aldean WHERE The Magnetic Theatre 375 Depot St. themagnetictheatre.org WHEN Through Sunday, Oct. 20 Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.

Sundays at 3 p.m. $23

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

Casa de Coco

Brian Lee Knopp

Coco Villa is ready for a rebrand. The Asheville-based fashion designer, performance artist and filmmaker is transforming SOMOS by CocoNuco into Casa De Coco, a name she hopes will more accurately represent her creations. The fresh start launches Thursday, Oct. 10, 6-9 p.m. at Revolve Studios with an eclectic evening that centers on Villa’s new collection, “A Conversation About Color,” and the debut of her film Cosa Buena, featuring a live score from local musicians Mike Johnson, Zack Kardon and Jack Victor. Other offerings include a Twister Polaroid photo booth led by Carlos Famania, a DJ set from DJ Malinali and art installations

by Spoon & Hook, Palm + Pine, Half State, Casa de Coco and others. $5-10 suggested donation goes toward supporting the artists involved. revolveavl.org. Photo courtesy of Coco Villa

A decade has passed since Fairview-based author Brian Lee Knopp self-published Mayhem in Mayberry: Misadventures of a P.I. in Southern Appalachia. The acclaimed memoir chronicles the writer’s time as a licensed private investigator in Western North Carolina and the extreme lengths he went to get various jobs done. To celebrate the anniversary, he’s crafted a revised edition that, according to Knopp, “features a cover redesign, a new preface, a wonderful review by Charles Frazier, a bonus chapter with a story considered too dark to tell in the first edition — and many other surprises.”

He’ll return to Malaprop’s on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m., to read from the updated version and partake in a Q&A session facilitated by fellow local scribe Cecil Bothwell. Free to attend. malaprops.com. Image courtesy of Knopp

BalletX

Empire Strikes Brass Revered for its high-energy, dance-friendly live performances, Asheville-based funk/rock band Empire Strikes Brass is poised to become known as a purveyor of quality recorded material as well. The ensemble’s second album, Brassterpiece Theatre, features 10 songs that its players have been working on over the past two years between nearly 200 live shows and various collaborations, including its horn section playing with Shpongle and Papadosio at Red Rocks in May. On Friday, Oct. 11, at Isis Music Hall, a special 11-piece version of Empire Strikes Brass will play an album release show, performing Brassterpiece Theatre in its entirety as part of a two-set evening. The party, which also just so happens to be the host venue’s seventh anniversary, starts at 9 p.m. $15. isisasheville.com. Photo by Carol Spags Photography

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Founded in 2005 by Christine Cox and Matthew Neenan, Philadelphiabased BalletX seeks to push the boundaries of classical ballet and other dance forms by encouraging formal experimentation within the rigors of technique. From its Center for World Premiere Choreography home studio, the company crafts original works to share via performance seasons at The Wilma Theater, free pop-up shows across the city and widespread touring.

The latest road trips include shows at The Wortham Center on Friday, Oct. 11, and Saturday, Oct. 12, at 8 p.m. BalletX’s Asheville stop will also build on the company’s recent dance education focus and feature a master class for various dance levels in DWT’s Henry LaBrun Studio and free pre-performance discussions with the company at 7 p.m. in the facility’s Tina McGuire Theatre. $20$48 for performances. dwtheatre. com. Photo by Gabriel Bienczycki

A & E CALENDAR ART 'THE RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY OF LUCIUS BEEBE AND CHARLES CLEGG' • SU (10/13), 3pm - Tony Reevy presents The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg. Free to attend.

Held at Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St. AMERICAN CRAFT WEEK • SA (10/12), noon-4pm - Artist demonstrations in woodcraft, painting, lamp work and silk painting.

Free to attend. Held at Firefly Craft Gallery, 2689 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock ARTIST DEMONSTRATION WITH JANICE SWANGER • SA (10/12), 1-4pm - Janice Swanger demonstrates pastel techniques. Free.

Held at Haywood County Arts Council, 86 N. Main St., Waynesville ASHEVILLE ART THEORY READING GROUP • 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - Asheville art theory reading group. Free. Held at Revolve, 821 Riverside Drive, #179 BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • Emerging artist showcase featuring students of artist Bob Travers.

Reception: Saturday, Sept. 28, 2-4pm Held at Fairview Public Library, Fairview • WE (10/9), 5pm - Mending workshop with Sewing Rebellion, learn to do simple fixes on clothes, like buttons, zippers and patches. Bring something to mend. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Supplies provided. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • SA (10/12), 10am - Nature Crafting, family-friendly. Free. Held at Oakley/South Asheville Library, 749 Fairview Road • MO (10/14), 10am Make Your Mark Monday, make a bookmark to take home. Registration required. Free. Held at Black Mountain Public

Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain COWORK OPEN HOUSE • WE (10/16), 5-7pm - Open house of the new co-working space for the creative sector.

Free to attend. Held at The Center for Craft, 67 Broadway MULTI-KILN OPENING CELEBRATION • SA (10/12), 11am-4pm - The annual Multi-Kiln Opening includes demos in throwing, carving, Raku, door prizes and a special exhibition which takes place during Craft Week.

Free to attend. Held at The Village Potters, 191 Lyman St., #180 PERSPECTIVES: TRACEY MORGAN • WE (10/16), noon Explore our VanDerBeek + VanDerBeek with gallery owner, Tracey Morgan. Free. Held at Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center, 120 College St. SECOND SATURDAY FOLKMOOT MARKET • 2nd SATURDAYS, 6-9pm - Second Saturday Market featuring vendors, live music, dance lessons, food and beverages.

Free to attend/$10-$15 for dinner/$5 per dance lesson. Held at Folkmoot Friendship Center, 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS ART AND CRAFT FAIR • SA (10/12), 10am-4pm - Art and craft fair. Free to attend. Held at Ox Creek Community Center, 346 Ox Creek Road, Weaverville CRAFT FAIR OF THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS • TH (10/17) through SA (10/19), 10am-6pm & SU (10/20), 10am-5pm Juried craft fair featuring over 170 booths and work in clay, wood, metal, glass, fiber, natural materials, paper, leather, mixed media and jewelry. $8 per day/Free for children under 12. Held at US Cellular Center, 1043 Patton Ave.

CURVE STUDIOS TURNS 30 • SA (10/12), 10am-6pm - Open house and 30th anniversary celebration of Curve Studios. Cake cutting at 5pm. Free to attend. Held at CURVE Studios & Garden, 6 Riverside Drive HIGHWAY 80 SOUTH ART HOP • SA (10/12) & SU (10/13) 10am-5pm - Self-guided tour of studios and galleries along NC Highway 80 South. Information: 80arthop.com. Free to attend. Held at OOAK Art Gallery, 573 Micaville Loop, Burnsville OF VALLEY & RIDGE • SA (10/12) & SU (10/13), 10am-5pm - Of Valley & Ridge art show features works inspired by the Parkway by 20 WNC artists. Free to attend.

Held at Zealandia Castle, 1 Vance Gap Road OUTDOOR VINTAGE AND HANDMADE INDIE MARKET • SA (10/12) - Outdoor Vintage and Handmade Indie Market with 50+ vendors. Free. Held at Southern Appalachian Brewery, 822 Locust St., Suite 100, Hendersonville RIVER ARTS DISTRICT SECOND SATURDAY • 2nd SATURDAYS, 11am-4:30pm - River Arts District gallery walks and open studios featuring more than 200 artists.

Information: riverartsdistrict.com. Free to attend/Free trolley.

Held at River Arts District SECOND SATURDAY CELEBRATIONS • 2nd SATURDAYS, 11am5pm - Second Saturday Celebration, event with food, music and artist demonstrations. Free to attend. Held at Odyssey Cooperative Art Gallery, 238 Clingman Ave. SHOP & SIP THIRD THURSDAYS • 3rd THURSDAYS, 5:30-9:30pm - Pop-up art show featuring 5-10 artists and makers. Free to attend. Held at Mad Genius Studios, 121 Cozy Rose Lane, Candler SPRUCE PINE POTTERS MARKET • SA (10/12) & SU (10/13), 10am-5pm - Market

featuring 30+ clay artists from Mitchell and Yancey counties. Information: sprucepinepottersmarket. com. Free to attend. Held at Cross Street Commerce Center, 31 Cross St., Spruce Pine THIRD THURSDAY IN MARSHALL • 3rd THURSDAYS, 5-8pm - Gallery openings, studio tours, shops, food and drinks. Free to attend.

Held at Downtown Marshall

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS CALL FOR ARTIST PROPOSALS • Through FR (11/1) Proposals accepted for Little Jumbo's Weird Art Installation for 2020.

Information: lucia@ littlejumbobar.com. Held at Little Jumbo, 241 Broadway HENDERSONVILLE ARTSCAPE BANNER PROJECT • SA (10/12) until mid-January - The 2020 ArtScape Banner project features 40 Henderson County artists and four young artists (6-11 and 12-17). Visit artscapehvl. org for application. Held at Historic Downtown Hendersonville REGIONAL ARTISTS PROJECT GRANTS • Through TH (10/17) Applications accepted for Regional Artists Project Grants. Information: bit.ly/2lXUGSq. SURVIVORS’ ART SHOW • Through TU (10/15) - Submissions accepted for the Survivors’ Art Show. Registration online: ourvoicenc.org.

DANCE DANCE CLASSES FOR ADULTS AT: (PD.) DANCE TONIGHT HAYWOOD- 61 1/2 MAIN ST. (Upstairs) CANTON $6 Per class no partner needed, beginners welcome **MONDAYS 6pm Shag/7pm Rumba/8pm Bolero **TUESDAYS 7pm Foxtrot/8pm Cha Cha /9pm Rumba **WEDNESDAYS 7pm&8pm Swing **THURSDAYS 7pm&8pm Waltz **FRIDAYS 7pm

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A& E CA LEN DA R Variety Class/8pm Ballroom and Latin Practice **SATURDAYS 10am ZUMBA **SUNDAYS 2pm-5pm Argentine Tango Practice. HIP HOP CLASSES OCT 20thNOV 25th- 5:30pm Ages 7-17/6:30pm Ages 18-75+ Call 828-316-1344 for more info and prices IMPROVER CONTEMPORARY LINE DANCING • THURSDAYS, noon2pm - Improver contemporary line dancing. $10. Held at Stephens Lee Recreation Center, 30 George Washington Carver Ave. INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED CONTEMPORARY LINE DANCING • WEDNESDAYS, noon2pm - Intermediate/ advanced contemporary line dancing. $10.

Held at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE • TUESDAYS, 7:309:30pm - International folk dancing, dances from around the world.

No partner needed.

Info: 828-645-1543.

Free. Held at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road MONDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE • MONDAYS, 7:3010:30pm - Community contra dance. $7. Held at The Center for Art and Spirit at St. George's Episcopal Church, 1 School Road OLD FARMER'S BALL oldfarmersball.com

• 2nd SUNDAYS, 3-5pm - Family contra/ square dances for families with children ages 6-12. All ages welcome. Free. Held at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road • THURSDAYS, 7:3011pm - Old Farmers Ball, contra dance. $8/$7 members/$1 Warren Wilson Community. Held in Bryson Gym Held at Warren Wilson College, 701 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa

• 2nd & 4th FRIDAYS, 2:30pm - Wild Words writing group. Free to attend.

• MO (10/14), 6pm Hear men read aloud from Eve Enslers, The Apology. Free.

• 3rd TUESDAYS, 6:30-8pm - Womxn's Empowerment Bookclub. Free to attend.

• TH (10/17), 6:30pm - Caitlin Alise Donovan presents her book In the Way of All Flesh, queer dark fantasy.

Free to attend.

FLETCHER LIBRARY

MUSIC AFRICAN DRUM LESSONS AT SKINNY BEATS SOUND SHOP (PD.) Wednesdays 6pm. Billy Zanski teaches a fun approach to connecting with your inner rhythm.

Drop-ins welcome. • Drums provided. $15/ class. (828) 768-2826. skinnybeatsdrums.com 100% LOCAL CONCERT • TH (10/17), 6-9pm Song and dance from performers in Tryon, Saluda, Landrum, Green Creek, Columbus. $10.

Held at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon ARBOR EVENINGS • THURSDAYS, 6-9pm Arbor Evenings, weekly outdoor live music event with refreshments available. Free parking pass available online.

Held at NC Arboretum, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way

Woman Crafted since 2015

Dance Hall / Live Music Community Bar Green / Vegan Event Space

HOP ALONG: Explore art studios and galleries on a self-guided tour beside the South Toe River along the Mount Mitchell Scenic Byway. More than 20 artists open their studios for the seventh annual Highway 80 South Art Hop planned for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12-13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, stop by the OOAK Art Gallery or visit 80arthop.com. Free to attend. Photo of ‘Regal Moth,’ pastel by Stephanie Thomas Berry, courtesy of the artist (p. 59)

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120 Library Road, Fletcher, 828-687-1218, library.hendersoncountync.org • 2nd THURSDAYS, 10:30am - Book Club.

Free.

• 2nd THURSDAYS, 1:30pm - Writers' Guild.

Free.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

ASHEVILLE DRUM CIRCLE • FRIDAYS, 6-9:50pm Asheville outdoor drum circle. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY • 2nd SUNDAYS, 1pm - Classical Guitar Society meeting followed by a potluck and musician's jam.

Free to attend. Held at Asheville Guitar Bar, 122 Riverside Drive CONCERT SERIES • TH (10/10), 7-8:30pm Concert featuring playful tunes by Isa Bowser and multi-genre songs by Isabel Castellvi. $5-$25.

Held at OM Sanctuary, 87 Richmond Hill Drive DREAM THEATRE • WE (10/9), 8pm - Dream Theater: The Distance Over Time Tour. $37 and up.

Held at US Cellular Center, 87 Haywood St. LOVE IS A LION

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• FR (10/11), 7pm - Love is a Lion fall tour concert with Citizen Way, Jason Gray and The Young Escape for homecoming and family weekend. Free. Held at Montreat College, 310 Gaither Circle, Montreat

MARSHA STEVENS-PINO • SA (10/12), 7pm - Contemporary Christian music concert featuring Marsha and Cindy Stevens-Pino.

Free to attend. Held at First Congregational UCC of Hendersonville, 1735 5th Ave. W., Hendersonville OLE TYME PICKERS FRIDAY BLUEGRASS • 2nd & 4th FRIDAYS, 7pm - Ole Tyme Pickers, bluegrass concert. Free.

Held at Big Willow Community Building, Willow Road, Hendersonville PUBSING • 2nd SUNDAYS, 4-6pm Gospel jam and sing-along.

Free to attend. Held at Zillicoah Beer Co, 870 Riverside Drive, Woodfin RUBBLE BECOMES ART • TH (10/10), 3pm - World Premiere of Rubble becomes Art, a fusion of music and poetry about healing, reconciliation and transformation. Tickets: avl.mx/6jh. $10-20/$25 at the door/$5 students.

Held at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 378 Hendersonville Road SANDBURG HOME ANNIVERSARY • TU (10/15), 4-6pm - The Gathering Dark present the music and storytelling program, Dylan at Connemara.

Free. Held at Carl Sandburg Home NHS, 1800 Little River Road, Flat Rock

BOOK LAUNCH EXTRAVAGANZA • SA (10/12), 11am-2pm - Six local authors present their new books. Free to attend. Held at Black Bear Coffee Co., 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville

• WE (10/9), 4pm - A supportive and fun environment for writers through writing exercises and discussion. Free. Held at Skyland/ South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • TU (10/15), 2pm - North Asheville Book Club: Churchill and Orwell by Thomas E. Ricks. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. • TU (10/15), 7pm - Fairview Evening Book Club: New of the World by Paulette Jiles. Free. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview • TU (10/15), 7pm - Mystery Book Club: Night Moves

by Randy Wayne White.

Free. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain • WE (10/16), 3pm - History Book Club: The Witchfinder's Sister by Beth Underdown. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • TH (10/17), 2:30pm - Skyland Book Club: The Barrowfields by Phillip Lewis.

Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road

BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library

FIRESTORM BOOKS & COFFEE 610 Haywood Road, 828255-8115, firestorm.coop

SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (10/19) - Smoke on the Mountain, musical concert featuring bluegrass, gospel and hymns. Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. Wed. & Thurs.: 7:30pm. Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. $17 and up. Held at Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Highway 225, Flat Rock UKULELE STRUM AND SING • TH (10/11), 3:30pm Ukulele strum and sing for beginners. Bring your own uke or use one provided.

For ages 10 and up. Free.

Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD

• TU (10/15), 7pm - In Their Own Words, an evening with Carolina poets. $5. Held at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828254-6734, malaprops. com • TH (10/10), 7pm - Brian Lee Knopp presents the 10th Anniversary Edition of Mayhem in Mayberry, in conversation with Cecil Bothwell. Free to attend.

• MO (10/14), 6pm Mab Segrest presents their book, Memoir of a Race Traitor: Fighting Racism in the American South. Free to attend.

• TU (10/15), 6pm - F.T. Lukens presents their book, Monster of the Week, in conversation with Julian Winters.

Free to attend.

STEVE KEMP WRITER’S RESIDENCY • Until (11/1) - Great Smoky Mountains Association's call for applications to the Steve Kemp Writer’s Residency. Information: avl.mx/6jg

THEATER ‘A GHOST STORY’ • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (9/27) until (10/20) - The Legacy of Amelia Aldean: A Ghost Story. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 3pm. $23/$13 students.

Held at The Magnetic Theatre, 375 Depot St. ROUGH DRAUGHT NO. 17 • SA (10/12), 7-9pm - He Said, She Said, short lectures. Free to attend. Held at Marshall Container Co., 10 South Main St., Marshall THE SLEEPY HOLLOW EXPERIENCE • THURSDAY through SUNDAY (10/17) until (11/3), 7 & 9:30pm - The Sleepy Hollow Experience, immersive theatre. Tickets: avl.mx/6kj. $35/$25 children under 12.

Held at Mountainside Theatre, 688 Drama Road, Cherokee THE VENARDOS CIRCUS • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (10/20) - Broadwaystyle, animal-free circus performance.

Wed.-Sat.: 6:30pm.

Sat. & Sun.: 12:30pm & 3:30pm. Tickets: liveyourcircusdream. com. $25/$15 children under 12. Held at Asheville Outlets, 800 Brevard Road ‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’ • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (10/27) - The Wizard of Oz, musical. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm, Sun.: 2:30pm. $26-$15. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. ‘WIT’ • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (10/11) until (10/27) - Wit, by Margaret Edson. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $20. Held at Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 225 W. State St., Black Mountain

CLUBLAND

INSIDE OUT: “Leonard Cohen and Lou Reed make up the musical family tree which branches off to Moniker,” says the Richmond, Va.-based trio. The group consists of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jordan Scott, Ro-Derrick Branch on guitar and Madison Hinson on drums. The post-punk indie-rock outfit released its narrative-driven EP, Private Prophet, earlier this year. Baltimore’s Unknown Nobodies and Asheville’s The Deathbots join Moniker at Fleetwood’s on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 9 p.m. Free. fleetwoodschapel.com. Photo by Ashley Travis

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY tri-vi-AHHHHH!, 7:00PM

12 BONES BREWERY Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM

FUNKATORIUM The Saylor Brothers, 6:30PM

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

HAYWOOD COUNTRY CLUB Back to the 80's (new wave, synth, post punk), 10:00PM

ALLEY CAT SOCIAL CLUB Karaoke w/ Kari!, 9:00PM ASHEVILLE CLUB Live Jazz Trio, 7:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR AGB Open Mic, 6:30PM ASHEVILLE OUTLETS The Venardos Circus, (a unique Broadway-style circus tour), 6:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open Mic hosted by Billy Owens, 7:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Isis Lawn Series w/ Upland Drive, 6:00PM Amy McCarley (Americana), 7:00PM Abigail Dowd Album Release w/ Anya Hinkle & Rebekah Todd, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Jam, 5:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ TimO, 10:00PM

CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats, 7:30PM

LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM

DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesday w/ live Honky Tonk, 9:00PM

MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Bluegrass Jam hosted by Gary Mac Fiddle, 6:00PM

FLEETWOOD'S McLeod, Shutterings, Anywhere from Here, 9:00PM

ODDITORIUM Toke, Delicious, Night Beers (metal), 9:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Brown Bag Songwriting Competition, 5:00PM Disclaimer Lounge Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Latin Dance Night w/ DJ Oscar (Bachatta, Merengue, Salsa), 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL 80's Icon: Tiffany, 7:30PM SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BREWERY Jazz Night hosted by Jason DeCristofaro, 6:30PM SOVEREIGN KAVA Poetry Open Mic w/ Caleb Beissert (7:30PM Sign Up), 8:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE JD & Cindy, 6:00PM THE 63 TAPHOUSE Weekly 9 Ball Tournament (sign ups at 7:00 p.m.), 8:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Classic Guitar Solos w/ Albi, 6:00PM Ruby's Blues Jam, 9:00PM THE GOLDEN FLEECE Scots-Baroque ChamberFolk w/ The Tune Shepherds, 7:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Asher Leigh & Jodi McLaren, 5:00PM Vaden Landers Band w/ Bill and the Belles, 8:00PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Live Music on the Rooftop, 9:00PM THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Dream Theater: The Distance Over Time Tour, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP David Bryan's Open Mic, 9:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Music Bingo, 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Roberta Baum, 7:30PM

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Woody Talley (American roots), 6:00PM Pleasure Chest, (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE CLUB Live Cello, 7:00PM

COMING SOON WED 10/9 6:00PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES W/ UPLAND DRIVE

7:00PM–AMY MCCARLEY 8:30PM–ABIGAIL DOWD ALBUM RELEASE WITH SPECIAL GUES ANYA HINKLE

THU 10/10 6:00PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES W/ PIMPS OF POMPE

7:00PM–TRET FURE 8:30PM–LOVE IS A ROSE: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF LINDA RONSTADT

FRI 10/11 7:00PM–EMPIRE STRIKES BRASS: 7 YEAR CELEBRATION

SAT 10/12 7:00PM–CLIFF EBERHARDT & LOUISE MOSRIE 8:30PM–HEATHER MAE: GLIMMER ALBUM RELEASE W/ WILLIAM HINSON

SUN 10/13 6:00PM–KYSHONA 7:30PM–ASHEVILLE OPRY

TUE 10/15 7:30PM–TUESDAY BLUEGRASS SESSIONS HOSTED BY DARREN NICHOLSON BAND

WED 10/16 6:00PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES W/ QUEEN BEE & THE HONEYLOVERS 7:00PM–VAGABOND CROWE CD RELEASE

THU 10/17 6:00PM–ISIS LAWN SERIES W/ FWUIT! 7:00PM–THE TWO PARKERS

FRI 10/18 8:30PM–THE WOOKS

SAT 10/19 7:00PM–MARK MANDEVILLE & RAIANNE RICHARDS 9:00PM–ELLIS DYSON & THE SHAMBLES

SUN 10/20 6:00PM–LEAH CALVERT & NEAL FOUNTAIN 7:30PM–FWUIT!

TUE 10/22 7:30PM–TUESDAY BLUEGRASS SESSIONS HOSTED BY THE THEO AND BRENNA BAND

WED 10/23 7:00PM–EG VINES AND NATALIE ROYAL 8:30PM–LIVE FROM WVL RADIO THEATER: THE HEADLESS HESSIAN OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

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ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray and the Space Cooties, 7:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL 2nd Thursday's feat.

Asheville Circus, 10:00PM ASHEVILLE OUTLETS The Venardos Circus, (a unique Broadway-style circus tour), 6:30PM BEN'S TUNE UP Offended! Comedy Open Mic, 9:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Erin Kinard, 7:00PM CRAFT CENTRIC TAPROOM AND BOTTLESHOP Music Bingo, 7:30PM DOUBLE CROWN Old Gold w/ DJ Jasper (soul 'n' rock 'n' roll), 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S TGTG, Breadfoot, GHOSTsTALKER, 8:30PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER True Home Open Mic, 6:30PM FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY Kevin Williams, 7:00PM FUNKATORIUM Hot Club of Asheville, 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Tret Fure, 7:00PM Love is a Rose: Celebrating the music of Linda Ronstadt, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo Pub Trivia, 7:30PM LAZY DIAMOND 80's INVASION, 10:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING Lenny Pettinelli, 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Breakfast Club Band, 7:00PM ORCHARD AT ALTAPASS Jack Vaughn, 1:45PM PACK'S TAVERN Nicole & Ken, 8:00PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Dave Desmelik, 7:00PM POLANCO RESTAURANT Ultra Lounge: Food, Music, Lounge w/ DJ Phantome Pantone, 10:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Dogwhistle, 7:30PM REVOLVE STUDIO Casa de Coco Launch Party, 6:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Ships in the Night w/ Solemn Shapes & Reversels, 8:00PM SALVAGE STATION White Denim, 9:00PM SOVEREIGN KAVA Ping Pong Tournament, 8:00PM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Acoustic Jam, 6:30PM THE 63 TAPHOUSE Free Pool Thursdays, 4:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE The House Hoppers feat. Vaden Landers (vintage blues), 8:30PM THE BARRELHOUSE Ter-rific Trivia, 7:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Mudhoney, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Roaring Lions (jazz), 9:00PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Live Music on the Rooftop, 9:00PM THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Bill Burr, 7:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM

TOWN PUMP Trusty Hucksters, 10:00PM

LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Vinyl Record Night, 8:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN BJ Leiderman & Kevin Spears, 7:30PM

OM SANCTUARY Concert Series: Isa Bowser & Isabel Castellvi, 7:00PM

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH New South Rising, 8:00PM

ODDITORIUM Party Foul Drag Circus, 9:00PM

ZAMBRA Dinah's Daydream, (Gypsy jazz), 7:00PM

FREE PATIO SHOW AT 5PM

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Laura Blackley & The Wildflowers, (folk, blues), 9:00PM AMBROSE WEST GFE Safe Haven Benefit, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY Hisham Zahran (Anjunadeep) w/ In Plain Sight, 9:00PM ASHEVILLE CLUB Live Classical Guitar, 7:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Official OP SunSquabi & Manic Focus Afterparty w/ Maddy O' Neal, 10:00PM BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE Dinah's Daydream (Gypsy jazz), 7:00PM BEN'S TUNE UP DJ Kilby Spinning Vinyl, 10:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Acoustic Swing, 7:00PM CAPELLA ON 9 @ THE AC HOTEL DJ Dance Party w/ Phantom Pantone DJ Collective (rotating DJ's), 9:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Company Combs Jug Band, 7:00PM CORK & KEG The Gypsy Swingers, 8:30PM DOUBLE CROWN Rotating Rock 'n' Soul DJs, 10:00PM FBO AT HOMINY CREEK Dirty Dead, 8:00PM FINES CREEK COMMUNITY CENTER Haunted House of Horrors, 5:00PM

THIS WEEK AT AVL MUSIC HALL & THE ONE STOP!!!

FLEETWOOD'S Adderall Record Release Block Party, 5:00PM

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Knotty G's (soul, funk), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY Threadbare Skivvies, 7:00PM FUNKATORIUM Funkatorium 5 year Anniversary Party feat.

April B and the Cool, 7:00PM GASTRO PUB AT HOPEY DOWNTOWN The Mic is Open hosted

by Heather Taylor, 7:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Jeff Crosby and the Refugees, 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Empire Strikes Brass: 7 Year Celebration, 9:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Irish Session, 3:00PM The Good Bad Kids w/ the Smokey Mountain Sirens, 9:00PM LAZOOM ROOM LaZoom Comedy: Totally Exhausted Women (Friday Night), 9:30PM LAZY DIAMOND Nu Disco w/ DJ Strongmagnumopus, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hot Club of Asheville, 6:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Chillectronica, 8:00PM MAD CO BREW HOUSE Buffalo Gals, 6:00PM MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Tim McWilliams, 7:00PM ODDITORIUM Charlie's On Acid, Strange Avenues (rock), 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Fridays feat.

Members of Phuncle Sam, 5:30PM Universal Sigh, 10:00PM

TIGER MOUNTAIN Tiger Dance Party Nights, 10:00PM

WED

ORCHARD AT ALTAPASS Debbie Young, 1:45PM

TOWN PUMP Life Like Water, 10:00PM

THU 10 MUDHONEY

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Bill Altman Quartet, 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN DJ RexxStep (dance party), 9:30PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Pierce Pettis, 8:00PM

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Dawes & Down North, 7:30PM

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Sons of Ralph, 3:00PM New South Rising, 8:00PM

RUSTIC GRAPE WINE BAR Nick Gonnering (folk, singer-songwriter), 7:30PM SALVAGE STATION Reckless Kelly, 9:00PM SILVERMONT PARK Pumpkin Fest at Silvermont in Brevard NC, 7:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Soulful Fridays w/ singer comedian Clarence 'The Flavor King' Robinson, 6:30PM

AMBROSE WEST A Night of Improv w/ Reasonably Priced Babies, 8:00PM

ASHEVILLE CLUB Mr. Jimmy, (blues) 4:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL SunSquabi w/ Maddy O Neal, 10:00PM

THE WYVERN'S TALE Game Designers of North Carolina-Asheville Meeting, 6:00PM THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Bill Burr, 7:00PM

Official SunSquabi + Manic Focus Afterparty w/

Maddy O’Neal

5 WALNUT WINE BAR The Mojo Brothers Blues Band, (blues), 9:00PM

THE GREY EAGLE Scott Miller, 9:00PM

THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN Andrew J. Fletcher (solo jazz piano), 2:30PM

FRI, 10/11 - SHOW: 10 pm (DOORS: 10 pm ) tix : $10/$12

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11

FREE PATIO SHOW AT 5PM

JESSE CARLSON + ANNIE MYERS

CHARLIE PARR

W/ AARON “WOODY” WOOD

CHRISTA DE MAYO BENEFIT SHOW

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THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS

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W/ ONE LEG UP

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OKTOBERFEST CELEBRATION

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W/ ESTHER ROSE

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ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY Threadbare followed

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THE MOTHLIGHT Mothlight 6 Year Anniversary w/ Indigo De Souza, 9:00PM

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ZAMBRA Phil Alley Trio, (Gypsy jazz)., 8:00PM

THE GREENHOUSE MOTO CAFE Carolina Lowdown, 7:00PM

THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Dance Party feat.

Phantom Pantone, 10:00PM

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ORANGE PEEL SunSquabi & Manic Focus w/ Daily Bread, 9:00PM

URBAN ORCHARD CIDER CO. SOUTH SLOPE UO Friday Night GETDOWN, 8:00PM

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ASHER LEIGH + JODI MCLAREN

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ASHEVILLE OUTLETS The Venardos Circus, (a unique Broadway-style circus tour), 6:30PM

UPCOMING SHOWS: DOORS 8PM

GRANOLA FUNK EXPRESS SAFE HAVEN BENEFIT

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ASHEVILLE YACHT CLUB Iggy Radio, 3:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Matt Sellars, 7:00PM

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THE HOME STRETCH: Salvage Station hosts Harmonies For Homes with a live auction and multistage music showcase to benefit the REACH Fund. The partnership between local real estate professionals, community leaders and Homeward Bound of WNC aims to end chronic homelessness in the area. The lineup includes Andrew Scotchie & the River Rats, Aaron Woody Wood Trio, The Paper Crowns, DownTown Abby & The Echoes (pictured) and JBOT & Friends. Saturday, Oct. 12, 6 p.m. $20-$50. salvagestation.com. Photo by Sleepy Girl Creative

DOUBLE CROWN Soul Motion Dance Party w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 10:00PM

Daily select $4 drafts and $3 singles APP STATE VS LA-LAFAYETTE

WED WATCH PARTY

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC OF ASHEVILLE Music Explorations Class, 11:00AM

10/9

$2 off wine pours, half off wine pours w/ food order.

THU

MUSIC BINGO $4 local drafts

FLEETWOOD'S Cat Fly Halloween Minifest, 7:00PM

LIVE MUSIC w/ Iggy Radio

FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER 13th Annual "Anything Goes…Everything Shows!" Art Opening, 6:00PM

10/10 FRI

10/11

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

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10/12 SUN

10/13

FSU @ Clemson, South Carolina @UGA, Oklahoma @ Texas, Bama @ Texas A&M, USC @ Notre Dame, Penn State @ Iowa, Florida @ LSU.

Beer specials + 50% off boneless wings/ $6 brats w/chips NFL SUNDAY TICKET Beer specials, 50% off boneless wings, $6 brats w/chips.

MON TEAM TRIVIA

10/14 TUE

10/15

50% off food for service industry workers OPEN MIC NIGHT

HOSTED BY PEGGY RATUSZ & AILEEN “BIG AL” PEARLMAN

$2 off 16 oz pours, wine pours and food specials.

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FINES CREEK COMMUNITY CENTER Fines Creek Bingo Night, 6:00PM

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FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB The Dangerfields (funk, jam), 10:00PM FRENCH BROAD RIVER BREWERY Salti Ray, 7:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Laurel Lee and the Escapees, 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Cliff Eberhardt & Special Guest Louise Mosrie, 7:00PM Heather Mae – GLIMMER Album Release, 8:30PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Gold Rose (alt-country), 9:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL The High Divers, 10:00PM

SILVERMONT PARK Pumpkin Fest at Silvermont in Brevard NC, 7:00PM

LAZOOM ROOM LaZoom Comedy: Totally Exhausted Women (Saturday Night), 9:30PM

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Art Wavey & The Remarks, 9:00PM

ST. PAULS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Halloween Costume Sale & Fall Celebration, 11:00AM

LAKE JULIAN PARK AND MARINA Fall Festival at Lake Julian Park, 11:00AM LAZY DIAMOND Slushie Saturdays w/ Los Dos Krektones (instro-surf rock), 2:30PM Raw Funk, Stomp, Rock, Groove, & Skank w/ DJ The Bogart, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Half Blind Eye and The Reversals, 8:00PM MAD CO BREW HOUSE Mad Co. Brew House 3rd Birthday Bash, 4:00PM MARSHALL CONTAINER CO. Rough Draught No. 17 / He Said, She Said, 7:00PM ODDITORIUM The Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque Revue, 9:00PM

ORCHARD AT ALTAPASS Jonah Riddle & Crossfire, 1:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Life Like Water, 6:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Blaze the City, 9:30PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Riyen Roots, 7:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Andrew Thelston Band, 8:00PM POLANCO RESTAURANT Ultra Lounge: Food, Music, Lounge w/ DJ Phantome Pantone, 10:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Anya Hinkle and Tellico, 8:00PM SALVAGE STATION Harmonies for Homes, 6:00PM SIERRA NEVADA BREWING CO. Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest, 5:00PM

SOVEREIGN KAVA Mike Rhodes Fellowship (groove), 9:00PM THE 63 TAPHOUSE Karaoke, 9:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Community Salsa/Latin Night w/ DJ Edi Fuentes (lessons at 9:00pm), 9:30PM THE GREENHOUSE MOTO CAFE AstroSauce, 6:00PM BrotherWise, 7:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Oktoberfest Celebration 1:00PM Djoukil & One Leg Up, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Dirty Dawg, 10:00PM TRYON INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN CENTER Tryon Resort’s Saturday Night Lights (music, carousel, face painting), 6:00PM

TWISTED LAUREL DJ Dance Party w/ Phantom Pantone DJ Collective (rotating DJ's), 11:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Cyndi Lou & The Want To (honky-tonk, classic country), 8:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN The Lost Chord, Moody Blues Tribute, 7:00PM ZAMBRA Killawatts, (jazz), 8:00PM

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13

DOUBLE CROWN Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 9:00PM FBO AT HOMINY CREEK End of Summer Party w/ Groove Arcade & Phuncle Sam, 4:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Vaden Landers, Ragtime Jack Radcliffe, 8:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER 13th Annual "Anything Goes…Everything Shows!" Art Exhibit, 12:00AM FUNKATORIUM Bluegrass Gospel Sunday, 1:00PM

27 CLUB Abort Mission: A Comedy Benefit, 9:00PM

GLENLAUREL PRESERVE Beachin' It w/ the Band of Oz, 2:00PM

5 WALNUT WINE BAR King Garbage, (indie soul), 7:00PM

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Reggae Sunday w/ Chalwa, 2:00PM.

ARCHETYPE BREWING Post-Brunch Blues, 4:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Kyshona, 6:00PM The Asheville Opry, 7:30PM

ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY Sunday Afternoon Tea Parties w/ DJ JuanBounce, 5:00PM ASHEVILLE CLUB Vaden Landers (bluegrass, country), 4:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Classical Guitar Society Meeting 1:30PM Potluck and Musicians Jam 3:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Slim Wednesday feat.

JoJo Hermann of Widespread Panic, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE OUTLETS The Venardos Circus, (a unique Broadway-style circus tour), 12:30PM ASHEVILLE YACHT CLUB Iggy Radio, 3:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Tim McWilliams, 7:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Bluegrass Brunch, 12:00PM BYWATER Sunday Bywater Bluegrass Jam, 4:00PM CAPELLA ON 9 @ THE AC HOTEL Loft Brunch feat.

Phantom Pantone, 2:00PM CORK & KEG Sunday Matinee w/ Buffalo Gals, 4:00PM Djoukil (jazz and swing quintet), 7:00PM The Old Chevrolet Set, 8:30PM

LAZOOM ROOM LaZoom Comedy: Norlex Belma, 8:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Noiz Oasis w/ DJ Salty Stax (post-punk), 10:00PM

TAVERN Downtown on the Park Eclectic Menu • Over 30 Taps • Patio 15 TV’s • Sports Room • 110” Projector Event Space • Shuffleboard Open 7 Days 11am - Late Night WE

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THU. 10/10 Ken & Nicole (acoustic rock)

FRI. 10/11 DJ Point 5

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SAT. 10/12 Blaze the City

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NEW BELGIUM BREWERY Second Line Sunday Brunch (brunch, brass, beermosas), 11:30AM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL World Famous Bluegrass Brunch, 10:30AM ORANGE PEEL Jamey Johnson w/ the Likely Culprits, 8:00PM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY Hot Club of Asheville (Gypsy jazz), 2:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Dan Keller, (jazz), 7:00PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Open Mic Night w/ Laura Blackley, 7:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Amanda Anne Platt & Honeycutters, 7:30PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Sly Grog Lounge The Most Open Mic, 6:00PM STRADA ITALIANO Jazz Guitar Brunch w/ Dan Keller, 11:00AM THE BARRELHOUSE Weekly Original Music Open Mic, 6:00PM THE GREENHOUSE MOTO CAFE Mr. Jimmy, 3:00PM

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17 Taps & Domestics • Nightly Drink Specials

FULL KITCHEN • TIKI BAR

THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Dance Party feat.

Phantom Pantone, 9:00PM

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WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Utah Green & Mel Chin CD Release Show, 7:30PM

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WILD WING CAFE NFL Sundays w/ DJ Razor, 1:00PM

Sun., Tue., Wed. & Thur. • 6-8Pm

ZAMBRA Dan Keller, (jazz), 7:00PM

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14

Celebrating

5 WALNUT WINE BAR CaroMia, Katie Richter, Lilly Merat (folk, R&B), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY Jazz Mondays w/ Albi followed by Karaoke WOW!, 8:00PM

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ASHEVILLE CLUB Live Improv, 7:00PM CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Musicians in the round hosted by Jon Edwards, 6:00PM

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TWIN LEAF BREWERY Robert's Twin Leaf Trivia, 8:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Evening of Classical Guitar - 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 8:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Irish Music Circle, 6:30PM Open Mic, 8:30PM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Tuesday Night Funk Jam, 11:00PM

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16

DOUBLE CROWN Sonic Stew w/ DJ Lil Side Salad & Seymour, 10:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: Open Mic Night, 7:30PM

THURSDAY NIGHTS

Located in the heart of Downtown AVL

ASHEVILLE CLUB Izzy (singer, songwriter), 7:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo Pub Trivia, 7:30PM Open Mic Night, 9:30PM

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

FREE PARKING

THE MOTHLIGHT Bedouine w/ Gus Seyffert, 9:00PM

ASHEVILLE CLUB Live Jazz Trio, 7:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Jazz Monday, 8:30PM

Latin dancing

ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY Tuesday Nights at the Beauty Academy, 8:00PM

THE MARKET PLACE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Rat Alley Cats, 6:30PM

CRAFT CENTRIC TAPROOM AND BOTTLESHOP Trivia Night, 7:30PM

MONDAY NIGHTS

FRIDAY NIGHTS

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

THE GREY EAGLE The Cactus Blossoms, 8:00PM

HENDERSONVILLE COUNTRY CLUB Thrive's 8th Annual Bids & Blues, 5:00PM

Ashanti

College Greek Night

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15

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

ODDITORIUM Risque Monday Burlesque Hosted By Deb Au Nare, 9:00PM

Watch NFL games on our 18 foot screen. Free Pizza!

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Joe Medwick & Band, 7:30PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Swing AVL Dance w/ Djoukil (beginner swing lesson at 8:00PM, 7:00PM Late Night Blues Dance w/ DJ Bingading, 11:00PM

CORK & KEG Old Time Moderate Jam, 5:00PM

H5 Scorpio Season

Music by DJ Twan General Admission $30 - VIP $50 Stage VIP $85 - Doors open at 10

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Monday Night Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM

THE 63 TAPHOUSE Weekly 8 Ball Tournament (sign ups at 7:00 p.m.), 8:00PM

12 BONES BREWERY Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM

LOBSTER TRAP Bobby Miller and friends, 6:30PM

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THE IMPERIAL LIFE Leo Johnson Trio, 9:00PM

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Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements HHHH DIRECTOR: Irene Taylor Brodsky PLAYERS: Jonas Brodsky, Sally Taylor, Paul Taylor DOCUMENTARY RATED NR Director Irene Taylor Brodksy’s Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements is, ostensibly, a documentary about her son Jonas preparing for a piano recital. And, as alluded to in the title, Jonas is deaf.

But this film, which Brodsky also narrates, doesn’t trod the clumsy, stereotypical path of a person heroically overcoming a physical challenge. It’s an intimate story about a family that only someone who knows and loves them could tell. (And if you should actually leave the film feeling “sorry” for any of them, deafness will not be the reason.)

Brodsky and her husband, Matthew, have three sons, and Jonas, their oldest, is deaf. A genetic trait stripped away his hearing by age 4, and he soon thereafter underwent cochlear implant surgery to partially restore it.

Brodsky’s parents, Sally and Paul Taylor, are also deaf and raised three children who are not. Sally and Paul are the subjects of Brodsky’s award-

winning 2007 documentary Hear and Now, which follows them as they got cochlear implants while in their 60s, giving them limited hearing. (They’re now in their late 70s.)

But it’s much different for Sally and Paul to hear than it is for young Jonas, who acclimates quickly and whose speaking voice by age 11 is like that of someone who’s never been deaf. As his grandfather tells him, “You’re not deaf the way I understand deaf.” Jonas, a sparkly, boisterous and loving boy, is very close to his grandparents — Paul in particular — and the relationship between them is the heart of the film.

Like his grandfather, Jonas shuts off his implants when the world feels too chaotic. Meanwhile, Paul envies Jonas’ ability to speak with hearing people so easily and muses about how happy he’d have been to play piano like Jonas.

The movie drives us toward Jonas’ big piano recital, for which he has seven months to prepare. He tells his piano teacher, Colleen Connolly — a warm, demanding presence — that he wants to play Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata.” She tells him the piece is too hard for him,

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but his shaggy-haired charm eventually wears her down.

The reason for Jonas’ determination to learn the piece is never stated, but it’s easy to assume that it’s because Beethoven wrote the piece as he was losing his hearing — by age 46, the composer was completely deaf — and that Jonas relates to him for that reason.

Beethoven’s story is woven throughout the film via animated watercolor illustrations — vibrant yet sad imagery that’s somewhat of a blend between Vincent van Gogh and Edvard Munch — and his compositions provide the soundtrack. At no point is Jonas portrayed as a prodigy, but neither are we worried he won’t be able to pull off the performance. He’s just a bright tween who gets bored, plays a lot of video games and expects Altoids from Colleen when he doesn’t screw up the music.

As Jonas prepares, we get a heartrending parallel story about his grandfather’s early stage Alzheimer’s, and how Paul, Sally and Brodsky deal with it. Paul, a retired engineer and inventor of technologies that help people communicate, is so goodhearted and sweet that it’s particularly painful to see him face decline.

Moonlight Sonata is a lovely, layered portrait of a family, which Brodsky has called “an ode to sound and silence.”

After seeing it, you may agree that those are both gifts we shouldn’t ever take for granted.

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shoddy LSD/psilocybin research and illegally dosing undergrads. And if you’re new to psychedelics or meditation and you’ve never heard of Ram Dass’ 1971 best-seller, Be Here Now, you’ll get a nice introduction to its

STARTING FRIDAY Becoming Nobody (NR) HHH Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements (NR) HHHH (Pick of the Week) JUST ANNOUNCED The Addams Family (PG) An animated take on the creepy/ kooky clan, with Charlize Theron voicing Morticia and Oscar Isaac as Gomez.

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (TV-MA) A feature-length continuation of the gritty Emmy-winning television series. At Grail Moviehouse Gemini Man (PG-13) In the latest from Ang Lee (Life of Pi), an assassin (Will Smith) is targeted by a younger version of himself.

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DIRECTOR: Jamie Catto PLAYERS: Ram Dass, Jamie Catto DOCUMENTARY RATED NR

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If you’re a fan of Ram Dass (aka Dr. Richard Alpert), you’ll love Becoming Nobody, an enjoyable film by producer/ director/composer Jaimie Catto — an obvious disciple. If you’re not, you may be disappointed by the film’s hagiographic treatment of the legendary psychology professor who, along with his trip buddy Timothy Leary, was kicked out of Harvard University for

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author, a man who readily admits to being flawed and cheerfully confesses to lifelong spiritual tourism.

Use of vintage cartoons, archival footage of child development studies, old clips of San Francisco’s 1967 “Human Be-In” and Alpert’s early lectures all mask the fact that Catto hasn’t made a documentary but, rather, recorded a master class. The film is produced by The Love, Serve, Remember Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting the teachings of Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass.

There are no dissenting voices, critical reviews or family participation.

Instead, Catto relies on a series of interviews he personally conducted with Alpert in 2015 at the teacher’s Maui home. It’s a lovefest full of doctrinal shorthand — a darshan on “inside education” with Alpert’s charisma and self-deprecating humor on full display, despite a recent stroke.

As such, the film delivers some wisdom on anger, love, the masks society makes us wear, the nature of death and why “becoming nobody” is the ultimate goal of enlightenment.

But the film can’t help it — Becoming Nobody is about Somebody. Dr. Richard Alpert/Ram Dass is famous. He’s the psychedelic pioneer who, in his own words, “didn’t want to come down” and traveled to India to learn how to stay high, only to realize that “the game isn’t to be high, it’s to be free.” He’s the American chela from Boston, dubbed “Ram Dass” (Servant of God) by his guru, who discovered that “everyone you meet is God in drag.” He’s the selfproclaimed “bisexual Hin-Jew” who became a bridge between Eastern and Western philosophies. And he’s the prolific author who never met a crowd or a camera he didn’t like.

Maybe that’s the point. Maybe the paradox of courting celebrity while striving for egoless personal freedom is Alpert’s lesson. In one clip, he states that modern technologies are here to help us on our journey toward enlightenment. But beware — “Phony holy kicks you in the butt.” He should know.

He’s been there … and back.

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Joker HHHS DIRECTOR: Todd Phillips PLAYERS: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy DRAMA/THRILLER RATED R Joker attempts to do what’s never been achieved: tell the origin story of

one of fiction’s great villains. Writers have alluded to the Joker’s beginnings in DC Comics, but those stories (such as The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland) haven’t established a definitive past for the character or been accepted as canon.

But comic book movies aren’t obligated to follow their source material, and the mainstream audience doesn’t care about such fidelity anyway. In turn, director Todd Phillips (with co-writer Scott Silver) seems determined to keep his story as far away from those comic book roots as possible.

Yet the Joker is very much a comic book character. Though Phillips wants to deny that fact, clothing Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck in 1980s grime and despair and the visual language of early Martin Scorsese films, he can’t avoid the fact that the Joker is best known as Batman’s archnemesis.

Allusions are even made to the future existence of the Caped Crusader. Can one exist without the other?

Perhaps the tie-in is fan service intended to placate die-hard comic book fans. But it’s also a concession that this story wouldn’t be distinct without a familiar villain who paints his face with clown makeup and favors purple suits with yellow accessories. Phillips tries to have it both ways.

Sure, there’s inherent intrigue about what motivates a man to become a murderous anarchist, but was there a yearning to know exactly how the Joker was created? Did Darth Vader or Hannibal Lecter become more intriguing once we knew how they developed into the evil figures we feared? Or did they become less frightening when humanized by prequel stories?

What Joker makes clear is that Arthur isn’t inherently evil — he’s mentally ill. (Even his signature laugh is explained by a “condition.”) He aspires to be a stand-up comedian but isn’t funny, nor does he understand people well enough to connect with them. He also can’t find a good job and loses his social worker when the state cuts funding for that clinic.

As Phillips tells it, a bureaucracy that fails to provide effective mental health services and a deeply angry society devoid of compassion are the forces responsible for pushing Arthur over the edge. Only when he can no longer tolerate getting beaten up by life and embraces his violent, homicidal side does he find the happiness — if that’s what to call it — he’s been seeking. That’s an extremely bleak path set against a hopeless backdrop. Phillips isn’t interested in anything grandiose or fun, though his story has moments of dark humor.

Joker is worth seeing for Phoenix’s performance. With his notable

MARKETPLACE weight loss and outbursts of vaudevillian dancing, its physicality is truly impressive. The same goes for how completely he immerses himself in Arthur’s utter despair, followed by demented enlightenment.

If only Phillips had built a better movie around that performance and

embraced what makes the Joker such a compelling villain. Then we might have seen something memorable, rather than a movie willfully ignoring what makes its lead character special.

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Love is when you meet someone who tells you something new about yourself,” wrote poet André Breton. I think that’s an excellent principle to put at the top of your priority list in the coming weeks, Aries. To be in maximum alignment with cosmic rhythms, you should seek input from allies who’ll offer insights about you that are outside your current conceptions of yourself. You might even be daring enough to place yourself in the paths of strangers, acquaintances, animals and teachers who can provide novel reflections. There’s just one caveat: Stay away from people who might be inclined to fling negative feedback.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Constantine P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” imagines the imminent arrival of an unpredictable agent of chaos.

“The barbarians are coming today,” declares the narrator. Everyone in town is uneasy. People’s routines are in disarray. Faces look worried. What’s going to happen? But the poem has a surprise ending. “It is night, and the barbarians haven’t come,” reports the narrator. “Some people have arrived from the frontier and say that there aren’t any more barbarians.” I propose that we use this scene as a metaphor for your life right now, Taurus. It’s quite possible that the perceived threat isn’t really a threat. So here’s my question, taken from near the end of the poem: “What are we going to do now without the barbarians?”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Some folklorists prefer the term “wonder tales” rather than “fairy tales.” Indeed, many such stories are filled with marvelous events that feature magical transformations, talking animals and mythical creatures like elves and dragons and unicorns.

I bring this up, Gemini, because I want to encourage you to read some wonder tales. Hopefully, as you do, you’ll be inspired to re-imagine your life as a wonder tale; you’ll reframe the events of the “real world” around you as being elements in a richly entertaining wonder tale.

Why do I recommend this? Because wonder tales are like waking dreams that reveal the wishes and curiosities and fascinations of your deep psyche. And I think you will benefit profoundly in the coming weeks from consciously tuning in to those wishes and curiosities and fascinations.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I suspect that in the coming days you’ll be able to see into everyone’s souls more vividly than usual. You’ll have a special talent for piercing through the outer trappings of their personalities so as to gaze at the essence beneath. It’s as if your eyes will be blessed by an enhancement that enables you to discern what’s often hidden. This upgrade in your perception may at times be unsettling. For some of the people you behold, the difference between how they present themselves and who they actually are will be dramatic. But for the most part, penetrating to the depths should be fun, enriching even healing.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “This heart is rusty,” writes poet Gabriel Gadfly. “It creaks, it clanks, it crashes and rattles and bangs.” Why is his heart in such a state? Because he has been separated from a person he loves. And so he’s out of practice in doing the little things, the caring gestures and tender words, that a lover does to keep the heart well-oiled. It’s my observation that most of us go through rusty-heart phases like this even when we are living in close proximity to an intimate ally. We neglect to practice the art of bestowing affectionate attention and low-key adoration. We forget how important it is for our own welfare that we continually refresh and reinvigorate our heart intelligence. These are good meditations for you right now, Leo. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “All the effort in the world won’t matter if you’re not inspired,” writes novelist Chuck Palahniuk. I agree! And that’s a key meditation for you right now. Your assignment is to enhance and upgrade the inspiration you feel about the activities that are most important to you — the work and the play that give you the sense you’re living a meaningful life. So how do you boost your excitement and motivation for those essential actions you do on a regular basis? Here’s a good place to begin: visualize in exuberant detail all the reasons you started doing them in the first place.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I hope you are embarking on a vigorous new phase of self-redefinition. I trust you are excited about shedding old ways of thinking about yourself and eager to revise and re-imagine the plot of your life story. As you do, keep in mind this helpful counsel from physicist Richard Feynman: “You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish.

I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It’s their mistake, not my failing.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ve probably heard the saying, “Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.” It’s often attributed to inventor Thomas Edison. Sixteenth-century artist Michelangelo expressed a similar idea.

“If you knew how much labor went into it, you would not call it genius,” he said about one of his masterpieces. I’m guessing that you Scorpios have been in a phase when these descriptions are highly apropos. The work you’ve been doing may look productive and interesting and heroic to the casual observer, and maybe only you know how arduous and exacting it has been. So now what do you do? I say it’s time to enjoy the fruits of your efforts. Celebrate! Give yourself a thrilling gift.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you,” declared astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. If that’s even a little bit true, I bet you won’t believe it in the coming weeks.

According to my analysis, the universe will make a great deal of sense to you — at times even exquisite, beautiful, breathtaking sense.

Life will be in a revelatory and articulate mood. The evocative clues coming your way about the nature of reality could tempt you to believe that there is indeed a coherent plan and meaning to your personal destiny.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 2005, Facebook was a start-up company barely on the map of the internet. Its president asked graffiti artist David Choe to paint murals on the walls of its headquarters. Choe asked for $60,000, but the president convinced him to be paid with Facebook stock instead. Years later, when Facebook went public, Choe became a multimillionaire. I suspect that in the coming months you will be faced with choices that are less spectacular than that, Capricorn, but similar and important. My conclusion: Be willing to consider smart gambles when projects are germinating.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Experiment is the sole source of truth,” wrote philosopher and polymath Henri Poincaré. “It alone can teach us something new; it alone can give us certainty.” He wasn’t merely referring to the kinds of experiments that scientists conduct in laboratories. He was talking about the probes and explorations we can and should carry out in the course of our daily lives. I mention this, Aquarius, because the coming days will be prime time for you to do just that: ask provocative questions, initiate novel adventures and incite fun learning experiences.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In my opinion, Piscean singer, poet, and actor Saul Williams produces high-quality art. So he has earned a right to critique mediocre art. In speaking about movies and TV shows that are hard to enjoy unless we dumb ourselves down, he says that “we have more guilty pleasure than actual f------ pleasure.” Your assignment in the coming weeks, Pisces, is to cut back on your “guilty pleasures” — the entertainment, art, and socializing that brings meager returns — as you increase and upgrade your actual f------ pleasure.

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M A R K ETPLA CE is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on October 21, 2019 at 1:00 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Transylvania County, North Carolina, to wit: THE LAND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF TRANSYLVANIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 46 OF THE PROPERTY OF LAKE TOXAWAY CO., BLOCK D, AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 15, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY REGISTRY, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS MADE FOR A MORE PERFECT DESCRIPTION. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 951 North Club Boulevard, Lake Toxaway, NC 28747 Parcel No.: 851279-3008-000. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST

PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to any and all superior liens, including taxes and special assessments. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Gerald Kanyok and Linda Hoffman (a/k/a Linda Kanyok) as Co-Trustees of the Ninth Green Family Revocable Living Trust 3, u/a dated December 11, 2014.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.29, in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the

landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination [N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.16(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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ACROSS 1 Wilt 4 Midsize Nissan 10 Dirty dog

MIND, BODY, SPIRIT

13 Elba, e.g., to Napoléon 14 Hammed up 15 Plastic ___ Band

16 Org. whose members go on hikes?

17 Ice cream flavor 18 Costello of comedy

edited by Will Shortz 19 Word before bag or bar 21 Form of defamation 22 Feeling no pain 23 Made privy to, as a secret 25 The point of mathematics?

27 Tesla competitor 28 Disorderly crowd 29 ___ place 30 Extinct relative of an ostrich 33 Devious maneuver 34 Ice cream flavor 37 Shopping aid 40 A Hatfield vis-à-vis a McCoy 41 Treat from a truck, maybe 45 Virginal 47 Had a conniption 49 Makings of maple syrup 50 AAA handout 54 Bathroom item 55 Ice cream flavor 57 See 1-, 12- and 46-Down 60 Mork’s home planet on “Mork & Mindy” 61 Heart line 65 June birthstone

puzzle by Patrick Blindauer 66 Letters on an N.Y.C. fare card 67 Render beyond repair 68 F in music class?

69 Introverted 70 Shot-put or pole vault

DOWN 1 With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 14-Down 2 Creamy pasta sauce 3 Food that jiggles 4 Frankie who co-starred in 1965’s “Beach Blanket Bingo” 5 Leader born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov 6 Chi-town paper, with “the” 7 Ran in place, in a way 8 Big name in the beer aisle 9 Inits. on toothpaste tubes

10 Detective show whose premiere episode was directed by Steven Spielberg 11 Deviation from the norm 12 With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 31-Down 14 Yum! This won’t last long, though!

20 Cuts in half 22 Corn kernels 24 Have a bite 26 Georg von Trapp’s title in “The Sound of Music”: Abbr.

30 1101, in old Rome 31 I bet these flavors taste great together!

32 “Go Set a Watchman” setting: Abbr.

35 Crushed toppings for ice cream sundaes 36 Name seen more than 20 times on Iran’s flag 37 IV units 38 “So that’s it!”

39 Genre introduced to the Grammys in 1989

No. 0904 42 Cash box, in brief 43 Org. with a World Factbook 44 Mel who hit 511 home runs 46 With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 56-Down 48 Morphinelike drug 51 Elementary units 52 Sith Lord’s title 53 Adam who directed “Vice” and “The Big Short”

55 Any ___ in a storm 56 Wow! Look at the size of this thing!

57 Beach bottle inits.

58 Top of a corporate ladder, for short 59 One under a coxswain’s command 62 GPS path: Abbr.

63 Color akin to butterscotch 64 ___-weekly (newspaper type)

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