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PAGE 8 CELEBRATING WNC VETS Ninety-three military veterans from Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina took the trip of a lifetime recently when the nonprofit Blue Ridge Honor Flight flew them on an all-expenses-paid trip to visit the monuments erected in their honor in Washington, D.C. COVER PHOTO Brooke Randle COVER DESIGN Scott Southwick

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Asheville bus system needs cash infusion Last week I took the bus for afternoon shopping on Tunnel Road. Unfortunately, my return bus heading back downtown passed me by with a banner signed “Full Load.” I ended up waiting 45 minutes for a bus to stop and pick me up.

Asheville is in dire need of a new injection of dollars for transit. Many times ART’s W1 and W2 buses to West Asheville are running late. How can we hope to get people out of their cars to combat traffic congestion and climate change if the transit system is so lean that you have only 30- to 90-minute service frequency to most places and full buses nearly any time of day?

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Editor’s note: An abstract of a 2010 article published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America notes that “97-98% of the climate researchers most actively publishing in the field support the tenets of ACC [anthropogenic climate change, or climate change caused by human activity] outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.” X

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Blue Ridge Honor Flight celebrates WNC vets

BY BROOKE RANDLE brandle@mountainx.com The Asheville Regional Airport is no stranger to the hustle and bustle of travelers eager to get to their destinations. But on this crisp September morning, excitement permeates the terminal as 93 Western North Carolina military veterans wait to board a very special flight to the nation’s capital.

The men are there under the auspices of Blue Ridge Honor Flight, a nonprofit that gives local veterans an all-expenses-paid trip to visit monuments built in their honor in Washington, D.C. The anticipation in the room is contagious, as the servicemen mingle and share their stories. Today’s contingent consists of 84 Vietnam veterans, seven from the Korean War and two who served in World War II. Hailing from Asheville, Hendersonville, Canton, Candler and even upstate South Carolina, all of them served in either the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines.

“There’s a special brotherhood,” says 22-year Army veteran Michael Halus of Asheville. “Every veteran has put their life on the line to fight for our nation and for the others.”

More than 60 volunteer chaperones, or “guardians,” are also preparing to board, along with a team of paramedics.

One of those chaperones is Army veteran Ben Maultsby, a Hendersonville resident who took part in a previous honor flight. And on this day, he’s remembering how he felt as an anxious 19-year-old landing in Vietnam for the first time.

“Sitting on the tarmac, I don’t know: You have mixed feelings, mixed emo-

HONOR BOUND: The Hendersonville-based Blue Ridge Honor Flight flew 93 military veterans hailing from Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21 to experience the memorials created in their honor. Photo by Brooke Randle tions about it,” Maultsby recalls. “The desire to get this year over with and get home; who you’re going to be with, because you didn’t know any of that when you first arrive.”

Today, however, Maultsby is all smiles, knowing what lies in store for his fellow veterans as the trip unfolds.

SOMETHING BIG “My father was a World War II veteran; he was in the Navy,” says Hendersonville native Jeff Miller, who founded HonorAir (now known as Blue

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Ridge Honor Flight) in 2006. “My mother was in high school during World War II, and her big brother was a pilot.

He was killed in the war. I grew up in an extremely patriotic family in a very patriotic community; everybody in the neighborhood was a veteran.” Miller, who serves on the Hendersonville City Council, is not a veteran himself, but he joins on each flight to ensure that things go smoothly.

Miller’s father died unexpectedly in 2003, and three years later, his mother, who had Alzheimer’s, passed away as well. After that, says Miller, he found himself “in a really bad place.” But his parents’ deaths also opened the door to a fateful discovery.

“My mother always had this trunk in our house; it was usually at the end of their bed, and nobody ever touched it. Her brother that was killed in World War II built it for her,” Miller explains. “When she passed away, I opened that trunk and found this wealth of treasures.”

There were wartime letters from his father and uncle, along with flight logs and telegrams detailing the uncle’s death. The haul also included a diary his mother had kept during the four years that her husband and brother were away at war.

Besides enabling Miller to connect more deeply with his family’s history, these keepsakes spurred him to do more. And in the meantime, he’d gotten wind of Earl Morse, a retired Air Force pilot in Ohio who’d begun flying World War II veterans to Washington in small planes to see the sights and had recruited other pilots to help out.

Miller, however, was inspired to take the project to another level. “I just decided that since I couldn’t take my parents, I was going to try to take every World War II veteran from Henderson County up to see the memorial,” he explains. “I knew we weren’t going to do it with little planes: We were going to have to charter something big.”

And big it’s become. From humble beginnings, the program began to grow, funded entirely by private donations, community fundraisers and sponsorships, including some by Rotary Club chapters across Western North Carolina. In 2007, Miller and Morse merged their separate organizations into a nationwide venture called the Honor Flight Network, with 140 hubs in 45 states. As of the end of 2017, the network says it had flown over 200,000 veterans from across the country to Washington to experience the various war memorials. Today, two flights per year leave out of the Asheville Regional

“There’s a special brotherhood. Every veteran has put their life on the line to fight for our nation and for the others.”

— 22-year Army veteran Michael Halus Airport at around $85,000 per flight.

“When we came up with this idea, we threw it out there to the public to see what kind of support we could get, and I’ve just never seen anything like it,” says Miller. “I mean, there’s a lot of people working for good causes, and I’ve been involved in quite a few of them myself, but I’ve never seen anything that took off like this did.”

ON THE ROAD When the plane lands in Baltimore, applauding airport staff escort the veterans to four chartered buses stocked with water, snacks and wheelchairs for whoever might need one. As the buses approach Washington, a tour guide joins the riders and begins relating historical tidbits about the capital. The group, he explains, will have a police escort into the heart of the city, a practice usually reserved for the president and visiting foreign dignitaries.

As if on cue, two police SUVs drive to the head of the caravan, sirens blaring, signaling other drivers to make way for the buses. Suddenly, the daunting task of pushing through the daily commuter onslaught seems feasible. Both veterans and guardians laugh nervously, though, keeping a watchful eye on the road ahead as the buses cut through

the ferocious D.C. traffic like a knife through room-temperature butter.

“I wanted to see the world,” 89-yearold Navy veteran George Schmitt recalls over the sounds of the sirens.

“I was 18 when I joined. My mother wouldn’t sign for me so I had to wait for my 18th birthday.”

Schmitt, who lives an hour and a half southwest of Asheville in Highlands, went on to become one of the nearly 6 million men and women who served during the Korean War. Sometimes called “the Forgotten War” since North and South Korea never signed a peace treaty, the conflict claimed the lives of some 37,000 U.S. service members, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

“We wanted them to see that it wasn’t the Forgotten War,” Miller says while reflecting on the Korean War veterans in the Honor Flight program.

“We want to make sure that it’s not forgotten anymore.”

GIVING THANKS As the buses arrive in D.C., the veterans file out onto the National Mall, joining droves of tourists on hand to view

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N EWS the monuments. It’s unseasonably warm, but skies are blue as the servicemen gather on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Clark addresses them, acknowledging their sacrifices and commitment to their country. The veterans beam with pride as Clark presents each man with a “challenge coin,” a military tradition meant to convey respect and gratitude for exemplary efforts.

After that there’s a wreath-laying ceremony, to honor the fallen and celebrate victory, bravery and peace.

Personnel from each war participate, including World War II veteran Ted Logan of Laurel Park; Canton resident Leroy Murray (Korean War); and Alfred Welch (Vietnam), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Tourists pause to watch and photograph the presentation, offering words of thanks and respect to the men after the final wreath is placed.

LOST AND FOUND By now it’s scorching hot, but there’s a big crowd at the nearby Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Hundreds of people walk slowly past the polished black granite monument, scanning the etched names in search of service members they once knew. Others simply offer quiet reverence for the more than 58,000 American lives lost.

Ed Hawes is on a mission, searching for the names of four men he served with who rank among the fallen. He’s armed with a printout of information he found online that shows each

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Veterans Ed Hawes and Michael Halus search for the names of fallen service members on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington, D.C. Photo

by Brooke Randle man’s military photo along with detailed instructions on where to find his name.

Such guidance is essential, since the thousands of names are arranged not in alphabetical order or by date of birth but by the date of death.

Hawes scans the massive wall, looking down at the paper for reference, until he comes to David Rhodes. Pausing at the sight, Hawes takes a deep breath.

“It’s my first time and it’s pretty emotional,” he says. “That last one we just looked at, a bunch of us gave him a party the night before. He was only over there for a month and stepped on a land mine.”

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“It’s an awesome memorial but it’s hard,” adds George Pullman of Arden, a veteran of the Navy Seabees.

“Memories, there’s a lot of memories.”

Amid the memories, however, new connections begin to emerge. As the group moves through the Korean War Memorial, a cluster of 19 stainless steel statues of Army, Marine, Navy and Air Force members set among patches of juniper bushes, Marine Corps veterans Jim Fortune and Ronald Severs make a surprising discovery: Besides serving in Vietnam at the same time, they both graduated from Brevard High School.

And with the number of Vietnam veterans dwindling, the unexpected connection feels especially welcome.

“There’s a lot around Brevard: You run into them everywhere,” says Fortune. “But the ranks are thinning out. It’s hard to believe it’s 50 years ago.”

NEVER TOO LATE For many, however, the high point of the day comes when the buses reach the famed World War II Memorial, and having two veterans of that war along on the trip makes the occasion seem that much more remarkable. There are fewer than 500,000 of them still alive today, the Department of Veterans Affairs reports.

And since the site wasn’t opened until 2004, many others never got the chance.

“Our focus initially was World War II veterans, because it was the last memorial built, 59 1/2 years after the war was over, so we had a very narrow window to work with to try to get as many as we could up there,” Miller explains.

But if the memorial was a long time coming, the end result is impressive.

Granite pillars and bronze panels depicting battle scenes surround a big, glittering fountain.

“I loved it,” gushes 94-year-old Asheville resident Charlie Dobson, a former torpedo bomber pilot.

A hush falls over the assembled veterans as they enter Arlington National Cemetery. Dotted with identical white grave markers, the lush, grassy hills are the final resting place for more than 400,000 active-duty service members, veterans and their families.

The group gathers near the plaza at the base of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a large marble sarcophagus placed over the grave of an unidentified fallen serviceman from World War I. Adjacent to it are three slabs set into the plaza, marking the grave of a fallen serviceman from World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam, respectively. As the men and their chaperones watch in silence, uniformed soldiers conduct the changing of the guard, one of the military’s most revered ceremonies. There’s an overarching feeling of camaraderie among all the assembled veterans, regardless of when and where they served.

PAYING THE PRICE But as day turns into night, the caravan prepares to return to the mountains. Despite the early morning start and the long day of sightseeing, the energy on the plane is upbeat and tangible. Vietnam veterans Howard “Brown” Sparks Jr. and Michael Greene marvel at how the experience brought the two Canton residents together.

“What’s strange is that for 30-plus years, we’d been less than 5 miles from each other and never saw each other before,” Sparks remarks with a chuckle.

“He worked for Champion, the paper mill, and I worked for the railroad there,” Greene chimes in, laughing.

Still, a day of remembrance like this isn’t for everyone, the men reflect.

For some, the thought of revisiting the trauma just seems like too much to bear.

“I know two or three guys that won’t even talk about it,” says Greene.

“Now, they saw some harsh stuff — I mean, down and dirty. I tried to get my friend to come and he said, ‘No, I don’t want to remember.’”

“There’s definitely some that I know that would never be here,” adds Sparks, recounting his own experience. “We had been in a lot of ambush patrols. We got torn down real bad.”

More than 6,000 veterans die by suicide each year, according to the 2019

More than 6,000 veterans die by suicide each year.

— 2019 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report. Post-traumatic stress disorder is especially prevalent among Vietnam War veterans, with as many as 30% experiencing PTSD at some point in their lifetime.

“A lot of the PTSD is coming back now that I’ve slowed down,” Greene reveals. “I got out [of the service] one day and went to work the next day at the railroad. Got married, had children, was busy with my job. Now things have slowed down, I think more about it.”

Miller, meanwhile, says the sense of community that his organization fosters can serve as “a real healing factor” for veterans. “I’m not saying an honor flight is going to heal PTSD: I’m not that naive. It’s not going to make all the bad memories go away, but if we can stack a bunch of fresh good memories on it and give them that, we’re seeing that it’s having a really positive effect on these men and women.”

family, is often the part of the daylong journey that has the greatest impact. And with scores of smiling faces filling the airport, he adds that he plans to continue the local program as long as there’s a need.

“As long as we can keep raising money and keep the interest, we’ll keep flying.” X

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COMING HOME In fact, unbeknownst to the veterans, hundreds of community members, family and friends are on hand when the plane touches down at the Asheville Regional Airport. Many of the people lining the hallways brandish signs, flowers or flags aimed at giving the returning vets a hero’s welcome.

The men enter to a chorus of cheers as the sound of a bagpipe ensemble echoes throughout the terminal.

Students from T.C. Roberson High School’s Air Force JROTC and A.C. Reynolds High School’s Army JROTC salute the servicemen, who proudly shake the outstretched hands of these young men and women, who have chosen to spend their Saturday evening this way. Tears of joy flow freely as family members embrace.

“I’ve been on two flights,” says chaperone Laura Leatherwood, the president of Blue Ridge Community College. “My grandfather was in the Navy, my father was in the Navy, my uncle was in the Navy, and I just have a special place in my heart for veterans. It’s a way for me to say thank you and give back.”

For some veterans, the resounding welcome home represents a long overdue recognition of their sacrifice and a sign that their efforts haven’t been forgotten. A great deal of planning goes into the honor flights, says Miller, yet this final celebration, which is mostly organized by community members and MOUNTAINX.COM

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Buncombe considers changes to nonprofit grant process “Congratulations on giving me enough information to make my head explode tonight,” remarked Buncombe County Commissioner Joe Belcher after a presentation at the board’s Oct. 15 meeting.

His board colleague Amanda Edwards and Rachael Nygaard, the county’s director of strategic partnerships, had just delivered a proposal to revise the way Buncombe doles out Strategic Partnership Grants to area nonprofits and community organizations.

Introducing a higher level of detail, Edwards and Nygaard noted, was a key part of the proposed guidelines.

Commissioners currently have no standardized rationale for awarding the grants, which totaled nearly $600,000 for the current fiscal year, the two said, also charging that the county has been inconsistent in enforcing application deadlines. Therefore, said Nygaard, the board has often fluctuated in its approach to funding decisions; during a May 21 pre-meeting discussion, Belcher called the process “such a train wreck.”

Edwards offered numerous changes to address these issues, the most significant

of which would be the establishment of a volunteer committee to review applications. This group, she said, would consist of nine community members with experience in the county’s strategic focus areas — environmental stewardship, educated and capable community, vibrant economy and resident well-being — and would provide funding recommendations for final approval by the commissioners.

Commissioner Al Whitesides applauded that idea, saying the current grant system “was just too darn political” and that community expertise would help the county make better decisions. “I had to jump through hoops before coming on the board with this process,” he said, referencing his past work with area nonprofits. “Whoever would holler the loudest would get it, and a lot of organizations were lost in the shuffle.”

Board Chair Brownie Newman, however, was less enthusiastic about the committee proposal. As an elected body, he argued, the commission already represented the desires and priorities of county residents regarding strategic grant awards.

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FOLLOW THE MONEY: Buncombe County awarded nearly $600,000 in Strategic Partnership Grants for the current fiscal year. Design by Scott Southwick; graphic and data courtesy of Buncombe County Other changes suggested by Edwards included a strict adherence to application deadlines, limiting funding to three years for a single project and capping awards at 30% or less of an organization’s total budget.

She also proposed a list of criteria by which to evaluate applications, such as alignment with the county’s strategic goals, community need, demographics of the client population and organizational financial health.

“We had several applicants speak to us about not understanding the process for applications and feeling like they had to come speak to us to really advocate for funding for themselves. It didn’t feel that it was very equitable,” Edwards explained. “I wanted to work with Rachael [Nygaard] and the staff to really create a very transparent, open, equitable [process] for every organization in Buncombe County to have the opportunity to apply for funds.”

Board members took no action on the proposal but plan to vote on its approval during their next meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Should the changes be approved, grant applications would open in December, with a submission deadline sometime in February. Grant review would conclude by May, with funding awarded for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1.

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‘Fear and disbelief’ Ghost stories from our city’s past

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Following the discovery, the Asheville Street Railway company shut off the site’s electric current, putting an end to the supposed haunt. “Everyone will pass the building now without the slightest fear,” the paper read, “even those who a few days ago could not be tempted to wander past at a slow gait for all the riches in Araby.”

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HAUNTINGS: Local papers embraced the mysterious and supernatural at the start of the 20th century. Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Library, Asheville; photo embellishment by Scott Southwick In the spirit of Halloween, this week’s Asheville Archives looks at a pair of ghost stories that appeared in print around the start of the 20th century. Though our aim is to celebrate the holiday, it should be noted that one of the articles promotes a common stereotype held during the Jim Crow era: the assumption that all African Americans were gullible and superstitious. Historically, such stereotypes reinforced ideas of white supremacy, a prominent movement during this period (see “Asheville Archives: ‘White supremacy made permanent,’ 1900,” Feb. 6, 2018, Xpress).

THE (NOT SO) MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE BRIGHT LIGHT On Aug. 11, 1898, The Asheville Gazette reported the discovery of a haunt on the northern edge of downtown. The location, the paper wrote, was a vacant “little frame shanty,” known previously for harboring “the first cases of malignant disease found in the city.”

According to the article, an African American resident “noticed a bright light in one of the windows.” Aware that the home was empty, the man ran to Pack Square to report his finding.

“One or two incredulous ones sought to verify his tale,” the paper continued.

“They approached the house with mingled feelings of fear and disbelief. In one of the windows on the north side of the

house a brilliant light blazed forth with a steady glare.”

Quickly thereafter, “the news of the ‘haunt’ spread like wild fires,” the paper proclaimed. The following evening, a dozen residents gathered to witness the spectacle.

“When darkness commenced to settle on the city, the watchers were rewarded with a bright flash, and the light took up its station at the window,” the paper reported.

Meanwhile, nearby residents claimed “every night doleful moans issued from the building and occasionally loud knocks could be distinctly heard.”

The article continued: “People pass it in daytime without a question, but when the shades of nights descended, those aware of its ghastly nature, cautiously crossed the street to avoid passing it. The superstition was not entirely the possession of the negroes, many ignorant white people [are] sharing it with unction.”

An investigation ensued; the conclusion was anticlimactic.

“The ’haunt’ was nothing more than an incandescent light which some one had carelessly failed to turn off,” the paper reported. “At dusk every night the current at the power house is turned on, and consequently the open incandescent lamp would light. The peculiar extinguishing of the light at midnight happens to every light in the city every night.”

A few years later, on Nov. 30, 1905, The Asheville Citizen investigated another unusual sight. “In the West End is a house which was finished several months ago, but which has still at the rear a part of the scaffolding used in its construction,” the paper declared. “The house is an attractive one and the neighbors wondered why the owner did not take down the disfigured scaffold.”

To satisfy residents’ curiosities, the paper sought out the homeowner.

Initially elusive, the resident gradually addressed the reporter’s questions.

“If a man builds a new house and moves in it when it is finished some of the family is likely to die,” the unnamed homeowner claimed.

“But what has that got to do with the scaffold?” the reporter demanded.

Impatient, the man exclaimed: “The house ain’t finished until all the scaffold is down, is it? Spirits and haunts come along and see the scaffold and figure that there ain’t anybody living there, because the scaffold is up — and nobody dies.”

The paper characterized the man’s explanation as “entirely reasonable; that is, if there are such spirits with dispositions to knock a man that builds a new house.”

Naturally, the paper wanted to know if such dangers extended to renters.

According to the man, renters were immune to the wrath of ghosts.

“This shows that the haunts investigate the ownership of new homes and take a look at the deed books,” the paper pointed out.

Finally, the reporter asked the man if he ever intended to take the scaffold down. The man replied: “Oh yes. I’ll take it down when the house gets a little old. You see, the haunts notice a new house, but after a while, when the paint gets dingy they forget and say to themselves, ‘Oh, that’s an old house; no use bothering there.’”

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ANIMALS HALLOWEEN PET PARADE TU (10/29), 5pm - Family-friendly Halloween pet parade.

Free to attend. Held at Grace Baptist Church's Parking Lot, 718 Haywood Road

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SA (10/26), 10am-5pm - Familyfriendly Halloween themed event featuring games, arts and crafts, educational animal programs, live music, local food vendors and wildlife. Admission fees apply. Held at WNC Nature Center, 75 Gashes Creek Road

BENEFITS 12TH ANNUAL AUTHORS FOR LITERACY DINNER • FR (10/25), 6-9pm - Proceeds from this dinner and silent

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auction with a keynote speech from author Daniel Wallace, benefit the Literacy Council of Buncombe County. $95. Held at Crowne Plaza Expo Center, 1 Resort Drive BREAST CANCER AWARENESS • TH (10/24), 6-8pm - Proceeds from donations at the #IDRIVEFOR fundraiser with cancer screenings, live music, food and silent auction benefit the American Cancer Society. Free to attend.

Held at Asheville Chevrolet, 205 Smokey Park Highway DIFFERENT STROKES MASQUERADE BALL • SA (10/26), 6-10pm - Proceeds from the costumed masquerade ball with dancing food and drinks benefit Different Strokes!

Performing Arts Collective. $100/$150 per couple. Held at Henry LaBrun Studio

at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore 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 GOSPELFEST CONCERT BENEFIT • SA (10/26), 3pm Proceeds from the third annual GospelFest concert featuring regional choirs, performers and musicians benefit the original Thomas Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church. $12/$6 children. Held at St. James Episcopal Church, 424 W. State St., Black Mountain PACK MEMORIAL LIBRARY 67 Haywood St. • SA (10/26), 2pm - Proceeds from The Belle of Amherst, a one-woman show with Sybil Rosen on Emily Dickinson, benefit the Friends of Pack Memorial Library and the Whitesburg, GA Public Library. $10.

• MO (10/28), 6pm - Proceeds from The Belle of Amherst, a one-woman show with Sybil Rosen on Emily Dickinson, benefit the Friends of Pack Memorial Library and the Whitesburg, GA Public Library. $10. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St.

PUMPKIN PATCH Through WE (11/6) - Proceeds from sales of pumpkins benefit Groce United Methodist Church. Mon.-Sat.: 10am-7pm. Sun.: 12:307pm. Free to attend.

Held at Groce United Methodist Church, 954 Tunnel Road

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TALENT SHOW • SU (10/27), 4-7pm - Proceeds from this fundraising talent show featuring young musicians from MusicWorks, Dr. Dave Wilken of the Asheville Jazz Orchestra, Claire Garhardt from the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, Holly LeBlanc and the Brevard Jazz Combo benefit MusicWorks Asheville. Free to attend. Held at French Broad Outfitters, 190 Hominy Creek Road

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER 828-398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc • WE (10/23), 6-9pm - Social Media for Your Business, seminar.

Registration required.

Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler • TH (10/24), 5:308:30pm - How to Find Your Customers, seminar. Registration required. Free. Held at A-B Tech Madison and NCWorks Career Center, 4646 US Highway 25/70, Marshall

LET THEM HOWL: On Saturday, Oct. 26, the WNC Nature Center hosts its annual Howl-O-Ween event from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. featuring games, spooky crafts, face painting, educational moments with animal ambassadors, food vendors and costume contests. All are encouraged to participate in one of the two costume contests, 12:30 p.m. or 4 p.m. Admission fees apply. For information and schedule visit, wildwnc.org/event/howl-o-ween. Photo courtesy of WNC Nature Center (p. 14) • SA (10/26), 9amnoon - Marketing Your Business, seminar.

Registration required.

Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler • SA (10/26), 9am-noon - Outdoor Industry Entrepreneurship certification program.

Registration required.

Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler FLETCHER AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION • 4th THURSDAYS, 11:30-noon - General meeting. Free. Held at YMCA Mission Pardee Health Campus, 2775 Hendersonville Road, Arden

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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. 828.782.3321 ILLUMINATE: PSYCHIC & HEALING ARTS EXPO (PD.) Oct 26 & 27, 10-6 both days. Entry $9.00. Over 70 vendors. All readers,

healers, $20 per session.

Free workshops, raffle & parking. Crystals, healing technologies, art, jewelry, much more.

Blue Ridge Community College Conference Hall, 49 East campus DR. Flat Rock, NC. www. theIlluminateExpo.com or 831-601-9005 AMERICAN LEGION POST 70 • LAST MONDAYS, 6pm - General meeting.

Dinner at 6pm. Meeting at 7pm. Free. Held at American Legion Post 70, 103 Reddick Road BIG IVY COMMUNITY CENTER BOARD MEETING • 4th MONDAYS, 7pm - Community center board meeting.

Free. Held at Big Ivy Community Center,

540 Dillingham Road, Barnardsville BLACK MEN MONDAYS • LAST MONDAYS, 6:30-8pm - Black Men Mondays, group to bring positive, strong and like-minded black men together for the benefit of one another and the community.

Information: 828-3614529. Free. Held at Community Action Opportunities, 25 Gaston St. FILIPINO-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH • FR (10/25), 6-8pm - Mabuhay Blue Ridge, celebration of Filipino-American history with presentations and literary readings. Free.

Held at Skyland/South

Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road FIRESTORM BOOKS & COFFEE 610 Haywood Road, 828-255-8115, firestorm.coop • SA (10/26), 1pm Asheville T4T's Holler & Swap, a resource exchange for transgenders. Free to attend.

• SU (10/27), 12:30pm - Diversity Alliance open strategy session with Equality NC & Southerners On New Ground.

Free to attend.

MADISON COUNTY TREE OF LIFE CEREMONY • TU (10/29), 6pm Ceremony open to the community to honor loved ones who have died. Sponsored by Madison Home Care and Hospice. Information: 828-649-2705.

Free. Held at A-B Tech Madison and NCWorks Career Center, 4646 US Highway 25/70, Marshall MOUNTAIN BRANCH LIBRARY 150 Bill's Creek Road, Lake Lure • WE (10/23), 1pm STEM learning event for adults. Registration: 828-287-6392. Free.

• WE (10/30), 1pm STEM learning event for adults. Registration: 828-287-6392. Free.

OLD BUNCOMBE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY • SA (10/26), 10am-2pm - Open house and used book sale. Genealogy Basics: How To Get Started With Your Research, presentation from 10am-noon.

Information: obcgs. com. Free. Held at Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society, 128 Bingham Road, Suite 950 ONTRACK WNC 828-255-5166, ontrackwnc.org • WE (10/23), 5:307:30pm - 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. • TH (10/24), noon1:30pm - Women's Money Club. Registration required. Free. Held at OnTrack WNC, 50 S. French Broad Ave. • SA (10/26) & (11/2), 9am-3pm - 2-part HUDcertified course offers step-by-step explanation of the home-buying process, a resource book and interaction with real estate/lending/ legal professionals.

Registration required.

$50. Held at OnTrack WNC, 50 S. French Broad Ave. • TU (10/29), noon1:30pm - Budgeting and Debt, class. Registration required. Free. Held at OnTrack WNC, 50 S. French Broad Ave. • TU (10/29), 5:30-7pm Home Energy Efficiency, workshop. Registration required. Free. Held at OnTrack WNC, 50 S. French Broad Ave. • WE (10/30), 5:30-7pm - Understanding Credit.

Get it. Keep it. Improve it. Seminar. Registration required. Free. Held at OnTrack WNC, 50 S. French Broad Ave.

FOOD & BEER ASHEVILLE VEGAN RUNNERS • 4th SATURDAYS, 5:30-6:30pm - Asheville Vegan Runners, open group meeting. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road

FESTIVALS APPALACHIAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL • SA (10/26), 1-5pm - Proceeds from the Appalachian Heritage Festival with live music, live theatre,

face painting, cake walks, games and raffle benefit Woodson Branch Nature School.

Free to attend. Held at Woodson Branch Nature School, 14555 US-25, Marshall CAMP CEDAR CLIFF'S 4TH ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL • SA (10/26), 10am-2pm - Family-friendly festival with live music, petting zoo, photobooth, games, outdoor activities and snacks. Free to attend/$5 meal tickets.

Held at Camp Cedar Cliff, 5 Porters Cove Road FINES CREEK COMMUNITY CENTER 190 Fines Creek Road, Clyde, finescreek.org

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SA (10/26), 5-9pm - Halloween carnival with games and supper. Free to attend/$8 supper/25 cent games.

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FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS until (10/26) & TH (10/31), 5-10pm - Proceeds from this haunted house benefit the Fines Creek Community Center.

Attendees must be 13 and up. $5.

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TH (10/24) through (11/3), 5-10pm - Familyfriendly haunted house.

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5-7pm - Trick-ortreating at retail stores with arts and crafts activities, balloon art and photo spots. Free to attend. Held at Asheville Outlets, 800 Brevard Road HALLOWEENFEST

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Free to attend. Held at Downtown Brevard, 175 East Main St., Brevard HISTORIC HAUNTED HOUSE TOURS

B FR (10/25) & SA (10/26), 5:30-7:30pm

Ferguson Auditorium, 340 Victoria Road

- Historic tours of homes in downtown Black Mountain. Tours last two-hours and leave on the half-hour.

Registration required. $35/$25 members.

Held at Swannanoa Valley Museum, 223 W State St., Black Mountain

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B SA (10/26), 10am-5pm - Familyfriendly Halloween themed event featuring games, arts and crafts, educational animal programs, live music, local food vendors and wildlife.

Admission fees apply.

Held at WNC Nature Center, 75 Gashes Creek Road MORGANTON HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR

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3-6pm - Familyfriendly trick-ortreating at downtown businesses. Event includes a costume

MOUNTAIN HERITAGE: This year’s Appalachian Heritage Festival includes live music, face painting, cakewalks, a raffle and performances by the Wild and Woodsy Theatrical Guild. The festival is planned for Saturday, Oct, 26, 1-5 p.m. at Woodson Branch Nature School outside Marshall. There will be chili, cornbread, biscuits and desserts available for purchase. Sign up to bring a comestible (with ingredient card) for them to sell. For information, visit, avl.mx/6mz. Free to attend. Photo courtesy of Lenore Luster (p. 15)

contest, inflatables, games and activities. Free to attend. Held at Downtown Morganton, 102 East Union St., Morganton PUMPKIN FEST

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7-9pm - Proceeds from this family friendly, outdoor Halloween event with lighted pumpkin trails, music, food, games, storytelling, facepainting, white squirrel scavenger hunt and historic mansion benefit Friends of

celebrating 25 Years!

Silvermont. Information: silvermont.org. $5 parking & $5 admission. Held at Silvermont Park, East Main St., Brevard THE HAUNTED TRAIL

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WE (10/23) through SU (10/27), 6:30-9pm - Proceeds from this haunted trail for all ages (particularly ages 3-12) benefit local schools. Information: hauntedtrailwnc.com. $13/$11 children ages 4-9. Held at Pisgah Brewing Company, 150 East Side Drive, Black Mountain TREAT STREET CARNIVAL HENDERSONVILLE

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TH (10/31), 5-10pm - Family-friendly Halloween festival with trick-or-treating, live music, costume contest, inflatables and activities.

Free to attend. Takes place along Main Street from Allen to 6th Ave., Hendersonville

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TH (10/24), 6:307:30pm - Trunk or Treat, family-friendly Halloween event. Free. Held at

Groce United Methodist Church, 954 Tunnel Road

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • TH (10/24), noon & 5:30pm - Public concept planning information meetings for city-owned properties on Haywood Street and Page Avenue.

Food truck lunch and tour followed by presentation in the US Cellular Center. Free. Held at 68 Haywood Street, 68 Haywood St. • MO (10/28), 6-7:30pm - Let's Talk Opioids, town hall with a focus on substance use prevention, treatment, wellness, support, harm reduction and recovery. Event includes a keynote presentation, panel discussion, Q&A and networking with community response partners. Free. Held at US Cellular Center, 1043 Patton Ave. TOURISM MANAGEMENT FORUM • WE (10/23), 6pm - Consultants for the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority reveal results from phase one of the process to change how monies from Tourism Product Development Fund are used.

Registration: avl.mx/6mv.

Free. Held at AB Tech,

buncombecounty. org/governing/depts/ library • WE (10/23), 11am - Yoga for kids. Free.

Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa • TH (10/24), 4:30pm - Teen writing workshop with Jill Criswell for ages 11 and up.

Registration required.

Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • FR (10/25), 4pm Sign up to read for 15-minutes with J.R. the therapy dog. Free.

Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • SA (10/26), 10am Chess or board games for kids 6 and up.

Free. Held at Skyland/ South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • WE (10/30), 11am - Yoga for kids. 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. CAT WARREN AUTHOR PRESENTS ‘WHAT THE DOG KNOWS’ • SA (10/26), 10am Cat Warren presents her book, What the Dog Knows Young Readers Edition: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World. Free to attend.

Held at Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St.

ENIGMA PARANORMAL RESEARCH & INVESTIGATION • SU (10/27), 1pm - Enigma Paranormal Research and Investigation experts presentation for kids about not-so-easy to explain phenomenon in WNC. Free to attend.

Held at Downtown Books & News, 67 N. Lexington Ave. KID YOGA AND MOVEMENT STORYTELLING • WEDNESDAYS until (11/27), 9:45am - Kid Yoga and Movement Storytelling with Miranda Watson, weaves in animal, nature and humanitythemed yoga postures with storytelling. Registration: avl.mx/6m8.

Free in Oct./$10 in Nov. Held in Henry LeBrun Studio, Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave. MOUNTAIN BRANCH LIBRARY 150 Bill's Creek Rd Lake Lure • TH (10/24) & (10/31), 4pm - STEM learning event for ages 10-17.

Registration: 828-2876392. Free.

• TU (10/29), 4pm - STEM learning event for ages 6-9.

Registration: 828-2876392. Free.

PRIMITIVE OUTDOOR SKILLS • FR (10/25), 9am-3pm - Primitive Outdoor Skills, class for ages 10 to 15. Registration required. Free. Held at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, 1401 Fish Hatchery Road, Pisgah Forest

OUTDOORS APPALACHIAN WILD • SA (10/26), 3-5pm - Presentation on the work that Appalachian Wild does to rehabilitate and rescue injured wild animals. Registration: bit.ly/2m8d9f9. Free to attend. Held at REI

Send your event listings to calendar@mountainx.com Asheville, 31 Schenck Parkway CONSERVING CAROLINA’S FALL HIKING SERIES • FR (10/25), 8:30am A 5.2 mile, strenuous, out and back hike to Bursting Rock, a granite dome in Headwaters State Forest. Registration: avl.mx/6mr. Free.

Meet at the Columbus, Food Lion parking area, east side.

GRASSLAND OBSERVATORY • FR (10/25), 6:30pm - Night sky viewing with the Asheville Astronomy Club. Visit website on the day of the event for a gate code. Information: astroasheville.org.

Free. Held at Grassland Mountain Observatory, 2890 Grassland Parkway, Marshall HIKE OF THE WEEK • FR (10/25), 10am - Moderate, 2-mile, guided hike along Craven Gap with a ghost story theme. Free.

Meet at MP 377.4, Blue Ridge Parkway NATIVE CONIFERS OF WNC • SA (10/26), 1-4pm - Workshop with with biologist, Jason Rodrigue. Registration required: ashevillebotanicalgardens.org. $20/$15 members. Held at Asheville Botanical Gardens, 151 WT Weaver Blvd.

PISGAH CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION 1401 Fish Hatchery Road, Pisgah Forest, 828-877-4423 • SA (10/26), 9am-3pm - Intro to Fly-Fishing, class for women ages 12 and up. Registration required. Free.

• MO (10/28), 9am-noon - Backyard Birding by Ear, class for beginners ages 10 and up. Registration required. Free.

• MO (10/28), 10am3pm - Casting for Beginners: Level I, class for ages 12 and up.

Registration required.

Free.

PUBLIC LECTURES KEYNOTE LECTURE

BY MOLEFI KETE ASANTE • TH (10/24), 6-7:30pm - Keynote lecture by Molefi Kete Asante for the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans.

Free. Held at Lipinsky Auditorium at UNC Asheville, 300 Library Lane OLLI APPALACHIAN TERM PROGRAM SERIES • FR (10/25), 7pm - Presentation by Kentucky writer and activist, Silas House. Free. Held at UNC-Asheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road REACH FOR THE STARS • MO (10/28), 5-8pm - Proceeds from this dinner with keynote lecture by Ret. Colonel Astronaut John Casper benefit the Black Mountain Counseling Center. Registration required: blackmountainounseling.org/sign-up. $125.

Held at YMCA, Blue Ridge Assembly, 84 Blue Ridge Assembly Road, Black Mountain

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

Visit ashevillenewfriends.org CHAIR YOGA • THURSDAYS, 2pm Chair Yoga. Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville COUNCIL ON AGING, MEDICARE CLASS • WE (10/23), 2-4pm - Medicare Choices Made Easy. Free. Held at Blue Ridge Community Health Services, 2579 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville

TAI CHI FOR ARTHRITIS • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS until (10/25), 12:30-3:30pm - Tai Chi for Arthritis, class for beginners that can be done sitting or standing. Registration: 828-333-0550. Held at Reuter YMCA, 3 Town Center Blvd.

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

Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.

A COURSE IN MIRACLES STUDY GROUP • 2nd & 4th MONDAYS, 6:30-8:30pm - A Course in Miracles, study group. Information: 828-712-5472.

Free. Held at Groce United Methodist Church, 954 Tunnel Road SONGS & SILENCE, ALL FAITH TAIZE SERVICE • THURSDAYS, 6:307:15 pm - All faith Taize service of meditation and music. Free. Held at Grace Lutheran Church, 1245 6th Ave W., Hendersonville THE CENTER FOR ART AND SPIRIT AT ST. GEORGE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1 School Road, 828258-0211 • 4th FRIDAYS, 10amnoon - Contemplative Companions, meditation. Free.

• Last Tuesdays, 7-9pm - Aramaic, Hebrew and Egyptian vocal toning, breath work and meditation. Admission by donation.

SPORTS TRICKS AND TREATS TENNIS TOURNAMENT

B SA (10/26), 9am-1pm & SU (10/27), 1-5pm - Costumed

doubles tennis tournament. Information: 828-251-4074. Free to attend/$20 per person for one event/$30 per person for two events.

Held at Aston Park, 336 Hilliard Ave.

Operation Fraud Prevention:

VOLUNTEERING TUTOR ADULTS IN NEED WITH THE LITERACY COUNCIL (PD.) Give someone another chance to learn.

Provide reading, writing, and/or English language tutoring and change a life forever.

Volunteer orientation 11/4 (5:30pm) or 11/14 (9am) RSVP: volunteers@litcouncil. com. Learn more: www. litcouncil.com.

HOMEWARD BOUND OF WNC • THURSDAYS, 11am - See the Hope Tour, find out how Homeward Bound is working to end homelessness and how you can help.

Registration required: tours@ homewardboundwnc. org or 828-785-9840.

Free. Held at Homeward Bound of WNC, 19 N. Ann St. TRANZMISSION PRISON PROJECT • Fourth THURSDAYS, 6-9pm - Monthly meeting to prepare packages of books and zines for mailing to prisons across the US. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Road WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AIDS PROJECT • 2nd & 4th SATURDAYS, 10amnoon - Volunteer to deliver food boxes to homebound people living with HIV/ AIDS. Registration: 828-252-7489 x 315 or wncapvolunteer@ wncap.org.

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JUST STOP IT

First-aid training for bleeding control catches on across WNC

BY ABLE ALLEN

tims and bystanders] been trained or known what to do,” says Tracey Gates, Mission Trauma Services’ outreach and injury prevention coordinator.

The training is meant to empower those who see a person in distress to do something about it, says Mark Shepherd, a critical care and trauma specialist at Mission, who led the training at the courthouse. While acknowledging that Stop the Bleed training originated as a response to active-shooter situations, Shepherd says the skills can be used in a variety of emergencies.

During the training, Shepherd told the story of a motorcycle accident victim. The person lost an arm and only survived long enough to reach Mission thanks to the presence of a bystander with first-aid skills for blood loss.

Gates recalls several such situations in which trained people on the scene allowed Mission to do more for the victims. “We’ve had some amazing heroes that have saved the lives of some patients that have come through our trauma program,” she says.

aallen@mountainx.com Two villains entered the United States Courthouse on Otis Street in Asheville, shots ringing out as the assailants stormed the well-guarded facility and tried to reach an upperfloor courtroom. That was the training scenario U.S. marshals conducted Aug. 30 to prepare courthouse security staff for a terrifying yet unlikely possibility.

Training organizers said they intended the scenario to seem as real as possible, with marshals playing the assailants. Several simulated injuries, including gunshot wounds and a stab wound, added to the gravity of the situation. The exercise also incorporated response from local police, fire and medical personnel, including the emergency staff at Mission Hospital.

Asheville Police Department officers escorted medical teams in body armor and helmets to carry and help the “wounded” out of the building for triage and treatment.

After the dust settled and emergency workers cleared the scene, a second training commenced, put on for what marshals call “the courthouse family” — attorneys, clerks, administrative staff and the workforce that greases the wheels of justice on a daily basis. Participants from A-B Tech and Western Carolina University rounded out the group, which totaled about 65 participants in all.

Known as “Stop the Bleed,” the second training session was part of a wave of education taking place at schools and other area institutions.

Designed to empower nonemergency service bystanders in emergencies,

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MEDICS IN ACTION: Mark Shepherd, in orange vest, observes local emergency medical personnel carrying the “wounded” out of the federal courthouse during a recent active-shooter training exercise. Photo by Able Allen the session was conducted by Mission Trauma Services.

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According to Gates, Mission conducted some Stop the Bleed trainings in 2017, but the program really began to gather steam last year.

In 2018, Transylvania County Schools received a grant from the N.C. General Assembly for a pilot program to train teachers in Stop the Bleed techniques and to stock classrooms with bleeding control kits. That October and November, Gates’ team trained around 700 system staff members.

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Gates and her associates led some of the training, which reached 700 teachers and administrators. The foundation also provided 900 emergency bleeding kits for classrooms, buses and other places where students gather.

Gates says Mission plans to provide training to all the schools in Buncombe and neighboring counties.

From the end of this month through May, Mission Trauma Services will train every teacher in Buncombe County Schools; after that, Asheville City Schools will be next, Gates says.

State legislation passed in 2019 provides nearly $70 million over the next two years to fund safety equipment, including classroom bleeding control kits, as well as training and increased staffing levels for school resource officers and mental health professionals.

The Mission team aims to offer training sessions two to three times per week. Since launching the effort in 2017, the team has trained over 4,000 people, according to Gates.

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Mission may be the 400-pound gorilla of health care in the region, but other local organizations also provide training in bleeding control. Dave Pike, a former EMS worker, recently offered a training at the Anarchist Book Fair at Kairos West. He works through Appalachian Medical Solidarity, a community organization that provides medical training and support to vulnerable populations and those who are challenging the status quo.

Providing medical treatment knowledge at no cost, Pike says, breaks down some of the hierarchy our society has developed around health care services. He also hopes to equip activists with skills to respond to situations such as street protests, including tear gas and Tasers.

Pike offers advice for bystanders who encounter a life-threatening injury: “People need to stay calm. ... Realize that blood [triggers] a natural instinct for us to freak out a little.” Most bleeds can be stopped with pressure alone.

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WEL L NESS “You just have to get direct and apply more force,” he advises.

Meanwhile, area gun shops have also offered first-aid classes, citing perceived leftist threats as a reason to be prepared for combat situations, including emergency medical treatment. When contacted for comment, however, one trainer said the class he offered did not happen because too few people signed up. Gates says her training has also been requested by a gun range, among other private businesses.

Gates says the Sandy Hook roots of Stop the Bleed programming are the impetus for prioritizing schools. But her team will basically provide this training to anyone who asks, free of charge. Whether it’s for public

health or for participation in protest activities, medical trainers say they hope to empower people to intervene effectively when they might otherwise feel helpless. “The basis of this program,” says Gates, “is to have

people out in the community that are trained so when there’s something that happens at a park or a mall or a child falls off a jungle gym, there’s someone there that knows the basics of stopping the bleed.” X

The ABCs of Stop the Bleed

PACK AND PRESS: After revealing the wound, stuff it with cloth and apply pressure until relieved by medical responders. Images courtesy of the American College of Surgeons The following is a layperson’s summary of bleeding control training based on recommendations from the American College of Surgeons and Mission Trauma. This is for informational exposure purposes and is not meant as a substitute for training by qualified instructors.

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C is for Compress. Multiple methods can stop bleeding, but they all have one thing in com-

mon: compressing a bleeding blood vessel to stop the flow.

Dealing with blood can feel gross and potentially scary, but staying calm is crucial.

Gloves are recommended, but in a life-and-death scenario, coming into contact with blood is not necessarily dangerous. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises there is no known risk of infection from blood contact with intact skin and that thorough washing of

the rescuer’s skin is effective for disease prevention.

A rescue kit is ideal for treatment, but time is critical: A piece of cloth (for example, a wadded-up shirt) applied quickly is better than a tourniquet that must be fetched from far away. Don’t worry about infecting patients with unsterile cloth, since antibiotics can treat the wound at the hospital. In the field, the first concern is always the bleeding.

Tourniquets and other lifesaving equipment are widely available for purchase online, but trainers caution strongly against buying tourniquets for less than $20-$30 because of the many cheap, easily broken products being sold as the real thing.

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BY DANIEL WALTON dwalton@mountainx.com By the early 19th century, the South may have been part of the United States, but it remained a frontier of the unknown for naturalists such as John James Audubon. On adventures to territories that included Kentucky, Mississippi and Alabama, the ornithologist and painter found 25 previously undiscovered species and 12 subspecies of birds.

For Paul Marek, an assistant professor of entomology at Virginia Tech, the region is still ripe for exploration. Instead of turning to the sky, however, his eyes are fixed firmly on the ground.

“With millipedes, we’re pretty much where we were with birds in the 1800s,” Marek explains.

“We have a decent idea about overall diversity, but we’re still discovering species.”

Together with Michael Caterino, director of the Clemson University Arthropod Collection, Marek is embarking in November on a threeyear project to catalog the diversity of litter-dwelling arthropods — the biological group that includes such creatures as millipedes, spiders and beetles — on the high mountain peaks of the Southern Appalachians. The two plan to survey Western North Carolina landmarks like Mount Mitchell and Grandfather Mountain as part of their research.

Much of the scientific community’s recent study on arthropods, Caterino notes, has focused on the

SNIFFING THEM OUT: This specimen of Sterimnius shermani, a member of the “snout beetle” family, is one of the many arthropods collected by Michael Caterino’s Clemson University lab. Photo courtesy of Caterino tropics, “where new species are still a dime a dozen.” But he and Marek are more interested in the novelties to be found in their own backyards, and the collaborators were recently awarded more than $700,000 from the National Science Foundation to conduct their work.

“I think there’s a sense that in North America and in Europe and in other parts of the temperate world, where we’ve been doing entomology and researching for a long time, that things are pretty well known

already,” Caterino says. “And there are these little pockets where that’s not true.”

INTO THE WOODS The project will focus on arthropods living in the litter — fallen leaves, twigs and needles and other dead vegetation — beneath Appalachia’s spruce-fir forests, which exist only as “sky islands” at elevations above about 5,000 feet. These rare ecosys-

tems, Caterino says, are cooler and moister than surrounding areas and can support species that don’t live anywhere else.

The researchers will hike to these locations, collect samples from the forest floor and sift out any arthropods lurking in the litter. Using DNA barcoding, a technique that compares differences between similar short sections of genetic material, Caterino and Marek will determine what creatures live where and identify species that don’t fit into existing scientific classifications.

“We don’t even know what’s up there,” Marek says.

“We’re not going to be able to properly address management and conservation without knowing what’s there, so that’s the first step with the project.”

Once that initial database is established, Marek and Caterino will compare arthropods from different sites to explore how the species may have moved through the mountains over the course of their evolution. They expect to find a division between peaks on either side of the French Broad River; millions of years ago, Caterino says, the French Broad “was a much more massive and imposing barrier than it looks today in a lot of places.”

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GR E E N S C EN E bacteria and insects that recycle dead plants and animals into soil. “Without the initial physical breakdown that the arthropods do, the fungi and bacteria can’t really start to convert this stuff,” he says. “If they’re not there, a tree falls and it’s just going to sit there for hundreds of years or more.”

Litter arthropods are also a major food source for more visible animals such as birds, lizards and salamanders. “Without all these arthropods, those things are just going to starve,” Caterino points out.

HIGH AND DRY The work comes at a critical time for Appalachia’s litter arthropods, Marek says. As climate change increasingly impacts the region, he and Caterino expect conditions to become generally hotter and less wet in spruce-fir forests. That shift will likely stress species that are native to the area while proving favorable to invaders.

“By providing this baseline, we’ll be able to understand whether, if we look at [the forests] later on, there’s a decrease in diversity, or if we’re finding new representatives like invasive

ants or invasive millipedes,” Marek says. “We should’ve been doing this 20 years ago, 30 years ago, but the time now is really right for this.”

Invasive ants are a particular worry for the researchers. Under a disrupted climate, species such as Argentine ants, Asian needle ants and red imported fire ants, which can’t currently survive on Appalachian mountaintops, would be able to move to higher elevations — and find a new food source in native species that haven’t evolved alongside the voracious predators.

Of millipedes, Marek says, “A lot of them are these litter-dwelling things that are small and blind and lack pigment, almost like cave dwellers. Invasive ants are 100% going to destroy those and disproportionately prey on those chemically undefended native and endemic millipedes.”

Those deadly interactions, Caterino adds, may not even have the chance to occur if climate change displaces the spruce-fir ecosystem entirely. When warm, dry conditions climb upward, broad-leaved hardwoods can replace the conifers, eliminating the usual food sources of the litter arthropods beneath.

“We certainly expect that these cool, moist bands of spruce-fir forest are going to become even more isolated, that the cool moisture is going to be restricted to a narrower and narrower band at the tops of the mountains,” Caterino says.

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Caterino and Marek hope that their work will increase recognition for species that are often ignored, especially in areas such as the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that receive attention for black bears and other charismatic animals. “I think a lot of visitors to these parks see the beauty but don’t necessarily appreciate what a resource they are for research and how important some of the work that goes on there is,” notes Caterino.

To that end, the researchers plan to offer outreach opportunities such as bug walks and arthropod identification workshops, including a class for citizen scientists at Western Carolina University’s Highlands Biological Station. Jim Costa, the station’s executive director, says that effort is in the early planning stages and will take advantage of the “extensive and overall quite healthy

forest ecosystem” that surrounds the Highlands facility.

Marek and Caterino also invite people to submit pictures of arthropods from Appalachian peaks online through their project’s iNaturalist webpage. Even a few quick cellphone photos, they say, can point their research in new directions if species are found in previously unobserved places. “Mike and I and our students are on iNaturalist — it’s actually kind of addictive. It’s kind of hard not to spend too much time with it,” Marek admits.

But the researchers’ most lasting contribution to public awareness might come from the arthropods themselves. According to longstanding scientific tradition, the discoverer of a new species gets to name it; Marek says he often dubs new millipedes after the places they are found to highlight an area’s unique biodiversity.

The land managers of the state parks where he’s worked, Marek continues, have sent him letters of appreciation about the arthropods they can now proudly claim as their very own. “Anything that highlights these unique habitats is a positive,” he says. X

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That’s not to say it’s been a pretty situation. Before losing his lease, Altman says he poured more than $60,000 into build-outs and renovations at Fractal’s West Asheville location on Haywood Road, a place he says initially looked like a “decrepit office building.” His vision for the science fiction-themed coffee shop, which housed everything from a homemade virtual-reality-equipped TARDIS to a Van de Graaff generator, was to show customers “amazing things you didn’t know existed,” he says.

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renovation process. “After a year, we got it to a place where we were up 32%, seeing growth and a huge stream of regulars. Since we were kitschy in a certain way, and we were doing weird nerd culture, you’d expect more tourists, but we got a big stream of locals.”

Unsurprisingly, Altman and property owner Kevin Franks have differing takes on the situation — but they have both confirmed the following with Xpress. The original lease granted Fractals a monthly rate significantly lower than market value. However, multiple late payments by Altman triggered a clause in the lease that motivated Franks to terminate the existing contract in September and propose a new lease that, according to a written statement by

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Both parties corroborate that the proposed lease withdrew Fractals’ choice of three-, five- and 10-year options and replaced those with a year-to-year agreement. It would also increase the rental rate by at least $1,000 per month.

“That was going to erase all the profit I had. So I would either break even or become unprofitable,” explains Altman, who after failing to reach an agreement with property owners was required to vacate the building by Oct. 1.

The Franks family maintained that while terminating the lease was a difficult decision, it was necessary due to recurring late rent payments and Fractals’ failure to adhere to “other terms and conditions of the lease, such as repeatedly altering the property without our consent.”

“We are disappointed Fractals has been unable to keep its commitments and does not want to enter into a new lease agreement, but it is certainly not due to our greed nor lack of support for a strong and vital Asheville,” says Franks’ statement.

Altman says he’d like to focus on what is within his control rather than dwell on the situation — but he is disappointed.

“Two years of looking for a building, one year of planning and two years of operation. It’s all taken away in the span of five weeks,” he reflects. “One of the hardest things about closing is it’s been like losing a bunch of friends. I would see some of our customers every day.”

COSMIC CONSEQUENCES In a cosmic sort of coincidence, Watts found himself in a near identical situation when he suddenly lost claim to 10th Muse Coffee’s decorated warehouse space in South Asheville. The shop had been whipping up pop culture-themed lattes and serving homemade doughnuts for around a year and a half when it closed at the end of September.

According to both Watts and property owner Hedy Fischer, for the majority of its tenure, 10th Muse subleased a section of the warehouse from the now-defunct Eight London Furniture Store. When the furniture shop went out of business, thereby ending its lease early, that also effectively terminated the leases of its sublessors, 10th Muse, American Vinyl Co. and London District Studios.

Fischer says that in an effort to be helpful and fair, she and her husband, Randy, allowed Watts to stay in the space after this termination despite there being no legal agreement with 10th Muse.

“We said [to him], we want to give you time to find a place. He didn’t need the whole building, and we also didn’t want to subdivide. We verbally said, ‘If you want to, you can stay for two more months, but know a new tenant is moving in,’” explains Fisher. “4,000 square feet seems to be a size that’s doable for a certain size of business, and we just wanted to rent it all to one tenant.”

When a business named WorldChanging Films offered to lease the entire warehouse, Watts says he had the option to continue renting the whole warehouse for $4,500 a month — up $2,000 from his original rate — but ultimately decided to vacate the space. The last day of business for 10th Muse was Sept. 30, just five days after Fractals shuttered.

“Since I didn’t push to sign a lease with them, I had nothing. I had no leverage,” Watts says. “It’s their building and their money to make. It makes sense to make the money. It’s also pretty painful to displace people’s business.”

Watts describes 10th Muse as being a fun and creative space where folks could enjoy the “pop-culture-y” things in life. “We had tables that were painted with chalkboard paint so you could draw on them, a place for journal entries, a TV that would show a whole program about animals doing cute things or people who are awesome.”

He adds, “[Rather than return on investment], what I work on is return on community. We hosted events at the shop, like our Coffee with a Cop program, which gave free coffee to cops.

We did a coat drive and a food drive, all the things you would do to try to contribute to the community that takes care of you.”

ASK A REALTOR In a market with more available rental options, it’s possible that Altman and Watts would not have agreed to retail leases that, in retrospect, lacked protection and security. But in the current market, opportunities for viable retail spaces are sparse, especially on the more pedestrian-friendly streets.

“I looked at six leases, and by the time I had gone to sign them, they had already been taken,” says Altman, who waited two years before finding his former location in West Asheville.

“I felt if I didn’t do it then, it was never going to happen. I had a paralegal friend vet it. I should’ve had a lawyer.

I was afraid if I had too many exclusions [in the contract] I wouldn’t be able to sign, and it would get scooped up by someone else.”

According to Stephanie West, a commercial broker for Whitney Commercial

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Real Estate Services, the desirability of Asheville combined with its low available inventory is a large factor in why small-business owners such as Altman and Watts have struggled to find affordable retail spaces. In Asheville, the current vacancy rate for retail space sits at 1.7%, one of the lowest vacancy rates in the state, according to Reis, a commercial real estate data firm. Charlotte and Raleigh’s vacancy rates are 4.2% and 3%, respectively.

“This [kind of demand] creates challenges for local businesses who are having to compete for space with larger companies with stronger credit and deeper pockets,” she explains. She adds that “usually the argument we hear from the other side is that an increase in property value should also be an increase in revenue for businesses, which can justify the higher rent.”

West’s advice to small-business owners who rent retail space: Consult with a commercial broker and real estate attorney before signing a lease. She emphasizes that “it’s critical to have a team of professionals to advocate for you during the leasing process.”

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By the end of October, the two plan to launch a joint food truck venture, Fabled Brew Coffee Co. The truck will operate on Haywood Road, not far from Fractals’ previous location. Fabled Brew’s menu will include PennyCup coffee and avocado toast, as well as 10th Muse’s popular Nutella and cookie butter latte and made-toorder doughnuts.

“It seemed like a natural opportunity for both of us to merge forces and resources,” says Watts. “I think it will only add to both of our businesses, to be honest.”

“We have some disagreements, but for the most part I feel like it’s working out well. Worst case scenario, we’ll go to the mats and choke on each other until one of us wins and then we’ll decide it, right?” adds Altman, with a laugh.

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Open Oven launches in Black Mountain Melt Your Heart owners Steven and Stephanie Paulson haven’t given up on the road. Their company’s two food trucks continue to roam the Asheville streets. But with their latest project, Open Oven, the couple have rolled out their first brick-and-mortar enterprise.

The Paulsons describe their new Black Mountain spot, which at press time was slated to open on Thursday, Oct. 24, as an upscale brunch restaurant with a wide range of menu options, including chicken and waffles, savory shrimp crepes and a veganfriendly cauliflower scrambler. Prices are in the $6-$14 range.

Fans of the food truck will also find a select number of Melt Your Heart grilled cheese options. The Firebird (a turkey melt paired with bacon, cheddar, tomato and chipotle mayo) and The Heart Attack (a smoked gouda pimento cheese sandwich with bacon) are among the carryovers.

In addition to these choices, Open Oven will offer fresh baked breads and pastries, as a nod to the site’s former tenant, Black Mountain Bakery.

After eight years behind the wheel, Steven says he and Stephanie have “been slowly working our way up to this point.” Black Mountain, he notes, is not merely the site of their new business but also their new home. The couple, along with their two young daughters, live near the restaurant.

As new residents to the area, the Paulsons hope Open Oven will serve as a hub for the community. “We really want the restaurant to be a popular meeting spot in town,” says Steven.

“We want it to be the town’s little breakfast spot,” Jennifer adds.

Open Oven is at 102 Church St., Black Mountain. Hours will be 7 a.m.-2 p.m. daily.

Beer & Bites Wicked Weed will host Beer & Bites in its downstairs bar the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 24, featuring small plates and two Old World-style beers.

Menu highlights include chips and beer cheese, bison burgers, fried chicken sandwiches and soft pretzels. Proceeds benefit Pisgah Legal Services, a local nonprofit that provides free civil legal aid to disadvantaged children, seniors, at-risk families and victims of domestic violence. Tickets are $15.

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BRICK AND MORTAR: Steven and Stephanie Paulson will soon celebrate the launch of their latest eatery, Open Oven. Known locally for their food truck, Melt Your Heart, the couple’s latest spot is a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Black Mountain. Photo by Thomas Calder The event runs noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at Wicked Weed Brewing Pub, 91 Biltmore Ave. To purchase tickets, visit avl.mx/6mf.

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Murder mystery dinner

In Burnsville, Nu Wray Inn and Parkway Playhouse will team up for the murder mystery dinner theater event “Perish the Thought” on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26. The evening includes a three-course meal prepared

by Twisted Laurel. Chicken Marsala, mashed potatoes and grilled mixed vegetables are among the menu’s highlights. Tickets are $50 per person, plus tax. Alcoholic beverages are available for purchase.

Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. (with cash bar service beginning at 5:30 p.m.), Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26, at Nu Wray Inn, 102 Town Square, Burnsville. For tickets, call 828-682-2329. For more on the event, visit avl.mx/6mg.

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Pack’s Tavern will host its 10th annual Halloween Bash on Saturday, Oct. 26.

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There is a $5 cover charge.

The bash begins at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Pack’s Tavern, 20 S. Spruce St. For more information, visit avl.mx/6mh.

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On Sunday, Oct. 27, The Blind Pig Supper club will host its latest dinner in honor of the 80-year anniversary of the debut of the film The Wizard of Oz. The evening will include a seven-course meal and a Halloween costume contest.

The Asheville location will be revealed to guests as the date nears. The menu remains undisclosed. Seating is limited.

Tickets are $65.

The dinner runs 5-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27. To purchase tickets, visit avl.mx/6mi.

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The Dark Side of Wine

The Asheville School of Wine at Metro Wines will host its latest rendition of The Dark Side of Wine. The class, led by Andy Hale, focuses on additives and manipulation in winemaking. Samples will be served. The course will also include the latest information on labeling laws for wine bottles. Tickets are $25.

Day of the Dead dinner

Ivory Road Cafe & Kitchen will host a four-course, family-style dinner celebrating the Day of the Dead. Menu highlights include roast duck and beet tostada with marigold, turkey pepian with pork cracklins and Mexican hot chocolate cake with caramel flan and cinnamon churro fillings. Tickets are $45, or $65 with wine pairings.

Reservations are required.

The dinner begins 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 30, at Ivory Road, 1854 Brevard Road, Arden. For details, visit avl.mx/6mj. For reservations, call 828-676-3870.

IAM holiday food drive The Interfaith Assistance Ministry is now accepting turkeys, hams, potatoes, peas, pie crusts, pie filling, cake mixes and other holiday side items for its 2019 holiday food drive. Last year, the group provided holiday meals to nearly 1,500 Henderson County residents in need.

Donations will be accepted through Friday, Dec. 20.

Donations are accepted MondayFriday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at 310 Freeman St. To learn more, visit avl.mx/6mk.

New tea and coffee shops Möge Tea recently opened at 5 Biltmore Ave, taking over the site previously occupied by Jimmy John’s. The global bubble tea brand began in China and now has 300 locations worldwide.

Flavors vary from fresh fruit tea to bubble milk tea. Another new arrival, Olarié Coffeehouse, launched on Oct. 4 at 45 S. French Broad Ave. Stumptown Coffee is the business’s primary roaster. The coffeehouse is also currently working with Wood Burl Coffee and Cooperative Coffee.

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BY ALLI MARSHALL amarshall@mountainx.com With Halloween proper falling midweek, the opportunities to celebrate span several days leading up to and following the quintessential autumnal observance. Costume contests, masquerade parties, ghost tours and otherworldly locales all serve as settings for alter egos to strut their stuff. For more eerie events and spooky spectacles, visit Calendar, Clubland and mountainx.com.

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B • Billed as “Asheville’s best familyfriendly haunt,” The Haunted Trail at Pisgah Brewing Co. returns for its seventh year. Expect a “a heart-pumping walk … with live actors, spooky sounds and spectacular props,” as the brewery’s 28

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150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain.

Wednesday, Oct. 23, to Sunday, Oct. 27, 6:30-9 p.m. $9 in advance for ages 4-9/$11 day of event; $11 in advance for ages 10 and older/$13 day of event; free for children 3 and younger. pisgahbrewing.com

B • It’s hard to argue the chilling effect of young Danny Torrance chanting, “Redrum. Redrum,” in The Shining. The Magnetic Theatre ushers in yet more disturbing moments with its production of The Horror Show: Tales from the Red Room, “a theatrical homage to cinematic horror anthologies,” according to a press release. Local playwrights David Brendan Hopes, Jamieson Ridenhour and Rodney Smith (who also directs) present spooky one-act plays.

375 Depot St. Thursday-Sunday, Oct.

24-26, 7:30 p.m. $23 general/$10 students. themagnetictheatre.org

B • While “longest running haunt in the area” might be a dubious distinction much of the year, come late October, it’s a good accolade to have. The honor goes to Pinhead’s Graveyard, a guided trail walk featuring horror-movie favorites such as Freddy Krueger, Leatherface, Otis and Jeepers Creepers. A less scary option is available for families with young children. 2099 Asheville Highway, Canton. Thursday, Oct. 24, to Saturday, Nov. 2. Times listed on website. $25. pinheadsgraveyard.com

B • Just the name, Haunts and Hollers, is eerie. During the North Asheville Public Library program, appropriate for

ages 10 and older, “ballad-singer Saro Lynch-Thomason shares Appalachian songs and folklore of ghosts, death, magic and mystery,” the event preview reveals.

“Appalachians have long enjoyed tales and songs about the return of the dead, enchanted animals and magic-wielding women.” 1030 Merrimon Ave. Thursday, Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m. Free. avl.mx/56k

Frames and I, The Supplier all take the stage for The Odditorium’s fourth annual Halloween Metal Festival.

The all-ages evening also promises a glow party, costume contest, tarot card readings, a food truck and a Mortal Kombat 11 tournament. 1045 Haywood Road. Saturday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m. $10. ashevilleodditorium.com

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Another of the many stops is “the juke joint that provided entertainment for African American residents and visitors during segregation.” 223 W. State St., Black Mountain. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26, 5:30, 6, 6:30, 7 and 7:30 p.m. $25 members/$35 nonmembers. swannanoavalleymuseum.org

• The Carolina Lowdown Band, featuring Jesse Barry, provides the soundtrack at Pack’s 10th annual Halloween Bash. Music begins at 9:30 p.m., and the party kicks off at 8 p.m. at Pack’s Tavern. Cash prizes will be awarded for the best costumes.

20 S. Spruce St. Saturday, Oct. 26. packstavern.com

B • The Orange Peel and Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. co-host a Halloween Kid-Hop Hooray party with an open dance area, DJ Oso spinning tunes appropriate for all ages, a costume contest, crafts, a bounce house and snacks. 75 Coxe Ave. Saturday, Oct. 26, drop in 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $3-$5. theorangepeel.net

B • More family fun happens at Urban Orchard Cider Co.’s West Asheville location. Among the festivities are a costume parade, doughnut on a string, cookies from OWL Bakery and ciders for the whole family. 210 Haywood Road. Saturday, Oct. 26, 2 p.m. urbanorchardcider.com

B • Later the same day, Urban Orchard’s South Slope location is home to Into the Abyss, celebrating both Halloween and the cider company’s sixth anniversary. Cousin TL, DJ Malinalli and The Free Range DJ all perform, and fire cider flights will be available. 24 Buxton Ave. Noon1 a.m. with shuttles from the West Asheville taproom 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Free. urbanorchardcider.com

B • Musical acts Bleedseason, Eye of the Destroyer, A World of Lies, Fractured

B • “Join the fairy godmothers as they frolic among the good folks,” says a Facebook invite for the Festival of Heroes and Goblin Market at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheater. The lineup includes a marquee steel sword tournament by the Warriors of Ash, a medieval battle and dancing by SCA Barony of Hawkwood, Balkan folk band Black Sea Beat Society, Finnish folk band Slack Bird, arts, crafts, food and more. 92 Gay St. Saturday, Oct. 26, noon-10 p.m. Free. avl.mx/6l4

B • “Hope you gals and guys and best pals can ride a wave to Ole Shakey’s Getaway for cocktails and corpses,” says the invite for the The Haunted Beach Party. Attendees to the LGBTQAI+ celebration are encouraged to interpret the theme in costume anyway that suits, from vintage surf vibes to Halloween chic. “Tropical drink specials and beach food will be available for purchase,” the invite continues, and “DJ Drrrrty Dishes’ thrilling, chilling music will fill the night air.” 790 Riverside Drive. Saturday, Oct. 26, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Proceeds benefit Stonewall Sports Asheville and the Blue Ridge Pride Community Partner Fund. oleshakeys.com

B • The Haunted Grove House Inferno returns for a 12th consecutive year.

Three floors of dancing boast themed areas (Enchanted Forest, Disembodied Heretics and Spider Chasm among them) as well as four DJs and a costume contest with cash prizes. One ticket

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624 Townsend Road, Hendersonville.

Open through Thursday, Oct. 31, 6:3010:30 p.m. $25 general/$40 “fast pass.” nchauntedfarm.com

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11 Grove St. Saturday, Oct. 26, 9 p.m. $20 advance/$25 at the door. avl.mx/6mo

B • As part of its free movies series, The Orange Peel screens Hocus Pocus, a 1993 film about a trio of witches, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. 101 Biltmore Ave. Monday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. Free. theorangepeel.net

B • Dance community Swing Asheville makes this suggestion: “Grab your finest disguise and head to The BLOCK off Biltmore for our annual Halloween Dance featuring The Low-Down Sires.”

The six-piece traditional jazz outfit has performed all over the East Coast but calls Asheville home. 39 S. Market St. Tuesday, Oct. 29. Intermediate class at 7 p.m., beginner class at 8 p.m., $10/$8 Swing Asheville members; dance at 9 p.m., $5; late-night blues dance at 11 p.m., $2 suggested donation. swingasheville.com

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Ave. Tuesday, Oct. 29, 6:30 p.m. $35. mysterymenproductions.com

B • “Witness the spectacle of beloved friends and community members turning into damn rock stars before your very eyes,” says the Facebook invite for the annual Halloween Cover Band Show, which benefits Asheville Prison Books and Tranzmission Prison Project. While the tribute acts were yet to be named at press time, wild sets are promised for the all-ages show at The Mothlight, 701 Haywood Road. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m. $5-$25 sliding scale. themothlight.com

B • Downtown Hendersonville readies for Treat Street Carnival with a costume contest (including a pet category), Sid the Surf’s DJ party and inflatables, plus, adds a press release, “a Halloween themed outdoor movie and performances in the spirit of Día de Los Muertos.” The festivities begin at 5 p.m. with trick-or-treating along Main Street. Thursday, Oct. 31. downtownHendersonville.org

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• Not for the easily intimidated, The Haunted Farm’s DEATHYARD promises “55 minutes of fear and scares.” A press release for the Hendersonville-located, self-guided experience asks, “Ever wondered what happened to all those missing folks in Henderson County?” The answer will be revealed at “the treacher-

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• Can you go for Hall & Oates’ “I Can’t Go for That”? Then a Yacht Rock Halloween at Isis Music Hall might be your jam. It might also be your nightmare: equally appropriate for All Hallows Eve. Local Steely Dan tribute band/supergroup Dirty Logic leads the shipshape party. The 11-piece collective includes members from Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, Empire Strikes Brass, Jesse Barry and the Jam, The Juan Benevides Group and more. 743 Haywood Road. Thursday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m., $20. isisasheville.com

B • “I danced myself into the tomb,” sang T. Rex, and that might be the idea for the Spooktacular Soiree at Haiku I Do. The costume dance party includes sets from DJs Bowie, Brett Rock and Cotton Candy as well as Captain Hyperdrive, and Trillium Dance Company serves as vibe ambassadors to “enhance the night with a special performance.” 26 Sweeten Creek Road. Thursday, Oct. 31. Families and trick-or-treaters get in free 6-8 p.m.

The 21-and-over party begins at 9 p.m.; those who arrive in costume get a discount at the door. $10. avl.mx/6jp

B • While the program has not been announced for the Land of the Sky Symphonic Band’s Halloween Spooktacular at White Horse Black Mountain, the 43-piece communitybased collective of amateur and professional musicians is known for its seasonal concerts. “Ticket holders are encouraged to wear creative costumes to the show in the spirit of Halloween,” says a press release, with prizes awarded for the most original get-up. 105 Montreat Road, Black Mountain. Thursday, Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m. $15 advance/$18 day of show. whitehorseblackmountain.com

B • Asheville Music Hall gears up for a Halloween Hometown Throwdown with local acts Travers Brothership and April B. & The Cool. Twin brothers Eric and Kyle Travers and their

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HAUNT-HOP: The Secret Agency brings a 23 Ring Circus to The Orange Peel. Along with bboys, balloon animals, jugglers and hula-hoopers, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo will debut the new track “Ain’t No Party Like Halloween.” Photo courtesy of The Secret Agency namesake rock, funk and soul outfit will perform two sets, one the debut of a new Primus/Frank Zappa tribute. 31 Patton Ave. Thursday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m. $12 advance/$15 day of show. ashevillemusichall.com

B • Halloween has its queens: Elvira, Morticia Addams and Lily Munster among them. If there were a king (besides the obvious Nosferatu), Unknown Hinson would make a fine candidate. The psychobilly vampire is the brainchild of singer-songwriter, comedian and actor Stuart Daniel Baker. But Hinson has taken on a life of his own, including circus sideshow work, prison time, 19 paternity suits, grave robbing and songs with a cult following. He returns to The Grey Eagle for a Halloween Extravaganza with country/blues duo Barnyard Stompers.

185 Clingman Ave. Thursday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m. $20. thegreyeagle.net

B • The Asheville Ballroom & Dance Centre celebrates Dia de los Muertos with a weekend’s worth of dancing. The Halloween Dance Festival includes rhythm, smooth, Latin, standard, showcase and theatrical dances along with a Halloween Dance Spooktacular and Mayhem at the Ballroom. 291 Sweeten Creek Road. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2. ashevilleballroom.net

B • Prolong the celebration: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and Firecracker Jazz Band bring a 23 Ring Circus to The Orange Peel. The show entails a b-boy dancing crew along with “jugglers from The Runaway Circus, MelMac the hulahoop alien queen, Juan Holladay and crew twisting balloons [and] The Hop scooping ice cream,” the kid-hop artist says. A Halloween costume contest is on the bill, and Skidoo and company will debut a new song, “which mixes together Edvard Greig’s ‘Hall of the Mountain King’ and Tchaikovsky’s ‘March of the Sugar Plum Fairy’ into a NOLA-style swinging Halloween anthem” as well as The Secret Agency — a new phase in the Skidoo experience. 101 Biltmore Ave. Saturday, Nov. 2, noon. $10. theorangepeel.net

B • The Mountainside Theatre, known for its productions of Unto These Hills, offers something different for Halloween. Producer Brian Clowdus’ The Sleepy Hollow Experience is “an immersive theatrical nightmare,” according to a press release. “Enter into the world of the classic Washington Irving tale with a fresh and horrifying new spin as the audience becomes part of the action.” 688 Drama Road, Cherokee. Through Sunday, Nov. 3, Thursday-Sunday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. $35 adults/$25 children ages 12 and younger. cherokeehistorical.org X MOUNTAINX.COM

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PARKS AND REC Comedian Cliff Cash on living his best life “Comedy can be powerful, and it can change people’s thought process,” says comedian Cliff Cash. But, even though much of his stand-up material revolves around his liberal viewpoints, including anti-racist and pro-LGBT stands, he’s not interested in beating anyone over the head with his opinion — he wants his audience to have a good time. “I also think part of the power is just making people be present for an hour,” he says.

Cash will perform at The Grey Eagle on Tuesday, Oct. 29, as part of a regional tour — an abbreviated version of last year’s Blue Ridge Parkway Comedy Tour during which he logged 590 miles on the parkway, playing in seven cities.

A North Carolina native and former Ashevillean, Cash now lives mainly on the road. “I’ll get as many shows strung together as I can in a region,” he explains. “Then, if I have four or

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WAYFINDING: Comedian Cliff Cash, a former Ashevillean, has seen 47 states and 44 national parks. His goal is to visit all 61. “If I had a brand, I’d want that to be factored into it,” he says. He also wants to make a name for himself as a comic and has been steadily working toward that goal. Photo by Adam Gilbert five days off, I’ll go out into the wilderness and I’ll camp and hike.” Cash has seen 47 states and 44 national parks. His goal is to visit all 61 parks.

“If I had a brand, I’d want that to be factored into it,” he says. Cash often posts photos of sunsets, waterfalls and other nature scapes. He hopes “it encourages people to disconnect a little more often and go out and see something beautiful. There’s just so much beauty, no matter where you live,” he says. “There’s massive waterfalls in Alabama, there’s caverns, there’s rapids in Florida. Some of the coolest parks I’ve been in are in Ohio. … I’m trying to create social media content that reminds people of some of that.”

Cash’s general life message, he says, is about shifting priorities: “Focusing less on stuff, physical attachments, and more on not just being alive but really living life.”

Growing up, Cash was always the class clown. “My dad was funny,” he remembers. “Seeing him make my mom laugh and make my siblings laugh — from

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a young age, I was conscious that was important to me. I deliberately worked at it.” Stand-up is a skill that must be honed, but videos of the comedian display his comfort onstage and his ability to work the room.

His start, Cash says, was when “I did an open mic, and it went really well.” After that, “It just took other people believing in me to do it on a professional level.”

One of those supporters was the comedian’s mother. Because she’s conservative, Cash had avoided sharing his material with her. But, after releasing an hourlong YouTube video, “I had a deep, gut-wrenching fear about my parents hearing it,” he admits. When Cash’s mother finally did stumble upon the video and called him about it. “She said, ‘I wish you wouldn’t talk that way … but I think you’re funny enough to be famous,’” he remembers. “That was a big step in comedy, for me.”

The family, and the conservative ideas around which Cash was raised, figure into his stand-up. He has a particularly poignant bit about his sister — who was

shunned by their parents after she came out — dropping everything to be with their father during his terminal illness. “It was the most Christlike thing I’ve ever seen,” Cash says in his show. A beat. “That’s why it’s such a bummer that she’s going to hell.”

In fact, Cash credits his sister for his open-minded perspective. “It probably would have happened anyway — just going to college and reading books and having a diverse social network,” he says. But when his sister revealed she was gay, “It strengthened my resolve. … You might let someone get away with saying something you think is unkind or ignorant, but you’re less likely to let them get away with it if you think they’re saying it about your sister.”

Cash’s brother, novelist Wiley Cash, shares a left-leaning worldview, sense of humor and drive for creative expression. The brothers both attended UNC Asheville, where Wiley is now a professor and the writer-inresidence. “I went for about 45 minutes, and I was like, ‘This is hard!’”

Cliff jokes. “Then my brother decided to become class president.”

But on a more serious note, he points out that watching Wiley work toward his goal of becoming a novelist (now a New York Times bestseller) was deeply inspiring. Cliff, too, grappled with making his dream a reality. “I spent a lot of my adult life feeling real out of place. …

Living within conventions goes against my spirit,” he says. Comedy allowed him to “do what I want, go where I want. … It’s a lot of hard work, but it doesn’t feel like a job,” he says.

Cliff came to realize that some of his challenges, such as insomnia, depression and anxiety, could be harnessed to feed his comedy work and to find meaning in confusion and chaos. Or racism. Or North Carolina legislation such as House Bill 2, about which he was able to express his outrage onstage.

“Once you find the thing you’re meant to do, you owe it to yourself to do it,” Cliff says. He adds, only halfjoking, “I’ve never been more broke, but I’ve never been happier.” X

WHO Cliff Cash WHERE The Grey Eagle 185 Clingman Ave. thegreyeagle.com WHEN Tuesday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m. $12 advance/$15 day of show

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The Rocky Horror Show Even the most casual pop culture consumer is aware of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and its midnight shadowcast experiences. But what about the original stage production that inspired the now-ubiquitous 1975 film? Remove “Picture” from the title, return the story from a screen to a theater and you get The Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien’s cult-favorite musical. Still present are newly engaged Janet and Brad, the self-proclaimed “sweet transvestite from Transsexual Transylvania” scientist Dr. FrankN-Furter and his titular muscular creation of male perfection. Ditto for the songs, which will be performed on Saturday, Oct. 26, at The Grey Eagle with a live backing band.

Organized by locally based Lyle Laney Productions, The Rocky Horror Show revs up at 7 p.m with an encore presentation at 10 p.m. $30. Prop bags for audience participation are $5. thegreyeagle.com. Photo by Rose Pillmore Photography

1349 As the days grow shorter and darkness descends at an earlier hour, a matching soundtrack is in order. Enter 1349, a Norwegian black metal band and self-professed slingers of “aural hellfire” whose name is a nod to the year the Black Death reached the musicians’ home shores. Touring in support of its seventh LP, The Infernal Pathway, which “promises a journey through chaos and madness, darkness and peril, terror and annihilation,” 1349 stops by The Mothlight on Saturday, Oct. 26. Griming up the stage in advance of the headliner, at the jolly hour of 8 p.m., will be fellow metal acolytes Uada (from Portland, Ore.), Cloak (from Atlanta) and Black Mountain Hunger (from right in our Asheville backyard). $17 advance/$20 day of show. themothlight.com. Photo by Dmitry Valberg

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Ann Patchett Not content after 2016’s Commonwealth, arguably her best work to date, author Ann Patchett returns with The Dutch House. Set at the end of World War II, the novel centers on Cyril Conroy and his efforts to raise his family from rags to riches by building a real estate empire. In hopes of surprising his wife, he purchases the titular expansive estate in the Philadelphia suburbs and unwittingly catalyzes the undoing of everyone he holds dear. Touching on such themes as sibling bonds, inheritance, love, forgiveness and the various masks people wear, The Dutch House should further solidify Patchett’s status as one of modern fiction’s greatest writers. Malaprop’s and the Great Smokies Writing Program at UNC Asheville bring her to Jubilee! Community Church for a reading on Saturday, Oct. 26, at noon. $32.50 includes a signed copy of the book. malaprops.com.

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For the past six years, the New York City-based string quartet ETHEL and Native American storyteller/musician/ luthier Robert Mirabal have collaborated on works inspired by ceremonies dedicated to the sun. Now, they’ve turned their attention to water as the embodiment of spirit and its crucial role in life with the cross-cultural concert experience, The River. A flow of music, narrative and ritual, the performance seeks to honor and evoke Native American traditions through contemporary musical approaches. Crafted in retreat at Mirabal’s home in the Taos Pueblo, each player brought original musical or poetic works, blending influences from Hawaii, Arizona and Mexico, plus South American, African and Asian countries. The River winds its way to Western Carolina University’s Bardo Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. $15 adults/$10 seniors and WCU faculty and staff/$5 students. arts.wcu.edu.

Photo of Mirabal by Curry Images

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THE MOMENT OF TRUTH: Join the Friends of the North Carolina Room and researcher Benjamin Porter as he examines the work of longtime Asheville photographer Herbert Pelton, famous for his panoramas. The Panoramic Photos of Herbert Pelton: Asheville 1905-1930, is planned for Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. at Pack Memorial Library. Photo courtesy of NC Room (p. 35)

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ART BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • Emerging artist showcase featuring students of artist Bob Travers. Held at Fairview Public Library, Fairview • SA (10/26), 2pm - A watercolor class with local artist Joan Doyle for teens over 15 and adults.

Materials provided. Free.

Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • TU (10/29), 6:30pm - Large format puppet hands and small props workshop to support our theme for the Asheville Holiday Parade. Free.

Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • WE (10/30), 6pm Benjamin Porter presents on long-time Asheville photographer Herbert Pelton, famous for his panoramic shots. Free.

Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. FALL DECOR STRING ART • TH (10/24), 7-9pm Make & Mingle Series: Crafting event for adults to make fall decor string art and socialize with refreshments. $25. Held at Asheville Museum of Science, 43 Patton Ave.

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HOT SPRINGS PAINTOUT & RETREAT • TH (10/24) through SU (10/27) - Daily artist retreat to paint locations along the French Broad River, sponsored by Preserving A Picturesque America. Meet at 8-9am or 1-1:15pm. Information: 828-273-5383 or scott@ preservationthroughart. org. Held at Artisun Gallery, 16 Andrews Ave. S., Hot Springs MARVELOUS MONDAY STUDIOS • MONDAYS, 9:30am12:30pm or 1-4pm - Marvelous Mondays, beginner and up, includes watercolor, oils, acrylics, drawing and mixed media. Registration required. $27 and up.

Held at 310 ART, 191 Lyman St., #310 TIM BARNWELL PRESENTS ‘TIDE RUNNERS’ • TH (10/24), 6pm - Tim Barnwell presents his photography book, Tide Runners: Shrimping and Fishing on the Carolinas and Georgia Coast. Free to attend. Held at Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe, 55 Haywood St.

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS BEAVERDAM STUDIO TOUR • SA (10/26), 10am-5pm & SU (10/27), noon-5pm -

Self-guided tour of artist studios in Beaverdam.

Maps available online.

Free to attend.

BREVARD’S 4TH FRIDAY GALLERY WALK • 4th FRIDAYS, 5-8pm - Brevard 4th Friday gallery walk with open galleries, art stores, restaurants, live music and refreshments.

Free to attend. Held in Downtown Brevard and at Transylvania Community Arts Council, 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard HOT WORKS FINE ART SHOW • SA (10/26) & SU (10/27), 10am-5pm - Juried, outdoor, fine art and fine craft show with over 130 artist vendors.

Free to attend. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St. THE WEAVE POP-UP MARKET • SA (10/26), 10am-4pm - Art and craft market with over 25 local artists.

Free to attend. Held at Salvaterra Pottery, 30 Cole Road, Weaverville WOODCARVING COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION • SA (10/26), 9am-5pm & SU (10/27), 9am-4pm - Western North Carolina Carvers annual woodcarving competition and exhibition. Registration for participants: Saturday, Oct. 26, 9-10:30am.

Free to attend/$15 to participate. Held at Folk Art Center, MP 382, Blue Ridge Parkway

AUDITIONS & CALL TO ARTISTS 'CHRISTMAS BELLES' • SU (10/27) & MO (10/28), 7-9pm - Open auditions for the production of Christmas Belles. See website for more information: TheBrevardLittleTheatre. org. Held at Brevard Little Theatre, 55 E. Jordan St., Brevard 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 • 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, 145 5th Ave. E., Hendersonville

DANCE OCTOBER COUNTRY DANCE W/ TWO STEP DANCE LESSON (PD.) Friday, October 25th, 7 to 10:30pm at Asheville Ballroom. Two-Step lesson 7 to 8pm. Dancing 8 to 10:30pm. No partner necessary. Dance your favorite dances to modern Country music. Bottled water & desert included. Online registration discount by

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October 24th $11: after October 24th and at the door: $13. 828-333-0715, www.DanceForLife.net WORTHAM CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 18 Biltmore Ave., 828257-4530, worthamarts.org • WEDNESDAYS until (11/27), 5:30pm - Pantomime course with Otto Vazquez, traditional pantomime done to music.

Registration: avl.mx/6m9.

Free in Oct./$10 in Nov. Held in Henry LeBrun Studio.

• TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS until (11/26), noon - Ballet Discovery for Adults with Heidi Longwith, is for adult beginner or intermediate.

Registration: avl.mx/6m5.

Free in Oct./$10 in Nov. Held in Henry LeBrun Studio.

• MONDAYS until (11/25), noon - Office Worker's Warm Up with Coco Palmer Dolce helps relieve stress by releasing back, neck and shoulders.

Registration: avl.mx/6m2.

Free in Oct./$12 in Nov. Held in Henry LeBrun Studio.

• MONDAYS until (11/11), 4pm - Story Choreography with Barrie Barton, personal exploration and community collaboration through weaving story with movement. Registration: avl.mx/6ma. Free in Oct./$15 in Nov. Held in Henry LeBrun Studio.

• TUESDAYS until (12/3), 5:30pm - Hip Hop 101 with Otto Vazquez, popular social dances.

Registration: avl.mx/6mb.

Free in Oct./$10 in Nov. Held in Henry LeBrun Studio.

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. www.skinnybeatsdrums. com 'ENGLISHMAN IN NC' • SA (10/26), 8pm - Englishman in NC, concert.

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Tickets: danielsage.com. $25/kids free. Held at Bo Thomas Auditorium, Blue Ridge Community College, 180 W. Campus Drive, Flat Rock 40TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT • SU (10/27), 3:30pm Anniversary celebration concert with over 90 musicians. $12/Free for students & children. Held at Lipinsky Auditorium at UNC Asheville, 300 Library Lane ALASDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS CONCERT • SA (10/26), 7:30pm - Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, fiddle and cello concert. $25/$20 advance. Held at Madison County Arts Council, 90 S. Main St., Marshall 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 ASHEVILLE DRUM CIRCLE • FRIDAYS, 6-9:50pm Asheville outdoor drum circle. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. CLINT BLACK CONCERT • TH (10/24), 8pm - Clint Black country music concert. Tickets: uscellularcenterasheville. com. $37 and up. Held at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, 87 Haywood St. HAUNTS AND HOLLERS • TH (10/24), 6:30pm - Ballad singer Saro Lynch-Thomason shares Appalachian songs and folklore of ghosts, death, magic, and mystery. Free.

Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. HWA-JIN KIM IN CONCERT • FR (10/25), 7-9pm Hwa-Jin Kim, classical piano concert. $20. Held at Lipinsky Auditorium at UNC Asheville, 300 Library Lane JAZZ SHOWCASE • SA (10/26), 2pm - Jazz showcase featuring the Trio Law and Queen Bee

and the Honeylovers playing jazz from the 30s, 40s and 50s. $15. Held at Triskelion Brewery, 340 7th Ave E., Hendersonville LIBERTY CORNER HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONCERT SU (10/27), 3-5pm - Proceeds at this family-friendly Halloween costume concert with live music by string band, Pretty Little Goat, benefit Liberty Corner Enterprises. Prizes for best adult costumes. $10.

Held at The Wedge at Foundation, 5 Foundy St.

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MABUHAY BLUE RIDGE • FR (10/25), 6pm Filipino American history month program, Mabuhay Blue Ridge, isan evening of traditional dance, music, and poetry as well as a history of the Filipino experience. Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road MOUNTAIN MUSIC AND STORYTELLING WITH JOE PENLAND • TH (10/24), 7pm - Keeping the Fires Burning series, Mountain Music and Storytelling with Joe Penland, the 10th generation balladeer and cultural treasure from Madison County. $15. Held at Bo Thomas Auditorium, Blue Ridge Community College, 180 W. Campus Drive, Flat Rock OLE TYME PICKERS FRIDAY BLUEGRASS • 2nd & 4th FRIDAYS, 7pm - Ole Tyme Pickers, bluegrass concert. Free.

Held at Big Willow Community Building, Willow Road, Hendersonville SLY GROG OPEN MIC • SUNDAYS, 7pm - Openmic for storytellers, poets, musicians and all kinds of performance artists. Sign ups at 6:30pm. Free to attend. Held at Sly Grog Lounge, 271 Haywood St. THE RIVER • TH (10/24), 7:30pm The River, a collaboration between ETHEL, string quartet, and Robert Mirabal, Native American musician and instrument maker. $15. Held at The WCU Bardo Arts Center, 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD ANDREW RIPPEON PRESENTS 'LETTERS TO JARGON' • WE (10/30), 7pm Andrew Rippeon presents the book, Letters to Jargon. Free. Held at Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center, 120 College St. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • TU (10/29), 7pm - Zoe Rhine, Laura Gaskin and Betsy Murray present their book, Hidden History of Asheville. Free to attend. Held at Fairview Public Library, Fairview • TH (10/31), 6-7:30pm – Hear men read aloud Eve Ensler's, The Apology. Free. Held at West Asheville Public Library, 942 Haywood Road CELESTE HEADLEE PRESENTS 'WE NEED TO TALK' • MO (10/28), 6pm Celeste Headlee discusses civil discourse, the art of conversation and empathy. Book signing for We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter at 7pm in Illusions room at University Center.

Free to attend. Held at AK Hinds University Center, Memorial Drive, Cullowhee HAINT TALES SA (10/26), 7pm Haint Tales, local ghost stories with Byron Ballard. $10-$20. Held at The Mother Grove Temple, 70 Woodfin St.

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MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-2546734, malaprops.com • WE (10/23), 6pm - UNC Press presents Daniel S. Pierce, author of Tar Heel Lightnin’: How Secret Stills and Fast Cars Made North Carolina the Moonshine Capital of the World. Free to attend.

• MO (10/28), 6pm - Mark Barr presents his book, Watershed. Free to attend.

• MO (10/28), 7pm Discussion of Lost in the Funhouse by John Barth.

Free to attend.

• TU (10/29), 6pm - Emily Wallace presents her

book, Road Sides: An Illustrated Companion to Dining and Driving in the American South, in conversation with Ronni Lundy. Free to attend.

Show, film screening with live performance. $15/$5 students. Held at The WCU Bardo Arts Center, 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee

READING BY WALLY LAMB • TU (10/29), 7pm - Wally Lamb, much awarded writer of fiction and non-fiction, is the current UNCA Goodman Endowed Visiting Artist and will read from some of his books. Free. Held at Highsmith Student Union, 1 University Heights

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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 THE ASHEVILLE MOTH GRANDSLAM • MO (10/28), 8pm GrandSLAM, storytelling

by Moth Podcast champions. $25. Held at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave.

THEATER 'A DOLL’S HOUSE: PART 2' • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (10/23) until (11/17) - A Doll’s House: Part 2. Wed.-Sat.: 7:30pm.

Sun: 2pm. Additional Shows on SA (11/9) & SA (11/16), 2pm. $18-$36.

Held at North Carolina Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane DEEP DIVE WITH DIFFERENT STROKES! • TUESDAYS until (11/26), 1:30pm - Deep Dive with Different Strokes!: Character Study and Script Analysis with Stephanie Hickling Beckman.

Registration: avl.mx/6m6.

Free in Oct./$12 in Nov. Held in Henry LeBrun Studio, Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave. 'ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW' • SA (10/26), 7pm & 10pm - Rocky Horror Picture Show, musical with live band. $30. Held at The Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave. • TH (10/31), 7:30pm - Rocky Horror Picture

• FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (11/3) - The Addams Family, musical. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm, Sun.: 2pm. $30.

Held at Hendersonville Community Theatre, 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville ‘THE HEADLESS HESSIAN OF SLEEPY HOLLOW’

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8:30pm - WVL Radio Theater presents The Headless Hessian of Sleepy Hollow, horror. $20 in advance/$15 student. Held at Isis Music Hall & Kitchen 743, 743 Haywood Road ‘THE HORROR SHOW: TALES FROM THE RED ROOM’ • THURSDAY through SATURDAY (10/24) until (10/27), 7:30pm - The Horror Show: Tales from the Red Room, an homage to cinematic horror anthologies. $23/$10 students. Held at The Magnetic Theatre, 375 Depot St. 'THE TURN OF THE SCREW' • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (10/24) until (11/2) - The Turn of the Screw, thriller. Wed. & Thurs.: 7:30pm. Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun.: 2pm.

Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. $20 and up. Held at Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Highway 225, Flat Rock '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 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

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CLUBLAND BROWN MOUNTAIN BOTTLEWORKS NC Songsmiths Tour: Kathryn O'Shea & Patrick Sylvester, 7:30PM CRAFT CENTRIC TAPROOM AND BOTTLESHOP Music Bingo, 7:30PM CROW & QUILL Big Dawg Slingshots Western Swing, 10:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Old Gold w/ DJ Jasper (soul 'n' rock 'n' roll), 10:00PM FLEETWOOD'S LUSUS, Earth Collider, Busted Chops, 9:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER True Home Open Mic, 6:30PM FUNKATORIUM Gypsy Jazz feat. Stave Karla & Friends, 6:00PM

PRACTICE WHAT YOU TEACH: Disability advocate GaeLynn Lea won NPR’s 2016 Tiny Desk Concert with her haunting folk-pop submission, “Someday We’ll Linger in the Sun.” The singer-songwriter and violinist from Duluth, Minn., was born with brittle bone disease. She began playing music after a teacher encouraged her to adapt her performance style — she holds her violin upright, like a cello. Lea returns to Western North Carolina for a performance at Feed & Seed in Fletcher on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 6 p.m. Free. feedandseednc.com. Photo by Monika Lawrence

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 12 BONES BREWERY Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis,(African folk music), 8:00PM ALLEY CAT SOCIAL CLUB Karaoke hosted by Kari215, 8:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Old Time Jam, 5:00PM ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY Dance Party w/ Peggy Ratusz & Paula Hanke, 8:00PM

FUNKATORIUM Grass at the Funk feat.

The Saylor Brothers, 6:30PM HAZEL ROBINSON AMPHITHEATRE The Nude Party, 6:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 EG Vines & Natalie Royal, 7:00PM Live From WVL Radio Theater: The Headless Hessian of Sleepy Hollow, 8:30PM

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LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ TimO, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM

ASHEVILLE CLUB Live Jazz Trio, 7:00PM

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

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR AGB Open Mic, 6:30PM

ODDITORIUM Bad Banker, Seven and a Half Giraffe, 9:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open Mic hosted by Billy Owens, 7:00PM

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

CORK & KEG 3 Cool Cats, 7:30PM CROW & QUILL Black Sea Beat Society Eastern European & Middle Eastern Dance Party, 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Western Wednesday w/ live Honky Tonk, 9:00PM FLEETWOOD'S Free Wednesday w/ Aunt Vicki, 8:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Latin Dance Night w/ DJ Oscar (Bachatta, Merengue, Salsa), 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING CO. French Broad Valley Music Association Mountain Music Jam, 6:00PM

SLY GROG LOUNGE Weird Wed Jam, 9:00PM 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 Get Right Band, 6:00PM THE 63 TAPHOUSE Weekly 9 Ball Tournament (sign ups at 7:00 p.m.), 8:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Extinction Rebellion Benefit (art raffle, music), 6:00PM THE CASUAL PINT Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser feat. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Trivia 6:00PM THE GOLDEN FLEECE Scots-Baroque ChamberFolk w/ The Tune Shepherds, 7:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Reverend Finster, 5:00PM Artikal Sound System w/ Vana Liya & Gabo Fayuca, 8:00PM THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Live Music on the Rooftop, 9:00PM TOWN PUMP David Bryan's Open Mic, 9:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Music Bingo, 8:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 David Olney, 7:00PM Adam Ezra Group, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM Quizzo Pub Trivia, 7:30PM LAZY DIAMOND 80's INVASION, 10:00PM

LIVING ROOM SHOW Chris Staples Living Room Show, 7:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM LOCAL 604 BOTTLE SHOP Vinyl Record Night (bring yours to share!), 8:00PM ODDITORIUM Party Foul Drag Circus, 9:00PM

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ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM The Paul Tosh Reggae Rebels, 10:00PM

EVERY THURSDAY at 7:30PM

ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: 5J Barrow, 8:00PM OWB Downtown: Lenny Pettinelli, 9:00PM

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ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: One World Family Band, 9:00PM ORCHARD AT ALTAPASS Randy Flack, 1:45PM PULP Slice Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Jeff Anders & Justin Burrell, 8:00PM

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THE OFFICE TV BINGE WATCHING PARTY FREE DINNER FRIDAY AT 5PM WHILE SUPPLIES LAST Food provided by NY Butcher Shop

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Pleasure Chest, (blues, rock, soul), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY The Build (Tony Willingham), 8:00PM ASHEVILLE CLUB Live Cello, 7:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray and the Space Cooties, 7:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Chase Makai of Nahko and Medicine for the People, 9:00PM AMBROSE WEST G.A.M.E. (Grateful Asheville Music Experience), 8:00PM BEN'S TUNE UP Offended! Comedy Open Mic, 9:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Matt Sellars, 7:00PM BO THOMAS AUDITORIUM Mountain Music & Storytelling w/ Joe Penland, 7:00PM BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Cider Cinema: Hocus Pocus, 7:00PM

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10th Annual Fri ght Night Bash THU. 10/24 SAT. 10/26

Jeff Anders & Justin Burrell (acoustic rock)

FRI. 10/25

Fright Night Bash

DJ RexxStep

Asheville’s Largest Halloween Party

SAT. 10/26

Live Music Cash Prizes for Best Costume $5 at the door starting at 8pm

(dance hits, pop)

Carolina Lowdown Band featuring Jesse Berry (classic rock, dance)

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

THU 10/24 7:00PM–DAVID OLNEY 8:30PM–ADAM EZRA GROUP

FRI 10/25 7:00PM–JENNER FOX & GREG KLYMA

POLANCO RESTAURANT Ultra Lounge: Food, Music, Lounge w/ DJ Phantome Pantone, 10:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Sally & George, 7:30PM SALVAGE STATION Give!Local 2019 Kickoff Party, 5:30PM SANCTUARY BREWING CO. Billy Litz, 7:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Blowboater, Yeller, Starcrushed, Grey Heron, Charli Jasper, 9:00PM SOVEREIGN KAVA

SUN 10/27 6:00PM–RECKLESS SAINTS 7:30PM–GRIFFIN HOUSE

TUE 10/29 7:30PM–TUESDAY BLUEGRASS WITH KRISTI COX

WED 10/30 7:00PM–KELLY HUNT FEAT. STAS’ HEANEY

THU 10/31

DINNER MENU TIL 9:30PM LATE NIGHT MENU TIL 12AM

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ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY Drayton & Friends followed by LatinX Dance Party, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE CLUB Live Classical Guitar, 7:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Mr Jimmy Hosts The Big City Blues Jam, 8:00PM

BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE Dinah's Daydream (Gypsy jazz), 7:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Tea Cup Thursdays w/ Oil -N-Water feat.

Datrian Johnson, Terry Letman and Duane Simpson, 8:00PM

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

THE BARRELHOUSE Ter-rific Trivia, 7:00PM

CAPELLA ON 9 @ THE AC HOTEL DJ Dance Party w/ Phantom Pantone DJ Collective (rotating DJ's), 9:00PM

THE GREY EAGLE Comedian DeAnne Smith, 7:00PM Boombox w/ BomBassic, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Roaring Lions (jazz), 9:00PM THE MAGNETIC THEATRE The Magnetic Theatre presents The Horror Show: Tales from the Red Room, 7:30PM

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THE WCU BARDO ARTS CENTER The River: ETHEL and Robert Mirabal in Concert, 7:30PM

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5 WALNUT WINE BAR Eleanor Underhill & Friends, (Americana, soul), 9:00PM

THE 63 TAPHOUSE Weekly 8 Ball Tournament (sign ups at 7:00 p.m.), 8:00PM

THE SOCIAL LOUNGE Pimps of Pompe (Gypsy jazz hip hop), 9:00PM

9:00PM–DIRTY LOGIC - HALLOWEEN YACHT ROCK DANCE PARTY

B

STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Acoustic Jam, 6:30PM

Party, 8:00PM

7:00PM–CHATHAM RABBITS 8:30PM–INTIMATE SOLO PERFORMANCE BY JONATHAN WILSON WITH GUEST THE DEAD TONGUES

27 CLUB Hocus Pocus Spooky Dance Party, 10:00PM

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Illanthropy and Friends: An Immersive Halloween Experience, 10:00PM

B Pumpkin Carving

8:30PM–THE TULSA MUSIC REVUE FEAT. JOHN FULLBRIGHT, PAUL BENJAMAN & JACOB TOVAR W/ MADI CARR OPENING SAT 10/26

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25

THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Clint Black: Still… Killin’ Time 30th Anniversary Tour, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Fustics, 10:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Acoustic Karaoke, 10:00PM

B

BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Riyen Roots, 6:00PM

CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Into the Fog, 7:00PM CORK & KEG One Leg Up, 8:30PM CROW & QUILL Firecracker Jazz Band New Orleans Style Party Jazz, 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Rotating Rock 'n' Soul DJs, 10:00PM FINES CREEK COMMUNITY CENTER

B Haunted House of Horrors, 5:00PM

FLEETWOOD'S Jeremy and The Clones, Spowder, Kreamy 'Lectric Santa, 9:00PM FUNKATORIUM

B Dark Arts Release

Party (music, aerial arts, face painting), 5:00PM GASTRO PUB AT HOPEY DOWNTOWN The Mic is Open hosted

by Heather Taylor, 7:00PM

WED

23 GINGER'S REVENGE Freewheelin' Mamas (country, bluegrass, blues, folk), 7:30PM

OLE SHAKEY'S

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Fridays feat. members of Phuncle Sam acoustic, 5:30PM

B The Haunting of

Highland Hill Halloween Party, 5:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Jenner Fox & Greg Klyma, 7:00PM The Tulsa Music Revue featuring: John Fullbright, Paul Benjaman & Jacob Tovar w/ Madi Carr opening, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Irish Session, 3:00PM Big Dawg Slingshots, 9:00PM LAZOOM ROOM LaZoom Comedy: Sam Adam Mamawala (Friday), 9:30PM LAZY DIAMOND Nu Disco w/ DJ Strongmagnumopus, 10:00PM LIPINSKY AUDITORIUM AT UNC ASHEVILLE Hwa-Jin Kim in Concert, 7:00PM LIQUEFY Les Amis (African folk music), 8:30PM LOBSTER TRAP Hot Club of Asheville, 6:30PM LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE Friday Night Live Music Series, 8:00PM LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE BILTMORE PARK Friday Night Live Music Series, 8:00PM MAD CO BREW HOUSE Stephen Evans, 6:00PM MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ WOODFIN Gene Holdway, 7:00PM

B Friday the 25th w/

DJ Audio & Brent Brown, 9:00PM

B Illanthropy & Friends: An Immersive Halloween Experience, 10:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB Downtown: Dreads for Brains, 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Mt. Joy w/ Susto, 9:00PM ORCHARD AT ALTAPASS Sam McKinney, 1:45PM PACK'S TAVERN DJ RexxStep (dance party), 9:30PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR The Realtorz, 7:00PM PINHEAD'S GRAVEYARD

B Pinhead's Graveyard Outdoor Haunted House, 8:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY

B The Haunted Trail

(family fun trail), 6:30PM The Trainjumpers, 8:00PM REUTER YMCA

B Monster Mash

& Costume Contest, 6:30PM RUSTIC GRAPE WINE BAR Robin Lewis (folk singersongwriter), 7:30PM SALVAGE STATION Melvin Seals & JGB, 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING CO. Further to Fly, 8:00PM SILVERMONT PARK

B Pumpkin Fest at

ODDITORIUM Asheville After Dark Presents: Perversions (Kink), 9:00PM

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

NEW BELGIUM BREWERY Driftwood (Americana), 5:30PM

SOVEREIGN KAVA Noble Pursuits w/ Jason Moore (saxophone improv), 9:00PM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 5 WALNUT WINE BAR J.J. Hipps, (blues), 9:00PM

THE BARRELHOUSE Clair Brockway, 7:00PM

AMBROSE WEST Worthwhile Sounds Presents: Ian Noe w/ Jeremy Ivey, 8:00PM

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Live24 Presents Free Flow Band (Motown dance party) 9:00 PM

ARCHETYPE BREWING

B Virtual Reality

THE CASUAL PINT Peggy Ratusz, 8:00PM

Haunted Halloween, 7:00PM

THE GREENHOUSE MOTO CAFE The Music of Wunton Marsalis feat. Jeff Sipe, Patrick Lopez, Alan Bares, Shannon Hoover., 7:00PM THE GREY EAGLE Noah Gundersen w/ Jonny G., 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Dance Party feat.

Phantom Pantone, 10:00PM THE MAGNETIC THEATRE The Magnetic Theatre presents The Horror Show: Tales from the Red Room, 7:30PM THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN Andrew J. Fletcher (solo jazz piano), 2:30PM

ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY The Untamed followed

by DJ Lil Meow Meow, 8:00PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR The Travelling Pilsburys of Asheville, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Charlie Traveler Presents: An Eve with Satsang, 9:00PM Satsang w/ Jonny Wayne, 9:00PM ASHEVILLE YACHT CLUB Iggy Radio, 3:00PM

TOWN PUMP Egg Eaters, 10:00PM

B Bold Rock Fall Foliage

BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER

THU, 10/24 - SHOW: 9 pm (DOORS: 8 pm) - adv. tix : $10

SUN

MUSIC OF PHISH FOR KIDS

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W/ BOMBASSIC

NOAH GUNDERSEN

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W/ JONNY G

HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR, 3PM AN EVENING WITH

THE HARP TWINS

3.2 FEATURING ROBERT BERRY

W/ ANDRÉ CHOLMONDELEY

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UPCOMING EVENTS! DOWNTOWN

THURSDAY 10/24: LENNY PETTINELLI 9PM FRIDAY 10/25: 5J BARROW 9PM WEST ASHEVILLE

THURSDAY 10/24: ONE WORLD FAMILY BAND EARLY JAM 8PM

FRIDAY 10/25: DREADS FOR BRAINS 9PM

(FEAT. MEMBERS OF THE FRITZ)

CRAFT CENTRIC TAPROOM AND BOTTLESHOP

B Mischief Managed

THU, 10/24 - SHOW: 10 pm [PAUL (OF DIRTY DEAD’S) PICKS!] DONATION BASED COVER

TWO SHOWS: 7PM & 10PM

SUN

BOOMBOX, 9PM

CORK & KEG Old Time Jam, 8:00PM

Justin Lacy, Homestead: A Halloween Show, 8:00PM

Medicine for the People)

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W/ ART STURTEVANT, BRIDGETTE MARTIN

SATURDAY 10/26:

4th Annual Fall Festival, 10:00AM

ZAMBRA Blue Manouche, (Gypsy jazz), 8:00PM

The Paul Tosh Reggae Rebels

FRI

25

COMEDIAN DEANNE SMITH, 6PM

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

CAMP CEDAR CLIFF

SLY GROG LOUNGE

Chase Makai (of Nahko and

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W/ VANA LIYA, GABO FAYUCA

B Camp Cedar Cliff's

B Halloween Costume

B State Park Ranger,

THU

SAT

FREE PATIO SHOW AT 3PM KATHARINE WHALEN, DANNY GREWEN & AUSTIN RIOPEL

Festival, 11:30AM

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH 28 Pages, 9:00PM

Silvermont in Brevard NC, 7:00PM

THU

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ASHEVILLE DISPENSARY Hemp Harvest Fest & Anniversary Party, 12:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Gene Holdway, 7:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Zoe Cloyd CD Release, 8:00PM

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REVEREND FINSTER

ASHEVILLE CLUB Live Blues w/ Jimmy, 4:00PM

THE REEVES THEATER & CAFE David Holt's State of Music: Season Premier Showcase, 7:30PM

URBAN ORCHARD CIDER CO. SOUTH SLOPE Breakin' on Buxton, 8:00PM

WED

FREE PATIO SHOW AT 5PM

ZAPATO

FEAT. TRACEY WOLF 9PM

TUESDAY 10/29: FLOW

Party, 7:00PM

(ELECTRONIC) 8:30PM

CROW & QUILL

Nerdy Halloween Burlesque, 9:00PM

ILLANTHROPY & FRIENDS:

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Charlie Traveler Presents:

SATSANG

AN IMMERSIVE HALLOWEEN EXPERIENCE

FRI, 10/25 - SHOW: 9 pm (DOORS: 8 pm) - adv. tix : $20

w/ Jonny Wayne

SAT, 10/26 - SHOW: 8 pm (DOORS: 8 pm) - adv. tix : $18

JACKS RIVER BAND

SAT, 10/26 - SHOW: 10 pm (DOORS: 9 pm) - [ROCK] DONATION BASED COVER

ELEPHANT

WRECKING BALL SUN, 10/27 - SHOW: 5 pm -8 pm [DUB JAZZ SCIENCE] - $5 COVER

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FRI

THU

WED

TUE

10/31 - Travers Brothership Halloween (Primus/Zappa) w/ April B & the Cool • 11/1 - Funk You w/ Doctor Ocular • 11/2 - Aslan Benefit ft. Strut Natural Healing, GFE & High Plain Drifters • 11/7 - The Movement w/ The Late Ones & The Elovaters Tuesday Early Jam - 8PM Sunday World Famous disclaimer comedy - 9:30pm @AVLMusicHall Mitch’s Totally Rad Trivia - 6:30pm Free Dead Tuesday Night Funk Jam - 11PM Brown Bag Singer-Songwriting BLUEGRASS BRUNCH @OneStopAVL Friday - 5pm LOCAL THURSDAY SHUFFLE - 10pm Electrosoul Session - 11:30PM Competition - 5:30pm 10:30am-3pm MOUNTAINX.COM

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IMG & OG KAOS PRESENTS

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COME OUT AT COSTUME & TWERK PARTY Doors open 10-2am WOMEN: 18+, MEN & VIP: 21+

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Music by DJ Twan

General Admission $30 VIP $50 Stage VIP $85 Doors open at 10

FREE PARKING Located in the heart of Downtown AVL 38 North French Broad Ave 828-458-5072

TOIL AND TROUBLE: Tattoo and oddities Shop Girl & Goblin kicks off its Halloween Extravaganza Saturday, Oct. 26, at 1 p.m. The event includes an all-ages party with tarot readers, magicians and stilt walkers. Evening fire performers, burlesque and sideshow acts culminate in an adult costume contest and horror anthology. Expect vendors, henna art and local music provided by Bug Eaters, Shadow Show and Death Nebula. The festivities run until 7 p.m. Free. girlandgoblin.com. Photo courtesy of Girl & Goblin

Paradox Nightclub DOUBLE CROWN Soul Motion Dance Party w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 10:00PM DOWNTOWN BREVARD Halloweenfest, 10:00AM

B Daily select $4 drafts and $3 singles WED

10/23 THU

10/24 FRI

10/25

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FUNDRAISER

featuring Ruth Bader Ginsburg Trivia

$2 off wine pours, half off w/ food order MUSIC BINGO $4 local drafts LIVE MUSIC w/ Peggy Ratusz COLLEGE FOOTBALL

SAT

10/26

BC @ Clemson, Wisconsin @ Ohio State, App State @ S. Alabama, Auburn @ LSU, USF @ ECU, South Carolina @ Tennessee, Notre Dame @ Mich, Duke @ UNC

Beer specials + 50% off boneless wings / $6 brats w/chips

SUN

10/27

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

MON TEAM TRIVIA off food 10/28 50% for service industry workers TUE

10/29

$2 off 16oz drafts, $2 off wine pours, $2 off food specials

35 rotating taps

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HENRY LABRUN STUDIO AT WORTHAM CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

B Different Strokes

Masquerade Ball, 6:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Jacks River Band, 10:00PM

REGENERATION STATION

ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Zapato featuring Tracey Wolf, 9:00PM

Costume Contest (1-3PM kid's party & contest, 3-6PM adult contest), 1:00PM

ORANGE PEEL

SALVAGE STATION California Honeydrops, 10:00PM

B Trick or Treat Party &

B

HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY The Horse You Rode In On, 7:00PM

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

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Chatham Rabbits, 7:00PM An Intimate Solo Performance w/Jonathan Wilson & the Dead Tongues, 8:30PM

FLEETWOOD'S Halloween Skaraoke!, 9:00PM

B

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB J.P. Harris, 9:00PM

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB Rahm Squad (jam, soul), 10:00PM

LAZOOM ROOM LaZoom Comedy: Adam Mamawala (Saturday), 9:30PM

B Pack's 10th Annual

B Pumpkin Fest at

FUNKATORIUM Songs From The Road Band w/ Meadow Mountain, 8:00PM

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

PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Fwuit, 7:00PM

B Witches and Waifus:

FINES CREEK COMMUNITY CENTER Haunted House of Horrors Halloween Carnival, 5:00PM

GINGER'S REVENGE Kathryn O'Shea & Patrick Sullivan, 2:30PM GIRL AND GOBLIN Girl and Goblin Halloween Party (horror anthology, music, costume contest, tarot, vendors) 5:00PM

B

GROVE HOUSE ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX Haunted Grove House Inferno 2019 (three floors, four DJ's, $1,000 costume contest), 9:00PM

B

LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM MAD CO BREW HOUSE Chelsea Lovitt & Jesse Harman, 5:00PM ODDITORIUM

B Metal Halloween

W/ Bleedseason & More, 7:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S

B Haunted Beach Party, 9:00PM

B Kid Hop Hooray:

Halloween Outdoor Pop Up Party (75 Coxe Ave.Asheville Pizza & Brewing), 10:00AM Big Freedia w/ Low Cut Connie, 9:00PM ORCHARD AT ALTAPASS Amantha Mill & Typical Mountain Boys, 1:00PM PACK'S TAVERN

Halloween Bash w/ Carolina Lowdown Band feat. Jesse Barry, 8:00PM

PINHEAD'S GRAVEYARD

B Pinhead's Graveyard Outdoor Haunted House, 8:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY The Wild Card, 6:30PM POLANCO RESTAURANT Ultra Lounge: Food, Music, Lounge w/ DJ Phantome Pantone, 10:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE Chuck Johnson & Charlyhorse, 8:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING CO.

B Rock & Roll

Halloween Costume Party, 8:00PM SIERRA NEVADA BREWING CO. Zach Deputy, 7:00PM SILVERMONT PARK Silvermont in Brevard NC, 5:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE

Costume Rave & Costume Contest!, 9:00PM SOVEREIGN KAVA Shane Parish, 6:00PM 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 The Derek McCoy Trio, 8:00PM

THE GREY EAGLE Katharine Whalen, Danny Grewen & Austin Riopel, 3:00PM

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

Show - LIVE, 7:00PM & 10:00PM

AMBROSE WEST Worthwhile Sounds Presents: Joan Shelley, 8:00PM

B Rocky Horror THE MAGNETIC THEATRE

B The Magnetic

Theatre presents The Horror Show: Tales from the Red Room, 7:30PM THE MOTHER GROVE TEMPLE

B Haint Tales w/ Byron, 7:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT 1349 w/ Uada, Cloak & Black Mountain Hunger, 8:00PM THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Bill Engvall, 5:00PM TOWN PUMP Linda and The Live Wires, 10:00PM

FREE SHOW

OCT 24

ARCHETYPE BREWING Post-Brunch Blues, 4:00PM

DOORS 7PM

WORTHWHILE SOUNDS PRESENTS

SHOW 8PM

ARCHETYPE BREWING BROADWAY

DOORS 8PM

Halloween Edition, 8:00PM

9PM – 2AM

B Dirty Dead

Halloween Costume Party, 9:00PM URBAN ORCHARD CIDER CO. SOUTH SLOPE

CAPELLA ON 9 @ THE AC HOTEL Loft brunch feat.

Phantom Pantone, 2:00PM

B HalloWing (cos-

tume contest), 10:00PM WILD WING CAFE SOUTH Post Game Karaoke w/ DJ Razor, 9:30PM Happy HalloWing! (costume contest & DJ set by DJ Razor), 10:00PM

B

WORTHAM CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS M-Pact, 7:00PM ZAMBRA Killawatts, (jazz), 8:00PM

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 27 CLUB

B Pumpkin Carving Contest, 8:00PM

FLEETWOOD'S Orbit DVDs 1st annual VHS TAPE SWAP!, 5:00PM Comedy at Fleetwood's: Lisa Curry & Brandie Posey, 8:00PM FUNKATORIUM Bluegrass Gospel Sunday, 1:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Reggae Sunday w/ Chalwa, 2:00PM Sidecar Honey, 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Reckless Saints feat Roy Schneider & Kim Mayfield, 6:00PM Griffin House, 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Irish Session, 3:00PM

SHOW 8PM

JOAN SHELLEY

WITH JAKE XERXES FUSSELL

OCT 27

9PM – 2AM

SHOW 8PM

AN EVENING WITH

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

WORTHWHILE SOUNDS PRESENTS

NOV NOV 1 RANDALL BRAMBLETT BAND 1

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Tim McWilliams, 7:00PM

CROW & QUILL Silent Horror Movie Screening Live Musical Score to a Classic Silent Horror Film, 8:00PM

OCT 26

DOORS 7PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Pot Luck & Musician's Jam, 3:00PM

BYWATER Sunday Bywater Bluegrass Jam, 4:00PM

WITH JEREMY IVEY

CAROLINA HEMP PRESENTS OCT OCT 30 A NEW ROMANCE GOTH BALL 30

ASHEVILLE CLUB Vaden Landers (bluegrass, country), 4:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY

IAN NOE

OCT 27

ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY SIN Sunday's w/ DJ JuanBounce, 4:00PM

BOLD ROCK HARD CIDER Sunday Brunch w/ live music, 12:00PM Seth Brand, 3:00PM

WILD WING CAFE

OCT 26

B Drag Trivia:

TWISTED LAUREL DJ Dance Party w/ Phantom Pantone DJ Collective (rotating DJ's), 11:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Rosier, 8:00PM

SHOW 9PM

(GRATEFUL ASHEVILLE MUSIC EXPERIENCE)

ASHEVILLE YACHT CLUB Iggy Radio, 3:00PM

Halloween and 6th Anniversary Party, 5:00PM

G.A.M.E.

OCT 24

TRYON INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN CENTER Tryon Resort’s Saturday Night Lights (music, carousel, face painting), 6:00PM

B Into the Abyss:

UPCOMING SHOWS: DOORS 8PM

NOV

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KARLA BONOFF

NOV TINSLEY ELLIS AND TOMMY CASTRO & THE PAINKILLERS

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01

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MARK O’CONNOR’S AN APPALACHIAN CHRISTMAS

ROBERT EARL KEEN COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS

DEC

22

THE WIZARDS OF WINTER

DEC

07

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Special Guests: Josh Gaston, Jose Lopez, Ruby Mayfield & more!

Wednesday, 10/23 • 6pm

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LAZY DIAMOND Noiz Oasis w/ DJ Salty Stax (post-punk), 10:00PM LIPINSKY AUDITORIUM AT UNC ASHEVILLE Asheville Community Band 40th Anniversary Concert, 3:30PM LOBSTER TRAP Drew Matulich and friends, 6:30PM

39 S. Market Street • 254-9277

LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE Sunday Brunch w/ Hank Bones & Jon Corbin, 12:00PM LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE BILTMORE PARK Sunday Live Music w/ Leo Johnson, 1:00PM NEW BELGIUM BREWERY Totally Rad Trivia Crossover, 5:00PM ODDITORIUM Trivia Night, 9:00PM

17 Taps & Domestics • Nightly Drink Specials

FULL KITCHEN • TIKI BAR AWARD-WINNING WING SPECIALS Sun., Tue., Wed. & Thur. • 6-8Pm

Mon-Thur 4pm-2am • Fri-Sun 2pm-2am 87 Patton Ave – Downtown Asheville

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL World Famous Bluegrass Brunch, 10:30AM Elephant Wrecking Ball, 5:00PM Smash Out Sundays w/ Mike T & JJ Smash, 9:00PM ORCHARD AT ALTAPASS Terry McKinney & The Grass Catchers, 1:00PM PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR Open Mic Night w/ Laura Blackley, 7:00PM PINHEAD'S GRAVEYARD Pinhead's Graveyard Outdoor Haunted House, 8:00PM

B

Celebrating

PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Pisgah Sunday Jam, 6:30PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Sly Grog Lounge The Most Open Mic, 6:00PM STRADA ITALIANO Jazz Guitar Brunch w/ Dan Keller, 11:00AM STRAIGHTAWAY CAFE Fraser Fuller, 2:00PM

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THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE HempYEAH! Hempoween Harvest Fest, 1:00PM Tango w/ De La Noche, 8:30PM

B

THE BARRELHOUSE Weekly Original Music Open Mic, 6:00PM THE GREENHOUSE MOTO CAFE Eric Congdon & Howie Johnson, 3:00PM THE GREY EAGLE

B The Rock and Roll

Playhouse plays the Music of Phish Halloween Spooktacular, 3:00PM The Harp Twins, 8:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE DJ Dance Party feat.

Phantom Pantone, 9:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Good Morning, 9:00PM WILD WING CAFE NFL Sundays w/ DJ razor, 1:00PM ZAMBRA Andrew Platt, (jazz), 7:00PM

MONDAY, OCTOBER 28 27 CLUB

THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Ryan Stout (ambient alien space sounds), 5:00PM Ambigious roots w/ Jamar Woods of the Fritz, Brennan Dugan & Adam Chase, 9:00PM THE GOLDEN PINEAPPLE Robert's Totally Rad Trivia, 8:00PM THE GREY EAGLE 3.2 feat. Robert Berry, 8:00PM

B Dead Rock Star Karaoke, 9:00PM

THE IMPERIAL LIFE Leo Johnson Trio, 9:00PM

5 WALNUT WINE BAR CaroMia, Katie Richter, Lilly Merat (folk, R&B), 8:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Lavender Blue w/ Window Light Collectors & Cowbaby, 9:00PM

ASHEVILLE BEAUTY ACADEMY Jazz Mondays w/ Albi, 8:00PM

UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY Monday Night Bluegrass Jam, 7:00PM

ASHEVILLE CLUB Live Improv, 7:00PM

WILD WING CAFE SOUTH

CATAWBA BREWING SOUTH SLOPE Musicians in the round hosted by Jon Edwards, 6:00PM

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DOUBLE CROWN Country Karaoke w/ KJ Tim-O, 10:00PM HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Trivia Night, 6:00PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Quizzo Pub Trivia, 7:30PM Open Mic Night, 9:30PM LOBSTER TRAP Bobby Miller and friends, 6:30PM ODDITORIUM Risque Monday Burlesque Hosted By Deb Au Nare, 9:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING OWB Downtown: Open Mic Night, 7:30PM ONE WORLD BREWING WEST OWB West: Jazz Monday, 8:30PM ORANGE PEEL

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

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

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DIRECTOR: Louie Schwartzberg PLAYERS: Brie Larson, Paul Stamets DOCUMENTARY NOT RATED If the information in Fantastic Fungi is to be believed, mushrooms are allpowerful entities responsible for having kept the planet going for billions of years and capable of healing seemingly everything that ails humankind.

Director Louie Schwartzberg, who stressed the importance of pollinators in his Disneynature film Wings of Life, makes a compelling argument for all of the above through plentiful interviews with insightful people who extol fungi’s apparently endless virtues.

Deservedly so, the documentary’s true stars are the fungi themselves, especially as depicted through Schwartzberg’s gorgeous time-lapse photography — quasiphallic imagery of rapid growth that spans a thrilling range of varieties and colors.

Also aiding the cause is by Brie Larson’s narration, which somewhat comically acts as a spokesperson for all mushrooms, calling to mind an imaginary public lecture in which a chanterelle voiced by the Captain Marvel star shares her kingdom’s important roles throughout the Earth’s history and its crucial acts still to come.

Larson’s name recognition serves as a mainstream legitimization of what’s otherwise a fairly small, obscure film, but the fungus advocates that Schwartzberg profiles would shine regardless — none more

so than eccentric mycologist Paul Stamets, whose cool demeanor and palpable enthusiasm for his work prove contagious.

Stamets’ frequent appearances anchor tangents from researchers, medical professionals and formerly ill patients whose firsthand experiences with mushrooms’ cureall qualities yield a series of revelations that border on unbelievable, yet evoke next to no desire to question their validity.

Perhaps best of all, Schwartzberg presents his exploration of the fringe topic in a brisk 80-minute package that only rarely wanes in energy and is bound to increase awareness of and appreciation for our fungus friends.

Now playing at the Fine Arts Theatre REVIEWED BY EDWIN ARNAUDIN EARNAUDIN@MOUNTAINX.COM

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil HHHS DIRECTOR: Joachim Rønning PLAYERS: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer ADVENTURE/FANTASY RATED PG In the sequel to Maleficent, Disney’s 2014 live-action dark fantasy retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale, Angelina Jolie reprises her role as the titular character — the magnificently frightening but secretly good-natured fairy queen — and she does so with unsurprising ease. With her looming

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ebony horns, massive wingspan and slick raven-colored gowns, she’s effortlessly cool, calculated and cunning, but her impossibly graceful magic-making and surprisingly sly wit keep her cult power-queen status strong.

Mistress of Evil picks up five years later with the news of her daughter Aurora (Elle Fanning) becoming engaged to Prince Phillip (Harris Dickinson, Beach Rats). It’s a development that Maleficent fiercely resists — an understandable position, seeing as her wings were literally cut off by her ex-boyfriend in the first film.

After some consideration, Maleficent begrudgingly agrees to meet the parents of her future son-in-law — namely Michelle Pfeiffer’s deliciously wicked Queen Ingrith — and the story quickly veers from the shiny bliss of fairyland nuptials to a battle between the overprotective, lavishly costumed and furiously cheekboned mothers-in-lawto-be. It’s a dark, Disney-fied version of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, bubbling over with conflicting humanversus-fairy dinner table customs and painfully awkward small talk that soon cuts right to the bone.

Perfectly cast in each of their roles, Jolie and Pfeiffer are the dark heart and soul of the film. Pfeiffer’s Ingrith is armed with a gloriously sparkly pearl capelet and that special brand of condescension only a mother-in-law can deliver. Finally, we’ve found a foe worthy of Maleficent’s ever-precious attention and their inevitable faceoff promises to be one of the all-time great showdowns.

There’s just one problem: This battle royale takes up far too little of the film’s run time to feel completely satisfactory, at least for those itching to see two Hollywood queens clash as much as possible on the silver screen. But even though these titans are tragically separated from one another for most of the film, there’s enough clandestine evilqueen scheming and glorious costume porn to keep viewers engaged and entertained throughout.

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The Lighthouse HH DIRECTOR: Robert Eggers PLAYERS: Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, Valeriia Karaman DRAMA/HORROR RATED R One of the year’s most unpleasant viewing experiences, The Lighthouse is strong grounds to place Robert Eggers in cinematic timeout.

In the frustrating follow-up to his brilliant 2016 horror hit, The Witch, the co-writer/director aims for similar psychological unease with troubled minds likewise far removed from society, but this time he proves merely a master of drudgery and, ultimately, pointlessness.

Promise nonetheless abounds early on when Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) arrives on an unnamed New

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M OVI E R EVI EWS England island to train as a lighthouse keeper under Tom Wake (Willem Dafoe).

Shot in crisp black and white and accompanied by frequent eerie blasts from a foghorn, the isolated, late 19th-century setting is ripe for terror and only gets more intriguing with the dual mysteries surrounding Ephraim’s past and why Tom won’t allow his apprentice to tend the light.

Sporting a phenomenal beard, Dafoe is generally amusing as a principled and opinionated man of the sea — but without subtitles, half of his thickly accented observations are indecipherable.

Pattinson, however, adds little to their dynamic, and though his performance is often awkward and his own accent inconsistent, the fault lies more with Eggers’ and his brother Max’s paltry script.

Devoid of a character to match Tom’s saltiness, The Lighthouse devolves into a repetitious cycle of the two men getting sloppy drunk, yelling at each other and gradually destroying everything in their living quarters.

But as Ephraim loses his grip on reality — albeit without a foundation that might make viewers care about his descent into madness — Eggers crafts multiple memorable images to distract the audience from his script’s deficiencies. Still, striking as Ephraim’s epic battle with a seagull and his various hallucinatory visions may be, a handful of haunting sights isn’t enough to make a successful film.

Starts Oct. 25 at the Fine Arts Theatre REVIEWED BY EDWIN ARNAUDIN EARNAUDIN@MOUNTAINX.COM

Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) hunkering down in the White House. Despite being abandoned, it’s still the White House and thus the safest place our gang can take shelter and call home in a zombie-infested world.

Yet, as you might expect among four people stuck together for a long time, everybody’s getting a little sick of each other. Columbus and Wichita are bored in their relationship, Tallahassee has wanderlust and Little Rock is tired of being the little kid and wants to find friends her age.

STARTING FRIDAY The Lighthouse (R) HH JUST ANNOUNCED Black and Blue (R) A rookie New Orleans cop seeks justice after witnessing some of her colleagues commit murder.

Countdown (PG-13) A nurse and her friends contend with an app that claims to predict the moment a person will die.

The Current War (PG-13) Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse and Nikolai Tesla engage in a cutthroat competition to power the modern world.

Dolemite Is My Name (R) A biopic of comedy and rap pioneer Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy), whose titular alter ego became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon. At Grail Moviehouse Western Stars (PG) Bruce Springsteen performs all 13 songs from his new album.

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Zombieland: Double Tap HHHS DIRECTOR: Ruben Fleischer PLAYERS: Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg ACTION/COMEDY RATED R

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If you enjoyed the first Zombieland, you will almost certainly enjoy Zombieland: Double Tap. Is there much more you need to know?

Sure, cultural tastes can change over 10 years. But zombies and postapocalyptic settings are still popular. And Zombieland still feels fresh, despite being older than you might remember, because of how it approached such a familiar story. Its lighthearted tone, quippy dialogue, outlandish gore, clever video-game and memelike graphics and likable characters have all returned for this second go-around.

Double Tap presumably picks up a few years after the first film (10 years don’t appear to have passed in the story) with Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson),

Abominable (PG) HHHH Ad Astra (PG-13) HHHHS The Addams Family (PG) HH Angel Has Fallen (R) HHS Becoming Nobody (NR) HHH Downton Abbey (PG) HHHH Fantastic Fungi (NR) HHHH (Pick of the Week) First Love (NR) HHHH Gemini Man (PG-13) HS Hustlers (R) HHHS It Chapter Two (R) HH Jexi (R) HHS Joker (R) HHHS Judy (PG-13) HHS Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (PG-13) HHS The Lion King (PG) HHH Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (PG) HHHS The Peanut Butter Falcon (PG-13) HHHS Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins (NR) HHHHS Rambo: Last Blood (R) HHH Zombieland: Double Tap (R) HHHS

MARKETPLACE Little Rock’s decision to run off with a hippie poseur and find zombieless sanctuary brings the other three back together to rescue her from certain annihilation. But just as the lead characters have evolved, so have the stronger, faster and much more difficult to kill zombies.

A handful of new characters are introduced to prevent the story from feeling too familiar and predictable. Airhead Madison (Zoey Deutch) adds comic tension to the mix with her ditziness, and Nevada (Rosario Dawson) brings another hardened badass who should have had a

bigger role in the story. But the introduction of Albuquerque (Luke Wilson) and Flagstaff (Thomas Middleditch) as doppelgängers for Tallahassee and Columbus is an amusing idea that goes nowhere.

Ultimately, the real fun and reason for this sequel to be made come from the quirky quartet we enjoyed in 2009. That reunion, along with grisly, creative, fastpaced dispatching of zombies makes this film worth watching.

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• Wounds, a feature-length horror film based on the novella The Visible Filth by Asheville-based author Nathan Ballingrud, is currently streaming on Hulu. The film stars Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name) as a New Orleans bartender who experiences a series of disturbing events after he picks up a phone left behind by a customer. The film co-stars Zazie Beetz (FX’s “Atlanta”) and Dakota Johnson (The Peanut Butter Falcon) and is written and directed by British/Iranian filmmaker Babak Anvari (Under the Shadow). avl.mx/6mq • Reel Rock 14 returns to the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave., on Friday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. The annual collection of

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climbing films includes The High Road, in which Nina Williams tests herself on a series of high, extremely difficult boulder problems; United States of Joe, about a collision of climbers and a conservative coal mining community in rural Utah; and The Nose Speed Record, which finds Tommy Caldwell (The Dawn Wall) and Alex Honnold (Free Solo) attempting to break the newly set speed record on the 3,000-foot nose of El Capitan set by little-known climbers Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds. Tickets are $22 and available online and at the Wortham Center box office. dwtheatre.com • Warren Wilson College, 701 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa, hosts a lecture by college alum and Oscar-winning producer Melissa Berton on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 3 p.m., in the campus’s Kittredge Theatre. Berton’s Period. End of Sentence won the Academy Award this year for Best Documentary (Short Subject). The film follows a group of women in rural India as they learn to operate a machine that makes low-cost, biodegradable sanitary pads, which they then sell to other women at affordable rates. Berton will speak about the importance of young women staying in school and how youth voices can aid in the global movement for education advocacy. The lecture will be followed by a screening of the film and a Q&A session. Free. warren-wilson.edu X

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May require some evening and weekend work. Strong communication, organizational, advocacy, and time management skills are required. The qualified candidate will have a BA or BS in human services field and 2 years’ experience in domestic violence or a commensurate combination of work and experience, as well as extensive knowledge of OR experience working within the Child Protective Services system. Spanish, Russian or Ukrainian fluency is desired and incentivized in pay. Helpmate is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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COMMUNITY CASE MANAGER-HOUSING FOCUS Helpmate, Inc., a domestic violence agency in Asheville, North Carolina, seeks to hire a Community Case Manager (housing focus). The Community Case Manager (housing focus) is a full time, non-exempt position, reporting directly to the Associate Case Management Coordinator. The Housing Specialist will coordinate the IRISE Program project by organizing and coordinating regular council meetings between all partner organizations, ensuring compliance with program requirements and serving as the central point of contact for all project activities.

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HELPMATE SEEKS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST (P/T) Helpmate, a domestic violence organization, seeks a part-time Community Engagement Specialist to provide community education about domestic violence, healthy relationships and free programs for survivors. Primary responsibilities will include forming partnerships and providing educational presentations to allied professionals and other key stakeholders to

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Singapore has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates. A few years ago, this state of affairs prompted the government to urge Singaporeans to have sex on an annual holiday known as National Day. A new rap song was released in the hope of pumping up everyone’s libidos and instigating a baby boom. It included the lyrics, “Let’s make fireworks ignite / Let’s make Singapore’s birthrate spike.” I have a different reason for encouraging you to seek abundant high-quality sex, Aries. According to my analysis, tender orgasmic experiences will profoundly enhance your emotional intelligence in the coming weeks — and make you an excellent decision-maker just in time for your big decisions. (P.S. You don’t necessarily need a partner.)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the 1530s, explorer Jacques Cartier led expeditions from France to the New World. As Europeans often did back then, he and his team were rude and brutish to the indigenous folks who lived there, stealing their land, kidnapping some of them and slaughtering herds of great auks. Yet there was one winter when Cartier’s marauders got crucial help from their victims, who gave them vitamin C-rich pine needle tea that cured their scurvy. I suspect you Tauruses will embark on quests and journeys in the coming months and I’m hoping your behavior will be different from Cartier’s. When you arrive in unfamiliar places, be humble, curious and respectful. Be hesitant to impose your concepts of what’s true and be eager to learn from the locals. If you do, you’re likely to get rich teachings and benefits equivalent to the pine needle tea.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Many software engineers have enjoyed The Pragmatic Programmer, a book that helps them develop and refine their code. One popular technique the book offers is “rubber duck deprogramming.” Programmers place a toy rubber duck in front of them and describe to it the problems they’re having.

As they explain each line of code to their very good listener, they may discover what’s amiss. I recommend a similar approach to you as you embark on metaphorically debugging your own program, Gemini. If a rubber duck isn’t available, call on your favorite statue or stuffed animal, or even a photo of a catalytic teacher or relative or spirit.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Read the following passage from Gabriel García Márquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude: “Gaston was not only a fierce lover, with endless wisdom and imagination, but he was also, perhaps, the first man in the history of the species who had made an emergency landing and had come close to killing himself and his sweetheart simply to make love in a field of violets.” I admire the romantic artistry of Gaston’s dramatic gesture. I applaud his imaginative desire to express his love in a carefully chosen sanctuary filled with beauty. I praise his intense devotion to playful extravagance. But I don’t recommend you do anything quite so extreme in behalf of love during the coming weeks. Being 20% as extreme might be just right, though.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Mushrooms have spores, not seeds. They’re tiny. If you could stack 2,500 of them, they’d be an inch high.

On the other hand, they are numerous. A ripe mushroom may release up to 16 million spores. And each spore is so lightweight, the wind can pick it up and fling it long distances. I’ll encourage you to express your power and influence like a mushroom in the coming days: subtle and airy but abundant; light and fine, but relentless and bountiful.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it,” writes computer engineer Bill Joy. I invite you to consider the value of that perspective, Scorpio — even though you’re the least likely sign in all the zodiac to do so. Being naive just doesn’t come naturally to you; you often know more than everyone else around you. Maybe you’ll be more receptive to my suggestion if I reframe the task. Are you familiar with the Zen Buddhist concept of “beginner’s mind”? You wipe away your assumptions and see everything as if it were the first time you were in its presence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Is it always a bad thing to be lost? To wander in the unknown without a map? I’d like to propose a good version of being lost. It requires you to be willing to give up your certainties, to relinquish your grip on the comforting dogmas that have structured your world — but to do so gladly, with a spirit of cheerful expectancy and curiosity.

It doesn’t require you to be a macho hero who feels no fear or confusion. Rather, you have faith that life will provide blessings that weren’t possible until you got lost.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Worrying is the most natural and spontaneous of all human functions,” wrote science educator Lewis Thomas. “Let’s acknowledge this, perhaps even learn to do it better.” I agree with him! And I think it’s an ideal time for you to learn how to worry more effectively, more potently and with greater artistry. What might that look like? First, you wouldn’t feel shame or guilt about worrying. You wouldn’t regard it as a failing. Rather, you would raise your worrying to a higher power. You’d wield it as a savvy tool to discern which situations truly need your concerned energy and which don’t.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In his song “Diplomatic Immunity,” rapper Drake disparages tranquility and harmony. “I listen to heavy metal for meditation, no silence,” he brags. “My body isn’t much of a sacred temple, with vodka and wine, and sleep at the opposite times,” he declares. Is there a method in his madness? It’s revealed in these lyrics: “All that peace and that unity: all that weak sh-- will ruin me.” In the coming weeks, Leo, I urge you to practice the exact opposite of Drake’s approach. It’s time to treat yourself to an intense and extended phase of self-care.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Some wounds go so deep that you don’t even feel them until months, maybe years, later,” wrote Aquarian author Julius Lester.

Pay attention to that thought, Aquarius.

The bad news is that you are just now beginning to feel a wound that was inflicted some time ago. But that’s also the good news, because it means the wound will no longer be hidden and unknowable. And because you’ll be fully aware of it, you’ll be empowered to launch the healing process.

I suggest you follow your early intuitions about how best to proceed with the cure.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s a favorable time to refresh your relationships with your basic sources and to make connections with new basic sources. To spur your creative thought on these matters, I offer the following questions to meditate on. 1. If you weren’t living where you do now, what other place might you like to call home? 2. If you didn’t have the name you actually go by, what other name would you choose? 3. If you had an urge to expand the circle of allies that supports and stimulates you, whom would you seek out? 4. If you wanted to add new foods and herbs that would nurture your physical health and new experiences that would nurture your mental health, what would they be?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you’ve been having dreams or fantasies that the roof is sinking or the walls are closing in, you should interpret it as a sign that you should consider moving into a more spacious situation. If you have been trapped within the narrow confines of limited possibilities, it’s time to break free and flee to a wide open frontier. In general, Pisces, I urge you to insist on more expansiveness in everything you do, even if that requires you to demolish cute little mental blocks that have tricked you into thinking small.

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The Independent Living Specialist will provide general information and referral for consumers and the community as requested and core services. Application packets can be picked up at the Disability Partners office at 108 New Leicester Hwy Asheville 28806 or requested via email at krodriguez@disabilitypartners. org No PHONE CALLS PLEASE RECLAIM ASSOCIATE: MANNA FOODBANK MANNA FoodBank is looking for a reliable and dependable Reclaim Associate. For more information and to apply, please visit our website www.mannafoodbank.org/ careers/.

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TEACHING/ EDUCATION EC TEACHER ArtSpace Charter School (grades K-8) has an immediate opening for a full-time Special Education Teacher, offering a $1,500 signing bonus. Applicants MUST have a current North Carolina teaching license in Special Education. Applicants must have experience with writing and implementing Individualized Education Plans and be interested in arts integration practices. Please send resumes and cover letters to: resumes@artspacecharter.org with a subject heading “EC Teacher.” Position open until filled.

STUDENT SUPPORT ASSISTANT ArtSpace Charter School (grades K-8) is seeking applicants for a student support assistant.

As a part of the Student Support Services Team, the assistant performs a variety of tasks to support learning and behavioral success in dynamic school settings. Employee may perform

a wide range of tasks in order to support the efforts of the EC teachers, meet the needs of all students, and ensure the provision of quality instruction for all students. A bachelor’s degree, OR, three (3) years of experience working with students with special needs is required. Send a resume to resumes@artspacecharter.org with a subject heading “Student Support Assistant.”

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER ArtSpace Charter School (grades K-8) is seeking applicants for parttime, on-call substitute teachers.

A college degree is required and teaching experience is preferred.

Applicant must be flexible, detailoriented and able to follow written and/or oral instructions and have confidence in classroom management. Send a resume to resumes@artspacecharter.org with a subject heading “Substitute Teacher.” Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

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15 Lofty abode

19 Deuce, in tennis

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16 Reverence

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21 Exam with a max. score of 180 22 Part of the lymphatic system 24 Muffler attachment 25 See-through 26 Forerunners of cellphones 29 Feisty 32 Tony, e.g.

33 Spanish ___ (historic site in Rome) 34 “Bravo!”

35 Launch party?

36 Dark-tongued Chinese dogs 37 Bed smaller than a queen 38 Slam 39 Poles, e.g.

40 Prominent cockatoo feature 41 “A little thing that makes a big difference,” per a popular saying 43 Props (up)

puzzle by John Wrenholt 44 “The Sheik of ___” (1920s song) 45 Weapon in Clue 46 Late bloomers 48 Comes down with 49 Bankroll 52 Universal life force 53 How a perfect pitch comes … or a hint to the missing parts of the shaded answers 56 Overly 57 Loathing 58 Wash off 59 Ares, to Zeus 60 Rector’s residence 61 Feast without yeast

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1 Cobra feature 2 Tony’s counterpart 3 Feature of a skate park 4 Ballpark figure 5 Green-headed duck

6 Like some errors and attractions 7 Split 8 Treasure on the Spanish Main 9 Blimps and zeppelins 10 Tones down 11 Tall landmark in many a town 12 Boo-boo 13 Eager 18 Garage sale caveat 23 Welcoming wreath 24 Prefix with watt 25 Gushes 26 Symbol of China 27 Be in store for 28 Business often combined with a minimart 29 Hat worn by Abraham Lincoln 30 Dedicatee of a Beethoven bagatelle 31 Dings 33 Of questionable repute 36 Popular mixer

No. 0918 37 Trampled 39 “American Idol” quest 40 They may follow shots 42 Boiling blood 43 Meyers of latenight TV 45 “I can take it from here” 46 Stops procrastinating

47 “Get outta here!”

48 Serengeti herd 49 Trachea 50 Vaulted recess 51 Certain animals playing in “Home on the Range” 54 Have the best time, say 55 Kind of filling

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